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Natural Treatment Remedies for Depression
It’s estimated that one in four Americans suffer from clinical depression in their lifetimes. That rate is increasing with each generation. Depression is not a natural disease. It is not an expected part of being human. Depression has a cause, and once we identify the cause, we can then talk about the cures. What Causes […] The post Natural Treatment Remedies for Depression appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
Natural Treatment Remedies for Dizziness
Do you feel dizzy and unsteady or is it more of a lightheaded feeling? Although the symptoms may be similar, getting the medical history of this complaint is very important. The causes are different. Dizziness implies a feeling of rotation or spinning. Medically speaking, this is called vertigo. Additional symptoms include ringing, buzzing, or loss of […] The post Natural Treatment Remedies for Dizziness appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
Natural Treatment Remedies for Anxiety and Stress
We see people from all over the world with a wide variety of complaints. From chest pain to shortness of breath, from abdominal pain to headaches, these complaints can be from life-threatening causes. But the fact is, many times these symptoms are just a manifestation of anxiety. Anxiety is a feeling of anxiousness, unease or […] The post Natural Treatment Remedies for Anxiety and Stress appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
Natural Treatment Remedies for Allergies
Here’s good news. Most of you that suffer from allergies can feel better without symptoms. You can get rid of your allergies. And best of all, it can be done naturally, without shots or prescription medications! Many of my patients came to see me while suffering from allergy symptoms. Some had allergies for years and […] The post Natural Treatment Remedies for Allergies appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
Natural Treatment Remedies for Diabetes
High blood sugar, also known as diabetes, is a serious medical problem. Diabetes is linked to an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, cancer and dementia. The good news is, diabetes can often be stopped and even reversed. Diabetes is the medical label for when blood sugar reaches a certain number. What is very scary, […] The post Natural Treatment Remedies for Diabetes appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
Natural Treatment Remedies for Shortness of Breath
Most of us have experienced shortness of breath when engaged in strenuous physical activity. But when shortness of breath happens doing simple activities, like taking out the trash, it’s a concern. People often describe feeling “winded” or not able to “catch” their breath. In medical terminology, shortness of breath is known as dyspnea. A sudden […] The post Natural Treatment Remedies for Shortness of Breath appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
The Rise of the Trauma State: Afghanistan and America’s Unwinnable War
This is a guest post by Erik Goepner, a visiting research fellow at the Cato Institute. During his earlier military career, he commanded units in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is currently a doctoral candidate at George Mason University, and his main research interests include civil war, trauma, and terrorism. Post-traumatic stress disorder afflicts 11 to 20 percent […]
BBC Question Time Panels Dominated by Remainers per Guido Fawkes
'According to research done by a co-conspirator*, Remain panelists have outnumbered Leavers by 137-72, nearly twice as many. 86% of the time the panel was dominated by Remainers… Leavers have only outnumbered Remainers in 3 episodes. Remainers dominated in 36. In 16 editions there was only a single Leaver. Prominent anti-Brexiteers dominate the repeat appearances with Emily Thornberry and Richard Burgon on 5 times, Alex Salmond and Leanne Wood on 3 times.Jacob Rees-Mogg was the only Brexiteer to appear 3 times.' More analysis here https://order-order.com/2017/09/28/bbc-question... more »
Steve Scalise is back...
*may he continue to recover.* *On Sale at Amazon:* FoodSaver V4440 2-in-1 Automatic Vacuum Sealing System with Bonus Built-in Retractable Handheld Sealer & Starter Kit, Black Finish I'm on my second Food Saver. My first one lasted for a gazillion years. I prefer to call it my "Money and Time" Saver. It would take a four page post to tell you all the ways I use my Food Saver. *Here's just a few:* - I buy whole tri-tips at Costco, cut my own steaks, and vacuum seal them for a years worth of eating - The large chunks of cheese from Costco are cut into chunks and ... more »
Iran's Military Is Facing A 'Fragging' Crisis
Press TV *L.A. Times:* *What's wrong with the Iranian army? Deadly shootings put spotlight on forced military service* One night last year at an army barracks in Tehran, a tormented young conscript rousted his sergeant from bed and marched him outside at gunpoint. The private made his superior writhe in the dirt for an hour, mimicking the exercises he had been forced to do for two months after he was drafted. The private would soon disappear; soldiers later heard he was imprisoned for three years. Ahmad, a 25-year-old draftee who had just reported to the base, recalled that incid... more »
U.S. Military Boosting Its Efforts To Help Puerto Rico
*CBS:* *U.S. military beefs up its efforts in Puerto Rico as need for vital supplies grows* America's military is boosting its efforts to help Puerto Rico. FEMA is asking for military vehicles to clear roads and bring in supplies. The Coast Guard says it delivered 3,000 meals and 4,500 liters of water on Wednesday. The USS Kearsarge dodged three major hurricanes in the Caribbean to help the islands recover from the storms, dropping 180 Marines and vital supplies on the island, reports CBS News' Omar Villafranca. The nerve center for the military's humanitarian effort in Puerto R... more »
FBI Seizes Over 3,000 Penises During Raid at Morgue Employee’s Home?
Rumors holding that a morgue employee was involved in a salacious organ trafficking operation originated with a fake news article.
Is the Trump Administration Price Gouging Puerto Rico Evacuees and Seizing Passports?
The Trump administration did not implement a Department of State policy that was widely rumored as being applicable to Puerto Rican hurricane evacuees.
Russia Blames ‘Two-Faced’ US for Killing General in Syria—Moscow Will View it As Declaration of War
[image: russian]The recent killing of a Russian general in Syria is almost certain to be seen by Moscow as an act of war by the United States.
Florida Cop Arrested for Strapping Child to ‘Sex Swing’ and Raping Her Repeatedly
[image: florida]A Florida highway patrolman was accused of sexually abusing a little girl with sex toys and sex devices while she cowered in fear.
6-Year-Old Boy Reprimanded for Taking Knee at School During Pledge—He Didn’t Have a Permit
[image: pledge]A 6-year-old was reprimanded and his mother told her son was out of line all because he peacefully took a knee during the pledge.
The American Flag and What It Stands For
*A scene from the Hard Hat Riot, March 8, 1970 (source)* *by Gaius Publius* *No refuge could save the hireling and slave* *From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave* — "The Stars-Spangled Banner" Bottom line first. The main point of this piece is — we should stop pretending. In light of the recent protests by black athletes during the playing of "The Stars*-*Spangled Banner" before football games — the "stars-spangled banner" being the American flag, so-named in Francis Scott Key's memorable (and musically deficient) American national anthem — it seems fair to ask, Wha... more »
Damned statistics
I knew I’d seen that image somewhere before. Oh yes, here it is. (And here is a QT spreadsheet:) Statistics are one thing; how they’re interpreted is another. Julia H-B said she was fed up with being the only Brexiteer in the Q.T. village “most of the time”. Guido says Julia H-B is right, and so does Craig, but *not* about “always being the sole Leaver on Q.T. panels”. Craig has found that she has been the sole Leaver *only once*, but she *was* correct in saying Remainers have dominated QT panels. And Dimbles was wrong about Nigel Farage: “Every time you've been on this progra... more »
Rachel Maddow does a deep dive into Russian interference around the world.
