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For Mother’s Day: Adopt a Duckling!
Everybody needs a Mom! These orphaned Ducklings are a reminder that Mother’s Day (May 14th) is just a around the corner. What better way to celebrate than with a bird adoption. Adopt a bird in your Mom’s name and download a customizable PDF adoption certificate. With a $125 donation you can adopt a clutch of Ducklings. For […]
A Look At The Military Balance Of Power In East Asia
*DW:* *North Korea crisis - Which country has the strongest military in the region?* Tensions continue to run high on the Korean Peninsula due to North Korea's bellicose posture and increased nervousness among its neighbors. DW takes a look at the military strengths of the main players in the region. Aggressive rhetoric and actions on the Korean Peninsula over the past several months have raised concerns about a potential conflagration. The US government under President Donald Trump has put an end to the "strategic patience" policy pursued by the previous Barack Obama administrati... more »
"We Hardly Need To Be Reminded..."
“We hardly need to be reminded that we are living in an age of confusion - a lot of us have traded in our beliefs for bitterness and cynicism or for a heavy package of despair, or even a quivering portion of hysteria. Opinions can be picked up cheap in the market place while such commodities as courage and fortitude and faith are in alarmingly short supply.” - Edward R. Murrow, 1951
A FINE-TUNED MACHINE THAT OCCASIONALLY MAKES INEXPLICABLE DETOURS
*The Washington Post* has reported that President Trump was furious at the lack of backup he got from his communications staff after he fired James Comey -- never mind the fact that he gave those staffers no chance to prepare: Trump’s team did not have a full-fledged communications strategy for how to announce and then explain the decision. As Trump, who had retired to the residence to eat dinner, sat in front of a television watching cable news coverage of Comey’s firing, he noticed another flaw: Nobody was defending him. The president was irate, according to White House officials... more »
WATCH: Ron Paul praises Trump’s meeting with Russian FM Lavrov
[image: PHOENIX, AZ - FEBRUARY 26: Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) addresses the crowd at the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit at the Phoenix Convention Center February 26, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. Paul is a likely contender for the 2012 presidential race. (Photo by Laura Segall/Getty Images)] Ron Paul continues to evaluate Trump on an issue by issue basis. The post WATCH: Ron Paul praises Trump’s meeting with Russian FM Lavrov appeared first on The Duran.
Conundrums In Cognitive Dissonance "Part II"
*Conundrums In * *Cognitive Dissonance ... * *Part II of II* *by Alfred Lehmberg* Last issue we explored why candidate astronauts can't see UFOs, that hypnotism can work in reverse, and how 25 or 30 professional people, some genuine scientists and their intelligent wives, used cognitive dissonance to massage an uncomfortable personal reality back into *uneasy* control. We pick up at the Ash Creek flying model field in Northern California located at co-ords 40 degrees 25 minutes 26.03 seconds North by 122 degrees 10 minutes 7.85 seconds West... Find it on Google Earth... more »
A Nation in Crisis, Again
*Statue of Abraham Lincoln in Portland, Oregon. Is there one more like him in our future?* *by Gaius Publius* What an odd and frightening place we've found ourselves. Before about a month ago, I'd have agreed with the person who wrote, "The Trump-Russian investigation was a rabbit hole with no rabbit at the bottom." To twist the metaphor, I'd put it this way: The Clinton part of the Democratic Party, in an effort to maintain Party control and advance a "she didn't lose" narrative, kept looking at "Russia did it" angles like Alice looking for a hole deep enough to jump into. The... more »
Dueling Protests as Jefferson Davis Monument Removed in New Orleans
Crews in protective attire worked around the clock to remove a statue of the Confederate leader.
As the World Cuts Back on Coal, a Growing Appetite in Africa
By Paul Homewood Two contrasting news items today: New coal plants in Africa are largely being paid for by China and developed countries that are turning away from the technology at home. Here’s why. A coal mine in Zimbabwe is one of the signs of activity for the fossil fuel in […]
The Daily Mail was so eager to smear Labour’s manifesto, it missed a total howler on its front page
The Daily Mail hasn’t earned its nickname ‘The Daily Fail‘ for nothing. Because it seems to do just that – fail – consistently. And its headline claiming LABOUR’S MANIFESTO TO DRAG US BACK TO THE 1970s is its latest flop. Because on the same page, it also asserts that Girl jobs and boy jobs ARE the secret of […]
Despite this blatant evidence, the killer of a rare bird has got off scot-free [VIDEO]
The evidence seems absolutely clear. On a remote Scottish moorland an RSPB trail camera is monitoring the nest of one of Britain’s most endangered birds, a hen harrier. Suddenly the female flies up from the nest in the bottom left of the picture. A split second later there are two shots and an explosion of […]
Trump's Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, is loudly booed during commencement speech at historically black university.
Courtesy of Yahoo News: *Drawing shouts of "Liar!" and "Just go," Education Secretary Betsy DeVos powered through her commencement address Wednesday at a historically black university, even as many of the graduating students turned their backs to her in protest. * *"Let's choose to hear one another out," DeVos said, reading her prepared text in a measured tone despite continuing waves of boos, catcalls and scattered applause at Bethune-Cookman University in Florida. * *As the crowd kept trying to shout her down, university president Edison Jackson briefly took over the microphon... more »
World War II Vet Reunited with Love Letter 72 Years Later
A love letter lost in the walls of a New Jersey home reached a World War II veteran 72 years after it was written.
North Korea Is Claiming The Right To 'Ruthlessly' Punish Americans
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves to people attending a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of country's founding father, Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, April 15, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo *Reuters: **N.Korea claims sovereign right to ruthlessly punish Americans* SEOUL, May 11 (Reuters) - North Korea said on Thursday it was its sovereign right to "ruthlessly punish" American citizens it has detained for crimes against its government system, saying U.S. media's description of such arrests as a bargaining ploy was "pure ignorance." The North's KCNA news age... more »
How state's air rules went too far
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By Ted Hadzi-Antich States outside California will also suffer because California is the largest single marketplace in the nation, and out-of-state firms seeking to continue doing business in the state will be required to comply with the strict emissions limitations.
British Defence Secretary: Saudi Arabia in Yemen for ‘self-defence’
[image: A man who lost his relatives in a Saudi-led air strike cries at the site of the air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa September 21, 2015. More than 4,500 Yemeni have been killed since the Saudi-led alliance began military operations in March, in what they said was an attempt to stop the Iranian-allied Houthi group from expanding in Yemen and to restore President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who had been pushed into exile in Saudi Arabia. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - RTS252A] The remark bears no connection with manifest realities on the ground. The post British Defence Secretary: Saudi... more »
BREAKING: SolarWorld files for insolvency
Pioneering solar manufacturer SolarWorld AG is insolvent. It is unclear whether the company’s U.S. subsidiary must now file as well. Source: BREAKING: SolarWorld files for insolvency The solar industry’s biggest problem is likely the very mechanism that led to its rise: lucrative subsidies. European subsidies, mostly in Germany, led to a massive expansion of the […]
“Dramatic impact:” Authors misread breast cancer treatment database, retract paper
A journal has retracted a 2016 study on the use of radiation by breast cancer patients after the authors misinterpreted what was reported in a national cancer database. Correcting for the error, according to the retraction notice, had a “dramatic impact on the original article data and conclusions.” Quyen Chu, a surgeon at Louisiana State University […] The post “Dramatic impact:” Authors misread breast cancer treatment database, retract paper appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Newt Gingrich: Next the liberals will blame the Martians and HuffPost goes completely crackers...
*"You're dealing with desperation on the left."* And nothing points more to this desperation than this screed I stumbled upon at the Huffington Post by Michelangelo Signorile, the editor-at-large of Queer Voices, To Save America We Must Stop Being Polite And Immediately Start Raising Hell. You could almost stop reading at that over wrought title because I can't recall a gaggle of libtards ever being polite and they're forever raising hell. Signorile (why's a nice Italian boy having sex with other boys??) is famous for liking to "out" other homosexuals and his activism over AIDS. *... more »
Is the US on the Path to French-style Economic Sclerosis?
[image: is-the-us-on-the-path-to-french-style-economic-sclerosis] Although we can still pat ourselves on the back for not having fully embraced France's combination of big government and low growth, any hope for 3 or 4 percent annual economic growth that Trump officials are relying on will fade if federal spending — and its byproduct, debt — isn't curtailed.
Corporate Influence in White House Equals Profit, Study Shows
[image: corporate-influence-in-white-house-equals-profit-study-shows] A new study confirms that corporations can buy White House influence and profit handsomely as a result.
