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Russian President Putin Says Trusting The West Was A Big Mistake
Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during a session of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, Russia October 19, 2017. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS *FOX News*: *Putin says trusting the West was biggest mistake, report says* Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reportedly said that the worst mistake he’s made in the last 15 years was in trusting the West. Putin spoke with a Germany-based academic during a televised discussion in southern Russia. The academic asked about what mistakes Moscow may have made when dealing with the West, and Putin responded, “... more »
China and Thailand: Tank Tracks and Train Tracks
*October 21, 2017* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - While Thailand undergoes a sensitive transition with the October funeral for its head of state, the widely respected and revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Southeast Asia constitutional monarchy, home to 70 million and one of the strongest regional economies, continues forward with solid footing in its, and the region's realignment with its neighbours and East Asia, particularly China. The Royal Thai Army took delivery this month of the first 28 Chinese-built VT4 main battle tanks (MBTs), with possibly over 100 additional tanks to be acq... more »
Picture Of The Day
Artillery salute during the Indian Navy's INS Satpura's arrival in Vladivostok for the Indra 2017 Russia-India joint land, naval and air force exercise. October 19. © Sputnik/ Ildus Gilyazutdinov *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *This Week in Pictures: October 14-20 *(Sputnik).
A Look At The Growing Role That Iranian Qods Force Commander Qassem Soleimani Is Playing In Iraq
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Qassem Soleimani (L) stands at the frontline during offensive operations against Islamic State militants in the town of Tal Ksaiba in Salahuddin province March 8, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo *Reuters*: *Iranian commander issued stark warning to Iraqi Kurds over Kirkuk* SULAIMANIA/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A senior Iranian military commander repeatedly warned Kurdish leaders in northern Iraq to withdraw from the oil city of Kirkuk or face an onslaught by Iraqi forces and allied Iranian-backed fighters, Kurdish officials briefed on the meetings ... more »
Texas City To Residents: Sign Loyalty Oath to Israel or No Hurricane Harvey Relief Funds
By Aaron Kesel U.S. citizens in the state of Texas are being asked to support Israel if they want Hurricane Harvey relief funds, a move... more »
NHL to Install Facial Recognition Cameras to Limit Their Liability
By MassPrivateI It’s official, big brother has invaded sports arenas, stadiums and parks. According to an article in TSN, The National Hockey League (NHL) plans... more »
In Defense of Cash: Why We Should Bring Back the $500 Note and Other Big Bills
By Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University A world without cash seems wonderful at first glance since it is convenient and fast. You don’t... more »
Nanochips and Smart Dust: The Dangerous New Face of the Human Microchipping Agenda
By Makia Freeman Nanochips and Smart Dust are the new technological means for the advancement of the human microchipping agenda. Due to their incredibly tiny... more »
Former FEC Chair Wants Law To Charge Readers Who Spread Fake News With Libel
By Aaron Kesel A former commissioner of the Federal Election Commission, Ann Ravel, has proposed an insane new law that seeks to punish readers of... more »
Iraqi Forces And Shiite Militias Have Seized Most Of Kirkuk From The Kurds
*Reuters*: *Iraqi forces complete Kirkuk province takeover after clashes with Kurds* BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi forces on Friday took control of the last district in the oil-rich province of Kirkuk still in the hands of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters following a three-hour battle, security sources said. The district of Altun Kupri, or Perde in Kurdish, lies on the road between the city of Kirkuk - which fell to Iraqi forces on Monday - and Erbil, capital of the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan in northern Iraq that voted in a referendum last month to secede from Iraq ... more »
Even Dubya Recognizes A Dangerous Charlatan When He Sees One! Trump's Stature
Sam Jammal had a fantastic idea about how to use George W. Bush's denunciation of Trumpism against Ed Royce, the rubber stamp Orange County incumbent whose seat he's contesting. And I think most any Democratic challenger could use the same idea. I know Sam well enough to know he wouldn't even mind. So here's the full text of the speech that someone wrote for Bush to read yesterday. It was such a relief for *Washington Post* conservative columnist Jennifer Rubin who was hired to give a right-wing perspective on the universe and spends all her time lately denouncing Señor Trumpan... more »
Blitzkrieg: How Nazi Germany Crushed France in World War II
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The German concept of mobile warfare was conclusively proven when the Wehrmacht breached the French defenses at Sedan in May 1940. The attack was beginning despite the widespread lack of artillery support, engineers, or armor. Normally this would be a recipe for disaster. Clusters of gray-clad German infantrymen braved the torrent of enemy fire, carrying assault boats right up to edge of the Meuse River. On the opposite bank, French soldiers crouched in their bunkers and trenches as German aircraft roared overhead, bombing and strafing,... more »
The U.S. Army Has a Deadly New Sniper Rifle
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, * Heckler & Koch showed off its M110A1 7.62mm semi-automatic sniper rifle this week. Despite a brief period of ambiguity wrought by budget-jousting among lawmakers in Congress, the Army’s new and improved sniper rifle is alive and well. Heckler & Koch showed off its M110A1 7.62mm semi-automatic sniper rifle, selected for the Army’s Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System (CSASS) program on the floor of the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual conference and exposition in Washington this week, a first up-close-and-personal look at the li... more »
Report: The U.S. Is Not Ready for a War with Russia or China
*Zachary Keck* *Security, * And the reasons seem obvious. The United States military has been preparing for the wrong conflicts with China and Russia, according to a new report by an influential think tank. The report, entitled “Force Planning for the Era of Great Power Competition,” was published earlier this month by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), which I have previously called a “think tank’s think tank.” Its main conclusion is that while the U.S. military has focused on preparing for high-end conventional conflicts like the First Gulf War, China a... more »
Meet the Koksan: North Korea's Super Big 'Gun' That Could Strike Seoul
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* These huge guns could inflict terrible suffering if turned on civilian targets, though not on the scale that Pyongyang boasts. Seoul has to cope with an unusual urban planning program for a huge, modern metropolis: the northern side of the capital lies little more than thirty miles from the border of North Korea, within range of hundreds of enemy artillery pieces—a zone that Pyongyang has threatened to turn into a “sea of fire.” City planners have gamely built more than twenty-three square kilometers of bomb shelters in the South Korean capital... more »
Could Iran Sink a U.S. Aircraft Carrier?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Middle East* Is this possible? The United States and Iran have been on bad terms—occasionally spilling into open hostility—since the Iranian Revolution of 1979. One instrument of American policy and prestige in the Middle East region are the aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy. The Iranian government is well known to despise these offshore platforms of American power, and that leads us to this question: if the two sides came to blows, does Iran have the firepower to sink an American carrier? Experts and outside observers believe that Iran has given cons... more »
5 People You Won’t Believe Worked For the CIA
corbettreport Published on Oct 11, 2017 TRANSCRIPT AND SOURCES: https://www.corbettreport.com/?p=24203 When you think of a CIA agent, you probably think of the Hollywood stereotypes: a tall, athletic man in a black suit with dark sunglasses, walking around with one hand on his gun and the other on his ear piece. But that’s stupid. Spies are meant […]
‘Special Place in Hell Awaiting’ Unindicted War Criminal Bush: Writer
PressTV News Videos Published on Oct 20, 2017 There is “a special place in hell awaiting” former US President George W. Bush who is “a war criminal, a racist and a bigot,” says Stephen Lendman, a journalist, writer and political analyst based in Chicago. end
West Bank Settlements: Eight EU Countries Demand Israel Pay for Demolished Palestinian Schools
West Bank Settlements: Eight EU Countries Demand Israel Pay for Demolished Palestinian Schools by Samuel Osborne, http://www.independent.co.uk/ EU states seek €30,000 in compensation Eight European Union countries are demanding Israel compensate them for the demolition of new school facilities for Bedouin communities in the occupied West Bank. A letter from the eight member states is expected to be delivered […]
EU SUMMIT: Macron’s European Integration Agenda Threatens to SPLIT Bloc This Week
EU SUMMIT: Macron’s European Integration Agenda Threatens to SPLIT Bloc This Week by ALIX CULBERTSON, https://www.express.co.uk/ The French President’s insistence on further integrating the bloc could even divide members of the tightly-knit Visegrad Group, with the four eastern nations – Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia – facing their own frustrations if the changes come in. – The […]
Yuan “De Facto” Backed By Gold…?
