Friday, November 29, 2019

29 November - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 5

10 pm MST

WHO tracks another false flag epidemic in the UK, Denmark and Europe, switched out Ebola for Lassa fever in the deluded belief the public won't realize it is the same virus, same people, same method

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 11 hours ago
*WHO is working with partners in the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands and others to respond to the Lassa fever cases in Europe, media report. * *https://reliefweb.int/report/sierra-leone/who-working-health-authorities-european-region-after-outbreak-lassa-fever-sierra* *Let's hope WHO have got that the world's militaries, police and public has already copped that Lassa fever is the Ebola scam all over again, with the same kind of virus, the same people, the same places, the same methods, and they wind down their scam quickly using standard infection control measures.* *There's going to b... more »

Stable Genius crashed capitalism and said we must vote for him

Brother Jonah at - notmytribe.com - 11 hours ago
… or he won’t be able to fix it …barring impeachment, forced out of office and probably jailed after near 3 years he’ll have one more year to ‘fix’ the damaged economy. And it’s beyond his capacity. Let us ponder his record… the workers he had build “his” projects, and of the financial sponsors he... more »

Biggest Badass Black Friday in history and the markets are tanking.

Brother Jonah at - notmytribe.com - 11 hours ago
got it off yahoo finance, fresh from the fire. Maybe Jared Kuchner (or however he spells his last name) can accidentally fall off the top of 666 Park Ave and if he lands on any of the Trump Klan it’s 50 bonus points Did you know, the entire ‘family’ have . THE maximum Security Clearance?... more »

Let the holiday "fun" begin...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 11 hours ago
*with today's annual stampede to buy more stuff we don't need.* Now if engaging in Black Friday nonsense floats your boat who am I do stand in your way (which would be very dangerous.) Following closely on today's madness is the annual tradition of hauling out a gazillion totes full of Christmas decorations. This tradition is universally hated by husbands everywhere. Many years ago I too had numerous storage boxes stacked in the tool shed and barn. But something happened that made my life so much better. I loaded up 90% of that stuff and sent it off to thrift stores. My rule be... more »

Ontario Cannabis Store deletes Black Friday tweet ‘in consultation’ with federal regulator

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 11 hours ago
The Ontario Cannabis Store backtracked on a Black Friday promotion this week after “consulting” with Health Canada, highlighting the limitations facing adult-use marijuana retailers – even ones owned by the government – in getting their message out. In a Tweet earlier this week, the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) said “something big” was coming to OCS.ca, its monopoly […] Ontario Cannabis Store deletes Black Friday tweet ‘in consultation’ with federal regulator is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

UK GOVERNMENT AND CHARTIES LINKED TO PRINCE ANDREW, CHARLES COULD NOW FACE LEGAL LIABILITIES FOR THEIR CRIMES

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 11 hours ago
*From media* *Prince Andrew could be removed from his role as Admiral of the Sea Cadets after 27 years in the post due to his connections with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. * *The charity for 10 to 18-year-olds is 'reviewing' the Duke of York's position, which he has held since 1992.* *https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7739331/Prince-Andrew-faces-axe-Admiral-Sea-Cadets-27-years-post.html* *The charity has to act to remove Prince Andrew or face extra legal liabilities for any harm that he may have done to cadets as young as ten he has had power over.* *Prince Andrew invited a... more »

Metamaterial, Art Bell and the To The Stars Academy

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 11 hours ago
For those of you keeping score at home, I am coming to this table a tad bit late. I just couldn’t get fired up about the TTSA’s acquisition of alien metallic debris they call metamaterials. I have heard so many stories about bits of debris circulating throughout the UFO community and beyond that I just don’t buy into it anymore. For nearly thirty years I have chased metallic debris, claims of photographs, diaries and letters. In all that time, not one of them has panned out* so I have become somewhat cynical. In the last few weeks I have learned that the TTSA has acquired some debri... more »

QUO VADIS, LEBANON?

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 11 hours ago
*Andre Vltchek* | A country still searching for answers: what kind of Lebanon can replace this present, inefficient, and corrupt state?

Daira, Tukano from Brazil: Europe must stop investing in the Genocide Industry

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago
DAIARA, TUKANO FROM BRAZIL: EUROPE MUST STOP INVESTING IN THE GENOCIDE INDUSTRY Daiara Tukano, from the Tukano People of Brazilian Amazonia, was invited by the CSIA-Nitassinan, in October 2019. Her speech is a masterpiece in denouncing colonialism and capitalism. She delivered it in French, and I hope that my English translation is good enough to reflect her ideas. Daiara is an artist,

Water Is Worth More than Milk in Extrema, Brazil

EXTREMA, Brazil, Nov 29 (IPS) - "They called me crazy" for fencing in the area where the cows went to drink water, said Elias Cardoso, on his 67-hectare farm in Extrema, a municipality 110 km from São Paulo, Brazil's largest metropolis. Read the full story, “Water Is Worth More than Milk in Extrema, Brazil”, on globalissues.org →

Nuclear False Warnings & the Risk of Catastrophe

WASHINGTON DC, Nov 29 (IPS) - Daryl G. Kimball is Executive Director, Arms Control Association Forty years ago, on Nov. 9, the U.S. Defense Department detected an imminent nuclear attack against the United States through the early-warning system of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). U.S. bomber and missile forces went on full alert, and the emergency command post, known as the "doomsday plane," took to the air. Read the full story, “Nuclear False Warnings & the Risk of Catastrophe”, on globalissues.org →

COP25: UN Climate Change Conference, 5 Things You Need to Know

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 29 (IPS) - Climate change is happening—the world is already 1.1°C warmer than it was at the onset of the industrial revolution, and it is already having a significant impact on the world, and on people's lives. And if current trends persist, then global temperatures can be expected to rise by 3.4 to 3.9°C this century, which would bring wide-ranging and destructive climate impacts. Read the full story, “COP25: UN Climate Change Conference, 5 Things You Need to Know”, on globalissues.org →

World News Briefs -- November 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*The Guardian:* *London Bridge terror incident: suspect shot dead by police after five injured* *Officers say circumstances are unclear but incident being treated as if terrorism-related* Police have shot a suspect after five people were injured in a stabbing incident near London Bridge. The Metropolitan police said the circumstances were unclear but that the incident was being treated “as though it is terror-related”. Police said they were called to a stabbing at premises near the bridge shortly before 2pm on Friday. Graphic footage posted on social media showed armed officers ... more »

Celebration as Iraqi PM to resign after weeks of deadly protests

Just In - 11 hours ago
Celebrations erupted in Iraq's Tahrir Square, where anti-government protesters have been camped out for nearly two months, following the announcement.

