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KY: Setting More Bad Goals for 2019
Oh, Kentucky. A state slowly being beaten down by the usual gang of mediocre businessmen masquerading as public servants. Big data, charter entrepreneurs, voucher fans, pension vultures, testocrats-- they've all taken a shot at grabbing tax dollars from Kentucky taxpayers with a great deal of patience and varying degrees of success, even if Kentucky's teachers did raise a fuss (prompting Governor Matt Bevin to demonstrate yet again what low regard he holds the profession in). Now Kentucky's Department of Education has let everyone know what their priorities are for the coming year, ... more »
Mi’kmaw man says poor treatment he received at the PEI Correctional Facility left him hospitalized and in fear of his life
A Mi’kmaw man in hospital says that the treatment he received in the Prince Edward Island Correctional Facility left him in in fear of his life. Charles Wallace, 42, alleges that he was bullied, called racial slurs, and denied healthcare by correctional officers. After a month of excruciating pain, Wallace was transferred back to Nova […]
Roscoe's Rascals
*Women never stalk men; * *they just research them intensely.*
Miracle at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
I never thought Santa Claus would ever come in the guise of a Republican attorney and former Marine but here we are. Yesterday, Robert Mueller did a Friday document dump, a series of motions regarding Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen, the former in prison since June, the latter surely going to prison for at least four years for lying to Mueller's team about the Trump campaign's dealings with Russia. The filings were heavily redacted, suggesting what we don't now see is potentially more explosive than what was entered into the public record. Naturally, Trump squinted... more »
A General Election is a Necessity
In the then infamous but now largely forgotten behind-the-scenes documentary *Vice* filmed in the Leader of the Opposition's office, I remember Jeremy Corbyn getting annoyed at something Jonathan Freedland had written in *The Graun*. Why is something of a mystery, because as media commentators go he is more beige than bilge, and were it not for his parking space at the paper's offices few would pay him any mind. Unfortunately, his recent missive does deserve an answer because his remarks coincide with the opinions of a large number of Labour supporters. First things first, Labour's... more »
IPCC Demands $240/gal Gasoline Tax While France Burns
IPCC Demands $240/gal Gasoline Tax! (Source) FRANK: I think — I think most Americans think that the earth is warming. I think there’s a legitimate debate to be had on whether that is man made and, if so, to what extent. But we at Americans for Prosperity, we are an economic group, and we are … Continue reading "IPCC Demands $240/gal Gasoline Tax While France Burns"
One of the most Bizzare Interviews I’ve Ever Seen; The Non-Debate Debate
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President Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly to Leave End of Year…
President Trump informed the media today that his chief of staff John Kelly will leave the White House by the end of the year, and there will likely be an interim replacement. .@realDonaldTrump tells reporters the White House will be … Continue reading →
Introducing the 5 Worst Guns from Germany
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Sometimes things go wrong. Here’s what could be considered the 5 worst military arms made in Germany. Germany has a reputation for producing good firearms. From the MP5 to the Gewehr 98, German guns have influenced countless designs and have seen service on every continent. But sometimes things go wrong. Here’s what could be considered the 5 worst military arms made in Germany. *1. Mauser 71/84:* The second half of the 1800s saw firearms technology advance at a blistering pace. An obsolete rifle could mean a defeat on the battlefield, so designers an... more »
Inducing ADHD
"Maybe you should consider testing him. You know. For ADD." That was my son's kindergarten teacher. His mother and I were in for yet another conference because he was "a problem." The nature of the problem? Well, because of my schedule, he arrived 15-20 minutes before school officially started. His teacher's expectation was that he would sit at his desk, still and quiet, while she finished getting ready for the day. The rest of his problems were similar, violations of her desire for order in her classroom. He was an active and social five year old boy, a July birthday and so younges... more »
YEMEN: The Consequence of Western Global Imperialism and Criminality is Genocide
*Jeremy Salt* | The ‘western’ presence in North Africa and the Middle East is an unbroken record of criminality.
