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Thomas Paine

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Saturday, February 15, 2020

15 February - Blogs I'm Following - 1 of 5

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10:07 pm MST

Quote of the Day

vonMesser at 'Nox & Friends - 1 minute ago
So, fall asleep love, loved by me… for I know love, I am loved by thee. Robert Browning

Foreign Correspondent: Reaction to Coronavirus Is Overblown

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 minutes ago
*Let’s insert a little rationality into the debate; it’s serious but hardly cause for panic.* *-by Reese Erlich@ReeseErlich* A new and deadly virus from China is coming to get you. Cancel your travel plans, quarantine your grandparents, and don’t let a Chinese person sneeze on you! Social media is all atwitter. Some Uber and Lyft drivers are even refusing to pick up passengers with Chinese-sounding names. The mainstream media has produced reams of articles, many criticizing China for its mishandling of the crisis. Let’s calm down for a moment. The new virus produces flu-like sy... more »

Untitled

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 10 minutes ago
2-15-20 In late 2013, more than 50 of the world’s most eminent scientists severely criticised the research Ron Fouchier and colleagues at the Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam, who have been developing mutant varieties of the H5N1 bird-flu virus that are far more dangerous to humans. The scientists wrote that the research was designed to make the virus fully transmissible between humans, and clearly had a dual civil-military function. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/geopolitics-biological-weapons-part-2-efficiency-deployment

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 minutes ago
The skeletal remains of the city center after the bombing. A 9-year-old German boy described being in the street during the second raid and seeing "Fire, only fire everywhere we looked.... It was beyond belief, worse than the most fearful nightmare." *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *'The Most-Fearful Nightmare': 75 Years After The Bombing Of Dresden* (RFE).

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau Criticized For Shaking The Hand And Bowing His Head To The Iranian Foreign Minister

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 minutes ago
I know that @JustinTrudeau and the whole Canadian government needs to cooperate with Iran for the sake of the families still dealing with the murder of everyone aboard flight 752 but this is wrong. The smiling, the bowing of the head, the subservience. pic.twitter.com/Aneq7f2fpc — Brian Lilley (@brianlilley) February 14, 2020 The National: *Canadian PM Justin Trudeau under fire for warm greeting of Iran's Mohammad Javad Zarif* *Iran refuses to co-operate fully after shooting down plane carrying dozens of Canadian citizens* Canada’s Justin Trudeau was under fire on Saturday for h... more »

new blog for my posts: https://aumladder.blogspot.com/

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 22 minutes ago
I switched over to this address: https://aumladder.blogspot.com happy new decade from Mt. Shasta -r.

How Did Architecture Get To Be A Left/Right Political Issue?

Francis Menton at Manhattan Contrarian - 28 minutes ago
* You’ve got to hand it to President Trump for his talent to capitalize on issues that force the political left to show its worst totalitarian tendencies and contempt for ordinary people. For a recent Exhibit A, see the State of the Union address. * We now have an excellent Exhibit B, a draft Executive Order on the subject of the architectural style of federal buildings. The document is titled “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again.” Let’s call it the MFBBA. * The draft MFBBA was first reported by Architectural Digest on February 4, and comes with a legend declaring it to be “DEL... more »

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif: ‘We Were Very Close To A War’

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 41 minutes ago
*Jerusalem Post:* *Iran's Zarif: We were close to war with US after Soleimani assassination* Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the US and Iran were "very close to a war" and that, at the moment, the black box of the crashed Ukrainian airliner is not being touched. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the US and Iran “were very close to a war” in an interview with NBC on Friday on the sidelines of the 2020 Munich Security Conference. He explained that he thinks US President Donald Trump “was misled to believe that the United States would get away” with assassinatin... more »

Syrian Army captures several areas to begin encirclement of last jihadists around Aleppo city

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 44 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has scored a new advance in the western countryside of the Aleppo Governorate this morning after a successful day on Saturday. According to the latest field report from this front, the Syrian Arab Army has begun pushing north to close off the last jihadist pocket […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish military attacks Syrian Army and YPG forces in northern Aleppo

