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Caste, Kinship & the Realisation of ‘American Dream’: ‘high-skilled’ Telugu (India) Migrants in the USA
A very important article to read, especially for Americans. In the article, all references to “Indian”, such as Indian diaspora … Continue reading →
India Management Consulting Firm Agrees to $2.5 million Global Settlement in North Texas for Visa Fraud-Inducing Aliens to Enter & Remain in the United States
Call your Senators ASAP to oppose S386, which needs to have public hearings and be debated rather than rammed through: … Continue reading →
'It's not about revenue': NSW Government defends $88m mobile phone detection cameras
NSW Roads Minister Andrew Constance says new fixed and portable mobile phone detection cameras, the last of which will be rolled out by December, are about "saving lives".
''It's all gossip': Morrison dismisses report he wanted Hillsong pastor at US events
The Prime Minister dismisses a report he wanted Hillsong pastor Brian Houston to be with him at some events during his current state visit to the United States.
Sweetshop or sweatshop? Jury to decide on forced labour claims at Melbourne bakery
The Candoo bakery turned out trays of gently scented Iranian desserts and pastries each week. But some of its workers have told a Melbourne Magistrates' Court committal hearing that in the basement, prescription drugs were being used to keep workers going around the clock.
'It's massive': Cyclone-ravaged tourist island set for multi-million-dollar makeover
A Far North Queensland tourist island, left lying in ruins for years, will undergo a multi-million-dollar redevelopment in an effort to create an international tourism drawcard.
Mums of Indigenous children coming together to bridge cultural gap
A group of mothers of Indigenous children is coming together in regional SA to create a cultural safe space and improve mental health in their community.
Man accused of punching police dog escapes from Perth hospital
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A man who was taken to hospital for dog bite injuries received after allegedly punching a police dog in the head remains on the loose after escaping from custody on Saturday.
'You were a legend': Community mourns 'selfless' father and son killed in plane crash
Family and friends post tributes to Jeffrey and Matthew Hills, whose bodies were found in the wreckage of a plane which crashed in northern NSW on Friday.
Mermaid Beach's big, smiling yellow ball marks half a century of Gold Coast mini-golf
Half a century since the first miniature-golf course came to the Gold Coast, putt putt is still popular with families.
Vintage car yard that supplied Mad Max movie for sale
One of the biggest wrecking yards in the Southern Hemisphere, which supplied Mad Max: Fury Road with cars, is on the market after more than 60 years as a family business.
'Cancer pals': The volunteers making a difference to small communities
Eighteen months after being diagnosed with breast cancer, Regan Lions is fundraising as a way of saying thanks to the centre where she had some of her treatment.
How this Aussie overcame addiction and a serious accident to make ultramarathon history
Jacqui Bell's doesn't do things the easy way. The 24-year-old Queenslander has overcome addiction, mental health issues and a robbery that left her hospitalised, to become an ultramarathoner on the cusp of a record-breaking feat.
Is Britain’s Infantry Fighting Vehicle Ready for 21st Century Warfare?
*Charlie Gao* *Technology, Europe* [image: By davric - collection personnelle, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1472715] Or is it time to head to the scrap yard? Britain’s FV510 Warrior IFV has never had a good record as an infantry fighting vehicle. While its protection and mobility are decent, the armament has long been maligned by analysts and its users. Compared to contemporary American and Soviet IFVs, the Warrior’s turret lacked any kind of FCS or stabilization. The 30mm gun was also clip-fed compared to the box or tray fed American and Soviet... more »
Politics Turn Nasty In Canada
*Bloomberg:* *Politics Turn Nasty in Canada as Trudeau and Rivals Get Personal* For polite Canada, the latest federal election campaign is turning out to be pretty nasty. Even before bombshell pictures of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in blackface makeup surfaced on Wednesday, his Liberals and their main opposition Conservatives had foregone the usual niceties in favor of tactics more common to the hyper-partisan mud slinging contests south of the border in the U.S. To some, it’s been a cynical race to the bottom where leaders have focused on inflicting maximum damage on their r... more »
Indian Summer – Warren Leads Iowa (22%) – Biden Slips (20%) – Old Yeller Plummets (11%)…
Well, it’s official. According to the Des Moines Register/CNN Poll just released, Liawatha has taken the top spot on the totem leaping Joe by stealing Bernie’s thunder. Amid the ‘dances-with-fools‘ primary, Warren tops the totem with 22% (+7); followed by … Continue reading →
Does Elizabeth Warren Even Understand What Real Corruption Is?
