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Northern Antiquities
Paul Henri Mallet (1730-1807) was a Swiss historian who had a fondness
for the Teutonic (Germanic and Scandinavian) tribes of northern Europe.
Their strength, ferocity, and devotion to total liberty eventually
enabled them to reduce the Roman Empire into a bloody blotch of road
kill. Mallet had no fondness whatsoever for the corpulent, decadent,
oppressive Romans and their legions of slaves. The
The Mountain People
Anthropologist Colin Turnbull was born London in 1924, and raised in a
surreal upper class family, which he described in his important book,
The Human Cycle . World War Two jolted the pampered lad into the bloody
real world. In the 1950s, he spent lots of time in the Congo, with the
Mbuti Pygmies, who inspired his masterpiece, The Forest People . It was a
beautiful life-changing experience to liv
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Citations Needed, Episode 18: Fake News Panic and the Silencing of Dissident Media
Since
Hillary Clinton's surprise 2016 electoral loss to Donald Trump, there
have been thousands of articles, columns, and op-eds lamenting the rise
of so-called “Fake News” and its pernicious effect on our democracy. The
definition of what exactly "Fake News" is has never quite been made
clear - yet this hasn’t stopped major corporate media outlets and even
the U.S. Congress from rushing to
Citations Needed, Episode 17: Whitewashing America's Role in Yemen
Over
15,000 civilians dead and almost a million reported cases of cholera.
17 million people unsure of where their next meal will come from,
including 7 million on the brink of starvation. Nearly 3 million people
internally displaced. Hunger, disease, and bombs. That's what the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the U.S. have wrought on Yemen. After almost
three years of wanton destruction by U.S.
Citations Needed, Episode 16: Editorial Boards - Protectors of Establishment Ideology
Donald
Trump speaks with Washington Post publisher Fred Ryan, left, as he
departs a meeting with the editorial board of The Washington Post.
Editorial page editor Fred Hiatt is on the right. (Bonnie Jo
Mount/Washington Post) Editorial boards are the establishment voice from
above, handing out decrees of moral and political import behind an
anonymous byline. Major papers like The New York
Citations Needed News Brief: 60 Minutes' Yemen Whitewash
In
this Patron-only News Brief, Adam and I discuss recent omissions by 60
Minutes and The Washington Post of the U.S. role in bombing Yemen, the
broader effort to throw America's responsibility for creating famine and
disease into a memory hole, and shifting human rights standards for
U.S. and its allies. [Note: This is a News Brief update on recent Yemen
coverage; a full-length episode on the
Citations Needed News Brief: #J20 Trial Update and the Political Definitions of 'Violence'
In
this all-access Citations Needed News Brief, Adam and I catch up with
the latest from the #J20 trial, how the media shaped coverage early in
favor of the state, and the racist roots of criminalizing protest. We
are joined by Sam Adler-Bell, who walks us through his excellent new
article in Mask Magazine, “It’s a Police State Mentality” — J20 and the
Racist Origins of Criminalizing Protest.
Citations Needed News Brief: A Prince, a Purge & the Media's GoT Obsession
On
the latest Patrons-Only Citations Needed News Brief, Adam and I discuss
the Game of Thrones-obsessed media's hand-wringing over––and promotion
of––Saudi Arabia's latest bloodbath. If you want to check it out, head
over the our Patreon page and sign up to support the show. You'll get
all the exclusive content! *** Citations Needed is a media criticism
podcast, hosted by Adam Johnson and
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why i write for rights and how you can too... redux #write4rights
Trying to compose my annual Write For Rights post, I thought I would
recycle a good one from 2014... only to learn I had already recycled it
in 2015! And here it is again -- slightly edited, with new cases linked
below. Tomorrow, December 10, is Human Rights Day . The date
commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
by the United Nations on December 10, 1948, the first
listening to joni: footnote #2
I
decided to solve the problem of over-interpretation of lyrics in
Reckless Daughter ( described here ) by putting down the book. I'll go
back to it in the future. For now the listening project is more
interesting and absorbing to me than reading the biography. This means
I'll review the two books on the nonfiction book group blog without
having finished the second book. Don't tell anyone. Then I'
listening to joni: footnote #1
Reading
the biography Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell while
doing this re-listening project is proving to be an obstacle. In general
I'm enjoying the book. I love learning more about the artist who
created the most meaningful music in my life, and about the woman I have
always considered a personal role model. I love the stories of how
albums were recorded, and even how they were re
listening to joni: #2: clouds
Clouds, 1969 Clouds , front cover Listening to Clouds was a strange
experience for me: I didn't know the album! I know every note of every
album Joni has recorded since then, but this one was foreign. Of course I
know the famous songs from this album -- "Chelsea Morning," "That Song
About the Midway," and "Both Sides, Now" -- but I had no memory at all
of the other songs. The one exception was th
listening to joni: #1: joni mitchell (song to a seagull)
This
is my first post in my re-listen to the music of Joni Mitchell in
chronological order of album release. These posts come with all kinds of
disclaimers, chiefly that I don't know what I'm doing. I wanted to
write about the two Reckless Daughter books before starting on these
posts, but I'm ready to move on to the second album, but haven't yet
finished the books. So here we go. * * * * Joni Mit
our papyrus painting is finally on the wall
This is the smaller painting that the salesman added to the pot after
the price would budge no further. It is possibly painted on banana leaf,
a cheaper and less durable papyrus substitute. There is a third, yet
smaller painting, also "thrown in," but not display quality or worth
framing. You can read the story of how we got these: here . The
celery-looking stuff is fresh papyrus. We watched Papy
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Lonnie Zamora as the Hoaxster
We have talked about the possibility of a hoax in the Socorro UFO
landing case. We have, or at least I have, thought that the idea of a
student hoax has been rejected as implausible. There were way too many
moving parts that required way too many unpredictable actions to be a
reasonable scenario. From the very beginning, it required Lonnie Zamora
to react in a way the students needed him to react
Lonnie Zamora, Lance Moody and purrgurrl
I was going to provide these answers to Lance and purrgurrl in the
comments section but they really are a little too complex for that.
