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Guided-Missile Destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) Is Towed And Loaded Onto The Heavy Lift Transport Transshelf (Video)
*From USNI:* *VIDEO: USS Fitzgerald Begins Trip to Gulf Coast for Repairs* The damaged guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) has left the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Japan on Friday to begin the trip to the U.S. Gulf Coast for more than a year of repairs. Fitzgerald was towed from Yokosuka and is being loaded aboard the heavy lift transport Transshelf. The process is expected to take several days. *Read more* .... more »
Picture Of The Day
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a meeting of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, November 20, 2017. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt *WNU Editor:* The above picture is form this photo-gallery .... *Photos of the week* (Reuters).
Listen to Students About Sexual Harassment On Campus
It’s the age of digital promiscuity where everyone it seems is swiping left and right, but it turns out the people who are the real problems in establishing what’s acceptable on campus are those still mired in the analogue world.
A Private Institution Fulfilling a Public Obligation
During these times of economic uncertainty when resources for professional development are scarce, elite private universities—especially those in urban areas—have a public obligation to the future of higher education.
DOJ Affirmative Action Investigation Unprecedented, Experts Say
News that the Department of Justice has threatened to sue Harvard University if it fails to turn over applicant records, has raised new concerns about the future of affirmative action.
Academician Launches Bookstore in Hometown
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, a public intellectual and television commentator, is opening a Black-owned bookstore in his beloved Philadelphia.
Chechen Leader Kadyrov Says He Is Ready To Resign
Ramzan Kadyrov has led Chechnya since 2007 Photograph: Mikhail Metzel/TASS *Reuters:* *Russia's Chechnya leader says he is ready to resign, Kremlin to pick successor* MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ramzan Kadyrov, the outspoken leader of Russia’s Chechnya republic, said he was ready to step down, leaving it for the Kremlin to choose his successor. Kadyrov, a 41-year-old father of 12 whose interests vary from thoroughbred horses to wrestling and boxing, has been accused by human rights bodies of arbitrary arrests and torture of opponents, zero tolerance of sexual minorities and tough politica... more »
Paul Ryan Plays The Role Of Albatross Around The Neck Of John Culberson In Houston
A couple weeks ago, John Culberson had some crushing news when he read the results of PPP's survey of several hundred voters in his west Houston district (TX-07). His district's PVI had already slipped from a nice safe R+13 in 2015 to a much shakier R+7 this year. Romney had beaten Obama in TX-07 60-39%. Trump didn't fare as well. Hillary actually beat him 48.5% to 47.1%. The DCCC didn't bother running anyone against Culberson last year. He faced off against a vanity candidate from the oil industry, James Cargas, who only spent $62,159 to Culberson's $1,193,411 and Culberson beat ... more »
“Slaughterbots?”
“Slaughterbots?” If this isn't what you want, please take action at http://autonomousweapons.org/ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CO6M2HsoIA "Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore..." - Dorothy, "The Wizard Of Oz" "US Military Released Micro Drone Swarm From FA 18 Super Hornet Jet" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGAk5gRD-t0&spfreload=5
New Blood Test Is Highly Accurate in Identifying Patients at Risk for Prostate Cancer.
New Blood Test Is Highly Accurate in Identifying Patients at Risk for Prostate Cancer – Consult QD https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/2015/05/new-blood-test-is-highly-accurate-in-identifying-patients-at-risk-for-prostate-cancer/amp/ Advertisements
What Are Cherries Good For? | Health Benefits of Cherries
What Are Cherries Good For? | Health Benefits of Cherries https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/08/02/amp/health-benefits-cherries.aspx
The global burden of dengue: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.
The global burden of dengue: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 – The Lancet Infectious Diseases http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(16)00026-8/fulltext
The SPD establishment rushes to Merkel’s rescue
Desperate to avoid an election SPD leadership reverses itself and talks to Merkel about propping her up as Chancellor More The post The SPD establishment rushes to Merkel’s rescue appeared first on The Duran.
