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How much longer will Maduro's grip on power last? Look to the military
David Pion-Berlin, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Riverside at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 2 minutes ago
If the Venezuelan military withdraws support for President Nicholás Maduro, his end may be near. A large middle class has been thrust into poverty in Venezuela. Food and medicine are in short supply, and malnourishment is widespread. Security forces have violently beaten back security forces and jailed leading opposition figures. Reigning over this disaster is Maduro, who was narrowly elected in March of 2013 following the death of leftist leader Hugo Chávez. Amid the stunning decline, many are asking, what will the military do? My research on civil-military relations in Latin... more »
Did ‘Antifa’ Stab a Vermont Man for Not Condemning a Nazi?
Sam Wormer contradicted a dubious account of an injury he posted on social media.
My Heart Faileth When I Behold Radioactive Rainbows In The Sky
A UK so-called planning firm “One Creative Environments” has proposed the most bizarrely stupid idea for “beautifying” the proposed Westinghouse-Toshiba … Continue reading →
"The Potemkin Society"
*"The Potemkin Society"* by The Zman A Potemkin village is a fake community built solely to deceive others into thinking that a situation is better than it really is. The term comes from stories that Grigory Potemkin erected phony portable settlements along the banks of the Dnieper River in order to fool Catherine II, the Russian Empress. After she passed, the village would be disassembled and then reassembled further down so she could pass another nice village. The story is probably exaggerated, but the concept is a useful one so the term has stuck with us. It’s a useful term tha... more »
“Lost But Won”
Younes Marxieu, “Lost But Won” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhzNSPiqO0M
How The U.S. Can Win A War Against China (Watch Star Trek And Battlestar Galactica)
Chinese artist’s conception of a PLA anti-ship ballistic missile attack on three USN CVNs. *James Holmes, National Interest*: *If the U.S. Navy Wants to Win a War Against China They Need to Watch Star Trek First* If you’re China and confront an antagonist that opts to do without redundancy, you can deploy a troublemaking strategy. You whittle away at the center of gravity manifest in minimal manning. The object of such a strategy? Tire and bewilder crews that may already be overworked. Fling a variety of challenges at them, along as many axes as you can, as simultaneously as you c... more »
Elvis Presley: January 8, 1935 - August 16, 1977...
*RIP Elvis* *40 Years Today* While I prefer some of his numbers from his Comeback Special in 1968, I found this to be more appropriate for the events unfolding now. When I moved to Texas in the early 60's and attended my first musical event the band played Dixie and everyone stood up. I was completely dumbfounded and had no inkling of why they stood up. I stood up after being prodded by my new friends. I was a recent transplant from St. Paul, MN and had little knowledge of the Civil War beyond what I what I had been taught in school - which was truthful, but uninspiring. My hus... more »
Has China Finished Its Island Building Campaign In The South China Sea?
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *The Maritime Executive:* *China May be Finished with Island-Building Campaign* On Tuesday, Philippines defense minister Delfin Lorenzana announced that Manila has reached an understanding with Beijing about Chinese expansion in the South China Sea, and that China has promised not to seize any additional land features in the region. "The Chinese will not occupy new features in the South China Sea nor they are going to build structures in Scarborough Shoal," he told a congressional hearing. China has built a string of seven artificial islands in the Sp... more »
Recent U.S. - NATO Exercises Hampered By Customs And Bureaucracy
*Bloomberg editorial:* *NATO Troops Can't Fight If They're Stuck at Customs* *A recent exercise showed that soldiers face all sorts of bureaucratic hassles.* The D-Day landings in 1944 were the most complex military operation in history, but at least the GIs didn’t need to get their passports stamped on Omaha Beach. It sounds absurd, but today U.S. and NATO forces have to contend with such formalities, and more besides, as they go about their business of defending Europe. Obviously, in the event of war, these bureaucratic impediments would be lifted. But so far as possible they sh... more »
Trumpanzee's Jews Aren't Anything Like Normal Jews
I wonder if all the vehement anti-Semitism on display from a newly empowered fascist movement-- they call it "alt-right" these days-- is making the modern day Bugsy Siegal-- Vegas mob boss Sheldon Adelson-- just a little nervous. If the Steve Bannon wing of the Republican power ever gains ultimate power, I'm sure there's a gas chamber that even someone as grossly rotund as Adelson can be stuffed into. Maybe that's why he's getting a little nervous about the fascist campaign to demonize H.R. McMaster. Normal people don't hear much about it, but the Bannon vs McMaster brawl is cente... more »
Turnout Troofing
Yesterday the Times Upshot ran a piece by Nate Cohn analyzing the 2016 presidential election in terms of what looks to me like another take in the Legendary White Working Class family of takes, identifying the crucial factor in Trump's victory as that particular set of white-no-college voters who voted for Obama in 2008 and/or 2012 but for Trump in 2016, and who are said to have made this remarkable switch mostly out of racial resentment (I actually don't think that's as bizarre as it sounds, but the obvious question it raises, of why a white person who voted for Obama one year woul... more »
Virginia Police Were Not Outgunned In Charlottesville, Documents Suggest
After the “Unite the Right” rally organized by white supremacists rocked Charlottesville, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe complained that the demonstrators “had better equipment” than the state’s police forces. However, documents released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) detail sophisticated, military-grade weapons Virginia police received from the Department of Defense The post Virginia Police Were Not Outgunned In Charlottesville, Documents Suggest appeared first on Shadowproof.
Director Comey Was Good For FBI Morale Show Surveys – Contradicting Trump’s Excuse For Firing Him
“Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump ”James Comey will be replaced by someone who will do a far better job, bringing back … Continue reading →
Medieval Warm Period was real, global, & warmer than the present.
Alarmists will tell you that the Medieval Warm Period was a) not as warm as the late 20th Century warming; and b) was only in Europe. This alarmist propaganda goes against the real data. Penn State Professor Michael Mann has made similar claims of modern temperatures being the warmest, but such “Hockey Stick” temperature claims have been demolished in the scientific literature. *Climate Depot's Medieval Warm Period Round Up of Studies. (*March 8, 2013) The latest research clearly reveals that the Medieval Warm Period (used to be referred to as the Medieval Climate Optimum) has... more »
University of Florida Denies White Nationalists’ Event Request
University of Florida President W. Kent Fuchs said that he weighed the First Amendment rights of White nationalists against the risk to the safety of his students in denying a request by the group to rent space on campus for an event.
Report: Student Borrowers Mired Deeper in Debt
More student loan borrowers are finding themselves deeper in debt and taking a longer time to pay off their student loans — and an increasing number of student loan borrowers are older than in the past, according to a report released Wednesday from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Unaccredited and Undeterred: Morris Brown Seeks Turnaround
Morris Brown College, a historically Black institution in Atlanta, Georgia, lost its accreditation in April of 2003 but has kept its doors and classrooms open in spite of a significant loss in funding and enrollment.
