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US strikes in Afghanistan rose by half before Taliban peace talks collapsed
The air war in Afghanistan intensified in August. Whether this trend will continue remains to be seen, with Taliban talks collapsing and Trump's national security advisor out.
Remembering Nine Eleven, 2001
There are 2,977 flags representing the victims of the 9/11 attacks posted on the west lawn on the Ohio Statehouse. When seen from above, the design represents the World Trade Center towers, with a space in the shape of a Pentagon and an open strip representing the field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Let’s Get Climate Action into Traction with Gender Equality
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 11 (IPS) - Ulrika Modéer is UNDP's Assistant Administrator and Director of the Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy, and Anita Bhatia is UN Women's Deputy Executive Director for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships.Climate change is already altering the face of our planet. Research shows that we need to put all our efforts over the coming decade to limit warming to 1.5°C and mitigate the catastrophic risks posed by increased droughts, floods, and extreme weather events. Read the full story, “Let’s Get Climate Action into Traction with Gende... more »
Dumping Fossil Fuels to Drive Green Development
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sep 11 (IPS) - Disinvestments in fossil fuels amounting to 11 trillion dollars – eight times the global GDP – have been recorded in the last six months of this year, according to a new report. Read the full story, “Dumping Fossil Fuels to Drive Green Development”, on globalissues.org →
Venezuela Masses 150,000 Troops Near Colombia's Border For War Games
*DW: **Venezuela launches military exercises, warns Colombia* Venezuelan President Maduro has accused Colombia of plotting his overthrow, while Bogota said Venezuela harbors and backs rogue rebel fighters. The US offered Colombia its "full support" against any attempted aggression. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro deployed 150,000 troops to his country's border with Colombia as tensions continue to rise between the two countries. "The moment has come to defend our sovereignty and national peace by deploying our defense resources in full force," Maduro said on Twitter. Aside fr... more »
Stuxnet: The Israeli-American Computer Virus That Started Cyber-Warfare
Stuxnet was one of a series of viruses developed by Israel and the US in the early 2000s, then turned loose, under Israeli pressure, to destroy Iran's nuclear research facilities – although Iran was compliant with international norms, and known to have no nuclear weapons program. The post Stuxnet: The Israeli-American Computer Virus That Started Cyber-Warfare appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
Trump Replaces Bolton with Fringe Neocon
By Kurt Nimmo It was too good to be true. For a moment, I actually thought Trump had come to his senses and decided to... more »
Iran News Links 10-11 September 2019
11 September 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back John Bolton’s Dismissal By Craig Murray https://williambowles.info/2019/09/11/john-boltons-dismissal-by-craig-murray/ Will Iran be a Full Nuclear Power by the End of 2020? No Return to the 2015 Agreement https://www.globalresearch.ca/iran-full-nuclear-power-end-2020/5688823 British-Australian women and Australian … Continue reading Iran News Links 10-11 September 2019
China News Links 10-11 September 2019
11 September 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Chrystia Freeland – Canada’s Answer to the Newly Departed John Bolton http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/tTbKB/~3/TZMI0iewLBQ/chrystia-freeland-canadas-answer-to.html The New American Oil Empire Built on Sand https://journal-neo.org/2019/09/11/the-new-american-oil-empire-built-on-sand/ ‘Keep friends close, enemies closer’: Why Donald Trump works … Continue reading China News Links 10-11 September 2019
Bojo/Brexit News Links 10-11 September 2019
11 September 2019 • 21:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back New poll suggests increasing support for break-up of the UK http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/bTwkq4fSP24/ DUP politician indicates massive U-turn on the ‘backstop’ agreement http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/U5Qf8h2lzlo/ What laws have been lost after … Continue reading Bojo/Brexit News Links 10-11 September 2019
Elizabeth Warren wants your wealth
The Democrat candidates are "monkey say monkey do" and they climb on the socialism clown wagon daily. O'Rouke wants your 2nd amendment rights destroyed, Elizabeth Warren wants your retirement savings destroyed with her "Accountable Capitalism Act." They all have a blood lust for the unborn and fragile. You need to speak up. Old people don't have income, they have wealth. . . to support them in their old age. Our progressive tax system already takes huge amounts of our money. Congress is profligate spenders and once they get ahold of your pensions, they won't let go. Seventy-two perc... more »
Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Linked To Heart Problems In Patients With Cardiac Issues
A recent paper has linked two types of heart problems and one of the most commonly prescribed classes of antibiotics. Data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's adverse reporting system plus a private insurance health claims database in the U.S. that captures demographics, drug identification, dose prescribed and treatment duration, identified 12,505 cases of valvular regurgitation with 125,020 case-control subjects in a random sample of more than nine million patients. read more
Amino Acids: 1 In A Billion Or Was Biology's Optimal 'Molecular Alphabet' Preordained?
One of biology's most fundamental sets of building blocks may have special properties that helped bootstrap itself into its modern form - or it may be "cui bono?" thinking where people find an event, find a fact, and assume the fact caused the event, like we get in endocrine disruption and too much modern epidemiology. read more
The Official 9/11 Explanation is The Greatest “Coincidence Theory” Ever
By Madhava Setty, MD The Facts: The evidence around what happened on 9/11 suggests that either we are being lied to when it comes to... more »
Democratic U.S. Congressman Proposes Law to Bar Brazilian Imports
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Democratic congressman Peter DeFazio presented a bill in the U.S. House on Tuesday, August 10th, to ban the import of Brazilian products such as meat and soy, in response to the increase in forest fires in the Amazon. He is the U.S. Representative for Oregon's 4th congressional district, serving since […] The post Democratic U.S. Congressman Proposes Law to Bar Brazilian Imports appeared first on The Rio Times.
