Tuesday, July 25, 2017

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Should The U.S. Build Large (Or Small) Aircraft Carriers?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 20 minutes ago
The USS Gerald R. Ford (Photo by Mark D. Faram) *Mark D. Faram and Geoff Ziezulewicz, Navy Times:* * What should the Navy's future carrier fleet look like?* The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford — the most expensive warship in history — was commissioned on July 22, entering the fleet amid renewed debate and questions about the role of “super carriers” in 21st century maritime warfare. Does the sea service need more Goliaths like the Ford, or would smaller, cheaper “light carriers” be better able respond to the geopolitical realities of today? On the light carrier side of the debate...more »

If Trump Doesn’t Veto Sanctions Bill, ‘He’s Given Up on His Presidency’

Daniel McAdams at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 38 minutes ago
President Trump is either uninterested in pursuing the policies he outlined on the campaign trail when it comes to Russia or he is so cornered on the new Russia sanctions bill that he knows he can't win and is afraid to take the political risk of a veto. Whatever the case, on foreign policy his campaign of an end to US regime change and nation-building overseas is now dead and buried. His own party, which controls both houses of Congress, is an accessory to the crime, as the new Russia sanctions bill ties the hands of their own president and forces him to beg Congress for permission ... more »

If Trump Doesn’t Veto Sanctions Bill, ‘He’s Given Up on His Presidency’

Daniel McAdams at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 38 minutes ago
President Trump is either uninterested in pursuing the policies he outlined on the campaign trail when it comes to Russia or he is so cornered on the new Russia sanctions bill that he knows he can't win and is afraid to take the political risk of a veto. Whatever the case, on foreign policy his campaign of an end to US regime change and nation-building overseas is now dead and buried. His own party, which controls both houses of Congress, is an accessory to the crime, as the new Russia sanctions bill ties the hands of their own president and forces him to beg Congress for permission ... more »

If Trump Doesn’t Veto Sanctions Bill, ‘He’s Given Up on His Presidency’

Daniel McAdams at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 38 minutes ago
President Trump is either uninterested in pursuing the policies he outlined on the campaign trail when it comes to Russia or he is so cornered on the new Russia sanctions bill that he knows he can't win and is afraid to take the political risk of a veto. Whatever the case, on foreign policy his campaign of an end to US regime change and nation-building overseas is now dead and buried. His own party, which controls both houses of Congress, is an accessory to the crime, as the new Russia sanctions bill ties the hands of their own president and forces him to beg Congress for permission ... more »

If Trump Doesn’t Veto Sanctions Bill, ‘He’s Given Up on His Presidency’

Daniel McAdams at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 38 minutes ago
President Trump is either uninterested in pursuing the policies he outlined on the campaign trail when it comes to Russia or he is so cornered on the new Russia sanctions bill that he knows he can't win and is afraid to take the political risk of a veto. Whatever the case, on foreign policy his campaign of an end to US regime change and nation-building overseas is now dead and buried. His own party, which controls both houses of Congress, is an accessory to the crime, as the new Russia sanctions bill ties the hands of their own president and forces him to beg Congress for permission ... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 50 minutes ago
*WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo gallery .... *More Than 4,000 Photographs From The D-Day Invasion Of Normandy Are Now Available Online* *Hat tip* to Fred for this link.

Did CNN Bury the Justine Damond Story Because She Was a White Woman Killed By a ‘Black Islamic Immigrant From Somalia’?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
CNN, along with many other major media outlets all across the world, has covered the Damond shooting in great detail.

Can Veterans Shop Online at Military Exchange Stores?

Arturo Garcia at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
Thousands of veterans have applied to make use of the program prior to its November 2017 launch.

Did Wendy’s Replace Workers With Machines?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
A meme made the demonstrably false claim that Wendy's had replaced workers with machines at thousands of its restaurants, thanks to a minimum wage increase.

Was Usher Successfully Sued for Giving a Woman Herpes?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
A series of articles about the singer are high on sensationalism, but low on verifiable details.

U.S. Navy Releases Video Of U.S. Warship Firing Warning Shots At An Iranian Patrol Boat (Video)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*Business Insider:* *US Navy releases video showing close call and machine-gun firing near an Iranian patrol boat* The US Navy on Tuesday released a video of what it called an "unsafe and unprofessional" encounter between an Iranian patrol boat and the USS Thunderbolt in the Arabian Gulf. The video shows the Iranian boat coming near the bow of the US ship, which the Navy said was within 150 yards. An official told Reuters the Iranian boat ignored attempts to communicate over the radio. As the video shows, the Thunderbolt responded by firing short bursts from its machine-gun to th... more »

Who Thinks Subsidizing Rich Sports Team Owners Is A Good Use Of Public Funds?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
I was elected freshman class president at college and the first vote I remember taking on the student council was to oppose spending student funds on moleskin-- a cotton fabric some sports team wanted because it's resistant to wind and abrasion. Let them get their own moleskins; I had Fugs, Doors, Country Joe & the Fish, Who and Otis Redding concerts in mind, not to mention lectures by Timothy Leary and Julian Bond. Conservatives on the council didn't agree with me-- not on that vote, nor on any others... not ever. But I find myself on the same team with conservatives today when ... more »

July 29: Join Albert Woodfox and Robert King in Austin Texas

angola3news at Angola 3 News - 1 hour ago
*(Note: this event was originally scheduled for earlier this month)* *Grand Opening of Robert King and Rose Smith's Community Center in Austin Texas* (*PHOTO:* *Robert King and Rose Smith*) On Saturday, July 29th Robert King and Rose Smith (joined by Albert Woodfox) will launch the Grand Opening of their venue! It is located at 7901 Cameron Rd. Bldg.. 3 Ste 205 Austin, Texas. 78754. They have partnered to give businesses, organizations and individuals a place to meet, collaborate, hold workshops and conferences and celebrate! But, most importantly, they are committed to educate ... more »

Professor (MIT) Noam Chomsky (Jew): Israel’s Actions in Palestine are Much Worse Than Apartheid in South Africa. Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Published on Aug 11, 2014 August 2014 Part 2 of our conversation with famed linguist and political dissident Noam Chomsky on the crisis in Gaza, U.S. support for Israel, apartheid and the BDS movement. “In the Occupied Territories, what Israel is doing is much worse than apartheid,” Chomsky says. “To call it apartheid is a […]

China Blames India for Military Standoff on Their Himalayan Border

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Published on Jul 25, 2017 China blames India for the military standoff on their Himalayan border, urging New Delhi to withdraw its troops to resolve the tensions. end

Russia Warns US about Supplying Ukraine with Lethal Weapons

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Published on Jul 25, 2017 Russia warns that the US decision to supply Kiev with lethal weapons will escalate tensions in Ukraine’s volatile east. end

If Trump Doesn’t Veto Sanctions Bill, ‘He’s Given Up on His Presidency’ – Analyst

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Published on Jul 25, 2017 The US House of Representatives passed a bill imposing new sanctions on Russia and cementing existing ones. What does the bill reveal about Congress’s regard for the Trump administration, and is the legislation diplomatically wise? Daniel McAdams, executive director of the Ron Paul Institute, joins RT America’s Natasha Sweatte to […]

US Navy Fires Warning Shots Near Iranian Vessel

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Published on Jul 25, 2017 A US patrol ship fired several warning shots from a heavy machine gun at an Iranian craft that approached within 150 yards and ignored other warnings, Pentagon officials told reporters on Tuesday. end

