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"The 3 Trigger Terms Being Used to Stop Critical Thinking"
*"The 3 Trigger Terms Being Used to Stop Critical Thinking"* by Sigmund Fraud "It’s a strange world of newspeak we live in. What was once a society devoted to logic and progress is now being herded into echo chambers of thought control and anti-critical thinking. Without the ability to examine an issue impartially and completely there is little hope of maintaining liberty and freedom, as history repeatedly demonstrated. Today, we find that thinking is a diminishing art, and in its place, sound bites and stop-thought terms are used to put the brakes on the mind. These terms are wide... more »
Russia Opens Fire and Seizes Three Ukrainian Vessels…
The Ukraine/Crimea/Russia crisis flares up again today as Russia blockaded the Sea of Azov then fired upon three Ukrainian naval ships who attempted passage Sunday. After wounding several sailors, the Russians then seized the three boats; igniting another crisis between … Continue reading →
Central American Migrants Storm The U.S. Border
*Daily Mail*: *Showdown at the border: US agents fire tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds of migrants who try to storm the border fence and force authorities to shut the crossing down* * Tensions increased between border agents and migrants on Sunday afternoon at the San Ysidro Port of Entry * Children were screaming and coughing in the mayhem as agents threw tear gas into the crowds * The tensions prompted US officials to close the crossing between Tijuana an San Diego * Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said she would not put up with this 'lawlessness' * Mexico v... more »
The Poet: Kuroda Saburo, "I Am Completely Different"
*"I Am Completely Different"* "I am completely different. Though I am wearing the same tie as yesterday, am as poor as yesterday, as good for nothing as yesterday, today I am completely different. Though I am wearing the same clothes, am as drunk as yesterday, living as clumsily as yesterday, nevertheless today I am completely different. Ah... I patiently close my eyes on all the grins and smirks, on all the twisted smiles and horse laughs- and glimpse then, inside me one beautiful white butterfly fluttering towards tomorrow." - Kuroda Saburo
“Carpe Diem”
*“Carpe Diem”* by poets.org "We are food for worms, lads," announces John Keating, the unorthodox English teacher played by Robin Williams in the 1989 film "Dead Poets Society.""Believe it or not," he tells his students, "each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold, and die." The rallying cry of their classroom is "carpe diem," popularized as "seize the day," although more literally translated as "pluck the day," referring to the gathering of moments like flowers, suggesting the ephemeral quality of life, as in Robert Herrick's "To the Virgi... more »
All U.S. Gov’t. Accusations Against Russia’s Gov’t. Are Lies
All U.S. Gov’t. Accusations Against Russia’s Gov’t. Are Lies by Eric Zuesse for The Saker Blog, http://thesaker.is/ THE FIRST ACCUSATION, which is the source of the Magnitsky Act sanctions against Russia, was in 2012 under U.S. President Barack Obama, and it alleged that Sergei Magnitsky had been a whistleblower in Russia who was a lawyer who uncovered […]
Israel Holds Major Drill to Practice Fighting Hamas and Hezbollah Simultaneously
Israel Holds Major Drill to Practice Fighting Hamas and Hezbollah Simultaneously by JUDAH ARI GROSS, https://www.timesofisrael.com/ Ongoing 10-day exercise by Commando Brigade tackles battling Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in north at the same time, a prospect military fears is liable to occur – The Israeli military’s Commando Brigade launched a large-scale exercise this week to practice fighting […]
Israeli Forces Wound 25 Palestinians, Including AP Cameraman, in Gaza Boat Protest
Israeli Forces Wound 25 Palestinians, Including AP Cameraman, in Gaza Boat Protest by http://imemc.org/ The weekly protest at the Gaza beach to protest the ongoing Israeli closure of sea access to Gaza was met with violence from Israeli forces today, who fired live ammunition at protesters in boats and along the shore. 25 were wounded with […]
Washington Sees Daesh as Ally to Be Used for Regime Change in Syria – Lavrov
