Thursday, July 27, 2017

26 July - Blogs I'm Following 1 of 2

1:33 am MDT  July 27

The world cannot ignore China’s worsening abuse of basic human rights

Benedict Rogers at Blog Posts – Page Array – UnHerd - 3 minutes ago
The post The world cannot ignore China’s worsening abuse of basic human rights appeared first on UnHerd.

Electrons and Electric Fields

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 4 minutes ago
The famous Millikan oil-drop experiment involved observing suspended minute oil-drops falling under gravity and then under an applied electric field which stopped the downward motion. There are quite a few descriptions of the experiment on the Internet, this being one of … Continue reading →

P2 AND THE USA

Anon at Aangirfan - 9 minutes ago
*Licio Gelli and Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti. Gelli is linked to Kissinger, the Rockefellers and the Rothschilds. Gelli's P2 masonic lodge had top security chiefs and politicians as its members. The CIA used P2 to control Italy.* *P2 AND THE USA* *Licio Gelli* was the Puppet Master of the masonic lodge P2 which carried out false flag terrorism. Gelli had a wide range of contacts including President *Nixon* and his Treasury Secretary David Kennedy in the White House. Gelli had an intimate banking relationship with ... *Rothschild* in Paris. Gelli's P2 interlocks with... more »

China Wants It`s Own DARPA

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 minutes ago
China’s military has set up a new committee to develop state-of-the-art weapons such as stealth aircraft and electromagnetic cannon. Photo: Xinhua *South China Morning Post:* *Chinese military sets up hi-tech weapons research agency modelled on US body* *Steering committee was created early this year to develop state-of-the-art equipment, state broadcaster reveals.* China’s military has set up a new department modelled on the ­Pentagon’s hi-tech research agency to develop state-of-the-art weapons such as stealth ­aircraft and electromagnetic ­cannons. The Scientific Research Steer... more »

Former CIA Director Calls For Coup Against Trump

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 49 minutes ago
Published on Jul 26, 2017 Alex Jones breaks down John Brennan’s on-stage, publicity stunt with Wolf Blitzer and Eric Clapper where the former CIA Director pitches the overthrow of President Trump to the American people. end

Breaking: Washington Braces For Martial Law?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 49 minutes ago
Published on Jul 26, 2017 Alex Jones reveals how the elite are planning a coup to overthrow Donald Trump. end

Trump Assassination Imminent, We Must Act Now to Stop Civil War/Martial Law?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 49 minutes ago
Published on Jul 26, 2017 Alex Jones talks with Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne about the conversation he had with an elected official that told him about a Democrat plot to remove Trump. end

Something is Wrong with MSNBC 😂

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 49 minutes ago
Published on Jul 26, 2017 Something strange is happening to MSNBC. The information they present as news is just pure fiction, or social justice warrior insanity. Have a look, and you’ll see some serious problems! Media analyst Mark Dice has the story. end

Get Ready for The Freefall Collapse — Mitch Feierstein

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 49 minutes ago
Published on Jul 26, 2017 Mitch Feierstein returns to SGT report with an urgent warning, get ready for the free fall collapse. We are in a euphoric bubble blow off top, Mitch says. “I’ve been talking about the Swiss national bank intervening in the equities markets along with the European central bank buying corporate bonds, […]

‘America 1st Cannot Mean that Europe’s Interests Come Last’: Juncker on New Anti-Russia Sanctions

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 49 minutes ago
Published on Jul 26, 2017 Brussels has fired back at the new US sanctions against Russia, saying an “America first” approach does not mean EU interests can come last. Germany and France have also voiced their opposition to the new set of sanctions. – All these events are setting up the stage for the war […]

Chomsky: U.S. Is Helping Israel Annex So Much Land, Palestinians Could Have Essentially Nothing

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 49 minutes ago
Published on Apr 5, 2017 http://democracynow.org – Last month, a U.N. agency sparked controversy when it published a report accusing Israel of imposing an “apartheid regime” on the Palestinians. The report came the same month the Israeli government took the extreme step of banning non-Israeli citizens who endorse the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement from entering […]

The Kayak and the Whale

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 52 minutes ago
A photograph showing a kayaker crossing the gaping jaws of a humpback whale is a digital fabrication.

Anti-Semitic incidents 'at record level in UK' per BBC News

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 52 minutes ago
The BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40735634 on the rise in the number of Anti-Semitic incidents in the UK: 'Reports of anti-Semitic incidents have hit record levels in the first six months of 2017, according to a Jewish charity. The Community Security Trust (CST) said 767 reports were made to them between January and June - a rise of 30% on the same period last year.' Of course the BBC show no interest in discussing who might be responsible for the majority of these attacks. Is there a religion, the number of adherents of which is growing in the UK, which teaches anti Jew... more »

Lockheed's Skunk Works Is Working On New Technology For The 6th-Generation Fighter

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
A Lockheed illustration of a notional future fighter depicts a sleek, low-profile design. (Lockheed Martin) *Investors Business Daily: **What Lockheed's Secretive Skunk Works Unit Sees For The 6th-Gen. Fighter* PALMDALE, Calif. — Lockheed Martin's (LMT) Skunk Works division, whose legendary history includes the SR-71 spy plane, F-117 stealth fighter and today's F-35, is working on new technology to ensure that U.S. aircraft stay ahead of adversaries. While production on the F-35, a fifth-generation fighter, is just starting to ramp up, the Pentagon is already looking at a sixth-ge... more »

NATO's New Libya Still Burning

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 1 hour ago
*July 27, 2017* (Ulson Gunnar - NEO) - In 2011, US and European policy think tanks, which both create and promote policy serving the collective interests of the corporations that sponsor them, promoted NATO military intervention in Libya. Under the guise of a humanitarian intervention, what unfolded was the long-planned overthrow of the Libyan government, then headed by Muammar Ghaddafi. Unable or unwilling to commit significant ground troops, the majority of the fighting was carried out by militant groups with NATO air and covert ground support. Many of these militant groups would... more »

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
China closes off big chunk of ocean for military drills @CNNI https://t.co/0wNAQBypgM — WarMonitor (@TheWarMonitor) July 26, 2017 Technological advances mean fossil fuel cars could be phased out within decades https://t.co/4yfkGMgETh — AFP news agency (@AFP) July 26, 2017 China wants to build 100 panda-shaped solar power plants around the world https://t.co/g5rIQGhgct pic.twitter.com/Z7bGdjHpCH — BI Video (@BI_Video) July 26, 2017 "Give me five more!" pic.twitter.com/SInhSBbPoC — Military Support (@MilitaryEarth) July 26, 2017

An In-Depth Look At Venezuela's Economic Crisis.

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
Uprising: An in-depth look at Venezuela's economic crisis. https://t.co/ONBlcappij via @ReutersGraphics pic.twitter.com/wLrXg90iEZ — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 26, 2017 *WNU Editor:* An brief summary on the current economic and political crisis in Venezuela.

Trump Relegates Transgender Americans to Ranks of Second-Class Citizens

G.E. Branch III at Diverse - 2 hours ago
On July 26, 2017, President Donald J. Trump announced -- via Twitter, of course -- that transgender people will be banned from serving in the military in any capacity.

