Wednesday, June 13, 2018

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Apache Stronghold Sacred Journey in Tucson

Brenda Norrell at CENSORED NEWS - 12 hours ago
Apache Stronghold Sacred Journey in Tucson By Steve Pavey Censored News TUCSON, Ariz. (June 12, 2018) -- Wendsler Nosie Sr and the Stronghold Sacred Journey with the Arizona Poor Peoples Campaign hosted by Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson. Wendsler tells us why he has joined the Poor People’s Campaign — He says we’ve all been touched by colonization. But we as indigenous

Activists sound alarm over trade deal

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
13-Jun-2018 Groups say agreement will harm Thai agriculture and health, warn decision should be left to incoming elected government.

One Treaty to rule them all

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
13-Jun-2018 The ever-expanding Energy Charter Treaty and the power it gives corporations to halt the energy transition.

Un Traité pour les gouverner tous

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
13-Jun-2018 L‘expansion constante du Traité de la Charte de l‘énergie, et le pouvoir qu'il donne aux entreprises pour s‘opposer à la transition énergétique.

Un Tratado para gobernarlos a todos

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
13-Jun-2018 El Tratado sobre la Carta de la Energía, en constante ampliación, garantiza a las corporaciones poderes para frenar la transición energética

The fossil fuel industry's secret weapon: the Energy Charter Treaty

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
13-Jun-2018 New report exposes how the little-known Energy Charter Treaty gives corporations the power to halt the energy transition. And how it is being expanded, threatening to bind yet more countries to corporate-friendly energy policies.

International arbitration treaty may be a trap for Pakistan

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
13-Jun-2018 Pakistan may be at the risk of new investment arbitration lawsuits if it formally signs an international Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) under which powerful investors have already sued other states for $35 billion at various global tribunals.

Donald Trump was right. The rest of the G7 were wrong

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
13-Jun-2018 In arguing for a sunset clause to the Nafta trade agreement, this odious man is exposing the corruption of liberal democracy.

Singapore, Kenya ink two pacts to boost investment flows

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
13-Jun-2018 Singapore and Kenya signed two agreements yesterday, a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) and an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation (DTA), to promote greater investment flows.

President Trump: 2017 US Strike on Syria Was A Message To China

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*WNU Editor:* The main stream media has ignored Sean Hannity's interview with President Trump, but there were two points that caught my eye from the interview (and reported by Russian news website Sputnik) .... Trump Opens Up About Feeling 'Foolish' When Insulting 'Little Rocket Man' (Sputik) Trump Hints 2017 US Strike on Syria Was Message to China (Sputnik)

Oglala Commemoration Leonard Peltier Day, June 25 -- 27, 2018

Brenda Norrell at CENSORED NEWS - 12 hours ago
19th Annual Oglala Commemoration "Leonard Peltier Day" · Hosted by International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee\ Everyone Welcome! -June 25Lakota Victory Day, "Honoring Our Ancestors"5 pm Prayer CircleWounded Knee Massacre Grave SiteWounded Knee Community-Dinner & Drumming-June 26 19th Annual Oglala Commemoration "Leonard Peltier Day"--Freedom Run, 9 am, Camp Justice--Prayer

Top Ten Hidden Sources of GMOs to Boycott and Keep OUT of Your Shopping Cart

Nick Meyer at AltHealthWorks.com - 12 hours ago
Genetically modified organisms are widely banned across the world, with many of them grown in just a small handful of countries including the United States, Argentina, and Brazil among others. But through these channels and especially through the United States, where Monsanto is headquartered, the assembly line for GMO corn, soy, canola, cotton, sugar and other crops continues to power ahead full-bore, and these ingredients end up in everything from our food to clothing and even fuel products. With that in mind, here are 10 sources of hidden GMOs to avoid whenever possible, as t... more »

Merkel Spokesman: EU Retaliatory Tariffs Will Be Ready For July 1

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 12 hours ago
Merkel Spokesman: EU Retaliatory Tariffs Will Be Ready For July 1 by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Following promises (threats?) by EU bloc executive Jean-Claude Juncker and German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the European Union would soon impose retaliatory tariffs on the US while moving ahead with a settlement dispute at the WTO, Merkel’s chief spokesman Steffen Seibert reiterated Monday morning that […]

“EU is on the Verge of COLLAPSE” – And It’s OUR FAULT Because of Migration, Says EC Boss

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 12 hours ago
“EU is on the Verge of COLLAPSE” – And It’s OUR FAULT Because of Migration, Says EC Boss by JOE BARNES, BRUSSELS CORRESPONDENT, https://www.express.co.uk/ THE EU is on the brink of DISINTEGRATION and it is all down to European politicians getting migration so badly wrong, Jean-Claude Juncker’s deputy admitted today. – Frans Timmermans sent the shock warning […]

Iraq’s al-Sadr Joins Forces With Iran-Backed Coalition To Form A New Government

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Announcement comes exactly one month after an election marred by historically low turnout and fraud allegations [Alaa al-Marjani/Reuters] *Al Jazeera: **Iraq's Sadr announces political alliance with pro-Iranian bloc* *The move is the first serious step towards forming a new government in Iraq after weeks of negotiations between parties.* Iraq's Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr has announced a surprise alliance with pro-Iranian political bloc led by Hadi al-Amiri in a bid to form government after last month's elections resulted in a hung parliament. At a joint press conference with Amir... more »

North American Union (NAU) to Host 2026 World Cup of Soccer - One More Nail in Canada's Coffin

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 12 hours ago
*Proposed Flag of North American Union* World Cup 2026: Canada, US & Mexico joint bid wins right to host tournament At this time when the newz is full of Trump's bellicose "attacks" on Canada and Mexico --threatening tariffs and walls...we have the interesting counterpoint announcement that the three "countries" will be co-hosting the 2026 World Cup. I agree with some of my blogging colleagues that *Trump is just an actor and, lately he has been playing the role of "Big Blue Meanie"* in the triad represented by the NAU flag above. He's pretending to respect the sovereignty of C...more »

‘But Who Would Build The Roads?’ Domino’s Launches Initiative To Fix America’s Potholes

John Vibes at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
Domino's Pizza is pledging to repair the roads in cities across the country in a new campaign that finally answers the question, "Who will build the roads?" The post ‘But Who Would Build The Roads?’ Domino’s Launches Initiative To Fix America’s Potholes appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Yemeni Forces Backed By Saudi-Led Allies Have Launched Their Biggest Assault Of The Yemen War With An Attack On The Mail Port Of Hodeidah

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Bloomberg*: *Saudi Coalition Starts Yemen Battle as UN Warns of Disaster* * Seventy percent of imports, aid enter Yemen through Hodeidah * Fight to control the Red Sea port city could be turning point Yemeni forces and their Saudi-led allies launched an assault to retake the country’s aid lifeline from rebels, a siege that could dramatically exacerbate the humanitarian crisis without tipping the balance of the three-year-old war. International aid workers had been pulling out as armored carriers ferried troops to the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, the entry point for 70 percent o... more »

World News Briefs -- June 13, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Reuters: **Trump says North Korea no longer a nuclear threat; North highlights concessions* SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea no longer poses a nuclear threat, nor is it the "biggest and most dangerous problem" for the United States, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday on his return from a summit in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The summit was the first between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader and followed a flurry of North Korean nuclear and missile tests and angry exchanges between Trump and Kim last year that fueled fears of war. "Everybo... more »

Trump Knows How To Be A Hardass-- Although Not With Fascist Dictators

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
Though some White House imbecile told Trump that the Canadians burned down the White House, economically and strategically there is no country more important to the U.S. than Canada, nor closer to the U.S. in every conceivable way. Tuesday Toronto's biggest newspaper reported that the circus performer Putin saddled the U.S. with as "president" said in Singapore after his meeting with the savage and bloodthirsty North Korean dictator that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s assertion that Canada "will not be pushed around" will end up costing Canadians "a lot of money." And as... more »

Wednesday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Shaun Richman reviews David Graeber's *Bullshit Jobs* - including the inevitable inference that there needs to be some means for people to be supported without having to seek out useless work: Much of the “bullshitization” of white-collar work is purely accidental, but Graeber argues that capitalists couldn’t have designed a more effective pecking order of oppression if they’d tried. At the bottom, you have millions of workers striving to work *longer *hours and fighting for a couple more dollars an hour that might lift them out of... more »

