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By law, California high speed rail may be doomed to fail
By Ronald Stein It has been 10 years since passage of California Proposition 1A the High-Speed Rail Act that approved the $9.95 billion bond, a down payment on a high-speed rail project that was optimistically estimated by proponents at that time to cost $40 billion. Today, the California high-speed rail cost may approach $100 billion. Public enthusiasm is obviously dwindling. The post By law, California high speed rail may be doomed to fail appeared first on CFACT.
Update #2: New Roof Fundraiser
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The Creator Writings: Your Truth, My Truth
It is wonderful and perfect to stand in and voice your truth. However, if you allow your truth to override the truth of another, you are ignoring one of the reasons you are here.
The Opposite of Evil Is No Longer Goodness
My headline is provocative, so let me quickly explain, starting with a huge claim about what’s unique about our world in this moment.
Documents Reveal How Monsanto & The EPA Bury Cancer Research
Multiple documents have emerged over the years showing the corruption that plagues Monsanto. In this case, they colluded with the EPA to stifle cancer research and any connections to their product.
TRUMP'S WALLED CITY IS UNDER SIEGE, BUT WE CAN NEVER CUT OFF THE MOST IMPORTANT PROVISION
In *The Atlantic,* Mikhaila Fogel and Benjamin Wittes explain that the effort to bring Donald Trump to justice is a long, slow siege: There is no house of cards. The dominoes will not fall if gently tipped. The administration is not going to come crashing down in response to any single day’s events. The architecture of Trump’s power is more robust than that. We need to stop thinking of it as a fragile structure waiting for the right poke to fall in on itself. Think instead of the myriad investigations and legal proceedings surrounding the president as a multi-front siege on a walle...more »
Did Netflix Announce They Will Be Removing ‘Friends’ from Their Streaming Catalog?
The online streaming service caused consternation in December 2018 when they briefly signalled the hit 90's sitcom would no longer be available after 1 January 2019.
Did Smirnoff Troll President Trump in a Vodka Advertisement?
A genuine advertisement for Smirnoff vodka used the tagline "Made in America but we'd be happy to talk about our ties to Russia under oath."
Pair of nanotech researchers up to at least two dozen retractions
A pair of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) has had a total of nine more papers retracted, pushing their totals to 24 and 26, respectively. The totals put the two researchers — Rashmi Madhuri, with 24 retractions, and Prashant Sharma, with 26 — on our leaderboard of the 30 … Continue reading Pair of nanotech researchers up to at least two dozen retractions
Voter fraud?
Midterm election results in California are looking more and more suspicious. Orange County, a conservative area just south of Los Angeles, California turned all blue after Democrats produced hundreds of thousands of votes weeks after election day using a practice known as “ballot harvesting.” * . . .* Precinct 38083 in Orange County, California had a 120% turnout – 465 registered voters and 561 ballots cast in this precinct. Other numbers don’t add up in Orange County either and The Gateway Pundit has been reporting on this for weeks. October 22nd totals for voter registration the... more »
Florida’s Amendment 4 Pushes Back On Tradition Of Social Death For People With Convictions
The exclusion of people with prior convictions from civic life upholds a tradition that is deeply racist, classist, misogynist, and xenophobic, and must be abolished The post Florida’s Amendment 4 Pushes Back On Tradition Of Social Death For People With Convictions appeared first on Shadowproof.
"He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest." #QotD
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The Obsolete Palestinian Authority
*Paul R. Pillar* *Israel Palestinian Territories, Middle East* The peace process is stagnant. Dissolution of the Palestinian Authority would be appropriate. The unique entity known as the Palestinian Authority (PA), created twenty-five years ago as a supposedly transitional structure, is well past its sell-by date. The anniversary earlier this year of the Oslo Accords, which established the PA, was an occasion to take stock of the unresolved Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The next twenty-five years are unlikely to see any more change in the state of this conflict than in the past ... more »
Former CIA Directors And Current CIA Director Pay Their Respects To Former CIA Director And President George Bush
*(Click on Image to Enlarge) * CIA Director Gina Haspel together with former CIA Directors, from left, William Webster, George Tenet, John Brennan, Haspel, Porter Goss and James Woolsey, pay their last respect to former President George H.W. Bush as he lie in state at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) *WNU Editor*: The above photo is from here .... *Solemn public pays tribute as Bush lies in state in Rotunda* (CP24).
CIA Director Gina Haspel Briefs U.S. Senators On Khashoggi Killing
*Politico:* *CIA chief will brief senators on Khashoggi killing* CIA Director Gina Haspel will brief Senate committee leaders on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Tuesday after members of both parties expressed outrage over the absence of intelligence officials at a briefing last week. The spy chief will meet with top leaders of the Senate‘s Armed Services Committee, Foreign Relations Committee and Intelligence Committee, according to a source familiar with the matter. The meeting comes ahead of a scheduled vote on whether the Senate will vote to pull support for the c... more »
Radical IR: approaches or implications?
Dillon Tatum had an interesting post here last week, calling for a “radical” international relations. As Tatum notes, “radicalism intervenes in the political domain with the goal of fundamental transformation” and IR could function similarly. What would that look like? I think many would imagine a radical IR as radical in its approaches and methods. That is, […]
Big Goals and Small Adversaries: Why Grand Strategy Matters
The United States is closing in on the 18th anniversary of its first wartime death in Afghanistan, that of CIA operative Mike Spann, providing a melancholy opportunity to emphasize the role of grand strategy as a policymaking tool. To this end, I ask why the United States has done relatively poorly in so many of […]
France Has Never Seen These Type Of Protests Since The French Revolution
Looks a whole lot like a revolution. Reuters / Stephane Mahe *Annabelle Timsit, Quartz:* *French history has never seen a protest like the yellow vest movement* France is a country that’s no stranger to protest movements—from the massive student demonstrations of 1968 to contemporary union-led strikes. But during the “yellow vest” protests that rocked the streets of Paris this weekend, protesters reached further back in their history, to the era of the French Revolution. Protesters marching along the Champs-Elysées on Saturday (Dec. 1) could be heard chanting slogans like “We are ... more »
Excess Winter Deaths Highest Since 1976
By Paul Homewood The ONS has published the Excess Winter Deaths stats for 2017/18, and as expected they are sharply up: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/excesswintermortalityinenglandandwales/2017to2018provisionaland2016to2017final The ONS list the major points: Main points In the 2017 to 2018 winter period, there were an estimated 50,100 excess winter deaths in England and Wales. The number […]
Fighting Carbon Taxes
Memo To Congress: French Riots Show Why U.S. Carbon Tax Should Be A Non-Starter is an Editorial at Investor’s Business Daily Excerpts in italics with my bolds. French Riots: They call themselves the “Gilets Jaunes,” or yellow vests, in French. They’re mostly young, male and extremely angry, and they’ve been marching in the streets […]
Power of the People: Gov’t Suspends Fuel Tax After French Citizens Took to the Streets and Refused to Pay It
[image: france] More than 100,000 people took to the streets over the weekend in a massive protest that began over a fuel tax in France—and it worked! The post Power of the People: Gov’t Suspends Fuel Tax After French Citizens Took to the Streets and Refused to Pay It appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
It’s ‘Killing People Everyday’: FOX Pushes Insane Anti-Weed Propaganda in Ridiculous 90-Second Clip
[image: fox] According to the sheriff on Fox & Friends, marijuana "is ruining families and killing people every day across the United States," and it needs to be stopped. The post It’s ‘Killing People Everyday’: FOX Pushes Insane Anti-Weed Propaganda in Ridiculous 90-Second Clip appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Father Fighting to Save Six-year-old Son From “Gender Reassignment”
[image: father-fighting-to-save-six-year-old-son-from-gender-reassignment] A Texas father is in danger of losing his six-year-old son for refusing to affirm him as a girl.
