Sunday, April 16, 2017

15 April - Blogs I'm Following 2 of 2

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Sicko Cop Indicted for Pulling Over Young Women, Assaulting them with Sex Toys

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: cleveland]A Cleveland cop has been indicted by a Grand Jury on kidnapping and sexual assault charges for groping two young women and assaulting them with a sex toy.

US Corporate Media Runs Fake Chinese Headline that Almost Kicked Off WW3

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
In a chain reaction starting with Bloomberg running a fake Chinese headline, World War 3 was nearly kicked off in a matter of hours -- based on a lie.

Saturday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 12 hours ago
Assorted content for your long weekend reading. - Cole Stangler interviews Raquel Garrido about the political critique behind Jean-Luc Melenchon's emerging presidential campaign - and it sounds equally applicable in Canada: One of the reasons why the current regime is lacking consent in French society is because the process for electing officials allows them to behave inconsistently with their campaign promises. The main cultural characteristic of the current political class is impunity. They do whatever they want because they are absolutely unaccountable. That culture of impunity ... more »

"It'll Do..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*Deputy Wendell:* “It's a mess, ain't it, Sheriff?” *Sheriff Bell:* “If it ain't, it'll do till the mess gets here.” - “No Country For Old Men” And you'd better believe the mess is coming... - CP

The Economy: "The Trump Reflation Fantasy Ends on Day 100"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"The Trump Reflation Fantasy Ends on Day 100"* By David Stockman "In honor of the Donald's “Mother of All Bomb” (MOAB) attack on the Hindu Kush mountains Thursday, let me introduce MOAD. I’m referring to the "Mother of All Debt" crises, of course. The opening round is coming when Washington goes into shutdown mode on April 28, which happens to be Day 100 of the Donald's reign. In theory, this should be just a routine extension of the fiscal year (FY) 2017 continuing resolution (CR) by which Congress is funding the $1.1 trillion compartment of government which is appropriated annua... more »

Ministers are trying to use a sticking plaster to patch up Britain’s social care emergency

Sophia Akram at The Canary - 13 hours ago
Britain’s social care is in meltdown. Underfunded, understaffed, and overburdened. The latest debacle to hit the sector is the alarming revelation that 900 care workers are quitting every day. Short-term fixes won’t do. The sector needs a drastic overhaul. On top of an ageing population, which has driven local councils to exhaust their council tax […] The post Ministers are trying to use a sticking plaster to patch up Britain’s social care emergency appeared first on The Canary.

Christians in Aleppo, Syria celebrate Easter for first time since Assad liberated city from Al Qaeda (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
[image: Christians in Aleppo, Syria celebrate Easter, for first time since Assad liberated city from Al Qaeda (Video)] Syria: Christians observe Good Friday in Aleppo cathedral. The post Christians in Aleppo, Syria celebrate Easter for first time since Assad liberated city from Al Qaeda (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

In 2011 NATO murdered Gaddafi. Today, Libya without Gaddafi is a slave trade hub

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
[image: In 2011 NATO murdered Gaddafi. Today, Libya without Gaddafi is a slave trade hub] Since the US overthrow of Gaddafi, the UN migration agency says slavery is rife in Libya. The post In 2011 NATO murdered Gaddafi. Today, Libya without Gaddafi is a slave trade hub appeared first on The Duran.

Mike Pence to spend Easter in South Korea. Tensions may have temporarily died down

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 13 hours ago
[image: UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 4: Gov. Mike Pence, R-Ind., arrives to testify during the House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing on "State of American Schools and Workplaces: Expanding Opportunity in America's Schools and Workplaces" on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)] Could the visit be to prepare troops for war or to begin engaging in a political solution in Korea? The post Mike Pence to spend Easter in South Korea. Tensions may have temporarily died down appeared first on The Duran.

Two similar chemical weapons atrocities, two entirely different reactions

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 13 hours ago
[image: Cure for Hypocrisy -Blue Open Blister Pack of Pills Isolated on White.] America committed a war crime as a reaction to one and is virtually silent on the other. The post Two similar chemical weapons atrocities, two entirely different reactions appeared first on The Duran.

It's tax day, have you decided where to file your protest yet?

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 13 hours ago
Courtesy of The Hill: *Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend rallies on Saturday that are aimed at pressuring President Trump to release his tax returns. * *The events, which will be held as the tax-filing deadline approaches, are one of a number of protests that have sprung up since Trump’s election, including the women’s march held the day after the inauguration. * *The marches come eight years after Tea Party rallies on President Obama’s first Tax Day in office. * *Trump’s tax returns are a long-running controversy from his presidential campaign. * *In a sharp bre... more »

Technical message

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
Just a warning... Our comments system may look slightly different today. It's gone 'full page' to try and sort out a glitch whereby we can't comment on our own blog. It probably *won't *work (he says, pessimistically). *Update: *And Sue tells me that a vexatious 'Not a Robot' thing is coming up. Sorry. And any Kraftwerk fans, please don't feel put off by that. Herzlich willkommen! Please bear with us. *Further update: *Things have returned to normal, for the time being. Kraftwerk fans may appreciate that neither Sue nor myself are feeling much ' Computerliebe' at the moment.

Our hatred may make us dissemble or lie!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2017Corporate star does it again:* Anna Fels is a psychiatrist and faculty member at Weill Cornell Medical College. In yesterday's New York Times, she wrote an op-ed column about hatred and where it comes from, evolution-wise. We expect to pursue the topic next week. For today, we'll merely say that hate and hatred may lead us to dissemble about some object of our hatred, possibly even to lie. Possibly even to lie to millions of people! Consider Rachel Maddow's presentation about Jeff Sessions on Thursday night's TV show. Perhaps because we'd been under the w... more »

The Sun, Kelvin MacKenzie, and Tabloid Economics

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 13 hours ago
Trolls sometimes get their comeuppance. While the bigoted and the dishonest continue to rant and rave from the platforms provided them by Britain's most poisonous media outfits, it seems one *can* go too far. That's if Kelvin MacKenzie's suspension from *The Sun* is anything to go by. As far as I can tell, MacKenzie's done nothing qualitatively worse than your average Melanie Phillips or Rod Liddle nudge-nudge-racism piece. Readers will also recall his appalling attack on *Channel Four News*'s Fatima Manji in the pages of the paper, and no action was forthcoming. Though to make a ... more »

