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Facing a future of technologic wonders: Artificial Intelligence
Ethical Technology - 28 minutes ago
Don’t be demoralized; we’ve faced waves of anti-science mania before. Today, let’s assume we decide to resume being a boldly confident, ever-ambitious, scientific and technological civilization, in which children believe they can be better than their parents… but parents make that goal hard to achieve, in the best way, because we’re improving too!
IEET Affiliate Scholar John Danaher on TED
Ethical Technology - 28 minutes ago
Danaher, an academic based at the National University of Ireland, Galway, laid out his argument regarding the uncertain future regarding sex robots and their consequences at TEDxWHU last month in a 17-minute talk called “Symbols and Consequences in the Sex Robot Debate.” Full Article and Video Here
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, “Through My Eyes (Nebulae)”
Liquid Mind, “Through My Eyes (Nebulae)” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HTgHuUuDQg
Senior Al Qaeda Leader Killed By U.S. Air Strike In Afghanistan
*Washington Post:* *U.S. airstrike kills al-Qaeda leader responsible for deaths of two Americans, Pentagon says* A U.S. airstrike this week in southeastern Afghanistan targeted an al-Qaeda leader connected to multiple terrorist attacks, including a hotel bombing in 2008 that killed two U.S. service members, the Pentagon said Saturday. The March 19 strike, probably carried out by a drone, killed Qari Yasin in Afghanistan’s Paktika province. “The death of Qari Yasin is evidence that terrorists who defame Islam and deliberately target innocent people will not escape justice,” said Def... more »
Have US Rules Of Engagement Changed To Make It Easier To Launch Military Strikes?
Smoke rises over the city during clashes between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq March 25, 2017. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily *David Iaconangelo, CSM:* *Airstrikes in Mosul kill civilians: Are US rules of engagement getting slacker?* Iraqi officers say they're suspending operations against ISIS in Mosul after US-led airstrikes killed as many as 137 civilians this week. Residents of the Iraqi city of Mosul say a series of airstrikes carried out there in recent weeks by the US-led coalition against the Islamic State could have killed as many as 200 civilians, in... more »
Pentagon Admits Heavy Loss Of Civilians In A Mosul Airstrike Last Week. Iraq's Army Has Suspended Military Operations
*Washington Post:* *U.S. military acknowledges strike on Mosul site where more than 100 were allegedly killed* The U.S. military acknowledged for the first time Saturday that it launched an airstrike against the Islamic State in the densely packed Iraqi city of Mosul, where residents say more than 100 people were killed in a single event. If confirmed, the March 17 incident would mark the greatest loss of civilian life since the United States began strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in 2014. An “initial review” showed that the coalition struck ISIS fighters and e... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Approaching opposition early next month, Jupiter is offering some of its best telescopic views from planet Earth. On March 17, this impressively sharp image of the solar system's ruling gas giant was taken from a remote observatory in Chile. *Click image for larger size.* Bounded by planet girdling winds, familiar dark belts and light zones span the giant planet spotted with rotating oval storms. The solar system's largest moon Ganymede is above and left in the frame, its shadow seen in transit across the northern Jovian cloud tops. Ganymede itself is seen in remarkable detail alon... more »
GAMECOCKS DEFENSE WILL PREVAIL IN NCAA BIG DANCE FINAL
South Carolina’s Maik Kotsar (21), Chris Silva (30) and Rakym Felder (4) celebrated after defeating Baylor in Sweet 16 final. Credit Robert Deutsch/USA Today Sports, via Reuters *"South Carolina’s players said Thursday that it was easy to pinpoint from where their defensive prowess stems. It is from Coach Martin, who calls the defense his “baby” and designed it in his image, an image he projects as he prowls the sidelines with a glare that could melt ice" ~ Zach Shonbrun/ New York Times* *It's March and that means the NCAA basketball tournament and if you'r... more »
So Will It Be Trumpy-the-Clown, Christie And Schumer Running The Show Together In DC?
This morning Trumpanzee tweeted to his 27 million followers to watch so-called "Judge" Jeanine on Fox tonight at 9pm. At exactly 9pm, she came on and what did she say? "Paul Ryan needs to step down. The reason? He failed to deliver the votes on his health care bill... The one that he had seven years to work on... The one that had to be pulled to prevent the embarrassment of not having enough votes to pass... I want to be clear. This is not on President Trump. No one expected a business man to completely understand the nuances, the complicated ins and outs of Washington and its leg... more »
Top Secret X-37B Space Plane has Just Broken Its Own Orbital Record
Boeing *Space.com*: *Air Force's Mysterious X-37B Space Plane Breaks Orbital Record* The ongoing mission of the U.S. Air Force's robotic X-37B space plane is now the longest in the clandestine program's history. As of today (March 25), the X-37B has spent 675 days on its latest Earth-circling mission, which is known as Orbital Test Vehicle-4 (OTV-4). The previous record was 674 days, set during OTV-3, which lasted from December 2012 to October 2014. It's unclear what the new duration record will end up being; most X-37B activities and payloads are classified, and the Air Force ha... more »
Some immigrants are wanted. others? not so much...
*Farming in the Rift.* News came out this week of tiny, glacial changes in the law. At the moment most people who immigrate to Taiwan have to give up their foreign citizenship in order to immigrate, unless you come from a country like China or Japan that does not permit you to do that. But apparently some immigrants with fabulous skills or long service can get around that requirement.... The ministry is to promulgate today the regulation, which is in accordance with and supplementing an amendment to the Nationality Act (國籍法) passed by the legislature in December last year that sta... more »
Study sheds light on why the male suicide rate is so high
Bottling up emotions. Finding it hard to cry. Feeling ashamed about being depressed. Or embarrassed at the idea of reaching out for help. These are issues for many men. And the mental health effects of these attitudes need addressing. Male suicide is a growing crisis. Every two hours, a man commits suicide in the UK. […] The post Study sheds light on why the male suicide rate is so high appeared first on The Canary.
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Regrets Not Running For The Presidency
*The Hill:* *Biden: I regret not being president* Former Vice President Joe Biden late Friday night voiced regret about his decision not to run for president, predicting if he had secured the Democratic nomination he could have won against Donald Trump. "I had planned on running for president and although it would have been a very difficult primary, I think I could have won," he said. "I don't know, maybe not. But I thought I could have won." "I had a lot of data and I was fairly confident that if I were the Democratic Party's nominee, I had a better than even chance of being pre... more »
Taiwan: a SE Asian nation
In a Facebook discussion of my last piece from Taiwan News, the one in the post below on Taiwan as an Austronesian Ocean Nation, someone posted this gem from Current Biology in 2010 showing the distribution of various genetic markers in East Asia populations. The map shows the distribution of major mtDNA haplogroups in East Asia. It is not necessary to understand what that means. Just look at the distribution of colors in Taiwan, and compare it to N and S China, elsewhere in northern Asia, and then to SE Asia. Which one does it resemble? An excerpt... These caveats aside, it is ou... more »
Chet Raymo, “The Silence”
*“The Silence”* by Chet Raymo “The hiding places of my power Seem open; I approach, and then they close; I see by glimpses now; when age comes on, May scarcely see at all, and I would give, While yet we may, as far as words can give, A substance and a life to what I feel...” "These few lines from Wordsworth's "The Prelude" leapt off the page at me this morning. They capture well enough what my life has become. All those years of teaching, of writing in the Boston Globe, were years of sharing public knowledge, knowledge that had been vetted by the scientific community. The work was no... more »
"Three Things..."
“To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special.” - Jim Valvano
The Poet: Mary Oliver, “I Worried”
*“I Worried”* “ I worried a lot. Will the garden grow, will the rivers flow in the right direction, will the earth turn as it was taught, and if not how shall I correct it? Was I right, was I wrong, will I be forgiven, can I do better? Will I ever be able to sing, even the sparrows can do it and I am, well, hopeless. Is my eyesight fading or am I just imagining it, am I going to get rheumatism, lockjaw, dementia? Finally I saw that worrying had come to nothing. And gave it up. And took my old body and went out into the morning, and sang.” - Mary Oliver
"PRETTY WILD LINGERIE | Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Amsterdam Fall Winter 2015 | Fashion One" - Probably NSFW - A Rule 5 post
https://youtu.be/eBDUpqGO89M Lingerie models, what's not to like?