3 Rowan University Diversity Programs Awarded NSF Grants

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
Three programs at Rowan University with goals to promote diversity and equality for underrepresented races and sexualities on and off campus recently have been awarded grants by the National Science Foundation to aid those efforts.

Bureaucratic Costs Are Twice Instruction Expenses at Some Colleges

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
New report urges boards of trustees to constrain continuing administrative bloat.

Has California Found the Answer to More Equitable Developmental Education?

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
California Bill AB 705 aims to reduce the burden of performing well on a standardized test as the singular opportunity for students to get into credit-bearing courses.

Clearinghouse Data May Help Students Home In on Success

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
District of Columbia Public Schools administrators are using National Student Clearinghouse data to determine how well their graduates are faring at particular institutions of higher education.

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
Despite adverse weather, none of the scheduled flight performances were canceled. Photo: Sukhoi Su-30SM supermaneuverable fighter aircraft perform a demonstration flight at the MAKS 2017 International Aviation and Space Salon. © SPUTNIK/ EUGENE ODINOKOV *WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Aerial Skills at MAKS 2017: Air Show Highlights *(Sputnik).

“A” Grades Surge as SAT Scores Plunge

Alex Newman at rss - 3 hours ago
[image: a-grades-surge-as-sat-scores-plunge] All of the objective evidence shows that American students are getting dumber and more ignorant, yet the number of graduating seniors who have an A average has skyrocketed.

The Hidden Costs Of U.S. 'National Security'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*William Hartung, War Is Boring:* *The Trillion-Dollar Military Budget* *The hidden costs of 'national security'* You wouldn’t know it, based on the endless cries for more money coming from the military, politicians and the president, but these are the best of times for the Pentagon. Spending on the Department of Defense alone is already well in excess of half a trillion dollars a year and counting. Adjusted for inflation, that means it’s higher than at the height of Pres. Ronald Reagan’s massive buildup of the 1980s and is now nearing the post-World War II funding peak. And yet ... more »

John Searle on Materialism and Dualism

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 3 hours ago
In his essay, "Why I Am Not a Property Dualist," John R. Searle says that "the mind-body problem, so construed persists in philosophy because of two intellectual limitations on our part. First, we really do not understand how brain processes cause consciousness. Second, we continue to accept a traditional vocabulary that contrasts the mental and the physical, the mind and the body, the soul and the flesh, in a way that I think is confused and obsolete." Towards the end of the essay he sums up his ideas on materialism and dualism. Here's the excerpt: “Both materialism and dualism ar... more »

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Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 3 hours ago
In his essay, "Why I Am Not a Property Dualist," John R. Searle says that "the mind-body problem, so construed persists in philosophy because of two intellectual limitations on our part. First, we really do not understand how brain processes cause consciousness. Second, we continue to accept a traditional vocabulary that contrasts the mental and the physical, the mind and the body, the soul and the flesh, in a way that I think is confused and obsolete." Towards the end of the essay he sums up his ideas on materialism and dualism. Here's the excerpt: “Both materialism and dualism ar... more »

Psychiatrists Are Now Allowed To Talk About Trump's Mental Illness

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
In her "hot mic" moment with Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) late yesterday afternoon, Maine Senate Republican Susan Collins admitted that Trump is "crazy" and that she's "worried." A prominent psychologist told me this morning that Trump has "many diagnoses, including low IQ with likely some dementia due to neurological involvement and language disorder thrown in. And narcissistic personality disorder, conduct disorder, etc., etc. Quite a conglomeration." Joe Scarborough, looking at Trump, had said it slightly differently on his MSNBC morning show a few hours earlier: July the 25th... ... more »

George Romero's zombies will make Americans reflect on racial violence long after his death

Erin C. Cassese, Associate Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 3 hours ago
Annual 2010 zombie march in Madrid, an homage to George A. Romero. AP Photo/Paul White “What’s your zombie apocalypse survival plan?” The question invites the liveliest discussions of the semester. I teach a course on social movements in fiction and film at West Virginia University, where I also conduct research on race and gender politics in the United States. George Romero’s first film, “Night of the Living Dead,” is on the syllabus. The film was groundbreaking in its use of horror as political critique. Half a century later, Romero’s films are still in conversation with racial... more »

Kris Kobach and Kansas' SAFE Act

Chelsie Bright, Assistant Adjunct Professor, Mills College at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 3 hours ago
A Kansas voter prepares to cast her ballot – and prove her identity – in the 2014 midterm elections. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel If you want to understand President Donald Trump’s voter fraud commission, it helps to study what happened in Kansas. Six years before Trump was tweeting about stolen elections and unsubstantiated claims of millions of fraudulent votes, Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state, was promoting the idea that widespread voter fraud threatens the integrity of our electoral system. It should come as no surprise that Trump chose Kobach to be the vice chairman of... more »

Is The U.S. Intelligence Community Being Transformed/Reorganised?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Mark Pomerleau, C4ISRNet:* *Is an intel community reorg in the works?* The intelligence community is in the middle of a “significant transformation process,” according to the community’s top official. “We’re in the beginning of the process of change that I hope will bring us up to date in terms of the agility … that we need,” Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said during a Friday appearance at the Aspen Security Forum. Coats noted that every agency needs to be evaluated in terms of effectiveness and efficiency given that with large bureaucracies duplication occurs and r... more »

Deep State And Intelligence Agencies Continue Coup Against Trump

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 5 hours ago
Published on Jul 25, 2017 David Knight and Owen Shroyer discuss how the Deep State and intelligence communities are working together against a common enemy to their system of control: President Donald Trump. end

EU Warns U.S. It May Respond Swiftly to Counter New Sanctions on Russia

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 5 hours ago
It is safe to conclude that US hegemony over Europe is coming to an end. EU Warns U.S. It May Respond Swiftly to Counter New Sanctions on Russia by Alissa de Carbonnel, Philip Blenkinsop and Robin Emmott; editing by Mark Heinrich and Mark Trevelyan, http://www.reuters.com/ BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union warned on Wednesday that it was ready […]

Moscow Warns Of “Painful Response” To US Sanctions; EU Ready To Retaliate In “A Matter Of Days”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 5 hours ago
These US santions are an act of war. Russia and EU will suffer the most. Moscow Warns Of “Painful Response” To US Sanctions; EU Ready To Retaliate In “A Matter Of Days” by Tyler Durden, www.zerohedge.com Following yesterday’s almost unanimous House vote to pass new sanctions against Russia, on Wednesday Moscow threatened to retaliate, saying that – as expected – […]

Tulsi Gabbard: US Addicted to Regime Change; CIA Funded and Armed Al Qaeda in Syria

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 5 hours ago
Did Syria attack America or threaten American interests? Clearly NO! So why is America supporting terrorists to overthrow Assad? The people behind this are Illuminist-Satanists. “For years we have been supplying anti-tank missiles and all sorts of weapons to the terrorists, to Al Nusra, sometimes to ISIS.. the entire array … Jaysh al-Islam …” – […]