The Life-President of Dateline London

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
At the risk of appearing nerdy about *Dateline London**...* I was intrigued to read *Dateline *regular Alexander Nekrassov (a guest on today's show and as entertaining as ever) tweeting that "they have a rotating system so that no one appears on the show more than others". (He also said that "they pay very quickly, unlike most other shows".) Although it's certainly true that *Dateline *rotates its guests, my statistics have shown that some guests are more equal than others. One guest in particular has been on significantly more than any other - namely the Palestinian extremist Ab... more »

Bomb Blast Hits Syrian Evacuation Convoy Near Aleppo, Dozens Killed

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Al Jazeera*: *Aleppo blast: Syrian evacuation convoy targeted* *As many as 39 killed after huge explosion targets bus convoy in Aleppo moving residents of two besieged Shia villages.* A large blast has killed dozens of people in an attack near buses carrying Syrians evacuated from two besieged government-held towns. The blast on Saturday in Rashidin, west of Aleppo, targeted residents who were evacuated from the northern towns of Fuaa and Kafraya under a deal reached between the Syrian government and rebels. A report on Syrian state TV said at least 39 people were killed in the ... more »

Former Afghan President Karzai: Decision To Drop Massive U.S. Bomb 'Treason' And Wants The U.S. Out

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*New York Times:* *Afghan Ex-President Denounces Bombing and Says He Wants U.S. Out* KABUL, Afghanistan — The United States’ bombing of an Islamic State cave complex in Afghanistan has stirred up political trouble for the Afghan government, as former President Hamid Karzai on Saturday called his successor “a traitor” and declared that he wanted the Americans gone from the country. In an interview with The New York Times, hours after he said he intended to work toward “ousting the U.S.,” a fuming Mr. Karzai said there was no justification for the United States to drop its most pow... more »

Chinese Media Erroneously Reported That North Korea Had Fired A Projectile During Yesterday's Annual "Day Of The Sun" Celebration Parade

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Zero Hedge*: *Chinese Media Almost Sets Off Military Action With Erroneous North Korea Headline* As expected - and feared - during the annual "Day of the Sun" celebration parade (celebrating the birth of the nation's founder), Bloomberg blasted a headline that Chinese news agency Xinhua reported that North Korea has fired a projectile. However, it appears that the headline scanning algos made a collosal error, and that Xinhua interpreted events quite incorrectly as it was, as CBC and Reuters reports, the appearance of a new submarine-launched missile at the parade for the firs... more »

Moveable Feast: Open Thread/Links

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 14 hours ago
Happy Easter, Passover, or whatever resurrection or exodus holiday you may or may not be celebrating during this glorious American tax season. On that note, this weekend's official Trump resistance movement event do esn't involve protesting our looming entry into World War III, or the dropping of the biggest bomb in the history of bellicosity. Rather, we're urged to restrict ourselves to kvetching about Donald Trump's tax returns. Without the release of his tax returns, we might remain woefully ignorant of the fact that he is a global kleptocrat whose sojourn in the White House was... more »

On Syria - Peggy Mason is a dog of war dressed as a human rights defender

Denis Rancourt at Activist Teacher - 14 hours ago
Canadian dogs of war dressed as human rights defenders, from Trudeau to NGOs. A very tired trick that must be exposed. Thank you Ken Stone. AND SEE 2017-04-15 UPDATE BELOW. 2017-04-12: << Ken Stone challenges Peggy Mason to a public debate. Based on her attribution of the recent chemical attack at Khan Sheikhoun on the government of Bashar-Al-Assad, I wish to challenge Peggy Mason to a

Isolated? Nearly 50% of Mentally Ill Say Police Involvement Makes a Bad Situation Worse

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: mentally ill]A new survey reveals people don't fair well when police are called to investigate mentally ill health related issues.

Canada’s Pot Legalization Comes With a Hefty Dose of Police State – 10 Years in Prison for Driving High

Annabelle Bamforth at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: legalization]Recreational cannabis legalization in Canada is expected to become reality in 2018, but not without distinct limitations and the continuing possibility of fines, jail time, or both.

WATCH: Cop Snaps, Shatters Man’s Car Window With His Bare Hands ‘For No Reason’

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: window]An intense video was uploaded to Instagram this week showing a cop grab a man's window and shatter it "For No Damn Reason."

North Korea Military Parade April 15,2017 (Full Video)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*WNU Editor:* From no one in the square .... to 100,000+ in less than hour .... and all choreographed.

U.S. Air Force Extends F-16's Service Life Until 2048

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
F-16 Fighting Falcons from Kunsan Air Base and South Korean KF-16s taxi to the runway together during Exercise Buddy Wing 14-8 at Seosan Air Base, Republic of Korea Aug. 21, 2014.Flickr/US Air Force *CNN:* *Waiting on more F-35s, Air Force extends F-16's life* (CNN)The US Air Force has decided to extend the service life of its F-16 fighter jet from 8,000 to 12,000 flight hours, a move that will keep the multi-role combat aircraft in the skies beyond 2040 and help fill the service's short-term need for more aircraft. While the Air Force is regularly upgrading its aircraft and extend... more »

As nuclear war looms in Korea, Congress vanishes

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 15 hours ago
[image: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 3, 2015. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)] US Congress fails in its exercise of its constitutional duty as nuclear war threatens between US and North Korea. The post As nuclear war looms in Korea, Congress vanishes appeared first on The Duran.

BREAKING: Suicide attack on humanitarian bus convoy kills 70 near Aleppo (graphic images)

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 15 hours ago
[image: bus 3] The attack took place on a bus convoy attempting to evacuate Shi'a Syrians to safety. The post BREAKING: Suicide attack on humanitarian bus convoy kills 70 near Aleppo (graphic images) appeared first on The Duran.