A few days ago I had a post evaluating Elizabeth Warren as a candidate for President. Needless to say, the evaluation wasn’t very favorable. But that post touched only lightly on a subject that Warren has sought to make a centerpiece of her campaign, namely political corruption. I thought that that subject deserved a post of its own. First, some background. If you have been reading Manhattan Contrarian long enough, you know my view that government is inherently corrupt. The government consists of human beings, and it’s just part of human nature that people will act in ways to help t... more »
CBS: Pennsylvania State Senator Resigns After Arrest for Child Porn Charges
A Pennsylvania state senator was busted last Tuesday on child porn charges, the state Attorney General announced. Republican Sen. Mike Folmer, 63, was charged with sexual abuse of children, possession of child pornography, and criminal use of a communication facility after law enforcement found images of child pornography on Folmer’s cellphone when they executed a […] The post CBS: Pennsylvania State Senator Resigns After Arrest for Child Porn Charges appeared first on Health Nut News.
US Defends Your Freedom By Using Troops As Saudi Oil Security Guards
If you’ve been lying awake at night terrified that the Pentagon might not send additional troops and armaments to defend oil corporations in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, I’ve got some great news for you. In response to an attack on Saudi Aramco […]
Can an F-35 Be Turned into a Hypersonic Aircraft?
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Not if it never gets built. *Key point: *Britain won't be competing with America over aircraft anytime soon. Can an F-35 be turned into a hypersonic aircraft? News last month that Britain is boosting its hypersonic weapons program didn’t come as a surprise. Many other nations are doing it. What caught everyone’s attention was that there are plans to rework the jet engines on the 1990s Eurofighter Typhoon—which propel the aircraft to Mach 2—into hypersonic engines that could achieve Mach 5 or faster. Which naturally led to a question: can existing fou... more »
China's QBZ-95-1 Assault Rifle: A Killer Gun Like No Other or a Joke?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * We have the details. *Key point: *Powerful and reliable, but dated. One of the most widely issued—but least known—infantry small arms is the QBZ-95-1 assault rifle. The QBZ-95-1 is the official rifle of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and its various sub-branches, including the People’s Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps. Unorthodox in appearance, the bullpup QBZ-95-1 also fires an unusual 5.8-millimeter cartridge. The result is a unique weapon symbolic of China’s attempt to go its own way in the world of military small arms. China was one of the ... more »
How the United States Could Lose Iraq
*Michael Rubin* *Security, Middle East* There is a battle for influence in Iraq today, and Iran is winning. The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is both the most expensive and largest embassy in the world, and more than ten times the size of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. The Baghdad complex—which includes its own power station, water treatment plant, and an Olympic-size swimming pool—and cost over $1 billion. In theory, more than one thousand diplomats and officials from other agencies work there, with security officials inflating that number three-fold. And yet, more than a decade after ... more »
How to Make the U.S. Military Weak Again
*Brent Peabody* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The no-first-use policy is dangerous, unnecessary, and antithetical to its own goals of nuclear nonproliferation. No-first-use, or the idea that the United States should not use nuclear weapons unless first attacked with them, has gained traction everywhere from the House Armed Services Committee to the Democratic presidential debates. Proponents of a no-first-use policy present it as a common-sense solution that would reduce the likelihood of nuclear war and signal U.S. leadership on nuclear proliferation. The reality, howeve... more »
The Key to Understanding Vladimir Putin
*John Evans* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] It is common to ascribe America’s growing difficulties with Russia to President Vladimir Putin personally, but the sources of Russian discontent predate Putin’s presidency. Let me put it right out there: I believe we Americans have misunderstood -- or, as George Bush might have said, “misunderestimated” -- Vladimir Putin from the moment he entered our consciousness, at the very start of the present millennium. Here is how I remember him and what I think of where we are today. Putin was my guest at a July 4th reception in St. Pe... more »
BWorld 368, More politics will worsen the Philippines’ power deficiency
* My column in BusinessWorld on September 12, 2019. It is pathetic that people often politicize many things, whether food or medicines or electricity. Like creating a new energy company by legislation instead of the normal ERC-SEC process, or getting the Supreme Court to stop implementation of certain provisions of the EPIRA law of 2001 (RA 9136) such as the retail competition and open access (RCOA). The Philippines, till today, is among the countries with the lowest electricity generation in Asia, both in absolute amount and per capita. I derived the per capita electricity product... more »
You can’t comb over climate change
“You can’t comb over climate change,” the sign read at the Climate Change strike yesterday. This metaphor speaks volumes about a huge problem that a certain person in leadership continues to hide like thinning hair. The kids get it. Their … Continue reading →
“Our duty is to obey the United Nations,” Says Pope Francis — What Kind Of New World Order Thinking Is That?
