Tuesday, January 09, 2018

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UnHerd Elsewhere: The EU’s ridiculous business regulations and how the march for equality will not be stopped

Geoff Heath-Taylor at Blog Posts – Page Array – UnHerd - 13 hours ago
The post UnHerd Elsewhere: The EU’s ridiculous business regulations and how the march for equality will not be stopped appeared first on UnHerd.

So Donald Trump went to a college football game in Atlanta last night. Didn't go well.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 13 hours ago
They locked down @MBStadium for @realDonaldTrump an hour ago and myself and a thousand fans have been waiting in the rain to get in. Let’s just say there were plenty of boos when Trump arrived pic.twitter.com/6XIr8YO5gO — Andy Scholes (@AndyScholesCNN) January 8, 2018 And that was just the football fans. At least one of the players shared a similar sentiment. Alabama RB Bo Scarbrough yells “F— Trump” before tonight’s title game. pic.twitter.com/RhuhRyNFHh — Sporting News (@sportingnews) January 9, 2018 So finally Trump was safely inside the stadium, and all eyes were on him while ... more »

State Dept. Announces World's Top 10 Religious Persecutors

Dave Bohon at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: state-dept-announces-worlds-top-10-religious-persecutors] The State Department has released its top 10 list of the world's worst religious persecutors.

CONCERNING THE 48,000: Enslaved people built Detroit!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2018Part 2—The living upstaged by the dead:* On the one hand, Professor Tiya Miles strikes us as unusually decent and smart. Very much so, we'd be inclined to say again and again. On December 10, we formed that judgment as we watched her 68 minute-long book event on C-Span. The event had been taped on October 8 in a book store in Detroit. C-Span's synopsis says this: Professor Tiya Miles talked about her book The Dawn of Detroit, in which she examines the role that slavery played in the early history of Detroit. Say what? Slavery played a role in Detroit's ear... more »

Donald Trump Named Top Global Oppressor of the Press

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 13 hours ago
*U.S. News Media No Longer Allowed to Lick Their Own Balls* The *Committee to Protect Journalists* has named Donald Trump winner of its “Overall Achievement in Undermining Global Press Freedom” in its “Press Oppressors” awards. The CPJ named Trump as the leader who most undermined press freedoms in 2017, despite the fact numerous other world leaders actually work to block the free press in their countries. "While previous U.S. presidents have each criticized the press to some degree, they have also made public commitments to uphold its essential role in democracy, at home and abroad... more »

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Tommaso Dorigo at Science 2.0 blogs - 13 hours ago
The title of this post is the password code required to connect to my wireless network at home. The service, provided by the Italian internet provider Fastweb, has been discontinued as I moved to Padova from Venice, so you can't really do much with the code itself. On the other hand, it should give you hints on a couple of things. read more

A Dubious Patriotism:: On Accommodating Reality

Fred Reed at - 13 hours ago
Methinks that, for the good of the country, it is time that the “Alt-Right,” those bitterly hostile to our Latin-America population, stop and think. There is a difference between opposing further immigration, a good idea, and constantly attacking American citizens. … Continue reading →

Russia to respond after massive drone attack hits Syrian base

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Irrespective of any possible US role, the attack further confirms that the Syrian war is not over and that the Russians still have a fight on their hands More The post Russia to respond after massive drone attack hits Syrian base appeared first on The Duran.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’s net worth rockets past $105 billion!

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Jeff Bezos is now worth more than Microsoft founder Bill Gates ever was. More The post Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’s net worth rockets past $105 billion! appeared first on The Duran.

Chinese develop a car that you can unlock with your face

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Autodriving, innovative "3-minute battery swap" concept and affordability add competitive challenge to premium EV maker Tesla Motors More The post Chinese develop a car that you can unlock with your face appeared first on The Duran.

Former Google engineer suing internet giant: “White, male conservatives are systematically discriminated against by Google”

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
James Damore sues Google for discriminating against conservative white men. More The post Former Google engineer suing internet giant: “White, male conservatives are systematically discriminated against by Google” appeared first on The Duran.

New FBI texts show massive hatred for Trump and Fox News: “Megyn Kelly looks HORRIBLE” and Chris Wallace a “turd”

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Newly released Peter Strzok text messages show massive anti-Trump bias at the FBI. More The post New FBI texts show massive hatred for Trump and Fox News: “Megyn Kelly looks HORRIBLE” and Chris Wallace a “turd” appeared first on The Duran .

Why Oprah would make a horrible US President (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Neo-liberal left goes giddy over Oprah 2020. More The post Why Oprah would make a horrible US President (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

BREAKING: Drones used in attack on Russia’s bases “could only be shipped from US”

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Russian Defence Ministry claims US reconnaissance aircraft detected patrolling Mediterranean during drone attack More The post BREAKING: Drones used in attack on Russia’s bases “could only be shipped from US” appeared first on The Duran.

Trump’s Twitter attack against Pakistan has escalated into severing $1.3 billion in aid — and it could backfire

Shubham Ghosh at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The Americans did not take strong action against Pakistan when it mattered. Today, Islamabad has alternative allies to fall back on after Trump’s rant. More The post Trump’s Twitter attack against Pakistan has escalated into severing $1.3 billion in aid — and it could backfire appeared first on The Duran.

Text messages between FBI Russiagate investigators prompts Congressional inquisition

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Congressional committees investigate FBI agents leaking information to news media regarding Trump investigation More The post Text messages between FBI Russiagate investigators prompts Congressional inquisition appeared first on The Duran.

President Trump’s Fundamentally Flawed Africa Policy

Lawrence FREEMAN at OrientalReview.org - 13 hours ago
The U.S., along with the other Western powers, virtually abandoned the nations of Africa as soon as they had overthrown their colonial masters. The post President Trump’s Fundamentally Flawed Africa Policy appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Trump and the National Anthem: Let's start the day with Newt Gingrich who puts everything in perspective...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 14 hours ago
*because do you really care what a bunch of lefty malcontents think?* Seriously - if Trump cured cancer tomorrow the libtards would complain that cancer doctors were being put out of business. *Confirmation Bias: *is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses. It is a type of cognitive bias and a systematic error of inductive reasoning. People display this bias when they gather or remember information selectively, or when they interpret it in a biased way. The effect is stronger for emotionally... more »

California volunteers rescue bear cub found in dumpster with no fur

White Wolf at White Wolf - 14 hours ago
There is an amazing story of survival thanks to volunteers up and down the state of California. Last month, some good Samaritans found a strange looking creature in a dumpster. It turned out to be a female California black bear cub, but she was suffering from serious mange and had lost most of her fur, so she was almost white. A concerned animal lover took the cub to the Bear League in Lake Tahoe where she got a week of emergency medical care that saved her life. Then volunteers for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife drove the cub to a licensed bear facility called ... more »

Suquamish Water Protector Speaks out for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women at Golden Globe Awards

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 14 hours ago
Actress Shailene Woodley brought Calina Lawrence, a member of the Suquamish Nation in Washington state, to the Golden Globes. Lawrence advocates for Native Treaty Rights, the Water is Life movement and the #NoLNG253 campaign led by the Puyallup Tribe. In 2016, Woodley supported the first Native youth runners to Washington, as the Standing Rock resistance to Dakota Access Pipeline began, and

A Freak Accident of Chemistry Destroyed Russia's Aircraft-Killer Submarine

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * A real tragedy. *Kursk had suffered two massive explosions and sank in 354 feet of water at a twenty-degree vertical angle. An explosion had ripped through the front of the hull, tearing a terrible gash along the upper bow. Still, at least twenty-three of the 118 crew had survived the sinking, as a note penned by one of the ship’s senior officers, Lt. Capt. Dmitri Kolesnikov, indicated. The note was dated exactly two hours after the initial explosion. Rescue efforts by Russian—and later British and Norwegian—teams failed to rescue the survivors.* I... more »

Swedish gov’t rescinds grant for fish-plastics researcher

Alison McCook at Retraction Watch - 14 hours ago
The Swedish government has terminated a four-year grant to a researcher at Uppsala University recently found guilty of misconduct — and, in a first, has also banned him from applying for grants for another two years. A representative of the Swedish Research Council told us that it is “very rare” for the body to rescind […] The post Swedish gov’t rescinds grant for fish-plastics researcher appeared first on Retraction Watch.