Man shot dead by police after several people stabbed at London Bridge

Jack Hawke at Just In - 11 hours ago
Police said the attacker, who died after being shot multiple times at the scene, was wearing a hoax explosive device.

Iraqi Prime Minister To Resign- Chaos succesful but Not Over...

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 11 hours ago
.............Not by a long shot. *DO PAY ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THE PROTESTORS DO NOT REQUEST, DEMAND OR DESIRE FOR THEIR OCCUPIERS TO DEPART. * *TIME* *Iraq’s prime minister said Friday he would submit his resignation to parliament, a day after more than 40 people were killed by security forces and following calls by Iraq’s top Shiite cleric for lawmakers to withdraw support.* *The move by Adel Abdul-Mahdi 13 months after he took over as prime minister triggered celebrations by anti-government protesters *who have been camped out in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square for nearly two mon... more »

Baby Alexandria

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 11 hours ago
I rarely remember a sermon--and we have such good pastors. Nothing personal--it's a learning disability I've learned to work around since I was a child. Joe Valentino had such a stunning story in his Thanksgiving sermon it's stayed with me--and I'd love to be able to do what those parents did. I may not have all the details correct, but here's the gist of it. I remembered seeing a notice in the November 17 bulletin about the death of baby Alexandria, and Joe told her story. This much adored and awaited for little girl had a stroke at birth and didn't die, but she was brain dead. ... more »

Iraq’s PM Announces He’ll Resign Amid Worsening Crisis

AP News at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Iraq’s prime minister said he would submit his resignation to parliament, a day after more than 40 people were killed by security forces and following calls by Iraq’s top Shiite cleric for lawmakers to withdraw support.

Police Shoot Man on London Bridge After Stabbings

AP News at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
British police shot a man on London Bridge in the heart of Britain’s capital after a stabbing that left several people wounded.

A Do Nothing Congress? Well, A Do Nothing Senate, Compliments Of Moscow Mitch

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
I didn't go to Thanksgiving dinner last night. I just didn't want to political arguments with friends. Oh, obviously all my friends hate Trump's guts and they all want to see him impeached and removed. The only arguments there would be between those who want to see him in prison and those who want to see him face... well something more final. No, the political arguments I didn't want to face have to do with the primary. Not everyone is a Bernie supporter. I can handle that. But on Wednesday night one told me she is fully backing Bloomberg. That's too much for me. I don't eat turke... more »

Assyrian, Greek, Armenian Genocide Issue Raised in Western Australian Parliament

Member of the Legislative Assembly Peter Katsambanis has risen in the Western Australian Parliament to state that "we should never forget the atrocities and horror of the Armenian Genocide, the Assyrian Genocide and the Pontian Greek Genocide", reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia - Perth Branch (ANC-AU - Perth Branch).

Assyrian Tablets Reveal Timing of Solar Storm Mentioned in Bible

Ancient Babylonian 'omens' reveal timing of an extraordinary solar storm that's mentioned in the Bible As long as humans have walked the Earth they have looked to the sky for signs of things to come.

Record Colorado snowfall

Robert at Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
Monday’s mammoth winter storm dumped historic snowfall on Boulder and Fort Collins, said local TV station CBS4. Colorado officials reported the highest snow totals in the foothills of Boulder and Larimer Counties where snowfall hit 3 feet (almost a meter) in some areas. Denver International Airport (DIA) officially reported 7 inches of snow as of ... Read moreRecord Colorado snowfall The post Record Colorado snowfall appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Bend, Oregon shatters old snowfall record

Robert at Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
Six times the previous record! The snow that fell across Bend Tuesday evening through Wednesday night — about a foot (30 cm) — broke records, according to weather service data. The previous record snowfall for Bend on Nov. 26 was 2 inches in 1960. The record in Bend for Nov. 27 was 3.8 inches in ... Read moreBend, Oregon shatters old snowfall record The post Bend, Oregon shatters old snowfall record appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Snowiest Thanksgiving in Albuquerque history

Robert at Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
Shatters previous record. By mid-day Thursday, 3.9 inches of snow had fallen at the Albuquerque International Sunport, the city’s official climate site, said Alyssa Clements, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Albuquerque. That far surpassed the previous snowiest Thanksgiving record set back in 1934 when the city had 1.5 inches of snow, she ... Read moreSnowiest Thanksgiving in Albuquerque history The post Snowiest Thanksgiving in Albuquerque history appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Senior Ex-Deutsche Bank Exec Connected to Unorthodox Trump Loans, Commits Suicide

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: Deutsche]A former Deutsche Bank executive who reportedly signed off on some of the bank’s unorthodox loans to Donald Trump killed himself in his Malibu home.

Innocent Woman Handcuffed Naked and Terrorized by Cops Raiding the Wrong Home

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: naked]As Anjanette Young laid down in bed for the night, heavily militarized cops burst into her bedroom and forced he into handcuffs while she was naked.

As Heroes Like Assange Rot in Prison, Trump is Pardoning War Criminals Left and Right

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: war criminals]High-level military commanders are speaking out against these pardons, explaining how they turn war criminals into heroes.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 29, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*RT: **WATCH Russian strategic nuclear forces test-launch Topol ICBM* The Russian military has test-fired a nuclear-capable RS-12M Topol, capturing a chilling view of an intercontinental ballistic missile ascending into the night sky in a captivating video. The test launch was performed from the Kapustin Yar military range in Russia’s southern Astrakhan Region, the Defense Ministry said, revealing little detail besides that the test warhead “successfully hit its designated target” some 2,100km away at the Sary-Shagan range in Kazakhstan. *Read more *.... *Military And Intelligenc... more »

Prince Philip is now facing the same fate of his father, grandfather in Greece and for the same reasons. When will Prince Philip not have killed himself...

