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Hill, Featured in Nude Bong Photo, Quits Congress, but Is Defended
[image: hill-featured-in-nude-bong-photo-quits-congress-revenge-porn-blamed] Democrat Representative Katie Hill won’t have to worry about that probe by the House Ethics Committee for allegations that she was involved with a weaker subordinate in her office; she resigned.
Disturbing Poll Finds Most Americans Want to Scrap 1st Amendment, Jail People for Free Speech
[image: speech]A disturbing new poll has found that the majority of Americans want to alter the First Amendment to limit the speech of their fellow Americans, up to and including jailing them.
Rohac on Brexit
Dalibor Rohac’s columns on Brexit are a must-read. The new one is no exception. In the Washington Post, Dalibor argues that enough is enough, and both the EU and the UK share an interest, now, to go for a Brexit agreement as soon as possible. This is the gist of his argument: Both the E.U. […] The post Rohac on Brexit appeared first on Econlib.
Colorado – Summer was shorter this year
Trail Ridge Toad,which opened more than a week later than usual in June, has now closed one week early. ___________ 24 Oct 2019 – A string of snowstorms forced early closure of Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park’s most popular road. The road’s opening on June 5 of this year came more than a ... Read moreColorado – Summer was shorter this year The post Colorado – Summer was shorter this year appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Stealthy Switzerland: Why Berne May Get the F-35
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5601061/f-35-demo-team-brings-airpower-duluth-airshow] A neutral powerhouse. *Key point:* Switzerland hasn't made up its mind, but it is eyeing the F-35 as one option. Four U.S. Air Force F-35A stealth fighters on May 31, 2019 *arrived* at Payerne air base in Switzerland. The F-35s are scheduled to remain at the base until June 14, 2019 in support of F-35-maker Lockheed Martin in its bid to win the Swiss air force’s $8-billion tender for up to 40 new fighters. The Swiss air force in April 2019 began evaluati... more »
Brace Yourself: The Army's New M-1A2C Is Coming
*David Axe* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5848781/combat-team-tests-tanks-first-time-following-armor-conversion] And it is awesome. *Key point:* The Pentagon is constantly upgrading its main battle tank and the M-1A2C is just the latest version. The U.S. Army’s newest tank has made its apparent operational debut at a multi-national exercise in Romania. The M-1A2C, previously known at the M-1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3, *appeared* in imagery that the U.S. Defense Department published to mark the May 29, 2019 commencement of Justice Eag... more »
'The blow is comprehensive': Hong Kong officially enters recession
Just In - 11 hours ago
Hong Kong's financial secretary has confirmed the Asian financial capital has fallen into recession, following five months of anti-Government protests.
Water researcher says government policies have made the drought worse
Maryanne Slattery, a senior water researcher at the Australia Institute, tells a Q&A audience that the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is a "train wreck" and government water reforms have "exacerbated this drought".
Climate Change to Further Escalate Violence in Western Africa
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
Abu Dhabi, UAE, Oct 28 (IPS) - Rabiya Jaffery is a freelance journalist covering climate, conflicts, and culture-related stories from the Middle East and South Asia.Nearly 50 million people in west Africa rely on agriculture and livestock for their livelihood but the land available for pastoral use has been rapidly shrinking. Read the full story, “Climate Change to Further Escalate Violence in Western Africa”, on globalissues.org →
Beyond the Headlines: the Development Story Behind Irregular Migration
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 28 (IPS) - Achim Steiner is Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Last week, a too-familiar human tragedy captured news headlines. 39 people were found dead inside a shipping container on an industrial estate in Essex in Southeast England; 31 men and 8 women from China whose individual identities, for now, remain anonymous, as authorities begin to investigate one of Europe's worst people-trafficking cases. Read the full story, “Beyond the Headlines: the Development Story Behind Irregular Migration”, on globalissues.org →
Obama headlined redistricting fundraiser at Alex Soros house
For those citizens in the US that hoped Obama would go away — Not only has he not gone away but he is actively raising his viper’s head and aiming his fundraising fangs and bringing in shadow government backers influence and mega bucks to directly attack President Trump and at the same time threaten our country’s sovereignty and security while we taxpayers pay him a salary and provide security. Talk about “Kiss my Arse and like it…” . . Alexander Soros son and chip off the evil old block at 34 years old is set to inherit $24 billion, Daily … Continue reading →
Want to Understand Chinese History? These 5 Events are the Key.