Bonus Quote of the Day: On monuments, and their purpose
*“Monuments are not historical lessons. They portray something that is to be admired and appreciated—that is the purpose of art."* -~ Keith O'Neil [Hat tip Stuart Hayashi] . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
“Brave Spirits: Remembering Who We Are”
*“Brave Spirits: Remembering Who We Are”* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM “As spiritual beings having human experiences we are on an important mission to learn and grow here on earth. Most of us are familiar with the idea that we are not human beings having spiritual experiences; instead, we are spiritual beings having human experiences. We hear this and even though we may experience a resounding yes in our bodies, we may not take the time to really acknowledge the truth of these statements. Integrating this idea into how we view ourselves can broaden our sense of who we are and help... more »
The Universe
"It's not that some people in your life are mean-spirited, shortsighted, and ignorant; it's that they're grand, brilliant, and magnificent. Fellow adventurers who, at the peak of their glory, in worlds before this one, asked to dance with you in time and space, however briefly, so that they might learn a bit faster than otherwise. And you know how you love healing. It's true. Although for some reason, many also thought that here, every day would be Friday. No idea where that came from." "In the presence of greatness," The Universe "Thoughts become things... choose the good one... more »
X22 Report, “Trade Negotiations Begin, The Elite Fire Back With Threats”
X22 Report, “Trade Negotiations Begin, The Elite Fire Back With Threats” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQsXRZoVTR8 *Related followup report:* X22 Report, "The World Is Changing And Nations Are Waking Up To What's Really Going On" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRxb_xqpqYo
Musical Interlude: 2CELLOS, “Thunderstruck”
2CELLOS, “Thunderstruck” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT3SBzmDxGk
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Just after moonrise on August 12 this grain of cosmic sand fell by the sea, its momentary flash part of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower. To create the Perseid meteors, dust along the orbit of periodic comet Swift-Tuttle is swept up by planet Earth. The cometary debris plows through the atmosphere at nearly 60 kilometers per second and is quickly vaporized at altitudes of 100 kilometers or so. *Click image for larger size.* Perseid meteors are often bright and colorful, like the one captured in this sea and night skyscape. Against starry sky and faint Milky Way the serene view look... more »
Chet Raymo, “Speaking of Water…”
* “Speaking of Water…”* by Chet Raymo “How many water molecules- H2O- are there in the world's oceans? This is the kind of time-wasting calculation I love doing, but I will leave it as an exercise for one of you. Look up the mass of a proton in grams. A water molecule has essentially the mass of 18 protons (hydrogen=1, oxygen=8 protons + 8 neutrons; remember, this is an order of magnitude calculation). A cubic centimeter of water has (by definition) a mass of one gram. Divide for the number of water molecules in a cubic centimeter of water. How many cubic centimeters in the ocean... more »
"We Are Free..."
“The worst that could happen to us is that we have to die, and since that is already our unalterable fate, we are free; those who have lost everything no longer have anything to fear.” “Death is our eternal companion. It is always to our left, an arm’s length behind us. Death is the only wise adviser that a warrior has. Whenever he feels that everything is going wrong and he’s about to be annihilated, he can turn to his death and ask if that is so. His death will tell him that he is wrong, that nothing really matters outside its touch. His death will tell him, ‘I haven’t touched yo...more »
The Poet: Mary Oliver, “The Journey”
*“The Journey”* “One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice- though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. "Mend my life!" each voice cried. But you didn't stop. You knew what you had to do, though the wind pried with its stiff fingers at the very foundations, though their melancholy was terrible. It was already late enough, and a wild night, and the road full of fallen branches and stones. But little by little, as you left their voices behind, the stars began... more »
"Pruning a Tree"
*"Pruning a Tree"* by Bernie Siegel "I have always found it hard to prune a tree and relatively easy to operate on someone. That may seem coldhearted, but when I am operating on someone I am removing a disease or correcting some defect in the person's body. I can remove dead limbs from trees, but any other pruning is upsetting because I don't want to saw through something that is alive and appears healthy. One day I was standing in our yard next to our mimosa tree with Jeff, who is a master gardener. "Dad, you need to prune this," Jeff said, pointing to the tree. The branch he was ... more »
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"Pure And Simple..."
"Everything Americans think they know, they learned from a televised morality play. It's all theater. You root for some good guy and boo some bad guy. You pick your own, but you dance to the tune of the men running the show. It's mind control, pure and simple, and if there is an American immune to it, then he is probably living in a snow cave somewhere in Alaska." - Gypsy Joe Hess
"What Would You Tell Him?"
"If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling but still trying to hold the world aloft with the last of his strength, and the greater his effort the heavier the world bore down upon his shoulders - what would you tell him to do?" "I... don't know. What could he do? What would you tell him?" "To shrug." - Ayn Rand, “Atlas Shrugged”
"Francisco's Money Speech"
*“Francisco’s Money Speech”* "Then you will see the rise of the men of the double standard - the men who live by force, yet count on those who live by trade to create the value of their looted money - the men who are the hitchhikers of virtue. In a moral society, these are the criminals, and the statutes are written to protect you against them. But when a society establishes criminals-by-right and looters-by-law - men who use force to seize the wealth of disarmed victims - then money becomes its creators' avenger. Such looters believe it safe to rob defenseless men, once they've pa... more »
"Why We're Doomed: Our Economy's Toxic Inequality"
*"Why We're Doomed: Our Economy's Toxic Inequality"* by Charles Hugh Smith "Anyone who thinks our toxic financial system is stable is delusional. Why are we doomed? Those consuming over-amped "news" feeds may be tempted to answer the culture wars, nuclear war with North Korea or the Trump Presidency. The one guaranteed source of doom is our broken financial system, which is visible in this chart of income inequality from the New York Times: "Our Broken Economy, in One Simple Chart": While the essay's title is our broken economy, the source of this toxic concentration of income, weal... more »
How The New World Order Plans To Start A Civil War
Published on Aug 15, 2017 Owen Shroyer takes calls from Infowarriors around the world, exposing how the new world order plans to create civil unrest that could eventually lead to all out war between our citizenry. end
WATCH How Fake News CNN Puts Blame on Trump Supporters for Antifa Attacks
Published on Mar 26, 2017 Listen to the carefully selected words CNN uses to put the blame on Trump supporters for Antifa thug-style attacks that swept the country this weekend. The reporter says “Several dozen demonstrators” instead of “Antifa radicals dressed all in black who arrived to disrupt Trump rallies”. She continues, “Police say a […]
CNN, MSNBC Ignore Violent Antifa Protesters