Emmanuel Macron Takes the Throne And Will Rule Like Jupiter, the Supreme God of the Roman Pantheon

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Am I 100% convince that Macron is the Anti-Christ? Frankly NO. It has to do with what the Bible says. The Anti-Christ appears after the appearance of the 10 Horn Beast empire. So far the 10 Horn Beast has not appeared. However, I am just waiting for the formal announcement as it has already been […]

A Top General Admits US Is in Syria Illegally and Russia Would Be Justified to Question Its Presence

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
A Top General Admits US Is in Syria Illegally and Russia Would Be Justified to Question Its Presence by http://russia-insider.com/en Though he should have really said Syria would be justified to order the US to leave. Speaking to the press the commander of all US Special Forces, General Raymond Thomas, acknowledged the US presence in Syria doesn’t have […]

Mainstream Media Admits CIA Not Only Armed ‘Moderate’ Rebels It Paid them Monthly Salaries

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Mainstream Media Admits CIA Not Only Armed ‘Moderate’ Rebels It Paid them Monthly Salaries by Rachel Blevins, http://thefreethoughtproject.com/ The CIA reportedly paid monthly salaries to the “moderate Syrian rebels” it was training and arming in an attempt to overthrow Assad in Syria. – The United States not only paid to arm and train “moderate Syrian rebels” as […]

“Time Is Running Out” – China Is Planning For A Crisis Along North Korean Border

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
“Time Is Running Out” – China Is Planning For A Crisis Along North Korean Border by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com Despite Chinese officials reassurance that “military means shouldn’t be an option,” WSJ reports that China has been bolstering defenses along its 880-mile frontier with North Korea and realigning forces in surrounding regions to prepare for a potential crisis across their border, including […]

Banks Are Scheming to Dominate a Future Cashless Society

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Banks Are Scheming to Dominate a Future Cashless Society by Shaun Bradley, http://theantimedia.org/ (ANTIMEDIA) — Visa recently announced its new Cashless Challenge program, which offers $10,000 to restaurants willing to transition into accepting only digital payments. As the largest credit card processor in the U.S., it’s no surprise Visa is spearheading this campaign. Under the guise of increasing transparency and efficiency, they’ve partnered with […]

US Navy Patrol Boat Fires Warning Shots at Iranian Naval Ship After It Comes Within 150 YARDS During ‘Tense Encounter’ in the Persian Gulf

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
US Navy Patrol Boat Fires Warning Shots at Iranian Naval Ship After It Comes Within 150 YARDS During ‘Tense Encounter’ in the Persian Gulf by JULIAN ROBINSON FOR MAILONLINE, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ * USS Thunderbolt fired warning shots when Iranian ship came within 150 yards * The ‘tense encounter’ took place in the Persian Gulf today, US official revealed […]

The Satanic Establishment In Full Blown Panic Over Trump

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Published on Jul 25, 2017 From the deep state in the U.S. Government to the witches and satan worshippers in Hollywood, they are all freaking out because Donald Trump is the real deal, and making America Great Again. end

The Conspiracy to Remove Trump from the Presidency — Paul Craig Roberts

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
The Conspiracy to Remove Trump from the Presidency — Paul Craig Roberts by http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ US intelligence services, the Democratic Party, some Republicans including members of President Trump’s own government, and the presstitute US media are conspiring against American democracy and the President of the United States. – We know this from a public letter to Trump […]

US Senator McCain On Need For Bipartisanship

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 2 hours ago
US Senator McCain just returned from surgery for brain cancer, thence the scars. “Jul 25 2017 McCAIN FLOOR STATEMENT ON … Continue reading →

Elite Republican Guard unit deploys to Sukhnah for big battle with ISIL

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 A.M.) – An elite Syrian Arab Army (SAA) unit has deployed to the outskirts of the Islamic State’s (ISIL) last stronghold in eastern Homs after a brief deployment in the eastern countryside of Al-Sweida. The 800th Regiment of the Republican Guard was redeployed from east Al-Sweida to the western axis of Al-Sukhnah, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US ship fires warning shots at Iranian Navy in Persian Gulf

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:15 A.M.) – A U.S. patrol ship fired warning shots near an Iranian naval vessel in the Persian Gulf, Tuesday, after the latter approached within 150 yards of the U.S. craft, Pentagon officials claimed on Tuesday. According to the Pentagon officials, the U.S.S. Thunderbolt fired several warning shots with a near the Iranian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russian, Syrian soldiers man checkpoints in East Ghouta deescalation zone

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
(TASS) A joint checkpoint manned by Russian and Syrian military personnel has opened in the de-escalation zone in the Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, a TASS correspondent reports. Russian and Syrian military officers search motor vehicles for weapons and ammunition and check the identification documents of drivers and passengers. According […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Venezuela's Senior Leaders Accuse The U.S. Of Plotting To Topple The Venezuelan Government

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Franco Ordonez, Miami Herald:** Venezuela accuses Rubio, CIA of plotting to topple Caracas government* WASHINGTON: Venezuela’s senior leaders charged Sen. Marco Rubio and the CIA of plotting to topple the government of President Nicolás Maduro. With their country descending into crisis, Foreign Minister Samuel Moncada and Carlos Ron, the chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of Venezuela, accused Rubio and CIA Director Mike Pompeo of secretly conspiring against Caracas so that Washington can install new leaders amenable to U.S. interests. “What this group is trying to do with Venezuel... more »

Ben and Jerry’s Ice Now Found to be Contaminated with Monsanto’s Toxic Glyphosate

Waking Times at Waking Times - 2 hours ago
*Alex Pietrowski* - The popular ice cream brand is yet another food known to be contaminated. The post Ben and Jerry’s Ice Now Found to be Contaminated with Monsanto’s Toxic Glyphosate appeared first on Waking Times.

100 years ago African-Americans marched down 5th Avenue to declare that black lives matter

Chad Williams, Associate Professor of African and Afro-American Studies, Brandeis University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 2 hours ago
Silent protest parade in New York against the East St. Louis riots, 1917. Library of Congress The only sounds were those of muffled drums, the shuffling of feet and the gentle sobs of some of the estimated 20,000 onlookers. The women and children wore all white. The men dressed in black. On the afternoon of Saturday, July 28, 1917, nearly 10,000 African-Americans marched down Fifth Avenue, in silence, to protest racial violence and white supremacy in the United States. New York City, and the nation, had never before witnessed such a remarkable scene. The “Silent Protest Parade,”... more »

Senate GOP advances a health care bill. Now what?