*Bryan W. Van Norden* *History, Asia* [image: By Richard Simkin - Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51541501] 5 major events that is. *Key point:* Modern China has been shaped by several large-scale upheavals and changes. As Shakespeare reminds us, “*what’s past is prologue*.” This is especially the case with China, a nation with a continuous written history spanning three millennia. In particular, knowledge of five major historical events is essential to fully understanding contemporary Chinese politics and fore... more »
These Are the 5 Finest 9mm Caliber Guns Ever
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Americas* [image: By US Air Force from USA - M11 Pistol, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56362995] The best. *Key point:* These guns are among the best in terms of performance and ergonomics. The 9mm Luger, invented before the Great War, is one of the longest serving gun calibers in history. Introduced in 1901, it has served in virtually every conflict since then up until today. From World War I’s German army to the British army fighting ISIS in Syria, the Luger round has served militaries for over a century. Despite its ... more »
Meet the Army's Amazing 155mm Artillery (It Can Fire Without GPS)
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5732977/alpha-battery-artillery-live-fire-exercise-eager-lion] Impressive and excellent. *Key point:* The 155mm gun is an important piece of weaponry. The US Army is developing precision-guided 155mm rounds that are longer range than existing shells and able to conduct combat missions in a GPS-denied war environment. The Precision Guidance Kit Modernization (PGK-M) is now being developed to replace the standard PGK rounds, which consist of a unguided 155 round with a GPS-fuze built into it; the concept wi... more »
Why the Navy Wants a Long-Range Electro-Magnetic Rail Gun
*Kris Osborn* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1443267/uss-millinocket-operations] Can America beat China to the punch? *Key point:* The Pentagon is working hard on building a working Rail Gun before anyone else can. The Navy is considering accelerating developmental testing of its high-tech, long-range Electro-Magnetic Rail Gun by expanding the platforms from which it might fire and potentially postponing an upcoming at-sea demonstration of the weapon, service officials told Scout Warrior. Such a strategy, service officials explain, might help spe... more »
What Trump's travel ban really looks like, almost two years in
Vahid Niayesh, Lecturer in Political Science, California State University, Long Beach at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 11 hours ago
Was the ban a Muslim ban -- or was that just an anti-Trump narrative? A political scientist combs through the data for answers.
Joe Biden confirms that the Democrat party is the party of the rich
On "60 Minutes" rich corrupt Joe Biden said that the a tax cut of $2000 for a family of four earring the median US income was "negligible". Like all the Democrats Biden wants to repeal Trump's tax cuts; you know the ones that are powering unprecedented economic growth and driving unemployment to historic lows. While Biden said that he would make the wealthy pay their "fair share" he didn't explain why he endorses eliminating the tax cuts Trump provided for the middle class. If he didn't want to steal your money he'd be proposing a revision or a new tax for the uber wealthy but inst... more »
Delingpole interview on the success of polar bear conservation & failed survival models
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Tomorrow I will be giving a public lecture in Paris on polar bear conservation success and the spectacular failure of the polar bear survival models used to scare children senseless. However, while I was in London a few days ago I spoke with James Delingpole, author and columnist at Breitbart who…
The Sanders Plan to Legalize Marijuana Does More Than Legalize Marijuana
*Concerns about a marijuana monopoly are not unfounded (source).* *by Thomas Neuburger* *"Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did."* —John Ehrlichman, Chief Domestic Advisor for Richard Nixon In the welter of plans from the welter of Democratic primary candidates, this should not be missed. Bernie Sanders' plan to legalize marijuana does exactly that — he will take it off the Schedule I list of controlled substances by executive order and not add it to the Schedule II list (as Biden would do), leaving it completely unregulated nationally. But the Sanders plan a... more »
Can you imagine a crowd booing Obama the day he announced we'd killed Osama?
But the beltway leftists at the world series game booed Trump the day that we learned that the head of ISIS was no more. To the left and the big government swamp dwellers all that matters is getting power over we the people and they will condemn anyone who stands in their way. Clearly they don't care that the economy is great, that Black unemployment is amazingly low, that we're winning the trade war that China started; all that matters to them is that they're losing power. That's what we're up against. An entrenched set of would be tyrants who feel that they are better than we the... more »
New York Times tries to deny Trump credit for getting al-Baghdadi
The NYT is saying that Trump almost kept us from getting the head of ISIS because he decided to withdraw troops from Northern Syria to avoid a war. When Obama got Bin Laden the #FakeNews media praised him and ignored the fact that it was Bush's policies, policies that Obama condemned, that helped make that happen. Now they're desperately trying to deny Trump credit for eliminating the head of ISIS. As usual for the #FakeNews media it's all about protecting Democrats and vilifying Republicans. Their "rationale" is that because Trump decided it was time for Americans to stop dying i... more »
Virgin Airlines’ Richard Branson – a force for justice for Palestinians?
Sir Richard Branson, billionaire, activist, and philanthropist, understands the Palestinian plight. As his airline begins operation in Israel, will he be true to his own philosophy, "social justice is good for business"? The post Virgin Airlines’ Richard Branson – a force for justice for Palestinians? appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
China forcibly harvests organs from political prisoners
Every Communist country in the history of the world has been a moral abomination; the mass murders, the Gulags, the secret police etc. Now an international charitable organization, International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China, has declared that they are certain that China has been forcing prisoners of conscience to donate organs fo ra substantial period of time. The investigation was led by Sir Geoffry Nice QC who also led the prosecution of Slobodan Milosevic. Among the evidence presented was the results of the China Organ Harvest Research Center which has spent years ... more »
WATCH: Cops Tell Man to Put His Hands Up, He Does and They Kill Him Anyway
[image: hands]Police told a man to drop the gun, he did. Then they told him to put his hands up, he did. Then they put five rounds in him anyway.
More Confrontations Between Protesters And Govt 3rd Day Of Renewed Demonstrations
Student strike in support of protests in Baghdad (Baghdad Today) October 27 saw people come out across Baghdad and southern Iraq again demanding that the government resign. There were some peaceful gatherings as well as confrontations, while the authorities continued their crackdown. Baghdad saw a new twist. In the morning studentsconducted a strike and marched to Tahrir Square. There protesters set up barricades to block one end of the bridge to the Green Zone, which they have repeatedly tried to cross. As usual, the police fired tear gas into the crowd. At night, they cut off the... more »
Did Neil Patrick Harris Claim He Had Affair With Bernie Sanders in 1989?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Schiff: WH Building ‘Powerful’ Impeachment Case
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff says the Trump administration is “building a powerful case” for impeachment as a former White House national security adviser defied a subpoena.