Defense Ministers From 41 Muslim Countries Vow To Support Global Efforts Against Terrorism
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) poses for a photograph with chiefs of staff of a Saudi-led Islamic military counter terrorism coalition during their meeting in Riyadh, Nov. 26, 2017. *Al-Arabiya*: *Muslim defense ministers vow to support global efforts against terrorism* Defense ministers from 41 Muslim countries have met in Riyadh for the inaugural meeting of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC), marking the official launch of a pan-Islamic, unified front to support the global struggle against terrorism and violent extremism. The inaugural meeting,... more »
Report: Syrian President Assad Reportedly Offered Netanyahu A Demilitarized Zone Stretching 40 Kilometers From The Border
Israeli soldiers stand atop tanks overlooking the border between Israel and Syria. (photo credit:RONEN ZVULUN / REUTERS) *Jerusalem Post:* *Report: Israel vows to destroy Iranian positions within 40 km of Syrian border* Syrian President Bashar Assad reportedly offered Netanyahu a comprehensive deal that would include a demilitarized zone stretching 40 kilometers from the border. Kuwaiti newspaper Al Jarida revealed on Sunday that an Israeli source disclosed a promise from Jerusalem to destroy all Iranian facilities within 40 kilometers (25 miles) of Israel's Golan Heights. The ... more »
X22 Report, “The Central Banks Are Ready To Make A Move On Gold, It's Not What You Think”
X22 Report, “The Central Banks Are Ready To Make A Move On Gold, It's Not What You Think” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olF0h0lxWnU Related followup report: X22 Report, “The Cabal Will Be Crushed By The Truth” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89iw07zVMQc
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, “Adagio for Sleep”
, “Adagio for Sleep” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quFgHlfQAuo&feature=related
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Big, beautiful, barred spiral galaxy NGC 1300 lies some 70 million light-years away on the banks of the constellation Eridanus. This Hubble Space Telescope composite view of the gorgeous island universe is one of the largest Hubble images ever made of a complete galaxy. NGC 1300 spans over 100,000 light-years and the Hubble image reveals striking details of the galaxy's dominant central bar and majestic spiral arms. *Click image for larger size.* In fact, on close inspection the nucleus of this classic barred spiral itself shows a remarkable region of spiral structure about 3,000 l... more »
Chet Raymo, “The Mysterious Play of Forces”
*“The Mysterious Play of Forces”* by Chet Raymo “I have often quoted here the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, mostly from the “Duino Elegies” or “The Sonnets of Orpheus.” We now have a new translation of Rilke's earlier “The Book of Hours”, by Susan Ranson, which I have been reading, and I offer a short poem from the “First Book: The Book of Monkish Life.” "I find your trace in all these things, in all that like a brother I am careful for; you sun yourself, a seed, within the small and in the great give yourself the more. This the mysterious play of forces, then, that serve in things, over... more »
"The Small Beacon..."
"One is responsible to life: It is the small beacon in that terrifying darkness from which we come and to which we shall return. One must negotiate this passage as nobly as possible, for the sake of those who are coming after us." - James Baldwin, "The Fire Next Time"
ALL THE WAYS THE NEW YORK TIMES IS DEFENDING THAT NAZI NORMALIZATION STORY
Marc Lacey of *The New York Times* has written a response to critics of Richard Fausset's profile of an Ohio Nazi named Tony Hovater. Lacey acknowledges reader criticism of Fausset's piece... Whatever our goal, a lot of readers found the story offensive, with many seizing on the idea we were normalizing neo-Nazi views and behavior. “How to normalize Nazis 101!” one reader wrote on Twitter. “I’m both shocked and disgusted by this article,” wrote another. “Attempting to ‘normalize’ white supremacist groups – should Never have been printed!” But Lacey's response can summed up in one se... more »
Trumpism after Trump: can America’s Republicans offer populist policies without the Donald’s incendiary celebrity?
The post Trumpism after Trump: can America’s Republicans offer populist policies without the Donald’s incendiary celebrity? appeared first on UnHerd .
Terror Comes to My Little Corner of the World
Initially Reported As A Terrorist Attack No one is 100% safe. Terror can strike anywhere, when you least expect it just as it did here where I live on an autumn afternoon in peaceful North Louisiana this weekend. Fortunately for me, I was in far away Tiger Stadium enjoying LSU brutalize the Texas Aggies and didn't have to personally witness the unthinkable act of despicable humanity visited upon some of my fellow citizens. You can *Read The News **Account HERE.*
What the latest FBI data do and do not tell us about hate crimes in the US
Sophie Bjork-James, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Anthropology, Vanderbilt University atPolitics + Society – The Conversation - 4 hours ago
There's still far too much we don't know about hate crimes in the US – and that affects how we study and enforce these crimes.
