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Dog Whistle Newzzzzzzzz
greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 15 hours ago
*Dog Whistle Newzzzzzzzzzz*
It's Tuesday, and the *Western legacy Main$tream media is still foaming at
the mouth* like a rabid dog. The latest foamination arising out of last
weekend's manufactured [false flag?] crisis resulting from a "riot" in
Charlottesville, Virginia. Below is a good analysis from Lew
Rockwell.com. Americans and *even some in the alternate media* are
responding to the strident 24/7 M$M dog whistle coming from the ziofascist,
CIA neocon, globalist perps--who seem bound and determined to split the US
civil society wide open--rather than have their carved-in-st... more »
Arthur Exon and the Investigative Teams
KRandle at A Different Perspective - 15 hours ago
As happens all too often, as I’m searching for something else, I stumble
onto a document that helps explain information I had found in the past.
Brigadier General Arthur Exon, who was the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
commander, a position similar to that of a mayor, told me during an
interview on May 19, 1990, that he was responsible for dispatching aircraft
to carry investigators to important
Brigadier General Arthur Exon.UFO sightings. He said:
Well, the way this happened to me is that I would get a call and say that
the crew or the team was leaving and they knew… there was suc... more »
Electric Cars: Let the Free Market Decide
Steve Byas at rss - 15 hours ago
[image: electric-cars-let-the-free-market-decide]
It is clear that few government leaders really believe in the power of the
free market, as evidenced by the mandates and subsidies to push for
electric cars to displace gasoline-driven automobiles.
Post Mosul Liberation Day 35 Aug 14 2017
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 15 hours ago
There were more incidents in Mosul and surrounding areas of Ninewa
province. Islamic State members were arrestedattempting to smuggle weapons
into west Mosul. A senior insurgent leader who allegedly was in charge of
operations in east Mosul along with several other militants were also
detained. A policeman in Tanak in the west was shot and killed. In an outer
village, an IED wounded a civilian, and three people were killed and one
injured in a shooting incident in the Tal Afar district. The liberation of
Mosul didn’t mean the end of the Islamic State. Its units are scattered,
but ... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 15
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 15 hours ago
1990 Iraqi opposition in Iran claimed they could field 50,000 to fight
Saddam
1990 Iraq offered to fully implement UN Res 598 and Algiers Agreement to
try to win
favor with Iran after Kuwait invasion
1991 UN Resolution 706 proposed Iraq import petroleum products to alleviate
humanitarian situation caused by sanctions Iraq rejected plan
1991 UN Resolution 707 said Iraq was in flagrant violation of weapons
inspectors
1995 Supreme Council denounced Jordan taking in Saddam’s son-in-law Hussein
Kamal as a murderer
2001 Foreign Office legal adv Sir Wood said that ... more »
CONFIRMED: Russia’s economy markedly accelerated April to June
Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 15 hours ago
Faster growth in output against a background of rapidly falling inflation
and higher saving
The post CONFIRMED: Russia’s economy markedly accelerated April to June
appeared first on The Duran.
Russian FM Sergey Lavrov and Chinese FM Wang Yi condemn war on Korea as “inadmissible”
The Duran at The Duran - 15 hours ago
Russia and China continue to show a united front against renewed war in
Korea.
The post Russian FM Sergey Lavrov and Chinese FM Wang Yi condemn war on
Korea as “inadmissible” appeared first on The Duran.
Setting state spending limits would help keep Texas' economy strong
Content Multimedia - 15 hours ago
By Talmadge Heflin, Vance Ginn
DoJ Demands 1.3 Million IP Addresses, Info, and Photos of People Who Visited Anti-Trump Website
Rachel Blevins at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: anti-trump]The DOJ is demanding the IP addresses, contact
information, email content and even photos of the individuals who simply
visited an "anti-Trump" website.
Editor's Note
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
Some have asked me on why the irregular blogging schedule this past week.
This is just temporary. Family and business have intersected and they have
eaten up all of my free time .... time that I always use for blogging.
Fortunately, everything will return to normal by this Monday. As for today,
I will be posting some stuff tonight..
Charlottesville: There but for fortune, continued!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 16 hours ago
*TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2017Two ways of seeing a life:* In this morning's
Washington Post, the portrait of a life continues.
The life is that of James Fields, the 20-year-old man who seems to have
committed a lunatic murder this weekend.
He seems to have done a crazy thing. According to the Post's front-page
report, it didn't come out of the blue:
HERNANDEZ (8/15/17): Years before a 20-year-old Ohio man allegedly rammed
his car into a panicked crowd of activists in Charlottesville, it was his
disabled mother who was terrified.
*James Alex Fields Jr. was barely a teenager in 2010 wh... more »
Protesters Pull Down Confederate Statue in North Carolina
Associated Press at Snopes.com - 16 hours ago
A group of demonstrators used a rope to tear down a 1924 Confederate
Soldiers Monument in Durham.
WATCH: Cop Shoots Unarmed Woman in the Face—Court Rules It Justified
Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago
[image: justified]A court claimed a cop is justified in shooting a woman in
her face as she slowly backed up and tried to drive away from a traffic
stop.
WEAKER APART: These (white) millennials today!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 17 hours ago
*TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2017Part 2—Carol Leifer's joke:* In the past few days,
we've found ourselves thinking about Carol Leifer's joke.
In our view, it wasn't one of her better jokes, but it did score with
audiences. We're going back to the 1980s, when Carol—according to the
leading authority on her life—was well on her way to her total of 25
Letterman spots.
Carol was a very nice person and a very successful comedian. We refer to
her joke about throwing the ball for the dog—rather, about pretending to do
so.
The protagonist of Carol's joke would pretend to throw the ball, then
s... more »
A future proof of \(P=NP\) or \(P\neq NP\) may be far-reaching or not so much
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 17 hours ago
A few days ago, Norbert Blum, a professor (and a chair) from Bonn, the
ex-capital of West Germany (picture) whose publication record looks good
released the preprint
A Solution of the P versus NP Problem
claiming to contain a proof that \(P\neq NP\).
John Baez and Alon Amit, a brilliant mathematician at Quora, have offered
their opinions. The preprint isn't "self-evidently wrong" according to some
basic "smell tests" that may be used to "sniff" for wrong proofs of this
kind, Baez concluded. In fact, a bunch of computer scientists has so far
reacted in the same way: it looks rather ... more »
Alex Jones is launching a website to fight fake news. No, I am NOT kidding.
Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 17 hours ago
Infowars launches new media platform in the battle against fake news!
