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"A Look to the Heavens"
“What's going on in the center of this spiral galaxy? Named the Sombrero Galaxy for its hat-like resemblance, M104 features a prominent dust lane and a bright halo of stars and globular clusters. Reasons for the Sombrero's hat-like appearance include an unusually large and extended central bulge of stars, and dark prominent dust lanes that appear in a disk that we see nearly edge-on. *Click image for larger size.* Billions of old stars cause the diffuse glow of the extended central bulge. Close inspection of the bulge in the above photograph shows many points of light that are actua... more »
Chet Raymo, “In The Sweet By And By”
*“In The Sweet By And By”* by Chet Raymo “In the Bahamas there's a saying: Everbody wanna go to hebben, but nobody wanna die. I suppose you could find the same expression anywhere in the world. It's one of those universal axioms, a cognitive dissonance the human species has learned to live with. We want to live forever, but there's always that nagging fear that death is final. When someone comes along promising eternal life, we are quick to jump on board, to buy into the program, to make our Pascal's Wager with a generous tithe. The Keys of the Kingdom have always been the ultimate...more »
Conservatives Rejoice At The Criminally Low Social Security Cost Of Living Increase But Want Even Bigger Cuts
*AKA-- A Bitter Way* One of Chris Wallace's debate topics tonight was "Debt and Entitlements," which is how conservatives frame their arguments for cutting Social Security and Medicare. The moron who ran the VP debate last month also read a card someone gave her that implied that Social Security would "run out of mone," a falsify conservatives never tire of pushing on low-info/low-intelligence media folks like Elaine Quijano. As Social Security Works pointed out after Quijano stumbled into it, "This bogus framing sets up Social Security as a problem to be solved, not a solution to ... more »
Call of Cthulhu Actual Play: The Case of Mister Nichols Part 1
This adventure writeup is a little different, taking the form of the note characters might take while pursuing a case. \
Hidden in Plain Sight – The Global Depopulation Agenda
*Nathaniel Mauka* - The effects are all around you, and it is high time to put up some kind of resistance. The post Hidden in Plain Sight – The Global Depopulation Agenda appeared first on Waking Times.
Surveying the cratered landscape of Taiwan's tourism industry
[image: DSC_0025] *My friend Dom peers out over the ruins of bed and breakfasts strewn across the hills of Miaoli* It's said in the media, so it must be true. A recent iteration: Since the May inauguration of the new president Tsai Ing-wen from the anti-mainland side of Taiwanese politics, China has turned off the tap. *Chinese group tours are down 40 per cent, hitting the central and southern regions of the island hard.* Skipping over the extremely stupid formulation "anti-mainland", let's see how hard hit our island has been. Although they are not used by the international media ... more »
4 Signs Wikileaks is a Government Managed Election-Year PsyOp
*Isaac Davis* - Something doesn't add up, even thoug some important information is being revealed. The post 4 Signs Wikileaks is a Government Managed Election-Year PsyOp appeared first on Waking Times.
Five Think-Tanks Give Their Proposals On What The Pentagon Should Buy
The Pentagon, headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, taken from an airplane in January 2008. Wikipedia *Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Breaking Defense:** New Threats Spark DoD Spending Debate: Thinktanks Ponder $2 Trillion In Options* WASHINGTON: If you were hoping, after a bitterly contentious presidential campaign, that at least we’d have consensus on national defense spending…tough luck. Instead, teams from five leading thinktanks — spanning the political spectrum but all using the same budget simulator — came up with a more than $2 trillion spread of options. They ... more »
MENA Watch ....... October 19-20 , 2016...... Items Of focus 1) Libya Items : Internal Political Developments ; International Politics De Jour ; State Of Play - Battlefields.2) Turkey In Focus : "As Erdogan Turns " So Turns Turkey ; Purge Updates ; EU-Turkey Deal Updates ; Additional Items Of Note. 3) Iraq - Mosul Operation Updates In Primary focus , Turkey Trying To Elbow Its Way Into The Operation - Despite Iraq Opposition. 4) Syria Updates - Primary focus International Political Items & Aleppo. 5) Saudi Arabia - Bond Sale Primary focus , Yemen , Additional News Of Note
Libya..... *fred walton* @fredwalton216 5h 5 hours ago fred walton Retweeted Sami M. Berriwen Whoa !!!! fred walton added, *Sami M. Berriwen* @SamiBerriwen #Libya | Commander @ Marsa Brigade: It's wrong to say all anti-ISIS fighters in Sirte recognize UN-backed Unity Gov't. The majority does not *Sami M. Berriwen* @SamiBerriwen 6h 6 hours ago #Libya | Commander at El-Marsa Brigade warn that latest BAM statement re GNC may cause division among anti-ISIS fighters in Sirte *Libyaschannel EN* @LibyaschannelEN 6h 6 hours ago Army officers held large meetng... more »
Hillary Clinton Under Fire For Framing Assange As ‘Pedo Russian Spy’
Not content with being responsible for Julian Assange’s ongoing arbitrary detention, the US deep state has been linked by internet sleuths to a vicious attempt to frame him as a pedophile – and the paper trail leads all the way to Hillary Clinton. The vast and elaborate smear campaign – designed to frame Assange as not just a pedophile but also a Russian spy – was slowly unraveled last night by ingenious Reddit users set upon defending the WikiLeaks founder’s honor. Having felt the tip of Hillary’s America on the verge of thrusting far past his prostate, Julian Assange may just ha... more »
"Marching..."
"We ate, we slept, we formed our kaleidoscopic relationships and marched ever forward. We licked chocolate from our fingers. We arranged flowers in vases. We inspected our backsides when we tried on new clothes. We gave ourselves over to art. We elected officials and complained. We stood up for home runs. We marked life passages in ceremonies we attended with impatience and pride. We reached out for new love when what we had died, confessing our unworthiness, confessing our great need. We felt at times that perhaps we really were visitors from another planet. We occasionally wonder... more »
The Third Presidential Debate - Thoughts off the Top
*Final Debate* So Clinton showed up for the debate contrary to some rumours. But will this debate even matter? Hopefully, moderator Chris Wallace can keep the debaters from sliding into the muck. *First Question to Clinton about the Supreme Court* She's "standing up for women's rights LGTB communities"..."dark unaccountable money" She sounds like she's reading from cue cards or a teleprompter. They're letting her go around and around. It's not a speech it's supposed to be a debate. Trump mentions Judge Ginsburg recently had to apologize for an inappropriate remark made about h... more »
Labour Weekend Ramble
*Yes, sorry to spoil your routine but this week it’s a Thursday Morning Ramble. It’s a Thursday Morning Ramble because I had a lot of things I still wanted to present, and with a long weekend starting tomorrow for some of us, too little time to present them otherwise. So let’s go…* [image: CARtoon-tax] “The second three years of the Supercity could be called the ‘profligate’ years. Within a few days of the 2013 election Len Brown became a lame duck second term mayor after his philandering became public. With no possibility of a third term Brown decided he must leave a ‘legacy... more »
Congress Wants More Money For The F-35
F-35. YouTube *Defense News*: *House Lawmakers Push for More F-35 Funding in FY17 Budget* WASHINGTON — The defense-policy and -spending bills are at a standstill on Capitol Hill, but 70 House lawmakers are hoping that when Congress returns after the election, they can press appropriators to boost the total F-35 purchase for fiscal year 2017. In an Oct. 4 letter to House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-NJ, and the subcommittee’s top Democrat, Rep. Pete Visclosky of Indiana, the lawmakers advocated for F-35 production increases, citing the impac... more »
US Grant 9,000 ISIS Fighters Entry Into Syria To Topple Assad
The US and Saudi Arabia have granted free passage to over 9,000 ISIS militants into Syria in order to help them topple President Bashar al-Assad. ISIS State militants will be allowed to pass through the Iraqi city of Mosul into eastern regions of Syria in order to fight against the Syrian government. “More than 9,000 Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS, ISIL) militants will be redeployed from Mosul to the eastern regions of Syria to carry out a major offensive operation, which involves capturing Deir ez-Zor and Palmyra,” a military-diplomatic source told RIA Novosti. Farsnews.com rep... more »
Scientists Accidentially Discover Method Of Turning Air Into Fuel
American scientists have discovered a mechanism for converting air into fuel, potentially revolutionising the energy industry. Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory accidentally discovered a way to convert carbon dioxide into ethanol using nanotechnology. “We discovered somewhat by accident that this material worked,” said Adam Rondinone, author of a study in the journal ChemistrySelect. “We were trying to study the first step of a proposed reaction when we realized that the catalyst was doing the entire reaction on its own.” Cbslocal.com reports: Popular Mechanics rep... more »
Analyst: Election Rigging Is An American Tradition
Election rigging is an “all-American” tradition, according to political analyst and activist Myles Hoenig. US Republican nominee Donald Trump’s claims that the DNC is rigging the election to secure a Hillary Clinton presidency may not be all that far fetched, according to a recent interview with Hoenig. Presstv.com reports: “Stephen Lendman, writer and political commentator, goes back to 1820 to show how long ago this practice has been in use. In many of our living memories, we can go back to the Kennedy theft of the 1960 election against Nixon and of course the more recent electi... more »
CIA Spy Software Was Marketed To US Schools
A controversial surveillance tool used by the CIA was aggressively marketed for use in U.S. public schools in order to spy on students. Geofeedia, an online surveillance tool that enables law enforcement agencies to track and collect information on social media users, was reportedly sold to a high school in Chicago, Illinois. Dailydot.com reports: An Illinois school official confirmed the purchase of the software by phone on Monday. In the fall of 2014, the Lincolnshire-Prairie School District paid Geofeedia $10,000 to monitor the social media posts of children at Adlai E. Stevens... more »
Zapatistas 'May the Earth Tremble at its Core'
. MAY THE EARTH TREMBLE AT ITS CORE Oct. 18, 2016To the people of the world:To the free media:To the National and International Sixth:Convened for the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the National Indigenous Congress and the living resistance of the originary peoples, nations, and tribes of this country called Mexico, of the languages of Amuzgo, Binni-zaá, Chinanteco, Chol, Chontal
All The Rage On The Fringes Of Republicanville: Anyone but McCain & Ryan!
