Tuesday, May 22, 2018

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Doctors Urge Parents To Save Their Kid’s Baby Teeth! Here’s Why!

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 minute ago
Doctors Urge Parents To Save Their Kid’s Baby Teeth! Here’s Why! – DavidWolfe.com https://www.davidwolfe.com/doctors-urge-parents-save-kids-baby-teeth/ Advertisements

Here’s How To Grow Your Own Teeth In Just 9 Weeks

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 minute ago
Here’s How To Grow Your Own Teeth In Just 9 Weeks https://www.social-consciousness.com/2017/03/heres-how-grow-your-own-teeth-in-just-9-weeks.html?m=1

Nature’s Strongest Pain Killer Is More Effective Than Morphine, And Is Probably Growing In Your Backyard.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 minute ago
Nature’s Strongest Pain Killer Is More Effective Than Morphine, And Is Probably Growing In Your Backyard – Awareness Act http://awarenessact.com/nature-strongest-pain-killer-is-more-effective-than-morphine-and-is-probably-growing-in-your-backyard/?=wuw

The Nuclear Battle Between the Earth and Sun

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 minute ago
The Nuclear Battle Between the Earth and Sun https://www.space.com/40651-auroras-bridge-earth-sun.html?utm_content=buffera8c24&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

NASA’s ‘Impossible’ EmDrive Engine Tested—Here Are the Results

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 minute ago
NASA’s ‘Impossible’ EmDrive Engine Tested—Here Are the Results https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/05/nasa-emdrive-impossible-physics-independent-tests-magnetic-space-science/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20180522news-nasaspaceengine&utm_campaign=Content&sf190085939=1

Doctors explain Michael Jackson’s impossible dance move.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 minute ago
Doctors explain Michael Jackson’s impossible dance move – BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44195073?ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=facebook&ocid=socialflow_facebook

Hotter bodies fight infections and tumors better — researchers show how: The hotter our body temperature, the more our bodies speed up a key defense system that fights against tumors, wounds or infections.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 minute ago
Hotter bodies fight infections and tumors better — researchers show how: The hotter our body temperature, the more our bodies speed up a key defense system that fights against tumors, wounds or infections — ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180521095606.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Wakanda.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 minute ago
Wakanda | by Patrick Patterson https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/patrick-patterson-black-panther

Eggs: One a day may cut heart disease risk, says study

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 minute ago
Eggs: One a day may cut heart disease risk, says study https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/22/eggs-heart-disease-risk/631778002/

12 Things Only People With An Alpha Personality Do

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 minute ago
12 Things Only People With An Alpha Personality Do https://www.providr.com/alpha-personality-traits/?utm_source=FactsWeird&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=providr

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 minutes ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a bouquet to German Chancellor Angela Merkel during their meeting in Sochi in May 2018. © Sputnik / Mikhael Klimentyev *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Power Blooming: What Flowers Global Leaders Prefer* (Sputnik).

Musical Interlude: The Grateful Dead, “Touch of Grey”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 minutes ago
The Grateful Dead, “Touch of Grey” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uby6jFCDjE

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 minutes ago
“Is the heart and soul of our Galaxy located in Cassiopeia? Possibly not, but that is where two bright emission nebulas nicknamed Heart and Soul can be found. The Heart Nebula, officially dubbed IC 1805 and visible in the below view on the right, has a shape reminiscent of a classical heart symbol. Both nebulas shine brightly in the red light of energized hydrogen. *Click image for larger size.* Several young open clusters of stars populate the image and are visible above in blue, including the nebula centers. Light takes about 6,000 years to reach us from these nebulas, which togethe... more »

Chet Raymo, “A Fear of Freedom?”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 35 minutes ago
*“A Fear of Freedom?”* by Chet Raymo “It is almost a cliché to say that Western civilization was created by the Greeks. Our government, law, art, music, architecture, literature, drama, historiography, science, and mathematics are largely Greek inventions. The sublime refinement and sophistication of the Parthenon have been widely taken as reflecting qualities of the Athenians citizens who built the temple and adorned it with sculptures. No doubt something remarkable happened in the Greek world of the 6th to 3rd centuries B.C.E., with its epicenter first at Athens, then at Alexandr... more »

"You Better Decide..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 35 minutes ago
“A wise man once said you can have anything in life, if you sacrifice everything else for it. What he meant is, nothing comes without a price. So before you go into battle you better decide how much you're willing to lose." - "Grey's Anatomy"

"As Far As We Can Discern..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 35 minutes ago
"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being." - C. G. Jung

"Mad as Hell”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 35 minutes ago
“Howard Beale”, “Network - Mad as Hell” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WINDtlPXmmE

Army Lieutenant General Scott Miller Set To Be Picked To Lead The Afghan War

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 47 minutes ago
Lt. Gen. Scott Miller, then-commanding general of Fort Benning and the Maneuver Center of Excellence, talks with soldiers before one of the Airborne School jumps in 2015. Patrick A. Albright/U.S. Army *Reuters:* *Elite U.S. special operations commander picked to lead Afghan war* WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - A three-star general who leads the Joint Special Operations Command overseeing some of the most sensitive U.S. commando missions has been picked to lead the nearly 17-year-old Afghan war, five U.S. officials told Reuters. Army Lieutenant General Scott Miller would replace Army ... more »

"The Dinner Menu In Tough Times"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 54 minutes ago
“You go up to a man, and you say, "How are things going, Joe?" and he says, "Oh fine, fine - couldn't be better." And you look into his eyes, and you see things really couldn't be much worse. When you get right down to it, everybody's having a perfectly lousy time of it, and I mean everybody. And the hell of it is, nothing seems to help much.” - Kurt Vonnegut

"America’s Retail Apocalypse Is Spiraling Out Of Control In 2018 - 77 Million Square Feet Of Retail Space And Counting"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 54 minutes ago
*"America’s Retail Apocalypse Is Spiraling Out Of Control In 2018 - * *77 Million Square Feet Of Retail Space And Counting"* by Michael Snyder "In 2017 we absolutely shattered the all-time record for retail store closings in a single year, and this year it looks like we are going to shatter the record once again. In fact, there are some that are projecting that up to 9,000 retail stores could close by the time that we get to the end of this calendar year. Already, the amount of retail space that has shut down is simply jaw-dropping. If you total up all of the retail store closings t...more »

When It Comes To Corruption, Is There Really A Lesser Of Two Evils?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 59 minutes ago
*Schumer has accepted more in Wall St. bribes ($26.7 million) than McConnell and Ryan combined ($24.7 million)* Michael Tomasky predicted at the *Daily Beast* Monday that if the Democrats focus exclusively on policy rather than Trump's scandals, failing to hold Trump accountable, it will cost them the midterms. He reminded his readers that on Sunday Trump "tweeted that he is ordering an investigation of the investigation into him. His campaign, okay; but *him*"... and implored his reader to "Think about that... [T]his president-- who, it is documented, has spent 40 years lying to an... more »

Japan Plans on Dumping Fukushima's Radiation Contaminated Water

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 1 hour ago
On March 29, 2012 a Japanese professor of nuclear engineering told the New York Times that “Unfortunately, all we can do is keep pumping water inside the reactors” in response to reports that the drywell inside Fukushima Daiichi reactor 2 had radiation levels of 72.0 sieverts an hour: Cited in Hiroko Taubchi “Japan Nuclear Plant May be Worse Off Than Thought,” The New York Times (2012, March 29): http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/world/asia/inquiry-suggests-worse-damage-at-japan-nuclear-plant.html?_R=1&src=tp . The Fukushima Daiichi disaster of March 2011 resulted in endless produ... more »

Jihadists near all-out war over kidnapped woman in northeast Latakia

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 hour ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 A.M.) – A militant group calling themselves Nasrat Al-Mazloum issued a threat to Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham, demanding they release a kidnapped woman in northern Latakia. According to a statement released by the group, if HTS does not release a woman named Fatima Idrees, they will wage an all-out war against the jihadist […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Watch the Syrian Army’s weapon that forced ISIS into submission in southern Damascus

