Monday, October 30, 2017

30 October - Blogs I'm Following 1 of 2

11:30 pm MDT

"Stand Up While You Read This!"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 minutes ago
*"Stand Up While You Read This!"* By Olivia Judson "Your chair is your enemy. It doesn’t matter if you go running every morning, or you’re a regular at the gym. If you spend most of the rest of the day sitting — in your car, your office chair, on your sofa at home — you are putting yourself at increased risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, a variety of cancers and an early death. In other words, irrespective of whether you exercise vigorously, sitting for long periods is bad for you. That, at least, is the conclusion of several recent studies. Indeed, if you consider only hea...more »

"Ben Garrison Halloween Cartoon Perfectly Sums Up Current Events"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 minutes ago
*Click image for larger size.* "Ben Garrison Halloween Cartoon Perfectly Sums Up Current Events" - http://investmentwatchblog.com/

Video Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 25 minutes ago
*RT:* *Russia showcases Su-30SM fighter jet in breathtaking action VIDEO * The Russian Defense Ministry has published a video showcasing the capabilities of the Sukhoi Su-30SM, an advanced multipurpose fighter jet. The Sukhoi aircraft are shown in detail performing aerobatics maneuvers and deploying weapons. The highly-maneuverable generation 4+ warplane is the modern variant of the design equipped with thrust-vectoring engines. It was based on the Su-30MKI, the version made by Russia for the Indian Air Force. The SM version made its maiden flight in 2012. *Read more* .... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 25 minutes ago
*Falcon Feat* F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the Thunderbirds, the Air Force flight demonstration team, perform during the Thunder Over South Georgia air show at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Oct. 28, 2017. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Snider *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *'Thunder Over South Georgia' Air Show Soars* (DoD).

Did 126 Million Americans See Russia-Linked Political Posts On Facebook Over A Two-Year?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 28 minutes ago
*Daily Mail:* *Facebook says 126 million Americans may have seen Russia-linked political posts over a two-year period - far more than previously thought* * Facebook Inc said Monday Russia-based operatives published about 80,000 posts on the social network over a two-year period * It's estimated that 126million Americans saw posts that were an effort to sway U.S. politics * New data was included in written testimony to lawmakers ahead of key hearings with social media and technology companies about Russian meddling * Twitter Inc separately has found 2,752 accounts linked to Russian ... more »

“The Fourth Industrial Revolution: 5G, A.I., Augmented/Virtual Reality And The Internet of Things”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 48 minutes ago
“The Fourth Industrial Revolution: 5G, A.I., Augmented/Virtual Reality And The Internet of Things” Most People Don't Even Realize What's Coming - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=209&v=5tn4P7IBqoQ

UN aid convoy enters besieged East Ghouta for first time this month

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 55 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:50 A.M.) – For the first time since September 24th, a U.N. humanitarian aid convoy has entered the besieged East Ghouta region of rural Damascus. According to a UN report, at least 48 humanitarian aid trucks filled with food and medicine entered the East Ghouta, Monday, distributing these supplies to the towns and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Iraqi forces work with Syrian military to secure border: video

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 55 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 A.M.) – The Iraqi and Syrian forces have been actively working across two borders to defeat the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group that has been occupying a large chunk of both countries. Recently, the Iraqi and Syrian forces have launched simultaneous offensives inside the Al-Anbar (Iraq) and Deir Ezzor (Syria) governorates […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army, Hezbollah reach two new towns in west Deir Ezzor, 65km to Albukamal

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 55 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army and their allies launched a new attack along the Deir Ezzor-Albukamal Road, Monday, striking the Islamic State’s (ISIS) positions directly west of the recently liberated T-2 Pumping Station. Backed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Hezbollah, the Syrian Arab Army pushed along the Deir […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russian Special Forces deployed all over Deir Ezzor

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 55 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 A.M.) – Several operatives from the Russian Special Forces are currently deployed across the Deir Ezzor Governorate, a military source told Al-Masdar News on Monday evening. The Russian soldiers are assisting the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies in ongoing battle to eliminate the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) from the eastern […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Veterans Wounded in the Line of Duty Find New Mission Hunting Pedophiles

Activist Post at Activist Post - 1 hour ago
By Jay Syrmopoulos In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein sex abuse scandal there has been renewed media attention being given to the numerous reports... more »

"A Revision Of Belief..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
"Consider a turkey that is fed every day. Every single feeding will firm up the bird's belief that it is the general rule of life to be fed every day by friendly members of the human race 'looking out for its best interests,' as a politician would say. On the afternoon of the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, something unexpected will happen to the turkey. It will incur a revision of belief." - Nassim Taleb

Energy 102, Germany's CDU/CSU and FDP rejecting the Greens' anti-coal agenda

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 1 hour ago
I like the development in the new German government. #1 CDU getting closer with #4 FDP (Free Democratic Party) in climate and energy policies while potential partner #5 Greens go more idiotic and watermelon-ic (green outside, red inside) in demanding zero coal power. The Greens have more commonality with #2 SDP and #6 Linke (commies). CDU is correct -- if they follow the Greens for the sake of coalition-majority, #3 AfD will greatly benefit and further expand as AfD is explicitly anti-renewables alarmism and cronyism. Germany having 3rd highest electricity prices in the world might ... more »

Distracting From The Distractions That Distract From Other Distractions-- Paul Singer, Rubio And Bannon

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
Trump-world generates so much hair-on-fire news... how does anyone keep up? For example, I thought Bannon's pledge to Trump on Friday night to destroy GOP billionaire Paul Singer for financing the Steele pee-pee dossier on behalf of Marco Rubio, would be big news today. But then Trump's Kremlin-paid campaign manager Paul Manafort was indicted on 12 charges including "conspiracy against the United States" and Trump campaign advisor George Papadopolous already pled guilty to lying to the FBI about Russian interference. Singer and his group are the single biggest contributors to the ... more »

Climate alarmism wins one in New Mexico

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 2 hours ago
The New Mexico Public Education Department tried to balance teaching about the climate. Then warming pressure groups got involved.

Avoid Genetically Modified Organizers

Eric Verlo at Not My Tribe - 2 hours ago
I’d call them Academically Modified Organizers except that doesn’t relate their haunting similarity to agricultural GMOs. University-incubated activists are designed to share a tragic characteristic of killer crops: the terminator gene. And it self-selects for stupid. Of course establishment-perpetuating education is going to adulterate whatever it is selling as liberatory ideology. For example: anti-oppression to […]

Repeat after Senator Jeff Flake: I will not be complicit.

Eric Verlo at Not My Tribe - 2 hours ago
It does sound silly coming from a politician elected to oppose complicity. And what does it say to citizens tirelessly circulating petitions and urging their neighbors to vote? Apparently even US senators are powerless to work within the system! Let’s thank Jeff Flake for that kernel of truth. If your resistance to Trump and corruption […]

DO US soldiers know what they sign up for? Horror? Mass murder? Burn pits? PTSD. Disability. Homelessness. Viagra.

Eric Verlo at Not My Tribe - 2 hours ago
It was a crass thing for Trump to say to a recent war widow, but of course it’s also fundamentally said in praise of brave men. They knew what they signed up for. But do American soldiers know what they sign up for? Did Trump voters know what they signed up for? I’ll put it […]

It turns out Hollywood’s proverbial “casting couch” belonged to Harvey Weinstein. Glad it’s out of commission.

