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Boundary changes: Latest plans for Commons seats published per BBC News
It's fascinating how the BBC manage to report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41643467 on the proposed Parliamentary seat boundary changes without mentoring that the current constituency boundaries give an unfair advantage to the Labour Party of around 30 seats. I suppose that an organisation that too often acts as the propaganda arm of the Labour Party wouldn't mention such inconvenient facts.
This Is America's Newest 40mm Grenade Machine Gun
Marines with 2d Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment field-test the MK47 40 mm Advanced Lightweight Grenade Machine Gun at Camp Lejeune, N.C. The new weapon system may one day replace the MK-19. (Photo courtesy of General Dynamics) *We Are The Mighty:* *Say hello to America's newest 40mm grenade machine gun* The 40mm grenade has become a very valuable asset for a small infantry unit. Each fire team of four grunts usually has at least one 40mm grenade launcher. These grenades can pack a punch, too. According to the Federation of American Scientists, a M433 high-explosive, dual-purpose ... more »
ISIL’s reign over Deir Ezzor City is coming to an end: map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 A.M.) – The Islamic State’s (ISIS) three year long reign over Deir Ezzor City is coming to a swift end, thanks in large part to the recent advances made by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies. Led by the 4th Mechanized Division and 5th Legion, the Syrian Arab Army has […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US Meddling Across Southeast Asia
*October 17, 2017* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - At a time when US political leaders decry with little evidence what they claim is a pandemic of "Russian interference" in Western political affairs from Western Europe to North America, years of documented evidence exist of this very same interference in the domestic affairs of other nations around the world, funded and directed not by Moscow, but by Washington D.C. Across Southeast Asia alone is an interlocked, deeply rooted and heavily financed network of American-backed agitators and propagandists, operating behind the cloaks of journal... more »
Is the Mandalay Bay Security Guard ‘Missing’?
Police told us that despite widespread rumors and speculation, Jesus Campos is not missing.
Picture Of The Day
*Crawling Marine* Marines prepare to run with ghillie suits through a mud pit and water during an exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 13, 2017. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison M. DeVries *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Marines Hone Ghillie Suit, Sniper Skills* (US Department of Defense).
“Fish Depression No Joke… Dolphins Gossip, Whales Talk In Dialects”
*“Fish Depression No Joke… * *Dolphins Gossip, Whales Talk In Dialects”* by IWB "Can a fish be depressed? This question has been floating around my head ever since I spent a night in a hotel across from an excruciatingly sad-looking Siamese fighting fish. His name was Bruce Lee, according to a sign beneath his little bowl. There we were trying to enjoy a complimentary bloody mary on the last day of our honeymoon and there was Bruce Lee, totally still, his lower fin grazing the clear faux rocks on the bottom of his home. When he did finally move, just slightly, I got the sense that ... more »
China Wants To Buy An Enormous Stake In Saudi Arabia's Main Oil Company Directly
*Reuters:* *Exclusive: China offers to buy 5 percent of Saudi Aramco directly - sources* DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - China is offering to buy up to 5 percent of Saudi Aramco directly, sources said, a move that could give Saudi Arabia the flexibility to consider various options for its plan to float the world’s biggest oil producer on the stock market. Chinese state-owned oil companies PetroChina (0857.HK) and Sinopec (0386.HK) have written to Saudi Aramco in recent weeks to express an interest in a direct deal, industry sources told Reuters. The companies are part of a state-run con... more »
Overnight-- With Mike Pence
*"To Pence, Trump is just a stepping stone to theocracy"* Jane Mayer has a piece in the new *New Yorker*, The Danger of President Pence, that needs to be factored into everyone's impeachment calculus. "The worse the President looks," she wrote, "the more desirable his understudy seems. The more Trump is mired in scandal, the more likely Pence’s elevation to the Oval Office becomes, unless he ends up legally entangled as well." But who is Pence? Many Americans don't know much about him-- even if *DWT* readers know *too much* about him. Before we get into Mayer's look-see, let's reme... more »
FBI Corruption
*SHOCKER - The FBI is Corrupt* No, I'm not shocked at all. Then again, while I have worked in concert with the FBI at times, the record will show that by in large, our relationship was acrimonious. A lot of that had to do with unethical conduct on the part of agents that was covered up by management. On Monday, the FBI confirmed former Bureau Head James Comey personally drafted a statement exonerating Hillary Clinton months before interviewing her. The FBI cares about its public image. This is the face of the current FBI. Like it, don't like it, doesn't matter. That's what it is.
Is Trump Spending More Taxpayer Dollars on Personal Travel than Obama Did?
Despite preliminary indications that the Trump family's government-paid travel expenses are higher than the Obamas', Internet rumors exaggerate the disparity.
Guillermo: Will Weinstein Saga Change Attitudes Toward Campus Sexual Harassment?
Sexual harassment on campus is bad enough when it’s simply a matter of students. But add a professor to the mix and now we have the real problem with campus sexual harassment — where the element of power creeps into the mix.
New President Aims to Continue Morehouse Mission of Molding Leaders
The Board of Trustees at Morehouse College concluded a six-month search when it voted on Sunday to appoint Harvard University professor Dr. David A. Thomas as its new president.
D.C.-area Higher Ed Presidents Support DACA
Close to half of DACA recipients are enrolled in school or college, and the higher education community has spoken out in support of continuing or updating the program.
What Should The West Do With Returning ISIS Fighters
Syrian Democratic Forces furl an Islamic State flag recovered in Raqqa, Syria, October 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro *Alexander Smith and Vladimir Banic, NBC:* *What Should the West Do With Fighters Returning From Syria and Iraq?* PRISTINA, Kosovo — Albert Berisha is both a paradox and a dilemma. His lilac shirt, soft features and neatly trimmed beard could belong to any office worker in the world. He certainly doesn't look like someone who swapped his life in Europe to go fight in Syria alongside ISIS militants he openly describes as murderous psychopaths. But Berisha i... more »
In Austria, Voters Choose “Right-Wing Populism”
[image: in-austria-voters-choose-right-wing-populism] In an Austrian election that has sparked unprecedented global interest, a 31-year-old politician widely described by the establishment media as an “anti-immigration” conservative is set to become the world's youngest leader after his party dominated at the polls. Riding a wave of populist fervor amid a continental uprising against the establishment — and its deeply unpopular open-borders policies in particular — Sebastian Kurz portrayed himself as an outsider ready to take on out-of-control elites in Austria and at the European U... more »
SO YOU'RE SAYING YOUR ENTIRE FIREARM SELL JOB IS BASED ON A LIE?
NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch says she's getting death threats: Radio host and NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch said she's had to pack up her belongings in garbage bags and leave her home over threats from gun control advocates and other opponents. Loesch said she and her family, including her young children, have received threats over her role in the National Rifle Association in the wake of the Las Vegas massacre. She told Martha MacCallum it's been difficult to sell her home "conventionally" through open houses and a realtor when she's received such vile threats. Some of you probably... more »
Trump: no collusion with Russia; Russiagate investigations should end
President calls for ending of Russiagate investigations, citing absence of evidence of collusion More The post Trump: no collusion with Russia; Russiagate investigations should end appeared first on The Duran.
Top Anti-Corruption Reporter Murdered In Malta
*VICE News: **Reporter who investigated Panama Papers killed in car bomb* Daphne Caruana Galizia, a journalist who relentlessly investigated corruption in her home country of Malta, was killed Monday afternoon in a car bomb outside her home. One of Malta’s leading politicians has called it “political murder” motivated by her reporting. “What happened today is not an ordinary killing,” said Adrian Delia, a leader of Malta’s political opposition. Galizia was perhaps most famous for her reporting linking Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, his wife, and several associates to the Panama Pap... more »
Boy wonder? Boy, I wonder.
