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Paul Craig Roberts warns, Washington’s sanctions against Russia means “war is in the cards”
US Congress uses a blatantly transparent lie to justify its violation of international law. The post Paul Craig Roberts warns, Washington’s sanctions against Russia means “war is in the cards” appeared first on The Duran.
Tweets For Today
BREAKING: Venezuela electoral body: 8 million voted to grant president’s ruling party virtually unlimited powers. https://t.co/XB3azL4I7p — The Associated Press (@AP) July 31, 2017 Venezuela election turnout 'is 41.5%' https://t.co/KYg8z6kGMX — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 31, 2017 AFP map of northeastern Europe locating NATO battalions and strategic areas. US VP Pence vows US support in Estonia https://t.co/IaNDYeIriA pic.twitter.com/ZEqeXPiN1w — AFP news agency (@AFP) July 31, 2017 Who is the iPhone’s most formidable rival in China? It’s a messaging app called WeChat http... more »
SHOCKER: Washington Post Publishes OpEd Critical of Pro-Israel Law Which Shuts Down BDS
*"SHOCKER: Washington Post Publishes OpEd Critical of * *Pro-Israel Law Which Shuts Down BDS"* by 21WIRE "It’s no secret that the US mainstream media enforces a very tight party line when it comes to saying anything about Israel. Generally speaking, any criticism of the ‘Jewish State’ normally ends up in the editorial waste bin. The reason for this should be academic by now: a powerful Israeli Lobby exists in Washington and with satellite branches across the US and Canada. The lobby’s attack apparatus regularly coordinate media incursions and smear campaigns against any publication... more »
USM Names New Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
ADELPHI, Md. — The University System of Maryland has named the next associate vice chancellor for academic affairs. USM announced this week that Antoinette Coleman will start on Aug. 7. Coleman will work closely with provosts of the 12 USM institutions and the Maryland Higher Education Commission. She also will work with leadership of the […]
Frat at Missouri Sued Over Alleged Near-fatal Hazing Case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former University of Missouri student is suing a fraternity and its parent organization over an alleged hazing incident he says left him with near-fatal alcohol poisoning while the frat already was on probation for alcohol infractions. Brandon Zingale’s lawsuit filed Thursday in Boone County – home of the Columbia campus […]
Indiana University Spent $1.65M on Spring Commencements
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — According to figures provided by Indiana University, the university spent $1.65 million on commencement ceremonies this spring. The total doesn’t include the costs of ceremonies that were organized by individual schools or units, The (Bloomington) Herald Times reported. The Bloomington campus ceremonies were the most expensive at more than $900,000, followed by […]
Ex UC Davis Chancellor Returns to Teaching After Controversy
DAVIS, Calif. — The former chancellor of the University of California, Davis, who resigned after being placed on leave amid allegations of misconduct, will return to the campus in September teaching at a salary comparable to the one she earned as campus leader. University officials told the Sacramento Bee that Linda Katehi will be paid […]
Guillermo: Undocumented Student Finds Her Golden Door, Hopes to Help Others
Cheska Mae Perez isn’t a Latino name. She’s 19, a Filipino immigrant, whose example speaks to the power of DACA.
FAMU Basks in ‘Girls Trip’ Screen Time
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) has joined the list of historically Black colleges that have been represented on the big screen.
Apprenticeship Programs Gaining Momentum
President Donald J. Trump and Congress are looking to expand apprenticeship opportunities, lauding the workforce development strategy for giving students a way to make money and affordably educate themselves for bigger and better things.
USS Gerald Ford Completes Its First Arrested Landing And EMALS Launch Of An Aircraft
*USNI News*: *VIDEO: USS Gerald R. Ford Conducts First Arrested Landing, Catapult Launch* Six days after commissioning, the crew of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) launched and recovered their first aircraft from carrier’s flight deck, according to a statement from the service. The recovery of the F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron VX- 23 occurred at 3:10 P.M. EST off the coast of Virginia. Lt. Cmdr. Jamie “Coach” Struck’s Super Hornet hit the number two wire on the Advanced Arresting Gear systems and then launched a little more than an hour later ... more »
Picture Of The Day
Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers fly from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, into Japanese airspace and over the Korean Peninsula, July 30, 2017. The B-1s made contact with Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fighter jets in Japanese airspace, then proceeded over the Korean Peninsula and were joined by South Korean F-15 fighter jets. This mission is in direct response to North Korea’s escalatory launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles, July 3 and 28.
Is This The Future Of America?
Megan Doudney holds daughter Nedahlia as she panhandles on Market Street. “I’m not harming her in any way.” Photo: Lea Suzuki, The Chronicle *Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle*: *Homeless mom panhandles on Market Street with newborn baby* San Franciscans know they’ll see all walks of life along Market Street, but a new fixture on the colorful thoroughfare has shocked even the most hardened city dwellers: a 6-week-old, homeless baby girl. All day long, Megan Doudney, 34, sits on the sidewalk near the Four Seasons Hotel between Third and Fourth streets with little Nedahlia in h... more »
Is The U.S. Turning Away From Afghanistan?
A U.S. Army soldier from the 10th Mountain Division stops along a vantage point above a Forward Operating Base at Kamdesh, Nuristan in eastern Afghanistan. Robert Nickelsberg / Getty *Luke Coffey, Heritage Foundation:* *US Turning Away From Afghanistan?* *KEY TAKEAWAYS* (1) Much of the opposition to increasing U.S. troop numbers in Afghanistan is based on an old style of thinking about Afghanistan and the U.S. mission there. (2) Today’s security objectives focus on helping Afghans deal with the Taliban insurgency. The goal is to keep the country from reverting back to the chaos of... more »
Book Review: Mumia Abu-Jamal’s ‘Have Black Lives Ever Mattered?’