"The Authoritarian Impulse: Getting What We Really Don’t Want"
*"The Authoritarian Impulse: Getting What We Really Don’t Want"* by Fred Reed "As a society crumbles, as bitter divisions grow and disorder spreads and nothing seems to work, anger comes and people begin to want a man who will say “Enough!” and slap down the malefactors–by any means necessary. A man who will make the trains run on time. A man who will make it safe to walk in the parks. This is the authoritarian impulse. As corruption grows, as a coagulated government fails to function, the temptation comes. It is coming. Recently I read that in Brazil some thirty men gang-raped a yo... more »
TRUMP VERSUS THE PEOPLE; WORLDWIDE FLASHMOBS OPPOSE TRUMP'S PALS
. *Supporters of Ahok, the former Christian governor of Jakarta.* Donald Trump's *Islamo-Fascist-Crypto-Jewish-Mafia* friends in Indonesia have jailed the innocent Christian politician called Ahok. *TOMMY, HARY, GILBERT AND ISIS*. Ahok was the highly popular governor of Jakarta. .. *Supporters of Ahok, the Christian.* All the non-fascist, non-mind-controlled world hates Trump, a 'German Jew', with links to the Mafia. ... *Supporters of Ahok.* Above, we see Indonesia. ... Most Indonesians are fun-loving, moderate, friendly people. They do not want their country taken over by Soro... more »
Does North Korea Have A 'Spy Satellite" In Orbit? N. Korea Unveils Photos Of US Missile System In South Korea
North Korea's Korean Central TV Broadcasting Station released what it claims are satellite images of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system deployed in South Korea's Seongju county on May 8, 2017. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap) *Yonhap*: *N. Korea unveils 'satellite photos' of THAAD in S. Korea* SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has unveiled what it claims are satellite images of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system recently deployed in South Korea, a move aimed at flaunting the country's capability to gather intell... more »
The Kremlin Voices Concerns Over The Future Of US Mainstream Media
*TASS:* *Russian diplomat reproaches US media for heavy bias during Lavrov’s visit to US* *Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova voiced concern over the future of US mass media* FAIRBANKS /Alaska, US). May 11. /TASS/. US media have displayed their heavy bias and lack of independent thinking during Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s news conference following his talks with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and President Donald Trump, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. She recalled that at Lavrov’s news conference in Washin... more »
World News Briefs -- May 11, 2017
South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping by telephone at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea in this handout picture provided by the Presidential Blue House and released by Yonhap on May 11, 2017. Blue House/Yonhap via REUTERS *Reuters:* *South Korea urges 'parallel' talks and sanctions to rein in North Korea* South Korea's new president launched international efforts to defuse tension over North Korea's weapons development on Thursday, urging both dialogue and sanctions while also aiming to ease Chinese anger about a U.S. anti-miss... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 11, 2017
*Reuters*: *NATO assessing request for more troops to Afghanistan* NATO is assessing a request from the alliance's military authorities to send more troops to Afghanistan and will make a decision on the scale and scope of the mission within weeks, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday. The request for what Stoltenberg said was "about a few thousand" more troops reflects the West's alarm about the worsening security situation in Afghanistan, territorial gains by Taliban militants and military and civilian casualties. *Read more* .... *Military And Intelligence News... more »
The War on the First Amendment Didn’t Start Last Week
[image: undefined] For those who woke a week ago to discover the First Amendment is under attack, I lost my job at the Obama/Clinton State Department in 2012 for writing We Meant Well, a book the government did not like, and needed the help of lawyer Jesselyn Radack and the ACLU to push back the threat of jail. My book was critical of actions in Iraq under both the Obama and Bush administrations. One helped protect the other. Braver people than me, like Thomas Drake, Morris Davis, and Robert MacLean, risked imprisonment and lost their government jobs for talking to the press about ... more »
The War on the First Amendment Didn’t Start Last Week
[image: undefined] For those who woke a week ago to discover the First Amendment is under attack, I lost my job at the Obama/Clinton State Department in 2012 for writing We Meant Well, a book the government did not like, and needed the help of lawyer Jesselyn Radack and the ACLU to push back the threat of jail. My book was critical of actions in Iraq under both the Obama and Bush administrations. One helped protect the other. Braver people than me, like Thomas Drake, Morris Davis, and Robert MacLean, risked imprisonment and lost their government jobs for talking to the press about ... more »
The War on the First Amendment Didn’t Start Last Week
[image: undefined] For those who woke a week ago to discover the First Amendment is under attack, I lost my job at the Obama/Clinton State Department in 2012 for writing We Meant Well, a book the government did not like, and needed the help of lawyer Jesselyn Radack and the ACLU to push back the threat of jail. My book was critical of actions in Iraq under both the Obama and Bush administrations. One helped protect the other. Braver people than me, like Thomas Drake, Morris Davis, and Robert MacLean, risked imprisonment and lost their government jobs for talking to the press about ... more »
The War on the First Amendment Didn’t Start Last Week
[image: undefined] For those who woke a week ago to discover the First Amendment is under attack, I lost my job at the Obama/Clinton State Department in 2012 for writing We Meant Well, a book the government did not like, and needed the help of lawyer Jesselyn Radack and the ACLU to push back the threat of jail. My book was critical of actions in Iraq under both the Obama and Bush administrations. One helped protect the other. Braver people than me, like Thomas Drake, Morris Davis, and Robert MacLean, risked imprisonment and lost their government jobs for talking to the press about ... more »
موسكو: لايمكن نشر قوات أمريكية في مناطق تخفيض التوتر بسوريا دون موافقة دمشق
أعلن مبعوث الرئيس الروسي إلى الشرق الأوسط وإفريقيا ميخائيل بوغدانوف أن موسكو تحاول التوسط بين طهران وواشنطن وكذلك الرياض حول سوريا، إلا أن مواقف الأطراف متناقضة جدا. وقال بوغدانوف للصحفيين اليوم إنه من السابق لأوانه حاليا الحديث عن نشر قوات أمريكية في أي من مناطق وقف التصعيد في سوريا، مؤكدا أن ذلك يتطلب في أي حال “تنسيقا […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Infighting renews in Eastern Ghouta
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5: 35 P.M.) – Fighting between two rival rebel groups in Eastern Ghouta erupted as more militants leave their stronghold in the north of the capital. According to local activists, Faylaq al-Rahman broke into a headquarter for the Ahrar al-Sham group in the town of Arbin after the latter refused to resolve itself […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Two dozen people killed in ISIS-controlled Deir Ezzor province due to explosion
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:30 P.M.) – More than 20 people, including militants of the so-called “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria” (ISIS), have been killed as a result of explosions in the city of Al-Mayadeen in Deir Ezzor province. According to local activists, explosions were caused by detonation of ammo in a house that ISIS used […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Renovada ofensiva en Damasco rinde frutos al ejército luego de que al-Qaeda rompiera tregua
Aunque una mayoría de los combatientes rebeldes en los suburbios de al-Qaboun y Barzeh se han unido al proceso de evacuación de la capital hacia zonas bajo control insurgente, el grupo “Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham” (ligado a al-Qaeda) se opone al acuerdo, lanzando múltiples cohetes contra posiciones del Ejército Árabe Sirio en la capital. En respuesta […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
البنتاغون: قلقون من إجراء إيران تجربة لإطلاق “طوربيد الحوت ” في مضيق هرمز
قالت مصادر رفيعة بوزارة الدفاع الأمريكية أثناء مقابلة أجرتها مع صحيفة الفاكس نيوز وصحيفة أن بي سي نيوز، أن البحرية الإيرانية أجرت مطلع الأسبوع تجربة لإطلاق الطوربيد “حوت” فائق السرعة قرب مضيق هرمز. وأضافت المصادر أن الطوربيد من طراز “حوت”، يبلغ مداه 10 كيلومترات، بينما لم يتضّح مدى نجاح التجربة هذه من عدمه مبينا أن […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Feldbericht: Syrische Armee sprengt Tunnelkonstruktion in Deir Ez Zor – IS Angriff erfolglos
DAMASKUS, SYRIEN (4:30 P.M.) – Truppen der syrischen Armee im belagerten Deir Ez Zor sprengten heute eine von ihnen gegrabene 23-meter lange Tunnelkonstruktion im Sinaa Bezirk, um zukünftige Selbstmordattacken durch sprengstoffbeladene Fahrzeuge zu verhindern. Eine zweistellige Anzahl an IS-Kämpfern wurde, laut Armeeangaben, bei einem erfolglosen Angriff auf Stellungen der Armee getötet. Ausserdem zerstörte die Armee […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Huge ISIS casualties in rural Raqqa as counter-offensive ends in disaster
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:50 P.M.) – Following the loss of Tabqa and three villages in northern Raqqa, the Islamic State launched a localized counter-offensive against the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) beginning on Wednesday evening. Targeting Kurdish-held territory in western Raqqa, convoys of ISIS vehicles attacked the villages of Ayed al-Kabeer, Ibad and Al-Mashirfa where SDF […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
دي ميستورا: مناقشة مناطق سورية أخرى للتهدئة في جنيف 6 قبيل رمضان
أعلن المبعوث الأممي الخاص إلى سوريا ستيفان دي ميستورا، اليوم، أن جولة جديدة من محادثات جنيف بخصوص الأزمة في سوريا ستتم قبل حلول شهر رمضان أواخر الشهر الحالي، موضحا أنه من الممكن البناء على نتائج اتفاقات أستانا في الجولة الجديدة من جنيف. ونقلت “روسيا اليوم” عن دي ميستورا قوله إنه ستتم مناقشة إقامة مناطق أخرى […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Austria condenó a prisión de por vida a solicitante de asilo por asesinar a 20 soldados sirios
Un antiguo combatiente del “Ejército Libre Sirio” transformado en refugiado recibió un a condena de por vida a prisión en la ciudad austriaca de Innsbruck. La Corte Regional declaró culpable al hombre de haber asesinado a 20 soldados del Ejército Sirio en la provincia de Homs. El sujeto, de 27 años de edad, se habría […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Field Report: Syrian Army in Deir Ezzor blows up tunnel to prevent ISIS attacks
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4: 20 P.M.) – The Syrian government forces in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor have dug and detonated a tunnel to curb the Islamic State from launching future attacks on the government-held districts. The 23-meter long tunnel was blown up near al-Makateb area of the Sinaa district, and is supposed to serve as […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrische Armee gibt ISIS letzte Chance Yarmouk, Hajjar Al-Aswad aufzugeben
BEIRUT, LEBANON (06:40 Uhr) – Die Syrisch Arabische Armee hat letzte Woche einen großen Erfolg erzielt als die Jihadisten von Hay´at Tahrir Al-Sham der Aufgabe ihrer letzten Stellungen in Süddamaskus and die Syrische Regierung zustimmten. Im Rahmen dieser Abmachung wurden mehrere hundert Kämpfer von Hay´at Tahrir Al-Sham mit Bussen der Regierung vom Bezirk des Lagers […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Drone footage shows Tabqa Dam fully under SDF control
