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A well known Democrat has been accused of sexual harassment so NOW Sarah Palin finally has something to say.
Sara Palin on sexual harassment: "I think a whole lot of people probably know I'm probably packing so I don't think there's a whole lot of people who would necessarily mess with me." pic.twitter.com/WqORpJ594P — MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 16, 2017 Courtesy of The Hill: *Sarah Palin (R) on Thursday condemned sexual harassment in the workplace, adding that she has not personally experienced it because people know she carries a weapon. * *An MSNBC reporter stopped the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate in the Capitol, where she was meeting with Sen. Rand ... more »
A reminder of our fund-raiser for Andi, with great prizes to be won
I wrote about this a couple of weeks ago. A group of Blogorado attendees, including yours truly, have come together to raise funds for our friend Andi. She's had a stroke, and is facing massive medical bills for her treatment and rehabilitation therapy. Details are in my first post, and you can read more about Andi in Jennifer's blog post about the fund-raiser. We've contributed guns, jewelry and other things from our respective collections, and some very generous "outside" friends have also added prizes to the pot. Old NFO has details and pictures of most of them in three b... more »
Argentina Launches A Search Mission For A Submarine With 44 Crew Members That Has Been Missing For Two Days
ARA San Juan(YouTube) *Daily Mail*: *Argentina launches search for lost submarine after vessel with 40 people aboard lost contact with the navy two days ago* * ARA San Juan last contacted two days ago, 250 miles off the coast of Patagonia * Argentina has now launched a search mission for the vessel and its 44 crew * It was travelling from the naval base at Ushuaia to another south of Buenos Aires * Navy spokesman Enrique Balbi denied the craft was lost, saying it had suffered an electrical malfunction instead Argentina has launched a search mission for a submarine two days after t... more »
Zimbabwe News Updates -- November 17, 2017
*Daily Mail:* *Thousands will take to the streets in first ever state sanctioned protest against Mugabe tomorrow after dictator refuses to resign and 'falls ASLEEP' in his first public appearance since coup* Robert Mugabe and his wife were detained after the military staged a 'bloodless correction' earlier this week The deposed 93-year-old is under intense pressure to stand down but is refusing to resign, sources claim Pictures show a suited Mugabe locked in talks with military chief General Constantino Chiwenga and officials But his wife 'Gucci' Grace, 52, is not shown in the imag... more »
Radioactive Waste: Everywhere with Nowhere to Go
NHK is reporting that Fukushima's radioactive waste will begin to be transported to a new location in Fukushima Prefecture: Disposal of radioactive waste begins in Fukushima https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20171117_27/ The first batch of radioactive waste from the 2011 nuclear accident has arrived at a final disposal site in Fukushima Prefecture. Containers filled with radioactive ash were delivered by trucks to the facility in Tomioka Town on Friday and placed on the site with cranes. The ash consists of incinerated debris and other waste produced near the Fukushima Daiic... more »
New Research Shows Herbicide Ingredients Cause Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
New University of Canterbury research has confirmed that the active ingredients of the commonly used herbicides, RoundUp, Kamba and 2,4-D (glyphosate, dicamba and 2,4-D, respectively), each alone cause antibiotic resistance at concentrations well below label application rates, it was revealed Friday. UC Molecular Biology and Genetics academic, Professor Jack Heinemann, of the School of Biological […] The post New Research Shows Herbicide Ingredients Cause Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
How America’s Deep State Operates to Control the Message
[image: undefined] It is not possible to overstate the power of certain constituencies and corporate lobbies in the United States. These pressure groups, joined by powerful government agencies, many of which have secret agendas that focus on national security, constitute what is increasingly being recognized as “Deep State America.” Deep State is the widespread belief that there exists in many countries an entrenched and largely hidden infrastructure that really controls the national narrative and runs things. It explains why, for example, a country like the United States is perpetu... more »
Russian strategic bombers hit Daesh strongholds near Syria’s Abu Kamal
The town of Abu Kamal in the Deir ez-Zor province had been the last major Daesh stronghold in Syria until it was liberated by the government forces with Russia’s aerial assistance last week. “On November 17, six Tu-22M3 strategic bombers, which took off from an airfield in Russia, having flown over Iran and Iraq, carried […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS eliminated from western Iraq: map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The Iraqi Armed Forces officially liberated the strategic city of Al-Rawa in western Al-Anbar, today, after a short operation against the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group. Led by the 7th and 8th divisions of the army, the Iraqi Armed Forces began this offensive two weeks ago, liberating the nearby […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Jeremy "Doesn't Do Dinners" - yeah right! Per Guido Fawkes
'"Jeremy doesn't do dinners", says Emily Thornberry, defending the Labour leader'ssnub of the Balfour centenary dinner, a decision praised by Hamas... Yeah, right. Let's take a look at Jez's dinner diary… Pizza with pro-Assad Srebrenica genocide denier Marcus Papadopoulos; Lamb kofte with terror-apologists at the Stop The War Coalition, where Corbyn was guest of honour; Dined with Jackie Walker's partner Graham Bash at the height of the anti-semitism scandal surrounding her; Dinner with Sinn Fein, alongside Gerry Adams and IRA bomber Gerry Kelly But he "doesn't do dinners"…' Mor... more »
FDA Loyalty to Big Pharma Exposed in Move to Ban Plant that’s CURING Opioid Addiction
[image: kratom]The FDA is now pushing to ban the highly beneficial plant kratom, which is curing opioid addiction. If we look deeper, we can see why they want it illegal.
The Hellburner: The 'Nuclear Weapon' That Shocked the World (In 1584)
*Steve Weintz* *Security, Europe* Some history you may not know. *Although the hellburner captivated 16th century military imagination, it never saw widespread use. One hellburner used as much gunpowder as an entire army or a fleet, all in order to strike one hellacious blow. Few opportunities justified such tremendous costs.* Some of the largest non-nuclear explosions on record — in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1917, Port Chicago, California in 1944 and Texas City, Texas in 1947 — involved huge accidental blasts at harbors and aboard ships. But what if a similar explosion occurred ... more »
In 1985, One Of America's Most Powerful Aircraft Carriers Almost Sunk
*Steve Weintz* *Security, * And it was not due to some accident with the USSR or a near war. *Other U.S. Navy ships have not been so lucky in such encounters. In 2005, the attack submarine USS San Francisco (SSN-711) ran into an uncharted seamount in Micronesia, and nearly sank. A mine sweeper wrecked itself on a reef in the South China Sea not long ago.* Spend some time with Google Earth, an atlas or a globe and you will see that California, for peoples used to the Atlantic, was indeed the far side of the world well into the nineteenth century. What is now one of the most popu... more »
Russia Almost Built an 85,000 Ton Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
*Paul Richard Huard* *Security, * But it died in scrap yards--a dream to never come true. *But the Ulyanovsk is a tantalizing “almost” of history. Moscow never finished the project, because it ran out of money. As the Cold War ended, Russia plunged into years of economic hardship that made building new ships impossible.* *The Ulyanovsk died in the scrap yards in 1992. But now the Kremlin is spending billions of rubles modernizing its military—and wants a new supercarrier to rival the United States.* Had she ever sailed, the Soviet supercarrier *Ulyanovsk* would have been a nav... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 17
1975 France-Iraq agreement to build nuclear facility 1980 Iraq’s Susangard offensive failed after 3 days 1982 Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim announced Supreme Assembly of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq formed in Iran 1993 Iran reported 60,000 Iraqi refugees entered country after Saddam drained southern marshes 2001 Wolfowitz wrote Rumsfeld that if any evidence found of Iraq involvement in 9/11 US should act 2005 Congressman Murtha introduced resolution to withdraw US troops from Iraq saying war going badly 2005 Head of central criminal cou... more »
UN “Elders” Demand Americans Accept Government Healthcare
[image: un-elders-demand-americans-accept-government-healthcare] A group of United Nations and government bigwigs styling themselves “The Elders” demanded that the American people submit to a tax-funded “universal healthcare” regime.