Though he’s spent the last 35 years incarcerated—and at least thirty of those years in isolation on death row, Mumia Abu-Jamal has remained steadfast in his activism, especially in regards to police brutality, criminal punishment, and black liberation. Abu-Jamal, who was convicted in 1982 of killing Philadelphia police officer Daniel The post Book Review: Mumia Abu-Jamal’s ‘Have Black Lives Ever Mattered?’ appeared first on Shadowproof.
Doctor In The House? Yeah We Need One To Balance Out Crackpot Doctors Like Scott DesJaralis And Tom Price
The lowest point in my 2 years of cancer treatment led to the highest point. I was zonked on chemo at this point but still managing to stay at home. I was a mess. One night I couldn't make it all the way up the stairs to my bedroom, was too tired to get back down the stairs, and slept on a landing 6 steps up. Much worse was a few nights later when I woke in the middle of the night and wound up falling and passing out for 8 hours. I had broken 2 ribs and punctured a lung in the fall and couldn't get up. At Sire Records we had once made a glow-in-the-dark rosary as a promotional item... more »
Angelina Jolie Says Child Casting Story Is False, Upsetting
Jolie says the account of her casting process for children for her film Khmer Rouge film “First They Killed My Father” described in a recent Vanity Fair profile is false and upsetting.
Live Panda Flown from China to U.S. in Business Class?
A viral image purportedly showing a live panda cub seated next to a human being on a China Airlines jet was staged, probably for public relations purposes.
Why Is Putin Popular In Russia?
© Sputnik/ Alexei Druzhinin *Jay Ogilvy, Stratfor*: *Unraveling the Mystery of Putin's Popularity* Why is Vladimir Putin so popular in Russia? After all, with the country just barely emerging from a two-year recession brought on by a combination of sanctions and low oil prices, you would think that the president's popularity would be taking a hit. But no. His approval ratings are still remarkably high — depending on the pollster and the date, they're often over 80 percent. How can that be? Some doubt the polls, a generalized wariness of pollsters that itself has become popular in ... more »
Wolf Blitzer Admits CNN’s Sources Suck
Published on Jul 29, 2017 Wolf Blitzer admits CNN needs better sources, and lectures reporter Gloria Borger because her anonymous sources keep getting everything wrong. end
‘Jupiter’ Or Just Another Politician? Macron’s Divine Aura Begins to Fade
‘Jupiter’ Or Just Another Politician? Macron’s Divine Aura Begins to Fade by Jonathan Fenby, https://www.theguardian.com/international A young leader marches to office promising sweeping change and buoyed by hopes that he will introduce a new style of politics to replace a rejected establishment. He seems to walk on water and to be in touch with his times as […]
It’s Your Money But You Can’t Have It: EU Proposes Account Freezes to Halt Bank Runs
It’s Your Money But You Can’t Have It: EU Proposes Account Freezes to Halt Bank Runs by Mish, https://mishtalk.com/ If there is a run on the bank, any bank in the EU, you better be among the first to get your money out. Although it’s your money, the EU wants to Freeze Accounts to Prevent Runs at Failing […]
The Elites Are Jumping Ship As The Financial Collapse Draws Near
The Elites Are Jumping Ship As The Financial Collapse Draws Near by Mac Slavo, July 27th, 2017, http://www.SHTFplan.com It’s easy to think of the political and financial elites who run our world as lofty and all powerful. They command dangerous governments that can wield devastating weapons, central banks that treat our economy like a rigged casino, media […]
The Operation Barbarossa II File: But Who Will Prosecute? WW3 in Europe?
The Operation Barbarossa II File: But Who Will Prosecute? by Christopher Black, https://journal-neo.org/ As some of you may remember I am compiling a criminal dossier on the western powers concerning, among other things, their preparations for Operation Barbarossa II, the term that I use for NATO’s build-up of forces in Eastern Europe threatening the security of […]
Sanctions Against China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. Part of a Global Military Agenda. Pentagon’s World War III Scenario
Sanctions against China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. Part of a Global Military Agenda. Pentagon’s World War III Scenario by Prof Michel Chossudovsky, http://www.globalresearch.ca/ Washington announced sweeping sanctions to be imposed on three countries: Russia, Iran and North Korea, following the US House of Representatives vote to impose a three countries’ sanctions “package”. – While the justifications are […]
Collateral Damage: U.S. Sanctions Aimed at Russia Strike Western European Allies
The ‘collateral damage’ is intentional. It is to break the economic ties between Russia and Europe. Economic sanctions will usually lead to hot war. The western Illuminati want to break the ties between Russia and Europe. Otherwise, they would lose their hegemony over Europe. The question is: will they trigger their nuclear Satanic WW3 along […]
End of the EU? Wave of Populism Takes Over Bloc as Austria and Italy Prepare for Elections
End of the EU? Wave of Populism Takes Over Bloc as Austria and Italy Prepare for Elections by ZOIE O’BRIEN, http://www.express.co.uk/ EUROPEAN Union bosses breathed a sigh of relief when Marine Le Pen was defeated by Emmanuel Macron in France – but new studies have revealed the spread of populism is FAR from over. – Angela Merkel […]
Trump’s Promise to Christians in America
Published on Jul 30, 2017 President Trump has a message to all Christians in America, he has our back, and will protect our first Amendment rights from the liberal agenda trying to stop churches from engaging in political activity. end
Israel Harvested 18,000 Organs from Dead Syrians During the War
Israel Harvested 18,000 Organs from Dead Syrians During the War by Ian Greenhalgh, AhlulBayt News Agency, http://www.veteranstoday.com/ The Damascus university medical doctor heading Medical Forensics department Dr. Hussein Nofal estimates that at least 18,000 Syrians have had organs removed during the war thus far. – Since the outbreak of war in 2012, 6.5 million people have been displaced […]
Lynette Zang: Central Bankers & Insiders Want a Controlled Demolition System Reset?
