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CONSERVATIVES AND SEX

Anon at Aangirfan - 13 hours ago
*Jon Stanard and his wife.* In 2013, Jon E. Stanard became a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives. In Salt Lake City, in 2017, 'Stanard paid a prostitute, Brie Taylor, for sex.' *Brie Taylor* Taylor says that Stanard engaged in anal intercourse. In 2017, Stanard voted in favour of stricter laws on prostitution, including increasing the penalty for soliciting sex to $2,500. On his website Stanard states: 'I am a strong advocate for conservative family values. 'I am pro life, as well as for traditional marriage.' *Read more:* dailymail. *Trump is a liberal?* ... more »

Nationwide map of Syria – February 10, 2018

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:35 P.M.) – Despite the territorial destruction of the Islamic State’s empire across Syria and Iraq by the end of 2017, in Syria itself, major battles are far from being a thing of the past with large-scale operations by multiple belligerents taking place since the beginning of 2018. In the Afrin region of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Militant stronghold annihilated by multiple Russian airstrikes in north Hama

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) – Russian warplanes have laid down major ordinance on a key militant stronghold in Hama province amid an ongoing bombardment campaign aimed at neutralizing rebel movements and bases across Syria’s northwest. On Saturday, Russian fighter jets attacked militant positions and gatherings at the rebel fortress town of Kafr Zita – located […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Pictures: 2 rebel commanders, 5 fighters injured in multiple bomb assassination attacks across Idlib (Graphic)

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:53 P.M.) – More than half-a-dozen militants have been hospitalized with severe injuries due to multiple bomb assassination attacks that took place in the province of Idlib today. Saturday has witnessed two assassination attacks – both involving roadside bombs – against militant fighters in rebel-held areas of Idlib province. Two vehicles from two […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Israeli pilot shot down by Syrian air defenses dies of injuries in hospital

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:55 P.M.) – An Israeli pilot whose warplane was shot down by Syrian air defense forces on Saturday morning has died from injuries sustained during the engagement. On Saturday, a major engagement between the Israeli Air Force and Syrian Air Defence Force took place over the occupied Golan Region, south Lebanon and the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Make Sports, Not War

Eric Margolis at - 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] Considering that a nuclear conflict over North Korea appeared imminent in recent weeks, the winter Olympics at Pyeongchang, South Korea, is a most welcome distraction – and might even deter a major war on the peninsula. The highlight of the games was the arrival of Kim Yo-jong, the younger sister of North Korea’s ruler, Kim Jong-un. This was the first time a member of North Korea’s ruling Kim dynasty had come to South Korea. Her handshake with South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in was a historic and welcome moment. So too the planned joint marches by North and Sou... more »

Guilt by Musical Association

James Bovard at - 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] Should the feds be permitted to treat anyone who is not a choirboy like a criminal suspect? Unfortunately, local, state, and federal agencies have a long history of targeting, harassing, and entrapping fans of untraditional music. Because so many innocuous activities have become criminalized in recent decades, it has never been easier for the feds to tar any group they please. Precedents established against devotees of unruly music could be used in the future against peaceful libertarians. From the 1930s onwards, the feds often went after jazz musicians in part b... more »

Will China Build A Military Base In Afghanistan?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
An Afghan border policeman leads U.S. soldiers down a dirt road in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, June 3, 2012. (DoD) *Harold Hutchison, We Are The Mighty*: *Why China will soon have a secret base in Afghanistan* Afghanistan has seen a lot of fighting since the Soviet invasion in December 1979. The Soviets ended up building bases in the war-torn country. So did the United States, which has been in Afghanistan since October 2001. Now, the Chinese Communists are reportedly building a base in northeastern Afghanistan, giving them a foothold in Central Asia. According to a report b... more »

Philadelphia’s Mayor’s Office of Education Responds to Demands For Transparency

phila.ken at Schools Matter - 13 hours ago
from Wrench in the Gears February 10, 2018 Last Monday, parents, teachers, and community members took to the streets outside the marble halls of Girard College to protest a closed-door event where representatives of the Mayor’s Office of Education, the Philadelphia Education Fund, and the Read by Fourth Campaign met with Chamber of Commerce affiliates about the future of business in Philadelphia’s schools. We handed out a sheet with five demands to the attendees on their way into the event and requested the Mayor’s Office of Education respond by February 9, 2018. I share below t... more »

Stranger Accused of Spanking Man’s Son in Georgia Store

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Police say a stranger spanked a man's 2-year-old son at a grocery store in Georgia when the toddler kept asking his dad for a candy bar.

Military balance shifts: Syria shoots down Israeli F-16

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Syria's success in shooting down an Israeli F-16 shows the marked improvement in combat capability of the Syrian military More The post Military balance shifts: Syria shoots down Israeli F-16 appeared first on The Duran.

Jim Carrey wants you to delete your Facebook…because of Russia

Frank Sellers at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Jim Carrey believes that Americans are so selectively naive that they will just up and vote for whatever they see an ad for on social media. More The post Jim Carrey wants you to delete your Facebook…because of Russia appeared first on The Duran.

Why legendary investor Jim Rogers anticipates a catastrophic bear market ‘within our lifetime’

Frank Sellers at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The global economy has accumulated such a large amount of debt More The post Why legendary investor Jim Rogers anticipates a catastrophic bear market ‘within our lifetime’ appeared first on The Duran.

Time to Pay Attention: The US is Sending 1,000s of Marines—To CHINA

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: china] In what the Pentagon is referring to as a "major muscle movement" the US is sending thousands of Marines to China in a blatant act of provocation. The post Time to Pay Attention: The US is Sending 1,000s of Marines—To CHINA appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Sexing Up The New York Times

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 13 hours ago
The *New York Times* announced this week that its paid subscription revenue had passed the record $1 billion mark, thanks in large part to its reinventing itself as the go-to source for #Resistance fighters of the liberal class, hungry to share their hatred of everything the Trump regime stands for. *During an earnings call on Thursday, Mark Thompson, the chief executive of The Times, said the company was pleased with the “continued strong retention” among the users who subscribed to The Times amid the 2016 presidential election.* *“We’ve continued to make encouraging progress and ... more »

FORMER GREEK HEALTH MINISTER BRIBED BY NOVARTIS TO BUY SWINE FLU VACCINE IN 2009, INFORMANTS SAY

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 13 hours ago
Greece has been rocked by allegations of bribery on a massive scale with former Health Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos and Prime Minister Antonis Samaras accused of earning 40 million euros in bribes in exchange for buying Novartis products, and for purchasing the swine flu vaccine in 2009. https://www.fiercepharma.com/legal/greek-prime-minister-steps-to-police-exploding-novartis-bribery-investigation Dimitris Avramopoulos, the European commissioner for migration,… was named along […]

Flashback to 2009: Greek government said it would vaccinate every single person with dangerous swine flu jab

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 13 hours ago
From Reuters ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece will vaccinate its entire population of 12 million against the H1N1 swine flu pandemic which has swept around the world in weeks, killing hundreds of people, the country’s health minister said on Friday. Greece has already earmarked 40 million euros for vaccines and has placed orders with Novartis, Glaxo […]

WHO chief warns next plague outbreak will be stronger

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 13 hours ago
From TimesLive The World Health Organization chief Wednesday said a deadly plague epidemic appeared to have been brought under control in Madagascar, but warned the next outbreak would likely be stronger. …. But Tedros voiced alarm that “plague in Madagascar behaved in a very, very different way this year.” Cases sprang up far earlier than […]

TRUMP WILL NEVER RELEASE THE DEMOCRATIC MEMO, BECAUSE REPUBLICANS DON'T BELIEVE DEMOCRATS ARE AMERICANS

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 13 hours ago
Of course he didn't approve the memo's release. Of course all that talk about "transparency" was a lie. President Trump on Friday blocked the release of a classified Democratic memo rebutting Republican claims that top federal law enforcement officials had abused their powers in spying on a former Trump campaign aide, a move that Democrats denounced as politically motivated hypocrisy. ... Donald F. McGahn II, the president’s lawyer, said in a letter to the committee on Friday night that the Democratic memo could not be released because it “contains numerous properly classified and e... more »

Hopi Vernon Masayesva -- 'Protect Indian Religious Rights under First Amendment'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
Hopi Vernon Masayesva -- Protection of Indian Religious Rights Must Become Reality under First Amendment Commentary by Vernon MasayesvaFounder/Executive Director, Black Mesa Trust Censored News The American Indian Religious Freedom Act – AIRFA – has been called a law with no teeth. Sadly, this is true. This is the law that the U.S. Congress passed to protect Native American sacred

The Park Bench Café #14

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 13 hours ago
*The Park Bench Café #14* As I sit on my virtual Park Bench in the early morning sunshine, I have one of those singular moments when "all becomes clear"...like the sky and air after weeks of incessant rain...you suddenly see cobwebs and tiny twigs that you never saw before. Two such illuminations are: "*Russiagate*"...the entire matrix of propaganda and lies...was invented and conjured up just so the main$tream media could call it "Russiagate"... and thus tar Russia forever in the pathetically maimed minds of the Sheeple. The "scandal" actually has no more to do with Russia than... more »

Forecast for Solar Cycle 25

Hifast at Climate Collections - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: James A. Marusek I. Introduction The sun is the natural source of heat and light for our planet. Without our sun, the earth would be a cold dead planet adrift in space. But the sun is not constant. It changes and these subtle changes affect the Earth’s climate…

Feb. 10: A bad day for humans

Graeme Decarie at The Decarie Report - 13 hours ago
On Feb.9, the world was (and still is) in the greatest crisis in history. The U.S. is (illegally) behaving in such a dangerous way in Syria that the whole world is in danger of a global war. Not only has Russia been alarmed at American behaviour in reheating the Syrian war, the president of France (a NATO member and U.S. ally) has actually asked Putin to take a stand against the U.S. So has another NATO member, Turkey. And Trump is talking of dropping the "mother of all bombs" on North Korea, one that would kill everybody in that country. And we are still starving children to death... more »

Trump Accuses Democrats of Playing Politics with Memo

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Citing national security concerns, the White House notified the House Intelligence Committee the president was "unable" to declassify a Democratic memo.