WWF and the Earth Hour Brainwashing- Silencing the Panda
Silencing the panda is a reference to the *BRAND *WWF's Panda Logo. Silencing the Panda = Stop hearing the lies WWF propagates manipulative deceptions better then many- given the money they take in! *WWF promotes Earth Hour globally while asking for donations, of course. Giv'em your money and they'll save the planet! * *A couple of interesting reads excerpted:* *Guardian* WWF International, the world's largest conservation group, has been accused of "selling its soul" by* forging alliances with powerful businesses which destroy nature and use the WWF brand to "greenwash" their ... more »
Open Thread
Welcome to British Summer Time! And if the daffodils are making you think about BBC bias, please add your reflections below...
Guess what?
And talking of *News-watch*, their latest in-depth investigation of the BBC's Brexit coverage is a long-term study of BBC Radio 4 in action - specifically *Today*'s dedicated business coverage. Unlike the likes of Cardiff University, *News-watch *have (correctly) taken the maximal approach and covered every business spot on *Today *over a six month period. In summary, the stats show that of the 366 guest speakers featured: 192 (53%) were negative about the impact of Brexit 114 (31%) were neutral contributions 60 (16%) were positive about the impact of Brexit In other words, "the... more »
"The Swine..."
○ “I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” - James Baldwin ○ Me too, James, me too...
Traditional O'odham in Mexico Protest Border Wall, Photos by Ofelia Rivas, O'odham
International media watching traditional dancing at today's event. Alejandro of Sonora read poetry during the gathering. Traditional O'odham in Sonora, Mexico, Protest Trump's Border Wall on O'odham Land Photos copyright Ofelia Rivas, O'odham, March 25, 2017 Wo'osan (San Miguel Gate) on Tohono O'odham land Article by Brenda Norrell Censored News WO'OSAN, Sonora,
Will Duncan Hunter Be Defeated In 2018 If He's Forced To Campaign From A Prison Cell?
Duncan Hunter has been repeatedly implicated in the scandal that sent his close associate Randy "Duke" Cunningham to federal prison for several years. We started covering his role in 2005. A powerful chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, many of whose members were on a years-long gravy train of bribery from defense contractors-- although only Cunningham was charged in the end-- Hunter attempted to evade the noose tightening around his fat neck by-- of all things-- running for president. On March 20, 2007 he announced he would not seek reelection to the House and-- too la... more »
Hoping for a Brexit U-turn? Then U-turn inequality. Except Hammond’s budget is making it worse.
Widening inequality caused Brexit. Who seriously thinks we’d have voted Brexit if low-end wages had risen in line with growing national wealth? If low income workers had been saving, rather than borrowing or going without? Instead, since 1979, the Tories increased inequality. Worse, Labour failed to reverse it. In fact, it crept up further. Immigration and the EU is getting the blame for that
NHS to meet staffing shortages with self-service surgery
The NHS is in something of a bind following the news that most European doctors are considering leaving the UK. Which is why the government has had to bring forward plans to automate surgical and invasive procedures. Something Jeremy Hunt said was fine, because “the technology is only about 40 years off working anyway”. Unexpected […] The post NHS to meet staffing shortages with self-service surgery appeared first on The Canary.
Deep Duck Trouble for the Sega Master System
Or *Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck* to give this platformer its full title. This 1993 (relative) rarity was one of a clutch of Disney games Sega, or rather the developers the jobs were sub-contracted to, produced in the company's eight and 16-bit glory days. And (nearly) all of them are thought of quite fondly, retrospectively. *Castle of Illusion* with Mickey Mouse and *Aladdin* across the MegaDrive and Master System, *World of Illusion* and *Quackshot* on the former, and Donald Duck's *Lucky Dime Caper* on the latter. We definitely won't talk about *Fantasia* or *Ariel th... more »
Shailene Woodley Sentenced After Dakota Access Pipeline Protest Arrest
Shailene Woodley is taking a plea deal in the criminal case surrounding her peaceful protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline. As Gossip Cop reported, Woodley was arrested for trespassing in October as she and many others peacefully demonstrated against the proposed pipeline in North Dakota. She complied with orders to leave the area, but was still taken into custody. Amazingly, though, she was able to capture the ordeal on Facebook Live as the arrest went down. She and more than 20 other people were booked for trespassing and engaging in a "riot". Now, however, she has worked ou... more »
2017.03.25
Jag tänker på bilderna som arkitekterna skapar när de vill lansera en ny stadsdel. De som är fulla av leende människor som är utomhus och tillbringar tid utan att vara på väg någonstans. Normala barn som leker. Vädret som ständigt är vackert. Dessa skisser är som Stockholm i dag, odrägliga. En tiodubbel dos misantropi drabbar … Continue reading 2017.03.25 →
Was a Murdered Russian Ex-Politician to Testify Against Paul Manafort in Treason Trial?
Unreliable sources claimed that Denis Voronenkov, a Vladimir Putin critic who was shot dead in Ukraine in March 2017, was slated to testify against Trump's former campaign manager.
The Daily "Near You?"
Santa Rosa, New Mexico, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
"For I Have Learned..."
“For I have learned To look on nature, not as in the hour Of thoughtless youth; but hearing oftentimes The still, sad music of humanity...” “Composed A Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey, On Revisiting The Banks Of the Wye During A Tour. July 13, 1798” by William Wordsworth Complete poem is here: - http://www.bartleby.com/145/ww138.html
Is Trump down and out for the count?
*I've had time to sort it out and my answer is:* Trump has managed to turn a bunch of libtards from calling him "Hitler" to merely laughing at him. While they're busy laughing and patting themselves on the back, he's busy working on his next move. Score one. He's got the Republicans up in arms over Ryan. Score two. He's already promised he isn't done. Score three *Donald J. Trump*Verified account @realDonaldTrump Following More ObamaCare will explode and we will all get together and piece together a great healthcare plan for THE PEOPLE. Do not worry! *Do they look like smart... more »
The Met Police are being investigated for ‘illegal hacking’, as claims of a cover-up widen
A whistleblower has alleged that the destruction of ‘spycops’ files by Metropolitan Police Service undercover units was far more extensive than admitted. Additional information about this has been sourced by The Canary. The whistleblower made the claims in a letter to Green party peer Jenny Jones. The whistleblower also alleged that the Metropolitan Police Service organised […] The post The Met Police are being investigated for ‘illegal hacking’, as claims of a cover-up widen appeared first on The Canary.
Drought-hit dog breaks hearts by walking around with a bowl asking for water
A dog hit by a drought has been breaking hearts after being filmed running around a town begging for water with a bucket in his mouth. The hound has found himself a victim of the latest shortage of water to hit Lima, the capital of Peru. And the unnamed dog has been pulling on the heartstrings of residents by touring the area with a bowl. in the district of Chorrillos, in the western Peruvian province of Lima. Water company Sedapal has been forced to suspend the supply of drinking water in the Peruvian capital because the water was contaminated with mud. The aftermath of the sever... more »
What's Up With The Democratic Party? They Rolling Towards Big Wins?
Don't expect the video above to be played at the "left-leaning" (NOT) Democratic Party conference today. "Voters," wrote Will Bunch (more below), "understood that a vote for Bernie was no guarantee they'd actually get single-payer health care or free public tuition the day after inauguration, but that really wasn't the point. The point was that someone understood their problems with seeing a doctor, or getting their 21-year-old son out of the basement. Somebody listened...and understood." If you're unaware of *DWT* disdain contempt for the DCCC and the DSCC you must be new to the... more »
No, Paul, It Wasn’t Because of “Growing Pains”
Robert Reich - 10 hours ago
House Speaker Paul Ryan, in his press conference following the demise of his bill to replace... more »
A Review of "Resurrecting the Idea of a Christian Society"
[image: a-review-of-resurrecting-the-idea-of-a-christian-society] The new book* Resurrecting the Idea of a Christian Society* by *First Things* magazine editor R. R. Reno offers an analysis of the war which Progressive ideology has waged against the Christian faith in the American Republic. But, just as importantly, Reno sets forth reasons for hope that Christians are far from defeated in this war, and have something to offer which Progressives do not: hope.