Published on Jul 25, 2017 Jason Burack of Wall St for Main St welcomes first time guest, former Wall St stock broker and Chief Market Strategist at ITM Trading https://www.itmtrading.com/, Lynette Zang. Lynette’s articles, videos and other interviews are available here: – https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/lynet… – During this 30+ minute interview, Jason starts off by asking Lynette if […]
US Spies Who Transferred Nukes To North Korea Discovered
Published on Jul 29, 2017 Alex Jones breaks down the North Korea Missile strike and the impact on the US. end
Even The Washington Post Admits “The Quest To Prove Russian Collusion Is Crumbling”
Even The Washington Post Admits “The Quest To Prove Russian Collusion Is Crumbling” by Ed Rogers The Washington Post, via http://www.zerohedge.com/ While everyone is fixated on President Trump’s unbecoming and inexplicable assault on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the media has been trying to sneak away from the “Russian collusion” story. That’s right. For all the breathless hype, the on-air furrowed […]
Just weeks after becoming France’s President Macron’s popularity crashes
Despite some deft moves in foreign policy within weeks of being elected to the Presidency the shallowness of Emmanuel Macron's support has become clear as his popularity tumbles. The post Just weeks after becoming France’s President Macron’s popularity crashes appeared first on The Duran.
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Children in Time”
2002, “Children in Time” -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBHM1mf33M8
Why China Should Fear Donald Trump's Tweets
*Gordon G. Chang* *Security, Asia* North Korea is driving American foreign policy in directions not seen before--and Beijing should be worried. President Trump’s two-part tweet Saturday, coming after his June 20 tweet, signals nothing no less than a reversal of four decades of U.S. China policy. At about the same time, America’s ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley, indicated the time for diplomacy with regard to North Korea is at an end. Moreover, with Senator Dianne Feinstein’s comments Sunday, the frustration with China is now evident across the U.S. political system. And so... more »
How Russia Could Intervene in a Venezuelan Civil War
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, * Proxy forces is one way to compensate for a lack of military options Venezuela’s political chaos, violence and a full-blown economic depression risks taking down one of Russia’s most important allies in the Western Hemisphere. Years of high oil prices and a pro-Kremlin government brought billions of dollars worth of Russian investment and military sales into the country — which now gives Venezuela one of the most capable air forces in Latin America. While China has hedged its bets and reached out to Venezuela’s opposition, Russia remains closely ... more »
Andrew Napolitano on Natural Law and Positivism
[image: undefined] Speaking last week at the Ludwig von Mises Institute’s annual Mises University, Andrew Napolitano presented a captivating speech regarding legal issues, including an examination of natural law and positivism. In the speech, Napolitano, who is the senior judicial analyst at Fox News and a former New Jersey judge, points to the importance of a central concept in natural law that “our rights come from our humanity.” “Now this is not just an academic argument,” Napolitano emphasizes, “because if our rights come from our humanity then they didn’t come from the governme... more »
Andrew Napolitano on Natural Law and Positivism
[image: undefined] Speaking last week at the Ludwig von Mises Institute’s annual Mises University, Andrew Napolitano presented a captivating speech regarding legal issues, including an examination of natural law and positivism. In the speech, Napolitano, who is the senior judicial analyst at Fox News and a former New Jersey judge, points to the importance of a central concept in natural law that “our rights come from our humanity.” “Now this is not just an academic argument,” Napolitano emphasizes, “because if our rights come from our humanity then they didn’t come from the governme... more »
Andrew Napolitano on Natural Law and Positivism
[image: undefined] Speaking last week at the Ludwig von Mises Institute’s annual Mises University, Andrew Napolitano presented a captivating speech regarding legal issues, including an examination of natural law and positivism. In the speech, Napolitano, who is the senior judicial analyst at Fox News and a former New Jersey judge, points to the importance of a central concept in natural law that “our rights come from our humanity.” “Now this is not just an academic argument,” Napolitano emphasizes, “because if our rights come from our humanity then they didn’t come from the governme... more »
Andrew Napolitano on Natural Law and Positivism
[image: undefined] Speaking last week at the Ludwig von Mises Institute’s annual Mises University, Andrew Napolitano presented a captivating speech regarding legal issues, including an examination of natural law and positivism. In the speech, Napolitano, who is the senior judicial analyst at Fox News and a former New Jersey judge, points to the importance of a central concept in natural law that “our rights come from our humanity.” “Now this is not just an academic argument,” Napolitano emphasizes, “because if our rights come from our humanity then they didn’t come from the governme... more »
A Republican Congressman Seems To Have Awakened Re Russia Risk – Kapersky Labs
“U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) sent a letter Thursday to a number of federal … Continue reading →
Is China's Military Strong Enough?
