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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.

Friday, November 30, 2018

30 November - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 3

10:00 pm MST

Who is financing the Caravan from Central America?

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 9 hours ago
There are many organizations contributing to the misery and illnesses of the people in the so-called Caravan, demanding entry, benefits and rights at our border. They were lured there with promises of jobs and assistance and they are sitting in the mud, and some have assaulted the border guards. Several hundred have returned home realizing they've been conned. Here's the wall of shame. https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/centro-sin-fronteras/? Centro Sin Fronteras Community Services Network, is a 501(c)(3) illegal immigration activist organization based in Chicago La Famili... more »

3 Tips to Best Heart Health

thedrswolfson at The Drs. Wolfson - 9 hours ago
Watch Time: 2 minutes 11 seconds In this video cardiologist Dr. Jack Wolfson shares three things you can do to slash your risks for cardiovascular disease. By watching this video you will discover: Foods you should eat to avoid heart disease Simple changes inside your home to keep you heart healthy A heart health tip […] The post 3 Tips to Best Heart Health appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.

Report: Saudi Crown Prince Salman 'Moves Military Troops To Riyadh To Deter Any Possible Coup

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
Feeling safe: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince is pictured arriving at the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which opens today *Daily Mail:* *Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman 'moves military troops to Riyadh to protect him from possible COUP' as exiled Saudi Prince warns of plan to topple him* * Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia reportedly reshuffled troops and military assets * Troops have been moved to Riyadh, allegedly in response to threats of a coup * Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is attending G-20 meeting in Argentina * Dissident Prince Khalid bin Farhan al-Saud said op... more »

I AM AN HONORABLE CONSERVATIVE, AND ALL OF YOU LIBS ARE EXTREMIST NUTJOBS

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 9 hours ago
Matt Lewis of the Daily Beast has been reading the Trump news and now warns his fellow conservatives that they'll soon have to decide what principles matter to them: We should be ready to accept the very real possibility that serious misdemeanors were committed and lies told. ... what will conservatives do or say ... if their leader does something so egregious as to render himself no longer worthy of even the most fawning conservative’s loyalty? The people who defend the indefensible—who put “loyalty” to a man (not principle or America) above all else—will not be judged well by hi... more »

Has It Been 10,316 Days Since the Berlin Wall Was Torn Down?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Everything is relative, including -- or especially -- time.

6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Buildings in Anchorage

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
A 6.6 magnitude earthquake rocked buildings in Anchorage and caused lamp posts and trees to sway, prompting people to run out of offices and seek shelter under office desks.

US Marshal Killed Outside Tucson House, Suspect Detained

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
A deputy U.S. marshal serving a fugitive arrest warrant has been shot and killed outside a Tucson house.

British zoo shoots an endangered snow leopard after it escaped enclosure when keeper left the door open

White Wolf at White Wolf - 9 hours ago
Zoo staff who shot dead a member of an endangered species due to a keeper's negligence have been slammed by animal lovers. Snow Leopard Margaash, eight, escaped from the compound at Dudley Zoo when it was left open by a member of staff. The West Midlands enclosure issued a statement saying there was 'no other option in the interest of public safety' than to kill the animal. The snow leopard is an endangered species and there are just 4,000 left in the wild, sparsely spread across 12 countries. It was found that the door had been left open due to 'keeper error' after a disciplinary... more »

Connecting With the Intuitive Guidance of the Heart [VIDEO]

Karma Yoga Daily at Karma Yoga Daily - 9 hours ago
I always got this “buzz” or sensation in my heart or gut whenever something didn’t resonate truth with me.

Impossible to Find Words for the Wordless

Karma Yoga Daily at Karma Yoga Daily - 9 hours ago
Words don’t capture the wordless. The wordless doesn’t live in language. It cannot be shoehorned into words.

Russian President Putin And Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Share A High Five At The G20

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*CNBC:* *Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s exuberant handshake at G-20* * Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday warmly shook hands when they were seated together at the G-20 economic summit in Argentina. * The hearty hello came two days after the Senate overwhelmingly voted to call for an end to U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen after weeks of suspicion that the crown prince had ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. * The bonhomie also came after Russia seized several Ukrainian naval ships a... more »

US attempting to convince Turkey to abandon S-400 deal

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
The US has offered to provide Turkey with a powerful air defence which would meet ‘all of Turkey’s requirements if it were to stop its purchase of the S-400,’ Anadolu Agency has reported, summarizing a Pentagon report to Congress. Highlighting Turkey’s “unique geostrategic position” between Europe, Russia and the Middle East, as well as its […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian military on high alert as Israeli warplanes return to Damascus border

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – The Syrian military is once again on high alert after Israeli warplanes returned to the Lebanese-Damascus border this evening, a source told Al-Masdar News. According to the military source, the Israeli warplanes were conducting several flights along Lebanon’s southern and central regions throughout the day before they moved towards the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Putin demands punishment for rebel groups behind chemical weapons attack

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
The chemical attack launched by terrorists in western Aleppo should not go unpunished, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. “In Syria, where militants continue armed attacks on government forces, a November 24 attack on residents of the western part of Aleppo using chemical poisonous substances, presumably chlorine, was a blatant violation of the ceasefire,” Putin said, speaking at a BRICS meeting on the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Fierce clashes breakout between Syrian Army, jihadists along Hama-Idlib axis

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – For the second time today, intense clashes broke out along the Idlib-Hama axis between the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and Jaysh Al-Izza. According to a field report from nearby Mhardeh, the clashes broke out this evening when the Syrian Arab Army opened fire […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia continues communication with US, European forces in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
Russia’s Defense Ministry continues interaction with European countries and the United States on the issues of mutual practical interest, including on Syria, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Colonel-General Alexander Fomin said on Friday. “An active dialogue is underway on the Syrian issues, the prevention of incidents in the course of military activity, on the problems of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Large US military convoy enters Syria amid increased tensions with Turkey over SDF support (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – A large U.S. military convoy entered Syria this week to deliver weapons and armored vehicles to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). According to reports, the U.S. military was delivering these weapons to the Syrian Democratic Forces’ units that are currently combating the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) in the Deir […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Hundreds of residents of eastern Qalamoun join Syrian Army ranks

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) – Hundreds of residents of the eastern Qalamoun region in western Damascus joined the ranks of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on Friday. According to the SANA report, hundreds of residents of the eastern Qalamoun town of Nabk joined the Syrian Arab Army; they […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Putin and Saudi’s Crown Prince ‘bro handshake’ at G20 (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman seemed particularly pleased to see each other at the G20 Leaders’ plenary session on Friday in Buenos Aires, choosing to forego traditional greetings and opting for a more informal “bro handshake.” The G20 is an international forum where governments […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkey sends large military convoy to Hama as Syrian Army builds up forces

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) – Turkey has sent a large military convoy to the northern countryside of the Hama Governorate, opposition activists in nearby Idlib reported via social media on Friday. According to the reports, the Turkish military convoy consisted of several trucks and heavily armored vehicles. The Turkish military convoy reportedly made their way […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syria accuses Israel of supporting terrorists after intense confrontation last night