Famous Filmmaker Exposes & Fights Against The Anti-Christ Hollywood System

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 5 hours ago
Published on Jul 25, 2017 Famous Hollywood Filmmaker David Heavener is our special guest on The Kev Baker Show & we discuss his new project The Last Evangelist. We talk about the real world issues such as RFID technology & David goes on to explain that his new show will include just these very types […]

Intelligence Agency Veterans Challenge The ‘Russia Hack’ Evidence

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 5 hours ago
Intelligence Agency Veterans Challenge The ‘Russia Hack’ Evidence by Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) | July 24, 2017, https://www.mintpressnews.com/ In a memo to President Trump, a group of former U.S. intelligence officers, including NSA specialists, cite new forensic studies to challenge the claim of the key Jan. 6 “assessment” that Russia “hacked” Democratic emails last year. – MEMORANDUM […]

Declassified Memos Show Obama’s NSA Spied On Americans Way More Than You Thought

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 5 hours ago
Who is in charge of the Beast ‘666’ Network? No Such Agency Declassified Memos Show Obama’s NSA Spied On Americans Way More Than You Thought by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com Back in May the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) found that the National Security Agency (NSA), under former President Obama, routinely violated American privacy protections while […]

Armageddon Is Two and One-half Minutes Away

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 5 hours ago
Armageddon Is Two and One-half Minutes Away by Paul Craig Roberts, http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ 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 […]

Is Snapchat Building a Facial Recognition Database for the Feds?

David Emery at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
Online conspiracy theorists claim Snapchat's image filter feature called "Lenses" is covertly amassing a database of users' faces to share with law enforcement agencies.

U.S. Special Forces Are Increasing Their Footprint In Africa

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
PHOTO: U.S. AFRICA COMMAND/SPC. ZAYID BALLESTEROS *Kaitlin Lavinder, The Cipher Brief*:* U.S. Special Operations Forces: Taking the Fight to Terror in Africa* U.S. President Donald Trump’s “war on terror” – much like his predecessor’s – uses partners’ capabilities against terrorists in an effort to protect the country from potential attacks, while minimizing U.S casualties. In Africa, Trump’s continuation of this strategy has resulted in increased reliance on U.S. special operations forces. The U.S. Special Operations Command Africa now conducts around 100 activities in 20 countri... more »

America Desperately Needs More Submarines (Thanks To Russia and China)

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * And that means the future looks bright for General Dynamics Electric Boat division. With the United States Navy increasing its stated requirement for nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) from 48 to 66, the future looks bright for General Dynamics Electric Boat division if the U.S. Congress delivers the funding needed to build those boats. Meanwhile, the company on track with the development of the Columbia-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBNs) which replace the Reagan-era Ohio-class boomers as backbone of America’s strategic d... more »

Northrop Grumman Has a Plan to Keep the F-16 Fighting Falcon 'Fighting' For Years to Come

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * A new radar could be the key. Northrop Grumman’s AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) upgrade for Lockheed Martin’s F-16 Fighting Falcon is promising to keep the venerable fighter viable as a warplane for years to come. The new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar was recently selected by the U.S. Air Force to upgrade an initial batch of its F-16s. The Pentagon order opens the door to further domestic and international order for SABR. “In addition to the international F-16 upgrades currently in production, we are now in the engine... more »

Iran Is Pushing Israel and the Gulf Closer Together

Emily B. Landau, Shimon Stein at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Emily B. Landau, Shimon Stein* *Security, Middle East* This could finally lead to regional security cooperation in the Middle East. The past years have seen positive winds blowing from the Gulf states toward Israel, in particular from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. These states are signaling their willingness—fueled by a common interest in confronting Iran—to step up cooperation with Israel, including elevating it to the public domain. The new willingness of these states to explore expanded cooperation with Israel can be scrutinized and assessed in terms of its poss... more »

Our Focus Creates Our Future

Waking Times at Waking Times - 5 hours ago
*Zen Gardner* - The world we desire is ours for the taking, and living. The post Our Focus Creates Our Future appeared first on Waking Times.

Musical Interlude: James Taylor, "You Can Close Your Eyes"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
James Taylor, "You Can Close Your Eyes" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2hTQjK1Fa4

X22 Report, “The Moment Of Truth Is Upon Us, Which Path Are We Going Down?”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
X22 Report, “The Moment Of Truth Is Upon Us, Which Path Are We Going Down?” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zubj9oK10aY *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “The Fed Delays Raising Rates As It Waits Patiently For The Economy To Collapse” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzlyjG-zCdU

Musical Interlude: Neil H, “Echoes From The Mist”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
Neil H, “Echoes From The Mist” Please manually restart to 0:00. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_7SoMRwQVk&t=650s

Colonizing Space with Fusion Propulsion

David at LaRouchePAC Feed - 6 hours ago
Space Fusion Economy Video of ng1Yz4FrXYE Megan Beets of the LaRouchePAC science team interviews Mike Paluszek, President of Princeton Satellite Systems, on his company's design for a fusion-driven rocket. Far more advanced than other forms of propulsion, a fusion rocket would open up the solar system to exploration, development, and colonization—and with adequate funding, it could be ready in about a decade. This is a primary example of Lyndon LaRouche's concept of an economic platform: how the application of a new scientific principle transforms mankind's capabilities and opens u... more »

CIA Analyst: China Is A Greater Threat To The U.S. Than Russia

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*Bill Gertz, Asia Times: **CIA analyst: Beijing poses a greater threat than Russia* In an unusually candid talk, agency's Michael Collins said China's growing confidence and resolve – fueled by inaction against Chinese hegemony over the past several years – are a worry A senior CIA analyst has offered a rare public glimpse into American intelligence analysis of China. Michael Collins, deputy assistant director and head of the agency’s East Asia mission center, believes more attention should be focused on China and that recent public angst about Russia is distracting America from t... more »

Is There Any More Wasserman Schultz Can Do To Destroy The Democratic Party? She's Working On It

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 6 hours ago
Yesterday I posed a question to people who follow me on Twitter, asking them to put themselves in the place of a congressional candidate who could pick between 4 surrogates to come in and endorse them. I asked them to pick between Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, the handpicked post-Pelosi/Hoyer next leader Joe Crowley (Wall Street's #1 rep in the House) and a candidate who has never been elected to anything outside of his union, iron-worker Randy Bryce. Do the results surprise you? Joe Crowley zero. I wish I had included Debbie Wasserman Schult... more »

During Senate hearing Al Franken calls Donald Trump out for spreading Russian propaganda.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 6 hours ago
Courtesy of Raw Story: *The Minnesota Democrat questioned FBI counterintelligence chief Bill Priestap and Justice Department national security official Adam Hickey about whether they had reason to doubt the intelligence assessment that Russia attempted to influence the election, and they agreed there was no evidence to question that finding. * *“Just last week, the newly minted White House communications chief Anthony Scaramucci appeared on CNN and said, quote, ‘Somebody said to me yesterday — I won’t tell you who — that if the Russians actually hacked this situation and spilled... more »