CNN, MSNBC Ignore Violent Antifa Protesters by Amber Athey, http://dailycaller.com/ CNN and MSNBC are doing their best to ignore any violence at Charlottesville that was committed by the leftist Antifa protesters. – Some anchors have criticized President Donald Trump’s claim that there was violence on “both sides,” insisting that there was “no other side” besides people who […]
Confirmed: Police Told to Stand Down in Charlottesville — Did Nothing as War Broke Out
Confirmed: Police Told to Stand Down in Charlottesville — Did Nothing as War Broke Out by Matt Agorist, http://thefreethoughtproject.com/ The ACLU confirmed late Saturday that police were given stand-down orders in Charlottesville. This invited violence and only fueled the chaos. – Charlottesville, VA — The events that unfolded in Charlottesville, Virginia this Saturday were tragic, hateful, insidious […]
Economic Inequality Matters
This afternoon, Alan Grayson, who had just watched the video above, told us that "Since the Enlightenment began, people have been fishing around for some kind of extrinsic validation of the concept of 'justice' For instance, the first two sentences of the Declaration of Independence appeal to 'the Laws of Nature,' 'Nature’s God,' the 'opinions of mankind' and the 'Creator.' What the de Waal experiment shows is that there is no need to look outside of ourselves to justify justice; we can look inside. If it’s in capuchin monkeys, then surely it’s in us, too. All of us." David Gill ... more »
Heading to California & Other Bits
Mary Beth and I head to Morro Bay, California tomorrow for several days to be with my son Julian and his wife Emily and some of our combined families. Two of my sisters are coming and Emily's mom, dad and brother have come over from Taiwan. Julian's mom will be there as well along with a couple of her grandchildren. Julian and Emily have been in the states for about two months - he was working at some debate camps and they've been touring across the south and southwest in recent weeks. They got married in Taiwan last January and are going to hold another beach ceremony in Mor... more »
Russia's Su-57 PAK-FA Stealth Fighter Might Have a 'Fatal Flaw'
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * The engines. The Russian air force will start to take delivery of initial production versions of the Sukhoi Su-57 PAK-FA fifth-generation fighter starting in 2018. Those initial aircraft will mostly be used for training. The Russians expect to complete development of the initial version of the PAK-FA in 2019. “The T-50 or the Su-57 plane is to be rolled out. It will start arriving for troops from next year. Pilots will be learning to operate it," Col. Gen. Viktor Bondarev, commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces said in an interview with the Ross...more »
Trump Must Tread Carefully with Preventative War in North Korea
*Christopher A. Preble* *Security, Asia* China has clearly stated that it won’t sit idly by if the United States is responsible for starting a new war in Asia. North Korea backed away modestly from its threat to surround Guam with a ring of fire on Monday, a surprising de-escalation in the war of words that seemed late last week to be building toward an actual armed conflict. The *Wall Street Journal* provides a useful timeline of the crisis here. In the accompanying story, the *Journal* noted that Pyongyang made its announcement “hours after China took its toughest steps against... more »
Outsourcing the War in Afghanistan Is an Awful Idea
*Stephen Tankel* *Security, Middle East* [image: An Afghan security forces member leaves the site of an attack on the Iraqi embassy after a battle in Kabul] Erik Prince wants nothing less than to create a parallel foreign-policy structure and military hierarchy that exist outside official channels. There are no good options on Afghanistan. Experts disagree on whether the current or potential future terrorist threat justifies continuing to spend American blood and treasure in the war-torn country where the Taliban is going from strength-to-strength. The strategy developed to turn ... more »
The Cuban Missile Crisis is a Blueprint for How Trump Can Deal With North Korea
*Rajan Menon* *Security, Asia* [image: A U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber flies over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea] Despite the general desire to stop the march toward war, events may take control, or those whose decisions count may conclude that they have lost the freedom of choice. As North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong-un and American president Donald Trump—all but indistinguishable in their bellicose rhetoric—continue to lob apocalyptic threats at one another, there has been no shortage of experts assaying the probability of a military showdown, which remains possible ... more »
America and Russia: Time to Come Clean
*Dov S. Zakheim* *Politics, Europe* [image: Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a news conference at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany] The first order of business between the two countries may be the hardest. *Note: this article is part of a **symposium on U.S.-Russia relations** included in the September/October 2017 issue of the *National Interest*.* The United States and Russia, apart perhaps from their respective presidents, are very much at loggerheads—over Syria, Ukraine, Crimea, Russia’s violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, and its ... more »
Bosnia's Sordid Independence
*Alexander Clapp* *Security, Europe* [image: A soldier of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (OSBIH) stands guard during an exercise on the Manjaca mountain, near Banja Luka,] The Dayton system punishes electoral moderation, erodes political accountability and all but rewards extremism—and it has been churning for a generation now. *ONE LAST *vestige remains of the post–World War I stipulation that put Southern Slavs of three major faiths—Catholicism, Orthodoxy, Islam—under a single flag. It is Bosnia and Herzegovina. Twenty years ago it was nearly destroyed by a three-w... more »
Trump’s Civil War
Robert Reich - 4 hours ago
Trump’s unwillingness to denounce the white supremacists who came to Charlottesville last weekend... more »
Donald Trump Archive Documents Link-List
While uploaded by Emma Best, the immediate source of the Donald Trump Archive Documents (https://archive.org/details/DonaldTrumpArchive ) is probably the late … Continue reading →
“A Shocking Threat to the World”: Biographer Wayne Barrett on Donald Trump (July 2016)
Link: http://youtu.be/YsaUeyg_oAA By DemocracyNow.org: “A Shocking Threat to the World”: Biographer Wayne Barrett on Donald Trump STORY JULY 05, 2016 … Continue reading →
Waffle Louse
REPORTER: “Do you agree with the President that there were good people among the white supremacist protesters and that there was blame to be had on both sides? And, more broadly, sir, do you believe that Confederate statues should be … Continue reading →
There is a story about Down Syndrome and abortion so Fox News dusted off the old Sarah Palin and put her on camera to compare pregnant women to Nazis.
Here is the CBS report that Palin was referring to: *With the rise of prenatal screening tests across Europe and the United States, the number of babies born with Down syndrome has significantly decreased, but few countries have come as close to eradicating Down syndrome births as Iceland. * *Since prenatal screening tests were introduced in Iceland in the early 2000s, the vast majority of women -- close to 100 percent -- who received a positive test for Down syndrome terminated their pregnancy. * *While the tests are optional, the government states that all expectant mothers mus... more »
Earthly Plasma Effects
I’m studying Ollier and Pain’s book about the origins of mountains and the example of Uluru in central Australia, aka Ayers Rock, as a mountain created by the erosion of all the surrounding rocks. Ayers Rock is made of steeply … Continue reading →
What do we know about Arctic sea ice trends?