Yuan “De Facto” Backed By Gold…? by Bill Holter, https://www.jsmineset.com/ … This is a very important week. We had an IMF meeting over the weekend and an extremely bland “communique”. I am sure much more went on behind the scenes than this “don’t worry be happy” statement. – China has their 29th Communist Congress the 18th and 19th this […]
China and Russia: Full Steam Ahead Towards a Cashless Society
China and Russia: Full Steam Ahead Towards a Cashless Society by Rory Hall, https://www.sprottmoney.com/ We reported back in November 2016 – Cashless World: 1 out of 3 People Never Use Cash – fewer and fewer people understand the importance of using cash to protect themselves from an overarching government warlord. At the time, China’s use of digitized currency was […]
RED ALERT: Soros Group Openly Calls For A Ban On Conservative News In The United States
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Oct 20, 2017 George Soros is now going for an all out push to destroy conservative and libertarian news outlets. end
See The Film Hollywood Pedophiles Tried To Ban “An Open Secret” Absolutely Free
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Oct 20, 2017 Gabe Hoffman joins Alex Jones live via Skype to discuss his film “An Open Secret” and describes how Hollywood elites continue to try and prevent the documentary from premiering to the public. end
Pedophile Elite Running Scared As People Stand Up And Fight Back
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Oct 20, 2017 The American people have had enough and now the satanic elite are running scared. end
Hannity’s Best Ever Monologue: ‘Hillary Clinton and Her Husband Sold Out America to the Russians!’
Hannity’s Best Ever Monologue: ‘Hillary Clinton and Her Husband Sold Out America to the Russians!’ by Joshua Caplan, http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/ Fox News host Sean Hannity gave his BEST EVER monologue on the Clinton-Uranium One deal bombshell Tuesday night. In a nearly 14 minute throw down, Hannity blasted the Clintons, demanded Mueller, Rosenstein, and Sessions investigate the scandal and […]
Vanity Fair Enlists 8 Writers to Script Trump Resignation
RT America Published on Oct 20, 2017 Vanity Fair just ran an article called, Breaking News: Trump Resigns! Well, Not Yet. And in it, eight TV and screenwriters to come up with scenarios of how Trump will resign. end
‘First Official Recognition’: US Admits Al-Nusra Uses Chemical Weapons in Syria
RT Published on Oct 20, 2017 The US Department of State admitted that militants linked to Al-Nusra Front are carrying out terrorist attacks using chemical weapons in Syria. Russia’s defense ministry says it’s the first admission of its kind. end
Nothing to Fear – Shifting From Fear to Love
*Jeff Street* - We can transcend our fears by embracing a few higher truths. The post Nothing to Fear – Shifting From Fear to Love appeared first on Waking Times.
11 Essential Oils that Enhance Lucid Dreaming Abilities
*JoAnne Bassett* - Essential oils have a long history of assisting in the development of consciousness. The post 11 Essential Oils that Enhance Lucid Dreaming Abilities appeared first on Waking Times.
Musical interlude
Big Sugar - Little Bit A All Right
The World's Tech Companies And The G7 Agree On Plan To Counter Jihadi-Islamist Content Online
*DW:* *G7, Facebook, Google, Twitter agree on plan to counter Islamist terror* G7 countries and leading technology companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter have agreed to work together to combat online terror propaganda. The accord is aimed at blocking jihadi content online. The Group of Seven (G7) countries and some of the world's biggest technology firms agreed on Friday on a plan to remove jihadi material from the web within two hours of being posted. "These are the first steps towards a great alliance in the name of freedom," Italian Interior Minister and host Marco ... more »
Was There A 'Massive Intelligence' Failure In Niger That Caused The Deats Of Four U.S. Special Forces Soldiers?
A US Army Special Forces weapons sergeant observes a Niger army soldier during marksmanship training as part of Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, February 28, 2017. US Army/Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Klutts *NBC: **Niger Ambush Came After ‘Massive Intelligence Failure,’ Source Says* WASHINGTON — A senior congressional aide who has been briefed on the deaths of four U.S. servicemen in Niger says the ambush by militants stemmed in part from a "massive intelligence failure." The Pentagon has said that 40 to 50 militants ambushed a 12-man U.S. force in Niger on Oct. 4, killing ... more »
Ten questions
...about the Niger massacre the wet-legged mainstream media and the duplicitous Republican Party will never ask this medieval shit show of an administration: 1) Why were the French, their only "backup", told (as when two snipers had their sights trained on bin Laden in Tora Bora 16 years ago) to stand down and not engage ISIS? 2) Why did a nation that last year spent over $521,700,000,000 on defense, more than the 19 nations below us COMBINED (18 of whom being allies) send our guys into ISIS-held territory in unarmored pickup trucks? 3) Why was the evac chopper not our military'... more »
A Barrel of Gaffes
From the Sun Sentinel: On her fourth day at the center of a struggle with President Donald Trump and his chief of staff, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson said Friday she has no regrets about anything she’s done or said this week — and said she’s … Continue reading →
How to Fix the Fractured Department of Homeland Security Framework
*Daniel M. Gerstein* *Security, Americas* [image: A woman who is seeking asylum has her fingerprints taken by a U.S. Customs and Border patrol officer at a pedestrian port of entry from Mexico to the United States, in McAllen, Texas, U.S., May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria] The homeland security mission space does not have a chain-of-command that stretches from the president to the lowest levels of the deployed forces. With legislation to reauthorize the Department of Homeland Security currently being debated on Capitol Hill, the role of the department in directing homeland se... more »
Nuclear Power Play: How North Korea Uses U.S. Fears to Gain Leverage
*Masahiro Kurita* *Security, Asia* [image: Soldiers hold weapons while sitting on a vehicle carrying rockets as it drives past the stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of the country's founding father, Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, April 15, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj] North Korea is about to acquire the technological capability to produce nuclear-tipped missiles capable of hitting the continental United States. So what? Despite mounting international pressure, North Korea is resolutely advancing toward achieving nuc... more »
Xi Jinping's Message to the World: China is Back
*Scott Moore* *National Security, Asia* [image: Policemen watch a broadcast of Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering his speech during the opening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, as they stand guard at a railway station in Yuncheng, Shanxi province, China October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer] The hallmark of China’s foreign policy under Xi has been the abandonment of the “lay low” doctrine. China’s 19th Party Congress, which opened this week in Beijing, is a landmark event for the world’s second-largest economy. In China’s one-party state, these co... more »
Hot Congressional Race In Utah? Don't Write It Off Yet
*Ben McAdams visits Mia Love's office* Utah has 4 congressional districts-- all very red. But it would be easy as pie to create a Democratic district. Right now the Republican legislature diluted Salta Lake City's Democratic majority by grafting it onto the very backward, rural, gigantic second CD, basically most of the western and southern part of the state, 13 blood red counties with almost no Democratic votes. If the legislature kept Salt Lake County-- with over a million voters-- whole, it would be a solidly Democratic district, instead of a diluted bit of UT-02, a diluted part ... more »
