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North Korea launched a missile on Saturday. But the test ended in failure, the South Korean military said. https://t.co/aXS05VRj8w pic.twitter.com/UEaP1ZRsdS — The New York Times (@nytimes) April 29, 2017
Picture Of The Day
The Battle of Berlin military historical reenactment held on the 72nd anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Patriot Military Patriotic Park of Culture and Leisure of the Russian Armed Forces, the Moscow Region. April 23. © Sputnik/ Maksim Blinov
This Artificial Womb Could Revolutionize the Way We Treat Premature Babies
Ethical Technology - 18 minutes ago
Incubators and ventilators are invaluable when treating extremely premature infants, but they’re a far cry from the cozy confines of a mother’s womb. In an effort to create an environment that more closely approximates the real thing, researchers have now developed an artificial womb that could dramatically reduce mortality and disease in preemies. https://ieet.org/images/uploads/zmafs98ntmt5rgfywiwp.jpg
Bret Stephens' skepticism will spread from NYT to other mainstream sources
Bill Z. has sent me a link to the New York Times op-ed Climate of Complete Certainty by Bret Stephens, recently taken away from WSJ. The New York Times have promoted this first op-ed by the new guy as a "top story" and lots of readers have reacted. The content of the op-ed is simple. Stephens – who looks like a classic lukewarmer to me here, not too much skeptical than Andy Revkin – says that it's wrong to expect that one is 100% certain. Only fanatics do so, sane people know that they're 65% right if they're really good, and the climate alarmists claiming certainty should be asham... more »
'Enlisted Military' Is The Fourth Worst Job In The U.S.
*Task & Purpose:* *‘Enlisted Military’ Ranks As One Of The Worst Jobs In The World — Again* Online job database CareerCast released its annual job rankings list on Thursday, and to nobody’s surprise, “enlisted military” came in 197th out of 200 occupations, making it the fourth-worst job in the United States. The surprising thing, however, is that the profession is slipping: Last year, it was only the fifth worst. After weighing a number of factors ranging from environment, salary, and growth outlook to several stress factors, CareerCast rated only logging, broadcast journalism... more »
NSA Will No Longer Collect American Emails And Texts Exchanged With Foreign Targets
*New York Times:* *N.S.A. Halts Collection of Americans’ Emails About Foreign Targets* WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency said Friday that it had halted one of the most disputed practices of its warrantless surveillance program, ending a once-secret form of wiretapping that dates to the Bush administration’s post-Sept. 11 expansion of national security powers. The agency is no longer collecting Americans’ emails and texts exchanged with people overseas that simply mention identifying terms — like email addresses — for foreigners whom the agency is spying on, but are neither... more »
Bret Stephens and Climate Change
The former Wall Street Journal writer Bret Stephens has a column today to kick off his new digs at the New York Times that meanders into climate change territory and has raised some hackles. In the piece, he talks about how public opinion on climate change is soft, which some folks have complained doesn’t capture public opinion […]
Trump's First Hundred Years
This morning-- Day 99 of the Trump Regime-- the Commerce Department released a sour look at what's happened to the economy since Mr. "I thought it would be easier" was installed in the Oval Office. According to the *NY Times*, "the economy barely grew, expanding at an annual rate of only 0.7 percent. The growth was a sharp decline from the 2.1 percent annual rate recorded in the final quarter of last year. It was the weakest quarterly showing in three years. Consumption, the component reflecting individual spending, rose by only 0.3 percent, well below the 3.5 percent rate in the ... more »
Bill Nye “Is Not The Right” Guy Would Prefer an Ice Age Over the Current Warming
The liberal crocodiles are continuing to circle Bill Nye, as the campaign to undermine him from the left continues. First the “March for Science” was displeased that he was too white, male, rich and presumably heterosexual, and wasn’t the best face for their “progressive, inclusive, diverse and nondiscriminatory” march. Now the ultra-liberal Nation Magazine has their knives … Continue reading "Bill Nye “Is Not The Right” Guy Would Prefer an Ice Age Over the Current Warming"
Should the World Fear North Korea's Special Forces?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* Kim's elite force, or paper tiger? One of the most vital parts of North Korea’s war machine is one that relies the most on so-called “soldier power” skills. North Korea has likely the largest special-forces organization in the world, numbering two hundred thousand men—and women—trained in unconventional warfare. Pyongyang’s commandos are trained to operate throughout the Korean Peninsula, and possibly beyond, to present an asymmetric threat to its enemies. For decades North Korea maintained an impressive all-arms force of everything from tanks to... more »
New Report Suggests Russia's Enclave of Kaliningrad Might Need to be Militarily 'Neutralized'
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* Would NATO do it in time of war? Russia is not happy over a new RAND Corporation study that suggests the Russian city of Kaliningrad—the former German city of Königsberg—might need to be militarily “neutralized.” “Just Try It,” warned the headline of a Sputnik News article on the RAND study, which Sputnik described as being “filled with standard rhetoric about the dangers of ‘Russian aggression’ in Eastern Europe.” Actually, there was nothing particularly bellicose about RAND’s U.S. government-sponsored research, titled “European Relations with ... more »
Trump's Tax Plan Is an Outline, Not a Strategy
*W. James Antle III* *Economics, Americas* [image: Donald Trump speaks to an audience at the Hermitage, home of former president Andrew Jackson. Wikimedia Commons/Tennessee National Guard] Why Trump’s team spared us the details. It’s not quite fair to say that President Trump has come out with a tax-reform plan. What Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn unveiled earlier this week is really a set of bullet points. A reasonable enough set of bullet points, from a conservative perspective. Individual tax brackets would be cut from seven ... more »
The North Korea Nightmare Continues
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Security, Asia* The missile tests continue—and will likely accelerate. What should Washington do now? If North Korea truly desires state of the art nuclear weapons and missiles—something that can deliver an atomic payload to say Los Angeles—than we are indeed in for some tense time ahead. The only way Kim Jong-un—the portly pariah of Pyongyang—can truly develop a medium-range missile that can hit even Hawaii or Alaska is through a rigorous testing program. Even in failure, the Kim regime gains vital technical data that creates pathways to future success. Th... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Los Venezolanos Heroicos'
Post navigation ← Previous LOS VENEZOLANOS HEROICOS Posted on April 28, 2017 Please post & distribute. April 28, 2017. South American nations don’t trust the US. US forces inside Venezuela promote foreign intervention and overthrow of governments. The Organization of American States (OAS), facilitates control of Latin America and the Caribbean. So Canada acts on behalf of the US to
3 Proven Ways Smartphones and Screen Time are Harming Children’s Health
*Alex Pietrowski* - What are fixation technologies doing to kids? The post 3 Proven Ways Smartphones and Screen Time are Harming Children’s Health appeared first on Waking Times.
Is President Trump Having Regrets About Being President?