Back to Somalia Part 3 - mail and general observations
*SOMALIA* National Security Advisor John Bolton was fired. I can't but wonder how that neocon lasted as long as he did on President Trump's staff. All he ever wanted was a war - or wars. And not because America needed to go to war, just because of a sort of (near demonic) bureaucratic bloodlust. As you will gather from those comments, I wasn't one of Bolton's biggest fans. You'll note that Bolton never, ever volunteered to be on the point of the kinetic spear...no, that's for the little people, the expendable people in the national chess game that Bolton wanted to play. One of the ... more »
Going Rogue: Sayonara John Bolton, Adios ThinkProgress, and MSM Shenanigans
We’re back with another episode of Going Rogue in both video and audio formats. We discuss the exit of war pterodactyl John Bolton, the sleaziness of the Center for American Progress, MSM election manipulation, real magic and more. VIDEO: AUDIO: ___________________________________ The best way to […]
New York Times Deletes 9/11 Tweet After Backlash
We've deleted an earlier tweet to this story and have edited for clarity. The story has also been updated. — The New York Times (@nytimes) September 11, 2019 *FOX News:* *New York Times deletes 9/11 tweet after backlash: 'Airplanes took aim and brought down the World Trade Center'* The New York Times caused an uproar on Wednesday with a now-deleted tweet and now-updated story that originally said “airplanes” were responsible for the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. “18 years have passed since airplanes took aim and brought down the World Trade Center. Today, families will once ag... more »
When Plants Dream
*Daniel Pinchbeck* - During the last decades, a visionary medicine escaped from the Amazon, spreading like a fast-moving vine across our globalised world.
Japan May Dump 1.1 Million Tons of Radioactive Fukushima Water Into the Pacific Ocean
*Jordan Davidson* - They are saying this is the only option available at this point.
Nancy Crist 1927-2019, a good friend to all
Yesterday we said good-bye to Nancy Crist, a dear church friend of many years. Many Bible studies in her home, lots of laughs, many visits in hospital or nursing homes over the years, dinners together, and pick ups at the airport. She was always willing to help and give a hug and an encouraging word. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dispatch/obituary.aspx… She loved teaching at the deaf school and in church you could often see her signing as she listened to the sermon and hymns. Yes, 92 is a long life, but we also knew her father, a WWI vet and he lived to be over 100 as I recall. ... more »
Gallop Poll: U.S. Views Are Split On Whether War In Afghanistan Was A Mistake
*The Hill:* *Views split on whether war in Afghanistan was a mistake: poll* Eighteen years after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan, Americans are split on the necessity of the war, with just over half saying it was not a mistake in a new poll from Gallup. The survey found 52 percent of respondents say the U.S. invasion, initially launched in response to the Taliban’s refusal to turn over Osama bin Laden, was not a mistake, compared to 43 percent who say it was. The split is roughly the same as the one Gallup found four years ago, when 54 percent it was not a mistake and 42 percent sai... more »
Buckets of icy cold reality
To CNN’s hosts and the Green New Deal presidential candidates, “renewable” energy will just happen – like manna from Gaia, or beamed down from the Starship Enterprise. – Paul Driessen ___________ “CNN’s recent 7-hour climate bore-athon garnered pathetic viewership,” writes Paul Driessen. “But it revealed just how far into fantasyland CNN hosts and Democrat presidential ... Read moreBuckets of icy cold reality The post Buckets of icy cold reality appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Illinois and Indiana budgets
I'm sure there is more to this story--cartoons and memes never tell the whole story. Perhaps someone from Illinois knows? Is Illinois dying? Is it Chicago mismanagement and corruption?
Courage In Politics Is Rare-- And Sorely Needed
*Birds of a feather... Lipinski and Bustos* In 2018, it was shocking when incumbents in Congress, led by Jan Schakowsky in the House and Bernie in the Senate came out and endorsed progressive Democratic reformer Marie Newman in a Chicagoland primary that pitted her against longtime incumbent, reactionary Dan Lipinski, an anti-Choice, anti-gay, anti-immigrant, anti-healthcare Republican-lite Blue Dog. As if that wasn't shocking enough for the House Dems, Ro Khanna then endorsed AOC over Pelosi's anointed heir, corrupt New Dem Joe Crowley. Those two races are what caused Pelosi and Ch... more »
SREB Establishes Dual Enrollment Initiative to Address Inequity, Affordability Concerns
Under the Southern Regional Education Board’s (SREB) new initiative, a panel of universities, agencies and legislatures will discuss student inequity and financial concerns within dual enrollment programs. The initiative will address college affordability, provide quality educational experiences for students from all backgrounds and help states meet their educational attainment and workforce goals. Last week, at […]
On Medieval Swordplay
I am reading Johan Huizinga’s *The Autumn of the Middle Age*s (Translated by Rodney J. Payton and Ulrich Mammitzsch). Here’s a passage in which he is offering his perspective on swordplay and chivalry that defined the culture of this period (Page 89): "Medieval swordplay differs… from Greek and from modern athletics by its much reduced degree of naturalness. To increase its warlike tone it relies on the excitement of aristocratic pride and aristocratic honor, on its romantic-erotic and artistic splendor. It is overladen with splendor and ornamentation, and overfilled with colorful ... more »
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 9/11/19"
• Gregory Mannarino, "Starve The Banks Now. We Win" - https://www.traderschoice.net/ • MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates - 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/
Review State of War, The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration
*Review Risen, James, **State of War, The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration**, New York, London, Toronto, Sydney: Free Press, 2006* James Risen of the New York Times focused upon the war on terror in *State of War, The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration*. The book covers the fight against terrorism after 9/11, the Iraq war, and spying on Iran and its nuclear program to name a few. Risen argued that more things went wrong then right for the Bush presidency, and that there were abuses along the way. The first topic was the war on terror, which ... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Sep 11
