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Bilderberg Breakdown 2017
Published on Jun 3, 2017 Rob Dew and Michael Zimmerman discuss the details of the infamous, ultra-secret meeting of elites who call their club Bilderberg. end
Israeli Soldier’s Explosive Tell-All: “Palestinians are Right to Resist”
Published on Mar 20, 2017 In a rare, candid conversation, Abby Martin interviews a former Israeli Army combat soldier who served as an occupier in Palestine’s Hebron City. Eran Efrati spent years as a sergeant and combat soldier in the Israeli military, but has since become an outspoken critic of the occupation of Palestine and […]
Full Disclosure, The Coming Deception & Alien Abductions w/LA Marzulli & Anthony Patch (Part 2)
Published on Jun 3, 2017 L.A. Marzulli joins Anthony Patch on The Anthony Patch show for a fascinating discussion that covers topics including full disclosure of alien life, a coming deception, alien abductions & so much more! – 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 (New King James Version) 9 The coming of the lawless one is according to […]
CERN At Bilderberg, Entangled & Ancient Aliens with Anthony Patch (Part 1)
“Aliens” = Fallen Angels and the Nephilim Published on Jun 3, 2017 Part one of a two part broadcast this week & Tony gets into CERN attending Bilderberg & what he thinks it means. Then Tony & Kev get into the new E-Magazine called “Entangled” before getting into a conversation on ancient aliens and the […]
Clif High: Crypto Currencies Break Loose, then Gold & Silver
Crypto Currencies Show Global Reset Underway – Clif High by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) Internet data mining expert Clif High has just finished an in-depth dive on crypto currencies such as Bitcoin. High uses what he calls “predictive linguistics” to spot trends and make predictions for future events. With the latest price spikes in […]
‘What Did the Prime Minister Know?’ – John Pilger on Terror in Britain
Published on Jun 4, 2017 ‘Going Underground’ speaks to legendary filmmaker and journalist, John Pilger about MI6’s connection to the Libya-Manchester atrocity ahead of tomorrow’s Arianna Grande’s benefit gig for those affected by the Manchester attack. end
Gingrich: ‘The Deep State Exists’
Gingrich: ‘The Deep State Exists’ by MARK HENSCH, http://thehill.com/, 14 March 2017 Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) says there is a “deep state” of entrenched federal government employees undermining President Trump. – “Of course, the deep state exists,” Gingrich told the Associated Press on Tuesday. “There’s a permanent state of massive bureaucracies that do whatever they want and set […]
93% Of All Jobs “Created” Since 2008 Were Added Through The Birth/Death Model
93% Of All Jobs “Created” Since 2008 Were Added Through The Birth/Death Model by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com According to the prevailing narrative, job growth in the US, where GDP over the past decade has been on par with that in the 1930s, is one of the otherwise brighter economic indicators in a time when much […]
British Prime Minister May Calls For The Regulation Of The Internet In Response To Ssaturday's Terror Attack In London
*CNN: Theresa May*: *Internet must be regulated to prevent terrorism* Prime Minister Theresa May has called for closer regulation of the internet following a deadly terror attack in London. At least seven people were killed in a short but violent assault that unfolded late Saturday night in the heart of the capital, the third such attack to hit Britain this year. May said on Sunday that a new approach to tackling extremism is required, including changes that would deny terrorists and extremist sympathizers digital tools used to communicate and plan attacks. *Read more* .... *WNU... more »
Picture Of The Day
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* Workers install a newly repaired engine into a tank. © SPUTNIK/ MIKHAIL VOSKRESENSKY *WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo gallery .... *Help From the Home Front: A Damascus Factory Where Tanks Get a New Lease on Life* (Sputnik).
(Goodbye No Angel Gregg) Democratic Party Elites Don't Have Ideals (Republicans Do - Very Bad (Criminal) Ones)  Real History of First Black President? (BLS BS) Social Security Always In Black (Rule-Breaking Trumped?) Never a Left-Wing Alternative? (Known Con Man Leads Polls) US World Domination End Seen? (Necessity of Cover Stories) JFK at 100 Tremors (False Flags Bragging Material?) Terrorism & Dot-Com Bubble 2.0
Did someone forget to pay the Saudis their bribe on time? I've said early and often that Obama always seemed more like someone who was chosen than someone who made the hard choices. Paul Street fills us in on the real history of our first black president. “In Chicago…we’ve gotten a foretaste of the new breed of foundation-hatched black communitarian voices; one of them, a smooth Harvard
X22 Report, “It Is All Coming To An End, The Elite Are Terrified”
X22 Report, “It Is All Coming To An End, The Elite Are Terrified” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCWmqcfwXsA
Musical Interlude: David Schombert, "A Space Journey"
David Schombert, "A Space Journey" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un5SEJ8MyPc&feature=related
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Drifting through the one-horned constellation Monoceros, these dusty streamers and new born stars are part of the active Monoceros R2 star-forming region, embedded in a giant molecular cloud. The cosmic scene was recorded by the VISTA survey telescope in near-infrared light. Visible light images show dusty NGC 2170, seen here just right of center, as a complex of bluish reflection nebulae. *Click image for larger size.* But this penetrating near-infrared view reveals telltale signs of ongoing star formation and massive young stars otherwise hidden by the dust. Energetic winds and r... more »
"Half The Harm..."
"Half the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them. Or they do not see it, or they justify it. Because they are absorbed in the endless struggle to think well of themselves." - T. S. Eliot
The Poet: Joy Harjo, "A Map to the Next World"
*"A Map to the Next World"* "In the last days of the fourth world I wished to make a map for those who would climb through the hole in the sky. My only tools were the desires of humans as they emerged from the killing fields, from the bedrooms and the kitchens. For the soul is a wanderer with many hands and feet. The map must be of sand and can't be read by ordinary light. It must carry fire to the next tribal town, for renewal of spirit. In the legend are instructions on the language of the land, how it was we forgot to acknowledge the gift, as if we were not in it or of it. Take note... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina Thanks for stopping by!