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3: 45 P.M.) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have fully captured the strategic Tabqa Dam after fierce clashes with the Islamic State. In October 2016, the predominately-Kurdish coalition has launched Operation Wrath of the Euphrates aimed to oust the terror group from its de-facto capital of al-Raqqa in northern Syria. Aided […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Karte der syrisch-jordanischen Grenze zeigt neusten US-Miltär Aufmarsch
BEIRUT, LEBANON (06:15 Uhr) – Zuvor in dieser Woche enthüllten Drohnenaufnahmen die massive Ansammlung von US und jordanischen Enheiten entlang der syrisch-jordanischen Grenze. Die zusammen mit Fotografien durch Medien der Opposition veröffentlichten Drohnenaufnahmen, zeigen die Positionierung von US und jordanischen Soldaten nordöstlich von Al-Mafraq (jordanische Stadt) und direkt südlich von Syriens Regierungsbezirk Daraa. Der offizielle […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Hezbollah units leave Aleppo to help defeat ISIS in eastern Homs
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:00 P.M.) – On Thursday morning, over a hundred Hezbollah fighters left Aleppo in a handful of buses, traveling along the Khanasser highway en route to Homs. Upon arrival in central Syria, the elite Lebanese fighters will reinforce the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) 5th Legion, 60th Brigade of the 11th Armored Division, 67th […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kernland des ISIS zu erreichen ist Ziel der Syrischen Armee in Ost-Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (05:30 Uhr) Die Syrisch Arabische Armee (SAA) hat gestern eine starke Offensive östlichen Landesteil Aleppos gestartet, mit der sie die letzten Dörfer im Südwesten der strategisch wichtigen Jirah Militärbasis anvisierte. Der Angriff zahlte sich letztlich aus, als die Tiger Einheiten der Syrischen Armee das Dorf Al-Mamdouh befreiten und sich in Stellung brachten, um […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS militants infiltrate massive Jordanian refugee camp near the border with Syria
(NBC News) Some 80,000 people are trapped in a scrub land of hopelessness in a forgotten corner of the Middle East. Huddling in the wind, walled in by desert sandbanks, they have been driven there by war. Abandoned by governments, they are preyed on by the very ISIS gunmen and suicide bombers they fled their […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
New column day
Here, examining how Steve Keen's warning about the UK's excessive financialization and consumer debt applies even more strongly in Canada. For further reading... - Keen makes reference to the BIS' international data as to the ratio of private debt to GDP: - Again, Erica Alini reported on Ipsos' latest number as to the dire fiscal straits facing many Canadians - which can be compared to last year's numbers from here. And Noah Buhayar and Doug Alexander write about a credit rating downgrade for Canadian banks due to their exposure to consumer debt, while Tricia Phillips notes that the... more »
Losing Hearts and One Mind in Particular
47 years ago last Tuesday, Richard Nixon, still a new president, made a bizarre early morning visit to the Lincoln Memorial. The 37th president was having yet another sleepless night and after napping for less than two hours, decided shortly after 4 AM to go down to Lincoln's Memorial and interact with some student protesters. Nixon's subsequent account he'd dictated for his Chief of Staff, Watergate stooge H.R, Haldeman, was at stark odds with what the students and Nixon's own staff remembered. Nixon's attempt to interact with these young people, perhaps to change one hea... more »
Mosul Campaign Day 205-206 May 9-10 2017
Comparison of maps 5/6/17 vs 5/9/17 shows recent advances in northwest Mosul (Ninewa Media) The Iraqi forces (ISF) moved further into northwest Mosul. On May 9, the Tammuz 30 neighborhood was freed, while the Harmat 2 and 3, and July 17 areas were under attack. On May 10, Harmat 3 and Maamilwere liberated, and Islah al-Zirahi and Hawi Kanisawere assaulted. General Mahdi Abbas Abdallah of the Rapid Reaction Division saidthat Islamic State fighters were attempting to flee the city. On the other hand, the Army Chief of Staff General Othman al-Ghanami predicted that the Mosul campaign ... more »
Voter ID laws in Wisconsin suppressed as many as 200,000 votes. Trump won by a mere 22,748.
Courtesy of The Nation: *According to federal court records, 300,000 registered voters, 9 percent of the electorate, lacked strict forms of voter ID in Wisconsin. A new study by Priorities USA, shared exclusively with The Nation, shows that strict voter-ID laws, in Wisconsin and other states, led to a significant reduction in voter turnout in 2016, with a disproportionate impact on African-American and Democratic-leaning voters. Wisconsin’s voter-ID law reduced turnout by 200,000 votes, according to the new analysis. Donald Trump won the state by only 22,748 votes. * *The study co... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Emergency Crews Begin Work On Collapsed Nuclear Facility Tunnel - Latest Update 'Anonymous' Issues Ominous World War 3 Warning: "The Citizens Will Be The Last To Know" Tensions Rise As US Announces Military Drills Near Embattled Venezuela Germany is going to make reforms to its army after discovering a far-right extremist plot The Real Reason Trump Fired James Comey, According To Politico South Korea's new president has been sworn in — and immediately declared his willingness to visit North Korea DeepMind cofounder: 'In many areas, capitalism is currently faili... more »
How Spencer Sunshine, left gatekeeper from Political Research Associates, got 9/11 truth banned from the Left Forum
Spencer Sunshine: Left GatekeeperBelow is the full text of a leaked letter sent by Spencer Sunshine of Political Research Associates to the Left Forum board. The letter, presumably along with pressure from Sunshine's powerful sponsors, resulted in the cancelation of three panels that had been scheduled for this year's Left Forum to be held June 2-4. Here is the beginning of the email announcing the cancelation of the panels: *On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 4:18 PM, FROM Left Forum panels wrote:* *Unfortunately, we are writing to inform you that your panels * *A) Pane... more »
Good Cop Exposes ‘1 Ticket Per Hour’ Quota Scam After Being Fired for Refusing to Enforce It
[image: quota]A Dibble, Oklahoma police officer was reportedly fired for not meeting the small town police department's ticket quota, now he's exposing them.
Disturbing Video Shows How the 2-Party Paradigm Turns People Into Hate-Filled Zombies
[image: paradigm]A chilling video captured at the beach in front of South Padre Pearl hotel shows the horrid, yet entirely predictable, effects of the two party paradigm on the minds of Americans. In the video, a person, who’s bought into the hateful anti-Muslim rhetoric spouted out by the establishment right and amplified back by the establishment […]
Water Protectors Were Right: DAPL Already Leaking as ND Pipelines Spill Oil Every 12 Hours
[image: pipeline]Water protectors at Standing Rock were right — DAPL is leaking already, and over the past year, North Dakota averaged an oil spill every 11 hours and 45 minutes.
Police Dept Wanted a Cop to Kill a Suicidal Dad, He Chose Not To, So They Fired Him
[image: kill]A hero cop, who did the right thing and chose to use restraint instead of violence, is suing the city after being fired for choosing not to kill.
Veterans to Rally in Washington
All are invited to join Veterans For Peace at the May 30 Lincoln Memorial rally and civil disobedience at the White House. *Stop Endless War • Build for Peace!* 1. Dismantle the U.S. Empire at Home and Abroad 2. Close U.S. Bases on Foreign Soil—Bring the Troops Home 3. Ban Nuclear Weapons—No New Nukes—No First Strike 4. Redirect the Pentagon Budget—Money for Education, Healthcare, Infrastructure and Sustainable Green Energy 5. Dismantle Corporate Control of Our Government 6. Dismantle the School to Prison/Military Pipeline 7. Stop Persecution of Migrants, Immigrants, and Refugees 8. E... more »
Paper by Harvard cancer biologist flagged over “credible concerns”
A cancer biologist at Harvard who’s issued multiple editorial notices in recent years has received an expression of concern about a 2011 paper, citing “credible concerns” with the data and conclusions. The publisher does not detail the nature of the issues in the notice. In the past few years, last author Sam W. Lee lost a Molecular Cell paper in 2013 due to figure […] The post Paper by Harvard cancer biologist flagged over “credible concerns” appeared first on Retraction Watch.
China's Coast Guard Continues To Challenge Japan's Claims On The Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands
The Guardian *Ankit Panda, The Diplomat*: *East China Sea: 4 China Coast Guard Vessels Enter Territorial Sea Near Disputed Islands* *Japan claims this is the 12th incursion by Chinese vessels in the East China Sea to date this year.* On Monday, Japan’s coast guard said that four China Coast Guard patrol ships entered the territorial waters around the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea. The uninhabited islands are administered by Japan, but claimed by China. According to the Japanese Coast Guard, the latest incursion took place in the morning before 10:00 a.m., ... more »
$urvival of the Fittest
*By Jay - Ottawa* Stiff fingers tap out the first sentence on my keyboard, but the spell checker redlines the word 'dystopia.' Hmm…it IS a word and I DID spell it correctly. Was the Microsoft programmer who worked on this feature clueless about Orwell's "1984," or was the programmer directed to send unpleasant concepts and their exemplars down the memory hole? Cormac McCarthy is the next to get redlined. Well, OK. His first name is rare this side of Dublin. Despite the laurels placed on McCarthy's brow late in life, few people other than English majors read his troubling nov... more »
A local gets the shock of his life when he opens the door to Eddie Izzard [VIDEO]
British comedian Eddie Izzard has been travelling around the country this week to show his support for the Labour Party in the upcoming election. And he’s been knocking on doors with local Labour candidates to drum up support for the coming election. Eddie Izzard Izzard is a well-known political activist and supporter of the Labour Party. […]
We took a look at Theresa May’s ‘proud record’ in government. It’s shameful [VIDEO]
Conservative leader Theresa May has made much of her ‘proud record’ in government ahead of the 8 June general election. We took a look at that record, and found it nothing short of shameful. Immigration Theresa May’s leadership of the Home Office saw a number of high profile incidents which speak to the character of […]
Paul Nuttall had a confidential meeting with a Hillsborough group and then blabbed about it to the media
The UKIP leader Paul Nuttall caused controversy in the 2017 Stoke by-election. An entry on his personal blog claimed that he had been at Hillsborough and lost close friends. Some people questioned if Nuttall had been there in the first place, but the UKIP leader insisted he had. He did admit that he hadn’t lost […]
Geopolitical Commentary
*The Islamic State (ISIS)* The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured the city of Tabqa and its nearby dam from the Islamic State on 10 May. SDF spokesman Talal Sello told the press that his forces had "achieved victory and completely liberated Tabqa city and the dam". A spokesman for the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, “The Syrian Democratic Forces seized control of Tabqa and the adjacent dam.” SOHRsaid cleanup operations were continuing in Tabqa. This is the second time that the SDF have declared the complete liberation of Tabqa City. Their claim... more »
Anyone Think Putin-Gate And Comey's Firing Might Be An Issue In The 2018 Midterms?
