Monday, November 13, 2017

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Donald Trump makes America great again by struggling with a simple group handshake.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 13 hours ago
Courtesy of WaPo: *President Trump, after some brief, initial confusion, managed to successfully execute a traditional handshake for a group photo at a summit in the Philippines. * *But first, the president’s unintentionally comedic struggles went viral. * *Appearing at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit here, Trump was momentarily befuddled by the traditional group handshake, in which the leaders cross their right arm over their left and grasp the hands of the fellow participants on both sides. * *“Give us your brightest smile,” an emcee intoned, as the leaders li... more »

President Trump Abruptly Shuts Down Dogs for Wounded Warriors Program?

Kim LaCapria at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Sketchy articles about the Warrior Canine Connection and a canceled contract with Walter Reed Medical Center omitted key details..

CONFIRMED: RT America registers as foreign agent at demand of US Justice Department

The Duran at The Duran - 13 hours ago
RT broadcaster Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan said Monday that RT America had registered as a foreign agent in the United States More The post CONFIRMED: RT America registers as foreign agent at demand of US Justice Department appeared first on The Duran.

Hungary’s firebrand leader rips Soros and EU, defends Christian Europe

The Duran at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Viktor Orban has been nominated by his party to run for another four years as Hungary's prime minister More The post Hungary’s firebrand leader rips Soros and EU, defends Christian Europe appeared first on The Duran.

Are Accusations Against Judge Moore Beginning to Unravel?

Steve Byas at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: are-accusations-against-judge-moore-unraveling] Ugly accusations have been raised by the *Washington Post* against a conservative Republican U.S. Senate candidate. But are there holes developing in the story?

Education Scholarship Tax Credits Help Children and Advance Liberty

Ron Paul at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: education-scholarship-tax-credits-help-children-and-advance-liberty] Since Congress is unlikely to restore constitutional, limited government in the near future, supporters of quality education must advance policies aimed at giving Americans control over the education dollar so they can seek alternatives to the federally-controlled system.

U.S. Government Detains American Citizen in Secret Iraqi Prison

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: us-government-detains-american-citizen-in-secret-iraqi-prison] The Trump administration is detaining an unidentified American citizen in a secret Iraqi prison.

Camp Makwa's New Solar Office, Frontline Resistance to Tar Sands, Enbridge Line 3

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
Mazaska Talks‏ @MazaskaTalks 46m46 minutes ago More Our first real office is officially up & solar powered at #CampMakwa ! Featuring the banner @RAN made for the @jpmorgan AGM #DefundLine3 "We are an Anishinaabe led group of water protectors dedicated to shutting down the construction of the Line 3 pipeline using non-violent direct action. Stand with us to protect our sacred land

Plague death toll rises to 165 as scientists fear virus will spread to Europe, US and become untreatable

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 13 hours ago
From the Daily Mail. Madagascar plague death toll rises to 165 as scientists fear deadly virus WILL reach US, Europe and Britain and could mutate to become UNTREATABLE World Health Organization data shows a 15% jump in fatalities over three days Scientists are worried the ‘worst outbreak in 50 years’ has reached ‘crisis’ point At […]

INSTITUT PASTEUR: THERE IS NO PLAGUE VACCINE

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 13 hours ago
As school children stayed away in mass from schools in Madagascar amid fears of a forced plague vaccine campaign, the website of the Institut Pasteur in France confirms there is no vaccine for the plague. http://www.lexpressmada.com/blog/actualites/rumeur-sur-la-peste-fort-taux-dabsenteisme-a-antananarivo/ “Prevention by vaccine was abandoned because the first vaccines had undesirable effects, sometimes severe. Furthermore, other vaccines were developed […]

UK EXPERT WARNS PLAGUE COULD REACH EUROPE AND USA, MUTATE AND BECOME UNTREATABLE

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 13 hours ago
IF THE PLAGUE IS A BIOTERRORIST ATTACK, AS IT SEEMS TO BE, THE PLAGUE CAN BE BROUGHT BY THE CULPRITS TO EVOLVE AND MUTATE INTO A STRAIN WHICH CANNOT BE TREATED BY ANY ANTIBIOTICS OR A STRAIN CAN BE CULTIVATED FOR RELEASE THAT CANNOT BE TRATED BY ANTIBIOTICS. From The Daily Mail Pneumonic plague has already infected 2,000 in Madagascar […]

Three new cases of plague on Saturday in Madagascar

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 13 hours ago
Madagascar authorities report three new cases of the plague and 34 sich people being treated in hospitals as of Saturday 11th November. http://www.lexpressmada.com/blog/actualites/rumeur-sur-la-peste-fort-taux-dabsenteisme-a-antananarivo/ https://www.bngrc-mid.mg/images/document/Peste2017/BulletinFlash_11112017_20h00.pdf

European cruise company cancels plague island stop

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 13 hours ago
One of Europe’s leading international cruise companies has cancelled stops at Madagascar over fears of the plague. Citing fears for passenger and crew health, Costa Croisières said that there would be no stops in November. https://www.lexpress.mu/article/320538/epidemie-peste-costa-croisieres-ne-rendra-pas-madagascar https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Croisi%C3%A8res

Ivanka Trump emerges as key figure in purge of Team Patriot. Acting on behalf of Kremlin oligarchs and Goldman Sachs to help loot and take down USA?

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 13 hours ago
Ivanka Trump played a crucial role in the purge of the original line up of the Trump administration of competent patriots, it has emerged. https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/11/how-michael-flynn-got-west-wing-job-244790 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/tillersons-redesign-for-state-looks-a-lot-like-a-retreat/2017/11/12/86aadede-c4b8-11e7-84bc-5e285c7f4512_story.html?utm_term=.01aee9e4001d When Michael Flynn gate crashed a meeting after election day held by Chris Christie as transition chief to make appointments to key positions, Ivanka Trump offered Flynn any position […]

Putin visits Mount Athos again, goes to Vatopedi monastery (“the best business school in Greece”) also frequented by Prince Charles. Secret meeting point of Brit freemasons and Kremlin oligarchs organizing depopulation?

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 13 hours ago
From SPC Abbot of Vatopedi Monastery on Mt. Athos Archimandrite Ephraim met with President Vladimir Putin on Thursday. According to monasterium.ru, Fr. Ephraim, one of the most influential spiritual fathers on the Holy Mountain, noted in the conversation with the head of state that all are in need of spiritual communication—janitors and officials, oligarchs and […]

Time for action on health care

Content Multimedia - 13 hours ago
By James Quintero

"Troopaganda Eats Its Own Tail"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"Troopaganda Eats Its Own Tail"* by David Swanson "The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals." - Edward Abbey "First they tell you what to think the wars are for. They’re for protection from evil enemies, for spreading democracy and human rights. Then you discover that wasn’t so. The evil enemies were actually human beings and no threat. The wars on terrorism have created many more enemies and spread terrorism far and wide. They’ve endangered rather than protected. They’ve damaged democracy at... more »

Sean Hannity Fans Kicking Keurig to the Kerb...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 13 hours ago
*since they pulled their ads from his show.* I remember when the the Keurig first came out. It seemed pretty cool, but after calculating the cost of the pods and how much coffee we drank, decided it was *way* too expensive to use. Now they've pulled their ads from Sean Hannity's show. Why? I have no idea. Oh, wait - it has something to do with Roy Moore, who at one time asked a girl out on a date - the rogue! Sean's fans are fighting back by trashing their Keurigs. Whatever. I heard they were bacteria factories anyway. Besides, nothing beats a vacuum coffee maker like my mom use... more »

UnPacked Podcast: Free speech, trust ratings and school vouchers

James Coney at Blog Posts – Page Array – UnHerd - 13 hours ago
The post UnPacked Podcast: Free speech, trust ratings and school vouchers appeared first on UnHerd.