Water Protector Convicted of Felony, in Action for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 14 hours ago
Press Release: First Trial from Red Dress Action Results in Conviction Posted on January 4, 2018 Rodrick Joe in court today in Morton County, with his attorney Amanda Harris (seated) By Water Protector Legal Collective Censored News MANDAN, North Dakota: The first of the trials from the November 15, 2106 action in commemoration of missing and murdered indigenous women concluded

China Leads the Way to Total Surveillance "Stable" Societies

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 14 hours ago
When "deep learning" is entirely "data driven:" Smart technology backed by artificial intelligence will be a tool to assist the police forces of the future. Chinese IT and telecoms giant Huawei says its Safe Cities technology has already helped Kenya bring down urban crime rates. But who's a criminal? In China, documents for the Police Cloud project unearthed by Human Rights Watch list "petitioners" - people who complain to the government about perceived injustices - as potential targets of surveillance, along with anyone who "undermines stability" or has "extreme thoughts." Other d... more »

Vermilion Teacher escorted out of school board meeting in handcuffs

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 14 hours ago
Cuffs, really? This is what happens in Louisiana when you ask about the superintendent's $38,000 raise.

Security In Iraq, Jan 1-7, 2018

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
The start of the new year did not change the improved security situation in Iraq. The number of incidents creeped up, but were still low compared to much of 2017, and there were relatively few casualties. During the 1st week of January 2018 there were 71 incidents recorded. That was the highest amount since 79 reported from November 15-21. That was mostly due to an uptick in activity by the Islamic State in Baghdad with 26 incidents and Diyala with 15. After that there were 9 incidents in Kirkuk, 7 in Ninewa, 6 in Anbar, 5 in Salahaddin, 2 in Basra, and 1 in Babil. Still this wa... more »

This Day In Iraqi History – Jan 9

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
1916 Battle of Sheikh Saad ended with British beating the Ottomans 1917 Battle of Mohammed Abdul Hassan between Ottomans and British 1917 British began assault upon Khadairi Bend fort 1959 Gen Qasim blocked Communists’ application to be recognized as political party 1990 Iraq opened 2nd oil pipeline with Saudi Arabia 1991 Sec of State Baker met with Iraq For Min Aziz and failed to end Kuwait crisis 1991 Bush sent Baker to Baghdad to convince people he was trying all options to resolve Kuwait crisis 1991 Baker warned Iraq not use to use WMD in u...more »

Dr. Strangelove Indeed: Trump Promotes Offensive Use of Nuclear Weapons

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 14 hours ago
President Trump promotes "flexible use of nuclear weapons": In shift from Obama policy, Trump plans flexible use of nuclear weapons, including low-yield arms. (2018, January 8). Kyodo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/01/08/world/politics-diplomacy-world/shift-obama-policy-trump-plans-flexible-use-nuclear-weapons-including-low-yield-arms/#.WlTENnlG3cc WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will adopt a policy allowing the flexible use of nuclear weapons through the new Nuclear Posture Review to be unveiled as early as February, according to congressiona... more »

Lyndon LaRouche—If Money Has No Intrinsic Value, What Does?

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
Video of B9UaBw4uhhg Running for the 2004 presidential nomination, Lyndon LaRouche delivered the following remarks in 2003 about the fakery of the intrinsic value of money. Yes, you need money, but its not the basis for real value in a human economy. So what is? Until we understand the answer to that question, our economies, across the planet, in all countries, will continue to fail us.

Macron in Xi'an: China Has "Accomplished a Dream!" The World Must Join In

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20180109-macron-in-xian.pdf French Pres. Emmanuel Macron began his three-day state visit to China yesterday, in Xi-An, gateway city on the ancient Silk Road, where he praised today's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), saying that China "has accomplished a dream." Speaking of the ancient Silk Road as a treasure of civilization, he lauded China for reinventing it. China has reactivated the realm of the imagination, he said. France and China both have to work together on the future; and Europe should do the same. In terms of economics, Macron said that, in the mid... more »

NEI-Funded Research Suggests Repetitive Strain From Eye Movement May Play a Role in Glaucoma

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 14 hours ago
https://speciality.medicaldialogues.in/nei-funded-research-suggests-repetitive-strain-from-eye-movement-may-play-a-role-in-glaucoma/ Advertisements

Heart benefit of moderate drinking greater in wealthy people

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 14 hours ago
https://speciality.medicaldialogues.in/heart-benefit-of-moderate-drinking-greater-in-wealthy-people/

Music therapy may help ease depression

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 14 hours ago
https://speciality.medicaldialogues.in/music-therapy-may-help-ease-depression/

How Zika infection drives fetal demise

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 14 hours ago
https://speciality.medicaldialogues.in/how-zika-infection-drives-fetal-demise/

New Atopic Dermatitis Yardstick provides practical guidance and management insights

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 14 hours ago
https://speciality.medicaldialogues.in/new-atopic-dermatitis-yardstick-provides-practical-guidance-and-management-insights/

Scientists uncover why sauna bathing is good for your health

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 14 hours ago
https://speciality.medicaldialogues.in/scientists-uncover-why-sauna-bathing-is-good-for-your-health/

WHO prequalifies breakthrough vaccine for typhoid

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 14 hours ago
https://speciality.medicaldialogues.in/who-prequalifies-breakthrough-vaccine-for-typhoid/

How Not to Talk About Suicide

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 14 hours ago
There’s a right and a wrong way to do it. When Logan Paul, a YouTube vlogger with more than 15 million subscribers, posted a video to his channel showing the body of a man who had died by suicidein Japan’s Aokigahara … Continue reading →

7 Signs The Universe Is Trying To Show You Something Through Synchronicity.

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 14 hours ago
Synchronicity is a term coined by famous psychologist, Carl Jung. It is the appearance of “meaningful coincidences” in your life that are unlikely, ironic and sometimes very helpful. This phenomenon is a “wink” from the universe, a sign of your intuition and connectedness. If you’ve been … Continue reading →

This Is The Smartest Kid In The World And He Thinks CERN Destroyed Our Universe

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 14 hours ago
Our universe is a miracle which is beyond our comprehension. However much we advance through science and begin to unravel the mysteries of the world, the more we get confused and messed up in them. No human can be said … Continue reading →

Blocked and confused

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
Maine public school teacher Lisa Savage (Solon) was blocked yesterday from Tweeting with State Rep. Jennifer DeChant (D-Bath). Lisa tried to tweet the photo of the snow creatures on the bridge over the Kennebec River in Skowhegan. You can see what Lisa wrote about it *here* Also on Sunday I was sending an article to many members of the Maine legislature and the one I sent to State Sen. Eloise Vitelli (D-Arrowsic) was blocked. Sen. Vitelli is the co-sponsor of the bill to give $60 million of corporate welfare to the General Dynamics Corporation that is being written by Rep. DeCh... more »

Weaponized "hobby" drones take a toll of Russian aircraft in Syria

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 15 hours ago
Twice last August, and again in October, I mentioned that Islamist militants were 'weaponizing' hobby-type drones and using them as weapons in the Middle East, and that such drones would probably pose a threat in the US soon. A spirited debate ensued in the comments sections of those posts, with some proclaiming loudly that this was technically impossible. Unfortunately, no-one told the militants that: so they've continued to rack up successes using their modified drones, most recently several Russian strike aircraft and two of their servicemen. Following a deadly attack on Russ... more »

Tuesday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 15 hours ago
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Tom Parkin writes that job numbers inflated by part-time employment shouldn't distract us from the consumer debt and wage stagnation which are living more and more people with precarious financial situations. Ben Leubsdorf reports on the recognition by members of the American Economic Association that upper-income and corporate tax cuts won't lead to any meaningful economic improvements. Jeffrey Jones and Jacqueline Nelson take a look at the pile of dead capital already sitting around unused in Canada. And the Star's editorial board endorses... more »

Top MLM hemp oil rep posts on MY page that I’ve been murdered & then pushes their line. #NoShame

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 15 hours ago
I haven’t taken a day off in over three years unless you count being evacuated for one or two hurricanes that hit our house on a barrier island. I know. It’s first world problems, but not having a day off in three years can nearly kill you. Trust me. And so, I decided to take

SupGaleano 'Trump, Ockham’s Razor, Schrodinger’s Cat, and the Cat-Dog'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 15 hours ago
Photo SupGaleano (Marcos) in Sonora by Brenda Norrell Trump, Ockham’s Razor, Schrodinger’s Cat, and the Cat-Dog By Sup Galeano Once again good morning, afternoon, evening, middle-of-the-night.Perhaps some of you [alguna, alguno, algunoa] remember that the late SupMarcos insisted that the capitalist system cannot be understood without the concept of war. Supposing, of course, that it is

Billionaire Tom Steyer proclaims that "My fight is to remove Donald Trump from office and from power."