Russia announces tests of hypersonic Zircon anti-ship missile in warning to US

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 15 hours ago
[image: ziocon] Russia announces test of hypersonic Zircon anti-ship missile as warning to US following US navy deployments against Syria and North Korea. The post Russia announces tests of hypersonic Zircon anti-ship missile in warning to US appeared first on The Duran.

Trump Administration to keep White House logs private. Why? Because fuck you, that's why.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 15 hours ago
Courtesy of Time Magazine: *The Trump Administration will not disclose logs of those who visit the White House complex, breaking with his predecessor, the White House announced Friday. * *The decision, after nearly three months of speculation about the fate of the records, marks a dramatic shift from the Obama Administration’s voluntary disclosure of more than 6 million records during his presidency. The U.S. Secret Service maintains the logs, formally known as the Workers and Visitors Entry System, for the purpose of determining who can access to the 18-acre complex. * *White H... more »

ABD destekli SDG, Tabka’ya girdi !

Eren Dalkesen at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
YPG’nin çoğunluğunu oluşturduğu Suriye Demokratik Güçleri, ABD özel kuvvetleri ve koalisyonun desteğiyle Tabka kentine girmeyi başardı. Bu sabah itibariyle IŞİD’in elinde bulunan Tabka’ya girmeye başlayan SDG ve ABD işgal güçleri, İskenderiye mahallesinin yaklaşık olarak yarısını kontrol altına aldı.Eş zamanlı olarak şehrin doğusunda da saldırıya geçen güçler, doğu yakasında bulunan birkaç binada da kontrolü sağladı. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

F-35 Stealth Fighter vs. Block III Super Hornet

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
F-18 & F-35 (YouTube) *James Mugg, National Interest:* *Battle for the Sky: F-35 Stealth Fighter vs. Block III Super Hornet* A debate over the future of US naval fighter jets has been on a slow burn for months, but it’s starting to heat up. There are reports that Boeing is surreptitiously marketing the F/A-18XT or ‘Block III Super Hornet’ to decision-makers in Washington via a one-page ‘white paper’. The chain of events stretches back to at least December, when Donald Trump announced to the Twitterverse that he’d ‘asked Boeing to price-out a comparable F-18 Super Hornet’ as an alt... more »

US Air Force Deploys F-35 Fighter Jets To Europe For Training

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
F-35A Lightning II fighter jets from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, fly in formation over the Utah Test and Training Range, March 30, 2017. Pentagon officials announced April 14, 2017, that the Air Force is deploying a small number of F-35A fighters to Europe for training. (U.S. Air Force photo/R. Nial Bradshaw) *Defense News*:* US Air Force F-35s making first operational deployment to Europe this weekend* WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force’s F-35A is deploying internationally for the first time this weekend, heading to Europe to conduct training exercises with ... more »

Weekend reads: Death of a cancer lab; women economists’ papers are more readable; self-correction grows

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 15 hours ago
The week at Retraction Watch featured a study of why researchers commit misconduct, and the story of former Northwestern scientist who sued the university for defamation. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: A once-thriving cancer research lab was driven to a slow death from mismanagement and fraud allegations after drawing the attention of two men presenting themselves as […] The post Weekend reads: Death of a cancer lab; women economists’ papers are more readable; self-correction grows appeared first on Retraction Watch.

Capitalism in Crisis

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
In this episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges explores capitalism in crisis with Richard Wolff, professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. From Brexit, to labor protests in France, to Italy’s financial woes, they discuss the effects of austerity on the working class. RT Correspondent Anya Parampil looks at the fallout of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 16 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Mike Pence is heading to South Korea as North Korea tensions heat up China Warns North Korea War "Could Break Out At Any Moment" But: China experts: North Korea not on war footing, fighting unlikely Air China Suspends Flights To North Korea As Kim Vows "Merciless Response To Any US Provocation" US May Launch Preemptive Strike On North Korea Ahead Of Nuclear Test JFK and Ruth Paine - Documentary 9th graders show effect of Wifi Facebook is targeting 30,000 fake France accounts before the presidential election Uzbekistan claims it warned the West about the Stockhol... more »

Turkey's Referendum: "To Close To Call" ???

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 16 hours ago
*According to 5 eyes media- Both sides, Yvet (Yes) and Hayir (No), are neck and neck. Is that accurate?** Come on, it's 5 eyes media!* *This is same media that swore up and down that Hillary Clinton was going to win the US election. This is the same media that makes real out of the unreal, thinking specifically about the recent, alleged chemical attack in Syria.* *Here's an example of five eyes media perception management regarding Turkey's referendum.* *Via Canada's own CBC* * "The most recent polls put both of these sides neck-and-neck still. It has been like that throughout the... more »

Automated Education + Chasing Skills + Debt = Social Contorl

phila.ken at Schools Matter - 16 hours ago
from Wrench in the Gears April 15, 2017 I posted the scenario below in November of 2015 as a Facebook note. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve come across a number of items having to do with skills, automation, and human capital management, so I thought I would pull it back out to share. Below are a couple of articles that caught my eye: Article 1: *New Tools Needed to Track Technology’s Impact on Jobs, Panel Says* by Steve Lohr of the New York Times Article 2: *The EIDCC, The Experience Graph, and the Future of Human Capital *by Shelly Blake-Plock of Yet Analytics I’m a parent ... more »

This Easter, an Ancient Branch of Christianity Faces a Threat to its Very Existence

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 16 hours ago
From “The Conversation”: “This Easter, an ancient branch of Christianity faces a threat to its very existence By Mariz Tadros, … Continue reading →

Will Turkey’s Referendum Mark the End of Democracy and the Birth of ‘Erdoğanistan’?

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 16 hours ago
From The Conversation: “Will Turkey’s referendum mark the end of democracy and the birth of ‘Erdoğanistan’? by Simon P. Watmough, … Continue reading →

With Trump's Base Starting To Get Restless, Republican Congressional Incumbents Are Staring Into The Face Of Mortality

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
On Thursday Alex Isenstadt looked into the idea that Trump's base is starting to turn on him. He reported for *Politico* that some of them are "losing the faith... 'We expect him to keep his word, and right now he’s not keeping his word,’ says one campaign supporter." The racists and bigots who catapulted him into the White House are getting restless. And the chaos and failure that is coming out of his Regime is starting to wear thin. Even morons sometimes understand they've been had. Trump pretended to be religious and "godly" during the campaign. You know how many times he's bee... more »

“It’s Official, Global Warming and Higher CO2 Ended the California Drought!!!”

