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Tillerson denies considering resignation after reports say he called Trump a “moron”
Trump and Tillerson deny having a disagreement, but it would appear that each man has his own foreign policy. More The post Tillerson denies considering resignation after reports say he called Trump a “moron” appeared first on The Duran.
Philippines to issue $200Mln of Yuan-Denominated Bonds by November
Philippine-China relations have improved dramatically since President Rodrigo Duterte took office last year. More The post Philippines to issue $200Mln of Yuan-Denominated Bonds by November appeared first on The Duran.
Venezuelan President Maduro tells Russia its time to ditch the Dollar and embrace the Rouble and Yuan
Nicolas Maduro is in Moscow for Russian Energy Week along with many other heads of state from energy producing nations. More The post Venezuelan President Maduro tells Russia its time to ditch the Dollar and embrace the Rouble and Yuan appeared first on The Duran.
The U.S. Navy Sent 4 of Its Most Powerful Battleships To Attack North Korea
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Korean War Fact: Each of the four battleships acted as a flagship at one time or another, contributing facilities necessary to the coordination of broader naval warfare efforts. *The Iowas will not, of course, participate in any future conflict on the Korean Peninsula. However, in the event of conflict USN surface ships will undoubtedly contribute significantly to the conflict by means of land attack cruise missiles. Moreover, the navy may yet provide USS Zumwalt and her sisters with the means to provide gunfire support against land targets. In such ... more »
President Trump Arrives In To Las Vegas to Pay His Respects After Sunday's Shooting
*New York Times: **Trump Heads to Las Vegas to Pay His Respects After Shooting* WASHINGTON — President Trump said it was a “very sad day” on Wednesday as he left for Las Vegas to pay his respects after one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history. “It’s a very, very sad day for me personally,” Mr. Trump said. “We’re going to pay our respects and to see the police who have done really a fantastic job in a very short time.” Late Sunday a gunman fired into a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip, killing 58 people and himself and injuring more than 500 others. Mr. Trump ... more »
Second retraction for psychologist reveals clues about culprit behind misconduct
A social psychologist has retracted a second paper that contains “fabricated or manipulated data.” The first retraction for William Hart at the University of Alabama — also due to data manipulation — appeared earlier this year. The notice raised some questions over authorship: Hart was the sole author, but he blamed the retraction on a […] The post Second retraction for psychologist reveals clues about culprit behind misconduct appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Strength Training Is Safe And Benefits Older Women With Low Bone Mass
Exercise of all kinds is known to be beneficial to bone health but there is reluctance to use high intensity programs in older women with low bone mass because of concerns about increased risk of fracture or other injury. Yet high intensity doesn't need to be prolonged, according to a new study in the* Journal of Bone and Mineral Research* which found that even 30 minutes twice a week of high intensity resistance and impact training improved functional performance and bone density, structure, and strength in postmenopausal women with low bone mass (T-score < –1.0), without adverse ... more »
Russia’s air force ready to halt IS actions in Syria- US Support For Terrorist Being The Obstacle
*US Support For Terrorists Main Obstacle To Terrorist Defeat in Syria* *The Russian Defense Ministry has said that the US support for terrorist factions in Syria is the main obstacle to the anti-terror fight in the war-torn country.He went on to say that a series of Daesh attacks against the Syrian forces have been carried out from the areas where the "US military mission" is deployed.On September 28, a group of 300 Daesh militants left the city of Rubkan moving in the direction of the city of Al-Qaryatayn in the Homs province. The militants managed to avoid the Syrian army's ...more »
Transparency and Privacy: what we need, want and do not understand
Brett Horvath and Berit Anderson at SCOUT raise an important point about Apple’s new face recognition phone tool. “Face ID isn’t just about identity. It’s about mind-reading.” Brett is concerned about the possible combination of a) machine vision and predictive algorithms, b) micro expressions, and c) ubiquitous surveillance, which would allow oppressive regimes and bad actors not only to monitor the movement of dissident populations, but to actively read their emotions and predict behavior. “Now Apple is about to ship this technology stack to the world in what could be the most pop... more »
Body Cam Shows Cop Walk On To Movie Set, Mistake Actor for Criminal and Shoot at Him
[image: shoot]A police officer's body camera captured the moment officers walked onto a movie set and decided to shoot at the actor who was playing a robber.
Las Vegas Massacre -- News Updates October 4, 2017
*Washington Post*: *FBI agents seeking motive meet Las Vegas gunman's girlfriend Marilou Danley, as she arrives back in U.S.* Authorities investigating the Las Vegas massacre turned Wednesday to the shooter’s girlfriend, hoping for more answers about the gunman and what may have sparked the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Investigators have spent the days since Sunday’s attack — which killed 58 people and injured hundreds more — struggling to explain why 64-year-old Stephen Paddock holed up in a high-rise hotel overlooking the Las Vegas Strip and opened fire on c... more »
Teaching about Death and Violence: Thoughts from a Professor Who Calls Nevada Home
After the horrific attack in Las Vegas on Sunday, 1 October, the question of knowledge should be key to our understanding of this event. What do we know? What can we recall? The first thing that comes to mind is likely numbers, statistics, values attributed to life. We know now that the death toll is […]
The Poverty of Style in IR
As one of the new Ducks, I will from now on be posting diversely on a range of topics including political violence, the status of critique in IR, and professional issues that will be of particular interest to early career scholars and PhD students. For my first post, however, I want to write about the […]
SCHOOL LIVES MATTER: Extremely low scores!
*WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2017Part 2—And a rather unusual name:* Last Wednesday morning, a 15-year-old student was fatally stabbed during a class at his public high school in the Bronx. On Thursday morning, Sarah Maslin Nir published the New York Times' first news report about the fatal stabbing. We were struck by an historical claim—and by the name of the school. It had apparently been a long time since a student was killed in a New York City school. Headline included, here's the way Nir's report began: NIR (10/28/17): *Bronx High School Stabbing Leaves a Teenager Dead and Another... more »
728 Dead And 549 Wounded In September 2017 In Iraq
Iraq saw another low in violence in September 2017. There were the fewest security incidents, deaths, and wounded recorded this year. There were just 306 security incidents reported in the media. That surpassed the previous low of 357 in August. In January 2016, there were an average of 23.3 incidents per day. By September 2017 that was down to 10.2 per day. Baghdad led the way during the month with 82 incidents, followed by 65 in Ninewa, 40 in Anbar, 35 in Diyala, 31 in Salahddin, 26 in Kirkuk, 12 in Babil, 3 in Basra, 3 in Dhi Qar, 3 in Kurdistan, 2 in Najaf, 2 in Sulaymaniya,... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 4
1980 Iraq announced unilateral ceasefire in Iran-Iraq War but Iran didn’t comply 1982 Sec of State Shultz and Soviet For Min Gromyko met and agreed Iran-Iraq War should end as soon as possible 1999 UN Res 1266 allowed Iraq to export $3.04 bil in oil under Oil for Food Program 2002 Unclassified version of CIA’s report on Iraq’s WMD released Dropped most of the reservations in original 2002 CIA told NSC to remove reference to Iraq trying to buy uranium from Niger from Bush speech 2002 UK Foreign Office legal adv Sir Wood said that U.N. needed to ac... more »
Donors To Anti-Trump ‘Resistance’ Group Revealed
*WFB* - The hidden donors to a prominent anti-Trump "resistance" organization are revealed in unredacted tax forms obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. The *Center for Community Change Action*, a Washington, D.C.-based 501 (c)(3) progressive community organizing group that does not reveal its donors, has been involved in direct action against President Donald Trump and Republicans before and after the November elections. The organization's members sit on the boards of other prominent liberal activist groups. The Free Beacon has obtained the group's unredacted 2015 tax forms tha... more »
Report: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Called President Trump A 'Moron' In July Meeting
*NBC*: *Tillerson’s Fury at Trump Required an Intervention From Pence* WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was on the verge of resigning this past summer amid mounting policy disputes and clashes with the White House, according to multiple senior administration officials who were aware of the situation at the time. The tensions came to a head around the time President Donald Trump delivered a politicized speech in late July to the Boy Scouts of America, an organization Tillerson once led, the officials said. Just days earlier, Tillerson had openly disparaged the presiden... more »
World News Briefs -- October 4, 2017
*Reuters:* *Catalonia to move to declare independence from Spain on Monday* MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalonia will move on Monday to declare independence from Spain, a regional government source said, as the European Union nation nears a rupture that threatens the foundations of its young democracy and has unnerved financial markets. Pro-independence parties which control the regional parliament have asked for a debate and vote on Monday on declaring independence, the source said. A declaration should follow this vote, although it is unclear when. Catalan President Carles Pui... more »
Living with cats
It's just as infuriating - and just as much fun - as Simon's Cat demonstrates. Peter
My New Knowledge Explains the "Ancient Mysteries" and Overthrows Ignorant Modern Debates
The American Thinker site has a post on "Confusing the Evolution Debate". After reading it and the comments following it, my response: *Everybody has an opinion, and the opinions are, so far, hopelessly divided. I am a hard scientist, who has made the greatest discovery in history, of what I call "the Great Design of the 'gods'". As such, I seek only to inform of the revolutionary new knowledge I have uncovered and brought together to scientifically verify, along every line of study, the reality of that Design; but neither side in the dogmatic debates will abide the introduction of ... more »
Supreme Court Hears Wisconsin Redistricting Case
[image: supreme-court-hears-wisconsin-redistricting-case] A case before the U.S. Supreme Court could turn the United States from a federal republic into a parliamentary democracy.