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 15 hours ago
Billionaire activist Tom Steyer: "My fight is in removing Donald Trump from office and from power—and that starts with taking the House back in 2018." https://t.co/YKe2bm1GPF pic.twitter.com/sc5eKr2xdt — ABC News (@ABC) January 8, 2018 Courtesy of Politico: *Tom Steyer, the Democratic hedge fund manager-turned-activist, won’t run for either senator or governor of California in 2018, instead investing $30 million in an effort to flip the House, he told reporters on Monday. * *“My fight is not just in California, my fight is in removing Donald Trump from office, and from power,” sai... more »

Wilson’s Fourteen Points

Brian Farmer at rss - 15 hours ago
[image: wilsons-fourteen-points] To take a lead in surrender negotiations to end the “Great War” with Germany, President Woodrow Wilson proposed his Fourteen Points.

Drone Attack Russia/Syria- US Spy Aircraft Present During Attack

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 15 hours ago
*Sputnik Breaking News: * image from sputnik The US Navy's Boeing P-8 Poseidon was on a patrol mission in the area between the Russian Hmeimim airbase and Tartus naval base in Syria when militants attempted to attack the facilities using 13 drones, the ministry revealed on Tuesday. *"… This forces us to take a fresh look at the strange coincidence that, during the attack of UAV terrorists on Russian military facilities in Syria, the Navy reconnaissance aircraft Poseidon was on patrol over the Mediterranean Sea for more than 4 hours at an altitude of 7 thousand meters, between Tar... more »

Editor's Note

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
Stuck in meetings this morning. Blogging will return at 13:00 EST. *Update 15:55 EST*: Under the weather today. Military and Intelligence News Briefs and World News Briefs will not be posted today (but they will be tomorrow). For the rest of today/tonight it will just be regular blog posts.

Will Oprah Winfrey heal America's divisions?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 15 hours ago
https://youtu.be/-1sWsn1Q8lk Oprah Winfrey - "And they just have to die!" Feeling the healing? Don't expect the mainstream media to mention that comment should Oprah Winfrey run for President. The BBC will cheerlead for her all the way.

German coalition negotiators agree to scrap 2020 climate target – sources

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Patsy Lacey BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s would-be coalition partners have agreed to drop plans to lower carbon dioxide emissions by 40 percent from 1990 levels by 2020, sources familiar with negotiations said on Monday — a potential embarrassment for Chancellor Angela Merkel. Due to strong economic growth […]

BBC Accepts Lord Lawson’s Climate Complaint

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood The BBC have been forced to retract one of their blatantly false claims about climate change, following a complaint by the GWPF: London, 9 January: The BBC have accepted Lord Lawson’s complaint that they made a serious factual error in claiming that reindeers were in “steep decline” because of climate […]

Is Arctic Warming Influencing UK’s Extreme Weather?

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood WUWT covered this story last week: From the UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN, where they are trying to make the North Atlantic Oscillation bend to their will part of climate change. Severe snowy weather in winter or extreme rains in summer in the UK might be influenced by warming trends in the Arctic, according […]

As Flies To A Dung Heap

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 16 hours ago
Sometimes, the best and the brightest -- as David Halberstam proved in his seminal book on the Vietnam War -- do not always turn out as advertised. But, Paul Krugman writes, Donald's Trump's men are the worst and the dumbest: When the V.S.G.[Very Stable Genius] moved into the White House, he brought with him an extraordinary collection of subordinates — and I mean that in the worst way. Some of them are already gone, like Michael Flynn, who Trump appointed national security adviser despite questions swirling even back then about his foreign ties, and who last month pleaded guilty ... more »

The Duran’s Peter Lavelle goes on The Jimmy Dore Show: Connects the dots between Ukraine, Manafort and Russiagate (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 16 hours ago
Exposing more mainstream media lies. More The post The Duran’s Peter Lavelle goes on The Jimmy Dore Show: Connects the dots between Ukraine, Manafort and Russiagate (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

The Use of Religion in China's Annexation Drive

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 16 hours ago
*Store near Guguan* BBC Monitoring forwarded a translation of a China owned Hong Kong paper's commentary on independence and Taiwan... By BBC Monitoring On 30 December 2017, China-owned Hong Kong daily Ta Kung Pao ran an article by commentator Chin Lin-yuan, regarding Taiwan's attempt to "promote cultural independence" for the island. .... According to the author, economy, trade and culture play a vital part in maintaining cross-Strait ties. Over the years, cross-Strait economic and trade interactions have been "smooth and successful." Today, great efforts should be made to enha... more »

Accusations of ”false claims” in anti-global warming paper unresolved after three years

Victoria Stern at Retraction Watch - 16 hours ago
Three years after receiving a complaint about extensive plagiarism and major errors in an anti-global warming paper, Elsevier says it’s still reviewing the allegations. In 2014, readers complained to the Elsevier journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews about plagiarism and technical flaws in a 2013 paper questioning mainstream climate change science. When we first began […] The post Accusations of ”false claims” in anti-global warming paper unresolved after three years appeared first on Retraction Watch.

The Pentagon Wants Its Light Infantry Soldiers To Be Able To Control Swarms Of 250 Or More Drones On The Battlefield

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
*Army Times:** Drone swarm tactics get tryout for infantry to use in urban battlespace* The science fiction-sounding goal: Put an autonomous robot swarm of 250 or more drones under the control of light infantry soldiers or Marines to do complex tasks on the urban battlefield. Competitors are now tackling that goal in a multi-stage event announced late last year by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Events called Sprinters are intended to develop “offensive swarm-enabled tactics” for these emerging technologies. Swarm drone technology already exists. In 2016, the Defens... more »

Steve Bannon's sad little semi-apology did not impress the Donald.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 16 hours ago
Courtesy of Politico: *Steve Bannon, like his onetime brother-in-arms President Donald Trump, is known as someone whose instinct is to double down, not kiss up. * *That made his belated attempt on Sunday to de-escalate mounting tension with the commander-in-chief — who has been publicly and privately raging about his former chief strategist all week — notable to many of his allies, one of whom called it a “huge step for Steve, one of the most stubborn people on Earth.” * *But inside the White House, Bannon's 297-word statement of contrition about comments he made in Michael Wolf... more »

US, UK ‘failed’ to destabilize Iran through recent protests – Supreme Leader

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that the United States and the United Kingdom had “failed” to create unrest in Iran during recent mass protests in the country. “Once again, the nation tells the US, Britain, and those who seek to overthrow the Islamic Republic of Iran from abroad that ‘you’ve failed, and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Egypt’s Naval Expansion Strategy Amid a Complex Geopolitical Environment

Al-Masdar News at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
Egypt’s geographical position endowed the country with a relatively large maritime space, and the control over one of the most important water passages in the world; the Suez Canal. This key position entails a double approach reconciling economic interests and security threats in the Mediterranean and Red Sea. The emerging challenges in the Middle East […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Syrian Army severs main road leading between two cities in Idlib with fire control

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:37 P.M.) – Amid ongoing battles between the Syrian Arab Army and jihadist-led militias in the eastern countryside of Idlib province, government forces have severed the main road linking two key cities in the region with fire control. Moments ago, reports from military-affiliated confirmed that the main road between the rebel-held cities of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Syrian Army seizes highly-prized jihadist-held town in northeast Hama amid new offensive