1922 Colonial Sec Churchill told King Feisal accepted UK supporting Iraq’s membership in League of Nations after Anglo-Iraq Treaty signed Feisal demanded Iraqi sovereignty and thought he had right to League membership without UK (Musings On Iraq book review *Supremacy And Oil, Iraq, Turkey, and the Anglo-American World Order, 1918-1930*) 1929 Iraq High Commissioner Clayton told Baghdad that it would be admitted to League of Nations for independence in 1932 1961 After Gen Qasim rejected Barzani Kurdish rights plan he called for revolt against govt Kurds ambushed an Iraqi army col... more »
A Top Expert Just Told Us 5 Ways a Nuclear War Could Start (Think Billions Dead)
*Tom Nichols* *Security, * It could still happen. *Key Point:* A small regional war, awful as it would be, would not destroy the United States nor threaten the end of the human race. A nuclear conflict of any serious size in the Northern Hemisphere, however, would effectively mean the end of the modern era. Nuclear war, the exchange of nuclear weapons between two or more states in open conflict. It’s unthinkable. It can’t happen. Right? Wrong. Of course, nuclear war is extremely unlikely. Although the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has placed the hands of its famous clock ... more »
BREAKING: U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan Attacked on 9/11 Anniversary
*Ben Whedon* *Afghanistan, Afghanistan* [image: Smoke rises from the location of a blast near the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan September 11, 2019, in this image obtained from social media. Rafi Ghulam/via REUTERS.] On America's darkest day... *No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.* The U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, was hit by a rocket explosion early Wednesday morning on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York that prompted a U.S. invasion of the country. Officials told embassy staff over loudspeaker that “an explosion caused by a rocket... more »
California Senate: Uber, Lyft Drivers Get Healthcare, Benefits
*Audrey Conklin* *Politics, Americas* [image: Uber and Lyft drivers protest during a day-long strike outside Uber’s office in Saugus, Massachusetts, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder] Will the rideshare companies strike back? *The legislation states that “the misclassification of workers as independent contractors has been a significant factor in the erosion of the middle class and the rise in income inequality.”* The California State Senate passed a bill 29-11 Tuesday that would recognize rideshare and delivery drivers as employees rather than independent contractors. Th... more »
Israel's Merkava Tank: Best in the World or a Paper Tiger?
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * The verdict is in. *Key Point*: Don't crown this tank the best of the best just yet. The Merkava tank is sometimes called the most survivable tank in the world. The reasons given usually include its active protection system, forward engine design, urban warfare specific modifications, and thick armor. But do these claims hold up to scrutiny? The Merkava was designed in the 1970s following the failure to purchase Chieftain tanks from the United Kingdom. Originally designed to duke it out with Soviet tanks in the deserts surrounding Israel, the tank wa... more »
Earth’s Space Race is on …
China’s Historic Far Side of the Moon Landing on January 2, 2019 – Captured by Probe’s Camera . Congratulations should go out to China for their major accomplishment — they earned it. But the USA and China are not the only ones interested in conquering space. There are other countries and private corporations aiming for the stars as well. The question is one that President Trump has addressed by reactivating the USA Space Force. Maintaining some order out of the chaos is essential just like when pioneers and settlers began running west in the USA to claim their own legacy. … Continu... more »
WATCH: Innocent Man Attacked By Cops, Kidnapped—For Driving a Nice Car While Black
[image: man]An innocent man was stopped by police "for driving a nice car while black" and assaulted, arrested, and thrown in a cage. He did nothing wrong.
10 Reasons Why You Should Be Questioning the ‘Official’ Story on 9/11
[image: official]A mountain of scientific and legal evidence has surfaced over the last 18 years which makes the official 9/11 story seem like fiction.
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Richard Partington discusses the rise of inequality and some of the options to combat it. And PressProgress points out the Parliamentary Budget Officer's conclusion that the NDP's plan for a wealth tax can turn money currently being hoarded by the ultra-rich into tens of billions of dollars in new revenue to help build a stronger Canada. - Meanwhile, George Monbiot writes that the UK Cons are looking to push through Brexit primarily for the purposes of being able to use the shock to further enrich the wealthy. And Gillian Steward ... more »
Puppygate: After being arrested for animal cruelty and threatened with jail, a Dartmouth man wants his dogs back from the SPCA
News 1. Glen Assoun compensation “One of the most recognizable wrongfully convicted Canadians is adding his voice to the chorus calling for early compensation for Glen Assoun, the Nova Scotia man who spent 17 years in prison for a murder he did not commit,” reports Michael Gorman for the CBC: Few people can understand what […]
CNN “Anonymous Sources” spread fake news about CIA, Russian Spy & Trump (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 302. The post CNN “Anonymous Sources” spread fake news about CIA, Russian Spy & Trump (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
The problem with the police
We are now encouraged to call the police the police ‘service’ and not the police ‘force’. The post The problem with the police appeared first on The Duran.
Lithuanians are doomed to starve and drink
Statistics and reports made by the authoritative international organizations and research institutes give scary picture of life in Lithuania. The post Lithuanians are doomed to starve and drink appeared first on The Duran.
All the Reasons Israel Will Wipe You Out in a War (On Land)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Middle East* Tanks and more. *Key Point*: The National Interest presents 5 reasons Israel is a dominant military power--over land. Much like the Israeli Air Force, the Israeli Army came from humble—but more established—beginnings. Israel’s ground forces had their origins in the Haganah, a Zionist paramilitary force created in the early 1920s to protect Jewish interests. The Haganah cooperated with British authorities, but turned hostile in 1944 when the Axis neared defeat and the need for a Jewish state became increasingly clear. In 1947 the Haganah ... more »
Which State Isn't Joining the Nationwide Google Investigation?