Chinese President Xi Jinping presents the heads of the National Defence University of the People's Liberation Army with the military flag in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua *Cary Huang, South China Morning Post:* *China's military is stronger than ever, but is it strong enough?* *The world’s second-largest military has the tools necessary to serve the geopolitical interests of Beijing, but critics say the People’s Liberation Army would still be outclassed in any real confrontation with the United States* Beijing will mark the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the People’s Liberatio... more »
You Have To Go To A Dead Language To Find The Best Definition Of Trumpism
McConnell had hoped the Senate would vote to repeal Obamacare on Thursday night. He was wrong on two counts: the Senate rejected the repeal again-- and it came on Friday morning, the 52nd anniversary of Medicare. My great-grandparents came to the U.S., refugees from the genocidal tyrannies of Eastern Europe, in the early 1900s. When I was a kid my grandmother sometimes used Yiddish words from her childhood around the house. When I was trying to think of a word to describe Trump's horrifying, degenerate, shameful and dysfunctional regime one of those words popped into my head: *he... more »
Bonus Quote of the Day: On empathy
*“Simply put, leaders need get outside of their own heads – to place less emphasis, not more, on their own past challenges… When we’re trying to encourage someone to be more empathetic, we often say something like, ‘walk a mile in his shoes.’ As it turns out, that may be exactly the wrong thing to say to people who have worn those shoes themselves.”* ~ Rachel Ruttan, Mary-Hunter McDonnell & Loran Nordgen: ‘It’s Harder to Empathise with People If You’ve Been in Their Shoes’ [hat tip Jim Rose] . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with attribu... more »
“Rune Charms For Warriors And For Peace”
*“Rune Charms For Warriors And For Peace”* by Sunnyway "I've been asked numerous times by soldiers and family members for magical charms to aid and protect our soldiers and news corps in the Middle East and elsewhere. I've put together a collection of Galdrastafir - Viking era "magical staves." Most of these talismans are very ancient and effective. According to tradition, the Aegishjalmur "helm of awe" should be worn over the forehead, perhaps scratched or drawn on the inside of one's helmet. Its purpose is protection and "irresistibility" in battle (as in the Borg's, "Resistance ... more »
X22 Report, “Indicators Are All Over The Place Warning That The Economy Is About To Implode”
X22 Report, “Indicators Are All Over The Place Warning That The Economy Is About To Implode” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDtC-eg6uK0 *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “The Bad Guys Are Cowering In The Corner As The Good Guys Clean House” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0YRZMvuVLM
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365 is truly a majestic island universe some 200,000 light-years across. Located a mere 60 million light-years away toward the chemical constellation Fornax, NGC 1365 is a dominant member of the well-studied Fornax galaxy cluster. *Click image for larger size.* This impressively sharp color image shows intense star forming regions at the ends of the bar and along the spiral arms, and details of dust lanes cutting across the galaxy's bright core. At the core lies a supermassive black hole. Astronomers think NGC 1365's prominent bar plays a crucial role in ... more »
Angry over Russian sanctions, Putin retaliates.
Courtesy of Vox: *Russia will force the US diplomatic mission in the country to eliminate hundreds of people from its workforce by September 1, President Vladimir Putin told state TV in an interview that aired on Sunday. * *"More than 1,000 workers — diplomats and support staff — were working and are still working in Russia; 755 must stop their activity in the Russian Federation," Putin said, per Reuters. This does not mean, as early news reports suggested, that 755 US diplomats will be expelled from the country entirely — but it is a serious cut to America’s diplomatic presence in... more »
Many Venezuelans Are Abstaining From Today's Assembly Vote
*Reuters*: *Protests mar Venezuela ballot as voters snub Maduro assembly* CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela, (Reuters) - Protesters clashed with security forces on Sunday as Venezuelans broadly boycotted an election for a constitutional super-body that unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro vowed would begin a "new era of combat" in the crisis-stricken nation. Maduro, widely disliked for overseeing an economic collapse during four years in office, has pressed ahead with the vote to create the all-powerful assembly despite the threat of U.S. sanctions and months of opposition ... more »
US overreacting to North Korean missile tests
North Korea's missile tests do not actually threaten the US. Instead of sabre rattling and blaming China the US needs to talk to Pyongyang. The post US overreacting to North Korean missile tests appeared first on The Duran.
Here’s the Answer to “What Happened”
By having *What Happened* as a title of her memoir on her failed 2016 campaign for White House, Hillary Clinton has established beyond doubt that she is totally confused about why she lost to Donald Trump. She can make any number of excuses about Russia, sexism and much else in her book, but *what happened* is that she lost because she was totally clueless about the issues that were at the forefront of voters' minds. The mainstream media seems as confused as Clinton is. During the election campaign, most mainstream media organizations threw journalistic ethics into the garbage dum... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 30, 2017
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. (Reuters photo: Carlos Barria) *Paul Wood, Spectator:* *If Donald Trump is a Russian stooge, why is he sabre-rattling against Putin in Ukraine?* *And does it mean he’s ceded control of Russia policy to the ‘grown-ups’?* There is no lavatory paper to be found in government buildings in Kiev. Plan ahead, locals advise, if you visit a tax office, the council or some other arm of the bureaucracy. This state of affairs is one small sign of the corruption that pervades Ukraine. Even the trifling sums spent on toilet ... more »
Elders say the Canadian government is poisoning traditional medicinal plants
A group of First Nation elders is demanding an immediate ban on spraying of herbicides in Northern Ontario forests. In a release, the Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Elders Group, representing Native communities across the North Shore of Lake Huron and beyond, said it is “putting all responsible governments on notice” through a registered letter demanding any aerial spray project approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry in the region be “immediately cancelled and stopped.” Raymond Owl, a member of the TEK Elders Group, said his organization is fed up after ... more »
Constraining North Korea Is Impossible without China
*Annie Kowalewski* *Security, Asia* [image: Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Marine Corps are seen in training in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, China July 20, 2017. Picture taken July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Stringe.] Any actions America takes against North Korea will likely be ineffective without full Chinese cooperation. President Donald Trump recently tweeted that, although China was not as helpful as we would like them to be regarding North Korea, “at least they tried.” Contrary to the president’s optimism, China is not trying to cooperate with global efforts to con... more »
Why Washington's Global Strategy Failed
*Leon Hadar* *Security, North America* [image: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the USA Thank You Tour event at the Wisconsin State Fair Exposition Center in West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S., December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton] The failed global strategy that has made the world more unstable and dangerous and helped ignite several costly wars. Historians agree that the dismantling of the British Empire wasn’t a linear process involving a manageable and steady decline in its military and economic power; instead it had a haphazard muddling through quality. British ... more »
Will China's Disinformation War Destabilize Taiwan?
