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‘He’s Probably Gay!’ – DC Cops Mock Burglary Victim as They Dance Around on Video
[image: burglary]When DC Cops responded to a burglary, they blamed the neighborhood, failed to investigate the first time, and then returned to make fun of the victim.
Don’t Trust the Red Cross, 10 Ways YOU Can Help Harvey Victims Without Enriching Scammers
[image: red cross]Instead of padding the corporate salaries of the Red Cross, here's how you can make your donations really help the victims of Harvey.
The Myth of White Privilege- The Reality of White Slavery
*Sigh..... I’m tired of reading this term.”White Privilege” * *: the unfair use of statements about race to try to influence the actions or attitudes of a particular group of people* *It’s simple race baiting at it’s most abhorrent and yet no one recognizes it for what it is.* There was a discussion on the topic of slavery taking place over at Syper’s. Some were pointing out the FACT of white slavery. Such as your’s truly. Yet one person insisted on using arbitrary parameters to define slaves (blacks) vs indentured servitude (whites) *This is sophistry and political correctness at it... more »
rtod: herbert marcuse
Revolutionary thought of the day: Liberty Can be made into a powerful force of domination. Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slave -- free choice among a wide variety of goods and services does not signify freedom if those good and services sustain social controls over a life of toil and fear. Herbert Marcuse, 1898-1979
Secretary of Defense blocks Trump's ban on transgender military personnel.
Courtesy of USA Today: *Defense Secretary Jim Mattis late Tuesday announced that transgender troops will be allowed to continue serving in the military pending the results of a study by experts. * *The announcement follows an order from President Trump — first announced in a tweet — declaring that transgender service members can no longer serve in the military, effectively reversing an Obama administration policy. The order also affects the Department of Homeland Security, which houses the Coast Guard. * *"Once the panel reports its recommendations and following my consultation ... more »
Rothschild Just Dumped Massive Amounts of US Assets, Sending an Ominous Signal
By Jay Syrmopoulos In what is a sure signal to oligarchs across the globe, Lord Jacob Rothschild, founder and chairman of RIT Capital Partners, has... more »
Climate Change Alert!
While the world's attention is on Texas, floods in Bangladesh, India and Nepal have killed 1,200 people and affected 16 million others. It's time for the US military to be converted to *The Natural Guard* that would be used in America and around the world to help organize and provide humanitarian aid in these increasingly urgent natural disasters. Demand it repeatedly..... more »
Why Did Japan Not Intercept Tuesday Morning's North Korean Missile Launch
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, is seen at a National Security Council meeting at the prime minister's office in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Aug. 29, 2017. (Photo taken from the prime minister's office Facebook page) *DW*: *What stopped Japan from intercepting North Korean missile?* The altitude and speed of Hwasong-12 would have made it very difficult to destroy missile in flight, while failure would have been embarrassing for Japan and encouraging to N Korea. Julian Ryall reports from Tokyo. In the aftermath of North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile across Japan early on Tuesda... more »
Shut Down the South Texas Nuclear Power Plant Now!
The South Texas Nuclear Power Plant is in danger of severe flooding as rivers rise in the region. In particular, the plant is at risk from the rising Colorado River. Here is an image from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Texas_Nuclear_Generating_Station The information available suggests that the site can only withstand 10 feet of inland flooding, as opposed to its capacity to withstand an ocean surge of 41 feet. You can read fears of a Texas Fukushima here: Baxter Dmitry (2017, August 28). Flooding Crisis At Texas Nuclear Plant Sparks ‘New Fukushima’ Fears. Newspun... more »
CONFIRMED: Kidnapped Russian journalist Anna Kurbatova is being held by Ukrainian regime–to be forcibly deported
Her condition remains unknown. More The post CONFIRMED: Kidnapped Russian journalist Anna Kurbatova is being held by Ukrainian regime–to be forcibly deported appeared first on The Duran .
Ukrainian regime forces fire live rounds at Russia television crew and journalists
Journalists are under full assault by Ukrainian regime forces. More The post Ukrainian regime forces fire live rounds at Russia television crew and journalists appeared first on The Duran.
Is This James Earl Jones Dressed as Darth Vader?
A photograph taken at a UK 'Star Wars' premiere is often circulated with the false claim that it documents racial segregation laws in 1970s London.
Making Stuff up on Twitter is the New 'Journalism' — and We Deserve it
[image: undefined] *Louise Mensch and Chris Hayes on *Real Time On Monday, The Guardian published a story which should have surprised no one: Information pushed aggressively on Twitter by anti-Trump conspiracy theorist duo Louise Mensch and Claude Taylor came from a hoaxer who duped Taylor in an email. Taylor, a former White House staffer under Bill Clinton, tweeted out “fake details of criminal inquiries” related to Donald Trump which did not exist and were “invented” by a hoaxer claiming to work for the New York attorney general. Mensch, a former conservative member of parliament... more »
The Role Of Aluminum In Changing Human Biology To Accept The Ionized Atmosphere We Live In: Part 1 Vaccines
By Catherine J. Frompovich Is there something so “in our faces” going on that we don’t recognize it for what it is, plus apparent calculated... more »
Evolutionary Theory of Humour
Following the last post (“Social boundary theory of humour – predictions for psychiatry“) in which I explored whether some predictions that the social theory of humour regarding humour suggest with regard to certain mental conditions (and drugs), TinyCO2 & my … Continue reading →
“It was an honest mistake:” Author retracts and replaces chemistry paper 15 years later
In 2001, Chris Orvig was happy when his team had synthesized a molecule with potential therapeutic applications. He and his colleagues published their findings in a 2002 paper in Inorganic Chemistry. Over a decade later, Orvig discovered a pivotal error in the paper: The authors had misidentified the compound. Orvig, a professor of chemistry at […] The post “It was an honest mistake:” Author retracts and replaces chemistry paper 15 years later appeared first on Retraction Watch.
America Has a Major Technological Weakness (and It's Not Missiles)
*Andy Keiser* *Security, * Old computers are an Achilles Heel. Dial-Up, that sound doesn’t exactly engender innovation and the latest technology. In fact, quite the opposite. The current status of the federal government’s cyber defenses are too often stuck in a time that harkens back to that horrible screeching sound. The government still operates computers from the 1970’s. Some systems use COBOL and Fortran programming languages that seem from another time. Floppy disks are actually still in use in your nation’s Capitol. Uncle Sam desperately needs a comprehensive technology up... more »
South Korea Must Be Ready for Unification for a Simple Reason
*Jong-Wha Lee* *Security, Asia* North Korea could unexpectedly collapse. The Korean peninsula is currently the most dangerous flashpoint in the world. North Korea may now be capable of launching an intercontinental ballistic missile that can hit major US cities. It is highly unlikely to give up its nuclear weapons, despite harsh sanctions by the United States and the United Nations. South Korea should prepare for a unification process, which could happen unexpectedly. No one expected the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification. And the costs of not being prepared could ... more »
Here Is Why Russia Nearly Started a Nuclear War in 1956
*Michael Peck* *History, Middle East* America, England, France and Israel could have been wiped out. *There have been other Western invasions since 1956, notably Iraq in 2003 and Libya in 2011. But for old-fashioned nineteenth-century imperialism, Suez was the last gap.* The war began with an imperialist invasion to seize the Suez Canal. It ended with the Soviet Union threatening to nuke Britain, France and Israel. The 1956 British and French attack on Suez, and the parallel 1956 Israel-Egypt War, have to be among the strangest conflicts in history. The cast of characters includ... more »
Fact: North Korean Ax Murderers Once Almost Triggered a Second Korean War
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* And things have never been the same since. *In the forty years since the ax murder incident, North Korea has attacked South Korean ships, shelled South Korean islands, sent commandos to raid South Korean territory, committed numerous acts of terrorism, developed nuclear weapons and is now developing ICBMs that can reach the United States.* The American and South Korean soldiers went off to chop down a poplar tree. Instead, they were chopped into pieces by ax-wielding North Korean soldiers. And what should have been a case of routine landscaping ne... more »
A Scary Thought: What If America Lost the Korean War?