I wanted to share this with you this morning because when I watched it last night I was blown away by how clearly Maddow ties all of the threads together. Maddow connects the dots between the invasion of Ukraine and the Facebook ads which caused such divisiveness in 2016, to Russia's long term goal of disrupting democracy around the world. Facebook clearly has a lot to answer for, and in response to these reports they may be forced to significantly alter their business model. Now I know that there is at least one of you who will be unable to follow Rachel as she uses multi syllabl... more »
Indigenous Studies and Consciousness Generationally Delayed
I've long-wondered why an Indigenous consciousness exists among some Mexicans/Chicanos/Central Americans and other peoples from this continent, while not in others, considering that all are generally products of colonization? This phenomenon is often most stark when many reject the notion of celebrating a "Hispanic heritage" at the expense of subjugating their primarily Indigenous-African and mixed heritage. And a related question: Why did Indigenous Studies, counterintuitively, never develop as an academic discipline within Raza Studies, considering that Indigeneity is at its philo... more »
World News Briefs -- September 28, 2017
*Reuters:* *South Korea expects more provocative acts by North Korea in mid-October* SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea expects more provocative acts by North Korea next month, to coincide with the anniversary of the founding of the North Korean communist party and China’s all-important Communist Party Congress. During a meeting with President Moon Jae-in on Thursday, national security adviser Chung Eui-yong said he expected Pyongyang to act around Oct. 10 and 18, but gave no details. The South Korean security adviser’s report also pointed to the risk that a military conflict could by... more »
DYING PLANETS: In the absence of skillful political leaders!
*THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017Part 3—We turn to professional athletes:* We've often thought that LeBron James—he's a professional athlete—is almost preternaturally mature. He went from being a high school senior straight into the NBA. He scored 25 points in his first game, has barely received a parking ticket in the years since. At age 25, he handled his departure from his home-town team fairly poorly. But let's be fair, if only this once: Not counting Jimmy Stewart in It's A Wonderful Life, how many people, at age 25 or below, have ever had to navigate the pressure of saving his ... more »
The banning of Scottish dawn – What’s this about – a police state?
I can’t remember the reason … I think it was reading yet again about Google and others censuring the web. Which having fought to have the science heard on climate and had those morons push traffic to anti-science sites, I … Continue reading →
Another Mouse Roars
Taking a page from the North Korean playbook: On 26 September, Venezuelan President Maduro called on his military leaders to prepare for war against the US. Wearing a military tunic and hat while reviewing an exercise, he said, “We have been shamelessly threatened by the most criminal empire that ever existed and we have the obligation to prepare ourselves to guarantee peace. We need to have rifles, missiles and well-oiled tanks at the ready....to defend every inch of the territory if needs be." Maduro turns nearly every outside criticism into a threat of a US attack. In that res... more »
Miffed at exclusion from a meta-analysis, researcher writes own “expression of concern”
On June 10, Psycho-Oncology, a journal that publishes research on the “psychological, social, behavioral, and ethical” side of cancer, received a complaint. In a letter, Ad Kaptein, a researcher at the Leiden University Medical Centre, in the Netherlands, wrote to say that a review and meta-analysis published by the journal that month hadn’t adequately cited […] The post Miffed at exclusion from a meta-analysis, researcher writes own “expression of concern” appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Air Force Seeks More Upgraded Laser-Guided Maverick Missiles
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The Air Force is seeking more upgraded Maverick air-to-ground missiles, an air-launched weapon in service since the Vietnam era now receiving an upgraded laser-seeker. *For the upgrades, existing AGM-65A/B Guidance and Control Sections are modified with a state-of-the-art Semi-Active Laser E2 seeker target. The missiles with upgraded seekers add the capability to self-lase from the delivery platform, address numerous changes in response to parts obsolescence, and add Pulse repetition frequency (PRF) last code hold to ease pilot workload, US military w... more »
The U.S. Navy's Greatest Enemy (And Its No Russia, China or North Korea)
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, * Sleep could be it. The U.S. Navy is supposed to be adapting to face a series of threats it hasn’t seen since the Cold War. In particular, China’s growing — and increasingly assertive — navy comprised of warships that outrange American ones. The United States’ sailing branch has to do all of this with fewer ships and severely exhausted crews. No longer can the Navy neglect the problem. Chronic fatigue contributing to human error likely played a role in the collisions of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS John S. McCain and Fitzgerald with car... more »
Does the European Union Need Its Own Air Force?
*James Hasik* *Security, Europe* A really good question. Early last month, as David Cenciotti of The Aviationist reported, A-10Cs of the Maryland Air National Guard were again practicing landings and take-offs from stretches of highway in Estonia, though with occasional casualties amongst the roadsigns. About a year prior, it was A-10Cs of the Regulars, out of Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, doing the same thing on a different stretch of Estonian road. Notably absent from either exercise was the Luftwaffe, the Armée de l’Air, the Aeronautica Militare, and every other Europ... more »
Why North Korea, Russia and China All Fear America's B-52 Bomber
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * She might be old but she can fight. *The B-52’s old TF-33 turbofan engines are also inefficient—as in, 3,000 gallons an hour inefficient. The Air Force would like to replace them with something less costly to maintain and operate, but can’t find the money—so they’re floating a proposal to have a private company do the repairs on credit: once the new engines were replaced, the government would use the money saved in fuel economy to pay back for the upgrade. Certainly an example in creative financing!* We’ve already examined the colorful analysis o... more »
The Navy's Secret Dream: Bring Back the Big Battleships to Fight China in a War?
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Security, Asia* Imagine this fictional showdown: It's July 2026, and the United States and China are on the brink of war in the South China Sea. *Even if technology provided some solutions to the problems and costs were to drop, it seems the classic battleships like the Iowa-class will stay as museum ships and remain in the past--and thus likely no chance of seeing modernized battleships take on anti-access platforms.* *However, if we do stretch our imagination a little, there is some hope for ‘battleships’ in general.* Imagine this fictional showdown: It's ...more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 28, 2017
*The War Zone/The Drive*: *All The Revelations From Hours Of Testimony By The Pentagon's Top Uniformed Officer* The general's frank testimony was full of new details, both big and small, on a huge array of topics and issues that concern national security. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford, is up for another term as the top uniformed officer in the entire United States military. He is sure to get another two years in the position as the straight talking Marine is widely respected and is known to work especially well with Secretary of Defense James M... more »
Howlingly Wrong About Hurricane History
[image: howlingly-wrong-about-hurricane-history] The reality that hurricanes leave a wide trail of death and destruction in their wake is nothing new, but while Harvey and Irma were — in some regards — exceptionally severe storms, it is not as if they were in a class by themselves.
More Than 130,000 Flee Menacing Bali Volcano
A "dramatic escalation in tremors" is leading seismologists to believe that an eruption is imminent at Indonesia's Mount Agung.
Twitter Set to Meet With House and Senate in Russia Investigations
Congressional committees are examining Russia's role in the spread of false news stories during the 2016 presidential election.
