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Waking Times.
Sorry Pelosi, Democrats Can Be Anti-Choice If They Want... But Democratic Candidates Can't Be
*Coddling anti-Choice asshole Bart Stupak, made the Affordable Care Act less defensible* You know how much I hate when people use Identity Politics for candidate selection, right? EMILY's List is the progenitor of that poison but it's spread and spread and spread since then. Yesterday I was railing a little about how the newest Identity Politics bullshit is around scientists (and fake scientists). But you name it, it's there. I'm a Korea, elect me. I'm an Indian, elect me. I'm gay, elect me. Blah, blah, blah... If the candidate isn't talking about issues, run in the other direction.... more »
Take the Australian health care challenge!
*FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2017How often will you see this:* Last evening, Donald J. Trump got to talking to Malcolm Turnbull, the Australian prime minister. That never works out well. Last night, Trump began with praise for his own health bill, then drove off the road: TRUMP (5/4/17): It’s a very good bill right now. The premiums are going to come down very substantially. The deductibles are going to come down. It’s going to be fantastic health care. Right now, Obamacare is failing. We have a failing health care. *I shouldn’t say this to our great gentleman and my friend from Australia, be... more »
These 5 countries have historically been the aggressor – NOT Russia (WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES)
[image: An atomic cloud billows, following the explosion of the first atomic bomb to be used in warfare in Hiroshima, Japan, in this handout photo taken by U.A. Army on August 6, 1945, and distributed by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. The word written on the photo are from source. Mandatory credit REUTERS/U.S. Army/Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. MANDATORY CREDIT. SEARCH "HIROSHIMA ARCHIVE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES] Here... more »
ISIS instructional article calls on jihadists to use Craigslist and eBay to lure victims to their death
[image: isis-was-made-in-usa] The latest issue the ISIS jihadist publication, Rumiyah magazine (distributed online in 10 languages) highlights a series called “Just Terror … The post ISIS instructional article calls on jihadists to use Craigslist and eBay to lure victims to their death appeared first on The Duran.
Russia’s long history of resilience in the face of invasion and occupation
[image: eagle] Russia's history is one of struggle, triumph and resilience. The post Russia’s long history of resilience in the face of invasion and occupation appeared first on The Duran.
Susan Rice’s refusal to testify to Congress exposes the “Russia hacking” lie (Video)
[image: Susan Rice’s refusal to testify to Congress exposes the “Russia hacking” lie (Video)] Why will Susan Rice not testify? The post Susan Rice’s refusal to testify to Congress exposes the “Russia hacking” lie (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Duterte to drug dealers: ‘I will kill you. I will really kill you’
[image: duterte fist] The remarks came as a UN envoy known for her opposition to Duterte's policies paid a surprise visit to the country. The post Duterte to drug dealers: ‘I will kill you. I will really kill you’ appeared first on The Duran.
Hillary Clinton to launch new political group to help fund The Resistance.
Courtesy of Politico: *Six months after losing the presidential election, Hillary Clinton is ready to wade back into politics. * *The former secretary of state is building a new political group to fund organizations working on the resistance to President Donald Trump’s agenda, spending recent weeks in Washington, New York City, and Chappaqua, N.Y., meeting with donors and potential groups to invest in, and recruiting individuals for the group’s board of directors, multiple people close to the two-time White House hopeful and people familiar with the group’s planning told POLITICO.... more »
China Watch 24, PH Defense Secretary's visit at Pagasa island
On April 21, 2017, PH Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and top officials of the AFP went to Pagasa island, near Subi Reef that CN has illegally occupied. I say "illegal" because the UN PCA (The Hague, Netherlands) ruling says that CN's claims at the SCS/WPS have no international legal basis. Good move, Defense Secretary. Please do this more often. If CN will shoot down your plane and kill you, you will be a new hero. The CN communist government remains arrogant. And any PH government official who will placate China despite its continued belligerence and arrogance should be expose... more »
Has Russia Just Imposed A No Fly Zone For U.S. And Coalition Aircraft In Syria?
*VOA*: *Russia: No US Coalition Jets Allowed in Syrian De-Escalation Zones* MOSCOW — Russia says the proposed "de-escalation" zones in Syria will be closed to aircraft from the U.S.-led coalition. Alexander Lavrentyev, Russia's envoy to the peace talks in Kazakhstan, said Friday in remarks covered by Russian media that "the operation of aviation in the de-escalation zones, especially of the forces of the international coalition, is absolutely not envisaged, either with notification or without," he said. "This question is closed." Russia, Turkey and Iran agreed to a Moscow-proposed... more »
The case for blockchains as international aid
Ethical Technology - 13 hours ago
Blockchains aren’t primarily financial tools. They are a *political technology*, and their natural field of application is the developing world.
Was a Pregnant Woman Beaten by a ‘Muslim Refugee’ in Oklahoma?
A screenshot from a movie was used to illustrate a completely fabricated claim.
‘F**king B**ch!’ Cop Punches Handcuffed 14yo Girl on Video, TWICE — Not Guilty
[image: girl]A Minnesota cop was caught punching a handcuffed girl in the face twice and somehow, his defense convinced a jury to acquit.
Trump’s Latest Appointee Was Accused of Sexually Assaulting Male Students — 5 TIMES
[image: Munoz]After appointing a US attorney who let off a child rapist, Trump just appointed Steve Munoz who's been accused of sexually assaulting students 5 times.
‘The Rubbish Party’ just won its first seat in Scotland, and people want the councillor on BBC Question Time
A candidate for an independent party known as ‘The Rubbish Party’ just won its first ever seat in the local council elections in Scotland. At the time of writing, it’s beating UKIP – who’ve yet to secure a seat. But people are already asking if we’ll be seeing the new candidate on BBC Question Time. The […] The post ‘The Rubbish Party’ just won its first seat in Scotland, and people want the councillor on BBC Question Time appeared first on The Canary .
You might not think it possible, but an election was just decided by drawing straws
There are many people who would argue that our democracy is flawed, especially our “first past the post” system of voting. But the 2017 local elections have shown up just how farcical our current system can be. Following a dead heat, candidates for Northumberland Council picked the winner by drawing straws. And it led to the Conservatives losing […] The post You might not think it possible, but an election was just decided by drawing straws appeared first on The Canary.
The mainstream media have kept quiet about a major blow to the Tories’ election campaign. So we’re reporting it
The UN is to carry out a major investigation into the Conservative government. After numerous complaints were made, it will be reporting on concerns surrounding Britain’s human rights record, the impact of austerity, poverty, mass surveillance, racism, and press freedom. But no UK mainstream media outlets appear to be reporting this potentially damning investigation. The […] The post The mainstream media have kept quiet about a major blow to the Tories’ election campaign. So we’re reporting it appeared first on The Canary.
Beyond Prisons — Episode 4: Abolition By Any Means Necessary feat. Five Mualimm-ak
In this candid and personal interview, activist Five Mualimm-ak discusses his life, reintegration, and why he's fighting to abolish prisons by any means necessary. The post Beyond Prisons — Episode 4: Abolition By Any Means Necessary feat. Five Mualimm-ak appeared first on Shadowproof.
LIBERIA NOW HAS 28 CASES OF “STRANGE DISEASE”
According to the Chief Medical Officer of Liberia, Dr. Francis Kateh, the Ministry of Health is seriously investigating the new disease but maintains that the Ministry cannot confirm what kind of disease it is until after the investigation. Speaking at a press conference at the Ministry of Information, Dr. Francis Kateh said the new disease […]
Odysseus’ alleged wanderings
A sympathetic reader has just sent in this email… “Jane, The map of Odysseus’ “wanderings”, or more precisely his alleged 10 years of irrational navigations in the Mediterranean Sea to come back home to his Ithaca, is pretty much alike what you describe as the mental thought process of too many Greeks to get from […]
DEMO GEGEN IMPZWANG MORGEN IN WIEN
6 MAI, 2017 DEMO GEGEN IMPFZWANG IMPFEN, EINGRIFF IN PERSÖNLICHKEITSRECHTE VERANSTALTUNGSDETAILS Demonstration FÜR FREIE IMPFENTSCHEIDUNG UND GEGEN IMPFZWANG AM 06. MAI UM 11 UHR IN WIEN TREFFPUNKT DENKMAL AM MARIA-THERESIEN-PLATZ, 1010 WIEN BURGRING Wir wollen auch in Zukunft die freie Wahl für oder gegen eine Impfung Das gilt für alle Berufsgruppen und jedes Alter die […]
HUGE VICTORY FOR TORIES IN LOCAL ELECTION POINTS TO BREXIT LANDSLIDE IN GENERAL ELECTION
It’s only about a month until the UK general election and it looks like the pro Brexit Tories will score a landslide. The unelected European Commission and especially its Presdient Jean Claude Juncker has set ruthless demands in the misplaced belief that the Brits will bow to intimidation. Far from it. “But while the Conservative […]
Senators press for Trump’s tax returns, proof of illicit money?
