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Thomas Paine

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018

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Freeze watch in central Florida – Weeks ahead of normal

Robert at Ice Age Now - 29 minutes ago
“Major” cold front. The National Weather Service issued a freeze watch for Sumter County through Thursday morning. Marion County could also see near-freezing temperatures. “Patchy frost will form tonight, mainly outside the normally warmer city limits,” says Tom Terry, chief meteorologist for WFTV. “It would come weeks ahead of normal for most, so tender plants ... Read moreFreeze watch in central Florida – Weeks ahead of normal The post Freeze watch in central Florida – Weeks ahead of normal appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Before This Weekend's Trump-Xi Meeting At The G20, Two U.S. Warships Pass Through The Taiwan Strait

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 45 minutes ago
US Navy guided-missile destroyers and guided-missile cruisers. U.S. Navy photo by Lt.j.g. Caleb Swigart *Business Insider: **US Navy warships just rocked the Taiwan Strait in a power play ahead of Trump's meeting with the Chinese president* * The US Navy destroyer USS Stockdale and the underway replenishment oiler USNS Pecos sailed through the Taiwan Strait Wednesday. * The maneuver through the closely-watched strait comes just days ahead of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit. * Tensions between Washington and Beijing have be... more »

New York Times Fact Checks The New York Times

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 48 minutes ago
In January, the New York Times said California was at risk from huge fires, because of forest mismanagement. Mark A. Finney, an expert in fire behavior for the U.S. Forest Service and an author of the study, says California forests … Continue reading →

President Trump Discusses His Decision Not to Declassify “Spygate” Documents…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
The New York Post has an article today, surrounding an interview with President Trump, where the topic of declassifying the evidence behind ‘Spygate’ surfaced. To say there is a massive schism amid supporters of the President on this issue would … Continue reading →

Did a Man Die of E. Coli After Sex with His Girlfriend?

David Emery at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
A morbid tale of a sexual experiment gone fatally awry.

About That ‘Starving Migrant Refugee Checks Her iPhone’ Meme

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
An image meant to demean a woman's weight is not only cruel but taken out of context.

Did FDR’s Vice-President Write an Op-Ed About ‘American Fascism’?

Arturo Garcia at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
Henry A. Wallace's 1944 piece included a warning regarding the alliance of racists and "deliberate poisoners of public information."

Does This Vet Need Help in Finding Survivors of His Air Force Bomb Group?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
The online world is amazing in satisfying some requests, but often information is propagated long beyond its useful life.

Did Dick Van Dyke Say ‘We Have to Stop a Man Who Wants to Be the Dictator’?

David Emery at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
In an interview just before the 2016 presidential election, the then-90-year-old comic actor leveled some harsh accusations against Republican candidate Donald Trump and his supporters.

Did Sgt. Al Powell Stop a Terrorist Attack at Nakatomi Plaza?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
Sgt. Al Powell was integral to the plot of "Die Hard," but that movie wasn't quite based on real characters or events.

Did a College Mirror Nazis by Having Students Wear ‘White Privilege’ Pins?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
A widely-shared Facebook meme grossly misrepresented the nature of an infamous Holocaust-era policy and a month-long student campaign to stimulate debate around racial justice.

In a Cashless Society, ‘the Chip Will Replace YOU!’ – Lionel

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
RT America Published on Nov 27, 2018 Thousands of Swedes have been microchipped to allow them to conveniently pay for goods and services without cash, credit card or smartphone. Now, Swedish companies are asking their employees to accept such implants to aid in identification and security clearance. Lionel of Lionel Media sees the ominous trend as […]

RT is Dangerous Because It Tells the Truth – Former DHS Official

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
RT America Published on Nov 28, 2018 A former DHS official Suzanne Spaulding claimed on Tuesday that the RT’s insistence on speaking the truth is what makes the network so dangerous. Rick Sanchez joins Sara Montes del Oca to point out that while other networks are too often “afraid of telling the truth,” RT America is […]

Is There Going to be a Full Scale War Between Russia and Ukraine? Kiev Warns of “Threat of Full-Scale War”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
PressTV Published on Nov 28, 2018 Ukraine has warned of the threat of a full-scale war with Russia, following what it called Moscow’s QUOTE dramatic military buildup at the border. Poroshenko also claimed that numbers of Russian troops in Crimea have tripled since the peninsula joined Russia in 20-14. Kiev has imposed martial law on border […]

Israel with Illegal Nukes Present Real Danger to Peace: Analyst

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
PressTV Published on Nov 28, 2018 Rogue regimes like Israel with their illegal stockpiles of nuclear weapons present the real danger to global peace, according to independent political analyst Adam Garrie. end

US Encouraging Provocation Between Russia, Ukraine

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
PressTV Published on Nov 28, 2018 Moscow says the United States is encouraging provocation between Russia and Ukraine over the recent confrontation off the coast of Crimea. Lavrov added that Washington should mediate between Ukraine and its breakaway regions instead of defending Kiev. The comments by the top diplomat come as the Russian President blamed his […]

German Officials: Sanction Russia Over Kerch Strait Incident

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
RT America Published on Nov 27, 2018 RT Correspondent Murad Gazdiev reports from Kerch, Russia, bringing the latest on developments in the region following the sea clash between Russia and Ukraine in the Kerch Strait. Former US Diplomat Jim Jatras gives his thoughts on the news, including calls from German officials to sanction Russia over the […]

Putin on Kerch Strait Incident: Clearly a Provocation, Pretext to Introduce Martial Law

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
RT Published on Nov 28, 2018 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin comments on the clash between Russian and Ukrainian military ships in Kerch strait. end

WikiLeaks Sues the Guardian Over ‘100% Fake’ Assange-Manafort Meetings Article

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
RT Published on Nov 28, 2018 Julian #Assange is in the headlines once again with #WikiLeaks saying it’s ready to sue Britain’s Guardian newspaper. It’s accused of fabricating a story of Assange secretly meeting Donald Trump’s former election campaign chairman Paul Manafort. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9je9 end

EU Army Plans Escalate: Germany Schemes to Force EU in to UN Security Council

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
EU Army Plans Escalate: Germany Schemes to Force EU in to UN Security Council by HELEN BARNETT, https://www.express.co.uk/ GERMANY’S finance minister Olaf Scholz has announced a plot that would see the European Union gain a seat on the UN Security Council. – Mr Scholz said he wants to turn France’s seat on the peacekeeping organisation into a […]

Putin: Russia With Major Partners Working on Financial Systems Independent From SWIFT

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Putin: Russia With Major Partners Working on Financial Systems Independent From SWIFT by https://sputniknews.com/ Russian President Vladimir Putin is attending the ‘Building Partnerships, Bridging Differences’ plenary session at the 10th annual ‘Russia Calling’ Investment Forum in Moscow on 28 November. – Vladimir Putin said at Russia Calling Investment Forum that Moscow was working with its major partners in order […]

Israeli Envoy: Trump to Unveil ‘Deal of the Century’ in Early 2019

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Israeli Envoy: Trump to Unveil ‘Deal of the Century’ in Early 2019 by http://www.maannews.com/ BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, announced, on Tuesday, that the United States Trump administration expects to release its so-called “Deal of the Century” in the beginning of 2019. Danon told a group of UN reporters […]