*Not likely* Today I received an e-mail from a far right group I hadn't heard much about lately Alipac, with the subject line "'Vote Anyone but McCain & Ryan' Movement Picks Up Steam. Alipac-- Americans for Legal Immigration PAC-- is widely considered one of the most hateful of the anti-immigrant groups. I first heard about them in 2011 when they backed fringe GOP candidates Ken Buck (CO) and Sharon Angle (NV) in failed Senate runs and when they went on a pretty hilarious weeks-long tirade about Lindsey Graham's homosexuality. This was the ad they ran in the Republican primary this ...more »
Zapatistas Words at National Indigenous Congress Oct. 11, 2016
Words of the General Command of the Zapatista Army for National Liberation at the opening of the Fifth Session of the National Indigenous Congress at CIDECI in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, on October 11, 2016 ZAPATISTA ARMY FOR NATIONAL LIBERATION MEXICO October 11, 2016 Compañeros and compañeras of the National Indigenous Congress, Wirrarikarri Brothers and Sisters, Nahua
Has The Islamic State Leadership 'Abandoned' Mosul?
Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) gesture on the outskirt of Bartila east of Mosul during an operation to attack Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari *AFP:* *US general claims IS leaders 'abandoning' Mosul* Washington (AFP) - Islamic State group leaders have been fleeing Mosul as US-backed local forces close in on the jihadists' last Iraqi stronghold, a US general said Wednesday. US Army Major General Gary Volesky, who heads the land component command of the US-led coalition to defeat IS, predicted that foreign fighters will end up form... more »
NYPD Kill 66 Year Old Naked Schizophrenic Woman In Her Home
Schizophrenic Black Lives Matter activist Deborah Danner was fatally shot by police officers responding to a 911 call in the Bronx on Tuesday night. Police Commissioner James O’Neill and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio have both condemned the police killing of the emotionally disturbed 66-year-old grandmother. “The shooting of Deborah Danner is tragic and it is unacceptable,” said Mayor de Blasio. Sputnik reports: Deborah Danner was shot twice by sergeant and eight-year NYPD veteran Hugh Barry, who both the mayor and police commissioner say did not follow protocol for dealing wi... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 19, 2016
*Ibrahim al-Marashi, Al Jazeera*: *The day after the battle for Mosul* *As battle for Mosul begins, Iraq and the US must develop a humanitarian and political strategy before the fighting ends.* In an article I wrote after the fall of Mosul in 2014, I argued that the sentiment of the population of this city under the occupation of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) had to be taken account, particularly to know their potential to rebel and resist. As of October 2016 evidence emerged from the city that the citizens of Mosul had begun to resist ISIL forces militarily. *Read... more »
Economic News , Data & Views ....... October 19 , 2016......Quick Hits - 1) Markets & Market Moving News : US Stocks Modestly Higher ; Europe & Asia Stock Indexes Also Modestly Higher ; Oil Patch Items Of Note ; Comments From Fed Speaker Kaplan ; Saudi Bond Issuance Is Story Of Day From Bond Land. 2) Around The Horn - Europe : Brexit Items ; Spain In Focus ; EU Summit Complicated By Belgium Bombing In Aleppo , Sanctions On Russia Also Looming For EU ; Erdogan Reminds EU That Visa Free Travel Required For Turkey To Secure Refugee Deal , Reminds EU Another I Million Refugees May Flee To Turkey Due To Aleppo ( And From Turkey To Europe ) ; TTIP Still A Bright Red Letter For "The People Of Europe" - Not The Overlords , Protests Over TTIP Ongoing Through Europe ; Despite Efforts To Circumvent Wallonia Region , Belgium Still Unable To Give Approval To CETA - Thus EU Can't Approve CETA ; Odds & Ends For Europe. 3) US Political News For Wednesday.
Markets & Market Moving News...... Asia 10/20.... *ForexLive* @ForexLive 9m9 minutes ago Australian employment data - big miss. But what will the CPI do? Preview *ForexLive* @ForexLive 36m36 minutes ago Yen is today's bad hombre, USD/JPY higher in Tokyo *Livesquawk* @Livesquawk 1h 1 hour ago PBOC to inject 200bn (100bn 7-day reverse repos, 50bn 14-day, 50bn 28-day) *Livesquawk* @Livesquawk 1h 1 hour ago PBOC fixes yuan at 6.7311 (prev fix 6.7326, prev close 6.7385) *Livesquawk* @Livesquawk 3h 3 hours ago JN Japan Buying Foreign Stocks (JPY)... more »
Native Americans Most Likely Group To Be Killed By Cops
Native Americans are the most likely group to die at the hands of police, yet the media remains silent, with top newspapers hardly reporting on the matter. Democracy Now reports: A new investigation by In These Times explodes myths about who is most likely to die at the hands of police by revealing that, compared to their percentage of the U.S. population, Native Americans were more likely to be killed by police than any other group, including African Americans. It also found that cases of African-American police deaths tend to dominate headlines, while killings of Native people g... more »
U.S. City Issues Rattlesnake Warning To Residents
Officials in Wichita Falls, Texas, have issued an alert for residents to be on the lookout for rattlesnakes. An increase in the rodent population is drawing in the reptiles from the surrounding areas. USA Today reports: The warning comes the same week that a Florida man reported that a six-foot-long snake slithered out from under the hood of his car during rush hour traffic. While the Wichita Falls snake lookout doesn’t address cars, officials are telling residents to be aware of their surroundings and learn to recognize the different snake species that are likely to be in the are... more »
Against Political Fairy Tales
Have you seen the latest Ipsos Mori poll? It's grim. The Tories have an 18 point lead over Labour. The last YouGov from a week ago is also pretty depressing. There, Theresa May's clueless Conservatives were on 42% while Labour limps in on 28%. Not good. What also isn't good is the coincident circulation of this. It got wide traction a week ago, and found itself bandied about again, as if in some way it invalidates the polls above. A story. When I was tucked away in Stoke-on-Trent Central's constituency office, I remember an email from an opponent to equal marriage. The author, wh... more »
The Economy: "A 'Black' Anniversary for a 'Black Swan'”
*"A 'Black' Anniversary for a 'Black Swan'”* by Brian Maher “Happy anniversary!” Jim Rickards tweeted this morning, giving our old friend Mr. Market a good razzing. Happy anniversary to what? “Black Monday.” On this date in 1987- 29 years ago- the Dow plunged 22.6%. 508 jolly points in one day. The Dow’s biggest one-day percentage drop ever. “The equivalent today,” Jim noted, “would be a one-day 4,106 point drop to 14,055.” The big question: 29 years later, is history planning a sequel? Consider… Citibank’s tea leaf and bird entrails readers recently cooked up a chart. It compared... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Wakefield, Kansas, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
"Far-fetched Things..."