Breaking: ISIS retakes town on Palmyra-Deir Ezzor highway, Syrian Army in trouble
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:00 P.M.) – On Thursday afternoon, ISIS militants seized several points along the government-held M7 Highway between Deir Ezzor and Palmyra after launching a surprise counteroffensive along the entire frontline. According to Al-Masdar News field correspondent Ibrahim Joudeh, ISIS managed to retake the town of Kabajib and several adjacent checkpoints after overwhelming a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In pictures: ISIS suicide bomber hunts down fleeing Kurdish fighters in rural Hasakah
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:50 P.M.) – A string of images of emerged on Thursday depicting ISIS launching a head-on assault on the Kurdish-held village of Sour (Suwayyan), located in southeastern countryside Hasakah just a few kilometers off the border with Iraq. In what appeared to be a direct response to the Syrian Democratic Forces’ (SDF) ongoing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Bloody Thursday for Syrian Army in rural Damascus: 45 soldiers killed [Photos + Video]
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:00 P.M.) – The significant advance made by the Syrian forces against rebel fighters in rural Damascus has been tragically disturbed by a series of deadly tunnel explosions. For the past two days, Failaq al-Rahaman rebel group has exploded several tunnels in Ayn Tarma neighborhoods, leaving scores of Army troops killed and injured. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS on its last legs as battle for Raqqa city nears an end
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:30 P.M.) – At least 15 Islamic State militants were killed on Wednesday as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) intensified their final assault on the Islamic State’s former capital during fierce urban warfare. Amid a systematic push through ISIS-held buildings in the northern and central residential areas of the city, the predominately Kurdish […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Powerful footage: Jihadist tanks, truck convoys incinerated by heavy Russian airstrikes over Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – Footage has been released by the Russian Ministry of Defence showing the latest results of ongoing Russian airstrikes against militant forces throughout northwestern Syria. The footage (below), captured by Russian drones and from the targeting pods on Russian combat aircraft, shows the destruction of militant command bases, tanks and entire […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Deir Ezzor Update: ISIS fights back, launches all-out attack
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:25 P.M.) – Just as the Islamic State’s reign in eastern Syria began to effectively diminish, the terror group launched an all-out counteroffensive on different fronts of the oil-rich province. Relying on its typical method of attack, the Islamic State detonated 3 VBIEDs in al-Shola town located along the Sukhnah-Deir Ezzor highway, and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
BREAKING: ISIS reportedly captures 2 Russian servicemen in counteroffensive on Deir Ezzor
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:30 p.m.) – The Islamic State claimed that it captured alive 2 Russian soldiers when the jihadi militants launched a counter-offensive on Syrian Army position along the Sukhna-Deir highway. The breakthrough occurred when the terror group blitzed al-Shola town located along the road linking Deir Ezzor to al-Sukhnak. Both town have for long […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
War of Words Continues Between Baghdad and Irbil After KRG Referendum
The results of the September 25 Kurdistan independence referendum were officially announced, but that did little to calm the war of words between Baghdad and Irbil. The politicians in the Iraqi capital were pushing for more retaliation against the region, while the Kurds were refusing to listen. At the end of the day, there was a small fig leaf offered that could lead to something productive happening instead of the continued heated rhetoric. The Kurdish Election Commission revealedthe final count for the referendum. 72% of registered voters took part with roughly 2.9 million vot... more »
This Day In Iraqi History – Sep 28
1915 British defeated Ottomans at Battle of Es Sinn driving them back to Kut, Wasit 1917 2nd Battle of Ramadi started between Ottomans and British 1980 Saddam offered ceasefire in Iran-Iraq War if Iran accepted Iraq’s gains 1980 Saddam said he wanted Iran to recognize its territory water rights non-aggression and non-interference in internal affairs 1980 Tehran rejected Iraq’s ceasefire proposal 1980 Saddam wanted to seize territory in western Iran in quick war and then thought it would be over 1980 1st time UN Security Council discussed Iran-I... more »
Plane crash that killed UN boss Dag Hammarskjöld 'may have been caused by aircraft attack'
*"US and UK intercepts could hold answer to 1961 accident in Africa that killed Dag Hammarskjöld and 15 others"* *Before we get to this report, I would ask that readers think about this forgotten history from a number of different angles? *First, as it most probably relates to the many suspicious aircraft “accidents” that didn’t seem quite so accidental.* *Paul Wellstone**, John Kennedy Jr** & Nearly the entire *(2010)* Polish * (2010)* government *(2017) *There may be still other "crashes" that didn't cross my mind as I wrote this post up. In the case of the UN boss, like Wellsto... more »
Rare white wallaby is spotted hopping along rural road
*This is the moment a white wallaby was spotted hopping along a rural road in the dead of night - more than 10,000 miles away from its native home.* Julian Eley, 53, spotted the unusual marsupial while driving down a lane near the Essex/Suffolk border. Despite it being pitch black, the wallaby - native to Australia and New Guinea, could be seen as clear as day hopping along the tarmac. It is believed to have escaped from a nearby wildlife park, but experts claim it 'is not impossible' it could be living in the wild. Mr Eley said: 'I was just so shocked, it was really surprising. '... more »
All Eyes on the Pacific Ring of Fire as Major Geological Events Trigger Concern
*Terence Newton* - Is something major shifting on planet earth? The post All Eyes on the Pacific Ring of Fire as Major Geological Events Trigger Concern appeared first on Waking Times.
Trump’s Muslim Ban 3.0 Is Still Unconstitutional
After federal courts struck down Donald Trump’s first two Muslim bans, his functionaries crafted a third one. In an attempt to withstand judicial scrutiny by convincing the courts it is not really aimed at Muslims, Trump’s new travel ban (Muslim Ban 3.0) cosmetically adds two countries — Venezuela and North Korea — that do not... Read more »
Lessons learned from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria
After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, I wrote a series of "lessons learned" points, which I combined into an article on this blog some time later. It's consistently among the most viewed articles here, so I hope it's done some good. As the wider picture is emerging after Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, Hurricane Irma hit Florida, and Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico over the past couple of months, there have been more useful lessons coming out of the experiences of my correspondents (and from news media articles). I'm going to summarize some of them here. I'll add to this arti... more »
Five former presidents band together to help raise money for Puerto Rico. Because somebody has to do something.
Courtesy of WSVN: *All five living former presidents are joining forces on a fundraising campaign to help with hurricane recovery for the U.S., Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands. * *Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama have launched the One America Appeal campaign, allowing donors to help with relief efforts in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. * *Organizers say a special restricted account has been established through the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation to collect and quickly distribute donati... more »
The U.S. Is Struggling With A New Afghanistan Strategy
*Joseph Trevithick, The War Zone/The Drive*: *Taliban Tries to Kill Mattis as US Struggles With New Afghanistan Strategy* *Underscoring the fragile state of the country, the insurgents launched a bold attack on the airport in Kabul.* The Taliban has tried to assassinate U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis months after he bluntly acknowledged the Afghan government and its American-led coalition partners were losing the war in the country against Taliban insurgents and terrorists, including ISIS. The brazen attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport in the capital Kabul comes a... more »
Cowardly Cop Fears for His Life, Tasers 81-Year-Old Grandma with Dementia
[image: taser]An elderly grandma was rushed to the hospital after she made a cop fear for his life and deploy his taser causing her to collapse in the road.