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 44 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:15 P.M.) – The Turkish Army has carried out a series of strikes this evening that have targeted the positions of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and People’s Protection Units (YPG) in the northern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate. READ ALSO: Syrian Army Makes First Push Towards Strategic Airbase in Northern Idlib According […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Up close footage of the Syrian Army advancing in western Aleppo

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 44 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army ended the day on Saturday by seizing two towns in southwestern Aleppo, inching them closer to the northern axis of Taftanaz in the Idlib Governorate. READ ALSO: Syrian Army Captures Long-Time Jihadist Stronghold in West Aleppo In what proved to be the Syrian Army’s most successful […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

The Daily Brief 2020-02-14

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 44 minutes ago
This is a summary of 24 AMN articles on the following subjects: Ansarallah, Jawf, Yemen, Aleppo, Syria, Idlib, US, Russia, Turkey, Hasakah, Qamishli, Damascus, Belgium, Israel, Netanyahu, Iran, IRGC, Soleimani, Iraq, NATO, Algeria. Categories covered in this brief: Yemen, Syria, Turkey, Middleeast, Iran, Iraq, North-Africa Let us know how you like this brief in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Ancient Antarctica Pyramids?

LL at Virtual Mirage - 51 minutes ago
There are said to be pyramids on Antarctica. But they could also just be mountains (how disappointing if true?). The theory is up there with the hollow Earth, flat Earth, and a lot of Ancient Alien theories. Some also say that it's not a pyramid at all, but a snow covered mountain on Antarctica. But what fun would that be? Enter the Piri Reis Map, made in 1513 by the Ottoman admiral/cartographer Piri Reis. Some of the map has been destroyed but the portion that remains clearly shows the Western coast of Europe and North America in addition to Brazil with impressive (for the time) ... more »

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Fact: Disobeying Gun Laws Is An American Tradition

Amy Swearer at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Amy Swearer* *Politics, Americas* [image: Gun rights advocates hold signs during a rally inside the no-gun zone in front of the Virginia State Capitol building in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake] It goes back to before 1776. On Jan. 20, as Americans remembered civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr., an estimated 10,000 people peacefully rallied in Richmond, Virginia, to protest the recent introduction of highly contentious gun control bills into the state Legislature. Motivated in part by the “Second Amendment Sanctuary” movement that has see... more »

Move Over, Vietnam: Was Sherman's March To the Sea Our First Counterinsurgency?

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: Ruins seen from the capitol, Columbia, South Carolina, 1865. George N. Barnard (1819-1902), U.S. Army] Some experts think so. It isn’t how most would characterize William T. Sherman’s famous march across Georgia in 1864, but Thomas Ricks of Stars and Stripes begs to differ. “The more I read Sherman’s memoirs and letters, the more I came to believe that in that campaign he consciously was practicing what should be called counterinsurgency,” Ricks said in a recent article. However, he was also quick to point out that it takes a... more »

A War In The Middle East Could Go Nuclear (And That Can Only Mean 1 Thing)

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Billions of people could lose their lives. History and humanity would be changed forever. *Key point:* Israel keeps them as a weapon of last resort. Israel’s nuclear arsenal is the worst-kept secret in international relations. Since the 1970s, Israel has maintained a nuclear deterrent in order to maintain a favorable balance of power with its neighbors. Apart from some worrying moments during the Yom Kippur War, the Israeli government has never seriously considered using those weapons. The most obvious scenario for Israel to use nuclear weapons woul... more »

Rockets Strike Near US Embassy In Iraq

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
The US embassy is located in the Green Zone, the Iraqi capital's high-security enclave (AFP Photo/Sgt. Kyle C. Talbot) *The Guardian/AFP:* *Baghdad explosions: rockets strike near US embassy in Iraq* *Multiple blasts and circling aircraft heard near enclave where US mission is located* Multiple rockets hit near the US embassy in Iraq’s capital early on Sunday, an American military source said, the latest in a flurry of attacks against US assets in the country. The assault sent warning sirens blaring across the diplomatic compound but it was unclear exactly what was hit and how ma... more »

Denouncing The U.S., Venezuela Holds Military And Militia Exercises

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
Members of the Venezuelan army and the Bolivarian Militia take part in a military exercise in Caracas, Venezuela February 15, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero *Reuters*: *Venezuela holds military exercises as Maduro attempts to show force* CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela’s military on Saturday held exercises that deployed civilian militia and armored vehicles in the capital Caracas and around the country, an effort by President Nicolas Maduro to show strength as Washington prepares to escalate sanctions. Maduro accuses the United States of preparing an invasion of the OPEC nation, w... more »

On Nietzsche

Unknown at The Verma Report - 1 hour ago
Nietzsche exhorts his readers to cultivate a taste for cruelty, but the irony is that his breakdown was triggered at the sight of an animal being cruelly treated.

