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Bird of the Year 2018 – Voting Now Open!
As another eventful year at International Bird Rescue comes to a close, the
time has come to reflect on our experiences and accomplishments and select
our 2018 Bird of the Year. Each bird that comes through our doors gives us
the opportunity to take action, help a creature in need, and oft times
learn something […]
In 2019, Scientists Funded by Bill Gates to Spray Particles into the Sky in First Experiment to Dim the Sun
*Matt Agorist* - What was once a conspiracy theory will soon be a reality.
Fox: Death of meteorologist Jessica Starr sheds light on possible connection between Lasik surgery and suicide
We were so sorry to read that Fox 2 Detroit meteorologist, Jessica Starr,
committed suicide this week.1 We cannot imagine the pain and anguish her
family, children, collegues and friends are feeling right now. At the
network since 2012, Starr, 35, had been off the air while recovering from
dry eye and pain resulting from a […]
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connection between Lasik surgery and suicide appeared first on Health Nut
News.
The Daily "Near You?"
Ft. Worth, Texas, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
The Poet: Charles Bukowski, "Mind and Heart"
*"Mind and Heart"*
"Unaccountably we are alone,
forever alone,
and it was meant to be
that way,
it was never meant
to be any other way -
and when the death struggle begins
the last thing I wish to see is
a ring of human faces
hovering over me -
better just my old friends,
the walls of my self,
let only them be there.
I have been alone but seldom lonely.
I have satisfied my thirst
at the well of my self
and that wine was good,
the best I ever had,
and tonight, sitting,
staring into the dark
I now finally understand
the dark and the
light and everything
in between.
Peace of mind and heart... more »
COP 24: All aboard the UN climate gravy train
Many groups at the UN climate conference have no clear connection to what
the UN calls "climate action," but who can say they shouldn't still get
some of the money? Who can resist a slice of the trillion dollar climate
finance pie?
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CFACT.
Keanu Reeves Has Been Running a Secret Cancer Foundation to Fund Children’s Hospitals
[image: Reeves]
It is no secret that Keanu Reeves is Hollywood's biggest low-key real-life
hero, but did you know that he also secretly funds children's hospitals?
The post Keanu Reeves Has Been Running a Secret Cancer Foundation to Fund
Children’s Hospitals appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
How John Prescott Defended China–Copenhagen 2009 Flashback
By Paul Homewood We’re now at the 9th anniversary of the Copenhagen
climate summit, so it is worth casting our minds back to some of the things
being said then. Below is the Guardian’s report on John Prescott’s letter
to them: John Prescott has defended China’s role in the climate change
summit, saying […]
“So Many People Are Badly Traumatized by Life in America: It's Time We Admit It”
*“So Many People Are Badly Traumatized by Life in America:*
* It's Time We Admit It”*
By Lynn Stuart Parramore
“Recently Don Hazen, the executive editor of AlterNet, asked me to think
about trauma in the context of America’s political system. As I sifted
through my thoughts on this topic, I began to sense an enormous weight in
my body and a paralysis in my brain. What could I say? What could I
possibly offer to my fellow citizens? Or to myself? After 12 years writing
about the financial crisis and its gruesome aftermath, I feel weariness and
fear. When I close my eyes, I see a gre... more »
"Man is a singular creature. He has a set of gifts that make him unique among the animals: so that, unlike them, he is not a figure in the landscape, -- he is a shaper of the landscape." #QotD
*"Man is a singular creature. He has a set of gifts that make him unique
among the animals: so that, unlike them, he is not a figure in the
landscape, -- he is a shaper of the landscape. In body and mind he is the
explorer of nature, the ubiquitous animal, who did not find but at made his
home in every environment."* ~ Jacob Bronowksi, from his book *Ascent
of Man **.*
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"In the Inbox"
"In the Inbox"
From: Coordinator of Volunteer Services
"We have a young man, thirty-six, on hospice, who has a very young child. They
want someone to help him do a life review and perhaps put some pictures
together for he and his wife so the child will know him. Call me if you are
willing to do this."
The next time, friend, your life seems too hard, check your Inbox.
- Jose Orez
History Is Written By The Winners
By corbettreport Who gets to write the history textbooks? Where do the
history teachers learn about history? What documents are allowed into the
historical record,... more »
More Tech = More E-Waste. “Smart” Phones, Utility “Smart” Meters, 5G, IoT, AI Aren’t Good for the Planet.
By B.N. Frank A recent article published by Flagler College Gargoyle serves
as another reminder that our government and society’s increasing
fascination, implementation, and reliance... more »
"The Future..."
"We do not rest satisfied with the present. We anticipate the future as too
slow in coming, as if in order to hasten its course; or we recall the past,
to stop its too rapid flight. So imprudent are we that we wander in the
times which are not ours, and do not think of the only one which belongs to
us; and so idle are we that we dream of those times which are no more, and
thoughtlessly overlook that which alone exists. For the present is
generally painful to us. We conceal it from our sight, because it troubles
us; and if it be delightful to us, we regret to see it pass away. We try... more »
"I Promise You This..."