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
The Syrian foreign ministry has sent a letter to the UN Secretary-General and the president of the UN Security Council containing a blistering criticism of the United States and Israel over their regular aggression inside Syrian territory. Focusing its attention on Friday’s US-led coalition attack on the village of al-Safa, which led to the deaths of over 30 civilians, as well as the Israeli air forces’ alleged […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army’s 5th Legion heads to battle in Idlib (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The entire 5th Legion made their way from southern Syria to the Idlib-Hama axis this week, a military source told Al-Masdar News on Thursday. According to the military source, the entire 5th Legion received orders on Tuesday from the Syrian Arab Army’s High Command about their redeployment to the Idlib […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Global Temperature Drops By 0.4°C In Three Years

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 9 hours ago
By Paul Homewood From David Whitehouse: In a press release the World Meteorological Organisation said, ‘The long-term warming trend has continued in 2018, with the average global temperature set to be the fourth highest on record. The 20 warmest years on record have been in the past 22 years, with the top […]

Trump Labor Secretary; Possible AG Pick Alex Acosta Shielded Pedophile Jeff Epstein; Trump Named As Potential Witness In Related Trial

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 9 hours ago
Believed to be convicted and registered sex offender Jeff Epstein’s house, or former house, in Palm Beach and Trump’s Mar … Continue reading →

Trump Is Right: CBP, ICE Collaring Gang Members at Border Daily

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: trump-is-right-cbp-ice-collaring-gang-members-at-border-daily] Contrary to what is often portrayed in the media, ICE and Border Patrol agents are regularly arresting violent gang members and sex criminals among illegal aliens in the United States. Many more are suspected to be in the “migrant caravan.”

Midterms: How Much Did the Partisan Fake News & Tech Giants Aid Democrats?

William F. Jasper at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: midterms-how-much-did-the-partisan-fake-news-tech-giants-aid-democrats] Big Media, Big Tech, and Big Money failed in their huge effort to create a Blue Wave, but they did help the Democrat-Left retake the House of Representatives.

Trump, Peña Nieto, and Trudeau Sign USMCA Integration Scheme

Christian Gomez at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: trump-pena-nieto-and-trudeau-sign-usmca-integration-scheme] U.S. President Donald Trump, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed the USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) in a ceremony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

No other exercise cuts your stroke risk like this

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 10 hours ago
Strength training is foundational for good health, especially as you get older. Importantly, lifting weights is not just about keeping your musculature strong; it has a number of other health benefits that at first glance may seem unrelated, including improved metabolism, cognition, and mental health. RELATED STORY: One of the best ways to slow aging […] The post No other exercise cuts your stroke risk like this appeared first on Health Nut News.

Vaccine boom, population bust: Study queries the link between HPV vaccine and soaring infertility

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 10 hours ago
By Celeste McGovern, for Children’s Medical Safety Research Institute A plague is spreading silently across the globe. The young generation in America, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Japan, Australia – in virtually every western country – is afflicted by rapidly increasing rates of infertility. RELATED STORY: Japan has the lowest child mortality rate following ban […] The post Vaccine boom, population bust: Study queries the link between HPV vaccine and soaring infertility appeared first on Health Nut News.

Sleep like a baby with this little-known 2-minute military method

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 10 hours ago
An estimated 70 million American adults have a sleep disorder, the most common of which is insomnia — the inability to fall asleep, or waking up one or more times during the night. If you’re in this category, despair not, because the list of strategies to improve your sleep is long. RELATED STORY: Multiple studies […] The post Sleep like a baby with this little-known 2-minute military method appeared first on Health Nut News.

Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: October 2018

meoyang at Lawfare - 10 hours ago
Photo: Matthew Kahn In July 2017, we began a polling project to measure public confidence in government institutions on national security matters on an ongoing basis.This post provides, a bit belatedly, our data for the month of October 2018. It includes perceptions about government institutions and about the two major political parties’ handling of national security; about the public’s comfort with intelligence authorities; about the president’s handling of key national security issues; about Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation; and about ongoing military operations. ...more »

Science 2.0 Explains: What Is RNAi?

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 10 hours ago
In 8,000 B.C., when there were only about 10 million people on the entire planet, the boom and bust of famine and feast and wondering when the next meal would be was already a cultural concern. And so agriculture was created. Mankind set out to do genetic engineering, doing RNA Interference (RNAi) cereals, legumes, roots and tubers. They not only scientifically selected for larger fruits, uniform ripening and taste, they even turned dangerous natural foods into healthy ones. read more

Social Psychologists Don't Trust Evolutionary Psychologists - And Scientists Don't Trust Either

Hank Campbell at Science 2.0 blogs - 10 hours ago
Do you want to believe that your car grill is determined by your personality or that lap dancers get better tips when they are ovulating? You probably like evolutionary psychology. Want to believe that surveys of psychology undergraduates at elite schools represent humanity, without the expense and risk of dealing with real people, who can be pretty sketchy? Social psychology is for you.*(1)* Scientists don't think much of either and would prefer they stay in the humanities buildings, because evolutionary psychologists want to make everything about sex, while social psychologists cl... more »

French President Macron Tells Crown Prince Salman That 'He Is Worried'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
#CrownPrinceInG20 | HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with @EmmanuelMacron, President of France, on the sidelines of the #G20Argentina Leaders' Summit 🇸🇦🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/peeEjKGgEo — Foreign Ministry 🇸🇦 (@KSAmofaEN) November 30, 2018 *The Independent:* *Macron heard warning bin Salman after Saudi crown prince tells him not to worry: 'I am worried'* Elysee says video shows 'contrast between MbS's face sporting an embarrassed smile and the president's stern face', during extraordinary exchange about murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi and Yemen war. An extraordinary ... more »

Scientists Explain What Happens to Your Body When You Drink Green Tea Every Day.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
https://www.organichomeremedies.com/2018/09/17/scientists-explain-what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-drink-green-tea-every-day/?utm_source=AHS&utm_medium=AHS&utm_campaign=AHS Advertisements

AI Robot CIMON Debuts at International Space Station

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
https://www.space.com/42574-ai-robot-cimon-space-station-experiment.html?utm_content=bufferf0d35&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

Touch Technology Could Change How We Experience Everything

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
https://www.theatlantic.com/sponsored/vmware-2017/touch-technology/1548/?sr_source=facebook&sr_lift=true

3 Reasons Why It’s a Good Idea to Resurrect a Species

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
https://futurism.com/reasons-why-resurrect-species

Natural Homemade Remedies To Help Regrow Your Gums.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
http://thehealthy-living.com/2018/04/26/natural-homemade-remedies-help-regrow-gums/?utm_source=AHS&utm_medium=AHS&utm_campaign=AHS

Drinking A Little Whiskey Might Actually Help Relieve Cold Symptoms.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
https://m.huffingtonpost.in/entry/hot-toddy-for-a-cold-whiskey_us_6616542