This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 10

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
1949 Communist Party leaders sentenced to death (Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party) 1963 estimated 5,000 Communists executed by Baath since coup against Gen. Qasim 1964 Pres Arif agreed to ceasefire with Mulla Mustafa Barzani 1972 Saddam visited Moscow to push for strategic agreement with Iraq 1974 Border dispute between Iran-Iraq led to gunfight killing 23 Iraqis 30 Iranians 1984 Iraq fired missiles at Dezful, Iran shelled Basra, Khanaqin, Mandali 1988 Iraq restarted attacks on Iranian shipping Iran retaliated in kind 200... more »

U.S. Air Force Military Operations Are Now Focused On Afghanistan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
A US F-16 bomber takes off for a nighttime mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, August 22, 2017 [Photo/Josh Smith/Reuters] *The Nation/AFP*:* Afghanistan becomes main theater of operations for US Air Force* UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES: Afghanistan has become the US Air force’s main theater of operations following troop reductions in Iraq and Syria, a top commander said Wednesday. “Afghanistan has become CENTCOM’s main effort, thanks to the recent successes in Iraq and Syria,” said head of NATO’s Air Command in Afghanistan James Hecker, referencing the Central Military Comman... more »

Fukushima Looking Progressively More Steamy

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 14 hours ago
Over the last 10 days Fukushima Daiichi has been looking progressively "steamy." Today it looks to be belching. I do check the weather conditions to try and account for the roles of precipitation and humidity in shaping increased visibility of emissions from the ruined reactors. High humidity and low temperatures are of course going to make the emissions more visible. It was 39 degrees Fahrenheit with 88% humidity in Fukushima when I took this screenshot today: The emissions look very high and I'm hoping that the uptick is simply reflecting an increase in humidity. However, I... more »

In honor (NOT!) of the Winter Olympics . . .

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
. . . here are some skiers who didn't make it there (at least, not as competitors!). Er . . . oops? Peter

FBI Destroyed Evidence -- Sophia's Arm Blown Apart at Backwater Bridge -- Court Document

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 14 hours ago
Sophia Wilansky after being struck by police projectile Graphic image of shattered arm here. (Above and below) Water Protectors at Backwater Bridge FBI Destroyed Evidence after Sophia Wilansky's Arm was Blown Apart at Backwater Bridge -- Federal Lawsuit Filed in Minneapolis By Brenda Norrell Censored News MINNEAPOLIS -- The FBI has destroyed vital evidence which would have

Israel Carries Out “Large Scale Attack” On Syria After Israeli F-16 Shot Down

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
Israel Carries Out “Large Scale Attack” On Syria After Israeli F-16 Shot Down by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Open war has now essentially broken out between Israel and Syria. Israel confirms through its IDF spokesperson that it has carried out “a large scale attack” consisting of at least a dozen strikes on Syrian and Iranian military targets inside Syria. – What […]

Kim Cattrall to Sarah Jessica Parker: You’re Not My Friend

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
In an Instagram message Kim Cattrall wrote that former co-star Sarah Jessica Parker is not a friend and called her a hypocrite.

Donald Trump blocks the release of the Democrats memo, which rebuts much of what is in the Nunes' memo, over "security concerns."

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 14 hours ago
This memo shall not pass. Courtesy of the New York Times: *President Trump on Friday blocked the release of a classified Democratic memo rebutting Republican claims that top federal law enforcement officials had abused their powers in spying on a former Trump campaign aide, a move that Democrats denounced as politically motivated hypocrisy. * *Last week, the president moved quickly, over the objections of the Justice Department and the F.B.I., to declassify the contents of a rival Republican memo drafted by House Intelligence Committee staff members. He claimed, incorrectly, that t... more »

Former Federal Prosecutor Joseph diGenova Reveals Unfolding Unknown Events And Facts About The FISA-Russian-Clinton-FBI-Trump Mess

Activist Post at Activist Post - 14 hours ago
By Catherine J. Frompovich If you read my article Two U.S. Senators Request Dept. of Justice and the FBI Investigate British Intelligence Officer Christopher Steele... more »

Deep State-Fake News Marriage: CIA, NSA, FBI Operatives Join Media In Droves

William F. Jasper at rss - 15 hours ago
[image: deep-state-fake-news-marriage-cia-nsa-fbi-operatives-join-media-in-droves] Josh Campbell, James Clapper, John Brennan, Michael Hayden, Phillip Mudd, Clint Watts, et al: As President Trump tries to drain the DOJ-FBI-Intel swamp, the political swamp creatures are taking refuge in the “mainstream” media, where they are joining “the growing chorus” agrainst Trump.

Bermuda Backs out of 2017 Same-Sex Marriage Law

Dave Bohon at rss - 15 hours ago
[image: bermuda-backs-out-of-2017-same-sex-marriage-law] Bermuda has become the first nation to pass, and then rescind the legalization of same-sex marriage.

Scientists warn of unusually cold Sun: Will we face another ice age?

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 15 hours ago
A study by the University of California San Diego has said the Sun will experience a cold period where all solar activities will be reduced drastically. A study by the University of California San Diego has claimed that by 2050, the Sun is expected to become cool. You might think “what’s the big deal,” but … Continue reading "Scientists warn of unusually cold Sun: Will we face another ice age?"

BREAKING: Movie magazines, moral stampedes!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 15 hours ago
*SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2018Broken intellectual practice:* The gentry at the New York Times can't seem to quit Woody Allen. In this morning's editions, Bret Stephens offers a column bearing this headline: "Smearing Woody Allen." It follows and perhaps responds to last Sunday's column by Nicholas Kristof, "Woody Allen Meets #MeToo." Three days before that, film critic A. O. Scott offered a 1600-word rumination headlined, "On Second Thought: My Woody Allen Problem." It wasn't entirely clear what particular original thought Scott was citing, but he'd covered some of the same ground o... more »

Times Book Review Gets All Sexed Up

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 15 hours ago

U.S. Forces Target Chinese Militants In Afghanistan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
Map shows location of Badakhshan province and neighboring Turkmenistan and China. Google Reuters: *U.S. forces in Afghanistan attack anti-China militants* KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. forces in Afghanistan have attacked networks of anti-China militants in an action that is likely to please Beijing, which had called for Western cooperation in its fight against a group it says wants to split off its Xinjiang region. The strikes in the northern province of Badakhshan destroyed Taliban training camps which support militant operations in Afghanistan as well as operations by the East Turkest... more »

Will Duncan Hunter Be On Trial Before Or After The Midterms?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
Young Duncan Hunter was elected because most of the voters in the district thought he was his father, also Duncan Hunter, who resigned rather than go to prison with his crony and partner-in-crime Duke Cunningham. Hunter Senior, I wrote in 2005, had a hand in virtually every military scandal involving large sums of money that had gone down over the past 2 decades. He was a key participant in getting Air Force funds questionably diverted to his campaign contributor, Boeing (the bi-product of which was the disgrace and resignation of Air Force Secretary Jim Roche). Cunningham went to... more »

US Troops Deployment And Death Toll In Afghanistan Since 2001

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
US troops deployment and death toll in Afghanistan since 2001 pic.twitter.com/W48Ehj1zf3 — AFP news agency (@AFP) February 10, 2018

Riding the Storm: Does the Sun Trigger Hurricanes and Social Unrest?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
What do the activities of our sun have to do with the increase in extreme weather, public scandals, mass tragedies and social unrest that we are experiencing here on earth? According to indigenous and shamanic belief, and their understanding of … Continue reading →

How to Share Information About Your Spiritual Awakening with Others, Effectively

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
When you begin to share all that you know about the matrix control system to someone who has not felt the rumblings of awakening from their soul, you may be met with various adverse reactions. The best rule of thumb … Continue reading →

How to Flirt Without Flirting

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
Flirting without flirting is actually easier than you think. It took me quite a bit of time, though, to learn how to flirt, and I was hearing the metaphorical sounds of “krash kaboom” echoing after every attempt. If you are … Continue reading →

Full Spectrum Bliss: The Secret to an Oxytocin-Based Sexual Connection

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
Sex is one of the most common ways we feel deep euphoric bliss in our lives. It creates a feeling of pleasure, liberation and euphoric release, releasing bio-energy within our body. Of course, sex can also cause a lot of problems in our lives. … Continue reading →

Activating Oxytocin – The Master Hormone for Bliss and Bonding

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
Known as the “bonding hormone”, oxytocin plays an important role in the neuroanatomy of wellbeing and intimacy. It is associated with various behaviors, including social recognition, pair bonding, orgasm, anxiety, and parental behaviors. The endocrine system produces and regulates our … Continue reading →

How Hugs Heal — Have You Had a Hug Today?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
From the time you were born until the day you die, touch is an important part of your emotional and physical health. Infants deprived of touch grow up with developmental and cognitive delays, attachment disorders and higher risk of serious infections.1 On … Continue reading →

RNA Viruses can enter our Genes and activate disease processes : AIIMS Scientists

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://speciality.medicaldialogues.in/rna-viruses-can-enter-our-genes-and-activate-disease-processes-aiims-scientists/

Monitoring nutritional ketosis with mobile app could reverse Type 2 diabetes

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://speciality.medicaldialogues.in/monitoring-nutritional-ketosis-with-mobile-app-could-reverse-type-2-diabetes/

Cetrizine may help prevent relapse of neuromyelitis optica

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://speciality.medicaldialogues.in/cetrizine-may-help-prevent-relapse-of-neuromyelitis-optica/

Children Who Survive Congenital Heart Defects Can Face New Problems As Adults

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
Sara’s nephew and Wendy’s son Benny painted this image of a heart that hangs in the author’s home. A few weeks ago, our family gathered for a meeting that we hope will save my sister’s life. Our goal was … Continue reading →

Film Review: ‘A Fantastic Woman’ Perseveres Through Prejudice And Suspicion

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 15 hours ago
Dealing with the death of someone you love is difficult enough. It can be infinitely worse if the grief is compounded by the fact that every day of your life is spent seeking acceptance in the world, as is the case in the Oscar-nominated film, “A Fantastic Woman.” “A Fantastic The post Film Review: ‘A Fantastic Woman’ Perseveres Through Prejudice And Suspicion appeared first on Shadowproof.