Green Energy Train to Energy Poverty: How Environmental Activists and Liberal Politicians Are ‘Grubering’ America on Climate and Energy
Guest essay by Joseph D’Aleo, CCM MIT professor Jonathan Gruber, who was an advisor to Obama on the Obamacare Act mocked the “stupidity” of American voters and boasted of the Obama Administration’s ability to take advantage of it. They did that for Obamacare but also, in partnership with the environmental left for their regulatory siege, […]
Poor nations demanding cash threatens Paris Agreement
The Climate Home news service puts it this way: "Climate talks in Bonn have been held hostage for more than a week over the issue, as poor countries called for a space to hold the rich to account on their promises."
Checking In
'Going Galt' is more difficult than the fictional character in Ayn Rand's novel *Atlas Shrugged*. I guess that I could have packed up and moved to Ouray, CO like the character in the book. I like summers in that area and am up in Ouray County almost every summer - but the winters are exceptionally brutal. On the White Wolf Mine property: Progress is being made - slowly. One person asked me why I was relocating so far from the human stain. I replied with one word, "peace". I am WAY too young to rest in peace, but there is a clear benefit to live in a peace far from the progressive ... more »
Leeann Tweeden on Al Franken: “I’ve gotten a phone call from a woman that says something similar has happened to her”
Al Franken apologizes for his sexual assault on model and radio show host. More The post Leeann Tweeden on Al Franken: “I’ve gotten a phone call from a woman that says something similar has happened to her” appeared first on The Duran.
BOMBSHELL: “Certain parties” linked to Syrian War sabotaging gas deal with Russia – Lebanon’s FM
Russia's relationship with Lebanon as with all members of the northern bloc of Middle East states, has been strengthened by the political crisis in Lebanon. More The post BOMBSHELL: “Certain parties” linked to Syrian War sabotaging gas deal with Russia – Lebanon’s FM appeared first on The Duran.
Turkey pulls troops out of NATO drill after Ataturk’s name and photo was used in “enemy chart”
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg apologized to Turkey. More The post Turkey pulls troops out of NATO drill after Ataturk’s name and photo was used in “enemy chart” appeared first on The Duran.
Guess what? Your tax dollars are being used to protect Donald Trump's private businesses from lawsuits.
Courtesy of USA Today: *Taxpayers are footing the legal bill for at least 10 Justice Department lawyers and paralegals to work on lawsuits related to President Trump's private businesses. * *Neither the White House nor the Justice Department will say how much it is costing taxpayers, but federal payroll records show the salaries of the government lawyers assigned to the cases range from about $133,000 to $185,000. * *The government legal team is defending President Trump in four lawsuits stemming from his unusual decision not to divest himself from hundreds of his companies that... more »
Keystone Pipeline Leaks 210,000 Gallons of Oil in South Dakota
TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone pipeline leaked oil onto agricultural land in northeastern South Dakota, but state officials don’t believe the leak polluted any surface water bodies or drinking water systems
Al Nahda Dam and Its Impact on Egypt
There is a saying by Herodotus known to Egyptians that the Nile is the gift to Egypt. Without the Nile, Egypt cannot survive. Dr. Noor el Din, an Egyptian water expert pointed out that Egypt need at least 93,000 cu.m of water per year. The water available to Egypt presently is 62,000 cu.m. to use per year ( Sada el Watan, 11/14/2017). During the past three years, the water ministers of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt met to discuss issues related to the constructions of the Al Nahd Dam in Ethiopia and its impact on Sudan and Egypt. They discussed the technicality of such project and its ... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 17, 2017
*Dave Majumdar, National Interest*:* Nuclear War: Could China's Mach 10 Hypersonic Weapons Unleash the Unthinkable?* The People’s Republic of China is continuing its quest to develop a new class of hypersonic weapons that could strike at the continental United States in less than 15 minutes from launch. An operational long-range hypersonic weapon is likely years away, but China, the United States, Russia and other states are in a race to field such weapons. In the meantime, China is working on building the world’s fastest hypersonic wind tunnel to help its scientist develop this n... more »
‘We should be on the offensive’ – James Hansen calls for wave of climate lawsuits.
‘We should be on the offensive’ – James Hansen calls for wave of climate lawsuits | Environment | The Guardian https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/17/we-should-be-on-the-offensive-james-hansen-calls-for-wave-of-climate-lawsuits Advertisements
What to Know Before Growing Broccoli
What to Know Before Growing Broccoli https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/07/07/amp/growing-broccoli.aspx
Broken heart can cause same type of long-lasting damage as a heart attack
Broken heart can cause same type of long-lasting damage as a heart attack http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/broken-heart-attack-damage-long-lasting-injury-cardiac-arrest-aberdeen-a8057961.html
ScienceAlert Deal: 8 Insanely Cool Things You Can Do With Raspberry Pi.
ScienceAlert Deal: 8 Insanely Cool Things You Can Do With Raspberry Pi – ScienceAlert http://www.sciencealert.com/sciencealert-deal-8-fun-and-easy-projects-you-can-do-with-raspberry-pi
Neuroscience research provides evidence the brain is strobing, not constant
Medical Xpress: Neuroscience research provides evidence the brain is strobing, not constant https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2017-11-neuroscience-evidence-brain-strobing-constant.html
77 holistic practitioners now dead since 2015: This is beyond strange, they are dropping like flies and MSM ignores them.
77 holistic practitioners now dead since 2015: This is beyond strange, they are dropping like flies and MSM ignores them – NaturalNews.com https://www.naturalnews.com/2017-11-15-77-holistic-practitioners-now-dead-since-2015-this-is-beyond-strange-they-are-dropping-like-flies-and-msm-ignores-them.html
Tesla Roadster: Elon Musk unveils ‘fastest production car ever’ in shock announcement
Tesla Roadster: Elon Musk unveils ‘fastest production car ever’ in shock announcement http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/11/17/tesla-unveils-electric-big-rig-truck-amid-manufacturing/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_fb_tmg
Lay Off the Almond Milk, You Ignorant Hipsters.