Besides, there are a couple of other points to be made as well, so I
thought I would expand the conversation a little bit. First, for
purrgurrl, I will note that the point about Zamora’s glasses is
irrelevant. According to the timeline, and according to what Zamor
Lonnie Zamora's Sobriety
Lonnie Zamora and others on the landing site in 1964. In one of the
most outrageous statements about the Socorro UFO landing case, Tony
Bragalia, in his latest assault on the case wrote: Sergeant Zamora was
not “Saint Lonnie of Socorro”. Many people over the years have elevated
this man to a place of undeserving virtue. Dave Thomas (an employee of
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, an
Meier Photographs - An Extensive Analysis
Billy Meier, during his contacts with the alien creatures who reside in
the open star cluster known as the Pleiades, has had the opportunity to
travel around the cosmos on their beamships. Over the decades he has
taken hundreds, if not thousands of photographs showing a wide variety
of subjects, all presented to validate his claims of space travel. These
have been tested, examined, studied, Billy
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Michael Horn
This time I reached out to Michael Horn even though he had initiated a
campaign against me alleging cowardice, incompetence, a lack of
investigative ability (my translation of his words), poor research and
other shortcomings. I thought it would be interesting to ask some
questions about the Meier claims of alien contact and what I saw as a
lack of evidence other than all those photographs and tes
Billy Meier Predictions - The Short Version
To recap, this all started when I made what I thought was a fairly
innocuous statement. I said that I didn’t believe the Meier contact
claims. Didn’t say then that they were a hoax. Didn’t say that anyone
was lying, merely suggested that I didn’t find the evidence persuasive. I
will say that I don’t believe a conspiracy murdered John Kennedy, and I
don’t believe most of those who claim to be Viet
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Why Galloway Shouldn't Be Allowed Back
According to the Morning Star , chief Corbyn ally and top Unite mover
and shaker, Andrew Murray, has intimated that George Galloway should be
allowed to return to the Labour Party. You may recall the Gorgeous One
was removed for bringing the party into disrepute after the invasion and
occupation of Iraq. Opposition to Blair's ruinous and stupid war was
one thing, but exhorting troops to refuse or
The Right after the Brexit Deal
After wallowing in a lake of Brexit tears (Brexitears?), it's natural
to survey the immediate political aftermath following this morning's
joint press conference with Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker. The
ridiculous fool and money counsellor to the global rich, John Redwood,
was spitting feathers and thinks crashing out of the EU is better than
the agreement. Arron Banks, the man with the magi
The Basic Income and the Cult of Work
If you have the kind of job like, say Chuka Umunna, you might not want
to see the end of work. You get a hefty salary, you are the boss of your
own office, you're respected by your peers and considered to be someone
who matters, and nice long breaks help punctuate life at Westminster.
If, on the other hand, your experience of work is a life of drudge,
humiliation and insecurity there's a very goo
Labour NEC Ballot: Vote Left
When I've finished writing this blog post, I'll be heading over to my
inbox to send my National Executive Committee votes off for Yasmine Dar,
Rachel Garnham and Jon Lansman. For obvious reasons this internal
contest has been portrayed as pro-Jez or anti-Jez; you're either for him
or against him. Yet it's worth remembering this isn't a case of Corbyn
supporters motivated by the Labour leader's ce
Theorising Feminist Transphobia
Transphobia is obviously bigotry. The only difference between it and
sexism, racism, homophobia et al are the numbers it effects; trans women
and and trans men are only a tiny proportion of people. Albeit one that
attracts a hugely disproportionate amount of interest, anxiety and
hate. That a section of the feminist movement prefers to go along with
rather than challenge it is a sad state of affa
Supporting Momentum's Pledges
There's a great way of spotting nincompoops in the Labour Party, and
that's by dropping a story about Momentum in the press. News that
Momentum is backing candidates for internal selections have moved some
into incandescent rage. "No way am I signing up to outsource my thinking
to a third party organisation", wibbled Wes Streeting . Our friend Mike
Gapes predictably joined in with "I did not sign
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Second Sunday of Advent...
prepare. Preparing our Hearts and asking for the Grace We prepare this
week by stepping up the longing. We move through this week by naming
deeper and more specific desires. Each morning this week , if even for
that brief moment at the side of our beds, we want to light a second
inner candle. We want to let it represent “a bit more hope.” Perhaps we
can pause, breathe deeply and say, “ Lord, I pl
President Trump at Utah State Capitol 12/4/17...
always a pleasure to hear from the president. "Christmas is back" Much
of the land is being returned to Utah from the feds. Can Idaho have it's
land back too???? Not tired of winning! Day Two of 12 Days of Deals at
Amazon continues
So Who are the Real Fascists?...
and it's not the right. I'm tired of Trump being called a fascist by
the ignorant libtards who couldn't even give you a definition of the
word or have the least understanding of the movement. Dinesh D'Souza
gives you a short and concise explanation of who the real fascists are.
More: Dinesh D'Souza: FASCISM'S KARL MARX IS THE MAN THE LEFT DOESN'T
WANT YOU TO MEET Day 4 of 12 Days of Deals at Amaz
Trump's travel ban and tax plan...
according to the libtards the world is coming to an end. No it's not,
and I'm not buying into the hysteria and hyperbole. How many times can
you predict the end of the world before people stop paying attention?