"But far-fetched things do happen. In fact, many people's entire lives are completely far-fetched. I think we are constantly surrounded by extraordinary possibilities. Whether we are aware of them or not, whether we choose to act on them or not, they are there. What is offered to us that we choose not to act upon falls by the wayside, and the road that is our life is littered with rejected, ignored and unnoticed opportunities, good and bad. Chance meetings and coincidences become extraordinary only when acted upon. Those that we allow to pass us by are gone forever. We never know w... more »
“Afraid of the Truth: Feeling Threatened”
*“Afraid of the Truth: Feeling Threatened”* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM “Facing the truth upfront rather than turning from it will keep your life moving in a forward and positive direction. Most of us have had the experience of being in possession of a piece of truth that we were afraid to share because we knew it would not be well received. There are also instances in which we ourselves have been unable to handle some truth confronting us. This might be a small truth, such as not wanting to see that our car needs repairs because we don't want to pay for them, or a large truth, ... more »
Midday Musical Interlude: Rhonda Mackert, “Solus”
Rhonda Mackert, “Solus” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOFAbOTUK8o
World News Briefs -- October 19, 2016 (Evening Edition)
*BBC*: *Battle for Mosul: The story so far* A long-awaited military offensive to reclaim the northern Iraqi city Mosul from so-called Islamic State (IS) is underway, forcing thousands of Iraqis to flee their homes. About 30,000 Iraqi security forces, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, Sunni Arab tribesmen and Shia militiamen, assisted by US-led coalition warplanes and military advisers, launched the assault on Monday, more than two years after jihadists overran the city before seizing control of much of northern and western Iraq. The operation is expected to take weeks, if not months, d... more »
Historical records may underestimate sea level rise
By Paul Homewood http://climate.nasa.gov/news/2504/historical-records-may-underestimate-sea-level-rise/ From the “Pay us enough money, and we’ll prove that it’s worse than we thought” Dept of Climate Science: A new NASA and university study using NASA satellite data finds that tide gauges — the longest and highest-quality records of historical ocean water levels — may have […]
Division of powers: Vires and Paramountcy
CITATION: Canada Post Corporation v. Hamilton (City), 2016 ONCA 767: [31] The following section first articulates the general principles of the division of powers analysis, specifically the doctrines of *ultra vires* and paramountcy, and then applies them to the facts of this appeal. (1) The general principles(a) Pith and Substance [32] The first step in a division of powers analysis is to characterize the law being challenged. This characterization is a matter of determining the "pith and substance" of the challenged law:* Union Colliery Co. of Briti... more »
Labour Called For Migrant Dental Checks per Guido Fawkes
Guido Fawkes http://order-order.com/2016/10/19/labour-called-migrant-dental-checks/ has a great find: 'The last Labour government advocated the same migrant dental checks that have caused so much outrage among the Twitterati today. Back in 2007 the then immigration minister Liam Byrne said that dental checks had to be considered to prevent abuse of the system: "If it is true that a dental x-ray is able to establish within a more precise range an individuals' age than any other form of determination then I think we have really got to look very hard at that evidence. We cannot ha... more »
Here Comes The Russian Navy
The HMS Richmond is observing the Admiral Kuznetsov conduct flight training operations off the coast of the Orkneys as the Russian carrier fleet prepares to deploy to the Mediterranean *The Independent*: *Russian naval fleet sailing towards English Channel with flagship aircraft carrier and nuclear-powered destroyers* *Aircraft carrier transporting fighter jets, combat helicopters and cruise missiles to Syria.* Russia’s flagship aircraft carrier is leading a fleet of naval ships heading towards the English Channel as they journey towards Syria. The nuclear-powered Admiral Kuznetz... more »
Urban Gadabout: Last call for Jack Eichenbaum's big day on the L train (this Saturday!)
*With the rapid gentrification of Williamsburg, then Bushwick, and continuing farther out on the line, NYC's L train has gone from a forlorn stepchild of the subway system to its "boom" line.* *by Ken* I'm hoping that by now urban geographer Jack Eichenbaum -- who's also the Queens borough historian -- needs no introduction to readers, and if he does, just click on the tag below. As I've noted, Jack's wide-ranging tours around NYC (I've toured all five boroughs except Staten Island with him), with their emphasis on the evolving forces of urban geography, have done more than I coul... more »
"Keep Walking..."
“Keep walking. Shut your eyes. We are headed for the bridge. We are going to cross it." - Joyce Carol Oates
Wars, and Rumors of Wars: "Russia Is Deploying The Largest Naval Force Since The Cold War For Syria"
*"Russia Is Deploying The Largest Naval Force Since The Cold War For Syria"* by Tyler Durden "Just moments ago we reported that in the latest escalation involving Syria, the Russian aircraft carrier Kuznetsov was now sailing past Norway on its way to Syria, where it is expected to arrive in just under 2 weeks. As part of the carrier naval group, Russia also deployed an escort of seven other Russian ships, which we dubbed the "most powerful Russian naval task force to sail in northern Europe since 2014" according to Russia's Nezavisimaya Gazeta daily reports. It turns out it was mor... more »
"Drenched..."
"And what nags me about this is that the source of my anxiety was exactly what Kierkegaard says the source of anxiety is, and what he praised in direct proportion to the volume any person possesses: possibility. The awareness that life is a series of choices any one of which could be either aggrandizing or disastrous. That this happens to be true I have no trouble signing on to. Any who has lived past the age of ten knows that even piddling actions can wind up having big consequences, and that even when you are super-conscious of your behaviors you can't know how things are going t...more »
Satire: "Obama Signs Executive Order Requiring Loser of Presidential Election to Leave Country"
*"Obama Signs Executive Order Requiring Loser of Presidential Election to Leave Country"* by Andy Borowitz WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) — "In an Oval Office ceremony on Wednesday morning, President Barack Obama signed an executive order requiring the loser of the 2016 Presidential election to leave the country forever. “This will help the healing begin,” the President said. The executive order calls for the loser of the November 8th election to depart the country on the morning of November 9th and never return. “Whoever that turns out to be,” the President said. Obama acknowled... more »
"Donald’s Right- The System Is Rigged"; "An Open Letter to Donald Trump"
*"Donald’s Right- The System Is Rigged"* by Bill Bonner "For weeks, the top news headlines have been about politics. And politics has been all about the Republican Party candidate for president of the United States, Donald Trump. The Establishment, the media, and most right-thinking people look around and sniff the air. Something stinks. And the smell, they say, is coming from that skunk, Trump. Meanwhile, Hillary, all greased up with expensive perfume, glides by- all her double dealing…her millions in Wall Street speaking fees…her crony friends and supporters. She and her husband ... more »
Saudi Royal Executed For Murder
A member of the Saudi Royal Family has been executed, presumably beheaded, for his role in shooting another man dead during a brawl. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior announced in a statement on Tuesday that it put to death a member of the Saudi royal family for his role in a murder. Anti Media reports: Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir was put to death in an undisclosed manner in Riyadh for the 2012 murder of Adel al-Mahemid, a friend of the prince. The killing took place in December of that year during a melee on the outskirts of the capital city. The prince pleaded guilty to the... more »
USAF ‘Accidentally’ Leaks Toxic Chemicals Into Colorado Sewer System
A US air base in Colorado has admitted to ‘ accidentally’ releasing a huge amount of highly toxic chemicals into the sewer system of the nearby city of Colorado Springs. Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado said on Wednesday that it unintentionally released over 150,000 gallons (570,000 liters) of tainted water to the city’s sewers without having a clear understanding of the potential health hazards. The air force said the tainted water was released from a storage tank sometime in the past week. The cause of the leaks and the risks to local communities were being investigated. Press...more »
Kelcy Warren is the face of genocide for Native Americans
Kelcy Warren the Face of Genocide for Native Americans Censored News Genocide Man of the Year The greed for oil money means that young and old are risking their futures, and illegal strip searches, to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline By Brenda Norrell Censored News STANDING ROCK, North Dakota -- Kelcy Warren has become the face of genocide for Native Americans. The Dakota Access Pipeline
TEPCO Shares Down, Future Bleak as Anti-Nuclear Sentiment Rises in Japan
The election of an "anti-nuclear novice" in the Niigata gubernatorial race has worried TEPCO investors. Here is background on the election: Anti-nuclear novice wins Niigata election, blow to nuclear restarts October 17, 2016 at 08:15 JST REUTERS http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201610170009.html It is interesting that the new governor Ryuichi Yoneyama, 49, is a doctor-lawyer. A doctor well-versed in the history of radiation research in Japan is well positioned to appreciate the public health significance of Japan's aging reactors in a context of heightened geological activit... more »
Oct. 19: Neoliberalism in action.
