Saturday, August 26, 2017

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It's Extremely Unlikely Paul Ryan Will Be Able To Hold Onto His Seat In The 2018 Midterms

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
The new PPP survey has Congress' approval down at 9%. By a 49-35% margin, voters want to see Democrats win control of the House in 2018. On top of that, the Republican Speaker, Paul Ryan, has a job approval rating of just 16%-- with 62% of Americans disapproving of the way he's handling his job. (52% of Trump voters and 77% of Clinton voters disapprove of Ryan's job performance.) But there's much worse news for Ryan than that. The DCCC commissioned a poll of Ryan's congressional district last week. His job approval among WI-01 *Republicans* was just 29% and a good sample of Democr... more »

NY Times Deletes Tweet After Internet Owned them for Praising US-led GENOCIDE in Yemen

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
The NY Times just tried to praise the mass genocide and starvation through the Saudi/US Coalition in Yemen and the internet owned them.

Australian Prime Minister says attempts to replace statues of English colonialists is reminiscent of Stalin

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 15 hours ago
A little sanity coming from Australia. More The post Australian Prime Minister says attempts to replace statues of English colonialists is reminiscent of Stalin appeared first on The Duran.

Man behind the Trump Dossier is being called to a US court to testify

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 15 hours ago
British Spy who made up Trump dossier ordered to give deposition in Buzzfeed lawsuit. More The post Man behind the Trump Dossier is being called to a US court to testify appeared first on The Duran.

CNN’s Jim Acosta cries about Trump ignoring him. Gets destroyed on twitter for whining

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 15 hours ago
Jim Acosta throws a twitter tantrum after CNN is ignored at White House briefing. More The post CNN’s Jim Acosta cries about Trump ignoring him. Gets destroyed on twitter for whining appeared first on The Duran.

CIA colludes with Congress to brand Wikileaks a “hostile non-state intelligence agency”

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 15 hours ago
Assange blasts the CIA sponsored Intel Authorization Act. More The post CIA colludes with Congress to brand Wikileaks a “hostile non-state intelligence agency” appeared first on The Duran.

ISIS Claims Deadly Attack On Shiite Mosque In Kabul

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*New York Times:* *ISIS Claims Deadly Attack on Shiite Mosque in Afghanistan* KABUL, Afghanistan — Suicide attackers stormed a crowded mosque in Kabul during Friday Prayer, officials said, killing at least 20 people and wounding dozens of others in the latest in a series of deadly attacks against Shiites in Afghanistan. The Islamic State, which previously claimed deadly assaults against Shiite targets in the country, said its militants were behind the attack, according to the group’s Amaq news agency. Worshipers who had jumped out of windows and fled barefoot from the siege desc... more »

Dirty Bomb Attack Plan Uncovered In Indonesia

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
Anti terror policemen stand beside goods seized from a house of suspected Islamist militants in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia August 15, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Agus Bebeng via REUTERS/File Photo REUTERS *Reuters:* *Exclusive: Indonesian militants planned 'dirty bomb' attack - sources* JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian militants planned to detonate a radioactive dirty bomb, security sources said, highlighting the rising ambitions of extremists to wreak destruction in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation. But experts cast doubt on their exp... more »

Trump and Korea. I’m Also Scared

Eric Margolis at 15 hours ago
[image: undefined] President Trump’s ability to trigger a nuclear war is "pretty damn scary" said former US intelligence director James Clapper this week. Remember when Trump vowed to "bomb the shit" out of his enemies? I don’t have much respect for Clapper, who brazenly lied to Congress and is a ringleader of the deep government’s efforts to overthrow Trump. But this time, Clapper is 100 percent right. He’s scared and I am too. This week, Trump proclaimed he would continue the pointless, stalemated US colonial war in Afghanistan and might ask India to help there – a sure-fire way ... more »

Trump’s New Strategy for Afghanistan Is Neither New, nor a Strategy, nor Trump’s

James George Jatras at 15 hours ago
[image: undefined] For some time it has been clear that the White House of President Donald Trump was convulsed with a struggle among various court factions vying for the Emperor’s ear. Crudely oversimplified, these are variously described as: 1. The military "Junta" (Generals McMaster, National Security Council; Mattis, Pentagon; and Kelly, White House Chief of Staff; 2. The Goldman-Sachs "Globalists" (preeminently First Daughter Ivanka and First Son-in-Law Jared Kushner); 3. The "Populist-Nationalists" ("the two Steves" Bannon and Miller); and 4. The Regular Republicans who, to t... more »

This is Sick....and Very Sad

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
U.S. is buying mercenaries to fight its wars on the cheap. This is evil and shows how far that Washington has fallen. No morals - it's just all about corporate profits.

BREAKING: It's that time of the year again!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 15 hours ago
*FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2017Time for some back-to-school bungling:* It's that time of year again! But first, a pair of factual claims: According to the New York Times, 15 percent of our country's "college-age population" is black. Also according to the Times, 22 percent of our country's "college-age population" is Hispanic. We'll assume those statements are accurate. Now we'll ask two additional questions: What percentage of the college-age population is white? Also, what percentage of the college-age population is Asian-American? In a gigantic, sprawling front-page report which is... more »

Sly Grog Traders: The Sophisticated Methods Of Alcohol Bootleggers In Australia

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 15 hours ago
The dominant Australian community would very much like to keep Indigenous communities from alcohol, but indigenous communities aren't having it. A giant black market has sprung up and such non-government alcohol sells for up to 1100 percent of the retail price. read more

Five Minutes Five Issues: Bundy Ranch, Trump Recants, Deadly Tasers, Ukraine Weapons, Anthem Protest

Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 15 hours ago
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues posted on Friday. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode, including links to further information regarding the topics discussed, here: *The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity welcomes you to Five Minutes Five Issues. Starting in five four three two one.* Hello, I am Adam Dick, a Ron Paul Institute senior fellow. Let’s start. *Issue one. *On Tuesday, a ... more »

Five Minutes Five Issues: Bundy Ranch, Trump Recants, Deadly Tasers, Ukraine Weapons, Anthem Protest

Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 15 hours ago
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues posted on Friday. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode, including links to further information regarding the topics discussed, here: *The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity welcomes you to Five Minutes Five Issues. Starting in five four three two one.* Hello, I am Adam Dick, a Ron Paul Institute senior fellow. Let’s start. *Issue one. *On Tuesday, a ... more »

Five Minutes Five Issues: Bundy Ranch, Trump Recants, Deadly Tasers, Ukraine Weapons, Anthem Protest

Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 15 hours ago
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues posted on Friday. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode, including links to further information regarding the topics discussed, here: *The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity welcomes you to Five Minutes Five Issues. Starting in five four three two one.* Hello, I am Adam Dick, a Ron Paul Institute senior fellow. Let’s start. *Issue one. *On Tuesday, a ... more »

Five Minutes Five Issues: Bundy Ranch, Trump Recants, Deadly Tasers, Ukraine Weapons, Anthem Protest

Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 15 hours ago
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues posted on Friday. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode, including links to further information regarding the topics discussed, here: *The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity welcomes you to Five Minutes Five Issues. Starting in five four three two one.* Hello, I am Adam Dick, a Ron Paul Institute senior fellow. Let’s start. *Issue one. *On Tuesday, a ... more »

Citing U.S. Sanctions, Apple Is Removing Its Popular Apps In Iran

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*New York Times: **Apple, Citing U.S. Sanctions, Removes Popular Apps in Iran* TEHRAN — Officially, Apple has no presence in Iran. Because of American sanctions against the country, the company’s iPhones are not legally available for sale here, and Apple does not offer a version of its App Store in the country. That has not stopped Iranians from snapping up millions of iPhones smuggled in from places like Dubai and Hong Kong. Nor has it kept Iranian app developers from creating thousands of apps for local users and offering them through App Stores outside Iran. Now, Apple is mo... more »

World News Briefs -- August 25, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*BBC:* *Tal Afar battle: Iraqi forces 'breach IS defences to reach city centre'* Iraqi forces say they have broken through the defences of so-called Islamic State (IS) and reached the centre of the city of Tal Afar. A spokesman said troops had also reached the old citadel. Tal Afar, in north-western Iraq near the Syrian border, is one of the jihadists' last remaining strongholds in Iraq after they were driven out of the city of Mosul. The Iraqi offensive on Tal Afar has been under way for six days. It involves similar forces to those that finally recaptured Mosul, but also inclu... more »

Witness the Power of Remaining Silent—Woman Gets $30K After Cops Ignore the Constitution

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: silent]For practicing her right to remain silent, a woman was kidnaped and caged. Now the taxpayers are shelling out $30K while the cops remain on the job.