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:23 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitaries have seized a highly-prized town from the control of Al-Qaeda-linked militants in the northeastern countryside of Hama province amid an a new and rapidly expanding offensive operation in the region. Moments ago, sources exclusive to Al-Masdar News confirmed that the strategic town of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Video: How Syrian Army sent food supplies to besieged soldiers in rural Damascus

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:20 P.M.) – For almost two weeks, up to 200 Syrian Army soldiers have been besieged by Islamist rebels who attacked the Vehicle Base in Harasta suburb in east Damascus before the blockade was lifted two days ago. During that time, dozens of Army troops were killed and wounded while fighting off the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: 12 towns fall to the Syrian Army in east Idlib as elite forces aim to encircle key city and airbase

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:42 P.M.) – Elite Syrian troops have made another cascade of major gains in the eastern countryside of Idlib province, capturing some twelve settlements over the last 12 hours en-route to a key city and its nearby airbase. Amid what clearly appears to be a total collapse of jihadist defenses, assault units of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Latest battle map update from Idlib

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:05 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has captured several towns in southern Idlib, today, leaving them within 5 km of the strategic Abu Dhuhour Military Airport. Led by their elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian Army began the day by capturing four towns from Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and their allies. Since then, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Pictures: ISIS conducts Vietnam-style insurgency against Kurdish forces in east Syria

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – ISIS-linked media has released new photos of recent battles between Islamic State terrorists and Syrian Collation-led forces (of which Kurdish until forma a major part) in the country’s east. The last month has witnessed heavy clashes in the east Syrian province of Deir Ezzor – namely along the eastern shore […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russian military boosts qualified Syrian sappers to demine war-ravaged country

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
Russian servicemen have trained another group of Syrian combat engineers to clear the areas in the country liberated from terrorists. A total of 93 Syrian servicemen passed the fast-track exercise, TASS reported from the graduation ceremony for the course participants at the International Mine Action Center. The training program aims to prepare combat engineers in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Houthi forces shoot down Saudi warplane in Yemen (video)

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:15 P.M.) – The Houthi forces shot down a Saudi warplane in northern Yemen, Monday, after it was seen flying over their positions in the eastern countryside of the Sana’a Governorate. According to the official media wing of the Houthi forces, their air defense units shot down the Saudi F-15 with an anti-aircraft […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Syrian Army launches second phase of Idlib offensive as southwest Aleppo front explodes into action

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:27 P.M.) – Forces of the Syrian Arab Army have kicked-off the second phase of their greater Idlib strategic operation, attacking jihadist-led militias from a new front en-route to the Abu Duhur military airport. Moments ago, military-affiliated sources informed Al-Masdar News that assault units of the Syrian Arab Army began a powerful attack […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkey will launch offensive to capture Kurdish enclave in northwest Aleppo – Erdogan

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday during a parliamentary address to his party that Turkish the military will continue its Euphrates Shield operation in Syria’s Afrin and Manbij regions. In 2016, Turkey launched its Euphrates Shield Operation in Syria, aimed at the elimination of Daesh terrorists in the northern part of the country. In […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russia repels attack by 13 ‘militant’ drones on military facilities (video)

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 P.M.) – Russia says its military repelled an attack by 13 “militant” drones on its Khmeimim Air Base and Tartus naval facility in Syria on Saturday. In a statement, the Russian Ministry of Defence said its forces had detected ten drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), approaching its air base in Lakatia […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Senior Hamas official reportedly assassinated in Gaza

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – A senior Hamas official has been allegedly assassinated in the Gaza Strip, today, the Al-Quds News Network reported this afternoon. According to the Al-Quds report, ‘Imad Al-Alami was shot in the head while traveling through Gaza City this morning. Prior to his assassination, Al-Alami was the head of the Hamas […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army keeps rolling in southern Idlib, 4 towns captured

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their offensive in the southern countryside of Idlib, today, targeting the last jihadist-held towns located south of the Abu Dhuhour Military Airport. Backed by heavy artillery and Russian airstrikes, the Syrian Army’s Tiger Forces captured four more towns from the jihadist rebels of Hay’at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Syrian Army kicks-off surprise offensive in northeast Hama, capturing town from Turkistani militants

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:02 P.M.) – Syrian troops have reactivated operations against jihadist-led militias in northeastern Hama province – a front that has laid dormant for almost one month – capturing one town right off the bat. According to military-affiliated sources, moments ago, assault units of the Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitaries attacked Turkistani (ethnic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

When Will Señor Trumpanzee Win His Nobel Peace Prize?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
You know Jonathan Swan we be denounced by the orange orangutan for his first hand Axios report on the fake president’s incredible shrinking schedule. Maybe Swan will will a Trumpanzee Media Award for it. Apparently, Señor T is staying in his private playpen longer-- ’til 11AM these days. No one is complaining either. He is also “holding far fewer meetings, according to copies of his private schedule shown to Axios. This is largely to meet Trump’s demands for more ‘Executive Time,’ which almost always means TV and Twitter time alone in the residence, officials tell us. The schedules... more »

BROOKS: TRUMP IS CRAZY, USELESS, AND APPROACHING DEMENTIA -- BUT HIS ENEMIES ARE THE REAL PROBLEM

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
*The New York Times* has three conservative op-ed columnists who identify as anti-Trump, and judging from his latest column, David Brooks -- who's generally believed to be the most moderate of the three -- is the one likeliest to end 2018 as an unabashed Trump backer. Ross Douthat still thinks it would be appropriate to remove Trump from office by means of the 25th Amendment, although he knows that's politically impossible; Bret Stephens wants the 25th invoked to head off a nuclear war. Brooks? He assures us that Trump isn't debilitated at all, or, y'know, not *really.* Let me st... more »

Wealth in Congress

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 16 hours ago
With the branches of government in Washington all coming up with their own versions of how best to tax Americans and the resulting analyses which frequently show that wealthier Americans will benefit from the proposed changes to the tax code, a recent analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) becomes particularly pertinent In this analysis, CPR analysts looked at the personal disclosure data filed by all members of Congress for the year 2015 (the latest year for which all data is available) and have compiled a list of the wealthiest and least wealthy members of both the ... more »

Why the CO2 “heat trapping” or Greenhouse “blanket” model is wrong

Scottish-Sceptic at Scottish Sceptic - 16 hours ago
If you look at any explanation of the “Greenhouse effect” you will undoubtedly find it explained in simple terms as CO2 acting to “trap heat” in the atmosphere like a blanket. That is provably false and this article explains why. … Continue reading →

Top Secret U.S. Spy Satellite Is Lost After Launch

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
*NPR:* *U.S. Spy Satellite Reportedly 'Write Off' After Failing To Reach Orbit* A top-secret multi-billion dollar U.S. spy satellite launched from Cape Canaveral on Sunday reportedly failed to separate from the upper stage of its SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and never reached orbit. The technology website Ars Technica cites one source as saying the "the payload fell back to Earth along with the spent upper stage of the Falcon 9 rocket." The satellite, code-named Zuma, appears to be "a write-off," according to a source quoted by Reuters. *Read more* .... *More News On A Top Secret U.S... more »

Son Of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Brags At A Strip Club That His Father Arranged A $20 Billion Gas Deal

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
Benjamin Netanyahu said his son Yair had "no input" in the gas deal involving Kobi Maimon *Newsweek*: *Secret Tape Reveals Netanyahu's Son Drunk Outside A Strip Club Bragging About Help For $20 Billion Gas Deal* Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was under fire again on Monday as lawyers failed to suppress an embarrassing audio tape in which his son bragged about a $20 billion deal that had benefited a friend’s gas tycoon father. The recording, made in 2015 as Yair Netanyahu was driven between strip clubs in a government car, was published by local media and broadcast on Israeli TV... more »

WATCH: Teacher Questions Superintendent’s Massive Raise, So She’s Assaulted and Arrested

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 17 hours ago
[image: teacher]A teacher was attacked and arrested for legally asking why the school board was getting a raise as the schools fall apart and class sizes grow.