Rachel Caufield, Associate Professor, Drake University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 2 hours ago
*On July 25, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell narrowly managed to keep a Republican effort to reform health care alive. We asked our experts to consider the importance of this procedural vote and what happens next.* *Jeffrey Lazarus, Georgia State University* Which bill will it be? Senate Republicans have voted to start debate on a health care bill. The “motion to proceed” – which marks the start of debate on bills in the Senate – reached a majority on the strength of “yes” votes from senators who previously voted “no,” including Rand Paul, Dean Heller and Shelley Moore Cap... more »

Musical Interlude: Yanni, “To the One Who Knows”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
Yanni, “To the One Who Knows” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF3kxNYTmsk

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
“Gorgeous spiral galaxy NGC 3521 is a mere 35 million light-years away, toward the constellation Leo. Relatively bright in planet Earth's sky, NGC 3521 is easily visible in small telescopes but often overlooked by amateur imagers in favor of other Leo spiral galaxies, like M66 and M65. It's hard to overlook in this colorful cosmic portrait, though. *Click image for larger size.* Spanning some 50,000 light-years the galaxy sports characteristic patchy, irregular spiral arms laced with dust, pink star forming regions, and clusters of young, blue stars. Remarkably, this deep image also ... more »

"The Problem With Proverbs"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*"The Problem With Proverbs"* by Patrick Cockburn "My father, Claud Cockburn, invented a game in which participants made up national sayings that had to be completely meaningless but sound appropriate to their purported country of origin. An example could be the traditional Norwegian saying, “the tree is taller than the highest wave” or, as they say in India, “all is not nothingness, nor the nothingness all”. The idea for the game came to him on the top of a bus in London which was crawling along in a traffic jam. He overheard a passenger in the seat in front of him complain to a f... more »

"Always Getting Ready..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out." - Oliver Wendell Holmes

The Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke"Book of Hours II,16"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*"Book of Hours II,16"* "How surely gravity's law, strong as an ocean current, takes hold of even the strongest thing and pulls it toward the heart of the world. Each thing- each stone, blossom, child- is held in place. Only we, in our arrogance, push out beyond what we belong to for some empty freedom. If we surrendered to earth's intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees. Instead we entangle ourselves in knots of our own making and struggle, lonely and confused. So, like children, we begin again to learn from the things, because they are in God's heart; they have never left him. ... more »

Chet Raymo, “Nuclear Landscapes”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*“Nuclear Landscapes” * by Chet Raymo "I was thinking recently about August 7, 1945. I was almost nine years old, growing up in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The previous day an atomic bomb had exploded over the heart of Hiroshima. As I recall, all of us, adults and children, struggled to understand this extraordinary event, so remote from common knowledge and experience. It was clear that humanity had crossed a threshold, but to what? Within eight days, the war would be over. One mystery was solved: We now knew what was going on up Highway 11 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, previously a source ... more »

"Be Like The Bird..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"What matter if this base, unjust life Cast you naked and disarmed? If the ground breaks beneath your step, Have you not your soul? Your soul! You fly away, Escape to realms refined, Beyond all sadness and whimpering. Be like the bird which on frail branches balanced A moment sits and sings; He feels them tremble, but he sings unshaken, Knowing he has wings." – Victor Hugo

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Thanks for stopping by.

President Trump destabilises his own administration

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 3 hours ago
President Trump's constant sniping at Attorney General Sessions and the team at the Justice Department is completely misconceived. The post President Trump destabilises his own administration appeared first on The Duran.

Did Russiagate begin as a Clinton campaign conspiracy? New forensic research suggests it

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 3 hours ago
Forensic report by Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity implies that DNC/Podesta hacks and "Guccifer 2.0' personas were concocted to discredit Wikileaks in advance of publication of the DNC/Podesta emails and to cast suspicion on Russia. The post Did Russiagate begin as a Clinton campaign conspiracy? New forensic research suggests it appeared first on The Duran.

Russian Bombers Intercepted By NATO Fighter Jets Over The Black Sea

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
Tu-22 Backfire (YouTube) *Daily Mail:* *BREAKING NEWS: RAF typhoon scrambled to intercept Russian nuclear bombers over the Black Sea* * Russian Federation Air Force Tu-22 Backfire heading south to NATO air space * The RAF Typhoon was sent from an air base in Romania to monitor the aircraft * The Russian supersonic bomber were flying over the western Black Sea A Royal Air Force Typhoon based in Romania has been launched as a response to Russian nuclear bomber operating near NATO airspace over the Black Sea. Operating from the Romanian Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base near Constanta on ... more »

Saving 1,400 Iraqi Nationals From ‘Grisly Fate,’ Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Deportations

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 3 hours ago
A federal court in Detroit temporarily blocked the deportation of over 1,400 Iraqi nationals, who say they face a "grisly fate" if they are deported back to Iraq. The post Saving 1,400 Iraqi Nationals From ‘Grisly Fate,’ Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Deportations appeared first on Shadowproof.

Russia and China are Sending Their Navies to the Baltic Sea: Is a Formal Alliance Next?

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * No. And here's why. Russia and China are about to kick-off the operational phase of their first ever European joint naval exercises in the Baltic Sea. The exercise is an indication of the growing strategic partnership between the Kremlin and Beijing. For China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy, the Maritime Cooperation-2017 exercise is an opportunity to demonstrate its global reach and to show its support for a strategic partner. For the Kremlin, the war games are an important demonstration to show that Moscow has friends—if not allies—despite its iso... more »

The U.S. Navy's Next Super Weapon: Railguns?

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Or is it just a dream? Long a staple of science fiction movies, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is hoping to turn railguns into a practical reality onboard tomorrow’s warships. As part of its efforts, the ONR is ready to demonstrate its electromagnetic railgun technology during field trials at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division's new railgun Rep-Rate Test Site at Terminal Range. "Railguns and other directed-energy weapons are the future of maritime superiority," Dr. Thomas Beutner, head of ONR's Naval Air Warfare and Weapons Depa... more »

Why BRAC Might Be Back

Christopher A. Preble at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Christopher A. Preble* *Security, Americas* Mattis believes strongly in the need for a BRAC, as do other Pentagon officials. There is a dispute brewing between House Armed Service Committee (HASC) Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and others in the House, versus John McCain (R-AZ) and Jack Reed (D-RI), the leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC). At issue is the need for a new Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. The HASC version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) explicitly prohibits the Pentagon from carrying out a new BRAC. An amendment to the ... more »

Pushback: Why the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance Should Keep Chinese Investors at Bay

John Hemmings at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*John Hemmings* *Security, Europe* [image: A man walks past a billboard at 2017 China International Robot Show in Shanghai, China July 5, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song] It is imperative that the Five Eyes begin a systemic overhaul of what sectors are open to foreign investment. There has been a dramatic shift of investment into the West, which may have a deep impact on U.S. security and the country’s future way of life. According to a report recently published by the Henry Jackson Society, China is making massive investments into Western digital and critical national infrastructure, an... more »

Why Jerry Hendrix Should be the Next Navy Undersecretary

Robert O'Brien at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Robert O'Brien* *Security, Americas* [image: The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers JS Samidare and JS Ashigara, the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer and USS Michael Murphy, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain and Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transit the Philippine Sea April 28, 2017.] America would be well-served to have a distinguished sailor such as Hendrix as the Navy’s undersecretary. The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower has been a bright spot in this Congress as it p... more »

The Coming Drone Wars: A Headache in the Making for American Foreign Policy

Paul Scharre at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Paul Scharre* *Security, Americas* [image: An airplane flies over a drone during the Polar Bear Plunge on Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York January 1, 2015. The Coney Island Polar Bear Club is one of the oldest winter bathing organizations in the United States and holds a New Year's Day plunge every year. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri] The widespread availability of drones brings new challenges to international security. In June, the United States shot down two Iranian-made armed drones used by Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria. The fact that the shoot down (and the exis... more »

Trump Ends the CIA Syria Pipeline: An Admission of Failure

Daniel R. DePetris at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Middle East* And Russia is willing to expend far more men, money and military assets to keep the government in Damascus going. Last month, after meeting with CIA Director Mike Pompeo and National Security Adviser H. R. McMaster in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump decided to phase out the covert, CIA-run program that funneled small weapons and ammunition to moderate Syrian opposition elements trying to overthrow the Assad regime. An administration official speaking to the *Washington Post* on condition of anonymity called the cut off “a momen... more »

