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Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 255 – 2017
Originally posted on sunshine hours: If things hold (and they may not), day 253 (two days ago) will be the Arctic minimum for 2017. That would still be only the 8th lowest. South / North
Russia's Zapad 2017 Military Exercises Are Not As Big As Some Are Saying
*David Axe, Daily Beast*: *Russia Unveils Massive Military Force: ‘The Enemy Has No Chance’* *The "Zapad 2017" training exercise involves some of the latest Russian-made weaponry. But the war game is equally notable for the weapons that aren't involved.* Russia has begun its biggest war game in years on land, in the air, and on the sea bordering NATO's smallest and weakest member states. No fewer than 12,000 troops, 70 warplanes, 250 tanks, and 10 warships are officially scheduled to wage mock warfare from Sept. 14 to Sept. 20 in Belarus and Russia and on the Baltic and Barents S... more »
"Write Your Worries On The Sand..."
"I walked slowly out on the beach. A few yards below high-water mark I stopped and read the words again: WRITE YOUR WORRIES ON THE SAND. I let the paper blow away, reached down and picked up a fragment of shell. Kneeling there under the vault of the sky, I wrote several words, one above the other. Then I walked away, and I did not look back. I had written my troubles on the sand. The tide was coming in." - Arthur Gordon
Picture Of The Day
A man takes a picture as the “Tribute in Light” illuminates the night sky in New York City on September 10, 2017, the eve of the 16th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks. © AFP 2017/ Kena Betancur *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *This Week in Pictures (September 9-15)* (Sputnik).
Inferior Secretary
From WESTWISE: What’s more important to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke — protecting Utah’s most endangered population of sage-grouse or leasing their habitat to oil and gas companies for pocket change? An auction held this Tuesday made the answer quite clear — nothing is more important than … Continue reading →
All Dems Want Peace And All Republicans Want War, Right? No
Early this summer it looked like the House would vote on Barbara Lee's attempt to repeal and replace an outdated Bush-era Authorization for the Use of Military Force. But then Paul Ryan, secretly-- in the dead of night-- pulled the amendment out of the 2018 Defense Appropriations Bill that had previously been agreed to. Lee's office: "In a desperate and undemocratic attempt to kill Barbara's AUMF repeal amendment, Speaker Paul Ryan stripped it from the Appropriations bill in the middle of the night without even bringing it up for a vote. This shows the extreme tactics Ryan will us... more »
Syrian Army liberates 90km2 of territory from ISIL in central Syria: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:25 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) had a big week in central Syria, liberating a significant amount of territory from the so-called Islamic State (ISIL) terror organization. Perhaps the Syrian Army’s most impressive advance in central Syria came on Thursday, when their forces seized approximately 90 square kilometers of territory in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
China And Russia Are Propping Up The Maduro Government (But At A Huge Cost To Venezuela)
Demonstrators clash with riot police during the so-called mother of all marches against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Veron *Washington Free Beacon:* *Russia, China Playing Major Role in Keeping Venezuela Afloat* The countries 'have provided capital, goods, services, and political backing'. Russia and China have played a major role in keeping the dictatorial Maduro regime in Venezuela afloat, according to expert testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Wednesday. Evan Ellis, a senior associate at the Center for Str... more »
After WSJ Report that Flynn Promoted Middle East Nuclear Projects Inside Trump Whitehouse, US Congressmen Cummings-Engel Expand Investigation
“President Donald Trump poses for photos with ceremonial swordsmen on his arrival to Murabba Palace, as the guest of King … Continue reading →
Should The U.S. See China As Its ‘Number One’ Adversary?
The People's Republic of China flag and the U.S. Stars and Stripes fly along Pennsylvania Avenue near the U.S. Capitol in Washington during Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit, January 18, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Hyungwon Kang *John Grady, USNI News*: *Expert: U.S. Should See China as ‘Number One’ Adversary, Not Trading Partner* The People’s Republic China needs to be seen by the United States as its principal potential adversary in the years ahead, not as a commercial partner that America cannot live without, a leading expert on maritime issues said Wednesday. Answering an a... more »
16 Sept 2017 Update: 23 Sept 2017, Rosh Hashanah: Signs in the Heavens, Woman Clothed with the Sun, Moon Under Her Feet And a Crown of 12 Stars on Her Head ! Red Dragon of Revelation?!