From BUSINESS INSIDER: The top government official tasked with clearing background checks said at a congressional hearing that he’s “never seen that level of mistakes” that he saw on White House senior adviser Jared Kushner’s security clearance application, which has had to … Continue reading →
RPI's Daniel McAdams: 'The American Public Has Been Weaponized by Propaganda Since 9/11'
[image: undefined] President Trump's "de-certification" of Iranian compliance with the nuclear deal. CIA torture sites in Afghanistan. PATRIOT Act. FISA Amendments. Saudi Arabia. Israel. Syria. Mass surveillance. How does Rex Tillerson drag himself to work each day? Neocon triumph. RPI Director Daniel McAdams sits down for a full hour with KMEC's Heroes and Patriots program. The topics are wide ranging, the interview is fast-paced. What is the Ron Paul Institute working on? How can you be a part of it? Brew a tea, pour a beer, listen to the interview here.
RPI's Daniel McAdams: 'The American Public Has Been Weaponized by Propaganda Since 9/11'
[image: undefined] President Trump's "de-certification" of Iranian compliance with the nuclear deal. CIA torture sites in Afghanistan. PATRIOT Act. FISA Amendments. Saudi Arabia. Israel. Syria. Mass surveillance. How does Rex Tillerson drag himself to work each day? Neocon triumph. RPI Director Daniel McAdams sits down for a full hour with KMEC's Heroes and Patriots program. The topics are wide ranging, the interview is fast-paced. What is the Ron Paul Institute working on? How can you be a part of it? Brew a tea, pour a beer, listen to the interview here.
RPI's Daniel McAdams: 'The American Public Has Been Weaponized by Propaganda Since 9/11'
[image: undefined] President Trump's "de-certification" of Iranian compliance with the nuclear deal. CIA torture sites in Afghanistan. PATRIOT Act. FISA Amendments. Saudi Arabia. Israel. Syria. Mass surveillance. How does Rex Tillerson drag himself to work each day? Neocon triumph. RPI Director Daniel McAdams sits down for a full hour with KMEC's Heroes and Patriots program. The topics are wide ranging, the interview is fast-paced. What is the Ron Paul Institute working on? How can you be a part of it? Brew a tea, pour a beer, listen to the interview here.
RPI's Daniel McAdams: 'The American Public Has Been Weaponized by Propaganda Since 9/11'
[image: undefined] President Trump's "de-certification" of Iranian compliance with the nuclear deal. CIA torture sites in Afghanistan. PATRIOT Act. FISA Amendments. Saudi Arabia. Israel. Syria. Mass surveillance. How does Rex Tillerson drag himself to work each day? Neocon triumph. RPI Director Daniel McAdams sits down for a full hour with KMEC's Heroes and Patriots program. The topics are wide ranging, the interview is fast-paced. What is the Ron Paul Institute working on? How can you be a part of it? Brew a tea, pour a beer, listen to the interview here.
Disastrous fire management wreaks havoc on California
The wildfires that struck California’s fabled wine country and surrounding areas have left behind death and destruction on an unimaginable scale. When policies create conditions that make forests ripe for wildfires or that force people to live in high-risk areas, don’t be surprised if disaster ensues.
Secwepemc Warrior Kanahus Manuel in Paris 'Divest in Kinder Morgan pipeline'
By Brenda Norrell Censored News PARIS -- Secwepemc Warrior Kanahus Manuel, following the path of her father Art Manuel, writes from Paris today, "In Paris to address the banks and insurance companies to pull their insurance and investment from the Trans Mountain Kinder Morgan pipeline and from Kinder Morgan Canada, the corporation. We are citing the risks and uncertainty around
Did a Mandalay Bay Hotel Worker ‘Vanish’ After Giving an Interview?
A disreputable web site published an illogical and inaccurate conspiracy theory about a valet worker who reportedly had a brush with the Las Vegas gunman.
Venezuela's Opposition Claims Fraud As Socialists Sweep Regional Elections
*Reuters:* *Dispute over Venezuela vote could spark more unrest, sanctions* CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela’s opposition refused on Monday to recognize a surprise win for the ruling socialists in weekend gubernatorial elections, raising the prospect of new protests and foreign sanctions against President Nicolas Maduro’s government. Maduro’s candidates took 17 governorships, versus five for the opposition, in Sunday’s nationwide poll, according to the pro-government electoral board. The socialists’ strong showing came despite devastating food shortages, triple-digit inflation, and... more »
Israel: Netanyahu tells Iranian FM to delete Twitter account
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Khonsari to delete his Twitter account in a televised attack over censorship. The Iranian minister tweeted that “all Iranian boys and girls, all Iranian men and women, see themselves as the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.” Netanyahu responded with “I’d love to know what […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Liberated Airbase in east Aleppo graduates three new battalions
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 A.M.) – Three new air battalions graduated from the military college at the Kuweires Airport this past weekend after a rigorous year long program. The new graduates were spent the year studying a wide variety of topics and training to be pilots in the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF). Video footage of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Developing: ISIS begins withdrawing from strategic town south of Deir Ezzor City
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) has begun withdrawing from the strategic town of Mohassan after Syrian Arab Army (SAA) reinforcements reached this terrorist stronghold south of Deir Ezzor City, pro-government journalists reported tonight. In addition to retreating from Mohassan, the Islamic State also withdrew from the nearby towns of Bo ‘Umar, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
North Dakota Officials Seek to Dupe Citizens on Common Core
[image: north-dakota-officials-seek-to-dupe-citizens-on-common-core] Apparently, North Dakota's education establishment thinks North Dakotans and their legislators are stupid, gullible, or both. But in fairness, they are not alone — state and federal officials all over America have been trying to dupe those they misrule into believing the toxic “Common Core” scheme was history. It's not. In fact, it is as firmly entrenched as ever.
You bend over backwards for China, Tim Cook, but oppose America’s democratically-elected government when it wants your help fighting terror
The post You bend over backwards for China, Tim Cook, but oppose America’s democratically-elected government when it wants your help fighting terror appeared first on UnHerd.
Cómo el nuevo presidente del Ecuador procura deshacer el legado del Correismo en solo 120 días
Soledad Stoessel, Postdoctoral Researcher, Latin American Political Processes., National University of La Plata at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 4 hours ago
Con el vice en la carcel y el presidente rompiendo con el legado del carismático y popular ex mandatorio Rafael Correa, la izquierda ecuatoriana se apresta para una lucha política.
Just 120 days into his term, Ecuador's new president is already undoing his own party's legacy
Soledad Stoessel, Postdoctoral Researcher, Latin American Political Processes., National University of La Plata at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 4 hours ago
Ecuador's president, Lenin Moreno, has been flirting with conservatives. Beyond irking his base, it has also lead to mass resignations and Twitter battles with his powerful left-wing predecessor.
What's More Flawed? The Iran Nuclear Agreement, American Korean Policy Or Señor Trumpanzee?