Pope Francis: Homosexuals Should Not Be Priests
[image: pope-francis-homosexuals-should-not-be-priests] In a book-length interview on vocations to the Catholic priesthood, Pope Francis reaffirms the church's stance barring homosexuals from religious life.
Lying Kamala Harris Might Run for President, Says “It’s Going To Be Ugly”
[image: kamala-harris-likely-to-run-for-president-says-its-going-to-be-ugly] Senator Kamala Harris, the California Democrat who repeatedly lied to derail the confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, is thinking about a run for president.
French PM Announces A Six Month Suspension Of Fuel Tax Hikes After 'Yellow Vest' Protests
*Daily Mail:* *Macron SURRENDERS to the rioters: French president caves in and suspends fuel tax hikes in victory for the Yellow Vests after days of violent protests* * Days of 'yellow vest' demonstrations have seen mass vandalism and hundreds of arrests across France * The protests began as a rebellion against fuel prices and planned tax hikes but later grew into civil unrest * French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe met with ministers to find ways of ending violence yesterday * Government will freeze planned hikes on regulated electricity and gas prices in a bid to end the riots ... more »
Israel discovers alleged Hezbollah tunnel into Israeli territory (video)
Israel’s military launched an operation to destroy alleged underground tunnels into Israeli territory on Tuesday, that reportedly begin in the Lebanese area of Kafr Kila and cross the border into Israel near to Metula. According to the Israeli military, the tunnels were allegedly build by Hezbollah for cross-border operations. The military started dismantling them on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Hezbollah releases several photos of Israeli troops near Lebanese border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – Hezbollah’s official media wing released more photos of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) personnel, today, that were participating in their ongoing tunnel operation near the Lebanese border. As shown in the images below, Hezbollah’s border guards captured several photos of Israeli troops near the Lebanese border-town of Kafr Kila: Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Foreign jihadist commander assassinated in southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – The assassination of jihadist commanders in Idlib resumed on Tuesday when another high ranking leader was gunned down in the southern part of the province. According to opposition activists, Mu’atz Bilah Al-Uzbeki was gunned down by unknown assailants in the town of Tremelah, which is not far from the Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iran deploys massive naval force to Persian Gulf after Rouhani threatens to block Strait of Hormuz
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – The Islamic Republic of Iran has allegedly deployed a massive naval contingent to the Persian Gulf, today, after the nation’s president, Hassan Rouhani, threatened to block the vital Strait of Hormuz. According to a report from the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), the Iranian Navy deployed 58 fleets to the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Video footage of Israel’s new operation along Lebanese border
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) carried out an operation to “expose and destroy” cross-border tunnels allegedly built by Hezbollah near the northern Israeli town Metula, the military announced on Twitter on Tuesday. Standing at the Lebanon-Israeli border, IDF spokesperson Jonathan Conricus stated, “that Lebanese town just behind me is a town called Kfarkela from which […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
HTS captures new town inside Idlib deescalation zone
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 P.M.) – Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham has expanded their presence in the Idlib deescalation zone, today, after clashing with the Turkish-backed rebels in northwestern Hama. According to reports from the Idlib province, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham captured the town of Zayzoun in northwestern Hama after overrunning the defenses of the Turkish-backed National Liberation Front […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
NATO ‘will not recognise Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea’ (video)
NATO “will not recognise Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea,” stated NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, during a meeting of foreign ministers held in Brussels on Tuesday. “NATO allies do not and will not recognise Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea. Following Russia’s use of military force near the Sea of Azov, we call on Russia to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iran has no need for Syrian military base: Iranian general
Iranian Armed Forces spokesman, Brig. Gen. Abolfazl Shekarchi, has stated that Iran has no need for a military base in Syria. “Iran has no need for a base in Syria so that anyone would want to attack it,” Shekarchi told the IRNA news agency. The spokesman recalled that Tehran was providing advice to Syria and Iraq at the request of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Saudi Coalition suffers heavy casualties in new border offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – The Saudi Coalition launched a big offensive this week along the Yemeni border in order to retake several points they lost to the Houthi forces in 2016. Backed by heavy air support, the Saudi Coalition began their offensive by storming the Houthi defenses inside the Buqa Desert. Despite air superiority, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Israeli forces plan to destroy Hezbollah tunnels from within Lebanese territory – report
Earlier in the day, the Israeli Defence Forces tweeted that they were launching an operation to “expose and neutralise cross-border” tunnels that Hezbollah used to attack Israel from Lebanese soil. Having announced the beginning of Operation Northern Shield on Tuesday morning, IDF spokesman Brig. Gen. Ronen Manelis said that the military had discovered Hezbollah tunnels, with one of them […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian military seizes large cache of weapons in Daraa, US-made missiles found (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) The Syrian military seized a large cache of weapons this week that were left behind by the jihadist rebels in Daraa city. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the military uncovered the weapons cache while combing through the abandoned bases of the jihadist rebels in the Daraa Al-Balad District. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US envoy wants no-fly-zone over Syria that resembles Iraqi 1990’s model
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – The U.S. envoy to Syria, James Jeffrey, said at a press conference on Tuesday that Washington is seeking a no-fly-zone over Syria that resembles the one imposed on Iraq in the 1990’s. “Remember we were present not in northern Iraq but over northern Iraq in Operation Northern Watch for 13 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
‘US not able to stop Iran’s oil exports’ – Rouhani
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the United States wouldn’t be able to cut off Iran’s energy exports, during a speech in Shahroud on Tuesday. “The US is not able to stop Iran’s oil exports,” Rouhani stated. “The US should know that if one day it wants to stop Iran’s oil […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Recording: Students Sing Racist Song About KKK to ‘Jingle Bells’
A New Hampshire school superintendent is decrying a racially insensitive video of two high school students singing, “KKK, KKK, Let’s kill all the blacks,” to the tune of “Jingle Bells.”
Mueller to Detail Ex-NSA Flynn’s Cooperation in Russia Probe
Special counsel Robert Mueller is set to give the first public insight into how much information President Donald Trump's former national security adviser has shared with prosecutors in the Russia investigation.
Wealthy Sex Offender Settles Suit, Averting Victim Testimony
A last-minute settlement has been reached in Florida in a long-running lawsuit involving a politically-connected financier accused of sexually abusing dozens of teenage girls.