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Lorna Hunter
This week I talked with Lorna Hunter of The International Paranormal Society about UFOs in Minnesota, especially the sighting known as the Tin Can Man, and Val Johnson’s encounter that left his patrol car damaged and, of course, we did get into the Paranormal briefly. You can listen to it here: http://differentperspective.rnn.libsynpro.com/a-different-perspective-with-kevin-randle-ep-0033-guest-lorna-hunter-ufos-and-mufon To learn more about her work in the Paranormal, you can find it here: http://www.intparanormal.net/our-team.html We talked about the UFO landing in Minnesota on O... more »
"Claiming Our Feelings: Passive Aggressive Behavior"
* "Claiming Our Feelings: Passive Aggressive Behavior"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOm "The way to end passive aggressive behavior on your part or others’ is with complete honesty and truth in any situation. If you’ve ever found yourself repressing your anger and behaving in other ways to get your point across, you may be someone who is adept at engaging in passive-aggressive behavior. Although passive-aggressive behavior is recognized as a psychological disorder, it also describes the behavior that many people use to cope with confrontational situations. Such behavior has the outwa... more »
"Intellectual Prostitutes"
"Asked to give a toast before the prestigious New York Press Club in 1914, John Swinton, the former Chief of Staff at the New York Times, made this candid confession [it's worth noting that Swinton was called "The Dean of His Profession" by other newsmen, who admired him greatly]: "There is no such thing, at this date of the world's history, as an independent press. You know it and I know it. There is not one of you who dares to write your honest opinions, and if you did, you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid weekly for keeping my honest opinions out of... more »
"All The News That's... Never Mind"
*Mar 23, 2017*- Both MSNBC and CNN aired what they claimed was a "live" interview, at the exact same time doing different interviews. How could someone talk to two different people at the same time? Media analyst Mark Dice has the story. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoF2Ov8QdYE *CNN Fakes "Live" Interview with Congressman?* *Mar 24, 2017*- Did CNN fake a live interview with Congressman Ben Sasse? While Jake Tapper was conducting an allegedly "live" interview with him, both MSNBC and C-SPAN were airing what they said was a lives stream of Ben Sasse questioning Neil Gorsuch at ... more »
"Trump and Healthcare"
*"Trump and Healthcare"* by Scott Adams "Today we are witnessing one of the most important events in political history. But you probably can’t see it because the news is talking about healthcare, and how Ryan and Trump totally failed to get enough votes. The real story is happening in parallel with the healthcare story, and that’s what renders it invisible. Something enormous is happening that has nothing to do with anything you are seeing in the news. In fact, you’ll probably read it here for the first time. I’m dragging this out to see if you can guess the big news before I tell ... more »
March 25: For my New Brunswick readers.
Today's New Brunswick newspapers, like several editions of them recently, has been in a frenzy over the recent and rapid rise in property taxes. And Brian Murphy has a commentary on property and income taxes. Alas, as always his column managages to offend no-one by saying nothing. Now, Liberal premier Gallant is in trouble for the sense of discontent that is running through the province - as was the Conservative premier before him - as was the Liberal premier before him. Wake up, New Brunswick. Of course you have to increase property taxes -and other taxes, too. For a start, large tr... more »
"Archaeologists Uncover Last Human To Die Happy"
*"The total lack of abrasion along the cheekbones and above the brow* * ridge **suggest to **archaeologists that a recently discovered * *early **ancestor **spent little time burying his head in his hands."* *"Archaeologists Uncover Last Human To Die Happy"* by The Onion DEMBECHA, ETHIOPIA - "In a startling find that contributes significantly to the understanding of modern man’s evolutionary development, University of Edinburgh archaeologists working in Ethiopia’s Afar Region announced Wednesday that they have uncovered the preserved remains of the last human to die happy. According ... more »
Chris Hedges: Casino Capitalism
Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Mar 25, 2017 On this week’s episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges discusses the ramifications of casino culture in America with Professor Natasha Dow Schüll, author of “Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas”. RT Correspondent Anya Parampil examines how gambling has become our premier form […]
A roadmap for meeting Paris emissions reductions goals
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Judith Curry “I think this should be the way forward, translating [overarching climate goals] into ‘policy portfolios’ and then asking policymakers if they are going to do it or not.” — Oliver Geden A provocative paper has been published in Science: A roadmap for rapid decarbonization Johann Rockstrom, Owen…
Blue Privilege: Cop Gets Speeding Ticket After Running Over Innocent Man, Killing Him
[image: speeding]Manslaughter or vehicular homicide is the usual charge for someone who runs over a pedestrian, except if you're a cop with the benefit of Blue Privilege.
Did the State Department Ban the Vice President of the Philippines from the U.S.?
Reports that Leni Robredo was sanctioned by the U.S. for "destabilizing" her country's government are fake news.
"On The Whole..."
“On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.” - George Orwell
X22 Report Spotlight: "We Never Had This Much Hidden Financial Leverage, When The Crisis Hits, It Will Be Painful"
X22 Report Spotlight: "We Never Had This Much Hidden Financial Leverage, When The Crisis Hits, It Will Be Painful" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioTZDry4IM0 "If I were to remain silent, I'd be guilty of complicity." - Albert Einstein
Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, "Primavera"
Ludovico Einaudi, "Primavera" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fNg3qHdEcY
Mosul Campaign Day 157, March 24, 2017
The Mosul offensive has ground down into a stalemate. While areas are still regularly freed, they are relatively small, and the Iraqi forces (ISF) have not been able to make any serious advances into the Old City district along the Tigris River. Poor weather has limited air support and led the ISF to start and stop their operations again and again over the last few weeks. The dense layout of the area has meant the ISF are not able to use their vehicles many times. Finally, the Islamic State is putting up a tough defense. They have an extensive tunnel system underneath the city. They... more »
IF TRUMP FAILS TO CHARM YOU OR INTIMIDATE YOU, HE HAS NO PLAN B
This morning I've been reading a lot of inside-baseball stories about the failure of the Trump/Ryancare bill. One message that's repeated in many of the stories is that the events of the past few weeks were like an anecdote from Donald Trump's book *The Art of the Deal,* except that this didn't have a happy ending for Trump, because things in Washington are, in some vague way, different, or Trump's commitment to victory was different, or some combination of the two. But it seems to me that Trump's biggest problem, apart from his staggering ignorance of the bill's nuances and health... more »
End of the (date)line
End of an era on *Dateline London* today. It was Gavin Esler's final show. He announced that he's leaving the BBC. He was there at the very start of the BBC News Channel (looking a wee bit younger).
