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Driverless cars could spell a darker future
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COUNTDOWN TO EXECUTION CONTINES. SHOW TRIAL HAS SAME OLD JUDGEMENT TO FORCIBLE CONFINE ME FOR MONDAY TRIAL, NEW INVESTIGATION REMOVED FROM CASE. PENTAGON WATCHES WHILE I FACE BECOMING OTTO WARMBIER ON MONDAY. THE WORLD GETS THE MESSAGE, THE PENTAGON WILL LET WHISTLEBLOWERS BE KILLED BEFORE THEIR EYES
EMERGENCY. I WENT TO THE COURT TODAY AND FOUND THE SAME JUDGEMENT FROM CROOKED JUDGE KATARINA EKATHERINA IN THE FILE FOR MONDAY’S CASE. THAT MEANS THE ONLY WITNESSES ARE THE TWO ACCUSED, THEIR HELPERS AND DEPENDENTS AND ME. NO INVESTIGATION HAS TAKEN PLACE AS IS REQUIRED BECAUSE I TESTIFIED TO A JUDGE ON THE SAME […]
Rare Look Inside Korea's Demilitarised zone (Video)
*WNU editor:* The above video is from two years ago, but it is still relevant.
President Trump May Visit The DMZ Between North And South Korea Next Month
The view from the North Korean side of the DMZ. CNN *Reuters:* *Trump may visit DMZ between North and South Korea: Yonhap* SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump may travel to the heavily fortified demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea when he visits South Korea next month, the South’s Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday, citing a defense source. The White House sent an advance team of working-level officials in late September to check candidate sites for Trump’s “special activity” in South Korea, the source was quoted as saying. Trump was expected to sen... more »
Unable to get the Senate to repeal Obamacare Donald Trump now looking to use an executive order to screw up health care.
Since Congress can't get its act together on HealthCare, I will be using the power of the pen to give great HealthCare to many people - FAST — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 10, 2017 Courtesy of HuffPo: *President Donald Trump has already done a lot to sabotage the Affordable Care Act, whether it’s slashing the program’s advertising budget or threatening to cut off some payments that insurers need to cover their costs. * *Now Trump is thinking about using his executive authority to do something that could be even more damaging to the law ― and, arguably, more threaten... more »
RCMP, Stephen Harper, False Flag Operation...Will Justin Trudeau clean house, or will the bulge beneath the rug continue to grow?
*Gleichshaltung *in Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, [Justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca] (and through him all members of the federal Liberal Party Caucus), federal Minister of Justice, Jody Wilson-Raybould, [Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.ca], B.C. Premier John Horgan [john.horgan.mla@leg.bc.ca] (and through him all members of the B.C. NDP Caucus), B.C. Minister of Justice David Eby [ david.eby.mla@leg.bc.ca](and, following, copies to Canadians). (cc. Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness [ Ralph.Goodale@parl.gc.ca]) Dear Mr. Trudeau, Ms. Wilson-Raybould... more »
TEPCO Held Liable for Fukushima Disaster
*(Material from this blog post has been adapted from my latest book Crisis Communication, Liberal Democracy and Ecological Sustainability).* The Japan Times is reporting that TEPCO was found liable for the Fukushima disaster in a case brought by citizens whose lives were terribly upended by the Daiichi meltdowns and spent fuel pool fire: Government, Tepco ordered to pay ¥500 million in damages for Fukushima disaster. Kyodo [The Japan Times] https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/10/10/national/crime-legal/court-orders-tepco-government-pay-damages-fukushima-disaster/#.WdzdCjvdnFI .... more »
Second Mom in a Week Faces Possibility of Jail for Refusing to Vaccinate Her Child
[image: court]A second mother in less than a month is now in the exact same court that just sentenced a mom to jail for refusing to vaccinate her son.
South Korean Lawmaker: North Korean Hackers Stole US-South Korean War Plans
South Korean (blue headbands) and U.S. Marines in a joint drill in 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji *BBC: **North Korea 'hackers steal US-South Korea war plans'* Hackers from North Korea are reported to have stolen a large cache of military documents from South Korea, including a plan to assassinate North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un. Rhee Cheol-hee, a South Korean lawmaker, said the information was from his country's defence ministry. The compromised documents include wartime contingency plans drawn up by the US and South Korea. They also include reports to the allies' senior commanders.... more »
World News Briefs -- October 10, 2017
Some of the Rohingya refugees fled their homes days ago and had been moving towards the border. (Reuters: Damir Sagolj) *ABC News Online:* *More than 11,000 Rohingya flee Myanmar to Bangladesh in one day, UNHCR on 'full alert'* Bangladesh border guards have reported a surge of more than 11,000 Rohingya refugees crossing into their country from Myanmar on Monday (local time), the United Nations refugee agency says. More than half a million Rohingya have fled Myanmar since August 25 after insurgent attacks on security forces triggered a violent government crackdown, but the rate had... more »
DeVos Assailed for Restoring Due Process in College Sex Cases
[image: devos-assailed-for-restoring-due-process-in-college-sex-cases] Liberals are angrily accusing the Trump administration of encouraging campus sexual assault by simply recommending that accused “rapists” have due-process rights.
North Korea Might Have One Weapon That America Won't Be Able to Stop
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Security, Asia* Bio weapons. *Biological weapons combined with chemical and nuclear weapons attached to long-range missiles would give Kim Jong-un the devastating military tools needed to kill millions of people—and hit the U.S. homeland. Food for thought every time the world’s attention turns to the Korean peninsula.* While the world might be worried about all things North Korea—especially its growing nuclear weapons arsenal—Pyongyang very likely has other nasty weapons of mass destruction that, given the right conditions, could be just as lethal. What mo... more »
The One Thing That Could Defeat the U.S. Army
*Dan Goure* *Security, * And its really simple. Not long ago, it seemed as though the 39th Chief of Staff of the Army, General Mark Milley, was the man to rescue his service from the clutches of its acquisition system. General Milley was appointed at a moment in time that clearly begged for a new approach to acquisition. The prior fifteen years had seen the Army commit serial acquisition malpractice, initiating and then cancelling multiple major acquisition programs for everything from armored fighting vehicles and helicopters to precision munitions and even small arms. A high ... more »
This Is How the Air Force Plans to Turn the B-52 Bomber Into a 21st Century Killer
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Massive upgrades are coming. *Given the B-52s historic role in precision-bombing and close air support, next-generation avionics and technologies are expected to greatly increase potential missions for the platform in coming years, service officials said.* The Air Force is surging forward with a massive, fleet-wide modernization overhaul of the battle-tested, Vietnam-era B-52 bomber, an iconic airborne workhorse for the U.S. military dating back to the 1960s. Engineers are now equipping all 76 of the Air Force B-52s with digital data-links, moving-ma... more »
Mike Pence’s Expensive Stunt
[image: undefined] It may have cost taxpayers over $88,000 for Vice President Pence to fly to Indianapolis and then walk out on the football game because some players knelt during the national anthem. Pence tweeted: “I left today’s Colts game because @POTUS and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem.” President Trump then tweeted that he had instructed Pence to leave the game if players knelt. Is there anyone in America who actually thinks that Pence and Trump didn’t know that some players would kneel during the national anthem?... more »
Mike Pence’s Expensive Stunt
[image: undefined] It may have cost taxpayers over $88,000 for Vice President Pence to fly to Indianapolis and then walk out on the football game because some players knelt during the national anthem. Pence tweeted: “I left today’s Colts game because @POTUS and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem.” President Trump then tweeted that he had instructed Pence to leave the game if players knelt. Is there anyone in America who actually thinks that Pence and Trump didn’t know that some players would kneel during the national anthem?... more »
Mike Pence’s Expensive Stunt
[image: undefined] It may have cost taxpayers over $88,000 for Vice President Pence to fly to Indianapolis and then walk out on the football game because some players knelt during the national anthem. Pence tweeted: “I left today’s Colts game because @POTUS and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem.” President Trump then tweeted that he had instructed Pence to leave the game if players knelt. Is there anyone in America who actually thinks that Pence and Trump didn’t know that some players would kneel during the national anthem?... more »
Mike Pence’s Expensive Stunt
[image: undefined] It may have cost taxpayers over $88,000 for Vice President Pence to fly to Indianapolis and then walk out on the football game because some players knelt during the national anthem. Pence tweeted: “I left today’s Colts game because @POTUS and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem.” President Trump then tweeted that he had instructed Pence to leave the game if players knelt. Is there anyone in America who actually thinks that Pence and Trump didn’t know that some players would kneel during the national anthem?... more »
Journal issues note of concern, tips off university’s research integrity office
A journal has published an expression of concern (EoC) for a paper on cancer genetics in mice, over a concern about data in some gel panels. The EoC for “Suppression of intestinal tumorigenesis in Apc mutant mice upon Musashi-1 deletion,” appeared Sept. 21 in Journal of Cell Science (JCS). With the notice, the journal says: […] The post Journal issues note of concern, tips off university’s research integrity office appeared first on Retraction Watch.
