Thursday, November 14, 2019

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Elite U.S. Military Panel Warns About ISIS After al-Baghdadi's Death

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi *FOX News: **Elite U.S. military panel's warning about ISIS after Baghdadi: 'Let's not let another one emerge'* A select panel of elite U.S. military special operators offered their insights and warnings for American policymakers after the Delta Force raid in northern Syria that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in October. "Guys like you have been a part of missions, just like the one that killed Baghdadi," said Fox News co-host and former reserve military officer, Pete Hegseth, in a special edition of Fox Nation's "Modern Warriors." "I'd be... more »

Is Tucker right? The real reason for the impeachment...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 11 hours ago
*maybe.* But, IMO, only partially. This is *really* about making sure Donald J. Trump will not be re-elected president of the United States next year - which he will. And, yes, Martha - he *is *your president. *The face of the democrat party*A major democrat supporter showed up at the hearings yesterday. He took time off from flashing his junk at unsuspecting children at some library while pretending to be a journalist to honor "diversity." Do I need to remind any of you that these commie/libtard maggots are sucking up a very nice salary - including gold plated bennies and insid... more »

Elders call for gun ban in communities after Kumanjayi Walker death

Isabella Higgins at Just In - 11 hours ago
Senior elders in the remote community of Yuendumu in the NT say police officers must reconsider the use of guns in some communities in the wake of a teenager's death in custody.

MH17 investigators say phone call intercepts reveal Russian political ties to rebels

Just In - 11 hours ago
Investigators piecing together the 2014 shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 over eastern Ukraine says new evidence suggests links between Russia and rebels in the region were closer than previously believed.

Latest cyber attack on Parliament thwarted as cause of January hack revealed

Tom Iggulden And Amy Greenbank at Just In - 11 hours ago
Security prevented an attempted hack on the parliamentary network a fortnight ago, as it's become clear that a small number of users visiting a compromised website resulted in an attack on the IT system in January.

Tories turn to destroy Brexit Party & with it any chance for a real Brexit (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 11 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 370. More The post Tories turn to destroy Brexit Party & with it any chance for a real Brexit (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Is This ‘Unicorn Puppy’ Real?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
We'll decide this one by flipping a coin: tails or ... tails?

2 Dead in California School Attack; Gunman Shoots Self

AP News at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
A student gunman opened fire at a Southern California high school, killing two students, wounding three others and shooting himself in the head, authorities said. He was in grave condition.

Americans Struggle to ID True Facts

AP News at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
In a sharply divided country, here’s something many Americans agree on: It’s hard to know what’s a true and honest fact.

Five Books on the Financial Crisis: Kling’s Favorites

Arnold Kling at Econlib - 11 hours ago
Editor’s Note: As you know, we’re big fans of book lists, like the ones we always read at Five Books. Last month, we posted Amy Willis’s recommendations for the five best books for Introductory Econ. You can look forward to more such lists… Most recently we were struck by this Five Books list, in […] The post Five Books on the Financial Crisis: Kling’s Favorites appeared first on Econlib.

The Economics of Pleasure and Pain

Bryan Caplan at Econlib - 11 hours ago
I recently gave two lectures on basic economics to an audience of attorneys. Here are my slides on compensating differentials, entitled “The Economics of Pleasure and Pain.” Enjoy. The post The Economics of Pleasure and Pain appeared first on Econlib.

Poopy Pants NATO

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
*What NATO Really Stands For* It hasn't been a good couple of weeks for NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization]. First, France's President Macron says that NATO has experienced a brain death, and then...far worse, RT reports that: ‘NATO will be soiling its pants’: Ukrainian tycoon seen as power behind president calls for ‘new Warsaw Pact’ with Moscow Apparently, according to news reports, [the NYT] the Ukrainian oligarch, Kolomoisky, the money behind the throne of newly elected President Zelensky, *is calling for Ukraine to return to the Russian fold. *When I saw the headlin... more »

Secrecy is a feature, not a bug

Philip Moscovitch at Halifax Examiner - 11 hours ago
News 1. More fisheries mismanagement The environmental group Oceana Canada, which describes itself as “an independent charity established to restore Canadian oceans to be as rich, healthy, and abundant as they once were” is slamming the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for its management of fish stocks. Aaron Beswick reports for The Chronicle Herald on […]

Musical Interlude: Neil H, “The Remembering”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
Neil H, “The Remembering”

The Poet: David Whyte, "Sweet Darkness"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
"Sweet Darkness" "When your eyes are tired the world is tired also. When your vision has gone no part of the world can find you. Time to go into the dark where the night has eyes to recognize its own. There you can be sure you are not beyond love. The dark will be your womb tonight. The night will give you a horizon further than you can see. You must learn one thing: the world was made to be free in. Give up all the other worlds except the one to which you belong. Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet confinement of your aloneness to learn anything or anyone that does not bring you a... more »

Chet Raymo, “The Dark Night”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*“The Dark Night”* by Chet Raymo “I first read Soren Kierkegaard's “Fear and Trembling”* at about the same age as Kierkegaard was when he wrote it- thirty. The young philosopher was wrestling with his dark demons, including the death of his father, a sternly religious man who demanded absolute obedience from his son. He was torn between the opposing demands of faith and reason, certainty and doubt. In the opening pages of the book, he takes us with Abraham and Isaac on that terrible journey to Mount Moriah where God puts Abraham to a terrifying test of his faith. What gives meanin... more »

No Charges, Not Even a Ticket for Off-Duty Cop Driving 94 Mph Before Crash that Killed a Baby

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 11 hours ago
[image: driving]Instead of giving arresting the cop for driving nearly twice the speed limit, or even giving him a ticket for killing a baby, the mother was charged.

