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Saudi Arabia: The Coming Crisis in the Kingdom
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has, in recent months, tightened their blockade on the war ravaged country of Yemen. The justification for this tightening was the launch of a long range ballistic missile by Houthi rebels towards the capital city of Riyadh in November. Despite these heavy handed tactics in Yemen which have been criticized […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Is This The Reason Why South Korea Wants Russian President Putin At The Olympic Games?
© Sputnik/ Aleksey Nikolskyi *Sputnik:* *Guarantor of Olympic Peace: South Korea Wants Putin in Pyeongchang* The IOC’s decision to ban Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea could dash Seoul’s hopes to use President Vladimir Putin’s presence at the Games as a means of preventing any possible confrontation with North Korea, local media reports say. Many South Koreans worry that the loss of Russian spectators at the Games could be a big blow to the Winter Olympics, which have historically attracted fewer attendees than the Summer Games. Even more importantly, without P... more »
Patient of Week: Injured American White Pelican Making Great Progress!
We’ve got some good news: The severely injured American White Pelican rescued in Orange County last month is making great progress! This bird was spotted with a terrible bill fracture at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine a few weeks ago. On top of the bill fracture, the poor bird had several neck wounds […]
Picture Of The Day
The hawks of the Kremlin Falconry scare off crows from the Kremlin building’s domes. © Sputnik/ Iliya Pitalev *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Defending the Kremlin: Hawks, Falcons and Owls in Service *(Sputnik).
"A Voice Within..."
“How do the geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? How do we, humans, know when it is time to move on? As with the migrant birds, so surely with us; there is a voice within, if only we would listen to it, that tells us so certainly when to go forth into the unknown.” - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Live: Protest Outside U.S. Embassy in Beirut Turns Violent, Injuries Reported
PressTV News Videos Streamed live 16 hours ago Protests against US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital have turned violent in Lebanon. Clashes erupted as demonstrators rallied outside the US Embassy in Beirut to show their anger at Trump’s move. Water cannon and tear gas were used to disperse the protesters. Iraqis […]
US ‘Abandoning Pretense’ of Fair-Handed Middle East Policy – Journalist
RT America Published on Dec 8, 2017 President Donald Trump’s decision to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem is “a more honest version” of decades of US policy regarding Israel and Palestine because Trump’s stance is informed by both a powerful lobby in the US and hard right elements in Israel, filmmaker and journalist […]
UK Jewish MP: Israel Acting Like Nazis in Gaza. Israel Was Born Out of Jewish Terrorism!
Sir Gerald Kaufmann (UK Jewish MP): “My grandmother was ill in bed when the Nazis came to her home town. A German soldier shot her dead in her bed. “My grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israeli soldiers murdering Palestinian grandmothers in Gaza. ” – “The present Israeli government ruthlessly and cynically exploits […]
WAR OF THE WORLDS: Former MoD UFO Investigator Reveals Battle Plan for If Earth was INVADED by Aliens … And It’s Terrifying
The Illuminist “Alien Invasion” psyop continues, It is to prepare the sheeple for the coming of the fallen angels. Ie. “Aliens” = Fallen angels and the Nephilim. – WAR OF THE WORLDS: Former MoD UFO Investigator Reveals Battle Plan for If Earth was INVADED by Aliens … And It’s Terrifying by George Harrison, https://www.thesun.co.uk/ Nick Pope, who […]
Kadyrov Blasts Trump’s Jerusalem Move as ‘Crude,’ Warns of Full-Scale War in Middle-East
Kadyrov Blasts Trump’s Jerusalem Move as ‘Crude,’ Warns of Full-Scale War in Middle-East by https://www.rt.com/ The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, has described the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel by the US president as a stab in the back for those who tried to reach a settlement in the Middle East, […]
Central Banks Want To Replace The US Dollar With A Single Global Super-Currency
X22Report Published on Dec 8, 2017 Jobs hit an all time new high with retail stores closing, corporations laying off, this makes sense. The everything bubble is getting ready to pop, countries issuing 100 year bonds. Central bankers pushing to replace the dollar with a global super currency, the central bankers say this will stabilize the […]
Former Head Of Davos Group Talks About The Elite Practicing Satanism And The Occult
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Dec 8, 2017 Alex Jones talks with former Davos group head about what he has witnessed during his time around the elite. end
WaPo Reporter Tweets Picture Of Empty Trump Speech, Gets Called Out By Trump And Retracts
WaPo Reporter Tweets Picture Of Empty Trump Speech, Gets Called Out By Trump And Retracts by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ A day after CNN botched a hit-job on President Trump – which came a week after an erroneous ABC report on General Flynn sent stocks tumbling, which came a month after Bloomberg’s Justin Sink launched “KoiGate” during President Trump’s trip to Japan – […]
Unbridled Joy
So I’m taking a short break from work to let my blood pressure work its way back down from the stratosphere. Here’s what swabbies do for enjoyment. I discovered that the master switch to the engine room lights was wired backward, so it was on when it said off. I took out the panel, reversed…
Does The U.S. Have Way Too Many Secrets?