Despite attacks from Donald Trump confidence in the American media is on the rise. Same cannot be said for confidence in Donald Trump.
Courtesy of Reuters: *Americans are increasingly confident in the news media and less so in President Donald Trump’s administration after a tumultuous year in U.S. politics that tested the public’s trust in both institutions, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday. * *The poll of more than 14,300 people found that the percentage of adults who said they had a “great deal” or “some” confidence in the press rose to 48 percent in September from 39 percent last November. Earlier this year, Trump branded the entire industry as the “enemy of the American people.” ... more »
Gun Rights vs. Gun Control - Who Controls Washington?
I haven't published on this subject for quite some time but with the recent events in the United States and the nation's ongoing issues with gun-related violence, I wanted to take another look at the connection between gun rights and politics. Thanks to Open Secrets, we have a clear picture of the contrast between the political power of the gun rights and the gun control sides of the equation. Let's start by looking at the gun rights side of the debate. Here is a bar graph showing the political contribution trends of the gun rights lobby for each election cycle since 1990: In... more »
Bloomberg panics: “Putin has succeeded in making Russia a factor in the Middle East”
Diplomat says: Russia a ‘nimble boxer’ vs musclebound U.S. More The post Bloomberg panics: “Putin has succeeded in making Russia a factor in the Middle East” appeared first on The Duran.
Erdogan and Rouhani meet in Tehran – offer a united front against Kurdish secessionists
This comes as US Defense Secretary James "Mad Dog" Mattis defies statements by Donald Trump and tells Congress that Iran is in compliance with the JCPOA. More The post Erdogan and Rouhani meet in Tehran – offer a united front against Kurdish secessionists appeared first on The Duran.
Las Vegas shooter’s girlfriend filed for bankruptcy in 2012, was married to two men at same time
Paddock's girlfriend used multiple addresses and had two social security numbers. More The post Las Vegas shooter’s girlfriend filed for bankruptcy in 2012, was married to two men at same time appeared first on The Duran.
IS BILDERBERGER GEN MCMASTER HACKING MY BLOG AGAIN ON BEHALF OF THE EUGENICIST GLOBALISTS? NWO PART OF US INTEL COM AND MILITARY SEEM TO BE DETERMINED TO KILL ME IN GREECE, STOP ME FROM GETTING REAL WORLD HELP FROM TEAM PATRIOT
FLASHBACK TO APRIL 13TH WHEN I WAS BLOCKED FROM POSTING UP A PICTURE OF H R MCMASTER WITH A CAVALRY HAT LOOKING LIKE MAD GENERAL KILGORE IN APOCALYPSE NOW. A CLOSE UP. THE GERMAN TEXT IN THE BOX TELLS ME THAT I AM NOT ALLOWED TO ACCESS THE IMAGE OF MCMASTER IN HIS CAVALRY […]
Russian asset Mike Pence stopped Trump firing Kremlin crony Tillerson
Russian asset Mike Pence intervened to protect of former Exxon chief executive and current Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to prevent him from resigning this summer, it has emerged. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/amp/tillerson-s-fury-trump-required-intervention-pence-n806451 Tillerson is on a par with the Hewlett Packard executives who let Russia have access to the source code for the US military’s cyber security […]
MIRROR SELFIE TO PROVE PENTAGON HAS NOT YET LET BE KILLED YET. HACKED AGAIN AND BLOCKED FROM POSTING UP MY OWN PICTURE AND DRAWING ATTENTION TO THEIR FAILURE TO PROTECT WHISTLEBLOWERS. GEN MCMASTER AGAIN?
Every time I have to put up a picture, it is proof that the Pentagon are total fools who cannot protect vital whistleblowers lives. No help in Larisa that I can see. I know better than they do what I need. Concrete support, an out of court settlement, to be able to leave after three […]
HEWLETT PACKARD LET RUSSIA ACCESS TOP SECRET COMPUTER SECURITY CODE, PENTAGON UNAWARE REPORTS REUTERS
Many stories, a terrible shooting in Las Vegas, terrorism incidents, Boris Johnson poised to take over Brexit and much more. But this is, in my view, the biggest story today of them all and underlines the urgent need for a shake up at the Pentagon. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) allowed a Russian defence agency to see […]
60 Years Ago, Russia Launched Sputnik (And It Can Teach Us A lot about North Korea)
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * A history lesson for today. *While Sputnik itself was a rudimentary satellite that was by no means a weapon, it represented an uncomfortable truth—that the Soviet Union could reach out and potentially threaten the American homeland.* While the situations are not identical, the current standoff between the United States and North Korea bears some resemblance to the early days of the Cold War. Indeed, the current crisis—which was sparked by North Korea test launching an ICBM—bears some resemblance to the developments of the late 1950s and early 1960s.... more »
The B-52 Bomber Might Be Killing America's Enemies until the 2040s
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Yes, you read that right. *The upgrades will also improve the ability of the airplane to receive key intelligence information through a data link called the Intelligence Broadcast Receiver. In addition, the B-52s will be able to receive information through a LINK-16-like high-speed digital data link able to transmit targeting and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, or ISR information.* The Air Force is surging forward with a massive, fleet-wide modernization overhaul of the battle-tested, Vietnam-era B-52 bomber, an iconic airborne workhor... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Scientists Find New Source of Radioactivity from Fukushima Disaster 'Dodgy' greenhouse gas data threatens Paris accord Richard Clarke on Cyber Security Breaches (FB) Here's Why Allowing Saudi Women To Drive Is Very Dangerous For The Rest Of The World Keeping women in their place mollifies the clerics, is the gist. Who Was Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock And What Was His Motive Escobar: The Future Of The EU Is At Stake In Catalonia Meet The Iraq War Veteran Who Led Police To The Vegas Shooter Active Bond Traders Have Never Been More Short Treasurys: Is A Squeez... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 4, 2017
*Washington Examiner:* *Jim Mattis breaks down the new Afghanistan strategy: The goal, the plan, what's different and how it all ends* AFGHAN STRATEGY EXPLAINED: The most often-asked question in yesterday’s back-to-back Senate-House hearings on President Trump’s new Afghanistan strategy is how is it different from what has failed to produce victory in 16 years of fighting. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford spent the better part of five hours explaining the nuances, first in the morning before the Senate Armed Services Committee, and then in... more »
Keep Space for Peace Week Final Events List
*October 7-14, 2017* *Keep Space for Peace Week* *International Week of Protest to* *Stop the Militarization of Space* *No Missile Defense* *Close U.S. Bases Worldwide* *No to NATO* *Stop Drones Surveillance & Killing* *End Privatization of Foreign/Military Policy* *Convert the Military Industrial Complex* *Deal with climate change and global poverty* • *Albuquerque, New Mexico (Oct 18)* Showing John Pilger’s new film The Coming War on China at Peace Center at 6:00 pm. citizen@comcast.net • *Andover, Massachusetts (Oct 12) *Vigil from 7:00-8:00 am in front of Raytheon, 35... more »
Las Vegas Gunman’s Girlfriend Returns to United States for Questioning
Stephen Paddock's girlfriend Marilou Danley had been in the Philippines at the time of the shooting, but is now considered a "person of interest" in the investigation.