BBC Allow Joanna Haigh To Misinform The Public

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 13 hours ago
By Paul Homewood http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09dp4sj As part of their wall to wall propaganda fest during the Bonn climate summit, the BBC Today programme wheeled on Prof Joanna Haigh of the Grantham Institute on Saturday. (30 mins in) She followed Myron Ebell, who had claimed that the small amount of warming seen in recent years […]

LaRouchePAC Monday Update

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 13 hours ago
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"What Now?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"What Now?"* by James Howard Kunstler "It must be exciting to wake up on a gilded bed somewhere in Riyadh and realize that you are Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, mover and shaker of Middle East order. Actually, exciting just to have woken up at all. Perhaps Prince MBS checks to make sure that there aren’t seventy-two virgins in the room before he rises to prayers, state business, and the prospect of World War Three. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has been a giant gasoline bomb waiting to explode for decades. It occupies one of the geographically least hospitable corne... more »

Monday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Steve Burgess points out that we shouldn't be the least bit surprise by the latest news of politically-connected billionaires managing to tilt the tax system in their favour. Ed Broadbent calls for a much-needed end to tax policy that favours the wealthy in efforts to avoid contributing to the public good. And Tom Parkin suggests that Murray Rankin's bill to better regulate international cash flows would offer an important starting point. - Andy Beckett tells the story of UK Labour's left, and how it has managed to outlast multiple strai...more »

Weinstein's view on quanta, geometry is upside down

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 13 hours ago
Big Think has posted the following 10-minute monologue by Eric Weinstein, a trader working for Peter Thiel, the guy who is not the author of the Wolfram Mathworld (just a similar name, thanks psi_bar), a guy who promised us a theory of everything but all we got so far was some incoherent babbling, and the brother of a far left ex-professor who has nevertheless become a target of some of his approximate comrades, namely fanatical reverse racists in the Academia. Weinstein says that in the recent 40 years, we've made a big progress in "mathematics of field theory" which was good for... more »

Facebook Launches ‘No Swearing’ Campaign?

Kim LaCapria at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Reports that Facebook has instituted a 'no swearing' campaign and threatened to lock the accounts of violators are a hoax.

'Keep it in the Ground!' and 'No Nukes!' message as White House pushes dirty energy COP23

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
NOW at COP23! Indigenous offer prayers, songs, and words minutes before Trump's dirty energy event -- then the crowd of hundreds shut down Trump's White House debacle promoting dirty coal, destructive gas drilling and unsafe nuclear! Now, there's a sit in outside at U.N. Climate Summit in Germany, with the crowd chanting, "Climate Justice Now, Keep it in the Ground!" Governors of Washington

WATCH: Cops Threaten Mom at Child’s Bus Stop to Make Sure She’d Vaccinated Her Son

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: vaccinate]A mother was stalked and harassed by police and subsequently threatened with arrest for her choice to vaccinate her son, as she dropped him at the bus stop.

George Takei & The Apocalypse

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 14 hours ago
The Apocalypse means the great unveiling and that's the times a few of us were writing about a some years ago and which we're living in right now. George Takei is a significant voice on Twitter... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

YouTube Cartoon Videos Programming Toddlers for Trauma and Destruction

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 14 hours ago
*Jon Rappoport* - Play very close attention to this one. It’s boggling. The post YouTube Cartoon Videos Programming Toddlers for Trauma and Destruction appeared first on Waking Times.

The Case Against the Harvard-Yale Game

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 14 hours ago
I am sad to say that I find this persuasive.

Mocking Trump Doesn’t Prove Russia’s Guilt

Ray McGovern at - 14 hours ago
[image: undefined] If the bloody debacle in Iraq should have taught Americans anything, it is that endorsements by lots of important people who think something is true don’t amount to evidence that it actually is true. If endorsements were the same as evidence, U.S. troops would have found tons of WMD in Iraq, rather than come up empty. So, when it comes to whether or not Russia “hacked” Democratic emails last year and slipped them to WikiLeaks, just because a bunch of people with fancy titles think the Russians are guilty doesn’t compensate for the lack of evidence so far evinced ... more »

Saudi Arabia and Israel Know They Cannot Defeat Iran, Want to Drag the US into an Uncontainable War

Philip Giraldi at - 14 hours ago
[image: undefined][image: undefined] There is considerable confusion about what is occurring in the Middle East, to include much discussion of whether Israel and Saudi Arabia have formally agreed to combine forces to increase both military and economic pressure on Iran, which both of them see as their principal rival in the region. During the past week, a classified message sent by the Israeli Foreign Ministry to all its diplomatic missions worldwide that appears to confirm that possibility was obtained and leaked by senior reporter Barak Ravid of Israel’s highly respected *Channel ... more »

Education Scholarship Tax Credits Help Children and Advance Liberty

Ron Paul at - 14 hours ago
[image: undefined] Shutting down the Department of Education and returning control of the education dollar to the American people is the key to improving education. The best way to put the people in charge of education is by shutting down all unconstitutional bureaucracies, repealing the Sixteenth Amendment, and ending the Federal Reserve’s money monopoly. Since Congress is unlikely to restore constitutional, limited government in the near future, supporters of quality education must advance policies aimed at giving Americans control over the education dollar so they can seek alter... more »

Driving "the worst car in the world"

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
Jalopnik's Jason Torchinsky drove a 1951 Hoffman three-wheeler. It didn't go well. You can read more about his (mis)adventures with the Hoffman here. I'm glad vehicles have improved since those days! Peter

Trump and Putin: What Comes Next?

Nikolas K. Gvosdev at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Nikolas K. Gvosdev* *Politics, Eurasia* [image: U.S. president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin talk before a session of the APEC summit in Danang, Vietnam. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via Reuters] Will a future, formal Trump-Putin summit be a game changer? Last week, writing in these pages, I noted that any encounter between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that would take place at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Da Nang, Vietnam, would have to address two critical questions if there was to be any clarity in U.S.-Russia relations. We’ve n... more »

This Is the War That Destroyed China (And Could Be the Reason for Another Big War)

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* Welcome to the Opium Wars. *When the Qing sued for peace in 1842, the British could set their own terms. The Treaty of Nanjing stipulated that Hong Kong would become a British territory, and that China would be forced to establish five treaty ports in which British traders could trade anything they wanted with anybody they wanted to. A later treaty forced the Chinese to formally recognize the British as equals and grant their traders favored status.* In 1839, England went to war with China because it was upset that Chinese officials had shut ... more »

The One Way Russia Could Beat NATO in a War

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Europe* Think A2/AD. *Lisa Sawyer Samp, a senior fellow at CSIS’ International Security Program, said that the U.S. capability gap with regard to Russia is real, but it is regionally focused in Central and Eastern Europe. Moscow simply cannot go toe-to-toe with Washington across the globe as the Soviet Union once did. “I want to be clear that the Russian military is not a Goliath,” she said. “It cannot outmatch the United States across global battlefields. It does, however, possess advanced capabilities—that as currently arrayed—could plausibly challe... more »

F-117: Why America's First Stealth Fighter Would Be Crushed by Russia or China

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * But what about against Iran? Could the F-117 make a comeback? *Ultimately, it’s the pilot vehicle interface the United States has developed over the decades at great expense that affords it the edge over Russia and China’s upstart programs—as Carlisle himself told me a few years ago at the Pentagon. Nonetheless, the United States will have to keep developing new technology to stay ahead.* With the U.S. Air Force working hard to develop the B-21 bomber, it is a good time to look at the evolution of stealth starting with the Lockheed Martin *F-117 Nig... more »

The New World Intelligencer #53

Kevin Barrett at truthjihad.com blog - 14 hours ago
The NEW WORLD INTELLIGENCER Antiterrorism: Exposing the Deep State —————————————————————————————————————————— No. 053 New World News Bureau Nov 07/17 ————————————————————————————————— *From the folks associated with Physics911.net. Views expressed in the linked stories are those of the original source that expressed them, not necessarily of TruthJihad.com.* The “Deep State” is the proto-government aimed at the creation of a “New World Order” (Novus Ordo Seclorum), a world ruled by one government. This is undoubtedly the organization referred to by President John F. Kennedy in a ... more »

Are Potential Peer Reviewers Overwhelmed Altruists or Free-Riders? New data reveal great inequality in peer reviewing in the social sciences.