U.S. President Donald Trump looks out a window of the Oval Office following an interview with Reuters at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 27, 2017. *Reuters:* *Exclusive: Trump says he thought being president would be easier than his old life* He misses driving, feels as if he is in a cocoon, and is surprised how hard his new job is. President Donald Trump on Thursday reflected on his first 100 days in office with a wistful look at his life before the White House. "I loved my previous life. I had so many things going," Trump told Reuters in an interview. "This is more w... more »
North Korea's Missile Test Fails Minutes After Launch
*CNN:* *North Korea's missile test fails, US military says* (CNN)North Korea on Saturday launched a ballistic missile that blew up over land, a spokesman for the US Pacific Command said. The missile didn't leave North Korean territory, US Navy Cmdr. Dave Benham said. A US military assessment found the main part of the missile landed approximately 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Pukchang airfield, a US official told CNN. South Korean officials said the test likely was a failure. *Read more *.... *More News On North Korea's Missile Test Failing Minutes After Launch* North Korea tes... more »
Federal investigation of Fox News expands. Wait, what federal investigation of Fox News?
What? A fraud investigation? Courtesy of CNN: *The U.S. Justice Department's investigation of Fox News has widened to include a second law enforcement agency. * *Financial crimes experts from the United States Postal Inspection Service are now involved, according to four sources connected to the investigation. * *Mail fraud and wire fraud cases are part of the USPIS purview. * *Investigators from both the USPIS and the Justice Department have been conducting interviews in recent weeks -- including with some former Fox staffers -- to obtain more information about the network's man... more »
Another Trump Property Tarred With His Toxic Name Is Forced To Close-- Maybe Koi Could Reopen In Clay Co, Kentucky
*I bet folks in McKee, Kentucky would LOVE a Trump-branded something in their town of 800. This one is available for moving* Just under a year ago I spent some time in Azerbaijan, mostly in Baku, the capital city. I went to see Trump Tower, which had opened and closed in a matter of days, and blogged about it a bit. Trump's Mafia business partners, the Mammadovs (AKA the Coreleones of the Caspian), were stuck holding the bag when the CIA insisted GOP nominee Trump extricate himself and Ivanka from a full-time criminal enterprise that was working as money launderers for the Iranian ... more »
Allen Young : BOOKS | ‘The Sixties: A Journal of History, Politics and Culture’ reviews the ‘Rag’ book
Book Review: ‘Celebrating The Rag: Austin’s Iconic Underground Newspaper’ By Allen Young | The Sixties: A Journal of History, Politics and Culture | First published online 17 Apr 2017 This article was first published in The Sixties: A Journal of … finish reading Allen Young : *BOOKS* | ‘The Sixties: A Journal of History, Politics and Culture’ reviews the ‘Rag’ book
Update: Loon Crisis Along Southern California Coast
The month of April has not been kind to seabirds in Southern California. Hundreds of aquatic birds – especially Loons – have been found emaciated and sick along Santa Barbara and Ventura County beaches. You can help: Adopt a Loon More than 80 affected birds have come into care at our Los Angeles Wildlife Center […]
Ted Nugent Death Hoax
Despite rumors that the rocker was killed in a hunting accident in Montana, he remains alive and well.
The Trials of ‘Last Unicorn’ Author Peter S. Beagle
The beloved sci-fi and fantasy writer has chronic money woes due in part to an ongoing legal battle with his former manager, but he says he's in no danger of winding up on the streets.
Death Row Inmate Eats an Entire Bible as His Last Meal?
An article reporting that inmate Jeremy Morris decided to have a Bible as his last meal was a hoax.
Virginia Town Police Investigate Spate of ‘Almost Surgical’ Cat Shavings
Authorities in Waynesboro said seven cats have been abducted, then returned, since December 2016.
Did Ayn Rand Say ‘The Question Isn’t Who Is Going to Let Me; It’s Who Is Going to Stop Me’?
The quote, often attributed to Rand, is a paraphrase from one of her novels.
US Deploys Troops Along Syria-Turkey Border
[image: undefined] Just three days after Turkish warplanes killed at least 20 US-backed Kurdish fighters along the Turkey-Syria border as well as several Kurdish peshmerga troops on Mount Sinjar in northwestern Iraq, footage posted by Syrian activists showed the US has deployed troops and APCs in the contested region, in a move that could potentially drag the US in a conflict where it already finds itself mediating between two so-called US ally forces in the proxy war against Syria. The Turkish airstrikes also wounded 18 members of the US-backed People's Protection Units, or YPG, w... more »
US Deploys Troops Along Syria-Turkey Border
[image: undefined] Just three days after Turkish warplanes killed at least 20 US-backed Kurdish fighters along the Turkey-Syria border as well as several Kurdish peshmerga troops on Mount Sinjar in northwestern Iraq, footage posted by Syrian activists showed the US has deployed troops and APCs in the contested region, in a move that could potentially drag the US in a conflict where it already finds itself mediating between two so-called US ally forces in the proxy war against Syria. The Turkish airstrikes also wounded 18 members of the US-backed People's Protection Units, or YPG, w... more »
US Deploys Troops Along Syria-Turkey Border
[image: undefined] Just three days after Turkish warplanes killed at least 20 US-backed Kurdish fighters along the Turkey-Syria border as well as several Kurdish peshmerga troops on Mount Sinjar in northwestern Iraq, footage posted by Syrian activists showed the US has deployed troops and APCs in the contested region, in a move that could potentially drag the US in a conflict where it already finds itself mediating between two so-called US ally forces in the proxy war against Syria. The Turkish airstrikes also wounded 18 members of the US-backed People's Protection Units, or YPG, w... more »
US Deploys Troops Along Syria-Turkey Border
[image: undefined] Just three days after Turkish warplanes killed at least 20 US-backed Kurdish fighters along the Turkey-Syria border as well as several Kurdish peshmerga troops on Mount Sinjar in northwestern Iraq, footage posted by Syrian activists showed the US has deployed troops and APCs in the contested region, in a move that could potentially drag the US in a conflict where it already finds itself mediating between two so-called US ally forces in the proxy war against Syria. The Turkish airstrikes also wounded 18 members of the US-backed People's Protection Units, or YPG, w... more »
VIDEO: Syrian jets intervene as US-backed rebels target army outpost in rural Sweida
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:30 A.M.) – Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters have repeatedly attacked the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions in eastern Sweida this week, causing huge tension between two parties whom are both simoultaniously fighting the Islamic State. The media wing of Osoud Al-Sharqiya, a US-vetted FSA faction, published footage on Friday showing clashes between […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Islamist militants fire at civilians to dislodge protest in eastern Damascus
SANA’A, YEMEN (2:00 A.M.) – Jaish Al-Islam fired live bullets at protesters in rural Damascus who took to the streets after Friday prayers in defiance of rival Islamist groups fighting one another on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital. Residents participating in the demonstration were chanting for rebel forces to unite although they were […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Ten Saudi soldiers blown to smithereens due to Houthi offensive on coastal city
SANA’A, YEMEN (1:30 A.M.) – On Friday, two soldiers of the Saudi Arabian Army along with 8 proxies were killed-in-action (KIA) amid clashes with the Yemeni Army, Popular Committees, Republican Guard and Missile Forces at the Red Sea port city of Midi. The death toll was inflicted after troops loyal to the Sana’a based government […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Syrian rebels inch closer to lifting East Qalamoun siege
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:00 A.M.) – After a long journey from Jordan through the Syrian desert, a convoy of Free Syrian Army (FSA) technicals finally reached the ISIS-held Mahsaa area in eastern Homs today, putting rebel forces within striking distance of linking up with allied FSA factions in the East Qalamoun pocket. Friday’s offensive was led […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
مقتل أمير كتيبة الامام البخاري الأوزبكية بنيران صديقة في ادلب
اكدت مصادر معارضة مقتل امير كتيبة الإمام البخاري المدعو صلاح الدين البخاري مع 4 من مرافقيه إثر تعرضهم لنيران مسلحين في مدينة ادلب وقالت المصادر إن القتلى لقوا حدفهم اثناء تواجدهم في مقر هيئة الشرعية للكتيبة حين فتح احد المسلحين نيرانه عليهم وارداهم قتلى الصورة للمدعو صلاح الدين البخاري الامير العسكري لكتيبة الامام البخاري الاوزبكية […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In Pictures: jihadi attack on northern Hama foiled, scores killed