Eric Verlo at Not My Tribe - 2 hours ago
Do you wonder why only Harvey Weinstein is taking the fall? Was he just too fat and too ugly? Is it because he produced really bad movies? I am heartened to see the articles about the tolerance of Weinstein’s abuse of power often linked to our Womanizer in Chief, but again Trump is also low […]

Fake News Purveyors Apologize for ‘Satire’ Story Calling Fallen Soldier a Deserter

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 2 hours ago
A false story labeled "satire" posted on the web site FreedumJunkshun.com reported Sgt. La David Johnson "pulled a Bergdahl."

American Indian Movement Co-Founder Dennis Banks Dies at 80

Arturo Garcia at Snopes.com - 2 hours ago
Banks was one of the leaders of the Wounded Knee occupation in 1973.

Russian President Putin Unveils A Monument In Moscow To Stalin's Victims

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Patriarch Kirill attend a ceremony to unveil the country's first national memorial to victims of Soviet-era political repressions on October 30. *BBC:* *Wall of Grief: Putin opens first Soviet victims memorial* President Vladimir Putin has unveiled Russia's first monument to people killed in political repression under Communist dictator Joseph Stalin. At least 750,000 people were executed and millions deported or imprisoned under Stalin's rule from the 1920s to the 1950s in the Soviet Union. Mr Putin said seeing the era clearly would help... more »

New Higher Ed Advocacy Group Makes Nontraditional Students Its Priority

Jamaal Abdul-Alim at Diverse - 2 hours ago
A new higher education advocacy group made its public debut Monday with a new federal policy framework and a focus on nontraditional students.

Trahant Moving Forward With Standing Rock Lecture Series

Tiffany Pennamon at Diverse - 2 hours ago
Native American journalist and professor Mark N. Trahant will organize a previously denied journalism lecture series, bringing reporters who covered the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock to the University of North Dakota.

Guillermo: National Free Speech Center Too Academic for Words

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
When faced with a real-life issue on campus like protecting free speech, the largest public research university system has come up with the only thing it knows how to do. Let’s study it!

Fierce Rhetoric at Knight Commission Meeting Addresses Systemic Problems

Joseph Hong at Diverse - 2 hours ago
Although the speakers did not shy away from addressing an array of key issues, there were no easy solutions to the crisis of the safety, integrity and relevancy of college athletics.

Western Kentucky University Regents Approve Diversity Plan

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Western Kentucky University regents have approved a five-year plan to promote diversity, equity and inclusion on the Bowling Green campus. WKU President Timothy C. Caboni says the plan demonstrates the school’s willingness to create a culture where everyone can flourish. Lynne Holland, WKU’s dean of students, says the plan focuses on […]

Strayer to Acquire Capella Education in $1.9B Deal

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
HERNDON, Va. — Strayer Education is tying up with Capella Education in a deal worth about $1.9 billion under an administration that looks much more favorably at non-profit schools that had come under a harsher spotlight in recent years. The two schools, however, stood out from others mired in inquiries about students left with large […]

AP Sources: Education Dept. Could Scale Back Help on Loans

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON — The Education Department is considering only partially forgiving federal loans for students defrauded by for-profit colleges, according to department officials, abandoning the Obama administration’s policy of erasing that debt. Under President Barack Obama, tens of thousands of students deceived by now-defunct for-profit schools had over $550 million in such loans canceled. But President […]

Audit: $164K Misused by Former Cashiers at Grambling State

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
MONROE, La. — Three former cashiers at Grambling State University are accused of improperly increasing campus spending account balances by $164,000 for 35 students, including two of the ex-workers. Those are among the findings in an audit released Monday by Louisiana Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera’s office, which said the actions may have violated state and […]

2 Penn State Frats Lose Recognition After Rules Violations

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Two fraternities have lost their recognition after what Pennsylvania State University describes as “several violations of university rules.” University officials said Saturday that Delta Upsilon has lost its recognition until the end of the spring semester. They say that Pi Lambda Phi won’t be recognized until the end of 2019. The […]

The War on Drugs: The Narco States of North America

Earl Anthony Wayne at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Earl Anthony Wayne* *Security, North America* [image: A Mexican national flag waves in front of crosses bearing the names of victims of an arson attack at a casino during an event marking the anniversary of those who died in Monterrey August 25, 2012] Too many Americans are dying from trafficked illegal drugs, and too many Mexicans are dying from violence related to the criminal gangs that traffic drugs. Too many Americans are dying from trafficked illegal drugs, and too many Mexicans are dying from violence related to the criminal gangs that traffic drugs. That is the unfortuna... more »

Great Red Fleet: How China Was Inspired by Teddy Roosevelt

James Holmes at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* [image: A navy honor guard prepares for a welcome ceremony for U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson, at the Chinese Navy Headquarters in Beijing, China] China is looking to the United States' early naval experiences for inspiration. Theodore Roosevelt was an avowed Mahanian. He was also a closet Maoist! Or at least, his convictions about strategies for lesser competitors ran parallel to those made popular by Mao Zedong during the Chinese Civil War and Second Sino-Japanese War, as transposed to marine warfare by the Great Helmsman... more »

20 Years of the Mighty F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Twenty years ago, the world's best fighter made its first flight... The United States Air Force held a ceremony earlier this month to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor’s first flight. The ceremony was held at Edwards Air Force Base in California on October 19. However, the actual 20th anniversary of the Raptor’s was on September 7. The Raptor first flew on September 7, 1997, when Lockheed Martin chief test pilot Paul Metz took to the air in tail AF 91-4001—the first of nine Engineering Manufacturing Development F-22... more »

Halloween in Chappaqua - Trick or Treason

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 3 hours ago

LEWANDOWSKI: IT WAS THE FBI'S JOB TO VET TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN STAFF FOR HIM!

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 3 hours ago
I've seen a lot of bad takes on Indictment Monday, but here's one of the worst: Corey Lewandowski believes that the Trump campaign had no responsibility to vet Paul Manafort before hiring him, because the FBI should have done the vetting on the campaign's behalf. Gateway Pundit has the quote (and thinks this makes perfect sense): Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski went on Varney and Co. to discuss the arrests this morning. Lewandowski lashed out at the corrupt FBI for hiding information on Manafort from candidate Trump before he came on campaign. Lewandowski said this ... more »

The U.S. Army Is Rushing These Anti-Personnel Weapons To Afghanistan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
U.S. Marines Kris Osborn, Scout Warrior: *Army Rushes 1,000 New "MAAWS" Weapons to Afghanistan * The Army is fast-tracking acquisition of more than 1,000 upgraded, lightweight shoulder-fired weapons able to destroy enemy targets hidden behind rocks, trees and buildings, service officials said. The weapon is an upgraded variant of the Army’s Multi-Role Anti-Armor, Anti-Personnel Weapons System, or MAAWS - a reusable, recoilless shoulder-fired conventional munition. It first ordered by the Army in response to an Operational Needs Statement from Afghanistan seeking to procure a dire... more »

And Who is Always Sure to be Close By??