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Dr. Ronan Connolly & Dr. Michael Connolly Satellite observations indicate that the average Arctic sea ice extent has generally decreased since the start of the satellite records in October 1978. Is this period long enough to assess whether the current sea level trend is unusual, and to what extent…
President Trump, Vice President Pence, And The U.S. National Security Team Will Be Meeting At Camp David On Friday To Discuss Afghanistan
*Reuters*: *Trump to discuss Afghan strategy with security team on Friday* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will meet with their national security team on Friday at Camp David to discuss U.S. strategy in South Asia, a White House spokeswoman said on Wednesday. The administration has been working to develop a new strategy for the long-running conflict in Afghanistan and the Pakistan border region as it decides whether to deploy additional troops to combat recent Taliban advances. *Read more *.... *WNU Editor:* I am not getting a good feel... more »
Chemical Weapons Allegedly Used Against Political Target in Los Angeles
By Janet Phelan On more than one occasion of late, the US has hurled accusations against Syrian President Assad for the use of chemical weapons... more »
John Kelly's Mission Impossible: You Can't Fix Stupid
By Manifesto Joe In a previous blog post, I made the mistake of overestimating Resident Donald Rump. I wrote that he isn't stupid in the classic sense. I absolutely take it back. He is not only batshit crazy like Nixon, he lacks Nixon's intelligence. He's quite possibly dumber than Il Doofus (Bush 43), and that's saying plenty. We've had crazy presidents before, and we've had profoundly stupid ones. But I can't recall when we had one, before this year, who was BOTH. Former General John Kelly, who was recently named to be Rump's chief of staff, told the story with his face as Rump o... more »
Daily Caller, Fox News Delete Video Celebrating “Liberal Protesters” Getting “Pushed Out of the Way by Cars”
A controversial January article from Daily Caller, which was picked up by Fox News, has been quietly scrubbed from both outlets’ websites.
Is There a Class Action Lawsuit for People Who Got Robocalls From Cruise Companies?
News articles accurately describe the settlement and compensation terms of a real lawsuit involving major cruise companies.
In pictures: Syrian Army captures new ground in east Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a new advance in the eastern suburbs of Damascus, Wednesday, capturing several buildings inside ‘Ayn Tarma after a fierce battle with Faylaq Al-Rahman . Led by the 105th Brigade of the Republican Guard, the Syrian Arab Army advanced north of the Sonbol Station, killing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Syrian Army, allies crush FSA mercenaries in south Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:55 P.M.) – Video footage has been released by pro-government media showing the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and allied militias sweeping US-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) mercenaries from the southernmost desert countryside of Rif Dimashq Governorate. The intense combat footage shown in the video below is reported to have taken place near the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army steamrolls through ISIL’s heartland, 25km liberated
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:35 P.M.) – Minutes ago, a military source informed Al-Masdar News that the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) had overrun the Islamic State’s (ISIL) defenses in central Syria, liberating a large chunk of territory in southern Al-Raqqa. Backed by Russian airstrikes, the Syrian Arab Army liberated Tal Al-Asfar, Duhour Al-Mamlaha, Rasm al-Ummali, Rajm Al-Sheh, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
U.S. Soldier Killed In Afghanistan. Others Wounded
*The Hill: **US service member killed in Afghanistan — 11th this year* A U.S. service member died Wednesday after suffering fatal wounds during an operation against the Afghanistan branch of ISIS, according to a U.S. Forces-Afghanistan statement. It is the 11th death of a U.S. service member in the country in 2017. The incident took place during a partnered operation with U.S. and Afghan Forces in Eastern Afghanistan. Several U.S and Afghan forces were injured during the operation which was “aimed at further reducing Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan presence in Afghanistan... more »
No More Hawaiian Affairs Scholarships for Mainland Colleges
HONOLULU — Scholarship money from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs will only be going to students at the University of Hawaii system this academic year, officials said. The office gives $500,000 each year to Hawaiian students and could be used in the past by students to help pay for costs at mainland colleges, The Honolulu-Star […]
Dorm Overcrowding Affects 500 Students at Georgia State
ATLANTA — Georgia State University must find room for roughly 500 students as more have applied to stay on its Atlanta campus than there are places to live. Local news outlets report that according to the school’s website, the campus’s increasing popularity to live on has led to an unusual increase in the number of […]
Charlottesville Rally Participant Withdraws from Boston University
BOSTON — An 18-year-old student who attended the White nationalist rally in Virginia last weekend says he has withdrawn from college in Boston in part because of death threats. Nicholas Fuentes tells The Boston Globe he has received 15 death threats via email and social media. Fuentes said he considered leaving Boston University in January […]
Did Abraham Lincoln Express Opposition to Racial Equality?
An authentic quote from Lincoln has attracted renewed attention, along with some commentary that oversimplifies his views on race.
Leftist Activists Demand New York Museum Take Down Statue of ‘Racist’ Theodore Roosevelt?
Clashes with neo-Nazis in Charlottesville did not inspire "leftists" to demand the removal of a statue of Theodore Roosevelt in New York City.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 11, 2017
*Jason Wilson, The Guardian:* *Why is the US still fighting the civil war? * *Confederate symbols have become a crucible of racial tension in the US. White nationalists claim they are important monuments – but are they just a way to rewrite an ugly history and revive the battles of the past?* In St Paul’s memorial church in Charlottesville, Virginia, last Friday, just up the street from where white supremacists were gathering for a torchlight rally, Cornel West explained why African Americans saw the removal of Confederate monuments as so important. On hearing that hundreds of whi... more »
Charlottesville – The Final Nail In The Coffin For Your Freedom…….By Design
In Charlottesville on Saturday, a Far-Right rally ended with multiple deaths and many injured as a car ploughed into the crowd. Here’s a quick run-down courtesy of aljazeera.com of the ‘alleged’ details, then we’ll get into the ‘Real’ story: A “Unite the Right” rally was planned for Saturday, August 12 to protest against the removal of a statue of Confederate icon General … The post Charlottesville – The Final Nail In The Coffin For Your Freedom…….By Design appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
World News Briefs -- August 16, 2017
*Washington Post:* *Trump’s generals condemn Charlottesville racism — while trying not to offend the president* One by one, the U.S. military’s most senior leaders have publicly — and bluntly — repudiated the racist violence that plunged Charlottesville into chaos Saturday, declaring the nation’s armed forces as being unequivocally against hatred. By midmorning Wednesday, the military’s four service chiefs had issued firm, forceful statements that stand apart from remarks made by President Trump, who faces deepening criticism for his repeated attempts to evenly distribute blame f... more »
Michigan Foster Parents’ Conundrum: Give Up Gun Rights or Give Up Child
[image: michigan-foster-parents-conundrum-give-up-gun-rights-or-give-up-child] Michigan adoption rules collide with the Constitution, so the outcome should be obvious. In Michigan and elsewhere, it isn't.
Homeschoolers Save Taxpayers $22 Billion Per Year
[image: homeschoolers-save-taxpayers-22-billion-per-year] Taxpayers across America, struggling under the burden of crushing local property taxes in addition to state and federal taxes, should thank a homeschooling family today.