FRANCE: Les ‘Gilets Jaunes’ – A Distress Flare from the People That Macron Should Not Ignore
*Diana Johnstone* | Those who fear change will not be there to help make it happen. But change is inevitable and it need not be for the worse.
Saturday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your weekend reading. - Chris Dillow discusses the connection between the failure to understand the role of luck in producing unequal outcomes, and the perpetuation of policies which exacerbate inequalities: As Ed Smith writes in his lovely book, *Luck*: “randomness is routinely misinterpreted as skill.” Why do people do this? I suspect it’s not just because of a lack of statistical literacy: many of the subjects in the experiments I’ve cited had taken statistics classes. It’s also because of two reinforcing biases. One is the outcome bias. We judge a per...more »
Meet Britain's Very Own B-52: The V Bombers
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * This is why they didn't last as long. During World War II, the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Bomber Command deployed huge strategic bombers on a massive scale to bombard German cities at night. Postwar, the RAF sought to evolve its bomber fleet to the jet *and* nuclear age. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki demonstrated that a single nuclear weapon could inflict more destruction than a hundred conventional bombers—and postwar London feared (incorrectly, as it turned out) that the United States and its nuclear umbrella would withdraw from Eur... more »
Weekend reads: Prominent doctors who don’t disclose conflicts, and the journals that enable them; a “nudge” study faces scrutiny
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured two new names on our leaderboard, vindication for The Joy … Continue reading Weekend reads: Prominent doctors who don’t disclose conflicts, and the journals that enable them; a “nudge” study faces scrutiny
MARK PENN IS NOT EXACTLY THE REPUBLICANS' BEST ADVOCATE
In an opinion piece for the Fox News website, Mark Penn warns Democrats not to try to impeach President Trump. I confess that before I read the piece I more or less agreed with Penn that Democrats should proceed with caution -- but he's so bad at this that by the time I got to the end of his piece, I was more pro-impeachment than when I started. Penn writes: If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, then perhaps the Democrats on a crusade to impeach President Trump should think twice about the road they are heading d... more »
The ‘America Last’ Express Hurtles On: Saudi Arabia, INF, Ukraine
[image: undefined] As the façade of 2016 Candidate Donald Trump’s promised “America First” continues to crumble away, the baked-into-the-cake pathologies of the foreign and security policy “experts” who monopolize President Trump’s administration plunge forward along their predetermined paths. Any realistic notion of American national interests comes last after the priorities of – well, pretty much everyone else with leverage in Washington. Case in point, let’s start with Saudi Arabia and all the breast-beating over whether Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) really is guilty o... more »
U.S. Senate unanimously approves bill to place more protections on Native American women
A congressional measure that has interest in Montana, as well as many other western states, has cleared a hurdle in the process of becoming a bill, Thursday in the U.S Senate. Savanna’s Act secured all unanimous votes, keeping the bill alive and headed for approval in the U.S House of Representatives before heading to the president’s desk. Introduced by Senator Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, the measure has secured bipartisan support from Montana’s delegation. The bill is named for Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, who was abducted and killed in Fargo, North Dakota. Savanna’s Act req... more »
What is the best time of day to take supplements and vitamins?
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M.S. Swaminathan calls GM crops a failure, Centre’s adviser faults paper.
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/agriculture/ms-swaminathan-calls-gm-crops-a-failure-centres-adviser-faults-paper/article25693009.ece?utm_campaign=socialflow
Why are blue whales changing the frequency of their songs?
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/why-are-blue-whales-suddenly-changing-frequency-their-songs
Horizon: the EU Research & inovation.
https://horizon-magazine.eu/article/earth-s-magnetic-poles-could-start-flip-what-will-happen.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=share
Study reveals what men really think about smart women, and it’s disgusting.
https://www.indy100.com/article/what-men-think-women-smart-intelligence-sexy-psychology-study-iq-science-maths-love-relationships-7954646?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1544201625
Harvard Scientists Begin Experiment To Block Out The Sun
https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/12/05/harvard-scientists-begin-experiment-to-block-out-the-sun/?utm_source=FBPAGE&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1963122139&utm_campaign=sprinklrForbesMainFB#4be6109440c2
Shame On Us! 100% Of All Sea Turtles Have Plastic In Them, Because We Just Can’t Stop Polluting.