First tanker crosses northern sea route without ice breaker (Because it is one anyway!)

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/ts Joe Public/Philip Bratby A commercial LNG tanker has sailed across the colder, northern route from Europe to Asia without the protection of an ice-breaker for the first time. The specially-built ship completed the crossing in just six-and-a-half days setting a new record, according to the tanker’s Russian […]

Will Medical Magic Mushrooms Make it on the Ballot Next?

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 16 hours ago
*Alex Pietrowski* - Medical mushrooms may be the next move in the war on the war on drugs. The post Will Medical Magic Mushrooms Make it on the Ballot Next? appeared first on Waking Times.

Climate Adaptive Cities: The Smart Way Forward

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 16 hours ago
A recent post Renewables Hypocrisy described the vain and empty spectacle of Mayors of major cities lining up to get badges claiming “100% Renewable Energy”. This post provides the alternative to such posturing. Matthew Kahn is a micro economist studying and writing on the more rational and productive response to future climate change possibilities. His […]

Charter Industry Demands Access to TN Student Data: Parents Say No

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 16 hours ago
Under the misdirection of Commissioner Candice McQueen, the TN state legislature recently passed a sweeping new charter law that is aimed to expand the footprint and to give more public money to the charter industry's corporate welfare reform schools. And money is not the only thing that Dr. McQueen is offering charter corporations like Green Dot and KIPP. With the passage of the new state law this summer, predatory charter chains may now demand student directory information on each public school child. This information may then be used to decide which children's homes that charte... more »

Musical Interlude: Shakira, “Empire” (Instrumental)

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
Shakira, “Empire” (Instrumental) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RCpgW4JwCo

“Biblical” Hurricane Expected To Hit US Nuclear Plant - Experts Fear Epic Catastrophe - Rainfall Could Be ‘Nearly Apocalyptic’”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*“'Biblical' Hurricane Expected To Hit US Nuclear Plant -* * Experts Fear Epic Catastrophe - Rainfall Could Be ‘Nearly Apocalyptic’”* Published: August 25th, 2017 at 4:01 am ET By ENENews WOAI, Aug 24, 2017: "Hurricane Harvey is setting its sights on the area around Corpus Christi. Located not far from where Harvey is expected to make landfall is the South Texas Nuclear Project nuclear power plant. Spokesman Buddy Eiler says the facility was ‘designed to sustain a storm,’ and there are plans in place to shut down operations if necessary." STP Nuclear Operating Co., Aug 24, 2017: "A ... more »

The Mike Duffy lawsuit is good for civil rights advocacy

Denis Rancourt at Activist Teacher - 16 hours ago
<< Senator Mike Duffy is suing the federal government for nearly $8-million, saying the Senate and the RCMP unjustly made him a scapegoat ... (link) >> Irrespective of public opinion about Duffy's behaviour, it is clear on its face that the PMO was shielded by the police and legal establishment. This lawsuit is push-back against an intrinsically and highly biased police and court system

Tal Afar Battle Day 5

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 17 hours ago
The Iraqi forces (ISF) continued three major thrusts into Tal Afar, which have nearly cut the town into thirds. The army, Golden Division and Hashd took Nour, Wahda, Kifa, the industrial district, the Education Directorate, and Jazira, which the Iraqi forces claimed they took on August 22. The Islamic State was said to be herding people with them as they retreated east. Ninewa Councilman Abdul Rahman al-Wakaa toldthe press that nearly 50% of the town had been taken. Joint Operations spokesman General Yahya Rasool addedthat over 300 IS fighters had been killed so far. The ISF comin... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 25

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 17 hours ago
1920 British gave limited self-rule in Najaf to try to stop 1920 Revolt there 1922 British High Commissioner for Iraq Cox demanded apology from King Faisal for anti-Mandate comment at his party 1988 Villages in Dohuk hit by chemical weapons in 6th Anfal campaign 1990 UN Resolution 665 strengthened economic sanctions on Iraq for Kuwait invasion 2003 Funeral in Najaf turned into anti-American demonstration 2004 2nd battle of Najaf ended with Ayatollah Sistani negotiating ceasefire 2004 US army investigation blamed morally corrupt soldiers and contractors poor ... more »

Massachusetts Hospital Worker Claims Record $758.7 Million Powerball Jackpot

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 17 hours ago
Mavis Wanczyk, who worked at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield for 32 years, has received the largest jackpot ever won with a single ticket.

Fired Dishwasher Shot by Police After Killing Chef, Taking Hostage at Charleston Restaurant

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 17 hours ago
Police said the killing was the "act of a disgruntled employee."

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 25, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
*Business Insider*: *Ukraine tricked North Korean spies into trying to steal fake nuke plans on camera* Ukraine has released footage of two North Korean spies exuberantly photographing fake missile designs in 2011, as part of a sting operation that eventually landed the pair in jail, as CNN reports. Ukraine, once home to thousands of Soviet nuclear ICBMs, continues to produce missiles today as it faces a Russian-backed insurgency in the countries east. Another Cold War remnant in Ukraine appears to be spycraft, which allowed the country to trick and capture two North Korean spies.... more »

ANTHILLS DOWN: Youngster repents in the Sunday Times!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 17 hours ago
*FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2017Interlude—Who else would publish this drivel:* Today, we have the posing of questions. First among them is this: Who the Sam Hill is the ludicrous Julius Krein? We ask for a pitiful reason. Last Sunday, the first page of the New York Times' Sunday Review featured a lengthy confession by Krein. His piece was matched with a piece by Roxane Gay—a piece which contains its own inexcusable and appalling, but deeply revealing, confession. Before we look at Gay's confession, let's review the confession by Krein. As we start, we ask two questions: Who the freak *i... more »

Constantly asking me

Yastreblyansky at No More Mister Nice Blog - 17 hours ago
Strange statement by Bob Corker considering that he is constantly asking me whether or not he should run again in '18. Tennessee not happy! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2017 I'll bet you any money Corker has never once asked Trump if he should run in 2018. This is a key to one particular form of Trump falsehood (as when he claimed that at his dinner in Hamburg with Shinzo Abe and Moon Jae-in "everybody was talking about John Podesta"). In reality he does all the talking and doesn't realize that everybody else is silent. He has nothing to talk about with Corker (... more »

What Still Unites Us?

Patrick J. Buchanan at rss - 17 hours ago
[image: what-still-unites-us] What makes our future appear problematic is that what once united us now divides us. While Presidents Wilson and Truman declared us to be a "Christian nation," Christianity has been purged from our public life and sheds believers every decade. Atheism and agnosticism are growing rapidly, especially among the young.

An Inconvenient Travesty

Dennis Behreandt at rss - 17 hours ago
[image: an-inconvenient-travesty] Al Gore’s new global-warming alarmism film not only counts on viewers being scientifically and historically ignorant, it features Gore as a Christ-like figure.

WATCH: Brave Congressman Explains How US Keeps Afghan Heroin Trade Alive at Your Expense

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 17 hours ago
[image: afghanistan]Congressman Thomas Massie blows the lid off the US subsidized opium trade and taxpayer funds flowing into the hands of the Taliban in Afghanistan.

KKK leader says that since Charlottesville they have seen a massive uptick in new members.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 17 hours ago
Courtesy of The Independent: *The Ku Klux Klan has grown faster since Donald Trump’s inauguration than any time in recent memory, a Klan leader has claimed. * *“I’ve been doing this for over 20 years and I haven’t seen the Klan grow at the pace it’s growing now,” Chris Barker, an Imperial Wizard of the KKK, told The Independent. “I mean, it’s even hard to keep track of the numbers you’ve got ’cause there’s so many coming in.” * *Mr Barker said that after the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville he received 50 applications to join his group in one day. The next day, he recei... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 18 hours ago
[image: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/satellite.php] *Intensifying Harvey On Track to Hit Texas as Major Hurricane ~Bob Henson, Weather Underground* *NOLA Ready ✔ @nolaready * *Sandbags are available to be picked up from 9a-5p until further notice @ Elysian Fields Ave & I-610 and Broad St & Poydras St* *GCOOS: Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System* *

Iraqi military liberates half of Tal Afar as ISIL falls apart

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:50 P.M.) – The Iraqi Armed Forces have liberated half of Tal ‘Afar after more than a week of intense fighting, the Federal Police spokesperson reported on Friday. In addition to taking control of half the city, the Federal Police spokesperson claimed that least 300 Islamic State terrorists have been killed and 32 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army secures new front against IS as offensive in East Hama continues: video