Two Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee today brought up the subject of tax returns, with one rather explicitly invoking President Trump in doing so. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse asked FBI Director James Comey about how important tax returns are in a criminal investigation. But it was Senator Al Franken who cut to the chase and […]
SOROS TRIES TO OVERTHROW POLISH GOVERNMENT AS IT INVESTIGATES SMOLENSK PLANE CRASH IN 2010, POLISH HEALTH MINISTER ONLY ONE TO REJECT SWINE FLU VACCINE OVER RISKS
In 2010, 96 top members of the Polish government including the President and central bank chief were allegedly killed in a plane crash and it cannot be ruled out that George Soros and Hilary Clinton, then state secretary, were involved in taking down the only government in Europe which had refused to give its population […]
“Clinton for Cash” author says Kushner’s ties to Soros and billion dollar loans, which he failed to disclose, are “massive, massive problem” for Trump
The author of the best-selling book that revealed alleged pay-for-play schemes during Hillary Clinton’s time as secretary of state is sounding the alarm about Jared Kushner’s ties to liberal bankroller George Soros and Goldman Sachs. “Clinton Cash” author and Breitbart News editor Peter Schweizer said in a radio interview that Kushner’s ties to Soros — […]
Trump’s son in law hid financial ties to George Soros
Senior White House advisor Jared Kushner failed to disclose his ownership in a real-estate finance company that’s also partly owned by globalist billionaire George Soros, according to security filings. Kushner, Ivanka Trump’s husband, has ownership stake in a real-estate startup called Cadre, which makes him business partners with Soros, philanthropist Peter Thiel and megabank Goldman […]
ITALIAN PROSECUTORS INVESTIGATE MIGRANT INVASION LINKED TO GEORGE SOROS
George Soros has come into focus in Italy for the role he may be playing in flooding the country with migrants. An article he penned argung in favour of mass migration actually copied large chunks of my own and has provided me with damning evidence that he reads my blog… Soros Tsipras From Zerohedge In […]
When in Rome…
I am just practising a few phrases I can use when I go to Larisa court on Tuesday to ask prosecutor Papacosta whether she has made any progress on my case. I am using the approach suggested by a Greek person, namely, to think and express myself in circuitous way. I have a sneaking suspicion […]
New Investigation May Focus on Whether Officer Threatened to Kill Alton Sterling
[image: new-investigation-may-focus-on-whether-officer-threatened-to-kill-alton-sterling] In the wake of the U.S. Department of Justice clearing both officers invloved in the shooting death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge last Summer, the state of Louisiana is conducting its own investigation. The new investigation will likely focus on claims that one of the officers pointed a gun at Sterling's head and threatened to kill him almost as soon as the officers arrived on the scene.
Defense of Colbert’s Sick Joke Reveals the Left’s Double Standard
[image: defense-of-colberts-sick-joke-reveals-the-lefts-double-standard] Stephen Colbert's lewd joke about President Trump is just the latest example of the culture's decline — and of left-wing hypocrisy.
The Fear-based Campaign to Control the Net
[image: the-fear-based-campaign-to-control-the-net] Public fear is an ally of big government. When fear sets in among the populace — often with encouragement from self-interested politicians — the result is usually an expansion of governmental power and a loss of individual rights.
BEHIND THE CURTAIN CONTINUED: Lifestyles of the best and brightest!
*FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2017Epilogue—The three faces of TV:* Uh-oh! On this morning, the mental stylings of pages A2 and A3 spilled onto page A1. On A3, the nonsense continued. These were two of the day's "noteworthy facts," though we could include more: *Of Interest* NOTEWORTHY FACTS FROM TODAY'S PAPER "For his current exhibition, David Alrmejd sculpted disfigured heads, including one of Abraham Lincoln with giant golden ears and half his face missing." "Most equine fatalities in 2016 were the result of euthanasia after a broken limb, according to The Jockey Club's Equine Injury Databas... more »
Would North Korea Really Nuke America?
*Charles V. Peña* *Security, Asia* But isn’t Kim Jong-un irrational—even crazy? The same was said of both Stalin and Mao in their times. Yet both were deterred As a real estate mogul, one of Donald Trump’s key principles was: “protect the downside and the upside will take care of itself.” As president, this concept could serve Trump well, as his administration deals with North Korea. Conventional wisdom is that the worst possible outcome, the downside, is a nuclear North Korea capable of striking America. North Korea is already considered a nuclear power and is believed to have ... more »
Republicans May Be Celebrating a Temporary Health Care Victory
*Thomas Miller* *Healthcare, America* The budget reconciliation clock is ticking closer to its final sell-by date. It's often said in financial markets that stocks “climb a wall of worry.” If that's similarly the case for political markets, then ongoing efforts by congressional Republicans to repeal and replace at least some parts of Obamacare should be on their way to a big rally. President Trump can continue to supply the “bull.” Thursday's remarkable turnaround in the House, in which Republicans narrowly eked out a 217-213 victory, moves on to the Senate the latest version o... more »
The One Enemy Every Fighter Pilot Faces (And Won't Ever Defeat)
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * VIDEO: There is just never enough gas. Fuel states are the enemy of every fighter pilot—there is just never enough gas. Weather during my flight during Atlantic Trident 17 was, frankly, awful. There were some doubts that we would even fly that day—but we did. Once we got to the range and were shot down—as you saw in the previous clip—we were ordered to return to base. Normally, the T-38A Talons at Langley Air Force base “regenerate” or come back to life several times during a flight. However, due to the weather, we had to maintain a much higher than... more »
Republicans Now Have to Convincingly Sell Their Health-Care Plan
*W. James Antle III* *Politics, Americas* [image: President Donald Trump shaking hands with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. Wikimedia Commons/Public domain] The GOP argument for better-functioning markets in health care is less familiar to the public than the case for greater government control. Republicans are one step closer to at least partially fulfilling a seven-year promise to repeal and replace Obamacare after Thursday’s narrow House vote. That’s the good news for a party that controls both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue but has nevertheless found major legislative achieveme... more »
U.S. Economy Added 211K Jobs in April
*Ted Goodman* *Economics, * The 211,000 jobs figure beat Wall Street expectations of 190,000. The U.S. economy added 211,000 new jobs in April, according to the jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday. The labor force participation rate remained at 62.9 percent during President Donald Trump’s third full month in office, its lowest since the late 1970s. The 211,000 jobs figure beat Wall Street expectations of 190,000. The unemployment rate decreased slightly from March, ticking down from 4.5 percent to 4.4 percent. The Fed increased its benchmark interest ... more »
North Korea: CIA Plotting Biochem Attack On Kim Jong-un
*Ryan Pickrell* *Security, Asia* Pyongyang’s claims have not yet been confirmed. North Korea accused the U.S. and South Korean intelligence agencies Friday of attempting to assassinate young dictator Kim Jong Un. “The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the U.S. and the National Intelligence Service (NIS) of South Korea, hotbed of evils in the world, hatched a vicious plot to hurt the supreme leadership of the [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea] and those acts have been put into the extremely serious phase of implementation after crossing the threshold of the DPRK,” the sta... more »
Europe’s Trend Of CO2 Reductions Seems To Have Stopped
By Paul Homewood From euobserver: The EU’s statistical agency Eurostat announced Thursday (4 May) that CO2 emissions resulting from the EU’s energy use have "slightly decreased" in 2016, compared to the year before. But Eurostat’s press release did not mention that the small decrease has not made up for the small increase in […]
Going for Broke: San Antonio Asks Voters to Approve Massive New Debts
Content Multimedia - 13 hours ago
By James Quintero, Taylor Zavala
North Korea Accuses The US And South Korea Of Plotting To Assassinate Kim Jong Un With A Biochemical Weapon
*The Guardian*:* North Korea accuses CIA of biochemical plot to kill Kim Jong-un* Pyongyang claims US bribed North Korean citizen who had contacts with South Korean intelligence to kill its leader North Korea has accused the CIA of attempting to assassinate its leader, Kim Jong-un, using unspecified biochemical substances during a public ceremonial event in the capital, Pyongyang. The ministry of state security issued a statement claiming the US intelligence agency had bribed a North Korean citizen, named only as Kim, to carry out the plot. It said possible locations for the kill... more »
A junior doctor is crowdfunding his own election video to spill the truth on May
Meet Jez. No, not that one. Jez is a junior doctor who’s had enough of media bias and Conservative-inflicted austerity. With a group of his friends, he’s on a mission to expose what’s really happening to our NHS and our country through an election video of his own. But they first need the public’s support. The […] The post A junior doctor is crowdfunding his own election video to spill the truth on May appeared first on The Canary.