The video above from CNN's *Reliable Sources* is important to watch even though it isn't what this post is about. It's context, important contest, FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel explaining the despite Trumpanzee's blustering and threatening media licenses are not in jeopardy and that the FCC is more interested in the First Amendment than in Trump's fascist instincts to force the media to support his authoritarian approach. "The agency," she said, "will not revoke a broadcast license simply because the president is dissatisfied with the licensee's coverage." A new poll for ... more »
North Korea Warns “Nuclear War Could Break Out At Any Moment”
North Korea Warns “Nuclear War Could Break Out At Any Moment” by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ Less than a day after South Korean and US naval forces kicked off their latest round of joint military drills, which are slated to run until the end of the week, North Korea’s deputy UN ambassador claimed during a fiery speech at […]
Israeli Jets Bomb Syrian Anti-Aircraft Battery After Spy Planes Fired at Near Lebanon Border
Israeli Jets Bomb Syrian Anti-Aircraft Battery After Spy Planes Fired at Near Lebanon Border by https://www.rt.com/ Israeli jets bombed a Syrian anti-aircraft battery east of Damascus after it fired an anti-aircraft missile at the Israeli aircraft on a spy mission overflying Lebanon, the IDF said. Damascus said the planes violated Syrian airspace near the Lebanese border. […]
The U.S. Navy Just Parked a Guided-Missile Submarine Right Near North Korea
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* And it could do some real damage if it has to. As tensions with North Korea continue to rise, the United States continues to bring more long-range precision striking power into the region. On October 13, USS *Michigan* (SSGN 727)—an Ohio-class guided-missile submarine—pulled into a South Korean naval base in the port city of Busan. While the U.S. Pacific Command states that *Michigan*’s visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK) was long planned, the message to North Korea is clear—the United States will stand by Seoul if Pyongyang makes any aggressiv... more »
Study: Bigger Aircraft Carriers Are Better
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * The reasons are obvious. A new RAND Corporation study has concluded that bigger aircraft carriers such as the *Gerald R. Ford*-class are more effective and more survivable than smaller carriers. While a slightly smaller 70,000-ton design would be cheaper to operate, such a vessel would be less effective and less survivable. It would also extra cost money to develop and build such a carrier. Even smaller light carriers would be much cheaper, but also much less effective and much less survivable. Thus, those vessels are not worth it. Among the four o... more »
How Will History Judge Trump?
*Simon Serfaty* *Politics, North America* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump pauses as he talks to journalists who are members of the White house travel pool on board Air Force One during his flight to Palm Beach, Florida while over South Carolina] This is not the first time a newly elected president has caused anxiety at the start of his mandate. “THERE ARE three times,” wrote Saint Augustine in his *Confessions*, “a present of things past, a present of things present, and a present of things future.” Each is needed for contextual understanding, but gaps between them are not r... more »
You Brexit, You Buy It
*Freddy Gray* *Politics, Europe* [image: British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium] However much both sides want to behave like grown-ups, the arguments over withdrawal soon turn into squabbles. On March 28, the day before Brexit officially began, a very British row broke out—about legs. It was about women’s legs, to be more precise. Just hours before Theresa May invoked Article 50, formally triggering Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, the *Daily Mail*, an anti-EU tabloid, published on its front page a picture of May, sitting nex... more »
Why Didn't Mao Invade Taiwan?
*Ian Easton* *History, Asia* [image: Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Kuomintang Party (KMT) chairman and presidential candidate Eric Chu bows to Taiwan's national flag, KMT's flag and a portrait of the founding father of the Republic of China, Dr. Sun Yat-sen at a party congress in Taipei] The story of one spymaster reveals what happened. In the summer of 1949, Chiang Kai-shek and his Republic of China (ROC) government appeared doomed. Shanghai and Nanjing, then China’s capital city, had fallen to Mao Zedong's communist forces, and Chiang's units all over China were collapsing under... more »
Is the U.S. Navy Dying a Slow Death?
*Thomas Callender* *Security, Asia* [image: Drake Sierra assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee mans a machine gun as the ship arrives in Hong Kong] Let us hope that Congress can put aside partisan discord and work together to halt any further decay of the U.S. Navy’s military strength. The world’s oceans and sea have never played a more vital role in the security and prosperity of our nation and the majority of the world’s population. Over 90 percent of global trade flows via maritime shipping lanes, and 99 percent of all international data (pho... more »
How Donald Trump's North Korea Rhetoric Could Start a War
*Daniel L. Davis* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey] If the president does not recognize his errors soon, then the nation may have to pay a price. In Friday’s *Washington Post*, Michael Hirsh wrote an opinion piece suggesting that there might be “a method to the apparent madness in President Trump’s approach” to the fiery and insulting tweetstorms he fires off at North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. No. There is no “mad genius” at play here—and if the president does not recognize his er... more »
Americans Wrote the Russians' Material
*Paul R. Pillar* *Russia Democracy, United States* Russian interference in domestic American politics is a large and complicated story, full understanding of which is only beginning to be reached by the media and independent analysts. Some of the lessons and implications of that story, especially as it relates to the 2016 election, can only follow completion of the relevant investigations. But one aspect of the story need not await the official inquiries. This aspect concerns how many of the accusations and themes that Russia promoted through social media merely replayed what ... more »
For Medina, Being Administrator Makes a Difference
Dr. Carlos Medina, vice chancellor and chief diversity officer for the State University of New York (SUNY), says that his introduction to higher education administration did not have a linear trajectory. He initially wanted to become a teacher and did achieve this goal after having obtained a bachelor’s degree in education from the State University […]
University of Cincinnati to Allow White Nationalist to Speak
CLEVELAND — The University of Cincinnati says it will allow White nationalist leader Richard Spencer to speak on campus, while Ohio State University says it can’t accommodate a rental request for a Nov. 15 speech but is considering alternatives. UC president Neville Pinto said in an email that the university is finalizing details of Spencer’s […]
University of Southern Maine Adds Prayer Room
PORTLAND, Maine — The University of Southern Maine is adding a new prayer room to better accommodate Muslim students and students of other faiths. The Portland Press Herald reports the $100,000 project includes a gender neutral bathroom with a foot-washing station Muslim students can use for ritual washing. University officials say the new prayer room […]
Chancellor Raises Concern About Protecting Research
FARGO, N.D. — Potential customers who are interested in teaming with North Dakota researchers on fields like unmanned aircraft are balking because of the state’s open records laws, the head of the university system says. Chancellor Mark Hagerott told the state Board of Higher Education during last month’s meeting that some leading research universities are […]
Faculty: University of Kansas Student Hacked into Computers
LAWRENCE, Kan. — A recent cybersecurity breach has a University of Kansas faculty group concerned that the breach could lead to other attacks, not just at the university, but across higher education. Aerospace engineering professor Ron Barrett-Gonzalez said the hack was carried out by an apparently disgruntled engineering student during the 2016-17 academic year. The […]
Indiana Scholarships Fail to Attract Diverse Teachers
INDIANAPOLIS — Scholarships from an Indiana program meant to diversify and recruit the next generation of teachers have gone largely to White students so far, an Indiana agency says. State officials hope to lessen the state’s teacher shortage with $10 million in Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarships, but the scholarships have failed to attract students […]
Steve Russell : Truth in an age of post-factual politics
Since the arrival of The Donald, U.S. politics is a fact-free zone. The truth simply no longer matters. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | October 16, 2017 Congressman Michael Grimm (R-NY) was not happy being questioned by a … finish reading Steve Russell : Truth in an age of post-factual politics
President Trump And Senator McConnell Joint Press Conference From The White House Rose Garden
*CBS New York*: *Trump, McConnell Proclaim Republican Unity As They Field Questions* WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork) — There was a show of unity Monday from President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky). As CBS2’s Alice Gainer reported, Trump and McConnell spoke to reporters Monday afternoon after they had lunch together at the White House. They fielded questions from reporters on everything from health care to hurricane recovery response, Harvey Weinstein, and even Hillary Clinton. Trump has been critical of McConnell in the past, blaming him for the fai... more »
Are Hurricane Maria Survivors Getting ‘Skittle Meals’ From The Government?
Volunteer veterans, journalists, and others claim that FEMA is providing "meals" that are little more than unhealthy snacks to hurricane victims, but a FEMA spokesperson says images circulating online misrepresent what the agency is doing to help Puerto Ricans.
US Backed Forces Take Raqqa After ISIS "surrenders"
*BBC:* carrying the flag of annexed Syria *-The Syrian Democratic Forces say they have retaken al-Naim square, where IS once held public executions.* *-The official declaration that the city has been recaptured is expected soon, a BBC correspondent reports.* *-Earlier, a convoy of local IS fighters and their families left Raqqa as part of a preplanned departure.* *-The SDF, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias, has been besieging the city for nearly four months.* *As the US carpet bombed, but, hey who's been paying attention to that!* * -An SDF vehicle has been patrolling the ru... more »
Donald Trump today accused President Obama, and other former presidents of not calling the families of fallen soldiers.