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) managed to open a new front in the town of Salba, located in the east of Salamiyah city, in their fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL) on Thursday. The fighting is part of the SAA offensive to break the blockade of Deir ez-Zor […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army unearths massive tunnel complex belonging to ISIL in east Homs

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) unearthed a massive tunnel complex that belonged to the Islamic State (ISIL) forces in the eastern countryside of the Homs Governorate this week. According to a military report, the Syrian Arab Army’s Tiger Forces unearthed the tunnel while conducting a field operation in the Taybah […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

New secure communication tested by Russian military in Syria

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
During its ongoing operation in Syria, the Russian military has tested a new secure communication, Head of the Armed Forces Communication Chief Department, Deputy Head of the General Staff Lieutenant-General Khalil Arslanov said on Friday. “During the military operation in Syria, we tested and used for the first time a new means of organizing secure […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army strikes back in southern Raqqa to retake lost ground

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a massive counter-offensive in the southern countryside of Al-Raqqa this morning, striking the Islamic State’s (ISIL) defenses at the villages the aforementioned terrorist group captured yesterday. Led by the Nabhan Group of the Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army stormed the Islamic State’s positions, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army tightens siege on central Syria, liberates three towns

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) struck back against the Islamic State (ISIL) this morning, following an intense battle on Thursday that resulted in a stalemate after the terrorist group launched a big assault. Led by the Tiger Forces and Qalamoun Shield, the Syrian Arab Army stormed the area south of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russian Air Force conducted 90,000 airstrikes during Syria campaign: MoD

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
During the ongoing operation in Syria, the Russia’s Aerospace Forces have delivered around 90,000 strikes against terrorists, chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main Operations Directorate Colonel-General Sergei Rudskoy said. “Since the beginning of the military operation, the Aerospace Forces have made more than 28,000 sorties, delivering around 90,000 airstrikes,” Rudskoy told a roundtable at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army launches new attack in southeast Damascus, captures large area

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a new assault in the southeastern countryside of Damascus, today, targeting the Badiya region of the province. Led by the 5th Corps, the Syrian Arab Army stormed Dahrat Al-‘Aridh area of the Badiya region; this resulted in a fierce battle that lasted for a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Czech Catholic leader: we're in the state of war

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 18 hours ago
Dominik Duka is the Archbishop of Prague and the Primate of Bohemia. His boss Francis in the Vatican recently said that countries should make the life comfortable for illegal immigrants even if it means the self-destruction of the European country. Well, not every official in the Catholic Church is a perfidious man in this sense. Here's an interview with Duka translated from a Czech business day. *Terrorism is the state of war but we're unwilling to admit it. Political correctness has morphed into a lie, Cardinal Duka says* *Interview by Mr Petr Honzejk, Mr Tomáš Pergler* - Pol... more »

RANKED: 5 Battles You Never Heard of That Changed World History Forever

Akhilesh Pillalamarri at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Akhilesh Pillalamarri* *Security, * Let the war begin. *In an attempt to correct this, the Caliphs invited Turkic warriors to restore them, but this did not work and led instead to the creation of a new power, the Great Seljuk Turk Empire, which stretched from Central Asia to Turkey. The Seljuks under Sultan Alp Arslan began entering Byzantine territory, which lead to a response under the Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes. The two armies met in eastern Anatolia in 1071. Half the Byzantine army didn’t even fight due to internal Byzantine politics leading to treachery. The Byzantine E... more »

Run4Salmon 2017

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 18 hours ago
RUN4SALMON We are two weeks away from beginning our prayer journey upstream. We are calling on all of you who wish to join us to register so we can get a head count of our water protectors. Thank you to all of the people who are making this possible. Our prayers for the restoration of our salmon, the revitalization of our indigenous lifeways and the protection of our waters must continue

Updated: Ohio State revokes PhD of co-author of now-retracted paper on shooter video games

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 18 hours ago
[This post, which at 1200 UTC 8/25/17 originally reported on the then-upcoming vote, has been updated at 1600 UTC 8/25/17 to include the results of the vote.] A researcher who co-authored a paper about video games that was retracted earlier this year has had her PhD from The Ohio State University revoked. As WOSU reported […] The post Updated: Ohio State revokes PhD of co-author of now-retracted paper on shooter video games appeared first on Retraction Watch.

...Thought Makes Real...

Alfred Lehmberg at alienviews - 18 hours ago
*.* Consider *enigma*—uncertainty's principle… And the man who brought it forth? He's a bright star in the blackness, on which we'd quickly shut a door. *.* It's said he served the Nazis. Why? To build *atomic bombs*. The watchers watched him closely… *He could've built them all along*! *.* See, they drank the "heavy water," in the Nazi camp of Hitler. Heisenberg *deterred *best thrust. He was that project's *crippler*. *.* ...Onward? Contribution! He explained the *all and all*. Too, a *half turn *from what *polarized? *Then we *clearly *hear his call. *.* He saw that fateful glimme... more »

"Asking For Trouble..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
“We’ve all heard the warnings and we’ve ignored them. We push our luck. We roll the dice. It’s human nature. When we’re told not to touch something we usually do even if we know better. Maybe because deep down, we’re just asking for trouble.” - “Meredith Grey”, “Gray’s Anatomy”

“Keshia Thomas Shows How America Can Deal with Hatred”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
*“Keshia Thomas Shows How America Can Deal with Hatred”* By Rusty "After the shocking events in Charlottesville in which Nazi and Antifa protesters collided and an innocent woman was left dead, it’s important to search out a better means to deal with hatred. In 1996, an 18-year-old woman named Keshia Thomas practically gave America a blueprint in dealing with hate and opinions that differ from yours or mine. Thomas, an African-American teenager, attended a counter protest to a scheduled KKK rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan. That’s when a man sporting a Confederate flag t-shirt wandered ... more »

U.S. Accuses Russia Of Arming The Taliban In Afghanistan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago
*Sputnik:* *US Accuses Russia of Arming Taliban 'to Hide Its Own Defeat' in Afghanistan* Unfounded speculations by US politicians about alleged supplies of arms to the Taliban by Russia are aimed at concealing the truth of America's obvious defeat in Afghanistan, which Washington is still struggling to postpone, Afghan political observer Vahid Mojda told Sputnik. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's claim that Russia is arming the Taliban bears no relation to reality, Vahid Mojda, a political observer and former Afghan Foreign Ministry official under the Taliban government, told ... more »

Russian Foreign Ministry: U.S. Strategy For Afghanistan Is A Dead End

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago
*RT*: *New US strategy for Afghanistan is ‘dead-end’ – Lavrov* The new US strategy in Afghanistan has no chance for success, as it mainly relies on the use of force, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. “The main emphasis in the new strategy, which was announced by Washington, is made on settlement through use of force,” Lavrov said at a press conference on Thursday. “We believe that it’s a dead-end approach.” Apart from that, the new strategy allows negotiations with the Taliban without any preconditions, which is also a significant flaw, Lavrov added, saying tha... more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 19 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin 'Super recognisers' are the police's secret weapon against crime at Europe's biggest street festival Researchers have discovered a way to increase nuclear fusion's energy output Former CIA Agent Is Raising Cash To Buy Twitter And Delete Trump's Account Russian Ambassador To Sudan Found Dead, Drowned In Own Pool The strange story of that 'Blacks for Trump' guy standing behind ... Laser Keyboard video Iceland Bans American Televangelists - satire After 62 Years and Many Battles, Village Voice Will End Print Publication And... 100-year-old fruit cake found in Antarct... more »

The Worst Person In The World-- The GOP Deserves Him... But Do The Rest Of Us?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 19 hours ago
*Trumpist by Nancy Ohanian* A week or so ago, Señor Trumpanzee launched an Adderall-fueled tweet storm against his perceived enemies within the Republican Congress. He struck out especially hard against Arizona Senator Jeff Flake, one of 3 Republicans especially vulnerable in the 2018 midterms. Ironically, one of the reasons Flake is seen as son vulnerable is because he voted to repeal Obamacare and replace it with TrumpCare, which would kick millions of Americans off healthcare. Wednesday, asked by Georgia Public Broadcasting’s *Political Rewind* if Trump is inviting a primary chal... more »

Think and Act Outside the Box

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 19 hours ago
"This is really a grave moment," Helga Zepp-LaRouche stressed in a discussion with associates yesterday, "and we have to get people to understand that the coup against President Trump is still ongoing, and must be reversed by changing the agenda completely," by organizing a dramatic national mobilization for physical economic recovery based on full-scale cooperation with China's Belt and Road Initiative. "The game is obviously to box Trump in, so that he cannot fulfill his domestic agenda of job creation, and so that he cannot stick to his promises concerning the international pol... more »