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*My thinking is that Prince Philip and Charles are working the telephone lines red hot trying to figure out what to do as they see history about to repeat itself and eery parallels to the stories of Prince Philip's father, grandfather etc.* *His Greek family have a history of being assassinted and exiled.* *A picture of his creepy, looking, parents Prince Andrew and Princess Alice just before they were forced to flee from Greece in 1922.* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Andrew_of_Greece_and_Denmark *Andrew's father King George was assassinated in Thessaloniki in 1913.* *Hi... more »

US Life Expectancy Began Decreasing After 2014

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 12 hours ago
In 2008, life expectancy was reported as continuing to increase for Americans despite declining longevity for the most impoverished economic groups - especially poor women living in the south: Brown, David. (2008, June 12). By David Brown Life Expectancy Hits Record High in United States. The Washington Post, Americans' life expectancy reached a record high of 78.1 years in 2006, with disparities among ethnic groups and between the sexes generally narrowing, according to government data released yesterday. The death rates from most diseases went down, with influenza mortality f... more »

'Life, eh?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
"We said together, wistfully, 'Life, eh?' It says everything without having to say anything: that we all experience moments of joyful or painful reflection, sometimes alone, sometimes sharing laughs and tears with others; that we all know and appreciate that however wonderful and precious life is, it can equally be a terribly confusing and mysterious beast. Life, eh?" - Miranda Hart

Musical Interlude: Dr. John, “Right Place Wrong Time”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
Dr. John, “Right Place Wrong Time”

Secret Weapon: How AI Will Help America Win a War in Space

Warrior Maven at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Warrior Maven* *Technology, Space* [image: Reuters] The secret to protecting satellites? (Washington, D.C.) If a Russian or Chinese Anti-Satellite (ASAT) weapon streamed into space and exploded U.S. military satellites, friendly forces would instantly become very vulnerable to significant and extremely destructive enemy attacks….-- space-based infrared missile detection could be destroyed, GPS communications could be knocked out, guided weapons could jam and derail before hitting their targets and war-critical command and control could simply be “taken out.” Any, all or part of... more »

Bombs Away! America’s Gray Eagle Drones Now Carry Glide Bombs

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * As if drones armed with Hellfire anti-tank missiles weren’t deadly enough, now drones are being armed with glide bombs. As if drones armed with Hellfire anti-tank missiles weren’t deadly enough, now drones are being armed with glide bombs. An MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle has test-launched a small glide bomb. Like the standoff missiles on a manned aircraft, glide bombs allow the drone to launch their munitions while remaining out of range of enemy anti-aircraft defenses. The MQ-1C ER, or extended range, is a long-range unmanned aircraft armed with Hellfire mis... more »

America's Kids Need to Understand Why the President Is Being Impeached

Paula McAvoy at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Paula McAvoy* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Students should learn about impeachment in school—here’s how to make it work. When Congress weighs whether to impeach the president, it is a question of national urgency. Teachers can help their students understand the impeachment hearings by cultivating the skills required to consider the evidence. They can also help young Americans understand why people see this process in different ways – often based on their political views. Many teachers do this by devoting some time every week to helping students make sense of what is h... more »

World War II Horror Story: How a U.S. Battleship Was Almost Sunk By a U.S. Navy Destroyer

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Asia* [image: 330-CFD-DN-ST-86-02454: The battleship USS Iowa (BB 61) fires a broadside to starboard from its Mk 7 16-inch guns, 7/1/1984. PH1 Jeff Hilton, USN. (OPA-NARA II-2016/01/07).] Sometimes, things don't go according to plan. *Key Point:* For three hours the *Porter*’s crew attempted to save the listing destroyer (photo here) before the order to abandon ship was given. Patriotic action movies would have you believe military units regularly perform like well-oiled fighting machines. But sometimes reality is closer to Bill Murray’s *Stripes*. ... more »

Secret Revealed: Germany Has Unveiled a Stealth Aircraft

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * The Low Observable UAV Testbed, or LOUT, isn’t a fighter or a bomber. It is a 4-ton, diamond-shaped drone intended for research into stealth technologies. The Low Observable UAV Testbed, or LOUT, isn’t a fighter or a bomber. It is a 4-ton, diamond-shaped drone intended for research into stealth technologies. Developed by Airbus under a German military contract, LOUT “was developed with a holistic approach to stealth so that it could address the three domains of capabilities LO [low observability] platforms must feature: reduced radar, visual, IR [inf... more »

Donald Trump's Very Real Health Care Victory: Price Competition is Coming

Robert E. Moffit at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Robert E. Moffit* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he holds a campaign rally in Sunrise, Florida, U.S., November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas] In short, the policy promises to increase the power of individuals and families by giving them greater control over their health care dollars and decisions. President Donald Trump recently announced major administrative actions that would lift the veil on health prices for hospital procedures and services covered by health insurance. As Alex Azar, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Servi... more »

Colt Individual Carbine: The Super Rifle the U.S. Army Said 'No' To

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/LjS57iT.jpg] Why did this weapon fail to make it to the battlefield? Colt’s Individual Carbine (IC) was one of Colt’s last attempts to produce a successor to the M4. Designed for the Army’s “Individual Carbine” program, the Colt submission featured a myriad of upgrades and mechanical changes versus a standard M4. But the Army’s IC program failed to select a winner. Surprisingly, Colt didn’t continue to market their new carbine either on the civilian or military market. But... more »

"As Soon As We Quit Pretending..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
"The great teachings unanimously emphasize that all the peace, wisdom, and joy in the universe are already within us; we don't have to gain, develop, or attain them. We're like a child standing in a beautiful park with his eyes shut tight. We don't need to imagine trees, flowers, deer, birds, and sky; we merely need to open our eyes and realize what is already here, who we really are - as soon as we quit pretending we're small or unholy." - Author unknown

Stanley Johnson echoes his arrogant grandfather Ali Kemal just before he was lynched in 1922

