Putin: Russia, Turkey call for urgent end to bloodshed in Syria
Russia Today, Moscow
The jihadis have taken heavy casualties from airstrikes
Editor’s Note:
The big news here is Putin’s claim that Russia and Turkey are going to
work closely together on the military and Intel aspects of the Syria
war, with the initial focus being getting the militants out of Aleppo.
This came as a somewhat of a surprise.
11:16 pm MDT
Goldman Sachs: America Must Elect Hillary Clinton
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein has broken his silence and endorsed Hillary Clinton as Wall Street’s preferred candidate. In an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zacharia, Blankfein said that although he had previously declared he would not endorse a candidate, the situation is now critical and Hillary Clinton must be elected. “I certainly, yes, I do — yes, so flat out, yes, I do,” Blankfein said when asked whether he supports and admires Clinton. As was revealed by Wikileaks, Hillary Clinton spent the run up to her presidential campaign giving speeches to Goldman Sachs and other Wall ... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Overheard in a Dream”
2002, “Overheard in a Dream” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4INKtXTJ4p0
Picture Of The Day
*Stallion Departure*Marines depart a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard the USS Makin Island in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 22, 2016. The amphibious assault ship is supporting the Navy’s maritime strategy in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. The helicopter is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163. Navy photo by Seaman Devin M. Langer
Iran Sentences And Jails More U.S.-Iranian Citizens
*FOX News*: *The ransom effect? Iran handing down harsh sentences for Iranian-Americans after swap* Republican lawmakers say the Obama administration's controversial “ransom” paid to Iran earlier this year is fueling a new wave of harsh sentences being handed down in the country to Iranian-Americans. “President Obama’s cash ransom payment to Iran makes Americans more vulnerable and encourages unjustified prison sentences and blatant kidnapping like this,” Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio told FoxNews.com on Wednesday. “Senior Justice Department officials warned the White House that ... more »
'They shot my horse!' Police attack Standing Rock Treaty Camp
. "They shot live bullets at us!" "We went to get the buffalo." "They shot my horse!" "I've never been shot at in my life." Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016
Plutocrat For Congress?
Recently Eric, a longtime Blue America supporter in Mandeville Canyon, contributed $500, over ten times the average Blue America contribution. He divided it evenly between 15 candidates and each candidate got $33.33, except Mary Ellen Balchunis, Doug Applegate, Paul Clements and DuWayne Gregory, who got $33.34 each. The same day, another long-time supporter, Susan in Swarthmore sent in $5,000 and each candidate got $333.33. Everyone was really happy to see hefty contributions like those. That's because none of our candidates are like Florida New Dem Randy Perkins. He needed some m... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“In this evocative night skyscape a starry band of the Milky Way climbs over Yosemite Valley, Sierra Nevada Range, planet Earth. *Click image for larger size. * Jupiter is the brightest celestial beacon on the wintry scene, though. Standing nearly opposite the Sun in the constellation Taurus, the wandering planet joins yellowish Aldebaran and the Hyades star cluster. Below, Orion always comes up sideways over a fence of mountains. And from there the twin stars of Gemini rise just across the Milky Way. As this peaceful winter night began, they followed Auriga the charioteer, its alph... more »
Chet Raymo, “The Universe Becomes Conscious of Itself”
*“The Universe Becomes Conscious of Itself” * by Chet Raymo "By now most of us will have seen this spectacular photograph of a dusty star-birthing region of the Carina Nebula, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope. I offer a slightly different cropping from what you may have seen in the media or on APOD. Please click the image to see it it all of its glory. Let me add some context. The image shows an area of the sky that you could cover with the intersection of two crossed sewing pins held at arms length. Think about that for a minute. Hold two imaginary cr...more »
Another U.S. Air Force Satellite Has Broken Up In Space
An artist’s illustration of a Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellite in orbit. Credit: Lockheed *Space.com:* *Another U.S. Air Force Weather Satellite Just Broke Up in Orbit* WASHINGTON — A third U.S. Air Force weather satellite that launched more than 20 years ago has broken up in orbit, Air Force Space Command disclosed Monday evening. Air Force officials confirmed the breakup of the long-retired Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Flight 12 satellite (DMSP F-12) after the Joint Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, detected an addit... more »
DAPL's Armed Security Charges into Camp with Weapon -- Arrested by BIA
Today at Standing Rock during the 1851 Treaty Camp standoff, a hired DAPL security guard was spotted in the crowd with an automatic rifle in his vehicle. When he was spotted, he began to head towards camp. Water protectors made an effort to stop him on the road, in which he shot off onto the shoulder, and began speeding towards camp through the grass. The community feared for the women and
"All Mad..."
“Let us consider that we are all partially insane. It will explain us to each other; it will unriddle many riddles; it will make clear and simple many things which are involved in haunting and harassing difficulties and obscurities now. When we remember that we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.” - Mark Twain, “Mark Twain's Notebook” ○ "The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you." - Rita Mae Brown
Morton County lies about weapon: It is a prayer stick
Here is the lady Morton County Sheriffs Department said pulled a .38 Caliber Revolver on law enforcement. Well by the looks of it we'd say she's holding a prayer staff and if you think otherwise please comment below. Any more lies Morton County?
The Poet: Sheenagh Pugh, “What If This Road”
*“What If This Road”* “What if this road, that has held no surprises these many years, decided not to go home after all; what if it could turn left or right with no more ado than a kite-tail? What if its tarry skin were like a long, supple bolt of cloth, that is shaken and rolled out, and takes a new shape from the contours beneath? And if it chose to lay itself down in a new way; around a blind corner, across hills you must climb without knowing what's on the other side; who would not hanker to be going, at all risks? Who wants to know a story's end, or where a road will go?” ~ Sheenagh... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
El Paso, Texas, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
"Ten Rules For Being Human"
* "Ten Rules For Being Human"* by Cherie Carter-Scott *Rule One:* You will receive a body. You may love it or hate it, but it will be yours for the duration of your life on Earth. *Rule Two:* You will be presented with lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called 'life.' Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or hate them, but you have designed them as part of your curriculum. *Rule Three:* There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of experimentation, a series of trials, errors, and occasiona... more »
“When a Bad Apple Spoils the Bunch: Sweetening a Sour Apple”
*“When a Bad Apple Spoils the Bunch: Sweetening a Sour Apple”* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM “When dealing with negative people we can choose not to respond to their behavior and allow our positive behavior be an example. Because life requires that we interact with different personalities, it is not uncommon for us to encounter a situation where there is one person whose behavior may negatively impact the experiences of others. Someone who is loud and crass can interrupt the serenity of those who come together to practice peace. A disruptive worker can cause rules to be imposed tha... more »
"The Cruelest Joke Of All..."
"The smallest decisions made had such profound repercussions. One ten-minute wait could save a life… or end it. One wrong turn down the right street or one seemingly unimportant conversation, and everything was changed. It wasn't right that each lifetime was defined, ruined, ended, and made by such seemingly innocuous details. A major life-threatening event should come with a flashing warning sign that either said ABANDON ALL HOPE or SAFETY AHEAD. It was the cruelest joke of all that no one could see the most vicious curves until they were over the edge, falling into the abyss belo... more »
Friday Morning Ramble, 28.10.16
[image: Perks] “*There’s still a lot of serious work to be done critiquing capitalism and solving its problems, but right now the radical left aren’t doing any of it.” *Several interesting Dim Post posts (and comments) summarised … *Smashing capitalism and the failure of communism* – YOUR NZ “The IPCA's take on the police's use of a fake breath-testing checkpoint to gather data on euthanasia supporters is likely to be severe - and so it should be.” *'Phoney' checkpoint a direct challenge to NZ's freedoms – *Jarrod Gilbert, RADIO NZ “So negotiations continue, with the threat of ... more »
Militarized Police Raid Peaceful Standing Rock Protest to Enforce Corporate Dream
*Ryan Cristian* - Mainstream media stayed silent as people around the world watched the raid unfold. The post Militarized Police Raid Peaceful Standing Rock Protest to Enforce Corporate Dream appeared first on Waking Times.
Distracted by Election 2016, No-one Resisted the Deep State’s Patriot Act 2
*Nathaniel Mauka* - The government can now declare you a cyber-threat, simply for sending an email. The post Distracted by Election 2016, No-one Resisted the Deep State’s Patriot Act 2 appeared first on Waking Times.
MENA Report ..... October 26-27 , 2016 ...... Quick hits 1) Libya In Focus : UN Talks Faltering , Saudis To Take Lead Oar to Resolve Differences Within Factions / Regions / Tribes / Militias Of Libya ; Additional Political News Of Note ; Battlefield updates. 2) Syria - Iraq - Variety of Points Of View & Updates 3) Yemen In Focus - Hands Of West Dripping With Blood , As Much As Saudis.
Libya ...... 10/27..... *city girl* @citygirlabroad 50m50 minutes ago city girl Retweeted Alwasat #Libya #Misrata city girl added, *Alwasat* @alwasatengnews Shura Council sends warning after 2 of it boats were destroyed at port of #Misrata, demands a clear stance from city http://alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/ 122456/ … *fred walton* @fredwalton216 8m 8 minutes ago fred walton Retweeted city girl Interesting.....wonder if this was why french spy-craft( which crashed ) was sent to check things out earlier this week ? fred walton added, *city girl* @citygirlabroad ... more »
Chinese Spying Efforts Against The U.S. Are Increasing
*Washington Free Beacon*: *Report: Chinese Spies Stole Pentagon Secrets* Beijing's human, technical spying increasing and poses serious threat. Chinese spies repeatedly infiltrated U.S. national security agencies, including official email accounts, and stole U.S. secrets on Pentagon war plans for a future conflict with China, according to a forthcoming congressional commission report. “The United States faces a large and growing threat to its national security from Chinese intelligence collection operations,” states the late draft report of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Revi... more »
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Ray Stanford
For those of you who thought that this week’s show would feature Brad Steiger, I received an email from Brad saying that he was sick and would have to postpone. That left me with a hole, but I contacted Ray Stanford who graciously agreed to move his interview from November 9 to this week. Brad will be the guest on November 9 instead. There were questions left over from my other Socorro UFO landing/Lonnie Zamora sighting show with Ben Moss and Tony Angiola and Ray was the man who had the answers. He went into detail about the picture he had taken of the dynamite shack that Zamora th... more »
Is Russia Getting Ready For Nuclear War?
A Yars missile system en route to a field region at the final stage of the Strategic All-Around Competition, a field training contest in the Novosibirsk region. © Alexandr Kryazhev / Sputnik *Jack Phillips, Epoch Times*:* Russia Is Getting Ready for Nuclear War* Amid new fears over Russia’s Soviet-era civil defense plan and the upgrading of bomb shelters in its largest cities, a report from the Wall Street Journal said that the “Cold War is back,” in spirit, at the country’s Ministry of Emergency Situations. Several weeks ago, Russia held its largest civil defense drills since the ... more »
The Republican Wing Of The Democratic Party Rides Again
How do you know which congressional candidates-- often without records, or without easily accessible records-- you should vote for? Many people just base it on party ID. People who identify with the Democratic Party, for whatever reason, vote for Democratic candidates and people who identify with the Republican Party, vote for Republican candidates. I bet that accounts for upwards of 70% of the electorate. But on both sides of the political divide, there has been a realization dawning that not all Democrats (and, to a lesser extent, not all Republicans) are the same. There's this... more »
“With Malice Towards None”—A Plea for Cease Fire in the New American Civil War
We Americans try to resolve the civil wars of other countries–sometimes heroically and successfully, sometimes clumsily, sometimes tragically worsening the violence. But these days, peace needs to start at home. We are in a civil war of words in our country. And not just words. The toxic violence in our political discourse comes amidst actual […]
Search for empirical evidence of the anthropogenic global warming (AGW) claim.