Making flexible electronics with nanowire networks
Peter Byrley, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Engineering, University of California, Riverside at Science + Technology – The Conversation - 1 hour ago
Your smartphone can't do this – yet. Peter Sobolev via shutterstock.com A smartphone touchscreen is an impressive piece of technology. It displays information and responds to a user’s touch. But as many people know, it’s easy to break key elements of the transparent, electrically conductive layers that make up even the sturdiest rigid touchscreen. If flexible smartphones, e-paper and a new generation of smart watches are to succeed, they can’t use existing touchscreen technology. We’ll need to invent something new – something flexible and durable, in addition to being clear, lightw... more »
Working memory: How you keep things 'in mind' over the short term
Alex Burmester, Research Associate in Perception and Memory, New York University at Science + Technology – The Conversation- 1 hour ago
It's a crucial cog in the your ability to perform a variety of mental tasks. Lightspring via Shutterstock.com. When you need to remember a phone number, a shopping list or a set of instructions, you rely on what psychologists and neuroscientists refer to as working memory. It’s the ability to hold and manipulate information in mind, over brief intervals. It’s for things that are important to you in the present moment, but not 20 years from now. Researchers believe working memory is central to the functioning of the mind. It correlates with many more general abilities and outcomes – ... more »
Syrian Army advances from eastern Palmyra towards Deir Ezzor: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:50 A.M.) – Forces of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued to advance from eastern Palmyra as part of a broader operation against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL) to reach the embattled city of Deir ez-Zor. The SAA reportedly captured several hilltops along the Palmyra – Deir ez-Zor Highway, less than […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish PM says Raqqa operation has begun
(AFP) The battle to capture the ISIL group’s Syrian bastion Raqqa started two days ago, Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said, according to the state-run news agency Anadolu Sunday. Yildirim appeared to contradict comments Saturday from the Kurdish-Arab alliance battling the militants that the push into the northern Syrian city would “begin in a few […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Disaster Branding: The Importance of Naming-- Guest Post By George Lakoff
Donald Trump knows the power of branding and actually make huge profits by selling the use of his name. But the power of naming and branding can be a double-edged sword: when a president creates and perpetuates real human disasters, we can truthfully attach his name to them and allow well-earned disaster branding to spread naturally. Mr. Trump uses the word "disaster" metaphorically for policies and practices he doesn’t like. But there are real, literal disasters in the world: huge fires, devastating, floods, deadly storms, major droughts-- disasters caused systemically by the hea... more »
NCORE a Logical Place to Advance Conversations About Race
If anyone was ever under the illusion that the election of Barack Obama had somehow signaled that the nation had become post-racial, the recent spate of racist incidents should convince us otherwise
Taylor Leaving Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., is stepping down after seven years as president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the venerable national representative of publicly-supported historically Black colleges and universities.
Barbara Smith Conrad’s Voice Would Not Be Silenced
A series of unexpected events eventually earned Barbara Smith Conrad a place in history with Marian Anderson and other women who became opera legends.
Higher Ed Must Take Initiative to Reduce Carbon Footprint
After Thursday’s announcement that the U.S. is pulling out of the Paris Accord on climate change, it’s unclear who is suffering the most from gassy, hot air — the world, or Donald Trump.
P-TECH Ready to Put Partnerships to Test
P-TECH in Brooklyn has spawned the creation of dozens of similar schools throughout the nation — from Chicago to Norwalk, Conn. — that seek to capitalize on a three-way partnership between the public K-12 system, higher education and business.
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE And Bahrain Have Cut All Diplomatic Ties With Qatar. They Are Accusing Qatar Of 'Working With Militias, Supporting Qaeda & ISIS'
*Bloomberg: **Saudi-led Alliance Cuts Qatar Ties as Gulf Crisis Escalates* Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, escalating a crisis that started over Qatar’s relationship with Iran and its support of the Muslim Brotherhood. The three countries said they will suspend air and sea travel to and from Qatar. Saudi Arabia said it will shut land crossings with its neighbor, according to the official Saudi Press Agency. Bahrain has given Qatari diplomats 48 hours to leave. *Read more *.... *WNU Editor*: I know that Qatar was having problems with its Arab neighb... more »
The World According to Trump
Robert Reich - 2 hours ago
To Donald Trump, the world is made up of only two sorts of people, or nations: strong winners whom... more »
Who Were The London Attackers? British Police Are Not Disclosing Their Identities
Police forensic investigators work outside Borough Market after an attack left 7 people dead and dozens injured in London, Britain, June 4, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls *Reuters*: *British police will name London Bridge attackers when "operationally possible"* British police said on Sunday they would release the names of the three men who killed seven people in London "as soon as operationally possible", adding that searches were continuing in four properties. The men rammed a van into pedestrians and stabbed revelers on Saturday night before being shot by police. Twelve people we... more »
Mountain Dew to Be Discontinued?
Reports that Pepsico will be discontinuing production and sale of their Mountain Dew soft drink originated with a prank news site.