How Decentralizing Institutions Will Unite the Left and Right

Activist Post at Activist Post - 7 hours ago
Op-Ed by Joe Jarvis “Big government is the problem!” “No, big business is the problem!” What if their coexistence on such a large scale is the... more »

Father of 8 Sentenced to Jail for Distributing Jury Nullification Pamphlets

Activist Post at Activist Post - 7 hours ago
By Claire Bernish A former pastor from Michigan discovered the hard way that informing people of their rights under the law as jurors doesn’t sit... more »

Citations Needed, Episode 04: The Root of All Evil

Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 7 hours ago
A recent New York Times presents a Manichean worldview wherein the United States’ invasion of Iraq was noble and just, while Iran’s relationship with its neighbor is nefarious and dangerous. The article was written by Baghdad bureau chief Tim Arango (picture above, right). Episode 4 of Citations Needed, my new media criticism podcast co-hosted by Adam Johnson, is out. This week, we talk

BREAKING: Syrian Army troops storm al-Sukhnah town in eastern Homs, liberation imminent

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:15 A.M.) – After confirmation came in several hours ago that the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and other pro-government forces captured the last hills to the west of al-Sukhnah and established total fire control over the town, reports from reliable sources are now suggesting that the SAA is currently in the process of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

In pictures: ISIS hurls 4 car bombs at Kurdish forces in Raqqa over a single day

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 A.M.) – Yesterday front-line units of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) operating in Raqqa city endured four vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED) which were hurled at them by the Islamic State terrorist group. Based on the pictures provided by ISIS media, at least one of the four VBIEDs clearly hits its […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

BREAKING: Syrian Army completely dominates ISIS-held town of al-Sukhnah with fire control

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), spearheaded by the 5th Assault Corps and backed-up other pro-government forces, has just established full fire control over the ISIS-held town of al-Sukhnah in eastern Homs. Today the SAA and its allies advanced deep into the very last mountain chain that stands before them and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Venezuela News Updates -- July 26, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*Reuters:* *U.S. sanctions Venezuelan officials, one killed in anti-Maduro strike* WASHINGTON/CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - The Trump administration imposed sanctions on 13 senior Venezuelan officials as the country's opposition launched a two-day strike on Wednesday, heaping pressure on unpopular President Nicolas Maduro to scrap plans for a controversial new congress. With clashes breaking out in some areas, a 30-year-old man was killed during a protest in the mountainous state of Merida, authorities said. Venezuela's long-time ideological foe the United States opted to sanctio... more »

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 26, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*Will Edwards, Cipher Brief:* *Border Dispute: China Won’t Back Off, India Can’t Back Down* After six weeks of tension between China and India over a Chinese road building project on contested territory, neither side is prepared to back down. Known as the Doklam Plateau, this small area high up in the Himalayas where Bhutan, India, and China share a vaguely defined border, is now the center of a potential conflict with much larger geopolitical consequences. A spokesman for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Colonel Wu Qian, told reporters on Monday that China would not withdraw... more »

15 Diverse Superfoods that Fight Inflammation

Waking Times at Waking Times - 7 hours ago
Inflammation is believed to be the cause of many illnesses, including cancer, but we can easily fight inflammation with these nutrient-rich foods and spices. The post 15 Diverse Superfoods that Fight Inflammation appeared first on Waking Times.

Did The Federal Bureau of Investigation Seize Smashed Hard Drives From Rep. Wasserman-Schultz’s Home?

Arturo Garcia at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
A dubious web site contradicted its own source on an alleged seizure concerning the lawmaker's former aide.

Enemies of humanity

CFACT at CFACT - 8 hours ago
Ugandan activist (and student) Steven Lyazi writes passionately that the West is both hypocritical and imperialistic in dictating policies to Africans that were good enough for Western nations half a century ago and could save millions of African lives -- and generate up to $100 billion a year to the Afrcican economiy just from allowing the use of DDT to fight malaria. DDT use reduces death from malaria by 80% or more -- and Lyazi himself is a two-time malaria survivor who notes that most Africans lack the money to pay for the costly, time-consuming treatment for this killer disease... more »

Debunking the EPA’s fake accounts of the Gold King mine disaster

CFACT at CFACT - 8 hours ago
The EPA inspector general's report is full of lies and misrepresentations, says Heritage Foundation senior research fellow Rob Gordon. The whitewashed report claims that the dam failure came after EPA contractors “inadvertently … initiated an internal erosion failure.” But Gordon notes the IG report omits the critical fact that the EPA crew reburied the natural plug; ignores the EPA's wrongful assumption that the floor of the mine was 6 feet lower tghan the ground outside when in fact the adit's entire purpose was to drain the mine; and that the EPA failed to follow its own instruct... more »

Duquesne University Professor Charged With Keying Neighbors’ Cars

cmaadmin at Diverse - 8 hours ago
BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania professor known for her expertise on consumer trends has been charged with keying her neighbors’ cars. Bridgeville police say Duquesne University professor Audrey Guskey told them she gets upset when others park their vehicles in front of her residence. Police have charged the marketing and communications expert with criminal mischief. […]

University of Missouri to Investigate Potential Embezzlement

cmaadmin at Diverse - 8 hours ago
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri in Columbia is investigating a possible case of employee embezzlement. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that a university news release Tuesday said that the school’s Police Department was investigating “suspected misappropriation of funds from student organization accounts affiliated with Greek Life.” The release says the money was held […]

University of Alaska Fairbanks to Eliminate Economics Degree

cmaadmin at Diverse - 8 hours ago
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The University of Alaska Fairbanks is discontinuing its economics degree program. The Board of Regents made the decision to cut the program during its most recent meeting. Two faculty members recently received layoff notices, giving them one year left to teach, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Tuesday. The university’s Faculty Senate met […]

Former Panthers President Morrison Returns to Teaching

cmaadmin at Diverse - 8 hours ago
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former Carolina Panthers president Danny Morrison is heading back to college. Morrison, the onetime athletic director at Wofford and TCU, will teach at the University of South Carolina’s College of Hospitality, Retail and Sports Management starting next month. The school announced Morrison’s addition this week. Between stints at Wofford and TCU, Morrison […]

Toddler survives smallpox vaccine reaction

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 8 hours ago
In May the CDC reported that a two-year-old boy developed a serious reaction to his father’s smallpox vaccination after playing with him (his father is a soldier who was vaccinated for deployment to Iraq). Thankfully, the boy recovered but disease detectives found the highly infectious virus all over his house. (A good reminder that shedding

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
"You don't have to be at Monument Valley to see the Milky Way arc across the sky like this -- but it helps. Only at Monument Valley USA would you see a picturesque foreground that includes these iconic rock peaks called buttes. Buttes are composed of hard rock left behind after water has eroded away the surrounding soft rock. *Click image for larger size.* In the featured image taken last month, the closest butte on the left and the butte to its right are known as the Mittens, while Merrick Butte can be seen farther to the right. Green airglow fans up from the horizon. High overhead... more »

"A Very Obscure Vulcan Quote"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*"A Very Obscure Vulcan Quote"* By Moon "Ideally, do no harm. Harm speeds up the heat-death of the Universe, and indirectly, your own. More practically, do as little harm as possible. We are creations of a Universe in which entropy exists, and therefore see no way of escape, but we do not need to help it. Harm no one’s internal, invisible integrities. Leave others the privacies of their minds and lives. Intimacy remains precious only insofar as it is inviolate: invading it turns it to torment. Reach out to others courteously: accept their reaching in the same way, with careful hands... more »

The Poet: Clarice Lispector, "Change"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*"Change"* by Clarice Lispector "Change. "But start slowly, because direction is more important than speed. Sit in another chair, on the other side of the table. Later on, change tables. When you go out, try to walk on the other side of the street. Then change your route, walk calmly down other streets, observing closely the places you pass by. Take other buses. Change your wardrobe for a while; give away your old shoes and try to walk barefoot for a few days - even if only at home. Take off a whole afternoon to stroll about freely, listening to the birds or the noise of the cars. Op... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
Bogotá, Distrito Especial, Colombia. Thanks for stopping by!

