11:52 pm MST
Tweet For Today
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 minutes ago
Today, we remember the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger, 31 years
later. #NeverForget pic.twitter.com/OhshQsFRfl
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 28, 2017
*WNU Editor:* For those who are too young to know .... just as everyone who
was alive when President Kennedy was shot knew where they were when they
first heard the news .... for my generation it is the Challenger disaster.
I saw the news broadcast in my hotel room in Fujian, China .... and I could
not digest for a minute on what I was seeing .... that no .... the space
shuttle did not/could not blow-up .... but ... more »
Clumsy Fingers Could Pose a Greater Risk to Civilization than Malicious Agents
director@ieet.org (IEET) at Ethical Technology - 30 minutes ago
When people worry about the dark side of emerging technologies, most think
of terrorists or lone psychopaths with a death wish for humanity. Some
future Ted Kaczynski might acquire a masters degree in microbiology,
purchase some laboratory equipment intended for biohackers, and synthesize
a pathogen that spreads quickly, is incurable, and kills 90 percent of
those it infects.
President Trump's Critics Still Do Not Know How To Deal With Him
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 33 minutes ago
CBS 60 Minutes
*Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal:* *Trump Tries to Build a ‘Different
Party’*
*The Democrats have no playbook for dealing with a Republican who’s a
populist.*
More important still—the most important moment of the first week—was the
meeting with union leaders. Mr. Trump gave them almost an hour and a half.
“The president treated us with respect, not only our organization but our
members,” said Terry O’Sullivan, general president of the Laborers’
International Union of North America, by telephone. Liuna had not endorsed
Trump in the campaign, but Mr. O’Sullivan saw... more »
Blogs Under Assault
LL at Virtual Mirage - 1 hour ago
Fr. Michael, the Lone Star Parson
*>>> ALERT <<<*
Many of you have read a blog written by our mutual friend LONE STAR PARSON
(LSP). It no longer exists because Google wiped it out. It wiped out his
URL and all the posts that he made to the Internet.
I was responding to his blog post on the Islamic reaction to President
Trump's temporary travel ban from the seven nations whose citizens posed a
threat to the US. These are nations where extreme vetting procedures are
being formulated to determine friend from foe.
Google said that his blog was violent and that was reason to remove it ... more »
Picture Of The Day
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)*
© REUTERS/ Jonathan Ernst
Why Temperature is not important.
Geoff Brown at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 1 hour ago
*Anthony Cox*
Alarmists base their hysteria on temperature trends. Everything is getting
hotter and the current temperature is hotter than it has ever been. It
doesn’t matter that the temperature records which alarmists rely on are
adjusted, homogenised and altered to show warming where often there is none
or exaggerate warming which does occur or that whatever warming is
occurring is unexceptional and natural.
However, apart from fabricated temperature records, there is another reason
why alarmism is wrong in its reliance on phony temperature records.
The true measure of climate o... more »
Mexico's Richest Man Steps In To Help Mexico Negotiate With President Trump
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*CNBC:** Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim says a united Mexico will help the
government negotiate with Trump*
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim said a united country could help the
government negotiate with President Donald Trump.
Mexico needs to negotiate from a position of strength, Slim said in a
Friday news conference. Slim, who gained a $50 billion fortune owning
mobile network America Movil, argued the clash between Trump and Mexican
President Enrique Peña Nieto has brought Mexico together. Slim urged
political parties in the country to unite behind Peña Nieto.
While he called... more »
California Has A Leader Of The Resistance In Congress-- Meet Ted Lieu
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
In 2012 Henry Waxman had served nearly 4 decades in the House. A Republican
billionaire, Bill Bloomfield, rebranded himself as an independent and ran a
slash and burn campaign against Waxman, spending $7,567,080 of his own
money (and another $400,000 from his wealthy friends) to pulverize the
iconic progressive congressman. Waxman still won 171,860 (54%) to 146,660
(46%), but it was uncomfortably close and he was in no mood for that kind
of fight again. So he didn't run in 2014. Ted Lieu, who is an even stronger
and more hard-hitting champion of progressive causes than Waxman, ran ... more »
The President Donald Trump executive order on people coming to the USA from certain countries
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 2 hours ago
The BBC are all over President Donald Trump's Executive Order to restrict
visitors to the USA.
The BBC are totally against this restriction on free travel.
However try as I might I can find no similar opposition to the 16 countries
who ban any visitors to their counties if they hold an Israeli passport
The sixteen countries that forbid admission to Israeli passport
holders: Algeria, Bangladesh, Brunei, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria,
United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Now if only I could work out what connects these six... more »
Is This The Trump Doctrine?
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
U.S. President Donald Trump (L-R), joined by Chief of Staff Reince Priebus,
Vice President Mike Pence, senior advisor Steve Bannon, Communications
Director Sean Spicer and National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, speaks by
phone with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office at the
White House in Washington, U.S. January 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
*Matthew Jamison, Strategic Culture Foundation:* *The Trump Doctrine*
The Inauguration of the billionaire property developer and businessman
Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States has ushered in a
new ... more »
Impatient Gravity
Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 2 hours ago
There is a distinct difference between the thinking processes of the
Occidental world, or the West, and the Oriental world, the East; the
Occidentals think linearly while the Orientals cyclicly. The West thinks
that the Universe was uniquely created … Continue reading →
Will The Campaign For California To Secede From The U.S. Succeed?
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*AFP:* *California campaign to secede gains momentum*
Los Angeles (AFP) - A campaign for California to secede from the rest of
the country over Donald Trump's election is gaining momentum, with
supporters allowed to start collecting signatures for the measure to be put
to a vote.
California's Secretary of State Alex Padilla gave the green light on
Thursday for proponents of "California Nationhood" -- also known as Calexit
-- to start collecting the nearly 600,000 signatures needed for the measure
to qualify on the November 2018 ballot.
The 585,407 signatures required by July 25 r... more »
The Word “Serendipity” was Invented Today
Anoop Verma at For The New Intellectual - 2 hours ago
Horace WalpoleThe popular word “Serendipity” was coined by Horace Walpole on
28 January 1754 in a letter to another Horace, namely Horace Mann.
Here’s an excerpt from Walpole’s letter to Mann:
*This discovery I made by a talisman, which Mr. Chute calls the sortes
Walolianae, by which I find everything I want, a pointe nomm ́ee [at the
very moment], wherever I dip for it. This discovery, indeed, is almost of
that kind which I call Serendipity, a very expressive word, which, as I
have nothing better to tell you, I shall endeavour to explain to you: you
will understand it better by t... more »
Iran Bans U.S. Visitors In Retaliation To President Trump's Immigration Restrictions
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
Iran says to ban U.S. visitors in retaliation to Trump move
*Reuters: **Iran says to ban U.S. visitors in retaliation to Trump move*
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it would stop U.S. citizens
entering the country in retaliation to Washington's visa ban against Tehran
and six other majority-Muslim countries announced by new U.S. President
Donald Trump.
"While respecting the American people and distinguishing between them and
the hostile policies of the U.S. government, Iran will implement the
principle of reciprocity until the offensive U.S. limitations against
Iranian nat... more »
BREAKING: Federal Judge Issues Emergency Stay on Trump’s Immigration Ban
Claire Bernish at The Free Thought Project - 3 hours ago
[image: ban]A federal judge issued an emergency stay against President
Donald Trump’s tectonic Executive Order imposing a ban on immigration from
several predominantly Muslim countries to, at least temporarily, allow
people in possession of a valid visa who have already landed in the United
States to remain in the country. For now, people already in the …
The Curse of Oak Island - Hey! We Found a Bone
KRandle at A Different Perspective - 3 hours ago
Once again we’re teased with a find and then learn nothing new about it.
They were using an airlift to dredge up material from the bottom of
Borehole 10X. While scraping through the muck, one of them found a small
bone. They put it in a bag and suggested that if it is human then it is
evidence of the treasure. We learn nothing more about it.
They do examine more of the material brought up including an old piece of
wood that also excites them. It has saw markings on it, but not those of a
modern circular saw. No, these are old saw marks that suggest the wood is
much older, and this ... more »
Iranian Refugee: Trump’s Muslim Ban Stranded My Uncle, Green Card Holder, In Iran
Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 4 hours ago
Sahar is an Iranian refugee and citizen of the United States. Her family
immigrated from Iran in 1998 when she was 10 years-old. Her uncle and his
wife joined them three years ago, and they have lived together in the U.S.
ever since. But now, President Donald Trump’s executive order
The post Iranian Refugee: Trump’s Muslim Ban Stranded My Uncle, Green Card
Holder, In Iran appeared first on Shadowproof.