LESSONS CONCERNING THE FALL: Malcolm profiles "every" journalist!
*TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2017Part 2—The very best thinking we have:* As recently as 2013, Janet Malcolm was headlined at Slate as "the country's best magazine writer." Plainly, that was a matter of judgment. But we want you to keep it in mind. As you keep that assessment in mind, we're going to ask you to be honest this once. Be honest: When you read the first three paragraphs of Malcolm's profile of Rachel Maddow, won't you admit, if you're being honest, that something seems to be "wrong?" Malcolm's endless profile of Maddow appears in the October 9 edition of The New Yorker, the ... more »
Trump Jr. VINDICATED: Wall Street Journal debunks Natalia Veselnitskaya conspiracy
Another Trump-Russia collusion narrative debunked. More The post Trump Jr. VINDICATED: Wall Street Journal debunks Natalia Veselnitskaya conspiracy appeared first on The Duran.
Lithonia Middle School quiz asks kids to identify different genders
Sexual identity quiz at Georgia school infuriates moms. More The post Lithonia Middle School quiz asks kids to identify different genders appeared first on The Duran.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s IT hacker, Imran Awan, wiped cell phone clean hours before arrest
He learned from Hillary Clinton. More The post Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s IT hacker, Imran Awan, wiped cell phone clean hours before arrest appeared first on The Duran.
New York Times, Matt Damon, and Russel Crowe colluded over 10 years ago to squash Weinstein story
New York Times former reporter says paper killed Weinstein expose in 2004. More The post New York Times, Matt Damon, and Russel Crowe colluded over 10 years ago to squash Weinstein story appeared first on The Duran.
CPP has Three Fatal Flaws
Thanks to Rich Lowry’s article at National Review and some other sources, we can see clearly the three fatal flaws bringing down the Clean Power Plan in its entirety. Lowry wrote The Great Regulatory Rollback. Excerpts below with my bolds and images. 1. No federal law governs CO2 emissions. Lowry: The Clean Power Plan, […]
Weinstein and Hollywood: same old, same old
The current scandal swirling around Harvey Weinstein and his sexual antics is nothing new in the history of show business. It's always been regarded (and frequently has been in reality) a hotbed (you should pardon the expression) of sexual immorality, whatever the "morality" of the time may have been. Alan Royle has noted: ... right from the beginning, morality was an issue in the fledgling *[movie]* industry. Regardless of their sexual persuasion, the coming together of a lot of physically attractive, young people, created a target rich environment for carnal predators, and in H... more »
Morgan Freeman Dead at 80?
Morgan Freeman isn't dead, and Action News 3 is a fake news site.
LOS MEXICANOS Y CENTROAMERICANOS SON NATIVOS O INDIJENAS?
This column has apparently struck a nerve and gone viral. There is also a forthcoming part 2 to this column. Here it is in Spanish below, translated per what I originally wrote, which is slightly different from what was published in Truthout at: http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/42193-are-mexicans-indigenous Please read and share. ¿Los Mexicanos y Los Centroamericanos son Nativos o Indígenas? Por Roberto Rodríguez Para algunos, esta es una cuestión controvertida debido a cientos de años de mestizaje o mezcla y también debido a cientos de años de colonialismo y pensamiento colo... more »
“You’re Kicked Out!”: Child Expelled for Sitting During the Pledge — Lawsuit
[image: pledge]A black Texas high school student and her mom claim in a federal lawsuit that the principal expelled her last week for sitting through the Pledge of Allegiance.
Security In Iraq Oct 1-7, 2017
Iraq continued to experience new lows in violence throughout the country. From October 1-7, 2017, there were the second lowest recorded number of security incidents and the fewest casualties of the year. There was a total of just 63 incidents the first week of October. That was the second lowest of the year with only September 22-28 having a lower figure at 52. By province that broke down to 14 incidents in Baghdad, 13 in Ninewa, 11 in Diyala, 7 in Anbar and Kirkuk each, 5 in Babil, 4 in Salahaddin, 1 in Basra, and 1in Karbala. *Security Incidents In Iraq By Province Oct 1-7, 2017... more »
This Day In Iraqi History – Oct 10
1922 Anglo-Iraq Treaty signed Opposed by opposition who were anti-British 1941 Nuri al-Said became Iraq’s premier 3rd time 1961 Qasim govt ended ground offensive to put down Mustafa Barzani’s Kurdish revolt 1982 Iran made 2nd attack on Diyala Entered Mandali but forced out Aim was reaching Baghdad 1982 Iranian offensive recaptured 80 sq mi of Iranian territory from Iraqis 1984 Tariq Aziz complained that Western Europe was still sending military equipment to Iran despite US efforts to stop them 1986 Iran carried out commando raid on pipeline near Kirkuk 1994 Cl... more »
Shakedown Al is Eyeing ESPN
*DT* - So far the Trump era has been some lean times for Al Sharpton. Despite the left’s ridiculous claim that the President is a white supremacist there haven’t been any good money-making opportunities for the race hustler. It got so bad that Big Al was actually trying to hustle for the Irish. Thankfully, ESPN has suspended a black woman and Sharpton sees his opportunity to shakedown a big corporation. ‘Bout f*ckin’ time, yo! Jemele Hill is a black sportscaster or whatever the hell she is on ESPN. A few weeks back she went on a social media rant calling President Trump a white s... more »
Donna Karan Sorry After Comments Praising Harvey Weinstein
Fashion designer Donna Karan says she's "truly sorry to anyone that I offended and everyone that has ever been a victim."
