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Epigenetic Memories are Passed Down 14 Successive Generations, Game-Changing Research Reveals
*GMI Reporter* - The past of our ancestors lives on through us.
You Want to Make America Great Again? Start by Making America Free Again
*John W. Whitehead* - Clearly, the government has no interest in hearing what “we the people” have to say.
What to Look for in Day Trading Stock
*Waking Times* - There are thousands of stocks to choose from, and if you're new to the market, it can seem like an impossible feat separating the winners from the losers.
President Trump On 60 Minutes
President Trump with correspondent Lesley Stahl at the White House. CBS News *CBS: **President Trump on Christine Blasey Ford, his relationships with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un and more* *Lesley Stahl speaks with President Trump about a wide range of topics in his first 60 Minutes interview since taking office.* When Americans vote in next month's midterm elections, it's likely President Trump and his agenda will be motivating them as much as any candidate or local issue on the ballot. Almost two years ago when we last interviewed then-President-Elect Trump, he seemed surpri... more »
China's Ambassador To U.S.: Trump's Team Is 'Very Confusing'
*CNBC: **Trump's team is 'very confusing' to diplomats, China's ambassador to US says* * The role of President Donald Trump's various policy advisers is "very confusing" to diplomats, China's U.S. ambassador told Fox News. * Diplomats are uncertain whether hardliners or moderates in the administration are driving policy decisions, Ambassador Cui Tiankai said. * Tiankai suggested a U.S. destroyer bore responsibility for a recent near collision with a Chinese military vessel in the South China Sea. Chinese officials, as well as diplomats from around the world, are confused about whic... more »
William Nordhaus vs. the U.N. on Climate Change Policy
In my previous IER post, I pointed out the huge contradiction in the major media treatment of climate change policy.… The post William Nordhaus vs. the U.N. on Climate Change Policy appeared first on IER.
Industrialized Countries Backing Coal Despite U.N. Climate Report
According to the United Nations’s latest report, to meet the goals of the Paris agreement and reduce other risks, 2010… The post Industrialized Countries Backing Coal Despite U.N. Climate Report appeared first on IER.
Met Office responds to HadCRUT global temperature audit by McLean
From Watts Up With That: Anthony Watts / October 15, 2018 WUWT readers surely recall this story: BOMBSHELL: audit of global warming data finds it riddled with errors. While not issuing a press release, the scientists have responded to press inquiries. Britain’s Met Office welcomes audit by Australian researcher about HadCRUT errors Graham Lloyd, The Australian Britain’s […]
Scientific study finds polar bears excel at diving, contradicting previous expert opinion
Originally posted on polarbearscience: A recent study by Norwegian biologist Karen Lone and colleagues, who tagged 57 polar bear females with sensors around Svalbard, discovered that polar bears can dive to a maximum depth of 13.9m and can swim long distances across open water without rest. Contrary to previous claims, polar bears are excellent divers…
Schindler sues Korean gov't over Hyundai Elevator
15-Oct-2018 Swiss elevator maker, Schindler Group, has officially filed for an investor state dispute settlement against the Korean government seeking US$300 million in compensation for losses over its approval of paid-in capital increase of Hyundai Elevator
Internet Censorship Just Took An Unprecedented Leap Forward, And Hardly Anyone Noticed
[image: censoship] While most indie media was focused on debating the way people talk about Kanye West and the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an unprecedented escalation in internet censorship took place. The post Internet Censorship Just Took An Unprecedented Leap Forward, And Hardly Anyone Noticed appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Facebook Knocks Out 800; Google To Be a “Good Censor”
[image: facebook-knocks-out-800-google-to-be-a-good-censor] The Big Tech companies that virtually control online American commerce and the distribution of news and information took another step toward ending free speech and the free exchange of ideas as the cornerstone of their platforms.
Chiropractic Care for Atrial Fibrillation
Okay, you have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart beat linked to stroke, heart failure and symptoms such as shortness of breath and palpitations. If you want to learn more about the cause of atrial fibrillation, read this post. The article you are reading now is about why a cardiologist (me) recommends all […] The post Chiropractic Care for Atrial Fibrillation appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
IPCC Releases Climate Report — First Thoughts
*by Gaius Publius* I'm just delving into the new IPCC special report on the effects of limiting, or not limiting, global warming of 1.5°C (full report here), and there are a number of bottom lines coming out of it, including this one, which we reported earlier: "IPCC Manipulating Climate Report Summary to Favor Wealthy Nations." The reference to manipulation refers to the executive summary part of the report (titled "Summary for Policymakers"), which national representatives are allowed to edit line by line. The rest of the report is written by climate scientists, but written by ... more »
PEW Study: Asians Overwhelmingly Prefer The United States Over China As The World Leader
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *SCMP:* *United States or China as world leader? Asians overwhelmingly prefer the US, Pew study finds* Poll shows that Beijing’s record on human rights affects opinions about Chinese leadership, with Asians in Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia having a dimmer view of the country When it comes to global leadership, Asia prefers the United States over China by a wide margin, according to data compiled by the Pew Research Centre. When asked if it would be better for the world to have the US or China as the leading global power... more »
Another interesting military application for drones
Last year, I wrote about the early days of mine detecting vehicles in Rhodesia and South Africa, of which I had a certain amount of personal experience. They progressed from looking for metallic land mines, to using ground-penetrating radar to look for the holes dug to take them (which allowed them to look for plastic or wood mines as well). Now the same approach appears to offer promise when adapted to small, low-cost drone aircraft. Most civilized nations ban the use of landmines because they kill indiscriminately, and for years after they are planted. However, they are still u... more »
75-year-old volunteer visits animal shelter every day and naps with cats
Natural health is my passion. And healthy emotions are part of overall, good health. So, for a healthy dose of some feel-good endorphins, check out this story! Every day, 75-year-old Terry Lauerman goes to his local animal shelter in Green Bay, Wisconsin to love on the cats in the cage-free sanctuary (for disabled cats that would be at […] The post 75-year-old volunteer visits animal shelter every day and naps with cats appeared first on Health Nut News.
Harvard Medical School Doctor: Vaccine science is not settled
Not all medical doctors agree with the vaccine schedule recommended by the CDC. However, while they might not agree with it, so many go along with it out of fear. They may even be unconvinced about the science of vaccines but they persist, terrified of damaging their reputation. RELATED STORY: Video: Interview with Stanford Ph.D. […] The post Harvard Medical School Doctor: Vaccine science is not settled appeared first on Health Nut News.
14 warning signs your adrenals are burnt out and what you need to fix them
Adrenal burnout. It means your adrenal glands are overworked, resulting in low cortisol and unbalanced hormones. If you told your doctor you suspected adrenal fatigue, you’d likely be sent to an endocrinologist who may test you for Addison’s or Cushing’s diseases, relatively rare endocrine disorders that indicate very low or high cortisol (your main stress […] The post 14 warning signs your adrenals are burnt out and what you need to fix them appeared first on Health Nut News.
Safer than mammograms, slashes your risk by 83 percent
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the U.S., and with it comes the annual clarion call of pink-ribboned breast cancer awareness campaigns. National Mammography Day falls on the third Friday of October, which this year is the 19th. Chances are, you’ve been barraged with reminders that mammograms save lives. Unfortunately, little effort is […] The post Safer than mammograms, slashes your risk by 83 percent appeared first on Health Nut News.
The CDC’s Influenza math doesn’t add up: Exaggerating the death toll to sell flu shots
By the Children’s Health Defense team Every year at about this time, public health officials and their media megaphones start up the drumbeat to encourage everyone (including half-year-old infants, pregnant women and the invalid elderly) to get a flu shot. Never mind that more often than not the vaccines don’t work, and sometimes even increase […] The post The CDC’s Influenza math doesn’t add up: Exaggerating the death toll to sell flu shots appeared first on Health Nut News.
“Settled Science” based on Flawed Data; “We corrected the errors he then identified to us”
How do you have “settled science” when the data isn’t even accurate? Isn’t ensuring data integrity and accuracy step #1 in any scientific venture? Otherwise you get GIGO. “We corrected the errors he then identified to us,” Met Office Spokesman (Source) Please Like, Share, Subscribe and Comment Advertisements
The Definition of Political Extortion; Elect Us or the Mob Riots and Beatings Continue
At a time when Republicans are being shot, stabbed, doxxed, beaten, mailed powder, run out of restaurants, and sent death threats, Hillary Clinton urges Democrats to be even more uncivil. What an irresponsible statement. Every Democrat should denounce. pic.twitter.com/TdEmISWnzM — U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (@SenBillCassidy) October 9, 2018 Democrats seem to think that if … Continue reading "The Definition of Political Extortion; Elect Us or the Mob Riots and Beatings Continue"
News Flash Democrats; Many Latinos Came to America to Escape Lawless Groups Like Antifa
Breaking: first confrontation. Antifa pepper sprayed proud boys and Patriot prayer after some posturing between the two pic.twitter.com/qP6aT1Mckt — Mike “Vampire Hunter B” Bivins (@itsmikebivins) October 14, 2018 DO THE DEMOCRATS HAVE A “LATINO PROBLEM”? NBC News thinks they do, and is concerned that the Dems may not be able to “fix it in time” … Continue reading "News Flash Democrats; Many Latinos Came to America to Escape Lawless Groups Like Antifa"
Study: Without Medicaid Expansion, Poor Forgo Medical Care
Medicaid expansion is an issue in several high-profile gubernatorial contests and in states where supporters have gotten referendum questions on the ballot.