Contractors and Fed Employees are bracing for possible shutdown

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
Trade Association Advises Federal Contractors to Start Preparing for a Potential Shutdown Now Government Executive Courtney Buble’ November 13, 2019 Lawmakers appear poised to extend the deadline for funding federal agencies from Nov. 21 to Dec. 20, but a trade association advised its members on how to prepare for a shutdown nonetheless. The Professional Services Council, which has over 400 member companies that contract with the federal government, hosted a webinar on Wednesday to discuss lessons from previous government shutdowns and how federal contractors can prepare for a pote... more »

State v Interstate – Truckers challenging California Bill 5

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
Every day — twenty-four hours a day, goods move across our country. Many of those goods are transported by hardworking men and women who are independent truckers. It is a difficult and often expensive way to make a living. However, it is vital to every person who needs those goods that they get to destination on time and in good conditions. These people stay independent because they choose to do life this way. They are the backbone of the working class who get up kiss their families goodbye and move sometimes from coast to coast to make their living. It … Continue reading →

U.S. Navy Says It Did Not Cancel Any Operations In The Black Sea Because Of President Trump

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
The guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75). Wikipedia *Business Insider: **The Navy says it didn't cancel any operations in the Black Sea because Trump complained about them* * The Navy has denied a report that it cancelled an operation in the Black Sea after President Donald Trump complained about it. * A former State Department Ukraine specialist told lawmakers on Tuesday that the Navy was planning a "freedom-of-navigation operation" in the Black Sea in January but scrapped upon the White House's request. President Donald Trump once called his former national security a... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Thanks for stopping by!

Roles and Responsibilities of Information Intermediaries

wschulz at Lawfare - 11 hours ago
While many countries have initially opted to give online platforms a “safe harbor,” for speech, we are now witnessing trends to weaken that protection. In Europe, this includes the creation of regulatory regimes that aim at reducing misinformation and that specifically address the role of social media platforms and other information intermediaries. Regulatory attempts such as the German Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG) can serve as an example. The paper analyzes those approaches from a human-rights perspective and argues that the platforms’ ability to assess the context of content... more »

"The Ends Justify The Means..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
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"US Naval Institute Proceedings: 'A Zombie Fighter's Guide To Strategy'"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*"US Naval Institute Proceedings: * *'A Zombie Fighter's Guide To Strategy'"* by James Holmes "The chief takeaway from David Epstein’s book "Range", which investigates "Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World", is this: think broadly, not narrowly. Risk being called a dilettante. Learn from many disciplines and experiences rather than burrow so deeply into one field that you can no longer see above ground to survey the wider world. And then apply insights from one field when some baffling question arises in another. That is sage counsel for students and practitioners of stra... more »

"In Our Age..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
"In the first ages they were wise men; in the middle age, madmen; in these latter ages, cunning men: in the earliest time they were honest; in the middle time, rogues; in these last times, fools: at first they dealt with nature; then with the Devil; and now not with the Devil, or with nature either: in the first ages the magicians were wiser than the people; in the second age, wickeder than the people; and in our age, the people are both wiser and wickeder than the magicians." - Daniel Defoe

Editor's Note

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Been having problems with the computer that I use for WNU since early this morning. Doing a complete wipe of my system right now. Blogging will be sporadic for the next few hours.

Collateral damage

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 11 hours ago
One might think that the title “Palestinian Islamic Jihad” wasn’t explicit enough. Islamic Jihad. (The word Jihad is defined as ‘a struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam’.) Now that we are beginning to absorb the fact that ‘Islam’ is part and parcel of modern-day diverse Britain and that criticism of Islam’s ideological principles is deemed racist and politically incorrect it has come to pass that to criticise or to question Islam is tantamount to blasphemy. This explains Mishal Husain’s default confrontational manner when speaking to an Israeli, as detailed here. Husai... more »

Collateral damage: Democrat witness admits that there are serious issues with Hunter Biden in Ukraine

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 11 hours ago
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent said the following in his testimony: “We’ve continued to press Ukrainian officials to answer for why allege corrupt prosecutors had closed [the] case[the investigation into Burisma which paid Hunter Biden around $3.1 million],” Kent said. “We have until now got an unsatisfactory answer.” Clearly the #FakeNews media's narrative that the Bidens are as clean as the driven snow isn't true. Kent went on to say that he wanted the Ukrainian government to reopen the case. Which is precisely what the Democrats are condemning Trump for doing. ... more »

The World Has Many 9mm Handguns, But These 5 Are The Best of the Best

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Technology, * Truly impressive. *Key point:* Improvements to ammunition have made them even more lethal. The 9mm Luger, invented before the Great War, is one of the longest serving gun calibers in history. Introduced in 1901, it has served in virtually every conflict since then up until today. From World War I’s German army to the British army fighting ISIS in Syria, the Luger round has served militaries for over a century. Despite its age, the 9mm is more dangerous than ever before, due to innovations in ammunition lethality that squeeze greater performance out... more »

Police Encounters Gone Wrong Draw Attention to Mental Health Issues

Jennifer Sarrett at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Jennifer Sarrett* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] People with intellectual disabilities often struggle to comprehend spoken instructions—particularly in a high-stress situation. After Shukri Ali Said left her house during a mental health crisis on April 23, 2018, her sister called 911 for help. Police found Said standing at an intersection holding a knife. Officers shot her five times in the neck and chest, killing her. That same month, in New York, officers answered a 911 call about a black man waving something that looked like a gun. In fact, it was a pipe. But when Sah... more »

Simply the Deadliest: Any Country Would Be Proud To Have One Of These 6 Armies

Zachary Keck, Akhilesh Pillalamarri at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Zachary Keck, Akhilesh Pillalamarri* *Security, * The marshalling of force onto land is an important capability. *Key point: *Armies are arguably the most important for the simple fact that people live on land In an anarchical system like international relations, military power is the ultimate form of currency. A state may have all the culture, art, philosophy, and glitter and glory in the world, but it’s all for naught if the country doesn’t have a powerful military to defend itself. Mao Zedong *put it* bluntly when he stated: “power grows out of the barrel of a gun.” Of all t... more »

Egyptians Claimed Cats See Spirits And Are Empathic

Natalie Porter at Enlightened Consciousness - 11 hours ago
The Egyptians claimed that cats seem to see spirits of the deceased. Ever since the Egyptians have domesticated cats around 4,000 years ago, cats have played an essential part in human culture. Felines were believed to be magical and sacred creatures worshipped in ancient Egypt. There are many stories of cats sensing their owners having a disease or that they’re feeling depressed, sad, happy, and other emotions. Cats do appear to possess specific skills, empathy being one of them. If you have owned a cat, you will have certainly experienced the phenomenon, whereas when you are not... more »

The Effects Of Crystals And Gemstones In Our Lives

Natalie Porter at Enlightened Consciousness - 11 hours ago
In ancient times gemstones and crystals were considered as rejuvenating stones that were used to get rid of mental, physical and spiritual ailments. Backed up by science, it is not a myth. Since these beautiful stones originate from mother earth and backed by science, why not use them as ornaments, and at the same time, they are harnessing positive energy into your environment. Gemstones and crystals have various abilities. They help balance your chakras, ground you, and even help with protecting you from any outside negative forces. ID 162626738 © Chernetskaya | Dreamstime.com Th... more »

'No No You Guys, THIS US-Backed Military Coup Is Perfectly Legitimate!'