Black Sea Face Off: Is Ukraine Provoking War With Russia?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
RonPaulLibertyReport Published on Nov 27, 2018 The Russian seizure of two Ukrainian warships sailing through the Kerch Strait has flared up tensions almost to the point of war. Are special interests pushing Ukraine to provoke Russia? Is Kiev operating all on its own? Are Washington neocon fingerprints on this little operation? Will it spin out of […]

Bill Holter: Mad Max World Possible as Unpayable Debt Bubble Pops — There is Going to be a Reset

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Bill Holter: Mad Max World Possible as Unpayable Debt Bubble Pops by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Financial writer and precious metals expert Bill Holter has been asking the same question many others have been asking. How long can the heavily indebted and manipulated global economy go before it blows or can it go on indefinitely? Holter says, “It […]

Russian Military Officials Angered Over UK Dispatch Of “Survey Ship” To Black Sea; Calls For Destroyer

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Military Officials Angered Over UK Dispatch Of “Survey Ship” To Black Sea; Calls For Destroyer by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ The national security monitor and publication Strategic Sentinel confirms that Britain is to dispatch the HMS Echo, a UK Royal Navy survey vessel and monitoring ship to the Black Sea following the Russia-Ukraine incident near the Kerch Strait. – But crucially there are […]

Can Italy Survive EU Financial War about to be Launched Against It?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
The Duran Published on Nov 26, 2018 The Duran – News in Review – Episode 155. The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris explore the deficit standoff between Italy and the European Union, and how the EU’s financial threats against the Italian government are meant to punish the anti-EU leaders of Italy, who have dared […]

China Warns Trade War With US Could Escalate Into ‘Great Depression & World War’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
China Warns Trade War With US Could Escalate Into ‘Great Depression & World War’ by https://sputniknews.com/ Washington is considering sanctions against companies and officials linked to China’s alleged crackdown on the country’s minority Muslims. – Speaking to Reuters before heading to join Chinese President Xi Jinping’s delegation at this week’s G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Cui Tiankai said China was going […]

Some Tech Bits – USB 3.0 Working on XU4!

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 1 hour ago
Some Tech Talk about trying to get Devuan 2.0 to work on the XU4, succeeding with USB 3.0 disk support, and other bits. Continue reading →

Why U.S. Senate Vote To Advance Resolution To End Military Involvement In Saudi War In Yemen Is Remarkable

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 1 hour ago
The United States Senate took a significant step in withdrawing U.S. military support for the Saudi Arabia-led war in Yemen and advanced debate on a war powers resolution by a vote of 63-37. The vote discharged the resolution on withdrawing U.S. military support from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which The post Why U.S. Senate Vote To Advance Resolution To End Military Involvement In Saudi War In Yemen Is Remarkable appeared first on Shadowproof.

The Fallacy of Gravitational Accretion

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 1 hour ago
Newtonian physics describes the motion of objects affected by the presence of other objects. Objects are bounded volumes of condensed crystalline and solid matter capable of independent motion. (This is actually nonsense because if gravity is the motion of objects … Continue reading →

Writing and Publishing in XML – Thoughts

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 1 hour ago
I’ve recently completed the publication of the NCGT Journal Vol. 6 No 3 and sent it to archiving or listing in a commercial literature database. The workflow is based on submitted articles and essays etc based on the almost ubiquitous Word … Continue reading →

Aerial Assassins: Meet the 5 Best Fighter Jets on Planet Earth

Robert Farley at Test Feed Using Fields - 1 hour ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Let the debate begin. *In the wake of Vietnam, the United States needed an air superiority platform that could consistently defeat the best that the Soviet Union had to offer. The F-15 (eventually complemented by the F-16) provided this platform, and then some. After the end of the Cold War, the United States needed an airframe versatile enough to carry out the air superiority mission while also becoming an effective strike aircraft. Again, the F-15 solved the problem.* What are the five greatest fighter aircraft of all time? *(This first appeared ... more »

Meet the 5 Worst Guns on the Planet (From Russia)

Charlie Gao at Test Feed Using Fields - 1 hour ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Here are some of the worst pistols that were designed or used by Russia, stretching from the imperial era to the current day. *Ever since its adoption as the new primary sidearm of the Russian army and Interior Ministry in 2003, the PYa has found itself plagued with numerous problems. * While the Makarov and Tokarev are probably the most well known Russian pistols, the Russian Federation and the Soviet Union designed many more. Some of these designs were excellent, others, not so much. Here are some of the worst pistols that were designed or used by Ru... more »

Crop yields consistently up confounding warming scare stories

Dave Juday at CFACT - 1 hour ago
The USDA has kept crop records since that agency was created in the 1860’s. Over that period – which coincides with “large-scale industrial coal burning” and other recent human activities alleged to increase warming – national average corn yields have increased more than 7-fold. The post Crop yields consistently up confounding warming scare stories appeared first on CFACT.

China ‘To Overtake U.S. Naval Power In 15 Years’

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
A nuclear-powered submarine of the People's Liberation Army Navy's North Sea Fleet. Photo: AFP *Peter J. Brown, Asia Times:* *Naval superpower race: China ‘to overtake US in 15 years’* *Unless the US greatly increases spending on its navy, Beijing is set to rule the waves in less than two decades, a new report finds * In the near future, could the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s Navy out-number and outgun the US Navy? According to informed sources, it is not only possible, it is likely within 15 years. An essay written by Boston College Political Science Professor Robert Ross, ... more »

Trump, Apple, but No Teacher

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 1 hour ago
Ivanka Trump, Czarina of Shiny Things, traveled to an Idaho school and took Tm Cook, Big Boss Apple, along with her, to contemplate the glossy beauty of post-teacher education. The Idaho Statesman covered her visit in severe detail (including coverage of an omelet she ate before leaving). The visit was intended to be quick and quiet, with only the Statesman and an ABC crew allowed to witness. And only to witness-- no questions allowed. Some word got out and an assortment of supporters and protesters were waiting outside the school. One more rich self-appointed ed expertInside, stude... more »

Your Pets May Get Sick from Exposure to Digital, Electronic, and Wireless Devices, CFL and LED Light Bulbs Even If You Don’t

Activist Post at Activist Post - 2 hours ago
By B.N. Frank Many pet parents go to great lengths to keep their fur children healthy and happy for as long as possible. Activist Post... more »

Why I voted for proportional representation

paul at Paying attention - 2 hours ago
I spent 10 years in the legislative press gallery, a front-row seat for the spectacle of B.C. politics. It was mostly — not always — horrifying. Cynical, dishonest and hyper-partisan, an unending election campaign. Collaboration was not impossible, but the system made it really difficult. MLAs, mostly good people, behaved badly. It was sad and infuriating, and demeaning for everyone involved. That’s first-past-the-post. So why keep a failed system when we have a chance to try a different, probably better, way of electing MLAs and governments? And with the option to change back ... more »

Amazon Releases Update And Improves Facial Rekognition Software As We Enter The Point Of No Return For Biometrics

Aaron at Activist Post - 2 hours ago
By Aaron Kesel Amazon has released an update to its controversial Amazon Rekogntion software which “improves the ability to detect more faces, increases the accuracy... more »

Michael Smith on Murphy Brown

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 2 hours ago
“Murphy Brown was cancelled. I'm not surprised. I watched about 5 minutes of the first show out of morbid curiosity and found it to be completely unwatchable. The plot was tedious and the dialog sounded like an episode of The View with Rachel Maddow of MSNBC and Don Lemon and Jim Acosta of CNN as guest panelists. When it was popular back in the late 80's it had little competition in bashing Republicans - now there is so much from CNN, MSNBC and the Alphabet broadcast networks that their Trump bashing jokes fell flat. Another fail was that a sitcom relies on likable characters even... more »