Update 16 Sep 2017 We are 7 days to 23 Sep 2017. What is the status so far. Is this a genuine fulfillment of Bible prophecy? IMO, there is a high probability (99%) that is the fulfillment of Revelation 12:1-2: – Revelation 12:1-2 New King James Version (NKJV) The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon 12 […]
Israel Continues to Blackmail Gaza Patients
PressTV News Videos Published on Sep 13, 2017 Israeli forces have been arresting Gazan patients and blackmailing them into working as spies in order to grant them exit permits to receive medical treatment outside the besieged territory. Modern Ashkenazi Khazars (90+% of modern Jewry) are NOT the Jews of the Bible! Ashkenaz is not from the […]
The Petrodollar Doomsday Clock Just Ticked Closer To Midnight
X22Report Published on Sep 14, 2017 Corporate media put out a report that Trump agreed to help the dreamers, the problem is that he denies the report. US agrees with Russia on a peace keeping force in Ukraine. US sanctions on NK will not work because there is really no goal to the sanctions. Venezuela has […]
Abortion Doctors Admit They Are Conducting Satanic Ceremonies
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Sep 14, 2017 Alex Jones reveals how abortion doctors are abusing their power over the helpless and using babies, abandoned by their mothers, to conduct satanic ceremonies behind the scenes. end
Former CIA Talks Islamic Invasion Plan
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Sep 15, 2017 Alex Jones hears from a former CIA asset who breaks down the elites Islamic invasion plan. Samuel Huntington’s: Clash of Civilizations (Wikipedia) More recent factors contributing to a Western-Islamic clash, Huntington wrote, are the Islamic Resurgence and demographic explosion in Islam, coupled with the values of Western […]
Pentagon Forged Documents for Weapons Sales to Syrian Rebels (Al Qaeda & ISIS) – Report
RT America Published on Sep 14, 2017 A new report shows the Pentagon is buying weapons and ammunition from Eastern Europe to arm Syrian rebels, and the paperwork involved isn’t exactly legitimate, RT’s Natasha Sweatte explains. end
Swedish Govt Announces Plan To Microchip Entire Population? Implanted Microchip To Replace Credit Cards / Car Keys …
Implanted Microchip To Replace Credit Cards / Car Keys .. by Paul Joseph Watson | http://www.Infowars.com A microchip embedded under the skin will replace credit cards and keys according to Stephen Ray, who has already overseen a program for Sweden’s largest state owned train operator that allows customers to scan their chips instead of using tickets. – […]
Pentagon Involved in Over 800 Movies from 1911 to 2017
RT America Published on Sep 14, 2017 The Independent recently did an investigation into the link between the Pentagon and Hollywood and came up with some startling new figures. They obtained a lot of files, mainly through FOIA requests, that show that between 1911 and 2017, more than 800 big Hollywood films received support from the […]
Russia-Belarus Zapad 2017 Military Drills: 250 Tanks, 70 Aircraft and 13,000 Troops
RT Published on Sep 15, 2017 Major war games between Russia and Belarus continued on Friday, despite concern from some NATO members. The Zapad 2017 drills have sparked criticism among members of the Western military alliance and in neighboring countries over a lack of transparency about the exercises. end
Hundreds Of Tanks And Howitzers From The United States Arrive In Poland
Hundreds Of Tanks And Howitzers From The United States Arrive In Poland by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ One day before Russia kicked off its “Zapad 2017” military exercise, dubbed the “biggest display of Russian military power since the end of the Cold War”, on September 13 American military equipment arrived in the port of Gdansk, Radio Poland reports, […]
Promotion Standards Have Been Lowered For The U.S. Air Force
*John Q. Public:* *Air Force Lowers Promotion Standards to Address Officer Shortages* It’s been a season of relative optimism about the future of the Air Force. But the service is still prone to bouts of myopic personnel mismanagement. It will occasionally belch out a policy so bad that it beggars belief. Its latest epic gaffe will fix nothing and create lasting dysfunction … all the while eroding the confidence of airmen. In a September 13th press release, the service announced that captains will now how have a 100% opportunity at promotion to major. Only those with conduct blemi... more »
The U.S. Military Wants the Ultimate Weapons: 'Stealth' Bullets
*Michael Peck* *Security, * But will it ever happen? Noise-canceling headphones have become a familiar sight. Fastened over the ears of music lovers and airliner passengers, they use sound waves to cancel out the roar of outside noises such as jet engines. Now the Pentagon wants to use that same technology to develop a quieter rifle bullet that will prevent the enemy from determining the location of the U.S. soldier who fired it. The Department of Defense research project, titled “Active Noise Control for Small Caliber Ammunition,” aims to apply advances in noise cancellation ... more »
The Dilemma of Having Two Nuclear Koreas
*Robert E Kelly* *Security, Asia* [image: A missile is launched during a long and medium-range ballistic rocket launch drill] South Korea would gain an appealing symmetry with the North through nuclear weapons—but likely would never use them. It was probably inevitable that South Korea would entertain the development of nuclear weapons in the face of North Korea’s relentless push for them itself. That conversation is now increasingly widespread on TV and in the media here. Unsurprisingly, conservatives are calling for it; they have for awhile. But other, more moderate voices are ... more »
Should Dreamers Be Preparing for a Legal Fight?
*Lawrence A. Cunningham* *Politics, North America* [image: Guadlepe Muller, a college freshman at Guttman Community College, stands during a rally by the New York DREAMers and advocates against the the removal of the New York State DREAM Act from the state budget] DACA applicants should consider applying contract law to their unusual situation and seek assurance of due performance. Polarizing discord over the constitutionality and prudence of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program obscures more reasonable accord. Specifically, there is a credible case that DACA... more »
4 Reasons America Shouldn't Send Nuclear Weapons to South Korea or Japan
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Asia* All the reasons why. As I have been writing about in recent weeks, the United States and its Asia-Pacific allies have been scrambling to respond to the rapid advances in North Korea’s nuclear program. One idea that has been floated is to redeploy tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea and perhaps even Japan. To be sure, there have long been lawmakers in South Korea who have been advocating this idea. And, although South Korea’s government continues to oppose such a measure, the idea is been discussed at the highest levels. For instance, South Ko... more »
The B-1B Bomber: The U.S. Military's Flying Missile Truck
