Thursday, November 09, 2017

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‘Years of council neglect’ have left campaigner’s home ‘too dangerous for firefighters’

John Pring at Disability News Service - 13 hours ago
A disabled campaigner is accusing his council of years of neglect and discrimination, after its failure to provide him with a support package left his home so full of rubbish that firefighters said it was too dangerous to enter. Mark White says he was told by Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service in September that it [...]

Concern over government’s four-year delay on PIP ‘safety’

John Pring at Disability News Service - 13 hours ago
Campaigners have asked why it took the government four years – and a tribunal judgement – to ensure that eligibility for a disability benefit takes proper account of whether a disabled person can carry out certain activities safely. Penny Mordaunt, the minister for disabled people, told MPs this week that as many as 10,000 disabled [...]

PA employers will not be exempt from further HMRC action on minimum wage

John Pring at Disability News Service - 13 hours ago
Disabled people who employ personal assistants (PAs) will not be exempt from a new government scheme designed to ensure that sleep-in care workers receive the minimum wage back pay they are due, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed. Disability News Service (DNS) has been told by HMRC that some individual employers of PAs are [...]

 Frequent alcohol drinking kills new brain cells in adults, females are more vulnerable

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 13 hours ago
Medical Xpress: Frequent alcohol drinking kills new brain cells in adults, females are more vulnerable https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2017-11-frequent-alcohol-brain-cells-adults.html Advertisements

Canadian skin cancer detector concept wins global design prize. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 13 hours ago
Canadian skin cancer detector concept wins global design prize – Technology & Science – CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/technology/james-dyson-skan-1.4392993

New Dicamba Herbicide Wreaks Havoc Across the US

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 13 hours ago
New Dicamba Herbicide Wreaks Havoc Across the US https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/08/29/amp/dicamba-herbicide.aspx

Feminist attacks on Taylor Swift reveal something very ugly about the movement. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 13 hours ago
Feminist attacks on Taylor Swift reveal something very ugly about the movement – The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/11/09/feminist-attacks-on-taylor-swift-reveal-something-very-ugly-about-the-movement/?sw_bypass=true&utm_term=.385f07e703cd

Senescence and aging: Causes, consequences, and therapeutic avenues. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 13 hours ago
Senescence and aging: Causes, consequences, and therapeutic avenues | JCB http://jcb.rupress.org/content/early/2017/11/06/jcb.201708092

Magnesium and Dialysis: The Neglected Cation

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 13 hours ago
Magnesium and Dialysis: The Neglected Cation http://www.ajkd.org/article/S0272-6386(15)00517-X/fulltext

 Can we teach robots ethics?

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 13 hours ago
Can we teach robots ethics? – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41504285

Ratlike mammal is earliest fossil in human ancestral line, claims study. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 13 hours ago
Ratlike mammal is earliest fossil in human ancestral line, claims study | The Indian Express http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/ratlike-mammal-is-earliest-fossil-in-human-ancestral-line-claims-study-4928857/

Breast-fed babies grow up smarter and richer, study shows. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 13 hours ago
Breast-fed babies grow up smarter and richer, study shows – Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11478330/Breast-fed-babies-grow-up-smarter-and-richer-study-shows.html

Low-Carb Ketogenic Diet Proves As Effective As Antipsychotic Drugs, Without Negative Side Effects

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 13 hours ago
Low-Carb Ketogenic Diet Proves As Effective As Antipsychotic Drugs, Without Negative Side Effects http://themindunleashed.com/2017/10/low-carb-ketogenic-diet-proves-as-effective-as-antipsychotic-drugs-without-negative-side-effects.html

Seawolf: The F-22 of U.S. Nuclear Attack Submarines Can Only Be Stopped By One Thing

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Money, or their sheer expense. *The extreme quietness of the Seawolf class gave the Navy the idea of modifying the last submarine, USS Jimmy Carter, to support clandestine operations. An extra one hundred feet was added to the hull, a section known as the Multi-Mission Platform (MMP). The MMP gives Carter the ability to send and recover Remotely Operated Vehicles/Unmanned Underwater Vehicles and SEALs and diving teams while submerged. It includes berthing for up to fifty SEALs or other attached personnel. Carter also features auxiliary maneuvering d... more »

A Revolution in North Korea: Could Sanctions Topple Kim Jong-un?

Andrew David Jackson at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Andrew David Jackson* *Security, Asia* Is this possible? Given the alternatives, economic sanctions seem like the most risk-free method of dealing with North Korea. But are they really the only viable option? North Korea is one of most heavily sanctioned nations on earth. But its economy appears to still be holding up and Kim Jong-un has shown no sign of slowing the country’s missile and nuclear development program. Increasingly harsh financial sanctions are seemingly having little impact, partly because it has encouraged a rise in informal cross-border trade with China. Andr... more »

China Is Trying to Bribe North Korea into Good Behavior. Here Is What That Means for America.

Weifeng Zhong at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Weifeng Zhong* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping attend a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing] Understanding this relationship has important implications on how the United States can effectively deter North Korea. As President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing this week, not much about the North Korea crisis has changed since their Mar-a-Lago summit in April. U.S. policy toward the “Rocket Man” will not bear much fruit unless the Trump administration comes to terms with the fact t... more »

X-32: The Only Plane That Could Crush the F-35 Is the One That Almost Replaced It

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * An amazing story. *Built to the same specifications, the X-32 and the F-35 had relatively similar performance parameters. Deciding to compete on cost, Boeing designed the X-32 around a single-piece delta wing that would fit all three variants. The X-32 lacked the shaft-driven turbofan lift of the F-35, instead using the same thrust vectoring system as the AV-8 Harrier. The X-32’s system was less advanced than the F-35’s, but also less complex.* The Department of Defense (DoD) didn’t have to opt for the F-35. In the 1990s, both Boeing and Lockheed Ma... more »

Clue, Wiffle Ball, Paper Airplane Enter Toy Hall of Fame

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The public nominates the inductees, which are then chosen annually on the advice of historians and educators.

Putin: Russian Doping Scandals Could Be U.S. Election Meddling

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
A Russian Foreign Ministry official says "symmetrical measures" would follow if the United States restricts its media activities.

Green Energy Crash: Vestas Shares Dive 17% On Concerns Over US Subsidy Cuts

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 14 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Following news of job cuts at Siemens, problems for Vestas as well, as GWPF report: The wind industry has been unsettled by parts of the US House of Representatives’ proposal on tax reform that could make renewable energy projects significantly more expensive. Marika Fredriksson, Vestas’ chief financial officer, told the […]

Did Carter Page say he had a meeting?

bob somerby at the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2017Well actually no, he did not:* Did Carter Page do something wrong last summer? More specifically, did he do something wrong when he journeyed to Moscow in July 2016? Like you, like the New York Times' Michael Schmidt, we don't know the answer to those questions. Let's make our question a bit more precise: Has Page now said that he met with, or had a meeting with, or had a private meeting with, Russian government offcials during his trip last summer? More specifically, has he said that he met with, or had a meeting with, Arkadiy Dvorkovich, the deputy Rus... more »

Dear Google, Please Tell Me Why "The Radiation that Counts" Won't Show Up in Your Search Results

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 14 hours ago
There are 9 comments on my blog post The Radiation that Counts and the post has been viewed 70 times, according to my Google blog's page view statistics. Yet, this post does not show up in any of the search results for the Google search "majia's blog the radiation that counts" using both Mozilla and Google as my browsers. That means that my blog post The Radiation that Counts is being CENSORED. I would like to know why it is being censored? I would like to know what criteria are being deployed to suggest that the content of that post poses such a direct threat to security that cen... more »

ISIS propaganda still alive and kicking: new graphic video released covering east Syria

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:15 P.M.) – Despite controlling just a small strip of territory across Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State’s media department remains fully functional for now. In a brand new eight minute video, ISIS showed off clashes mainly with US-backed Kurdish forces in Hasakah and Deir Ezzor and emphasized the sacrifice carried out out […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army keeps rolling in southern Aleppo, new town captured

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their offensive in the southern countryside of Aleppo, today, targeting the jihadist rebels positions west of Khanasser. Led by the Republican Guard, the Syrian Arab Army attacked Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions at the small town of Al-Rashidiyah near the Khanasser-Ithriya Highway. Not long after […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

I got together with Douglas Murray and we talked about how good the BBC is… Honestly.