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (12:15 A.M.) – The Syrian government forces repelled a massive attack by jihadi groups on Massasnah village in northern Hama countryside, killing and wounding scores. The assault, the third of its kind since the village fell to the government troops last week, was spearheaded by the Syrian al-Qaeda Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Assassination kills foreign jihadist Emir in Idlib city
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (0:00 A.M.) – On Friday evening, a jihadist Emir originating from the Caucasus region of Russia was killed during prayer time in a mosque in the provincial capital of Idlib. Sheikh Salah, Emir of the Imam Bukhari brigade (jihadist group with foreign fighters mainly from Uzbekistan), was shot dead along with four bodyguards […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Taliban launches spring offensive as Afghan Army struggles to defeat countrywide insurgency
(TIME) Afghanistan’s Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive Friday, promising to build their political base in the country while focusing military assaults on coalition and Afghan security forces. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid announced the launch of the offensive in an email statement that boasted Taliban control over more than half of the country, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Al-Qaeda franchise group storms ISIS checkpoints near the Lebanese border
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:00 P.M.) – Rival jihadist groups are fighting one another in eastern Lebanon near the border with Syria as Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) launched an offensive against ISIS in the Al-Thallajat area beginning on Friday morning. Targeting ISIS-held positions on the axis between Joroud Fletah and Al-Jarajeer in the West Qalamoun mountains, HTS […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Rules for Climate Radicals; The Price of a Successful Attack is a Constructive Alternative
Because of recent events, I’m skipping ahead on the list to “Rule # 11: The Price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.” The upcoming “People’s Climate Movement/March” is a classic example of this tactic, and they even highlight it in their title. After the climate movement’s disastrous defeat in the last election, they have … Continue reading "Rules for Climate Radicals; The Price of a Successful Attack is a Constructive Alternative"
The First 100 Days Should be the Last
Let's face an uncomfortable reality: Being a political blogger is very similar to being one of the blind men feeling an elephant. According to the old Indian legend, one man felt the trunk and thought it was a rope. Another felt the abdomen and thought it was a wall. Yet another held the tail and thought it was a vine. The point of the story, of course, is if you completely lack context (or in this case, sight) and try to form an opinion about something large, you're likely to focus only on the small part you can actually get your hands on. And, of course, your very limite... more »
Diverting Attention from the Tragedy of Palestine
*Paul R. Pillar* *Israel Palestinian Territories Iran, * The United Nations always has had, and rightfully so, a strong role in handling the conflict between Arabs and Jews over land in Palestine. When the Ottoman Empire collapsed after World War I, Britain assumed administration of Palestine under a mandate from the League of Nations. In the aftermath of World War II, when an overburdened Britain declared that it was ridding itself of the burden of Palestine, and with the League of Nations having died, it was appropriate that the successor international organization, the Unite... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 28, 2017
Has Erdoğan Turned Turkey From an Ally Into an Enemy? *Patrick Smith, Fiscal Times*: *Has Erdoğan Turned Turkey From an Ally Into an Enemy?* When the heedless Recip Tayyip Erdoğan ordered Turkish jets to bomb Kurdish targets in Syria and Iraq this week—ignoring vigorous American objections—he faced the Trump administration with a question it can’t flinch from much longer: Is Turkey turning from a longtime ally into adversary? Erdoğan’s repeated betrayals can no longer be shrugged off, given the key role Kurdish forces play in the anti–ISIS alliance. As Team Trump accelerates the ... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Over 400,000 light years across NGC 6872 is an enormous spiral galaxy, at least 4 times the size of our own very large Milky Way. About 200 million light-years distant, toward the southern constellation Pavo, the Peacock, the remarkable galaxy's stretched out shape is due to its ongoing gravitational interaction, likely leading to an eventual merger, with the nearby smaller galaxy IC 4970. IC 4970 is seen just below and right of the giant galaxy's core in this cosmic color portrait from the 8 meter Gemini South telescope in Chile. *Click image for larger size.* The idea to image th... more »
BREAKING: How HSBC’s ‘dark money’ could have bought the Conservatives the 2010 general election
The Canary can exclusively reveal a fresh election expenses scandal involving the Conservative Party. It’s one that goes to the heart of David Cameron’s 2010 election campaign, as well as the EU referendum. One senior Labour MP has told The Canary it needs investigating for “potential criminal behaviour” by the Conservatives. A former Conservative Party […] The post BREAKING: How HSBC’s ‘dark money’ could have bought the Conservatives the 2010 general election appeared first on The Canary.
Democrats Seek to Outlaw “Conversion”
[image: democrats-seek-to-outlaw-conversion] If your son wants to live as a girl, that’s just fine with leftists. But if he’s experiencing same-sex attraction and wants to start liking girls, you could be charged with a crime for helping him accomplish this. That is, if the Democrats in Congress have their way.
Trump Gives “Never, Ever” Speech to NRA National Convention
[image: trump-gives-never-ever-speech-to-nra-national-convention] Touching the heart of his mission at the NRA convention, President Trump also voiced his solid support of the Second Amendment and vowed never to disappoint gun owners.
BREAKING: North Korea tests ballistic missile
[image: This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 11, 2016 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (front C) during a combat drill of the service personnel of the special operation battalion of the Korean People's Army Unit 525. / AFP / KCNA VIA KNS / KNS / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDE... more »
Furious China hits back at US on North Korea during UN Security Council Session
[image: china] China makes clear that it will not support further sanctions against North Korea if there are no more nuclear tests, and that it wants direct talks between the US and North Korea to begin immediately and all further joint military exercises between the US and South Korea to end. The post Furious China hits back at US on North Korea during UN Security Council Session appeared first on The Duran.
World News Briefs -- April 28, 2017 (Evening Edition)
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during a Security Council meeting on the situation in North Korea at the United Nations (UN) in New York, U.S., April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson *Reuters*:* U.S. says time to act on North Korea, China says not up to Beijing alone* U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned on Friday that failure to curb North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs could lead to 'catastrophic consequences,' while China and Russia rebuked Washington's threat of military force. The showdown in a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on North ... more »
Chet Raymo, “What Not to Believe”
*“What Not to Believe”* by Chet Raymo “In Stacy Schiff's biography of Cleopatra, I came across this epigraph from Euripides: "Man's most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to believe." I have no idea which of Euripides' plays the quote is from, but it strikes me as a suitable source for reflection. Credulity is the default state of a human life. Children are born to believe, to accept as true what they are told by adults. An innate credulity has survival value in a dangerous world. If a grown-up says "There are crocodiles in the river," it is probably best to stay out ... more »
Paulo Coelho, "The Chess Game"
"The Chess Game" by Paulo Coelho "A young man said to the abbot from the monastery of Melk: "I’d actually like to be a monk, but I haven’t learned anything in life. All my father taught me was to play chess, which does not lead to enlightenment. Apart from that, I learned that all games are a sin." "They may be a sin but they can also be a diversion, and who knows, this monastery needs a little of both," was the reply. The abbot asked for a chess board, sent for a monk and told him to play the young man. But before the game began, he added: "Although we need diversion, we cannot al... more »
"Why Not Now..."