"One final paragraph of advice: do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am - a
reluctant enthusiast... a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save
the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It
is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it.
While you can. While it’s still here. So get out there and hunt and fish
and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the
forests, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers, breathe deep
of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate... more »
"Two-Thirds Of Americans Think That They Are Middle Class – But Millions Of Them Are Dead Wrong"
*"Two-Thirds Of Americans Think That They Are Middle Class – *
*But Millions Of Them Are Dead Wrong"*
by Michael Snyder
"The middle class has been steadily shrinking, but most Americans still
believe that they are a part of it. Perhaps this is due at least in part to
the egalitarian values which have been pounded into our heads for most of
our lives. Very few Americans would have the gall to define themselves as
“upper class”, and I have never met anyone that would describe themselves
as “lower class”. In place of “lower class”, many politicians now like to
use the much more politic... more »
What surprises me
What does not surprise me is that people who have worked with the US
President are going to jail. It does not surprise me that the US President
has a hard time recruiting good people and keeping the ones he … Continue
reading →
Turning protesters into pets
Cover photo: a clearcut adjacent to the Old Annapolis Nature Reserve. The
forest to the right of the clearcut is now being proposed as a second
clearcut, which would create a total clearcut area of roughly 150 acres.
The Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute has also determine that the forest
that is closest to the lake […]
British Spies Infiltrated Bernie Sanders' Campaign?
Moon of Alabama at - 10 hours ago
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The Integrity Initiative, a British pseudo-NGO tasked with running
anti-Russian propaganda operation, was recently exposed. Further digging
into it revealed a much wider operation. It seems to involve a mole British
spies inserted into the Bernie Sanders campaign.
Three weeks ago internal budget proposals and member lists of the Integrity
Initiative were posted anonymously on some website. We discussed those in
detail under the headline: British Government Runs Secret Anti-Russian
Smear Campaigns:
In 2015 the government of Britain launched a secret operation to ... more »
The Truth About the Rise in Children’s Mental Disorders
*Peter Gray Ph.D.* - There's a reason kids are more anxious and depressed
than ever.
Neuroscience and the True Purpose of Yoga
*Jonathan Davis* - Humans have been exploring physical movement as a
necessity for survival since long before recorded history.
Discover the Disgusting Truth Behind the Real Political Power in America
*Waking Times*- You have no idea who's REALLY running the United States... more »
"Finding Our Way Back..."
“Biology says that we are who we are from birth. That our DNA is set in
stone. Unchangeable. Our DNA doesn't account for all of us though, we're
human. Life changes us. We develop new traits. Become less territorial. We
start competing. We learn from our mistakes. We face our greatest fears.
For better or worse, we find ways to become more than our biology. The risk
of course is that we can change too much to the point where we don't
recognize ourselves. Finding our way back can be difficult. There's no
compass, no map. We just have to close our eyes, take a step, and hope to
God w... more »
Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: November 2018
The Pentagon (Source: Wikimedia)
In July 2017, we began a polling project to measure public confidence in
government institutions on national security matters on an ongoing basis.
This post provides our data for the month of November 2018. It includes
public perceptions of government institutions and of the two major
political parties’ handling of national security; about the public’s
comfort with intelligence authorities; about the president’s handling of
key national security issues; about Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s
investigation; and about ongoing military operations.
*C... more »
The Marines Want a Piece of the Army’s Deadly New Sniper Rifle
*Task and Purpose*
*Security, *
We explain why.
*Should the Corps end up adopting the CSASS, it’s unclear where exactly the
sniper system will fit in a platoon’s arsenal. *
The Marine Corps may finally adopt a new sniper rifle through a stroke of
luck: Army officials, continuing to develop their own brand-new sniper
rifle, told Task & Purpose that both the Marines and Air Force “are
committed” to purchasing the weapon once the Army signs off on the improved
system.
*(This first appeared earlier in the year.)*
Despite the budget turmoil currently rankling lawmakers and Departme... more »
The Problem with the National Defense Strategy Commission
*Lawrence J. Korb*
*Security, Americas*
[image: Reuters] Newsflash: the military would not be satisfied even if it
was allowed to use the whole federal budget.
Here we go again. For the third time in the last decade, Congress has
established a bipartisan group of outside experts to analyze whether the
proposed defense budget program is large enough to implement the current
defense strategy. Not surprisingly, the outside group, known as the
National Defense Strategy Commission (NDSC), like its 2010 and 2014
predecessors argues that significantly more money is needed by the Pentago... more »
China and Russia: A Strategic Alliance in the Making
*Graham Allison*
*Security, Asia*
[image: Reuters] Defying the long-held convictions of Western analysts, and
against huge structural differences, Beijing and Moscow are drawing closer
together to meet what each sees as the “American threat.”