Why Trump's Twitter Tantrums Will Work Against Him

Matt Purple at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Matt Purple* *Security, Americas* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing the “VA Accountability Act” in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 23, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria] Donald Trump, who embodies the appetites of millions eager for change, is at a crossroads. Has anyone else noticed that Donald Trump has yet to turn America into an authoritarian hellscape? The death knells for Western democracy, issued by Andrew Sullivan and others following Trump’s election in 2016, sound a bit hollow today. Trump appears to devote most of his wakin... more »

America Cannot Become a Global Rome

Andrew Beddow at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Andrew Beddow* *Security, Americas* A grand strategy is neccasary. *A Note from John Allen Gay, executive director of the John Quincy Adams Society:** There’s growing debate in America about the proper scale of our involvement abroad. But here in the Beltway, no matter what the question is, the answer always seems to be that the United States needs to do more: to risk its troops’ lives in more places, to sacrifice more in taxes, debts, and domestic investments to support overseas endeavors, to extend defense guarantees to more countries, and to involve itself more deeply in oth... more »

America Historically Had a Restrained Foreign Policy: Its Time to Return to It

Enea Gjoza at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Enea Gjoza* *Security, Americas* There is compelling evidence that a strategy of restraint would yield far better outcomes for the nation. *A Note from John Allen Gay, executive director of the John Quincy Adams Society: **There’s growing debate in America about the proper scale of our involvement abroad. But here in the Beltway, no matter what the question is, the answer always seems to be that the United States needs to do more: to risk its troops’ lives in more places, to sacrifice more in taxes, debts, and domestic investments to support overseas endeavors, to extend defens... more »

Stephen Darbyshire UFO Photo 1954

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 3 hours ago
In 1954 the first major UFO sighting in Britain took place near the village of Torver in the lake District of Cumbria, England. Stephen Darbishire, the 13 year old son of a local resident, and Adrian Meyer, his eight year old cousin went for a walk to a place overlooking the ‘Old man of Coniston (mountain) taking with them a period Kodak box camera. Stephen claims he felt an unusual urge to keep climbing the hill behind his house. Adrian apparently noticed the UFO first and pointed it out to Stephen who took two, slightly out of focus, photographs. Stephen certainly became quite f...more »

Program to Help Guide Hispanic Prep Students to College

cmaadmin at Diverse - 4 hours ago
The Hispanic Student College Institute is aimed at helping students become better prepared for applying to colleges by learning about the search and application process, essay writing, resume building, and developing leadership and public speaking skills.

2 Ohio Schools Utilize Transfer Partnership to Help Students Step Up

cmaadmin at Diverse - 4 hours ago
This past fall, the University of Dayton and Sinclair Community College welcomed the first cohort of six students to the UD Sinclair Academy, a new joint venture intended to bridge the distance between the two schools.

The American People Want a Real Recovery—on the ground report from Youngstown, OH

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 4 hours ago
New International Economic Order Video of 0zyhoV6V-eM LPAC Policy Committee member Bill Roberts reports from President Trump's rally today in Youngstown, OH, finding American's ready for a real recovery and a high recognition of LaRouche's fight to reorganize the financial system and bring a highly-productive economy back to the United States.

The Case Of Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's And Her IT Aide Has Just Gotten Interesting

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Daily Caller:* *Wasserman Schultz’s IT Aide Arrested At Airport After Transferring $300k To Pakistan From House Office* Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s right-hand information technology (IT) aide was arrested attempting to leave the country just a few hours after The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Investigative Group revealed that he is the target of an FBI investigation. The employees had wired $283,000 from the Congressional Federal Credit Union in a House office building to two individuals in Pakistan. “On January 18, 2017 at 12:09 pm, an international wire ... more »

This Is Why Russia Will Not Attack The West

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
Liza Peskov, daughter of Vladimir Putin’s press secretary. Instagram/stpellegrino *Mikhail Klikushin, Observer:* *Don’t Take Russians’ Threats Seriously Until You Know Where Their Kids Live* *Children of high-profile politicians prefer posh lives in the West.* As Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, it’s Dmitry Peskov’s job to comment on important happenings in Russia. Last Monday, he weighed in on Chechnya strongman Ramzan Kadyrov’s apocalyptic rant to HBO. In it, Kadyrov promised dire consequences if the U.S. attacks Russia. He said, “America is not so strong that we would conside... more »

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 25, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Willis L. Krumholz, The Federalist:** It’s Good For America, Not Russia, To Stop The CIA From Funding Syrian Jihadists* The idea that Russia orchestrated the Trump administration’s decision to end the CIA’s funding of jihadists is totally corrupt and offensive. The latest batch of horse manure peddled by the mainstream media came after yet another anonymous leak from within the intelligence community to the Washington Post. On Wednesday last week, the Post reported that President Trump had ordered the Central Intelligence Agency to stop arming and training the rebels fighting Bas... more »

Who Does Ezra Cohen-Watnick Work For In His National Security Council Position?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
*The only known photo of Cohen-Watkick outside of Moscow* Way back in April, we warned *DWT* about a low-profile Trumpist connected to the Kremlin, Ezra Cohen-Watnick, likely to cause problems for Americans in the future. Kremlin spy Michael Flynn brought him into TrumpWorld. The 31 year old Cohen-Watnick may well be a Putin mole inside the National Security Council, where he works as a senior director. As soon as he was hired-- with assurances from Trump he would have control over NSC staffing-- Lt. General H.R. McMaster immediately started removing the Russian spies Flynn had brou... more »

Senators Jack Reed and Susan Collins caught on hot mic discussing Trump's sanity, his lack of understanding about the budget, and whether Collins could "beat the shit" out of Rep. Blake Farenthold.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 4 hours ago
Republican Senator Susan Collins and Democratic Senator Jack Reed.Courtesy of WaPo: *After Reed praises Collins’s leadership of the hearing, she laments the administration’s handling of spending. * *“I swear, [the Office of Management and Budget] just went through and whenever there was ‘grant,’ they just X it out,” Collins says. “With no measurement, no thinking about it, no metrics, no nothing. It’s just incredibly irresponsible.” * *“Yes,” Reed replies. “I think — I think he’s crazy,” apparently referring to the president. “I mean, I don’t say that lightly and as a kind of a ... more »

X22 Report, “A Strategic Move By Russia Has Just Been Played, Check!”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
X22 Report, “A Strategic Move By Russia Has Just Been Played, Check!” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_lWoGt21LU *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “The Central Banker Transition Is Happening Quietly In The Background” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr08efog4dg

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago

Alan Waldman : TELEVISION | ‘800 Words’ is a fun Aussie-Kiwi comedy-drama

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 5 hours ago
The top-watched series features enjoyable characters & situations with an Aussie family trying to fit in to a New Zealand town. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | July 24, 2017 [In his Rag Blog column, Alan Waldman reviews … finish reading Alan Waldman : *TELEVISION* | ‘800 Words’ is a fun Aussie-Kiwi comedy-drama

SEE HOW EXCITED THE RIGHT-WING MEDIA IS ABOUT THE GOP'S HEALTH CARE VOTE

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 6 hours ago
Mitch McConnell got his motion to proceed passed by an eyelash today, and now Obamacare is really on the line. How excited is the right-wing media? At Fox, it's huge news! (See that "Senate health bill clears test vote, aided by McCain" in the lower left, in tiny type?) Breitbart? Equally thrilled! (Note the "Donald Trump Praises Senate Vote as ‘Beginning of the End’ of Obamacare" in the lower left corner, again in tiny type.) The health care vote is the 12th-ranked story at Gateway Pundit, while the only health care story on the Daily Caller front page (ranked 14th) is "Sena... more »