Musical Interlude: Deuter, “Along the High Ridges”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
Deuter, “Along the High Ridges”

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
“What makes this spiral galaxy so long? Measuring over 700,000 light years across from top to bottom, NGC 6872, also known as the Condor galaxy, is one of the most elongated barred spiral galaxies known. *Click image for larger size.* The galaxy's protracted shape likely results from its continuing collision with the smaller galaxy IC 4970, visible just above center. Of particular interest is NGC 6872's spiral arm on the upper left, as pictured here, which exhibits an unusually high amount of blue star forming regions. The light we see today left these colliding giants before the day... more »

"Be Kind..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
"Be kind, for everyone you know is fighting a hard battle." - Plato

"Sometimes..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
"Sometimes this human stuff is slimy and pathetic... but better to feel it and talk about it and walk through it than to spend a lifetime being silently poisoned." - Anne Lamott "It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life." - Elizabeth Kenny

Venezuela Is Losing Friends In China

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
President Xi Jinping met with President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela at the Great Hall of the People *Benjamin N. Gedan, Americas Quarterly:* *China’s Venezuela Policy Is Losing Popularity – in China* *Amid hyperinflation and declining oil production, skepticism surrounds China's bet on Venezuela. * SHANGHAI – Nicolás Maduro’s visit to Beijing in September was front page news in Caracas, as the Venezuelan leader trumpeted China’s willingness to extend a $5 billion credit line to its cash-strapped South American ally. For Maduro, meetings with President Xi Jinping and the Chinese pr... more »

"For This Is What We Do, And Why..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succor of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till." - J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Lord of the Rings” *Sam:* "It's like in the great stories Mr. Frodo, the ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn't want to know the end because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end it's only a ... more »

"Comparing China and America: Economies Diverge, Police States Converge"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*"Comparing China and America: * *Economies Diverge, Police States Converge"* by Fred Reed "I have followed China’s development, its stunning advance in forty years from impoverished Third World to a huge economy, its rapid scientific progress. Coming from nowhere it now runs neck and neck with the US in supercomputers, does world-class work in genetic engineering and genomics (the Beijing Genomics Institutes), quantum computing and quantum radar, in scientific publications. It lags in many things, but the speed of advance, the intense focus on progress, is remarkable. Recently, af... more »

Forum Dissects Millennials’ Disconnection from School and Work

LaMont Jones at Diverse - 3 hours ago
Alarming numbers of America’s largest demographic group – millennials – are disconnected from education and employment, and the causes must be identified and addressed to save trillions of dollars in untapped potential and related social outlays, according to presenters and guests brought together Wednesday afternoon by the Educational Testing Service to discuss its two new reports on the subject.

Gregory Mannarino, "Special Report! Markets: Good Cop, Bad Cop, and The 'Trump Put.'"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*Gregory Mannarino, * *"Special Report! Markets: Good Cop, Bad Cop, and The 'Trump Put.'"* • *MarketWatch Market Summary* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary • *CNN Market Data:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/dow/

Flake’s Revenge – Senate Cancels Votes on 21 Federal Judges After Jeff Flake Blocks Committee…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 3 hours ago
Outgoing U.S. Senator Jeff Flake from Arizona has given the American electorate the big middle finger for Christmas. Flake has followed-through on his vow to block of more than 20 judicial nominees; forcing the Senate Judiciary Committee to abandon six … Continue reading →

Melania Trump Liberty University Convocation and Town Hall Discussion on Opioid Crisis…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 3 hours ago
First Lady Melania Trump delivers a speech at the Liberty University convocation, and participates in a town hall discussion of America’s opioid crisis.

President Trump and First-Lady Melania National Christmas Tree Lighting…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 3 hours ago
President Trump and First Lady Melania participate in national tree lighting ceremony at The Ellipse.

Does This Video Show a Walmart Without Enough Security Guards Being Looted?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
When the guards are away, the looters will play.

Did a College Give Students Hockey Pucks to Use Against Mass Shootings?

Arturo Garcia at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
The unusual tactic was first suggested during a training session, but police said using a puck would be an "absolute last strategy."

Breaking: US Senate Advances Resolution to Stop Backing Saudi Genocide in Yemen

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 3 hours ago
In a historic vote, the senate advanced a resolution that would end US support for the Saudi-led coalition that has been waging war in Yemen since 2015. The post Breaking: US Senate Advances Resolution to Stop Backing Saudi Genocide in Yemen appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

The Anti-Christ and the Third Temple

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Blackstone Intelligence Network Streamed live on Oct 10, 2018 Christians, Muslims & Jews share common eschatological beliefs. Tonight, we discuss some of those cross-over beliefs as they relate to the Messiah, the Anti-Christ and the building of the Third Temple. end

The Bullshit About a “New” Alzheimer’s Treatment

Kent Heckenlively at BolenReport - 3 hours ago
By Kent Heckenlively, JD It’s not often I call bullshit on a news story. However, I call ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT on this story. HIV drugs may help people with Alzheimer’s and Down syndrome, says new hypothesis on Alzheimer’s origins Do you want the bullshit first, or the truth? Okay, I’ll give you the bullshit first. If … Continue reading The Bullshit About a “New” Alzheimer’s Treatment The post The Bullshit About a “New” Alzheimer’s Treatment appeared first on BolenReport.

Life In China's Gulags

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*Spiegel Online:* *Chinese Prison Camps: The Dark System* Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, an estimated 50 million people have been interned in prison camps, making it the largest system of forced labor, torture and brainwashing the world has ever known. At the height of the system, more than 1,000 facilities were alleged to have stretched across the entire country. In November 2013, almost exactly five years ago, China's Communist Party officially abandoned the sinister sites. But in truth many of the old facilities still exist, often under a new name. It is ... more »

Can a Russian T-90 Tank Survive an Attack from a U.S. TOW Missile?

Robert Beckhusen at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, * We might have an answer. *The Shtora is an electro-optical jammer designed to disrupt guided missiles. It’s not clear if the jammers were switched on, or didn’t work, when the Hawks Mountain Brigade opened fire. Russian media has also reported that the particular tank was an earlier version of the T-90, so more recent upgrades, such as the T-90A which boasts a modified turret, should fare better.* For all the videos coming out of the Syrian civil war, a one minute, 31-second clip of a U.S.-made TOW missile slamming into a T-90 tank got more atte... more »

Meet the 3 Deadliest Rifles of the U.S. Military (That Never Made It To the Battlefield)

Charlie Gao at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Best of the best of the not purchased? The history of the U.S. military’s small arms adoption process is filled with “what ifs.” Plenty of great firearms have been turned down, from the FN FAL to the Savage Model 1907. Here are some of the best rifles that were trialed by the U.S. military but never adopted. *1. The Pedersen Rifle:* The semi-automatic infantry rifle was a concept that garnered intense interest during the interwar period. While semi-automatic rifles such as the French RSC 1917 and 1918 and Mauser Selbstlader 1916 saw service during th... more »

North Korea's Biggest Fear: F-35s and "Elephant Walks"