James Gibney, Bloomberg: *The U.S. Has Way Too Many Secrets* A Q&A with Tom Blanton, director of the National Security Archive, on the historical value of Hillary Clinton's emails, the sins of Julian Assange, and what national secrets are really worth keeping. How much does it cost to keep a secret? Well, the U.S. government sort of has an answer: $16.89 billion. That's how much it spent in 2016 to classify information that it deems too sensitive to be released to the public. Some secrets are worth keeping, of course -- like how to cook up chemical weapons, for instance. But other... more »
81st doctor found dead in Park Avenue Home by 11 y/o daughter w/ knife in torso, cops instantly rule “suicide”
Editor’s note: You can read about all 81 doctors found dead in my unintended series here. It is with heavy heart that we announce that Dr Dean Lorich, found dead this afternoon, Sunday, December 10th at his Park Avenue Upper East Side home. He was only 54. Police instantly said it was suicide and that
For Those Who Believe The Democratic Party Is Salvageable...
As you may-- or may not-- know, the DNC has been working to heal the wounds left from Wasserman Schultz's reign of terror, particularly over how she worked to undermine Bernie's campaign and rig the primaries for Hillary, making the party weak and un-unified and giving Trump more opportunities to gain ground. Over the weekend the 8 Bernie appointees to the Unity Reform Commission-- Our Revolution Board Chair Larry Cohen, Our Revolution President Nina Turner, Our Revolution Board members Lucy Flores, Jane Kleeb, and Jim Zogby, as well as former Berkeley Mayor Gus Newport, Jeff Weav... more »
How Russia's Tough Tanks Can Roll Toward Battle on an ‘Iron Carpet’
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, * More than 72 years of tank development since the end of World War II have not found a military solution for the mud — just quick fixes like the KVD. The Eastern Front during World War II brought the enduring image of tanks bogged down in seas of thick, sticky mud. While it might come as a surprise, the twice-annual Russian mud is still a major military problem. So, Russia has developed a road-laying truck for its engineering troops called the KVD, short for “temporary road system,” to lay down a 50-meter-long aluminum sheet to help tanks and other ... more »
America, Japan and South Korea Are Planning a Two-Day Missile Defense Drill
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* The US, Japan and South Korea are planning a joint, two-day ballistic missile defense exercise in Pacific waters as a show of resolve and defensive technical competence in light of North Korean attack threats. *This recent THAAD intercept unquestionably pertains to fast-mounting tensions between the US and North Korea because, in the event of a military confrontation, many suspect North Korea will fire a barrage of conventional ballistic missiles into neighboring South Korea. Naturally, this prospect creates a very serious threat to US military pers... more »
Expect The U.S. Congress To Be Reeling From More Sexual Allegations And Charges This Week
The U.S. Capitol Building is pictured in Washington, February 27, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed *The Hill:* *Congress reeling from sexual harassment deluge* Congressional leaders are struggling to get ahead of the wave of sexual harassment allegations that are engulfing their institution. With no clear roadmap for how to deal with such topics, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other leaders are responding to the allegations on a case-by-case basis — and on the fly. The stream of public revelations has put leaders in a pressure cooker. ... more »
Straight Goods is taking a hiatus until the new year....or so
Talk to you later on.... Cheers Eyes Need Resting The Straight Goods
WHY WERE THERE SO MANY SEEMINGLY WOKE REPUBLICANS ON TV TODAY?