Member of “Revolutionary Marxist-Leninist Party” Arrested for Role in Destroying Confederate Statue
[image: member-of-revolutionary-marxist-leninist-party-arrested-for-role-in-destroying-confederate-statue] Takiyah Fatima Thompson, a member of Workers World Party (WWP) and a student at N.C. Central University, was arrested on August 15 for playing a leading role in toppling a statue of a Confederate soldier that had stood in front of a county administrative building in Durham, North Carolina, since 1924.
MSM Weeps For Dead White Helmets Terrorists, Cries For Nusra
By Brandon Turbeville In between reports about Charlottesville, race war, and Donald Trump, the Western media is also mourning the loss of several members of... more »
Donald Trump ends his Manufacturing Council after just about everybody and their brother abandons it.
Rather than putting pressure on the businesspeople of the Manufacturing Council & Strategy & Policy Forum, I am ending both. Thank you all! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 16, 2017 Trump wants everybody to think that it was his decision to do away with this council, but simply put there were not enough people left to play a game of poker much less make up an actual council. It's like that time I called off the late night basketball game because I was the only one who showed up, and I forgot my ball at home. Perhaps next Trump will close the White House because people ... more »
Radical Leadership: Turning the Tables on Soft Slavery
*Gary ‘Z’ McGee* - We desperately need more radical leaders who teach people how to think for themselves. The post Radical Leadership: Turning the Tables on Soft Slavery appeared first on Waking Times.
I have been a follower of Paul Craig Roberts since the turn of the century. Here he describes him self as "one of the most respected columnists in the alternative media. His syndicated articles can be seen on many leading alternative news websites including Lew Rockwell, Infowars, Counterpunch, InformationClearingHouse and countless others. Roberts scores huge points in the credibility department having been the former head of policy at the Department of Treasury under Reagan, and an editor of the Wall Street Journal — among a long list of other accolades. His research is impeccable and his vision of how the world really operates is second to none. He knows why and when the global chess pieces are moving, and has the incredible talent to communicate difficult concepts to the general public. He has written several books including The Tyranny of Good Intentions and How the Economy was Lost. His many interviews can be seen on Russia Today and Prison Planet TV. Roberts is also a recent contributor to Gerald Celente’s esteemed Trends Journal. There is no one better at reporting the reality of geo-political events and the workings of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve." Take my word, he is all of that and more. And apropos, just today he recomended the artical below. There you will learn that while Trump gets ready to incenerate North Korea, that country continues to provide every student free schooling and a health-care-system for all.
------------------------------ *In America Propaganda Has Vanquished Truth* ------------------------------ *August 15, 2017 | Categories: Articles & Columns | * In America Propaganda Has Vanquished Truth Paul Craig Roberts In Durham, North Carolina, the seat of Duke University, a gang of largely white males destroyed public property by pulling down a statue of a Confederate soldier. Perhaps they took their cue from the neo-Nazis installed in Ukraine by Obama and Hillary following the US-engineered coup that overthrew the elected democratic government. The first thing the new Obama... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 16, 2017
The guided-missile cruiser Chancellorsville is named after the greatest Civil War victory of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. It is one of at least five Navy ships named after icons of the Civil War South (MC1 Peter Burghart/Navy). *Navy Times*: *Meet the Navy ships named in honor of the Confederacy* As debate rages and turns bloody in Charlottesville and elsewhere regarding the place that monuments to the slave-holding Confederacy should have in 21st century America, the guided-missile cruiser Chancellorsville steams along as part of Pacific Fleet. The ship is named after the 1863... more »
Dems Need To Learn From The Failures The Bad Policies The Corporate Wing Of The Party Have Saddled Them With-- CA-22 Mea Culpa
*Ricardo Franco (D)* You may recall that a few days ago we looked at the race for the Democratic nomination for the Central Valley district (CA-22) occupied by increasingly despised Trump crony Devin Nunes. The DCCC has never contested this district before. At the time, we promised to get you more information about the two most recent candidates, Ricardo Franco and Bobby Bliatout. We're just starting discussions with the latter but we've been talking with Franco since then. When I asked Franco if it is OK to campaign specifically on Medicare-for-All he responded-- too late for Sund... more »
A coming recession? A war? Or just "infrastructure" graft? Oh, the options!
Let me put aside the blatancy of our deliberately re-ignited phase of the American civil war. There are other matters afoot, all sharing a common theme. Lumped together, they add up to everything desired by those seeking an end to the relatively placid and benign era of Pax Americana. First, economics. Says investment guru John Mauldin, predicting a recession within two years: *“U.S. corporations are simultaneously more indebted, less profitable, and more highly valued than they have been in a long time. Furthermore, they are intentionally making themselves more leveraged by distr... more »
On Race, Nationalism and “White Pride” in America
This is a guest post (begun as a set of hasty scribbles on Facebook in the wake of Charlottesville) by Sean Parson, Assistant Professor at Northern Arizona University. He is the author of Cooking up a Revolution: Food Not Bombs, Anarchist Homeless Activism and the Politics of Space. So the modern racial system is a result […]
Trump Family Launches Hilarious State-Run Propaganda News Network “Trump TV”
By Aaron Kesel In a world of fake news and alternative facts it can be hard to get the “truth,” so U.S. President Donald Trump has... more »
It’s Really Time For Wearing REAL Tin Foil Hats
By Catherine J. Frompovich The preeminent mockery touted about those who know the health dangers of microwaves and their radiofrequencies is to refer to them... more »
‘Antifa’ Flyers Call For the Murder of White Children?
Flyers calling for the murder of white children were not created or distributed by an anti-fascist group.
Oregon Sets Major Precedent—Will No Longer Treat Drug Possession as a Felony
[image: oregon]Oregon just passed a law to stop locking up people caught with drugs, including cocaine, heroin, and meth, and the drug warriors are furious.
Trump's Crisis of Authority
*Matt Purple* *Politics, North America* In coming on too strong, he came off as weak. One of the benefits of having a pundit as president is that when the national moment calls for a little vitriol, you’ve got a natural ready to go. That was the advice that I gave to Donald Trump in the UK *Spectator* earlier this week: turn a little of his trademark scorn on the white nationalists who brought domestic terrorism to Charlottesville. If Trump’s idol Andrew Jackson could threaten to hang a man during the South Carolina nullification crisis, and his Republican predecessor Ronald Reag... more »
Trump Fumbles the Charlottesville Test
*W. James Antle III* *Politics, North America* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump pauses during a statement on the deadly protests in Charlottesville, at the White House] For someone who wants to lead the nation in 2017, an unequivocal denunciation of neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klan members ought to be an easy layup. When Trent Lott was forced out as Senate Republican leader nearly fifteen years ago, I applauded the move. Lott’s initial statement that “we wouldn’t have had all these problems” if Strom Thurmond’s Dixiecrat ticket had prevailed in 1948 was forgivable—he was clearly pa... more »
It’s A Small World
For better or for worse, the change of Presidential administrations has produced many global controversies in just a few short months, forcing us to remember how small and fragile our planet is.