WWII Navajo Code Talker Samuel Tom Holiday Walks On at Age 94

White Wolf at White Wolf - 13 hours ago
Samuel Tom Holiday, one of the longest surviving Navajo Code Talkers from World War II, has died, just days after celebrating his 94th birthday. The US Marine Corps confirmed the news, saying Holiday died Monday. Holiday joined the Corps in 1943 at 19. After that, he served in World War II until 1945, becoming part of a special unit that used the Navajo language to communicate secret messages about troops, tactics and other orders. The code the team created was indecipherable to the enemy and a key factor in the American military victories at Iwo Jima, Saipan, and several other m... more »

Planet Earth's Worst Nightmare: How the Black Death Ravaged Humanity

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The disease that was later called the “Black Death” is thought to have originated on the steppes of Central Asia, gradually brought westward along trade routes *Outbreaks of the plague continued for the next three hundred years, including the Great Plague of London in 1665, which killed a quarter of the city’s population. Yet as widespread and deadly as it was, the plague never became a permanent resident of Europe. This and other factors, such as the unusual speed at which it spread and the lack of recorded rat die-offs, suggest to some scientists a... more »

The 1 Photo That Terrifies China's Military More Than Anything Else

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* And what they are doing to make sure it won't in the future. *In March 1996, China announced its fourth major military exercises since the Cornell visit. The country’s military announced a series of missile test zones off the Chinese coastline, which also put the missiles in the approximate direction of Taiwan. In reality, China fired three missiles, two of which splashed down just thirty miles from the Taiwanese capital of Taipei and one of which splashed down thirty-five miles from Kaohsiung. Together, the two cities handled most of the country... more »

The 1 Picture That Terrifies South Korea: North Korea's 'Big Guns' That Could Attack Seoul

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* Put how much damage can they really do? *A 2011 study by the Nautilus Institute throws a considerable amount of cold water on this scenario. While the sheer number of artillery tubes could theoretically kill a large number of civilians, operational issues complicate matters and push the number of civilian casualties greatly downward. Despite the thousands of artillery pieces, only 700 heavier guns and rocket launchers, plus the newer 300-millimeter MRLs, have the range to strike Seoul. Only a third would normally be fired at once, and notional r... more »

Settled Science In Japan

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 13 hours ago
Depending on which (fake) government data set you use at Shizuoka, Japan – you get a completely different temperature history. Climate scientists want to control global energy policy, yet appear to be unable to do basic mathematics like averaging. JMA … Continue reading →

Saudi-led Coalition Strikes Newly Built Doctors Without Borders Facility in Yemen

RT at - 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] A newly built cholera care center, run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in the town of Abs, has been hit by Saudi-led coalition planes in yet another airstrike on the medical charity’s facilities in war-ravaged Yemen. The attack has rendered the center “non-functional,” MSF said in a statement, with photos from the scene showing that the building’s roof and some of the walls were completely destroyed in the airstrike. Luckily, the bombing in the Hajjah governorate did not result in deaths or injuries, because the “facility had not yet received any cholera patients... more »

Mueller Scrambles To Limit Evidence After Indicted Russians Actually Show Up In Court

Tyler Durden at - 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] Special Counsel Robert Mueller is scrambling to limit pretrial evidence handed over to a Russian company he indicted in February over alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, according to Bloomberg. Mueller asked a Washington federal Judge for a protective order that would prevent the delivery of copious evidence to lawyers for Concord Management and Consulting, LLC, one of three Russian firms and 13 Russian nationals. The indictment accuses the firm of producing propaganda, pretending to be U.S. activists online and posting political content on social media i... more »

Kat Von D’s Wedding Was an Occult Elite Ritual

Vigilant Citizen at The Truthseeker - 13 hours ago
Gossip columns described Kat Von D’s wedding with Rafael Reyes as a “breathtaking goth wonderland”. Vigilant Citizen explains why it was also a satanic ritual

Just a drop killed two cats, never treat fleas or ticks with this

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
By Dr. Karen Shaw Becker Despite the constant drumbeat from veterinary drug manufacturers, conventional veterinarians, and increasingly, print and broadcast ads promoting flea and tick preventives, these chemicals aren’t as harmless as their advocates would have us all believe. This is especially true for cats, and in fact a few years ago in the Pittsburg, […] The post Just a drop killed two cats, never treat fleas or ticks with this appeared first on Health Nut News.

Try these simple exercises 3 minutes before bed to slim down your legs

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
(Note from Erin: I’ve been doing these exercises the last couple of days and really enjoy them! Give them a try and let me know what you think!) By Emilyn Gil One of the most common excuses in our modern age for not exercising is lack of time. “I’m too busy,” “It’s too late/early,” and […] The post Try these simple exercises 3 minutes before bed to slim down your legs appeared first on Health Nut News.

Glyphosate hurts gut microbiome, genes and sexual development at “safe” dose

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
Heather Callaghan, Contributor at Waking Times Glyphosate-based herbicides like Monsanto’s Roundup are used the world over. In fact, Roundup is still the most popular and widely used weedkiller in the entire world. Pesticide propagandists are fond of leaning on the idea of “safe” dose, but can there really be a safe dose for a substance that causes breast […] The post Glyphosate hurts gut microbiome, genes and sexual development at “safe” dose appeared first on Health Nut News.

Lawmakers introduce Farm Bill Amendment to prohibit federal government interference in raw milk sales

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
In May, three representatives, Thomas Massie (R-KY), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Jared Polis (D-CO), introduced an amendment to the “Farm Bill” that would prohibit the federal government from intervening in state laws which allow for the sale of raw milk. Specifically, the language “prohibits federal interference with the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products […] The post Lawmakers introduce Farm Bill Amendment to prohibit federal government interference in raw milk sales appeared first on Health Nut News.

Rebel rocket attack kills civilians in Aleppo as Eid Fitr nears

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:05 P.M.) – At least 3 civilians were killed, 8 others injured as rockets fired from rebel-held areas hit residential districts in the northern city of Aleppo. According to local sources, one of the three rockets targeted a building block in Tishreen Street, which accounts for most of the casualties. The rockets were […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Meet the Notorious ISIS executioner who burnt Jordanian pilot

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:45 P.M.) – During a military operation against the Islamic State last month, Iraqi forces captured an infamous ISIS commander and executioner who had been filmed burning alive the Jordanian pilot Moaz Al-Kasasbeh in 2015. Born and raised in the Syrian border city of Albu Kamal, Saddam Omar Hussein al-Jamal made a fortune […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

VIDEO: Syrian Army, allies send huge reinforcements to fight off ISIS in eastern Syria

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:10 P.M.) – As the self-proclaimed Islamic State increased its attacks on the Syrian forces positioned in eastern Syria, more reinforcements continue to pour into the area in order to repel the terror group. ISIS attacks on the past few weeks have inflicted losses upon the government troops deployed in the stretching desert […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Head, Heart and Science Updated

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 13 hours ago
A man who has not been a socialist before 25 has no heart. If he remains one after 25 he has no head.—King Oscar II of Sweden H/T to American Elephants for linking to this Jordan Peterson video: The Fatal Flaw in Leftist Thought. He has an outstanding balance between head and heart, and also […]

The True Measure Of A Just Society

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 13 hours ago
Justin Trudeau has made it clear that he's working for the middle class. Ed Broadbent writes that Trudeau should be working much harder to raise the prospects of the poor: There was a time when reformers looked elsewhere. They said the real test for a progressive government is how it treats the poor. Winning an election by appeals to the middle class is one thing. But continuing with that emphasis while almost five million Canadians are in poverty is a betrayal of the democratic goal of equality. It’s a particular betrayal of poor Canadian children who have been promised equality ... more »

Weather Geoengineering Update: What’s Going On?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 13 hours ago
By Catherine J. Frompovich As readers probably know, I’m located in SE Pennsylvania where we’ve had horrible wet weather and about which I have written. ... more »

Brazil Gets Ready for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Fever

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With less than 24 hours to go before the start of the 2018 World Cup, Brazilians and foreigners in Brazil are wondering where to watch the games and what will be open and closed during the days Brazil plays. Retailers are optimistic that sales […]

Horrific Video Catches Cops Dragging Innocent Woman By Her Handcuffs Across Concrete Floor

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: dragging] Multiple police officers have been recommended for discipline after graphic video showed them brutally dragging a handcuffed and innocent woman across a concrete floor. The post Horrific Video Catches Cops Dragging Innocent Woman By Her Handcuffs Across Concrete Floor appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

The Minsky Moment in Constitutional Law

Gerard N. Magliocca at Balkinization - 14 hours ago
During the Panic of 2008, fresh attention was given to the economic research of Hyman Minsky. Minsky proposed a theory to explain periodic financial crises that went something like this: The further the previous crisis receded from memory, the more people discounted the possibility that such an event would recur. This led them to take on more risk or deregulate, which eventually triggered the next crisis. And so on. I wonder if we are now having a Minsky Moment in politics or constitutionalism. In other words, voters and some political elites may be taking for granted the benefits t... more »

US Indicts Russian & Syrian Nationals For Flouting US Sanctions

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 14 hours ago
*OCCRP* US authorities indicted a number of Russian and Syrian nationals on Tuesday for alleged money laundering and circumvention of US economic sanctions against Syria and Crimea through the use of front companies and falsified documents, the Justice Department announced. [image: ship-2078428 960 720]*(From: pixabay)**Eight businessmen, including five Russians and three Syrians, are accused of conducting their illicit business through the Russian shipping company and freight forwarder Sovfracht.* In 2004 the US imposed economic sanctions on Syria that prohibit, among other thing... more »

Furia en Argentina despues del juicio que da indulto a un criminal de la Guerra Sucia

Laura Tedesco, Professor of International and Comparative Politics, St. Louis University - Madrid at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Los argentinos están decididos a no perdonar ni olvidar a los criminales que mataron o desaparecieron a más de 30,000 personas.