America Is Planning to Show North Korea What the F-35 Could Do in a War
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Pacific Air Forces is now finalizing plans for a wide range of F-35A multi-national collaborative training events which will, without question, seek to demonstrate possible coordinated attack options. *Such strategic questions now lodge themselves within the sphere of potential contingencies, as the Pentagon has said very little about what a military operation against North Korea would look like; senior DoD officials have, however, been very clear that there is indeed a military option. Given this, it is tough to imagine any kind of military attack n... more »
A War Between India and Pakistan: Nuclear Weapons Could Fly (And Millions Die)
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* It would be awful. *India possesses a smaller number of nuclear weapons, estimated in 2015 to range between ninety and 120. However, New Delhi recently acquired a full nuclear triad of air-, land- and sea-based nuclear platforms when it deployed its first home-produced nuclear-powered submarine, the INS Arihant. The Arihant is capable of launching a dozen K-15 Sagarika submarine-launched ballistic missiles. However, these are limited to a range of 750 kilometers, and are thus incapable of reaching the major inland cities of Pakistan or China,... more »
Russia's Su-25 Frogfoot: A 'Flying Tank' and Moscow's Very Own A-10 Warthog
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * This is one tough plane. *Speaking of Georgia, things got messy in 2008 when both Russia and Georgia operated Frogfoots in the Russo-Georgian War. The Georgian Frogfoots provided air support for Georgian troops seizing the city of Tskhinvali. Then Russian Su-25s assisted Russian armor in blasting them out. Russia lost three Su-25s to MANPADS—two likely from friendly fire—and Georgia lost a similar number to Russian SAMs. To the surprise of observers, however, the Russian Air Force did not succeed in sweeping Georgian aviation from the sky.* The *Su... more »
Why NATO's European Members Can No Longer Expect America to Pick Up the Bill
*Valbona Zeneli* *Security, Europe* [image: NATO Enhanced Forward Presence troops attend the final day of NATO Saber Strike exercises in Orzysz, Poland, June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins] European NATO members must commit to meeting their fair share of the NATO burden because more challenges and threats are falling into the European portfolio. For nearly seven decades, NATO has created and strengthened the bonds of the transatlantic relationship, generating a sense of shared identity of the West. It is the essential organization for defense and security for 66 percent of Europ... more »
Yemen Is in Chaos (and America Is Making It Worse)
*Mohamed Mahad D. Darar* *Security, Middle East* [image: A Saudi soldier fires a mortar towards Houthi movement position, at the Saudi border with Yemen April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer] How did the current crisis in Yemen come about? And what can the United States do to stop it? The real roots of the current conflict in Yemen are fundamentally connected to Saudi Arabia’s systematic proselytization of Salafism, a puritanical form of Islam, inside Yemen. The effect of this proselytizing has caused prominent Shia Zaydi Yemenis—namely, the Houthi group—to revolt. This uprising has ... more »
Can You Separate the Fight Against Corruption from Democracy?
*Trevor Sutton* *Security, Asia* [image: Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) attends a meeting with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang (not pictured) at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Luong Thai Linh/Pool] Democratic governments are still the least corrupt on Earth, and whatever progress authoritarian regimes make against graft depends entirely on the continued goodwill of a small circle of senior decisionmakers. Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, made a bold move to consolidate power by orchestrating the arre... more »
America Must Actively Seek an End to the Qatar Crisis
*Jordan Cohen* *Security, Middle East* [image: An Eikon ship-tracking screen shows tanker traffic around Qatar over the last seven days in this June 6, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration] Trump needs to realize that maintaining positive relations with a stable Qatar is too valuable to leave to chance. Recently, a leaked document revealed that the government of the United Arab Emirates planned to wage financial war against Qatar. The strategy was aimed at attacking Qatar’s currency using bond and derivatives manipulation. It involved creating an offshore in... more »
“Once When We Were Free”
*“Once When We Were Free”* By Jon Rappoport "We’re so much more sensible now. We don’t live our lives as much as we arrange them and organize them. B follows A. D follows C. We take our medicine and our shots because the doctor says so. We’re careful, because accidents happen. We don’t say what’s on our minds a lot of the time, because other people might pass that on, and who knows? We might get into trouble. But once upon a time, when we were young, we were free. We didn’t take any shots and when we got sick we recovered. We were stronger than kids are now. We didn’t ask for much... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Bacolod City, Bacolod, Philippines. Thanks for stopping by!
"The Pure And Simple Truth..."
"The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple." - Oscar Wilde
Those Who Disparage The Democratic Base By Referring To Them As "Hyper Bernie Activists" Move In To Kill Kevin De León's Campaign
*KDL knows exactly who's trying to undermine his campaign* It's no secret here in California that the Democratic establishment has moved ruthlessly to choke off money and support from Kevin de León's challenge to doddering conservative Democrat Dianne Feinstein. But no one's supposed to write about it. BuzzFeed reporter Ruby Cramer just did: Two Aides With California Democratic Connections Leave Feinstein Challenger's Team. The main culprits, she wrote, are California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, unaccomplished former Attorney general/unaccomplished current U.S. Senator Kamala H... more »
“Why There Is No Peace On Earth”
*“Why There Is No Peace On Earth”* by David Stockman "After the Berlin Wall fell in November 1989 and the death of the Soviet Union was confirmed two years later when Boris Yeltsin courageously stood down the red army tanks in front of Moscow’s White House, a dark era in human history came to an end.The world had descended into what had been a 77-year global war, incepting with the mobilization of the armies of old Europe in August 1914. If you want to count bodies, 150 million were killed by all the depredations which germinated in the Great War, its foolish aftermath at Versaill... more »
Saudi Crown Prince opens anti-terror summit for 40 Muslim nations
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 A.M.) – Saudi Arabia hosted an Islamic Counter-Terrorism Summit for defence ministers and other senior military officials from 40 Muslim countries in Riyadh on Sunday. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told the gathering: “The last few years, terrorism was at work in all of our countries and most of these groups work […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syria: Aerial footage shows Russian bombers unload payload
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 A.M.) – Russia’s Defence Ministry release footage on Sunday showing Six Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire-C long-range bombers launching a joint airstrike which hit the facilities of the so-called Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL) in the Deir ez-Zor province. The Ministry`s statement says that the aircraft, which had taken off from the Russian airfield, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
The White House is quietly making it harder for women to report sexual harassment.