Paris, Meet New Hampshire
New Hampshire is famous for people who are direct, to the point and tolerate no BS. Thus, I was not surprised to see this editorial printed in the Union Leader, one of the state’s leading newspapers based in Manchester, largest city in NH. Paris freak-out: Hysteria over do-nothing deal The Paris Climate Agreement signed last […]
What's hidden behind the walls of America's prisons
Heather Ann Thompson, Professor of History and Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 2 hours ago
Inmates at the California Institution for Men state prison in Chino, California in 2011. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Few Americans fully appreciate just how many of their fellow citizens are ensnared in the criminal justice system. Some may have heard that there are about 2.3 million people behind bars, but that figure tells only part of the story. Yes, in a stunning array of 1,719 state prisons, 102 federal prisons, 901 juvenile correctional facilities, 3,163 local jails and 76 Indian Country jails, as well as in military prisons, immigration detention facilities, civil commitment ce... more »
X22 Report, “When Central Bankers Tell You There Is No Need To Panic, It's Time To Take Action”
X22 Report, “When Central Bankers Tell You There Is No Need To Panic, It's Time To Take Action” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBfViYGLqb4
Canada's Newest Frigates And Destroyers My Cost Up To $4.10 Billion (CAD) or $3.04 (USD) Per Ship
Feb 2006 HMCS Athabaskan. Photo of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1. The ship carries a crew of some 300 all ranks including a flight crew (2 Sea King helicopters) and maintenance technicians Photo Credit: MCpl Charles Barber, Staff Photographer SNMG1 (NATO) *David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen:* *Cost of Canadian Surface Combatant put at more than $61 billion – PBO study* Canada’s new fleet of warships will cost almost $62 billion, according to a new study by the Parliamentary Budget Officer. The original budget for the CSC program was $26.2 billion, or $1.7 billion per ship for 15... more »
The U.S. Navy Has the Best Submarines in the World (Largely Thanks to a Terrible Tragedy)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The Thresher tragedy is a big reason why. *The creation of SUBSAFE lead directly to tougher—and safer—submarines. (Another U.S. Navy submarine, Scorpion, was lost in 1968 but there is no conclusive explanation for the sinking.) In 2005, the USS San Francisco collided with a seamount at maximum speed—an estimated thirty miles an hour at a depth of 525 feet. SUBSAFE’s careful watch over submarine design and manufacture is credited with ensuring the San Francisco not only failed to sink, but that only one sailor died and the ship could even make it bac... more »
This Russian Submarine Could Out Dive Any U.S. Sub Today (And Its Retired)
*Robert Farley* *Security, * The Alfa class was more of a hot rod than as submarine. *The USSR paid dearly for this performance. Nicknamed “golden fish,” the Alfas strained even the massive Soviet submarine building budget. Moreover, they generally proved unreliable in service, requiring expensive and complex maintenance. Soviet ports often lacked the training and equipment necessary to keep the Lyras in working condition. In contrast to most of its other Cold War submarine projects, the USSR built only seven Lyras, one of which was more a prototype than a usable weapon. This fi... more »
Why America's Last Battleships Might Have Been the Best Ever
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Warships like no other. *Various proposals were floated for reactivating the Iowas over the next twenty-five years. New Jersey returned to service in 1968 to bombard North Vietnam, but was soon sent back to mothballs. Some proposals in the late 1970s envisioned the replacement of the aft turret with a flight deck capable of operating helicopters and V/STOL aircraft, but these were rejected because of high cost. At the beginning of the Reagan administration, however, funds began to flow more freely, and plans were hatched to reactivate the four remai... more »
America May Have Ditched TPP, But It Hasn't Ditched Asia
*Anthony Fensom* *Economics, Asia* [image: Container ship. Flickr/U.S. Department of Agriculture] The Asia-Pacific region is refusing to let the pact die, even leaving the door open for a change of heart by Washington. President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal was thought to have killed the Asia-Pacific trade pact. But the region is refusing to let the pact die, even leaving the door open for a change of heart by Washington, while an alternative pact pushed by China builds momentum. Trump’s January 23 executive order to withdraw t... more »
Keeping ISIS On the Retreat in Iraq Will Depend on Health Care
*Omar Mukhlis* *Society, Middle East* [image: Local boys observing cityscape of Qayyarah on fire, Mosul District, Iraq. Wikimedia Commons/Creative Commons/Mstyslav Chernov] A broken health system sets the stage for the next terrorist organization to rise up as a challenger to the integrity of Iraq. The Trump administration is stressing that America is out of the nation-building enterprise as it crafts its policy toward the Middle East. However, as the Islamic State is territorially defeated within Iraq, the future stability of the country rests on how effectively the Iraqi gover... more »
What Do China's Military Strategists Think of the Battle of Midway?
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, Asia* [image: Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transits the East China Sea. Flickr/U.S. Navy] China likely recognizes that once wars are started with America, even when militarily successful, they may be extremely difficult to end. Late springtime is a fitting time to contemplate the origins of U.S. maritime supremacy. Over the course of about twenty-four hours in June 1942, U.S. naval aviators turned the whole course of history by putting the Imperial Japanese Navy’s four premier flattops on the bottom. This victory can be attributed in roughly eq... more »
Trump's Military-First Posture May Cost the World Its Denuclearization Dreams
*Tom Le* *Security, Americas* [image: B-1 Lancer at Ellsworth Air Force Base. Wikimedia Commons/U.S. Air Force] Trump’s solution to an increasingly insecure world is to double down on militarism and nuclear weapons. It won’t work. On this day one year ago, then president Barack Obama made a historic visit to Hiroshima to push for a nuclear-free world and remind us that we can “choose a future in which Hiroshima and Nagasaki are known not as the dawn of atomic warfare but as the start of our own moral awakening.” At the time, there was thoughtful discussion about the merits of nuc... more »
How Long Will The U.S. Navy Rule The Oceans?
*Tobin Harshaw, Bloomberg:* *America Rules the Waves. But for How Long?* *A Q-and-A with Admiral James Stavridis about China's fake islands, India's real rise and sea power in the 21st century.* China builds fake islands in the South China Sea. Russia fires missiles into Syria from the Mediterranean and Caspian Seas. North Korea launches ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. The U.S. orders three -- three! -- aircraft carrier strike groups to the Western Pacific in response. Houthi rebels shoot rockets at U.S. ships off Yemen. Pacific nations go on a submarine-buying binge. Ind... more »
BYU Professor Denied Spot in GOP Race for Chaffetz Seat
SALT LAKE CITY — A judge has denied a Brigham Young University professor’s emergency request to be allowed to run in a packed Republican field to replace outgoing Rep. Jason Chaffetz. Chia-Chi Teng is teaching in China this summer. He tried to file to run in a special election via video conference before last week’s […]
ACT Will Release Scores from Wrong Tests in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than 1,000 high school students in Ohio whose ACT college-entrance exams were invalidated by the tests’ provider will receive their scores after all. ACT said Friday the tests will be scored and released and “deeply regrets” any inconvenience caused by the situation. The state Department of Education had urged ACT to […]
Chicago State University Spent $700K for Shelved Campus
CHICAGO — A report shows that Chicago State University has spent $700,000 on a satellite campus on the city’s West Side that has been put on hold. The university has been hit hard by the budget impasse as well as declining enrollment and management troubles, The Chicago Tribune reported. University officials began pursuing a second […]
Penn State Making Changes to Greek System After Pledge Death
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State is making changes to its Greek system, including taking control of the previously self-governing fraternities and sororities, following the February death of a pledge. The university’s board of trustees approved a set of changes during a meeting Friday. Earlier this week, the parents of 19-year-old Timothy Piazza released a […]
First Female and First Black President to Lead St. Petersburg College
PETERSBURG, Fla. — A 30-year employee of St. Petersburg College rode an overwhelming tide of public support to be named the school’s first female and first black president. The Tampa Bay Times reports that 53-year-old Tonjua Williams was named recently as the school’s new leader. Williams will take the reins amid faculty discontent and financial […]
University of Wisconsin Sees More International Student Interest
MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Madison is receiving more applications from international students as nearly 40 percent of colleges across the country report receiving fewer such applications. Campus officials told the Wisconsin State Journal the university received about 900 more applications to join its fall 2017 freshman class from overseas, an increase of 14 percent […]
Bannon Threw Kushner-in-Law Into The Shark Tank... And Laughed
Anyone who doesn't understand that the hand behind troubles Kushner-in-law is suffering lately is Steve Bannon's probably has an attention span as short as Señor Trumpanzee's. The two have been in a vicious turf war from day one and Bannon's allies made it clear the last time The Kush scored a point against Darth Bannon that he was about to see his world cave in on him. Joe Scarborough remembers-- and his remembrances have been further reinforced by some inside info since then. This weekend the *Daily Mail* even published a piece about it-- a piece disseminated here by Kushner-in-... more »
Come on UK - Make it Right!