Precinct Captains, Social Media And The 2017 Elections
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
*Grover Cleveland is the only mayor (Buffalo) to become president. Will
Eric Garcetti be the 2nd?*
*-by Alice Marshall*
Have you ever wondered how it's possible for such rotten Republicans to get
elected? Or how it is possible to smear good progressive politicians? Lack
of information.
This is especially true of local elected officials. How many people could
name their state legislators, even less discuss their legislative record?
Very few. Social media can remedy that.
The Virginia House of Delegates and the New Jersey and North Carolina
legislatures are up for election this yea... more »
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "Liquid Mind IV: Unity" (Full Album)
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
Liquid Mind, "Liquid Mind IV: Unity" (Full Album)
- https://www.youtube.com/
REPUBLICANS AREN'T COWARDS FOR FALLING IN LINE BEHIND TRUMP -- THEY'RE WORSE
Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 5 hours ago
Very few Republicans have denounced President Trump's Muslim ban, and the
ones who have denounced it have done so with a lot of "both sides do it"
language:
Sasse on Refugee/Visa order: "this order is too broad. "
pic.twitter.com/xCKNewrEHZ
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 28, 2017
For the most part, Republicans are saying nothing, even though a number of
them -- Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell, Mike Pence -- denounced the idea when
Trump first raised it in late 2015. A lot of people on the left are
responding to this the way Daily Kos's David Nir has:
*Cowardly Republicans go utt... more »
Chris Hedges: It’s The Failure of the Democratic Establishment To Cope With Why They Lost + Arrest of RT America Journalist
dandelionsalad at Dandelion Salad - 5 hours ago
Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges goingundergroundRT on Jan 28, 2017 We
talk shop with former UK business minister Vince Cable over Theresa May’s
attempts at post-Brexit damage control. We speak to the Director of a new
Oliver Stone-exec produced film about mainstream media parroting government
lies. We ask Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Chris Hedges about why if […]
US Veterans to return to Standing Rock after Dapl decision to continue
White Wolf at White Wolf - 5 hours ago
Veteran volunteers prepare for support missions and mobilization to
Standing Rock
"In the past two weeks the turmoil and uncertainty at Standing Rock has
increased significantly. We have continued to stay in contact with
indigenous and camp leadership and have identified several areas where the
Veterans Stand network can continue to serve the needs of the camp and
local community." said Veterans
And they have published a press release for medias and people. Read it
below:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - FRIDAY, 01/27/17 media@veterans-stand.org
LOS ANGELES, CA : In response to recent ag... more »
EU Leaders Vow A Firm Response To President Trump's Policies
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault (R) and his German counterpart
Sigmar Gabriel voiced "concern" about Trump at talks in Paris on January
28, 2017 (AFP Photo/GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT)
*AFP:* *EU leaders vow 'firm' response to Trump*
Paris (AFP) - The EU's traditional power couple France and Germany
expressed mounting alarm Saturday at key decisions by US President Donald
Trump in his first week in office, saying they raised many issues of
concern.
French President Francois Hollande vowed a "firm" response to a growing
list of pronouncements by the maverick tycoon, includin... more »
The Islamic State Has Been Oddly Quiet About President Trump
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*Washington Post:* *The Islamic State has been oddly quiet about Trump*
President Trump has had a lot to say about the Islamic State, vowing during
his inauguration speech to eradicate the terrorist group and calling its
fighters “sneaky, dirty rats” during an interview this week. But the
Islamic State has been oddly quiet about Trump.
The militant organization, which is known for flooding social media with
elaborately produced messages and videos, has only made a few, fleeting
references so far to a president whose anti-Muslim rhetoric and policies
would seem to represent a propa... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
"At the center of our Milky Way Galaxy, a mere 27,000 light-years away,
lies a black hole with 4 million times the mass of the Sun. Fondly known as
Sagittarius A* (pronounced A-star), the Milky Way's black hole is
fortunately mild-mannered compared to the central black holes in distant
active galaxies, much more calmly consuming material around it. From time
to time it does flare-up, though. An outburst lasting several hours is
captured in this series of premier X-ray images from the orbiting Nuclear
Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR).
*Click image for larger size.*
Launched la... more »
Free Downloads: "The Works Of Olaf Stapledon, 'Star Maker', Etc"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
* "Letters to the Future"*
“In 1917 the author Olaf Stapledon published “Letters to the Future,” a
series of 4 letters addressed to his great grandson in the year 1999. This
post is Letter 1, excerpted. How remarkably relevant they seem today...
“To my Great Grandson in early manhood. Sir,
If ever you come upon this letter, forgive its preglacial dialect, and have
patience to spell out its meaning. How gladly would I address you in
whatever speech lives in your ears! The thoughts which follow must, I know,
reach you only as dead and fragile specimens; but today they live. They
fli... more »
"Compassion..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
"The value of compassion cannot be over-emphasized. Anyone can criticize.
It takes a true believer to be compassionate. No greater burden can be
borne by an individual than to know no one cares or understands."
- H. Stainback
President Trump Orders The Pentagon To Draft A Strategy To Defeat The Islamic State
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
U.S. President Donald Trump signs a memorandum to security services
directing them to defeat the Islamic State in the Oval Office at the White
House in Washington, Jan. 28, 2017.
*Washington Post*: *Trump orders Joint Chiefs to draft ISIS strategy,
restructuring of security council*
President Trump signed three executive orders on Saturday afternoon,
including one directing the Joint Chiefs of Staff to draft a plan to
destroy the Islamic State and another formalizing new lobbying restrictions
on administration officials.
One of Trump’s directives orders the Joint Chiefs to submit ... more »
U.S. President Trump And Russian President Putin Phone Conversation -- News Round-up
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*Reuters*: *Putin and Trump agree to try to rebuild U.S.-Russia ties,
cooperate in Syria*
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to
try to rebuild U.S. Russia ties and to cooperate in Syria, the Kremlin said
on Saturday, after the two men spoke for the first time since Trump's
inauguration.
U.S.-Russia relations hit a post-Cold War low under the Barack Obama
administration and Trump has made clear he wants a rapprochement with
Moscow if he can get along with Putin, who says he is also keen to mend
ties.
"Both sides demonstrated a mood for active,... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
Hattingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Thanks for stopping by!
Paulo Coelho, "Time Shifting- Slow Down For a Better Life"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*"Time Shifting- Slow Down For a Better Life"*
by Paulo Coelho
"Time is not a measure: but rather a quality. When we look at the past we
are not rewinding a tape but remembering a gift of our passage on Earth.
Time is not measured like a road is measured, since we take gigantic leaps
backwards (memories) and forwards (projects). Consider the following:
Managing is not living: “time is money” is nonsense. We have to be aware of
each moment and know how to take advantage of each single moment in what we
are doing (with love) or in just contemplating life. A day has 24 hours and
an inf... more »
The Poet: John Keats, "The Human Seasons"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*"The Human Seasons"*
"Four Seasons fill the measure of the year;
There are four seasons in the mind of man:
He has his lusty Spring, when fancy clear
Takes in all beauty with an easy span:
He has his Summer, when luxuriously
Spring's honied cud of youthful thought he loves
To ruminate, and by such dreaming high
Is nearest unto heaven:
quiet coves His soul has in its Autumn,
when his wings He furleth close;
contented so to look
On mists in idleness- to let fair things
Pass by unheeded as a threshold brook.
He has his Winter too of pale misfeature,
Or else he would forego his mortal n... more »
Dumb and Dumber
Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 6 hours ago
Armstrong Economics have published an interesting result of a scientific
study of people concluding that people seem to be getting dumber and less
skilled since 100 years ago. This is not surprising. As the world’s
population becomes more urbanised and … Continue reading →
Two-component, 120-subunit icosahedral cage extends protein nanotechnology
Jim Lewis at the Foresight Institute - 7 hours ago
Ten designs spanning three types of icosahedral architectures produce
atomically precise multi-megadalton protein cages to deliver biological
cargo or serve as scaffolds for organizing various molecular functions.
Chet Raymo, "Seeing"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*"Seeing"*
by Chet Raymo
"There was a moment yesterday evening when the elements conspired to evoke
these few lines, spoken by Macbeth:
"Light thickens,
And the crow makes wing to the rooky woods,
Good things of day begin to droop and drowse.
