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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.

Sunday, December 9, 2018

9 December - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 3

10:00 pm MST

Armenia’s snap parliamentary elections begin

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
Armenian citizens cast their ballots in snap parliamentary elections in Yerevan on Sunday. The early elections follow the resignation of now-acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on October 10. A total of 2,010 polling stations are open with 2.57 million citizens eligible to vote. Rule of Law party leader Artur Baghdasaryan was seen voting and casting […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US allegedly allowed Daesh terrorists to leave Syria for Iraq – Iraqi official

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – The US forces allegedly opened a passageway at the Syria-Iraq border to ease the transfer of Daesh terrorists from Syria into the depth of Iraq, an Iraqi Member of Parliament disclosed on Saturday. The Arabic-language al-Ma’aloumah news website quoted Ali Qavi, an Iraqi parliamentarian, as disclosing that the US-led coalition […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkey allegedly gives jihadist rebels last ultimatum in northwest Syria- report

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
Turkey has given a last ultimatum to Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) to leave the demilitarized zone as the Syrian and Russian forces are preparing to kick off a major operation in the northern and northwestern regions of Syria, the state-owned Al-Watan publication reported. Citing a source close Hay’at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israeli and Russian military experts may meet in Moscow to discuss coordination in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
Israeli and Russian experts may gather for another meeting to discuss coordination on Syria in the coming days in Moscow, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a government meeting on Sunday. “I talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday. We agreed that the delegations of Russian and Israeli armies on coordination on Syria will meet […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Rare footage of Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jets in Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The Russian Ministry of Defense released rare footage of their Su-57 stealth fighter jets operating inside Syria. The Su-57 jets have already carried out several sorties inside of Syria, with the majority of their strikes concentrated on the Islamic State’s (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) positions in southern and eastern Syria. Below is the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Former Israeli DM blasts new Hezbollah operation

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
In mid-November, Avigdor Lieberman stepped down from his position as Israeli Defence Minister, refusing to support the government’s decision to cease hostilities with the Palestinian militant group Hamas. In a televised interview, former Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman specifically urged the government to respond to Hamas actions in Gaza instead of focusing on Operation Northern Shield. The operation’s goal is to locate and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US says future Yemen should have no Iranian-backed threat – report

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The future Yemen should have no Iranian-backed threat to the Gulf nations of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a U.S. State Department official told a conference in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, as reported by the Reuters News Agency. The United States is encouraging the Yemeni government, backed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army strikes militant positions in northern Hama (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their attacks against the Islamist rebels in northern Hama, yesterday, striking the militants near the towns of Al-Latamnah and Zakat. According to a military report from northern Hama, the Syrian Arab Army repeatedly hammered the Islamist rebels of Jaysh Al-Izza near Latamnah, inflicting heavy […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

France: Cars set alight in Paris as ‘Yellow Vest’ demo persists (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
Protesters set cars alight as violent anti-government protests continued into the night in Paris on Saturday. At least 135 people were injured, including 17 police officers. According to the French Interior Ministry, more than 1,000 people were put in custody following Saturday protests. The ‘Yellow Vest’ movement emerged last month after French President Emmanuel Macron […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Hezbollah official says all of Israel within range of their missiles

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – Hezbollah official Sheikh Naim Qassem sat down for an interview with Al-Vefagh newspaper this weekend in order to discuss the latest Israeli military operation along the Lebanese border. During the interview, Sheikh Qassem told Iranian newspaper that all of Israel is within range of Hezbollah’s missiles. “There is not a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Belgium: ‘Yellow vest’ protesters clash with police in Brussels (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – ‘Yellow vest’ protests turned violent as demonstrators marched on the streets of the Belgian capital on Saturday. Police fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters who tried to gain access to blockaded areas housing European institutions, including the offices of the European Commission and the European Parliament. Around a hundred […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Netanyahu tells Putin he wont tolerate Hezbollah’s border threat

