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Did Congress ‘Quietly’ Pass a Bill Allowing Warrantless Searches of Homes?
Congress passed a bill authorizing a transit safety committee that contained language one representative considered too broad and unconstitutional.
New offensive puts the Syrian Army 66km away from lifting the siege on Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched their long-awaited push towards the provincial capital of the Deir Ezzor Goverorate last week, following the complete liberation of the Homs’ northeastern countryside. Backed by heavy airstrikes from the Russian Air Force, the Syrian Arab Army and their allies from Liwaa Fatemiyoun and Hezbollah […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
BREAKING: Al-Qaeda launches major assault on Syrian forces in Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:43 A.M.) – The Al-Qaeda-linked Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist group has launched a major assault on pro-government forces towards the city of Salamiyah in southern Hama Governorate. The attack has been launched from inside Rastan pocket against defenses of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and National Defence Forces (NDF). Here, HTS stormed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
South Korea Pledges A More Aggressive Response To North Korea
*CNBC*: *South Korean President Moon tells military to toughen up, orders show of 'overwhelming' force* * South Korean President Moon Jae-in urged defense officials to step up military reform to help counter the nuclear threat from North Korea * North Korea launched several short-range missiles Saturday though the pariah state has said little about the event * U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said over the weekend that the U.S. would uphold "peaceful pressure" on North Korea North Korea's provocative launch of a missile through Japanese airspace came quickly following strong w... more »
Picture Of The Day
*Flood Rescue* Texas National Guard soldiers assist residents affected by flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Aug. 27, 2017. National Guard photo by Lt. Zachary West *WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Guardsmen Assist Texas Residents During Hurricane Harvey Flooding* (US Department of Defense).
Will North Korea Launch Nuclear Bombing Raids On South Korea Using 70-Year-Old Biplanes?
Kim Jong-un has around 300 Antonov An-2 aircraft which were designed in 1947 *Daily Mail:** Kim Jong-un could launch nuclear bombing raids on South Korea using 70-year-old BIPLANES so slow they cannot be tracked by modern radars* * The Antonov AN-2 were designed in 1947 and have old-fashioned radial engines * The propeller-driven biplanes can carry up to one tonne of cargo or 10 troops * Pilots can even get the aircraft to fly 'backwards' if they face a strong headwind * The aircraft are designed to land on incredibly rough and short strips or roads North Korean despot Kim Jong-... more »
What Secrets Is Mueller Finding As He Investigates Trump's Shady Foreign Deals?-- Part III
*[Last night Valley Girl outlined, in Parts I (here) and II (here), some of the corrupt business practices that have long been at the center of the Trump Organization's dealings with the former Soviet Union. This evening's segment is about Trump's shenanigans in Moscow itself... and in the midst of the 2016 presidential campaign.]* *-by Valley Girl* Scanning the news this morning, I found this *WaPo* article. The *Washington Post* breaking news is: While Donald Trump was running for president in late 2015 and early 2016, his company was pursuing a plan to develop a massive Trump... more »
Guillermo: Trump Must Not Shut Off Dream of DACA
We are coming up to a major game of chicken over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
Experts Highlight Higher Ed’s Impact on Criminal Justice Reform
During this politically tumultuous time, the governance studies program at the Brookings Institution refocused attention on mass incarceration on Monday.
Religious Leaders March Against Trump Direction
Sikhs and Buddhist monks, rabbis, reverends and ministers rallied in the nation’s capital Monday to protest the direction of the country under President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Felix the Rat
From the Chicago Tribune: While Donald Trump was running for president in late 2015 and early 2016, his company was pursuing a plan to develop a massive Trump Tower in Moscow, according to several people familiar with the proposal and new records reviewed by … Continue reading →
Brown University President Spouts Progressive Elitist Nonsense -- Once Again
Christina Paxton, President of Brown University, is about to start her second 5-year term in office. I have just received a letter from her proclaiming the great successes of Brown University. Here is one such claim to morality and accomplishment: We are moving forward with plans to address ways in which Brown’s business and investment operations can fully reflect the University’s commitment to environmental sustainability, with an emphasis on addressing climate change. In addition, I will establish a working group to develop new Greenhouse Gas emissions goals that extend beyond B... more »
X22 Report, “Putin Declares Independence From The Rothschild Banking System”
X22 Report, “Putin Declares Independence From The Rothschild Banking System” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maro_RHBWmg *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “Warning From The U.S. Infrastructure Council, 9/11-Level Cyber Attack Imminent” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrZnXMgVkZg
Israel Strips Hundreds of Bedouins of ‘Citizenship’: Report
Israel Strips Hundreds of Bedouins of ‘Citizenship’: Report by http://www.presstv.com/ Hundreds if not thousands of Palestinian Bedouins have been stripped of their Israeli citizenship in the Negev Desert, a report says as the regime pushes ahead with its policy of ethnic cleansing in the occupied territories. – According to the report by Israeli daily Haaretz, the Legal Center for Arab Minority […]
Why Doesn’t Government Use Weather Control To Stop Disasters?