Two Of The Planes Involved In The U.S. Air Force's Light Attack Plane Competition Are Being Sent Into A Warzone
U.S. Air Force Photo by Ethan D. Wagner *Popular Mechanics*: *The Air Force Is Sending Its Light Attack Plane Competition to War* Two of the aircraft involved in the service's OA-X light attack plane competition are headed to a war zone. The U.S. Air Force is sending two of the four aircraft involved in its OA-X light attack aircraft competition to the battlefield. The move, likely unprecedented, will allow the service to evaluate both airplanes in combat missions before a final purchase decision is made. Aviation Week & Space Technology reports that the Air Force is sending the ... more »
Will The Political And Social 'Wars' Become A Permanent Part Of The NFL?
NFL players and teams who protested during the national anthem: https://t.co/HCQzm9ENdY pic.twitter.com/MfwCYCOiXc — Dan Swenson (@NolaGraphicsGuy) September 26, 2017 *Sporting News*: *Why didn't TV networks show angry, booing NFL fans Sunday or Monday?* With President Donald Trump's attacks against protesting NFL players still reverberating, the league's TV partners decided to air live coverage of the national anthem before Week 3 games. Those partners left out a key element of the coverage: crowd shots of angry fans. Networks typically do not televise the national anthem except... more »
Henry Kissinger Urges Greater Cooperation Between China And The U.S.
Xi Jinping Meets with Henry Kissinger *South China Morning Post:* *Kissinger urges greater cooperation with China as ‘the world’s centre of gravity’ shifts* US elder statesman tells a Columbia University conference the only alternative to positive relations between Washington and Beijing is global destruction. Speaking at a conference that featured China’s vice-premier Liu Yandong as a keynote speaker, Kissinger said the only alternative to positive relations between Washington and Beijing is global destruction. Liu, in turn, said China’s economy will open more after the governmen... more »
Mistakes As Defined by Joseph C. Richardson
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New column day
Here, on the corporate sector's expectation that it will be able to write laws and set public policy for its own benefit - and the disturbing number of examples of it being allowed to do just that. For further reading... - Jenny Uechl reported on both the secret CAPP meetings which set British Columbia's climate policy in Calgary, and CAPP's view that there's nothing at all wrong with that process. - Beatrice Britneff and Kyle Duggan report on Apotex' attempt to stifle any investigation by the Lobbying Commissioner into cash-for-access fund-raising. - Ross Marowits reports on SNC-... more »
“No wrongdoing had occurred,” says Karolinska, following investigation of cancer research
A journal has removed an expression of concern for a 2011 paper after Karolinska Institutet (KI) “concluded no wrongdoing had occurred.” In June, Journal of Cell Science (JCS) issued the expression of concern, after a reader contacted the editors with questions about the data in one of the figures. JCS investigated but could not resolve […] The post “No wrongdoing had occurred,” says Karolinska, following investigation of cancer research appeared first on Retraction Watch.
NFL Owners Are Patriotic — For a Fee
[image: nfl-owners-patriotic-for-a-fee] NFL owners are patriotic — if they get paid for it.
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Kevin McKean discusses how inequality undermines the goal of ensuring a healthy population. Matt Bruenig examines new data showing that the concentration of wealth in the U.S. is getting more extreme by the year. Steven Pearlstein writes about new polling showing that the U.S. public strongly favours higher taxes on corporations in the name of funding social supports - even as Donald Trump and the Republicans push for the exact opposite. And Robert Reich argues as to why the wealthy should be expected to pay more in the U.S.: The rich aren... more »
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis Most Popular Member Of President Trump's Cabinet
President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, July 31, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts *The Hill*: *Poll: Mattis most popular member of Trump's Cabinet* A new poll released Wednesday finds that Defense Secretary James Mattis is the most popular member of President Trump's Cabinet, while Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is the least popular. A Politico/Morning Consult poll released Wednesday morning found that Mattis tops the list, with a 40 percent approval rating, compared to just 20 percent who disapprove of the job he is doing at the Depart... more »
Worldwide Airport Chaos After Computer Check-In Systems Crashes
*New York Times:* *Airports Worldwide Hit by Delays After Software Outage* LONDON — Flights were delayed and travelers struggled to check in at airports around the world on Thursday after a software program used by several major airlines went down. The program, known as Altea and developed by a company called Amadeus, went down as a result of what it called a “network issue.” Altea helps airlines manage customer reservations, including tagging luggage and issuing boarding passes. Amadeus software is used by 189 airlines — including major carriers like British Airways, Lufthansa, ... more »
EIR Releases Dossier: Bob Mueller—'Amoral Legal Assassin'; Bust Up the Treason Crowd, Make Way for New Silk Road Era
Today, *EIR* posted its weekly edition (dated Sept. 29), featuring, “Robert Mueller Is an Amoral Legal Assassin: He Will Do His Job If You Let Him.” The 26-page dossier presents the traitorous identity and role of Robert Swan Mueller III, in terms of long-standing, dirty operations against the nation, against patriot-statesman Lyndon LaRouche, against the victims and their families of 9/11, and others. This report—now circulating through LaRouchePAC networks, is ammunition to bust up the treason crowd of the neo-British Empire, once and for all, to make way for the Trans-Atlantic t... more »
US coroner finds no evidence that North Korea tortured or poisoned US prisoner
The US coroner has not been able to conclude why Otto Warmbier fell ill in the DPRK. His early release coincided by a visit to Pyongyang from Dennis Rodman. More The post US coroner finds no evidence that North Korea tortured or poisoned US prisoner appeared first on The Duran.
China prepares to build pier at first overseas military base after successful live-fire drills
China opened the base in August in the Horn of Africa nation which also hosts bases of the US and Japanese armed forces. More The post China prepares to build pier at first overseas military base after successful live-fire drills appeared first on The Duran.