Canada's Not So Soft Racist Underbelly
*Written by Grant G* Hard to imagine there were any "good" Alt-Right participants in Charlottesville, yes the rally was in part was over a Robert E Lee statue coming down but anyone attending that event for that one line item, once Neo-Nazis, Klu Klux Klan and white Supremacists show up and you decide to stay and participate.... Nazis want racial purity, millions they deemed inferior were eradicated, KKK and White Supremacists want an all white America. How on earth can you appease those groups when the only remedy they will accept is, extermination, eradication or mass deportation... more »
Venezuelan Soldiers Begging For Food In Neighbouring Guyana
*Miami Herald*: *Armed Venezuelan soldiers caught in Guyana begging for food* BOGOTA, COLOMBIA: A handful of Venezuelan soldiers — armed and in uniform — were caught in neighboring Guyana last week begging for food, local police reported, another sign of Venezuela’s deepening hunger crisis. Guyanese Police Inspector Christopher Humphrey said he’d gone to the border along the Amacuro river, which divides the two nations, to investigate reports that the Venezuelan military was stealing food from locals. But the three soldiers he encountered — two carrying military assault rifles — sa... more »
Chicago Immigration Lawsuit Fraught With Errors, Inconsistencies, Illogic
[image: chicago-immigration-lawsuit-fraught-with-errors-inconsistencies-illogic] It's likely that Chicago's lawsuit against Attorney General Jeff Sessions won't be taken seriously, unless the judge in the case has his own agenda, because the lawsuit is loaded with illogic and inconsistencies.
What Democrats Are Ignoring About Russia
Vladimir Putin, President (for life?) of the Russian Federation DailyPnut.com While Democrats continue to obsess over imaginary connections between Donald Trump and the Russian Federation, they seem to pay little attention to what the Russians actually are doing, and what their motivations might be. Yet, as current events involving North Korea and China remind us, […]
Words, Words, Words...
We use them every day without understanding them. Take the words Nazi and Fascist. We all agree they're bad. But I've never met anyone who understands what they mean. That's why I've known journalaists who, with straight faces, say that Hitler was a socialist. That's nonsense. The word socialist was in the name of his party - National Socialist Party. But Hitler was fiercely anti-socialist and procapitalist. Hitler was the leader of a fervently pro-capitalist party. Funny how our news media miss that. And western capitalists just loved him until 1939 - and some for several years a... more »
Charlottesville: Superb report by the Washington Post!
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2017With pitiful conduct by Us:* The Washington Post has repeatedly done superb reporting in the aftermath of the Charlottesville events. Today, we recommend a brilliant profile by Jessica Contrera. She spoke with the father of 30-year-old Peter Tefft, who took part in the Charlottesville march. The father in question, Pierce Tefft, lives in North Dakota, apparently in or near Fargo. He wrote a letter to the Fargo newspaper denouncing his son's beliefs and conduct. Contrera described the elder Tefft's attempts to dissuade his son of his “pro-white activis... more »
President Obama Was Warned In 2014 That Russia Wanted To Disrupt The U.S. Political System
*Politico:* *Obama team was warned in 2014 about Russian interference* *In 2014, the administration got a report of Russia’s intention to disrupt Western democracies, including the United States.* The Obama administration received multiple warnings from national security officials between 2014 and 2016 that the Kremlin was ramping up its intelligence operations and building disinformation networks it could use to disrupt the U.S. political system, according to more than half a dozen current and former officials. As early as 2014, the administration received a report that quoted a ... more »
North Korea Is Much More Dangerous Than Most People Realize
*Ryan Pickrell* *Security, Asia* Lots of reasons why. North Korea is able to make its own missile technology and is becoming less dependent on foreign support, breaking the chains that have held it back in the past. The New York Times, rehashing an inaccurate Washington Post article from a month ago, asserted Monday that North Korea bought the engine for its new intermediate-range and intercontinental ballistic missiles from Ukraine, which while backed by some independent analysis does not appear to be supported by the American intelligence assessments. U.S. intelligence asses... more »
These 5 U.S. Weapons of War Would Have Been Super Killers (But Never Fired a Shot)
*Robert Farley* *Security, * What happenned? *Pursuit of the Sea Control Ship would obviously have led to a different naval force structure, as well as changes in the composition of naval aviation. The biggest difference, however, might have been conceptual; the Sea Control Ship might have changed the way we think about how naval aviation contributes to international security. The ability of small carriers to contribute to a variety of different missions and needs might draw us away from the (if incorrectly applied) Mahanian conception of naval power to a more Corbettian “disp... more »
Syrian army blitzkrieg: ISIS ‘practically encircled’ in central Syria
Syrian army maintains whirlwind pace of its advance, liberating in 2 months more territory than it controlled in September 2015, and practically completing encirclement of ISIS fighters in central Syria. The post Syrian army blitzkrieg: ISIS ‘practically encircled’ in central Syria appeared first on The Duran.
China forces US and North Korea to end their ‘war of words’
As predicted by The Duran Chinese diplomacy and Chinese warnings have forced Washington and Pyongyang to stop the 'war of words' which was escalating the crisis in the north Pacific. The post China forces US and North Korea to end their ‘war of words’ appeared first on The Duran.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Moscow cuts greenhouse gas emissions by 12 billion metric tonnes
The Duran's Adam Garrie sat down with Anton Kulbachevsky of the Moscow City Government to discuss the great progress Moscow has made to clear the air. The post EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Moscow cuts greenhouse gas emissions by 12 billion metric tonnes appeared first on The Duran.
BREAKING: Korea crisis: Germany ‘sides with China and Russia’; supports China’s peace plan
In telephone conversation with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel reportedly backs China's proposal for a 'double freeze' of North Korean ballistic missile and nuclear weapons tests in return for a cessation of US military exercises in South Korea. The post BREAKING: Korea crisis: Germany ‘sides with China and Russia’; supports China’s peace plan appeared first on The Duran.
Quote of the Day: On overexposure to the ‘news cycle’
*“Is anything fun, anymore? I reckon that exposure to perpetual outrage is a difficult thing for the human mind to navigate. When that outrage is mixed with scorn, horror and shame, it can be harmful to maintain. “As citizens in a republic we should be aware of the very issues eliciting such outrage, scorn, horror and shame. Awareness helps us to make sense of our world; for each of us to make informed decisions. “News or events eliciting these feelings make up our news cycle every day. Exposure to the issues for a half hour each night, or perhaps over a morning newspaper... more »
For any of those still telling themselves that the marchers in Charlottesville were not White Supremacists there to incite violence, you should take a moment to watch this amazing footage from the folks at Vice, who were there since the beginning.