https://m.indiatimes.com/technology/science-and-future/shame-on-us-100-of-all-sea-turtles-have-plastic-in-them-because-we-just-can-t-stop-polluting-358164.html
NASA releases first sounds ever recorded on Mars
https://ascienceenthusiast.com/nasa-releases-first-sounds-ever-recorded-mars/
How Harvard scientists plan to block out the sun
https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/harvard-solar-geoengineering-plan-to-block-out-sun?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1544207340
This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 8
1985 Saudis announced attempt to end the Iran-Iraq War through dialogue with Tehran (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*) 2002 Iraq admitted that it was close to building a nuclear bomb but was abandoned a long time ago 2002 Gen Thurman and McKiernan went to Gen Franks and asked for more troops for Iraq invasion 2004 In Kuwait after being questioned about ... more »
Republican Criminal Behavior-- From North Carolina To Kansas
Have you been wondering how much Mark Harris paid professional Republican Party vote thief Leslie McCrae Dowless to steal the 2018 election for him? It was over half a million dollars, probably a *lot* over half a million dollars. How slimy is Harris? Watch the sickening video above that he released yesterday through Twitter. He refers to his scheme to steal the Republican primary from Mark Pittenger and then the general from Blue Dog Dan McCready as "alleged irregularities." He wants to let everyone know that he and his campaign "are cooperating fully with the state Board of Ele... more »
Paris On Lockdown – Tear Gas Fired, Mass Arrests Amid “Act IV” Yellow Vest Protest Chaos
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Michael Cohen exonerates Trump, proves Russia collusion is a hoax (Video)
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Are the Gilets Jaunes Today’s Sans-Culottes?
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Arrest of Huawei CFO pours cold water on optimism
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OPEC and Russia reset oil market ignoring Trump’s urgings
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US seeks to frustrate OPCW probe into Aleppo chemical attack — Russian Defense Ministry
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Mueller accuses Manafort of lying, but not about Russia collusion
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Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez: Fixing Climate Change Will End Racism
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez insisted at the Climate Town Hall that stopping climate change will end racism. Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/BcVhrtlgjn — Accuracy In Media (@AccuracyInMedia) December 6, 2018 (Source)(Source) She seems to be using Solyndra and France as a blueprint. Please Like, Share, Subscribe, Re-Blog and Comment Advertisements
While France is Burning; Progressives Push a Green Bill of Rights
Tone Deaf beyond belief. When Progressives find themselves in a hole, they don’t ask for a ladder, they ask for a bigger shovel. BTW, the FDR “New Deal” was found largely Unconstitutional, highly racist and resulted in the Great Depression. It took the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor to end the madness. The Green Climate Deal … Continue reading "While France is Burning; Progressives Push a Green Bill of Rights"
Week in Pictures
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TSA’s Roadmap for Airport Surveillance Moves in a Dangerous Direction
By India McKinney The Transportation Security Administration has set out an alarming vision of pervasive biometric surveillance at airports, which cuts against the right to... more »
Hypocrisy Is Baked Into The Policy Process
By Veronique de Rugy I have written in the past about the profound inconsistencies that exist in government. For instance, Congress routinely passes legislation that... more »
MI6’s Spymaster Revealed How The UK Is Conducting “Fourth Generation Espionage”
Accusing one’s adversaries of the exact same thing that you yourself are doing is a classic method of deflecting attention from one’s own actions by pretending that you’re being victimized by the selfsame, which therefore “justifies” escalating tensions. The post MI6’s Spymaster Revealed How The UK Is Conducting “Fourth Generation Espionage” appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
President Trump – Getting The Job Done!
Angela Merkel is complaining that President Trump is succeeding at doing exactly what he promised to do, and winning the hearts of Europeans in the process. Angela Merkel: Trump Has Almost Destroyed The ‘New World Order’ – News Punch Restoring … Continue reading →
Historic Debt Is At The Core Of Our Economic Decline
By Brandon Smith As I predicted just after the 2016 presidential election, a sordid theater of blame has exploded over the state of the U.S.... more »
BREAKING: The anthropology of public discourse!
*SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2018The way our minds tend to work:* Just how "rational" are we humans? How do our minds seem to work? It's all part of the anthropology of the modern public discourse! Two basic questions are involved: What sorts of topics do we choose to talk about? And when we talk about those topics, what kind of sense do we make? Answers! In the journalistic realm, we often talk about topics which are inane—about pork rinds, earth tones, broccoli, personal notes and such. Then too, when we talk about *serious* topics, our efforts are often quite feeble. On balance, ju... more »
Improving your online privacy
I've written several times in the past about the threat to privacy and private information posed by the Internet and social media companies who see us as the product they sell to others, to be exploited for their greatest advantage. That's why I'm still not active on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, or any of the other big names in social media. The only one I use is Gab, and they guarantee the privacy of their members, making it a much safer environment. If you've wondered how to improve or safeguard your online privacy, there are ways. Many of them have been summarized ... more »
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin US Says It Has Conducted "Extraordinary Flight" Over Ukraine as Warning to Russia Fact Check False Equivalence 1 Death Reported as Flooding, Mudslides, Snow Hit Los Angeles"I Know Where All The Bodies Are Buried": Clinton Foundation CFO Spills Beans To Investigators Les Miserables? France Overtakes Denmark As World's Most Taxed NationDeutsche Bank Cleared Nearly All Of $234 Billion In 'Suspicious' Funds For Danske BankWhy Russia Won't Invade Ukraine, The Baltic Statelets, Or Anybody Else Bolton Was Aware Huawei CFO Was Arrested While Having Dinner With Xi The Guard... more »
VIDEO: Watch the Navy Fly Its Largest-Ever Missing Man Formation In Honor Of George H.W. Bush
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, * The Navy honored former president George H.W. Bush, who died Sunday at 94, with one of the notable tributes in its history: an unprecedented 21-jet flyover. The Navy honored former president George H.W. Bush, who died Sunday at 94, with one of the notable tributes in its history: an unprecedented 21-jet flyover (see it here.) A team of 21 Navy F/A-18 Hornets conducted the memorial flyover, the so-called “missing man” formation that entered military protocol at the end of the Korean War, just as the former president and Navy veteran’s... more »
Meet Russia's Killer Robot Rocket Launcher
*Michael Peck* *Security, * A Russian defense official suggests the possibility of a fully automated multiple launch rocket system or MLRS. Robo-Katyusha is coming. A Russian defense official suggests the possibility of a fully automated multiple launch rocket system, or MLRS. "If we look at first-generation [Russian MLRS] systems, be it Grad or Tornado, they, of course, possess some minimal tools of automation,” Alexander Smirnov, managing director of NPO Splav, a state-controlled manufacturer of rocket artillery, told Sputnik News. “*It's difficult to determine the percentage... more »
Why the World Still Fears the Tommy Gun
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, United States* Despite its relatively short service life, the Thompson is still recognized today as the iconic submachine gun. America’s experience in the Great War, like that of many participants, made clear the need for a new type of infantry weapon for trench warfare: the submachine gun. A shoulder-fired weapon, that emitted pistol ammunition, and was fully automatic, such a “trench broom” could be very useful in both offense and defense. America’s answer, the Thompson submachine gun, arrived too late for World War I but had a starring role in Worl... more »
Meet Stalin's Cold War Monster: The T-10M Heavy Tank
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * And it lasted in service for a very long time. The T-10 is one of the longest lasting tank designs in the world. Adopted in 1953, the tank served for over 40 years before finally being decommissioned in 1997. Along the way, the design underwent several revisions to keep it modern, from the T-10A to the ultimate variant, the T-10M. But what made the T-10 design so enduring? Just how good was the T-10M? Why was it kept in service so long? The story of the T-10 beings in 1949. Originally called the IS-8 and IS-9 during development, the T-10 was a continu... more »
Meet Russia's Dragunov Sniper Rifle: Still Deadly or Obsolete?