Courtesy of HuffPo: *Behind the scenes, and mostly through executive orders, the White House is making it harder for women to report sexual harassment and fight sex discrimination. * *The clearest example came in March. It received little coverage at the time. President Donald Trump reversed an Obama-era order that forbid federal contractors from keeping secret sexual harassment and discrimination cases. The 2014 rule prohibited these companies, which employ about 26 million people, from forcing workers to resolve complaints through arbitration, an increasingly common method busin... more »
Man Who Survived Las Vegas Shooting Dies in Hit-and-Run Crash
A Las Vegas man survived the Route 91 Harvest music festival mass shooting, only to be killed a few weeks later by a hit-and-run driver.
The Real Russia-gate
[image: the-real-russia-gate] Many Americans associate the purported “Russia-gate” scandal with Trump. But the book "Comrade Obama Unmasked" shows that there is definitely a Russia-gate scandal involving Obama.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Wants Russia To 'Repent' For Holodomor
In central Kyiv on November 25, President Petro Poroshenko and hundreds of other people laid symbolic wheat ears and lit candles before the monument commemorating to victims of the famine. *RFE:* *Ukraine's Poroshenko Calls On Russia To 'Repent' For Holodomor * Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called on Russia to recognize the famine that killed millions of people in Ukraine under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin as genocide, "or at least repent for it." Poroshenko made the call at an event in central Kyiv on November 25, the official Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Ho... more »
STUDY: Before Warming A Bit, Antarctica Underwent 1,900 Years Of Cooling
By Paul Homewood Michael Bastach brings news of a new paper which looks at temperature trends across Antarctica in the last two millennia. Antarctica went through a 1,900-year cooling trend before warming up a bit in the last century, according to a study showing that the South Pole has been much warmer in […]
The Islamic State's Ideology Lives On
*Michael P. Dempsey, Business Insider/Foreign Policy:* *The caliphate may be destroyed, but ISIS isn't defeated* * ISIS no longer controls any major population center in Iraq or Syria. * While the much-dreamed-about caliphate may be dead, the resilient and adaptive group almost certainly will not go quietly into the night. * Rather, it will work doggedly in the coming months to keep its brand alive, likely through a combination of actions. The fall of the town of Abu Kamal in Syria and recent victories by Iraqi security forces in Qaim and Rawa in Iraq mark the collapse of the Islam... more »
Five Minutes Five Issues: Marijuana Legalization, Bye-Bye Google, Yemen Omission, Alcohol Tax, Redistrict for War
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues is out. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode, including links to further information regarding the topics discussed, here: *The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity welcomes you to Five Minutes Five Issues.* *Starting in five four three two one.* Hello, I am Adam Dick, a Ron Paul Institute senior fellow. Let’s start. *Issue one.* Michigan and New Jersey... more »
Five Minutes Five Issues: Marijuana Legalization, Bye-Bye Google, Yemen Omission, Alcohol Tax, Redistrict for War
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues is out. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode, including links to further information regarding the topics discussed, here: *The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity welcomes you to Five Minutes Five Issues.* *Starting in five four three two one.* Hello, I am Adam Dick, a Ron Paul Institute senior fellow. Let’s start. *Issue one.* Michigan and New Jersey... more »
Five Minutes Five Issues: Marijuana Legalization, Bye-Bye Google, Yemen Omission, Alcohol Tax, Redistrict for War
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues is out. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode, including links to further information regarding the topics discussed, here: *The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity welcomes you to Five Minutes Five Issues.* *Starting in five four three two one.* Hello, I am Adam Dick, a Ron Paul Institute senior fellow. Let’s start. *Issue one.* Michigan and New Jersey... more »
Five Minutes Five Issues: Marijuana Legalization, Bye-Bye Google, Yemen Omission, Alcohol Tax, Redistrict for War
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues is out. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode, including links to further information regarding the topics discussed, here: *The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity welcomes you to Five Minutes Five Issues.* *Starting in five four three two one.* Hello, I am Adam Dick, a Ron Paul Institute senior fellow. Let’s start. *Issue one.* Michigan and New Jersey... more »
Witch-hunt: Britain’s ‘liberal’ Guardian blasts popstar Taylor Swift for not being anti-Trump
The Guardian slams a popstar for being apolitical while then accusing her of being pro-Trump simply because she is not overtly anti-Trump. The Guardian's disgusting attack on someone who makes teenage style pop music is demonstrative of the low-grade guttural agenda of the western liberal elite. More The post Witch-hunt: Britain’s ‘liberal’ Guardian blasts popstar Taylor Swift for not being anti-Trump appeared first on The Duran.