Time to Pay Attention: Police Begin Making Massive Reversals in Official Vegas Narrative
[image: vegas]Officials investigating the Las Vegas massacre have made some dramatic changes to the official narrative that completely change the perspective.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 10, 2017
The Chinese navy has visited Djibouti previously, with a ship docking at the tiny African nation's port in 2015. China News Service *Ralph Jennings, Forbes*: *China Might Look To These Countries For Its Next Foreign Military Base* China and the small African nation of Djibouti reached an agreement in July to let the People’s Liberation Army establish up its first overseas military base there. The base on Africa’s east coast will help China ferry aid and peacekeeping personnel to other parts of the continent, per this China Daily news website report. It will also smooth joint milita... more »
Defense Secretary Mattis tells military leaders to prepare for war.
Courtesy of Politico: *Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Monday urged military leaders "to be ready" with military options for President Donald Trump to deal with North Korea should diplomacy fail -- after Trump reprimanded his top brass last week for not providing him contingency plans quickly enough. * *"Right now it is a diplomatically led, economic sanctions-buttressed effort to try to turn North Korea off this path,” Mattis said following a speech at the annual convention of the Association of the United States Army in Washington. “Now, what does the future hold? Neither you n... more »
BBC head of news James Harding to leave per BBC News
The BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41572378 that 'James Harding to stand down as director of BBC News at the beginning of 2018' So who will replace him? A woman, obviously. A woman of colour, almost as obviously. A Labour politician or ex politician, or at least a Labour supporter. So how about Diane Abbott? If the BBC ignore the first two criteria above, then how about Alastair Campbell? Let's be honest, neither of them could push the BBC's news coverage any further to the left. Why pretend to be a source of unbiased news, BBC, just come out as t... more »
Con Con Supporters Willing to Deal With Massachusetts Liberals
[image: con-con-supporters-willing-to-deal-with-massachusetts-liberals] If a Convention of the States is such a great conservative idea, why are its backers hoping for support from liberals in Massachusetts?
California Law Threatens Nursing Homes for Not Using Transgenders’ Preferred Pronouns
[image: california-law-threatens-nursing-homes-for-not-using-transgenders-preferred-pronouns] A new California law threatens long-term care facility workers with fines and jail time for failing to use a transgender resident's preferred pronoun.
Board member resigns from journal over handling of paper accused of plagiarism
A biologist is crying foul at a journal’s decision to correct (and not retract) a paper he claims plagiarized his work — and one of his colleagues has resigned from the journal’s editorial board as a result. The 2016 paper, published by Scientific Reports, is an application of a previously published algorithm designed to better […] The post Board member resigns from journal over handling of paper accused of plagiarism appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Columbus Day — Defend Civilization, and Trump, Against Antifa and Mueller
PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20171010-defend-civilization.pdf The mobilization by antifa and related anarchist groups against Columbus Day, which was celebrated yesterday in the U.S., has nothing to do with the defense of indigenous people, as many city and state governments would have you believe when they changed Columbus Day to Indigenous People Day. Rather, it is aimed at destroying the Renaissance, which gave birth to the idea of linking Europe with China by sailing west, avoiding the imperial control of the sea lanes to the east. It is aimed at destroying the concept of the New Wo... more »
The Arlington/Las Vegas connection.
Which could include Arlington VA , Arlington TX, Las Vegas Nevada or Las Vegas or Nevada street here in the Springs. Yes it’s about gun violence. The two Arlingtons are named after the same person, a relative of Robert E Lee’s wife. The one in Virginia has a massive cemetery where most of the Silent […]
75 Native American tribes gathered to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day
*Members of some 75 Native American tribes gathered for second day on Randall’s Island to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead.* “It was acknowledging that indigenous people are still here after 526 years of colonization, genocide, murder, and all the atrocities that took place in the name of Columbus,” said Cliff Matias, director of the Redhawk Native American Arts Council, the non-profit which organized the two-day celebration. “We had a sunrise ceremony where elders and leaders from the various tribes in the area came out. We had a tobacco ceremony, and a pipe ceremony hon... more »
Mainstream media claims 272 YouTube followers pushed Russia’s agenda during US election
An account with 30 views per video flipped the election against Hillary. More The post Mainstream media claims 272 YouTube followers pushed Russia’s agenda during US election appeared first on The Duran.
Erdogan hopes to extent Turk Stream gas pipeline to Serbia
The Turkish President has spoken of cooperation with Serbia during an address in Belgrade. More The post Erdogan hopes to extent Turk Stream gas pipeline to Serbia appeared first on The Duran.
Turkey’s partnership with Iran is a point of no return for Turkish-US relations
The second largest army in NATO is now cooperating militarily with America and Israel's supreme boogieman, Iran. Against this background, it is no wonder that Washington has so readily turned against its long time Eurasian ally. More The post Turkey’s partnership with Iran is a point of no return for Turkish-US relations appeared first on The Duran.
Google Believes Russian Operatives Used Their Platform To Influence The U.S. Presidential Election
*Washington Post*: *Google uncovers Russian-bought ads on YouTube, Gmail and other platform* SAN FRANCISCO — Google for the first time has uncovered evidence that Russian operatives exploited the company’s platforms in an attempt to interfere in the 2016 election, according to people familiar with the company's investigation. The Silicon Valley giant has found that tens of thousands of dollars were spent on ads by Russian agents who aimed to spread disinformation across Google’s many products, which include YouTube, as well as advertising associated with Google search, Gmail, and... more »
Is China The World's Ultimate Security State?
China's security focus is likely to increase ahead of a major Communist Party meeting in coming weeks. (Reuters) *ABC News Online:* *China's security obsession is now a point of national pride* *China is the world's ultimate security state.* Beijing police proudly boast there is no corner of public space that surveillance cameras cannot see. Every subway entrance involves bag scans and metal detectors. Armed military police stand guard at major public spaces. Various levels of lower down security guards are ever present, right down to the elderly civilian volunteers who keep watc... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Startup develops nanopatch for polio vaccine delivery Photonic microchips will process information like the human brain EU watchdog OKs cancer drugs without evidence they work: study Plague outbreak forces closure of two Madagascan universities Balloons to help restore Puerto Rico's cell networks Pesticide poisoning kills 20 farmers in Indian state Namibia says anthrax could be to blame for deaths of more than 100 hippos The Dark Web's Largest Pedophile Site Was Secretly Run By The Police For A Year Google 'Suddenly' Discovers Questionable "Russia Ads" On YouTube... more »
People Start Collecting Items Lost During Vegas Shooting
On 9 October 2017 survivors, friends, and relatives gathered at the Las Vegas Convention Center to collect items left behind during a post-shooting panic.
Sheriff: Shooter Shot Guard Before He Fired on Concert-Goers
Authorities made a significant change to the timeline of the Las Vegas shooting, saying the gunman shot a hotel security guard before the massacre.
Monument Sought to Recognize Blacks Who Served Confederacy
Two white lawmakers in South Carolina proposed a monument to black Confederate soldiers, many of whom were slaves forced into duty.
Trump Says US Should Change Tax Law to Punish NFL
President Trump suggested the U.S. change its tax laws to punish organizations like the NFL if members are "disrespecting" the national anthem or flag.