What You Need To Know About The 2017 NAS Report On Endocrine Active Chemicals And Low-dose Effects
In 2017 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) published a read more
El-Wahat 135 km : The Carnage
For hours now, Egyptian security forces have been battling unknown militants at Egypt’s Western desert near El-Bahariya Oasis “350 km away from Cairo”. At least 30 security personnel including 15 officers and 15 conscripts have been killed in an ambush according to security forces that spoke with media outlets including Reuters “The number is increasing by the minute” at El-Wahat Highway between Giza and El-Bahariya Oasis exactly at 135 km. *Updated at 1:20 PM, BBC is saying that the death toll reaches 53 security personnel :(* This is the biggest loss for the ministry of interior... more »
Tonight's Movie Is 'On Wings of Eagles' (1986)
*From Wikipedia: *The story is set during the Iranian revolution. As the Shah is overthrown by Ayatollah Khomeini in the takeover of Iran, two executives of Electronic Data Systems, are arrested on false charges and then imprisoned. The head of the company, H. Ross Perot (Richard Crenna), travels to Tehran to negotiate for their release. Meanwhile, a retired US Army Special Forces Colonel, Arthur D. 'Bull' Simons (Burt Lancaster), is hired by Perot to formulate a rescue plan at any cost. *Read more* .... more »
I'm Sure That Show No One Heard of Was Really Popular.
I've heard the name Chelsea Handler before and remember seeing her on TV once or twice. I remember her coming across as a mouthy self important celebrity who looked like a worn out liquored up New Orleans street walker, ridden hard and long past her prime. I had no idea she was a comedian. I totally missed that. But evidently she *claims to be*. I looked her up on the google and found out this is the same woman who promised to move to Spain after Trump won. Apparently, that never happened because, in a shocking turn of events, she's been hosting a talk show all this time. It's on ... more »
Uncle Gryphen knows just what you need, here is a little Barack Obama to soothe your troubled brow.
I swear after the last nine months the man's voice is like a soothing balm for the soul. And the hopefulness in his voice.....I had almost forgotten how good that sounds. Here is how GQ Magazine described it: *Yesterday President Barack Obama re-emerged on the scene like Han Solo coming back at the end of Star Wars: A New Hope. Okay, maybe that's overstating it a little, but what can I say, we've been severely lacking in hope and here we have Mr. Hope himself back on the national political scene campaigning and reminding us what it was like to have an actual honest-to-God adult ... more »
Permanent Warfare as Normality
*Paul R. Pillar* *Syria Afghanistan Iraq, Middle East* The newest issue of *Foreign Affairs* features the theme of “America’s Forgotten Wars”, with a cover illustration that juxtaposes a carefree scene of Americans enjoying a picnic with a scene of American soldiers fighting and incurring casualties in some sandy and desolate battle space. The picture depicts truthfully the detachment between, on one hand, the daily interests and attitudes of most Americans and, on the other hand, the disturbing reality of the United States being engaged continuously in a variety of lethal milit... more »
Well, that was tiring . . . but satisfying
A few days ago I wrote about shopping for gym equipment to expand the strength training I can do at home, over and above the "heavy" weight training that Miss D. and I do at Mark Rippetoe's gymnasium three times per week. I couldn't buy "professional grade" equipment - that can be very expensive indeed - but I've bought the best "consumer grade" gear I could afford. I've just finished unboxing and offloading 325 pounds of weight plates in different sizes from the back of my truck. They're now in my garage, joining a curl bar, two short dumbbell bars, clamps to hold the plates on ... more »
Earth Climate Layers
Originally posted on Science Matters: Thanks to No Tricks Zone for posting work (here) by Dr. Dai Davies of Canberra. In his writing I found a fine summary paradigm leading to the image above. This post presents a scientifically rigorous view of our planetary climate system, starting with an airless rocky surface and then conceptually…
What crisis? Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: From the EUROPEAN COMMISSION JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE The annual assessment of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the JRC and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) confirms that CO2 emissions have stalled for the third year in a row. The report provides updated results on the continuous monitoring of…
It goes from bad to Twitterverse
From the DAILY BEAST: Kellyanne Conway and Donald Trump Jr. pushed messages from an account operated from Russia’s ‘troll farm’—including allegations of voter fraud a week before Election Day. Original Dollywood sign (Click on image for larger version) The Twitter … Continue reading →
X22 Report, “The Insiders Are Getting Out Of The Market, They Know What's Coming”
X22 Report, “The Insiders Are Getting Out Of The Market, They Know What's Coming” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsD4rBm18sI
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Falling Through Time”
2002, “Falling Through Time” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8Qa02s34Hc
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy some 200 thousand light-years distant, lies 5 million year young star cluster NGC 602. Surrounded by natal gas and dust, NGC 602 is just below center in this telescopic field of view with the angular size of the Full Moon on the sky. *Click image for larger size.* The cluster itself is about 200 light-years in diameter. Glowing interior ridges and swept back shapes strongly suggest that energetic radiation and shock waves from NGC 602's massive young stars have eroded the dusty material and triggered a progression... more »
"Only You..."
“A wonderful realization will be the day you realize that you are unique in all the world. There is nothing that is an accident. You are a special combination for a purpose- and don't let them tell you otherwise, even if they tell you that purpose is an illusion. (Live an illusion if you have to.) You are that combination so that you can do what is essential for you to do. Don't ever believe that you have nothing to contribute. The world is an incredible unfulfilled tapestry. And only you can fulfill that tiny space that is yours.” - Leo Buscaglia
Chet Raymo, “Trying To Be Good”; Mary Oliver, "Wild Geese"
*“Trying To Be Good”* by Chet Raymo “A few lines from Mary Oliver's poem "Wild Geese": "You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves." I've quoted these lines before, if not here, then elsewhere. When I first read them back in the late 80s, they resonated with what I felt at the time. I had spent part of my earliest adulthood walking on my knees, both literally and metaphorically, seeking to tame what I took to be the animal... more »
Frank Lloyd Wright, and the importance of the built environment
Listening in this weekend to the Wright Society Virtual Summit (you all could be too, you know), I'm really enjoying hearing Frank Lloyd Wright's clients talking about their homes, and their lives in and around them. Roland Reisley was just 26 years old when he joined a housing cooperative in Pleasantville, New York, able to commission Wright to design the community and several of the houses, including their own. "We didn't *dream* of approaching Frank Lloyd Wright, ordinary people *don't do that," *smiles Reisley today, 67 years later. But when the community founder showed Wrig... more »
"I Am That..."