Cops Hold Mentally Ill Man Down on 170 Degree Pavement Until His Skin Melted Off

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: injuries] A man is seeking $26 million after the force used by police resulted in life-threatening injuries and third-degree burns when he was forced onto the scorching 170-degree pavement. The post Cops Hold Mentally Ill Man Down on 170 Degree Pavement Until His Skin Melted Off appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Scientists Blast FDA, Warn That a Ban on Kratom Would Cause More Opioid Deaths

Rachel Blevins at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: kratom] While the FDA pushes for a ban on kratom, a group of scientists is arguing that if it is labeled as a Schedule I drug, opioid-overdose deaths will only continue to increase. The post Scientists Blast FDA, Warn That a Ban on Kratom Would Cause More Opioid Deaths appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Innocent Man Speaks Out After Video Showed Cops Set Him On Fire, Savagely Beat Him

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: fire] Police inadvertently set an innocent man on fire and instead of helping him, the proceeded to stomp his face, break his ribs and drag him until his skin peeled off. The post Innocent Man Speaks Out After Video Showed Cops Set Him On Fire, Savagely Beat Him appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Valve Turners Brought to Justice

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 15 hours ago
From the Crime Archives, Bismark ND KVRR Local News Men Sentenced for Shutting Down Keystone Pipeline The objective facts are provided by Alison Voorhees February 6, 2018 Michael Foster in October 2016 cut through a chain link fence near Walhalla and turned a shut-off valve on the Keystone Pipeline. He was convicted last October of conspiracy, criminal […]

North Korea’s Leader Kim Jong-un Has Invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in To Visit Pyongyang At The “Earliest Date Possible”

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*The Guardian*: *Kim Jong-un's sister invites South Korean president to Pyongyang* Kim Yo-jong’s meeting with Moon Jae-in was highest-level contact between countries in more than a decade North Korea’s dictator, Kim Jong-un, has invited the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, to visit Pyongyang at the “earliest date possible” for what would be the first summit between the two nations in more than a decade. Kim Yo-jong, the sister of the North Korean leader, made the overture during a lunch at Seoul’s presidential palace. She is the first member of Pyongyang’s ruling dynasty t... more »

John McDonnell: Labour public ownership plan will cost nothing per BBC News

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 15 hours ago
The BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43014861 on the latest pronouncements of the Labour Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, John 'kneecaping' McDonnell. I found this statement interesting: "We'll move away from the failed privatisation model of the past, developing new democratic forms of ownership, joining other countries, regions and cities across the world in taking control of our essential services." Which regions and cities is John McDonnell referring to? Venezuela? Cuba?

More Details Emerge On This Week's Deadly Confrontation Between Syrian-Backed Forces And U.S.Forces And U.S.-Backed Allies

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
*Joseph Trevithick, The Warzone/The Drive:* *Massive US Counterstrike Against Assad's Forces Signals New Stage Of Syrian Civil War* *Three hour battle with Assad's forces is a reminder that other parties may not give the US the choice of staying out of Syria's civil war.* The U.S. military has now offered additional details about the withering firepower it employed during a three hour battle to beat back a battalion-sized force that threatened American troops and their local partners at a remote base in northern Syria. Coming as the United States is trying to draw down in Iraq an... more »

Israeli Plane Shot Down By Syrian Fire After Israeli Planes Launched Multiple Attacks On Syrian And Iranian Targets After An Iranian Drone Entered Israel

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *Israeli warplane shot down as air force carries out large scale attack against Iranian targets in Syria after a drone violated its airspace* * Israel said F-16 was taking part in retaliation for what was 'serious Iranian attack' * Military said it carried out 'large scale' strike against Iranian and Syrian targets * Warplane downed by Syrian anti-aircraft fire, crashed in Israel, crew both alive * Israel said a drone launched from Syria was intercepted by a helicopter An Israeli fighter has been shot down as the country's air force carried out attacks against Ira... more »

10 Reasons No Nation Wants to Go to War with Israel

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * To put it simply, Israel is a mini superpower. *The Jericho III is the third missile to serve as Israel’s land-based nuclear deterrent. The Jericho III is believed to have a range between 4,800 and 6,000 kilometers, and is capable of carrying a 1,000 kilogram warhead payload. A range of 4,800 kilometers would enable it to strike from Morocco to eastern India, while an 6,500 kilometer range would enable it to target as far as western China. The missile is reportedly solid-fueled, meaning it can be launched with minimum preparation, and reportedly bas... more »

This Is China's Plan To Win The Next War

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
Members of the Chinese People's Armed Police Corps (CPAP) conducting anti-terrorism exercise to stimulate the situation where it may have to handle terrorist attack. Photo from Chinese Military Review *Jeffrey Engstrom, National Interest*: *China Has Big Plans to Win the Next War It Fights* The 1991 Gulf War and the 1999 Kosovo War heralded a new era of warfare for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Stunning victories by U.S.-led coalitions over Iraq and Yugoslavia were unique not only because they emphasized stealth and precision-guided weaponry, but more importantly, be... more »

The good news is that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is keeping Trump from declaring war on Iran. The bad news is that he may not be able to do it for long.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 16 hours ago
Courtesy of WaPo: *For weeks, Mattis had been resisting requests from the White House to provide military options for Iran. Now Trump made clear that he wanted the Pentagon to deliver a range of plans that included striking Iranian ballistic missile factories or hitting Iranian speedboats that routinely harassed U.S. Navy vessels. * *“Why can’t we sink them?” Trump would sometimes ask about the boats. * *National security adviser H.R. McMaster and his staff laid out the president’s request for Mattis in a conference call, but the defense secretary refused, according to several U.... more »

Horrifying Report Shows Child Sex Trafficking is Fastest Growing Crime Business in America

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago
[image: trafficking] “It’s become more lucrative and much safer to sell malleable teens than drugs or guns. A pound of heroin or an AK-47 can be retailed once, but a young girl can be sold 10 to 15 times a day,” notes the report on trafficking. The post Horrifying Report Shows Child Sex Trafficking is Fastest Growing Crime Business in America appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

King Chaos

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 17 hours ago
Ontario's Progressive Conservatives should be worried. Doug Ford -- a Regressive Conservative -- wants to ditch the carbon tax. Caroline Mulroney and Christine Elliot are troding the path he is blazing. Martin Regg Cohn writes: A mere eight weeks ago, the provincial Tories proclaimed themselves ready to win power with a plan, a carefully crafted election platform two years in the making. Two months later, it’s done. Or more precisely, undone — unravelling on Ford’s terms, reshaped in his own image, recalibrated to his own vision. Mulroney and Elliott are merely following Ford’s l... more »

The Top U.S. Marine General Wants Submarines To Transport Troops

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
The USS Warner under construction in Newport News, one of the last two shipyards in the US able to build a nuclear-powered submarine. *Breaking Defense*: *Marines Need Submarines: Commandant Neller On Major War* SAN DIEGO: Why does the Marine Corps Commandant want the Navy to build more attack boats? “As a naval force, part of a maritime campaign, we need more attack submarines,” Gen. Robert Neller said at the AFCEA-USNI WEST conference. Why? “I want to get where I’m going,” Neller said to laughter from the audience. “A bunch of lance corporals with M4s on the flight deck are not ... more »

Graphic: Elite Syrian forces exterminate dozens of ISIS militants near key town in southeast Idlib

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:32 P.M.) – ISIS has suffered another day of big losses across northwest Syria at the hands of elite Syrian Arab Army forces following a desperate break-out offensive on Friday morning which saw the terrorist group burst through an encircled stronghold in Hama province towards rebel-held areas in Idlib province at a hefty […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Pictures: 10 elite Syrian Army troops killed by US airtrikes in Deir Ezzor

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – On the night of Wednesday to Thursday, warplanes of the US-led anti-ISIS coalition bombarded Syrian Arab Army and allied pro-government forces in the province of Deir Ezzor. The engagement took place near the town of Khashim, a government-held stronghold on the eastern shore of the Euphrates River. Official American military […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Militant deep-infiltration assault near key town in north Latakia stopped dead in its tracks by Syrian Army

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:11 P.M.) – An infiltration assault by militant fighters deep behind government-lines near a key town in northern Latakia province has been stopped dead in its tracks by the Syrian Arab Army with reports that the rebel raiding party was completely wiped out. On Saturday, Syrian militants from a yet unidentified faction (mostly […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Kurdish forces shoot down Turkish military helicopter in Syria’s Afrin – Turkey confirms

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:12 P.M.) – Kurdish paramilitary forces have shot down a Turkish military helicopter in the Afrin region of Syria according to both pro-Kurdish and official Turkish sources. Moments ago, Turkish military sources confirmed earlier reports put forth by pro-Kurdish sources that Kurdish paras had downed a Turkish military helicopter near the village of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkey moves to add US-backed group to UN terror list

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – Turkey is moving to add the US-backed People’s Protection Units (YPG) and their political wing (PYD) to the United Nations’ official terror list, the Turkiye newspaper reported on Saturday. Late last year, a group from the Syrian opposition submitted an application to add the YPG and PYD to the terror […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Israeli forces continue to strike Syrian government positions (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:55 P.M.) – Israeli forces launched an attack on Syrian government forces positions in city of Al-Kiswah, where the video was filmed along with the raid in Al-Dimas town, close to Damascus in Syria on Saturday. Israeli forces targeted Syrian military positions in the region causing several explosions, which can be heard in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Israeli rocket meant for Syria lands in eastern Lebanon