Yesterday, conservatives Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Erik Paulsen (R-MN) and Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) backed Justin Amash's and Walter Jones' demands for an independent investigation into Putin-Gate. Amash and Jones are in red Trump districts and acted out of principle and patriotism. You can decide for yourself what Comstock-- whose district went for Hillary 52.2-42.2%-- and Curbelo-- whose district went for Hillary by an even great margin: 56.7-40.6%-- and Paulsen-- whose district went for Clinton 50.8-41.4%-- had as motivations. I suspect that the dam is going to break very soon in te... more »
Hamas assures critics Israel's destruction still its goal
You may have read recently that Hamas no longer wished to destroy Israel but now wanted to live in peace within the 1967 borders, borders that never existed but let's leave that aside. Not surprisingly this is fake news. The Times of Israel http://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-assures-critics-israels-destruction-still-a-goal/ has some interesting facts... 'Hamas co-founder Mahmoud al-Zahar clarified Wednesday that his terror group's new political program, which some interpreted as accepting the idea of a Palestinian state on the 1967 lines, would not preclude Hamas from seeking ... more »
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*False claims ‘have made teaching a lottery for men’* *Kato Harris said having no job was better than being in jail for a crime he didn’t commit* A geography teacher subjected to false allegations of rape by a 14-year-old pupil at a private girls’ school says that he can no longer see why “any man in his right mind” would become a teacher. With one in five teachers being falsely accused of some form of misconduct by a pupil during their career, Kato Harris said it was like “buying a lottery ticket” for a man to join the profession. Mr Harris, 38, was accused of raping and sodo... more »
CBS Looks At The U.S. Navy's Newest Submarines
CBS NEWS *CBS:* *Inside the U.S. Navy's newest, fastest submarines* Russia announced plans last month to build a submarine larger than its typhoon class, which is already the world's biggest nuclear-powered submarine. The United States is also deploying a new generation of submarines, the Virginia class. The U.S. Navy commissioned the world's first nuclear submarine in the 1950s, the USS Nautilus. It was actually the first nuclear-powered anything. Parts of it are even still classified. Now it's open to visitors to explore and is moored next to the U.S. Navy base. *Read more* ... more »
Bangladesh PM Says Then Sec. of State Clinton Personally Pressured Her To Help A Clinton Foundation Donor
Dr. Muhammad Yunus with the CLintons *CIRCA*:* Bangladesh prime minister says Clinton personally pressured her to help foundation donor* While secretary of state, Hillary Clinton made a personal call to pressure Bangladesh’s prime minister to aid a donor to her husband’s charitable foundation despite federal ethics laws that require government officials to recuse themselves from matters that could impact their spouse’s business. The Office of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina confirmed to Circa that Mrs. Clinton called her office in March 2011 to demand that Dr. Muhammed Yun... more »
IF TRUMP IS BROUGHT DOWN, WILL REPUBLICAN VOTERS EVER ADMIT THAT HE DESERVED IT?
I'm a natural pessimist, but even I can see that the president of the United States was asking for trouble by firing James Comey, and might be on the verge of getting what he asked for.Here's *The Washington Post* on that: Many [FBI and Justice Department] employees said they were furious about the firing, saying the circumstances of his dismissal did more damage to the FBI’s independence than anything Comey did in his three-plus years in the job. One intelligence official who works on Russian espionage matters said they were more determined than ever to pursue such cases. Another s... more »
Corbyn's Car Runs Over BBC Cameraman
Imagine that the car conveying a senior Conservative politician ran a BBC cameraman over. Can you see the BBC outrage, the jokey insinuations as to revenge etc.? However as it's a car carrying Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour Party leader, there will be no BBC coverage. Article here at Guido Fawkes https://order-order.com/2017/05/11/corbyns-car-runs-bbc-cameraman/
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*Earth could break through a major climate threshold in the next 15 years, scientists warn* *More speculation from the usual suspects. Based as usual on models with no known predictive skill. Only of interest to true believers* Global temperatures could exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above their pre-industrial levels within the next 15 years, according to a new scientific study, crossing the first threshold under the Paris climate agreement and placing the world at a potentially dangerous level of climate change. The report comes as climate agreement participants are watching the Un... more »
German Rescue Boat Confronts Libyan Coast Guard Ship After Intercepting A Refugee Boat
pic.twitter.com/7wfuvmzfvp — Sea-Watch (@seawatchcrew) May 10, 2017 *VOA:* *Libyan Coast Guard Has Dangerous Encounter with German Rescue Boat* A Libyan Coast Guard ship picked up more than 350 migrants at sea Wednesday after a potentially deadly encounter with a German rescue boat. No casualties were reported, and all the migrants rescued off the coastal city of Sabratha are safely back in Tripoli. A Libyan navy spokesman said the migrants were packed on a wooden boat. As the Coast Guard vessel approached, another boat from the German rescue group Sea Watch came dangerously clo... more »
Why The AK-47 Still Dominates
Mikhail Kalashnikov, world famous inventor, with an AK-47 assault rifle.(RIA Novosti / Vladimir Vyatkin) *Blake Franko, National Interest:* *The Gun That Is in Almost 100 Countries: Why the AK-47 Dominates* A few months ago, fighters from the Free Syrian Army ran American special-operations forces out of a town near the Turkish border, hurling insults like “infidels,” “crusaders,” “dogs” and “pigs.” These fighters, who are actively benefiting from U.S. support, brandished the most recognizable gun of all time, the Kalashnikov. The power of this image cannot be understated. Thanks... more »
Things Are Starting To Crumble
The wheels are starting to come off the Trumpmobile. Daniel Dale reports in the *Toronto Star* that, in the wake of FBI Director James Comey's firing, several revelations have come to light: In the most noteworthy of the revelations, the New York Times, Washington Post and others reported Wednesday morning that Comey had requested additional resources for the Russia investigation just last week. The Times reported later that Trump was angry about that investigation and “enraged” by Comey’s testimony about him last week in Congress. That wasn’t all. The McClatchy news service repor... more »
What spelling mistakes can give away…
Does the fact that Donald Trump mispelled the word judgment in the same way that I do prove he reads my blog? No. It’s a common spelling mistake. Very different is the spelling mistake of Alexis Tsipras. He copied an error that I am virtually unique in making in spelling the surname of the former […]
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT PHOTOGRAPHER ONLY ONE ALLOWED IN FOR TRUMPSKI “KREMLIN” SUMMIT IN OVAL OFFICE WITH KISSINGER, PUTIN PRAISES FIRING OF JAMES COMEY
The only photographer to be let in to secretive huddle together with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian ambassador to the U.S. Sergei Kislyak, both of whom linked to the FBI investigation, in the Oval Office, was from the Russian government. The Russian released a photo of Trump consulting his Russian handlers in the […]
WHO WILL BE THE NEXT FBI DIRECTOR? VADIM, SERGEY, ANATOLY OR ARKADY? IS TRUMP ALLOWED TO APPOINT AN INTERIM DIRECTOR UNDER EXISTING RULES?
Andrew McCabe, the FBI deputy director, was installed overnight as the acting director after President Trump’s fired Director James Comey. McCabe is set to testify today to the Senate Intelligence Commitee. The Senate has to confirm any new director nominated by Trump for the FBI post. Trump is moving rapidly to circumvent scruntiny and appoint […]
COMEY WANTED TO EXPAND RUSSIA PROBE BEFORE FIRED
Three U.S. officials said Comey had asked the Justice Department for more resources in the Bureau’s investigation of Russia’ links with Russia. https://chewelahindependent.com/fbi-director-fired-days-asking-resources-investigate-trump-russia-ties/ The much maligned Comey has seen his reputation soar since Trump fired him. “I have said to you before that, in times of turbulence, the American people should see the FBI as […]
SENATE COMMITEE ORDERS MICHAEL FLYNN TO PRODUCE RUSSIAN DOCS
Washington (CNN)The Senate intelligence committee Wednesday issued a subpoena to former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn for documents regarding his interactions with Russian officials. The subpoena comes after Flynn’s lawyer, Robert Kelner, alerted the panel that he would not provide documents in response to their April 28 request. Flynn’s lawyer declined comment to CNN Wednesday […]
Former linguistic professor foresaw the election of Donald Trump and explains why Democrats failed to understand his attractiveness to conservatives.
Courtesy of Berkeleyside: *George Lakoff, retired UC Berkeley professor and author of Don’t Think of an Elephant, is one of a very few people in Berkeley who does not underestimate Donald Trump. “Trump is not stupid,” he tells anyone who will listen. “He is a super salesman, and he knows how to change your brain and use it to his advantage.”* Here is some of what Lakoff shared: *“Ideas don’t float in the air, they live in your neuro-circuitry,” Lakoff said. Each time ideas in our neural circuits are activated, they get stronger. And over time, complexes of neural circuits crea... more »
South Korea’s new President may turn to peace
[image: Moon Jae-in, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, poses for photographs as he watches a television report on an exit poll of the presidential election in Seoul, South Korea May 9, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji] Could the winds of change be blowing through South Korea? The post South Korea’s new President may turn to peace appeared first on The Duran.
US media’s latest fake news conspiracy theory: ONLY Russian journalists allowed at Trump-Lavrov meeting
[image: employes only] Some people in US mainstream media don't seem to understand what a private meeting is. The post US media’s latest fake news conspiracy theory: ONLY Russian journalists allowed at Trump-Lavrov meeting appeared first on The Duran.
Russia is interfering in US foreign policy, not US domestic policy
[image: Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds a glass during a ceremony of receiving diplomatic credentials from foreign ambassadors at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY] Russia has not interfered in US elections, it has interfered in America's ability to foment 'regime change' abroad. The post Russia is interfering in US foreign policy, not US domestic policy appeared first on The Duran.
Serbia’s President-elect Aleksandar Vucic has evidence of a ‘Greater Albania’ project
[image: war crime] The Serbian President-elect has highlighted the words of a former American OSCE leader in the region. US citizen William Walker is openly lobbying for the creation of a Greater Albanian state that would annex the legally recognised territory of Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro and possibly even Greece. The post Serbia’s President-elect Aleksandar Vucic has evidence of a ‘Greater Albania’ project appeared first on The Duran.