"You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?" - Robert Louis Stevenson
Former Leader of Anti-Immigration Group Reportedly Appointed as USCIS Ombudsman
Julie Kirchner was the executive director of the Federation for American Immigration Reform before joining the Trump administration.
Water Fluoridation Reduces IQ?
Studies suggesting a link between public water fluoridation and reduced intelligence rely on unsubstantiated leaps made possible by studies of “insufficient quality” that were conducted to address entirely different questions.
Former Trump adviser Carter Page claims “I have been the victim of one of the most horrendous civil rights violations in recent U.S. election history.” Yeah, that's what happened.
Carter Page to @CNN's @ChrisCuomo: "I've been the victim of one of the most horrendous civil rights violations..." https://t.co/3FeN6FEzWh — New Day (@NewDay) April 27, 2017 Courtesy of The Hill: *A former campaign adviser to Donald Trump said Thursday he was “the victim of one of the most horrendous civil rights violations” during the 2016 presidential election. * *“I have been the victim of one of the most horrendous civil rights violations in recent U.S. election history,” Carter Page told co-host Chris Cuomo on CNN’s “New Day.” * *Page’s comments came after Cuomo pushed him t... more »
Pentagon Says Two U.S. Army Rangers May Have Been Killed By Friendly Fire In Afghanistan
*Washington Times:* *Friendly fire may have caused deaths of Army Rangers in eastern Afghanistan* Two Army Rangers killed in an Islamic State ambush in eastern Afghanistan’s violent Nangarhar province on Thursday may have been the victims of friendly fire, according to the Defense Department. Sgts. Joshua Rodgers and Cameron Thomas with 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, were killed during a night raid against the suspected hideout of Abdul Hasib, the alleged emir of the terror group’s Afghan cell known as Islamic State in Iraq and Syria - Khorosan Province, or ISIS-K, in Nanga... more »
Cilantro Lime Beans and Rice
We are all about flavor fusions in our house so when my husband came up with the idea to add southwest flavors to traditional beans and rice, I was all over that idea! It turned out amazing. Everything you love about hearty beans and rice with a perfect hint of southwest flavors. INGREDIENTS - 4-6 boneless skinless chicken thighs - 1 cup white rice - 1½ cups water - 1½ teaspoon chicken boullion - olive oil - 3 cloves garlic, minced - ½ C. cilantro, chopped - 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed - Juice of one lime - Salt & Pepper PREPARATIONCook th... more »
Lonely Planet promotes tourism to illegal settlements, handing land over to Israeli occupiers
Lonely Planet, a popular and well-respected travel guide company, took a misguided step when it came to promoting a key destination in its material. The company has designated one of five remaining Syrian villages in an occupied territory of the Syrian Golan Heights as part of Israel. But it is in fact under an illegal occupation […] The post Lonely Planet promotes tourism to illegal settlements, handing land over to Israeli occupiers appeared first on The Canary.
The media fail us again, beating the war drums for the May/Trump nuclear coalition
Close allies Theresa May and Donald Trump are currently trying their best to create the kind of tough image that’s usually the preserve of military dictators. That means threatening war and global destruction in the interests of looking strong. But perhaps the most worrying thing is that media outlets appear to be beating the war drums […] The post The media fail us again, beating the war drums for the May/Trump nuclear coalition appeared first on The Canary.
Trump’s Hundred Days of Rage and Rapacity by Ralph Nader + Nader Accepts Gandhi Peace Award: All Wars Are Preventable
Dandelion Salad by Ralph Nader The Nader Page, April 26, 2017 April 28, 2017 The Lawless-loving corporatists have worked overtime to besmirch the word “regulation” (or law and order for corporations) and edify the word “deregulation,” to help bring about their dream state of dismantled or weakened regulation. Here is one little-mentioned ongoing disaster of […]
Backing Trump's Tax Proposals Will Be Very Costly For Scores Of Republican Incumbents
One deduction that Trump's tax plan seeks to eviscerate just happens to focus primarily on blue states. If his plan passes, deductions of state and local taxes from federal income taxes will be eliminated. There are 7 states with no state income tax-- Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wyoming-- and neither Tennessee nor New Hampshire taxes wages, so those 9 states won't be impacted at all. But states where state and local taxes are high and where the deductions are considerable include California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Marylan... more »
Does Dolph Lundgren Have Multiple Scientific Degrees?
A 2017 meme compared the educational backgrounds of Bill Nye and Dolph Lundgren.
$75 Bed Bath & Beyond Coupon?
Another Facebook coupon scam has appeared, this time using phony Bed Bath & Beyond coupons to lure users into participating.
Luxury ‘Fyre’ Music Festival in the Bahamas Descends Into Chaos?
Amid reports of stranded attendees and no refunds, some are hinting that the entire festival was a scam.
Int’l Banker Blows Whistle, Admits He Was Ordered to Sacrifice Children at Parties for the Elite
*Matt Agorist* - His conscience stopped him from participating in these horrid crimes. The post Int’l Banker Blows Whistle, Admits He Was Ordered to Sacrifice Children at Parties for the Elite appeared first on Waking Times.
Tillerson Say U.S. Open to Talks With North Korea — Seeks Denuclearized Korean Peninsula
[image: tillerson-say-u-s-open-to-talks-with-north-korea-seeks-denuclearized-korean-peninsula] Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the administration is open to having direct talks with North Korea, if the agenda focuses on denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
Trump is an insider now
[image: trump and family] Trump has become everything he campaigned against. The post Trump is an insider now appeared first on The Duran.
An On The Ground Report From The Front Lines In Mosul
*Michael Gordon, New York Times*: *On the Mosul Front, a Brutal Battle Against ISIS and Time* Mr. Gordon, a military correspondent for The Times, is working with the Iraqi reporter Kamil Kakol on the front lines in Iraq. Clambering onto a rooftop with a small group of soldiers from Iraq’s counterterrorism service, we scanned the Islamic State’s stronghold in western Mosul as one of its armored car bombs maneuvered toward the front line. Within minutes, there was an enormous explosion — a shoot of red flame and a funnel of black smoke that reached into the sky. This time, at leas... more »
Woman gives up marriage to live with 500 huskies, then helps 400 homeless dogs too
She has taken in over 500 huskies since falling in love with the breed and spends 16 hours a day caring for them. She set up Saint Sled Dog Rescue after hearing about a dog, Athena, who was set to be put down as her owner couldn’t afford surgery on her leg. Heather, of Peterborough, Cambs, said: “People say I’m crazy, but I see them as my family and they need me just like children need their parents. “I fell in love with sled dogs when I got my first husky Sasha 12 years ago. “Then I rescued two more dogs, taking the total to three. Then they had puppies, so we had eight. “Afte... more »
At UN Security Council session Rex Tillerson opens door for negotiations with North Korea
[image: tillerson and kim] In carefully chosen words at UN Security Council session US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson leaves open possibility for direct negotiations between the US and North Korea, culminating in an agreement to normalise relations in return for limits on North Korea's nuclear programme. The post At UN Security Council session Rex Tillerson opens door for negotiations with North Korea appeared first on The Duran.