Steve Saideman at Duck of Minerva - 14 hours ago
This is a guest post submitted by Paul A. Djupe, Denison University Political Science, who is an affiliated scholar with PRRI ; Amy Erica Smith, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Iowa State University; and Anand Edward Sokhey, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder, as well as the associate director of the American Politics Research […]

Human Cost Of The Mosul Campaign

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
The Mosul campaign, which lasted from October 2016 to July 2017 was the largest and most important battle against the Islamic State in Iraq. The fighting was some of the most intense the world had seen in decades, and broke the back of the militants as a conventional force that held territory in the country. The human toll was tremendous as well, and likely never to be fully accounted for due to Iraqi government censorship on casualties. Based upon daily media coverage from over 40 sources, along with human rights and United Nations reports a rough total can be estimated. The bat... more »

This Day In Iraqi History – Nov 13

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
1929 PM Sadoun shot himself due to criticism he faced over his performance 1963 Baath National Guard commander Wandawi began bombing Rasheed Camp while Guard rampaged through Baghdad 1963 Baath Sec Gen Sadi said party run by new 15 member council headed by Bakr 1981 UN Resolution 36/27 again criticized Israel’s destruction of Osirak nuclear reactor and said Israel should pay for damages 1982 Saddam ran informal referendum backed by pro-Saddam marches 1986 Rev Command Council meeting believed Israel was behind Reagan selling weapons to Iran in Iran... more »

"Vaccines: What is there to be "Pro" About?" Laura Hayes to Weston A. Price Foundation Conference

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 14 hours ago
Laura Hayes speaking at the Weston A Price Foundation a year ago Dear AoA Readers, I recently had the privilege and pleasure of attending and speaking at Weston A. Price Foundation's 17th Annual Wise Traditions Conference in Alabama (Nov. 10th-14th,...

Nigeria’s Former Minister For Environment, Advocate On Stopping Climate Change, Current UN Deputy Secretary General, Implicated In Massive Timber Scandal

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*Daily Post:* *Amina Mohammed, UN dep Sec-Gen fingered in $300m timber scandal* Nigeria’s former minister for environment and current United Nations deputy secretary general, Amina J. Mohammed has been identified as allegedly playing a major role in the clearance of over 10,000 containers of illegally harvested logs of Timber. The shipment is said to be worth $300 million. According to a documentary seen by DAILY POST, the Chinese government in 2016 stopped the importation of the containers. But in early 2017 over 4,000 permits were issued by the Nigerian government, thus prompt... more »

Saudi Arabia to lift air and sea siege of parts of Yemen controlled by Hadi government

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 15 hours ago
The move will bring little, if any relief to Houthi controlled areas. More The post Saudi Arabia to lift air and sea siege of parts of Yemen controlled by Hadi government appeared first on The Duran.

Slush fund, pay-to-play Clinton Foundation facing financial meltdown

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 15 hours ago
Slush fund, pay-to-play Clinton Foundation facing financial meltdown. More The post Slush fund, pay-to-play Clinton Foundation facing financial meltdown appeared first on The Duran.

McConnell, Democrats Stalling Trump’s Conservative Judicial Nominees

Bob Adelmann at rss - 15 hours ago
[image: mcconnell-democrats-stalling-trump-s-conservative-judicial-nominees] Not only have fewer than half of President Trump’s judicial nominees been confirmed by the Senate, but cloture has been invoked an astonishing 51 times even to get those to the Senate floor for a vote.

Advertisers bail on Sean Hannity in response to his defense of Roy Moore.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 15 hours ago
Courtesy of The Hill: *Two companies have said they will no longer advertise during Fox News’s “Hannity” after critics called for the companies to pull their ads over Sean Hannity’s coverage of the sexual misconduct allegations against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore (R). * *Realtor.com and Keurig both said they are stopping their ads from airing during the show after being questioned about the advertisements on Twitter. Neither company specifically said their decision was over Moore coverage, but only made the announcement in response to critics. * *“Thanks for bringing this ... more »

‘Millions of Victims’: US Aiding Massive Genocide in Yemen at Behest of Saudi Arabia

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: yemen]The Saudi Arabian alliance, of which the US is a member, has cut off the flow of humanitarian aid into Yemen and the results are catastrophic.

Cops Give Man Brain Damage, Then Violently Arrest Him Again, Days After He Filed A Lawsuit

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: arrested]A California mother says police brutally arrested her son just days after he filed a lawsuit against Sacramento Police for giving him permanent brain damage.

‘I Was a Child’: George H.W. Bush Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: bush]An alleged victim of George H. W. Bush has come forward with claims that he sexually assaulted her as a child and that it was a horrifying experience.

PERISHING FROM THE EARTH: Mr. Lincoln may have been wrong!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 15 hours ago
*MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2017Part 1—Feeling no need to explain:* We're going to end today's report with a question about, and also from, Abraham Lincoln. That question will come later. We're going to start with Ruth Marcus' column concerning Roy Moore. We're starting with Marcus for a very good set of reasons. Ruth Marcus *isn't* dumb, or crazy, or crazily tribal, and she *isn't* dishonest. These may sound like left-handed compliments. Within the context of our modern press, these statements constitute the highest praise. Marcus is neither dumb nor crazy. Indeed, she's thoroughly ex... more »

Russian President Vladimir Putin: If You Want To Understand America, Watch “House of Cards.”

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*Mary Kate Cary, Fox News:* *So long 'House of Cards' -- and good riddance!* The next Kevin Spacey-less season of Netflix's "House of Cards" will be the last. To those lamenting its end, I say good riddance. I for one will not miss what I have come to view as one of the most anti-American phenomena in modern pop culture. With an upside-down American flag as its logo, and “Democracy Is So Overrated” as both its Facebook and Twitter themes — with 3 million likes and 2 million Twitter followers— our enemies couldn’t have designed a better way to undermine our democracy through enter... more »

Saudi Arabia's Military Capabilities

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 15 hours ago
With Saudi Arabia appearing on page one news for several days in a row and with their connections to at least some of the unrest in the Middle East, a brief look at the nation's military strength is in order. According to Global Firepower, the Saudi Royal Family (aka Saudii Arabia) is ranked as 24th out of 133 nations in the Global Firepower database just behind North Korea at number 23 and ahead of Algeria at number 25 and behind Iran, their greatest foe in the region, as shown on this listing: This ranking relies on over 50 factors that determine a nation's "PowerIndex", a measur... more »

Biggest guns of the Syrian Army unleashed on last ISIS stronghold as elite forces called in to finish job [Pictures]

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:15 P.M.) – Pro-government forces are making final preparations for a second assault against Islamic State militants inside Abu Kamal (considered to be the terrorist group’s last stronghold in Syria), unleashing one of the most powerful artillery barrages of the war to date. At the same time, elite troops currently on other fronts […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

A New Era Has Begun — If It Can Be Sustained

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 15 hours ago
PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20171113-new-era.pdf Remember Ben Franklin's historic response, after the 1787 Constitutional Convention, to a question from a Philadelphia lady who asked, "Well Doctor, what have we got, a Monarchy or a Republic?" His answer: "A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it." It can truly be said that a similar question could now be asked, following President Donald Trump's historic trip to Asia: "What have we got, geopolitics, or the common aims of Mankind?" The answer is also similar. Presidents Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have, over the past week, declar... more »

Moore Threatens Lawsuit over Story That Threatens Campaign

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
Alabama Republican Roy Moore says a lawsuit will be filed over the published allegations he had sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl four decades ago.

Hundreds in Hollywood March Against Sexual Harassment

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
Participants marched against sexual assault and harassment at the #MeToo March in Hollywood, Los Angeles on 12 November 2017.

Me, Too...