>>>> https://t.co/cBcphgf7Og <<<<#NewsWars #RealNews #WarRoom
pic.twitter.com/3RZm1lxCch
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) August 11, 2017
Courtesy of HuffPo:
*If you’re wondering what the site’s goals are, you’ll have to stay on the
homepage long enough to see their various taglines. Changing every few
seconds, the taglines appear to be the following: *
*“Battling tyranny worldwide” *
*“Rebooting America...” *
*“Restoring the 2nd Amendment” *
*“Making America Free Again” *
*“Chronicling/Documenting the fall of glob... more »
Lew Rockwell: US Should Butt Out and Let South Korea Deal with North Korea
Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 17 hours ago
Interviewed recently on RT, Ludwig von Mises Institute Chairman Lew
Rockwell offered bold suggestions for altering United States foreign policy
in regard to North Korea. Rockwell argues in the interview that the path to
avoiding what “could be the worst military disaster in human history”
involves the US government calming down, stopping threatening North Korea
(including the threat to destroy the country), repealing US sanctions on
North Korea, pulling the US troops out of South Korea “where they’d be
sitting ducks if warfare breaks out,” and “letting the South Koreans handle
this.... more »
Lew Rockwell: US Should Butt Out and Let South Korea Deal with North Korea
Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 17 hours ago
Interviewed recently on RT, Ludwig von Mises Institute Chairman Lew
Rockwell offered bold suggestions for altering United States foreign policy
in regard to North Korea. Rockwell argues in the interview that the path to
avoiding what “could be the worst military disaster in human history”
involves the US government calming down, stopping threatening North Korea
(including the threat to destroy the country), repealing US sanctions on
North Korea, pulling the US troops out of South Korea “where they’d be
sitting ducks if warfare breaks out,” and “letting the South Koreans handle
this.... more »
Lew Rockwell: US Should Butt Out and Let South Korea Deal with North Korea
Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 17 hours ago
Interviewed recently on RT, Ludwig von Mises Institute Chairman Lew
Rockwell offered bold suggestions for altering United States foreign policy
in regard to North Korea. Rockwell argues in the interview that the path to
avoiding what “could be the worst military disaster in human history”
involves the US government calming down, stopping threatening North Korea
(including the threat to destroy the country), repealing US sanctions on
North Korea, pulling the US troops out of South Korea “where they’d be
sitting ducks if warfare breaks out,” and “letting the South Koreans handle
this.... more »
Lew Rockwell: US Should Butt Out and Let South Korea Deal with North Korea
Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 17 hours ago
Interviewed recently on RT, Ludwig von Mises Institute Chairman Lew
Rockwell offered bold suggestions for altering United States foreign policy
in regard to North Korea. Rockwell argues in the interview that the path to
avoiding what “could be the worst military disaster in human history”
involves the US government calming down, stopping threatening North Korea
(including the threat to destroy the country), repealing US sanctions on
North Korea, pulling the US troops out of South Korea “where they’d be
sitting ducks if warfare breaks out,” and “letting the South Koreans handle
this.... more »
Untitled
Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 17 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin
A doctor refused to prescribe a patient with opioid-based painkillers — and
then he was murdered
British gang was jailed for running a giant marijuana farm from an old
nuclear bunker
Bug Burgers Are Coming to Swiss Stores
Moldova To Become Foothold For US Military
Satellite Images Suggest North Korea Preparing Submarine Ballistic Missile
Launch
When The Grid Goes Down...
Stolen Russian S-200 Missile Explodes After Being Sold For Scrap
Intel Memo: Marco Rubio Targeted For Assassination By Venezuela Lawmaker
Kim Jong Un reportedly withdraws threat to shoot mis... more »
Republican Party of Texas in State of Confusion on Article V Convention
Kelly Holt at rss - 17 hours ago
[image:
republican-party-of-texas-instructs-texans-they-can-vote-for-an-article-v-convention]
The Republican Party of Texas webpage wrongly informed voters that an
application for an Article V convention — a convention to amend the U.S.
Constitution — will be on the November ballot in Texas, but it won't.
Tuesday Morning Links
Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 17 hours ago
This and that for your Tuesday reading.
- Asher Schechter examines new studies showing how massive markups are
enriching corporations at the expense of workers:
The two standard explanations for why labor’s share of output has fallen by
10 percent over the past 30 years are globalization (American workers are
losing out to their counterparts in places like China and India) and
automation (American workers are losing out to robots). Last year, however,
a highly-cited Stigler Center paper by Simcha Barkai offered another
explanation: an increase in markups. The capital share of GDP, w... more »
What should journals do when peer reviewers do not disclose potential conflicts?
Victoria Stern at Retraction Watch - 17 hours ago
Peer reviewers, like authors, are supposed to declare any potential
conflicts of interest. But what happens when they don’t? Take this case: In
a court transcript from Feb. 23, 2017, Bryan Hardin testified that he was a
peer reviewer on a 2016 paper in Critical Reviews in Toxicology, which
found that asbestos does not increase […]
The post What should journals do when peer reviewers do not disclose
potential conflicts? appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Ukrainian terrorist agent captured in Russia pleads guilty to attempted sabotage
Adam Garrie at The Duran - 17 hours ago
The government funded terrorist was arrested in southern Russia and later
plead guilty to attempting to destroy Russian power-lines.
The post Ukrainian terrorist agent captured in Russia pleads guilty to
attempted sabotage appeared first on The Duran.
Taliban calls on Trump to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan
The Duran at The Duran - 17 hours ago
The Afghan war is increasingly acknowledged to be a dead end.
The post Taliban calls on Trump to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan
appeared first on The Duran.
Kiev regime doomed to failure because of dismal support
Shane Quinn at The Duran - 17 hours ago
Poroshenko’s government is riddled with corruption, has strong ties to
far-right groups, and reportedly used chemical weapons on its own people.
The post Kiev regime doomed to failure because of dismal support appeared
first on The Duran.
Cops Suspended After Video Shows Them Beat Man’s Arm Through a Cell Door
Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 17 hours ago
[image: arm]Two deputies have been suspended following a violent
altercation which lasted over five minutes in which they beat a man's arm
through a cell door.
Revenge Of The Slimeballs - Part 3
Tommaso Dorigo at Science 2.0 blogs - 17 hours ago
*This is the third part of Chapter 3 of the book "Anomaly! Collider Physics
and the Quest for New Phenomena at Fermilab". The chapter recounts the
pioneering measurement of the Z mass by the CDF detector, and the
competition with SLAC during the summer of 1989. The title of the post is
the same as the one of chapter 3, and it refers to the way some SLAC
physicists called their Fermilab colleagues, whose hadron collider was to
their eyes obviously inferior to the electron-positron linear collider.*
read more
The U.S. Military Has Submarines That Could Kill Entire Countries (Like North Korea)
Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin*
*Security, *
The Ohio-Class Sub might be the ultimate weapon.
*Currently, nine boomers are based in Bangor, Washington to patrol the
Pacific Ocean, while five are stationed in Kings Bay, Georgia for
operations in the Atlantic. The end of the Cold War, and especially the
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, resulted in the downsizing of U.S. nuclear
forces. However, rather than retiring some of the oldest boats as
originally planned, the Navy decided to refit four of the eighteen
Ohio-class subs to serve as cruise missile carriers to launch conventional
attacks ag... more »
The Situation Is Deadly Serious; Bust Up the Coup Scenarios with the VIPS Report
adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 18 hours ago
PDF:
[image: PDF icon] 20170815-deadly-serious.pdf
The world situation is very serious. You could say there are currently
three scenarios spinning, each with the same purpose of ousting the elected
President of the United State. In order of their appearance, they assert
that Donald Trump should be out of office: 1) because he colluded with
Russia to undercut U.S. elections; 2) because he is unhinged, and will
foment nuclear war over N. Korea; or 3) because he is a racist. In other
words, "Russia-Gate," "finger on the nuclear button," and now,
"Charlottesville."
Thus, the LaRouche... more »
US-backed rebels shoots down Syrian Army warplane
Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3: 52 P.M.) – A rebel group claimed it has shot down a
Syrian fighter jet in the Syrian Desert while on combat mission. Osoud
al-Shaqiyah, a rebel group backed by the US, said the MIG-21 jet fighter of
the Syrian Army Air Force was downed in the eastern countryside of Swaida
province […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
More footage showing the Syrian Army liberating ISIL’s east Homs stronghold
Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) – Footage released on Monday shows how the
Syrian Arab Army (SAA) together with the Russian Air Forces has retaken
Al-Sukhnah from the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIL/ISIS)
forces on Sunday. According to Russian Defence Ministry, Al-Sukhnah
liberation will open the way to the besieged IS enclave of Deir ez-Zor. The
[…]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIL collapse continues in east Hama as Syrian Army troops liberate new areas
Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:35 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIL) is losing ground
rapidly across Syria, forcing them to often abandon areas they once enjoyed
unrivaled control over. In particular, the Islamic State had been
relatively unchallenged in the eastern countryside of Hama, thanks in large
part to their massive presence across central Syria. However, this […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Entire ISIL convoy wiped out by the Syrian Air Force near Deir Ezzor border
Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:15 P.M.) – An entire Islamic State (ISIL) convoy that
was making its way from the Humaymah area to the T-2 Pumping Station was
completely eliminated by the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) this afternoon.