The Labor Manifesto is right on - truth telling time. Hope the folks in the UK can toss the Tories out on their arses!
Sarah Palin's ghostwriter congratulates Bristol's ghostwriter for awesome ghostwriting.
Great job Bristol! https://t.co/rKxrbwiRpP — Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) June 4, 2017 So that was Palin's tweet today which linked back to her crappy websites to overladen with advertising that you can barely locate the content. (And then once you do you wish you had stopped at the advertisement for "Thinner Thighs in Ten Days.") However if you visit Bristol's ghostwritten blog (A place I visit so rarely these days I had to follow a trail of dried up breadcrumbs to locate it again.) you will find a cobbled together post attacking Kathy Griffin for her Donald Trump's severed head ... more »
One British Response: Nigel Farage on Fox Business News with Maria Bartiromo...
*"Even I was shocked to learn there were 23K people of interest to the authorities in this country in relation to jihadi terrorism."*
Russian Deputy Defense Minister: North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions Are A Direct Threat To Russia
*Photo:* Vice President of the Academy of Military Science of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) He Lei (R) meets with Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin in Singapore, June 3, 2017. The China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination is at its all-time high, Lt. Gen. He Lei, vice president of the Academy of Military Science of the Chinese People's Liberation Army said while meeting with Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey) *FOX News*: *Russia says North Korea's nukes are a 'direct threat'* A top Russian offici... more »
Question, How to get a poster up.
Thanks for the invite. My first contribution is this bit.ly/p--p but I cant figure out how to put a poster up
In pictures: ISIS training snipers for attacks in Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (0:06 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) is training sniper units in a military camp set up in Yemen’s Al Bayda province. Pictures show nine graduates of a sniper training programm in Qifah area, equipped with sniper rifles and ghillie suits. Al Bayda, though mostly controlled by Houthis and Yemen’s Sana’a based Popular […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Точка кипения в битве за Дейр-эз-Зор: боевики ИГ прорвались на одном из участков фронта
Террористическая группировка “Исламское государство” этой ночью начала массированную атаку в западных предместьях города Дейр-эз-Зор, ударив по позициям Сирийской Арабской Армии в районе дорожной развязки “Панорама”. Мощный натиск ИГ принёс боевикам некоторый успех, им удалось овладеть училищем “Панорама” близ одноимённой дорожной развязки. После этого джихадисты прорвали первую линию обороны САА у высоты Телль-Умм-Аббуд, вынудив армейцев перебросить […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Sat otkucava: Sirijska Arapska Armija i Hezbolah pokreću ofanzivu na Daraa
BEJRUT, LIBAN (16:25) – Dugo očekivana ofanziva Sirijske Arapske Armije i Hezbolaha na grad Dara’a počinje u roku dva ili tri dana, rekao je ovog vikenda vojni izvor za AMN. SAA, predvodjena elitnom 42. brigadom (Ghiath jedinice) i 4. mehanizovanom divizijom, izvešće najveći napad na glavni grad istoimene provincije do sada. Cilj je potpuno potiskivanje […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Battle for Deir Ezzor reaches tipping point as ISIL breaks through Syrian Army lines
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 A.M.) -The Islamic State (ISIL) launched a massive assault on the western countryside of Deir Ezzor, tonight, targeting the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) defenses in the Panorama area of the province. ISIL’s large-scale night assault would prove successful, as their forces managed to take control of the Panorama School near the strategic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Philippines update: Government jets pound ISIL terrorists in Marawai
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:10 A.M.) – The Philippine government forces continued their operation against members of the Islamic State-aligned Maute group in Marawi’s Barangay Mapandi, Sunday. Some 50 Maute militants are reportedly being pursued by government forces as Marawi remains blockaded. During the operation, several armoured vehicles were reportedly damaged in Barangay Mapandi, a Maute stronghold. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army liberates new points from ISIL in northeast Palmyra
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their field operations in the northeastern countryside of Homs, Sunday, striking the Islamic State’s (ISIL) positions near the strategic Al-Sha’er Gas Fields. Backed by Russian airstrikes, the Syrian Arab Army’s 5th Corps and 18th Tank Division managed to liberate at least two points near […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Video: ISIS burns churches on the Philippines in Marawi
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:53 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) has started burning churches in Marawi, the first city in the Philippines to be at least partially controlled by it’s fighters. A video published by the Amaq News Agency (below) shows how the jihadists desecrate the church by first smashing a Christ sculpture and then setting […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Sirijska Arapska Armija napreduje ka Raqqa-i
BEJRUT, LIBAN (17:45) – Nedugo nakon oslobodjenja grada Maskanah na jugo-istoku provincije Alepo, Sirijska Arapska Armija (SAA) pokrenula je napad na područja uz samu granicu provincije Raqqa. Predvodjena elitnim “Tigar” jedinicama, SAA je napala sela pod kontrolom pripadnika ISIS-a ‘Aziziyeh Al-Hajj i Khirbat Al-Anz. Prema tvrdnjama vojnog izvora bliskog AMN u Alepu, oba sela su […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Open Letter to All Australian Politicians
4 June 2017 Re: Withdrawal from the 2015 UN Climate Change Agreement. I write to you as an LNP Member. The announcement that President Trump will withdraw from the 2015 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is wonderful news because it shows that in the face of huge vested interests he has had the courage […]
More Geomagnetism
A previous muse of the origin of the geomagnetic field was posted here when I suggested the Van Allen Belt as a co-rotating torus of plasma is the probable cause of the geomagnetic field. Except the Earth does not have … Continue reading →
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 4, 2017
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks outside 10 Downing Street. Hannah Mckay / Reuters *Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic*: *How Will the London Attacks Affect the U.K. Elections?* *Both Prime Minister Theresa May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn have been accused of politicizing recent attacks.* U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s assertion after Saturday night’s terrorist attack in London that there is “far too much tolerance of extremism in our country” comes less than a week before the June 8 general elections. Terrorism was on the minds of the British public even before S... more »
ISIS desecrates and burns down church in Philippines (VIDEO)
President Duterte has vowed to give these terrorists the ultimate punishment. The post ISIS desecrates and burns down church in Philippines (VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.