Washington Sees Daesh as Ally to Be Used for Regime Change in Syria – Lavrov by https://sputniknews.com/ Earlier, US special representative for Syria engagement James Jeffrey claimed that the Syrian government was responsible for creating Daesh (ISIS),* which he said was trying to “protect people…from the depradations of the Assad regime.” – The United States is […]
Syria Urges UNSC to Condemn Aleppo Gas Assault
PressTV Published on Nov 25, 2018 Syria has called on the United Nations to condemn a chemical attack by terrorists that left scores of people injured in the northern city of Aleppo. The Syrian Foreign Ministry described the chemical assault as a scenario aimed at implicating the Syrian government. Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also […]
Dozens Hospitalized in Syria’s Aleppo After Militants Shell City with Poison Gas – Reports
RT Published on Nov 25, 2018 #Syria #Aleppo Dozens of people, including children, have been hospitalised – after an apparent chemical attack, targeting the Syrian city of Aleppo, according to the Russian Defence Ministry. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9j7o end
‘Deliberate Provocation’: Ukrainian Navy Ships Violate Russian Border, Ignore Orders to Leave
Three Ukrainian Navy Ships Crossed Russian Waters, Entered Kerch Strait – FSB by https://sputniknews.com/ Three Ukrainian Navy ships crossed into temporarily off-limits Russian territorial waters, moving from the Black Sea to the Kerch Strait, the press service of the FSB’s Crimean border department said on Monday. – “This morning at around 07.00 Moscow time, three ships of the […]
Anonymous Blows Lid Off Huge Psyop in Europe And It’s Funded by UK & US
Anonymous Blows Lid Off Huge Psyop in Europe And It’s Funded by UK & US by https://www.rt.com/ Anonymous has published documents which it claims have unearthed a massive UK-led psyop to create a “large-scale information secret service” in Europe – all under the guise of countering “Russian propaganda.” – In a document dump on November 5, the group […]
Catherine Austin Fitts: Government Taking Massive Amounts of Money Dark
Catherine Austin Fitts: Government Taking Massive Amounts of Money Dark by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) Financial expert Catherine Austin Fitts has said for years that the economy was not going to crash, but be on a “slow burn.” How long can they make this heavily indebted game last? Fitts says, “Our problem as investors is we don’t know. […]
British MI6 Scrambling To Stop Trump From Releasing Classified Docs In Russia Probe
MI6 Scrambling To Stop Trump From Releasing Classified Docs In Russia Probe by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ The UK’s Secret Intelligence Service, otherwise known as MI6, has been scrambling to prevent President Trump from publishing classified materials linked to the Russian election meddling investigation, according to The Telegraph, stating that any disclosure would “undermine intelligence gathering if he releases pages of […]
Stupidity of Some Mainstream Media Coverage Has Me Defending Russians… Again!
Stupidity of Some Mainstream Media Coverage Has Me Defending Russians… Again! by https://www.rt.com/ I often find myself writing in defense of Russia and Russians, then vowing to keep away from the subject for a while. It never lasts, because some coverage is so idiotic, I can’t help but start angrily bashing away at my keyboard. – […]
Tulsi Gabbard: Why Russia? Election Meddling in Context
Schwejk Published on Mar 21, 2018 Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. Representative for Hawaii. Gen. Philip Breedlove (ret.), Former Commander, U.S. European Command. Mr. John Garnaut, Former Senior Adviser, Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull. State & Non-State Actor Influence Operations: Recommendations for U.S. National Security House Armed Services Committee: Mar.21.2018 Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boLM9… More info: https://armedservices.house.gov/heari… end
"Sunday Bitches, You Got My Money?"
*"Sunday Bitches, You Got My Money?"* by James Power "Praise the Lord and stash the cash." - http://12160.info/ No comment... you wouldn't like it, at all.
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"The Truth Is..."