The fading light. The crows gliding down the fields to the trees in
Ballybeg:
Light thickens,
And the crow makes wing to the rooky woods,
Good things of day begin to droop and drowse."
It's all there, in those few lines- the mysterious power of poetry to
infuse the world with meaning, to anoint the world w... more »
The Unapologetic Falsehoods of the Increasingly Discredited Associated Press
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 7 hours ago
It must be said that the big loser in this last election cycle has been
the media itself. this really shows us why. votes are been delivered and
counted that are all knowingly from no citizens. We are certainly talking
tens of thousands in the described case. Yet this same media stays
completely quiet.
No wonder independent news providers have jumped into this horrid vacuum.
This all smacks of russian practice although that has not quite happeneed
yet. It was going to happen under Hilary.
The bottom line is that detailed evidence has been produced and the
political establ... more »
Voter Fraud?
LL at Virtual Mirage - 7 hours ago
The smug, corrupt, progressive, elite mainstream media howled with laughter
when President Trump complained of massive voter fraud and ordered an
investigation. The Democrats made the rounds on the cable news shows
mocking President Trump and suggesting that he was insane - *and they made
the point that no investigation was necessary.*
What a contrast from their support for Communist/Green Party Candidate Jill
Stein who demanded recounts after the election of Donald Trump. Stein who
didn't carry 1 county in the USA had very little standing, but the
Democrats and the corrupt, elite,... more »
The week in satire Vol. #29
John Shafthauer at The Canary - 8 hours ago
And what a week it was! A week in which Piers Morgan crawled out of Donald
Trump’s arse for just long enough to disappear up his own. A week in which
the government wrote ‘Brexit means Brexit’ on a bit of white paper and
claimed that constitutes a plan. And a week in which lies […]
The post The week in satire Vol. #29 appeared first on The Canary.
There’s a disturbing connection between social media and animal cruelty
Sam Woolfe at The Canary - 8 hours ago
Tourists in Argentina have killed a baby dolphin. And it was all for the
sake of taking a selfie. The same thing happened last February in
Argentina. Tourists killed a La Plata dolphin on a beach in the resort town
of Santa Teresita. They passed the animal around while vying for selfies.
Eventually it died […]
The post There’s a disturbing connection between social media and animal
cruelty appeared first on The Canary.
Trump Adm. Moves to Reduce Chances for Real Estate Meltdown
Steve Byas at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: trump-moves-to-reduce-chances-for-real-estate-meltdown]
The Trump administration's move to stop the cut in the FHA home mortgage
insurance rate is a good one — if one understands economics.
THAAD - Missile Offense System
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 8 hours ago
On January 20 the Task Force to Stop THAAD in Korea and Militarism in Asia
and the Pacific participated in the anti-Trump rally organized by the
ANSWER Coalition in Washington DC
Will Griffin from Veterans For Peace speaks first about 'missile defense'
in the video.
The Pentagon's so-called missile defense (MD) system is directed by the
Redstone Arsenal based in Huntsville, Alabama. The THAAD (Theatre High
Altitude Area Defense) program is built in Alabama as are many of the other
US MD programs. Huntsville is often called the Pentagon of the South.
The Global Network will hold... more »
Donald Trump's stupid wall and Central America
paul at Paying attention - 8 hours ago
There is no wall tall enough.Even if you can leave aside the racism and the
attempt to exploit and worsen fears and prejudices, Donald Trump's plan to
build a wall along the Mexican border is remarkably stupid.
Early in our stay in in Honduras, I started hearing about the huge number
of people who went to the United States. It was an incredibly difficult,
dangerous and expensive effort. People set out with almost no money to make
a 3,100-kilometre journey through Guatemala and Mexico and across the
already difficult U.S. border. They risked robbery, kidnapping, rape,
extortion and ... more »
The Nature of U.S. War Machine
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 8 hours ago
On this week’s episode of On Contact, host Chris Hedges examines the future
of the American empire under the Trump Administration with investigative
journalist Allan Nairn.
RT Correspondent Anya Parampil looks at the global reach of the American
military.
Looking At The Trumpanzee Amateur Hour, One Tends To Ask, "Who's In Charge Here?"
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
*Existential evil*
You probably recall that when candidate Trumpanzee was still unsure
Vladimir Putin and Robert Mercer could actually deliver the election to
him, he made Ohio Governor John Kasich a very attractive offer-- take the
VP job and run the government. The offer came from Fredo Trump, the eldest
and dumbest of the offspring. Back in late July, the *NY Times*' Robert
Draper reported that "according to the Kasich adviser (who spoke only under
the condition that he not be named), Donald Jr. wanted to make him an offer
nonetheless: Did he have any interest in being the most p... more »
Death of a Nation
jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 9 hours ago
I don't know if there's a word for nation-killing. The obvious choice
would be patricide but that's already taken for the murder of one's father.
Whatever the word is, Donald Trump is committing it. Slowly. And if he
isn't stopped by Senate Democrats or his own insiders through the 25th
Amendment, the last thing Lady Liberty will see is his perfect white teeth
and bloated umber face.
I remember not so long ago when Republicans were whipping themselves
into a spittle-flecked frenzy over President Obama's executive orders.
Executive orders are, of course, part of the job... more »
"One thing that is true of the BBC is of course, you leave all your personal opinions at the door"
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 9 hours ago
When I asked you re the BBC Media Show interview with James Harding to
guess what my two word response was a reaction to, I knew that Beeb Bias
Craig's isthebbcbiased.blogspot.co.uk would give a full report on that same
interview.
Here's that report
http://isthebbcbiased.blogspot.in/2017/01/one-thing-that-is-true-of-bbc-is-of.html
and here's the part that elicited my reaction:
' SH: I guess is . . . I mean, this is a very cheeky question . . .
JH: Hm-hmm (laughs)
SH: And there's no reason why you should have a proper answer to
it, in fairness . . .
JH... more »
Protesters Gather at JFK Airport After Travelers Detained Due to Trump's Executive Order
bethania@snopes.com (Bethania Palma) at New Urban Legends - 9 hours ago
People traveling to the United States were blocked or detained after
arriving from countries singled out by the president's executive order.
Mike Pence Said Calls to Ban Muslims Are 'Offensive and Unconstitutional'?
david.emery@snopes.com (David Emery) at New Urban Legends - 9 hours ago
In a December 2015 tweet, then-Indiana Governor Mike Pence rejected
presidential candidate Donald Trump's call to ban Muslims from entering the
U.S.
Chris Hedges: The Future of the US Empire Under Donald Trump
dandelionsalad at Dandelion Salad - 9 hours ago
Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Jan 28, 2017 On this week’s
episode of On Contact, host Chris Hedges examines the future of the
American empire under the Trump Administration with investigative
journalist Allan Nairn. RT Correspondent Anya Parampil looks at the global
reach of the American military. from the archives: Fascism: A […]
Dog rescued from Korean meat farm sleeps standing up 'as she knows no other way'
White Wolf at White Wolf - 9 hours ago
Heartbreaking footage shows a dog rescued from a South Korean meat farm
sleeping standing up, because she didn't know how to lay down on a bed.
Harriet, a three-year-old Korean Jindo, was one of 200 dogs bound for
slaughter before being saved from a dog meat farm in Wonju, South Korea
last week.
The dogs were rescued and flown to animal shelters run by the Humane
Society in parts of the US, Canada and UK on January 20 so they could
recover. Harriet, along with 14 others, were taken in by the Humane Society
of Tampa Bay in Florida.
The poor dog was so used to sleeping standing up ... more »
Trump's Refugee Ban is Actually Obama’s Refugee Ban....
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 9 hours ago
*Jan.27/2017: Just the facts of the matter at hand!*
*"How, though, did the Trump administration choose these seven
Muslim-majority countries? The truth is it didn't: The countries were
chosen during Barack Obama's presidency. *
*According to the draft copy of Trump's executive order, the countries
whose citizens are barred entirely from entering the United States is based
on a bill that Obama signed into law in December 2015.*
*Quoting from Trumps executive order*
- Ban for 30 days all “immigrant and nonimmigrant” entry of individuals
from countries designated in Division... more »
With a flourish of his pen
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
BBC One's main evening news bulletin struck a strongly negative note about
President Trump's executive order blocking immigrants from a number of
countries at the US's borders. Though supposedly an impartial broadcaster,
the BBC didn't exactly hide its own view of the matter here.