Tim Montgomerie at Blog Posts – Page Array – UnHerd - 14 hours ago
The post I got together with Douglas Murray and we talked about how good the BBC is… Honestly. appeared first on UnHerd.

DNC Hack Done 'Locally'

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
NSA whistleblower William Binney spoke to RT about his recent meeting with CIA director Mike Pompeo, where they discussed accusations that Russia meddled in 2016 US presidential election by hacking the Democrats. In an interview with RT America host Ed Schultz on Wednesday, Binney said tests have “clearly showed” the DNC was not hacked by Russia before the 2016 presidential election, but that the data was downloaded locally. Binney met with CIA director Mike Pompeo on Wednesday to review analysis by the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS), which challenged the not... more »

Free Meals for Military Personnel on Veterans Day

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
A number of restaurant chains offer free meals to U.S. military personnel in conjunction with the observance of Veterans Day.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 9, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean with ships assigned to Rim of the Pacific 2010 combined task force as part of a photo exercise north of Hawaii.US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McCord *Business Insider:* *7 US aircraft carriers are at sea for the first time in years — here's what they're doing* *For the first time in years, seven of the US Navy's 11 nuclear aircraft carriers are at sea simultaneously, according to US Naval Institute News.* The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Nimitz (CVN 68), and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 7... more »

Security In Iraq Nov 1-7, 2017

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
The vastly improved security situation in Iraq continued into the first week of November. There were few incidents and casualties. This was just another sign of the collapse and withdrawal of the Islamic State in the country. There were only 72 incidents reported in Iraq from November 1-7. That marked the 14th week in the last 15 that had under 100 incidents. There were just 2 in Salahaddin, 7 in Anbar, 9 in Baghdad, 12 in Kirkuk, 20 in Diyala, and 37 in Ninewa. *Security Incidents In Iraq By Province Nov 1-7, 2017* Salahaddin 2 Anbar 7 Baghdad 9 Kirkuk 12 Diyala 20 Ninewa 37 T... more »

Donald Trump's Joint Press Statement with with President Xi Jinping...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 14 hours ago
*there is no mistaking who is in charge.* My favorite thing about Trump is his ability to say exactly what he means with no equivocation. After eight years of a stumbling mumbling shuck and jive fool who never ever said anything of any consequence (except for lies), the difference is refreshing. Quit listening to the pundits and start listening to Trump. Some great *Lightning Deals* at Amazon.

This Day In Iraqi History – Nov 9

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
1933 Jamil al-Midfai became PM of Iraq, would hold office 5 times 1969 Revolutionary Command Council went from 5 to 15 All new members were Baathists Saddam become vice chairman 1982 Saddam called for referendum in Iraq and Iran to see who was more popular he or Khomeini 1989 Sec of State Baker offered Iraq $1 bil in grain credits even though knew Iraq was abusing program by demanding kickbacks 1990 UK intel report said Iraq had weaponized anthrax and plague and could use them at any time 1990 UK intel report on WMD was based upon single source whose reliab... more »

China message: Obama disembarked from the back of the plane. Trump gets red carpet welcome

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 14 hours ago
What a difference a year makes. More The post China message: Obama disembarked from the back of the plane. Trump gets red carpet welcome appeared first on The Duran.

Hariri’s capture was instrumental to the “Red Prince’s” rise to power

Andrew Korybko at The Duran - 14 hours ago
Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman forced the resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri and subsequently detained him not just to destabilize Lebanon, but because the foreign leader is a dual-Saudi national who was plotting against the future King and could have granted “political asylum” to fleeing royals eager to one day exact their revenge on the “Red Prince”. More The post Hariri’s capture was instrumental to the “Red Prince’s” rise to power appeared first on The Duran.

The US brands RT America a “foreign agent” while throwing out its own laws

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 14 hours ago
The war on RT is a travesty of justice and it is one where childish ideology is being used to mask a genuine scandal of US corporations and the US government, working in tandem to enrich their own material interests. More The post The US brands RT America a “foreign agent” while throwing out its own laws appeared first on The Duran.

BUSTED: New reports shows FBI hacked computers in Russia, China and Iran

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 14 hours ago
The FBI is meddling everywhere. More The post BUSTED: New reports shows FBI hacked computers in Russia, China and Iran appeared first on The Duran.

BREAKING: US demands RT America’s registration as foreign agent by Monday

The Duran at The Duran - 14 hours ago
DETAILS TO FOLLOW More The post BREAKING: US demands RT America’s registration as foreign agent by Monday appeared first on The Duran.

Trump did a 180 on Saudi Arabia, and this one thing is the reason why

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 14 hours ago
The secret reason Trump is so cozy with Saudi Arabia. More The post Trump did a 180 on Saudi Arabia, and this one thing is the reason why appeared first on The Duran.

Trump impressed by China – China underwhelmed by Trump

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 14 hours ago
A lopsided "win-win" during Trump's visit to the leading world economy. More The post Trump impressed by China – China underwhelmed by Trump appeared first on The Duran.

The debt tsunami is beginning to break over us

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
I've said on numerous occasions that the biggest single financial crisis staring us in the face is the level of debt - government, commercial and private. Bloomberg points out that it's beginning to have a drastic effect on the US retail sector. (Bold, underlined text is my emphasis.) In the U.S., retailers announced more than 3,000 store openings in the first three quarters of this year. But chains also said 6,800 would close. And this comes when there’s sky-high consumer confidence, unemployment is historically low and the U.S. economy keeps growing. Those are normally all ingr... more »

Trumpiversary Follies

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 14 hours ago
Democrats swept the state houses of Virginia and New Jersey Tuesday while scoring dozens of victories in smaller races. This, according to mainstream liberal pundits, is both a slap in the face to Donald Trump and all the proof you'll ever need that the "monied burbs" that Barack Obama once owned have now returned to their pre-Trumpian state of sanity. Self-congratulations are echoing throughout the Land of the Upper Ten Percent. "Whoever said that identity politics is dead is brain-dead" they crow in unison. Now, they enthuse, let's get down to the hard work of wooing back the res... more »

Secret Leaked Cable Proves Major Geopolitical Storm AHEAD

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 hours ago
WeAreChange Published on Nov 7, 2017 In this video, Luke Rudkowski of WeAreChange gives you the latest breaking news on Donna Brazile talking about Seth Rich, Donald Trump over feeding fish in a koi pond, the latest secret leaked cables proving a major geopolitical storm ahead for the world and a lot more. end

The Saudi Purge: The Middle East Is On The Verge Of New War

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 hours ago
The Saudi Purge: The Middle East Is On The Verge Of New War by https://southfront.org/ Saudi Arabia is going through a major internal political crisis the likes of which has rarely been seen. A missile gets fired on the Saudi capital. A missile, which was allegedly built in Iran and smuggled to Yemen, just to be […]

Carlo Croce, facing misconduct allegations, accuses former colleague of misconduct

Victoria Stern at Retraction Watch - 15 hours ago
Carlo Croce, a cancer researcher who has faced numerous research misconduct allegations, recently accused a former lab member of misconduct. Although an institutional probe did not support that allegation, Croce’s efforts have led to a retraction. In November 2015, Croce and another cancer researcher at Ohio State University (OSU), Ramiro Garzon, contacted PLOS ONE, alleging […] The post Carlo Croce, facing misconduct allegations, accuses former colleague of misconduct appeared first on Retraction Watch.