Lay Off the Almond Milk, You Ignorant Hipsters – Mother Jones http://www.motherjones.com/food/2014/07/lay-off-almond-milk-ignorant-hipsters/
Adult brains don’t grow new neurons in hippocampus, study suggests.
Adult brains don’t grow new neurons in hippocampus, study suggests | Science News https://www.sciencenews.org/article/study-casts-doubt-whether-adult-brain-hippocampus-makes-new-cells?tgt=nr
Is Kamasutra Pornography?
Is Kamasutra Pornography? https://www.speakingtree.in/blog/is-kamasutra-pornography
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Tax Reform Plan Does Nothing to Help Middle America By a "Patriotic Millionaire." These experts say we have three years to save the planet from the worst effects of climate change A Week After Virginia Election Sweep, Democrats Join Republicans for More Bank Deregulation 2 Months After Maria And Irma, U.S. Virgin Islands Remain In The Dark FDA Approves New Digital Sensor To Ensure "Patients With Mental Health Issues" Take Their Meds Amazon Says It's "Almost Ready" To Get 1,000s Of Grocery Store Cashiers Fired 49% Favor Mandatory Military Service For US Youth Wh... more »
When to Shoot a Nuclear Bomb With Your Gun
*Paul Richard Huard* *Security, Asia* Chilling government film addresses apocalyptic questions of atomic safety. The year is 1960 and a congressional delegation is touring military bases in Western Europe to evaluate custody and safety issues associated with U.S. nuclear weapons. With the delegation is a scientist named Harold Agnew—and he’s not just another congressional staffer. Agnew helped build the world’s first nuclear reactor, served as the official scientific observer during the mission that dropped the Hiroshima bomb and at the time was the science adviser to the Suprem... more »
How the U.S. Military Could Soon Have a New Way to Crush North Korea's ICBMs
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Better missile defenses are coming. *A US military upgraded Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, or EKV, a kinetic-force weapon that slams into its targets, destroyed an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time during a Missile Defense Agency test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system several months ago.* *The Missile Defense Agency's first-ever successful intercept of an ICBM target using a Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, using the kinetic force of an Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) to destroy the target, is paving the way towar... more »
Monkeypox outbreak in Africa may also be bioterrorist act
An newoutbreak of monkeypox in Africa has all the typical hallmarks of a bioterrorist attack. For one thing, modifying animal viruses to infect humans is a key approach of modern biowarfare. “Much like the naturally occurring West Nile and Ebola viruses, animal viruses could potentially be genetically modified and developed to infect humans as a potent biowarfare […]
Madagascar death toll rises to 171 as experts fear the plague will become resistant to antibiotics and reach US, Europe and Britain
From The Daily Mail Madagascar plague death toll rises to 171 with a 4% jump in cases as experts fear the ‘worst outbreak in 50 years’ WILL become resistant to antibiotics and reach US, Europe and Britain World Health Organization data shows 2,119 people have now been infected Scientists are worried the ‘worst outbreak in […]
Republicans Choking On Ryan's Tax Scam?
Ryan got his Republican tax scam through the House yesterday 227-205. No one doubted it would pass the House. Only 13 Republicans dared to stand up for their constituents instead of the multimillionaires and billionaires who will benefit from this travesty. Most were from New York, New Jersey and California. All the Republicans in New Jersey voted "NO" except the richest and most crooked of the lot: Tom MacArthur. In New York most of the Republicans stood with their constituents instead of Trump, including Elise Stefanik, Dan Donovan, Peter King, Lee Zeldin and John Faso. Katko stu... more »
THE GOP TAX BILL IS WHAT POST-POPULARITY DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE
The Republican tax bill, in both its House and Senate versions, is awful: ... the Senate tax-cut bill ... lavishes generous permanent tax breaks on corporations, while modest tax cuts for the middle class would vanish into thin air after 2025. Millionaires would enjoy average tax cuts of $5,580 in 2027, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation, at which point families earning less than $75,000 a year would pay more taxes. ... it calls for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s mandate for most people to have health insurance. This would leave 13 million people without insurance... more »
GOVANHILL SEX SCANDAL
*Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in her Govanhill constituency in Glasgow.* Boys and girls of primary school age are being sold for sex in Nicola Sturgeon's constituency in Glasgow, in Scotland The UK's MI5 wants to undermine the case for Scottish independence? Does MI5 'use sexual abuse of children for blackmail'? Roma children, from Czechoslovakia and Romania, are believed to have been forced into prostitution for at least a decade in Govanhill. ... *Govanhill kids.* The authorities are accused of ignoring the problem in Govanhill, just as they ignored the problems at... more »
Tech Leaders Are Dismayed That Social Media Is Becoming Weaponized
Danah Boyd (left), Roger McNamee, Marc Rotenberg, and Stratford Sherman, speaking to attendees of Techonomy17, discuss the weaponization of social networks. Photo: Techonomy *IEEE Spectrum:* *Tech Leaders Dismayed by Weaponization of Social Media* The tech industry can’t hide from the information war, particularly when its own creations are being weaponized. That was the consensus of a panel at the Techonomy17 conference in Half Moon Bay, Calif., last week. The group assembled to discuss the meaning of authority in a networked, artificially intelligent world. The panelists quickly... more »
Taxpayers forced to fund anti-chemical activism
CFACT Senior Policy Advisor Paul Driessen recounts how the National Institutes for Environmental Health Sciences has colluded with radicalized international agencies, anti-chemical pressure groups, and trial lawyers to undermine the U.S. regulatory process. Congress is now investigating and may sanction the International Agency for Research on Cancer, Italy's Ramazzini Institute, and other fear mongers who have sabotaged sound science with spurious claims backed by lawsuits.
Diesel powered electric cars at the UN climate conference
CFACT jumped in a complimentary electric car at the UN climate conference to move between the official negotiating zone and the NGO zone. Our driver told us he hates the electric car,because its limited range makes it next to useless for a professional taxi driver.
The Cost of Harassment in Washington
With the recent flood of reports of inappropriate behaviour by those in Hollywood and Washington, a recent release from the United States Congressional Office of Compliance (OOC) provides us with a glimpse of how much harassing behaviour costs U.S. taxpayers. Here is the cover letter to the report: ....and here is how much harassing behaviour by those in Washington cost taxpayers: That's a total of more than $17 million that was paid out as settlements over the two decades between 1997 and 2017 for 260 incidents related to Congressional harassments. Note that these settlements a... more »
Sleepwalking To Extinction
The nations of the world have been meeting in Bonn trying to map out a strategy for dealing with climate change. But we face another crisis -- which, in itself, is related to climate change. William Rees writes: Biodiversity loss may turn out to be the sleeper issue of the century. It is caused by many individual but interacting factors — habitat loss, climate change, intensive pesticide use and various forms of industrial pollution, for example, suppress both insect and bird populations. But the overall driver is what an ecologist might call the “competitive displacement” of non... more »
Musical Interlude: Moody Blues, “The Voice”
Moody Blues, “The Voice” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96saSO3AAFc
President Duterte’s South China Sea agreements represent the new model for cooperation in South East Asia
China has hailed an agreement with Philippines over the South China Sea as a landmark measure for peace and prosperity in South East Asia. More The post President Duterte’s South China Sea agreements represent the new model for cooperation in South East Asia appeared first on The Duran.