A transcript follows:
*NEWSREADER*: As referenced in Laura's report... Lawyers in the United
States have lodged a challenge to an executive order - signed by President
Trump - which temporarily bans all refugees, and any traveller from seven
mainly Muslim countries from entering the US. The ban includes... more »
And the moral of the tale is...
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
Mrs May had left Mr Trump for Mr Erdogan. The famous Laura K draws a moral
from this:
While marking the past, Theresa May is following her own path around the
world. She can't choose her fellow leaders. Yet politicians, like the rest
of us, are sometimes judged by the company they keep. Laura Kuenssberg, BBC
News, Ankara.
Want to Investigate Electoral Fraud? Start with whistle blowers and judo!
David Brin at CONTRARY BRIN - 10 hours ago
*== Calling all henchmen! ==*
I’ve called for this since way back in the last century, illustrating it in The
Transparent Society and in novels like Earth. *We must unleash
whistleblowers on the world. *Envision Edward Snowden and the Panama Papers revealer,
only far more extensively, with protections and rewards that lure secrets
out of shadows.
Basics are already in place – Whistleblower Laws that offer big commissions
to tattlers in certain circumstances, for example, but these are far too
limited. Expanding such protections and lures could be more important to
our planet and c... more »
Catholics Ask Trump to Probe Soros-Obama-Clinton Conspiracy at Vatican
William F. Jasper at rss - 11 hours ago
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catholics-ask-trump-to-probe-soros-obama-clinton-conspiracy-at-vatican]
Did the Obama White House, the National Security Agency (NSA), and the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) force conservative Pope Benedict to
resign in order to get pro-Marxist Pope Francis?
Annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. Energized by Pro-Life Administration
Lisa Shaw at rss - 11 hours ago
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With a new and growing energy, the annual March for Life lifted its voice
in defense of the unborn once again in the nation's capital on Friday.
"Fails"
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 11 hours ago
The BBC pronounces, ex cathedra:
She "fails" to condemn President Trump, does she BBC?
Even by the recent standards of the BBC that's blatant, isn't it?
Fukushima Update: "Gamma Radiation Report January 28, 2017"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*Publishing Note: *Due to Bob Nichol's other commitments the city-specific
radiation reporting will now be published every 2 weeks until further
notice. The next such report will be on February 11, 2017. I will update
the weekly Hiroshima bomb equivalents information. This is to keep you as
aware and informed as possible, not alarm you, though you should be
alarmed, and is scientific *FACT*, not sensationalistic nonsense. Everything
here is active-linked for your own verification, or not; I encourage you to
do so. The radiation's not going anywhere, folks, but we are... - CP
*"Now ... more »
‘Mr President, don’t build this wall!’: Berlin’s mayor urges Trump to learn from history
The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 11 hours ago
[image: wall] Berlin Mayor Michael Müller has just sent President Donald
Trump a message about his proposed Mexican border wall.
The Costs of Coal
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 11 hours ago
A Wyoming representative, David Miller, is proposing that utilities be
required to use fossil fuels and fine renewables because fossil fuels are
allegedly cheaper:
Mead Gruver. Wyoming proposal would require utilities to use fossil fuels,
fine for renewable. Salon, January 25, 2017,
http://www.salon.com/2017/01/25/wyoming-proposal-would-require-utilities-to-use-fossil-fuels/
Wyoming is the nation's top coal-mining state, but favoring coal may not be
such a good policy. A group of Wyoming lawmakers is bucking the U.S. trend
of stricter renewable energy requirements with a plan to ... more »
UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 –Part II
Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 11 hours ago
By Paul Homewood More from the government’s UK Climate Change Risk
Assessment 2017: This is a rather muddled piece, which tries to prove
that heat related deaths could exceed reduced deaths in winter. For a
start, it needs to be restated that summers have not been getting hotter in
the […]
More on James O'Brien
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 11 hours ago
Last night's *Newsnight, *presented by left-wing 'shock jock' James
O'Brien, was a Trump special.
JO'B was as 'impartial' as ever, making an ostentatious show of presenting
his anti-Trump/anti-Brexit guests as "experts" (a word he kept on using in
that respect) before giving them all ample chance to showboat their
anxieties/rage about Trump/Brexit with as little challenge as possible.
In contrast, pro-Brexit and/or pro-Trump guests got the fully sneery JO'B
treatment.
It's BBC impartiality James, but not as we know it (though, alas, actually,
very much as we know it).
First u... more »
Three Strikes and Turkey's OUT! (Of NATO?)
greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 12 hours ago
*Turkey's Leader Erdogan with Russia's Leader Putin*
Readers will have to be patient, along with me, today as I attempt to post
while a little gremlin is infesting my Blog. This little gremlin makes
posting very difficult by slowing it down, refusing to edit/correct and
then publishing when I have not pressed "Publish". Every once in a while
this petty annoyance happens...(as I say, "*You get what you pay for*"...and
in this case...Blogger is "free") then he or she goes a way for a
while...no doubt to bother some other Google Blogger.
I am trying to post about a geopolitical issu... more »
And Who's Gonna Pay for the Wall?! USA! USA! USA!
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 12 hours ago
Bill Maher offers his take on the Insane Clown President's first week in
Washington:
Saturday Afternoon Links
Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 12 hours ago
Assorted content for your weekend reading.
- Naomi Klein writes that Donald Trump's cabinet represents a direct
takeover of the U.S. government by the corporate oligarchy - and comments
on what the progressive movement needs to do to fight back:
Let us be clear: This is not a peaceful transition of power. It’s a
corporate takeover. The interests that have long since paid off both major
parties to do their bidding have decided they are tired of playing the
game. Apparently, all that wining and dining of politicians, all that
cajoling and legalized bribery, insulted their sense of div... more »
However
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
According to the BBC News website:
And that's pretty much the tone of the BBC's article as a whole.
Of the 14 reactions cited, only two approve of the move. One is "Dutch
anti-Islam political leader Geert Wilders", the other is "the President of
the Czech Republic, Milos Zeman" - presumably the "right-wing European
politicians" referred to above...
...though Mr Zeman is actually a left-wing politician.
Bigly biased
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
I've been away for most of today but one of the BBC reporters on my Twitter
feed, Quentin Somerville, quickly gave me a good flavour of the BBC's
reaction to President Trump's executive order to keep out Islamic
terrorists.
Quentin's tweets and re-tweets have been uniformly opposed to the move. He
is emphatic that the move is a terrible one - and a big win for Islamic
State.
("The Islamic State wins. Bigly", he tweeted about the order. "When I spell
"bigly" it autocorrects to "bigot", he quipped, referring to President
Trump.)
If I didn't know better I'd have assumed from readi... more »
Soros-funded Media Matters Caught Secretly Plotting with Facebook to Stop Alternative Media
Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: media]Media Matters, funded by George Soros, now admits it was the
organization behind the banning of several independent media organizations
in 2016.
How should Donald Trump's claim be described?
bob somerby at the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2017Times editors give it a shot:* How should Donald
J. Trump's claim be described—his recent (unrecorded, reported) claim that
3-5 million illegal votes were cast in November's election?
In this morning's featured editorial, the New York Times gives that
question a try. As we'll show you below, the editors start out today
referring to Trump's "false claim."
Eventually, in paragraph 6, the editors get a snootful and refer to the
claim as a "lie."
We'll review the text of the editorial below. First, let's ponder something
in Dan Barry's recent report—his re... more »
Has There Ever Been A New President So Widely Despised So Quickly By Americans?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*Politico*'s Gabriel Debenedetti reported Thurdsday that national Democrats
have largely "settled on a scorched-earth, not-now-not-ever model of
opposition" to Señor Trumpanzee." I don't believe most of them are even
capable of carrying it out or that most of them have the guts to try it but
he claims that "[i]n legislative proposals, campaign promises, donor
pitches and even in some Senate hearings, Democrats have opted for a
hard-line, give-no-quarter posture, a reflection of a seething party base
that will have it no other way." Really? Only 17 Senate Democrats opposed
granting... more »
Mosul Campaign Day 102, Jan 27, 2017
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
The Islamic State continuedto make defensive preparations in west Mosul and
to carry out harassing attacks. In the middle of the night IS fighters
launched a river assault on two neighborhoods in east Mosul. The army and
Rapid Reaction forces turned them back. The insurgents were still forcing
people out of their houses along the Tigris River to use them as fighting
positions. Out in the Tal Afar district to the west the militants also
attacked the Hashd in Tal Ikssiba. Iraqi and U.S. officials claim that IS
is a broken force, but they are still putting up a fight for now.