En Venezuela puede que no haya un final feliz

Miguel Angel Latouche, Associate Professor, Universidad Central de Venezuela at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
La oposición de Venezuela ha convocado un paro de 48 horas para evitar que el gobierno de Maduro vuelva a redactar la constitución del país.

The US nuclear arsenal: A quick overview

Jeffrey Fields, Associate Professor of the Practice of International Relations, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
As the US talks up denuclearizing North Korea, a former defense department official takes a look at the status of America's stockpile of nuclear weapons.

States Resort to Individual Mandates to Save a Dying Healthcare System

Raven Clabough at rss - 14 hours ago
[image: states-resort-to-individual-mandates-to-save-a-dying-healthcare-system] Vermont will require all residents to have health insurance by 2020, despite the national backlash against ObamaCare's individual mandate that demanded the same requirement of all Americans. Just days after Vermont signed its individual mandate into law, New Jersey followed suit. The two states now join Massachusetts, which has had a similar mandate in place for years. The laws prove that the federal government is not the only government capable of overreach.

Arizona Court Orders Christian Store Owners to Make Wedding Invitations for Homosexual Couples

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. at rss - 14 hours ago
[image: arizona-court-orders-christian-store-owners-to-make-wedding-invitations-for-homosexual-couples] The Arizona Court of Appeals issued a decision forbidding Christian store owners from refusing to make wedding invitations for gay couples.

Gush Vs. Bore In Singapore

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 14 hours ago
I am certainly no fan of Donald Trump, but he actually comes across as a lot more reasonable than some of the media-political complex minions who are throwing cold war on this whole precious thing called peace. The neocon and liberal interventionists of Cold War 2.0 are variously calling the Trump-Kim public relations effort to at least give peace a chance a sham, too lacking in "details," and an open door to Chinese dominance in Asia. The *New* * York Times *editorial board, among most others in consolidated corporate media world, complains that Trump offered Kim the unthinkable "... more »

In memoriam: Christopher Stasheff

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
I was sad to learn that fantasy and SF author Christopher Stasheff died a few days ago. I was first exposed to Mr. Stasheff's work back in 1979. His first book, "The Warlock In Spite Of Himself", enchanted me (you should pardon the expression), and, with its several sequels, remains one of my favorites to this day. Later, I discovered his "A Wizard in Rhyme" series, which has been a constant pleasure. Both are in my bookshelves as I write these words. Mr. Stasheff had a wry, snarky sense of humor, and loved to sneak jokes, puns, etc. into his books, so I suppose it's no wond... more »

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 13, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
A B-1B Lancer sits on the flightline at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Crews here are anticipating a new rotation to the Middle East come 2018. (Photo: Oriana Pawlyk/Military.com) *Defense Tech*:* No End in Sight for B-1 Grounding as New Emergency Landing Reported* The Air Force's June 7 fleetwide stand-down of the B-1B Lancer fleet continues, as news emerges of yet another emergency landing by a bomber. A B-1 from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, experienced an in-flight emergency June 1 minutes after taking off from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, 7th Bomb Wing spokeswoman 2nd... more »

Macedonization Of Macedonia

Vladislav B. SOTIROVIĆ at OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
The time of Macedonization of Macedonia by the creation of Macedonian regional feelings, which after the WWII became transformed into the ethnonational consciousness, was also the time of the struggle over Macedonia between Greece, Bulgaria and Serbia. The post Macedonization Of Macedonia appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

GAPS AND GAP AVOIDANCE: Inventing a cadre of superstar students!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2018Part 3—The breeze from Wobegon:* It's the con our liberal world simply never stops selling. This con has been active for at least fifty years. Our team never quits with this con. To which con do we refer? We refer to the con in which we pretend that our low-income, urban, minority schools are crawling with superstar students. The beauty of this particular con is fairly obvious. It absolves our team from the task of addressing the giant achievements gaps which obtain in a city like New York. It lets us dodge an obvious fact: In the end, we simply don't ca... more »

Consumer Alert Regarding IRS Phishing Scam Via Email

Activist Post at Activist Post - 15 hours ago
By Catherine J. Frompovich Today I received an obvious phishing scam sent by someone posing as an IRS agent. What I did was NOT open... more »

Libya photos go viral: BEFORE Hillary Clinton and AFTER Hillary Clinton (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 15 hours ago
Benghazi, Libya "Before And After" photos go viral on Twitter. More The post Libya photos go viral: BEFORE Hillary Clinton and AFTER Hillary Clinton (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

June 12, 2018: The Spirit of the New Silk Road Shines in Its Full Glory

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 15 hours ago
[image: President Donald J. Trump with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un | June 12, 2018 (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)] Yesterday will be remembered in history, not only for the extraordinary achievement in Korea brought about by Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un, Moon Jae-in, Xi Jinping, Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin, but because the "Spirit of the New Silk Road" has taken another giant step forward in bringing peace and development to the entire world. The Joint Statement signed and released by Chairman Kim and President Trump states clearly that the new relationship bet... more »

The Wages of Sin

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 15 hours ago
Insightful and telling: E. Michael Jones on why the elite are promoting the gay "lifestyle"

In 1969, Russia and China Fought a Brief Border War. It Could Have Started World War III

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* What if the brief 1969 conflict between China and the Soviet Union had escalated? *The most critical avenue of potential advance lay in Manchuria, where the Red Army had launched a devastating, lightning quick offensive in the waning days of World War II. Despite its size, the PLA of 1969 had no better hope of stopping such an offensive than the Kwantung Army had in 1945, and the loss of Manchuria would have proven devastating to China’s economic power and political legitimacy. In any case, Soviet airpower would have made short work of the Chines... more »

What No One Saw Coming: How China and Russia Went to War in 2020

Task and Purpose, John T. Kuehn at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Task and Purpose, John T. Kuehn* *Security, Europe* A future that could happen. *However, it was the Russia invasion along the Korean-Russian border that surprised everyone most, and the use of the Russian submarine fleet in a guerre de courseagainst the Chinese shipping. Who knew that the PLAN was so ineffective at anti-submarine warfare? Also, the cyber attacks that paralyzed Chinese C4ISR systems was that “cyber Pearl Harbor” that we have all been worrying about. Thus the ham-handed Chinese efforts to turn their forces northeast and deal with the Russian incursion.* Augu... more »

Disinfo Portal or How the Atlantic Council is Helping Lead the War for Your Mind

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 15 hours ago
In the recent past, I've posted articles on the Atlantic Council that you can find here and here. This self-proclaimed non-partisan group was recently hired by Facebook to ensure that there is not a repetition of the United States 2016 presidential election which saw the Deep State's candidate of choice lose to America's populist movement. Let's open with a brief backgrounder on the Atlantic Council for those of you who are unaware of the organization and who have not read my previous postings on the subject. The Atlantic Council was formed in 1961 by former American Secretaries o... more »

Friedrich Schiller’s Advise to Artists

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 15 hours ago
German stamp depicting SchillerIn his “Ninth Letter,” (*Letters Upon The Aesthetic Education of Man*), Friedrich Schiller asserts that the artist is the child and the pupil of his age, but he does not have to be its minion. He says that the true artist must derive the form of his art not from the dominant cultural trend, but from a nobler time (ancient Greece). Here’s an excerpt: No doubt the artist is the child of his time, but unhappy for him if he is its disciple or even its favorite. Let a beneficent deity carry off in good time the suckling from the breast of its mother, let i... more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin From Federation of American Scientists: With exquisitely strange timing, the Department of Homeland Security today unveiled a "Northern Border Strategy" to protect the United States against threats originating in Canada. Reporters thought this video was North Korea propaganda. It came from the White House. Congress May Declare the Forever War ‘We Got Lazy’: U.S. Recyclers Try Cleaning Up Their Scrap Burglars got away with breaking into billionaire Jeff Bezos's Beverly Hills mansion after leading police on a car chase Inside the world's biggest all-cash merger: How ... more »