California Wildfires Erupt in LA, Burn in Wine Country
Forecasters warned that another round of strong wind gusts could be on the way.
Sinkhole Opens, Swallows Part of City Bus During Rush Hour
A photo shows the front of the bus pitched into the air and the front wheels of a car that was behind it dangling over the sinkhole’s edge.
This Day in Iraqi History - Oct 28
1913 Secret Ahd Association of Ottoman officers formed Included many Iraqis that would become leaders and prime ministers under monarchy such as Nuri al-Said Yasin Hashemi Jamil Midfai and others Called for Arab autonomy 1980 Major fighting ended in Khorrmahshahr with Iraqis in control Iraq lost 2,000 dead 6,000 wounded Iran lost 1,500 dead Heavy losses meant Iraq gave up assault on Abadan to secure eastern shore of Shatt al-Arab and decided to surround city instead (Musings On Iraq book review *Iran-Iraq War Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts*) 1980 Iranian navy made raids on Fao oil... more »
Trump speaks truth to power; says that Schiff might have leaked the news
It's likely Democrat Adam Schiff is currently selectively leaking information about his witch hunt against Trump. His hatred of Trump and his willingness to go outside the law in his vendetta makes it credible that he'd leak information about the raid in order to deny Trump the credit for eliminating the head of ISIS. Trump explained why he didn't tell Schiff in advance: "The only thing is they were talking about why didn't I give the information to Adam Schiff and his committee, and the answer is because I think Adam Schiff is the biggest leaker in Washington," Trump said. "You k... more »
Did this happen in the home of Magna Carta? By John Pilger
In a special comment written for Consortium News, John Pilger describes the disturbing scene inside a London courtroom last week when the WikiLeaks publisher, Julian Assange, appeared at the start of a landmark extradition case that will define the future of free journalism.
5G News Links 27-28 October 2019
28 October 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Indiana City Council Passes Resolution Asking Lawmakers and The FCC to Limit 5G Installation Based on Health Concerns http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ActivistPost/~3/JevYTCT0L2E/indiana-city-council-passes-resolution-asking-lawmakers-and-the-fcc-to-limit-5g-installation-based-on-health-concerns.html The Assassins https://hendersonlefthook.wordpress.com/2019/10/27/the-assassins/ Rense: The Crown, 5G & Total Control … Continue reading 5G News ... more »
Bolivia News Links 28 October 2019
28 October 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back While Chile Burns, The OAS Targets Bolivia Latin America. Support the Revolutionary Movement against Neoliberalism https://www.globalresearch.ca/latin-america-risks-worth-taking-help-revolutionary-movement/5693200 Jeremy Corbyn stands with ordinary people bravely fighting for change in Latin America … Continue reading Bolivia News Links 28 October 2019
Joe Biden has been corrupt for a long time
The Washington Examiner has shown how real reporting works. They did a deep dive into government records to find out how Joe Biden interacted with various government agencies. They found that in at least 2 occasions Joe used his position as a Senator to push very obscure issues that just happened to benefit the law firm his son, Hunter, was a partner in. On 2/28/2007 Biden expressed concern to DHS about its proposed safety regulations for chemical plants. Presumably DHS was concerned because if bad actors, terrorists, were employed at chemical plants they could access chemicals wh... more »
The Umpire Analogy Does Not Work for Impeachment
I want to make a couple of additional points about the Chief Justice's role in the upcoming trial. One is that, as I read Article I, the Chief Justice is required to preside. He cannot recuse, as one article that I read today suggested. More important, some are suggesting that a Chief Justice plays a limited role in an impeachment trial, more akin to an umpire. Let's be clear here. The Chief Justice could *choose *to exercise his broad discretion with restraint. He would then be following the model of his old boss Chief Justice Rehnquist during the Clinton trial. But Roberts could i... more »
Kashmir: Bipartisan Consensus In US Is In Meltdown
For an Indian who ever had anything to do with the making or implementation of India’s Kashmir policy, listening to the 2-hour long Congressional hearing in Washington, DC, on October 22 would have been a scandalous experience. There has never been such scathing criticism of our Kashmir policies in the […]
Another Biden Lie — About His Education
[image: another-biden-lie-i-got-started-out-of-delaware-state-but-he-actually-graduated-from-university-of-delaware] Joe Biden wants to be president of the United States, but he can't stop telling lies to bolster his image.
What About the Wagner Group? …it’s all about the OIL
The presence of the United States military and its contractors in Syria is illegal. It is illegal according to Article 25 of the UN Charter; illegal according to the Syrian government and international law; and illegal according to the historically established principles of Westphalian sovereignty. More The post What About the Wagner Group? …it’s all about the OIL appeared first on The Duran.
Is the ‘Greater Albania’ Project Aimed Against Russia in the Balkans?
Serbia Is The Last Pro-Russia State in the Balkans More The post Is the ‘Greater Albania’ Project Aimed Against Russia in the Balkans? appeared first on The Duran.
Who really defends the Baltic States?
It’s a very complicated question if foreign criminals are worthy of being called defenders of the Baltic States. More The post Who really defends the Baltic States? appeared first on The Duran.