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 hour ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:05 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army’s Golan missile launcher proved incredibly effective in the latest southern Damascus offensive, as it heavily fractured the Islamic State’s (ISIS) defensive lines. As shown in the video below, the Syrian Army Army’s Golan 1000 IRAM (Improvised Rocket Assisted Munition) hammered away at the Islamic State’s defenses […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israeli warplanes fly along Syrian border with occupied Golan Heights

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 hour ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) – For the third day in a row, the Israeli Air Force has conducted flights along the several parts of the Syrian border, prompting Damascus to raise its alert levels. According to a military report from Damascus, the Israeli Air Force conducted high and low altitude flights along the Syrian border […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

U.S. Secretary Of State Pompeo: Iran Carrying Out 'Assassination Operations' In Europe

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks on the Trump administration's Iran policy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters *The Guardian:* *Mike Pompeo claims Iran carrying out 'assassination operations' in Europe* The statement bewildered security experts and Iranian exiles, who say they are not aware of any evidence for the allegation. Mike Pompeo’s claim that the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is carrying out “assassination operations in the heart of Europe” has bewildered security experts and Iranian exiles, who say they are not aware of any e... more »

Top Ayurvedic Home Remedies and Practices to Improve Wellbeing

Waking Times at Waking Times - 1 hour ago
Ayurvedic home remedies are practical for people looking to address anxiety and stress, and improve mental clarity, sleep, pain, stiffness, hair, skin, and more.

“Killing Gaza” with Max Blumenthal and Dan Cohen. The Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians by Israel

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
RT America Published on May 19, 2018 Max Blumenthal, Director and Writer of “Killing Gaza,” and Dan Cohen, Cinematographer and Editor of “Killing Gaza,” discuss their documentary “Killing Gaza” that details the Israeli War crimes committed against the people in Gaza. Modern Ashkenazi Khazars (90+% of modern Jewry) are NOT the Jews of the Bible! Ashkenaz […]

Israel’s Security Cabinet Now Holds Its Meetings in an Underground Bunker

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Netanyahu Moves Security Cabinet Meetings to Bunker Near Jerusalem by Noa Landau, https://www.haaretz.com/ The decision was made after details of a security cabinet meeting before the reveal of Iranian nuclear documents was made public – Security cabinet meetings were moved to a bunker in the Institute for National Security Studies in Jerusalem two weeks ago, Israel’s channel […]

EU & UK Reject U.S. Policy on Iran Nuclear Deal

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
PressTV Published on May 22, 2018 The European Union and the United Kingdom have rejected Washington’s policy on the Iran nuclear deal, in response to threats made by the US secretary of state. EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, emphasized that there was no alternative to the multinational agreement. The U-K foreign minister also defended the […]

Netanyahu Orders Cabinet Meet In Secret Underground Bunker, Fears Leaks On Syria And Iran

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Netanyahu Orders Cabinet Meet In Secret Underground Bunker, Fears Leaks On Syria And Iran by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ In yet another sign that broader war between Israel, Syria, and Iran may be on the horizon Israel’s Channel 10 has revealed in an exclusive broadcast that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently ordered all national security cabinet meetings to be held in a secure […]

Can Tehran, Russia And Europe Sideline Washington to Save The Iran Deal?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Can Tehran, Russia And Europe Sideline Washington to Save The Iran Deal? by CRISTINA MAZA, http://www.newsweek.com/ European officials will work with Iran and its allies to maintain as many aspects of the Iran nuclear deal as possible, even without the support of the U.S., a top European Union official said following a meeting with Iranian officials over the weekend. – […]

Pompeo’s ‘Plan B’ for Iran is ‘Designed to Put the US’ on a Path to ‘Forcible Regime Change’ ie. War

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Pompeo’s ‘Plan B’ for Iran is ‘Designed to Put the US’ on a Path to ‘Forcible Regime Change’ by Bonnie Kristian, a fellow at Defense Priorities, https://www.cnbc.com/ * Secretary of State Mike Pompeo laid out the Trump administration’s new strategy for Iran after walking away from the Obama administration’s Iran nuclear deal. * There are three key […]

No Plan B: New US Demands on Iran ‘Set Stage for War’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
No Plan B: New US Demands on Iran ‘Set Stage for War’ by Zaheena Rasheed, https://www.aljazeera.com/ New Iran strategy harks back to decades of failed US policy and raises spectre of conflict in Middle East, critics say. – A US air force plane was waiting for Mike Pompeo while he was taking the oath as the […]

Pompeo Threatens Iran With Strongest Sanctions in History, Speeding U.S. March Toward War

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Democracy Now! Published on May 22, 2018 https://democracynow.org – On Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used his first major policy address to threaten Iran with “the strongest sanctions in history.” Pompeo presented a list of 12 “basic requirements” for a new nuclear treaty with Iran, including “unqualified access” to all nuclear sites and an end […]

Macron Partners Up with Putin to Salvage Iran Nuclear Deal

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
What does Europe stand to gain by going against USA on this Iran nuclear deal, PEACE TREATY? Europe loses their ally USA, their corporations will be sanctioned when they do business in America …. in exchange for small $$ business in Iran? Iran is of no threat to Europe or America. So, all the activities […]

Macron, Europe Turn to Putin to Help Salvage Iran Nuclear Deal

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Bloomberg TV Markets and Finance Published on May 22, 2018 May.22 — French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Russia, hoping to salvage the Iran nuclear deal as he meets with President Vladimir Putin. Bloomberg’s Henry Meyer reports on “Bloomberg Markets.” end

Pompeo’s Bombastic Iran Threats: A Sign Of Weakness? The Claims in Pompeo’s Speech Are Demonstrably False!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
RonPaulLibertyReport Streamed live 9 hours ago Secretary of State Michael Pompeo threatened Iran with annihilation in a speech yesterday at the neoconservative Heritage Foundation. His twelve demands of Iran read like the demands made of Serbia in 1914 — they are designed not to reduce tensions but to lead to war. But is all the bombast […]

Iran Slams US Over Threat of ‘Strongest Sanctions in History’. A ‘Punch to the Mouth’? Iran Relations in the Trump Era

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Al Jazeera English Published on May 22, 2018 Iran has condemned the US for its threat of the “strongest sanctions in history”. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo outlined new demands for Tehran in a speech on Monday. RT America Published on May 22, 2018 A new war of words is brewing between the US and Iran as […]

US ‘Wants Regime Change’ in Syria and Iran – Activist

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
RT America Published on May 22, 2018 Iran has condemned the ultimatum issued by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, while the US unveiled fresh sanctions against five Iranians. Jon Rainwater of the Peace Action Education Fund tells RT America’s Ed Schultz where the showdown might lead. end

N.Korea Summit, Xi the Poker Player & Making Kim Happy: Trump’s Extensive Comment on Korea

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
RT Published on May 22, 2018 Trump gives extensive comment on Korean peninsula issues during a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the White House. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/95tn end

Tuesday Night Cat Blogging

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 2 hours ago
Clutching cats.

Iran Has Rejected A Russian Call For Their Soldiers To Leave Syria

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
Photos released by Iranian Tasnim News agency shows Iran's Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, among Iranian forces in Syria's Aleppo, undated. *Newsweek*:* Iran Goes Against Russia, Says It's Staying in Syria as U.S. Military Threatens 'New Actions'* Iran has rejected its ally Russia's call for all foreign troops to leave Syria, saying it is the U.S. and Turkey who are deployed there illegally and should withdraw their forces. In the wake of a 2011 uprising backed by the West, Turkey and Gulf Arab states, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appealed ... more »

Come Aboard the 'Battlecarrier': The Navy's Dream of Merging a Battleship and an Aircraft Carrier

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Did it ever happen? *The resulting ship, a “battlecarrier,” was merely one of many schemes over the span of 30 years to modernize the most powerful American battleships ever built. The various proposals—all of them nixed—had the World War II-era ships carrying hundreds of U.S. Marines or launching Harrier jump jets or even firing atomic projectiles.* In the early 1980s, four Iowa-class fast battleships originally built during World War II—Iowa, Missouri, New Jersey and Wisconsin—were taken out of mothballs and returned to active duty. Nearly 900 fe... more »

The S-3 Viking Could Do It All (And Hunt Russian Submarines): So What Happened?