Global Warming to Leave Us Crying in Our Costlier Beer
In future sweltering years with a double whammy of heat and drought, losses of barley yield can be as much as 17 percent, computer simulations show.
Does This Photograph Show Neo-Nazis Posing Under a Burning Swastika in Draketown, Georgia?
An extraordinary photograph from an April 2018 rally re-emerged on social media several months later.
Trump Says Saudi King Denies Knowledge of Missing Journalist
What did happen to Jamal Khashoggi, according to the king?
Sears Files for Chapter 11 Amid Plunging Sales, Massive Debt
For well over a century Sears dominated the American retailing industry, but it has been on a slow march toward extinction.
Deputies Use Doritos To Lure Wayward Pig Back Home
The pig was running around a neighborhood when the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office received the call.
Short and Long Term Problems That Led To This Summer’s Basra Protests
(Reuters) In August 2018 the Norwegian Refugee Council travelled to Basra to determine the causes of the summer’s protests. It found that there was a mix of longstanding complaints about governance added to a new electricity and water crises that led to the demonstrations. The immediate causes of the disturbances in Basra province were electricity and water shortages. First, Iran cut off its supply of electricity to Basra citing unpaid bills and high domestic demand. Turkey also began filling its new Ilisu Dam which caused a reduction in water down the Tigris River. Together this ... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 15
1906 Protests in Mosul ended against Ottoman census that included counting women 1927 1st successful oil well started at Baba Gargur field in Kirkuk 1960 Islamic Party complained to Gen Qasim that his govt neglected religion while accepted Communists Asked Qasim to ban Communists and their media while releasing any cleric arrested since 1958 coup 1973 Syrian-Jordanian-Iraqi offensive in southern Syria failed to achieve results 1980 Iraq Foreign Minister Hamadi presented Iraq’s case to UN claiming it acted in self-defense in Iran-Iraq War 1980 Iran launched large counter ... more »
We found the 10 square metres where you can legally smoke on city property in Dartmouth
News 1. Clayton Cromwell “An emergency intercom in the jail unit of a young Halifax man who died of a methadone overdose had been improperly disabled by guards who regarded it as a nuisance, according to a corrections investigation,” reports Michael Tutton for the Canadian Press: The report says a cellmate found 23-year-old Clayton Cromwell […]
What International Law Tells Us About the Khashoggi Investigation
President Trump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, March 2017 (Source: Wikimedia/The White House) Almost two weeks have passed since prominent Saudi dissident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared into Saudi Arabia’s consulate building in Istanbul, Turkey. While Saudi officials claim that he left the building shortly after arriving, his departure was not captured on any nearby surveillance cameras—nor observed by his fiancée, who was waiting for him outside. Turkish authorities have not made any official accusations, but individuals familiar with their investigatio... more »
You Want to Make America Great Again? Start by Making America Free Again
By John W. Whitehead “If the freedom of speech be taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”—George Washington... more »
Atlas Robot Overcomes Bullies at Boston Dynamics With Parkour
By Aaron Kesel Engineering company Boston Dynamics has released a video of its famous Atlas robot leaping up stairs. In the video titled: “Parkour Atlas,”... more »
All Eyes on HTS: Buffer Zone Deadline Passes for ‘Al-Qaeda in Syria’
*21WIRE + MEE* | HTS is likely to face the consequences of failing to withdrawal from buffer zone around Idlib.
Syria-Israel Border Crossing at Golan Heights Reopens, UN Peacekeepers Return
*21WIRE* | The crossing between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights which can now facilitate UN observers.
Yemen on verge of worst famine in 100 years as civil war rages on
Up to 13 million face potential starvation and death
Arec Boardwin
Alec Baldwin: We need to overthrow the government | New Hampshire Trey Parker and Matt Stone got this exactly right more than 15 years ago.
Unprecedented Cold In The Western US
Both the maximum and minimum temperature at Fort Collins, Colorado obliterated the previous record for the date. Yesterday was the first October 14 in Fort Collins which didn’t get above freezing. Average temperature for the date is 65 degrees. Los … Continue reading →
The Second Creation and Originalist Theory
For the Symposium on Jonathan Gienapp, The Second Creation: Fixing the American Constitution in the Founding Era (Belknap Press, 2018). Jonathan Gienapp's new book, *The Second Creation*, retells the story of the first decade of the U.S. Constitution through the prism of explaining changes in what people thought a constitution was and how they argued about what the U.S. Constitution meant. To this end, Gienapp provides a sort of greatest hits of the Founding, as he takes us through the Philadelphia Convention, the state ratification debates, the congressional debates over the Bill o... more »
Pro-Life Students Attacked at Ryerson University in Latest Assault on Free Speech
[image: undefined] We have been following the increasing violence seen on college campuses, particularly directed against conservative and pro-life speakers. The latest incident occurred at Ryerson University in Ontario where a video captured Ryerson Student Gabriela “Gabby” Skwarko attacking two members of Toronto Against Abortion (TAA). Skwarko works for the school’s Office of Social Innovation. The video below shows a violent and unprovoked attack to stop an act of free speech on campus. Skwarko, a member of the Ryerson Reproductive Justice Collective, kicked the displays and... more »
Ten Years After the Last Meltdown: Is Another One Around the Corner?
[image: undefined] September marked a decade since the bursting of the housing bubble, which was followed by the stock market meltdown and the government bailout of the big banks and Wall Street. Last week’s frantic stock market sell-off indicates the failure to learn the lesson of 2008 makes another meltdown inevitable. In 2001-2002 the Federal Reserve responded to the economic downturn caused by the bursting of the technology bubble by pumping money into the economy. This new money ended up in the housing market. This was because the so-called conservative Bush administration, li... more »
Symposium on Jonathan Gienapp, The Second Creation
This week and next at Balkinization we are hosting a symposium on Jonathan Gienapp's new book, The Second Creation: Fixing the American Constitution in the Founding Era (Belknap Press 2018). We have assembled a terrific group of commentators, including Will Baude (Chicago), Mark Graber (Maryland), Steve Griffin (Tulane), Alison LaCroix (Chicago), Sanford Levinson (Texas), Gerard Magliocca (Indiana), Bernadette Meyler (Stanford), John Mikhail (Georgetown), Christina Mulligan (Brooklyn), and myself. At the conclusion, Jonathan will respond to the commentators.
The U.S. Army Is Back
*Dan Goure* *Security, * Military modernization is a process of continual change. Fortunately, while the Pentagon was forced to take a 20-year procurement holiday, the aerospace and defense industry continued to work on new concepts and capabilities. They also learned how to adapt commercial technologies to the military’s needs. As a result, the Army may have found much of what it needs to jump-start modernization at the AUSA annual conference. The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) held its annual meeting and exhibition this week in Washington, DC. It is one of the lar... more »
Want More F-22 Raptors? It Would Take 5 Years, Cost Billions and Would Be Obsolete.
*TNI Staff* *Security, * So much for that idea. *An F-22 restart would not take five years minimum, but it would also be expensive. “Assuming a buy of 194 aircraft, the total procurement cost is estimated to be between $40 and $42 billion (BY16$),” the report reads. “When the total procurement cost is combined with the non-recurring restart estimated costs of $9,869 million (BY16$), the total restart cost is estimated to be $50,306 million (BY16$).”* A 2017 Pentagon report to Congress detailing production retail costs for Lockheed Martin’s F-22 Raptor show that reviving the pow... more »
Jews leaving the UK for Israel per The Jerusalem post
JPost reports https://www.jpost.com//Israel-News/Aliyah-numbers-fall-in-2018-despite-increase-from-Russia-and-UK 'Immigration to Israel from the United Kingdom also rose, by 7 percent to 371 newcomers. Many Jews are contemplating leaving there in light of the prospect of the Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour Party, with its antisemitism problem, reaching power.' Not that the antisemitic Jeremy Corbyn or the antisemitic, by at least one of the IHRA examples, BBC care.