Sweden Votes Down Mandatory Vaccination
NOTE: Well say Adjo! to Sweden. Surely they are about to descend into a hellish pit of death and disease.... Skoal! Sweden's Parliament just rejected 7 motions that would have promoted forced vaccinations. The Swedish Parliament decided forced vaccination policies...
WaPo Frets over Drug Safety Risks While Ignoring Vaccine Risks
NOTE: From Washington Post - imagine that? Drugs are approved and then found to have risks? Say it ain't so! But vaccines? Oh don't be a silly ninnny! Vaccines are virgin fairy pee and miniature unicorn farts from the moment...
Free E Book From Autism Action Network and Skyhorse Publishing!
A free email book give-away from Autism Action Network and Skyhorse Publishing! Click here and use code vaccine-injuries to dedeem your free book today! Vaccine Injuries: Actual Documented Adverse Reactions to Vaccines by Tony Lyons and Louis Conte Pediatricians, politicians...
Climate “Science” on Trial; The Criminal Case Against the Alarmists
co2islife at Climate “Science” on Trial; The Criminal Case Against the Alarmists – CO2 is Life - 17 hours ago
I am not a climate “scientist.” I don’t have a degree in “climatology.” I’ve never stepped foot through the doors of NOAA, NASA GISS or HadCRUT. I am not an expert on the climate. Therefore I should not be able to write an article today that will prove 100% correct 10 years in the future, … Continue reading Climate “Science” on Trial; The Criminal Case Against the Alarmists
U.S. blocks major pipeline after 18 leaks and a 2 million gallon spill of drilling mud
*May 10: The Rover pipeline is $4.2 billion project that would link the shale-gas-rich regions of Appalachia to Michigan and Ontario* The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has curtailed work on a natural-gas pipeline in Ohio after the owner, Energy Transfer Partners, reported 18 leaks and spilled more than 2 million gallons of drilling materials. The pipeline regulator blocked Energy Transfer Partners, which also built the controversial Dakota Access pipeline, from starting horizontal drilling in eight areas where drilling has not yet begun. In other areas, where the company ha... more »
Afghan government forces retake strategic district from Taliban militants
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (4:00 P.M.) – Afghan National Army (ANA) units restored control over Zebak district in Badakhshan province, northeastern Afghanistan, according to a military source who spoke to Tolo News. The source added, that strategically important district, bordering with Pakistan to the south and Tajikistan to the north, has been retaken by Thursday afternoon as […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Twin ISIS suicide bombings severely hamper Syrian Army offensive in Aleppo
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (0:30 P.M.) – ISIS has kept a lot of firepower and thousands of fighters in Aleppo province to combat the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) despite losing control of the entire Tabqa region, thus enabling Kurdish forces to move ever closer to Raqqa city. On Wednesday, the SAA’s Tiger Forces paid a heavy price […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Austria convicts asylum seeker to life in jail for executing 20 Syrian soldiers in Homs
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:10 P.M.) – A former ‘Free Syrian Army’ rebel fighter turned refugee has been sentenced to life in jail in the Austrian city of Innsbruck. The regional court found the man guilty of having murdered 20 captured Syrian Army soldiers in Syria’s central province of Homs. The 27-year-old man had been boasting about […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Al-Qaeda car bomb inflicts multiple casualties on Saudi-backed troops in southern Yemen
SANAA, YEMEN (1:40 P.M.) – On Wednesday, a suicide bombing conducted by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) struck a checkpoint in the southern province of Hadramout and hit a gathering of soldiers loyal to the Aden-based government . One soldier was killed and six troops wounded by the suicide attack which occurred at the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In pictures: ISIS keeps harassing Iraqi Army positions with armed drone attacks
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (12:10 P.M.) – Jihadists of the so-called “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria” (ISIS) keep utilizing armed drones against Iraqi government forces. On Wednesday, one of these drones hit an Iraqi military outpost north of Rutbah town in the western part of Anbar province. For over a month this desert area has seen […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
El objetivo del Ejército sirio en el este de Alepo es acabar con la presencia de ISIS
El Ejército Árabe Sirio (EAS) lanzó ayer un poderoso asalto en el campo oriental de Alepo, dirigido a los últimos pueblos ubicados al suroeste de la estratégica base aérea militar de Jirah. Este asalto sería definitivo dado que las Fuerzas Tigres del Ejército Árabe Sirio liberaron la aldea de al-Mamdouh, mientras se posicionaban para alcanzar […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Fuerzas huzíes capturan una base militar saudí dentro de Arabia Saudí
El miércoles, el Ejército Yemení y los Comités Populares anunciaron que habían tomado el control de un puesto militar saudí en la provincia de Asir, dentro de Arabia Saudí. Después de que los misiles desataran su habitual bombardeo transfronterizo en la instalación, las unidades militares especializadas realizaron una operación terrestre con tropas lideradas por los […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish forces capture three villages just ten kilometers north of ISIS-held Raqqa
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:40 A.M.) – New pictures reveal that ISIS fighters are increasingly contesting every inch in rural Raqqa in a bid to avoid the upcoming Kurdish assault on the provincial capital of Raqqa which the Euphrates Wrath offensive is bringing ever closer. Despite persistent Islamic State resistance, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) managed to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In pictures: Syrian Army tank takes direct hit from ISIS drone in rural Aleppo
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:15 A.M.) – The Islamic State is increasingly using armed drones to its dirty work, deploying a number of them to fend off renewed attacks conducted by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in rural Aleppo. Targeting a Tiger Forces position near the newly liberated town of Al-Mahdoum, a remotely operated ISIS drone dropped […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Theresa May has smeared Nicola Sturgeon again, this time by literally making a story up [VIDEO]
Theresa May caused a political storm on Wednesday 10 May, after she appeared to invent a story which smeared both the SNP and Nicola Sturgeon. But the PM’s claims did not stack up, as Sturgeon was quick to point out. What’s May said about Sturgeon, now…?!? May was in Nottingham on the general election campaign […]
BBC fails to report knifeman’s threat to kill Jews in north London per Christians United for Israel
Reading this report http://www.cufi.org.uk/news/bbc-fails-to-report-knifemans-threat-to-kill-jews-in-north-london/ reminded me of this scary news and that the BBC hadn't reported the news. If someone had threatened Muslims then the BBC would have headlined the news. However as it was an attack on Jews, the BBC are not at all interested.
Attack of the "Michelin Men"
Attack of the Michelin Men By Scott Corrales © 2017 Some twenty years ago I found myself writing an article for Tim Beckley’s late, lamented *UFO UNIVERSE* about the curious case of the Michelin Men – bizarre, space-suited ufonauts who were reported in the 1970s in some far-flung locations: Spain, Argentina and even the mainland United States. Large and seemingly encased in ringed outfits that made onlookers identify them at once with Bibendum, the mascot for French tire manufacturer Michelin, these entities waddled their way into a number of UFO cases that remain little known to ... more »
The Imperative of Replacing Google and Facebook
*May 11, 2017* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - Nations are beginning to take more seriously the control of their respective information space after years of allowing US-based tech giants Google and Facebook to monopolize and exploit them. Vietnam, according to a recent GeekTime article, is the latest nation to begin encouraging local alternatives to the search engine and social media network in order to rebalance the monopoly over information both tech giants enjoy in the Southeast Asian country today. *Google and Facebook: More than Search Engines and Social Media* The two tech giants ... more »
Triple talaq: India top court reviews Islamic instant divorce per BBC News
The BBC manage to report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-39880273 this issue by simultaneously seeing this action as anti Muslim whilst also reporting that: 'Even though it has been practised for decades, the unilateral instant "triple talaq" divorce finds no mention in Sharia or the Koran. Islamic scholars say the Koran clearly spells out how to issue a divorce - it has to be spread over three months which allows a couple time for reflection and reconciliation.' The real reason for the article is to criticise India, something that is very common at the BBC. 'Activis... more »
Obama Lies Again
By Paul Homewood http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/10/obama-kicks-off-first-foreign-speech-with-an-astonishingly-false-statement-on-global-warming/ Leaving office has not stopped Obama’s habit of telling porkies, as the Daily Caller reports: Former President Barack Obama told those gathered at an agricultural conference that man-made global warming was already impacting agriculture on a global scale, shrinking crop yields and raising food prices. “Our changing climate […]
CNN’s Anderson Cooper loses his cool while interviewing Kellyanne Conway (Video)
[image: CNN’s Anderson Cooper loses his cool while interviewing Kellyanne Conway (Video)] Anderson Cooper can't strop rolling his eyes at Kellyanne Conway. The post CNN’s Anderson Cooper loses his cool while interviewing Kellyanne Conway (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Guess who has a job offer for former FBI director James Comey?
[image: assange snowden] From the FBI to Wikileaks? The post Guess who has a job offer for former FBI director James Comey? appeared first on The Duran.
Mark Levin challenges Chuck Schumer to name “just one” Russian person who colluded with Trump (Video)
[image: Mark Levin challenges Chuck Schumer to name “just one” Russian person who colluded with Trump (Video)] Mark Levin: Schumer is undermining the Constitution. The post Mark Levin challenges Chuck Schumer to name “just one” Russian person who colluded with Trump (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
This is the breakdown of Obama’s massive, gas guzzling, convoy for his $3.2 million climate change speech (Video)
[image: This is the breakdown of Obama’s massive, gas guzzling, convoy for his $3.2 million climate change speech (Video)] Barack Obama traveled to Italy to make a speech on climate change with a ton of gas guzzling vehicles. The post This is the breakdown of Obama’s massive, gas guzzling, convoy for his $3.2 million climate change speech (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
It took Trump one simple tweet to destroy liberal left shock over James Comey firing (Video)
[image: Comey tweet] Exposing Democrat party hypocrisy, and stupidity, is so simple. The post It took Trump one simple tweet to destroy liberal left shock over James Comey firing (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
X22 Report, “The Plan Has Been Revealed And Everyone Needs To Brace For The Impact”
X22 Report, “The Plan Has Been Revealed And Everyone Needs To Brace For The Impact” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiaUyU_bypU
Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, "Elegy for the Arctic"
Ludovico Einaudi, "Elegy for the Arctic" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DLnhdnSUVs
Vince Cable encourages voters to vote for Labour (not Lib Dem)
https://youtu.be/e-utRQOYPQ4
A Trump supporter comes to understand why leftists shout slogans over and over again
https://youtu.be/knck71Fy0D4 A Trump supporter comes to understand why leftists shout slogans over and over again. Quite amusing...