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Why was it retired? *The Navy is unlikely to return to the Viking, despite its demonstrated flexibility. This is out of a defensible preference for operating fewer different types of aircraft to maximize efficiency in training, maintenance and spare parts. However, the Viking’s retirements reinforces the Navy’s continued reliance on short-range carrier-based aircraft, which is becoming an increasing liability as more capable shore-based missiles threaten carriers at or beyond the maximum combat radius of their onboard aircraft.* Roughly nine years... more »

How Russia Plans to Kill the Air Force's F-22 and F-35 in a War

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * But will it work? *While the Struna-1 bistatic radar is not a be-all end-all detection solution for stealth aircraft, it could pose a significant threat to stealth NATO aircraft in a future conflict. Strike aircraft with stealth features are particularly vulnerable, the strike role tends to favor flight profiles that might cause aircraft to fly into the Struna-1’s detection range. In tandem with other modern “stealth-defeating” radar systems, the Struna-1 could provide critical information to an adversary on the position and movement of stealth aircra... more »

Austria and Germany Need to Rethink Their National Security Strategies

Franz-Stefan Gady at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Franz-Stefan Gady* *Security, Europe* [image: German army soldiers drive their battle tank Leopard 2 after NATO enchanced Forward Presence Battle Group Lithuania exercise in Pabrade military training field, Lithuania] While there may be a collective sense in Vienna and Berlin that security has worsened in Europe and the world, Russia is not seen as a major security threat. I used to take the train every morning from my village, Lebring St. Margarethen, to the state capital of Styria, Graz, to attend high school in the late 1990s. Every weekday, for three years, a mustachioed maj... more »

Where is Georgia Headed?

William Courtney, Daniel Fried, Kenneth Yalowitz at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*William Courtney, Daniel Fried, Kenneth Yalowitz* *Security, Europe* [image: Cadets hold national flags during a ceremony marking the anniversary of Georgia's occupation by the Soviet Army in 1921 outside Tbilisi, Georgia] Georgia represents a key test on the possibilities of reform in the former Soviet space. Secretary of State Pompeo May 21 stated that “Russia’s forcible invasion of Georgia is a clear violation of international peace and security,” and he called on Moscow to “withdraw its forces to pre-conflict positions.” Pompeo said President Trump “stands by the 2008 Buchar... more »

Impactos del TLC Mercosur-UE en la salud

bilaterals.org - 3 hours ago
22-May-2018 Amenaza acceso a medicamentos y etiquetado de alimentos, según organizaciones europeas.

Chile: Las consecuencias de la actualización al TLC con Canadá

bilaterals.org - 3 hours ago
22-May-2018 El pasado miércoles, 9 de mayo, la Cámara de Diputados aprobó con una amplia mayoría, la actualización del TLC con Canadá. Con 121 votos a favor, los legisladores ratificaron una serie de nuevas regulaciones, en pos de un mejor flujo y protección de capitales canadienses en territorio chileno.

Italy and Glass-Steagall Could Save Europe — The Threat is From the City of London

David at LaRouchePAC Feed - 3 hours ago
PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20180523-italy-glass-steagall.pdf The latest terrible "Russian threat" is now claimed to be coming from the two parties which have agreed to form a new government in Italy. Stalwarts of European stagnation and financial speculation are lining up to warn of the end of the(ir) world if the Lega and Five Star parties' coalition is not prevented. We are supposed to forget that these parties were just favored by Italian voters for their policies, in elections held in March — just as we have been told for two years to forget that American voters, not Russians, ele... more »

A.I. Takes Over Hospital Jobs In London, Implantable Smart Devices In Soldiers, And Growing Organs

Aaron at Activist Post - 3 hours ago
By Aaron Kesel University College London Hospitals (UCLH) and the Alan Turing Institute aim to bring ‘game-changing’ benefits of artificial intelligence to NHS patients and... more »

Egypt’s latest Presidential Pardon: The Good , the bad and the incomprehensible

noreply@blogger.com (Zeinobia) at Egyptian Chronicles - 4 hours ago
Last Wednesday, Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi pardoned 332 individuals, mostly from youth who had been imprisoned in protest-related cases. The 332 individuals were chosen by the Presidential pardon committee which was formed in October 2016 to review the cases of youth imprisoned in politically related trials as well as humanitarian cases such as health problems and so on. That’s the fourth pardon of its kind since that committee headed by political figure Osama Ghazali Harb started to work in 2016. According to statements to press by its members, the committee started to w... more »

Cancelling AT&T DirecTV – How To?

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 4 hours ago
How to cancel your DirecTV service - I've just cancelled mine. Continue reading →

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
Yerevan, Armenia. Thanks for stopping by!

Can a Pope Change Moral Truth?

Patrick J. Buchanan at rss - 4 hours ago
[image: can-a-pope-change-moral-truth] That joking retort we heard as children, "Is the pope Catholic?" is starting to look like a serious question.

Goldman Sachs: Fiscal outlook for US ‘is NOT good’

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 4 hours ago
Although the matter of the national deficit has faded from view during the Trump presidency, investors still worry about future effects on the US economy. More The post Goldman Sachs: Fiscal outlook for US ‘is NOT good’ appeared first on The Duran.

Moldovan President SLAMS police who tear gassed anti-LGBT protestors

Jesse Dominick at The Duran - 4 hours ago
Western-imported LGBT values are an affront to those of the Orthodox Christian nation, the president says. More The post Moldovan President SLAMS police who tear gassed anti-LGBT protestors appeared first on The Duran.

"3 Simple Questions That Will Change Your Life"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*"3 Simple Questions That Will Change Your Life"* by Jonathan "I love simple solutions to seemingly complex issues, don’t you? So often we seem to complicate the daylights out of things by over-analyzing, dissecting and brainstorming. I gravitate toward simple solutions whenever possible. Asking yourself the right question is one of the simplest ways to direct your thoughts in a positive direction without jumping through a bunch of mental or emotional hoops. What are the right questions? In particular, those that stimulate your mind to consider new possibilities or interrupt old es... more »

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- May 22, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
Navy personnel of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy take part in a military display in the South China Sea April 12, 2018. Picture taken April 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Stringer *Richard Javad Heydarian, Asia Times*: *A war footing emerges in the South China Sea* China's recent deployment of nuclear-capable bombers, missiles and jamming devices has drastically shifted the contested area's strategic calculus China’s deployment of H-6k bombers to disputed land features in the South China Sea has provoked an uproar across the region and beyond while raising considerably the... more »

The Pentagon Is Running Out Of Bombs, Having Trouble Ordering More, And Is Not Able To Develop New Systems

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
Key suppliers for weapons such as the AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile are fleeing the defense-industrial base, which could have an impact on the ability of America to wage war in the future. (R. Nial Bradshaw/U.S. Air Force) *Defense News: **The US is running out of bombs — and it may soon struggle to make more* WASHINGTON ― The Pentagon plans to invest more than $20 billion in munitions in its next budget. But whether the industrial base will be there to support such massive buys in the future is up in the air — at a time when America is expanding munitions at in... more »

“Parasitic Derivatives - One Quadrillion Dollars: Too Big to Understand”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*“Parasitic Derivatives - One Quadrillion Dollars: Too Big to Understand”* By David Hague “I recently returned from two weeks of ‘high level’ meetings with a group of Bankers [this is code for two weeks of subsidized debauchery with bankers] in Rome. As I sat at my desk, I was hoping to motivate myself to pursue a more chaste and pure existence. Unfortunately the Polar Vortex experienced by North America drained me of my good intentions. The bone chilling cold once again had me reaching for my trusty bottle of Jack Daniels for warmth and inspiration. My time in Rome had not been com... more »

Not born with it

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 4 hours ago
By Brian S. Hooker, Science Advisor, Focus for Health and Board Member, World Mercury Project Recently, the newest U.S. autism prevalence numbers were released by the CDC. It was not good news. Among children born in 2004 and 2006, the prevalence of autism had increased from 1 in 68 to 1 in 59, respectively. Leading the nation in terms […] The post Not born with it appeared first on Health Nut News.