Why China Will Win The Artificial Intelligence Race
Op-Ed by Mathew Maavak Two Artificial Intelligence-driven Internet paradigms may emerge in the near future. One will be based on logic, smart enterprises and human... more »
American “Zersetzung”
By Karen Melton Stewart So, suddenly someone you are related to, someone you know pretty well, or your spouse, begins to have some bad luck,... more »
Lisa And The Stranger, Part Two
Click here for Part One. “I’m really sorry for upsetting you,” said the stranger. “I didn’t come here to monologue at you, I’m only telling you stuff because you’re asking me questions and I don’t want to be rude. I approached you to ask you questions.” “Oh,” […]
Who Broke Periodic Review at Guantanamo Bay?
The Periodic Review Board (PRB) appears to be broken. Since President Trump’s inauguration 21 months ago, the PRB—often described as a parole-like body established to determine whether an individual may be transferred from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay—has become a one-way ratchet, only ratifying continued detention and never recommending release. This is not to say the PRB has recommended continued detention for all the detainees whose cases it has reviewed since February 2017. Instead, the board has produced numerous decisions recommending continued detention intermix... more »
Jaworski Road Map to be Mostly Unsealed
Photo: Wikimedia/National Record and Archives Administration One month ago, the three of us filed a petition in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for the release of the so-called “Watergate Road Map”—one of the last great still-secret Watergate documents. Last week, Chief Judge Beryl Howell, acting in a separate case, ordered the document’s release. The move, as Josh Gerstein notes in this Politico story, appears to have been prompted by our petition, on which we have been represented by the folks at Protect Democracy. In that litigation the following day, the g... more »
The Human Role in the Internet of Things
Until I read this post below by Alison McDowell, I had not considered the international corporate benefit of operating an army of industrial robots from afar. But why shouldn't globalized business take advantage of this brave new world: producers like China and India can keep factories operating where the air is too toxic or too hot for humans to breathe; Silicon Valley can stay busy generating the hardware and software for production; the education industry can train up an overabundance of gritty, grateful, and self-controlled robot operators who never have to leave their screens ... more »
Assorted space week pix: Australia, US, Sicily, & England
*At the Cairns Esplanade Lagoon in Australia (Click on the photos for a better view)* *At the White House in Washington during the weekly Catholic Worker protest* *On the street in Montrose, California* *Meeting with students at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India. There were more events across this city than anywhere else.* *Excellent poster from our friends in Sicily. Says it all. Wake up America!* *Protest sit-in at the gate of the U.S. Naval Radio Transmitter Facility (NRTF) in Niscemi, Sicily. The M.U.O.S. (Mobile User Objective System) is a U.S. Naval Computer and Telec... more »
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week. - Chris Turner rightly recognizes the urgency in implementing effective policies to avert climate breakdown - though he does set the bar too low in the process. The Star's editorial board highlights how the latest IPCC report confirms the danger of politicians fighting against climate action rather than exercising power responsibly. And Rebecca Solnit reminds us that the most important chapters in our fight against climate breakdown remain to be written. - Lana Payne writes that the benefits of a more fair and proportional electoral system woul... more »
Montana Summit Brings in Officials and Activists for Liberty
[image: montana-summit-brings-in-officials-and-activists-for-liberty] WHITEFISH, MONTANA — A historic conference brought together activist leaders, public officials, ranchers, business owners, concerned citizens, and lawmakers from at least three states Northwestern states to discuss land rights, federal overreach, forest management, the Deep State, and many of the problems facing the American West. The “This West is Our West” event featured high-profile speakers such as Ammon Bundy of Bundy Ranch fame, as well as Representative Matt Shea, who leads the Washington House GOP Caucus. ... more »
Pastor Released from Turkish Prison Prays for Trump in Oval Office
[image: pastor-released-from-turkish-prison-prays-for-president-trump-in-the-oval-office] After begin released from a Turkish prison owing to pressure from the Trump administration, pastor Andrew Brunson prayed for President Trump in the Oval Office.
Corporate domination report: Water issue hits Florida
Dead dolphins. Massive fish kills. Sick people. This is the scene in Florida right now, and it has many residents wondering if any politicians are willing to fix it.
Cops Attack Cancer Patient, Beat Him to a Pulp, Dump Him at the Hospital
[image: leukemia] A leukemia patient and father of three was out walking along the beach when he says police attacked him, beat and tasered him, and then dumped him at the hospital. The post Cops Attack Cancer Patient, Beat Him to a Pulp, Dump Him at the Hospital appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
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From Jenna Orkin Professor Exposing Rigged Markets Twin Towers Engineer Blamed Himself After 9/11 Treasure Hunters Doubt FBI's Word on Dig for GoldGM Appoints Ex-CIA Deputy Director, Co-Vice Chair of the Council on Foreign Relations to Its BoardIt looks like China just laid out how it wants Google to help it persecute its Muslim minority Hurricane Cost May Skyrocket As Billions In Stealth Fighter Jets Unaccounted For; Tyndall AFB "Complete Loss"Sunday's Bavaria Elections: Political Landslide AheadMeet The New Air Force Helicopters Guarding Nuclear Bases Africa's Youngest Billiona... more »
Migrant money could be keeping Nicaragua's uprising alive
Benjamin Waddell, Associate Professor of Sociology, Fort Lewis College at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Nicaraguan migrants send over US$1 billion home each year. This money has played a changing role in domestic politics – first boosting the Ortega regime and, now, sustaining the uprising against him.
Why is it so hard to get an accurate vote count?
Michael Traugott, Research Professor at the Center for Political Studies, University of Michigan at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
There are different ballots, voting machines, registration and eligibility requirements and procedures for counting votes across the country. That's a recipe for occasional confusion and miscounts.
Fixing a broken process for nominating US Supreme Court justices
E. Donald Elliott, Adjunct Professor of Law, Yale University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Legal scholars offer a vision for appointing Supreme Court justices more fairly. While it wouldn't require any constitutional amendments, it would require Congress to pass a bill.
Morally Vapid
The West's reaction to the apparent death of Jamal Kashoggi has been appalling. Micheal Harris writes: For sheer, cold-blooded monstrosity, you would have to review the handiwork of Jeffrey Dahmer to find an equivalent to Khashoggi’s end — assuming the Turks have, as they claim, the audio and video evidence to document the moment of his gruesome murder. The Washington Post columnist entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul as a whole person. He apparently left as a collection of pieces in the possession of the 15-person hit squad the Turks believe was dispatched from Riyadh to ta... more »
Upcoming Elections: A Fight Against Wall Street and London
[image: President Donald J. Trump addresses his remarks Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, at the International Association of Chiefs of Police and Law Enforcement Convention at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. (Official White House Photo)] Election Day for the U.S. mid-terms is coming on fast with the American population in a great ferment over the issue of defense of Donald Trump's presidency from the "Russiagate" and related attacks. They are indeed Democratic attacks, but it has become clear to many now, that they were launched by British intelligence. Organizers with the... more »
Prince Harry and Meghan Expecting Their 1st Child in Spring
Kensington Palace announced that Prince Harry and his wife the Duchess of Sussex are expecting a child in spring 2019.
Haddad and Bolsonaro Campaign with 13 Days Left Until Elections in Brazil
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With just thirteen days remaining in the second round of elections, candidates for the Presidency of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) and Fernando Haddad (PT) intensify the campaigning, but continue to follow different approaches. According to Agencia Brasil, Bolsonaro is waiting for Wednesday (October 17th) to […]
Akira Kurosawa Festival Comes to Rio’s Museum of Modern Art
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Starting this Monday, October 15th and continuing on until Sunday, October 21st, Rio’s MAM ‘Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro’ (Rio de Janeiro Museum of Modern Art), in collaboration with ACCRJ ‘Associação de Críticos de Cinema do Rio de Janeiro’ (Association of Film […]
Flamengo Beat Fluminense 3×0 in Rio de Janeiro Carioca Classico
By Jay Forte, Contributing Report RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Saturday (October 13th) Flamengo beat Fluminense by 3-0 at the Maracanã in a Clássico Carioca, and temporarily assumed the co-leadership spot in round 29 of the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro, Série A (known as the Brasileirão). Against Fluminense, the Colombian striker Fernando Uribe scored two […]
Opinion: Brazil’s Election Surprises – Part II
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Continuing our curmudgeonly concentration on the State of Rio de Janeiro, we look at its legislative assembly (ALERJ), where the October 7th election decidedly created surprises, the greatest being the success of PSL, aka the Bolsonaro party. Starting next year, PSL’s “Bolshies” will occupy thirteen of […]
Flash Floods Kill at Least 13 People in Southwest France
Worst hit was the town of Trebes, east of the medieval walled city of Carcassonne.
Cologne Police Face Hostage Incident at Main Train Station
German railroad operator Deutsche Bahn tweeted that some of the station's tracks were shut down temporarily and trains were being canceled or delayed.
Warren DNA Analysis Points to Native American Heritage
The analysis on the Massachusetts Democrat was done by Stanford University professor Carlos D. Bustamante.
Tourists in London React to Royal Baby News
Kensington Palace announced that Prince Harry and his wife the Duchess of Sussex are expecting a child in spring 2019.