New Tatort series kicks off with Ebola outbreak in Austrian countryside, thankfully factually accurate and vaccines not touted as a cure

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 19 hours ago
When Tatort, a popular German police drama, kicks off its new season on Sunday, it will feature a pair of Austrian detectives investigating an Ebola outbreak in the countryside. As part of the “Virus” storyline, one of the detectives is suspected of having become infected with Ebola. A good time as any to dust down […]

FED INTEREST RATE PLANS TODAY WILL SIGNAL PACE AT WHICH GOLDMAN SACHS, KISSINGER, PUTIN FACTION INTEND TO TAKE DOWN USA

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 19 hours ago
Remarks by the chair of the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, today at the Jackson Hole conference of central bankers, could signal how aggressively the cabal of Donald Trump, Henry Kissinger, Goldman Sachs bankers and Vladimir Putin plan to proceed with the take down of the USA. In spite of falling real incomes and weak inflation below the Fed’s […]

FORMER US INTELLIGENCE CHIEF SAYS TRUMP’S ACCESS TO NUCLEAR CODES IS SCARY

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 19 hours ago
From Washington Examiner James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence, said he is worried about President Trump’s access to the nuclear codes after the commander in chief held a campaign-style rally in Phoenix, Ariz., on Tuesday. Clapper, who served in the Obama administration as DNI and is now a CNN contributor, said he questions […]

JOHN KELLY STOPS TRUMP AD LIBBING POLICY, BLOCKS INFOWARS STORIES FROM INCREASINGLY DELUSIONAL ALEX JONES

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 19 hours ago
From Politico White House aides note that the new system is likely to slow the policymaking process. Executive orders, dashed out in a matter of days at the outset of the administration, are now likely to go through weeks of review as they are circulated to policy advisers, lawyers and the president’s legislative affairs team. […]

Trump threatens to shut down federal government

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 19 hours ago
From Forbes There are several things we could say about Donald Trump’s threat that he’d prefer to see a government shutdown than that the budget doesn’t fund the building of his wall along the Mexican border. One of those things being that it’s a pretty absurd thing to insist upon of course. But rather more […]

SMART METERS HAVE NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS, ELECTRICITY CAN BE SWITCHED OFF IN VAST SWATHES OF A COUNTRY

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 19 hours ago
Smart Meters have health implications, surveillance implications but they also have national security implications. Control of Smart Meters, and so of a region’s electricity supply, seems to be concentrated in a few private corporate centres. It seems these corporations have the power to shut down electricity in an entire area or to selected buildings. Ista, for example, is involved in running […]

Sonic weapons reportedly used to harm US diplomats in Cuba

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 19 hours ago
Mysterious sonic weapons reportedly caused brain injuries in US diplomats in Cuba — here’s what we know Kevin Loria Mysterious “sonic weapons” have been blamed for symptoms affecting American and Canadian diplomats in Cuba. Victims reported hearing loss, mild traumatic brain injury, nervous system damage, and balance issues. Sound-based weapons exist, but experts aren’t […]

Putin abuses red notice system to seek arrest of his critic in the UK

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 19 hours ago
Edward Malnick 24 AUGUST 2017 • 1:00PM Russia is facing a showdown with European leaders over claims it is “abusing” the international “red notice” system for arresting criminals, in an attempt to silence critics of Vladimir Putin. Documents seen by the Telegraph show that Moscow has issued a fresh request to Interpol for the “arrest […]

Adler’s Rejection of The Darwinian Theory of Evolution

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 19 hours ago
Mortimer J. Adler has been an active and outspoken opponent of the Darwinian theory of evolution. He has attacked the theory of evolution in several books and articles. In his book *What Man Has Made of Man*, Adler brands evolution a popular myth, insisting that it is not an established fact. Here are three excerpts from *What Man Has Made of Man*: *The* *Origin of Species* is full of guesses which are clearly unsupported by the evidence. (To the extent that *The Origin of Species* contains scientifically established facts, these facts are not organized into any coherent system.)... more »

A Call For A Change In Direction

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 19 hours ago
Earlier this week the UN rebuked the United States for recent displays of racism. Nserine Malick writes: A UN committee charged with tackling racism has issued an “early warning” over conditions in the US and urged the Trump administration to “unequivocally and unconditionally” reject discrimination. The warning specifically refers to events in Charlottesville, Virginia, where the civil rights activist Heather Heyer was killed when a car crashed into a group of people protesting against a white nationalist rally. Such statements are usually issued by the UN committee on the elimi... more »

The Only Way America Can Stop China from Sinking Its Aircraft Carriers in a War

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Think UCAVs. *Each carrier would have to carry at least six UCAVs—effectively filling the role once held by the long-retired Grumman A-6 Intruder. “As noted above, the new CVW will need two types of unmanned vehicles: a UCAV and a tanker/utility aircraft,” the report states. “Six UCAVs in a squadron would yield four to five operational aircraft to support initial long-range attacks as the Deterrence Force retrogrades. With two CVWs in the Maneuver Force, eight to ten aircraft would be able to engage the enemy from long range. Similarly, a squadron o... more »

China Wants to Make the F-22 and F-35 Stealth Fighters as Obsolete as Battleships

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * How? *As the paper describes, quantum radar uses a novel concept in physics, which scientist are only just starting to understand. “Quantum physics says that if you create a pair of entangled photons by splitting the original photon with a crystal, a change to one entangled photon will immediately affect its twin, regardless of the distance between them,” the paper states. “A quantum radar, generating a large number of entangled photon pairs and shooting one twin into the air, would be capable of receiving critical information about a target, includ... more »

Russia to discuss investment opportunities with Lebanese PM next month in Moscow

The Duran at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Russia continues to expand economic partnerships across the Middle East. More The post Russia to discuss investment opportunities with Lebanese PM next month in Moscow appeared first on The Duran.

CONFIRMED: Russia to remain in Syria until terrorism completely eliminated

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Russian forces have helped Syria to eliminate most terrorist entities in central Syria. More The post CONFIRMED: Russia to remain in Syria until terrorism completely eliminated appeared first on The Duran.

BREAKING: Shi’a Mosque attacked in Kabul

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 19 hours ago
The attack comes less than a week after the US President announced a troop surge in Afghanistan. More The post BREAKING: Shi’a Mosque attacked in Kabul appeared first on The Duran.

Global Retirement Index

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 20 hours ago
With the global village finding its inhabitants aging and with record numbers of people over the age of 65, a recent study by Natixis Global Asset Management that examines the level of retirement security in 43 nations is particularly pertinent. The study looks at 18 performance indicators that are key to the older demographic component of society and covers four thematic indices and their component subindices that are important for a quality life in one's sunset years: 1.) *Material Wellbeing* - the material means to live comfortably in retirement - includes income equality, incom... more »

Two more participants in the Bundy standoff get to walk free.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 20 hours ago
Steven Stewart taking up a position to get a better shot at Federal agents. Courtesy of Las Vegas Review Journal: *Jurors acquitted two men of charges that could have sent them to federal prison for decades Tuesday, while reaching a split decision for two others, in a retrial that stemmed from the 2014 armed standoff in Bunkerville. * *The four men hugged their attorneys, as about two dozen loyal supporters erupted into cheers from the gallery of a courtroom where they had quietly watched weeks and weeks of testimony. * *Montana resident Ricky Lovelien and Idaho resident Steven Ste... more »

Mike Rowe eviscerates "smug" snowflake who calls him a "White Nationalist"...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 20 hours ago
*we can all learn from Mike. * What I really like about this is Mike is responding rather than reacting. It sounds like reacting and responding are the same thing, but they're not. From *Psychology Today:* A reaction is instant. It’s driven by the beliefs, biases, and prejudices of the unconscious mind. When you say or do something “without thinking,” that’s the unconscious mind running the show. A reaction is based in the moment and doesn’t take into consideration long term effects of what you do or say. A reaction is survival-oriented and on some level a defense mechanism. It mi... more »

Taiwan's low wage slow motion economic disaster

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 20 hours ago
*Locks hung by lovers to symbolize relationships never broken at a truly silly lovers' corner behind the big temple in Beimen, Tainan.* Thanks for all the kind thoughts for speedy healing, dear readers. I really appreciate that you took a moment to say that. News Lens ran an excellent piece on the low wage + low productivity trap that is stifling Taiwan's economy. I'm excerpting it here but read the whole thing, it is devastating... The Basic Wage Deliberation Committee has proposed to increase Taiwan’s minimum wage from NT$21,009 a month this year to only NT$22,000 (US$725) next ... more »

Cocopah Native boy banned from school for having long hair

White Wolf at White Wolf - 21 hours ago
“My family is American-Indian. We are Cocopah Indian and that was the documentation that I was going to provide for the reason for my son’s long hair,” Oates explained. “It’s a signal of strength.” Jabez Oates’ long mane violates the appropriately named Barbers Hill Independent School District’s dress code and he may not return to his preschool until his hair is shorn, mom Jessica was told, CW39 reported “I bought him all his school supplies, his school clothes, his backpack, and he was enthralled. Now he’s confused as to why he can’t go to school anymore,” Oates told the outlet. ... more »

“Where the Sidewalk Ends”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*“Where the Sidewalk Ends” * “There is a place where the sidewalk ends And before the street begins, And there the grass grows soft and white, And there the sun burns crimson bright, And there the moon-bird rests from his flight To cool in the peppermint wind. Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black And the dark street winds and bends. Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And watch where the chalk-white arrows go To the place where the sidewalk ends. Yes we’ll walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And we’ll go ... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
No surprise, McDonalds wouldn't even hire these idiots...

Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 8/25/2017"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 8/25/2017"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "USA Today publishes this headline that reads “Talk of Trump’s Mental Health Spreads.” The reason why it is “spreading” is the fake news of the propaganda media is trying to destroy Trump by fabricating a completely false narrative of Trump’s mental health. Any medical doctor practicing psychiatry that can make a diagnosis by watching someone on TV is either a quack, a total partisan tool of the left or both. It’s more fake news and false narrative from an increasingly desperate left and Deep State. They know nothi... more »

"Bannon Is Right: The Trump Presidency Is Over”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*"Bannon Is Right: The Trump Presidency Is Over”* by Bill Bonner ‘“The Donald’ has been White House-broken,” was what we were trying to say, translating the phrase into something that may make sense to a French listener. But it was too clever and complicated. ‘Well, let’s just say the president has been brought into line,’ we simplified. *Social season: *This is the social season in the French countryside. Weddings, cocktails, receptions - people use the month of August to reconnect with friends before returning to work, school, and retirement in the fall. Yesterday, we drove about... more »

Media Echo Chamber After Trump's Phoenix Speech: "We're So Afraid"

William F. Jasper at rss - 21 hours ago
[image: media-echo-chamber-after-trump-s-phoenix-speech-we-re-so-afraid] The establishment media “crybullies” whine that President Trump’s speech at a Phoenix rally has them in fear for their lives.

Should The 'Antifa' Group Be Labelled A Terrorist Group?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 21 hours ago
*Yahoo News:* *Whitehouse.gov petition to label antifa as a 'terror group' generates more than 290,000 signatures* A new petition calling on the Trump administration to formally recognize the so-called antifa as a “terrorist organization” has generated nearly 300,000 signatures in a week — well beyond the threshold that is supposed to trigger a formal response from the White House. But there’s been no indication under President Trump that it will. The petition, created by last week in the wake of the violent clashes between white supremacists and antifascists in Charlottesville, V... more »

More Denial: Some Autism Parents Are Just ASDholes

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 21 hours ago
Below is a horrible story of a mother charged with murdering her teen daughter with "high functioning autism."The girl's name was Savannah Leckie. According to the article, it sounds like the girl was more than a handful - and don't...

I think Germany might have the very best Donald Trump magazine covers.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 22 hours ago
German news magazine @sternde features Trump. Text = "His fight" a play title of Hilter's book 'mein kampf'. V. strong stuff in Europe. pic.twitter.com/swvg4UURou — Andrew Beatty (@AndrewBeatty) August 23, 2017 Courtesy of The Hill: *“Neo-nazis, Ku Klux Klan, Racism: As Donald Trump stirs the hate in America,” a translation of the cover reads.* Great, the whole world now knows that we have a Nazi sympathizer in the White House. All they knew before was that we had a pussy grabbing, moronic, Russian puppet in there.

Chinese Foreign Ministry stands behind Pakistan, criticises Trump and SLAMS India

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 22 hours ago
According to China, India is "slapping its own face" with its provocative actions along the Chinese border. More The post Chinese Foreign Ministry stands behind Pakistan, criticises Trump and SLAMS India appeared first on The Duran.

Philippines President Duterte visits battlefield after Grand Mosque liberated from ISIS

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 22 hours ago
Duterte even fired a gun in the direction of known terrorist hideouts. More The post Philippines President Duterte visits battlefield after Grand Mosque liberated from ISIS appeared first on The Duran.

Welcoming 10,000 UnHerdians

Tim Montgomerie at Blog Posts – Page Array – UnHerd - 22 hours ago
The post Welcoming 10,000 UnHerdians appeared first on UnHerd.

Objections #1 : Transhumanisme et folie des grandeurs

Ethical Technology - 22 hours ago
Cette partie du livre (Partie 4) liste les objections qui sont faites au transhumanisme, et tente d’y répondre. Dans cet article : les accusations d’hubris, d’orgueil, de folie des grandeurs, etc.

Russian Air Force destroys over 1,000 terrorist sites in Syria this week

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 22 hours ago
The Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed more than 1,000 facilities belonging to international terrorist groups in Syria this past week, the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper said in its Friday edition. According to the info-graphs published by the paper, the Russian Aerospace Forces performed over 360 combat sorties in the reported period. Russian drones have also carried […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Saudi Coalition kills 14 more civilians in Sanaa after hotel massacre

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 22 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) – The Saudi Coalition has killed more civilians in the Yemeni capital after bombing two residential buildings in Sana’a. According to local activists in Sana’a, the Saudi Coalition massacred 14 civilians and wounded 30 more after striking the Al-Sukneh Neighborhood of Sana’a City. In addition to bombing the Al-Sukneh Neighborhood, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

In pictures: ISIS deploys tanks, suicide bombers in major push along Euphrates River

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 22 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:30 A.M.) – A batch of images have emerged covering the Islamic State’s offensive in rural Raqqa on Thursday which saw jihadist belligerents seize a handful of villages and reportedly kill nearly 100 Syrian Arab Army (SAA) soldiers. The photos show a crippled suicide bomber, dozens of ISIS vehicles, jihadist infantry units overrunning […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army pulverizes Islamist defenses in east Damascus

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 22 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) unleashed another vicious assault in the eastern suburbs of Damascus this week, firing a multitude of missiles towards the defenses of Faylaq Al-Rahman and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. Using surface-to-surface missiles, the Syrian Arab Army’s 42nd Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division repeatedly struck the Islamist […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

[Graphic 18+] Iraqi military eliminates large amount of ISIL terrorists in latest Tal Afar advance

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 22 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – The Iraqi army released footage of its attempt to capture the city of Tal Afar from the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), on Thursday. The offensive has been taking place some 60km (37mi) east of the recently-freed Mosul. In July, Iraqi troops, with support of the US-led coalition, defeated […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Shocking images reveal devastation in Syria’s Raqqa due to coalition airstrikes

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 22 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (9:00 A.M.) – The Syrian northern city of Raqqa continues to receive devastating airstrikes by the US-led coalition as the Kurdish forces battle against the Islamic State in several neighborhoods inside the city. Satellite images have been recently released showing the great destruction that has hit the city after hundreds of aerial bombardment […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

In Violation Of The Nuclear Deal, Iran Caught Shipping Soldiers To Syria On Commercial Flights

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
*Washington Free Beacon:* *Iran Caught Shipping Soldiers to Syria on Commercial Flights in Violation of Nuclear Deal* *Congress demands investigation, imposition of new sanctions.* New photographs obtained by congressional leaders show Iran shipping militant soldiers to Syria on commercial airline flights, a move that violates the landmark nuclear agreement and has sparked calls from U.S. lawmakers for a formal investigation by the Trump administration, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. Photographs published by a Washington, D.C., think-tank and provided to Congress show Ir... more »

Reports of Obamacare's death are greatly exaggerated: All counties to be covered for 2018

Kenneth Thomas at Middle Class Political Economist - 22 hours ago
Obamacare has now obtained an insurer for every county in the country, defying Republican claims that the program is collapsing. As reported by *The Hill*, "At one point or another over the past year, more than 80 counties have been at risk of having no ObamaCare insurer on the exchanges in 2018." On Thursday (Aug. 24), the last "bare" county, in Ohio, was covered by insurer CareSource. Insurance companies have until September 27 to sign contracts, so it is not yet guaranteed there will be no bare counties for 2018. As you no doubt remember, Chicken Little Republicans have proclaime... more »

Electric Universe - axial tilt families - whatever happened to Neptune?