Another Teacher Uses "Genderbread People" to Explain Transgender Lesson

Raven Clabough at rss - 15 hours ago
[image: another-teacher-uses-genderbread-people-to-explain-transgender-lesson] Jacqueline Hall, a middle school teacher at Cambridge Central School in upstate New York, used “Genderbread People” to teach her students about sexually ambiguous individuals and transgenderism.

Residents Try to Force Nevada to Carry Out Background Checks on Private Gun Sales

Samuel Bocetta at rss - 15 hours ago
[image: residents-try-to-force-nevada-to-carry-out-background-checks-on-private-gun-sales] Three Nevada residents are suing their own state in an attempt to force it to implement a new law that requires federal background checks on private gun sales.

Bill Moyers has updated his Russia/Trump timeline. You might want to take a look at it.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 15 hours ago
Courtesy of Bill Moyers.com: *When it comes to Donald Trump, his campaign and their dealings with Russia past and present, sometimes it’s hard to keep track of all the players without a scorecard. We have one of sorts — a deeply comprehensive timeline detailing what actually happened and what’s still happening in the ever-changing story of the president, his inner circle and a web of Russian oligarchs, hackers and government officials. * *Since first launched in February 2017, the Trump-Russia Timeline has grown to more than 600 entries — and we will continue to add updates regular... more »

Breaking: Saudi Arabia orders citizens to leave Lebanon immediately

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – At 4:00 P.M. (Beirut Time), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issued a statement ordering their citizens in Lebanon to return to home immediately. “Due to the circumstances in the Lebanese Republic, the kingdom asks its citizens who are visiting or residing,” the statement read, as quoted by the Reuters News […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Iraq: Huge crowds commemorate Arbaeen in Karbala – video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON – Drone footage captured millions of people gathering in Karbala, Thursday, for the annual Shia pilgrimage of Arbaeen, where millions of pilgrims are expected for the largest annual religious procession in the world. Arbaeen, meaning forty in Arabic, marks the 40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Hussein in the seventh-century. Imam Hussein, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Abdulsalam to US: Houthi missile strike purely defensive

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The spokesperson for Yemen’s Ansarullah Movement, Mohammad ‘Abdulsalam, fired back at the US State Department on Thursday, stating that the Houthi missile strike on the King Khaled Airport in Saudi Arabia was “purely defensive.” ‘Abdulsalam stressed that the Houthi missile strike was conducted in response to the Saudi Coalition’s continued […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

ISIS ambush inflicts heavy casualties upon the Philippine Army in Basilan

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:10 P.M.) – Six troops were shot dead and four more wounded as militants loyal to Abu Sayyaf (local ISIS franchise group) attacked a Philippine Army convoy on the island of Basilan on Wednesday. According to Colonel Juvymax Uy, Task Force Basilan Commander, the jihadist insurgents opened fire as government forces approached the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Watch the Syrian Army operation that led to Albukamal’s liberation

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:15 P.M.) – Hezbollah’s official media wing released footage, Thursday, of the Syrian military operation that led to Albukamal’s liberation yesterday. The entire Albukamal operation was no more than a week long and was not costly, as the pro-government forces suffered very little casualties en route to liberating the city. The Syrian Army’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Kurdish forces deliver ISIS another defeat in eastern Syria: 5 villages captured

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:30 P.M.) – Over the past 48 hours, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have secured a string of advances amid two offensives in each direction of the Khabur River in eastern Deir Ezzor. Roughly 30 kilometers southeast of Deir Ezzor City, the SDF – heavily backed by US warplanes – chipped away at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Elite Syrian Army heads to northern Hama for upcoming Idlib offensive

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:50 P.M.) – Several units from the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) elite Tiger Forces have departed from the Deir Ezzor Governorate, today, following the liberation of Albukamal near the Iraqi border. According to a military source, a number of contingents from the Tiger Forces have been redeployed to the northeastern countryside of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkish forces detain over 100 in anti-IS raids in Ankara

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
Turkish police detained 101 Islamic State suspects in a vast anti-terror operation in the capital Ankara, state media reported on Thursday. A total of 1,500 police officers took part in the raids across the Turkish capital after authorities issued arrest warrants for 245 suspects, state-run news agency Anadolu said. The raids took place at 250 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Updated map of ongoing battle in southeast Deir Ezzr

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has made remarkable progress in the Deir Ezzor countryside recently, liberating several areas from the Islamic State (ISIS) forces, including the strategic city of Albukamal near the Iraqi border. With Albukamal liberated this week, the Syrian Arab Army can now turn their attention to several […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Lebanese authorities claim ex-PM Hariri being held in Saudi Arabia – Reports

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
Hariri resigned on November 4 while visiting Saudi Arabia, citing concerns that he could be assassinated like his father. According to a Lebanese government official, authorities believe that former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri is being held in Saudi Arabia. “Lebanon is heading towards asking foreign and Arab states to put pressure on Saudi to release […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army High Command officially announces Albukamal liberated from ISIS – video

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army’s Spokesperson, General ‘Ali Mayhoub, announced this morning that the Islamic State (ISIS) stronghold of Albukamal has been officially liberated. Unlike the previous battles in Al-Mayadeen and Deir Ezzor, the Islamic State chose to not waste their resources on protecting Albukamal; instead, they quickly withdrew their forces […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Houthi forces overwhelm Saudi Coalition to seize several areas near Mocha Coast – video

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 P.M.) – The Houthi forces scored a big advance in western Yemen, yesterday, capturing several sites from the UAE-backed Southern Resistance fighters near the Mocha Coast. Houthi forces were able to overwhelm the Southern Resistance fighters to capture several sites in the Al-Shazli area, putting them within striking distance of the Mocha […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Trump China deal is U.S. largest energy export project

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 15 hours ago
“This is an agreement that will provide Alaska with an economic boom comparable to the development of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System in the 1970s.”

State Department spokeswoman cuts right to the facts on Syria and climate

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 15 hours ago
Heather Nauert did not mince words.

Kick U.S. out of Bonn? / Straight facts in Dusseldorf

Craig Rucker at CFACT - 15 hours ago
While left-wing NGOs petition to kick the U.S. out of the UN conference in Bonn, CFACT teams up with EIKE to present the straight facts on climate and energy in Dusseldorf.

Syria Declares Victory Over The Islamic State

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Syria declares victory over Islamic State* BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria’s army declared victory over Islamic State on Thursday, saying its capture of the jihadists’ last town in the country marked the collapse of their project in the region. The army and its allies are still fighting Islamic State in desert areas near Albu Kamal, the last town the militant group had held in Syria, near the border with Iraq, the army said. But the capture of the town ends Islamic State’s era of territorial rule over the so-called caliphate that it proclaimed in 2014 across Iraq and Syria ... more »

Fire Breaks Out At Russia's 'CIA' HQ

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
It is thought the fire was caused after an electrical short circuit at the SVR headquarters (file) *Daily Mail*: *Mystery as huge blaze breaks out at Putin's top secret spying HQ as intelligence service denies claims three trapped workers 'perished'* * Smoke was seen billowing from headquarters of Russian spy agency SVR * Blaze broke out in a tunnel of the agency after an short circuit, it is claimed * Three workers were reported to have died after getting trapped in a basement * But spy chiefs denied this, saying nobody was hurt or killed in the incident A fire has broken out... more »