The Merchants of Death Hit a Snag
***** Annual Fundraising Week! Please help me to keep this place going if you can afford to do so. Sardonicky receives many hundreds of visitors every day, so if each reader gave a one-time donation of even $5 or $10, it would really help me to keep doing this for hopefully another seven years. For those of you who don't want to use the PayPal donation button, please email me at kmgarcia2000@yahoo.com to get my physical address to mail your check. Thank you!***** * ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++* It's hard out there for oligarchs and their pimps when they sudden... more »
World News Briefs -- October 15, 2018
Malnourished boys in a malnutrition treatment centre in Sana’a, Yemen. Photograph: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters *The Guardian:* *Yemen on brink of 'world's worst famine in 100 years' if war continues* *UN warns that famine could overwhelm country in next three months, with 13 million people at risk of starvation* Yemen could be facing the worst famine in 100 years if airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition are not halted, the UN has warned. If war continues, famine could engulf the country in the next three months, with 12 to 13 million civilians at risk of starvation, according to Lise... more »
How Corporate Tax Cuts Have Failed to Enrich Working Americans
Let's start this posting with a question. Which would you rather receive from your employer: 1.) a ten percent raise? 2.) a one-time fifteen percent bonus? Bonuses are a one time item for an employer. A ten percent raise will compound the next time that a raise is given whereas a one-time fifteen percent bonus will not. Employers know this and would much prefer to grant their employees a one time bonus than a ten percent raise. As for the employee's side of the equation, a ten percent raise will reach the same value as a fifteen percent bonus in 4.3 years, assuming that the rai... more »
Christ vs. Antichrist: A Debate
Is Christianity a ‘Jewish plot’ designed to weaken Christians and turn them into wimps?
How Depression Affects Sex
Depression can have a profound impact on sexual relationships. It can hamper our ability to feel emotionally secure with our partner, and it can rob us of our desire for and enjoyment of sexual connection. Some of the most common … Continue reading →
Is a Clinical Trial Right for Me?
Making the decision to sign up for a clinical trial can be complicated. When 45-year-old James learned that, despite surgery and chemotherapy, his colon cancer had recurred, he found himself faced with a difficult choice: try the standard of care … Continue reading →
‘Healthier’ Fast Food Options for Kids May Not Be
Promises of healthier kids’ meals have drawn increasing numbers of families back to fast food restaurants, but most kids are still being served unhealthy options, a new survey finds. Nine out of 10 parents had purchased lunch or dinner for … Continue reading →
Many Drivers Rely Too Much on New Car Safety Features
New cars are now coming out with high-tech safety features designed to prevent crashes. But if you don’t know how they work you could be inviting an accident, new research suggests. These advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) — including blind-spot … Continue reading →
Electronic tongue can tell if your honey is adulterated
In response to all of the fake honey that have been infiltrating the market for the longest time, Spanish researchers have come up with an electronic tongue that can tell the difference. An article in Alpha Galileo reported that the … Continue reading →
Livery cab driver kept shouting 'Allah' before he beat Brooklyn Jewish man on the way to synagogue per Daily Mail Online
The Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6276297/Livery-cab-driver-kept-shouting-Allah-beat-Brooklyn-Jewish-man-way-synagogue.html reports this: 'A 62-year-old Jewish man claims his attacker repeatedly shouted 'Allah' as he beat him in the middle of the road in Brooklyn, New York Sunday morning. Lipa Schwartz was on his way to synagogue when livery driver Farrukh Afzal, 37, battered him until another Hasidic man came to the rescue. ... Jewish man claims his attacker repeatedly shouted 'Allah' as he beat him on Sunday morning ... A witness said the attacker 'was screami... more »
Do we need to teach the IR paradigms at all?
Over the weekend, fellow guest contributor Luke Perez had an interesting post on whether we need to include the grand paradigms of international relations (realism, liberalism, and constructivism) in foreign policy classes. He makes some good points on how to customize courses for foreign policy students; be sure to read it if you haven’t. I’d […]
HOW ELIZABETH WARREN COULD TURN THE "POCAHONTAS" ATTACK BACK ON TRUMP
This is big news for 2020: Senator Elizabeth Warren has released a DNA test that provides “strong evidence" she had a Native American in her family tree dating back 6 to 10 generations.... The analysis of Warren’s DNA was done by Carlos D. Bustamante, a Stanford University professor and expert in the field who won a 2010 MacArthur fellowship, also known as a genius grant, for his work on tracking population migration via DNA analysis.... Bustamante calculated that Warren’s pure Native American ancestor appears in her family tree “in the range of 6-10 generations ago.” That timing f... more »
Smart Phone monitoring of hexavalent chromium, fluoride and iron in drinking water
Santra D, Mandal S, Santra A, Ghorai UK. Cost effective and wireless portable device for estimation of hexavalent Chromium, Fluoride and Iron in drinking water. Anal Chem. 2018 Oct 3. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b03337. The quality of drinking water often remains unknown to the people because of the … Continue reading →
Global Markets Continue To Fall As Bloomberg Warns “The Next Financial Crisis Is Staring Us In The Face”
By Michael Snyder It looks like it could be another tough week for global financial markets. As the week began, markets were down all over... more »
How to Save the U.S. Navy
*Mike Gallagher* *Security, * Unfortunately, there is good reason to be concerned about the Navy’s commitment to reaching 355 ships On the 2016 campaign trail, a 350-ship Navy was one of the signature promises of then-candidate Donald Trump. Shortly after his election, in December 2016, the Navy released a landmark Force Structure Assessment calling for a 355-ship fleet. While the plan was developed under the Obama administration, it aligned closely with the President-elect’s vision and quickly generated strong and bipartisan support on Capitol Hill. Yet almost halfway through t... more »
5 Big Reasons No Nation Wants to Wage a War Against Israel
*Robert Farley* *Security, Middle East* As in 5 deadly weapons of war. Since 1948, the state of Israel has fielded a frighteningly effective military machine. Built on a foundation of pre-independence militias, supplied with cast-off World War II weapons, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have enjoyed remarkable success in the field. In the 1960s and 1970s, both because of its unique needs and because of international boycotts, Israel began developing its own military technologies, as well as augmenting the best foreign tech. Today, Israel boasts one of the most technologically a... more »
The F-22 and F-15 Could Be Rebooted and Made Even Deadlier. It Won't Happen and Here's Why.