Trump Warns There Is A Chance Of “A Major, Major Conflict” With North Korea
Trump Warns There Is A Chance Of “A Major, Major Conflict” With North Korea by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com While emoting sympathy for Kim Jong Un’s situation, President Trump told Reuters, during a lengthy interview ahead of his 100th day in office, that he’d “love to solve things diplomatically,” but warned that “there is a chance […]
What I Learned About Civil Unrest During The Los Angeles Riots 25 Years Ago
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Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates April 28, 2017
*Sydney Morning Herald: **Foreign Islamic State fighters are 'fighting to the death' in Mosul* London: Western-backed Iraqi forces are capturing some Islamic State fighters as they fight to liberate Mosul and Raqqa but the vast majority of foreign fighters are "fighting to the death", the US-led coalition for the fight against IS said. Colonel John Dorrian, the spokesperson for the global coalition against IS said just 1000 remain in Mosul, Iraq while between 3000-4000 are still fighting in Raqqa. Colonel Dorrian said the Iraqis had "taken control" of some foreign fighters captu... more »
This Simpsons' take on Trump's first 100 days should not be missed.
Courtesy of Raw Story: *The skit begins in the White House with Trump in bed surrounded by numerous books including The Little Book of Big Bombs and Killing a Good Thing—authored by ousted Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly. * *Trump runs down his “many accomplishments” in the last 100 days. “Lowered my golf handicap, my Twitter following increased by 700 and, finally, we can finally shoot hibernating bears—my boys will love that,” he says. * *In the press room of the White House, meanwhile, the job of trying to manage Trump’s media image has become too much for Sean Spicer—himself the... more »
Maddow in the "killing" fields!
*FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017Our own self-satisfied cant:* Oh what the heck! Let's journey with Rachel Maddow to the "killing" fields, as inspired by recent events in Arkansas. For ourselves, we're opposed to capital punishment. We can't recall ever making that decision. It seems that we have always been opposed to capital punishment. Rachel Maddow seems to oppose capital punishment too. We say "seems" because, as part of her devolving post-journalistic style, she rarely develops information or arguments concerning the practice. A few years ago, it became clear that Maddow opposes *bot... more »
India Rising! And our decline…
We’ll go all “good news, bad news” on you, today, contrasting one of the globe’s astonishing bright spots with the decline of the erstwhile Leader of the West. But first: Have you been floundering to get a handle on this weird time we are in? Lately there’s been a surge of interest in my “Horizons Model” to explain why our divides - especially in America, where market enterprise does better, under democrats - have less to do with any classic “left-right axis” than how far *outward* - in time and space - extend your *horizons* of worry, hope, and inclusion. Why do so many of our... more »
Who Benefits From Increased Tensions In North Korea?
President Trump essentially threatened to launch a pre-emptive attack on North Korea if intelligence shows they could hit the U.S. with a nuclear missile. The post Who Benefits From Increased Tensions In North Korea? appeared first on Shadowproof.
BREAKING: Secret DAPL Spill Assessment Feds Said Would Endanger Lives — Found Online
[image: dapl]The Feds denied a FOIA request for the environmental impact assessment of DAPL but the document is available, in full, right here.
Cop Who Broke Elderly Vet’s Ribs, Caught on Video AGAIN, Attacking Innocent Grandpa
[image: young]A Buda police officer is being sued — AGAIN — for excessive force and infringing upon an elderly citizen's Fourth Amendment rights. Twice in six months.
Five PKK insurgents surrender to the Turkish Army in Tunjeli governorate
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:20 P.M.) – On Friday, Turkish Army units raided a Kurdish-held position in the Hozat area of Tunjeli province, capturing five militants (two women, three men) of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and killing a sixth. The afternoon operation was carried out by the 51st Mechanized Infantry Brigade of the 8th Army Corps, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ديلي ميل: المنظومات الروسية تروّض القدرات العسكرية الأمريكية
كشفت صحيفة “ديلي ميل” أن أنظمة الحرب الإلكترونية الروسية قادرة على شل عمل أي نظم إلكترونية في الصواريخ والطائرات والسفن أو الأقمار الصناعية الأمريكية. وأشارت الصحيفة البريطانية إلى أن ذلك بدا واضحا جدا عندما تم تعطيل عمل كل نظم المدمرة الأمريكية “دونالد كوك” في البحر الأسود بفضل تأثير مجمع التشويش الإلكتروني الروسي ” Khibiny” لافتة الى ان الحادث المذكور […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Erdogan: Ejército turco responderá a agresiones kurdas en la frontera
El Presidente de Turquía, el islamista Recep Tayyip Erdogan, aseguró este viernes que la frontera sur con Siria se ha visto bajo serios ataques de mortero durante los dos últimos días, y que las Fuerzas Armadas han tomado represalias en la medida en que ha resultado necesario. Erdogan afirmó además en una conferencia en Estambul […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Esad: Batılılar, kendilerine boyun eğmeyen her şahıs ve devleti şeytan olarak gösteriyor
Suriye Cumhurbaşkanı Beşşar el Esad, Venezuella’nın Telesur Kanalına verdiği röportajda; belli başlı devletlerin destek ve yönlendirmeleriyle Suriye ve halkına yönelik uluslararası savaşın gerçekleri, terörle mücadele ve siyasi çözüme ışık tuttu. ABD’liler Sadece Kendi Komploları ve Planlarına Hizmet Edecek Şeyleri Söylerler ABD’nin, Suriye’nin kimyasal silahlarının tümünü OPCW’ye teslim etmediği ve bu silahların %1’ini sakladığı yönündeki […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Al-Qaeda denies being targeted by Saudi Arabia in Yemen
SANA’A, YEMEN (9:45 P.M.) – In an official statement on Friday, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) denied Saudi Arabia had detained any of its commanders as the Gulf Kingdom otherwise claimed yesterday. Saudi Arabia said it had arrested several Al-Qaeda leaders in the Hadramaut region on the southern coast of Yemen on April 26. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
البحرية الإيرانية تجبر مدمرة أمريكية على تغيير مسارها
أرغمت البحرية الإيرانية مدمرة أمريكية حاملة للصواريخ على تغيير مسارها أثناء تواجدهات قريبا من المياه الإقليمية لإيران . ونقلت قناة “فوكس نيوز”، الثلاثاء الماضي، عن مصدر في وزارة الدفاع الأمريكية، قوله إن ” زورقا تابعا لقوات الحرس الإيرانية اجبر المدمرة (ماهان) الحاملة للصواريخ على تغيير مسيرها بعد اقترابه لمسافة 914 مترا منها ” لافتا إلى […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Erdogan says Turkish Army will respond to Kurdish cross-border aggression
(REUTERS) President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey’s southern border region with Syria had come under serious mortar fire over the last two days and Turkish forces were retaliating as necessary. Erdogan also told a conference in Istanbul that United States support for Kurdish militia fighters inside Syria was damaging solidarity between Washington and Ankara, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish troops liberate two more Tabqa city suburbs in blitz offensive west of Raqqa
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (8:50 P.M.) – ISIS is unlikely to keep control of Tabqa city for long as the US-backed ‘Syrian Democratic Forces’ (SDF) resumed their western Raqqa offensive today, spearheaded by hundreds of seasoned Kurdish assault units. With the SDF sweeping through the city center, their forces were able to imposed full control over the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Doğu Guta’da cihatçılar arasında iç savaş başladı: Onlarca ölü
Bu sabah şiddetli çatışmalara uyanan başkent Şam’ın Doğu Guta bölgesinde, cihatçı gruplar arasında büyük bir iç savaş başladı. Bölgede bulunan kaynaklar; Suudi Arabistan destekli Ceyşül İslam’ın; eski adıyla Nusra Cephesi ve Rahman Kolordusu’na karşı saldırı başlattığını bildirdi. Doğu Guta bölgesinden gelen son raporlara göre; yaşanan çatışmalarda, içerisinde Nusra Cephesi’nin Arbin emiri(komutanı) İssam el Kadı’nın da bulunduğu […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army captures war booty in Deir Ezzor after clashes with ISIS insurgents