Published on Aug 28, 2017 Alex Jones and David Knight discuss why the government entities with weather manipulating technology do not use their confidential powers to prevent natural disasters from ravaging our country. end
Germany & The US Strangely Broadcast Messages About Gold Holdings
Published on Aug 24, 2017 UK retail sales decline at the fastest pace since 2016. Sears is in trouble they are closing more stores as sales decline. First it was new home sales, now its existing home sales, the real estate market is imploding. Germany has been repatriating their gold and the US visited Fort […]
Is There Gold In Fort Knox? | Craig Hemke
Published on Aug 28, 2017 21,000 contracts were just dumped on the gold market… Gold and silver have recovered after this morning’s manipulation. But Gold and silver were capped throughout this week. Silver was capped at it’s 200 day moving average, while gold breaks below the key 1300 level. What’s next? Craig Hemke (Turd Ferguson) […]
North Korea Launches Missile Towards North-Eastern Japan After South Korean-US Drills
Published on Aug 28, 2017 North Korea has reportedly conducted at least one, and possibly multiple missile tests in the direction of Japan. At least 1 missile flew over the north-eastern island of Hokkaido, one of the country’s 4 main islands. The Japanese government reportedly did not attempt to shoot down the missile, believing it […]
EUROPE PANICS: EU’s Brexit Unity on the BRINK as French Urge for Compromise in Trade Talks
EUROPE PANICS: EU’s Brexit Unity on the BRINK as French Urge for Compromise in Trade Talks by SIMON OSBORNE, http://www.express.co.uk/ EUROPEAN Union’s Brexit position after France and other EU nations signalled they were willing to tear up the Brussels-imposed timetable on negotiations and get trade talks under way in October. – The French proposals could lead to […]
Next Stop, Recession: The Financial Meteor Storm Is Headed Our Way
Next Stop, Recession: The Financial Meteor Storm Is Headed Our Way by Charles Hugh Smith, http://www.oftwominds.com/ Many of those about to be vaporized did not grasp the fragility of the “prosperity” they assumed was both solid and permanent. – Business-cycle recessions are not just inevitable, they are necessary to flush bad debt and marginal investments/projects from the […]
All Sheeple Citizens Who Want to Receive Government Benefits Must Agree to be Microchipped in the Near Future
All Sheeple Citizens Who Want to Receive Government Benefits Must Agree to be Microchipped in the Near Future by Jayson Veley, http://www.naturalnews.com/ (Natural News) Late last month, it was reported that a Wisconsin company called Three Square Market was planning on surgically implanting microchips underneath the skin of its employees for convenience purposes. Three Square Market CEO Todd Westby […]
Fear of Future or Plans to Give Up Euro? Reasons Behind German Gold Repatriation
Fear of Future or Plans to Give Up Euro? Reasons Behind German Gold Repatriation by https://sputniknews.com/ Germany has completed the process of a partial return of its gold reserves from abroad. For the first time in the postwar era, more than half of its reserves have been brought back home. – Like a Thunderbolt From a […]
In Internal Memos, CIA Inspector General Portrayed the Media as Agency’s “Principal Villains”
In Internal Memos, CIA Inspector General Portrayed the Media as Agency’s “Principal Villains” by Emma Best, https://www.muckrock.com/ “Absolute power corrupts absolutely, and the power of the media to publish in this country is nearly absolute.” – A series of 1984 memos from the CIA Inspector General’s (IG) office reveals some alarming views on the press and […]
Steve Quayle: America in Spiritual War Between Good and Evil
Steve Quayle: America in Spiritual War Between Good and Evil by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) Steve Quayle, filmmaker, author and 25 year radio personality, says America is under attack from the left. Quayle contends, “You have to understand, we are not just facing turmoil, we are facing the dedicated and very well positioned and financed overthrow of […]
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Over Japan; South Korea Military Raising Alert
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Over Japan; South Korea Military Raising Alert by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan and landed in waters off the northern region of Hokkaido early on Tuesday, marking a sharp escalation of tensions on the Korean peninsula according to Reuters. The missile test, which experts said […]
Report: Israeli PM Netanyahu Told Russian President Putin That Israel Will Bomb Assad's Palace If Iran Expands In Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Sochi, Russia August 23, 2017.. (photo credit:SPUTNIK/ALEXEI NIKOLSKY/KREMLIN VIA REUTERS) *Jerusalem Post*: *Israeli official: If Iran expands in Syria, we'll bomb Assad's palace* *Israel warned Russia of dire consequences if Iran is allowed to continue on its current path in Syria.* Senior Israeli official warned the Russian government that if Iran continues to extend its reach in Syria, Israel will bomb Syrian President Bashar Assad's palace in Damascus, according to reports in Arab med... more »
JOE ARPAIO MIGHT SAVE JEFF FLAKE'S POLITICAL CAREER
The *Washington Examiner* reports that Joe Arpaio might run for Jeff Flake's Senate seat: After receiving President Trump's first pardon, Joe Arpaio's plans have gone from possible prison to book-writing, speeches and potentially another run for office in Arizona, with Sen. Jeff Flake's seat one opportunity he is eyeing.... "I could run for mayor, I could run for legislator, I could run for Senate," Arpaio said Monday. One particular race, however, is likely to gain significant attention: the GOP primary next year facing Flake, R-Ariz., a forceful Trump critic. "I'm sure getting a... more »
YouTube 'Economically Censors' Ron Paul, Labels Videos 'Not Suitable' For All Advertisers
[image: undefined] click to enlarge Former US Congressman Ron Paul has joined a growing list of independent political journalists and commentators who’re being economically punished by YouTube despite producing videos that routinely receive hundreds of thousands of views. In a tweet published Saturday, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange tweeted a screenshot of Paul’s “Liberty Report” page showing that his videos had been* labeled “not suitable” for all advertisers by YouTube's content arbiters*. Assange claims that Paul was being punished for speaking out about President Donald Trump... more »
YouTube 'Economically Censors' Ron Paul, Labels Videos 'Not Suitable' For All Advertisers
[image: undefined] click to enlarge Former US Congressman Ron Paul has joined a growing list of independent political journalists and commentators who’re being economically punished by YouTube despite producing videos that routinely receive hundreds of thousands of views. In a tweet published Saturday, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange tweeted a screenshot of Paul’s “Liberty Report” page showing that his videos had been* labeled “not suitable” for all advertisers by YouTube's content arbiters*. Assange claims that Paul was being punished for speaking out about President Donald Trump... more »
YouTube 'Economically Censors' Ron Paul, Labels Videos 'Not Suitable' For All Advertisers
[image: undefined] click to enlarge Former US Congressman Ron Paul has joined a growing list of independent political journalists and commentators who’re being economically punished by YouTube despite producing videos that routinely receive hundreds of thousands of views. In a tweet published Saturday, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange tweeted a screenshot of Paul’s “Liberty Report” page showing that his videos had been* labeled “not suitable” for all advertisers by YouTube's content arbiters*. Assange claims that Paul was being punished for speaking out about President Donald Trump... more »
YouTube 'Economically Censors' Ron Paul, Labels Videos 'Not Suitable' For All Advertisers
[image: undefined] click to enlarge Former US Congressman Ron Paul has joined a growing list of independent political journalists and commentators who’re being economically punished by YouTube despite producing videos that routinely receive hundreds of thousands of views. In a tweet published Saturday, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange tweeted a screenshot of Paul’s “Liberty Report” page showing that his videos had been* labeled “not suitable” for all advertisers by YouTube's content arbiters*. Assange claims that Paul was being punished for speaking out about President Donald Trump... more »
Facebook Introduces Measure to Block Advertisements From Sites That Share Fake News
The social media giant announced a new measure for penalizing web sites that post fake news.
Was Joel Osteen’s Houston ‘Megachurch’ Affected By Hurricane Harvey?
The evangelist was criticized on social media for not opening Lakewood Church to help people fleeing the storm.
Earth Electric Charge & Expansion Tectonics
The Thunderbolts SAFIRE team are performing various experiments in order to evaluate various solar plasma theories, and Michael Clarage periodically updates the progress on his web blog. One focus of the research is the idea that the Earth could be … Continue reading →
State budgets hang in the balance as future of ACA uncertain
Capri Cafaro, Executive in residence, American University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 3 hours ago
States like Ohio could lose billions of dollars in federal funds if the ACA is repealed. AP Photo/Tony Dejak Many state budget directors are starting to plan for the next fiscal year – even as debate over repealing and replacing Obamacare has stalled in Congress. In such an uncertain environment, responsible budgeting is no easy task. Congressional Budget Office analysis of the various Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal-and-replace proposals report that all of them would cause tens of millions of Americans to lose health care coverage. Less has been said about the impact of Obamacar... more »
Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu: 'Iran Is Building A Missile Factory In Syria'
Israeli analysts say a facility being built in Syria is similar to a missile factory near Tehran *BBC*: *Iran building missile factories in Syria and Lebanon - Netanyahu* Israel's prime minister has said Iran is building sites in Syria and Lebanon to produce precision-guided missiles. Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran of turning Syria into a "base of military entrenchment as part of its declared goal to eradicate Israel". Iran's forces are supporting President Bashar al-Assad in Syria's war and it backs Lebanon's Hezbollah movement. Mr Netanyahu's comments came as he held talks with... more »
North Korea Fires 3 Missiles Over Japan As Northern Viper Exercise Ends
The US-Japan joint military exercise was to have ended on the 28th of August though the bottom article seems to … Continue reading →
“CLEAN” teaches climate alarmism on a grand government scale
CLEAN is the Grand Central Station when it comes to distributing alarmist teaching materials to American students.