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The remnant of an Israeli rocket that was launched at dawn, was found in the Sarine village in the Bekaa, the National News Agency (NNA) of Lebanon reported this afternoon. The Israeli rocket had landed in the town of Ali Nahri, which is located close to the Syrian-Lebanese border. Prior […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Soros funds anti Brexit campaign to reverse referendum

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 17 hours ago
From The Guardian A key pro-EU campaign to reverse the Brexit vote has been given more than £400,000 of funding by American billionaire George Soros’s foundation, the Guardian can disclose. The business magnate, who is the founder of the Open Society Foundation (OSF), made more than £1bn betting against the pound on Black Wednesday, which […]

Hungarian government slams George Soros for trying to topple UK government and stop Brexit

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 17 hours ago
From Infowars The Hungarian government has weighed in on the revelations concerning a plot by billionaire globalist George Soros to topple the British government and trigger another EU referendum. “Soros is funding groups that are working to overturn Brexit, to reverse a decision taken at the request of UK voters, and to possibly topple the […]

Russia paid millions to influence Hillary to approve Uranium One deal, says FBI informant

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 17 hours ago
From the Daily Mail FBI informant who spied on Russian firm that bought Uranium One says Moscow paid MILLIONS to influence Hillary Clinton while the deal was under review The congressional committees searching for Hillary Clinton’s alleged wrongdoing in the Uranium One deal are talking with a former FBI informant William Douglas Campbell, a lobbyist, […]

Permafrost mercury hysteria is shameful corrupt pseudoscience

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 17 hours ago
It seems that other climate skeptics haven't dedicated much attention to this particular recent mania but I was intrigued and disgusted, so here is my reaction. *You need about 1,000 tons of the Arctic soil to extract this much (43 grams) of mercury.* National Geographic and most other science news outlets have informed us that there is a lot of mercury underneath the thawing Arctic permafrost and when it thaws, all of us will get poisoned to one extent or another. Will we? The popular articles build on an article in Geophysical Research Letters, Permafrost Stores a Globally ... more »

Pence displays U.S. arrogance at Olympics

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 17 hours ago
Many years ago I went to an international peace conference in Athens, Greece. I met a Greek journalist who told me the story behind the founding of the Olympics. At that time Greece was full of city-states which were all walled off from one other in a constant state of war. So they came up with the idea of the Olympics and each year which ever city-state won the most athletic events had to return home and tear down their walls. It was created as a disarmament policy. Pence and Trump are violating the spirit of the Olympics by using the event to justify more military weapon wal... more »

Fukushima Update 2/10/2018: 16,228.2 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva *Updated February 10, 2018: Fukushima Equals 16,228.2 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of February 10, 2018 - 2,516 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of 16,228.2. Hiroshima atomic bombs and it ... more »

Understanding Climate Models

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 18 hours ago
As I’ve said 1000s of times, I’m not a Slimate Climatist, but I have a great deal of experience creating computer models, including multi-variable linear regression models similar to those created by the IPCC “scientists” to model the climate. The featured video was recently pubished and confirms and repeats many of the arguements made here … Continue reading "Understanding Climate Models"

The U.S. Army And The U.S. Marines Want Different Rifles For Their Troops

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago
Tech. Sgt. Kyle Luthman shoots an M4 carbine during the 3rd Annual Andrew Sullens State Marksmanship Competition at Fort Stewart, Georgia, March 11, 2016. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Amber Williams *Business Insider:* *The Marines have their eyes on a new rifle, but the Army says it's forging ahead with a totally new, next-generation weapon* * The Army and Marine Corps have both been working on new small-arms programs for years. * The Marine Corps will distribute the M27 more widely, but the Army says it's moving ahead with plans for a new rifle. * The Army is also bringing... more »

Maunder Minimum & The CET

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 18 hours ago
By Paul Homewood https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=7122 Back to that Grand Minimum. As mentioned yesterday, scientists now believe we could be heading into a 50 year period of reduced solar activity similar to what happened in the mid-17th century, which could lead to a drop in global temperatures of “several tenths of […]

Escalation as Syria Shoots Down Israeli Jet- Israel Launches Heavy Strikes- Russia Urges Restraint!

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 18 hours ago
*There will be updates!* *Link* A picture taken in northern Israel shows the remains of an Israel F-16 that crashed after coming under fire by Syria * Russia called on Saturday all sides to avoid escalation after Israel launched heavy air strikes on Syria following Damascus*’ downing of an Israeli fighter jet. *"We urge all sides to exercise restraint and to avoid any actions that could lead to an even greater complication of the situation,"* the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. *"It is necessary to unconditionally respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria and... more »

Where is our Solidarity?

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 18 hours ago
General Dynamics is asking the Maine legislature for $60 million in corporate welfare. It’s top CEO made $21 million last year and they have so much cash on hand that between 2009-2017 GD bought back $14.4 billion of their own stocks driving up market share. There are now 43,000 kids living in poverty in Maine. There is no money to fix pot hole filled roads and our bridges are deemed ‘deficient’ by DOT. Thousands in Maine have no health care. In rural Maine hospitals, schools and factories are closing. What could Maine do with $60 million that GD does not really need? I learned... more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 18 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Duluth schools remove 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' 'Huckleberry Finn' from curriculum California police worked with neo-Nazis to pursue 'anti-racist' activists, documents show The Michigan town where only Christians are allowed to buy houses Thawing Arctic permafrost could release huge amounts of mercury World's biggest rocket soars toward Mars after perfect launch Indonesia pushes for gay, pre-marital sex ban Vaccine could protect football players from concussion Hurray! Now they can bash into each other to their hearts' and gonads' content. Your tax dolla... more »

Will Russia's New Armata Tank Come Loaded with a 'Super' Gun?

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* The history of a project that has taken years to bear any fruit. The 125mm D-91T or 2A66 “Anker” tank gun was expected to defeat almost any NATO tank when it was designed. It incorporated numerous advanced features in its design and the design of the ammunition for it. Despite its numerous advantages, it never was adopted due to it’s increased cost and the lack of backward compatibility for earlier ammunition. Now that Russia is fielding the 2A82-1M gun on the T-14 Armata, what can we learn from the last serious project to make a “super” 125mm g... more »

The Air Force Needs This New Plane to Fight Any War (And It Has Some Problems)

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, North America* Tankers matter. The U.S. military is building a new plane to carryout this important task but challenges remain. In 2018 the Air Force plans to bring its first eighteen KC-46A refueling tankers into service—paving the way for the replacements of its vast fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers that date back to the 1950s. The Pegasus should prove significantly more efficient and survivable than its predecessor, but its final rounds of testing have been bedeviled by a few persistent bugs. Sleek warbirds like the F-15 Eagle and the F/A-18 Super H... more »

The 5 Best Sporting Rifles in the World (The AR-15 and the AK-47 Made the Cut)

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, North America* What would you choose? The field of modern sporting rifles—semiautomatic rifles with detachable magazines—has exploded in popularity over the past decade. The expiration of the Federal 1994–2004 Assault Weapons Ban and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan fueled an interest in these weapons. Innovation, in part due to research and development into military small arms, introduced new and interesting rifle designs. Here are the top five modern sporting rifle designs. *AR-15* The undisputed king of the MSR movement is the AR-15. The AR-15 is ... more »

Sig Sauer Will Transform Old M4 Rifles into Super Killing Machines

Task and Purpose, Jared Keller at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, North America* Terrorists your game is through. U.S. Special Operations Command intends to transform some of its standard-issue M4 carbines into Sig Sauer MCX Rattler personal defense weapons, apparently satisfying the command’s year-long hunt for the daintiest little assault rifle on the market. The contract with Sig Sauer, managed by U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC) and released on Feb. 1, detailed SOCOM’s plan to purchase 10 MCX Personal Defense Weapons (PDW) conversion kits that, built on the lower receiver of an M4A1, can chamb... more »

Is China's J-20 Stealth Fighter Really 'Operational?'

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has declared its Chengdu J-20 fifth-generation stealth fighter operational. With the J-20 formally attaining initial operational capability, China becomes the only the second nation-state to have developed an operational stealth aircraft after the United States. Russia, which is currently developing the Sukhoi Su-57 PAK-FA, is running behind that pack since its new fighter will not enter operational service for some years to come. “China's latest J-20 stealth fighter has been commissioned into... more »

Maunder Minimum & The CET

Hifast at Climate Collections - 18 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=7122 ? ? Back to that Grand Minimum. ? ? As mentioned yesterday, scientists now believe we could be heading into a 50 year period of reduced solar activity similar to what happened in the mid-17th century, which could lead…

Bordeaux’s ‘magnificent’ lost vintage pushes small growers to the edge

Hifast at Climate Collections - 18 hours ago
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Bordeaux in south western FranceCredit: worldatlas.com The French wine industry in Bordeaux is counting the cost of the unusual April 2017 frosts that wiped out 40% of its expected crop, with some growers losing over 70%. Nothing like it had happened in the region for over 25 years. Quote:…

Staunch Anti-Prostitute Congressman Busted Using Taxpayer Money to Buy Escort

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 19 hours ago
[image: prostitution] A representative—who advocated for harsher and cruder penalties for prostitutes—has been caught spending government money to fund sex with an escort. The post Staunch Anti-Prostitute Congressman Busted Using Taxpayer Money to Buy Escort appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

New Date Set For Launch Of Petro-Yuan (Oil-For-Yuan Contract)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 hours ago
New Date Set For Launch Of Petro-Yuan (Oil-For-Yuan Contract) by https://www.silverdoctors.com/ Could we finally see the much anticipated launch of the oil-for-yuan contract?. According to this official source, that would be a “yes”… News is coming in today of a launch date for the long anticipated oil-for-yuan contract. Here’s more from Reuters (bold added for emphasis): – BEIJING (Reuters) […]

Egypt Launches ‘Major Operation’ as Sinai Placed on Alert

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 hours ago
What is going on? The entire ‘fighting ISIS terrorists in North Sinai (with the help of Israel)’ news is BOGUS. The Egyptian government has been forcefully evicting thousands of their own citizens from North Sinai, even demolishing houses using explosives. All these activities are to prepare North Sinai (bordering Gaza) for the influx of the […]

Rob Reiner's conversation with former DNI James Clapper and former CIA chief John Brennan is a must see.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 19 hours ago
At 22 plus minutes this is a little longer than most videos that I post here, but it is well worth your time to watch.