We’re about to learn just how subservient Nova Scotia is to the forest industry
1. Clearcutting “The McNeil government is promising less clearcutting on crown lands through new ‘interim’ harvesting guidelines introduced yesterday in response to a comprehensive report on forestry practices prepared by University of King’s College president Bill Lahey last August,” reports Jennifer Henderson: It’s unclear how much the controversial practice will be reduced until after permanent […]
World News Briefs -- December 4, 2018
*The Guardian:* *UN Yemen envoy flies in with Houthis for fragile Stockholm peace talks* *Negotiators from Saudi-backed Hadi government to follow rebels’ team for talks to begin as early as Wednesday* The UN’s special envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, is accompanying a Houthi negotiating team to Stockholm for the first peace talks on the war in the country since 2016, amid fears that one misstep could cause the fragile summit to collapse. *Read more* .... *MIDDLE EAST* Houthis, Yemen alliance agree *to swap hundreds of prisoners in peace process.* Yemen to face *worst humanit... more »
The Perils of Banning “Fake News”
By Filip Steffensen When the printing press was invented in the mid-1400s, Europe faced radical and unprecedented changes. Ultimately revolutionizing the circulation of information, the... more »
With CRISPR, Let's Not Make The Cultural Mistakes Of Stem Cells All Over Again
When Dr. He Jiankui announced that he had used CRISPR to prevent future HIV infection in twin girls, there was outrage across the United States, but most of it had nothing to do with science. It was instead concern that a mad scientist with suspect ethics had used a new technology to edit human embryos, and if that remains unchecked Frankenhumans could be born. It may be 2018 but it feels like 2001 all over again. read more
Settlement Reached In Epstein Case; Frankel Urges Probe Of Acosta
From the Palm Beach Daily News: http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com: “Settlement reached in Epstein case; Frankel urges probe of Acosta By Jane Musgrave … Continue reading →
Epstein Sex Abuse Accusers To Get Their Day In Court
From the Palm Beach Daily News: http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com: “Epstein sex abuse accusers to get their day in court By Jane Musgrave … Continue reading →
The Unpopular French Weather Tax
The violent riots and attacks in Paris began on 17 November as a protest against the Macron government’s carbon tax. Violence was pronounced in Paris on 1 December and forced the closure of museums, galleries, high-end auction houses and shops. A tax on the weather is unpopular in France, where unemployment remains high and taxes are higher. The breakdown of civil order has continued for 16 days, Organizers are calling for another surge in protests on 8 December. Three people have died, and 263 people were injured nationwide, with 133 injured in the capital, including 23 members of... more »
At Least 206 Civilians Killed in November by US Airstrikes in Syria
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has issued a new report over the weekend summarizing the massive civilian death toll of US-led... more »
After Soros Flees Turkey, Will He Flee The Rest Of The “Global South” Too?
Soros’ retreat from Turkey might be a harbinger of what’s to come. The post After Soros Flees Turkey, Will He Flee The Rest Of The “Global South” Too? appeared first on The Duran.
A little bit of very big firearms history
A reader was doing some research on 19th-century firearms, and wrote to ask me why so-called "market hunting" had been banned in the USA in the latter part of that century. The reason was that so many waterfowl and migratory birds were being slaughtered for the "market" by commercial hunters that they had become endangered. The tool of choice for these hunters was the so-called "punt gun". The history of such guns starts in the 19th century, when the rise in demand for meat in the marketplace led to mass-hunting of waterfowl. Also, the best women's fashions at that time featured ... more »
Senate to Hear New Testimony on Khashoggi Killing, Yemen Peace Talks Set to Convene, Qatar to Leave OPEC, Netanyahu Faces New Political and Legal Challenge
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin, 2015 (Source: Wikimedia) *MBS’ Mixed Reception at the G20* Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) continued his tour of Arab countries after attending the G20 summit in Argentina last week in an effort to restore his international reputation amid condemnation for his suspected role in ordering the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October. After a brief stop in Mauritania, MBS *arrived* in Algeria on Sunday for two days of meetings that will focus on “Algerian-Saudi in... more »
ABC: Scientist on leave from EPA says effort to protect children from lead has stalled
According to a top scientist at the EPA, who was recently put on leave for “serious allegations” about her leadership of the Office of Children’s Health, the federal government desire to prevent lead from harming children’s health has stalled. (She has stated that her feelings and comments are being made as a pediatrician with 35 […] The post ABC: Scientist on leave from EPA says effort to protect children from lead has stalled appeared first on Health Nut News.
CNN and Nature (Scientific Journal) admit that geoengineering will begin early 2019 as these elites “dim the sun” to stop global warming
Editor’s note: For those who are skeptical, we have linked the breaking CNN article at the bottom to show you, your family and friends over the holidays. I saw a meme recently that said “the black sheep in the family is usually the one telling the truth”. So perhaps sharing this on your page WITH […] The post CNN and Nature (Scientific Journal) admit that geoengineering will begin early 2019 as these elites “dim the sun” to stop global warming appeared first on Health Nut News.
FAA’s “Integration Pilot UAS Program” Is Really A National Police Surveillance Drone Program
By MassPrivateI This year was full of many disturbing stories, like the one about Bloomberg’s role-playing workshops being used to convince the public to accept... more »
Have You Ever Considered That Trump Isn't Normal?
I had to change planes in Philly on my way back to L.A. from Berniepalooza Sunday. A psychology of organizations professor from Trump's alma mater sat next to me. I asked her for an analysis of how he governs based on how he ran his business. She talked about malignant narcissism and summed up by explaining that for Trump *everything* is about Trump. Sounds about right. He doesn't care-- not even a little-- about the laws, the country, our people... anything. Just his own insane, greed-obsessed self. Look at those 4 crackpot tweets up top. What is *wrong* with this psychopath? (Tha... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 4, 2018
A display featuring missiles and a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen at Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran September 27, 2017. Nazanin Tabatabaee Yazdi/TIMA via REUTERS *Reuters*: *Iran wants to expand missile range despite U.S. opposition* GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran wants to increase its missiles’ range, a senior military official was quoted as saying on Tuesday, a move that would irk the United States which views Tehran’s weapons program as a regional security threat. U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of an international nuclear agreement in May... more »
Mainstream Fake-News: The Devious Limited Hangout
By Jon Rappoport Big media attacks “fake news.” Independent reporters rightly point the finger at big media as the predominant purveyor of fake news. Here... more »
The CDC Claims the Flu Shot Reduces Mortality in the Elderly. But Where’s the Evidence?