John Podesta pens op-ed on Washington Post after Jeff Sessions hints at Special Counsel for Uranium-One deal
John Podesta is in "Panic Mode" More The post John Podesta pens op-ed on Washington Post after Jeff Sessions hints at Special Counsel for Uranium-One deal appeared first on The Duran.
Don't just live your faith - eat it!
I'm giggling at some of the reactions to a British bakery's Christmas advertisement. A British bakery chain has apologized after creating a Nativity scene in which Baby Jesus, surrounded by three wise men, was replaced with a sausage roll. And not just any sausage roll, but one that had been bitten into. Greggs, the largest bakery chain in Britain, released the image of the sausage roll nestled in a straw-filled manger to help promote its $32 advent calendar. But no sooner had the image of the sausage roll savior been published than consumers of all faiths took to Twitter to ex... more »
The Cost Of Cleaning Sites That Helped Build America's Nuclear Weapons Program And Conducting Waste Management Is $541 Billion
*Atomic Bulletin Of Scientists:* *Yesterday is tomorrow: estimating the full cost of a nuclear buildup* A recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate puts the bill for modernization of the nuclear weapons complex and arsenal at $1.2 trillion over 30 years. This new estimate—a significant increase over previous suggestions of the cost for rebuilding the US triad of land, submarine, and bomber-based nuclear forces—has drawn much comment. But the CBO estimate avoids including funds for environmental restoration and waste management of the Energy Department’s nuclear weapons co... more »
Trump's head of the FCC is on track to reverse the 2015 bill on net neutrality.
Courtesy of Reuters: *The head of the Federal Communications Commission is set to unveil plans next week for a final vote to reverse a landmark 2015 net neutrality order barring the blocking or slowing of web content, two people briefed on the plans said.* *In May, the FCC voted 2-1 to advance Republican FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s plan to withdraw the former Obama administration’s order reclassifying internet service providers as if they were utilities. Pai now plans to hold a final vote on the proposal at the FCC’s Dec. 14 meeting, the people said, and roll out details of the plan... more »
WATCH: Cops Use K9 to Take Down Unarmed Man for Dancing on the Highway
[image: k9]After a pursuit, police had their suspect walk backward toward the car—but he started dancing—so they sicced their K9 on him.
Caught Our Notice: “Profoundly sorry” researcher retracts Alzheimer’s-DDT paper
Title: Immune response cytokines as potential biomarkers for DDT induced neurodegeneration What Caught Our Attention: Does exposure to pesticides such as DDT influence the onset of Alzheimer’s? Hard to say, especially after a researcher retracted a recent paper purporting to find a link in mice, a few months after a press release was issued about the […] The post Caught Our Notice: “Profoundly sorry” researcher retracts Alzheimer’s-DDT paper appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Freedom of the Press in the Post-Truth Era
Since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, there has been a strong sentiment that all is not right in the mainstream media. With President Donald Trump posting tweets like this: While in the Philippines I was forced to watch @CNN, which I have not done in months, and again realized how bad, and FAKE, it is. Loser! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2017 ...it is not surprising that a substantial portion of Americans (and people of other nations) have become increasingly skeptical about what they see, hear and read. What is missing in the debate about the mainstream... more »
Friday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to end your week. - Laurie MacFarlane points out how increases in land values have resulted in massive and unearned disparities in wealth. - Kevin Page, Claudette Bradshaw, Geoff Nelson and Tim Aubrey write that a national housing strategy needs to focus on the availability of both affordable housing, and social supports to allow people to stay in it. And Charles Gauthier highlights the importance of viewing people in homeless shelters as neighbours rather than outsiders. - Michael Plant and Peter Singer discuss the folly of failing to provide mental health ... more »
Study:Lockheed Martin’s Knee Stress Release Device Exoskeleton Helps Soldiers To Better Perform
Lockheed Martin *Army-Technology*: *New study finds Lockheed’s exoskeleton increases mobility for troops* An independently funded study in the US has revealed that Lockheed Martin’s FORTIS knee stress release device (K-SRD) exoskeleton helps soldiers to better perform on inclined terrain. Conducted by the University of Michigan Human Neuromechanics Laboratory, the study showed K-SRD’s potential to increase mobility for dismounted troops. The study examined data from four trained participants, who wore exoskeleton and carried a 40lb backpack while walking at various speeds on a t... more »
Hezbollah defended Lebanon against ISIS when gov’t, army failed to fight them: Lebanese FM
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 P.M.) – Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil held a meeting with the Russian government, today, during his official visit to Moscow. Bassel discussed several topics with the Russian government, including the current state of affairs with the Saudi regime and former Prime Minister Saad Hariri. The Lebanese FM told the Russian government […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army closes in on Idlib province after major advance in northeast Hama – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has been rolling in the northeastern countryside of Hama recently, capturing a large chunk of territory from the Al-Qaeda linked Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham terrorist group. Led by the 39th and 40th brigades of the 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian Arab Army managed to capture two […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian planes wipe out 1,250 ISIS targets in Syria
Russian warplanes reportedly destroyed more than 1,250 assets belonging to Daesh militants during a week of military operations in Syria. A Russian newspaper affiliated with the Defense Ministry reported Friday that Russian warplanes destroyed over 1,250 assets belonging to Daesh militants during a week of military operations in Syria. The planes made over 500 sorties […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian draft of Syria gas probe extension fails at UN Security Council – video
Russia`s draft resolution to renew the mandate of UN-OPCW Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) did not obtain the required number of votes at the United Nations on Thursday. Russia, China, Bolivia and Kazakhstan voted in favor of the draft resolution, while Japan, Ethiopia, Egypt and Senegal abstained from vote. The United Kingdom, United States, France and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army strikes back in east Damascus after several days on defensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has struck back against the Islamist rebels in the eastern suburbs of Damascus after being on the defensive for several days in Harasta. Units from the Syrian Arab Army’s Republican Guard unleashed a flurry of missiles and artillery shells towards the suburbs of Jobar and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: ISIS kicked out of last bastion along Syrian border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:55 A.M.) – Minutes ago, the Iraqi High Command announced the full liberation of Al-Rawa in western Al-Anbar after a short operation against the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group. The liberation of Al-Rawa by the Iraqi Armed Forces comes just days after the army and Hashd Al-Sha’abi seized the important town of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Erdogan accuses US Coalition of funding ISIS in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed that US behavior in Syria is not in line with relations between allies. Erdogan has expressed deep disappointment over the US’ non-compliance with agreements reached. The Turkish president has accused Washington of sponsoring the Daesh terrorist group as well as failing to fulfill the promise to withdraw Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Raw footage: ISIS in urban battles at the Yarmouk Camp in south Damascus
