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US, Japan, India, and Australia aim to counter China with new strategy
With China being one of the new major "threats" to American superiority and exceptionalism, the US has a plan to stand up to China. More The post US, Japan, India, and Australia aim to counter China with new strategy appeared first on The Duran.
U.S. Intelligence: Philippine President Duterte Is A Threat To Democracy
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, wearing a military uniform, gestures as he attends the 67th founding anniversary of the First Scout Ranger regiment in San Miguel town, Bulacan province, north of Manila, Philippines November 24, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco *Reuters:* *Philippines 'concerned' as U.S. intelligence tags Duterte a threat to democracy* MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is taking seriously the U.S. Intelligence Community’s report tagging the firebrand leader a threat to democracy in Southeast Asia, his spokesman said on Wednesday. The repor... more »
Non Civilian Courts for Treason
From sources that i am not too sure of we hear that Hilary is facing 27 indictments for treason alone. At the same time the 13,000 plus sealed indictments has also morphed into a 13,000 cell building program in GITMO. What is absolutely true is that some information is been allowed out to trusted distribution nodes so that supporters of the Admin will not be in complete shock. All the information that we have has at least been vouched for. The big story though is that those 13,000 sealed indictments are facing non civilian courts because they were all involved wittingly or n... more »
Hydrogen for Surgery & ICU
Now that we understand this it needs to be fully implemented. This will facilitate resuscitation on a much larger scale than now seen. We can get a heart attack victim to an ER in much less than an hour. Saving him and avoiding serious damage has been spotty. This can change that outcome significantly even to the point in perhaps most cases to full recovery. Note that hypothermia and hydrogen combined jumped their numbers to 80%. What this means is that we can properly flip the survival stats. Saving a heart attack victim inevitably involves a person still in full producti... more »
Thunderbird Spotted in Alaska?
*[image: Thunderbird Spotted in Alaska?]* I am more impressed by just how rarely this creature is seen. This publicity sprang just one other sighting covering at least a generation. In fact all our sightings are low and easily identifiable. My own sighting of a putative Marsh Hawk back in the day could more properly be described as a juvenile Thunder Bird. The wing span was easily several feet as it glided and flapped low over our stubble field. It was much bigger than a bald eagle which at the time i had never seen. What i saw was way too big to be any known bird from the m... more »
Let Us Eradicate Poverty, Not Demolish Wealth
If you are reading this, you are surely part of the choir. The only reason that the economic fools have any political leverage whatsoever is that it is inevitable that our population will have three tiers. The first tier are those doing just fine. Whatever it took, they planned for and received a full middle class life. Perhaps a handful got rich and famous but the rest have theirs as well. The second tier are really doing well enough but still have a ways to go and are engaged in doing just that. None of this is truly inherited, although that can certainly help. Someth... more »
Are IR Schools Broken? Nah.
IR program rankings are out in Foreign Policy. Discuss. Steve Walt has a provocative column in the same issue that I’m sure he didn’t title that suggests “America’s IR Schools Are Broken.” The argument isn’t strictly the familiar one from him about methods but that scholars seeking influence in policy circles have rallied around conformist consensus […]
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* Even after Friday's 13 indictments, Kremlin Agent, Donald J. Trump refuses to defend America against Russia's cyber war on the core of our alleged democracy itself, a war he well knows Russia will step up later this year and in 2020. First, he brazenly asked for Russia's help during his campaign by asking for Hillary's emails, and we know now there is much, much more. More recently, he has refused to put the sanctions of Russia into place, even after they were voted on and approved by Congress. He took an oath to protect and defend the United States and the Constitution ... more »
Is Japan's Air Force The Best In Asia?
Japanese Air Self Defense Force maintainers work on a F-15J fighter upon arrival for Cooperative Cope Thunder at Elmendorf Air Force Base, May 27, 2003 . Cope Thunder is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, air combat training exercise held up to four times a year. The June 5-20 exercise represents the first time the JASDAF has deployed fighter aircraft to any exercise outside of Japan. More than 1,675 people will participate at Elmendorf and Eielson Air Force Bases, including approximately 980 U.S. service members and 695 service members from Thailand, Singapore, Republic of Korea, Indi... more »
US continues to lose ground in Syria
But speculation on their weakening hold in the area also appears to be a tool of the radical Left, as major commentary was provided by two extremely Left-oriented analysts More The post US continues to lose ground in Syria appeared first on The Duran.
The Three Global Superpowers
While America thus spends itself into becoming increasingly a third-world country, China and Russia pursue different objectives. More The post The Three Global Superpowers appeared first on The Duran.
tl;dr
BBC One's *News at Ten *reported on the 'Cob' story last night, devoting a whole 15 seconds to it. Here's what they said about it in full: Labour's Jeremy Corbyn has warned the press that "change is coming," as he accused them of publishing "lies and smears" over his contacts with a Czech spy back in the 1980s. He suggested the reporting showed how "worried" media bosses were by the prospect of a Labour government.
Tweets For Today
The UN warned the situation in Eastern Ghouta was spinning "out of control" pic.twitter.com/afoCouKxUp — AFP news agency (@AFP) February 20, 2018 WATCH: Alleged video of Syrian government forces entering #Afrin https://t.co/RsnNGTpD7f #Syria pic.twitter.com/9yKtxDSt4p — Sputnik (@SputnikInt) February 21, 2018 German army problems 'dramatically bad', report says https://t.co/c4iu29GcJb — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 20, 2018 Every year, some 2.6 million babies born worldwide do not survive their first month of life, deaths which are caused by birth complications, infecti... more »
Pentagon Report: Command, Intelligence And Strategic Failures Led To Niger Ambush That Killed U.S. Soldiers
Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black, Staff Sgt. Jeremiah W. Johnson, Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Wright, and Sgt. La David T. Johnson (U.S. Army photos) *Military.com*: *Command Failures Led to Niger Ambush, Explosive Report Shows* Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday that the Pentagon investigation of the Niger ambush in which four U.S. troops were killed is close to being wrapped up, but that was before The New York Times published a detailed and damning report based partly on a video of the firefight. On his plane back to the U.S. following a week-long trip to Europe, Mattis told reporter... more »
Is the Yellowstone Supervolcano Close to Erupting? Scientists Detect More Than 200 Earthquakes in Just 10 DAYS After Warning that Magma Below the Surface is Showing Signs of Strain
Is the Yellowstone Supervolcano Close to Erupting? Scientists detect more than 200 earthquakesin just 10 DAYS after warning that Magma Below the Surface is Showing Signs of Strain by CHEYENNE MACDONALD FOR DAILYMAIL.COM, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ * Latest swarm began Feb 8, about 8mi northeast of West Yellowstone, Montana * As of February 18, the scientists say they’ve detected […]
Israel Mounts Fresh Military Assault on Gaza
Israel Mounts Fresh Military Assault on Gaza by Jean Shaoul, 20 February 2018, https://www.wsws.org/ Israeli forces attacked 18 targets in the Gaza Strip belonging to Hamas, which controls the besieged enclave, in the second such action over the weekend. – The strikes followed an explosion during a demonstration of Palestinians on the southern border with Israel […]
Are Syria and Turkey on the Verge of Conflict?