Canadian climate scientists Dr. Tim Ball, author of *The Deliberate Corruption of Climate Science *and *Human Caused Global Warming (The Biggest Deception in History),* is a retired professor who taught in the department of geography at the University of Winnipeg. Ball received a bachelor's degree with honors from the University of Manitoba in 1970, followed by an M.A. from the University of Manitoba in 1971 and a PhD from Queen Mary University of London in England in 1983. Dr Ball will fly to Australia next week to participate with Senator Malcolm Roberts in a search for empiri... more »
U.S. Officials Say Iran Is Supplying Weapons to Yemen's Houthi Rebels
*NBC: **U.S. Officials: Iran Supplying Weapons to Yemen's Houthi Rebels* IRAQ—U.S. officials tell NBC News that they believe Iran has supplied weapons to the Houthis in Yemen — including coastal defense cruise missiles like the ones that were fired at US Navy ships earlier this month. "We believe that Iran is connected to this," Vice Admiral Kevin Donegan said. The head of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, who is tasked with securing the waters off of Yemen, disclosed today that the U.S. and partner nations have intercepted five weapons shipments from Iran that were headed to the... more »
London gets another big cheque, for Heathrow. Is this why Brexit?
Yes, say Fee, Chris and KJ... SOURCE: Centre For Cities “Cities Outlook 2015” report The last 10 years have seen a great degree of change. But despite this change, one thing has remained constant – cities in the South have continued to outstrip their counterparts in the rest of the country across a range of measures: On population, cities in the South have expanded at twice the rate
Aggregates are not homogeneous
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Quote of the Day: Living in a kakistocracy
Vinay Kolhatkar: “After sixty years of a pull-peddler mixed-economy, what could you get? … A *Kakistrocracy*. *noun* Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens. *Origin of kakistocracy:* Greek *kakistos*, *worst*, superlative of *kakos, bad*; see caco– + –cracy. * pl.* *kak·is·toc·ra·cies* . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with attribution.
Thorne Dreyer : We interviewed Tom Hayden on Rag Radio as Port Huron turned 50
‘If we appear to seek the unattainable, as it has been said, then let it be known that we do so to avoid the unimaginable.’ — Port Huron Statement By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | October 27, 2016 … finish reading Thorne Dreyer : We interviewed Tom Hayden on Rag Radio as Port Huron turned 50
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 27, 2016
Iraqi special forces soldiers drive in a desert near Mosul, Iraq October 25, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic *Mohamad Bazzi, Reuters*: *In the battle for Mosul, Syria could be the real loser* Four days after Iraqi government forces and allied Kurdish troops began advancing on the city of Mosul, Islamic State militants launched a surprising counterattack nearly 100 miles away. Dozens of fighters besieged the oil-rich city of Kirkuk before dawn on Oct. 21, setting off gun battles, suicide bombings and sniper attacks. After two days of fighting, most of the assailants were killed, capt... more »
Economic News , Data & Views.....October 27 , 2016 ..... Quick Hits For Thursday - 1) Markets & Market Moving News : US Markets Moderately Lower ( Amazon Misses In After Hours Earnings Report ) ; Europe Stock Indexes Blase ; Asia In The Red-Zone ( Strong Dollar , Bond Selloff , Risk-Off Mode In Effect ) ; Global Bond Sell-Off Picks Up ; Production Freeze / New Supply Items. 2) Around The Horn In Europe : Greece - Creditor Talks , Obama Tells Greeks Don't Expect Much From His Visit , ESM Chief Pours Cold Water On Debt Relief ; Germany - Deutsche Bank Earnings Released Today - Key Highlights , Polling For 2017 Presidential Election ; Belgium - Wallonia & French Citizens Reach Agreement , CETA Will Be Approved ; Italy - EU-Renzi Battle Ramps Up , Refugee Items , Apple Related Matter , Earthquake News.
Markets & Market Moving News... Asia Friday News - 10/28..... *Livesquawk* @Livesquawk 1h 1 hour ago BoJ's Kuroda: Strongly expects govt to take steps to raise potential growth rate and the natural rate of interest --Rtrs *Livesquawk* @Livesquawk 2h 2 hours ago Japan FinMin Aso doesn't view BoJ bond buys as debt monetisation #quellesurprise *MineForNothing* @minefornothing 2h 2 hours ago Tokai Tokyo Research: Japan's economy likely posted no growth in 3Q *Livesquawk* @Livesquawk 2h 2 hours ago BoJ's Kuroda: The September decision was completel... more »
Kirkuk: Kurdish authorities demolish Arab Refugee Homes. KURDIShIS attacked Kirkuk
*How was it that ISIS made that sudden appearance and just as sudden disappearance in Kirkuk as an attempt at distracting Iraqi troops?* *KURDIShIS of course!* * The assault appeared aimed at diverting attention from the Iraqi offensive to retake Mosul, and raised fears the extremists could lash out in unpredictable ways as they defend the largest city under their control and their last urban bastion in Iraq.* *Think I'm wrong? I'm not. Because the symbiosis between Kurd and ISIS has always been obvious- If you had eyes to see it? I knew, with certainty when the news broke a co... more »
World News Briefs -- October 27, 2016 (Evening Edition)
An Iraqi army vehicle is seen during an operation to attack Islamic State militants in Mosul, in Qayyara. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani *Reuters*:* Iraqi army aims to reach site of Islamic State executions south of Mosul* The Iraqi army was trying on Thursday to reach a town south of Mosul where Islamic State has reportedly executed dozens to deter the population against any attempt to support the U.S.-led offensive on the jihadists' last major city stronghold in Iraq. Eleven days into what is expected to be the biggest ground offensive in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003, army ... more »
Morrissey Declares Brexit “Magnificent” Win For British Democracy
Outspoken singer Morrissey recently declared that Brexit was a “magnificent” result for British democracy and a slap in the face for the New World Order. Speaking with Australian magazine Faster Louder, Morrissey said: “As for Brexit, the result was magnificent, but it is not accepted by the BBC or Sky News because they object to a public that cannot be hypnotised by BBC or Sky nonsense. These news teams are exactly the same as Fox and CNN in that they all depend on public stupidity in order to create their own myth of reality. Watch them at your peril!“ Thequietus.com reports: “T... more »
Assange: Clinton Campaign Tried To Hack WikiLeaks
Julian Assange claims that Hillary Clinton’s campaign used hackers to attack WikiLeaks’ servers. WikiLeaks’ editor-in-chief says that despite the Ecuadorian embassy shutting down its internet to stop accusations of interference in U.S. elections, his organisation will keep on publishing until the elections are over. RT.com reports: “Everyday that you publish is a day that you have the initiative in the conflict,” Assange said via telephone at a conference in Argentina on Wednesday. The whistleblowing website has been releasing emails from Clinton’s campaign chair, John Podesta, on... more »
U.S. CENTCOM General: 900 Islamic State Fighters Have Been Killed In The Battle For Mosul (So Far)
*CNN*: *General: Up to 900 ISIS fighters killed in battle for Mosul* (CNN)The US and its allies have killed between 800 and 900 ISIS fighters in the operation to retake Mosul, US Army Gen. Joseph Votel said Thursday. US military officials estimate that there are 3,000 to 5,000 ISIS fighters defending the last major stronghold of the terror group in Iraq, and an additional 1,500 to 2,000 ISIS soldiers in a zone outside the city. Votel is the head of US Central Command and is assisting the Iraqis in the fight for Mosul. A coalition of about 100,000 forces began the operation 10 days... more »
Trump: Polling Machines Are Flipping Votes For Hillary
Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday that voting machines in the U.S. state of Texas have been ‘flipping’ his registered votes to rival Hillary Clinton. Sputnik reports: The Republican nominee has warned for weeks that the election could be rigged against him. “A lot of call-ins about vote flipping at the voting booths in Texas,” Trump said via Twitter. “People are not happy.” Trump also noted in his Twitter message that the lines at the polling places are very long. “What is going on?” he asked. A lot of call-ins about vote flipping at the voting booths in Texas. People are not happy... more »
Who Said "I Don’t Like To Analyze Myself Because I Might Not Like What I See?"
The election is still 12 days away and the Republican Civil War over Trump is getting out of control. Fox News reported that the head of the ticket has now stopped doing fundraising events for the party. That was money the RNC was counting on for Get Out the Vote operations, not just for Trump but for Senate, House, gubernatorial and state legislative races. Trump staffers told Fox that the Oct. 19 fundraiser was the final one Trump would do for the cycle. Hillary has 41 fundraisers until Nov. 8. I'm not saying that RNC staffers have started using Trump photos for target practice ... more »
Armin van Buuren - Orbion
Just dropping this one off here.
Recent Afghan 'Peace Talks' Have Gone Nowhere
*Tom Hussain, The National:* *Despite preliminary talks, peace in Afghanistan is as elusive as ever* As another fighting season draws to a close in Afghanistan, reports of talks in Doha between representatives of the government and the Taliban have raised the tantalising prospect of a negotiated settlement to the war. The fact that talks took place at all is significant, because they represent the first political engagement with the Taliban since the appointment of Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada as the insurgent group’s leader in May. His predecessor, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, was ki... more »
Texas voters: Trump on ballot changed to Clinton
https://youtu.be/9GNAks2tBvU Watch from 3:35... "malfunctioning"?
Expert advice on profusion of polls!
*THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2016Rhodes scholarship at its finest:* She could have been explaining the latest news about the Obamacare premium increases. She could have been explaining the contents, or the lack of same, of the latest WikiLeaks dump. That said, it's as we told you yesterday. The cable news of today is all about the blizzard of polls which swoops down out of the north each day. So Rachel Maddow, Our Own Rhodes Scholar, decided to tackle that problem. She teased the segment not once, but twice. This was her first preview: MADDOW (10/26/16): You know, they say, thanks to ca... more »
Scientists Told To ‘Remain Silent’ On Glyphosate Cancer Findings
The World Health Organization (WHO) have told scientists to stay silent on documents relating to the cancer-causing dangers associated with glyphosate. In a letter, officials from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) warned scientists against disclosing information from a 2015 study that suggests that Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup is carcinogenic. Agweb.com reports: The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) distributed a report in early 2015 calling the weed killer “probably carcinogenic.” Makers of the product say the claim is false, citing th... more »
Technology Blackout Feared As Solar Storm Hits Earth
Yesterday the sun erupted with a huge solar flare sending streams of particles bombarding towards Earth. A solar storm can wreak havoc on electricity power lines and technologies that rely on satellites. People are warned to prepare for the worst in coming days. The Daily Express reports: Solar storms can affect technology here on Earth as the radiation thrown at our planet heat the outer atmosphere, resulting in it expanding. As a result, satellite communications struggle to penetrate the atmosphere, essentially blocking communications which could lead to a lack of GPS navigation... more »
Why Is The Afghan Army Losing The War Against The Taliban?
Afghan security forces arrive at the Kunduz airport in Afghanistan on April 30, 2015. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo *DW: **Why are Afghan forces losing ground to Taliban?* Accelerating desertions and diminishing morale among Afghan government troops add to security woes as the Taliban gain ground across the country. Observers censure the government for the poor state of affairs. Numbering around 350,000, Afghan government forces have borne the primary responsibility for providing security across the conflict-ridden nation since the end of 2014. That was also the time when NATO's ... more »
"The Loosening Grip: A Beginner’s Guide to Death Throes"
*"The Loosening Grip: A Beginner’s Guide to Death Throes"* by Fred Reed "Oh good. The world reaches a crossroads, or probably a road off a cliff, just when I want to relax and watch gratuitous violence on the tube. To judge by the rapid drift of events aboard our planetary asylum, the talons of Washington and New York on the world’s throat are fast being pried a-loose. The Global American Imperium is dying. Or so it sure looks anyway. I say talons of “New York and Washington” because America’s foreign policy, forged in those two cities, belongs entirely to them. Americans have no i... more »
The world is not as we're told it is
Julian Assange was a left wing hero until he started releasing the truth about Hillary Clinton. Now he's persona non grata at the BBC and other Hillary Clinton supporting media outlets. Michael Moore was the hero of the left but after this... https://youtu.be/6pwXB2iIFeo Michael Moore wants you to vote for Donald Trump!