Caitlin Johnstone at Peace and Prosperity - 11 hours ago
[image: undefined] I just keep tripping on how dumb this latest US-backed military coup is. It’s in Bolivia in case you’ve lost track, which would be perfectly understandable since US-backed coups have become kind of like US mass shootings — there’s so many of them they’re starting to blend into each other. I mean, for starters the justifications for this one are so cartoonishly reachy and desperate it boggles the mind a bit. The main argument you’ll see in favor of the coup is that Evo Morales was elected after Bolivia’s high court ruled that he could run for a fourth term, but th... more »

The Latest False News on the Trump Impeachment

Paul Craig Roberts at Peace and Prosperity - 11 hours ago
[image: undefined] As the media are all out to get Trump, there is no way to get any valid information about the so-called impeachment. But you don’t have to pay too much attention to notice that the Democrats and the presstitutes are constantly changing the focus. The alleged whistleblower, who only had hearsay information, if that, has dropped out of the picture, being too compromised by his affliations and prior meetings with Adam Schiff during which the “whistleblowing” was planned as an attack on Trump. The Democrats and presstitutes then shifted focus to state department types... more »

Top Bolivian coup plotters were School of the Americas grads, served as attachés in FBI police programs

Jeb Sprague at Peace and Prosperity - 11 hours ago
[image: undefined] The US played a key role in the military coup in Bolivia, and in a direct way that has scarcely been acknowledged in accounts of the events that forced the country’s elected president, Evo Morales, to resign on November 10. Just prior to Morales’ resignation, the commander of Bolivia’s armed forces Williams Kaliman “suggested” that the president step down. A day earlier, sectors of the country’s police force had rebelled. Though Kaliman appears to have feigned loyalty to Morales over the years, his true colors showed as soon as the moment of opportunity arrived... more »

Strzok-Page emails contradict Clinton’s claim that she ‘never received nor sent’ classified material

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 12 hours ago
The United States Department of Justice released 119 pages of records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, revealing that, after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s statement denying the transmission of classified information over her unsecure email system, former FBI official Peter

Numbers don't lie but they show that the #FakeNews media does

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 12 hours ago
A group analyzed the TV network's--ABC, NBC, CBS-- coverage of Trump in October and found the following: In addition the study found that the Democrats fake "impeachment" narrative has dominated the networks coverage squeezing out stories like Trump withdrawing US troops from Syria and Trump's killing the head of ISIS. Amazingly 67% of the networks coverage of Trump eliminating the founder and head of ISIS was negative. They condemned Trump for saying that al-Baghdadi died as a coward killing 3 of his children in the process. Now that is spin. Out of the 645 minutes of coverage th... more »

Generating Electricity From the Cold Night Sky

Gaius Publius at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*A device that generates electricity from temperature differences, drawing heat from below and radiating it into the night sky (source)* *by Thomas Neuburger* *Large streams from little fountains flow, Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.* — Folk proverb In the race against time to mitigate the coming climate tsunami, people of this century often turn to the hope that the "miracle of science" will save us. Usually this takes the form of some flavor of geoengineering — seeding the sky with debris (technically, aerosols) in an attempt to emulate the global dimming caused by volcani... more »

Hayabusa2: Commencing the Return

Paul Gilster at Centauri Dreams - 12 hours ago
We’re seeing our final images of asteroid Ryugu as the Hayabusa2 spacecraft leaves its orbit some 300 million kilometers from Earth. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) intends to keep taking images of the receding Ryugu for several more days, after which it will be necessary to perform an attitude control maneuver to orient the […]

Free Download: Robert A. Heinlein, "The Green Hills of Earth"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
"You have attributed conditions to villainy that simply result from stupidity. " - Robert A. Heinlein, "The Green Hills of Earth" Freely download "The Green Hills of Earth", by Robert A. Heinlein, here: - https://archive.org/

U.S. Aircraft Carrier USS Harry Truman Is Set To Deploy Soon

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
USS Harry S. Truman in the Atlantic Ocean, December 12, 2018. US Navy/Mass Comm. Specialist 2nd Class Scott Swofford *USNI News:* *Carrier USS Harry S. Truman Fixed, Set to Deploy Soon* Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) is repaired and preparing to deploy, after extensive electrical issues sidelined the carrier from its scheduled September deployment date. Truman and its carrier strike group had completed a final certification event, the composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), and were preparing to head out on deployment around Labor Day, when the carrier suffered ... more »

Will Artificial Intelligence Help Resolve the Food Crisis?

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 14 (IPS) - When UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a global appeal for "zero hunger" on World Food Day last month, he provided some grim statistics rich in irony: more than 820 million people do not have enough to eat, he said, while two billion people are overweight or obese. Read the full story, “Will Artificial Intelligence Help Resolve the Food Crisis?”, on globalissues.org →

Young People at ICPD25: ' We Have the Right to Sexual and Reproductive Rights'

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 14 (IPS) - Every day in developing countries it is estimated that 20,000 girls under the age of 18 give birth. This amounts to 7.3 million births a year. Read the full story, “Young People at ICPD25: ' We Have the Right to Sexual and Reproductive Rights'”, on globalissues.org →

The UN at 75: Time to Give Citizens a Voice

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 14 (IPS) - Andreas Bummel is Executive Director of Democracy Without Borders. Lysa John is Secretary-General of CIVICUS. Bruno Kaufmann is co-president of the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy and board member of Democracy International. Next year the United Nations will commemorate its 75th anniversary. The General Assembly determined that all the UN's activities in 2020 shall be guided by the theme "The future we want, the United Nations we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism". Read the full story, “The UN at 75: Time to Give ... more »