Anti-Trump Tsunami Continues To Build-- GOP Wipeouts In New Hampshire And Florida This Week
*Annette Taddeo, rising star* Tuesday was a big day, electorally, for Democrats-- and not because Alabama Republicans nominated a psychotic extremist, Roy Moore, in their primary runoff. (Moore will face off against moderate Democrat, Doug Jones, on December 12; every poll shows Moore winning. Count on Alabama to go for the crazy; they're still fighting the Civil War. The latest poll--this week)-- by Google Consumer Surveys shows Moore ahead 58-42%.) No, the good news for Democrats came in New Hampshire and Florida. Last night everyone was talking about Quinnipiac's new poll finding... more »
It's The Politics, Stupid
Peter Donolo has an interesting column in this morning's *Globe and Mail*. Donolo believes that the NAFTA negotiations are not about trade. They're about politics. The giveaway is that the Americans still haven't old us what they want. He writes: What does that mean for the NAFTA talks? Don't hold your breath for negotiators to come up with trade solutions to a political problem. And if they do manage an agreement, count the seconds for a tweet from the President of the United States undercutting his own negotiating team. He's done it to his own White House staff, to his cabinet ... more »
FUNNY, RIGHT-WINGERS, I NEVER HEAR YOU SAY THAT OBAMA WAS MISLED BY HIS ADVISERS
According to Axios's Mike Allen, President Trump isn't sure he likes his own tax plan: In Indianapolis yesterday, he bragged that it's the "largest tax cut in our county's history." But in the West Wing earlier, Trump resisted the framework that had been cooked up by congressional leaders, plus economic adviser Gary Cohn and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.... On Monday, there were some tense moments for Republicans at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, as word got out Trump wasn't thrilled with the framework, sources tell Axios' Jonathan Swan. Trump wanted to propose an even lower... more »
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*Antisemitism at the University of Maryland * Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) is deeply concerned about the non-renewal of longtime University of Maryland (UM) professor and SPME member Melissa Landa. Currently, her contract is being investigated by the school's Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct as an incident of retaliation and "religious, political, or national origin discrimination." The contract non-renewal came after Landa filed a complaint in February with the grievance board challenging Francine Hultgren and John O'Flahavan's decision to remove her f... more »
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*Hidden Costs of Climate Change Running Hundreds of Billions a Year (?)* *The claims made below are more moderate than what we read from most media commentators. They say that the earth is about one degree Celsius warmer than it was 150 years or so ago and that may be true.Missing from their story is any proof that hunan activity is to blame for the warming and missing also is any assurance that the warming will continue to rise. Since we are at the end of a warm interglacial, it could fall. Temperatures are generally LOWER in 2017 than they were in 2016.Image from NASA/... more »
This is What a War Between Iran and America Might Look Like
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Security, * It would not be pretty. *The above is only a very small sample of what is an excellent, but frightening, report. CSBA deserves credit for showing what such a conflict would look like, and did not get nearly enough credit when the report was released. While slightly dated, since it was written towards the end of 2011, any defense or national-security wonk should sit down and read it cover to cover. After reading the whole report, along with just a quick parsing of many other documents and resources on Iran’s military over the years, one can easil... more »
Russia Just Pulled Off a Massive Nuclear Weapons Drill (That America Can't Match)
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Europe* Russia’s road-mobile ballistic missiles are the most survivable leg of its strategic nuclear forces. While all eyes are focused on North Korea, Russia recently conducted a massive drill of its road mobile intercontinental ballistic missile force. The drills involved all of the major Russian mobile ICBMs including the Topol, Topol-M and the Yars. “Today, missile regiments of the Topol, Topol-M and Yars missile systems have carried out a night march. The regiments are located in five regions from the Tver region to Altai Krai,” the Russian Defen... more »
Are clamps miniature gravitational waves?
Clamps are miniature equivalents to the gravitational shock fronts caused by colliding black holes that currently reach the press because very sensitive measuring equipment such as LIGO can detect these fronts when they pass the sensor. During travel, these fronts keep their shape, but the height diminishes as 1/r as a function of the distance r to the trigger location. The result is temporary, and the front integrates into the Green’s function of the vibrating field. Thus, the spherical shock front deforms its carrier. Having mass is synonym to having the capability to deform its... more »
EPA is spending almost $25,000 to build a soundproof booth so that Scott Pruitt can communicate privately.
Courtesy of WaPo: *The Environmental Protection Agency is spending nearly $25,000 to construct a secure, soundproof communications booth in the office of Administrator Scott Pruitt, according to government contracting records. * *The agency signed a $24,570 contract earlier this summer with Acoustical Solutions, a Richmond-based company, for a “privacy booth for the administrator.” The company sells and installs an array of sound-dampening and privacy products, from ceiling baffles to full-scale enclosures like the one purchased by the EPA. The project’s scheduled completion date ... more »
Musical Interlude: Neil H, “The Remembering”
Neil H, “The Remembering” - https://www.youtube.com/
Corporate America and Tax Fairness - How to Play the Game
With the Trump Administration "adjusting" America's corporate tax regime in favour of the corporate sector, a study by Americans For Tax Fairness and the Economic Policy Institute shows us how Corporate America plays the U.S. tax system to its benefit. As we are all aware, the current, pre-Trump statutory tax rate on corporate income is 35 percent, among the highest in the world and well above the worldwide weighted average and average rates as shown here: By way of comparison, here are the 20 nations with the lowest statutory corporate tax rates: ..and here are the nations with ... more »
At these numbers, why NOT build the wall?
I noted an article yesterday, headlined: *Record $135 billion a year for illegal immigration,* *average $8,075 each, $25,000 in NY* It began: The swelling population of illegal immigrants and their kids is costing American taxpayers $135 billion a year, the highest ever, driven by free medical care, education and a huge law enforcement bill, according to the the most authoritative report on the issue yet. And despite claims from pro-illegal immigration advocates that the aliens pay significant off-setting taxes back to federal, state and local treasuries, the Federation for Amer... more »
Cattle Mutilations: "Aliens Were Involved, Without a Doubt"
*Source: Planeta UFO and La Arena.comDate: 09.28.2017* *Cattle Mutilations: "Aliens Were Involved, Without a Doubt"* GENERAL SAN MARTIN, Argentina - Another animal was found mutilated this weekend, this time in a field adjacent to the community of General San Martin, belonging to Julio Zurbirgk, who believes the perpetrators are not human. The bovine, a black Aberdeen Angus cow, showing the tell-tale signs of mutilation, was found over the weekend in a ranch some 15 kilometers south of the town by the property's owner. According to Zurbrigk, the animal was missing its anus, tong... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Paul Horner, writer of fake news about 2016 election, dead at 38 Accounts from Puerto Rico The scientist who first warned of climate change says it’s much worse than we thought An ammunition depot just exploded in Ukraine forcing 30,000 people to evacuate their homes 2018 Obamacare Premiums Surge 45% In Key Swing State Of Florida Bitcoin Soars Back Above $4100 As ECB Admits "No Power To Regulate Cryptocurrencies" Ron Paul Fears False Flag Looms, Urges Americans To Resist Deep State Push For War On North Korea Venezuelan Women Forced To Turn To Prostitution To Af... more »
Besieged ISIS militants doomed in rural Homs as Syrian Army liberates another village
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:30 P.M.) – On Thursday morning, mechanized units of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a vital advance in central Syria after overwhelming beleaguered ISIS insurgents that have begun to run low on ammunition after being fully encircled by the SAA for almost two months. According to Al-Masdar News field correspondent Ibrahim Joudeh, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS kicks off do-or-die counterattack in Deir Ezzor, retakes lost turf at Khabur River
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (12:30 A.M.) – After briefly losing control of Al-Suwar, a key junction town some 50 kilometers east of Deir Ezzor city, jihadist forces launched a powerful counterattack earlier today to drive the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) out of the former ISIS stronghold in eastern Syria. Before the Kurdish-led SDF managed to setup a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
PBS News Hour on Vaccine Exemptions
NOTE: I'm a fan of the PBS News Hour and watched just last night. I was surprised and glad to see that Judy Woodruff was on screen at age 71. Her neck is wrinkled. Her eyes turn down a bit...