Little Sunfish Finds Shards of Reactor Fuel at Fukushima Unit 3

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 6 hours ago
First, please see my previous post on Fukushima Daiichi's Unit 3's reactor fuel: How Much Fuel Was in Fukushima Unit 3's Reactor? Where is the fuel from Fukushima Unit 3 Reactor Second, please take a look at a video of Unit 3 published by the Asahi Shimbun showing some fuel found by the Little Sunfish robot http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201707250039.html The robot is approximately the size of a loaf of bread. It has found some damaged fuel in reactor 3's outer containment, which is flooded with continuous injections to keep fuel cool. At 4 seconds into the video we can se... more »

That Mass Extinction Study is a Collectivist Hoax

ActivistPost at Activist Post - 6 hours ago
By Vin Armani In this video, Vin Armani discusses a recent study claiming that another mass extinction is upon us. The study was done by... more »

Drone footage shows territory captured by Hezbollah near Syrian border

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) – Hezbollah has managed to expel most of the jihadist rebels from the ‘Arsal Barrens over the course of four days, leaving only 10 percent of this region still under the control of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. On Tuesday, Hezbollah continued to apply pressure on the jihadist rebels to surrender, as they […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russia, Turkey and US to take military action against HTS jihadists in Idlib city: speculation

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 A.M.) – With the takeover of the city of Idlib by the Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) jihadist group from Ahrar al-Sham and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) several days ago, the urban center has since been completely under the rule of an internationally-designated terrorist organization. This reality is now leading certain opposition […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Tiger Forces plough through ISIS in southern Raqqa, liberate several strategic sites

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 A.M.) – The elite Tiger Forces of the Syrian Arab Army, after liberating Huwayjat Shinan early yesterday, have since followed up their advance in southeastern Raqqa Governorate by securing several new strategic locations en route to the strategic city of Deir Ezzor and killing scores of ISIS militants in the process. Late […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Pro-Syria forces make significant advance against ISIS in central Homs

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 P.M.) – Albeit slow and partial, the offensive by pro-government forces against ISIS in central Homs does in fact continue. Today, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies liberated a town and secured some key hilltops from the terrorist group in the region. The settlement liberated today was the town of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

'Russian Hacking' Exposed as Inside Job

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 6 hours ago
Video of dsHPL11NvQI The extraordinary memorandum produced by the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) yesterday conclusively demonstrates that the so-called Russian hacks of the Democratic National Committee were not hacks at all, but leaks by someone with physical access to DNC computers. The data was then doctored to incriminate Russia. You can read the entire explosive VIPS Memorandum here.

Tuesday Night Cat Blogging

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 6 hours ago
Cats at rest.

Trump Speech to Scouts Draws Ire of “Fake News” Media

Alex Newman at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: trump-speech-to-scouts-draws-ire-of-fake-news-media] The infamous “swamp” and its “fake news” media organs were foaming at the mouth after President Donald Trump's Monday speech at the National Scout Jamboree. From fury over Trump's defense of “Merry Christmas,” to manufactured outrage about the president's alleged politicking in front of children, the establishment press was in full meltdown mode as anti-Trump hysteria masquerading as “news” flooded the wires. No doubt the swipe against ObamaCare or the half a dozen references to God annoyed the press, too. Perhaps what mos... more »

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Third Attempt by D.C. to Restrict Gun Ownership

Bob Adelmann at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: federal-appeals-court-strikes-down-third-attempt-by-d-c-to-restrict-gun-ownership] Another small skirmish in the long war against guns happened on Tuesday when U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday 2-1 that the district’s third attempt to keep guns out of the hands of its citizens is unconstitutional. It's not the end of the war.

Boycotts and other weapons for the Union Side

David Brin at CONTRARY BRIN - 7 hours ago
*Tactics and strategy. * The Confederacy has taken Washington and -- as usual -- America (the Union) is slow responding to an all-out war against every logical or fact-using profession, against the Constitution and against common sense or decency. Aware that they must act, leaders of the Democratic Party have announced a Better Deal, hoping to leverage in middle Americans a dim memory of the love that their parents -- The Greatest Generation -- had for FDR and his New Deal... ...and as usual, the Dems seem to be clueless. None of this is about the economy. Nor will it be, until ... more »

Applications Pile Up for University of Montana’s Top Job

cmaadmin at Diverse - 7 hours ago
MISSOULA, Mont. — A recruiting company official says 98 people have applied to be the next president of the University of Montana. Jim McCormick of AGB Search tells the Missoulian that the applicants come from 38 states and five countries. The school hopes to select a new president by October. Former Commissioner of Higher Education […]

Teens From 15 States Learn Mandarin Chinese in Mississippi

cmaadmin at Diverse - 7 hours ago
OXFORD, Miss. — Thirty American teenagers are learning to speak Mandarin Chinese during an intensive summer program at the University of Mississippi. Now in its 11th year, Mississippi StarTalk is a federally funded program for students who will be high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. A university news release says language classes are taught at […]

New Program: Centenary College to Baylor Nursing School

cmaadmin at Diverse - 7 hours ago
SHREVEPORT, La. — Centenary College says a new program helps science graduates enter a one-year program at Baylor University’s nursing school. Representatives from the schools in Shreveport and Dallas signed the agreement last week. Centenary spokeswoman Kate Pedrotty says students who graduate with all of the courses required to get into Baylor’s FastBacc program will […]

John McCain victoriously returns from fighting cancer to help steal healthcare away from millions of Americans.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 7 hours ago
I'll bet you thought I would do the right thing. Sucker!Courtesy of CNN: *Senate Republicans voted to advance to floor debate on their efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare. * *Vice President Mike Pence cast the tiebreaking vote. * *In a dramatic moment, Sen. John McCain returned from Arizona to applause from fellow senators. He cast a necessary Republican vote for the motion after two GOP senators -- Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski -- sided with all Democrats in opposition. * *As the vote began, protesters in the Senate gallery shouted "kill the bill" and "shame, shame, shame... more »

World News Briefs -- July 25, 2017 (Evening Edition)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*Reuters: **U.S. says progress with China on N.Korea U.N. sanctions, true test is Russia* UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States is making progress in talks with North Korean ally China on imposing new United Nations sanctions on Pyongyang over its latest missile test, but Russia's engagement will be the "true test," U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley said on Tuesday. The United States gave China a draft resolution nearly three weeks ago to impose stronger sanctions on North Korea over the July 4 missile launch. Haley had been aiming for a vote by the 15-member Security... more »

Moon Water May Be More Common Than We Think

News Staff at Science 2.0 - Earth Sciences - 7 hours ago
Satellite data have detected widespread water within ancient explosive volcanic deposits on the Moon. That means its interior may contain more indigenous water than previously believed. The ancient deposits are believed to consist of glass beads formed by the explosive eruption of magma coming from the deep lunar interior. read more

Did Muslim Federal Judge ‘Mahal al Alallaha-Smith’ Rule that Two Items of Sharia Law Are Now Legal?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
An article reporting that a federal judge had implemented "sharia law" in the United States is fake news that was originally posted on a satire site.

Did Anthony Scaramucci Post a Sexually Explicit Tweet in 2009?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
An image purportedly showing a missive from White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci was digitally manipulated.