Doctors warn women against putting wasp nests in their vaginas

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
https://nypost.com/2017/06/01/doctors-warns-women-against-putting-wasp-nests-in-their-vaginas/?utm_source=NYPFacebook&utm_medium=Native&utm_campaign=NYPFacebook

Festively Fit: Thriving Through the Holidays

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
https://www.acefitness.org/education-and-resources/lifestyle/blog/7139/festively-fit-thriving-through-the-holidays

U.S. Life Expectancy Drops Amid ‘Disturbing’ Rise In Overdoses And Suicides.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/29/671844884/u-s-life-expectancy-drops-amid-disturbing-rise-in-overdoses-and-suicides?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2058

Photons, Quasars and the Possibility of Free Will.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/photons-quasars-and-the-possibility-of-free-will/

Modern Life

LL at Virtual Mirage - 10 hours ago
*China to Japan: You're my bitch - start acting like it!* China told Japan to do as China says, not as it does. The Chinese foreign ministry said Japan’s decision to convert its aircraft carrying destroyers into aircraft carriers could effectively change the warships’ use from self-defense to military expansion, rather than a simple boost to their combat capabilities. Current Japanese helicopter carriers - there will be more. The ministry also warned that if Japan was bent on a military build-up, it could risk putting the recent thaw in ties between the two nations back on ice. "Jap... more »

How the Trump Administration Flubbed the New National Climate Assessment

Alan Carlin at Carlin Economics and Science - 10 hours ago
Last Friday the Trump Administration published the latest in a series of reports mandated by Congress called the National Climate Assessment. Like most anything concerning climate change, the report was primarily political in intent. The report emphasized all the allegedly adverse effects that climate change would supposedly result in and did not examine whether the […]

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago

TouroCOM Harlem Makes Underrepresented Minorities in Osteopathic Medicine a Priority

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 10 hours ago
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) is on a mission to promote the practice of medicine in underserved areas, expand the number of underrepresented minorities in medicine and improve health outcomes for patients.

University of Hawaii Researchers: Marijuana Could Reverse Heart Failure

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 10 hours ago
A recent study from researchers at the University of Hawaii (UH) found that the use of marijuana can shield and reverse heart failure, which can be caused by illnesses like leaky valves, hypertension and heart attacks. The study focuses on the involvement of TRPV1, a “cannabinoid receptor” that combines and reacts to components of the […]

Calvin College Changes Date When it Will Become Calvin University

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 10 hours ago
Calvin College will officially change its name to Calvin University on July 10, 2019 to align with the birthday of the school’s namesake, John Calvin, the 16th-century Protestant reformer. The college previously voted on changing its name in 2020 during its 100th anniversary, according to NBC-affiliate WOOD-TV. The name change is meant to showcase the […]

Dr. Andrew Hsu Appointed President of The College of Charleston

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 10 hours ago
The College of Charleston Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Dr. Andrew Hsu as its 23rd president, making him the first non-White president of the institution. Hsu’s diverse background and personal story played a big factor in the appointment, according to the trustees. “For us, diversity and inclusion is essential. We heard that from […]

Poll Shows Biden With Early Lead in 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 10 hours ago
A University of Massachusetts Amherst poll conducted the week after the 2018 Midterm Election shows former Vice President Joe Biden has a slight early lead of support over both senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. The poll was conducted online from Nov. 7-14 and included 796 respondents, 750 of […]

GITA GOPINATH

cmaadmin at Diverse - 10 hours ago
*GITA GOPINATH* has been named chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). She currently is the John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and Economics at Harvard University. Gopinath earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Delhi, two master’s degrees from the Delhi School of Economics and University of Washington and a Ph.D. from Princeton University.

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cmaadmin at Diverse - 10 hours ago

Le nouvel Alena a été signé en Argentine ce vendredi

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
30-Nov-2018 Signé officiellement en marge du G20, le nouvel accord commercial entre les États-Unis, le Mexique et le Canada apporte plusieurs changements majeurs. Il doit encore être adopté par les Parlements des trois pays.

USMCA: Trump signs new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada to replace NAFTA

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
30-Nov-2018 The USMCA replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement, which had created a free trade zone between the three countries back in 1994. The deal will require ratification by all three countries' legislatures before taking effect.

Anti-G20 protesters prepare to march on Buenos Aires

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
30-Nov-2018 Thousands of anti-capitalist activists will take to the streets of Buenos Aires today as part of a week-long set of demonstrations against the G20 Leaders Summit.

"3 Things That Happened Just Before The 2008 Crisis Are Happening Again Right Now"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"3 Things That Happened Just Before The * *2008 Crisis Are Happening Again Right Now"* by Michael Snyder "Real estate, oil and the employment numbers are all telling us the same thing, and that is really bad news for the U.S. economy. It really does appear that economic activity is starting to slow down significantly, but just like in 2008 those that are running things don’t want to admit the reality of what we are facing. Back then, Fed Chair Ben Bernanke insisted that the U.S. economy was not heading into a recession, and we later learned that a recession had already begun when h... more »

Power outages are costing Nova Scotia businesses millions of dollars, but Stephen McNeil, Mike Savage, Ray Ivany, and the economic development agencies are silent

Tim Bousquet at Halifax Examiner - 10 hours ago
November Subscription drive The last day! Tomorrow we’ll go back to less intrusive measures to extract your money from you. But seriously, this operation doesn’t work without your subscriptions. We’re trying to do something important here: produce journalism without relying on advertising, advertorial, government money, selling your data, Jeff Bezo’s money, or any other hare-brained […]

Mainstream Media Finally Reporting on How the Elite Gave Billionaire Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein a “Deal of a Lifetime”

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Matt Agorist For years, the Free Thought Project has been set on exposing the cozy relationship between billionaire convicted pedophile Jeffery Epstein and high-level... more »

G20 Summit Starts With Dissension Among Numerous Leaders

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
G20 leaders pose for a family photo during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci *BBC: **G20 Buenos Aires: Rifts laid bare as world leaders meet* World leaders have sat down for the opening session of their annual G20 summit, with any number of disputes and disagreements on the table. Host president, Argentina's Mauricio Macri, said the solution was "dialogue, dialogue and dialogue" and called for a clear message of shared responsibility. But US President Donald Trump has already cancelled meeting Russia's Vladimir Putin over Ukraine... more »

The "High Five" Slap Heard Around the World

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 10 hours ago
*Putin Gives Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman* *a "High Five" at the G20 Meeting in Argentina* Lol. This is why I LOVE geopolitics...such a combination of comedy, tragedy, and Chess moves. Look at the screen capture in the video above. Putin and the "officially disgraced" Mohammed bin Salman clutching hands...with Trump in the background looking non-plussed. lololol. As I reported yesterday, Trump was forced to cancel his meeting with Russia's Putin by his handlers in the Deep State MosCIAd. The Kremlin's reaction to hearing second hand about the cancellation? Now Putin will ... more »

Whoa! I’ve been Bot-censored.