RT America Published on Feb 20, 2018 Kurdish forces have sought the support of the Assad government in the face of attacks by Turkish forces in Afrin. RT America’s Ed Schultz speaks with former US diplomat Jim Jatras for more. end
The Result of Mueller’s Investigation: Nothing
The Result of Mueller’s Investigation: Nothing by Paul Craig Roberts, https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ Robert Mueller discredited himself and his orchestrated Russiagate investigation today (Friday, February 16, 2018) with his charges that 13 Russians and 3 Russian companies plotted to use social media to influence the 2016 election. Their intent, Mueller says, was to “sow discord in the […]
UN “Sex Education” Standards Push LGBT Agenda on 5-Year-Olds
UN “Sex Education” Standards Push LGBT Agenda on 5-Year-Olds by Alex Newman, https://www.thenewamerican.com/ In yet another bid by the United Nations to sexualize and indoctrinate your children at younger and younger ages, the UN Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) just unveiled a new set of “Comprehensive Sexuality Education” standards for humanity. Among other controversies, the UN’s planetary sex-ed […]
Picture Of The Day
*Stallion Take Off* A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 4, 2018. The helicopter crew is assigned to Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 466. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class William Sykes *WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Pilots Conduct Night Flight Deck Operation* (US Department Of Defense )
"And Forget Not..."
"And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair." - Kahlil Gibran
Musical Interlude: Loreena McKennitt, "Dante's Prayer"
*Loreena McKennitt, "Dante's Prayer"* - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vexBRWeeBts "When the dark wood fell before me, And all the paths were overgrown, When the priests of pride say there is no other way, I tilled the sorrows of stone. I did not believe because I could not see, Though you came to me in the night. When the dawn seemed forever lost, You showed me your love in the light of the stars... Cast your eyes on the ocean, Cast your soul to the sea, When the dark night seems endless, Please remember me... Then the mountain rose before me, By the deep well of desire. From the fo... more »
"The Philosophy Of Being"
*"The Philosophy Of Being"* By E D Detetcheverrie "Outrageous to some, clarifying for others, a strange conversation meant to provoke further thought. Now I know why they explain it in metaphors. The truth seems surreal. We are inadequate to describe it concisely. Ask not if you have strayed from the path; there is only one path, one way, and you are always on it... *Do they call it enlightenment because there is a light?* It is not mere photons, and light is only one part of it. *Who is in charge of it all?* Yes, we are. *Do the wicked receive their just reward?* We shall all, ... more »
"Regret: The Weight of the Past"; "A Buddhist Prayer of Forgiveness"
*"Regret: The Weight of the Past"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "Holding onto regret is like dragging the weight of the past with us everywhere we go. Holding onto regret is like dragging the weight of the past with us everywhere we go. It drains our energy, leaving less available for life in the present because we are constantly feeding an old issue. This attachment can cause illness the same way watering a dead plant creates decay. We know that something new and beautiful can grow in its place if we only prepare the soil and plant the right seeds. We also know that we create ou... more »
White House: North Korea Cancelled A Meeting With Vice President Pence At The Last Minute
*CNN:* *US Vice President Mike Pence was set to meet with North Korean officials, but they canceled* US Vice President Mike Pence was set to meet with North Korean officials, including Kim Jong Un's sister, during his politically charged visit to the Winter Olympics in South Korea earlier this month, his office confirmed on Tuesday. But the North Koreans pulled out of the meeting before it could happen. Pence's office said they believed the abrupt cancellation was a sign that US attempts to exert pressure on the regime were working. "North Korea dangled a meeting in hopes of the ... more »
Sinabung Bang! Bye Bye…
Sinabung has erupted. Folks saying it blew to top of the mountain off. By the numbers, it doesn't look that big a deal to me. Have I missed something? Continue reading →
Pelosi, The Fate Of The Democratic Party... Stuff Like That
When people ask about Republican gains in generic polls I always point to Republican losses in deep red legislative districts in Missouri, Oklahoma, Florida, Wisconsin...-- what *Vanity Fair*'s Abigail Tracy reported as a potential harbinger of the legendary blue wave in the 2018 midterms that could rob of the G.O.P. of its majority in the House—and possibly, the Senate. Get ready for a big reversal of fortune next month. On Trump's electoral toxicity, she wrote that "since he ascended to the Oval Office, Donald Trump has maintained a vice-like grip on the base of the Republican Pa... more »
Ph.D Biologist Reveals – “We Communicate Through Energy”
Ph.D Biologist Reveals – “We Communicate Through Energy” https://feedyoursoul.co/1031/1031/ Advertisements
Scientists Observed Epigenetic Memories Being Passed Down For 14 Generations
Scientists Observed Epigenetic Memories Being Passed Down For 14 Generations http://ewao.com/2017/10/23/scientists-observed-epigenetic-memories-being-passed-down-for-14-generations/
EU playing Monopoly in Eastern Europe
European powers are seeking to disrupt Russian influence in the region by creating 'closed alliances' with its neighbors More The post EU playing Monopoly in Eastern Europe appeared first on The Duran.
Green’s try to block road serving native Alaskans by suing administration
After 30 years, residents of King Cove, Alaska finally won approval for the construction of a road connecting their remote Aleutian fishing village to an all-weather airport. Yet the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, and their ilk would have the world believe that an 11-mile-long, single-lane gravel road will put birds migrating along the Pacific Flyway in peril.
Remembering U.S. Admiral Chester Nimitz
From *Wikipedia*: Chester William Nimitz, Sr. (February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CinCPac) and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas (CinCPOA), commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II.[2] Nimitz was the leading US Navy authority on submarines. Qualified in submarines during his early years, he later oversaw the conversion of these vessels' propulsion from gasoline to diesel, and then later was key in ac... more »
When you can’t actually drive a car and know the rules but do it anyway..
When you can’t actually drive a car and know the rules but do it anyway.. They first take a lot of your money and if you don’t bother to learn to pay your tickets and/or not learn to drive right, they start arresting you. Zero tolerance really. But you can buy a gun and walk […]
Is the Florida Mass Shooter a Member of a White Supremacist Group?
There is no evidence to date that the confessed school shooter belongs to any organized hate group, although he reportedly expressed white supremacist views online.
Far Right Blogs, Conspiracy Theorists Attack Parkland Mass Shooting Survivor
Disreputable web sites called it a "red flag" that the father of high school student David Hogg is a retired FBI agent.
Report: Hawaii Is Not Prepared For A Nuclear Missile Attack
*Hawaii News Now:* *State report: Hawaii not prepared for missile attack threat* HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii is not prepared to respond in the event a nuclear ballistic missile attack. That's according to a comprehensive state report that looked at the false missile alert sent to all Hawaii phones on Jan. 13 and sought recommendations for preventing another false alarm — and bolstering preparedness for a threat that the state has stressed is unlikely but not impossible. Hawaii Gov. David Ige and other officials presented the 31-page report at a news conference Tuesday, say... more »
Cancer: Busting the Myths – Part 2 (Natural Cancer Cures)
*Makia Freeman* - Natural Cancer Cures exist, and are even widely known.