Globalist elite mourn the death of al-Baghdadi (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 352. More The post Globalist elite mourn the death of al-Baghdadi (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Halifax in two acts: The Hotel Barmecide
News 1. Crowns Writes Stephen Kimber: After a crazy week of blind-siding legislation, insults, distortions, bluster, meaningless committee hearings and more fact-free moments than you’d find in a Trumpian White House, the province and its Crown attorneys are right back where they began — at the bargaining table. Well, not exactly as illustrated… Click here […]
Accused of Treason and Imprisoned Without Trial: Journalist Kirill Vyshinsky Recounts His Harrowing Time in a Ukrainian Prison
Eva Bartlett sat down with recently released Ukranian journalist Kirill Vyshinsky. Vyshinsky endured 15 months of appalling conditions in a Ukranian prison after being falsely accused of treason. The post Accused of Treason and Imprisoned Without Trial: Journalist Kirill Vyshinsky Recounts His Harrowing Time in a Ukrainian Prison appeared first on MintPress News.
Trump Builds Ties to Russia and China
[image: President Trump Watches as U.S. Special Operations Forces Close in on ISIS Leader, Oct. 26, 2019, in the Situation Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)] PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20191028-trump-ties-russia-china.pdf President Donald Trump, living up to his self-description as “an island of one,” is breaking through the British imperial mentality which dominates the U.S. political parties, the media, and Wall Street, and forging friendly ties with Russia and China. In his Sunday announcement that a U.S. Special Forces raid had killed ISIS le... more »
Well, what did they expect?
Australian reader Snoggeramus brings us another example of bureaucrats living in a dream world - that backfires on them. Two social workers at Melbourne's controversial safe injecting room are facing drug trafficking charges. A 49-year-old man and 36-year-old woman were arrested on Thursday, along with six others, following raids at North Richmond Community Health and several homes. The centre has been the site of Victoria's first safe injecting room since 2018, as part of a two-year trial. The pair, who work as counsellors, are accused of supplying drugs to addicts who use the s... more »
THE AGE OF THE NOVEL: New York Times readers get misled!
*MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2019Two numbers disappear:* Chanel Miller's well-received book, Know My Name: A Memoir, was officially published on September 24. At the New York Times, Jennifer Weiner's review of the book appeared on line that same day. In print editions, publication of Weiner's review was somewhat delayed. Eventually, the piece appeared on Sunday, October 13, in the high-profile Book Review section. Weiner's highly favorable review was somewhat oddly delayed. That said, one day before Miller's book appeared, the Times published a lengthy profile of the author and her book.... more »
Legal Dispute with Neighbor Closes “The Maze,” a Uniquely Carioca Destination
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Simultaneously operating as a Jazz bar, a Bed and Breakfast and a cultural center, The Maze, located in the Tavares Bastos favela community above Catete, is one of Rio’s most unconventional and iconic attractions. Described by National Geographic as “unique and original,” The Maze was designed and built over ten […] The post Legal Dispute with Neighbor Closes “The Maze,” a Uniquely Carioca Destination appeared first on The Rio Times.
October 29th to November 3rd Program at Federal Justice Cultural Center in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Check out the events currently scheduled at the CCJF — Centro Cultural Justiça Federal (Federal Justice Cultural Center) in downtown Rio de Janeiro for the week of October 29th until November 3rd. CINEMA Classics and Successes of the Cinema / Film Club The CCJF film club chooses to show films […] The post October 29th to November 3rd Program at Federal Justice Cultural Center in Rio appeared first on The Rio Times.
Exclusive Interview: President Bolsonaro Says Brazil Can Be Considered an “Arab Country”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Emirate News Agency) Brazil can be "considered an Arab country" thanks to a vast number of people of Arab descent in its population of more than 200 million, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told the Emirates News Agency, WAM, in an exclusive interview on Sunday evening. "We always welcome everyone from […] The post Exclusive Interview: President Bolsonaro Says Brazil Can Be Considered an “Arab Country” appeared first on The Rio Times.
Convicted Businessman Tried to Ship 760 kg of Cocaine Hidden in Cornmeal Cargo
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Thursday, October 24th, Federal Judge Roberto Lemos dos Santos Filho, of the 5th Federal Court of Santos, sentenced businessman Bruno Lamego Alves to five years and ten months' imprisonment for drug trafficking, involving 760 kilograms of cocaine seized amid . . . To read the full NEWS and much […] The post Convicted Businessman Tried to Ship 760 kg of Cocaine Hidden in Cornmeal Cargo appeared first on The Rio Times.