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 10 hours ago
( Meanwhile Google employees are making a fuss about Chinese censorship. My Corexit post 11-20-17 was sparked by lack of returns on Search  for that name - yet changing Search engines fixed that problem. It rather reminds one of the Biblical injunction to remove the plank in one's own eye rather than just fussing over someone else's impairment. Such is the ongoing gift of Projection, where criticism is defused by preemptive complaints about others.  )
Today someone linked to one of my posts on a thread at reddit: slinkydink2 14 hours ago · More grammatical errors and an emoji face. Am I talking to a 9 year old? Consensus is not science. It’s an opinion. The scientific theory has not been and cannot be applied to your global warning bullshit. […]

Yes, the EU’s New #CopyrightDirective is All About Filters

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Cory Doctorow When the EU started planning its new Copyright Directive (the “Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive”), a group of powerful entertainment... more »

Keep Government Away From Twitter

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
Op-Ed by Matthew Feeney Twitter recently re-activated Jesse Kelly’s account after telling him he was permanently banned from the platform. The social media giant informed... more »

NATO Prepares For Cyberwar

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
NATO says cyber attacks are becoming more "frequent, complex, destructive and coercive" *AFP:* *NATO exercises cyber defences as threat grows* In a nondescript brick building on the snowy edge of Estonia's second city Tartu, soldiers in camouflage tap silently at computers. They are troops manning the 21st century's front line. With its harsh lighting and partitioned desks, the room could be any soulless office. But this is NATO's "cyber range" and these men and women are running the alliance's biggest cyber warfare exercise, an electronic defensive drill dubbed Cyber Coalition 20... more »

Appalling Body Cam Released Showing Cops Beating Innocent People, Openly Bragging About It

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 11 hours ago
[image: police] “I went through a whole can of mace,” and “I had a couple of little good kicks,” were just some of the outlandish statements made by police as they beat police brutality protesters. The post Appalling Body Cam Released Showing Cops Beating Innocent People, Openly Bragging About It appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Mainstream Media Finally Reporting on How the Elite Gave Billionaire Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein a ‘Deal of a Lifetime’

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 11 hours ago
[image: epstein] Mainstream Media is finally reporting on the billionaire pedophile, Jeffrey Epstein and his connections to establishment insiders like Clinton and Trump. The post Mainstream Media Finally Reporting on How the Elite Gave Billionaire Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein a ‘Deal of a Lifetime’ appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

LaRouchePAC Friday Webcast - November 30, 2018

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 11 hours ago
LaRouchePAC Friday Webcast - November 30, 2018 Video of LaRouchePAC Friday Webcast - November 30, 2018 Join us live at 11:15am Eastern.

Ukraine bans Russian men from entering country

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 11 hours ago
Ukraine is hard pressed to show the world anything real about a "Russian threat" but leadership optics show it as preparing for an invasion. The post Ukraine bans Russian men from entering country appeared first on The Duran.

Ukrainian authorities pressing head of Kiev monastery

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 11 hours ago
Social, civil and ecclesial forces increasing efforts to force canonical Orthodox communities in Ukraine to accede to the new world order. The post Ukrainian authorities pressing head of Kiev monastery appeared first on The Duran.

Pat Buchanan: Is Putin The Provocateur In The Kerch Crisis?

Patrick J. Buchanan at The Duran - 11 hours ago
If Ukraine had a right to break free of Russia in 1991, why do not Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk have the right to break free of Kiev? The post Pat Buchanan: Is Putin The Provocateur In The Kerch Crisis? appeared first on The Duran.

Fake Ukrainian Church delayed as Ecumenical Patriarch’s move is unpopular

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 11 hours ago
Creation of Fake Ukrainian Church delayed by fairly consistent disapprovals from heads of most local Orthodox Churches around the world. The post Fake Ukrainian Church delayed as Ecumenical Patriarch’s move is unpopular appeared first on The Duran.

Ukraine Bans Russian Men From The Country; Russia Says Will Not Reciprocate

Tyler Durden at The Duran - 11 hours ago
A sizable amount of the Ukrainian population has relatives living just across the Russian border and vice versa. The post Ukraine Bans Russian Men From The Country; Russia Says Will Not Reciprocate appeared first on The Duran.

Byron York: Remember Prague? In Michael Cohen plea deal, Mueller says nothing about key collusion allegation

Washington Examiner at The Duran - 11 hours ago
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Trump Tower Meeting Silently Looms Over Cohen’s False-Statements Plea

National Review at The Duran - 11 hours ago
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It is possible Paul Manafort visited Julian Assange. If true there should be ample video and other evidence showing this.

The Intercept at The Duran - 11 hours ago
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Turkey’s Hour of Reckoning in Syria

Strategic Culture Foundation at The Duran - 11 hours ago
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Pence’s Attacks on China Won’t Help Trump at G-20

Consortium News at The Duran - 11 hours ago
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Ukraine’s Pinochet Scenario

The Nation at The Duran - 11 hours ago
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BBC reveals new truth defying evidence in Skripal poison case

John Helmer at The Duran - 11 hours ago
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China sells US Treasury bonds to support yuan, not to hit back over US trade war

Global Times at The Duran - 11 hours ago
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Mueller gets desperate. Goes after Corsi, Stone and meaningless hotel deals in Moscow (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 11 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 30. The post Mueller gets desperate. Goes after Corsi, Stone and meaningless hotel deals in Moscow (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Tucker Carlson reports migrant caravans very unpopular… in MEXICO!!

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 11 hours ago
Strong stance by President Trump prevents migrant caravans from passing into US, resulting in Mexicans seeing the problem for themselves. The post Tucker Carlson reports migrant caravans very unpopular… in MEXICO!! appeared first on The Duran.

Chicago Throws Out 23,000 Duplicate Tickets Issued Since 1992 to Motorists Who Didn’t Have Vehicle Stickers

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos, WBEZ The city of Chicago said Thursday it has dismissed some 23,000 outstanding duplicate vehicle sticker tickets and... more »

3 Things That Happened Just Before The Economic Crisis Of 2008 That Are Happening Again Right Now

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Michael Snyder Real estate, oil and the employment numbers are all telling us the same thing, and that is really bad news for the... more »

Meet the Women’s Rights Activists Behind Bars in Saudi Arabia

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Afef Abrougui The October 2018 murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi — who US and Turkish officials say was killed at the order of... more »

Is This a Photograph of the ‘Organizer’ of the Immigrant Caravan?

Arturo Garcia at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
"He is one of the organizers of the Honduran migrant caravan."

Are ‘One-Third’ of Caravan Migrants Sick with HIV, Tuberculosis, and Chicken Pox?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Many caravan migrants are dealing with assorted health complaints, but not these specific communicable diseases.

Mystery Ballot Could Sway Control of Alaska State Government

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Control of Alaska state government, at least for the next two years, could hinge on a mystery ballot that an election worker found on a table in a Fairbanks voting precinct.

Teen Freed After Being Stuck in Vault at Abandoned Bank

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Officials say a teen has been freed after spending more than three hours in the vault of an abandoned Florida bank.

Bloomberg Announces $50 Million to Fight Opioid Epidemic

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's charity has announced a $50 million donation to help fight the nation's opioid epidemic.