A Look At What A U.S. Military Invasion Of Venezuela Would Look LIke

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
The nationwide exercises include ground excursions, combat readiness, mobilization and weapons training. Photo: Bolivarian National Armed Forces *Frank O. Mora, Foreign Affairs:* *What Would a U.S. Intervention in Venezuela Look Like?* *Risky, Expensive, and Counterproductive.* In August, U.S. President Donald Trump said that the United States was considering using military force to resolve the crisis in Venezuela. His announcement was quickly condemned by the United States’ allies in Latin America and the Caribbean as reckless and counterproductive. Yet there are some, mostly in ... more »

#WeNeedToTalk about Nubian Egyptians for real !!

noreply@blogger.com (Zeinobia) at Egyptian Chronicles - 16 hours ago
Do you remember the Nubian Egyptian protesters who were arrested while protesting peaceful using the Duf in Aswan early September? There were 25 protesters detained pending investigation on a number of charges, including them illegal protesting. Now there are 24 protesters detained only because one of them passed in custody at an Aswan prison according to his family who accuses the government of neglecting his health till he died. [image: Gamal Sorror] Late Gamal Sorror in Tahrir square "Facebook" On Saturday, Mr. Gamal Sorror who was one of the oldest men in the group as well the h... more »

GEOGRAPHY OF THE CRAZY: New York Times reader does happy dance!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 16 hours ago
*THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2017Interlude—Long before Trump:* Democrats got good results in Virginia on Tuesday night. This led to letters in today's New York Times—letters from the long misserved and therefore from the deluded. The first letter came from a frequently-published writer of letters. For our money, he may be over-exulting a bit: *I awoke Wednesday mornin*g on the anniversary of the worst day in American political history, immediately grabbed The Times, turned on the television *and broke into my happy dance!* In the first major election since Donald Trump was elected, the ... more »

New York Had Elections This Week Too-- They Went Badly For Trump... And Badly For The Conservative Culture Of Corruption

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
*Bannon & Mercer dumped $1 million in a futile attempt to save Trump buddy in Westchester* With all the commotion about the elections in Virginia and New Jersey Tuesday, don't be embarrassed if you didn't know that New York State had some important races too. Let's start with NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's landslide victory over Staten Island Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, a shady character who, several years ago, traveled to Cyprus with Mafia then-Congressman Michael "Mikey Suits" Grimm. De Blasio won better than two-to-one, 726,361 (66.5%) to 303,742 (27.8%). He won every borough b... more »

BREITBART GOES PEACENIK

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
The top story on Breitbart's front page right now seems to have wandered over from *The Nation* or *The Intercept*: It's a straightforward story making the point that endless wars have really picked our pockets. The United States is expected to spend nearly $6 trillion through 2018 on government-wide costs related to the wars waged in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria since 2001, reveals a study by Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. According to Brown University’s Cost of War project analysis, authored by Neta Crawford, the total estimated cost ... more »

United States Reaps From Trump's China Visit, It Needs To Sow

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 16 hours ago
Reports on the first day of President Donald Trump's visit to China are that papers are drawn for some $250 billion in trade and investment understandings, focused on agricultural sales and technology and energy infrastructure, which will be of considerable benefit to the United States. The President and his family were given a rare tour of all parts of the Forbidden City in Beijing, traditional opera performances, and a real sense of the history and culture of the great nation with which President Trump is dealing. President Xi Jinping's concept of great power relations is that o... more »

Fireside Chat with Michael Steger, November 9, 2017

David at LaRouchePAC Feed - 16 hours ago
World Land-Bridge New International Economic Order Video of Zw3cvbcKT4o Join us at 9pm EST for a discussion with Michael Steger of the LaRoucheePAC Policy Committee.

The Dumber Citizens Get

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 16 hours ago
It used to be an oft repeated trope that democracy could not survive without a strong public education system. The truth of that trope is now on display in the United States. Henry Giroux writes: George Orwell's "ignorance is strength" motto in 1984 has materialized in the Trump administration's attempts not only to rewrite history, but also to obliterate it. What we are witnessing is not simply politics but also a reworking of the very meaning of education both as an institution and as a broader cultural force. Trump, along with Fox News, Breitbart and other right-wing cultural ... more »

In contemporary America, there is nothing exceptional about Hillary Clinton other than her criminality

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 16 hours ago
Hillary Clinton is America. More The post In contemporary America, there is nothing exceptional about Hillary Clinton other than her criminality appeared first on The Duran.

6,000 jobs to go at Siemens-Gamesa as power division faces similar cuts

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood So much for all those new green jobs! Siemens Gamesa plans to cut as many as 6,000 jobs worldwide with sales expected to dip by around a fifth in 2018. Meanwhile Siemens is trying to curtail the need for a similar cut to its overall power division. If the […]

Police Kick Off Program to Warrantlessly Test Saliva to Check for ‘Drugged Driving’

Jay Syrmopoulos at The Free Thought Project - 17 hours ago
[image: saliva]Civil liberties experts are up in arms over the police state rolling out a warrantless saliva testing program to test people for drugged driving.

Is Venezuela On The Brink Of Default?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
*AFP:* *Venezuela teeters on brink of default* Caracas (AFP) - Longstanding fears of a Venezuela debt default crystallized Wednesday, as the political crisis engulfing the sinking OPEC state deepened with a meeting set at the UN Security Council and the EU eyeing an arms embargo. Investors were bracing for what looked to be an inevitable "credit event" that analysts said could arrive within days -- before a "refinancing and restructuring" of the debt called for by President Nicolas Maduro. While the country's isolation means the risk of contagion to international financial market... more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 17 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin General Wesley Clark explains ISIS was created by U.S. Allies to destroy Hezbollah Scientists Discover How Worms Repair Their Damaged Neurons The Economy Is Okay?! U.S. Retail Store Closings Hit New Record High As West Coast Homelessness Soars Democrats Now Concerned Trump Is Colluding With China "Explosive" Leaked Secret Israeli Cable Confirms Israeli-Saudi Coordination To Provoke War Facebook Now Wants Your Nude Photos Stephen Hawking: Earth Will Become A Flaming Ball Of Fire By 2600 Donna Brazile Has A Few Theories About Who Might've Killed Seth Rich HuffPo ... more »

More Criticisms From North Korea ON President Trump

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
*CNN:* *'A simple war maniac': North Koreans sound off after Trump* Pyongyang, North Korea (CNN)US President Donald Trump had already flown to China by the time ordinary North Koreans heard he'd addressed South Korea's National Assembly. In a damning speech on Wednesday, Trump called the isolated communist country "a hell that no person deserves." The rebuttal from North Koreans was equally harsh. One woman CNN spoke to on the streets of Pyongyang called Trump's assertion "foolish," "absurd" and another word CNN cannot print. "The reality here is very different. We're leading a h... more »

North Korea On President Trump: 'We're Done Listening'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
*North Korea:* *North Korea on Trump's speech: We're done listening* (CNN) North Korean officials were closely watching US President Donald Trump when he addressed the South Korean National Assembly Wednesday, but they say they weren't listening. Though the American leader's tone was more subdued -- and he proposed what some perceived as a conditional olive branch -- officials in Pyongyang authorized to speak for the government told CNN when it comes to Trump, "we don't care about what that mad dog may utter because we've already heard enough." Pyongyang accuses Trump and the Uni... more »

Get Ready, Russia and China: The U.S. Military Is Working on a New Aircraft-Killer Missile

David Axe at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * New documents give us some clues. The U.S. military has been quietly working on a new long-range air-to-air missile since at least 2016, budget documents reveal. The Office of the Secretary of Defense spent nearly $10 million in 2016 and 2017 developing concepts and technologies for the so-called “Long Range Engagement Weapon.” “This project will complete the engineering and design work required to assess a multi-role, long-range interceptor for maintaining air dominance,” according to the military’s 2018 budget proposal. “Details of this project are c... more »