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 17 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin What Would Happen If All the Coral Reefs Died? - FB Technofixes will lead to Jevons Paradox. False Memories - Pros and Cons - FB Gives a whole new meaning to "fake news." Europe Becomes Victim Of Russia's Newest Oil Strategy Estonian State-Backed Cryptocurrency Moves One Step Closer to Reality Grand Jury Empaneled In $10 Million Fraud Probe Involving Jane And Bernie Sanders Sydney was the hottest place on Earth on Sunday After mass protests, Iran bans English in schools to fight Western 'cultural invasion' Shadows picked up by satellites suggest Saudi Arabia und... more »

The deleting of emails from the Hillary Clinton server

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 17 hours ago
https://youtu.be/SHWV8TD81cw Unbelievable? Actually very believable, but don't expect any reporting of this on the pro Hillary Clinton BBC.

Sadiq Breaks Police Numbers Pledge Amid Knife Epidemic

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 17 hours ago
Re another broken promise from London Mayor Sadiq Khan, Guido Fawkes asks "How does he keep getting away with this? It's bloody obvious how, the BBC functions as the propaganda arm of the Labour Party and so minimises negative coverage of the London Labour Mayor. You can read Guido's coverage of another broken promise by Sadiq Khan here https://order-order.com/2018/01/09/sadiq-breaks-police-numbers-pledge-amid-knife-epidemic/ You certainly won't read about it on the BBC.

Twitchy!

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 17 hours ago
Here's an older video, from 2007, that I hadn't seen before. It shows a Boeing 737-800 operated by an unnamed Chinese airline making a very, *very* late takeoff. I think that wasn't so much a late takeoff, as an attempt to harvest the grass at the end of the runway using the aircraft's wheels! Peter

Deep State Bureaucracy vs. Trump, America, Constitution

Alex Newman at rss - 17 hours ago
[image: deep-state-bureaucracy-vs-trump-america-constitution] Unelected federal bureaucrats make reams of rules and regulations for Americans, despite the fact that such lawmaking is unconstitutional, and for the most part the bureaucrats are following a detrimental path.

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 17 hours ago
*Bankruptcy court settlement could bring relief to some ITT students* Thousands of students nationwide who attended the now-defunct ITT Technical Institute would have nearly $600 million in loans canceled under a proposed court settlement, a significant win for consumers in Massachusetts and elsewhere who have long claimed that the for-profit chain defrauded them out of money and an education. The settlement, which must be approved later this month by an Indiana federal bankruptcy court judge, also acknowledges that students who attended the college between 2006 and 2016 have... more »

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis And His Stories

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks with crew members from the U.S. Navy’s Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Kentucky at Naval Base Kitsap, in Bangor, Wash., Aug. 9, 2017. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr) *WNU Editor:* A very revealing take on the man .... *Mattis reveals himself in storytelling moments with troops* (AP).

Fit to serve: Data on transgender military service

Joshua Trey Barnett, Professor of Rhetoric, University of Minnesota Duluth at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
Here's the research that explains why President Donald Trump's ban on transgender military service was so easily struck down.

New Documentary To Be Released On President Obama's Last Days At The White House

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *EXCLUSIVE: F-word rows and bitter disputes over Russia, Iran and Syria: New documentary to lay bare the truth about the Obama White House's last days* * Obama's last days in the White House were filled with chaos and f-word confrontations over foreign policy, new documentary The Final Year reveals * Former senior officials, including UN ambassador Samantha Power and Secretary of State John Kerry, comment on the 'whole drama' over Syria * Staffers claim there was nothing to force the Iranians to abide by their terms of the deal supposed to stop them from getting nuclea... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 17 hours ago
*The Bottom of the Ocean Is Sinking* *The work noted below got its results by comparing an approximation to an estimate so is doubly guesswork. And since the decline found consisted of only eight hundredths of one inch we must allow for it being no more than an error of measurementSo I don't think I really have to mention it but the article is a crock in other ways too. Where are the "melting ice sheets and glaciers" that they refer to? 96% of the earth's glacial ice is in Antarctica and that is GAINING mass overall, not melting.And if the earth's oceans are "sw... more »

10 Torpedoes and 7 Bombs: How the Biggest Battleship Ever Died

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Gone with the great battleship were 2,498 of its 2,700-person crew. *At 14:23, it happened. Yamato’s forward internal magazines detonated in a spectacular fireball. It was like a tactical nuclear weapon going off. Later, a navigation officer on one of Japan’s surviving destroyers calculated that the “pillar of fire reached a height of 2,000 meters, that the mushroom-shaped cloud rose to a height of 6,000 meters.” The flash from the explosion that was Yamato’s death knell was seen as far away as Kagoshima on the Japanese mainland. The explosion also re... more »

Russia Never Recovered 4 'Nuclear Torpedoes' from a Dead Submarine

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Want to retrieve them? They are only 15,000 feet to go. *In early spring 1970, K-8 participated in the Okean 70 naval wargame, an exercise intended to display the reach of the Soviet Navy, as well as to work out problems associated with operations distant from Soviet bases. This exercise was enormous; the largest the Soviet Navy had ever undertaken, and really the biggest naval operation that the Russians had attempted since the ill-fated transfer of the Baltic Fleet to the Pacific in the Russo-Japanese War. Ships from the Northern, Baltic, Black Sea... more »

Army Plans Prototype New Light Tank To Keep Pace With Russia

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * What weapons will it have? Can it take on Moscow's finest? *The Russian 2S25 Sprut-SD air transportable light tank, according to Russian news reports, weighs roughly 20 tons and fires a 125mm smoothbore gun. It is designed to attack tanks and support amphibious, air or ground operations. The vehicle has been in service since 2005.* The US Army plans to build prototypes in the next several years of a new lightweight Mobile Protected Firepower armored vehicle expected to change land war by outmatching Russian equivalents and bringing a new dimension to ... more »

Development of Drinking Water Guidelines for Perfluoroalkly acids

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 19 hours ago
Post GB, Gleason JA, Cooper KR. Key scientific issues in developing drinking water guidelines for perfluoroalkyl acids: Contaminants of emerging concern. PLoS Biol. 2017 Dec 20;15(12):e2002855. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2002855. Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), a group of synthetic organic chemicals with industrial and … Continue reading →

You Wander Around - A Quotation from Magnus Ericsson

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 19 hours ago
*© 2017 Magnus Ericsson*

Middle-aged couch potatoes can reverse heart damage with regular exercise, study shows

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 19 hours ago
Middle-aged couch potatoes can reverse heart damage with regular exercise, study shows http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/01/08/middle-aged-couch-potatoes-can-reverse-heart-damage-regular/?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook Advertisements

New erectile dysfunction gel is literally dynamite. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 19 hours ago
New erectile dysfunction gel is literally dynamite | New York Post https://nypost.com/2018/01/08/new-erectile-dysfunction-gel-is-literally-dynamite/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPFacebook&utm_medium=SocialFlow&sr_share=facebook

The Hole in Earth’s Ozone Layer Is Healing, First-of-Its-Kind Study Shows

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 19 hours ago
The Hole in Earth’s Ozone Layer Is Healing, First-of-Its-Kind Study Shows https://www.space.com/39315-nasa-satellite-shows-healing-ozone-hole.html?utm_content=bufferd130a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

Did the solar system form in a bubble?

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 19 hours ago
Did the solar system form in a bubble? | Astronomy.com http://www.astronomy.com/news/2018/01/did-the-solar-system-form-in-a-bubble

Donald Trump VS History.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 19 hours ago
I imagine in Trump's mind he believes he will go down in history as one of the greatest presidents ever. But I know that history has other ideas. Just the fact that he has to be mentioned in the history books at all should serve as a lesson to future generations, about the fragility of American democracy.

Anne Dachel On the Shift from Teaching to Trauma Management in Our Schools as Special Education Needs Grow

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
By Anne Dachel As we begin a new year, the stories continue. Schools everywhere in the English-speaking world are trying to deal with children with special needs. Regular education is looking more and more like special education. Accommodations for children...

Huge disparity in how police use law to protect women from violent partners

Maeve McClenaghan at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 19 hours ago
Following the trial of serial killer Theodore Johnson, concerns surface about scheme designed to warn others of violent partners.

Criminals are buying Monero, because of Bitcoin’s underlying ‘anonymity’ issues 

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 20 hours ago
As privacy weakens, criminals move away from Bitcoin. More The post Criminals are buying Monero, because of Bitcoin’s underlying ‘anonymity’ issues appeared first on The Duran.