Study: Teacher Prep Programs Failing to Thoroughly Cover Subject Matter
An NCTQ report concludes that too many teacher prep programs at the undergraduate level don’t demand enough of prospective high school teachers, particularly when it comes to teaching specific topics within the broad fields of science and social studies.
JEREMY CORBYN OR THERESA MAY?
*Jeremy Corbyn and Gerry Adams. What do they have in common?* In the UK, neither Theresa May's Conservative Party, nor Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party, is willing to speak out about the use of false flag terrorism, child abuse rings, and mind control - all used to keep the elite in power. *Corbyn, second from right.* Colin Todhunter asks if Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the UK Labour Party, is Britain's best hope. *Britain's Best Hope - Conservatives or Labour?* *1.* Colin Todhunter reminds us that the leaders of the UK Conservative Party would be happy to join US military action against... more »
The CIA Has Formed A Special Unit That Will Be Focused On North Korea
*AFP*: *CIA forms special unit focused on North Korea threat* The US Central Intelligence Agency said Wednesday it had formed a special unit dedicated to assessing North Korea's nuclear weapons threat. The CIA created its first single country-focused mission center, pulling together resources from a range of units to collect and analyze information on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missile technology that could extend its military threat across the Pacific. The move comes as North Korea appears poised to undertake its sixth nuclear test, a move that would exac... more »
Trey Gowdy Speaks Out On Comey Firing
The world is full of many talented men who can step into every demanding job out there. What i find often missing is that oddity called fine judgement. That is surely Comey's flaw and as surely the flaw that made Hilary a marked woman however talented. Yes his job was impossible and surely it was in the nature of the Obama White house to politically compromise all potential threats which he certainly represented. In the end, his abandonment of the Email fiasco instead of kicking it upstairs where it belonged was bad. Yet it may have been forced. And then he should have resig... more »
Origins of Indonesian hobbits finally revealed
*[image: Origins of Indonesian hobbits finally revealed]* This is actually important simply because it establishes the earliest human precurser primate a long way from Africa. Our earliest dates are African but that could change overnight. I have long understood that all tropical lands are prospective and particularly the coastal lands, however inhospitable we now find them. Natural massive food sources are available allowing large bands to emerge along with the necessary social brain. This is nowhere better established that the Indonesian Archipelago. Thus a a successful transit... more »
First paralyzed human treated with stem cells has now regained his upper body movement
This is a first case with clearly improved functionality. still a long ways to go but we certainly are seeing proof of a concept that arose with the original discovery. I do expect to see all cases of nerve damage successfully treated during the next two decades. That will remove the wheelchair for most cases except amputaion. It has been a long time coming but like growing new teeth, it was always easy to imagine. It is just that we all thought it could be faster.. *First paralyzed human treated with stem cells has now regained his upper body movement* *http://theheartysoul.c... more »
Kolbrin - The Book of gleanings - Chpt 3 - Flood of Atuma
This is an interesting teaching parable showing us a people's response to a natural flood. We see two completely separate perspectives on the same event emerge, both given divine import. We learn the folk understanding of large fossils Yet we also discover here a forgiving spiritual path as well.. . *CHAPTER THREE * *THE FLOOD OF ATUMA * *Behold, was this not written in the days of our fathers' fathers and of their fathers before them, and given unto us that we should pass it in to you, the children of days yet unborn? That if the ability of the scribe remains with you it coul... more »
Lebanese security forces arrest Syrian Nusra member
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:55 A.M.) – The Lebanese security forces arrested a Syrian man, yesterday, after it was revealed he was a member of the Al-Nusra Front terror organization, the Lebanese Directorate General of State Security said on Wednesday. “A patrol from the regional Directorate of Baalbek-Hermel in the Directorate General of State Security, in cooperation […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Israeli military illegally constructs radar base in occupied Lebanon
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) illegally constructed a radar base and fence in the occupied Sheba’a Farms of Lebanon, Hezbollah’s official media wing reported on Wednesday. The latest construction of this radar base and fence in the Sheba’a Farms comes just days after the Israeli Air Force increased their aerial […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army gives ISIL one last chance to surrender Yarmouk, Hajjar Al-Aswad
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a major victory last week when the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham agreed to surrender their final positions in southern Damascus to the government. Following this agreement, several hundred militants from Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham were transported by government buses from the Yarmouk Camp […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Trump, Lavrov discuss Syrian crisis in Washington
(TASS) Before meeting with Donald Trump, Sergey Lavrov held talks with the US’ top diplomat Rex Tillerson; this was followed by talks with the US president, which lasted for about 40 minutes behind closed doors. Moscow and Washington can and should solve global issues together, Lavrov said following his meetings with US Secretary of State […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Map of Syrian-Jordanian border shows latest US military build-up
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:15 A.M.) – Earlier this week, drone footage revealed the massive build-up of U.S. and Jordanian forces along the Syrian-Jordanian border. The drone footage, along with photos released by opposition media, showed U.S. and Jordanian soldiers positioned northeast of Al-Mafraq (Jordanian city) and directly south of Syria’s Dara’a Governorate. Hezbollah’s official media wing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Angry Erdogan slams Trump administration for arming Kurds in northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit out at the US decision to further arm Kurdish forces in Syria, speaking in Ankara on Wednesday, saying “the fight against the Daesh terrorist organization should not be led with another terror organization.” “We want to believe that our allies would choose to stand […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army’s objective in east Aleppo is to enter ISIL’s heartland
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a powerful assault in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, yesterday, targeting the last villages located southwest of the strategic Jirah Military Airbase. This assault would ultimately pay-off, as the Syrian Arab Army’s Tiger Forces liberated the village of Al-Mamdouh, while positioning themselves to reach […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iraq Security Trends Jan 2016-Apr 2017
Today violence is down across most of Iraq. That’s due to the Battle for Mosul, which has concentrated almost all of the death and destruction to Ninewa. Many Islamic State fighters escaped the encirclement of the city however, and the group still controls territory in western Anbar and southern Kirkuk. The organization is also rebuilding in Diyala and Salahaddin. Despite that, the number of security incidents is down in all provinces save Ninewa. In April there was a lull in fighting in Mosul as the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) became stuck in the Old City neighborhood in eastern... more »
Drones Are Becoming The New Close Air Support Weapon
*Breaking Defense: **Reaper Drones: The New Close Air Support Weapon* CREECH AIR FORCE BASE: Over two days of briefings here by everyone from pilots to maintainers to the operations group commander of the 432nd Wing, one message rang out loud and clear: the Reaper has grown into a key Close Air Support (CAS) tool for the US military and should not be viewed primarily as an Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance (ISR) asset. How well has the MQ-9 performed as a CAS weapon since first being widely used in that way in Sirte, Libya from last August to December? “In an urban CAS ... more »
Why the "testability" criticisms of inflation are silly
*Because the inflation revolution is analogous to having eaten a forbidden apple* In February, three critics of inflation Ijjas, Steinhardt, Loeb (ILS) published a diatribe in Scientific American titled "Cosmic Inflation Theory Faces Challenges". They tried to defend the seemingly indefensible – the claim that there exist reasons to abandon the inflationary cosmology. They combined various unflatteringly sounding, mostly irrational sentences about the experimental status of inflation as well as its theoretical underpinnings. As Sean Carroll and Peter W*it have mentioned, a day or t... more »
Tweet For Today
Syria tops list of places where the most people have been killed, has 61% of the deaths in the Middle East and North Africa pic.twitter.com/ikvoD5cwR6 — AFP news agency (@AFP) May 10, 2017
Former FBI Director James Comey Called President Trump Crazy And 'Outside The Realm Of Normal'
Sooo @maggieNYT reports that the director of the FBI told people the president might be "crazy." https://t.co/MPNjS6eeIG — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 11, 2017 *The Hill:* *Comey called Trump ‘crazy’ after Obama wiretapping claims: report* Former FBI Director James Comey reportedly told associates in March that President Trump was "crazy" for suggesting former President Barack Obama had wiretapped him. Comey also called the president “outside the realm of normal,” according to a report from The New York Times on Wednesday. The Times said that, in return, Trump was furious when Com... more »
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President Trump, right, meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the White House on May 10. (Russian Foreign Ministry)
Major Media Organize to Rig Web-Search Results
Major Media Organize to Rig Web-Search Results by ERIC ZUESSE, http://www.strategic-culture.org/ The New York Times, as Robert Parry has pointed out, «Cheers the Rise of Censorship», but only of censorship of any allegations that expose the fraudulence of the NYT’s allegations. The Washington Post, Google, the TV networks, and practically all of the famous providers of ‘news’, have joined forces […]
Israel Blackmails Gaza’s Chronic Patients
Published on May 9, 2017 Israel has been using its crossing with the Gaza Strip to blackmail and mistreat Gazan patients. Hundreds of patients have lost their lives in recent years due to the Israeli blockade. “In 2001, Dr. Ariella Oppenheim, of Hebrew University, a biologist, published the first extensive study of DNA and the […]
MSM Reporters Collude in Real Time At White House Press Briefing
Published on May 10, 2017 Mike Cernovich and Jack Posobiec discuss their recent experience at the White House Press Briefing, emphasizing the fact that MSM reporters collude on their questions, answers, and political maneuvering in real time. end
The Plan Has Been Revealed And Everyone Needs To Brace For The Impact
Published on May 10, 2017 Trump fires Comey and the deep state is now in panic. After the firing of Comey Trump met with Lavrov and soon after Kissinger. Schumer is flip flopping all over the place because they are starting to realize they are in trouble. Trump has just warned McCasters not to cross […]
China Warns Washington Its Latest Missile Can Sink A US Aircraft Carrier