*J. Michael Cole* *Security, Asia* [image: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen attends the annual Han Kuang military drill in Penghu, Taiwan May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu] There is evidence to suggest that China is increasingly dependent on computational propaganda in its efforts to distabalize Taiwan. While analysts continue to pay close attention to the increasingly frequent passages by People’s Liberation Army vessels aircraft near Taiwan, an equally important development is the ongoing saturation of Taiwan with information to overwhelm the population and create a sense of perman... more »
America's next Security Competition Will Be in Central Asia
*Ariel Cohen* *Security, Asia* [image: Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev inspects the honour guard during a welcoming ceremony upon his arrival at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin.] The region is changing and the United States cannot afford to just sit and look on from the bleachers. A 1990s song by the Scorpions, a German rock band, about the Russian perestroika went like this: *The wind of change* *Blows straight into the face of time* *Like a stormwind that will ring the freedom bell* *For peace of mind…* Today, Cent... more »
The Plan to Exploit Afghanistan for Its Resources Is a Really Bad Idea
*Arif Rafiq* *Security, Middle East* [image: A labourer takes a break at a coal dump site outside Mazar-i-Sharif, November 6, 2014. Picture taken on November 6, 2014. REUTERS/Anil Usyan.] A contractor-led role in Afghanistan would confirm the narrative that America wants perpetual warfare and to rob the country of its riches. The *New York Times* reported on July 25, 2017 that U.S. advisors and Afghan officials are trying to use Afghanistan’s mineral wealth potential—once estimated at $1 trillion—to sell President Donald Trump on a war he understandably has little enthusiasm for... more »
Syrian Army reaches northern Deir Ezzor for the first time in years: map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has reached the the northern border of the Deir Ezzor Governorate for the first time in several years after liberating three villages near the Islamic State (ISIL) held town of Ma’adan. Following a tumultuous 24 hours that saw both the government lose more than 40 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia: Black Sea Fleet flaunts its firepower at Navy Day parade
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 P.M.) – A traditional parade of the Black Sea Fleet saw eight ships unmoored in Sevastopol in honour of Navy Day, Sunday. The Moscow cruiser, the frigate Admiral Grigorovich, and the border guard ship Provorniy were among the vessels taking part in the parade. According to local authorities, around 100,000 residents and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
The case against playing tic-tac-toe!
*MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017The New York Times helps us pack:* We're off on a mission of national import. The New York Times helped us pack. But first, we'd like to make the case against playing tic-tac-toe. We'll also continue to make the case in favor of using our words. What would it mean to use our words in discussing the misstatements of President Donald J. Trump? It might go something like this: It could mean that we know there are many more words than simply "misstatement" and "lie." It could mean that, when we discuss Trump's misstatements, we refer to his "many repeated gross... more »
Donald Trump's attacks on Lisa Murkowski have failed, making her a political hero instead.
Murkowski being welcomed back to Alaska. https://t.co/cXYawEtZW5 pic.twitter.com/9WcfwfeLYP — Topher Spiro (@TopherSpiro) July 30, 2017 Courtesy of Alaska Dispatch: *If there's anything Alaskans don't like, it's having Alaska threatened by Washington, D.C. That's why Sen. Lisa Murkowski came out of this historic political week with unique new stature and why Sen. Dan Sullivan hurt himself badly. * *On Wednesday, Sullivan told an Alaska Dispatch News reporter that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke had delivered a threat against Alaska energy development if Murkowski wouldn't reverse h... more »
World News Briefs -- July 30, 2017
*Daily Mail:** BREAKING NEWS: Putin orders 755 US diplomats to leave Russia as he keeps his promise to retaliate against Trump's 'weird and unacceptable' sanctions bill* * Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that 775 US diplomats must leave * Massive ejection of diplomatic personnel retaliation for US sanctions bill * Bill passed Congress on Thursday and President Trump says he will sign into law * Moscow responded by seizing two diplomatic properties and booting US staffers * Move will reduce US diplomat mission to Russia by over half in one fell swoop * Russian deputy ... more »
Russia’s expulsion of staff from the US embassy in Moscow is unprecedented and huge
Russia's expulsion of 755 personnel from US diplomatic missions in Russia is of an unprecedented scale in modern history and could deal a devastating blow to US intelligence and 'democracy promotion' operations in Russia. The post Russia’s expulsion of staff from the US embassy in Moscow is unprecedented and huge appeared first on The Duran.