Suffering - The Wisdom Of Omraam Mickael Aivanhov

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 15 hours ago
*Suffering* - It teaches humans which guide they must follow. *"When someone proposes a policy inspired by generosity and concern for the most deprived, very few people decide to support them. But if they talk about overthrowing the powers that be to seize the positions and privileges they exercise, this person is backed by a crowd. What conclusion can we draw? That humans still need to suffer. Perhaps one day, because of their suffering, they will come to understand what concerns and activities will help them to flourish.You think I am cruel? No, it saddens me to say so, but hum... more »

REPUBLICAN RACISTS WOULD BE NATIONALLY (IN)FAMOUS IF OUR MEDIA WORKED THE WAY THE RIGHT'S DOES

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
Steve King is being Steve King again. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) retweeted a British neo-Nazi on Tuesday, the latest in a series of incidents in which the congressman has parroted or promoted the views of unabashed white supremacists and other bigots. “Europe is waking up... Will America... in time?” King tweeted, linking to an anti-immigrant tweet from political activist Mark Collett. Collett is one of Britain’s most high-profile white supremacists. He has expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler and has called himself a “Nazi sympathizer.” Collett was the subject of a 2002 Channel ... more »

U.S. - North Korean Talks Have Made China And Russia Feel Left Out

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
© REUTERS / Jonathan Ernst *Sputnik:** China, Russia May Have Misgivings Over Trump-Kim Deal, Analysts Say* WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Pyongyang and most of its neighbors will likely benefit the most from the US-North Korea rapprochement if it truly leads to regional stability although China may see it as a possible strategic setback and Russia may feel left out in the cold, analysts told Sputnik. On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met at the summit in Singapore and committed the United States and North Korea to establishing new bilateral relatio... more »

For the First Time Ever, Lawsuit Targets Billionaire OxyContin Family for Causing Opioid Epidemic

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago
[image: oxycontin] A landmark lawsuit is the first in the country to name the actual owners of Purdue Pharma who makes the deadly drug OxyContin for their role in the opioid epidemic. The post For the First Time Ever, Lawsuit Targets Billionaire OxyContin Family for Causing Opioid Epidemic appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Police K9 Attacks, Seriously Injures 6-Year-old Girl as Witnesses Contradict Cop’s Story

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago
[image: k9] An officer's K9 attacked and seriously injured a 6-year-old girl. Police claim the dog was just doing its job to protect its handler. Witnesses say the dog wouldn't let go on command. The post Police K9 Attacks, Seriously Injures 6-Year-old Girl as Witnesses Contradict Cop’s Story appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

With All Eyes on Kim-Trump Summit, An Imminent False Flag Chemical Attack is Predicted in Syria

Jay Syrmopoulos at The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago
[image: false] As the world focuses on the Trump-Kim Summit in Singapore, the Russian Ministry of Defense is predicting another false flag chemical attack in Syria. The post With All Eyes on Kim-Trump Summit, An Imminent False Flag Chemical Attack is Predicted in Syria appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
*Women Earn 57% of U.S. Bachelor’s Degrees—For 18th Straight Year* Women earned approximately 57 percent of the bachelor’s degrees awarded by U.S. institutions of higher education in the 2016-2017 academic year, according to data released this week by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is part of the U.S. Department of Education. That, according to NCES data, makes 2016-2017 the eighteenth straight academic year in which women have earned approximately 57 percent of the bachelor’s degrees awarded by U.S. colleges and universities. The NCES this week released a “fi... more »

God Bless The Interpreters

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
President Donald Trump, with Yun Hyang Lee at his side, speaks to North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un before their expanded bilateral meeting at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. Jonathan Ernst—Reuters. *Time:* *Meet the 'Unsung Hero' Who Interpreted for President Trump During His 1-on-1 With Kim Jong Un* When President Donald Trump met face-to-face with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the first time, he had only one other person in the room on his side: State Department interpreter Yun Hyang Lee. Lee, State Department’s interpreting services divisio... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 16 hours ago
*Africa's oldest baobab trees are dying at an unprecedented rate, and climate change may be to blame* *Of course the oldest trees are dying, that's normal for all species. And why are they dying now? Because Africa is in a prolonged and widespread drought. Remember those reports about Capetown running out of water?* Baobab trees — an icon of the African continent and the heart of many traditional African remedies and folklore — are dying across the continent, and scientists are trying to understand why. A study published Monday found eight of the 13 oldest trees in Africa have ... more »

Is North Korea No Longer A Nuclear Threat?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
North Koreans watch the displayed local newspapers reporting the summit between the U.S. and North Korea at a subway station in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo taken by Kyodo June 13, 2018. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS *Reuters:* *Trump says North Korea no longer a nuclear threat; North highlights concessions* SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea no longer poses a nuclear threat, nor is it the “biggest and most dangerous problem” for the United States, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday on his return from a summit in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Th... more »

Canada and Moldova sign agreement to promote foreign investment, trade

bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
13-Jun-2018 The two ministers discussed how the agreement will deepen economic ties and expand investment opportunities for businesses in Canada and Moldova.

Tokyo approves bill in next step toward enactment of new Trans-Pacific Partnership

bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
13-Jun-2018 Japan's bicameral legislature, The Diet has approved a bill on to ratify the 11-country Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

New impetus for Belt and Road from Shanghai Cooperation Organization

bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
13-Jun-2018 The 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit provided an opportunity for China to re-affirm its strong relationship with the core countries along the land route to Europe.

Indonesia making preparations to join TPP

bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
13-Jun-2018 Indonesia is studying the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement reached by 11 nations after the US exited, with a view to joining the trade pact, Jusuf Kalla, the country's vice president, said on Tuesday.

CPTPP jeopardises the future of open source software: OSIA

bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
13-Jun-2018 Open Source Industry Australia (OSIA) is calling upon the federal government to scrap the CPTPP over provisions that could decimate the Australian open source community.

North Korea Media Reports: U.S. And North Korea Have Agreed To A Step-By-Step Process

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
The summit headlines Wednesday's Rodong Sinmun in North Korea. Big pictures of Trump, Kim, beaming on the front page. Two more pages of photos and the summit declaration on page 4. pic.twitter.com/E4WElii6W6 — Martyn Williams (@martyn_williams) June 12, 2018 *Washington Post:* *North Korea says nuclear dismantling a ‘step-by-step’ process with U.S. rewards along the way* SEOUL — North Korea’s state-run media is framing the agreements reached at the Singapore summit as a “step-by-step” process intended to bring U.S. rewards in exchange for gradual moves by Pyongyang to dismantle it... more »

Iran is Delighted by Europe’s Support for Nuclear Deal, Rouhani Tells Macron

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
Iran is Delghted by Europe’s Support for Nuclear Deal, Rouhani Tells Macron by Jason Lemon, http://www.newsweek.com/ Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron by phone on Tuesday, expressing his pleasure at Europe’s continued support of the nuclear agreement despite U.S. withdrawal. – “Rouhani expressed delight with the stance adopted so far by European countries […]

Iran Will Quit Nuclear Deal If It Does Not Benefit from It: President Rouhani

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
Iran Will Quit Nuclear Deal If It Does Not Benefit from It: President Rouhani by http://www.presstv.com/ Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic will quit the multilateral nuclear agreement Tehran signed with major world powers in 2015 if it does not benefit from the deal after the US pullout. – Rouhani made the remarks during a Tuesday […]

EU ON THE BRINK: Brussels Risks Collapse – Bloc ‘Not Solid Enough’ to Avert Future Crisis

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
EU ON THE BRINK: Brussels Risks Collapse – Bloc ‘Not Solid Enough’ to Avert Future Crisis by JOE BARNES, BRUSSELS CORRESPONDENT, https://www.express.co.uk/ THE European Union risks collapse under the weight of any future significant challenges because it is not strong enough, according to an unpublished report by the European Fiscal Board. – Ageing populations and high government […]

Troubled Waters: Italian Govt Closes Port to Migrants as Influx Continues

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
RT Published on Jun 12, 2018 After two weeks in power, Italy’s new governing parties are sticking to its campaign promises. The Interior Minister has closed a port to a vessel carrying migrants. The country’s new goal is to protect its borders, he says. end

EU CRISIS WORSENS: Brussels Threatens to Tear Itself Apart as Migration Row ERUPTS