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*Stanley Johnson, the grandson of an Ottomon empire official murdered by a mob in 1922, has insluted the entire British public while he displayed a Pascha style arrogance on TV, which explains traits of his son Boris Johnson, Bullingdon Bully and pal of Nat Rothschild.* *https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-father-stanley-pinocchio-victoria-derbyshire-bbc-a9225996.html* *Flashback to 1922, when his paternal grandfather, Ali Kemal Bey, one of the last interior ministers of the Ottoman Empire government, was sitting in a barbers shop, chortling away about how ... more »

DO DEMOCRATIC VOTERS SUDDENLY FIND WARREN LESS APPEALING, OR DO THEY ASSUME OTHER PEOPLE DO?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 12 hours ago
There's new polling from *The New York Times* today, and it actually contains good news for progressives: Senator Elizabeth Warren’s plan to tax the assets of America’s wealthiest individuals continues to draw broad support from voters, across party, gender and educational lines. Only one slice of the electorate opposes it staunchly: Republican men with college degrees.... Overall, 63% of respondents said they support the wealth tax, including 55% of independents and 57% of Republicans. (Democratic support is 77%.) And Medicare for All also gets high marks, though there's more of a ... more »

Remembering The Battle For Fallujah 15 Years Later

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Andrea Scott, Marine Times: **The second battle of Fallujah: 15 years later* The dust and grime were finally starting to settle as the sun set in Iraq. Marine Cpl. Stephen Berge was in an ­abandoned factory in Fallujah when he felt the tides turning. He didn’t know at the time that this second ­battle of Fallujah he currently was in, also known as Operation Phantom Fury, would become known as the bloodiest battle of the Iraq War. But he did have a feeling in his gut he would be going home soon. It was Thanksgiving Day. And Berge was sitting down to his first hot meal since the ... more »

Jurassic Extinction Rebellion

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 13 hours ago

Arizona Global Warming Update

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 13 hours ago
NWS Flagstaff on Twitter: Webcams – Arizona Snowbowl Golfing at Scottsdale on February 22, 2019.

"Here’s How To Give Thanks - Not Once A Year - But Every Day"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"Here’s How To Give Thanks - Not Once A Year - But Every Day"* by Ryan Holiday "The modern practice of this Thanksgiving holiday here in America is that we are supposed to take the time to think about what we’re grateful for. And the candidates are usually pretty obvious: We should be grateful for our families, for our health, that we live in a time of peace, for the good laid out in front of us. All the usual suspects. I agree, these are important things to recognize and appreciate. It’s also a good to have a specific day dedicated to that occasion. So by all means, celebrate. Bu... more »

President Trump Arrived In Florida Early Friday Morning After His Whirlwind Trip To Afghanistan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Armed U.S. troops travel inside the presidential motorcade ahead of Air Force One, at the tarmac at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan, November 28. REUTERS/Tom Brenner *The Hill*:* Trump back in Florida after whirlwind Afghanistan trip* President Trump arrived in Florida early Friday morning following his surprise trip to Afghanistan to see U.S. troops on Thanksgiving, his second visit to a combat zone as president and his first to Afghanistan. Trump's plane touched down at Palm Beach International Airport shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday. Trump sported a red "Keep America Great" hat ... more »

"Don't Worry..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
"Don't worry; you'll understand eventually. Well, actually, no you won't, but in time you'll learn to fake it better." - Lester the Dragon Lizard, on life in general.

Campus Staff With DACA Status Face Uncertainty Too

Sara Weissman at Diverse - 13 hours ago
There’s a lot of talk about DACA students, as the U.S. Supreme Court deliberates on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), which protects immigrants who came to the United States as children from deportation. But there’s little conversation about university instructors and staff with DACA status, wrestling with the same uncertainty.

China Testing Killer Drones For Street-To-Street Urban Warfare

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
A Chinese tech firm is testing a drone designed to carry out both reconnaissance missions and close-range strikes against armoured vehicles or individuals in an urban environment. Photo: Weibo *SCMP:* *China tests killer drones for street-to-street urban warfare, plans sales overseas* * Tianyi quadcopter built by a subsidiary of a state aerospace corporation is designed to carry out ground-level reconnaissance and precision strikes in cities * The unmanned aerial vehicles are still under development, but once ready could be available on the international market as a cheap and versa... more »

VIRGINA ROBERTS HINTS AT HORRIFIC CRIMES, SATANISM IN A TEASER TO A BBC PANORAMA INTERVIEW

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 13 hours ago
F*rom The Sun* *In a teaser for her BBC Panorama interview, Virginia Roberts also describes her time with the duke’s paedo pal Jeffrey Epstein as “really scary”.* *https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10445795/virginia-roberts-prince-andrew-panorama/* *These kind of crimes against children, young people, defenceless people make most people's blood boil. And when they are committed by a clique of Nazi perverts, it makes their blood boil even more.* *It makes my blood boil and I am a pretty average kind of person, dear readers.* *The NWO Globalists don't get that as Prince Andrew's hard, m... more »

US occupation of Syria’s oil fields is escalating crisis: Russia

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
Russia Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov slammed on Friday US military presence near oil fields in Syria’s northeast, saying that this leads to the escalation fo the situation in the country. Earlier this month it was reported that a US military convoy consisting of 22 military vehicles and two trucks crossed the Syrian-Iraqi border and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Scotland's First Minister says time for the UK to consider ending the monarchy. Prince Charles, William in jail sooner than they think?

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 13 hours ago
*Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has questioned the future of the monarchy oin the wake of the Prince Andrew s delusional interview about his horrific crimes.* *https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10447739/nicola-sturgeon-royal-family-prince-andrew-epstein/* *Once the royals lose the monarchy, they will be jail faster than they think for all their crimes of paedophilia as well as depopulation through staged epidemics and risky vaccines.* *Merely cosmetic changes like making Prince Charles regent and Prine William regent are not going to help the monarchy because this pair, and ... more »

Coping With (Power) Loss: California’s Hospitals, Clinics, Patients Face New Reality

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
California's recurrent power outages this year by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and Southern California Edison, in response to wildfire threats up and down the state, have forced patients to think about how they get care when the power is cut at hospitals and clinics.