*Chris White* *Politics, Americas* [image: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks about President Trump's proposal to weaken national greenhouse gas emission and fuel efficiency regulations, at a media conference in Los Angeles, California, U.S. August 2, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson] One Democratic attorney-general just isn't interested. *Activists are at a loss to explain the lack of urgency from the state, especially given statements the Democratic attorney general has made in the past criticizing Silicon Valley.* California is one of two states not to publicly ann... more »
Why Trump will Miss John Bolton
*Nile Gardiner* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Big shoes to be filled. *As national security adviser, he was at the forefront of ensuring that this hugely flawed deal cannot be revived by Tehran. * John Bolton served with distinction as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser and significantly strengthened the strategic posture and outlook of the United States as the world’s superpower. Bolton advanced a clear-eyed approach to dealing with the myriad threats facing the United States today and was uncompromising in his view that the U.S. must project strength an... more »
Hong Kong Protesters: We Want Trump
*Audrey Conklin* *Politics, Asia* [image: A protester holds up a sign featuring U.S. President Donald Trump in Central, Hong Kong, China September 8, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.] 'Make Hong Kong Great Again?' *Protester Joe Lau, whose wife wore a Trump 2020 T-shirt to Sunday’s events, told TheWSJ “the U.S. government has the ability to force the Hong Kong government” to protect the region’s autonomy.* Demonstrations in Hong Kong continued over the weekend with pro-democracy protesters waving American flags and wearing Trump 2020 gear. Protesters rallie... more »
I Saw Our Federal Workforce Defy the Terrorists After 9/11
*Kay Coles James* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Americans defiant. *I witnessed the best in people on one of America’s worst days.* This week, we honor the memories of those fellow Americans we lost in New York, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. We also remember the acts of heroism of America’s first responders, our armed forces, and average Americans. There were other individuals, often overlooked, who were instrumental on that day and who were critical to helping America recover in the aftermath. They were this country’s federal civi... more »
How the U.S. Army 'Replicates' Enemy Drones to Destroy Them
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Commercially available attack drones now proliferating at alarming rates around the world. Enemy drones can form swarms of hundreds of mini, precision-guided explosives, overwhelm radar or simply blanket an area with targeting sensors before launching massive attacks. They can paint or light up air, ground or sea targets for enemy fighters, missiles or armored vehicles, greatly increasing warzone vulnerability. They can increasingly operate with less and less human intervention and be programmed to enter enemy airspace, crossing into well-defended area... more »
Russia's T-90 Tank Was Considered One of the Best (Until It Went to Syria)
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Here is what happened. *Key Point*: Ultimately, the losses in Syria show that any tank—whether T-90, M-1 or Leopard 2—is vulnerable on a battlefield in which long-range ATGMs have proliferated. The interconnected conflicts raging across the Middle East today have amounted to a dreadful human catastrophe with spiraling global consequence. One of their lesser effects has been to deflate the reputations of Western main battle tanks mistakenly thought to be night-invulnerable in the popular imagination. Iraqi M1 Abrams tanks not only failed to preve... more »
Russian Hypersonic Missiles Have 1 Goal (And They Might Be Unstoppable)
*Mark B. Schneider* *Security, * The main reason for Russian hypersonic missiles is a nuclear surprise attack--and America has no defense against them. Hypersonic missiles are defined as missiles with a velocity of Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound) or above. The main limit on hypersonic speed is materials technology. For the purpose of this analysis, ordinary strategic nuclear ballistic missiles, although they have hypersonic speed, will not be treated here. What will be discussed are new weapons -- maneuvering hypersonic "aeroballistic" missiles, hypersonic boost-glide veh... more »
The Real 9/11 Tragedy America Is Missing
*Daniel L. Davis* *9/11, * "If we want to once again be worthy of emulation by people around the globe while still guaranteeing the security of the American people, we must demonstrate fortitude and courage by admitting that some of our policies and actions have in the past been incongruous with American values." *Key Point*: If we want to once again be worthy of emulation by people around the globe while still guaranteeing the security of the American people, we must demonstrate fortitude and courage by admitting that some of our policies and actions have in the past been incong... more »
Eighteen Years On: After 9/11, Has Al-Qaeda Won The War On Terror?
*Peter Ford* | The de facto convergence between the U.S. and al-Qaeda undercuts received western wisdom on the supposed fight against 'radical Islamic terror.'
Tanker Wars: Despite US-UK Maneuvering, Iran Delivers Oil to Syria
*21WIRE* | Today, UK government finally issued an official statement about a rather embarrassing defeat at the hands of Tehran.
The deadly risk posed by some MRI dyes
I wasn't aware that some Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) dyes have a history of causing severe health problems, some so serious that they're life-threatening. Award-winning journalist Sharyl Attkisson reminds us of the scope of the problem. Since 2017, I’ve reported on the increasing safety issues surrounding some commonly-used MRI dye known as “gadolinium.” I told the story with help from the wife of Chuck Norris who almost died from gadolinium toxicity after a series of MRIs. After my initial report on Full Measure, the questionable dyes were banned in many countries. However,... more »
House working to cripple America’s oil supply
It takes a special kind of stupid to think that dependence on foreign oil and higher gas prices would be good for the American economy. The post House working to cripple America’s oil supply appeared first on CFACT.
California is Denying Healthcare to Children
New audio of doctors’ offices shows they are not only refusing to grant medical exemptions, but also denying healthcare to vaccine-injured children, which is the opposite of what Senator Pan promised. Please watch, like and SHARE! The post California is Denying Healthcare to Children appeared first on Health Nut News.
RFK Jr’s Mic Dropping Speech Marks Birth of a New Civil Rights Movement for the Health Freedom Movement, Some Experts Say
What an astounding, breathtaking speech. Thank you to our colleague Robert R. Kennedy, Jr. I will be speaking with him soon. We are both key-noting at The Truth About Cancer live event in October in Orange County, CA. XO ~ Erin The post RFK Jr’s Mic Dropping Speech Marks Birth of a New Civil Rights Movement for the Health Freedom Movement, Some Experts Say appeared first on Health Nut News.
GM Mosquitoes Spreading Out of Control in Brazil
According to a new scientific publication, genetically engineered mosquitoes produced by the biotech company Oxitec (Intrexon) have escaped human control after trials in Brazil. They are now spreading in the environment, GM Watch reported Wednesday. Source: GM Watch The yellow fever mosquitos (Aedes aegypti) are genetically engineered to make it impossible for their offspring to survive. […] The post GM Mosquitoes Spreading Out of Control in Brazil appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
Brexit, The EU And Democracy
Boris Johnson’s policy is in perfect continuity with British history. If we refer to the writings of the British Prime Minister and not to his campaign remarks, it is much more guided by the danger felt at the birth of a continental supranational state than by a desire for economic independence.