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“This Is Our World”
*Steve Cutts, “This Is Our World”* ○ Hat tip to Irish at - http://theferalirishman.blogspot.com/
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 20, 2017
*Eli Lake, Bloomberg:* *U.S. Tried and Failed to Stave Off Iraq's Advance on the Kurds* *An American diplomat pleaded for more time to broker a compromise. * The U.S. nearly brokered a deal last weekend to avert the current crisis over the disputed city of Kirkuk, where Iraqi forces and some Iranian-supported militias displaced Kurdish fighters this week. It has been widely reported that Iraqi Security Forces entered Kirkuk and a nearby military base and oil fields because of a deal made by the relatives of the late Jalal Talabani, the former Iraqi president and Kurdish revolutio... more »
Sen. Paul Votes No on GOP Budget Resolution, Supports Tax Cuts “for All”
[image: sen-paul-votes-no-on-gop-budget-resolution-supports-tax-cuts-for-all] Paul’s vote against the GOP-backed budget resolution, which maintains the big-spending status quo, indicates that the senator is willing to go against his party's leadership, even if it means he is the only Republican senator doing so.
World News Briefs -- October 20, 2017 (Evening Edition)
*Reuters:* *Spain plans new elections in Catalonia to end independence bid: opposition* MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government has secured opposition support for dissolving Catalonia’s parliament and holding new elections there in January in its bid to check the regional government’s push for independence. The Socialists, the main opposition, said on Friday they would back special measures to impose central rule on the region to thwart the secessionist-minded Catalan government and end a crisis that has unsettled the euro and hurt confidence in the euro zone’s fourth-largest ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Southend, Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom. Thanks for stopping by!
"We Have Met The Enemy... And He Is Us" By Chris
*"We Have Met The Enemy... And He Is Us"* *By Chris* "Warning: I'm going to jump all over the show today. Live with it. When your umbilical cord was severed, and you'd only just entered this world, you had approximately 100 billion brain cells. At some point in the future (hopefully very distant), an old man in sturdy boots and a trench coat will throw dirt on you and there'll be a whole lot less. Apparently it's like an expiring option. Our cells fizzle and die slowly during the course of our life and then much more rapidly until we're gone. It's basically Black and Scholes inside...more »
"There Comes A Time..."
"There comes a time in the life of us all when we must lay aside our books or put down our tools and leave our place of work and walk forth on the road to meet the enemy face-to-face. Once and for all and at last." - Edward Abbey
Texas City Declares No Harvey Relief Unless Applicants Promise Not To Boycott Israel
[image: undefined] The town of Dickinson, Texas is home to just over 20,000 people, an annual crawfish festival, and one of the most absurd requirements for disaster relief imaginable. The town recently made non-support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign a condition for receiving hurricane aid. How can a small town like Dickinson put forth such a gratuitous disaster relief requirement? In this case, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree — Dickinson is simply following in the footsteps of the entire state of Texas. Recently, Texas banned any contractor who suppo... more »
Texas City Declares No Harvey Relief Unless Applicants Promise Not To Boycott Israel
[image: undefined] The town of Dickinson, Texas is home to just over 20,000 people, an annual crawfish festival, and one of the most absurd requirements for disaster relief imaginable. The town recently made non-support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign a condition for receiving hurricane aid. How can a small town like Dickinson put forth such a gratuitous disaster relief requirement? In this case, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree — Dickinson is simply following in the footsteps of the entire state of Texas. Recently, Texas banned any contractor who suppo... more »
Texas City Declares No Harvey Relief Unless Applicants Promise Not To Boycott Israel
[image: undefined] The town of Dickinson, Texas is home to just over 20,000 people, an annual crawfish festival, and one of the most absurd requirements for disaster relief imaginable. The town recently made non-support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign a condition for receiving hurricane aid. How can a small town like Dickinson put forth such a gratuitous disaster relief requirement? In this case, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree — Dickinson is simply following in the footsteps of the entire state of Texas. Recently, Texas banned any contractor who suppo... more »
Texas City Declares No Harvey Relief Unless Applicants Promise Not To Boycott Israel
[image: undefined] The town of Dickinson, Texas is home to just over 20,000 people, an annual crawfish festival, and one of the most absurd requirements for disaster relief imaginable. The town recently made non-support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign a condition for receiving hurricane aid. How can a small town like Dickinson put forth such a gratuitous disaster relief requirement? In this case, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree — Dickinson is simply following in the footsteps of the entire state of Texas. Recently, Texas banned any contractor who suppo... more »
There is No Line The Media Won't Cross
Gold Star Mom Shuts Down CNN’s Trump Hammering *BPR* -In a never ending quest to bash Donald Trump, CNN brought on the parents of another Gold Star family whose son was killed in action. And it made for a heart-wrenching interview. But it didn't pan out quite like CNN intended. Sheila and Calvin Murphy appeared on the network to discuss their son, Etienne Murphy, 22, who died in Syria. Host Alisyn Camerota attempted to bait Mrs. Murphy into criticizing the President by asking if she had received a call from Trump, but Murphy shut the door quick. “No I haven’t but it’s OK. It doesn... more »
"Which Rotten Fruit Falls First?"
*"Which Rotten Fruit Falls First?"* by Charles Hugh Smith "To those of us who understand *the entire status quo is rotten and corrupt to its core*, the confidence of each ideological camp that their side will emerge unscathed by investigation is a source of amusement. The fake-progressives (fake because these so-called “progressives” support Imperial over-reach and a status quo whose only possible output is soaring wealth and income inequality) are confident that a “smoking gun” of corruption will deliver their most fervent dream, the impeachment of President Trump, while Trump sup... more »
"Donald Trump: The First ‘Brand' President"
*"Donald Trump: The First ‘Brand' President"* by Bill Bonner "‘Trump did this…’ ‘Trump did that…’ The news media can barely keep up with him. Sometimes, the calumnies against the president are idle gossip. Sometimes, they greatly understate the magnitude of the crime. He ‘disrespects’ a dead soldier, says one report. He ‘thinks he owns a Renoir,’ says another. He bombs a military base in Syria (with which we are not at war) because he thinks its government has gassed its own citizens (which it didn’t). *Brand made flesh: *As we explored yesterday, the White House is controlled - b... more »
I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT A MILITARY COUP, WHICH DOESN'T MEAN I'M NOT WORRIED
Writing for *The New Yorker,* Masha Gessen argues that the events of this week are a taste of military dictatorship: Consider this nightmare scenario: a military coup. You don’t have to strain your imagination—all you have to do is watch Thursday’s White House press briefing, in which the chief of staff, John Kelly, defended President Trump’s phone call to a military widow, Myeshia Johnson. The press briefing could serve as a preview of what a military coup in this country would look like.... Among other things, White House chief of staff John Kelly argued that soldiers are better ... more »
Friday Webcast, October 20, 2017
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France's largest bank stops funding fracking and oil on Indigenous lands
On October 11, BNP Paribas, the 2nd largest bank in France and 4th largest corporate lender to Enbridge LLC, announced it will cease all funding of companies whose primary business is tar sands, fracking, or Arctic drilling. The news comes on the tail of several other banks divesting from the project level financing of Energy Transfer Partnership, the company behind the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline. Since last fall, several delegations of indigenous peoples have brought the stories of human rights abuses that occurred during the resistance at Standing Rock at the hands of E... more »
Three men arrested after one of them opens fire at group protesting speech by white supremacist. Update!