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
EU CRISIS WORSENS: Brussels Threatens to Tear Itself Apart as Migration Row ERUPTS by JOE BARNES, BRUSSELS CORRESPONDENT, https://www.express.co.uk/ THE European Union is in danger of a complete meltdown as leaders from across the bloc continue to clash over how to handle a potential summer migration crisis with a EU Commissioner sending warning shots over several governments’ […]

ANALYST: EU Is Now In FULL Collapse

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jun 12, 2018 Katie Hopkins joins Alex Jones live via Skype to break down how and why the European Union is currently heading into a total collapse due to individual nations declaring their right to sovereignty. end

Leftist Media Comes Completely Unhinged After Korean Summit

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jun 12, 2018 Owen Shroyer presents video footage of CNN’s Jim Acosta trying to interrupt President Trump’s historic meeting with North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Un, by shouting out to him at inappropriate times. end

Trump “War Games” Announcement Shocks South Korea, US Military Forces

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
Trump “War Games” Announcement Shocks South Korea, US Military Forces by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ In what was perhaps the most surprising announcement to emerge from today’s Trump-Kim summit, president Trump agreed to suspend military exercises with South Korea in return for a commitment to denuclearisation from North Korea. – As we reported earlier, Trump said the war games were […]

Russian Foreign Ministry Blames West for Provoking Ukraine into New Donbass War

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
Russian Foreign Ministry Blames West for Provoking Ukraine into New Donbass War by https://www.rt.com/ Russian diplomats say the non-stop outbursts of violence in Donbass confirm that Ukraine has no intention of honoring the Minsk Accords, and accuse the US and their allies of supporting Kiev’s course towards war. – “As far as the UN presence in […]

War and Natural Gas: The Israeli Invasion and Gaza’s Offshore Gas Fields

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
War and Natural Gas: The Israeli Invasion and Gaza’s Offshore Gas Fields by Prof Michel Chossudovsky, https://www.globalresearch.ca/ Global Research, June 12, 2018, Global Research 8 January 2009 More than nine years ago, Israel invaded Gaza under “Operation Cast Lead”. The following article was first published by Global Research in January 2009 at the height of the Israeli bombing […]

Iran’s Rouhani Asks Macron for Action to Save Nuclear Deal: IRNA

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
Iran’s Rouhani Asks Macron for Action to Save Nuclear Deal: IRNA by https://www.reuters.com/ PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned world powers on Tuesday that it was impossible for Tehran to stay in the nuclear deal if it cannot benefit from the accord after the U.S. withdrawal. – In a call with French President Emmanuel […]

Macron Urges Iran to Ensure Commitment to Nuclear Deal is ‘Without Any Ambiguity’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
Macron Urges Iran to Ensure Commitment to Nuclear Deal is ‘Without Any Ambiguity’ by https://www.reuters.com/ PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron told his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday that he remained committed to the nuclear deal with world powers, but that Tehran needed to fully comply with its commitments. – “The President of the […]

Report: Taliban Supreme Leader Offers Direct Negotiations With The United States

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
*VOA:* *Afghan Taliban Chief Renews Call for Direct Talks with America * ISLAMABAD — The leader of Afghanistan's Taliban, Hibatullah Akhundzada, renewed his call Tuesday for direct talks with the United States to end the war, dashing renewed hopes the insurgent group might be mulling to engage in a peace dialogue with the Kabul government. In his "message of felicitation" on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr festival, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the Taliban chief again justified his group's military campaign, citing the presence of U.S.-led foreign "occupa... more »

The Afghan Taliban Are Promising A Bright Future Once The 'U.S. Invaders' Leave

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
Taliban militants appear at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan. Reuters *Reuters*:* Taliban assure Afghans of bright future once U.S. 'invaders' leave* KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban told “American invaders” to leave Afghanistan in an announcement marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, assured the people of a bright future under Islamic rule and said it had already liberated “vast areas” of the country. The Taliban, who announced a surprise three-day ceasefire over the Eid holiday, except against foreign forces, also denounced the U.S. relocation of its Israeli emba... more »

The Economic Battle Between China And The U.S. Will Be The Biggest Market Event Of The Century

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
*CNBC:* *US-China power struggle will probably be the biggest market event of the century, strategist says* * Over the past few months, the U.S. has imposed new tariffs on Chinese products in an attempt to reduce its trade deficit with the country. * China has prepared retaliatory measures but both countries have been holding diplomatic talks to try to reach a compromise over their trade links. The battle between China and the United States to be the world's most powerful nation could be the century's defining moment for financial markets, according to one strategist. Market playe... more »

Low, fast and stupid

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
This video, apparently dating from 2014, shows a Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-24 (a Soviet equivalent to the US F-111) making a very low, very fast pass over other Ukrainian aircraft at the Starokostiantyniv air base. At that speed, and that (lack of) height, one slip and he'd have been a smear of metal and strawberry jam on the earth . . . Peter

Journal corrects, but will not retract, controversial paper on internet porn

amarcus41 at Retraction Watch - 16 hours ago
Dismissing concerns of the Committee on Publication Ethics and extensive allegations of misconduct, a journal has corrected, but is refusing to retract, a 2016 paper linking online pornography to sexual dysfunction in men. The article, “Is internet pornography causing sexual dysfunctions? A review with clinical reports,” appeared last year in Behavioral Sciences, which is published … Continue reading Journal corrects, but will not retract, controversial paper on internet porn

Trump Can End the Russia Probe—But That Doesn’t Mean He Can Obstruct It

TEdgar at Lawfare - 16 hours ago
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is wrapping up an important phase in his investigation. Even as he brings new charges in the case against President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort, Mueller is coming to conclusions about Trump himself. According to the Washington Post, Mueller plans to document his findings in two reports: one on possible collusion with Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and one possible obstruction of justice in the course of the Russia investigation. The most important unresolved question that is apparently delaying the first of those reports... more »

Pianist Fábio Martino to Play at Rio’s Eva Klabin Museum

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Thursday, June 14th, internationally renowned pianist Fábio Martino will be playing a selection of piano concertos from Chopin, Mozart and Schumann at the Eva Klabin Museum in Lagoa. Considered to be one of the great pianists of his generation, Fábio Martino is returning to […]

Elections Last Night... Some Excitement In South Carolina

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
Trumpanzee, of course, had to make the primaries all about himself by tweeting an endorsement against South Carolina's Congressman Mark Sanford, whose voting record is pretty pro-Trump (73.1%) in a district where Trump only won with 53.5%-- has called Trump out now and then. Maybe Trump got an idea to attack him yesterday after his meeting with Kim Jong-un, who once killed a general for not applauding him with enough vigor. In any case, everyone in the state knows Sanford because he used to be governor and it is extraordinarily rare for a president to attack an incumbent of his own... more »

The Whitehouse Makes A Movie Trailer for Trump Kim Jong Un Meeting?

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 17 hours ago
*Just the other day, while talking with GC at her blog, I left this comment:* *In reference to the global trade war being fomented, but, applicable for this Trump/Un movie trailer.* * [image: Blogger] Penny said...Hey GC: Trump is an actor and he has directors.- Think about it that way.Is he making a fool of himself? Or does the media want the masses to perceive him in that manner- so when the shit hits the fan we are all caught unaware. Traumatized.And will believe Trump was so incompetent and it's no one's fault- bull biscuits!* *Because, really, the Whitehouse has long been a H... more »

Erin Elizabeth and Dr Mercola’s Raw Ice Cream

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 17 hours ago
Erin Elizabeth's and Dr. Mercola's I scream for raw "Ice Cream." In a blender, vitamix or food processor blend your frozen bananas with the vanilla extract, cherries, and almond milk (which is optional) put it in a bowl, sprinkle on cinnamon. OR if you prefer and have a juicer w a "blank attachment" (only!) put your vanilla, frozen bananas and cherries through the juicer (which with blank attachment it will come out like soft serve) then sprinkle on cinnamon and splash a dab of raw organic almond milk on it (We love this way but blender might be quicker/easier. Have fun and enjoy y... more »

Autism and PANDAS: Parents Knew It and Science Now Shows It

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
By Theresa Conrick For years now, parents of children on the autism spectrum have been on the internet and social media sharing their stories. Many, like me, have had horror stories of their child being sick too often and then...

