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Musical Interlude: Tron Syversen, “Your Dream”
Tron Syversen, “Your Dream” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO1WEPHs-2c
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Will either of these galaxies survive? In what might be dubbed as a semi-final round in a galactic elimination tournament, the two spirals of NGC 7318 are colliding. The featured picture was created from images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. *Click image for larger size.* When galaxies crash into each other, many things may happen including gravitational distortion, gas condensing to produce new episodes of star formation, and ultimately the two galaxies combining into one. Since these two galaxies are part of Stephan's Quintet, a final round of battling galaxies will likely ...more »
Chet Raymo, “Non-overlapping?”
*“Non-overlapping?”* by Chet Raymo “Let me posit a difference between religion and science: Religion: Future>Present>Past Science: Past>Present>Future. Let me explain. Religion, as it has traditionally been understood in its institutional guise, begins with the dream of a comforting future. An escape from the apparently inescapable reality of death. Which impacts our daily lives in the present. Determines, for example, codes of morality, inspires great deeds of goodness or mayhem. Mandates rites and rituals. Appease the gods and live forever. Which requires a story to satisfy the ... more »
Kahlil Gibran, "The Prophet, On Friendship"
*"On Friendship"* by Kahlil Gibran "Your friend is your needs answered. He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving. And he is your board and your fireside. For you come to him with your hunger, and you seek him for peace. When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the "nay" in your own mind, nor do you withhold the "ay." And when he is silent your heart ceases not to listen to his heart; For without words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are born and shared, with joy that is unacclaimed. When you part from your friend, you grieve no... more »
"Safe..."
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.” - William Shedd
"What's the Significance of Life? Who Are We?"
*"What's the Significance of Life? Who Are We?" * by MeaningS of Life "Is human life just a dream, from which we never really awake, as some great thinkers claim? Are we submerged by our feelings, by our loves and hates, by our ideas of good, bad, beautiful, awful? Are we incapable of knowing beyond those ideas and feelings? Listen to Shakespeare and Joseph Conrad: ‧ "We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep…" William Shakespeare, "The Tempest" "A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls into the sea." Joseph Conrad, "Lord... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina Thanks for stopping by!
Kalidasa, "Look To This Day"
*"Look To This Day"* "Look to this day for it is life, the very life of life. In its brief course lie all the realities and truths of existence, the joy of growth, the splendor of action, the glory of power. For yesterday is but a memory, And tomorrow is only a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a memory of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day..." - Kalidasa
"Rise To The Occasion!"
"Rise to the occasion! Never let anyone tell you that you lack courage or conviction to see your tasks done. The only opinion that really matters is your own, and you are a creature of courage and strength, through and through. Never, ever forget that. So in the midst of the storm, stand proud against it, lift up your middle finger, and defy the fates with everything you have. If they want to fight, bring it. You have more than enough intelligence and skill to battle them until they beg you for mercy." - Sherrilyn Kenyon
“Everything Is Rigged: You Are Living In A Fabricated Fairy Tale”
*“Everything Is Rigged:* * You Are Living In A Fabricated Fairy Tale”* by Mike Adams “After witnessing how Reuters just blatantly cooked the presidential election polls this week to favor Clinton and how the mainstream media is so terrifyingly biased in favor of Clinton that the very foundation of democracy is now in crisis, it's time to tell you something that perhaps a lot more people are finally ready to hear: *Everything Is Rigged:* Every institution in America is sold out, corrupted and politically rigged to favor Big Government and Big Business. "America is a lost country," e... more »
How to annoy a bureaucrat
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Julian Assange: Murdered DNC Staffer Was Behind WikiLeaks Dump
The message from Julian Assange could not have been clearer – Seth Rich was the whistleblower behind the internal DNC leak that led to the recent Wikileaks email dump, and he was murdered by the ruling party in retribution. Unlike some players in the 2016 election season, Assange is articulate and doesn’t leave room for misinterpretation or twisting of his words. He communicates as though using a stylus, the sharp pointed steel pencil used by ancient Romans – for writing and stabbing. Speaking on Dutch news program Nieuwsuur yesterday, Assange offered $20,000 for information leading... more »
Sphere Alliance Message #196 The Dream of Sphere's Coming into View
Terran: Had a dream about when the spheres are seen, saw it happen and it goes very fast amazing moment! Need to verify something does the SA have a tech that can display rectangular billboards of light in air, like floating information signs? Verifying something in the dream... Trying to understand something in the dream... And whether the dream is "prophetic" like the ones I had in 1995, I haven't had many since then but then that was a pivot moment in my life. Stan X: *DEAR ONE/TERRAN. INDEED WE HAVE "HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY" MANY SHAPES AND SIZES. UNUSED IN THE NEW F... more »
Sphere Alliance Message #196 The Dream of Sphere's Coming into View
Terran: Had a dream about when the spheres are seen, saw it happen and it goes very fast amazing moment! Need to verify something does the SA have a tech that can display rectangular billboards of light in air, like floating information signs? Verifying something in the dream... Trying to understand something in the dream... And whether the dream is "prophetic" like the ones I had in 1995, I haven't had many since then but then that was a pivot moment in my life. Stan X: *DEAR ONE/TERRAN. INDEED WE HAVE "HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY" MANY SHAPES AND SIZES. UNUSED IN THE NEW F... more »
Sphere Alliance Message #195 A Message from Loie for tomorrow
by American Kabuki with Denice's assistance... The following is an unexpected visitor, Loie, Heather's mother, in what appeared to be her new form! The advice is simple and she wanted me to share it right away. I don't know exactly what happens but I will go find some water and find out! The prior conversations with Thor and Isis will come later, this is more important. [8/10/16, 9:39:07 PM] Terran: I am feeling very strong love from someone... [8/10/16, 9:39:24 PM] Denice: you have to identify it. .:) [8/10/16, 9:39:30 PM] Denice: practice [8/10/16, 9:39:35 PM] Terran: It... more »
Release the Jailed Progressive Activists in South Korea!
*Former UPP political prisoner Han Dong-geun (2nd from right) spent two years in South Korea prison for wanting the reunification of Korea and an end to war conditions between the north and south. He was one of 10 UPP members jailed by the government in an anti-communist witch hunt.* Will Griffin and I today had a very instructive and moving meeting with two members of the international support team of the Korean Committee to Save Rep. Lee Seok-ki. One of those who met with us was Han Dong-geun, who himself was released from prison last year after a two-year sentence. A South Ko... more »
Sick Neocon Wants to Kill Russians & Iranians
It's been a busy week for former acting CIA director Michael Morell. First, over the weekend he published an op-ed in the *New York Times* humbly titled, "I Ran the CIA. Now I’m Endorsing Hillary Clinton." In the piece he explained that Hillary Clinton was his choice for president because of: ...her belief that America is an exceptional nation that must lead in the world for the country to remain secure and prosperous; her understanding that diplomacy can be effective only if the country is perceived as willing and able to use force if necessary... Morell pitched his tent in Hi... more »
Does Western Media Mislead about Syria?
*The following is the transcript of an interview given to Be Curious TV by Dr Nabil Antaki, a doctor based in the Syrian government held western sectors of Aleppo. In this interview, given during his recent trip to France, Dr Antaki once more observes that Western media has been misleading and obscurantist in their reporting of events in Syria. Dr Antaki reinforces that President Assad’s popularity has increased rather than waned since the US-NATO-GCC confab’s war against Syria began five years ago and he deconstructs much of the propaganda upon which the US and NATO base their i... more »
Darrell Park for Supervisor For L.A. County Supervisor
*-by Dorothy ReikPresident, Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains* In the June jungle primary for the sprawling 2,800 square mile 5th supervisorial district of L.A. County-- which borders Ventura County on the west, Kern County on the North and San Bernardino County on the east, encompassing Lancaster and Palmdale and the rest of the Antelope Valley, and Santa Clarita, Caustic before sweeping into the San Fernando Valley into Tujunga, Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, Alhambra, Covina, La Verne and San Dimas-- no one won an outright victory and the November general will...more »
Julian Assange ‘Wanted Dead Or Alive’ By U.S. Government
Senior US government figures including Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden have called for WikiLeaks to be registered as a terrorist organization and founder Julian Assange to be considered a “high-tech” terrorist, while government strategists and military top brass have called for his assassination. The US periodically confirms that a criminal national security investigation into Julian Assange and WikiLeaks is ongoing — for example to a US court on 4 March 2015, and to the Washington Post on 28 January 2015. However the violent rhetoric used against Assange by senior government official...more »
Israel To Deport All Activists
The government in Israel has announced plans to locate hundreds of activists in the country, round them up, and deport them forever. A task force has been set up charged with ridding Israel of activists who support the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment Movement (BDS). Telesurvtv.net reports: The move was announced Sunday by Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan and Interior Minister Arye Dery. According to Haaretz, the joint task force will identify organizations and activists that support BDS with the intention of gathering intelligence on their activities in order to collect eno... more »
Parents Who Feed Their Kids Vegan Diet May Now Face Prison
Parents who feed their children a vegan diet may be arrested and face a prison sentence under a new law being proposed in Italy. New legislation will see parents who feed their children an exclusively vegan diet go to prison for up to two years. Elvira Savino, an MP from center-right party Forza Italia, says the proposed law aims to curb the current fad in Italy that sees parents force a vegetarian or vegan diet on their kids without consent. Telegraph.co.uk reports: However, Ms Savino says, minors need to be protected from “radicalised” parents who want to impose on their children... more »
BREAKING! Feminist™ PM Declares "What's Sauce for the Goose. . ."
DAMMIT JANET! has learned that Canada's feminist Prime Minister has taken note that just about nobody is pleased with Health Canada's idiotic rigorous dispensing rules for the so-called abortion pill, Mifegymiso. From Newfoundland and Labrador, to Prince Edward Island's pharmacists and physicians, to Manitoba and British Columbia, just about everybody who has anything to do with reproductive healthcare is pissed off. Heck, even the Globe and Mail's editorial writers are miffed. If this restrictive handling of the abortion pill is meant to reflect safety concerns, it is misguide... more »
Massive Protests Erupt Around Brazil
Thousands of protestors took to the streets of Brazil in 15 different cities on Tuesday, as the Brazil senate voted to impeach President Dilma Rousseff. Protestors rallied in support of Rousseff, holding banners and signs calling for the Acting President Michel Temer to step down. Protestors say the impeachment has no legal basis and that it amounts to “a coup”. Sputniknews.com reports: Leonardo Péricles, national coordinator of the Fight in Regions, Villas and Slums (Movimento de Luta nos Bairros, Vilas e Favelas), which is part of the Brazil Without Fear movement (Brasil sem Medo...more »
USDA Say Organic Food From China Is Fake
According to the USDA, food labelled as “organic” from China is very likely to contain a myriad of dangerous chemicals. USDA organic standards place no limits on how much mercury, lead, cadmium, arsenic and aluminium is allowed in so-called “organic” products imported from China. Naturalnews.com reports: Even further, there is no limit on the contamination of PCBs, BPA and other synthetic chemicals that’s allowed in certified organic foods, superfoods and supplements. At this point, you’re probably shaking your head in disbelief and thinking, “No, that can’t be true. Organic standa... more »
FBI Sources Says James Comey Plans ‘Suprise’ Hillary Arrest
Sources close to FBI Director James Comey have confirmed that Hillary remains a target for a determined prosecution by the agency. Comey is said to be working behind the scenes on a criminal investigation that insiders at the FBI say will ensure that Hillary Clinton is prosecuted for fraudulent activity within the Clinton Foundation. Townhall.com reports: With little public fanfare, Comey’s agents have been looking into Hillary’s relationship with foreign businessmen and governments who donated millions of dollars to the Clinton Foundation and are suspected of having received favor... more »
CNN Call For Assassination Of Julian Assange
A CNN host has called for the assassination of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during a live broadcast. Democratic strategist and CNN host Met Bob Beckel publicly called for the “illegal assassination of that son-of-a-bitch” Julian Assange. Zerohedge.com reports: Amid the media-hyped furor over Donald Trump’s 2nd Amendment comments and Wikileaks’ suggestions about the untimely death of DNC-staffer Seth Rich, we thought it perhaps of note that Democratic strategist, and CNN host, has publicly called for the “illegal assassination of that son-of-a-bitch” Julian Assange… Met Bob Beck...more »
Police Accidentally Shoot Elderly Woman To Death During Drill
Florida police accidentally shot an elderly woman to death during a “shoot-don’t shoot” citizens academy exercise on Tuesday. The two-hour lesson hosted by the Punta Gorda Police Department in southwest Florida occurred on Tuesday night as 35 local participants were selected to take part in a live role-playing scenario which taught citizens how to make decisions “using simulated lethal force”. Wtsp.com reports: [Police Chief ] Tom Lewis said Mary Knowlton, a librarian, was “mistakenly struck with a live round.” “I am devastated for everyone involved in this unimaginable event,” Lew... more »
Coordinated Bomb Blasts Kill Nine In Turkey
Multiple coordinated bomb blasts have killed nine civilians in Turkey on Wednesday. A roadside bomb hit a police bus stationed outside a hospital in the Mardin province, and a car bomb targeted police officers in Diyarbakir. Earlier in the day four soldiers were killed and others wounded when militants opened fire with rockets and long-range weapons from the Iraqi border. Rt.com reports: One blast occurred outside a hospital in the city of Kiziltepe, located in southeast Turkey, close to the border with Syria. According to authorities, the explosion hit a police bus passing by the ... more »
AARP’s Retreat From Conservative Forum Part of ‘Great Silencing’
[image: In this March 13, 2012 file photo, people associated with the Occupy Wall Street movement (Occupy Minnesota, Occupy Minneapolis, Occupy St. Paul, Occupy Rochester) met on the steps of the Minnesota capitol building to protest the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).] The decision by the seniors group AARP to drop its membership in an influential legislative reform coalition is the latest example of the left's successful pressure on corporations and other organizations to disown the group. Since December, according to the liberal... more »
Is Russia Planning An August Surprise?