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * The cost would be enormous, for starters. *Restarting the F-22 production line would compete with the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) effort to develop a successor to the Raptor* The United States Air Force has no interest in purchasing either Boeing’s advanced fourth-generation F-15X version of the aging Eagle. Nor does the service have any plans to revive the stealthy fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor in either its original configuration or in a modified form with avionics from the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joi... more »
In 2021, A Massive Change is Coming to U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers (And It Makes F-35's Deadlier)
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The emerging Navy MQ-25 Stingray program, to enter service in the mid-2020s, will bring a new generation of technology by engineering a new unmanned re-fueler for the carrier air wing. *The MQ-25A Stingray is evolving out of a now-cancelled carrier-launched ISR and attack drone program called Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike system, or UCLASS.* The Navy will launch formal flight testing in 2021 for a new, first-of-its kind carrier-launched drone engineered to double the attack range of F-18 fighters, F-35Cs and other carrier a... more »
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*Unease sweeping the halls of Harvard on eve of race-based admissions suit* As Harvard University prepares to defend its selective, highly secretive admissions process in a Boston courtroom Monday, outside groups are marshaling their forces, with protesters descending on the city, and a rally planned outside the university’s iron gates. The high-stakes case accusing Harvard of discriminating against Asian-American applicants has reopened a sharp national debate over race, equity, and merit. And on campus, it has forced students to confront uneasy and intensely personal question... more »
John Keats on the attitude of an artist
Sculpture of John KeatsJohn Keats was convinced that a man’s instinct to survive and thrive in the natural world is the force that drives his creativity. He has made this point not only in his poetry, but also in prose. As he wrote in his letter (dated: 19 March 1819) to his brother and sister: The greater part of Men make their way with the same instinctiveness, the same unwandering eye from their purposes, the same animal eagerness as the Hawk. The Hawk wants a Mate, so does the Man — look at them both, they set about it and procure one in the same manner. They want both a nest a... more »
Nassib border crossing between Syria and Jordan reopens after three years (video)
Syria and Jordan reopened the Nassib border crossing on Monday, for the first time after three years of closure. Vehicles were seen queuing at the Nassib border, known as the Jabir crossing in Jordan, even though the passage was not yet open to normal traffic yet. The two countries agreed to reopen the transit route […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
‘After Idlib, our next target is east of the Euphrates’ – Syrian FM
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem held a press conference on Monday after his meeting with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim Al-Ja’afari concluded in Damascus. During the press conference, the veteran politician touched on a number of topics, including the situation inside the Idlib government. Muallem said that if the jihadist rebels […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Envoy to Syria meets with Saudi Crown Prince in Riyadh
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:35 P.M.) – The Russian Envoy to Syria Alexander Lavrentiev met with several high ranking officials in Riyadh, today, including the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. According to a report from the Saudi Press Agency, Lavrentiev and the Saudi Crown Prince discussed the situation in Syria and boosting bilateral ties between their […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iranian official demands US withdraw from Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Bahram Ghasemi told reporters at a press conference on Monday that the U.S. must get out of Syria because their presence is a violation of international law. Ghasemi said that Iran demands the immediate withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Syria, as they […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Israeli forces, bulldozers enter Khan al-Ahmar village, arrest activists
Israeli police accompanied by three military bulldozers entered the village of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank on Monday, ahead of a planned demolition of the village by the Israeli army. Footage shows Israeli police clashing with activists and inhabitants of the village, as a bulldozer works on moving ground. Three activists were arrested […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Kuwait, Jordan stand in solidarity with Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi case: SPA
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – Kuwait and Jordan stand in solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against any accusations related to the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi Press Agency reported this afternoon. Quoting a statement from the Kuwaiti cabinet on Monday, the SPA reported that the former is standing in solidarity with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jihadists in Idlib buffer zone continue attacks against Syrian military: Russian MoD
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 P.M.) – The deadline for the jihadist rebels to withdraw from the Idlib buffer zone has expired and the militants are still inside this designated de-escalation area. According to the Russian Reconciliation Center, the jihadist rebels inside the Idlib buffer zone have continued their attacks against the government forces. While the Russian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian national flag hoisted over Golan Heights border as Quneitra Crossing reopens for first time in years
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The Syrian national flag was hoisted over the Golan Heights border this afternoon, as the government announces the reopening of the Quneitra crossing. The Syrian government recently decided to reopen the Quneitra crossing after restoring much of the area that was once controlled by the jihadist rebels. Israel also agreed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Iranian embassy in Ankara evacuated after suicide bomber threat
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 P.M.) – The Iranian embassy in Ankara was evacuated this afternoon following a tip about a potential suicide bomber threat, the Turkish newspaper Sozcu reported. According to the report, the Turkish police have blocked the streets around the embassy and evacuated all of the people inside. The Iranian Ambassador to Turkey has […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
‘If the Idlib agreement is not implemented, we have other options’ – Syrian FM
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem told reporters on Monday that his government has other options if the Idlib agreement is not put in place. “If the Idlib agreement is not implemented, we will have other options to use,” Muallem said. “We are consulting with our allies on the situation in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Hundreds of refugees return to Syria after conscription law passes
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) – Hundreds of Syrian refugees returned home from Lebanon, today, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported this morning. According to the SANA report, a large number of buses filled hundreds of refugees crossed the al-Dabbousyia and Jdeidet Yabous crossings in order to return the displaced people to Syria. Earlier, SANA […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Watch the first vehicle to enter Syria from Jordan
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – Earlier today, the Jordanian authorities reopened the Jaber Crossing at the Syrian border for the first time in three years. According to a government report, a large number of taxis and trucks from Jordan crowded the Syrian border to enter the country. The video below shows the first car from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Crime Pays (If You’re in Government)
By James Corbett “The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay. The Shadow knows!” Perhaps you’re old enough to remember this tag... more »
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*Trump gets it right on ’60 Minutes’* The mainstream media once again attempted to challenge President Donald Trump on “climate change,” but Trump emerged unscathed by refuting typical climate claims with accurate and remarkably scientific comments in an October 14, 2018, 60 Minutes interview. (Even the mainstream media acknowledged Trump’s overall interview victory: See: Variety: ’60 Minutes’ Was Outmatched by Trump – ‘He won every segment of the interview’) A Climate Depot analysis finds that President Trump’s climate remarks were scientifically, politically and economically acc... more »
How the feminists proved the exact opposite of what they claimed
By now, the manifesto ludicrously titled Particles for Justice – a neo-Marxist edition of 100 Scientists Against Einstein – has collected over 4,000 signatures of left-wing activists and bullies (some of them are already very far from particle physics, however) who decided to team up and try to scare not only Alessandro Strumia but also the whole scientific community. The number 4,000 isn't increasing too much anymore. Strumia has over 40,000 HEP authors in his database and because by now, even grad (and some undergrad) students etc. have been forced to subscribe to the pamphlet, yo... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 15, 2018
U.S. Marine Corps F-35B fighter jets (foreground) and South Korean air Force's F-15K fly over South Korea during a joint military drill, South Korea on August 31, 2017. Republic of Korea Air Force/Yonhap/via REUTERS *Washington Times:* *Pentagon scrambles to bolster war readiness with aging aircraft fleet* The Defense Department is scrambling for ways to ensure the U.S. military’s fleet of warplanes is able to fly and fight when called upon, despite a string of accidents over the past several months. Defense Secretary James N. Mattis recently took the unprecedented step of demandi... more »
House of Commons abuse cases 'tolerated and concealed' per BBC News
This BBC report https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45862741 on a report into House of Commons bullying runs thus, and I repeat it all below to prove a point: '"Disturbing" cases of bullying and sexual harassment have "long been tolerated and concealed" in the House of Commons, according to a report. The report, by Dame Laura Cox QC, said there was a culture of "deference, subservience, acquiescence and silence". She said the procedures for protecting staff were inadequate and said "broad cultural change" was needed. The inquiry was commissioned following a BBC investigation ear... more »
Right Click: The New Online Culture Wars
Radio 4 are just now investigating the sort of people that you and I might listen to, will it be fair? I doubt it but I will listen.
House of Commons abuse cases 'tolerated and concealed' per BBC News (update)
This BBC report https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45862741 has been added to. The report now includes this re Speaker Bercow: 'Dame Laura was appointed in March after a Newsnight investigation uncovered complaints about a number of MPs, including Speaker John Bercow, allegations which he denies.' The BBC still protecting Speaker Bercow.
TOTAL SHUTDOWN Of Space… Hubble & Chandra Telescope Gone Offline … What Are They Hiding?
NASA’s Chandra telescope follows Hubble into a shutdown by Mariella Moon, @mariella_moon, https://www.engadget.com/ The 19-year-old observatory might also be in need of a vacation. NASA sure hasn’t been having a great time with its telescopes. The Chandra X-ray Observatory has gone into safe mode and halted all its science operations a few days after Hubble shut down due a gyroscope […]
Netanyahu, Lieberman Issue New Threats of War Against Gaza
Netanyahu, Lieberman Issue New Threats of War Against Gaza by https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english Both Israel’s prime minister and defence minister threatened to start a war with Hamas in the besieged Gaza Strip on Sunday. “It seems that Hamas has not understood the message. If these attacks do not stop, they will be stopped in another way, in the form of […]
Despite agreements India's textile trade has underperformed: Trade Advisor, MoT
15-Oct-2018 Despite Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs), India's textile trade has not been performing well, said Aditi Das Rout, Trade Advisor, Ministry of Textiles.
Majority Leverage Against Minority Rule
There’s a lot for liberals to despair about these days and the Kavanaugh appointment sharpened several sources of that despair. After such an intensely partisan fight about the Court, and especially after the remarkable, norm-shattering partisan performance of the Justice himself at his final confirmation hearing, some of the liberal worry is inevitably focused on questions about the Supreme Court. Should “we” favor more judicial restraint, more “taking the constitution away from the courts,” more strategies of challenging the Court through politics? These are important questions; t... more »
Iowa Is About To Look A Lot Bluer, Even If Just A Pale Shade Of Blue
*The Des Moines Register and Elizabeth Warren agree that J.D. should be the next congressman from IA-04-- while the DCCC snoozes* There was a big stir Saturday night when an early version of the *Des Moines Register* hit the internet. Iowa's leading newspaper announced their congressional endorsements: GOP has failed to govern; give Democrats a chance. They endorsed Democratic incumbent Dave Loebsack and 3 Democratic challengers to Republican incumbents: garden variety Democrats Abby Finkenauer, and Cindy Axne plus cutting edge progressive J.D. Scholten. When Republicans achieved t... more »
Fusion GPS founder trapped in legal jeopardy, bets on Democrat midterm win to bury Russiagate hoax (Video)
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 135. The post Fusion GPS founder trapped in legal jeopardy, bets on Democrat midterm win to bury Russiagate hoax (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Hillary and Holder are hurting Democrat Party with their rhetoric
Democrat-written opinion piece points out the fact that the party has radicalized so much it has left its own supporters behind. The post Hillary and Holder are hurting Democrat Party with their rhetoric appeared first on The Duran.
Patriarch Bartholomew lifts anathemas on schismatics in Ukraine (VIDEO)
Most of the Orthodox world is in strong opposition to this move by Patriarch Bartholomew, whose motivations seem not to be of Christ. The post Patriarch Bartholomew lifts anathemas on schismatics in Ukraine (VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.