By Jeremy R. Hammond, Guest Contributor, Children’s Health Defense The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone aged six months and up, including pregnant women, get an annual influenza vaccine. The two fundamental assumptions underlying the CDC’s policy are that vaccination reduces transmission of the virus and reduces the risk of […] The post The CDC Claims the Flu Shot Reduces Mortality in the Elderly. But Where’s the Evidence? appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Meet the 5 Best Shotguns and Semiautomatic Guns on Planet Earth
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * What made the list? *The presence of the Glock 17 on a list of the most deadly semiautomatic handguns, may seem unusual, but the Glock’s simplicity, reliability and high magazine capacity are too important to ignore.* *(These two articles, republished jointly in this post, first appeared several months ago.)* *5 Best Shotguns* A shotgun is a firearm, typically a long arm that is fired from the shoulder, that instead of a single bullet fires a number of smaller pellets. Shotguns are chiefly sporting arms, useful for hunting birds or other small, fa... more »
Latest G20 Show Wins Mixed Reviews: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
*Doug Bandow* *G20, Argentina* The official statement was anemic and the bilateral meetings were formulaic, but the personal and policy embarrassments were few. The “G” meetings are largely for show; it doesn’t matter how large the number. Indeed, the bigger the number the less serious the meeting is likely to be. The gatherings are largely used for public relations, an opportunity for world leaders to demonstrate their foreign policy bona fides to voters—subjects in undemocratic states—back home. The best definition of success at such a meeting is nothing bad happening. This ap... more »
Meet Glock, the Most Popular Gun on Planet Earth?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Why Glock dominates. *Gaston Glock credits his success in handgun design to his lack of knowledge about handguns. That gave him no preconceived notions about what a handgun should be, and allowed him to focus on just a handful of requirements: ease of use, simplicity and reliability. * For much of the mid-twentieth century, handgun development was in a period of stagnation. The development of the semiautomatic pistol had ushered in a new weapon that, although more complex than a revolver, had a higher ammunition capacity. Quickly adopted by armies a... more »
Embrace the Moon Miracle: Why Trump Should Let the Koreas Build Peace
*Daniel R. DePetris* *North Korea, Asia-Pacific* To do otherwise would be to repeat past mistakes. There is no beating around the bush: nuclear talks between the United States and North Korea are not going particularly well. Stephen Biegun, the Trump administration’s special envoy to North Korea, has yet to meet with his North Korean counterpart. All of the happy talk about Donald Trump striking a kinship with Kim Jong-un has been laughable at times; if the budding romance between the two was meant to butter Kim up to the point where he hands over his nuclear weapons, the strateg... more »
Meet the Maus: Hitler's 188 Ton Super Tank (That Never Went to War)
*Warfare History Network* *Security, * The Maus was probably influenced by a trend toward producing heavy tanks that many Allied armor developers were experimenting with during the middle years of World War II. Of course Hitler had to go them one better. *Although only two prototype Maus vehicles were ever built, and they were apparently never even equipped with their armament, it was a spectacular and fanciful vehicle.* As early as 1941, the German high command had visions of military technology that was far ahead of its time, and many innovative technological concepts were bec... more »
Meet Hitler's Forgotten Stealth Fighter: Could the Ho 229 Changed History?
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, * Or just a paper tiger? We take a look. *While it seems a stretch to claim that the Ho 229 was intended to be a stealth aircraft, there’s little doubt that it pioneered design features that continue to see use in low-observable aircraft today.* Northrop Grumman revealed this year it is developing a second flying wing stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, to succeed its B-2 Spirit. However, it was a pair of German brothers in the service of Nazi Germany that developed the first jet-powered flying wing—which has been dubbed, debatably, “Hitler’s stealth f...more »
Why a European Army Would Be a Total Disaster
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* So, who would make the decision to commit a European army to war? If it’s the European Union, would it have to be a unanimous decision by all EU nations, as it is now to admit a new country to the bloc? Norway and Greece might have different ideas of what’s an issue worth fighting for. Charles de Gaulle famously asked about France: "How can anyone govern a nation that has 246 different kinds of cheese?" He might well have asked how anyone can command an army made up 28 nations and 24 official languages. French President Emmanuel Macron recently ... more »
Can the United States Prevent Saudi Arabia from Getting Nuclear Weapons?
*Emily B. Landau, Shimon Stein* *Nuclear Proliferation, Middle East* It is clear that the Saudi's program is now intimately tied to Iranian nuclear decisionmaking. After having sought negotiations with previous U.S. administrations on civilian nuclear cooperation, Saudi Arabia has recently renewed these efforts with the Trump administration, for the development of nuclear energy, power plants and desalination reactors. Negotiations on a possible deal are ongoing, although according to a recent *New York Times* article, the administration refuses to say where things currently stan... more »
What Happens After the Trump-Xi G20 Summit?
*Paul J. Smith* *China, United States China* History provides a guide. At their recent side meeting during the G20 summit in Argentina, American president Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping agreed to temporarily suspend their mutually-damaging tariff and trade war. In the next ninety days, both sides will negotiate a wide range of trade and security-related issues. This has boosted optimism among international investors and other interested parties that a “grand deal” will help overcome structural differences between Washington and Beijing. If history is any guide, ho... more »
Bush 41 as the Anti-Trump
*Robert E. Kelly* *Donald Trump, United States* George H.W. Bush's America was everything that Trump's America isn't. Twice in 2018, a major Republican official of an earlier generation has passed away—the first being Senator John McCain a few months ago. And twice the glaring, outsized comparison of these figures is the to current Republican in the White House. Much has been made of the bipartisanship both McCain and former President George H.W. Bush (41) sought during their periods of influence. The U.S. media particularly are fond of portraying American leaders in this manner,... more »