The Capitals Win the Stanley Cup

Batocchio at Vagabond Scholar - 18 hours ago
The Washington Capitals have finally won their first championship, in their forty-third season! It's also the first championship for DC in one of the four major sports since 1992 (although soccer team DC United has won four times in that span). I do most of my sports posting and commenting on fan blogs and social media, and I'm not going to post the 50 plus links I've collected, but I felt

Rio Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
We have the top three picks for this Wednesday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. LIVE: Rômulo Gomes @ Beco das Garrafas (Copacabana) – The well-regarded bass player will also be displaying his talents as a singer, composer and guitarist at legendary bossa nova club, […]

Bitcoin holders pay some 7% a year as fees to their "fund managers"

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 19 hours ago
In February, I argued that the unbacked cryptocurrencies (almost all of them except for Tether) should be considered to be stocks in "companies" that simply don't produce any dividends (and have no plans to change it). Among other things, this unified treatment would simplify taxation. People still pay huge amounts of money for these basically worthless stocks because they assume that a greater fool will buy it from them for a higher price in the future. This greater fool's theory dominates the price dynamics of the Bitcoin and others – which is why the P/E ratio is infinite i.e. ... more »

Trump DESTROYS “Very Low IQ” Robert De Niro (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 19 hours ago
POTUS Trump tweets De Niro is "Punch Drunk" after the actor's Tony Awards rant. More The post Trump DESTROYS “Very Low IQ” Robert De Niro (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Bill Clinton: Norms of ‘what you can do to someone against their WILL’ have changed (VIDEO)

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Former President Clinton, billboarded recently for womanizing scandals, appears to have missed the "MeToo" boat as he defends Senator Al Franken More The post Bill Clinton: Norms of ‘what you can do to someone against their WILL’ have changed (VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.

While Trump makes peace with Kim, his Treasury secretary slaps Russia with yet more sanctions

Ricky Twisdale at The Duran - 19 hours ago
The US Treasury Department introduced new sanctions targeting Russian entities and individuals just one day before the Singapore summit More The post While Trump makes peace with Kim, his Treasury secretary slaps Russia with yet more sanctions appeared first on The Duran.

Homeland Security Is Compiling a List Of All Bloggers, Journalists And ‘Social Media Influencers’

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 19 hours ago
If you thought that Donald Trump would mean the end of this sort thing, think again.

Is Europe Too Brainwashed To Normalize Relations With Russia?

Paul Craig Roberts at The Truthseeker - 19 hours ago
Europe remains subservient to Washington despite everything Trump has done to humiliate Washington’s European vassals

Young people really ARE getting more stupid: IQs have started to fall by seven points per generation

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 19 hours ago
Has this been induced by the media or "education"? Whatever the cause, a stupified populace is exactly what the elite want

20 GREAT Movies that Bombed at the Box Office

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 19 hours ago
A reminder that art used to much more than just entertainment.

Justice? Or Retribution?

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 19 hours ago
They are not the same thing and 89-year-old Ursula Haverbeck, who has already been imprisoned for questioning the conventional Holocaust narrative, may spend even longer inside

Macron is losing control over no-go areas in France, asks public for help

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 19 hours ago
President Macron admits that the battle against crime is being lost in the growing number of no-zones in France, which now number nearly 1,500

The Curious Case of Philip Marshall

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 19 hours ago
Former government "special activities" contract pilot allegedly shot his children before shooting himself. Was he suicided for asking too many questions about 911?

U.S. drone-strike policy threatens to backfire as other nations acquire technology

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 19 hours ago
America routinely conducts drone strikes in faraway lands. However, the technology has proliferated to such an extent that other nations may soon be able to launch drone strikes in the U.S.

Passion for Fashion (thing for bling)

LL at Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
“Why do Russian and Ukrainian soldiers always wear balaclavas?” The balaclava, commonly known as the ski mask, originated in the Ukrainian town of that name during the Crimean War battle there in 1854. British troops wore the headgear to keep warm. Later, in the Soviet Union, the balaclava was a standard issue uniform item for many units across the Red Army. Today, its use has spread beyond eastern Europe to police, SWAT, special forces and terrorist organizations around the world. During the Irish War for Independence and “the Troubles”, members of the Provisional Irish Republic... more »

“The True Mission of Trump’s Team”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
*“The True Mission of Trump’s Team”* by Bill Bonner "Last week, it was war with Europe. This week, it’s bombs over Toronto. Plans are being drawn up for two walls. One across the southern border to keep Mexicans out, and one across the 49th parallel to keep Canadian products out. According to the indictment, both nations are purloining American jobs. *Dream team: *But before we go any further, we would like to applaud Mr Trump. The Trump show is all sound and fury, signifying God-knows-what… But, occasionally - and apparently by accident - Mr Trump seems to come up with the right m... more »

What is a 'safe port' and what is a 'rescue mission'?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 20 hours ago
'So the Aquarius will sail the length of the Mediterranean, passing every safe port in Tunisia and Algeria, to bring 600+ illegal migrants picked up from people-smugglers a few miles off the Libyan coast to Europe. We're still supposed to believe these are "rescue" missions?' Wise words, not ones you'll ever hear on the pro unlimited immigration from Africa and the Middle East into Europe, BBC. Original tweet here https://mobile.twitter.com/jackbmontgomery/status/1006205448729563136?s=21

Earth’s Life Reacts to 20 Years of Environmental Change in Animation

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 20 hours ago
Earth’s Life Reacts to 20 Years of Environmental Change in Animation https://www.space.com/40855-changing-earth-revealed-past-two-decades.html?utm_content=buffer4b045&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook Advertisements

MEGHAN MARKLE, MARTIN SORRELL, RUDI GIULIANI

Anon at Aangirfan - 21 hours ago
... Above, we see Rachel. 'The Mayfair brothel at the heart of the Sir Martin Sorrell scandal is owned by a defence minister’s family trust', the Daily Mail reveals. The defence minister is Frederick Richard Penn Curzon, Earl Howe, who is the deputy leader of the House of Lords. Mayfair brothel at centre of Martin Sorrell scandal *Giuliani emerging as favorite of gays* "Rudy Giuliani cheated on his wife with a married New Hampshire hospital administrator, multiple sources told The Post. "Giuliani and Maria Rosa Ryan, 53, began their affair before he and wife Judith Nathan separa... more »

Portugal | The Man - I Feel It Still

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 21 hours ago
Setting fire to a newspaper called Infowars? There are no coincidences. Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

It’s Actually A Good Idea For Landlocked Ethiopia To Build A Navy

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 21 hours ago
The development of an Ethiopian Navy would also be the first time that an African country has proactively gotten involved in the new “Scramble for Africa” that began in the Horn region in the mid-2000s following the spree of Somali piracy off the coast. The post It’s Actually A Good Idea For Landlocked Ethiopia To Build A Navy appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

qanon Resolution NK and Dennis Rodman

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Let it be said that Dennis put a human face on the pending Kim Trump relationship. This has led to the removal of DEEP State assets in NK and the sudden emergence of a real NK USA relationship and the ending of the possibility of NK been China's cat's paw. *From the summit document… 4 BOOMS * *BOOM 1:The United States and the DPRK commit to establish new U.S.-DPRK relations in accordance with the desire of the peoples of the two countries for peace and prosperity.* *BOOM 2: The United States and the DPRK will join their efforts to build a lasting and stable peace regime on t... more »

Sleep, Exercise And 25ml Of Wine Each Day Can Help The Brain To 'Wash' Itself

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
The take home is important. Rather clearly during sleep the brain fluids penetrate deeply allowing waste to be removed. This does not happen when awake and this is a huge revelation that supports all our folk knowledge around sleep. We now know why we sleep. The added claim that a glass of wine facilitates the cleaning process is also useful to know. I wonder if it is alcohol related at all though. I expect more information on brain washing to appear as well. *Sleep, Exercise And 25ml Of Wine Each Day Can Help The Brain To 'Wash' Itself And Wipe Away Toxic Proteins Linked To ... more »

Eugenics never went away

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Our civilization has always been deeply flawed and this is a continuing problem. It follows that we then depend on government intervention to resolve perceived flaws and those structures are easily manipulated in unacceptable ways. This is one of the more obvious examples. First, though, i do want to say that the tool of summary sterilization is not the actual problem. In fact there are ample situations were it can be effectively applied. The problem remains as always in the process which is immediately open to the application of self interest. Under no circumstance was the... more »

US expert caution Beijing "India Has One Of The Most Powerful Militaries In The World"

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This youtube report caught my eye and is worth a view. The basic premise though is completely correct. India has a completely modern military that has only been enhanced with rising Indian prosperity. All its original doctrines compare to NATO and that should give any adversary pause. More important, the industrial base now exists to support a rapid expansion from current levels of around 3,000,000 to 30,000,000 in the first hop and is then able to sustain that with 100.000,000 additional recruits as needed. This two-year cycle of military expansion would also entirely mobiliz... more »

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 21 hours ago
*by Noah* WELCOME TO FLAG DAY Whether or not Robert Mueller's investigation finds slam-dunk proof that Trump and his team colluded with Putin, and whether or not Trump actually does go down, the fact will remain, apart from all of the blather, that Donald J. Trump is Vladimir Putin's #1 intelligence asset. At this point, we don't need any arm of the criminal justice system or any investigators to tell us what we can see every day. Enough of Trump's actions, be it his stated desire to do away with NATO, which Putin sees as an obstacle to Russian expansion, his request to have Russ... more »

Basketball Diplomacy: Rodman Laid Groundwork for Trump-Kim Accord

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 22 hours ago
*21WIRE* | It's clear that this former NBA All-Star has earned his Nobel Peace Prize.