The Pentagon Wants Most Of America's Fighter Fleets Ready For Combat Within One Year
F-16 Fighting Falcon. Image: Staff Sgt. Keith James (U.S. Air Force) *Foxtrot Alpha*: *America’s Fighter Fleets Are in Terrible Shape but Mattis Wants Them Ready to Fight in One Year* U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis has ordered this of the armed services: get your fighter jets ready for action. Mattis has instructed the services he wants four out of five fighter jets ready for combat within one year—which is a far cry from current levels. The number would go a long way toward restoring America’s aging and somewhat dilapidated fighter fleet, but it is also an audacious, possi... more »
Why Would Speech Professionals Deny Autistic People The Right to Communicate?
Note: Below is an excerpt from an Opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal by Ido Kedar. There is a push to deny people with non-verbal autism methods of communication like Rapid Prompt. Disclaimer? My three daughters have been to...
7,300 Copies of How To End the Autism Epidemic Mailed to US Legislators by RFK Jr
You read that correctly. 7,300 copies of JB Handley's best seller How to End the Autism Epidemic from Chelsea Green Publishing are now in the offices of every single legislator in the United States of America. Robert Kennedy Jr. is...
Insightfulness and Palestine
By now, we are all Palestinians, writes Gilad Atzmon. And like the Palestinians we can’t even utter the name of our oppressor.
Turkey May Not Get Their F-35s
*The Warzone/The Drive*: *Turkey Releases American Pastor But It Doesn't Mean They're Getting Their F-35s* *U.S. legislators have more requirements that need to be satisfied before they'll stop trying to block delivery of the jets.* After two years in Turkish custody, American pastor Andrew Brunson is a free man and able to return home. In that time, he became a central figure in a diplomatic dispute with the United States over Turkey’s purchase of the Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system and deliveries of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to the Turkish Air Force. Unfortunately, ... more »
New: One-click to open multiple links in new tabs
We just released a new feature that allows you to open multiple links (inside a bookmark widget) in new tabs with just one mouse click. This new feature can assist you in your daily workflow routines. For example: if you visit the same set of news sites every morning, you can now bundle these sites… Read More Read More
Commanders of Complete Chaos: 5 Worst Generals in American History
*Michael Peck* *Security, * The worst of the worst. *But he was overly cautious by nature. Despite Lincoln's pleas for aggressive action, his Army of the Potomac moved hesitantly, its commander McClellan convinced himself that the Southern armies vastly outnumbered him when logic should have told him that it was the North that enjoyed an abundance of resources.* It would be nice if all American generals were great. How might Vietnam or Iraq have turned out if a George Washington, a Ulysses Grant or a George Patton had been in command? Alas, call it the laws of probability or ju... more »
Syria-Jordan Border Crossing Reopens After 3 Years of Closure
*21WIRE + AFP* | Reopening comes after Syrian Army retook crossing under deal agreement between 'rebels' brokered by Russia.
"The Deadliness of Certainty"
*"The Deadliness of Certainty"* by Kathleen Parker "Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right." ~ Laurens van der Post "Freud recognized that human beings have a sex drive and even a death drive. Is it possible that we also have an aphorism drive? We do seem attracted to pat answers and pithy summation - especially from our politicians. It isn't enough to be wise or effective; one must be quotable. In fact, aphorism is the oldest written art form, according to aphorism expert and author James Geary ("The World in a... more »
Doofus Of The Day #1,028
Today's award goes to the Belgian Air Force mechanic who destroyed one of his country's F-16 fighters. A Belgian mechanic destroyed a multi-million pound fighter jet after he accidentally fired a Vulcan cannon while carrying out repairs at an air force base. The £15m plane quickly caught fired and exploded, according to Belgian broadcaster RTL. The mechanic was working with a colleague on two F-16s in a hangar near the control tower. It is understood that the third jet, which they inadvertently destroyed after firing the cannon, was just out of their line of sight. Both me... more »
Belgian Air Force Mechanic Accidentally Fires An F-16's Vulcan Cannon And Destroys Another F-16 Fighter Jet On The Ground
Belgian Air Force via Scramble Magazine *Business Insider:* *A Belgian air force mechanic accidentally opened fire on and destroyed an F-16 fighter jet while servicing another warplane* * A Belgian air force mechanic servicing a warplane accidentally opened fire and destroyed another F-16 jet fighter on Thursday. * An investigation has been opened into the incident to find out whether there was any wrongdoing. A Belgian air force mechanic servicing a warplane at a base in the south of the country opened fire and destroyed another F-16 jet fighter on the tarmac, public broadcaster... more »
Did Saudis, CIA Fear Khashoggi 9/11 Bombshell?
Jamal Khashoggi may have gleaned highly sensitive inside information on what actually happened on 9/11. The post Did Saudis, CIA Fear Khashoggi 9/11 Bombshell? appeared first on The Duran.
Bureau Local announces three new funders
We're delighted to have secured investment to continue and deepen our work producing investigative stories in collaboration with our UK-wide network.
Rio Nightlife Guide for Monday, October 15, 2018
We have the top three picks for this Monday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. LIVE: Slam RJ 2018 @ Circo Voador (Lapa) – The championships of spoken poetry, Slam poetry – better known in Brazil only as Slam – has become popular in favela […]
Meet the Buddhist Economist
Good start but i go much further with my concept of the natural community tied directly to the land itself and responsible for optimizing that land. Such a natural community would include around 132 to 156 folk and have a natural governance through the Rule of Twelve meme. The land base would be at least 100 acres and possibly a lot more if including wild lands needing grooming. Six such communities could nicely manage a square mile. A cross roads could then establish a larger community totaling perhaps 24 times this number or toward 3,000 population providing ample manpower... more »
Domesticating tomatoes took millennia – we can now redo it in 3 years
*[image: tomatoes being harvested]* The power of CRISPR is been unleashed. This is really huge and will finally open the door to a flood of successful GMO foods. What is better, we will want them. After all, what we do not want is egregious monopoly building at the expense of farmers and consumer health. This will collapse the cost of new product development. This puts a flood of product into the market. Why not make a protein rich corn that is also nitrogen fixing. Can we do the same for all our grains as well? That is were the market is. Then we have the challenge of creat... more »
Trump Should Let South and North Korea Build Peace
This is both true and not true. Recidvious forces within North Korea can derail best intentions in a heartbeat. At the least Trump needs to maintain deal making pressure, particularly since both parties have made him the referee. In the meantime they are certainly building a peace. Aggressive displays have ended and will only be revived if one or the other plays stupid and they still have to convince the referee.. I would like to see a major breakthrough, but we must wait until it is all hammered out. That must obviously take time. I do think that the real heavy lifting ... more »
Hillary Clinton: Bill Clinton Should "Absolutely Not" Have Resigned Over Lewinsky Scandal. She Was An Adult
*CBS:* *Hillary Clinton: Bill should "absolutely not" have resigned over Lewinsky scandal* Hillary Clinton says that her husband was right not to resign from the presidency in the wake of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, she told CBS'"Sunday Morning." As first lady, she stood by his side as President Bill Clinton was impeached after lying about his affair with Lewinsky, a White House intern. The former secretary of state said she disagrees with those who now say he should have stepped down. "In retrospect, do you think Bill should've resigned in the wake of the Monica Lewinsky sca... more »
The Air Force F-22 Has Two New Weapons. Here's What They Can Do.