I've think the left has reached the point of nonsense fatigue. A quick
peek at the comments on Huff and Puff (no link on purpose) is all one
needs to see how cray-cray the left really is.
Open Line Friday...
yeah - I stole that from Rush. Let's just talk about anything and
everything today. Some prompts: Roy Moore Israel Beautiful Melania
Chunky or creamy? As for me, I have assembled the two new chairs (remind
me not to buy chairs that need assembly.) It wasn't the least bit hard -
just tedious and time consuming, but they are quite beautiful. I
purchased them from Wayfair who have some very decent l
Pamela Geller on "Reform" Jews...
which begged the question, "What the hell is a reformed Jew?" And this
sort of thing is what eats up my time. It's a habit of mine to do at
least minimal research on a topic before flapping my gums. Several years
ago I cleared up Messianic Jew - another oddity if you ask me. Pam
writes in her article, Leftist U.S. Jews Slam Trump Over Jerusalem Move,
Warn of ‘Destructive Consequences’ , that the
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No First Use
Quote
of the week: “A ‘no first use’ policy would be the end of flexible
response and thus of the very credibility of the Western strategy of
deterrence.” – Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig, speech at
Georgetown University’s Center for Strategic and International Studies
on April 6, 1982 How can it be that the United …
The Donald and the Nuclear V: The Senate Strikes Back
“Liddle
Bob Corker” and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing
on the President’s authority to use nuclear weapons. A bipartisan panel
testified that “it’s fine.” But is it? Aaron and Jeffrey discuss Trump,
the bomb, and President’s War Powers. Links of Note: C-SPAN video of the
entire Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing …
Evil
Quotes
of the week: “Evils can be created much quicker than they can be
cured.” — Winston Churchill, 1951 “It is much easier at all times to
prevent an evil than to rectify mistakes.” — George Washington, in a
letter to James McHenry, 1798 My best man at our wedding stayed in touch
while rising …
Brazil’s Nuclear Program: Perceptions and Realities
Update:
Here’s the video of the entire event. The peer-reviewed journal that I
edit, the Nonproliferation Review, recently featured a hefty special
section on Brazil’s nuclear program, written primarily by Brazilian
scholars and former officials. Why is this subject important, you might
ask, since Brazil has no nuclear weapons? Notwithstanding the bragging
of disgraced nuclear executive Othon Luiz
North Korea’s Big Frickin’ Missile
North
Korea tested a new ICBM called the Hwasong-15. We’ll keep these show
notes brief. Its frickin’ huge. Aaron, Jeffrey, and Scott discuss the
missile, the launch site, the truck that carried it, and its oh-so-roomy
payload. Links of Note: Dave Schmerler compiled the KCNA imagery into
one big flickr album.
Uranium Fever
No,
Hilary Clinton did not sell America’s uranium to Russia. Aaron and
Jeffrey attempt to patiently discuss the Uranium One purchase of Willow
Creek uranium mine, the US firm that bribed Russian officials to win
trucking contracts, and why this particular conspiracy theory is so
prevalent in American political discourse. Links of Note: The …
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A Second Super-Earth for K2-18
The transiting red dwarf K2-18 is about 111 light years out in the
general direction of the constellation Leo, with a mass of 40 percent of
Sol’s. A super-Earth, K2-18b, was detected here in 2015 through light
curve analysis of data from the reconfigured Kepler K2 mission, and we
now have the first measurement of the planet’s mass, drawing on radial
velocity data from HARPS. The two planet detect
Europa: Two Takes on Plate Tectonics
Could plate tectonics occur on Europa? It’s an intriguing notion
because the surface crust of the Saturnian moon offers oxidants and
other chemicals useful for life. The process called subduction , in
which a tectonic plate slides underneath another plate and sinks, would
offer a way for these materials to come into contact with the subsurface
ocean. We would have, in other words, a first-class m
First Light for ESPRESSO
What great news that ESPRESSO, the Echelle SPectrograph for Rocky
Exoplanet and Stable Spectroscopic Observations, has just achieved
‘first light.’ The spectrograph is installed on the European Southern
Observatory’s Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory in
northern Chile and its powers are prodigious. For ESPRESSO makes it
possible, for the first time, to combine the light of all four
Whispering At The Stars
Recent activity in sending signals to the stars has caught the
attention of plasma physicist Jim Benford. The CEO of Microwave Sciences
and chairman of the Sail Subcommittee for Breakthrough Starshot, Jim
has more than a few doubts about the efficacy of these signals, and
questions the rush to send them. Is the recent EISCAT signal detectable
at interstellar distances? A look at the science of su
`Oumuamua: Listening To An Interstellar Interloper
The buzz about `Oumuamua, our first known visitor from another stellar
system, seems likely to continue given yesterday’s news that the
object’s axis ratio is a startling 10 to 1. Given all that, Jim Benford
wondered whether there were SETI implications here. Was anyone on the
case from our major SETI organizations? The answer is below, as we learn
that the effort is ongoing. A frequent contribut
‘Dark Star’ and Staring into the Cosmic Abyss
Most of us fortunate enough to see 2001: A Space Odyssey in a theater
when it was released never dreamed it would spawn a strange ‘twin.’ But
as Larry Klaes explains in the essay that follows, Dark Star was to
emerge as a telling satire on the themes of the Kubrick film.
Originating in the ideas of USC film students John Carpenter and Dan
O’Bannon, Dark Star likewise plays into the screenplay for
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Saskatchewan’s War on Licence Plates: Is Brad just mad because he’s been upstaged by a woman, and an NDP woman at that?