On the old farm making cane syrup
On Friday MB and I arrived in Jacksonville, Florida and went to the Geiger farm which sits very near the airport off Hwy 295. We quickly found ourselves loading sugar can stalks into the trailer behind Al Geiger's old tractor. Al, now 87 years old, and his son Danny were cutting the cane in preparation for Saturday's cane syrup making. Quite a bunch of people showed up on Saturday to help with the cane squeezing and boiling process that is outlined in great detail in the video below shot a few years ago at the Geiger farm. Then late Saturday afternoon MB and I drove to Gainvesv... more »
“Why They Hate Us”
*“Why They Hate Us”* by Fred Reed “A frequent theme nowadays is “Why do they hate us?” meaning why does so much of the world detest the United States. The reasons given are usually absurd: They hate our freedom or democracy. They hate us for our cultural superiority. They hate us because we are wonderful. No. Actually the reason is simple if unpalatable. They hate us because we meddle, and have meddled. They hate us because we are the most murderous nation on the planet. They hate our insufferable smugness. People remember slights. They may not remember them as they actually happen... more »
Report: Current U.S. Strategy Will Not Defeat al-Qaeda
Image: U.S. Air Force/Andy Dunaway *Jonathan Schroden and Julia McQuaid, War On The Rocks: **Congress Asked for an Assessment of the War on Al-Qaeda. Here’s What We Told Them* In 2015, the U.S. Congress decided it was time to take a public accounting of the U.S. government’s war against al-Qaeda. In that year’s National Defense Authorization Act, Congress mandated: * The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, shall provide for the conduct of an independent assessment of the effectiveness of the United States’ eff... more »
F-22 Raptor Shows Its Crazy Abilities (Video)
*Interesting Engineering:* *Watch the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor in All Its Glory* *The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is used in both surveillance and combat missions. It is extremely fast and agile and is among the top performing aircraft in the world.* The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is among the world's most powerful and dangerous aircraft. The high tech plane formally became an integral part of the United States Air Force in 2005. The plane carries just one pilot and is capable of hitting a maximum speed between Mach 1.82 and Mach 2. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: The plane ... more »
Donald Trump takes to Twitter to promote Fox News over CNN. Because really, what else does he have to do with his time?
.@FoxNews is MUCH more important in the United States than CNN, but outside of the U.S., CNN International is still a major source of (Fake) news, and they represent our Nation to the WORLD very poorly. The outside world does not see the truth from them! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 25, 2017 Fox New is only "important" if you are desperate to keep people ill informed so that you can lie to them and manipulate them. CNN for its part did respond appropriately. It's not CNN's job to represent the U.S to the world. That's yours. Our job is to report the news. #FactsF... more »
Did a Bulldog Bite Off a Pedophile’s Penis as He Tried to Rape Sleeping Children?
Reports that a family dog saved sleeping young children from sexual abuse by biting off an intruder's genitals are fake news.
Does The U.S.Defense Budget Need To Increase Even More?
Wikipedia *Max Boot, Business Insider/Foreign Policy:* *America's military doesn't have enough money to do its job* * Trump has failed to fulfill his campaign promise of beefing up the military's budget. * As a result the US military's readiness, performance, and accident reduction efforts have faltered, and America's ability to keep peace worldwide may be affected. * Congress has been unable to unilaterally increase spending. Sherlock Holmes once solved the mystery of a disappearing racehorse by noting “the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.” But, a Scotland Yard dete... more »
Conyers Steps Aside from Judiciary Post Amid Sex Allegations
Rep. John Conyers said he is stepping aside as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee amid a congressional investigation into allegations he sexually harassed female staff members.
Supporting Momentum's Pledges
There's a great way of spotting nincompoops in the Labour Party, and that's by dropping a story about Momentum in the press. News that Momentum is backing candidates for internal selections have moved some into incandescent rage. "No way am I signing up to outsource my thinking to a third party organisation", wibbled Wes Streeting. Our friend Mike Gapes predictably joined in with "I did not sign up to a Trotskyist party or a Stalinist cult.". Such fury, much anger. If only this pair tweeted as passionately about what the Tories are doing to their least fortunate constituents. This ...more »
US Kurd Proxies Will Join Syrian Arab Army If They Get Their Federal State
* What a swell offer, from a good bunch of joes! * *In the sidebar of this blog is this saying *“WAR IS A POLITICAL ACTIVITY IN WHICH VIOLENCE IS USED TO BEND THE WILL OF YOUR ENEMY TO THAT OF YOUR OWN “ * The UK/Usrael, cohorts and proxies waged war against Syria. The Kurdish thug/proxies employed by the UK/USrael have now said they will join the Syrian Army, if they get their own federal state. **UK/USrael waged war in order to bend the will of Syria to that of their own. * Rezan Gilo, the joint chief of defense in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava)* As for the PKK/YPG kurds arrogantly su... more »
When A Political Endorsement Actually Means Something-- Bernie Sanders And Randy Bryce
At the beginning of the video Bernie made when he endorsed Randy Bryce for Congress-- the only congressional endorsement he's done this year-- he whispered to Randy, *sotto voce*, "Listen to me, don't always listen to the consultants." And I don't know many people who have enough strength of character and personal integrity to listen less to "the consultants" than the two of them: Bernie and Randy, two guys with a mission and who know what they're doing. They take advice and weigh it... and do what they know is the right thing to do. And look at that endorsement. Have you ever see... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 26