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 3 hours ago
*Hillary, Bill Clinton and Fellow Perv Kevin Spacey at Clinton Anniversary Event* *H/T Beth Rogers*

White House Denies Iranian Claims That President Trump Wanted To Meet Iranian President Rouhani

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
Tehran Times *NBC:* *White House Denies Iran’s President Rouhani Snubbed Trump* TEHRAN, Iran — The White House on Monday denied the Iranian government's claim that President Donald Trump asked to meet with his counterpart from the Islamic republic last month but was turned down. According to Iran's semi-official Fars news agency, Trump requested a meeting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani after giving a speech to the United Nations condemning Iran as a "murderous regime" focused on the "pursuit of death and destruction." Bahram Ghassemi, a spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry, to... more »

“This Market Bubble Is So Overblown, A Specific Trigger Is Not Necessary To Start The Disintegration”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*“This Market Bubble Is So Overblown, * *A Specific Trigger Is Not Necessary To Start The Disintegration”* by Jim Quinn “So the modern world may be increasing in technological knowledge, but, paradoxically, it is making things a lot more unpredictable.” – Nassim Nicholas Taleb, "Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder" “Success brings an asymmetry: you now have a lot more to lose than to gain. You are hence fragile.” – Nassim Nicholas Taleb, "Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder" I had read Nassim Taleb’s other best-selling tomes about risk, randomness and black swans – ... more »

Was Papadopoulos the victim of a sting? Some evidence suggests it

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 4 hours ago
Russians whom Papadopoulos met were not what they seemed and 'Putin's niece' was no such thing More The post Was Papadopoulos the victim of a sting? Some evidence suggests it appeared first on The Duran.

Forestry regulations ignite more California wildfires

Larry Bell at CFACT - 4 hours ago
CFACT policy advisor Larry Bell reports on the disastrous mismanagement of America's Western forests by federal officials and the tremendous cost in human and plant and animal life and quality of life these policies have fostered. As Rep. Tom McClintock says, "These laws have not only failed to improve our forest environment, but they are literally killing our forests."

X22 Report, “It Has Begun, The Corporate Media Pushing The Agenda Of A Crashing Economy”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
X22 Report, “It Has Begun, The Corporate Media Pushing The Agenda Of A Crashing Economy” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua37TFpIRQQ Related followup report: X22 Report, “The Cabal Is Distracting The World From The Real Investigation” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upX0HBIeoQc

GOP Tax Agenda Conflicts With Their Hopes To Keep Congressional Majorities In 2018

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
You've probably already seen the new poll from NBC and the *Wall Street Journal* yesterday. The headline was all about how Señor Trumpanzee's approval ratings had dropped to new lows. Trumpanzee's "job approval rating has declined to the lowest point of his presidency," was what everyone took away who looked at it. More important, at least for me, is that the preference for Democrats to take over Congress as a check on Trump, has continued to increase. Looking ahead to the 2018 midterm elections, which take place a year from now, 48 percent of registered voters in the poll say th... more »

What the charges against Manafort, Gates and Papadopoulos could mean for Trump

Rachel Caufield, Associate Professor of Political Science, Drake University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 4 hours ago
Former Trump associates face charges including conspiracy to launder money, failure to register as a foreign agent and lying to the FBI. A law professor explains what it means and what happens next.

Helmet Use In Baseball And Softball: Is Compliance Up?

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 4 hours ago
Traumatic brain injuries in baseball and softball are down, but they were not really all that high to begin with, and that may be why there is poor compliance overall with helmet use and return-to-play guidelines following concerns about a concussion. read more

The Future Of The LHC, And The Human Factor

Tommaso Dorigo at Science 2.0 blogs - 4 hours ago
Today at CERN a workshop started on the physics of the High-Luminosity and High-Energy phases of Large Hadron Collider operations. This is a three-days event meant at preparing the ground for the decision on which, among several possible scenarios that have been pictured for the future of particle physics in Europe, will be the one on which the European Community will invest in the next few decades. The so-called "European Strategy for particle physics" will be decided in a couple of years, but getting the hard data on which to base that crucial decision is today's job. *Some conte... more »

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Apologizes To Wounded Service Members

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*FOX News: **Bowe Bergdahl gives emotional statement at sentencing hearing, apologizes to wounded service members* Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl unexpectedly took the stand at his sentencing hearing Monday -- and choked up several times as he apologized to service members who were wounded in the years-long hunt to save him. "I would like everyone who searched for me to know it was never my intention for anyone to be hurt, and I never expected that to happen," he said during the hearing at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. "My words alone can't take away their pain." He was the first witnes... more »

In pictures: Egyptian Air Force destroys terrorist weapons convoy near Libyan border

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 A.M.) – The Egyptian Air Force destroyed an entire terrorist weapons convoy that was attempting to make its way across the Libyan border on Monday. An Egyptian F-16 attacked the convoy on Monday afternoon, destroying at least a half dozen vehicles that were loaded with a variety of weapons. Several images were […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army, Hezbollah inch closer to Albukamal amid new push to Iraqi border

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), alongside Hezbollah, made a push towards the border-city of Albukamal this evening in a new bid to clear the Iraqi border with the Deir Ezzor Governorate. Backed by the Russian Air Force, the Syrian Arab Army and Hezbollah stormed the area directly east of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Syrian tank blown to smithereens by Al-Qaeda suicide bomber in rural Hama

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:15 P.M.) – On Monday afternoon, a lone jihadist suicide bomber drove a vehicle filled with explosives towards the government-held village of Abu Lefah in northeastern Hama, looking to take out two armored vehicles belonging to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) that were spotted by a drone flying above. According to Hay’at Tahrir […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Just a reminder that you do not want to bring that unsubstantiated Hillary Clinton finger pointing to the AM Joy Show.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 5 hours ago
Have you ever seen Wolf Blitzer do this? Brian Williams? pic.twitter.com/qqBxg3EDir — Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) October 29, 2017 Joy Reid clearly does not suffer fools lightly, and she fact slapped this woman into virtual incoherence. This whole Uranium One bullshit has been a transparent attempt to distract from these indictments from the get go. Joy Reid has just made it to my must watch list.

Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Beautiful Planet Earth”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
Vangelis, “Beautiful Planet Earth” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Akb1t37T4E

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
“Bright spiral galaxy NGC 3169 appears to be unraveling in this cosmic scene, played out some 70 million light-years away just below bright star Regulus toward the faint constellation Sextans. Its beautiful spiral arms are distorted into sweeping tidal tails as NGC 3169 (left) and neighboring NGC 3166 interact gravitationally, a common fate even for bright galaxies in the local universe. In fact, drawn out stellar arcs and plumes, indications of gravitational interactions, seem rampant in the deep and colorful galaxy group photo. *Click image for larger size.* The picture spans 20 ar... more »

Chet Raymo, “The Maintenance of Self”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*“The Maintenance of Self”* by Chet Raymo "Ah, yes, the pitcher plant. Those devouring goblets. Those caldrons of digestive juices. And now naturalists have found the biggest one yet, as big as a chalice, on a mountaintop in the Philippines, its punch bowl filled with beetles, flies and wasps. *Come hither, ye who flitter. Admire my colors. Sip my nectar. Yes, yes, just like that, * *touch my milky pool. I'll be your Tar Baby. Your flypaper paramour. That's it. * *Sniff my irresistible scent. My buffet waits. Sip. Lap. Gorge yourself. * Gotcha! Countless plants use insects to consu...more »

Trump Tweet: Manafort Indictment Does Not Prove Collusion

C. Mitchell Shaw at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: trump-tweet-manafort-indictment-does-not-prove-collusion] In the wake of the indictment of one-time Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, President Trump tweeted Monday that the indictment does nothing to prove collusion between his campaign and Russia, adding “there is NO COLLUSION!”