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Europe* A monster in the air. Like many warplanes since the end of the Cold War, the B-1B bomber’s role in American airpower has changed to embrace new missions. Unlike other planes, the B-1’s mission changed even before the first aircraft took off. What started as a high-altitude, high-speed nuclear-penetration bomber has evolved into today’s all-purpose nonnuclear attack aircraft, a jack-of-all-trades with a huge carrying capacity for bombs and air-to-ground missiles. After the cancellation of the supersonic XB-70 Valkyrie bomber, the U.S. Air Forc... more »
This Is What Happened When the U.S. Marines Put the M9 and Glock 19 Head to Head
*Task and Purpose, James Clark* *Security, * And there's video to show what happened. The 2nd Marine Division’s top firearms expert, Chief Warrant Officer Christian P. Wade, is back with yet another gun video — And this one’s all about pistols. Tired of all the hate dropped on the M9 Beretta, Wade’s latest edition of “Fact or Fiction” pits the battle-tested handgun against the Glock 19, which Wade says may soon begin making its way to Marines headed for Afghanistan. To prove that M9 and Glock 19 can hold their own in a close-quarters shootout, Wade does away with the disciplined... more »
President Trump Will Be At The U.N. Next Week
*Photo*: The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New York August 15, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri *Reuters*: *Trump to 'slap' foes, embrace friends in first U.N. speech: envoy* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will pummel foes and embrace friends in his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly next week, keeping pressure on Washington’s adversaries North Korea and Iran, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said on Friday. Briefing reporters ahead of the annual U.N. meeting, ... more »
GOP Rep. Rohrabacher Sought Trump Deal With Assange
[image: undefined] Last month, House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation chairman Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. This meeting led to a potential deal being brought to the White House by Rohrabacher. Under this deal, which was reported by the Wall Street Journal, Assange would provide conclusive proof that Russia was not the source of hacked emails WikiLeaks published. In return, he would be offered a pardon, or some other assurance that he wouldn’t be prosecuted by the US for involvement in WikiLeaks. Rohrabacher bro... more »
GOP Rep. Rohrabacher Sought Trump Deal With Assange
[image: undefined] Last month, House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation chairman Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. This meeting led to a potential deal being brought to the White House by Rohrabacher. Under this deal, which was reported by the Wall Street Journal, Assange would provide conclusive proof that Russia was not the source of hacked emails WikiLeaks published. In return, he would be offered a pardon, or some other assurance that he wouldn’t be prosecuted by the US for involvement in WikiLeaks. Rohrabacher bro... more »
GOP Rep. Rohrabacher Sought Trump Deal With Assange
[image: undefined] Last month, House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation chairman Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. This meeting led to a potential deal being brought to the White House by Rohrabacher. Under this deal, which was reported by the Wall Street Journal, Assange would provide conclusive proof that Russia was not the source of hacked emails WikiLeaks published. In return, he would be offered a pardon, or some other assurance that he wouldn’t be prosecuted by the US for involvement in WikiLeaks. Rohrabacher bro... more »
GOP Rep. Rohrabacher Sought Trump Deal With Assange
[image: undefined] Last month, House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation chairman Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. This meeting led to a potential deal being brought to the White House by Rohrabacher. Under this deal, which was reported by the Wall Street Journal, Assange would provide conclusive proof that Russia was not the source of hacked emails WikiLeaks published. In return, he would be offered a pardon, or some other assurance that he wouldn’t be prosecuted by the US for involvement in WikiLeaks. Rohrabacher bro... more »
What Happens If Señor Trumpanzee Refuses To Recertify The Iran Nuclear Deal?
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is the fancy way of referring to the Iran nuclear deal agreed to in July, 2015b by Iran, the U.S., the E.U, Russia, Germany, France, the U.K. and China. It gave Iran relief from U.S., E.U, and UN nuclear-related economic sanctions in return for Iran agreeing to monitored and verified elimination of its stockpile of medium-enriched uranium, while cutting its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by 98%, and reducing by about two-thirds the number of its gas centrifuges for 13 years and not to building any new heavy-water facilities and lim... more »
X22 Report, “Last Ditch Effort, The Cabal Pushes The Event Of Events”
- X22 Report, “Last Ditch Effort, The Cabal Pushes The Event Of Events” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te8MUkXemRM *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “GDP Is Revised Much Lower As Economic Indicators Worsen" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdq8FT7DFSQ
Musical Interlude: Gnomusy (David Caballero), "Footprints on the Sea”
Gnomusy (David Caballero), "Footprints on the Sea” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGYW0zPJ0v8
"A Look to the Heavens"
A beautiful conjunction of Venus and Moon, human, sand, and Milky Way is depicted in this night skyscape from planet Earth. The scene is a panorama of 6 photos taken in a moment near the end of a journey. *Click image for larger size.* In the foreground, footsteps along the wind-rippled dunes are close to the Huacachina oasis in the southwestern desert of Peru. An engaging perspective on the world at night, the stunning final image was also chosen as a winner in The World at Night's 2017 International Earth and Sky Photo Contest.” - https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170915.html
Trump supporters are burning their MAGA hats in frustration over possible immigration deal with Democrats.
Dear @realdonaldtrump pic.twitter.com/CX0VRMOxJB — Luis Withrow (@_weese_) September 15, 2017 When @realDonaldTrump lets the swamp monsters in and shows the base the door...the base fights back -The Deplorables #MAGA #DACA #NoAmnesty pic.twitter.com/EvpyekS26y — MAGA G (@Pandas4Trump) September 15, 2017 #AmnestyDon #burnmyMAGAhat pic.twitter.com/xECHLI1XZn — Nathan Simms (@ClevelandSimms) September 15, 2017 Courtesy of Raw Story: *Supporters of President Donald Trump are still furious about his decision to work with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on helpi... more »
Did National Geographic Purchase Footage of Destructive Tornadoes for $1 Million?
A video purporting to show series of destructive tornadoes actually showed computer-generated special effects that originally appeared in a Hollywood movie.
BREAKING: North Korea will not stop nuclear program until achieving parity with US
Similar bellicose statements from the US and South Korea, indicate that we are in the preliminary states of an arms race. More The post BREAKING: North Korea will not stop nuclear program until achieving parity with US appeared first on The Duran.