“The liberties of our Country, the freedom of our civil constitution are worth defending at all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have receiv'd them as a fair Inheritance from our worthy Ancestors: They purchas'd them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood; and transmitted them to us with care and diligence. It will bring an everlasting mark of infamy on the present generation, enlightened as it is, if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle; or be cheated out of them by the artifices of fals... more »
Meet the Gun the U.S. Army Said No To
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Although the proposed M9A3 failed to gain traction, it is still available on the civilian market and its improvements, adopted by Beretta for the twenty-first century battlefield, are worth examining. *The U.S. Army may have declined to adopt the M9A3, but the pistol is still available on the civilian market.* In 1985, the U.S. Army made an abrupt shift, aging fleet of World War II-era handguns for a foreign model. The Italian-made Beretta M92 was classified the M9 handgun and served with the U.S. Armed Forces for more than thirty years. The U.S. Arm... more »
Meet the Sig Sauer P-320 X-Carry: Super Gun or Super Waste of Time?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Let the debate begin. *Materials-wise the P-320 X-Carry breaks down primarily into polymer and steel. The grip module is made of polymer finished with stainless steel. The slide is made of stainless steel finished with Sig Sauer’s Nitron coating to resist rust and corrosion, and the barrel is made of carbon steel.* Sig Sauer’s new P-320 pistol is enjoying a considerable streak of publicity, in large part due to the U.S. Army’s adoption of the it as the service’s new handgun. One new variant of the rapidly growing P-320 line is the X-Carry, a compac...more »
Meet the Kel-Tec KSG-25: The Deadliest Shotgun on the Planet?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * We take a look. *Early bullpup assault rifles forced left-handed riflemen to shoot right handed, due to the facing of the ejection port to the right. Without modifying his shooting technique a left-handed soldier would get a face full of brass with each pull of the trigger. Kel-Tec’s shotgun, on the other hand, is lefty-friendly.* Shotguns are typically not what one would consider high capacity weapons. *(This first appeaed several months ago.)* The Kel-Tec KSG-25 bullpup shotgun however flips conventional wisdom on its head, producing a shotgun th...more »
Meet the U.S. Army's Super 'Gun': A Helicopter Shotgun With 1,200 Barrels
*Joseph Trevithick* *Security, * It has some problems *The technicians insisted the weapons were available, if anyone was interested. We don’t know what eventually happened to the prototypes.* While a fixture on the modern battlefield, helicopters are especially vulnerable when hovering low to the ground and dropping off troops. For almost 60 years, the U.S. Army and other services have tried out different weapons to protect choppers as they land and take back off again. *(This first appeared several months ago.)* Some of these ideas proved better than others. In November 1968, ... more »
China Militarizes Its Influence in Africa
*Richard D. Fisher Jr.* *Security, Africa* The announcement of the China Africa Defense and Security Forum is unprecedented and came without warning. Albeit from the limited perspective of South Africa’s bi-annual Africa Aerospace and Defense (AAD) exhibition, from September 19–23, it is apparent that most African states are ready to enthusiastically support China’s ambitions for militarizing its growing influence on that continent, heralded by the first June 26 to July 11 China Africa Defense and Security Forum (CADSF). Meeting at the People’s Liberation Army National Defense U... more »
Oil Sanctions on Iran Will Benefit Russia. Here’s How.
*Nikolay Pakhomov* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] U.S. sanctions on Tehran create a strategic opportunity for Moscow. The main feature of the new U.S. sanctions policy against Iran is its unilateral nature. This time, Washington is acting without broad international support, which was brought the Islamic Republic to the JCPOA negotiations table in the first place. Though this policy is risky, it might prove that the unilateral approach of the Trump administration to foreign policy is effective. There are many factors putting the success of sanctions in jeopardy. Among them... more »
The Balance of Cyberpower
*Matthew Crandall, Bradley Thayer* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] We rank all the great cyberpowers. As cyberwarfare has become a standard tool of international politics, it is important to recognize that the balance of power among great powers includes a cyber element. The intent of this article is to provide an assessment of the balance of cyberpower. Cyberpower includes computer network exploitation (CNE)—using information technology (IT) to spy on other’s information technology—computer network attacks (CNA), and using information technology to shut down, disrupt, or d... more »
Shining a Spotlight: Revealing China’s Maritime Militia to Deter its Use
*Andrew S. Erickson* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/090308-N-0000X-004.jpg] How China’s maritime militia threatens U.S. and allied interests—and how to counter it. At the U.S.-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue press conference on November 9, Defense Secretary James Mattis made a great contribution by using his top-level authority to shine a spotlight on China’s third sea force, the People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia (PAFMM): “We… discussed the importance of all military, law enforcement, and civilian vessels and aircraft—includi... more »