Politics Art Roots Culture
By Will Griffin (Veterans For Peace) Space. Every community needs it. In Michigan City, Indiana, two Iraq veterans turned anti-war activists have been focusing their energy on creating a vibrant, all-inclusive safe place for community members to gather, share ideas, create projects, and display their work. Vince Emanuele and Sergio Kochergin call it PARC – Politics Art Roots Culture. If you’re an activist, organizer, artist, musician, or just someone that wants to engage with your community, this is the place to do it. Every town in America needs a place just like PARC. We all nee... more »
New Hamas Leader Says Ties Have Been Restored With Iran. Also Receiving Aid Form Tehran
Yahya Sinwar (C), the new leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, arrives for the opening of a new mosque in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 24, 2017. (AFP/Said Khatib) Times Of Israel: *Hamas leader in Gaza: Ties with Iran now ‘fantastic’; we’re preparing battle for Palestine* Hailing fully restored relations with Tehran, Yahya Sinwar says his group doesn’t want war yet but is building up military power for ‘the liberation of Palestine’ The new Gaza leader of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas said Monday it has restored relations with Iran and is gearing up for future... more »
Did J.K. Rowling Buy a Twitter User’s Home as Revenge for His Criticism?
A fake article on a comedy web site managed to fool a number of readers into thinking the author had turned the tables on an online troll.
VIDEO: Latest ISIS border offensive has entire Syrian Army unit surrounded
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (0:25 A.M.) – Fresh footage was published by ISIS on Monday showing a recent raid on one of the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) desert fortifications along the provincial border between Homs and Deir Ezzor, not far from the border with Iraq. The large-scale raid is believed to have occured some time last week […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Why Houston Flooding Isn’t a Sign of Climate Change
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Water levels were 16 feet higher in the flood of 1935 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. In the context of climate change, is what we are seeing in Houston a new level of disaster which is becoming more common? The flood disaster unfolding in Houston is certainly…
Persistent August Arctic Ice
Originally posted on Science Matters: Click on image to enlarge. The image above shows ice extents for yesterday, day 239, from 2007 to 2017. Particularly interesting is the variation in the CAA (Canadian Arctic Archipelago), crucial for the Northwest Passage. (The region is located just north of the word “Sea” in gold.) Note that 2016…
Q: Is Houston flooding a sign of global warming?
Q: Is Houston flooding a sign of global warming – or what the fellow travellers now call “climate change”? A: No. No, it’s not. To explain why not, here’s climate scientist Roy Spencer: *The flood disaster unfolding in Houston is certainly very unusual. But so are other natural weather disasters, which have always occurred and always will occur.…* His first point: “*Floods aren’t due to weather*.” Wait, what? How’s that again? Floods *aren’t* due to weather?? Well, floods aren’t *just* due to weather. *Major floods are difficult to compare throughout history because the ways i... more »
Musical Interlude: Gandalf, “Rhythm Of The Tides”
Gandalf, “Rhythm Of The Tides” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CXi4bCcpWw
I Don't Care If The GOP Chokes On Its Racism-- But They're Wrecking Our Country
Yesterday, Arizona psychopath Kelli Ward told Maria Bartiromo on Fox's *Sunday Morning Futures* that she thinks "Trump and his leadership is what the country wanted-- that's why he's in the White House-- and I think he's got lofty goals that we should accomplish that will put America first" and that a primary challenge against him "would be a big mistake for the establishment wing of the Republican Party to attempt." Kelli Ward is a right-wing sociopath from West Virginia serving in the Arizona state Senate and running against Jeff Flake for a U.S. Senate seat with Trump's encoura... more »
Vitamin C Found to Halt Blood Cancer When Administered in High Doses… So Why Won’t the Cancer Industry Use It?
Cancer is a highly profitable business. It is about $$$$ and not curing people. There is no money to be made from Vitamin C which cannot be patented. – Vitamin C Found to Halt Blood Cancer When Administered in High Doses… So Why Won’t the Cancer Industry Use It? by Isabelle Z., http://www.naturalnews.com/ (Natural News) Early-stage trials […]
Donald Trump's advisers are now warning him about the looming possibility of impeachment.
New: WH releases pics of Trump's #HurricaneHarvery briefing today. Trump alone at Camp David. Everyone else w @VP Pence in WH Situation Room pic.twitter.com/Q9g49pbywC — Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) August 27, 2017 (Just a tweet demonstrating how isolated Trump is now from those who are supposed to be working with him.) Courtesy of Newsweek: *Donald Trump's presidency already has been one of the most controversial in U.S. history, and its ending could be just as action-packed and unpredictable as his first seven months in office. * *As the 45th president deals with his sta... more »
Louisiana’s “Cajun Navy” Just Arrived in Texas to Rescue People From Floods
By Carey Wedler Though FEMA plans to play a large role in disaster relief efforts as Hurricane Harvey continues to inundate Texas, a volunteer group is stepping... more »
North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan
*Daily Mail*: *BREAKING NEWS: Kim Jong Un launches new North Korean missile which flies over panicked Japan and crashes into the Pacific Ocean as prime minister pledges to protect his citizens from 'unprecedented grave threat'* * Japanese military did not attempt to shoot down the missile which passed over * But people in the northern regions of Japan were advised to take precautions * Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would do all in his power to protect people * South Korea warned North Korea may be preparing for its sixth nuclear test * Detected signs of it preparing another tes... more »
Debunked:The Planetary Protection Racket
This is an article by the space engineer and Mars colonization enthusiast Robert Zubrin, The Planetary Protection Racket claiming that we don’t need to protect Earth from Mars microbes or Mars from Earth microbes. This is not the first time he has said controversial things like this, and they are not taken seriously by the planetary protection experts. To give you an idea of how his arguments are received by them, let’s go back to what I think is the first time he put forward forceful arguments in print saying that there is no need to protect Earth from Mars microbes. read more
Lawsuit: Charlotte School of Law Defrauded Taxpayers Out of $285M
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A lawsuit is accusing the Charlotte School of Law of defrauding taxpayers out of $285 million by admitting unqualified students, then manipulating records to keep them enrolled so the school could collect their government-supported tuition. The Charlotte Observer reports the lawsuit was filed by former professor Barbara Bernier. The lawsuit says the […]
Maine Community College Tuition Frozen for Upcoming Year
PORTLAND, Maine — Tuition is being frozen at Maine’s seven community colleges for the coming academic year. Officials say the tuition freeze was made possible by an increase in state appropriations requested by trustees of the Maine Community College System. System President Derek Langhauser says Maine’s community colleges already have the lowest tuition in New […]
What Do Democrats Stand For?The Democratic Party can lead the...