Post you may have missed: Top economists publish in predatory journals
A technical glitch prevented another story from reaching our email subscribers earlier today, so in case you missed it: Even top economists publish in predatory journals, study finds Like Retraction Watch? Consider making a tax-deductible contribution to support our growth. You can also follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, add us to your RSS reader, sign up […] The post Post you may have missed: Top economists publish in predatory journals appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Hillary Clinton poetry please!
https://youtu.be/gyUlsGSGU_s
Tom Carey's Fourteen Points or The Roswell Slides Revisited
Tom Carey, who seems set on keeping the Roswell Slides controversy alive, contacted Rob McConnell to say that he had thought of several things that he, Carey, should have mentioned during his last interview. He had a list this time. Fourteen items that he wanted to say, though I confess I don’t know what difference it makes at this late date. You can listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0oNhTsaf3M We were treated with some of the same things that we’ve all heard in the past. We learned about Joe Beason who contracted Carey to alert him to the slides but this time Car... more »
Key Remarks By Russian President Putin At Today's Valdai International Discussion Club’s 13th Meeting In Sochi
Putin takes part in Valdai club's final session (LIVE UPDATES) -- RT Vladimir Putin Addresses 13th Annual Valdai Discussion Club (VIDEO) -- Sputnik Putin says Russia showing restraint in Syria but patience may run out -- Reuters Putin says Russia has no option but to clear Aleppo of militants --Reuters Putin urges new Marshall Plan for Middle East to see recovery and growth -- TASS Putin says Russia does not plan to get militarily involved in Iraq, Libya -- Reuters Russia threat exaggerated by West to justify military spending - Putin -- SKY News Putin: Russia is not going to attack ... more »
The Syrian War To Free Itself From The Evil US/Israel/NATO Criminal Cabal: Attack On School In Idlib Province - A New False Flag By The Criminal Cabal To Blame Russia?
When I first heard yesterday about a new and deadly attack on a school in the town of Hass in Idlib province in northern Syria, I immediately smelled a rat... I decided to give a quick check on the usual lies coming out from the Jew spew media outlets, and as usual they have been claiming that the "Russians and Syrians did it" and with little evidence at all that that attack was indeed carried out by the Syrian or Russian air forces.... Something is indeed amiss here, and I figured I would file a report at this blog to give everyone my own personal opinion of this heinous crime... ... more »
The Syrian War To Free Itself From The Evil US/Israel/NATO Criminal Cabal: Attack On School In Idlib Province - A New False Flag By The Criminal Cabal To Blame Russia?
When I first heard yesterday about a new and deadly attack on a school in the town of Hass in Idlib province in northern Syria, I immediately smelled a rat... I decided to give a quick check on the usual lies coming out from the Jew spew media outlets, and as usual they have been claiming that the "Russians and Syrians did it" and with little evidence at all that that attack was indeed carried out by the Syrian or Russian air forces.... Something is indeed amiss here, and I figured I would file a report at this blog to give everyone my own personal opinion of this heinous crime... ... more »
Walk Over and Home Again
I got home last night about 8:00 pm after the peace walk concluded with our protest at the Kittery Naval Submarine shipyard. For 90 minutes we vigiled as the workers poured out in cars, trucks, vans, buses and it was mind-blowing to see how many people work there. We had about 40 folks join us for that last event at the shipyard gate. Our Brunswick friend Eric Herter (who made a video at the start of the walk) showed up again yesterday to make one of the final day. Will post it once he gets it done. Our last night on the walk (Oct 25) we were hosted by Veterans for Peace membe... more »
U.S. Still Mulling Options On How To Retaliate Against Russian Cyber Attacks
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a session of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi, Russia, October 27, 2016. Sputnik/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev via REUTERS *NextGov: **It's On: US Mulls Tricky Options For retailiation Against Russian Hacks* The decision by top intelligence and Homeland Security officials to attribute election-related data breaches to top Russian government officials earlier this month marked a sea change in cyber relations between the two former Cold War adversaries. Eight years after Russian hackers were first rumored to be ... more »
Germany To Deploy Tanks To The Russian Border
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* German Leopard 2 Tank *DW*: *Germany to send tanks to Russian border* *Germany has confirmed it is sending Leopard 2 tanks to Lithuania as part of NATO plans to reinforce the Baltic states. But the presence is largely symbolic, since Russia is still militarily superior in the region.* Protecting Lithuania from Russia is to be Germany's responsibility, according to the new NATO defense plans that emerged at this week's summit in Brussels. The German Defense Ministry showed on Wednesday evening just how seriously it is taking this task, confirming to the... more »
Russian President Putin Denies Influencing The U.S. Presidential Election
*Reuters*: *Putin says U.S. hysteria over Russia an election ploy* Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday American politicians were whipping up hysteria about a mythical Russian threat in the U.S. presidential campaign as a ploy to distract voters from their own failings. Putin, addressing an audience of foreign policy experts gathered in southern Russia, said he found it hard to believe that anyone seriously thought Moscow was capable of influencing the Nov. 8 election. The U.S. government has formally accused Russia of a campaign of cyber attacks against Democratic Pa... more »
US Election Update: Don't Vote Early
*Trumps Speech Re The New World Order and Globalism* *Don't vote early* In the above classic speech. Trump deftly and eloquently (at least for him) sums up what's at stake and what the core issues are in the US presidential election coming up on November 8, 2016. How long did Americans and the world have to wait for such a speech? 15 long years since the Deep State coup on 9/11....with untold millions killed, nations destroyed, casualties and migrations, loss of priceless culture....just to finally hear the above speech? Paul Craig Roberts warns not to vote early...as it will giv... more »
U.S. Has A Secret Drone Base In Tunisia
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Washington Post*: *U.S. has secretly expanded its global network of drone bases to North Africa* The Pentagon has secretly expanded its global network of drone bases to North Africa, deploying unmanned aircraft and U.S. military personnel to a facility in Tunisia to conduct spy missions in neighboring Libya. The Air Force Reaper drones began flying out of the Tunisian base in late June and have played a key role in an extended U.S. air offensive against an Islamic State stronghold in neighboring Libya. The Obama administration pressed for access to ... more »
World News Briefs -- October 27, 2016
*Washington Post:* *Islamic State militants are kidnapping thousands of people to use as human shields* TULUL AL-NASIR, Iraq — Islamic State militants have rounded up thousands of villagers at gunpoint to use as human shields as they retreat toward their stronghold of Mosul, according to Iraqi military officers and people who escaped, the latest brutal war tactic to bring suffering to the civilian population in areas they control. Some villagers said they ran and hid in the desert to avoid being taken. Others were forced to walk toward Mosul and away from the advancing Iraqi forc... more »
Important Health News: The Zika Virus FRAUD Exposed... The Zika Virus Is Harmless , It Does NOT Cause Birth Defects, We Told You So!
I REALLY do not like being proven right again and again.... I was one of the first in the alternative real truth movement that called the 'Zika Virus scare" a fraud from the very beginning going way back to February when the "scare" first reared its ugly head, and I have stuck to my guns since... Over the last few months there has suddenly been nearly ZERO reports about this "Zika virus" fraud "pandemic" that was of course fueled almost entirely by the liars in the Jew spew media and our own criminal governments.... I looked periodically for any new reports that somehow would justi... more »
Obama Illegally Transferred DOJ Money To Clinton Campaign
Barack Obama has been accused of using the Department of Justice (DOJ) to illegally funnel money into left-wing groups such as the Clinton Campaign. According to Clinton Cash author and Government Accountability Institute (GAI) President Peter Schweizer, a new GAI report indicates that the DOJ, under direction from Obama, used money obtained by fining financial institutions to fund left-wing liberal causes. Breitbart.com reports: Breitbart Editor-in-Chief and SiriusXM host Alex Marlow described the report as exposing the Justice Department of “quite literally extorting companies ... more »
Polls Show Trump Winning Texas By Landslide
Record numbers of Trump supporters are turning out in their droves to vote for the Republican nominee in Texas. According to Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner, a huge surge of Republican voters are turning up to vote for Trump for President in the Lone Star State. According to a Wednesday Fox News interview, Miller says that record numbers of people are turning up on the first and second day of voting in Texas, eager to ensure that Hillary Clinton doesn’t get into the White House. Thegatewaypundit.com reports: Sid Miller: We have a record number of people registered to vot... more »
Nearly All Wild Animals Face Mass Extinction By 2020
A disturbing new report suggests that over two-thirds of wild animals living on Earth are set to become extinct by the year 2020. The comprehensive report by the WWF and Zoological Society of London says animal populations across the globe will continue to plummet by 67% by 2020 due to a mass extinction that is killing the natural world. Thegaurdian.com reports: The creatures being lost range from mountains to forests to rivers and the seas and include well-known endangered species such as elephants and gorillas and lesser known creatures such as vultures and salamanders. The coll... more »
Proof of Past Life? Teen Wakes From Coma Speaking Fluent Spanish
A U.S. teen has shown doctors compelling evidence that reincarnation exists after awaking from a coma and speaking fluent Spanish – a language he was never taught. 16-year-old Reuben Nsemoh survived a life-threatening head injury on the soccer pitch that put him in a coma after being kicked in the head whilst diving for a loose ball. The English-speaking Georgia teenager left doctors utterly baffled when he awoke 3 days later speaking fluent Spanish Could it be that Reuben was Hispanic in a past life? Ksl.com reports: Slowly, his English is coming back, and he’s starting to lose hi... more »
Even top economists publish in predatory journals, study finds
Top-ranking economists sometimes publish papers in open access journals deemed potentially “predatory,” according to a new analysis. The findings contradict previous results that show that researchers who publish papers in “potential, possible, or probable” predatory journals (as defined by librarian Jeffrey Beall) are largely inexperienced. According to the study, 27 of the most eminent economists (within the top […] The post Even top economists publish in predatory journals, study finds appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Donald Trump opens his new hotel in DC - congratulates Newt for trouncing Megyn Kelly...
*"under budget, ahead of schedule."*
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 27, 2016
Russian aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov in transit to the Mediterranean Sea on Oct. 18, 2016. UK MoD Photo *Sputnik:* *Malta Refuses to Refuel Russian Warships Heading For Syria - Foreign Minister* Malta will not refuel Russian warships heading for Syria, Foreign Minister George Vella told local media on Thursday, amid claims that a Russian battlegroup may be refueled in the Mediterranean near the island country. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, Russia's former Chief of Naval Staff, Adm. Viktor Kravchenko told RIA Novosti that the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznets... more »
Robert Kennedy Jr.: Syria Is Another Pipeline War
*Proposed pipeline routes through the Middle East to gas markets in Europe. The purple line is the Western-supported Qatar-Turkey pipeline. All of the nations it passes through — Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey (all highlighted in red) — have agreed to it ... except Syria. The red line is the "Islamic Pipeline" from Iran through Iraq into Syria. See text below for further explanation. (Source: MintPress News; click to enlarge)* *by Gaius Publius* *Summary first: We have been at war in Syria over pipelines **since 1949. This is just the next mad phase.* I'm not sure most Americans hav... more »
Collective Consciousness – The Individual is Gone
*Jon Rappoport* - Individual power is your power. The post Collective Consciousness – The Individual is Gone appeared first on Waking Times.
Police Action Against Pipeline Protesters Violates Civil Liberties
Here are two accounts, the first from The Nation and the second from RT (video): Zoe Carpenter. 2016. Militarized Police Are Cracking Down on Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/militarized-police-are-cracking-down-on-dakota-access-pipeline-protesters/ As police prepare to clear a camp set up in the pipeline's path, human-rights groups are concerned about abuses by law enforcement. Suppressing reporting: Filmmaker facing 45 yrs in prison for filming pipeline protest speaks to RT. RT:
WHERE THE CHALLENGES ARE: Where the (unrepresentative) test scores are!
*THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2016* *Part 3 in this series* *Part 4—Massachusetts v. Finland:* Certain types of magical quests never seem to end. So it was that these headlines appeared, last June, in the august Atlantic: *Is Estonia the New Finland?* With a focus on equity, the northern European country has quietly joined the ranks of the global education elite. In one way, tiny Estonia *could* become the new Finland. It could become the latest small corner of Europe to which American journalists are sent in search of the public school holy grail. Finland has been cast in that role eve... more »
U.S. Marines Want To Use Expendable Robots As Force Multipliers In Future Conflicts
Marines work on armed MUTT robot in MIX-16 experiment. *Breaking Defense*: *Marines Seek To Outnumber Enemies With Robots* PENTAGON CITY: Since World War II, the US military has always expected to fight outnumbered. Soon, however, expendable unmanned systems may change that. For the first time in 70 years, America could have numbers on its side. That turns traditional assumptions about tactics, technology, and budgets upside down. “It does flip things,” said Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh, deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps. “We’ve been down the path of each system getting more expensiv... more »
Independent Media Is Changing Cuba
A woman uses public WiFi to connect her phone in a street of Havana (AFP Photo/Adalberto Roque) *AFP:* *In Cuba, online media pry open state grip on news* Havana (AFP) - Abraham, Elaine and Jose are under 30, and they've pulled off the unthinkable in Cuba -- they are producing online news, prying open the state's half-century grip on the media. The Castro government created a crack in the Cuban media wall, allowing this small revolution, when it opened up internet access to the public in 2013. What followed was a progressive rollout of 200 Wi-Fi hotspots across the Caribbean isla... more »
China Wants To 'Rank' Its Citizens According To Behavior
China wants to build a massive database to socially rank its citizens https://t.co/A0qxkHOcES pic.twitter.com/NOwZYKB41H — BI Video (@BI_Video) October 26, 2016 *IBTimes*: *Government Surveillance: China's Social Credit' Plan Will Rank 1.3 Billion Citizens By Good Behavior* China is preparing to implement a social credit system to rank its residents by good behavior, according to a high-level policy document released Sept. 25. The system would award points and bestow punishments depending on a wealth of personal information including online, financial, and legal data, the Washing... more »
Is Hezbollah Still A Threat?
The explosion of the Marine Corps building in Beirut, Lebanon on October 23, 1983 created a large cloud of smoke that was visible from miles away. Official USMC Photo *Toby Dershowitz, Behnam Ben Taleblu & Amir Toumaj, RCD*: *The Hezbollah Threat: From the Marine Barracks Bombing to Today* Sunday marked the 33rd anniversary of the most deadly state-sponsored terrorist attack against American citizens prior to September 11, 2001. On October 23, 1983, Hezbollah killed 241 American and 58 French peacekeepers, along with six civilians, in a terrorist attack on the buildings in Beirut ... more »
Jenny Tonge - déjà vu all over again
I wonder when the BBC will report the appalling event hosted by Jenny Tonge in the House of Lords yesterday? Only it’s caused a bit of a stir elsewhere. It has even caught the eye of David Lidington MP. “Speaking in the Commons, Mr Davies asked Mr Lidington: “May we have a debate on the use to which these premises may be put following reports that outrageously a member of the House of Lords presided over an event at which Israel was compared to Islamic State, and the Jews were even blamed for their own genocide? “Could we discuss this and also whether we should be issuing an a... more »
Prominent heart researcher dismissed by Ontario university; colleagues appeal
Earlier this month, Morris Karmazyn, an award-winning cardiovascular researcher who’s published hundreds of papers, was called into a meeting with the office of faculty relations at the University of Western Ontario, and terminated. The reason? A series of image problems in some of his papers, raised by a former member of his lab. When Karmazyn, Canada […] The post Prominent heart researcher dismissed by Ontario university; colleagues appeal appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Renzi, Tsipras prepare to veto EU budget
*Two deluded left-wing pro-migration aßholes may very well break EU in months* Crazy attitudes to the mass migration from the Muslim world keep on returning. Germany is Europe's strongest country and Angela Merkel is its leader. So many of the mistakes are naturally identified with Mutti Merkel. But I often think that other European leaders are more insane than she is – they're just less visible so they don't attract as much attention as Merkel does. *Just another shocking story: Kuwaiti investors built a luxurious village – with 160 $165,000 houses – where only Arabs (and janito... more »
High Alert! Standing Rock Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016
Militarized police attack Treaty Camp with tear gas, rubber bullets, tasers, pepper spray, large number of arrests Vic Camp, "We need help. We are surrounded. The government is moving us out." Camps said his Aunt Casey Camp, his mother and many relatives were arrested. "Hundreds of people have been arrested." "We need help my relatives." OYATE MEDIA NETWORK: Percussion grenades used
Was North Korea Planning To Invade South Korea In 1983?
*Edward Chang, National Interest*: *Was North Korea Ready to Invade the South in 1983?* *What if South Korean President Chun Doo-Hwan had been killed in the 1983 Rangoon bombing?* The stand-off between the United States and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) versus the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) can be traced, in part, back to the events of 1993 to 1994, when concern over North Korea’s nuclear program became front and center. After North Korea refused to cooperate with international inspections and threatened to withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty...more »
Mosul Campaign Day Ten, Oct 26, 2016
The Iraqi and Peshmerga forces were back at work on the tenth day of the Mosul operation. Several more towns were freed, but this was more consolidation of the front before the second phase of the campaign was launched. The Hashd are also going to enter the fray soon. In Mosul there were more mass executions by the Islamic State, and over 10,000 people have been displaced by the fighting, although several thousand had also been able to return. The joint forces were gaining more ground on October 26. The Golden Division east of Mosul took the town of Khaza, which it claimedit had ... more »
When Hillary Clinton gets questioned by other than a media patsy
I found this video of great interest. If what it claims is true then is Hillary Clinton fit to be President of the United States of America. From the description of this video. 'According to an NBC Associate Producer of the Forum, as soon as Clinton got off the set, she exploded. “Hillary proceeded to pick up a full glass of water and throw it at the face of her assistant, and the screaming started.” “She was in a full meltdown and no one on her staff dared speak with her – she went kind of manic and didn't have any control over herself at that point.” “How these people work w... more »
German Chancellor Merkel Tells Those Who Are Worried About Growing Islamization To Plate Christmas Carols With A Flute
*RT:* *Merkel suggests Christmas carols, flute-playing in face of ‘Islam concerns’* Chancellor Angela Merkel has admitted that she knows “there are concerns about Islam” in Germany and has a brand new idea as to how to address the issue: Germans should then stick to Christian traditions such as Christmas carols and playing the flute. “We’re the party with a C in its name,” Merkel told a special party meeting of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the chancellor’s party gained fewer votes than anti-immigrant populist Alternativ... more »
NATO Increases Its Presence In Eastern Europe
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* The UK is sending 800 troops to Estonia as part of a Nato reaction to Russian aggression in Eastern Europe, with both sides increasing their military capability in eastern Europe in the biggest military build-up since the Cold War *Daily Mail*: *Nato squares up to Putin: As Russia beefs up its military might on Europe's border, West responds with biggest show of force since the Cold War* * Armoured force including 800 UK troops will be sent to Estonia for six month deployment next May * They will then be relieved by soldiers from another Nato nation to... more »
Surveillance Capitalism and Your Children
There are thousands of rapacious and predatory gatherers of data out there waiting to collect and sell your information and your children's information, whether it is behavioral, economic, intellectual, social, geographic, nutritional, and even emotional in nature. Follow this link (hat tip to Alison McDowell) to read about this newest form of capitalist predation. Here is a clip: There was a time when we laid responsibility for the assault on behavioral data at the door of the state and its security agencies. Later, we also blamed the cunning practices of a handful of banks, data... more »
Thursday Short Shorts
*Morning walk in rainy Hualien* The Administration is forging ahead with what it said it would do, quietly, without fanfare or drama. That's Tsai's leadership style. It's great for the nation, although it doesn't supply pyrotechnics for this blog. So you'll have to forgive the recent lack of blogging. *KMT*: Yeah, the KMT is so wrecked it is taking money in the form of loans under Party Chair Hung's name just to pay its salaries. Note that these are loans, not gifts. Newly appointed Spokesloon Alex Tsai wasted no time in engaging in bizarre attacks on Ma Ying-jeou, no ideological s... more »
Conveniently: ISIS Plotting External Attacks “against the west” from within Raqqa, Syria
*Oh, really? ISIS plotting an "external attack, against the west" from Raqqa?* *Reality Check:* *The US wants to attack Raqqa. They’ve been preparing for an attack. **Turkey has been problematic in this attack plan due to the FACT, yes the fact, they are not interested in having a destabilizing terror state on their southern border called Rojova.* *Cui Bono?* - So, an external ISIS attack on 'the west' ??? - Excuse for desired attack on Raqqa - It would enable the US/NATO/Israel to get around the troubles with Turkey.. - Get the masses on board. Fear is such an effective motiva... more »
Russian And Chinese Anti-Satellite Weapons Are The 'New Reality'
Systems like the US’s Space Surveillance Telescope (pictured) or the Russian space surveillance station Okno, which can detect satellite-fighters that hit enemies with an explosion, ‘won’t resolve the problem,’ military expert warns *Daily Mail*: *Expert says Russian and Chinese anti-satellite weapons are the 'new reality' and warns ALL US satellites are at risk* * Expert Vasily Kashin says satellites are defenseless against space weapons * Observation systems detect malicious behaviour, but they cannot protect * The expert warns anti-satellite weapons should be considered 'new reali... more »
Iran's Navy Boast That It Has A 'Suicide Drone'
State media / Iran Project *USA Today*:* Iran's navy touts 'suicide drone'* Iran's navy on Wednesday released a photo of what's being called a "suicide drone" that can be loaded with explosive materials and deliberately crashed into targets at sea and on land. The announcement was carried by Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency. While Iranian officials said the drone "can carry payloads of explosives for combat missions" and "collide with the target and destroy it, (whether) a vessel or an onshore command center" it also noted that the drone's primary purpose is maritime survei... more »
The Great Divide
Thomas Edsall has an interesting column in this morning's *New York Times*. This election, he writes, has turned the two parties on their heads: According to the Oct. 20 Reuters-IPSOS tracking survey, Hillary Clinton now leads Donald Trump by 5.6 points among all whites earning $75,000 or more. This is a substantial improvement on the previous Democratic record of support among upscale white voters, set in 2008 when Barack Obama lost to John McCain among such voters by 11 points. According to an Oct. 23 ABC News poll, Clinton also leads among all white college graduates, 52-36... more »
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A new one-hour documentary on inflation
Peter F. has sent me the following documentary – and some of his thoughts about it. Can you find one spare hour? Or it may be less if you run the video above at a higher speed. The host interviews cosmologists such as Guth, Aguirre, and Nomura. It covers lots of topics. What is inflation in general? What is a scalar field and how similar the Higgs field and the inflaton field are? But they get to much more advanced questions. How likely or natural it is for inflation to be eternal? Does string theory predict eternal inflation? Are the initial conditions for inflation likely? A... more »
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*NAACP Denies Education Civil Rights* It’s a rare day when the editorial pages of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Washington Post are of one mind. But it just happened. Each of these newspapers, with the largest circulations in the country, and with views on the right and the left, weighed in with unanimity, criticizing the recent resolution of the NAACP calling for a moratorium on expansion of charter schools. The NAACP wants to freeze expansion of charter schools until, according to the resolution, they meet the same “transparency and accountability standard... more »
Does Pelosi Really Care About Gun Safety Laws-- Or Is She Just Playing Games With Voters, While Recruiting NRA Shills For Congress?