THE FATUOUS, INFANTILE AND FAUX: Malcolm Gladwell gets the facts!
*WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019Long decades of fraudulent folly:* In the modern press environment, it seems to be amazingly hard to get us rubes, out here in Reader Land, to provide life-sustaining clicks. At Slate, they've struggled to serve. They've let us know what products we should buy to look like classics professors. Through their sex-advice columns, they've let us know what to do if we "don't trust humanity enough to have sex with it," or if our "boyfriend sounds like injured wildlife during sex." Though their pet-advice columns, readers are told what they should do if th... more »
Federal fraudster Angus Taylor MP, the man with the power to bring down the government. Scott Morrison gives fraud by government MPs the tick of approval
On Tuesday the Labor Party called for the sacking of federal MP Angus Taylor for lying in parliament and to the Australian public. It could be argued that Mr Taylor carries the […]
Brexit, The EU and Democracy By Thierry Meyssan
During the dissolution of the USSR, France and Germany tried to maintain their place in the world by solving the problem of their size against the US giant. They decided to reunify the two Germanys and to merge together in a supranational state: the European Union. Armed with their experiences of inter-state cooperation, they thought it possible to build this supranational state despite Secretary of State James Baker’s dictate of forced enlargement to the East.
John Bolton’s Dismissal By Craig Murray
The power of identity politics as a tool of the Establishment to divert and derail opposition to the wealthy elite was demonstrated to me in a stunning and graphic way back in January 2013. I was entering the Oxford Union to attend the presentation of the Sam Adams award for Integrity to Tom Fingar, a senior American intelligence officer who had successfully blocked a push for military action against Iran by insisting on the barring from assessments of highly exaggerated accounts of Iran’s nuclear programme. A person of integrity in the right place had been able to stop a repeat of ... more »
Monopolize the Pretty Lies
Why do dictators deny people the right to speak freely? The obvious response is, “The truth hurts.” Dictators are bad, so if people can freely speak the truth, they will say bad things about the dictator. This simultaneously wounds dictators’ pride and threatens their power, so dictators declare war on the truth. But is this […] The post Monopolize the Pretty Lies appeared first on Econlib.
Organizaciones piden a senadores que se inhabiliten para votación del TPP-11
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
11-Sep-2019 Este lunes, organizaciones integrantes de la plataforma Chile Mejor sin TLC llegaron hasta la sede en Santiago del Congreso Nacional para entregar, a distintos senadores y senadoras, solicitudes de inhabilitación para la votación del TPP-11.
Chile: El puerro azul Rapamakewe, Ena von Baer y el TPP11
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
11-Sep-2019 Este 9 de septiembre, Chile Mejor sin TLC entregó en el ex Senado una carta demandando la autoinhabilitación de los senadores Ena von Baer, Alejandro García Huidobro y Rafael Prohens en la próxima votación del TPP11, por conflictos de interés relacionados respectivamente con sus negocios de semillas, vino y agua.
World News Briefs -- September 11, 2019
*Daily Mail:* *Ground Zero falls silent as hundreds gather to commemorate the 18th anniversary of 9/11 that claimed 2,977 lives* * Hundreds gathered at Ground Zero in New York to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks * Relatives of the victims were invited to hear their loved ones names read out at the remembrance ceremony * The memorial and museum were closed to family only during Wednesday morning * Bells tolled and moments of silence were observed across the nation at approximately 8.46am - the moment Flight 11 struck the north twin tower of the World Trade Cente... more »
Dr. Bernadine Healy
In this interview Dr. Bernadine Healy, former director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), discusses the importance of taking a look at the hypothesis that there are susceptible children that are more likely to suffer vaccine injury. The post Dr. Bernadine Healy appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Is the U.S. Government the Enemy of the People? America’s Lost Liberties, Post-9/11
*John W. Whitehead* - What began with the post-9/11 passage of the USA Patriot Act has snowballed into the eradication of every vital safeguard against government overreach, corruption and abuse.
Days of Thoughtful Action
[image: President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at the 2019 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Conference Tuesday, Sep. 10, 2019, at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo Shealah Craighead)] PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20190911.pdf The Schiller Institute’s international Days of Action around Helga Zepp-LaRouche’s “International Call to Youth: The Age of Reason Is in the Stars!” got underway yesterday, Sept. 10, on all seven continents on Planet Earth: from Dresden to Detroit, from Mexico City to Yemen, from Melbourne to Manila... more »
9/11 Whistleblower Cate Jenkins, a Scientist with the EPA, Was Persecuted When She Exposed the Agency’s Lies about Toxic Dust
Christine Todd Whitman, the head of the EPA on 9/11, falsely assured New York residents and rescuers that the air was safe to breathe following the destruction of the WTC buildings. In truth, however, the event released clouds of toxic dust that has caused thousands of deaths.
9/11 Whistleblower Fired from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for Revealing Serious Errors in the Government’s Final Report
UL certified the steel used to build the World Trade Center buildings. Ryan realized the government's report included serious errors and, according to the tests at UL, the buildings easily should have withstood the fires.
Once Again, Climate Warriors Rescued from Their Ship Trapped in Polar Ice
The MS Malmo was rescued after being trapped in ice, and its 16 passengers were airlifted to safety. The ship was on an Arctic excursion with tourists and a documentary-film crew, all concerned about melting Arctic ice caused by global warming.