*Michael Peck* *History, Asia* It would have been a disaster. *Korea was “the wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the wrong enemy,” General Omar Bradley famously declared in May 1951. Or was it the right war? Preventing a Communist victory in Korea might have been the circuit-breaker that stopped World War III.* Would the Cold War have been hotter? Would fifty thousand American soldiers have lost their lives? Would today’s Americans worry that North Korean nukes will land on their heads? The problem with counterfactual history is that it’s often pointless ... more »
Iraq, Jordan reopen border-crossing that was closed for over three years
Jordan and Iraq on Wednesday reopened their only border crossing, saying security had been restored three years after the Islamic State group seized control of frontier areas. In a joint statement, the two countries’ governments said the crossing, called Turaibil in Iraq and al-Karameh in Jordan, was reopened after it was “secured… against attacks by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish regime slashes salaries for jihadist comrades in Syria
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:50 P.M.) – In a remarkable turn of events, Ankara has cut salaries to all Syrian rebel groups that are tied to the so-called ‘Syrian National Coalition’. The falling out is related to the election of Riad Seif, a Kurdish-backed figure who has become the president of the Syrian National Coalition. The Turkish […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army officially enters Deir Ezzor’s western countryside
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:15 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies officially entered the Deir Ezzor Governorate after advancing several kilometers along the Sukhnah-Deir Ezzor Highway, a military source told Al-Masdar. According to the source, the Syrian Arab Army advanced to the outskirts of Haribshah, which is a town located in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: US strike ‘blocks’ ISIL buses from reaching Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:05 P.M.) – The U.S. Coalition has blocked the Islamic State (ISIL) buses that departed from the Lebanese border from reaching its targeted destination in Deir Ezzor, the AFP News Agency claimed this afternoon. “To prevent the convoy from moving further east, we cratered the road and destroyed a small bridge,” Colonel Ryan […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army defenses in west Aleppo ready for any jihadist offensive: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:55 P.M.) – A video report has been released by pro-government media showing the inner workings of a major Syrian Arab Army (SAA) defense line that protects western Aleppo from jihadist forces. The video consists of a tour, led by a local SAA commander, around a large semi-buried Syrian Army garrison. It can be […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US Coalition expresses hypocritical anger over ISIL transfer from Lebanese border to Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – The U.S. Coalition’s spokesman, Brett McGurk, tweeted his agitation over the recent transfer of Islamic State (ISIL) terrorists from the Lebanese border to the Deir Ezzor Governorate by the Lebanese and Syrian governments. “Irreconcilable #ISIS terrorists should be killed on the battlefield, not bused across #Syria to the Iraqi border […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS takes out leading Kurdish commander amid clashes in Raqqa city
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:25 P.M.) – On Monday, Commander General Adnan Abu Amjad was killed by ISIS during an overnight operation in the embattled city of Raqqa. Adnan was a leading member of the Manbij Military Council (MMC), an offshoot of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) which has aided the ongoing Euphrates Wrath offensive since day […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian forces arrive in Kurdish enclave in northern Aleppo: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – A large convoy of Russian military police arrived in the YPG-held Afrin Canton this week after an agreement was made between the two parties. According to YPG media relations, the Russian military police agreed to monitor the Afrin Canton in northwestern Aleppo, as part of a de-escalation agreement in this […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army reaches outskirts of ISIL’s last stronghold in central Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) took control of Al-Mushayrifah and the Al-Bilas Mountains in the eastern countryside of the Hama Governorate, the pro-government ISIS Hunters reported. As a result of this advance, the Syrian Arab Army is all but two kilometers south of the Islamic State’s last stronghold, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Violent settler frenzy as Israeli government releases radical statements
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:38 P.M.) – The Israeli regimes ‘defence minister’ Avigdor Liberman has just upgraded the status of the illegal Israeli settlers in Hebron to make them part of an official settlement. As this was announced settlers in Hebron went into a frenzy assaulting local Palestinians, burning Palestinian land, shouting insults at the Islamic faith […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian forces inflict dreadful manpower, vehicles losses on ISIS across 3 embattled provinces
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 A.M.) – All across eastern Syria, ISIS has been fanatically resisting the drive of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and other forces – both on the ground and in the air – allied to it. To this end the jihadist faction has been met with nothing but utter devastation on it ranks […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian residents return to border cities
The Syrians are returning to the country’s southern city of Zabadani located not far from Damascus and the Lebanese border, due to the establishment of the ceasefire and de-escalation zones in the area, the city’s mayor said Wednesday. Zabadani, which had been a resort city before the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army, allies take 5 Jordanian border forts in south Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:55 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its paramilitary allies – taking advantage of their vast numerical superiority in manpower and mechanized equipment resources – continue to roll up the Syrian-Jordanian border space in southern Rif Dimashq (Damascus) Governorate. Today pro-government forces secured the border points of Garrison 165, Garrison 166, Garrison 167, Garrison […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian, Russian Air Force pounds ISIS across Syria
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:40 P.M.) – More than 30 airstrikes have been conducted by the Syrian and Russian warplanes against the Islamic State in several areas across the war-torn country. A Syrian military source said that the airstrikes targeted positions and outposts for ISIS in east Hama countryside, south Raqqa countryside and the eastern city of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Statues Away: Who Really Cares About Slavery?
[image: statues-away-who-really-cares-about-slavery] If those on the Left really cared about slavery, they wouldn’t be obsessed with tearing down the statues of long-dead slave-owners. What they might do is combat the slavery still occurring in non-Western countries.
Trillions in Credit for a New Infrastructure: The Hurricane Shows Us There Is No Alternative!
The ongoing destruction of lives, livelihoods, economy, and productivity by the hurricane in Texas is a signal to the country: The elected officials of the United States must have refused and stalled for the last time, on rebuilding and replacing the nation's ancient and broken-down economic infrastructure. Let the words "natural disaster" not be misused. A major city is being destroyed because it is flood-prone, floods repeatedly, and its flood-control infrastructure — designed and built 70-80 years ago — is no longer worthy of the name. Yet the plans to completely rebuild it, r...more »
North Korean Leader Kim Jung-Un Promises More Missile Launches
*Daily Mail*: *The next one is heading for Guam': Giggling tyrant Kim Jong-un warns he will target US Pacific base and fire more rockets over 'cruel' neighbour Japan after overseeing 'curtain raiser' ballistic missile launch* * North Korea's test missile launch saw a ballistic missile fly over northern Japan * Kim Jong-un expressed satisfaction and warned it was merely a 'curtain raiser' * State media called it a 'meaningful prelude to containing' US Pacific base Guam * US Ambassador to the UN said it was time Pyongyang recognised the 'danger they are putting themselves in' Kim J... more »
Record Rainfalls A Thing Of The Past
By Paul Homewood http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ohd/hdsc/record_precip/record_precip_us.html We keep being told by climate fraudsters that global warming is responsible for more intensive rainfall, the theory being that a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture. Funny then that when we look at rainfall records across the US for all sorts of different timescales, we find none at all […]
DOWNWARD SPIRAL: Script never dies!
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2017Part 2—Clinton creates a script:* Live and direct from Little Rock, Gene Lyons wrote a column last week about those Confederate statues. We'd say his column is well worth reading. The column starts like this: "If your precious 'Southern heritage' includes swastikas, you may as well quit reading right here. But odds are astronomically high that it doesn't." We'd say the column is well worth reading. For various reasons, we wondered what sorts of comments it would draw. Did we even have to ask? It drew some familiar old script. Amazingly but not amazingly... more »
Lynn Yaeger: Meet the woman who criticized Melania Trump's high heels...