*So who do the hypocrites at the DCCC support and who do they oppose?* You probably heard how the Republicans are absolutely *shoveling* dark money into the congressional races to try to salvage their majorities in the Senate and House. It may be too late for the Senate, but McConnell's SuperPAC will be spending over $2 million per *day* between now and November 8-- money from odious characters and modern day robber barons like the Kochs, Adelsons, Paul Singer and the crackpot Mercers from Long Island. And all that money is being focused on just 6 states: Indiana, Missouri, Nevada, ... more »
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*Another "suggestion"* *Suggest away! No surprise what they would "suggest". Kinda sad that suggestions is the best they can do however* An indirect effect of climate change may be causing intensely cold winters in the UK and US, a study suggests . Warming in the Arctic is thought to be influencing the jet stream, a high-altitude corridor of fast-moving air, leading to severe cold snaps. It may have been responsible for record snowfall in New York during the winter of 2014/15, and unusually cold winters in the UK in 2009/10 and 2010/11. Previous studies have shown that when the... more »
Easy Gluten-Free Chicken Pad Thai
Thai food is delicious. Seriously. If you're not familiar, you need to try it. Sure, some dishes may have hard-to-pronounce names, but the flavors are incredible! Unfortunately, it can sometimes be difficult to find a good Thai restaurant, depending on where you live. So why not make the food yourself? Thai dishes are well known for complexity and depth of flavor, so it may seem at first glance that it would be difficult or expensive to make Thai food. To be fair, Thai food does take a fair amount of preparation, but it's not difficult and it's generally with ingredients you're fa... more »
British PM Refuses To Withdraw Support For Saudi Arabia
The British Prime Minister has refused to withdraw her support for UK weapons sales to Saudi Arabia. Theresa May also refused to withdraw support for Saudi Arabia’s place on the UN Human Rights Council despite the Kingdoms atrocities in Yemen. During a debate at the House of Commons in Parliament on Wednesday, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn confronted May over Saudi violations and called for an end to the weapons sales (see video below) Press TV reports: “The issues are being investigated… We are very clear that the only solution that is going to work for Yemen is actually to make su... more »
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*From Jenna Orkin *Did "The Russians" Hack The DMV Too? Statewide California Systems Down Due To "Major Computer Outage" More Bad News For Philadelphia: Obamacare Premiums Set To Soar More Than 50% German Ammunition Sales Skyrocket Tenfold In First Half Of 2016 Cops Fatally Shoot Pregnant Native American Woman During ‘Wellness Check’ Memory of Mankind Project Burying Microscopic Engravings Containing Human Knowledge in an Austrian Salt Mine The Little-Known Company That Enables Worldwide Mass Surveillance The banana as we know it is in imminent danger NASA Observes Object Coming Out Of ... more »
"trouble in the banlieues of Paris"
A comment from esteemed blogger Daphne Anson citing two pieces about anti-Chinese sentiment in France prompted me to have a further look. The Telegraph piece by David Chazan, is a report about a demonstration that took place in August. The Chinese demonstrators were demanding protection from “muggers who they say prey on them because they are seen as easy targets.” Chazan gives this fatal incident the passive treatment: “The death of a 49-year-old Chinese tailor after being badly beaten in a robbery earlier this month has lent new urgency to the long running complaint that Asi... more »
How many scientific papers just aren’t true?
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/10/how-many-scientific-papers-just-arent-true/?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20161029_Weekly_Highlights_44_NONSUBS A very pertinent article by Donna Laframboise in the Spectator: We’re continually assured that government policies are grounded in evidence, whether it’s an anti-bullying programme in Finland, an alcohol awareness initiative in Texas or climate change responses around the globe. Science itself, we’re told, […]
Russia & CIS Countries Launch Massive Air Drills
Seven members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have deployed over 100 fighter jets, long-range bombers and combat helicopters in a massive joint air defence exercise across eastern Europe and Central Asia. RT reports: More than 130 command and control centers have been put on alert in Russia and six former Soviet republics – Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan – the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. All the countries contribute to the integrated air defense system overseen by the Commonwealth of Independent St... more »
WikiLeaks: Hillary Admits Clinton Foundation Donors Fund ISIS
WikiLeaks have released an email in which Hillary Clinton admits that Qatar and Saudi Arabia – two of her mega-donors – provide financial and logistical support to ISIS. In the extraordinary email, sent to John Podesta in 2014, Clinton lays out an eight point plan to defeat ISIS in Iraq, and mentions that Saudi Arabia and Qatar are both giving financial and logistical support to the Islamic State and other extremist Sunni groups. She conveniently fails to mention that these two terror-funding states are both mega-donors to the Clinton Foundation. Qatar has given between $1 million... more »
Solar & Wind Power Creeps Up To 4.5% Of World’s Electricity Generation
By Paul Homewood https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2016/10/26/emily-gosden-spins-the-ieas-misleading-propaganda/ Just returning to yesterday’s story, these are the simple facts, rather than the hype from the IEA that gullible little Emily Gosden naively reported: TWh 2014 2015 Wind 717 841 Solar 191 253 Total Electricity 23894 24098 Solar/Wind as % 3.8% 4.5% http://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy.html Globally, the share of […]
Economic News , Data & Views...... October 26 , 2016 ...... Quick hits For Wednesday - 1) Markets & Market Moving News : US Stock Indexes Mixed , Europe Moderately Lower , Asia Mainly Red Overnight ; Oil Falls To Three Week Low , Despite Somewhat Bullish Inventory Data today ( OPEC Production Freeze Promises Falling Flat .) 2) Around The Horn for Europe - Items In the News From Or Touching On Italy ( Refugee Crisis Items , Earthquake , Renzi Vs EU Once Again , Referendum Polling , Monte Paschi Bank & Italian Bonds Tumbling down today ) , Greece ( TV License Law Shot Down By Council Of State , Privatization Items , Economic Data , Creditor Talks Update - Second Review - First Meetings ) , France ( Polling For Presidential Election 2017 ) , Germany ( Deutsche Bank & Commerzbank In Focus ) , Belgium ( CETA Still Held Up By Wallonian Region / French Citizens Led Opposition Within Belgium.)
Markets & Markets.... Thursday Asia Morning Items..... *Livesquawk* @Livesquawk 1m 1 minute ago Kuroda has no plans to cut BoJ's holdings of JGBs at this stage *Livesquawk* @Livesquawk 10m10 minutes ago IDC worldwide smartphone shipments in Q3 +1% YoY IDC: Samsung -13.5% in Q3, Apple -5.3%, Huawei +23% *zerohedge* @zerohedge 32m 32 minutes ago BOJ IWATA: DETERMINED LARGE-SCALE BOND BUYS STILL NECESSARY *Livesquawk* @Livesquawk 33m 45 minutes ago BoJ's IWata: Will continue to promote powerful easing via asset purchases and interest rates, will use ...more »
"Michael Moore PERFECTLY Explains Why Donald Trump Will WIN"
*"Michael Moore PERFECTLY Explains Why Donald Trump Will WIN"* by Little Centipede *Strong language alert, and we've earned it!* "I know a lot of people in Michigan that are planning to vote for Trump and they don’t necessarily agree with him. They’re not racist or redneck, they’re actually pretty decent people and so after talking to a number of them I wanted to write this. Donald Trump came to the Detroit Economic Club and stood there in front of Ford Motor executives and said “if you close these factories as you’re planning to do in Detroit and build them in Mexico, I’m going to ... more »
According to the BBC Raheem Kassam works for a right-wing news agency
https://youtu.be/RMuSWonjKks I've heard this sort of introduction more and more recently. Oddly I don't recall any Guardian or Huffington Post journalists being introduced as working for left left-wing news agencies.
"Did the Feds Destroy the Family, Too?"
*"Did the Feds Destroy the Family, Too?"* by Bill Bonner "We’re still reeling from yesterday’s discovery — that the economy has actually been backtracking since 1989. How do we know? We just took the feds’ GDP growth numbers and adjusted them for inflation, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics would have done under the Reagan administration. That helps explain why… 3,000 years after the invention of real money… 240 years after James Watt invented the steam engine… and 30 years after Al Gore ‘invented’ the internet… in the most advanced economy the world has ever seen…with 15,000 full-ti... more »
Avoiding Conflict in Asia Pacific's Waters
*October 27, 2016* (Ulson Gunnar - NEO) - A look at a map of Asia Pacific, and one sees that it is a region dominated by bodies of water. Namely there is the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Andaman Sea, the Philippines Sea, the South China Sea and numerous gulfs, bays, straits and smaller seas. Several nations are in fact described as "island nations." Commerce by sea between and beyond Asian nations factors in as an important geopolitical and economic issue each nation must face. There is also fishing as well as gas and oil extraction performed throughout Asia's waters. It is... more »
Voting Machine Caught Swapping Republican Ballot For Democrat
A voting machine has been caught on camera casting a ballot for a Democrat after the voter selected a Republican. Donald Trump thinks Hillary Clinton and the Democrats are going to steal the next election. “I’m afraid the election is going to be rigged, I have to be honest,” he told a campaign rally last week. The mainstream media are trying to portray him as mad, but take a look at this evidence: This is attempted election theft through manipulation of the computerized voting machines – and it must be stopped. The party in power in a given state controls the programming of the vot... more »
Hillary CAN’T win Fair Election
I do not think that it is physically possible to rig the popular vote, but it has been shown that it is possible to target key polls to swing marginal seats. Fortunately it has been made an issue and scrutiny will now be intense and back lash certain. Please do note that this is behavior is a democrat narrative that must be stopped now. The price needs to also be made clear. Rigging is treason. What I do find frustrating in this election cycle has been the impossibility of getting trustworthy numbers. I have tro look under rocks in order to get something approaching con... more »
Common Core – Standardized Reality and the Slow Kill of Divergent Thinking
Common core is simply the absurd extension of testing which by its nature promotes memorization even when that is not the best methodology. Children do need to memorize certain difficult patterns in order to be useful in society. What this means is that the information is internalized until it is second nature. The times table is the most enduring example. Speed test allow the mind to become faster as well. Repetition and speed surely enhances the brain. The same must apply to other skills. Yet memorizing mere facts is counter productive and generally impossible ... more »
What 'Roared' at Green Hill?