Ukrainian troops at the scene of a separatist mortar attack near Sloviansk, Ukraine on May 11, 2014. Ukraine Ministry of Defense photo *Noah Rothman, Commentary:* *An August Surprise from Russia?* For weeks, Russian and Ukrainian forces have been staring each other down from across a tense border. The fighting in the not-so-frozen conflict in eastern Ukraine between Russian-backed separatists and forces loyal to Kiev has been intensifying. This familiar tempo of increased hostilities has led many to speculate that it is all a prelude to a provocation requiring broader Russian inter... more »
Pentagon: U.S. Coalition Airstrikes Have Killed 45,000 Islamic State Fighters
U.S. Airstrikes On ISIS in Iraq and Syria | Graphiq *FOX News:* *Nearly 45,000 ISIS-linked fighters killed in past 2 years, US military official says* More than two years after the U.S. launched airstrikes against Islamic State targets in the Middle East, the commander overseeing the joint campaign said Wednesday as many as 45,000 ISIS-linked fighters had been killed. "Although it's no measure of success and its difficult to confirm, we estimate that over the past 11 months we've killed about 25,000 enemy fighters. When you add that to the 20,000 estimated killed prior to our arri... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 10, 2016
Ukrainian servicemen are seen at their positions on the front line near Avdeyevka, Ukraine, August 10, 2016. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich *Michael Weiss and Pierre Vaux, Daily Beast:* *Is Ukraine Just About To Blow?* Countless omens signal a new war on its way, from troop movements to Russia’s “August Curse.” But this time they may be more smoke than fire. On Wednesday the FSB, the successor organization to the KGB, declared that it had prevented “terrorist attacks” in Crimea over the weekend. According to the security service, an FSB agent was killed in a firefight with saboteurs on Sat... more »
World News Briefs -- August 10, 2016
*Reuters*: *Putin accuses Ukraine of trying to provoke a new conflict over Crimea* Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine on Wednesday of using terrorist tactics to try to provoke a new conflict and destabilize annexed Crimea after Russia said it had thwarted two armed Ukrainian attempts to get saboteurs into the contested peninsula. Russia's FSB security service said two people were killed in clashes and its forces had dismantled a Ukrainian spy network inside Crimea. Kiev denied the assertions, calling them an attempt by Moscow to create an excuse to escalate towards a war. *Read more... more »
Former Somali Refugee Poised to Win Office in Minnesota
[image: Somali activist Ilhan Omar is greeted by supporters at Kalsan Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, in Minneapolis. Omar defeated 22-term Rep. Phyllis Kahn in Tuesday's nominating contest in the heavily Democratic Minneapolis district.] MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Ilhan Omar spent four years in a Kenyan refugee camp as a young girl, fleeing with her family from civil war in Somalia. Two decades later, after forging a new life in Minnesota, she appears on the... more »
#RPGaDay 2016 Day 10: Largest in-game surprise I have experienced
For me, the largest surprises are the sessions that go amazingly well. I'd like to think that for the most part my sessions are fun. But every once in a while everything just clicks perfectly, and to be honest, those are never the sessions that I'd have anticipated. The fact that our one-shot of Ghostbusters went so well is up there - we'll be doing another adventure next week as a result. Going back to around 1998 or 1999 would have to be the *Star Trek: The Next Generation* adventure "Virginia Jones and the Sentinels of Iconia". What's that? Well, before leaving work on a game ... more »
Courting Coal Country, Trump Vows to Put Miners Back to Work
[image: Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump listen during a campaign rally, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, in Abingdon, Va.] ABINGDON, Va. (AP) -- Donald Trump sat down with coal miners Wednesday and promised to put them back to work, seeking to strengthen his appeal in parts of the country hit hard by the natural gas boom and the shift... more »
Air Force Struggles With Fighter Pilot Shortage Amid Air War
[image: A formation of F-15C Eagles assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron, and an F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron, fly over Gloucestershire, England, to attend the upcoming Royal International Air Tattoo airshow held at RAF Fairford July 7.] WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Air Force is struggling to fill a shortage of 700 fighter pilots by the end of the year, even as the U.S. battles in three air wars against the Islamic State group in Iraq, Syria... more »
ConservaDem Tulsi Gabbard's Presidential Ambition To Be Curtailed On Saturday?
With fawning coverage from Fox News and connections with deep-pocketed political donors like Republican mobster and gambling kingpin Sheldon Adelson, Tulsi Gabbard is said to be already readying a 2020 presidential or vice-presidential campaign. Why else would a Member of Congress from Hawaii be spending time in Iowa this summer? She acknowledged her presidential ambitions in an interview last fall. But maybe she's getting ahead of herself. Zephyr Teachout’s grassroots progressive challenge to Andrew Cuomo in the 2014 Democratic primary ended the New York governor’s dreams of nat... more »
Untitled
*From* *Jenna Orkin* JPMorgan is going to clean up from Italy's banking crisis Researchers have found a highly sophisticated government-attacking malware called 'Sauron' Putin and Erdogan meet to mend ties after jet downing rift Could The Deep State Be Sabotaging Hillary? In Last-Ditch Effort To Save The Economy, Venezuela’s Maduro Hires Marxist "Jesus Christ Of Economics" Japan Orders Military To 'State Of Alert' As North Korea Accuses US Of Seeking 'Preemptive Nuclear Strike' "Zika Zone" Turns Into Ghost-Town As Planes Spray Neurotoxic Insecticide Over Florida Residents Merce... more »
Police Grab Man Climbing Trump Tower in New York City
[image: A man scales the all-glass facade of Trump Tower, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, in New York. The 58-story building is headquarters to the Republican presidential nominee's campaign. He also lives there.] NEW YORK (AP) -- A man who wanted an “audience” with Donald Trump spent three hours scaling the glass facade of Trump Tower on Wednesday using large suction cups, climbing as high as the 21st floor before police officers grabbed...more »
Doing Media: Party Futures on Radio 4
Stone the crows, I've gone and "done some media". I'm talking about proper media too, not a two minute slot talking about *Great British Problems* on local radio or getting name checked in *Cosmo*. Here's the blurb: Is now the point when the structure of the UK's party politics could fundamentally change? The repercussions of the EU Referendum result are shaking British party politics. Labour faces a bitter internal crisis, with some talking about possible splits. The Conservatives wonder whether they have put to rest the perennial battles in their party over Europe. UKIP has the c... more »
RBNZ fixes prices
[image: stabilization (1)] I see, as you’ve probably seen, that Governor Graham Wheeler issued a new diktat this morning on interest rates. The central planner’s central banker has decreed that the price at the heart of our alleged market economy should be made to drop to the lowest level in all human history. Why? In his pursuit of what they allege to be “price stability.” Because, they say, “the general price level” is rising insufficiently to be healthy. Because this price stability demands that the money the central banker has been pumping into the system at around 8% eve... more »
Economic News , Data & Views ... August 10 , 2016.....Quick Hits - 1. Markets & Market Moving News : Oil Price Slumps ( Brent & WTI ) - Inventories Build & Silly Production Rumor Fading Away ; US Equities Slump Today , Bonds Bid And Gold Shines ; Overnight From Asia and Europe Today ; Industrial Production Data - Sweden , France. 2. Refugee News For Wednesday - EU-Turkey Deal , Greece , Balkans Newsbeat . 3. Greece Highlights - Domestic and International Political Intrigue , Economic Items. 4. Turkey In Focus -Purge Items , Shifting Relationships -- Russia -Turkey & Turkey - Iran Warming Up A Bit , Meanwhile Turkey - West & US Chilly. 5. Odds & Ends.