*I couldn't make this up in a gazillion years.* This woman, highly touted by the libtard set, had this to say about Melania Trump. I've interjected my comments in red. *And wait until you see the fashion icon.* Oh, Melania. In the words of the late, great Lou Reed, you “couldn’t hit it sideways.” (Wow! Nothing like quoting from an obscene song that no respectable person should even be aware of that references being unable to hit a vein (sideways) for the next drug hit.) First the now–First Lady (perhaps unwittingly) plagiarizes Michelle Obama in her convention speech, (no proof ... more »
Tal Afar Battle Day 10
The Iraqi forces (ISF) were still attempting to capture the Ayadiyah sub-district of Tal Afar. The Islamic State was putting up stubborn resistance leading the Iraqis to call in reinforcements. Originally, only the army’s 15th and 16th Divisions were involved. Now the army’s 9thDivision, the Hashd, the Federal Police, the Rapid Reaction forces, and the Golden Division are all attacking Ayadiyah from three sides. It was reported they reached the center of the town itself, and controlled50% of the area. According to people fleeing the fighting the militants tookaround 120 families w... more »
This Day In Iraqi History – Aug 30
1962 KDP bombed Iraq Petroleum Company pipeline 1968 Pres Bakr shut down Iraqi offices of Arab Socialist Union and ended Iraq-Egypt union plans 1992 Reports that govt arrested Shiites in south and moved them into camps 1996 State Dept attempted to mediate ceasefire between KDP-PUK KDP denied that it had any deal with Baghdad 2002 Blair decided UK strategy would be to get UN to issue resolution that would give ultimatum to Iraq on inspectors or else 2003 Iraqi Governing Council announced 17 candidates for first-post Saddam cabinet 2006 Bush said if US left ... more »
Serenity Faces Ice Aug.30
h/t to angech for asking an interesting question: What are the chances of an early refreezing in the Northwest Passage? It provoked me to look more into the recent history of ice extents in the CAA (Canadian Arctic Archipelago). The image above shows the years in the last decade closest to 2017 in terms of […]
Alan Greenspan, Ayn Rand and the Issue of Taxation
Many Objectivists seem to believe that Alan Greenspan is an Objectivist follower of Ayn Rand. They even accuse him of some kind of moral misdemeanour because of his failure to act like John Galt or Howard Roark while he was the FED Chairman. I have no idea from where these Objectivists get the idea that Greenspan is (or was) a follower of Rand. He has never said anything like that. Sure, he talks about his admiration for Rand's philosophy, but he does not see himself as her follower. In fact, he disagrees with Rand on a number of issues. In his book* The Age of Turbulence: Adventu... more »
Rothschild Just Dumped Massive Amounts of US Assets, Sending an Ominous Signal
[image: rothschild]In an ominous move, Lord Jacob Rothschild has aggressively moved to limit his exposure to "risky" U.S. capital markets.
Donald Trump Jr. agrees to sit down for a transcribed interview with the Senate judiciary committee as Robert Mueller subpoenas former lawyer and spokesperson for Paul Manafort.
Courtesy of CNN: *President Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., has agreed to sit down for a transcribed interview with the Senate judiciary committee, as investigators continue to dig into his attendance at a 2016 meeting where he was promised Russian dirt on the Clinton campaign. * *After weeks of discussions, Trump Jr. has agreed on a date to be interviewed by the panel in private, according to Taylor Foy, spokesman for committee Chairman Chuck Grassley. Trump Jr. will be interviewed by senior committee staff, and senators will be invited to attend, Foy said. * This is the c... more »
Is The U.S. Going To Call For An Oil Embargo On North Korea?
*Nikkei Asian Review:* *Japan, US look to cut off North Korea's oil supply* *Allies reach for last economic resort after missile launch raises threat level* TOKYO -- The U.S. and Japan will call for an international embargo on oil exports to North Korea in response to Tuesday's launch of a ballistic missile over Japan, as the allies seek to strike at the lifeblood of Pyongyang's weapons programs. The ban will be proposed at an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to be held in New York on Tuesday at the request of Japan, the U.S. and South Korea. All three co... more »
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Naomi Klein offers her take on why we need to talk about climate change when its effects are most visible: (E)very time we act as if an unprecedented weather event is hitting us out of the blue, as some sort of Act of God that no one foresaw, reporters are making a highly political decision. It’s a decision to spare feelings and avoid controversy at the expense of telling the truth, however difficult. Because the truth is that these events have long been predicted by climate scientists. Warmer oceans throw up more powerful storms. ... more »
French Police Hunt for Girl, 9, Who Vanished at a Wedding
A message posted to the Gendarmerie Nationale Twitter account reads in French: "Call for witnesses" - "Worrying disappearance of a minor[."]
Public Schools Grappling with Confederate Names, Images
Education officials around the nation debated whether to remove Confederate remnants from schools, some with students who are descendants of former slaves.
Louisiana Residents Hope Sandbags Will Keep Harvey Water Out
A weakened Tropical Storm Harvey left Louisiana residents bracing for possible tornadoes and hoping water would stay out of their sandbagged homes.
WATCH: Cop Maces & Tasers Unconscious Man in His Face as He Has a Stroke—Taxpayers Held Liable
[image: stroke]After maintaining a standoff with an unconscious stroke victim, police then tasered him in his face, pepper sprayed him, and threw him down.
Russian journalist kidnapped in Kiev
Anna Kurbatova of Russia's Channel One is being illegally detained by regime forces. More The post Russian journalist kidnapped in Kiev appeared first on The Duran.
India to restructure 57,000 military, civilian posts as part of army reform
The announcement comes shortly after India's withdrawal from the Doklam/Donglang region after a summer-long dispute with China. More The post India to restructure 57,000 military, civilian posts as part of army reform appeared first on The Duran.
UN Security Council unanimously condemns North Korea’s missile launch
Russia and China condemn North Korea and caution against war, the US implies the war is still very much on the table. More The post UN Security Council unanimously condemns North Korea’s missile launch appeared first on The Duran.
Engineering journal removes article co-authored by former president of Iran
Does failing to disclose that you were once a leader in the “Axis of Evil” deserve retraction? An engineering journal has pulled a 2017 paper whose authors included Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Ahmadinejad, the notorious anti-Semitic and anti-West president of Iran from 2005 to 2013, was a civil engineer […] The post Engineering journal removes article co-authored by former president of Iran appeared first on Retraction Watch.
"Systemic Uncertainty, Meet Fragility"
*"Systemic Uncertainty, Meet Fragility"* by Charles Hugh Smith "That's the problem with fragility: everything looks fine on the surface until a crisis applies pressure. Then the whole rickety contraption collapses in a heap.. Life is inherently uncertain, but systems that were once considered certainties have increasingly become uncertain. Social Security is one example; recent polls reflect widespread doubts among Millennials and Gen-Xers that there will be any Social Security benefits left for them by the time they reach retirement age. This doubt is fact-based; as the number of r... more »
Racial Lies and Racism
[image: racial-lies-and-racism] The U.S. departments of Justice and Education plan to investigate racial bias in admissions at Harvard and other elite institutions where Asian-Americans are held to far higher standards than other applicants.