Gulf-backed troops make first major advance towards strategic port in west Yemen

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – The Gulf-backed troops scored their first major advance towards the strategic Hodeideh Port this morning after a fierce battle with the Houthi forces near the provincial airport. According to pro-government activists, the UAE-backed Southern Resistance and Republican Guard were responsible for this advance near the Hodeideh Airport. In addition to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Houthi forces fire missile at Saudi ship off Yemeni coast

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) – Minutes ago, the official spokesperson for the Houthi forces announced that their rocket battalion targeted a Saudi naval vessel off the coast of Yemen. According to the Houthi spokesperson, their rocket battalion fired the missile from their positions near the Hodeideh Port. No further details were released. Earlier today, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Saudi Air Defense down Houthi missile over Jizan

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 A.M.) – The Saudi military announced this morning that their air defense forces had intercepted a Houthi missile over the Jizan Region. The Houthi forces’ rocket battalion fired a Badr-1 ballistic missile towards the Saudi military’s Al-Faisal Base in the Jizan Region this morning. This attempted attack on a Saudi installation marks […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

ISIS allegedly executes 30 of its members in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:50 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) allegedly executed 30 of their members in eastern Syria this week, Iraqi Kurdistan’s BasNews reported. Citing the leader of the tribal forces of Al-Anbar, Qutri Al-Samarmad, BasNews reported “information by the intelligence and eyewitnesses from Syrian regions said Islamic State executed thirty of its members in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Gulf-backed forces launch largest operation of Yemen War

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 A.M.) – At approximately 5:00 A.M. (local time), the Gulf-backed troops launched the largest military operation of the Yemeni War, with the goal being the Hodeideh Port. Backed by heavy airstrikes from the Arab Coalition, the Gulf-backed troops stormed the Houthi positions just south of the Hodeideh Airport. عاجل | فيديو مباشر: […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US-backed forces approach ISIS stronghold in Al-Hasakah (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 A.M.) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continued their large-scale offensive in the Al-Hasakah Governorate this week, seizing several areas from the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists near the Iraqi border. Since launching Operation Jazeera Storm, the Syrian Democratic Forces has managed to capture at least a dozen towns and 15 farms […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Taliban troop strength surges in Afghanistan despite US bombing campaign

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
A top Afghan commander has said that 77,000 Taliban militants are battling the Afghan government – more than double the estimates from US and Afghan officials about insurgent strength. The apparent surge of militants, although refuted by some, would also reflect poorly on the US’ bombing campaign, which has ramped up since March, Sputnik News […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US indicts 5 Russian, 3 Syrian businessmen for sending jet fuel to Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 A.M.) – A U.S. federal court in Washington D.C. indicted five Russian and three Syrian businessmen for sending jet fuel to Syria while the country is under sanctions. According to VOA News, the eight businessmen were indicted on Tuesday for money laundering and using a Crimean-based shipping company to send fuel to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Jihadists suffer heavy losses in failed assault on besieged Shiite towns in Idlib

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:15 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels launched a big assault last night on the besieged Shiite towns of Al-Fou’aa and Kafraya in the Idlib Governorate. Led by the Uzbek fighters, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham stormed eastern Kafraya from their positions at the Barouma Farms. This jihadist attack resulted in a fierce battle with pro-government […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Houthi forces launch ballistic missile at Saudi military base

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 A.M.) – The Houthi forces launched a ballistic missile towards a Saudi military base in the southern part of this Gulf Kingdom this morning. According to the official media wing of the Houthi forces, their rocket battalion fired a Badr-1 ballistic missile at the Faisal Military Base in the Jizan Region. No […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
pic.twitter.com/tJG3KIn2q0 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 12, 2018 #BREAKING Kim accepts Trump's invitation to visit US, says KCNA pic.twitter.com/inxPV5Kntj — AFP news agency (@AFP) June 12, 2018 Yemen war: Saudi-backed forces begin assault on port of Hudaydah https://t.co/H8TYMaY411 — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 13, 2018 Taliban overruns another district in northern Afghanistan - https://t.co/VlfciG8iv7 — Long War Journal (@LongWarJournal) June 12, 2018 Iraqi cleric Muqtada al Sadr whose bloc won last month's election says certain parties are trying to drag ... more »

Untitled

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
A mysterious object was seen off the coast of a Washington state island. The military denies it was a missile launch. (Facebook photo via SkunkBay Weather) *FOX News*: *Mystery object spotted over Washington state island, military denies missile launch* A weather camera on an island in Washington state on Sunday captured a mystery object that appears to some to be a missile in ascent, Q13Fox.com reported. The object was spotted at 3:56 a.m. over Whidbey Island, where there is a naval air station. But a spokesman from NAS Whidbey Island said there are no missile capabilities at th... more »

Trump Slams Robert De Niro as ‘A Very Low IQ Individual’

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Trump says De Niro has received "to (sic) many shots to the head by real boxers in movies."

Can Kim trust Trump?

Frank Sellers at The Duran - 1 day ago
All it would take would be some pretext alleging that Pyongyang is up to no good, and suddenly the deal could be off with the articulation of Trump's pen More The post Can Kim trust Trump? appeared first on The Duran.

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
President Donald Trump walks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore. Kevin Lim/The Straits Times via REUTERS *WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Editors Choice Pictures *(Reuters)

Americans Are Unprepared For A Nuclear Attack

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Gordon F. Sander, Politico*: * Americans Are Unprepared for a Nuclear Attack* The U.S. government hasn’t made it easy to know what to do when the bomb drops. A new organization is trying to fix that. Let’s say it’s 2 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon, and you receive an emergency alert on your cellphone indicating that there has been a nuclear explosion in the next town or that an intercontinental ballistic missile is headed your way. Would you know what to do? Most likely not. “I would say that the United States is probably less prepared for any kind of nuclear detonation than it ha... more »

US Congressman Thompson (Democrat-Mississippi) Statement On Mueller Indicating Election Meddling Ongoing

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
MA Comment: IF REPUBLICAN HOWARD SHERMAN FROM CALIFORNIA BECOMES THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR THE US SENATE IN MISSISSIPPI, INSTEAD OF … Continue reading →

Medgar Evers Assassination – June 12, 1963-Jackson Mississippi

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
President John F. Kennedy (center) visits with Myrlie Evers (far left), widow of civil rights leader, Medgar Evers. Also pictured: … Continue reading →

The Supreme Court OK's Voter Suppression

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Did Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) all vote to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court in April, 2017 because they thought he would make a good justice? Or was it because they're cowards who knew he would suck but were afraid of the politics? Today Yesterday, Gorsuch voted to give Republican-controled states, in this case Ohio, to kick voters off the rolls for missing-- for whatever reason (like being in the hospital in a coma, for example-- a single election. This is aimed disproportionately at, low-income voters (non-pr... more »

Activated charcoal is showing up everywhere—here are four reasons to avoid it.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 day ago
Activated charcoal is showing up everywhere—here are four reasons to avoid it | Popular Science https://www.popsci.com/activated-charcoal-doesnt-detox?src=SOC&dom=fb Advertisements

Did President Trump Subconsciously Say Kim Jong-un Was Fat At The Singapore Summit?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Yahoo News*: *Kim Jong Un's 'not amused' reaction to President Trump's joke about looking 'handsome and thin' is going viral* There are a lot of feelings about President Trump’s historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which took place in Singapore Tuesday. Some see it as a step toward denuclearization and increased diplomacy; others have criticized it as giving legitimacy to a brutal dictator. And some are just here for the memes. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor: *At least he did not call him "Little Rocket Man".