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The Air Force and Lockheed Martin have now “validated” several new weapons on the F-22 Raptor to equip the stealth fighter with more long-range precision attack technology, a wider targeting envelope or “field of regard” and new networking technology enabling improved, real-time “collaborative targeting” between aircraft. *For the long term, given that the Air Force plans to fly the F-22 well into the 2060s, these weapons upgrades are engineered to build the technical foundation needed to help integrate a new generation of air-to-air missiles as they e... more »
Technician Accidentally Fires Vulcan Cannon And Destroys An F-16 On The Ground In Belgium
*Task and Purpose, Paul Szoldra* *Security, * Belgium’s Ministry of Defense said in a statement that two technicians suffered hearing injuries and were treated on the spot, while adding that an investigation into the incident had been launched. A maintenance worker accidentally fired a 20mm Vulcan cannon from an F-16 jet he was working on at Belgium’s Florennes Air Force Base earlier this week, destroying another F-16 while damaging another aircraft nearby, according to multiple media reports. A worker apparently opened fire across the flight line while performing maintenance on... more »
The Croatian Role In The Destruction Of Yugoslavia In The 1990s (I)
During the last quarter of a century, the global mainstream media unanimously accused Serbia and the Serbs of the national chauvinism as the main cause of the bloody wars on the territory of ex-Yugoslavia in the 1990s. However, the role and direct impact of the other Yugoslav republics and nations in the process of killing the common state was not taken into the consideration. The post The Croatian Role In The Destruction Of Yugoslavia In The 1990s (I) appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Crimean Prime Minister to make first official visit to Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) – The Crimean leader is reportedly making his first official visit to Syria this week after breaking away from Ukraine in 2014. The Prime Minister of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, is reportedly traveling to Damascus on Monday to complete a two-day official visit, Al-Watan reported. Similar to Syria, Crimea is currently under […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Saad Hariri says he stands by Saudi Arabia in campaign against them
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1030 P.M.) – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri issued a statement on Sunday in solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Hariri’s statement said he stands in solidarity with Saudi Arabia “in the face of the campaigns targeting it.” “The status of Saudi Arabia in the Arab and international communities places it among […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jordan officially reopens border-crossing with Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – The Kingdom of Jordan has officially reopened the Jaber Crossing with Syria after closing more than three years ago. According to a government source in Damascus, the Jordanian authorities opened the gates to the Jaber Crossing at 8 A.M. (local time), as dozens of taxi cabs awaited their first entry […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia has S-600 and S-700 air defense systems: MP
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a Russian MP who has lead the nationalist Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) since the 1990s, has let slip that Russia allegedly had “S-600” and “S-700” air defense systems. The earth-shattering “revelation” came when the flamboyant 72-year-old legislator was commenting on the recent delivery of the S-300 missile defense systems to Syria. “S-300 has interested them (the United […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Israeli warplanes conduct low altitude flights across Lebanon
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – An Israeli drone conducted a low altitude flight over the southern part of Lebanon on Sunday, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. According to the NNA report, the Israeli drone detonated a spy device inside the town of Hallusieh, causing a loud explosion that could be heard throughout the area. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Trump planned to recall US diplomats from Turkey if Pastor Brunson wasn’t released – report
US pastor Andrew Brunson was allowed to walk free on Friday after a court in Turkey’s Izmir ruled he did not have to serve any more jail time. US President Donald Trump welcomed the pastor at the White House on Saturday. Trump allegedly called for a plan to be drafted in late August for the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Several rebels resolve legal status with Syrian gov’t in Quneitra
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – The Syrian authorities continued the process of resolving the legal status of rebel fighters in the towns of Breka and Bir Ajam in Quneitra’s western countryside, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on Sunday. According to the SANA report, the rebels that settled their cases with the government had […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS holds onto dear life in southern Syria as Syrian troops storm last hilltops
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) is currently trapped inside one of the driest parts of the Al-Sweida Governorate, as they hold onto their posts in the Al-Safa region. Backed by heavy airstrikes from the Russian Aerospace Forces, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) managed to score a big advance in the Al-Safa […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syria and Iraq enter talks to reopen border for first time in years
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) – The Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem met on Sunday evening with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari and his accompanying delegation in Damascus. The two ministers reportedly discussed enhancing the existing cooperation between the two countries in counter-terrorism efforts, and exchanged viewpoints regarding regional and international issues […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
HTS uncovers ISIS sleeper cell and weapons cache in southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham uncovered a sleeper cell and weapons cache belonging to the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS) in the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate this past weekend. According to the official media wing of HTS, their forces raided an Islamic State sleeper cell while combing through the town of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jihadist rebels have not left the Idlib buffer zone: Syrian Army
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels have not left from the Idlib buffer zone, despite the fact that the deadline for their withdrawal has expired. Speaking to Al-Masdar News this morning, a Syrian Arab Army officer in the northern Hama town of Mhardeh said that the jihadist rebels across the western and southwestern […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army spy captures daring footage near largest jihadist base in northwest Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) released a new video this past weekend of one of their spies behind jihadist lines. According to the official media wing of the Tiger Forces, the Syrian Army spy filmed a new video near the strategic Regiment 46 Base in the southern countryside of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS executes 10 civilians in eastern Deir Ezzor – monitor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 A.M.) – The so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS) executed several civilians inside the Deir Ezzor Governorate, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Sunday. According to the SOHR report, the Islamic State terrorists executed ten civilians that were being held captive in the towns of Hajjin, Al-Bukhatir, and Al-Shafah. The identity […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
The US Needs A Better Strategy For Competing With China
China's President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. Thomas Peter, Reuters *Sharon Burke, Task & Purpose:* *The US Needs A Better Strategy For Competing With China — Or Else Military Conflict Is Inevitable * A defining question of the 21st century is whether a third world war between China and the United States is inevitable, or whether these would-be adversaries can find a way to coexist. At this time, the two countries seem to be on a path that leads to kinetic conflict, even as new... more »
What Is Life Like For A Diplomat In North Korea?
Photo: 164 countries maintain diplomatic relations with North Korea and 25 of them have embassies in Pyongyang. (ABC News: Jarrod Fankhauser) *ABC News Online:* *North Korea: Diplomatic life inside Pyongyang can be 'superficial, difficult, and controlled'* North Korea is the last place many would consider as an international diplomatic hub, but the world's most isolated country has a surprising number of foreign embassies. Despite a record of human rights abuse and nuclear testing, the 'hermit-kingdom' still maintains diplomatic relations with 164 countries — 25 of them with embas... more »
“‘Missing’ $21 Trillion: Entire Federal Budget Now National Security Secret"
*“‘Missing’ $21 Trillion: * *Entire Federal Budget Now National Security Secret" * By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Michigan State Economics Professor Mark Skidmore made a stunning discovery late last year. Using publicly available government accounting reports, he revealed there was $21 trillion in what he calls “missing money” from the Department of Defense (DOD) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The data he used has been scrubbed, all accounting records are heavily redacted and now the federal government has declared its accounting falls under “national security.” Dr. Sk... more »
Trailer: Is Trump for Real (2018)
Two years before there was a candidate Donald Trump Steve Bannon came up with "Drain the Swamp". And Bannon got the idea from the men who created Hitler
John Hankey – Trump is Rewarmed Bush Admin
Hankey throws cold water on Trump's seduction of the right. Includes Hankey's full documentary on Trump
Gosnell Film Overcomes Media Blackout to Score Top Indie Release at Box Office
Despite every major film publication refusing to review it, indie film Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer surpassed box office expectations
Human 2.0 Is Almost Here: Transhumanism Just Went Mainstream
The transhumanist drive is underway, aided by Google whose founders saw it "as a vehicle to realize the dream of artificial intelligence in augmenting humanity"
US defense intelligence warns of AI-human hybrid soldiers from China
Director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) warns that China is moving toward integrating humans with machines for military purposes
Hassan Rouhani: US seeking regime change in Iran
Of course, Washington will deny the accusation but this is precisely what U.S. economic and diplomatic moves against Iran are ultimately meant to achieve
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* Smug and corrupt from head to toe. On the days these sociopathic two parasites die, the world will truly be a better place because they are no longer in it. In the meantime, the damage they cause to every living, breathing thing in America, even their beloved .05%, is nearly incalculable. McConnell and Ryan: Yes, nearly all of Washington is on the take, but there are no better examples of maximum corruption than these two Trump toadies. They mooch and mooch off of us as we pay them with our hard-earned tax dollars. They suck up a lifetime of medical care as if they are ... more »
The Story
I first heard the Frozen Bird story when I was in the Navy, undergoing arduous training. The saga runs like this: A little bird was flying south for the Winter. It was so cold that the bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field. While he lay there, near death there, a cow came by and dropped a large pile of dung on him, warming him and saving his life. As life coursed back into his little feathered body, he realized that he was covered by dung, repellant and odorous. He started chirping and complaining. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following...more »
SHOULD WE BELIEVE TRUMP?
"Hankey provides an interview with Christopher Wylie, research director for Cambridge Analytica where he says they developed slogans like 'Build the Wall,''Drain the Swamp,''Rebuild Roads and Bridges,' and 'Fake News' for Cruz which Trump adopted." *Henry Makow* @HenryMakow 2h2 hours ago More John Hankey - Trump is Rewarmed Bush Admin https://www. henrymakow.com/2018/10/Trump-is-Rewarmed-Bush%20.html … … Donald Trump is a crypto-Jew, according to Donald Trump's brother. ... Former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman spoke on Trump’s bond with his daughter Ivanka and ... more »
The ‘Torture Experience’ & Soy-Boi Apocalypse – Boiler Room EP #187
*Alternate Current Radio | *Hesh, Spore, Jay Dyer, Jamie Hanshaw, Randy J and Infidel Pharaoh for this meeting of the ACR Brain-trust. Get ready for a wild look into the news stories of the week with that special Boiler Room irreverence.