Obviously something large had been disturbed. We do know that cats roar and that then suggests we are dealing with a mountain lion. That really needs to be the first prospect. After that both the Bigfoot and the Giant sloth are also prospects but not as commonly. The better comparable is the gorilla. Yet it may still be only a bear as well. My point is that most animals actually have a roaring sound, that is almost never used except to respond to a sudden threat. This kids woke something up and it roared to send them running. *What 'Roared' at Green Hill?* *Thursday, Octob... more »
Genesis for the New Space Age with John Leith - Chpt XVIII - A Day to Remember on Planet Earth
Now we have a tale of a hostile interaction between us and another alien race which was thwarted. Actual technology has long disappeared behind wall of secrecy and it is all a hand wave. Otherwise is means no more than all our other UFO tales. Confirmation remains impossible.. *Chapter XVIII * *A Day to Remember on Planet Earth * *The following urgent and secret message was delivered in October, 1977, by the Russian Air Attache **in Washington through diplomatic channels to the Commanding General of the U.S. Air Force.* *Subject: Alien base* *Place: Siberia, above Ar... more »
Scary USO / Alien Encounter
This is a remarkable experience and generally rare. That does not mean that they are uncommon at all. I think we mostly get the good experiences. We really do not know what these folks are doing at all but it also appears to be generally deliberate. Again a water exit is observed. That it was close by a dock is unusual also as it did not need to be. The craft is able to disappear and appear at will and while under direct observation. This clearly eliminates ambiguity. As also noted mind to mind communication is normal here and a panicked individual shouting to God might ju... more »
Top Murderous Mammals...Not Humans
So much for that folk lore. Even better chimps conduct war. Thus it turns out that same species murder is more the way things are than any particular exception. And we are only typical for primates. It was obviously time this idea was tested rigorously. I do believe that we can develop a society in which murder completely disappears. It is obviously desirable. That will not heal those who are bent, but the likelihood of being bent should decline sharply and even converge to zero. Nature in tooth and claw has meant infanticide often by a new male who tr... more »
Possible 'Dogman' on the Virginia Peninsula
One more report. This one gets an excellent impression of the head and face. again this conforms to our expectations regarding the giant sloth which i am sure that this is. Again it is 'not a bear' and 'not a Bigfoot'. That has consistently meant that the data conforms to our descriptions of a Giant Sloth. It is clearly a magnificent creature and it is a skilled ambush hunter. However, it is losing its fear of mankind and will likely take the unlucky victim head on. This is the primary reason that one must never go into the wild wood without real backup... more »
Genesis for the New Space Age with John Leith - Chpt XVII - Intrusion of Alien Beings into World Societies and Interviews with Leading Extra Terrestrials
Another narrative is now introduced as well. Taking stock to this point we have a gravity technology transfer that has developed and matured since the forties. This closely parallels known gravity research since the fifties whose existence i am comfortable with and may well have been the reason all of this research was undertaken. Woven into it is a German racial fantasy and the classic Hollow Earth fantasy all tied together by impossible logistical issues. Add the known experiments of the thirties and we have a porridge that does address real people and real events suppor... more »
Anti-Catholics & Elitist Bigots With Pat Buchanan
It is not okay that a large body of self styled political leaders should treat Christianity as if it were politically incorrect and in the same breath excuse abhorrent Islamic behavior. Who are these people? Without question they will betray Latinos in the same way that they have betrayed Blacks and the poor for over two generations while consistently buying their vote with lies. What i do challenge is our education system to tell us how we got here. This happens to be absurd and profoundly anti intellectual and the rot exist among apparently educated people. *Ant... more »
Attorney General Admits Pot Isn't a Gateway Drug, but that Prescription Pills Are
First and last, no drug should be made criminal ever. That merely underwrites criminals and drives victims into the business of actually promoting the drug in order to carry their own needs. That approach has always been blindingly stupid. Even the policy itself is ignored when legal opiates even exist. And they are all certain gateway drugs to be used sparingly which obviously is not what the industry intends. Busting Big Pharma would be an excellent start... . *Attorney General Admits Pot Isn't a Gateway Drug, but that Prescription Pills Are* * Alice Salles * * Saturd... more »
Vladimir Putin: The New World Order Worships Satan
One of the most disturbing secret ideologies out there is best described as Neo Darwinism.Yet it is something Darwin would quickly reject and his theory however lauded was at best nascent. What it has bred has been an intellectual mileau that imagines eugenics, free love and Nazism and population reduction as rationally good when that is obvious rubbish. Yet the rational argument can be made and it then follows that because it is rational it must be good. That does not follow at all and it is a natural flaw in our five operator logic system that we have generally adopted. The si... more »
Genesis for the New Space Age with John Leith - Chpt XVI - Germans Begin Life below in Hollow Earth; A New Sovereign Nation Evolves
This fantasy marches on and at a speed only possible in fiction. As posted, the idea that the earth and all planets may well be hollow may not be impossible with cloud cosmology. Problem is there is zero confirmation on this. All of which does suggest that the likely access points are actually choked should this actuallybe true. In the meantime science is doing a decent job of improving our imaging of the earth and no such evidence occurs there either. Tust he current paradigm appears whole... *Chapter XVI * *Germans Begin Life below in Hollow Earth; A New Sovereign N... more »
Did the Smithsonian Institute cover up Discovery of an Ancient Egyptian Colony in the Grand Canyon?
During the same era, it is clear that the same Smithsonian was making extensive evidence of giant natives disappear as well. Fortunately there we have way too much hard evidence still in the ground and bits and pieces do show up as well as actual written accounts made during contact years. I have posted on this before and it is clear that this region needs a careful and public reconnaissance to establish real parameters of what could be plausible. We do this in mining all the time. In fact that is the only reason that this area is shut off. What is new to me is the extensive ... more »
Direct Democracy: An Empowering Solution to the Fake Left-Right Paradigm?
The problem is far too much information. That cannot practically be vetted if it becomes necessary to educate the least informed and the least engaged. I have proposed overcoming all this by applying the concept of a natural community and the rule of twelve. The natural community involves 150 adults at most out of which it is practical to accept twelve electors or elders or whatever you wish to call them. Such a council can deliberate in the presence of the community and undertake to deal with individual concerns outside the twelve. Actual membership would be by vol... more »
Egypt Before the Pharaohs
[image: http://www.thehiddenrecords.com/images/ufo-sphinx-papyrus-landing-egypt.jpg] What i have been able to do is inject the atlantean civilization into the prehistory of all established civilizations as the global first mover. That civilization created a trade currency in the form of copper and metal ingots that acted as ready cash and a source of stable value. There is no evidence of script until after the Great pyramid was built but that may be wrong as trade demands records and some form of perishable paper would have served or even wax on wood. With a sea base... more »
Genesis for the New Space Age with John Leith - Chpt XV - Post War Military Development of the Anti Gravity Principle
Interesting description of the magnetic field of the Earth and its banding *.* I have seen no other such commentary before and i presume antecedents exist. However, considering the density of navigation flights out there it appears unreasonable that such a phenomena would not be well known and understood. Otherwise this fictional construct continues with the magic material been shown to the world. Problem with that we have no such evidence of such out there as this would not need to remain exclusive or particularly secret. More important the actual skin happens to be for... more »
An Irish Mystery
A neat bit of work here nicely locates an old medieval church that must be well known in the historical record. So much of our prehistory can be discovered by remote sensing technology all of which is shallow. This type of analysis opens up a nice range of questions long before shovels hit the dirt and is deeply satisfying.. historical work can identify the site itself and then it can even be left alone. All good stuff. .. *An Irish Mystery* *11 October, 2016* * http://structuralarchaeology.blogspot.ca/2016/10/an-irish-mystery.html* *Over the years, all sort of interesti... more »
UFOs - Mystery and Meaning
This is a comprehensive survey of the UFO phenomena and the many contributors who have added their voices, experiences and insights to the story. I have encountered and read much of the material myself over the years and it is nice to open a proper survey item at this time. There is actually a lot here and it involves successful confirmations as well. It is noteworthy that all references to specific planets may well be simply a convenient insert to allow the abductee to become comfortable. Most of the medical proceedings suggest DNA capture and/or cancer interception done from... more »
Nine Bad Icelandic Bankers Guilty
The tragedy is that this will happen again in the USA unless the rules are put back in place. It happened multiple times prior to the 29 crash for the exact same reason. Just different names involved. Now we have had the 2008 crash so damaging that recovery has actually stalled the USA economy. This also postpones the next super crash that the banks need to promote in order to bail out the past crash. Again Iceland shows us how to fix the situation and it is no more than my own postings these past eight years... *Iceland Just Did The Exact Opposite of What the U.S. Does – It... more »
Genesis for the New Space Age with John Leith - Chpt XIV - Men From Atlantis
What is intriguing here is that this work provides essentially correct timelines that was not easily available even recently regarding the Great flood and the preceding civilization. I have been associating Atlantis with the European Bronze Age which spawned a global trade empire not unlike that of Britain more recently. Here like so many others the name is associated with the pre Pleistocene Nonconformity global civilization that also certainly lasted around fifteen thousand years from 12900 BP through 30,000 BP. I would extend all that further back in time to 45,000 BP exce... more »
Picture Of The Day
*Getting Ready to Launch * An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft taxis toward a bow catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Persian Gulf, Oct. 16, 2016. The pilots and aircraft are assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 131. The Eisenhower and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Navy photo by Seaman Christopher A. Michaels
Russian Anti-Tank Missile Obliterates An Abrams M1 Tank (Video)
*RT*: *ISIS takes out Iraqi Abrams with anti-tank missile (DRAMATIC VIDEO)* A Russian-made anti-tank missile reportedly obliterated a US-made Abrams tank involved in the offensive on the terrorist-held city of Mosul, Iraq. Footage of the alleged incident was released by Islamic State’s (IS, formerly ISIS) propaganda channel. The Abrams M1 main battle tank was hit from behind with a 9M133 Kornet anti-tank missile at the Qurayyah crossroads south of Mosul, said the IS-affiliated Amaq news agency. *Read more* .... *Update:* Caught On Tape: ISIS Destroys Abrams Tank With Anti-Tank Mi...more »
Did Russia Test A Nuclear-Capable Hypersonic Glider Warhead?
RS-18 (SS-19 Stiletto) intercontinental ballistic missile © Sergey Kazak / Sputnik *RT:* *Russia reportedly tests nuclear-capable hypersonic glider warhead* Russian strategic missile troops reportedly launched an RS-18 ballistic missile on Tuesday. The launch may have been a test of the advanced hypersonic glider warhead, which would be able to defeat US anti-missile systems. The test was conducted at midday from a site near the town of Yasny, Orenburg region, in the southern Urals, and the warhead reached the Kura test range in Kamchatka in Russia’s Far East. “The test was a suc... more »
The Hungarian Revolution Happened 60 Years Ago
Protesters on a tank in front of the Hungarian parliament building. What started as a student demonstration in the capital quickly swelled into a mass uprising against Hungary’s communist regime. The Hungarian communists and their network of secret police were particularly brutal, even by Soviet standards. Photo 1956: TASS *RFE:* *Budapest: 60 Years After The Uprising* For a few heady days in the autumn of 1956, Hungarians rose up and retook the streets from their Soviet hegemon. Soviet troops eventually reentered Budapest and crushed the uprising. But despite their eventual defeat... more »
The Incredible Life Story of Robert Hoover
Legendary test and air-show pilot Bob Hoover in an undated photograph. (Bob Hoover Archives) *Washington Post:* *Bob Hoover, pilot who escaped POW camp by stealing a German plane, dies at 94* Bob Hoover, a World War II fighter pilot who escaped a POW camp and flew to freedom by stealing a German airplane and who spent decades testing aircraft, thrilling spectators at air shows and training military aviators, died Oct. 25 at a hospital in Torrance, Calif. He was 94. The cause was congestive heart failure, said his daughter-in-law, Lynn Hoover. Mr. Hoover, who learned to fly as a t... more »
Obama’s Brother: I’m Voting Trump
Malik Obama has had enough of his younger brother Barack’s presidency and is terrified of the prospect of Hillary Clinton succeeding him in the White House. Born and raised in Kenya, Malik Obama moved to the Washington D.C. area in the 1980s and became a naturalized U.S. citizen. He is enrolled to vote in Maryland and he will be casting his ballot for Trump. “Now that my brother’s term is ending I can be open about it: I support Donald J. Trump for President. #MAGA #MAGA3X #Africans4Trump,” he says on his Twitter page. A Muslim who spends a lot of time in Africa, Malik has between ... more »
Dozens Of Syrian Children Dead After Receiving Measles Vaccinations
At least 36 children are dead and over 50 suffering allergic reactions after receiving measles vaccinations under a UN-sponsored program in the rebel-held north of Syria. Doctors in clinics in the towns of Jirjanaz and Maaret al-Nouman in the northeastern province of Idlib said children started falling ill shortly after the vaccinations were administered. The mass vaccination drive was part of a high profile international effort to ensure the brutal civil war does not result in an outbreak of measles. Reports on the number of children vary and are expected to climb. Relief organiz... more »
DNC To Sue Trump For Telling Truth About ‘Election Fraud’
The DNC is suing the Republican National Committee due to Donald Trump’s claims that Hillary Clinton is committing election fraud. The suit was filed in a U.S. District Court in New Jersey and aims to silence Trump’s claim that the election is rigged, which the DNC are particularly sensitive about. Townhall.com reports: The DNC alleges that the RNC has not done enough to reprimand Trump for claiming that the election is rigged, and seeks to have the court hold the committee in civil contempt as well as levy sanctions. The DNC claims that because the RNC has done “ballot security”... more »
FBI Ignore Intel Showing Location Of Missing 33,000 Clinton Emails
FBI bosses are deliberately choosing to ignore the contents of the ‘missing’ 33,000 Clinton emails after officials were told their location. Investigative journalist Paul Sperry says that newly released FBI documents prove that federal agents know the whereabouts of the missing emails – claiming that they exist in several locations and can be easily recovered. Breitbart.com reports: The emails were created during Clinton’s use of a home-built and largely unprotected email system for her personal and government emails, and also for her management of the scandal-wracked, foreign-fun... more »
Israeli Army Illegally Conducted ‘Field Executions’ On Palestinians
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry have urged The International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute the Israeli army after they confessed to “field executions” against Palestinians. The Ministry made the comments after a leaked Israeli army report admitted it was possible to avoid firing against Palestinian people. Xinhuanet.com reports: “The leaking of an Israeli army internal memo is meant to distort the work of the ICC and its preliminary investigations with regards to Israeli crimes including field executions in order to claim that the occupation authorities are undergoing due pro... more »
WikiLeaks: New Evidence Shows DNC Forced Bernie Out
John Podesta’s emails released by WikiLeaks reveal that the Democratic National committee (DNC) forced Bernie Sanders out of the race in order to ensure a Clinton victory. The DNC functioned as an unofficial Clinton campaign department, rather than the impartial organisation it was supposed to be. Observer.com reports: In December 2014, Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook sent an email to top staffers in which he described a conversation he had with White House Political Advisor David Simas about picking DNC employees who would serve in the best interest of Clinton. Jen O’Malley ... more »
War Crimes Committed By Turkey And Saudi Arabia Must Be Stopped By The Locals, Not UN or The West
*The two biggest benefactors of ISIS terrorists shake hands.* The West's two key allies in the Middle East are the region's biggest violators of the laws of war: Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Both Yemen and southeastern Turkey have endured brutal attacks from two larger, more powerful, and wealthier states. The official claims from both capitals in their propaganda wars on their neighbours rest on the big lie that they are defending themselves from terrorism. But the resistance activities of the Houthis and the PKK do not constitute terrorism. They only target the police, military, an... more »
Tom Hayden is Still Here
*-by Dorothy ReikPresident, Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains* Tom’s activism finally did him in. The billy club blows he suffered at the hands of Southern sheriffs during the Freedom Rides didn’t kill him. Chicago police who beat him during the 1968 Democratic Convention protests didn’t do it. The US bombs that rained down on him in Hanoi didn’t either. It was the poisonous air at the Fresno oil fields. In the last years of his life Tom was working on environmental justice. He wanted to bring the communities who were suffering the effects of our oil production... more »
Important Video By Snordster: Trump Must Follow Putin!