World News Briefs -- August 30, 2017
North Korea's state news agency released pictures purportedly showing Kim Jong-un observing the launch. (KCNA) *ABC News Online:* *United Nations Security Council condemns 'outrageous' North Korea missile launch* The United Nations Security Council has condemned North Korea's firing of a ballistic missile over Japan as an "outrageous" threat, demanding Pyongyang cease all missile tests and weapons programs. In a statement, the 15-member Security Council said it was of "vital importance" North Korea took immediate, concrete actions to reduce tensions, and called on all states to im... more »
Trump's Continuing War Against Seniors In Long Term Care Facilities
Last Wednesday we noted the latest group Trumpanzee's Regime in targeting: senior citizens in long term care facilities. The Regime is trying to take away the right of victims of nursing home abuse to sue the nursing facilities-- something they claim in bad for business... businesses that contribute a great deal of money to corrupt conservative officials. And they tried to minimize the seriousness of old people in nursing homes being abused and neglected-- as though it rarely happens. That's just another Trump World lie, as an A.P. report made clear Monday afternoon. More than 1... more »
PUNCHING NAZIS HELPS NAZIS
Nancy Pelosi is denouncing violent antifa: * Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement denouncing the violent protests carried out this weekend in Berkeley, California:* “Our democracy has no room for inciting violence or endangering the public, no matter the ideology of those who commit such acts. The violent actions of people calling themselves antifa in Berkeley this weekend deserve unequivocal condemnation, and the perpetrators should be arrested and prosecuted. “In California, as across all of our great nation, we have deep reverence for the Constitution... more »
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*University of Tampa professor fired after tweeting Hurricane Harvey is 'karma' for Texas voting Republican* Don't mess with Twitter. A University of Tampa assistant sociology professor got taken to school after he suggested Hurricane Harvey is retribution for Texans who voted for the GOP in a tweet Sunday night, theTampa Bay Timesreports. In the since-deleted post, Kenneth L. Storey stated, "I don't believe in instant karma but this kinda feels like it for Texas. Hopefully this will help them realize the GOP doesn't care about them." Along with a barrage of acerbic messages aime... more »
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*World’s soils have lost 133 billion tonnes of carbon since the dawn of agriculture, study estimates* *How awful! And how awful it is that world food production has never been higher! Even China is now a net food exporter. How awful that we are drowning in agricultural surpluses and food has never been cheaper. Do these galoots even think?? Getting CO2 into the air HELPS plants, including food crops* The degradation of the Earth’s soil by humans has been an environmental catastrophe on a similar scale to the deforestation of much of the planet, a new study suggests. Experts... more »
Creating a New Category of Enemy for America
The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate recently passed S. 1761, the bill authorizing appropriations for fiscal 2018 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States government, the Community Management Account and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System. While the passing of this bill received relatively little attention from the mainstream media, some of the so-called "fake news" outlets did pick up on one very salient point as you will see in this posting. After reading through the mind-numbing legalese, right at the v... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 30, 2017
*CNBC:* *US may send more military might to Korean Peninsula, including F-35s and warships* * A South Korean presidential official reportedly said the U.S. may send more military equipment to the Korean Peninsula, including stealth fighters, bombers and nuclear-powered submarines. * Tensions in the region have escalated this week following North Korea firing a ballistic missile over Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. * There also is speculation North Korean may be preparing to conduct its sixth nuclear test. More U.S. military might could be headed for the Korean Peninsula as te... more »
Do They Still Exist?
Masha Gessen writes that Vladimir Putin encourages vigilante justice: Turn on Russian television any day of the week and you are certain to stumble upon a show in which a group of people who appear to be regular citizens (that is, they have no uniforms or government-issued documents) stage a raid of one sort or another. They barge into a store or a restaurant, for example, and demand to see employees’ identity documents, the storage area, or the cooking facilities. Without fail, they find violations of laws or regulations: the staff, natives of Central Asia, don’t have work permit... more »
New poll says that only 16% of Americans like the way that Donald Trump conducts himself as president.
Courtesy of the Pew Research Center: *The survey, conducted by Pew Research Center Aug. 15-21 among 1,893 adults, finds that 15% of Americans say they agree with Trump on all or nearly all issues, while another 18% say they agree with him on many but not all issues. Most say they agree with Trump on either a few issues (21%) or “no or almost no issues” (45%). * *Setting issues aside, a majority (58%) say they do not like the way Trump conducts himself as president, while 25% have mixed feelings about his conduct. Just 16% say they like the way he conducts himself as president.* I... more »
Texas Major Hurricane Intensity Not Related to Gulf Water Temperatures
By Paul Homewood Reposted from Roy Spencer: August 29th, 2017 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. As the Houston flood disaster is unfolding, there is considerable debate about whether Hurricane Harvey was influenced by “global warming”. While such an issue matters little to the people of Houston, it does matter for our future infrastructure […]
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*Harvey makes landfall again, Texas death toll mounts from record floods ~Reuters* *Why Ordinary Citizens Are Acting as First Responders in Houston ~The Atlantic* *Photo: Jon Bridgers, Houston Chronicle*~The ethos behind these efforts is straightforward and admirable: Some people are in trouble, and other people have the tools to help them. Why wouldn’t they? Clyde Cain, who runs a Cajun Navy Facebook page *told USA Today last year*, *“The reality of the Cajun Navy is everybody out here with a boat that isn’t devastated gets out and helps others.”* *Read more* *~Cajun Navy volunte... more »
Flooding Disaster In Houston -- News Updates August 30, 2017
*Daily Mail*: *Heaviest rain in history: Catastrophic scenes in Houston as 200,000 people are forced from their homes by flooding and 10,000 survivors fill convention center to TWICE its capacity after Harvey breaks American rainfall record* * The George R Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston, Texas, has a capacity of up to 5,000 people * However, Monday night 9,021 flood evacuees crammed into the center, sleeping on chairs and even the floor * People continued to flock to the overcrowded shelter Tuesday as Houston plans to open more mega-shelters * US Homeland Security Sec... more »
Social boundary theory of humour – predictions for psychiatry
The Social boundary theory of humour (outlined here) says that the reason humour is an evolutionary advantage, is because it is part of a mechanism by which we convey messages about social (and technological) boundaries. In essence, statements that are … Continue reading →
With better data, we can help set refugees up for success
Sabi Ardalan, Assistant Clinical Professor, Harvard Law School, Harvard University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 18 hours ago
Somalian refugee Mohamoud Saed stands in his friend's clothing shop he helps out with in Clarkston, Georgia. AP Photo/David Goldman In the next few months, Congress will consider a bill that would cut the number of refugees allowed into the country by more than half. Supporters say this bill would help create job opportunities for U.S. workers and spur economic growth. Yet, arguments that refugees do more damage than good simply don’t hold water. A recent report from the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, where I work, outlines refugees’ significant contributions to t... more »
Louise Mensch busted by The Guardian for spreading lies and fake news
An admitted "hoaxer" was her source for breaking news on Trump and Putin. More The post Louise Mensch busted by The Guardian for spreading lies and fake news appeared first on The Duran.
"Unprecedented Disaster: Hurricane Harvey Has Shattered The Rainfall Record For The Continental United States
*"Unprecedented Disaster: Hurricane Harvey Has * *Shattered The Rainfall Record For The Continental United States* by Michael Snyder "Never before have we seen a storm dump more than 50 inches of rain on a single location in the continental United States. The previous record for rainfall in the continental United States occurred when Tropical Storm Amelia dumped 48 inches of rain on Medina, Texas in 1978. But now one spot in southeast Texas has already received 52 inches of rain, and the rain continues to fall. And overall, 14 different spots in the Houston area have already gotten ... more »
Diversity Remains a Challenge in Academic Libraries
A new survey reveals that leadership roles within academic libraries become less diverse as employees approach the senior-level.
The Kremlin Is Getting Ready For Next Year's Presidential Election
*Ben Aris, Intellinews:* *Russia’s government moves from war budget to election budget* The Russian government has moved from a war budget to an election budget as social spending soars and defence spending is cut. With the presidential election now only a year away, which Russian President Vladimir Putin, virtually unopposed, is expected to easily win, the Russian government has changed its budgetary focus and boosted social spending to soften up the electorate. Budget spending increased by over 6% year on year (y/y) in the first six months, which meant real growth was rather mo... more »
ISIS releases jaw-dropping battle footage from east Hama pocket (18+ graphic)
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:15 P.M.) – In ISIS’ latest propaganda video, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is shown to take heavy human and material losses due to a series of ambushes, raids and anti-tank missile attacks on SAA convoys and defensive positions. With child soldiers and foreign fighters proudly put on display, the Islamic State’s besieged […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
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From Jenna Orkin 'Texas has never seen an event like this': Harvey pummels state with 'catastrophic' flooding — here's the latest A 'party drug' just crossed a major hurdle on the path to being legally prescribed as medicine The technology that wants to replace your smartphone is going to be everywhere in just a few weeks Brazoria County Urges "GET OUT NOW" After Columbia Lakes Levee Breached Dispatches from Trumpland Part 2 — Mike Pence, the Silent KillerICE Plans to Start Destroying Records of Immigrant Abuse, Including Sexual Assault and Deaths in Custody Researchers taught ... more »
Minding Climate Change: Presidential Power and the US National Interest
This is a guest post by Manjana Milkoreit, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Purdue University. Her research integrates international relations scholarship and cognitive theory to study actor motivations and policy design in global climate change politics. She is the author of Mindmade Politics: the Cognitive Roots of International Climate Governance (The MIT Press 2017). […]
All blonde women look the same to Trump.