Alfred Lehmberg at alienviews - 15 hours ago
Me, Too... by Alfred Lehmberg With regard to "me, too," ...me, too. I say true. Oh, I won't begin to put myself in the same league with regard to the abuse your garden variety woman is privy to, and enduringly. That dread just *brushed* me, but it *scared* me in a substantive way lasting my whole life. I reflect on a maltreated womanhood enduring much worse as a matter of course. Knowing what I now know about a wholly toxic distortion regarding "the purported sins of Eve," and having an appreciation for a maligned womanhood born, not of supposition, but in fact, I'm able to come... more »

The Dark Side of Science And Religion

Harry Dale Huffman at The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage - 15 hours ago
I have posted the following comment to an American Thinker article on "The Dark Side of Science": *Both science and religion -- as practiced by human beings, who are ignorant of far more than they are knowing -- may be classified as "fake news" (to take advantage of a current idea): Science as practiced is not necessarily good reasoning, and religion as practiced is not necessarily good in spirit (or "spiritual"). Both are, more often than not, not what they are supposed, or meant, to be. * *Good reason and spirituality are the objects to be desired; science and religion are at best... more »

Explosive new episode of national TV show ‘The Doctors’ exposes Monsanto cancer lawsuit, lies over Roundup toxicity

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 16 hours ago
Until very recently, Monsanto was used to operating without impunity. But things are changing. In the last couple of years, multiple lawsuits against the chemical giant have cropped up. And, while Monsanto has, for the most part, “escaped scrutiny and criticism in the mainstream media in recent years, more and more information is coming to

Stop creating so many free radicals in your colon

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 16 hours ago
By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM Colon cancer risk in Westernized populations may be reduced by decreasing animal product intake and thereby decreasing “aggressive” factors as animal protein and fat. I’ve explored how animal protein can putrefy and produce the rotten egg gas that may be toxic to DNA (see Putrefying Protein and “Toxifying” Enzymes), but what about the fat? It can stimulate the

Why one plant may be fueling the spread of Lyme Disease

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 16 hours ago
You aren’t alone if you’ve either never heard of the Japanese barberry plant or if you didn’t know it was contributing to Lyme Disease. After all, it’s just a small, decorative shrub that landscape artists favor because of its color and heartiness. Oh and because deer hate it. However, ticks don’t hate it and as Japanese barberry has

The CDC mapped out where people with cancer live in the US

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 16 hours ago
According to the CDC, cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US. And over the last couple of decades, cancer death rates have fallen (with the exception of a few types of cancer: liver, pancreatic, and endometrial cancer ). RELATED STORY: Treating Pancreatic Cancer with Turmeric Curcumin But, in order to get a better look

Prince William argues for urgent depopulation efforts in Africa

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 16 hours ago
Prince William recently warned that the population growth in Africa is putting a tremendous amount of pressure on the natural world and driving many species of animals to extinction. “Africa’s rapidly growing human population is predicted to more than double by 2050 – a staggering increase of three and a half million people per month,” Prince William

Central Coast doctor suspended by health watchdog for anti-vaccination views

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 16 hours ago
Dr. Kevin Coleman, a vocal critic of “No Jab, No Pay/Play” from the Central Coast, has had his registration suspended by the Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. RELATED STORY: Boston Herald Says People Should be Hanged to Death for being Vaccine Choice Dr. Coleman, who describes himself as pro-choice, believes in the link between vaccines and

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 16 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin BitTorrent Inventor Announces Bitcoin Competitor Chia Quantum Computers a Threat to Bitcoin Security Northeast Facing Record-Low Temperatures As Polar Vortex Returns; Nat Gas Prices Soar 700% 750,000 Protesters Clog Barcelona Streets, Demands Release Of "Political Prisoners" Air Traffic Controller Busted With 'Weapon Of Mass Destruction' Plague Fears Grow As New Virus With No Cure Appears: "This Is Worse Than The 'Black Death'" Libya: The Forgotten Reason North Korea Desperately Wants Nuclear Weapons Quentin Crisp's Last Words My review of the late gay icon's f... more »

Will An Air Force General's Viral Message Against Racism Lose It's Impact After Knowing The Incident That Caused It Was A Hoax?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
*Byron York, Washington Examiner:* *At Air Force Academy, a perfect hoax for age of Trump* It's hard to exaggerate the praise heaped on Air Force Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria after his impassioned speech against racism went viral at the end of September. Silveria, superintendent of the Air Force Academy, spoke after five black cadet candidates at the academy's prep school found racial slurs written on message boards outside their rooms. "If you can't treat someone from another race or a different color skin with dignity and respect, then you need to get out," an angry Silveria told stud... more »

One Can Reside InThe Air For So Long......A Quotation from M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 16 hours ago
*One can reside in the air for so long, then one must land and plant one's feet on the Earth. The knowledge is from a heavenly source, yet is to be used in a human way, amongst humankind. There are many chosen, yet few will carry the torch to lite the way home. Come and be as one of us and reveal these truths to your fellow kind. THAT ALL ARE OF GOD'S LIGHT, ALL A FRAGMENT OF A LARGER PLAN. ALL A PART OF THE WHOLE.* *© M.N. Hopkins*

Russia threatens American media outlets because the Justice Department is forcing RT to register as a foreign agent.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 16 hours ago
Courtesy of Mother Jones: *Russian lawmakers vowed Friday to adopt legislation targeting American media outlets in response to the US Justice Department forcing RT, the English-language Russia television channel, to register as a foreign agent. * *Vyacheslav Volodin, the chairman of Russia’s State Duma, said Russian legislators will amend a law related to foreign agents to include foreign media. Volodin, a former Putin aide, said the Duma could adopt the new legislation as soon as next week, according to news reports. “Since such decisions are being made in the United States in r... more »

CO2 Emissions Growing Strongly Again

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Greenies panic that CO2 emissions are still rising! Hopes that the world might be seeing an early peak in global carbon emissions were dashed today with the release of the latest Global Carbon Project report. Emissions barely rose at all in 2014-2016, despite steady growth in GDP, leading […]

Should The 2018 Midterms Just Be A Referendum On Trump? Or Do Democrats Have To Be Offering A Viable Alternative?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
You thought the *SNL* sketch was funny? David Wade a former John Kerry chief of staff, now makes his living as a lobbyist (GreenLight Strategies) and Democratic strategist; über--establishment. He says Democrats can win back Congress next year "by making Donald Trump the issue in [suburban] districts. You can't allow any Republican incumbent to separate themselves from Trump's brand, period. Whether it's his failed promises, or his inability to do anything for the suburbs on basic quality of life issues from middle class taxes to health care costs to wages, you need to draw a str... more »

EMP Detonation, Nuclear Blast or ICBM Test? What is North Korea's Next Move?

Doug Tsuruoka at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Doug Tsuruoka* *Security, Asia* And would Trump launch a military attack in response? Donald Trump got a few laughs when he dubbed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un “little rocket man” after the lyrics of Elton John’s hit 1970s song. But as the US president knows, Kim’s fuse isn’t burning out. In fact, the buzz among top Korea analysts is that Pyongyang is lighting the way for at least one more long-range missile test. The aim would be to show the US, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the regime has mastered the intricacies of nuclear warhead miniaturization, re-entry and range. ... more »

Report: The U.S. Navy Might Have a New 'Bullet' To Destroy North Korean Missiles

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* The SM-6 Missile, that is. The Navy recently destroyed a ballistic missile target with an SM-6 missile during a test off the coast of Scotland, verifying that the high-tech weapon does have an ability to track and destroy incoming enemy medium and long-range ballistic missiles. While the Navy did not specifically say the test was aimed at preparing for a North Korean conventional ballistic missile attack on South Korea, the successful intercept did further validate the kind of technology likely to be used to defend South Korea or Japan in that kin... more »

SNOOPING BREITBARTNIKS DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE TO FIND ANYTHING TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR GOALS

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
Yesterday, Axios reported on Breitbart's dirty diggers: Steve Bannon has sent two of Breitbart News' top reporters, Matt Boyle and Aaron Klein, to Alabama. Their mission: to discredit the Washington Post's reporting on Roy Moore's alleged sexual misconduct with teenagers. So far, the Bannon crew doesn't have much: A story that popped today — splashed over the Breitbart homepage — contains what the website claims is a major hole in the account of Leigh Corfman, who says Alabama Senate candidate, Moore, made sexual advances on her when she was 14 years old. Klein reports from Birming... more »

He Did Not Need to Blink Twice : What happened to Mr. Hariri !!??

noreply@blogger.com (Zeinobia) at Egyptian Chronicles - 16 hours ago
I can’t ignore what is happening in Lebanon or Saudi Arabia because after all, it echoes in Cairo in a way or another. For the first time since his televised resignation from Saudi Arabia, Lebanon’s Prime minister Saad El-Hariri appeared on TV in a very awkward on-air interview Sunday evening denying that he was under house arrest repeating that he would return home, to resign officially in accordance with the Lebanese constitution. The Lebanese PM appeared with veteran Lebanese TV host Paula Yacoubian on his own TV network “Future TV” from his house reportedly in Riyadh insisting t... more »

Poland Was Disappeared By Germany and Russia More Than Once, Including By Nazi Germany; Poland Opposed Visit By US Neo-Nazi With Kremlin Ties Richard Spencer And Others Who Propagate Ideas That Are Racist, Anti-Semitic And Xenophobic

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 16 hours ago
Remember that Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union (Russia) signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, the Treaty of Non-aggression between Germany and … Continue reading →

One Billionaire Says Most People End Up Broke Because They Don’t Keep This List. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 16 hours ago
One Billionaire Says Most People End Up Broke Because They Don’t Keep This List | Born Realist https://bornrealist.com/financial-tips/ Advertisements

9 questions Carl Sagan encourages you to ask before believing anything anyone has to say. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 16 hours ago
9 questions Carl Sagan encourages you to ask before believing anything anyone has to say – Ideapod https://ideapod.com/9-questions-carl-sagan-encourages-ask-believing-anything-anyone-say/?utm_content=buffer1a4e4&utm_medium=share&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=msa

Disturbing Trend Seen as Australian, Swedish & U.S. Companies Are Microchipping Their Employees!