What happened to my nice life?

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 14 hours ago
I know that the apostles and church fathers spent a lot of time searching the scriptures (what we Christians call the Old Testament) trying to figure out what in the world happened--this isn't the messiah we had hoped for. And to this day, we poke around looking for modern day or future meaning about those old stories of God's faithfulness when we ask, "What in the world happened" to my nice comfortable life that I'd planned out? While searching for BIG answers, I came across a smaller one today in the story that has inspired a million Sunday School handouts and movies--Daniel in th... more »

Iran, Russia, China To Hold Joint Naval Drills In The Indian Ocean Soon (Update)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Iran, Russia and China are set to hold their first-ever joint military drills in a show of power to the West (pictured, an Iranian destroyer at sea in the Persian Gulf) *Daily Mail*:* Iran, China and Russia will 'send a message to the world' with first ever joint war drills* * Navies of Iran, China and Russia will hold joint war games in the Indian Ocean * Admiral Hussein Khanzadi said the drills would take place 'in the near future' * Iran is hoping for 'collective security' amid maritime tensions in the Middle East Iran, Russia and China are set to hold their first-ever joint... more »

"Economic Market Snapshot AM 11/29/19"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
Updated frequently as available. — § — PM 11/29/19: Gregory Mannerino, "Mannarino's MarketReport: Important Updates" - https://www.traderschoice.net/ — § — *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary *CNN Market Data:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ — § — *Buffett Indicator: Where Are We with Market Valuations?* "As of 2019-11-29 (updates daily): The Stock Market is Significantly Overvalued. Based on historical ratio of total market cap over GDP (currently... more »

Cops Force K9 to Maul Innocent Sleeping Blind Man in His Own Home—Taxpayers Held Liable

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: blind]An innocent blind man was asleep in his home when cops broke in and forced their K9 to maul him for no reason at all.

Nat Rothschild didn't kill himself either...

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 14 hours ago
*Another delusional commentary on China from Globalist insider Zerohedge.* *Just because China did not act in a way they thought they would act immediately within 24 hours of the Hong Kong bill being signed, does not mean they are not getting their hypersonic missiles ready and contemplating other avenues such as financial warfare.* *https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/china-folds-all-its-bluster-beijing-does-nothing-after-trump-signs-hk-bill* *The Chinese, meanwhile, have connected the dots between the mass deaths of pigs, illegal vaccines, media moles, central bank crimes and b... more »

Friday Morning Links

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 14 hours ago
Assorted content to end your week. - Joseph Stiglitz discusses how the failure of neoliberalism to provide gains for any but the wealthiest few has led to risks to the democratic systems which have been treated as tied to laissez-faire economics. And Armine Yalnizyan challenges the false assumption that increased inequality can be justified in the name of competitiveness. - Sarah Lawryniuk writes about the potential for Jason Kenney's wanton destruction of Alberta's public sector to produce massive social unrest along with economic damage. Rethinking Poverty writes about the importa... more »

Wittgenstein and the Logical Positivists

Unknown at The Verma Report - 14 hours ago
Ludwig Wittgenstein’s influence on the logical positivists was next to nothing. His first book, the *Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus*, was read with interest by logical positivists, and Wittgenstein had a number of conversations with Moritz Schlick, the founder of the Vienna Circle, and other logical positivists, but there is a major difference between the philosophy of logical atomism that is there in the *Tractatus* and the thesis of logical positivism. The logical positivist philosophy was established before Wittgenstein met Schlick and his associates. Wittgenstein could not make ... more »

Understand The OPCW Scandal In Seven Minutes

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
One of the annoying things about continuing to write about the OPCW/Douma scandal in the near-total absence of mainstream media coverage is the fact that it's difficult for a new reader to just jump in on this developing story without having followed it from the beginning. There are a lot of details to go over to introduce someone to the story, and if I repeat them every time I write an article on the subject I'm twelve paragraphs in before I get to the new developments, and by that time I've bored all the readers who didn't need the introduction. I'm sure other alternative media fi... more »

Member of Ukraine’s Parliament Leaks Trove of Biden Financial Records

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
The New York Times has once again exposed itself as an organ of US special interests operating under the guise of journalism - contributing to Wall Street and Washington's ongoing and escalating hybrid war with China with a particularly underhanded piece of war propaganda.

NYT’s “Leaked” Chinese Files Story Covers For Terrorism

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
The New York Times has once again exposed itself as an organ of US special interests operating under the guise of journalism - contributing to Wall Street and Washington's ongoing and escalating hybrid war with China with a particularly underhanded piece of war propaganda.

Who Gets to Speak for British Jews? How the Myth of ‘the Jewish Community’ Marginalises Dissent

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
The UK’s chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, caused yet another headache for Labour this week when he accused Jeremy Corbyn of allowing “a poison sanctioned from the top” to take root in the party. Although he didn’t explicitly tell people not to vote Labour, it was easy to read between the lines when Rabbi Mirvis mused, “what will happen to Jews and Judaism in Britain if the Labour party forms the next government?”

New Study: “Russian Trolls” Did Not “Sow Discord” – They Influenced No One

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
The U.S. has claimed that the Russia government tried to influence the 2016 election through Facebook and Twitter. Russia supposedly did this through people who worked the Internet Research Agency (IRA) in St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia. The IRA people ran virtual persona on U.S. social networks which pretended to have certain political opinions. It also spent on advertising supposedly to influence the election. U.S. intelligence claimed that the purpose of the alleged Russian influence campaign was to "sow discord" within the United States.

Proper trimming, curing are key to creating a quality marijuana product

Kevin Huhn at Marijuana Business Daily - 14 hours ago
Trimming and curing marijuana are two crucial steps in the final stages of getting flower to market. All of the time and effort a marijuana cultivation company spends caring for its plants could be for naught if there's a poor trim or cure. Proper trimming, curing are key to creating a quality marijuana product is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

"How It Really Is"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago

Taliban signals willingness to resume peace talks, after Donald Trump's Afghanistan visit

Just In - 14 hours ago
Donald Trump's Thanksgiving Day visit was his first to Afghanistan since becoming President and came a week after a prisoner swap between Washington and Kabul that has raised hopes for a long elusive peace deal to end the 18-year-long war.