THE YEAR before he died in 2017, one of America’s leading twentieth-century
strategic thinkers, Zbigniew Brzezinski, sounded an alarm. In analyzing
threats to American security, “the most dangerous scenario,” he warned,
would be “a grand coalition of China and Russia…united not by ideology but
by complementary grievances.” This coalition “wo... more »
Yemen Shows How Quickly Foreign Policy Consensus Can Change
*Curt Mills*
*Yemen, United States*
The Republican-controlled Senate issued a searing rebuke of the White House
Thursday.
Earlier this year, James Mattis, secretary of defense, headed over to
Capitol Hill to attend both Republican and Democratic Senate luncheons. His
goal? Whip votes against a then-upcoming vote hostile to the
American-backed, Saudi campaign in Yemen. Where Mattis and the
administration prevailed in the spring, they failed Thursday in what is
swiftly becoming a harrowing early winter for the White House.
“In a historic vote, the United States Senate reasserted C... more »
In an Era of Divided Government, China Can Unite
*Richard Fontaine*
*Security, Asia*
[image: Reuters] Competition with China can bring together Republicans and
Democrats—and even inspire them to accomplish great things.
The televised bickering between President Trump and top Democratic leaders
illustrates that, if political leaders find any consensus in 2019, it won’t
be on the border wall. Nor is it likely that Trump, the Democratic House
and Republican Senate will find accord on Russia policy, the approach to
Saudi Arabia, North Korea diplomacy or, for that matter, almost any other
foreign-policy issue. Surprisingly, on the b... more »
UN Bans Journalist From COP24 Climate Summit at Request of Canada's Trudeau Regime
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VIDEO - KATOWICE--The United Nations banned journalist Sheila Gunn Reid of
The Rebel Media from the UN COP24 "Climate Change" Conference in response
to a request from the government of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
In this interview with The New American magazine from outside the UN
confab, the journalist gives us the background on how it happened, and
notes that this says a lot about the Canadian government and the UN's
commitment to free speech and a free press.
Facebook Says Bug May Have Exposed Photos on 7M Users
The bug may have exposed a broader set of photos to app developers than
users had granted permission for.
‘Young Miracle:’ Baby Recovers from Ebola in Congo Outbreak
A baby who was admitted to an Ebola treatment center just six days after
birth has now recovered from the virus.
Did Caravan Migrants Demand $50K from the U.S. to Return Home?
A small group of migrants awaiting their fate in Tijuana asked that they
either be allowed into the U.S. to process their asylum claims or be paid
to go home.
Is Lululemon Recruiting 150 Ambassadors via Instagram?
A viral post promising an ambassadorship with Lululemon in exchange for
follows and shares on Instagram is a scam.
Are We Finally Free of Fowl Folly and Frog Foolery?
On December 6, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) unveiled a plan that
will likely be one of the most…
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on IER.
‘Yellow Vest’ Demonstrations Hit London in Protest Against Brexit Betrayal
Yellow Vest activists block London’s Westminster to protest May’s surrender
to the EU. Includes videos
Patient of the Week: Black-crowned Night-Heron
One fishing hook can make dinner miserable for any bird. This month our
veterinarian Dr. Rebecca Duerr performed surgery on a beautiful
Black-crowned Night-Heron at our Los Angeles Wildlife Center. The heron had
ingested a hook which became lodged in its stomach tissue. During surgery
Dr. Duerr created a small incision and was able to […]
Factory robot impales worker with 10 foot-long steel spikes after horror malfunction
(Photo Credit: REX FEATURES) A 49-year-old, Chinese factory worker named as
Mr. Zhou, was working the night shift at a porcelain factory in Hunan
province when he was struck by a falling robotic arm and skewered with ten
metal spikes (each a foot long and a half-inch thick). Due to the severity
of his injuries, he was transferred […]
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horror malfunction appeared first on Health Nut News.
‘The Incredible Hulk’ star Lou Ferrigno hospitalized after vaccination gone wrong
(Editor’s Note: We are proud to be the largest site in the world that talks
about vaccines on a daily basis. Because of that, we often get some shade,
from both sides. Hence the reason we now use the exact title, word for
word, from mainstream articles. And so, if you have a problem with it […]
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vaccination gone wrong appeared first on Health Nut News.
Dead whale found with 13 pounds of plastic in its stomach
For the third time in as many years, we are saddened to announce that
another whale has been found dead with a stomach full of things other than
fish. In November, the 31-foot sperm whale washed up on a beach in
Indonesia with 13 pounds of plastic waste in its stomach, including “115
plastic cups, 25 plastic […]
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first on Health Nut News.
Pride of lions cuddle up in adorable photos in South Africa
This adorable set of pictures shows a pride of lions cuddling up for a
family photo at a wildlife park in South Africa.