David Axe at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * The Air Force just massed an amazing array of fire power. It just might have been in the wrong place. On Nov. 19, 2018, two U.S. Air Force wings in Utah launched thirty-five F-35 stealth fighters in a short span of time. The air force lauded the display as evidence of America's overwhelming military might. At least one critic dismissed it as a publicity stunt. In fact, there's one region where mass-takeoffs are an important military procedure: the Korean Peninsula. Ironically, that's the one region where the Trump administration is deliberately limiting ... more »

A.L.O.H.A. Homes-- Guest Post By State Senator Stanley Chang (D-HI)

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
*Stanley Chang is a progressive Democrat representing the 9th District in the Hawaii State Senate, which-- until he won his election, was the last Republican Senate district in Hawaii. Recently, he was named Chair of the Committee on Housing, which is tasked with finding solutions to Hawaii’s chronic housing shortage.* A recent poll from the University of Hawaii Public Policy Center lists housing as the number one issue for voters in the State of Hawaii. If you are from Hawaii, this wouldn’t surprise you. At least as long as I’ve been alive, the headlines and news coverage have la... more »

Legal marijuana in Massachusetts

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 4 hours ago
I was watching on TV that traffic jam in Massachusetts for legal marijuana. What a stupid group--from the state lusting for taxes, to entrepreneurs raking in the bucks, to the deluded buyers. We've got massive health and expense with drugs, alcohol and obesity, marching with those who rant against GMO, chemtrails, vaccines and gluten. We have the deluded who put hormones regularly in their bodies, who think building fake vaginas and adding penises are a civil right, and they've now talked themselves into adding another toxic chemical to their already damaged bodies. Good luck on h... more »

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 28, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Jamie Dettmer, VOA*: *Russia Moves Fast to Deepen Kerch Crisis * LONDON — Russia’s attack on Ukrainian military vessels in the Black Sea marks the first time the Kremlin has staged open aggression against Ukraine since President Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea four years ago, and launched a destabilization campaign in the Donbas region. In the past, the Kremlin has used so-called “little green men” — Russian soldiers without an insignia — to stage provocations or battle Ukrainian forces, denying they are directed by Moscow. Sunday marked a new departure, however, with the hybrid wa... more »

Philadelphia CPS Tries to Silence Grandmother Exposing Rape of Grandchild in DHS Foster Care

AdminM at Health Impact News - 4 hours ago
Child Protective Services, funded by American taxpayers, doesn't believe that they should be held accountable to the citizens who foot the bill. Repeatedly, we have seen efforts by various state CPS agencies around the country to silence parents who speak out about the abuse that they and their children suffer at the hands of social workers and courts as well as abuse that happens to their children in foster homes, group homes, and hospitals. CPS social workers and their attorneys sometimes request, and judges approve, gag orders demanding that families keep quiet about what they h... more »

1984 is upon us

Robert at Ice Age Now - 5 hours ago
Warming is cooling. Snow is proof of warming. Record cold is catastrophic man-made global warming. All bad weather is due to climate change. 2+2=5. Logic is white male identity politics. Forest fires are caused by “carbon pollution.” Boys are girls. If you disagree with any of this you are a Nazi. _____________ Thanks to Josh ... Read more1984 is upon us The post 1984 is upon us appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Most ice in Hudson Bay since 1993 for this time of year

Robert at Ice Age Now - 5 hours ago
Polar bears can rejoice – Hudson Bay polar bear habitat is highest in more than two decades for this time of year. 22 Nov 2018 – Not since 1993 has there been as much polar bear habitat in the 2nd-last week of November. The area in white on the map below shows sea-ice extent. ... Read moreMost ice in Hudson Bay since 1993 for this time of year The post Most ice in Hudson Bay since 1993 for this time of year appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Early season snowfall yet again in the Arabian Peninsula

Robert at Ice Age Now - 5 hours ago
Northern Saudi cities, including Ha’il, al-Jouf and Tabuk experienced yet another round of snow this week, bringing both joy and misery to its residents. Earlier in November, snow and hail had fallen as far south as Maysan, in the country’s southwest. See photos: https://electroverse.net/early-season-snow-blankets-parts-of-the-arabian-desert/ Thanks to Stephen Bird for this link The post Early season snowfall yet again in the Arabian Peninsula appeared first on Ice Age Now.

The glorious virtue of killing folk to save the world

Robert at Ice Age Now - 5 hours ago
Imagine the death rate and carnage if we depended only on ‘renewable’ wind and solar during a blizzard. _________________ The glorious virtue of killing folk to save the world Imagine the death rate and carnage if we depended only on ‘renewable’ wind and solar during a blizzard By tomOmason Imagine the death rate and carnage ... Read moreThe glorious virtue of killing folk to save the world The post The glorious virtue of killing folk to save the world appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Independent Investigative Journalist Abby Martin “Digs Into” WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, Randy Credico & Roger Stone

Activist Post at Activist Post - 5 hours ago
By Catherine J. Frompovich Journalists, especially Julian Assange of WikiLeaks, are “watchdogs”! However, since the Obama administration, it seems no journalist nor news media platforms...more »

Labour and a Second Referendum

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 5 hours ago
John McDonnell's remarks aren't official Labour Party policy, but let's run with them. We know Theresa May's Brexit deal won't pass muster in the Commons, regardless of TV debates and threatening backbenchers with imminent doom. What happens next? We are seeing a convergence between the reality wing of the Tories and leading Labour lights around a Plan B. This deal is a proper soft Brexit, an arrangement based loosely around Norway's relationship with the EU, and was previously an option available earlier in negotiations (but dismissed by May in her monomaniacal obsession with immi... more »

Breaking: Fierce clashes breakout in Aleppo after jihadists attack city

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 A.M.) – Intense clashes broke out in western Aleppo this evening after the jihadist rebels attacked the provincial capital. According to reports from Aleppo city, the jihadist rebels launched several artillery shells towards the western districts of the provincial capital; this resulted in a number a of explosions. The Syrian Arab Army […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian reconnaissance planes hover jihadist positions in Idlib

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 A.M.) – The Russian Air Force has conducted several flights over the Idlib Governorate, tonight, following an attempted drone attack by the jihadist rebels. Russian IL-20 reconnaissance planes were seen hovering over the Idlib-Latakia axis and circling the jihadist stronghold of Jisr Al-Shughour, a military source told Al-Masdar News this evening. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian prisoner exchange under discussion at Astana peace conference

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
Experts from the Astana format’s working group for the exchange of prisoners in Syria are working on a prisoner swap between Damascus and the opposition, in which some 50 for 50 people could be swapped, Russia’s Special Presidential Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentyev told a news conference on Wednesday. The experts in the working group […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US Sec. of State claims Saudi Arabia spent billions to ‘relieve’ suffering in Yemen

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 P.M.) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed the Islamic Republic of Iran via Twitter on Wednesday, claiming that the Persian Gulf nation has interest in relieving the suffering in Yemen. “Iran’s regime has no interest in easing Yemeni suffering; the mullahs don’t even care for ordinary Iranians,” Pompeo began. He […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Jihadist rebels strike Aleppo city for first time since chemical weapons attack

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:10 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels launched a fresh attack on Aleppo city, tonight, targeting the western districts of the provincial capital. According to a military source in the provincial capital, the jihadist rebels fired at least two mortar shells towards the New Aleppo District, causing minimal material damage to a building in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Update: Houthi forces claim direct hit on Saudi Apache helicopter base