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:40 A.M.) – Yet another Islamic State propaganda video was released earlier this week, this time showing off its Damascus branch in action around a predominately Palestinian residential area of the Syrian capital, better known as the Yarmouk Camp where many impoverished refugees live. The rare footage shows Islamic State assault troops in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Syrian Army, IRGC liberate new areas around Albukamal
The Syrian Army entered Albu Kamal on Thursday, the last town in the country held by the so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL). Backed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Hezbollah, footage shows the Syrian Army attacking the militant group’s positions in the northern part of the city. The Syrian Army and their […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Iraqi forces begin storming last ISIS stronghold near Syrian border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:50 A.M.) – The Iraqi Armed Forces began storming the Islamic State’s (ISIS) last stronghold, Al-Rawa, in the western countryside of the Al-Anbar Governorate this morning. Led by the army and Hashd Al-Sha’abi (Popular Mobilization Units), the Iraqi Armed Forces stormed the Islamic State’s positions in the western neighborhoods of Al-Rawa. According to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS in deep trouble at Albukamal as Syrian Army troops cutoff last terrorist supply line – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:25 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) is in serious trouble at Albukamal after the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies cutoff the terrorist group’s last supply line to the city. Led by their elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army and their allies were able to retake the strategic Hamdan Airbase […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Ahrar Al-Sham suffers heavy losses at strategic base in east Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:55 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army was able to fight off Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham’s infiltration attempt at the Regiment 46 base in the Harasta suburb of east Damascus last night, a military source told Al-Masdar News this morning. Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham and their allies from the Free Syrian Army’s (FSA) Al-Rahman Corps […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
UnPacked Podcast: Driverless cars, Trump voters and digital babysitters
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Scotland On Track For Record Renewable Energy Year; Why Are Scottish BiFab Wind Energy Jobs In Danger? #BattleforBiFab
Is it just a weird coincidence that this happened during the Climate Conference? Or is it a backdoor attempt to … Continue reading →
World's first human head transplant is successfully carried out
Head transplants do not belong to the realm of science fiction any longer. Telegraph reports: "The world's first human head transplant has been carried out on a corpse in China in an 18-hour operation that showed it was possible to successfully reconnect the spine, nerves and blood vessels." I think this head transplant operation will have a decisive impact on the philosophy of mind and body? Now the philosophers will have to revise their view of human life and human mind. This is another instance where technological development is driving philosophy.
Letter by Veteran Vaccine Researchers Warns of Multiple Vaccine Risks
"So far the results have been consistent in indicating that it is better to receive a live vaccine after a non-live vaccine than a non-live after a live vaccine ... Hence, it could have major effects on mortality and morbidity...
80 Reasons to Amazon Smile and Donate to Autism Age!
Hi, friends. We're in the middle of our November $5,000 matching gift fundraising event for Autism Age - which is the non-profit organization that publishes Age of Autism every day. $10,000 is a whole lot of money to us! Your...
BREAKING: Turkey’s President Erdogan accuses US of financially supporting ISIS in Syria
According to Sputnik on Friday, Turkey, a NATO member, accused the US of financially supporting terrorists in Syria, specifically Daesh. More The post BREAKING: Turkey’s President Erdogan accuses US of financially supporting ISIS in Syria appeared first on The Duran.
The most common victim of sexual assault in Alaska is a 14 year old girl.
Courtesy of Alaska Dispatch: *Alaska's sex crime victims mainly are young — just children, really. They most often are targeted in someone's home. And they usually know their attacker. * *A new state report provides a detailed and disturbing snapshot of serious sex crimes in Alaska. It's the second year the state Department of Public Safety has produced an analysis of felony sex offenses, an effort that took many more years to bring together, according to Walt Monegan, public safety commissioner. * *Reports of felony sex offenses – which include rape, sex abuse of children, chi... more »
More US Military, CIA, Private Contractor and UN Perversions Driving the Sex Trafficking Network
*One Brave Marine Colonel’s Wife’s Disturbing Observations Confirm the Luciferian Network* Seemingly without end, pedophilia in the US military constantly keeps resurfacing. In addition to exposing the CIA and US State Department embassies across the Far East for their blatant abuse of Asian children servicing visiting American VIP pedophiles and hosting US diplomatic perverts, former naval intelligence officer Wayne Madsen also uncovered a vast network of his fellow naval officers in the 1980’s running a stateside child pornography ring, extending from San Francisco and Oregon... more »
U.S.-Made Patriot Missile Defense System Has Shot Down More Than 100 Missiles Fired From Yemen At Gulf Arab States Since 2015
*The Daily Signal:* *US Defense System Has Smacked Down More Than 100 Missiles in Yemen War* The U.S.-made Patriot missile defense system has shot down more than 100 missiles fired from Yemen at Gulf Arab states since 2015, Defense News revealed Wednesday. The missiles were likely fired by Yemeni Houthi rebels over the last two years at Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in retaliation for the Gulf states’ support of an ongoing air campaign. President Donald Trump has praised the missile system in recent days after a high-profile intercept over Saudi Arabia’s capital city... more »
The most frustrating anniversary of Velvet Revolution since 1989
November 17th is a major Czech holiday. We celebrate the "Day of the Fight for Freedom and Democracy". This definition was a compromise codified by some lawmakers to point that the the celebration reminds us both of - November 17th, 1939, when Nazis closed the Czech universities in response to the anti-Nazi activities by the students, especially during the funeral of Mr Jan Opletal who was fatally injured during the previous October 28th (1918 anniversary) rally. For this reason, this day became the International Student Day, the only widely celebrated international ho... more »
Kathy Gyngell: The good news about Brexit – not brought to you by the BBC per The Conservative Woman
'A week ago UBS became possibly the first big bank to come out with an upbeat view on Brexit. Via a combination of public announcements and private briefings, it became clear that the Swiss bank now planned to move only 250 or so jobs from London to an EU location such as Frankfurt, or just 5 per cent of its London headcount. At the start of the year, it had sounded alarm bells over a possible move of 1,000 roles'. Other big banks, Jenkins went on, seem to share that more sanguine view. Why? For starters, I'd surmise it's because they don't work either in the 'Land of Remain' tha... more »
What to Know Before Growing Broccoli
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CFACT’s effectiveness acknowledged by leftist attack site DeSmog Blog
The left-wing attack site DeSmog blog sough sought to attack CFACT's efforts at UN COP 23. In doing so they lavished us with high praise.