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 16 hours ago
Disturbing Trend Seen as Australian, Swedish & U.S. Companies Are Microchipping Their Employees! http://expand-your-consciousness.com/australia-becomes-first-country-begin-microchipping-public/?t=MAM

Breaking: Surprise offensive on new front sees Syrian Army liberate key town in north Hama

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:57 P.M.) – Pro-government forces have opened up a new front against militant groups in Hama Governorate’s northern countryside, rapidly liberating a key town. According to military-affiliated sources, the Syrian Arab Army and local fighters from the National Defence Forces attacked rebel positions around the town of Douma early this morning under cover […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Deir Ezzor airbase hit hard by ISIS bomb attack

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:15 P.M.) – Deir Ezzor’s military airport has been struck by an ISIS suicide bombing after a militant belonging to the terrorist group managed to enter the military site without alerting base authorities. According to reports, an Islamic State fighter of Chechen origin, dressed up as a Russian solider and speaking Russian to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Rotting ISIS corpses left all over rural Deir Ezzor following latest Syrian Army advance

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:35 P.M.) – Islamic State militants continue to suffer major losses (both in terms of manpower and territory) in Deir Ezzor Governorate as the Syrian Arab Army and other pro-government forces maintain their general offensive throughout the entire province. Footage has been released on pro-government social media showing the Shaheen combat group of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russian warplanes throw everything at Nusra as Syrian Army grinds towards key Idlib airbase

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 P.M.) – Pro-government forces, on the ground and in the air, remain staunchly committed to their offensive operation in northeast Hama Governorate, initiating late yesterday a new wave of attacks aimed at driving Al-Qaeda-linked militants from the region. Last night, the Russian warplanes carried out more than twenty airstrikes over the skies […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Orthodox Jews demand end to Israeli arms for Myanmar

Brecht Jonkers at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (12:30) – A group of prominent Orthodox Jewish leaders has asked the Knesset to investigate reports that Myanmar is actively using Israeli weapons in its violent persecution of the Rohingya minority. A dozen Orthodox rabbis have issued a letter to Avi Dichter, the parliament member chairing the Knesset committee for weapons sales to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Here Is How Chinese President Xi Is Going To Fix The Disciplne Problem In The Chinese Military

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
Chinese President Xi Jinping *Joel Wuthnow & Phillip Saunders: National Interest*:* China's Military Has a Discipline Problem. Here Is How Xi Jinping Is Trying to Fix It*. Instilling discipline is critical to the PLA’s ability to achieve progress in its current cycle of reform and modernization. Among the most notable developments of China’s recently-completed 19th Party Congress was the reshuffling of the Central Military Commission (CMC), which exercises overall administrative and operational control over the two-million-strong People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Changes to both the ... more »

Stunning

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 17 hours ago
Ed Broadbent has the numbers on what a tax structure tilted towards the rich costs: According to a recent study in the Canadian Tax Journal, the top 1 per cent of individual taxpayers earn 11.7 per cent of all income, but receive almost all of the benefit of the stock options deduction and 87.4 per cent of the benefit of the capital gains deduction. In the case of both stock options and capital gains, only 50 per cent of income is liable to tax. The top 1 per cent also receive almost one half (47.8 per cent) of the benefit of special tax treatment of dividends. Even within the top... more »

A feel-good story for Veterans Day

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 17 hours ago
This report brought a smile to my face. A 90-year-old World War II veteran, who described being a Marine as the “high point” of his life, has been reunited with his M1 Garand rifle after 73 years. Resident Dick Cowell was 18 and the war was in full swing when he enlisted in the Marine Corps and was handed a uniform, the rifle and some bullets. The firearm, his sergeant told him, was now his girlfriend, his wife and his friend. He had to take it everywhere with him, he was told. And he should never, ever call it a gun — unless he wanted to stand naked in front of his company. It w... more »

Catholic Schools Threatened to Push LGBT Agenda

Alex Newman at rss - 17 hours ago
[image: catholic-schools-threatened-to-push-lgbt-agenda] Recent developments in Canada highlight the extreme danger of allowing government to get involved in the funding of private schools. In short, taxpayer-funded Catholic schools in the Canadian province of Alberta are being threatened with closure. The reason: refusing to promote homosexuality, gender confusion, masturbation, anal sex, and other elements of the mandated “sex education” curriculum. Americans should take note.

The Islamic State Is Not Yet Finished In Syria

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
Syrian forces displaying the national flag in the village of Suway'iah, near Albu Kamal, last Friday. Syrian regime forces and allied militia from Lebanon, Iraq and Iran overran Albu Kamal last Thursday but lost the town again just two days later after a string of ISIS counter-attacks and ambushes.PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE *Reuters:* *Iranian-backed militias routed in last Syrian militant stronghold* AMMAN (Reuters) - Islamic State militants on Monday regained control of Albu Kamal city, their last stronghold in Syria, after Iranian-backed militias who captured the city a few da... more »

Caught Our Notice: Dear peer reviewer, please read the methods section. Sincerely, everyone

Alison Abritis at Retraction Watch - 17 hours ago
Title: Plasma contributes to the antimicrobial activity of whole blood against Mycobacterium tuberculosis What Caught Our Attention: A big peer review (and perhaps academic mentorship) fail. These researchers used the wrong anticoagulant for their blood samples, leading them to believe that certain blood components were fighting microbes. The authors counted the number of colonies to show […] The post Caught Our Notice: Dear peer reviewer, please read the methods section. Sincerely, everyone appeared first on Retraction Watch.

Saad Hariri gives awkward interview to his own TV channel that many believe was staged

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 17 hours ago
Hariri's interview was fraught with contradictions, tears and clear physical unease. More The post Saad Hariri gives awkward interview to his own TV channel that many believe was staged appeared first on The Duran.

Why are Washington’s clients pivoting to Russia?

Nauman Sadiq at The Duran - 17 hours ago
Turkey, which has the second largest army in NATO, has been cooperating with Russia in Syria against Washington’s interests since last year and has recently placed an order for the Russian-made S-400 missile system. Similarly, the Saudi King Salman, who was recently on a landmark state visit to Moscow, has signed several cooperation agreements with […] More The post Why are Washington’s clients pivoting to Russia? appeared first on The Duran.

Arab League set to hold emergency meeting, as Saudi Arabia and Israel prepare for war against “Iranian expansion”

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 17 hours ago
Saudi fighter jets are preparing to shell Hezbollah positions. More The post Arab League set to hold emergency meeting, as Saudi Arabia and Israel prepare for war against “Iranian expansion” appeared first on The Duran.

ISIS supporting US Senator John McCain BLASTS Trump, Putin and Assad in one tweet

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 17 hours ago
John McCain trashes POTUS Trump again. More The post ISIS supporting US Senator John McCain BLASTS Trump, Putin and Assad in one tweet appeared first on The Duran.

Battle of Al Bu-Kamal: Al-Baghdadi’s last stand

Nauman Sadiq at The Duran - 17 hours ago
Syria and Iraqi troops have surrounded what appears to be the final hiding place of the illusive ISIS leader. More The post Battle of Al Bu-Kamal: Al-Baghdadi’s last stand appeared first on The Duran.

Roseanne Barr warns globalist swamp that child trafficking network is about to be exposed

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 17 hours ago
"Lots of people will become woke as f**k this week" - Roseanne Barr More The post Roseanne Barr warns globalist swamp that child trafficking network is about to be exposed appeared first on The Duran.