If the climate realists used the same tactics as the climate alarmists today’s headlines across the globe would read “It’s Official, Global Warming and Higher CO2 Ended the California Drought!!!” The entire climate change house of cards is largely based upon pseudo-science, where an outlier observation is portrayed as the norm. For example, the bleaching […]

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 17 hours ago
*Unbelievable: I was censored at Berkeley* David Horowitz The freedom to speak is inseparable from the freedom to hear. The UC Berkeley administration is hostile to both these freedoms. I know this by personal experience. The College Republicans invited me to speak at Berkeley on April 12. I had hired bodyguards and was ready to go into the lion’s den. But in a death of a thousand bureaucratic cuts, UC administrators placed such harsh restrictions on the event that it had to be cancelled the day before my appearance. The administration feared a repeat of the February leftwing r... more »

On "Global Warming: Science or Dogma?"

Harry Dale Huffman at The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage - 17 hours ago
I have submitted the following comment to an article, "Global Warming: Science or Dogma" on the American Thinker site, in response to other comments there which hew to the dogma that there is a CO2 (carbon dioxide) greenhouse effect in the atmosphere: *Those scientists who think they are experts in talking about CO2 absorption of radiation from the planetary surface are over-educated and mis-educated. The point that any such "experts" need to understand is that such absorption is just one pathway by which heat is transferred from the surface of the planet to outer space. Heat is tra... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 17 hours ago
*Arctic meltdown: Sea and land ice are cracking up at a record pace (!)* *I imagine that the figures below are all carefully cherrypicked in the usual Green/Left way but whether they are or not they are no disaster. As Archimdes discovered over 2,000 years ago, melting sea ice does NOT raise the water level. And the only substantial land mass in the Arctic is Greenland. And while there is some melting of Greenland coastal ice the interior icecap is and always has been stable. So it is only the coastal ice that could have some effect. But in a recent study it was projected to ra... more »

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad intends to run in this year’s election

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 17 hours ago
[image: Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Karim Kadim/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS)] Ahmadinejad is considered more of a hardliner than incumbent President Rouhani. The post Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad intends to run in this year’s election appeared first on The Duran.

FIERCE battle for Mosul: house-to-house fighting, 400K civilians trapped (WARNING: Combat Footage)

Ricky Twisdale at The Duran - 17 hours ago
[image: iraqi troops mosul] As the Iraqi army closes in on the core of the city of Mosul, desperate terrorist resistance meets them at every turn The post FIERCE battle for Mosul: house-to-house fighting, 400K civilians trapped (WARNING: Combat Footage) appeared first on The Duran.

WATCH: Day of The Sun celebrations continue in North Korea

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 17 hours ago
[image: day of the sun 2] No nuclear tests yet... The post WATCH: Day of The Sun celebrations continue in North Korea appeared first on The Duran.

Questions emerge over official death count in MOAB drop

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 17 hours ago
[image: moab drop] How can anyone do a body count in a destroyed tunnel system? The post Questions emerge over official death count in MOAB drop appeared first on The Duran.

Donald Trump Jr. blasts university students protesting fast food

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 17 hours ago
[image: chicken] They were not protesting war, they were protesting fried chicken. The post Donald Trump Jr. blasts university students protesting fast food appeared first on The Duran.

They Can't Go Home Again

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 17 hours ago
Andrew Nikiforuk believes that Donald Trump is a symptom, not a cause. Drawing on the work of Nafeez Ahmed, he writes: The world faces not a “clash of civilizations” with radical Islam (although the dust-up remains a significant challenge), but a crisis of civilization that includes riotous climates, poisoned oceans, failing forests and collapsing economies. Ahmed is a British investigative journalist who has been connecting the dots on energy, climate change and globalization for years. The title of his latest book sums up our current predicament: *Failing States, Collapsing Sys... more »

Congress is launching yet another investigation directed at Donald Trump.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 17 hours ago
Courtesy of WaPo: *An arm of Congress is launching an investigation into President Trump’s transition operation, including its public spending, private fundraising and how it managed communications with foreign governments. * *In a letter dated April 5, the independent, nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) told Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) that it would undertake the probe. * *The investigation will focus on four major areas of interest, a GAO official wrote: federal ethics guidelines that governed Trump’s transition; the finan... more »

‘Chugging’ is not an effective way to help people and save lives [OPINION]

Sam Woolfe at The Canary - 18 hours ago
Newcastle City Council is introducing new measures that aim to crack down on ‘chuggers’ – people who ask passers-by for donations to a particular charity. It comes after complaints from shoppers, businesses, and tourists about being harassed and intimidated by chuggers while going about their day. Anyone found chugging outside an agreed area could be taken […] The post ‘Chugging’ is not an effective way to help people and save lives [OPINION] appeared first on The Canary.

Could the deep state become a restraining force on Donald Trump?

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 19 hours ago
[image: trum bomb] There are certain indications that the increased unpredictability of US foreign policy is Donald Trump's personal touch. The post Could the deep state become a restraining force on Donald Trump? appeared first on The Duran.

4 wars Trump inherited from Obama and then escalated in record time

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 19 hours ago
[image: yemen war] US President Trump inherited four wars from former POTUS Barack Obama. The post 4 wars Trump inherited from Obama and then escalated in record time appeared first on The Duran.

Move over MOAB – Russia has the ‘Father of All Bombs’ (VIDEO)

Ricky Twisdale at The Duran - 19 hours ago
[image: bomb explosion] Washington just dropped the 'Mother of All Bombs' on Afghanistan - but Moscow tested the 'Father of All bombs' 10 years ago The post Move over MOAB – Russia has the ‘Father of All Bombs’ (VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.

Marine Le Pen blasts Donald Trump and his new found love for NATO

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 19 hours ago
[image: trump le pen] French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen criticized President Donald Trump on Friday for his sudden embrace of NATO. The post Marine Le Pen blasts Donald Trump and his new found love for NATO appeared first on The Duran.