The Moral Travesty of Trumpcare
Robert Reich - 14 hours ago
Shame on every one of the 217 Republicans who voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act on Thursday,... more »
Ecologist loses appeal for whistleblower protection
A top federal U.S. court has confirmed a decision by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to deny federal whistleblower protection to an ecologist who was fired after accusing a colleague of fraud. After initially forcing NSF to more clearly explain its decision, the Denver-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has agreed with the conclusions of […] The post Ecologist loses appeal for whistleblower protection appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Syria’s De- Escalation Zones Not to be Confused with “Safe Zones”
The 5 eyes media insisted on labeling the de-escalation zones as safe zones, when it was apparent they didn’t fit that general description. Neither are these “no fly zones” in the sense that SAA or Russian military flying is explicitly prevented from flying in them. *Putin made a clear statement in regard to no over flying of the de-escalation zones* *"If there is a de-escalation zone, then planes will not fly there on condition that no military activity emanates from these zones," said the Russian leader”* image accompanying National article A "no fly zone" generally allows cer... more »
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. - Clive Hamilton discusses the accelerating calamity of climate change which we're allowing to happen: Our best scientists tell us insistently that a calamity is unfolding, that the life-support systems of the Earth are being damaged in ways that threaten our survival. Yet in the face of these facts we carry on as usual. Most citizens ignore or downplay the warnings; many of our intellectuals indulge in wishful thinking; and some influential voices declare that nothing at all is happening, that the scientists are deceiving us. Yet the evidence tel... more »
Mosul Campaign Day 200, May 4, 2017
The New York Times had a great article on the decision behind the new offensive in northwest Mosul. In mid-April Prime Minister Haider Abadi held a conference with his commanders in Hamam al-Alil. The premier argued that the operation was dragging out, and that only benefited the Islamic State, therefore a change was needed. The officers then debated who should be responsible for the new thrust, since most of their forces had been involved in the fight since the start, and had suffered heavy losses as a result. Two main issues were brought up. First, was that the army had not take... more »
Argentina: UFO Over Merlo
*Source: Planeta UFO and El Corredor (Argentina)Date: 05.04.2017* Argentina: UFO Over Merlo The San Luis Planetarium reported that a tourist from Mendoza who pays frequent visits to Villa de Merlo, presented this unknown image for identification upon becoming aware of research on unidentified flying objects in the Sierras Comechingones region. On the evening of Wednesday, April 3 (2017), Romelí Rodriguez, a native of Mendoza, phoned the staff of the San Luis Planetarium to make known the photo of a lovely sunset in Valle de Conlara that was made unusual by the strange object han... more »
Donald Trump personally involved in hunt for park service employee that pointed out small inaugural crowd size.
Courtesy of CBS: *Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump was "directly involved" in the search for the person who, using the official National Park Service account, retweeted side-by-side comparisons of the crowds at Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration ceremony and former President Barack Obama's 2009 ceremony, CBS News has confirmed. * *The retweet was deleted soon after it was posted and the Twitter accounts of the National Park Service and other U.S. Interior Department agencies were briefly shut down. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told CBS News two days later in an email... more »
Breaking: Syrian safe-zones to come into effect tonight
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:10 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Russian delegation at the Syrian peace conference in Astana, Kazakhstan announced that the safe-zone deal will come into effect, tonight, at 12:00 P.M. (Damascus Time). Based on the deal set forth by the Russian, Turkish, and Iranian delegations earlier this week, there will be four safe-zones that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Exclusive: Tiger Forces deploy to Palmyra front for massive offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army’s elite Tiger Forces have been redeployed from the northern countryside of Hama to the Palmyra front in order to begin the important offensive to capture Al-Sukhnah, a military source told Al-Masdar today. Led by their commander Colonel Suheil Al-Hassan, the Tiger Forces are expected to launch […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army makes another push to lift Deir Ezzor Airport siege
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their offensive in the Deir Ezzor Governorate, today, striking the Islamic State (ISIL) terror organization west of the provincial capital. Led by the Al-Qassem Group, the Syrian Arab Army managed to liberate several points near the Thardeh Mountains, including the Deir Ezzor Electrical Company […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Bahraini civilians hold massive demonstration in Saar City
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:55 P.M.) – A massive demonstration was held in the Bahraini City of Saar on Friday in response to the constant imprisonment of freedom activists. Holding signs that read “Al-Jarimah Al-Kubra” (“Great Crime”), hundreds of Bahraini civilians took to the streets to demonstrate peacefully against the Al-Khalifa regime. Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Last rebel bastion in Homs to be free of militants on May 12
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – The last rebel bastion in Homs City is expected to be free of militants by May 12th, Governor Talal Barazi reaffirmed on Friday morning. In addition to being militant-free, the Syrian government expects to reopen the Al-Wa’er District to the public by the end of this month, Barazi added. This […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia determined to defeat ISIL: Lavrov
Moscow is determined to achieve victory over the Islamic State terror group (outlawed in Russia) even though its members are not ready to lay down their arms yet, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the Mir-24 TV channel. “They are active in the Middle East and North Africa, they are not […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Yemeni military strikes Saudi-backed fighters near Mocha Port
(Sanaa, Yemen)- Yemen’s military forces, backed by the Houthis and popular committees, fired a missile at a group of Saudi-backed fighters, north of the city of Mocha in the Taiz province. A military source told Yemen state news agency ( Saba) that the missile forces used an Urugan missile to strike the group of Saudi-backed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish court rejects Wikipedia’s appeal to end ban
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – A Turkish court rejected the Wikipedia Foundation’s appeal against the blocking of their website inside the country. The ban began one week ago, when Turkey’s Communication and Technology Authority ruled the site had violated the country’s policy by posting falsified information. In particular, the Communication and Technology Authority cited Wikipedia’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Jihadist infighting ends in East Ghouta region
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The jihadist infighting that claimed the lives of more than 130 militants and civilians in the East Ghouta has come to an end, per a statement released by Jaysh Al-Islam today. Jaysh Al-Islam has vowed to end their hostile operations against Jabhat Al-Nusra (Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham) in the East Ghouta, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Combat drills show off Russian Navy’s explosive skills: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – The Russian Navy ships conducted over 120 tactical and 500 combat exercises over the past six months, prioritizing the use of artillery, high-precision missile weapons and anti-aircraft missiles. The tactical exercises took place in sites across the Black Sea, Barents Sea, Japanese Sea, Mediterranean Sea and other seas. The Russian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian military proves stronger one month after Trump’s attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – One month after U.S. President, Donald Trump, gave his naval forces the green light to strike the Shay’rat Military Airport in the Homs Governorate, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) appears stronger than ever near Palmyra, as they advance across central Syria. While on the offensive in northern Hama early last […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
This reporter, who actually was in Syria, exposes media lies about everything (Video)
[image: This reporter who actually was in Syria exposes media lies about everything (Video)] Syria conflict discussed through the eyes of a reporter on the ground. The post This reporter, who actually was in Syria, exposes media lies about everything (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
A Truly Brilliant Video - Must Watch
The isolated, hermit kingdom of the DPRK is shrowded in secrecy, It's nearly impossible to get any reliable information from behind the bamboo curtain. Nonetheless, every week, on T.V. and online, we are bombarded by the bizzare media-spectacle of North Korea. From nuclear apocalypse and prison camps to banned sarcasm and compulsory identical haircuts - any shred of information regarding North Korea becomes a viral media hit, regardless of how dubious the story is. But that's all about to change. Two Aussie boys decided to take matters into their own hands and go to North Korea ... more »
Mexico: UFO Over Culhuacán
Source: Planeta UFO and Ana Luisa Cid Date: 05.05.2017 Mexico: UFO Over Culhuacán *Prof. Ana Luisa Cid writes*: "A UFO over Culhuacán - an extraordinary video by the Cruz Molina family. Coincidence? A police helicopter and military helicopters flew over the area. Please read the description in the video, which contains interviews: *https://youtu.be/VokG69I6Jq*" As always, our thanks to Prof. Cid and Guillermo Giménez for bringing us this information/ Inexplicata Podcasts covering items from UFO / paranormal history in Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean
Popeyes Manager Arrested for Dipping Chicken in Cocaine?
Reports that a Popeyes manager was busted for lacing chicken breading with cocaine to increase sales are fake news.
Russia is now in charge of Syria’s air space. America is shut out
[image: russian air] America is on the verge of officially losing its war on Syria. Russia is not interfering in American domestic policy, Russia is interfering with America's foreign policy. The post Russia is now in charge of Syria’s air space. America is shut out appeared first on The Duran.
WATCH: Speeding Stop Gets Mom Assaulted & Arrested in Front of Her Kids
[image: speeding]A routine traffic stop for speeding ended with a young woman in handcuffs on the ground as her children watched on from the backseat in horror.
Navy SEAL Member Killed And Two Wounded In Fight With Al-Shabaab In Somalia
FILE PHOTO © Dan Eldon / Reuters *Reuters:* *U.S. says American service member killed in Somalia* A U.S. service member has been killed in Somalia during a Somali-led mission against the al Shabaab militant group, U.S. military officials said on Friday. U.S. Africa Command said the service member died on Thursday while U.S. forces were advising and assisting a Somali National Army operation about 40 miles (60 km) west of Mogadishu near Barii, Somalia. "U.S. forces were conducting an advise and assist mission alongside members of the Somali National Army," it said in a statement. ... more »
World News Briefs -- May 5, 2017
*Al Jazeera*: *Russia: Syria safe zones closed to US coalition planes* *De-escalation zones in Syria will be closed for warplanes of US-led international coalition, Russian envoy says.* The safe zones that regional powers have agreed to create in Syria will be closed for military planes of the international US-led coalition, Russia's envoy to Syria talks said. Turkey and Iran agreed on Thursday to Russia's proposal for "de-escalation zones", a move welcomed by the United Nations but met with scepticism from the United States and Syrian rebel groups. *Read more* .... *MIDDLE EAS... more »
Mike Pence brags that Donald Trump has "literally filled this White House and agencies with pro-life leaders.”