First Statewide Town Hall Meeting with LaRouche Candidate Daniel Burke

David at LaRouchePAC Feed - 1 hour ago
Classical Renaissance Space New International Economic Order Glass-Steagall Stop WWIII Without the exoneration of Lyndon LaRouche, the aspirations of millions of Americans and people world-wide to make the next 50 years paradigmatically different than the past 50 years is impossible. Diane Sare and LaRouche Independent candidate for US Senate Daniel Burke take on the challenge to create a future based on Lyndon LaRouche's life's works that is characteristically different than the currently self-destructive, reigning dynamic.

Trump Supporters Are George W Bush Supporters LARPing As Ron Paul Supporters

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 1 hour ago
The Trump administration has released its official statement to Congress justifying its drone assassination of Iran’s top military official Qassem Soleimani last month. Surprising exactly zero people, the formal notification makes no mention whatsoever of any imminent threat posed by Soleimani, a direct contradiction of […]

Dem State Rep. Rolanda Hollis Doubles Down on Mandatory Vasectomy Bill

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 1 hour ago
State Rep. Rolanda Hollis (D-Birmingham) is doubling down after she made international headlines on Thursday. Hollis introduced a bill that would require every Alabama man to undergo a vasectomy within one month of his 50th birthday, or the birth of his third biological child, whichever comes first. According to Yellowhammer News, HB 238 laments in […] The post Dem State Rep. Rolanda Hollis Doubles Down on Mandatory Vasectomy Bill appeared first on Health Nut News.

Is Ukraine Still Corrupt?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*CNN:* *Zelensky rejects Trump's claim that Ukraine is corrupt in interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour* In a CNN interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday strongly rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that Ukraine is corrupt. He also said he is ready for another phone call with Trump and open to visiting the White House. Zelensky spoke wtih CNN's Christiane Amanpour at the Munich Security Conference in his first one-on-one interview since the end of Trump's impeachment trial. A July 25 telephone call between the two men, which Trump repeatedly called... more »

Blasts at US coalition military base in Baghdad

Just In - 2 hours ago
There have been several blasts at a US coalition military base in Baghdad, caused by an apparent rocket attack, according to a US military official.

Leaking dam still at risk of failing, with residents spending second night away from homes

Josh Bavas at Just In - 2 hours ago
Engineers continue to monitor a leaking dam wall on Queensland's Southern Downs that is at risk of failing, with up to a dozen properties still off limits as an emergency declaration remains in place.

Shot fired at man in Melbourne's south-east

Just In - 2 hours ago
Police are appealing for information from the public after a man was shot at and hit by a car before the driver fled the scene in Melbourne's south-east.

Duchess of Cambridge says she used hypnobirthing techniques to deal with 'utterly rotten' morning sickness

Just In - 2 hours ago
The Duchess of Cambridge reveals in her first-ever podcast interview that she used hypnobirthing techniques to overcome symptoms of hyperemesis gravidarum during her three pregnancies.

Duplantis soars again to set second pole vault WR in a week

Just In - 2 hours ago
The men's pole vault world record had only been beaten once in the last quarter-century, until 20-year-old Swede Armand Duplantis set new marks twice in a week.

More than 6,000 bodies found in Burundi's mass graves

Just In - 2 hours ago
Burundi's Truth and Reconciliation Commission finds more than 6,000 bodies in six mass graves in Karusi Province, the largest finding since the government launched a nationwide excavation in January.

Rundle Mall fire that cleared Adelaide Fringe crowds 'not suspicious'

Just In - 2 hours ago
SA Police now say a building fire in Adelaide's Rundle Mall last night was most likely caused by an electrical fault.