ESPN Suspends Anchor for Breaking Social Media Rules
ESPN anchor Jemele Hill was suspended by the network for two weeks for making political statements on social media.
Catalonia May Declare Independence Today
*New York Times*:* Catalan Leader Expected to Declare Independence* BARCELONA, Spain — The battle between Catalan separatists and the Spanish central government was on course to reach a turning point Tuesday evening, when Carles Puigdemont, the leader of the region, was expected to declare independence from the rest of the country. Politicians and analysts expect Mr. Puigdemont, who is to speak to the regional Parliament at 6 p.m., to issue a toned-down declaration that would leave the door open for negotiations with the national government in Madrid, although Prime Minister Maria... more »
The tired old argument about magazine capacity surfaces again
The Los Angeles Times is resurrecting the tired old debate about whether "high-capacity" magazines should be banned or more strictly controlled. Perhaps the single most important dereliction of duty by Congress in recent years is the expiration of the ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, which was enacted in 1994 and lasted only for 10 years. There were signs during the ban that it was beginning to take these especially lethal weapons out of criminal inventories. Gun violence experts believe that trend would have continued, had the ban remained in effect. Instead, C... more »
Senate Republicans Are Now Looking For Revenge-- Against Their Own President
*Charlie Sykes: Trump is "an erratic narcissist, a serial liar"* Yesterday I mentioned how a top Senate staffer-- not someone connected with Bob Corker, by the way-- told me, on condition of anonymity-- that most Senate Republicans hate TRump more than they ever hated Obama. A Senate Democrat told me that Trump's outbursts against McCain, McConnell, Flake, Heller, Corker and the Senate itself has poisoned the atmosphere between Senate Republicans and the White House and that it's common knowledge that the Republican senators are "waiting for their opportunity to fuck him." Writing f... more »
Trump Embraces the Culture War
[image: trump-embraces-the-culture-war] Call them "deplorables" if you will, but Trump does seem to relish going out to defend the views, values and beliefs of the people who put him where he is.
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Asad Abbasi reviews a new book following up on Thomas Piketty's work on the causes of inequality. - Peter Goodman and Jonathan Soble point out that the combination of tight job markets and stagnant wages has become a consistent reality in the developed world - and that a combination of precarious work and attacks on unions is responsible. And Hank Danizsewski notes that precarious jobs are now the norm for half of London workers. - David Olive sets out a few basic facts about closing tax loopholes currently exploited by Canadian corporati... more »
Jihadi jailed for 10 years for helping 21/7 Tube bombers given top council job after bosses failed to uncover her criminal past - as per The Sun
I hope this isn't really the case but fear that in this political correctness outranks all UK it probably is. Read the story here https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4648168/mulumebet-girma-217-tube-bombing-london-southwark-council/ but obviously not on the BBC where the safety of the British public is much less important than virtue signalling. As I believe I have said before, this country is well and truly fucked.
TRUMP IS OBSESSED WITH IQ
Trump: Mine's bigger. President Trump proposed an “IQ tests” face-off with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson after the nation's top diplomat reportedly called the president a “moron” and disparaged his grasp on foreign policy. In an interview with Forbes magazine published Tuesday, Trump fired a shot at Tillerson over the “moron” revelation, first reported by NBC News and confirmed by several other news organizations, including The Washington Post. “I think it's fake news,” Trump said, “but if he did that, I guess we'll have to compare IQ tests. And I can tell you who is going to wi... more »
In Crisis
The United States is in crisis. Eugene Robinson writes in today's *Washington Post*: The truth can no longer be ignored: Donald Trump is dangerously unfit to be president and could lead the nation to unthinkable disaster. Retiring Senator Bob Corker says the White House is an "adult daycare centre" and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says that Trump is a "moron." So what's to be done? Robinson writes: This crisis isn’t about conservative governance vs. progressive governance. It’s about soundness of mind and judgment. The Constitution does not offer much of a playbook for the s... more »
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*Missouri: Former Hazelwood principal claims school district discriminates against white employees* A former Hazelwood administrator claims that top school leaders are effectively removing white administrators from the district on the basis of their race. Crystal Reiter, who is white and had 21 years of experience in the Hazelwood School District, was an assistant superintendent for three years before she says she was demoted to middle school principal in 2015, then to a teacher with no school assignment in April of this year. That last demotion would have meant a more than $55,0... more »
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*New Paper: Temperature Increase From Doubling CO2 Is ‘Insignificant Compared to Natural Variability’* *In his paper below, Engineer Pontius covers both global and local climate causes and effects. Abstract followed by selected excerpts from the paper* Sustainable Infrastructure: Climate Changes and Carbon Dioxide Frederick W. Pontius, California Baptist University Abstract Civil infrastructure provides the physical backbone of all societies. Water supply, wastewater treatment, transportation systems, and civil structures must be sustainable over multiple decades (e.g. 20, 30, ... more »
Texas teen sues after being expelled for refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
Courtesy of ABC News: *A lawsuit says a Houston student's Constitutional rights were violated when she was expelled for not standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. * *Randall Kallinen, an attorney for 17-year-old India Landry's family, said the civil lawsuit was filed Saturday against the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District and a high school principal. * *The lawsuit says Landry, who'd been sitting for the pledge in class, was expelled Monday after doing that in the principal's office. The lawsuit says Landry returned to school Friday after the principal reversed course,... more »
The Cost of Promoting the American Agenda
There is one U.S. government agency organization that you are unlikely aware of that is playing a key roll in this time of so-called fake news; the Broadcasting Board of Governors or BBG. This entity is an independent agency of the United States government and is funded by American taxpayers with this mission: "..*.to inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy.*" BBG was formed in April of 1994 when President Bill Clinton signed the International Broadcasting Act. This Act created the International Broadcasting Bureau, bringing togethe... more »
Strange Fact: This U.S. Ally Could Be Defeated in Battle by American-Made Weapons
*Paul Iddon* *Security, * Neighbors show off military strength along Iraqi Kurdistan's borders. Neither Iraq, Iran nor Turkey are happy that Iraqi’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region went ahead with its referendum on independence last month. They responded by threatening economic sanctions, along with other punitive measures, and flexing their military muscles by conducting exercises on Iraqi Kurdistan’s doorstep. These exercises serve as a striking reminder of the significant amounts of American-made hardware in all these countries’ inventories. The Iraqi military — which is wrapp... more »
The U.S. Army Has Big Plans for Its Next Big Weapon of War: A Super Tank
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * But will it happen? *“The vehicle needs to have physical adaptability and change and growth ability for alterations as one of its premises - so it can learn things about energy and power and armor. The Army really needs to think about growth as an operational need,” a senior Army official told Scout Warrior in an interview.* The Army is now performing concept modeling and early design work for a new mobile, lethal, high-tech future lightweight tank platform able to detect and destroy a wider range of targets from farther distances, cross bridges, inc... more »
Encounter of a lifetime: Amazing footage shows a wild wolf chasing a family car
*A family driving near the Radium Hot Springs in British Columbia, Canada, got an up close look at some of the local wildlife. Maybe too close of a look, actually.* The family noticed a grey wolf on the side of the road, so they began filming. But when the family drove off, the wolf decided to chase their car. The family says that the wolf chased the vehicle for a few kilometers, and called it *"an amazing experience." * This isn't the first time a gray wolf has chased a vehicle in Canada. In 2013, a motorcyclist had a similar experience in the same area. It's unclear if this is th... more »
ROC National Day Goes on "Amid Tensions"
[image: DSC_0388] *ROC people visit local historical site amid tensions. I'm sorry that the tensions are obscuring the clarity of the photograph, but my hands were shaking from tensions.* President Tsai of the Republic of China spoke on ROC National Day. The official text of her speech is here. AP reported "Taiwan leader: Protect regional stability amid China tension". The opening paragraph said: Taiwan’s independence-leaning government will defend the self-governing island’s freedoms and democratic system *amid heightened tensions* with rival China, President Tsai Ing-wen said Tues... more »
An Interview with Richard Moskowitz MD Author of Vaccines: A Reappraisal
Note: We are running a contest to win a copy of Dr. Moskowitz's book Vaccines A Reappraisal from Skyhorse Publishing here at AofA. You can leave a comment on this post to enter. Richard Moskowitz, MD, is a family physician...