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Let's find out. The Dragunov sniper rifle paired with the PSO-1 scope was perhaps the most advanced sniper system in the world when it entered service in 1963. But in the years since, the design has fallen far behind and Russia has not procured a domestic replacement. Nowadays, Russia’s elite security services and military snipers prefer Western sniper rifles while the Russian arms industry catches up. But how did the Dragunov fall behind? Does it have a future in service? The sniper rifle during most of the Cold War was a neglected weapon, with devel... more »
High-Ranking Military Commander Busted in FBI Child Sex Trafficking Sting
[image: child] A High-Ranking Air Force official was arrested this week and charged on multiple counts for attempting to have sex with a child. The post High-Ranking Military Commander Busted in FBI Child Sex Trafficking Sting appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Russian Federation Sitrep 6 December 2018
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US Senate puzzles out how to punish Saudi Arabia ahead of unprecedented vote
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India and China vie for influence in the Indian Ocean
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Maladroit
One of Doug Ford's campaign promises was to fire the CEO of Ontario Hydro. When he assumed office, he gave Mayo Schmidt his pink slip. That decisions caused a cascade of problems. Martin Regg Cohn writes: By pushing out Schmidt, Ford set off a chain reaction in the U.S. northwest, where regulators were examining Hydro One’s proposed $4.4-billion takeover of regional utility Avista. Written promises that Ontario’s government acted only as a passive investor in Hydro One were flagrantly contradicted by Ford’s meddling, prompting the regulator to step in. Hence the kill fee Hydro On... more »
Ukraine’s ‘main provocative attacks’ aimed at Kerch bridge – FSB
Head of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Coast-Guard Department Alexei Volsky stated that “there is no doubt” that the “main provocative attacks” by Ukraine were aimed “at the construction and the beginning of use of the Crimean bridge across the Kerch Strait,” speaking at a briefing in Moscow on Saturday. “It is known that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
SDF amasses troops near Iraqi border to open new front against Daesh
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) – The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are mass gathering near the Iraqi border to open a new front against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) in the Deir Ezzor province. According to reports from Deir Ezzor, the Syrian Democratic Forces have begun amassing troops near the Sousah Desert as they prepare to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Ukrainian Navy threatened to use its weapons against any approaching Russian ship: FSB
Ukrainian boats had attempted a provocation in the Sea of Azov a month before the Kerch Strait incident, according to a senior Russian naval official. Two Ukrainian armoured gunboats, the Lubna and the Kremenchug, escorted a vessel carrying a Bulgarian flag from the Ukrainian port of Mariupol through the Kerch Strait, Vice Admiral Aleksei Volsky, first deputy head of Russia’s FSB coast guards, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iran’s Rouhani warns US against consequences of its ‘economic terrorism’
Once Tehran’s capabilities to fight drug trafficking and terrorism are compromised due to re-imposed sanctions, the US and its partners will not be safe from a “deluge of drugs, asylum seekers, bombs and terrorists,” said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, speaking at a conference in Tehran on Saturday. “By weakening Iran through sanctions, many [governments] will […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian railways to restart services after long hiatus (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:35 P.M.) – For the first time in several years, the Syrian railways is preparing to restart services inside the war-torn country. In a new interview with the Syrian Arab New Agency (SANA), the director of the Syrian railways said that they are preparing to play a major part in the restoration phase […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Israeli forces fire shots near Lebanese border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) fired several shots in the air near the Lebanese border this afternoon, prompting the Lebanese military to raise their alert levels. According to reports from southern Lebanon, the Israeli Defense Forces fired the shots in the Kroum Al-Sharqi area near the United Nations’ blue line. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Houthi forces refuse to leave Hodeidah despite pressure at Yemen peace conference
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Houthi delegation at the Yemen peace conference in Sweden has refused to leave the Hodeidah province, despite pressure from the government and Saudi Coalition. Yemen’s Huthi rebels will not hand over the key port of Hodeida to the rival government, a rebel representative said Friday, as the two parties […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian opposition leader not opposed to S-300 delivery
Russia’s S-300 air defense systems should remain in Syria if they protect the country from airstrikes and enemies, a representative of the Syrian Negotiation Commission (SNC) and member of the political committee of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces (SOC) told Sputnik. “If they are good for Syria, for sure we would like them to stay […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US Navy deploys super carrier to Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran, Syria
A carrier strike group led by the Nimitz-class supercarrier USS John C. Stennis has arrived in the Middle East, ending an eight month period without a US carrier based in the region, the US Navy has reported. The carrier group will be based with the 5th Fleet, whose zone of responsibility includes the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf, and will […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Daesh’s new capital is set to fall as SDF troops continue to advance