(Warning some of the language in this video is NSFW.) Courtesy of Mother Jones: *A 22-minute documentary released Monday on HBO’s Vice News Tonight offers a chilling look behind the battle lines in Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend, with a reporter who embedded with some of the white supremacists who engaged in the violence that ended in the death of one counter-protester and two state troopers. The video has already received nearly 7 million views in the last 17 hours on Facebook. * *“Charlottesville: Race and Terror,” follows Christopher Cantwell, an unabashed white supre... more »
Was White Supremacist Who Killed Protester a Democrat Who Visited Obama in Oval Office?
Fake news web sites floated an incoherent story alleging that a white supremacist arrested for vehicular attack in Charlottesville, Virginia is a Democrat who met with Obama in the White House.
Did Trump Call White Supremacists ‘Us’ During a Press Conference?
A transcript of Trump's remarks appeared to show him aligning himself with neo-Nazi marchers, but audio of the specific remark is unclear.
Before Trump, Clinton Democrats Engaged In Form Of Both Side-ism And Invoked ‘Alt-Left’ To Demonize Critics
Liberal and centrist Democrats did not necessarily coin the label “alt-left,” however, in recent months, the term was popularized by them. It was deployed against anyone on the left who challenged their politics, especially those perceived as supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders or members of the Democratic Socialists of America. The post Before Trump, Clinton Democrats Engaged In Form Of Both Side-ism And Invoked ‘Alt-Left’ To Demonize Critics appeared first on Shadowproof.
Black run, economically depressed, criminal infested Baltimore sneakily removes four Confederate statues in the dark of night...
*which improved the lives of the people of Baltimore - how?* Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh said crews began removing the city's Confederate monuments late Tuesday and finished around 5.30am on Wednesday. 'It's done,' Pugh told the Baltimore Sun. 'They needed to come down. My concern is for the safety and security of our people. We moved as quickly as we could.' source Safety and security of our people? I didn't realize those statues were creeping about at night endangering the people of Baltimore. The reality is the feral, savage, violent, and destructive people residing there ... more »
The Faces of Fascism
Look at the state of these. Young white American men. Young white American men with burners on a fascist march in Charlottesville. You might have heard a wee bit about it. This led to clashes, the murder of a comrade protesting against these pricks, and a huge political fall out thanks to Trump's trouble condemning the violence of white supremacists and Theresa May's inability to criticise him. I have another post brewing about what happened at the weekend, but I'd just like to make a side contribution about fascist faces. That is we don't normally see them, do w... more »
CNN is nothing but talk!
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2017HBO does the reporting:* Yesterday afternoon, Donald J. Trump delivered one of his most furious performances yet. Along the way, he may even have made a couple of accurate statements. That said, you'll never find out from CNN, which also gave one of its weirdest performances yesterday, in reaction to Trump. We're referring to CNN's 5 P.M. Eastern hour. The hour was devoted to bloviation and blather. It was strikingly devoid of reporting and fact. We saw most of CNN's hour. We hadn't yet seen Trump's disordered performance. Midway through that 5 PM hour, ... more »
Is Hate Speech Free Speech?
Where does free speech end and hate speech begin? Conservatives and liberals are squaring off after Charlottesville but is there another solution to the problem? What's the libertarian position? Join us today for the Liberty Report:
Is Hate Speech Free Speech?
Where does free speech end and hate speech begin? Conservatives and liberals are squaring off after Charlottesville but is there another solution to the problem? What's the libertarian position? Join us today for the Liberty Report:
Is Hate Speech Free Speech?
Where does free speech end and hate speech begin? Conservatives and liberals are squaring off after Charlottesville but is there another solution to the problem? What's the libertarian position? Join us today for the Liberty Report:
Is Hate Speech Free Speech?
Where does free speech end and hate speech begin? Conservatives and liberals are squaring off after Charlottesville but is there another solution to the problem? What's the libertarian position? Join us today for the Liberty Report:
Imagine That! CIA Stops Arming Terrorists in Syria, 600,000 Refugees Return Home
[image: syria]According to the International Organization for Migration, refugees are returning to Syria en masse, coincidentally, as the US stops arming ISIS.
Whitewashed: Anti-Semitism in the Labour Party
A must read book but unlikely to be reviewed by the BBC whose incessant anti Israel propaganda has done more to increase anti Semitism in the UK than almost anything else and whose support for the Labour Party is unyielding. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B074LRGHHP 'Whitewashed focuses on events in Britain, but it throws a spotlight on left wing antisemitism everywhere. It compellingly shows how left wing hostility to Israel has an ongoing and painful impact on Jews in the Diaspora. In spring 2016 the British Labour Party decided it had a problem with antisemitism so its leader ... more »
Man Facing Potential Assault Charges for Fighting Off Two Home Invaders
[image: home invasion]"You cannot assault somebody if they are not hitting you," said police as they mull charges for a man who defended his home from burglars.
No Wiggle Room
The minute we begin to debate the legitimacy of Trump's bottomlessly despicable comments yesterday is the minute we've already lost the debate. Whatever your political stripe or ideology, one fact is abundantly, inescapably clear: Donald Trump is the first "president" ever to support Nazis and white supremacists and the very fact that opposition and criticism of that infuriates and baffles him just confirms what is already self-evident. That's all I have to say about that.
The Tempest - What's Really Behind USrael's Political Theatre Obsession with Korea?
*Map of Korea* Politics is theater...and in this day and age it is becoming more and more obvious that the usual political themes are bankrupt from overuse, repetition and are generally stolen from past productions. Witness what's going on lately regarding North Korea. The plot is loosely taken from Shakespeare's "The Tempest": *"The Tempest* is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone, and is illustrated by Arthur Rackham in 1926. *It is set on a remote island, where the... more »
Newsweek is totally slut shaming Donald Trump.
Courtesy of Newsweek: *The collapse of the Trump-Putin mutual admiration society—potentially the world’s most politically important relationship—is a story of unrealistic Russian hopes, badly-thought-out U.S. gestures and the Kremlin’s misguided attempts to interfere in American democracy. Putin believed Trump was a man with whom he could do business, a pragmatist willing to overlook Moscow’s annexation of Crimea, support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and warmongering in eastern Ukraine; someone who would allow the Kremlin a free hand in exchange for Russian support against ... more »
Pressure Builds From Activists To Remove 1,500 Symbols Of The Confederacy Throughout The U.S.