Democrat Mike Quigley says that rumors are better than facts in a criminal case

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 12 hours ago
Facing a huge problem; none of their "witnesses" are in fact witnesses but rather people repeating rumors they have heard Rep. Mike Quigley is on record that hearsay, ie rumors, are better than facts. He said: "I think the American public needs to be reminded that countless people have been convicted on hearsay because the courts have routinely allowed and created needed exceptions to hearsay," Quigley, a Democrat from Illinois, said to close his questioning of Kent and Taylor. "Hearsay can be much better evidence than direct, as we have learned in painful instances and it's certai... more »

Social Media Censorship Reaches New Heights as Twitter Permanently Bans Dissent

Mnar Muhawesh at MintPress News - 12 hours ago
Mnar Muhawesh speaks with journalist Daniel McAdams about being permanently banned from Twitter, social media censorship and more. The post Social Media Censorship Reaches New Heights as Twitter Permanently Bans Dissent appeared first on MintPress News.

"They’re Building a Wall, But Not The One You Think"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*"They’re Building a Wall, But Not The One You Think"* by Simon Black "Bernd Lünser was by all accounts a popular, promising student. He was studying civil engineering at the State Engineering School of Architecture in West Berlin in 1961. Unfortunately, he lived in East Berlin. And during the summer break of that year, the Berlin Wall was completed, shutting off access from Western administered West Berlin from Soviet controlled East Berlin. Suddenly the 22 year old Lünser found his prospects for a good education and prosperous life dashed. In a desperate attempt at freedom, Bernd... more »

US Congressional Statement-Letter Re Trump’s Meeting with Turkey’s President Erdogan

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 12 hours ago
US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair “Engel Statement on Trump-Erdogan Meeting November 13, 2019 Washington—Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of … Continue reading →

US Diplomat: Trump Took Direct Interest in Whether Ukraine Would Open Biden Probe

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 12 hours ago
From VOA News: “US Diplomat: Trump Took Direct Interest in Whether Ukraine Would Open Biden Probe By Ken Bredemeier November … Continue reading →

US House Intel Committee Chair Schiff Opening Statement for First Open Impeachment Hearing

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 12 hours ago
US House Intelligence Committee: “Chairman Schiff Releases Opening Statement for First Open Hearing Washington, November 13, 2019 Washington, DC — … Continue reading →

Democrats turn their Ukraine policy on a dime:Obama was Putin's puppet edition

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 12 hours ago
The Democrats and the #FakeNews media are doing everything they can to get you to forget that after the Russian invasion of Ukraine Obama refused to provide Ukraine with military aid, only blankets, because he didn't want to upset Putin. Just as Obama stopped the deployment of a missile defense system to Eastern Europe because Putin didn't like it. Trump on the other hand has been supplying military aid to Ukraine, he's gotten NATO to increase their defense spending, and he's gotten Germany to drop a huge natural gas deal with Russia. Yet we're told over and over that it's Trump wh... more »

Fact Checking Elizabeth Warren's $11 Trillion Out-Of-Pocket Health Spending Over 10 Years Claim

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 12 hours ago
By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News. Promoting her much-discussed plan to create a single-payer “Medicare for All” health system, Sen. Elizabeth Warren emphasized a striking figure. “If we make no changes over the next 10 years, Americans will reach into their pockets and pay out about $11 trillion on insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and uncovered medical expenses,” the Democratic presidential candidate said in an Instagram video posted Monday. read more

News On Kidnapped Iraq Activists

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
Activist Sabi al-Mahdawi was released after being kidnapped in Baghdad (Twitter) There was good and bad news about kidnapped Iraqi protesters on November 13. First, Saba al-Mahdawi and Ali Hashim were both released. No details were given on what happened to them. On the other hand, another protester, Mohammed Hassan al-Tarifi, a university student from Najaf was taken by unknown forces. Mahdawi was going home from Tahrir Square in Baghdad when armed men picked her up and she was not heard from for over a week. There was one report that Hashim had been killed. This is the type of in... more »

These 10 Weapons Would See Combat In A War Between America And Russia

TNI Staff at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*TNI Staff* *Security, * NATO, Russia, and thousands of nuclear weapons. *Key point: *It would be a true disaster. Between the never ending conflict in Ukraine, the crisis in Syria and now allegations that Russia has engaged in cyber hacking against America, relations between Moscow and Washington have reached a low not seen since the darkest days of the Cold War. And to make matters even worse, with NATO and Russian forces in close proximity in Europe—*as recent events keep demonstrating*--as well as both nations having air assets over the war torn skies of the Syrian Civil War... more »

Germany's World War I Experience Proves War Is Never Quick And Easy

Michael Lind at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Michael Lind* *History, Europe* Germany's hopes for a brief and decisive war were crushed. *Key point: *Germany's desire for power made war more likely. The centenary of the beginning of World War I has revealed a deep divide between perceptions of the war held by the general public and historians, at least in the English-speaking world. Pundits and commentators and politicians routinely opine that World War I was a needless and unavoidable catastrophe, variously attributed to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian terrorist at Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, run... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 14

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1963 Baath meeting voided Nov 11 election that exiled Sec Gen Sadi and exiled two of Sadi’s opponents to Lebanon Sadi said he was returning to Baghdad with Syrian Baathists 1973 KDP delegation went to Moscow where Soviets tried to mediate its dispute with Communists (Musings On Iraq book review *Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam*) (Musings On Iraq Interviewwith Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party) 1980 Iraq offensive to take Susangard Khuzistan started Iraq took town in Sep but abandoned it (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony... more »

Crony Christmas Lists Crammed Into Congressional Crisis

Veronique de Rugy at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: crony-christmas-lists-crammed-into-congressional-crisis] We’re approaching another deadline to pass a government spending bill or risk a government shutdown. Legislators routinely manufacture this sort of “crisis” to ram through provisions that wouldn’t survive scrutiny standing on their own.

San Francisco’s Red Diaper Baby DA: It’s OK to Publicly Urinate on the Street

William F. Jasper at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: san-francisco-s-red-diaper-baby-da-it-s-ok-to-pee-and-poop-on-street] Chesa Boudin, the radical son of unrepentant terrorists, is now leading a “reform” agenda that is certain to make the City By the Bay even more radical, and more plagued by crime, corruption, health hazards, and disgusting odor.