German embassy condemns Malaysian student who gave Nazi salute

Max Walden at Just In - 14 hours ago
Germany's embassy in Kuala Lumpur says it was "shocked" to learn that a Malaysian gave the Nazi salute during his graduation ceremony.

Warner, Labuschagne punish Pakistan in dominant display under lights

Dean Bilton And Simon Smale at Just In - 14 hours ago
David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne centuries help Australia to dominant position over Pakistan on day one of the second day-night Test at Adelaide Oval.

"I Wish You Enough"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
"I Wish You Enough" by Bob Perks "I never really thought that I'd spend as much time in airports as I do. I don't know why. I always wanted to be famous and that would mean lots of travel. But I'm not famous, yet I do see more than my share of airports. I love them and I hate them. I love them because of the people I get to watch. But they are also the same reason why I hate airports. It all comes down to "hello" and "goodbye." I must have mentioned this a few times while writing my stories for you. I have great difficulties with saying goodbye. Even as I write this I am experienc... more »

PRINCE CHARLES CONTINUES DELUSIONAL PATH BY REFUSING TO STRIP ANDREW OF HIS MILITARY APPOINTMENTS, DEFIES TOP BRASS

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 14 hours ago
*Buckingham Palace, which is now in the de facto control of Prince Charles, has refused a request by the senior UK military leaders to strip Andrew of his honourary military appointments.* *The paedophile, eugenicist royals really should not mess with the UK armed forces.* *When the top brasse say its time for Andrew to give up his military titles, then they mean it.* *It was sickening to see Andrew join the wreathe laying ceremony in November in his uniform.* *The top braasse are not going to allow a bunch of horrific criminals to bathe any more in the reflected glory of those so... more »

Le dilemme du Royaume-Uni face aux OGM

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
29-Nov-2019 Les discussions relatives à l'élaboration de politiques fondées sur la science au sein de l'UE sont devenues des sujets brûlants ces dernières années, et en particulier celles concernant les organismes génétiquement modifiés (OGM).

EU lawmakers clear US beef imports but fault US tariffs

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
29-Nov-2019 European Union lawmakers approved an increase in US beef imports to the EU, a move likely to ease transatlantic tensions.

Australia to fight Europe on climate demands in free-trade deal

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
29-Nov-2019 Climate change targets are shaping to be a major sticking point in trade negotiations with Europe after France publicly tied Australia's domestic action on climate change to the proposed FTA.

NHS drug prices, chlorine-washed chicken and secretive courts: What do US-UK trade documents tell us about life after Brexit?

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
29-Nov-2019 Hundreds of pages of leaked documents detailing behind-closed-doors talks between US and UK officials have stoked fears about the true price of a post-Brexit trade deal with Trump's America.

La Suisse doit suspendre l'accord de libre-échange avec la Chine

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
29-Nov-2019 Alliance Sud, la Société pour les peuples menacés et Public Eye demandent la suspension de l'accord de libre-échange de la Suisse avec la Chine.

APE intérimaire Côte d'Ivoire-Union européenne : La Côte d'Ivoire signe l'accord la semaine prochaine

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
29-Nov-2019 En 2008, la Côte d'Ivoire a signé un premier accord de partenariat économique intérimaire avec l'Union Européenne. Ce second accord s'inscrit dans le cadre de la réciprocité.

"The Happiness Ruse"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*"The Happiness Ruse"* by Cody Delistraty "In 1920, the American psychologist John B Watson published the results of one of the more ethically dubious scholarly articles of the past century. Along with Rosalie Rayner, a 21-year-old graduate student at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, where he taught, Watson aimed to instill a specific fear in an otherwise normal baby. Until then, behavioral conditioning had been exercised solely within the animal realm, but Watson and Rayner selected a nine-month-old boy they called ‘Albert’ for their study, paid his mother a dollar, and plac... more »

Latin American Currencies Hit Record Lows as Drop Turns to Rout

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
Bloomberg Markets and Finance Nov.28 — Latin American currencies turned a decline into a rout this week, with three of the region’s most-traded bills hitting record lows. The Colombian and Chilean pesos both fell to all-time lows Wednesday as a wave of anti-government demonstrations threaten to damp economic growth. Brazil, which has avoided such the …

Rick Rule on Silver Supply and Demand

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
Arcadia Economics #RickRule on #Silver Supply and Demand The silver supply and demand equation can get complex given all of the different factors involved. Yet fortunately Rick Rule of #Sprott Global explains some of the different elements to consider. So to better understand the opportunities in the silver market, click to watch the video now! …

Iran, China, & Russia Gear Up For Unprecedented War Games In “Message To The World”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
Iran, China, & Russia Gear Up For Unprecedented War Games In “Message To The World” by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Just as Americans were gearing up for Thanksgiving, on Wednesday Iranian officials announced they will send a “message to the world” by holding unprecedented war games with partner forces Russia in China in the Indian Ocean. – Semi-official Mehr news …

From killed Armenian priest in Syria to the roots of hatred and genocide

InfoBrics at The Duran - 14 hours ago
How Free Syrian Army backed by Turkey fights peaceful Christians More The post From killed Armenian priest in Syria to the roots of hatred and genocide appeared first on The Duran.

The Secret War in Africa (Part 2)

Steve Brown at The Duran - 14 hours ago
The major powers have their 'client states' in pursuance of the extraction of those resources, where that extraction may result in corruption, confrontation, armed aggression, and even support for terrorist organizations in those states. More The post The Secret War in Africa (Part 2) appeared first on The Duran.

Michael Bloomberg enters the race. Why?

InfoBrics at The Duran - 14 hours ago
Nobody in the Democrat Party cares about Michael Bloomberg More The post Michael Bloomberg enters the race. Why? appeared first on The Duran .

Trump’s Claims That Nicaragua Is “National Security Threat” to Legitimize U.S. Economic Aggression

InfoBrics at The Duran - 14 hours ago
Things Are Bad in Nicaragua, But They Are About to Get Worse More The post Trump’s Claims That Nicaragua Is “National Security Threat” to Legitimize U.S. Economic Aggression appeared first on The Duran.