Bushfire debris is washing up on NSW South Coast beaches but local businesses are optimistic

Georgia Hitch at Just In - 2 hours ago
While the closure of beaches along the NSW South Coast has been a setback for those wishing to get back to the sand and surf, it hasn't stopped tourists rallying behind local businesses.

The Sentencing of Michael Flynn Represents a Very Big Problem for AG Bill Barr…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
For the past week CTH has been outlining some lengthy research, highlighting key issues to help understand the background of what is evident. If you’ve followed along, in this outline the individual pieces will all come together. Bill Barr has … Continue reading →

U.S. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy Likes To See Things Fly And Explode When It Comes To Buying Military Hardware

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
Ryan D. McCarthy pledged to be the Army secretary that soldiers deserve as he took the oath to be the 24th person in the job. US Department of Defense *Washington Examiner*: *'Things are flying and exploding': How Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy shops for military hardware* When Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy shops for equipment that will help fight the next war, he likes to smell the gasoline before he decides. “Ten years ago, we were buying billions of dollars over PowerPoint,” he said during an appearance at the National Press Club on Friday. “Why do I think we’re getting better now?... more »

Bayer On The Edge as Jury Awards $265 M to US Peach Farmer over Illegal Dicamba Drift

Sustainable Pulse at Sustainable Pulse - 3 hours ago
A jury on Saturday awarded US$ 250 million in punitive damages to a southeastern Missouri peach farmer who argued that weedkiller dicamba that had drifted onto his orchards from other farms had severely damaged his trees — an award that could bode well for over 140 other farmers suing the chemical’s makers – Bayer (Monsanto) […] The post Bayer On The Edge as Jury Awards $265 M to US Peach Farmer over Illegal Dicamba Drift appeared on Sustainable Pulse.

What If the US Banned Fracking?

Hifast at Climate Collections - 3 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: Other posts have addressed the murky science underneath the claim that burning fossil fuels makes the earth warmer, and the alarmist claims that a warmer world is more dangerous than a colder one. This post takes up the issue that even if rising human CO2 emission were causing dangerous warming,…

Free Download: Ayn Rand, “Atlas Shrugged”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling but still trying to hold the world aloft with the last of his strength, and the greater his effort the heavier the world bore down upon his shoulders - what would you tell him to do?" "I... don't know. What could he do? What would you tell him?" "To shrug." - Ayn Rand, “Atlas Shrugged” ◆ "Then you will see the rise of the men of the double standard - the men who live by force, yet count on those who live by trade to create th... more »

Drudge Report: Mike Bloomberg 'Considering Picking Hillary Clinton As His Running Mate In The 2020 Democratic Race

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *Mike Bloomberg 'is considering picking Hillary Clinton as his running mate in the 2020 Democratic race to help take on Trump'* * Mike Bloomberg is considering Hillary Clinton as his running mate, source says * Polling found the Bloomberg-Clinton combination would be a formidable force to take on Trump in the race for the White House * Bloomberg is said to be considering changing his official residence because the electoral college makes it tough for president and VP to reside in the same state * 'We are focused on the primary and the debate, not VP speculation,' Bl... more »

Pull the Alarm? The Coronavirus as a Global Emergency

Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 3 hours ago
In my first post on the coronavirus outbreak, I reviewed the nature of the disease. Here, I want to ask and answer the first of four questions I posed about whether a global public health emergency should have been declared earlier. In the next post, I’ll tackle the appropriateness of China’s quarantine measures, the adequacy […]

Meet the 20th Century Naturalist who Discovered the Amazing Healing Properties of Water

WTStaff at Waking Times - 3 hours ago
*Elva Thompson* - Born in 1885, Viktor Schauberger came from a lineage that had a long tradition of caring for the welfare of the natural forest and its wildlife in the Austrian Alps.