Op-Ed by Catherine J. Frompovich This article is NOT intended to offend readers of Activist Post.com, nor any platform readers to which it may be... more »
No such thing as a typical day in the life of a high school nurse
When you think of a school nurse, it probably conjures up images of hours spent in the sick bay, but there's one kind of nurse who's responsible for preventing issues that can follow kids beyond the classroom.
Want to slow down your fashion consumption? Here are a few things you can do
Emily Sheahan very rarely purchases new clothes and loves to buy second-hand. She is part of an emerging movement of young designers who believe staying stylish does not mean always keeping up with the latest trends.
This composer loved telling stories — but the truth of her life was remarkable enough
A compelling new biography of one of Australia's most significant composers, Peggy Glanville-Hicks, brings us closer to the truth than either of its predecessors.
US man drowns during underwater marriage proposal at Tanzanian resort
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Steven Weber proposed to his girlfriend from the other side of the window of their underwater bedroom but "never emerged from those depths" to hear her say yes.
Want to keep your Emmy statue? That will be $400
Picture this: you're sitting in the audience at the Emmys and it's your name they read from the card. You rush to the stage and are handed a gold statuette. But after you've breathlessly thanked everyone you know, you have to hand it back.
The Alarming Decline In Avian Wildlife
Habitat loss, climate change, unregulated harvest and pollution have all contributed to severe ecological challenges encompassing countless species around the world. The inordinate focus on species extinction has, ironically, led to an under appreciation of the environmental dangers caused by the loss of abundance within still common species. Indeed, these significant declines can degrade ecosystem integrity, reducing vital ecological, evolutionary, economic and social services that various organisms provide to their environment. read more
Amid Too Much Good MAGAnomic Data, Bloomberg Cancels the Recession…
Last week U.S. economic data included the Labor Department’s report on initial filings for unemployment benefits, at historically low levels. Also last week, the Commerce Department reported the U.S. housing market (new homes and permits) was the strongest since 2007. … Continue reading →
Armenian church in Aleppo restored after suffering damage due to war: photos
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 P.M.) – An Armenian church has been restored in Aleppo city after suffering material damage due to the ongoing war inside of Syria. The Armenian Apostolic Church of the Holy Mother of God under went construction recently to repair its bell tower and other parts of the building that were damaged as […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Musical Interlude: Yanni, “Acroyali, “Standing In Motion”
Yanni, “Acroyali, “Standing In Motion”
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Magnificent island universe NGC 2403 stands within the boundaries of the long-necked constellation Camelopardalis. Some 10 million light-years distant and about 50,000 light-years across, the spiral galaxy also seems to have more than its fair share of giant star forming HII regions, marked by the telltale reddish glow of atomic hydrogen gas. The giant HII regions are energized by clusters of hot, massive stars that explode as bright supernovae at the end of their short and furious lives. *Click image for larger size.* A member of the M81 group of galaxies, NGC 2403 closely resemble... more »
Do cosmic rays trigger red sprites?
Details at Ice Age Now: September 21, 2019 by Robert “Radiation from deep space is intensifying because of Solar Minimum. Do cosmic rays trigger red sprites? “According to NASA, cosmic rays are intensifying,” says this article (link below). “On Aug. 6th, Roger… Continue reading →
Chet Raymo, “Roofs”
*“Roofs”* by Chet Raymo "It would be well, perhaps, if we were to spend more of our days and nights without any obstruction between us and the celestial bodies, if the poet did not speak so much from under a roof, or the saint dwell there so long." Good advice, Mr. Thoreau. I came here to this island for its unobstructed sky. Built a house called Starlight House. I'm no poet or saint, but I settled in to nurse what slender gifts I have. The sky has not disappointed. Except occasionally. We have just come off a rare four-day string of cloudy days, and the celestial bodies have been... more »
"Why Do We Laugh?"