New York Times Said to Have Covered Up Weinstein Accusations
It comes as no surprise to AofA'ers that the New York Times would cover up disgusting, dirty, dangerous, threatening actions to protect advertisers and their almighty dollars. As a woman and dedicated martial artist, it makes me furious to read...
Kurdish forces seize four ISIS-held villages in dash along the Euphrates River
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:30 A.M.) – Over the past 24 hours, the US-backed ‘Syrian Democratic Forces’ (SDF) have swept across the northern countryside of Deir Ezzor, brushing aside all ISIS resistance in the process. According to a Kurdish military source close to Al-Masdar News, the SDF has captured the villages of Zughayr Kabeera, Huwayj Diyab, Abu […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
CIA-RAW Psy-Op On Taliban-Daesh Alliance Exposed As Anti-CPEC Plot
A more immediate and tactical reason for this hoax is that it provides “legitimacy” to the US effort to ramp up its attacks against the Taliban.
Did An Iranian Fighter Just Do A 'Top Gun' Manoeuvre Near A U.S. Navy Super Hornet?
Screenshot/Instagram via sinatakkhall52 *Business Insider:* *An Iranian fighter did what looked like a 'Top Gun' move near a US Navy jet* We don’t know when nor where this was filmed, still the footage, reportedly shot from an Iranian Phantom’s WSO (Weapons Systems Officer) seems genuine. It allegedly shows a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet shadowed by an IRIAF (Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force) F-4E Phantom during a close encounter occurred somewhere over the Middle East. The clip shows the American multirole aircraft starting a left turn and the Iranian F-4 performing a displac... more »
America signs a peace treaty with coal
*Some mixed feelings about the happy death of the Clean Power Plan* Donald Trump isn't the first president of the U.S. Some younger readers probably no longer know the name but Trump's predecessor was called Mr Barack Obama and he has done some mad things to please America's extreme left-wingers. One of them was the adoption of the "Clean Power Plan" that was basically killing coal as the source of energy in the U.S. – while using the pseudoscientific excuse that there was something wrong about the CO2 emitted when the coal burns. *The impact of acid rains which have nothing to do... more »
What the BBC chooses to report and what it chooses not to report
'... peaceful demonstration in London yesterday, which had attracted a crowd in the tens of thousands - some have suggested as many as 70,000. It was an anti-extremism march organised by a group calling itself the Football Lads Alliance. Shamefullly, there has not been a word about the march from the corporation (or indeed from any other part of the mainstream media). In fact, the Football Lads Alliance is not mentioned on the BBC website at all. Yet the BBC is quite happy to report a protest by 150 people demanding changes to disability benefits and a protest by "hundreds" about... more »
Louisiana Nuclear Power Stations’ Dangerous Problems with Thunderstorms – Hurricane Should Serve as Reminder; Petition to Intervene Deadline Oct. 13th; Comment Deadline Oct. 23rd; Relicensing Must Be Stopped
Hurricane Nate’s path and the Louisiana Nuclear Power Stations – Waterford and River Bend. Both Louisiana Nuclear Power Stations are … Continue reading →
Checking In
The Columbus Day festivities are over (sigh), and the empty pizza boxes are headed for the landfill. And while you all sit in the lap of luxury, I'm south of the Border, making the world safe for democracy. *No need to thank me verbally, just send US currency (large denominations are fine) or gold. I'll accept silver bullion if you prefer. * While I'm on the road, I leave you with a few observations. *Yet another California Landmark* California health care workers who “willfully and repeatedly” decline to use a senior transgender patient's “preferred name or pronouns” could face p... more »
“Psych Ward”
*“Psych Ward”* by John Davis “It started at the end of the fifteenth century. A cohort of brutal, sociopathic Europeans, fresh from the torture rooms of the Spanish Inquisition, and later from duty in the religious wars, arrived on American shores to kick butt. By 1610, they and their successors, by steel sword, axe, knife, and pike, biological pathogens and very occasionally by blunderbuss, had killed fifty million largely stone-age indigenous people. In the northern temperate zone of this vast continent, some of those mass murderers became the founding patients of the Psych Ward... more »
Columbus day supporters vandalize indigenous status with red paint
A sculpture on tribal land that honors women was vandalized with red paint and a cross with "Columbus Day" Members of the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo were hurting Monday and wondering why a sculpture on tribal land that honors women was vandalized with red paint and a cross with "Columbus Day" written on it. The sculpture had been unveiled and dedicated in July. Jose Sierra Sr., cacique for the Ysleta de Sur Pueblo, said he learned of the vandalism Monday morning when he received a call from a tribal member asking why the statue was covered in paint. Sierra said the community is hurt by... more »
Is The Humvee Making A Come-Back?
*Next Big Future:* *Humvee has no electronics for EMP to damage* The US military replaced its Humvees in Afghanistan and Iraq, with heavier, better armored vehicles because of the threat from roadside bombs. But that approach may not work In a high-tech conflict, argues manufacturer AM General. You might want to go back to the Humvee. Why? Because it’s simpler. There are no electronic engine controls, no electronic braking, no circuitry that a sophisticated enemy could hack with malware, scramble with directed microwaves, or fry with the electromagnetic pulse from an atomic bomb o... more »
Bombardier-Boeing case is about fair competition – but not how you think
The post Bombardier-Boeing case is about fair competition – but not how you think appeared first on UnHerd.
What Most Americans Don't Know about Extreme Poverty
What has been poorly understood is that extreme poverty is collapsing and is the leading change agent in terms of the global economy. The general trend line was established long ago and always moved well ahead of the increase in population. That China is now essentially resolved is fantastic news. The next twenty years will clean up India as well. All of which strongly suggests that extreme poverty will be extinct by 2050 without any particular interventions. I would add that interventions are unlikely to speed it up much at all and will more likely delay. As posted before,... more »
Why did Alexander the Great decide to turn back after he conquered Northern India?