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netnayahu told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday that he will not tolerate Hezbollah’s threats along their border. “Netanyahu reiterated Israel’s policy to prevent the establishment of an Iranian presence in Syria and to act against Iranian and Hezbollah aggression,” the Prime Minister’s Office said after […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian military uncovers massive rebel warehouse with US-made missiles (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
The Syrian Armed Forces have discovered buried stocks of weapons and munitions of terrorists in the farmlands of the Dara’a Governorate in the south-west of the country. Artillery, rocket launchers, reconnaissance aircraft, machine guns and a variety of ammunition were stored in the depot. A Sputnik correspondent reporting from the ground said that the warehouse was […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

World War I Taught the U.S. Navy How to Fight Submarines

Sebastien Roblin at Test Feed Using Fields - 17 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The hard way. When Congress voted on April 6, 1917 to declare war on Imperial Germany, the task before the U.S. Navy was clear: it needed to transport and supply over a million men across the Atlantic despite the Imperial German Navy’s ferocious U-Boat campaign, which reached its peak that month, sinking over 874,000 tons of shipping. Indeed, Germany’s decision to recommence unrestricted submarine warfare in February was one of the decisive factors driving the United States, and later Brazil, into finally joining “the war to end all wars.” While ... more »

Why NATO (Or Anyone) Should Fear Russia's TOR Air Defense System

Charlie Gao at Test Feed Using Fields - 17 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Recent history suggests as much. Russian expert Viktor Murakhovsky recently was caught in a controversy when he claimed that the Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system suffered from major drawbacks and flaws when defending from attacks on the Khmeimim Airbase in Syria. According to his post, Pantsirs were only 19 percent effective. In contrast, the Tor-M2U system was 80 percent effective. From these statistics alone, the Tor sounds like it should be taking over for the Pantsir. But what for was the Tor originally intended? What are its capabilities? Wh... more »

Sunday morning music

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 17 hours ago
With Christmas drawing nearer, I'd like to cut through the horrible holiday muzak that's inflicted upon us at every turn, and bring you a few selections that are far more musical, meditative and in the true spirit of the season. To begin with, here's one of my favorite carols, "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel", the origins of which are lost in the mists of time. Elements date back to the first millennium and the great so-called "O Antiphons". Our first sample is an instrumental recording by The Piano Guys from their 2013 album, "A Family Christmas". Here's a magnificent solo perform... more »

This Is Autism

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
By Cathy Jameson Ronan needs full assistance for many of his daily living skills. It makes for a lot of work on my part, but I do love that he understands more prompts this year compared to last year. Baby... more »

‘How the West Eats Its Children’ – France Leads the Way in Challenging Financial Globalisation

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 18 hours ago
*Thierry Meyssan* | The French have become the first Western population to take personal risks to oppose financial globalisation.

Democracy in decline?

Rural at Democracy Under Fire - 18 hours ago
As my small cadre of regular readers will know I have been writing about our Canadian democracy for nearly 10 years much of that time spent documenting the Harper Regimes disdain for the democratic process. Although I now have less inclination to write the need to continue to keep those who would subvert said democratic process feet to the fire continues, most recently highlighted by the actions of the Ford Regime here in Ontario. I am not sure that I have the fortitude to extend my commentary to the same extend that I did a few years ago, certainly not to the extent and depth previ... more »

Wind turbines are an unsustainable technology

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 18 hours ago
Qun Tian, Gang Huang, Kaiming Hu, Dev Niyogi. Observed and global climate model based changes in wind power potential over the Northern Hemisphere during 1979–2016. Energy, Volume 167, 15 January 2019, Pages 1224-1235. Using an observed dataset, we study the changes of … Continue reading →

Use it or lose it. Or: Rod Liddle on BBC bias

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 18 hours ago
Having been a subscriber to The Times for longer than I care to admit, I'm suddenly denied online computer access (maybe because of a recent decline in activity) so I had to copy this piece from another device (inexplicably with normal access) and email it to myself in order to post this.) All for your edification. (Must get round to reading Robin Aitken sometime.) To show that I'm still here, I give you a major chunk of Rod Liddle in today's Sunday Times. I've left out the introductory passage because it's about Dr Who. Here's the meaty bit: "The liberal bias within the BBC inc... more »

Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Saturday 8th December 2018

TonyfromOz at PA Pundits – International - 18 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily power consumption data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click on […]

Sunday Sermonette

LL at Virtual Mirage - 19 hours ago
*Boris, Natasha and Fearless Leader Won!* I never thought that it would happen, but as the attached document (below) reveals, there may be a case for Russian Collusion after all! The Moose head might be hanging in Putin's dacha. *Aloha* After two weeks of surviving the cruel Hawaiian winter, I'm heading back to the mainland. I know that many of you pity me. Thank you. I deserve it. Looking down the beach toward the Four Seasons, you'll note that there are not many people here. The stretch the end of Thanksgiving and the beginning of the Christmas rush is notoriously quiet. Some wo... more »

Rio Nightlife Guide for Sunday, December 9, 2018

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
We have the top three picks for this Sunday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: Groove Party @ Street Lapa (Lapa) – This is the eighth anniversary celebration of Groove Party’s open bar spectacular, an early party in Lapa for anyone who wants to […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Sunday, December 9, 2018 appeared first on The Rio Times.

The Demons of Our Time – Within Us

Fr. Stephen FREEMAN at OrientalReview.org - 19 hours ago
What we see in our present world is not the result of mistaken political decisions or failures of diplomacy. The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either, but right through every human heart, and through all human hearts. The post The Demons of Our Time – Within Us appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Police flood into Paris to contain gilets jaunes

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 19 hours ago
Parts of Paris in virtual lockdown as across France nearly 90,000 police and gendarmes are mobilised to help contain protests

French protests are a warning to Europe over the widening gulf between rulers and the ruled

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 19 hours ago
We see this widening gulf in various forms from Spain to Hungary. In France, it leads to burning cars and looted shops. In Britain, it led to Brexit

Why Russia Won’t Invade the Ukraine, the Baltic Statelets or Anybody Else

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 19 hours ago
The Saker on why the Russians won't be coming anytime soon

NATO is COMPLETELY VULNERABLE to Russian Electronic Warfare Systems

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 19 hours ago
NATO reportedly concerned about Russia’s Electronic Warfare capabilities, which in Syria demonstrated the ability to completely paralyse opponent’s communications

Conservative Catholics Shill For Anti-Catholic Masonic Hate

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 19 hours ago
As coincidences ago, this is up there with former UK Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook, dying suddenly weeks after writing that "Al Qaeda" was another CIA Arab asset

Israeli Forces Wound 72 Civilians, including 11 Children, 1 Woman and 2 Paramedics

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 19 hours ago
IDF guns down dozens of unarmed Palestinian protesters

Levi Strauss Launches Million Dollar Gun Control Campaign

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 19 hours ago
Teaming up with Michael Bloomberg-funded Everytown for Gun Safety, the jeans maker is launching a million-dollar gun control campaign

What America’s Wars Revealed About Their Commanders-In-Chief

Task and Purpose at Test Feed Using Fields - 19 hours ago
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * A recent book explains. In *Presidents of War,* Michael Beschloss, one of our premier historians, looks at eight wars and nine presidents: - James Madison and the War of 1812 - James K. Polk and the Mexican-American War - Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War - William McKinley and the Spanish American War - Woodrow Wilson and World War One - FDR and the Second World War - Harry Truman and the Korean War - Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Vietnam War Not much in this fat book on battles and strategy. Instead, the focu... more »

Super Sniper: Meet the Most Dangerous Woman of World War II

Warfare History Network at Test Feed Using Fields - 19 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Europe* From Russia, with bullets? The last train west chugged across the River Bug to the German-occupied side of the Russo-German border at 0200 on June 22, 1941. An hour later, as the short summer night lifted from central Ukraine, Hitler violated his nonaggression pact with Stalin and launched Operation Barbarossa. Three million Axis soldiers, 6,000 big guns, 2,000 Luftwaffe warplanes, and thousands of tanks flooded into the Ukraine. Kiev, capital of Ukraine, was one of Hitler’s final objectives, along with Moscow and Leningrad. Lyudmila ... more »