Beware Of The Poison Pen

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
HAVE YOU GOT A PEN? North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un inked a joint statement with a pen provided by his sister rather than the one provided *Daily Mail:* *How to avoid a poisoned pen? Kim Jong-un's security wiped down Sharpie the U.S. provided for signing ceremony – and then dictator's sister swapped in a different one at the last second* * There was a moment of intrigue before President Trump and Kim Jong-un inked a 'joint statement' at their summit meeting * A North Korean official approached the desk where the statement was placed * He wore white gloves and proceeded to w... more »

Why a War Between China and India Is Not Unthinkable (And Would Be a Total Horror Show)

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * We explain how it could go down. *Meanwhile, shipping to and from China would be forced to divert through the western Pacific Ocean, where such diversions would be vulnerable to Australian, Japanese, or American naval action. 87 percent of the country’s petroleum needs are imported from abroad, particularly the Middle East and Africa. China’s strategic petroleum reserves, once completed sometime in the 2020s, could stave off a nationwide fuel shortage for up to seventy-seven days—but after that Beijing would have to seek an end to the war however po... more »

Russia's Tu-160 Supersonic Bomber Has a Very Special Way of Attacking Its Target

TNI Staff at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*TNI Staff* *Security, Europe* From very far away...thanks to long-range cruise missiles. *The existing Tu-160 aircraft have performed well during Russia’s Syria campaign acting as launch platforms for the stealthy MKB Raduga H-101 cruise missile, which is thought to have a range between 4,500Km and 5,500Km.* Developed during the closing stages of the Cold War, the Mach 2.05 capable Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack was the Soviet Union’s ultimate strategic bomber. The requirement for the Tu-160 emerged from a 1972 Soviet competition to develop a Mach 2.3 capable strategic bomber that w... more »

Singapore Summit: It's a Start, Not a Miracle

Steven P. Bucci at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Steven P. Bucci* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference after his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst] Trump should be given a little breathing room to see if he can grow the four points into something concrete and substantial. The Singapore Summit between United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is over. It was definitely historic. But was it good? The critics have no doubt it wasn’t. “Trump met with Ki... more »

Can This Man Alter Lebanon's Political Landscape?

Bilal Y. Saab at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Bilal Y. Saab* *Politics, Middle East* [image: The moon is seen among illuminated decorations near Al-Amin Mosque on the second day of the holy month of Ramadan in Beirut, Lebanon May 18, 2018. REUTERS/ Jamal Saidi] Sami Gemayel has focused his entire electoral campaign on social, economic and environmental issues that affect every Lebanese household. The results of Lebanon’s free and fair parliamentary elections in May suggest that Lebanese society seems uninterested in pushing for real political change and maybe rocking the boat at a time of increasing regional turmoil. But ... more »

New to the Endangered List: America's Infrastructure

Charles Benard at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Charles Benard* *Security, Americas* [image: Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross holds a news conference to make an announcement, after a background conference call with Commerce, Justice Department and Treasury Department officials at the Department of Commerce in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Thayer] The desire for inexpensive goods cannot override our need for national security. The Trump administration is right to say that we need significant changes to our trade strategy. What should it be and how it balances economic and trade interests with national-security co... more »

The debate: My presentation (by Judith Curry)

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Judith Curry My presentation is provided here. This is being posted at the start of the event. I HUGELY appreciate the comments that you provided on that one slide [link], both in the comments and sent via email. I definitely got the message. I will be very interested in…

Do abused women need asylum? 4 essential reads

Catesby Holmes, Global Affairs Editor, The Conversation US at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 1 day ago
Countries have some flexibility in interpreting UN agreements on refugee rights. But Sessions' decision that abused women don't qualify for asylum in the US is an extraordinarily severe ruling.

Ofelia Rivas, O'odham, and Earl Tulley, Dine' -- Reflections on the Sacredness of Life

Brenda Norrell at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
Earl Tulley, Dine' of Blue Gap, with Ofelia Rivas, O'odham Ofelia Rivas, O'odham, and Earl Tulley, Dine', Reflections on the Sacredness of Life Article by Brenda Norrell Censored Video by Govinda Dalton, Spirit Resistance Radio (watch below) DILKON, Navajo Nation -- Ofelia Rivas, Tohono O'odham, and Earl Tulley, Dine', discuss the cultural lifeways and spiritual foundations of their people

Tuesday Night Cat Blogging

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 1 day ago
Boxed-in cats.

A Look At The Diferences (And Similarities) Between President Trump And President Obama On Foreign Policy

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
President Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un leave after signing documents. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst *Blake Hounshell, Politico:* *How Trump Made Diplomacy Great Again* Obama was attacked as ‘naive’ and ‘weak’ for talking to America’s enemies. Trump is turning it into a political asset. When candidate Barack Obama said in a 2007 debate that he’d meet with the leaders of rogue states—including North Korea—without preconditions, critics pounced: Fox News host Sean Hannity ripped his “lack of foreign policy expertise” and called the idea “disturbing” and “naive.” His Democratic... more »

Breaking: Jihadist rebels launch new attack on besieged Shiite towns in Idlib

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels launched a new assault on the besieged Shiite towns of Al-Fou’aa and Kafraya in rural Idlib tonight, the National Defense Forces (NDF) reported. According to the NDF, intense clashes broke-out at the eastern outskirts of Kafraya when the jihadist rebels, led by their Uzbeki foreign fighters, attacked […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army, US military come face-to-face in intense northern Aleppo standoff

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) – For the second time in ten days, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has blocked the U.S. military’s troops from bypassing their checkpoints in northern Syria. According to a military report from Aleppo, a U.S. military convoy was attempting to bypass a Syrian Army checkpoint south of Manbij, when the latter […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Watch: Syrian Air Force eliminates rebel HQ in northern Hama

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) carried out a strategic airstrike that targeted the headquarters of Jaysh Al-Izza in the northern Hama countryside. A Russian drone managed to capture footage of this airstrike and the moment the Syrian Air Force struck the Jaysh Al-Izza HQ in the town of Al-Lataminah. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army seizes large quantity of ammo in Damascus

The Syrian army discovered an arms cache in Syria’s Homs province, seizing more than 8,500 pieces of ammunition, the Russia’s Syrian reconciliation center said in a statement on Tuesday. “Syrian security forces timely received information about an ammo depot in the eastern part of Umm-Sharhsuh. The government forces seized an anti-tank guided missile, three reactive […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Pro-gov’t group raises Syrian flag over Raqqa district

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 A.M.) – A mysterious group calling themselves the “Popular Resistance of the Eastern Region” released two photos on Tuesday of the Syrian Arab Republic flag placed on a tree in a Raqqa city district. According to the group, the flag of the Syrian Arab Republic was placed on a tree in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Rebel drones drop thousands of leaflets over Daraa demanding Syrian Army soldiers defect

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 A.M.) – In response to the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) demand that the rebel forces surrender in Dara’a, the latter has dropped thousands of leaflets over the provincial capital. The leaflets were dropped via drone and call on the Syrian Arab Army soldiers in Dara’a to defect to the Syrian opposition. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

U.S. Political Reaction To The Trump-Kim Summit

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*The Hill*: *GOP senators: We want vote on any North Korea deal* Republican senators said on Tuesday that they want the Trump administration to submit any final deal between the United States and North Korea to Congress for a vote. The push for a congressional role comes as Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed an agreement committing the United States to unspecified "security guarantees" in exchange for a denuclearized Korean Peninsula. "Yeah, assuming there is a final agreement, they've indicted that they would bring that agreement to us in the form of a treaty," GOP... more »

Backlash To Trump-Kim Summit Is Motivated By Commitment To Projecting American Superpower

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 1 day ago
President Donald Trump’s talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have the potential to usher in an era of nonviolent coexistence. However, the political establishment, corporate media, and foreign policy think tanks are deeply upset that Trump offered to end United States military exercises early in the diplomatic talks The post Backlash To Trump-Kim Summit Is Motivated By Commitment To Projecting American Superpower appeared first on Shadowproof.

Musical Interlude: 2002, “Even Now”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
2002, “Even Now” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciXdFS7xSoo

Dissecting Trump’s Efforts to Place Himself Above the Law

Marjorie Cohn at Marjorie Cohn - 1 day ago
“Nobody is above the law,” Donald Trump declared during the 2016 campaign. But as special counsel Robert Mueller zeroes in on him, the president is carving out an exemption for himself. Trump and his attorneys are claiming absolute power for the president. Trump’s attorney and mouthpiece Rudy Giuliani told HuffPost that Trump could not be... Read more »

Hot Town, Summit in the City

nonnie9999 at HYSTERICAL RAISINS - 1 day ago
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump made a stunning concession to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday about halting military exercises, pulling a surprise at a summit that baffled allies, military officials and lawmakers from his own Republican … Continue reading →

U.S. Intelligence Community Wants To Use DNA For Data Storage

Aaron at Activist Post - 1 day ago
By Aaron Kesel The U.S. intelligence community wants to unlock more efficient ways to store troves of data humans generate every day, and it believes... more »

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