STALLONE SEX SCANDAL
Stallone's movie, *Over the Top*, was filmed at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. While filming there, Stallone had a room at the Las Vegas Hilton, and was allegedly involved in sexual activity with 'a 15-year-old girl' inside his room. Afterwards, the teen claims Stallone said that if she told anyone, 'they would have to beat her head in.' *Bodyguard De Luca and the allegedly gay Stallone.* According to a former Las Vegas Police detective, one of Stallone's bodyguards, *Michael De Luca*, took the 15-year-old girl to Stallone's room to meet Stallone. The girl said that she had be... more »
“Decimated”: Germany’s birds disappear as insect abundance plummets 76 percent
[image: Drastic bird reduction in bird populations in Germany, 1998 and 2009. Graphic: NABU] Do we really have to have a 70% collapse in food production brought about by excessive use of insecticides before the whole industry comes to its senses? We are certainly trying hard enough. Perhaps it is time to charge back all costs until we prove it is true. We do know better. Reporters dancing around the obvious is becoming tiresome. . *“Decimated”: Germany’s birds disappear as insect abundance plummets 76 percent * *By Morgan Erickson-Davis* *27 October 2017 * * http://www.desdem... more »
Retired FBI Special Agent Blows the Whistle on the Real Robert Mueller
The jury is still out on Robert Mueller and i now expect to be surprised positively. Recall though that all must cooperate with their political masters and that if those masters are bent, then that cooperation can become unpleasant. Standing in often is merely a better choice that all alternatives and protects against a future opportunity to establish redress.Now he has a free hand to do the right thing in terms of the Russian investigation. He has understood that the house cleaning must inevitably land on the Clinton doorstep and thus he stuffed his ranks with paid up Democrat... more »
The Staggering Toll of the Russian Revolution 100 Years on
That our culture still accepts the doctrines supporting Marxism at all tells us more of the perniciousness of our Academia where brainwashed professors who cannot think in any other manner continue to teach the rubbish they were themselves taught. Thus we were foisted with the likes of one Barack Obama who could not help but be who he was made into. I am truly more impressed by how resilient the political system is than by anything he was. That it has then thrown up the most powerful counter revolution in history is astonishing to watch. Perhaps now we can have a true intell... more »
This Barbaric Form of Medieval Justice Actually Worked
Of course the history books do not understand just how deliberate the whole process was and how psychologically clever. It was all really meant to force the guilty to confess through extreme presentation. obviously the priest would soon be pretty sure that the prisoner was innocent or not in this process and he had ample opportunity to fake the final test. This would generally work well enough in the small communities to which it was applied. Just as obviously even this could go wrong, but then so does what we do as well. I cannot say that we are less blood thirsty. . *... more »
Pentagon Has Started Research To Develop A Banned Intermediate Missile
An unarmed AGM-86B air-launched cruise missile maneuvers over the Utah Test and Training Range en route to its target September 22, 2014, during a simulated combat mission. [Photo credit: Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson/U.S. Air Force] *The Hill:* *Pentagon begins research on missile banned by arms treaty with Russia: report* The Pentagon has started research to develop a missile banned by an arms treaty with Russia in an effort to get Moscow back into compliance with the treaty, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Citing unnamed U.S. officials, the newspaper reported that the U.... more »
The Trust Project: An Effort To Increase Transparency Around Online News
*Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: **Trust Project Launches Indicators* Leading news outlets establish transparency standards to help readers identify trustworthy news sources SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 16, 2017 --- At a time when the public’s trust in news is declining in much of the world, the news industry is launching a new set of transparency standards that help people easily assess the quality and reliability of journalism. Leading media companies representing dozens of news sites have begun to display Trust Indicators, which provide clarity on the organizations’ ethics a... more »
Dick Tracy - 1990
Well here we are, 2017 and a 2-way wrist watch is somewhat normal, although I've never seen anyone use it that way as texts are somewhat easier. Al Pacino reprises his devil's voice in The Advocate... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
VIDEO: Over 1,000 Syrian soldiers graduate from military academy
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – The Syrian Ministry of Defense released footage of over 1,000 Syrian Arab Army (SAA) soldiers graduating from a military academy near Damascus, yesterday. The soldiers graduated from the military academy with many specialties, the report from the Syrian Military of Defense added. Drone footage of the military graduation below: Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Graphic pictures: Kurdish attack ends in disaster amid ISIS ambush in southeast Deir Ezzor
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (9:05 A.M.) – Operations did not go to plan for the Kurdish-led ‘Syrian Democratic Forces’ (SDF) on Thursday in the desert of southeastern Deir Ezzor as they tried in vain to capture the last ISIS-held oil fields in Syria. Photos released by Amaq Agency depicted three SDF members laying dead on the ground […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army retakes Qasr Ali village near Idlib axis: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:25 A.M.) – The Syrian army recaptured the village of Qasr Ali from Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham combatants on Thursday following an intense battle. According to local sources, the army made significant gains against HTS, reportedly establishing control over 10 more villages in the Hama countryside. Video footage of the attack was released by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Greg Hunter, “Weekly News Wrap-Up 11/17/2017”
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 11/17/2017”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com “The saga of Roy Moore continues with twists and turns and dirty tricks by the Deep State. It’s been revealed that a so-called robocall campaign to try and find dirt on Senate candidate Roy Moore happened after he won the GOP primary. Now, the only piece of evidence in multiple accusations that Roy Moore committed sexual misconduct has been called into question. Moore and his attorney are charging a yearbook inscription from the 1970’s, that proves contact with one of the alleged victims, is a forgery and a fraud. M... more »
What Was In The Skies Over Oregon On October 25th?
Western Air Defense Sector (WADS), which goes by the callsign "Bigfoot," keeps a close watch on airspace over the Northwest and directs alert fighters and fighter patrols to targets of interest on short notice. Washington Military Department *The War Zone/The Drive*: *Airliners And F-15s Involved In Bizarre Encounter With Mystery Aircraft Over Oregon* *The FAA, the USAF, and air traffic control recordings all confirm the bizarre event did indeed occur last October.* Something quite out of the ordinary occurred in the skies over Oregon on October 25th, 2017. A mystery aircraft was ... more »
Meet Billy Bot, the robot who is also a barrister’s clerk
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Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*-by Noah* The scandal of Republican Senate Candidate Judge Roy Moore didn't happen in a vacuum. Politicians of all stripes have all too often felt entitled when it comes to depravity. But, one party, the Republican Party, has perfected it. That Moore has openly acted as he has for decades and been continually rewarded with the backing of his party is no mistake. Nothing about Moore slipped through the cracks. That, sooner or later, a high profile Republican would implode in a scandal of sexual deviance before our eyes was inevitable. The general Republican attitude towards rape p... more »
Russia: Sochi Is The Scene Of A Terrible Crime Against The Circassian People
From “The Conversation”: Sochi is the scene of a terrible crime against Circassian people Protests are banned in Russia, but … Continue reading →
Tweets For Today
Venezuela ruled in default by trade group after bond payment delays https://t.co/E1a1PWipjC pic.twitter.com/u7ASthVVpZ — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 17, 2017 China is set to dispatch a special envoy to North Korea, a trip hailed as a "big move" by US President Donald Trump https://t.co/OqfNuZHlee pic.twitter.com/w4Pemye8b9 — AFP news agency (@AFP) November 17, 2017 Officials delay the release of CCTV footage from this week's defection incident in the JSA. https://t.co/8LKWySi65w — The Intel Crab (@IntelCrab) November 16, 2017 Washington's new Bible Museum will open its ... more »
U.S. Defense Department Retweeted A Twitter Post Calling For President Trump To Resign
uh someone made a mistake pic.twitter.com/0gssRRjXzF — Paul Szoldra (@PaulSzoldra) November 16, 2017 *Army Times:* *DoD accidentally retweets post calling for Trump to resign* WASHINGTON — The Defense Department accidentally retweeted a Twitter post calling for President Trump to resign from office. “An authorized operator of the Department of Defense’s official Twitter site erroneously retweeted content that would not be endorsed by the Department of Defense,” Army Col. Robert Manning said in a statement to reporters. “The operator caught this error and immediately deleted it.” ... more »
Picture Of The Day
Shanghai became one of the largest continental Chinese cities in the 19th century due to trade and recognition of its favorable port location and economic potential. The annual growth rate of the megacity’s economy is estimated at 10%. Photo: Pudong, a district in Shanghai. © Sputnik/ Iliya Pitalev *WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Futuristic Beauty of Shanghai* (Sputnik).