Man Jailed For 180 Days For Refusing To Give Police His iPhone Password
By Rachel Blevins Should Americans face jail time for refusing to surrender their passwords to police, or is the request alone a violation of their... more »
Navajo student proudly wears her grandma's regalia at graduation
When 18-year-old Shelta Tsosie selected her clothing for her graduation from Hellgate High School, she chose pieces of history. “What I’m wearing right now is extra-special since I wear it to mark important events,” said Shelta Tsosie, one of about 50 Native American students graduating this semester from Missoula County Public Schools. “It’s nice; it feels good to wear my regalia.” . In April, Gov. Steve Bullock made it illegal for government officials to prohibit Native Americans from wearing cultural items at public events such as graduation ceremonies. The law was meant to furth... more »
Russian President Putin Is Probably Having Regrets On Being Interviewed By Megyn Kelly
*Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg*: *Putin May Want to Pick a Male Interviewer Next Time* *When Megyn Kelly turned up the heat, he turned to nastiness and eyerolls.* Russian President Vladimir Putin needed someone to deliver a message to his Western adversaries. He picked Megyn Kelly of NBC News, which was probably a mistake. Kelly was invited to Putin's signature investment gathering, the annual St. Petersburg Economic Forum, to moderate a panel of four leaders: Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern and Moldovan President Igor Dodon. The motl... more »
Picture Of The Day
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* Prime Minister Narendra Modi , Russian President Putin, & Megyn Kelly. AP
Theresa May's Counter-Terrorism Shambles
It takes chutzpah to suspend national campaigning and then give a political speech about Saturday night's terror attack. But this is Theresa May and the modern Conservative Party has no qualms when it comes to turning a crisis into an opportunity. Naturally, May and her advisors are wily enough not to play the big P politics card but you have the genesis of a simple, touch-sounding black and white position they will use to browbeat voters into backing them as we enter the final stretch. This morning May said "enough is enough", implying that Britain has been a so... more »
Alarmist Gary Hohe Twists Data To Save Paris Agreement
By Paul Homewood http://climatefeedback.org/rand-paul-argument-withdrawing-paris-climate-agreement-based-flawed-information-prof-gary-yohe-explains/ Senator Rand Paul has backed up Trump’s decision to exit Paris by reiterating that the Paris Agreement would do little to reduce global temperatures. His interview however has attracted the expected kickbacks from the alarmist fraternity. Gary Yohe, Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, has written this piece for Climate […]
Young Turks reporter has meltdown because elderly Congresswoman brushed his microphone out of her face.
Michael Tracey tweeted Maxine Waters "shoved" him. Here's the video. This is what he is calling a shove. pic.twitter.com/5LXc59eOcE — Zachary Fedell 🇪🇺 (@zatchry) June 3, 2017 Yes THAT is the horrendous attack that poor little Michael Tracey suffered at the hands of big mean Maxine Waters. Here is more courtesy of Raw Story: *Saturday evening, “Young Turks” reporter Michael Tracey tweeted that Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) “shoved” him after a testy exchange in Los Angeles.* *“Members of Congress shouldn’t be initiating unwanted physical contact with reporters,” he fumed, in an app... more »
COMMENT: If you value disabled people’s rights, and plan to vote Tory on Thursday, please read this…
Penny Mordaunt, the minister for disabled people, told last week’s disability hustings event in London that no group experienced as much discrimination – including at the hands of the state – as disabled people. So what has her government done to address that discrimination since the 2015 election? The stories covered by Disability News Service [...]
Hunting Strategies in Central Europe
Hunter-gatherer cultures differed widely in their dependence on technology. The persistence hunters of the Kalahari used almost none, while those inhabiting cold regions required huge survival toolboxes — weatherproof shelters, warm hearths, fur clothing, canoes, specialized weaponry, food storage. In the far north, hunting clans also required dozens of large sled dogs, and feeding them required killing many additional wild animals, all year long. The utterly simple Kalahari way of life was practiced by our hominid ancestors for two or three million years. These tropical pri... more »
Russian President Putin: I Did Ask Then- U.S. Led President Bill Clinton To Consider The Option of Russian Joining NATO
Presidents Vladimir Putin and Bill Clinton, 06.05.2000 © Vladimir Rodionov / Sputnik *RT:* *Putin to Oliver Stone: I suggested Russia joining NATO to Clinton, he ‘didn’t mind’* Russian President Vladimir Putin once suggested to then-US president Bill Clinton that Russia join the Washington-led military alliance, Putin said in an interview with American film director Oliver Stone. “I remember one of our last meetings with President Clinton, when Clinton was still in office. He visited Moscow and during a discussion I said, ‘So, what if [we] consider an option of Russia maybe joinin... more »
PKK/YPG Take Final Syrian Dam & Rename It-
*Cause that’s what you do when you’re stealing territory as part of a regional remake with the help of your UkUsrael friends* *The storming of Raqqa is just days away- Where the fearless PKK/YPG will fake fight ISIS (the terror group) Yup, fake fight! ...Since ISIS was given a free pass, and a safe passage, to leave Raqqa by PKK/YPG weeks ago*. *Too bad the YPG/PKK didn't grant that same privilege to civilians* *YPG/PKK allowing ISIS to leave* *Flashback1* *Flashback2 * *YPG/PKK don't let civilians pass* UN: Syria Kurds block civilians fleeing ISIS*The militias were never my ... more »
Our Friends In North Carolina Need Our Prayers-- And Our Help
Jenny Marshall is the progressive activist and public school teacher in North Carolina running for the seat occupied by GOP crackpot Virginia Foxx. In a discussion of state politics regarding gerrymandering and voter suppression, she told us that "'But they hit me first' is a phrase every parent has heard at some point in time. The go to phrase meant to absolve the aggressor from any repercussions echoes throughout the North Carolina General Assembly. They would be somewhat justified because the Democrats had played political games when they held the power too. What often gets los... more »
5 Trump Tweets that show REAL leadership after the London terrorist atrocity
Donald Trump has exposed some important truths than neocons, liberals and the politically correct mafia ought to understand. The post 5 Trump Tweets that show REAL leadership after the London terrorist atrocity appeared first on The Duran.