EU Leaders Approve Brexit Plan
*NPR:* *European Union Leaders Approve Brexit Plan * Discussions of a Brexit deal came to an end early Sunday as European leaders signed off to split from Britain. The deal includes both a "withdrawal agreement," spelling out the terms of the split, and a "political declaration," with plans for the future relationship between the EU and the U.K. EU President Donald Tusk announced in a tweet that leaders of 27 remaining EU member states "endorsed" the agreement. *Read more* .... *More News On EU Leaders Approving Brexit Plan* EU leaders agree UK's Brexit deal at Brussels summit... more »
"Economic Market Snapshot"
“BREAKING Report: GM Closing All Operations in Ottawa Canada” "A Record Cyber Monday Could Be Too Little, Too Late For Retail Stocks""Bear Trap?"• *MarketWatch Market Summary* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary • *CNN Market Data:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/dow/
Mexico Will Deport Those Migrants Who Attempted To Illegally Cross U.S. Border Today…
Actions have consequences. Mexico says they will deport those who attempted to illegally cross the U.S-Mexico border earlier today. Nice to see a new Mexican government perspective stepping up here to punish unlawful behavior at the border…. though I’m certain … Continue reading →
Gregory Mannarino, “Markets, 11.25.18: A Look Ahead”
Gregory Mannarino, “Markets, 11.25.18: A Look Ahead”
Russian Opens Fire And Seizes Three Ukrainian Ships. Ukraine To Impose Martial Law
*Daily Mail/AFP:* *Russian patrol ship 'SHOOTS then seizes Ukrainian navy boats injuring at least six crew' after RAMMING rival vessel and blocking key Black Sea shipping route amid growing tensions in the area* * The Ukrainian navy has accused Russia of firing at and seizing three ships in Kerch Strait off annexed Crimea * Ukrainian boats were making their way to the Mariupol in the Sea of Azov from Odessa on the Black Sea * The narrow Kerch Strait is only route to the shared territorial waters of Sea of Azov, which Russia claims * Russia said it was forced to block off the strai... more »
BREAKING Report: GM Closing All Operations in Oshawa Canada….
Canadian media are reporting that General Motors plans to shut down operation in Oshawa, Canada. This is quite possibly an outcome that portends the sign of things to come… CANADA – Numerous sources have told CTV Toronto that General Motors … Continue reading →
Boy diagnosed with AFM after his flu shot But his case went uncounted (as have others).
VIRGINIA BEACH It was almost exactly a year ago, Nov. 29, 2017, when Palmer’s daycare provider sent a text message to his mother Asia that something was wrong. Asia left work to pick up her son, thinking maybe he was having a reaction to his recent flu shot. What she found was a dramatically different […] The post Boy diagnosed with AFM after his flu shot But his case went uncounted (as have others). appeared first on Health Nut News.
Will Pressing ‘Cancel’ Twice on an ATM Prevent Your PIN from Being Stolen?
Everyone wants to believe that following some simple piece of advice will protect them from harm.
Sea Showdown: Russia vs. Ukraine in the Sea of Azov
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, Europe* Signs of imminent trouble are apparent everywhere. *Russian reports discuss Ukraine’s apparent plan to build a new naval base at Berdyansk about thirty miles west of Mariupol on the Sea of Azov. Any glance at the map reveals that all ships transiting into the Sea of Azov, whether Russian or Ukrainian or flying other flags, must transit the Kerch Strait and thus pass under Russia’s new bridge that was completed earlier this year. * The story of astronauts Nick Hague and Alexey Ovchinin careening back toward Earth in a daring and successful e... more »
The Democrats, Again
A senior congressman who admires Pelosi and totally supports her for Speaker, and has even been publicly outspoken about it, just told me something that surprised me and depressed me: "I think," he said, "that Pelosi’s priorities are exactly in sync with the Democratic base, for better or worse. The whole thing has descended into a drunken orgy of demographic special interests and victim hagiography, completely untethered from economic meaning, who-gets-what and daily life. Pelosi will ensure votes on Lilly Ledbetter II, III, IV, V, XXX and MCC, not to mention Dream Acts 1 throug... more »
"The Two Paths To Collapse"
*"The Two Paths To Collapse"* by Charles Hugh Smith As a general rule, there are two paths to collapse: gradual erosion and sudden crash. The two are intertwined, of course; in most cases, the system slowly loses vigor, resources, efficiency, etc. (erosion) which leaves it so weakened that a crisis that would have easily been overcome in the past triggers a catastrophic decline of production and order. My new book explores these system dynamics in the present: "Pathfinding our Destiny: Preventing the Final Fall of Our Democratic Republic." As the title suggests, we've got a window ... more »
U.S. Offensive Aerospace Capabilities Directed against the Whole Planet: America’s MUOS Satellite Communications System in Sicily
By Manilo Dinucci “The M5S (5 Star Movement) divided about the Sicilian maxi-radar”, headlined the Corriere della Sera, thereby spreading a maxi fake news – not about the... more »
Clinton and Kerry Machiavelli Warn: Destroy Europe More Slowly
[image: clinton-and-kerry-machiavelli-warn-destroy-europe-more-slowly] You’re boiling the frog too fast! He may leap from the pan before cooked! That essentially is Hillary Clinton’s and John Kerry’s message on European (im)migration, which they both recently warned must be curtailed.