Can you spot a fake? New tool aims to help journals identify fake reviews
Fake peer reviews are a problem in academic publishing. A big problem. Many publishers are taking proactive steps to limit the effects, but massive purges of papers tainted by problematic reviews continue to occur; to date, more than 500 papers have been retracted for this reason. In an effort to help, Clarivate Analytics is unveiling a […] The post Can you spot a fake? New tool aims to help journals identify fake reviews appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Russia And China Continue To Hoard Gold To Prepare For The Dollar Collapse
X22Report Published on Oct 3, 2017 The unemployment rate in the EU has been unchanged since 2009 but the youth unemployment rate is very high. Mortgage lenders are now taking it to the next level, they will help with student loan payments if the student purchases a house and takes out more debt. Russia and China […]
A Month for Books
While we love and promote books year-round, October is National Book Month. To join in the celebration, read to children or the elderly. Discuss books in your classroom if you are an instructor. Attend book signings and festivals. Buy a book or several.
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*These High School Players Counter NFL Protests With Flag-Waving, Not Kneeling* Some Georgia high school football players had an inspiring little protest of their own this weekend. And it involved running, not kneeling. While pro National Football League players were locking arms and taking a knee across the country to protest someone or something or other, these high school players decided to exercise their freedom of speech a little differently in their country by celebrating America instead of criticizing it. The entire Fannin County Rebel team ran onto the field together, eac... more »
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - The Equality Trust examines the UK's increasing level of personal precarity - and how public policy needs to be changed to support the people who need it, not those who already have the most. And Eduardo Porter offers a reminder that tax cuts for the rich do nothing but exacerbate inequality: Big tax cutters like the United States did not grow faster than countries like Denmark, which kept taxes high. What did respond to lower taxes was inequality: The income share of the top 1 percent grew much more sharply among big tax cutters ... more »
U.S. House Passes Pain-Capable Unborn Protection Act
[image: us-house-passes-pain-capable-unborn-protection-act] On Tuesday the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Pain-Capable Unborn Protection Act by a vote of 237-189.
Keep Space for Peace Week Final List
*October 7-14, 2017* *Keep Space for Peace Week* *International Week of Protest to* *Stop the Militarization of Space* *No Missile Defense* *Close U.S. Bases Worldwide* *No to NATO* *Stop Drones Surveillance & Killing* *End Privatization of Foreign/Military Policy* *Convert the Military Industrial Complex* *Deal with climate change and global poverty* • *Albuquerque, New Mexico (Oct 18)* Showing John Pilger’s new film The Coming War on China at Peace Center at 6:00 pm. citizen@comcast.net • *Andover, Massachusetts (Oct 12) *Vigil from 7:00-8:00 am in front of Raytheon, ... more »
China's 'Belt and Road' Leads Out of Crisis; To Take It, Shut Down Robert Mueller's Witchhunt
It cannot be more evident that a connection must be made, between the United States' current urgent need to build and rebuild disaster-struck infrastructure with trillions in investments, and China's Belt and Road Initiative which is building such infrastructure all over the world. Just in recent days, China's infrastructure banks have announced involvement in India's pledge to provide electricity to every household by the end of next year; in an extensive modern rebuilding of the economic infrastructure of the Philippines; in a pledge to help industrialize Bolivia and make it a s...more »
"An Act of Pure Evil"
*"An Act of Pure Evil"* by Cognitive Dissonance "When I selected the name of my avatar here on Zero Hedge and began posting comments, then articles when I became a contributing editor, there was deliberate and conscious intent on my part to disturb the cognitive dissonance of the herd. Rarely do we personally grow unless sufficiently prodded with a poker. My intent with this article is NOT to stick a finger in the wound and cause more pain. Not in the least. But “We the People” have an extremely complex, some might say insane, relationship with murder/death/kill. To put it bluntl... more »
Russia Accuses The U.S. Of Breaking Into Their Consulate In San Francisco
Stephen Lam / Reuters *TASS*: *Russian embassy in US shows how US officials "toured" Russian consulate* *Earlier, US Department of State Spokesperson Heather Nauert told reporters that US officials "toured" the Russian diplomatic facilities in the past two days* TASS: WASHNIGNTON, October 4. /TASS/. The Russian Embassy in Washington on Tuesday again published video footage of US officials breaking into the Russian Consulate General in San Francisco on Monday. Earlier, US Department of State Spokesperson Heather Nauert told reporters that US officials "toured" the Russian diplomat... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “We Meet Again”
2002, “We Meet Again” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_OmsxDef9c
What's The Matter With New Jersey?
Elizabeth Warren is from Oklahoma and got politically active when she had already moved to Massachusetts. Watch the video of her speaking to Wells Fargo’s chief executive Timothy Sloan at the Senate Banking Committee yesterday. She's my idea of a great senator. "At best," she told the immensely powerful and corrupt bankster, "you were incompetent, and at worst, you were complicit. Either way, you should be fired." Can New Jersey politics produce a political leader like Elizabeth Warren? Unfortunately, no. So... what's the matter with New Jersey? The simple answer is... simple: co... more »
FOX: DON'T POLITICIZE VEGAS. ALSO FOX: MIKE FLYNN'S PAL SAYS ISIS AND KATHY GRIFFIN CAUSED VEGAS. (updated)
Last night on Fox News, you could watch this: Sean Hannity said it was "beyond shameful" to see late night hosts, celebrities and left-wing Democrats politicize the Las Vegas massacre. Hannity said several celebrities bashed President Trump and Republicans for their support of the National Rifle Association, with some appearing to link the Fairfax, Va. organization with the shooting.... "They want to disarm all of us," Hannity said of those who played politics in the wake of the massacre. Shameful! Hannity thinks it's shameful that anyone would politicize the massacre! You could a... more »
Just another reminder that Australia solved the problem of mass shootings.
In 1996, Australia enacted strict gun laws. It hasn't had a mass shooting since. https://t.co/KzqngxRzjI pic.twitter.com/qSU2hiUURQ — Slate (@Slate) October 3, 2017 And this means it is once again time to remember Jim Jefferies amazing bit on gun control. Part one. Part two. It can be done. We've seen it. The question is whether or not the American people have the courage to do it.
Get Ready To Feel The Burn
Andrew Nikiforuk writes that megafires will be a part of our future. The source of his information is a new book by Edward Struzik, *Firestorm: How Wildfire Will Shape Our Future*: Thanks to the way climate change has collided with the growth of industrialized communities in forests, wildfires have got wilder, bolder, hotter, costlier and larger. Megafires are now poised to unsettle much of North America — and anyone who likes fresh air. Fire and forestry scientists foretold this unfolding horror story long ago. As Struzik documents, it is only politicians who don’t yet appreciat... more »
Good news about CO2 emissions – Progress to a better world
Hifast at Mann Claims Climate is Not Debatable – at an Academic Freedom Event – Climate Collections - 16 hours ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: By Larry Kummer. From the Fabius Maximus website Summary: 2017 has been a good year for news about climate change. Here is more good news, courtesy of the Dutch government. This should be headline news, but it ruins the narrative! Break the blackout and pass it on, for…
International News
*Taiwan Dodges a (mainland) Chinese Bullet* No independence. Premier Lai Ching-te said on 3 October that President Tsai Ing-wen will not declare Taiwan independent. Tension with China should ease, though Chinese officials will never trust Lai. Singing the anthem of the Republic of China and waving the Republic of China flag are tolerable to the Communist Chinese because they embody the principle of “one China”, but under Nationalist governance. Neither are symbols of an independent Taiwan. *China Learns from the NFL* China has introduced a law making it illegal to “disrespect” the... more »
Is The Press More Trusted Than President Trump?