Pressure builds to remove the 1,500 symbols of the Confederacy located on US public lands https://t.co/ZL9lLQWz6e pic.twitter.com/1L0ywZXG3m — AFP news agency (@AFP) August 16, 2017 *Washington Post:* *Baltimore hauls away four Confederate monuments after overnight removal* Crews removed Baltimore’s Confederate statues early Wednesday, days after the deadly unrest in Charlottesville instigated by white nationalists rallying to defend a downtown Confederate monument. The quiet and sudden removal of four monuments, with little fanfare and no advance notice, marks an attempt by the ... more »
Trump-Supporting Crackpots In Indiana Are Destroying Each Other-- Can That Save Joe Donnelly's Senate Seat
*Mess of Indiana conservatism* Before we get into the Indiana Senate race, there's some breaking news I want to share. Randy Bryce, the progressive Democrat and iron worker running for the southeast Wisconsin congressional seat occupied by Paul Ryan just moments ago issued a statementcalling on Ryan to initiate censure proceedings in the House against Trump for his divisive 'both sides' comments. "There is no moral equivalence between the repugnant peddlers of hate and violence, and those who bravely stand up to them," said Bryce. "Yesterday President Trump used the presidential sea... more »
US tells Mexico, Chile and Peru to stop trading with North Korea
The US is trying to turn Latin America against North Korea. The post US tells Mexico, Chile and Peru to stop trading with North Korea appeared first on The Duran.
Detente in the Persian Gulf is in Everyone's Interests
*Paul R. Pillar* *Iran Saudi Arabia, Middle East* Regimes that crave U.S. support in their regional rivalries are apt to strike two different postures that may seem contradictory but really aren’t. They publicly play up the supposed threatening nature and incorrigibility of the rival, to keep Americans thinking that the United States should take sides against the rival. But they also realize that unending hostility and tension are not in their own best interests. They realize that there are two sides to every dispute, that compromise and conciliation are necessary to keep conf... more »
Regrets
Goodness me. What is going on? Is this the end of the story Or just the beginning? Discuss
Israeli satellite images reveal ‘Iranian missile facility’ under construction in Syria
*Big Lie via the Independent* Pay attention to the caption under the image * The Israeli government’s main worry as the civil war next door has evolved is Tehran’s growing influence over the Syrian regime * The* alleged *missile site can clearly be seen on Google Maps New imagery released by imageSat, which operates Israel’s EROS-B satellite, *reportedly* show the first ever* Scud missile* factory being built inside war torn Syria. The pictures from a site near Latakia on the Syrian-government controlled coastline *resembles* a missile plant in Tehran, Israeli media reports said ... more »
5 U.S. Army Crewmen Missing After Black Hawk Helicopter Crashes Near Oahu
*Honolulu Patch*: *Hawaii Army Helicopter Goes Down, Search Ongoing For 5 Crew Members* BREAKING: Officials at Wheeler Army Airfield around 10 p.m. Tuesday lost contact with the crew of a UH-60 Black Hawk, the Coast Guard said. HONOLULU, HI — An Army helicopter training between Kaena Point and Oahu's Dillingham Airfield went down, and the U.S. Coast Guard and military crews are searching the ocean for five crew members, authorities said Wednesday. Officials at Wheeler Army Airfield near Honolulu around 10 p.m. Tuesday lost contact with the crew of a UH-60 Black Hawk, the Coast Gua... more »
TPPF statement on conclusion of special session
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By Kevin Roberts Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following statement about the conclusion of the first-called special session of the 85th Texas Legislature.
US Regime Change: Who are Thailand's "Activists"
Foreign agents hiding behind rights advocacy are not "activists." *August 17, 2017* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - AFP recently published an article regarding Thailand's ongoing political conflict, portraying a so-called "student activist" the recent victim of what it calls, *"increased ferocity under Thailand's military rulers."* The article titled, "Thai student leader pleads guilty to lese majeste," claims: *A prominent student leader on Tuesday pleaded guilty to defaming Thailand's royal family by sharing a news story about the kingdom's new monarch on Facebook, his lawyer said. *... more »
20 Declassified Files that Prove Governmental Crime and Conspiracy – Part 1
By Makia Freeman Declassified files are useful in a world where truthtellers and open-minded investigators are shut down, censored and accused of being “conspiracy theorists.”... more »
A Patent Exists To Provide Home Surveillance Using AMI Smart Meters
By Catherine J. Frompovich AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) Smart Meters (AMI SMs) are being forced on to everyone’s home, apartment, condo and businesses in the... more »
It Takes a Village to Ruin Everything: How Elite Problem-solving Works
By Jon Rappoport Here is a formula for you: “smaller problem, bigger solution.” It’s quite an elite formula, and I’ll explain it as I go... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'City Life'
CITY LIFE Posted on August 15, 2017 Mohawk Nation News Please post and distribute. MNN. Aug. 15, 2017. Living in cities did not work for us. Society became large unmanageable and exhausted our resources. City dwellers sent others out to get the resources they needed, which dwindled. Classes, selfishness, greed, crime, corruption and chaos crept in. IT ALREADY HAS! People became
Treaty Alliance Against Tar Sands Expansion "Halt Enbridge, Paddle to Protect"
Paddle to Protect: A 250 Mile Canoe Journey to #StopLine3 "kicked off at the headwaters of the Mississippi. We're so thankful to everyone that came to share time in the water, offer their support, prayers, and good medicine with us before the journey began. The net that we cast when we first reached out for support reached so many people and we want to say chi miigwech to everyone helping
The Forgotten North Korea Crisis: How China Is Pushing Back against South Korea Over THAAD
*Curt Mills* *Economics, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Command of the Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in an unknown location in North Korea in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 15, 2017.] China’s economic regime encouraging South Korea to abandon THAAD is as extensive as it is problematic. The lynchpin of the still-nascent Trump administration’s strategy on North Korea—aside from increasingly hyperbolic rhetoric emanating from the likes of even near-statesman such as Jim Mattis—has... more »
Everything You Need to Know: How to Kill America's Killer Aircraft Carriers
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* Yes, it is possible. *Maybe China and Russia don’t need to kill a carrier to drive the species to extinction. All of the factors above—the weapon systems that can kill carriers, and the costs associated with the ships themselves—come together to create caution about how to use the ships. In the event of a conflict, U.S. Navy admirals and the U.S. president may grow so concerned about the vulnerability of carriers that they don’t use them assertively and effectively. The extraordinary value of the carriers may become their greatest weakness; too ... more »
War with North Korea?: America Needs to Have a Serious Talk with Australia and New Zealand
*Rod Lyon* *Security, Asia* Washington needs to coordinate with its allies should the worst occur. President Trump’s excitable rhetoric about US military options in relation to North Korea—‘fire and fury’, ‘locked and loaded’—has attracted considerable media attention in recent days. But look behind the rhetoric. Allied decision-makers are starting to get their heads around the North Korean problem. As they do so, their statements are becoming more deliberate. General McMaster has stated openly that ‘classical deterrence’ is unlikely to work against North Korea. That’s a big judg... more »
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