Robert Reich - 5 hours ago
*What Do Democrats Stand For?* The Democratic Party can lead the country in a new direction, but will it? Millions of Americans who are politically engaged for the first time in their lives are crying out for a bold alternative to bigoted and destructive policies. But Democrats can’t just be anti-Trump or move to the middle. To be successful Democrats must address the forces that created Trump: The toxic combination of widening inequality and racism. The richest one percent now own more than the bottom 90 percent. Corporations and the rich are running our politics. The resultin... more »
Individualism is the cure for racism.
[image: _ObjectivistCat] Objectivist Cat says: *One cannot be a racist and an individualist at the same same time. Individualism is the cure for racism.* That’s one smart cat. [image: DIQpP8mUQAAehei]. Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Immanuel Kant and the Myth of Perpetual Peace
*Andrew Beddow* *Society, Americas* [image: Statue of Immanuel Kant in Kaliningrad state university area, Kaliningrad, Russia. Replica by Harald Haacke of the original by Christian Daniel Rauch lost in 1945. Wikimedia Commons] Can the procedures of democratic decisionmaking offer a constitutional solution to the problem of war? Perhaps more than any other philosopher, Immanuel Kant has suffered the praise of having been labeled an historical optimist. Kant’s writings on international affairs have been misconstrued as a defense of the both the desirability and inevitability of a... more »
Why America's Culture Is Destroying the Presidency
*Carson Holloway* *Society, Americas* [image: White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter (center left) reminds U.S. President Donald Trump he had a bill to sign after he departed quickly following his remarks on the protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, from his golf estate in Bedminster, New Jersey U.S. August 12, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst] The dignity of the presidency requires not just a more dignified president, but also a more dignified politics. Many of Donald Trump’s critics complain that his rhetoric is often beneath the dignity of the presidency. They certainly have a po... more »
The Real Danger of Sending U.S. Arms to Ukraine
*Brian Milakovsky* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Semyon Semenchenko, commander of the] Putin could regard U.S. arms transfers as a symbolic test of who dictates conditions in the Donbass warzone. In 2015, after spending several months in the frontline zone I wrote that Ukraine desperately needs a “lousy peace” and not an arms race. Two years and several thousand deaths later, the idea of supplying Ukraine with U.S. arms has resurfaced. As a humanitarian worker whose greatest desire is to see the intolerable misery of Ukrainian civilians come to an end, I grapple with these questi... more »
Putting Afghanistan First Means Putting America Second
*Nikolas K. Gvosdev* *Security, Middle East* [image: Afghan policemen arrive at the site of a suicide attack followed by a clash between Afghan forces and insurgents during an attack on Iraq embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 31, 2017. REUTERS/ Omar Sobhani] Afghanistan cannot be viewed in zero-sum terms. Since the president announced his intention to bolster the U.S. contingent in Afghanistan, there has been a good deal of discussion about the tactical and operational parameters that the increase in forces will permit. Despite billing his approach as an overall strategy for Sou... more »
Free Speech Faces Threats From Violent Activists And The New York Times
By Vin Armani In this video, Vin Armani breaks down two recent stories that show not-so-subtle threats to free speech. An event called “Stifling Free... more »
Washington Post Justifies Government Prosecution Of Inauguration Protesters As ‘Conspirators’
Despite the aggressive pressure mounted against J20 protesters, the Washington Post attempted to frame concern for state repression as an overreaction. The post Washington Post Justifies Government Prosecution Of Inauguration Protesters As ‘Conspirators’ appeared first on Shadowproof.
North Korea fires missile over Japan
This is the first North Korea missile to fly over Japan since 2009. More The post North Korea fires missile over Japan appeared first on The Duran.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 28, 2017
*Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 28, 2017* North Korea’s impending perfect storm -- Martin Seitz, Japan Times What Kind of Missiles Did N. Korea Launch on August 26? -- Ankit Panda, Diplomat Has Trump's Afghanistan policy destabilized South Asia even more? -- Shamil Shams, DW Trump’s Doomed Afghan Strategy -- Shahid Javed Burki, Project Syndicate Trump was right to go after Pakistan, but his decision deepens regional faultlines -- David Rothkopf, The National Iran Has Yet to Realize Its Full Economic Potential in the Post-Sanctions Era -- WPR Editorial Will Jor... more »
Met Office Falsify Data To Prove “Hottest Bank Holiday”
By Paul Homewood https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/902088907654914049 This is quite an amazing piece of evidence that the UK Met Office are actively involved in defrauding the public. The above tweet was published early this morning, forecasting the day’s weather (Aug 28th). Note that the record to beat was 28.3C. A few hours later they triumphantly […]
Untitled
*Harvey's 2-day rain in Houston is 3 times floodwater pumped from New Orleans after Katrina ~Nola.com* ~For the 48 hours ending at 11 a.m. Monday (Aug. 28), Harris County, Texas, which includes Houston, measured an average 23.7 inches of rain, which represents 732 billion gallons of water, said Jeff Lindner, a Harris County Flood Control District official. While sort of an apples to oranges comparison, that's almost three times as much floodwater as was pumped out of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 by the Army Corps of Engineers. Of course, that's only the r... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Cosmic dust clouds sprawl across a rich field of stars in this sweeping telescopic vista near the northern boundary of Corona Australis, the Southern Crown. Probably less than 500 light-years away and effectively blocking light from more distant, background stars in the Milky Way, the densest part of the dust cloud is about 8 light-years long. At its tip (upper right) is a group of lovely reflection nebulae cataloged as NGC 6726, 6727, 6729, and IC 4812. *Click image for larger size.* A characteristic blue color is produced as light from hot stars is reflected by the cosmic dust. ... more »
"17 Words that Changed My Life Forever"
*"17 Words that Changed My Life Forever"* by Jerry Clark “I remember several years back I heard something that changed my life forever. Up until that point I had been struggling through life - doing everything the hard way. I couldn’t figure out why my life wasn’t going the way I felt it should be. I saw some people going through life effortlessly and seemingly with less tension and frustration while I was wondering if I could ever straighten out the mess my life had turned out to be. I was behind on my dreams, my promises, and my bills. Then one day I was listening to a tape and t... more »
The Poet: William Stafford, "You Reading This, Be Ready"
*"You Reading This, Be Ready"* "Starting here, what do you want to remember? How sunlight creeps along a shining floor? What scent of old wood hovers, what softened sound from outside fills the air? Will you ever bring a better gift for the world than the breathing respect that you carry wherever you go right now? Are you waiting for time to show you some better thoughts? When you turn around, starting here, lift this new glimpse that you found; carry into evening all that you want from this day. This interval you spent reading or hearing this, keep it for life. What can anyone give you g... more »
World News Briefs -- August 28, 2017
Members of Iraqi Army fire mortar shells during the war between Iraqi army and Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) against the Islamic State militants in al-Ayadiya, northwest of Tal Afar, Iraq August 28, 2017. Thaier Al-Sudani. Reuters *Reuters:** Iraqi forces face tough resistance from IS in final Tal Afar battle* AL-’AYADIYA/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces said they faced tough resistance on Monday from Islamic State fighters driven out of the city of Tal Afar to a small town where they had “nothing to lose” by fighting to the end. An advance by the Iraqi army and Shi’i... more »
Will Congress and Trump Declare War on WikiLeaks?