Serbia spygate video tries to drive wedge between Presidents Vucic & Putin (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 14 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 388. More The post Serbia spygate video tries to drive wedge between Presidents Vucic & Putin (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

UK POLICE LIE OVER REFUSAL TO PURSUE VIRGINIA ROBERTS CASE IN THE UK AS MY CASE DELTA 15 218 PROVES, LARISA AND LONDON POLICE HAVE JURISDICTION OVER CRIMES IN THEIR REGION

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 14 hours ago
*UK POLICE SAY THAT THEY DID NOT PURSUE THE INVESTIGATION INTO GHISLAINE MAXWELL AND PRINCE ANDREW IN 2015 BECAUSE IT INVOLVED HUMAN TRAFFICKLUING WHICH WAS BASED OVERSEAS* *https://www.voanews.com/europe/uk-police-explain-decision-prince-andrew-case* *BUT POLICE HAVE TO INVESTIGATE CRIMES WHICH TAKE PLACE IN THEIR JURISDICTION, I.E, IN LONDON, THE UK* *THAT IS WHY I HAD TO GO TO THE POLICE STATION IN LARISA IN 2015 OVER THE ATTEMPT TO MURDER ME * *THE LARISA POLICE STATION HAD JURISDICTION OVER THE PLACE OF THE CRIME, INSIDE ITS PREFECTURE* *THE CRIMES VIRGINIA ROBERTS GIUFFRE A... more »

That Is One Big Narco Sub Caught Off The Coast Of Europe

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Warzone/The Drive:* *The First Narco Submarine Ever Seized Off A European Coast Is A Monster* *This is the first time authorities in Europe have intercepted one of these vessels, which have been a staple in Latin American drug smuggling.* Spanish authorities have successfully recovered a so-called narco submarine that they seized in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the country's Galacia region this past weekend. This is the first time any country in Europe has seized one of these smuggling vessels and it's not entirely clear how it made the thousands-of-miles-long jour... more »

The U.S. Navy Has a Crazy Plan To Build Monster (But Useless) Battleships

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * [image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana-class_battleship#/media/File:Montana_Class.png] Their construction was a mistake worth avoiding. *Key Point:* Bigger doesn't always mean better, or worth the cost. The U.S. Navy’s most powerful battleships were never actually built. The five *Montana*-class battleships, leviathans designed to dwarf even the giant *Iowa*-class battleships, were authorized for construction but never built, victims of the ascendance of naval aviation. Nearly as large as a modern supercarrier the *Montana*-class, like all ba... more »

Why Shouldn't the 'Whistleblower' Testify?

Thomas Jipping, GianCarlo Canaparo at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Thomas Jipping, GianCarlo Canaparo* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) speaks to reporters outside the House Intelligence Committee SCIF as U.S. foreign service officer Catherine Croft, who once served as a deputy to then-Special Envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker, testifies] The American people need to know as much as possible about what the president is accused of. Democrats and Republicans have been fighting over whether the person who filed a complaint about President Donald Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy–sparking the... more »

Stag Arms: The Go-To Manufacturer for AR-15s or Just Awful?

Gun News Daily at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Gun News Daily* *Security, Americas* [image: AR-15 rifles are displayed for sale at the Guntoberfest gun show in Oaks, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts] Here are the facts. *Key point:* Stag Arms has faced a lot of controversy, but they're clearly committed to innovation. If you’re serious about your firearms then you’ve undoubtedly heard the name Stag Arms. This Connecticut-based company has risen to the top of the heap in terms of manufacturers offering quality AR-15s. At one point, they were even manufacturing the much in-demand featureless AR-15... more »

What if a Progressive President Cut U.S. Defense Spending Dramatically?

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * What would the United States need to do to significantly cut its defense budget? The question is complicated, and the answers are difficult. Although foreign policy has generally not taken center-stage in the Democratic Presidential primary thus far, some of the candidates have begun to speak out about the size and extent of the U.S. defense establishment. This discussion has come as “progressive” foreign policy thinking has become more sophisticated and forward-thinking, especially with regards to defense. Although the perspectives of the candidates... more »

This Made Hitler Mad: Why Allied Commandos Stormed Nazi-Occupied Norway to Destroy Fish Oil Factories

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, * The raid at Vågsøy was planned with an unusual target in mind: fish oil factories. The Nazis were interested less in the dietary benefits of the omega-3 fatty acids, so much as the oil’s ability to be distilled into glycerin to produce the nitroglycerine used in most high-explosive bombs and shells. And the Wehrmacht was running through a lot of bombs and shells in its war against the numerically superior Red Army. Two days after Christmas on the morning of December 27, 1941 the icy Arctic calm of the Norwegian islands of Vågsøy and Måløy was shatte... more »

The Northrop YF-23 Stealth Fighter: The Killer Jet the Air Force Said No To

David Axe at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*David Axe* *History, Americas* [image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YF-23#/media/File:Northrop_YF-23_DFRC.jpg] The F-22 made it obsolete. *Key point:* The YF-23 wasn't bad, but the F-22 was better. The U.S. Air Force came very close to buying a rocket ship. In 1991, the Air Force selected Lockheed’s YF-22 fighter over Northrop’s YF-23 as the basis for the service’s new air-superiority fighter. That wasn’t the only major decision the Air Force made at the time. The service also selected Pratt & Whitney’s YF-119 as the engine that would power that YF-22, in the proces... more »

The Kiss Of Death

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
The knives are out for Andrew Scheer. When you lose an election, the people who worked for or with you get snitty. And there's lots of snit coming Scheer's way these days. Robin Urback writes: Moderate conservatives are publicly urging him to get it together. Social conservatives are publicly urging him to get lost. Conservative Senator Jean-Guy Dagenais recently quit his party’s caucus explicitly because of Mr. Scheer’s views. And now two former Harper advisers have teamed up with the creator of Ontario Proud and Canada Proud to start a non-profit, called Conservative Victory, wi... more »