5 Indicators the US Will Escalate Soon in Syria. And Beyond.
* I alluded to this fact in a post from a couple of days ago. This is something I’ve wanted to write about for nearly two weeks now, but, haven’t been able to get to. Well today is the day.* *There have been recent indicators that the US is prepping an escalation in Syria which will spread into the wider region. As intended. * *First: The announcement of US outposts along the Syrian/Turkish border. * *This US move was a direct amping up of the war. to increase the power or force of (something) * *Despite the US claims of assisting Turkey and securing them from terrorism. They are no... more »
"Climate Accord" Exposed As Macron Raises Truncheon To Enforce It: A New Paradigm of Human Progress Confronts It
[image: A standoff at the Arc de Triomphe led some to draw parallels between the Yellow Vest protests and France’s revolutionary past. [Ruptly / Screengrab]] A growing resistance, being provoked by attempts to impose the "Paris Climate Accord's" grim regime of taxes, fees, and shutdowns, is opening the door wider for a new paradigm of progress directly opposed to that regime. This will depend on bold cooperative action by those nations most capable of it — especially the United States, China, Russia, and India — to use the frontiers of technology, including nuclear power and thermon... more »
The World Is Losing Interest In The Climate Scare
By Paul Homewood GWPF repost today’s article in the Wall Street Journal: France’s violent Yellow Vest protests are now about many domestic concerns, but it’s no accident that the trigger was a fuel-tax hike. Nothing reveals the disconnect between ordinary voters and an aloof political class more than carbon taxation. The fault line runs […]
Children's Insurance Headed the Wrong Way
From the file of Things That Are Going To Affect Education Indirectly, we get this: *Roughly 276,000 more children were uninsured in 2017 than the year before, bringing the total to more than 3.9 million, according to a report released Thursday by Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families. * We are far short of the disastrous high in numbers of uninsured children back in 2008, but the trend since that fateful year has been one of steady improvement-- until last year. Children without insurance cannot help but bring their troubles to school. Their adults have to loo... more »
Review The Iran-Iraq War Volume 2: Iran Strikes back, June 1982-December 1986
*Hooton, E.R., Cooper, Tom & Nadimi, Farzin, The Iran-Iraq War Volume 2: Iran Strikes back, June 1982-December 1986, West Midlands: Helion & Company Limited, 2017* *The Iran-Iraq War Volume 2* covers the middle of the conflict. Saddam Hussein had attacked Iran in 1980 with not much of a plan. Things quickly went wrong, and by 1982 Iran was on the offensive invading Iraq. That period is what is covered in this second of four volumes. The book is in large format with small font, which means it packs a lot even though its only 80 pages long. In 1982 the Iranian leadership was debati... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 4
1920 Churchill wrote PM George that his desire to hold Mosul and Mesopotamia was compromised by his anti-Turk policy that was threatening Mosul (Musings On Iraq article on how Mosul province became part of Iraq) (Musings On Iraq article on Churchill’s views on Mesopotamia/Iraq) 1924 Sir Henry Dobbs wrote Colonial Secretary Said King Faisal a foreigner who didn’t have any support Said authority of Iraqi govt depended upon British backing and its military might 1997 UN Res 1143 extended Oil for Food Program for 3rd time 1998 Under pressure from Russia France China UN inspectors beg... more »
Gregory Mannarino, “Situation Critical: Bond Market Now Unstable”
Gregory Mannarino, “Situation Critical: Bond Market Now Unstable” • *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/
Sacramento County Welfare Division Terminates Automated License Plate Reader Program
By Dave Maass The Sacramento County’s Department of Human Assistance (DHA) is terminating its invasive automated license plate reader (ALPR) program, following an EFF investigation...more »
The Inconvenient Truth About the Green New Deal
Op-Ed by Max Gulker It’s not every day that the New York Times says that averting a severe crisis “requires transforming the world economy at... more »
The Real Significance of the French Tax Revolt
By Peter C. Earle The gilets jaunes (Yellow Jacket) anti-tax riots in France escalated over the past weekend, again citing the impact of higher taxes on... more »
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 337 – 2018
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
Are Aircraft Carriers Obsolete?
(*Click on Image to Enlarge*) The aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), USS Enterprise (CVN 65), USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) are in port at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., the world’s largest naval station. Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ryan J. Courtade, Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ernest R. Scott, and Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin J. Steinberg *Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner:* *Too big to sail? US aircraft carriers could go the way of the dinosaur* President Trump is... more »
BWorld 270, Debating with Mr. RE
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last November 27, 2018. In a paper, “Setting up the debate with Mr. Coal,” published in BusinessWorld yesterday, Mr. RE and climate scam Eddie O’Connor of wind-solar lobby made new wild claims but did not answer the points I made against his previous paper. In my paper, “Corrupted science to justify renewables cronyism” in BusinessWorld last Oct. 11, I made these points that the RE/climate scam did not respond to: (1) “Earth’s climate history is one of natural warming-cooling cycles since the planet was born some 4.6 billion years ago.” I show... more »
WATCH: Innocent Man Politely Asks Cops for Directions—Who Then Smash His Face In and Kidnap Him
[image: video] Body camera video has exonerated an innocent man who became the target of aggressive deputies after he asked them for directions at a football game. The post WATCH: Innocent Man Politely Asks Cops for Directions—Who Then Smash His Face In and Kidnap Him appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
WHERE HAVE ALL THE LOGICIANS GONE: A la recherche des logiciens perdus!
*TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2018When 7 plus 5 equaled 12:* Where have our logicians been? You're asking a very good question! We've badly needed the help of logicians as our public discourse has steadily slid to its current dangerous place. In the mid-1990s, we needed help untangling the semantic pseudo-discussion which passed, for almost two years, as the "Medicare debate" which was driving Newt Gingrich along. Starting in March 1999, we needed help with the logic of paraphrase as mainstream journalists kept inventing strange, psychiatrically troubling misstatements by Candidate Go... more »
Former Employees: Facebook Poised for Exodus of Current Employees
[image: former-employees-facebook-poised-for-exodus-of-current-employees] In the midst of one scandal after another, Facebook — already dealing with plummeting stock prices — is also facing what could prove to be an exodus of its workforce. Current employees are increasingly reaching out to former employees to ask for job references and opportunities outside the social-media giant.
Energy 118, Climate lies to justify RE subsidies
An RE developer and lobbyist reacted to my paper, "Corrupted science to justify renewables cronyism". He wrote again to oped editor and his paper was published by BWorld. My reply to this in my next post. ------------ Setting up a debate with Mr. Coal November 25, 2018 | 11:01 pm By Eddie O’Connor MR. Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr. writes in his Oct. 10 column, “Corrupted science to justify renewables cronyism,” “if wind-solar are indeed that cheap, then will the lobby agree to (a) abolish the priority and mandatory dispatch of wind-solar to the grid, and (b) abolish the feed-in-tariff (... more »
Liar, Liar My Brain is on Fire
By Patricia Burke In the chemical industry’s glory days, around the 1960s and 1970s, innovation ran wild, and the economy was booming. For example, in... more »
Danes Plan to Banish Unwanted Migrants to Remote Island
A pro-government lawmaker says Danish plans to banish rejected asylum seekers or those with a criminal record to a remote island may breach international law — but added that his party doesn't "mind challenging (international) conventions."
Italian Police Make Major Arrests Linked to Sicilian Mob
Italian authorities said they had dismantled the rebuilt upper echelons of the Sicilian Mafia by arresting 46 people including the presumed new regional boss who took over after the death of the "boss of bosses" Salvatore "Toto" Riina.
Solemn Public Pays Tribute as Bush Lies in State in Rotunda
The nation's capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their place in the Capitol Rotunda for three days of mourning and praise by the political elite and everyday citizens alike.
Ohio State Coach Urban Meyer to Retire After Rose Bowl
Urban Meyer, the highly successful football coach who won three national championships and sparked controversy and criticism this season for his handling of domestic violence allegations against a now-fired assistant, will retire after the Rose Bowl.
Two Films by John Cassavetes to be Shown at Rio’s Museum of Modern Art
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Thursday, December 6th, and Friday, December 7th, will see the cinema at Rio’s ‘Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro’ (Rio de Janeiro’s Museum of Modern Art, or MAM) show two films by influential American Director John Cassavetes. The first is ‘Shadows’ which […] The post Two Films by John Cassavetes to be Shown at Rio’s Museum of Modern Art appeared first on The Rio Times.