Kill your wife, blame the victim, post on yahoo. Maybe not in that order

Brother Jonah at Not My Tribe - 8 hours ago
I admit, sometimes I write comments on other websites, notably Yahoo News. Huffington Post put up a couple of articles, one saying that most homicides (women) are committed in Domestic Violence. Pure statistics. And the second is like unto the first, 56% of women killed were shot. Firearms. Death by Bullet, you know the one. […]

Drama Queen in Chief just declared himself Autocrat.

Brother Jonah at Not My Tribe - 8 hours ago
Meaning he’s said he can and will pardon himself and his family for the crimes he said were never committed. And here I was thinking Nixon was the craziest president in my lifetime.There’s an esoteric medical term for his condition, let me see if I can get it right … “Crazy as a shithouse rate […]

Police body cameras reveal Colorado Springs law enforcement used arrests to infiltrate a student socialist group.

Eric Verlo at Not My Tribe - 8 hours ago
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO- Police body worn camera footage accidentally discovered to defendants in the March 26, 2017, protest cases, has revealed a mysterious side story at the Colorado Springs Socialists’ “March Against Imperialism”. At that march, six participants were cited for marching in the street. Meanwhile, a curious seventh was detained, driven off, but not […]

NHS to ban homeopathy and herbal medicine, as ‘misuse of resources’

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 8 hours ago
Last week NHS England announced a ban on homeopathy and herbal medicine. Their reason? Paying for the treatments is a “misuse of scarce funds” on something they describe as, at best, “a placebo.” The changes are projected to save at least £250m a year. (Supporters of homeopathy and herbal medicine include Prince Charles and the

Legal action threatened after ADL publishes ‘murder hit list’ of prominent Trump supporters

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 8 hours ago
A week ago the Times of Israel reported that the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) produced what’s been called a “’murder hit list’ of 36 ‘leaders’ of the alt-right and so-called ‘alt-lite’ movement.” RELATED ARTICLE: Dark Secrets of the Rockefeller Family: FREE short documentary Besides well-known alt-right leader Richard Spencer and others like him, the ADL listed Gavin

Western Islamic State Fighters Are Now Fleeing The Middle East To Go Back Home

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
ISIS foreign members. Archival photo. *Nadette De Visser, Daily Beast:* *From ISIS-Lands to the Netherlands: Jihadists Try to Get the Press to Help Them Come Home* *As Mosul falls and Raqqa comes under attack, European jihadists have decided they don’t really love death more than their enemies love life. But… nobody wants them back.* AMSTERDAM—Now that the self-proclaimed caliphate of the so-called Islamic State is falling apart in Syria and Iraq, many European jihadists are looking for ways to come home—and some of the Dutch ones have been reaching out to the media, hoping it wil... more »

Are Aliens Using a Star as a Nuclear Megadump?

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 8 hours ago
Taking a break from the politics tonight to indulge something other than music and video games for a change. Instead, let's indulge ... the strange. Do you remember the flurry of interest in KIC 8462852, better known as the alien megastructure star a couple of years ago? Well, observations are ongoing and yes, it's still behaving weirdly, but latest measurements are indicative of a huge cloud of dust and debris that is producing its celebrated dimming effects. For shame - no aliens. There was also some excitement last week when anomalous signals were received from Ross 128, a red dw... more »

"Does the Democratic Party have an Anti-Semitism Problem?"

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 8 hours ago
https://youtu.be/jaZ803TVWjQ Does the Democratic Party have an Anti-Semitism Problem? Not as bad a problem as the British Labour Party but yes.

Democrats Need Unity And A Strong Positive Platform To Beat Mike Coffman In CO-06

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
A few weeks ago we looked at why the DCCC recruit to oppose Colorado Republican Mike Coffman is the wrong guy for the nomination. Since then, one of the two progressive Berniecrats in the campaign, Gabriel McArthur, decided to withdraw from the race and run for Colorado Secretary of State instead, leaving Levi Tillemann as the progressive choice against the corporate Democrat the DCCC dug up to run. Sunday evening McArthur, in a Facebook note, decided to try to strengthen and unite the Democrat Party in CO-06 around Tillemann and his platform of positive values and programs. *Gab... more »

A Drinking Person’s Guide, Day 186

Steve Saideman at Duck of Minerva - 8 hours ago
A guest post by Layna Mosley, Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (with contributions from John Granville Peterson Cluverius, Mark Copelovitch, Roger Halchin, Andrew Herring, Jordy Lobe, Julia Lynch, W.K. Winecoff). Financial markets continue to take the Trump presidency in stride, but the last six months have been […]

Obama science adviser calls questioning global warming perverse

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 8 hours ago
Holdren argued the scientific peer-review process already acts as a check on bad science, further arguing a red team exercise is a ‘right-wing’ plot against climate science.

Eco-Terrorists admit sabotaging Dakota pipeline

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 8 hours ago
Two activists with a long-history of engaging in eco-terrorism claimed responsibility Monday for a series of attacks against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) during the multi-billion oil project’s construction phase.

WATCH: Teen Harassed By Cops For Mowing Grass, Allegedly Mauled By Police K9

Justin Gardner at The Free Thought Project - 8 hours ago
Video uploaded to social media alleges a deputy's K9 mauled a teenager who was initially stopped for being an entrepreneur.

Alcohol In Space: The Universe Is Absolutely Drowning In Booze

The Conversation at Science 2.0 blogs - 8 hours ago
A cold beer on a hot day or a whisky nightcap beside a coal fire. A well earned glass can loosen your thinking until you feel able to pierce the mysteries of life, death, love and identity. In moments like these, alcohol and the cosmic can seem intimately entwined. So perhaps it should come as no surprise that the universe is awash with alcohol. In the gas that occupies the space between the stars, the hard stuff is almost all-pervasive. What is it doing there? Is it time to send out some big rockets to start collecting it? read more

The Final Days of CNN?

C. Mitchell Shaw at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: the-final-days-of-cnn] The Cable News Network (CNN) has long disseminated left-wing slanted news — and even fake news — with impunity, but now it may have gone too far.

U.S. Airstrike Kills at Least 16 Afghan National Police Members

Warren Mass at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: u-s-airstrike-kills-at-least-16-afghan-national-police-members] A U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand killed at least 16 Afghan National Police (ANP) force members in a “friendly fire” incident on July 21, said Afghan and American officials.

Are America's Wars Just and Moral?

Patrick J. Buchanan at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: are-america-s-wars-just-and-moral] Among the principles for a just war, it must be waged as a last resort, to address a wrong suffered, and by a legitimate authority. Deaths of civilians are justified only if they are unavoidable victims of a deliberate attack on a military target.

Baltimore State Attorney Reviewing 100 Cases in Wake of Drug-planting Video

C. Mitchell Shaw at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: baltimore-state-attorney-reviewing-100-cases-in-wake-of-drug-planting-video] In the wake of a Baltimore police officer being caught planting evidence in a drug case while two other officers watched, Baltimore's State Attorney's Office has launched an investigation and is reviewing 100 other cases involving those three officers. Thanks to three bad cops, Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby — no friend to police — now has a legitimate excuse to rake the department over the coals.

Israel Anti-Boycott Act - An Attack On Free Speech?

Daniel McAdams at 9 hours ago
A widely-supported bill in the House and Senate would make it a felony to support or endorse efforts to boycott the state of Israel over its policies toward the Palestinians. Conviction could result in a maximum $250,000 civil fine plus a $1,000,000 criminal fine and 20 years in prison. Regardless of one's views of the Israel/Palestine conflict, the right to boycott anything, anywhere for political reasons is political speech protected by the First Amendment of our Constitution. Will Congress succeed in overthrowing this fundamental principle upon which our republic was founded? We ... more »

“Independent” and “Scientist” Michael Mann Say It’s Worse Then We Thought!!