Federal Judge Denies Papadopoulos Delay – Begins 14-Day Federal Prison Sentence Tomorrow…
Federal Judge Randolph Moss denies a sentencing delay for George Papadopoulos and instructs him to report to federal prison in Wisconsin on Monday; Papadopoulos will serve a 14-day sentence for ‘lying’ to federal investigators. The Judge rejected Papadopoulos request to … Continue reading →
Educational Crash Course # 882
*Another Installment of Diogenes' Public Service Educational Series:* *Astrology 101:* *Next in Series:* *Power to the Correct People: **Free Speech on Social Media * A Round Table discussion with the 20 liberals in a room in San Francisco who determine whether or not you get to participate in the public square. *Educational Crash Course Archive *
Does This Video Show a Crazily Busy Intersection?
Perhaps bunches of vacationers other than Death are what's causing the near-problem here.
Procedural Implications of the Midterm Elections
Well before the recent election, activists and pundits were hard at work shaping expectations for what would change in light of anticipated Republican losses. Many of these predictions reflect considerable naivete about the operations of Congress. Although many questions remain open, it seems useful to review what we know to this point. This is the first of two posts; the second will focus specifically on budgetary issues. First, as to leadership. The Senate is unlikely to see meaningful changes at the top: Majority Leader McConnell led his caucus to larger-than-exp... more »
Visualizing the Jet Stream
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Media Begin Full Propaganda Push to Create Victim Narrative around Migrants…
With the reality of hundreds of central American migrants attempting to overwhelm the U.S. southern border by force; and after weeks of denying the migration horde were a threat to U.S. immigration and national sovereignty; the media narrative engineers need … Continue reading →
The Factory, The Computer, and the Marketing Problem
Nancy Flanagan notes her frustration this week with the continued complaints about public schools, about how they are an outmoded factory model producing students on an assembly line. And she correctly notes where that comes from, and where it's headed. Public school has been under the most modern wave of attack since 1983's* A Nation at Risk,* with each new wave of reformsterism accompanied by renewed attacks on one of America's oldest institutions. And the criticism has always served a purpose for Reformsters. So when we hear a new shift in that same-old song, we need to pay atten... more »
Gov. Jerry Brown agrees with President Trump on California logging practices
“Months ago, California Gov. Jerry Brown urged state lawmakers to loosen restrictive logging regulations put in place to appease environmentalists — a move that appears to have confirmed that President Trump’s recent critiques of state logging practices was correct.” click here
Provocations Abound: Ukraine & Russia- Blockades? Shots Fired? Ships Confiscated?
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*If the earlier Syrian incident in Aleppo was a provocation that Russia and Turkey managed to get ahead of. Syria & the Aleppo Chlorine Attack: LIHOP?* *What’s going on with Ukraine & Russia near the Kerch crossing bridge?* *Sure looks like Russia and allies are being kept busy. * *Russia would be protecting this brand new crossing, because it’s strategic.* *Undoubtedly interested parties would wish to damage or destroy the crossing.* *Telegraph- Russia 'fires on and captures' Ukrainian ships in new Crimea stand-off * *Ukraine has made unsubstantiated claims regarding what went o... more »
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Crawford Kilian reviews Christo Aivalis' The Constant Liberal, and discusses how Justin Trudeau is continuing a family tradition of betraying progressive voters: [Pierre Trudeau] wanted to strengthen unions and workers in general — up to a point. It wasn’t to help the workers; it was to use them “instrumentally,” to rescue liberalism from the dead end of the Duplessistes and right-wing Liberals and Progressive Conservatives in the rest of Canada. Otherwise, labour would move left again, back to its 1930s socialism. ... Trudeau mocked Tory le... more »
BREAKING: Migrant Horde Rushes San Ysidro Port of Entry In San Diego – Repelled With Pepper Spray, Smoke and Tear Gas…
In a highly coordinated effort between caravan organizers and media allies, hundreds of economic migrants from central America rushed the San Ysidro port of entry in San Diego today attempting to gain entry. Video on social media (shared below) shows … Continue reading →
Chaff and Countermeasures – Trey Gowdy Discusses James Comey, Justice Roberts and Ivanka Trump…
Purple-tie-clad representative Trey Gowdy (U-DC) appears on CBS with Margaret Brennan to discuss the congressional request for former FBI Director James Comey to appear for questioning. Roosterhead proposes possibly video-taping the deposition of Comey at a joint Oversight and Judiciary … Continue reading →
First African-American Woman in the U.S. Coast Guard Dies at 103