This is my favorite moment of any Trump presser ever. (via CSPAN) pic.twitter.com/l4R6dojUrH — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 29, 2017 I like the look of bewilderment on that Finnish President's face. As if he cannot believe he is standing next to such a buffoon.
President Trump's Transgender Ban Halted By Defense Secretary General Mattis Pending Review
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. July 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst *FOX News:* *Mattis freezes Trump ban on transgender troops pending review* Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday night that the Pentagon's current policy on transgender troops "will remain in place" while President Trump's directive banning transgender people from joining the military undergoes an expert study. The move by Mattis allows transgender people to continue serving openly in the military while the Pentagon considers wheth... more »
Stalkers & Mockers Fail to Disrupt VaxXed Bus in Minneapolis
Note: As if to prove Nancy's point, yesterday we got this comment from Ken Reibel, "Autism News Beat" blogger, and mocker extraordinaire. Imagine belittling families whose kids are sick, injured, maybe have died. Ken enjoys such sport. Don't be like...
Researchers Track an Unlikely Culprit in Weight Gain
This may turn out to work. Better yet it may simply be helpful. In either case it is the basis for an age related therapy, perhaps also augmented with hormone balancing ginseng. I was recently astonished to learn that ginseng is slipped into a wide range of pharmaceuticals today, so my very real conjecture regarding ginseng is also shared by an industry often selling outright fraudulent products and this helps prevent anything going seriously wrong. None of this is the result of a detailed study but of informants unaware of my underlying ideas. A detailed study is thus likel... more »
Were Modern Humans in Indonesia 73,000 Years Ago?
I have thought that modern humanity and its late predecessors all arose in the continent made up of the south China Sea and the Malay Indonesian archipelago. My reason for this is having ample access to hospitable sea coasts. Sea coasts around Africa are far from hospitable, whereas even today villages occupy the Indonesian coast line as against the close interior. I may be overstating the case but this are looks to be as ideal as possible for the initial creation of larger communities learning to cooperate while growing larger brains in order to do so. Adaption to the interti... more »
Oregon To Decriminalize Cocaine, Heroin, Methamphetamine, Oxycodone, LSD and Ecstasy #o4a #news
Let me make this abundantly clear. All forms of prohibition using the rule of law serves to manufacture a commercial monopoly that it defended at the expense of the state and promoted and exploited by a newly formed criminal class who can charge monopoly prices. It is so blindingly stupid and it reminds us just how stupid and ignorant so many lawmakers are. This obviously and naturally expands the market as the majority of vulnerable prospective users are located and converted by the hungry criminal class. The correct approach is to make the manufacture and distribution a stat... more »
Figuring Out The Kennedy Assassination, Part 1
I have posted extensively on this topic and have come to a clear understanding that Oswald was the go to patsy needed to shield the perpetrators from too enthusiastic police attention. That has tended to let me largely ignore the actual Oswald story itself except to note that he was most certainly a CIA asset with all the intricacy that entails. The actual assassination was pulled off by drawing the motorcade into a kill box that had at least three sniper teams set up. The chancy location but the best location was head on behind the so called grassy knoll. As it was, that wo... more »
The Entire U.S. Navy Fleet In One Chart
*Popular Mechanics:* *Here's the Entire U.S. Navy Fleet in One Chart* Not to scale, obviously The United States Navy is a powerhouse. The fleet consists of roughly 430 ships in active service or reserve. The vessels run the gamut from the massive Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, which stretches more than 1,000 feet, to the Los Angeles-class submarine that slithers 900 feet below the ocean surface. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:* The link to go to the US Navy chart *is here**.* Just a few changes .... the chart lists 4 Combat Littoral Ships when there 9 ( *Wikipedia*). The aircraft c... more »
Greg Hunter, "Social Unrest in US Bigger Problem Than North Korea"
"*Social Unrest in US Bigger Problem Than North Korea"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Charles Nenner, renowned financial and geopolitical analyst, has been saying for a few years that “there would be no market crash until the end of 2017,” and “if people were not positioned correctly, they could lose everything.” It’s nearing the end of 2017, and Nenner says, “I think we are there already. We, personally, are totally out of stocks at this point.” So, where is Nenner telling people to stash their cash. Nenner says, “Put your money in the bond market. A new bull market in bonds i... more »
FBI denies request to release Hillary Clinton emails because of “lack of public interest.”
Is the FBI covering up Hillary's crimes? More The post FBI denies request to release Hillary Clinton emails because of “lack of public interest.” appeared first on The Duran.
This Houston, Texas woman just destroyed CNN (Video)
Another CNN fail. More The post This Houston, Texas woman just destroyed CNN (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Mainstream media destroyed over triggered response to Melania Trump’s shoes (Video)
Do liberals not see the obvious hypocrisy in their attack on Melania? More The post Mainstream media destroyed over triggered response to Melania Trump’s shoes (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
THE CABAL; ROCKEFELLER; BUSH; PUTIN; TRUMP; HITLER; ADELSON; ANTONY SUTTON
There is a secret cabal that tries to run the world. WORLD WAR STARTED BY CABAL / P2 AND THE USA / THE BIG SECRET - THEY'RE ALL JEWS *Antony Sutton* The economist* Antony Sutton *(1925-2002) wrote about the cabal. Sutton was a British economist who was invited to the USA. Sutton's writings about the cabal led to him losing his positions at Stanford and UCLA.. ... Jon Rappoport writes: "Antony Sutton showed how the Soviet state's technological and manufacturing base was built by US firms and mostly paid for by the US taxpayers... "The majority of the Soviet's large industrial... more »
Good Time Charlie
*He's Admiral of the Fleet*, a Field Marshal and Marshal of the Royal Air Force. Lest anyone doubt him, he's also a genius. Just ask him. Don't take my word for it. However, without the benefit of the circumstances of his birth, would he be able to hold the position of bar steward in a knocking shop? I have my doubts that he has the stamina to pull pints all night. One knows that to be a proper barman, he'd have to come up with a joke or a wry saying from time to time. I doubt that he could do that either - and since he spends from the Queen's pot, could he ever learn to make chan... more »
Brian Greene's man-made hurricanes
*Amazing Orwell:* Have you recently tried to search for a white couple on Google Images? Hat tip: Mark Collett, Pavel Ryska. Update: more amazing queries here. Most of you remember the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It has killed almost 4,000 people (Katrina was the main contributor), caused almost $160 billion in damages, and led climate fearmongers to say that every single year would bring the same or increasing number of hurricanes to America. Well, it just turned out that the following 11 seasons saw mostly below-the average storm activity. Even more strikingly, the United St... more »
Donald Trump Crosses China’s Red Line in Afghanistan just as Obama crossed Russia’s in Syria and Ukraine
It is in China and Pakistan’s joint interest to finalise a tentative Afghanistan peace process as quickly as possible. The post Donald Trump Crosses China’s Red Line in Afghanistan just as Obama crossed Russia’s in Syria and Ukraine appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
"Hannity Exposes What Obama did During His Last Days in Office..."
https://youtu.be/v0NV7xP_99o As not reported by the institutionally anti President Donald Trump BBC.