"The Fumes of Fanaticism"
*"The Fumes of Fanaticism"* by Jim Kunstler "Judging by the volume of intemperate emails and angry social media blasts that come my way, the party of impeachment seems to be inhaling way too much gas from the smoking guns it keeps finding in the various star chambers of its inquisition against you-know-who. You’d think that the failure of Mr. Mueller’s extravaganza might have chastened them just a little - a $32 million-dollar effort starring the most vicious partisan lawyers inside-the-Beltway, 2,800 subpoenas issued over two years, 500 search warrants exercised, and finally nothi... more »
Aircraft Carriers Are Powerful Naval Assets, But These Should Not Have Been Built
*David Axe* *Security, * A true waste. *Key Point: *Sometimes there is success in failure, but sometimes there isn't, Imposing, flexible, able to sail fast and launch devastating air strikes at long range, aircraft carriers are the ultimate expression of national power. And many of the world’s best-armed countries are acquiring them. China, Russia, India, Brazil, the U.K., France, America. But just getting your hands on a flattop is hardly enough. For every example of a country that succeeds in deploying a functional carrier and matching air wing, there’s a counter-example: a f... more »
Battleships Are A Risky Investment, And These Five Were A Complete Waste
*Robert Farley* *Security, * We asked the expert. *Key Point: *Building these warships placed difficult financial demands on various governments. Battleships were tools in service of providing national security, and like any tools their success in service varied. The engineering and financial demands of building a modern battleship often exceeded the reach of the governments that ordered the ships. When that happened, substandard ships that were sometimes more dangerous to their crews than to the enemy resulted. *France Class* France was not initially sold on the idea of the d... more »
These 5 Brilliant Military Strategists Have Survived The Test Of Time
*James Holmes* *History, * An expert weighs in. *Key point: *These men were products of the times they lived in, but their words remain relevant today. Ranking military strategists against one another is a slippery chore. Apart from the obvious differences among strategists—the historical epochs when they lived, the state of martial technology in their lifetimes, warmaking methods then in vogue—there's a more basic difference. Some strategists are mainly practitioners; others are mainly theorists. So how do you judge, say, a field soldier like General Ulysses S. Grant—a victor ... more »
Iran Would Love To Get Its Hands On These American Weapons Of War
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * But it's more likely that America ends up using them against Tehran. *Key point: *America used to support and supply Iran under the Shah, but no longer. During the 1970s the ruler of Iran, the shah, was an ardent supporter of the United States. His coffers overflowing with petrodollars, the shah requested—and often got—the latest American weapons. Such examples included the AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter, Harpoon missile and even the F-14 Tomcat fighter. (His request for the SR-71 Blackbird was turned down.) Now an entirely different theocratic, largel... more »
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee discuss the utter failure of corporate-driven "market" incentives to produce fair outcomes: If it is not financial incentives, what else might people care about? The answer is something we know in our guts: status, dignity, social connections. Chief executives and top athletes are driven by the desire to win and be the best. The poor will walk away from social benefits if they come with being treated like a criminal. And among the middle class, the fear of losing their sense of who they are and their stat... more »
Air Force X-37B Spaceplane Returns To Earth After A Record 780-Day Mystery Mission
An Air Force X-37B spaceplane made a surprise landing at Kennedy Space Center early Sunday morning following a record 780-day mission conducting classified research *Daily Mail*: *Secretive Air Force X-37B spaceplane lands back on Earth after a record-breaking 780-day mystery mission* * The pilotless spaceplane made a surprise landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Sunday morning, according to US Air Force officials * It has been conducting research in the secretive Orbital Test Vehicle program * The spacecraft is one of two reusable, unmanned X-37B models that are ca... more »
U.S. Air Force Wants Low-Cost, Disposable Warplanes
*Popular Mechanics*: *The U.S. Air Force Will Invest in Low-Cost, Disposable Warplanes* Unmanned aircraft are set to become a big part of the Air Force’s future. * The U.S. Air Force plans to field a mix of manned and unmanned tactical aircraft--think fighters--in the near future. * Unmanned aircraft are cheap and can also take risks manned aircraft cannot. * A mix of manned and unmanned warplanes could help the Air Force field the numbers and lethality it wants to win future wars. The U.S. Air Force is planning to field low-cost, unmanned “disposable” warplanes in the near future... more »
The Unique Helmet For The F-35 Is Ready For Production
*National Interest:* *Thought the F-35 Was Powerful? You Don't Know What Is Coming Next.* *More than just another weapon.* *Key point:* More than just a helmet. PATUXENT RIVER NAS, Md. – U.S. Navy avionics experts will acquire three production lots of the third-generation helmet-mounted displays for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter under terms of a $352.7 million order announced this week. Officials of the Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., are asking the Lockheed Martin Corp. Aeronautics segment in Fort Worth, Texas, fo... more »
Minnesota Somali Gangs are Claiming Territory & Killing to Defend It
Minneapolis has become Little Mogadishu. From DC Dirty Laundry: This article has several associated news links. Excerpts: We’ve brought you several stories of the Muslim colonization of America from Florida to Maine to Michigan and Minnesota. Many of those settling into Islamic communities in America have anything in mind but assimilation. The latest evidence of this comes from Minneapolis, Minnesota where Somali gangs are now claiming territory and a young Somali has now gunned down another young man. Just so you understand, this area is your favorite congresscritters district, Il... more »
Critics say that Dyster’s record in Niagara Falls has been a titanic failure
Mayor Paul Dyster decided not to seek reelection in Niagara Falls this year. Three terms of fiscal management finally caught up with him — and a structural deficit somewhere between $15 and $20 million threatens to bankrupt a crushingly poor
Trump Flip-Flops on Syria Withdrawal. Again.
[image: undefined] President Trump is reversing his foreign policy decisions so quickly these days that it almost seems like he overturns himself before making the decision in the first place. Last week he was very clear that the US was pulling its troops out of Syria. “Bringing soldiers home,” he said. “Let someone else fight over this long-bloodstained sand.” But then he overturned himself later in the same speech. He said: “We’ve secured the oil and therefore a small number of US troops will remain in the area where they have the oil. And we’re going to be protecting it and we’l... more »
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 10/28/19"
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Only New Knowledge Can Correct False Dogmas in Today's Religions and Sciences
I have submitted the following comment to the Conservative Treehouse site, in response to another comment averring that we need to start separating true religions from violent ideologies (Islam): *It will take new knowledge of ancient history -- more correctly, pre-history -- to clean out the false dogmas in every religion. Islam was created when Christianity was seen to be the inheritor of the Roman Empire, exercising its "worldwide" power (as it has ever after tried to do, from the walled "city" of the Vatican). Islam was an Arabic jealous reaction to that exercised power, mimicki... more »
Australian Hells Angels member wanted in WA arrested in Thailand
Just In - 14 hours ago
Thai police say an Australian Hells Angels gang member, who is wanted on drug charges in Western Australia, has been arrested.