Photo courtesy of Raw StoryCourtesy of ABC Ten News: *A Texas man who fired a shot at a group of protesters after Thursday's Richard Spencer speech at the University of Florida and the two men who encouraged him to open fire have been charged with attempted homicide, Gainesville police said. * *Tyler Tenbrink, 28, fired the shot, after he and two brothers in a silver Jeep shouted obscenities, threats and chants about Hitler at the protesters, who were at a bust stop on SW Archer Road, police said. Tenbrink has also been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. *... more »
“Worst Stock Market Crash Ever Is Coming”
*“Worst Stock Market Crash Ever Is Coming”* by RT "Thirty years ago Wall Street slid into the abyss, suffering the biggest one-day market fall of over 22 percent. Since then the Dow Jones has risen from 1,738 points to an all-time high of over 23,000, raising fears another historic crash is on the cards. View of the floor of the New-York Stock Exchange where the Dow Jones dropped over 500 points, 19 October 1987 On October 19, 1987, stock markets around the world crashed, shedding billions in value very quickly. The crash began in Hong Kong and spread to Europe, hitting the United ... more »
Why Kim may draw first blood?
Here's what lies between the war of words between "Twitterman" and "Rocketman" More The post Why Kim may draw first blood? appeared first on The Duran.
"Into the Cold and Dark"
*"Into the Cold and Dark"* by James Howard Kunstler “It amuses me that the nation is so caught up in the sexual mischief of a single Hollywood producer when the nation as a whole is getting screwed sideways and upside down by its own political caretakers. Behind all the smoke, mirrors, Trump bluster, Schumer fog, and media mystification about the vaudeville act known as The Budget and The Tax Cut, both political parties are fighting for their lives and the Deep State knows that it is being thrown overboard to drown in red ink. There’s really no way out of the financial conundrum th... more »
16 Egyptian Police Officers Killed In Shootout Southwest Of Cairo
*Al Arabiya*: *16 Egyptian police officers killed in shootout in Giza* Al-Arabiya correspondent in Cairo reported on Friday that 16 security forces personnel were killed in clashes with militants in Giza, southwest Cairo. According to news agencies, quoting security sources, the 16 police officers were killed in a shoot-out on Friday during a raid on a suspected militant hideout in Egypt’s Western desert. The sources said authorities were following a lead to an apartment thought to house eight suspected members of Hasm, a group which has claimed several attacks around the capital ... more »
Trump's Call to Soldier's Widow Criticized, Defended
[image: trumps-call-to-soldiers-widow-criticized-defended] Representative Frederica Wilson called President Trump’s condolence call to a Gold Star widow “horrible” and “insensitive,” but Chief of Staff John Kelly defended the call.
Should Government Make Disrespecting the Flag or National Anthem Illegal?
[image: should-government-make-disrespecting-the-flag-or-national-anthem-illegal] The recent rush to kneel or otherwise refuse to show deference for the National Anthem among professional football players is deeply offensive to many patriotic Americans. But should such conduct be illegal?
“Deep State” Bureaucracy vs. Trump, America, Constitution
[image: deep-state-bureaucracy-vs-trump-america-constitution] Burrowed deep within the bowels of the U.S. government are legions of Big Government bureaucrats with views that are radically at odds with those of everyday, mainstream Americans. Elections may be useful in removing politicians, but the career bureaucrats who toil away in obscurity, often in blatant defiance of the Constitution, never go anywhere. Instead, they protect their turf as they dump an unfathomable amount of regulations and decrees on the very taxpaying Americans who pay their salaries — tens of thousands of pa... more »
Earth Climate Layers
Thanks to No Tricks Zone for posting work (here) by Dr. Dai Davies of Canberra. In his writing I found a fine summary paradigm leading to the image above. This post presents a scientifically rigorous view of our planetary climate system, starting with an airless rocky surface and then conceptually adding the dynamic elements in […]
People Who Tell You Trump Can Win Reelection In 2020 Are Using Some Very Powerful Drugs-- Get Some
*The Tiki Torch Leader by Hugh Brown* In his *Wall Street Journal* column yesterday, Steve Bannon’s Motley Crew of Challengers-- One is fresh out of prison. Another held a town hall to discuss ‘chemtrail’ theories, Karl Rove basically said the Republican establishment is fine fighting a war against Bannon's brand of fascism: Bring It On, Asshole! "Steve Bannon, the failed presidential adviser and alt-right sympathizer," he wrote pointedly," has declared war on incumbent Republicans, particularly Sen. Mitch McConnell. From his perch at Breitbart, Mr. Bannon is vowing to defeat office... more »
Texas Jobs Hit By Harvey But Up Over Last Year
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By Vance Ginn AUSTIN – Today, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released state-level labor market information for September 2017. The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Director of the Center for Economic Prosperity and Senior Economist Dr. Vance Ginn issued the following statement:
Tens of Thousands of ACTUAL Nazis Hold March in U.S.-Funded Country—Mainstream Media Silent
[image: nazis]Western mainstream media completely ignored the 20,000 Ukrainian neo-Nazis chanting fascist slogans, brandishing torchlights, and openly giving the Nazi salute.
Cop Who Killed Unarmed Man for ‘Walking with Purpose’ Hired By Police Academy to Teach Recruits
A cop who shot an unarmed man through the patrol car window because he 'walked with a purpose' was hired by a police academy to teach aspiring officers how to be cops.
Is Chen Miner The Next President Of China?
Guizhou Communist Party boss Chen Miner attends a meeting in Beijing, China, March 6, 2016. Picture taken March 6, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer *Andrei Lungu, Foreign Policy*:* Xi Jinping Has Quietly Chosen His Own Successor* *Meet Chen Min’er, the man who’s been getting groomed to run China, without anyone in the West seeming to notice.* Until recently, Sun Zhengcai, the party secretary of the metropolis of Chongqing, “the Chicago on the Yangtze,” was seen as a possible successor to Xi Jinping. Then, in July, the Communist Party of China launched an investigation against him for corru... more »
Oct. 20: The irving press as a blindfold.