The Ir... more »
Jan.28: Our ignoring of the United Nations
Graeme Decarie at The Decarie Report - 13 hours ago
This will probably be a little short as I face the horror of packing for a
move.
We are into preparations for the last, possible stage of imperialism. In
recent history (the last few hundred years), the world was ruled by
European powers - notably Britain, France, The Netherlands, Spain,
Portugal, Italy, the United States. All of them were murderous and
exploitive of their colonies. Most of those empires ended after World War 2.
The British empire, in particular, was brought down by the U.S. It used
World War Two, for example, to put Britain deep into debt, refusing to
extend to it... more »
AFTER YESTERDAY, ARE YOU STILL PLANNING TO GIVE A PASS TO "NICE" TRUMP APPOINTEES, DEMOCRATS?
Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 13 hours ago
I'm sure I don't have to tell you about yesterday's Trump administration
executive order blocking entry to the U.S. by immigrants, refugees, and
non-citizen returnees from seven majority-Muslim countries. (Not included
on the list: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and
Azerbaijan, countries where Donald Trump either has done business or has
pursued deals.) Already, refugees who were in flight to America are being
detained, and they're people on our side, or at least they have been until
now:
The lawyers said that one of the Iraqis detained at Kennedy Airport, Ha... more »
NODAPL 2.0 — Water Protectors Take Stand in Louisiana to Resist ‘Tail End’ of DAPL
Justin Gardner at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: DAPL]The 162-mile Bayou Bridge Pipeline would threaten the drinking
water of 300,000 people while crossing 700 bodies of water and 600 acres of
fragile wetlands.
‘F**k this Guy, I’m Going to Hit Him’ — Cops Kill Homeless Man on Video, Get No Charges
The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: homeless]California officials ruled on Friday that cops killing a
mentally ill homeless man who was running away from them is justified
Untitled
Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 13 hours ago
*From Jenna Orkin *Europe Proposes "Restrictions On Payments In Cash"
Memos: CEO of Russia's state oil company offered Trump adviser, allies a
cut of huge deal if sanctions were lifted
Chinese military official warns that war with US under Trump is becoming a
'practical reality'
* Psychologist at Johns Hopkins: Trump has "Malignant Narcissism" *Trump
to sign an executive order halting refugee flows to the US, stopping all
entries from some Muslim countries
America's largest offshore wind farm could put up to 200 turbines off the
coast of New York
People in California are micr... more »
Trump's Blitzkrieg against the rogue and fake U.S. government "scientific" tweeters
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 13 hours ago
While the stupid media discusses big questions such as the size of his
inauguration crowd and the length of his tie, the new U.S. president is
working hard. We're being assured that virtually all of his campaign
promises were meant very seriously. Walls are getting prepared, trade deals
are being abolished, immigration is being tamed, healthcare reforms are
being reversed, and Trump is having a telephone call with Putin right now.
Some people don't like it.
Thousands of hard left scholars have signed a petition against the
suspension of the Syrian refugee program and similar reducti... more »
Don't Trigger Sheriff Snowflake -- Or He May Have You Killed
William N. Grigg at Pro Libertate - 13 hours ago
Sheriff David Clarke of Wisconsin’s Milwaukee County is the most fragile of precious
snowflakes, and one of the most self-enraptured petty tyrants in recent
American history.
While settling in for a January 15 flight from Dallas to Milwaukee, Clarke
– attired in Dallas Cowboys fan regalia – was asked by fellow passenger Dan
Black if he was, indeed, the sheriff. When Clarke grunted in the
affirmative, Black shook his head in well-earned disgust and proceeded to
his seat. From behind, Black heard the truculent tax-feeder ask if he had a
“problem,” to which the puzzled man shook h... more »
Tucker Carlson Grills Buzzfeed's Editor-in-Chief on Decision to Publish Dossier...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 14 hours ago
*but that is far from the most interesting part of this interview.*
While the first 5 minutes or so watching Ben Smith tap dancing around
Carlson's questions and trying to defend his decision to post "fake" news
is fun to watch, it becomes *very* interesting when Carlson brings up a
part of BuzzFeed's editorial standard which reads:
We firmly believe that for a number of issues, including civil rights,
women’s rights, anti-racism, and LGBT equality, *there are not two sides*.
(emphasis mine) *source at BuzzFeed under "activism" *
What follows should give anyone with a functioning... more »
Actor John Hurt Dead at 77
david.emery@snopes.com (David Emery) at New Urban Legends - 14 hours ago
The esteemed British actor was diagnosed in 2015 with pancreatic cancer,
which was thought to be in remission.
Woman Overwhelmed When Her Rescue Pit Bull Places Her 11 Newborn Puppies Into Her Lap
White Wolf at White Wolf - 14 hours ago
I woof you! Heartwarming moment an adorable rescue dog gently picks up her
11 puppies and places them one by one into her foster mom's lap
A joyful rescue dog showed just how much she loves her foster mom for
keeping her and her puppies safe.
In an adorable video, Grayce the pit bull, expressed her gratitude to
foster mom Stevoni Wells Doyle when she gently picked up her 11 puppies and
placed each of them in her lap.
Doyle took Grayce in while she was still pregnant. The sweet dog gave birth
to 10 boys and one girl in Doyle's home.
In the video, the happy dog was seen placing the... more »
‘We’re Taking Names’ of Those Who Fail to Support US, Trump’s New UN Envoy Warns
The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: trump] The new US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, has warned US
allies that if they do not support Washington, she will be “taking names.”
It Begins: Cop Stops Innocent Woman for Walking, Demands to See Her ‘Papers’
Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: police]As the xenophobic police state takes its grip on America,
police are now stopping innocent citizens and demanding their papers —
because terrorism.
Editor's Note
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Taking some R&R today. Blogging will return this evening.
U.S. President Donald Trump Will Speak Saturday By Telephone With Five World Leaders
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*CNN:* *Trump to speak with Putin, Merkel and Abe in day of calls*
(CNN)US President Donald Trump will speak Saturday by telephone with five
world leaders -- most significantly Russia's Vladimir Putin and Germany's
Angela Merkel -- in what may be his biggest day of diplomacy yet.
Saturday's call will be Trump's first phone conversation with the Russian
President since his inauguration last week, and one whose outcome will be
closely studied.
Both Trump and Putin have said they would like to see warmer ties between
their two nations. However, relations between Trump and his team an... more »
U.S. President Trump Signs Executive Orders To Expand The Military
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Politico*: *Trump order sets military buildup in motion*
President Donald Trump on Friday took the first formal step to undertake a
costly military buildup, signaling what could be a major turnaround from
years of relying on a smaller, more agile force and within strict spending
limits mandated by Congress.
In an executive memorandum he signed during his first visit to the
Pentagon, Trump detailed plans to fulfill his campaign promises to invest
in a bigger military — including more troops, warships and a modernized
nuclear arsenal — declaring he was beginning "a great rebuilding... more »
Pentagon Will Be Testing Next Year The A-10 vs. F-35 On Close-Air-Support
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Photo:* Air Force
*Kris Osborn, National Interest:* *America's Stealth F-35 Fighter vs. the
A-10 Warthog: Who Wins in a Fight?*
Will the F-35s current and future line up of weapons, coupled with its
sensors and ISR technologies enable the aircraft to out-perform the A-10
warthog when it comes to Close Air Support Missions.
Flying close to ground troops in combat in hostile and high-threat
conditions requires a host of unique attributes for an aircraft -- such as
flying slow and low to the ground, absorbing some degree of small arms fire
and having an ability to quickly maneuver i... more »
Weekend reads: Misbehaving medical academics; are phase I trials ethical?; the “sin” of mistakes
Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 15 hours ago
The week at Retraction Watch featured revelations about what happens when
researchers unwittingly use a tool without permission, and a look at why
women peer review less often than men. Here’s what was happening elsewhere:
Medical academics like me can roll their eyes at naughty old pharma,”
writes Ben Goldacre. “But there’s a problem. The […]
The post Weekend reads: Misbehaving medical academics; are phase I trials
ethical?; the “sin” of mistakes appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Lamar Alexander, Another Lame Duck
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 15 hours ago
*I don't know why we, over time, don't** make every public school a charter
school...**.You could not do it overnight, but **you could do it over 20,**
25 years." *--Lamar Alexander, 2013
Even if the former "Education Governor" of Tennessee has not decided on
whether or not to run again in 2020 when his current term in the U. S.