Will The Republicans Who Voted For TrumpCare Before Ryan Raised The White Flag, Be Held Accountable? Not If It's Up To The DCCC
*Hey, who does the candidate recruiting around here?* As everyone knows by now, Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy pulled their TrumpCare proposal off the floor of the House for the second-- and final-- time yesterday. Good riddance to a bill that basically no one liked except Ryan himself and some fellow Ayn Rand devotees. This incredibly unpopular bill-- with it's mighty 17% approval rating-- and which Trump chief consiglieri Steve Bannon says was written by the insurance industry, an industry that has given Paul Ryan $2,031,705 in bribes-- will not force Republicans to go on the record... more »
Cornerstone of Afghan Reconstruction Effort — Roads — is Near-Total Failure
[image: undefined] One of the planned cornerstones of the 15+ year Afghan Reconstruction Effort was to be an extensive, nationwide network of roads. The United States’ concept was roads would allow the Afghan economy to flourish as trade could reach throughout the country, security would be enhanced by the ability to move security forces quickly to where they were needed, and that the presence of the roads would serve as a literal symbol of the central government’s ability to extend its presence into the countryside. The Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) r... more »
Cornerstone of Afghan Reconstruction Effort — Roads — is Near-Total Failure
[image: undefined] One of the planned cornerstones of the 15+ year Afghan Reconstruction Effort was to be an extensive, nationwide network of roads. The United States’ concept was roads would allow the Afghan economy to flourish as trade could reach throughout the country, security would be enhanced by the ability to move security forces quickly to where they were needed, and that the presence of the roads would serve as a literal symbol of the central government’s ability to extend its presence into the countryside. The Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) r... more »
Cornerstone of Afghan Reconstruction Effort — Roads — is Near-Total Failure
[image: undefined] One of the planned cornerstones of the 15+ year Afghan Reconstruction Effort was to be an extensive, nationwide network of roads. The United States’ concept was roads would allow the Afghan economy to flourish as trade could reach throughout the country, security would be enhanced by the ability to move security forces quickly to where they were needed, and that the presence of the roads would serve as a literal symbol of the central government’s ability to extend its presence into the countryside. The Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) r... more »
Cornerstone of Afghan Reconstruction Effort — Roads — is Near-Total Failure
[image: undefined] One of the planned cornerstones of the 15+ year Afghan Reconstruction Effort was to be an extensive, nationwide network of roads. The United States’ concept was roads would allow the Afghan economy to flourish as trade could reach throughout the country, security would be enhanced by the ability to move security forces quickly to where they were needed, and that the presence of the roads would serve as a literal symbol of the central government’s ability to extend its presence into the countryside. The Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) r... more »
Further reading
Other BBC-related news this week concerns James Purnell's call for the BBC to be given top billing over rivals like Sky, Netflix and Amazon in TV guides, and for this to be enforced by law. This is something that *News-watch*'s David Keighley describes elsewhere [see below] as "patronising, *droit de seigneur*" behaviour and an attempt to "steamroller Parliament". Also, as well as that letter from over 70 MPs calling for the BBC to get a grip over its Brexit coverage, former culture secretary John Whittingdale has warned that MPs might "escalate" their concerns about the BBC to Of... more »
Weekend reads: The risks of spotlighting reproducibility; harassment = scientific misconduct?; trouble with funnel plots
The week at Retraction Watch featured the case of a peer review nightmare, and a story about harassment by a would-be scientific critic. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: “Mr. Shiffrin […] said he recognizes the now-very-clear risk of spotlighting reproducibility while a U.S. president and a like-minded Congress appear eager to question the fundamental tenets of […] The post Weekend reads: The risks of spotlighting reproducibility; harassment = scientific misconduct?; trouble with funnel plots appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Fukushima Update: "Your Radiation This Week, March 25, 2017"
*"Your Radiation This Week, March 25, 2017"* by Bob Nichols *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 April 8, 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 radiatio... more »
"The Nightmare Of The Day..."
"Who needs to go the horror movies? Just go outside or turn on the TV. Buddha called it the 'nightmare of the day.' Welcome to incarnate experience." - Frederick Lenz
The Mogambo Guru, "Home Again, and Hello Dante"
*"Home Again, and Hello Dante", Introduction* by Charles Hugh Smith "What will replace the current system after it self-destructs? That's the question. You know those disclosures on your credit card statements? That it will take 27 years to pay off your balance if you only make the minimum payment each month, and so on? You might not be aware of it, but America's "credit card" - our national debt - comes with its own disclosure statement: The only possible output of a system like this, lacking any discipline, is self-destruction. Whatever is free is squandered. When water is free, ... more »
JFK Researchers: Trump at Greater Risk of Assassination than Any Other President
[image: jfk]The power structure that took out JFK still exists according to researchers and the climate now is eerily similar to 1963.
GUILTY! Cop Convicted in Gruesome Killing of 6-Year-Old Jeremy Mardis
[image: Mardis]In a rare case of justice, a Louisiana police officer has been convicted in the killing of 6-year-old Jeremy Mardis, who had autism.
Despite DNA Evidence, Cop Not Charged for Forcing Woman to Perform Oral Sex on Him
[image: oral]A Florida woman finally finds enough courage to report a cop who forced oral sex on her only to be shot down by blue privilege.
They Can See a ‘Stick of Butter from Space’ — The Billion Dollar Spy Agency You’ve Never Heard Of
[image: agency]This shadowy and enormous US Intelligence agency with a multi-billion dollar budget has the most sophisticated surveillance technology.
Saturday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your weekend reading. - Brian Jones rightly argues that a fair tax system would go a long way toward eliminating any serious concerns about government deficits. And Marco Chown Oved offers some reason for optimism in the Canada Revenue Agency's response to the Panama Papers. - David Macdonald examines what could have been in the Libs' federal budget, while Luke Savage calls out Justin Trudeau's combination of populist messaging and status quo, elite-friendly budgeting. And PressProgress notes that the main message to younger workers from the Libs is agai... more »
In Child Pornography Case, Government Admits CIA Leaks Are Real
[image: in-child-pornography-case-government-admits-cia-leaks-are-real] In a criminal case about a child pornography website that was operated by the FBI for two weeks in 2015, the government supressed the recent WikiLeaks disclosures about computer hacking because they are "classified." This is the clearest admission so far that those disclosures are genuine.
As we wait for You-Know-Who's war...
*SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2017In our tribe, it's mirth all around:* Michael Gerson asked an excellent question in yesterday's Washington Post. He also wrote an interesting column. His question came at the start of the column, which carried this headline: "Tribal truths and the lies that bind." In the heart of his column, Gerson explored the way two warring tribes—one of the right, one of the left—sift all factual claims through rigid tribal filters. He's harder on the tribe of the right than he is on the tribe of the left. Gerson's whole column is well worth reading. But as he starte... more »
Editor's Note
I have been doing a reno project on my Montreal home and my Gf's home on the weekends. I should be finished in a few weeks. Unfortunately .... posting is going to sparse for the next few Saturdays and Sundays. As for today .... blogging will return late tonight. On a side note .... WNU's traffic has doubled in the past few months. This is quite a shock for me .... to know that on any given day there are 10,000 to 15,000 unique visitors (or more) coming to this site. When I first started this blog ..... my priority was to have a simple site that chronicled what I found interesting ..... more »
EU Leaders Stress Unity On The 60th Anniversary Of The Signing Of The Treaty of Rome
European Union leaders, including Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, posed for a photo on Saturday in Rome during a meeting on the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. Credit Tony Gentile/Reuters *New York Times*: *E.U. Leaders Sign Rome Declaration and Proclaim a ‘Common Future’ (Minus Britain)* ROME — Proclaiming “Europe is our common future,” 27 leaders of the European Union on Saturday signed a statement in Rome declaring their commitment to integrating the Continent even as a series of crises has badly weakened the efforts and Britain prepares to leave the bloc. The sta... more »
U.S. Senator John McCain: I’ve Yet to Meet President Trump
© AARON BERNSTEIN / REUTERS *Daily Beast: **McCain: I’ve Yet to Meet President Trump Since He Took Office* BRUSSELS—Republican Senator John McCain revealed he hasn’t met the President Donald Trump in person since he took office, and he urged Trump to reach out to his opponents—Democratic and otherwise—ala Ronald Reagan if he wants to repeal Obamacare. “Do some outreach. Get to know some of these Democratic leaders,” he said. “You can find common ground.” McCain said he’d met Trump “some years ago” when he was a businessman, but had not met him since. McCain said he did speak “alm... more »
The Science Is Not Just Not Settled; It Is False
The American Thinker site has an article, "The Science Is Settled, So Shut Up", referring to the climate alarmism on the political Left, and its tyrannous consequences, but also bringing in other political debates over science. My response: *False dogma is generally ascendant over true reason now. That is why we see evolution and sexual orientation aguments intruding into the debate over climate science. And it is not just the Left vs. Right, it is just that the Left has taken the politically correct, consensus position in every confrontation, while the Right is more open to alterna... more »
The Media Goes After Ivanka Trump And Her Husband Jared Kushner
*Washington Post*:* Ivanka Trump’s Secret Service detail roiling her D.C. neighbors* Ivanka Trump’s neighbors delivered a handwritten note welcoming her to their gilded Northwest Washington Zip code after she and her husband, Jared Kushner, moved from New York with their three young children. When the president’s daughter did not respond, Rhona Friedman, a lawyer who lives next door, understood. Ivanka was busy settling in, she figured. But Friedman and other neighbors were far less patient when two “No Parking” signs appeared outside the Trump-Kushner house and Secret Service ... more »
Tweet For Today
Areas controlled by the Islamic State group around Raqa, Syria. Final push on Raqa is to begin in days, said France. https://t.co/hWTemuaHBs pic.twitter.com/cPyVT9ii5R — AFP news agency (@AFP) March 24, 2017
Koch Bromance with Russia Needs Investigating; Koch Funding Behind Nunes-Gowdy Attempts to Scuttle Russia Investigation?