Leaked audio catches Netanyahu’s son bragging about gas deal outside Israeli strip club

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 20 hours ago
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's son recorded drunkenly bragging outside strip club More The post Leaked audio catches Netanyahu’s son bragging about gas deal outside Israeli strip club appeared first on The Duran.

50% of people in Brazil, Turkey and USA think war with North Korea will break out in 2018 [Poll]

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 20 hours ago
Only 1-In-5 South Koreans expect Korean War in 2018. More The post 50% of people in Brazil, Turkey and USA think war with North Korea will break out in 2018 [Poll] appeared first on The Duran.

Paul Craig Roberts: “Washington is again at work against the Iranian people”

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 20 hours ago
Ever since the Iranian Revolution, Washington has been trying to regain control of Iran. More The post Paul Craig Roberts: “Washington is again at work against the Iranian people” appeared first on The Duran.

JAMES RHODES - FIRE ON ALL SIDES - ABUSE

Anon at Aangirfan - 20 hours ago
... *James Rhodes has married and divorced two times.* Was *Peter Lee*, the sexual abuser of schoolboy *James Rhodes*, linked to a child abuse ring? James Rhodes, the famous pianist, has written another book. It is entitled* Fire on All Sides.* James Rhodes is from a very wealthy and very well-connected Jewish family. Between the ages of six and ten, as he described in his 2015 memoir Instrumental (now being made into a film), James Rhodes was repeatedly raped by Peter Lee. Peter Lee was a little Cockney boxing coach, and physical education teacher, at the north London prep school... more »

Twofer Tuesday

LL at Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
*Narrow Bandwidth* There is not much if any bandwidth at the White Wolf Mine. Dish network will pull data down from the sky in the form of TV shows, but there's not much on television that I watch. I'm sure that I'll get a satellite dish but the rest of the equation is still in doubt. Does this mean that the blog will vanish? Maybe. It's too soon to tell. I've been playing with some options but they are few and far between. Most of what I'm planning will require some doing and high tech razzle-dazzle and it might work. Then again, maybe not. President Trump signed a broadband deve... more »

Leo Hitches A Ride Again!

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 20 hours ago
By Paul Homewood http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5232313/Leonardo-DiCaprio-43-Camila-Morrone-20-arrive-LA.html Top hypocrite Leo’s been at it again, flying back to LA by private jet from his Aspen skiing holiday. That should really help fight global warming! The usual excuse was given: A source told DailyMail.com ‘Leo hitched a ride back with friends – he didn’t charter […]

Iran and Oman agree: Saudi war against Yemen must stop

Brecht Jonkers at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:15 AM) – During a visit of Foreign Responsible Minister of the Sultanate of Oman, Yusuf bin Alawi, to Iran, the two nations have issued a collective statement calling on Saudi Arabia to immediately cease its offensive operations against the Republic of Yemen. Minister Yusuf bin Alawi voiced his country’s support for the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Tunisia: Police disperse protests against price hikes with tear gas (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:55 A.M.) – Tunisian police fired tear gas to disperse violent protests in Tunis on Monday, where hundreds of people are protesting against deteriorating economic conditions. Clashes erupted when police used tear gas to disperse protesters who had been burning tires and hurling stones at officers. Protests kicked off when the government announced […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Yemen warns: We will cut off Red Sea access if Saudi aggression continues

Brecht Jonkers at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:35 AM) – Yemen will not hesitate to cut off the international shipping route in the Red Sea if the Saudi-led coalition will not cease with its attack against major port city Al-Hudaydah. This was said by Yemeni president Saleh Ali al-Sammad on Monday. Saleh Ali al-Sammad, who is the chairman of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian military says they struck an attacking Israeli warplane

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Ministry of Defense stated on Tuesday that their air defense scored a direct hit on an Israeli warplane that was flying near the Syrian border last night. According to the Ministry’s statement, the Israeli warplane had fired several rockets towards the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions in Qutayfah, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Syrian Army uses massive rockets to smash rebel defenses amid ongoing advance in east Damascus

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – As the Syrian Arab Army continues to expand the scope of its offensive in the Harasta district of eastern Damascus, more and more heavy rocket thrower units are being deployed by government forces to smash militant defenses ahead of advancing troops. Following the lifting of the siege on a key […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Fighting Westoxification: Iran bans English from primary schools in order to stop “cultural invasion”

Brecht Jonkers at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
DAMASCUS (10:10 AM) – Senior education officials in the Islamic Republic of Iran have moved to ban English from the curriculum in kindergarten and primary schools, in an apparent campaign against what is deemed “cultural invasion” of Iran by Western imperialist powers. Under the new education regulations, English will still continued to be taught in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Saudi women to be allowed into stadiums for first time Friday

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
ports stadiums in Saudi Arabia will open their doors to female football fans for the first time ever on Friday, as part of the government’s series of reforms, which include the planned lifting of a ban on women driving and the reopening of cinemas. Three previously male-only stadiums in the capital, Riyadh; Jeddah on the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Israel attacks Syrian Army near occupied Golan Heights

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:05 A.M.) – At approximately 2:40 A.M. (Damascus Time), the Israeli military fired several rockets from the occupied territories of Lebanon towards the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions in the west Damascus town of Qutayfah. According to a report from the National Defense Forces (NDF), one of the rockets was shot down by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: ISIS battles its way into Aleppo after seizing 13 towns from rival jihadists in rural Hama

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 A.M.) – In a sudden and ferocious push, Islamic State terrorists operating in the province of Hama have seized thirteen settlements from rival Al-Qaeda-affilaited jihadists and entered into the province of Aleppo for first time in over 4 years. On the night of Monday to Tuesday, ISIS terrorists operating in Hama province’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Pictures: Syrian military spies flaunt more photos, this time inside Idlib’s jihadist-occupied city of Saraqib

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 A.M.) – In an ongoing saga, Syrian military spies have once against publicly released photos showing their presence deep inside jihadist-held territory. The latest series of photos to be unveiled were taken from within a city in northeast Idlib province. On late Monday afternoon, military agents linked to the intelligence branch of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Latest battle update from east Damascus

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:05 P.M.) – The Islamist rebels launched another attack on the vehicle management base in east Damascus overnight, targeting the Syrian Arab Army’s positions at the eastern flank of this military installation inside the Harasta suburb. Led by Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham and Faylaq Al-Rahman, the Islamist rebels launched a barrage of missiles and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Been There, Exceeded That

Hifast at Climate Collections - 21 hours ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Much angst has been expended on a very vague climate threshold, the so-called “2 degrees Celsius limit”, sometimes called the “2° global warming tipping point”. I find it all quite hilarious, for a reason that will become clear shortly. First a bit of…

7th March 2018: New Date for Decision on First Deep Coal Mine in the UK for 30 years. Anyone Looking?

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 21 hours ago
Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole: Happy New Year! Thanks to all of you we have a fighting chance to stop the…

Homeopathy Is About To Be Regulated Out Of Existence, But Science Just Got In The Way

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
The fundamental problem we are dealing with is that small population testing protocols are proving to often be untrustworthy in both directions. Both Homeopathy and Traditional medicine resolves this problem in two ways. In the first case the active ingredient is deliberately diluted down to such a level as to negate a significant adverse effect. As it turns out, nano therapy often works quite well as the body makes use of what is available successfully. In the second case the original formulation is plausibly assembled in the distant past through inspiration or channeling an... more »

My DMT Experience — A Personal Story

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Taking a ride through hell to reach nirvana is likely more than most will want to risk. It is also a clear warning of the potential of this regime to go to the fullest limit. There are many useful steps along the way that are beneficial and useful but this last step is something approached slowly and through many sessions. We also discover the full potential of these drugs. Most assuredly guidance and professional support is necessary. When you have to trigger the gag reflex to change the tempo, it is not a game. Otherwise it is useful to understand this. . * My DMT Experi... more »

Unexplained-disappearances

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
What is unusual in both instances is the bright light. In the police case the police froze and the vehicle drove off. This phenomena is unusual and not natural. In both cases the flash was observed at a safe distance. Yet time froze for those caught in it and may reasonably have happened with the later case as well. Certainly an intervention took place using tech we do not have and we have seen other similar reports as well. We know that a program of human testing exists that is operated by non humans and this is surely part of that but with the advantage of been through a t... more »