A Better Fighter Than The F-22?
*Dave Majumdar, National Interest*: *Stealth War: F-23 Stealth Fighter vs. the F-22 Raptor (Who Wins?)* *The final operational version of the F-23 would have offered much better range than the Raptor—especially at supersonic speeds—especially if powered by the YF120. That would have come in handy over the Pacific. It would also have been stealthier and it would have been almost as maneuverable as the Raptor—or possibly more so at different speeds and altitudes.In 1991, Lockheed won the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition and went on to develop the stealthy world beating ... more »
"FBI Stonewalls Release of Clinton Emails"
https://youtu.be/ZGeo43PH-ag What are the FBI hiding? What would those Hillary Clinton Emails reveal?
Global Warming is a Business
https://youtu.be/3DpxP7R4aLw Watch and learn...
Houston, we have a problem
Wikipedia: '"*Houston, we have a problem*" is a popular but erroneous quote from the radio communications between the Apollo 13 astronauts and the NASA Mission Control Center ("Houston") during the Apollo 13 spaceflight,[1] as the astronauts communicated their discovery of the explosion that crippled their spacecraft. ' That quote may have been erroneous, however, there are now two Houston problems. Source The First: Alarmists at the Houston Chronicle told its readers, in 2011, to get used to more hot and dry summer weather driven by climate change. *Get used to it!* *The weath... more »
The U.S. Air Force Is Making The F-22 Even More Deadlier
Image: U.S. Air Force *Kris Osborn, National Interest/Scout Warrior*: *Here Is How the U.S. Air Force Is Making the F-22 Even Deadlier* *Here Is How the U.S. Air Force Is Making the F-22 Even Deadlier* The Air Force is performing key maintenance on the F-22 Raptor's stealth materials while upgrading the stealth fighter with new attack weapons to include improved air-to-air and air-to-surface strike technology, service officials said. Lockheed Martin completed the first F-22 Raptor at the company’s Inlet Coating Repair (ICR) Speedline, a company statement said. "Periodic maintenan... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day
*-by Noah* In the world of journalism and politics, there is a thing we all know as "The Friday Night News Dump." In the remote chance that you are unfamiliar with the term, Friday evening is the time that our vermin in Washington think that the highest number of Americans are pre-occupied with things other than news reports and are therefore more likely to not be paying close attention to the headlines. This past Friday, our grossly mentally ill president took quite a news dump on America indeed. He not only pardoned the convicted sadistic, psychopathic Ex-Sheriff Arpaio, but his... more »
South Korea Shows Live-Fire Drills Following North Korea's Missile Launch Over Japan Yesterday (Video)
*Sputnik*: *WATCH: Japan, South Korea Bare Fangs Over Daring North Korean Missile Test* In the early hours of Tuesday, North Korea conducted their second missile test in four days and one of their most daring yet: a ballistic missile sailed over Japan and landed in the sea on the east side of the archipelago. Japan and South Korea have reacted by flexing their military muscles and tightening ties with the United States. On Tuesday, the Japanese Air Self Defense Force demonstrated a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air missile system at the US Air Force base in Yokota, 26 ... more »
Tweets For Today
Houston floods: Night curfew bid to stop robbery and looting https://t.co/EIn8PbwKSi — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 30, 2017 Flooding and landslides from monsoon rains have affected at least 41 million people in Bangladesh, India and Nepal https://t.co/fXlLMa2916 — The New York Times (@nytimes) August 30, 2017 Saudi security forces brace for haj but no militant threats detected https://t.co/Cd3GsVv88I — Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) August 29, 2017 China used the same playbook in Doklam as it has in other territorial disputes. Except this time, it didn't work https://t.co... more »
NHS 'leaking millions' in PFI contracts per BBC News
The BBC manage to report the NHS PFI issues without mentioning Gordon Brown or the Labour Party. Anyone would think that the BBC was little more than the propaganda arm of the Labour Party. BBC report here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41086171
The Difference Between North Korea And South Korea (Photo Gallery)
Huffington Post: *14 Chilling Photos Of The Difference Between North Korea And South Korea* "Seeing these differences firsthand broke my heart.” Last year, entrepreneur Jacob Laukaitis visited North Korea on a 7-day stritctly guided tour. This year, he traveled to South Korea on a mission to compare life in the two countries. What he encountered was a stark real-life picture of the way the two nations live daily life on vastly different planes: A video summary of Laukaitis’s two trips shows people playing, hiking, laughing and picnicking in the South, interspersed with footage of... more »
Picture Of The Day
Coast Guard conducts a fly over of the Port Aransas area after a search and rescue mission, Saturday, August 26, 2016 during The aircrews were launched to assist people in distress aboard the vessels Sabine Pass, Sandy Point, and Signet Enterprise. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Corpus Christi.US Coast Guard *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery ..... *18 striking photos of the US military saving lives after Hurricane Harvey *(Business Insider).
No, the Feds Shouldn’t Give War Machines to the Police
[image: no-the-feds-shouldn-t-give-war-machines-to-the-police] To support our local police, we must first realize they aren’t soldiers. But today the line between the two is being eroded.
Radical Antifa Group Targets the Police
[image: radical-antifa-group-targets-the-police] Rather than being "peaceful" anti-Nazi protesters, those in Antifa are Marxist revolutionaries, and they see local police as their enemy.
Texas state climatologist: ‘Texas just broke all-time contiguous U.S. rainfall record’
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: The center of #Harvey is well-defined but consists of just a swirl of clouds, no t-storms. All of the extreme convection is over Houston – Dr. Ryan Maue via Twitter By Dr. John Neilsen-Gammon, Texas State Climatologist who writes in via email – Based on my not-fully-vetted record compilation,…
Serenity on the Ice Edge
Originally posted on Science Matters: Click on image to enlarge. The location of Crystal Serenity and her icebreaker as of 14:00 EST today with the ice chart from MASIE for yesterday. It looks like they are up against it now. ? Serenity ship cam h/t Tony Heller
Kremlin Orders The Evacuation Of Citizens Away From The North Korean Border
Russian citizens have been ordered to leave a 24-mile stretch of the frontier with North Korea *Daily Mail:* *Vladimir Putin orders 1,500 Russians to move away from North Korean border after Kim Jong-un's latest missile launch* * Vladimir Putin ordered 1,500 citizens to leave the area on North Korea's border * Russia and the hermit state share a 24-mile long international frontier by a river * The Russian Ministry of Emergencies warned citizens to leave the area * Dictator Kim Jong-un ordered a missile fired over Japan in a provocative move Russia dramatically relocated 1,500 peo... more »
X22 Report, “The Ugly Truth Of The Economic Disaster That's Headed Our Way”
X22 Report, “The Ugly Truth Of The Economic Disaster That's Headed Our Way” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcxVxMIOgcU *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “North Korea: Is A Major Conflict Headed Our Way?” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRfSzj1ZA8I
Musical Interlude: George Harrison, "What Is Life”
George Harrison, "What Is Life” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XFfUt7HQWM
"A Look to the Heavens"
“This pretty, open cluster of stars, M34, is about the size of the Full Moon on the sky. Easy to appreciate in small telescopes, it lies some 1,800 light-years away in the constellation Perseus. At that distance, M34 physically spans about 15 light-years. Formed at the same time from the same cloud of dust and gas, all the stars of M34 are about 200 million years young. * Click image for larger size.* But like any open star cluster orbiting in the plane of our galaxy, M34 will eventually disperse as it experiences gravitational tides and encounters with the Milky Way's interstellar ...more »
Chet Raymo, "The World Is Beautiful"
*"The World Is Beautiful"* by Chet Raymo *"Gubbinal"* "That strange flower, the sun, Is just what you say. Have it your way. The world is ugly, And the people are sad. That tuft of jungle feathers, That animal eye, Is just what you say. That savage of fire, That seed, Have it your way. The world is ugly, And the people are sad." - Wallace Stevens I'll have it both ways. I'll have that strange flower. I'll have that ball of seething hydrogen, the magnetic storms, the arching flares. I'll have that tuft of jungle feathers. I'll... more »
Efforts to Reduce College Costs May Have Little Impact on Degree Attainment
Increased spending at colleges and universities — particularly mid-tier public institutions — leads to greater degree completion, but lower tuition costs do not. That is the key finding of a new working paper released this week by the National Bureau of Economic Research, or NBER.