The headline story is that a former mayor of Moncton who just gave a speech about the murder of three police officers in this city over two years ago. He had nothing to add to what we already know about it - and have known for two years. Why is this the front page headline story? The rest of section A is the usual potpourri of courtroom chatter, pointless commentaries, free ads for businesses, and the mandatory propaganda piece from the Fraser Institute. Meanwhile, Irving is suing Greenpeace because it wants to protect our forests against assaults from the irvings and others. But ... more »
Predicting what Chris Wallace will ask!
*WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2016Walking away unchallenged:* What will the hopefuls be asked tonight? Twenty minutes ago as we start to type, a pair of scribes at the Washington Post offered their speculations. DelReal is Harvard 2013; Phillip is Harvard 2010. We'd say the bright young scribes have been quick to learn to defer to the greatest god, Narrative: DELREAL AND PHILLIP (10/19/16): Six topics will be the focus of the night, according to the Commission on Presidential Debates: immigration, the Supreme Court, the economy, national debt and entitlements, turmoil abroad and fitness... more »
Venezuelan State And Municipal Elections Delayed Till Next Year
*BBC*: *Venezuela election delay sparks opposition anger* Venezuela's elections for state governorships have been postponed until next year, a move denounced by the opposition as unconstitutional. The polls had been expected in December, but the election board said they would now be held around mid-2017. Opinion polls have suggested the government of President Nicolas Maduro would fare badly in the elections. He recently said that economic recovery and not elections were the priority for the country. Venezuela has seen three years of deep recession, with inflation expected to to...more »
VALUEBIT: CNN “Loses” Satellite Feed Just As Republican Congressman Mentions WikiLeaks
http://news.valubit.com/2016/10/19/cnn-loses-satellite-feed-just-as-republican-congressman-mentions-wikileaks/ *CNN “Loses” Satellite Feed Just As Republican Congressman Mentions WikiLeaks* By *ZeroHedge* - October 19, 2016 *We'll try not to show that ad again* In yet another coincidentally-timed “technical glitch” at CNN, Republican Congressman Chris Collins was cut off within seconds of mentioning “WikiLeaks.” Per InfoWars, Collins joined a conversation with CNN’s Chris Cuomo and immediately went on the attack against Hillary. But as soon as he utters the word “WikiLeaks” hi... more »
Philippines Police Van Rams Into Anti-US Protesters
A video shows a police van in the Philippines ramming into student activists demonstrating outside the U.S. embassy in Manila. Philippines police used tear gas Wednesday to break up a crowd of leftist activists demanding that U.S. troops leave the country. The police van drove into the crowd, running people over and injuring at least three students. Warning: Disturbing Content Common Dreams reports: Television footage showed the van driving recklessly back and forth through the crowd, as protesters variously surrounded it and scattered away. “There was absolutely no justification ... more »
"Crowd Chanting ''Lock Her Up'' Live On CNN While Panel Discusses Project Veritas"
https://youtu.be/irqLMTg-f_U Have you watched the Project Veritas videos that I posted earlier today? CNN have and they aren't happy...
Additional Witnesses for the Zamora Sighting
Since I’ve had so much fun with the “What symbol did Lonnie Zamora see?” a question sparked by my interview of Ben Moss and Tony Angiola, I thought I’d try it again. If you remember the interview, Ben or Tony mentioned that three people had called the police in Socorro to say that they had seen or heard something about the time that Zamora was approaching the UFO. I asked if they had checked the police logs to confirm this but somehow I didn’t get a solid answer for it. Well, I now have that answer. As I was looking for descriptions of the symbol in the Blue Book files, I was read... more »
U.S. Apache Helicopters Have Now Entered The Battle For Mosul
*Two Apaches * Two AH-64E Apache helicopters prepare to land at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 29, 2016. Army photo by Capt. Brian Harris *DoD Buzz*: *Apache Helicopters Go into Action in Mosul Offensive* AH-64 Apache helicopter gunships have been flying combat missions in support of the Iraqi security forces in the advance from the south on Mosul, a U.S. general said Wednesday. “They’ve been flying at night, supporting any nighttime operations that the Iraqis are doing” since the Mosul offensive started Monday, Army Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky said of the Boeing Co.-made... more »
Anybody want to ask Hillary Clinton about this? Any interest at the BBC?
https://youtu.be/yvHqDBxcCSY Interesting, very interesting but so far as the BBC and the rest of the pro Hillary Clinton media are concerned, of no interest at all.
ZEROHEDGE: Hillary Clinton Linked To Mysterious Front Associated with Julian Assange Pedophile Smear
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-10-19/hillary-clinton-linked-mysterious-front-associated-julian-assange-pedophile-smear *Hillary Clinton Linked To Mysterious Front Associated with Julian Assange Pedophile Smear* Tyler Durden's picture by Tyler Durden Oct 19, 2016 10:50 AM Submitted by Joseph Jankowski of *Planet Free Will* Yesterday, WikiLeaks put out a serious of tweets informing the public that Julian Assange had been attacked in a smear campaign pushed by a “front” group and U.S. democratic media. [image: https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/788413380843503616?ref_src=twsr... more »
A Short Film Captures Everything Wrong With the Beauty Industrial Complex
*Sofia Adamson* - What are we doing to young women? The post A Short Film Captures Everything Wrong With the Beauty Industrial Complex appeared first on Waking Times.
We need to talk about Bob
We need to talk about Bob Dylan. Not so much about his Nobel Prize for literature itself because, as a few folk have said, the truths of the poet have been considered literature for millennia. Yet while Bob is not Ovid, admittedly, he does “borrow” from him unadmittedly – as Nelson poet Cliff Fell discovered a few years ago while listening to the Dylan album *Modern Times *while reading Ovid’s 2000-year-old book of poetry, *Tristia*.. "It was like I was suddenly reading with my ears," Fell wrote, citing almost identical lines heard in Dylan's "Workingman's Blues No. 2.” *For ... more »
Mr. Winston Smith Goes to Washington
Those of us on Twitter, especially those of us who aren't in the semen-spattered, shit-stained Big Tent of Hillary Clinton, have noticed something particularly pernicious going on in this election cycle: Censorship or what is known in the Twitter community (it even has its own hashtag): Shadowbanning. It's known by many other names such as stealth banning, hell banning but for the purposes of this exercise we'll just use shadowbanning. Now, shadowbanning, the censorship most commonly used by Twitter's automatic algorithm, was set up to isolate and silence trolls (which, to... more »
Scientist embroiled with PubPeer engaged in “widespread research misconduct,” investigation finds
An investigation into a scientist suing PubPeer commenters over criticisms of his work has concluded that the researcher engaged in widespread misconduct and should retract 42 papers. The investigation report by Wayne State University, obtained by The Scientist, reveals that Fazlul Sarkar created a research environment that encouraged productivity but cut corners when it came to […] The post Scientist embroiled with PubPeer engaged in “widespread research misconduct,” investigation finds appeared first on Retraction Watch.
What Happened To The Somali Pirates?