*Reuters:* *The press, branded the 'enemy' by Trump, increasingly trusted by the public: Reuters/Ipsos poll* NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans are increasingly confident in the news media and less so in President Donald Trump’s administration after a tumultuous year in U.S. politics that tested the public’s trust in both institutions, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday. The poll of more than 14,300 people found that the percentage of adults who said they had a “great deal” or “some” confidence in the press rose to 48 percent in September from 39 percent last... more »
Drone Warfare Is No Longer A U.S. Monopoly
Via ‘Drone Survival Guide’ *Washington Times*: *Adversaries challenge America’s drone dominance* Sophisticated, weaponized drones were once a U.S. military monopoly, but a growing number of world powers — including rivals China and Russia, rogue states North Korea and Iran, and stateless terrorist groups such as Islamic State and Yemen’s Houthi rebels — are challenging America’s longtime dominance of unmanned warfare. In the latest sign of the battle for aerial supremacy in the drone wars, a strike Monday killed 10 fighters from a Lebanese-based Hezbollah unit fighting in eastern ... more »
North Korea Does Not Care About Using European Back-Channels
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un makes a statement regarding U.S. President Donald Trump's speech at the U.N. general assembly, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang September 22, 2017. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo *Reuters*:* EU's diplomatic back channel in Pyongyang goes cold* BRUSSELS (Reuters) - While European powers France and Britain are lobbying Washington to cool tensions since North Korea’s most powerful nuclear test a month ago, EU nations with embassies in Pyongyang are directly pressing the North Koreans. A group... more »
The U.S. Navy Is Still Trying To Develop A Plan To Win The Wars Of The Future
*Dave Majumdar, National Interest*: *How the U.S. Navy Plans to Win the Wars of the Future * The Navy does not have enough submarines to meet the demand for undersea assets with the 52 boats currently in the fleet, which is more than the stated requirement for 48 attack subs (SSN). However, even if the Navy increases the requirement for the number of submarines, the service is physically incapable of increasing the number of boats in the fleet significantly by the late 2020s. However, the service is trying to mitigate the gap by extending the lives of older Los Angeles-class SSNs ... more »
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*The maxim of all scientists — "I might be wrong."* *An article below by a couple of biologists (Arturo Casadevall and Ferric C. Fang) is amusingly lacking in self-insight. They present themselves as defenders of science but are themselves unscientific. They proclaim that the maxim of all scientists is "I might be wrong." But climate scientists are apparently exempt from that rule. When did any Warmist say he might be wrong about Warmism? The few who have done so -- e.g. James Lovelock -- immediately get cast out into the outer darkness of denialdom.The authors say that bec... more »
Vegas Gunman Was Prescribed Psychotropic Drugs that Can Cause Violent Behavior
[image: psychotropic]As many have predicted, it has just been revealed that Stephen Paddock was on psychotropic meds known to cause violent behavior.
The Las Vegas shooter: many questions, few answers
There are so many weird things about the shooter in the Las Vegas massacre that they can make your head spin. I'm not a conspiracy theorist by any stretch of the imagination - I'm the opposite, if there is such a critter! - but I have more than a passing knowledge of what's generally called " tradecraft", based on military training and experience, working with "interesting people" from the foreign equivalent of three-letter agencies, and some exposure to law enforcement. All that background is causing my eyebrows to rise into my hairline when I read what's coming out about the Las... more »
CONFIRMED: Vegas shooting suspect prescribed dangerous drugs – just like many previous mass shooters
This is the second instance in which The Duran has accurately predicted a reality of the Vegas suspect's profile. More The post CONFIRMED: Vegas shooting suspect prescribed dangerous drugs – just like many previous mass shooters appeared first on The Duran.
Spanish King lines up with Prime Minister to condemn Catalonia
No words of reconciliation, only more threats and bullying. More The post Spanish King lines up with Prime Minister to condemn Catalonia appeared first on The Duran.
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thoughts on the latest u.s. gun massacre
As part of my continuing efforts to post *here* rather than -- or at least in addition to -- Facebook, here are some thoughts on the latest horrific massacre in the US, the country music festival in Las Vegas. First, the inevitability of recurrence. When hearing about mass shootings in the United States, the worst part -- the most tragic, the most outrageous part -- is the certainty of knowing that nothing will change. That it will happen again, and again, and again. A solution is known, of course. We won't end the culture of violence that permeates the US, but we can end access to ...more »
5 Ways North Korea's Military Could Start World War III
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* 5 weapons, that is. *North Korea invests heavily in special operations forces to offset its conventional weakness. In 2010 it reported that the Korean People’s Army had 200,000-odd special operations forces tasked to carry out attacks on major South Korean and American facilities in South Korea, as well as assassinations of government officials. The commandos would infiltrate the South by using underground tunnels, mini-subs and Russian Antonov An-2 biplanes during a war.* Tensions are ratcheting up (again) on the Korean peninsula. Though the K... more »
Why the B-1B Lancer Bomber Could Be America's Best Option Against North Korea
*TNI Staff* *Security, * If the time comes... The U.S. Air Force’s Rockwell International B-1B Lancer strategic bomber has been on the front lines of America’s attempts to deter North Korea. Unlike the venerable Boeing B-52 and the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, the Lancer—though once a nuclear-capable aircraft—has been de-nuclearized and serves as a conventional long-range strike platform. Indeed, it is likely that the task of deterring North Korea has largely fallen to the B-1B because it is no longer a nuclear-capable aircraft—there is no chance that Pyongyang can mistake its ope... more »
"16 Unanswered Questions About The Las Vegas Shooting That The Mainstream Media Doesn’t Want To Talk About"
At 0.26 hear the shots and watch the muzzle flashes from the *4th floor.* Paddock was on the 32nd floor. You're not stupid. Draw your own conclusions. More than 50 dead as Mandalay Bay Las Vegas shooting becomes worst in U.S. history https://t.co/bgmfaaup3U pic.twitter.com/jr0UW9o12J — TIME (@TIME) October 2, 2017 https://twitter.com/TIME/status/914847463424507904/video/1 Related: *"16 Unanswered Questions About The Las Vegas Shooting * *That The Mainstream Media Doesn’t Want To Talk About"* by Michael Snyder - http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/ *The Victims* - http://www.... more »
Trump Administration formally backs ban on abortions after 20 weeks. Oh come on, you KNEW this was coming.
Courtesy of The Hill: *The Trump administration formally backed a House bill Monday that would ban abortions after 20 weeks. * *The administration "strongly supports" the bill and "applauds the House of Representatives for continuing its efforts to secure critical pro-life protections," the Office of Management and Budget wrote in a statement of administration policy. * *The bill, sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), will come up for a vote in the House on Tuesday. * *It would make it a crime to perform or attempt an abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, with the possibilit...more »
Pure Chaos: Las Vegas Police Release First Body Cam Footage from Shooting
[image: body]The first body camera footage has just been released by Las Vegas Police. It shows the sheer chaos and terror at the scene as they search for the shooter.
The US-Based Armenian Lobby Is On A Mission To Provoke Azerbaijan And Russia
It’s clear that the US-based Armenian lobby is getting dangerously close to seizing full control over their homeland’s foreign policy. The post The US-Based Armenian Lobby Is On A Mission To Provoke Azerbaijan And Russia appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
"After All..."