Here Are 10 Secret Google Map Locations That You Are Not Allowed To See

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
The Ayioi Anargyroi Military Base Athens is heavily blurred on Google Maps *The SUN*: *The 10 SECRET Google Maps locations you’re not allowed to see* Mysterious sites that you can't actually view litter Google's mapping service GOOGLE Maps has a bold mission to document every corner of Earth – but some places are so secret they're not allowed to be snapped. From military bases, mysterious islands and even a random house in Stockton-on-Tees, there's no shortage of secret spots Google Maps won't show you. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: My friend's neighbor has his home blocked out ... more »

Obamagate and real collusion

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 11 hours ago
The collusion in the 2016 election was between Britain and the U.S. government, which means the Obama administration. Yes, let's look at the documents. "British spies were in on the ground floor of Obamagate. Long before even the first Republican primary, they had been passing conjecture disguised as “intelligence” to John Brennan about the Trump campaign. In fact, Brennan was spying on Michael Flynn before he joined the campaign, as reported by the UK Guardian." https://spectator.org/why-britain-doesnt-want-trump-to-declassify-obamagate-docs/? https://www.conservapedia.com/Obamag... more »

The DPCC Messaging Needs To Defeat Trump-- How Will Ted Lieu, Debbie Dingell And Matt Cartwright Manage?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
Liz Cheney, considerably to the right of her father, now holds his old Wyoming House seat. Recently, she leap-frogged over all her colleagues into House GOP leadership as Chair of the House Republican Conference, the 3rd highest-ranking job in the GOP caucus after McCarthy and Scalise. She bumped Cathy McMorris Rodgers out of the position. Jonah Weiner’s piece for the *New York Times Magazine*, Why The Director of ‘Anchorman’ Decided To Take On Dick Cheney isn’t exactly a celebration of the Cheney family. Adam McKay, the filmmaker behind *Anchorman* and *Talladega Nights* and, mo... more »

U.S. Climate Resilience Tool Kit: Greenland Stays Frozen in 2100… Even Under RCP8.5

Hifast at Climate Collections - 11 hours ago
From Watts Up With That: David Middleton / November 30, 2018 Guest DIY by David Middleton It looks like at least some of this money was well-spent. U.S. Federal spending on Gorebal Warming. GAO I stumbled across something very useful yesterday on Climate-Dot-Gov’s U.S. Climate Resilience Tool Kit page. CMIP5 Global Climate Change Viewer The […]

Resisting Law Enforcement’s Siren Song: A Call for Cryptographers to Improve Trust and Security

ccohn at Lawfare - 12 hours ago
*This is part of a series of essays from the Crypto 2018 Workshop on Encryption and Surveillance.* The world is waking up to something that digital security experts have known for a very long time: Digital security is hard. Really hard. And the larger and more complex the systems, the more difficult it is to plug all the security holes and make them secure and trustworthy. Yet security is also increasingly important in systems ranging from the smartphones in our hands to our power grids. So why isn’t everyone—especially the governments of the Five Eyes countries—promoting, support... more »

Chris’ Walkaway—voted twice for Obama

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 12 hours ago
I don’t know if I was ever really a liberal person. Just remembering how I was brought up in the black community, and in the church I was definitely raised with mostly conservative values. As I grew up, and began to come into my own as a young man I knew something wasn’t right about certain aspects of being a liberal. First and foremost I love GOD! I’m a capitalist, I’m pro life, love low taxes, hate socialism, hate government overreach, and I’m a 2nd Amendment supporter. I voted for Obama twice, he was a complete and utter failure to this country. For the 2012 election I actual w... more »

I wonder if she still has a job after coming out for Trump? Valerie walked away in July

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 12 hours ago
I live in a very liberal, far left section of the East Coast and it has become very disheartening. When I saw this group [WalkAway], I breathed the biggest sigh of relief that must have been heard from miles away. I am a registered Democrat, mom, volunteer/advocate for suicide prevention and am in my 22nd year of teaching blind and visually impaired children. Prior to the election and a few months afterwards, I would engage in debate but then realized it was fruitless. The hurled insults at my family, friends and I, because of our political views, support, choices, etc., were appl...more »

CNN lets Marc Lamont Hill go

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 12 hours ago
. . . “grass-roots action, local action and international action that will give us what justice requires and that is a free Palestine from the river to the sea.” Marc Lamont Hill denies he was calling for the destruction of Israel, which just happens to be the land between the river and the sea and a phrase used by terrorists. CNN let him go, but since all these things are written and vetted before the on air ridiculousness that passes for news at CNN, perhaps there are a few others who need to go too? He was calling for jihad and won't admit it. Says he just can't understand how p...more »

TRIBAL FICTIONS: Cauterucci gets it right!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2018Maddow gets it wrong:* This morning, we come to praise the new piece in Slate by Christina Cauterucci. This morning, Cauterucci's aim is true. She writes beneath these headlines: *There Will Never Be an Honest Conversation About Nancy Pelosi as a Political Leader* Sexism doesn’t just harm women in politics. It also poisons political analysis. We don't necessarily agree with every word or with every implication. But Cauterucci—she describes herself as "a writer on the women and gender beat"—starts in a very unusual way, criticizing types of work done withi... more »

Security In Iraq Nov 22-28, 2018

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
(Shafaaq News) Violence continued to decline across Iraq at the end of November. There were the fewest reported incidents in any week of the year during the fourth week of the month. From November 22-28 only 28 incidents were reported in Iraq. That was the lowest figure in 2018. The previous low was 31 incidents from October 21-28. No province was in double figures in incidents with Diyala leading the country with 8. For most weeks Baghdad has had the most incidents, but this time it was third with just 5. *Security Incidents In Iraq By Province Nov 22-28, 2018* Anbar 1 Basra 1... more »

Al Gore to Host Eighth Annual 24-hour Climate-change Infomercial

James Murphy at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: al-gore-to-host-eighth-annual-24-hour-climate-change-infomercial] Carbon-credit salesman Al Gore has announced that he will be hosting his eighth annual 24-hour long television special on climate change from December 3 to 4.

JENNIFER ROBINSON

cmaadmin at Diverse - 12 hours ago
*JENNIFER ROBINSON* was named assistant vice president for advancement initiatives and engagement at George Mason University (GMU). She previously was the director of advancement programs at the university. Robinson earned a bachelor’s in psychology and Spanish from the University of Delaware and a Juris Master degree from GMU.

APRIL C. MASON

cmaadmin at Diverse - 12 hours ago
*APRIL C. MASON* was appointed interim provost at New Mexico State University. Most recently, she served as provost and senior vice president at Kansas State University. Mason earned a bachelor’s in biology from the University of Mount Union, a master’s in botany and a Ph.D. in nutrition from Purdue University.

KATHLEEN WALTERS

cmaadmin at Diverse - 12 hours ago
*KATHLEEN WALTERS* has been appointed lead chair of Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees. She currently is on the board of directors for the World Affairs Council, INVISTA and the Georgia Aquarium. Walters earned a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University, and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.