Hostages and pirates stand with their hands up before the intervention of Dutch NATO soldiers off Somalia’s coast in this NATO handout photo made available April 18, 2009. REUTERS/NATO/Handout *Dan DeLuce, Foreign Policy*: *Why Is It So Hard to Stop West Africa’s Vicious Pirates?* *After vanquishing Somali pirates, the world is looking for a playbook that will work in the Gulf of Guinea.* With little more than skiffs, ladders, and Kalashnikovs, the pirates of Somalia once hijacked giant cargo ships, extracted millions of dollars in ransom, and forced the world’s navies to send war... more »
Indonesia Doubles Coal Use, Ratifies “Climate” Treaty
By Paul Homewood http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/10/19/world/asia/ap-as-indonesia-climate-change.html?smid=tw-share&_r=1 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/10/05/indonesias-coal-consumption-remains-high-bp.html Tony Heller noted this juxtaposition of news from Indonesia this month. So perhaps it is time to recall just what it was that Indonesia agreed to in the Paris Agreement. My full analysis of Indonesia’s INDC, which the Carbon Tracker website rated as “Inadequate” from last November […]
Diné Stand with Standing Rock 'No DAPL'
Earl Tulley, Dine' CARE, with bandanas created and delivered. Photo Dana Powell Dine' delegation delivering firewood. Setting up new tent and woodstove purchased and delivered. The delegation's gift of a new tent to the camp. Diné Stand with Standing Rock 'No DAPL' By Carol Davis Coordinator, Dine' Citizens Against Ruining our Environment Photos by Dana Powell Censored News
Ice World With 20,000-Year Orbit May Point To Planet Nine
An icy planet with a 20,000-year orbit has been discovered passing through our solar system, leading to the re-emergence of theories about the existence of the mysterious Planet Nine L91 as the icy rock is called is one of a growing number of icy worlds with strange orbits discovered at the edge of the solar system. According to scientists working on the Outer Solar System Origins Survey, L91 is an enigma defying previously established gravitational patterns, and its discovery has added to mounting evidence that there are gravitational disruptions going on beyond what we can see. ... more »
Hillary Clinton Wants The State To Force Vaccinate Your Children
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton wants to strip parent’s rights to choose and make child vaccinations mandatory. She is a big government statist and she will use the power of her office to further impose medical mandates on a people who were supposed to have the freedom to choose for themselves what treatments they do or don’t want. Natural News reports: As far back as 1993, for instance – when Clinton was first lady and pushing for an earlier version of Obamacare (again under the guise of “health care reform”) – two programs she backed were the Childhood Immunizati...more »
Russia Halts Airstrikes On Aleppo
*CNN*: *Syria: Aleppo residents say airstrikes have halted* (CNN)There have been no airstrikes in besieged eastern Aleppo since dawn Tuesday, residents of several neighborhoods told CNN on Wednesday morning. This brief respite follows a weeks-long bombardment on parts of the city by Syria's military, backed by Russia, which has been fiercely criticized by Western powers for its deadly toll on the civilians trapped there. The Russian Defense Ministry announced unexpectedly on Tuesday that there would be a pause in Russian and Syrian airstrikes to allow rebels and civilians to leave... more »
Philippine President Duterte Will Not Raise The South China Sea Dispute During His China Visit
*Wall Street Journal*: *Philippines’ Duterte Not Planning to Raise South China Sea Disputes in China Visit* Seeking to reset once-fractious ties with Beijing. BEIJING—Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he wasn’t planning to pursue substantive talks on the South China Sea disputes during meetings with top Chinese leaders this week, as he seeks to reset Manila’s once-fractious ties with Beijing. Speaking to reporters in Beijing a day before a scheduled meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Mr. Duterte said he would focus on seeking Chinese economic aid during ... more »
Leaders From Ukraine, Russian, Germany And France To Meet To Discuss The Ongoing War In Eastern Ukraine
*New York Times*: *As New Ukraine Talks Begin, What Is the State of Europe’s Only Active War?* KIEV, Ukraine — With soldiers dying daily in Ukraine, the site of the only active war in Europe, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany will host a meeting on Wednesday to see whether President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is willing to cut a deal to end the conflict while he also faces pressure from the West over Moscow’s role in Syria. Mr. Putin and Ms. Merkel will meet with President François Hollande of France and President Petro O. Poroshenko of Ukraine to talk about the fighting as th... more »
Yahoo Plans "Smart Billboards" That Watch and Listen To You
*Smart billboards in the movie *Minority Report *by Gaius Publius* Those billboards in the movie *Minority Report*, the ones that watch you, listen as you speak, then address you by name? They're on the drawing board at Yahoo. You can look at this product as another form of "targeted marketing," like when the google sends ads your way based on the latest text in your gmail account. Or you can look at it as a way for a company to profile you as completely as possible when you move around in public — connecting your public behavior with all of your other stored behaviors — then do a... more »
Easy Harry Potter Monster Book of Monsters Journal
You will need: - Faux Fur Fabric (You can buy it by the yard at the craft store) - a notebook (not spiral bound) - hot glue - 2 flat marbles - felt in red and white - scissors - orange paper - a black marker - mod podge Lay your notebook open on your faux fur and cut the fur to your specific notebook. The faux fur should cover most of the inside of the journal's front and back inside cover. the fur should only hang over the top and bottom of the book about half an inch. After you have your fur cut to your book, Use hot glue to glue the fur to the fr... more »
Gunman In Army Uniform Kills Two Americans In Afghan Capital
*Reuters*: *Two American advisers killed, three wounded by shooter in Afghan capital* A gunman in an Afghan army uniform on Wednesday shot dead at least two American advisers and wounded three more near a base in the Afghan capital before being killed himself, officials said. The American deaths included one soldier and one civilian, while one soldier and two civilians were injured and in stable condition, the U.S. military command in Kabul said in a statement. "The two individuals were killed during an attack near a coalition base by an unknown assailant, who was later killed," ... more »
World News Briefs -- October 19, 2016
*Al Jazeera:** Iraqi forces advance towards Mosul amid ISIL resistance* *Fighting enters third day as Iraqi forces backed by coalition air strikes push towards last major ISIL stronghold.* Fighting has entered the third day as coalition forces focused efforts on the town of Hamdaniya as they march towards Mosul, the second largest Iraqi city and the last major ISIL stronghold in the country. Explosives and booby traps laid down by ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group), also known as ISIS, slowed down the Iraqi offensive in recent days, despite air support from the US-l... more »
Huge Protests In Baghdad Against Turkey’s Presence In Iraq
Thousands of Iraqis surrounded the Turkish embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday to protest the continued presence of Turkish troops in their country. The Protesters demanded that Ankara withdraw from a base near the city of Mosul, in line with repeated requests by the Iraqi government. Turkey has stated its intention to take part in the ongoing battle for the ISIS stronghold in the city of Mosul On Monday President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cited the Misak-i Milli as part of their determination to be involved in the fighting. The early 20th-century document says the Iraqi city of Mosul is on ... more »
Taking Mosul "So far this is easier then Fallujah" What Comes After Will Be Worse, For Iraq.
*As has been mentioned ISIS 'lays down'. Melts Away. Disappears. Always. * *Related: Mosul- Difficult Fight? Already Ahead of Schedule?* *Related : The Battle for Mosul Has Begun?* *I've noticed the phenomena myself on more then one occasion.* *Soufan group reported on it more then once also. (linked contained in above posts)* *Flashback: Transcript of Assad Interview- Setting Records Straight via Highlights & more* *2014: ISIS = Smoke & Mirrors. Giving cover now for strikes on Syria* *We have to realize that ISIS is the smoke and mirrors to the ME reshape.** ISIS is the decept... more »
Ohio State, CrossFit gym make six-figure settlement over corrected paper’s injury claims
The Ohio State University (OSU) has settled a lawsuit with a CrossFit affiliate over allegations that a study had defamed the gym. As first reported by Columbus Underground, the university has agreed to pay Mitchell Potterf, owner of Fit Club in Columbus, Ohio, $145,000 to settle claims that a 2013 paper by OSU researchers included false […] The post Ohio State, CrossFit gym make six-figure settlement over corrected paper’s injury claims appeared first on Retraction Watch.
October 19, 2016 – White Hats Report #56 – FBI exposes Shadow Government in Clinton investigation
There was much discussion, debate and frustration over our decision not to release report #48. We published an article regarding that situation and the following link can be reviewed if the readers are not familiar with it. http://tdarkcabal.blogspot.com/2014/04/april-28-2014-about-48.html Report #48 was all about the Shadow Government, its origins, its members, their co-conspirators, their financial transactions and 100’s of documents which illustrate their skullduggery and hijacking of the American government. The sordid tale includes two Saudi Kings, Lucky Luciano, the Russians... more »
U.S. Wants to Balkanize Russia
Fellow Mainer Regis Tremblay is currently in Russia working on his upcoming documentary. Here he interviews Riley Waggaman, an American journalist who works in Russia. Regis and I met Riley in Odessa, Ukraine when we traveled there to show solidarity with the mothers of those murdered by Nazis at the Trades Hall Building in 2014.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 19, 2016
*FOX News/EFE:* *US Defense Department: Iraqi army, Kurds collaborating well in Mosul battle* Military coordination between Iraqi government and Kurdish Peshmerga forces in the battle to free Mosul from the Islamic State is very good, the United States defense department said Wednesday. Some 18,000 soldiers from Iraq's central army and 10,000 troops from the country's Kurdistan region were converging on the IS stronghold city of Mosul, north Iraq, where it is thought that around 5,000 jihadist fighters remained, said Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis. "The level of coordination and c... more »
US Officials: ISIS May Launch Chemical Attacks During Mosul Battle
American officials have warned that ISIS may resort to launching chemical attacks in the battle to hold its grip on Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul. Multiple US sources told Reuters that attacks involving chemical agents are possible given the terror group’s previous record. It has also been previously reported that British infantry and SAS troops had been deployed to Mosul and were kitted out with chemical warfare equipment ahead of the assault. Press TV reports: Tuesday marked the second day of military operations by the Iraqi army, volunteer Shia and Sunni fighters as well as ... more »
Kathleen Parker submits to the pressure!
*WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2016It's time for the Post to go:* The Washington Post's Kathleen Parker may not be a fully skilled reader. This judgment may seem surprising. Unlike her colleague, Matt Zapotosky, Parker isn't a fresh-faced kid eight years out of college. Parker has been a professional journalist since 1977. She became a columnist ten years after that. In 2010, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in the category of having-waited-her-turn-up-till-now. According to the leading authority, her columns appear in more than 400 media outlets. Parker is much more experienced than... more »
Personalized Common Core Worksheets on a Screen
"MobyMax solutions are designed to help teachers 'find and fix missing curriculum skills, motivate students, power up, and save time.' The online, interactive software and services offered by MobyMax are designed to be an 'innovative learning ecosystem,' that allow teachers to create a diagnostic-based learning plan for each student, based on the student's abilities, that allow for independent learning." A teacher just wrote that her school is one of many now using professional development time to allow MobyMax salesmen to demo another 19th Century learning tool in a 21st Century... more »
A Look At Russia's Military Training Schools For Teens
Sarah Blesener. Time *Time*:* Inside Russia’s Military Training Schools for Teens* The schools are part of Vladimir Putin's push for a new youth army movement One morning this spring, Sarah Blesener, an American documentary photographer, got a chance to visit a school in the Moscow suburb of Dmitrov, where lessons in basic military training are available to students a few times a week. She was expecting to see kids in uniforms, saluting the flag and doing drills, much like the courses one might find in U.S. high schools that offer programs for cadets. Instead she found a classroom ... more »
British Army Accused Of Racism Because Of One Tweet
A screengrab of the British Royal Army’s official Twitter account shows a tweet depicting a soldier during a jungle training exercise in Costa Rica. The tweet was criticized for its resemblance to racist “black-face” makeup, and removed. BRITISH ROYAL ARMY *The Independent*: *British Army accused of racism after official tweet shows soldier wearing 'blackface' camouflage in jungle* 'Being a soldier in the jungle requires a robust sense of humour,' the tweet read The British Army is facing accusations of racism after a photo was posted from its official Twitter account showing a so... more »
Iranian Backed Shiite Militias Say They Will Support The Iraqi Army's Offensive On Mosul
Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) gather on the outskirt of Bartila east of Mosul during an operation to attack Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani *Reuters*: *Shi'ite militias say will support Iraqi army offensive on Mosul* A Shi'ite paramilitary force said it would support the Iraqi army's offensive on Mosul, Islamic State's last major stronghold in Iraq, raising the risk of sectarian strife in the mainly Sunni region. The Popular Mobilization Force (PMF), a coalition of mostly Iranian-trained militias, said late on Tuesday it woul... more »
Mosul Campaign Day Two, Oct 18, 2016
In the second day of the Mosul campaign the advance towards the city slowed. The Kurds halted to consolidate what they had taken the day before, while the Iraqi forces in the south continued to move forward. That was by design, although some Peshmerga and western news reports tried to blame the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF). There were reports and photographs of western advisers being at the frontlines with the Kurds. On the other hand, the Islamic State was trying to maintain control of its areas. The Iraqi forces are advancing in two columns from the south on both sides of the Ti... more »
Russian hacker caught in Prague
*Update: the hacker wasn't related to Hillary's or DNC files; instead, he's accused of doing the 2012 hack of 100 million LinkedIn users' information* Barack Obama and his comrades have accused Russian nationals from being the hackers who have acquired the computer files proving that Hillary Clinton is a corrupt lying murdering piece of cr*p, among other things, and that Donald Trump is the superior pick for the U.S. citizens to choose. Obama et al. had the plan to keep all this information in secret. It's still unknown whether such hackers are connected with the Russian governmen... more »
A uniquely small world
That tweet from LEAVE.EU yesterday saying "10 of the 13 members of the 'impartial' Ofcom board charged with regulating the BBC have strong ties to the BBC" derives from a characteristically fine piece of digging from *News-watch*'s David Keighley. David has posted the details of his research at *The Conservative Woman * today and it makes for fascinating reading. Please take a look for yourselves. David writes that: The Content Board has ‘BBC’ etched through it like a stick of Blackpool rock. Looking at the various affiliations of the members – for example Andrew Chitty’s member... more »
Islamic State Deploys Suicide Bombers In The Battle For Mosul (Video)
*Daily Mail*: *Terrifying body cam film captures fierce gun fight with ISIS in Mosul as suicide attackers are seen 'running around like rats in and out of tunnels'* * WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT * Footage shows Kurdish soldier sprinting across battlefield close to Mosul * Peshmerga fighters were trying to secure Iraqi village in fight against ISIS * Military chief says fanatics were 'running around like rats' during battle Terrifying body cam footage has captured fierce fighting with ISIS as the battle for Mosul finally got underway. A Kurdish fighter filmed the moment he sprinted ... more »
Where Is Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed caliph of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. (File photo: Reuters) *FOX News:* *ISIS leader al-Baghdadi believed to be holed up in Mosul as Iraqi, US forces close in* The secretive leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is believed to be holed up in the terror group's hub of Mosul, as Iraqi and U.S. forces close in this week ahead of what could be a climactic fight. Senior Kurdish official Hoshiyar Zebari said his forces had "solid" intelligence al-Baghdadi was somewhere in the Iraqi city of more than a million people and up... more »
What can possibly go wrong? Robots!
Dubia patrolled by Robo Cops by 2017 Authoritarian regimes with tireless empathy free inhuman enforcers. A future even Aldus Huxley and George Orwell would fear.
Sweden Wants To Give Returning ISIS Fighters Free Driving Licenses, Housing, And A Tax Break
© Reuters *Express:* *Free driving licenses & grants: Sweden's shock plan to reintegrate returning ISIS fighters* A SWEDISH council wants to give ISIS fighters state-financed driving licenses and housing grants to stop them from committing acts of terrorism. Around 140 Swedish people have returned to the country after fighting for terror organisations in Syria and Iraq. Lund County, in south Sweden, is now considering giving the jihadi defectors incentives to reintegrate into society. The mooted benefits are housing grants, help to re-enter the workforce and free driving license... more »
Cancer paper flagged due to “credible” concerns over its reliability, journal says
A journal has issued an expression of concern (EOC) for a cancer study after the publisher received what it called a “credible” tip that its results may not be reliable. According to the EOC, published in RSC Advances, the paper is now under investigation. Here’s the EOC for “Filled and peptide-modified single-walled carbon nanotubes: synthesis, […] The post Cancer paper flagged due to “credible” concerns over its reliability, journal says appeared first on Retraction Watch.
What Washington Really Wants in Syria
*October 19, 2016* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - When the United States announced that it would be abandoning "peace talks" with Russia regarding the ongoing conflict in Syria, many had already dismissed them as disingenuous. The Washington Post in an article titled, "U.S. abandons efforts to work with Russia on Syria," would claim: *U.S.-Russia relations fell to a new post-Cold War low Monday as the Obama administration abandoned efforts to cooperate with Russia on ending the Syrian civil war and forming a common front against terrorists there, and Moscow suspended a landmark nuclear ag... more »
The Big Losers
Maybe its about time. The media has never been an unbiased voice. People own the papers and humans always have an agenda. The biggest loser in the Presidential election 2016 is the press. Say what you will about Wikileaks, no one knows if they are fake or real. The only indication we have is not even a non denial denial from above. Collectivly these paint a picture of a nasty, corrupt piece of work if true. In fiction a real life House of Cards. CNN has reviewed them to date and without bias found, nothing to see here folks.