Iraqi Kurdistan moves forward with independence referendum
The Rudaw news agency reported Friday that Iraqi Kurdistan parliament had finally approved the independence referendum that would be held on September 25. Iraqi Kurdistan parliament on Friday passed a law assigning the Kurdistan election body to hold an independence referendum on September 25 in the Kurdistan Region and disputed areas, the Rudaw news agency […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIL on the verge of expulsion from northern Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIL) is facing complete expulsion from the northern region of Deir Ezzor, following the recent advances made by both the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Led by their Tiger Forces and Republican Guard, the Syrian Arab Army scored a major advance on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army crosses Euphrates River in Deir Ezzor: Russian FM
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has crossed the Euphrates River in the Deir Ezzor Governorate after making several advances against the so-called Islamic State (ISIL) terror organization, the spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated on Friday. “Now we turn to the current agenda of international relations on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Islamic State claims responsibility for London underground terror attack
The terrorist group Islamic State (outlawed in Rissia) has claimed responsibility for the explosion that hit a London underground train at Parsons Green station on Friday, Reuters reported. The explosion occurred at Parsons Green station at 08:20 local time. No one died in the blast but 29 people had to seek medical assistance. Twenty-one of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 15, 2017
*Zachary Cohen, CNN:* *Could North Korea help Iran develop nuclear weapons?* Washington (CNN)As North Korea continues its march towards developing a reliable long-range nuclear missile, US officials are becoming increasingly vocal about concerns over Pyongyang's ties to another familiar adversary: Iran. Despite current restrictions in place to monitor and curtail Iran's nuclear program, several lawmakers and members of the intelligence community have warned in recent weeks that Tehran could theoretically purchase technology or knowledge related to building a nuclear weapon in the ... more »
Tropics Lead Ocean Warming in August
Originally posted on Science Matters: August Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) are now available, and we see an upward spike in ocean temps everywhere, led by sharp increases in the Tropics and SH, reversing for now the downward trajectory from the previous 12 months. It seems likely the Tropical warming in particular factored into the active…
Study reveals that Mann’s Bristlecone pine trees may not be good “treemometers” after all
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Dr. Michael Mann used tree ring core samples from Bristlecone pines in the Western United states as one of the most heavily weighted proxies used to make his infamous “hockey stick” Now it seems that even though temperature in these areas has been rising, the Bristlecones aren’t responding…
U.S. Senate Betrays Constitution, Fails To Stop Perpetual War Policy
By Aaron Kesel The U.S. Senate voted 61-36 to kill an amendment proposed by Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) which would repeal the 2001 and 2002... more »
New Documents Show Pentagon Is Shipping Billions Worth Of Weapons To Terrorists In Syria, Trying To Cover Its Tracks
By Brandon Turbeville While Donald Trump garnered praise from many anti-imperialist activists and researchers after his public announcement that he was ending the CIA’s program... more »
Homeland Security Faces Lawsuit Over Warrantless Searches at Border
By Derrick Broze The Department of Homeland Security faces a federal class action lawsuit for violating the rights of people crossing the U.S. border by searching... more »
Can Hurricane Victims Delay Their Mortgage Payments?
Lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, as well as the federal government, have programs to help homeowners affected by natural disasters.
Are Police in Sweden No Longer Investigating Rapes Since Migrants Arrived?
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage cited the conspiracy web site InfoWars in a tweet claiming police in Sweden admitted they are "no longer" investigating rape.
How the CIC Is Working to Prevent EPA from Using Good Science
After several decades of pioneering work, the “environmental” movement was captured by environmental extremists during the last few decades of the last century; EPA, in turn, was effectively captured by the “environmental” movement starting during the Clinton Administration and in a very accelerated way during the Obama Administration. This capture of EPA was not limited […]
World News Briefs -- September 15, 2017 (Evening Edition)
*Reuters*: *After new North Korea missile test, U.S. says has military options* WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it had military options to deal with North Korea, signaling its patience for diplomacy is wearing thin after Pyongyang fired a missile over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean for the second time in under a month. In the latest attempt to deal with an issue that has repeatedly frustrated world powers, the U.N. Security Council condemned the “highly provocative” missile launch by North Korea. The council’s 15 members had already steppe... more »
Trump’s Apparent Willingness to Preserve DACA Disturbs His Conservative Base
[image: trump-s-apparent-willingness-to-preserve-daca-disturbs-his-conservative-base] Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) claimed President Trump said he would enshrine into law the DACA protections from deportation for 700,000 young illegal aliens.
Newton’s Time
I’m reading Jan Lamprecht’s ‘interesting’ book on Hollow Earth theories and noted he regards the English understanding of gravity perjoratively; the English view was and is that gravity is an innate property of matter. Why do the English believe this? … Continue reading →
Mohawk Nation News 'Loboto'Mobile'
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The Poet: Mary Oliver, "Morning Poem"
*"Morning Poem"* "Every morning the world is created. Under the orange sticks of the sun, the heaped ashes of the night turn into leaves again and fasten themselves to the high branches- and the ponds appear like black cloth on which are painted islands of summer lilies. If it is your nature to be happy you will swim away along the soft trails for hours, your imagination alighting everywhere. And if your spirit carries within it the thorn that is heavier than lead- if it's all you can do to keep on trudging- there is still somewhere deep within you a beast shouting that the earth... more »
"We Must Picture Hell As..."
"We must picture hell as a state where everyone is perpetually concerned about his own dignity and advancement, where everyone has a grievance, and where everyone lives with the deadly serious passions of envy, self-importance, and resentment." - C.S. Lewis ○ *Related:* "What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder, And Why Does Everyone Seem to Have It?" - http://www.slate.com/
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"We Like To Think..."
"We like to think that we are rational beings; humane, conscientious, civilized, thoughtful. But when things fall apart, even just a little, it becomes clear we are not better than animals. We have opposable thumbs, we think, we walk erect, we speak, we dream, but deep down we are still routing around in the primordial ooze; biting, clawing, scratching out an existence in the cold, dark world like the rest of the tree-toads and sloths." - "Grey's Anatomy"
Free Download: Erich Fromm, "The Sane Society"
*"The Sane Society"* by Erich Fromm "Social psychologist Erich Fromm’s seminal exploration of the profound ills of modern society, and how best to overcome them. One of Fromm’s main interests was to analyze social systems and their impact on the mental health of the individual. In this study, he reaches further and asks: “Can a society be sick?” He finds that it can, arguing that Western culture is immersed in a “pathology of normalcy” that affects the mental health of individuals." *Freely download, in PDF format, here:* - https://historicalunderbelly.files.wordpress.com/ “If I am... more »
"Breaking the Shackles of Social Conditioning"
*"Breaking the Shackles of Social Conditioning" * by Sofo Archon "What does a hooligan, a kamikaze, and a racist have in common? They all don’t use their brain. What I mean by “they don’t use their brain” is that they don’t think - or, to be more precise, they don’t think critically. But it’s not only they that don’t. In fact, most people are no different when it comes to this. Sure, we all have our thoughts, and over the years have formed certain opinions. But how many of those opinions are merely beliefs resulting from social conditioning, and how many of them are based on our o... more »
Is This a Giant Seahorse Fossil?