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 9 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Patsy Lacey The Independent, not to mention Michael Mann long ago lost any credibility. Here’s a good example why: Preventing global warming from becoming “dangerous” may have just got significantly harder after new research suggested climate scientists have been using the wrong baseline temperature. The amount […]

Renewable Energy Is Here To Stay– Says Renewable Investment Fund Manager

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 9 hours ago
By Paul Homewood The Telegraph used to be a serious paper! Mike Fox is, I should point out, Head of Sustainable Investments at Royal London Asset Management, so he is hardly objective. Cigarette makers are actively trying to wean people off traditional cigarettes. In the tobacco industry, it is not […]

Deir Ezzor: Mother of all Battles (July 25, 2017) – VIDEO MAP UPDATE

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
Click here to see a full-screen version of this video In the provinces of Raqqa and Homs, the Syrian Arab Army and its allies are engaged in a relentless high-pitched battle against the ISIS terrorist group. Unlike the US coalition who wishes to preserve ISIS in Syria as a future card against the Damascus-Tehran-Moscow […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Leaders of Libya’s strongest factions sign accord in Paris

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 9 hours ago
Although the Libyan House of Representatives and the Government of National Accord are the two most prominent governments in Libya, in reality Libya's future depends entirely on the strength of Libyan National Army leader Khalifa Haftar. His loyalty is to the House of Representatives. The post Leaders of Libya’s strongest factions sign accord in Paris appeared first on The Duran.

Is a Wisconsin Company Offering to Microchip its Employees?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
River Falls-based Three Square Market is giving its workers the option of voluntarily having a microchip implanted in their hands.

Creflo Dollar Debuts New Pulpit Made Entirely of Hundred Dollar Bills?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
A satirical article claimed that the controversial televangelist had a new pulpit made of money.

US Defense Secretary Mattis Wants The Pentagon To Refocus Military Training On ‘War-Fighting’ And Not On 'Senseless' Exercises

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
U.S. Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis leaves a news conference after a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 29, 2017. Eric Vidal, Reuters *FOX News:* *Mattis moves to refocus military training on ‘warfighting,’ after complaints on ‘senseless’ exercises* Defense Secretary Jim Mattis wants to overhaul military education and training to “regain” the art of warfighting following complaints by thousands of servicemembers that their time is being wasted by hours of mandatory training, according to a new memo obtained by Fox News. The train... more »

"Doing a lot of good work in that area, isn't she, Justine Greening?"

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 9 hours ago
For a powerfully-argued counterblast against the government's plans to allow people to pick their own gender without a doctor's diagnosis - and specifically to allow them to change their own birth certificates (from male to female, female to male, or either male female to 'X') - please read Brendan O'Neill's piece about it at *Spiked*. And once you've done so please go on to read the BBC News website's report about those plans. The thing you'll immediately notice about that BBC report is that it gives the government's side of the argument (quoting extensively from Justine Green...more »

Fox News is no longer the most watched cable news network. That honor goes to MSNBC.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 9 hours ago
Courtesy of The Independent: *Fox News was knocked off the number one slot as the most-watched primetime cable television network in America, after being overtaken by MSNBC. * *According to figures from global research company Nielsen, the network was the most-watched station during the weekday prime evening slot from 7pm to midnight between 17 and 21 July. * *During this time the more centrist network gained 2.34 million viewers, while Fox News had 2.25 million.* *The sought-after evening slots include shows from Fox presenters Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson, and the network pr... more »

July 25: A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

Graeme Decarie at The Decarie Report - 9 hours ago
Sorry for the long intro below. It's a sort of history of the world since 1914. It's necessary because the news media never mentioned most of this. For those who have netflix, there's a wonderful propaganda film of World War Two called Why We Fight (the battle of Russia). In 1930s and even into the forties, Russians were evil, vicious people. Then Hitler invaded Russia. Thus this propaganda film from the U.S. showing Russians to be a gentle, smiling people, much given to charming folk dancing. They were 'folks', just like Americans. That image lasted until the war ended. Then Russia... more »

"Slow Down to Smell the Roses"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"Slow Down to Smell the Roses"* By Mark Ford "If you want to not only achieve your goals but also have time to enjoy the ‘little’ things in life, you need to eliminate your energy-sapping time-killers. There are obvious time-killers - like watching TV, playing video games, and surfing the net. But the worst one is stress. Why is stress a time-killer? Because it fills your otherwise productive hours with unpleasant, unhelpful thoughts and feelings. As a result, anything you can do to reduce stress will give you more time. That said, here are some stress-busting suggestions inspired... more »

"Life Is Truly A Ride..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
"Life is truly a ride. We're all strapped in and no one can stop it. When the doctor slaps your behind, he's ripping your ticket and away you go. As you make each passage from youth to adulthood to maturity, sometimes you put your arms up and scream, sometimes you just hang on to that bar in front of you. But the ride is the thing. I think the most you can hope for at the end of life is that your hair's messed, you're out of breath, and you didn't throw up." - Jerry Seinfeld

Musical Interlude: Leonard Cohen, “Anthem”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
Leonard Cohen, “Anthem” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1HcpOtAYhc

"Armageddon Is Two and One-Half Minutes Away"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"Armageddon Is Two and One-Half Minutes Away"* by Paul Craig Roberts “It would indeed be the ultimate tragedy if the history of the human race proved to be nothing more noble than the story of an ape playing with a box of matches on a petrol dump.” - David Ormsby-Gore "Are you ready to die? You and I are going to die and not from old age, because our fellow Americans are so stupid, ignorant, and brainwashed that they believe the lies that are leading us to our certain destruction. This is what the Atomic Scientists tell us.* And they are right. Can you comprehend the absurdity? Pr... more »

"America’s Wars - Just and Moral?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"America’s Wars - Just and Moral?"* by Patrick J. Buchanan “One knowledgeable official estimates that the CIA-backed fighters may have killed or wounded 100,000 Syrian soldiers and their allies,” writes columnist David Ignatius. Given that Syria’s prewar population was not 10 percent of ours, this is the equivalent of a million dead and wounded Americans. What justifies America’s participation in this slaughter? Columnist Eric Margolis summarizes the successes of the six-year civil war to overthrow President Bashar Assad: “The result of the western-engendered carnage in Syria was ... more »

'That's the Challenge'

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 10 hours ago
In early July Roy Pingel and his son visited our house here in Bath. Artist and housemate Brown Lethem lived in New York City for many years and often gets visitors from the city. This summer has been pure joy as we've seen a poet, author, painter and friends visit Brown from New York. I'd never met Roy Pingel before but he was very interested in talking and I showed him and his son the short video about our April 1 arrests at BIW during a destroyer 'christening' ceremony. I handed him one of the Global Network newspapers and he promised to stay in touch. A week or two later I ... more »

Former Intelligence Chiefs Criticise President Trump. Former CIA Director Brennan Encourages Government Officials To Not Follow President Trump's Orders On Robert Mueller

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*CNN:* *Brennan: Officials should refuse to fire Mueller if asked to by Trump* (CNN)Former CIA Director John Brennan says government officials should refuse orders to fire special counsel Robert Mueller if they are told to by the White House. "I think it's the obligation of some executive branch officials to refuse to carry that out. I would just hope that this is not going to be a partisan issue. That Republicans, Democrats are going to see that the future of this government is at stake and something needs to be done for the good of the future," Brennan told CNN's Wolf Blitzer a... more »