Snowing in California
It’s already starting in the Tahoe basin. “This photo is from the National weather service today,” says reader Chris von Duering. “Mount Rose Highway between Reno and Incline Village.” I don’t know if this is unusual or not, but it’s a long way from the predictions by climate ‘expert’ Dr. David Viner. Back in the year ... Read moreSnowing in California The post Snowing in California appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Gaza rockets disrupt Netanyahu election speech in Ashdod: VIDEO
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, cut off his speech during an election rally in southern Israel as rockets fired from Gaza Strip hit the area. Hours after the rocket attack, Israeli fighter jets struck locations inside the encircled Gaza Strip, targeting the Palestinian resistance faction” namely Hamas. According to the Israeli military, the aerial bombardment […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS attacks dwindle after Syrian Army desert operation eliminates several cells
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The Islamic State’s (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) attacks have dwindled over the last week after the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) completed their first major combing operation in the region around the Deir Ezzor Governorate. Backed by the National Defense Forces (NDF), the Syrian Army was able to eliminate several Islamic State cells in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army steps up assault in Idlib as offensive nears
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has stepped up their attacks in the Idlib Governorate this week after the alleged expiration of the nearly two-week-long ceasefire. Led by the 5th Corps and Republican Guard, the Syrian military launched several missile strikes on the militant positions in Idlib, targeting their defenses in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian security forces seize weapons supply vehicle heading to Idlib: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – The Syrian security forces seized a weapons supply vehicle that was transporting arms to the Idlib Governorate, Al-Ikhbariya reported on Wednesday. According to the Al-Ikhbariya report, the vehicle was seized by the security forces inside the Homs Governorate. The two people smuggling these weapons to the Idlib Governorate were apparently […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Judge Orders Doria to Return Recalled Textbooks Addressing Gender to Schools
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - A São Paulo court has determined that the State Governor of São Paulo has 48 hours to return the textbooks that were recalled on September 3rd, under the allegation that they promoted "incitement to the gender ideology". The decision is the result of a The post Judge Orders Doria to Return Recalled Textbooks Addressing Gender to Schools appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazilian Air Force Receives the First of 36 Gripen Fighters Purchased
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Swedish company Saab delivered the first of the 36 Gripen fighters purchased by the Brazilian government in 2014 to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) to re-equip the Air Force's fleet. The delivery ceremony took place yesterday morning, September 10th, in the city of Linköping, The post Brazilian Air Force Receives the First of 36 Gripen Fighters Purchased appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil Broke Annual Rape Record in 2018: Over 66,000 Reported Cases
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil reached a record number of rape cases in 2018, with 66,041 registered assaults, while 53.8 percent of victims were up to 13 years old, according to data from the Brazilian Public Safety Forum, released yesterday, September 10th. The figure is equal to an average of 180 sexual assaults per […] The post Brazil Broke Annual Rape Record in 2018: Over 66,000 Reported Cases appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Two Sides of Government Guarantees for Banks
Not all guarantees are created equal, and what that means for banks.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 11, 2019
*Business Insider:* *F-35s and F-15s just obliterated an entire Iraqi island to root out ISIS fighters* * US Air Force F-15 Strike Eagles and F-35 Lightning II aircraft dropped 80,000 pounds of bombs on an island in Iraq's Salah al-Din province believed to be used as a transit point for ISIS fighters between Syrian and Iraqi cities. * "We're denying Daesh the ability to hide on Qanus Island," Maj. Gen. Eric T. Hill, the commander of Operation Inherent Resolve's Special Operations Joint Task Force, said in a press release, using the Arabic acronym for ISIS. * Although President Don... more »
Netanyahu Reiterates Plans to Annex Part of the Occupied West Bank if Reelected
Carl Bildt tweets that Putin took Crimea in violation of international law and Netanyahu has announced the same for the … Continue reading →
Andrew Coan and Legal Process
For the symposium on Andrew Coan, Rationing the Constitution: How Judicial Capacity Shapes Supreme Court Decision-Making (Harvard University Press 2019). Maggie Blackhawk In *Rationing the Constitution*, Andrew Coan offers the kind of brilliant thesis that becomes obvious the moment of its utterance: the capacity of the Supreme Court as an institution has affected constitutional doctrine. According to Coan, there are areas of constitutional law that are so “high-stakes” and “high-volume” [23] that the Supreme Court will either defer to the political branches or fashion blunt cate... more »
Chinese tabloid uses an image of the 9/11 attacks to accuse Hong Kong protesters of terrorism
Just In - 14 hours ago
A Chinese state-owned tabloid has used a picture of the September 11 attacks on New York's Twin Towers to accuse Hong Kong protesters of planning "massive terror attacks".
Boris Johnson's suspension of UK Parliament unlawful, Scottish court rules
In the latest setback for the UK Prime Minister, the highest civil court in Scotland finds in favour of more than 75 opposition MPs and Lords who had challenged the move to suspend Parliament, saying it was a breach of the constitution.
Teenagers charged over Peregian Beach bushfire
Just In - 14 hours ago
Police allege the pair gathered in bushland on Monday afternoon and deliberately lit the blaze, which gutted one home and tore through Sunshine Coast bushland.
"The Global Debt Bubble Enters It's Blow-Off Stage"
*"The Global Debt Bubble Enters It's Blow-Off Stage"* by John Rubino "People have been talking about a “debt bubble” for some years now. They’ve been right, of course, based on the combination of surging borrowing and plunging rates. But the bubble hasn’t stopped inflating, and recently it entered what sure looks like a terminal blow-off stage. Some highlights: Though July, China’s total debt rose by $2 trillion, a year-over-year increase of 26%. And this month the Chinese government cut bank reserve requirements in an attempt to further rev up lending. In Japan, the junk bond mark... more »
Chrystia Freeland - Canada's Answer to the Newly Departed John Bolton
While it received almost no coverage by Canada's mainstream media, a recently released cable from the United States Department of State should be of some concern to Canadians, particularly as Canada votes for a new government on October 21, 2019. With the release of this cable, Canadians (and the world as a whole) will be able to understand how the United States managed to convince Canada to arrest and detain Huawei's Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou for extradition on December 1, 2018. Here is the document that was released under the Freedom of Information Act: While almos... more »
Woman Gets Prison for $1.6 Million Family Curse Scam
28-year-old Sherry Tina Uwanawich was sentenced last week in Miami.
Tent Courts Set to Open on Border for US Asylum Seekers
The Trump administration is ready to open a tent court on the border to help handle tens of thousands of cases of asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico, with hearings held entirely by videoconference.