WATCH: Rodrigo Duterte sings to Trump, Russian PM Medvedev and others at ASEAN summit

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 17 hours ago
President Duterte started to sing "upon the orders" of Donald Trump. More The post WATCH: Rodrigo Duterte sings to Trump, Russian PM Medvedev and others at ASEAN summit appeared first on The Duran.

Transgender Ukraine, desperately in need of western approval

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 17 hours ago
The split personality of the Russian soul: Moscow and Kiev. More The post Transgender Ukraine, desperately in need of western approval appeared first on The Duran.

Eugenicist Globalist Boris Johnson met Russian contact of Trump team

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 17 hours ago
From The Hill A photograph posted recently on social media shows British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson with the “London professor” linked to special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian influence in the 2016 election, according to multiple reports. The photo, taken at an event in late October, shows Johnson with the professor, Joseph Mifsud, along […]

Worst cholera outbreak in history rages in Yeman, could reach 1 million cases

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 17 hours ago
From The Guardian The cholera epidemic in Yemen has become the largest and fastest-spreading outbreak of the disease in modern history, with a million cases expected by the end of the year and at least 600,000 children likely to be affected. The World Health Organization has reported more than 815,000 suspected cases of the disease […]

War tensions rise between Saudi Arabia and Iran

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 17 hours ago
By Carlo Muñoz – The Washington Times – Sunday, November 12, 2017 It’s a looming heavyweight prizefight that nobody wants to see come off. But should escalating tensions between bitter regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia break out into open conflict, Riyadh’s formidable military arsenal would quickly overwhelm Iranian forces in a conventional war, while […]

Russia-India changing relationship: time to reboot

Hriday SARMA at OrientalReview.org - 17 hours ago
Latest bi-lateral upswing This year- 2017- Russia and India are celebrating their 70th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations. Both countries are organizing host of cultural programmes, film festivals and exchange visits among top officials to commemorate this historic event. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]

Architecture critics love concrete – but they’re the only ones

Geoff Heath-Taylor at Blog Posts – Page Array – UnHerd - 17 hours ago
The post Architecture critics love concrete – but they’re the only ones appeared first on UnHerd.

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 17 hours ago
*British Schools Hope to Improve Performance With Chinese Textbooks* *What a load of rubbish! Chinese students do better because they have higher IQs, because they are not allowed to be disruptive and because they work harder. Two of those could be applied in Britian but instead they concentrate on the least likely cause. And the Chinese texts will probably be unsuitable for Britain's dumber and less committed students* In the latest report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Chinese mainland (consisting of the Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Gu... more »

Observations of Iranian Activities

LL at Virtual Mirage - 17 hours ago
The US invasion of Iraq and the defeat of that nation was viewed from Teheran as "God's Intervention" *for Iran*, which had difficulty handling the Iraqi menace. There were those of us who tried to make the point back then, but Present Bush (and his friends) would not be deterred. The hubris and zeal that led to the invasion which cost the American nation so much blood and treasure over the past decade and a half can not be under stated. Some forget the situation, but I recall it clearly. I'm not going into details of who or why post September 11, 2001, but I was alarmed by the situ... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 17 hours ago
*More BOM Shenanigans* Australia’s BOM ignores all pre-1910 temps, because it was warmer in the late 1800’s, than now, leading up to the “Federation Drought” – and that wrecks their and ABC-news' scam. *The moment a climate zealot realises his coreligionists are only in it for the power & money* *From the latest climate conference in Germany* Leaving @COP23 at 21.58 & tho almost everyone has already left, all the PCs & lights are on in a country that uses lots of coal generation. @UNFCCC promote offsetting & the @IPCC_CH brace negative emission tech - but as usual in modern ... more »

Life - A Journey Of Discovery - A Guest Post by Michael Brine

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 18 hours ago
Life – A Journey of Discovery. *“ The theme of the Grail story is the bringing of life into the wasteland ---- The wasteland is people out of authenticity living someone else’s life path ----- Upon entering the forest where it is the darkest there is no path ----- Those who can see and enter the Castle of the Grail are those with spiritual readiness.”* Joseph Campbell. *Extract from a letter I recently wrote to a friend:* “Once we are consciously aware that life is a “Journey of Discovery” we will be drawn, from time to time in that Journey, to “teachers” or individuals we fe... more »

Autism in Black and.... Pink

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
By Kim Rossi What does autism look like in your home? I have three flavors here, having three daughters on the spectrum. This is Mia's closet. She wears blue jeans and a pink top during the day, and changes into...

COMMENTS - DEBT, IRAN, SEX, ISRAEL, MOTHER TERESA, CIA, RADIATION, ISIS ...

Anon at Aangirfan - 18 hours ago
... Kaivey No need to worry about the national debt if the government is the currency issuer like in the US and the UK. The Basics of Modern Money https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDL4c8fMODk A nation’s currency is a wonderful, powerful thing. Learn how countries like the U.S.—which issue their own sovereign currency—can afford to use that currency to serve their citizens. Get inspired about our untapped potential, and learn to be less worried about the so-called "national debt"! Learn more about modern money theory (MMT): www.modernmoneybasics.com Kaivey ... Is America... more »

Chevening “Scholarships” and Modern Day Imperialism

Activist Post at Activist Post - 18 hours ago
By Joseph Thomas In 1983 the British government created Chevening as an international award scheme aimed at developing what it calls “global leaders.” It is... more »

I: spiral

alicia hamberg at I: spiral – the ethereal kiosk - 18 hours ago
An important advent tradition in waldorf schools is the advent spiral (or the advent garden). The room is dark, the ambiance serene, on the floor has been placed spruce twigs in order to create a path in a spiral shape, and while live music (usually only a soft tune on lyre) is played, each of … Continue reading I: spiral

“People Have Become A Sort of Radioactive Waste”: “Mayak Is Everywhere”

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 18 hours ago
“Mayak is everywhere. Rosatom may be polluting a Mayak near you: by reprocessing spent nuclear fuel from your nearby nuclear … Continue reading →

Aquinas and Aristotelianism

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 19 hours ago
Thomas Aquinas did not reintroduce Aristotle to Europe. Aristotle was known to European scholars from the time of the Roman empire. Aquinas contributed by completing the process of absorbing Greek philosophy which had begun during the Roman period—he substituted the neo-Platonism in Christian thought with Aristotelianism and a few other elements. Here’s an excerpt from Frederic Copleston’s *A History of Philosophy: Augustine to Scotus* (Volume II) (Page 561): “In a sense we can say that neo-Platonism, Augustinianism, Aristotelianism and the Moslem and Jewish philosophies came toget... more »

Gal Gadot refuses to reprise her role as Wonder Woman until sexual predator Brett Ratner is removed as one of the producers.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 19 hours ago
Courtesy of Page Six: *“Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot is continuing to battle accused Hollywood sexual harasser Brett Ratner by refusing to sign for a super­hero sequel unless the movie-maker is completely killed from the franchise. * *A Hollywood source tells Page Six that Gadot — who last month backed out of a dinner honoring Ratner, where she was due to present him with an award — is taking a strong stance on sexual harassment in Hollywood and doesn’t want her hit “Wonder Woman” franchise to benefit a man accused of sexual misconduct. * *Ratner’s production company RatPac-Dune ... more »

Understanding why the Mueller investigation showcases Obama’s White House corruption

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 19 hours ago
The Trump Russia investigation is not getting the Hillary Clinton emails treatment. More The post Understanding why the Mueller investigation showcases Obama’s White House corruption appeared first on The Duran.