Israel’s Military Chief of Staff : “Israel to Work with Saudis to Confront Iran”
PressTV News Videos Published on Nov 16, 2017 Israel’s military chief of staff says the regime is prepared to cooperate with Saudi Arabia to confront Iran. end
Are The Globalists Moving Forward With Their One World Currency Agenda?
X22Report Published on Nov 16, 2017 The report is out the Obamacare signups are those who already had Obamacare they are renewing, the new signups are nonexistent. Al Franken is caught groping and kissing a women without her permission. FBI information identity revealed in the Clinton Uranium One scandal. After Trumps meeting with China, China is […]
Washington Post Caught Smearing Poland With Fake Picture
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Nov 15, 2017 Jack Posobiec talks about the Washington Post’s most recent failure in journalism as they reported FAKE NEWS about Poland. end
Joe Biden Caught Abusing Girls In Pubic: Secret Service Says He’s Worse Than Weinstein
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Nov 15, 2017 An ex-Secret Service agent is claiming that former Vice President Joe Biden engaged in “Weinstein-level” sexual assault and that he would walk around the VP residence late at night completely naked. end
US House Passes $690Bn in Military Spending
RT Published on Nov 16, 2017 The US Senate has reportedly agreed to ignore a budget cap to increase military spending next year. Here is what Donald Trump had to say on the nearly $700 billion set aside for the US military. end
Intelligence Offer: Israel Ready to Share Intel on Iran with Saudis
RT Published on Nov 16, 2017 Israel’s top military official has said his country willing to share intelligence on Iran, with Saudi Arabia. His remarks could further complicate an ongoing row between Tehran and Riyadh. Read more: https://on.rt.com/8se9 end
Saudi Coup Signals War And The New World Order Reset
Saudi Coup Signals War And The New World Order Reset by Brandon Smith, http://www.alt-market.com/ For years now, I have been warning about the relationship of interdependency between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia and how this relationship, if ended, would mean disaster for the petrodollar system and by extension the dollar’s world reserve status. In my recent articles ‘Lies […]
US to Continue Refueling Saudi Warplanes During Yemen Attacks
US to Continue Refueling Saudi Warplanes During Yemen Attacks by https://sputniknews.com/ The US Air Force plans to keep refueling Saudi Arabian warplanes committing atrocities in Yemen that have led to the world’s most pressing humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations. – The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in support of House Resolution 599 Monday, passing the measure […]
Israel Ready to Share Intelligence on Iran with Saudi Arabia – IDF Chief
Israel Ready to Share Intelligence on Iran with Saudi Arabia – IDF Chief by https://www.rt.com/ The chief of staff of Israel’s military (IDF) told Saudi Arabia’s Alaf newspaper in an unprecedented interview that his country is ready to share intelligence on Iran with Riyadh. – “With [US] President Donald Trump, there is an opportunity for a […]
African Activist Slams Trump for Reversing Ban on Elephant Trophies from Hunts in Zimbabwe & Zambia
By DemocracyNow.org: “African Activist Slams Trump for Reversing Ban on Elephant Trophies from Hunts in Zimbabwe & Zambia, NOVEMBER 16, … Continue reading →
North Korea’s Submarine Ballistic Missile Program Revealed In New Satellite Images
Images obtained by Yonhap News Agency show what North Korea claimed was a ballistic missile being launched from underwater near Sinpo, on the northeast coast of North Korean. Experts believe the claim they were launched from a submarine may be suspect. Photograph: KCNA/EPA *38 North:** North Korea’s Submarine Ballistic Missile Program Moves Ahead: Indications of Shipbuilding and Missile Ejection Testing* A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. Commercial satellite imagery of the Sinpo South Shipyard from November 5 indicates that North Korea is on an aggressiv... more »
Rich Cordray Leaving The CFPB Isn't Good-- But I Hope He'll Make A Good Ohio Governor
Governor John Kasich (R-OH) is term-limited and cannot seek re-election. Former Senator and current Attorney General Mike DeWine, current Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, current Lt. Governor Mary Taylor and multimillionaire backbencher Rep. Jim Renacci are all competing in a fiery Republican primary. Kasich is backing his Lt. Governor but virtually every poll shows her in third place behind DeWine and Husted. (Renacci is a non-factor, never even getting into double digits. The most recent poll (August) has DeWine at 36%m Husted at 20%, Taylor at 17% and Renacci at 8%. The Demo... more »
This scandal should be investigated – and it’s not Russiagate
Special Counsel should look into the conduct of the US intelligence community and how it sought to swing the election to Hillary Clinton and away from Donald Trump More The post This scandal should be investigated – and it’s not Russiagate appeared first on The Duran.
3 Proven Things Schools Can Do to Curb the ADHD Epidemic Without Prescribing Drugs to Kids
*Alex Pietrowski* - The post 3 Proven Things Schools Can Do to Curb the ADHD Epidemic Without Prescribing Drugs to Kids appeared first on Waking Times.
U.S. Escalates Its Research To Try And Stop North Korean Missiles From Leaving Korean Airspace
*Photo*: A long-range ground-based interceptor missile test at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. These missiles, designed to strike incoming nuclear weapons, are not foolproof, so the Defense Department is looking to other approaches like cyberattacks and drone strikes. Credit U.S. Missile Defense Agency, via Reuters *New York Times: **Downing North Korean Missiles Is Hard. So the U.S. Is Experimenting.* *Buried in an emergency funding request to Congress lie hints of new ways to confront Pyongyang, like cyberweapons and armed drones.* WASHINGTON — Concerned that the missi... more »
Members of Congress Introduce Legislation to Simplify FAFSA Form
Democrats on the Committee on Education and the Workforce recently introduced new legislation that would simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form.
Hampton Joins the Big South Conference
In a move that could cause a cultural shift and change the balance of power in HBCU athletics, Hampton University on Thursday announced that it is leaving the MEAC to join the Big South Conference.
Why Did Israel Support the Kurdish Referendum?