Trump signing his anti-abortion executive orderCourtesy of HuffPo: *Vice President Mike Pence declared victory for the anti-abortion movement Wednesday night, boasting that President Donald Trump has “literally filled” his administration with politicians who oppose reproductive rights. * *“Life is winning in America,” Pence said at a gala for the anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List. “President Trump has been keeping his promises to stand for life. He’s literally filled this White House and agencies with pro-life leaders.” * *Pence, who led the fight against reproductive righ... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 5, 2017
Paul Szoldra/Business Insider *Business Insider*: *This battle between US Marines and ISIS has largely been kept secret — until now* CAMP PENDLETON, California — Maj. David Palka had seen combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, but roughly 90% of the Marines under his command, tasked with setting up a remote fire base in northern Iraq in 2016, had only heard the stories. Their trial by fire in March 2016 came just hours after they landed on Army CH-47 helicopters under cover of darkness in Makhmur, Iraq. Getting off the helicopters at around 2 a.m., the Marines were in what was essentiall... more »
Musical Interlude: Moody Blues, “The Day Begins”, “Dawn Is a Feeling”
Moody Blues, “The Day Begins”, “Dawn Is a Feeling” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9daiqYdl-Hw
"What You Don't Understand...."
"What you don't understand you can make mean anything." - Chuck Palahniuk
“The Others”
*“The Others”* by The Zman “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy - they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” - "The Great Gatsby" "While writing yesterday’s tirade about the conservative industrial complex and their poverty pimps, I kept thinking about the weirdness of the people who populate the upper reaches of the conservative think tank rackets. They obviously make enormous amounts of money doing very little, whic... more »
"What the N. Korean “Crisis” Is Really About"
*"What the N. Korean 'Crisis' Is Really About"* by Paul Craig Roberts "The North Korean “crisis” is a Washington orchestration. North Korea was last at war 1950-53. N. Korea has not attacked or invaded anyone in 64 years. N. Korea lacks the military strength to attack any country, such as South Korea and Japan, that is protected by the US. Moreover, China would not permit N. Korea to start a war. So what is the demonization of N. Korea by the presstitutes and Trump administration about? It is about the same thing that the demonization of Iran was about. The “Iranian threat” was an ... more »
The Ultimate History Question: What If Hitler Captured Moscow?
*Michael Peck* *History, * Would Nazi Germany have won World War II? *Operation Barbarossa began with a bang in June 1941, when the Germans devoured Soviet troops, inflicting five million casualties in five months. It ended in Moscow in December 1941, when the Wehrmacht ran out of fuel, ammunition and food. Not only was there a shortage of supplies, but what supplies there were couldn’t be transported forward quickly enough over horse-drawn carts, destroyed Russian rail lines and severely inadequate truck capacity. Thus, in Drive on Moscow, a certain number of German mechanized... more »
Video: I Went to 'War' Against America's F-22 Stealth Fighter (And Lost)
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * In this video, Vodka Flight—we were “replicating” the Russian-made Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrums in our trio of T-38A Talon advanced jet trainers—was shot down by a combination of Raptors and Typhoons. Atlantic Trident 17 brought together the United States Air Force, British Royal Air Force and French Armée de l'Air best fighter aircraft to train together. The idea was to integrate fifth-generation stealth fighters like the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter with fourth-generation fighters like the British Eurofig... more »
“Learn to think like the Larisa prosecutors,” a helpful tip from a Greek
A Greek physiotherapist, working in London, has just given me the tip of trying to think like the prosecutors in Larisa to crack my case. She drew a diagram on a piece of paper to show me how Greeks typically think in a very helpful attempt at promoting cross cultural understanding. She drew a dot … Continue reading “Learn to think like the Larisa prosecutors,” a helpful tip from a Greek
‘Misleading Public’: European Police Reportedly Bribe Press to Bury Asylum Seeker Crime Stats
Why are western Illuminist governments doing this? It is all part of the plan to destabilize Europe: the Clash of Civilizations (Samuel Huntington) Illuminist psyop — War between Western Christian society vs Muslim World. – Published on May 5, 2017 Reports have emerged claiming that Dutch police are bribing journalists to ignore crime statistics relating […]
WHY REPUBLICANS WILL PROBABLY BE ABLE TO GET A HORRIBLE HEALTH CARE BILL ENACTED
Now that the House has passed one godawful version of Trumpcare, the battle now moves to the Senate, where Republicans say they're starting from scratch, even though they're going to try to include elements of the House bill: Senate Republicans said Thursday they won't vote on the House-passed bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, but will write their own legislation instead. A Senate proposal is now being developed by a 12-member working group. It will attempt to incorporate elements of the House bill, senators said, but will not take up the House bill as a starting point and chan... more »
Announcing the DiRT Award, a new “doing the right thing” prize — and its first recipient
It takes a lot of work to clean up the scientific literature, and some researchers and organizations deserve special recognition. That’s why we’ve established a “doing the right thing” category when we see praise-worthy progress in individual retractions, and have now gone a step further: We’ve created the DiRT Award, a new annual prize to […] The post Announcing the DiRT Award, a new “doing the right thing” prize — and its first recipient appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Notes on Bail, Hearsay and Search Warrant review
*Justification for detention* In Canada, there are only three grounds for detaining an accused prior to sentence. They are commonly referred to as primary grounds, secondary grounds, and tertiary grounds. *Primary grounds* refers to whether detention is necessary to ensure the accused's attendance in court.] Considerations include the accused's criminal history, their behaviour in the matter before the court, their connections (or lack of) with the jurisdiction, and the type of offences before the court. *Secondary grounds* refers to whether detention is necessary for the protec... more »
Judging by last night’s Question Time, it looks like the Tories will just lie to win the election [VIDEO]
On Thursday 4 May, BBC Question Time came from Wigan. And Brexit Secretary David Davis was on the panel for the Conservative Party. But his performance was hardly a glowing reflection of the Tories, as he repeatedly lied throughout the programme. Poverty For example, Davis repeatedly said that work is the best way out of poverty: […] The post Judging by last night’s Question Time, it looks like the Tories will just lie to win the election [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.
Katie Hopkins tweeted something so vile that people are demanding she’s sacked from LBC
Katie Hopkins is a troll, whose tweets reliably cause public outrage. But her most recent tweet has led people to call for her to be sacked as LBC presenter. In an attack on the hugely popular Netflix show Dear White People, Hopkins tweeted: “Dear black people. If your lives matter why do you stab and shoot each […] The post Katie Hopkins tweeted something so vile that people are demanding she’s sacked from LBC appeared first on The Canary.
Another numbers gaffe from Incompetent Diane Abbott
https://youtu.be/k85aGlsEGVI 50, 100... What difference does it make? Diane Abbott the gift that keeps on giving. Is it feasible that Diane Abbott is actually a Conservative Party plant, she certainly is destroying the Labour Party's credibility as if she was.
So I Finally Made It To Banff
Heading to Banff was something that had been on my radar for well over a year. I had concrete plans to visit last May but then we had the wildfire here and any plans I had went right out the window. This only left me more determined to get there. Just like last year, I made all my travel arrangements well in advance.....and they finally came to fruition this time. Due the sheer amount of ground I covered and the amount of photos I took, I've decided to do a separate post for each of the three days i was there to really give the place its due. I had no idea what to expect once ... more »
Republican Congressmembers From Southern California Thumbed Their Noses At Their Own Constituents Yesterday
Last November there were 5 congressional districts in Southern California with Republican Representatives that went for Hillary. In each one Trump did significantly worse than Romney had. In the district that straddles Orange and San Diego counties, CA-49, represented by Darrell Issa, Romney had won the district in 2012 with 52.4%. In November Trump got 43.2%, a 9 point drop-off. And Issa had the scare of his political life. His race was the last one decided in the whole country and in the end he edged out Doug Applegate 155,888 (50.3%) to 154,267 (49.7%). Issa spent $6,275,754 on... more »
Flag gate (someone obviously shoved it up) Updated
The gist of a clip from this morning's Today programme, as highlighted on the Today website, featuring John McDonnell "putting a brave face" on labour's disastrous results in the May 4th elections. J.M.: "During an election we get balanced air-time throughout broadcast media. As a result of this people can hear more about our policies and also more about our candidates and more about our leader." Nick Robinson: "Are you saying the more they see of Mr. Corbyn, the more people will like him and want him to be our next P.M.?" J.M.: "I think they can make a fair judgement and what the... more »
Flag-gate
The gist of a clip from this morning’s Today programme, as highlighted on the Today website, featuring John McDonnell “putting a brave face” on Labour’s disastrous results in the May 4th local elections.. J.M.: “During an election we get balanced airtime throughout broadcast media. As a result of this people can hear more about our policies and also more about our candidates and more about our leader. Nick Robinson: “Are you saying the more they see of Mr Corbyn the more people will like him and want him to be our next PM? J.M.: “I think the more they can make a fair judgement... more »
Idiocy On The Move
I wrote a couple of days ago that, when a civilization implodes, the idiots are put in charge. That phenomenon was on full display yesterday in Washington. The Republicans in the House of Representatives narrowly passed their new health care bill -- which had not been scored by the Congressional Budget Office, which had not been examined in public hearings, and which several Republicans admitted they hadn't read. Ross Barkan writes: Were an alien to wander down to Earth and examine the functionality of American democracy in 2017, it would find an intellectual graveyard. Lawmakers... more »
P5 + 1: Joint Commision Meets to Review Deal
* Link* *This is a routine review. It's not required for sanctions reduction. The US must waive sanctions to live up to it's end of the deal- The date for such waivers is May 18th. * *Will the US uphold their end of the deal? Or is the US looking for trouble?* Joint Commission Meets to Review Iran DealThe Joint Commission set up by Iran and the P5+1 to review implementation of the nuclear agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) *met April 25 in Vienna.* This was the *first regularly scheduled quarterly meeting of the group since U.S. President Donald Tru... more »
Sinko de Mayo
Humor about cargo lost in the Titanic's sinking leading to the creation of the Cinco de Mayo observance has been taken to literally by some.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer–Russia’s Astana strategy
[image: chess] Russia's move holds great potential. If it fails, it doesn't make things worse, it allows things to remain as they have been for a long time. Either way Russia has the political upper-hand. The post Keep your friends close and your enemies closer–Russia’s Astana strategy appeared first on The Duran.