The Universe
“It's part of nature's built-in checks and balances, that while there may be times when you think you can't even help yourself, precisely in such moments there will always be someone else nearby... you can help, instead. Which, I think you know, is actually one of the fastest ways to help yourself. I sure feel better.” “I hope that helps,” The Universe "Thoughts become things... choose the good ones!" - www.tut.com
Russian President Putin: '755 U.S. Diplomats Must Leave Russia'
*RT*: *Putin: 755 US diplomats to depart Russia, time to show we won’t leave anything unanswered* More than 750 American diplomats will have to leave Russia as a result of Washington's own policies, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said in an exclusive interview with the Rossiya 1 TV channel. "The American side has made a move which, it is important to note, hasn't been provoked by anything, to worsen Russian-US relations. [It includes] unlawful restrictions, attempts to influence other states of the world, including our allies, who are interested in developing and keeping re... more »
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Free Download: Albert Camus, "The Myth of Sisyphus"
*Free Download: Albert Camus, "The Myth of Sisyphus"* *○* *"A Life Worth Living: Albert Camus on Our Search for * *Meaning and Why Happiness Is Our Moral Obligation”* by Maria Popova “To decide whether life is worth living is to answer the fundamental question of philosophy,” Albert Camus (November 7, 1913–January 4, 1960) wrote in his 119-page philosophical essay "The Myth of Sisyphus" in 1942. “Everything else… is child’s play; we must first of all answer the question.” One of the most famous opening lines of the twentieth century captures one of humanity’s most enduring philosophi... more »
EU Proposes Freezing Bank Accounts to Bailout Megabanks
By Claire Bernish After nervous customers panicked and drained their accounts, ultimately causing the collapse of Spanish bank, Banco Popular, equally jittery European Union officials... more »
Rand Paul Blocks NDAA Over Indefinite Detention
By Jason Ditz Sen. Rand Paul (R – KY) has blocked a motion by majority leader Mitch McConnell (R – KY) to advance the 2018... more »
Total Government And Personal Debt In The U.S. Has Hit 41 Trillion Dollars ($329,961.34 Per Household)
By Michael Snyder We are living in the greatest debt bubble in the history of the world. In 1980, total government and personal debt in... more »
What Picking Up Trash in a Police State Looks Like: Man Cited by Police for Improperly Cleaning a River
By Rachel Blevins Columbus, GA – Two college students learned the hard way that life in a Police State often includes unnecessary interrogation, false accusations... more »
A Stronger And More progressive Democratic Party In Rahm's Chicago? Sure, Why Not?
One of the hardest and most thankless tasks in electoral politics is primarying an entrenched incumbent of one's own party. No matter how corrupt and awful the incumbent, the party establishment always rallies round the colleague and heaps abuse on the challenger. When they overcome the odds and win, these challengers are among the most courageous and heroic members of Congress, as Matt Cartwright (PA), Hilda Solis (CA) and Donna Edwards (MD) have been after they challenged and beat corrupt conservative Democrats who had gone bad. Today there's a race like that shaping up in a blu... more »
Quote of the Day: On the Battle at Passchendaele, begun 100 years ago this week
*“Good God, did we really send men to fight in that?”* ~ Field-Marshall Douglas Haig’s chief of staff on being driven to view the front at Passchendaele --- where in a battle begun one-hundred years ago this week his boss had commanded men to manouevre in a sea of mud, at an ultimate cost of 250,000 casualties, many of them drowning horribly in shell-holes filled with liquid ooze. . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with attribution.
China's Massive Military Parade Was President Xi's Way Of Putting His Rivals On Notice
#XiJinping: Chinese armed forces have confidence, capability to defeat all invading enemies, safeguard world peace pic.twitter.com/Ka5atiBdu5 — China Xinhua News (@XHNews) July 30, 2017 *New York Times:* *China Shows Off Military Might, and Xi Jinping Puts Rivals on Notice* BEIJING — China’s president, Xi Jinping, has opened a public campaign to deepen his grip on power in a coming leadership shake-up, using a huge military parade on Sunday, speeches and propaganda, along with a purge in the past week, to warn officials to back him as the nation’s most powerful leader in two deca... more »
America’s parliamentary oligarchy and the sleeping giant of States’rights
Donald Trump has already changed American history, but he's got to change it even more if he wants to be a successful President. The time has come for Donald Trump to seriously consider forming a new political party that accurately represents his base and his policy agenda. The post America’s parliamentary oligarchy and the sleeping giant of States’rights appeared first on The Duran.
Sanctionstein: What is the real cause of America’s latest sanctions regime?
The latest round of American sanctions against Russia, Iran, and North Korea are nothing more than a desperate attempt to curtail European investment. The post Sanctionstein: What is the real cause of America’s latest sanctions regime? appeared first on The Duran.
"Simply No Answers..."
“How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one is fully aware of the blood, the horror inherent in life, when one finds darkness not only in one’s culture but within oneself? If there is a stage at which an individual life becomes truly adult, it must be when one grasps the irony in its unfolding and accepts responsibility for a life lived in the midst of such paradox. One must live in the middle of contradiction, because if all contradiction were eliminated at once life would collapse. There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions. You conti...more »
"Could The US Default Due To A Complexity Catastrophe?"
*"Could The US Default Due To A Complexity Catastrophe?"* by Barkley Rosser "*Definitely.* Front page story in today's Washington Post by Damien Paletta reports that "Treasury chief hurtles toward fiasco," the fiasco being a failure to raise the US debt ceiling in time to avoid a default. Trump has declared that Sec Mnuchin is responsible for this matter, which he should be, but somehow has not made a sufficiently definitive statement to keep his former Freedom Caucus big cheese OMB director, Mulvaney, from opining that Mnuchin is an out of it New York finance guy (Goldman Sachs ev... more »
31-Year-Old British Woman Died of “Cannabis Poisoning”?
Although this claim is based on official testimony from a pathologist during an inquiry into a mysterious death, scientific evidence makes such an explanation problematic, if not completely untenable.
Hey remember when Ted Nugent wanted everybody to be civil with each other? Yeah, that's over now.