You'd Think Democrats Would Have Learned-- People/Voters Don't Like A Rigged System, But... Meet The Bailout Caucus

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 19 hours ago
Almost a month ago, Alan Rapaport did a piece for the *NY Times*, Democrats Add Momentum to G.O.P. Push to Loosen Banking Rules about how conservative Wall Street-friendly Democrats in the Senate are helping Republicans "loosen rules imposed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis." Buoyed by their success in rewriting the tax code, the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers have now set their sights on helping the financial industry, which has been engaged in a quiet but concerted push to relax many post-crisis rules and regulatory obligations, particularly for thousand... more »

Old School Trolling is Back

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
Note: Occasionally we work a magic trick at AofA - making the irrelevant au courant, if only for a moment. Below, we bring you a clip from a long running pro-vaccine injury, pro industry, faux wood paneled, don't mind the...

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 19 hours ago
*Inspissated ignorance at Southern New Hampshire University * *So much for American university qualifications. Looks like you can even get a dumbed down Ph.D.. Australia is the only country to have an entire continent to itself -- plus over 3,000 islands, some of which are of outstanding natural beauty. UPDATE: The moron professor has been fired* An American university lecturer failed a student's assignment because she didn't believe Australia was a real country. Ashley Arnold had to write a paper comparing a social norm in the U.S. and another country, and chose social media use ... more »

Russell Blackford’s New Book Nominated for the Locus Award

Ethical Technology - 19 hours ago
IEET Fellow Russell Blackford’s new book, SCIENCE FICTION AND THE MORAL IMAGINATION has made the 2018 Locus Recommended Reading List and has been nominated for the 2018 Locus Award. If you have read and enjoyed his book please take the time to vote for it here

That's one way to deal with a financial crisis, I guess . . .

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 19 hours ago
Stephan Pastis offers this suggestion (click the image to be taken to the cartoon's Web page for a larger view). Reminds me of the first entry in Howard Tayler's "The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries": pillage, *then* burn. That would also help to take care of your debt - although those from whom you pillage might have different views! Peter

BREAKING: Kim Jong-Un sends hand-delivered invitation to South Korean president to meet in Pyongyang

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 19 hours ago
The invitation for President Moon Jae-in to meet with Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang was received warmly, request made for US to resume talks with North Korea More The post BREAKING: Kim Jong-Un sends hand-delivered invitation to South Korean president to meet in Pyongyang appeared first on The Duran.

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 19 hours ago
*Polluted air may pollute our morality* *The study below took a lot of trouble to get things right but was defeated by reality, rather hilariously at times. Studies showing bad effects of air pollution are a dime a dozen and usually fail through failures of control, control for income particularly. In study I below, for instance, they controlled for a blizzard of potential confounds, including the biggies, education and income.You get a shock about something being badly wrong with their conclusions when you look at their table of intercorrelations. With one minor exception,... more »

'Science is Still out' on Autism, Vaccine Link, New Health Official Says

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 21 hours ago
NOTE: Give this woman the 2018 Dr. Bernadine Healy award! How long before Ms McManus loses her job? From USA TODAY. Did you know that our Dan Olmsted was a founding journalist for USA Today at its launch. It was...

"Count YOUR Blessings"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
"Homeless man called a bum, this will change your perspective." - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhsGSYAdUs4 How many of you, of us, are one or two paychecks, if that, away from this? Count YOUR Blessings... ◆ Meanwhile... remember this? Oh, silly me, I forgot, that's "normal"... This is "normal" too, right? Enjoy it, wallow like pigs in your willfull ignorance and totally self-centered greed, while you can. You have *no* clue of what's coming, do you? You *will. *And then... what?

The Poet: Linda Pastan, "The Almanac of Last Things"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
"The Almanac of Last Things" "From the almanac of last things I choose the spider lily for the grace of its brief blossom, though I myself fear brevity, but I choose The Song of Songs because the flesh of those pomegranates has survived all the frost of dogma. I choose January with its chill lessons of patience and despair- and August, too sun-struck for lessons. I choose a thimbleful of red wine to make my heart race, then another to help me sleep. From the almanac of last things I choose you, as I have done before. And I choose evening because the light clinging to the window is at its... more »

"If You Don't Change..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
"Stop being so greedy, and so selfish. Realize that there is more to the world than your big houses and fancy stores. People are starving and you worry about oil for your cars. Babies are dying of thirst and you search the fashion pages for the latest styles. Nations like ours are drowning in poverty, but you people don't even hear our cries for help. You shut your ears to the voices of those who try to tell you these things. You label them radicals or Communists. You must open your hearts to the poor and downtrodden, instead of driving them further into poverty and servitude. Ther... more »

“Screw The Way Things Are, I Want Out”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*“Screw The Way Things Are, I Want Out”* by Paul Rosenberg "This is a beautiful planet, filled, in the main, with decent, cooperative humans. And yet, I want out. Give me any kind of functional spaceship and any reasonable chance, and I’ll take it. This place is anti-human. It chokes the best that’s in us, aggressively and self-righteously. I was struck not long ago by a comment of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s, in which he expressed the same kind of feeling: "I ought to have become a star in the sky. Instead of which I have remained stuck on earth…" All of us who’ve had a moment of transc... more »

"For Whom Are You Still Waiting?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
"Life passes like a flash of lightning, whose blaze barely lasts long enough to see. While the earth and sky stand still forever, how swiftly changing time flies across man's face. O you who sit over your full cup and do not drink, tell me- for whom are you still waiting?" - Hermann Hesse

Iran closely monitoring ISIL’s movements: IRGC spox.

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Public Relations Department and IRGC Spokesman General Ramezan Sharif underlined that the Iranian forces monitor all of the Islamic State’s (ISIL) movements in the region. “The IRGC has monitored the ISIL terrorist group’s strategies and geographical presence and this monitoring continues,” General […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Pro-Turkish Syrian opposition media begins campaign to provoke war between Syrian Army and US-backed forces

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:10 P.M.) – Since the 9th of January, Syrian opposition media has – at different levels – been working around the clock to provoke a war between pro-government and US-backed forces in the province of Deir Ezzor by means of scare reports. Taking advantage of airstrikes by American anti-ISIS coalition warplanes against Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Air Defense intercepts Israeli missile in southwest Damascus (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
An attempt to conduct yet another airstrike against targets in Syria ended badly for the Israeli military, as several of its missiles were reportedly shot down by local air defense units. Syrian anti-aircraft defense units managed to hit a number of Israeli missiles that were flying above a military installation in Syria, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reports. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Israeli launches third attack over southwestern Damascus

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – For the third time today, the Israeli Air Force has entered Syrian airspace to strike a military target in rural Damascus. According to a military source in Damascus, the Israeli Air Force fired several rockets towards the West Ghouta region, hitting many Syrian military sites near the occupied Golan Heights. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkey claims 1,141 YPG, ISIS fighters ‘neutralized’ in Afrin

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The Turkish General Staff announced on Saturday that their forced had ‘neutralized’ at least 1,141 fighters from the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) and Islamic State (ISIS) since the start of Operation Olive Branch on January 20th. Of the 1,141 fighters killed, 79 YPG were allegedly killed last night, when […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Israel says air force targeted 12 Syrian, Iranian military targets

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:50 A.M.) – The Spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Saturday morning that Israeli warplanes struck at least a dozen Syrian and Iranian military targets in western Syria. “Moments ago, IAF aircraft, targeted the Syrian Aerial Defense System & Iranian targets in Syria. targets, including 3 aerial defense batteries & […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Twin-bombings kill two, injure 75 in Benghazi mosque

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – Two people were killed and at least 75 were injured when a twin-bombing struck a mosque in the Majouri district of Benghazi on Friday. Local residents soon began clear-up operations in the Saad Ibn Ibada mosque, which was littered with debris and broken glass. According to a military spokesperson, explosive devices […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Video footage of Israeli pilot’s ejection from downed F-16

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – The pilot of the Israeli F-16 that crashed this morning had managed to eject from the aircraft before parachuting into the northern countryside of Galilee. The footage of the pilot ejecting after his aircraft was struck by an anti-aircraft missile was released by locals in Galilee: The Israeli pilot reportedly […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkish Air Force hammers northern Aleppo for second straight day

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – For the second day in a row, the Turkish Air Force has conducted a large number of airstrikes over the northern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate. Led by their F-16s, the Turkish Air Force carried out airstrikes over a number of areas in northern Aleppo, today, including the Afrin region […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Second major confrontation between Syria, Israel ongoing in Damascus

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 A.M.) – For the second time today, the Israeli Air Force and Syrian Air Defense are battling one another within in the souwthwestern countryside of Damascus. According to a military source in Damascus, the Israeli Air Force launched a powerful attack in southwestern Damascus, targeting the Jabal Mana’ area near the town […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Israel attacks western Damascus after downing of F-16

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – Moments ago, the Israeli Air Force fired several missiles towards the western countryside of Damascus, targeting the Al-Kiswah area near the Iranian base. According to a local journalist in Damascus, the Israeli missiles managed to score some direct hits, while others were intercepted by the Syrian Air Defense. No further […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian military says Israeli drone downed over western Damascus