A Good Monday Morning

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 20 hours ago

Researchers Have Devised a Way to Charge Smartphones With Ambient Light

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 20 hours ago
Researchers Have Devised a Way to Charge Smartphones With Ambient Light https://futurism.com/printable-solar-cells-charge-smartphone/?utm_content=buffercb139&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Advertisements

Plastic-degrading fungus found in Pakistan rubbish dump

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 20 hours ago
Plastic-degrading fungus found in Pakistan rubbish dump http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/plastic-degrading-fungus-pakistan-rubbish-dump-islamabad-dr-sehroon-khan-a7962046.html

Pineapple Pesticide in Hawaii Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 20 hours ago
Pineapple Pesticide in Hawaii Linked to Parkinson’s Disease http://ewao.com/2017/11/10/pineapple-pesticide-in-hawaii-linked-to-parkinsons-disease/

Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, “Run”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
Ludovico Einaudi, “Run” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfz-XDWPt-M

The Poet: Margaret Atwood, "The Moment"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
"The Moment" "The moment when, after many years of hard work and a long voyage you stand in the centre of your room, house, half-acre, square mile, island, country, knowing at last how you got there, and say, I own this, is the same moment when the trees unloose their soft arms from around you, the birds take back their language, the cliffs fissure and collapse, the air moves back from you like a wave and you can't breathe. No, they whisper. You own nothing. You were a visitor, time after time climbing the hill, planting the flag, proclaiming. We never belonged to you. You never found u... more »

"The Undiscovered Country," Shakespeare's "Hamlet Soliloquy"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
Adrian Lester speaks Hamlet’s soliloquy from act III, scene 1, in which the prince reflects on mortality and considers taking his own life. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muLAzfQDS3M “Hamlet: To be, or not to be: that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them. To die; to sleep; No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to. ’Tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish’d. To die; to sleep;— To sleep? Pe... more »

25 militants surrender to Syrian authorities in Aleppo province

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
Some 25 former militants have surrendered to the Syrian authorities in the northern Aleppo province, a representative of the Russian center for reconciliation of warring parties said on Monday. “We are at the passage in the Taha settlement, where the withdrawal of 25 militants, who took part in illegal armed groups, has been organized,” Alexander […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Thousands of Yemenis demonstrate against Saudi Coalition in Sanaa

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 A.M.) – Thousands of Yemenis too to the streets of Sana’a, Monday, to protest the Saudi Coalition’s interference in their domestic affairs. The Yemeni protesters demanded the Saudi Coalition lift the blockade on their ports and halt the no-fly-zone over the country that is preventing humanitarian aid from reaching millions of civilians. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Video of Saad Hariri’s interview with Future TV

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Sa’ad al-Hariri said that he was a “free man” in Saudi Arabia, speaking in an interview from Riyadh, Sunday. “If I want to travel tomorrow, I will travel,” Hariri said, denying rumours that he has been on house arrest since he filed his resignation from Riyadh on 4 November. The former […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

ISIS claims several US-backed fighters killed in rural Deir Ezzor

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:50 A.M.) – The so-called Islamic State (ISIS) claimed on Sunday that their terrorist forces killed several fighters from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in rural Deir Ezzor. According to the statement released by the terrorist group’s official media wing, their forces killed many fighters from the “Kurdistan Workers Party” (PKK) near […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russia shows solidarity with Lebanon regarding Hariri crisis

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:25 A.M.)- Russian Ambassador to Lebanon, Alexander Zasypkin, reaffirmed his government’s support for President Michel ‘Aoun during a seminar in ‘Aley. “Today we are witnessing a dangerous development in Lebanon, and Russia stands with President of the Republic Michel Aoun and House Speaker Nabih Berri,” Zasypkin statd. Zasypkin added that Russia praised the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

"A Prayer for the World"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
"A Prayer for the World" "Let the rain come and wash away the ancient grudges, the bitter hatreds held and nurtured over generations. Let the rain wash away the memory of the hurt, the neglect. Then let the sun come out and fill the sky with rainbows. Let the warmth of the sun heal us wherever we are broken. Let it burn away the fog so that we can see each other clearly, So that we can see beyond labels, beyond accents, gender or skin color. Let the warmth and brightness of the sun melt our selfishness, So that we can share the joys and feel the sorrow of our neighbors. And let the light o... more »

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*-by Noah* *Me miserable! Which way shall I fly Infinite wrath and infinite despair? Which way I fly is hell; myself am hell; And in the lowest deep a lower deep, Still threat'ning to devour me, opens wide, To which the hell I suffer seems a heaven.* -John Milton, *Paradise Lost*

Asmara Anarchy: Regime Change Riots Or Fake News Fabrication?

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 22 hours ago
Conflicting reports have sprung up about a supposedly violent riot in the Eritrean capital of Asmara that allegedly took place late last week. All that’s known for certain is that a crowd gathered to unsuccessfully protest the closing down of an Islamist school over the weekend that had long flouted […]

Arab League To Hold Urgent Meeting On Iran As Saudis Reportedly Mobilize Fighter Jets

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Arab League To Hold Urgent Meeting On Iran As Saudis Reportedly Mobilize Fighter Jets by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ The Arab League is set to hold an emergency meeting on Iran at Saudi Arabia’s request, this according to Reuters and various regional sources, at a moment when Saudi fighter jets may be mobilizing for war in an attempted show of […]

How Saudi Arabia Could Start World War 3 as It Steps Up Furious Rhetoric with Iran

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
How Saudi Arabia Could Start World War 3 as It Steps Up Furious Rhetoric with Iran by REBECCA PINNINGTON, http://www.express.co.uk/ FORGET Kim Jong-un: Saudi Arabia could be the country to start World War 3 as its brash crown prince escalates a long-running feud with Iran. – With tensions in the Middle East at boiling point after a […]

Saudi Arabia Has United with Israel Against Iran – And a Desert Storm is Brewing

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Saudi Arabia Has United with Israel Against Iran – And a Desert Storm is Brewing by John R. Bradley, https://www.spectator.co.uk/ Mass arrests are the Crown Prince’s opening salvo in a fight against corruption and an embrace of moderate Islam. – Until last weekend, the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh’s exclusive Diplomatic Quarter was colloquially known as the Princes’ Hotel. […]

US, Israel, Saudi Seeking to Destroy Iran Deal

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
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Syria Slams West for Supplying Nuclear Material to Israel

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
PressTV News Videos Published on Nov 10, 2017 Syria’s ambassador to the United Nations has blasted the West for supplying Israel with nuclear material, warning that the regime’s nuclear capability threatens regional security. end

If The Saudi Arabia Situation Doesn’t Worry You, You’re Not Paying Attention

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
If The Saudi Arabia Situation Doesn’t Worry You, You’re Not Paying Attention by Chris Martenson, https://www.peakprosperity.com/ A key geopolitical axis is swiftly shifting While turbulent during the best of times, gigantic waves of change are now sweeping across the Middle East. The magnitude is such that the impact on the global price of oil, as well as […]

Muhammd Bin-Salman’s Purge in Saudi Arabia Is the Prelude to Something Bigger

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Muhammd Bin-Salman’s Purge in Saudi Arabia Is the Prelude to Something Bigger by Abdel Bari Atwan, Raialyoum , via https://www.globalresearch.ca/ Our region stands on the brink of war. We should not let small details — such as the resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri’s resignation or the detention of princes and former ministers in Saudi Arabia — divert us […]

“This Is A Dangerous Iranian Escalation”: Bahrain Blames Pipeline Explosion On Iran, Terrorists

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
“This Is A Dangerous Iranian Escalation”: Bahrain Blames Pipeline Explosion On Iran, Terrorists by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ There was something odd about Friday’s night’s explosion of an oil pipeline belonging to Bahrain’s state-run oil company BAPCO, which local authorities initially said was the result of an accident: as we said, the giant fireball had all the hallmarks of either […]

The Link Between Saudi Prince’s Power Grab and DC Corruption

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
TheRealNews Published on Nov 7, 2017 The power moves by the Saudi kingdom at home and in Lebanon were made easier by buying influence in powerful circles of Washington, DC, says The Intercept’s Ryan Grim. end

Things Are Escalating Quickly in the Middle East

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Things Are Escalating Quickly in the Middle East by Michael Krieger, https://libertyblitzkrieg.com/ I didn’t spend all week writing about the gigantic tremors occurring in the Middle East because I thought it was fun. If I’m even remotely correct in my analysis, the entire world will be affected and shaped for decades to come by what’s about to […]

“Israel Will Not Let This Happen”: Iran Is Reportedly Building A Military Base In Syria

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
“Israel Will Not Let This Happen”: Iran Is Reportedly Building A Military Base In Syria by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ On Friday, the “western press” started to set the stage for war between Lebanon (and Iran) and Saudi Arabia (and Israel). – First, it was the third reminder in a row that, despite no presentation of evidence, the […]

Pope Francis Gathering World Leaders for Global Peace Conference at Vatican to Save World from Nuclear Disaster