The Indispensable CRM: Choosing The Right One For Your Campaign
*-by Andy Millard* *Your campaign needs a CRM. This is not negotiable.* If you don’t have one already, you’re behind the competition. Make your best selection and get started now. “CRM” stands for *customer relationship management*. It is the central tool for any business-- including a political campaign-- that works with substantial numbers of clients and prospects. At its core, a CRM is a database of customers and prospects, sort of like the contacts app on your phone but much, much more powerful. A good political CRM helps you keep up with prospective voters, tracks your comm... more »
Hurricane Harvey: ExxonMobil Admits To Flaring Hazardous Materials; Arkema Chemical Plant At Risk Of Explosion – Workers and Nearby Residents Evacuated
miningawareness at Hurricane Harvey: Houston Area Flooding Exacerbated By Man-Made Subsidence – Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
NASA Fire data ExxonMobile Baytown Facilityhttps://earthdata.nasa.gov/earth-observation-data/near-real-time/firms/active-fire-data exported to Google Earth. “ExxonMobil refineries are damaged in Hurricane Harvey, releasing hazardous pollutants … Continue reading →
5th Circuit relies on TPPF Dalton Trucking case precedent in ruling for Texas over EPA
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By Ted Hadzi-Antich On Friday, a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for the State of Texas cited the TPPF *Dalton Trucking v. EPA* lawsuit as a precedent for its decision.
A Roadmap for Defending Free Speech: After Backlash, SMU Restores 9/11 Memorial
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TPPF files summary judgment motion in Austin short-term rental ordinance case
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By Robert Henneke, Chance Weldon The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s litigation Center for the American Future filed its summary judgment motion to determine that the City of Austin’s short-term rental ordinance violates Plaintiffs’ rights under the Texas Constitution. Supported by evidence collected from the city during the litigation, the’ motion shows how Austin’s ordinance violates residents’ rights under the Texas Constitution to privacy, assembly, equal protection, movement, due course of law, and the right to be secure from unreasonable search and seizures.
Why Trump Failed In Closing A Real-Estate Deal In Russia
View of the Moscow Kremlin. © Evgenya Novozhenina / Sputnik *Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg*: *Trump's Business Record in Russia Is Humiliating* *He never had what it takes to negotiate with Moscow.* The latest Trump-Russia revelations -- this time concerning a Moscow real estate project scuttled in early 2016 -- fit in well with the comical history of Trump's attempts to do business in Russia. They are the latest proof that, unlike many craftier U.S. entrepreneurs and executives, the current U.S. president never figured out how to deal with Russians. The story began in 1987, when T... more »
The Politics of Hurricane Harvey
*Heather Hurlburt* *Politics, Americas* [image: Residents wade through flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Beaumont Place, Houston, Texas, U.S., on August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY] From the amount of acrimony over disaster relief to flood-swamped Texas, it would be easy but wrong to conclude that partisan polarization over climate change is as deep and hopeless as ever. Hurricane Harvey is a once-in-five-hundred-years storm, Houston’s third one in the last three years. Ocean scientists and meteorologists are all over the media explaining tha... more »
Americans Are Strangely Oblivious to the Security Crisis in Mexico
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, Americas* [image: Omar Trevino Morales, known as] A dangerous fire is blazing next door. The capture of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, in 2016 and his extradition to the United States the following year, has caused that country’s already worrisome drug violence to become much worse. During the first six months of 2017, some 12,500 people have perished in the carnage—a rate of more than 2,000 victims per month. That level is especially significant, because it is nearly twice the pace of Mexico’s previous horrify... more »
To Hold Back Iran, Cooperate with Eritrea
*Dana Rohrabacher* *Security, Africa* [image: Jubilant Eritrean troops show off their weapons after recapturing the western Eritrean town of Tesseney from Ethiopian forces June 6. The Eritrean government said on Tuesday it had recaptured the town from Ethiopian forces after a day-long battle which forced thousands more civilians from their homes, adding to the region's humanitarian crisis.] The State Department’s attitude towards Eritrea has been singularly and unfailingly negative. President Trump understands the danger posed by Iran and the necessity of confronting that mullah... more »
Is Regime Change Still an Option for North Korea and Iran?
*Raymond Tanter, Edward Stafford* *Security, Asia* [image: People carry flags in front of statues of North Korea founder Kim Il Sung (L) and late leader Kim Jong Il during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, April 15, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj] The Trump administration deserves credit for refraining from following a “one shoe fits all” policy toward regime change in Pyongyang. Does the “What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander?” analogy apply to Pyongyang and Tehran? Relying on a “one size fits all” approach may lead to disa... more »
Zapad 2017: Should We Fear Russia’s Latest Military Dress Rehearsal?
*Peter Zwack* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter of the Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) aerobatic team performs at the ARMY 2017 International Military-Technical Forum at the Kubinka airbase outside Moscow, Russia August 27, 2017. REUTERS/Andrey Volkov] The Russian military is now a sharpened policy tool of choice for an emboldened but strategically defensive regime that relies on preemption. In mid-September, Russia will conduct Zapad “West” 2017, a major quadrennial military exercise that takes place near the borders of the Baltic States and Poland as well a... more »
Antifa: socialists or fascists?
Argument has continued over which side of the political fence lie the blackshirted thugs beating up passersby and opponents in Charlottesville and Berkeley. “They’re socialists,” says one side, “because they’re waving red flags and quoting Karl Marx.” “No!” says the other side, “they’re fascists, you see, because they’re thugs in black shirts.” “No,” respond the other side, ”they’re *anti*-fascist – it’s right their in their name, Antifa – and only socialists can be antifascist.“ “You mean,” says the *other* side, “like the DPRK, i.e.,North Korea, must be democratic because i... more »
Demolition of Education: Israel Razes EU-Funded Schools in West Bank
Published on Aug 29, 2017 Belgium is demanding compensation from Israel after the authorities razed six EU-funded schools in a village near Bethlehem last week. The children now have to study in tents or outside. Modern Ashkenazi Khazars (90+% of modern Jewry) are NOT the Jews of the Bible! Ashkenaz is not from the tribe […]
Israel Threatens To Bomb Assad’s Presidential Palace
Israel Threatens To Bomb Assad’s Presidential Palace by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ More information has emerged from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s meeting with President Putin last week. The two met in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi on August 23rd to discuss recent developments in Syria. According to new shocking reports in both Arab and Israeli […]
Tehran-Riyadh Rapprochement?