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:25 P.M.) – The Syrian military says their forces downed an Israeli drone over the western countryside of Damascus shortly after the Israeli F-16 crashed in northern Galilee. Initially, it was believed the Syrian Air Defense downed another warplane over Syria; however, the military clarified it was an Israeli drone that was seen […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Federal, State, and Local Governments “take” private property

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 21 hours ago
“Governments – federal, state, and local – have shown remarkable creativity in conjuring up excuses to deprive people of their property rights. They figure that property owners – completely outgunned and easy to roll over – will eventually throw in … Continue reading →

The Poet: Czeslaw Milosz, "A Song On The End Of The World"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago
*"A Song On The End Of The World"* “On the day the world ends A bee circles a clover, A fisherman mends a glimmering net. Happy porpoises jump in the sea, By the rainspout young sparrows are playing And the snake is gold-skinned as it should always be. On the day the world ends Women walk through the fields under their umbrellas, A drunkard grows sleepy at the edge of a lawn, Vegetable peddlers shout in the street And a yellow-sailed boat comes nearer the island, The voice of a violin lasts in the air And leads into a starry night. And those who expected lightning and thunder Are disappo... more »

USA Heavy Lift is Back with spaceX

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
Having lived through the entire Saturn V experience it is wonderful to see us recover this capability. Not withstanding that we have gravity lift capacity operating today, it is not been made conveniently available to general knowledge. It is also affirmation that our expertise is now home grown. After all the whole Space Race was a German operation top to bottom simply because our educational infrastructure was woefully inadequate back in the day and theirs had already built out a multi generational tradition. You really did expect to learn German back in the sixties.. I p... more »

WilliamTompkins aug 29 2016

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
This took place a year before william tompkins passed away. Thus it was surely one of his last such interviews. I am also covering earlier reports as well. As usual my efforts have found out a lot of this information but not the actual scale of the time and place. Critically, the german collaberation with the Vril in the thirties set this all up. It developed the trained personel. The Vril are those nordic ladies who showed up in the early twenties and ultimatelygot the cooperation of theGerman government. We will also learn that their work was supported by the nordics and ... more »

Why couldn't the Nazis mass produce tanks the way the Soviets and Americans did?

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
When the war broke out, they had not made the transition to mass production strategies and suffered accordingly under the pressure of war. The error was deeper than that. all war production is by definition a consumable and expected to be knocked out long before mechanical wear becomes an issue. Thus you want to be able to change things out often. This means standardization and more standardization. Yet this shows that was not the overriding rule. Recall soldier were sent into the fight with as little as three months of training. You cannot teach the right instincts until he ... more »

Bruce Lee's Private Letter explain ' Be Like Water'

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
A truly great metaphor to contemplate. It is truly a metaphor for contemplation meditation. I am writing this with the last cowboy song in the background. A true paint stroke of the imagination. All skills evolve into art and art is skill combined with contemplation meditation. Its obverse is the meditation of the stilling of the mind,. That allows the skill of experiencing the inner self and the Inner Sun to develop. From all that we plausibly unwrap superman. Bruce Lee was walking that path and has inspired many others. . . *BRUCE LEE’S PRIVATE LETTERS EXPLAIN WHAT HE REA... more »

The Third Joe (Drooling Joe)

LL at Virtual Mirage - 22 hours ago
The pro-death Kennedy Family. I'm sure that the Catholics tolerate them because they fill the collection plate. Killing the unborn for fun and profit never did phase the Kennedy Dynasty. You can't serve God and mammon. A lot of those Kennedys made an early crossing of the finish line. I'm sure that it was a coincidence. That's progressive. *And Speaking of Dead Kennedys * The OLD Agency took the business a lot more seriously. Oswald killed Kennedy. Ruby shot Oswald, and then died of a pulmonary embolism before he could be brought to trial. And Johnson became president. Hillary t... more »

THEY'RE ALL GAY; MOSSAD'S MAD MUSLIMS

Anon at Aangirfan - 22 hours ago
*Omar Mateen* allegedly carried out the mass shooting at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in June 2016. Mateen was gay, and is believed to have been a tool of the security services. Mateen was born at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York. Mateen worked for security firm G4S Secure Solutions in Jupiter, Florida, from 2007 until his death. A male friend of his from 2006, when the two were in police academy together, said that Mateen went to gay clubs with him and that Mateen once expressed an interest in dating him. Club-goers recalled Mateen dancing with ano... more »

"Baby Steps: You’ve Been Woke, Now Exit The Matrix”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago
*"Baby Steps: You’ve Been Woke, Now Exit The Matrix”* by Doug “Uncola” Lynn "Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great! She has become a dwelling for demons and a haunt for every impure spirit. Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues." - Revelation 18 "There is an English salutation said to have been translated from a Chinese curse. It states: May you live in interesting times. Well, like it or not, we do. There is so much insanity occurring every day, on a global basis, it is difficult to process. So much so, ... more »

Snowy Beach Getaway In Spain

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 23 hours ago
Snow on Spanish beaches. Continue reading →

The U.S. Air Force Wants More 33,000 Pound Bunker Busters

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
US Air Force personnel and contractors pose in front of a Massive Ordnance Penetrator mock up in 2007. USAF *The Warzone/The Drive:* *USAF Orders More Upgraded Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid Tensions with North Korea* *The improved 33,000 pound bunker busters would be a key part of any "bloody nose" strike on the reclusive communist country.* The U.S. Air Force will pay Boeing nearly $21 million to build more of the service’s heaviest conventional bomb, the GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator, or MOP, following successful tests of a new variant that includes an improved f... more »

Reagan

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 23 hours ago
Reagan: Illegally sold arms to Iranian mullahs Funded death squads in Central America Ignored the AIDS crisis because it was only gay men & Africans dying Repeatedly railed against... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

New Scientist prints a more reasoned polar bear article but myths persist

Hifast at Climate Collections - 23 hours ago
Originally posted on polarbearscience: New Scientist has an article coming out next week takes a fairly reasoned approach to the polar bear conservation issue. It acknowledges that polar bear numbers have not declined in recent years even though summer sea ice dropped dramatically but goes on to perpetuate a number of myths that might not…

The U.S. Navy's Patrol Coastal Boats Are Getting Lasers

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
A laser cannon may be mounted on to a US warship as soon as 2020 *War Is Boring:* *The U.S. Navy’s Persian Gulf Patrol Boats Just Got Laser-Guided Missiles* *AGM-176 Griffin missiles give boats a fighting chance* The U.S. Navy is completing a host of sweeping modernization upgrades to its fleet of 14 Patrol Coastal boats by integrating new laser-guided weapons, communications technology, drone sensors and navigation systems to enable the ships to respond to newly-emerging coastal threats. “This modernization consists of numerous upgrades that support coastal patrol and interdicti... more »

What is matcha?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 day ago
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Microscopic chariots deliver molecules within our cells

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 day ago
https://m.phys.org/news/2018-02-microscopic-chariots-molecules-cells.html

Chemist designs diabetic treatment minus harmful side effects

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 day ago
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2018-02-chemist-diabetic-treatment-side-effects.html

Cannabinoids are easier on the brain than booze, study finds

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 day ago
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2018-02-cannabinoids-easier-brain-booze.html

How to Fall in Love?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 day ago
https://www.rd.com/advice/relationships/how-to-fall-in-love/?trkid=soc-rd-facebook

BOMBSHELL: DOJ And FBI Spied On President Trump In The White House

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Feb 9, 2018 The less highly-redacted version of the criminal referral letter written by Sen. Charles Grassley and Sen. Lindsey Graham made public on Tuesday provides evidence the Department of Justice and FBI were conducting FISA court-approved electronic surveillance of President Trump in the White House through at least June […]

EU Urges Israel to Rebuild Demolished Palestinian Classrooms

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
EU Urges Israel to Rebuild Demolished Palestinian Classrooms by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ European Union officials have urged Israeli authorities to rebuild recently demolished classrooms that served Palestinian children living in Abu Nuwar community in the central West Bank. – On Sunday, Israeli occupation forces destroyed two, donor-funded classrooms, which provided an education for more than two dozen Palestinian children. The […]

Stephen Colbert Threatens Trump on Behalf of FBI?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Feb 9, 2018 Watch this mashup video comparing Pro-Trump and Anti-Trump media coverage of the Nunes Memo. Stephen Colbert has a message from the FBI to the President. end

Hannity: Evidence is Coming that Will Rock DC’s Foundation

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Fox News Published on Feb 8, 2018 The facts will make the American people question how this could ever happen in our country. end

Former CIA Official Phil Mudd Warns Trump: “Think Again” About War With Intel Community, “We’re Going To Win”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Who are all these people serving? Definitely NOT the American people. They are working for the Deep State, western Illuminati. – Former CIA Official Phil Mudd Warns Trump: “Think Again” About War With Intel Community, “We’re Going To Win” by Tim Hains, https://www.realclearpolitics.com/ According to former CIA counterterrorism official Phil Mudd, the intelligence community “are ticked” about […]

Syria war: Israeli fighter jet crashes under Syria fire, military says per BBC News

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
This BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43014081 ends with this: 'Iran - together with Russia - is a key supporter of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose troops have been fighting rebel groups since 2011. Last November, a Western intelligence source told the BBC that Tehran was establishing a permanent military base inside Syria.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that "Israel will not let that happen". Iran has faced accusations that it is seeking to establish not just an arc of influence but a logistical land supply line from Iran through... more »

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*-by Noah* When President Bone Spurs announced that he wants an old Soviet-style military parade down Pennsylvania Avenue, my first thought was that the only military parade he should get is the one that we may have to resort to. That would be the sad spectacle of the military having to march into the White House and physically remove Trump and all his vermin. If it was up to me, Trump and his staff would all then get new accommodations at GITMO. Obviously, he's been reading his Hitler and Stalin books again. He fondly hits the playback button in his mind to film of the massive d... more »

Trump Blocks Release of Democratic Russia Memo; Nunes Memo Sinks Itself Anyway; And Another Democratic Rebuttal Has Been Made Public