*Ari Heistein* *Security, Middle East* [image: Israelis mainly of Kurdish origin take part in a gathering outside the American embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel] An independent Kurdistan would have created the possibility for Israel to reap a major strategic advantage: a well-positioned ally. Israel was alone in its support for the Iraqi Kurdish referendum in September, and it has since become evident that KRG President Masoud Barzani miscalculated in deciding to hold the vote then. The Kurds overestimated both U.S. support for their independence movement and their own internal solida... more »
China's Belt and Road Initiative Is Stoking Tensions with India
*Mitchell J. Hays* *Security, Asia* If Beijing maintains its current approach of BRI implementation, it will push New Delhi to balance against increasing Chinese power. The Chinese Communist Party enshrined President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) into its constitution at the 19th National Congress in October. This move signaled the depth of the Chinese commitment to its massive infrastructure investment plan and ostensibly prompted last week’s quadrilateral meeting between senior officials from the United States, Japan, India, and Australia on the future of a “free ... more »
If America Topples North Korea and Iran, What Happens Next?
*George Perkovich* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) and senior Chinese Communist Party official Liu Yunshan (R) wave during celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea] Just say no to regime change. It hasn't worked in the past and it won't now. On October 19, National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster declared that President Donald Trump was not going to accept the North Korean regime threatening the United States with a nuclear weapon. “He just won’t accept it,” McMaster reported. “There are those who have ... more »
Why Russia and China's Navies Are Drilling Together More Than Ever
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, Asia* [image: Russian sailors stand at attention on board a vessel during their departure to return to Russia at a port in Qingdao, Shandong province] Back to the 1950s? During the “Golden Era” of Sino-Soviet relations, in the 1950s, naval matters formed some of the most pressing issues on the agenda of that erstwhile alliance. Mao Zedong was counting on the Kremlin to provide Beijing with the fleet (or at least the relevant know-how) that would finally enable the conquest of Taiwan. China’s navy received some impressive platforms, such as a cuttin... more »
Nuclear War: Could China's Mach 10 Hypersonic Weapons Unleash the Unthinkable?
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Would Washington know if such weapons were nuclear armed or not? The People’s Republic of China is continuing its quest to develop a new class of hypersonic weapons that could strike at the continental United States in less than 15 minutes from launch. An operational long-range hypersonic weapon is likely years away, but China, the United States, Russia and other states are in a race to field such weapons. In the meantime, China is working on building the world’s fastest hypersonic wind tunnel to help its scientist develop this new class of weapon. ... more »
Watch This Massive U.S. Aircraft Carrier Turn on a Dime
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, Asia* Who says that big ships can't have finesse? The USS Abraham Lincoln is objectively not the most nimble vehicle in the Pentagon’s arsenal. At 1,092 feet long, 252 feet wide and nearly 1,000 tons of naval engineering expertise, the nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier wasn’t designed to chase Russian submarines or blow up Somali pirates, but to serve as a floating hub for American airpower across the planet. Its motto of “shall not perish,” culled from Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, is no wishful thinking: the Lincoln wasn’... more »
Russia's Next Big Nuclear Missile Submarine Launches Tomorrow
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * And its a really big deal. Russia’s first Project 995A Borei-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) is set to be launched on November 17 in Severodvinsk. The vessel, called *Prince Vladimir* (*Князь Владимир—*transliterated as *Knyaz Vladimir*) is an improved version of the original Project 955 SSBN, three of which have been completed for the Russian Navy. Compared to the three older Project 995 boats, *Prince Vladimir* has a better acoustical stealth, better electronics and improved living spaces for the crew. Like its predecessor... more »
Japan's Underwater Aircraft Carriers: Crazy Enough to Work?
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* A bold plan to attack the United States came too late in the war. As soon as Colonel James Doolittle’s B-25 raid struck Japan in April 1942, Japan sought to wreak revenge on the United States, but by 1944 devastating aerial bombings on Japan by the Americans had become all too regular. It was not until early 1945 that the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was ready to strike America even further than it already had on December 7, 1941. After considering, then ruling out San Francisco, San Diego, New York City, and Washington, D.C. as targets,... more »
The Pakistani Doctor Who Helped The CIA To Find Osama Bin Laden Is Still Languishing In A Pakistani Jail
Dr. Shakil Afridi *DW:* *The forgotten case of the 'bin Laden doctor'* Al Qaeda's former chief was killed in 2011, but the person who allegedly helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden has been languishing in jail for over six years. Shakil Afridi's family has no trust in the judicial system. Ahead of a tribal court hearing on Thursday, the family of Dr. Shakil Afridi, the man who helped the United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) find the former al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, complained that the convict has been illegally detained for years and not received a fair trial. In ... more »
Quote of the day
From Borepatch, concerning the sex scandals surrounding current and prospective members of Congress and the Senate: *Pretty wild - every time I think that my assessment of Congress can't be any lower than it is, they up and say "hold my beer".* Word. Peter
TransCanada says 210,000 gallons of oil leaked from Keystone pipeline in South Dakota
A total of 210,000 gallons of oil leaked from the Keystone Pipeline in South Dakota, according to the pipeline's operator, TransCanada. The spill involved the equivalent of about 5,000 barrels of oil. The company (TSX:TRP) said its crews shut down the Keystone pipeline system early this morning between Hardisty, Alta. to Cushing, Okla, and a line to Patoka, Ill. and that the line is expected to remain shut while it responds to the spill. The leak, which it said happened about 35 kilometres south of its Ludden pump station on a right-of-way, comes as Nebraska Public Service Commissi... more »
Hollywood turns on Franken: You must go...
*this is really becoming quite amusing.* *So....who's next?* Celebrities took to social media Thursday to condemn Senator Al Franken (D-MN) over a photo of him groping journalist and talk radio anchor Leeann Tweeden while she was sleeping, with some stars, like actress and liberal activist Alyssa Milano, calling on the Democratic lawmaker to resign from office. *read the rest*
Government as Explained by a Fictional Conversation with an Extra-Terrestrial
*Vic Bishop* - What if you had to explain government to an extra-terrestrial? The post Government as Explained by a Fictional Conversation with an Extra-Terrestrial appeared first on Waking Times.
A Look At The Economic Losses Due To Terrorism From 2000 To 2016.
*Forbes:* *The Global Economic Impact Of Terrorism [Infographic]* Every year, terrorist attacks make a considerable impact on the world's economy. According to the 2017 Global Terrorism Index, the impact fell by seven percent in 2016, the second year in succession that it declined. Despite the decline, costs still reached a grim $84 billion last year. Since the attacks on 9/11, economic losses from terrorism generally fluctuated before reaching $41 billion in 2007, primarily as a result of violence in Iraq. Amid the rise of ISIS, there was a further surge in losses since 2012 and... more »
The Wall: Cards Against Humanity Takes On Don the Con Trump's Biggest, Best, And Most Tremendous Con!
*-by Noah* *"I would build a great wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me, and I build them very inexpensively."* -Señor Trumpanzee From the day he announced his candidacy, Senor Trumpanzee played on the paranoid prejudices and fears of republican and conservative independent voters. Like any master of the conman craft, he knew how to motivate them into voting for him. He knew where the buttons were and he pressed them. "They're rapists." "The drugs." "Mexico isn't sending their best." "They're stealing our jobs." He pressed and he pressed those reactionary emo... more »
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