12 days after it was announced soldiers were killed in Niger, Trump says "I will at some point during the period of time call the parents." pic.twitter.com/vPh85JNF4x — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 16, 2017 Courtesy of TPM: *During a press conference on Monday afternoon, President Donald Trump made the dubious claim that former President Barack Obama and other former presidents did not personally call the families of soldiers who died in combat. * *Trump quickly walked back the claim when a reporter followed up. * *The President first told reporters that he had written le... more »
Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, "Run"
Ludovico Einaudi, "Run" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-ca1ocriv0
Musical Interlude: Chuck Wild, Liquid Mind, “When Time Slows (Born Star)”
Chuck Wild, Liquid Mind, “When Time Slows (Born Star)” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogldA2Gxl3g
Lawrence Wilkerson: US ‘Marching Down the Road to War’ Against Iran
Lawrence Wilkerson has presented a dire prediction about a United States war on Iran. The former US Army colonel made this prediction during a Monday interview with host Joy Reid at MSNBC. Wilkerson argues in the interview that President Donald Trump has taken actions that assure the failure of the Iran nuclear deal entered into by Iran, the US, and several other parties in 2015. Once the agreement fails, says Wilkerson, war follows. Like with the lead-up to the Iraq War in 2003, with which Wilkerson has much familiarity as the former chief of staff for Secretary of State Colin Pow... more »
Lawrence Wilkerson: US ‘Marching Down the Road to War’ Against Iran
Lawrence Wilkerson has presented a dire prediction about a United States war on Iran. The former US Army colonel made this prediction during a Monday interview with host Joy Reid at MSNBC. Wilkerson argues in the interview that President Donald Trump has taken actions that assure the failure of the Iran nuclear deal entered into by Iran, the US, and several other parties in 2015. Once the agreement fails, says Wilkerson, war follows. Like with the lead-up to the Iraq War in 2003, with which Wilkerson has much familiarity as the former chief of staff for Secretary of State Colin Pow... more »
Lawrence Wilkerson: US ‘Marching Down the Road to War’ Against Iran
Lawrence Wilkerson has presented a dire prediction about a United States war on Iran. The former US Army colonel made this prediction during a Monday interview with host Joy Reid at MSNBC. Wilkerson argues in the interview that President Donald Trump has taken actions that assure the failure of the Iran nuclear deal entered into by Iran, the US, and several other parties in 2015. Once the agreement fails, says Wilkerson, war follows. Like with the lead-up to the Iraq War in 2003, with which Wilkerson has much familiarity as the former chief of staff for Secretary of State Colin Pow... more »
Lawrence Wilkerson: US ‘Marching Down the Road to War’ Against Iran
Lawrence Wilkerson has presented a dire prediction about a United States war on Iran. The former US Army colonel made this prediction during a Monday interview with host Joy Reid at MSNBC. Wilkerson argues in the interview that President Donald Trump has taken actions that assure the failure of the Iran nuclear deal entered into by Iran, the US, and several other parties in 2015. Once the agreement fails, says Wilkerson, war follows. Like with the lead-up to the Iraq War in 2003, with which Wilkerson has much familiarity as the former chief of staff for Secretary of State Colin Pow... more »
Bob Mackin, Canadian Glen....and yours truly for 2 must listen to hours, Blogtalk Radio, Wednesday October 18th, 6:00 pm..pst
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/canadianglen/2017/10/19/season-7-of-tvuh-kicks-off-with-a-bc-roundup-of-the-sad-crazy-new-drab-fab I've been silent as of late....giving Horgan a chance to govern, a day to day grading will not be my purview....at least not now.. Under the radar, known by few, ....maybe that's best, ....when I started this website/blog....never did it for reward, or fame, was never promised anything, by any side. My goal was to remove the corrupt BC Liberal party...success, with my own fingerprints knuckle deep in Horgan's surprise victory.. I get to live with that m... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“The Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, stands above the southern horizon in this telephoto view from Las Campanas Observatory, planet Earth. In the dark September skies of the Chilean Atacama desert, the small galaxy has an impressive span of about 10 degrees or 20 Full Moons. *Click image for larger size.* The sensitive digital camera's panorama has also recorded a faint, pervasive airglow, otherwise invisible to the eye. Apparently bright terrestrial lights in the foreground are actually very dim illumination from the cluster of housing for the observato... more »
"It's Been A Tough Year..."
"It’s been a tough year... Someone said I should send out Buddhist thank-you cards since Buddhists believe that anything that challenges you makes you pull yourself together." - Robin Williams
Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- October 16, 2017
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a ceremony ahead of their talks at the Kremlin on October 5, 2017. Photo: Sputnik via Reuters *David P. Goldman, Asia Times*: *Russia emerging as new player in Middle East balance of power* *Moscow's sale of a better defense system to the Saudis than to its "ally" Iran is consistent with the pattern of its attempts to influence outcomes in the region, writes Spengler * Remarkably little comment attended the strangest outcome of Saudi King Salman’s four-day visit to Moscow in early October, namely Russia’s sale ... more »
"What Do I Believe?"
*"What Do I Believe?"* by Tom Walsh "All through life, my beliefs have been changing. I've met many people who say that's a good thing, and I've met many people who say that it's bad- that we should hold on to our beliefs because they're important to us. I tend to agree with the former group, though, because I know that very often in life, my beliefs have held me back and kept me from doing some very good things, and I haven't even noticed it until it was too late. Many of my beliefs have to do with myself, of course. I may believe that I deserve certain things and don't deserve ot... more »
FBI “Finds” Documents Related to Clinton-Lynch 2016 Tarmac Meeting
[image: fbi-finds-documents-related-to-clinton-lynch-2016-tarmac-meeting] Just what was behind the meeting between former President Clinton and Attorney General Lynch in their "chance" meeting at a Phoenix airport on June 27, 2016?
"They Must Learn..."
"It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must be a reason the more for us to do it. To love is good, too: love being difficult. For one human being to love another: that is perhaps the most difficult of all the tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation. For this reason young people, who are beginners at everything, cannot yet know love: they have to learn it. With their whole being, with all their forces, gathered close about their lonely, timid, upward-beating heart, they must learn t... more »
“Defense Mechanisms: Beyond Behavior”
*“Defense Mechanisms: Beyond Behavior”* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM “We can let go of our defense mechanisms when we are ready to be truly honest with ourselves. We all have defense mechanisms that we’ve developed over time, often without being aware of it. In times of trouble, the behaviors that have worked to get us past challenges with the least amount of pain are the ones that we repeat; even when part of us knows they no longer work. Such behavior is a natural response from our mental and physical aspects. But because we are spiritual beings as well, we have the ability to ... more »
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Maltese Investigative Journalist Killed in Car Bomb
From CyprusBusinessMail.com: “Maltese investigative journalist killed in car bomb BY STELIOS ORPHANIDES ON OCTOBER 16, 2017 GENERAL By Chris Scicluna Daphne … Continue reading →
"The Very Soil..."
“Isn’t it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope; perhaps one could never find sense in life without first experiencing its absurdity.” - Václav Havel
Oct. 16: We are all just people. Sorry about that.