"Grief..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
“The dictionary defines grief as: “Keen mental suffering or distress over affliction of loss; sharp sorrow, painful regret.” We’re taught to learn from and rely on books, on definitions, on definitives but in life, strict definitions rarely apply. In life, grief can look like a lot of things that bear little resemblance to sharp sorrow. Grief may be a thing we all have in common but it looks different on everyone. It isn’t just death we have to grieve. It’s life, it’s loss, it’s change. And when we wonder why it has to suck so much sometimes, it has to hurt so bad. The thing we go... more »

"11 Things Everyone Needs You to Know"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*"11 Things Everyone Needs You to Know"* by Marc "A silhouette of a human being stands before you. Perhaps an old friend. Perhaps a neighbor. Perhaps a perfect stranger, like me. Here are 11 things we all need you to keep in mind… *1.* *You never really know how much the people around you are hurting.* You could be standing next to someone who is completely broken inside and you wouldn’t even know it. So never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have. And remember that there are two ways to spread light in this world: You can either be a flame of hope, or a mirror that r... more »

"How We Go Through Life..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
"It's extraordinary how we go through life with eyes half shut, with dull ears, with dormant thoughts. Perhaps it's just as well; and it may be that it is this very dullness that makes life to the incalculable majority so supportable and so welcome." - Joseph Conrad, "Lord Jim"

"Would You Like To Steal 128 Million Dollars?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*"Would You Like To Steal 128 Million Dollars?"* by Michael Snyder "What would you do with 128 million dollars? Many people like to daydream about winning the lottery, and I have to admit that when I was much younger I would do the same thing. If you were suddenly financially set for life, you could quit your job, buy your dream home, travel the world and spend your days doing whatever you felt like doing. We only get one trip through this crazy journey called life, and an enormous mountain of cash could make the journey a whole lot nicer. So if you could steal 128 million dollars ... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago

World News Briefs -- July 26, 2017 (Evening Edition)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Russia, EU bristle at proposed new U.S. sanctions on Moscow, warn of action* MOSCOW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia warned it was edging closer to retaliation against Washington after the House of Representatives backed new U.S. sanctions on Moscow, while the European Union said the move might affect its energy security and it stood ready to act too. The lower house of the U.S. Congress overwhelmingly voted to impose new sanctions on Moscow on Tuesday and to force President Donald Trump to obtain lawmakers' permission before easing any punitive measures on Russia. "This i... more »

Is This ‘Walking’ Protein What Happiness Really Looks Like?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
A computer-generated visualization of a kinesin protein has been circulating on the internet for years affixed with descriptions that convey varying levels of inaccuracy.

Petronas' Pacific Northwest LNG Proposal....The Real Story Minus Postmedia's Fake Narrative

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 9 hours ago
*Written by Grant G* Yesterday after Petronas divulged they were canceling their ill-fated LNG project Keith Baldrey started spinning like a top, spinning like a BC Liberal shill.... Keith Baldrey claimed the change in government caused Petronas to bail on their project... CKNW/Global audio vault...listen to July 25th...just after 7:30 pm news(about 7:33 mark) http://globalnews.ca/pages/audio-vault-cknw/ Then Postmedia's corporate/political shill Vaughn Palmer followed suit with a inaccurate anti NDP spinfest.... http://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/vaughn-palmer-b... more »

Ukraine cuts energy to Donetsk–Germany’s press reverts to its dark past

Dmitry Babich at The Duran - 9 hours ago
Kiev has left Donetsk totally in the dark with all electricity supplies cut off. The ensuing humanitarian disaster has been not only ignored by the German media, but there are alarming similarities in today's press with how press outlets from Germany and central Europe spoke of the same places in the 1940s. The post Ukraine cuts energy to Donetsk–Germany’s press reverts to its dark past appeared first on The Duran.

Grand ol’ cuck McCain attacks Trump three times in 15 minute speech

Ricky Twisdale at The Duran - 9 hours ago
John McCain marked his return to the Senate with a disingenuous address attacking President Trump, earning a standing ovation from Democrats The post Grand ol’ cuck McCain attacks Trump three times in 15 minute speech appeared first on The Duran.

In case you missed it, yesterday Donald Trump brought up the idea that he might someday be on Mt. Rushmore while mocking the media that would report that he brought it up.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 9 hours ago
... trump invokes idea of his face on mt rushmore, says media will lie about it, & that's why he won't bring it up (even though he just did) pic.twitter.com/xYOybqfxnv — fake nick ramsey (@nick_ramsey) July 25, 2017 This is like a guy who stabs a homeless man if front of the police, and then bitches that they will probably arrest him for murder because that is what those stupid police always do. By the way if you look at Trump's face you can see that he REALLY believes that he should be in contention for a place on Rushmore. He only attempts to shape it as a joke in order to defle... more »

Robert Kiyosaki of Rich Dad: "We're Being Lied to and Ripped Off"

TNA Video at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: alex-newman-robert-kiyosaki-were-being-lied-to-ripped-off]VIDEO - On June 23 & 24, 2017, a "Red Pill" Expo was held in Bozeman, Montana by Freedom Force International. Correspondent Alex Newman was invited to the event, and sat down with Robert Kiyosaki to talk about the economy.

UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Says U.S. Talking With China About Sanctions on North Korea

Warren Mass at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: un-ambassador-nikki-haley-says-u-s-talking-with-china-about-sanctions-on-north-korea] UN Ambassador Nikki Haley said that talks with China aimed at gaining China’s support for UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea are progressing.