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 P.M.) – The Houthi Movement launched a ballistic missile at a Saudi Apache helicopter base in the Najran Province of southern Saudi Arabia this evening. According to the official media wing of the Houthi forces, their rocket battalion fired a Badr-1 ballistic missile this evening at the Saudi Apache helicopter base. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army unleashes massive retaliatory attack in northern Latakia

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a massive assault in the northern countryside of the Latakia Governorate, a military source told Al-Masdar News. According to the military source, the Syrian Arab Army unleashed a barrage of surface-to-surface missiles and artillery shells towards the jihadist rebel positions in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

At least 10 dead after attack on British firm G4S’s Kabul compound

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
At least 10 people were reportedly killed and 19 more were wounded after a suicide bombing and subsequent gun battle at the compound of British security firm G4S in eastern Kabul on Wednesday. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which began with a car bomb and was then followed up by attackers on foot. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Houthis fires ballistic missile at Saudi Apache helicopter base

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) – The Houthis Movement fired a ballistic missile at a Saudi Apache helicopter base in the southern province of Najran this evening. According to the official media wing of the Houthis, their rocket battalion fired a Badr-1 ballistic missile at the Saudi helicopter base in the Beir Askar region of Saudi […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Developing: Israeli warplanes stalk Lebanese-Syrian border

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – For the third-day in row, the Israeli Air Force has conducted flights along the Syrian-Lebanese border. According to a military source in Damascus, the Syrian military has been watching the situation along the border closely, as Israeli warplanes were spotted near the Syria’s border with Lebanon’s Beqa’a Governorate. The source […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia is ready to take the offensive against Al-Nusra in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
Moscow is ready to participate in the fight against the Jabhat al-Nusra terror group (outlawed in Russia) in Syria, Presidential Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentyev said at a press conference on Wednesday, adding that Moscow was still hopeful that the Syrian opposition would manage to accomplish the task itself. According to Lavrentyev, over 15,000 Jabhat […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Saudi Coalition launched large-scale offensive along Yemeni border

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 P.M.) – The Saudi Coalition launched a large-scale offensive on Wednesday, targeting the Houthi positions around the Al-Qais Mountains. Backed by heavy airstrikes, the Saudi Coalition stormed the Houthi positions in a bid to retake the imperative Al-Qais Mountains that are located inside the Jizan Provice. No advances have been reported by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

VANYA QUIÑONES

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
*VANYA QUIÑONES* was appointed provost of Pace University. Prior to her new role, she was an associate provost at Hunter College. Quiñones received a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s in cell biology from the Universidad de Puerto Rico and a Ph.D. in neurobiology and physiology from Rutgers University.

CLAUDIA MARIN ANDRADE

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
*CLAUDIA MARIN ANDRADE* was appointed dean of students at State University of New York (SUNY) College at Old Westbury. She previously was the assistant dean of students and director of student advocacy and prevention awareness at Hofstra University. Andrade earned a bachelor’s in graphic design from Manhattanville College and a master’s in social work from Fordham University.

MYRON ANDERSON

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
*MYRON ANDERSON* was named vice president for inclusive excellence at The University of Texas San Antonio. Currently he serves as the associate to the president for diversity at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Anderson received a bachelor’s in political science from Virginia Tech, a master’s from Radford University and a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech.

CHING-HUA WANG

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
*CHING-HUA WANG* was named president of Samuel Merritt University. She previously was provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State University at Sacramento. Wang earned a medical degree from Beijing Medical College, a master’s in immunology from Beijing University and a Ph.D. in immunology from Cornell University.

THELATHIA “NIKKI” YOUNG

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
*THELATHIA “NIKKI” YOUNG* was named associate professor of women’s and gender studies at Bucknell University. Prior to her new role, she served as an assistant professor of women’s and gender studies and religion at the university. Young earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Asheville and a master’s degree, a master of divinity degree and a Ph.D. from Emory University.

MAURICE EMMANUEL PARENT

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
*MAURICE EMMANUEL PARENT* has been appointed the Rev. J. Donald Monan, S.J., Professor in Theatre Arts at Boston College. Currently, he serves as an adjunct professor of acting at Tufts University and of music theatre technique at Boston University. Parent received a bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a master’s degree in vocal performance and musical theatre from New York University.

LESLIE R. WALKER-HARDING

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
*LESLIE R. WALKER-HARDING* has been appointed chair of the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics and associate dean for its School of Medicine. Walker-Harding received a medical degree from the University of Illinois, completed her pediatric residency training at the University of Chicago and her adolescent medicine fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco.

Was The Kerch Strait Kerfuffle A Bridge Too Far For the Ukraine?

dr.samizdat1618@gmail.com at Event Horizon Chronicle - 5 hours ago
*A brief note on the situation in the Ukraine.* It has taken about 60 to 90 days longer than I had anticipated for things in the simmering Ukraine conflict to reach this stage. I was expecting something along the lines of last week's, ill-fated, Ukrainian naval expedition in the Kerch Strait, and even more, maybe in August or September, within several weeks of the World Cup. Though nothing major happened then, the events of recent days are truly serious, and are capable of sparking off more and bigger trouble. To be sure, the Minsk Agreement would appear to effectively be a dead le... more »

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Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 5 hours ago
I’m not on social media anymore, if I ever was.

Officials: Inmates Ran $560K Online Dating Extortion Scheme

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
Five inmates in the Carolinas extorted more than half a million dollars from military personnel throughout the country, using illegal cellphones to pose as women on dating sites, authorities said.

World News Briefs -- November 28, 2018 (Evening Edition)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*Reuters*: *Putin defiant on Ukraine crisis despite Trump summit talks threat* MOSCOW/KERCH, Crimea (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday shrugged off a threat from U.S. President Donald Trump to cancel a meeting with him due to Moscow’s seizure of three Ukrainian navy ships, and accused Ukraine’s president of orchestrating the crisis. Russia seized the Ukrainian vessels and their crews on Sunday near Crimea, the Ukrainian region which Moscow annexed in 2014, over what it said was their illegal entry into Russian waters, which Ukraine denies. *Read more *.... *MIDD... more »

Oh Dear – Stormy Daniels Says CPL Avenatti Went Rogue…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
Funny stuff happens when a judge tells a plaintiff she has to pay $341,500 for the legal expenses of a lawsuit she lost. All of a sudden Stormy Daniels is saying her CPL, Michael Avenatti, was acting against her wishes: … Continue reading →

Thought Police: British Cops Are Building AI Program That Will Stop Crimes That Haven’t Been Committed

Activist Post at Activist Post - 6 hours ago
By Mac Slavo A dystopian future awaits humanity if we cannot realize the dangers of programs such as the one the British police are working... more »

Wikileaks Rips Guardian’s Manafort-Assange Report by ‘Serial Fabricator’, Offers Million Dollar Challenge

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 6 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Is it too early to call The Guardian's latest canard fake news?