Senate is up, the people of Tennessee have enough evidence to know if
Alexander if fit for another term.
His tyrannical control of the Senate committee considering Billionaire Betsy
for Sec. of Ed., and his decision to turn off his phones to his
consti... more »
Actor John Hurt Dead at 77
david.emery@snopes.com (David Emery) at New Urban Legends - 15 hours ago
The esteemed British actor was diagnosed in 2015 with pancreatic cancer,
which was thought to be in remission.
Will This U.S. Sailor Be President Trump's First Pardon?
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *Trump may PARDON sailor jailed in 'very unfair' case for
photographing nuclear sub's classified areas – after his leniency plea
cited Hillary Clinton's non-prosecution*
* U.S. Navy sailor Kristian Saucier was sentenced to a year in prison in
August
* He admitted to taking six photos of classified areas in a nuclear
submarine despite knowing it wasn't allowed
* His lawyers argued that his crime was no worse than Hillary Clinton's use
of an unsecured homebrew email server to store classified information
* President Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast Thursday ni... more »
Russia Is Happy That This U.S. State Department Official Has Resigned As The Trump Team Moves In
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
© AFP 2016/ VANO SHLAMOV
*Sputnik:* *Victoria 'F*ck the EU' Nuland Leaves Her Post at the US State
Department*
US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria
Nuland has resigned from her post. Speaking to Radio Sputnik, Russian
political scientist Alexander Konkov said that her departure is highly
symbolic, and could presage important changes in the Trump State
Department's attitude toward US-sponsored regime change operations.
Nuland had her last day at the State Department on Wednesday; her name was
just one among a long list of senior Obama-era diplo... more »
When You Deal With Caligula
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 16 hours ago
This week the world got an object lesson in how Donald Trump deals with his
trading partners. He will build a wall between the United States and Mexico
and lie about who will pay for it. Trump doesn't know much. If he knew any
history, he would remember the Maginot Line -- a wall which France built
after World War I along its German border to keep German troops out. When
World War II began, the Germans simply flew over the wall.
The Mexicans will find a way over or under the wall. It's a 14th Century
solution to a 21st Century problem. Justin Trudeau assumes that Donald
Trump li... more »
CFP for Beyond Humanism Conference
director@ieet.org (IEET) at Ethical Technology - 16 hours ago
Via the following link you can manage to access the CFP’s of the 9th Beyond
Humanism Conference which will take place from the 19th until the 22nd of
July 2017 at John Cabot University in Rome. It is a meeting of scholars
from all parts of the world who are interested in and excited about dealing
with the challenges related to emerging technologies. This year’s event
will be dedicated to the topic “Posthuman Studies”. During the conference,
the newly established “Journal of Posthuman Studies” which is being edited
by IEET Fellow Stefan Lorenz Sorgner and the director of IEET James ... more »
Will The 2018 Midterms Put A Quick End To Trumpism?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Blue America's operating plan for 2017-18 is based on 2 simple premises--
first that Trump will be the worst and most destructive and hated president
in history, and second, that Ryan, McConnell and the Republican Congress
will drastically overreach, cement themselves to him, and make themselves
vulnerable to a massive backlash in the 2018 midterms.
I spend a significant part of my days-- every day-- on the phone with
perspective candidates, mostly for Congress, from around the country. I was
even doing it when I was on vacation in Thailand last month. Sometimes its
downright depr... more »
UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017
Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-climate-change-risk-assessment-2017
The government has now published its latest UK Climate Change Risk
Assessment 2017, something it is obliged to do every five years by the
Climate Change Act 2008. The assessment looks to be wholly based on the
report of the same name, published last July by the Committee on […]
Māori Tangata Whenua share Hongi (Breath of Life) with Standing Rock Water Protectors
White Wolf at White Wolf - 17 hours ago
Maori from Aotearoa sharing time and Hongi (Breath of Life) with Shailene
Woodley.
Through the exchange of this physical greeting, one is no longer
considered manuhiri (visitor) but rather tangata whenua, one of the people
of the land. For the remainder of one's stay one is obliged to share in all
the duties and responsibilities of the home people.
Māori are the tangata whenua (indigenous people of the land) of Aotearoa.
Maori people define themselves by their iwi (tribe), hapu (sub-tribe),
maunga (mountain) and awa (river).
A hongi is a traditional Māori greeting in New Zealand... more »
Untitled
jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 18 hours ago
*US attorney investigates Brookline private school over allegations it
barred disabled child*
*Why should parents be allowed to push their problems onto someone else?
And why does a private school not have discretion over whom it admits?*
At their home in Brookline, Dawn Oates cuddled with her daughter Harper,
who born with a spinal cord injury that left her a quadriplegic. Harper, 5,
was denied a spot last year at the Park School.
The US attorney's office is investigating the Park School, a prestigious
private academy in Brookline, after a family alleged their child was denied
... more »
Untitled
JR at GREENIE WATCH - 18 hours ago
*The Hockey Stick Collapses (2017)*
A collection of 60 peer-reviewed scientific papers published in 2016 were
displayed here last month in an article entitled, “The Hockey Stick
Collapses: 60 New (2016) Scientific Papers Affirm Today’s Warming Isn’t
Global, Unprecedented, Or Remarkable“.
Each paper from the 2016 collection cast doubt on claims of an especially
unusual global-scale warming during modern times.
Yes, some regions of the Earth have been warming in recent decades (i.e.,
the Arctic since the 1990s), or at some point in the last 100 years. Some
regions have been coolin... more »
Cows See A Turtle In Their Field And Have The Funniest Reaction
White Wolf at White Wolf - 19 hours ago
This herd of cows didn’t know what to make of a turtle that found its way
into their field. The large herbivores seem scared but curious.
It’s the calf who ends up being the most curious and brave. The youngster
goes right up to the turtle and gives it a sniff only to freak out the
entire herd with his reaction! Who knew turtles could be so scary?
Just like humans get used to their homes, cows probably get comfortable in
their pastures. All creatures are used to certain things being in their
places, and when something is out of place or is a new addition, it can
throw us off-track... more »
Zee's Nutshell Trilogy
Johannes Koelman at Science 2.0 blogs - 19 hours ago
Today I took delivery of my copy of Tony Zee’s third contribution to the
Princeton University Press *In a Nutshell *series: “
That racist Donald Trump building a wall on the U.S./Mexico Border
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 19 hours ago
Have you heard that Donald Trump is building a wall on the US/Mexican
border, what a racist act.
Meanwhile in the real world, here's a photo of part of the the wall that
already exists between the USA and Mexico...
http://indianapublicmedia.org/news/indiana-receives-245-children-crossed-usmexico-border-69884/
Energy 90, On having mandatory RES for contestable electricity consumers
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 19 hours ago
I found this news report a twist -- the PCCI, Ateneo, San Beda, RDC
question the retail competition and open access (RCOA) provision of EPIRA.
I thought people hate monopolies, like Meralco and the roughly 120 other
electric cooperatives nationwide. RCOA gives people and large consumers the
choice to opt out of those area franchise monopolies.
*"The RCOA makes it mandatory for big power consumers to source their
electricity supply from licensed RES. Resolution No. 10 adopts the revised
rules on what is a “contestable customer” or those who are required to
source power from a RES."*
... more »
The Final Wrap
Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
By Mark Blaxill Dan Olmsted’s “Weekly Wrap,” his regular Saturday column,
was one of my favorite weekend pleasures. Dan’s death last weekend makes
his January 21st version his last. So in his honor, I spent much of this
week connecting...
BWorld 107, Top 10 myths for oil tax hike
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 20 hours ago
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last January 17, 2017.
An excise tax is defined by the Department of Finance (DoF) as “a tax on
products that have a negative effect on health or the environment... on
nonessentials and luxury items.” With this definition, the DoF therefore,
should abolish the tax on oil products, not increase it.
Here also are the 10 myths and alibi why the DoF and other sectors tend to
demonize oil and are proposing oil tax to be as high as possible.
