Saturday, November 25, 2017

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English: HAVANA. President Vladimir Putin with...
English: HAVANA. President Vladimir Putin with Cuban leader Fidel Castro during a welcoming ceremony at the airport. This meeting was organized by Vincent B. Golitsyne, Special Advisor for Vadimir Putin Русский: ГАВАНА. С Председателем Государственного Совета и Совета Министров Кубы Фиделем Кастро во время встречи в аэропорту. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
President of Russia, Vladimir Putin with Hunga...
President of Russia, Vladimir Putin with Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Russian President Putin Signs 'Foreign Agent' Media Law

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 29 minutes ago
*BBC:* *Russian President Putin signs 'foreign agent' media law* Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that allows the government to list any foreign media operating in the country as a foreign agent. The bill, in retaliation for Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT being told to register as a foreign agent in the US, was earlier approved by parliament. At least nine US-funded broadcasters, including Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty could be hit. RT is accused of being part of Russia's alleged meddling in the US election. The broadcaster denies the claim.... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 30 minutes ago
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Parrott, Operations Group, National Training Center *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Here are the best military photos for the week of November 25th* (We Are The Mighty).

The Shape Of Things To Come In Warfare

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
Advances in technology mean that fully autonomous weapons, like killer robots, could one day become a reality, transforming warfare pic.twitter.com/khf4nsqE1g — AFP news agency (@AFP) November 25, 2017

If You Vote For Candidates Who Stand For The Status Quo, Nothing Changes... And Then There's Kaniela Ing

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
A consensus has formed among progressive groups that Hawaii Democrat Kaniela Ing is one of the 5 best candidates running for Congress anywhere in the country. Kaniela, a sharp, dynamic state Representative in Hawaii, is a big idea guy who you can get to know by listening to his 38 minute new interview with David Feldman above. As Feldman pointed out, Kaniela is talking about issues that many candidates are afraid to discuss: universal basic income, free public college education, GMOs, Medicare-For-All... And he makes no bones about being a member of the Democratic Socialists. [im... more »

Russia's Army Is Getting Ready for the Next Big War (Think Armata Tanks and More)

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Overall, the Russian military is powerful enough to conventionally deter all of its neighbors in the post-Soviet space. However, the Kremlin still has to rely on nuclear weapons to deter China and NATO. Russia’s new state armament plan, which will run from 2018 to 2027, refocuses the Kremlin’s defense spending on its ground forces. In the previous plan, which runs from 2011 to 2020, the Kremlin had focused heavily on reviving the Russian Navy. Given Moscow’s recent experiences in Ukraine and the fact that Russia is, at the end of the day, a Eurasian l... more »

The Navy Now Has a New Way to Kill Russian, Chinese or North Korean Submarines

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * A better torpedo *Lockheed will deliver about 250 torpedoes over the next five years. The Mk 48, which is a heavy weapon launched under the surface, is quite different than surface launched, lightweight Mk 54 torpedo fired from helicopters, aircraft and surface ships. The Navy’s Mk 48 torpedo is also in service with Australia, Canada, Brazil and The Netherlands. A Mk 48 torpedo is 21 inches in diameter and weighs 3,520 pounds; it can destroy targets at ranges out to five miles and travels at speeds greater than 28 knots. The weapon can operate at depth... more »

Charli’s Village: A Call to Arms

Jarrod Hayes at Duck of Minerva - 1 hour ago
This is a tough post to write. In October, Charli was hospitalized for severe abdominal pain. Surgery revealed a large mass, and Charli was diagnosed with Burkitt’s Lymphoma—a systemic cancer of the immune system. This is a rare cancer, but fortunately it is highly treatable (doctors say the cancer is responding well) and Charli has […]

Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, “Questa Notte”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
Ludovico Einaudi, “Questa Notte” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlpAHfoY5B0

Is Russian President Putin The 'King Of Opec'?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at the Russian Energy Week 2017 forum in Moscow, Russia October 4, 2017. Sputnik/Kremlin via REUTERS *Bloomberg: **Putin Crowns Himself OPEC King* For more than half a century, Saudi Arabia’s oil minister could move markets with a few choice words about what OPEC may decide at its next meeting, generating millions if not billions of dollars of profit for insiders. Not anymore. While OPEC’s gatherings still influence prices, it’s not Saudi Arabia’s voice that matters most, but the voice of a non-member: Russia, specifically Vladim... more »

Massive blast rocks west Aleppo town located near Turkish Army positions

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 A.M.) – A massive explosion rocked the town of Darat Izza in the western countryside of Aleppo, tonight, Syrian opposition activists reported. According to the opposition activists, a car bomb was detonated by unknown assailants at the entrance of Darat Izza. Darat Izza is currently controlled by forces loyal to the Turkish […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Jihadists beat back Syrian Army attack near occupied Golan Heights

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:50 A.M.) – For the second time in 48 hours, the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham have beat back the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) advance at the large hilltop of Tal Bardayah near the occupied Golan Heights. Led by their elite 42nd Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian Arab Army […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Rouhani to Assad: Iran backs Syria in fight against terrorism

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
President Hassan Rouhani and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad discussed regional developments over phone on Saturday. The Islamic Republic of Iran will support Syrian people and government in their struggle against terrorist groups, President Rouhani said. During the telephone conversation, President Rouhani congratulated the recent victories of the Syrian people and government in the ongoing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US-made missiles seized from ISIS by Syrian Army in Deir Ezzor – video