Love. Fear. Inflation. A Precious Metals Trifecta

Activist Post at Activist Post - 6 hours ago
By David Smith Going forward, there are – and will continue to be – three primary drivers of global physical gold (and silver) demand. During... more »

Majority of journal’s editorial board resigns after publisher’s handling of letter about move to open access

Adam Marcus at Retraction Watch - 6 hours ago
A leading journal in ecology and evolution is going through an evolution of its own, following the resignation of its editor in chief and more than half of its editorial board. The mass exodus at Diversity & Distributions came after Wiley, which publishes the journal, allegedly blocked it from running a letter protesting the company’s … Continue reading Majority of journal’s editorial board resigns after publisher’s handling of letter about move to open access

China's Legacy in Sri Lanka's Civil War Gives It a Diplomatic Edge

Kadira Pethiyagoda at Test Feed Using Fields - 6 hours ago
*Kadira Pethiyagoda* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Sri Lankans are more angry over the war and corruption than they are about Beijing's influence. In 2015, when Sri Lanka received relatively rare mention in discussions of world politics, then-President Mahinda Rajapaksa suffered a shock election loss. At the time, I outlined lessons that rising powers like China could learn when developing insights into smaller countries like Sri Lanka, including an appreciation of their own reputations. Observation of recent events in Sri Lanka—prime ministers replaced, parliament dissolved,... more »

How the F-14 Tomcat Became the "Bombcat" (Or a Strike Aircraft)

Charlie Gao at Test Feed Using Fields - 6 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * The F-14 Tomcat was designed to defend the U.S. Navy’s fleets from practically every airborne threat. While it packed long range AIM-54 Phoenix missiles for defense against bombers carrying standoff missiles, it was no slouch in a dogfight either, although early versions were held back by its TF30 engines in that arena. But for a brief period in the 1990s, the F-14 was used as a strike aircraft. *The Bombcats proved to be rather potent in usage. While some advanced functionality of the pod (e.g., navigation) was not integrated into the F-14, the images... more »

Evan's Song

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 6 hours ago
*(In honour of the latest manipulative John Lewis advert...* *Evan, this one's for you. * *And you can tell everybody.)* Well, I put my arm bands on and took the plunge tonight, and decided to give Evan Davis's new-look travelling-show version of *PM* a listen. (As a blogger about BBC bias, I'm not one of those who can easily hide from such things.) I managed the opening Brexit-focused quarter of an hour and then climbed out, shivering and grasping for the gift of someone's (maybe David Furnish's?) towel. Given what you've already said in the comments, I had a strong feeling i... more »

No Joke; President Obama Takes Credit for the Oil Boom

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 6 hours ago
Obama: "Suddenly America is the largest oil producer, that was me people … say thank you." pic.twitter.com/VfQfX1SR0x — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 28, 2018 Trump to repeal Obama fracking rule (Source) EPA starts dismantling Obama methane rules on new fracking wells (Source) The Keystone XL pipeline is dead. Here’s why Obama rejected it. (Source) The … Continue reading "No Joke; President Obama Takes Credit for the Oil Boom"

Mark Levin on Climate Change

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 6 hours ago
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BREAKING: Purity of heart is to will one thing!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 6 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2018We hope to return to full expo:* Long ago and far away, we needed the help of logicians. In fact, the time of which we're thinking wasn't that long ago. We're thinking back to the 1990s, when Bill Clinton sat in the White House. We needed the help of logicians during the great, inane Medicare debate which began in 1995. A few years later, we needed the help of logicians when our upper-end journalists began engaging in "creative paraphrase" aimed at Candidate Gore. What *is* the "logic of paraphrase?" What counts as a sensible and fair paraphrase? What... more »

James Carrion's The Roswel Deception

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 6 hours ago
Over the last few hours, I have received a half dozen notifications about James Carrion’s book about the Roswell UFO crash, *The Roswell Deception*. Carrion’s been working on it for a long time, and, has “previewed” parts of it on several James Carrion. Photo copyright by Kevin Randleoccasions. The book is long so that I haven’t had time to read the whole thing yet. I do know that he is passionate about his explanation. One other thing of note. He was, at one time he was the International Director of MUFON, and in February 2010, gave up that position. He said that as a single pare... more »

DNA-testing company 23andMe has signed a $300 million deal with a drug giant. Here’s how to delete your data if that freaks you out.

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 6 hours ago
In case you weren’t aware, companies like Ancestry and 23andMe are legally allowed, and often do, sell your data to drugmakers. However, this summer one of those partnerships became much more explicit; in July Big Pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline acquired a $300 million stake in 23andMe. (Please make sure to watch the video below.) (Please make sure […] The post DNA-testing company 23andMe has signed a $300 million deal with a drug giant. Here’s how to delete your data if that freaks you out. appeared first on Health Nut News.

The High Cost of Good Intentions by John Cogan

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 6 hours ago
“Entitlements grow over time because of a force called “the equally worthy claim,” where eligibility for benefits continually expands until programs no longer resemble their initial, honorable intentions.” Entitlements don’t go just to the poor. The word doesn’t mean the same thing to all. Some think it’s a handout, unearned. Others see it as a benefit than can’t be taken away because it is their right. It is a benefit under the law to anyone who qualifies. https://www.policyed.org/perspectives-policy/high-cost-good-intentions/video I’m trying to get a copy of Cogan’s book fr... more »

Strong chance of a new El Niño forming, says WMO

Hifast at Climate Collections - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: The last one finished in mid-2016 and was one of the strongest on record. The World Meteorological Organization says there’s a 75-80% chance of the weather phenomenon forming by next February, BBC News reports. The naturally occurring event causes changes in the temperature of the Pacific Ocean and has…

Vehicle Electrification, EV Batteries—A New Hope (Followup)

Hifast at Climate Collections - 6 hours ago
From Watts Up With That: Guest Blogger / November 27, 2018 By Rud Istvan, EV Batteries—and A New Hope This is the second of two loosely related guest posts that ctm and I recently discussed, drawing on my subject matter expertise (SME) in energy storage materials and related matters. My SME status was hard won […]

Here Come The Climate Scares

Hifast at Climate Collections - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ In the run-up to the annually grand UN climate change summit, this time in Katowice, Poland, we can expect the usual deluge of scary climate stuff. Not surprisingly, the biggest climate clowns by far are the UN IPCC and the US GCRP, plus…

UKCP18–The Met Office’s New Junk Climate Projections

Hifast at Climate Collections - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood As promised, the low down on the newly published UK Climate Projections 2018 from the Met Office: The UK’s most comprehensive picture yet of how the climate could change over the next century has been launched today by Environment Secretary Michael Gove.…

Arctic Sea Ice Volume 27-Nov-2018

Hifast at Climate Collections - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: ? From DMI

Did Matthew Whitaker Say That Muslims, Jews, and Atheists Shouldn’t Be Judges?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
“No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.”

Did the Trump Administration Take Land from the Tribe That Welcomed the Pilgrims?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
The Department of the Interior reversed an Obama-era decision to put Mashpee Wampanoag land in federal trust.

High Court Likely to Say States Can’t Levy Excessive Fines

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
The Supreme Court left little doubt that it would rule that the Constitution's ban on excessive fines applies to the states, an outcome that could help an Indiana man recover the $40,000 Land Rover police seized when they arrested him for selling about $400 worth of heroin.