Autism, Learn To Live With It.

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
NOTE: Seems like since Mrs. Wright's death last year, Autism Speaks has changed its mission from "It's time to listen," to "It's time to give up." What a sin. Let's live with autism. Cancer. Alzheimers. Diabetes. MD. Raise money and...

Ireland ‘doomed’ to face emissions fines

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 19 hours ago
By Paul Homewood https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ireland-doomed-to-face-emissions-fines-vvvd5grtc From The Times (with obligatory fake images of black steam): Ireland is unlikely to avoid having to pay multimillion-euro fines for missing emissions targets, the Environmental Protection Agency has warned. Emissions from the agriculture and transport sectors are increasing at a rapid pace, the watchdog said yesterday. It […]

Antarctic Peninsula Cooled Nearly 1°C During 1999–2014

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 19 hours ago
By Paul Homewood The Antarctic Peninsula has widely been reported as one of the fastest warming places on Earth, and therefore evidence of global warming. As I have pointed out before though, the warming actually stopped in the mid 1990s, and was actually a weather related event, due to changing wind patterns. Now, […]

“Сирийские демократические силы” штурмуют опорный пункт ИГ к западу от Ракки

Ivan Yakovlev at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
В субботу утром поддерживаемые США “Сирийские демократические силы” (SDF) вошли в город Табка, возобновив активные наступательные действия против террористической группировки “Исламское государство” в окрестностях этого опорного пункта боевиков на южном берегу реки Евфрат. К настоящему моменту отряды SDF заняли приблизительно половину квартала Александрия в южной части Табки, а также несколько отдельных строений на восточных окраинах […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Trump just lost another lawsuit.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 19 hours ago
Courtesy of Law Newz: *A Florida Court of Appeals decision went against one of President Donald Trump‘s businesses earlier this week, upholding a decision ordering them to pay more than $300,000 to a paint supply company that was working on renovations of the Trump National Doral Miami golf resort. Trump Endeavor 12 LLC, the President’s business, argued that they shouldn’t have to pay due to a technicality, but the court wasn’t buying it. * *The Paint Spot had gone after Trump’s business after not receiving $32,535.87 for paint and supplies they had provided through a subcontract... more »

Saving Zero: Rock the Campers

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
Dan with his son Ben To read the previous entries in this potential TV show click here. By Dan Burns If you gaze long into an abyss, said Nietzsche, the abyss also gazes into you. My abyss was the regression...

The rise of left-wing, anti-Trump fake news per BBC News

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 20 hours ago
The BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-39592010 that: 'Since the US election presidential race, fact checking websites report what seems like an increase in anti-Trump, 'liberal fake news'.' Oddly the BBC don't see the irony in their reporting this news whilst spewing out anti President Donald Trump opinion.

Black Eyed Man at Work

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
Our observer is clearly sensitive to spiritual manifestation. as important we have a black eyed observation happening in a place of work, rather than the normal random encounter with zero connection. This is quite different. Black eyed children are also not usually observed in conjunction with UFO sightings either. Even Bigfoot gets UFO notice albeit rare. It is then plausible to assign black eyes to so called demonic spirits who can ride side saddle on a human spirit and show up in this manner. All very tentative but the normal reaction is also one of rejection so this is... more »

To Interact With This Interface, Just Smile

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
This is a wonderful idea. We know that forcing a smile will actually adjust one's mood to the better. Setting up an automatic door to insist on just that is going to be terribly useful. We may end up having everyone walking around with smiles on their faces. This actually induces like behavior which is to everyone's health and well being. We barely understand just how reactive our moods are to cues from other persons. We do not want to think this is true but it is. The most powerful effect that i have discovered is that when a man has become very angry with a... more »

Flying Cryptid Encounter - Cabell County, WV

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
This one is seriously different and does sound a lot like a drone of some sort. No other report is similar so this is a one off. Yet upon been 'discovered' it then chose to disappear. This rally does sound like a drone been tested and not in any way a living creature. The behavior is all wrong. It may well be one of ours in the present time and place. This is a rapidly expanding hobby. *Flying Cryptid Encounter - Cabell County, WV * *Friday, March 31, 2017 * *http://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/03/flying-cryptid-encounter-cabell-county.html?* *I recently received t... more »

What is it like to be a trained martial artist and have an untrained person on the street want to fight you?

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
The first absolute rule is to walk away from any stranger wanting a fight. better still run. You simply do not know what he is actually capable of and there are so many options that you probably getting hurt is and in fact has become more so as so many today have the rudiments of martial training. It takes thirty minutes of instruction to be shown several useful methods, even if you completely lack training. Remember a simple thumb to the eye will really put him out of sorts the instance your opponent actually moves out of balance or moves at all. It will not stop you from ge... more »

The Ides of April

LL at Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
*A Party in the Worker's Paradise* This was the scene a few years ago as Dear Leader reviewed his troops doing the "river dance". (Who thought that it would have caught on in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?) Today is remembered in Nork-land as the birthday of grandpa (the first Dear Leader) Kim Il Sung. Whether or not it will be the last year that it's celebrated is still in doubt. Though April 15 has all but passed and there is no report of a nuclear test in Norkland, it's a very troubled place with exceptionally troubled people. It's essentially a large, encapsulated ... more »

ÚLTIMA HORA: Fuerzas kurdas bombardean el bastión de ISIS en Raqa occidental

Alvaro A. at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
El sábado por la mañana, las Fuerzas Democráticas Sirias (FDS), respaldadas por Estados Unidos, entraron oficialmente en la ciudad de Tabqa después de reanudar sus operaciones anti-ISIS alrededor de la fortaleza del Estado Islámico, situada en la orilla sur del río Eufrates. Hasta ahora, la FDS ha capturado aproximadamente la mitad del barrio de Alexandria […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Fuerza Aérea de Rusia golpea bastión islamista en el norte de Hama

Alvaro A. at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
En las primeras horas de la mañana del sábado, la Fuerza Aérea de Rusia golpeó repetidamente la ciudad de Halfaya después de que las fuerzas rebeldes capturaron ayer dos tanques sirios en la zona. Al menos 9 incursiones rusas se llevaron a cabo en Halfaya al amanecer, con sólo minutos de diferencia, probablemente apuntando a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