Lawmakers Need a Russia Sanctions Strategy with an Exit Plan

Nikolas K. Gvosdev at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Nikolas K. Gvosdev* *Politics, Americas* [image: A Russian fighter jet performs during a demonstration flight, as a Russian national flag is seen blowing in the wind, at the MAKS 2017 air show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia, July 21, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin] History shows that the lack of flexibility or graduation mechanisms in congressional sanctions can create unnecessary complications for the United States. The Russia-sanctions train appears to be accelerating out of the congressional station, which makes it highly unlikely that both chambers of the Legislative ... more »

TONIGHT WE'LL FIGHT A CULTURE WAR LIKE IT'S 1999

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 9 hours ago
President Trump's ban on transgender troops seems to have several origin stories, but the Daily Beast tells us that some of the impetus came from people who still seem to be fighting old battles in the culture war: According to White House sources, Vice President Mike Pence has been pushing hard for this kind of policy shift in the military, as had senior officials such as chief strategist Steve Bannon.... Another White House official underscored to The Daily Beast how Trump’s latest announcement would play well “with his base” and social-conservative and Christian-right leaders, so... more »

The Curse Of A Million Dead Albatross Upon Trump? US Marine Monuments Comment Deadline Extended to August 14th 11.59 EDT

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 10 hours ago
More than a million albatross are at risk by Trump policy. “Is it Trump?” quoth one, ” Is this the … Continue reading →

Trump Admin Touts Benefits of Environmental Funds It Wants to Cut

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 10 hours ago
“It is pretty galling for the Trump Administration to tout money for state partnership grants even as it seeks to … Continue reading →

Trump’s Climate Clarity

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 10 hours ago
Delingpole gets the back story from Chris Horner on Trump’s climate position. How Donald Trump Got to be so Amazing on Climate Change Excerpts: Horner understands the magnitude of Trump’s achievement so far. Even Trump announcing his plan to pull out of the UN Paris climate agreement required immense determination and moral courage. After all his […]

After Infecting 400,000 And Killing 1,900, Yemen's Cholera Epidemic Is Slowing Down

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*UN News Centre:* *Malnutrition and cholera 'a vicious combination' in war-torn Yemen – UN agency chiefs* In Yemen, the world's worst cholera outbreak is unfolding amid the world's largest humanitarian crisis, crippling health, water and sanitation facilities in the country, and creating ideal conditions for diseases to spread, according to the heads of three United Nations agencies. “The country is on the brink of famine, with over 60 per cent of the population not knowing where their next meal will come from,” said UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Anthony Lake, Wor... more »

Maine Republican On The Health Care Hot Seat: Bruce Poliquin

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 10 hours ago
Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) is the only Republican representing a House district in New England. He's a rich guy who began his political campaign by self-fundng a race for governor-- and not just losing to crackpot Paul LePage but coming in 6th out of 7 Republicans in the primary! LePage gave him the job as state treasurer. In 2012 he lost another GOP primary, this one for the U.S. Senate seat given up by Olympia Snowe. in 2014 he finally found an election he could win-- the conservative Maine congressional seat (ME-02) which was being vacated by Blue Dog Mike Michaud. The DCCC nominate... more »

Libya’s Two Main Rival Leaders Have Agreed To Call A Ceasefire And Hold Elections Early Next Year

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*The Guardian:* *Libyan rival leaders agree to ceasefire after Macron-hosted talks* *French president says Fayez al-Sarraj and Khalifa Haftar have shown ‘historic courage’ at the meeting outside Paris* Libya’s two main rival leaders have agreed to call a ceasefire and hold elections early next year after a meeting in Paris hosted by the French president, Emmanuel Macron. Macron said Libya’s UN-backed prime minister, Fayez al-Sarraj, and Khalifa Haftar – the military strongman whose forces control large tracts of land in the east of the country – had displayed “historic courage” a... more »

Sperm concentration has declined 50 percent in 40 years in three continents

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 11 hours ago
*Coming hot on the heels of the “ha ha chemicals make frogs gay” post. * Stupid Conspiracy Theorists- Ha Ha "Chemicals Making Frogs Gay"*A new study regarding the steep decline in male sperm counts globally.* Sperm concentration has declined 50 percent in 40 years in three continents “*The quality of sperm from men in North America, Europe and Australia has declined dramatically over the past 40 years, with a 52.4 percent drop in sperm concentration, according to a study published Tuesday.* *The research — the largest and most comprehensive look at the topic, involving data from 185 ... more »

VIDEO: Key gains made as Tiger Forces roll on towards Deir Ezzor

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) elite Tiger Forces continue their massive broad-front sweep across the desert flat-lands of southeastern Raqqa Governorate, today liberating two more key sites along the way to the strategic city of Deir Ezzor. After liberating the village of Rasm Sulieman yesterday afternoon, the Tiger Forces have […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Last minutes of a Hezbollah armed drone before being shot down by HTS jihadists

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:15 P.M.) – The media wing of the Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group has released footage from a Hezbollah drone that their forces managed to shoot down and capture in western Qalamoun. The footage, shot from the point of view of the drone’s camera, shows the armed drone launching off from a Hezbollah […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

In pictures: ISIS drones score direct hits on Syrian Army positions in Deir Ezzor

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:15 P.M.) – ISIS media has released pictures of the terrorist group employing armed drones against positions of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the western part of Deir Ezzor city. As the images presented below show, the armed drones used by ISIS target two netted field positions in a small compound area, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Saudi regime forces attack besieged Shiite neighborhood in Qatif

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 P.M.) – The Saudi regime forces stormed the predominately Shiite neighborhood of Al-Awamiya, Wednesday, firing indiscriminate artillery shells and missiles towards the civilian areas. As a result of this attack in the Qatif Province of Saudi Arabia, at least one local and one foreign worker were killed by the Saudi regime forces […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Hezbollah launches attack on Al-Qaeda’s last positions in Arsal

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – Hezbollah has begun their assault on Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s last positions in the ‘Arsal Barrens tonight, following several hours of nonstop shelling and airstrikes. The Hezbollah units stormed the Wadi Humayd area of the ‘Arsal Barrens tonight, hitting the enemy defenses with a powerful attack that is meant to force […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Iran promises to respond to any US violation of the nuclear deal

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) – Iran will respond to any U.S. violation of the nuclear deal, a senior Iranian official said on Wednesday, as quoted by IRNA. “The U.S. measure by Congress and the new law against Iran, Russia and North Korea is clearly a hostile action which Iran will respond to, no doubt,’ Deputy […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Air Force aids Hezbollah, Lebanese Army in Arsal

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:55 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) continued their aerial assault over the ‘Arsal Barrens of east Lebanon, Wednesday, striking the jihadist rebels along the Zamarani Road near the Syrian border. Flying out of the Homs Governorate, the Syrian jets crossed over the border to deliver a large number of airstrikes […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russian experts arrive in Egypt to inspect Cairo airport

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
(TASS) A group of Russian aviation safety experts launched an inspection at the Cairo International Airport on Wednesday, a representative of the airport’s administration said. Five Russian experts arrived in Cairo on Tuesday evening from Turkey, the source said, adding that they plan to spend several days in the Egyptian capital. The task of Russian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Hezbollah forces capture HTS weapons stockpiles, positions, caves and tunnel in Arsal

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:25 P.M.) – Hezbollah has released a video of a small Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) base in Arsal’s rugged countryside that its forces managed to overrun recently. In the video, weapons, ammunition stockpiles, caves and a tunnel captured by Hezbollah are displayed. Among the possessions abandoned to Hezbollah by HTS can be seen […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Lebanese Army mobilizes large force near Syrian border

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – The Lebanese Army has mobilized a large force in the northeastern countryside of the Beqa’a Governorate, as they prepare to kick-off a new operation that will focus on the Syrian border. According to a military source in Beirut, the Lebanese Army sent a large force comprised of many tanks and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Israel Tries to Destroy Boycott Rights in U.S.