U.S. Expects The Islamic State Will Use Chemical Weapons In The Battle For Mosul
*Reuters*: *U.S. expects Islamic State to wield chemical weapons in Mosul fight* The United States expects Islamic State to use crude chemical weapons as it tries to repel an Iraqi-led offensive on the city of Mosul, U.S. officials say, although adding that the group's technical ability to develop such weapons is highly limited. U.S. forces have begun to regularly collect shell fragments to test for possible chemical agents, given Islamic State's use of mustard agent in the months before Monday's launch of the Mosul offensive, one official said. In a previously undisclosed incide... more »
Different Laws For Different U.S. Government Officials Who Mishandle Classified Information?
*Josh Rogin, Washington Post:* *General Cartwright is paying the price for Hillary Clinton’s sins* The Obama administration Justice Department has investigated three senior officials for mishandling classified information over the past two years but only one faces a felony conviction, possible jail time and a humiliation that will ruin his career: former Joint Chiefs of Staff vice chairman General James E. Cartwright. The FBI’s handling of the case stands in stark contrast to its treatment of Hillary Clinton and retired General David Petraeus — and it reeks of political considerat... more »
U.S. Aircraft Carriers Now Have Anti-Torpedo Torpedoes
CAT being launched from a supercarrier. USN *The Drive*: *The Navy Is Quietly Arming Its Supercarriers With Anti-Torpedo Torpedoes* The growing threat of submarine attacks on US carriers is being partially addressed by a close-in weapons system that shoots back at incoming torpedoes. The danger posed to Navy surface combatants by submarines is rapidly expanding around the globe. Spurred by leaps in Air Independent Propulsion technologies, even small and relatively inexpensive AIP equipped diesel-electric subs can be as quiet their nuclear counterparts and still stay submerged for... more »
Now thats an Apartment
Magical cities most I have been to. Venice is suri geneis. Mozart lived here, its Venice. If I were a rich man there would be no hesitation.
The Era of Fossil Fuels is Coming to an End
There's a revolution happening in Standing Rock, at the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ camp, and across the country. Over 200 indigenous American nations and 6,000 people have travelled to the community in an unprecedented act of solidarity. Catalyzed by the fight against Dakota Access Pipeline, Native American tribes are protecting their water, but even more, protecting their sovereignty in the face of a colonialist State. In a time when we still celebrate Christopher Columbus, violent colonizer, the indigenous rights movement is more important than ever.
"... It doesn't matter what the legal and ethics people say, we need to win this motherfucker"
If this Project Veritas video really is kosher then what it reveals is simply staggering: 'In the second video of James O'Keefe's new explosive series on the DNC and Hillary Clinton campaign, Democratic party operatives tell us how to successfully commit voter fraud on a massive scale. Scott Foval, who has since been fired, admits that the Democrats have been rigging elections for fifty years.' This quote I felt was a killer one: "We have to do a better job of making our people (voters) do what they are suposed to do. Not asking them, making them. Not expecting them and taking... more »
Fred Upton And Richard Nixon Never Served In Congress Together, But...
There is no better example in Congress of America's descent into plutocracy than southwest Michigan's 15-term Republican incumbent, Fred Upton. He was born into one of the state's wealthiest families and he has served the interests of his class-- and exclusively those interests-- since first getting into Congress in the 1980s. Blue America is supporting Paul Clements to replace Upton and his new TV ad (above) delineates the Upton policies to this day that have marked him as the servant of plutocracy. After you watch it, please consider contributing to Paul's campaign here, so tha... more »
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*This Lawsuit Isn’t an Answer for Detroit Students Wanting a Decent Education* Detroit school students, represented by the Los Angeles-based public interest firm Public Counsel, filed suit last month against the state of Michigan, claiming a legal right to literacy based on the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Ninety-three percent of Detroit’s predominantly black public school eighth-graders are not proficient in reading, and 96 percent are not proficient in mathematics. According to the lawsuit, “decades of state disinvestment in and deliberate indifference to Detroit schools... more »
Campaign Buses say the darnest things
Anthramorphism at its best.
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*Your monthly scare story below* *As always, you have to look at what the Greenies and Leftists do NOT say. So here it comes. The news is that the global temperature for last month has just been promulgated by GISS. So that has to be scary, right? Problem: The temperature actually DECLINED last month. September was COOLER than August. The anomaly went down from .98 of a degree to .91 of a degree. But nowhere below will you see any mention of that. * No-one in his right mind would take any notice of such tiny fluctuations but the Warmists do. Their whole story consists of ta...more »
There's The Rub
Pierre Trudeau famously quipped that Joe Clark wanted to be "headwaiter to the provinces." Susan Delacourt writes that his son will be no headwaiter: In the years since Trudeau the elder left the scene, his successors have adopted a number of other approaches to the provinces, from the deferential to the collaborative to the virtually absent. From obsequious waiter to dumbwaiter, you might say. But now it’s looking like we’d better get used to Ottawa coming to the federal-provincial table with some sharp and definite views about what’s on the menu. Even as the provinces grapple w... more »
Reddit Exposes Hillary Clinton Staff Trying To Frame Assange As ‘Pedo’
A Reddit investigation has directly linked a pro-Democrat Super PAC and a tech company with employees with close ties to Hillary Clinton with a smear campaign plot to falsely accuse Julian Assange of pedophilia. The investigation was sparked after WikiLeaks released a series of tweets on Wednesday outlining an elaborate plot by a dating website currently attempting to frame and smear Assange. A front has released through US Democratic media an elaborate story accusing Julian Assange of paedophillia & taking US$1million from Russia — WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 18, 2016 The same... more »
Clinton Campaign Bus Dumps Human Waste Onto Street In Georgia
A Hillary Clinton campaign bus was filmed dumping human waste onto a public street in Georgia between campaign stops on Tuesday After being caught they claimed they “were unaware” that they were not supposed to. The DNC apologized for the incident and a hazmat crew was sent to clean up their filth. The #DNC now apologizing for dumping human waste. Hazmat crew called out. @cbs46 told this not only illegal but is a “jail-able” offense https://t.co/bmmZhOwGyO — Ben Swann (@BenSwann_) October 18, 2016 The Hill reports: Police in Lawrenceville, Ga., are investigating whether a Hill...more »
Why Are Interest Rates So Low? Causes and Implications
A new talk by my erstwhile dissertation adviser, Stanley Fischer.
"... restrictions on Muslim worshippers..."