A Photoshop contest entry has resurfaced on social media, where people claim it is evidence of a human-sized seahorse.
New state-level jobs report shows Texas' job creation continues to lead nation
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By Vance Ginn Today, the Texas Workforce Commission released state-level labor market information for August 2017. The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s director of the Center for Economic Prosperity and senior economist, Dr. Vance Ginn issued the following statement:
Even conservative Texans agree, it's time to tap the rainy day fund
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NO, THAT CALIFORNIA LAW PROBABLY WON'T FORCE TRUMP TO RELEASE HIS TAX RETURNS
This is amusing: The California State Assembly on Thursday passed a bill that would require all presidential candidates to release their tax returns prior to being placed on the state’s ballot. The bill, called the Presidential Tax Transparency and Accountability Act, passed the state Assembly on a 42-18 vote and will now head to the state Senate for a concurrence vote before being sent to the governor for his signature. You'd think this would force President Trump to come clean, assuming it passes the state senate and is signed by Governor Jerry Brown. But there's less to the bil... more »
Chuck Schumer brags to Mitch McConnell about his cozy new relationship with Donald Trump.
Courtesy of Politicususa: *Schumer was overheard telling someone, “He likes us. He likes me anyway….Here’s what I told him, I said, ‘Mr. President, you’re much better off if you can sometimes step right and sometimes step left. If you have to step in just one direction, you’re boxed.’ He gets that.”* Now what makes this conversation even more interesting is who Schumer was talking to about this. Evidently Schumer was talking to McConnell when he said this, believe it or nothttps://t.co/V8Ncsew3HV — Erica Werner (@ericawerner) September 14, 2017 Of course what makes this so intere... more »
Russia’s Broken Promises: Ukraine Gave Up Nuclear Weapons Arsenal in Exchange for Respect of its Independence, Sovereignty and Borders
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : “Nuclear complex ‘Pioneer’ at the Military History Museum of Ukraine Air Force, Vinnytsia” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_and_Ukraine Russia’s Putin…
Iraqi Kurdish Parliament Has Approved An Independence Referendum On Sept 25
General view of the Kurdistan Parliament meeting in Erbil, Iraq September 15, 2107. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari *BBC*:* Kurdish MPs say yes to independence referendum* The Iraqi Kurdish parliament has voted to back a planned referendum in the face of opposition from across the globe. The Kurdistan Regional Government, sitting for the first time in two years, backed the 25 September vote on Friday. Iraq's central government rejected the referendum as unconstitutional on Tuesday. Iran, Turkey and the US also object to the vote, fearing further instability. There had been calls for it to... more »
Wind could make Britain an energy superpower to rival Arabia !
By Paul Homewood Ambrose Evans-Pritchard is away with the fairies again: The economic argument over wind power has been settled. Britain’s national gamble on offshore wind arrays in the North Sea and the Irish Sea has been vindicated in spectacular style. This should be proclaimed, assiduously nurtured, and expanded where compatible […]
An Open House Seat In Hawaii-- Beware The Fake Progressive
*Lobbyist Doug Chin* Whether she wins or loses, the biggest wave from Colleen Hanabusa's decision to primary Governor David Ige is that her plum Honolulu-based House seat (PVI is D+17-- won last year by Clinton 63.1% to 30.5%) came up for grabs. Last year Bernie swept the Democratic caucuses in Hawaii, beating Hillary 23,530 to 10,125 (and out-polling Trump's limp 5,677). It would make sense for the Democrats to run a progressive and not some corporate shill. But... well, you know the Democratic Party. They have an anti-Trump candidate and they hope they can confuse voters into thi... more »
Terror in London, School Shooting in Washington, Riots Predicted for St. Louis, and Ben Shapiro threatened by Antifa at Berkeley - the Bastion of Free Speech...
*is it worse now then any time in history? * *S**chool Shooting* In case you missed it, a troubled (insane?) 15 year old, who shall remain nameless, went to Freeman High School, located 25 miles from my home, armed with an AR 15 and a pistol and shot a classmate in the midsection and the head thereby rendering him DRT (dead right there.) He proceeded to shoot randomly and hit three young girls - all of whom are recuperating in the hospital. Spokane Sheriff, Ozzie Knezovich, held a press conference, where he spoke about how he believes society, the media, and elected officials are... more »
Did Planned Parenthood ‘Team Up’ With Satanists to Promote Abortion Rights in Missouri?
The two groups have taken separate court cases in the state, but there has been no collaboration whatsoever between them.
Jefferson Latest Target of the Left at University of Virginia
[image: jefferson-latest-target-of-the-left-at-university-of-virginia] First leftist radicals attack Robert E. Lee and now Thomas Jefferson, but their real target is a free America.
Russia’s Broken Promises: Ukraine Gave Up Nuclear Weapons Arsenal in Exchange for Respect of its Independence, Sovereignty and Borders
“Nuclear complex ‘Pioneer’ at the Military History Museum of Ukraine Air Force, Vinnytsia” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_and_Ukraine Russia’s Putin Appears to Lack Honour. He Also Lacks Honor. Honour includes upholding promises. So Does Honor. From the December 1994 Budapest Memorandum, renewed in December 2009: “The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the … Continue reading Russia’s Broken Promises: Ukraine Gave Up Nuclear Weapons Arsenal in Exchange for Respect of its Independence, Sovereignty and Borders
Turkey, Russia, And Iran Have Agreed On New 'Safe Zones' In Syria
*BBC:* *Syria war: Turkey, Russia, Iran agree Idlib 'ceasefire' zone* Powers backing rival sides in the Syrian war have agreed on the latest in a series of so-called "de-escalation zones", aimed at calming fighting. Turkey, which opposes the Syrian government, and Syria's allies Russia and Iran reached a deal in talks in the Kazakh capital, Astana. The plan will apply to Idlib - where jihadists hold sway - and parts of Latakia, Aleppo and Hama provinces. The establishment of "safe" zones has led to a marked drop in fighting. Syria's conflict has left more than 330,000 people dead ... more »
Will China Help The U.S. Against North Korea?