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (8:15 P.M.) – Earlier today, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) conducted a series of hit-and-run operations on jihadist-held positions around Deir Ezzor city while artillery and missile units pounded rearguard Islamic State positions. A military source debriefing Al-Masdar News on the conflict said SAA artillery units struck the Al-Mayadeen crossroad, ISIS-held section of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Más de 100 combatientes muertos en una batalla entre yihadistas en el este de Ghouta: Al-Mayadeen
Los enfrentamientos que se están produciendo entre distintos grupos yihadistas en la región oriental de Ghouta han causado por ahora la muerte de más de 100 combatientes yihadistas, de acuerdo con el canal Al-Mayadeen. Entre los muertos se hallan Essam al-Qadi, comandante militar de Faylaq al-Rahman y Abu Ghazi, emir de HTS en Erbeen. Según fuentes locales, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
U.S. Forces In Syria Deploy Along The Turkish Border
A US flag flies on a convoy of vehicles including those with YPG flags. Video: Rudaw *Daily Sabah:* *US special forces operating along PYD-held area on Turkish-Syrian border, Pentagon says* *U.S. Special Forces that advise and assist the YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are operating near Syrian-Turkish border, the U.S. Defense Department said Friday.* The photographs circulated by the pro-YPG Peoples' Protection Units social media accounts indicate that multiple American armored vehicles were allegedly deployed near the Turkish border, specifically around Tal Abyad where i... more »
March For Pseudoscience and Watermelon Environmentalism
When I saw that the “March for Science” was going to honor Bill Nye “The Sex Junk” Guy (Warning: you can not unsee this video) and Michael “Climate Bully” Mann, I knew this was nothing more than another phony sanctimonious narcissistic liberal lovefest designed to promote the corruption and politicization of science. To test my … Continue reading "March For Pseudoscience and Watermelon Environmentalism"
China Sees A Lower US Corporate Tax Rate As A Threat
The People's Republic of China flag and the U.S. Stars and Stripes fly along Pennsylvania Avenue near the U.S. Capitol in Washington during Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit, January 18, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Hyungwon Kang *South China Morning Post*: *Trump’s tax cut plan poses a new threat to China* *A lower US corporate tax rate could prompt companies to pull out of China and set up shop across the Pacific, analysts say.* A tax cut planned by US President Donald Trump will be a test for Beijing in managing its capital outflows and its troubled manufacturing sector. The ... more »
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"The Truth Is Out There..."
“We used to think that secrecy was perhaps the greatest enemy of democracy, and as long as there was no suppression or censorship, people could be trusted to make the informed decisions that would preserve our free society, but we have learned in recent years that the techniques of misinformation and misdirection have become so refined that, even in an open society, a cleverly directed flood of misinformation can overwhelm the truth, even though the truth is out there, uncensored, quietly available to anyone who can find it.” - Daniel C. Dennett
“Are We Suffering Societal ‘Stockholm Syndrome?’"
*“Are We Suffering Societal ‘Stockholm Syndrome?’"* by web2.iadfw “The term, “Stockholm Syndrome”, was coined in the early 70's to describe the puzzling reactions of four bank employees to their captor. On August 23, 1973, three women and one man were taken hostage in one of the largest banks in Stockholm. They were held for six days by two ex-convicts who threatened their lives but also showed them kindness. To the world's surprise, all of the hostages strongly resisted the government's efforts to rescue them and were quite eager to defend their captors. Indeed, several months aft... more »
"Are We (Collectively) Depressed?"
*"Are We (Collectively) Depressed?"* by Charles Hugh-Smith "We need to encourage honesty above optimism. Once we can speak honestly, there is a foundation for optimism. Psychoanalysis teaches that one cause of depression is repressed anger. The rising tide of collective anger is visible in many places: road rage, violent street clashes between groups seething for a fight, the destruction of friendships for holding the "incorrect" ideological views, and so on. "I Think We Can Safely Say The American Culture War Has Been Taken As Far As It Can Go." A coarsening of the entire social o... more »
Channel 4 anchor comes clean, blames the media for a ‘slogan dominated’ election
Channel 4 News anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy has come clean about the media’s role in a “slogan dominated” election. Guru-Murthy said that the media isn’t sufficiently holding politicians to account: The reason they get away with their current accountability-light campaigning is partly because the media facilitates it. 2/5 — Krishnan Guru-Murthy (@krishgm) April 28, 2017 The […] The post Channel 4 anchor comes clean, blames the media for a ‘slogan dominated’ election appeared first on The Canary.
Weeks before the general election, Scotland sends an almighty f*ck you to the Tories
The Scottish government has just essentially fired all the private companies involved in benefit assessments. And, coming weeks before the general election, the timing couldn’t be worse for the UK government. Jog on Holyrood is banning companies like Atos, Capita and Maximus from carrying out Scotland’s benefit assessments. Instead, the Scottish government will carry out […] The post Weeks before the general election, Scotland sends an almighty f*ck you to the Tories appeared first on The Canary.
The Rise of the Generals
[image: the-rise-of-the-generals] Has President Donald Trump outsourced foreign policy to the generals? So it would seem.
Latest GDP Report: The Good News and the Bad News
[image: latest-gdp-report-the-good-news-and-the-bad-news] Friday’s report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) was so filled with disclaimers that one will have to wait another month to get a true picture of how the economy is performing under President Trump, but there's more good news than bad news. You just have to dig for it.
President Trump Will Consult China Before Speaking To Taiwan
© REUTERS/ Carlos Barria *South China Morning Post:* *Trump says he’ll talk to Xi Jinping first before engaging Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ing-wen* *US president doesn’t want to ‘cause difficulty’ for Xi* US President Donald Trump said he would talk to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping first, when asked if he would speak again to Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen. “My problem is that I have established a very good personal relationship with President Xi,” Trump was quoted by Reuters as saying in an interview in the White House. “I really feel that he is doing everything in his power to he... more »
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson: “Business as Usual” with North Korea “Is Not an Option”
*Ryan Pickrell* *Security, Asia* Tillerson also encouraged countries to suspend the flow of North Korean guest workers, as well as North Korean imports. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said “business as usual” with North Korea “is not an option” Thursday, at a special session of the United Nations Security Council. “It is time for us to retake control of the situation” on the Korean Peninsula,” Tillerson said, while chairing the session. “I urge this council to act before North Korea does.” “With each successive detonation and missile test North Korea pushes northeast Asia and... more »
Video Interview: How Likely Will America Find Itself in Another Korean War?