"Of All Tyrannies..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. They may be more likely to go to Heaven yet at the same time likelier to make a Hell of earth. This very kindness stings with intolerable insult. To be "cured" against one's wil... more »

"Is Poetic Justice Coming For The 1%?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*"Is Poetic Justice Coming For The 1%?"* by John Rubino "To understand just how grim the coming decade is likely to be for the world’s super-rich, let’s start with three premises: *1) *Capitalist democracy - defined as free individuals managing their own property and periodically electing new leaders - is the only system of social organization that’s consistent with human nature and is, therefore, sustainable. *2)* Capitalism inevitably produces inequality as a few participants - through energy, creativity, and (frequently) luck - do extremely well while the vast majority do okay... more »

America Would Not Be Spared In A War With North Korea

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* The North Koreans have seen to that. *Key point:* North Korea has worked hard to attain long-range military capabilities and a survivable nuclear deterrent. The United States has substantial air, land, and sea forces stationed in South Korea, as well as several units based in Japan and the western Pacific earmarked for a Korean contingency. Together, these forces far exceed the firepower of North Korea’s armed forces and represent a powerful deterrent not just against Pyongyang but any potential adversary in the region. The first U.S. forces tha... more »

Australia is Buying American LRASM Anti-Ship Missiles (Should China Worry?)

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* Does this change the military balance in Asia? Australia is buying America’s newest ship-killer missile. The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of up to 200 Long Range Anti-Ship missiles, plus training and support equipment, at an estimated cost of $900 million. The missiles will be mounted on Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet fighters. “Australia intends to use the missiles on its F-18 aircraft and will provide enhanced capabilities in defense of critical sea-lanes,” according to the State Department’s Defense Security Cooperation... more »

An ISIS Fighter Was 'Sniped' From Nearly 4,000 Yards

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * By a Canadian special forces unit. *Key point:* A lot of factors go into perfecting a sniper shot at range. In mid-2017, the sniping community was rocked by some incredible news: a Canadian sniper team operating in the Middle East had made a successful kill at a distance of more than two miles. The team, deployed to fight the Islamic State, killed an ISIS fighter at a distance of 3,871 yards. The shot was a record breaker and more than a thousand yards farther than the previous world record. The shot, which bordered on the impossible, was made only s... more »

Blame America For Russia's City-Destroying TOS-1 Buratino Mortar

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Europe* The Soviet Union adopted the weapons shortly after the United States did, using them in a border skirmish against the Chinese in 1969. *Key point:* The United States was the first to use fuel-air explosives in the Vietnam War, dropping them by air to clear helicopter landing zones and minefields. The TOS-1 *Buratino *is a unique Russian self-propelled multiple rocket launcher system (MRLS) that has seen action in global hotspots like Afghanistan, Chechnya, Iraq and Syria. Like the enormous 240-millimeter 2S4 self-propelled mortar, the TOS-... more »

Saudi Arabia is More Afraid of Jamal Khashoggi than Iran

Sabera Azizi at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Sabera Azizi* *Security, Middle East* And this is why. The FBI prevented another “Jamal Khashoggi incident” when they stopped a Saudi official from kidnapping Adulrahman Almutairi, a former student at the University of San Diego. Like Khashoggi, Almutairi was critical of Mohammad Bin Salman (MBS). Almutari name on MBS’ hit list reflects the ever-growing number of Saudi dissents and the increased clampdown on critics. Since 2017, when MBS became the crown prince, he has led a brutal campaign against his critics at the cost of severe human rights violations. His reforms have ofte... more »

One Cable Company Just Lost $1 Billion in Court Over Music Piracy

Harry J. Kazianis at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Technology, * Why now? I think the early 2000s want their lawsuit back. In what could be a landmark decision, Cox Communications recently lost a battle with a group of record companies, arguing that the telecommunications company did not do enough to protect their products from pirates who were stealing their content and using their networks to do it. While I have very little sympathy for Cox or the cable industry at large, this award feels way over the top and will do little to stop any sort of digital piracy in the first place. The jury declared that Cox... more »

Unfit For Office

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
*What Blows Up Must Come Down by Nancy Ohanian* Clearly, Trump does at least one thing every day that shows him unfit for office. Yesterday, for example, it revolved around his corrupt relationship with the state of New York. A few weeks ago Trump had cut off the state's access to the Global Entry and other "trusted traveler" programs that allow travelers shorter airport lines and faster border crossings. If you travel a lot, it's a big deal. It's very inconvenient for travelers, many of whom are wealthy and influential, to be denied that in New York (and only New York). No one bel... more »

Feb. 15: the walls are closing in on us.