PHOTOS: No press releases about Texas plates? Saskatchewan Premier Brad
Wall didn’t used to have a problem with out-of-province tags on work
trucks, at least when they were being used to undermine publicly owned
Crown corporations, as this photo posted on social media by Saskatchewan
Federation of Labour President Larry Hubich illustrates. Below: Mr.
Hubich, […] The post Saskatchewan’s War on Lic
The Great Alberto-Saskatchewanian Licence Plate War of 2017: Everything you need to know …
PHOTOS: Tough talk from Alberta Economic Development and Trade Minister
Deron Bilous, above, was directed at Saskatchewan’s cranky government.
Below: Saskatchewan’s lame duck premier, Brad Wall (Photo: Jake Wright,
Wikimedia Commons); Alberta United Conservative Party Leader Jason
Kenney, who calls Mr. Wall “the real leader of Western Canada”;
Saskatchewan Highways Minister David Marit; and forme
It was wall-to-wall Brad Wall as premier exits, stage right, before wheels fall off Saskatchewan Party bus
PHOTOS: Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, smiling like old times, says
farewell in this video screenshot to an adoring media on his last day in
the provincial Legislature in Regina yesterday. Below: U.S. President
Abraham Lincoln and Alberta Trade Minister Deron Bilous. Political
coverage was wall-to-wall Brad Wall yesterday as mainstream media said
farewell to their […] The post It was wall-to-wal
Conrad Black is right: The media is full of baloney about the president!
PHOTOS: Presidents Donald J. Trump of the United States and Vladimir V.
Putin of Russia at the 2017 G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany (Photo:
Kremlin.ru, Wikimedia Commons). Below, the great former Canadian, Lord
Black of Crossharbour. It is hard not to concur with the words of the
prominent formerly Canadian political commentator, historian and
prison-reform […] The post Conrad Black is right: The
Dave Hancock, Alberta’s second-to-last Progressive Conservative premier, named by NDP as Provincial Court judge
PHOTOS: Dave Hancock as premier, in pink shirt at left, at the Edmonton
Pride Parade in June 2014. With him are former Edmonton City Councillor
Michael Phair and City Councillor Scott McKeen. Below: Mr. Hancock
speaks with the media at Government House in Edmonton on one of the
darkest days of Alberta’s PC Government, March […] The post Dave
Hancock, Alberta’s second-to-last Progressive Conservat
NDP set to introduce legislation to control ‘Political Action Committees’ today in wake of Liberal private member’s bill
PHOTOS: Liberal Leader David Khan, left, and former leader and sole MLA
David Swann in front of the Alberta Legislature last week. Below: NDP
Labour and Democratic Renewal Minister Christina Gray, Alberta Chief
Electoral Officer Glen Resler (Photo: Elections Alberta), Justice
Minister Kathleen Ganley, and ethics and accountability committee chair
Jessica Littlewood. Later today, we’ll […] The pos
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Cameron - Rodriguez - Alita: Battle Angel
at
last, a trailer for the James Cameron (produced) and Robert Rodriguez
(directed) live-action part-rendered manga-adaptation ALITA: BATTLE
ANGEL
Star Citizen - #WeHateMobiGlas - design an immersive gaming interface, not this thing.
#wehatemobiglas I suspect the original function of Star Citizen's
MobiGlas was to 'give the player a one-stop solution to all the info he
needs, his stats, his missions and his place in the verse' non-quote.
I'm sure that would have been the original aim. But (like the clunky
ship-manifest screens) it's shit... Star Citizen isn't supposed to be a
MobiGlas game, it's supposed to be about Star Citi
abstract art - Mike Philbin - new solo exhibition in Oxford UK
My solo exhibition of recent abstract art on canvas, in Caffe Nero @
Oxford UK's flagship Blackwell's book store in Broad Street, was brought
forward from mid-December to right now. The exhibition officially
opened at 9am on the 4th December 2017, and is due to close on the 31st
January 2018: so eight weeks. There's a combined A4 laminated BIO and
PRICELIST dotted round the show, and all the pain
Klimt and Schiele MET?
I
didn't know this, and I'm delighted to discover, that two of my
favourite figurative artist Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele actually met
in person, here captured together in this image circa 1902.
Star Citizen - nope - can't work out what it is
as far as I can tell.... nope, there's no point! Star Citizen's out
there in 3.0 alpha version and good luck to you if you're in 'the
verse'. For me, it's such an ungodly managerial mess, "I just can't work
out what the hell it is."
Star Citizen 3.0 - what works - what doesn't
When architects make a building complex with grounds and parking areas
and facilities and paths and entry/exit points etc. they often dictate
where 'the humans' should be and how they should address the engineered
space. They call it design. They call it unified corporate vision. But
this is not how humans work. Line of Sight Gaming Architecture: this is
the key to folding together the various LS
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Quote of the day: UPDATE: Officials just declared Yemen "the worst cholera outbreak in human history." This, while mill...
Quote of the day: UPDATE: Officials just declared Yemen "the worst
cholera outbreak in human history." This, while millions of people face
starvation across the region. - Oxfam From Jenna Orkin Black Mothers
Keep Dying After Giving Birth. Shalon Irving's Story Explains Why The
U.S. Media Yesterday Suffered its Most Humiliating Debacle in Ages: Now
Refuses All Transparency Over What Happened Alumi
From Jenna Orkin UN warns of drug-resistant germ risk brewing in nature The UN warned Tuesday of a ticking time bomb of...
From Jenna Orkin UN warns of drug-resistant germ risk brewing in nature
The UN warned Tuesday of a ticking time bomb of drug-resistant germs
brewing in the natural environment, aided by humans dumping antibiotics
and chemicals into the water and soil. Tensions Escalate As Indian Drone
Crashes In China De-Dollarization Continues: China, Iran To Eliminate
Greenback From Bilateral Trade Blackwater F
From Jenna Orkin Bitcoin could cost us our clean-energy future Trump White House Weighing Plans for Private Spies to Co...