Urban unrest propels global wave of protests

Henry F. (Chip) Carey, Associate Professor, Political Science, Georgia State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
From Santiago and La Paz to Beirut and Jakarta, many of the cities now gripped by protest share a common problem: They've grown too much, too fast.

On the Impeachment Farce: Once Again, The Purloined Letter

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 12 hours ago
[image: From the Impeachment Hearing farce. November 13, 2019. (BBC Screen Grab)] *Be the first to get our latest reports and updates, text SC20 to (202)609-8371 - text stop to leave at anytime.* While we could go into detail about the kabuki theater in the House impeachment farce Wednesday (and we do below), it is better to invoke, once again, Edgar Allan Poe’s “Purloined Letter” principle. Both George Kent and William Taylor, who testified, are cold-blooded cold warriors whose views, attitudes, and incompetence threaten the peace of this world. We have posted their résumés on LaR... more »

"The Shared Trauma of Palestinian Life"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*"The Shared Trauma of Palestinian Life"* by Majed Abusalama "The most alarming messages to me and my siblings are those messages that come in the middle of the night. My mother, Halima, is writing to us in our private family chat group that the Israeli bombardment of Gaza started again. She tells us our one-year-old niece is traumatized and shaking of fear. They start to comfort her or play with her to distract her, but the home is shaking and the windows might blow in anytime from the impact of the falling F16 bombs. My parents and my brother continue to write throughout the day... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago

"The U.S. National Debt Just Hit The $23 Trillion Dollar Mark As We Continue To Steamroll Toward Financial Oblivion"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"The U.S. National Debt Just Hit The $23 Trillion Dollar * *Mark As We Continue To Steamroll Toward Financial Oblivion"* by Michael Snyder "This week, the U.S. national debt reached the 23 trillion dollar mark for the first time ever. There was no fanfare, there were no politicians giving speeches about fiscal responsibility, and there has been very little national outrage. We have simply come to accept that it is “normal” for our national debt to grow at an exponential rate, but the truth is that we are literally committing national suicide. Given enough time, there is no doubt t... more »

Free Download: Robert A. Heinlein, "The Green Hills of Earth"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
"You have attributed conditions to villainy that simply result from stupidity. " - Robert A. Heinlein, "The Green Hills of Earth" Freely download "The Green Hills of Earth", by Robert A. Heinlein, here: - https://archive.org/

Trump’s “impeachable offense” is wanting to get along with Russia (Video)

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 13 hours ago
We now finally know why the Democrats, the Deep State and the Establishment in the US government want impeachment of President Donald Trump. More The post Trump’s “impeachable offense” is wanting to get along with Russia (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Former CIA Director: Saudi Arabia Is Running Out Of Money

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*CNBC:* *Saudi Arabia is ‘gradually running out of money’ and needs IPO to fund reforms, ex-CIA chief says* * Saudi Arabia is going to float a small portion of its state oil giant Saudi Aramco, the most profitable company in the world, in December. * The IPO was first flagged in 2016 by the now-Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. * The listing is seen as part of the crown prince’s “Vision 2030” program of economic and social reforms designed to diversify the kingdom’s economy and reduce its dependence on oil. Saudi Arabia needs the initial public offering (IPO) of its state oil comp... more »

Totalitarianism circumvents but doesn't formally abolish the democratic institutions

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 13 hours ago
Here we go again. I think that among the 8,000 blog posts on this blog, there must be one on the very same topic. Mike Gottlieb just joined Gene Day's approach to the recent trends in the U.S. and the U.K. – they rationalize everything that happens as if it were a manifestation of the individual or corporate freedom and democracy. All the banned users and fired rightwingers etc. are just fine – the companies etc. always have the right to fire and harass users, clients, and employees etc. On the other side, we have people like me and Tom Vonk who see things extremely differently. The... more »

Blast from the past

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
The theme of the BBC’s election coverage today is immigration. You might have already watched the above interview with Rt. Hon. Lord Green Migration Watch and Peter Whittle in his series “So What You’re Saying is”. Here it is again, anyway. This matter has been simmering away for a decade. I’ll quote, from 2009: “…the BBC hasn’t much to say about the Andrew Neather story. It’s a pity because it’s regarded as explosive. Mr. Neather admitted that mass immigration was deliberately engineered by the labour government who wanted to: a) rub the right’s nose in diversity, and b) to f... more »

Instead of Arresting Disabled Veteran For Hitchhiking, Cops Drove Him 100 Miles to Doctor

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: hitchhiking]Instead of arresting a disabled veteran for hitchhiking, cops helped him and set off a chain reaction which made the world a better place.

Innocent Mom Speaks Out After She Was Kidnapped, Interrogated for Speaking Spanish

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: spanish]Two innocent mothers, born in California and Texas were detained and interrogated by border patrol agents in MONTANA because they were speaking Spanish.

The Croatian National Revival Movement (1830–1847) And The Serbs (I)

Vladislav B. SOTIROVIĆ at OrientalReview.org - 13 hours ago
This investigation is an attempt to reconstruct the mainstream of the politics by the leaders of the Croatian national revival movement (1830 to 1847) and their outlines on how to solve both the Croatian and the South Slavic questions within South-East Europe and reactions by the Serbs to such politics. […]

An Open Letter To Greta

Terry at 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
Jason D. Hill is professor of philosophy at DePaul University in Chicago, and a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. His areas of specialization include ethics, social and political philosophy, American foreign policy and American politics. He is the author of several books, including “We Have Overcome: An Immigrant’s Letter to the American People”. He also writes a wicked letter. In his open letter to environmental adolescent Greta Thunberg, Hill pulls zero punches and tells Greta what she truly needs to know; The Truth. The letter is a bit lengthy, but ... more »

Forget Stealth and Missiles: Meet the Russian Army's Greatest Guns (All in One List)

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * [image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PKP_Pecheneg_machine_gun#/media/File:ReconCompany4thOTBr29.jpg] It's more than just the AK-47. *Key Point:* Russia's military and defense industry can deploy a wide variety of guns. The Russian military and security services field quite a variety of firearms, Western and domestic. But from all of these guns, which could be considered the best? Here is a few to consider: *1. AK-74M:* The AK-74M is ubiquitous in the Russian Armed Forces. In 2018, it is even replacing the shorter AKS-74U as the armament for suppor... more »