China Warns Washington Its Latest Missile Can Sink A US Aircraft Carrier by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com China recently tested a new, advanced type of guided missile in the sea near the Korean peninsula, the Chinese defense ministry said Tuesday cited by the Times of India, just as South Korea concluded its presidential elections amid rising […]
US Defense Secretary wants Military Showdown with Russia: Analyst
Published on May 10, 2017 US Secretary of Defense James Mattis is seeking to ignite a military “showdown” with Russia, American analyst Wayne Madsen says, citing the Pentagon chief’s latest remarks against Moscow. end
Syria Doesn’t Need Our Help Against Terrorists – Ron Paul Institute
Published on May 10, 2017 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held meetings with State Secretary Rex Tillerson and President Donald Trump in Washington, DC on Wednesday, conferring about the need for the US and Russia to collaborate in the global fight against terror. Daniel McAdams, executive director at the Ron Paul Institute joins RT America’s […]
South Korean President-Elect Hopes for Greater Dialogue with North Korea
Published on May 9, 2017 South Korea has elected a new president, after its former leader was impeached. Moon Jae-in, who won’t be sworn-in until Wednesday, is already raising concern in Washington. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8b86 end
NATO Asks UK to ‘Send More Troops to Afghanistan’
Published on May 10, 2017 NATO has asked Britain to consider sending more troops to Afghanistan amid rising fears over security in the troubled country. end
Why Carbon Dioxide is the “Miracle Molecule of Life” for GREENING Our Planet
Published on May 9, 2017 This stunning mini-documentary reveals why eliminating carbon dioxide would WIPE OUT humanity, all plants, all animals and nearly every ecosystem on the planet. end
Eva Bartlett Exposes Mainstream Media Lies About Everything Happening in Syria
” … the (Syrian) people support their Army (and) government is absolutely true! Whatever you hear in the corporate media is the complete opposite. And … what you hear in the corporate media and I will name them: BBC, Guardian, New York Times etc on Aleppo is also opposite of reality!” – Quote from start […]
Trump will likely win reelection in 2020
Musa al-Gharbi, Paul F. Lazarsfeld Fellow in Sociology, Columbia University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 1 day ago
Trump seen through a TV camera's viewfinder in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on April 29, 2017. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky Most Americans don’t like Trump. Trump will most likely be reelected in 2020. How can both of these statements be true? Here’s how: Even when people are unhappy with a state of affairs, they are usually disinclined to change it. In my area of research, the cognitive and behavioral sciences, this is known as the “default effect.” Software and entertainment companies exploit this tendency to empower programs to collect as much data as possible from consumers, or to ... more »
Comey's firing may end other investigations into 2016 election
Clark D. Cunningham, W. Lee Burge Chair in Law & Ethics; Director, National Institute for Teaching Ethics & Professionalism, Georgia State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 1 day ago
Will the inquiries continue? AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster There is widespread concern that President Donald Trump’s May 9 firing of FBI Director James Comey is an attempt to stop or delay the FBI’s investigation into Russian interference in the November 2016 presidential election. But little attention has been given to the relationship between Comey’s dismissal and another wide-ranging investigation into the 2016 election. White House spokespeople and the president himself say Trump let Comey go at the behest of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. ... more »
Resilient Arctic Ice in May
The MASIE image shows Arctic Ocean ice is resilient and the numbers below will show how well 2017 compares to the decadal average. The only place where ice is below normal is outside the Arctic Ocean, namely Bering and Okhotsk Seas in the Pacific. Claims of disappearing ice pertain not to the Arctic itself, but to […]
The Philippines Just Bought A Warship For The Bargain Basement Price Of $100
*Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics:* *The Philippines Just Bought a Warship for $100* But what does a single Benjamin actually buy you? The Republic of the Philippines is getting a real bargain. In this age of $1.3 billion guided missile destroyers, the island nation is "buying" a used warship from South Korea for the bargain-basement price of just $100. While that sounds like a screaming deal, exactly what is it getting for its money? The Philippines is in the midst of a defense buildup. The island country has been locked in a political face-off with China over competing territo... more »
Out of School Time Learning, A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
by Wrench in the Gears May 10, 2017 Digital education, pitched to parents as innovative, future-ready, and personalized, reduces student access to human teachers and builds robust data profiles that can be used for workforce tracking, behavioral compliance, and fiscal oversight. While adaptive online learning is a key element of the Ed Reform 2.0 agenda, it is not the only concern. Another issue that merits close attention is the push to expand “out-of-school time” (OST) learning programs. Increasingly states are passing credit flexibility legislation where students have the opti... more »
We Shouted Out, "Who Killed Democracy?" When After All, It Was You And Me
*-by Bruce Mulkey* As of April 28, I’ve now been on the planet for 74 rotations around the sun, almost three-quarters of a century, 30 percent of the time our country has been a nation. And I’ve seen a lot of changes during this time, personal, cultural, and political. The change nearest and dearest to my heart was my personal transformation. Yes, there was a dark night of the soul, a bottoming out as they say in 12-step programs. I’d been sleepwalking through life for 40-some-odd years. And, of course, I’d gotten my wake-up calls-- wrecking my car while intoxicated, being calle... more »
President Trump And Henry Kissinger Meet In The Oval Office
*CNN:* *And then Henry Kissinger walks in...: 24 hours in the Donald Trump circus* (CNN)Donald Trump promised a White House like no other when he pulled the biggest upset in presidential history to become the 44th man to hold the job. Man has he delivered. From his Twitter feed to his dinner guests (Ted Nugent, Kid Rock and Sarah Palin -- all in one night!), the Trump White House has looked, and run, like nothing we've ever seen before. But, even by Trump's standards, the last 24 hours has been surreal. In fact, the last day feels more like a reality TV show -- storyline twists ... more »
Puerto Rico’s Financial Crisis Wallops University System
Puerto Rico’s fiscal control board is proposing to cut the university system’s budget by nearly half by 2021. As a result, the stakes are higher than ever for UPR’s future.
Protests, Boos Greet DeVos at Bethune-Cookman Commencement
Ever since officials announced the choice for this year’s commencement speaker at the historically Black institution would be Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, the university and the town where it’s based have been roiled by controversy and protests.
Duke Professor Resigns After Criticizing Diversity Training
DURHAM, N.C. — A professor of Catholic theology at Duke University’s divinity school has reportedly resigned in the face of disciplinary action following comments about the value of diversity training. The News & Observer reports another professor, Thomas Pfau, said Tuesday that 61-year-old Paul Griffiths resigned of his own volition, effective next year. Griffiths responded […]
Holy Cross College Administrator Loses Job Over Errant Email
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A Holy Cross College administrator is out of his job just days after mistakenly sending an email to students describing dismal finances for the northern Indiana school. Holy Cross interim President Rev. David Tyson said in a Monday email to students and employees that Kelly Jordan was no longer a college […]
Puerto Rico University Students Vote to Keep Strike Going
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A strike that has shuttered Puerto Rico’s largest public university for more than a month will continue indefinitely in defiance of a court order, students decided Wednesday. Thousands of students approved extending the strike at a mass meeting where they also demanded an audit of Puerto Rico’s $73 billion public […]
4 Johns Hopkins Students Overdose at Fraternity Party
BALTIMORE — Officials say four Johns Hopkins University undergraduates were hospitalized for apparent opioid overdoses following a fraternity house party. The school mentioned the overdoses in a public safety advisory emailed to its student body Tuesday evening. According to the email, the Delta Phi fraternity has been suspended by its national organization and is not […]
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cass A) is a comfortable 11,000 light-years away. Light from the Cass A supernova, the death explosion of a massive star, first reached Earth just 330 years ago. The expanding debris cloud spans about 15 light-years in this composite X-ray/optical image, while the bright source near the center is a neutron star (inset illustration) the incredibly dense, collapsed remains of the stellar core. *Click image for larger size.* Still hot enough to emit X-rays, Cass A's neutron star is cooling. In fact, 10 years of observations with the orbiting Chandra X-r... more »
Chet Raymo, “Retirement”
* “Retirement”* by Chet Raymo "Farewell, thou busy world! And may We never meet again! Here I can eat and sleep and pray, And do more good in one short day Than he who his whole age outwears Upon the most conspicuous theatres, Where naught but vanity and vice do reign." "The first verse from a poem called "The Retirement" by Charles Cotton (1630-1687), a friend of Izaak Walton, about his private fishing retreat on the river Dove. The poem was incorporated into Walton's "The Compleat Angler." And what do I make of it, now, in retirement? All these hours on... more »
The Universe
“There are some things that are best forgotten. And when I remember what a few of them are, I'll drop you a line. But a couple of things worth remembering, that are all too easily forgotten, are the times in your life when you felt absolutely alone and uncertain. Yet somehow, perhaps beyond perception, there was a great click, after which suddenly a new friend appeared, an idea was imparted, or a connection established, causing the tides to turn and the floodgates to open. And remembering this, should such "alone and uncertain times" ever revisit you, however dark they may seem, yo... more »
"Where Few Are Willing To Search..."
"It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on the surface and is easily seen, while the latter lies in the depth, where few are willing to search for it." - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Computers to humans: Shall we play a game?
Arend Hintze, Assistant Professor of Integrative Biology & Computer Science and Engineering, Michigan State University at Science + Technology – The Conversation - 1 day ago
Artificial intelligence can bring many benefits to human gamers. Sam Jordan Belanger, CC BY-ND Way back in the 1980s, a schoolteacher challenged me to write a computer program that played tic-tac-toe. I failed miserably. But just a couple of weeks ago, I explained to one of my computer science graduate students how to solve tic-tac-toe using the so-called “Minimax algorithm,” and it took us about an hour to write a program to do it. Certainly my coding skills have improved over the years, but computer science has come a long way too. What seemed impossible just a couple of decades a... more »
Hospitals Begin Dispensing Medical Cannabis Oil to Patients
*Anna Hunt* - The efficacy of cannabis as medicine is now being proven in some hospitals. The post Hospitals Begin Dispensing Medical Cannabis Oil to Patients appeared first on Waking Times.