'We need to find my sister': More than 100 join search for British backpacker missing on Cambodian island
About 150 police and volunteer divers are searching for a 21-year-old British woman who has been missing for five days on an island popular with backpackers.
Alleged driver of truck carrying 39 bodies remanded in custody
The alleged driver of the truck found near Essex, in south-eastern England, with 39 bodies inside is remanded in custody after appearing in court.
Southwest Airlines pilots allegedly caught live-streaming plane's toilet
Just In - 14 hours ago
A Southwest Airlines flight attendant alleges that pilots on a 2017 flight had an iPad streaming video from a hidden camera in a toilet in one of the airline's jets.
A l'instar de la Tunisie, le Maroc signe avec Londres un accord sur l'après Brexit
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
28-Oct-2019 Le Maroc et le Royaume-Uni ont signé un accord de commerce et de continuité politique qui garantira que les entreprises et les consommateurs britanniques bénéficieront de la poursuite des échanges commerciaux avec le Maroc après avoir quitté l'UE.
EAEU-China trade and economic cooperation agreement takes effect
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28-Oct-2019 The agreement on trade and economic cooperation between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and China came into force on 25 October.
Bad bilateral trade deals haunting Africa
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28-Oct-2019 The growing number of legal suits that multinational companies are bringing against Tanzania and other African countries is a major concern.
Arizona Senator David Farnsworth Says Fellow Republican Lawmaker, Kate Brophy McGee, Threatened Him for Investigating Child Sex Trafficking
Farnsworth says that Arizona state agencies "lost" 550 children last year. About half of those are categorized as runaways and the other half are attributed to errors in record keeping. He says he fears the children may have been abducted and sold to a global sex-trafficking ring.
Jury in Planned Parenthood Trial Allowed to Watch ABC News 20/20 Undercover Video that Shows Abortionist Discussing Sale of Fetal Tissue
An ABC News 20/20 undercover investigative report that first exposed criminal profiteering in the fetal tissue procurement and abortion industries was aired back in 2000. Daleiden testified that he knew about the video, which inspired him to do his own investigation and sting videos.
Chile: One-Million Angry Protesters March, Ignoring a Military Curfew. 18 Have Been Killed and Hundreds More Wounded in Protests
Chile's military has taken over security in Santiago, a city of six-million people now under a state of emergency with night-time curfews. The principal causes of the protests were low salaries, high utility prices, poor pensions, and economic inequality.
President Trump Says His Purpose for Keeping Troops in Syria Is to Control the Oil
In a recent press conference, Trump said, “We’ve secured the oil, and therefore a small number of US troops will remain in the area where they have the oil. ...And we’ll be deciding what we’re going to do with it in the future.”
Soros-Linked Group Targets Local Sheriffs and District Attorneys to Adopt Soft-on-Crime Policies and Thwart Immigration Enforcement
The plan is to install leftist local officials who will be soft on crime and refuse to cooperate with US immigration enforcement. Curiously, The Trump Administration has shown no interest in interfering the activities of Mr. Soros.
On Fukuyama’s Idea of End of History
In his 1992 book *The End of History and the Last Man*, Francis Fukuyama presents his end of history thesis. He says that in future there will not be any conflict about the most legitimate type of government because it is now established that the liberal type of government is the final form. Later he denied that he believed in the end of history. But in his book he has written these lines: “What we may be witnessing in not just the end of the Cold War, or the passing of a particular period of post-war history, but the end of history as such: that is, the end point of mankind's ideol... more »
Terrorism Prosecution Updates: Spring to Late Summer, 2019
John F. Kennedy Airport, the site of multiple arrests (Source: Wikimedia/Eheik) The U.S. withdrawal from northern Syria and the subsequent Turkish invasion of the region has brought new urgency to the question of how to handle the foreign fighters who are now detained in Syria and Iraq. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has said that, so far, “more than a hundred” Islamic State foreign fighters have escaped from prisons guarded by Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) troops after the Kurds abandoned the prisons in order to try to fend off Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s f... more »
Another Texas Cop Shot Another Innocent Person, This Time It was His Own Son
[image: son]A cop in Dallas allegedly mistook his own son for an intruder, in broad daylight, and shot him. No arrests have been made.
Sales of marijuana edibles up in at least four states in wake of vape health scare
The vaping health crisis apparently has been good for the marijuana edibles sector, a sign that consumers are funneling more money into infused products instead of vaporizers. Since the first vape-related death was reported in August, retail sales of edibles have climbed steadily in four states while those of vaping products have declined, though the […] Sales of marijuana edibles up in at least four states in wake of vape health scare is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Winter Is Coming, Get Your Ineffective Flu-jab Now!