Newsweek Is The Latest to Warn about Cell Phone Radiation, WiFi, and 5G Technology Causing Harm

Activist Post at Activist Post - 4 hours ago
By B.N. Frank What hurts the birds and bees also hurts you and me. That has never not been true. On May 19, Newsweek published... more »

"Just Where You Begin Again..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
"When we're headed toward an outcome that's too horrible to face, that's when we go looking for a second opinion. And sometimes, the answer we get just confirms our worst fears. But sometimes, it can shed new light on the problem, make you see it in a whole new way. After all the opinions have been heard and every point of view has been considered, you finally find what you're after - the truth. But the truth isn't where it ends, that's just where you begin again with a whole new set of questions." - "Meredith", "Grey's Anatomy"

How Toxic Would Trump Be Campaigning For House Republicans In Swing District?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
Read any of that stuff about how most Democratic candidates don't want the Clintons campaigning for them? Reactionary Democrats like Andrew Cuomo (NY) and Dianne Feinstein (CA) are exceptions; they love the idea of Hillary. (New York scold Kirsten Gillibrand-- who had been proud to run racist advertising against Latinos when she was in the House, is telling the media that "Bill Clinton should have resigned the presidency after his inappropriate relationship with an intern came to light nearly 20 years ago." Democratic senators in tough campaigns Claire McCaskill (MO) and Heidi Hei... more »

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Outnumbered’ By The HIRS Collective

Liz Pelly at Shadowproof - 5 hours ago
“This is about women who you decided aren’t women. And you are wrong. I don’t give a shit what you think. But when you, or any of you, do anything to put the lives of trans women at risk… I will fight you.” The above quote is sampled in the The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Outnumbered’ By The HIRS Collective appeared first on Shadowproof.

World News Briefs -- May 22, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*ABC News Online:* *Donald Trump says 'substantial chance' summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-un may be delayed* US President Donald Trump says there is a "substantial chance" his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will not take place as planned on June 12 amid concerns that Mr Kim is not committed to denuclearisation. Mr Trump raised doubts about the Singapore summit in talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who came to Washington to urge Mr Trump not to let a rare opportunity with reclusive North Korea get away. If the summit is called off or fails, it would be ... more »

California Community College System Expands Foster Youth Support Program

Tiffany Pennamon at Diverse - 5 hours ago
San Diego Mesa College, Sacramento City College and Butte College are the latest community colleges to launch a student support program geared toward foster youth in higher education, according to an announcement last week from the California Community Colleges.

Growing Roses in White Concrete

Nichole Margarita Garcia at Diverse - 5 hours ago
As an academic, I am constantly traveling to present at conferences, network and create change in communities. The one question I am always asked is, “Where are you from?” My response is Salt Lake City, Utah. It is my home, and not the answer people expect to hear.

Online Social Media Identity Management

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
Employers are increasingly using online social media sites (SMS) such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to screen job candidates. The fact of the matter is that your social media profile is a direct reflection of your personal and professional identity and may hold the key to you landing that perfect job or not landing a job at all.

Betsy DeVos Does Not Owe You a Damned Explanation

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 5 hours ago
There are so many moments from the nearly four hours that Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos spent chatting with some Congresspersons today, but as a dedicated DeVos watcher, this three minute clip is captivating: God bless Bobby Scott for not actually throwing something at her. But I think Splinter (the only place I could find this clip (if for some reason you can't play it, here's a good recap) has made a critical mistake which perpetuates a mistake people keep making. I'm having so much fun. It's like teasing a cat with a laser pointer. It is easy to watch DeVos robotically rep... more »

New Heritage Foundation report highlights failures of Endangered Species Act

Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. at CFACT - 6 hours ago
“Even if a species should never have been listed, while it is listed, landowners or businesses whose actions might unintentionally harm a member are potentially subject to the ESA’s fines and penalties."

Economic Wrap-up 5/22/18: X22 Report, “European Banks Are In Trouble, It Will Spread Like A Disease”; Gregory Mannerino

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
X22 Report, “European Banks Are In Trouble, It Will Spread Like A Disease” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ0FqrzrDAs *Related Followup Reports:* X22 Report, “The Countdown Begins, The Hammer Is About To Fall” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2VuYNa-Q9I • Gregory Mannarino, “5/22/18 Post Market Wrap Up: BIG RANT, C.O.D. And Other Rejects” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVERHSMO8As • *CNN Market Data:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/dow/

Iranian official says US threats will face same fate as Saddam Hussein

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said that US threats to impose sanctions on Iran would encounter a fate similar to that of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, speaking in Tehran on Tuesday. “Such treatment of the Iranian nation will have no other fate than Saddam Hussein’s, for both the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian military denies 30 soldiers killed in ISIS ambush

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 A.M.) – On Tuesday, reports surfaced from pro-opposition monitors that 30 Syrian Arab Army (SAA) soldiers were killed in eastern Homs after the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) ambushed their positions. Al-Masdar reached out to the Syrian military to corroborate these claims from these pro-opposition monitors. While the ambush did in fact take […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Thousands of Syrian soldiers pour into Daraa from Damascus

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 A.M.) – Thousands of Syrian soldiers from several divisions have begun pouring into the Dara’a Governorate after completing their operations in the southern part of Damascus. According to a military source in Damascus, the entire 9th Division’s shock troops have moved to the Dara’a Governorate already; they were previously based there before […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israeli MPs reportedly consider promoting Kurdish state

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
Israeli MPs have reportedly discussed a bill that outlines the means by which Israel may help Kurds build their state in Syria, Iraq and Turkey, which would support Tel Aviv. According to one of Israel’s radio stations, the bill had been submitted to the Knesset by two Israeli right-wing parties, namely Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Saudi, UAE-backed forces close-in on strategic Yemeni port

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) – For the last four days, the UAE and Saudi-backed forces in western Yemen have been steadily advancing towards the strategic Hodeideh Port, which is currently controlled by the Houthi forces. Following a fierce battle on Tuesday, the UAE-backed Southern Resistance troops, in coordination with Saudi air support, managed to seize […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish Army kills 15 PKK fighters in eastern Turkey

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 P.M.) – The Turkish military killed fifteen members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, the Turkish Interior Ministry reported. According to their statement, the 15 PKK fighters were killed during a Turkish counter-terrorism operation in the eastern part of the country. In particular, twelve of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Afghanistan: Deadly minibus explosion hits Kandahar

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) – At least sixteen people were killed and dozens more wounded when a minibus exploded on Tuesday at a security checkpoint in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. Emergency services were quickly called and investigators have since cleared the scene. A local government official said 38 people were wounded in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Saudi-backed troops suffer heavy losses in failed offensive against Houthis (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:25 P.M.) – The Saudi Coalition attempted to advance their positions inside the Jizan region after a series of Houthi attacks along the Yemeni border last week. However, the Saudi Coalition’s offensive would take a turn for the worse after their troops encountered a well-prepared Houthi force in the mountains of the Jizan […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iranian Air Force airdrops supplies to besieged Shiite towns in Idlib (photos)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 P.M.) – An Iranian cargo jet airdropped supplies to the besieged Shiite towns of Al-Fou’aa and Kafraya, today, despite the U.S. Secretary of State’s demands that they pull out of Syria. According to a Syrian military report, the Iranian jet airdropped the supplies to Al-Fou’aa and Kafraya this afternoon; they received approval […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US-backed forces use new technology to identify ISIS fighters (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:55 P.M.) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have begun using biometic scanners to identify Islamic State (ISIS) attempting to flee the battlefield among civilians in Al-Hasakah. The biometric scanners have a collection of data on most foreign Islamic State terrorists and the countries they come from. As these terrorists attempt to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Developing: Russian, Syrian delegation negotiating reconciliation deal in two Daraa towns

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:35 P.M.) – A military source in Damascus has informed Al-Masdar News tonight that the Syrian and Russian peace delegations are heading to two Dara’a Governorate towns to negotiate a reconciliation deal with the rebel forces. According to the source, a joint Russian-Syrian peace delegation will enter the towns of Nahej and Mahjeh […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Erdogan calls reports about US halting aid to Syria inconsistent – media