Jacob Heilbrunn, Doug Bandow, Daniel L. Davis, Harry J. Kazianis at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Jacob Heilbrunn, Doug Bandow, Daniel L. Davis, Harry J. Kazianis* *Security, Asia* High tensions can quickly lead to bloodshed. *Editor's Note**: In our latest Facebook Live interview (please like our **Facebook page** to see more of these events) **Jacob Heilbrunn**, editor of the National Interest, and **Harry Kazianis**, Director of Defense studies at the Center for the National Interest, sat down with Lt. Col. **Daniel L. Davis** (Ret.), a senior fellow at Defense Priorities, and **Doug Bandow**, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, to discuss the likelihood of war with No... more »
Is Trump Losing Faith in the White House?
*Jacob Heilbrunn* *Politics, Americas* [image: Donald Trump signing Executive Order 13780. Wikimedia Commons/Sean Spicer] The only predictable thing about Trump remains his unpredictability. It sounds as though, almost one hundred days into his presidency, Donald Trump may be in something of a funk, at least if his interview with Reuters is anything to go by. “I loved my previous life,” he said. “I had so many things going. This is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier.” He added, “You have such massive protection that you can’t really go anywhere.” H... more »
Native Nations project messages to President at Trump Hotel
(Washington D.C. - Trump Hotel) Hundreds of Indigenous Peoples and allies Round Danced outside Trump Hotel to send a clear message: Indigenous Rights = Climate Justice, Clean Energy, and Job Creation. April 27, 2017 Hundreds of Indigenous people from around the country converged on the Trump Hotel tonight to project messages of resistance, and hold a traditional round dance that shut down Pennsylvania Ave and 12th St NW for about half an hour starting at 9 p.m. Messages projected on the side of the Trump Hotel included “#IndigenousRising,” “Resist Pipelines,” and “Renew Treaties.” ... more »
Tillerson puts Nikki Haley in her place. Tells her to clear comments with State Department
[image: Nikki3] US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acts to bring Nikki Haley, the US's out of control UN ambassador, to heel, instructing her to coordinate her comments in future with the State Department. The post Tillerson puts Nikki Haley in her place. Tells her to clear comments with State Department appeared first on The Duran.
UN Security Council debates further sanctions on North Korea
[image: unsc] Bombastic US rhetoric was met with a Russia call for calm diplomacy. The post UN Security Council debates further sanctions on North Korea appeared first on The Duran.
Are You a Human Being or Just a Programmable Life Form?
*Dylan Charles* - When will you take command of your own life? The post Are You a Human Being or Just a Programmable Life Form? appeared first on Waking Times.
HAS THE PRESIDENT REALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE'S UNQUALIFIED TO BE PRESIDENT?
In a new interview, Donald Trump has conceded that the job of president is harder than he expected it to be: “I loved my previous life. I had so many things going,” Trump told Reuters in an interview. “This is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier.” A response to this from *The Washington Post*'s Philip Bump is headlined "Trump Now Agrees with the Majority of Americans: He Wasn’t Ready to Be President." Bump notes that Trump has said things like this before (“This is really a bigger job than I thought”) and cites a number of polls showing that Americans h... more »
"Another Rather Convenient Result..."
“We are actively discouraged from thinking constructively and questioningly, and once an individual has accepted the numb acquiescence so encouraged, an insidiously vicious circle has been successfully promoted. Another rather convenient result of such a situation is that people, who don’t think constructively, don’t even realize it.” - Michael Timothy, "The Anti-Intellectual Ethic"
Man Beaten by Cop in Viral Jaywalking Video, Beaten AGAIN, Stripped Naked, & Mocked by Cops
[image: jail]The brutal video of an innocent man getting beaten down by police, was just the beginning of a nightmare in jail, according to a recent lawsuit.
The Major Effects an Invalid Scientific Hypothesis Can Have
Scientific hypotheses can have an enormous effects even if they are invalid, especially if they are widely believed. Can you guess which one I am describing? Here are some clues: What scientific hypothesis has been shown to be invalid? [See here and here for specific problems; for more general discussion see here.] leads to policies […]
Square Clouds - Record Rains - Weather Warfare
*Square Clouds* I've been putting off posting this topic for days now...mainly because the topic is so "over the top" that even I hesitate to give credibility to such a diabolic "conspiracy theory" ...that someone...probably the "usual suspects" are messing around with Planet Earth's weather. But the above photo seems to provide incontrovertible evidence. Square Clouds?! How could THAT happen? Surely, the weather on the west coast, and in other parts of the world...has been breaking all records. Here in Vancouver, month after month, we've been shattering records for rainfall ... more »
Warning To Establishment Democrats-- Working Families Party Triumphs In Connecticut House Race
Something very nice happened in Hartford, Connecticut Tuesday. There was a special election for an open state House seat from which the Democrat, Douglas McCrory, had resigned after winning a state Senate seat. And the winner-- in an overwhelmingly Democratic city-- was not the candidate endorsed by the Democratic Establishment, but a Working Families Party progressive candidate, Joshua Hall, a vice president of the Hartford Federation of Teachers and former treasurer of the state Democratic Party. The Hartford race had the flavor of a Democratic primary, pitting Hall against Ri... more »
Julian Assange Speaks Out: The War On The Truth
Are Wikileaks and other similar organizations "hostile foreign agencies," as CIA Director Mike Pompeo asserted recently? He's looking at a way to punish media organizations for telling their readers the truth while being able to avoid going after the mainstream media companies that publish materials provided by Wikileaks. It is all about stripping some organizations and individuals from First Amendment protection. Don't miss this exclusive Ron Paul Liberty Report with Wikileaks Founder, Julian Assange:
Phony Hysterics Over North Korea
[image: undefined] A lot of my job as editorial director of Antiwar.com is cutting through the veil of obfuscation with which the War Party masks its ill intentions. But sometimes you don’t even have to read between the lines to see what our conniving rulers are up to. Such is the case with the current war scare around North Korea. President Trump is playing this for all it’s worth, summoning the Senate to a special conclave at the White House to inform them of the supposedly dire threat. This ostentatious display was preceded by a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee ... more »
Trump’s Foreign Policy after 100 Days: Tweeting with Bombs?
[image: undefined] As US President Donald Trump prepares to mark 100 days in office, the administration’s foreign policy approach has become a painful disappointment to anyone with mildly optimistic expectations Washington would take a more realist approach to its role in the world. In no time at all, Trump has strayed from the 'America First’ rhetoric on the campaign trail and reversed course in a remarkable way. His decision to launch cruise missile strikes against Syria’s government on painfully a pretense, humiliatingly revealed to China’s leader over a piece of chocolate cake... more »
Do American Airports Suck? Yes, Yes They Do
[image: undefined] Traveling by air in America is one of the best ways to see the country, although it is not always the nicest view. I recently took a fresh look, with the goal of advising my foreign friends what to expect when they drop by the United States. *Our Air Palaces* You’ll enjoy our older airports’ retro-touches, which evoke the Golden Age of air travel of the 1950s and 1960s. The typical lack of free WiFi, just like when your parents first visited America, the two electrical outlets serving an entire wing of the airport, the toilets which have not been cleaned since w... more »
BACK TO THE DARK AGES WITH TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
*Sometimes only a LA Horsey cartoon can indicate how **deep the Trump has brought us back to the Dark Ages and Scott Pruitt's relentless push against science ~ particularly as climate change relentlessly reminds us that global warming has the only winning hand in a no win poker game where our human existence is at risk: Allen L Roland, PhD* *"EPA scientists who do research into the causes and effects of climate change have been put on notice much like Galileo got put on the spot by the Vatican. When Galileo proclaimed that the Earth revolves around the sun, the chur... more »
Training Day.