Civil Society Groups Slam FSANZ Approval of GMO Golden Rice
Food Standards Australia New Zealand’s (FSANZ) recent approval of the International Rice Research Institute’s (IRRI) application for a ‘safety stamp’ and trade liability clearance for GMO Golden Rice has received negative reactions from many civil society groups around the world. Testbiotech, a non-profit organization founded as an Institute for the Independent Impact Assessment of Biotechnology in 2008 […] The post Civil Society Groups Slam FSANZ Approval of GMO Golden Rice appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
X22 Report, “This Is Where The Next Economic Crisis Is Hiding “
X22 Report, “This Is Where The Next Economic Crisis Is Hiding “ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuCYv3zMB6U *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “Trapping The Deep State In Their Own Lies” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMaPxfbH2Rs&t=35s
Is China A Nuclear Threat To The U.S.
*Doug Tsuruoka, Asia Times*: *Is China really threatening the US with nuclear weapons?* Disarmament critics slam US President Donald Trump’s new expansionist nuclear policy. China, according to the Federation of American Scientists, has 270 warheads in its nuclear arsenal. The Washington-based research group’s estimate has never been challenged by the Pentagon. It compares with an official tally of 4,480 nuclear warheads for the US. Unlike the American side, China also renounces “first use” of nuclear weapons and holds that its ability to retaliate is sufficient to deter attack... more »
Election Posters: Early Harvest
[image: DSC_0183] Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕), now the KMT candidate for mayor in Taichung (story). Lu is a mainlander politician whose family is from Shantung. This means that in Taoyuan the KMT is running a princeling who lost the last election to the current DPP mayor, in Hualien it is running the wife of the current county chief, and in Taichung another mainlander politician who appears to be a machine politician. The Taipei mayor nomination will probably go to a mainlander as well. Anyone who thought the KMT was going to reform itself should consult the last two decades of KMT history t... more »
William Engdahl: Why Dollar Hegemony May Be Nearing Its End
Jay Taylor Media Published on Feb 14, 2018 William Engdahl discusses the rising economic status of China, Russia, India and other “rogue” nations and why they are now a threat to the U.S. dollar. end
Syrian Fighters Enter Afrin; Turkey Retaliates With Immediate Bombardment Sending Turkish Lira, Stocks Tumbling
The entry of Assad-Syria to support the Kurds, mean that the US’ position with the Kurds is under threat. Ie. America is no longer needed. Are all the war ‘noise’ from Erdogan a duplicitous ploy, the real objective being the eviction of American forces from Syria? Subsequently, a peace-truce treaty will be negotiated between Turkey-Syria […]
Syria Sends Forces to Afrin to Face Turkey
PressTV Published on Feb 20, 2018 The government forces entered Syria’s northwestern Afrin region on Tuesday to help a Kurdish militia there fend off a Turkish assault, raising the prospect of a wider escalation of the conflict. end
Tensions Flare as Syrian Forces Move into Kurdish-Held Afrin
RT America Published on Feb 20, 2018 Syrian government and militia fighters have reportedly moved into the Kurdish-held region of Afrin, Syria to support Kurdish fighters battling Turkish forces. RT America’s Dan Cohen has the story. end
Turkish Shelling Narrowly Misses Reporter in Afrin
RT Published on Feb 20, 2018 Turkish forces have attempted to prevent the convoy of pro-government Syrian militias from entering the Kurdish-held Afrin, unleashing a barrage of artillery fire which hit close to media covering the deployment. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8zln end
Pro-Syrian Militias Entering Afrin Amid Turkish Threats of Escalation
RT Published on Feb 20, 2018 Pro-Syrian government militias have begun entering the Kurdish-dominated region of Afrin on Tuesday, amid Turkish threats of escalation. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8zk9 end
Worlds War Over Syria: The West Will Experience a Shattering Defeat
I still have questions about Erdogan’s threats to engage Syria in Afrin. Is he playing a game of deception against the US? His forces have started shelling Syrian troops arriving in Afrin. So may be I’m reading too much into this. But Erdogan-Turkey and Syria are both aligned with Russia now. So it is getting […]
Former CIA Director James Woolsey Admits CIA Interferes In Foreign Elections For A “Very Good Cause”
By Aaron Kesel Former CIA director James Woolsey has admitted the U.S. interferes in foreign elections for a “very good cause.” In an interview on... more »
Is Technology More Agonizing Than We Recognize?
By Catherine J. Frompovich In the 1960s there was a Broadway play/show titled “Stop the World, I Want to Get Off!” My late husband and... more »
Trump Creates, Then Exacerbates, Crisis for Palestinian Refugees
One of the most consequential actions Donald Trump took during the first year of his presidency was to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in December 2017. When the Palestinians predictably responded by pulling out of the US-led “peace process,” Trump retaliated by cutting US financial support to the United Nations Relief and Works... Read more »
ALBUQUERQUE UNM 'The Last Oil' Feb. 21 -- 23, 2018
Program Wednesday, February 21Location: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm at Keller Hall, Center for the Arts, UNM Main Campus (Building #62 on UNM Campus Map) 5:00 pm: Keller Hall—door opens 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm: Welcome & Introduction Opening Prayer and Welcome to Our Homeland—Petuuche Gilbert, Acoma
Were News Stories About the Florida Mass Shooting Posted Days Before It Happened?
A glitch that affects the time stamps on Google searches has led to bogus "false flag" conspiracy theories — again.
Mattis: "NATO Remains our Number-One Alliance"
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Thus, at the end of the day, despite the early rhetoric from the Trump Administration, the NATO alliance is more or less conducting business as usual. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is reaffirming that NATO remains the United States’ most important alliance. That is despite a perception that the Trump Administration is skeptical of the alliance. “NATO remains our number-one alliance. So I spent a fair amount of time on that effort at EUCOM. Obviously heartened coming out of the NATO ministerial would be an understatement, but the continued climb... more »
Trump: Be Aware of the Iran Trap
*Ross Harrison, Alex Vatanka* *Security, Middle East* [image: President Trump speaks about Iran and the Iran nuclear deal at the White House in Washington] The risk is high that Iran will be successful in working against U.S. interests if Trump unilaterally renounces the nuclear deal and continues brandishing threats. As the Islamic Republic enters its fortieth year in power, the Trump administration needs to pay heed to the perils of hubris in its policy towards Iran. There is no silver bullet for gaining the upper hand with Iran, and American presidents have a poor track record... more »
America's Debt Disaster Is Almost Here
*Romina Boccia* *Politics, North America* [image: Treasury Secretary Mnuchin sits under a display of the U.S. national debt as he testifies to the House Financial Services Committee in Washington] Over the years, too many lawmakers have become drunk on spending. And in Washington, the party is going full-tilt. The U.S. economy is in the midst of a prolonged period of economic growth, relative peace and increasing prosperity. It has prompted lawmakers to spend recklessly, seemingly without consequences. But every wild party has to wind down sometime. And for Congress, the debt han... more »
Off the Rails: Trump's Disappointing Infrastructure Proposal
*Allison Preiss* *Politics, North America* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump announces his $1 trillion infrastructure plan to the crowd during a rally alongside the Ohio River at the Rivertowne Marina in Cincinnati, Ohio] Trump’s infrastructure plan, while long delayed, reflects absolutely none of the thoughtfulness and bipartisan compromise needed for such a proposal to pass Congress. In October 2016, candidate Trump pledged that he would work with Congress in the first hundred days of his administration to spur $1 trillion in infrastructure investment months late. With at lea... more »
What Makes a Conflict 'Religious'?