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 11 hours ago
*Philip Giraldi is a former counter-terrorism specialist and military intelligence officer of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and a columnist and television commentator who is the Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest, a group that advocates for more even-handed policies by the U.S. government in the Middle East.* Today I sent letters to our Maine congressional delegation opposing the totally undemocratic bill to make it illegal to boycott Israel's apartheid. Years ago when we were involved in boycotting South African apartheid no one introduced legisl... more »

Two legs or One. It has nothing to do with planets- just pants.

Heather Roff at Duck of Minerva - 11 hours ago
Sometimes when we look for a rallying call to join us as humans around a common cause or to show us our equal vulnerability, we say start to claim these trite sayings like “ Common-sense says that all men put their pants on one leg at a time.” This is supposed to reassure us that […]

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Brave As A Pigeon’ By Country For Syria

Liz Pelly at Shadowproof - 11 hours ago
Throughout 2017, the Istanbul-based country music collective Country For Syria has released tracks from its forthcoming full-length, one-by-one, via Bandcamp. The band’s members are American, Syrian, Turkish, Czech, French, and Iranian. They draw from both American country music and Arabic folk sounds. In the same song, they’ll shift from riffing The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Brave As A Pigeon’ By Country For Syria appeared first on Shadowproof.

Liberal Professor to Sue Evergreen for $3.8 Million Over “Racially Hostile” Campus Environment

Bob Adelmann at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: liberal-professor-to-sue-evergreen-for-3-8-million-over-racially-hostile-campus-environment] A progressive college professor is suing progressive administrators at Evergreen College for allowing "progressive" behavior. No one can make this stuff up.

Wisconsin Company to Microchip Employees

Dave Bohon at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: wisconsin-company-to-microchip-employees] A Wisconsin company has announced that it intends to be the first in the United States to embed microchips in the hands of its workers.

Alarming Saber Rattling by US and North Korea

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 11 hours ago
Although its hard to know what's real in this house of mirrors, the current rhetoric leads only to very dark places: (2nd LD) N.K. warns of pre-emptive nuke strike on U.S. ahead of armistice anniv.Yonhap News Agency, http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/07/26/0200000000AEN20170726001352315.html?sns=tw SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea threatened Wednesday to stage a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States upon Washington's miscalculation ahead of the 64th anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War. Pak Yong-sik, the ministe... more »

Airshows Recruit Our Kids for Endless War

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 11 hours ago
The U.S. government is using airshows to manipulate children to think that war and violence is fun and glorious. In this video see Iraq war veteran Michael Hanes who enters a San Diego airshow and reveals the extent of indoctrination of the kids by the military. This story makes me remember Tom Sturtevant from Maine who passed away some years ago. He was a leader in Maine Veterans For Peace and had been a former high school teacher. Tom's top issue was military recruitment so when these airshows came to the former Brunswick Naval Air Station Tom was always involved in the organ... more »

We're pleased to give credit where credit is due!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 11 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017Observing some splendid behavior:* We're pleased to give credit where credit is due regarding President Donald J. Trump's latest spectacular brainstorm. The Washington Post has published this instant dispatch. We were pleased to see these reactions by major *Republican* solons: DEBONIS AND O'KEEFE (7/26/17): Lawmakers in both parties slammed President Trump’s decision on Wednesday to bar transgender Americans from serving in the military, while many of his allies on Capitol Hill remained largely perplexed or silent. [...] *Rep. Thomas J. Rooney (R-Fla.),... more »

SUGHRA AHMED

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
*SUGHRA AHMED* has been named associate dean for religious life at Stanford University. She previously held a fellowship at Yale University and was a research associate at Cambridge University and St. Edmund’s College. She also served as president of the Islamic Society of Britain. She earned an undergraduate degree in English language and literature from Birmingham City University and a master’s degree in Islamic studies from Loughborough University.

JOHN HERNANDEZ

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
*JOHN HERNANDEZ* has been named the fifth president of Santiago Canyon College (SCC). He has been the interim president of SCC since July 2016. Hernandez earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology at California State University, Fullerton; a master’s degree in counseling at California State University, Long Beach; and a doctorate in college student personnel administration from the University of Maryland, College Park.

PEGGY F. BRADFORD

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
*PEGGY F. BRADFORD* has been named president of Shawnee Community College. She was previously provost and vice president of academic affairs at the State University of New York Westchester Community College. Bradford earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, a J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law and a doctorate in education from Northern Illinois University.

CATHY YOUNG

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
*CATHY YOUNG* has been appointed executive director of Boston Conservatory at Berklee, effective August 1. She is currently the dean of dance at the Conservatory. Young has a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and a Master of Fine Arts in dance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

JULIE ZERWIC

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
*JULIE ZERWIC* has been appointed dean of the University of Iowa College of Nursing starting August 14. She was previously the nursing executive associate dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.

JUSTIN SCHWARTZ

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
*JUSTIN SCHWARTZ* has been appointed dean of Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering in the College of Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. He received a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign and a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

G. CHRISTINE TAYLOR

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
*G. CHRISTINE TAYLOR* has been appointed vice president and associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Alabama, effective August 1. Taylor is vice provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at Purdue University. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University and a master’s degree and a doctorate from Ohio University.

JOHNSON O. AKINLEYE

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
*JOHNSON O. AKINLEYE* has been appointed chancellor of North Carolina Central University. Akinleye was interim chancellor at the university since January 2017. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University and a doctorate from Howard University.

Trump's Energy Secretary, Rick Perry, falls victim to Russian pranksters.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 12 hours ago
Dammit! I thought these glasses made me too smart to fall for shit like that?Courtesy of The Daily Beast: *Energy Secretary Rick Perry was duped by Russian pranksters in a phone call he believed was conducted with Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroisman. In the 22-minute phone call confirmed by an Energy Department spokesperson Tuesday, Perry discussed everything from the oil and gas industry to coal exports and Russian cyberhacking with a person he believed to be the Ukrainian PM, but who was actually a Russian comedian. At one point, the man claiming to be Hroisman announced ... more »

Report: North Korea May Launch A Missile Test Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 (Mars-12) in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 15, 2017.​ *Reuters: **North Korea could carry out missile test soon: U.S. officials* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials said on Tuesday they have seen increased North Korean activity that could be preparations for another missile test within days. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that over the past week intelligence has spotted equipment, possibly for launching an ... more »

TRANSGENDER FRIENDS OF TRUMP; FAMOUS TRANSGENDER PEOPLE

Anon at Aangirfan - 12 hours ago
Donald Trump is trying to win the support of the fundamentalists by banning transgender people from the military. Until 1948, there was racial segregation in the United States Armed Forces. Trump is linked to a number of transgender people. Trump's close friend Giuliani has dressed up as a woman. Trump's very close friend Roy Cohn had sex with transgender people. Transgender Jenna Talackova was in Trump's 2012 Miss Universe pageant. Jenna Talackova's father is Czech [3] Ivanka Trump's mother, Ivana Trump, is Czech. . Jenna Talackova. Can you tell which is which? . *Je... more »

Why does Mark Johnson believe those things?

bob somerby at the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017One last trip to the fair:* We want to make a final trip to the free health care clinic which was conducted at the Wise County Fairgrounds in rural southwestern Virginia. More specifically, we want to ask you why Mark Johnson, age 56, believes the things he believes. In Monday's New York Times, Trip Gabriel published a valuable news report about the clinic, and about the suffering people who traveled hours to access its services. Let's start today with a person, a doctor, who plainly deserves our respect: GABRIEL (7/26/17): *Dr. Joseph F. Smiddy, 75, a l... more »

Walmart JAJKET Stock Keeping Unit Code

Kim LaCapria at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Are shoppers falling prey to Walmart's "phantom charge" of $10, which has been appearing on random receipts for a decade?