JAMARCO CLARK

cmaadmin at Diverse - 12 hours ago
*JAMARCO CLARK* has been named director of student life at Indian Hills Community College. Prior to his new role, he was the director of volunteerism and service-learning at Mount Mercy University (MMU). Clark received a bachelor’s degree in educational foundations from Iowa Wesleyan University and a master’s degree in strategic leadership from MMU.

KIM PERLAK

cmaadmin at Diverse - 12 hours ago
*KIM PERLAK* has been named chair of the Guitar Department at Berklee College of Music. She previously served as assistant chair of guitar at the institution. Perlak received a certificate of completion from the Harvard University Management Development Program, a master’s in music from Yale University, and a doctor of musical arts from The University of Texas at Austin.

SARAH PHILLIPS

cmaadmin at Diverse - 12 hours ago
*SARAH PHILLIPS* has been appointed dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Pacific University. Prior to her new role, she served as interim dean of the college. Phillips received a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Whitman College and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Minnesota at Twin Cities.

ROBERT G. BRYANT

cmaadmin at Diverse - 12 hours ago
*ROBERT G. BRYANT* has been appointed associate dean of students at Bridgewater College. Most recently, he served as assistant director of The Multicultural Center at Georgia State University. Bryant earned a bachelor’s in public relations and master's of higher education from Georgia Southern University and a Ph.D. from The University of Georgia.

This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 30

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1920 British said all of its colonial offices were under control of Iraq council of state 1973 Soviets said Bakr govt policies leading Iraq towards socialism 1980 Iranian air force attacked Iraq’s nuclear reactor at Tuwaitha and Fao Peninsula in Basra (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Iran-Iraq War, The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-Iraq War*) 1991 After fighting ended Iraq and KDP restarted talks over Kurdish ... more »

The Aircraft Carrier Is In Danger Of Becoming the Next Battleship (As in Obsolete)

Task and Purpose, Carl Forsling at Test Feed Using Fields - 12 hours ago
*Task and Purpose, Carl Forsling* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnavy/6985411433/sizes/o/] Against any near-peer adversary, aircraft carriers are far too vulnerable to be of much use. Last December, for the first time in decades, no U.S. Navy aircraft carriers were deployed anywhere in the world. The Navy says to expect that to happen more often. Some news outlets implied this was an indication of U.S. naval decline. The U.S. fleet does have problems, but not having enough carriers to cycle through U.S. Central Command is far from the biggest one. Aircr... more »

Henry M. Paulson, Jr.: The United States and China at a Crossroads

Henry M. Paulson Jr. at Test Feed Using Fields - 12 hours ago
*Henry M. Paulson Jr.* *China, United States China* Beijing is viewed—by a growing consensus—not just as a strategic challenge to Washington but as a country whose rise has come at our expense. For those who are still just awakening to the sea change that has occurred in the American establishment’s thinking about China, former Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson Jr.’s speech at the November Bloomberg Conference in Singapore warrants attention. Having invested over the course of his career in the hope that by building economic relations with China, the United States would ... more »

Nightmare: How the War in Ukraine Could Go Regional

Robert Legvold at Test Feed Using Fields - 12 hours ago
*Robert Legvold* *Russia Ukraine, Eastern Europe* Remember World War I? No one wants war, but this is how one gets a war. Two angry states are poking and probing at the flammable edges of an extended war zone, each acting in what it believes is a controlled fashion with little risk of escalation, but each ready to risk the next step if the price of retreat seems too high. Here begins the chain of actions and reactions coupled with miscalculations leading to a conflagration neither wants or expects. The violent incident on the approach to the Kerch Strait is not how many in the W... more »

Neither Russia Nor Ukraine Will Easily Give Up the Sea of Azov

Thomas Graham Jr. at Test Feed Using Fields - 12 hours ago
*Thomas Graham Jr.* *Russia Ukraine, Eastern Europe* There will be no resolution of the Donbas conflict without progress on Crimea, and both of those matters ultimately need to be discussed in the context of Europe’s future security architecture. A naval clash between Russia and Ukraine in the Kerch Strait was bound to happen sooner or later. Recent months have witnessed the militarization of the Sea of Azov, which the strait links to the Black Sea, as Russia seeks to dominate the body of water it shares with Ukraine and the latter resists. Russian forces have harassed Ukrainian ... more »

Methods To the Political Madness

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 13 hours ago
The blockbuster story of the week (in my opinion) is that Rhode Island students have filed a federal lawsuit charging that their public school system's failure to provide them with basic instruction in government and civics is a direct violation of their Constitutional rights as American citizens. Donald Trump certainly isn't the only overlord who "loves the uneducated," and who has a vested interest in keeping the population dumbed down and perpetually ignorant and apathetic, and even beginning to die off at an alarming new rate. Indeed, you have to search very hard to find the *... more »

A treat for Peter Sellers fans, if you're quick

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 13 hours ago
I note that the 1974 Peter Sellers comedy film "Soft Beds, Hard Battles" is currently on YouTube. I've no idea how long it'll stay there, but if you haven't seen it, it's good for a giggle. Wikipedia describes it as follows: Set in Nazi-occupied France, the story follows Major Robinson of the British Army. Installing himself at a Parisian brothel, he assists the French resistance and works with Madame Grenier and her girls who find themselves eliminating high ranking German officers (using ingenious rigged beds and killer flatulence pills) right under the noses of the Gestapo. The...more »

As G-20 Summit Opens, Contentious Issues Loom on Sidelines

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Diplomats from the Group of 20 countries were haggling hard over a final summit statement, with deep divisions over what language to use on the Paris climate accord and the World Trade Organization, according to two European officials involved in the discussions.

Massive, Extended Data Breach at Marriott’s Starwood Hotels

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The information of as many as 500 million guests at Starwood hotels has been compromised and Marriott said that it's discovered that unauthorized access within its Starwood network has been taking place since 2014.

Cohen Confesses to Lying About Trump Tower Moscow Deal

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The surprise plea agreement with President Donald Trump's former lawyer made clear that prosecutors believe Michael Cohen was continuing to pursue the Trump Tower Moscow project weeks after his boss had clinched the Republican nomination for president and while investigators believe Russians were meddling in the 2016 election on his behalf.

Trump Joins Leaders of Canada, Mexico to Sign New Trade Pact

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
President Donald Trump joined the leaders of Canada and Mexico at a global meeting in Argentina to sign a revised North American trade pact, fulfilling a longstanding political promise with a deal he celebrated as a "groundbreaking achievement."

10 Words

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 13 hours ago

Why is Ukraine’s Kerch Crisis Any of Our Business?

Patrick J. Buchanan at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The post Why is Ukraine’s Kerch Crisis Any of Our Business? appeared first on The Duran.

G20 summit is missed opportunity for Trump and Putin (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 29. The post G20 summit is missed opportunity for Trump and Putin (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Putin Was To Get $50 Million Penthouse In Trump Tower Moscow; Michael Cohen And FBI Informant Negotiated Failed Deal

Tyler Durden at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The Trump Tower Moscow plan is at the center of Cohen's new plea agreement with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. The post Putin Was To Get $50 Million Penthouse In Trump Tower Moscow; Michael Cohen And FBI Informant Negotiated Failed Deal appeared first on The Duran.