This Is How the U.S. Military Plans to Kill North Korea's Nuclear Missiles

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * New missile defense technology. *Given the North Korea threat, missile defense upgrades are progressing at a crucial time for the Pentagon’s Ground-Based midcourse defense. Following the completion of current Pentagon review of nuclear weapons, policy and defenses, there is a distinct possibility that funding for missile defense technology will continue to climb.* The Pentagon’s next intercept test will incorporate new missile defense technology engineered to improve the likelihood that a Ground-Base Interceptor can succeed in destroying an approachi... more »

Cannabis Doesn’t Cure Cancer And Stop Saying It Does, FDA Says

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 17 hours ago
Cannabis Doesn’t Cure Cancer And Stop Saying It Does, FDA Says http://ewao.com/2017/11/08/cannabis-doesnt-cure-cancer-and-stop-saying-it-does-fda-says/ Advertisements

Born before 22 weeks, ‘most premature’ baby is now thriving. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 17 hours ago
Born before 22 weeks, ‘most premature’ baby is now thriving – CNN http://edition.cnn.com/2017/11/08/health/premature-baby-21-weeks-survivor-profile/index.html

EPA chief comforts fossil fuel companies by assuring him that new report which specifically blames climate change on humans will not impact his policy decisions.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 17 hours ago
Courtesy of USA Today: *EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said a newly released government report that lays most of the blame for the rise of global temperatures to human activity won't deter him from continuing to roll back the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, a major rule aimed at combating climate change. * *"We’re taking the very necessary step to evaluate our authority under the Clean Air Act and we’ll take steps that are required to issue a subsequent rule. That’s our focus," Pruitt said in an interview with USA TODAY Tuesday. "Does this report have any bearing on that? No it doesn’... more »

When the United States Jumped the Shark

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 17 hours ago
For those of us that grew up watching Happy Days, many of us will remember this ground-breaking episode: That particular Happy Days episode was not ground-breaking in the sense that it made for great television, rather, it was ground-breaking because it established a new phrase, "jumped the shark", in the English lexicon. It was at this point that Happy Days had literally "jumped the shark"; the television show had reached the point where its credulity was strained to the point where the producers were willing to take any means, no matter how ridiculous, to try to bolster their fl... more »

Aristotle and Contemporary Science

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 17 hours ago
Routledge has released a new anthology *Neo-Aristotelian Perspectives on Contemporary Science*, edited by William M. R. Simpson, Robert C. Koons, and Nicholas J. Teh. This book has essays by Xavi Lanao, Edward Feser, Nicholas Teh, Robert Koons, Alexander Pruss, William Simpson, Tuomas Tahko, Christopher Austin, Anna Marmodoro, David Oderberg, Janice Chik, William Jaworski, and Daniel De Haan, and a foreword by John Haldane. The book's description says: *"Neo-Aristotelian Perspectives on Contemporary Science* aims to fill this gap in the literature by bringing together essays on t... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 17 hours ago
*The role of specialization in progressivism* *The following article is about the "progressive" era, before and after WWI. It makes a case that the specialization that is the mark of modern life turns people into serfs of a kind. So to avoid that entrapment, there needs to be in people's lives some source of general cultural and historical knowledge. The only likely source of that knowledge is the educational system, particularly the High School years. Leftist educators have over the years ripped historical and cultural knowledge out of education. All tests of the matte...more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 18 hours ago
*NASA satellite spots cause of unprecedented spike in atmospheric CO2* *Nice try but no cigar. El Nino just shifts rainfall around. Warmer oceans would in fact have increased it overall. Yet the article below seems to posit an overall increase in drought.And in 2017, well after El Nino, CO2 levels have never been higher. So blaming higher CO2 levels on El Nino just will not fly. They are independent phenomena.But it's nice to see NASA blaming ANYTHING on El Nino. They mostly try to ignore it -- as with the 2015 temperature spike. At least they now admit that it happened* ... more »

New column day

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 18 hours ago
Here, on how beyond the scandals and failures we've seen to date, the Global Transportation Hub was always built on a dangerous desire to allow businesses to escape rules and democratic oversight. For further reading... - Geoff Leo reports here on Brightenview's use of benefits for "rural" investors to try to fill a warehouse mall integrally connected to the City of Regina. - The GTH's bylaws and standards are here, including the adoption of the City of Regina's tax bylaw. And the City's listing of GTH land among its own industrial zones can be found here. - And the GTH's controllin... more »

Thursday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 18 hours ago
This and that for your Thursday reading. - The Star's editorial board argues that the Paradise Papers prove the need for a crackdown on offshore tax avoidance. Zach Dubinsky and Harvey Cashore report on one nine-figure scheme cooked up by BMO. And Oxfam offers its list of suggestions to end the UK's tax scandals. - Meanwhile, Nick Hopkins reports on tax evaders' proud claim they'd secured enough access to top politicians to avoid anything of the sort. Marco Chown Oved exposes how the Harper government similarly gave privileged access and special treatment to tax avoidance lobbyists.... more »

A reminder that, despite all the trouble in the world . . .

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 18 hours ago
. . . there are still some very good people in it. An emphatic "Well done!" to everyone who made a young man's dream come true. I suspect that somewhere, the shade of the late 1st Lt. Jonathan Rozier is smiling. Peter

"White People DON'T Have a Culture"?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 18 hours ago
https://youtu.be/mT8TXKCAQ4M Offensive sentiments and the chanting of "racists go home" to silence someone with a different opinion is quite scary. This mob mentality is spreading and scares me.

Do you think his assessment is accurate?

The Saker at The Duran - 18 hours ago
Paul Craig Roberts has been uniquely visionary in his search for reality in a "post-factual" age. More The post Do you think his assessment is accurate? appeared first on The Duran.

Western ultra-liberals tighten their control over human sexuality

Dmitry Babich at The Duran - 18 hours ago
The hypocrisy of western double-standards is as worry as the lack of discussion about them. More The post Western ultra-liberals tighten their control over human sexuality appeared first on The Duran.

POTUS Trump congratulates all “The Deplorables” in election anniversary tweet

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 18 hours ago
Trolls loser Hillary in the process. More The post POTUS Trump congratulates all “The Deplorables” in election anniversary tweet appeared first on The Duran.

Donna Brazile tells MSNBC that Clinton campaign “was a cult” (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 18 hours ago
Donna Brazile says the Clinton Campaign was a "cult" that could not be "penetrated" More The post Donna Brazile tells MSNBC that Clinton campaign “was a cult” (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Catastrophist geology - Dr Donald Patton - dinosaurs and jesus living together

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 19 hours ago
I know, I know, I shouldn't bait the angry bear of radical Biblists, but... I kinda *REALLY RESPECT* most of what I've seen (on the scientific i.e. observational, level) by proto-Electric Universe-ist Dr Donal Patten, from the 1970s; I really do. I just wish he WASN'T a rallying on a Creationist i.e. someone who believes the Genesis part of the Bible, ticket. If he hadn't been, however, he'd have never pursued the 'science' he did try to uncover from the myth - so take it with the salt. But take it for what it is, i.e. scientific observation of the geological facts. This kind of re... more »

HPV Vaccine inventor Ian Frazer Backs UK’s “Jabs for the Boys” Lobbyist Group – Conflict of Interest?

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
By Eileen Iorio After Peter Doshi’s recent exposé article in the British Medical Journal on how government agencies and vaccine manufacturers use grass roots organizations to push their vaccine agenda, I took a closer look at an upcoming decision about...