The irving press of New Brunswick is great reading for the brain dead. The lead story for today is that a man who killed a girl thirty years ago is now eligible for parole. I read it. And I thought. So what should I do? The killer is now 62. He's been on day paroles for some time. He has not been put on full parole yet. Yes, what happened is terribly sad. But at this point we have no say in it. So this information is quite useless to us. Another page one flash is that the police are going to charge drunk drivers. Wow! Who woulda thought it? Moving right along, another front page st...more »
It's Friday which means that stats drop because everyone has something better to do than peruse blogs...
*so I'm going back to smartphones and social media (which is neither social or media.)* Which brings me to Weight Watchers. Huh? How did I get from smart phones and social media to Weight Watchers? Last week I joined Weight Watchers. I really need to drop some weight and wasn't doing too well on my own. While I agree that Primal and Paleo eating, which could be considered low carb, is probably one of healthier ways to eat, it is (IMO) very hard to accomplish. Last week a friend whom I had not seen in several years came over and I was stunned at how slim she was. Her answer? W... more »
Chinese Official: Top Chinese Officials 'Plotted To Overthrow Chinese President Xi Jinping'
Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, attends the opening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Oct. 18, 2017. *BBC*: *Top Chinese officials 'plotted to overthrow Xi Jinping'* A top Chinese official has claimed several high-ranking members of the Communist Party had plotted to seize power from President Xi Jinping. These party members have since been arrested or jailed in a wide-reaching corruption crackdown launched by Mr Xi. Some observers have said the crackdown was used to conduct a political purge of M... more »
Liberal Media Attempt to Whitewash Clinton's UraniumGate Scandal
[image: liberal-media-attempt-to-whitewash-clinton-s-uraniumgate-scandal] The liberal mainstream media has spent more than a year claiming that Trump — both as a candidate and as president — colluded with Russia in business deals and back-room deals that have never materialized. Now that there is proof positive that their darling, Hillary Clinton, is guilty of colluding with Russia, those same liberal mainstream media are either silent on the subject or making weak attempts to whitewash yet another Clinton scandal.
NFL Opts to Become Political
[image: nfl-opts-to-become-political] After the NFL decided to become a political entity, what will be the next political position of the National Football League? Should we expect IHOP to have a foreign policy next?
Maduro Blocks Opposition, Is Kept in Power by Banks and Marxist Allies
[image: maduro-blocks-opposition-is-kept-in-power-by-banks-and-marxist-allies] Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro banned elected opposition mayors from taking office, replacing them with allies. His regime is supported by big banks and other countries such as Russia and China.
Quote of the Day: “Exports are Costs; Imports are Benefits”
*"What is true at the level of the household is here true at the level of the national economy: the goods and services that [New Zealanders] export to foreigners are the costs that we willingly incur in order to be able to import into our country the goods and services that we receive from foreigners in exchange. Exports are the means; imports are the end.”* ~ Don Boudreaux, explaining free trade to a correspondent Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Vladimir Putin steps in to defend his puppet. Oh THAT should help.
Courtesy of Newsweek: *Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on U.S. citizens to stop disrespecting President Donald Trump, a trend that the Russian leader called a symptom of a poor political system in the U.S. * *Putin, who U.S. officials have accused of swaying the 2016 U.S. presidential race in Trump's favor, broke a streak of hostile diplomatic exchanges between the two leading powers during a speech Thursday in order to defend his former political ally from what he considers unfair criticism at home. Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, Putin again denied ... more »
UPDATE: Video surfaces of Wilson's speech!
*FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017Possible irony looms:* Video has surfaced of Rep. Frederica Wilson's 2015 "empty barrel" speech. You can watch it at the Sun-Sentinel site. Your choices: 1) Our tribal script is already in place. It says that General Kelly was wrong on his facts. Bellow, pause, repeat. 2) For ourselves, we can see why Kelly might have thought that Wilson possibly went on a bit this day. Under the circumstances, we'll note a possible irony: Donald J. Trump's tone is said to have been wrong in his phone call to Sgt. La David Johnson's family this week. We can imagine that ... more »
Judge orders teacher and biologist jailed for defending water at Standing Rock
Standing Rock water protectors. Thank you Rob Wilson for sharing your photos. A teacher from New Mexico, and a retired environmental biologist from Rhode Island, will spend time in jail for defending the water at Standing Rock. By Water Protector Legal Collective Censored News Judge Merrick orders jail time for the first two Water Protectors convicted on state misdemeanor charges. Please
FDA RUSHES TO PLUG GAP ALLOWING GENERIC DRUGS TO BE DILUTED UNDER NEW RULES
From Endpoints News In an effort to provide support for abbreviated new drug applications, the FDA on Thursday issued a flurry of product-specific recommendations, providing guidance for companies looking to develop generic versions of a number of popular medicines, including Mylan’s EpiPen (epinephrine) alternative Adrenaclick, Novartis’ cancer treatment Afinitor (everolimus) and AstraZeneca’s cancer treatment Lynparza […]
The Guardian reported on a drug resistant from of the plague in 2007
Scientists cracked the code for a drug resistant form of the plague in 2007 already, according to The Guardian. That means drug resistant plague bacteria can be bioengineered in labs and put in circulation. From The Guardian 2007 A multiple drug-resistant form of the plague, one of the oldest and most lethal diseases in human […]
Plague and Ebola style virus outbreak at the same time. Plague bacteria and Marburg viruses need different approaches
GENEVA (Reuters) – A plague epidemic has killed 94 people on the island of Madagascar and could spread further, the World Health Organization said on Friday. WHO’s Africa emergencies director, Ibrahima Soce Fall, told reporters in Geneva the organization was racing to stop both the Madagascar plague and an outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus […]
CDC PLAGUE DRUG RECOMMENDATIONS SIDELINE MOST EFFECTIVE
Two of the most effective antibiotic drugs against the pneumonic plague strain now ravaging Madagascar have been sidelined by the CDC in its list of recommended treatments. https://www.cdc.gov/plague/healthcare/clinicians.html https://www.cdc.gov/plague/resources/Recommended-antibiotics-for-plague_revision-Aug-2015_Final-(00000002).pdf The CDC list of 7 antibiotics for the plague recommends the powerful Streptomycin and chlorampheniol for the treatment of the plague but claims both not widely […]
America, China, Russia and More: The 5 Most Powerful Navies on the Planet
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * A list like no other. *The Royal Navy is the smallest on this list, with only 33,400 personnel on active duty and 2,600 in the reserves. The Royal Navy currently fields three large amphibious assault ships, 19 frigates and destroyers, seven nuclear attack submarines, and four nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines. The Royal Navy’s aviation force, the Fleet Air Arm, fields 149 aircraft, primarily helicopters.* It’s a universal truth handed down since antiquity: a country with a coastline has a navy. Big or small, navies worldwide have the same...more »
China's Xi Jinping: Now the World's Most Powerful Man?
*Ryan Pickrell* *Security, Asia* Moving into his second term, the Chinese president is expected to turn his grand visions for the revival of China as a great, global power into action. A man whose name was largely unknown outside of China just a few years ago has become the rising Asian giant’s most powerful leaders in decades. Chinese President Xi Jinping, recognized as the supreme leader and the “core” of the Communist Party of China, controls more power and authority than almost all of his modern political predecessors. Since he took power five years ago, he has taken on aro... more »
The Times asserts that Rep. Wilson was crass!
*FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017Their skills are amazingly limited:* We plan to discuss General Kelly's highly unusual press statement tomorrow. On the merits, if not on the tone, we thought Lawrence was strongly on target last night, criticizing Kelly's belittling attacks on Rep. Frederica Wilson. To watch his long statement, click here. (Does Katty Kay write Kelly's stuff? We ask that after watching Kay's scolding treatment of Wilson on Wednesday's Morning Joe.) Rep. Wilson may not be a perfect messenger; neither is anyone else. Then again, it sounds to us like she's done some outstan... more »
FOX REGRETS THE ERROR, SORT OF
This morning I spotted this on the front page of FoxNews.com: So it's true? Trans people will sneak into public restrooms and assault your daughters? No: A transgender Wyoming woman was convicted Thursday of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl inside a bathroom. Michelle Martinez, who was known as Miguel Martinez before identifying as female, was found guilty of first-degree and second-degree sexual abuse of a minor and could face up to 70 years in prison. The Billings Gazette reports Martinez, who is a family friend, invited the girl into *the bathroom of a home* on March 2... more »
Afghans Flee Military Training In U.S. With Canada Being Their Ultimate Destination of Choice
Afghan Uniform Police and soldiers from the U.S. Army 4th Brigade Combat Team provide 360-degree security outside a compound during training at Ft. Irwin, California, September 2011. Courtesy Austin Pritchard/U.S. Army *Reuters:* *'Unacceptably high' number of Afghans flee military training in U.S.: report* KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan soldiers and police brought to the United States for training go “absent without leave” at far higher rates than those of any other country, potentially imperilling efforts to assist Afghan security forces, a U.S. watchdog said on Friday. Of the 320 fo... more »
Gold Star Widow Shares The Call That She Had With President Trump When Her Husband Was Killed
*Washington Post*: *Listen: Soldier’s widow shares her call with Trump* Natasha De Alencar had just returned home on April 12 after making T-shirts and pillowcases in her husband’s memory when the Army casualty assistance officer told her there was someone on the phone for her. It was President Trump. Days before, two Army men told her that her husband, Army Staff Sgt. Mark R. De Alencar, had been killed in Afghanistan on April 8. “I’ll never forget those super-white, clean gloves, or the expressionless look on their faces,” she previously told The Washington Post. *Read more* ..... more »
U.S. Congresswoman At Center Of Fallen Soldier Row Accuses John Kelly Of Racism And Lying
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson says John Kelly lied about her behavior at the dedication of an FBI building in her district. 'You know, I feel sorry for Gen. Kelly. He has the sympathy for the loss of his son. But he can't just go on TV and lie on me,' Wilson said Friday on CNN *Daily Mail:* *'He can't just go on TV and lie on me': Congresswoman at center of fallen soldier row accuses John Kelly of being RACIST and lying about her behavior at the opening of an FBI building in her district* * Rep. Frederica Wilson caused an uproar when she revealed President Trump's conversation wit... more »
Afghan Suicide Bombers Target Two Mosques Killing 50 Worshippers
TOLO News *RFE:* *At Least 50 Dead After Two Attacks On Mosques In Afghanistan* Afghan officials say suicide bombers have killed at least 50 people in two attacks on mosques in Afghanistan, as sectarian- and terror-related violence continues to surge in the war-torn country. The death toll could rise sharply in the October 20 attacks on a Shi'ite mosque in the capital, Kabul, and on a Sunni mosque in the central Afghan province of Ghor, officials said. So far, neither attack has been claimed. The attacks come one day after 43 soldiers were killed and nine wounded in a Taliban at... more »
Top Lawyers join Battle to Stop Coal Mine Near Sellafield Nuclear Site – You Can Help Too!
HOT OFF THE PRESS!! MANY THANKS TO CROWDJUSTICE AND LEIGH DAY LAW FIRM …PLEASE MAKE A PLEDGE no matter how…
The Met Office’s Obsession With Gusts
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? https://uk.news.yahoo.com/storm-brian-apos-weather-bomb-082924683.html ? There was a discussion about the merits of using sustained wind speeds rather than gusts on the Ophelia thread the other day. Doug Holman gave this particularly relevant comment: ? Some people measure speed (velocity for the purists)…
Even handed
I don’t know if I omitted the link to Karen Harradine’s piece about UNESCO in The Conservative Woman, but here it is. Once again, if you haven’t already done so I urge you to read it. And here’s another good’un by Rod Liddle (£) more or less on the same topic, with a little more info on UNESCO’s outgoing director Irina Bokova. He speaks for many of us. (i.e., me) A few days ago I wondered about something I heard Nick Robinson saying, which seemed dubious to me. Was I imagining it? Craig gave him the benefit of the doubt, so I left it. Don’t wanna be too OTT with the paranoia, do ... more »
Facebook purged photos of racism by students at Sturgis High School
Facebook purged photos of racism by students at Sturgis High School Article by Brenda Norrell Censored News Facebook purged the photos of a racist, violent sabotage of a car by Sturgis Brown High School students, priot to a football game with Pine Ridge Lakota high school students. Sturgis High canceled its homecoming activities and forfeited a football game against Pine Ridge because of
Israeli-backed terrorists reverse all Syrian Army advances in West Ghouta
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 P.M.) – Al-Qaeda-linked militants have repelled a major offensive push by Syrian pro-government forces in the countryside of West Ghouta following a recent breakthrough by the latter. Two days ago, the Syrian pro-government forces scored a major operational victory against Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists of the Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham jihadist group near the strategic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Homs: Syrian troops push through deadly ISIS car bomb attacks to capture key hilltop near Qaryatayn
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – The battle for the oasis town of Al-Qaryatayn in central Homs province is heating up with besieged Islamic State militants now resorting to car bomb attacks to fend off pro-government forces. In recent hours, confirmation came in that Syrian Arab Army troops captured the key hilltop of Tel Deker to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
A real-life post-apocalyptic dystopia in Puerto Rico
Regardless of who's responsible for aid not reaching the people of Puerto Rico, it's very instructive to look at what's happening there and learn from it as we consider our own preparations for emergencies. We may not have it as bad as they do . . . but we can't guarantee that. Health care, in particular, is critically important - and critically lacking. Melted medications. Surgical procedures conducted in sweltering 95-degree heat. Malfunctioning X-ray machines. This is the reality doctors in Puerto Rico are facing almost four weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. ... more »
Torturer-in-Chief Turned Savior of Freedom?