*MYTH 1*
*OIL IS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.*
Truth: Transportation of people and goods via cars, jeepneys, buses,... more »
Houses of Cards
sue at Is the BBC biased? - 20 hours ago
The film “Denial” is being/has been released on Holocaust Memorial Day, to
mixed reviews. The cynic in me wonders if the timing was purely mercenary
or a fortuitous coincidence. Either way, it has sparked off quite a bit of
interest. The Today programme tackled the subject.
At the time of the original ten week trial on which the film was based
(David Irving had sued Deborah Lipstadt), the BBC’s Sanchia Berg had gone
to interview David Irving at his Mayfair flat. The interview took place
during the pause before the verdict was delivered. Irving was quite
confident that the judge wou... more »
The Fire Rooster
LL at Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
I have no idea whether the portents are good for me, but the Year of the
Fire Rooster (cooked chicken?) is upon us. It should be a good year for KFC
no matter how things work out for the rest of us.
New Years celebrations in Asia are different than they are in the West
because they are also the rough comparative of the "day of the dead" as
practiced in other parts of the world.
The Year of the Fire Monkey (2016) was a good year for me and I don't know
if it had anything to do with a fire monkey or not. I'm not all that
superstitious.
Never the less, I wish all of you who need an... more »
New TV series on indigenous resistance feature Standing Rock
White Wolf at White Wolf - 21 hours ago
It's one of the many powerful moments in the series, which debuted three of
its episodes at the Sundance Film Festival this past weekend.
Hosted by Anishinaabekwe dancer Carson-Fox and directed by Métis/Algonquin
Toronto filmmaker Michelle Latimer — both activists — the Viceland-produced
series takes us to the front lines of global Indigenous resistance at a
moment when that fight could not feel more crucial.
"They're not just Native issues — they affect everybody," she says. "Our
water's not for sale; our land is not for sale. We were the original
stewards of that land, and we ha... more »
Climate Tricks 59, Alarmism by the socialists and global ecological central planners
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 21 hours ago
Socialists and trying-hard anti-capitalism ideologues in facebook, youtube,
etc. who also severely enjoy facebook capitalism, youtube capitalism, keep
harping about "man-made" warming/climate change (CC) and thus, demand more
government and UN ecological + energy central planning.
Like this report posted by Arcy Garcia.
As usual, *palusot pero hindi lusot*. Why?
1. No charts of temperature anomaly, only sketches and drawings.
2. Title is 4.5 B years, fine, but the sketches start only in past 20,000
years.
3. "Earth's warming at unprecented levels", no chart or table to show;
unpreced... more »
MONTREAL 'Open the Borders' Protest Trump and Far-Right
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 21 hours ago
Emergency Demonstration against Donald Trump and the Far-RightOpen the
Borders! Support Indigenous Sovereignty! No One Is Illegal!SATURDAY,
JANUARY 28, 12PMBethune Square, Guy De Maisonneuve West (métro
Guy-Concordia) Media Contact (including interviews):Solidarity Across
Borderscourriel: solidaritesansfrontieres@gmail.com The following callout
has been shared with the Montreal-area
Count YOUR Blessings...
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
"Homeless man called a bum, this will change your perspective."
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhsGSYAdUs4
Count YOUR Blessings...
How many of you, of us, are one or two paychecks, if that, away from this?
Trump vs. the CIA
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
We have every reason to suspect that the CIA has been complicit in the
assassination of JFK, MLK, and Bobby. We suspect that they are complicit
in the heroin trade to produce black funds. All this was part of day to day
business as usual as applied elsewhere.
More recently they were also complicit in 9/11 and many other major events
of a similar nature. If not where were they then?
The simple solution is to shut it all down and turn over all such duties to
military intelligence which should have done all this in the first place.
Core training is the same and they are way more ... more »
Here's Why America's Drug War Has Been An Epic Failure
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
This is of course nothing that i have not been saying for a decade.
However we now have reached a crisis point in which things can actually be
changes.
1 The whole system is morally and ethically bankrupt. No one truly
supports is unless they are paid to do so.
2 Successful protocols have now been demonstrated elsewhere.
3 The States are now running away with the revenue stream and making it
work at least for Marijuana.
4 Trump has a clean slate to impose common sense and he will be well
informed on this issue. He avoided the issue up to now because it could do
him no go... more »
Solar Warden
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
As my readerrs know, we have pulled together specific evidence for mastery
of gravity control going back to the fifties. Natural progression ensures
us that test vessels would have been built in the fifties and that large
Earth Orbit vessels around 1980.
Such a Space Bombardment Fleet exists today and remains secret. Both
obvious staffing problems and financing problems have been defined here and
their solution uncovered. This is the BIG Secret of the USA military and
its allies. It is called Space Warden and it is also constrained by alien
treaty.
What i... more »
Royal Court of Kusa With Richard Thornton
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
[image: A Creek architect in the royal court of Kusa]
Kuso had 3000 homes or 3000 familes or approxomately 12000 to 15000
inhabitants when Desoto came through. Add in a matching number of farm
families along the valley sides and this suggests a population of as much
as 50,000 in this valley complex.
Add in the nearby valley that dominated them and we have another 50,000.
Throw in smallr tributary valleys and we can hope to house populations
reaching 250,000.
These are educated guesses but that looks about right for this particular
polity. It should have been eas... more »
The Reality Principle
director@ieet.org (IEET) at Ethical Technology - 22 hours ago
Amongst the criticisms often directed at transhumanist ideas, one of the
most common is the prediction that access to the technologies on which it
depends will mostly be limited to a small affluent minority. This veritable
“apartheid by technology” would create a divide into the commonality of the
human race, and produce two or more human classes moving at different
speeds, which would be the source of inequality and new forms of
exploitation.
Japan and China courting the Philippines
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 22 hours ago
Here's a news report from forbes last January 14, 2017. I think both will
win. Both will have greater access to the PH's
(a) big, young population as consumers or needed migrant labor,
(b) SE Asia's fastest growing big economy since about 2009,
(c) nice tropical tourism destination for their people,
(d) both have quarrel over a small island that's obviously closer to Japan
than China, so both have issues over international rule of law,
(e) both have ageing population, so both would need an infusion of young
migrant labor from the PH, today or tomorrow.
While many support the state-... more »
Andy Zee Talks RefuseFascism With John Iadarola On The Young Turks
director@ieet.org (IEET) at Ethical Technology - 23 hours ago
John Iadarola of The Young Turks interviews Andy Zee. Andy is the spokesman
for New York City’s Revolution Books, the bookstore that proudly claims to
serve as the “political, intellectual and cultural center” of a movement
for an actual revolution.
Tweet For Today
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
The Russian Lada. The only car that can deflect a tank shell.
pic.twitter.com/bvl4VWSW27
— Only In Russia (@CrazyinRussia) January 27, 2017
*WNU Editor:* Being one who use to be an an owner of a Lada .... accidents,
driving of the road, kicking it when I am frustrated, heat from the vents
in summer, air conditioner in winter, wipers never working right, scores of
fender benders, etc. etc. etc. .... I can vouch on its indestructibility.
UK: STOP Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station – consultation ends on 3rd Feb -please write
miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
Originally posted on Radiation Free Lakeland:
There is a consultation going on for three new reactors in Suffolk. These
would be next…
President Obama To Cash In On His Memoir
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Daily Mail:* *Obama is set to cash in on presidency with a reported
$20MILLION advance for his memoirs *
* Obama's memoir would 'go for more than any president's memoir has ever
gone'
* He went into the White House as a bestselling author for his book Dreams
of My Father, which was published in 1995
* The only other presidents to enter office as bestselling authors are
Dwight D Eisenhower and Donald Trump
* After leaving office, George W Bush got $7million for 2010's Decision
Points
* When Bill Clinton left office, he received $15million for his 2001
memoir, My Life
* Historians b... more »
Rep. John Lewis Under a Microscope
John F. McManus at rss - 1 day ago
[image: rep-john-lewis-under-a-microscope]
Lewis is one of the most liberal members of the entire House and
unquestionably one of most consistently Democratic congressmen in the Deep
South.
Picture Of The Day
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Russia’s Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser passes
through the English Channel on its way back to northern Russia. The carrier
was escorted all the way through by British Armed Forces (Royal Air Force
and Royal Navy) on January 25, 2017. © PHOTO: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (UNITED
KINGDOM)
Sanctuary
LL at Virtual Mirage - 1 day ago
Bill Whittle weighs in on the President's decision on January 27, 2017 to
deny federal funding to Sanctuary Cities. He does well in his analysis. I
have nothing more to add.