According to a Syrian military communique, an Islamic State convoy
consisting of a half dozen vehicles was traveling […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US spy ring uncovered in Yemeni capital: activists
Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – A U.S. spy ring has been uncovered by the
Yemeni intelligence apparatus in the capital city of Sanaa this past
weekend, local activists reported on Tuesday. According to the activists,
at least a dozen people have been detained by the Yemeni authorities in
Sanaa after they were accused of providing […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Complete breakdown of central Syria battle: map
Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:15 P.M.) – The recent developments in central Syria have
paved the way for the Syrian military and their allies to reach areas in
the region that were once securely under the Islamic State’s (ISIL)
control. However, with the Syrian Arab Army’s recent advance in the
southern countryside of Al-Raqqa, the prospect of […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian-Lebanese border Al-Qaeda free for first time in years
Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:05 P.M.) – The Lebanese Ministry of Defense announced on
Monday that the departure of the Saraya Ahl Sham militants from the ‘Arsal
Barrens has concluded the ceasefire agreement that was put in place late
last month. As a result, the Syrian-Lebanese border has now been declared
free of Al-Qaeda terrorists for the […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Battle map of central Syria after SAA troops liberate Al-Kom
Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a big
advance in central Syria, yesterday, liberating the entire Al-Kom region
near the Al-Raqqa Governorate’s provincial border. Using the momentum from
their airborne operation this past weekend, the Syrian Arab Army rapidly
advanced through several kilometers of desert terrain to retake most of […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army attempts to cutoff main Islamist supply in east Damascus
Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:35 A.M.) – For the tenth day in a row, the Syrian Arab
Army (SAA) has launched a ground assault against the Islamist rebels of
Faylaq Al-Rahman inside the eastern suburbs of Damascus. Led by the 42nd
Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian Arab Army began today’s
assault by firing a […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian diplomat, Syrian opposition leader discuss situation in Syria
News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
The political situation in Syria was the focus of a meeting between the
Russian president’s special envoy for the Middle East and African countries
and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and the leader of the Syrian
People’s Will Party and the Moscow platform of the Syrian opposition, Qadri
Jamil, the Russian foreign ministry said on […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
"Trump Disavows Racists Over and Over Again - For Years..."
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 18 hours ago
https://youtu.be/hoXThCb8EZA
The accepted media narrative is that President Donald Trump is a racist,
happy to have the support of the KKK and similar. The truth is at variance
with the narrative but don't expect the BBC to stop pushing their
narrative.
REPORT: ‘Unite the Right’ Organizer Ousted as Provocateur Obama Supporter from Occupy Movement
Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 18 hours ago
The organizer of the deadly Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' protest has
been ousted as a professional provocateur who also organized Occupy Wall
Street.
Kamala Harris May Turn Out To Be Great-- Give Her A Chance
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 18 hours ago
*God save us!*
I'm old. New Rule: When you're old you don't have to vote for the lesser of
two evils any more. Now if a candidate isn't offering me something I *want*,
I won't vote for them. I've never voted for my Democratic congressman, Adam
Schiff, who was, until recently when he switched to the almost-as-bad New
Dems, a Blue Dog. I never voted for Dianne Feinstein-- which includes when
she ran for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and, later, for mayor--
and last year I didn't vote for Kamala Harris in either the primary or the
general. I don't hate Kamala Harris. I don't e... more »
Musical Interlude: Moody Blues, “This Is The Moment”
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
Moody Blues, “This Is The Moment”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xxPkeNBdIo
"We Have Only This Moment..."
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
"We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand...
and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late."
- Marie Beyon Ray
"This Is All..."
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
"Anyone can carry his burden, however heavy, until nightfall.
Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day.
Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, until the sun goes
down.
And this is all that life really means."
- Robert Louis Stevenson
Untitled
jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 18 hours ago
*Scotland: Poor students losing out as schools offer fewer subjects*
Children from deprived families are facing “completely unacceptable”
restrictions on their education because schools in poor areas teach
significantly fewer subjects than those serving the middle classes, The
Times can reveal.
A new analysis of Scottish government data showing deprivation levels,
alongside a school-by-school breakdown of the number of Highers on offer,
shows a direct link between how affluent a catchment area is and the
variety of curriculum subjects available to pupils in their senior phase.
In... more »
Untitled
JR at GREENIE WATCH - 18 hours ago
*Trump: Nukes Are the Greatest Threat to the World, Not Climate Change*
*Crazy that this had to be said*
President Donald Trump said Thursday that contrary to what former President
Barack Obama has said, “nuclear” is the greatest threat to the world, not
global warming.
When asked what his priorities are as it applies to the nuclear posture,
the president said he would like to “de-nuke the world.”
“I would like to de-nuke the world. I know that President Obama said global
warming is the biggest threat. I totally disagree. I say that it's a simple
one: Nuclear is our greatest thre... more »
Typical Objectivist Logic—My Philosophy is Closed, Yours Isn't
Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 19 hours ago
Leonard Peikoff, in his 1989 article, “Fact and Value,” made the stunning
proclamation that Objectivism is a *closed system*, by which he meant that
Ayn Rand’s philosophy is complete, and nothing new can be added to her
system.
With his *closed system* doctrine, he essentially established that
Objectivism consists solely of Rand’s own works and those specific works by
other thinkers which she endorsed during her lifetime. But he reserved for
himself and his followers the privilege of deciding which works by which
thinkers are endorsed by Rand and can be included in Objectivism.
Th... more »
Typical Objectivist Logic—My Philosophy is Closed, Yours Isn't
Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 19 hours ago
Leonard Peikoff, in his 1989 article, “Fact and Value,” made the stunning
proclamation that Objectivism is a *closed system*, by which he meant that
Ayn Rand’s philosophy is complete, and nothing new can be added to her
system.
With his *closed system* doctrine, he essentially established that
Objectivism consists solely of Rand’s own works and those specific works by
other thinkers which she endorsed during her lifetime. But he reserved for
himself and his followers the privilege of deciding which works by which
thinkers are endorsed by Rand and can be included in Objectivism.
Thu... more »
Is NAFTA Dead?
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 19 hours ago
Andrew Coyne's conservative soul was perturbed by what Chrystia Freeland
said yesterday:
I said we should be prepared to walk away from the negotiations. I didn’t
say we should deliberately sandbag them from the outset.
The government of Canada has at last revealed its objectives for talks on
renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a month
after the Trump administration released its own. Of course, the nature of
any such exercise is to reveal as much about each side’s perceptions of the
other’s negotiating position; it makes no sense to come to the table wit... more »
China vs. America
A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 19 hours ago
With China and the United States at odds over North Korea, the South China
Sea and Taiwan, I wanted to take a look at a comparison of the military
strength of both nations. This is particularly pertinent given the
following comment from the Global Times, a tabloid newspaper that is owned
by China's ruling Communist Party's official People's Daily newspaper after
the United States sailed through the South China Sea:
"*Analysts believe that recent US military activity is another example of
how the US is struggling to maintain the status quo while coping with the
rise of China as a gl... more »
Alaska Dispatch files for bankruptcy and falls into teabagger hands, essentially at the same time.
Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 19 hours ago
Courtesy of Alaska Dispatch:
*Alaska's largest newspaper filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Saturday evening and new owners — an Alaska family that made its fortune
hauling freight and tourists on the Yukon River and its tributaries, and a
company that owns rural newspapers in the state — have been lined up. *
*In a prepared statement Saturday, Alaska Dispatch News LLC owner Alice
Rogoff, who also has served as publisher, said it was a "truly bittersweet"
moment for her, though she is relieved the newspaper will live on under new
ownership. Her four-paragraph prepared state... more »
GONE FOR A FEW DAYS
Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 19 hours ago
I have some family business to attend to, so I'll be away from the blog for
a few days. The relief crew will be here, so stop by.