I discovered the document below on the web. And it struck me that one could change the word Allah to God, and the word Muhammad to Jesus, and it would be a suitable sermon for any Baptist church. (The clergymen who is the prayer leader and faith consultant for the U.S. government has already announced that God has told Trump to 'take out' Kim Jong un. file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/3principles&4rules%20(1).pdf ______________________________________________________________ Speaking of Christianity (or Islam), I came across this item on the closing of Sears stores. http://www.cbc...more »
“The Fading Scent of the American Dream”
*“The Fading Scent of the American Dream”* by Charles Hugh Smith "The theme this week is The Rot Within. It's been 10 years since I devoted a week to the theme of The Rot Within (September 17, 2007). Back in 2007, I listed 16 systemic sources of rot in our society, politics and economy; none have been fixed. Instead, the gaping holes have been filled with Play-Do and hastily painted to create the illusion of shiny solidity. We live in a simulacrum society in which the fading scent of the American Dream is more a collective memory kept alive for political purposes than a reality. Ev... more »
World News Briefs -- October 16, 2017 (Evening Edition)
*Reuters:* *Iraqi forces seize oil city Kirkuk from Kurds in bold advance* BAGHDAD/KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi government forces captured the major Kurdish-held oil city of Kirkuk on Monday, responding to a Kurdish referendum on independence with a bold lightning strike that transforms the balance of power in the country. A convoy of armored vehicles from Iraq’s elite U.S.-trained Counter-Terrorism Force seized Kirkuk’s provincial government headquarters on Monday afternoon, less than a day after the operation began, a Reuters reporter in Kirkuk said. Neither side gave a casu... more »
X22 Report, “The Last Two Times We Saw This The Economy Was In A Recession”
X22 Report, “The Last Two Times We Saw This The Economy Was In A Recession” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1Agv2gv8J8
At Least She Didn't Blame It On The Russians......Well Not Yet.
*DT* - Big news out of London: Hillary Clinton fell down and broke her toe. Actually, that’s not big news because Hillary falls down all the time, whether it be fainting spells or getting taken out by an errant golf ball. The actual interesting thing about this is how completely full of shit she is in explaining how she broke her toe. She may not be running for anything anymore, but she still has the Clinton Lie Machine cranked up to 11. Now here’s how it happened according to Hillary: “I was running down the stairs in heels with a cup of coffee in hand, I was talking over my sho...more »
Statin Drugs Are Killing Millions of People
Statin drugs do way more harm than good…they kill more people than they save. The fundamental problem is that MD’s give patients the idea they get a free pass to eat unhealthy foods and live a toxic lifestyle, just take your statins! Learn why we don’t need pharmaceuticals for health in this two-minute video from […] The post Statin Drugs Are Killing Millions of People appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
Government lawyers are asking a judge to reject request by CNN and others to make Comey memos public.
Courtesy of CNN: *Government lawyers have asked a judge to reject CNN's requests to make public the memos of former FBI Director James Comey in which he details his meetings with President Donald Trump. * *In a late Friday evening filing, the lawyers also have asked for permission to argue in secret why they say the disclosure could compromise the investigation into Russian election-meddling and potential obstruction of justice into that probe. * *Several news outlets and government watchdogs, including CNN, have requested the documents be released under the Freedom of Informati... more »
Altermodernity and the Common
While we're discussing the future and seeing as Michael Hardt is in the big smoke discussing his latest collaboration with Toni Negri, I want to come back to the *Empire* trilogy for a look at what they have to say about it. After all, their perspective is fundamentally hopeful as it notes the emergence of immaterial labour as the strategic source of surplus value makes transparent the exploitative foundation of profit and, objectively speaking, tilts the balance of power away from capital and to the growing mass of socialised/networked workers. There are countervailin... more »
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Trump And Iran: Have The Neocons Won?
President Trump's Iran policy speech on Friday was riddled with errors -- the kinds of errors the neocons have been peddling for more than a decade. He did not out and out cancel the US participation in the Iran nuclear deal with claims that Iran has violated the agreement. Everyone knows -- and it has been repeatedly certified -- that Iran has not violated the terms of the 2015 agreement. Instead he claimed that Iran is not living up to the spirit of the agreement and punted the issue down to Congress -- against the advice of most of his senior staff. Will Washington's allies follow... more »
Are 'Arson Terrorists' Responsible For The Massive Fires In Spain And Portugal?
*Daily Mail*: *Driving through the killer inferno: Terrifying moment motorist escapes wildfires blamed on 'terrorist arsonists' that have claimed dozens of lives in Portugal and Spain* * Authorities in Portugal said that at least 35 people died and dozens were injured by wildfires in the country * The government in Portugal declared a state of emergency for regions north of the Tajo river during the fires * In the northwestern Spanish region of Galicia, four people have died and thousands have been evacuated * Authorities in both countries said that the strong winds from Hurricane ... more »
Syrian Army tanks roll into several ISIS-held districts of Deir Ezzor: video
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (12:00 P.M.) – On Monday, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) began the 2nd phase of their large-scale offensive in Deir Ezzor by launching an all-out attack on ISIS-held areas in the southern parts of the city. With large gains already in the bag along the embattled Saed Street, the SAA capitalized on its […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In pictures: Jaish Al-Islam sets up rigorous training camp near Damascus
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:30 P.M.) – At the moment, Jaish Al-Islam fighters are undergoing extensive training in the eastern farmland of Damascus, presumably in preparation for the next wave of attacks by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). New images from the East Ghouta depicts Islamist militants exercising with wood logs, climbing beneath and jumping through obstacles, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army clears ISIL’s most important pocket in central Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) announced the full liberation of the east Hama pocket that had an Islamic State (ISIL) presence in central Syria. Units from the 4th Mechanized Division and Qalamoun Shield Forces of the 3rd Division led the assault on Monday, targeting the Islamic State’s pocket […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian military issues powerful response to jihadist ceasefire breach in northern Homs
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 P.M.) – The Syrian military issued a powerful response to the latest ceasefire breach committed by the jihadist rebels in northern Homs this past weekend. Using airstrikes and heavy artillery, the Syrian military pounded Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham’s positions in the countryside of Homs today, inflicting heavy damage on the jihadist group’s defenses. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iraqi forces recapture North Oil Company from Kurds – video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – Iraqi government forces moved into the premises of the state-owned North Oil Company in the northwest of Kirkuk, after recapturing a nearby K1 airbase, reportedly without engaging in combat with Kurdish forces, Monday. State TV reported on Monday that Iraqi forces had taken control of some Kurdish areas, including oil […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Latest map update of Al-Mayadeen battle
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:35 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) made a significant push in the Al-Mayadeen countryside, Monday, liberating several sites occupied by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). Led by the Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their advance around Al-Mayadeen in a bid to clear the remaining Islamic State pockets in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Israel notified Russia before bombing Syria
Israel notified Russia “in real time” about a strike on Syria’s troops near Damascus, a spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) told TASS on Monday. “Israel notified Russia in real-time mode about an airstrike in Syria,” he said. An Israeli army spokesperson told a briefing earlier in the day that Russia had been notified […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
500 years on: Politics, power and the Reformation
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Government May ‘Seize’ Citizens’ Fingerprints To Unlock Apple Devices, Federal Court Rules
Federal court rules the government isn't violating 5th Amendment when requiring citizens to apply their fingerprints to sensor to provide access to Apple device. The post Government May ‘Seize’ Citizens’ Fingerprints To Unlock Apple Devices, Federal Court Rules appeared first on Shadowproof.
Not EVERYTHING Horrible And Disgusting In Government Can Be Blamed On Trump: Opioids
*Tom Marino, the corrupt drug kingpin Trump wants to make Drug Czar* When you look at the list of the 30 counties with the worst prescription drug abuse problems in America-- counties where people are overdosing and dying from opioids like oxycodone, hydromorphone, codeine and fentanyl, you are also looking at a list of the counties in the Trumpist heartland that elected Trump president of the rest of us. (There is one outlier, Rio Arriba County in northern New Mexico, which voted for Clinton-- one out of 30.) This is the list of the 30 counties with the worst prescription drug prob... more »
Newsweek Says Cutting SNAP Will Leave Millions Without Food
[image: newsweek-says-cutting-snap-will-leave-millions-without-food] The House passed a $4.1 trillion budget resolution on October 12, and *Newsweek* predicted ominous consequences stemming from the budget’s $150 billion cut from several “poverty” programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps.