*Vivek S. Sharma* *Politics, Asia* [image: A cow stands in the middle of a busy road as auto-rickshaws pass by in Bengaluru, India] The question that faces the modern world is not about “religious violence” per se, but instead about religious conflict that leads to violence. KILLING HUNDREDS of people in the name of “cow protection” would, at first glance, appear to be a headline drawn from a Monty Python skit. Instead, it is a political problem of the first order in India. Since the 2014 election of Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), hardly a week has gone by w... more »
Israel's Syria Strikes Revealed Its Red Lines
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Middle East* The strikes in Syria demonstrate to Iran, Assad, Hezbollah and any other anti-Israel party that Israel has red lines it will enforce. During a trip to the Israel-Syria border in the Golan Heights on February 6—after commiserating with the Israeli military officers defending the frontier and inspecting the equipment—Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a warning through the press to the Iranians, the Assad regime, Hezbollah, the Islamic State and any other actor on the Syrian battlefield that sought to challenge the Jewis... more »
An 'America First' Economy
*Milton Ezrati* *Economics, North America* [image: The Wall St. sign is seen outside the door to the New York Stock Exchange in New York's financial district] Up next: overhauling infrastructure, reforming entitlements and easing regulation. NOW THAT tax-reform measures have become law, the White House would do well to follow with a truly comprehensive economic-policy agenda. Such an agenda would involve three additional initiatives: financially feasible infrastructure refurbishment, entitlement reform and regulatory relief. A coherent economic-policy effort along these lines mig... more »
Status-6: What Russia Is Saying About Its 100-Megaton Nuclear Torpedo
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, Europe* The new Russian underwater doomsday weapon Status-6 is a fitting symbol of the New Cold War and its senselessness. The “collateral damage” of the Russia investigation becomes ever more apparent. From the breakdown of American institutional norms between the executive and the legislature, to increasing distrust regarding the law enforcement and intelligence apparatus to regional crises, for example in Syria, that seem to spin increasingly out of control, the probe has brought both U.S. domestic and foreign policy making to a the point of cris... more »
Is Talk Of A Military Intervention In Venezuela Absurd?
Pro-government supporters attend a rally against US President Donald Trump in Caracas, Venezuela [Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters] *Al Jazeera:* *Talk of military intervention in Venezuela is absurd* Despite attempts by warmongers to distort reality, a peaceful solution to the Venezuelan crisis is still a possibility. In early February, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson embarked on a Latin America tour aimed at promoting "democratic security". But just before he set off on his trip, he speculated on the possibility of a military coup in Venezuela. "In the history of Venezuela and Sout... more »
Conservatives attack credibility of students who survived the school shooting in Florida. Seriously? Update!
As of this morning, the teenaged Florida mass-shooting survivors have variously been criticized as: -Soros plants -The biased children of FBI agents -Too traumatized to have worthwhile opinions about an event that directly involved them https://t.co/YbZmsBGsuL — Matt Pearce 🦅 (@mattdpearce) February 20, 2018 Courtesy of Think Progress: *David Hogg, a senior at the school, was one of the first to appear on national television and demand action. “We’re children. You guys are the adults. You need to take some action and play a role. Work together. Come over your politics and get some... more »
The Far Right Is Trying To Make A Case Against Electing Romney To The Senate
Although Bannon is apparently sidelined from electoral politics and Miss McConnell and the Senate Republicans are trying to persuade Señor Trumpanzee to kiss and make up with Romney [Update: it worked, at least for now], there are figures on the right who are opposed to Romney waltzing into the open Utah Senate seat. There *are* some other Republicans running-- Chris Forbush from Nevada, an environmental engineer named Timothy Jimenez and a very right-wing Trumpist attorney named Larry Meyers, who is running on a platform that points out that electing Romney would be restocking the... more »
QotD: Sound Money
*"It is impossible to grasp the meaning of the idea of sound money if one does not realise that it was devised as an instrument for the protection of civil liberties against the despotic inroads on the part of governments. Ideologically it belongs in the same class with political constitutions and bills of rights."* ~ Ludwig Von Mises, on The Principle of Sound Money . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Trump Administration Argues It May Detain Captives At Guantánamo Until Fighting Stops In Afghanistan
In response to legal challenge against "perpetual detention," Trump administration maintains it may hold detainees "until fighting stops" in Afghanistan The post Trump Administration Argues It May Detain Captives At Guantánamo Until Fighting Stops In Afghanistan appeared first on Shadowproof.
"We Are Star Stuff..."
"We are star-stuff. The beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it but the way the atoms are put together. The cosmos is also within us. We're made of star stuff, we are a way for the cosmos to know itself." - Carl Sagan *Click image for larger size.* "The hydrogen in your body, present in every molecule of water, came from the Big Bang. There are no other appreciable sources of hydrogen in the universe. The carbon in your body was made by nuclear fusion in the interior of stars, as was the oxygen. Much of the iron in your body was made during supernovas of stars th... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“These two spiral galaxies make a photogenic pair, found within the boundaries of the northern constellation Draco. Contrasting in color and orientation, NGC 5965 is nearly edge-on to our line of sight and dominated by yellow hues, while bluish NGC 5963 is closer to face-on. Of course, even in this well-framed cosmic snapshot the scene is invaded by other galaxies, including small elliptical NGC 5969 at the lower left. * Click image for larger size.* Brighter, spiky stars in our own Milky Way are scattered through the foreground. Though they seem to be close and of similar size, gala... more »
"The Art of Letting Others Be Right"
*"The Art of Letting Others Be Right" * by David Cain "My brain, like all brains, houses an unbelievable quantity of remembered information, and a huge amount of that information is stuff I’ve watched on television. I always hated Star Trek, and frequently said so, but whenever I catch a clip of "The Next Generation", somehow I’ve seen that episode before. I was also never exactly a fan of The Oprah Winfrey Show, but I’ve surely seen several hundred hours of it. For years after it went off the air, I kept remembering a particular insight Oprah shared once. I forget the context, but... more »
"Decisions..."
"Do nothing, and nothing happens. Life is about decisions. You either make them or they're made for you, but you can't avoid them." - Mhairi McFarlane
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 20, 2018
*Lawrence J. Haas, US News and World Report*: *Rocketing Toward War?* *Recent incidents raise the risk of Iran and Israel engaging in a catastrophic war.* Military skirmishes and escalating threats between Iran and Israel of late are raising the risks of a catastrophic regional war, prompting questions about what the United States should do to prevent it. To date, President Donald Trump has focused more attention on defeating the Islamic State group in Syria than on preventing Iran from filling the resulting void with its own military and proxy forces and, in the process, further... more »
Support Needed for Mixed-Race Students
Several years ago, when I was a graduate student and staff member at the University of Washington, I attended a Black Lives Matter rally and march on campus. When it was time for the march to begin, the organizers asked the crowd to split into two groups.