1980 Iraq sent letter to UN saying it was still following the 1975 Algiers Accord on Shatt al-Arab and Iran was violating it 1983 Pres Reagan signed NSDD114 saying U.S. would back Iraq in Iran-Iraq War to prevent it from losing 1993 Iraq accepted UN Resolution 715 to extend UN weapons inspections Initially rejected resolution 2001 Bush called Saddam a terrorist who would be held accountable and said Iraq needed to allow UN weapons inspectors back in 2001 White House spokesman Fleischer said US afraid Al Qaeda might try to get ... more »
Some Notes on Court-Packing, Then and Now
Neil Siegel 1. My colleague Curt Bradley and I have recently taken a detailed look at the constitutional debate over Democratic President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s 1937 proposal to pack the Supreme Court. One of the most interesting facets of that episode is the extent to which opponents of the proposal tacked back and forth between arguments sounding in constitutional law and arguments sounding in constitutional convention. For example, the report of the Senate Judiciary Committee argued that the plan was both an *anti*constitutional and an *un*constitutional attack on judicial... more »
Senate Wants To Force The Critically Endangered Red Wolf Into Extinction
“The Committee acknowledges the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission’s request that the [Fish and Wildlife] Service end the Red Wolf recovery program and declare the Red Wolf extinct,” it said. The red wolf, Canis rufus, currently exists only as a small population in one part of North Carolina. It’s listed under the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as critically endangered, which means it’s one step away from being extinct in the wild. That’s why it strikes us as odd that, hidden in a Senate report related to funding for the Department of the Interior, ... more »
Former Joint Chiefs Chairman Mullen: Use Of Nuclear Weapons 'More Probable Than It Used To Be'
*Newsweek:* *North Korea Threat: Nuclear Weapons Use ‘More Probable’ Says Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman* The former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff has admitted he is “scared to death” by the probability of nuclear weapons use – which he said is greater than it used to be. Speaking in an interview with ABC’s This Week on Sunday, retired Admiral Mike Mullen commented on the U.S.’ increasingly volatile relationship with North Korea, stating the unpredictability of the isolated nation demonstrated the increasing likelihood of Kim John Un using nuclear weapons. “I think... more »
Three Puppies Trapped In Pool Of Tar And Unable To Move Rescued
The three tiny puppies were stuck for hours in rock-solid tar and unable to move, even an inch. The stray puppies were encased in the solidified tar, which proved incredibly challenging for the rescuers of Animal Aid Unlimited. One puppy even had her mouth stuck open. Realizing they couldn’t pull the puppies out, the rescuers decided to take the entire slab of tar with them. The cries of the poor puppies pierced my heart, but thanks to the dedication of these wonderful rescuers the puppies were eventually reed from their tar prisons. “It took many hours over several days for our ... more »
A Big Trump Success: Deconstruction of The Regulatory State
President Trump signs executive order in his first 10 days of office to curb government regulations. NBC News / Carlos Barria / Reuters One huge Trump achievement only marginally commented upon by the news media has been the beginnings of his deconstruction of the regulatory state, aka the administrative state. Republicans may have failed so […] The post A Big Trump Success: Deconstruction of The Regulatory State appeared first on A Divided World.
First food ship in three weeks arrived in Yemen
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (09:50 PM) – The first humanitarian aid ship in three weeks has arrived in the Houthi-controlled Yemeni port city of Hudaydah at the Red Sea coast on Sunday. The vessel was the first one to be able to dock since a total blockade of the country was implemented by the Saudi-led military coalition […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey calls on US to ‘restore ties with true allies’ instead of with YPG
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (09:30 PM) – Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has called on the United States to stop its cooperation with the YPG (People’s Protection Units) and allied Kurdish groups in northern Syria, and instead “restore ties with true allies”. Yildirim’s statement comes as a reaction to the US promise to cease arms supplies to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Dubai security chief calls for bombing of Al Jazeera HQ
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (09:10 PM) – Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan, the chief of security in the Emirati city-state of Dubai has called for the bombinb of the headquarters of internationally renowned news agency Al Jazeera. The security chief made the call on Twitter, in a statement in which he also blamed the Qatar-based Arab news broadcaster […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish forces to join ‘new’ Syrian Army after establishment of federalist system
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) – The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will join a newly formed “Syrian Army” after the establishment of a federalist system of governance, Riad Darar of the Syrian Democratic Council told Rudaw TV this week. According to Darar, the SDF will join the Syrian Army as part of the “Northern Syria […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian forces deliver lethal blow to ISIS terrorists in southeast Deir Ezzor
Six Russian Tu-22M3 long-haul bombers delivered an airstrike on Islamic State (a terrorist organization outlawed in Russia) targets in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor, the Russian defense ministry said on Sunday. “On November 26, 2017, six Tu-22M3 long-haul bombers delivered an airstrike on Islamic State terrorists’ targets in the province of Deir ez-Zor,” the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Epic battle for jihadist bastion continues as SAA troops attempt to advance near occupied Golan