Democrats Want A Trump 'Impeachment Clock'
*McClatchy News*: *Democrats talk of an 'impeachment clock' for Trump* WASHINGTON - Democratic leaders aren’t calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. But they’re getting closer. To one Democratic congressman, the president’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey reminded him of the “doomsday clock,” a symbol that warns about the likelihood of nuclear war. “We should maybe have an impeachment clock,” Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., said on Wednesday. “And if we did, I think yesterday moved us about an hour closer to having that need.” Pocan said he had thought Democra... more »
Long-time Trump-Putin Friend, Henry Kissinger, Met with Trump Same Day as Russian Foreign Minister and Ambassador
On May 10th, the day after firing FBI director Comey, Trump met with Nixon Secretary of State-National Security Advisor, Henry … Continue reading →
Labour’s leaked manifesto is already sending the Tory press into freak-out mode
On 10 May, a draft of the Labour Party’s new manifesto was leaked to the press. While there were apparently few surprises in the document, the pro-Tory media completely lost the plot. And none quite so much as The Daily Telegraph. The leaked manifesto Key promises from the draft, leaked days before the official manifesto publication […]
In Bildern: Syrische Armee strauchelt in Ost-Aleppo durch Gegenwehr des ISIS
DAMASKUS, SYRIEN (12:10 Uhr) – Das Vordringen der Syrischen Armee am frühen Mittwoch im östlichen Landesteil Aleppos wurde jäh aufgehalten, als der Islamische Staat entschlossenen Widerstand bei der Verteidigung seiner bedeutenden Bastion leistete. Mit gelenkten Antipanzerwaffen zerstörte die Terrorgruppe einen Panzer, einen BMP-1 und ein Maschinengewehr bestücktes Fahrzeug der Regierungstruppen und zwang diese so, ihre […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Houthi Einheiten erobern Militärbasis in Saudi-Arabien
DAMASKUS, SYRIEN (01:25 Uhr) – Am Mittwoch verkündeten Jemens Armee und die Volkskomitees die Eroberung eines Miltäraußenpostens in der Provinz Asir. Nachdem Raketentruppen das übliche grenzüberschreitende Bombardement der Einrichtung entfesselt hatten, führten spezialisierte Armee Einheiten eine Operation duch, mit der Houthi Truppen die ‘Nismah’ genannte Basis bei der Stadt Al-Rabuah erstürmten. Ohne Angabe spezifischer Zahlen […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Neue Damaskus Offensive bringt Syrischen Armee Gewinne nach Al-Qaedas Bruch der Waffenruhe
DAMASKUS, SYRIEN (00:45 Uhr) – Obwohl die Mehrheit der Rebellenkämpfer in den Stadtvierteln Al-Qaboun und Barzeh ihrer Evakuierung zugestimmt haben, ist Hay´at Tahrir al Sham gegen die Vereinbarung, die sie als gewaltvolle Vertreibung bezeichnen und verschoss als Vergeltung mehrere selbstgemachte Raketen auf Stellungen der Syrisch Arabischen Armee (SAA) in der Hauptstadt. Nachdem sie unter Feuer […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Yemen’in güneyinde Suudi Arabistan ve BAE arasındaki vekalet savaşı devam ediyor
Yemen’in güneyindeki Aden bölgesinde Suudi Arabistan ve Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri arasındaki vekalet savaşı devam ediyor. Suudi Arabistan tarafından desteklenen Yemen Ulusal Ordusu, Mansur Hadi destekçisi militanlar ve Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri tarafından desteklenen Güney Direnişi ve Hazrami güçleri arasındaki gerginlik tekrar tırmanmaya başladı. Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri tarafından desteklenen Hazrami güçlerinin iddiasına göre güney Yemen’deki gerginliği tırmandıran […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ABD ve Ürdün destekli militanlar, Deyrezzor vilayet sınırına ulaştı (Harita)
ABD ve Ürdün Krallığı tarafından desteklenen Özgür Suriye Ordusu (ÖSO) militanları, Şam, Humus ve Suveyda bölgelerinde daha öncesinde IŞİD’in kontrolünde bulunan bölgelerin büyük bir kısmında kontrolü ele geçirdi. ÖSO, 2014 yılında IŞİD tarafından Deyrezzor’dan tamamen çıkarılmasından bu yana ilk kez Deyrezzor eyaletine giriş yapıyor. Yanı sıra Suriye ordusu da Şam’ın güneydoğusunda harekete geçerek sınır kapılarına […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Houthi forces capture Saudi military base across the border
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:25 A.M.) – On Wednesday, the Yemeni Army and Popular Committees announced they had taken control of a Saudi military outpost in Asir province. After the Missile Forces unleashed their usual cross-border bombardment on the facility, specialized army units conducted an operation that saw Houthi troops storm through the so-called ‘Nismah’ base at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Renewed Damascus offensive yields big gains for the Syrian Army after Al-Qaeda breaks truce
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (0:45 A.M.) – Although the majority of rebel fighters in the Al-Qaboun and Barzeh suburbs have signed up to evacuate, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) is opposed to the deal, calling it forced displacement, and launched multiple homemade missiles on positions held by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) inside the capital in retaliation. After […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In Pictures: Syrian Army stumbles in East Aleppo as ISIS fights back
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (12: 10 A.M.) – The advance made earlier today by the government forces in the eastern countryside of Aleppo has been momentarily curbed as the Islamic State showed fierce resistance defending a key bastion. Using anti-tank guided missiles, the terror group destroyed a tank, a BMP-1 and a machinegun-mounted vehicle for the government […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Putin honra a cuatro oficiales rusos que combatieron contra ISIS en Palmira
Cuatro oficiales de las Fuerzas Especiales de Operaciones de Rusia recibieron medallas del presidente ruso, Vladimir Putin, por mostrar su extraordinario coraje al luchar contra el Estado Islámico en Palmira, en el centro de Siria. Los oficiales honrados pertenecían a una unidad formada por 16 soldados altamente entrenados, a los que se les encomendó una […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Capturado con vida un yihadista de ISIS que asesinó a 30 soldados iraquíes
Las fuerzas de seguridad iraquíes capturaron con vida a un influyente yihadista del grupo terrorista ISIS mientras continúa la campaña militar para recuperar la ciudad norteña de Mosul. Aideen Ramadan Fakher, un combatiente somalí del Estado Islámico, admitió haber matado al menos a 30 cadetes en la masacre de 2015 en Speicher. En junio de […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Mapa | ISIS sufre una devastadora derrota; las tropas kurdas liberan toda Tabqa
En el día 50 de la ofensiva de Tabqa, las Fuerzas Democráticas Sirias (FDS) finalmente lograron derrotar a ISIS en la orilla del río Eufrates. Efectivamente, las fuerzas kurdas ahora pueden reagruparse para el importante empuje a la capital provincial. El miércoles, las unidades de las FDS y del Consejo Militar de Manbij (CMM) -con […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Syrian Army seizes three hills amid offensive pouncing through ISIS heartland in Homs
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:40 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is not fooling around in eastern Homs, capturing three hills from Islamic State insurgents despite fierce clashes between the warring parties on Wednesday. Pushing east of the newly liberated Al-Shumariyah mountain chain, the SAA captured three hills overlooking the imperative ISIS-held towns of Rasm Hamidah […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Suriye ordusu Deyrezzor operasyonu öncesi Humus doğusunda ilerliyor
İlerleyen haftalarda Deyrezzor kentindeki kuşatmayı kırmak için büyük bir operasyon başlatması beklenen Suriye ordusu, taarruz öncesi Humus’taki IŞİD varlığını temizliyor. Bu sabah Humus doğusunda bulunan Humriye dağlarında taarruza geçen birlikler, stratejik önemdeki Hamidah kasabasını gören 3 tepeyi ve çevresindeki çok sayıda noktayı kontrol altına aldı. Askeri kaynaklar; Humus’un doğusu ve Tiyas hava üssü çevresindeki operasyonların […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
EEUU ofrece 10 millones de dólares por información sobre el líder de al-Qaeda en Siria
Los Estados Unidos han ofrecido una recompensa de 10 millones de dólares por información que conduzca a la ubicación del líder del Frente al-Nusra; La rama siria de la organización terrorista al-Qaeda. “El programa de Recompensas por la Justicia del Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos ofrece una recompensa de hasta 10 millones de dólares […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS doomed in Mosul as Iraqi Army liberates several neighborhoods – Map update
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:10 P.M.) – The Iraqi Armed Forces are weeks from absolute victory in Iraq’s second largest city following several important gains inside Mosul on Wednesday. With the Iraqi Federal Police, and Rapid Response Division holding ISIS in check in central Mosul, the Counter Terrorism Units and 9th Division were able to impose full […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian foreign minister meets with Trump amid Comey controversy
(REUTERS) Russia’s top diplomat met President Donald Trump on Wednesday and praised the U.S. administration as problem solvers, just as the White House drew criticism over the firing of the FBI director who was leading a probe into Moscow’s alleged interference in U.S. politics. The talks with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov were the highest-level public […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Pressure Cooker: How the South China Sea Can Help America Prod Beijing
*Quinn Marschik* *Security, Asia* No indication has been made as to whether Washington, DC is trading the South China Sea for Beijing’s cooperation on Pyongyang. President Trump wants China’s help to rein in North Korea and has been open to negotiating with Beijing to deal with Pyongyang. Negotiations began with obtaining a more beneficial trade deal with the United States. There are now reports that the Pentagon turned down a freedom-of-navigation operation request in the South China Sea to avoid “antagonizing China.” No indication has been made as to whether Washington, DC is t... more »
Erdogan Is Playing for Keeps in Northern Syria
*Nicholas W. Norberg* *Security, Middle East* [image: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in August 2016. Kremlin.ru] America can continue to insist on its commitment to the Kurds, but that will not stop Turkey from taking what shots it can. Erdoğan’s seizure of enhanced powers through the recent constitutional referendum elicited justified concern from observers—but the vote only makes official Turkey’s reality for the last decade. The vote undermines, if not destroys, democracy in Turkey. Yet the real change will occur in Turkish foreign policy. We have watched Erdoğan lay the groundwork for ... more »
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