Claims Of 40000 Deaths From Air Pollution Debunked By Death Statistics
Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 19 hours ago
By Paul Homewood http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35629034 We are
familiar with claims that air pollution (cue pictures of diesel cars!) is
killing thousands of people every year in the UK. I have been trying to get
hold of the actual mortality statistics, but fortunately came across a
study carried out by the British Lung […]
NORTH KOREA: A threat and an olive branch to the US
Adam Garrie at The Duran - 19 hours ago
A great deal now depends on how carefully the US reads the North Korean
statement and how much it is willing to trust China, Russia and South Korea.
The post NORTH KOREA: A threat and an olive branch to the US appeared first
on The Duran.
How Obama Handled Racial Nationalist Attack per The Daily Caller
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 20 hours ago
'In July of 2016, an avowed black nationalist murdered five police officers
during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Dallas, Texas. The act of
violence was well-planned and was motivated entirely by the hate-filled
ideology of the shooter, Micah Xavier Johnson.
With several officers dead by the hand of a committed black nationalist,
one might think the Obama administration may have considered the
assassinations domestic terror and launched an investigation into groups
associated with this ideology.
Not at all.Barack Obama condemned the shootings, but he did not call out or
ev... more »
“Where the Old Gods Went”
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
*“Where the Old Gods Went”*
by Bill Bonner
"First, let us begin with an echo from last week… ‘Hey, Dad, bitcoin went
over $4,000 yesterday. An all-time high. I made another $20,000. Not bad.’ Pride
goeth before a fall, of course. Profits go before losses. And marriage
front-runs marriage counselling. We have faith in ourselves, our
institutions, and our gods. Until we file for divorce.
As we noted last week, cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin are still in the
experimental stage. They may become the coin of the realm. We may one day
worship them as we revere other forms of mammon toda... more »
Denial by Blaxill & Olmsted from Skyhorse: Families Face The Facts
Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 21 hours ago
Note: We've asked readers to let us know their own stories of how the
denial of the autism epidemic and the constant push to make autism "the new
normal" has negatively affected their own families, or themselves if they
are...
Laughingstock of the world.
Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 21 hours ago
I'll bet that most of you knew who I was talking about in that headline
without even having to look at the actual post.
THAT is because we all realize the guy in the White House is universally
seen as a clown and that every day he spends in office is damaging our
credibility as a country.
Merck CEO Resigns: Citing Conscience
Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 21 hours ago
April Fools! Well, not really. It's August 15th, 2017. After the violence
in Charlottesville, VA over the weekend, Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier resigned
from President Trump's Manufacturing Council: Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier is
leaving President Trump's American Manufacturing Council, saying,...
Architect of NSA’s surveillance program William Binney tells Tucker Carlson, Russiagate is a complete lie! (Video)
Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 21 hours ago
Ex-NSA official: Spies don't believe Russia collusion story.
The post Architect of NSA’s surveillance program William Binney tells
Tucker Carlson, Russiagate is a complete lie! (Video) appeared first on The
Duran.
Trump CRUSHES CNN after Charlottesville statement: “I like real news, not fake news – you’re fake news”
Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 21 hours ago
President Trump tells CNN’s Jim Acosta: “I Like Real News, You Are Fake
News.”
The post Trump CRUSHES CNN after Charlottesville statement: “I like real
news, not fake news – you’re fake news” appeared first on The Duran.
Ron Paul asks, ‘Is Trump seriously considering attacking Venezuela?’
Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 21 hours ago
Attack Venezuela? Trump can't be serious!
The post Ron Paul asks, ‘Is Trump seriously considering attacking
Venezuela?’ appeared first on The Duran.
Peter Singer and David Brin to speak at animal personhood conference
Ethical Technology - 22 hours ago
The final list of speakers has been announced for Personhood Beyond the
Human, a conference devoted to the issue of granting human-like legal
protections to a select group of highly sapient nonhuman animals.
Breaking: Iraqi forces begin strategic Tal Afar offensive
Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 22 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:55 A.M.) – The Iraqi Armed Forces have kicked off
their long-awaited Tal ‘Afar offensive in the northwestern countryside of
the Nineveh Governorate, the spokesperson for the Popular Mobilization
Units (Hashd Al-Sha’abi) reported this morning. To begin the offensive, the
Iraqi Air Force carried out several airstrikes over the Tal ‘Afar area,
inflicting […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Pictures: Tiger Forces in newly liberated north Homs town
Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 22 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:57 A.M.) – Pictures have been released on
pro-government social media showing officers and soldiers of the Syrian
Arab Army’s (SAA) elite Tiger Forces Division gathering at the town of
al-Kom in northeastern Homs Governorate. The town of al-Kom was officially
liberated from ISIS by the Tiger Forces yesterday. Its securing by the […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syria: SAA employ loud speakers and leaflets in attempt to pacify East Ghouta
Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 22 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:05 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a
campaign in East Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, Monday, in an attempt to
quell support for anti-government groups and persuade said group’s
constituents to stand down. The area was included in a ‘de-escalation zone’
after a deal was agreed between the Syrian government, anti-government […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Russian, rebel forces hold meeting in north Homs
Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 22 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – The SMART News Agency released a video
several days ago showing Russian security forces and rebel representatives
meeting up to discuss the terms of a recent ceasefire scheme proposed for
the militant-held Rastan region of northern Homs Governorate (often
referred to as the Rastan pocket). According to the SMART News […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIL’s reign over central Syria is ending as they frantically retreat in masses
Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 22 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 A.M.) – The Islamic State is on the verge of being
completely besieged in central Syria after losing a large portion of the
Al-Raqqa and Homs governorates to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). According to
a military source in the Homs Governorate, the Islamic State has sent most
of their fighters deployed […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Video footage from the Syrian Army’s daring airborne operation behind ISIL’s lines
Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 22 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:15 A.M.) – Russia’s Ministry of Defence released footage
on Monday of paratroopers’ first ever operation in al-Hadar. The unique
assault resulted in the complete retaking of the city which is located only
120 km (74.5 miles) west of Deir ez-Zor on Saturday. The airborne troops
departed from the al-Jerah airport, in the […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Satellite picture of S-300/400 base in Syria
Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 22 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 A.M.) – A satellite image has recently been released
on social media showing an active air defense base in Syria bearing
latest-generation Russian anti-aircraft missile systems. The greyscale
satellite picture (above) shows what appears to be a battery-sized
detachment of either highly-modernized S-300 or newer S-400 model strategic
anti-aircraft missiles. The base […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia’s Navy to receive two more advanced submarines by 2020
News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 22 hours ago
Russia’s Navy will receive another two of the project 636.6
Varshavyanka-class submarines by the end of 2020, the Russian Defense
Ministry said in a statement on Monday. “Two project 636.6
Varshavyanka-class diesel-electric submarines named
Petropavlovsk-Kanchatsky and Volkhov will be added to the Russian navy by
the end of 2020, provided that their in-plant and state […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In 2010, the U.S. Navy Surfaced 3 Missile Submarines as a Warning to China
WarIsBoring at The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*WarIsBoring*
*Security, Asia*
A signal like no other.
Nuclear powers rarely go to war with each other, but that doesn’t mean they
don’t threaten to do so. Indeed, military posturing is an integral part of
what Forrest Morgan, an analyst for the RAND Corporation, called “crisis
stability.” In other words, “building and posturing forces in ways that
allow a state, if confronted, to avoid war without backing down.”