More Evidence Water Vapor Is Dominant Influence on Temperatures

Hifast at Climate Collections - 19 hours ago
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Joe Bastardi ~ This may seem revolutionary given all the emphasis put on CO2 as the so-called “climate control knob.” But we have a classic case of direct linkage to water vapor occurring, with high-latitude warming and the cold seasons revealing this most vividly. More water vapor…

The Connection Between Insulin Resistance and the High-Carb, Low-Fat Diet.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 20 hours ago
http://anupamghose.com/2018/09/23/the-connection-between-insulin-resistance-and-the-high-carb-low-fat-diet/ Advertisements

Fat for Fuel: Why Dietary Fat, Not Glucose, Is the Preferred Body Fuel.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 20 hours ago
http://anupamghose.com/2018/08/16/fat-for-fuel-why-dietary-fat-not-glucose-is-the-preferred-body-fuel/

1968 : We Need Sanity … Not Gun Controls

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 20 hours ago
01 Aug 1968, Page 13 – Pampa Daily News at Newspapers.com

Leader Of The Free World

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 20 hours ago
God bless Donald Trump!

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 21 hours ago
*by Noah* A president walks into a church... Aw, forget the jokes. The president is the joke, the gift that keeps on giving, kinda like gonorrhea. When Daddy Bush finally did the world a favor and croaked, there was some speculation as to whether or not Traitor Don would be asked to stay away from his funeral like he had been asked to stay away from Barbara Bush's. Imagine how repulsive to the core you have to be to be too toxic for a Bush funeral. This time, he was invited anyway. Such are the ways of Washington. They put up facades of respect, if only for each other. But enough... more »

"The Middle Class Retirement Nightmare"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*"The Middle Class Retirement Nightmare"* by Brian Maher "Once again we bear grim news… Millions of Americans may have to delay retirement for years — if not permanently. Like a squirrel that hasn’t saved against approaching winter… 80% of American workers have under one year’s salary salted away for retirement. This we learn from a recent report issuing from the National Institute on Retirement Security. We are further informed that over 100 million working-age Americans own no retirement accounts whatsoever — including 401(k)s, individual accounts or pensions. Meantime, 77% of Am... more »

Interviews with Susskind and Veneziano

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 21 hours ago
Two recent interviews with founders of string theory are out there. A recent CERN Courier published Matthew Chalmers' interview with the founder number zero, Gabriele Veneziano: The roots and fruits of string theory Veneziano was a really young boy in 1968, as a photograph demonstrates, and he – and others – were systematically studying the strong force and its apparent and hypothesized properties such as the DHS (world sheet) duality. Veneziano happened to be the guy who wrote down an amplitude, the Euler Beta function, that obeyed this cool property of the S-matrix, the DHS duali... more »

More Evidence Water Vapor Is Dominant Influence on Temperatures

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 22 hours ago
By Joe Bastardi ~ This may seem revolutionary given all the emphasis put on CO2 as the so-called “climate control knob.” But we have a classic case of direct linkage to water vapor occurring, with high-latitude warming and the cold seasons revealing this most vividly. More water vapor means more clouds. In fact, the cooler […]

Cardinals’ Rookie QB Rosen Predicts Climate Doomsday, Wonders If Humans Can Survive

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 22 hours ago
By Jay Maxson ~ He can’t save the Arizona Cardinals from a losing season, but progressive rookie quarterback Josh Rosen wants to save the world from so-called global warming. In Frank Schwab’s Yahoo Sports story, Rosen is an Al Gore sound-alike who says the debate on climate change is over and the only question is […]

Illegal Immigration Australia – Yeah! It Won’t Be Abused. Right!