This actually spells out his direct reason for actually entering India. It was to secure the Persian Empire itself to its fullest extent. When he arrived, he did just that and actually no more. What he learned though was that any further extension of his power was completely unrealistic and simply foolhardy. Recall that the geographical extent of India matches that of Europe to the Urals. It took the British several generations to do exactly this... Thus he needed to consolidate Persia. Had he been able to create a unified Greek led empire, then further expansion may h... more »
The Cathars & Their Modern Day Revival
Rather useful piece here and what comes from it is that the historical record was terribly compromised and obviously their scriptures were lost. My own work has pretty well placed the Kolbrin bible far outside this particular movement, although Cathaism may well be derivative. Understand that the Atlantean world went on to spread a global understanding of spiritualism and esotericism based on community and aspirants and teachers. All were working on the ability to experience the inner state and see the Inner Sun and now plausibly the Holy Grail. Loss of access to a central schoo... more »
A Student In Iceland May Have Just Saved The Planet
*boredpanda* I do hope that this can hold up in practise. Otherwise i do wish that we simply enforce a return to glass and use deposits to ensure compliance. Better yet apply a $1000 per ton recovery charge for all waste plastic and make the industry pay for it. That would produce a thriving plastic fishing industry happily at work. It would also clean up all the landfills as well. Costly, yes, but not impossible and the industry would be fully committed to resolving the problem. This is something the UN should be doing. *.* *A Student In Iceland May Have Just Saved The Pla... more »
'JEWISH LIES'; EDWARD HEATH
*UK today – Songs about Jewish Lies, Power and Control now a Criminal Offence* . *Not just Ted Heath: British establishment paedophilia and its links* . ... *HEATH AND ROTHSCHILDS; BIN LADEN*. *Las Vegas a Hub for Child Sex Trafficking, and Mossad.* *UPDATED* -* LAS VEGAS SHOOTING FALSE FLAG* ~~
Super hurricanes and solar storms and EMP… lessons about resilient tech (Part I)
We’ll get to the solar storm alert and its implications, in a minute. But first… the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey tears open our hearts in empathy for our fellow humans and citizens in Texas. (See a list of ways you can help.)
The dark, ugly side of Taiwanese life
In Taiwan there are many illegal factories, gravel mining operations, and stone quarries. They make money for the county governments and for their owners, but they make life hell for the ordinary people living next door to them. A net-friend of mine has been fighting a running battle with an illegal operation next door to him for a while now. In the latest round of reprisals for his complaints to the authorities about their pollution and general illegality, they dumped creosote over his house, as the images above show. Fortunately, this last round of attacks on his property have br... more »
Newly Passed Law Will Jail Parents if Their Kids are Caught Bullying
By Matt Agorist North Tonawanda, NY — As Americans continue to become more and more dependent upon the State to manage their daily lives, a... more »
A Computer Virus Has Hit The U.S. Drone Fleet
Drone operators at Holloman Air Force Base in the southwestern state of New Mexico: Modern warfare is as invisible as a thought, deprived of its meaning by distance. Gilles Mingasson/ DER SPIEGEL *Wired:* *Exclusive: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet* A computer virus has infected the cockpits of America's Predator and Reaper drones, logging pilots' every keystroke as they remotely fly missions over Afghanistan and other warzones. The virus, first detected nearly two weeks ago by the military's Host-Based Security System, has not prevented pilots at Creech Air Force Base in Nev... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*-by Noah* Once in a while, I come across a clip that is so fine and does such a good job addressing an issue of our time, that I just have to substitute it for the usual graphic style of a meme. Call this a meme of the day or a clip of the day. It doesn't matter. What's important is the conveyed message. This clip was inspired both by recent events, most notably, the horrific shootings in Las Vegas, and, to a lesser extent, the response offered by a mentally ill former FOX "News" loon who glibly wrote off occurrences such as what happened in Las Vegas as simply "the price of fre... more »
As a Minister and Member of Parliament “I was Never Told the Truth by the Nuclear Industry”, Tony Benn (3 April 1925-14 March 2014)
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : Anthony Neil Wedgwood (Tony) Benn (3 April 1925 – 14 March 2014) was a Member of…
Catalan President Called for Mediation Over 1 Week Ago – Spain Refused; Remember the Almost 900 Catalans Injured By Spanish Police While Trying To Vote
While trying to vote in the Catalan Independence Referendum, at least 893 were seriously enough injured to need medical care … Continue reading →
California's Wine Country Is On Fire
*SFGate*: *10 dead as Wine Country fires burn at least 1,500 structures, force evacuations* A swarm of fires supercharged by powerful winds ripped through Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino counties Monday, killing at least 10 people, injuring dozens of others, destroying more than 1,500 homes and businesses, and turning prominent wineries to ash. Starting in the middle of the night, the fires hopscotched across neighborhoods, raced across fields and jumped freeways. Wind gusts up to 70 mph pushed walls of flames nearly 100 feet high, throwing embers ahead like hot fingers into strip mal... more »
About polar bears & science on the front lines of global warming
Originally posted on Fabius Maximus website: Summary: Today’s post reviews a book about applied climate science, discussing polar bears — poster animals for the effects of global warming. It tells the rest of the story, the good news. It’s well worth reading. Review of Susan Crockford’s new book: Polar Bears: Outstanding Survivors of Climate Change. For…
Tweets For Today
Deadly Northern California wildfires force thousands to flee and two hospitals to evacuate https://t.co/bfZhP4wXnn pic.twitter.com/6NAuO2Nh3O — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) October 9, 2017 Major upgrade for the beloved ‘Ma Deuce,’ one of the Army’s oldest weapons https://t.co/KhpZRODSBs #AUSA2017 pic.twitter.com/4Ol3TnvphY — ArmyTimes (@ArmyTimes) October 9, 2017 From #Taliban propaganda video: Group parades forces in Balkh province, seizes base, displays captured weapons and vehicles. #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/ietfJLoDNp — Long War Journal (@LongWarJournal) October 9, 2017 We... more »
Foreign Wind Farms sponsored by the Australian Federal Government.