Russia SLAMS Reuters UK for citing al-Qaeda/White Helmets as “evidence” against Moscow
The widely discredited White Helmets still have an audience at Reuters UK. More The post Russia SLAMS Reuters UK for citing al-Qaeda/White Helmets as “evidence” against Moscow appeared first on The Duran.
“Fake news” writer who may have influenced US election found dead In Phoenix
Paul Horner "felt responsible for Trump's election" victory. More The post “Fake news” writer who may have influenced US election found dead In Phoenix appeared first on The Duran.
The Difference of Man and the Difference It Makes
*The Difference of Man and the Difference It Makes* *Mortimer. J. Adler* *Fordham University Press (Fifth printing, 2005) * In *The Difference of Man and The Difference It Makes*, Mortimer J. Adler offers a philosophical analysis of the problem of human nature and defends the thesis that human beings differ in *kind* rather than in *degree* from animals. He also explores the legal, political and social consequences that will follow if this thesis is not accepted. Adler demonstrates that the study of man’s nature needs both scientific and philosophical methods of investigation and th... more »
Fake News creator, who believed he helped get Donald Trump elected, found dead in Arizona.
Courtesy of the New York Post: *Paul Horner, who penned debunked articles about Bill Murray running for president and President Barack Obama opening a Muslim museum, was discovered unresponsive in his bed Sept 19. * *There were no signs of foul play, according to the Maricopa County medical examiner, and there was evidence the death could be due to an “accidental overdose.” * *During the 2016 presidential election, Horner created a list of websites that appeared to be legitimate news sites to spread false information. * *One article that claimed protesters who disrupted Donald T... more »
“Sunset of the Dollar” | Jim Willie
SilverDoctors Published on Sep 27, 2017 Jim Willie tells Silver Doctors that one of the most important financial events in four decades just transpired and now we’re witnessing the “sunset of the dollar.” – Jim Willie interviewed on Silver Doctors China is announcing the imminent roll-out of gold-backed futures contracts denominated in Chinese yuan. The petrodollar system is breaking down, […]
"Market Analyst: 'We’re Going To Have A 'Biblical' Event… There Is No Way To Stop This'”
*"Market Analyst: 'We’re Going To Have A 'Biblical' Event…* * There Is No Way To Stop This'”* by Mac Slavo "Gregory Mannarino of TradersChoice.net has been eerily prescient in recent years, having accurately forecast stock movements, Federal Reserve rate hikes and market sentiment. In a recent interview with Greg Hunter at USA Watchdog, Mannarino says that U.S. debt has reached such extreme levels that when foreign creditors and investors finally decide to pull out of the U.S. dollar the system will collapse to such an extent that it will have a devastating impact not just on our wa... more »
"This Chart Defines the 21st Century Economy"
*"This Chart Defines the 21st Century Economy"* by Charles Hugh Smith "There is nothing inevitable about such vast, fast-rising income-wealth inequality; it is the only possible output of our financial and pay-to-play political system. One chart defines the 21st century economy and thus its socio-political system: the chart of soaring wealth/income inequality. This chart doesn't show a modest widening in the gap between the super-wealthy (top 1/10th of 1%) and everyone else: there is a veritable Grand Canyon between the super-wealthy and everyone else, a gap that is recent in origin.... more »
Pulled over: A review of reactions to the London Uber ban
The post Pulled over: A review of reactions to the London Uber ban appeared first on UnHerd.
VIDEO: Kurdish armor sent to east Deir Ezzor in bid to cutoff Syrian Army
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – As the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces expands the territorial scope of its ongoing operation in eastern Deir Ezzor Governorate, armored reinforcements are now being sent into the region to boost the alliance group’s offensive capabilities. Footage has emerged on social media showing Kurdish armored cars heading south from Hasakah […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Terrorist takeover of Hama city prevented by Syrian security forces
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:25 A.M.) – A plot by terrorist forces to take over the Syrian city of Hama from within was foiled yesterday when Syrian security troops discovered and seized a very large mobile weapons cache that was destined for sleeper cells operating in the city According to reports, Syrian security forces sprung a truck-borne […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
BREAKING: Syrian forces score huge advance near Israeli border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:47 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army and the National Defence Forces have scored a major advance against jihadist militants near the Israeli border in the countryside of western Damascus Governorate and northern Quientra Governroate. According to reports, the Syrian Army, backed up by heavy artillery strikes, renewed their offensive on the Al-Qaeda-occupied […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Syrian troops on east Euphrates bank discover unexpected items of ISIS fighters
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 A.M.) – As Syrian Arab Army troops operating on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River in Deir Ezzor province continue to expand their zone of control throughout towns situated along the shoreline, unexpected items of the ISIS legacy in the region have begun to appear. Footage (below) captured by Syrian troops […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
The last surviving sea silk seamstress
[image: sea silk, bysuss, Chiara Vigo, Sardinian island of Sant’Antioco (Credit: Credit: Eliot Stein)] I do hope that this can be preserved. This is culturally preserved empirical knowledge that could easily be expanded by ensuring it became profitable enough to keep a whole community employed. In such a situation most women would be prepared to commit to it and bed preservation and expansion would be integrated. Hand work makes good sense as well because the lots will always be small. The same holds true for traditional samurai swords for example. The art makes them valuabl... more »
Wheel of Giants
*[image: The prehistoric megalith Rujm el-Hiri.]* I think that it makes a great ceremonial site. Folks can scramble onto the three rings in terms of their status. Leaders and elders make the inner rings, men on the middle ring and women and children on the outer ring*. *Anyone with something to say can work his or her way into the center and from there address the whole community. Also note that the land itself has been divided up using stone fences as well, so hauling stone came with the territory and making use of it makes sense. *Wheel of Giants: Mysterious Prehistoric Ruj... more »
Mark Thornton: Trump's Deal With Dems Increases His Power over GOP
This had to happen of course. The two leaders of the GOP have been thwarting the president as much as they could and have pretty well said as much from day one. This now allows cooperative DEMs and loyal GOPs to coalesce around an effective voting block that Trump can reliably deal with. It also isolates the established leaders and weakens both. I certainly think it will work to drive tax reform at least and plausibly single payer medicare. Obama's greatest failure was to not isolate GOP's he could work with. History shows that it is necessary to work both sides. I recall how ... more »
Training Program at the Syrian Proofing Ground
Yesterday, Russian bombers. Russian Tu-95MS heavy bombers attacked Islamic State and Al-Nusra Front targets in Syria with Kh-101 cruise missiles, according to Defense Ministry spokesperson Major General Igor Konashenkov. They didn't need to use cruise missiles. They could have used gravity bombs. Their enemy had no air defense capability, but since this was a wartime test of hardware, they opted for the missile test. The targets were located in Deir ez-Zor and Idlib provinces in Syria, Konashenkov said. The bombers took off from Engels airbase in Russia and flew over Iran and Iraq. ... more »
"How to Drain Wealth and Liberty"
*"How to Drain Wealth and Liberty"* by Bill Bonner ‘How about your man, Trump?’ was the conversation starter at last night’s cocktail party. We heard a version of that question at practically every social event this summer here in France. It is an invitation to make a comparison: US President Trump, impetuous, moronic, and demagogic, versus French President Macron, the careful, civilized technocrat. But this time we were ready. ‘Ha… What about your man, Macron?’ we shot back. ‘He’s just as big a jackass.’ If there was any doubt, it was erased yesterday. *Swamp creature: *Both men a... more »
Facebook CEO admits no Russian interference in US election
Zuckerberg: "Campaigns spent hundreds of millions advertising online to get their messages out even further." More The post Facebook CEO admits no Russian interference in US election appeared first on The Duran.