This article was originally published in Nov, 2016 – But with Winter on it’s way and the Flu propaganda full steam ahead this year we have updated and republished. Winter is just on the doorstep and the Influenza Virus is standing by the garden gate ready to pounce, so as you’d expect the campaign for … The post Winter Is Coming, Get Your Ineffective Flu-jab Now! appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Statewatch News Online, 28 October 2019 (19/19)
28 October 2019 — Statewatch e-mail: office@statewatch.org Also available as a pdf file: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2019/oct/email-28-10-19.pdf Please to support our work STATEWATCH NEWS 1. EU migration agenda highlights its shortcomings 2. EU: PNR: Council to “explore” surveillance and profiling of all forms of mass transport 3. Refugee crisis: latest news from across Europe (15-21.10.19) 4. Refugee crisis: latest news from across … Continue reading Statewatch News Online, 28 October 2019 (19/19)
AUTHORITARIANISM WITHOUT AN AUTHORITARIAN
I'm sure you know this happened last night: President Donald Trump was greeted with a thunderous chorus of boos from the sold-out crowd attendance at Game 5 of the World Series between the Nationals and Astros. Trump, who showed up shortly after the first inning, was introduced to the crowd after the third inning during the Nationals' salute to veterans, a regular feature at Nats’ games. As the next inning began, fans chanted "lock him up," a nod to the motto that Trump supporters directed at Hillary Clinton in 2016. Let the handwringing begin! Publicly calling for your political ... more »
Our Undoing
The EU has granted Boris Johnson another extension on Brexit. But, however long Brexit takes, Neal Ascherson writes that the ugliness of it all has destroyed the United Kingdom and the bonds between Britons: It’s commonly said that the Brexit years have made the English more xenophobic, less tolerant, more angrily divided among themselves. The first is clearly true. Non-British Europeans confirm a new nastiness, even just a new coldness. So, even more emphatically, will migrants from Somalia, Nigeria, India, Bangladesh. But the deepest change since 2016 is the weakening of the Uni... more »
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*Trump Admin Calls Out Pro-Islam Bias, Corruption in Middle East Studies Programs* *Where analysts and “experts” are created* Raymond Ibrahim The Trump administration recently called out and threatened to cut federal funding for the Consortium for Middle East Studies (CMES), a program run by Duke University and the University of North Carolina. It was accused by the U.S. Education Department of misusing a federal grant to advance “ideological priorities” and unfairly promote “the positive aspects of Islam,” particularly in comparison to Judaism and Christianity. The Education D... more »
Government Meeting with Airlines to Promote Brazilian Market
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian government is using the Latin American and Caribbean Air Sector Leadership Forum (the "Forum"), held in Brasília between October 27th and October 29th, to meet with airlines from the region to promote and encourage action in the Brazilian market, currently under the domination of three players: Latam, Gol […] The post Government Meeting with Airlines to Promote Brazilian Market appeared first on The Rio Times.
Apps Try to Encourage Adoption of Older Children in Brazil
[image: Brazil,The APP A.DOT hopes to facilitate the adoption of older kids by prospective parents in Parana State.] SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - Sometimes, those who want to adopt in Brazil have onlys a name, a number and scarce information data. This is how children and teenagers today are identified in the National Adoption Registry (CNA) in Brazil. This, say experts, makes the adoption process very difficult in the country. Now several Brazilian states […] The post Apps Try to Encourage Adoption of Older Children in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
Inequality Drives Millions of Latin-Americans Back to Street Protests
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Thwarted prospects have burst the bubble for millions of Latin Americans. The protests in the most unequal region of the world are recurring at a dizzying pace, from Haiti to Chile; from Central America to the Andes. To seek a straightforward rationale behind a region with two . . . […] The post Inequality Drives Millions of Latin-Americans Back to Street Protests appeared first on The Rio Times.
Uruguay to Have Second Round Presidential Election
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This Sunday's election in Uruguay confirmed that there will be a second round on Sunday, November 24th, between frontrunners Daniel Martínez and Luis Lacalle Pou, who led the balloting. Candidate Daniel Martínez of the Frente Ampla left-wing coalition lead the polls with 39.9 percent of votes. The . . . […] The post Uruguay to Have Second Round Presidential Election appeared first on The Rio Times.