In one of the cute images the largest male lion is lying with his eyes
closed while a female and another male rub their faces against him and a
younger animal climbs on top.
Meanwhile in another picture the animals strike a more menacing pose with
the leading male baring his teeth while the female gazes watchfully ahead.
Jihad Adnan, the Lebanese photographer who took the pictures, said he was
expecting the big cats to fight but was delighted by the heartwarming ... more »
China No Longer Cares What Its Critics Think
Many political observers believe that under President Xi Jinping, China has
become both too powerful and yet too insecure to be willing to brook
compromise — or the kind of measured efforts that could assuage its foreign
critics. Credit Pool photo
*New York Times:* *An Emboldened China No Longer Cares What Its Critics
Think*
BEIJING — Two Canadians detained in an apparent act of prosecutorial
retaliation. A prominent pastor, an internationally renowned Chinese
photographer and China’s top international police officer all held by the
authorities. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims in... more »
Shakopee Sioux Community donates more than $5 Million to Tribes & nonprofits across Country
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) has announced more than $5
million in donations to 11 tribes and 13 nonprofits in Minnesota and across
the United States.
The SMSC grants will support a variety of projects, including the new
Native American Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., a playground at a
Northern Minnesota reservation, and the restoration of historical
structures, among other projects.
Recipients include:
Ain Dah Yung Center (MN) – $100,000 to sponsor four units of supportive
housing in the Mino Oshki Ain Dah Yung
American Indian College Fund (CO) – $100,... more »
Throwing Gasoline on the Wikipedia Fire…
BolenReport - 11 hours ago
Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen I want to apologize to everyone
that are submitting “Comments” to the BolenReport and not seeing them pop
up instantly. I was inundated with “skeptic” crap – and decided to
“monitor” all of the Comments. Since I have meetings, and other
obligations, sometimes it is hours before I can … Continue reading Throwing
Gasoline on the Wikipedia Fire…
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SWALLOW THIS: Fluoride “Multi-Vitamins, Drops, Tablets” Are Not FDA-Approved, But Are Still Being Sold To American Children
BolenReport - 11 hours ago
By David Kennedy, DDS, MIAOMT The fluoride fiasco in tablet form– over 40
years of harm We have all heard the story about how the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is there to protect us from unscrupulous
pharmaceutical manufacturers. We also get reminders once in a while that
there is a reason for their … Continue reading SWALLOW THIS: Fluoride
“Multi-Vitamins, Drops, Tablets” Are Not FDA-Approved, But Are Still Being
Sold To American Children
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FDA-Approved, But Are Still Being Sold To American Childre... more »
The Forces are Gathering…
BolenReport - 11 hours ago
Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen (1) Every time I do an Exposé
piece I get people telling me, or sending me, more information. After I
wrote “Mike Adams (Natural News) Attacks Skeptics’ Center Point…,” was no
exception. And, the stuff I got was terrific. Robin Aris, up in Northern
California, pointed out that, in my … Continue reading The Forces are
Gathering…
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Mike Adams (Natural News) Attacks Skeptics’ Center Point…
BolenReport - 11 hours ago
Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen Right after the American Civil War
a group was formed, calling itself the Ku Klux Klan. It’s purpose was to
attack, from a position of secrecy, those they hated; wanted
disenfranchised (held down) on the American scene. Their primary tactic,
was the use of the white-sheet-with-eyeholes – a device … Continue reading Mike
Adams (Natural News) Attacks Skeptics’ Center Point…
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What’s Really Going On At AutismOne?
BolenReport - 11 hours ago
Written by Candyce Estave Once again, parents of the vaccine injured,
advocates and activists, health care providers, practitioners, and speakers
are gearing up, as they have for the last 14 years, for the AutismOne 2016
Conference. AutismOne is one of the most progressive of autism or health-
related educational conferences by telling parents, physicians, … Continue
reading What’s Really Going On At AutismOne?
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What’s Wrong with American Health Care?
BolenReport - 11 hours ago
By Richard Jaffe Esq. Tim Bolen’s Note: My friend, attorney Rick Jaffe,
is a lion in attorney clothing. He fears no one. In cutting edge health
care circles he’s the litigator to call when the enemy is at the gate. His
client list is a who’s who of the cutting-edge health world. I was having
… Continue reading What’s Wrong with American Health Care?
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BolenReport.
Musical Interlude: Gov't Mule, "Soulshine"
Gov't Mule, "Soulshine"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijsritrkiAA
"This Is Your Life..."
“This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time.
Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice.
To be or not to be.
Every time you don't throw yourself down the stairs, that's a choice.
Every time you don't crash your car, you re-enlist."
"If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume
and come back as a new character... Would you slow down? Or speed up?"
- Chuck Palahniuk
Medicare For All Meets Kafka
Although 70 percent of Americans now favor Medicare For All, the Knowledge
Class is warning us to hold our horses for at least another couple of
decades, by which time many of the uninsured and underinsured will be
prematurely and conveniently dead. If climate change doesn't get us,
untreated disease and despair should do the job in the efficient manner so
beloved of the neoliberal thought collective.