"Why do we laugh at such terrible things? Because comedy is often the sarcastic realization of inescapable tragedy." - Bryant H. McGill
"Good Grief!"
“*Linus:* What's wrong, Charlie Brown? *Charlie Brown:* I just got terrible news. The teacher says we're going on a field trip to an art museum; and I have to get an A on my report or I'll fail the whole course. Why do we have to have all this pressure about grades, Linus? *Linus: *Well, I think that the purpose of going to school is to get good grades so then you can go on to high school; and the purpose is to study hard so you can get good grades so you can go to college; and the purpose of going to college is so you can get good grades so you can go on to graduate school; and t... more »
The Poet: Czeslaw Milosz “A Song On The End Of The World
*“A Song On The End Of The World”* “On the day the world ends A bee circles a clover, A fisherman mends a glimmering net. Happy porpoises jump in the sea, By the rainspout young sparrows are playing And the snake is gold-skinned as it should always be. On the day the world ends Women walk through the fields under their umbrellas, A drunkard grows sleepy at the edge of a lawn, Vegetable peddlers shout in the street And a yellow-sailed boat comes nearer the island, The voice of a violin lasts in the air And leads into a starry night. And those who expected lightning and thunder Are disapp... more »
"One Day..."
"The canary began to sing again. The sun had struck it, and its throat and tiny breast had filled with song. Francis gazed at it for a long time, not speaking, his mouth hanging half opened, his eyes dimmed with tears. "The canary is like man's soul," he whispered finally. "It sees bars round it, but instead of despairing, it sings. It sings, and wait and see, Brother Leo: one day its song shall break the bars." - Nikos Kazantzakis
The Daily "Near You?"
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Farmers and families fight plans for abattoir at 'idyllic' Victorian location
A $30 million proposal for a sheep abattoir that would employ 150 full-time workers is opposed by a group of residents, who are concerned about potential health impacts and devaluation of their properties.
Think you know your kangaroos from your wallabies? Take our quiz
Kangaroos come from a family of animals that evolved millions of years ago in Australia and today they grace our coat of arms. But just how much do you know about this national icon?
Pearl power is back in the Kimberley as a new breed of gems shines through
After a mystery disease and a tough decade, the pearling industry is showing healthy signs of a lucrative comeback with innovative operations in Western Australia leading the way.
Cameron Smith fined for slap on Parramatta's Reed Mahoney
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Melbourne Storm skipper Cameron Smith cops a fine after denying he tried to slap Parramatta Hooker Reed Mahoney in the face in Saturday night's NRL semi-final.
Up to 80 per cent of pandanus trees along Queensland coast killed by pest
Most of the pandanus trees once admired by Captain Cook and famous botanist Sir Joseph Banks have been killed by a combination of drought and the native leafhopper pest.
GWS boss hails team culture after big AFL upset over Collingwood
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Giants CEO David Matthews says the AFL's newest side has the best team culture of any playing group in the AFL following its stunning and controversial shock win over Collingwood to reach the grand final.
A successful fight against foxes gave rise to a new predator — and the effect was devastating
The "extinction pit" is the name used by scientists for a place no animal wants to go, and just five years ago the numbat — Western Australia's animal emblem — found itself on the edge thanks to the rise of a new predator.
Our coldest state turned some unique natural features into its most popular pools
Tasmania's cool conditions have never stopped its people enjoying swimming and diving — whether it be in rivers, springs, basins or even an old farm block.
Sunshine Coast teen punching for a third world title in Muay Thai
She might look like a normal Queensland teenager, but Skylah Hamill is an undefeated world champion in the growing sport of Muay Thai, or Thai boxing, and is about to defend her title in Turkey.
Rise of the 'grandchildless' generation sees elderly people grapple with a family emptiness
As more couples leave the decision to have children until later in life, or decide against having them at all, their parents are grappling with the prospect of missing out on the grandparent experience.
Psychology of an arsonist: Why do people deliberately light fires?
The rate of deliberately lit fires escalates rapidly during the school holiday period, according to an expert in arson investigations, as Queensland authorities reveal action has been taken against 21 juveniles and nine adults in recent weeks.
'We will hit them': Iran ready to defend itself as blame mounts over Saudi oil attacks
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard is ready for combat and "any scenario", its chief commander says, while the country's Foreign Minister warns any retaliatory strike on Iran by the US or Saudi Arabia would result in "an all-out war".