Just so you know I am in training today, which means there may be a delay before I can publish your comments. It might be completely unnoticeable, but then again there might be an hour or two between times when I can check my phone. I have to admit I really hate this particular training as it involves a lot of hands on instruction and requires a lot of up close and personal interactions with people I do not know. I think I have taken this particular class around 18 or 19 times, so though it is not new to me it is still a huge pain in my ass. I have held this job for twenty years t... more »
BEHIND THE CURTAIN: Con men of the world, unite!
*FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017Interlude—Enduring deep grief through Fermat:* In 2012, Jim Holt published Why Does the World Exist? An Existentialist Detective Story. Almost surely, it's one of the most fraudulent books ever published. Inevitably, the New York Times selected it as one of the ten best books of the year. Why do we say "inevitably?" Consider the embarrassing flow of the past five years. When Holt's ridiculous book about "the mystery of existence" appeared, it was reviewed in the Times' Sunday Book Review by Sarah Bakewell, "an author of non-fiction" who "currently lives in... more »
Undoing Financial Regulation and the Evolving Neo-Feudal Economy
For over 100 years, governments have sought to regulate the crisis-prone financial sector. In 1933, the Glass-Steagall Act was passed in the US to prevent another major financial crisis after those precipitating the Great Depression were judged to be so disruptive as to threaten democracy itself. The central plank of the Glass-Steagall Act was a hard, legal separation between commercial banks that did business with the public and investment banks. Commercial banks became part of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, a collectivized insurance system designed to backstop losses ... more »
No, Theresa May, we haven’t forgotten. A Top Tory aide confessed Corbyn could win the election.
Jeremy Corbyn has attacked the Conservatives over the housing crisis, saying the government treats housing as “an investment for the few, not homes for the many”. And with Labour pledging on 27 April to build a million homes over five years, housing is becoming a pivotal issue in the general election campaign. So Theresa May won’t want want the nation […] The post No, Theresa May, we haven’t forgotten. A Top Tory aide confessed Corbyn could win the election. appeared first on The Canary.
SPIRIT RESISTANCE RADIO LIVE at CLIMATE MARCH April 29, 2017
At 2:30 pm: From Johnny Dangers reporting live at Red Line Action in Washignton -- "Police on the scene! Frontline Communities March has taken over the streets! Share! Limited traditional media here. Water Protectors, Black Lives Matter, Immigrants and accomplices in force!" Above Indigenous Rising: Women's press conference at White House ================== Above: Johnny
You’d Never Guess 2017 is the “Year Of Ecology” in Russia: 21 Environmental Groups in Russia Have Now Been Branded “Foreign Agents”
From Human Rights Watch: “APRIL 24, 2017 12:59PM EDT Dispatches You’d Never Guess 2017 is the ‘Year Of Ecology’ in … Continue reading →
Russian Environmental NGOs: An Endangered Species
From Human Rights Watch: “JANUARY 18, 2017 12:22PM EST Dispatches Russian Environment NGOs: An Endangered Species Environmental Rights Center Labeled … Continue reading →
Our guru Bill Nye, the science and arts guy, revolutionized the evolution theory
*Guest blog by April Horgan, the CEO of the Ivy League World Salvation* I am grateful to comrade Motl for the opportunity to speak to readers of this wonderful progressive website. You may know Bill Nye as one of the most brilliant and famous scientists of all times – and the best dancer at Dancing with the Stars. But what you don't know is that he is also the best musician and musical host ever. In his new Netflix show appropriately named Bill Nye Saves the World, he introduced a very special guest, the best non-male pansexual singer of the world, Rachel Bloom. Ze is absolutely b... more »
Viral Heineken Advertisement Praised After Pepsi Flub
An April 2017 Heineken advertisement showed people with opposing political viewpoints forming genuine connections.
It’s Not Easy Being Green
A dilute alcoholic solution of Brilliant Green (Viridis nitentis spirituosa) is a topical antiseptic, effective against gram-positive bacteria, also known under a Russian colloquial name zelyonka. If you grew up in the Soviet Union and ever had chicken pox, zelyonka turned you into a green-spotted leopard for at least a week: it’s hard to get it […]
Not Good — Trump Warns of “A Major, Major Conflict with N. Korea. Absolutely”
[image: north korea]Instead of realizing the series of brutally ignorant mistakes which have led to the situation in North Korea, the current administration is bringing it to a head.
Former rising star found guilty of misconduct issues 2nd retraction
A once-lauded researcher in the field of infectious disease — who has since been found guilty of misconduct — has retracted a second paper. Last year, the University of Dundee in Scotland investigated and ultimately concluded that Robert Ryan — whose work focused on infections that can be deadly in people with lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis […] The post Former rising star found guilty of misconduct issues 2nd retraction appeared first on Retraction Watch.
500,000 women soldiers are ready to fight for North Korea’s Kim Jong-un (Photos)
[image: korea1] Kim Jong-un is ready to send army of up to 500,000 women soldiers to the frontline The post 500,000 women soldiers are ready to fight for North Korea’s Kim Jong-un (Photos) appeared first on The Duran.
Fox News freaks out about Russia’s Arctic military base (Video)
[image: Fox News freaks out about Russia’s Arctic military base (Video)] More video proof as to how well western sanctions against Russia have succeeded. The post Fox News freaks out about Russia’s Arctic military base (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
What Has Trump Learned in 100 Days?
*Christopher A. Preble* *Politics, Americas* Donald Trump hasn’t managed to completely change the world in a few months. What can we say about Donald Trump’s presidency after one hundred days? It has been interesting, but perhaps not as interesting as many people feared. At least not yet. Sweeping changes in domestic policy, including especially his planned crackdown on immigrants and refugees, have been stymied in the courts, and by the same budget realities that Barack Obama confronted. Similarly, on foreign policy, the Trump administration has largely continued, or expanded o... more »
How the "China Dream" Can Make America Great Again
*Quinn Marschik* *Foreign Policy, China* Xi may have an extended period of time to achieve the "China Dream," but Trump is on the clock. President Donald Trump has been publicly touting his ability to work with Chinese president Xi Jinping to put a damper on North Korea’s nuclear-weapon zeal. On April 20, 2017, he boasted confidence in Xi’s power to pressure the country into staving off its bomb-building addiction. The president’s gloating followed another positive set of statements that he made after he met Xi at his Mar-a-Lago estate in early April: “The relationship developed... more »
Why the U.S. Air Force Should Expand its T-X Buy
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * The U.S. Air Force should consider expanding the T-X buy to replace the T-38As serving in ancillary roles such as the aggressors. The long-serving Northrop T-38A Talon advanced jet trainer is a mainstay of the United States Air Force. Though elderly, the Talon remains an excellent aircraft, but it is clear that the service must proceed with the T-X Advanced Pilot Training (APT) program. The Talon first flew on March 10, 1959, and entered service on March 17, 1961. While a majority of the operational fleet has been upgraded with new avionics into the ... more »
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