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) confiscated a large cache of weapons left behind by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) before they fled Deir Ezzor City last month. According to a military report, the Syrian Army was combing through the Al-Arfi and Al-Hawiqah districts of Deir Ezzor when they uncovered a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

UN chief warns of heightened risk of new war between Israel, Hezbollah

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned in a new report that unauthorized weapons in the hands of Hezbollah and threatening rhetoric from the Lebanese group and Israeli officials “heightens risk of miscalculation and escalation into conflict.” The U.N. chief called on Hezbollah and Israel, who fought a war in 2006, “to exercise restraint at all times” and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Tensions rise in southern Syria as HTS is found operating in Daraa

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 A.M.) – The Al-Qaeda linked Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham terrorist group was found to still be operating inside the Dara’a Governorate, carrying out periodic offensives against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies, the Russian Reconciliation Center announced on Saturday. According to the Russian Reconciliation Center, their forces monitored the terrorist group […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Iraqi forces liberate all western desert areas, most important Daesh shelters

Only a small pocket of Daesh terrorists remains on the Iraqi border with Syria. The Iraqi army has completely freed the territories located between the provinces of Anbar and Saladin in the Iraqi Jazira region from Daesh terrorist group as announced by the command of Hashd Shaabi, a state-sponsored militia integrated into the Armed Forces. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army, Russian Air Force hammer militants in Jobar to secure new advance – video

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their large-scale offensive inside the strategic suburb of Jobar, Saturday, after taking a brief hiatus to adhere to the de-escalation zone agreement. Backed by heavy airstrikes from the Russian Air Force, the Syrian Arab Army’s Republican Guard stormed several neighborhoods around Jobar in an […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Egypt has enemies: The Muslim Brotherhood and the biggest terrorist atrocity in Egyptian history

Steven Sahiounie at The Duran - 3 hours ago
No group has claimed responsibility for the tragic attack in Egypt's Bir al-Abed, but there are many clues. More The post Egypt has enemies: The Muslim Brotherhood and the biggest terrorist atrocity in Egyptian history appeared first on The Duran.

U.S. Warns Pakistan Of Repercussions Over The Release Of Terror Mastermind Hafiz Saeed

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
Hafiz Saeed speaks with supporters after attending Friday Prayers in Lahore, Pakistan November 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza *VOA:* *US Warns of Repercussions for Pakistan Over Release of Alleged Terror Mastermind* ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — The United States warned Pakistan on Saturday that there would be “repercussions” in bilateral relations unless Islamabad immediately re-arrested and prosecuted an Islamist leader accused of masterminding the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India. The warning came after Pakistani authorities on Friday acted on a court order and freed Hafiz Saeed, a U.S.-de... more »

Musical Interlude: The Who, "Love Reign O'er Me"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
The Who, "Love, Reign O'er Me" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cA8rZEJqhE

The Generation that Believes in AGW

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 4 hours ago
A Millennial job interview from @TheDanielBrea on Vimeo. No comment needed, but this generation votes. Please like, share, subscribe and comment. Advertisements

Is the U.S. Army on Verge of Creating 'Super Soldiers'?

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The Army is testing an exoskeleton technology which uses AI to analyze and replicate individual walk patterns, provide additional torque, power and mobility for combat infantry. *Developed by Lockheed with internal research and development funds, FORTIS is designed to help soldiers run, maneuver, carry injured comrades and perform a wide range of combat tasks while preventing hyperextension of the knee.* *Engineers report that FORTIS reduces the amount of energy required to perform a task by nine percent, using on-board AI to learn the gait of an indi... more »

Is TPP Dead without America?

Ji Xianbai at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Ji Xianbai* *Security, Asia* [image: A container ship arrives in a port in Singapore June 28, 2017. Picture taken June 28, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside] And could China take advantage? Perhaps no trade deal has been agreed to more times than the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has, firstly in 2005 taking the form of the Trans-Pacific Strategic and Economic Partnership, and then in 2016 as the enlarged U.S.-led TPP-12, and (hopefully) finally in November 2017 with the renamed “Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership” (CPTPP). The CPTPP, once a leg... more »

Saudi Arabia's Great Gamble

Mohammed Ayoob at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Mohammed Ayoob* *Security, Middle East* [image: Grooms take part in a mass wedding ceremony in Riyadh June 24, 2008. Governor of Riyadh Prince Salman and a local group organized a mass wedding for about 1600 couples to help young people who are unable to afford expensive ceremonies because of the rising cost of living. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (SAUDI ARABIA)] The crown prince's goal is to cut Iran down to size and make it accept Saudi hegemony in the Persian Gulf. In 680 CE, less than fifty years after the death of Prophet Muhammad, an army of over thirty thousand men was deployed by... more »

Why Israel Soon Might Not Be the Only Middle Eastern Nation to Have the F-35

Zachary Keck at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Middle East* Could this upset the balance of power in the region? In a move likely to upset Israel, the Trump administration is considering selling the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to America’s allies in the Persian Gulf. The move was confirmed by U.S. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Stephen Wilson ahead of the Dubai Airshow on November 12–16. Speaking to reporters during a roundtable, Wilson said: “Specifically with the F-35, you look at all of our partner nations now and as we look at their requirements. Here in the Gulf, they share many of the same adver... more »