Olivia Hooker, the first African-American woman in the U.S. Coast Guard and one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riots, has died at the age of 103. Hooker was only 6 years old when the Tulsa Race Riots (also called “Black Wall Street”) occurred, almost completely destroying a Tulsa neighborhood. Hooker hid […]
Gratis: The Alien Con-spriracy
At the time of writing, on the evening news last night, the eminent scientist Steven Hawkings is reported to be almost definitely certain aliens exist. Apparently; this almost definite conclusion was arrived at via the employment of almost definite mathematical certainties. IE because there are billions of galaxies, each including billions of stars, then it is safe to assume there must almost definitely be aliens on at least one other planet. The spin is; we needn’t worry about the threat of this highly evolved alien species setting up shop on our planet to feed on our brains beca... more »
"In the sciences, the authority of thousands of opinions is not worth as much as one tiny spark of reason in an individual man." #QotD
*"In the sciences, the authority of thousands of opinions is not worth as much as one tiny spark of reason in an individual man."* ~ Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642) . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Are Voters Looking For Candidates From The Mushy Middle?
Didn't we learn *anything* from the Hillary debacle? Voters are looking for someone authentic-- not a concoction of consultant and pollster memos-- who stands for something that helps ordinary working families. I doubtHouse Democrats will even try to live up to that once they take over in January, but that's what turned out their voters three weeks ago. Today ABC had two of the mushiest politicians they could find as guests on *This Week with George Stephanopoulos*-- plus one, Sherrod Brown who plays the role of being authentic on TV. Brown's the guy who will never waver from his ... more »
Killing the Five Paragraph Essay: A Book About Writing
I'm happy to have sitting on my desk a fresh new copy of John Warner's* Why They Can't Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities *officially out next week. For anyone who teaches writing, or who just wants to understand how we entered this golden age of bad writing instruction, and who also wants to know how to escape it. Warner is a regular blogger for Inside Higher Education, and he turns up in a variety of other settings as well as having spent a couple of decades teaching writing on the college level. He knows the territory. He's also heard the complaints abo... more »
Exam Question
Maybe we're in old-fashioned exam question territory here, but just imagine for a moment that you're an eager Twitterer and have tweeted or re-tweeted* just *the following tweets over the past couple of days on the Brexit question. What views should be seen as being imputed from your (four) tweets and re-tweets by examinees? *(4 marks)*.
EU Event Chastises China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
*November 26, 2018* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - The European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) put together a day-long seminar chastising the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Organised by Jonathan Bullock, a UK Independence Party (UKIP) Member of the European Parliament (MEP), it gathered European critics of China's rise upon the global stage along with US and European-funded agitators active in undermining Chinese-Pakistani relations. The CPEC is a keystone project amid Chinese-Pakistani ties and an integral part of Beijing's One Belt, One Road initiative (OBOR). It i... more »
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital to Deny Medical Services to Unvaccinated Children
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, has notified parents that if their children are not vaccinated, or if they follow an alternative vaccination schedule, that they will be denied medical services. They also notified parents that they will not honor Florida State law that allows for religious exemptions to vaccines.
Hell is not hot, hell is actually freezing cold
I received this comment from a Chicago railroad worker this morning and thought you should see it. It is in response to the upcoming blizzard. ______________ Hell is not hot, hell is actually freezing cold Charlie C. I am on call for this storm. I work for a railroad and we cover parts of a ... Read moreHell is not hot, hell is actually freezing cold The post Hell is not hot, hell is actually freezing cold appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Chicagoans brace for blizzard
Heavy snow. Strong winds. Downed tree limbs and power lines. Power outages. Very hazardous, even life-threatening travel conditions. Two inches of snow per hour possible. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for the entire Chicago area, including Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kendall, Lake and Will counties through early Monday. This will be a ... Read moreChicagoans brace for blizzard The post Chicagoans brace for blizzard appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Was a Man in Bear Costume Arrested for Tearing Apart Tents of Black Friday Campers?
You'd think this kind of thing couldn't happen in urban areas.