"A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain." - William James
“The Shocking Truth About Government Debt”
*“The Shocking Truth About Government Debt”* by Brian Maher "Is the post-recession “recovery” actually a depression obscured by the false prosperity of debt? A scandalous question… with perhaps a scandalous answer. Today, we penetrate the “squid ink of official truth”… scatter the statistical fog… and let in an illuminating shaft of light. Between 2010 and 2016, nominal U.S. GDP expanded an average 2.1% per year. Some years it expanded more than others. But each year, nominal GDP expanded - officially. Meantime, the national debt has nearly doubled since 2010. It now floats above ... more »
Las Vegas shooting: Authorities say attack was premeditated, search for motive continues
Right now this massive event smells more like a planned tightly timed operation. Mr Paddock was merely in his hotel room when the team arrived and was shot out of hand. Our best clue is the window knocked out several windows away on the same floor. That suggests that the team split up as planned and set up in two nearby rooms and ultimately as they with drew, they threw their weapons into Paddocks room. quite possibly they actually retreated to a room on the same floor from which they had staged their attack. Being disciplined, they would have left all weapons th... more »
Discovery could reduce nuclear waste with improved method to chemically engineer molecules
This may well be an improvement, but working with nuclear waste looks to be a long shot with this. What i look forward to is the ability to actually correctly label electrons in order to induce advantageous reactions at a high yield. I think it may be doable. all good.. *Discovery could reduce nuclear waste with improved method to chemically engineer moleculesIndiana University scientists report new, highly accurate method to predict effectiveness of molecules that extract toxic elements from the environment Date:September ... more »
Multiple sclerosis is Lyme disease: Known for 100 years
This can not be true. That was my first thought. Then it gets worse. All known neurological diseases have the same cause. We have even known this. Yet the industry has made a huge living treating only the effects as long as able. Yet these are infections that are treatable and have been treated with antibiotics. We always understood that there is little reward in curing a disease. Now we discover that this is a business plan likely fully implemented by the Rockefeller back in the day. They created Big pharmja. *Multiple sclerosis is Lyme disease: Anatomy of a cover-up * ...more »
Uncovering Ancient Pyramid Science at Teotihuacan, Where Men Become Gods
This is the important question. The idea of these structures been tombs died a long time ago. Even better we have now found so many of them including a few that have gone DARK as well. The complexity of any of the tunnel systems are abnormal as well and often not even too human friendly. We have ample reason to wonder. Chris does have specific expertise to apply, not least knowing what machine and tool marks really mean. The chemical and E/M aspects of this set of pyramids is curious. The Great pyramid appears to be a consonance amplifier while these appear to ampli... more »
"Another Win for the ‘One Percent’"
*"Another Win for the ‘One Percent’"* by Bill Bonner "We pause. We take a deep breath. We cease our normal sarcasm and kvetching. Today, we give thanks to the global elite…the people to whom we owe so much. *Historic high: *The thought came to us after our research department passed along this tweet from Holger Zschaepitz, a markets editor at German national newspaper Die Welt: ‘We’ve never had it so good: Global equities now worth $84.8trn, highest value ever in history. Equals to ~110% of world GDP.’ And then, CNBC reinforced our gratitude with this: ‘America’s top 1% now contr... more »
Full report: Situation in eastern Syria following ISIS offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:55 A.M.) – One week ago, the ISIS terrorist group launched a powerful multi-front offensive against the Syrian Arab Army in eastern Syria. The offensive, code-named ‘Abu Mohammad al-Adnani,’ saw the jihadist faction take control of large sections of the M20 highway and make threatening gains in the direction of as-Sukhnah and the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iraq: Sulaymaniyah residents grieving Kurdish leader Talabani passing
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:35 A.M.) – Residents of Iraqi Kurdistan’s Sulaymaniyah (Slemani) paid their respects to the Kurdish leader and former Iraqi President, Jalal Talabani, who has died at the age of 83 in Germany, Tuesday. Among the mourners were attendees of the Sulaymaniyah International Film Festival, which is presently taking place in the city. One […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
X22 Report, “Russia And China Continue To Hoard Gold To Prepare For The Dollar Collapse”
X22 Report, “Russia And China Continue To Hoard Gold To Prepare For The Dollar Collapse” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck-tmETPgRk
Greg Hunter, "Very Violent Reversal Before End of 2017"
*"Very Violent Reversal Before End of 2017"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Four time best-selling financial book author James Rickards says don’t get too comfortable with the record high stock prices. Rickards explains, “I think the markets will have a very violent reversal in late November or early December. Let me be specific about why because I never make claims like this without backing it up. Here’s what’s going on. Right now, markets are priced for a Fed rate hike in December. The stock market is interpreting this rate hike as economic strength. Everything is set for a v... more »
Sydney and Melbourne could face 50C days 'within decades' per BBC News
The key word in this BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-41493682 being 'could'. The word 'could' appears many times and that's the key point. Many things 'could' happen, especially if they rely on the same flawed data as other scientific research.
It Will Cost $370 Million To Repair The USS Fitzgerald
USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) sits in Dry Dock 4 at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka on July 11, 2017. US Navy Photo *USNI News:* *HII Awarded $29.4M Planning Contract for USS Fitzgerald Restoration; Total Repairs Estimated at $370M* The shipyard tasked restoring the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) was awarded a $29.4 million for the initial planning work to repair the warship, according to a recent Pentagon contract announcement. The service announced the ship would be repaired at Huntington Ingalls Industries yard in Mississippi in August. Fitzgerald collided with a... more »
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017 – US Congressmen Lieu and Markey
The US “Congress must act to preserve global stability by restricting the circumstances under which the U.S. would be the … Continue reading →
All Roads In The Middle East Now Lead To Moscow (Updated)
TeaPartyTribune *Bloomberg:* *Putin Is Filling the Middle East Power Vacuum* * Saudi king’s first visit brings another Mideasterner to Moscow * Russia a ‘nimble boxer’ vs musclebound U.S., diplomat says The Israelis and Turks, the Egyptians and Jordanians -- they’re all beating a path to the Kremlin in the hope that Vladimir Putin, the new master of the Middle East, can secure their interests and fix their problems. *Read more* .... *Update:* "Putin Is The New Master Of The Middle East" (Zero Hedge). *WNU Editor*: I have been saying the same thing for the past 2 years .... *Why Al... more »
Blacks vs. Police
[image: blacks-vs-police] Let's throw out a few numbers so we can put in perspective the NFL players taking a knee during the playing of the national anthem. Many say they are protesting against police treatment of blacks and racial discrimination. We might ask just how much sense their protest makes.
Tweets For Today
1.4 million Americans have been killed by guns between 1968-2011 (Source: Politifact) pic.twitter.com/WdvahKNmYW — Victoria Derbyshire (@VictoriaLIVE) October 3, 2017 Trump says Puerto Rico's debt will have to be wiped out https://t.co/UogscJdGsU pic.twitter.com/MZB27O8uh6 — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) October 4, 2017 On his first trip to Puerto Rico since Hurricane Maria, President Trump tossed rolls of paper towels to locals https://t.co/LWKAqUmndd pic.twitter.com/2fismnfaEv — The New York Times (@nytimes) October 4, 2017 If this isn't the live-action remake of Bambi, I don't ... more »
Are there any lessons from Catalan Independence for Taiwan?
*Politicians in Changhua with no formal sign of what party they belong to.... the woman has included Bopomofu by her name so voters know how to say its rare characters.* Lot of people commenting on this one.... from Brian H at New Bloom, who focuses intelligently on the global politics of referendums: THOUGH THE the Kurdish referendum seems to be wholly undiscussed in Taiwan whereas the Catalan referendum is hotly discussed, the results of both the Catalan and Kurdish referendums showed that Catalans and Kurds desire independence from Spain and Iraq, with over 90% of Catalan voters... more »
Recommended Reading
For more on Nick Robinson's 'Ain't the BBC wonderful?' speech, delivered at the Nick Robinson Self-Appreciation Society, please take a read of News-watch's take on it (which ties in closely with this shrewd comment from our own latest open thread).
U.S. Will Try 'One More Time' To Work With Pakistan In Afghanistan
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington on October 3. *Reuters*: *Mattis says will try to work with Pakistan 'one more time'* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday the United States would try “one more time” to work with Pakistan in Afghanistan before President Donald Trump would turn to options to address Islamabad’s alleged support for militant groups. Relations between the two countries have been frayed over the past decade. While officials have long questioned the role Pakistan... more »
Not bashing Sir Alan
In contrast, the BBC's account of Boris's Remain-backing deputy Sir Alan Duncan claim that working class voters threw "a tantrum" during the Brexit vote is given the softest treatment by the BBC News website. The article essentially just reports his pro-immigration speech without criticism for the first 12 paragraphs and then tags on 2 paragraphs of criticism from the new UKIP leader. Compare that to the *Telegraphs*'s account, which gives 3 paragraphs of Sir Alan, followed by 1 paragraph about criticism of Sir Alan, followed by 5 more paragraphs of Sir Alan, followed by 5 paragra... more »
Catalonia General Strike of 3 October 2017: Against Repression and in Defense of Civil Liberties
Against Repression and in Defense of (Civil) Liberties: Catalan general strike of October 3, 2017, by Ernest CS, CC-BY-SA It … Continue reading →
Scotland Announces Indefinite Moratorium on Fracking: “The People Have Spoken”
From CommonSpace – http://www.commonspace.scot: “The people have spoken”: Fracking banned by Scottish Government 3rd October 2017 , 17:35pm, by Caitlin Logan Fracking … Continue reading →
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘The Last DJ’ by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Singer and songwriter Tom Petty penned a quadruplet of songs on corporate consolidation, the greed of music industry executives, and its impact on artists and fans. Of the four, “The Last DJ” is the most enduring but each song had quite a bit of edge. Recorded in 2002, in the The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘The Last DJ’ by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers appeared first on Shadowproof.