Could work.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 19 hours ago

Pro-Independence Protesters in Catalonia Block Roads, Railway Lines: Catalans and Basques Can Control Spain’s Land Access To Europe

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 19 hours ago
Because of the mountains, Catalans and Basques together could totally block Spain’s access to Europe by highway and railway, whether … Continue reading →

NTS Screw-Up of Testing of Nuclear Safety Related Components for AP1000 Nuclear Reactor (Toshiba-Westinghouse)

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 19 hours ago
Whether or not this particular problem was rectified, how many more screw-ups like this? And, is NTS doing testing for … Continue reading →

Breaking: Syrian Army liberates Hamdan Airbase north of Albukamal

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:35 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies resumed their offensive in the Albukamal countryside, today, targeting the Islamic State’s (ISIS) last positions around the city. Backed by Hashd Al-Sha’abi (Iraqi paramilitary) and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Syrian Arab Army’s 4th Division attacked the Islamic State’s positions at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

British weapon sales to Saudi Arabia risen by almost 500% since Yemen war

Brecht Jonkers at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:45) – The sales of weaponry by the United Kingdom to the Saudi regime has surged by nearly 500% since the start of the Saudi invasion of Yemen in 2015. Between the outbreak of the war and now, more than 4.6 billion pounds (over 6 billion dollars) worth of arms have been sold […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russia, US to continue cooperation on Syria — Foreign Ministry

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman have reaffirmed their resolve to continue cooperation on the Syrian settlement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, adding that the meeting was initiated by the US side. “The conversation focused on the situation in Syria with an emphasis on prospects for the intra-Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Over 60 km left to liberate in Deir Ezzor before its ISIS-free – map

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) still controls over 60 kilometers (km) of territory in the Deir Ezzor Governorate, including several towns along the eastern and western banks of the Euphrates River, the Syrian military reported on Wednesday. Among the occupied areas still under the Islamic State’s control are a group of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Iraqi Kurdistan lost 50% of oil profits after Baghdad took over Kirkuk – lawmaker

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
An Iraqi Kurdistan energy official has told Sputnik about how the recent capture of the oil-rich Kirkuk region and escalated tensions over recent months have influenced the oil market. “We lost 50 percent of all of our revenues from oil after the Iraqi Army … came,” Dilshad Shaaban, deputy head of the energy and natural […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Graphic: Al-Qaeda raids ISIS sleeper cell in rural Idlib

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 A.M.) – The Al-Qaeda linked Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham rebel group raided an Islamic State (ISIS) sleeper cell inside the Idlib Governorate town of Nayrab on Wednesday. According to the official media wing of HTS, their forces seized several weapons while killing all four Islamic State members. HTS also discovered several vehicles that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Iggy! (a sighting report)

LL at Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
Ingalls Shipbuilding claims that DDG 117 is tied up at the dock in Pascagoula, Mississippi. When I checked with them, they suggested that my eyes are lying. Make of that what you will. Maybe I'm crazy. But -- The DDG 117 sailed past the O-Club at Joint Base Pearl Harbor at about 10:00 HRS in broad daylight. I know because I was there finishing my eggs Benedict and OJ, and had just cracked the computer open to try and get some work done. The O-Club sits right on the channel (and it's narrow) so ships tower over you as they pass through. The *USS Paul Ignatius* is the newest of the ... more »

How Cree Code Talkers From Alberta Helped Win the Second World War

White Wolf at White Wolf - 20 hours ago
Coded messages based on the Cree language made it difficult for the enemy to monitor and decipher Allied transmissions during the Second World War. My uncle Charles “Checker” Tomkins was a very humble, proud, humorous Métis man, who later in life became a member of the Poundmaker’s Reserve in Saskatchewan. In 2003, just two months before Uncle Charles’ death at the age of 85, Smithsonian Institution representatives Tim Jones and Kevin Lewis came to Calgary to interview him about the Cree Code Talkers program he was part of during the Second World War. The first thing Tim asked my un... more »

The Swiss Way of Health

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
[image: swiss_0.PNG] This is worth understanding. Plenty of it is working. It is somewhat similar in terms of basic and supplemental systems, but Canada is less robust. In Canada the base is around 2000 per year and 4000 for supplemental. This easily compares to the Swiss cost situation. What is failing in the USA is that they refuse to implement any such system which is known to work. Money can always buy add-ons such as immediate service. The mere fact that both Canada and Switzerland created a base must have and a supplemental system used by 65% of the population informs us... more »

US Warship Electro-Magnetic Radiation From UFOs

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Interesting data here. In the last sighting we have a large triangualr craft associated with US Space services. It hovered over the sub and then rotated through a close fly by causing ample effects. Much more important is that the sea lifted one foot reflecting expected loss of gravity cogesion. All this conforms to myexpectations. Again it all was silenced. The earlier sightings do not appear to be ours. *US Warship Electro-Magnetic Radiation From UFOs* *Thursday, October 26, 2017* *US Aircraft Carrier Stopped by UFO* http://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/10/us-warship-e... more »

Interviews with Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and other tech elites consistently reveal that Silicon Valley parents are strict about technology use.

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
The purpose of education is to guide a child's brain development as much as possible. That really translates into disciplined sessions making effective use of available tools. The is plenty that can be supplied through available electronic resources but using it properly and successfully takes oversight and personal discipline. fold in ample physical exercise and community work contribution and management is necessary. It really is obvious and we need to consider additional parental training as well. . *Bill Gates and Steve Jobs raised their kids tech-free — and it sh... more »

JFK files: As Donald Trump looks to release classified documents, last living link to assassination drops bombshell

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
[image: lee-harvey-oswald.jpg] The recent release has continued the process of fleshing out the historical truth. I will be saying more as more bits and pieces come out. This item is a death bed confession that confirms that Oswald was a CIA asset, although i had zero doubt on that matter. Sadly disposable.The big story, delaying full disclosure is that fact that H W Bush was the chief CIA minion who implemented the kill box and the whole related scenario. I suspect he retained that role throughout the entire life of the Kill Group until directly ended by Reagan. He would be to... more »

Donna Brazile's interview with Tucker Carlson reveals a few new and interesting facts

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 21 hours ago
https://youtu.be/jOamLHP6Xmo Donna Brazile's interview with Tucker Carlson reveals a few new and interesting facts, possibly the most interesting related to Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the DNC server.

The Fox Guarding the Hen House: Outgoing GSK Chief to Head New UK Government Agency Fast Tracking the Licensing of Pharma Products

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 21 hours ago
by John Stone The really scary news is the news you do not see reported. If eyebrows were raised last week that GSK’s head of Research and Development, Patrick Vallance, was to leave his highly paid position to become Chief...

Patrick Buchanan: “Gaza is an Israeli Concentration Camp”!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 21 hours ago
“In 2001, Dr. Ariella Oppenheim, of Hebrew University, a biologist, published the first extensive study of DNA and the origin of the Jews. Her research found that virtually all the Jews came from Khazar blood. Not only that but Oppenheim discovered that the Palestinians—the very people whom the Jews had been persecuting and ejecting from […]

Israel Sides with Saudi Arabia Against Iran, Hezbollah

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 21 hours ago
RT America Published on Nov 8, 2017 Lebanese political and militant group Hezbollah has accused Saudi Arabia of orchestrating Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s surprise resignation, which occurred in Riyadh over the weekend. Hariri cited Iran and Hezbollah in his resignation, and the Saudis have blamed the group for “declaring war” on the kingdom. Now Israel has […]

Saudi Arabia ‘Turning Reality on Its Head’ Regarding Lebanon, Iran ‒ Journalist

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 21 hours ago
RT America Published on Nov 8, 2017 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has started to purge high-ranking princes and ministers to consolidate his control in the kingdom. Under the pretext of fighting corruption, the Salman family will acquire billions of dollars in wealth from the properties and assets seized in the purge. RT America’s Ashlee […]