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
Trump blocked the release of a Democratic rebuttal to the Republican (Nunes) memo regarding surveillance of former Trump foreign policy … Continue reading →

Analysis Refutes Criminal Referral of Christopher Steele

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
From US Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member, Senator Feinstein: “Analysis Refutes Criminal Referral of Christopher Steele Feb 09 2018 Washington—Senate … Continue reading →

US Senator Feinstein Letter To Kellogg Requesting Info On Carter Page, George Papadoupolos And Other Trump Campaign Foreign Policy Team Members

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
The Nunes memo inadvertently reminded anyone who forgot, or never knew, that Carter Page and George Papadoupolos served on Trump’s … Continue reading →

White House Blocks Release Of The Democrat Russian Memo

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Reuters:* *Trump blocks release of Russia memo drafted by Democrats* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday blocked the release of a classified memo written by congressional Democrats to rebut a Republican document that he allowed to be made public last week that claimed FBI and Justice Department bias against him in the federal probe of Russia and the 2016 U.S. election. The Republican president’s decision -- the latest controversy relating to an investigation that has hung over his year in office -- infuriated Democrats. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer ... more »

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the North's ceremonial head of state Kim Yong Nam meet and shake hands ahead of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony. pic.twitter.com/58rUwFW8Nr — AFP news agency (@AFP) February 9, 2018 South Korea's Moon hosts talks with North Korean leader's sister https://t.co/gmqkSWkMuX pic.twitter.com/nRYPMGoZ7a — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 10, 2018 WATCH: The #PyeongChang2018 Winter Olympics opened with a mix of politics and pageantry. See more from @ReutersTV: https://t.co/mYJEfp9bOT pic.twitter.com/JXt4Pnknar — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) ... more »

Probabilities of one-time events don't have error margins

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago
Quanta Magazine's puzzle columnist Pradeep Mutalík wrote an amusing and sensible text When Probability Meets Real Life with three probability puzzles. They're a bit more ordinary and less controversial than the Sleeping Beauty or the Monty Hall Problem. But they touch some general principles, too. He says that scientifically inclined people often try to apply probabilistic reasoning in their lives. It's not perfect but it may be helpful. In the first problem, Mutalik shows that Bayesian, perceived probabilities often change as new evidence arrives. Someone sadly fell out of an air... more »

Syrian Air Defense on high alert after downing of Israeli jet

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:05 A.M.) – Syrian Air Defense units are on high alert after their forces downed an Israeli F-16 near the occupied Golan Heights, a military source in Damascus told Al-Masdar this morning. The Syrian military expects Israel to retaliate in the coming hours, with the targeted area likely being some airbase in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Syrian forces down Israeli fighter jet near occupied Golan Heights

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) – At approximately 6:30 A.M.) this morning, an Israeli F-16 fighter jet was shot down while flying over the western countryside of Damascus. According to preliminary reports from Damascus, the F-16’s pilots were able to eject from their planes after it was struck by an anti-aircraft missile. The two pilots are […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

[Graphic 18+] HTS security chief, bodyguards killed in Jisr Al-Shughour

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – The security chief of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham was killed on Friday after unknown assailants opened fire on his vehicle with assault rifles. According to Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham activists, their security chief was traveling inside the Idlib Governorate city of Jisr Shughour on Friday, when his vehicle was ambushed by well-armed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Iraqi Kurdish force systematically executed hundreds of captured Daesh fighters- HRW report

Iraqi Kurdish soldiers have been accused of conducting mass executions of captured Daesh fighters by Human Rights Watch (HRW.) The alleged massacre occured after a clash between the two groups near the Iraqi-Syrian border in late August through early September. HRW said on Friday that Kurdish Peshmerga fighters detained Daesh fighters at a school in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army captures important sites inside east Damascus

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their advance in the eastern suburbs of Damascus last night, targeting the jihadist defenses at both Arbeen and Harasta. Led by their 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian Arab Army advanced along the Arbeen axis after securing the Jordanian-Lebanese Company building, pushing their way past […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Palestinians clash with Israeli forces on ‘Day of Rage’ in Ramallah

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 A.M.) – Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, on the tenth ‘Friday of Rage’ protest over US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Protesters hurled rocks at Israeli forces before being repelled back under a volley of tear gas. Palestinian factions […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

U.S. Intelligence Officers Were Bilked $100,000 In A Deal Where They Were To Receive NSA Secrets And Compromising Material On President Trump

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*New York Times: **U.S. Spies, Seeking to Retrieve Cyberweapons, Paid Russian Peddling Trump Secrets* BERLIN — After months of secret negotiations, a shadowy Russian bilked American spies out of $100,000 last year, promising to deliver stolen National Security Agency cyberweapons in a deal that he insisted would also include compromising material on President Trump, according to American and European intelligence officials. The cash, delivered in a suitcase to a Berlin hotel room in September, was intended as the first installment of a $1 million payout, according to American offi... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Roscosmos astronauts Anton Shkaplerov and Alexander Mishulin in outer space. © Sputnik/ Press service of Roskosmos *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this link .... *This Week in Pictures (February 2-9)* (Sputnik).

An Inside Look At The DMZ (Video)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*WNU Editor:* Some things never change.

For Congressional Republicans Trump Created The Ultimate Rock And A Hard Place

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Yesterday, a prominent Democratic campaign manager read the post about the Democratic win in Missouri Tuesday and said, relieved, "so I guess there's a wave coming after all." Only people in a state of delusion, I told him, think otherwise. That state legislative seat that flipped from red to blue, was a district that Trump won by around 28 points. A 27 year old Democrat won it by 4 points. That's quite a swing. Few Republicans would survive swings like that in their districts. Not Paul Ryan or Kevin McCarthy-- only Scalise from the leadership. But no more Republicans in Iowa, New ... more »

We the People, or We the Voters?

Joseph Fishkin at Balkinization - 1 day ago
Our Constitution, as amended, requires that every ten years the federal government reallocate seats in the House of Representatives to the states “according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons.” This provision leaves little room for interpretation. It is part of what my colleague Sandy Levinson calls the “constitution of settlement.” But like much of the constitution of settlement, this provision settles certain questions while leaving other closely proximate ones unsettled. The settled part is this: We do not apportion representatives to states on ... more »

WATCH – The Ancient Origins of the Control System Explained

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 1 day ago
*Vic Bishop* - What are the Archons and Reptilians really about?

How Did This Canadian Become Friends With Kim Jong Un And Other North Korean Leaders

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Michael Spavor with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. REUTERS/KCNA *Business Insider*: *How a mild-mannered Canadian became friends with Kim Jong Un and got up close to North Korea's military parade* * A Canadian man has managed to become friendly with Kim Jong Un and some of North Korea's highest-ranking government officials. * Michael Spavor says he also helped organize one of Dennis Rodman's trips to North Korea. * He evidently gets unique access to North Korea's military parades and showcased some up-close video of the one this week. While only a handful of Westerners can say th...more »

Ten herbs that will annihilate cold and flu viruses naturally

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 day ago
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10 Powerful Quotes by Female Poets That Capture the Strength and Pain of Being a Woman

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 day ago
https://www.vagabomb.com/Female-Poets-Who-Capture-the-Strength-and-the-Pain-of-Being-a-Woman/?ref=social&type=fb&b=0

A Doctor Built a Machine That Helps People Die.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 day ago
https://tonic.vice.com/en_us/article/434yaj/a-doctor-built-a-machine-that-helps-people-die?utm_source=dmfb

Noam Chomsky: We’re on the Brink of Global Catastrophe.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 day ago
https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/noam-chomsky-were-brink-global-catastrophe

‘A pseudo-science’: Outrage after Ontario government funds college program in homeopathy.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 day ago
http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/a-diploma-in-magical-thinking-critics-want-funding-pulled-for-ontario-colleges-homeopathy-course

A Former South Korean General Explains The Kim's Family Cult Of Personality In North Korea, And Why It Will Take A Lont Time For Change To Occur

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claps during a celebration for nuclear scientists and engineers who contributed to a hydrogen bomb test, September 2017. KCNA via REUTERS *ABC News Online*: *Former South Korean general warns West about removing North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un* "I caution the Western world that this dictatorship is different," says In-Bum Chun, the former South Korean lieutenant-general who warns that removing Kim Jong-un would be like "trying to get rid of Allah" from the Middle East. "It will be very difficult. All dictatorships are paranoid because of their, i... more »

Grand Minimum May Usher In 50 Years Of Global Cooling

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? Reposted from nextbigfuture: ? Reduced sunspot activity has been observed and indicates the sun is heading into a 50 year reduced solar activity similar to what happened in the mid-17th century. Comparison to similar stars indicates the reduced activity will cause…

Why Fossil Fuels Kick Butt

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on Big Picture News, Informed Analysis: SPOTLIGHT: 1970s activists said wind and solar energy would replace fossil fuels. Five decades later, that’s still a fantasy. BIG PICTURE: More energy equals less suffering and more flourishing. When machines that run on energy wash our clothes and plow our fields, humans are freed from back-breaking, mind-numbing labour.…

Remember when the islands of Tuvalu were going to be inundated by sea level rise? Never mind…

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Surprise! Poster child for sea level rise, Tuvalu, is actually growing! From the “we told you so, again, and again” department. We’ve had several articles about the island of Tuvalu and the ridiculous claims of sea level rise causing it to disappear, while at the same time they are…

Study: Reduced Energy from the Sun Might Occur by Mid-century – cooling the climate

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: From UCD/Scripps: Reduced Energy from the Sun Might Occur by Mid-century; Now Scientists Know by How Much UC San Diego scientists review satellite observations of nearby Sun-like stars to estimate the strength of the next “grand minimum” period of diminished UV radiation Magnetic loops gyrate above the sun,…