Courtesy of The Kansas City Star: *Nugent is a notorious provocateur, one who has attracted some infamous attention for his profane insults and bald-face threats to his political enemies. In June, however, after the shootings of Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise and others at a baseball practice in Virginia, Nugent told a radio station that his wife had convinced him to stop with the “harsh terms” and “I encourage my friends/enemies on the left and in the Democrat and liberal world that we have to be civil to each other.” * *He kept his word for most of the show. Much of his car... more »
China's Massive Army Parade Showcases Its Newest Weapons
*CNN: **China shows off newest weapons in huge military parade* Beijing (CNN)Chinese leader Xi Jinping presided over a major military parade Sunday, hours after US President Donald Trump renewed his criticism over Beijing's failure to rein in North Korea. The parade, long anticipated but only officially announced Saturday, was part of the celebrations of the 90th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). It was also viewed as a potent reminder of Xi's firm grip on power ahead of a key Communist Party meeting this fall, where a major leadership reshuffle is expected. Unli... more »
Sanctions as Feckless Disapproval
*Paul R. Pillar* *Russia Iran North Korea, United States* The recent bill imposing sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea, which President Trump is signing in the face of veto-proof majorities by which Congress passed the measure, partly reflects the peculiar relationships Trump has with both Russia and Congress. But the bill is consistent with, and puts in stark relief, a larger problem of Congress habitually using economic sanctions against foreign states as an expression of disapproval that is poorly designed to achieve any U.S. foreign policy objectives. Sanctions get u... more »
Without Wormholes: A Solution to Entanglements Theoretical Problems.
Quantum entanglement is a well observed but not well understood phenomena. The frontier in this area has been to entangle systems at greater and greater distances. Theoretically however it is poorly understood. Susskind and Maldacena proposed the ER=EPR conjecture, which to oversimplify, states that entangled particles are connected by tiny wormholes CITATION Mal \l 1033 (Maldacena and Susskind n.d.). In this brief blog post I present a simple proof that the “non-locality” that exp read more
"Good News! YOU are Wealthier than Jared Kushner!"
*"Good News! YOU are Wealthier than Jared Kushner!"* by chindit13 "Feeling poor? Cash-strapped? Can’t make payments on that Crackered-up pick-up truck? Jealous because you can’t make ‘funny money’ work for you! Don’t despair. You - yes, YOU - are wealthier than Jared the Eunuch. I know it’s tough for you. I know a good night’s sleep in as rare as a sane Trump Tweet. You fret because you just cannot make ends meet. You try so hard to be a ‘playa’, but always come up short. You see soprano-voiced wimps like Jared the Eunuch living the high life, possibly sharing the carnal favors of ... more »
Holistic Dr Andy Cutler Dies of Apparent Heart Attack.. Rest in Peace
It brings me no joy to announce the death of such a vital part of the Autism world and holistic health community. I was a member of several of the Andy Cutler groups online for chelation and the Andy Cutler protocol. We were humbled to know Andy and learn from him while we could. My
Syria: Russian Navy holds parade in waters off Tartus to mark Navy Day
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 P.M.) – The Syrian port city of Tartus saw a seven-vessel-strong parade for Russia’s annual Navy Day, which is celebrated on the final Sunday of July each year. Tartus, on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, hosted the event, to go alongside similar processions in the likes of St. Petersburg. The Russian tricolour and the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army’s attack in southeast Raqqa pays off as they score big advance
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has been immersed in a fierce battle with the Islamic State (ISIL) forces in the Al-Raqqa Governorate’s southeastern countryside this weekend, resulting in significant losses for all parties involved. However, the Syria Arab Army finally scored a major advance on Sunday when their forces broke-through […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish authorities arrested a British man who fought against ISIS in Syria
The Turkish authorities has arrested a former British soldier who fought against ISIS extremists in Syria alongside the Kurdish YPG forces. Joe Robinson, 23, faces terrorism charges after being arrested in Turkey while on holiday. According to the Independent, Robinson was detained at the resort of Didim, on the Aegean coast, with his girlfriend Mira […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In pictures: Jews, Christians and Muslims protest against Israeli government’s blockade of Al-Aqsa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:50 P.M.) – On July 30, protestors of all confessions and ethnic backgrounds took to the streets in Washington D.C., marching to the Israeli embassy and demanding an end to the Israeli government’s violent policies against protestors in Jerusalem. Since the recent escalation between Israeli security forces and Arab protestors in Jerusalem beginning […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Explosion hits jihadists HQ in south Aleppo, casualties reported
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6: 40 P.M.) – An ISIS suicide bomber has blown himself up in a building where a meeting was held between several jihadi groups in the southern countryside of Aleppo. According to local reports, a high-level meeting was taking place between senior officials from Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (al-Qaeda offshoot in Syria), Ahrar al-Sham […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army carries out special operation to cutoff ISIL’s supply line to Deir Ezzor Cemetery
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:55 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) carried out another carried out another special operation in the Deir Ezzor Governorate this weekend, cutting off one of the Islamic State’s (ISIL) key supply lines to the provincial cemetery. Led by the Al-Qassem Group of the Republican Guard, the Syrian Arab Army dug another […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Stormy Weather at Fukushima Daiichi
Futaba Cam view: Unit 1 View Fukushima looks eerie in these screenshots: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qwclrzegcinop1d/July%2029%20-%2031%202017%20Fog%20Stormy%20Weather.pdf?dl=1 Perhaps the fog that billowed near the plant for a brief period is a result of ordinary interactions between heat and precipitation, but the visual spectacle is jolting in its suggestiveness... Would Fukushima's ongoing tritium releases change the properties of the fog and steam surrounding the plant through tritiation? Tritiation is a known process, as described here by Wikipedia: Tritiated water is ... more »
Clinton Lost, But Republicans Still Want to Investigate Her
Clinton lost the 2016 election to President Donald Trump, but some Republicans in Congress are intensifying their calls to investigate her and other Obama administration officials.
German Tank Shot Down UFOs?
A photograph purportedly showing kill markings that indicate flying saucers on a WWII-era anti-aircraft gun has been digitally manipulated.
Terrifying Video Shows Cops Put Teen in a Restraint Chair, Torture Him with a Taser
[image: taser]"I'll keep doing that until I run out of batteries." Deputies are seen torturing a teenager with a taser — over and over again — who is restrained in a chair.