[image: undefined] Former President George W. Bush gave a speech yesterday implicitly slamming President Donald Trump for dragging down democracy. Bush told political cronies and other attendees: “We are gathered in the cause of liberty this is a unique moment.” He assured listeners that freedom “should be the defining commitment of our country, and the hope of the world.” Bush invoked the “high ideals” of our nation, declaring, “We become the heirs of James Madison by understanding the genius and values of the US Constitution.” After the speech, much of the media exalted Bush as i... more »
Mogadishu Attack Was Revenge for Murderous US-Somali Raid
[image: undefined] On August 25, 2017, a raid involving Somali and U.S. forces took the lives of 10 civilians, including 3 children. Last Saturday (October 14, 2017), in an apparent revenge attack in Mogadishu, two truck bombs killed at least 300 people and injured about an equal number. A report yesterday suggests revenge as a motive: Following the raid, in which three children aged between six and 10 died, local tribal elders called for revenge against the Somali government and its allies. Not only was the bomber from the specific community targeted by the raid, but the investi... more »
An Attack on Iran or North Korea Wouldn’t Be Putting ‘America First’
[image: undefined] Almost every day I am asked by someone what the likelihood is that we may soon be at war with Iran or North Korea, or conceivably both. As it’s unlikely either of those countries will attack the United States since it would be suicidal, the question of war really means: are we going to attack them? There are those who say all the tub-thumping emanating from Washington is just bluster. For example, Justin Raimondo of *Antiwar.com* writes that President Donald Trump is just engaging in “rhetorical pyrotechnics and scor[ing] political points with certain [domestic] ... more »
US security chief warns: “ISIS or Al-Qaeda want to have the big explosion like they did on 9/11”
ISIS and Al-Qaeda planning 9/11-style "big explosion" according to a US security chief. More The post US security chief warns: “ISIS or Al-Qaeda want to have the big explosion like they did on 9/11” appeared first on The Duran.
Report: Pollution Kills Nine Million People A Year
*DW: **Pollution killing more people than war and violence, says report* *Pollution kills more people each year than wars, disasters and hunger, also causing huge economic damage, a study says. Almost half the total deaths occur in just two countries.* Pollution killing more people than war and violence, says report Pollution kills more people each year than wars, disasters and hunger, also causing huge economic damage, a study says. Almost half the total deaths occur in just two countries. Read more .... *WNU Editor:* The report is here .... *The Lancet Commission on pollution ... more »
World News Briefs -- October 20, 2017
*Reuters:* *Pair of mosque attacks kill at least 50 in Afghanistan* KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 30 people inside a Shi‘ite mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday night, a security official said, and a separate bombing killed at least another 20 at a mosque in the middle of the country. The Kabul bombing is the latest in a string of violent attacks on the country’s Shi‘ite minority. The attack occurred at Imam Zaman mosque in the western Dasht-e-Barchi part of Kabul as Shi‘ite worshippers gathered for prayers. A senior security official said the exact n... more »
You Have To Be Crazy To Expect The Institutional Democratic Party To Be Anything More Than The Lesser Of Two Evils-- Two Really Evil Evils
After the massacre in Las Vegas normal Americans thought it would be the perfect time to push for saner gun policies, not just banning bump stock devices (a ban opposed by the NRA)-- which have no other purpose but to turn legal semi-automatics into mass murder machines as they did in Las Vegas-- but to prevent dangerous and mentally ill people from buying guns and ban military hardware from American streets. But Republicans will have no of it-- and neither will the Democrats' Senate Leader, Chuck Schumer. Schumer is telling other Democrats to ignore "pressure from activist groups ... more »
Retract, replace, retract: Beleaguered food researcher pulls article from JAMA journal (again)
A high-profile food researcher who’s faced heavy criticism about his work has retracted the revised version of an article he’d already retracted last month. Yes, you read that right: Brian Wansink at Cornell University retracted the original article from JAMA Pediatrics in September, replacing it with a revised version. Now he’s retracting the revised version, citing […] The post Retract, replace, retract: Beleaguered food researcher pulls article from JAMA journal (again) appeared first on Retraction Watch.
LESSONS CONCERNING THE FALL: Sources of liberal enjoyment!
*FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017Conclusion—Gifts from the Rachel figure:* Did Jeffrey Sessions lie to that Senate committee back in January? In our view, this question is much too complex for modern mainstream journalists. We'd also say that the answer is wholly unclear. We'd say the answer is wholly unclear. Unless you're watching the Maddow Show, where liberals get to hear presentations like the one which ended Tuesday night's program: MADDOW (10/17/17): You know what? *Senators don't like being lied to. And Jeff Sessions never apologized or really cleaned up that lie he told* to his... more »
Great Read on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Events at Fukushima
Great read: Susanna Rabbitt Roff (October 19, 2017). Australia’s nuclear testing before the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne should be a red flag for Fukushima in 2020 https://theconversation.com/australias-nuclear-testing-before-the-1956-olympics-in-melbourne-should-be-a-red-flag-for-fukushima-in-2020-85787 The scheduling of Tokyo 2020 Olympic events at Fukushima is being seen as a public relations exercise to dampen fears over continuing radioactivity from the reactor explosion that followed the massive earthquake six years ago. It brings to mind the British atomic bomb tests in Aust... more »
Texas Officials Forcing Hurricane Victims to Pledge Loyalty to Israel to Receive Funding—Seriously
[image: israel]According to official documents, Hurricane Harvey victims reportedly have to agree to not "boycott Israel," in order to receive aid to rebuild their homes.
Notoriously Sadistic Cop Sued for Forcing K9 to Maul Man—FOR 20 MINUTES
[image: dog]A cop with a history of forcing his dog to maul people is in court again, this time for allegedly forcing his K9 to maul a man for 20 minutes.
Donald Trump doubles down on attack of "wacky" Congresswoman who called him out over insensitive call to Gold Star family even though his Chief of Staff confirmed she was telling the truth.
The Fake News is going crazy with wacky Congresswoman Wilson(D), who was SECRETLY on a very personal call, and gave a total lie on content! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 20, 2017 Courtesy of Raw Story: *Both the family and Wilson released statements that refute Trump’s take on the call. Wilson is a close friend of the Johnson family and had the late Sgt. La David Johnson in a leadership class as a child. She’s known him for more than 15 years. The Master Sergeant with the family riding to the airport to retrieve the body was the one who received the call. He put it ... more »
Sam Tanenhaus: Is Trump the New Reagan?
*Sam Tanenhaus, Jacob Heilbrunn* *Politics, North America* [image: Trump holds a meeting with the Senate Finance Committee members at the White House in Washington] Sam Tanenhaus, the former editor of the New York Times Book Review, and Jacob Heilbrunn, editor of the National Interest, discuss Donald Trump, George W. Bush, Pat Buchanan, Neoconservatives and the future of the Republican Party. *Editor's Note**: In our latest Facebook Live interview (please like our **Facebook page** to see more of these events) Sam Tanenhaus, the former editor of the New York Times Book Review, an... more »
In the Hawks' Den, McMaster and Pompeo given a Hero's Welcome
*Curt Mills* *Politics, North America* [image: CIA Director Mike Pompeo arrives at the FDD National Security Summit in Washington] The hosting of the national security advisor and the CIA director at the FDD Security Summit felt part symposium, part victory party. “I love FDD,” declared H. R. McMaster, national security advisor, in opening remarks Thursday at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies security summit at the St. Regis, blocks from the White House. Following the president’s decision to decline to certify the Iran nuclear deal last week—a move FDD pushed hard fo... more »
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