Health Care Foot Soldier Dedicates Life to Equity
When Dr. Robert Smith was growing up in his hometown of Jackson, Miss., it was hard for most of the state’s residents to get high-quality health care. For poor Blacks, it was even harder.
Whitfield-Harris Pushes for Diversity in Nursing
Studying public health as a college student, Dr. Lisa Whitfield-Harris was hesitant to expand her career to higher education, a field that required her to do more public speaking than she was used to.
Holy Mortarboard! ‘Batman” Star is Graduation Speaker
KENT, Ohio — Actor Michael Keaton is slated to give the commencement address at Ohio’s Kent State University. Keaton enrolled at Kent State in 1971, intending to major in journalism and speech. He left school to pursue acting, landing appearances on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” ”Maude” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” His range of hit […]
2 Colleges Probing White Supremacist Signs
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Officials at the University of Vermont and St. Michael’s College say they are investigating white supremacist signs and stickers that are being posted around the colleges’ campuses.The University of Vermont said last week that signs defending white privilege were posted in a campus display managed by its Mosaic Center for Students of […]
Bullying, Offensive Costume Help Land President on Leave
ALAMOSA, Colo. — The president of a university in Colorado has been placed on leave amid accusations she bullied faculty and staff, failed to improve declining student enrollment and mocked workers with an offensive Halloween costume. The Denver Post reports Adams State University President Beverlee J. McClure was placed on leave last week after photos […]
How the Shamanic Medicine Iboga Can Resolve and Heal Childhood Trauma
*Dylan Charles* - The amazing way in which this sacred medicine can resolve childhood trauma.
Is a Killer ‘Klebsi Plague’ Threatening the United States?
A shady web site promises a cure for the supposedly imminent plague to members who pay a $74 fee.
MILO YIANNOPOULOS: I TOTALLY WON THE LAWSUIT I DROPPED
The subscription-only newsletter Publishers Lunch reports that Mr. Yiannopoulos has acknowledged the inevitable: Milo Yiannopoulos's unintentional comedy show/performance piece known as his breach of contract lawsuit against Simon & Schuster, seeking $10 million, has come to an end. Playing the final, brief role of lawyer, representing himself, Yiannopoulos discontinued his lawsuit with prejudice (meaning this is final) in a filing posted to the docket Tuesday, and dated February 15 by the parties. But on Facebook, Yiannopoulos insists that he was the real winner, no matter what th... more »
Volatile Vortex
Dr. Judah Cohen covers the latest vortex shaninigans and implications for future weather at his always informative website Arctic Oscillation and Polar Vortex Analysis and Forecasts February 19, 2018. Excerpts below with my bolds. Video above of nullschool wind patterns from October 2017 up to yesterday, showing the vortex splitting as described below. The stratospheric PV […]
Is That Russia Troll Farm an Act of War?
[image: is-that-russia-troll-farm-an-act-of-war] One imaginative Russian troll urged Trumpsters to dress up a female volunteer in an orange prison jump suit, put her in a cage on a flatbed truck, then append the slogan, "Lock Her Up!" How grave a matter is this?
Media Falsely Reports Florida Shooter Had Ties to White Nationalists
[image: media-falsely-reports-florida-shooter-had-ties-to-white-nationalists] The mainstream media has falsely reported that the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz was a member of a white nationalist militia.
Three Gun-control Bills in Minnesota Legislature
[image: three-gun-control-bills-in-minnesota-legislature] Five gun-related bills are currently in the Minnesota state legislature. Two of them support a citizen’s right to keep and bear arms, while the other three would infringe on that right.
Nixon, Thieu, and the Bomb: CIA Report Sheds Light on Richard Nixon’s Madman Diplomacy
By Jeffrey Kimball and William Burr On July 25, 1969, CIA Director Richard Helms notified Henry Kissinger about a “sensitive” report from an informant regarding remarks South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu had made three days earlier. Kissinger was then in Manila with President Richard Nixon, who would soon stop in Saigon to meet with […]
World News Briefs -- February 20, 2018 (Evening Edition)
*BBC:* *Syria war: '250 killed' in Eastern Ghouta bombardment* The death toll from two days of bombing by Syria's government of a rebel-held area has risen to 250, reports say. It is the worst violence in the Eastern Ghouta area near Damascus since 2013, according to activists. More than 50 children are among the dead, they say. The UN has warned that the situation is "spiralling out of control". Meanwhile the Damascus government has sent forces to confront Turkish troops who have crossed the border to push back the Kurds in northern Syria. The Syrian military has not commented o... more »
Palestinian President Abbas bows before UN
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:00 P.M)- Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, just announced that the Palestinian Authority (PA) works for the occupation forces in the West Bank. At a speech delivered before the ‘United Nations Security Council’ today, Mahmoud Abbas Announced that his administration works with the occupation of the West Bank and that he was open to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian center for Syrian reconciliation comes under massive fire
Sputnik has received reports that the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation, a peace monitoring and humanitarian organization jointly run by Russia and Turkey, came under attack on Tuesday. No Russian casualties were reported from the incident, but Syrian civilians have been reported dead and injured. “Residential areas, hotels in Damascus, as well as the Russian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian pro-gov’t forces deny abandoning Afrin battle
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:35 P.M.) – A pro-government fighter from the National Defense Forces (NDF) in northern Aleppo told Al-Masdar News on Tuesday night that all reports of the NDF abandoning the YPG in Afrin are false. The NDF source added that if any unit left Afrin, it was likely temporary as most of the fighters […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Day 9: Emotion and reaction from BIW today
I handed out seven flyers today at the shipyard. It was a foggy-misty day that happens when the warm air hits the frozen ground. A day of emotion for me. Not so many people were grumpy with me today - I think I am wearing them down..... The best moment of my shift change vigil came when a young worker walked up to me and said he wanted to talk. He told me he does not want to build weapon systems for war. We talked about conversion of the shipyard to build things that would help us deal with the coming harsh reality of climate change. He quickly noted the mist because of the... more »
Can China Defend It's Island Bases In The South China Sea In The Event Of War?
An airbase on Fiery Cross Reef. Google Earth photo *Robert Farley, War Is Boring/National Interest:* *How Defensible Are China’s Island Bases?* *Not very.* China has built some islands in the South China Sea. Can it protect them? During World War II Japan found that control of islands offered some strategic advantages, but not enough to force the United States to reduce each island individually. Moreover, over time the islands became a strategic liability, as Japan struggled to keep them supplied with food, fuel and equipment. The islands of the SCS are conveniently located for C... more »
The Mayor of Dallas wants the NRA to keep their convention out of his city.