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 23 hours ago
the image above shows the axial tilt angles of the planets in the (current) arrangement of the Solar System, from Mercury out to Pluto. The EU or Electric Universe contends that brown-dwarf star proto-Saturn brought with it Mars and Earth and plasmatically spawned Venus as it entered the Solar System some 10-12,000 years ago. But EU-theory doesn't mention Neptune... it's only three more degrees out than Saturn, and the angles of the proto-Saturnian planets are gradually increasing the further out you go. As if they could have once been within the same spin family or hierarchy or... more »

U.K. Company Hired To Mentor Afghan Intellgience Officers Bills The U.S. Government $50 Million For Luxury Cars, Weapons, And Booze

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
*Judicial Watch*: *U.S. Pays $50 Mil for Luxury Cars, Weapons, Booze to Mentor Afghan Intel Officers* A foreign company hired by the U.S. government to mentor and train Afghan intelligence officers billed Uncle Sam for more than $50 million in luxury cars — including Porsches, an Aston Martin, and a Bentley — and the lucrative salaries of executives and their spouses (who didn’t do any work). The firm also spent $1,500 on alcohol and $42,000 on automatic weapons prohibited under the terms of the contract, according to figures provided by a U.S. Senator from a federal audit that has... more »

A.N. Wilson: It’s time Charles Darwin was exposed for the fraud he was

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 1 day ago
This is actually completely wrong headed and rehashes the debates of old. The theory of evolution was very much in the air all through his life and no rational person thought that creation really happened in a day or two, anymore than anyone actually thought the world was flat. Darwin made some guesses as to the driving force of evolution and that is fair enough once you accept evolution. That they have not stood the test of time is hardly a surprise. What has stood the test of time is the mere fact of biological evolution itself and that happens to be his real contributi... more »

New Research Discovers That Depression Is An Allergic Reaction To Inflammation

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 1 day ago
This is a two year old item i just came across. It spells out a clear biochemical pathway for depression as a potential disease, not unlike the common cold. The take home is that a strong turmeric ginger pepper brew will be helpful. I use it as a base for a vegetable stew or soup and it works well. You may only alleviate but all that helps. In the meantime we have a working protocol to develop. . *New Research Discovers That Depression Is An Allergic Reaction To Inflammation* *BY BRENT LAMBERT •* * JANUARY 6, 2015* *https://www.feelguide.com/2015/01/06/new-research-di... more »

These 7 Things Happen To You When You Die

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 1 day ago
This holds true for the properly prepared. Not so true for the ill prepared and those could actually be the majority. And it is still awful for those who take pleasure in other's pain. What really comes out of all this is that our real physical spirit body participates in the after life in a way dependent on our own spiritual development and nothing else. Accepting reality also means ensuring a good outcome by pursuing spiritual practice.. Denying the physical reality of the spirit can make transition unpleasant. . *These 7 Things Happen To You When You Dieby Steven Ba... more »

Iodine, Thyroid and Low Body Temperature

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 1 day ago
The take home is that this is something you must do yourself. Get a digital thermometer. Check your temperature under the tongue. Add a drop of iodine to a glass of water. Go from there as a daily practice. One can become more rigorous, but that depends on you. I will likely add a couple of drops to see if this cause convergence for me. Yet a half degree is pretty modest but also meaningful and generally undesirable. We want to close it up. One also needs to take a supportive supplement with the higher dosage anyway and i have not hgone there yet.. . *Iod... more »

Eclipses and How Glaciers Get Started

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on Sierra Foothill Commentary: Ellen Steele with husband built ellipse viewer Ellen and I went to Idaho to observe the Total Eclipse with some friends in a mountain valley across from Mt Bora, the highest peak in Idaho. On our way to the observation camp site, we observed snow glistening in north side…

Rail Energy Storage Harnesses the Power of Gravity All the Livelong Day

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: A California startup is repurposing trains and rail cars to help renewable energy utilities compete with fossil fuels. By Glenn McDonald From Seeker August 21, 2017 6:45 AM EDT What goes up must come down. This principle applies to most things in our current gravitational setup — college…

Video Games, Masturbation, And Soft Drinks Have Made Most Chinese Unfit To Serve In The Military

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Unhealthy: Reasons given for rejections have included being simply too fat and having an overly large testicular vein caused by excessive masturbation. Pictured: Chinese soldiers rehearsing for a musical performance to celebrate communism in China Daily Mail:* Excessive masturbation and soft drinks are blamed for poor fitness of potential recruits to Chinese Army* * In one city in China, 57 per cent of try-outs were rejected on grounds of fitness * One in five said to be too fat, while 8 per cent had overly large testicular veins * Army chiefs have blamed junk food and overuse of ... more »

Midnight Meme Of The Day

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*-by Noah* This means you "Speaker" Ryan. This means you "Leader" McConnell. Time’s up.

The BBC is a vile disgrace

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
'The BBC is a vile disgrace. One white paedophile gets more coverage than all the muslim rapists combined... ' Per Grant on August 25, 2017 at 7:08 posted to biasedbbc.org It is true that the amount of coverage given by the BBC to this rape case is incredible and the comparison with the minimisation of the coverage of Muslim rape gangs is stark. It is hard to conclude other than the BBC trying to show that white men rape too and so Muslim rape gangs aren't important. Grant's comment was originally posted here https://biasedbbc.org/blog/2017/08/24/open-thread-70/#comment-862022

Rohingya Muslim Insurgents Have Launched Multiple Attacks Against Myanmar Police Posts

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Reuters:* *At least 12 dead in Muslim insurgent attacks in northwest Myanmar* YANGON (Reuters) - At least five police and seven Rohingya Muslim insurgents were killed overnight in Myanmar's Rakhine state, the government said on Friday morning, after militants staged coordinated attacks on 24 police posts and tried breaking into an army base. The attacks mark a dramatic escalation in a conflict simmering in Rakhine since last October, when similar attacks that killed nine police prompted a massive military counter-offensive beset by allegations of killings, rape and arson. The m... more »

First tanker crosses northern sea route without ice breaker per BBC News

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
This BBC report is designed to lead the casual reader to assume no ice breaker is required because there's no ice, due to global warming. The BBC even state: 'Rising Arctic temperatures are boosting commercial shipping across this route.' However read down the article and you learn that 'The Christophe de Margerie is the world's first and, at present, only ice-breaking LNG carrier. The ship, which features a lightweight steel reinforced hull, is the largest commercial ship to receive Arc7 certification, which means it is capable of travelling through ice up to 2.1m thick. On t... more »

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Map of Hurricane Harvey’s pathhttps://t.co/OSd3ez6q6x — The New York Times (@nytimes) August 25, 2017 There are military parades — and then there's Mecca's mega military parade 💥 pic.twitter.com/MeGMw7Vklc — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 24, 2017 Meanwhile in Russia. pic.twitter.com/G3L0fW3hxM — Only In Russia (@CrazyinRussia) August 24, 2017 Astronomers Capture Best-Ever Image of Alien Star https://t.co/LEfXhASRjo #science — Morgan Fairchild (@morgfair) August 24, 2017

LIGO/Virgo may have detected a merger of neutron stars

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago
On August 18th, a Texan astronomer started a wave of speculation by this tweet: New LIGO. Source with optical counterpart. Blow your sox off! — J Craig Wheeler (@ast309) August 18, 2017 And as far as I can say, this tweet – along with somewhat more specific tweets by astronomer Peter Yoachim hours later – may be the only "original" reason for the speculations so far. Nevertheless, Ethan Siegel at Forbes wrote the following two days ago: Beyond Black Holes: Could LIGO Have Detected Merging Neutron Stars For The First Time? And other sources that promoted the rumor include: The Dail... more »

National Geographic - American War Generals (Video)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago

ISIL’s border offensive ends in complete disaster as Syrian Army troops regain initiative

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:10 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIL) launched a massive offensive along the Iraqi border, yesterday, targeting the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) primary defenses in this desert region of the Homs Governorate. ISIL began the offensive by attacking the Syrian Army garrisons near the border; this would result in a series of intense […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Up close battle footage of the Lebanese Army advancing against ISIL

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:50 A.M.) – The National News Agency of Lebanon (NNA) released fresh battle footage from the Lebanese Army’s offensive along the Syrian border this week, showing the troops liberating several points while also inflicting heavy damage on the Islamic State’s (ISIL) defenses. The footage below was released from several different parts of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army, Hezbollah make further gains in the Qalamoun Mountains: video

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 A.M.) – Troops of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) succeeded in seizing control of several locations on the western slopes of the Qalamoun Mountains, Thursday, in a joint offensive alongside Hezbollah fighters targeting positions of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIL/ISIS). The SAA and Hezbollah fighters were able to recapture several […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
The Oval Office of the White House is seen after renovations including new wallpaper on Tue., Aug. 22, 2017 in Washington, D.C. White House *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Photos: New look for White House’s West Wing after renovations* (WTOP)