LARISA PROSECUTORS GIVE GEORGE SOROS NEW THRILLS. I NEARLY ENDED UP ME IN PRISON OVER CRIMINAL DEFAMATION CHARGES WITHOUT ANY EVIDENCE, SAYS COURT LAWYER AND TRANSLATOR THIS MORNING
George Soros, my avid reader, is going to love this post. He may be widely considered one of the biggest enemies of the Greek people, deeply implicated in the attempt to start an Ebola false flag and trigger global vaccine plans with a risky vaccine. But he has, it seems, enough helpers, enough Judases, willing […]
If You Have A Preexisting Condition, Choose COBRA or ObamaCare Over Your Mortgage
It used to be that when people lost their jobs, there was only one way to keep insurance coverage, and that was COBRA. The only problem is that when you lose your job, you have to pick and choose what bills to pay and COBRA is crazy expensive. Most people had to go bare. If they had preexisting conditions, it was literally a matter of life and death because they would never get insurance again. Then came the Affordable Care Act, which is the same as ObamaCare if you haven't already figured that out. The ACA allowed people who lost their jobs to get alternative insurance that was muc... more »
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Netflix Edits Out Bill Nye's 1984 Show On Gender, Pre-Craziness Era Diseases Hidden in Ice Waking Up China's Plan To Subvert The Global Dollar Standard Iran Attempts Missile Launch From Submerged Submarine; Ends In Failure Congress Agrees To Give Jeff Sessions $0 To Wage War On Medical Marijuana "Anti-Fascist" Militia Training Video Shows Leftists Are Preparing For Armed Confrontation The Robot Revolution Will Take Your Car, Your Mom’s Car, and All the Oil in 13 Years China Plants First Forest City New test can detect cancer using one drop of blood - The Fina... more »
Report: 5,000 Additional Soldiers Will Be Deployed To Afghanistan
Brigadier General Larry Nicholson addressed Marines before they conducted a helicopter assault into Marja, a Taliban stronghold in Helmand Province. Tyler Hicks/The New York Times *Washington Times:* *U.S. may send up to 5,000 more troops to Afghanistan* The Trump administration is poised to double down on U.S. commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan, all but ensuring continued American military involvement in both countries for years to come. The White House is weighing a proposal to send between 3,000 to 5,000 more troops to Afghanistan to deal with the deteriorating security situatio... more »
America's Great Worker Displacement
While the American employment picture has improved since the end of the Great Recession, there is something different about this recovery that has not been experienced in previous economic expansions. While several factors are at play, there is one significant factor that is preventing the creation of new jobs at the pace experienced in the past, particularly in the manufacturing sector as you will see in this posting. Over the past forty years, the workplace has changed for Corporate America and it appears that we are on the cusp of even greater changes; the replacement of human l... more »
After The US Army 'Junked' Its Scout Helicopter, They Now Realise That They Need One
OH-58D Kiowa Warriors with the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, conduct their final flight on April 15th, 2016. US Army *Tyler Rogoway, The Drive*: *US Army Says It Badly Needs A Scout Helicopter After Junking The Ones It Had* Just as predicted, the hole left by the humble OH-58D Kiowa Warrior is gaping, and now the Army wants to fill it as soon as it can. The US Army has executed its grand rotary-wing aviation restructuring plan that saw the ousting of hundreds of Bell JetRanger derivatives from service—653 airframes in total. These included the... more »
The U.S. Military's Fastest Plane Ever Is Sitting in a Museum
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The strange tale of the SR-71 spyplane. *The SR-71 was first retired in 1989, before three airframes were brought back into service in 1994. However, the operating costs of the small fleet were extremely high. Despite attempts by politicians like Senator John Glenn to save the program, the Air Force wanted to redirect funding to other projects, and the SR-71 was finally withdrawn from service in 1998. NASA’s two Blackbirds were retired the following year.* *For years, there were rumors of an even faster spy plane, the Aurora, but its existence se... more »
Why America's New Columbia-Class Submarine Could Be a Game-Changer
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * New tech make this a fearsome weapon. *Electric Boat and the Navy are already progressing on early prototype work connecting missile tubes to portions of the hull, officials said. Called integrated tube and hull forging, the effort is designed to weld parts of the boat together and assess the ability to manufacture key parts of the submarine before final integration.* *In 2012, General Dynamics Electric Boat was awarded a five-year research and development deal for the Ohio Replacement submarines with a value up to $1.85 billion. The contract contai... more »
X22 Report, “The Economy Is Rolling Over Which Will Result In A Catastrophe”
X22 Report, “The Economy Is Rolling Over Which Will Result In A Catastrophe” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCkPrvAo0hA
Climate Change, Tornadoes and Junk Science at Michigan State!
By Paul Homewood https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170504110606.htm Today’s junk science comes from Michigan State University: Tornadoes and mobile homes don’t mix to begin with, but throw in the volatility of climate change and the potential for massive property damage and deaths is even higher in coming decades, indicates a new study by Michigan State University […]
China tries to School the Norks.
I hadn't planned on blogging today, but I've been keeping those who read this blog up to speed with events in China and North Korea. There is some interesting information on that front, so I'll share it for your consumption. On 4 May, the quasi-official newspaper *Global Times* replied to the commentary critical of China that was published by the *Korean Central News Agency* (KCNA) on 3 May. Even though these two players are batting the ping-pong ball back and forth 'unofficially', it's official enough -- and they both know that it is. So does the US, Japan, Russia and everyone else... more »
China's Air Force Is Making Its Drills More Realistic
Jiang Jiaji, a Golden Helmet Award-winning pilot of the PLA Air Force, makes a low-altitude precision strike during an exercise. LIU YINGHUA/CHINA DAILY *Reuters:* *China says making air force drills more realistic* BEIJING (Reuters) - China's air force is making its drills more realistic and less formulaic as it seeks to boost combat readiness, an official newspaper said on Friday, mapping out the latest step in the country's ambitious modernization program. China has rattled nerves around the region with its plan to reform the military, the world's largest, focusing on quality o... more »
Rare Endangered American Red Wolf Pups Born On Friday Bear Hope
On Friday, red wolf female gave birth to a litter of six pups, the first critically endangered red wolves born at the facility since 2002, the museum reports in a press release. At the Museum of Life and Science, this is only the third time in 24 years that the museum has had a litter of red wolf pups. The first was in 1993 and the second in 2002. According to a blog post, in 2011 a female wolf began digging a den, and the museum believed puppies were on the way. But that turned out to be a false alarm. Last summer, the SSP decided that female #1858, born at the Riding Reflection ... more »
Jihadists, Syrian Army engage in fiercest clashes inside Al-Qaboun
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) renewed their offensive in the eastern districts of Damascus, today, striking the jihadist rebels of Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham inside Al-Qaboun. Led by the 42nd Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian Arab Army began the assault by launching a barrage of surface-to-surface missiles at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US Coalition warplanes banned from flying over Syria’s safe-zones: Kremlin
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 P.M.) – U.S. Coalition warplanes are restricted from flying over the four safe-zones being implemented by the Russian, Turkish, and Iranian governments in Syria, the Kremlin envoy at the Astana peace talks stated this morning. “As for [the coalition] actions in the de-escalation zones, starting from now those zones are closed for […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Dozens of ISIL terrorists killed as Iraqi Army, Police advance in Mosul
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The Iraqi Army, alongside the Federal Police, have liberated several points in-and-around Mosul, today, killing and wounding scores of Islamic State (ISIL) terrorists in the process of this latest advance. Starting the in Harmat District, the Iraqi Armed Forces liberated 3 villages from the Islamic State militants, paving the way […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Jordan may participate in monitoring Syrian ceasefire
Jordan could participate in monitoring the ceasefire on the border of the de-escalation zone in southern Syria, said Alexander Lavrentyev, Russian Special Presidential Representative for settling the Syrian crisis and head of the Russian delegation to the Astana talks. According to the Russian diplomat, possible monitors of the ceasefire on the borders of the de-escalation […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Grupos rivales combaten en la ciudad de Adén tras el histórico anuncio del 4 de mayo
El día de ayer ha sido clave en el desarrollo de la crisis yemení. Hadi recientemente destituyó al gobernador separatista Aiderous al-Zubaidi, causando indignación entre los apoyos del Movimiento de Yemen del Sur. Este General se declaró hoy el nuevo líder de Yemen del Sur y creó una delegación para establecer un consejo político-militar que […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army renews offensive in east Damascus amid jihadist infighting
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) renewed their offensive in the eastern districts of Damascus today, targeting the jihadist defenses inside Al-Qaboun and Tishreen. The Syrian Arab Army’s 42nd Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division led the way on Friday morning, firing several surface-to-surface missiles and artillery shells towards the enemy […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian bombers invaded Alaska's air defense zone the other night. This is getting to be a habit.