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
The Turkish president explained that the United States was not carrying out a humanitarian action in northwestern Syria, nor were there any US troops in Idlib and Douma. He clarified that only Turkish and Russian troops were operating in the region, including Afrin. “This is an inconsistent statement. What assistance does the United States provide […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Several Lebanese soldiers wounded after fugitives attack in Tripoli

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 P.M.) – Several Lebanese soldiers were wounded tonight during a fierce firefight with wanted fugitives in the northern city of Tripoli, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. According to the NNA report, at least seven soldiers were wounded during the clashes, with one of them being described as “critically wounded.” Al-Jadeed TV […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

HRW calls for boycott of opening World Cup ceremony over Russian ‘atrocities’ in Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for an international boycott of the opening ceremony for this year’s World Cup in Russia. According to a statement from HRW’s Director Kenneth Roth, world leaders should boycott the opening ceremony because of the alleged ‘atrocities’ committed by the Syrian and Russian forces […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

What to do about AGL closing Liddell

Geoff Brown at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 6 hours ago
Anthony Cox Vesey, the US economic immigrant controlling most of Australia’s electricity supply through AGL has rejected an offer by Chinese company, Alinta, to buy Liddell which Vesey plans to close down in 2022 and therefore increase the profitability of the dud renewables he is getting subsidised to build. Frydenberg has said on behalf of the witless Turnbull government that this closure of Liddell will produce shortfalls in dispatchable power, as if he knows what that means. Frydenberg also says he and Turnbull can’t do anything about the planned closure. In fact, both the Tur... more »

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 22, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
Chinese servicemen gesture from the deck of a naval vessel, during the closing ceremony of the Pakistan Navy’s Multinational Exercise AMAN-17, in the North Arabian Sea, Pakistan, February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro​ *SCMP:* *China’s navy and coastguard stage first joint patrols near disputed South China Sea islands as ‘warning to Vietnam’* Foreign ships expelled from waters off Paracel Islands in show of strength after Vietnamese subsidiary of Russian oil firm Rosneft started drilling nearby China expelled at least 10 foreign fishing vessels in the first joint patrol staged b... more »

Leftist Pastor Slams Rich Silicon Valley Leftists as Hypocrites

Selwyn Duke at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: leftist-pastor-slams-rich-silicon-valley-leftists-as-hypocrites] A Silicon Valley pastor has resigned from his church after discovering that his area’s rich liberal residents are interested in virtue signaling — but not the actual virtue of charity.

The Age of Economic Warfare Begins. Will It Lead to a Conventional War?

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 6 hours ago
* Valdai Club* "In the early hours of May 10, a day after the US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA),* Israel launched a missile attack on “Iranian military facilities” in Syria, allegedly to punish the Islamic Revolutionary* Guard Corps (IRGC) for having fired 20 missiles at Israeli military positions. This happened in the Golan Heights area, where, to believe the Israelis, some elements of Iran’s Al-Quds unit are deployed. *The attack killed a number of Syrians*. During the period of hostilities, the Israeli military launched over 100 strikes at the Iran...more »

May 22: The coming decline of the U.S. empire.

Graeme Decarie at The Decarie Report - 6 hours ago
I'm opening with a lot of Anti-Media items because it seems to be the only source that has a lot of coverage of recent developments. (The only world news in the irving press - seriously - is "There's a magic to it: Harry and Meghan are married." Seriously. That' the only thing in the world that happened yesterday. Well - three days ago. Local news? The big story is about what it's like to be a local wife whose husband is working in the Alberta oil fields. And that's about the most exciting story for Moncton. New Brunswickers have almost no source of news. The irving press is bot... more »

My Life in Advertising

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 7 hours ago
I donʼt think that this should be a guide towards getting into advertising - if anything it should serve as a how-not-to-do-it with a few nuggets picked up along the way. As a friend of mine put it... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

Freelance Journalists: Open Call For Submissions In June

Shadowproof at Shadowproof - 7 hours ago
Shadowproof is seeking pitches from journalists or writers for publication in June. The post Freelance Journalists: Open Call For Submissions In June appeared first on Shadowproof.

Epic battle between eagle, fox and rabbit on San Juan Island

White Wolf at White Wolf - 7 hours ago
Nature was on grand display on Washington's San Juan Island this month — and photographer Kevin Ebi was there to document it. He describes the scene as a 'dramatic act of thievery' when a bald eagle tried stealing a rabbit from a young red fox at San Juan Island National Historical Park. This battle went airborne - more than 20 feet at times - and the tussle was photographed from start to finish. Ebi says the red fox isn't native to San Juan Island, but introduced by settlers in the 1900s. He also notes that rabbits aren't the main prey of the fox, which typically prefer berries, i... more »

Context is important with news

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 7 hours ago
Context is key to understanding. It enables one to understand why a change or news item is important and when people are masking over a problem or blowing smoke. Here are a few examples of why context matters: Mark Zuckerberg, … Continue reading →

It seems it really IS risky to do business with Intuit!

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 7 hours ago
Yesterday I noted that "Clearly, you do business with Intuit (Quickbooks, TurboTax, etc.) at your own risk". This followed Intuit's cancellation of its contract with Gunsite Academy, and its deliberate withholding of funds from that institution, returning them to its customers rather than paying the debts incurred at Gunsite by those customers. It seems they're at it again - this time to the tune of $150,000 - for a *non-firearms transaction!* On May 11th, Lone Wolf made two of what would be three transfers to Flint River. On May 14th they completed the third transfer. The transfe... more »

A Few Thoughts

LL at Virtual Mirage - 7 hours ago
*Class Struggle?* The fat kid with the bad haircut (Little Rocket Man) wants the world to respect him. Those expectations of some Americans are a long way from being realized. The Democrats seem to cherish him, but they also cherish the murderous savage members of the MS-13 gang, and they work hard to insure that millions of babies are killed in utero every single year (it's how they roll). Nork generals, shot callers and power brokers do not stand to benefit from new peace arrangements with the free world. They have all of the luxury items that their hearts desire now. And as with... more »

Bering Sea Blues

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 7 hours ago
“Freedom’s Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose.” (Kris Kristofferson) In May, Arctic ice extent declined as usual with the notable exception of Bering Sea, now almost ice free. Bering still has some ice to lose, but at 23k km2 it is only 5% of the ice there March 17 at annual Bering maximum, […]

Amnesty International: Rohingya Militants Massacred Hindus In Myanmar

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
A Myanmar army helicopter is seen in September 2017 after transporting journalists to an area where the bodies of Hindu villagers were found near Maungdaw in the north of Myanmar’s Rakhine state, September 27, 2017. Photograph: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters *The Guardian:* *Rohingya militants massacred Hindus in Myanmar, says Amnesty* *Human rights group says accountability for atrocities is just as crucial as for security forces’ crimes.* The Rohingya military group Arsa carried out deadly massacres and abductions of the Hindu community in Myanmar’s Rakhine state last year, a new report... more »

Michael Gove’s new Clean Air Strategy

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 7 hours ago
By Paul Homewood DEFRA have launched their new Clean Air Strategy, as the Telegraph reports: Under a new Government clean air strategy, some types of wood burners, car tyres, brakes, cleaning solvents, fertilisers and solid fuels will be banned from sale. It is part of a new push to cut air pollution, which […]

The Road to Singapore: Trump, the Two Koreas and the Quality of Mercy

Dennis P. Halpin at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Dennis P. Halpin* *Security, Asia* Why is North Korea earning plaudits for freeing three political prisoners while South Korea's own former president is behind bars? The latest twists and turns in the proposed upcoming Singapore Summit have all the makings of the classic 1940 B-grade comedy “Road to Singapore,” with Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. The newly hesitant Kim Jong-un—like Hope and Crosby, reluctant sailors being pushed toward undesirable marriages in the film—is expressing sudden misgivings about ‘the Libya model” and “CVID” (complete, verifiable and irrever... more »

Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa - One Kiss

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 8 hours ago
Got something in the works on Jon Cruddas's polemic against the new left, but it won't see the light of day, um, tonight. Here then is a top summery tune for your consideration.