Greater Israeli Violations Against Palestinians in 2017

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Greater Israeli Violations Against Palestinians in 2017 by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ Israel has demolished 270 Palestinian homes and structures in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem since the start of the year, the Palestinian Authority’s Wall and Settlement Resistance Committee has revealed. – A total of 121 demolitions took place in the city of Jerusalem alone, while the […]

Is This Final Proof Michelle Obama Is A Man? Number 1 Video On The Web

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Aug 24, 2017 Another video has surfaced questioning the gender of former first lady Michelle Obama. Alex Jones investigates. end

CNN’s Paranoid Delusions Are Getting Worse

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Aug 24, 2017 CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin is having paranoid delusions about president Trump as the effects of liberalism continue to get worse. Subscribe now for more videos every day, and I’ll see you tomorrow! end

Netanyahu to Putin: Iran Must Withdraw from Syria or Israel Will ‘Defend Itself’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Pathological liar ‘Nutenyahu’ at it again, always portraying Zionist ‘666’ Israel, the Satanic counterfeit, as a victim. The cult of victimhood. Iran does not have any nuclear weapons nor a nuclear weapons program. Zionist ‘666’ Israel has something like 100-400 nuclear bombs. It also has the support of US+NATO with their 5000-10,000 nuclear bombs. There […]

Nobody in Europe Can Say ‘I’m Safe in My Country’ – Calais, France Deputy Mayor to RT

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Aug 24, 2017 RT speaks to Calais Deputy Mayor Philippe Mignonet, who believes migrants who pose a threat should be sent back to their native countries, alongside special measures being put in place in Europe. end

Germany ‘Will Not Automatically Side with US’ in War with North Korea – Merkel

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Election rhetoric? The statement is too much even for election rhetoric. This is in the light of chancellor candidate, Martin Schulz statement: “US nuclear arms should be removed from Germany”. NATO is definitely fracturing. – All these events are setting up the stage for the war in Revelation 17: the 10 Horn Beast Revived Roman […]

Germany Shifts 50,000 Gold Bars Overseas Back to Frankfurt Amid Eurozone Collapse Fears

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Germany Shifts 50,000 Gold Bars Overseas Back to Frankfurt Amid Eurozone Collapse Fears by TOM PARFITT, http://www.express.co.uk/ GERMANY’S central bank has moved £21.8billion (€23.6bn) worth of gold bars back to Frankfurt as the Eurozone continues to falter. – The Bundesbank today announced it has shipped the last of the gold it had been storing at France‘s central bank, […]

Russia Deploys Nuclear-Capable Bombers Near Korea

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Russia Deploys Nuclear-Capable Bombers Near Korea by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ With the U.S. periodically sending the occasional sortie of B1 bombers, accompanied by South Korean fighters, over the Korean peninsula to simulate what a (very fast) war with Pyongyang would look like, the airspace over the biggest geopolitical hotspot in the world today just got a […]

‘Insane, Confrontational Policy’: Russia & China Balk at New Sanctions

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Aug 22, 2017 Tensions continue to rise between North Korea and the US, both countries calling out each other for belligerence at a United Nations forum on nuclear weapons on Tuesday. RT America’s Ashlee Banks reports on the world-imperiling spat. The US also rolled out new sanctions against Russian and Chinese entities and […]

‘OPIUM’ REAL REASON FOR AFGHANISTAN WAR: Why Pat Tillman Was Killed / CIA Suiciding US Soldiers Overseas For Bankers

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The global illicit drugs trade is owned by the Satanic bloodlines and control via western Illuminist intelligence agencies: CIA, MI5/6, Mossad … Don’t be fooled. Afghanistan was not involved in 9/11. The 19 hijackers were nor Afghans. end

It’s the Opium, Stupid: ‘Afghan Surge Guarantees CIA Black-Ops Budget Boost’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
My understanding is that the black budget portion which is derived from the illicit drugs trade is in the region of US$800B to US$1 trillion annually. The Black Budget is a totally unsupervised operation (ie. unsupervised by the US government) under the control of the Synagogue of Satan. It is used for all the Black […]

A Critique of Masked Movements

Derrick Broze at Activist Post - 1 day ago
By Derrick Broze Let’s put our feelings aside for a moment and take a critical look at the strategy of wearing masks or covering your... more »

A Look At Andersen Air Force Base At Guam

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*CNN: **Andersen Air Force Base: America's 'spear' in the Pacific* Andersen Air Force Base, Guam (CNN)Andersen Air Force Base is deceptively quiet. The calm is at times punctuated by the screaming of a B-1B Bomber flying off into the skies above the tiny US territory of Guam, but the roars don't come as often as expected. This seemingly sleepy base, which is only hosting bombers, refueling tankers and large jets, is one of two crucial US military installations on Guam, the closest US territory to North Korea. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: This is American soil .... and the main... more »

Self-Funding Republicans Often Win; Self-Funding Dems Lose-- But That Doesn't Stop The DCCC From Recruiting Them

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*DCCC 2018 mascot-- "ex"-Republican lottery winner and self-funder Gil Cisneros* Last year, creepy Texas Blue Dog Vicente González bought himself a South Texas congressional seat. There were 14 very entitled multimillionaires who spent over a million dollars each on congressional campaigns last cycle. 4 were Democrats, 8 were Republicans and 2 were conservatives running as third party candidates. Self-funding is a perfectly respectable Republican thing to do and Republicans who set out to buy House seats often win. Democrats normally don't. 3 of the Republicans are now in Congress +... more »

The Afghanistan Speech

Yastreblyansky at No More Mister Nice Blog - 1 day ago
Kabul record shop, late 50s or early 60s, via Daily Star. "On Afghanistan," writes Mr. Bret Stephens, "There's No Way Out." And he goes through everything, I mean everything, light footprint, big footprint, nation building, focus on terrorists, using Pakistan, using diplomacy, using a troop surge, nothing works. The best thing is the thing Trump came up with, he decides, which is the light footprint but with a little more heft, and a long-term, possibly unending, not getting out at all: With relatively modest troop increases, we can provide the elected Afghan government with suffici... more »

Were Enormous Pyramids Just Discovered In Antarctica?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Viral images attempting to sell pyramid-shaped features as evidence of an ancient civilization in Antarctica show nothing but mountains.

Did a Black Lives Matter Activist ‘Demand’ That White People Give Up Their Homes?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Chanelle Helm wrote a list of recommendations about what wealthy white people can do to help eradicate racial injustice — if they want.

Hurricane Harvey Targets South Texas Nuclear Power Station With High Dam Failure Vulnerability

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
Hurricane Harvey Updates here: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov Hurricane Harvey’s forecast track targets a two reactor nuclear power station called the South Texas … Continue reading →

An Analysis On The Long-Term Strategic Implications Of North Korea's Nuclear Arsenal

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Gabriel Elefteriu, Policy Exchange*: *After the North Korean crisis* Even if war is averted, the aftermath of the current crisis will likely see America devote much more attention and resources to northeast Asia on a permanent basis, or risk the erosion of its strategic position in the region. In any scenario, global stability and international security will be diminished. In the current North Korean crisis there are essentially only two alternatives: war or a continued form of peace. An intermediate option short of all-out war, in the form of a “limited strike” by the U.S. – ei... more »

Education Department Issues New Round of Upward Bound Awards

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
These Upward Bound awards, which aid low-income students who aspire to attend college, are going to programs with applications that were initially rejected because of formatting errors such as not being double-spaced or using the wrong font.

Scholar Warns of Negative Images of Black Males in Media Influencing Teachers

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
Dr. Darius Prier wants aspiring teachers to think about how negative images of Black males in the media might influence the way they interact act with young Black males in the classroom.

Colleges Utilizing Web Tool to Curb Sexual Assaults

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
Dr. Penny Smith created Keys to Coping, an online sexual assault reporting tool, hoping to transform the way colleges and universities handle reports of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking on their campuses.