Taliban Prisoner Swap For American, Australian Did Not Occur

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
This handout photo taken Oct. 15, 2014 by the Afghan National Directorate of Security shows Taliban prisoner Anas Haqqani, a senior leader of the Haqqani network, in Kabul. *VOA:* *Diplomat: Afghan Prisoner Swap for American, Australian Did Not Occur* WASHINGTON - The planned exchange of two senior Taliban commanders and a leader of the Haqqani militant group for an American and an Australian kidnapped in Afghanistan in 2016 has not taken place, a diplomat and a former Afghan official said on Wednesday. The diplomat, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity, declined to p... more »

Nov. 14: Damn, damn, damn

Graeme Decarie at The Decarie Report - 13 hours ago
Damn. It's happened again. Ten hours of work just disappeared as I was about to send it. Give me until Saturday for the next one. I want to use Friday to cry.

Listen To The Children

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 13 hours ago
Socialists have always targeted children as cannon fodder for propaganda and power.

CO2 Is So Fickle

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 13 hours ago
Global warming is making Venice Flood Venice ‘on its knees’ after second-worst flood ever recorded Last year, global warming made Venice canals run dry. Where’s the water GON-DOLA? Venice’s iconic canals run DRY after weeks without rain | World | … Continue reading →

1974 – Global Cooling Causing Droughts, Typhoons, Desert Expansion ….

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 13 hours ago
The devastating food shortage that has millions of the world’s poor people in its grip is directly related to what climatologists increasingly suspect is a gradual global cooling process that is causing erratic weather changes from one year to the … Continue reading →

Welsh Scientists Say

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 13 hours ago
In 2007, Welsh scientists said Mt Snowdon would be snow free by 2020. Snowdon will be snow-free in 13 years, scientists warn Snowdon will be snow-free in 13 years, scientists warn – Climate Change, Environment – The Independent This is what … Continue reading →

The 2 most important reveals of the impeachment hearing

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
The Democrats two key witnesses both admitted to two things that that show that the entire impeachment hearing is a coup and that the #FakeNews media are lying to you. The two witnesses who are the strongest witnesses the Democrats have said: - Neither of them had any first hand knowledge of what they were testifying about; all they have is rumors - Neither of them thought that anything that they were testifying two was a crime of any sort. So what the best Democrat witnesses have testified to is identical to you hearing at the office that your boss's cousin's third ch... more »

FLINT AND FICTITION: To what extent were Flint's kids harmed?

bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2019Or should we just type up a novel?:* To what extent were Flint's children harmed by the Flint water crisis, or perhaps by the Flint water problem? We'd like to see a serious discussion of that important question. But then, there are other discussions we'd like to see. A few would go something like this: *Health care spending:* As you may know, we'd like to see a serious discussion of the source of these astounding statistics: *Per capita spending, health care, 2018* United States: $10,586 Canada: $4974 France: $4965 Japan: $4766 United Kingdom: $4070 W... more »

Why Are 10-Year-Olds Killing Themselves?

Joyce Ghen at Children's Health Defense - 13 hours ago
By the Children’s Health Defense Team The general consensus among developmental experts is that suicide risks increase after puberty. However, this perspective fails to explain the “alarming trend for more suicides in children aged 14 and younger,” a trend just reconfirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In a terse data brief […] The post Why Are 10-Year-Olds Killing Themselves? appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

Israel - Islamic Jihad Ceasefire Is Called, But Military Strikes Continue

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Daily Mail: *Israel claims it has killed another Islamic Jihad commander in an airstrike that 'left eight members of a family dead' as a cease-fire is broken with a barrage of rockets from Gaza* * Rasmi Abu Malhous was killed in an overnight raid in Gaza, Israel's military said * Palestinian officials said five children were among those killed in the attack * A ceasefire was declared today but Gaza militants fired rockets just hours later Israel claims it has killed another terrorist leader in Gaza in an airstrike which Palestinians say left five children dead. Eight members of ... more »

Old Dogs, New Tricks: 10,000 Pets Needed for Science

AP News at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Can old dogs teach us new tricks? Scientists are looking for 10,000 pets for the largest-ever study of aging in canines.

US Court Rules Kentucky Man Can Get ‘IM GOD’ License Plate

AP News at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
A federal court is allowing a Kentucky man to personalize a license plate with the phrase "IM GOD” after a three-year legal battle over the custom engraving.

Ex-Massachusetts Gov. Patrick Announces Dem Presidential Bid

AP News at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced he is running for president, making a late entry into the Democratic race less than three months before primary voting begins.

Climate Change Fueled the Rise and Demise of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, Superpower of the Ancient World

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
The Neo-Assyrian empire illustrates how fortunes rise and fall with climate.

"Corruption Is the Fuel of Empire"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*"Corruption Is the Fuel of Empire"* by David Stockman "Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you." – Friedrich Nietzsche, "On Beyond Good and Evil" (1886) "You’ve probably heard a lot about our vitally important “ally and strategic partner” Ukraine today and how important it is to prop it up against 21st century Russian aggression. The implication, of course, is that the Donald’s attempted squeeze play on Ukraine’s new president dangerously undermines Ameri... more »

Federal Regional Court Paves way to Overturn Lula’s Conviction Over Atibaia Ranch

Dorah Feliciano at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Federal Regional Court of the 4th Region (TRF-4) judged on Wednesday a case involving a conviction handed down by Judge Gabriela Hardt and decided to reverse the decision on the grounds that the judge copied and reproduced as her arguments from third parties, in this case the Federal Prosecutor's […] The post Federal Regional Court Paves way to Overturn Lula’s Conviction Over Atibaia Ranch appeared first on The Rio Times.

Disputes Over Venezuela and Bolivia Disrupt the BRICS Summit

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil hosts the first major international summit in the Jair Bolsonaro era. The president has replaced his common anti-communist rhetoric with praise and the pledge to "expand and diversify the relationship" with China when he welcomed his counterpart, Xi Jinping, in . . . To read the full NEWS and […] The post Disputes Over Venezuela and Bolivia Disrupt the BRICS Summit appeared first on The Rio Times.