That's because Medicare For All doesn't really mean Medicare For All. None
of the various and sundry Democratic (read: Gentry Party) proposals has the
aim of providing immediate relief... more »
Strange Bedfellows-- Saudi Interference In U.S. Politics
Few Americans have ever heard of the newly elected members of Congress,
especially not the ones being touted as consequential by the establishment
media. But... then there's The Four Freshmen: Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
(D-NYC), Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit), Ayassa Pressley (D-Boston) and Ilhan
Omar (D-Minneapolis), the ones with all the tip of the spear ideas. They're
the ones making waves and those ideas and the populist manner they're
making them the center of the conversation is driving the Democratic
establishment, the Republican establishment and the media establishment
into fren... more »
"Sleepwalkers Awoke!"
*"Sleepwalkers Awoke!"*
by James Howard Kunstler
Andrew Sullivan called it “the Great Awokening” in a shrewd New York
Magazine column this week. He refers, off course, to earlier episodes of
American religious hysteria, namely the Great Awakening of the 1730s that
featured the Rev. Jonathan Edwards raining sulfur and brimstone down on
guilt-wracked New Englanders, and then the Second Awakening of the the
early 1800s that spun off innumerable Protestant sects, cults, and utopian
experiments. I like the term “Wokesterism” because the “ism” part
acknowledges that the current hysteria ... more »
"Not Wise Enough..."
"Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know -
and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge,
so that we use it to destroy ourselves?
Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance."
- Isaac Asimov
The Latest on the Double-Dynamo Solar Model, and Dr. Zharkova’s Predictions of a Grand Minimum
By Stephanie Osborn The Osborn post is a lengthy explanation of Dr.
Zharkova’s model, model updates and predictions, with some additional
example of how the ‘barycentric wobble’ influences the earth’s temperature.
For readers who found Dr. Zharkova’s GWPF Presentation confusing,…
Continue reading →
What Will the Sun Do Next?
Many have predicted a weak sunspot cycle in the years ahead, but new work
from India suggests otherwise. The work dashes speculations of a
sun-induced global cooling of Earth’s climate in the coming decade. It is
thought that the current…
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Prediction of the Strength and Timing of Sunspot Cycle 25 Reveal Decadal-scale Space Environmental Conditions
ABSTRACT The Sun’s activity cycle governs the radiation, particle and
magnetic flux in the heliosphere creating hazardous space weather.
Decadal-scale variations define space climate and force the Earth’s
atmosphere. However, predicting the solar cycle is challenging. Current
understanding indicates a…
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More Meteorologists Say Sunspots Can Help Predict The Weather
From Bloomberg: If you want to know where natural gas prices are heading,
maybe it’s time to check out the sun. Magnetic storms on its surface can
generate dark-looking areas called sunspots, blemishes that wax and wane in
roughly 11-year…
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Professor Valentina Zharkova Confirms “Super” Grand Solar Minimum [Edited}
Professor Valentina Zharkova gave a presentation of her Climate and the
Solar Magnetic Field hypothesis at the Global Warming Policy Foundation in
October, 2018. The information she unveiled should shake/wake you up.
Zharkova was one of the few that correctly…
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A Sunspot From The Next Solar Cycle?
Over the weekend, a small sunspot materialized in the sun’s northern
hemisphere, then, hours later, vanished again. Such an occurrence is hardly
unusual during solar minimum when sunspots are naturally small and
short-lived. However, this ephemeral spot was noteworthy because…
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The Millennial Turning Point – Solar Activity and the Coming Cooling
Guest opinion by Dr. Norman Page at Watts Up With That When analyzing
complex systems with multiple interacting variables it is useful to note
the advice of Enrico Fermi who reportedly said “never make something more
accurate than absolutely necessary”.…
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Parker Solar Probe Becomes Fastest-Ever Spacecraft
At about 10:54 p.m. EDT, Parker Solar Probe surpassed 153,454 miles per
hour — as calculated by the mission team — making it the fastest-ever
human-made object relative to the Sun. This breaks the record set by the
German-American Helios…
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Scottish Sunspots
Willis Eschenbach In a recent post, Anthony published Leif Svalgaard’s new
paper showing 9,000 years of reconstructed solar activity. What follows is
an interesting discussion between Willis and others about sunspots and
Grand Minimum cooling. Details HERE.