NATO Sec. General Jens Stoltenberg Statement Ahead Of NATO Ministers Of Foreign Affairs Meetings
“Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the meetings of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels … Continue reading →
Ukrainian Sailors Captured By Russia Are Prisoners Of War & “Cannot Be Sentenced By The Court Of the Aggressor Country” [i.e. Russia] Points Out President Poroshenko
From: https://www.president.gov.ua “President about the captured Ukrainian sailors: We will do everything we can to bring our boys back home … Continue reading →
European Court of Human Rights Requested Answers & Documents From Russia By 3 December Re 24 Sailors Of Ukrainian Navy Captured By Russia
https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/app/conversion/pdf/?library=ECHR&id=003-6172867-7998333&filename=New%20inter-state%20application%20brought%20by%20Ukraine%20against%20Russia.pdf From page 2: “The European Court of Human Rights was set up in Strasbourg by the Council of Europe … Continue reading →
College Board: Help Us Market Our Product
Right down to its name, which sounds like some sort of non-profit official education oversight panel, the College Board has a history of marketing its product while trying not to look like a company whose life depends on its ability to sell a products. In recent years, the market has tightened up, what with the ACT competing effectively and some schools dropping the SAT as an entrance requirement entirely. Plus the research that keeps confirming that the SAT is not the best way to predict college success. The conventional wisdom of my youth (everybody takes the SAT if they want to g... more »
"The Elite Are Creating An Authoritarian ‘Beast System’, And Those That Dissent Could Lose EVERYTHING"
*"The Elite Are Creating An Authoritarian ‘Beast System’,* * And Those That Dissent Could Lose EVERYTHING"* by Michael Snyder "They are transforming the Internet into the greatest tool of surveillance that humanity has ever seen, and if we stay on the road that we are currently on it is only a matter of time until our society becomes a hellish dystopian nightmare. I wish that this was an exaggeration, but it isn’t. Over the past couple of decades, the Internet has completely changed the way that we all communicate with one another. At one time, all forms of mass communication were t... more »
Bureaucrats have the power to turn a tiny glitch into an insurmountable hurdle
*...and in too many cases, they face no consequences when they do so...* As you know, I hate bureaucracy – and some very real and viscerally unpleasant experience with bureaucratic operations is a substantial part of my opposition to the ideals of the Big Government, or almost any government or a left-wing social construct, for that matter. In the U.S., I used to spend a month with the tax forms and immigration documents (not just the visas) during the average year. It doesn't mean that I really needed 30 times 16 hours of hard work every year. The number of hours filled with some ... more »
"Life Is Inconvenient..."
"One of life's best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and a problem. If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire – then you’ve got a problem. Everything else is an inconvenience. Life is inconvenient. Life is lumpy. A lump in the oatmeal, a lump in the throat and a lump in the breast are not the same kind of lump. One needs to learn the difference." - Robert Fulghum
Why Can the CIA Assassinate People?
[image: undefined] Given that we have all been born and raised under a regime that has the CIA, hardly anyone questions the power of the CIA to assassinate people. The CIA’s power of assassination has become a deeply established part of American life. Yet, the Constitution, which called the federal government into existence and established its powers, does not authorize the federal government to assassinate people. If the proponents of the Constitution had told the American people that the Constitution was bringing into existence a government that wielded the power to assassinate ... more »
What Foreign Threats? The Biggest Threats to America Come From its 'Friends'
[image: undefined] One of the local Washington television stations was doing a typical early morning honoring our soldiers schtick just before Thanksgiving. In it soldiers stationed far from home were treated to videolinks so they could talk to their families and everyone could nod happily and wish themselves a wonderful holiday. Not really listening, I became interested when I half heard that the soldier being interviewed was spending his Thanksgiving in Ukraine. It occurred to me that the soldier just might have committed a security faux pas by revealing where he was, but I also ... more »
"Manufacturing Truth"
*"Manufacturing Truth"* by CJ Hopkins "If you’re one of the millions of human beings who, despite a preponderance of evidence to the contrary, still believe there is such a thing as “the truth,” you might not want to read this essay... Seriously, it can be extremely upsetting when you discover that there is no “truth” ... or rather, that what we’re all conditioned to regard as “truth” from the time we are children is just the product of a technology of power, and not an empirical state of being. Humans, upon first encountering this fact, have been known to freak completely out and...more »
"Truth Is What We Hide, Self-Serving Cover Stories Are What We Sell"
*"Truth Is What We Hide, * *Self-Serving Cover Stories Are What We Sell"* by Charles Hugh Smith "The fact that lies and cover stories are now the official norm only makes us love our servitude with greater devotion. We can summarize the current era in one sentence: truth is what we hide, self-serving cover stories are what we sell. Jean-Claude Juncker's famous quote captures the essence of the era: "When it becomes serious, you have to lie." And when does it become serious? When the hidden facts of the matter might be revealed to the general public. Given the regularity of vast trov... more »
France’s “Yellow Vest” revolution exposes globalist puppet Macron (Video)
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 156. The post France’s “Yellow Vest” revolution exposes globalist puppet Macron (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Macron Folds: France Suspends Fuel Tax Hike After “Yellow Vest” Riots
The "yellow vest" movement has won a crucial victory in its attempt to force Macron to reverse a policy that squeezes household spending at a time when France's economy is struggling with growth. The post Macron Folds: France Suspends Fuel Tax Hike After “Yellow Vest” Riots appeared first on The Duran.
U.S. Secretary Of Defense Mattis: War In Afghanistan Needs To End: ‘40 Years Is Enough’
*The Hill*: *Mattis says war in Afghanistan needs to end: ‘40 years is enough’* Secretary of Defense James Mattis on Monday called for the international community to help end the war in Afghanistan and aid regional leaders in their efforts to bridge longstanding disagreements, saying that conflicts in Afghanistan have now gone on for “40 years.” “In Afghanistan, it’s gone on now it’s approaching 40 years; 40 years is enough and it’s time for everyone to get on board, support the United Nations, support Prime Minister Modi, support President Ghani and all those who are trying to ... more »
Do You Know Who You Are?
The Illuminati's ongoing destruction of our human identity.
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From Jenna Orkin At One Time, World's Largest Coal Plant - About To Go Solar post. The US Military Is Genetically Engineering New Life Forms To Detect Enemy Subs Old Coal Mines Can be ‘Perfect’ Underground Food Farms US Navy Admiral Scott Stearney Found Dead in Apparent Suicide South Africa: Detective Who Exposed Elite Pedophile Ring Found Dead Forget weed. Some Oregonians want to legalize psychedelic mushroomsPhotos show Paris streets erupting in protest and 'extreme and unprecedented violence' Ukraine Urges NATO To Send Warships To Confront RussiaItaly Backs Down: Yields Slide As P... more »
The Rise Of The Brownshirts
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. – Voltaire I experienced similar insanity from the left at President Trump’s inauguration. These people are unable to think rationally, and have no sense of common decency or … Continue reading →
Climate Witches
Ten years ago, Robert Kennedy Junior said the lack of of snow in McClean, Virginia is due to global warming, and that it was Sarah Palin’s fault. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The 1960s had unusually large amounts of snow west … Continue reading →
Football, Beer And Gambling
“So long as they (the Proles) continued to work and breed, their other activities were without importance. Left to themselves, like cattle turned loose upon the plains of Argentina, they had reverted to a style of life that appeared to … Continue reading →
How To Avoid A New War In Europe
Russia and Europe do not need any kind of arms race or any type of war – be it limited or all-out one. So, why not to reach arms control agreements between Russia and Europe separately from the USA in order to maintain stable European security on completely different footing? Only political will is required. The post How To Avoid A New War In Europe appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
White nationalist groups are really street gangs, and law enforcement needs to treat them that way
Shannon Reid, Assistant professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of North Carolina – Charlotte at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Law enforcement's historical tendency to treat crimes committed by white power groups as isolated incidents has allowed them to flourish.