Mizzou Announces New Grants for Low-income Students

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri in Columbia next year will offer scholarships for low-income students to cover the full cost of their tuition. Spokeswoman Liz McCune said Thursday that the grants will be available in fall 2018 for Missouri residents who are Pell Grant eligible. The university will cover any gap between the […]

Bryn Mawr College to Remove Founder’s Name for Racist Views

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
BRYN MAWR, Pa. — A private college in suburban Philadelphia says it will remove references to one of its founders from its campus on the grounds that she advanced racism and anti-Semitism at the university. Bryn Mawr College president Kim Cassidy on Thursday made public an internal letter that says the school will begin getting […]

NY Launching Underage Drinking Crackdown in College Towns

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
ALBANY, N.Y. — State authorities say they’re launching an effort to crack down on underage drinking on college campuses and in college towns now that the fall semester is beginning for schools across New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday the State Liquor Authority and the Department of Motor Vehicles are coordinating with local law […]

Duquesne Professor Pleads Guilty in Car-key Vandalism Case

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania professor known for her expertise on consumer trends has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for keying her neighbors’ cars. Online court records show 62-year-old Duquesne University professor Audrey Guskey pleaded guilty to three summary citations on Monday, paid $897 in fines and court costs, and agreed to pay more than […]

The Story of Spot Has A Very Happy Ending!

Bird-Rescue at International Bird Rescue – Every Bird Matters - 1 day ago
Dear Friend, The spring and summer months at International Bird Rescue bring new life, and with it a special time of wildlife rescue and care: Baby Bird Season. This year, an exceptional story about one of our smallest patients left its mark upon me. This is the story of Spot (and it has a happy […]

After publishing new book critical of Al Gore, climate scientist has website shut down by attacks

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: This is the equivalent of a modem day book burning. As reported on WUWT on Tuesday, New book from Dr. Roy Spencer on Al Gore’s fallacies: An Inconvenient Deception – How Al Gore Distorts Climate Science and Energy Policy – Al Gore has provided a target-rich environment of deceptions in his new…

New Icebreaker Tanker Opens NSR

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: Its strong, ultra-lightweight steel reinforced hull makes it the largest commercial ship to receive Arc7 certification and allows it to sail through ice up to 2.1 meters thick. Alarmist media like the Guardian are claiming this event signals the demise of Arctic ice, when in fact it is a triumph…

Why Is North Korea Quiet Right Now?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
FILE PHOTO : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts during the long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 (Mars-12) test launch with Ri Pyong Chol (2nd L), Kim Jong Sik (C) and Jang Chang Ha (2nd R). in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 15, 2017. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo *Alex Lockie, Business Insider*: *There's an eerie quiet from North Korea — and it could end with peace or a nuclear detonation* After a heated exchange earlier this month between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in which each th... more »

The Idea of Renewable Energy Is Reported to Have Originated with the Nazis; at Least They Were Wise Enough to Reject It

Alan Carlin at Carlin Economics and Science - 1 day ago
The renewable energy zealots have never publicized where their renewable energy idea originally came from. It has now been reported that it came from the Nazis. But in 1936 the Nazis had the good sense to reject it as one of their guiding principles for their energy supply. They realized that it would cost too […]

B-52, B-2 and B-21 Bombers Are Getting Nuclear-Tipped Cruise Missiles

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Either Lockheed Martin or Raytheon will build it. The United States Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin and Raytheon a pair of contracts worth about $900 million each to develop the stealthy Long Range Standoff (LRSO) nuclear-tipped cruise missile. Each contact will run for 54-month period of performance during which the two companies will perform technology maturation and risk reduction (TMRR) work on their respective designs. At the end of the 54-month TMRR phase, the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center will choose a single contractor for the Engin... more »

This Middle Eastern Power Might Start Buying Up Lethal Russian Military Gear

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Could this happen? The United Arab Emirates is starting to show interest in Russia’s Uran-9 unmanned reconnaissance and fire support ground combat vehicles. If Moscow secures a deal with the Gulf Arab state, Russia could use the money to finance the development of an export version of the machine. In the near term however, the prospect of a deal is fairly remote because the Uran-9 has not entered service with the Russian military. "A number of foreign customers, including representatives of the United Arab Emirates, are showing interest in Uran-9 mo... more »

Has Netanyahu Defeated the Palestinians?

Daniel Levy at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Daniel Levy* *Politics, Middle East* [image: An Israeli soldier walks points his weapon toward Palestinian protesters during clashes in the West Bank village of Kofr Qadom near Nablus August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman] Israel has undoubtedly scored some wins, while the Palestinian leadership has suffered from division and strategic ineptitude. The long-running police investigations into the affairs of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to cross a Rubicon earlier this month. Netanyahu is under suspicion in a number of cases involving alleged bribery, frau... more »

America Needs a Taiwan Strategy for the 21st Century

Russell Hsiao at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Russell Hsiao* *Politics, Asia* [image: Taiwan's air force soldiers practice during a national day rehearsal in Taipei] Much has changed since the lines in the sand were drawn in 1982. The current framework for the trilateral relationship between Washington, Taipei and Beijing requires recalibration. Relations between Washington and Beijing have had a disproportional influence in how the former conducts its informal relations with Taiwan. While a Taiwanese policy of maintaining the “status quo” remains the best near-term option, it is unsustainable in the long term. Moreover, c... more »

X22 Report, “It's So Quiet You Can Hear A Pin Drop, Is Something About To Happen?”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
X22 Report, “It's So Quiet You Can Hear A Pin Drop, Is Something About To Happen?” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjHAmVrsqNw *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “Germany & The US Strangely Broadcast Messages About Gold Holdings" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1voaLPThcA

Musical Interlude: 2002, “Children in Time”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
2002, “Children in Time” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBHM1mf33M8

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“The Eagle Nebula and the Swan Nebula span this broad starscape, a telescopic view toward the Sagittarius spiral arm and the center of our Milky Way galaxy. The Eagle, also known as M16, is at top and M17, the Swan, at bottom of the frame showing the cosmic clouds as brighter regions of active star-formation. They lie along the spiral arm suffused with reddish emission charactistic of atomic hydrogen gas, and dusty dark nebulae. M17, also called the Omega Nebula, is about 5500 light-years away, while M16 is some 6500 light-years distant. *Click image for larger size.* The center of ... more »

Chet Raymo, “The Seat of the Soul”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“The Seat of the Soul” * by Chet Raymo "It was not my first visit. I had been there once before to talk with the great man, to the Castle of Cloux, near Amboise, in the valley of the Loire. He had been living there since 1516, at the invitation of Francis I, king of France. He was 67 years old, bundled up in a thick fur wrap by a roaring fire. His face showed age but not infirmity. Long white hair fell about his shoulders. White beard. Thick, downswept brows shaded his eyes like awnings. A strong nose. And of course the mouth, serious yet generous, not unlike the mouth of the Chri... more »

Tecumseh, "Live Your Life..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about his religion. Respect others in their views and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and of service to your people. Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place. Show respect to all people, but grovel to none. When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of liv... more »

"All That Is Life..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*Click image for larger size.* "You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing and dance, and write poems and suffer and understand, for all that is life." - Jiddu Krishnamurti

"Here's How Many Americans Are Living Paycheck To Paycheck (Hint: It's A Lot)"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Here's How Many Americans Are Living **Paycheck To Paycheck* *(Hint: It's A Lot)"* by Tyler Durden "Is your family forced to count down the days each month until the next paycheck arrives? If so, you're part of a staggering, and growing, majority of households in America, the richest country on the planet, that is forced to do the same. According to a new poll conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder, over three-quarters of American households are forced to live paycheck to paycheck to make ends meet: “More than three-quarters of workers (78 percent) are living pay... more »

CO2 and Pollution

Geoff Brown at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 1 day ago
Of the alarmist's position on CO2, an astrophysicist friend of mine recently wrote: *For me, the greater annoyance is their repeated reference to carbon dioxide as "pollution." That shows how uneducated and corrupt they really are. * - *Since every living creature exhales carbon dioxide, it can hardly be pollution. * - *Since carbon dioxide is obviously non-toxic, it can hardly be pollution. * - *And since we are all carbon creatures who derive our existence from atmospheric carbon dioxide, it is especially absurd to call carbon dioxide "pollution."* In a... more »

Protesting Hells Angels War Show in Brunswick

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
Seven of us gathered for just over an hour around noon today in downtown Brunswick to hold banner, signs and hand out flyers to promote our protest against the Navy Blue Angels airshow this coming Saturday in our community. Our timing turned out to be quite good as the Hells Angels flight team was zooming around Brunswick in order to promote their appearance. They blasted just overhead along Main Street in Brunswick several times and then flew various formations over the city during most of our time on the street. Many hundreds of cars passed by and got a good look at our banner ... more »

No negotiations with ISIL until they reveal fate of kidnapped Lebanese soldiers: Sayyed Nasrallah

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:05 A.M.) – The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, delivered a televised speech on Thursday that focused on the ongoing operation to defeat the so-called Islamic State (Da’esh) forces in the Qalamoun Mountains. Sayyed Nasrallah began his televised speech by saluting the Lebanese and Syrian armies, along with the soldiers of Hezbollah […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

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