https://www.c-span.org/video/?425087-1/fbi-director-says-hes-investigating-links-trump-campaign-russia Representatives Devin Nunes and Trey Gowdy who appear to want to undermine the Trump-Russia investigation by the House Intelligence … Continue reading →
The Latest Victim: Strange and Terrible Things Seem to Happen to People who Testify Against Russia
Via RFERL: http://www.rferl.org/a/whitmore-russia-voronenkov-assassinations/28388279.html “The Daily Vertical: The Latest Victim (Transcript) March 24, 2017 The views expressed in this commentary do … Continue reading →
The Blame Game
As Trumpcare started tanking on national TV Friday morning, Pence allies were desperately trying to float their bullshit boat that the vice president advised Trump to keep his distance from the bill and just label it a Ryan proposal. Pence, in fact, worked closely with Ryan and Price-- Price, who he pushed on Trump to name HHS Secretary-- in crafting the proposal to meet *their* ideological agenda, not Trump's amorphous ego-driven political agenda. Were you surprised when Ryan-- with Trump's acquiescence-- pulled the monstrosity yesterday-- for a *second* time in two days-- unabl... more »
CET Trends In February
By Paul Homewood http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcet/cet_info_mean.html According to the Met Office, last month much milder than average, although it only ranked 34th warmest since 1772. The warmest February was actually way back in 1779. Looking at the figures for England as a whole, average temperatures for February do seem to have been on the rise […]
Don’t Breathe In CO2 Says Lancet
By Paul Homewood http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)30815-2/fulltext I’m not quite sure what the supposedly objective, scientific Lancet is doing publishing a scurrilously partisan report on Trump’s EPA budget cuts, that could just as just as easily have been written by the Democratic party. This gives a flavour: The Trump administration’s proposed budget makes large cuts […]
Precedent Set: Case Dismissed Against “Drone Slayer” for Shooting Down Spying Drone
[image: drone]Courts have yet to define airspace restrictions for drones flying over private property, but a recent ruling favoring a man who shot down a drone hovering over his home is seen as a win for private property owners.
Ohio Accidentally Legalized Running Red Lights, State Doesn’t Turn Into Chaos
[image: lights]Ohio drivers were just given the green light — to run red lights and all hell is NOT breaking loose although lawmakers and cops are frantic.
‘I can’t say anything anymore!’ Nigel Farage says on his radio show
Nigel Farage complained on air the other day that we’ve failed to tackle extremism because people are “afraid of being called racist”. This led into the usual talk about how ‘you can’t say anything anymore’. The sort of long, and seemingly oblivious talk in which people talk at length about all the things that they […] The post ‘I can’t say anything anymore!’ Nigel Farage says on his radio show appeared first on The Canary.
Plant-based meat is going to revolutionise the food system
The US company Impossible Foods has created a ‘beef’ burger made entirely out of plants. It announced on Wednesday that it plans to open a factory the size of a city block to make 1 million pounds of its plant-based burgers every month. Currently, the Impossible Burger is only available in eight restaurants in the US. […] The post Plant-based meat is going to revolutionise the food system appeared first on The Canary.
Koch Bromance with Russia Needs Investigating; Koch Funding Behind Nunes-Gowdy Attempts to Scuttle Russia Investigation?
https://www.c-span.org/video/?425087-1/fbi-director-says-hes-investigating-links-trump-campaign-russia Representatives Devin Nunes and Trey Gowdy who appear to want to undermine the Trump-Russia investigation by the House Intelligence Committee are recipients of Koch money. From 2006 to 2010 Devin Nunes got $45,000 from Koch related PACs: http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Koch-Ind-Still-Fueling-Climate-Denial.pdf. Trey Gowdy got $8000 from Koch PAC(s) for the last election alone: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_candidates,_2016#California This, of co... more »
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*New ‘Safe Space’ Guidelines at University of Arizona Treat Students Like Preschoolers* The University of Arizona is encouraging college students to cry "ouch!" when they hear something offensive, make artwork about race relations, have story time, play four corners, and take a "time out" if they feel uncomfortable. A new guide for faculty on "Diversity and Inclusion in the Classroom" offers tips for "inclusiveness" and how to establish a "safe space" in the classroom. The guidelines are voluntary for faculty and were first reported by the College Fix. The guidelines offer "Stra... more »
Picture Of The Day
Tourists take pictures as cherry blossoms bloom in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. March 21. © REUTERS/ STRINGER *WNU Editor:* That is what I miss about Asia. When the cherry blossoms bloom it is just beautiful sight to see. My next door neighbour has a cherry blossom tree, and when it blooms it is unbelievable .... but it only (sadly) lasts for a few days.
No Man To Do Business With
Yesterday was quite a day. The Republican repudiation of Barack Obama's health care bill went down to defeat. Ezra Klein doesn't mince words: Let’s be clear about what happened here. The American Health Care Act failed because it was a terrible piece of legislation. It would have thrown 24 million people off insurance and raised deductibles for millions more — and the savings would’ve gone to pay for tax cuts for millionaires. It broke virtually all of Donald Trump’s campaign promises, and was opposed not just by Democrats but also by Republicans. This is a failure for Speaker Pau... more »
Film Trailer 'AWAKE, A Dream from Standing Rock' Tribeca Film Festival
. Watch trailer online at: http://www.internationalwow.com/ Watch trailer below: . World Premiere Screenings https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/awake-a-dream-from-standing-rock-2017 .
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*Media Touts A New Study Blaming Diabetes Epidemic On Global Warming* *The findings below may be totally correct -- though I wouldn't believe them until they are replicated -- but they are an attempt to make a general case from one observation. You can "prove" anything that way. There is no doubt that global warming would have some bad effects -- and increased diabetes may be one of them. But it would have good effects too. So where is the balance? I think the higher incidence of illness and death in winter tells us all we need to know about that* The media is touting a new st... more »
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From Jenna Orkin PER CAPITA OIL From engineer John Howe explaining the fundamental reasons underlying the cataclysmic changes going on today. Lead Poisoning In "Dozens Of California Communities" Worse Than Flint, Michigan Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak was freed from detention Bernie Sanders: Gorsuch 'brought the confirmation process to a new low' A shocking new study just disproved the 130-year-old theory about where dinosaurs came from JCC bomb threats: Teen suspect arrested in Israel Kid with inoperable brain tumor and sophisticated software. Russia Warns Norway Ov... more »
Victory: Tribes win federal trust status for Pe Sla property in Black Hills
Breaking News: A five-year effort to put a tract of tribal land in the Black Hills into federal trust is over. And now that the fight to keep the tract permanently in the hands of Native Americans for cultural and religious use is won, the tribes can focus on restoring the property -- even while they hammer out the final details of a law enforcement agreement with Pennington County. “This is where all the stars and everything align at the center of the universe,” said Joe Buck as he stood atop Flag Mountain looking down over the sacred tribal land known as Pe Sla. Four Sioux trib... more »
The Redundancy Of Freud's Divide Between Psychiatry And Neurology
Neurological and psychiatric conditions both involve the brain, but are treated very differently. Put simply, neurologists are trained to deal with the “brain” and psychiatrists to deal with the “mind”. Neurologists and psychiatrists formally parted company in the late 19th century. Ever since the days of Sigmund Freud – who was originally a neurologist but is also the father of psychoanalysis – the way we think about brain disorders has been coloured by this artificial divide. read more
Pause for Thought