Asia updates... *Haidi Lun 伦海迪* @HaidiLun 2h 2 hours ago Happy anniversary, yuan devaluation. This time last year you rocked our worlds. To celebrate, a stronger fix- 6.6255, most since June 23rd. *Livesquawk* @Livesquawk 2h2 hours ago PBoC Fixes *Yuan* Reference Rate At 6.6255 (prev 6.6530) *Simon Ting* @simonting 2h 2 hours ago CFETS celebrates 8/11 anniversary by Fixing CNY 275 pips higher! *Haidi Lun 伦海迪* @HaidiLun 2h 2 hours ago Haidi Lun 伦海迪 Retweeted Nick Walker 6.2298 on August 11th #Yuanniversary #NeverForget Haidi Lun 伦海迪 added, *Nick Walker* ... more »
Spirit Camp Warriors Stand in Path of the Dakota Access Pipeline
Spirit Camp Warriors Stand in Path of the Dakota Access Pipeline For Immediate Release: August 10, 2016 LaDonna Allard, Camp of the Sacred Stones, ladonnabrave1@aol.com, (701) 426-2064 Joye Braun, Indigenous Environmental Network, jmbraun57625@gmail.com,(605) 515-4792 Armed with banners and prayers, members of the Camp of the Sacred Stones stood together early this morning in the path
Photos: Tipis going up at Dakota Access pipeline defense
Update Wed., Aug. 10, 2016 Spirit Camp Warriors stand in path of Dakota Access Pipeline at: http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2016/08/spirit-camp-warriors-stand-in-path-of.html Censored News CANNONBALL, North Dakota -- Tipis are going up at the peaceful protest of the Sacred Stones camp to halt the Dakota Access pipeline from drilling under the Missouri River and endangering the river
Korakaki won Gold medal in Shooting
The 20-year-old Korakaki stood over Germany’s Monika Karsch, 13 years her senior, who placed a delayed but eventually unsuccessful rally to reel her younger rival in, returning from 6-0 right down to 6-6, before Korakaki received the seventh five-shot round to obtain an 8-6 win overall. Heidi Diethelm Gerber of Switzerland gotten the bronze medal, defeating world No. 1 and world champion Zhang Jingjing of China to the last spot on the podium. Extremely, the 47-year-old Swiss shooter only began to take up the sport at 33. After a discouraging displaying at London 2012, she chose to ... more »
Chinese Pair won Gold 10 m Synchronised in Diving
Extremely, Chen, who is actually contending at her 3rd Games, has won each major title in the synchronised 10m platform event since 2006, and she take her total tally of Olympic golds to five. That sets her on a par with compatriot Wu Minxia for the title of almost Olympic diving gold medals in a career. The Chinese duo unable to attain the top score in their 3rd and 4th dives however were able to come back strongly in the final round, and they each broke into huge grins, hugging each other as they saw their total score of 354.00 points flash up on the board. In spite of managing ... more »
Ledecky and Hosszu won Gold Medals at RIO 2016
Ledecky received gold Medal in the 200m freestyle event ahead of Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom with what was certainly the race of the Games so far. She managed her air of invincibility, still unbeaten in an Olympic or world championship final, However only after repelling the quickest last lap from silver medallist Sjostrom in a duel that survived up to its billing as one that is often eagerly-awaited contests at Rio 2016. Hosszu had, extremely, in no way won an Olympic medal in 3 earlier Games however has now won three golds in the course of four days in Rio. But, the 27-year-old neede... more »
Australia, this is no way to treat your guests
*Many and sharp the num'rous illsInwoven with our frame!More pointed still we make ourselvesRegret, remorse, and shame!And man, whose heav'n-erected faceThe smiles of love adorn, –Man's inhumanity to manMakes countless thousands mourn!* ~ Robbie Burns Hundreds of miles from the north coast of Australia is a monument both to man’s inhumanity to man, and to one of its causes. Rich phosphate resources once made Nauru rich, it’s people one of the world’s wealthiest. Now, its riches exahausted, it sells itself to a foreign country to be its garbage can for unwanted immigrant... more »
U.S. Election News Updates -- August 10, 2016
*Time:* *New Hillary Clinton Emails Suggest Aides Intervened on Behalf of Donors* A new batch of emails released on Tuesday appear to show that Hillary Clinton and her aides at the State Department sought to intervene on two occasions on behalf of donors to her philanthropic efforts and her 2008 campaign. The emails, revealed by the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch, suggest that aides sought to connect a prominent Clinton Foundation donor with a U.S. ambassador, and in another instance assisted an associate of a 2008 campaign donor in finding a position at the State Dep... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 10, 2016
People gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in Baghdad's mainly Shi'ite district of Sadr City, Iraq, May 11, 2016. REUTERS/Wissm al-Okili TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY *Renad Mansour, Defense One*: *ISIS Is Switching Tactics in Iraq. Baghdad Needs to Get Its Act Together* As the Islamic State returns to urban terror attacks, Iraqi security agencies must learn to work with each other. Over the past few months, the Islamic State has shifted tactics in Iraq, reverting to targeting civilian locations in the capital and other major cities. Iraq’s government, which has seen success in retak... more »
Congress: U.S. Military Cooked Islamic State Intelligence
U.S. President Barack Obama (R) acknowledges Defense Secretary Ash Carter (L) in his remarks after a briefing on U.S. efforts against the Islamic State (ISIS), at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia July 6, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst *Nancy Youssef and Shane Harris, Daily Beast:* *ISIS Intel Was Cooked, House Panel Finds* *A leading U.S. general pressured his intelligence analysts into playing down the ISIS and al Qaeda threats, according to a congressional task force.* A House Republican task force has found that officials from the U.S. military’s Central Command altered intel... more »
American Workers Are Less Productive, and It’s Showing
[image: Businessman Relaxing - 900] Productivity fell 0.5 percent in the second quarter of 2016 and labor costs rose by 2 percent. This marks the third straight quarter of falling productivity in the U.S., and the longest consecutive streak since 1979. From 2000-2007, amid war and... more »
US Army To Use Private Contractors In Syria
The Pentagon has awarded a no-bid $10 million contract to a private intelligence company to fight ISIS alongside American special operations forces in Syria. This is the first time the Pentagon has publicly acknowledged using private military contractors in Syria, RT reports: In a public announcement on July 27, the Department of Defense said it awarded an intelligence analysis contract to private contractor Six3 Intelligence Solutions, a cyber and signals intelligence and surveillance firm that is a subsidiary of CACI International Inc. The contract will require Six3 to assist US f... more »
Professor Sir Christopher Ricks: More Than One Waste Land
*Wikipedia:* Sir Christopher Bruce Ricks, (born 18 September 1933) is a British (although he lives in the US) literary critic and scholar. He is the William M. and Sara B. Warren Professor of the Humanities at Boston University (US) and Co-Director of the Editorial Institute at Boston University, and was Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford (England) from 2004 to 2009. *Video Title: Professor Sir Christopher Ricks: More Than One Waste Land. Source: New College of the Humanities. Date Published: October 28, 2013.*
Kristen Welker's questions to Clinton!
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2016Can anyone here play this game:* When she was secretary of state, was Hillary Clinton "extremely careless" with her email pactices? James B. Comey—"Comey the God—first made that claim on July 5, in a dramatic and irregular public statement. As we noted yesterday, Comey's claim involves 110 emails which he described this way: COMEY (7/5/16): From the group of 30,000 e-mails returned to the State Department in 2014, *110 e-mails in 52 e-mail chains have been determined by the owning agency to contain classified information at the time they were sent or re... more »
Germany ‘Scrambling’ to Contain Terror Plots Among Refugees, Experts Say
[image: A line of Syrian refugees crossing the border of Hungary and Austria on their way to Germany on September 6, 2015.] German counter-terrorism officials arrested a 24-year-old Syrian refugee Tuesday, marking an uptick in a desperate German attempt to stop more terrorist attacks stemming from the refugee migration. German officials would not say if the suspect had ties to the Islamic State,... more »
The Great Indian Train Robbery Nets Thieves $1 Million
A train travelling through southern India was robbed of almost $1 million in a daring heist. A gang of robbers cut a hole in the roof of a train carrying $65.9 million in bank notes and stole almost $1 million while the train was being escorted by armed police. Radio Australia reports: The daring heist occurred somewhere along the more-than-300-kilometre-long journey, but authorities only realised the loot was missing hours after the express train arrived in the city of Chennai. The train’s mail carriage was carrying 3.4 billion rupees ($65.9 million) belonging to India’s central b... more »
Report: Concealed Carry Permit Holders Are Most Law Abiding Demographic
[image: Concealed Carry, Firearms, Handguns, Weapons, Bodyguard] Concealed carry permit holders are the most law-abiding demographic of U.S. citizens, according to a recent report by the Crime Prevention Research Center. The report, titled, Concealed Carry Permit Holders Across The United States 2016, compared permit holders to the... more »
Giant T (for Trump) Replaces One That Was Torched on Lawn
[image: Sam Pirozzolo talks to a reporter in front of his house where a giant "T" is displayed in the borough of Staten Island in New York, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. Days after the torching of a giant "T" tribute to Donald Trump on a New York City lawn, a new, even bigger red-white-and-blue letter has risen on the same grass spot. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)] NEW YORK (AP) -- A huge red-white-and-blue letter T with an American flag theme in tribute to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has risen on a lawn days after a slightly smaller one was torched there. Trump supporter Sam Pi... more »
Vietnam Ups the Military Ante at the Worst Possible Time for China
[image: South China Sea] In what could be one of its most forceful and assertive moves in decades, Vietnam reportedly installed rocket launchers at outposts in the Spratly Islands, located in the South China Sea. Intelligence data indicates that Hanoi has been moving rocket... more »
No, fuck YOU, Sam Zell -- as newspapers slide into journalistic irrelevance, if not actual oblivion
*"One of the things that made Spotlight so powerful is the knowledge that the newspaper industry today is in big trouble."* *-- John Oliver, on this week's Last Week Tonight* *by Ken* Another dazzling and indispensable report by the *Last Week Tonight* team. You'd think they would be smart enough not to set the bar so high, in terms of both the subjects they tackle and the sensibleness of their coverage, forcing themselves to have to keep rising to it. But no, they just keep doing it. One thing they don't do, as John Oliver as at pains to explain here, is call what they do "journa... more »
Why Your Child's Back to School Supply List Is So Long
During my husband's first year of teaching, he came home more than once to tell me that the school had run out of something. At first it was little things, he needed more crayons or colored pencils for his classroom, then we needed to replace broken scissors and finally, he came home one day to tell me that the entire school had run out of paper. For the rest of the year. Being a teacher is a hard job. My husband worked at between 60-80 hours a week, prepping labs, grading papers, lesson planning and teaching all for pay that barely supported our family. He loved teaching, the l... more »
2007 Political Kidnappings In Iraq Involving Asaib Ahl Al-Haq
In 2007 there were three series of political kidnappings surrounding Asaib Ahl Al-Haq (AAH), the League of the Righteous, a splinter group from the Sadr movement. Starting on January 20, a group of a dozen AAH fighters in five SUVs claiming to be commandos from Baghdad entered the Karbala provincial council compound. After gaining entry they began shooting and throwing grenades as they made their way to the command center. When they left they had killed one U.S. soldiers, wounded three, and kidnapped four more. As they were chased by the Iraqi forces they ended up ditching their v... more »
Hezbollah Drone Carries Out Airstrikes Against Rebels In Syria
The Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, carried out drone strikes on foreign-backed terrorists in the Syrian province of Aleppo. A video released by a media source affiliated with Hezbollah shows the group bombing Syrian rebels in the village of Khalsa, southwest of Aleppo, using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The bombs appear to be Chinese-made MZD-2 submunitions, also known as Type-90s. Press TV reports: The War Media Center, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, tweeted on Tuesday that a “resistance-operated aircraft accurately struck several militant targets in the town ... more »
Julian Assange Says Fresh Leaks Will Rock European Politics
Julian Assange says more leaks will be published on Hillary Clinton and how U.S. intelligence services interfere in European elections. The founder of WikiLeaks says there will be more revelations on Hillary Clinton, the Clinton Foundation and the DNC’s role in the U.S. presidential election. He says that European politics will be rocked by how the intelligence services in the U.S. interfere with European elections and spy on politicians. International Business Times reports: In a recent interview with Dutch television program Nieuwsuur he said: “We know it is the US National Securi... more »
Japan's LDP Persists in Re-Licensing and Re-Starting Aging Reactors
The NRA is in the process of extending approval for aging reactors that have been in operation for more than 40 years, including the No 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Company's Mihama plant located in Fukui Prefecture: EDITORIAL: Extending life of Mihama nuclear reactor raises doubts on safety. The Asahi Shimbun, August 8, 2016 at 13:20 JST http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201608080025.html The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has endorsed the draft inspection report for the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Mihama nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture. The reactor... more »
Pentagon Releases Report That Details On Who Remains In Guantanamo And The Details On Why They Are Still There
Soldiers attached to Joint Task Force Guantanamo walk through Camp Delta at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Tuesday *The Hill:* *Pentagon releases report detailing Gitmo detainees' backgrounds* After months of wrangling, the Pentagon has given Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) a 33-page report on more than 100 Guantánamo Bay detainees. The unclassified report is based on available public information such as the detainee profiles written for Guantánamo's parole-like review board and posted on its website, but this is the first time the data has been compiled in one document. ... more »
Putin Says ‘Kiev Has Turned To Terrorism’
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Kiev has turned to the “practice of terrorism” rather than trying to peacefully resolve Ukraine’s crisis, following a report by Russia’s Federal Security Service saying they had foiled terrorist attacks in Crimea. The FSB reported on Wednesday that the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (HUR MOU) was preparing to target the Russian peninsula’s critical infrastructure. Ukraine is “playing a dangerous game,” Putin told reporters while calling Kiev’s actions “stupid and criminal.” Moscow cannot turn a blind ... more »
U.S. And Libyan Officials Admit That U.S. Ground Forces Are Engaged In A Major Battle Against The Islamic State
Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire weapons during a battle with IS fighters in Sirte, Libya, July 21, 2016. REUTERS/GORAN TOMASEVIC *Washington Post:** U.S. Special Operations troops aiding Libyan forces in major battle against Islamic State* U.S. Special Operations forces are providing direct, on-the-ground support for the first time to fighters battling the Islamic State in Libya, U.S. and Libyan officials said, coordinating American airstrikes and providing intelligence information in an effort to oust the group from a militant stronghold. The positionin... more »
Brazil's Senate Voted To Hold An Impeachment Trial For Suspended President Dilma Rousseff
*CNN:* *Brazil Senate votes for impeachment trial for suspended President* (CNN)Brazil's Senate voted to hold an impeachment trial for suspended President Dilma Rousseff. The Senate voted 59 to 21 Wednesday in favor of impeachment trial proceedings. The vote means Rousseff, who was suspended this year on allegations of breaking budget laws, will likely face trial later this month after the closing ceremonies of the Summer Olympic Games in Rio. The Games end on August 21. The trial will take place in the Senate, presided over by the president of Brazil's Supreme Court. The impeac... more »
Swedes With Holiday Homes Told To Use Them To House Migrants
webbgun/FLICKR *Breitbart:* *Wealthy Swedes Asked To Give Up Their Country Homes For Migrants* Authorities in Norrtälje are asking homeowners to give their houses up for newly arrived migrants after around 30 marched to protest their accommodation. In a targeted mailshot residents were asked: “Does your country house stand empty in winter?” Some houses in the Stockholm municipality are only occupied during the summer and so authorities hope to match migrants up with housing. The drive by officials to get their hands on more migrant accommodation comes days after migrants in Norrt... more »
U.S. Navy Officer In Charge Of Sailors Captured By Iran Is Facing Punishment
The U.S. sailor filmed apologizing on Iranian State television could be disciplined after appearing to breach the Navy Code of Conduct, it has been reported *USNI News*: *Leader of U.S. Sailors Captured by Iran Faces Punishment* *This post was updated with additional information on the sailors who faced administrative punishment. A graphic of the U.S. Navy’s timeline of events was also added.* The officer in charge of the U.S. sailors who were captured and held by Iranian forces in January faces administrative punishment for his role in the incident, several defense officials have... more »
Purged Turkish Admiral 'Claims Asylum In US'
Turkish reports identified the missing rear admiral as Mustafa Ugurlu. BBC *Reuters:* *Exclusive: Turkish military officer seeking asylum in United States - U.S. officials* A Turkish military officer on a U.S.-based assignment for NATO is seeking asylum in the United States after being recalled by the Turkish government in the wake of last month's failed military coup, U.S. officials told Reuters. The asylum bid is the first known case involving a Turkish military officer in the United States as Turkey purges military ranks after mutinous soldiers commandeered fighter jets, helico... more »
Is The U.S. Military Facing A 'Readiness Crisis'?
The aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), USS Enterprise (CVN 65), USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) are in port at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. US Navy Photo *David Petraeus and Michael O'Hanlon, WSJ*: *The Myth of a U.S. Military ‘Readiness’ Crisis* *Sequestration cuts have presented challenges. But America’s fighting forces remain second to none.* U.S. military readiness is again a hot issue in the presidential election, but unfortunately the current debate glosses over some of the most important facts. W... more »
Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Plotting Attacks In Crimea
*Reuters*: *Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to get saboteurs into Crimea* Russia said it had thwarted two armed Ukrainian attempts to get saboteurs into Crimea and dismantled a spy network inside the annexed peninsula, accusations Ukraine dismissed on Wednesday as "fake information". The allegations by Russia's FSB security service follow an uptick in Russian military activity in northern Crimea and heavier fighting in eastern Ukraine, where Ukrainian government troops are battling pro-Russian separatists. If true, the events - which the FSB said involved at least two armed clas... more »
Russia Has its Own Version Of Blackwater
Photos apparently captured by IS fighters appear to show Russian mercenaries *SKY News:* *Revealed: Russia's 'Secret Syria Mercenaries'* Sky News speaks to men who claim they were trained and flown on Russian military planes to assist troops loyal to Bashar al Assad. If Russia is a nation at war, the Kremlin has always been careful to frame its campaign in Syria as an aerial operation. Other than a limited number of 'instructors and military advisers', Russian officials have repeatedly stated that they do not need to put 'boots on the ground'. The Russian narrative of low-cost co... more »
A Look At How The U.S. Army Prepares For War Against Russia Or China
U.S. military vehicles parading near Russia's border in Narva, Estonia on Feb. 24. (Estonian Defense Forces) *Kris Osborn, National Interest*: *How the US Army Is Getting Ready for the Unthinkable: War with Russia or China* The Army is developing its weapons, technologies and platforms with a greater emphasis on being ready for great-power, mechanized force-on-force war in order maintain cross-the-board readiness and deter near-peer adversaries from unwanted aggression. While the service aims to be prepared for any conceivable contingency, to include counterinsurgency, counterterr... more »
Russia's Nuclear Convoys Practice for World War III
*Popular Mechanics*: *Russian Armageddon Convoy Practices for World War III* *If this were to happen for real—well, hope you have a fallout shelter nearby.* The largest country in the world by area, Russia has plenty of room to hide things. Naturally, that includes nuclear missiles. Unlike American missiles, which are stationed in concrete silos, Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) are deployed on large truck-like vehicles designed to prowl the country's road networks before unleashing Armageddon. Russia Today has a story on a Russian strategic missile exercise th... more »
The Universe
“The more one hurries, the less time they have. Got that from an accelerated learning course I once took.” “Chill,” The Universe “Thoughts become things... choose the good ones!” - www.tut.com
“The Rat Poison Problem: Media Lies/Coverup About Hillary’s Severe Health Condition”
*“**The Rat Poison Problem: * *Media Lies/Coverup About Hillary’s Severe Health Condition”* By Jon Rappoport “Major media are rushing to do damage control on Hillary’s health. They’re trying to lay down the concrete of a fake consensus that she’s fine, because her doctor issued a positive report in 2015. But one of the bottom lines is: she’s suffered from dangerous blood clots. And the treatment is blood-thinners, which are given to reduce the possibility of a fatal clot. Hillary is taking Coumadin, also known as Warfarin. It’s a rat poison. It kills rats by causing them to bleed ou... more »
Journal flags two papers by prominent diabetes researcher, more questioned on PubPeer
Diabetes has issued two expressions of concern (EOCs) for papers co-authored by leading diabetes researcher Kathrin Maedler, adding to her previous count of one retraction and three corrections. Both papers were questioned on PubPeer, alongside several others co-authored by Maedler, who is based at the University of Bremen in Germany. As we previously reported, PubPeer comments have […] The post Journal flags two papers by prominent diabetes researcher, more questioned on PubPeer appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Naturalness, a null hypothesis, hasn't been superseded
Quanta Magazine's Natalie Wolchover has interviewed some real physicists to learn What No New Particles Means for Physics so you can't be surprised that the spirit of the article is close to my take on the same question published three days ago. Maria Spiropulu says that experimenters like her know no religion so her null results are a discovery, too. I agree with that. I am just obliged to add that if she were surprised she is not getting some big prizes for the discovery of the Standard Model at \(\sqrt{s}=13\TeV\), it's because her discovery is too similar to the discovery of th... more »
False Flag Interruptus in Crimea
*Russian Soldier on Crimea Border* In two posts written prior to the Turkey/Russian leaders meeting in St. Petersburg, yesterday,* I predicted there would be a False Flag, likely in Russia, in order to distract from the meeting between Erdogan and Putin and put the leaders, particularly Putin, off their game*. Well, yesterday came and went, and I was surprised (but not dismayed) to find my prediction did not come true. It seemed that the usual suspects had decided not to perform their Pavlovian false flag ritual bloodletting. Yes? No!! *Today it is revealed that there was an att... more »
US Takes Aim at Blasphemy Laws, Religious Discrimination
[image: Apostasy Blasphemy Laws Muslim Countries - 900] WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is highlighting concerns over laws against blasphemy and apostasy that limit religious freedom in Muslim and other nations where they are on the books. The State Department said in its annual report on global... more »
“The 180-Degree Rule”
*“The 180-Degree Rule:* When the feds say something, usually the truth is the exact opposite.” - Hunter S. Thompson
"Marc Faber Issues A Stunning Warning That A Gigantic 50 Percent Stock Market Crash Could Be Coming"
*"Marc Faber Issues A Stunning Warning That A Gigantic* * 50 Percent Stock Market Crash Could Be Coming"* By Michael Snyder Are we about to witness one of the largest stock market crashes in U.S. history? Swiss investor Marc Faber is the publisher of the “Gloom, Boom & Doom Report”, and he has been a regular guest on CNBC for years. And even though U.S. stocks have been setting new record high after new record high in recent weeks, he is warning that a massive stock market crash is in our very near future. According to Faber, we could “easily” see the S&P 500 plunge all the way do... more »
“How You End Up with a Fake Economy”
*“How You End Up with a Fake Economy”* by Bill Bonner "Poor Christine! The IMF director and Parasitocrate Haute Gamme Ms Lagarde recently learned that she must stand trial for corruption charges in France. It concerns a complicated deal that went down while she was finance minister of France. Not worth trying to understand in detail… But poor Christine — who did part of her schooling in the heart of the Deep State, in Bethesda, Maryland — will have to defend herself. *Here is the enemy: *And now emerges a report from the IMF’s own Independent Evaluation Office that says the organiz... more »
Where else can we go?
Corbyn ally wins Labour’s Liverpool mayoral nomination. “Mr Rotheram is the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Jeremy Corbyn and a close ally of the Labour leader.” Close ally? I should say so! *So that’s* the person who sat beside Shami Chakrabarti at the HoC inquiry into anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. You know, the one who helped her with that mysterious stream of post-it notes she kept passing to her client sponsor. See here. “Next to Ms Chakrabarti in the front row, directly behind Jeremy Corbyn, sat a stern-faced man in a dark suit who Keith Vaz referred to as “Mr. ... more »
Military Changed ISIS Intel to Please Obama, Congress Says
[image: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) speaks on the Orlando shooting at the Treasury Department while Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford (R) look on, on June 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. Obama directly attacked Donald Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States.] Senior intelligence officials in the U.S. military altered intelligence reports on the Islamic State to make the U.S. campaign appear more effective than it actually was, The Daily Beast reports. A House Republican Task Force reportedly confirmed the findings, after... more »
Unions Are Contributing To Anti-Worker Republicans And Rich Republicans Are Contributing To Hillary
Every election cycle I've been writing about how certain unions-- usually the building trades-- contribute a great deal to Republican candidates running against Democrats. I won't have to this cycle; ThinkProgress already did a good job at it. Despite the fact that 'Right-to-work' laws "have been proven to not only reduce the number of people who are part of a union, but also the average wages and benefits for workers in those states... more states are considering their own right-to-work laws and scores of members of Congress want to see similar legislation enacted on a national ... more »
A hockey post in August how out of season is that?
I am pretty sure I am the only die hard lover of my favorite brand of Hockey that could say with certiantyu I could run that team better than the undertakers incapbale of running as two car funeal seem to be traveling slow to the destination caused they are eitherd lost or confused train better costs but pays look at fussball thats where altheltic performace is measured and people thinkaboot things
The Felder Report speaks for itself. Speaking separately is my silver and gold companies at 9:50am EDT today. The top four are companies that I own shares in, which process and sell gold and/or in the case of SLW, silver. (UEC is a uranium company.) Note that a little arithmetic leads to the fact that the average of my four gold and silver companies at this point in morning is 34 times the (then) upward movement of the DowJones (DJI). Now at 11:35am, the gold and silver companies are beaten down a bit by the stock market criminals who can borrow as much cash as they need to do this kind if faking. However, at the moment I am composing this, the Dow is MINUS 44! I sure hope that the readers of my blog will learn something from these things before it's too late.