A new genetic-engineering technology could spell the end for malaria

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 6 hours ago
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A Nuclear Fusion Reactor Just Set Several World Records

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 6 hours ago
https://futurism.com/nuclear-fusion-reactor-wendelstein-7-x/

Why momos are the worst street food ever

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 6 hours ago
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/diet/why-momos-are-the-worst-street-food-ever/articleshow/58696916.cms?utm_campaign=andapp&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=other

You Can Now Pick Your Baby’s Eye Color Before You’re Even Pregnant

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 6 hours ago
https://futurism.com/the-byte/eye-color-designer-baby

The Supreme Court Could Restore Millions of Acres in Tribal Lands in an Oklahoma

White Wolf at White Wolf - 6 hours ago
With a little help from their lawyers and the Supreme Court, the Muscogee Tribe in Oklahoma is getting very close to taking back its land. On Tuesday, the Court will hear Carpenter v. Murphy. The case involves a 2000 murder case in which Patrick Murphy was convicted of killing George Jacobs, who had previously been in a relationship with Murphy’s girlfriend. Both Murphy and Jacobs were enrolled members of the Muscogee Tribe, also known as the Creek or Creek Nation. Murphy was tried and convicted in McIntosh County, OK, and the verdict was upheld through multiple lower court appeals.... more »

USMCA Consequences – BMW Chief Says Considering Additional Auto Plant Operations in U.S…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
The issue is basic to the construct of the USMCA (NAFTA replacement). BMW made a multi-billion-dollar investment in Mexico in anticipation of exploiting the NAFTA loophole. President Trump has closed the loophole. The new USMCA agreement requires 75% of automobile … Continue reading →

Argentinian Prosecutor Will Pursue A War Crimes Case Against Saudi Crown Prince Salman

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
BREAKING: #Argentina prosecutor proceeds with case against MBS, asks judge to request information from #Yemen & #Saudi governments re alleged crimes, and asks Argentine MFA re MBS’s diplomatic status. — Sarah Leah Whitson (@sarahleah1) November 28, 2018 *The Independent:* *Argentina 'proceeds with prosecution' against Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman over Yemen war* "A cloud of suspicion will loom over him as he tries to rebuild his shattered reputation." An Argentinian prosecutor has agreed to pursue a case against Saudi Arabia‘s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, over pos... more »

Are U.S. - Saudi Ties Still Strategically Important?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman enter the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque *Sebastian Gorka, The Hill:* *Trump is right about Saudi Arabia: strategic concerns are paramount* They say politics is “the art of the possible.” So are geopolitics and strategy. And being strategic requires prioritizing different interests and national objectives, especially when it comes to national security. That is why President Trump’s statement on Jamal Khashoggi's mur... more »

Eight-time Honduran Deportee Caught Again, 500 Criminals in Migrant Caravan

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: eight-time-honduran-deportee-caught-again-500-criminals-in-migrant-caravan] A Honduran heroin dealer and gangbanger collared for drunk driving finally got what he was apparently asking for — a nickel-plus-change stretch in prison. The government had already deported the tenacious illegal alien eight times.

Migrant Caravan Reminds Us That We Need to Use — and Obey — the Constitution

Steve Byas at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: migrant-caravan-reminds-us-that-we-need-to-use-and-obey-the-constitution] There is a solution to our crisis on the southern border, and it is found in the Constitution. This illustrates that we do not need a convention to add anything to our current Constitution.

The 17-year-old Afghanistan War: Three American Soldiers Killed in Attack

Warren Mass at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: the-17-year-old-afghanistan-war-three-american-soldiers-killed-in-attack] Three U.S. Special Forces soldiers were killed on November 27 when a roadside bomb went off near Ghazni City, the capital of Ghazni province, Afghanistan.

ISIS to Launch False Flag Chemical Attack on Kurds To Frame Damascus

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 7 hours ago
*KurdIShIS: ISIS always helping the Kurds. Always ready to serve when the coalition needs a hand to advance their agenda.* *Time and time again. Over and over and over and over. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.* *How many ways can I say this is more of the same?* * And this news makes perfect sense considering all that has gone on, since 2011, with the Syrian destabilization. Don't worry, if they pull this off no serious harm will come to their symbiotic pals.. Though social media will claim otherwise- There will be videos. And unsubstantiated chatter.* *ISIS to launch false flag chemical atta... more »

Seen in Alexandria : King Farouk’s true chess set and its missing chess board

egyptianchronicler@gmail.com (Zeinobia) at Egyptian Chronicles - 7 hours ago
I have to publish this post because I do not like misinformation. For the three years, a certain photo went viral through Pro-Royal and Pro-Nostalgic Egyptian Facebook pages as the photo of late King Farouk’s magnificent chess set which he received as a gift from his former brother-in-law, late Shah of Iran Reza Pahlavi. It is a very ugly chess set and thankfully it is not the real chess set. I will share it later in this post. Here is the real and only King Farouk’s chess set as exhibited in Alexandria’s Royal Jewelry Museum. [image: King Farouk of Egypt's Chess set at Royal Jew...more »

Ancient Egyptian Jars at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo اوانى فخارية فى المتحف المصرى بالقاهرة [Flickr]

Kodak Agfa at Egyptian Chronicles - 7 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Ancient Egyptian Jars at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo اوانى فخارية فى المتحف المصرى بالقاهرة] Two ancient Egyptian jars made of pottery and an old surviving plant at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo اوانى فخارية فى المتحف المصرى بالتحرير

Ancient Egyptian bag at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo حقبية اثرية فى المتحف المصرى بالقاهرة [Flickr]

Kodak Agfa at Egyptian Chronicles - 7 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Ancient Egyptian bag at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo حقبية اثرية فى المتحف المصرى بالقاهرة] An ancient Egyptian bag that survived all those centuries at the Egyptian museum of Cairo حقبية مصرية قديمة فى المتحف المصرى بميدان التحرير

An ancient Egyptian necklace at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo عقد اثرى فى المتحف المصرى بالقاهرة [Flickr]

Kodak Agfa at Egyptian Chronicles - 7 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: An ancient Egyptian necklace at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo عقد اثرى فى المتحف المصرى بالقاهرة] An ancient Egyptian necklace made of gold and turquoise at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo. عقد من الذهب و الفيروز فى المتحف المصرى بالتحرير

Tourists at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo سائحين فى المتحف المصرى بالقاهرة [Flickr]

Kodak Agfa at Egyptian Chronicles - 7 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Tourists at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo سائحين فى المتحف المصرى بالقاهرة] Tourists at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo مجموعات من سيائحين فى المتحف المصرى بالتحرير

Ancient Egyptian King Djoser at Egyptian Museum of Cairo تمثال الملك زوسر فى المتحف المصرى [Flickr]

Kodak Agfa at Egyptian Chronicles - 7 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Ancient Egyptian King Djoser at Egyptian Museum of Cairo تمثال الملك زوسر فى المتحف المصرى] The famous statue of ancient Egyptian King Djoser at the Egyptian Museum of Tahrir in Cairo. The Statue is from the old kingdom. تمثال الملك زوسر من عصر المملكة القديمة فى مصر القديمة

U.S. Secretaries Pompeo And Mattis Defend Saudi Ties And CIA No-Show In Front Of The U.S. Senate During Yemen Debate

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*CNN:* *Pompeo, Mattis defend Saudi ties amid Senate anger over Khashoggi murder* After a closed-door briefing with senators Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo once again defended the Trump administration's response to the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying there is "no direct reporting" connecting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the killing. Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis traveled to Capitol Hill for a briefing with Senate lawmakers on Yemen where they emphasized the strategic importance of the US-Saudi relationship and defen... more »

Bernie Says Scientists Should Set Policy – Not The President

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 7 hours ago
“we must also be alert to the …. danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite President Eisenhower 1960 I don’t remember voting for fraudsters Katherine Hayhoe or Michael Mann.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Briefs Media Following Senate Briefing…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks to the media following a briefing of senators on Capitol Hill. The media was primarily focused on the issues surrounding the murder of Kashoggi; and the opportunity to create a wedge issue for … Continue reading →