22,000 To Attend The Katowice Jolly!
By Paul Homewood h/t Joe Public The jolly has now started in Katowice, and as usual thousands are going along. The UK’s delegation is led by Claire Perry, and consists of 52 bureaucrats. NGOs are sending more than 6000, all designed to put pressure on elected politicians. For some reason, there does not […]
Israel Launches Military Operation To Destroy Hezbollah Infiltration Tunnels In Northern Israel
BREAKING: We have just launched Operation Northern Shield to expose and neutralize cross-border attack tunnels dug by Hezbollah from #Lebanon to #Israel. #NorthernShield pic.twitter.com/HKgnbhn23I — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 4, 2018 *France 24:* *Israel launches operation to destroy Hezbollah infiltration tunnels* Israel’s army said on Tuesday it had detected Hezbollah tunnels infiltrating its territory from Lebanon and launched an operation to destroy them, a move likely to raise tensions with the Iran-backed group. The surprise announcement came hours after Israeli... more »
We Seem To Be Electing Them
On Monday, Doug Ford staged a show trial. The special committee he set up to look into what he called the "cover up" on Liberal finances heard from Kathleen Wynne. Martin Regg Cohn writes: On Monday, Wynne set foot in the lion’s den — or more precisely, the kangaroo court. For nearly three hours, she faced questions from a gaggle of Progressive Conservative MPPs about her “fair hydro plan,” which borrowed billions of dollars to deliver the rate reductions that the Tories had been clamouring for in opposition (and which they are quietly retaining now in government). The committee... more »
Punishing Gaza - The Economic Repercussions
While the Gaza/Israel conflict rears its ugly head on a fairly regular basis, those of us who live in the West where news of the Middle East is filtered through a pro-Israel sieve rarely actually learn anything of significance about the Gaza Strip other than Hamas' ability to manufacture and deploy rockets. Thanks to a recent study by the World Bank, we can now get an insider's viewpoint on one of the most significant problems facing residents of the Gaza; its economy which has been strangled by years of Israeli pressures which began in 2007 when Hamas took over leadership of Gaza.... more »
A PROFESSOR SAID BOTH SIDES DO IT, SO IT'S OKAY
This is outrageous: Amid record-breaking turnout in last month’s midterm elections, Wisconsin and Michigan voters elected Democrats to replace Republicans for top statewide offices. In response, GOP lawmakers in both states are using lame-duck sessions to push sweeping legislation that would limit the power of the incoming Democratic officials.... The lame-duck power grabs in Wisconsin and Michigan echo a similar push in North Carolina following the 2016 elections. Shortly before Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper took office, the GOP-led state legislature introduced a series of bills that... more »
Indonesia Claims That Papua New Guinea Separatists Have Executed 32 Workers
Indonesia's Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono shows a Papua map during a news conference after at least 24 construction workers building a bridge at a remote district in Papua province were killed by a suspected separatist group, in Jakarta, Indonesia, December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan *ABC News Online:* *Separatist gunmen kill 31 workers in restive Papua region, Indonesian authorities say* Indonesian authorities say independence supporters in the restive province of Papua have slaughtered up to 31 people who were working at a state-owned const... more »
Lebanese troops monitoring border situation closely as Israeli operation continues
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The Lebanese Army is monitoring the border situation closely as the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) continue their operation to destroy Hezbollah’s tunnels. According to a Lebanese Army source, the situation along the border is clam, despite the large presence of Israeli soldiers and journalists. The military source said the Lebanese […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jordan launches first satellite into space
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – The Kingdom of Jordan announced on Tuesday that their aerospace forces had successfully launched a mini-satellite into space. Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah made the announcement of the launch this week, confirming that the satellite, JY1-SAT, had successfully reached space. “The launch of the CubeSat primarily aims at implementing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Hezbollah mourns field commander killed in battle
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – Hezbollah’s media relations released a statement on Tuesday mourning the death of one of their field commanders that was recently killed in battle. According to Hezbollah’s media wing, their field commander, Mohammad Al-Hajj Diab, recently died after sustaining life-threatening wounds during battle. The Lebanese group did not specify which battle […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Armenian fighter jet crashes near Turkish border, both pilots killed
According to the Armenian Defence Ministry, the plane disappeared from radars at 10.20 a.m. local time (06.20 GMT), just fifteen minutes after leaving an airfield in the city of Gyumri for a scheduled training mission. “The jet crashed in the mountains near the town of Maralik”, a press secretary of the Armenian Defence Ministry Artsrun […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish-backed rebels lose ground to jihadist rivals in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham launched a big attack inside the Idlib province, today, targeting the forces of the Turkish-backed National Liberation Front (NLF). According to opposition activists in the Idlib province, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham managed to capture the town of Jadraya after a brief battle with the National Liberation Front troops […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
NATO FMs to ‘address Russia’s destabilising behaviour’ says Stoltenberg (video)
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg once again called on Russia to release the detained Ukrainian vessels and sailors following the Kerch Strait incident, speaking to journalists ahead of the NATO foreign ministers meetings in Brussels on Tuesday. “NATO’s foreign ministers will meet and address a wide range of issues of importance for our shared security. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian nuclear submarine launches Kalibr cruise missiles (video)
The Russian Navy has reported a successful launch of 3M-54 Kalibr (NATO reporting name SS-N-27 Sizzler) cruise missile carried out by the Severodvinsk nuclear-powered submarine currently stationed in the Barents Sea. The launch, which was part of military drills, hit a target, situated some 700 kilometres away. “The battle exercise was performed from the sea’s surface at one of the Barents Sea ranges. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Lebanese FM hopes Syria will defeat terrorism soon
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil tweeted on Tuesday that he hopes Syria will come out on top against the terrorists inside their country. “Iraq and Lebanon have come out victorious against terrorism, and we hope that Syria will also fully achieve such victory soon,” he began. “The challenge we face […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Idlib agreement falls apart as fierce clashes breakout across deescalation zone
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – The Idlib agreement that was established in Sochi on September 17th appears to be short-lived as the constant violence in the designated deescalation zone plagues any potential ceasefire in this region in northwest Syria. On Tuesday, the situation inside the deescalation zone would not get any better as both the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Over 400 Russian soldiers return home after completing Syrian mission
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – Over 400 servicemen from the Russian military police forces have returned to their home base in Chechnya after completing their Syrian mission, the head of the Southern Military District’s press service Vadim Astafyev reported on Tuesday. “About 400 servicemen of the military police battalion of the 58th combined arms army […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Electric Universe - traumatic energy - can the human mind be made to forget?