The Other Russian Military Exercises of Fall 2017 (You May Never Have Heard Of)

Nicholas J. Myers at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Nicholas J. Myers* *Security, Europe* And it could be a big deal. Western observers fixated on Russia’s Zapad-2017 exercise throughout the fall of 2017. This despite the fact, as I noted immediately after the exercise, that there were notable Western exercises of similar or even larger size going on at the same time in Poland and Sweden. At the end of Zapad, there was some debate over how large the exercise was, as the Russians went home in defiance of some predictions. At the beginning of October, U.S. Army Europe commander Gen. Ben Hodges officially accused Russia of employin... more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
“Sometimes galaxies form groups. For example, our own Milky Way Galaxy is part of the Local Group of Galaxies. Small, compact groups, like Hickson Compact Group 87 (HCG 87) shown above, are interesting partly because they slowly self-destruct. Indeed, the galaxies of HCG 87 are gravitationally stretching each other during their 100-million year orbits around a common center. The pulling creates colliding gas that causes bright bursts of star formation and feeds matter into their active galaxy centers. * Click image for larger size.* HCG 87 is composed of a large edge-on spiral galaxy ... more »

"Automaton Conformity"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*"Automaton Conformity"* by Erich Fromm "In the mechanisms we have been discussing, the individual overcomes the feeling of insignificance in comparison with the overwhelming power of the world outside himself either by renouncing his individual integrity, or by destroying others so that the world ceases to be threatening. Other mechanisms of escape are the withdrawal from the world so completely that it loses its threat (the picture we find in certain psychotic states), and the inflation of oneself psychologically to such an extent that the world outside becomes small in compariso... more »

Pakistan Calls On The Army To Restore Order In Islamabad As Blasphemy Protests Spread

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*DW*: *Pakistan calls on army to disperse Islamabad sit-in after police, Islamists clash* At least six people have been killed and 190 injured after police moved to break up an Islamist protest in Islamabad. Religious hardliners are demanding the resignation of Pakistan's law minister over a blasphemy row. Pakistan's government called on the country's powerful military to be deployed in Islamabad on Saturday after deadly clashes broke out between police and religious hardliners. At least six people were killed and at least 190 people were injured — around 137 of whom were securit... more »

Can You Visualize Trump And His Kakistocracy Seeking Asylum In Russia?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
How this Trump thing is going to finally end is anybody's guess. The worst and most destructive way would be a second American Civil War. Too far-fetched? He and his inner circle-- including his children-- are headed for indictments, possibly prison sentences for the cronies and kids. Is a plateful of them headed to Russia seeking political asylum more far-fetched? Unimaginable? There are reasons why a federal judge confiscated Pau; Manafort's passports. I wonder if they got them all. Aside from being the head of Tibetan Buddhism, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was the head o... more »

"Those Who Danced..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
"Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music." ~ Angela Monet

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada. Thanks for stopping by!

"We Deny..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
"We deny that we're tired, we deny that we're scared, we deny how badly we want to succeed. And most importantly, we deny that we're in denial. We only see what we want to see and believe what we want to believe, and it works. We lie to ourselves so much that after a while the lies start to seem like the truth. We deny so much that we can't recognize the truth right in front of our faces." - "Dr. Meredith Grey," "Grey's Anatomy"

"How To Respond To The Awful Truth"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*"How To Respond To The Awful Truth"* by Zen Gardner "It's a volatile, challenging time to be alive, no doubt. The world is a landscape thoroughly scattered with catastrophic nightmares like flaming lava pits on a giant festering orb. And this huge array of drastic, life-threatening problems we're facing that are burning in the world's collective subconscious are apparently careening towards some mad, apocalyptic finale. The big question we're all faced with is this. Once we're aware of what's going on, what do we do? And more importantly, for those not willing to face the truth, w... more »

"Standing Up When It’s Too Late"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*"Standing Up When It’s Too Late"* By JR Nyquist "This article is a comparison between America and another great empire faced with rot in high office and a decline of the state - Rome. The writer, JR Nyquist, artfully points out it’s not the big events that sink an empire but many seemingly little ones. You could call what is happening to the U.S. “death by a thousand cuts.” Except in this story, people are not really aware how deep the cuts are and exactly who is doing the cutting. I loved this piece, and I hope you do as well." - Greg Hunter ••• "There is a letter by Marcus Tulliu... more »

Commentaries, Analysis, And Reaction To Yesterday's Sinai Mosque Attack

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Declan Walsh and David Kirkpatrick, New York Times*: *In Egypt, Furious Retaliation but Failing Strategy in Sinai* CAIRO — After militants massacred 305 people at a packed mosque on Friday in a stunning assault on a sacred place, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi responded as he knows best. Mr. Sisi went on television vowing to “take revenge” and strike back with an “iron fist.” Moments later, Egyptian warplanes swooped over the vast deserts of the Sinai Peninsula, dropping bombs that pulverized vehicles used in the assault. Soldiers fanned out across the area. But that furious ret... more »