OK, I must say that I really do not like delving into the so called Presidential circus happening right now in the United States... And as a matter of fact I do basically agree with so many real truth seekers out there, including Buelahman, in that the best option for most Americans is absolutely NOT to vote, due to the fact that no matter which side gets to put their candidate into the Oval Office, the JEWS win again! HOWEVER, we again must realize that it is too late for the American political system to change and the American people must cast their vote for either the mass murd... more »
Musical Interlude: Ottmar Liebert, "Heart Still Beating"
Ottmar Liebert, "Heart Still Beating" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNJXflfneQo
"A Look to the Heavens"
“It's the bubble versus the cloud. NGC 7635, the Bubble Nebula, is being pushed out by the stellar wind of massive central star BD+602522. Next door, though, lives a giant molecular cloud, visible to the right. At this place in space, an irresistible force meets an immovable object in an interesting way. *Click image for larger size.* The cloud is able to contain the expansion of the bubble gas, but gets blasted by the hot radiation from the bubble's central star. The radiation heats up dense regions of the molecular cloud causing it to glow. The Bubble Nebula, pictured above in sci... more »
"How to Protect Your Energy"
*"How to Protect Your Energy"* By Judith Orloff MD “As you go through the intuitive healing process you need to know: each of us has our own special power. We carry it within; it waits to be awakened. Call it your inner self, your spirit, or light–however conceived, you must meet and come to know your core-essence. The source of all intuition, it is your fiercest ally and advocate against danger. By connecting with this part of yourself you’ll mount confidence, feel safer in the world. Then whatever or whoever crosses your path–even the devil incarnate–will be no match for your res... more »
"Quiet Desperation..."
"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things." ~ Henry David Thoreau
The Illegal Migrant Invasion Of Europe: Important Video Exposes The Truth About This Invasion, And Who Exactly Is Behind It!
Again, with so much of the Jew spew media attention so focused on the circus of the American Presidential election campaign, the continuing attempts by the US/Israeli?NATO criminal cabal to have Syria destroyed, and of course the US propaganda fraud unfolding right now in their "attack" on Mosul, there is indeed so much else happening around the world...... We have all been watching so closely for the last 2 years the illegal migrant invasion of Europe, and how that invasion has indeed brought much of Europe to its knees and has indeed been destroying so much of European culture......more »
The Poet: Eugene O'Neill, "Free"
* "Free"* "Weary am I of the tumult, sick of the staring crowd, Pining for wild sea places where the soul may think aloud. Fled is the glamour of cities, dead as the ghost of a dream, While I pine anew for the tint of blue on the breast of the old Gulf Stream. I have had my dance with Folly, nor do I shirk the blame; I have sipped the so-called Wine of Life and paid the price of shame; But I know that I shall find surcease, the rest my spirit craves, Where the rainbows play in the flying spray, 'Mid the keen salt kiss of the waves. Then it's ho! for the plunging deck of a bark, the hoarse... more »
CSIRO BOM State of Climate Report 2016:
More doom and gloom at the taxpayers’ expense Anthony Cox The lads and lassies at the sky is falling CSIRO and BoM have produced their annual the *end is nigh* report. I’m not going to say they lie or that the report is bullshit, just that they are wrong. A few examples based on claims from the report: 1 *Australia’s climate has warmed in both mean surface air temperature and surrounding sea surface temperature by around 1 °C since 1910*. There is a superficial truth to this: if you accept the official BoM temperature record which has major problems due to inexplicable adjustments ... more »
MENA Report ..... October 26-27 , 2016 ...... Quick hits 1) Libya In Focus : UN Talks Faltering , Saudis To Take Lead Oar to Resolve Differences Within Factions / Regions / Tribes / Militias Of Libya ; Additional Political News Of Note ; Battlefield updates. 2) Syria - Iraq - Variety of Points Of View & Updates 3) Yemen In Focus - Hands Of West Dripping With Blood , As Much As Saudis.
Libya ...... 10/27..... *city girl* @citygirlabroad 50m50 minutes ago city girl Retweeted Alwasat #Libya #Misrata city girl added, *Alwasat* @alwasatengnews Shura Council sends warning after 2 of it boats were destroyed at port of #Misrata, demands a clear stance from city http://alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/ 122456/ … *fred walton* @fredwalton216 8m 8 minutes ago fred walton Retweeted city girl Interesting.....wonder if this was why french spy-craft( which crashed ) was sent to check things out earlier this week ? fred walton added, *city girl* @citygirlabroad FI... more »
8 Signs the World is Undergoing a Paradigm Shift
*Tim Bryant* - Wake-up and participate, for we are in the early stages of a revolutionary paradigm shift. The post 8 Signs the World is Undergoing a Paradigm Shift appeared first on Waking Times.
"Europe On Eve of Banking Armageddon Which Will Dwarf 2008 Global Crash, Warns Expert"
*"Europe On Eve of Banking Armageddon Which * *Will Dwarf 2008 Global Crash, Warns Expert"* by Newsroom "Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Britain and France are facing the catastrophic consequences of ‘over leveraging’ as Europe's biggest banks prepare to release their latest results over the next two days. Analysts say the potential for a cataclysmic failure could spread like a wild-fire hitting the continent (Europe) and beyond as the true extent of deep troubles in the international banking sector are revealed. The IMF and German governments have refused to step in to prop-up struggl... more »
Does American Always Need An Enemy?
U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships steam in formation during their military manoeuvre exercise known as Keen Sword 15 in the sea south of Japan, in this November 19, 2014 handout provided by the U.S. Navy. REUTERS/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chris Cavagnaro/U.S. Navy/Handout *Dominic Tierney, National Interest*: *Does America Need an Enemy?* Americans need something to fight for—before they find someone to fight against. IN THE first century BC, the Roman historian Sallust wrote that the republic had descended into internal strife because of the dest... more »
Trump's War Against Paul Ryan Is Having Ramifications Down Ballot-- Will Darrell Issa & Lamar Smith Be Among The Casualties?
In his *Atlantic* column on Sunday, David Frum dealt with the lesser-of-two-evils elections concept from a Republican perspective. "You don’t vote to send a message," he wrote. "You vote to choose a president... Look at how she’s coped with that maniac Trump on the debate stage. Couldn’t have been cooler. Despite yourself, you’ve been impressed. She’s smart and tough and open to reason. We could do worse. It’s four years—not even. She’ll perhaps be boxed in by a Republican Congress for the first two years; much more probably so in 2019 and 2020. By then, it’ll be time to try again,... more »
Are U.S. Navy Ships 'Sitting Ducks'?
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 23, 2014 ) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) leads a formation of ships from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 during a maneuvering exercise. Theodore Roosevelt participated in the exercise with the Peruvian submarine BAP Islay (SS 35), the guided-missile destroyers USS Winston Churchill (DDG 81), USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), USS Farragut (DDG 99) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60). Theodore Roosevelt is underway preparing for future deployments. *James Holmes, Foreign Policy*: *Is the U.S. Navy a Sitting Duck?* Why asymmetric... more »
Hillary Clinton Cackles: She's clearly unhinged...
*and she's losing her voice again.* As she speaks to her small audience of paid attendees, her eyes are going every witch which way and she is inappropriately laughing cackling. She brags that she has stamina because she stood on stage with Donal Trump for 4 hours. Of course, that's only 1 1/2 hours at at time. Meantime, Trump is doing 2 and 3 rallies a *day* while she naps. She must not be elected! *MAGA*
Quote of the Day: On evasion
*"Thinking is man’s only basic virtue, from which all the others proceed. And his basic vice, the source of all his evils, is that nameless act which all of you practice, but struggle never to admit: the act of blanking out, the willful suspension of one’s consciousness, the refusal to think—not blindness, but the refusal to see; not ignorance, but the refusal to know. It is the act of unfocusing your mind and inducing an inner fog to escape the responsibility of judgment—on the unstated premise that a thing will not exist if only you refuse to identify it, that A will not be A... more »
Economic News , Data & Views...... October 26 , 2016 ...... Quick hits For Wednesday - 1) Markets & Market Moving News : US Stock Indexes Mixed , Europe Moderately Lower , Asia Mainly Red Overnight ; Oil Falls To Three Week Low , Despite Somewhat Bullish Inventory Data today ( OPEC Production Freeze Promises Falling Flat .) 2) Around The Horn for Europe - Items In the News From Or Touching On Italy ( Refugee Crisis Items , Earthquake , Renzi Vs EU Once Again , Referendum Polling , Monte Paschi Bank & Italian Bonds Tumbling down today ) , Greece ( TV License Law Shot Down By Council Of State , Privatization Items , Economic Data , Creditor Talks Update - Second Review - First Meetings ) , France ( Polling For Presidential Election 2017 ) , Germany ( Deutsche Bank & Commerzbank In Focus ) , Belgium ( CETA Still Held Up By Wallonian Region / French Citizens Led Opposition Within Belgium.)
Markets & Markets.... Thursday Asia Morning Items..... *Livesquawk* @Livesquawk 1m 1 minute ago Kuroda has no plans to cut BoJ's holdings of JGBs at this stage *Livesquawk* @Livesquawk 10m10 minutes ago IDC worldwide smartphone shipments in Q3 +1% YoY IDC: Samsung -13.5% in Q3, Apple -5.3%, Huawei +23% *zerohedge* @zerohedge 32m 32 minutes ago BOJ IWATA: DETERMINED LARGE-SCALE BOND BUYS STILL NECESSARY *Livesquawk* @Livesquawk 33m 45 minutes ago BoJ's IWata: Will continue to promote powerful easing via asset purchases and interest rates, will use ...more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 26, 2016
*Ivan Watson, CNN:* *Raqqa siege could be toughest yet in fight against ISIS* Istanbul (CNN)It has been more than a week since a coalition of Iraqi government and Kurdish Peshmerga ground troops backed by US and allied aircraft launched an offensive against ISIS forces in the Iraqi city of Mosul. The US defense secretary Ashton Carter announced this week that the anti-ISIS coalition will move with the "same sense of urgency" to surround the other ISIS stronghold in Raqqa, located across the border in northern Syria. *Read more *.... *Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- Oc... more »
The greatest timewaster of all time V6
Twenty five years ago I played the first Civilization I still have the user guide. Version six is more of the same and by all reviews just as hypnotic. Not sure I will play it, its a horrible addiction.
Midday Musical Interlude: Justin Hayward, “Troubador”
Justin Hayward, “Troubador” - https://www.youtube.com/
The Daily "Near You?"