Good comrade or bad hombre? (Reuters/Carlos Barria) *DW:* *Why China won't help US against North Korea* Even after multiple rounds of sanctions, Pyongyang is continuing to provoke the international community with weapons testing. China and the US face bad options, and each other, in creating a united front. After North Korea detonated what is suspected to be a hydrogen bomb on September 3, the US spearheaded the toughest sanctions levied to date against Pyongyang by the UN Security Council. But after the second round of "historic" sanctions within a month, the detrimental effect of... more »
Iceland's Government Collapses Over Claims That The Prime Minister's Father Tried To Clear A Pedophile's Name
Icelandic prime minister Bjarni Benediktsson speaks in parliament. Photograph: Geirix/Reuters *BBC*: *Iceland government collapses over paedophile furore* A furore over a paedophile's links to PM Bjarni Benediktsson has led to the collapse of Iceland's ruling coalition. The Bright Future party said it was leaving the three-party coalition after nine months in office, blaming a "serious breach of trust". Mr Benediktsson said the country should hold elections as soon as possible, preferably in November. Earlier it emerged the PM's father wrote a letter recommending a convicted pae... more »
Yemeni Foreign Minister Receives LaRouche Movement Statement on Stopping the Saudi War Against Yemen
On Wednesday, Sept. 13, the Foreign Minister of Yemen, Engineer Hisam Sharaf, received in his office in Sana'a the statement of the LaRouche Movement titled "Enemy of Silk Road Paradigm: Saudi Genocide in Yemen," delivered by Schiller Institute friend Fouad Al-Ghaffari, Chairman of the Yemeni Advisory Office for Coordination with the BRICS, and also the President of the Yemeni Youth Cabinet. The Yemeni daily *Sanaa News* covered the meeting with a report titled "The Foreign Minister Receives the Statement of the LaRouche Movement Concerning Yemen and Calling for Stopping the Aggre... more »
After the Houston Flood—1,000 Turn Out to Commemorate Kennedy Moon Address
Kesha Rogers *by Kesha Rogers* "We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard..." Tuesday, September 12th, marked the 55th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's Rice Stadium "Moon Speech." In celebration of that historic event which inspired so many, nearly 1,000 people piled into the Stude Concert Hall on the Rice University Campus. The event marking this historic date was titled, "Failure Is Not an Option: Embodying the Credo, We do This Not Because It Is Easy but Becaus... more »
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Merkel Can't Lead Germany, Much Less the Free World
*Alex Berezow* *Politics, Europe* In many ways, Angela Merkel is Germany’s Bill Clinton, minus the philandering. Angela Merkel is likely cruising to an easy re-election as Germany’s chancellor. Because many pundits in America refer to her as the “leader of the free world,” it is tempting to speculate that her electoral success is due to keen wisdom and firm leadership. In reality, quite the opposite is the case. In many ways, Angela Merkel is Germany’s Bill Clinton, minus the philandering. One of the reasons that Republicans so despised Clinton was that he didn’t appear to stan... more »
Chelsea Manning: What Was Harvard Thinking?
*Jacob Heilbrunn* *Politics, North America* [image: A students sits on the steps of Widener Library at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts] Manning isn’t the Kennedy School’s only questionable appointment. The Institute of Politics at Harvard University’s Kennedy School announced on Wednesday that it was inviting Chelsea E. Manning--who disseminated almost 750,000 secret American government cables and documents about Iraq to Wikileaks and spent seven years in prison before her sentence was commuted by President Obama--to become a visiting fellow. Then, on Friday, it ... more »
U.S. Government Ships Radioactive Milk to Black Communities as Part of a Genocide Plot?
A conspiracy theory involving radioactive milk and diabetes fails on both historical and scientific grounds.
Breaking: Syrian Army liberates important town south of Deir Ezzor Airport
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has liberated the town of Al-Muri’iyah and its surroundings, including Hawijah Al-Muri’iyah, this evening after a fierce battle against the so-called Islamic State (ISIL) near the Deir Ezzor Military Airport. Led by the Republican Guard, the Syrian Arab Army entered Al-Muri’iyah, yesterday, after taking control […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Al-Qaeda sharia judge shot to pieces by multiple assassins in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – Another key leadership figure of the Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS; formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda) jihadist organization has been assassinated in Syria’s Idlib province. Today, Suraqah al-Makki, a highly-placed sharia (Islamic law) judge of HTS, was killed by un-identified gunmen after being ambushed outside a mosque in Idlib […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Intimidation of 9/11 Commission Witnesses: The “Minders”
By Jon Rappoport Let’s say you work for a large corporation, which is undertaking an internal investigation of possible corruption and fraud within the company.... more »
Venezuela Just Stopped Accepting US Dollars for Oil As Countries Join Forces to Kill US Petrodollar
By Jay Syrmopoulos In what is the latest move to undermine the imperial world order maintained by the United States, which is underpinned through use... more »
Pentagon Busted Working with Organized Crime to Funnel Billions in Weapons to Terrorists
[image: crime]An investigative report reveals the DoD falsified documents that exposed the use of organized crime groups to traffic $2.2 billion in arms to terrorists in Syria and Iraq.
He is the very model of a modern major pragmatist
The American People: *"I don't understand why Ayn Rand condemned pragmatism so strongly."* Donald Trump: *"Hold my beer ... "* [Hat tip Robert Nasir ] . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
New York Times is reporting that Donald Trump berated and humiliated Jeff Sessions over Robert Mueller's appointment as Special Counsel.