Courtesy of ABC News: *One of Dallas' top leaders has urged the National Rifle Association on Monday to find another city to host its annual convention, taking a stand against gun violence in the wake of last week's deadly mass shooting in Florida. * *Dwaine Caraway, mayor pro tem of Dallas, said that the NRA, the nation's largest gun lobby, would be met with "marches and demonstrations" if it went ahead with plans to host the three-day meeting scheduled for May 4-6. * *"It is a tough call when you ask the NRA to reconsider coming to Dallas, but it is putting all citizens first, ... more »
Native artist joins team behind Red Wolf, Marvel's first Native American hero
A local artist is contributing to the huge comeback for Marvel’s first Native American character. The character first debuted way back in Avengers #80 then starred in his own short-lives series in the 1970’s set in the Old West. The new Red Wolf will fight crime in the American Southwest, and Jeffrey Veregge, an acclaimed Pacific Northwest artist, is part of new Red Wolf team. Veregge is a member of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe based out of Kingston, Washington, and is also of Suquamish and Duwamish decent. Veregge will create covers, design and consult on the title. The artis... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
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"Crabs in a Bucket"
"*Crabs in a Bucket"* by Sarah Robinson "When I was a little girl, I lived very close (and hour and fifteen minutes) to the Florida panhandle beaches. Which meant we spent a TON of time there. Early evening was one of my favorite times to walk the beach with my mom and my older brothers. We were all clean and fed and slightly sun weary but still desperate to be outside. So, we would grab flashlights, dip nets and a bucket and search the ocean’s edge for crabs. We would catch a bucket full in an evening and drag them back home where my mom or my grandmother would cook them up into s... more »
Chet Raymo, "Silk Dawn"
*"Silk Dawn"* by Chet Raymo "A magical morning. Warm and still. The hillside is cloaked in a fine, soft mist that will burn away by ten. I walk down the drive to open the gate. The field is carpeted with silk. Silk made visible by dew. (Click to enlarge.) The spiders were there all along, of course. Their webs too. Everyday as I walked through the grass, they were there, unseen. Unknowingly, I crushed them with my footfalls. A field full of snares, each silken net flung across the grass, each net with its tunnel lair where the predator waits, patiently, for dinner. And now they ar... more »
The Poet: Rolf Jacobsen, "When They Sleep"
*"When They Sleep"* "All people are children when they sleep. There's no war in them then. They open their hands and breathe in that quiet rhythm heaven has given them. They pucker their lips like small children and open their hands halfway, soldiers and statesmen, servants and masters. The stars stand guard and a haze veils the sky, a few hours when no one will do anybody harm. If only we could speak to one another then when our hearts are half-open flowers. Words like golden bees would drift in. God, teach me the language of sleep." - Rolf Jacobsen, "The Roads Have Come to an End Now"
Carving Up Syria: Anything Left For The Syrians?
Turkey has launched an attack on Syrian government-affiliated forces as they approach Kurdish areas of northern Syria. The Turks are occupying increasing parts of Syrian territory. Earlier this month, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson bragged that the US controls 30 percent of Syria. Israel also has designs on occupying even more Syrian territory. With ISIS all but defeated, will outside plans to carve up Syria succeed? Will Russia stand by? More in today's Liberty Report:
Russiagate Suddenly Becomes Bigger
[image: undefined] It’s hard to know where to begin. Last Friday’s indictment of 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies by Special Counsel Robert Mueller was detailed in a 37 page document that provided a great deal of specific evidence claiming that a company based in St. Petersburg, starting in 2014, was using social media to assess American attitudes. Using that assessment, the company *inter alia* allegedly later ran a clandestine operation seeking to influence opinion in the United States regarding the candidates in the 2016 election in which it favored Donald Trump a... more »
Jeremy Corbell - Patient Seventeen - not from this GALAXY
Patient Seventeen is out there; I'm not concerned how you see it, just see it. In this rivetting documentary from film-maker Jeremy Corbell, a thing is pulled from a patient's leg by surgeon Dr Roger Leir r.i.p. and it contains a wierd hotch-potch of sometimes ultra-poisonous metals in isotopic ratios that are just 'not from this planet' nor (it seems) from this part of our galaxy. Find it, and watch it now.
Preventing government data failures
Data specialist Justhy Deva Prasad encourages the better use of available data -- with appropriate action the data call for -- by governments in particular to protect citizens from dangerous threats to their health and safety. He further shows how the failure to properly use data in disaster prevention strategies yielded bad results from Fukushima, Superstorm Sandy, ongoing California wildfires, andOroville Dam. And public officials should be held accountable for their failures.
US Admiral tells Congress to prepare for potential war with China
America must be prepared to defend its first place in the world against the growing military, regional, political, and economic prowess of China More The post US Admiral tells Congress to prepare for potential war with China appeared first on The Duran.
Olympics ratings SLIP HARD without Russian flag
The Olympics have taken a back seat to standard television programming over the course of the last few games. More The post Olympics ratings SLIP HARD without Russian flag appeared first on The Duran.
Squinty Scarborough Admits What Liberals Don't Want To Hear
On this mornings edition of MSNBC's Squinty & Meat Puppet Show, Squinty Joe, just weeks after he tried to paint President Donald Trump as “desperate” and *attempting to cover up* evidence of obstruction, admits that the chance of Robert Muellar indicting Donald Trump are pretty much ZERO. As Meat Puppet looks on adoringly, Scarborough compared Mueller to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, saying the special counsel will leave it up to the voters to decide how to handle the Russia probe, much as Roberts did with an Obamacare case. “A good source — really good source told me...more »
BREAKING: How the other tribe lives!
*TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2018Fruit of the New York Times:* Last Friday night, we got so sick of our own tribe's "cable news" recitations that we flipped over to watch Sean Hannity mouthing his. It was The Day of The 16 Indictments—but on Hannity, it was also The Night of Uranium One and the scary uranium deal. Hannity's opening monologue wandered about quite a bit. But less than three minutes into the speech, the incoherent "cable news" star was performing beneath this sign: *HANNITY OPENING MONOLOGUEURANIUM ONE SCANDAL* At least for now, you can find the videotape here ("Examinin... more »
Venezuela Launches The ‘Petro’ Cryptocurrency
The new Venezuelan cryptocurrency the Petro logo is seen as Minister for University Education, Science and Technology Hugbel Roa talks to the media during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello *Reuters:* *Venezuela cryptocurrency to draw investment from Turkey, Qatar-official* CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela’s new “petro” cryptocurrency will attract investments from Turkey, Qatar, the United States and Europe, the country’s cryptocurrency regulator said on Friday. The government of President Nicolas Maduro, which says the petro will help sk... more »
NZ's new aristocracy of pull
New Zealand's revolving door of political lobbyists -- political insiders shuttling back and forth between well-paid jobs in government and even-better paid jobs with private lobbyists -- has finally got the attention of political watchers. Turns out it's endemic, bighlighted by the various former, current and intermittent chiefs of staff peddling their contacts with influence: *This week a perfect example of the "revolving door" of government officials and lobbying has occurred. The Prime Minister's Chief of Staff has shifted from the Beehive to a lobbying firm. Lobbyist Gordo... more »
Ellen Lipton Beat Betsy DeVos In Lansing-- And Will Continue Beating Her In DC
Last month Digby introduced me to another extraordinary woman running for Congress, this one in Michigan, Ellen Lipton. Ellen's district is the 9th, from which Sandy Levin is retiring. This is a safe Democratic district in the suburbs north of Detroit (PVI is D+4 and Hillary beat Trump there 51.5% to 43.7%. Obama had beaten Romney by a much better margin: 57.2-41.9%.) The district is southern Macomb and eastern Oakland counties and includes Royal Oak, Fernadle, Warren, Eastpointe, Mount Clemens, Franklin and Bingham Farms. Ellen raised two kids, worked as a patent attorney, helping... more »
Feb. 20: Say Hi to the Ku Klux Klan
Americans are all abuzz that Russia played games with the U.S. election. Oh, those Russians are so evil! Now, the U.S. would never interfere in elections - unless it's good for them. (In fact, the U.S. has a long, long history going back to the 19th century of interfering in foreign elections. And it's not just spreading propaganda. It's a history of mass murder and of setting up brutal dictatorships. in fact, the list below is missing some such events - as in the overthrow of the elected leader of Haiti and the overthrow of the elected government of Ukraine.) http://theantimedia.... more »
Political Knives Resheathed, Trump Endorses Romney for Senate
[image: political-knives-resheathed-trump-endorses-romney-for-senate] Political expediency likely forced President Trump to endorse Mitt Romney, the former presidential two-time loser, for Utah's U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Orrin Hatch.