Zapad (West) 2017 Russian Military Exercises – Serious Signal For All (Andrei Sannikov)
From Charter97.org: https://charter97.org/en/news/2017/9/26/264077/ “Andrei Sannikov: West-2017 Became Serious Signal For All 26.09.2017, 14:29 ANDREI SANNIKOV Lukashenka’s regime poses a threat … Continue reading →
US House and Senate Intel Committees Open Hearings Planned with Tech Companies Re Russian Efforts to Sway US Elections: The “American People Need to See Divisive and Cynical Russian Ads”
“Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff House Intel Comm will hold October hearing with tech firms. American people need to hear from them, … Continue reading →
US Congressman Schiff on Nixon Dirty Trickster-Trump Friend Roger Stone and His Refusal to Answer Question; Stone’s Philosophy is Admit Nothing, Deny Everything, Launch Counterattack
Admit nothing, deny everything, launch counterattack,“is Roger Stone’s philosophy.[1] Sound familiar? Deja-vu all over again for a reason. In fact, … Continue reading →
Puerto Rico’s Payday Loans: The Shocking Story Behind Wall Street’s Role in Debt Crisis
By DemocracyNow.org: “Puerto Rico’s Payday Loans: The Shocking Story Behind Wall Street’s Role in Debt Crisis,JULY 15, 2016 Link: http://youtu.be/4oYWlBh-ksA … Continue reading →
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*-by Noah* If there was any remaining doubt about the racist proclivities of Donald Trump and his mentally rancid party, that has now gone. With his recent flurry of despicable statements directed towards NFL (and NBA) athletes, Trump has firmly drawn his line of division, not in sand, but in cement. Who says Trump has achieved nothing? In vehemently and repeatedly criticizing the very idea of protesting against the evil of racial bias, the "Great Racial Divider" has done something George Wallace and previous racist demagogues could never have done. Wallace was an anachronistic, ... more »
Caltrops
[image: Caltrops of WWI] Caltrops are actually effective to this day but are essentially passive. Rather like barbed wire. Worse. they do not lend themselves to been easily removed when you change position. Thus we pack expensive mines instead. Yet combined with barb wire, it could become difficult to simply fall on the wire to neutralize it. Still it all adds to an attacker's difficulties and it is cheap to deploy. . *Watch Your Step! Don’t Tread on the Caltrop, A Weapon with a Pointed History* *13 September, 2017 - 15:32Cam Rea* * http://www.ancient-origins.net/history/watc... more »
Russia Releases Photos Showing U.S. Special Forces, SDF, Working In ISIS Territory With No Fear Of Attack
By Brandon Turbeville On September 24, the Russian Ministry of Defense may have corroborated what many researchers and journalists familiar with the Syrian crisis have... more »
This Chart Defines the 21st Century Economy
By Charles Hugh Smith There is nothing inevitable about such vast, fast-rising income-wealth inequality; it is the only possible output of our financial and pay-to-play... more »
Shadows over Greentopia
Blackouts Stalk Green Energy Utopia It is 7pm on a cold still night in the city which boasts “100% Green Energy”. Thousands of electric cars are in their garages plugged into chargers; electric lights, heaters and TVs are running; electric stoves are cooking dinner, electric trains and lifts are moving late commuters and early revellers, […]
Is The Pentagon Building A Real 'SkyNet'?
Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. John Richardson, gives a keynote address during the Naval Future Force Science and Technology (S&T) Expo, July 21, 2017. This is a slide from his presentation. *Patrick Tucker, Defense One*: *The Future the US Military is Constructing: a Giant, Armed Nervous System* Service chiefs are converging on a single strategy for military dominance: connect everything to everything. Leaders of the Air Force, Navy, Army and Marines are converging on a vision of the future military: connecting every asset on the global battlefield. That means everything from F... more »
Wm Lai speaks ZOMG TENSHUNZ ... in the media
*A cat lounges behind old walls in Tainan.* SCMP and SupChina were sexing up the usual exchange of pleasantries between Taiwan and China today. SupChina said: The South China Morning Post reports that Taiwan’s new premier, William Lai 赖清德, “has openly identified himself as a supporter of independence for the island — a statement certain to incense Beijing.” - In his first address to parliament after becoming premier in September 8, Lai answered a question by opposition Kuomintang (KMT) legislators about his views on relations with the People’s Republic of China. Lai said: ... more »
Robert Sepehr - Astrotheology - five vowels of seven...
*THE SEVEN DEITIES*, as Manly P Hall describes the seven planets we had in our pantheon *BEFORE THEY WERE DEIFIED* or refered to as Gods. These seven wanderers, these seven planets, became the seven vowels of language. Oh, we know there are only FIVE vowels today but in the past it was different, W and Y were once used. The sky was VERY DIFFERENT in those times too and, "Saturn ate its children." Maybe two of the seven were absorbed back into electrically discharging grand-daddy Saturn, friend of twin-star Jupiter, as we were all absorbed into the Solar System. Looking back at ancie... more »
Tweets For Today
Chinese soldiers operate flamethrower in traininghttps://t.co/MrUe2OchWT pic.twitter.com/dc2pMavev8 — Defence blog (@Defence_blog) September 27, 2017 Here’s How Much of Your Taxes Have Gone To Wars https://t.co/5NPZGtTKsP | @MarcusReports pic.twitter.com/eJAfsLDIHA — Defense One (@DefenseOne) September 28, 2017 Great shot as toddler steals Prince Harry's popcorn. 2 yo Emily is daughter of @InvictusToronto supporter @leglessBDH pic.twitter.com/E55jEb7mNB — Ben (@benenglanditv) September 27, 2017 Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un said to be deeply and profoundly distraught at death of re... more »
Racists don’t care about hurricanes in Puerto Rico or typhoons hitting Guam
American viewers saw no coverage of Hurricane Irma as it hit Cuba, even as Irma was the 24/7 headline story. Instead we watched live feeds from Florida as TV crews braved the wind and wet to report on preparations there. It was boring stuff compared to what we could surmise was being blacked out. The […]
Trump Creates Chaos and Confusion
The current president of the United States of America is always in the middle of chaos and confusion.
Student Loan Default Rate Rises Slightly
The portion of students defaulting on their federal student loans inched up 11.3 to 11.5 percent, data released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Education show.
Evaluation Tool Gives Writing Instructors a Helping Hand
A web-based evaluation tool is allowing writing instructors to spend more time improving student writing outcomes at their institutions.
Agents of Change: Increasing the Millennial Vote at MSIs
What would the young, ethnic minority voting bloc look like if more Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) became polling sites for local and national elections?