UK Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia “Up by 500%”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 21 hours ago
PressTV News Videos Published on Nov 8, 2017 Saudi Arabia’s devastating war on Yemen seems to have brought an enormous fortune for Britain, thanks to massive sales of arms to the Arab kingdom. The British media report that the U-K’s exports of bombs and missiles to Saudi Arabia have increased by almost five times since the […]

Inside Story of Saudi Night of Long Knives – Pepe Escobar on Detained Royals

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 21 hours ago
RT Published on Nov 8, 2017 11 princes, 4 ministers and many ex-ministers were detained by the Saudi anti-corruption body. The US president’s expressed his approval for the controversial move – despite the fact one of his former business partners was reportedly among those detained. Independent geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar joins RT to discuss this issue. […]

‘Zero Evidence’ for Claims Russia Hacked DNC – NSA Whistleblower

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 21 hours ago
RT Published on Nov 8, 2017 The CIA director Mike Pompeo has come under fire for meeting a former intelligence official, William Binney, over the alleged hacking of the Democratic party back in 2016. The US intelligence community laid the blame for the hack, on Moscow. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8rsl end

“The Dollar is Finished” | Jim Willie (Part 1)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 21 hours ago
Jim Willie Says They Made It An Oil-For-Gold Contract For A Very Specific Reason by https://www.silverdoctors.com/ Dr. Willie tells Silver Doctors that the West has no idea of the murders, fraud and theft committed by the U.S. to prevent the roll-out. Here’s more… – Jim Willie of Golden Jackass joins Silver Doctors to discuss the latest happenings with the […]

Anatomy of the Luciferian Elite’s Global Child Sex Trafficking Pedophile Operations

Joachim Hagopian at American Empire Exposed - 22 hours ago
Forty-year Monarch mind control sex and spy slave-survivor, longtime CIA insider whose job title was “Special Operations Advisor to the Director of Central Intelligence,” and also a medical doctor, the remarkable Sue Arrigo provides a compelling firsthand account of her tortuous life inside the CIA. [i] Her exposé uncovering the infamous agency’s central role in global child sex trafficking, as incredible as it may sound, is feasibly corroborated by tons of supplemental verifiable evidence. And though her own sister, a psychologist in Taiwan, claims Sue is a paranoid schizophrenic... more »

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*-by Noah* On Tuesday night, I put on the FOX Tiki-Torch channel to see how they were dealing with the Trump Party losses as they mounted up. Ex-pole dancer Tucker Carlson looked physically ill as did something called Brit Hume who spoke like the latest almost life-like robot, fresh out of a crate from Japan. Carlson and Hume were going overboard in their transparent and woefully weak attempts to explain how their boy, former Republican Party Chairman Ed Gillespie could have possibly lost. Charlottesville had filled them with false hopes. They envisioned their battalions of "very ... more »

The UK’s problem is having too few robots – not too many

Geoff Heath-Taylor at Blog Posts – Page Array – UnHerd - 22 hours ago
The post The UK’s problem is having too few robots – not too many appeared first on UnHerd.

Police forced to issue dispersal order after crowd of up to 50 children aged 11-15 subject local Muslim residents to torrent of abuse on Canvey Island

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 23 hours ago
I found this report online but I can't see anything about it on the BBC. 'A gang of between 30 to 50 children have reportedly caused police to issue a dispersal order over Islamophobic behaviour during Halloween directed at the Muslim community on Canvey Island in Essex.' Why are the BBC not covering this news? My mistake, for Islamophobic read antisemitic and for Muslim read Jewish. So that would be why the BBC aren't covering this news. More here https://antisemitism.uk/police-forced-to-issue-dispersal-order-after-crowd-of-up-to-50-children-aged-11-15-subject-local-jewish-res... more »

Could Atlanta be on track to elect a white mayor?

Andra Gillespie, Associate Professor, Political Science, Emory University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 23 hours ago
Atlanta is a black majority city that has elected black mayors since 1973. Two candidates now face a runoff in December.

Brain-dead green nut jobs attack Kathleen Hartnett White

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 23 hours ago
Donald Trump has nominated Kathleen Hartnett White, an experienced Texan female politician focusing on the environment, as the boss of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. She is a noted climate skeptic and a defender of CO2 and the energy industry. Last year, she and Stephen Moore wrote the book Fueling Freedom: Exposing the Mad War on Energy. CO2 is the gas of life, the fossil fuels basically ended the slavery, and so on. I agree with all these statements. Every sane person does. But somewhat unsurprisingly yet still shockingly, White immediately became a target of a ... more »

Chinese State TV Reveals Pictures On China's New Hypersonic Strike Aircraft

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
China just showed its hypersonic-BGV in a vid on 08 Oct. Probably a test design model, but AFAIK this is first pics of an actual object 1/ pic.twitter.com/EXIMHkXTEA — Raymond Wang (@soraywang) November 5, 2017 *Washington Free Beacon:* *China Reveals Images of New Hypersonic Strike Aircraft* *Ultra high-speed vehicles shown for first time on state-run television* China has disclosed the first images of secret hypersonic strike aircraft that are being developed to deliver nuclear warheads through U.S. missile defenses. State-run CCTV on Oct. 8 broadcast images of four different ... more »

Two high ranking ISIS commanders arrested near Syrian-Lebanese border

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:15 A.M.) – Two high ranking Islamic State (ISIS) commanders were arrested by the Lebanese Army near the Syrian-Lebanese border, Wednesday, a military communique read. According to the communique, the two ISIS emirs, Ibrahim Ahmad Zarzour (Lebanese) and ‘Uday Hussein Khatib (Syrian), were arrested by the Lebanese Army inside the city of ‘Arsal […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Iraqi military allowed Syrian Army, allies to attack Albukamal from Iraq

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 A.M.) – The Iraqi military allowed the Syrian military and their allies, including Iraq’s Hashd Al-Sha’abi (Popular Mobilization Units), to attack the Islamic State’s (ISIS) positions inside the border-city of Albukamal on Wednesday, a source told Al-Masdar News last night. The Syrian Army and their allies were able to enter Albukamal’s eastern […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US continues to hinder humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria – MoD

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
The Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday that the United States continues to impede humanitarian aid deliveries to embattled areas of Syria. “During the video conference, the Russian party raised the issue of the US activities aimed to prevent delivery of humanitarian aid through the 55-km zone. The parties also discussed issues of delivering humanitarian aid […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Israeli Army fortifies positions near Lebanese border town, violates UN agreement

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 A.M.) – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) were seen digging a new fortified ditch, Wednesday, near the Lebanese border-town of ‘Udayseh in the Nabatiyeh Governorate. Lebanese Army and UNIFIL soldiers watched as Israeli bulldozers began digging the ditch near ‘Udayseh, prompting the Lebanese government to issue a complaint over the IDF’s violation […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US-backed forces threaten aggressive response to any Syrian Army attack in east Deir Ezzor

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 A.M.) – The US-backed Deir Ezzor Military Council has threatened “respond aggressively” to any Syrian Arab Army (SAA) attack in the eastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate. “We will respond aggressively to any attacks conducted by the Syrian regime in eastern Deir Ezzor,” the Deir Ezzor Military Council of the Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Foreign rebels rob Syrian power plant to sell stolen materials on black market – video

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels of the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) were filmed stripping a power plant and nearby railway of their precious materials in the Al-Ghaab Plains recently. Video footage released by the pro-opposition “Syrian Reporters” channel on YouTube showed the TIP fighters dismantling railways and the Zayzon Thermal Power Plant […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Kaliningrad Russia: Siloviki Beat Newspaper Editor-in-Chief, Search his Editorial Office

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
Source: site “Crime Russia” (https://en.crimerussia.com): “10:15 / 02.11.2017 Kaliningrad: siloviki beat newspaper editor-in-chief, search his editorial office Igor Rudnikov was … Continue reading →

Russian Police Violently Arrest Critical Newspaper Editor

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
From HumanRightsWatch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/11/07/russian-police-violently-arrest-critical-newspaper-editor “November 7, 2017 3:07PM EST ‪Dispatches‬ Russian Police Violently Arrest Critical Newspaper Editor FIFA Should Ensure Press … Continue reading →

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
A U.S. flag flutters in front of a portrait of the late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong at Tiananmen gate during the visit by President Trump to Beijing. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj *WNU Editor*: There are some great pictures of Presidents Trump and Xi in the Forbidden City here .... *Trump in Asia* (Reuters).