Courtesy of Fox News: *Two Russian Bear bombers -- escorted for the first time by a pair of Su-35 "Flanker" fighter jets -- entered Alaska's Air Defense Zone on Wednesday night, U.S. officials told Fox News. * *The Russian formation was intercepted by a pair of U.S. Air Force F-22 stealth fighter jets that were already flying a patrol about 50 miles southwest of Chariot, Alaska. A NORAD spokesperson told Fox News the intercept began at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday and a defense source said it also occurred into Thursday. * *It was the first time the U.S. Air Force has seen advanced Ru... more »
Viktor Yanukovich is a traitor, but not for the reasons the fascists think
[image: Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) listens to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday.] Ukraine's last legitimate President ran away in the night like a coward. His people have paid the ultimate price for his treason. The post Viktor Yanukovich is a traitor, but not for the reasons the fascists think appeared first on The Duran.
Newly released UN “Nazi Holocaust archives” show US & UK colluded with Third Reich to destroy Soviet Union
[image: Yalta_summit_1945_with_Churchill,_Roosevelt,_Stalin] Washington and London have been reluctant to make the UN war crimes files publicly available. The post Newly released UN “Nazi Holocaust archives” show US & UK colluded with Third Reich to destroy Soviet Union appeared first on The Duran.
Russian FM Lavrov explains how Obama’s campaign of Russophobia still plagues US politics (VIDEO)
[image: lavrov think] The Russian Foreign Minister explained that Russia is a convenient excuse for US politicians who cannot come to terms with their own political failures. The post Russian FM Lavrov explains how Obama’s campaign of Russophobia still plagues US politics (VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.
Sheila Ealey Speaks Out Against Vaccine Injury
By Anne Dachel Sheila Lewis Ealey is an autism mom, an advocate, and is featured in ‘Vaxxed.’ We’ve interviewed Sheila about her role in ‘Vaxxed’ for Age of Autism. June 14, 2016 - On Vaxxed The Movie Sept. 15, 2014...
A Victory For Theresa May Will See Britain Dragged Further Towards War With Russia
CounterPunch, Countercurrents, Global Research, RINF British Prime Minister Theresa May has been warned by various political leaders in Britain not to rush to attack Syrian government forces if she wins the general election in June. The Guardian reported that she might hold a vote on military action this summer. If this is the case, it would imply that she wants to press ahead without UN backing. May appears to want the support of parliament to have the freedom to join US in airstrikes against Syria in the event of another chemical attack. This is despite the fact there is no concret... more »
A Look At How The U.S. Air Force Trains For War With Russia
Image Credit: Creative Commons. *National Interest:* *How the U.S. Air Force Trains for a War with Russia (or Russian Fighters)* As the United States Air Force continues its struggle with fielding enough aggressor aircraft for its combat aircraft crews to train against, contractors are stepping up to the plate. In some cases, contractors are able to field remarkable aircraft that provide an exceptionally authentic replication of enemy aircraft. Such is case of Air USA—the company has managed to acquire three two-seat trainer versions of the Mikoyan MiG-29UB Fulcrum. “The Air USA... more »
Russian who joined militants in Syria speaks for first time
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) – An interview with a Russian citizen who went to fight alongside anti-government militants in Syria was released, Friday. Shams ad-Din, from Grozny, left his family to go to Syria. He spent four months in a village called Atma but said that there “was a lot of injustice, there was no […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army captures several points in Deir Ezzor as ISIL falls apart
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their offensive in the Deir Ezzor Governorate yesterday, targeting the Islamic State’s (ISIL) defenses near the Thardeh Mountains. Led by the Al-Qassem Group of the Republican Guard, the Syrian Arab Army captured several points near the Thardeh Mountains, putting them in position to cut […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
UN chief ‘encouraged’ by agreement on de-escalation zones in Syria
(TASS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the agreement reached in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on Thursday on creating de-escalation zones in Syria and believes it is important that it should really improve the citizens’ lives, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement. “The Secretary-General is encouraged by the agreement today in Astana, Kazakhstan, by guarantor […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Difficulties arise for Syrian Army troops attempting to lift siege on Deir Ezzor Airport
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 A.M.) – Since the Islamic State (ISIL) imposed the siege on the Deir Ezzor Military Airport four months ago, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has repeatedly attempted to end the terrorist group’s encirclement of this strategic installation in eastern Syria. Unfortunately, the attempts to lift the siege on the Deir Ezzor Airport […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIL faces expulsion from central Syria as Syrian Army troops press on
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:50 A.M.) – In mid-2014, the Islamic State (ISIL) looked like they were bound to reach the provincial capitals of the Homs and Hama governorates, following their capture of Palmyra (Tadmur) and several towns in the eastern countryside of Al-Salamiyah. However, with the emergence of the Russian Air Force in late September 2015, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
FSA delegate angrily interrupts peace talks, gets thrown out: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 A.M.) – A delegate of the Free Syrian Army interrupted a plenary meeting during the fourth round of the Syrian peace talks in Astana, Thursday, before being escorted from the room. Yasser Abdel-Rahman of the FSA said, “Iran are criminals, we do not accept their guarantees” as he interrupted the discussions. Earlier […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
The U.S. Lacks The Logistics To Move Needed Supplies In The Event Of A Major War
U.S. tanks, trucks and other military equipment, which arrived by ship, are unloaded in the harbour of Bremerhaven, Germany January 8, 2017. REUTERS/Fabian Bimme *Breaking Defense*: *Not Enough C-17s, Tankers Or Ships For Hot War: TRANSCOM* WASHINGTON: Believe it or not, the global command responsible for getting weapons, fuel, and food to troops had, until recently, never used a war game for planning. Nor did Transportation Command factor into its plans the possibility that transport ships would be sunk and transport planes would be shot down . On top of that, TRANSCOM doesn’t ha... more »
Graphic Essay: Betsy DeVos' 'School Choice' Movement Isn't Social Justice. It's a Return to Segregation.
Charters and vouchers have always been intended to break public schools, and wrest education away from the public commons. "School choice," a phrase coined by segregationists, has always been about maintaining and exacerbating segregation by race and class. *Graphic Essay: Betsy DeVos' 'School Choice' Movement Isn't Social Justice. It's a Return to Segregation.* by Adam Bessie and Erik Thurman is a powerful piece that makes complex concepts easy to understand. It's a excellent thing to share with non-academics regarding the scourge of school privatization via charters-vouchers. I'... more »
Kolbrin Book of Creation - Chapt 4 - Affliction of GOD
Here we have a second report on the comet impact from a different locale but providing greater scope. We learn of a land of giants and another of small men all of whom survived the catastrophe itself. The last of the giants were destroyed fairly recently while the small folk remain well hidden and rarely observed. We have an actual report that a hole opened to handle water flowing back from the lands. It appears that we have a report here from a survivor who was surely able to still fly a craft and observe the real damage. He would not have seen the hole open to allow massive... more »
Descartes was wrong: ‘a person is a person through other persons’
A profound question of course and also therapeutically significant as well as PTSD shows us. My opinion today is that our spirit self is the main event, but it also must interact with aspects of our physical cognition and usually give up most of our external interactions to that component. The best defense for the spirit mind is to rigorously ask questions thus both informing physical cognition but also allowing alternative realities to present. It is not to stand back and merely follow the lead of the physical mind which can be informed by even instinctual responses. It is ob... more »
My Encounter With The 'Mississippi Monkey Man'
We really get scant detail here except that the observer got seriously close. The creature then screamed and took off, surely as startled as can be. There is enough ambiguity to even make it a giant sloth as well. However i do think that Sasquatch works here well enough. Nothing bad happened either. . *My Encounter With The 'Mississippi Monkey Man' * *Monday, April 17, 2017 * *http://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/04/my-encounter-with-mississippi-monkey-man.html?u* *In a May 1, 2009 video, a man (never named) talks about the night he encountered the 'Mississippi Monkey Man'... more »
Kolbrin Book of Creation - Chpts 3 - Destruction and Recreation - Pleistocene Nonconformity.