That Horrible Horrible Gil Cisneros!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
Tuesday evening we ran a post, Gil Cisneros-- Already As Bad As We Predicted and around the same time I was on David Feldman's podcast and Pacifica Network radio show, also talking about Cisneros' decision to join the right-wing coup against Pelosi that is being backed by murky corporate interests and the No Labels cabal financed by Rupert Murdoch and his family, as well as other right-wing billionaires. In passing, I brought up that Cisneros lost in the Orange County and San Bernardino portions of the district but was miraculously saved at the last minute by some suspicious votes... more »

Matthew Whitaker Was Illegally Appointed and Should Be Removed

Marjorie Cohn at Marjorie Cohn - 8 hours ago
After forcing Jeff Sessions to resign as attorney general on November 7, President Trump appointed Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general, even though Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was next in line for the job. As a result, Whitaker assumed the functions of attorney general. Whitaker’s appointment was an illegal and blatant end run around... Read more »

Jennifer Doudna, Co-Inventor Of CRISPR, Tells People To Calm Down About Gene Edited Babies

Hank Campbell at Science 2.0 blogs - 8 hours ago
Though vitriol and outrage are common in western culture in 2018, when it comes to claims that a researcher in China used CRISPR technology to edit a human embryo, bloggers, journalists and scientists on social media have taken it to another level. Without even reading the paper. Because there isn't one. Nor is there any data. It's just some guy claiming he did it, not once but twice. And based on that people are going on tirades about how it violates ethics - well, their subjective notion of ethics, none of which have anything to do with the culture of China. read more

Educated Women Trust Dr. Google, A Lot

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 8 hours ago
A new paper in *Health, Risk&Society* reports that women concerned about breast cancer often go to "Dr. Google" first but how much they trust it varies - more educated women, for example, trust it more, while less educated women would rather see a doctor. read more

“Squeezing the Palestinians” — Trump to Shut Down USAID In Palestine

Activist Post at Activist Post - 8 hours ago
By Janet Phelan The announcement by the Trump administration that it is cutting off USAID to the Palestinian territories has some people concerned. And not... more »

Israel and the Jihadi Connection

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 8 hours ago
Israel's complex game with Jihadi terror groups pays off as more and more African states look to Israel for protection. The post Israel and the Jihadi Connection appeared first on The Duran.

Introducing the 5 Worst Fighter Jets on Planet Earth

Robert Farley at Test Feed Using Fields - 8 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * The "flying coffins". *The MiG-23 was supposed to be the Soviet answer to the big American fighters such as the F-4 and F-111, a powerful swing-wing fighter that could also perform attack and interception roles. And the Flogger surely was powerful.* But the Flogger was a beast to fly and to maintain. Over the last century of military aviation, several fighters have earned the nickname “flying coffin.” Military aviation inherently pushes up against the limits of technology and human endurance, particularly where fighter and pursuit aviation is concer... more »

Introducing What Could Be the Ultimate Weapon: America's Flying 'Aircraft Carrier'

Kyle Mizokami at Test Feed Using Fields - 8 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * But it was a dream denied. Here's why. *On February 12, 1935 USS Macon was over the Pacific Ocean when a storm caused the upper fin to fail. Macon had suffered damage to the fin months earlier, but the Navy had failed to repair the damage. The collapse of the upper fin took approximately 20 percent of the ship’s helium with it, causing the airship to rapidly rise.* Nearly a hundred years ago the U.S. Navy asked a question: if airplanes can fly through the air, why couldn’t a vessel carrying them fly through the air as well? The result was the Akron-... more »

Ikea opens its doors to help protect stray dogs from the rain

White Wolf at White Wolf - 8 hours ago
An Ikea store in Italy has drawn praise for opening its doors to stray dogs to keep them warm and dry during the winter months. The shop's staff in Catania, Italy, have even pampered and fed the dogs, with some of the lucky canines going on to be adopted by staff. A video shared on Facebook shows a couple of the dogs happily lounging between the store's furniture displays. It was shared by Martine Taccia who said she was 'amazed' by the gesture. 'A good initiative to shelter the strays while it's raining outside,' she wrote in Italian on her Facebook post. Her video of the adorab... more »

Roger Stone’s ‘Time in the Barrel’: Campaign Dirty Tricks, Political Sabotage and the Law

bbauer at Lawfare - 8 hours ago
Roger Stone on C-SPAN (Source: C-SPAN) Roger Stone is pleased to be known as a campaign “dirty trickster.” A former Trump campaign aide and Republican operative, he has embraced his past as practitioner of the political dark arts. “One man’s dirty tricks,” he has said, are “another man’s political, civic action. He has warned that “Politics ain’t bean bag, and losers don’t legislate.” Going still further, he has articulated as one of his “rules” for success that “To win you must do everything.” Yet he has also insisted that, “Everything I do, everything I’ve ever done has been le...more »

A Short Hike Through Mexico

Willis Eschenbach at Skating Under The Ice - 8 hours ago
I use Google Maps on my iPhone a lot when I travel. It lets me figure out how far I have to go, and how long it’s going to take me to get there. Not only that, but it can estimate travel times and distances for a variety of modes of transport—car, public transport, taxi,…

Land reform blow: Zimbabwe must pay foreign investor US$195m; World Bank unit dismisses Harare's bid to annul award

bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
28-Nov-2018 The ICSID has rejected Zimbabwe's application to annul an US$195 million award to a German family whose property was expropriated under the controversial land reform programme.

Ukraine's Oschadbank awarded $1.3 bln from Russia over Crimea loss

bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
28-Nov-2018 Ukraine's Oschadbank has been awarded $1.3 billion by an international arbitration court in respect of the bank's claims against Russia to compensate for loss of business and assets in Crimea following Moscow's annexation of the peninsula in 2014.

US companies want Japan trade deal to cover services

bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
28-Nov-2018 US businesses are seeking a comprehensive trade deal with Japan that also includes services and investments even as Tokyo tries to limit the scope of upcoming bilateral talks to goods only.

Korea, Chile hold talks to update FTA

bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
28-Nov-2018 South Korea and Chile opened their first round of talks to revise their bilateral free trade agreement to reflect changes in the market over the past 15 years.

Indonesia and Algeria step up trade and investment

bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
28-Nov-2018 Indonesia and Algeria have made a commitment to increase bilateral trade and investment.

US meat body outlines Japanese trade priorities

bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
28-Nov-2018 The North American Meat Institute called for US beef and pork exports to receive the same tariff benefits that have been granted to competitors under the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

North American free trade deal to be signed in Argentina: Kudlow

bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
28-Nov-2018 The new North American Free Trade Agreement, which binds Canada, the United States and Mexico, will be signed on the margins of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires

Guardian SINKS to new low with story claiming Manafort-Assange secret meeting (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 8 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 26. The post Guardian SINKS to new low with story claiming Manafort-Assange secret meeting (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Does This Photograph Show a Polar Bear Taking Public Transit in Russia?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Is this "a normal day in Russia," or a bizarre circumstance anywhere in the world?

Star Trek’s Interracial Kiss 50 Years Ago Heralded Change

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
It was the kiss heard around the galaxy.

U.S. President Trump Wants To Expand “Trump TV” International To Show How “Great” America Is

Aaron at Activist Post - 8 hours ago
By Aaron Kesel U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday to suggest the creation of a new global television news network run by his administration... more »

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