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The Islamic State’s (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) de facto capital, Hajin, is on the verge of being captured by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after a week of battle. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the Syrian Democratic Forces are now in control of 70 percent of Hajin, leaving […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Hezbollah’s tunnels along Israeli border were ‘old and deserted’ – report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) – The Hezbollah tunnels that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are targeting in southern Lebanon are “old and deserted”, the Al-Joumhouria newspaper reported on Saturday morning. “The tunnels that Israel and the UNIFIL are talking about are old and deserted, more than half of which have collapsed a long time ago,” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey asks US to remove their observation posts in northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – Turkey requested to the U.S. on Friday that they remove their observation posts in northern Syria and halt their aid to the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG). According to a statement from the Turkish Ministry of Defense, their minister Hulusi Akar asked the U.S. envoy to Syria James Jeffrey to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
FAA extends no-fly rule over Syria until 2020
US aviation authorities have extended a ban on commercial and private flights by American air carriers in the Damascus flight zone for another two years, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday. The notification takes effect on December 30, 2018, and it will remain valid until December 30, 2020. The prohibition had been previously […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Israeli forces crosses border to enter southern Lebanon
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – A unit from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) crossed the Lebanese border, yesterday, infiltrating nearly 100 meters behind the United Nations blue line, the National News Agency (NNA) of Lebanon reported on Friday. “An infantry force of the Israeli enemy military, backed by six vehicles, crossed the technical fence on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US seeks to undermine OPCW investigation into Aleppo chemical weapons attack: Russian MoD
The United States seeks to disrupt the investigation into the chemical attack by terrorists in Syria’s Aleppo on November 24 and the US State Department’s allegations that this incident was staged obviously pursue this goal, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday. “The Russian Defense Ministry interprets the US State Department’s hysterical statement alleging that the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Fierce clashes breakout in southern Idlib after failed jihadist infiltration
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – A fierce battle broke out this morning in the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate after the jihadist rebels attempted to infiltrate the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions near the demilitarized zone. Led by Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham, the jihadist rebels attempted to infiltrate the Syrian Arab Army’s positions south of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US spy plane spotted over Russian airbase in Syria
he reported reconnaissance flight came after the Russian Defence Ministry stated in late October that the US Poseidon 8 plane was in manual control over the unmanned aerial vehicles which conducted a massive attack on the Russian air base in Hmeymim, Syria. The US Navy anti-submarine patrol aircraft Poseidon P-8A conducted a surveillance flight near the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
The Army Thinks Its Next Rifle Could Be Revolutionary
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * As in it will pack as much punch as tank's main gun. The Army claims its new assault rifle will unleash a hailstorm of specially-designed shells with as much chamber pressure as a battle tank to tear through even the most advanced body armor — and if all goes according to plan, the soldiers will get them to play with sooner than they thought. The service plans on fielding a Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle (NGSAR) — the first version in the Army’s Next-Generation Weapons System that chambers a round between 6.5mm and 6.8mm — as a potential re... more »
Russia's New Radar Can Track 5,000 Objects (Including Hypersonic Missiles)
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * A threat to NATO? Amid rapidly escalating tensions between Russia and NATO, the first of Russia’s new generation of military radio stations has been activated in the western Russian Republic of Mordovia. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, “A new-generation over-the-horizon radar, “Container,” has been deployed in Mordovia on December 1. This radar can chart the flight path of any aircraft target at a distance of about 3,000 km, and can simultaneously track over 5,000 airborne objects of different types, including small [aircraft].” The 2... more »
Some Music While The World (And Paris) Burns:
A few musical videos to make the world all right as it burns... Continue reading →
Answering Atheists: Italy’s New Government Promotes Christ in Schools
[image: answering-atheists-italy-s-new-government-promotes-christ-in-schools] The Italians don’t have anyone like the Nebraska principal who recently tried to ban even candy canes and red and green items at Christmastime. But they do have a war on the season, as some Italian schools have moved to prohibit Nativity scenes and crucifixes in the name of “inclusiveness” and “respect for other cultures.”