You know the one where we complain that the BBC is usually way behind other media outlets when it comes to naming the attackers in an Islamist terrorist attack, well, Channel 4 News (of all people) inadvertently sounded a corrective warning about going too soon with names this week by reporting the wrong name for the Westminster terrorist. I saw that unfolding on Twitter. People began putting the wrong name out there. It began spreading like wildfire. I spotted some well-known journalists on my timeline starting to draw conclusions based on the wrong name. Then the controversial e... more »
'Tory Kuenssberg'
Laura Kuenssberg is in trouble with the Corbynistas on Twitter again. They were absolutely infuriated by this tweet on Thursday: They accused her of scoring cheap political anti-Corbyn points (and, of course, of being a "Tory"). Among the more restrained reactions were: - Wow! How low will you stoop to smear the man? - Using this situation as an excuse to attack Corbyn is nothing short of disgraceful. Have some respect, Laura, and take a day off. - This sort of tweet should be from a personal account - not via @BBCNews - Aren't you supposed to be unbiased? Cheap, p... more »
On Countryfile
As you'll doubtless already know, *Countryfile *found itself in the firing line for anti-Brexit bias at the start of the week following a report on last Sunday's edition. The *Daily Express*, which appears to be in hot pursuit of *Countryfile *at the moment, picked up on the outrage of some on Twitter and the *Daily Mail *and *Daily Telegraph* duly followed suit. The *Daily Express *scuffed its attack rather by blaming the wrong presenter, Adam Henson, rather than the man responsible, Tom Heap. Bizarrely, though published several hours later, the *Daily Mail *did exactly the sa... more »
#fail
Sammy Wilson - not a Tory It's interesting the lengths some will go to to discredit criticism of the BBC. The *Independent* has the headline, "Many MPs who complained about BBC's coverage of Brexit are 'hardline Euro-climate sceptics'". It cites a "report" by the pressure group DeSmog UK claiming that 18 of the 72 MPs who signed the letter condemning the BBC's Brexit coverage are 'hardline Euro-climate sceptics'. Well, for starters, the DeSmog folk are just the kind of trustworthy analysts who think that Sammy Wilson of the DUP is a Conservative MP: “Within this group of hardline... more »
That open letter
On that letter to Lord Hall from over 70 MPs, here's the letter in full: *Dear Lord Hall,* *RE: BBC Coverage of Brexit* *Brexit is the most important political challenge facing our country. Bearing in mind the new Royal Charter’s first ‘Public Purpose’ is to impartial news, as national broadcaster the BBC has a special obligation to ensure that it reflects available evidence and the balance of argument on the subject as fairly as possible.We believe the BBC has fallen far short of this high standard. No doubt the BBC often nurtures first-class journalism but its position depends ... more »
Early morning train journey up north
Ian's route (then from Sheffield to Barnsley on a branch line) Hotel room light you are sudden and harsh and uncompromising and you are no admirer of shadows. New Street Station you are still a maze but you are a shinier maze than before. Soundtrack to my early ride through the Midlands to home: download of Jazz Now on @BBCRadio3, soloing by the half-light fields. As I leave New Street, I think about the late poet Roy Fisher's seminal line 'Birmingham's what I think with...' North of Birmingham The sky can't decide What to wear. A nest interrupts A tall tree. The sun awards the s... more »
March Madness Leads into April Sadness: The Muppetization of Autism
By Anne Dachel Winnipeg Free Press and Sesame Street are soft-selling us autism. April, National Autism Awareness Month has turned from creating awareness of the autism epidemic to promoting autism as a neurological difference to be accepted and accommodated. This...
ACTION ALERT: Demand Healthcare Reform that Includes Medical & Therapeutic Autism Treatments
From our friends at Autism Action Network. CLICK HERE to take action! Right now Washington is battling over the fate of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Some sort of change is inevitable and we think that families...
How to Talk with Your Kid about Abortion—Especially Your Abortion
Ethical Technology - 21 hours ago
In coming decades, better birth control like long-acting IUDs and implants may make elective abortion virtually obsolete. But for now, unsought pregnancy is still painfully common; over a million American women have an abortion each year. https://ieet.org/images/uploads/baby-1150109_960_720.jpg
An artist replaced the men in these classic Westerns with women.
A curious bit of work and also revealing. Through it we discover a lot regarding our natural conditioning. Women trying to take on the mannerisms of man acting out a traditional position are challenged by the unusual. We see plenty of men playing women in theater but not so much the other way around. There is a lot more here than meets the eye and it deserves study. All good and worthwhile. may even have value for marketing.. *An artist replaced the men in these classic Westerns with women.* Evan Porter *When Felice House moved to Texas from Massachusetts, she quickly ... more »
Fish recorded singing dawn chorus on reefs just like birds
It actually makes great sense but who would have thought this? What is quickly obvious though is the the range is excellent and that this suggests that laying a listening grid will ultimately allow continuous mapping of population locations that is otherwise impossible. The commercial value is obvious, but stock management is also suddenly plausible. All good news for future sea management. . *Fish recorded singing dawn chorus on reefs just like birds* *Bat fish ** ballad* *21 September 2016 * *Norbert Probst/Getty* *By Greta Keenan * *The ocean might seem like a quiet... more »
MACH 7 RAIL GUN Ready For Sea Trials
Sea trials are possible because they have solved the energy problem. Rr5om now on it is an exercise in optimization and improving performance. A hundred mile range and massive kenetic energy will be a ship killer. Better yet eventually the technology will advance to rapid fire as well. This will also be an excellent weapon for our space based gravity ships that are clearly large enough to pack such a system. The power system would also be driving the laser systems. * NIGHTMARE WEAPON: US Military RAIL GUN Ready For Sea Trials- Reaches Target 100 miles away at MACH 7* * Steve B... more »
I Had Dinner With the Afghan Ambassador. What He Said About the Differences Between Trump, Obama Is Stunning
Please read this. Slowly we get the data needed understand the future. The answer is yes we will show up and we will win. We expect our allies to also win. But that means making your country stable and successful. Expect aggressive mobile USA ground forces whenever it is needed but quick replacement by supported local forces. That is what they need anyway. Overwhelming firepower to pull teeth and boots to clean up the remnants still having fight. Again i am reassured regarding the practicality of Trump. The strategy is self evident and always has been. Skip the shock and a... more »
Settled Science
Global Warming is settled science, right? So is Global Cooling - there have been ice ages and many learned scientists say that if it was not for human-generated activity we'd be in the middle of an ice age again.* --So, you're welcome.* Chicago is not under three miles of solid ice because me and those like me are driving gas-guzzling trucks. Of course the rant had to change to "climate change" because the climate always changes and "weather" because that changes too based on a number of variables which are poorly understood - manly based on both the sun and the regions of space th... more »
An isolated standard model contradicts nothing we know
Today, the Moriond 2017 particle physics conference ends. Especially the CMS has presented the newest results – analyses of some 35 inverse femtobarns of the data collected at the two protons' total energy of \(13\TeV\). Almost a decade ago, I made an asymmetric bet against Adam Falkowski, a particle phenomenologists now in Paris. He claimed that supersymmetry wouldn't be found before a deadline and I claimed it could be. If it were found, I would have won $10,000. If it weren't found, I would pay $100. So it was a 100-to-1 bet, basically implying the consensus probability of the ... more »
US Presence in Korea Drives Instability
*March 25, 2017* (Ulson Gunnar - NEO) - US and European interests continue to portray the government and nation of North Korea as a perpetual security threat to both Asia and the world. Allegations regarding the nation's nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programs are continuously used as justification for not only a continuous US military presence on the Korean Peninsula, but as justification for a wider continued presence across all of Asia-Pacific. In reality, what is portrayed as an irrational and provocative posture by the North Korean government, is in fact driven by a ver... more »
US Expands Defacto Syrian Invasion