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Pope Francis Gathering World Leaders for Global Peace Conference at Vatican to Save World from Nuclear Disaster by Geoffrey Grider, http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/ Russia is sending a top nuclear expert, and NATO’s deputy secretary general, Rose Gottemoeller, is scheduled to speak. China and North Korea have been invited, but organisers said they do not know if the countries would […]

Jim Willie: The Saudi Straw That Broke the Petro Dollar’s Back

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
perpetualassets Published on Nov 10, 2017 Will Lehr of http://www.PerpetualAssets.com interviews Jim Willie of http://www.GoldenJackass.com ~ Click here for interview: https://www.perpetualassets.com/news/… end

Yemeni Journalist: Saudi Arabia’s Total Blockade on Yemen is “Death Sentence” for All

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Democracy Now! Published on Nov 9, 2017 https://democracynow.org – United Nations officials say Yemen will face the world’s largest famine in decades if the Saudi-led coalition refuses to lift its blockade on deliveries of aid. On Monday, the coalition shut air, land and sea routes into Yemen after Houthi rebels fired a missile that was intercepted […]

EU Calls for Total Lifting of Saudi Blockade on Yemen

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
PressTV News Videos Published on Nov 12, 2017 The United Nations has blamed Saudi Arabia for blocking urgent humanitarian aid to Yemen, also warning that millions in the country could starve as a result of the Saudi blockade. end

Pair Of Navy SEALs Suspected Of Murdering Green Beret After He Discovered They Were Stealing From A Special-Ops Fund In Mali

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
*Photo:* Two of Logan Melgar's special-ops partners are now under investigation for his murder after lying to investigators about him being drunk at the time of his death, officials said *Daily Beast*: *Green Beret Discovered SEALs’ Illicit Cash. Then He Was Killed.* *The story surrounding the slaying of Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar keeps unraveling, starting with the SEALs-turned-suspects’ assertion that the soldier was drunk the night he died.* Logan Melgar hadn’t had a drink on June 4. The Green Beret sergeant’s dry day became a key to unraveling the narrative spun by the elite Nav... more »

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Damage caused by the 7.3-magnitude Iran-Iraq earthquake is captured on mobile. At least 135 people have died and hundreds more are injured . Landslides are hindering rescue efforts https://t.co/H3bZLgWsMS pic.twitter.com/drPbO9Zw31 — AFP news agency (@AFP) November 13, 2017 ‘Clinton, Obama tried to get along with Russia, but there was no chemistry’ – Trump https://t.co/Kz0tjI3aOX pic.twitter.com/np22zFDwgN — RT (@RT_com) November 12, 2017 The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) strike groups transit international waters in the Weste... more »

A Look At China's Version Of The Blackhawk Helicopter

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Z-20 helicopter in flight. Via Chinese Internet. *Popular Mechanics*: *Meet China's Blackhawk Helicopter, the 'Copyhawk'* *The Harbin Z-20 looks like the Blackhawk, and that's no coincidence.* Two prototypes of China's new Z-20 medium transport helicopter recently surfaced in Tibet, resulting in new photos of the illusive helicopter. Like other Chinese helicopter designs, the Z-20 was developed from Western exports sold to the country before the brutal crackdown on pro-democracy students in 1989. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: It is a close copy.

Reginald Kann's 1909 Formosa, Japan's First Colony: the land and her peoples

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 1 day ago
I know you don't have enough to read, so I took a few minutes and Google-translated Reginald Kann's Formosa, de eerste kolonie van Japan: De Aarde en haar Volken, 1909, *Formosa, Japan's First Colony: the land and her peoples.* There doesn't seem to be much in English on him, but Kann was a war correspondent (fought in the Boer War) who covered campaigns in Cuba, Morocco, Europe, the Far East and later, WWI. In between he wrote of his travels in the area. I have placed the text below the READ MORE line. The photos may be found at the original link. I. Arrival at Formosa-Taïhokoe... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Participants in the Petrograd 2017 interactive historical reenactment staged in St. Petersburg, Russia, on November 5 to mark the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution. © Sputnik/ Alexey Danichev *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *This Week in Pictures (November 4-10)* (Sputnik)

UK MP John Woodcock Wants Public To Pay For New Cancer Factory (AKA New Nuclear Power Station)

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
John Woodcock MP has announced that he wants the public to pay for a new cancer factory in Cumbria. The…

U.S. Army Lifts Ban On Recruits With Histories Of Mental Illness, Drug Abuse And Self-Mutilation

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*USA Today:* *Army lifts ban on waivers for recruits with history of some mental health issues* WASHINGTON – People with a history of “self-mutilation,” bipolar disorder, depression and drug and alcohol abuse can now seek waivers to join the Army under an unannounced policy enacted in August, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY. The decision to open Army recruiting to those with mental health conditions comes as the service faces the challenging goal of recruiting 80,000 new soldiers through September 2018. To meet last year's goal of 69,000, the Army accepted more recrui... more »

Iraq: Terrified crowds run for their lives as earthquake rocks Erbil

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 A.M.) – Scores of people were seen running for their lives in Erbil’s Tablo Mall as the earthquake rocked the city, Sunday. The earthquake has reportedly killed several people in Iraq and at least 120 across the border in Iran. The US Geological Survey measured a magnitude of the earthquake of 7.3, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army scores big advance towards Albukamal, 30 km liberated

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a large-scale advance inside the southeastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor, Sunday, pushing their way along the strategic Mayadeen-Albukamal Road. Led by the Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army attacked the Islamic State’s (ISIS) positions southeast of Al-Mayadeen, liberating several villages and hilltops after […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Saudi Arabia calls for emergency Arab League meeting over ‘Iran’s interference’

The tensions in the Middle East have exacerbated recently, as the Saudi forces intercepted a missile fired from Yemen by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Saudi Arabia on Sunday demanded an emergency meeting of foreign ministers of the Arab League over Iran’s “interference” in domestic affairs of the region’s countries, Sky News Arabia reported. Bahrain and the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Too Late For Republican Elected Officials To Batten Down The Hatches And Ride Out The Storm

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Republican politicians who are disgusted with Trump and want to distance themselves from him and from Bannon and from that whole neo-fascist wing of the party. Maybe be heartened to see Trump's favorability ratings continue to crater. But, unfortunately for them, what they're seeing, primarily, are independents being turned off to Trump, not Republicans. It's his party now and it will be so into the foreseeable future-- at least until 2020. They'll get their asses kicked in 2018 but it won't matter much as the party establishment moves into the minority-- in the House for sure and ... more »

Pentagon Sends More Troops To Afghanistan Than Previously Announced

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Task & Purpose:* *The DoD Is Sending More Troops To Afghanistan Than Previously Announced* Since President Donald Trump first announced his new strategy for the war in Afghanistan in August with a vow to focus on “killing terrorists” rather than “nation building,” it has remained unclear exactly how many U.S. forces will be involved in that effort. Now a clearer picture is beginning to emerge: the Associated Press reports that the number of U.S. military personnel could reach nearly 16,000 in 2018, more than what the Department of Defense had previously projected and almost double... more »

Can the EU regain its international climate policy leadership lost in Copenhagen?

Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
This is a guest post from Axel Michaelowa from the University of Zurich. He is also the lead author of the chapter on international agreements in the 5th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This is the second in the series from our Bonn panel on leadership in the climate regime. For over a decade, […]

Leadership in the Climate Regime without the US Federal Government

Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
I am just back from the climate negotiations in Bonn where I organized a side event at the German Development Institute (DIE). The event was co-sponsored by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW). These are my opening and closing remarks from the session. In subsequent days, I’ll post additional interventions from some of […]

The U.S. Navy New Missile Sub Will Now Cost $7.2 Billion

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Alabama, one of the boats the Navy plans to replace with the Columbia-class. USN *The Warzone/The Drive*: *Navy Trims New Missile Sub Cost to $7.2B, But Struggles to Keep Existing Subs Operational* The service is looking to build three subs a year, or more, but more than a dozen boats sit idle waiting for repairs. The U.S. Navy says it had gotten the average cost of each of its future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines, or SSBNs, down to almost $7.2 billion and that the project is on schedule. The latter point is especially i... more »

Patriotism, Taxes, and Trump

Robert Reich - 1 day ago
Selling the Trump-Republican tax plan should be awkward for an administration that has made... more »

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