"The Super Rich Elite Have More Money Than They Know What To Do With"
*"The Super Rich Elite Have More Money * *Than They Know What To Do With"* by Rex Nutting "For every dollar of capital owned by a typical family in the poorer half, a family in the top 1% has $730. Forget all those phony fairy tales about whether a couple who makes $350,000 is rich or poor (they are neither), and focus on the big picture: Half of Americans have almost nothing while a small fraction have almost all the capital. And the gap between the many and the few is growing every year. Forget about $350,000, and start thinking about trillions. A society that allows a few to cap... more »
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*Schumer Announces Plan To Nix Virtually Every Gas Powered Vehicle In The Country* Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer is preparing to spend hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars on a plan that would fast-track the elimination of nearly every gas-powered vehicle in the country. The Senate’s top Democrat wants to spend a massive amount of money enticing Americans to exchange their gas-guzzling vehicles for an electric car. Schumer’s proposal, which he announced in a New York Times editorial Thursday, shows Democrats are lurching leftward on the issue. “That’s why I am announcing a new... more »
The Greatest Crisis Facing America - Fiscal Irresponsibility
While Congress is focussing what passes for an important issue, that of the impeachment proceedings againt Donald Trump, they are failing completely when it comes to an issue that is of lasting importance and one that will have an even more significant detrimental effect on the United States over the medium- and long-term. Let's open with this screen capture from the Debt-to-the-Penny website: Remember when Donald Trump said that beating the federal debt and deficit were no big problem? Here is a graphic showing the total federal debt up to the second quarter of 2019 and how its ... more »
Britain's 5 Largest Losses in Military History
*Michael Peck* *History, Europe* [image: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c8/27/41/c82741ef59f555a143c8fcd660e888ae.jpg] Every country makes mistakes. *Key point:* No matter how good, no military is perfect. For centuries, the sun never set on the British Empire. But eclipses there were, and more than a few that stained British arms. Like the Romans, the British fought a variety of enemies. They also had the distinction of being defeated by a variety of enemies, including Americans, Russians, French, Native Americans, Africans, Afghans, Japanese and Germans. Even in defeat, there... more »
These 5 Stealth Weapons Explain Why The U.S. Military Is So Powerful
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * What makes the list? *Key Point*: Stealth redefined warfare. Stealth, or the idea of reducing the ability of the enemy to detect a weapon, has been around since the first caveman sewed a pocket into his clothing and hid a rock in it. Thousands of years later, with the ability to detect objects on the ground, in the air and at sea using electromagnetic radiation, hiding weapons in plain sight has become much harder. The idea of making an aircraft invisible to radar waves was not pursued as the properties of radar with regards to object shape were not... more »
There Is Success In Failure, And These U.S. Military Weapons Failed Big Time
*Robert Farley* *Security, Americas* They contributed to future systems. *Key point: *Technology matters. Weapons die for all kinds of different reasons. Sometimes they happen at the wrong time, either in the midst of defense austerity, or with the wrong constellation of personnel. Sometimes they fall victim to the byzantine bureaucracy of the Pentagon, or to turf fights between the services. And sometimes they die because they were a bad idea in the first place. For the same reasons, bad defense systems can often survive the most inept management if they fill a particular niche... more »
This Means War: Iran Has A Huge Wishlist Of Fighter Jets
*David Axe* *Security, Middle East* That all could be changing. *Key Point*: Iran has sought alternative methods to deter and fight its enemies. The Iranian air force on paper is one of the biggest air arms in the world. Its order of battle includes around 350 fighters, more than twice as many as the Royal Air Force possesses. But most of Iran’s fighters are old and outdated. The ones that aren’t old are just new copies of old designs. The air force’s squadrons fly American-made F-14s, F-5s and F-4s dating from the 1970s, some 1980s-vintage MiG-29s and Sukhoi fighter-bombers an... more »
Britain's World War II Experience Inspired The U.S. Military's "Mother Of All Bombs"
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* The biggest, non-nuclear weapon in the U.S. arsenal. *Key point: *America took the idea from Britain...and made it even bigger. Here’s a name that the head-chopping terrorists of ISIS should remember: Barnes Wallis. He’s the British chap who inspired that twenty-one-thousand-pound U.S. Air Force GBU 43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB)—also called “the mother of all bombs”—dropped on an ISIS tunnel complex in Afghanistan April 13. However, the MOAB is but the prodigal son of weapons developed during World War II. MOAB’s grandparents were Brita... more »
ISIS allegedly names new commander after Baghdadi’s death
Daesh has named a successor to Baghdadi following the US operation in Syria, Newsweek reported. Abdullah Qardash (a.k.a. Hajji Abdullah al-Afari), who was earlier nominated by Baghdadi to run the group’s ‘Muslim affairs’, is set to take over Baghdadi’s position, according to the report. Little is known about Qardash other than that he is a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Newly shipped military vehicles to be used by Russian Army in northern Syria
Il-76 military aircrafts have delivered several armored vehicles to the Khmeimim base in Syria in order to assist the units of the Russian military police tasked with patrolling the Syrian-Turkish border, the Russian Defense Ministry informed. “In the near future, the military equipment will head to the northern part of the country, where Russian military […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army foils militant attempted advance in northeast Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – The Turkish-backed militants attempted to advance their positions in the northeastern region of Syria last night, despite an ongoing ceasefire that was brokered by Russia and Turkey. Led by the so-called “Syrian National Army”, the Turkish-backed militants stormed the Syrian Arab Army’s positions at two towns between Tal Tamr and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Top Baghdadi aide gave US key information to eliminate ISIS leader
On Sunday, US President Donald Trump confirmed that the long hunt for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was over, saying the world’s number one terrorist leader had been killed in a US operation in Syria’s Idlib Province. The Russian Defence Ministry said that it possessed no reliable data about this statement and had reasons to question its […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Why Czechs "still" celebrate Czechoslovakia after 101 years
Czechia celebrates the most important national holiday today and Barefoot Backpacker posted a question that surely looks silly to Czechs but I have seen it many times, especially when asked by Americans: Slightly surprised they still acknowledge Czechoslovakia. I know it ended peacefully but it still ended.— Barefoot 👣 Backpacker (@RTWBarefoot) October 28, 2019 Why the hell do Czechs celebrate the birth of Czechoslovakia if that country, albeit peacefully, ceased to exist at the end of 1992? You know, after 10 years in the U.S., I sort of acquired some empathy for the "completely d... more »
The United States Gave India its First Computer Science Program at IIT Kanpur (1962-72)
The United States foolishly gave India its first computer science program. No good deed goes unpunished. Americans Call Congress! https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials … Continue reading →
British India Born Reuben Brothers are Second Richest Family in the UK; Interesting Russiagate Connections
The Reuben brothers were born in India, into a Baghdadi Jewish family, and moved to the UK. The Reuben brothers … Continue reading →
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