Climate Law Alaska Update

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 5 hours ago
Our Children’s Trust is at it again. The activist legal organization with deep pockets recruits idealistic teenagers to front for lawsuits so that the courts will order governments to reduce CO2 emissions. The arena is again the Supreme Court of Alaska, a soft target since it is predisposed to hear cases from disgruntled citizens. […]

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 30, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*Matthew d'Ancona, The Guardian*: *The Catalan dream will not be extinguished by force * Secession from Spain would be unwise for many reasons. But in this age of hectic change, the search for identity cannot simply be dismissed It’s remarkable what you can learn in Slovenia. At a conference on politics, security and development in Bled earlier this year, I was lucky enough to chat to the Catalan delegates, proudly representing the interests and wisdom of their ancient principality. With considerable poise and dignity, they seemed to me to be channelling Pericles on the Athenians:... more »

Week 8: Guide To NFL Players Who Protested During National Anthem

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 5 hours ago
The majority of Houston Texans players took a knee during the anthem after their team owner, Bob McNair, reportedly said, “We can’t have the inmates running the prison,” during a meeting between owners and players. McNair’s comment infuriated players, and several players considered a walkout in protest. Wide receiver DeAndre The post Week 8: Guide To NFL Players Who Protested During National Anthem appeared first on Shadowproof.

Matt McGrath’s El Nino Scaremongering

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 6 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Joe Public Matt McGrath is getting worked up about a natural weather event! Concentrations of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere surged to a record high in 2016, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Last year’s increase was 50% higher than the average of the past […]

On Tory Phantasmagoria

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 6 hours ago
The world is a terrifying place, and even more so if you lack the tools to understand it. Pity the mainstream of politics who eschew even the most basic truisms of sociological thinking. You know, the revolutionary notion human societies are constituted by social relations, and these contain dynamics and flows of different scales and power that can be described, analysed, and explained. Its absence does go some way to understanding why sundry pundits and politicians can't get to grips with the Corbyn phenomenon, lack a handle on why Brexit and Trump happened, an... more »

Turkey May Pay Heavy Price for Barzani Resignation

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 6 hours ago
* VOA* * Excerpts..* *Since the late 2000s, Erdogan developed a close political relationship with Barzani, facilitated by burgeoning trade and shared distrust of Baghdad's leadership.Erdogan repeatedly accused Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and his predecessor Nouri al-Maliki of pursuing policies against Iraq’s Sunni minority.“Ankara will have less say over Baghdad with a diminished influence over KRG because Ankara worked through KRG Kurdistan in Baghdad. This is a fact,” said Selcen. “In the mid and long term Ankara’s and Tehran interests will not overlap,” ... more »

3 Las Vegas Survivors Have Mysteriously Died Less Than a Month Since the Attack

Rachel Blevins at The Free Thought Project - 6 hours ago
Three individuals who survived the Las Vegas shooting have died of mysterious causes after a couple's car exploded and a woman died in her sleep.

Socialism in action

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 6 hours ago
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Free Download: John Steinbeck, "The Grapes of Wrath"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
"The Grapes of Wrath" (Excerpts) by John Steinbeck "They breathe profits; they eat the interest on money. If they don't get it, they die the way you die without air, without side-meat." [referring to the banks- CP] "The bank is something more than men, I tell you. It's the monster. Men made it, but they can't control it." "It ain't that big. The whole United States ain't that big. It ain't that big. It ain't big enough. There ain't room enough for you an' me, for your kind an' my kind, for rich and poor together all in one country, for thieves and honest men. For hunger and fat." ... more »

The Poet: Galway Kinnell, "Another Night in the Ruins"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*"Another Night in the Ruins"* "How many nights must it take one such as me to learn that we aren't, after all, made from that bird that flies out of its ashes, that for us as we go up in flames, our one work is to open ourselves, to *be* the flames?" ~ Galway Kinnell

"Like A Deck Chair..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
"Maybe I can put it another way. Life, Charlie Brown, is like a deck chair." "Like a what?" "Have you ever been on a cruise ship? Passengers open up these canvas deck chairs so they can sit in the sun. Some people place their chairs facing the rear of the ship so they can see where they've been. Other people face their chairs forward. They want to see where they're going! On the cruise ship of life, Charlie Brown, which way is your deck chair facing?" "I've never been able to get one unfolded..." - Charles M. Schulz

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
Brasov, Romania. Thanks for stopping by!

"The Truth Is..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
"The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers." - M. Scott Peck

"Will America’s Prosperity Be Completely Wiped Out By Our Growing Debt?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*"Will America’s Prosperity Be Completely * *Wiped Out By Our Growing Debt?"* by Michael Snyder "The federal government is now 20.4 trillion dollars in debt, and most Americans don’t seem to care that the economic prosperity that we are enjoying today could be completely destroyed by our exploding national debt. Over the past decade, the national debt has been growing at a rate of more than 100 million dollars an hour, and this is a debt that all of us owe. When you break it down, each American citizen’s share of the debt is more than $60,000, and so if you have a family of five you... more »

Niger Tragedy Demonstrates The Need For More And Better Airborne Ground Surveillance

Dan Goure at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Dan Goure* *Security, * The Air Force needs to recognize that the tragedy in Niger seals the case for its long-standing JSTARS recapitalization plan The furor over the presence of U.S. military personnel in Africa that followed the recent tragic loss of four Green Berets defies credulity. A simple Internet search immediately demonstrates that major media outlets have been doing a good job reporting on the growing American military involvement in Africa and the reasons for it. Although some ill-informed sources have found it irresistible to blame the current Administration for e... more »

Did Jared Kushner Scrub His Twitter Account After Manafort Indictment?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
A baseless rumor that Jared Kushner had scrubbed his Twitter account was circulated in the wake of Paul Manafort's indictment.

World News Briefs -- October 30, 2017 (Evening Edition)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*Reuters:** Two ex-Trump aides charged in Russia probe, third pleads guilty* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal investigators probing Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election charged President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and another aide, Rick Gates, with money laundering on Monday. A third former Trump adviser, George Papadopoulos, pleaded guilty in early October to lying to the FBI, it was announced on Monday. It was a sharp escalation of U.S. Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s five-month-old investigation into alleged Russian efforts... more »

"The Truth...'

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
“Paranoia is just another mask for ignorance. The truth, when you finally chase it down, is almost always worse than your darkest visions and fears.” - Hunter S. Thompson

Papadopoulos indictment: another ‘bombshell’ that is actually a damp squib

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 7 hours ago
Indictment of Papadopoulos fails to show collusion between Trump campaign and Russia; suggests the opposite More The post Papadopoulos indictment: another ‘bombshell’ that is actually a damp squib appeared first on The Duran.