Long-range heavy bombers are some of the best forces for crisis stability,
Morgan wrote in a 2013 study for the U.S. Air Force. Bombers are powerful,
mobile and visibl... more »
Winged Humanoid Confronts Shocked Chicago Witnesses
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 23 hours ago
This is totally weird and close up. from the amazing close up look see and
ten seconds is forever, I suspect we are seeing an entity actually wearing
a gravity suit in which aerodynamics is used to move but not to counter the
majority of earth' s gravity. It is certainly not Terran.
Otherwise the overall effect is neutral. That is good news and may well
lead to real contact.
The wing design also facilitates a gravity effect as well and the enlarged
eyes bespoke an artificial construct across a wide visual band of
wavelengths.
.
*Winged Humanoid Confronts Shocked Chicago Wit... more »
Sperm counts among western men have halved in last 40 years – study
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 23 hours ago
[image: The concentration of sperm in the ejaculate of men in western
countries has fallen by an average of 1.4% a year, leading to an overall
drop of just over 52%, say researchers.]
What this does is sharply reduce the faux contorversy. We really have a
problem and it must be driven by western diets over the time period.
I have posited a link to roundup or glyphosite. This is in our food chain
and for the time frame as well. It also has an effect on the biological
pathways related to reproduction. This work remains obscure and
continously shouted down by the ind... more »
The women who don’t know they’re autistic
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 23 hours ago
This is an important understanding. I would also add that high functioning
male autistics are also poorly understood as well. We have mostly
identified the low functioning types, but the high functioning types of
both sexes are completely able to create and implement coping mechanisms
and get on with it.
Since in the past it was not identified anyway even by the affected
individuals this allowed it to remain unremarked. I would remark that the
subset of male math over achievers typically must be high functioning
autistic. I do bring that up simply because the meta statist... more »
Could ancient textbooks be the source of the next medical breakthrough?
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 23 hours ago
Of course they will be and for two powerful reasons. The first reason is as
simple as the fact that all such concoctions have been field tested as to
safety and usefulness for at least two thousand years. If you think that
that does not matter, you are an idiot.
The other reason is way more subtle. The original indication for these
concoctions likely came from the spiritual world through trances. From that
beginning, the concoctions were applied and thus tested continuously ever
since. We now see this directly in action with Ayahuasca
I have come to the ine... more »
TPPF Statement on Conservative Texas Budget and Public Education
Content Multimedia - 1 day ago
By Talmadge Heflin
Today, the Texas Public Policy issued the following statement on the
sustainability of a 2018-19 Conservative Texas Budget given proposed
increased expenditures related to public education.
James Damore: aftermath
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago
I find Edwin's ideas worth listening to (I am sure he is annoyed by calm
comments about "worth" and "blah blah" and would prefer warmer ones, so
yes, I love you, Edwin LOL) which is why I have watched this 80-minute
video recommended by Edwin:
Prof Jordan Peterson and Stefan Molyneux (both from Canada) are two main
individualist YouTube pundits who have previously interviewed James Damore,
the former $162,000-a-year Senior Google engineer who became a hero of
freedom. So in this discussion, they talked to each other. They covered a
lot of ground. You may see that their thinking an... more »
Reporter: Charlottesville Race Riot Was Total Deep State Operation
mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Aug 14, 2017 Infowars Reporter and witness to the
Charlottesville race riots Millie Weaver exposes the federal plan to divide
the country. end
Israel Is Arresting Palestinians At Highest Rate in Years, Including Hundreds of Children
mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Aug 11, 2017 TRNN’s Shir Hever discusses the reasons for the
rapid rise in Palestinian incarceration, including hundreds of children.
Modern Ashkenazi Khazars (90+% of modern Jewry) are NOT the Jews of the
Bible! Ashkenaz is not from the tribe of Shem ie. not semitic! They cannot
be the descendents of Jacob/Israel who […]
The North Korea “Crisis” is a CIA Operation On Behalf of New World Order Globalists
mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Aug 8, 2017 The alleged crisis over North Korea is nothing
more than a CIA operation designed to benefit the globalists of the New
World Order. Did you know that back in the 1950s, the CIA was working with
President Rhee of South Korea to launch an unprovoked invasion of North
Korea and […]
The North Korean Crisis – An Orchestrated Plan For Order Out Of Chaos
mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Aug 9, 2017 All eyes are on Kim Jong-un as the leaders of both
North Korea and the United States both face off in an epic showdown of ego
and military might! In this video Dan Dicks of Press For Truth outlines the
very real possible scenario of a false flag attack that […]
A New Currency Emerges As The Old Currency Withers Away, Welcome To The Transition
mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Aug 14, 2017 The restaurant industry is experiencing a slow
down in traffic and sales even with rising food and drink prices. Trump
signs memo looking into the trade agreements with China. From all the
indicators that are now out in the public domain the US economy is in a
recession even though […]
Police Ordered to STAND-DOWN In Charlottesville, Paid Protesters Exposed
mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Venezuela Slams Trump’s ‘Crazy’ Military Threat
mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Aug 13, 2017 The Venezuelan government has vigorously rejected
U-S President Donald Trump’s comments about using military coercion against
the South American country. Arreaza has added that Trump’s words are part
of the United States’ systematic aggression toward Venezuela. He says that
the remarks are a threat to the region’s peace and stability. […]
How Conspiracy Theories Really Work
mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
How Conspiracy Theories Really Work by PAUL CRAIG
ROBERTS , https://www.strategic-culture.org/ In the United States
«conspiracy theory» is the name given to explanations that differ from
those that serve the ruling oligarchy, the establishment or whatever we
want to call those who set and control the agendas and the explanations
that support the agendas. – The explanations imposed […]
UH-OH: Global Temperatures Cooler Now Than When Al Gore Won Nobel Prize for Global Warming Powerpoint Presentation
mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
UH-OH: Global Temperatures Cooler Now Than When Al Gore Won Nobel Prize for
Global Warming Powerpoint Presentation by Geoffrey
Grider, http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/ Al Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize based on warnings of future events — the same future events that have
not happened. The fact is that global temperatures from 2006-2007 while
Gore was basking in […]
Calling New Ducks
Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
As the fall semester approaches, we’re looking for a few good Ducks. We’d
like to bring on a new slate of guest Duck bloggers to continue to bring
IR-related insights to bear on important real world problems, to explore
important debates in the academy, and to do some professional
introspection. We’re especially keen on having […]
Finances a Troublesome Subject at Many HBCUs
cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
When college leaders across the nation begin rolling out their welcome mats
for the coming school year, few are likely to be more anxious about the
days ahead than those operating historically Black colleges and
universities (HBCUs).
Civil Rights Leaders: Higher Ed Needs More Engagement After Charlottesville
cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
President Trump may have taken two days to specifically call out the KKK,
neo-Nazis and White supremacists for their role in the Charlottesville
tragedy, but a diverse group of civil rights leaders that complained of his
slow response were still not satisfied.
UVA Standing Firm in Wake of Charlottesville Violence
cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
The nation and American democracy has progressed despite hateful bigotry
for more than two centuries, and “hateful actions in Charlottesville or
elsewhere will not stop it either,” said Dr. Larry Sabato, director of the
Center for Politics at the University of Virginia (UVA).
A Look At The U.S. Firepower That Is On Alert In The Western Pacific Because Of North Korea
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
US Department of Defesne
*Alex Lockie, Task & Purpose/Business Insider*: *Here’s All The US Navy
Firepower On Alert In The Pacific To Keep North Korea In Check*
As tensions reach a fever pitch between the U.S. and North Korea, with
Pyongyang announcing its intentions to fire missiles towards the U.S.
territory of Guam, the U.S. Navy has continued to patrol and span the
entire Pacific ocean with power and reach unparalleled on earth.
Near Japan, within a short steam of Guam and the Korean Peninsula, sits the
USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier strike and the guided-missile destroyers... more »
North Korea 'Blinks'
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Wall Street Journal:* *North Korea Backs Off Guam Missile-Attack Threat*
Kim Jong Un warns he could change his mind if the U.S. persists in
‘extremely dangerous reckless actions’.
SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has decided not to launch a
threatened missile attack on Guam, Pyongyang’s state media reported on
Tuesday, but warned that he could change his mind “if the Yankees persist
in their extremely dangerous reckless actions.”
(For a deeper analysis of the issues in this story, please see “North Korea
Backs Off Threat to Hit Guam”)
The report, published early Tuesday, co... more »
U.S. Marines Corps Embraces Virtual Reality To Train Snipers
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
U.S. Marine Corps
*Sarah Sicard, Task & Purpose:* *Here’s How The Marine Corps Will Train
Future Snipers*
First-person shooter is one of the most popular perspectives among gamers,
but these simulations can be used for much more than entertainment —
specifically military training. And thanks to new the Indoor Simulated
Marksmanship Trainer III, Marine Corps marksmen are about to take their
sharpshooting skills to a whole new level.
Though the Corps has been using virtual reality to train Marines for two
decades, the systems for marksmanship have become exponentially better.
With ... more »
Watch This B-2 Bomber Decimate An Airfield With 80 JDAMs
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*We Are The Mighty:* *Watch this Spirit decimate an airfield with 80 JDAMs*
The B-2 Spirit is perhaps the most expensive bomber ever built, costing
over $1 billion per aircraft (when all the R&D costs are factored in). For
that money, though, there is a lot of capability this plane brings.
For instance, the B-2 is capable of dropping precision-guided weapons,
namely the Joint Direct Attack Munition.
The GBU-31 is a 2,000-pound bomb, with the smaller GBU-38 packing a
500-pound warhead. Either can use Global Positioning System guidance to hit
within about 35 feet of a target. Let’s ... more »
Only Half Of The U.S. Bomber Fleet Is Ready To 'Fight Tonight'
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer prepares to take off for a 10-hour mission
from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, into Japanese airspace and over the
Korean Peninsula, July 30, 2017. (Tech. Sgt. Richard P. Ebensberger/Air
Force)
*Military Times:** Less than half of the US bomber fleet is ready to 'fight
tonight'*
WASHINGTON – Less than half of the bombers President Donald Trump would
rely upon to be “locked and loaded” against North Korea could launch today
if needed, according to the latest Air Force figures available.
That’s not a surprise to the bomb squadrons who have seen firsthand... more »
Membership Associations Breed Future Leaders
John Collins at Science 2.0 blogs - 1 day ago
Shrinking travel budgets and the availability of online training have
conspired against today's professional associations, the typical
first-victims of operational austerity. Public institutions eager to
appease their elected leaders are especially quick to freeze travel during
challenging economic times. This, however, may be a grave mistake. Why?
Because there are hidden, undisclosed benefits to membership associations
that are worthy not only of discussion, but of careful consideration by
corporate and governmental executives trying to save a buck.
read more
Graphic (18+): ISIS starts offensive in Raqqa, Kurdish forces ravaged
Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:35 A.M.) – Besieged ISIS militants in Raqqa city have
regrouped and launched a powerful counter-assault against the US-backed,
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). ISIS commenced its
counter-attack yesterday, initiating an operation that would see its
fighters engage Kurdish-led forces on multiple axes throughout Raqqa city.
The operation was spearheaded by no less […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army advances 30km south of strategic highway in east Hama
Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has been on a roll
lately in the eastern countryside of the Hama Governorate, liberating a
large chunk of territory from the Islamic State (ISIL) terror organization
in this region. Led by their Republican Guard forces on Monday, the Syrian
Arab Army stormed the Islamic […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Yemen cholera cases soar past half-million: WHO
News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
Cholera is believed to have affected more than 500,000 people and killed
nearly 2,000 since late April, the World Health Organization said Monday. A
full 503,484 suspected cases and 1,975 deaths are attributable to the
outbreak that erupted last than four months ago in the war-ravaged country,
a WHO overview showed. The UN health agency […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Ukraine Blames Russia For Supplying North Korea With Missile Technology
miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
Besides sharing a border with the Ukraine, Russia shares a direct border
with their historical and current ally of North …
Continue reading →
The Power Vertical: North Korea Client State of Russia
miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
“Shortly after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Putin wrote off most
of North Korea’s $11 billion debt to Russia.” …
Continue reading →
Who Wrote The Guam Governor's Imbecilic Lines Of Praise For The Lord Of Bedminster?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Republican Eddie Baza Calvo, son of former Governor Paul Calvo, was elected
in 2010. He was a Ted Cruz primary supporter last year but has quickly come
around to a very Trumpian worldview after Trump beat Cruz in the GOP
primary. Guam doesn't get to vote for president but their official
presidential preference poll was a lopsided landlside-- against Trump.
Hillary won 23,052 votes (71.6%) to Trump's 7,779 votes (24.2%). Calvos and
Trump staged an absurd and embarrassingly choreographed phone conversation
(above) on Saturday. Calvos' statements of devotion to Señor Trumpanzee
were... more »
Side Effects
nonnie9999 at HYSTERICAL RAISINS - 1 day ago
From ShareBlue: Mike Pence continued his attempt to cover up for Donald
Trump’s refusal to directly rebuke racial terrorism committed in his name,
but when challenged by a reporter on his claim that Trump had forcefully
spoken out, he instead … Continue reading →
X22 Report, “The Elite Move Ahead With Their Agenda, The Chaos Has Just Begun”
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
X22 Report, “The Elite Move Ahead With Their Agenda,
The Chaos Has Just Begun”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzCBUNFjzqE
Musical Interlude: Chuck Wild, Liquid Mind, “When Time Slows (Born Star)”
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Chuck Wild, Liquid Mind, “When Time Slows (Born Star)”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogldA2Gxl3g
"A Look to the Heavens"
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“Magnificent island universe NGC 2403 stands within the boundaries of the
long-necked constellation Camelopardalis. Some 10 million light-years
distant and about 50,000 light-years across, the spiral galaxy also seems
to have more than its fair share of giant star forming HII regions, marked
by the telltale reddish glow of atomic hydrogen gas. The giant HII regions
are energized by clusters of hot, massive stars that explode as bright
supernovae at the end of their short and furious lives.
*Click image for larger size.*
A member of the M81 group of galaxies, NGC 2403 closely resemble... more »
“How Much Time Do Americans Spend Plugged Into The Matrix Every Day?”
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“How Much Time Do Americans Spend Plugged Into The Matrix Every Day?”*
By Michael Snyder
“The average American spends more than 10 hours a day using an electronic
device. And most of that activity is not even interactive. The vast
majority of the time we are just passively absorbing content that someone
else has created. This very much reminds me of the movie “the Matrix”, but
with a twist. Instead of humans being forcefully connected to “the Matrix”,
we are all willingly connecting ourselves to it. There is a giant system
that defines our reality for us, and the length of time th... more »
"We Must Ask Ourselves..."
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
''As Americans, we must ask ourselves: Are we really so different? Must we
stereotype those who disagree with us? Do we truly believe that ALL
red-state residents are ignorant racist fascist knuckle-dragging
NASCAR-obsessed cousin-marrying roadkill-eating tobacco juice-dribbling
gun-fondling religious fanatic rednecks; or that ALL blue-state residents
are godless unpatriotic pierced-nose Volvo-driving France-loving left-wing
communist latte-sucking tofu-chomping holistic-wacko neurotic vegan weenie
perverts?''
- Dave Barry
“Why Sitting at Your Computer All Day Can Wipe You Out”
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Why Sitting at Your Computer All Day Can Wipe You Out”*
By Katie Heaney
Like most days, I spent the bulk of yesterday sitting in what I’ve
determined to be the breeziest corner of my apartment, typing on my laptop.