*March 25, 2017* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - The recent expansion of US military forces in Syria follows a predictable, singular agenda targeting this nation for decades - and more specifically - during the most recent and ongoing conflict which began in 2011 amid the US-engineered "Arab Spring." The UK Independent in its article, "US marines sent to Syria to help assault on Isis' Raqqa stronghold," would report that: *Hundreds of US marines have arrived in Syria armed with heavy artillery in preparation for an assault on Isis’ de-facto capital of Raqqa.* However, the presence of U... more »
VANCOUVER 'Stoking the Sacred Fire' Live Friday Night
Live from Vancouver BC Friday night. Voices from the Sacred Fire: Indigenous Land Defenders Speak With Freda Huson (Unist’ot’en) -- Ladonna Brave Bull Allard (Standing Rock Sioux) -- Richard Wright (Madii Lii) --Brandon Gabriel (Kwantlen) -- Kachina Bige (Lutsel'ke Dené) -- Sakej Ward (Mi’kmaw) -- Kanahus Pelkey (Secwepemc)
“It Would Have Taken Out ALL THE BANKS”: MAJOR Operation Needed to Stop the Next Bank Run on Gold – London Analyst
“It Would Have Taken Out ALL THE BANKS”: MAJOR Operation Needed to Stop the Next Bank Run on Gold – London Analyst by http://www.silverdoctors.com/ Alasdair Macleod Joins Us From London to Warn Things Are Getting Critical in the Gold Market: – “It Would Have Taken Out ALL OF THE BANKS” The London Analyst Reveals A MAJOR […]
Russia Is Ready To Split Away From The SWIFT System
Published on Mar 24, 2017 The hard data and soft data are now going their separate ways, core durable goods declines. US Services PMI and Manufacturing PMI have declined. The core economic data like, retail, GDP, housing, unemployment are all declining rapidly and countries realize the dollar is collapsing. Russia has completed there own payment […]
Your iPhone is MyPhone: WikiLeaks Reveals How CIA Can Control Apple Products
Published on Mar 24, 2017 WikiLeaks has released the latest batch of documents in its Vault 7 series of documents related to the CIA’s espionage programs. The latest release, dubbed “Dark Matter,” reveals the specific techniques used to target Apple products. RT America’s Alexey Yaroshevsky has the story. end
The Debate: Israel Supporting Terrorists
Published on Mar 19, 2017 A threat by Israel: It has threatened to ‘destroy’ Syrian air defense systems. This comes after Israel conducted air raids in Syria illegally. In this debate, we’ll look at why Israel has chosen this time to threaten Syria, when Syria is engaged in an all-out war with foreign-backed terrorists, and […]
Russia Now Prepared for Both Dollar Collapse And Future Sanctions by Announcing Alternative SWIFT System
Russia Now Prepared for Both Dollar Collapse And Future Sanctions by Announcing Alternative SWIFT System by http://www.thedailyeconomist.com/ Over the 70+ years the U.S. has had control over the global monetary system, they have used the dollar on occasion as an ‘economic weapon’ to force other countries into ceding to their national and international policies. And of […]
ISIS(Daesh): Creature of The West
Did Syria attack America or threaten American interests? Clearly NO! So why is America supporting terrorists to overthrow Assad? The people behind this are Illuminist-Satanists. “For years we have been supplying anti-tank missiles and all sorts of weapons to the terrorists, to Al Nusra, sometimes to ISIS.. the entire array … Jaysh al-Islam …” – […]
Fake News: AP Touts Anti-Trump Poll with Warped Demographics Conducted by Soros-Backed Org
Fake News: AP Touts Anti-Trump Poll with Warped Demographics Conducted by Soros-Backed Org by AARON KLEIN, http://www.breitbart.com/ The Associated Press on Monday released a news making story with a glaring headline claiming that “Most young Americans don’t see Trump as a legitimate leader.” – A closer look at the survey finds it was conducted by a […]
Israeli Man, 19, Arrested in Connection with Threats Against Jewish Community Centers in U.S., Other Nations
Zionist, Moshe Sharett, who was Israeli’s first Foreign Minister from 1948-1956, and Prime Minister from 1954-1956 said (emphasis mine): In his diary, Sharett quotes a conversation with Army Chief of Staff Moshe Dayan in May 1955: – “We face no danger at all of an Arab advantage of force for the next 8-10 years…Reprisal actions […]
Musical Interlude:2002, "Starwalkers"
2002, "Starwalkers" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SovcBYRFIxw
O'odham in Mexico Protest Trump's Border Wall
. Photo copyright Lynn Saul, The Gate, March 25, 2017 View Ofelia Rivas' photos from today's border wall protest at Censored News http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2017/03/traditional-oodham-in-mexico-protest.html The Tohono O'odham government in Sells, Arizona, tribal police, U.S. Border Patrol and other federal agents, halted most supporters and reporters on their way to the Border Wall
Macedonia to George Soros and USAID: Go Away
[image: undefined] Small but mighty Macedonia is the mouse that roared this year, declaring war on George Soros, 86, and his US Government handmaidens, who, incredibly, have financed a left-wing agenda to divide the nation and bring a socialist-Muslim coalition to power. It was the kind of Obama Administration manipulation that was so routine that it passed unnoticed in 2012, when USAID/Skopje selected Soros’ Foundation Open Society Macedonia (FOSM) to manage $2.5 million in taxpayer dollars earmarked for oxymoronic “democracy building,” an amount increased to $4.8 million two year... more »
The Fundamental Issue in Climate Science Resolved
It has been a long time in coming, but we can now say with some confidence what the answer is to the most important question in climate science. As is all too well known, the climate alarmists have one fairly uniform answer, which they claim is part of their “consensus.” Climate skeptics, on the other […]
A Soldier Talks About His Experiences With His K-9 Dogs
Robert Vrabel *Robert Vrabel, Popular Mechanics*: *The K9 Units Who Saved My Life, and Yours* *On bases at home and overseas, K-9 units help to keep civilians and military personnel safe. An ex-Army cop recounts five loyal partners with whom he served.* *NERO* Dutch shepherd. Sweet dog. He was seven years and twelve handlers into the job, a lifetime in the K-9 patrol business. Me, I was two fresh weeks out of the schoolhouse, the Military Working Dog Handler Course. I chose him from the lot at Fort Bragg Kennels—three unassigned patrol dogs, the other two younger and probably fa... more »
Yes, There Was Collusion, But How Far Up The Chain Did It Go? To Trump?
Adam Schiff is very focused on Putin-Gate and when he was on *Meet the Press* the other day, he told Chuck Todd that "There is more than circumstantial evidence now... and is very much worthy of investigation." The next day CNN reported that the FBI has information that indicates associates-- is that Roger Stone? Steve Bannon? Flynn? Carter Page? Gorka? Manafort? Tillerson? Ross? -- of Trump "communicated with suspected Russian operatives to possibly coordinate the release of information damaging to Hillary Clinton's campaign." Remember, when Comey testified Monday he said the FB... more »
NORWAY -- Women of Standing Rock to Speak Out During Divestment Delegation
Indigenous Women of Standing Rock and Allies to Speak Out During Divestment Delegation to Norway March 23, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 24, 2017 Media Contact: General requests - Emily Arasim, +1(505) 920-0153, emily@wecaninternational.org Urgent requests in Norway - Osprey Orielle Lake, +1(415) 722-2104, osprey@wecaninternational.org Indigenous Women
Did 14 Washington, D.C., Girls Go Missing Within a 24-Hour Period?
Although there are still a number of missing teenagers in the D.C. area, local police refuted claims of a mass disappearance of girls there.
Report: One In Five Arab Mediterranean Youths Want To Emigrate
A Moroccan homeless youth sleeps in the street in the northeastern coastal city of Tangier *AFP:* *One in five Arab Mediterranean youths hopes to emigrate: study* One in five youths in several North African countries and Lebanon would like to emigrate in search of better prospects, including those with university degrees, according to a survey conducted for the European Commission. The survey of 10,000 people in Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia found a deep sense of "frustration and social exclusion", according to Elena Sanchez-Montijano at the Barcelona Centre for Int... more »
Trump Was Right: Latest Arrests Prove Threats to Jewish Centers in US Were False Flags
Trump Was Right: Latest Arrests Prove Threats to Jewish Centers in US Were False Flags by J.R. Smith, 21st Century Wire For the last two months, the US media has continued to ramp-up the alleged ‘alarming trend’ of hate crimes against Jewish institutions and sites in America. – On March 13th, CNN ran the headline, “Jewish Center […]
FBI Director Comey’s Criminal Affiliations with the Clintons Explains Why He Is Lying to Congress?