These Countries Are Quickly and Quietly Dumping the Dollar

The Duran at The Duran - 13 hours ago
There are no signs that anyone in the American government is either prepared to defend against the dollar collapse or to prevent it. The post These Countries Are Quickly and Quietly Dumping the Dollar appeared first on The Duran.

A Dream Shattered

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 13 hours ago
Caroline Mulroney's dream is dead. Bob Hepburn writes: The dream harboured by the Ontario attorney general when she first entered elected politics in the summer of 2017 was that one day she would become premier of Ontario and eventually move on to become Canada’s first elected woman prime minister. But, after being elected, it fell to Mulroney to defend Doug Ford's decisions -- the latest being on French minority rights: The latest blow to the dream came two weeks ago when Premier Doug Ford’s government announced it was eliminating the position of French Language Services Commis... more »

Cop Seen on Video Beating, Choking, Knocking Handcuffed Man Unconscious—No Charges, Not Fired

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: handcuffed] Despite clear video evidence of a police officer assaulting a handcuffed man to the point that he was knocked out, the officer was not charged or fired. The post Cop Seen on Video Beating, Choking, Knocking Handcuffed Man Unconscious—No Charges, Not Fired appeared first on The Free Thought Project .

Friday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago
Assorted content to end your week. - Larry Elliott reports on another of UK Labour's proposals to democratize the economy, this time by giving consumers some say in executive pay. - Alex Paterson comments on the relationship between the housing market and the investments of many pension plans - though it's worth noting that pensions would seem to be exactly the type of investors with a strong interest in achieving steady long-term returns from rental housing. - The CP reports on the Lancet's latest study of the health costs of climate breakdown - including the response from Canadi... more »

Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States - Who is Responsible for Middle East Instability?

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 13 hours ago
While Washington would have us all believe that Iran and its leadership is one of the most evil nations on earth (along with Syria, Russia, North Korea and China) as you can see here in this recent statement about Saudi Arabia from Donald Trump: *"The world is a very dangerous place!* *The country of Iran, as an example, is responsible for a bloody proxy war against Saudi Arabia in Yemen, trying to destabilize Iraq’s fragile attempt at democracy, supporting the terror group Hezbollah in Lebanon, propping up dictator Bashar Assad in Syria (who has killed millions of his own citizens... more »

Houthi ambush destroys 2 Saudi Army vehicles near Yemeni border (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Houthi forces carried out a new ambush this week against a small group of Saudi Army soldiers that were traveling near the Yemeni border. Using their anti-tank missiles, the rocket battalions of the Houthi forces managed to destroy two Saudi Army vehicles in the Al-Doud Mountain region of Saudi […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian diplomat says militants attempting to ‘derail’ Idlib agreement

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
Plans of terrorists in Syria to undermine cooperation in the Astana format and derail agreements on Idlib are futile, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Friday. “Despite the efforts made by Turkey as part of the implementation of the Russian-Turkish memorandum of September 17, the situation there [in Idlib] is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian air defense intercepts enemy missile over Damascus (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – Last night, the Syrian military activated their air defenses across southwestern Syria after several enemy missiles swarmed the Damascus and Al-Quneitra provinces. For over an hour, the Syrian military was fending off a number of missiles that targeted the small town of Al-Kisweh, which is known for its large number […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

‘Daesh terrorists executed my son for studying science’ – Syrian mother (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
A Syrian woman sat down with Russia’s Sputnik News recently to discuss the brutal murder of her son by Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorists in southern Syria. The mother, Um Muhannad, from southern Syria’s As-Suwayda Governorate was freed by the terrorists a month ago after lengthy negotiations with the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). Along with the other released […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Life Expectancy Declines Again for Certain Populations but Its All Their Fault Anyway

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 14 hours ago
You've probably already seen the headlines - US life expectancy continues to decline for white Americans: McKay, Betsy (2018, November 29). US Life Expectancy Declines Further. The Wall Street Journal, A1, A6. The explanatory frame is suicides and accidental overdoses. In other words, the explanatory frame is self-inflicted "lifestyle." Its interesting to note that the WSJ article states that cancer deaths have reportedly reportedly stabilized. But perhaps better treatment, as opposed to fewer diagnoses, explains that result given the high incidence of cancer diagnoses in the US:... more »

Can Iraq’s New Leadership Win (and Keep) the Peace?

ralaaldinguest at Lawfare - 14 hours ago
Photo Credit: Murtadha Sudani/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images via Al Jazeera *Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on *Order from Chaos*.* Iraq now has a new government in place, six months after holding elections against a backdrop of a long period of political instability and social unrest. With the new leadership of Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi and President Barham Salih—both widely touted as reformist, progressive, and Western-leaning—there are high hopes that the country will turn a new chapter after three bloody and arduous years of combatting the so-called Islamic... more »

Untitled

Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 14 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Garbage Patch in Pacific Now Three Times Size of France video. Thousands of Towns Vulnerable to Contaminated Water It Is Possible Paul Manafort Visited Julian Assange. If True, There Sho Be Ample Video and Other Evidence Showing This - Greenwald Integrity Initiative - "Defending Democracy Against Disinformation" Poo found on every McDonald’s touchscreen tested Police raided Deutsche Bank's headquarters as part of a Panama Papers probe European Gas Stations Out Of Diesel: French Refinery Strike Deepens Crisis The most explosive moments from Facebook's hearing, where ... more »

Mercosur-EU Accord Threatened by Brazil’s New Environment Stance

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A statement made by French President before the G-20 Conference in Argentina this weekend has raised concerns in Brazil and its neighbors. President Emmanuel Macron said that the possibility of his government supporting the EU-Mercosur trade agreement depends on the position of President-elect Jair […] The post Mercosur-EU Accord Threatened by Brazil’s New Environment Stance appeared first on The Rio Times.

Bolsonaro Taps Admiral Albuquerque Junior as Mines and Energy Minister

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This morning (Friday, November 30th), president-elect Jair Bolsonaro named Admiral Bento Costa Lima Leite de Albuquerque Júnior to take over Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy. The announcement by Twitter read “Good Morning! I hereby communicate the appointment of the General Director of Nuclear and […] The post Bolsonaro Taps Admiral Albuquerque Junior as Mines and Energy Minister appeared first on The Rio Times.

Commemorating the ‘National Day of Samba’ in Rio this Weekend

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Saturday, December 1st and Sunday, December 2nd, people all over the ‘Cidade Maravilhosa’ will celebrate the 102nd ‘Dia Nacional do Samba’ (National Day of Samba) with live performances and parties throughout the weekend. On Saturday, the artistic neighborhood of Santa Teresa will be hosting […] The post Commemorating the ‘National Day of Samba’ in Rio this Weekend appeared first on The Rio Times.