------------------------------ The Felder Report It’s earnings season once again and it looks as if, as a group, corporate America still can’t find the end of its earnings decline since profits peaked over a year ago. What’s more analysts, renowned for their Pollyannish expectations, can’t seem to find it, either. So I thought it might be interesting to look at what the stock market has done in the past during earnings recessions comparable to the current one. And it’s pretty eye-opening. Over the past half-century, we have never seen a decline in earnings of this magnitude without... more »
Blast off at Jonny Rockets
If you have never been high it sits way over the superhighway that bisets Roppongi and I never eat ther cause I like hamburger but as a concept it blows my mind and thats why I return everytime to Jonny Rocket over Roggpgngge ovber roponnngeee take a sponge bath in the humitidy' today wwe aer all Jonny Rockets astronauts
Judge: Glenn Beck Must Disclose His Marathon Bombing Sources
[image: BOSTON, MA - APRIL 21: Items are placed by people visiting a makeshift memorial for victims near the site of the Boston Marathon bombings at the intersection of Boylston Street and Berkley Street two days after the second suspect was captured on April 21, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. A manhunt for Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing ended after he was apprehended on a boat parked on a residential property in Watertown, Massachusetts. His brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, the other suspect, was shot and killed after a car chase and shootout with ... more »
Former Aide Said Chris Christie ‘Flat Out Lied’ in Bridge Case
[image: In this Dec. 13, 2013 photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie reacts to a question during a news conference in Trenton, N.J., A former aide to Christie texted to a colleague that the New Jersey governor "flat out lied" during the news conference about the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal, according to a new court filing. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)] NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- A former aide to Chris Christie texted to a colleague that the New Jersey governor “flat out lied” about the involvement of his senior staff and campaign manager during a news conference about the George W... more »
Guest article: "Truth be told: political propaganda for colonial imperialist agendas"
Guest post by Maisoon Rice (listen to her on Truth Jihad Radio) =============================== *He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? Because anger looks to the good of justice. And if you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust."* *Aquinas* In the 21st Century, Man has progressed scientifically, medically, and technologically in the hope it will benefit the Masses. However, we beg the question, has Man made any advances morally and ethically? Have we learnt from our past mistakes? Sadly, it appears not, as we have ... more »
Thinka miger jinks
Think a ma jikker thinks are all wild and come frome some place above the homo sapien its an outpost I know on the galaxy but who are the masters and what do they reallly want?
Netflicks is responsible
This presidenaal election from hell given a choice between lucifer and the devil there is no dream of a better future just a less crazy one
International Bankers Make Moves to Open the Pacific Front of WWIII
*Makia Freeman* - US-China tension in the last few months has sharply increased, and the bankers couldn't be happier. The post International Bankers Make Moves to Open the Pacific Front of WWIII appeared first on Waking Times.
Over 65 Percent of U.S. Has Unsafe Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Drinking Water
*Marco Torres* - Drinking tap water contaminated with toxic chemicals is a serious health risk. The post Over 65 Percent of U.S. Has Unsafe Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Drinking Water appeared first on Waking Times.
Long Praised for Peaceful Democracy, Zambia Faces Violence, Fraud Allegations Ahead of Thursday Election
[image: FILE - In this Sept. 2015, file photo Zambia's President Edgar Lungu speaks during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. Zambia votes in a presidential election Thursday Aug. 11, 2016, amid widespread concerns about possible political violence as President Lungu faces off against businessman contender Hakainde Hichilema. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, FILE)] LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) -- Zambia, often praised for its healthy democracy and economy, now faces a presidential election with high tensions on both fronts. This southern African country ... more »
The Latest From the Olympics: IAAF Head Unsure if Crowds Will Pack Track Venues
[image: Rain drips down a banner with Olympic rings on the 2nd hole during a practice round for the men's golf event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016.] RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 7:30 p.m. Even away from doping, there’s little good news for track and field right now. For one, IAAF President Seb... more »
You’ve been dupe’d: Results so nice, journals published them twice
With so many retraction notices pouring in, from time to time we compile a handful of straight-forward retractions. Once again, this list focuses on duplications — but unlike other duplications, these authors were not at fault. Rather, these retractions occurred because the publishers mistakenly published the same paper twice — the result of a transfer […] The post You’ve been dupe’d: Results so nice, journals published them twice appeared first on Retraction Watch.
DISTURBING EXAMPLES: Allegedly from Louisiana!
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2016Part 2—Charles Blow's improbable claim:* Are American journalists human? For reasons which are fairly obvious, the question arises quite often. Just consider a pair of offerings from yesterday's New York Times. On page one of the National section, Ashley Parker—she's long been suspect—penned a lengthy news report about Donald J. Trump and fast food. The inanity of the topic would raise almost anyone's suspicions. At one point, though, Parker even reported that Trump has said he likes fast food because fast food is "quick." Our Extraterrestrial Spotter... more »
Editor's Note
I am stuck in meetings this morning. Blogging will return at 12:00 EST. Military and Intelligence News Briefs and World News Briefs will be posted at 17:00 EST and 18:00 EST respectively.
Leaked British Military Report Believes That Russia Is Using Ukraine To Train Their Military To Go To War Against The West
*Click on Image to Expand* *The Telegraph*: *Russia can outgun British troops, leaked report suggests* The Russian army can outgun British troops on the battlefield, a leaked report suggests, following military advances by the Kremlin. The assessment by the British Army's warfare branch, seen by The Times newspaper, warned that Russian weapons, including rocket launchers and air defence systems, were more powerful than their British equivalents. It came as Vladimir Putin and Theresa May on Tuesday spoke for the first time since she took office and both expressed dissatisfaction wit... more »
Vietnam Deploys Rocket Launchers On Their Islands In The South China Sea
An oil rig (C) which China calls Haiyang Shiyou 981, and Vietnam refers to as Hai Duong 981, is seen in the South China Sea, off the shore of Vietnam in this May 14, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Minh Nguyen/File Photo *Reuters:* *Exclusive: Vietnam moves new rocket launchers into disputed South China Sea - sources* Vietnam has discreetly fortified several of its islands in the disputed South China Sea with new mobile rocket launchers capable of striking China's runways and military installations across the vital trade route, according to Western officials. Diplomats and military offic... more »
BWorld 77, Migration and housing
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last July 26, 2016. Migration means mobility and freedom. The free movement of people along with their skills and talent, families and colleagues, culture and sports, science and technology, capital and investments, is the natural sibling of free trade of goods and commodities. The world is far from real free trade in goods and free mobility of people, but the regional and global trend is towards more freedom, not less. The numbers to confirm this are freely available -- rising exports and imports, rising foreign investments, rising tourism. W... more »
Inside the Mind of a Minion in the Matrix
*Phillip J. Watt* - We’re all exposed to it. We’re all part of it to one degree or another. The post Inside the Mind of a Minion in the Matrix appeared first on Waking Times.
Trump Refuses to Back Down From Clinton Second Amendment Comments
[image: In this Aug. 1, 2016, photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall event in Columbus, Ohio.] GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump says the media is creating a controversy after Hillary Clinton's campaign and pundits accused him of calling for the Democratic presidential nominee's assassination. In a speech yesterday (transcript here), Trump said that Clinton "wants to... more »
French Gov’t Denies Hiding Study That Found Drug Created Birth Defects
[image: pills, medicine] PARIS (AP) -- French health authorities are denying claims they concealed a study on a drug used to treat epilepsy that caused birth defects. Le Canard Enchaine weekly said the health ministry suppressed a study revealing that the drug was...more »
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Stay cay with steve cooking temp editon
I an cooking on my stay cay and the pool is like a womb and I am reborn and find myself in the right universe for a change and thats some kind of priceless for a traveler on the freeway of alternate alternavies like me. one thing is constant the smell of skunk in every world its a marketing opportuinty for sure
Jonny Rockets
If you have never been high it sits way over the superhighway that bisets Roppongi and I never eat ther cause I like hamburger but as a concept it blows my mind and thats why I return everytime to Jonny Rocket over Roggpgngge ovber roponnngeee take a sponge bath in the humitidy' today wwe aer all Jonny Rockets astronauts
957 AM
its nearly ten oclolck and I am still nearly past 12 or I have shifted to another time zone again and I am wasted in the morning when I started in night and its all so confusing but for sure I am high and when the planet is cooking under my feet I feel right at home being baked cause what else can you do when int 34 c and you got no underwear but hit the pool hard and try not to drwon in thje heqat heat heat meccas heat like muhoand porm.
Corporate Ed Candidate Loses in Memphis School Board Race
In the only contested school board race in Memphis this year, the corporate charter behemoth lost. Stephanie Love, an incumbent who has advocated for public neighborhood schools and against the ASD, won over a candidate, Sharon Fields, who was funded by the charter industry. Love finished with almost 60 percent of the vote. . . . .The single contested race mirrored several state races, as education reform groups, which often advocate for charter schools, took an interest at both the state and local level. Fields is the office manager and family coordinator for the Libertas School ... more »
The Next Battle
In the 19th century, we fought over religion. In the 20th century, we fought over language. And, as the National Energy Board considers Trans Canada's application for the Energy East pipeline, it's becoming clear that, in the 21st century, pipelines could divide the nation. Chantal Hebert writes: As of this week and until the end of the year, the National Energy Board is hearing from proponents and opponents of TransCanada’s plan to link Alberta’s oil sands to the Atlantic coast via a 4,600-km pipeline. From New Brunswick the panel will be moving on to Quebec, Ontario and points... more »
Beg pardon? Researchers pull cancer paper because, well, um, you see …
We’ve been writing about retractions for six years, and things tend to fall into easily recognizable categories — plagiarism, fabricated data, rigged peer review, etc. So it’s always interesting to come across a notice sui generis, such as one that appeared in July in OncoTargets and Therapy, a Dove title, about a new way to detect […] The post Beg pardon? Researchers pull cancer paper because, well, um, you see … appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Top British Court Splits on Whether Man Can Receive Pension as a Woman
[image: 11322099336_2665818ea6_k] LONDON (AP) -- Britain’s top court said Wednesday it was unable to agree on the case of a female-identifying man who was denied a female pension because he refused to divorce his wife. Five Supreme Court judges said the Court...more »
Accountability for IRS? What’s Next After New Court Decision
[image: 1200px-NYC_IRS_office_by_Matthew_Bisanz] The IRS has not stopped targeting conservative groups seeking nonprofit status, a federal appeals court has ruled in deciding to reinstate a lawsuit against the agency. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned a decision by... more »
Russian Opposition Leader Attacked on the Campaign Trail
[image: 16098711479_70833e7726_k] MOSCOW (AP) -- The Russian opposition Parnas Party says its leader, Mikhail Kasyanov, has been attacked while on the campaign trail in southern Russia. Kasyanov’s party is one of the few opposition forces allowed to run in Russia’s Sept. 18... more »
Today I think of Jonny Rockets like Hamburger
o whats in a bun or where is the meat there is no wonS despite all the condiments we are really' inedible all the time so what a lauch that failed Jonny rockets cover betrayed
Power of my computer to take me away
Well for example you have I tunes and right now I am loaded with pouges and there are thosands of possiblities all just there like my own private intellectutal playground fee fee free today tommorrow no one knwns but its certainly a topic' for disuccsion I am free of everthing that constrained me on the internet and I get bio feed back like streams and I have to admit if my thoughts were a river it would not have fish or even zebra mussles and thats a bitch
Farmer in the sky
we gotta leave the planet to get those crops
On a summer holiday
Who wants to blow your mind I give away surprises all the time taking libertes and getting wet because its hotte than an camel could imagine outside the tent and we do not ride in the desserat anymore we create them full score
Suck it Kelly
Its just not going to align in a good way Not going to cut off my ear to silance the voices not going to stick coral up my ass to prove I am an asshole not going to change myself in anyway cause naked and alone I came and when i went I want the same
The One People: Ryan & Andy from Wake Up World
Everyone do a 5 minute tidy up because tonight we have guests (well.... last night we had guests)!! It was lovely to be joined by Andy and Ryan, the founders of the Australian based website Wake up World. Ryan and Andy shared their journey of discovery regarding the enigmatic Gosford Glyphs at Kariong which took them all the way to the Kemet School in Egypt and their eventual, accurate translation. We also heard their personal stories of 'waking up', played with the 'mandela effect', discussed the latest video to break the internet and more. Click here for the chat room doc ... more »
Confronting Climate Fraud In The US Northeast
By Paul Homewood confronting-climate-change-in-the-u-s-northeast According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, in their report, “Confronting Climate Change in the US Northeast”: This long-familiar climate has already begun changing in noticeable ways, however. Since 1970 the Northeast has been warming at a rate of nearly 0.5 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) per decade. Winter temperatures […]
Why Hasn't Señor Trumpanzee Tweeted That Michelle Obama Is Really A Man?