A New Space Weather Metric
This is an interesting post at Spaceweather.com. The daily Thermosphere
Climate Index (TCI) is now on Spaceweather.com. TCI is a relatively new
space weather metric that tells us how the top of Earth’s atmosphere (or
“thermosphere”) is responding to solar…
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Brazilian Judge Orders Arrest of Italian Fugitive Cesare Battisti
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL –
Brazilian Federal Supreme Court Justice (STF) Luiz Fux ordered on Thursday
the immediate arrest of Italian national, Cesare Battisti, sentenced to
life in prison in Italy and living in Brazil since 2004. The Battisti
extradition is seen as certain by political analysts when president-elect
[…]
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Rio’s Leblon Jazz Festival Marks Ten Years with Nina Simone Tribute
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This
Saturday, December 15th, marks the return of the popular Leblon Jazz
Festival, which will be putting on over eight hours of top-quality jazz and
jazz-inspired music from 1PM onwards. The festival will be culminating in a
live tribute to jazz icon Nina Simone, performed […]
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Visiting Five Great Locations to Watch the Sunset in Rio de Janeiro
By Scarlet Bringuenti Bennett, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
– With some of the most amazing landscapes on earth, Rio de Janeiro offers
amazing places to watch the sunset, and ending a long day and starting the
evening. Following are some recommended locations to see the sunset in the
Cidade Maravilhosa. Arpoador Arpoador is […]
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Financial Investigators Testify That Clinton Foundation Operated as ‘Foreign Agent’
*21WIRE + Sara A. Carter* | The potential rap sheet is long and storied,
but will any of it ever be prosecuted?
Personal Bank Accounts in Venezuela Frozen to “Fight Terrorism”
The Organic Prepper’s Editor’s Note: This article by Jose about the
blocking of personal bank accounts in Venezuela made me think about how the
“Patriot”... more »
“Tens of Thousands” of Police Prepare for Act 5 of Yellow Vest Protests
By Joseph Jankowski France is ready to deploy tens of thousands of police
in anticipation for a fifth round of the Yellow Vest protests that... more »
Senate Rebukes Trump, Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi, Yemen War
"The current relationship with Saudi Arabia is not working," said
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham.
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Held at US Border Dies in Custody
She was in custody for about eight hours before she began having seizures,
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officials said.
Jordanian protesters scuffle with police at rally against austerity (video)
Police and protesters scuffled in the Jordanian capital Amman on Thursday
night, at a demonstration held against austerity measures. Police
reportedly used tear gas and forced the protesters to disperse. The protest
was held against IMF-backed austerity measures, and against a recent
cybercrime law; and to demand economic and political reforms aimed at
fighting corruption. […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Kurds vow to fight ‘to the death’ against Turkey in Syria
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and its component, the
People’s Protection Units (YPG), have promised to fight “to the death” in
the event of a new Turkish operation in northeastern Syria, SDF spokeswoman
Jihan Sheikh Ahmed told Sputnik on Friday. “We will defend the north and
the east of Syria to the death,” Ahmed said commenting […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian stealth bombers return home from Venezuela
Crews of Russia’s Tu-160 strategic bombers, who earlier completed a flight
to Venezuela above the Atlantic Ocean, were ordered to return to their home
bases, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press service said on Friday.
“Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces Col. Gen. Sergei
Surovikin has set forward a task to organize preparations for returning
back […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
What chance has Nasa of finding life on Mars?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46563144 Advertisements
The Navy's Killer Railgun: Is It Happening or Not?
*Task and Purpose*
*Security, *
This is what we know.
*We have some answers.*
The Navy will continue to fund research and development efforts related to
the service’s much-hyped electromagnetic railgun but will likely not pursue
a shipboard tactical demonstrator, according to sources briefed on the
matter, a development that will likely condemn the more than $500 million
project to a R&D limbo as the Department of Defense focuses on other
directed energy programs.
*(This first appeared several months ago.)*
A special “Innovative Naval Prototypes” line item in the Navy’s fisca... more »
Introducing China's J-20 Stealth Fighter (And All Of Its Deadly Missiles)
*Mark Episkopos*
*Security, *
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force made waves at the 2018
Zhuhai Airshow with the latest showing of their flagship fifth-generation
stealth fighter, the J-20.
*The J-20’s two side-mounted PL-10 missiles, while less conspicuous than
their long range counterpart, are a key factor in the J-20’s operational
versatility. A short-range infrared air-to-air missile, the PL-10 can be
fired at off boresight angles of 90 degrees using the J-20’s Helmet Mounted
Display (HMD). In other words, the PL-10’s on the J-20 can be fired in the
direction that... more »
The Army Wants to Dump the M4 Rifle (Good Luck with That)
*Task and Purpose, Jeff Schogol*
*Security, *
It won't be an easy task
For the time being, soldiers will have to wait until the Army can develop
and field an M4 replacement. It is unclear whether the enemy will wait
until the new rifle is ready.
To paraphrase the legendary military theorist Carl von Clausewitz:
Everything in small arms is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult.
*(This first appeared several months ago.)*
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has waged a relentless war against the
Department of Defense’s acquisition process (hereafter referred to as
“purgato... more »
Aircraft Carrier Showcase: 5 New Carriers Being Built You Need to Check Out
*Kyle Mizokami*
*Security, *
The best of the best?