Egypt Launches Raids Against Militants Responsible For Yesterday's Mosque Attack

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*DW: **Egypt targets militants following Sinai attack* The Egyptian military has carried out airstrikes and raids against militants reportedly linked to Friday's Sinai attack that killed at least 305 people. President el-Sissi promised the attack would "not go unpunished." World leaders condemned Friday's deadly assault on a Sinai mosque, as Egypt hit back with airstrikes on suspected Islamist targets. The United Nations also condemned the attack in "the strongest terms" and expressed its condolences for the victims' families and the people of Egypt. Egypt received messages of so... more »

Former Canadian skinhead says that Donald Trump has "normalized" white supremacy.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 5 hours ago
Courtesy of The Star: *“I don’t know if you’re a Trump fan,” Galloway says, as I nearly fall out of my chair. “But the guy down south there is enabling this stuff, I believe, by allowing it to be normalized.” * *Galloway believes many prejudiced eyes see Trump as both a modern day prophet and a warrior who is fighting for the white side. Trump has more dog whistles than you’d find inside the Westminster Kennel Club. * *In rhetoric and by tweet, Galloway thinks Trump is making hate great again. “The movement is growing because of the normalized message coming from the United State... more »

More Details Emerge On Yesterday's Attack On A Sinai Mosque

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *Twenty minutes of terror in the arena of death: How 30 masked ISIS jihadis used burnt-out cars to trap Egyptian worshippers outside a mosque before killing 305 - including 27 children* * Hundreds slaughtered after savage gun and bomb attack at an Egyptian mosque * They were penned-in by the terrorists and gunned down while trying to escape * The mosque was packed for Friday prayers when the gunmen began their attack * President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi promised a 'brutal' response after the massacre * At least 128 are also reported to have been injured as medics rush to... more »

"How It Really Should Be"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
What you truly deserve, Hilly, and 20 years to life, no parole...

Occupying Syria: SDF Reveals 4000 Troops in Syrian Kurdistan. Ahead of Geneva

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 6 hours ago
*The news regarding more then 2,000 US Troops present in Syria- alongside this latest leak from the US backed “SDF” aka PKK/YPG mentioning a total of 4,000 troops, all coming to the fore ahead of the Geneva talks this Tuesday November 28/2017?!?! Can that be a coincidence? I think not!* *Should we expect an announcement of the US intent to "keep the peace" through this transitional period? Will Syria be federalized? Will the annexed Syria territory fully armed and occupied by the US and PKK thugs be legitimized? It's all in the presentation boys and girls.... We'll see where the... more »

"Illinois Bankruptcy To Trigger Currency Collapse- John Rubino"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
"Illinois Bankruptcy To Trigger Currency Collapse- John Rubino" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjUiVptsNJs

More Hispanics, Latinos Attending Kansas Colleges

cmaadmin at Diverse - 6 hours ago
TOPEKA, Kan. — The racial and ethnic makeup of students attending state universities in Kansas still does not reflect the state’s more diverse population, according to a new report provided to the Kansas Board of Regents. The numbers of Hispanic and Latino students have grown over the past six years and now makes up 6.6 […]

Notables of the First World War

Brian Farmer at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: notables-of-the-first-world-war] WWI had its share of notables, on both sides of the conflict.

Egypt’s Black Friday : At least 305 humans were killed in North Sinai Mosque Massacre

noreply@blogger.com (Zeinobia) at Egyptian Chronicles - 6 hours ago
All the flags of Egypt lowered on Saturday across the country in national mourning according to a presidential decree issued on Friday following the country’s deadliest attack since the 1970s in North Sinai’s Bir El-Abd. Egypt’s Prosecutor General’s office issued on Saturday a new statement about Al-Rawdah Mosque massacre in North Sinai governorate with a new shocking updated death toll as well updated testimonies of survival. According to the statement, the death toll in the attack reached officially 305 people including 27 children while the injured increased to 128. It is officia... more »

For Different Reasons And At The Very Last Minute Two Sailors Did Not Board The Missing Argentinian Submarine

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*FOX News:* *2 sailors didn't board missing Argentina submarine at the last minute* *At the very last minute, two sailors did not board the Argentinian submarine that has been lost in the South Atlantic for nine days now.* For different reasons, Humberto Vilte and Adrián Rothlisberger did not board the submarine with the 44 other crew members, according to O Globo, a Brazilian newspaper. Vilte was allowed to skip the mission after he learned that his mother had been hospitalized, O Globo reported. Known by his friends as "Beto," Vilte was not only given permission to leave, but ... more »

‘Lucky’ Larry Silverstein Set to Receive Another $95 Million in New 9/11 Settlement

Johnny Liberty at The Free Thought Project - 6 hours ago
'Lucky' Larry Silverstein is set to receive a $95.2 million settlement with American and United Airlines to settle claims resulting from the 9/11 attacks

Still No Sign Of The Argentine Submarine Lost In The South Atlantic Since Nov. 15

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*Reuters*: *Argentina faces 'hope and hopelessness' in submarine search* BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - No sign of the Argentine submarine lost in the South Atlantic since Nov. 15 has been found despite a massive international search effort, while families of the 44 crew members face the increasing likelihood that their loved ones will never return. Saturday marked the 10th day since the ARA San Juan submarine reported its last position off Argentina’s southern coast. Reports of a sound detected underwater near the last known position of the vessel suggest it might have imploded after ... more »