Women's March Libtards Backing Gun Control School Walkouts...
*because it's all about "protecting the little kiddies" and certainly not at all political.* *Now for an irony alert:* On the Women's March Minnesota Facecrap page immediately following the "save the kids" anti-gun march/school walkout post, is a post on their seminar focused on "abortion for everyone." These women don't even see the irony. Sadly, no one has denied them the ability to kill their babies in the womb. And yet they continue to bang that same worn out drum. Since Roe v Wade, almost universally noted by legal scholars to be bad law, over 60 million babies have been d... more »
Barberry Berberine Diabetes & Fat Mice
An interesting connection between obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, bacterial stimulation of gut genetics, barberry and other herbal treatments, and fat mice. Continue reading →
Nanobots? Or Surface Chemistry? Kills Cancer Tumors
What looks like a real breakthrough in treating solid cancer tumors and preventing metastasis. Continue reading →
Should Dedicated Funds Help Certify The Budget?
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Stop Wasteful Spending on Unappropriated Programs
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By Talmadge Heflin, Trey Berthelot
ICYMI: Quintero on Property Taxes in the Austin American-Statesman
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By Bryan Mathew, Jacob Morton
ICYMI: Mathew Debates the Potential Austin Paid Sick Leave Mandate
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By James Quintero, Jacob Morton
Family Privacy and Parental Rights as the Best Interests of Children
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By Brandon J. Logan Parents possess natural rights that serve the best interests of children while insulating the family from state intrusion. States should limit intervention in the family and protect the fundamental rights of parents.
Statement on Austin's paid sick leave ordinance
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By Bryan Mathew, James Quintero Government-mandated paid sick leave is short-sighted and ultimately counterproductive. The way to help Austin’s working families is to lower the regulations that make it hard for businesses to start, compete and expand in the city, not to pile on new ones.
The Hypocrisy of The New York Times: America is a Surveillance State
By Derrick Broze The New York Times is more than willing to point out the surveillance state in China and other nations; however, they remain... more »
Sustainable Development: Code for Reorganizing Human Society
By Tom DeWeese It’s in every community in the nation. We hear it talked about in county commission meetings and state legislatures. It’s even used... more »
AnyVision’s Facial Recognition Cameras Are Being Installed In “Smart Cities” Everywhere
By MassPrivateI Everywhere you turn politicians and corporations are trying to convince the public we need to convert our cities into ‘smart cities’. Last... more »
A Protection Racket Emerges: The Wagons Circle Around Las Vegas Judge
By Janet Phelan Cynthia Giuliani was voted onto the Clark County bench in November of 2008. She assumed office on January 5, 2009. Before the... more »
Research Proves that Exposure to Cell Phone and Wireless (WiFi) Radiation Can Worsen Pre-existing Conditions – Even if It Didn’t Cause Them
By B.N. Frank Most would agree that those who were born with asthma are likely to make it worse by smoking. Research has proven that... more »
Did Tomi Lahren Say That Victims of Mass Shootings Don’t ‘Believe in God Enough’?
A meme used a fabricated quote based on Lahren's comments about politicians' offering thoughts and prayers to mass shooting victims.
U.K. Labour Leader Corbyn Denies He Was A Spy For Communist Czechoslovakia
*Daily Mail:* *Jeremy Corbyn brands storm over his meetings with a Soviet-backed spy 'nonsense' and refuses to answer Theresa May's demand he authorise the release of any Stasi files on him* * May today said every MP had to be 'accountable' for the actions in their career * Intervention came after Czech ex-spy Jan Sarkocy made lurid new allegations * Labour figures pocketed between £1,000 and £10,000 a meeting, Sarkocy said Jeremy Corbyn dismissed a storm over his meetings with a Soviet-backed spy 30 years ago as 'nonsense' today. The Labour leader denied he was himself a sp... more »
Looking upward...and inward to your brain! Plus "the Bell Curve" is baaack. And science misc
A science potpourri today. *== Looking in and looking up! ==* *Overview: Stories in the Stratosphere* is a collection of fiction, illustrations, and speculative timelines exploring the near future of near space. *Very near space.* It is available here to download, entirely free and available in EPUB and MOBI formats, and through the Apple iBooks store. (I collaborated on a little adventure story.) Cosmic-ray muon radiography allows us to visualize the interiors of large, stony objects. Researchers report using it to study the known and potentially unknown voids in the Great Pyrami... more »
BBC Ask Corbyn If He's a Czech Spy per Guido Fawkes who misses the point
Guido Fawkes reports https://order-order.com/2018/02/20/bbc-ask-corbyn-if-hes-a-czech-spy/ that the BBC have finally asked Jeremy Corbyn about the Czech spy claims: 'The BBC have finally jumped on the Agent COB story, only to blow it with a stupid question. Rather than ask something pertinent about what information he handed to a communist spy, BBC finance reporter Steph McGovern went with: "Are you a Czech spy?" He replied: "No".' A) The claim being made isn't that Jeremy Corbyn was a spy, but rather that he met with and gave information to a Communist State spy. B) The claim is... more »
Donald Trump rigged the Miss universe contest so that the winners were from countries where he had business deals. Go ahead, act surprised.