Manafort Indicted for Charges That Predate Trump Campaign

C. Mitchell Shaw at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: manafort-indicted-for-charges-that-predate-trump-campaign] Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation has drawn blood. One-time Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his business partner Rick Gates were indicted Monday on a list of charges including money laundering, tax evasion, conspiracy against the United States, and being an unregistered agent of a foreign government. All of those charges stem from events alleged to have occured years before Manafort was involved in the Trump campaign.

Defense Secretary Mattis Says North Korea Nuke Threat Makes Cooperation With Seoul Urgent

Warren Mass at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: defense-secretary-mattis-says-north-korea-nuke-threat-makes-cooperation-with-seoul-urgent] Secretary of Defense James Mattis said the growing nuclear threat from North Korea has brought “a new urgency” to cooperation between the United States and South Korea.

Alaska Rep. Don Young once held a knife to the throat of former Speaker of House John Boehner. Not even remotely surprised.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 7 hours ago
This can be found almost hidden in a rather expansive article on Boehner courtesy of Politico: *Boehner never accepted an earmark in Congress—and he enjoyed railing against those who did. His heckling once provoked Don Young, an Alaskan himself, to pin Boehner against a wall inside the House chamber and hold a 10-inch knife to his throat. Boehner says he stared Young in the eyes and said, “Fuck you.” (Young says this account is “mostly true,” but notes that the two became good friends, with Boehner later serving as his best man.)* I talked with my pal Dennis Zaki about this anecdot... more »

Canadian Journal Claims E-Cigarettes Cause High School Student Smoking

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 7 hours ago
Surveys of students in two Canadian provinces have led scholars to warn that e-cigarettes, also called vaping, are causing cigarette uptake in high school students. This will be a surprise to American and British public health officials, who know cigarette smoking has plummeted and even among those who get hooked, vaping is considered a viable harm reduction and smoking cessation alternative. read more

Bias Against Men When It Comes To Depression Treatment

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 7 hours ago
Though men account for the overwhelming majority of suicides and have increasingly sought help for depression, the clinical community has yet to figure out how to better help them. A new pilot study from Australia shows the extent of the problem. Men surveyed reported that instead of receiving tailored treatment regimens more suited toward them, the clinical community seems to take a one-size-fits-all-genders unstructured talk therapy approach. Few gave their clients goals to work towards or outlined skills they could gain to deal with their depression, which was the opposite of ... more »

President Trump: US Special Forces Have Captured The Benghazi Attack Mastermind

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
An armed man waves his rifle as buildings and cars are engulfed in flames after being set on fire inside the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, late on Sept. 11, 2012. Politifact *The Hill:* *US captures key militant behind Benghazi attack: report* Special operations forces have captured a top militant who helped lead the deadly 2012 attacks against a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, The Associated Press reported Monday. U.S. commandos captured the man in Libya during a joint mission that was approved by both President Trump and the Libyan government, U.S. officials tol... more »

Badfellas

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 8 hours ago
(By *American Zen*’s Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari) *I*t didn't take a political savant of a reverse William Kristol or Dick Morris to see that Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman and fulltime Russia stooge, would get the first salvo from the Mueller investigation right between the eyes. As a bonus, the Justice Department also ordered his sidekick Rick Gates to also turn himself in to the FBI. The first fruits of Mueller's probe includes 12 charges, among them: conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy of money laundering and failing to disclose paid work as ... more »

Finally! A 2016 Democratic Party Autopsy-- Albeit Not From The DNC

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
*Autopsy: The Democratic Party in Crisis* was prepared by progressive party activists Karen Bernal, Pia Gallegos, Sam McCann, and Norman Solomon and released today. "After a train wreck," they wrote, "investigators scrutinize the causes. A rigorous inquiry-- not content to merely point fingers at external forces-- takes an unflinching look at what occurred. Bringing to light the preventable problems is central to making significant improvements for the future. With such an approach, we can and must learn from electoral tragedy by evaluating the policies, actions and priorities of ... more »

Kobe Steel's Nuclear Tentacles

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 8 hours ago
A few days ago I posted questions concerning the recent revelations of fraud in Kobe steel certification and the nuclear supply chain: Was Flawed Kobe Steel Used in Construction of Japan's Troubled Rokkasho Plant? http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2017/10/was-flawed-kobe-steel-used-in.html More on Kobe Steel Scandal and Unanswered Questions About Nuclear Supply Chains http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2017/10/more-on-kobe-steel-scandal-and.htm Now Shaun Bernie has an excellent article in the Asia Times addressing these questions about the steel in the nuclear supply chain: Bernie, S... more »

Manafort and Mueller: The Plot Thickens

Dov S. Zakheim at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Dov S. Zakheim* *Politics, North America* [image: U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign chair and convention manager Paul Manafort appears at a press conference at the Republican Convention in Cleveland] Trump may be sorely tempted to fire Mueller—that would be a great mistake. Despite being labeled “public enemy number one,” Al Capone was never convicted for his role as a crime boss. Instead, he finally went to prison on charges of tax evasion and violation of the Volstead Act, the law that brought prohibition into force. It appears that Special Counsel... more »

America Is Escalating Its War of Words with North Korea

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* Seoul is continuing to support Washington’s efforts at a diplomatic solution that would result in a denuclearized North Korea—though it is unclear how that might be achieved. The United States is continuing to up the ante in its war of words with North Korea. Yesterday, a nuclear-capable Northrop Grumman B-2A Sprit stealth bomber based out of Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri conducted a long-range training mission in the Pacific as Washington continues to increase the pressure on Pyongyang. “A B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base conducted ... more »

Russian and Chinese Jets Will Be No Match for the F-35 after This Upgrade

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Europe* U.S. Air Force F-35s will soon be able to see and destroy enemies in the air. *Senior Air Force officials said the service is working vigorously to speed up development and integration of new software engineered to widen the threat envelope of the mission data files to enable the now operational F-35 to better identify specific enemy threats. * The Air Force is accelerating development of a special, high-tech, on-board threat library for the F-35 designed to precisely identify enemy aircraft operating in different high-risk areas around the globe... more »

Seven Palestinian Militants Killed After Israel Destroys A Tunnel Running From Gaza Into Israel

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*BBC:** Gaza: Palestinian militants killed as Israel hits tunnel* Five Palestinian militants were killed and several others injured when Israel destroyed a tunnel running from Gaza into Israel, Palestinian officials say. It is understood most of those who died were members of Islamic Jihad. But the Hamas military wing said one of its members was killed in a rescue effort. The Israeli military said the "terror tunnel" was still under construction when it was "neutralised". Israel is using sophisticated measures to thwart tunnels dug by militants. It destroyed more than 30 tunnels... more »

Couple That Survived Las Vegas Shooting Dies in Auto Crash

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
A husband and wife from California who survived the mass shooting at a Las Vegas country music festival have since died in an auto crash.

Did Fox News Ignore News of Paul Manafort’s Indictment and Cover a Cheeseburger Emoji Controversy Instead?

Kim LaCapria at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
A joke about Fox News' coverage of Paul Manafort's indictment morphed into claims the network failed to cover the political news at all.

Robert Mueller’s indictment charging Paul Manafort contains this HUGE factual error

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 9 hours ago
Sloppy work from Mueller's team. More The post Robert Mueller’s indictment charging Paul Manafort contains this HUGE factual error appeared first on The Duran.