Free Download: Robert A. Heinlein, "The Green Hills of Earth"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
"You have attributed conditions to villainy that simply result from stupidity. " - Robert A. Heinlein, "The Green Hills of Earth" Freely download "The Green Hills of Earth", by Robert A. Heinlein, here: - https://archive.org/

"Rules for Rulers"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
Chris, *"Rules for Rulers"* "So here it is again – the most relevant and important 18 minutes you can possibly spend if you want to understand why and how governments operate. I assume some people don’t want to know, and that’s why they resist watching this. In my view, anybody who wants to “do something new” is obligated to confront the lessons in this video head-on and either tuck their solution within its framework, or offer a super-compelling explanation (preferably with real-life examples in hand) for how they will circumvent them." - https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/rules-fo... more »

Challenges of Internationalism, Solidarity and Integration of Peoples

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
Thank you Programme Director. May I take this opportunity to thank the International Secretariat for creating this space for us. I see this space as an instrument full of possibilities and hope for a better world, a world that we want and for which we are all prepared to fight. May I also thank all comrades from Pan Africa Today who have always counted us, the uncounted, in this difficult journey for a world we want, a world in which we all live like human beings.

In the Midst of Violent Repression, Bolivian Demonstrators Reject the Coup and Demand the Resignation of Jeanine Áñez

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
La Paz, Nov. 13 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian police today violently prevented Senator Adriana Salvatierra from entering Parliament as evidence of increased repression against Evo Morales’ supporters.

How Baghdadi Used Religion to Sell the Islamic State's Twisted Tribe

Ken Chitwood at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Ken Chitwood* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] The Islamic State’s caliphate was never widely recognized among the global Muslim community and no longer has significant territory. But the Islamic State still uses the history of the caliphate to push their claims. Just days after the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Oct. 27, the Islamic State named Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi as the new “caliph.” In 2014, IS conquered vast swaths of Iraq and Syria and declared itself to be the “caliphate.” Defined and applied in different ways over the centuries, the fundamental i... more »

America Can Beat China In Asia, But Not Alone

Julia Famularo at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Julia Famularo* *Security, Asia* America's partners and allies have a critical role to play. *Key point: *Historical enmities and different interests have kept America's Asian allies apart. They need to come together. As China continues to exhibit assertive—and sometimes provocative—behavior toward the United States and the other countries in the Asia-Pacific region, tensions are gradually rising in and around the East China Sea (ECS) and South China Sea (SCS). However, Washington’s regional allies and partners—Manila, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo—possess a historic opportunity to e... more »

Despite Its Stealth, America Could Not Keep Its SR-71 Spy Plane A Secret

Robert Beckhusen at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, * At least not from a watchful public. *Key point: *From uncontested spy plane to museum piece. There are few secret projects like U.S. Air Force black projects, and that was certainly the case for the famed SR-71 Blackbird. The SR-71 was no ordinary aircraft but a big, beautiful and state-of-the-art spy plane designed in the 1950s and early 1960s to fly quickly at high altitudes over the Soviet Union, filling in for the U-2 Dragon Lady which had become vulnerable to then-new surface-to-air missiles. Designer Lockheed and the Air Force treated the p... more »

Resignation matter

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 14 hours ago
After a short spell out of the office, I’ve just watched Politics Live. Today’s episode was chaired by Andrew Neil. (supposed to be the BBC’s most effective and impartial 'grandee') The absence of a Conservative spokesperson was noted in the usual way: “we asked, but no-one was available” “Is this very surprising?” one might ask? “Not really,” one might answer, in the light of the BBC’s well documented political leanings. I haven’t time to link to the numerous examples of ambushes and disproportionate Tory-hostile weighting we've highlighted over the years. I did wonder, though, ... more »

McCulloch v. Madison: John Marshall’s Effort to Bury Madisonian Federalism

Guest Blogger at Balkinization - 14 hours ago
For the symposium on David S. Schwartz, The Spirit of the Constitution: John Marshall and the 200-Year Odyssey of McCulloch v. Maryland (Oxford University Press, 2019). Kurt Lash In his engaging and provocative new book, *The Spirit of the Constitution: John Marshall and the 200 Year Odyssey of McCulloch v. Maryland*, David S. Schwartz challenges *McCulloch’s*canonical status a foundation stone in the building of American constitutional law. According to Schwartz, the fortunes of *McCulloch* ebbed and flowed depending on the politics of the day and the ideological commitments of Su... more »

Pesticides to Blame for Insect Decline that Threatens Life on Earth

Sustainable Pulse at Sustainable Pulse - 14 hours ago
A new report, Insect Declines and Why They Matter, commissioned by an alliance of UK Wildlife Trusts in the south west, concludes that drastic declines in insect numbers look set to have far-reaching consequences for both wildlife and people. The new report by invertebrate expert, Dave Goulson, Professor of Biology at the University of Sussex, highlights the […] The post Pesticides to Blame for Insect Decline that Threatens Life on Earth appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.

The Battle for the Future of Food in Africa

Sustainable Pulse at Sustainable Pulse - 14 hours ago
Last month in Ghana, Agnes Kalibata, President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, congratulated an illustrious group of corporate and government leaders for “leapfrogging into the future” in their efforts to “modernize” African agriculture with high-yield commercial seeds, fertilizers, and other technologies. Source: Common Dreams , By Million Belay and Timothy Wise Unfortunately, such policies […] The post The Battle for the Future of Food in Africa appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.

Amir Rafat Mohammad Ayyad

contact@ifamericansknew.org at If Americans Knew Blog - 14 hours ago
November 13, 2019: Amir Rafat Mohammad Ayyad, 7, was one of 22 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday November 13th. He was killed by an Israeli missile along with his father and his 24-year old brother, while they were driving on a motorcycle near their home. The Palestinian Health Ministry… The post Amir Rafat Mohammad Ayyad appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.

Islam Rafat Mohammad Ayyad

contact@ifamericansknew.org at If Americans Knew Blog - 14 hours ago
November 13, 2019: Islam Rafat Mohammad Ayyad, 24, was one of 22 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday November 13th. He was killed by an Israeli missile along with his father and his 7-year old brother, while they were driving on a motorcycle near their home. The Palestinian Health Ministry… The post Islam Rafat Mohammad Ayyad appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog .

Qué es el RCEP, el mega acuerdo comercial de 16 países asiáticos que hace temblar a Occidente

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
14-Nov-2019 "Nosotros estamos por nuestra cuenta porque Occidente nos abandonó", dijo a Sputnik el experto en el sudeste asiático Ezequiel Ramoneda, al sintetizar el espíritu detrás del mayor tratado comercial de la historia: la Asociación Económica Integral Regional (RCEP, por su sigla en inglés), cuya puntada final fue dada en Tailandia.

Propone Vietnam impulsar TLC con Unión Económica Euroasiática

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
14-Nov-2019 El primer ministro de Vietnam, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, propuso hoy medidas efectivas para impulsar la aplicación del Tratado de Libre Comercio entre su país y la Unión Económica Euroasiática (UEE), de la cual forma parte Kazajstán.

Indonesia to continue IEU-CEPA talks despite friction over leaked document

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
14-Nov-2019 Indonesia will continue the ongoing negotiations on a trade partnership with the European Union despite a leaked document about the EU's plan to exclude biofuels derived from palm oil.

"A Lagging Economy Is Following Trump to the 2020 Ballot Box"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*"A Lagging Economy Is Following Trump to the 2020 Ballot Box"* By Bill Bonner YOUGHAL, IRELAND – "Our dreary job is getting drearier and drearier. We used to lighten it up with jolly mockery. “Laugh and know,” was the Roman poet Martial’s formula. You only really understand the absurdities, vanities, and stupidities of the world when you can laugh at them. Then, they are entertaining rather than irritating. But now, it’s getting harder and harder to ridicule the great and the good. The most lunkheaded of them are given Nobel prizes… appointed to head the IMF… or elected president! ... more »

ELI LAKE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND HOW RANK-AND-FILE RIGHT-WINGERS THINK

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
This Eli Lake argument is clever, but it's wrong. *Trump’s Best Defense on Impeachment Undermines His Case for Re-ElectionInsubordinate bureaucrats may save him from being removed from office, but they also show him to be a weak president.* Lake writes: The best defense of President Donald Trump on the first day of the House’s public impeachment hearings came from Representative Elise Stefanik, a New York Republican. She cited “the two most important facts” for Americans trying to understand the inquiry into the president withholding military assistance to Ukraine unless it inves... more »

"Economic Market Snapshot AM 11/14/19"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
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Home at last

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
After a long series of flights from Crimea to Moscow to New York City to Boston and then bus ride to Maine, Mary Beth picked me up at 7:00 pm last night in Portland and took me straight to an Italian restaurant for Eggplant Parmesan. I needed it. I have to say it is wonderful to be home - it was a great trip - but a month is a long time, especially when you are 67 years old. The amazing thing is that MB never complained - not one word of criticism - as I went off for a month-long organizing trip. I want to thank all those along the way on this journey to India, Nepal, Moscow, Lu... more »

The Evidence Keeps Piling Up

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
Yesterday was quite a day in Washington. The evidence to support Donald Trump's impeachment keeps piling up. Noah Bookbinder writes in *The New York Times*: Mr. Trump used the immense powers of the American presidency to pressure an ally to open investigations that would help him personally. That much is clear just from the call memo of the July 25 conversation between President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. But today’s testimony made clear that it goes much further. Two respected public servants — Ambassador William Taylor, an experienced diplomat and a deco... more »

Canopy’s net revenue plunges as challenges pile up in Canadian cannabis sector

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago
(This story has been updated to reflect comments from Canopy’s executives in conference call with investors.) Canopy Growth’s net revenue plunged 15% compared to the previous quarter, which the Ontario-based company attributed to a “challenging” period in the Canadian cannabis sector marked by provincial wholesalers reducing purchases and disappointing retail store openings. Canada’s biggest cannabis […] Canopy’s net revenue plunges as challenges pile up in Canadian cannabis sector is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepr... more »

Georgia MMJ

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago
Georgia MMJ is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Cross-pollination could cost marijuana farmers several thousand dollars as hemp production expands nationwide

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago
Outdoor marijuana growers are reporting an increase in cross-pollination from hemp farms, a development that could mean MJ cultivators might lose upwards of tens of thousands of dollars if their plants become unmarketable as flower products. As the marijuana and hemp industries increasingly share the same cultivation territory, the number of conflicts is likely to […] Cross-pollination could cost marijuana farmers several thousand dollars as hemp production expands nationwide is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

One U.S. Army Gun Can Fire 1,000 Rounds in 10 Seconds

Joseph Trevithick at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Joseph Trevithick* *Security, * "At the touch of a button, a crew member could fire more than a thousand rounds in 10 seconds in a 40-degree arc in front of the helicopter." *Key Point:* This supergun could fire over a thousand rounds in only 10 seconds. While a fixture on the modern battlefield, helicopters are especially vulnerable when hovering low to the ground and dropping off troops. For almost 60 years, the U.S. Army and other services have tried out different weapons to protect choppers as they land and take back off again. Some of these ideas proved better than others.... more »

X-Zone Broadcast Network - Jan Harzan MUFON

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 15 hours ago
MUFON’s Executive Director, Jan Harzan was the guest on this edition of *A Different Perspective*. We began by talking about the trends in UFO reporting, if there are more sightings, fewer, or has it remained steady. I wondered if, in the world today, they were solving more of the cases than they had in the past. You can listen to the show here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/20014666 We talked about the To The Stars Academy, and if they communicated with one Jan Harzananother. Seems that there is interaction between the two, but there is a difference in the missions of the two o... more »

Fraud and counterfeiting in medical supplies

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 15 hours ago
I've been looking into emergency medical products to control bleeding, following my recent spell in hospital and subsequent developments. I've been very fortunate to have Kelly Grayson as a friend. He's not only a very experienced paramedic, he's won national awards in that field, and is about as knowledgeable as you can get as to what works and what doesn't. He's pointed me in the direction of what I need (tourniquets, larger hemostatic wound dressings, etc.), and I'm in the process of buying it now. What's astonished me is the amount of fraud and counterfeiting going on in tha... more »

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