Haspel Is Not the Problem. The CIA Is the Problem.

Ron Paul at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: haspel-is-not-the-problem-the-cia-is-the-problem] The problem is not Haspel, it’s not John Brennan, it’s not our lack of confidence. The problem is the CIA itself.

U.S. Fiscal Outlook "Not Good," Says Goldman Sachs’ Chief Economist

Bob Adelmann at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: u-s-fiscal-outlook-not-good-says-goldman-sachs-chief-economist] Financial expert John Mauldin believes that actions the Federal Reserve will likely take to deal with inflation from government overspending will soon cause a massive recession. by Bob Adelmann

Did Pope Tell Homosexual “God Made You This Way”?

Warren Mass at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: homosexual-victim-of-clerical-abuse-says-pope-told-him-god-made-you-this-way] A Chilean homosexual man said Pope Francis told him, privately, “God made you this way and loves you this way, and the pope loves you this way.”

Condoms now REQUIRED to be made available at Boy Scouts gathering

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 8 hours ago
Development is astoundingly clear sign that the Christian basis of the US-based Boy Scouts of America has been vanquished by secular liberalism More The post Condoms now REQUIRED to be made available at Boy Scouts gathering appeared first on The Duran.

Scores Killed And Wounded By Massive Explosion In The Afghan city of Kandahar

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*Al Jazeera:* *Heavy casualties as blast rocks Afghan city of Kandahar* Afghan forces accidentally detonate explosives in southern city of Kandahar, killing 16 and wounding 38 others. At least 16 people have been killed in southern Afghanistan when security forces tried to dispose of a container full of explosives in the city of Kandahar, officials said. Nematullah Barak, head of Mirwais hospital in Kandahar, said the latest figures "show 16 dead and 38 wounded people brought to the hospital". "We still have two ambulances at the site because there might be more people under the ... more »

Ken Livingstone 'was told what to say about Zionism row by Corbyn's team' - The Jewish Chronicle

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 8 hours ago
Now this is fascinating... 'Ken Livingstone told the disciplinary hearing that originally investigated his comments about Hitler and Zionism he was advised on what to say in media interviews by senior figures in Jeremy Corbyn's office. A transcript, obtained from the March 2017 probe into the former London Mayor's remarks, confirms he claimed he was frequently telephoned by Seumas Milne or Simon Fletcher with instructions on what he should say in front of the television cameras. Mr Livingstone also insisted that the pair would offer to put out tweets in Mr Livingstone's name. Dur... more »

How Will Trumpy The Clown Do In Singapore Against Kim Jong Un?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
Is Kim Jong Un smarter that Señor Trumpanzee? Probably. Or at least he knows that Trump is a habitual liar and that nothing he says or agrees to is worth anything at all. Trump very publicly spent his entire life lying to and cheating everything he's negotiated with. Why would this meeting with Kim be any different? When Bolton let the cat out of the bag a couple of weeks ago-- that the U.S. foresees Kim winding up dead in a ditch, his country reduced to anarchy, like Gaddafi and Libya after they were tricked into giving up their nuclear deterrent-- Trump was forced to contradict h... more »

How to lose weight quickly: 3 simple, research-based steps

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 9 hours ago
(Note from Erin: For some people Keto works, for others, a plant-based diet is king. No matter what route you take, there’s a community here to help and support you. And I’m a part of that community too.) There are many ways to lose a lot of weight fast. However, most of them will make you hungry […] The post How to lose weight quickly: 3 simple, research-based steps appeared first on Health Nut News.

Recruiting Intelligence Sources: President Trump Makes a Hard Job Harder

JSipher at Lawfare - 9 hours ago
The White House/Flickr Recruiting intelligence sources is hard at the best of times. And President Trump just made it harder. Observers have rightly criticized the recent efforts of both President Trump and House intelligence chairman Devin Nunes to uncover an FBI source as a blatant, cynical endeavor to derail Robert Mueller’s investigation by translating the normal functioning of governing into something sinister. By using confusing and charged language, Trump seems to believe he can build on his false narrative that there is a deep state—an internal enemy out to get him. Previ... more »

BWorld 213, Disruption, inflation and taxation

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 9 hours ago
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last May 17, 2018. *Disruptors tend to be successful in three ways: (1) They dramatically lower historic prices through new cost structures…”* — Accenture, “Disruption need not be an enigma,” February 2018 *“Inflation is taxation without legislation.”* — Milton Friedman, 1974 Disruption is good for consumers. It unsettles many incumbent and entrenched players which may have been lording over the market for decades with expensive and substandard products and services. Disruptors are often the newcomers, or old players using new and modern product... more »

Journalist Have Ruined The Reputation of Fake News

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 9 hours ago
"Big light in skies, later to appear in east. Sonic booms scare minority groups in Sector B. And there's hamburger all over the highway in Mystic, Connecticut." "Good morning, those are the headlines. Now for the rumors behind the news......" ________________________________ Nestled among the shelves of my father's eclectic record library, scattered about in the Frank Zappa, Miles Davis and PDQ Bach LPs, were a smattering of vinyl jewels by the now legendary satirical comedy group, The Firesign Theatre. Their comedy is best described as cultural-lefty-absurdist, and was very much... more »

University of Missouri to Raise Undergrad Tuition by 1%

cmaadmin at Diverse - 9 hours ago
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri will raise in-state, undergraduate tuition by 1 percent beginning this fall. The increase was announced in a press release Monday, after university officials reached a deal with state lawmakers to keep higher education funding stable. Out-of-state and graduate students, however, will see their tuition increase by […]

Michigan Democrats Propose Free Community College Plan

cmaadmin at Diverse - 9 hours ago
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s House Democrats want the state to provide full-tuition scholarships for community college students. Lawmakers announced the plan, titled the HirED Opportunity Act, in the Capitol on Monday. It would grant the scholarship to recent high school graduates who enroll fulltime in a community college. They must maintain a 2.0 grade […]

Ohio College Student Graduates With 8 Associate Degrees

cmaadmin at Diverse - 9 hours ago
KIRTLAND, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio student who recently earned eight associate degrees from his community college now has his eye on getting a bachelor’s degree and a job as an engineer. The News-Herald in Willoughby reports 33-year-old Chris Hayden graduated with all of those degrees from Lakeland Community College in Kirtland on May 12. […]

Mom Gives Birth Alone in Jail Cell As Guards Ignore Her, Claim She Induced Her Own Labor

Rachel Blevins at The Free Thought Project - 9 hours ago
[image: birth] A mother said she was forced to give birth to her premature baby alone, on the floor of her jail cell, after guards accused her of faking her labor. The post Mom Gives Birth Alone in Jail Cell As Guards Ignore Her, Claim She Induced Her Own Labor appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Economic central planners meet ecological central planners

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 9 hours ago
When economic central planners were hoodwinked by, or partner with ecological central planners, one result is lousy economic policy based on crystal-ball predictions. Like this high oil, LPG, coal taxes under TRAIN 1. Dutertenomists believed that world oil prices would never rise high anymore partly because they thought that world demand for oil will flatline or decline soon as more e-cars, e-bikes, e-buses come in. Of course the major reason is they want more transfer of money from private/household pockets to government pockets while they help "save the planet." Here is an example... more »

The Chinese Are Buying-Up ‘The Crown Jewels’ Of U.S. Technology

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
National flags of U.S. and China wave in front of an international hotel in Beijing February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Lee *Politico: **How China acquires ‘the crown jewels’ of U.S. technology* The U.S. fails to adequately police foreign deals for next-generation software that powers the military and American economic strength. The U.S. government was well aware of China’s aggressive strategy of leveraging private investors to buy up the latest American technology when, early last year, a company called Avatar Integrated Systems showed up at a bankruptcy court in Delaware hoping to bu... more »

BREAKING: Oddest statement of the evening!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 10 hours ago
*TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2018Democracy dies like this:* Should Rod Rosenstein have done the things he did? First, he agreed to let the DOJ Inspector General investigate the FBI's conduct with the informant who approached George Papadopoulos and Carter Page. That strikes us as a nothingburger. Then, Rosenstein agreed to another deal whose contents aren't yet clear. For obvious reasoos, we have no view on that. Last night, MSNBC worked all night to edit your knowledge of what the informant actually did. Whatever you think of the informant's conduct, this was a striking performance. Vi... more »