BREAKING: Kurdish forces storm ISIS bastion in western Raqqa

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:55 A.M.) – On Saturday morning, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) officially entered Tabqa city after resuming its anti-ISIS operations around the Islamic State stronghold, located on the southern bank of the Euphrates River. Thus far, the SDF has captured roughly half the Alexandria neighborhood in the southern sector of Tabqa while […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

In pictures: 11 Syrian troops killed amid skirmishes with ISIS insurgents east of Palmyra

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (7:40 A.M.) – 11 soldiers of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) were killed-in-action (KIA) by ISIS during a government offensive near Sabkha al-Mawah in eastern Palmyra on Friday, a bulletin released by Amaq Agency stated. In addition, the Islamic State outlet noted a SAA tank and machine field gun were knocked out by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US Foreign Policy and The Tangled Matrix of Deceit

Vladimir Golstein at The Duran - 21 hours ago
[image: military industrial 2] Will America do anything and think anything to preserve its hegemony? The post US Foreign Policy and The Tangled Matrix of Deceit appeared first on The Duran.

U.S. Tests A New Nuclear Gravity Bomb

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 21 hours ago
USAF F-16 testing a B61-12 gravity bomb © National Nuclear Security Administration @FrankKlotzNNSA / Twitter *Aviationist:* *In other news, a U.S. F-16 has dropped an inert B61-12 nuclear bomb over Nevada last month* *B-61 inert nuclear gravity bomb has passed first F-16 flight test.* On Mar. 14, an F-16 from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis AFB, Nevada, dropped a B61-12 over the Nellis Test and Training Range Complex in the first test use of the upgraded B61 with the F-16 aircraft. The B61-12 represent the latest LEP (Life-Extention Program) upgrade to the B61 lin... more »

Raging against the machine

Ethical Technology - 21 hours ago
As a consequence of our geographical isolation and preponderance of our country’s power Americans, at least since the Civil War, haven’t paid much attention to what is going on in the rest of the world. One can assume that few of us know or have thought all that much about how a Republic under president Trump isn’t just a sort of primal scream emanating from the failures of US politics and culture that we’ve been storing up for over a generation- though it is that as well- but stands as only one representative of a truly global phenomenon. https://ieet.org/images/uploads/oswaldo-gu... more »

North Korea peacefully celebrates ‘Day of The Sun’ under the cloud of war

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 21 hours ago
[image: day of the sun] During the celebrations, new weapons including ICBMs were unveiled publicly for the first time. The post North Korea peacefully celebrates ‘Day of The Sun’ under the cloud of war appeared first on The Duran.

"This is madness. Just to keep the people out"

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 22 hours ago
Israel's security barrier, which opponents call 'a wall', has drastically reduced the number of victims of suicide bombings in Israel since its construction began. The figures are dramatic: *Year Dead* *Suicide attacks* 2001 85 40 2002 238 47 2003 145 23 2004 98 17 2005 33 9 2006 15 3 2007 3 1 2008 1 1 2015 0 1 2016 0 1 That didn't stop BBC One from broadcasting the following during its main Good Friday special, *Fern Britton's Holy Land Journey*: *Fern Britton*: This is a nice ... more »

Happy Good Friday And Resurrection Sunday!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
May God bless you and your family! Have a happy Good Friday and weekend, Resurrection Sunday! – Isaiah 53:5 New King James Version (NKJV) 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. – John […]

Professor Ilan Pappe (Jewish Historian): The Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians by Zionist Israel !

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
Sir Gerald Kaufmann (UK Jewish MP): “My grandmother was ill in bed when the Nazis came to her home town. A German soldier shot her dead in her bed. “My grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israeli soldiers murdering Palestinian grandmothers in Gaza. ” – “The present Israeli government ruthlessly and cynically exploits […]

N. Korea to Strike US Bases in Asian Pacific & S. Korean Presidential Palace if US Attacks

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
Published on Apr 14, 2017 North Korea will strike US military bases in Japan and South Korea, as well as the South Korean president’s residence in Seoul, if America engages in aggression against Pyongyang, North Korea’s General Staff warned, according to state news agency KCNA. end

Why Did NASA Issue a $1.1 Million Grant to Study How Alien Life Could Impact Christianity?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
NASA is preparing for the Disclosure/Invasion of ‘Aliens’. These are fallen angels and the Nephilim, NOT ‘ALIENS’. This is the coming endtimes strong delusion of 2 Thess. 2:9-12. The expectation is that the monotheistic religions of the world ie. mainly Christianity and Islam will take a BIG HIT, religious changing SHOCK! There will be a […]

U.S. Deploys Regular Ground Troops To Somalia (Update)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
*Task & Purpose:* *Dozens Of US Troops Head To Mogadishu For The First Time Since ‘Black Hawk Down’* It’s a busy month for U.S. military forces, with dynamic situations in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Korea. But don’t sleep on the Horn of Africa, either. Dozens of U.S. soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division have been deployed to Mogadishu to train Somali and African Union troops who are fighting al-Shabab jihadists there, according to a new report by VOA News. Al-Shabab, an extremist group aligned with Al-Qaeda, has gained notoriety in recent years for its persecution of ... more »

Geneticizing Ethnicity: A study on the “Taiwan Bio-Bank”

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 22 hours ago
*Taiwan as an island country is an immigrant society where interethnic marriages have been common....* This interesting 2010 paper Geneticizing Ethnicity: A study on the “Taiwan Bio-Bank" (Tsai Yu-yueh) has some useful history of how Taiwan's colonial governments classified the people who live here (which is not necessarily the way they themselves thought about it). I put that quote from the abstract there because it is striking how the author is struggling for inclusive language, which sadly negates the historical experience of Taiwan's indigenes. Another way to look at is to sa... more »