I was flipping around the dial the other night before going to sleep and I came upon Fox News. One of the empty-headed, hostile Roger Ailes whores (whore in the most literal sense, not in a figurative use of the world) was giving short shrift to the new #NeverTrump guy from the CIA, Evan McMullin, and abruptly cut him off and as though she had to break for a commercial. But instead of a commercial, she just had some Trumpist ready to denounce him on another camera. Then she started repeating the latest right-wing Hate Talk Radio conspiracy theory about how a Hillary e-mail killed t... more »
Russia and Turkey Mend Fences. It's Either a Big Deal or It's Much Ado about Nothing?
*The media goes between making this a big deal to downplaying the significance. It's either two despots getting together to be despotic or it's much ado about nothing. It appears we'll have to use our own discernment. Looks to me as if some progress was made. The fact they had the meeting indicates progress. The fact there will be more meetings tells us there is progression or * *a moving forward.* *Globe and Mail* Russia and Turkey took a big step toward normalizing relations on Tuesday, with their leaders announcing an acceleration in trade and energy ties at a time when both ... more »
A Better GOP Nomination Process
[image: Republican Party, GOP, Elephant, Election, American Flag] Frustration with Donald Trump's campaign is rising to a fevered pitch, with Politico reporting that 70 percent of GOP insiders are now hoping The Donald pulls the plug. While the majority (58 percent) think that's unlikely, it's astonishing that 4... more »
Taxpayer-Funded Amtrak Begins Payouts for Injuries in Major 2015 Crash
[image: Amtrak Crash Settleme_perr__1470832896_71.164.139.145] PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Amtrak has started settling lawsuits with victims of last year’s deadly derailment in Philadelphia, and lawyers involved in the process say a strict confidentiality provision prevents them and their clients from talking about how they’re doing or... more »
Voting Rights Laws, and Why They Matter
[image: Campaign 2016 Why It _perr__1470831938_71.164.139.145] WASHINGTON (AP) -- THE ISSUE: Who should be able to vote and how easy should it be? It’s a question that goes to the core of democracy. Voting rights are in flux in the final months of Barack Obama’s two terms... more »
Clinton Campaign Targets GOP Strongholds Arizona, Georgia
[image: Campaign 2016 Clinton_perr (2)__1470829605_71.164.139.145] ATLANTA (AP) -- Hillary Clinton is expanding her presidential battleground map to include the traditionally Republican states of Georgia and Arizona -- another sign that Republican Donald Trump’s missteps have Democrats contemplating a November landslide that could help the party...more »
Len Kasten - Planet Serpo Project - Fade to Black with Jimmy Church
It's back on, allegedly, the ill-fated and totally-debunked SERPO. Remember, this is all totally (totally Close Encounters) nonsense and Len Kasten author of *Secret Journey to Planet Serpo: A True Story of Interplanetary Travel* is totally insane and/or being fed the wrong stuff by those who are really in power... NO WAY, is the Project Serpo or Planet Serpo project still on-going, right? Bill?
Musical Interlude: Cat Stevens, “Bitterblue”
Cat Stevens, “Bitterblue” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7oZ5THKdj8
RNC Hires Strategists to Help Woo African-American Voters
[image: Campaign 2016 GOP Bla_perr__1470830984_71.164.139.145] WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican National Committee is trying to strengthen its outreach to black voters by hiring a new national director of African-American engagement and bringing on new advisers and strategists to bolster its efforts to bring in more... more »
Federal Report: Baltimore Police Show Bias, Overuse Force
[image: Baltimore Police Deat_perr (1)__1470830378_71.164.139.145] BALTIMORE (AP) -- Baltimore police officers routinely discriminate against blacks, repeatedly use excessive force and are not adequately held accountable for misconduct, according to a harshly critical Justice Department report being presented Wednesday. The report, the culmination of a yearlong... more »
The Global Poor Desperately Need a Thing You Can’t Taste or Touch: Property Rights
[image: Rio Olympics_perr (1)__1470489163_71.164.139.145] A recent AP news story laments that Rio's poor would be watching the summer Olympics from their rooftops, since they have no ticket in to a celebration reserved for the rich and glamorous. The article is a peek into the... more »
Former Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty To 27 Counts Of Child Sex Abuse
A former children’s home worker and Catholic priest has pleaded guilty to 27 counts of sexual assault against children in the UK. Philip Temple admitted charges of sexual assault committed against 27 children who were in his care in London in the 1970s and two counts of perjury, according to the Metropolitan police Temple worked in various children’s care homes around London in the 1970s before being ordained as a priest. Press TV reports: The 66-year-old priest and a former children’s home worker said he had carried out the offenses against male and female victims living at the car... more »
Wed Short Shorts: Please stop, Kerry Brown
*Taiwan: you're never far from this* Interesting news for the KMT today. First, the political warfare military instructors are going to be phased out of educational institutions across the nation by 2020. In the old days they were responsible for following and reporting on the political views of students, and also for school discipline and punishment. Students viewed them with terror. Generally they were pro-KMT and enforced party ideologies and historical theology. Remnants of that attitude remain, as this video from Feb shows. But on the whole they have changed with democratizati... more »
More Clinton E-mails Released as Judicial Watch Sues Government
[image: Campaign 2016 Clinton_perr (1)__1470828524_71.164.139.145] WASHINGTON (AP) -- The State Department has turned over 44 previously-unreleased Hillary Clinton email exchanges that the Democratic presidential nominee failed to include among the 30,000 private messages she turned over to the government last year. They show her interacting...more »
Afghan Official: Taliban Closing in on Key City in the South
[image: Afghanistan_perr (2)__1470827576_71.164.139.145] KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan troops are being deployed to the capital of the key southern province of Helmand amid intense fighting with the Taliban in surrounding areas and fears the city could fall to the insurgents within days, officials... more »
Paul Ryan Easily Wins Wisconsin Primary Against Overmatched, Outspent Opponent
[image: APTOPIX Wisconsin Pri_perr__1470826553_71.164.139.145] JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) -- House Speaker Paul Ryan rejected the idea that his easy win Tuesday over a longshot Republican primary challenger praised by Donald Trump spells danger for Trump’s presidential prospects in the swing state of Wisconsin. All the... more »
Trump’s Economic Agenda Speech: The Good, the Bad and the Bygone
[image: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers an economic policy address detailing his economic plan at the Detroit Economic Club August 8, 2016 in Detroit Michigan.] Earlier this week Donald Trump outlined his economic agenda in a speech to the Detroit Economic Club. It was an iconic choice. Detroit has become synonymous with American decline. This once-great city, the story goes, has suffered under mismanagement, corruption, social... more »
Belgian police hunting teenager who pledged to 'kill all Christians' in online video
The Telegraph reports http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/09/belgian-police-hunting-teenager-who-pledged-to-kill-all-christia/ yet another Islamist terrorist story: 'Belgian police have launched a manhunt for a teenager after footage emerged of him calling for "the murder of all Christians". The video shows the 15-year-old, who has not been named, in Verviers and, in Arabic, declaring, "Oh Allah,destroy the odious Christians. Oh Allah kill them all." The boy is filmed on a French website saying, "Don't spare any of them." The film was shot in Verviers, the scene of a successf... more »
Economic News , Data & Views .... August 9 , 2016.... Quick Hits - 1. Markets & Market Moving News : Tuesday Modestly Risk On - Oil Positive for 2016 , NASDAQ Latest Record Close ; BOE QE Program Hits A Snag - On Day 2 ; S&P 500 Sector ETFs for 2016 - Everything Showing Green ; Global Bonds Get A Lift - Everything Golden Apparently ; Asia Items - Wednesday News & Data. 2.Turkey News De Jour - Purge Updates , Erdogan - Putin Meeting In Moscow. 3. Spain Ciudadanos Sets Six Conditions For Sitting Down To Negotiate With PP. 4. Syria State Of Play , Focus On Aleppo , Idlib And Latakia. 5. Odds & Ends.
Markets & Market Moving News..... *ForexLive* @ForexLive 9m 9 minutes ago Overnight USD weakness getting another leg (part 2) *BloombergVerified account* @business 2m 2 minutes ago *Japan*’s plunging jobless rate is all about aging, not Abenomics http:// bloom.bg/2ayWVoK *BloombergVerified account* @business 8m 8 minutes ago *China*’s money outflow goes quiet - for now http://bloom.bg/2ayW9YN *Simon Ting* @simonting 25m 25 minutes ago Maersk: "We want to focus on more profitable ports and will no longer use 10 Chinese ports of import and export g... more »
Labour MP’s Compare Israel To ISIS Terrorists
There have been new claims of ‘anti-Semitism’ from Britain’s Labour Party as Shadow Cabinet ministers and friends of leader Jeremy Corbyn reportedly made comments comparing Israel to ISIS terrorists. The labour party’s communities spokesman, Grahame Morris, the party’s communities spokesman wants British Jews who serve in the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) to be treated as suspected terrorists. It is also claimed that justice spokesman Richard Burgon urged MPs and party members to quit the Labour Friends of Israel group, calling Zionism an “enemy of peace.” RT reports: Morris, the chai... more »
Fool Me Once, Shame On — Shame On You: George W. Bush
American politicians are in the business of getting elected and fooling people. There is part of an old quote from former U.S. President George W Bush which says, “Fool me — you can’t get fooled again.” He believes that once people are fooled they are fooled forever. Americans believe their politicians are elected to look after their interests, whereas in reality they are in the business of fooling people and looking after their own interests. That interest, wrapped in a lot of flag waving, could come at the cost of sacrificing the U.S. and most of the world to a nuclear winter; the... more »
Assange Suggests Dead Man was DNC Leaker
Julian Assange seems to suggests on Dutch television program Nieuwsuur that Seth Rich was the source for the Wikileaks-exposed DNC emails and was murdered.
Meeting with South Korean VFP
This morning fellow VFP member Will Griffin and I had the pleasure to meet with four members of the Korean VFP chapter. On previous trips to South Korea I've met with the Korean chapter and once brought them the US VFP flag given to me by Tom Sturtevant who was a Korean War veteran in the Maine chapter. Tom insisted that I be sure to deliver the flag to them, which I did. Since Tom's passing a few years ago our Maine VFP chapter has been re-named in his honor. Two of the Korean VFP members we met with today were Captains in the South Korean Army. One was a tank commander and t... more »
Henry Kissinger Hindered Efforts To Stop Mass Killings In Argentina
Newly-declassified documents have revealed that former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger jeopardized efforts to stop the mass killings of dissidents by Argentina’s 1976-83 military dictatorship. The State Department files show that Kissinger’s close relationship to Argentina’s military dictatorship hampered any attempts made by the administration of Jimmy Carter to influence the brutal regime. According to the documents, which were released on Monday, Kissinger congratulated the country’s military leaders for “wiping out” terrorism. Press TV reports: Kissinger hailed the militar... more »
"The Desert..."