Bashing Boris
Boris has done it again - according to the media. The media is full of criticism of his statement that the Libyan city of Sirte could become the "next Dubai" if they "clear the dead bodies away". Tellingly however, different media outlets report the story in different ways. Reading Sky's account, yes you get all the critics of Boris but you also get Boris's rejection of their criticism: Shame people with no knowledge or understanding of Libya want to play politics with the appallingly dangerous reality in Sirte. The reality there is that the clearing of corpses of Daesh fighter... more »
Picture Of The Day
A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces runs to take cover from sniper fire near the central hospital of RaqqaBulent Kilic/AFP *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Battle for Raqqa photos: Isis confined to hospital and stadium, with hostages and snipers in both* (IBTimes).
PA Attorney General Concerned About Equifax Cyberattack; Will U.S. Attorneys General Be Upset About Utility Smart Meters Hacking?
By Catherine J. Frompovich According to news reports [1], Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is concerned about and investigating the credit bureau Equifax’s data breach... more »
Musical Interlude: Neil H, "To the Gateway of Eternity"
Neil H, "To the Gateway of Eternity" - https://www.youtube.com/
'Catalan President' Carles Puigdemont Says Region's Independence In 'Matter Of Day'
*BBC:* *Catalan referendum: Region's independence 'in matter of days'* Catalonia will declare independence from Spain in a matter of days, the leader of the autonomous region has told the BBC. In his first interview since Sunday's referendum, Carles Puigdemont said his government would "act at the end of this week or the beginning of next". Meanwhile, Spain's King Felipe VI said organisers of the vote put themselves "outside the law". He said the situation in Spain was "extremely serious", calling for unity. Hundreds of thousands of people across Catalonia have been protesting ove... more »
Getting High-- In Massachusetts... And North Korea
Tomorrow, executives and advocates arrive at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston to talk about-- etc-- everything related to the burgeoning marijuana industry in the United States. Yesterday was the 80th anniversary of the H.R. 6385, passed by the House to impose-- for the first time-- federal criminal penalties on the possession, production and sale of cannabis. Last year Massachusetts voters backed legalization with a comfortable margin-- 3,491,890 (53.6%) to 3,026,608 (46.4%) and retail marijuana shops are scheduled to start operating in July, 2018. Yesterday, Peter Bernard p... more »
Carmen Suarez: Diversity and Inclusion Work Evolving
Dr. Carmen Suarez, vice president for global diversity and inclusion at Portland State University, has been among those leading the charge to make school environments more welcoming to students of all backgrounds and identities.
Discussion of Affirmative Action Impact on Asian American Students Rolls On
In an Education Writers Association higher ed session Tuesday, key figures debated whether affirmative action policies are discriminatory of Asian American students.
Are Archaic Premises Fueling Feds’ Pursuit of WGU?
A recent report from the U.S. Department of Education grabbed headlines by proffering the opinion that Western Governors University should repay more than $700 million in Title IV aid received by the university via attending students.
Fantastic Five: Strada Grantees Look Ahead to Implementation
Last year, five minority serving institutions, or MSIs, each received $325,000 grants from Strada Education Network, formerly known as USA Funds, to close the gap between academic and professional success.
Why the Climate Alarmist Claims About 2017 Hurricanes Are Nonsense
Tom Harris and Madhav Khandekar The 2017 North Atlantic hurricane season has the climate change alarmists out in full force. These activists claim that man-made global warming has made the Gulf of Mexico warmer and the air more humid, thereby making tropical cyclones -- called hurricanes in the North Atlantic -- more frequent and more intense. They demand we reduce our carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to lessen the "increasing" hurricane threat. Even scientists who should know better are promoting the hurricane/global warming connection. Dr. Gregory Flato -- a Canadian government sci... more »
Did a Second Gunman Shoot From the Fourth Floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel?
Conspiracy theorists spread false information that a second person targeted a country music concert crowd on the Las Vegas Strip during a deadly mass shooting that left scores dead.
Child’s Rights Group Reports Recent Israeli Actions Against Palestinian Children
Child’s Rights Group Reports Recent Israeli Actions Against Palestinian Children by ifAmericansKnewBlog Defense for Children International, Palestine Meet Osama, age 15, attacked by settlers Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian 15-year-old in the northern West Bank, near Nablus, on September 6, beating and dragging him before throwing him off a stone fence. – Osama Daghlas, in a […]
‘EU Won’t Be Around for Long’ Liam Fox Claims Continent Will OVERTHROW European Superstate
Emphasis mine: ‘EU Won’t Be Around for Long’ Liam Fox Claims Continent Will OVERTHROW European Superstate by VINCENT WOOD, http://www.express.co.uk/ LIAM Fox has hit out at the EU’s push to create a “United States of Europe”, claiming citizens on the continent will turn away from the bloc if it follows the vision of President Jean Claude Juncker. […]
Macron’s ‘Intiative for Europe’: Is this France’s Moment to Take the Helm
Macron’s ‘Intiative for Europe’: Is this France’s Moment to Take the Helm by https://www.wired-gov.net/ In an interview with RUSI, Daniel Keohane, Senior Researcher at the Centre for Security Studies at ETH Zurich, looks at French President Emmanuel Macron’s vision for a reformed EU. – RUSI: French President Emmanuel Macron last week gave his ‘Initiative for Europe’ speech that […]
Earth Enters Global Season Preceding World War
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Oct 2, 2017 Alex Jones breaks down the chaos that fueled the Catalonian’s attempt at peacefully voting for its independence. There is a history behind it, that has come full circle in 2017. end
Russia Does Not Exclude Possibility Of War With NATO
Russia Does Not Exclude Possibility Of War With NATO by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ Just days after the conclusion of Russia’s largest military exercise ever (which US military chiefs believe broke ‘observer rules’) and NATO’s massive war games, Pravda reports a recent Russian Defense Ministry report says that Russia is preparing for the possibility of a military conflict with NATO countries. – While […]
YouTube Bans Alt-News Channel Activist Post Without Warning or Reason
RT America Published on Oct 3, 2017 On September 15th, YouTube banned the channel, Activist Post. They gave the reason “multiple violations of community guidelines.” But YouTube never gave the channel any specific strikes, and they declined to provide any guidelines that the channel supposedly violated. Just poof – one day the channel’s there, and the […]
‘Vegas Like You’ve Never Seen Before’ After Deadliest US Mass Shooting
RT America Published on Oct 3, 2017 As Las Vegas, Nevada grapples with the aftermath of Sunday’s mass shooting, uncertainty looms over the city and its crucial tourism industry. “Watching the Hawks” co-host Tyrel Ventura is on the ground and describes the “zombie effect” that’s taken over the Vegas Strip since the tragedy. end
Central Barcelona in Total Gridlock as Thousands Rally After Catalonia Referendum
RT Published on Oct 3, 2017 Thousands of protesters caused gridlock on the streets of central Barcelona on Tuesday morning, as they gathered in front of Placa de la Universitat to demonstrate against the Catalan independence referendum crackdown. end
CBS Fires Vice President Who Said Vegas Victims Didn’t Deserve Sympathy Because Country Music Fans ‘Often Are Republican’
CBS Fires Vice President Who Said Vegas Victims Didn’t Deserve Sympathy Because Country Music Fans ‘Often Are Republican’ by Brian Flood, Fox News, http://www.foxnews.com/ CBS has parted ways with one of the company’s top lawyers after she said she was “not even sympathetic” to victims of the Las Vegas shooting because “country music fans often are Republican,” […]
VIDEO: Concert-Goers Were Warned Of Danger 45 Minutes Before Shooting
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Oct 2, 2017 An eye-witness account of the Mandalay Bay Massacre from a woman who says that she was told “you are all going to die” 45 minutes before the shooting began. A threat that she took seriously enough to leave the concert and return to her hotel room. Full […]
Saudi Arabia's King Salman To Visit Russia on Thursday
In recent years, the two countries' support for opposite sides of the wars in both Syria and Yemen have added to political tensions Reuters *The Independent: **Saudi Arabia’s King to make first ever official trip to Russia* Talks in first royal visit to the country by a sitting Saudi monarch expected to focus on oil prices and the wars in Syria and Yemen King Salman of Saudi Arabia is to visit Russia in the first ever official trip to the country by a sitting Saudi monarch, the Kremlin has confirmed. The 81-year-old king, who acceded to the throne in 2015, is set for later this w... more »
Pentagon Has Given President Trump Nine Military Options Against North Korea
© REUTERS/ KCNA *Evening Standard*: *US defence chiefs 'have created nine options for use of military force against North Korea'* US defence chiefs have drawn up nine options for military action against Kim Jong-un’s North Korea to destroy its nuclear weapons threat, the Evening Standard has been told. They escalate to different levels of intensity and could be pre-emptive or retaliatory, and could be ordered by Donald Trump in response to an attack on the US Pacific naval base on Guam or American allies such as Japan or South Korea. However, all of them risk triggering a devasta... more »
The Kali Yuga: Dicing with Death
*Gwendolyn Taunton* - If anything can save humanity from the disastrous effects of the Kali Yuga, then it must be human action, performed in accordance with dharma. The post The Kali Yuga: Dicing with Death appeared first on Waking Times.