Graeme Decarie at The Decarie Report - 4 hours ago
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/stephen-ledrew-canada-should-enforce-the-law-with-wetsuweten-anti-pipeline-protests https://business.financialpost.com/diane-francis/diane-francis-rail-blockades-could-turn-into-a-full-blown-secession-crisis-and-trudeaus-government-is-to- -first-nations-pipeline-protests-that-are-shutting-down-the-railways The National Post and the Financial Post are both sections of an Ottawa daily newspaper. Both were profoundly influenced by Conrad Black, a man I shared radio studio space each week at CBC in Montreal. He was arrogant, pig-headed, contemptuous of any... more »

“New Blood Plasma Treatment Offers Hope For Those Infected With The Coronavirus”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
Chris Martenson, * “New Blood Plasma Treatment Offers * *Hope For Those Infected With The Coronavirus”* - https://www.peakprosperity.com/

White House Justifies Killing Soleimani for Past Actions, not Imminent Threats

Dave DeCamp at Peace and Prosperity - 4 hours ago
[image: undefined] The White House released a memo on Friday to Congress justifying the assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. Despite earlier claims from the administration of Soleimani and his Quds Force planning imminent attacks on US personnel in the region, the memo uses past actions as the justification for the killing. The memo says President Trump ordered the assassination on January 2nd “in response to an escalating series of attacks in preceding months by Iran and Iran-backed militias on United States forces and interests in the Middle East region.” Altho... more »

Middle Finger Symphony Theater

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 4 hours ago
~ NO TUXEDOS REQUIRED ~ Brought To You By *BLUESJUNKY*: Chair of Music - Middle Finger Symphony Music Director

Video Still Quite Popular

mikk0 at HYSTERICAL RAISINS - 4 hours ago
http://www.imdb.com/… “Chimpy in Charge: the Complete First Season” 2000-2004 Directed by Karl Rove Dick Cheney The Carlyle Group The Saudi Royal Family Writing credits Paul Wolfowitz Douglas Feith Stephen Hadley Richard Perle Elliot Abrams Donald Rumsfeld Genre: Tragedy Plot Summary: Chimpy, an idiot, moves into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Along with his best friend, Karl, Chimpy […]

A look back on SSBCI after ten years – holding Congress and the Bidens accountable

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 4 hours ago
Start-up Linked to Hunter Biden’s Firm Bagged $3 Million from Government Program Run by Biden Adviser According to the article in America Truth Today on January 24, 2020, “Start-up Linked to Hunter Biden’s Firm Bagged $3 Million from Government Program Run by Biden Adviser.” The company involved was said to have been called “mbloom.” According to the 2016 Annual Summary Report, Hawaii expended $5.5 million out of $13 Million allocated of the SSBCI funds. So basically, if as alleged, the one firm that was linked to Biden would have received roughly 60% all funds yet the schedule info... more »

Caroline Flack and Social Murder

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 4 hours ago
To read about the circumstances surrounding the sad passing of *Love Island*'s Caroline Flack is to learn it was entirely avoidable. Flack was dropped by ITV from the show and its spin off, *After Sun* once the story emerged that she had been involved in and charged with assaulting her partner. She was banned from any contact with him prior to the trial next month, despite *his opposition* to the CPS decision to proceed. By any token, Flack was a troubled woman who needed help and support. But instead, she suffered the usual gossip, character assassination, and vilification from the... more »

Democrats hate people love the earth

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 4 hours ago
California hasn't built any new water storage facilities to tide Californians through droughts since the 1970s. The population of California has nearly doubled in that same time frame. Why? Because dams are considered evil by environmentalists. As a result Californians are paying more for water and thousands of farm workers are losing their jobs because central valley farms can't get water. But what's important, the snail darter surviving, is being protected by California Democrats. Oddly they're using very capitalistic reasoning. They're driving up the cost of water to get peop... more »