Fukushima robot: Apparent sign of melted fuel

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 12 hours ago
Very recently, a “sunfish” robot went for a swim at the Fukushima nuclear plant to get a better idea of the damage inside the failed reactor. What it found was what appeared to be stalactites of melted nuclear fuel. This discovery is an important part of the decommissioning process at the plant. The robot was

Forbes: The Shocking Doomsday Maps Of The World And The Billionaire Escape Plans

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 12 hours ago
At the beginning of the year, we introduced you to the billionaire bunker concept (which has existed for years). However, as our world has continued to change, due in part to things like the recent election and climate control, those thinking about the future have added massive amounts of land to their “end of days” plan.

This Outlandish Aristocrat Could Be the Next British Prime Minister

Curt Mills at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Curt Mills* *Politics, Europe* [image: The Brandenburg Gate is illuminated with the colours of the British flag to show solidarity with the victims of the recent attack in London, in Berlin, Germany, March 23, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch] The sudden, improbable rise of Jacob Rees-Mogg. A specter is haunting Britain—the specter of Moggmentum. Amid the continuing chaos in the United Kingdom’s ruling Conservative Party, Jacob Rees-Mogg, a forty-eight-year-old backbench member of Parliament, is currently experiencing a wildly improbable spike in his political fortunes. The aristo... more »

Quote of the Day: “Ecofascists Needed an Enemy, So They Chose Fossil Fuels”

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 12 hours ago
"What began as a single campaign on a college campus in 2010 has grown into a worldwide movement. It does not simply focus upon climate change or green living, but rather de-funding the fossil fuel industry. They call it divestment. "Fossil fuel divestment, the opposite of investment, means the selling of fossil fuel stocks… “In order to transform the climate change debate into a movement, [environmental campaigner Bill] McKibben and his fellow ecofascists needed an enemy. So he started the divestment movement that casts the fossil fuel industry and those who invest in its... more »

Met Office “Unprecedented” Rainfall Nonsense

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 12 hours ago
By Paul Homewood The Met Office has just issued this news release: New innovative research has found that for England and Wales there is a 1 in 3 chance of a new monthly rainfall record in at least one region each winter (Oct-Mar). In the last few years several rainfall events have caused widespread flooding […]

Nice try

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
David Jordan Two very senior voices from within the BBC bubble - David Jordan, the BBC’s director of editorial policy and standards, and Ric Bailey, the BBC's chief political adviser - have penned a rare and important joint piece for a somewhat out-of-the-way pro-public-broadcasting media site called journalism.co.uk headlined *Impartiality and the BBC – 'broad balance' in a two-horse race*. It concerns the BBC's coverage of the EU referendum. It's a thoughtful piece, well worth reading. And it's refreshing to read: We are never keen on the argument that being attacked by both sid... more »

President Trump Announces That The U.S. Will Not 'Accept or Allow' Transgenders In The Military

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
....Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming..... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017 *Herscel Smith, Captain's Journal:* *Trump Bans Transgenders In Military* *NYT:* *President Trump announced on Wednesday that the United States will not “accept or allow” transgender people in the United States military, saying American forces “must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory” and could not afford to accommodate them.* *Mr. Trump made the surprise declaration in a series ... more »

How the Belt and Road Became the 'Project of the Century'

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 13 hours ago
World Land-Bridge New International Economic Order Video of vpjVSzQDkuo EIR's Bill Jones address to the Schiller Institute's Spanish-language webcast, "The Belt and Road Initiative Opens a New Era for Humanity," on Saturday, July 22, 2017. Live participants included groups from Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Colombia, Spain and Queens, New York. Jones gives a comprehensive overview of the last 30-year histories of both the US and China, and how the Belt and Road has evolved into the mega, project of the century that it is today.

“The Real Problem With Conspiracy Theories”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*“The Real Problem With Conspiracy Theories”* by Paul Rosenberg "I don't want to believe, I want to *know*." - Carl Sagan "It seems that applying the tag “conspiracy theory” to something is the new way to get rid of it quickly. Evidently, people have been trained to stay away from anything given that title, assured that they will be embarrassed and ridiculed if they don’t gain some distance. But, while this association trick is of some interest, it really isn’t our subject here. Our concern is the problem built into conspiracy theories, not how the words are used as a weapon. I’ll... more »

Tom Hanks Wears Political T-Shirt?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
A July 2017 Facebook post is the latest to digitally add political slogans to a photograph of the actor.

Egyptian Tank Crew Crushes Suicide Car Bombers Before Massive Explosion At Checkpoint

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*The Independent:* *Egyptian tank crew crushes car bomb ‘to save 50 people’* Egyptian military attempt to use tank to contain blast An Egyptian tank crew have been praised for saving over 50 people's lives after they ran over a car bomb to prevent a suicide attack. Seven civilians, including two young children, were killed when the bomb exploded at a security checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula. The military said the tank intercepted the vehicle at a checkpoint near the city of Arish, the capital of North Sinai province, and tried to contain the expected blast by running over the ca... more »

Russia And The EU React To The U.S. Congress Passing New Sanctions On Russia

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Reuters*: *Russia, EU bristle at proposed new U.S. sanctions on Moscow, warn of action* MOSCOW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia warned it was edging closer to retaliation against Washington after the House of Representatives backed new U.S. sanctions on Moscow, while the European Union said the move might affect its energy security and it stood ready to act too. The lower house of the U.S. Congress overwhelmingly voted to impose new sanctions on Moscow on Tuesday and to force President Donald Trump to obtain lawmakers' permission before easing any punitive measures on Russia. "This i... more »

FBI Targeted Renowned Arms Monitoring Group With Espionage Investigation

Ken Klippenstein at Shadowproof - 13 hours ago
The FBI conducted an espionage investigation into arms monitoring group, SIPRI, after they asked a weapons manufacturer about a missile in development. The post FBI Targeted Renowned Arms Monitoring Group With Espionage Investigation appeared first on Shadowproof.

Played by the Ruling Elite’s Control System, It’s Time for a New Paradigm

Waking Times at Waking Times - 13 hours ago
*Paul A. Philips* - Having seen through the grand deception, will the awakened ever change the control system? The post Played by the Ruling Elite’s Control System, It’s Time for a New Paradigm appeared first on Waking Times.

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