Revolutionary Congress? Let's hope so....
Gary Cohen, former CEO Goldman Sachs addressing new members of Congress today: "You guys are way over your head, you don't know how the game is played." No Gary, YOU don't know what's coming - a revolutionary Congress that puts people over profits. https://t.co/ZLML2qzAW6 — Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) December 6, 2018 See more on this story *here *
Editor's Note
Spending quality time with the GF this morning. Blogging will return later today. The first story that will be posted will be this one .... *Scuffles, tear gas as police clamp down on Paris protest* (AP). More here .... *French police clash with 'yellow vest' protesters in Paris* (Reuters).
The BETO Backlash Is Causing Some Democrats Whiplash
Today the *Dallas Morning News* reported that Beto raised an astonishing $80.1 million in his failed bid to unseat Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and speculated that "the final tally, released late Thursday, is sure to intensify speculation that O'Rourke could mount a campaign in 2020" against Señor Trumpanzee. Despite his relatively lean political resume, O'Rourke has received perhaps the most buzz of any potential Democratic contender for the White House... Much of the attention on O'Rourke has focused on a frenetic campaign style that helped him come within three points of toppling ... more »
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*The Problem with Elite Education* *Hojung Kim, the author below, will go far. He is apparently of Korean parentage so got to go to eminent schools through sheer brainpower, not parental affluence. He is already engaged in an entrepreneurial business. It is to his credit that he strongly appreciates how kind America has been to him. His background also seems to make him sensitive to arrogance and that is what he writes about below.I come from a culture -- Australia -- where social stratification is very faint and where it is deplored. "Jack is as good as his maste...more »
"Where We All Think Alike..."
“Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.” - Walter Lippmann
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*Sir David Attenborough: Climate change 'our greatest threat'* *What drives this nonagenarian propagandist? For a start, he has always been a Greenie. His lifelong work of documenting the natural world predisposes him to that. The natural world is obviously his love. So any apparent threat to the natural world has him come out fighting.But it is worse than that. Being in favour of the natural world has also made him a misanthrope. His love of nature seems to have made him an enemy of people. He has repeatedly said that there are too many of us and he supports just...more »
"A Big Denial System..."
"In order to protect our emotional wounds, and because of our fear of being hurt, humans create something very sophisticated in the mind: a big denial system. In that denial system we become the perfect liars. We lie so perfectly that we lie to ourselves and we even believe our own lies. We don't notice we are lying, and sometimes even when we know we are lying, we justify the lie and excuse the lie to protect ourselves from the pain of our wounds. The denial system is like a wall of fog in front of our eyes that blinds us from seeing the truth. We wear a social mask because it's t... more »
"Fukushima Update 12/8/18: 18,221.25 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva *Updated Dec. 8, 2018: Fukushima Equals 18,221.25 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of Dec. 8, 2018 - 2,825 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of *18,221.25 *Hiroshima atomic bombs and it is sti... more »
Roscoe's Rascals
*If you drink anymore, you're going * *to be positively flammable*
#askNASA
NASA wanted questions, so I gave them one. I’m not expecting to hear back from them. U.S. Scientist Sees New Ice Age Coming
The Alternate Reality Of Climate Alarmists
The front page of “Weather Underground” – named after Bill Ayers’ 1960s terrorist organization, which tried to murder US Navy personnel and their wives. The stories are : snow, winter storm, snow and ice, persistent cold, and of course the … Continue reading →
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