FBI Director Comey’s Criminal Affiliations with the Clintons Explains Why He Is Lying to Congress by Dave Hodges, http://www.thecommonsenseshow.com/ The noose around the neck of FBI’s James Comey career is tightening. It is amazing that he is still the Director of the FBI. The following contains a multitude of allegations against Comey and anyone of them […]
The FBI’s Conspiracy Theory of a Trump/Putin Collusion Has No Clothes. In America Today, Facts Cannot Compete with Lies
The FBI’s Conspiracy Theory of a Trump/Putin Collusion Has No Clothes — Paul Craig Roberts by http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ Unable to provide an ounce of evidence that a Trump/Putin conspiracy stole the presidential election from Hillary Clinton, the corrupt US “intelligence” agencies are shifting their focus to social media and to Internet sites such as Alex Jones and […]
Former Democratic CIA Officer Speaks Out Against Intelligence Leaks on Trump
VIDEO: Former Democratic CIA Officer Speaks Out Against Intelligence Leaks on Trump by EREN MORENO, http://truthfeed.com/ Bryan Dean Wright, an ex-CIA Democrat, shares his concerns on “Fox & Friends” regarding the intelligence leaks from the White House, saying the spying on President Trump is “out of control.” end
Vitamin C Breakthrough Discovery: Low-Cost Nutrient Halts Growth of Cancer Stem Cells… 1000% More Effective than Cancer Drug… Peer-Reviewed Science Confirms Powerful Effects
Vitamin C Breakthrough Discovery: Low-Cost Nutrient Halts Growth of Cancer Stem Cells… 1000% More Effective than Cancer Drug… Peer-Reviewed Science Confirms Powerful Effects by Mike Adams, http://www.naturalnews.com/ (Natural News) An exciting medical breakthrough published in the science journal Oncotarget has discovered the astonishing ability of concentrated vitamin C to halt the growth of cancer tumor stem cells. […]
THE GOP'S PLAN B WOULD FAIL, TOO
We had a big win today, but Joan Walsh expresses a fear that a lot of people share: It’s unlikely the GOP will return to health-care-reform legislation this year. (“It’s enough already,” Trump told a reporter Friday afternoon.) That doesn’t mean the fight over Obamacare will wind down, necessarily, but that it will move into the shadows. The Republican plan now, Trump told reporters, is to wait for Obamacare to “explode.” Similarly, Ryan predicted, “The worst is yet to come with Obamacare.” In all likelihood, what that means is that the GOP will now occupy itself with sabotaging the... more »
Grannies Against THAAD in South Korea
On March 18 elderly residents of Soseong-ri, South Korea (a village in Seongju County just 2 miles from the deployment site) joined the national peace march of more than 5,000 people against THAAD (Theatre High Altitude Area Defense). Leaning on walkers, they marched with high spirits, held up big picket signs and chanted, “Illegal THAAD, back to the U.S! THAAD, go away! Come Peace!” These people who live near the THAAD deployment site are mostly melon farmers who used to be 85% in favor of the right-wing ruling government. Since the decision was made to deploy the so-called 'm... more »
X22 Report, “America Has Become #1 Again, But It's Not What You Think”
*X22 Report, “America Has Become #1 Again, But It's Not What You Think”* - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaDhRRpweE0
"A Look to the Heavens"
“These three bright nebulae are often featured in telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields of the central Milky Way. In fact, 18th century cosmic tourist Charles Messier cataloged two of them; M8, the large nebula left of center, and colorful M20 on the right. The third, NGC 6559, is above M8, separated from the larger nebula by a dark dust lane. All three are stellar nurseries about five thousand light-years or so distant. * Click image for larger size.* The expansive M8, over a hundred light-years across, is also known as the Lagoon Nebula. M20'... more »
"We All Know..."
“We all know that something is eternal. And it ain’t houses and it ain’t names, and it ain’t earth, and it ain’t even the stars... everybody knows in their bones that something is eternal, and that something has to do with human beings. All the greatest people ever lived have been telling us that for five thousand years and yet you’d be surprised how people are always losing hold of it. There’s something way down deep that’s eternal about every human being. - Thornton Wilder
Chet Raymo, “Neurology 101”
*“Neurology 101”* by Chet Raymo “Here is the homepage one day last week for the Bing search engine, a photo of the Kurobe Dam in Japan. What struck me at once was the difference in scale between the tiny antlike humans and the massive bulk of the dam. How could such miniscule creatures have amassed such a volume of concrete? Of course, we are not the only creatures that build on a scale that dwarfs the builders. Tiny coral polyps built the 1,250-mile-long Great Barrier Reef. On our island of Exuma, termites almost too small to see build nests the size of a man. Time and teeming num... more »
"One Big Road..."
“Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you're riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake up and live!” - Bob Marley
Taiwan News Latest: Taiwan, the once and future Austronesian Ocean State
*Boats on Lanyu* I was inspired by the discovery of what might be the skeletons of African slaves in the Spanish cemetery in Keelung. Relecting on Taiwan's diverse ethnic roots, I noted in my latest Taiwan News piece: I often reflect on these facts when I read some reporter describing the people of Taiwan as “ethnic Chinese” or when people refer to themselves as having "Taiwanese blood." These ideas are vapid political constructs whose intent is overtly nationalistic: to claim a people is “ethnic Chinese” is to veer dangerously close to arguing that Beijing should be annexing them.... more »
In A First, The Next Secret Service Director Will Be From The U.S. Military
*Washington Examiner*: *Exclusive: Secret Service braces for 'outsider' director from the military* The Secret Service is bracing for the impending appointment of a new director with a senior military rank, the first time an agency chief would come from outside the service in modern history. Agents and officers are expecting Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, a retired Marine general and former head of U.S. Central Command, to tap another general to head the Secret Service and help reform the agency and impose more rigorous and even-handed discipline, according ... more »
Nelson Report: Rumors of a 4th "Communique"
*The coast off Kenting.* Rumors of the 4th Communique driven by Henry Kissinger under which the US sells out Taiwan are circulating in the local media... last week Randall Schriver, longtime Taiwan expert, said it was "unlikely". But the government put in a letter in the NYTimes pleading for the US not to sell out Taiwan for an agreement with China on N Korea. Some sort of agreement of this nature is always mooted whenever there is trouble with N Korea. As an expert explained to me, as Nork's nuke program develops the ability to put nukes on US western seaboard cities, pressure for... more »
Video Cheyenne River Chairman Update on Camps for Water Protectors
. Cheyenne River Chairman Harold Frazier Cheyenne River Chairman Harold Frazier shares how Cheyenne River opened up a camp at Eagle Butte, South Dakota, as a safe place for water protectors. The camp was created after water protectors were attacked, arrested and evicted at Standing Rock. Chairman Frazier describes how Cheyenne River also maintains a spiritual camp of water protectors
More Scientific Method and forecasting or prophesy.
Given that the climate changers don’t understand the scientific method, I’ll comment a little more on the philosophy or rationale of the method. Say we suspect the existence of an iron ore body, of magnetite, some 300 meters below the … Continue reading →
Watergate Reporter Bob Woodward: Obama Administration Officials Could Face Criminal Charges Over 'Unmasking' Trump's Team
*Epoch Times: **Obama Administration Officials Could Face Criminal Charges: Bob Woodward* Longtime Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward said officials who served under the Obama administration could be facing criminal charges for illegally revealing the names of people working on President Donald Trump’s transition team. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes said on Wednesday that he received new information unrelated to alleged Russian interference, suggesting team members or even Trump himself may have had their identities “unmasked” after communications were ... more »
War And The Health Of The State: What Causes War, Part 1 by Arthur D. Robbins
by Arthur D. Robbins Writer, Dandelion Salad Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained March 24, 2017 War has indeed become perpetual and peace no longer even a fleeting wish nor a distant memory. We have become habituated to the rumblings of war and the steady drum beat of propaganda about war’s necessity and the noble motives that […]
Texas Woman Admits to Fabricating Abduction, Racial Hoax
Breana Harmon Talbott now faces a misdemeanor charge of filing a false report.
Tonight's Movie Is 'War Devils'
From *Wikipedia*: During the campaigns in Africa in World War II, a Nazi officer and his American counterpart find they must help each other in order to make it across the desert to safety. After completing their trip, the German officer releases his American prisoner but pledges to kill him if they ever meet again. One year later, the two officers find themselves facing each other again but this time in occupied France.
Want To Know Why Hawaii Has Such A Weak And Ineffective GOP?
A couple of weeks ago I heard a 33 year old Hawaiian state legislator, Beth Fukumoto, being interviewed on NPR. She had a compelling story about criticizing Trump and being stripped of her leadership position in the state House by her fellow Republicans. I thought it might make an interesting story for this blog and then stopped myself with a promise that I would revisit when Beth, a former state party GOP chair and the Minority Leader of the state House, inevitably switched parties and became a Democrat. That happened yesterday, when she made the video up top. Since 2012 she's b... more »
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