Lebanon Next in US War on Middle East

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 9 hours ago
*October 31, 2017* (Ulson Gunnar - NEO) - US politicians, policymakers and commentators insist that the United States military's involvement in Syria and Iraq is solely aimed at defeating militants from the self-titled Islamic State (IS). However, it is abundantly clear that before the Russian intervention in Syria in 2015, the United States was engaged in a proxy war against Damascus, not IS and that as the Russian intervention began rolling IS back and the organization clung to existence, Washington found itself revising its narrative around a new pretext to remain in the region, t... more »

3 Spiritual Concepts that Will Help You to Endure Times of Chaos, Unrest and Fear

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 9 hours ago
*Dylan Charles* - It is critical to put into practice what we know about creating inner peace in times of chaos. The post 3 Spiritual Concepts that Will Help You to Endure Times of Chaos, Unrest and Fear appeared first on Waking Times.

Iraqi Kurdish MPs consider next step as Barzani steps down as leader – video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:50 P.M.) – The Kurdistan Parliament considers dividing presidential powers between legislative, executive and judicial authorities after the term of the incumbent President of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, Massoud Barzani, expires on November 1, as announced on Sunday from Erbil. Earlier in the day, the 71-year-old Barzani announced that he would not seek […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

A branch of SJWs: deniers of Bitcoin miners' power

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 9 hours ago
The Bitcoin has forked to several currencies and a new fork will materialize in the middle of November. Arguments between various people connected with the Bitcoin are the reasons why these branches of the Bitcoin are being created. These arguments may look like some unimportant technicalities about details you couldn't possibly care about – like the splitting of the Christian church (Martin Luther wrote 95 theses exactly half a millennium ago, more than a century after Mr John Huss was burned at stake, and Protestantism was born). But when you study the details a little bit and ... more »

Neocons Hijack Trump’s Syria Policy

Ron Paul at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: neocons-hijack-trump-s-syria-policy] Why has the Trump Administration shifted back to “Assad must go”? One reason may be that, one-by-one, the neocons who opposed Trump most vociferously during the campaign have found themselves and their friends in positions of power in his Administration. The neocons are great at winning while losing.

49ers Football Team Donates $500,000 to Anti-gun Push

Bob Adelmann at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: 49ers-football-team-donates-500-000-to-anti-gun-push] Not content with losing its first eight games of the season (a franchise record low) or winning just seven out of its last 40 games, the San Francisco 49ers football team announced it is doubling down in its efforts to offend its fans even more grievously: On Thursday announcing it would be donating $500,000 to a gaggle of anti-gun groups.

Lincoln and Kennedy Coincidences

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Numerous 'coincidences' between the Lincoln and Kennedy assassinations are not really so amazing.

NATO Threatens Turkey...

Daniel McAdams at 9 hours ago
Turkey's decision to purchase a Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system has raised more than eyebrows at NATO headquarters. Top brass in Brussels has warned Turkey that its system would not be interoperable with NATO's US-made system. Is Turkey turning away from its Western alliance? Hedging its bets? What do Syria and the Kurds have to do with the decision? Tune in to today's Liberty Report:

US Lauds Barzani Step Down. Did the US encourage Barzani’s Fall From Power ?

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 9 hours ago
*I do wonder about the role of the US considering the stand down of the PUK militia aka peshmerga? Also when thinking about the presence of US troops at Kirkuk? * *Link* * The US State Department in a statement on Monday commended the decision made by the Kurdistan Region President to not extend his term and promised to support the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) new leadership.* *“The US commends the decision of Masoud Barzani not to seek an additional term as President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and the vote of the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament to distribute presidential au... more »

Houthi forces launch long range missile at Saudi Army base – video

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:55 P.M.) – The Houthi forces have fired another long range missile at a military base inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. According to the military media wing for the Houthi forces, their rocket battalion fired a Qaher-M2 ballistic missile at a Saudi Army base in the Al-Jarbah area of the Assir Province. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Syrian Army captures two towns near Aleppo border

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:35 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their offensive in the northeastern countryside of the Hama Governorate, today, targeting several towns controlled by the jihadist rebels near the Ithriya-Khanasser Highway. Backed by Russian airstrikes, the Syrian Arab Army’s Qalamoun Shield forces of the 3rd Division stormed the last towns west of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army keeps advancing in Deir Ezzor City, liberates half of ISIS stronghold

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their advance inside Deir Ezzor City, today, liberating new areas inside the Islamic State (ISIS) stronghold of Al-Hamidiyah. Led by the Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army managed to reach the central part of Al-Hamidiyah after breaking through the Islamic State’s second line of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Israeli forces destroy tunnel in Gaza, 5 Palestinians killed

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) destroyed a tunnel linking the Gaza Strip to the occupied territories, today, killing at least 5 Palestinians in the process. “BREAKING: Moments ago, the IDF neutralized a Gazan terror tunnel inside Israel from Khan Younis – a grave violation of Israeli sovereignty,” the Spokesperson for […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russia ready to mediate talks between Damascus, Ankara on Idlib

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
Russia is ready to act as a mediator between the Syrian government and Turkey on the situation in Idlib, the head of the Russian delegation at talks in Astana, Alexander Lavrentyev, said on Monday. “At the present stage, we are not speaking about coordination between the government of Syria and Turkish military. Most likely Russia […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Another Al-Qaeda commander assassinated in Idlib

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 P.M.) – The recent string of assassinations targeting the commanders of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham in Idlib continued on Monday, as another emir was reportedly killed near the town of Ma’arat Al-Nu’man. Abu ‘Ali Dumar was traveling along the Idlib-Maat Misr Road last night, when his vehicle was fired on by unknown assailants. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army approaches Al-Qaeda stronghold in east Hama – map

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched an important offensive in the eastern countryside of the Hama Governorate early last week. Unlike their previous offensives that were geared at cutting off or securing a supply line in this part of Hama, the Syrian Arab Army’s high command decided to begin an […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Qatar’s ex PM admits supporting jihadists in Syria with Saudi Arabia, US, Turkey

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The former Prime Minister of Qatar, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, admitted during a recent interview that his country supported jihadists in Syria. In addition to Qatar, the ex premier admitted that Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the U.S. were all involved in providing supplies to militant groups attempting to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russia mulls reducing its military presence in Syria – Reports

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
Russia is reportedly considering a partial reduction of its military presence in Syria amid successes of the Syrian government forces in the fight against terrorists. The plan prescribes that only military police units and military advisers as well as a contingent necessary for the protection of facilities in Hmeymim and Tartus will remain in Syria, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

ISIL’s being driven to the Euphrates as the Syrian Army tightens siege on Deir Ezzor City – map

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIL) is in deep trouble inside the provincial capital of Deir Ezzor, as their forces are now enveloped and on the verge of being pushed to the Euphrates River. Over the weekend, the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) elite Tiger Forces scored a major advance inside the provincial […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Is This Woman Playing Ping Pong With Her Face?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
A video purportedly showing a woman playing table tennis with her face is actually a commercial for a skin care product.