North Korean Leader Refuses To Provide Lists Of Nuclear Sites To US
© REUTERS / KCNA *Sputnik:* *Kim Refuses to Provide Lists of Nuclear Sites to US - Reports* TOKYO (Sputnik) - North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un refused to provide the list of the Asian nation's nuclear facilities to US State Secretary Mike Pompeo until the signing of a declaration ending the 1950-1953 Korean War, media reported citing sources. When asked to provide at least a partial list of nuclear sites, Kim allegedly said that in the absence of trusting relationship between Washington and Pyongyang, the United States will not believe the list even if it gets it, according to the... more »
Peaceful, Easy Feeling
My favorite song at ASU in 1974 was the Eagles Peaceful, Easy Feeling. We used to have all-night parties out in the desert by the Salt River east of Phoenix. The Totos and I climbed up a mountain tonight, and got some … Continue reading →
Assaulting Women
If it were up to male voters, the Democratic Party would have been gone decades ago. I know a lot of women in Colorado who are convinced the world is falling apart and faces imminent doom. When I ask them … Continue reading →
October 15th – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #634
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →
Monday October 15th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →
Tweets For Today
#UPDATE The jihadists were supposed to withdraw from the buffer as a final condition to implementing a Russian-Turkish deal to stave off a regime offensive on the northwestern region of Idlibhttps://t.co/ywvN9tH5QY pic.twitter.com/wklsdk2xK7 — AFP news agency (@AFP) October 14, 2018 Who does Trump listen to on trade? Chinese envoy at a loss: https://t.co/OZJphj0n60 — AP Politics (@AP_Politics) October 14, 2018 Trump says he is 'comfortable' as president despite political battles https://t.co/TZYuu5MmZf — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) October 15, 2018 How to protect reporters on A... more »
This Is Why Fighter Jets Can't All Simply Fly Away To Escape Storms
(Click on Image to Enlarge) *Warzone/The Drive*:* Setting The Record Straight On Why Fighter Jets Can't All Simply Fly Away To Escape Storms* *Outrage over F-22s left behind at Tyndall AFB as Michael hit and statements saying they should have all been flown away are divorced from reality.* We have been leading the coverage on the state of aircraft left behind after Hurricane Michael made a direct strike on the highly important Tyndall Air Force Base. We have posted pictures showing QF-16s, Mu-2s, and yes, F-22s, sitting among the rubble inside badly damaged hangars at the base. T... more »
Republican Congressman Yoder of Kansas Trying To Sneak Through Legislation To Remove Green Card Caps-Give Most Green Cards To People From India & China; Vote Him Out!
Republicans, such as Yoder, just pretend to care about Americans. Vote him out! He’s trying to sneak through legislation doing … Continue reading →
India Sealed Deal For Russian Air Defense Systems, Six Nuclear Power Stations, And More During Putin Visit; US To Be Held Financially Liable For Disaster Caused By Defective Russian Nuclear Parts Under CSC
“India is the world’s largest purchaser of arms and Russia its biggest supplier” (Anjana Pasricha-VOA news) India signing the CSC … Continue reading →
Rohingya Refugees in India Rattled After First-Ever Deportations
India doesn’t want foreign refugees, and yet if Americans complain that non-refugee workers from India are coming to take our … Continue reading →
Picture Of The Day
Albanian Air Force members walk near dozens of MiG-s jet fighters in Kucova Air Base in Kucova, Albania, October 3, 2018. Long the graveyard of its once mighty air force, Albania's base at Kucova is set to become a NATO station - to the delight of its former airmen longing to hear the engines roar again. REUTERS/Florion Goga *WNU Editor: *The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Albania's graveyard of Soviet-era MiGs *(Reuters).
Still No Comment From The Pentagon On How Many F-22s Were Damage Or Destroyed When Hurricane Michale Struck Tyndall Air Force Base
#HurricaneMichael barreled over the Florida Panhandle causing extensive damage to Tyndall Air Force Base, #Florida, Oct. 10. This footage, captured the next day, shows the damage down U.S. Highway 98, which cuts through the center of the base. #TyndallAFB pic.twitter.com/VmF8gMS6A7 — U.S. Dept of Defense (@DeptofDefense) October 12, 2018 *News.com.au:* *F-22 Raptors damaged, destroyed by Hurricane Michael* CLIMATE change has done what decades of warfare has failed to achieve: destroying and damaging the US Air Force’s F-22 Raptor fighters. THE US Air Force’s Tyndall Air Base in Fl... more »
Bankers Discover Ethics, Briefly....
According to Reuters, global finance has just discovered that Saudi Arabia has an ethics problem. Apparently the war in Yemen doesn't count: Robert Cox (2018, October 14). Breakingviews - Cox: Global finance has a Saudi Arabia problem. Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-politics-breakingviews/breakingviews-cox-global-finance-has-a-saudi-arabia-problem-idUSKCN1MO0TJ The top American, European and Japanese banks and investment firms do business with many governments and regimes their executives can’t be particularly proud of at dinner time with the family. They rationali... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Falling Through Time”
2002, “Falling Through Time” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn5SjXaxc74
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Is star AE Aurigae on fire? No. Even though AE Aurigae is named the flaming star, the surrounding nebula IC 405 is named the Flaming Star Nebula, and the region appears to have the color of fire, there is no fire. Fire, typically defined as the rapid molecular acquisition of oxygen, happens only when sufficient oxygen is present and is not important in such high-energy, low-oxygen environments such as stars. The material that appears as smoke is mostly interstellar hydrogen, but does contain smoke-like dark filaments of carbon-rich dust grains. *Click image for larger size.* The br... more »
Tired of this who wins and loses reporting
The media is not biased in the way many people think. Their greatest bias by far is toward conflict. Bad news will outsell good news any day. But, to keep readers and viewers interested, the media likes to pit people … Continue reading →
The Disgrace Of Waller County, Texas
*by Dorothy ReikPresident, Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains* In an effort to prevent Mike Siegel, the Democratic challenger, from unseating the incumbent Republican in Texas' 10th Congressional District, Waller County officials announced that one of the addresses students at the historical Black college, Prairie View A & M University (PVAMU) were instructed by the county to use to register to vote was not in the proper precinct so they would have to file additional paperwork. Mike's field representative delivered a letter of complaint to the Waller County cler... more »
The IPCC’s latest climate hysteria
Realist experts show why $60-80 trillion over next 17 years would be wasted. The post The IPCC’s latest climate hysteria appeared first on CFACT.
Are more hurricanes hitting Florida? The data unequivocally shows the Answer is No
There’s been no increase in the number of major hurricane hitting Florida. The number of days between major hurricane landfalls in Florida increased. “[S]till no trend in either intensity or frequency of strikes over the last 118 years,” one scientist wrote. The post Are more hurricanes hitting Florida? The data unequivocally shows the Answer is No appeared first on CFACT.
Chet Raymo, “Morning Meditation”
* “Morning Meditation”* by Chet Raymo “Crows roost in the trees of Ballybeg, down there at the bottom of the hill. Their raucous chorus reaches me at my desk, here in my burrow under the gorse. I look out over the parish, and now and then a solitary crow drifts into the frame, riding an uplifting wind, taunting me with its proprietary ownership of the landscape. And I think of Ted Hughes' poem "Littleblood", from that haunting volume “Crow”: ․ "O littleblood, hiding from the mountains in the mountains Wounded by stars and leaking shadow Eating the medical earth." I'm not ... more »
John Maynard Keynes, "The Astounding Belief..."
"Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone."○ "I work for a Government I despise for ends I think criminal."○ "Lenin is said to have declared that the best way to destroy the capitalist system was to debauch the currency. By a continuing process of inflation, governments can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens. By this method they not only confiscate, but they confiscate arbitrarily; and, while the process impoverishes many, it actually ... more »
‘Political Earthquake’ in Bavaria as Merkel’s Sister Party CSU Likely to Lose Its Majority
RT Published on Oct 14, 2018 Germany’s political landscape is crumbling as Merkel’s sister party, the CSU, has only received 35.5% of the votes in Bavaria, an exit poll shows. Meanwhile, the anti-establishment AfD has entered parliament for the first time. end
Netanyahu Threatens Hamas Over Gaza Violence: Israel Is Close to a ‘Very Painful’ Response
War propaganda by NUTenyahu. Netanyahu Threatens Hamas Over Gaza Violence: Israel Is Close to a ‘Very Painful’ Response by Noa Landau, https://www.haaretz.com/ Israel must deal the harshest blow on Hamas, defense chief Lieberman says after halting fuel transfer to Gaza following weekend clashes ■ Security cabinet to discuss Gaza Sunday afternoon – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned […]
Gaza Grappling with Lack of Medicines Due To Israel’s Blockade
PressTV Published on Oct 11, 2018 Hospitals in the Gaza Strip are struggling to cope with lack of medicine. The shortage has reached a critical level in recent days, posing serious risks to the lives of thousands of chronic patients in the blockaded coastal enclave. end
Jamie Dimon Warns of Impending Global Event?
JAMIE DIMON SOUNDS WARNING ABOUT ‘GEOPOLITICAL ISSUES BURSTING ALL OVER THE PLACE’ by https://stockboardasset.com/ * J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon raises concerns that rising interest rates and geopolitical flareups could derail U.S. economic growth. * While rising rates amid a strong economy are good during periods of inflation, they could eventually put a halt to […]