Britain needs a Second Amendment–Britain needs legal gun ownership
Terrorism in the west can be stopped. It requires a change in foreign policy, robust police numbers and a well armed responsible citizen base. The post Britain needs a Second Amendment–Britain needs legal gun ownership appeared first on The Duran.
U.S. Considering Sanctions Against Venezuela's Oil Sector
The corporate logo of the state oil company PDVSA is seen at a gas station in Caracas, Venezuela April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Marco Bello *Reuters*:* Exclusive: U.S. considers possible sanctions against Venezuela oil sector - officials* The Trump administration is considering possible sanctions on Venezuela’s vital energy sector, including state oil company PDVSA, senior White House officials said, in what would be a major escalation of U.S. efforts to pressure the country’s embattled leftist government amid a crackdown on the opposition. The idea of striking at the core of Venezuela’s... more »
On Twitter
The US President tweets: The US Embassy in London appears to veer sharply off-message some hours later: A senior BBC reporter then takes sides in support of Sadiq Khan's leadership of London: BBC impartiality in action?
Shameful Misdirection of Priorities: 75% of Black California Boys don’t meet State Reading Standards While California Focuses on Climate Change
Headlines From Today: 75% of black California boys don’t meet state reading standards Across ethnicities and economic status, girls outperform boys on English in standardized tests Three of four African-American boys in California classrooms failed to meet reading and writing standards on the most recent round of testing, according to data obtained from the state … Continue reading "Shameful Misdirection of Priorities: 75% of Black California Boys don’t meet State Reading Standards While California Focuses on Climate Change"
It’s All About National Priorities
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Green Climate Fund; Weakens the US and Strengthens our Economic Competition
The US funding the climate change agenda is the equivalent of unilaterally disarming through giving the weapons to the enemy. We are not only weakening ourselves economically, we are funding the development and strengthening our economic competitors. Where does the money go? The fund has a portfolio of more than 40 projects, using $2.2 billion of … Continue reading "Green Climate Fund; Weakens the US and Strengthens our Economic Competition"
New Paper Uses Physics Laws To Disassemble Greenhouse Theory
Eight years ago, 2 physicists published a comprehensive 115-page scientific paper entitled “Falsification Of The Atmospheric CO2 Greenhouse Effects Within The Frame Of Physics” in the International Journal of Modern Physics… Buttressed by a reference list of over 200 scientific publications, the authors addressed the merits of commonly held greenhouse “conjectures” as they relate to … Continue reading "New Paper Uses Physics Laws To Disassemble Greenhouse Theory"
France kindly corrects false White House video attacking Paris climate change accord.
We’ve seen the @WhiteHouse video about the #ParisAccord. We disagree – so we’ve changed it. #MakeThePlanetGreatAgain. pic.twitter.com/8A92MBwe6c — France Diplomacy🇫🇷 (@francediplo_EN) June 2, 2017 Courtesy of HuffPo: *On Friday, just one day after the White House posted its video on YouTube claiming staying in the pact would cost the U.S. economy and jobs, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs posted an “edited” version with what officials said are the actual facts of the matter.* *The new video changes messages like “The Paris Accord is a bad deal for America” to ... more »
Iraklı güçlerden büyük zafer: IŞİD’in Suriye sınırındaki kalesi özgürleştirildi
Çok sayıda Iraklı grubu içerisinde barındıran Halk Seferberlik Güçleri(Haşd Şabi), bugün büyük bir zafere daha imza attı. Geçtiğimiz hafta Suriye sınırına ulaşan ve o günden bu yana sınıra paralel ilerleyen birlikler; IŞİD’in bölgedeki en büyük kalesi sayılan Ba’ac kasabasını kontrol altına aldı. Bu zaferin ardından, Sincar bölgesinin güneyi de güvene alınırken; sınır hattındaki Haşd Şabi […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian international cooperation agency broadens presence in Syria – leader
(TASS) Russian Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Leaving Abroad and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) plans to broaden its operations in Syria in view of growing interest of Syrians in learning Russia, head of the agency Lyubov Glebova told TASS in an interview on Saturday at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army advances on Raqqa border after Maskanah’s capture
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 P.M.) – Not long after liberating the strategic city of Maskanah in the southeastern countryside of Aleppo, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) made its first push towards the Al-Raqqa Governorate’s provincial border. Led by their elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army stormed the villages of ‘Aziziyeh Al-Hajj and Khirbat Al-Anz in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
"The Very, Very, Very Last Time..."