ASTON HALL, KENDALL HOUSE, MIND CONTROLLED KIDS, GRAVESEND

Anon at Aangirfan - 22 hours ago
The late *Kenneth Milner*, a psychiatrist*,* ran *Aston Hall Children's Hospital* in Derbyshire in the UK for 28 years. Milner is accused of injecting children with 'truth serum' and then sexually abusing them. *Milner* Milner had previously worked at Broadmoor and Rampton hospitals. David Martin, 55, claims he was abused by Dr Milner at Aston Hall while aged 12 and 13. Dr Kenneth Milner / dailymail /58 crimes recorded at former Derbyshire mental hospital / Doctor 'carried out experiments on patients at mental hospital' / goodnessandharmony *Teresa Cooper * The security serv... more »

A palpable hit

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 23 hours ago
News-watch's report on the *Today *programme's business coverage, finding heavy anti-Brexit bias, has certainly hit a raw nerve with defenders of the BBC. I've lost count of the number of articles, especially on left-leaning sites (including the *Guardian*), which have referred to it with haughty dismissal before going on to claim either that the BBC is getting it about right or, 'in fact', erring on the other side. The rawest nerve touched, however, appears to belong to Nick Robinson. His *Radio Times *rant about people who complain about BBC bias appears to have had that New... more »

Early stroll

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 23 hours ago
Just in from the Bard of Barnsley...

U.S. Navy Banning Electronic Cigarettes And Vaporizers

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
*Virginia Pilot:* *Navy banning e-cigarettes from ships and aircraft over exploding battery concerns* The Navy is banning electronic cigarettes and vaporizers from its aircraft, ships and submarines after receiving multiple reports of the devices’ batteries exploding, catching fire and injuring sailors, it announced Friday. The malfunctioning devices have forced at least one aircraft to land, started fires on ships and left sailors with second-degree burns . The injuries have occurred when the devices were being used, charged or replaced, or when they came into inadvertent contac... more »

Priorities (2)

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 23 hours ago
It could have been confidently predicted that Kelvin MacKenzie's suspension from *The Sun *would be made one of the BBC's top news stories. It's currently the 2nd-ranked story on the BBC News website. (ITV, in contrast, has it has its 10th-ranked story). The BBC's report is striking for its weighting against Mr MacKenzie. His response to the criticism gets just 29 words, only 2 of which are direct quotes. His critic, the Mayor of Liverpool, in contrast, is given 262, of which 91 are direct quotes. (ITV's article is much more carefully balanced). Another of the *Sun*'s media riva... more »

Priorities

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
The appalling murder of Hannah Bladon by a Palestinian in Jerusalem remains as one of the top stories on the Sky News and ITV News websites (in 7th and 3rd place respectively). It is, however, nowhere to be found now among the (13) top news stories featured on the BBC News website, nor is it on the BBC's World page. The story has been relegated to the BBC's Middle East page. The other remarkable thing about the BBC's coverage is that, again unlike ITV or Sky, the BBC website has chosen not to publish a photograph of Ms Bladon. *Update (10.00): *The BBC has now re-instated the s... more »

Tweet For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
The clues that suggest North Korea is preparing another nuclear test: https://t.co/7Ij9lmJ25b pic.twitter.com/75MgPcv7uN — NYT Graphics (@nytgraphics) April 13, 2017

North Korea Displays Submarine-Based Missiles For The First Time

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Reuters*: *North Korea displays submarine-based missiles for first time at military parade* SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea displayed its submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) for the first time on Saturday ahead of a massive military parade in the capital, Pyongyang. North Korea warned the United States on Saturday to end its "military hysteria" or face retaliation as a U.S. aircraft carrier group steamed towards the region and the reclusive state marked the 105th birth anniversary of its founding father. State TV showed images of the Pukkuksong-2 SLBMs on trucks waiting t... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin and legendary Russian space veterans Valentina Tereshkova (left) and Alexei Leonov (second right) ahead of “The Space Walker” screening on April 11. “The Space Walker” (“Vremya Pervykh”) is a Russian space film that tells the story of Russian cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov who conducted the first ever spacewalk, becoming the first human ever exposed to open space in the process. © SPUTNIK/ ALEXEI DRUZHININ

Musical Interlude: Yanni, "Until the Last Moment"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Yanni, "Until the Last Moment" - https://www.youtube.com/

ISIS infiltrates Kurdish frontline north of Raqqa, crosses Al-Ray Canal (video + pictures)

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (7:05 A.M.) – On Friday afternoon, an ISIS Inghimasi unit crossed the irrigation ditches north of Raqqa by boat in a bid to retake turf lost to the US-backed ‘Syrian Democratic Forces’ (SDF) and run havoc on the Kurdish militia. Footage of the Islamic State operation, south of Ain Issa, can be found […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russian Air Force pounds Islamist stronghold in northern Hama

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:25 A.M.) – In the early morning hours of Saturday, the Russian Air Force repeatedly hammered the town of Halfaya after rebel forces captured two Syrian tanks in the area yesterday. At least Russian 9 sorties were conducted on Halfaya at daybreak with just minutes inbetween, likely targeting the captured tanks and gun […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Islamic State fighters gun down Syrian soldiers, destroy tank near Palmyra

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:30 A.M.) – Despite gradually losing ground on the outskirts of Palmyra, ISIS militants are still putting up quite a fight in eastern Homs, utilizing anti-tank missiles, trenches and isolated gun positions to combat the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). Near the Palmyra Silos, a SAA tank crew was likely killed on the spot […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

آلاف الجنود الصينيين يتحركون نحو حدود كوريا الشمالية وإعلان حالة التأهب القصوى

Yusha Yuseef at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
كشفت وكالة United Press International الأمريكية أن القوات المسلحة الصينية تلقت أوامر مباشرة من القيادة العامة للجيش بالحفاظ على حالة التأهب القصوى في 5 مناطق عسكرية . وأفادت الوكالة استنادا لمركز حقوق الإنسان والديمقراطية – غير الحكومي في هونغ كونغ بأن كتائب مدفعية في المناطق العسكرية شاندون و تشيتسزيان ويوننان أُمرت بالتحرك والتموضع على […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