World Corruption Index Has Been Released
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Forbes:* *Where Corruption Is Rampant Worldwide [Infographic]*
No country on earth is deemed totally free of corruption, according to
Transparency International. Earlier this week, the Berlin-based lobbying
group reported that 69 percent of the 176 countries on its latest
Corruption Perceptions Index scored below 50 on a scale between 0
(perceived as highly corrupt) and 100 (perceived as very clean). It called
on governments to urgently introduce deep-rooted systemic reforms to
eliminate corruption and address the growing imbalance of power and wealth.
Somalia, South Sudan and No... more »
Trump-- Already Making America Less Safe With His Adderall-Fueled Twitter Feuds
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Wednesday, Mexico's president, Enrique Peña Nieto, announced he was
thinking about canceling his meeting with Señor el Presidente Trumpanzee in
Washington next week, as a matter of Mexican national pride. Within hours,
Thursday morning, he tweeted that he canceled the meeting with the
deranged, Adderall-addicted orange orangoutang. Trumpanzee, a pathological
liar unable to control himself even at this high a level, claims the idea
to cancel the meeting was his own since Peña Nieto was once again refusing
to pay for Trump's foolish and absurd wall.
Today's *Wall Street Journal* ... more »
US EPA Hid Details of Huge Radiation Increase for Drinking Water in a Nuclear Accident; Increase Violates Safe Drinking Water Act – Arguably Illegal
miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
PEER had to sue to get this document. And, yet, the list of radionuclides
is still incomplete. There are less …
Continue reading →
Male And Female U.S. Marines Will Now Share The Same Tents And Fighting Positions During Field Exercises
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
U.S. Marine Corps recruits practice sighting in on the range at Marine
Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island last year
*Marine Times:* *Male and female infantry Marines to share tents in the
field*
The first female infantry Marines will share fighting holes and tents with
male Marines during field exercises.
“We’re not changing any of our tactical posture or breaking unit cohesion
or adjusting anything to accommodate mixed genders while we’re operating in
a field environment replicating tactical conditions,” said Maj. Charles
Anklam III, executive officer for 1st Battalion, 8th Mari... more »
Musical Interlude: Deuter, “Black Velvet Flirt”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Deuter, “Black Velvet Flirt”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qWFCocIfXI&list=RD9qWFCocIfXI
"A Look to the Heavens"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"What surrounds the florid Rosette nebula? To better picture this area of
the sky, the famous flowery emission nebula on the far right has been
captured recently in a deep and dramatic wide field image that features
several other sky highlights. Designated NGC 2237, the center of the
Rosette nebula is populated by the bright blue stars of open cluster NGC
2244, whose winds and energetic light are evacuating the nebula's center.
Below the famous flower, a symbol of Valentine's Day, is a column of dust
and gas that appears like a rose's stem but extends hundreds of light years.
*Click... more »
Banafsheh Madaninejad : METRO EVENT | Be a ‘peaceful protector’ at Muslim Capitol Day
Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 1 day ago
Action: Peacefully Protecting Muslim Capitol Day Attendees When: Tuesday,
Jan. 31, 2017, 9 a.m.-Noon Where: South Steps of the Texas Capitol Address:
603 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin TX 78703 Phone: 512-472-5050 Cost: Free and open
to the public By Banafsheh … finish reading Banafsheh Madaninejad :
*METRO EVENT* | Be a ‘peaceful protector’ at Muslim Capitol Day
Emperor Trump given alt-clothes in exchange for trade deal
John Shafthauer at The Canary - 1 day ago
People feared the worst from Theresa May’s trip to visit Emperor Trump. The
UK finds itself in a historic moment of weakness. A point at which we’d
basically have to accept any deal that was offered to us. Which is great
for Trump, as he’s at a point of wanting to force sh*tty trade deals […]
The post Emperor Trump given alt-clothes in exchange for trade deal
appeared first on The Canary.
Chet Raymo, "Soul"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"Soul"
by Chet Raymo
"There is a moment early in Stefan Zweig's "The Post Office Girl" when the
eponymous heroine has a moment of illumination: "In this instant, shaken to
her very depths, this ecstatic human being has a first inkling that the
soul is made of stuff so mysteriously elastic that a single event can make
it big enough to contain the infinite." Two interesting thoughts here.
First, that the soul is elastic. This is a rather different notion of the
human soul than the one I was raised with. We were taught that the soul-
the essential self- is created fully formed at the... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Lytham, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Thanks for stopping by!
The Poet: Mary Oliver, "When Death Comes"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"When Death Comes"*
"When death comes like the hungry bear in autumn,
when death comes and takes all the bright coins from his purse
to buy me, and snaps his purse shut;
when death comes like the measle-pox;
when death comes like an iceberg between the shoulder blades,
I want to step through the door full of curiosity, wondering;
what is it going to be like, that cottage of darkness?
And therefore I look upon everything
as a brotherhood and a sisterhood,
and I look upon time as no more than an idea,
and I consider eternity as another possibility,
and I think of each life as a flower, as... more »
"After A Time..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“After a time, you may find that *having* is not so pleasing a thing,
after all, as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true.”
- Mr. Spock,
“Star Trek”, "Amok Time"
"March To The Sea, And Make Salt"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"March To The Sea, And Make Salt"*
by Dan W
"Satya is the Sanskrit word for “truth”; agraha means "great enthusiasm and
interest". The two words combined may be rendered as "the firmness of
truth.” The term was popularized during the Indian Independence Movement,
and is used in many Indian languages including Hindi. It can also mean"the
force of truth." On March 12, 1930, Gandhi and 78 male satyagrahis set out
on foot for the coastal village of Dandi, Gujarat, 390 kilometres (240 mi)
from their starting point at Sabarmati Ashram. At Aslali, and the other
villages that the march pa... more »
President Donald Trump has signed an 'extreme vetting' order to limit immigration and more, including that 'all immigration programmes should include questions to "evaluate the applicant's likelihood of becoming a positively contributing member of society."'
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
President Donald Trump has kept yet another election promise.
He's suspended the the US Refugee Admissions Programme for 120 days
There's several key parts to this decision, but here's one that in a sane
world would be uncontroversial:
All immigration programmes should include questions to "evaluate the
applicant's likelihood of becoming a positively contributing member of
society."
Who could possibly disagree with that?
The decision also means:
A ban on refugees from Syria until "significant changes" are made
A 90-day suspension on arrivals from Iraq, Syria, and countries desi... more »
Trump’s Muslim Ban: Executive Order Is Grotesque Product Of Fear And Prejudice
Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 1 day ago
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that effectively lays a
strong foundation for instituting a ban against Muslims, as he pledged to
do during his presidential campaign. The executive order asserts hundreds
of foreign-born individuals were convicted or implicated in
“terrorist-related crimes” since the September 11 attacks, which is
The post Trump’s Muslim Ban: Executive Order Is Grotesque Product Of Fear
And Prejudice appeared first on Shadowproof.
Sir John Hurt R. I. P.
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
The Elephant Man, Quentin Crisp, Winston Smith in the best version of 1984,
The War Doctor and the star of THAT scene in Alien has died.
John Hurt R I.P
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mattis Has Ordered A Review Of Both The F-35 And Air Force One Programs
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Bloomberg*: *Trump’s Pentagon Chief Orders F-35 Jet, Air Force One Review*
* Defense Secretary Mattis mandates reviews to begin immediately
* Order in response to Trump saying costs are ‘out of control’
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis has ordered reviews of Lockheed Martin
Corp.’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and plans for Boeing Co. to build new Air
Force One presidential aircraft, two high-profile contracting programs that
President Donald Trump has singled out for criticism.
Mattis issued the reviews in order to “inform programmatic and budgetary
decisions, recognizing the cri... more »
"Amber..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why."
- Kurt Vonnegut
Dan Rather Ends Retirement to 'Topple' Donald Trump?
bethania@snopes.com (Bethania Palma) at New Urban Legends - 1 day ago
We can't say Rather ever "retired," as he has continued to work since
leaving CBS News in 2004, and he has not said that his goal is to bring
down Trump.
Trump to Omran: Die, Kid
Charlie Martel at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
Just facts, no opinions. Brutal facts. Today, the President of the United
States issued an order that stops our country from admitting this boy as a
refugee. This is Omran Daqneesh, a five year old Syrian boy who was almost
killed last summer when Syrian warplanes bombed his house in Aleppo. This
picture was taken […]
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