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"The Only Thing..."
"Curiosity killed the cat, but where human beings are concerned, the only thing a healthy curiosity can kill is ignorance." - Harry Lorayne
"Watch the Persuasion Battle"
*"Watch the Persuasion Battle"* by Scott Adams "If you want to watch the persuasion game-within-the-game, follow me on Twitter @ScottAdamsSays. Here’s the situation so you know what to look for. *1.* Yesterday I announced my endorsement of Trump, primarily as a protest to the bullying culture of Clinton supporters. I don’t like bullies. And I don’t like that Clinton is turning citizens against each other. (My political preferences don’t align with any of the candidates.) Yes, Trump is a bully, but he’s offering to provide that service on behalf of the country. When leaders do it, w... more »
Donald Trump’s economic policies are “mostly a mash of bunkum”
Since so many who should know better seem to have come out strong for the Trumpelstiltskin’s economic “plan,” this concise open letter from economist Donald Boudreaux should prove in explaining why it’s actually mostly a mash of bunkum. As he says, It literally hurts his brain to hear the read the economic idiocy emitted by Trumpkins: *Wilbur Ross’s and Peter Navarro’s defense of Donald Trump’s economic policies is mostly a mash of bunkum (“**A Vote for Trump Is a Vote for Growth* *,” Oct. 26). Consider this claim: “Donald Trump will cut taxes, reduce regulation … and eliminat... more »
Big Data cannot solve the paradox of the state
*The paradox of the state is that while it employs very smart people the state itself is dumb. It was Hayek who best explained why, suggests Andy Smarick in this guest post: it’s a problem of knowledge. It’s impossible to create and maintain well-functioning, domineering central authorities because they will always lack the capacity to collect, analyse, and act on the infinite and ever-changing body of relevant information—information that is inside each of our heads. The government’s decision to centralise doesn’t imply a solution to the problem of information being infin... more »
World News Briefs -- October 26, 2016 (Evening Edition)
NATO defence ministers attend a meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 26, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir *Reuters:* *Britain, U.S. sending planes, troops to deter Russia in the east* Britain said on Wednesday it will send fighter jets to Romania next year and the United States promised troops, tanks and artillery to Poland in NATO's biggest military build-up on Russia's borders since the Cold War. Germany, Canada and other NATO allies also pledged forces at a defense ministers meeting in Brussels on the same day two Russian warships armed with cruise mi... more »
Should Labour Stand in Richmond?
Labour *is* standing in the Richmond Park by-election. But should it? At the 2015 general election, Zac Goldsmith romped home with 58% of the vote. The Liberal Democrat runner up mustered 19% while Labour languished on 12%. The highest proportion we ever managed was at the 1997 high watermark, and then it was a measly twelve-and-a-half per cent. This is a seat in which Labour is doomed to be sidelined as the Tories and LibDems fight it out. Small wonder that with anti-Goldsmith considerations in mind, Clive Lewis, Lisa Nandy, and Jonathan Reynolds have come out and said we should du... more »
Anti-KKKolumbus Day in Paris: Jones Benally, Sihasin, Nataanii Means
Solidarity Committee with American Indians in Paris: Listen to audios! By Christine Prat Censored News Copyright PARIS -- Despite the heat of possible attack on Standing Rock, I send you a link to the recording of all speeches held on CSIA’s Annual Day of Solidarity. Pascal Gregis, a member of CSIA who also works for a radio, recorded all speeches. Those by Irène
"How It Really Is"
And so sayeth WikiLeaks... “Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.” ~ Edward Abbey
Hello Strangers: The Mid-70s Humanoid Wave
*Hello Strangers: The Mid-70s Humanoid Wave* *By Scott Corrales © 2016* Following an event like 1973’s “year of the humanoids” could be a tough act, especially when that year came to a close with the excitement and disappointment over comet Kohoutek, billed as “the greatest stellar display in millennia”. 1974, however would bring its own compelling cases, some of which remain little known even to this day. The activity which had set the mainland U.S. into a ufological convulsion would soon start manifesting itself in one of its dependencies – the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, a ... more »
"That's The Way Life Goes..."
"Bad things will happen and good things too. Your life will be full of surprises. Miracles happen only where there has been suffering. So taste your grief to the fullest. Don't try and press it down. Don't hide from it. Don't escape. It is life too. It is truth. But it will pass and time will put a strange honey in the bitterness. That's the way life goes." - Ben Okri
US Prepares Device For Troops To Generate Electricity By Walking
The U.S. military is developing a device that could simultaneously take the load off of a soldier’s back and at the same time generate electricity. Simply by walking soldiers could generate electricity that is needed to power an array of high-tech gadgets found in modern backpacks. The bionic power knee harvester, also known as the PowerWalk, is an energy-harvesting device that is attached to both the upper and lower areas of both legs and generates power from movement. The device is still in development and field trials are due to begin in 2017. The exoskeleton reduces the need of... more »
The Kremlin Believes That Hillary Clinton Will Win The U.S. Presidency
Russian President Vladimir Putin sits before the start of the opening ceremony of the G20 summit, Hangzhou, China, September 4. MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/POOL/REUTERS *The Hill*: *Former US ambassador: Russians now think Clinton will win* Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul on Tuesday said it seems Russia now believes that Democrat Hillary Clinton is likely to win the presidency. "I am totally convinced that the Russians now have made an assessment that Secretary Clinton is likely to win," McFaul told The Hill in a phone interview. "I think they have — you know, are resigned... more »
Free Kelsey Osborne!
*Victims of the Prohibitionist Cartel: Kelsey with her abducted children.* If 23-year-old Gooding, Idaho resident Kelsey Osborne is sent to prison for using medicinal cannabis to treat her daughter’s seizures, Governor Butch Otter should immediately grant her a pardon. If he fails to do so, he should be dragged into a public square in Boise and horsewhipped. Madyson Osborne, Kelsey’s young daughter, has suffered from seizure-like symptoms since she was 18 months old. Doctors prescribed Risperidone for the child’s condition, despite its serious potential side effects. On October ... more »
A study provides insight into contrasting Sandy recoveries between two areas with notable similarities
*DNAinfo caption*: "*Flooding along the East River waterfront on the Lower East Side as Hurricane Sandy barreled toward New York on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012." (Photo by Chelsia Rose Marcius)* *"While both areas have high concentrations of public housing residents and low-income households, the Lower East Side’s pre-existing civic infrastructure of community based organizations and social services fighting against development pressures enabled residents to recover more quickly, according to researchers who spent six months interviewing community groups in the area and 18 months in the ... more »
Milbank speaks on behalf of one of his tribes!
*WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2016A truly sobering column:* As Election Day draws near, cable pundits continue to burn their days away speculating about what will happen two weeks hence. Every new poll provides a new way to kill some time while pretending to be performing analytical service. If we simply wait two weeks, we'll actually *know who* won each state! But for cable pundits, professional joy seems to consist in the endless killing of time. As cable stars burn their days away, columnists and other print journalists are offering some interesting thoughts about how to proceed pos... more »
President Duterte Wants US Troops Out Of Philippines In Two Years
Amid growing tensions between Manila and Washington, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said that he wants US troops out of his country in the next two years. Duterte told an economic forum in Tokyo on Wednesday that Manila was also willing to scrap defense pacts with Washington if necessary. In a clear reference to US forces he said: “I want, maybe in the next two years, my country free of the presence of foreign military troops,” adding, “I want them out and if I have to revise or abrogate agreements, executive agreements, I will.” Press TV reports: Duterte told reporters on Tu... more »
Two Powerful Earthquakes Strike Central Italy
Two powerful earthquakes struck central Italy on Wednesday, causing fear among residents still rattled by a deadly tremor in August. An 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit the Marche region almost two hours after a 5.4-magnitude quake damaged buildings and cut power lines across the area. There have been no reports of casualties so far. RT reports: The latest earthquake occurred 71 km east of Perugia, with United States Geological Survey reporting it as a 6.0-magnitude temblor, and Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology saying it was 5.9-magnitude. M5.9 #earthquake (#te... more »
"Hunger for the Blackjack Agenda"
*"Hunger for the Blackjack Agenda"* by Uncola "The French philosopher Voltaire once said: “Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.” The American author and newspaperman, Finley Peter Dunne, once advised: “Trust everybody, but cut the cards.” The country singer, Kenny Rogers said we should: “Know when to hold them and know when to fold them; and the musical pop princess, Lady Gaga, sings of how: “He can’t read my poker face”. This is what comes to mind when reading... more »
Should The Middle East Trust The United States?
*David Ignatius, Washington Post:* *Why the Middle East knows not to trust the United States* When the United States fights its wars in the Middle East, it has a nasty habit of recruiting local forces as proxies and then jettisoning them when the going gets tough or regional politics intervene. This pattern of “seduction and abandonment” is one of our least endearing characteristics. It’s one reason the United States is mistrusted in the Middle East. We don’t stick by the people who take risks on our behalf in Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon and elsewhere. And now, I fear, this syndrome is h... more »
UK Prepares For War, Sends Tanks & Soldiers To Russia’s Border
In a show of force against Russia, the UK is sending 800 soldiers with tanks and drones to take up a “serious military presence” near Russia’s western border with Estonia. It comes just days after Russian ships sailed through the English Channel testing British defences on their way to the Mediterranean for possible offensive operations in Syria. International tensions are mounting as communications between America and Russia over their operations in Syria break down. The Daily Express report: British soldiers will travel to Estonia in what is one of the biggest build-ups of forei... more »
Project Veritas: Video IV $20K Wire Transfer From Belize returned...
*why?* *If the following video doesn't make your blood pressure skyrocket, you are already dead and your next of kin should be notified post haste. * *Published on Oct 26, 2016* In the effort to prove the credibility of the undercover donor featured in the videos and to keep the investigation going, Project Veritas Action made the decision to donate twenty thousand dollars to Robert Creamer’s effort. Project Veritas Action had determined that the benefit of this investigation outweighed the cost. And it did. In an unexpected twist, AUFC president Brad Woodhouse, the recipient of th... more »
Carl Davidson : My friend and comrade, Tom Hayden
He inspired me and many others to go to the battlegrounds and ‘put our bodies on the line.’ By Carl Davidson | The Rag Blog | October 26, 2016 Peace activist and spiritual leader Rabbi Arthur Waskow and Hayden’s longtime … finish reading Carl Davidson : My friend and comrade, Tom Hayden
The Islamic State Has Captured Its First Town In Somalia
*Voice of America*: *IS Militants Seize Town in Somalia's Puntland* Pro-Islamic State militants have seized their first big town in the Puntland region of Somalia, officials and residents told VOA. The militants moved into the Red Sea town of Qandala, 90 miles east of Bosaso, in the early hours of Wednesday without any confrontations. Officials from the Puntland administration have left the town. The chairman of the town, Jama Mohamed Mumin, confirmed to VOA's Somali Service that the town was seized by “Daesh.” A resident in the town told VOA Somali that about 60 militants entered ... more »
French Politician Blames UK Welfare System For Calais Jungle Crisis
French authorities hope to clear all immigrants from the Calais jungle by Wednesday. A French politician says the dismantling of the camp will have no effect on the thousands of refugees who seek to cross the channel to England for its generous welfare system. RT.com reports: Philippe Mignonet, the deputy mayor of Calais, believes the demolition of the ‘Jungle’ refugee camp will not stop the thousands of migrants from congregating in the French port town in the hope of crossing the English Channel. “The UK government says it does not want any more migrants but it never expels migr...more »
US ‘Laying Groundwork’ For Raqqa Offensive In Syria
The US- led coalition is preparing an offensive to oust ISIS from its de-facto capital Raqqa in Syria according to the US Defense Secretary. Ash Carter said the operation will likely start before the battle for Mosul is won and Russia has not been invited to join the effort. In an interview with NBC, Carter said the assault will start in the next few weeks. “We have already begun laying the groundwork to commence the isolation in Raqqa,” the Pentagon chief said at a press conference in Paris. RT reports: According to Carter, the two officials agreed that the 13-state military coal... more »
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