I filed a story, transcribed interviews for a few hours, and sent about
half a million emails, but rarely got up from my chair. Still, by late
afternoon, I wasn’t just exhausted mentally, but physically, too -
disproportionately so, it seemed, considering how little I’d moved. After
briefly panicking that I’d fallen suddenly ill (blogging cancer?), I
reached out to a c... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
León, Castilla y Leon, Spain. Thanks for stopping by!
How a Bad U.S.-Iran Relationship Could Undermine Trump's Goals
Mohammed Ayoob at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Mohammed Ayoob*
*Politics, Middle East*
[image: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani takes part in a news conference
near the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New
York] There are many good reasons for Washington and Tehran to coordinate
their policies in the Middle East for mutual benefit.
On August 8 the *National Interest* published an eminently sensible
statement signed by a number of leading practitioners and scholars of
American foreign policy strongly exhorting President Trump not to renege—as
he has threatened to do in the coming October—on the nucl... more »
America and Russia: Back to Basics
Graham Allison at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Graham Allison*
*Security, Europe*
[image: National flags of Russia and the U.S. fly at Vnukovo International
Airport in Moscow,] However demonic, however destructive, however devious,
however deserving of being strangled Russia is, the brute fact is that we
cannot kill this bastard without committing suicide.
President Trump can improve relations with Russia in ways that advance
American national interests by going back to Cold War fundamentals.
American presidents’ first responsibility is to protect and defend the
United States of America. In a world in which Russia’s leader c... more »
Germany First
Yascha Mounk at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Yascha Mounk*
*Security, Europe*
[image: French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel
and U.S. President Donald Trump confer at the start of the first working
session of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany] Germany can no longer count
on the United States for its own defense. A major rethink is thus not only
in the interest of Germany, but also in that of other liberal democracies
across Europe.
*DURING DONALD TRUMP’S *presidential campaign, it seemed impossible to
predict what kind of foreign policy he might pursue once in office. On the
one side, there we... more »
Showdown: Trump Is Putting the Squeeze on China in the South China Sea
Bill Gertz at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Bill Gertz*
*Security, Asia*
He is doing so through increased naval activity.
The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on China in a low-key
campaign of increased naval activities aimed at undermining Beijing’s vast
territorial claims over the South China Sea.
The US guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain on Aug. 10 sailed within
12 nautical miles of the disputed Mischief Reef – a key political
battleground in the ongoing rivalry over whether the strategic waterway
remains open international waters or becomes a Chinese lake.
The destroyer passage through the Spratl... more »
American Workers Have It Good, But Find Plenty To Complain About On Surveys
News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 1 day ago
Survey results show that workers believe the American workplace is
physically and emotionally taxing, and they don't like the social
environment. Since we are only now recovering from an economic malaise,
they also worry about unstable work schedules. Some cited unpleasant and
potentially hazardous working conditions.
read more
3 Signs You Might Be a Pawn of the New World Order
Activist Post at Activist Post - 1 day ago
By Sigmund Fraud The mother lode of all conspiracies is the New World
Order. In essence, it is a high-level, multi-generational plan to render
all... more »
President Trump Orders An Inquiry Into Chinese Trade Practices On Intellectual Property
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Reuters:* *Trump orders probe of China's intellectual property practices*
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday authorized an
inquiry into China's alleged theft of intellectual property in the first
direct trade measure by his administration against Beijing, but one that is
unlikely to prompt near-term change.
Trump broke from his 17-day vacation in New Jersey to sign the memo in the
White House at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing
over North Korea's nuclear ambitions.
The investigation is likely to cast a shadow over relations with Ch... more »
Brian Williams: Media’s Job is to ‘Scare People to Death’
mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Aug 14, 2017 On MSNBC, while discussing the growing tensions
between the US and North Korea, Brian Williams actually admitted that the
media’s job is to scare people to death. The Resident breaks it down. end
Former FBI Mueller Deputy on Trump: ‘Government is Going to Kill this Guy’
mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Former FBI Mueller Deputy on Trump: ‘Government is Going to Kill this Guy’
by JOE CONCHA, http://thehill.com/ CNN counterterrorism analyst Phil Mudd
warned that President Trump is agitating the government, saying during a
Thursday afternoon interview with CNN anchor Jake Tapper that the U.S.
government “is going to kill this guy.” – Mudd, who served as deputy […]
Lynette Zang: All Assets Will Be Valued In SDR’s
mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Statues Of The Traitor Robert E. Lee Are An Affront To Every Patriotic American
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
On the same day of alt-right/KKK violence and domestic terrorism in
Charlottesville, Virginia, Jim Gray, the popular mayor of Lexington,
Kentucky, announced that he's relocating the city's Confederate statues,
much as Louisville had already done. The Klan and Nazi terrorists worked
for months to plan a violent confrontation in Charlottesville, angered that
the city had renamed Lee Park and was removing a statue of the Confederate
traitor Robert E. Lee. Lee should have been hung after he led a slavers'
rebellion against the United States. Statues in his honor are an ugly
celebratio... more »
A timely warning from 1943.
Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 1 day ago
1947 anti-fascist video made by US military to teach citizens how to avoid
falling for people like Trump is relevant again. pic.twitter.com/vkTDD1Tplh
— Michael (@OmanReagan) August 13, 2017
Courtesy of Business Insider:
*A short, anti-Nazi film titled "Don't Be A Sucker" has reemerged after
this past weekend's deadly white-supremacist rallies in Charlottesville,
Virginia. *
*Produced by the US War Department in 1943 and released two years after the
end of World War II, the film was a warning to Americans to resist fascist
rhetoric — and to condemn it even if you're not among th... more »
Did a 1940s U.S. War Department Film Compare Anti-Minority Hate Speech to Nazi Propaganda?
David Emery at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
The World War II-era short film "Don't Be a Sucker" cited Nazi propaganda
as an example of how hatred of minority groups is used to stoke political
fanaticism.
The Daily Caller Removes ‘Unite the Right’ Organizer Jason Kessler’s Bylines From Web Site
Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
The conservative site has deleted articles by a white supremacist who
organized the deadly rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Trump Photographed with Charlottesville White Supremacist?
Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
A doctored photograph appearing to show Trump posing with a white
supremacist garnered attention on social media following a neo-Nazi rally
that left one woman dead.
Lebanon’s Geagea rejects any diplomatic relations with the Syrian government
Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 P.M.) – The leader of the Lebanese Forces, Samir
Geagea, stated on Monday that he has no interest in open dialogue with the
Syrian government led by President Bashar Al-Assad. “Where is Lebanon’s
best interest in the event of official openness to Bashar al-Assad’s
regime?” Geagea tweeted on Monday. “Let us overcome […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia to Boost Iraqi Army Potential With Upcoming Supplies of T-90 Battle Tanks
News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – In late July, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iraqi
Vice President Nouri Maliki discussed the issue of supplying Russian T-90
tanks to Iraq. “The deliveries of T-90 tanks to Iraq will begin soon in
accordance with the previously signed contract. Negotiations on other
sectors of defense industry cooperation are underway,” Maksimov said. […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Saudi Arabia issues summons to Twitter users for ‘harming public order’ & ‘extremism’
News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
The Saudi Public Prosecutor’s Office has ordered to summons a group of
Twitter users to charge them for threatening public safety through
“extremism leading to the misguided campaign of thought.” On Sunday, some
Twitter users were summonsed to face criminal charges for “harming public
order,” Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The number and identities of […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US delivers Bradley fighting vehicles to Lebanese Army: report
News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – The United States has delivered a large
quantity of Bradley fighting vehicles to the Lebanese Army, Naharnet online
reported today. “We are here at the Port of Beirut to mark the delivery of
eight M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles. These are the very first of a total
shipment of 32 Bradleys […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iran will stand by Syria until final victory: IRGC commander
News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
Iran is standing by the Syrian people and government to the final victory,
said Lieutenant Commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)
Brigadier General Hossein Salami on Monday. In a ceremony to commemorate
recently fallen IRGC soldier, Mohsen Hojajji, Salami said, ‘we fully
support the Syrian people who are facing terrorists inside their country.”