EV Revolution to Drive Oil to $10 a Barrel, Says Forecaster
[image: ev-revolution-to-drive-oil-to-10-a-barrel-says-forecaster] Economists predict that electric vehicles will be competitive with gasoline-powered cars in seven years, and this could drive oil prices down to $10 per barrel.
The Four Main Paths of Yoga
*Sarah Beckett* - An explanation of the four paths of Yoga. The post The Four Main Paths of Yoga appeared first on Waking Times.
BREAKING: Two Catalan independence leaders arrested on SEDITION charges
The Catalonia crisis continues to deepen. More The post BREAKING: Two Catalan independence leaders arrested on SEDITION charges appeared first on The Duran.
Australia Set To Dump Clean Energy Target
By Paul Homewood h/t HotScot From ABC News: A Clean Energy Target recommended by Australia’s chief scientist will not be adopted, with the Federal Government instead proposing a new plan to bring down electricity prices. Key points: The plan will be put to the Coalition party room today It would require three years’ […]
In 2009, We Almost Found Out What Happens When Nuclear Missile Submarines Collide
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Hint: It would have been really bad. *Of course, particularly alarming was that both ships were designed to carry nuclear missiles: sixteen M45 ballistic missiles on the Triomphant and the same number of Trident II missiles onboard the Vanguard, each carrying 4 and 6 nuclear warheads respectively. Losing such apocalyptic firepower on the ocean floor would have been a catastrophe. However, nuclear warheads are not susceptible to “going off” as a result of a collision.* Late at night on February 3, 2009 the crew of the French nuclear submarine *Tr... more »
North Korea Rejects Diplomacy With The U.S..
*The European Union is set to impose tougher new sanctions upon the regime in North Korea. Reuters.* *CNN:* *North Korea rejects diplomacy with US for now, source says* Washington (CNN)A North Korean official reaffirmed Pyongyang's commitment to developing a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching "all the way to the East coast of the mainland US," on Monday, telling CNN that the rogue nation is currently not interested in diplomacy with the US until it achieves that goal. North Korea is not ruling out diplomacy, but "before we can engage in diplomacy wit... more »
Inconvenient: NASA shows global sea level…pausing, instead of rising
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: This is interesting. It appears that a “pause” has developed in global sea levels. For two years, since July 2015, there has been no sustained increase in global sea level, in fact, it appears to have actually fallen a bit. This graph, provided by NASA’s Global Climate Change…
Penguins devastated by “unseasonably extensive amounts of sea ice.”
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest “drive by” by David Middleton Alternate Title: “Tarantino does ‘Happy Feet'” Is Antarctica gaining ice? 01:47 (CNN) A penguin colony in Antarctica has suffered a massive breeding failure, with only two chicks surviving the disaster. Terre Adélie (Adélie Land) is home to more than 18,000 pairs of Adélie…
Arctic Ice Surges Mid October
Originally posted on Science Matters: Click on image to enlarge. Consider the refreezing during the first half of October through yesterday, adding an average of 96k km2 per day. On the left side Laptev Sea has filled in, and just below it East Siberian Sea is also growing fast ice from the shore to meet…
A reply to Dr. Tim Ball
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: This article is in response to the personal castigation meted out by Dr.Tim Ball on myself after I wrote an earlier article on a population growth seminar that I had attended. by Robert McCarter Hi Tim, I know that you have been the brunt of much of the blowback…
BPA – Nothing New Under The Sun?
It’s been shown that the primary route of human exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) is through the diet. One source of BPA in the diet is the protective coating inside many food and beverage cans, which helps to protect the safety and integrity of the food. Epoxy resin-based coatings have been used for decades because they excel in this read more
The Homeopathy Beliefs About Neonicotinoids And Honey
If you read a headline declaring that scientists had discovered that up to 75 percent of human food samples was found to be contaminated with some scary-sounding substance, like arsenic? (1) You'd be worried, and rightfully so. But if you then found many paragraphs into the story that the scientists admit that the scary substance is in such minuscule traces that they can't possible pose a risk to human health. In an era of "fake news", you'd feel like that's just what you got. read more
Any sufficiently advanced totalitarianism is indistinguishable from Facebook
Ethical Technology - 9 hours ago
Gamification doesn’t need to be enjoyable to be effective.
Will we ever be safe?
One woman's harrowing account of fleeing violence
No place of safety
The inside story of how women fleeing domestic violence lost their refuge
The refuge system at breaking point
Why refuges across the UK are being forced to turn away women fleeing domestic violence
NASA Confirms Existence of Earth’s Second Moon?
While a discovery from 2016 did reveal the presence of a small asteroid trapped in Earth’s orbit, this object cannot be classified as a moon.
Thoughts on Distant Lands and Friends
It's difficult for me to care about Somalia. I'm sure that God cares. Though some say that it's the land that God forgot. *Suicide truck bomb kills at least 276 people* The worst suicide bombing attack in the history of the fight against Al Shaba’ab occurred in Mogadishu on 14 October. News services reported at least 300 people were injured. Back to the truck bombing in a moment, but there is a back story as to how and why I feel about Somalia as I do. John S. is a good, close, personal friend of mine. We worked together in Greece and Italy. His story appeared in the Washington Po... more »
Putin Unveils ‘CryptoRuble’ as Assange Thanks US Gov’t Corruption for 50,000% Return on Bitcoin
[image: bitcoin]WikiLeaks' Julian Assange used the recent surge in Bitcoin price to make a powerful statement on government, as Russia makes massive currency move.
Did Sprinklers Save a House From a Massive Wildfire?
A photograph showing a home with a green lawn surrounded by charred land is real, but the back story accompanying it is incomplete.
Will questioning climate change become illegal in Canada?
A climate pressure group wants a Canadian law enforcement agency to prosecute the International Climate Science Coalition and other U.S. and Canadian organizations for “misrepresenting the science” on climate change.
Crypto-Rouble: Russia to launch first state sanctioned cryptocurrency in the world
Russia has decided to embrace technology and make it work both for the government, businesses and consumers. More The post Crypto-Rouble: Russia to launch first state sanctioned cryptocurrency in the world appeared first on The Duran.
Russian President Putin Has Signed A Decree Imposing Restrictions On North Korea
© Sergey Guneev / Sputnik *RT:* *Putin signs decree imposing restrictions on N. Korea as Pyongyang delegation is in Russia * Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree imposing restrictions on North Korea in order to comply with a UN Security Council resolution. The decree specifically refers to the UN Security Council resolution on restrictions imposed against North Korea in November 2016. The document, spanning almost 40 pages, specifies certain punitive measures that were introduced in 2007. It also refers to 11 North Korean individuals, who have been linked with th... more »
Did Divers Just Uncover the ‘Lost City’ of Heracleion?
Divers did uncover the ruins of Thonis-Heracleion, but the discovery was not new in 2017 — contrary to the claims of clickbait articles.
Attorneys for woman claiming Donald Trump groped her subpoenas all campaign documents pertaining to women being touched inappropriately. Update!
Courtesy of Buzzfeed: *A high-stakes legal showdown is brewing for President Donald Trump, as a woman who said he groped her has subpoenaed all documents from his campaign pertaining to “any woman alleging that Donald J. Trump touched her inappropriately.” * *The subpoena — whose contents have not been previously reported — was issued in March but entered into the court file last month. The White House did not respond to a request for comment, nor did Trump’s attorney. * *Summer Zervos, a former contestant on the Trump’s reality TV show The Apprentice, accused Trump of kissing a... more »
Why Big Oil Conquered The World
By James Corbett Excellent new documentary by James Corbett. The 20th century was the century of oil. From farm to fork, factory to freeway, there... more »
Media Silent As Government Uses Vegas Shooting to Push Bill Allowing Warrantless Searches
By Rachel Blevins As the mainstream media provides relentless coverage of the Harvey Weinstein Hollywood sex scandal, there is one major piece of legislation it... more »
Is Brexit Dying on the Vine Along with England?