Fergal Keane - Our Man in Africa

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 7 hours ago
Fergal, failing to notice the camera in front of him and looking dreamily into the middle distance Seeking to lift the profile of their Africa coverage the BBC have recently made the famous Fergal Keane their Africa Editor. He's already had the stroke of luck to be doing a to-camera BBC piece at the very moment when Zimbabwe's parliament received Mugabe's resignation letter and erupted with joy (or relief), with MPs quickly running up to talk to him. Right historic place, right historic time, but still lucky. Fergal's *From Our Own Correspondent *piece this morning was very 'Ferg... more »

Australia Still Relies On Coal For Most Of Its Power

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 7 hours ago
By Paul Homewood http://reneweconomy.com.au/nem-watch/ I looked at the Australian Live Generation data yesterday, regarding the Tesla nonsense. But it struck me just how much of the country’s electricity is still coming from coal. I have just checked out the current position, which shows coal contributing 73%, and gas another 14%. Wind power […]

Russia Raises Concerns On The U.S. Military Buildup In Japan And South Korea

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) shows the way his Japan's counterpart Taro Kono during a meeting in Moscow on November 24, 2017. (AFP PHOTO) *RT:* *US pumping weapons into Asia-Pacific using N. Korea as excuse, Russia tells Japan * Washington is militarizing the Asia-Pacific, “pumping” weapons and kit into Japan and South Korea in an “absolutely disproportionate” response to the North Korean threat, the Russian Foreign Minister said. Tokyo won’t be calling the shots, he warned. Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, was speaking to reporters after hosting his Japane... more »

Not simply happy with gutting the State Department, the Trump Administration is also radically reshaping the Justice Department.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 7 hours ago
Courtesy of WaPo: *From his crackdown on illegal immigration to his reversal of Obama administration policies on criminal justice and policing, Sessions is methodically reshaping the Justice Department to reflect his nationalist ideology and hard-line views — moves drawing comparatively less public scrutiny than the ongoing investigations into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with the Kremlin. * *Sessions has implemented a new charging and sentencing policy that calls for prosecutors to pursue the most serious charges possible, even if that might mean minority defendants fa... more »

Is China's Military Power Now On Par With The U.S. In East Asia?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *James Stavridis, Nikkei Asian Review*: *China's military power already on par with US in East Asia* The dragon is catching up fast with the eagle In his recent study of U.S.-China relations, Harvard professor Graham Allison provocatively asks whether the two superpowers of the 21st century are destined for war. After studying similar situations over the past 2,500 years -- when a rising power challenges an existing power -- the answer is that, more often than not, war is likely. The U.S. and China certainly have a basket of troublesome issues over w... more »

China's Newest Missile Can Carry Up To 10 Nuclear Warheads

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
Dongfeng-41 will bring China more respect https://t.co/PIumq7b5Dy pic.twitter.com/yb0kz2ma5C — People's Daily,China (@PDChina) January 24, 2017 *Daily Mail: **China's multi-nuke hypersonic missile, that can strike ANYWHERE in the world, will be ready ‘within a few months’* * Dongfeng-41 is said to have the longest range of any ballistic rockets * Previous reports have claimed the missile has a range of 7,500 miles (12,000km) * The warhead will be inducted by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 2018 * It has successfully undergone its eighth test, according to state-run media * ... more »

Lebanon not to accept Hezbollah’s stance affecting its Arab allies – Hariri

Hariri returned last week from Saudi Arabia, where he earlier announced his resignation, but then postponed his final decision. Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri stated that he would not tolerate Iran-backed Hezbollah’s positions that “affect our Arab brothers or targets the security and stability of their countries,” according to the his press office statement. In […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Hundreds protest Libya slave auctions in Germany

Hundreds of African community members in Berlin rallied outside the Libyan Embassy on Saturday to protest against slavery in Libya. The demonstrators demanded an end to enslavement, torture, rape and murder of black people in the north African country. An Ethiopian demonstrator, Gizaw, said, “to stop this situation German [sic] has to intervene, EU has […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

ISIS captures several towns in northeast Hama as HTS keeps falling apart

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:05 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) continued their advance inside the northeastern countryside of Hama, today, capturing several towns that were under the control of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. ISIS terrorists pushed north inside their northeast Hama pocket, taking control of at least five towns located just south of the Idlib Governorate border. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US-backed forces reach Iraqi border to cutoff Syrian Army advance north of Albukamal

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 P.M.) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reached the Iraqi border, today, after making a big advance from the Tanak Oil Fields. Backed by the US Coalition, the Deir Ezzor Military Council of the SDF pushed towards the northern countryside of Albukamal this morning, capturing several kilometers of desert terrain from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Iraqi forces liberate large area near Syrian border – map

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 P.M.) – The Iraqi Armed Forces scored a major advance near the Syrian border, Saturday, liberating a large area that was occupied by the -so-called Islamic State (ISIS). Led by the army and Hashd Al-Sha’abi (Popular Mobilization Units), the Iraqi Armed Forces managed to liberate a large area that is located between […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Special Forces complete urban warfare training in Damascus – video

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Special Forces recently completed a rigorous training exercise that focused on urban warfare. The soldiers completed this training near the Syrian capital city of Damascus. Video footage of the urban warfare exercise was released by the Syrian Ministry of Defense on Saturday – Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Trump promised to stop arming the YPG: Turkish FM

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday in Ankara that US President Donald Trump had promised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stop arming the People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Syria during a phone conversation. “Mr. Trump clearly stated that he had given clear instructions and that the YPG […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

French Author: Divide France to Avoid “Civil War” with Muslims

Selwyn Duke at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: french-author-divide-france-to-avoid-civil-war-with-muslims] Fair or not, people have long made jokes about the French surrendering at a conflict’s very start. Now a French author proposes surrender before a conflict has even begun — to avoid civil war with Muslims.