*INS Vikrant. India, a country with a long naval aviation tradition, also
has a tradition of operating ex-UK Royal Navy carriers. This tradition is
set to end for good with the construction of INS Vikrant, India’s first
indigenously constructed aircraft carrier. Construction of Vikrant is part
of India’s dream of two fully modernized carriers, with a goal of three
carriers down the road.*
One hundred years since the construction of the world’s first aircraft
carrier, HMS Hermes, aircraft carriers are still going strong. From Ne... more »
LaRouchePAC Friday Webcast - The Case for a New Bretton Woods
LaRouchePAC Friday Webcast - The Case for a New Bretton Woods
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U.S.-China Trade Talks Continue Against Tense Backdrop
The meeting between President Trump and President Xi Jinping at the G20
summit in Buenos Aires kicked off a slew of activity on the trade war
front. On Dec. 1, the two leaders agreed to a 90-day truce during which the
United States would delay plans to increase tariffs to 25 percent from ten
percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports. In return, “China will
agree to purchase a not yet agreed upon, but very substantial, amount of
agricultural, energy, industrial, and other product from the United
States,” according to a White House statement. Additionally, the two sides
will ... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 14
1927 Agreement made over new Anglo-Iraq Treaty Wasn’t signed due to Iraqi
complaints
1983 State Dept memo said that major setback for Iraq would be strategic
defeat for West
(Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq
War)
(Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988*)
(Musings On Iraq book review *Iran-Iraq War, The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988*)
(Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-Iraq War*)
1998 WashPost report US went over multiple drafts with head UN inspector
Butler before he
submitted report to Security Council
(Musings On Iraq a... more »
Trump’s Right: It’s an Invasion
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The radical Left wants open borders for the migrant caravan to solidify its
power and that of Deep State globalists who would destroy American
sovereignty.
Bipartisan Congressional Effort to Usurp Constitutional Rights on Guns Coming?
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Despite the Second Amendment's clear protection of an individual's right to
keep and bear arms, a bill in Congress proposes to take away firearms from
citizens who have neither been charged nor convicted of any crime at all.
Immigrationist Democrat Resistance Blocking Border Wall, Imperiling Nation
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wall-of-immigrationist-dem-resistance-blocking-border-wall-imperiling-nation]
If the government had been doing its job, Renee Luiz-Antonio would still be
alive. Instead, the 35-year-old dairy-farm worker was murdered November 26
— by an illegal alien who’d been deported *eight times*. Luiz-Antonio now
joins countless other Americans who’ve been hurt, sickened, molested, or
killed by illegals — and by immigrationists who‘ve enabled those illegals
to be here.
'I don't care about being popular'.....
Fifteen-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg addressed the U.N.
plenary in Katowice, Poland, condemning global inaction in the face of
catastrophic climate change.
She says it all..... more »
Coward Cop Who Failed to Confront Parkland Shooter Says He Had ‘No Legal Duty’ to Act—Law Says He’s Right
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The 'Coward of Broward' who failed to intervene when Nikolas Cruz murdered
17 people in a Florida high school claims he had "no legal duty" to protect
the students—and court cases say he's right.
The post Coward Cop Who Failed to Confront Parkland Shooter Says He Had ‘No
Legal Duty’ to Act—Law Says He’s Right appeared first on The Free Thought
Project.
In 2019, Scientists Funded by Bill Gates to Spray Particles Into the Sky in First Experiment to Dim the Sun
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In 2019, researchers plan to spray particles into the stratosphere to test
the geoengineering method of dimming the sun.
The post In 2019, Scientists Funded by Bill Gates to Spray Particles Into
the Sky in First Experiment to Dim the Sun appeared first on The Free
Thought Project.
An interesting exercise
I'm busy with a writing project that involves using words according to
their historical meaning, rather than the way in which they've been
reinterpreted in these politically correct times. to avoid stigmatizing or
offending people. There are a great many such words, and by allowing the
Social Justice Warrior brigade to redefine their meaning, we're essentially
surrendering a very important front in the culture war.