DOERS TRUMP LITERALLY NOT KNOW THAT THE HURRICANE DEATH TOLL IN PUERTO RICO IS INCOMPLETE?
President Trump said this in San Juan today: "Every death is a horror, but if you look at a real catastrophe like Katrina, and you look at the tremendous — hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people that died, and you look at what happened here, with really a storm that was just totally overpowering, nobody's ever seen anything like this. What is your death count as of this moment? 17? 16 people certified, 16 people versus in the thousands. You can be very proud of all of your people and all of our people working together. Sixteen versus literally thousands of people. You can be v... more »
New Study: Global Warming Standstill Confirmed, Climate Models Wrong
Hifast at Mann Claims Climate is Not Debatable – at an Academic Freedom Event – Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Earth and climate – an ongoing controversy A new study by Nicola Scafetta and colleagues is featured at The Global Warming Policy Forum (GWPF). ABSTRACT The period from 2000 to 2016 shows a modest warming trend that the advocates of the anthropogenic global warming theory have labeled as the…
Bloomberg: Leading Climate Fund Drops Tesla
Hifast at Mann Claims Climate is Not Debatable – at an Academic Freedom Event – Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest essay by Eric Worrall Tesla is “overvalued” according to the Nordea Global Climate and Environmental Fund. Tesla Is Dropped by Climate Fund That’s Beaten 97% of Its Peers By Jonas Cho Walsgard 3 October 2017, 00:13 GMT+10 3 October 2017, 08:01 GMT+10 Tesla Inc. is overvalued, according…
Gun debate, you say? Oh, you’re a pistol!
From Newsday: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday called on President Donald Trump to convene both parties to discuss “some rational laws on gun safety” after a gunman in Las Vegas carried out the country’s worst mass shooting. …snip… … Continue reading →
Principal Threatens to Punish Students … for Their Parents
[image: principal-threatens-to-punish-students-for-their-parents] An elementary-school principal in Washington State threatened to punish young children if their parents did not show up to a school event or provide an excuse, according to media reports.
North Korea Threatens Japan With Nuclear War
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a performance held for participants of the ruling party's party meeting, December 2016. KCNA/via Reuters *FOX News:* *North Korea promises to bring 'nuclear clouds' to Japan, mocks PM as 'headless chicken'* North Korea threatened to bring “nuclear clouds” to Japan and mocked Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for acting like a “headless chicken” at the United Nations General Assembly when the leader urged U.N. members to force North Korea to end its nuclear and missile programs. Pyongyang claimed Japan was inciting more tension in the Korean peninsula... more »
U.S. Votes Against United Nations Ban on Death Penalty for Same-Sex Relations
The United States joined 12 other countries, including Saudi Arabia and China, in voting against a United Nations resolution condemning the use of the death penalty to punish blasphemy, adultery, and same-sex relations.
How the U.S. Army Is Preparing for the Next Big Land War
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The Army is firing off its new Stryker-mounted 30mm cannon to qualify the weapon, assess new airburst ammunition and prepare the infantry carrier for a wide range of anticipated high-intensity future combat contingencies. *Many US military and industry weapons developers, those conducting threat assessments, analysts and technology observers believe the enhanced lethality Stryker could greatly impact a broad landscape of factors informing future land war – particularly for infantry, maneuver warfare and joint air-ground operations. * *A senior Army off... more »
President Trump's Misunderstood Communication Strategy for North Korea
*Robert Ayson* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he arrives at the White House from Indianapolis, in Washington D.C., U.S. September 27, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria] The Pentagon is talking to Pyongyang through the “diplomacy of violence.” In case we weren’t sure, the White House has hosed down the idea that the United States is ready to conduct talks with North Korea. Beyond humanitarian discussions about the release of detained Americans, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders insisted that “there will be no conversations with North Kor... more »
Why Some Countries See Kurdistan's Battle for Independence as a Threat
*Seth J. Frantzman* *Security, Middle East* [image: Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani attends a female Kurdish Peshmerga graduation ceremony at a police academy in Zakho district of the Dohuk Governorate of the Iraqi Kurdistan province, Iraq March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Ari Jalal] The Kurdish region wants to think in the long-term, but even the short-term looks difficult. On September 26, the day after the Kurdish independence referendum, some current and former Kurdish politicians and their friends gathered at a restaurant that adjoins the Arabella Grand Hotel in Erbil... more »
America Can't Afford to Support an Independent Kurdistan or Taiwan
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, Americas* Washington should not risk becoming entangled in armed conflicts over independence seekers Erbil and Taipei. Iraqi Kurdistan’s just-completed referendum regarding independence from Iraq has provoked an overwhelmingly negative response in the Middle East and beyond. There is no question that most Kurds support transforming their highly autonomous region in northern Iraq into an internationally recognized independent state. The “yes” vote in the referendum was a whopping 92 percent. However, the Baghdad government understandably regards t... more »
Russian Studies is Thriving, not Dying
*Timothy Frye* *Politics, Europe* [image: People stand on the Great Moskvoretsky Bridge, with the headquarters of Russian Foreign Ministry, the Kremlin towers and the Moscow International Business Center also known as] At least in Political Science, Russian studies is alive and well. As U.S.-Russian relations continue to spiral downwards, popular commentators decry the lack of expertise on Russia in the United States. In a well-argued critique of popular discourse on Russia in the United States, *Bloomberg*’s Leonid Bershidsky recently noted: “those capable of a more nuanced app... more »
5 Ways America Can Defend Itself from 'Nonphysical' Attacks
*Patrick M. Cronin, Harry Krejsa* *Security, * [image: A Chinese national flag waves in front of the former headquarters of Google China in Beijing June 2, 2011. Suspected Chinese hackers tried to steal the passwords of hundreds of Google email account holders, including those of senior U.S. government officials, Chinese activists and journalists, the Internet company said. REUTERS/Jason Lee] The United States needs a multidimensional counter-offensive to brush back this new wave of attacks on American institutions. Earlier this month it was revealed that Russian-linked Facebook ... more »
Why North Korea and America Could Be on the Road to War
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* Why North Korea wants nukes is clear. And America might be poised for military action if Kim won't back down. North Korea is developing nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missiles to ensure the survival of the Kim regime. That sounds obvious, but it is a fact that the United States government does not often acknowledge. However, testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on October 3, the United States’ top uniformed officer told the Congress exactly that. “Kim Jong-un is on the path that he is on right now because he believes t... more »
The F-35 Program Continues to Stumble
*Dan Grazier* *Security, * There are still a plethora of problems. The F-35 still has a long way to go before it will be ready for combat. That was the parting message of Dr. Michael Gilmore, the now-retired Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, in his last annual report. The Joint Strike Fighter Program has already consumed more than $100 billion and nearly 25 years. Just to finish the basic development phase will require at least an extra $1 billion and two more years. Even with this massive investment of time and money, Dr. Gilmore told Congress, the Pentagon, and the ... more »
Booing-- A Guest Post By Paul Lukasiak
*-by Paul Lukasiak* The people who are complaining about NFL players taking a knee during *The Star Spangled Banner* don't give a damn about respect for the anthem, or the flag, or veterans. If they did, they'd be livid about a far greater demonstration of contempt for those symbols-- the booing engaged in by those who oppose the protesting NFL players. An NFL player who takes a knee during the anthem is engaging in the least intrusive form of protest possible... those who disapprove of his actions can simply look away, and focus their attention where they themselves would say th... more »
University of Vermont Responds to Some Diversity Concerns