World's largest amphibious plane makes maiden flight in China

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This is a pleasant surprise. Amphibians do have a sound economic niche that demands a global market to make work. This should do the job wonderfully. It is fitting that China tackled it. There is an explosion of aircraft design taking place, not least because advanced software and expertise is readily available. Of course i am still waiting for someone to design a monster airship capable of lifting six container and flying under remote control over thousands of miles. At two thousand miles per day it becomes possible to deliver containers factory to factory anywh... more »

Diesel car sales to plunge again this year, study warns per BBC News who manage not to report why sales of diesel cars so massively increased in the first place

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 21 hours ago
This BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42615559 manages not to mention what caused the sales of diesel cars to massively rise in the first place, just saying this: 'The worst is yet to come for diesel cars which will see their sales continue to plunge, a study has warned. Aston University predicts they will account for just 15% of the UK market by 2025, down from a 50% peak. ' I suppose that reminding people that it was Labour policies when in power that lead to a steep rise in the number of diesel cars sold would be disloyal to their Labour Party allies. The BBC's ro... more »

Toby Young resigns from university regulator per BBC News, note the language used

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 21 hours ago
'Toby Young has resigned from the board of a new university regulator after criticism over controversial comments. ... The right-wing journalist unreservedly apologised for his past comments which he said were "ill-judged or just plain wrong".' Can you recall any journalist being described as left-wing by the BBC? If Tony Young is right-wing then how many Guardian, New Statesman and BBC journalists are left-wing? BBC article here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42617922

2002, “Land of Forever”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago
2002, “Land of Forever” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-enrXCdf6IU

The Italian Jackboot Is Kicking Africa In The Face

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 22 hours ago
The African Migrant Crisis has triggered an Italian military response in Libya and Niger and risks embroiling Rome even deeper in the continent’s affairs as it resorts to military means to proactively stem the tidal wave of “Weapons of Mass Migration” crashing onto its shores. The post The Italian Jackboot Is Kicking Africa In The Face appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

North Korea To Send Athletes To Next Month's Olympics In South Korea

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
*BBC*: *North Korea will send team to the Olympic Games* North Korea has said it will send a delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, taking place in South Korea in February, says Seoul. The breakthrough announcement came as the countries met for their first high-level talks in more than two years. The delegation will include athletes, officials and a cheer squad. South Korea also proposed holding family reunions during the Winter Olympics for people separated by the Korean War The issue is a highly emotional one for both countries, and South Korea has constantly been pushing... more »

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*-by Noah* When it comes to *Fire And Fury*, I guess Señor Trumpanzee can get the AudioBook version. But... maybe we should hold an immediate special election to select a designated reader or readers and rush them to the White House. Here's my list of candidates for the job. Maybe each one could read him a chapter. Please don't think I'm trying to induce a stroke of anything. I'm just a patriotic guy looking to help out. And, since he's not a man of letters, I've chosen a designated reader for each letter of the alphabet. Wait, the more I think about it, the more I think that we ... more »

“Hottest day on earth”? Not really….

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 23 hours ago
“California was 57C in 1913, 10C warmer than yesterday’s claimed record. Bourke, NSW was 48C on this date in 1896.” click here

Is Now The Time To Bomb North Korea?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
*(Click on Image to Enlarge) * Air armada: The impressive show of force was designed to demonstrate the strength of the American-South Korean alliance against North Korea *Edward Luttwak, Foreign Policy*: *It’s Time to Bomb North Korea* *Destroying Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal is still in America’s national interest.* Nothing can be known about this week’s talks between North and South Korea other than their likely outcome. As in every previous encounter, South Korea will almost certainly reward North Korea’s outrageous misconduct by handing over substantial sums of money, thus neg... more »

Canada: Craven Colony of the USA

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 23 hours ago
Canada: *Craven Colony of the USA* *Written by Robin Mathews* Part I................................*The Media at Work* David Walmsley, Editor-in-Chief of the Globe and Mail, printed a column on December 29, 2017 entitled “Your trust is the pulse of our journalism” (A13). Vowing to clean up the Globe’s journalistic act (without ever intending to do so, we may believe), Walmsley put his finger on the real problem – for the Globe. By making the paper an Outer Office of the Imperial Globalization Project (the U.S.A. as master of the world), what is called “soc... more »

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Kim's nuclear tactics test US commitment to protect Japan and South Korea https://t.co/tqeStzxK9y — Nikkei Asian Review (@NAR) September 23, 2017 China races to contain oil leaking from an Iranian tanker stricken off its eastern coast amid warnings the burning ship could spark an environmental disaster https://t.co/ZzFw31GkE3 pic.twitter.com/CqJ6MxgbDO — AFP news agency (@AFP) January 9, 2018 French President Emmanuel Macron tours Beijing's sprawling Forbidden City before a day of business deals and talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, as the two rising global leaders s... more »

Visiting North Korea (DW Documentary)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Parishioners at the the Savior Cathedral in Moscow during a Christmas mass. © Sputnik/ Vladimir Astapkovich *WNU Editor*: It was Russian Orthodox Christmas this Sunday and we celebrated it in Montreal .... but I will admit that it is not the same when it is celebrated in Russia. The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Merry Orthodox Christmas Celebrations in Russia* (Sputnik).

The Poet: John Donne, "For Whom the Bell Tolls"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"For Whom the Bell Tolls"* "No man is an island, Entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less. As well as if a promontory were. As well as if a manner of thine own Or of thine friend's were. Each man's death diminishes me, For I am involved in mankind. Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee." - John Donne

"The Children Are Busy..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"Humanity is the spirit of the Supreme Being on earth, and that humanity is standing amidst ruins, hiding its nakedness behind tattered rags, shedding tears upon hollow cheeks, and calling for its children with pitiful voice. But the children are busy singing their clan's anthem; they are busy sharpening the swords and cannot hear the cry of their mothers." - Kahlil Gibran

"American Warfare's Giant Open Secret”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"American Warfare's Giant Open Secret”* by Major Danny Sjursen "All of the wars waged by the United States in the last 70 years have had one thing in common... On September 1, 1970, soon after President Nixon expanded the Vietnam War by invading neighboring Cambodia, Democratic Senator George McGovern, a decorated World War II veteran and future presidential candidate, took to the floor of the Senate and said, “Every Senator [here] is partly responsible for sending 50,000 young Americans to an early grave. This chamber reeks of blood. It does not take any courage at all for a cong... more »

Israeli Teens Tell Netanyahu They Won’t Serve in IDF, Slam Occupation of Palestine

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Modern Ashkenazi Khazars (90+% of modern Jewry) are NOT the Jews of the Bible! Ashkenaz is not from the tribe of Shem ie. not semitic! They cannot be the descendents of Jacob/Israel who are from Shem! – Genesis 10:1-3 (New King James Version) Nations Descended from Noah 1 Now this is the genealogy of the […]

Russia Fraud About To Implode

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 8, 2018 While the agents of fraud and slander attempt to takedown the President’s character, TD bank has finally handed over the documents regarding Fusion GPS’s Steele Dossier investigation they were so desperately clutching to. Jon Bowne reports. end

Macron Meets China’s Xi in Beijing

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
A new European world leader appears and declares he wants to rule like the Roman god of gods, Jupiter. I am, of course, highly suspicious. – PressTV News Videos Published on Jan 8, 2018 French President Emmanuel Macron met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, accompanied by […]

Author Of Trump Book Admits No Clue What’s True; Journalists Urge Caution; Bannon Fingered As Point Of Access

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Michael Wolff isn’t that dumb. His book is totally sold out despite his public admission that ‘he has no idea whether certain portions of his book are true’. It goes to show the the amazing ability of the dumb sheeple to accept any amount of BULLSHIT. – Author Of Trump Book Admits No Clue What’s […]

He Who Controls The Creation Of Currency Controls The World

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
X22Report Published on Jan 7, 2018 The central banks and banks are threaten by the cryptocurrency market, they are in the process of controlling the creation of currency. China is now pushing their RMB for cross boarder use. There is a new report that will be released and a special counsel might be created to go […]