Trump at the 2013 Miss universe contest in Moscow.Courtesy of the New Yorker: *From 1996 to 2015, Donald Trump co-owned the Miss Universe Organization, which also included the Miss U.S.A. and Miss Teen U.S.A. pageants. A day or two before a pageant began, Trump would casually visit the contestants while they conducted their final rehearsals. Former contestants told me that Trump would circulate among the young women, shaking hands and chatting with each of them, periodically turning to speak with Paula Shugart, the president of the Miss Universe Organization, who followed him at...more »
Mystic Craig strikes again (maybe)
Talking of Marks at the BBC (as we were in the post now bumped up above this one!)... One I trust vastly more than slippery Mark Easton - namely *Newsnight*'s Mark Urban - has been digging into the 'Corbyn=Czechoslovak spy' story. And, yes, as I result of what I've read from Mark (on Twitter) this afternoon, I'm going to go out on a blogger's limb and firmly predict (with no other evidence yet to to support it other than knowing what the BBC is like) that... ...drum roll please!... ...yes, *Newsnight *is *finally* going to report the story tonight - and, even more, is actuall... more »
Putin discusses Afrin during Security Council meeting in Moscow (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) – Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council in Moscow on Tuesday. The discussion focused on the situation in Syria’s Afrin, where Turkey launched an offensive against Kurdish forces. Domestic issues were also discussed. Source: Ruptly Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
WATCH: Syrian volunteer fighters assist army in combating terrorism
The regiment “Mahavir al-Bahr” (Naval commanders), which works in coordination with the Syrian army, has trained new volunteer fighters who will protect Syria from terrorists. The solemn ceremony in honor of the multi-stage training was held in the Syrian city of Latakia. These volunteers are Syrians who voluntarily decided to join and help the army in defeating terrorism in the country. According to the source, “Syrian volunteer […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
At least 205 FSA fighters, 39 Turkish soldiers killed in Afrin: monitor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:25 P.M.) – According to the pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for the Human Rights (SOHR), at least 550 people, including combatants, have been killed in the Afrin region since the start of Operation Olive Branch on January 20th. Of the 550 killed in the Afrin region, this is the breakdown that was released by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US-led Coalition airstrikes near Deir Ez-Zor kill at least 16 people – reports
The US-led coalition is reportedly continuing airstrikes in Syria, which, however, have not been authorized by the government of President Bashar al-Assad or the United Nations. The Syrian state news agency SANA has reported a new massacre allegedly committed by the US-led coalition in al-Bahra village in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, which resulted […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Mexico: The San Mateo UFOs and Contacteeism
*Source: Planeta UFO and El Grafico.mxhttp://www.elgrafico.mx/especiales/Date: 02.17.2018An article by Yohanan Diaz Vargas* *Mexico: The San Mateo UFOs and Contacteeism* The municipality of Naucalpan in the State of Mexico has been the setting for major sightings in the UFO case histories. We should remember the "mothership" recorded by UFO hunters Pedro Hernandez and Alfredo Carrillo over Ciudad Satelite during the afternoon hours of May 9, 2000, showing a yellow object disgorging dozens of spheres on its left and on its right. They were small dark-grey craft, while the large... more »
YOU KNOW WHAT LOOKS ORGANIZED AND COORDINATED? THE RIGHT-WING SMEAR CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE PARKLAND KIDS.
As you probably know, the right is attacking the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School students who survived last week's massacre and are now calling for legislative action on guns. Gateway Pundit’s Lucian Wintrich [is] claiming that Hogg is a plant because he is the child of an FBI agent. Right-wing cable news channel One America News Network shared Wintrich’s post.... Hyperpartisan site True Pundit also ran with it.... Donald Trump Jr. liked tweets sharing the conspiracy theory. Right-wing ex-congressman Jack Kingston said on CNN that the students' "sorrow can very easily be h... more »
Ancient Cultures Suggest Morning Meditation May Lead to a Deeper Experience
*Anna Hunt* - Morning meditation is a powerful tool for wellness and happiness.
Iran Threatens To Level Tel Aviv And Kill Israeli PM Netanyahu If He Carries Out His Threat To Attack Iran
Display featuring missiles and a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Reuters *Daily Mail:* *Iran vows to 'level Tel Aviv to the ground' and KILL Netanyahu if he carries out his threat to attack the country after Israel shot down an Iranian drone in its airspace* * Official said Tehran would attack Israel if they make the 'slightest unwise move * Mohsen Rezaee said Iran would 'level Tel Aviv to the ground' and kill Netanyahu * Netanyahu said he had 'a message to the tyrants of Tehran' during Munich event * The PM slammed Iran for allegedly flying a drone over I... more »
Delingpole: NOAA Caught Adjusting Big Freeze out of Existence
By Paul Homewood Dellers has really gone to town on the US temperature adjustment scandal: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has yet again been caught exaggerating ‘global warming’ by fiddling with the raw temperature data. This time, that data concerns the recent record-breaking cold across the northeastern U.S. which NOAA […]
Labour’s Low Carbon Promise
By Paul Homewood https://labour.org.uk/manifesto/ Amongst all of the promises in Labour’s manifesto at last year’s election was this: Amidst all of the rhetoric about Brexit, Jeremy’s magic money tree and the fact that most thought Labour would get annihilated, very few paid much attention to this pledge, despite the fact that it was […]
Israel Ramps Up Support For Syrian Rebels
*Haaretz: **To Push Iran Back, Israel Ramps Up Support for Syrian Rebels, 'Arming 7 Different Groups'* *With the Assad regime's advances the civil war and America's reduced involvement in the region, Israel has been forced to make significant changes in its policies in the Golan Heights * The recent tensions along the Israeli-Syrian border have been mainly aerial. But due to developments in the Syrian civil war, real changes are also taking place on the ground in the Golan Heights. The Assad regime, which has gained the upper hand in the war, is now focusing on aggressively att... more »
Message from grandmother to BIW corporate welfare bill sponsor
*Suzanne Hedrick is the woman in brown coat in the middle of the photo next to man in green coat. She sent this letter today to Rep. Jennifer DeChant (D-Bath) who is the lead sponsor of LD 1781 to give BIW $60 million in corporate welfare. * Dear Ms. DeChant, I am 86 years old and have a deep concern for children. I am a retired school teacher and am heartsick over the massacre of children at a high school in Florida. I am also concerned by the massacre of children by US drones, bombs, and other weapons of war. You are a strong supporter of BIW which makes DESTROYERS which, in... more »
Thousands Protest Bahar’s Comparison of Christianity to Mental Illness
[image: thousands-protest-bahar-s-comparison-of-christianity-to-mental-illness] *The View’s* Joy Behar's "joke" sums up what the secular left-wing culture thinks of Christians — they are mentally ill.
How the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Could Derail Trump’s Agenda
[image: how-the-pennsylvania-supreme-court-could-derail-trump-s-agenda] It was ruled constitutional in 2013 — but then unconstitutional in 2018. Yet it, the Pennsylvania congressional districts map, hasn’t changed in the last five years. Nor has the Keystone State’s constitution. What’s different is Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court; it now has five more Democrats and has decreed that the judges’ own redistricting map, which gives a relative advantage to Democrats, must be implemented.
Russian Foreign Ministry Admits That 'Dozens' Of Russians Were Injured And Killed In US Airstrikes In Syria
Reuters *BBC:* *Russia admits dozens of Russian casualties in Syria battle* Russia's foreign ministry has confirmed that "several dozen" Russian citizens - not regular soldiers - were killed or wounded in a recent battle in Syria. The statement did not give a date. Previously the Russian government said "probably five" Russians had died in a clash in Deir al-Zour province. Some reports have said more than 100 Russian mercenaries were killed in US air strikes on 7 February. Russia does not divulge firm details of "volunteer" fighters in the conflict. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor... more »
The real problem with guns and crime . . .
. . . is that *guns truly aren't the problem*. The anti-gun brigade simply ignore the facts and the statistics, and manipulate victims and their acquaintances to project their own false arguments. They also ignore a very real problem that's seldom mentioned. Now that the gun control advocates have had their fifteen minutes of fame, let’s start focusing on the real issues impacting the rise in school shootings since that infamous day in Columbine in 1999. Issue number one that no one in the mainstream media or government wants to acknowledge: fatherlessness. Specifically, the impac... more »
Google Sued Over Censorship
Google / Alphabet have gotten themselves sued for discrimination against conservative thought. Continue reading →
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