We read here a wonderful description of the Pleistocene Nonconformity which happened around 12900 BP even more precisely around 10950 BC according to work on Gobekli Tepe. This clearly describes the effects of the massive comet impact and confirms that it was breaking up as well. Major earth movements are well described as well from the perspective of locale. Carbon fall is clearly remembered along with noxious gases. Scant survivors are utterly shocked. I thik that i am correct in seeing this event in Europe. The comet was still high overhead and descending toward the East... more »
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY, PART THREE
*Click on photos for clearer version. Many thanks to those whose photos and videos we have used.* Above, we see Sandyhills, in Dumfries and Galloway. Thistle Lodges at Sandyhills. On the right, is Sandyhills Campsite, in Dumfries and Galloway. Above, we see the view from the Anchor Hotel, in Kipford, in Dumfries and Galloway. Anchor Hotel at Kippford. *Kipford.* "Dumfries and Galloway visitor numbers and the economy are growing thanks to tourism." Dumfries and Galloway economy growing thanks to tourism. Above, we see Rockcliffe, in Dumfries and Galloway. *Rockcliffe, in D... more »
India Rising! And our decline…
Ethical Technology - 21 hours ago
We’ll go all “good news, bad news” on you, today, contrasting one of the globe’s astonishing bright spots with the decline of the erstwhile Leader of the West/
The Pentagon Is Taking Note On The Growing Iran-North Korean Military Alliance
*FOX News*: *Pentagon eyes Iran-North Korea military connection* When Iran attempted to launch a cruise missile from a “midget” submarine earlier this week, Pentagon officials saw more evidence of North Korean influence in the Islamic Republic – with intelligence reports saying the submarine was based on a Pyongyang design, the same type that sank a South Korean warship in 2010. According to U.S. defense officials, Iran was attempting to launch a Jask-2 cruise missile underwater for the first time, but the launch failed. Nonproliferation experts have long suspected North Korea and... more »
Tony Hellers shows the [US} government is giving out false climate data.
Tony Heller presents convincing evidence that the official temperature record has been "adjusted" to create global warming. He compares newspaper reports of unusually warm or cold weather with the "official" temperature charts and finds they do not match. He also shows that the "official" record is different today than it was a few years ago. After seeing convincing evidence that the climate record has been "adjusted" to show large amounts of warming, one Senator and one audience member (at 37:20) actually ignored the facts and attacked Tony, instead of asking intelligent questio... more »
Democrats In Congress Want To Take Away President Trump's Authority To Launch A Nuclear Strike First
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with Reuters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 27, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria *The Independent:* *Half a million people sign petition to take away Donald Trump's ability to launch nuclear weapons* A bill has been introduced to curtail the president's authority to launch a nuke first Democratic efforts in Congress to take away nuclear first strike capabilities from President Donald Trump have received a rush of support from voters across the country worried that the president might order an atta... more »
Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 5/5/2017"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 5/5/2017"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "All the economic data says the real economy is in big trouble, and it will not get better on its own. Factory orders tumble, automakers turn in negative results, and productivity is plunging all at the same time. The Trump Administration knows this and cannot risk imploding the financial markets. So, he choked down a $1.1 trillion spending bill that gave Democrats much of what they wanted. Trump signed the bill to keep the government running until September to buy some time. Trump will be putting together his first ... more »
Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Continuum”
Vangelis, “Continuum” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGHm7-uNOQU&html5=1
"A Look to the Heavens"
"The constellation of Orion is much more than three stars in a row. It is a direction in space that is rich with impressive nebulas. To better appreciate this well-known swath of sky, an extremely long exposure was taken over many clear nights in 2013 and 2014. After 212 hours of camera time and an additional year of processing, the featured 1400-exposure collage spanning over 40 times the angular diameter of the Moon emerged. *Click image for larger size.* Of the many interesting details that have become visible, one that particularly draws the eye is Barnard's Loop, the bright red c... more »
"Our Finest Moments..."
“The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.” - M. Scott Peck
"The Greatest Ponzi Scheme in History,"
*"The Greatest Ponzi Scheme in History," Introduction* by Brian Maher "'All hell' is about to break loose in China. Such is the professional judgment of Kyle Bass, boss of Hayman Capital. The devil of this hell is a banker. And it’s credit that spreads the fires... Chinese credit expanded "too recklessly and too quickly," argues Bass. And it's beginning to unravel. In a generation China has gone from economic blank to the world’s second-largest economy. Its growth spurt has no equal in history. Cheap credit — cheap debt, that is — made it possible. In 1990, Chinese debt was under ... more »
Senate Select Committee on Lending to Primary Production Customers
*From the office of Senator Malcolm Roberts* *To anyone involved in primary production – please forward to your contacts* *Select Committee on Lending to Primary Production Customers* On 16 February 2017 the Senate established the Select Committee on Lending to Primary Production Customers to inquire into and *report on the regulation and practices of financial institutions in relation to primary production industries*, including agriculture, fisheries and forestry, with particular reference to: · *the lending, and foreclosure and default practices*, including constructive ... more »
Teachers and Lecturers ‘Failing to Report Radicalised Students’ to Anti-Terror Programme per Breitbart
Nobody should really be surprised by this Breitbart report http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/04/teachers-and-lecturers-failing-to-report-radicalised-students-to-anti-terror-programme/ please read it all. One sentence caught my eye though: 'Academics at some universities see it as an outrage to academic freedom to report students, some of them sophisticated postgraduate students, who display in their written work ideation towards so-called Islamic State terrorism.' I wonder how many of these academics support the intellectual boycotting of Israel via the BDS movement.
Tweet For Today
French voters will elect a new president on May 7, but what will Emmanuel Macron or Marine Le Pen be able to do if they win the election? pic.twitter.com/V0OkST4bm2 — AFP news agency (@AFP) May 4, 2017 How many will actually vote? Guidelines for voting in France's presidential runoff from the losing candidates #Presidentielle2017 pic.twitter.com/rZGYDlxM4Y — AFP news agency (@AFP) May 4, 2017
Report: Obama Sought NSA Intel on 'Thousands of Americans', Including Trump Campaign During 2016 Election per Breitbart
'The Obama Administration sought unredacted intel on thousands of Americans during the 2016 election, including those in President Trump's campaign and transition team, according to a new report. "During his final year in office, President Obama's team significantly expanded efforts to search National Security Agency intercepts for information about Americans, distributing thousands of intelligence reports across government with the unredacted names of U.S. residents during the midst of a divisive 2016 presidential election," reported Circaon Thursday. "The data, made available th... more »
Labour's Daft Advertising Whinge per Guido Fawkes
Guido Fawkes https://order-order.com/2017/05/04/labours-daft-advertising-whinge/ reports on some typical Labour hypocrisy: 'Labour are accusing the Tories of trying to "buy this election" by paying for front page adverts in local newspapers today. Ben Bradshaw iscrying that "the Tories are spending thousands of pounds all over the country in newspaper advertisements to buy this election because they don't have the foot soldiers on the ground". Eh? Just a few weeks ago during the Copeland by-election Labour paid for front page local newspaper adverts accusing the Tories of killing... more »
Projects, Day 6: Remuera bungalow
*So some of you were asking why blogging has been so light here recently – and it’s not just that politics has been so dire, it’s that the workload on my current projects has been so heavy.* *So among the projects that have been keeping me away from the writing keyboard is this one, untangling an existing Remuera bungalow, and better connecting its occupants to sun, to views, and to its difficult site.* *[image: Bungalow-Remuera002]* *[image: Bungalow-Remuera001].* Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with attribution.
Former US President Barack Obama Endorses French Presidential Candidate Macron
*CNN*: *Obama endorses French presidential candidate Macron* Washington (CNN)Former US President Barack Obama is wading into the closely watched French presidential election to endorse Emmanuel Macron, the centrist politician widely backed by the establishment in his run against far-right leader Marine Le Pen. "I have admired the campaign that Emmanuel Macron has run," Obama says in a video, which Macron shared Thursday. "He has stood up for liberal values, he put forward a vision for the important role that France plays in Europe and around the world. And he is committed to a bet... more »
Picture Of The Day
Project 667BDR ballistic missile submarines K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets and K-223 Podolsk at Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka. © PHOTO: SERGEI KONOVALOV/RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY
North Korea Warns China of ‘Grave Consequences’
Published on May 4, 2017 North Korea has leveled unprecedented accusations against its ardent supporter China, warning Beijing not to try its patience or face its grave consequences. The official Korean Central News Agency has described Beijing’s call on Pyongyang to stop its nuclear and missile tests as reckless remarks. The KCNA says nothing could […]
‘Massacre and Genocide’ of Palestinians by Israel: Son of Israeli General Seeking Peace in Palestine
Published on May 26, 2016 Afshin Rattansi goes underground with the General’s Son. From surviving grenade attacks to the killing of a relative. We discover how, Miko Peled the Son of a prominent Israeli general become a peace activist in Palestine. Plus what will happen to the government after Netanyahu has appointed a Defence Minister […]
CERN ‘666’ Awakens, Quantum Computing, Mass Mind Control, Occult Rituals, True Quantum Entanglement & Time SOLVED!