Courtesy of the New York Times: *Shortly after learning in May that a special counsel had been appointed to investigate links between his campaign associates and Russia, President Trump berated Attorney General Jeff Sessions in an Oval Office meeting and said he should resign, according to current and former administration officials and others briefed on the matter. * *The president attributed the appointment of the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, to Mr. Sessions’s decision to recuse himself from the Justice Department’s Russia investigation — a move Mr. Trump believes wa... more »
Philippine Defense Chief Hints That President Duterte May Impose Martial Law
*South China Morning Post/AFP*: *Philippine president Duterte may declare nationwide martial law next week, defence chief says* Rodrigo Duterte has repeatedly threatened to impose martial law across the country, but not given a specific time frame Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte may declare nationwide martial law if threatened protests by communists and other leftists against his rule turn violent or disrupt the country, his defence chief said Friday. Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana emphasised he believed it was very unlikely martial law would be declared, but said the pre... more »
22 Injured in London Tube Attack; PM May Rebukes Trump for Tweet
link http://youtu.be/A32rLQsnVoU “Parsons Green: Underground blast a terror incident, say police: An “improvised explosive device” was detonated on a Tube … Continue reading →
Most Aid to Hurricane Victims Is Private, Not Government
[image: most-aid-to-hurricane-victims-is-private-not-government] As it stands now in the way of disaster relief in our country, private entities provide about 80 percent of recovery efforts. If the Constitution were being followed, the assistance to the hurricane victims would be 100-percent private.
Castro Invites The FBI To Cuba To Investigate Sonic Attacks On U.S. Diplomats
Miguel Diaz-Canel with Cuban President Raoul Castro. Foto Desmond Boylan/Reuters/Público *Daily Mail:** 'A grinding noise that felt like walking through an invisible wall': First descriptions of sonic attacks on 21 US diplomats emerge as Cuba says it is baffled by the mystery illness which causes hearing and speech problems* * Fresh details emerge in the mysterious attacks on at least 21 US victims in Cuba * First descriptions of the 'grinding' noise heard by American diplomat in bed * Some victims said the noise was confined to specific parts of rooms * First revelation of attack ... more »
Afghanistan - US Resolved To Repeat Failures
[image: undefined] The US military and political leadership is so devoid of learning capability that it does not fight multiyear long wars. Instead it fights one disconnected campaign after the other on the very same battlefield. Each of these campaigns will repeat the mistakes that previous ones made and will have the same outcome. Thus we have seen several increases in troop numbers in Afghanistan. Each time such a surge happened under Bush, under Obama and now under Trump, the result was an increase in Taliban activity and success. We have seen the use of local militia forces fa... more »
Janet Reno: Saint or Tyrant?
[image: undefined] When former Attorney General Janet Reno died last November, the media heaped praise on her as if she had been justice incarnate. Reno had long enjoyed sainthood inside the Beltway; the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia even created a Janet Reno Torchbearer Award. But Reno’s record of deceit, brutality, and power grabs should not be forgotten by any American who cares about freedom. Shortly after Reno became attorney general in 1993, she approved the FBI final assault on the Branch Davidians holed up in a rickety building outside of Waco, Texas. ... more »
Scene from ‘Maya the Bee’ Features a Phallic Image?
A scene from the children's show features a hidden risqué drawing on the inside of a log.
REPUBLICANS WANT THEIR CHEATING MAN BACK
Oh jeez, not this again: Senate Republicans are trying to build momentum for a last-gasp bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, swearing that they are once again just a few votes short of delivering on their seven-year pledge. Could this really happen? *New York* magazine's Margaret Hartmann thinks it's possible: ... something shifted on Thursday. After making a presentation at the GOP caucus lunch, Graham said Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “encouraged everybody to jump onboard,” adding, “I can tell you this if we had a vote right now we would get 47, 48 votes.” If they want t... more »
Over Harvey-Stricken Texas, Air Force Now Spraying Banned Insecticide that Killed Millions of Bees
[image: naled]The highly neurotoxic insecticide, Naled, which killed millions of bees last year in Florida, is being dumped over areas Texas hit by Harvey.
“Kill this MotherF*cker!” Cop Not Guilty Despite Video of Him Plotting to Kill and then Killing Man
[image: stockley]Despite a massive pile of evidence, including video, the Jason Stockley premeditated the murder of Anthony Smith, he was found not guilty.
Hurricane Harvey and the impact of sea level changes
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest essay by Philip Lloyd Hurricane Harvey broke the 12-year pause in Major tropical cyclones making landfall on the continental US. Inevitably, believers in Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming [CAGW] had a celebration. They had correctly predicted climatic disaster. It mattered not that there had been earlier, stronger storms.…
Report: Ocean Cycles, Not Humans, May Be Behind Most Observed Climate Change
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: An eminent atmospheric scientist says that natural cycles may be largely responsible for climate changes seen in recent decades. In a new report published by the Global Warming Policy Foundation, Anastasios Tsonis, emeritus distinguished professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, describes new and cutting-edge research into…
Nature Unbound V – The elusive 1500-year Holocene cycle
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Javier The existence of a 1500-year climatic cycle during the Holocene, related to the glacial Dansgaard-Oeschger cycle, is a matter of intense debate. However, by introducing precise timing requirements it can be shown that the 1500-year cycle displayed in Northern Hemisphere glacial records is also observed in Holocene records…
North Korea's Missiles Are Now 'Capable' Of Hitting Guam
*The Independent*: *North Korea missiles 'now capable of hitting Guam'* Range of latest test 'significant' as it shows Pyongyang's ballistic missiles could reach US Pacific island territory, say experts The ballistic missile launched by North Korea was capable of reaching the US territory of Guam, according to scientists and defence chiefs. Fired over northern Japan into the Pacific Ocean, it travelled 2,300 miles (3,700 km) in 19 minutes, according to the South Korean military. Pyongyang has previously threatened to attack Guam, the tiny island which is home to a US military bas... more »
How North Korea’s Crazy Special Ops Assassins Almost Started World War III
*Adam Rawnsley* *Security, Asia* Yes, this is all-too-real. *According to a 1969 CIA report, interrogations of captured infiltrators revealed that “they had been taught to expect a warm welcome from an oppressed people and instead found an anti-Communism among the South Korean people so strong that they were completely unprepared to cope with it — their own propagandists never mentioned it.”* *Kim said he never expected that the Blue House raid would spark another full-scale war on the Korean peninsula but he did think it would drive a wedge between the U.S. and its South Korea... more »
Watchdog Finds Attica’s Mental Health Treatment Unit Is Haven For Abuse And Neglect
A new report from Disability Rights New York, the federal watchdog for people with disabilities in the state, found rampant abuse and neglect within the mental health treatment unit at the Attica Correctional Facility. Under state law, people with diagnosed serious mental illness, who face punitive solitary confinement in excess The post Watchdog Finds Attica’s Mental Health Treatment Unit Is Haven For Abuse And Neglect appeared first on Shadowproof.