THE NEXT BIT IS PURE SPECULATION and I haven't looked into the scientific application of using electricity to wipe a person's brain, let alone wipe the collective memory of an era of people, but I'm going to progress with my word-salad. What if... ...all around the world monuments made using technology that seems VERY CONTEMPORARY like perfectly symmetrical quartz-laden marble sculptures with tools that couldn't cut through that are smoothed to a glass-like sheen, organic polymer concrete, circular saws that appear to be wafer thin yet able to slide through granite cuboids to fom t... more »
Avoiding A World War Web: The Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace
French President Emmanuel Macron at the Tallinn Digital Summit (Source: Flickr) On Nov. 11 at 11:00 a.m., more than 70 world leaders walked towards the *Arc de Triomphe* in Paris to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War and to honor the 19 million people who lost their lives in it. French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a charged speech denouncing nationalism and urging all leaders to pursue peace through multilateralism. On November 12th 2018 at the Internet Governance Forum, Macron unveiled France’s first international initiative to that end, the “Paris... more »
Rio’s Witzel Wants to Attract International Investors to State
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – International investors are still weary of investing in projects in Rio de Janeiro stated the state’s governor-elect, Wilson Witzel on Monday. According to Witzel, one of his goals after taking office is to carry out public-private partnerships (PPPs) to attract new investments to Rio. […] The post Rio’s Witzel Wants to Attract International Investors to State appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Commitment To Modernize Lombrum Naval Base On Manus Island Is Making Papua New Guinea And Indonesia Nervous
*SCMP:* *The tiny island with a big role in US plans for the South China Sea* * The bare-bones Lombrum Naval Base on tiny Manus Island could be a key part of efforts to push back against Chinese influence in regional waters * But the big task ahead for Washington and Canberra is to calm nerves in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia about the base Papua New Guinea’s now-bare-bones Lombrum Naval Base, once a major allied staging point in the Pacific War against Japan, could be the crucial jigsaw piece that America’s strategic planners have been searching for as they try to push back agai... more »
Will Bernie Run In 2020?
*Progressive Democrats by Nancy Ohanian* I went to the first convention of the burgeoning alternative music business way back in the late '70s. All of us at indie labels, indie radio, indie publications, etc, got to meet in person for the first time and share our passion nd ideas about a music scene that was starting too take root in the popular culture. It was small and focused and fun. Now, I really hate going to conventions. At Warner Bros we did them annually, often twice a year-- one for the domestic company and one for the international company-- and I revelled that upon retir... more »
Bizarre seismic waves rippled around the world- and nobody knows why
Emma Fiala, The Mind Unleashed, Waking Times Something very unusual rumbled across planet Earth on November 11th, and scientists say they’ve never seen anything like it. For 20 minutes, instruments measured unusual seismic activity over 10,000 miles away from where it originated, yet not a single human felt them. Seismic waves, originating from the French […] The post Bizarre seismic waves rippled around the world- and nobody knows why appeared first on Health Nut News.
Has Snopes been snoped? Will retraction watch retract?
The NEVER-retracted vaccinated vs. unvaccinated study that revealed significantly higher odds in risks of chronic illness among vaccinated children is back online. But will Retraction Watch admit it launched the attack to discredit it? Will Snopes fact-check itself? If not, why not? The first-ever study of vaccinated vs. unvaccinated American children (and a subset study) […] The post Has Snopes been snoped? Will retraction watch retract? appeared first on Health Nut News.
Amazingly, the less you take of this medicine, the better it works
Homeopathy has been a form of medicine for hundreds of years. Dana Ullman, whose father was a medical doctor, a pediatrician, and allergist, has dedicated a significant portion of his professional life to the practice of homeopathy. Ullman was introduced to this medical art as a junior at University of California (UC) Berkeley, in 1973. […] The post Amazingly, the less you take of this medicine, the better it works appeared first on Health Nut News.
CMS Observes Associated Production Of Top Quarks And Z Bosons
My CMS colleague Didar Dobur, who chairs the "Top Properties" working group in the experiment, presented today the first observation of the process whereby a top quark is produced in association to a Z boson. I could follow the presentation by videoconference, so I am blogging about this result in close to real time, for a change. read more
Government takes tentative first steps to reduce clearcutting
The McNeil government is promising less clearcutting on crown lands through new “interim” harvesting guidelines introduced yesterday in response to a comprehensive report on forestry practices prepared by University of King’s College president Bill Lahey last August. It’s unclear how much the controversial practice will be reduced until after permanent guidelines are introduced by the […]
Tweets For Today
A military honor guard team carries the casket of former Pres. George H.W. Bush into the U.S. Capitol, where he will lie in state ahead of Wednesday's memorial service. https://t.co/k5mQLb4sYM pic.twitter.com/6raWtXDcxS — ABC News (@ABC) December 4, 2018 #Remembering41 pic.twitter.com/9xbFYlZzNs — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 4, 2018 HAPPENING NOW: Pres. Trump pays respects to former Pres. George H.W. Bush at the U.S. Capitol. https://t.co/03xsxskgHB https://t.co/l8b100ffiN — ABC News (@ABC) December 4, 2018 #BREAKING French PM confirms fuel tax suspensions, calls ... more »
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*Maryland High School Football Players Accused of Raping Teammates Indicted by Grand Jury* *This is clearly an initiation ritual, common in private schools, colleges, clubs, fraternities etc. It has its place in the Army, where it is referred to as "bastardization, but it often goes too far in other settings. It is right that this case is going to court* A grand jury on Thursday indicted four Maryland high schoolers accused of sexually assaulting football teammates involving a broomstick. Damascus High School sophomores Jean Claude Abedi, Kristian Jamal Lee, Will Smith and Cale... more »
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*Thank God for President Trump! * By economic historian Martin Hutchinson This column has on a number of occasions been critical of President Donald Trump; his views on interest rates are especially unenlightened. Yet in two crucial areas, where corporate interests and the intelligentsia had spread a deep fog of deliberate lies to smother intelligent global discourse, Trump has acted as a mighty wind of clarity and illumination. I refer of course to those twin scourges of our times: global warming hysteria and excessive legal and illegal immigration. The Fourth National Climate ... more »
Schopenhauer’s Lockean Critique of Kant’s Ethics
Commemorative stamp on SchopenhauerArthur Schopenhauer has referred to Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Johann Gottlieb Fichte more frequently than to John Locke but his remarks about Hegel and Fichte are mostly derisive, whereas he has some positive things to say about Locke. Also, he has referred to Locke more often than to David Hume and George Berkeley combined. Part of his motivation for frequently referring to Locke is that he wants to contrast him with Hegel and Fichte. In his *Die beiden Grundprobleme der Ethik*, Schopenhauer says that it must be to Locke’s credit that Fic... more »