5 Tips for Negotiating a Nuclear Deal with Kim Jong Un

Daniel R. DePetris at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un visits the Mangyongdae Revolutionary Academy on its seventieth anniversary, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang October 13, 2017. REUTERS/KCNA] The more prepared Trump is, then the less likely it is that the North Koreans will take him for a ride. President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and their respective delegations are scheduled to finally meet in Singapore on June 12, the first time in history that an American and North Ko... more »

Researchers demonstrate a novel approach for measuring brain function connectivity

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
Researchers demonstrate a novel approach for measuring brain function connectivity https://m.phys.org/news/2018-05-approach-brain-function.html Advertisements

Neutrons by the numbers—New counting technique delivers unprecedented accuracy

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
Neutrons by the numbers—New counting technique delivers unprecedented accuracy https://m.phys.org/news/2018-05-neutrons-numbersnew-technique-unprecedented-accuracy.html

Researchers demonstrate a novel approach for measuring brain function connectivity

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
Researchers demonstrate a novel approach for measuring brain function connectivity https://m.phys.org/news/2018-05-approach-brain-function.html

How bacteria behave differently in humans compared to the lab

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
How bacteria behave differently in humans compared to the lab https://m.phys.org/news/2018-05-bacteria-differently-humans-lab.html

China Joins Private Space Race with Landmark OneSpace Rocket Launch

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
China Joins Private Space Race with Landmark OneSpace Rocket Launch https://www.space.com/40662-china-first-private-spaceflight-launch.html?utm_content=buffer72a09&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

An egg a day to keep the doctor away?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44195457

London hospitals to replace doctors and nurses with AI for some tasks.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
London hospitals to replace doctors and nurses with AI for some tasks | Society | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/21/london-hospitals-to-replace-doctors-and-nurses-with-ai-for-some-tasks?CMP=fb_gu

Cannabis Can Treat Crohn’s Disease According To A Recent Study

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
Cannabis Can Treat Crohn’s Disease According To A Recent Study https://www.providr.com/cannabis-can-treat-crohns-disease/?utm_source=factuniversal2&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=providr

London hospitals to use AI to address poor A&E waiting times and diagnose cancer

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
London hospitals to use AI to address poor A&E waiting times and diagnose cancer https://www.uktech.news/news/london-hospitals-to-use-ai-to-address-poor-ae-waiting-times-and-diagnose-cancer-20180521

This Is How Incense Sticks Pollution Is Damaging Your Health

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
This Is How Incense Sticks Pollution Is Damaging Your Health https://thelogicalindian.com/awareness/incense-sticks-damaging-health/

The Obama Hit Men in the Russiagate Coup-Attempt Can No Longer Hide the British Controlling Hand

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 10 hours ago
As LaRouchePAC documented in the September 2017 investigative report "Robert Mueller Is an Amoral Legal Assassin," the entire Mueller witchhunt was set up and executed by British intelligence, willing to induce their assets in the Obama intelligence community to commit treason, to work with a foreign intelligence agency to impose regime-change on their former colony. According to the operative British intelligence officials — Christopher Steele and Sir Richard Dearlove of MI6, and former GCHQ director Robert Hannigan, among others — the crime of Donald Trump was to pursue friendly ... more »

Pompeo's Bombastic Iran Threats: A Sign Of Weakness?

Daniel McAdams at 10 hours ago
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a speech to the neoconservative Heritage Foundation in which he made 12 US demands of the Iranian government. The demands were in places laughably inaccurate -- demanding Iran close a heavy water reactor that has been dismantled for years -- that one wonders whether it was just incompetence or whether they simply don't care. The US is backing itself into a corner over Iran, risking losing its European allies and further emboldening Russia and China. What's next? Tune in to today's Liberty Report:

The Skripal Case Is Being Pushed Down The Memory Hole With Libya And Aleppo

Caitlin Johnstone at 10 hours ago
[image: undefined] On the fourth of March, in the sleepy British cathedral town of Salisbury, an ex-spy named Sergei Skripal was poisoned by an assassin with the most deadly nerve agent known to man. The Russian government was immediately blamed by a shocked and outraged world. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson assured the people of Great Britainthat “There’s no doubt” that Moscow was responsible. In a large and sudden leap forward in cold war escalations, Russian diplomats were thrown out of countries all around the globe, including my own Australia, in a show of solidarity with the... more »

U.S. Navy’s Deploys One Of It's Most Advanced Guided Missile Destroyers To Japan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
The U.S. guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG69) arrives to join Forward Deployed Naval Forces at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Japan May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato *Reuters: **U.S. bolsters Asia ballistic missile defense as Trump-Kim summit nears* YOKOSUKA, Japan (Reuters) - The USS Milius, one of the U.S. Navy’s most advanced guided missile destroyers, arrived in Japan on Tuesday to reinforce defenses against any ballistic missile attacks by North Korea, or anyone else in East Asia. The warship’s arrival at Yokosuka Naval Base comes three weeks before an unprecedented... more »

Is Transhumanism A Religion?

Ethical Technology - 10 hours ago
Transhumanism is an intellectual movement that aims to transform and improve the human condition by developing and making available sophisticated technologies to greatly enhance human intellectual, physiological, and moral functioning. Transhumanists argue that humanity in its current form represents an early phase of its evolutionary development. A common transhumanist thesis is that humans may eventually transform themselves into beings with such greatly expanded abilities that they will have become godlike or posthuman. Notably, this includes defeating the limitation imposed by... more »

Iranian forces are in Iraq, Syria for anti-terror purposes: official

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 P.M.) – The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council ‘Ali Shamkhani stated on Tuesday that his nation is inside of Iraq and Syria for anti-purposes. “The ire of the US and this country’s allies, who were the main creators and sponsors of Takfiri terrorism and the final losers of this battlefield, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia’s nuclear submarine successfully test-fires Bulava missiles

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
Russia’s Project 955 Borei-class strategic nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgoruky has successfully test fired four Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles from the White Sea to hit designated targets at the Kura range in the Far Eastern Kamchatka region, the press service of the Russian Northern Fleet said on Tuesday. “On May 22, the Project 955 Borei-class lead […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army troops mobilize for new offensive in Aleppo

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) – Troops from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) have been mobilizing in the northwestern part of Aleppo city recently, a military source told Al-Masdar News on Tuesday. According to the source, troops from the Latakia Governorate have been redirected to Aleppo city in order to participate in the upcoming offensive against […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Saudi airstrike that killed Yemeni family haunts Sardinian town

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:05 P.M.) – The war machine prevailing in Yemen since March 2015 has so far claimed more than 6,400 civilian lives, according to UN statistics. On 8 October 2016, a family of six was rendered yet another casualty figure, when an airstrike, believed to have been carried out by the Saudi-led coalition, struck […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Military police replaces Syrian Army in southern Damascus

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) – Units from the Internal Security Forces on Tuesday entered Hajar al-Aswad and Yarmouk Camp in order to replace the departing troops of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). The ISF would units hoisted the flag of the Syrian Arab Republic over the stat institutions inside both Hajar al-Aswad and Yarmouk Camp. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israel keeps ‘disrupting’ Iranian activity in Syria: IAF officer

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) – Israel has been ‘disrupting’ Iran’s military activity inside of Syria, an Israeli Air Force officer told Ynet News on Tuesday. “We can assume that operations have been carried out since the latest strike in Syria, and we are maintaining our freedom of action,” he stated. “The Iranian resolve in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

At least 590 Indonesians still active in ISIS territories: report

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – At least 590 Indonesians are still active inside the areas in Iraq and Syria that are controlled by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS), Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko stated, as quoted by the Straits Times. “Nearly 1,500 Indonesians either tried to go or went to the Middle East to fight […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian gov’t rejects amnesty cases for 500 rebels in northern Homs