Get 'Em While They're Young

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 10 hours ago
So there the fat fascist stood yesterday, twisting and gyrating as if with a full bladder behind a podium outrageously emblazoned with the Seal of the Presidency of the United States, and attacking his predecessor for not being at the last Boy Scout Jamboree. He began by using profanity, asking the 12 to 18 year-olds in attendance, "Who the hell wants to speak about politics?" Then he launched into an intermittent political tirade about "fake news", Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, the health care bill up for a procedural vote in the Senate today and everything else that pop... more »

Did Sessions discuss "campaign-related matters" with Kislyak?

bob somerby at the daily howler - 10 hours ago
*TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2017Let's start with what Kushner has said:* Did Jeff Sessions get it on with his buddy, Sergey Kislyak, at the Mayflower Hotel? Let's be more specific. We refer to the April 2016 event at which Candidate Donald J. Trump read a glorious foreign policy speech at the famous hotel. (Full disclosure: Many of Trump's enemies have said it was the greatest such speech ever given.) Kislyak was in attendance, presumably vacuuming canapes from the refreshment tables. Sessions was present as well. According to last Saturday's Washington Post, Kislyak later "told his supe... more »

Q: Does race/ethnicity matter?

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 10 hours ago
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Could China's J-10 Fighter Kill the Best from Japan's Air Force?

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* Who would win? *If on the other hand the J-10 could get in close, the infra-red search and track capability will give the Chinese fighter an advantage in short-range fights. The F-2 has no IRST.* *Both the J-10 and F-2 have their advantages and disadvantages. At long ranges, the F-2 would eat the J-10 alive. At short ranges, the tables turn. The long-range battle comes first though, and the F-2’s advantage could be enough to end the fight before both sides enter visual range. In the end, the F-2 comes out ahead in this duel of fighters.* The ri... more »

Democrats’ New Slogan Channels Papa John’s Pizza

Bob Adelmann at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: democrats-new-slogan-channels-papa-johns-pizza] The Democrat Party’s new slogan — “A Better Deal: Better Jobs, Better Wages, Better Future” — sounds an awful lot like the slogan of Papa John’s Pizza: “Better Ingredients, Better Pizza, Papa John’s.”

TROUBLESOME FOREIGNERS

Anon at Aangirfan - 11 hours ago
... "Richard Huckle, the grammar school-educated, church-going son of a British actress, posed as a volunteer at Christian orphanages all across Asia, while secretly molesting and raping some 200 or more children... "Huckle’s crimes are part of a tidal wave of tourist/expat sex-crimes, perpetrated largely by males from Australia, the UK, Canada, the US and Europe. "This is the demographic that forms the growing market for the livestreaming of child-rape and abuse committed mostly against poor Asian children, many orphaned. "Now that’s a migrant crime wave you won’t hear about on B... more »

Why those suffering people lack health care!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 11 hours ago
*TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2017One reason, via Drum:* As we noted yesterday, Trip Gabriel's report from that free health fair in southwestern Virginia is very much worth reading. That part of Virginia is low-income coal country. People traveled long distances from other states to access the free health care. Gabriel's accounts of their medical needs is a savage indictment of our nation's failed health care arrangements. As we mentioned yesterday, the peculiar data shown below lie behind this ugly story. If health care didn't cost so crazily much in this country, we presumably wouldn't ha... more »

Welcome to the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Technological Deceit

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Daisy Luther The era of artificial intelligence and technological deceit is upon us. If you think “fake news” and propaganda is bad right now,... more »

Hacker Proves Anyone Can Fire A Locked Smart Gun: Here’s How

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Dawn Luger Those on the left end of the political spectrum are constantly attempting to push the “Smart Gun” as if it’s some sort... more »

Afghan Taliban Claiming That Russia Is Supplying Them Weapons

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*Daily Mail*: *Taliban fighters admit that Russia is supplying them with weapons putting Putin at odds with the West again* * Taliban fighters claim in new video that Russia supplied them with weapons * Militants in Afghanistan can be seen with sniper rifles and heavy machine guns * Russia has previously denied it trades with the Taliban in the war-torn country * US general John Nicholson said in April he was 'not refuting' claims that Russia supplies arms to the militants Taliban fighters have claimed that Russia is supplying them with weapons including snipers and heavy machine g... more »

Another paper confirms “the pause” in global warming – cites issues with methods of obtaining average temperature

Hifast at Climate Collections - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Spatiotemporal Divergence of the Warming Hiatus over Land Based on Different Definitions of Mean Temperature Chunlüe Zhou & Kaicun Wang Abstract Existing studies of the recent warming hiatus over land are primarily based on the average of daily minimum and maximum temperatures (T2). This study compared regional warming rates of…

Tesla Battery, Subsidy, And Sustainability Fantasies

Hifast at Climate Collections - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Paul Driessen ~ The first justification was that internal combustion engines polluted too much. But emissions steadily declined, and today’s cars emit about 3% of what their predecessors did. Then it was oil imports: electric vehicles (EVs) would reduce foreign dependency and balance of trade deficits. Bountiful…

GUTLESS REPUBLICANS AT BOTH ENDS OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 11 hours ago
Erick Erickson reports on some really tough talk in the Executive Branch: “If he can get treated that way, what about the rest of us?” one of the President’s Cabinet secretaries asked me with both shock and anger in his voice. I am told reports about Rex Tillerson (not who I talked to) are legitimate. He is quite perturbed with the President’s treatment of his Attorney General and is ready to quit. Secretary Mattis (also not who I talked to) is also bothered by it. They and other Cabinet members are already frustrated by the slow pace of appointments for their staffs, the vetoes ove... more »

Freedom of Speech in America

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
Op-Ed by Scott Lazarowitz The Daily Caller has an article about an Art professor who was run out of town by militant LGBT morons and... more »

Still Don’t Believe Your Reality is Completely Staged?

ActivistPost at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Melissa Dykes Your reality is theater created by writers, producers and played out by actual actors. In this video, Melissa Dykes of TruthstreamMedia.com exposes... more »

Britain’s Labour Party Supports U.S. 9/11 Survivors Demanding Release of Suppressed Report on Saudis

Aaron at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Aaron Kesel Britain’s Labour Party is supporting the demands of U.S. 9/11 survivors demanding that Prime Minister Theresa May release a suppressed report into... more »

It’s Begun – First U.S. Company Three Square Market Wants To Microchip Employees

Aaron at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Aaron Kesel Yes, you read that right; a Wisconsin company, Three Square Market, wants to implant a rice-sized microchip into its employees, ABC News reported. “It’s... more »

Kudos To Campbell Soup Company

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Catherine J. Frompovich Campbell Soup Company [1], headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, near the produce-growing fields of South Jersey, has heard the voice of... more »

Steve Early : BOOKS | Nick Licata’s ‘Becoming a Citizen Activist’ a guidebook for progressive politics

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 11 hours ago
Former Seattle City Councilor’s book offers pointers for taking Bernie Sanders’ revolution to the local level. By Steve Early | The Rag Blog | July 25, 2017 Reviewer Steve Early and author Nick Licata will talk about “Rebel Cities in … finish reading Steve Early : *BOOKS* | Nick Licata’s ‘Becoming a Citizen Activist’ a guidebook for progressive politics

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