From Jenna Orkin Bitcoin could cost us our clean-energy future Trump
White House Weighing Plans for Private Spies to Counter “Deep State”
Enemies Rupert Murdoch Mansion "Burning Down" In LA Wildfire: NBC Al
Franken To Announce Resignation Tomorrow, Democratic Official Confirms
To those who demanded this: Be careful what you wish for. What Life Is
Like For A Million People In Puerto Rico Who Still
From Jenna Orkin Why Are American Farmers Killing Themselves in Record Numbers? US-Supplied Defense System Failed To In...
From Jenna Orkin Why Are American Farmers Killing Themselves in Record
Numbers? US-Supplied Defense System Failed To Intercept Houthi Missile
Attack On Saudi Capital Meet The Israeli Cyber-Weapons Dealer Paid
Millions By Governments To Hack Our Phones Two Islamist Militants Named
In Terrorist Plot To Assassinate UK Prime Minister Retired CIA Agent
Working With Blackwater Founder Claims H.R. McMas
From Jenna Orkin Mike Pence and Reince Priebus reportedly planned a coup to replace Trump after the 'Access Hollywood' ...
From Jenna Orkin Mike Pence and Reince Priebus reportedly planned a
coup to replace Trump after the 'Access Hollywood' tape video .
"Remakery" video . $600 Million Tax Breaks to Hedge Fund Managers Living
in Virgin Islands "For The First Time In Modern History" US Government
Debt Will Surpass Household Debt Meth Crisis In West Virginia - Overdose
Deaths Soar To Record High US Military Invests In
From Jenna Orkin Maduro Unveils "The Petro": Venezuela's Official Cryptocurrency To "Overcome Financial Blockade" Russi...
From Jenna Orkin Maduro Unveils "The Petro": Venezuela's Official
Cryptocurrency To "Overcome Financial Blockade" Russia, China, India
Unveil New Gold Trading Network What The Media Isn't Telling You About
the Indictment Of Mike Flynn "We're Getting Close To Military Conflict":
Sen. Graham Urges Evacuation Of Americans From South Korea Pentagon To
Deploy THAAD Anti-Missile Systems On West Coast T
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Hockey stick in blog stats this week
This week, the last three days in particular, this blog experienced
extra-high views. Top chart here shows hourly views from morning of
December 4 to evening of December 7. It started with 200+ views per
hour, then 400+/hour, later rising to 600+, peaked at 1,000+ views on
some hours. Viewers mostly came from France, Brazil and Belgium. Bottom
chart shows one month views, average of 300+/day, the
BWorld 167, Multilateral, bilateral, or unilateral liberalization
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last November 21, 2017. During
the ASEAN Summit + Related Summits in Manila, trade and the further
deepening of economic integration was among the major topics. There were
new initiatives as well as updates to existing negotiations at
multilateral and bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs). Here are some
of those old and new FTAs as reported in BusinessWorld
BWorld 166, US energy trading and implications for Asia and Philippines
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last November 16, 2017. Among the
global leaders who attended the ASEAN Summit 2017 this week in Manila
were the leaders of the US, China, Russia, Australia, and India. These
five countries are also the top five in having the world’s biggest coal
reserves and top five biggest coal producers. US President Trump in
particular emphasized his desire for “reciproc
Climate Tricks 63, The search for huge climate money in COP 23
Many if not all politicians and "planet saviours" from developed
countries during the UN COP meeting in 2009 or so were dishonest when
they pledged that their countries will give $100B/year to developing
countries starting 2020. Now the latter are asking, "where's our money?
Oodles of money?" And they demand further this week, "More money on top
of $100B/year." "In 2013, the World Economic Forum
BWorld 165, Airport transfers and tourism
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last November 10, 2017. Is there a
connection between tourism and the travel time to and from the
international airport and the city proper? I asked myself this question
while I was reading Eva Air’s inflight magazine en route to Houston,
Texas. I spent a total of 17 hours traveling — two hours from Manila to
Taiwan, a layover of one hour, and another 14 hour
Energy 103, The proposed Jamaica coalition in Germany -- before the collapse
Until middle of this month, there was still hope of a possible “Jamaica
coalition” in Germany – Black flag by CDU-CSU, Yellow by FDP and Green
by the Greens. I posted these thoughts and news liniks from November
18-20, 2017 in my fb wall, reposting them here. --------------- Before,
Merkel and CDU/CSU were chummy-chummy with Obama in the anti-coal, "save
the planet" drama. Then pro-coal, climate
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Jerusalem Recognition Stems From JFK's Murder
(Crypto Jew LBJ played critical role in assassination and cover-up) On
November 20, 1963, the US delegation at the UN called for the right of
displaced Palestinian Arabs to return to their homes in Israel and for
those who chose not to return, to be compensated. Nothing came of that
or of Kennedy's opposition to Israel acquiring nuclear weapons. A direct
line runs from JFK's assassination Nov 23,
Trump's Bully Roy Cohn
Donald Trump hosted a program called "The Apprentice" for 14 seasons.
Trump had a mentor himself, the gay Jewish mafia lawyer Roy Cohn
(1927-1986) who taught him to be a bully. This didn't work out for Cohn.