Lynette Zang: Wall Street, Manipulation and Lies…Oh My

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
ITM Trading Streamed live 6 hours ago Supporting Links and Slides: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/insid… Is this the beginning of the visible fiat market collapse the central bankers have managed to postpone since 2008? Perhaps, time will tell. But frankly, at the least, this should be a wake-up call. People want to ride the markets and believe they can […]

US Military Presence in Syria Intended to Thwart Russia, Iran – Experts

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
US Military Presence in Syria Intended to Thwart Russia, Iran – Experts by https://sputniknews.com/ The US military presence remaining in Syria after ousting Daesh group from the country is targeting Turkey, Russia and Iran, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday. The Turkish leader accused the US of failing to stand by its promise to withdraw […]

Moscow Slams Illegal US Presence in Syria as Pentagon Reserves Right for ‘Defensive’ Attacks

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Moscow Slams Illegal US Presence in Syria as Pentagon Reserves Right for ‘Defensive’ Attacks by https://www.rt.com/ Russia has reminded the US that its presence in Syria is illegal after the coalition struck pro-government militias. Washington however reserved the right for “defensive” attacks to achieve peace “from a position of strength.” – The US presence in Syria […]

Rothschild Genocide: Innovating The Population to Zero — Deborah Tavares

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
SGTreport Published on Feb 9, 2018 “We have a demonic force that is taking over.” Deborah Tavares exposes the trans humanist genocidal plan to drastically reduce the US population through globalist policies including UN Agenda 21, smart cities, 5G and directed energy weapons. The scope and horror of what is unfolding will leave you seething with […]

Guam Caught in Rising US-North Korean Tensions

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT America Published on Feb 9, 2018 The Pacific island of Guam continues to feel the weight of US military presence, while being caught in the middle of potential war between the United States and North Korea. RT America’s Joseph Ricci has more. end

Financial Pundits Are Calling It, They Are Saying Expect The Crash

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
X22Report Published on Feb 9, 2018 The central banks are now making there move against the cryptocurrencies, they know they can’t control it so they are demonizing it. The economy continues to deteriorate, and the market it fluctuating up and down. The two factions are fighting it out via the market. Financial pundits are saying that […]

U.S. Kills 100 Syrians, Claims “Self-Defense” in Country America Invaded

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
PressTV Published on Feb 9, 2018 The Pentagon says a recent US-backed attack on pro-government forces in eastern Syria was in self-defense. The U-S-backed attack took place near the city of Dayr al-Zawr on Wednesday. It involved air and artillery strikes against pro-government forces, and led to the deaths of more than one hundred soldiers. Syria […]

UK University Bans ‘Politically Incorrect’ Research into Gender Reassignment Reversal

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT Published on Feb 9, 2018 Psychotherapist and gender specialist James Caspian is challenging Bath Spa University, which is blocking research he wants to conduct on people who regret undergoing gender reassignment. He says it’s an attack on free speech. – Daniel 7:23-27 New King James Version (NKJV) 23 “Thus he said: ‘The fourth beast shall be […]

US Transferred ISIS-ISIL Members to Afghanistan by Helicopter: Russia

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
PressTV Published on Feb 8, 2018 A high-ranking Russian official has accused the U-S military of allowing Daesh terrorists – who have been defeated in Syria and Iraq – to infiltrate Afghanistan. The Russian envoy for Afghanistan says various witness accounts indicate that the terrorists are often transferred to Afghanistan by helicopters. Zamir Kabulov added that […]

Bombshell Testimony of FBI Informant Implicates Many for Treason

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Bombshell Testimony of FBI Informant Implicates Many for Treason by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (WNW 321 2.9.18) William Campbell was undercover for the FBI and CIA for six years gathering evidence of a grand Russian scheme to “dominate” the uranium industry. There are charges of espionage, bribery and extortion (just to name a name a few) coming from Russian […]

The Banks Are Gtting Out First: Where Did All Our Money Go? | Lynette Zang

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Reluctant Preppers Published on Feb 8, 2018 Remember the rule to not be misled by what they are saying and FOLLOW THE MONEY, since ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS? After years of unnatural melt-up across most markets that have been defying all conventional wisdom, capped by the recent skyrocket of Cryptocurrencies, we suddenly got a […]

Is the Steele Dossier full of ‘Russian dirt’ – or British?

Jim Jatras at The Duran - 1 day ago
GCHQ, Britain’s version of the NSA, was spying on Trump and providing agencies in the US with sensitive intel More The post Is the Steele Dossier full of ‘Russian dirt’ – or British? appeared first on The Duran.

KMT candidate for Taichung set

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 1 day ago
*Our fair city.* KMT's Lu Hsiu-yan, who had led in every poll. defeated Johnny Chiang to clinch the KMT mayoral candidacy for Taichung (Yahoo in Chinese). Chiang elected not to contest the outcome. Lu has in fact invited Chiang to run her campaign, a nice display of unity. So different from elsewhere in the KMT. This means that in Taichung, the nation's second largest city, the KMT has a viable candidate with full party support. In Chiayi, by contrast, it is split. In Taoyuan the KMT is running a princeling. In Hualien, long a KMT fief, the wife of the current mayor. In Taipei the... more »

This Is How the CIA Got Its Hands on Some of Russia's Most Powerful Weapons

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* A collection of documents compiled by the nonprofit National Security Archive shows just how extensive America's campaign was to obtain the latest Russian gear. Sometimes the Cold War seemed like one big treasure hunt. When one side came out with a new weapon, the other side made every effort to get their hands on a copy to analyze, reverse-engineer or give it to guerrillas fighting the opposition. The United States termed this Foreign Military Exploitation (FME). A collection of documents compiled by the nonprofit National Security Archive sho... more »

The Navy May Have the Perfect Weapon to Kill Russian and Chinese Submarines

Zachary Keck at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Asia* The Sea Hunter has arrived. America’s so-called Sea Hunter has taken a major step forward. On January 30, the U.S Navy accepted the Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) from DARPA, the Pentagon’s premier technology-innovation agency. The Sea Hunter, as the first ship of the ACTUV program is called, is an unmanned ship primarily designed to track quiet diesel-electric submarines for months with little or no human help. DARPA has described the objective of the program as developing an “advance unmanned maritime system aut... more »

Reports Claim China Has Sent Su-35s and J-20s to the South China Sea

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* How will Asia and America respond? The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has flown its new top-the-line Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E air superiority fighters over the South China Sea to cement Beijing’s claim over the region. The PLAAF is also rumored to have deployed its newly operational Chengdu J-20 fifth-generation stealth fighters to the region. “The Chinese air force recently sent its Su-35 fighter jets to take part in a joint combat patrol over the South China Sea,” according to a release from the Chinese Ministry ... more »

The 5 Best Non-American Handguns in the World (Glock Made the Cut)

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, North America* The best of the best—just not from the United States. America has a long and storied reputation as a firearms innovator, but it is by no means the only place for fresh and original designs. Europe, fueled by centuries of continental warfare and colonialism, has consistently produced new arms and ammunition to suit a variety of roles. Worn by military officers, gendarmes, colonial frontiersmen and police, here are five of the best non-American handguns ever produced. *Lefaucheux Pepperbox Revolver* The Pepperbox, one of the earliest revol... more »

Is Israel Turning Against the F-35?

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* They might just order more F-15s instead. Even as Israel activates its first F-35 squadron, the Israeli Air Force may be opting for an older aircraft for its next fighter purchase. Instead of more Lockheed Martin F-35s, the Israeli Air Force is about to recommend acquiring more Boeing F-15I aircraft, according to Israeli newspaper *Haaretz*. “The Israel Air Force is to decide in a few months between purchasing a third squadron of F-35 fighter jets or the F-15I, which, while less advanced, has other advantages,” *Haaretz* reported. “The acq... more »

Why Democrats Are Obsessed with Russia

Ted Galen Carpenter at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Politics, North America* Progressives have wildly exaggerated the supposed Russian threat to America’s security and domestic liberty. The issue of Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election has intensified an already deep and bitter partisan divide. Democrats and the broader progressive community argue that a hostile nation worked to defeat Hillary Clinton and install a president that Moscow could influence, perhaps even control. Those allegations have become increasingly shrill and over-the-top. In the process, they have chilled d... more »

China Has Big Plans to Win the Next War It Fights

Jeffrey Engstrom at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Jeffrey Engstrom* *Security, Asia* The People's Liberation Army is actively thinking about the weak points of potential adversary’s operational systems. The 1991 Gulf War and the 1999 Kosovo War heralded a new era of warfare for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Stunning victories by U.S.-led coalitions over Iraq and Yugoslavia were unique not only because they emphasized stealth and precision-guided weaponry, but more importantly, because victory did not require the annihilation of enemy forces on the battlefield. Indeed, the ability of Iraqi and Yugoslav forces to fu... more »

Time

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 1 day ago
I’ve recently noticed a new geological phrase in use – “Deep Time”, for example: Do we junk notions of ‘deep time’ and geology as a way of understanding the world simply because the depositional record is incomplete in places? Source … Continue reading →

Introduction with Helga Zepp-LaRouche: What is the New Paradigm?

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 1 day ago
Classical Renaissance World Land-Bridge New International Economic Order Video of U9fTLgenr0I Founder and president of the Schiller Institute Helga Zepp-LaRouche kicks off our 2018 class series! We are faced with a historic choice: join China's revolutionary New Silk Road program and secure the New Paradigm of win-win global development, or continue the suicidal geopolitical policies of Obama and Bush, guaranteeing confrontation with Russia and China and threatening world war. We’re looking at a potential historic shift as profound as the transition from the European Dark Ages into ... more »

Large Turkish military convoy reaches Syrian Army lines in Idlib (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 A.M.) – A large Turkish military convoy entered the northern Syrian province of Idlib, tonight, Syrian opposition media outlets reported. According to the reports, the Turkish Army convoy reached the eastern countryside of Idlib, where they decided to take up positions near the town of Tal Toukan. Tal Toukan is now an […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

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