China Is Betting That President Trump Will Not Order A Military Strike On North Korea
*Bloomberg*: *China Bets Trump Won't Resort to Strike Against North Korea* * U.S. general discusses military response after missile test * China sees the collapse of Kim’s regime as a greater threat China is betting that U.S. President Donald Trump won’t make good on his threats of a military strike against North Korea, with Beijing continuing to provide a lifeline to Kim Jong Un’s regime. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson singled out China and Russia as “economic enablers” of North Korea after Kim on Friday test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile for the second time in a m... more »
Afraa Dagher remembers Khaled Al-Khateb, RT Arabic’s journalist murdered by ISIS
Syrian journalist Khaled Al-Khateb was 25 years old when he was martyred by ISIS. The post Afraa Dagher remembers Khaled Al-Khateb, RT Arabic’s journalist murdered by ISIS appeared first on The Duran.
Putin confirms that 755 US diplomats are to leave Russia–Detente on ice
Russia-US detente is official over for the foreseeable future. The post Putin confirms that 755 US diplomats are to leave Russia–Detente on ice appeared first on The Duran.
"When It's All Said And Done..."; "Staving Off the Coming Global Collapse"
"So how do you beat the odds when it’s one against a billion? You stand strong, keep pushing yourself past all rational limits and never let yourself give up. But the truth of the matter is, despite how hard you try and fight to stay in control, when it’s all said and done, sometimes you’re just out numbered." - "Meredith Grey", "Grey's Anatomy" *"Staving Off the Coming Global Collapse"* By William E. Rees "Humans have a virtually unlimited capacity for self-delusion, even when self-preservation is at stake. The scariest example is the simplistic, growth-oriented, market-based econ... more »
Musings On Iraq In The News
I was mentioned in “The Iraqi siege you’ve never heard of” by Sam Kimball for IRIN, and by Paul Iddon in "Aleppo to Mosul: The destruction of cities in Iraq and Syria" for Al Araby.
Post Mosul Liberation Day 19 Jul 29 2017
With the Mosul battle over the Iraqi forces (ISF) are preparing to attack Tal Afar in western Ninewa. Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has talked about the upcoming operation almost every day now. The army, police, Hashd and tribal Hashd will all be involved. The ISF are staging in Badush. The Islamic State launchedtwo suicide bombers at that town, which were killed. That might have been a pre-emptive assault by the insurgents. Tal Afar is likely to follow the same plan as Mosul, meaning that the Hashd will have perimeter duties, while the army and police will enter the town. There h... more »
July 30: A Sunday Sermon for New Brunswick.
To begin this post, go to images on your computer. Type in Raoul Leger Bouctouche. There, probably in the first picture to come up, you will see a handsome and determined young man. That is a picture of Raoul Leger of Bouctouche, New Brunswick, who committed his life to serving others as a lay missionary in Guatemala. That was a dangerous place to choose. Guatemala - and all of South America - was seen by American and Canadian corporations as a place wide open for plunder Notable were United Fruit and several mining corporations. They established brutal working conditions, starvatio... more »
President Trump Criticises China For Their Inaction On North Korea
I am very disappointed in China. Our foolish past leaders have allowed them to make hundreds of billions of dollars a year in trade, yet... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2017 ...they do NOTHING for us with North Korea, just talk. We will no longer allow this to continue. China could easily solve this problem! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2017 *Wall Street Journal: **Donald Trump Warns China on North Korea: ‘We Will No Longer Allow This to Continue’* Pair of posts on Twitter signal U.S. president’s dissatisfaction with perceived Chinese inaction ag... more »
Leadership 2017: The Role of Endorsements
In previous leadership links posts, I've highlighted a few endorsements which have struck me as particularly significant. That said, I haven't tried to compile anything approaching a comprehensive list. To put the past endorsements in context, I'll take a moment for now to look more broadly at where the endorsement count currently stands - and why there are only a small number of future endorsements which would figure to have much impact on the campaign. I've previously commented on the role of endorsements, with particular emphasis on the initial threshold for candidate viability.... more »
‘Unauthorized Disclosure’—Episode 26: Let Incarcerated People Speak For Themselves
Host Kevin Gosztola welcomes Kim Wilson and Brian Sonenstein, co-hosts of the “Beyond Prisons” podcast, to the “Unauthorized Disclosure” weekly podcast. Wilson and Sonenstein discuss their new show, which covers prisons and prison reform from an abolitionist perspective. It elevates people directly impacted by the system of mass incarceration by The post ‘Unauthorized Disclosure’—Episode 26: Let Incarcerated People Speak For Themselves appeared first on Shadowproof.
Will California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon Be Recalled For Betraying His Constituents?
*Like Trump, a liar and manipulator* A couple years ago, I was driving out to City of Hope in Duarte and was able to listen to a whole segment on KPCC, an interview with in-coming Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon. He spoke very eloquently and forcefully about environmental abuses and dangerous industrial and commercial pollution in working class residential communities. It was very inspiring and I immediately called-- all excited-- then-candidate for Congress Nanette Barragan. An environmental champion who, as a small town mayor had taken on Big Oil and won a battle to prevent offsho... more »
NO, WE DIDN'T KILL TRUMPISM LAST WEEK
On Friday, Steven Pearlstein of *The Washington Post* wrote this: Remember this day, July 28, 2017: The day Donald Trump became a lame duck president. More significantly, the day the tea party revolution ended and Washington began the return to “regular order.” This would be news to Republicans, who seem determined to make our politics even Trumpier. *The Hill* reports: President Trump’s approval rating might be stagnant nationally, but he still enjoys strong support with many of the GOP primary voters who will decide crucial Senate primaries ahead of the 2018 midterm election. So... more »
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