OLD NEWS 1: (LINK *CHINA now owns some of Victoria’s biggest renewable energy assets.* Chinese-government controlled State Power Investment Corporation last week bought Pacific Hydro for more than $3 billion. The company owns and operates five wind farms in western Victoria and hydro power stations in Gippsland and North East Victoria. OLD NEWS 2:(Link) Foreign owners dominate Australian wind farm developments Foreign companies dominate ownership of Australia’s wind farm developments, *taking an estimated $1.7 billion a year in renewable energy subsidies offshore.* (bold added) ... more »
Picture Of The Day
Marines attach a barrier to a V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft while working to reinforce the Guajataca Dam in Puerto Rico in Hurricane Maria’s aftermath, Oct. 3, 2017. Army photo by Pfc. Deomontez Duncan *WNU Editor: *The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Marines Work to Strengthen Guajataca Dam* (U.S. Department of Defense)
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, ”Zero Degrees Zero”
Liquid Mind, ”Zero Degrees Zero” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkUAkMgGRE8
U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis Has Told Senior Military Leaders To Start Talking To The Press
*Defense One:** Mattis to Generals: Start Talking to the Press* Nine months into the Trump administration, Mattis tells senior military leaders to engage with the media, but stay in their lanes. It’s time to talk. In the age of Trump, senior U.S. military leaders have generally kept a lower public profile than usual, seeking to avoid the hyperactive state of politics and the press. That’s about to change. On Friday, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis instructed top commanders to speak to the media more freely, Defense One has learned. The secretary is hoping to end a misperception among... more »
"The Consent of the Conned"
*"The Consent of the Conned"* by Charles Hugh Smith "My theme this week is The Great Unraveling, by which I mean the unraveling of our social-political-economic system of hierarchical, centralized power. Let’s start by looking at how the basis of governance has transmogrified from consent of the governed to consent of the conned. In effect, our leadership leads by lying. As we know, when it gets serious, you have to lie to preserve the perquisites and power of those atop the wealth-power pyramid, and well, it’s serious all the time now, so lies are the default setting of the entire... more »
It's Candidates Week Inside The Shrunken, Shriveled Democratic Piece Of The Beltway-- DCCC Playing Favorites
Tomorrow is day one of DCCC candidate Week in which the DC Democratic Party elites invite all their favored candidates and purposely leave out candidates they don't like. But they swear-- and believe it on some delusional level-- that they don't interfere in primaries. The festivities kick off Wednesday with two by-invitation-only events for right-wing Democrats. At 2pm Illinois Blue Dog Cheri Bustos will conduct a "Heartland Workshop" for the Republican wing of the Democratic Party. As soon as that's over-- if you're one of the chosen (again anti-working family only)-- you're inv... more »
Blogorado, Day 5 - homeward bound
They do say that all good things must come to an end. Sadly, Blogorado 2017 drew to a close this morning, with a final gathering for breakfast at the venue that's become known to most of us as the Obligatory Cow Reference (due to its name). Our numbers weren't as great as the day before, because several people left yesterday in order to get back to work on Monday; but there were enough of us to keep the waitress running hard. I indulged my inner glutton with *huevos rancheros*, with a side of breakfast steak. Delicious! Miss D. and I were among the first to depart, shivering i... more »
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mattis Tells Military To 'Be Ready' Regarding North Korea
*CBS*: *Mattis tells Army to "be ready" on North Korea military options* Defense Secretary James Mattis says the U.S. Army "must stand ready" in the face of continued provocations by the North Korean regime. While delivering the keynote address at the Association of the U.S. Army's annual meeting on Monday, Mattis outlined the current strategy in North Korea for the U.S. military, saying "it is right now diplomatically led, economic sanctioned, buttressed effort to try to turn North Korea off its path." He conceded, however, that "neither you nor I can say" what the future holds... more »
BREAKING: North Korea May Test Hydrogen Bomb Today. ‘Stand Ready for WAR’ Trump’s Top General Tells US Army to Prepare to Fight North Korea
‘Stand Ready for WAR’ Trump’s Top General Tells US Army to Prepare to fight North Korea. by VICKIIE OLIPHANT, http://www.express.co.uk/ DONALD Trump’s most senior US General has told the US Army to “stand ready” for war with North Korea, sparking World War 3 fears. – General James ‘Mad dog’ Mattis warned it is impossible to tell what […]
Hollywood Cover Up Of Pedophilia Collapses Under Weinstein Scandal
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Oct 9, 2017 Will Johnson and Mike Cernovich join Alex Jones live via Skype to discuss the scandal exploding from beneath the heap of Harvey’s dirty deeds as Hollywood elites scramble to clear his name.
Israeli Army Shells Gaza After Rocket Lands in Open Area in Southern Israel
This is, IMO, another false flag attack by Israel to generate the pretext needed for the continued genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians(the REAL Jews of the Bible, IMO). Why would Palestinians continue to fire rockets(projectiles) that cause little to no damage/casualty? Especially when they know Israel will reply with overwhelming military force? Hamas is, […]
The Debate: US Supporting ISIS-Daesh
PressTV News Videos Published on Oct 8, 2017 The Secretary General of the Lebanese Resistance Movement Hezbollah Sayyed Hasan Nasraallah has said that the US does not want the Syrian military, accompanied by its allies to deal a final blow to DAESH. He said Washington benefits from the terrorist group and wants the instability to remain […]
Senior Republican Says Trump is Steering US Towards World War III
Senior Republican Says Trump is Steering US Towards World War III by https://www.rt.com/ US President Donald Trump is leading the US towards a third World War, and his governing style is fit more for a reality show than for the White House, Senator Bob Corker (R) said, further fueling the bitter public row between the former […]
Calm Before The Storm: Dutch Central Bank Warning, S&P Dips As Bitcoin Surges
DAHBOO77 Published on Oct 9, 2017 “Economists all over the world are concerned about the increased risks arising from the accumulation of more and more liquidity and the growth of public and private debt. I myself am concerned about this, too,” he said echoing the concern voiced just one day earlier by IMF head Christine Lagarde, […]
Does Hollywood Have a Political Double Standard about Sexual Harassment?
RT America Published on Oct 9, 2017 Movie executive Harvey Weinstein was effectively fired from the company he founded after sexual harassment allegations against him surfaced. Legal and media analyst Lionel of Lionel Media discusses the latest Hollywood soap opera with RT America’s Ashlee Banks, including how the Weinstein scandal differs from those of Fox News’ […]
SDR: The New Global Currency
SDR: The New Global Currency by Chris at www.CapitalistExploits.at, via http://www.zerohedge.com/ Bollocks! Hi there, I’ve been hearing a lot from private bankers lately (they’re always trying to flog you product), though the topic being discussed amongst themselves is that of the SDR going mainstream, and they’ve been asking my opinion. We don’t have to look far to understand […]
New York Times Hypocrisy Exposed: Former Reporter Says Paper Killed Weinstein Expose In 2004
New York Times Hypocrisy Exposed: Former Reporter Says Paper Killed Weinstein Expose In 2004 by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ After it publicized former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly’s history of harassing female colleagues earlier this year, prompting Fox to dismiss the longtime primetime host, the New York Times claimed the scalp of another powerful media titan last […]
‘Preventing Conflict, Not Provoking’? NATO Launches New Multinational Force to Counter Russia
RT Published on Oct 9, 2017 NATO is launching a new multinational force in Romania to counter Russia along its eastern flank and keep close tabs on the Russian presence in the Black Sea. The chief of the military alliance said NATO’s actions are purely “defensive and proportionate.” end
Does Hobby Lobby Refuse to Sell Jewish Holiday Items?
After a 2013 flap over the lack of Hanukkah items in Hobby Lobby stores, the company apologized and said it would begin stocking such items at some of its locations.
NATO’s Worst Fear: Losing to Russia in a War (And It Could Have Happened)
*Robert Farley* *Security, Europe* Up until the 1970s. *Most importantly, the threat that France, Britain and the United States would launch strategic nuclear strikes on the Soviet Union in response to a successful conventional assault was supposed to give Moscow pause. Even if an American President refused to exchange Berlin for New York, the Soviets would have to worry about the rest of NATO’s nuclear deterrent.* A recent RAND wargame on a potential Russian offensive into the Baltics brought talk of a “new Cold War” into sharp focus. The game made clear that NATO would strugg... more »
World War III Deathmatch: China vs. America's Military (Who Wins?)
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* Who would win? *China's rapid development of new destroyers, amphibs, stealth fighters and long-range weapons is quickly increasing its ability to threaten the United States and massively expand expeditionary military operations around the globe, according to several reports from the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission in recent years.* The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission is working on a one-time unclassified report on China’s development of advanced weapons. The report is intended as an unclassified, open-source as... more »
Is the Pentagon Headed for a Military Readiness Crisis?