Don't talk to strangers: Mother elephant protects calf from tourists

White Wolf at White Wolf - 8 hours ago
Incredible video showing how a mother elephant stops her calf from going any closer to spectating tourists. Almost as if she is saying "Don't talk to strangers". Baby elephants are nothing if not curious. They’re either trying to figure out why they can’t squeeze themselves into their old bathtubs, refusing to leave their favorite mud spot, or trying to determine why they have such a long nose. So, when the baby elephant in the video below discovered some tourists, it wanted to investigate. The mother, though, was having none of that. The protective mama elephant quickly pulled h... more »

Will Trump Allow Jeff Sessions To Re-Criminalize Medical Marijuana?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
Yesterday, *Newsweek* warned that Jeff Sessions is planning to end the recognition of the legitimacy of medical marijuana before the end of the year. Sessions doesn't care that most states have legalized medical marijuana and that 94% of Americans support legalization. Sessions believes he can kill it on December 8. Congress has until that day to decide whether to include the Rohrabacher-Farr Act (also known as Rohrabacher-Blumenauer) in a bill that will fund the government through the next fiscal year. Right now, that law, made up of just 85 words, blocks the Department of Justi... more »

A Section of Highway in Durham to be Named for Dr. John Hope Franklin

cmaadmin at Diverse - 8 hours ago
DURHAM A section of Interstate 85 in Durham, N.C., will be named in honor of one of the nation’s most distinguished African-American historians, who spent his later years teaching at Duke University. The John Hope Franklin Highway will be dedicated at a ceremony at the Hayti Heritage Center at 1 p.m. Monday, according to an […]

Fools or Knaves?

Robert Reich - 8 hours ago
One of the most dangerous consequences of this awful period in American life is the denigration of... more »

Russia Is Claiming That It Is Ahead In Developing Hypersonic Missiles

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
© TASS *IBtimes:* *Russia overtakes US, China in hypersonic missile race by developing most advanced weapons* Russia is the latest nation to join the hypersonic race, with its defence bosses declaring that the country now has military weapons capable of flying up to eight times the speed of sound. Viktor Bondarev, head of Russia's defence council, said on Tuesday that Russia now has the Zircon missile, which was in development for the last 20 years. The weapon has the speed of Mach 8 and was tested in June on Backfire bombers and ground-based missile launchers. Introduced in 1995... more »

The Horn of Africa + Sudan are replacing the Middle East as THE geo-political danger zone

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 9 hours ago
As the Middle East slowly stabilises, The Horn of Africa is where the next major global conflicts could ignite unless existing partners in the region go on high alert. More The post The Horn of Africa + Sudan are replacing the Middle East as THE geo-political danger zone appeared first on The Duran.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson continues to gut the State Department.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 9 hours ago
Remember who you work for. Courtesy of Raw Story: *According to a Friday night report in the The New York Times, Tillerson has not only frozen hiring and failed to nominate people to the majority of the department’s politically-appointed positions — he’s also engaged in what appears to be an intentional campaign to push out as many career diplomats as possible. * *“[Tillerson’s] small cadre of aides have fired some diplomats and gotten others to resign by refusing them the assignments they wanted or taking away their duties altogether,” the Times report states. “Among those fired ... more »

Two wolf pups are rescued from death and fight to regain their freedom

White Wolf at White Wolf - 9 hours ago
Francesco and Spartacus, 2 young wolves, spent a few months recovering from the impact with a car when they were brought into the center of care, ' Just Freedom'. The rehabilitation of the two wolf pups was long and detailed: the contact with humans limited to the minimum necessary, the food provided by wild animals killed in road accidents. "A History of Wolves", the film produced by Almo Nature in collaboration with the Centre for Conservation and Research Exotic and Wild Fauna of Mount Adonis (Bologna), shows images of this slow rehabilitation process, the opening of the enclos... more »

Science Fiction News & Updates and... yes... Bladerunner

David Brin at CONTRARY BRIN - 10 hours ago
Starting off, on NAUTILUS, Brian Gallagher interviews me on whether Star Wars got any better, after George Lucas handed the franchise over to Disney. Brian did a great job riling me up to give another choice rip on that wretchedly evil and unwise little green oven mitt… Yoda. (Here's a funny re-dubbed Star Wars pastiche.) Jerry Pournelle, RIP. News can simultaneously be both unsurprising and shocking. He had been in ill-health for a very long time, yet seemed forever perseverant - determined to diagnose what his nation and the future needed. None of today’s activists - any stripe or... more »

Did Rep. Joe Barton Proclaim ‘Wind Is a Finite Resource’?

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Texas Rep. Joe Barton supposedly once said that 'wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up.'