Following […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Zarif, UN envoy discuss Yemen crisis
News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the UN special envoy for
Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed held a meeting in Tehran on the Yemen
crisis. During the Saturday talks, Zarif and Ould Cheikh Ahmed discussed
the latest developments in Yemen. They particularly underlined the need to
end the humanitarian disaster in the Arab country […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Saudi regime forces seal off eastern Shiite town: HRW
News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
Saudi Arabia’s security forces have sealed off a Shiite-majority town in
the east of kingdom, Human Rights Watch said Sunday, following months of
unrest and clashes with police. Saudi authorities last week said they
seized control of a district of Awamiyah, a town in the eastern Qatif
region where regime forces have been for months […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Study: One-fifth of Americans Find Workplace Hostile or Threatening
cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON — The American workplace is grueling, stressful and surprisingly
hostile. So concludes an in-depth study of 3,066 U.S. workers by the Rand
Corp., Harvard Medical School and the University of California, Los
Angeles. Among the findings: Nearly one in five workers — a share the study
calls “disturbingly high” — say they face a […]
River University Continues Job Guarantee Program for Second Year
cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
NASHUA, N.H. — New Hampshire’s Rivier University is continuing with its
promise to graduates that they will find employment nine months after
graduation. The university’s Employment Promise Program, now i its second
year, promises full-time undergraduate students that they will land a job
within nine months of graduation. If not, the school will either pay […]
Texas Lawmakers Want A&M to Block White Nationalist Rally
cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M University has criticized the views of a
White nationalist who is planning a “White lives matter” rally on campus
next month, but lawmakers in the state Legislature are calling on the
school to go farther and block the event entirely. A&M spokeswoman Amy
Smith told The Battalion student newspaper […]
QED: First Direct Evidence Of High Energy Light-by-light Scattering, Where Photons Interact And Change Direction
News Staff at Science 2.0 - Physical Sciences - 1 day ago
Physicists from the ATLAS experiment at CERN have confirmed one of the
oldest predictions of quantum electrodynamics (QED), finding the first
direct evidence of high energy light-by-light scattering, a very rare
process in which two photons – particles of light – interact and change
direction.
read more
Iran To Send A Naval Task Force Into The Western Atlantic
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Iranian navy warship © Reuters / Reuters
*Washington Free Beacon:** Iran Sending Warships to Atlantic Ocean Amid
Massive New Military Buildup*
Iran boosts war spending by $500 million after U.S. issues sanctions.
Iran is preparing to send a flotilla of warships to the Atlantic Ocean
following the announcement of a massive $500 million investment in war
spending, according to Iranian leaders, who say the military moves are in
response to recent efforts by the United States to impose a package of new
economic sanctions on Tehran.
The military investment and buildup comes following w... more »
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis: If North Korea Hits Guam 'Then It's Game On'
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*CNN*:* Mattis: If North Korea hits Guam 'then it's game on'*
(CNN)Secretary of Defense James Mattis issued a strong warning to North
Korea Monday: "If they shoot at the United States, I'm assuming they've hit
the United States. ... If they do that, then it's game on."
"You don't shoot at people in this world unless you want to bear the
consequences," Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon.
The American defense secretary said that the US military would be able to
determine "within moments" after launch whether or not a North Korean
missile was headed for US territory, including Gua... more »
Nomophobia: Made Up Disease Or Real Smartphone Anxiety Condition?
News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 1 day ago
Nomophobia, defined as smartphone separation anxiety, is when
people perceive smartphones as part of their extended selves.
Counselors, lawyers and therapists are aggressively pushing it as the fad
diagnosis of 2017, but what behaviors and descriptors can help identify
people with high nomophobia ? A new paper compares how people considered to
have high and low nomophobic tendencies perceive and value their
smartphones.
read more
Headed by Mossad Chief, Israeli Defense Delegation to Fly to Washington for White House Talks on Syria
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
*Haaretz*
*Moving on from Charlottesville, Va.*
*A delegation of Israeli defense officials will visit Washington later this
week for talks with senior White House and American defense officials.
Haaretz has learned that the delegation will be headed by Mossad chief
Yossi Cohen, and he will be joined by the head of the Israel Defense Forces
Military Intelligence, Maj. Gen. Herzl Halevi, as well as the head of the
Defense Ministry's political-security department, Zohar Palti.*
Yossi Cohen and Netanyahu
*A senior White House official said that the Israeli delegation will mee... more »
Donald Trump is seriously considering pardoning Joe Arpaio.
Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 1 day ago
Courtesy of The Hill:
*President Trump told Fox News he is “seriously considering” a pardon for
Joe Arpaio, the controversial former sheriff of Maricopa Country, Ariz. *
*Arpaio was found guilty of criminal contempt last month after he was
ordered to stop racially profiling Latinos in his Maricopa County office. *
*“I am seriously considering a pardon for Sheriff Arpaio,” Trump told Fox
News at his Bedminster, N.J., golf club, where he had been staying over the
weekend. *
*“He has done a lot in the fight against illegal immigration. He’s a great
American patriot and I hate to see... more »
3 Signs You Might Be a Pawn of the New World Order
WakingTimes at Waking Times - 1 day ago
*Sigmund Fraud* - They need you to create chaos, so that they can bring
order.
The post 3 Signs You Might Be a Pawn of the New World Order appeared first
on Waking Times.
On Labour's "Sexist" Industrial Strategy
Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 1 day ago
When Jess Phillips speaks it rarely ends well. On this occasion, seemingly
determined to ruffle as many feathers as possible, she is reported as saying
that "left-wing men are the absolute worst" when it comes to sexism, and
that Labour's industrial strategy is sexist. Challenged on this by Caroline
Molloy, she said she really meant lefty men are merely the *more annoying*
than the sexists of the right who parade their misogyny alongside their
stupidity. Ah yes, she didn't mean to say left men are the worst, just like
the time she bathed in the media attention a... more »
Musical Interlude: Neil H, “The Remembering”
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Neil H, “The Remembering”
- https://www.youtube.com/
“Set Yourself Free: Letting Go of Perfection”
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Set Yourself Free: Letting Go of Perfection”*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
“Life becomes much more interesting once we let go of our quest for
perfection and aspire for imperfection instead. It is good to remember that
one of our goals in life is to not be perfect. We often lose track of this
aspiration. When we make mistakes, we think that we are failing or not
measuring up. But if life is about experimenting, experiencing, and
learning, then to be imperfect is a prerequisite. Life becomes much more
interesting once we let go of our quest for perfection and aspire for
imperf... more »
“When You Can’t Stop Looking Ahead, Look Backwards”
noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“When You Can’t Stop Looking Ahead, Look Backwards”*
by David Cain
“There’s a particular emotion we all know, but I don’t think it has a name.
It’s the distinct, perplexing feeling of remembering the first hours after
waking up, and finding it unbelievable that that happened today. It’s most
obvious late in an eventful day, particularly if you woke up unusually
early. Usually it’s a “big day” in some sense, with a lot at stake - an
exam, a wedding, an early flight, a presentation.
You’ve probably felt it while traveling, especially on the first day of a
trip, when you made an earl... more »
99 Luft non wasser
Steve at GlobaLove Think Tank - 1 day ago
Yep I counted them
all as they flew
over head
and saving the
helium
for the next
cumming
they substituted
nuclear warheads
because they
saw the world
from on angle
and even if they
never measured
did not care
to live off
what they considered
level
just before
anihilatin
I consider
the pyramids
and realize to late
I am walking like
an Eypitiaon
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