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) – The Syrian government rejected the amnesty cases of nearly 500 rebels from the northern countryside of the Homs Governorate, a military report stated on Tuesday. According to the military report, the amnesty cases were rejected for a number of reasons, including crimes committed by that particular rebel against the Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Watch: Syrian militants’ arms caches reveal NATO-made weapons

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
A video from the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation and Syrian government troops finding militants’ arms depots shows mostly foreign-made weaponry, including detonators manufactured in India, the US-made TOW-2 anti-tank guided missiles and absolutely new German gas masks. Chlorine was also uncovered in the depot, located in Syria’s western province of Homs. Damascus’ forces have […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US-backed forces begin establishing observation posts along Iraqi border: monitor

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) began establishing military observation posts along the Syrian-Iraqi border, today, the pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) claimed. According to the SOHR report, the new observation posts will be guarded by the SDF and Iraqi troops. The establishment of these observation posts come […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iranian VP says US should refrain from threatening Iran and speak courteously

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – Washington should refrain from threatening Iran and should speak courteously, First Vice-President of Iran Eshak Jahangiri said in response to the statements made yesterday by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “Trump’s secretary seemed to have returned 40 years ago … Trump’s government, like its predecessors, is forced to accept […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Large Syrian Army convoy begins moving towards to Daraa for next offensive (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – A large convoy of Syrian Arab Army (SAA) troops were seen moving from the southern part of Damascus to the Dara’a Governorate on Tuesday. According to a military source in Damascus, the Syrian Army’s 4th Mechanized Division sent a massive convoy of their soldiers and their Golan-1000 launchers to the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israel admits to use F-35 stealth fighters in combat

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:30 P.M.) – Israel officially declared to be the first country in the world to use the U.S.-made F-35 stealth fighter in combat, Israeli air force chief Maj.-Gen. Amikam Norkin said. “We are flying the F-35 all over the Middle East. It had become part of our operational capabilities. We are the first […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

UN chief criticizes Hezbollah, advises group to leave Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
Antonio Guterres advised Lebanon’s official government “to take all measures necessary to prohibit Hezbollah and other armed groups from acquiring weapons and building paramilitary capacity.” According to Guterres, military actions violate a 2004 UN Security Council resolution ordering all Lebanese militias to disarm. “In a democratic state, it remains a fundamental anomaly that a political […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

First scenes show liberated Yarmouk after ISIS defeat by Syrian Army

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has reportedly concluded its seven-year long war with the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIL/ISIS), defeating the last pocket of militants in Yarmouk, first footage from of the retaken city showed on Tuesday. Footage showed SAA soldiers marching through the rubble, clearing the city from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army discovers weapon caches in liberated north Homs [+Photos]

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:15 P.M.) – Large quantities of weapons and ammunitions were found hidden in several areas in the recently-liberated north Homs pocket as the government security forces continue wide-scale mop-up operations. The caches, found in an area located between Teir Maalah and Dart Kabeera towns, include mortar shells an launchers, hell canons, homegrown rockets, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

In the Wake of Mass Shootings, Parents Reconsider Mass Schooling

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Kerry McDonald Parents who remove their children from the confines of the conventional classroom are not running away from reality. They are running towards... more »

They Decide What Government Does

Alex Newman at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: they-decide-what-government-does] Most of the federal government is run and controlled by the Senior Executive Service, a network of high-ranking managers who do what they want and are invulnerable to voters.

Kushners Near Deal With Qatar-Linked Company for Troubled Tower

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 11 hours ago
Raising questions about conflict of interest; a company owned by the Kushner family received a bailout worth billions from a government-owned Qatar company

Trump’s New Campaign Against Iran Will Not Achieve Its Aims

Moon of Alabama at The Truthseeker - 11 hours ago
A year or two from now the Trump administration will find that its sanction campaign failed. Then there will be a push for a direct military attack on Iran

UM ... SHOULDN'T EVERY PHONE TRUMP USES SHOW A BLOCKED NUMBER?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 11 hours ago
Politico has a big story today: President Donald Trump uses a White House cellphone that isn’t equipped with sophisticated security features designed to shield his communications, according to two senior administration officials — a departure from the practice of his predecessors that potentially exposes him to hacking or surveillance. The president, who relies on cellphones to reach his friends and millions of Twitter followers, has rebuffed staff efforts to strengthen security around his phone use, according to the administration officials. The president uses at least two iPhones... more »

Trump’s Plan B for Iran: All Sanctions, No Friends

dstuster at Lawfare - 11 hours ago
*Trump Administration Proposes an Unworkable Strategy for Iran* Almost two weeks after President Donald Trump formally announced he was withdrawing the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Secretary of State Mike Pompeo belatedly laid out the administration’s “Plan B” Iran policy yesterday in a speech at the Heritage Foundation. “We must begin to define what it is that we demand from Iran,” Pompeo said, setting out a list of 12 conditions for the Iranian government. The new demands are a significant expansion of the ultimatum the Trump administration ... more »

The Supreme Court as running dog of the capitalist empire: Reflections on the Arbitration Act cases

Sandy Levinson at Balkinization - 11 hours ago
A sensationalist title, to be sure. But it is important to recognize that the deepest ideological commitment of the current majority reveals itself *not *necessarily in constitutional law cases, where Anthony Kennedy, and even on occasion some of the other conservative justices, reveals a willingness to go off on what many of us would regard as "progressive" directions, just as some of the liberal justices, especially Breyer, can be found joining with his conservative colleagues in certain criminal procedure cases. But it should now be clear that the conservative majority has fully...more »

EU-Australia FTA: Negotiating directives (May 2018)

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
22-May-2018 As released by the European Council

EU-New Zealand FTA: Negotiating directives (May 2018)

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
22-May-2018 As released by the European Council

Documentary on Dilma Rousseff’s Impeachment Hits Rio Movie Theaters

Beatriz Miranda at The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
By Beatriz Miranda, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Thursday, May 17th, Brazilian documentary “O Processo” (The Trial, 2018) made its big-screen debut in Rio de Janeiro. Directed by Maria Augusta Ramos, the documentary narrates the controversial downfall of Brazil’s former president Dilma Rousseff, who was impeached by the National Congress in August […]

New York City Mayor Disobeys Feds—Orders NYPD To Stop Arresting People For Smoking Pot

John Vibes at The Free Thought Project - 11 hours ago
[image: mayor] In a rare move in favor of public safety, a mayor has ordered police to stop arresting people for smoking cannabis in public. The post New York City Mayor Disobeys Feds—Orders NYPD To Stop Arresting People For Smoking Pot appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

EXCLUSIVE: Dad Confronts the Cop Who Killed His Unarmed Son, Secretly Records It

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 11 hours ago
[image: killed] When a heartbroken father confronted the police officer who killed his son, the officer claimed he would shoot the unarmed young man again in the same situation. The post EXCLUSIVE: Dad Confronts the Cop Who Killed His Unarmed Son, Secretly Records It appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

President Trump: Summit With North Korean Leader Kim May Be Delayed

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*BBC:* *Trump says summit with Kim may be delayed* US President Donald Trump has said a historic summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-un next month may be delayed. He was speaking as he received South Korea's President Moon Jae-in at the White House to discuss the summit. Mr Moon is "likely tell President Trump what to expect and what not to expect from Kim", the South Korean news agency Yonhap reports. Last week the North said it might cancel if the US insisted on it giving up nuclear weapons unilaterally. "If it does not happen, maybe it will happen later," Mr Trump was quoted as... more »

NY Schools to Install Facial Recognition Tech Used by Police and Military

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Carey Wedler Amid the highly-publicized spate of mass shootings in America, one public school district is set to impose unprecedented police state tactics to... more »

96-Year-Old WWII Vet in a Wheelchair, Groped and Molested by TSA—For Freedom

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Matt Agorist Dulles, VA — Jeanne Clarkson was traveling through Washington-Dulles Airport last week with her 96-year-old mother when she witnessed TSA in all... more »

How Long Before Police “Batmobiles” Patrol Our Streets?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By MassPrivateI Last month The Drive reported that an Israeli firm called Plasan wants to sell their version of a “Batmobile” to U.S. police. Plasan... more »

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