*Michael O'Hanlon* *Security, Middle East* [image: A U.S. Marine with Combat Engineering Company, Combat Assault Battalion (CAB), 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force uses a radio Sept. 12, 2017, at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, during CAB Battalion Field Exercise 17.4. Flickr / U.S. Department of Defense] After nearly two continuous decades of war, the armed forces are under significant stress. But to exaggerate today’s problems as a “crisis” is risky. Washington is abuzz with talk that the U.S. military is increasingly hollow, and that its readiness is in crisis. ... more »
Trump Needs to Spell out His Strategy for Africa—Before It's Too Late
*Marcel Plichta* *Security, Africa* As Chinese economic and political ties across Africa grow, increasingly stagnant U.S. policy towards the continent threatens to undermine both American and African interests. Proponents of stronger U.S.-Africa relations seemingly had much to celebrate in September. At a working lunch with African Leaders, President Donald Trump lauded Africa’s “tremendous business potential,” and highlighted a compact signed between Côte d’Ivoire and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) that promises to improve access to secondary education and infrastru... more »
Turkey Has Turned Itself Into a Terrorist Target
*Daniele Grassi* *Security, Middle East* [image: Supporters of Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan wave Turkey's national flags as they wait for his speech during a rally against terrorism in Strasbourg, France, October 4, 2015. Some 30000 supporters coming from several countries including France, Germany, and Switzerland gathered in Strasbourg on Sunday to listen to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's address. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler] The terrorist threat is bound to remain significant, and various factors will likely impact the Turkish security situation. Between the second... more »
How to Turn Battleground Ukraine Into a Success Story
*Anna Tikhonova, Cyril Fokin* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Ukrainian servicemen take part in military exercises in the Donetsk region, Ukraine September 28, 2017. Picture taken September 28, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karazy] If the West manages to talk Kiev out of any hasty ill-judged decisions and convince it to accept Moscow’s peacekeeper proposal as it is, then the world will finally see a win-win. Putin’s early September suggestion that a UN peacekeeping force be sent to the Donbass region triggered a skeptical reaction from the Western block. To a certain degree, the Kremlin’s acc... more »
The U.S. Air Force May Be Holding up the Creation of an Effective Space Force
*Mir Sadat* *Security, * [image: A Titan IV B rocket launches from Space Launch Complex - 4 East at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 19, 2005. The Titan IV B rocket is carrying a critical national reconnaissance security payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ron Hill] News flash: Space is a separate domain and not an extension of the air domain. In recent days, both the House and Senate have approved different versions of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. With regard to defense/military space governance, there is a hu... more »
On Hannity: Steve Bannon tells it like it is...
*works for me.*
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Wants To Go To North Korea And Meet Kim Jong-un
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (C) waves upon his arrival at the airport in Pyongyang, April 26, 2011, in this handout photo distributed by China's official Xinhua News Agency. REUTERS/Xinhua/Zhao Zhan/Handout *Kim Joong Ang Daily*: *Jimmy Carter hopes to meet with North’s Kim* Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has expressed a desire to visit Pyongyang as a messenger between the United States and North Korea, Park Han-shik, an emeritus professor of international affairs at the University of Georgia, said Sunday. “Carter wants to meet with the North Korean leader and play a co... more »
"General Sherman's Final Solution"
*"General Sherman's Final Solution*" by Thomas J. DiLorenzo "In an issue of "The American Enterprise" magazine devoted to the War between the States, Victor Hanson, a visiting professor at the U.S. Naval Academy, defends and makes excuses for Lincoln’s intentional waging of war on Southern civilians. This included the bombing, pillaging and plundering of their cities and towns, the burning of their homes, total destruction of farms and livestock, gang rape, and the killing of thousands, including women and children of all races. (See "Merchant of Terror: General Sherman and Total W... more »
I Forgot Columbus Day? Oh No, I Haven't Forgotten Anything...
"Before our white brothers arrived to make us civilized men, we didn't have any kind of prison. Because of this, we had no delinquents. Without a prison, there can be no delinquents. We had no locks nor keys and therefore among us there were no thieves. When someone was so poor that he couldn't afford a horse, a tent or a blanket, he would, in that case, receive it all as a gift. We were too uncivilized to give great importance to private property. We didn't know any kind of money and consequently, the value of a human being was not determined by his wealth. We had no written laws l... more »
"The Chief Weapon Of Sea Pirates..."
"Teachers of children in the United States of America wrote this date on blackboards again and again, and asked the children to memorize it with pride and joy: 1492. The teachers told the children that this was when their continent was discovered by human beings. Actually, millions of human beings were already living full and imaginative lives on the continent in 1492. That was simply the year in which sea pirates began to cheat and rob and kill them. The chief weapon of sea pirates, however, was their capacity to astonish. Nobody else could believe, until it was too late, how hear... more »
IF TRUMP ORDERED A NUCLEAR STRIKE, WOULD THE MILITARY REFUSE?
The president of the United States is a spoiled child, but you can't discipline him or compel him to behave, so what can you do? According to Politico, what you can do is this: *White House aides lean on delays and distraction to manage Trump* As White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus mused to associates that telling President Donald Trump no was usually not an effective strategy. Telling him “next week” was often the better idea. Trump would impulsively want to fire someone like attorney general Jeff Sessions, create a new wide–ranging policy with far–flung implications like i... more »
North Korea Is Accusing The CIA Of Trying To Assassinate Kim Jong-Un In May
Reuters *The Independent: **North Korea says 'terrorist' CIA tried to assassinate Kim Jong-un with chemical weapon* *'Heinous terrorists' tried to topple the Supreme Leader, state-run news agency claims.* North Korea has claimed the US tried to assassinate its Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, earlier this year. The state-run Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) claimed the CIA attempted to use a chemical or biological poison to take out the dictator. The alleged attempt shows the US is the “main culprit behind terrorism”, it said. *Read more *.... *Update #1:* Kim Jong-un assassinatio... more »
Lavrov, Tillerson discuss de-escalation zones in Syria
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson discussed in a telephone conversation on Monday prospects for cooperation of Moscow and Washington to ensure the functioning of the Syrian de-escalation zones, the Russian Foreign Ministry reports. “The interlocutors exchanged views on the situation in Syria, including prospects for cooperation of Russia […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army storms ISIS capital in new bid to seize the city
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a new attack on the strategic city of Al-Mayadeen, tonight, targeting the terrorist group’s defenses in the western part of the Islamic State (ISIS) capital. Led by the elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army stormed the ISIS capital tonight in a new bid […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Saudi minister calls for ‘international coalition’ against Hezbollah
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) – The Saudi Minister of Gulf Affairs, Thamer Al-Sabhan, issued a call on Sunday for an international coalition against Hezbollah. “U.S. sanctions against the terrorist militia in Lebanon would be good, but the solution is to form a strict international coalition to confront it and those who work with it, in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Pentagon calls Syrian general’s claims on US arms supplies to Daesh ‘ridiculous’
A Syrian general accused the US of supplying weapons to terrorists. The Pentagon has commented on the claim. A Pentagon representative told Sputnik on Monday that the claims made by a Syrian general about alleged US deliveries of arms to terrorists, in particular Daesh and al-Nusra Front terrorist groups in Syria, were untrue. “These statements […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
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