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:35 P.M.) – For the third day in a row, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and jihadist rebels have been involved in a fierce battle for the strategic hilltop of Tal Bardayah near the occupied Golan Heights region. The Syrian military began the assault this morning by launching more than 20 airstrikes on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iran threatens to increase missile range, blames ISIS on US, Israel
Speaking during a televised program, a senior commander from the Iranian Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that Daesh was created with help from foreign powers and threatened to increase the range of Iran’s missiles if Tehran sees a threat from Europe. “Intelligence services of the US, Saudi Arabia, Israel, the United Arab Emirates […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army resumes offensive in northeast Hama amid heavy Russian bombardment
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their offensive in the northeastern countryside of Hama, Sunday, after taking a short hiatus to focus on southern Aleppo. Led by the 39th and 40th brigades of the 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian Arab Army stormed the defenses of the Al-Qaeda linked Hay’at Tahrir […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Saudi Crown Prince vows to ‘wipe terrorists out from the face of earth’
The summit follows the Saudi crown prince’s statement in favor of the country returning to “moderate Islam,” which came amid a number of steps aimed at expanding women’s rights. Saudi Arabia has gathered defense ministers and senior officials from 40 Muslim states at the first meeting of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition, in a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VANISHING CARDIAC MURMUR ON STANDING POSITION IS NONPATHOLOGICAL, DR.D.K.JHA,M.D
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Arctic Ice Grows in Movember
Arctic Ice Extents have more than doubled since the Sept. minimum and are now up to 10.4M km2. The last 30% of maximum will take until March, principally because several basins are frozen over and cannot add coverage. To date, Beaufort and CAA (Canadian Archipelago) are full, as are Laptev and East Siberian on the […]
U.S. Fighter Pilots In The U.K. Told To 'Keep Windscreens Clean' To Avoid Collisions With Civilian Aircraft
One case this year involved RAF Lakenheath-based F-15s which came within 50m (150ft) of an RAF Voyager *Newsweek:**U.S. Air Force Pilots Told to Keep Cockpit Windows Clean to Avoid Collisions With Civilian Aircraft * The U.S. Air Force has urged its pilots to keep their cockpit windows clean after a series of near misses with civilian aircraft. USAF F-15 jets based at RAF Lakenheath in southeastern Engand were involved in 19 near-misses with U.K. aircraft in the past five years, according to figures from the U.K Airprox Board, which is responsible for British airspace safety, obt... more »
Rep. John Conyers steps aside as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee amid accusations of sexual harassment.
Courtesy of WaPo: *Rep. John Conyers Jr. (Mich.), the longest-serving member of Congress, stepped aside as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee amid growing internal pressure as an ethics investigation of sexual harassment allegations against him begins. * *Conyers, 88, said he would not resign from Congress and instead would fight the allegations in the hope of reclaiming his spot atop the committee, which oversees federal laws and other legal issues. “I very much look forward to vindicating myself and my family before the House Committee on Ethics,” he wrote Sunday... more »
I believe in angels. Something good in everything I see.
A moment of history This morning's *The Andrew Marr Show *will probably be best remembered for the Archbishop of York finally putting on his clerical collar again after Robert Mugabe's fall from power - a wonderful TV moment. I watched him live as he took it off and cut it up in protest at Mugabe's cruelty back in 2007 - much to the astonishment of Andrew Marr. (And talking about astonishment, *I'm* astonished that it was ten years ago. It really doesn't feel that long ago. *Tempus* clearly *fugit*). Archbishop Sentamu used the fragments Andrew had kept safe and sound these past... more »
Middle Finger Symphony Theater
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'My life was ripped apart': Two Calgary Muslim men say CSIS wrongfully targeted them
[image: Abderrahmane Ghanem says he was detained and tortured in an Algerian prison after Canadian intelligence agencies shared information about him. Ghanem and Yacine Meziane say they've been wrongly targeted and their lives have been disrupted.] *Abderrahmane Ghanem says he was detained and tortured in an Algerian prison after Canadian intelligence agencies shared information about him. Ghanem and Yacine Meziane say they've been wrongly targeted and their lives have been disrupted. (CBC) * Folks, I've been writing for five years now about the abomination called CSIS..."Canadian ... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 26, 2017
*Yusri Mohamed & Mahmoud Mourad, Reuters*: *Islamic State raises stakes with Egypt mosque attack* ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - The mosque was packed with hundreds of worshippers for Friday prayers in Egypt’s North Sinai when gunmen in military-style uniforms and masks appeared in a doorway and at windows. The ease with which they mounted an attack - killing more than 300 people in the worst bloodshed of its kind in Egypt’s modern history - highlighted the threat militant groups pose in the most populous Arab country. After four years of battling Islamic State in the Sinai, where t... more »
Bitcoin Tops $9,300 Amid “Extinction-Level Event For Banks.. And Maybe Governments Too”
[image: bitcoin]Bitcoin is currently soaring to exponentially record highs signaling a potential "extinction-level" event for the banking cartel.