Harvard Kennedy Succumbs To CIA Pressure, Revokes Chelsea Manning’s Fellowship
Harvard revoked an invitation for United States military whistleblower Chelsea Manning to serve as a visiting fellow after intense pressure from the CIA. The post Harvard Kennedy Succumbs To CIA Pressure, Revokes Chelsea Manning’s Fellowship appeared first on Shadowproof.
2 Million Dead (or More): Why the World Is Not Ready for War with North Korea
*Dennis P. Halpin* *Security, Asia* It would be a tragedy like no other. The label of the North Korean state as a Marxist-Leninist regime, even of the particularly repressive Maoist Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution variety, is a misnomer. North Korea is a dynastic autocracy, ruled by a semidivine Kim family with absolute power over both the inner court and the general populace in a way comparable to a Henry Tudor or a Caesar. Even family members who fall into disrepute are not beyond bloody retribution. Just as a Korean king once sentenced his errant crown prince son to die... more »
The Shocking Story of How a North Korea Ax Murderer Almost Started a War
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* Yes, this happenned. *What stunned the North Korean guards was the line of AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters hovering on the South Korean side of the border. Behind the Cobras were B-52s escorted by U.S. and South Korean F-4 and F-5 fighters. On airfields in South Korea were F-111 strike jets supported by more fighters, while a U.S. aircraft carrier had moved into the area. On the ground and ready to support the new work party were U.S. infantry, armor and artillery.* The American and South Korean soldiers went off to chop down a poplar tree. Instea... more »
North Korea’s Nuclear Threat Is America’s (Not the World’s) Problem
*Doug Bandow* *Security, Asia* "They have concluded, understandably even if wrongly, that regime survival requires a nuclear deterrent to prevent a U.S. attack." Another day, another North Korean weapons test. Kim Jong-un has made the outrageous mundane, even boring. Unfortunately, Pyongyang has to stage ever bigger and more dramatic stunts to shock “the international community.” Kim has gotten the attention of not only the Trump administration but the American people. The Chicago Council on Global Affairs found a 15 percent increase over last year, to 75 percent, in the share o... more »
How North Korea Is Ensuring a Nuclear Arms Race in Asia
*Michael Auslin* *Security, Asia* [image: A passerby looks at a TV screen reporting news about North Korea's missile launch in Tokyo, Japan September 15, 2017.] Pyongyang will never voluntarily surrender its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program, either due to inducement or coercion. In firing yet another ballistic missile directly over Japan, the second in as many months, Kim Jong-un is trying to normalize the idea of North Korea’s strategic capability. Normally, it would seem that this latest provocation will result in an even firmer coalition of South Korea, Japan and... more »
US threatens to cut China off from using US Dollar...as China quits dollar for Yuan
*US Dollar and Yuan* A lot, if not most, of the geopolitical activity we see in the news these days is covert tit for tat regarding the revolution that is going on in the currency exchange markets around the world. This revolution is the replacing of the US dollar by the other super powers (China and Russia) with other currencies--in particular the Yuan and the Ruble. Most of the time, and particularly in the Legacy Main$tream Media, this issue is either ignored, minimized and/or lied about. This morning RT has a report about the US dollar's impending collapse that is refreshingl... more »
Musical Interlude: Elton John, “Your Starter For”
Elton John, “Your Starter For” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdKwjXrhFJg
The Truth About The Trumpanzee Tax Plans
Former CNN Chief Business Correspondent Ali Velshi, now an MSNBC anchor, is not an idiot... but... On his morning show yesterday the Hairless Prophet of Doom introduced a question to Jared Bernstein, once a professor at Columbia and then Vice President Biden's Chief Economic Adviser, by claiming that Trump's plan to eliminate the estate tax would help the middle class. Before Bernstein got to whatever Velshi's question was, he addressed the GOP talking point Velshi had just slipped onto the air so matter-of-factly. The estate tax only impacts .02% of the richest Americans. ZERO i... more »
Can't get past the headline on that!
*FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2017At Slate, Name Withheld sounds off:* We'll file it under the colorful heading, "Can't get past the headline." The headline(s) in question say this: *Why Isn’t Hillary Clinton Even Angrier?* In What Happened, Clinton takes on the obsessive demand that she assume responsibility for the 2016 election. But we can’t move on. Name Withheld is very angry—today. Back then, she was the person who joined Chris Hayes in saying the New York Times' report about the scary uranium deal was a "bombshell." (The gigantic report was a world-class journalistic fraud. It ha... more »
Nuclear Lessons Learned: US & Japan NONE!
The US and Japan appear unable to learn when it comes to nuclear power. These societies' collective sense-making is impaired by their love of enriched uranium as surely as Midas was impaired by his love of gold. In Texas and Florida, nuclear power plants were kept running at risk to surrounding communities and workers: Melina Delkic (2017, September 11). Florida Nuke Plant Did Not Meet Fed Safety Guidelines as Irma Roared. Newsweek, http://www.newsweek.com/turkey-point-nuclear-plant-hurricane-irma-663188 Operators of a nuclear power plant in the path of Hurricane Irma kept one re... more »
Project to “fact check” genetic studies leads to three more retractions. And it’s just getting started.
A project to identify studies doomed by problematic reagents has triggered three more retractions, bringing the total to five. Jennifer Byrne, a scientist at the University of Sydney, who developed the the idea of double-checking the nucleic acid sequences of research materials — thereby ensuring studies were testing the gene in question — told Retraction […] The post Project to “fact check” genetic studies leads to three more retractions. And it’s just getting started. appeared first on Retraction Watch.
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