"Like night, the desert is boundless, comfortless and infinite. Like night, it intrigues the mind and leads it to futility. When you have flown halfway across a desert, you experience the desperation of a sleepless man waiting for dawn which only comes when the importance of it's coming is lost. You fly forever, weary with an invariable scene, and when you are at last released from its monotony, you remember nothing of it because there was nothing there." - Beryl Markham
Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, “Divenire”, Live at Royal Albert Hall, London
Ludovico Einaudi, “Divenire”, Live at Royal Albert Hall, London - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIprTEhr9lE
"A Look to the Heavens"
“What's the closest active galaxy to planet Earth? That would be Centaurus A, only 11 million light-years distant. Spanning over 60,000 light-years, the peculiar elliptical galaxy is also known as NGC 5128. Forged in a collision of two otherwise normal galaxies, Centaurus A's fantastic jumble of young blue star clusters, pinkish star forming regions, and imposing dark dust lanes are seen here in remarkable detail. *Click image for larger size.* The colorful galaxy portrait is a composite of image data from space- and ground-based telescopes large and small. Near the galaxy's center, ... more »
The Universe
“How beautiful? So beautiful that even your times of sorrow, fear, frustration, anger, confusion and loneliness will be missed. Dearly, dearly missed. But you'll smile when you find them again as carefully set jewels in your crown of compassion. And you'll laugh once the veils of time fall away revealing that each moment of your life is still unfolding. And you'll cry when you discover how beautiful it all really is. That's life.” “Oh the places we will go,” The Universe “Thoughts become things... choose the good ones!” - www.tut.com
Chet Raymo, “Whence Ourselves?”
*“Whence Ourselves?”* by Chet Raymo “I recently thought of David S. Goodsell's "The Machinery of Life," and I found myself reading the book again. There is nothing I didn't already know, but it's worth reading again for the same reason one might read, say, Anna Karenina or Moby Dick several times in the course of a life. In fact, Goodsell's book would be a good candidate for the one science book I would recommend to someone stuck on a desert island. Step by step he takes us through the molecular machinery shared by all life on Earth. Humans have a lot more in common with a bacteriu... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Coppenbrügge, Niedersachsen, Germany. Thanks for stopping by!
"A Message From The Hopi Elders"
*"A Message From The Hopi Elders"* "You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour. Now you must go back and tell the people that this is The Hour. Here are the things that must be considered: Where are you living? What are you doing? What are your relationships? Are you in right relation? Where is your water? Know our garden. It is time to speak your Truth. Create your community. Be good to each other. And do not look outside yourself for the leader. This could be a good time! There is a river flowing now very fast. It is so great and swift, that there are those who wil... more »
"Dreams And Stars..."
"I've heard fate talked of. It's not a word I use. I think we make our own choices. I think how we live our lives is our own doing, and we cannot fully hope on dreams and stars. But dreams and stars can guide us, perhaps. And the heart's voice is a strong one. Always is.Your heart's voice is your true voice. It is easy to ignore it, for sometimes it says what we'd rather it did not- and it is so hard to risk the things we have. But what life are we living, if we don't live by our hearts? Not a true one. And the person living it is not the true you." - Susan Fletcher
The Poet: Thomas Centolella, "Splendor"
*"Splendor"* One day it's the clouds, one day the mountains. One day the latest bloom of roses- the pure monochromes, the dazzling hybrids- inspiration for the cathedral's round windows. Every now and then there's the splendor of thought: the singular idea and its brilliant retinue- words, cadence, point of view, little gold arrows flitting between the lines. And too the splendor of no thought at all: hands lying calmly in the lap, or swinging a six iron with effortless tempo. More often than not splendor is the star we orbit without a second thought, especially as it arrives and de... more »
“Is Your Brain Democratic Or Republican?”
*“Is Your Brain Democratic Or Republican?”* by Diogenes Middle Finger "There are 5 responses for each scenario. Note: if you are using Safari on iOS, you may need to scroll to see all options." *GO HERE* - http://beforeitsnews.com/
"Trying to Please Others, Living for Ourselves"
*"Trying to Please Others, Living for Ourselves"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "We may not realize until we are adults that we are living our life to make our parents happy. Most of us come to a point in our lives when we question why we are doing what we are doing, and many of us come to realize that we may be living our lives in an effort to make our parents happy. This realization can dawn when we are in our 20s, our 40s, or even later, depending upon how tight a hold our family of origin has on our psyche. We may feel shocked or depressed by this information, but we can trust ... more »
"How It Really Is- And Some Things Never Change"
○ *And some things never change...* "The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced; the arrogance of the authorities must be moderated and controlled. Payments to foreign governments must be reduced. If the nation doesn’t want to go bankrupt, people must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." – Marcus Tullius Cicero, *55 BC*
Latest Saudi Purchases Of U.S. Military Equipment Reveals Their Battlefield Loses in The Yemen War
U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tanks during a military exercise in Europe in 2015. US Army *Defense One:* Saudi Losses in Yemen War Exposed by US Tank Deal The U.S. State Department says Riyadh can buy 153 Abrams tanks, 20 of which will replace ones destroyed in combat. The U.S. State Department and Pentagon Tuesday OKed a $1.2 billion sale of 153 Abrams tanks to Saudi Arabia Tuesday. But that’s not the real news. Turns out: 20 of those tanks, made in America by General Dynamics Land Systems, are “battle damage replacements” for Saudi tanks lost in combat. Even though the formal announceme... more »
Growing Worries That The Capital of Helmand Province In Afghanistan Is About To Fall To The Taliban
BBC *Threat Matrix*: *Helmand capital ‘practically besieged’ by the Taliban* A recent article from The New York Times on the deteriorating security situation in Helmand province highlights the limits and failure of US military policy in Afghanistan. In a nutshell, the Obama administration has decided to draw down US forces to 8,400 troops by the end of 2016, rely more on air power and special operations forces to support Afghan troops and provide military advisors to Afghan units. The Afghan Army and police is then to bear the brunt of the fighting – though they are by all accounts... more »
Tweet For Today
U.S. wins men's 4x200m freestyle relay, Phelps takes 21st gold https://t.co/svR1WRLmz9 — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 10, 2016
Was Murdered Democratic Staffer Seth Conrad Rich The Source Of The DNC Leaks For Wikileaks?
*Daily Mail*: *Did murdered DNC staffer leak 20,000 party emails? Conspiracy theories abound as Wikileaks steps forward to offer $20k for information over mystery death of 27-year-old* * DNC staffer Seth Conrad Rich, 27, was gunned down in Washington D.C. * Wikileaks is offering a $20k reward for information leading to a conviction * Conspiracy theorists say he leaked DNC emails at start of the convention * Julian Assange suggested the leak may have been the work of an insider Wikileaks is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in the death of a Democratic... more »
Huma Abedin: Hillary Is Often Confused, Unable To Think For Herself
One of Hillary Clinton’s most senior aides, Huma Abedin, has claimed that the former Secretary of State was often confused and had trouble thinking for herself. Abedin wrote a colleague an email in January 2013 outlining just how incompetent Clinton was. Dailymail.co.uk reports: The message, to coworker Monica Hanley, followed a back-and-forth about Clinton’s schedule of calls with foreign leaders, including an 8:00 a.m. appointment to speak with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. ‘Have you been going over calls with her for tomorrow? So she knows singh [sic] ls at 8?’ Abedin ask... more »
Monsanto Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Cancer Cover Up
Biotech giant Monsanto Co. are facing a class action lawsuit over claims that it covered-up the fact that one of its herbicides causes cancer. Several Illinois law firms have grouped together to find clients who were affected by Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide product. Madisonrecord.com reports: Two such cases were recently filed in federal court in East St. Louis. Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, was declared by the World Health Organization earlier this year as a probable carcinogen to humans. Following the organization’s announcement, several lawsuits have popped up de... more »
Israeli Army Bans Pokemon Go App
Israel have followed in the footsteps of Russia and Iran in banning the popular smartphone game “Pokemon Go”. The Israeli Army have placed a strict ban on the game after the military became concerned that the game could be used to leak sensitive military information and locations to enemy forces. Anonhq.com reports: The country’s military made an announcement on Monday pertaining to the game, and even noted that the game does in fact require full access to the respective user’s locations, as well as the user’s camera. Furthermore, the app may also store taken pictures on a public s... more »
UK Troops Caught Protecting ISIS In Syria
Pictures have emerged that appear show British special forces protecting ISIS militants in Syria. On August 8, 2016 the BBC published photo’s showing troops operating on the ground in al-Tanf, Syria, taken in June this summer shortly after a battle between al-Tanf, ISIS and the New Syrian Army. Activistpost.com reports: The British soldiers are photographed allegedly setting up a perimeter in order to guard the NSA base from further incursion by ISIS. As the BBC reports, According to eyewitnesses, they were there in a defensive role. But they are carrying an arsenal of equipment in... more »
Military Photo of the Day: Marines Training Down Under
[image: Tank] U.S. Marines train in South Australia with troops from Australia and New Zealand in July 2016. Thank you to Cpl. Mandaline Hatch for capturing this beautiful image.
Donald Trump Asks Second Amendment People To Assassinate Hillary
Donald Trump has suggested that people take up arms and assassinate Hillary Clinton in order to stop her from abolishing the Second Amendment. Specifically, he hinted that using the constitutional right to bear arms might be the only way to stop Clinton from appointing supreme court justices should she win in November Mother Jones reports: “If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks,” he told the crowd, which was booing the prospect of Clinton picking Supreme Court nominees. “Although the Second Amendment people. Maybe there is, I don’t know.” Video—Trump: “If she get... more »
Real History Revealed: 71 Years Ago Today, The United States Committed An Act Of Mass Genocide By Needlessly Atomic Bombing The Japanese City Of Nagasaki
On my weekend rant, I touched on the 6th of August being the 71st anniversary of the needless and genocidal act by the United States in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima... Proof has finally come forward over the last few decades that clearly shows that the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima by the B29 nicknamed Enola Gay was indeed a clear act of genocide and was indeed unnecessary considering the facts that Japan was absolutely willing to surrender to the United States as early as late 1944.... And today of course marks the 71st anniversary of the absolutely unnecessary atomic bombing... more »
Another Right Winger, Another "2nd Amendment Remedy"
Trump COULD'VE said, "Values Voters" or "constitutionalists" could stop Clinton but he didn't. He dog-whistled the 2nd Amendment gun nuts. — MikeFlannigan (@MikeFlannigan78) August 9, 2016 In one of the very few times he's actually resorted to dog whistling, Donald Trump today told a rally in North Carolina, that bastion of liberal tolerance, that "2nd Amendment people" would have to stop Hillary Clinton. You may recall a little over six years ago, Sharron Angle, the Teabagger darling turned Republican primary winner in Nevada, used the phrase "2nd Amendment remedies" while ca... more »
Former CIA Head Hints At A Much Wider War In Syria; Saudis Turn To Senegalese Child Soldiers To Turn The Tide In Yemen; Turkey Resupplies ISIS With U.S Weapons
*Photo of the leadership of ISIS meeting at a global conference to plot the destruction of the Middle East with the exception of Israel. * *An excerpt from, "Clinton-Backing Ex-CIA Chief Also Backs Killing Russians and Iranians in Syria" Sputnik News, August 10, 2016: * "In a PBS interview over the weekend, Morell indicated that he has his own controversial views on foreign policy that could reveal his true reasons for backing the Democratic candidate. *"What they need is [for] the Russians and Iranians pay a little price. When we were in Iraq, the Iranians were giving weapons to t... more »
The Gutless Pakistani Army Slaughtered Baluchistan's Top Lawyers And Blamed It On Patsy Jihadists
Whether t'was #Taliban or #ISIS who killed 100+ in #Balochistan, fact is hospital ws under #PakistanArmy guard. They are complicit in terror — Mehran Marri (@MehranMarri) August 8, 2016 Martyrs of #QuettaBlast Pakistan army backed terriorists killed almost 100 innocents in #QuettaAttack #Balochistan. pic.twitter.com/XcNcV5hChM — Hakeem Baloch (@HakeemWadhela) August 8, 2016 Balochistan politician Javed Mengal: #QuettaAttack was an attempt to decimate the Baloch & Pushtun intelligentsia. https://t.co/bvRQ4HOynI — (((Tarek Fatah))) (@TarekFatah) August 10, 2016 *An excerpt from, ... more »
Walter Burkert On Madness, Guilt And Sickness
*Wikipedia: * Walter Burkert was a German scholar of Greek mythology and cult. A professor of classics at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, he taught in the UK and the US. He has influenced generations of students of religion since the 1960s, combining in the modern way the findings of archaeology and epigraphy with the work of poets, historians, and philosophers. *An excerpt from, "The Orientalizing Revolution: Near Eastern Influence on Greek Culture in the Early Archaic Age" By Walter Burkert. Harvard University Press. 1998. Pg. 57-59.* "That social and physio-psychic ill... more »
Hillary Clinton May Have A Brain Tumor: Board Certified MD/Psychiatrist
*Video Title: Hillary Clinton May Have A Brain Tumor: Board Certified MD/Psychiatrist. Source: The Alex Jones Channel. Date Published: August 9, 2016. Description: * Alex Jones speaks with Steve Pieczenik, (MD, PhD, American psychiatrist, former US Department of State official) about Hillary's current health and the cover-up to hide the fact that she is potentially mentally ill and undergoing a severe health crisis that would inhibit her to run the country if elected.