French President Macron: NATO's Enemy Is Terrorism, Not Russia Or China

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*RFE:* *Macron Says Russia, China Not NATO Allies' Common Enemies -- Terrorism Is * French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he stands by comments he made three weeks ago when he described NATO as "brain-dead," and he defended his push for dialogue with Russia. In a November 7 interview with the Economist magazine, Macron deplored a lack of strategic cooperation among NATO members, and pointed to what he saw as a waning commitment to the Western military alliance by the United States. The assessment drew sharp criticism from allies, with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stolten... more »

BBC Complaints

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 15 hours ago
We’re aware of Conservative Party Facebook adverts using edited BBC content. This is a completely unacceptable use of BBC content which distorts our output and which could damage perceptions of our impartiality. We are asking the Conservatives to remove these adverts. — BBC News Press Team (@BBCNewsPR) November 28, 2019

Why Apocalyptic Claims About Climate Change Are Wrong

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 15 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Well worth a read. Environmentalist Michael Schellenberger attacks climate apocalypse claims: Environmental journalists and advocates have in recent weeks made a number of apocalyptic predictions about the impact of climate change. Bill McKibben suggested climate-driven fires in Australia had made koalas “functionally extinct.” Extinction Rebellion said “Billions will die” and “Life […]

An olive branch spurned

Andrew Koppelman at Balkinization - 15 hours ago
I am fairly new to Twitter, so as a naïve newcomer I’m perhaps excessively discouraged by a dialogueof the deaf recently begun by the following tweet by the conservative Christian writer Rod Dreher: Liberal: "You admit Trump is awful, but you're still considering voting for him over 'religious liberty.' That's so trivial, given the enormity of his badness!" Me: "If it's so trivial, then give us what we want. You'll get our votes, or at least Trump won't." Liberal: [silence] That elicited a long conversation: 94 responses within 17 hours. (Perhaps a lot of people had time on their... more »

Cyborg Soldiers By 2050?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
Universal Soldier *Popular Mechanics:* *The U.S. Army Expects to Field Cyborg Soldiers by 2050* Soldiers with super sight and telepathy could rule the battlefield in 30 years. * The U.S. Army is trying to forecast what biomedically enhanced technologies could be available by 2050. * The tech includes electronically super hearing, muscular control, and telepathic transfer of data. * The Army fully expects to equip soldiers with such technologies, but what about the society that invents them? The U.S. Army believes that a range of technologies could be available by 2050 that would... more »

Feeling blue? Go to the purple house

Tim Bousquet at Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago
One of the stories I think the Examiner has covered best recently is the Northern Pulp saga. As Joan Baxter pointed out last week, deadlines are looming — both the December 17 deadline for the Department of Environment’s decision on the environmental assessment for the proposed pipe, and the January 31 deadline for Northern Pulp […]

No showmanship

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 15 hours ago
As mentioned by MB, here's Andrew Marr in *The Spectator* on the question of how to interview/how not to interview: My Sunday job is to ask questions; but in this campaign there is a line of criticism of television interviewing which makes me pause. The rise of misnamed social media (mostly Twitter) makes it all too easy to clip and post ‘Gotcha!’ moments, when a politician appears to be gasping for air at a particularly pertinent question. Two or three such moments now win the wearisome accolade of ‘a car crash interview’. So (goes the criticism) interviewers are under increasin... more »

"I think there is a bias towards saying Israel is a democracy in the Middle East"

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 15 hours ago
Here's (apparently) newly-found footage of Jeremy Corbyn on Iran's Press TV (naturally) talking about BBC bias and Israel: "I think there is a bias towards saying Israel is a democracy in the Middle East. That Israel has a right to exist. That Israel has its security concerns." For many Jewish people, this is the real Jeremy Corbyn. And many wish he'd just admit these are his real views. https://t.co/tUUActGj0Q — Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) November 29, 2019 Huffington Post editor Paul Waugh's thread continued: - His supporters may say Corbyn was clumsily trying to say BBC spent ... more »

A Question (Time) of Sport

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 15 hours ago
I stayed up past my bedtime to keep guard on Question Time last night. In the current atmosphere, ‘keeping guard’ is a (self-imposed) obligation I feel compelled to fulfil, while the impending storm gathers momentum. Lunacy? Paranoia? Well, there it is. If anyone has the stamina to tot up the interruption quotient they’d conclude that Fiona Bruce had simply forgotten to flick the off-switch of her personal-opinion-regulator before going on air because it was undoubtedly still on ‘ON’. As a newsreader renowned for her unique method of ‘acting’ the news, Brucie behaved more like... more »

Don't freak out - agitate!

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
Not to be missed video - very important stuff here.... At a private donor meeting ($$$$$$$) Obama warns voters not to go too far to the left...... more »

The lighter side of Thanksgiving

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 15 hours ago
To help us digest all that Thanksgiving food and drink, here are a few giggleworthy mementos of the feast, sent in by readers, to whom my grateful thanks. First, for those who like the whole Turducken thing, with a side of H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos: And for those who like to deep-fry their turkey (I've sampled it, but I've never liked it as much as a slow-baked, oven-cooked bird): And finally, from a couple of years ago, what happens when the Irish try American Thanksgiving food? But wait - there's more! What about the Irish sampling *weird* Thanksgiving food? (... more »

Put Cyber Monday to Work: Citizen Science Workshop with V. A. Shiva Ayyadurai, PhD

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 15 hours ago
Note: Because science is on our side. This course program is free. By Dr. V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai REGISTER HERE Learn the principles of all systems and apply these principles to understand how your body is a system (Course Module 1);... more »

Parenting is a Luxury Few of Us Get

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 15 hours ago
Note: We are excerpting the article that follows below my intro from the Center for Family Involvement blog. For those of us with older children, adult children, this rings so profoundly true. Kim We love our children to the end... more »

Federalism Laboratory Of Belgium (I)

Vladislav B. SOTIROVIĆ at OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago
Belgium is the political cener for the European Union (the EU) and the NATO, and it is one of the six EU countries which originally established the European Single Market.[i] The question of Belgium’s multicultural federalism is of crucial importance for the future process of European integration or disintegration. Historical […]

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