By Jon Rappoport The cradle of individual liberty became the cradle of the nanny State The deep sickness that infects England infects every large government... more »
Mogadishu Truck Bomb Kills 300, In Worst Terror Attack On Somalia
By Mac Slavo In what is now being called the “worst terrorist attack” ever on Somalia, at least 300 people have been declared dead after... more »
Altered Reality: Holograms And Fake News
By Catherine J. Frompovich The more I do research into the realms of high tech, electromagnetic frequencies and artificial intelligence, the more I wonder if... more »
Was a Woman Killed by a Frozen Shaft of Urine?
An image purportedly showing a woman who was pierced by a urine icicle originated on a 1990s-era British television show.
Little Girl Desperately Clings to Screen Door During Hurricane Ophelia?
A video showing a little girl hanging on to a door on a windy day is real, but it was not captured during the hurricane or in Ireland.
Quote of the Day: On politicians' pusillinamity
*"There has been too much shrugging of the shoulders [by too many politicians such as he]. He justifies his shrug ... [partly] because politicians are not only pusillanimous, but rightly so, their pusillanimity being merely a realisation of their actual impotence; ... the doctrine that statesmen must always act contrary to their convictions, when to do otherwise would lose them office, implies [however] that they are less easily replaceable than is really the case."* ~ John Maynard Keynes, from his 'Essays in Biography' . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to repub... more »
THIS CNN STORY ABOUT TRUMP AND IMPEACHMENT IS NOT REALLY ABOUT TRUMP AND IMPEACHMENT
It's understandable if you think that this CNN story is about the possibility that President Trump will be impeached -- after all, the headline is: *Trump Allies Worry That Losing the House Means Impeachment* But that's not really what the story is about. Let me give you some hints as to what it's really about: Top White House aides, lawmakers, *donors and political consultants* are privately asking whether President Donald Trump realizes that losing the House next year could put his presidency in peril.... *Donors who trekked to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in support of House Speaker ... more »
New Mexicans want science, not fake news in classrooms
New Mexicans speak out against proposed politicized science standards By Sierra Club, Rio Grande Chapter Censored News Hundreds of New Mexicans spoke Monday in opposition to the New Mexico Public Education Department's politicized edits to the Next Generation Science Standards, removing references to climate change and the age of the Earth for its proposed public-school
"How Many Fingers Am I Holding Up, Winston?"
If your job is "head of diversity," you don't have to design computers or software or anything like that. But you can fail at your job, and you would do that by acknowledging that there's any concept of diversity apart from what the cultural orthodoxy says. *Denise Young Smith* has this job at Apple, and apparently she engages in a little too much independent thought because one day she got a little tired of the idea that diversity can't be about anything but racial and sexual identity. So she said so, and that's where her trouble started: "There can be 12 white, blue-eyed, blonde... more »
Report: U.S. Has Deployed A Special Forces 'Decapitation Team' To South Korea
The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan docked at South Korea's Busan Naval Base as part of a routine port visit. Petty Officer 2nd Class Jermaine Ralliford / Business Insider *Yonhap News Agency:* *S. Korea, U.S. start maritime drills against N. Korea* (Yonhap) -- The South Korean and U.S. navies on Monday kicked off massive combined drills off the coast of the peninsula amid heightened tensions. The allies plan to continue the Maritime Counter Special Operations Exercise (MCSOFEX) through Friday in the East Sea and the Yellow Sea, also known as the West Sea. It in... more »
Iran's Hand and Iraq's Kirkuk Offensive
*Seth J. Frantzman* *Security, Middle East* [image: Member of Iraqi security forces holds Kurdish flag in Kirkuk] With ISIS out of the way, underlying tensions have come to the surface. On Sunday October 15, the Pentagon encouraged Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Peshmerga to “avoid escalatory actions,” as Iraq gave the Kurds an ultimatum to withdraw from areas around the city of Kirkuk. The United States said it opposed “violence from any party,” and that any action could risk destabilizing Iraq and distracting from the war on Islamic State. The Pe... more »
Should the U.S. Air Force Fear North Korea's Air Defense Networks?
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* What could Kim do? *North Korean low altitude air defenses are also fairly robust—even if the systems that Pyongyang fields are dated. “At low altitudes, they have huge numbers of license produced and indigenous MANPADs [man-portable air defenses] and 23-57mm anti-aircraft artillery—many thousands of pieces,” Kashin said.* If the Trump Administration chooses to intervene in North Korea, the White House may discover that Pyongyang is a more formidable adversary than many might expect. Aside from the reclusive regime’s nuclear weapons, Kim Jong-u... more »
Could North Korea's 4,300 Tanks Crush America in a War?
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* And what about those 1,000,000 plus troops? *Though technologically backwards for the most part—in the event of war—the North Koreans could inflict severe damage to South Korea and the U.S. forces stationed on the peninsula.* As Washington ratchets up the pressure on North Korea—or potentially launches a preemptive strike—the Kim regime in Pyongyang has options to strike back hard at the United States and South Korea using purely conventional means. *RECOMMENDED: Is the Tank Obsolete? * While analysts often focus on the so-called Democratic Peo... more »
Russia and China's Greatest Wish: Are Stealth Fighters and Bombers Obsolete?
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Not if the U.S. military has anything to say about it? *If cognitive electronic warfare pans out, it would afford U.S. forces a huge advantage over new enemy air defense systems—which also increasingly make use of software reprogrammable waveforms. The technology could not only be applied to next-generation platforms such as the PCA or the Navy’s Next Generation Air Dominance—or F/A-XX—but also to existing tactical aircraft such as the F-22 and F-35. But so could existing fourth-generation tactical fighters—extending those machines’ lease on life by ... more »
CawRANT Events #55
*CawRANT Events #55* Good morning everybody! It is a grey, rainy day on the West Coast. Fall is definitely in full progress. I mowed the lawn yesterday for hopefully the last time of the year. Today, I'm going to have a shortened version of CawRANT Events. The information below was posted on Global Research with the note at the bottom to "share" as widely as possible. I am going to post it in its entirety because it's already been removed from its original source (I believe Facebook) and before it gets sent down the M$M memory hole, as many alternative bloggers as possible ne... more »
Monday Update: The Countdown Continues: 19 Days Until Trump's Asia Visit
Video of TbNbzhyet1w Join us at 2:00 pm eastern for our weekly, live Monday update, with your host, Matthew Ogden.