Saudi Arabia Wants To Extract Uranium Domestically To Be Self-Sufficient

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Saudi Arabia to extract uranium for 'self-sufficient' nuclear program* ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia plans to extract uranium domestically as part of its nuclear power program and sees this as a step towards “self-sufficiency” in producing atomic fuel, a senior official said on Monday. Extracting its own uranium also makes sense from an economic point of view, said Hashim bin Abdullah Yamani, head of the Saudi government agency tasked with the nuclear plans, the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE). In a speech at an international nuclear ... more »

Reid bungles the scary uranium deal!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 10 hours ago
*MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2017Gets liberally showered with praise:* Donald J. Trump is pushing hard on Hillary Clinton's alleged misconduct in the scary uranium deal. In recent weeks, this has also become a standard topic at Fox. This weekend, Joy Reid challenged a reporter from the Washington Examiner about this hot new topic. Her work is praised today at Slate, under this cheerleader headline: *Watch MSNBC’s Joy Reid Expertly Debunk Lies Around Uranium-Clinton Story* So it goes when a failing society turns almost totally tribal. In fact, Reid's "expert debunking of the lies" was a gr... more »

POTUS Trump fires back at Mueller witch hunt charges against Paul Manafort

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 10 hours ago
Washington -all of it- as an absolute cesspool and sh**hole. More The post POTUS Trump fires back at Mueller witch hunt charges against Paul Manafort appeared first on The Duran.

Beyond Prisons — Episode 13: The Crisis At McCormick Correctional Institution

Brian Sonenstein at Shadowproof - 10 hours ago
Journalist Jared Ware interviewed people incarcerated at McCormick Correctional Institution regarding the ongoing crisis there for a special edition of Beyond Prisons. The post Beyond Prisons — Episode 13: The Crisis At McCormick Correctional Institution appeared first on Shadowproof.

Quote of the day: A word from the architect of Germany's post-war economic miracle

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 10 hours ago
*"I champion an economic order ruled by free prices and markets ... the only economic order compatible with human freedom."* ~ Wilhelm Ropke, Architect of Liberty . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.

According to White House spokesperson Trump had no reaction to his former campaign director's indictment "because it does not have anything to do with us." Say what?

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 10 hours ago
Reporter: How did President Trump react to indictments and guilty plea? Sanders: “Without a lot of reaction” https://t.co/i0KJKcBVgK — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 30, 2017 Huckabee Sanders spent almost her entire time at the podium claiming that they barely knew Paul Manafort, and that this George Papadopoulos was just some volunteer that nobody in the campaign ever even bothered to talked to. And this is despite the fact that Trump introduced Papadapolous early in the campaign as "energy and foreign policy expert," which certainly does not sound like a freaking volunteer l... more »

Veterans Wounded in the Line of Duty Find New Mission Hunting Pedophiles

Jay Syrmopoulos at The Free Thought Project - 10 hours ago
Veterans injured in the line of duty are finding a new mission hunting child predators.

There are only two emotions in Facebook, and we only use one at a time

Ethical Technology - 10 hours ago
We have the possibility of infinite emotional nuance, but Facebook doesn’t seem to be the place for it. The data and psychology of how we react emotionally online are fascinating, but the social implications, although not specific to social networks, are rather worrisome.

Great Ideas Change History, America Must Join the New Silk Road - LaRouchePAC Monday Update

David at LaRouchePAC Feed - 11 hours ago
World Land-Bridge New International Economic Order Video of 12AmxKdsuio Earth's Next 50 Years by Lyndon LaRouche

How Taxes Work

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
A humorous essay seeks to describe how taxes work in the context of ten men splitting a dinner check.

President Trump's Reactions To Today's Mueller Commision Indictments

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Sorry, but this is years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign. But why aren't Crooked Hillary & the Dems the focus????? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 30, 2017 ....Also, there is NO COLLUSION! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 30, 2017 Report out that Obama Campaign paid $972,000 to Fusion GPS. The firm also got $12,400,000 (really?) from DNC. Nobody knows who OK'd! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 30, 2017 *PBS:* *Trump responds to Manafort indictment, says Democrats should be focus of Russia probe* WASHINGTON — Presiden... more »

Some Failed Climate Predictions

Hifast at Climate Collections - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: By Javier Here, for the first time in public, is Javier’s entire collection of massive, “consensus” climate science prediction failures. This collection is carefully selected from only academics or high-ranking officials, as reported in the press or scientific journals. Rather than being exhaustive, this is a list of…

Why Afternoon Open Heart Surgery Is Better for Patient Outcomes. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 11 hours ago
Why Afternoon Open Heart Surgery Is Better for Patient Outcomes | The Scientist Magazine® http://mobile.the-scientist.com/article/50752/why-afternoon-open-heart-surgery-is-better-for-patient-outcomes Advertisements

Adult Neurogenesis: Can We Reverse Brain Cell Loss?

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 11 hours ago
Adult Neurogenesis: Can We Reverse Brain Cell Loss? https://www.verywell.com/adult-neurogenesis-can-we-grow-new-brain-cells-2794885

WikiLeaks: Alcohol Industry Bribed Congress To Denounce Cannabis

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 11 hours ago
WikiLeaks: Alcohol Industry Bribed Congress To Denounce Cannabis http://expand-your-consciousness.com/wikileaks-alcohol-industry-bribed-congress-denounce-cannabis/?t=MAM

‘Alarm Bells Ringing’: Global CO2 Levels at Highest in 3 Million Years. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 11 hours ago
‘Alarm Bells Ringing’: Global CO2 Levels at Highest in 3 Million Years | Common Dreams https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/10/30/alarm-bells-ringing-global-co2-levels-highest-3-million-years?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork

Early Study Suggests Potential Role for Paclitaxel in Peripheral Neuropathy Prevention. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 11 hours ago
Early Study Suggests Potential Role for Paclitaxel in Peripheral Neuropathy Prevention – The ASCO Post http://www.ascopost.com/News/58192?email=cf9dcc911500d6d729fa1678ad6d6279c4cf607d6baba6cef753db2e8ddc4e76&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign&utm_term=7165109

Researchers design synthetic beta cells to secrete insulin in response to high blood sugar

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 11 hours ago
Medical Xpress: Researchers design synthetic beta cells to secrete insulin in response to high blood sugar https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2017-10-synthetic-beta-cells-secrete-insulin.html

Researchers Reveal What Neglect Does To A Child’s Brain & It’s Devastating. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 11 hours ago
Researchers Reveal What Neglect Does To A Child’s Brain & It’s Devastating – David Avocado Wolfe https://www.davidwolfe.com/neglect-childs-brain-devastating/

A neuroscientist explains the best way to stay calm when you’re feeling stressed. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 11 hours ago
A neuroscientist explains the best way to stay calm when you’re feeling stressed – Ideapod https://ideapod.com/neuroscientist-explains-best-way-stay-calm-youre-feeling-stressed/?utm_content=buffer19285&utm_medium=share&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=msa

 Brain imaging science identifies individuals with suicidal thoughts

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 11 hours ago
Medical Xpress: Brain imaging science identifies individuals with suicidal thoughts https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2017-10-brain-imaging-science-individuals-suicidal.html

A controversial theory of consciousness gains support with new evidence. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 11 hours ago
A controversial theory of consciousness gains support with new evidence | quantum physics | medicine | parapsychology | The Epoch Times https://m.theepochtimes.com/uplift/a-controversial-theory-of-consciousness-gains-support-with-new-evidence_2342641.html