Red Nation Rally in Solidarity with Palestine Relatives in Santa Fe

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 4 hours ago
. Red Nation Photo Today: Honoring the Palestinian martyrs today in Ogapogeh. By Red Nation Censored News Santa Fe, New Mexico —The Red Nation-Santa Fe (TRN-SF) to hold rally in solidarity with our Palestinian relatives and to protest the City of Santa Fe’s decision to deny approval of Diné artist Remy’s murals on the wall at the corner of Old Pecos Trail and Camino Lejo.WHO: TRN-SF &

Coming Down the Davos Mountain with a Gender Lens

NEW YORK, Feb 15 (IPS) - In a recent report by World Economic Forum (WEF) shows women suffer a "triple whammy" in the workplace. Without drastic action, gender parity will take more than a lifetime to achieve. This is the challenge that Katja Iversen, President and CEO of Women Deliver is staring down. Read the full story, “Coming Down the Davos Mountain with a Gender Lens”, on globalissues.org →

DOJ declares that FBI employees can lie to the FBI but no one else can

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 5 hours ago
General Flynn, an American hero, was forced to plead guilty to lying to the FBI after he was nearly driven into bankruptcy paying for his defense lawyers and, allegedly, after the FBI threatened to go after his son. His "lie" occurred in a meeting with the FBI that he thought was about coordination. He wasn't told that it was in fact an interrogation as part of the FBI's war on Trump. The agents who interviewed him wrote that they didn't think he was lying. Remember that since he didn't know he was being interrogated he had no reason to research all of his answers. Odds are that ... more »

Inside The Pentagon's Secret UFO Program

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
Popular Mechanics: *Inside the Pentagon's Secret UFO Program* *The government can’t keep its story straight about its involvement with UFO research. After a yearlong investigation, we bust open the files, break through the noise, and reveal the definitive, staggering truth.* As I sit in a small cafe in the shadow of the ancient Roman gates in Trier, Germany, talking to a person whose credibility seems beyond reproach, but who will only agree to talk to me if provide absolute assurances of anonymity, I can’t help but feel like I’m trapped in a Dan Brown novel. The Da Vinci Code, ho... more »

Michael McCormack backs away from proposed changes to discourage spills following Barnaby Joyce's challenge

Jade Macmillan at Just In - 5 hours ago
Despite divisions within his party, Michael McCormack says the Nationals will not follow the Labor and Liberal parties by introducing rules to make leadership challenges more difficult, saying it could be seen as "self-indulgent".

While others fail, this bookshop has survived for 100 years

Lucy MacDonald at Just In - 5 hours ago
It has seen off economic downturns and the rise of the e-book — somehow, this old-fashioned bookshop is still standing after 100 years and its loyal customers think they know why.

Sam Aziz told to stop 'skiving off' in Cairo amid his sudden resignation from party

Just In - 5 hours ago
Liberal MP Tim Smith is calling for Casey councillor Sam Aziz to return from Cairo and "face the music" after he announced his resignation from the Liberal Party in a scathing social media post.

Being a powerlifting champ wasn't enough for this mother of two

Erin Semmler And Kelly Butterworth at Just In - 5 hours ago
Cass Pickard has already made her mark as a two-time world powerlifting champion, but now this dynamic mother of two has just proved she also has what it takes to achieve academic success.

Spending three months at sea all alone in her 7-metre boat was not Heather Taylor's original plan

Tom Wildie at Just In - 5 hours ago
The Pacific Ocean will become home for Heather Taylor when she attempts to become just the sixth rower to cross solo from California to Hawaii — a trip she did not expect to be doing alone.

Fire, then flood means crucial tourism attraction Binna Burra Lodge faces reopening delay

Gemma Sapwell at Just In - 5 hours ago
Binna Burra resort in the Gold Coast hinterland was devastated by bushfires just five months ago. It had been hoping to reopen by Easter, but record-breaking rains in recent days has delayed repairs.

Fears of a 'big, big mess' as Rio Tinto begins pulling down Gove refinery

Matt Garrick at Just In - 5 hours ago
Mining on the Gove Peninsula will be finished and its bauxite machinery pulled down and scrapped by 2030 — but some fear the chapter which follows may take more than a generation to complete.