'The resolution repeatedly denounced Israeli actions, including the use of force, imposition of restrictions on Muslim worshippers and archaeological work. Israel regards such criticism as politically motivated.' That line comes from this BBC report on UNESCO's latest anti-Israel move. *"Israeli actions, including... restrictions on Muslim worshipper" * That line is fascinating especially as it's actually Jews that are banned from worshipping on the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism, whilst Muslims worship in a mosque there, a mosque that was built on top of the ruins of ... more »
The Sacred Spaces of Frank Lloyd Wright
You don’t have to be religious to appreciate that the architecture of churches prestents opportunities few other typologies do to show fundamentals in stone. The ideas embodied may be stone-age, but they are a search for what can be done with stone to express them can be glorious. So it shouldn’t be any surprise that the best spaces to be in – like the best architectural space in New Zealand -- can be a church or chapel. And when these sacred spaces are designed by a genius whose religion puts “man in possession of this earth,” who says “I put a capital ‘n’ on Nature and c... more »
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*From Jenna Orkin *The Philippines is about to be hit by a super typhoon Microsoft built technology that's better than a human at understanding a conversation RT: NatWest to close Russian channel's UK bank accounts Britain's Lord Chief Justice was 'baffled' by a key argument in the Article 50 case Wikileaks Provides An Update On The Assange Internet Outage Deutsche Bank Pays $38 Million To Settle Silver Manipulation Lawsuit Hillary's Server Hacked After All? FBI Docs Reveal A File From Hillary's Server Was Found In Romania The Story Changes: The Pentagon Is No Longer Sure Yemen Fired M... more »
UN Habitat III – Day One
By Paul Homewood http://www.cfact.org/2016/10/18/un-habitat-iii-pushes-compact-cities/ Day 1 from the UN’s Habitat III conference in Quito. This is how the UN have summarised its purpose. This century will see a substantial majority of the world’s population living in urban centers. The Habitat III Conference therefore has, as its mission, the adoption of a New Urban […]
Argentina: Triangular UFO "Repeater" Over Rosario
*Source: PLANETA UFO and VISION OVNIDate: 10.19.2016* *Argentina: Triangular UFO Over Rosario* *Sighting Location: Rosario, Province of Santa Fe (Argentina)Sighting Date: Monday, 3 October 2016Time: 20:10 HoursWitness: Oscar Bella* On Monday, October 3rd of this year, Mr. Oscar Bella saw three shining white lights in the sky moving simultaneously in unison forming a triangle that traveled silently in a circular pattern. The witness states this is the firt time he has any anything unusual in the sky, and was so startled by it that he decided to do a web search to find somethin... more »
Catholics Don't Have To Be Commies
The socialist dream has infected intellectuals for decades and no end of proof makes them want to give it up. Pope Francis is merely another victim of what is a simplistic idea that is wrong. As this makes clear, our whole christian culture produced modernity and the dignity of labor which liberated economics from the rule of the Big Man. The hopeless flaw of socialism is that it attempts to preserve the role of the King or Big Man while partially financing the bottom third of the economy in a restrictive manner. The liberating effect of micro lending showed us the actual fol... more »
Dispensationalism: A Doctrine More Dangerous Than Hell Itself
This whole subtext of Christianity has no basis in the new testament or the old for that matter. Yet it fires imaginations. Revelations itself is a typical psychic experience reflecting imagined fears and the author's death. Easily seen as something to add to the accepted scripture because it came by a meditation of some sort. Maybe it is important? Yet the symbolism is both Roman and Pagan been ultimately overcome by the Lamb. Mission accomplished i would say. That it inspires the present is an error and needs to be reined in. We have plenty of prophecy to deal with ... more »
Ancient Artifacts of Sanxingdui
The objects were buried coincidental with the collapse of the Atlantean global economy in 1159BC and represent the long two thousand year prior history of what we also know as the sea peoples. This same art was derived from massive wood carving that is still extant in Polynesia and along the Pacific northwest. We have extravagant bronze casting along with gold leaf decoration. Recall that the bronze would have been polished to a high gleam and the gold would naturally highlight the bronze. As we have discussed, the currency of the time was in the form of ingots of bronze o... more »
Genesis for the New Space Age with John Leith - Chpt XI - Byrd Stalks the Missing Nazis
At this point we have completely entered the world of historical fiction with no possibility of actual corroboration. This certainly explains the tale of a postponed publication to avoid so called living witnesses to denounce this tale. Worse the lack of actual science makes the exercise futile and powerfully suggests that it was all constructed of whole cloth. Even the magic engine now possible was guessed at for decades. At the same time though, we are using technology of the time and place to do thinks that are likely outside the actual reach of the engines of the time. T... more »
Democrats Paid ‘Mentally ill, Homeless People’ To Agitate At Trump Rallies
Top Democrats have been caught planting “mentally ill” and “homeless” agitators at Trump rallies, instructing them to incite violence. More Democratic heads are rolling as the dirtiest political campaign in history continues catching up with the ruling party. Two top DNC strategists caught discussing voter fraud and their roles in planting paid agitators at rallies for Republican candidate Donald Trump have been removed from the campaign as the party reels from one PR disaster to another. The two Democrat strategists – Robert Creamer and Scott Foval – were caught on video talking ... more »
Indiana State Police Investigate Widespread Voter Fraud
Widespread voter fraud has been uncovered in Indiana with thousands of fraudulent voter registrations being investigated by Indiana State Police. The Indiana Secretary of State’s office discovered that dates of births and names were changed in voter registration systems, just days after Donald Trump announced that the election was rigged against him. Lawnewz.com reports: “We ran a report in the Statewide Voter Registration System and found thousands of dates of births and first names were changed,” said Secretary of State Connie Lawson in a press release. “These records were chang...more »
Newsweek Editor Fed US Intelligence For Trump-Putin Propaganda
Newsweek has been caught being fed anti-Trump and anti-Putin propaganda by US intelligence services in order to influence the US elections. According to a Sputnik News editor, US intelligence agencies may be actively manipulating the 2016 presidential election, whilst spying on US journalists. Sputniknews.com reports: Last week, a 29-year-old American writer and editor for Sputnik News was duped by a viral — but out-of-context — screenshot from the WikiLeaks release of Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s emails. The screenshot contained an excerpt from a story on Ben...more »
Hillary Campaign Bus Empties Toilet Septic Tank in Middle of Street
https://youtu.be/h0RIdJpy8Bc Hillary Clinton's campaign is now literally, not just figuratively, crapping on America.
Get rich quick - Hillary Clinton's pay to play guide
https://youtu.be/unmXn3XZM2s Satire?
Taking a stance
Two reports have appeared on the BBC News website overnight - *How do you verify the age of child asylum seekers? *and *Dentists condemn call for child migrants' teeth to be tested* - concerning the widespread perception that many of the 'children' brought into Britain from Calais earlier this week were fully-grown adults. Both articles have a heavy bias in favour of voices opposed to checking these 'children's' ages/critical of those questioning the 'children's' ages. Newspapers are also criticised for showing unpixelated images of the 'children's' faces. (One of these BBC arti... more »
Greg Hunter, “Fed Fearful About What It Has Done- Gregory Mannarino”
*“Fed Fearful About What It Has Done- Gregory Mannarino”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Trader/analyst Gregory Mannarino says don’t be fooled by the recent surge in the markets. Mannarino explains, “I think the Federal Reserve is legitimately becoming fearful of what they have done. There is no recovery here whatsoever. All you have to do is look at two metrics and two metrics only. The Labor Force Participation Rate remains near record lows. The money velocity, that’s the rate the money is moving through our economy, is remaining at record lows. Without these two metrics movin... more »
Dentists condemn call for child migrants' teeth to be tested per BBC News
'A Tory MP who called for child migrants arriving in the UK from Calais to have their teeth tested to verify their ages has been condemned by dentists. A number of unaccompanied children from the "Jungle" camp have arrived to join relatives in the UK - amid suggestions they could be adults trying to get in. David Davies, MP for Monmouth, said mandatory teeth checks would reassure people the UK was not being exploited. But the British Dental Association said such checks would be unethical. The BDA, which represents dentists and dental students in the UK, also disputed claims that ... more »
Tweet For Today
The Navy's long awaited 'stealth revolution' has finally arrived: F-35C and DDG-1000 over Chesapeake Bay following the ship's commissioning. pic.twitter.com/C7KoJJs5AV — The War Zone (@thewarzonewire) October 18, 2016
Report Recommends Cancelling The U.S. Navy's Aircraft Carrier Program And To Fund Other Military Programs
The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), foreground, and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conduct dual aircraft carrier strike group operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area. (Mass Communication Spec. 3rd Class Jake Greenberg/U.S. Navy) *Washington Post:* *Report proposes canceling U.S. aircraft carriers, investing in lasers to combat Russia and China* The U.S. military is at an inflection point. Unable to remove itself completely from two protracted wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon has been forced to respond to a resurgent Russia and a rising China, while ... more »
Picture Of The Day
*Northern Lightning Formation* An F-35A and an F/A-18 fly in formation over Volk Field, Wis., during Exercise Northern Lightning, Aug. 23, 2016. Northern Lightning is a tactical-level, joint training exercise emphasizing fourth- and fifth-generation assets. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stormy Archer
Ecuador Admits That It Has Restricted Internet Access For Julian Assange To Prevent Wikileaks From Intefering In The U.S. Election
*Reuters*: *Ecuador acknowledges limiting Julian Assange's web access* Ecuador's government acknowledged on Tuesday it had partly restricted internet access for Julian Assange, the founder of anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks who has lived in the South American country's London embassy since mid-2012. WikiLeaks said Assange lost connectivity on Sunday, sparking speculation Ecuador might have been pressured by the United States due to the group's publication of hacked material linked to U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. In a statement, Ecuador's leftist government... more »
(Insert Research Method Here) Doesn’t Smell Like Roses
There’s an interesting debate going on over at openGlobalRights. Drawing on their recent Social Problems article, Neve Gordon and Nitza Berkovitch provocatively accuse human rights quantitative scholars of “concealing social wrongs” by using quantitative cross-national data that does not account for the disproportionately high voter disenfranchisement among African Americans. Todd Landman and Chad Clay, two scholars […]
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