Ellyse has the knowledge and training of a rabbi — but don't call her that
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As only the second Australian woman to be ordained as an Orthodox rabbi, Ellyse is honouring those who didn't have the same chances.
Couple's DIY recycled watering system mimics rain
As Queensland's Darling Downs continues to experience one of its worst droughts on record, a scientist and a horticulturalist have developed a recycled watering system to keep their garden alive.
Who's on the line up for the 2020 NT election? Seven new CLP candidate have been confirmed
A mayor, an electrician and a prison manager will try to help the Country Liberal Party claw back some seats in next year's NT election.
Updates from space - and beyond
*As I head off to Nashville and Huntsville for NASA (NIAC) symposia, let's all remember how cool it is that our species and civilization is exploring, even as we thrash out other matters of deep concern. And so...* *Here's a nice video on the bio experiments being carried by Dragon to the ISS. I am involved (at a minor but honorable level) in the last one, having contributed a concept or two.* *Saddened by the loss of communication with India's Vikram moon lander - but their lunar orbiter has spotted the lander on the lunar surface. It may be in one piece after a 'hard landing.'* *NAS... more »
North Carolina Hangs In The Balance
*Roy Cooper and Dan Forest* In 2017, a panel of judges threw out North Carolina's gerrymandered legislative districts, calling them unconstitutional and telling the State Assembly to redraw nearly half the 170 districts. The new map of the state's House and Senate districts have been submitted to the same panel. Although North Carolina is a swing state when it comes to statewide elections-- in 2016 current Gov. Roy Cooper (D) ousted ex-Gov. Pat McCrory (R) 2,281,155 (49.0%) to 2,276,383 (48.9%) on the same day that Senator Richard Burr (R) won reelection over Deborah Ross 2,371,192 ... more »
"Calluses On Your Soul..."
"Keep working. Keep trying. Keep believing. You still might not make it, but at least you gave it your best shot. If you don't have calluses on your soul, this isn't for you. Take up knitting instead." - David Eddings
The Poet: Robert Bly, "The Resemblance Between Your Life and a Dog"
*"The Resemblance Between Your Life and a Dog"* "I never intended to have this life, believe me - It just happened. You know how dogs turn up at a farm, and they wag but can't explain. It's good if you can accept your life- you'll notice Your face has become deranged trying to adjust to it. Your face thought your life would look Like your bedroom mirror when you were ten. That was a clear river touched by mountain wind. Even your parents can't believe how much you've changed. Sparrows in winter, if you've ever held one, all feathers, Burst out of your hand with a fiery glee. You see... more »
"10 Painfully Obvious Truths Everyone Forgets Too Soon"
*"10 Painfully Obvious Truths Everyone Forgets Too Soon"* "The truth does not cease to exist when it is ignored." by Marc Chernoff "You know how you can hear something a hundred times in a hundred different ways before it finally gets through to you? The ten truths listed below fall firmly into that category – life lessons that many of us likely learned years ago, and have been reminded of ever since, but for whatever reason, haven’t fully grasped. This, my friends, is my attempt at helping all of us, myself included, “get it” and “remember it” once and for all… *1. The average hum... more »
"How It Really Is Sometimes"
We've all felt this way at times, right?
"That's The Rule..."
Instead... this.
Middle Finger Symphony Theater
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NY Post: Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Paid Doctors to Medicate ‘Sex Slaves’
Victims of multimillionaire pedophile Jeffery Epstein said he paid doctors and psychiatrists to prescribe them tranquilizers and anti-depressants, according to a report on Friday. Virginia Giuffre, who was recruited by Epstein when she was just 16, told the Miami Herald that doctors prescribed her Xanax for the three years she was abused by him. RELATED […] The post NY Post: Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Paid Doctors to Medicate ‘Sex Slaves’ appeared first on Health Nut News.
"Prepare To Get Burned"
*"Prepare To Get Burned"* by Adam Taggart "History teaches us that there is no free lunch, reminds Dr. Ben Hunt, publisher of EpsilonTheory.com. And science informs us that even the most simple systems become nearly impossible to predict or control with 100% precision as time and variables change. But our society today is ignoring these lessons. It’s betting that the increasingly excessive distortions required to keep the status quo continuing will succeed, and come at no cost. That’s a losing bet, warns Hunt: "Society burns itself on a really hot stove every three or four generat... more »
Is China's JF-17 Fighter Pakistan's Key To Pushing Back On India?