US to Commemorate 9/11 as Its Aftermath Extends and Evolves
Americans are commemorating 9/11 with mournful ceremonies, volunteering, appeals to "never forget" and rising attention to the terror attacks' extended toll on responders.
It's Here
The election has arrived. And, Susan Delacourt writes, it will be all about our children: Children can’t vote in this election, but they will loom large in the electoral conversation of all parties over the next six weeks. Kids are evoked by politicians when they want to talk about the long-term future, and so much of the top issues in this campaign will be a struggle between long-term and short-term thinking. Is this election about what happens for the next few years or are voters making choices for future generations too? Climate change, of course, will be one of those big issu... more »
Bolton’s Exit: Does Adelson now need Trump more than Trump needs Adelson?
*21WIRE* | Is Bolton's departure a signal that Trump is free from the policy dictates of the Israeli Lobby?
Remain Roadblock: Scottish Court Rules PM’s Suspension of Parliament ‘Unlawful’
*21WIRE* | Both Labour and SNP now demanding an immediate recall of Parliament, calls for Boris Johnson's resignation.
Syrian Army Steps-Up With Assault on Terrorist Enclave in Idlib, Final Offensive Nears
*AMN* | As a recent ceasefire ends, the SAA are expecting to launch a new offensive inside northwestern Hama and southwestern Idlib.
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*If California Relies on Obama School Discipline Policy, It Will Put Students at Risk* California legislators seek to expand a law that limits a teacher’s ability to keep order in the classroom. Surveys find opposition to such loosened policies, and research demonstrates that ideas such as these may put students at risk and even limit student achievement. The provisions also dredge up painful questions about the relationship between recent school shootings and student discipline policies. Under the proposal (SB 419) that legislators passed and sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom for his s... more »
Go see this film!
*The Best Movie Ever Made About the Truth Behind the Iraq War Is “Official Secrets”* The Intercept “Official Secrets,” which opened [last] Friday in New York and Los Angeles, is the best movie ever made about how the Iraq War happened. It’s startlingly accurate, and because of that, it’s equally inspiring, demoralizing, hopeful, and enraging. Please go see it. It’s been forgotten now, but the Iraq War and its abominable consequences — the hundreds of thousands of deaths, the rise of the Islamic State group, the nightmare oozing into Syria, arguably the presidency of Donald Trump... more »
Can anyone now take the Labour Party seriously?
Just catching up…….. things have already moved on….. but: There are several versions of this speech on YouTube, but this one includes the opening passage, where Ian Austin is interrupted - “barracked” - by gurning Labour MPs shouting insults like “You’re not welcome here” from a sedentary position. The Speaker, at his most pompous, tolerates this disruptive behaviour as it rises almost to the point of obliterating the speech. I wonder how Louise Ellman feels, sitting in the row just in front. Barry Gardiner smirks and ostentatiously stifles a yawn as he sits beside Jeremy Corb... more »
A 9/11 Retrospective
Honoring those who perished, and those defending our nation in the Long War today. ~ Publius ~ Today we solemnly mark the 18th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attack on our nation, when 2,977 innocents, mostly American citizens, were murdered by 19 Islamic fascists. In keeping with the presidential proclamation, all flags should be flown at […]
South Korea's Military Spending Has North Korea Worried
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the testing of a super-large multiple rocket launcher in North Korea, in this undated photo released on September by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Experts say South Korea's military expansion is worrying the North. [KCNA via Reuters] *Reuters*:* Buying a big stick: South Korea's military spending has North Korea worried* SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and North Korea have continued to pour resources into modernizing their militaries despite a frenzy of diplomacy since 2018, data shows, creating a point of tension that has s... more »
Extinction Rebellion (XR) Spawns Learning Rebellion (LR)
XR Educators: Learning Rebellion sign up page. This will sign you up to the XR Educators newsletter, including further information about getting involved in actions inside and outside of educational institutions. Read more at http://learningrebellion.earth Follow at: http://twitter.com/XRLearningrebel https://www.facebook.com/XRLearningRebellion/
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*“Climate Change” Is A Hoax* Kurt Schlichter I hate science, evidently, because I’m woke to the manifest truth about what the leftist elite currently calls “climate change." It is the second most staggering fraud ever perpetrated upon the American people after the media’s promotion of the unstoppable candidacy of Beto (who is a furry). Like some suckers still do, I once believed that “science” was a rigorous process where you tested theories and revised those theories in response to objective evidence. But in today’s shabby practice, “science” is just a package of self-serving li... more »
RANKED: 5 Most Lethal Stealth Weapons of War (Not Just F-22s and F-35s)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Some are underwater. *Key Point*: Stealth doesn’t just apply to aircraft. Here is our top 5 stealth weapons. Stealth, or the idea of reducing the ability of the enemy to detect a weapon, has been around since the first caveman sewed a pocket into his clothing and hid a rock in it. Thousands of years later, with the ability to detect objects on the ground, in the air and at sea using electromagnetic radiation, hiding weapons in plain sight has become much harder. The idea of making an aircraft invisible to radar waves was not pursued as the propert... more »
Russia's T-80 Tank: The Worst Tank Ever?