The Cobalt Cliff

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 10 hours ago
By Paul Homewood John Peterson has developed considerable expertise on the energy storage and renewable energy sectors over many years, and has written regularly about the cobalt supply situation. This week he has added to the list with a warning about the pending cobalt cliff, which in particular could spell disaster for Elon […]

John Christy’s Testimony To Congress

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 10 hours ago
By Paul Homewood John Christy Testimony to Congress I published the above graph a couple of weeks ago, to highlight how badly Prof Joanna Haigh of the Grantham Institute had misled listeners on BBC Today about the accuracy of climate models. The graph came from Dr John Christy as part of […]

Big Cat Diary

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
Sir Bill Cash (centre). Kate Hoey (bottom left). And the rest. When it comes to parliamentary select committees BBC high-ups must fear Bill Cash's European Scrutiny Committee most of all. In the last parliamentary session it contained many a Leave-backing lion, ready and willing to sink both teeth and claws into any passing BBC editor hoping to graze peacefully on the Westminster savanna. Well, the committee's new post-election complexion is now known and I'm guessing that BBC bigwigs will be even more loath to appear before it than before, simply because there are even more lions... more »

Westphalian Foundations of Modern International Relations, Global Politics and Global Security

Vladislav B. SOTIROVIĆ at OrientalReview.org - 10 hours ago
The modern system of international relation, functioning from 1648 to 1945, has its historical roots in the Thirty Years War (1618−1648). The post Westphalian Foundations of Modern International Relations, Global Politics and Global Security appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

An Intervention to Help Patients With Chronic Metabolic Conditions Adhere to Medications

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 11 hours ago
An Intervention to Help Patients With Chronic Metabolic Conditions Adhere to Medications http://www.pharmacytimes.com/news/an-intervention-to-help-patients-with-chronic-metabolic-conditions-adhere-to-medications Advertisements

How the sugar industry tried to hide the health effects of its product 50 years ago. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 11 hours ago
How the sugar industry tried to hide the health effects of its product 50 years ago – The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/21/16684448/sugar-industry-health-effects-research-funding-project-259-heart-disease-cancer

Four Abusive Behaviors That Aren’t Physical

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 11 hours ago
Four Abusive Behaviors That Aren’t Physical http://www.thinkinghumanity.com/2016/12/four-abusive-behaviors-that-arent-physical.html?m=1

Science Says Guitar Players’ Brains Are Actually Different from Everybody Else’s. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 11 hours ago
Science Says Guitar Players’ Brains Are Actually Different from Everybody Else’s – iRelease http://irelease.org/science-says-guitar-players-brains-are-actually-different-from-everybody-elses/?utm_content=buffer36a80&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

ESO observations show first interstellar asteroid is like nothing seen before

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 11 hours ago
ESO observations show first interstellar asteroid is like nothing seen before https://m.phys.org/news/2017-11-eso-interstellar-asteroid.html

Keanu Reeves Shakes The World With Another Powerful Message

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 11 hours ago
Keanu Reeves Shakes The World With Another Powerful Message http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2017/04/keanu-reeves-shakes-the-world-with-another-powerful-message.html?m=1

Stuff that makes me weary...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 11 hours ago
*which is just about everything.* Black Friday has come and gone. Thankfully. I have no problem with people who wish to spend their time standing in line to snag a "deal" - most of which are not really deals, but that's none of my business. However, it did strike me this year that the deals they're standing in line for are for themselves, unless suddenly people have an overwhelming desire to gift someone with a 50" TV. Somehow I doubt it. *Reacting to the news* The pink pussy hat wearing *Ladies Who March*, having just finished up with their attack on Thanksgiving being an insult... more »

Sunday School: "Take this book..."

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 11 hours ago
*"Take this book, it will change your life." "Indeed, it made me an atheist."* [Hat tip Atheist Republic] . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.

Oglala Lakota Chef Features Recipes With No Colonial Ingredients

White Wolf at White Wolf - 11 hours ago
What's low-glycemic, locally sourced, gluten-free, dairy-free, processed sugar-free and a symbolic rejection of colonial systems of oppression? The recipes in Sean Sherman and Beth Dooley’s new cookbook "The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen," of course. Sherman is Oglala Lakota and the founder of the Minneapolis-based catering company, the Sioux Chef, which aims to revitalize North American indigenous cuisine. Dooley is a food writer, chef and the author of several cookbooks. "The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen" is "showcasing that no matter where you are throughout North America,... more »

Fusion GPS was paid to try and prove Hillary’s made up Trump-Russia collusion story

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 11 hours ago
Fusion GPS hired to prove Trump-Russia collusion to cover for fake DNC hack story. More The post Fusion GPS was paid to try and prove Hillary’s made up Trump-Russia collusion story appeared first on The Duran.

Secret service agent is ready to blow open Bill Clinton’s “Lolita Express – Orgy Island” trips

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 11 hours ago
Vast, elitist pedophilia ring may now finally be exposed. More The post Secret service agent is ready to blow open Bill Clinton’s “Lolita Express – Orgy Island” trips appeared first on The Duran.

Monica Lewinsky confidante says White House maids “afraid to bend over” around Bill Clinton

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 11 hours ago
Linda Tripp opens up about Bill's White House dog days. More The post Monica Lewinsky confidante says White House maids “afraid to bend over” around Bill Clinton appeared first on The Duran.