18yo man shot dead on Sydney street in 'targeted attack'

David Hirst at Just In - 5 hours ago
Police say an 18-year-old man who was shot dead outside a home in Sydney's south-west on Saturday night was the victim of a targeted attack.

Shane Gould urges Swimming Australia to join sex abuse redress scheme

Stephanie Zillman And Ben Knight at Just In - 5 hours ago
Champion Olympic swimmer Shane Gould says Swimming Australia either fails to understand the problem or is running scared on child abuse.

Israel Folau stars in Catalans Dragons debut but controversy continues

Samantha Hawley at Just In - 5 hours ago
Catalans Dragons fans come to support Israel Folau with open arms and he does not disappoint, but the team's sponsors are being pressured to withdraw support and a team is threatening legal action if they suffer over the controversial Australian's signing.

Canberra's 2003 bushfires claimed lives and hit the suburbs, but the recent Namadgi blaze was the ACT's worst environmental disaster

Craig Allen at Just In - 5 hours ago
Despite Canberra's 2003 bushfires impacting local suburbs and claiming lives, the fires this year in Namadgi National Park burned with an intensity veteran firefighters "had never seen", and became the territory's worst ever environmental disaster. This is how the land is recovering.

Meet the new mango. It’s redder, lasts longer and has a smaller seed

Tom Major at Just In - 5 hours ago
A mango grower from north Queensland says his first commercial crop of newly-bred varieties has been a success with customers and retailers.

This accused sex offender has been on the run for nine years, so why doesn't anyone know it?

Erin Parke at Just In - 5 hours ago
The case of accused paedophile Charles Batham has raised questions about how many other fugitives are on the run.

Pop-up town helps keep community ravaged by bushfires afloat

Adriane Reardon at Just In - 5 hours ago
Business owners in a town ravaged by the New Year's Eve bushfires are rejoicing after nearly a dozen demountable building were trucked in.

Democrat politicians want to raise your taxes but not pay their own

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 5 hours ago
Democrat Congressman TJ Cox, California of course, owes nearly $145,000 in unpaid federal income tax. He beat a Republican in 2018. Of course the reality is that Cox will support the Democrats of desire to raise taxes, which makes sense if you don't pay your taxes, while the Republican who he's running against wouldn't. That's pretty much all you need to know about Democrat politicians.

Musical Interlude: Gnomusy (David Caballero), “Footprints On The Sea”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
Gnomusy (David Caballero), “Footprints On The Sea”

"A Look to the Heavens"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
"Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, the star factory known as Messier 17 lies some 5,500 light-years away in the nebula-rich constellation Sagittarius. At that distance, this degree wide field of view spans almost 100 light-years, courtesy of ESO's new VLT Survey Telescope and OmegaCAM. The sharp, false color image includes both optical and infrared data, following faint details of the region's gas and dust clouds against a backdrop of central Milky Way stars. *Click image for larger size.* Stellar winds and energetic light from hot, massive stars formed from M17's stock of co... more »

"A Very Obscure Vulcan Quote"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"A Very Obscure Vulcan Quote"* By Moon "Ideally, do no harm. Harm speeds up the heat-death of the Universe, and indirectly, your own. More practically, do as little harm as possible. We are creations of a Universe in which entropy exists, and therefore see no way of escape, but we do not need to help it. Harm no one’s internal, invisible integrities. Leave others the privacies of their minds and lives. Intimacy remains precious only insofar as it is inviolate: invading it turns it to torment. Reach out to others courteously: accept their reaching in the same way, with careful hand... more »

"Sit, Be Still, And Listen..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
"Sit, be still, and listen, because you're drunk, and we're at the edge of the roof." - Rumi

Erdogan’s Long-Coming Reality Check

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 5 hours ago
by Ghassan Kadi for The Saker Blog It is hard to say if Erdogan is running out of choices, friends, time, or all of the above; and his stands on various issues and the contradictions he ploughs through are making his situation increasingly untenable. For the benefit of readers who haven’t heard this before; Erdogan is juggling being a Turkish Muslim reformer who parades under the photos of Turkish secular anti-Muslim nation-builder Mustafa Kemal; an EU-aspiring member and also an aspiring global Sunni leader; an ally of Israel as well as Hamas; an Islamist who is also at odds w... more »

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