As part of my research, I looked for older dictionaries online, which I
could compare to their modern equivalents. A very valuable resource has
been Webster's Dictiona... more »
U.S.-Backed Fighters In Syria Have Captured The Last Town Held By The Islamic State
A map showing the south east of Syria, where ISIS have been pushed into a
narrow corridor east of the Euphrates where one of their last strongholds,
Hajin, was taken by US-backed militia on Friday; a pocket of desert
territory to the west still remains under jihadist control
*The Guardian: **Isis withdraws from last urban stronghold in Syria*
Syrian Democratic Forces capture Hajin in Deir ez-Zor province after heavy
fighting
Islamic State extremists have withdrawn from their last urban stronghold in
Syria after weeks of intensifying clashes with Kurdish-led fighters that
have spli... more »
Cage Match : Climate Experts Vs. Reality
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually
come to believe it.” – Joseph Goebbels Temperatures in Greenland and
Iceland warmed cyclically until the 1930s, cooled through the 1970s, warmed
until about ten years … Continue reading →
Massachusetts bank willing to accept deposits from some cannabis businesses
At least one bank in Massachusetts is willing to do business with medical
marijuana companies. Swansea-based BayCoast Bank said it will take deposits
from MMJ businesses, according to the Boston Business Journal. BayCoast
Bank is offering to work with medical marijuana companies – as well as MMJ
businesses that have entered the state’s new adult-use […]
Massachusetts bank willing to accept deposits from some cannabis businesses
is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness
news for cannabis entrepreneurs
CDC Finally Admits What Anti-vaxxers Say About The MMR Vaccine
By Catherine J. Frompovich Parents, legal guardians, pediatricians, family
doctors, local school boards, state health agencies and specifically the
States of California, Mississippi and West... more »
This Holiday Season, I’m Standing With Migrants
This holiday season — a time so often associated with bringing family
together — my thoughts keep turning to the families in the migrant caravans
making their way to the U.S. southern border.
The Puzzle of Near-Death Experiences
Near-death experiences: Just the hallucinations of a dying brain or
something more mysterious?
Wear Yellow on Saturdays to Say: We’re Awake, We’re Aware, We’re United
I’d like to see people around the world wearing yellow every Saturday.
Kosovo To Create A National Army
*DW:* *Kosovo legislature approves creation of national army*
Serbia opposed the move, accusing Pristina of "beating war drums." The law
would create a new department of defense and convert the Kosovo Security
Force into an army. The US pushed for the move, but NATO reacted warily.
Lawmakers in Kosovo voted unanimously in favor of a set of laws that would
allow their nation to create an army on Friday, but opposition Serb
politicians boycotted the vote in protest.
A former Serbian province, Kosovo separated from Belgrade during the
1998-99 Balkan war and unilaterally declared inde... more »
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.
- Jim Stanford discusses the decline (PDF) of Australia's enterprise
bargaining system (and associated lack of wage growth).
- Patrick Butler reports on the tens of thousands of people who will be
homeless for the holidays in the UK due in large part to the Conservatives'
austerity. And Jennifer Quesnel reports on the likelihood that Saskatchewan
families will face the same fate due to the Moe government's slashing of
support programs.
- Chuck Collins and Helen Flannery discuss the dangers of relying on
philanthropy rather than sustainable publi... more »
DOS Attack of Some Sort
Having a variety of site issues. I turned off some of my cache and
security to try to diagnose why some folks are not seeing newer posts, and
then immediately got a DOS attack that shut down the site. Working on it
but may be the weekend before entirely fixed.
THE SOUL OF THE LOGICIAN: The "paradoxicality" rules!
*FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2018Children of paradox:* Did it make sense for
Europe's great minds to imitate Wittgenstein's tics?
In her well-received 2005 book about Godel's incompleteness theorems,
Rebecca Goldstein rolls her eyes, at considerable length, at the way this
aping went down. (See yesterday's report.)
In fairness, Goldstein draws her material from published sources, and the
conduct *does* seem absurd. That said, Professor Von Wright saw this
phenomenon in a kinder, gentler light in his Biographical Sketch of
Wittgenstein, a portrait which is part of Norman Malcolm's 1958 b... more »
Imagine If Saudi Arabia Was Not A US Ally
The US Senate has voted 56 to 41 to sorta-kinda eventually end America’s
part in the Saudi-led war in Yemen, one step out of a great many that will
need to happen in order to end the worst humanitarian crisis on the face of
the earth. […]
I GUESS RUDY NO LONGER BELIEVES IN "BROKEN WINDOWS"
Donald Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen has now been sentenced to hard time,
and the guy who's currently Trump's personal lawyer believes the process
has been unfair:
... the president’s current lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, contends that the
scandal is overblown entirely.
“Nobody got killed, nobody got robbed... This was not a big crime,”
Giuliani told The Daily Beast on Wednesday. He added, sardonically, “I
think in two weeks they’ll start with parking tickets that haven’t been
paid.”
That's an odd thing to hear from a guy who, as mayor of New York City, made
his name by ordering crackd... more »
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin
Two Earthquakes in Meigs County Near a Nuclear Power Plant
France to Probe Possible Russian Influence on Yellow Vest RiotsCIA Covert
Operative William Barr Nominated by Trump for Attorney General. His Role in
the Iran Contra Affair
Multipolar World Order In The Making: Qatar Dumps OPECRussia To Withdraw
Bombers From Venezuela After White House PressureHarvard's $39B Endowment
Is Secretly Acquiring California's Water SupplyThis man spent 6 weeks
working undercover in an iPhone factory in China — here's what it was like
Second Canadian Citizen Disappears In China
C... more »
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