For our sake, hopefully, Trump has learned better. (Disclaimer- I know
Blumenthal worked for the Clintons but Roy Cohn's history is well
known.) A Short History of the Trump Family by Sydney
Jerusalem Move Designed to Create Chaos
(Jeffrey Epstein ran a blackmail operation for the Mossad.) The
recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital is part of a long-term plan
for Masonic Jewish (Illuminati, Communist) global hegemony. Trump's
gratuitous action has enraged the entire world , especially 1.8 billion
Muslims, or 25% of the world's population. Zionism versus Islam was
Albert Pike's prescription for World War Three. As we
DHS Plans Chemical / Biological Weapons Drill in January
Is this a test run for a future false flag [or secret attack] involving
biological /chemical weapons? "The project area is located only 470
feet north of Chilocco Creek , a vital part of the county's watershed.
KOCO in Oklahoma City reports that many people have called their
newsroom and sent messages, expressing their concern about the safety of
people living in the area." Related - Mainstream S
Sexual Harassment OverKill
(A chill falls over heterosexuals) Much as I enjoy seeing so many
liberal hacks flame out, a distinction should be made between predators
like Harvey Weinstein/Kevin Spacey, and the merely uncouth like Al
Franken/Charlie Rose. Only the former should lose their jobs. The latter
should be put on notice by employers. This latest campaign is part of
an orchestrated program to make heterosexuality a p
Profumo Affair Exposed Masonic Conspiracy
(Christine Keeler at 19. She died Tuesday at age 75.) The public
perception of the Profumo Affair does not correspond with reality.
Stephen Ward was a KGB agent. The scandal was designed to replace the
Macmillan government with one more receptive to the globalist agenda.
The "Profumo Affair" was staged by the KGB, along with the MI-6, CIA and
Mossad, the operating arms of the Illuminati. "It was
New in In These Times
Why the Sanders-Warren Plan for Puerto Rico Is a Model for Climate Legislation
Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren last week unveiled a bill
proposing the creation of a $146 billion “Marshall Plan” to recover and
repair the storm-ravaged economies in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands—by relieving the territories’ overwhelming debt and investing
heavily in low-carbon, storm-resilient economic development. As
Republicans all but abandon the guise of deficit haw
Leaked Photos Contradict Murray Energy CEO’s Claim of “Nothing To Do with” Rick Pe
“I DIDN'T HAVE ANY INVOLVEMENT” in the drafting of a controversial new
Department of Energy (DOE) rule subsidizing coal and nuclear plants,
energy executive Robert Murray told Greenwire in late November. “This
was done by the Trump administration. … I had nothing to do with it.” In
These Times has obtained photographs of a March 29 meeting between
Murray and Energy Secretary Rick Perry that call
Trump’s FCC Is About to Bid Farewell to the Internet as We Know It
On November 21, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman and
Trump appointee Ajit Pai announced that the agency will vote December 14
on whether to strike down 2015’s landmark net neutrality rules. If the
FCC leadership committee’s Republicans votes to overturn the rules, as
expected, telecommunication companies will be allowed to decide what
users can access on the internet—and how much
These Mainers Aren’t Ready To Give Up on Flipping Susan Collins’ Tax Vote
Welcome to Interviews for Resistance. We’re now several months into the
Trump administration, and activists have scored some important
victories in those months. Yet there is always more to be done, and for
many people, the question of where to focus and how to help remains. In
this series, we talk with organizers, agitators and educators, not only
about how to resist, but how to build a better w
What We Got Wrong When Covering the Bill Clinton Sexual Abuse Allegations
The Harvey Weinstein revelations have stirred up uncomfortable
questions about the past. On Nov. 10, 2017, MSNBC host Chris Hayes
(senior editor at In These Times from 2005 to 2006) tweeted : As gross
and cynical and hypocritical as the right’s “what about Bill Clinton”
stuff is, it’s also true that Democrats and the center left are overdue
for a real reckoning with the allegations against him. I
When Billionaires Battle for Public Office, Working People Always Lose
With dysfunction and political deadlock on the rise in Washington,
D.C., important policy fights have been pushed to the state and local
levels. And in a political environment already inundated in campaign
cash, big money has followed. So, too, has public discontent. Take the
case of Chicago. In a mid-September poll, two-thirds of Chicago voters
said that city government is seriously off track. J
New in Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
Chile: UFO Recorded in Cajón del Maipo
Source: Publimetro.cl and Planeta UFO Date: 12.5.2017 Article by Jaime L
Liencura Chile: UFO Recorded in Cajón del Maipo It happened on
Saturday, November 25 in Cajón del Maipo. it was past 2 am when a group
of at least ten people was in the dark on a sky watch, looking for this
sort of phenomena. At least four of them were distracted, whether making
coffee or sheltering from the cold inside thei
Mexico: Cab Driver Records UFO Over San Luis
Source: La Neta (www.lanetanoticias.com) and Planeta UFO Date:
12.04.2017 Article by Iván Gómez Mexico: Cab Driver Records UFO Over San
Luis Mankind appears not to be alone, judging by the presence of beings
from other planets who come to our own Earth for still unguessed-at
reasons. Recently, a taxicab driver became part of paranormal activity
as he returned from dropping off a fare at Villa Mer
Argentina: A "UFO Fleet" on the Shores of the Gualeguay River
Source: Planeta UFO and Noticiasvillaguay.com.ar Date: 11.24.2017
Argentina: A "UFO Fleet" on the Shores of Gualeguay A group of people
engaged in farmwork at a field on the banks of the Gualeguay River was
startled by the transit of several unidentified flying objects plowing
across the sky at high speed. Among the accidental witnesses to the
sighting was Yamil López Bantar, who told this news s
The Punta Cuevas UFO - A "Repeater"?
Luis Burgos from ICOU/FAO shares some intriguing photographs with us.