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 22 hours ago
By Andrew Bolt ~ Here in Australia, both the Labor Party and the Greens Party demand the law be changed so that any two doctors anywhere in Australia be allowed to order any illegal immigrant on Nauru be brought to Australia for assessment. Come in spinner: International doctors on Nauru demanded an Iranian asylum seeker […]

Michael Mann Is Like Ghandi And Thomas Jefferson

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 22 hours ago
Two-bit climate fraudster Michael Mann sees himself as Gandhi, saving the world from the axis of evil Donald Trump was is in the oil business, just as much as Michael Mann is in the science business.

The Second Sunday Of Advent

Menagerie at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
GospelLK 1:26-38 The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, … Continue reading →

December 9th – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #689

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →

Sunday December 9th – Open Thread

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →

Jim Jordan Discusses James Comey Testimony…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
Representative Jim Jordan discusses his perspectives on the closed-door testimony of former FBI Director James Comey.

China Threatens Canada With Serious Consequences If Huawei's Executive Meng Wanzhou Is Not Released Immediately

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
*ABC News Online:* *Huawei executive's arrest sees China threaten Canada with 'serious consequences'* China has warned Canada that there will be severe consequences if it does not immediately release a senior Huawei executive, calling the case "extremely nasty". Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's global chief financial officer, was arrested in Canada on December 1 and faces extradition to the United States, which alleges that she covered up her company's links to a firm that tried to sell equipment to Iran, despite sanctions. The executive is the daughter of the founder of Huawei. *Read m... more »

Bombs Away: How America Went to War Against Japan from the Sky

Warfare History Network at Test Feed Using Fields - 23 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Security, * First Strike Against Japanese Industry: An attack by U.S. bombers against the Japanese-held island of Nauru resulted in heavy damage to enemy installations. Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber crews of the U.S. 11th Bombardment Group spent the first three months of 1943 organizing on Hawaiian airfields and flying practice and patrol missions around the islands. By mid-April, with no strike missions and no contact with the enemy, the bomber crews were restless. But the morning of April 17 had a different feel—electric. The group’s officers we... more »

How the Mongols Made the World Tremble

Warfare History Network at Test Feed Using Fields - 23 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Asia* After cementing his rule over Mongolia, Genghis Khan led his Mongol hordes south to invade China. In ad 1205, Mongol ruler Genghis Khan, having completed the unification of his Gobi Desert empire, began looking south toward China for further conquest. The ever-truculent Mongols had been a thorn in China’s side for more than 2,000 years. Their many raids were the main reason the Chinese had constructed a 1,500-mile-long Great Wall from the eastern coast on the Pacific Ocean to the very edge of the Gobi. Not without reason did the Chinese... more »

Meet the G3 Battle Rifle (And It's a Legend for a Reason)

Kyle Mizokami at Test Feed Using Fields - 23 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * A Cold War classic? In the late 1950s, the Bundeswehr, West Germany’s armed forces, needed a new infantry rifle. Part practical endeavor and part rebranding effort, the adoption of the G3 battle rifle was a symbolic establishment of the West German Army as an independent military force. The sturdy, beefy 7.62-millimeter rifle would serve nearly forty years, first on the Iron Curtain’s frontier and later as the first rifle of a reunified Germany. The armed forces of West Germany were founded in 1955, ten years after the defeat of Nazi Germany. The bre... more »

How India Is Benefiting in the Trump Era

Walter Lohman at Test Feed Using Fields - 23 hours ago
*Walter Lohman* *Security, Indo-Pacific* India policymakers often seem not only comfortable with President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, but enthusiastic about it. Over the last fifteen years or so, no area of American foreign policy has been more promising than U.S.-India relations. The relationship has gone from strength to strength since the end of the Clinton administration. Today, India policymakers often seem not only comfortable with President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, but enthusiastic about it. No doubt this has something to do with his tough approach to Pakistan. B... more »

How Much Should the United States Spend on Defense?