Into dark places
Grace The strange interface between the traditional media, social media and 'fake news' came together this week in a startling story. An American vlogger who goes by the name Reallygraceful is absolutely furious at the BBC for dismissing her claims of a paedophile ring operating on YouTube. She made those claims back in February, and BBC Trending wrote a piece about her at the time. The BBC Trending piece, by Mike Wendling, was headlined *Despite rumours, there's no evidence of a paedophile ring on YouTube*. It reported claims that Reallygraceful's claims were "overblown" and t... more »
World News Briefs -- November 26, 2017
*Washington Post:* *As Egypt grieves after mosque massacre, security forces ramp up strikes on militants* CAIRO — Egypt’s security forces were on high alert Saturday after striking back at militants whose massacre of more than 300 people at a Sinai mosque raised fears of a new and bloodier phase in the country’s struggle against Islamist insurgents. Egypt’s state-run Information Service tried to portray Friday’s carnage — at least 305 dead, or about quarter of the male population of the village of Rawda — as a sign of “weakness, despair and collapse” among militants opting for e... more »
MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” busted faking “LIVE” Thanksgiving Day show (Video)
MSNBC fakes its "Live" Thanksgiving Day after show. More The post MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” busted faking “LIVE” Thanksgiving Day show (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
TIMEgate explodes. Hannity calls magazine “total bulls**t”, as denial of Trump’s pending “Person of the Year” heats up
Trump disses TIME on “Man (Person) of the Year" award. More The post TIMEgate explodes. Hannity calls magazine “total bulls**t”, as denial of Trump’s pending “Person of the Year” heats up appeared first on The Duran.
Secret service agent to Fox News: “I did not swear an oath to cover for misdeeds of [HRC]” (Video)
There are secrets about the Clintons that the public doesn’t know yet. More The post Secret service agent to Fox News: “I did not swear an oath to cover for misdeeds of [HRC]” (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Mainstream Media’s double-betrayal of Libya
Western mainstream media cheered on a war against Libya which has inevitably led to the enslavement of black Africans in Libya. The mainstream media bears its own share of responsibility for ignoring the warnings and hiding this story for six deadly years. More The post Mainstream Media’s double-betrayal of Libya appeared first on The Duran.
What Happens To The CFPB Now? No More Protecting Consumers From Wall Street Avarice?
On Friday, Trump appointed right-wing crackpot and OMB Director Mick Mulvaney acting director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau. But there already was an acting director. Richard Cordray, on announcing that he was stepping down at the end of the day, also announced that his chief of staff, Leandra English, is the new deputy director and acting head of the agency. The Dodd-Frank Act, which created the CFPB, specifies that the deputy director will be head of the bureau between permanent directors-- and permanent directors have to be confirmed by the Senate. The CFPB was Eliz... more »
Ernest Hemingway advises ...
*"The most solid advice is this, I think: Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep really to sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough...* * "Finish what you start... Live the full life of the mind, exhilarated by new ideas, intoxicated by the romance of the unusual... When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen."* * "[And] never go on trips with anyone you do n...more »
Couple Nearly Gives Birth in Car As Cop Holds Them on Roadside, Tickets Them for Rushing to Hospital
[image: hospital]When a couple was pulled over for speeding to the hospital to have their baby, the officer gave them a speeding ticket and refused to escort them to the ER.
Donald Trump has suggested that the Access Hollywood "p*ssy grabbing" tape is fake and is now doubling down on his support for accused pedophile Roy Moore.
Courtesy of the New York Times: *But something deeper has been consuming Mr. Trump. He sees the calls for Mr. Moore to step aside as a version of the response to the now-famous “Access Hollywood” tape, in which he boasted about grabbing women’s genitalia, and the flood of groping accusations against him that followed soon after. He suggested to a senator earlier this year that it was not authentic, and repeated that claim to an adviser more recently. (In the hours after it was revealed in October 2016, Mr. Trump acknowledged that the voice was his, and he apologized.) * *So Mr. Tr... more »
Slimate Clience Nonsense; “The List” Continued
Years ago I learned of “The List,” which is a website that tracked all the ridiculous claims made by slimate climatists. Unfortunately, “The List” is no longer being updated. Going forward, I will attempt to continue the effort started by “The List” and document all the nonsense coming out of the Slimate Clientists. The original “List”: A … Continue reading "Slimate Clience Nonsense; “The List” Continued"
The Value of a Consensus? Not Much
If you want a very easy to explain why a “consensus” on a forecast is worthless, one simply needs to look at the College Football Rankings. Weather Forecasters can’t accurately predict the weather one week in the future, Stock Market Analysts can’t predict the Stock Market one week in the future, but the easiest way … Continue reading "The Value of a Consensus
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