Was the Punta Cuevas UFO seen on two earlier occasions (Las Grutas,
January '75) and Caleta Olivia (1974)? That would place it among the
elite category of "repeaters" in the history of UFO study, which
includes the McMinnville UFO, which had also been reported during a
French saucer wave. Readers interested in the fascinating s
Unidentified Submarine Objects in Argentina - A Conspiracy?
Unidentified Submarine Objects in Argentina - A Conspiracy? By Luis
Burgos - "Ovnis Siglo XXI" © 2017 As a consequence of the tragic events
involving the submarine ARA San Juan on 15 November 2017, many people
have contacted us asking whether [the tragedy] could be related with an
aspect of our research. It need not be said that to insinuate any such
connection is extremely hazardous. Time will t
Spain: UFOs Over the Pyrenees - The Pusilibro Event (1977)
Source: PLANETA UFO (Argentina) and El Heraldo (Spain) Date: 11.22.2017
Spain: UFOs Over the Pyrenees - The Pusilibro Event (1977) Sightings
from Sierra Caballera in Huesca drew the attention of thousands
interested in extraterrestrial phenomena. The story of UFOs in the
Pyrenees is inextricably linked to the sightings at Pusilibro, a peak in
the Sierra Caballera (Huesca) which exerted a hypnotic
New in Land Destroyer
Look Who's Interfering: Tillerson's Thai Election Comment
December 10, 2017 (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - US Secretary of State Rex
Tillerson released a press statement regarding Thailand's National Day .
In it he expressed diplomatic greetings and well-wishing to the Thai
people, but failed to resist also expressing American exceptionalism -
stating, "we look forward to Thailand holding elections next year."
While the statement may seem rather innocuous at
ISIS Helps US Keep Military's Foot in Philippines' Door
December 7, 2017 ( Joseph Thomas - NEO ) - Current US ambassador to the
Philippines, Sung Kim, recently congratulated the Philippines' armed
forces and the US military for their successful completion of KAMANDAG, a
joint military exercise held for the first time this year. The US
embassy in the Philippines on its website noted that: KAMANDAG, which
will run until October 11, is an acronym for the
US Looks to Southeast Asia to Unleash its ISIS Hordes
November 26, 2017 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - Western think tanks have
been increasingly busy cultivating a narrative to explain the sudden and
spreading presence of militants linked or fighting under the banner of
the self-proclaimed "Islamic State" (ISIS) across Southeast Asia. This
narrative - these think tanks would have audiences believe - entails
militants fleeing Syria and Iraq, and entren
How Modern Empire Uses "Awards" to Keep Servants Loyal
November 21, 2017 ( Joseph Thomas - NEO ) - Nineteenth century French
military and political leader Napoléon Bonaparte once said, "a soldier
will fight long and hard for a bit of coloured ribbon," recognising a
fundamental aspect of human nature he readily exploited to bolster his
now famous campaigns of European conquest. Human beings value
recognition. Today, it drives the addictive nature of s
USAID and Wall Street: Conflicts, Coups, and Conquest
November 17, 2017 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - In 1928 when the US-based
United Fruit Company - now known as Chiquita Brands International -
faced labor issues in Columbia, it had at its disposal Colombian troops
which gunned down hundreds of strikers to maintain production and
profits. Ensuring that Columbia protected "American interests" was the
US State Department who hosted company representat
Confronting the Threat of Ethnic Bioweapons
November 30, 2017 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - The United States Air
Force's 59th Medical Wing's molecular biology branch recently was
revealed to have been collecting specifically Russian RNA and synovial
(connective) tissue samples, prompting fears in Russia of a possible US
directed ethnic-specific bioweapons program. TeleSUR's article, "
'Ethnic Bomb' Feared as US Air Force Confirms Collection
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Imagining and Communicating Nuclear War: Materially Inscribing the Irrational Symbol
Today's news is crowded with headlines on the escalation of nuclear
tensions with North Korea and increased volatility in the Middle East. A
nuclear crisis appears imminent and a conventional crisis of war seems
inevitable. REFLECTIONS ON HOW WE IMAGINE RISK and CRISIS This semester I
taught courses on crisis and risk communication. In these classes I
taught my students to think about risk and cr
End of Net Neutrality
In October, I posted about the crisis of the digital commons and the
future of democracy HERE:
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-crisis-of-digital-commons-and.html
Net neutrality is a key component of the digital commons and it is
under direct threat: see
https://www.savetheinternet.com/net-neutrality-what-you-need-know-now
ACTION IS NEEDED NOW! PLEASE call 1-202-418-1000 to reach the vo
Contaminated Mushrooms Out of Belarus
The following story was reported by Reuters. There are two interesting
aspects to this story. First, I find it astonishing and concerning that a
disaster that occurred in 1986 is still contaminating local flora and
fauna. This take on the story emphasizes the persistence and long-term
hazards associated with nuclear accidents. Radiocesium deposited in the
soil doesn't stay put but rather is bioac
Nuclear Fatigue and the New Paradigm of Radiation Protection/Exposure
Exposure to radiation is known to produce quite a few biological
effects, including fatigue, anemia, cancer, reduced sperm, and small
heads and brains in offspring, among other effects. Of course, the
battle is over how much and what forms of exposure produce specific
effects. There is a move now to eliminate the idea that any form of
increased exposure increases risks for these and other outcome
Public Banking and Sustainable Energy Development
In this blog I tend to focus on "critique" rather than recommending
specific solutions. That is a flaw in my focus that I'm trying to
rectify. I'm trying to rectify it by identifying solutions that will
help address catastrophic risks built into our infrastructures,
especially financial and military-energy infrastructures, by the limited
priorities and accountability of key decision-making instit
Catastrophic Risk
November 30, 2017 5:12 pm JST (Updated December 1, 2017 2:06 am JST)
Kobe Steel fraud delays Japan's plans to restart reactors. Asia Nikkei,
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Kobe-Steel-fraud-delays-Japan-s-plans-to-restart-reactors
Data falsification mess spreads to country's weakened electric
suppliers... Kansai Electric had said it uses Kobe Steel-made parts at
its nuclear facilities
New in Northern Reflections
Democracy And Pipelines
Andrew Nikiforuk believes that Canadian democracy is in trouble. The
most recent sign of that fact is the National Energy Board approval of
the Kinder Morgan pipeline: On Thursday the scandal-plagued federal
agency ruled that Kinder Morgan, a U.S. pipeline company that’s the
spawn of Enron (remember that tale of corporate corruption) doesn’t have
to comply with City of Burnaby bylaws. The board e
Worse Things Await
Michael Harris' contempt for Justin Trudeau keeps growing. He's
particularly ticked at Trudeau's response to the bonfire Trump has set
in the Middle East: Issuing timorous platitudes in response to Donald
Trump’s disastrous decision to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to
Jerusalem is not leadership. It’s abdication. Everyone understands the
need for expediency, diplomacy and practicality in ge
Republican Sellout
David Brooks understands what has happened to the Republican Party. He
used to be a Republican cheerleader. Today he can find nothing and no
one to cheer about -- because the Republican Party is now the Trumpian
Party. Trump keeps asking his party to betray what they have long stood
for. And they keep obliging him: First, he asked the party to swallow
the idea of a narcissistic sexual harasser an
The Sociopathic Corporation
The Paradise Papers -- like the Panama Papers before them -- have
revealed a stark fact: Corporations have run amok. Murray Dobbins writes
: Global corporations have become the greatest threat to the planet.