James N. Miller, Michael O'Hanlon at Test Feed Using Fields - 23 hours ago
*James N. Miller, Michael O'Hanlon* *Security, United States* When it comes to the military, bigger is not always better. Almost two years into the Trump administration, there is much to like about the overall direction that Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has taken at the Pentagon. Most impressive is the National Defense Strategy of early 2018 that prioritizes great-power competition and deterrence over the forever wars of the Middle East and South Asia. However, the Mattis revolution is incomplete at best, and now it appears to be imperiled by a recent shift in political and bu... more »

Why Did The Working Families Party Push Anti-Choice, Anti-LGBTQ, AIPAC-Supported Jumaane Williams On Progressives?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*by Patty Murphy* Jumaane Williams, the NYC Councilman with a checkered progressive record is running for his third office this year and appears to have cut a deal with WFP to get there. You may recall, no electeds were willing to challenge Gov. Cuomo, out of fear of retribution this year. After considerable pushback from its progressive base, some of whom felt the party betrayed them over the years, the Working Families Party split from Cuomo and lost almost all its union funding. WFP backed Cynthia Nixon and Jumaane Williams, even though pro-choice activist and self-described ... more »

“…it is the change in temperature compared to what we’ve been used to that matters.” – Part 1

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on Bob Tisdale - Climate Observations: In this post, we’re going to present monthly TMIN and TMAX Near-Land Surface Air Temperature data for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres (not in anomaly form) in an effort to add a little perspective to global warming. And at the end of this post, I’m asking for…

CIA Hired Its First Woman To Lead The Central Intelligence Agency's Directorate of Operations

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Photo:* The CIA hired its first woman, Elizabeth Kimber, to head up its clandestine arm *Daily Mail:* *CIA names Elizabeth Kimber, 56, is the first woman to lead clandestine operations in the 70-year history of the spy agency* * The CIA hired its first woman, Elizabeth Kimber, to head up its clandestine arm * The role has been dominated by males for 70 years since the CIA started * Her role will include recruiting spies overseas, gathering intelligence and engaging White House-approved covert actions * Going by Beth Kimber, the 56-year-old has worked for the agency 34 years The CI... more »

Flashback: FDA Quietly Approves Ingredient for Flu Vaccines Linked to Gulf War Syndrome

Yelena Sukhoterina at AltHealthWorks.com - 1 day ago
Analysis The flu season is coming, and the flu vaccine debate with it. While divisive arguments have become the norm in many areas of society, sometimes the argument is not about who is for or against vaccines, but whether our doctors are giving us all of the information for us to make an informed decision (and if they even know it themselves). The time I considered a flu shot, my doctor stopped me by saying he needs to order one without a particular ingredient because in his experience its risks were far too severe. This discovery changed how I assessed the benefits and risks of ... more »

President Trump Picks Army Gen. Mark Milley To Be Next Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
I am pleased to announce my nomination of four-star General Mark Milley, Chief of Staff of the United States Army – as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, replacing General Joe Dunford, who will be retiring.... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 8, 2018 *Daily Mail:** Trump announces that Army General Mark Milley will become the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff* * If confirmed by the Senate, Milley would succeed Marine Gen Joseph Dunford * President Trump revealed the pick in a tweet Saturday morning, thanking 'both of these incredible men for their se... more »

Looking For Climate Change

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 1 day ago
Ninety-seven percent of birds sitting on cactus worry about carbon pollution at least zero percent of the time.

Dirt-Cheap Survival Food Supply

Robert at Ice Age Now - 1 day ago
“Just the savings on “emergency runs to the store” has been worth it.” – E.M. Smith ____________ Dirt-Cheap Survival Food Supply E.M. Smith I grew up in a Mormon Town (though as a non-Mormon) where the Mormon Church encouraged everyone to keep a 1 year supply of food. I once complained to my parents that we were ... Read moreDirt-Cheap Survival Food Supply The post Dirt-Cheap Survival Food Supply appeared first on Ice Age Now.