Bad News Banksters Double Cross Their Customers

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Clint Siegner Crooked bankers are all over the headlines again. The world’s largest metals hedge fund, Red Kite Management, Ltd., is suing Barclays for... more »

Japan Just Killed the “Bitcoin Will Be Banned” Meme

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Charles Hugh Smith One of the most durable claims of cryptocurrency skeptics is that “governments will ban bitcoin once it threatens their fiat currency... more »

ON UNFIT PRESIDENTS AND SUNK COSTS

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 11 hours ago
Matt Yglesias believes President Trump will fire Robert Mueller soon, and he holds out little hope that Republicans in Congress will do anything in response. ... if he fires Mueller, most of them will react by trying to lay low until the storm passes, plugging away at tax cuts and deregulation before working together hand in hand to try to win in 2018 and stave off the Democratic House majority that could bring real accountability and oversight to the table. But he thinks a handful of Republicans have the power to prevent Mueller's firing. Sens. Jeff Flake, Bob Corker, and John M... more »

Kevin Spacey & Jeffrey Epstein

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 11 hours ago
Kevin Spacey has finally been outed as a predator for young boys today. Much like Hollyweird actor Alec Baldwin he also flew on Jeffrey Epstein's Lolita Express and blocked me on Twitter. I wonder if... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

CawRANT Events #56

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
*CawRANT Events #56* Good Morning Everybody! It is a cool, crisp but sunny day on the West Coast. There was frost on the roofs this morning for the first time this season. Harvest time is here. Hallowe'en is tomorrow and nature has certainly done her bit...with colourful fall leaves on the lawns and sidewalks everywhere. Time for a* RANT!* First, a disturbing update on the annual return of the spawning salmon to our streams and rivers here in suburban Vancouver. Nothing...well, next to no fish have returned to the closest local stream where I walk my dogs several times a week... more »

GAO’s 2012 Report And Cell Phone Recommendations No One Is Doing Anything About Except Pushing 5G

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Catherine J. Frompovich Currently, there’s a great deal of rightful speculation and scientific concern about the push for 5G wireless, including the unbelievable number... more »

Derrick Broze on Holistic Anarchism

ActivistPost at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By James Corbett James Corbett is joined by Derrick Broze, writer for Activist Post and founder of The Conscious Resistance network, to discuss holistic anarchism,... more »

Body of Iraq WMD Whistleblower Dug Up and Cremated After Calls to Investigate His Death

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Jack Burns This past week, the Kelly family decided to unearth the corpse of their beloved family member and cremate his remains. In 2003,... more »

Good Cop Risks His Career to Openly Advocate for Legalization of Cannabis

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Rachel Blevins A veteran police officer is speaking out in support of a cause that few of his colleagues have dared to publicly support—the... more »

Swedish review board finds misconduct by Macchiarini, calls for six retractions

Alison McCook at Retraction Watch - 12 hours ago
An ethical review board in Sweden is asking journals to retract six papers co-authored by former star surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, after concluding that he and his co-authors committed misconduct. One of the papers is the seminal 2011 article in The Lancet, which described the first case of a transplant using an artificial trachea seeded with […] The post Swedish review board finds misconduct by Macchiarini, calls for six retractions appeared first on Retraction Watch.

Mainstream News Quietly Admits that Food Quality is a Major Cause of Cancer

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 12 hours ago
*Alex Pietrowski* - We have all the info we need to drastically reduce cancer rates. The post Mainstream News Quietly Admits that Food Quality is a Major Cause of Cancer appeared first on Waking Times.

Is a Virginia Church Ripping Out an ‘Offensive’ George Washington Plaque?

Kim LaCapria at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
An Alexandria church's decision to relocate two plaques due to ongoing controversy over memorials to Robert E. Lee was misrepresented as a decision that George Washington might "offend" parishioners.

The most successfully crowd-funded comic book in history?

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 12 hours ago
Some weeks ago, a crowdfunding venture was launched to start Alt*Hero, a comic that would embody the old-style values of that medium and eschew the politically correct line being hewed to by most of the formerly mainstream media companies in that market. It's not before time. As just two examples of just how ridiculous the SJW takeover of comics has become, consider these. (Click the first image for a larger view.) All that politically correct posturing in *comic books?* Ye Gods and little fishes . . . ! (It's also killing their sales, as a Marvel Comics VP admitted r... more »

Six Months and Millions Later, Still Nothing But Noise.

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 12 hours ago
The illegal leaks from the grand jury to the media were correct in that an arrest would lead off the week’s news cycle and all but bury the Russian uranium scandal as well as Team Hillary’s funding of the Fusion GPS dossier. What today's charges really show is how little Robert Mueller really has. After nearly 6 months all he's got at this point is crumbs and table scraps. And for that you don't need a Special Counsel. Mueller threw the book at the scummy lawyer Paul Manfort with a twelve-count indictment that's intended to serve as valuable leverage as the special prosecutor *tr... more »

The Resistance, the #Resistance and Harvey Weinstein

Gaius Publius at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*Offered ironically. The roughest waters lie ahead of us. * *by Gaius Publius* *"For certain of their leaders, modern-day liberalism is a way of rationalizing and exercising class power."* –Thomas Frank *The real resistance occurred in 2016. It failed in both parties.* –Yours truly There's something greatly troubling about what the media-fronted #Resistance has morphed into, but I'm having trouble writing about it (it's lightly touched here: "A Nation in Crisis, Again"). Partly the problem is the marshaling of pages of proof; partly the problem is the unstoppability of ... more »

Chicken Hawk Kevin Spacey announces to world he's a sodomite...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 12 hours ago
*because that makes assaulting a minor for homosexual sex okay?* The aforementioned minor is now 46 years old, an open homosexual, and a former child star who was no doubt groomed and seduced as a child into the homosexual lifestyle. The slang chicken hawk refers to an older homosexual man who likes to chase after and seduce younger men and boys. The Catholic priests who are accused of pedophilia are in fact homosexuals engaging in ephebophilia - an attraction or preference for having sex with young teenage boys. The reason they were labeled pedophiles was to cover for the fact tha... more »

Oct. 30: Our Fading Chances.

Graeme Decarie at The Decarie Report - 12 hours ago
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/iraq-canadian-special-forces-suspended-1.4376244 Early in my teaching days, back when I thought history books told the truth, I used to teach that Canada became a commonweath nation in 1930, and so had the right (and duty) to decide for itself whether it would go to war. In fact, we made quite a show of it, delaying our declaration in 1939 to demonstrate our independence. But our recent behaviour has been questionable. Chretien sent troops secretly to Afghanistan BEFORE consulting parliament. And nobody said a word. We've had troops training Iraqis... more »

Early Trump Foreign Policy Campaign Adviser Pleaded Guilty To Making False Statements On Russia To The FBI

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
LinkedIn *Business Insider*:* Early Trump campaign adviser pleaded guilty to making false statements about Russia contacts to FBI* An early foreign policy adviser and aide to President Donald Trump's campaign team, George Papadopoulos, secretly pleaded guilty earlier this month to making false statements to the FBI about the nature and extent of his contacts with foreign nationals who he knew had ties to senior Russian government officials. Papadopoulos, 30, was a foreign policy adviser to Trump's campaign in early 2016. He sent at least six emails to top Trump advisers during the... more »

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