[image: will-congress-and-trump-declare-war-on-wikileaks] The Senate Intelligence Committee recently passed its Intelligence Authorization Act for 2018 that contains a chilling attack on the First Amendment. Section 623 of the act expresses the “sense of Congress” that WikiLeaks resembles a “non-state hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors and should be treated as such.”
Oldest White Supremacist Site Shut Down After Complaint
Stormfront.org had more than 300,000 registered users with traffic increasing since a violent white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The Spontaneous Socialism of the Young
We know young people voted in much larger numbers than usual at the general election. We also know they disproportionately favoured the Labour Party and Jeremy Corbyn in particular. What can we say about this? Reading *A Millennial Manifesto* by Madsen Pirie for the Adam Smith Institute (so you don't have to - post coming soon) she notes that younger people tend to be more sceptical towards social security and things smacking of the big state - at least according to British Social Attitudes research published in 2013 to a raspberry ripple of controversy. How to ... more »
Oldest online website for white supremacists shut down for promoting hate speech and violence.
Courtesy of the AP: *The founder of the internet’s oldest white supremacist site said he was trying to get back online Monday after a company revoked its domain name following complaints that it promotes hatred and is linked to dozens of murders. * *Don Black, a former Ku Klux Klan leader who has operated stormfront.org since 1995, said he didn’t receive any warning before Network Solutions blocked the use of the stormfront.org name on Friday. * *Stormfront.org had more than 300,000 registered users, Black said, with traffic increasing since a violent white nationalist rally in ... more »
The Republican Creep Show
Seriously, some of these guys give me the creeps. What we need to do as a nation is to objectively look at some of the current and past clowns of the Trump administration. Because some of these guys are so evil, it radiates through their physiognomies to the point where you actually can judge a book by its cover. Take ousted Deputy Assistant whateverthefuckhewas, Sebastian Gorka. Gorka always strikes me as looking like an Eastern European torture specialist getting a blow torch ready at a Russian garage in a Nicolas Cage movie and his statements match. Not only does he... more »
What Happened to Making America Great Again?
*Curt Mills* *Politics, Americas* [image: A masked demonstrator in a Donald Trump] With Steve Bannon out of the White House, regrets are abounding in some corners of the right over how President Trump staffed his administration. As a candidate Donald Trump excoriated his party’s reigning orthodoxies. As president, however, he is running a fairly conventional administration in his first seven months, at least in the policy realm. What happened to making American great again? The truth is that the new movement had troubling signs from the beginning. “People who went all-in for Tru... more »
China Condemns U.S. Financial Sanctions On Venezuela
Oil pumps are seen in Lake Maracaibo, in Lagunillas, Ciudad Ojeda, in the state of Zulia, Venezuela. © Isaac Urrutia / Reuters *Reuters:* *China says sanctions won't help as Trump targets Venezuela* BEIJING (Reuters) - Venezuela’s close ally China said on Monday that history shows external interference and unilateral sanctions only make things more complex and will not help resolve problems, after the United States imposed new sanctions on Venezuela. U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that prohibits dealings in new debt from the Venezuelan government or its state... more »
The Alien Autopsy Hoax
For those interested in this nonsense and how it worked, Philip Mantle has supplied the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD21xsJHIXI I would hope that this might end, once and for all the idea that the Alien Autopsy was created from an authentic bit of film. It fails on so many levels that I'm astonished that there is anyone who still thinks it is real.
I Retract My Original Billy Meier Comment
Several weeks ago, I made a suggestion that the speakers invited to the MUFON symposium sounded a little absurd because of the lack of corroboration for their time travel claims. I had also wondered why the Billy Meier supporters hadn’t been offered a similar invitation to support his claims. It seemed if the leadership of MUFON was interested in allowing the membership to come to their own conclusion about some of these absurd claims, then Billy Meier and his supporters should be afforded the same courtesy. But then in the comment section of the post, I had written, “This post was ... more »
Political Corruption-- Plenty To Go Around For Both Contemptible King's Landing Parties
On Wednesday we briefly mentioned that corrupt sack of crap Robert Menendez (D-NJ) is probably going to prison-- and could wind up giving Trump the majority he needs in the Senate to pass his toxic agenda. That would pre-suppose Chris Christie naming Menendez's replacement. Tom Moran's column in yesterday's *Star Ledger* reassures people that though Menendez will probably be thrown out of the Senate, he won't happen until Christie is out of office and Phil Murphy is able to replace him (possibly with someone far worse, by the way, Donald Norcross, another corrupt bucket of excremen... more »
Israel threatens to bomb Bashar Al-Assad’s palace if Iran intervenes further
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:00 P.M.) – Israel has stepped up its game regarding the conflict in neighboring Syria, threatening to launch pinpoint airstrikes on the palace of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad if Tehran is to intervene further in the conflict, the Al-Jadida newspaper reported earlier today. In addition, Israel said it was willing to cancel the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Watch the Russian Air Force obliterate ISIL targets in Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 P.M.) – Despite their relentless bombing campaign against the Islamic State (ISIL) in central Syria, the Russian Air Force has made time to target the terrorist group inside the Deir Ezzor Governorate. Flying out of east Homs, the Russian Air Force makes a daily appearance in the Deir Ezzor Governorate to constantly […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Rebels announce large offensive in Daraa only to have it end in disaster 4 hours later
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) – The Free Syrian Army (FSA) announced on Monday that their forces were launching a large-scale offensive against the Islamic State (ISIL) forces in the southwestern countryside of the Dara’a Governorate. Led by their Southern Front Brigades, the Free Syrian Army stormed the Yarmouk area of Dara’a earlier today in a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey: Erdogan welcomes Palestinian President Abbas to Ankara
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 P.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas in Ankara, Monday. Abbas arrived to the Presidential Palace in the Turkish capital and was greeted by Erdogan, who preceded to lead the Palestinian leader inside the building for bilateral talks. The pair are expected to discuss the situation […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Elite Syrian troops wipe-out ISIL fort, detonate countless trenches in Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:05 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) conducted a special operation behind enemy lines, last night, targeting the Islamic State’s positions near the Deir Ezzor Military Airport. ISIL was gathering its forces for a new assault on the military airport, when a Syrian special forces unit set explosives near the terrorist group’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Nationwide map and review of Syria – August 28, 2017
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – The month of August has been interesting insofar as the stunning advances of pro-government forces in western and central Syria were almost matched in terms of shock by a large ISIS counteroffensive in southeast Raqqa that – at face value – threatened to reserve all Syrian Arab Army (SAA) gains […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ON THE GROUND IN SYRIA: Today’s update from Syrian political analyst Afraa Dagher
Syria is working with Hezbollah and Iraqi forces to secure Lebanon, Iraq and Syria from further terrorist incursions. More The post ON THE GROUND IN SYRIA: Today’s update from Syrian political analyst Afraa Dagher appeared first on The Duran.