How Jeff Bezos’s Washington Post Became the US Military-Industrial Complex’s Chief Propagandist

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
How Jeff Bezos’s Washington Post Became the US Military-Industrial Complex’s Chief Propagandist by ERIC ZUESSE, https://www.strategic-culture.org/ It used to be that the New York Times and the Washington Post competed against each other to be the chief propagandist for the hundred or so top firms who sell to the US federal government — the 100 top “federal contractors,” almost all of which […]

Pants Off! 300 Take Part in ‘No Trousers Tube Ride’ in London

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The amazing mindlessness of the dumb sheeple. Easily programmable for all sort of crap. – RT Published on Jan 8, 2018 Around 300 people took their trousers off to participate in the ‘No Trousers Tube Ride’ in London. People of different ages and genders were united by the event, travelling trouserless on tube lines across the […]

‘Bibi Go Home!’ Thousands Take to the Streets in Tel Aviv Demanding Netanyahu Resign

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT Published on Jan 8, 2018 Thousands have marched through the streets of Tel Aviv in Israel, demanding the resignation of the country’s Prime Minister – over mounting corruption allegations. The protesters were carrying placards and shouting slogans denouncing the government. end

Iran ‘Ground Zero’ for US Regime Change

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Iran ‘Ground Zero’ for US Regime Change by Finian Cunningham, https://sputniknews.com/ There seems little doubt that the surge in New Year protests across Iran was, at least in part, following a regime-change agenda set by the United States. – Public statements issued by US President Donald Trump and his senior officials all made strident calls in support of protesters while denigrating the […]

Russia-China Combined Gold Reserves Could Shake US Dominance in Global Economy – Expert Tells RT

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Russia-China Combined Gold Reserves Could Shake US Dominance in Global Economy – Expert Tells RT by https://www.rt.com/ The gold accumulated by China and Russia could be seen as part of a strategy to move away from international trade denominated in US dollars, according to Singapore’s BullionStar precious metals expert Ronan Manly. – Manly exclusively told RT […]

The U.S. Air Force Has Big Plans On Using Satellites, Cyberspace, Advanced Aircraft And Artificial Intelligence

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
The B-21 bomber may be equally important as a stealthy scout, collecting intelligence deep in enemy airspace *Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Breaking Defense*: *Air Force ISR ‘Flight Plan,’ Industry Day Coming: Stealth, Space, Cyber, & AI* CAPITOL HILL: The Air Force is finalizing a high-tech “flight plan” for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance investments, the deputy chief of staff for ISR said here. The service can’t keep buying more and more drones to collect more and more data and then hiring more and more human analysts to plow through it, Lt. Gen. Veralinn “Dash” Jamies... more »

Why The Protests In Iran Will Not Change Its Foreign Policy

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani delivers remarks at a news conference during the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, U.S. September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith *Ariane M. Tabatabai, Foreign Affairs:* *Why the Protests Won't Change Iran's Foreign Policy* *State Sponsorship of Terrorism Will Continue.* On December 28, 2017, protests broke out in Mashhad, a city in northeastern Iran. By the time the rest of the world was celebrating the advent of a new year, major demonstrations had spread to cities and towns across the country. By January 2, over 20 people had be... more »

An Indian interview with Nathan Seiberg

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago
While the U.S.-based Quanta Magazine dedicated its pages to a crackpot's diatribe about a fictitious research on a non-existent alternative theory of quantum gravity (another crackpot, Pentcho Valev, contributed the only comment so far), the media in India still keep some quality and attractiveness for intelligent readers. The Wire India has interviewed Princeton's string theorist Nati Seiberg who is just visiting India: Interview: ‘There’s No Conflict Between Lack of Evidence of String Theory and Work Being Done on It’ They cover lots of questions and the interview is rather inter... more »

Did a University of California Student Sue Her School for Failing to Stop Her From Protesting Trump?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
A California woman sued UC San Diego, among others, for failing to control anti-Trump protests.

Syrian Army captures more than 400km2 of territory in Idlib – map

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has been on a roll as of late in the Idlib Governorate, capturing over 15 towns in the matter of 72 hours. Led by their elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army scored their biggest advance over the weekend, when their forces captured the strategic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Trump plans to enforce sanctions on Iranian state TV

Trump reportedly will not sign a 180-day waiver that has previously postponed the sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting in response to Iran’s crackdown on anti-government protesters. US President Donald Trump plans to impose sanctions against Iranian state television as part of his response to Iran’s crackdown on anti-government protesters, media reported on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Veteran Republican Guard brigade joins Syrian Army’s offensive in east Damascus after transfer from Deir Ezzor

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – A seasoned unit of the of the Syrian Arab Army’s Republican Guard branch has arrived in east Damascus from Deir Ezzor to assist ongoing offensive operations by pro-government forces in the district of Harasta. According to sources exclusive to Al-Masdar News, the Al-Kassem Group of the Republican Guard has official […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Royal Navy sent to shadow Russian warships in English Channel (video)

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:15 A.M.) – The Royal Navy’s HMS Westminster was scrambled to follow four Russian warships as they traversed the English Channel, as seen on Monday. HMS Westminster was sent from its base in Portsmouth on Friday to shadow two Steregushchiy-class corvettes, Soobrazitelny and Boiky, and support vessels, Paradoks and Kola, as they head […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Elite Syrian troops come to within 3 km of strategic airbase in east Idlib

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 A.M.) – Elite assault troops of the Syrian Arab Army, scything their way through militant defense lines in the southeastern countryside of Idlib province, have come to within three kilometers of a key airbase that has since been lost by government forces for over two years. Late on Monday night, military-affiliated sources […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Daesh access to drones used against Russian bases ’cause for concern’ – Pentagon

The US military is concerned that combat drone technology used by terrorists in attempted attacks on two Russian facilities in Syria is available on the open market, Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Adrian Rankin-Galloway told Sputnik on Monday. “We have seen this type of commercial UAV technology used to carry out missions by ISIS,” Galloway said. “Those […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Did Leaders Of The Russia Counterintelligence Investigation Leak Intel To The Media?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*The Hill:* *FBI agents' text messages spur congressional probe into possible news leaks* Republican-led House and Senate committees are investigating whether leaders of the Russia counterintelligence investigation had contacts with the news media that resulted in improper leaks, prompted in part by text messages amongst senior FBI officials mentioning specific reporters, news organizations and articles. In one exchange, FBI counterintelligence agent Peter Strzok and bureau lawyer Lisa Page engaged in a series of texts shortly before Election Day 2016 suggesting they knew in advan... more »

President Trump: 'The Fake News Awards Will Be Presented To The Losers On Wednesday'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
The Fake News Awards, those going to the most corrupt & biased of the Mainstream Media, will be presented to the losers on Wednesday, January 17th, rather than this coming Monday. The interest in, and importance of, these awards is far greater than anyone could have anticipated! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 7, 2018 *WNU Editor*: Like him or hate him .... President Trump knows how to antagonize the media.

Living at the End of an Age

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 1 day ago
*Dr. K.R. Bolton* - Many ancient cultures understood the cycles of time. The post Living at the End of an Age appeared first on Waking Times.

“Punched in the Face by a Dear Reader…”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Punched in the Face by a Dear Reader…”* by Bill Bonner "The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars." - HL Mencken "We were taken aback by some dear readers’ anger last week. Conservative…liberal…Republican…Democrat - readers were almost unanimous. They didn’t appreciate the mocking tone in which we described our president and his role in the US government. To the left, this is no joking matter. To the right, making fun of the president is practically an act of treason. *Laugh and know: *But making fun of the high and mighty is what we do here ... more »

Winter Olympics Talks - Korean Hopes For Reunification - US Can't Attack Without Warning US Civilians In South Korea

Robert Walker at Science 2.0 blogs - 1 day ago
North Korea is going to send a team to the Winter Olympics in South Korea. The news is looking promising with a significant thawing of relations between the two Koreas in advance of the Winter Olympics. High level talks have begun already between North and South Korea. with the main focus on preprations for the Olympics. The US is behind it too. President Donald Trump said *“If something good can happen and come out of those talks it would be a great thing for all of humanity. That would be a great thing for the world. Very important.”* read more

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