The Purge At The U.S. Department Conitnues

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson at the White House on Monday. Mr. Tillerson has made no secret of his belief that the State Department is a bloated bureaucracy. Credit Tom Brenner/The New York Times *New York Times*: *Diplomats Sound the Alarm as They Are Pushed Out in Droves* WASHINGTON — Of all the State Department employees who might have been vulnerable in the staff reductions that Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson has initiated as he reshapes the department, the one person who seemed least likely to be a target was the chief of security, Bill A. Miller. Republicans pil... more »

EGYPTIAN MOSQUE FALSE FLAG - NOVEMBER 2017

Anon at Aangirfan - 12 hours ago
On 24 November 2017, in North Sinai in Egypt, the al-Rawda mosque, the birthplace of the founder of Sufism in the Sinai Peninsula, was attacked by around forty gunmen. The gun and bomb attack killed more than 305 people and injured more than 120, making it the deadliest terrorist attack in Egyptian history. [1][5][6][7][8][9][10][2][11] Egyptian officials say that the gunmen were carrying the *Isis *flag. Israel wants the Sinai as part of its Greater Israel and is apparently using ISIS to weaken Egypt. *ISIS is a US-Israeli Creation*. *ISIS* has promised to eradicate the Sufis... more »

You Are a Sovereign Being – Time to Start Acting Like It

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 12 hours ago
*Jeff Street* - It is all within you, all the knowledge of the universe is deep within you. The post You Are a Sovereign Being – Time to Start Acting Like It appeared first on Waking Times.

What next?

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
Just returning to *Newsnight* and Emily Maitlis getting HM the Queen and Prince Philip's marriage date wrong by ten years (saying - twice - that it was 1937), Samira Ahmed's *Newswatch *featured the following comment from a viewer called Cedric. (And it made Samira chuckle too). No. The year was 1947. Surely it should have been apparent that Princess Elizabeth would not have married at the age of 11? Who checks facts? And surely Emily Maitlis's common sense should have told her that none of this could be be true? What next? An article about Prince Charles visiting the troops on t... more »

Russia is in Syria to stay, the West will just have to deal with it

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:10 P.M.) – The past couple of months have seen sharp increase in the activity of Russian airpower in Syria – particularly in the use of strategic bombers – to levels that match, and on some days exceed, what was seen during the initial intervention in Syria. In many ways, the heightened tempo […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Day after day, Russian heavy bombers punish what remains of ISIL’s once mighty army

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:55 P.M.) – The last month has seen a record number of strategic air raids being carried out by Russian heavy bombers which, flying in classic 6-ship formations, begin their journey in Russia and transit Iranian and Iraqi airspace – sometimes on a daily basis – to hit targets in Syria. The commitment […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Who's The Best Candidate To Clean Out Trump's Filthy Pigsty-- Be It A Man Or A Woman?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
Who's going to clean up the disgusting crap Trump and the Republican Party took on America? Electing a Democratic Congress next year will be a start but it won't be enough. America is going to need a smart, strong, capable and determined president in 2020. When Eurystheus ordered Hercules to clean up King Augeas' stables, he only had one day to do it and he altered the course of two rivers-- Alpheus and Peneus-- to get it done. Cleaning up after Trump will be an even tougher task. Yesterday two of the Beltway trade papers, The Hill and Politico were speculating about who the Democ... more »

Canada Couple Denied Adoption Because They Oppose Homosexuality

Dave Bohon at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: canada-couple-denied-adoption-because-they-oppose-homosexuality] A couple in Canada was denied the right to adopt a child because of their conviction that homosexuality is a sin.

"Radiation is Safe" Meme

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 12 hours ago
The "radiation is safe" meme is being promoted in a "re-statement" published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society. It is important to understand what a "restatement" is and is not according to this journal. It is NOT a systematic review of literature. It is NOT a comprehensive appraisal of the state of the art. It does not address contaminated food and water and the internalization of radioisotopes. Instead, the restatement below ranks specific research findings based on OPINIONS and this ranking process explicitly de-values research studies that don't meet particular criteria, ... more »

Is The U.S. Navy Floundering?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Three F/A-18E Super Hornets fly in formation over the aircraft carriers USS Ronald Reagan, USS Theodore Roosevelt, USS Nimitz and their strike groups along with ships from the South Korean Navy as they transit the Western Pacific.Source: AFP *Matt Young, News.com.au*: *US Navy floundering under sea of crises, according to jaw-dropping reports* THE US Navy is floundering in a big way. Now, sailors are beginning to share their stories as the extent of the crisis is revealed. “IT’S only a matter of time before something horrible happens.” These were the ominous warnings of a shipmate... more »

Donald Trump claims that he turned down the offer to be Time's Man of the Year. Time Magazine says "Wait, what?"

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 12 hours ago
Time Magazine called to say that I was PROBABLY going to be named “Man (Person) of the Year,” like last year, but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot. I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 24, 2017 No idea what compelled Trump to send this out today. After all he was Time Magazine's Man of the Year last year. Donald Trump is TIME's Person of the Year 2016 #TIMEPOY https://t.co/5pTGOksevE pic.twitter.com/N8BtqTu9Nl — TIME (@TIME) December 7, 2016 However the magazine was quick to refute Tr... more »

Uberrific!

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 12 hours ago
Cover-ups! Scandals! Sexual harassment! Tax evasion! Employment standards violations! Deliberate dishonesty! And all in the service of a business model built on becoming too big to ban while operating as a regulatory-evasion company! Yep, that sounds like the Saskatchewan Party's kind of business. Which means the only question left is: how much public money will get handed out to allow Brad Wall (or his successor) a photo op?

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