Is the plan for a Greater Middle East war over? Published on Aug 29, 2017 Tehran-Riyadh rapprochement: In addition to the initial reports that the Saudi prince wants to re-establish ties with Iran, Why would Saudi Arabia opt at this time to do this? end
Seoul Simulates Military Action Against Pyongyang after North Korea Missile Launch
Published on Aug 29, 2017 Four South Korean air force F-15K fighter jets conducted live-fire drills in Gangwon province, simulating military maneuvers against North Korea. end
US ‘Should & Will’ Get Along with Russia – Trump
US ‘Should & Will’ Get Along with Russia – Trump by https://www.rt.com/ President Donald Trump has expressed confidence that the world’s two nuclear superpowers would “get along” and that US relations with Russia will eventually improve from their record low, to if not “great,” then at the very least, “good.” – “I hope that we do […]
US ‘Needs Russia as Enemy’ – Professor
Published on Aug 29, 2017 Daniel Kovalik, author and professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, says it’s hard to tell if President Trump was ever sincere regarding improving relations with Russia, and that the US establishment needs Moscow as the enemy to justify imperial wars. end
US-Led Coalition Exchanged Fire with Turkish-Backed Rebels in Syria
Published on Aug 29, 2017 US-led coalition forces in Syria have returned fire after being shot at by Turkey-backed rebels near the northern city of Manbij, according to a coalition spokesman. end
‘Overwhelming Force’: South Korea Conducts Bombing Drill in Response to Pyongyang’s Missile Test
‘Overwhelming Force’: South Korea Conducts Bombing Drill in Response to Pyongyang’s Missile Test by https://www.rt.com/ Demonstrating its “overwhelming” military force to North Korea, South Korea conducted bombing drills just hours after Pyongyang launched what appeared to be an intermediate range ballistic missile that reportedly fell in Japanese waters. – The show of force, ordered by South […]
Seoul Says US Considers Deployment of ‘Strategic’ Defense Equipment to South Korea
Seoul Says US Considers Deployment of ‘Strategic’ Defense Equipment to South Korea by https://sputniknews.com/ The US is reportedly considering the opportunity to deploy strategic defense capabilities in South Korea. – MOSCOW (Sputnik) — South Korean government said the United States was considering the deployment of its “strategic” defense equipment to South Korea after the North’s latest ballistic missile launch, Yonhap […]
China Says North Korea Tensions Reached ‘Tipping Point’
China Says North Korea Tensions Reached ‘Tipping Point’ by http://www.channelnewsasia.com/ BEIJING: China warned that tensions on the Korean peninsula have reached “tipping point” after North Korea Tuesday (Aug 29) fired a ballistic missile over Japan, but said the United States and South Korea are partly to blame. – Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying urged all sides […]
CIA Agent Whistleblower Risks All To Expose The Shadow Government
Published on Aug 23, 2017 http://GeoengineeringWatch.org TO READ OR POST COMMENTS ON THIS VIDEO, PLEASE GO DIRECTLY TO THE ARTICLE http://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/ne… Our hope and goal is for this video to be shared far and wide, DO NOT RE-UPLOAD this copyrighted video without prior written permission and conditions from GeoengineeringWatch.org – Kevin Shipp was a decorated CIA […]
Trump Vows “All Options On The Table” After North Korea Missile Launch
Trump Vows “All Options On The Table” After North Korea Missile Launch by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ After an uncharacteristically long, “Gen. Kelly-mediated” delay, Donald Trump finally issued an official response to last night’s North Korean launch which flew over Japanese airspace. And, instead of tweeting, perhaps indicative of the gravity of the situation, moments ago the […]
The water is deep. The bullshit is deeper.
From THE TEXAS TRIBUNE: Many New Yorkers and New Jerseyans serving in Congress have, for nearly five years now, kept a list of names handy to roll out at a moment’s notice. They call it “the Comeuppance Caucus.” For some, the list … Continue reading →
Why A U.S. - Russian Reconciliation is Not Going To Happen
*Adam Garrie, The Duran:* *9 reasons Trump’s dream of Russian reconciliation is now impossible* What was once mission difficult is now mission impossible–at least for the foreseeable future. Donald Trump has yet again stated that he seeks to have good or even “great” relations with Russia. Speaking beside Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, Trump stated, *“I hope that we do have good relations with Russia. I say it loud and clear, I’ve been saying it for years: I think it’s a good thing if we have great relationships, or at least good relationships with Russia.It’s a big country... more »
Interim NAACP President says Civil Rights Group Remains Relevant
Arguing that President Donald J. Trump has emboldened white supremacists to “walk in public without hoods,” Derrick Johnson — interim president of the NAACP — said the civil rights organization he leads is as relevant today as it was when it began to fight lynchings over a century ago.
Huge losses for ISIL as Syrian forces inch closer to Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIL) had another rough day in the eastern countryside of the Homs Governorate following a large-scale attack by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) along the Sukhnah-Deir Ezzor Highway. Led by the Tiger Forces and 5th Legion, the Syrian Arab Army scored a major advance along the Sukhnah-Deir […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
IS terrorists evacuated from western Qalamoun following ceasefire deal: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:05 A.M.) – Fighters from the so-called Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL) and their families were evacuated from Qara, western Qalamun, located close to the border with Lebanon, on Monday. According to reports around 308 IS militants were evacuated and 331 civilians. They will head to Bukamal, eastern Syria, in Deir ez-Zor province, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iraqi PM slams transfer of ISIL terrorists from Lebanese border to Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:25 A.M.) – During a televised speech on Tuesday, the Iraqi Prime Minister, Haider Al-‘Abadi, slammed the recent transfer of Islamic State (ISIL) terrorists from the Lebanese border to the Deir Ezzor Governorate in eastern Syria. ‘Abadi stated the transfer of the militants was ‘troubling’ because of the Islamic State’s history of terrorizing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIL’s reign in central Syria is coming to an end: map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 A.M.) – The Islamic State’s presence in central Syria continues to get smaller each day, as forces loyal to the Syrian government steadily advance through several kilometers of rugged terrain. Backed by powerful airstrikes from their Russian counterparts, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the National Defense Forces (NDF) have plowed through […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Reports of Russian serviceman killed in Syria are not true: Kremlin
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, statements about the death of the Russian serviceman in Syria are wrong. Media reports about the death of a Russian serviceman in Syria are not true, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday in a statement. Earlier in the day, media reported that a 31-year-old Russian serviceman killed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
The Spells and Appearances of Words Can Control Your Thoughts
*Pao L. Chang* - When we speak words, we are literally creating worlds. The post The Spells and Appearances of Words Can Control Your Thoughts appeared first on Waking Times.
Want To Stop The Control System? Stop Buying Into It
*Paul A. Philips* - The control system can’t progress if we stop buying into it. The post Want To Stop The Control System? Stop Buying Into It appeared first on Waking Times.
Will The Ukraine War Escalate If The U.S. Sends Arms?
Ukrainian serviceman guards an area on front line at industrial zone of Avdiyivka. Reuters *Brian Milakovsky, National Interest:* *The Real Danger of Sending U.S. Arms to Ukraine* *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 t... more »
Haitian-American Linked to Fishy Haiti Mining Co Arrested-Charged with Conspiring to Bribe Haitian Officials
miningawareness at Hurricane Harvey: Houston Area Flooding Exacerbated By Man-Made Subsidence – Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
As the US’ fourth largest city and other coastal areas literally drown, the rest of the US and the world … Continue reading →
Hundreds Of Iraqi Islamic State Fighters Are Making Their Last Stand In The Town Of al-’Ayadiya
Members of Iraqi army are seen 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*:* 'Gates of Hell': Iraqi army says fighting near Tal Afar worse than Mosul* BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces battling to retake the small town of al-’Ayadiya where militants fleeing Tal Afar have entrenched themselves, saying on Tuesday the fighting is “multiple times worse” than the battle for Mosul’s old city. Hundreds of battle-hardened fighters w... more »
No One Has Told The DCCC Yet, But Derrick Crowe Is Ready To Oust Lamar Smith In TX-21
On Monday, Evan Lund penned a post, Climate Denier Congressman Lamar Smith Contends With New Foe: Declining Voter Support, for an environmental website, *Earth Island Journal*, that should strike a note of fear in the Lamar Smith campaign... if they read environmental websites. They don't. From 1988 to 2002, Smith had never won reelection with less than 72% of the vote. "The secret to his winning ways?" asked Lund. After receiving the Award for Conservative Excellence, Smith stated, “My votes represent my constituents. I continue to stand for liberty, personal responsibility, tra... more »
United States Has Yet to Accept Mexican Offer of Harvey Aid
Mexico is reportedly prepared to offer "a Katrina-like assistance package" to help affected communities in Texas.
Journalist Interrogated & Fired for Exposing CIA-NATO Arming of Terrorists in Syria
By Spiro Skouras An investigative journalist has been interrogated by government national security forces and fired from her job for documenting and exposing covert CIA-NATO... more »
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