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Is it a fair fight? *Key point:* Although the JF-17 is of Chinese design, it still uses a Russian engine. The 2019 India-Pakistan border skirmish resulted in major shake-ups within the Indian Air Force (IAF). The most accepted narrative, that of a loss of an IAF MiG-21 Bison to no losses of the Pakistan Air Force bodes poorly for the IAF. But interestingly, according to a July interview, the skirmish marked one of the first “hot” use of Pakistan’s new Chinese JF-17 “Thunder” fighters. The JF-17 is a relatively new single-engine fighter, meant to compe... more »
Meet the Weapons That Made Hitler's Nazi Germany A Force To Be Feared
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Europe* Hitler's most lethal weapons. *Key point:* The Allies responded in kind. The forces of Nazi Germany in World War II were some of the most formidable fielded in any war. Backed by German science, engineering and modern mass-production techniques, it was a new type of highly mechanized warfare. Faster paced and deadlier than the armed forces that fought in the Great War just twenty years before, it overwhelmed slower-moving enemies and helped Germany subjugate an entire continent. Here are five examples of German war technology that very nearly e... more »
"Goldman Sachs Has Just Issued An Ominous Warning About Stock Market Chaos In October"
*"Goldman Sachs Has Just Issued An Ominous Warning* * About Stock Market Chaos In October"* by Michael Snyder "Are we about to see U.S. financial markets go crazy? That is what Goldman Sachs seems to think, and it certainly wouldn’t be the first time that great financial chaos has been unleashed during the month of October. When the stock market crashed in October 1929, it started the worst economic depression that we have ever witnessed. In October 1987, the largest single day percentage decline in U.S. stock market history rocked the entire planet. And the nightmarish events of Oc... more »
"The Point Of It Is..."
"Will we be extinguished? What difference does it make then, the ones of us who had plans, what does it matter the work we've done? The children we've raised?" He looked pointedly at Olhado. "What will it matter then, that you have such a big happy family, if you're all erased in one instant by that… bomb?""Not one moment of my life with my family has been wasted," said Olhado quietly. "But the point of it is to go on, isn't it? To connect with the future?""That's one part, yes," said Olhado. "But part of the purpose of it is now, is the moment. And part of it is the web of connec... more »
When man becomes a law uno himself the path of liberty is inverted
*When* man becomes a law uno himself the path of liberty is inverted and, like the children of Israel, he condemns himself to endless wanderings through a desert devoid of heavenly graces. Then only a compassionate prophet like a Moses or a Saint Germain can deliver him. This has been going on for century after century, and still the children of God have not perceived the great conspiracy of the false hierarchy. -Mark and Elizabeth Clare Prophet: *Path of Self-Transformation, *2000, p. 79 ……....................................................................................... more »
30+ Afghans Killed In Drone Strike While CIA Celebrates 18 Years Of War On Afghanistan
[image: undefined] From the abstract of a (paywalled) piece about the never ending US war on Afghanistan: Slow failure: Understanding America’s quagmire in Afghanistan The United States government has no organised way of thinking about war termination other than seeking decisive military victory. This implicit assumption is inducing three major errors. First, the United States tends to select military-centric strategies that have low probabilities of success. Second, the United States is slow to modify losing or ineffective strategies due to cognitive obstacles, internal friction... more »
Gotham City Digest
(Where we vow never to be a horse's ass on a horse's ass.) ------------------------------ Do you too ever get the feeling that the most efficacious purpose of politics is to serve as a vehicle for irony? Because it looks as if a zombie memo written by Hillary 45 years ago when she was 26 may actually help take down Trump. ------------------------------ Thank you for your service, ladies. Those of us who have lived the life know you're not there to just wound the poachers. ------------------------------ Yak bound for the butcher jumps trailer, heads for the hills. Good fo... more »
UFOs confirmed by Navy
The US Navy has confirmed the UFO footage caught on tape by US military members is authentic. These leaked unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings show the flying objects skyrocketing through air space used for Naval training in 2004 and 2015. Two of these US military UFOs videos were published by the New York Times and Blink 182 member Tom Delonge's research org in 2017. Delong has long been interested in aliens and UFO video.