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The president of the University of Vermont says the school still has work to do on racial justice issues, but he didn’t agree to every change requested by students. UVM President Tom Sullivan says the school would not expel a student found to have stolen a Black Lives Matter flag because the […]
Kennesaw State Fraternity Investigated for Student Misconduct
ATLANTA — Members of a fraternity are being investigated for possibly violating the student code of conduct at a suburban Atlanta university. News media outlets are quoting Kennesaw State University officials as saying the investigation involves the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. They did not release any details about what the members allegedly did. The reports […]
Hungary: George Soros-founded School Hopes for Imminent Deal
BUDAPEST, Hungary — A university founded by Hungarian-American billionaire philanthropist George Soros is hopeful of a deal allowing it to remain in Hungary. Central European University spokeswoman Colleen Sharkey said Tuesday that negotiations between New York state, where CEU is accredited, and the government of Hungary, where the school has been based since 1993, “have […]
Grace University in Omaha to Shut Down
OMAHA, Neb. — Officials say Grace University in Omaha will end academic operations at the end of the school year in spring. On Tuesday university CEO Bill Bauhard blamed financial struggles and significant declines in new undergraduate student enrollment over the past few years. The private Christian college was founded in 1943. This year’s enrollment […]
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman Believes Assad Is Winning The Syrian War. Urges More U.S. Involvement
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman. Photo: Jonathan Klinger via Wikimedia Commons. *Times of Israel/AFP*: *Israel’s defense minister says Syria’s Assad has won the civil war* 'Assad has emerged victorious in the battle,' says Avigdor Liberman. Now there is a 'long line of countries applauding and wooing' him. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Tuesday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been “victorious” in Syria’s civil war and was now being courted by former enemies. “Assad has emerged victorious in the battle,” Lieberman told Hebrew media news website Wal... more »
Let's take a moment away from all of this negativity to celebrate true love.
Happy 25th anniversary @barackobama. A quarter of a century later, you're still my best friend & the most extraordinary man I know. I you. pic.twitter.com/y0nevQmatB — Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) October 3, 2017 And not to be out done, this is Barack's message to Michelle via Facebook. Yes, we miss them. Probably more every single day. But it is just nice knowing they are out there, still desperately in love, and still working to make the world a better place.
It's Racist - It Must Be!
Ham and Lima Beans (in juice) C-Rat *The New York Times* (and Geraldo) are not blaming President Trump for the hurricane that flattened Puerto Rico. I find that shocking. Anyone who listens to the bulk of the corrupt, smug, lying mainstream media has been assured that Donald J. Trump is responsible for the hurricane, the common cold and even the Vietnam Era ham and lima beans C-Rations given to GI's in the 60's and through the early 70's. He's responsible for hemorrhoids, bad weather, and bovine methane that is destroying the planet. Just ask Wolf Blitzer. Speaking of ham and lima ... more »
Whose Bright Idea Was RussiaGate?
[image: undefined] The answer to the question in the title of this article is that Russiagate was created by CIA director John Brennan.The CIA started what is called Russiagate in order to prevent Trump from being able to normalize relations with Russia. The CIA and the military/security complex need an enemy in order to justify their huge budgets and unaccountable power. Russia has been assigned that role. The Democrats joined in as a way of attacking Trump. They hoped to have him tarnished as cooperating with Russia to steal the presidential election from Hillary and to have him i... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 3, 2017
*Andrew MacLeod, The Independent:* *The Catalan crisis could cause the collapse of Spain* Fifteen years ago, I was best man at my good friend Marc’s wedding in the rural areas of Catalonia, and I came to understand Catalonian nationalism firsthand Just in my lifetime, Spain has been ruled by a military dictator, restored a monarchy, restored democracy, experienced a military coup, had a terrorist separatist organisation kill innocent civilians, joined the EU, joined the euro, just escaped a near financial collapse, and had a king abdicate. Read with this historic context, Spain ... more »
Did ‘Barack Obama’s Stylist’ Reveal He Is ‘a Gay’?
A "satirical" web site published an especially crude story about the former president, which was quickly picked up by bottom-feeder aggregators.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Brad Delong writes that political choices - not a lack of resources - are responsible for the limited progress being made toward the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. - Matt Bruenig weighs in on the U.S.' unprecedented levels of wealth inequality. And Bill Moyers comments on the vulture capitalists looking to turn Puerto Rico's disaster into an opportunity to enrich themselves. - Tim McDonnell highlights how much of the new fossil fuel development in the U.S. produces profits only because of massive public subsidies. - Kathleen Harris ... more »
World News Briefs -- October 3, 2017 (Evening Edition)
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Daily Mail:* *Vegas shooter's body is seen splayed on the floor of his hotel room next to his arsenal of assault rifles and ammunition in crime scene photos - as it's revealed he his a camera in a room service cart so he knew when SWAT teams prepared to enter* * WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT * New photos show Vegas shooter's dead body on the floor of his hotel room after he committed suicide * In the photo, Stephen Paddock wears a brown long-sleeved top, black slacks, loafers, and black gloves * Next to his body are two assault rifles with bi-pods; one has... more »
Stephen Paddock: May His Name Be Obliterated
With 89 guns for every 100 people, the U.S. by far has the most number of guns per capita. In total, there are about 310 million weapons in the United States. While that sounds alarming, the number of guns isn't necessarily the problem. Indeed, according to CNN, several European countries have a high prevalence of gun ownership, as well. Switzerland (46 guns per 100 people), Finland (45 per 100), and Sweden (32 per 100) are all packing pretty serious heat. read more
"A Look to the Galactic Center"
"The center of our Milky Way Galaxy is hidden from the prying eyes of optical telescopes by clouds of obscuring dust and gas. But in this stunning vista, the Spitzer Space Telescope’s infrared cameras, penetrate much of the dust revealing the stars of the crowded galactic center region. A mosaic of many smaller snapshots, the detailed, false-color image shows older, cool stars in bluish hues. *Click image for larger size*. Reddish glowing dust clouds are associated with young, hot stars in stellar nurseries. The galactic center lies some 26,000 light-years away, toward the constella... more »
Facing Backlash, Pennsylvania Prison Officials Change Reason For Rejecting Newspaper Against White Supremacy
Pennsylvania prison officials claim they rejected an issue of Workers World Newspaper from reaching incarcerated subscribers on the grounds that it contained literal calls to violence in opposition to white supremacy. The department originally blocked the issue because it included “articles that call for people to join the fight against The post Facing Backlash, Pennsylvania Prison Officials Change Reason For Rejecting Newspaper Against White Supremacy appeared first on Shadowproof.
BREAKING: Vegas suspect wired $100,000 to account in Philippines days before shooting
As The Duran reported, there is more than meets the eye in respect of the Philippines connection. More The post BREAKING: Vegas suspect wired $100,000 to account in Philippines days before shooting appeared first on The Duran.
Free Download: Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "Poems"
"The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs: the deep Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. It may be that the gulfs will wash us down: It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles, And see the great Achilles, whom we knew. Tho' much is taken, much abides and tho' We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are..." - Alfred, Lord Tenn... more »
"It Is To Test You..."
"When life takes the wind out of your sails, it is to test you at the oars." - Robert Brault
Trump Threatens Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea
Donald Trump threatened to “totally destroy North Korea” in his address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 19. That threat violates the UN Charter, and indicates an intent to commit genocide, crimes against humanity, the war crime of collective punishment and international humanitarian law. Moreover, a first-strike use of nuclear weapons would violate... Read more »
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