Russian jets begin patrolling Kerch Strait after confrontation with Ukrainian ships (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 P.M.) – Jet aircraft Sukhoi Su-25 Grach began patrolling the area above the Kerch Strait in the Black Sea on Sunday. Kamov KA-52 helicopters were also witnessed in the area. According to an FSB statement, “This morning, at around 7:00 AM MSK [04:00 GMT], three vessels of the Ukrainian Naval Forces have breached […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian specialists confirm chemical weapons were used in Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) – Russian specialists have confirmed that chemical weapons were used by the rebel forces in Aleppo last night, the Interfax News Agency reported this evening. “Syrian terrorists use homemade mines filled with toxic agents in improvised manner,” the Russian chemical defense troops spokesman said. The Russian specialists believe that chlorine gas […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Houthis aircraft bombs Saudi Coalition command center in Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – The Houthis Movement bombed a Saudi Coalition installation using an attack drone in northern Yemen on Sunday. According to the official media wing of the Houthis, their rocket battalion used a Qasef-1 attack drone to bomb a Saudi Coalition command center in the Marib Governorate of Yemen. The Houthis said […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Russian Coast Guard allegedly opens fire on Ukrainian boat
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 P.M.) – The Russian Coast allegedly opened fire on a Ukrainian boat that was traveling near the Kerch Strait, Liveuamap reported this evening. According to the Liveuamap report, at least one Ukrainian sailor was wounded as a result of the Russian attack. Russian has opened fire on one of Ukrainian boats, at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Saudi Crown Prince meets with Chechen leader in Abu Dhabi
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman met with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and the former Spanish King Juan Carlos I at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, the AFP News Agency reported. According to the AFP’s report, the Crown Prince began his regional tour by attending the Abu Dhabi […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Coast Guard chases Ukrainian vessels after breach of territorial waters (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – Russian Federal Security Services (FSB) released the video of Russian Coast guard ships tracing Ukrainian vessels through the Kerch Strait in the Black Sea on Sunday. Three Ukrainian vessels, including missile boat Nikopol, Gurza-class boat Berdyansk and Tugboat Yani Kapu, left the Mariupol port and headed towards the Kerch Strait. According […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US Coalition kills 14 civilians from the same family in Deir Ezzor – report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – The U.S. Coalition has killed another 14 civilians in the Deir Ezzor Governorate after launching another series of airstrikes over Daesh-held pocket. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), 14 civilians from the same family, most of them women and children, were killed during the U.S. Coalition’s attack on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Militants were preparing to use chemical weapons again in Aleppo – Russian MoD
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – The militants were planning to use chemical weapons again in Aleppo, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Sunday. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, their fighter jets destroyed the militant launching sites in order to foil any future attacks by the latter in Aleppo. Earlier today, the Russian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Kerch Strait closed after Ukrainian vessels violate Russian waters (video)
Russian authorities decided to close the Kerch Strait after three vessels of the Ukrainian Naval Forces entered Russian waters in the Black Sea on Sunday. According to the Russian side, three Ukrainian ships left the Mariupol port and headed towards the Kerch Strait. They did not react to the Russian side’s warnings and instructions. “They […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jordanian Army guns down 4 Syrian drug smugglers at border-crossing
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – The Jordanian Army gunned down four drug smugglers that were attempting to cross the Syrian border and enter the kingdom, the Reuters News Agency reported. According to the Reuters report, two other smugglers surrendered themselves to the Jordanian Army. The drug smugglers were reportedly trying to cross the Jordanian border […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
National Climate Assessment–Southeast
By Paul Homewood https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/23/health/climate-change-report-bn/index.html This latest Federal Climate Report follows the same pattern as previous ones. Cherry pick a few bad weather events, ignore all of the bad weather which did not happen, and extrapolate the lot using the most scary scenarios. Last year, they issued the “Climate Science Special Report”, which […]
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Bradley from The Chase, getting lifted out of the...er...by Ms. Khan. (If you're wondering why a Muslim female character constantly wears tight clothing and appears to be bisexual, well, the actress *isn't* a Muslim. (She's a Sikh). *#justsaying*) Well, Russia and Ukraine look as if they might be about to go to war tonight and Herr "Jean-Claude" Juncker is doubtless, at this very moment, getting his resplendently-dressed servants to crack open yet another of his spare crates of wine (sparkling or otherwise) - one of the fifty dozen or more he's got stored behind his private toilet ... more »