Lopez Helps University of Phoenix Spread Its Cross-Cultural Wings
Saray E. Lopez, the assistant dean of community outreach & inclusion, is a driving force behind the University of Phoenix’s successful minority outreach efforts.
Playboy Founder And Cultural Icon Hugh Hefner Has Died At The Of 91
*Reuters*: *Playboy founder Hugh Hefner dies at age 91* (Reuters) - Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, who helped usher in the 1960s sexual revolution with his groundbreaking men’s magazine and built a business empire around his libertine lifestyle, died on Wednesday at the age of 91, Playboy Enterprises said. Hefner, once called the “prophet of pop hedonism” by Time magazine, peacefully passed away at his home, Playboy Enterprises said in a statement. Hefner was sometimes characterized as an oversexed Peter Pan as he kept a harem of young blondes that numbered as many as seven at his l... more »
US revenge attacks against Russia for victory in Syria should be expected: expert
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:10 A.M.) – The success of Russia in helping the Syrian Armed Forces defeat Western and Gulf-backed armed groups in Syria may prompt the United States to vengefully undertake destabilization efforts in post-Soviet republics according to Associate Professor Alexey Fenenko from Moscow State University. Fenenko, talking before a round-table analysis on two years […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army snags a dozen militants in brutal ambush attack: East Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 A.M.) – Syrian Arab Army Republican Guard troops have carried out a deadly ambush against Islamist rebels of the Free Syrian Army-linked Faylaq al-Rahman faction in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ayn Tarma. According to military sources, yesterday the Syrian Army, observing rebel movements near the front-line, pre-dialed a section of road […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Picture Of The Day
Nic Meunier of Canada embraces his girlfriend Amy Kante following his team's wheelchair rugby match against New Zealand during the Invictus Games in Toronto. REUTERS/Mark Blinch *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Best of Invictus Games *(Reuters)
Sing China protesters attacked by people from White Wolf's "Party"
*Yum.* Last week I blogged on the despicable piece at The Diplomat lauding the greatness of drug smuggler, gangster, and assassin Chang An-lo, the famous White Wolf. Hardly were the pixels on that piece cooling when alleged thugs from his alleged party showed up at a protest against a Chinese TV show visiting Taiwan as part of United Front efforts to annex Taiwan, to allegedly beat up protesters. Recall what the Diplomat panegyric said: At public events, Zhang is routinely followed and waited upon by a well-trained entourage; when encountering people on the street who may or may n... more »
"Don't Take Anything Personally"
*"Don't Take Anything Personally"* by Don Miguel Ruiz "Whatever happens around you, don't take it personally. Using an earlier example, if I see you on the street and I say, "Hey, you are so stupid," without knowing you, it's not about you; it's about me. If you take it personally, perhaps you believe you are stupid. Maybe you think to yourself, "How does he know? Is he clairvoyant, or can everybody see how stupid I am?" You take it personally because you agree with whatever was said. As soon as you agree, the poison goes through you, and you are trapped in the dream of hell. Wha... more »
A U.S. Trade War With The U.K. And Canada?
*Forbes*: *With Tariffs On Jets, Trade War Looms With Canada ― And Perhaps The U.K. Too* The prospect of a trade war with Canada and possibly Britain loomed large Wednesday after the U.S. Commerce Department slapped huge tariffs on imports of Canadian jet aircraft that compete with Boeing. “The U.S. values its relationships with Canada, but even our closest allies must play by the rules,” said Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. “The subsidization of goods by foreign governments is something that the Trump Administration takes very seriously, and we will continue to evaluate and veri... more »
How Much More Than Just His Facebook Ad Campaign Did Putin Spend To Saddle America With The Incompetent And Divisive Trump?
I'm probably not an optimal Facebook consumer but I never even noticed there are any ads on Facebook and I don't spend much time on their platform anyway. My own Facebook page just automatically posts my twitter feed and helps me communicate with folks who can't be bothered to check out my blog. I'm sure if I paid attention I'd see the ads. But I'm good at blocking out ads. Still, there's something enraging about Putin's use of Facebook ads to influence voters in the 2016 presidential election. It's highly illegal for someone to accept contributions from a foreign power-- and no o... more »
FBI Director Wray: Terrorists Want To Use Drones in Attacks
*Daily Mail*: *FBI director says terrorists are looking to use drones in attacks* * FBI Director Christopher Wray gave his first testimony in front of Congress on Wednesday * Wray said that one of the main concerns for the bureau right now is terrorists using drones in attacks * 'They are relatively easy to acquire, relatively easy to operate and quite difficult to disrupt and monitor,' Wray said The head of the FBI says we may soon be living in a world where terrorists won't even have to risk their lives to carry out mass murder on innocents. In his first testimony before Congre...more »
Hugh Hefner, ‘Playboy’ Creator and Pop Culture Icon, Dies
Hefner, who was 91, died at his home of natural causes.
Leaked Facebook Ads from “Russian-Linked Groups” Sow Doubt on Meddling Claim
RT America Published on Sep 26, 2017 Ads purchased on Facebook from groups allegedly linked to Russia have been leaked after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced he’d present them to Congress. The majority of such ads don’t mention the election or a particular candidate, according to the company – and some even promoted Hillary Clinton. RT […]
Israeli Military Punishes Palestinian Town After Gunman Attack
PressTV News Videos Published on Sep 27, 2017 Israeli military forces have stormed and besieged the village of Beit Surik in the occupied West Bank a day after a Palestinian killed several Israeli soldiers. The village has been on lock-down since the attack, with no one allowed to enter or leave the area. Modern Ashkenazi Khazars […]
Zuckerberg Brags about Meddling in Other Countries’ Elections
RT America Published on Sep 27, 2017 Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg just released a video in which he declared he’s working with Congress to combat election meddling in the US, while at the same time bragging about meddling in other countries’ elections. Face it, a new age of the Internet is dawning. end
EU Superstate TAX PLOT: Hidden Plan for Europe-Wide National Insurance Card EXPOSED
EU Superstate TAX PLOT: Hidden Plan for Europe-Wide National Insurance Card EXPOSED by NICK GUTTERIDGE, BRUSSELS CORRESPONDENT, http://www.express.co.uk/ EUROCRATS are hatching plans to introduce an EU-wide social security number that could pave the way for Brussels to directly tax European citizens in the future, express.co.uk can reveal today. – The EU Commission has drawn up proposals for […]
ISIS on Brink of Defeat as Govt Forces Cross Euphrates
RT Published on Sep 27, 2017 Syrian government forces have driven out ISIS terrorists from the West Bank of the Euphrates river near Deir Ez-Zor. And after a series of losses, Islamic State seems to be on the brink of defeat in the country, with the Syrian army and Kurdish forces advancing on the terrorists on […]
Zuckerberg Fires Back At Trump, Admits “Russian Ads” Were Meaningless
Zuckerberg Fires Back At Trump, Admits “Russian Ads” Were Meaningless by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has responded to a Trump tweet from earlier this morning which suggested that Facebook, among other media outlets, were “always anti-Trump” from the beginning (we noted the Trump tweets here). – In his response, Zuckerberg finally managed to interject some logic into […]
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