CFACT co-sponsors climate and energy conference with EIKE

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 1 day ago
CFACT is proud to partner with EIKE, the European Institute for Climate and Energy, for the conference which opens today in Dusseldorf, Germany. The conference will feature CFACT's Marc Morano, Craig Rucker and many other prominent science and policy experts including Nir Shaviv, Henrik Svensmark, Francois Gervais, Horst Lüdecke, Lord Christopher Monckton and many more.

African NGOs want to kick U.S. out of UN climate conference

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 1 day ago
Expelling the U.S. delegation would be unbelievably disruptive. These are supposed to be delicate diplomatic affairs. There is no provision in the Paris Agreement for this kind of terminal action, or in the underlying UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which is a duly ratified U.S. treaty. Fun facts: The U.S. pays 22% of the UN budget and 20% of the UN climate process.

France realized it’s a really bad idea to ditch nuclear power

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 1 day ago
Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot told reporters Tuesday it would be too “brutal and unrealistic” to stick with a pledge to shut down nuclear power plants.

REPORT: Prince Charles lobbied for climate policy that benefited his own investments

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 1 day ago
The Paradise Papers revealed that while Prince Charles was lobbying for a rule change to allow “carbon credits” from rainforests to be bought and traded, Charles’s estate invested $113,500 in Sustainable Forestry, according to the BBC.

Tweet For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
#XiJinping,@realDonaldTrump watch repair of historical relics at "antiques hospital" of Palace Museum https://t.co/FgrfLhgcSR #ForbiddenCity pic.twitter.com/jwsoURiJVy — China Xinhua News (@XHNews) November 8, 2017 *WNU Editor*: I was given a tour of the "Conservation Scientific Laboratory/Workshop of the Forbidden City" in 1988. In this place there are specialists who spend their lives restoring treasures that would make your mouth just drop. It is known that President Trump loves gold, the color of gold, but specifically fine sculptures and artwork made with gold. I am willing ... more »

“The Black Swan In Plain Sight - Debt Out The Wazoo”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“The Black Swan In Plain Sight - Debt Out The Wazoo”* by David Stockman "The black swan in plain sight does emit the Donald’s orangish glow, but at the end of the day its true color is actually red. That is, monumental towers of rapidly rising debt loom everywhere on the planet. For the moment, the artificial cash flow from this unsustainable borrowing spree is keeping a simulacrum of growth and prosperity alive. Yet this whole outbreak of debt madness - represented by $225 trillion outstanding on a global basis - is careening toward a financial and economic dead end that will soo... more »

President Trump Is The First Foreign Leader To Dine In The Forbidden City Since The Founding Of The People' Republic Of China

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*CNN: **Trump to become first foreign leader to dine in Forbidden City since founding of modern China* Hong Kong (CNN)Donald Trump will receive an honor in Beijing not granted to any US President since the founding of the People's Republic of China: official dinner inside the Forbidden City. When Trump and his wife Melania land in the Chinese capital Wednesday, they will join President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, for a tour of the Forbidden City, the historic palace that housed Chinese emperors and their families for almost 500 years. Trump is expected to dine with Xi i... more »

Another House Republican Sees The Writing On The Wall: LoBiondo Calls It Quits

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
My sister just moved to southern New Jersey, to the large swing district that takes up the bottom 5th of the state, NJ-02, the seat the Democrats always shoulda/coulda/woulda won-- but never do. It stretches from Little Egg Harbor Township south through Atlantic City down to Cape May and west through Millville to the Wilmington suburbs and Philly exurbs along the Delaware River. There are 8 counties in the district but most of the votes come from Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Gloucester counties. Obama beat McCain 53-45% and beat Romney 54-46%. But Frank LoBiondo, a mainstream... more »

Space Fence: Connecting the Surveillance and Transhumanist Agendas

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 1 day ago
*Makia Freeman* - The Space Fence is a massive, planetary-wide, space surveillance system. The post Space Fence: Connecting the Surveillance and Transhumanist Agendas appeared first on Waking Times.

Russia Will Soon Be Deploying 'Robot' Tanks

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Defense One:* *Russia Says It Will Field a Robot Tank that Outperforms Humans* A colonel who runs a research directorate says the Nehreta did well in recent exercises at proving grounds outside Moscow. The Russian military will field a new armed tank-like robot that “outperformed” manned platforms in recent exercises at the Alabino proving grounds outside Moscow. That’s what Col. Oleg Pomazuev told the Russian news site “Military Review” in late October. Pomazuev runs the Department of Innovation Research at the Russian military’s Main Directorate of Research Activities, or GUNI... more »

Does the California NAACP Want to Replace the National Anthem?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
The group has proposed state legislation aimed at replacing "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem due to its controversial third stanza.

“How Technology Poisoned the Future”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“How Technology Poisoned the Future”* by Bill Bonner "Over the weekend, bitcoin rose to more than $7,500 - a 200% gain from when we bought in June. ‘Is that all?’ replies a colleague. ‘I got into a bitcoin miner at 2 cents a share. It’s now trading at $7. I’ll do the math for you. If you had put in $1,000, you’d have $350,000 today.’ What to make of it? Better money? ‘Nothing like this has ever happened before,’ says another colleague. He’s right. Bitcoin offers neither products nor services. It makes neither profits nor losses. It is neither animal, vegetable, nor mineral…quick n... more »

The Lies Progressives Tell (Especially To Themselves!)

C. B. Thorington at A Divided World - 1 day ago
Violence between UC Berkeley students and Trump supporters on March 2, 2017 Screen capture from Fox News Youtube post Over the past nine years the offenses progressives have made against the truth have multiplied. This was certainly true through all eight years of the Obama administration, but since the election of Donald Trump, these misrepresentations […] The post The Lies Progressives Tell (Especially To Themselves!) appeared first on A Divided World.

Gregory Mannarino, “Situation Critical: Ominous Warning From The Bond Market”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Gregory Mannarino, “Situation Critical: Ominous Warning From The Bond Market” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xca4rCBPnxY

Democrats' sweep of Virginia shows the state is moving beyond its Confederate past

Toni-Michelle C. Travis, Professor of American Politics, George Mason University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 1 day ago
In Virginia, suburbanites, city-dwellers and black voters together rebuffed racism as an electoral strategy and handed Dems a huge win. Is this diverse coalition the future of Old Dominion politics?

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Begins His Book Tour

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Daily Mail:* *EXCLUSIVE: Hillary's backers 'would stop at nothing' says Joe Biden. Ex-VP reveals he feared deeply personal campaign as his family mourned dead son and were roiled by sex scandal - but says he'd have WON if he'd run* * In his new memoir, Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose, Joe Biden reveals he did not want to be vice president after he was asked by Obama * The former VP also details how he and his family were confident he could win the 2016 presidency, but Obama 'was almost certain' Hillary would be the nominee * Biden had wrestled with the idea ... more »

CONFIRMED: Trump Dossier is basis of RussiaGate

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 1 day ago
Former Trump campaign official Carter Page confirms FBI relying on Trump Dossier to conduct Russiagate investigation More The post CONFIRMED: Trump Dossier is basis of RussiaGate appeared first on The Duran.

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