"What happens to people living in a society where everyone in power is lying, stealing, cheating and killing, and in our hearts we all know this, but the consequences of facing all these lies are so monstrous, we keep on hoping that maybe the corporate government administration and media are on the level with us this time. Americans remind me of survivors of domestic abuse. This is always the hope that this is the very, very, very last time one's ribs get re-broken again." - Inga Muscio
All the News That's Fit To Suppress
You might not think that a Washington protest rally that attracted only about two dozen participants would get much, if any, media attention. But since Saturday's event was organized by an anti-Trump, anti-Russian astroturf operation called *March for Truth,* funded by a group of plutocrats, "intelligence community" alumni, neocon war hawks, and centrist Democratic Party operatives, you would be thinking very incorrectly indeed. Because of the importance of the big-money backers of Resistance, Inc., the *New York Times *plugged the "march" on its Facebook page before giving the smal... more »
Remembering The Battle Of Midway 75 Years Ago
*FOX News:* *Battle of Midway 75th anniversary commemorated at World War II Memorial* Six survivors of the Battle of Midway attended a ceremony in Washington Saturday to mark the 75th anniversary of the pivotal World War II battle. “The Battle of Midway was the turning point in the war in the Pacific,” attendees were told during the commemoration at the National World War II Memorial. The speaker was former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, the memorial’s national chairman, and a decorated and wounded World War II combat veteran. Dole said one of the heroes at the Battle of the Mi... more »
Rant of the day
What do we think about ring-fencing foreign aid? Is it only UKIP supporters that think we should revise our generous contribution down from 0.7% to 0.2%, whatever that means in actual terms? Only, I can understand that there are various reasons, other than the purely altruistic, why it’s best practice to forge good relations with various developing nations and that ultimately, helping *them* helps *us*. But hearing tales of corruption and misappropriation of £millions of Dfid dosh makes you think again. There is one aspect of the current scenario that could arguably justify a si... more »
Students Sue After Entire High School Illegally Groped And Molested By Cops
By Matt Agorist Worth County, GA — Violated children and furious parents have just filed a massive lawsuit after the Worth County Sheriff’s office conducted... more »
The game is afoot
There's been a bit of a squall today about a reporter asking Jeremy Corbyn about the impact this weekend's terrorist attack on the outcome of the general election. The question has been widely seen as crass (at best). Corbyn supporters on Twitter have furiously denounced the reporter for trying to 'entrap' the Labour leader and have called for her to be sacked. The curious thing is that no one anywhere (as far as I can see) has so far been able to name the guilty reporter and Twitter has, for the last eight or nine hours or so, been asserting that it's a BBC reporter and, thus, ... more »
The Intercept Part 2 of Leaked Docs -- TigerSwan at Standing Rock
The Intercept has published Part 2 of leaked documents of TigerSwan, Dakota Access Pipeline's hired mercenaries at Standing Rock. Part 2 focuses on TigerSwan's reports, lies manufactured by TigerSwan which were fed to police, resulting in serious injury from police fire hoses in freezing temperatures, and canisters fired, at unarmed water protectors at Backwater Bridge at Standing Rock.
India and Russia: a friendship enduring and passionate
Russian President Putin and Indian Prime Minister Modi showed at SPIEF in St. Petersburg a continued determination to preserve a strong mutual relationship between India and Russia which for all the continued tensions also ties India and China together. The post India and Russia: a friendship enduring and passionate appeared first on The Duran.
'Nearness of Death' Our Man in the Middle East
The other day I urged you to watch this space. I said I hoped BBC Watch would unpack the factual errors in the 6th episode of Jeremy Bowen’s radio 4 series Our Man in the Middle East. “Episode 6: ‘Crossing the Divide’. Jeremy Bowen’s early afternoon “Our Man in the Middle East” slot on Radio 4, threw up a number of questionable Bowenisms. I hope BBC Watch picks them up soon. Watch this space.” Here is BBC Watch’s much-needed analysis. Bowen’s selective potted history of Israel’s creation is riddled with crucial omissions. If this represents the public's primary source of informat... more »
How Many Bombs Did The U.S. Air Force Dropped On ISIS In Iraq And Syria That Were 'Duds'?
Three GBU-31 bombs are ready to be loaded onto the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida on Mar. 11, 2017. Photo via DoD *Task & Purpose*: *How Many Air Force Bombs Dropped On ISIS In Iraq And Syria Were ‘Duds’?* In the three years since President Barack Obama first declared war on ISIS, the U.S-led multinational coalition has dropped tens of thousands of bombs on enemy targets across Iraq and Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve. But for several months after the Pentagon initiated airstrikes against the terror group, a significant number of U... more »
How Climate Law Relies on Paris
On the same day POTUS announced US withdrawal from Paris accord, a majority of Exxon Mobil shareholders approved a resolution asking management to assess the value of corporate assets considering a global move toward a low-carbon future. Here is the resolution, filed by the New York State Comptroller: RESOLVED: Shareholders request that, beginning in […]
London’s Mayor Said There’s “No Reason to be Alarmed” by a Terrorist Attack?
A tweet by President Trump offered Mayor Sadiq Khan's remarks out of context and did not convey their specific meaning.
12 arrested in London after muslim terror attack?...
*which tells us that these people were known to the authorities.* So why are they still living in the UK? British born? Revoke their citizenship and deport them. And if you think muslims are our only enemies check out the libtards on Huff and Puff defending the killers and blaming Trump, Russia, Brexit, joblessness, and inequality for upsetting these poor dindunothings. I was going to say that the only thing left out was climate change, but someone finally jumped on that bandwagon. *The comments below have not been corrected for spelling or grammar: * Joblessness leads to dispair ... more »
This is article was first posted by Paul Craig Roberts about a month ago. PCR is only one year younger than me, and we both have PhDs after 6 years of postgraduate work, mine in Physics from Brown University and his in Economics from the University of Virginia and two other universities including his final year at Oxford. Most of my research was carried out at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC (1967-2001), where my position description was to carry out self-guided basic research …and by doing so that I accrued 9 national and international honors. More impressively, PCR became US Treasury Department Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy (1981-93) and subsequently held four different Congressional Staff positions (1975-78). Subsequently, he was a Columnist for Business Week and later an Editor of the Wall Street Journal, and he has written many books on the demise of America. My Jan-2001 exit from NRL was mainly to take up unexpected invited professorships of research at the University of Paris 6 & 7, the University of St Etienne in France, and Tokyo Institute of Technology. However, for me there was an additional reason for my early exit from NRL, namely in my final decade instead of producing self-guided research, my superiors demanded that I bring in outside funding for my work (which I did to the tune of $666,000 …although not enough in my boss’s view). Still, whenever members of the military/industrial/security complex (whose average pay was likely twice of mine) came to NRL for help on issues that I had studied, I helped them significantly. In the meantime, I think that sometime around 2000-2001 (maybe c.a. 9/11?) PCR realized that he too must leave his well-paid jobs in order to bring to the masses the evil works of our government before it is too late. To spread the truths that you will never hear from the “presstitute mainstream media”, everyone who reads this post should refer it to several of your friends, who then should then pass it on to some of their friends with the same request, etc. Why? Well, I simply can’t imagine our children and grandchildren perishing with us in a nuclear holocaust, can you? But unless We the People finally learn what is really going on with the insane neocons now commanding our government (camouflaged by fake news), one day too soon we may all be dead.