Pennywise Brings 30 Years of Hardcore Californian Punk to Rio Tonight

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
Scarlet Bringuenti Bennett, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Tonight at 6PM, the Californian hardcore punk and rock band Pennywise will be celebrating their thirty year anniversary and the recent new release of their album “Never Gonna Die” at HUB RJ, in Rio’s Santo Cristo neighborhood in Centro. The group emerged from California’s Hermosa […] The post Pennywise Brings 30 Years of Hardcore Californian Punk to Rio Tonight appeared first on The Rio Times.

Google Employees Demand Halt to Censored Search Engine for China

Michael Tennant at rss - 14 hours ago
[image: google-employees-demand-halt-to-censored-search-engine-for-china] Google employees are calling on their employer to cancel a project that would bring another censored search engine to China and likely abet the communist government’s human-rights abuses.

Meet the Ross Rifle: The Worst Gun of All Time?

Warfare History Network at Test Feed Using Fields - 14 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Security, * You decide. At the turn of the 20th century, Canada was dependent on Great Britain for rifles to equip her army. In 1901, however, a request by the Canadian government to purchase 15,000 Lee-Enfield Mark I rifles from Britain was denied. The British were in the process of upgrading and replacing rifles used in the Boer War, and with first priority given to arming their own troops, there were no rifles to spare at the moment for the North American commonwealth. This rankled Canadians. It was a time of growing nationalist sentiment; many felt... more »

Gonzaga University in Spokane says NO! to Ben Shapiro speaking...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 14 hours ago
*the reason?* Gonzaga University’s vice president of student development, Judi Biggs Garbuio, denied the school’s College Republicans chapter’s request to bring Shapiro to campus, citing protests and safety issues, and arguing that such an event would go against Gonzaga’s mission statement. Mr. Shapiro’s appearances routinely draw protests that include extremely divisive and hateful speech and behavior, which is offensive to many people, regardless of their age, politics or beliefs,” Biggs Garbuio said in a response to the event request submitted by Gonzaga College Republicans Pre... more »

LGBTQ caravan migrants may have to 'prove' their gender or sexual identity at US border

Stefan Vogler, Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Irvine at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Before the courts, LGBTQ asylum-seekers have historically had to face bias and ignorance about gender identity and sexuality. Has anything changed?

Katawice COP24 Briefing for Realists

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 14 hours ago
The upcoming COP24 will be dramatic with the host country Poland resolute on continuing to burn coal. Comments by the Polish Minister of Environment have been aimed at lowering expectations in advance of the meeting, in stark contrast to the recent over-the-top IPCC climate horror movie. See UN Horror Show Considering the obstacles along with […]

IF THEY UNDERSTOOD TRUMP'S GRIFT, WOULD VOTERS IN 2016 HAVE CARED?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 14 hours ago
Here's a Twitter exchange I saw this morning: And voters subjected to endless email coverage coulda been shown that in real time. https://t.co/NIIgUTYVxT — Regina Schrambling (@gastropoda) November 30, 2018 The media's email coverage in 2016 was obviously excessive, but attention was paid to Donald Trump's business dealings, to his implausible denials of an interest in Russia, and, certainly, to his refusal to release his tax returns. However, we've been told at least since the Reagan era that "career politicians" are terrible and if you really want to clean up government you shou... more »

Nozick's Critique of The Randian Argument

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 15 hours ago
Robert Nozick ; Ayn RandIn his essay, “The Randian Argument,” (Chapter 11; *Socratic Puzzles*), Robert Nozick shows that Ayn Rand does not objectively establish the conclusions that she reaches in her work on moral theory, *The Virtue of Selfishness*. To establish selfishness as a virtue, Rand has argued that: 1. Life is the ultimate value that makes all values possible. 2. It is therefore irrational for a living being not to defend and further his life above all other values. 3. This leads to the conclusion that no man should sacrifice his life for another and that it is moral to l... more »

Russian Federation Sitrep 22 November 2018

Patrick Armstrong at The Duran - 15 hours ago
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Siding with fascism: Western ideologues pose greater threat to the West’s security than ISIS

RT at The Duran - 15 hours ago
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Why Is The West Keeping Silent About The Chemical Attack In Syria?

ORIENTAL REVIEW at OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago
If the White Helmets involvement in the attack on Aleppo is proved, however, and especially if the Syrian Foreign Ministry’s claim regarding the origin of the militants’ chemical arsenal turns out to be true, then the notion of the White Helmets will be completely turned on its head, as will the role of the American-led coalition in the Syrian conflict. The post Why Is The West Keeping Silent About The Chemical Attack In Syria? appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

The Halfway Mark In The Worst U.S. Administration Ever-- As Trump Skips Off To Meet With Putin

( Who remembers 'the Draft', Monsanto in Vietnam or Nixon spying on Dems ? )
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Maybe Trump will find solace tomorrow tangoing in the arms of his Russian master, but everything at home is collapsing around his ears-- as should be expected by the country when someone of Trump’s calibre and lack of preparation, apptitude and qualifications is elected (sort of) to the highest office in the land-- and then allowed, by a supine Congress, to run amuck. While in Argentina, I doubt Trump will be thinking about a CNN report showing that despite a strong economy-- at strong least on paper-- the number of uninsured children in America has grown, an unprecedented reversa... more »

Editor's Note

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
Because of prior commitments, blogging will return later today.

Syria shoots downs ‘hostile targets’ following Israeli attack

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 16 hours ago
Syria claims to have downed "hostile targets" over south Damascua Thursday. Although it's unclear whether they were Israeli missiles and whether S-300s took them out

No climate trend in hurricane damage losses

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 16 hours ago
Jessica Weinkle, Chris Landsea, Douglas Collins, Rade Musulin, Ryan P. Crompton, Philip J. Klotzbach, Roger Pielke Jr. Normalized hurricane damage in the continental United States 1900–2017. Nature Sustainability (2018) Direct economic losses result when a hurricane encounters an exposed, vulnerable … Continue reading →

Russia's Su-57 Stealth Fighter Is No Game Changer

David Axe at Test Feed Using Fields - 16 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* A fancy photo shoot can't reverse an economic slump, nor can it magically conjure hundreds of new stealth fighters. Russia's Su-57 might be a media star. But it's on track to play no meaningful role in Moscow's military strategy. The Russian defense ministry staged an impressive video shoot with four of its Su-57 stealth fighter prototypes. But the dramatic display doesn't make the Su-57 any more relevant. The Su-57 is beautiful. It's also too expensive for Russia to buy in meaningful numbers. In the November 2018 videos, produced by the Kremlin's... more »

POLITICO, sponsor of FAKE European Health Parliament, whines about web vaccine critics in France

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
By John Stone AoA revisits UK and European Editor, John Stone's, exposé from last November of the bogus European Health Parliament, an industry lobby organization supported by POLITICO. POLITICO's credentials for attacking vaccine critics for spreading FAKE NEWS in France... more »

Dr. David Ayoub Featured in ProPublica New Yorker Story on Child Abuse Testimony

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
NOTE: Many of us know or know of Dr. Ayoub. Take a look at how is he branded as "anti-vaxxer" in the headline - as an instant denigration. The trend to discredit continues. This article is rife with all of... more »