Federal Appeals Court Affirms First Amendment Right To Criticize Cops
A federal appeals court affirmed the right of citizens to criticize police and ruled Minnesota officers are not immune from a lawsuit alleging rights violations. The post Federal Appeals Court Affirms First Amendment Right To Criticize Cops appeared first on Shadowproof.
Christian Ministry Sues Southern Poverty Law Center
[image: christian-ministry-sues-southern-poverty-law-center] Saying they have been falsely smeared as a "hate group," the D. James Kennedy Ministries is taking the Southern Poverty Law Center to court.
Washington, D.C. Asks Full Appeals Court to Review a Pro-gun Ruling
[image: washington-dc-asks-full-appeals-court-to-review-its-pro-gun-ruling] The District of Columbia's petition to again invalidate concealed carrying of pistols in Washington, D.C. will be accepted by the full district court, the case will be rehashed, the three-panel judge's ruling will be reversed, and the case will be appealed to the Supreme Court.
Trump's Arpaio pardon could be used by Robert Mueller in his Russia investigation.
Courtesy of Business Insider: *The Washington Post's report on Saturday that President Donald Trump asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions about dropping the case against former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio offers a critical window into Trump's thinking. * *Trump's alleged conversation with Sessions and subsequent decision to pardon Arpaio could shed new light on Trump's motives when he spoke to former FBI director James Comey about ending the investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn one day after Flynn resigned. * ......... *Specifically, Trump's decision ... more »
Persistent August Arctic Ice
The image above shows ice extents for yesterday, day 239, from 2007 to 2017. Particularly interesting is the variation in the CAA (Canadian Arctic Archipelago), crucial for the Northwest Passage. (The region is located just north of the word “Sea” in gold.) Note that 2016 was a fine year for cruising with the passage completely […]
U.S. - Pakistan Relations Still Tense Over President Trump's Accusations That Pakistan 'Harbors Terrorists'
*Peter S. Henne, Washington Post:* *Trump says Pakistan ‘harbors terrorists.’ The real story isn’t so simple.* Announcing a new Afghanistan strategy on Aug. 21, President Trump accused Pakistan of “housing the very terrorists we fight” and said the situation “must change immediately.” Yes, Pakistan’s counterterrorism record is frustrating, but Trump’s harsh words are unlikely to have much effect. My research suggests that Pakistan is not following a conscious policy of “harboring terrorism.” Instead, its leaders are constrained by a long and complex history that intertwines Islam... more »
Telepathy and Psychic Abilities Explained with the Science of Bioelectricity and Electromagnetism
*Justin Deschamps* - Science is on the verge of understanding how telepathy and psychic abilities actually work. The post Telepathy and Psychic Abilities Explained with the Science of Bioelectricity and Electromagnetism appeared first on Waking Times.
"The Cycle Of Life..."
"Does a leaf, when it falls from the tree in winter, feel defeated by the cold? The tree says to the leaf, "That's the cycle of life. You may think you're going to die, but you live on in me. It's thanks to you that I'm alive, because I can breathe. It's also thanks to you that I have felt loved, because I was able to give shade to the weary traveller. Your sap is in my sap; we are one thing." - Paulo Coelho
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CONFIRMED: Syria-Lebanon border fully liberated of terrorists
The Syrian Arab Army and Hezbollah cooperated to defeat ISIS. More The post CONFIRMED: Syria-Lebanon border fully liberated of terrorists appeared first on The Duran.
Hillary Clinton Caught on Hot Mic Trash-Talking Obama?
Reports that Hillary Clinton was ejected from an interview with Katie Couric after using a racist slur to describe President Obama are fake news.
Was Barack Obama Serving Meals in Texas During Hurricane Harvey?
Images of the former president serving food appeared alongside claims that he was in Houston after massive flooding there, but the picture was actually taken during a 2015 charity event.
Fake Photographs: Harvey Edition
As usual, fake and misleading images were immediately circulated on social media in the wake of a storm that brought catastrophic flooding to the streets of Houston.
Trump To Repeal Ban On Selling Military Equipment to Local Police
By Aaron Kesel Trump is preparing to lift a 2015 military weapons ban by his predecessor former President Barack Obama. The order effectively banned armored... more »
MSM Claims UN “Member States” Intercepted North Korean Shipment of Chemical Weapons To Syria
By Brandon Turbeville The latest round of fearmongering and propaganda against the Syrian government is now dovetailing with the latest round of fearmongering and propaganda... more »
Quote of the Day: Politics itself is the cursed paw …
[image: monkeyspaw] *“And then election policy announcements started getting a little strange… [like they often do when politicians start talking policy. It’s like the] old folk tale: A couple asked the monkey paw for £200; their son was killed in an industrial accident and the company paid them £200 compensation. They then wished their son’s return but thought better of it on hearing something shambling in the darkness towards their door. Their last wish sent it away. “Politics itself is the cursed paw. Voters wish for things they think they want, politicians promise to d... more »
Lawrence Wilkerson: Expect New Afghanistan War Policy to ‘Deepen the Failure’
“The professional predilection of military,” says retired Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson in a Thursday Real News Network interview with host Paul Jay regarding the Afghanistan War policy President Donald Trump announced last week, “is to keep the war going, not to end it, because that's where you get your rank, that's where you get your progression, your notoriety, your fame, your fortune, and so forth.” This has been the case, Wilkerson argues, for the last 5,000 years and has just “just gotten a little more sophisticated” over time. In Afghanistan, with Trump having put the gener... more »
Lawrence Wilkerson: Expect New Afghanistan War Policy to ‘Deepen the Failure’
“The professional predilection of military,” says retired Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson in a Thursday Real News Network interview with host Paul Jay regarding the Afghanistan War policy President Donald Trump announced last week, “is to keep the war going, not to end it, because that's where you get your rank, that's where you get your progression, your notoriety, your fame, your fortune, and so forth.” This has been the case, Wilkerson argues, for the last 5,000 years and has just “just gotten a little more sophisticated” over time. In Afghanistan, with Trump having put the gener... more »
Lawrence Wilkerson: Expect New Afghanistan War Policy to ‘Deepen the Failure’
“The professional predilection of military,” says retired Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson in a Thursday Real News Network interview with host Paul Jay regarding the Afghanistan War policy President Donald Trump announced last week, “is to keep the war going, not to end it, because that's where you get your rank, that's where you get your progression, your notoriety, your fame, your fortune, and so forth.” This has been the case, Wilkerson argues, for the last 5,000 years and has just “just gotten a little more sophisticated” over time. In Afghanistan, with Trump having put the gener... more »
Lawrence Wilkerson: Expect New Afghanistan War Policy to ‘Deepen the Failure’
“The professional predilection of military,” says retired Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson in a Thursday Real News Network interview with host Paul Jay regarding the Afghanistan War policy President Donald Trump announced last week, “is to keep the war going, not to end it, because that's where you get your rank, that's where you get your progression, your notoriety, your fame, your fortune, and so forth.” This has been the case, Wilkerson argues, for the last 5,000 years and has just “just gotten a little more sophisticated” over time. In Afghanistan, with Trump having put the gener... more »
Thousands Flee As Rohingya Militants And Myanmar Security Forces Battle In Rakhine State
*Asia Times:* *Rohingya insurgency declares ‘open war’ in Myanmar* *In an exclusive interview with Asia Times, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army said its August 25 attacks were staged in 'self-defense' and would continue until Rohingya rights are restored.* The surprise wave of lethal attacks by Rohingya militants on police and army posts in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, their largest operation to date, was a defensive move aimed at pre-empting an escalating security force crackdown on both the rebels’ military wing and Rohingya civilian communities, a senior militant offici... more »
Black and Hispanic kids in college!
*MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 2017No education reporter need apply:* To what extent are black kids and Hispanic kids "under-represented" in the nation's most highly-regarded colleges? It isn't the most important educational question. Most college students don't attend the 100 colleges on which the Times reported last week, and most young people of college age don't attend a four-year college at all. Beyond that, the Times report turns on a somewhat slippery concept—the concept of "under-representation." Absent careful explication, that concept can end up producing much more heat than light... more »
Canada and Neo Nazism
*Latvia and its Neighbours* Within the past week or so, the Canadian government of Justin Trudeau continued in its policy of adoption of the rejected policies of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper by escalating its involvement in the systematic NATO troop provocation surrounding the borders of Russia. Trudeau, without consulting Canadians through parliament, pledged "$350 million dollars to send Canadian troops to lead the NATO force in Latvia for three years." * Please look at Latvia in the map above*. Look at who its neighbours are. You will notice that one of them is the Ru... more »
A Syrian Refugee Shares his Harrowing Story of Fleeing to Europe to Escape War
*Vic Bishop* - It's easy to forget the human side of war and its consequences. The post A Syrian Refugee Shares his Harrowing Story of Fleeing to Europe to Escape War appeared first on Waking Times.
Iraq Reclaims The Key City Of Tal Afar As the Islamic State Collapses
*National Post/Washington Post*:* 'The enemy's back is broken': Iraq reclaims key city as ISIL collapses* *The eight-day battle for Tal Afar highlighted just how weak ISIL has become since losing Mosul — however, the city left behind is a shell of its former self* TAL AFAR, Iraq — Iraq’s military fully reclaimed this northern city from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on Sunday in a rapid campaign that defied expectations that the extremist group would put up a fierce resistance in one of its last major strongholds. The battle for Tal Afar, which lasted just eigh... more »
Mishal Husain's view
(h/t DB) Mishal Husain isn't happy about today's lead story in the *Times*: A report about the case of one child portrayed as a clash of religions pic.twitter.com/G7O9G6YpUW — Mishal Husain (@MishalHusainBBC) August 28, 2017 For a contrasting opinion on this story, please read this by Melanie Phillips.
Cops Arrest More People for Pot Than All Violent Crimes—Combined—Blame Lack of Resources
[image: resources]In the years before the War on Drugs was declared, police in the U.S. solved 90 percent of homicides. Now that number is as low as 30 percent in some cities
Trump Reinstates Program to Turn Police into the Standing Army Our Forefathers Warned Us About
[image: 1033 program]President Trump just rolled back one of the only pro-liberty moves made by Obama, ensuring the perpetuation and expansion of the police state.
LPAC Monday Update
Video of rcwYB9YlFXM Tune in live at 2:00 pm eastern for our weekly Monday update, with your host, Matthew Ogden.
Russia Just Announced How Many Deadly T-14 Armata Tanks It Will Build
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Europe* Moscow may have exaggerated its capabilities. Moscow will build 100 T-14 Armata main battle tanks by 2020 according to a senior Russian defense official, putting to rest the fanciful notion that the Kremlin would build a fleet of 2,300 of fearsome new machines by that time. “The designed models are currently undergoing operational testing,” Russian deputy defense minister Yury Borisov said at the Army-2017 tradeshow in Kubinka—outside Moscow—according to the TASS news agency. “We have a contract for 100 units that will be supplied before 2020.”... more »
What History Could Teach Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen about Winning the Game of Thrones
*Grayson Quay* *Politics, Europe* Perhaps Europe can provide the blueprint for a peaceful Westeros rising from the ashes. *The following contains major spoilers.* The seventh and penultimate season of HBO’s *Game of Thrones* concluded last night in a whirlwind of blue dragonfire, long-awaited comeuppance and hot aunt-on-nephew action. The episode ended with all the forces of Westeros marching north to confront the White Walkers and their wights, marking the partial success of Jon Snow’s season-long quest to unite the living against the dead. Unfortunately, Queen Cersei’s commit... more »
NO, REPUBLICANS DON'T "COMPLETELY OWN TRUMP'S ARPAIO PARDON"
In one sense, the headline for this piece by *The New Republic*'s Brian Beutler -- "Republicans Completely Own Trump’s Arpaio Pardon" -- is fairly accurate: Arpaio was a public figure in good standing on the right for two decades, not in spite of the fact that he made life hell for prisoners and immigrants living in his jurisdiction, but because of it. Republicans stood by as Arpaio built his infamous “tent jails,” where temperatures sometimes exceeded 115 degrees. They stood by as he made a woman give birth while shackled to a bed. As the country’s demographics shifted over the yea... more »
Will Congress and Trump Declare War on WikiLeaks?
[image: undefined] The Senate Intelligence Committee recently passed its Intelligence Authorization Act for 2018 that contains a chilling attack on the First Amendment. Section 623 of the act expresses the “sense of Congress” that WikiLeaks resembles a “non-state hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors and should be treated as such.” This language is designed to delegitimize WikiLeaks, encourage the federal government to spy on individuals working with WikiLeaks, and block access to WikiLeaks’ website. This provision could even justify sending US forces abroad to ... more »
Keep Space for Peace Week
Please let us know ASAP if your community plans any local events during the week of Oct 7-14.