------------------------------ *Are You Ready to Die? * ------------------------------ May 11, 2017 | Are You Ready to Die? Paul Craig Roberts *“Fifty years ago, the streets of Leningrad taught me one thing: If a fight is inevitable, you must strike first.” * Vladimir Putin In George Orwell’s 1949 dystopian novel, *1984*, information that no longer is consistent with Big Brother’s explanations is chucked down the Memory Hole. In the real American dystopia in which we currently live, the information is never reported at all. On April 26—16 days ago—Lt. Gen. Viktor Poznihir, Deput... more »
Inside the Jihadi Mind
That numb, helpless anger you feel when a group of innocent people have been murdered in another jihadi attack. This is quickly followed by contempt for those who try and hijack the tragedy for their own ends, be it for self-publicity or political grandstanding, whether at home or overseas. Once this has passed, reflection sets in as folks try to grasp what's going on, because understanding is the prerequisite of doing something *that prevents* future radicalisation, and therefore future plots. We - the public - know nothing about the attackers yet, except they shouted for Allah ... more »
Europe's NATO Members Are Fielding Armies That Have Rampant Material Shortages And Are Equip With Old And Inadequate Equipment
*Wall Street Journal:** Europe Reckons With Its Depleted Armies* As European NATO members confront rampant materiel shortages, officials acknowledge Trump has a point in calling for more military spending. Soldiers in Germany’s Light Infantry Battalion 413 near the Baltic Sea coast complained last year that they didn’t have enough sniper rifles or antitank weapons or the right kind of vehicles. During exercises, they told a parliamentary ombudsman, their unit didn’t have the munitions to simulate battle. Instead, they were told to imagine the bangs. Across Europe, similar shortfa... more »
Untitled
You might not think that a Washington protest rally which attracted only about two dozen participants would get much, if any, media attention. But since Saturday's event was organized by an anti-Trump, anti-Russian astroturf operation called *March for Truth* and was funded by a group of plutocrats, "intelligence community" alumni, neocon war hawks, and centrist Democratic Party operatives, you would be thinking very incorrectly indeed. Because of the importance of the big-money backers of Resistance, Inc., the *New York Times *plugged the "march" on its Facebook page before giving t... more »
Another witness "this is for allah" in London Bridge attack
https://youtu.be/gFppfdWg7kY To remember when the usual suspects tell us that this attack was nothing to do with Islam.
Santa Clarita Gives Right Wing Radical Steve Knight An Angry, Sour Reception
Steve Knight has a long history in politics-- and one word no one who has ever followed his career would use to describe him is "moderate" or even "mainstream." He was a Palmdale city councilman (2006), then an assemblyman (2009) and then a state senator (2013) before he was elected to Congress in 2014. Until recently he always seemed to take delight in being the furthest right crackpot in the room. Knight's voting record in the state legislature would be ultra-conservative if he represented a backward district in Alabama or Mississippi. In suburban L.A., it's just bizarre... and ... more »
Fukushima Webcam Update
Here is a pdf document with some sample screenshots from the last couple weeks: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vju5r3cpnb5zlgu/May%20and%20June%202017.pdf?dl=1 The cam views have been mostly unremarkable for the last 4 or 5 weeks, which is why I've not posted anything about webcam conditions. For example, here is a screenshot from today: The screenshot above is pretty representative of what I've seen on the cams recently, although conditions were very foggy and (perhaps) steamy on June 1, a couple of days ago, when the site eventually became entirely shrouded in fog on June 2 In ... more »
Why Japan Lost the Battle of Midway
*James Holmes* *Security, * Groupthink and doublethink prevailed absent a skeptic to contest the assumptions underlying the wargames. A devil’s advocate is a precious commodity. That has to be one of the takeaways from revisiting the Battle of Midway seventy-five years on, and it should be etched on the internal workings of any martial institution that wants to survive and thrive amid the rigors, danger, and sheer orneriness of combat. Despite Japanese mariners’ tactical brilliance and élan, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) leadership was prone to such ills as groupthink and str... more »
The U.S. Army Is Building a New Lightweight .50-Cal Machine Gun
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The Army's new lightweight .50-cal Machine Gun will better enable Soldiers to protect convoys, destroy enemies and move between combat locations. *The Army currently operates 24,000 standard M2 machine guns and roughly 25,000 upgraded M2A1 .50-cal weapons designed with a number of improved features. The improved M2A1 is, among other things, engineered with what is called “fixed head space and timing” designed to better prevent the machine gun from jamming, misfiring or causing Soldier injury, officials explained. The M2A1 is also built to be more reliab... more »
Russia and Iran condemn London terrorist attack–urge unity against common threat
Russia and Iran have suggested a real alliance against terrorism. It will almost certainly fall on deaf ears. The post Russia and Iran condemn London terrorist attack–urge unity against common threat appeared first on The Duran.
Do you ever wish Russia actually DID ‘hack’ your elections?
Has the west become so corrupted that it would take a foreign hand to help elect a moderate, anti-terrorist leader? The post Do you ever wish Russia actually DID ‘hack’ your elections? appeared first on The Duran.
Donald Trump uses attack in UK to push his politician agenda, and to attack London's mayor.
Fears of new terror attack after van 'mows down 20 people' on London Bridge... — DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) June 3, 2017 Trump retweeted this, right before he went on his Twitter tirade. We need to be smart, vigilant and tough. We need the courts to give us back our rights. We need the Travel Ban as an extra level of safety! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 3, 2017 To be clear the three suspects, all dead now, have not yet been identified. So there is no evidence that they were immigrants, or that a travel ban would have had any impact. Whatever the United States can... more »
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