Picture Of The Day
A Russian paratrooper descends to the ground during a training exercise in the village of Nikinci, west from Belgrade, Nov. 14, 2014. PHOTO: REUTERS
Russian Media Is Claiming That Arms Merchant Viktor Bout Was Offered A Deal If He Would Testify Against Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin
Viktor Bout. Sputnik *Sputnik:* *US Intelligence Offered Russian Citizen Bout to Testify Against Rosneft CEO* US intelligence officials have offered Russian businessman Viktor Bout after his arrest to give incriminating evidence against Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin in exchange for a less severe sentence, Bout’s wife, Alla, said. BANGKOK (Sputnik) – Bout was arrested in Bangkok in 2008 in a joint operation between Thai and US authorities, who accused him of conspiring to kill US nationals by allegedly agreeing to supply Colombian militants with weapons. He is currently serving a 25-year... more »
A Podcast On How The U.S. Military Solves Some Of Its Lesser-Known But Most Persistent Problems
Two U.S. medics carry stretchers during a medical evacuation exercise, part of a joint military drill, in Yangju, about 40 km (25 miles) north of Seoul, March 5, 2008. REUTERS/JO YONG-HAK *Reuters:* *How a 'chicken gun' keeps U.S. warbirds aloft* When the United States Air Force tests a new aircraft it needs to make sure it won't crash should a stray bird slam into the plane's side. Thankfully, the military has an artillery piece with a 60-foot barrel that hurls chicken more than 400 miles an hour. The chicken gun allows the military to make sure no stray bird will foul up its expe... more »
How Much Does A U.S. Ambassadorship Cost?
Vogue editor Anna Wintour, expected by some to become Washington's top diplomat in London. REUTERS/GONZALO FUENTES *Dennis Jett, Reuters*: *What will a Clinton or Trump administration charge for an ambassadorship?* It is hard to predict what might happen once a new president takes office. For instance, could next January 20 usher in a new reality television show called Ambassador Apprentice? Those who aspire to run an embassy can describe how they would make America great again through huge foreign policy deals. Then a President Donald Trump could say whether the contestant got th... more »
Laissez-faire in Tokyo land use
*A topical tale from Tokyo explaining why despite a growing population and little spare land, rather than rocketing house prices Tokyo’s have hardly increased in twenty years.Guest post by Alex Tabarrok.* [image: tokyo-japan] Tokyo, Japan’s capital city, has a growing population of over 13 million people, but house prices have hardly increased in twenty years. Why? Tokyo has a laissez-faire approach to land use that allows lots of construction, subject to only a few general national regulations. Robin Harding at the *Financial Times* has a very important piece on the Tokyo sy... more »
More Republican Establishment Creeps Hatin' On Mr. Trumpanzee
I don't like Trump either-- not anything about him; in fact I detest him and everything he stands for. That said, that list of 50 GOP officials who signed a lot warning that he;'d put the nation's national security at risk... the only ones on the list I heard of I hate too. The establishment on both sides of the aisle, sure are gaining up on Mr. Trumpanzee and these people never come from the same place I come from. It can't help but make me pause and wonder what I'm doing on the same side as people like war criminal John Negroponte, Goldman Sachs crook, World Bank president, neoco... more »
Psychiatrist Uses a ‘Fever Machine’ to Treat Depression
*Sarah Beller* - In Ancient Rome, people suffering from melancholia were sometimes treated with warm baths. The post Psychiatrist Uses a ‘Fever Machine’ to Treat Depression appeared first on Waking Times.
Putin: ‘You Actually Believe US Elections Are Democratic?’
Putin is known for pulling no punches and telling it how it is, and this video interview, filmed before WikiLeaks released hacked emails proving the DNC colluded illegally with the Clinton campaign, proves the straight talking Russian strongman knew exactly what type of dirty tricks to expect from the Clinton team. Make no mistake, the Clinton campaign is intentionally attempting to deflect the public’s attention away from the Clinton/DNC joint effort to usurp the will of American voters and rig the Democratic nomination in favor of the establishment candidate Clinton. Here is Presi... more »
#RPGaDay 2016 Day 9: Beyond the game, what's involved in an ideal session
As a mainly virtual gamer over the past few years, my needs have shifted a bit... We used to usually have a meal before the game, have a few drinks with the game. Generally speaking, I like gaming with people I can have fun with. I'd like to be able to talk with them, have a few laughs. I'd probably be a horrible tournament gamer... Party People Image jennylund, Creative Commons 3.0
Hillary Aide Cheryl Mills OK’d Oil Deal That Put $500K in Bill’s Pocket
[image: In this March 21, 2016, file photo, Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks with supporters at a campaign rally at Carl Hayden High School in Phoenix, Arizona.] Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton publicly defended an embattled banker during an official visit to Bangladesh while Clinton Foundation officials tried to steer money from an Abu Dhabi oil company into the banker's coffers. A Daily Caller News Foundation investigation traced...more »
The Dream Lives On
Mel Hurtig died last week. He was an economic nationalist who watched as Lester Pearson sacked his hero, Walter Gordon. And he watched yet again as Brian Mulroney and Stephen Harper integrated Canada into the American Empire. But, if you look around the world, economic nationalism is making a comeback. Tom Walkom writes: Globalization is under attack in the U.S. and Europe. Americans fret about the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership deal and the existing North American Free Trade Agreement. They have come to understand that such trade and investment pacts don’t always work for th... more »
Chasing Sources - The Philadelphia Experiment
In sort of a corollary to my chasing footnotes, I thought I would look at chasing sources. That is, start with the a story and find out how reliable the original source might be. Some stories have no real documentation, no additional witnesses and nothing to back them up, other than the testimony of a single source or a couple of sources who are working together which doesn’t tell us much about the validity of the case. I suppose I could begin this with Al Bielek, the time traveler who was part of the Philadelphia Experiment. I’m not going to talk about the ridiculous story that he ... more »
Economic News , Data & Views .... August 9 , 2016.... Quick Hits - 1. Markets & Market Moving News : Tuesday Modestly Risk On - Oil Positive for 2016 , NASDAQ Latest Record Close ; BOE QE Program Hits A Snag - On Day 2 ; S&P 500 Sector ETFs for 2016 - Everything Showing Green ; Global Bonds Get A Lift - Everything Golden Apparently ; Asia Items - Wednesday News & Data. 2.Turkey News De Jour - Purge Updates , Erdogan - Putin Meeting In Moscow. 3. Spain Ciudadanos Sets Six Conditions For Sitting Down To Negotiate With PP. 4. Syria State Of Play , Focus On Aleppo , Idlib And Latakia. 5. Odds & Ends.
Markets & Market Moving News..... *ForexLive* @ForexLive 9m 9 minutes ago Overnight USD weakness getting another leg (part 2) *BloombergVerified account* @business 2m 2 minutes ago *Japan*’s plunging jobless rate is all about aging, not Abenomics http:// bloom.bg/2ayWVoK *BloombergVerified account* @business 8m 8 minutes ago *China*’s money outflow goes quiet - for now http://bloom.bg/2ayW9YN *Simon Ting* @simonting 25m 25 minutes ago Maersk: "We want to focus on more profitable ports and will no longer use 10 Chinese ports of import and export g... more »
Idaho Man Finds Big Bone While Digging Gravel Pit, Turns Out to be a Mammoth Tusk
[image: In this screengrab from video, Kasey Keller stands near a 3½-foot section of tusk from a Colombian mammoth that he found while digging on his property in Preston, Idaho.] PRESTON, Idaho (AP) -- An Idaho man stumbled upon a rare find while using a backhoe to dig in a gravel pit on his property. “It came to the point where I seen something weird or different inside the hill so... more »
VANCOUVER VIDEO: Native Women Violently Arrested by Police at Imperial Metals
Click on arrow below to watch video Video uploaded from Facebook Exclusive video: Vancouver police violently break up the occupation of Imperial Metals HQ by Indigenous women and their supporters, who were marking the two-year anniversary of the Mount Polley mining disaster. Yuct Ne Senxiymetkwe Camp Censored News Two years after the Mount Polley disaster, Secwepemc Women's
Is Another Full-Scale War About To Break-Out In Ukraine?
*Radio Free Europe:* *Guns Of August: Fears Of Full-Scale War Return As Casualties Mount In Ukraine* MARYINKA, Ukraine -- Framed by a tiny cutout in the fortified bunker, this particular piece of no-man's land is tinted a blood-reddish orange by the setting summer sun. It's hot as hell, and it's about to get hotter. When the sun goes down, the guns start blazing. And all that separates the men at their triggers is a grassy patch of land the size of a soccer field that is heavily mined. If you're a Ukrainian soldier here, you don't need binoculars to observe the enemy -- you just ... more »
President Obama's Drone War Policy Is Full Of Loopholes
US Air Force ground crew in Kandahar secure weapons to an MQ-9 Reaper drone after its return from a mission. Photograph: Reuters *Macy Wheeler, New Republic*:* Are There Any Limits on Obama’s Drone War, Really?* A newly released document reveals that the administration’s rules for drone warfare are full of workarounds and loopholes. Early in his second term, President Obama set out to create a Rule Book that would provide some semblance of legal oversight over his administration’s drone program, which in the previous four years had become the administration’s preferred method of t... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 9, 2016
A New York Police Department (NYPD) officer stands guard in Grand Central Station, following the Nice terror attack, in New York City, U.S., July 15, 2016. REUTERS/BRENDAN MCDERMID *Steven Brill, The Atlantic*: *Is America Any Safer?* Since 9/11, the United States has spent $1 trillion to defend against al-Qaeda and ISIL, dirty bombs and lone wolves, bioterror and cyberterror. Has it worked? Fifteen years ago this September 11, 19 terrorists, using four jetliners as guided missiles, killed 2,977 people—and enveloped the country in fear. It was the first sustained attack on America... more »
World News Briefs -- August 9, 2016 (Evening Edition)
*BBC*: *Putin mends broken relations with Turkey's Erdogan* The leaders of Russia and Turkey have patched up a damaging quarrel, pledging to restore close economic relations. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian trade sanctions on Turkey would be phased out "step by step". "The priority is to get back to the pre-crisis level of co-operation," he told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in St Petersburg. *Read more* .... *MIDDLE EAST* Syrian government forces bombard rebels in Aleppo, *insurgents deny setbacks.* UN pleads for *urgent Aleppo ceasefire.* No end in sig...more »
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