States of Emergency declared in three states

Robert at Ice Age Now - 1 day ago
This is how ice ages begin. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam today declared a state of emergency ahead of the upcoming storm, which has brought snow and freezing rain across the southern United States. Heavy and accumulating snow is expected in southern Virginia through Monday, the National Weather Service warned. Downed trees and limbs may create significant ... Read moreStates of Emergency declared in three states The post States of Emergency declared in three states appeared first on Ice Age Now.

1,400 Arrests in France as Yellow Vest Protests Spread Across Europe…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
French President Emmanuel Macron may have maneuvered to block the growing uprising, but it’s quite possible he’ll lose his presidency in the process. French police took a much more aggressive posture this weekend. The violence is disturbing. In an effort … Continue reading →

The French Want Trump

LL at Virtual Mirage - 1 day ago
Start here. As demonstrators were clashing with police in Paris and protests were being held across France on Saturday, Mr Trump said: "The Paris Agreement isn’t working out so well for Paris. Protests and riots all over France. People do not want to pay large sums of money, much to third world countries (that are questionably run), in order to maybe protect the environment. Chanting 'We Want Trump!' Love France." French men and women cried when their army surrendered to the Germans To reiterate President Trump's question, "Why do people want to empty their pockets and send the mone... more »

President Trump: Chief of Staff John Kelly Will Leave The White House 'By The End Of The Year'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Daily Mail:* *Trump confirms Chief of Staff John Kelly will leave the White House 'by the end of the year' and thanks 'the great guy' for his service, saying his replacement will be announced soon* * Trump said on Saturday that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly will depart * Kelly was reportedly no longer speaking to Trump, despite attending meetings together at the White House on Thursday * Sources told DailyMail.com on Friday that Kelly was 'expected' to resign and he would be leaving before the end of the year * Vice President Mike Pence's 36-year-old chief of staff, Nick... more »

The Facts Are Clear: Socialism Is The Way To Save Our World

Rainer Shea at The Ghion Journal - 1 day ago
To survive, human beings will need to drastically change how we live. Most people on the left agree with this assessment, and the prospects of climate collapse and nuclear war make it an obvious fact. Yet even among many on the left, there’s an opposition to making socialism part of this shift. Supposedly we’ll be able to keep capitalism while putting in reforms that make capitalism sustainable. I think this view is mistaken and ultimately… The post The Facts Are Clear: Socialism Is The Way To Save Our World appeared first on The Ghion Journal.

Yellow Vest and Unrest: French Revolution, Part Deux?

Selwyn Duke at rss - 1 day ago
[image: yellow-vest-and-unrest-french-revolution-part-deux] That recent reports of a plan to overthrow the French government came from *Le Figaro*, the nation’s oldest national daily and a newspaper of record, speaks volumes. It suggests the threat was credible, though not realistic, and this reflects the deep discontent with imperious Western-establishment pseudo-elites that gave us Brexit, Donald Trump’s election, and, now, the “Yellow Vest” movement.

Will Today's Riots In Paris Come To America?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
A view of the Place de la Republique as protesters wearing yellow vests gather during a national day of protest by the "yellow vests" movement in Paris, France, December 8, 2018. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe *Chuck DeVore, Forbes:* *Paris Is Burning Over Climate Change Taxes -- Is America Next?* The City of Lights, Paris, has been illuminated in recent days by cars set alight by thousands of protesting “Yellow Vests”—largely middle class people who earn their living by driving or who commute to get to work. The cause of their ire is a scheduled 25 cents-per-gallon increase in gas taxes, ... more »

The Largest Conspiracy Theory Peddlers Are MSM And The US State Department

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 1 day ago
The US State Department has issued a statement accusing the Syrian government of having carried out a false flag chemical weapons attack in northwestern Aleppo with the intent to blame it on the jihadist factions in the region, citing “credible info” that the public has […]

President Trump Attends 2018 Army -vs- Navy Football Game…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
President Donald Trump attends the 2018 Army -vs- Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The president participated in the coin toss.

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