The deliberate starvation of government, climate change, grotesque
inequality, Dickensian working conditions, environmental degradation,
dwindling biodiversity, the slow (or not so slow) deat
No Special Relationships
When Theresa May criticized Donald Trump for tweeting British
anti-Muslim propaganda, Trump took to Twitter : “Theresa@theresamay,
don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism
that is taking place within the United Kingdom,” the US president
tweeted on Wednesday evening. “We are doing just fine!” But, in what has
become Standard Trumpian Operating Procedure, Trump sent th
One For The Record Books
Robert Kuttner has an interesting op-ed in this morning's New York
Times . Trumpworld, he writes , is controlled by what are
euphemistically called "financial engineers:" This is an administration
run by and for financial engineers. The president’s policies have sought
to gut what remains of the Dodd-Frank Act and other legislation that
protects consumers from financial wrongdoing, most recently
New in Northerntruthseeker
It was a small thing, perhaps, but I cut NT from my daily recap because I tired of editing out diatribes against Jews. I am no fan of Israel, which emulates the horrors attributed to the European Holocaust upon Palestinians in Occupied Palestine. But I draw the line at generalizing 'Jews' when I know in fact of Jews who oppose Israeli policy. (Not that my own country, Canada, does not continue policies which end up harming 'natives', another ethnic oppression.)
Yet we are congenial acquaintances on Disqus. Go figure.
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, December 10th, 2017
Sunday once again, and after one of the tumultuous weeks ever for
myself and others in the real truth movement, it is time once again for
my usual weekly rant.. OK, WHAT else can be said about that disgusting
Jew dick sucking and swallowing freaking fool that occupies the American
White House, Donald Drumpf? Honestly, I am sick and tired of still
seeing a few idiots out there, especially some who
President Drumpf Sells Out To His Jewish Controllers: Mr Trump, Jerusalem Is NOT The Capital Of Biblical Israel!
I
have been as stunned as everyone else has been over the last few days
by the pure arrogance and stupidity of the criminal US President, Donald
Drumpf, and his biggest bone headed stupid move as President since he
was put into that office back in January of this year.... I am of course
talking about his handing over of the city of Jerusalem to the Jewish
scumbags that have illegally been occupyin
Northerntruthseeker On Renegade Broadcasting Last Night... Link To That Show, And My Own Assessment
OK,
I was indeed on Renegade Broadcasting last night... AND for those who
missed the show, but want the link, here it is for them to listen to
here:
http://renegadebroadcasting.com/shows/charles/TruthHertz-2017-12-07.mp3
Now, for my own assessment... I sounded pretty good (hopefully) and it
was a very good show that flowed rather decently.. Charles Giuliani is
an absolutely great host and we did c
Northerntruthseeker On Renegade Broadcasting Tonight
I
just got in after a hectic day and have little time to inform
everyone... But in about 12 minutes, at 7PM CST (8PM EST) I will be on
Renegade Broadcasting on Charles Giuliani's show.... The link is
www.renegadebroadcasting.com and go to the live feed.. I feel terrible
that I did not have the time earlier to get this out, but hopefully some
people will be able to listen live or at least via the a
Infamy:
76 Years Ago Today, Japan Attacked America At Pearl Harbor - Facts Show
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Provoked The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor!
Yes,
it is December 7th, and today marks the 76th anniversary of that
fateful day when the Japanese Imperial Navy (IJN) launched some 351
aircraft in two waves on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Oahu
Island, Hawaii.... The attack sunk or heavily damaged some dozen major
American combat vessels, destroyed some 200 aircraft on the ground, and
killed over 2400 Americans on the island of Oahu
Back To My Roots Once Again: Exposing The Fraud Of The Apollo Moon Landings
I
always get the odd comment or email ever so often asking WHY I continue
to put up articles at this blog concerning what I see as one of the
biggest frauds in all of our history... I am of course talking about
NASA's infamous and most phoney Apollo Moon Landings of 1968-1972.... A
lot of the comments thrown my way ask me WHY I am willing to somehow
'risk my credibility' by continuing to attack NA
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