Globalists appear to have unleashed plague on Madagascar, super dangerous disease
Well, dear readers, it looks like the Globalists have unleashed a new form of plague on Madagascar. The plague is linked to dirt, poverty and rural areas on the island. But media report that many of the people who have been killed in this outbreak are the well to do such as directors and professors in […]
FOXNEWS ON THE APPARENT SPREAD OF THE PLAGUE TO THE SEYCHELLES
GENEVA – A probable case of plague in the Seychelles, imported from Madagascar, is believed to have sparked the Indian Ocean country’s first outbreak of the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. … Nearly 70 percent of cases in Madagascar have been pneumonic plague, a form spread human-to-human that is more dangerous than bubonic […]
PLAGUE THREATENS LARGE CITIES IN MADAGSCAR, UNCHARACTERISTICALLY KILLS WELL TO DO
From ABC As plague cases rose last week in Madagascar’s capital, many city dwellers panicked. They waited in long lines for antibiotics at pharmacies and reached through bus windows to buy masks from street vendors. Schools have been canceled, and public gatherings are banned. The plague outbreak has killed 63 people in the Indian Ocean […]
Every Wi Fi network at risk from hackers
From The Telegraph Every Wi-Fi connection is potentially vulnerable to an unprecedented security flaw that allows hackers to snoop on internet traffic, researchers have revealed. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/10/16/every-wi-fi-device-risk-unprecedented-krack-attack-security/
FBI implicated in Las Vegas shooting cover up
The official narrative about the Las Vegas shooting does not add up and many different theories are inevitably filling the void as the public tries to figure out what happened. According to the media, for example, the shooter had 23 firearms, including assault rifles with bipods, in his hotel room. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4944234/Two-23-rifles-inside-Stephen-Paddock-s-room.html But it is not […]
US ACTIVISTS STOP DANGEROUS ELECTROSMOG LEGISLATION, DEMONSTRATE POWER OF EFFORT AND INFORMATION
I just received a message from Josh, Cal & the InPower Team telling me that a bill allowing the spread of uncontrolled microwave radiation in the USA has been blocked after a campaign by activists and scientists. Hats off to to the InPower Team and all those helped for their great effort and success! The […]
Soros’s fixer Geoffrey Pyatt controls the Trump team, hints Ekathimerini
Ekathimerini has mentioned the power of George Soros’s fixer in the Ukraine and US ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt, saying he has “direct lines of communication with all centers of power in the American capital”. Presumably, that includes Rex Tillerson, Donald Trump and maybe even John Kelly. These are now the “centers of power in the American […]
63 DEAD FROM PLAGUE IN MADAGASCAR, 610 CASES
Sixty three people have died of the plague in Madagascar according to a government report published on Saturday October 14th 2017. http://www.ipreunion.com/actualites-reunion/reportage/2017/10/16/la-lutte-contre-l-epidemie-se-poursuit-63-morts-de-la-peste-a-madagascar,70600.html Another 610 people have contracted the plague, which has spread to large cities unlike previous small scale outbreaks and which has the hallmarks of a epidemic orchestrated by the Globalists much like Ebola […]
U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl Pleads Guilt To Desertion And Misbehavior
*Reuters:* *U.S. Army Sergeant Bergdahl pleads guilty to desertion* FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) - U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, accused of endangering fellow soldiers who searched for him after he walked off his combat outpost in Afghanistan in 2009 and was captured by the Taliban, pleaded guilty on Monday to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. In court in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Bergdahl admitted leaving his post in Paktika province in June 2009. He said he got lost after 20 minutes, was captured two or three hours later, and that he never wanted to put anyone at ... more »
Division director leaving U.S. research watchdog after nearly 15 years
The director of the Division of Investigative Oversight at the U.S. Office of Research Integrity is leaving the agency. Susan Garfinkel told Retraction Watch that her last day is November 10. She is taking a position as assistant vice president in the Office of Research Compliance at The Ohio State University (OSU). Garfinkel declined to […] The post Division director leaving U.S. research watchdog after nearly 15 years appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Syria releases statement on Israeli airstrike – says Tel Aviv violated sovereign airspace
The Syrian statement contradicts earlier Tweets from the Israeli military. More The post Syria releases statement on Israeli airstrike – says Tel Aviv violated sovereign airspace appeared first on The Duran.
Rose McGowan says feminist lawyer Lisa Bloom offered her $6M to back off of Weinstein claims
Rose McGowan: Lisa Bloom, "The scarlet letter is yours, and it’s S is for SHAME." More The post Rose McGowan says feminist lawyer Lisa Bloom offered her $6M to back off of Weinstein claims appeared first on The Duran.
BREAKING: Iraq claims full control of Kirkuk
A would be Kurdish proxy war against Iran has suffered an extremely serious setback. More The post BREAKING: Iraq claims full control of Kirkuk appeared first on The Duran.
LA-DC Swamp: Weinstein paid for Bill Clinton’s legal fees during White House sex scandal
Harvey picked up Bill Clinton's sexual assault legal tab. More The post LA-DC Swamp: Weinstein paid for Bill Clinton’s legal fees during White House sex scandal appeared first on The Duran.
Texas Inmates Shatter the Paradigm, Donate Tens of Thousands for Hurricane Relief
[image: texas]Showing that bad laws actually put good people behind bars, inmates serving time in Texas prisons have made an inspiring effort to help others.
Writing in Exile: A Belated Birthday Card
“In the first place, we don’t like to be called ‘refugees’.” ~Hannah Arendt This past weekend was a weekend full of birthdays. Hannah Arendt’s 111th birthday fell on Saturday (October 14th), and—in an interesting coincidence—Michel Foucault and Friedrich Nietzsche share a birthday (October 15th). I teach and write about Foucault and Arendt, and there is […]
BREAKING: Syrian Army captures four ISIS-held villages south of Deir Ezzor
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (7:00 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a huge advance on the western bank of the Euphrates River after its elite assault troops overwhelmed ISIS at numerous points adjacent to the M4 Highway in southern Deir Ezzor. Following the liberation of nearby two villages the day before, troops under […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Battle footage: Al-Qaeda captures four ISIS members, executes them all moments later
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:30 P.M.) – After mobilizing for a swift counter-offensive, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) is slowly chipping away at the Islamic State’s newly emerged enclave in northeastern Hama, a pocket that threatens to expand into the Syrian Al-Qaeda heartland of neighbouring Idlib. Brand new Go-Pro footage released by HTS on Monday shows one of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Over 230 dead in heaviest terrorist attack ever in Somali capital
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:00 PM) – A double car bomb explosion has killed over 230 people in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, in what has turned out to be the most destructive terrorist attack ever in the history of the war-torn nation. According to Associated Press (AP), the death toll has risen to at least 231 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
BREAKING: Iraqi Army expels Kurdish Peshmerga from Kirkuk city
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:20 P.M.) – Moments ago, the Iraqi Armed Forces and Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) imposed full control over the city of Kirkuk after surrounding it from three flanks, thereby prompting a mass retreat by a Kurdish Peshmerga garrison that narrowly avoided being encircled. Hundreds of Humvees, BMP-1’s and technicals could be seen rolling […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Extremely graphic images: ISIS beheads truckloads of US-backed troops in eastern Syria
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:00 P.M.) – On Sunday, the Islamic State massacred dozens of Kurdish combattants after overwhelming positions controlled by the ‘Syrian Democratic Forces’ (SDF) on the provincial border between Hasakah and Deir Ezzor. In what appeared to be a succesful hit-and-run operation, jihadist militants infiltrated several checkpoints and outposts along the main road between […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Arctic Ice Surges Mid October
Consider the refreezing during the first half of October through yesterday, adding an average of 96k km2 per day. On the left side Laptev Sea has filled in, and just below it East Siberian Sea is also growing fast ice from the shore to meet refreezing drift ice. At the top Kara, Barents and Greenland […]
Kevin De León For U.S. Senate
I had an idea Kevin de León was about to announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate Dianne Feinstein had grown stale in when I saw he had hired the video team that made that awesome Randy Bryce video to do a shoot for him. And sure enough, he launched yesterday-- with the clip (above). Although the whole Democratic Party establishment has been lining up to back DiFi-- from Adam Schiff on the right to Ted Lieu on the left-- the first congressmember to endorse de León was, predictably, the most seriously progressive member of the state's delegation, Ro Khanna. "Kevin de León," he t... more »
Liberals, social conservatives and feminists likely to oppose Justine Greening’s Gender Recognition Act
The post Liberals, social conservatives and feminists likely to oppose Justine Greening’s Gender Recognition Act appeared first on UnHerd.
Donald Trump simply cannot let things go.
I was recently asked if Crooked Hillary Clinton is going to run in 2020? My answer was, "I hope so!" — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 16, 2017 Hillary Clinton is NOT going to run in 2020. But if she did there is little doubt that she would win. I think the question that Trump should be asking is, "Will I be around to run in 2020?"
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