Revelation 17:8 New King James Version (NKJV) 8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when […]
Gut Punch Le Pen: France Will Be Led By A Woman Merkel Or Me
Published on May 4, 2017 Marine Le Pen came out and said it, either she or Angela Merkel will be in control of France. Everyone knows Macron is nothing but a puppet. end
Professor Wright: Ancient ‘Spacefaring Aliens’ May Have Lived in Our Solar System Billions of Years Before Humans
‘Major deception of the last days… the (Satanic) priest told us … Master’s (Satan) Grand Plan for harvesting the nations/multitudes of the earth into his cause … Just before the close of the great controversy of the forces of good and evil … It is going to be done in a unique manner … people […]
NASA Tells US Congress: NASA Close to Most ‘Profound’ ALIEN LIFE Discovery Ever
The expectation of the Illuminati is that monotheistic religions ie. mainly Islam and Christianity will receive a tremendous shock upon the revelation of “Aliens”. It will lead to their destruction according to the Illuminist plan. There will be a great falling away from Christianity. – These “Aliens” which are coming are NOT Aliens but are […]
Al-Qaeda Leader Just Admitted to Being Aligned with the United States
Did Syria attack America or threaten American interests? Clearly NO! So why is America supporting terrorists to overthrow Assad? The people behind this are Illuminist-Satanists. “For years we have been supplying anti-tank missiles and all sorts of weapons to the terrorists, to Al Nusra, sometimes to ISIS.. the entire array … Jaysh al-Islam …” – […]
Axiom: “Red Flags” Suggest China Credit Event Is “Closer Than It Appears”
Axiom: “Red Flags” Suggest China Credit Event Is “Closer Than It Appears” by Gordon Johnson of Axiom Capital, via http://www.zerohedge.com/ While we, as well as the few bearish peers we have, have warned of a pending “credit event” in China for some time now – admittedly incorrectly (China has proved much more resilient than expected) – the […]
Kyle Bass Warns “All Hell Is About To Break Loose” In China
Kyle Bass Warns “All Hell Is About To Break Loose” In China by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com China’s credit system expanded “too recklessly and too quickly,” and “it’s beginning to unravel,” warns Hayman Capital’s Kyle Bass. – Crucially, Bass notes that ballooning assets in Chinese wealth management products are another sign of a looming credit crisis […]
Former Blackwatger Founder Erik Prince -- Full Address and Q&A At The Oxford Union
*WNU Editor:* I was surprised by this video. A must see. *Hat tip **Persil.*
Irak güçleri, Musul’un batı yakasında yeni adımlar atıyor
Irak güçlerinin, Musul kentinin batı yakasında devam eden savaşta kuzey cephesini açtığı duyuruldu. IŞİD’e karşı savaşı koordine eden Ortak Özel Harekat Komutanlığı, federal polis ve ordudan gelen destek güçlerinin, ”batı yakasını kuzeyden aşmaya başladığı” açıklamasında bulundu. Irak güçlerinin mevcut hedefinin Musul kentinin kuzeybatı semtleri olan El-Muşrife, Kanise ve El-Haramat olduğu belirtildi. Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Suriye’deki Özbek cihatçı grup, suikaste uğrayan liderinin yerine yenisini seçti
Taliban’a bağlı olduğu bilinen, çoğunluğu Özbekistan uyruklu militanlardan oluşan ve Suriye’de İdlib, Hama ve Lazkiye bölgelerinde etkin ”İmam Buhari Tugayı” isimli grup, geçtiğimiz hafta İdlib’de suikaste uğrayan liderlerinin yerine Tacikistan uyruklu ”Ebu Yusuf”un seçildiğini duyurdu. İmam Buhari Tugayı’nın önceki lideri Ekmel Curabayev (lakabıyla Şeyh Selahaddin) geçtiğimiz hafta İdlib’de kimliği bilinmeyen silahlı bir grup tarafından suikaste […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
هآرتس: علاج المسلحين السوريين يسبب أزمة مالية للكيان الإسرائيلي
كشفت صحيفة “هآرتس” أن المستشفيات في كيان الاحتلال تعاني من أزمة مالية كبيرة بسبب تكاليف علاج جرحى المسلحين السوريين، مؤكدة أن حكومة الاحتلال توفر العلاج والطبابة المجانية لكل من يقاتل الجيش السوري بغض النظر عن مستوى تطرفه. وبحسب الصحيفة فان المستشفيات في الكيان، وعلى رأسها مستشفى نهاريا، تعمل في السنوات الأخيرة كما لو أنها مناطق […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kerching!
Though she's doubtless being singled out by the papers for special *un*favourable attention at the moment (especially given that lots of other MPs will also have received pots of money from the BBC over the years), the *Daily Mail*'s investigation into Diane Abbott's monetary dealings with the BBC is still quite eye-opening. (The *Express* and the *Sun* later 'lifted' the *Mail*'s scoop). It gives us another insight into how things work between the BBC and politicians. Until becoming shadow home secretary (when the BBC stopped paying her), the car-crash-prone Labour MP received ... more »
After The US Army 'Junked' Its Scout Helicopter, They Now Realise That They Need One
OH-58D Kiowa Warriors with the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, conduct their final flight on April 15th, 2016. US Army *Tyler Rogoway, The Drive*: *US Army Says It Badly Needs A Scout Helicopter After Junking The Ones It Had* Just as predicted, the hole left by the humble OH-58D Kiowa Warrior is gaping, and now the Army wants to fill it as soon as it can. The US Army has executed its grand rotary-wing aviation restructuring plan that saw the ousting of hundreds of Bell JetRanger derivatives from service—653 airframes in total. These included the... more »
You Can Blame Congress For Flying Torture Chambers-- The U.S. Airline Industry
Tuesday, one of Congress' most overtly corrupt members, Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (for whom the airline industry famously procured a mistress), convened his committee to make believe they were holding out-of-control airlines accountable. Shuster and the others crooks on his committee take immense bribes from the airlines and never hold anyone accountable for anything. The airlines have paid out $31,108,250 in bribes, to both parties, though mostly to Republicans, since 1990. The biggest all-time airline industry bribe-taker is, of course, Bill Shuster-- $329,5... more »
President Trump's First Foreign Trip Will Be To Saudi Arabia, Israel, Vatican, NATO In Brussels, Ending With The G7 In Sicily
*Politico*: *Trump to visit the Vatican on first foreign trip as president* Trump’s tour will conclude with his stops at a NATO meeting in Brussels on May 25 and at the G7 summit in Sicily the following day. President Donald Trump will travel to Saudi Arabia, followed by Israel and the Vatican, in his first foreign trip later this month. The Vatican visit will include a meeting with the Pope, according to a senior administration official. Trump cast the trip as “historic” and a way to promote religious tolerance in remarks at an executive-order signing in the White House Rose Gard... more »
Colleges are Hotbeds for Inappropriate Behavior
It appears that racism has no boundaries. It rears its distasteful head in too many places and spaces that we hold dear to us.
Diverse Conversations: Diversity Should Be More Than a Buzzword
Diversity is often spoken of as a goal of leadership in some of the country’s most prominent higher education institutions. However, paying lip service to the concept does not always translate into action.
Marc Lamont Hill Leaving Morehouse College for Temple U.
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill — one of the nation’s most visible and prolific Black intellectuals — is leaving Morehouse College to begin an endowed professorship at Temple University.
The Black Male Blueprint of Educational Advancement
The key to reaching Black males lies in the willingness of parents, teachers, counselors, administrators, and community stakeholders to invest the time in understanding these young men individually and not collectively.
Two Community College Presidents Shattering Stereotypes
Rowena Tomaneng and Thuy Thi Nguyen are both new presidents of community colleges who are leading their institutions into greatness.
What are the Odds? 2 Caught Trying to Steal Statistics Exam
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Call it a statistical error: Police say two University of Kentucky students crawled through an air duct to steal a statistics exam from their professor’s office but were caught because he was working late. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports university police cited Henry Lynch II and Troy Kiphuth, both 21, for third-degree burglary […]
Oakland University Chooses Doctor as Next President
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. — A doctor who has worked at Eli Lilly and Co. and the University of Michigan will be the next president of Oakland University in suburban Detroit. The school on Thursday announced that its board of trustees unanimously chose Ora Hirsch Pescovitz for the job after a search involving more than 60 […]
Indiana Professors Against Purdue’s Kaplan Deal
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s plan to acquire the for-profit Kaplan University in an effort to boost online education has drawn opposition from college professors across Indiana. The Journal and Courier reports the Indiana Conference of American Association of University Professors released a statement Tuesday saying it “objects strenuously” to the deal. The group […]
Georgia Governor Approves Carrying Concealed Guns on Campus
ATLANTA — Gov. Nathan Deal signed legislation Thursday allowing people with permits to carry concealed handguns on Georgia’s public college campuses, despite the objections of state university leaders and his own veto of a campus-carry measure last year. Deal shocked fellow Republicans with the tone of last year’s veto message, which referenced opposition to guns […]
Black Members of Congress Demand Probe of Nooses at American University
WASHINGTON — The hanging of bananas from nooses with hateful messages at American University in Washington, apparently targeting the first Black woman to serve as the student body president, prompted members of Congress to call for federal civil rights investigations on Thursday. At least five bananas with nooses were found hanging from trees and lampposts […]
Should President Trump Declassify Data On The NSA's Unmasking Of Americans?
FOX News Video *Circa News*: *Hey Mr. President, tear down the veil of secrecy surrounding unmasked NSA intercepts* Circa has formally requested that the Trump administration declassify records showing how often government officials have searched National Security Agency intercepts for intelligence on U.S. presidential candidates, members of Congress, journalists, clergy, lawyers, federal judges and doctors and how often such Americans had their identities unmasked by the intelligence community after Barack Obama made it easier to do so in 2011. The request follows anexclusive Ci... more »
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