“She Eats Out of Dumpsters So She Can Afford Long-term Care For Her Husband”
*“She Eats Out of Dumpsters So She Can* * Afford Long-term Care For Her Husband”* by Maria L. La Ganga "Betsy Winkler’s first stop is the bakery counter. It is early on a drizzly summer morning, and the grocery store is neat and quiet. But when the sleepy clerks roll out carts brimming with past-their-prime breads and pastries, the 60-year-old gets to work. She fills the back of her dusty green minivan, neatly stacking croissants and chocolate muffins, cookies and cinnamon rolls, Dutch apple pie and foot-long hot dog rolls. In an hour or so, the volunteer will deliver the baked good... more »
"Life Lesson #72"
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair." - Douglas Adams
"Shocking Video Footage Shows Harvey's "Unprecedented" Devastation, "No Parallel To Any Rainstorm In US History"
*"Shocking Video Footage Shows Harvey's "Unprecedented" Devastation,* * "No Parallel To Any Rainstorm In US History"* by Tyler Durden "Based on the number of people affected, amount of water involved, and other factors, meteorologists have warned, there may be no parallel available to any other rainstorm in U.S. history as Mashable's Andrew Freeman reports Tropical Storm Harvey has dropped more than 11 trillion gallons of water on Texas, triggering catastrophic, unprecedented flooding in the Houston area. The rains have broken all-time records, exceeding the rainfall totals seen du... more »
“When the Butterfly Flaps Its Wings”
*“When the Butterfly Flaps Its Wings”* by James Howard Kunstler “It remains to be seen what the impact will be from Mother Nature putting the nation’s fourth largest city out-of-business. And for how long? It’s possible that Houston will never entirely recover from Hurricane Harvey. The event may exceed the physical damage that Hurricane Katrina did to New Orleans. It may bankrupt large insurance companies and dramatically raise the risk of doing business anywhere along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of the USA - or at least erase the perceived guarantee that losses are recoverable. ... more »
Black Lives Matter ‘Thugs’ Blocked Emergency Crews from Reaching Hurricane Victims?
Reports that protesters had blocked emergency crews from reaching people stranded by Hurricane Harvey are — like earlier stories from which they were recycled — completely false.
South Korea Believes That Another North Korean Nuclear Test May Be Happening Soon
Blue House *CNN:* *North Korea talks tough as South says nuclear test may be coming* Pyongyang, North Korea (CNN)North Korea kept up its bellicose rhetoric against the United States on Monday as South Korean officials said Pyongyang may be preparing its sixth nuclear weapon test. Seoul's National Intelligence Service (NIS) told South Korean lawmakers at a closed door parliamentary session that it has detected signs of North Korea preparing for another nuclear test at its Punggye-ri underground test site. Speculation of when North Korea would conduct another nuclear test has been ... more »
Julian Assange Just Showed How YouTube Censors Ron Paul for Promoting Peace—This is 1984
By Matt Agorist In the past few weeks, YouTube has made an unprecedented move to censor political outlets which they claim promote hate speech or... more »
MSM Repeats Same WMD Lies As In Iraq To Lay Groundwork For Military Action In Syria
By Brandon Turbeville After six years of propaganda, false narratives, and hysteria by Western governments and their media mouthpieces regarding the push for direct war... more »
Forgotten History: US Bankers Financing US Enemies—And Why it is Important Now
By Jon Rappoport In 1971, Gary Allen published his book, None Dare Call it Conspiracy. It quickly became an unofficial best seller. Over the years,... more »
Storm Harvey Update
By Paul Homewood Catastrophically for parts of Texas, Tropical Storm Harvey is not done yet: “Catastrophic” flooding in the US state of Texas is only expected to worsen in coming days as waters rise following a storm of historic proportions. A record 30in of rain (75cm) has already fallen on the […]
August 28: The worship of war.
First, a third and final piece on what the wars of the last 150 years have been about. Then excerpts from various news media. The Nature of Warfare Since 1871 ________________________________________________ After World War 1, the new enemy for western business became the Soviet Union. It wasn't really communism it feared. (The Soviet Union was not really communist, anyway). But it was feared that it's alternative to capitalism might gain popular support in the west. This fear became acute in the 1930s depression. The response of German big business emerged in the form of Adolf Hi... more »
Flooding at Texas Nuclear Plant?
Hat Tip: Thank you John Not surprisingly, the South Texas Nuclear Plant is endangered by flooding from Hurricane Harvey, as described at these two links: http://baycitytribune.com/community/article_5f4df9c6-89ca-11e7-aacd-07ebcbc91cf5.html http://investmentwatchblog.com/developing-inland-flood-crisis-at-texas-nuclear-plant-texans-weigh-in/ The South Texas Nuclear Plant has a troubled history: Kate Galbraith (2013, April 23). Four Months After Fire, Nuclear Reactor Restarts. Texas Tribune. https://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/23/texas-nuclear-unit-restarts-four-months-after-fire/ ... more »
Is Iran Violating The Nuclear deal?
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conference *The Guardian*: *White House 'pressuring' intelligence officials to find Iran in violation of nuclear deal* *Intelligence analysts, chastened by the experience of the 2003 Iraq war, are said to be resisting the pressure to come up with evidence of Iranian violations.* US intelligence officials are under pressure from the White House to produce a justification to declare Iran in violation of a 2015 nuclear agreement, in an echo of the politicisation of intelligence that led up to the Iraq invasion, according to former officia... more »
Are Ryan And McConnell Leading The GOP To Doom By Colluding With Trump?
Yesterday on *Fox New Sunday* Karl Rove explained that Trump was "making a political statement" by pardoning vicious racist Joe Arpaio and that it's "a bad mistake." Not a bad mistake for the already tragic, written-in-stone Trumpanzee legacy, a bad mistake for the Republican Party. I haven't seen any reports of what Jennifer Detlefsen, daughter of Trump's Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, thinks about all the racism, but I guess her epic diss of Trump on Instagram last month still stands-- and covers a lot of ground: “This veteran says sit down and shut the fuck up, you know-... more »
Egyptian Army eliminates large number of ISIL terrorists in the Sinai
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:25 P.M.) – The Egyptian Army continued their field operations in the Sinai Peninsula, Monday, targeting the Islamic State’s (ISIL) positions in the northern part of this region. Egyptian units from the 2nd Army carried out several raids during the day, destroying a number of ISIL’s dens in the northern part of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian airstrike wipes out ISIL’s command in central Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force wiped out an entire command-and-control center that belonged to the so-called Islamic State (ISIL) inside the strategic town of ‘Uqayrbat in eastern Hama, ANNA News Agency reported this afternoon. According to the ANNA News report, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet destroyed the ISIL command-and-control center earlier […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army takes key hills in east Homs securing road to Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – As some units of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) push east from the town of al-Sukhnah along the strategic highway to Deir Ezzor, others are in the process of securing key hill chains that flank the all-important road. After a thirty kilometer advance yesterday which saw forward units of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iraqi Army launches operation to gain control of villages outside Tel Afar: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:55 P.M.) – Iraqi forces launched an operation to gain control of the village of al-Qasseb Ziraee in rural Tal Afar, northwest Iraq, on Monday. The Iraqi Army recaptured the centre of Tal Afar following a week-long operation against Islamic State militants (IS; formerly ISIL/ISIS), entering in the Ottoman-era citadel after three years […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army tightens siege on ISIL by liberating more areas in central Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:25 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (AA) resumed their large-scale offensive in central Syria, targeting the Islamic State’s (ISIL) last positions in the western countryside of Jabal Al-Sha’er. Backed by heavy airstrikes from the Russian Air Force, the Syrian Arab Army steamrolled the Islamic State terrorists in the eastern pocket of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Two Russian submarines enter Mediterranean waters
Two Russian submarines on the way from the Baltic Fleet to the Black Sea have entered the Mediterranean, Black Sea Fleet spokesman Vyacheslav Trukhachyov said on Monday. “Two diesel submarines – The Kolpino and the Veliki Novgorod – on the way from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea Fleet have entered the Mediterranean,” he […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
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