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * While some defense experts hate it, there are some big upgrades in the works. *Key point*: As some may say, reports of the T-80’s obsoleteness are greatly exaggerated. While many Russian tank types are nominally meant to be replaced by the T-14 Armata, the modernization of old tank types is still occurring. Perhaps one of the more overlooked tanks that continues to be modernized are variants of the T-80. While some in the West thought the design was a dead end after what was seen as a lackluster performance in Chechnya, many firms continued work on ... more »
The Kel-Tec RDB Semi Automatic Rifle: The Ultimate AR-15 Alternative?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * In the world of semi-automatic rifles, the AR-15 dominates but is not dominant in features. The Kel-Tec RDB is a worthy alternative to the AR platform, especially for left-handers and those who just want something different. The AR-15 series of weapons reign supreme as the dominant semi-automatic rifle platform in America. Despite this, there are a number of useful alternatives that a gun owner could use to break out of the pack and carry something different and unique. The Kel-Tec RDB, one of the few bullpup rifles on the market, has all the standar... more »
Expert: The U.S. Army Doesn't Need Hypersonic Missiles
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Or is that a mistake? Does the U.S. Army really need to develop hypersonic missiles? One expert has – *gasp* – dared to suggest that the Army shouldn’t jump on the hypersonic bandwagon. “It is difficult to discern what operational problem the Army has that a hypersonic missile will help solve,” writes Thomas Spoehr in a Heritage Foundation study on Army modernization. “Yet the Army reportedly plans to spend $1.2 billion on a hypersonic missile over the next five years.” Spoehr, a retired Army lieutenant general who heads the Center for National Defe... more »
Why the B-1 Become May Become a Hypersonic Missile Carrier
*Michael Peck* *Security, * And you thought this old bomber was done. The B-1 bomber’s future may be hypersonic. The U.S. Air Force is considering whether to modify the Lancer to mount hypersonic missiles. The idea is to expand the weapons capacity of the B-1, a 1970s swing-wing, supersonic bomber that once carried nuclear weapons during the Cold War and is now a bomb truck for conventional smart bombs. The aircraft has been long plagued by maintenance woes that as of June 2019, have left only a few of the Air Force’s 62 B-1Bs fit to fly. The 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Forc... more »
America Has Brand New Tomahawk Cruise Missiles to Take out Enemy Ships
*Kris Osborn* *, * [image: By U.S. Navyderivative work: The High Fin Sperm Whale - Tomahawk_Block_IV_cruise_missile.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10306425] Sunk. *Unlike a typical Tomahawk missile which, over the years, has been used to successfully target and destroy "fixed" targets such as enemy bunkers, static troop locations, command-and-control as well as key infrastructure - the new Maritime Strike Tomahawk is specifically engineered with a next-generation ability to track and destroy moving targets at sea, Navy and Raytheon developers... more »
America Is Planning to Build New, Advanced Nuclear ICBMs
*David Axe* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/space/photo/icbm/ICBM-Hero.jpg] But is it a good idea? *Neither navy has published the results of the exercise, so it’s not clear whether Dallas got close enough in the course of the war game to simulate firing Mark-48 torpedoes at the flattop, which at 22,000 tons displacement is one of the largest ships in Royal Navy service* A photo depicting an American nuclear-powered submarine poking its periscope above the waves—within shooting distance of a British aircraft carrier during... more »
Sorry, History Books: Actually, Russia's Attack on Imperial Japan Mattered
*Jeffrey Mankoff* *History, Asia* [image: https://about-history.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Soviet-Invasion-of-Manchuria-in-WWII.jpg] Let's break it down. *By the 1930s, Stalin’s Soviet Union and Imperial Japan both viewed themselves as rising powers with ambitions to extend their territorial holdings. * The Second World War was an unparalleled calamity for the Soviet Union. As many as 27 million Soviet soldiers and civilians died as a result of the conflict that started with the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 and ended with the Japanese surrender in August 1945... more »
My 9-11 Recollections (annual post)
It is one of those moments in time that everybody will remember what they were doing when they heard, like the Challenger explosion, Ronald Reagan getting shot, the final Vietnam cease fire going into effect, Neal Armstrong’s “One small step for Man”, and for those even older than me…when JFK was hit by multiple assassins in Dealey Plaza. I was sitting at my desk in the Quality Assurance Division of Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Ft Worth, TX. I was inputting data into my tracker for some safety requirements, since my main job a... more »
Aurora Cannabis closes new loan deal worth as much as CA$200 million
Alberta-based Aurora Cannabis closed an expansion of a loan deal with three of Canada’s biggest banks, making it among the largest nonconvertible debt facilities in the marijuana industry to date, according to analysts. Aurora said it closed term loans worth an additional 160 million Canadian dollars ($120 million) with a syndicate of lenders led by […] Aurora Cannabis closes new loan deal worth as much as CA$200 million is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Florida’s medical cannabis industry has only one truly dominant player
Florida’s medical marijuana market is often described by industry watchers as an oligopoly – dominated by a few vertically integrated operators. But it isn’t. The reality is that the roughly half-billion-dollar market is dominated by one player – Florida-based Trulieve, which is capturing nearly 50% of all sales. No other company comes close. Experts say […] Florida’s medical cannabis industry has only one truly dominant player is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Al-Qaeda Today, 18 Years After 9/11
Photo Credit: Picture-Alliance/DPA/W. Khan via DW *Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on *Order from Chaos*.* Eighteen years after the 9/11 attacks, the al-Qaeda organization that carried them out is a shell of its previous self. The global campaign against Osama bin Laden’s creation has achieved notable success. The ideas that inspired bin Laden and his followers have lost some, but not all, of their attractiveness. There is no place for complacency, but the threat is different. Bin Laden and his deputy Ayman Zawahiri built the core al-Qaeda infrastructure in Afghan... more »
( Sigh. Benazir Bhutto lost her life exposing the bin Laden fairytale. Was it worth it ? )
( Sigh. Benazir Bhutto lost her life exposing the bin Laden fairytale. Was it worth it ? )
Want to reform America's police? Look to firefighters
Roscoe Scarborough, Assistant Professor of Sociology, College of Coastal Georgia at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
A sociologist spent time as a volunteer firefighter – and learned more about how institutional culture can shape a person's behavior.
Commodifying Human Life and Death Through Carbon Pricing
*In yesterday’s post it was reported that a “scientist” said eating deceased people would SAVE us from “climate change”* Cannibalism for the Climate. Climate Crackpotism Should Be Plainly Obvious Now?* Of course, the “scientist” did not explain how eating people would save us from “climate change” And really, why bother, when fear will suffice?* see the truth *Briefly:* *The role of humans in this alleged “climate change” has never been clear. Initially the climate was supposed to be warming, hence anthropogenic global warming, but, that didn’t occur as sold, therefore necessity ... more »