كوريا الشمالية تتوعد بتدمير القواعد الامريكية خلال دقائق

Yusha Yuseef at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
وعد جيش كوريا الشمالية اليوم الجمعة برد “لا رحمة فيه” على أي استفزاز أميركي، مع ازدياد حدة التوتر بشأن برنامج بيونغ يانغ النووي والبالستي، وسط توقعات متزايدة باستعدادها لإجراء تجربة جديدة لأسلحتها. وأفاد بيان لجيش الشمال نشرته الوكالة الرسمية أن القواعد الأميركية في كوريا الجنوبية “والبيت الأزرق (المقر الرئاسي لكوريا الجنوبية) سيتم تدميرها بشكل تام […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Dense networks

Yastreblyansky at No More Mister Nice Blog - 1 day ago
Guido Georgio Lombardi and friend, from his North Atlantic League website.A truly bizarre profile in Saturday's Times by Jason Horowitz of a Trump friend, fellow resident of Trump Tower *and* Palm Beach, George Guido Lombardi, aka Guido George Lombardi, aka Count of Canevaro (he's got that one wrong—the Canevaro nobility was awarded to Giuseppe Canevaro, a 19th-century guano king, I'm not making this up, who was ennobled by King Victor Emmanuel II—*conte di Zoagli e duca dei Castelvari*—for his part in transporting Napoleon III's army to Genoa helping the Risorgimentisti conquer Lo... more »

Big Data And The Cannabis Industry

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*-by Prateek Dwivedi* The legalization of medical marijuana in Canada, jurisdictions within the U.S., and abroad has returned a once-taboo, illegal recreational product back to its role as a medicinal agent, which can be traced back to ancient China. While the current market is generally delineated as “Recreational” or “Medicinal” users, in many jurisdictions and use cases, medical cannabis is an access point for the recreational user. In Canada, where cannabis is legal on a nationwide basis, only 5% of clinicians prescribe its use for patients. Among the factors that would give ... more »

Korea Central Television (Live Stream Of Today's Military Parade)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*WNU Editor*: For North Korean watchers .... this is a must see. On a side note, the Live Chat feed for this live video stream is hilarious. *Update 01:16 EST: *Just read this from the BBC .... *YouTube blocks North Korean state television channel *(BBC). But the above link is still working (so far).

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“Stars are forming in the Soul of the Queen of Aethopia. More specifically, a large star forming region called the Soul Nebula can be found in the direction of the constellation Cassiopeia, who Greek mythology credits as the vain wife of a King who long ago ruled lands surrounding the upper Nile river. *Click image for larger size.* The Soul Nebula houses several open clusters of stars, a large radio source known as W5, and huge evacuated bubbles formed by the winds of young massive stars. Located about 6,500 light years away, the Soul Nebula spans about 100 light years and is usual... more »

"War With North Korea Is Coming; Here's How YOU Can Prepare"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*A Comment:* Long time readers know well that we don't fear-monger or sensationalize things here, they're already bad enough without that nonsense. I highly recommend you read this article for informational purposes though, despite it's somewhat dramatic title: "War With North Korea Is Coming; It is Highly Likely We Will Be Attacked here in the USA; Here's How YOU Can Prepare" ◆ *Related:* • "North Korea Threatens Pre-emptive Nuclear Attack" • "Evacuations planned by Japan as North Korea vows to "mercilessly ravage" America" ◆ To give you some idea what it might be like on the ground,... more »

CIA Director Mike Pompeo: President Trump Is Now A 'Fan' Of America's Intelligence Communisty

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Vice President Mike Pence, right, swears in Mike Pompeo—flanked by his wife Susan—to be director of the CIA in Washington, D.C. on January 23. Pompeo is set to hold meetings in Turkey in what will be his first foreign visit. REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST *Bloomberg:* *Trump's Morphed From Spy Agency Critic to Fan, CIA's Pompeo Says* * ‘Don’t laugh,’ Pompeo says, acknowledging Trump’s past barbs * Strike on Syria may have brought closer bonds with agencies Not long ago Donald Trump was describing U.S. “intelligence” agencies in mocking quote marks and comparing them to Nazi Germany for dam... more »

Origins of the Guillotine

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Dr. Joseph Guillotin neither invented the guillotine nor was executed with one of those machines.

Is That Armageddon Over The Horizon?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Is That Armageddon Over The Horizon? by Paul Craig Roberts, http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ The insouciance of the Western world is extraordinary. It is not only Americans who permit themselves to be brainwashed by CNN, MSNBC, NPR, the New York Times and Washington Post, but also their counterparts in Europe, Canada, Australia, and Japan, who rely on the […]

Marine Le Pen: The Potential Brexit Times 100

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Marine Le Pen: The Potential Brexit Times 100 by Andrew Hoffman, https://www.milesfranklin.com/ You want drama. ..and TRUTH? Well, let’s start with this amazing, must see, three-minute 2009 clip from Ron Paul; or, as I deemed him five years ago, “America’s greatest man.” Given what I discussed in Friday’s “did America just start World War III”; and yesterday’s […]

US Invasion of Syria Began Five Years Ago

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Apr 12, 2017 US President Donald Trump’s claim that the US would never send troops to Syria might be correct on the surface but does not hide the fact that Washington has been waging a proxy war against Damascus since five years ago. end

Hillary Emails Prove She Knew: “For Years, Our Government Supporting Al Qaeda, ISIS”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Hillary Emails Prove She Knew: “For Years, Our Government Supporting Al Qaeda, ISIS” by Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project, via http://www.shtfplan.com/ This article was written by Matt Agorist and originally published by The Free Thought Project. Editor’s Comment: The absurdity is overwhelming. There’s no square deal or honest dealing in the region, yet we are supposed to […]

Think Tank Admits Saudi Arabia Behind Al Qaeda/ISIS In Syria

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Apr 13, 2017 Just like all the times in the past Infowars has been proven right about who is really funding and arming ISIS and Al Qaeda. end

Dr. Jim Willie: Golden Jackass Holiday Weekend

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Dr. Jim Willie: Golden Jackass Holiday Weekend by Turd Ferguson, http://www.tfmetalsreport.com/ It’s a sort of tradition around here that whenever we have a three-day market holiday weekend, we try to check in with Jim Willie. And this time, we used our A2A webinar format so that subscribers of TFMR were able to ask their own questions in […]

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