I was surprised when this became a big story today: Sen. Richard Shelby says he wants a Republican elected to the Senate on Tuesday to represent Alabama, but that he didn't vote for GOP candidate Roy Moore in the special election. The Alabama Republican said he's already cast his ballot, and that he chose a write-in candidate. "I'd rather see the Republican win, but I'd rather see a Republican write-in. I couldn't vote for Roy Moore. I didn't vote for Roy Moore," Shelby told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union." This was breaking news *today?* Why? We've known about Shelby's v... more »
So ‘they’ think there is proof that King Arthur ruled in Scotland…
Like, whip-di-diddly doo… I mean, fake news on the hoof. What difference does one long-dead despotic asshole being from one end of the Island of Great Britain or another or if he’s simply a fictional character who is somehow a Celtic Messiah? He’s still dead, his kingdom collapsed while he was (supposedly) still alive and […]
Confirmed: New York City’s Public WiFi Stations Are Spying On You
By Kevin Samson If there is ever a perfect example of dual-use technology, it is WiFi connectivity. I’ve already covered the mounting evidence that our... more »
Look Who’s Interfering: Tillerson’s Thai Election Comment
By Tony Cartalucci US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson released a press statement regarding Thailand’s National Day. In it he expressed diplomatic greetings and well-wishing to... more »
More About California Fires
Op-Ed by Catherine J. Frompovich California is burning! Is that part of a predestined ‘scientific’ plan or agenda for population control? Nothing I can write... more »
Geoengineered Nucleated Snowstorms: Do They Cause Physical Distresses?
By Catherine J. Frompovich We all know, and medicine confirms, weather can affect how one feels and how the body reacts. However, there’s a new... more »
Syrian Army And Iranian-Backed Militias Backed By Russian Air Power Have Launched A Major Offensive On The Rebel Stronghold Of Idlib
*Reuters:* *Syrian army and Iranian-backed militias push towards Idlib province* AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian army and Iranian-backed militias backed by Russian air power stepped up a military campaign against rebels in eastern Hama province in a push towards the rebel stronghold of Idlib province in northwestern Syria, rebels and witnesses said. They said dozens of aerial strikes believed to be conducted mainly by Russian jets in the last 48 hours hit opposition held villages and towns in the northeastern Hama countryside and the southern part of Idlib province. The Islamist Hay... more »
What Should Trump's National Security Strategy Look Like?
*James Jay Carafano* *Security, North America* [image: Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington] The National Security Strategy is expected to reflect "serious" Trump. Here are some things to be on the lookout for. President Donald Trump is expected to release a public national security strategy soon. His critics will most likely hate it, no matter what it says. Some will simply ignore it, claiming that Trump will just keep being Trump, regardless of what is on paper. Conversely, the president’s supporters will mostly say nice things about it—or ignore it. ... more »
How to Stop Iran's Missile Program
*Henry Sokolski, William Tobey* *Security, Middle East* [image: Two Iranian clerics stand near a surface to surface missile which is ready to be launched during a war game near the city of Qom] America must unite, not divide, other major powers to constrain Iran. Just four weeks ago, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s commander, Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, told the Associated Press that Tehran was imposing a 1,242-mile range limit on its surface-to-surface ballistic missiles. Although lax (all of Israel’s bases, and most of America’s in the Gulf and Middle East, fall within this ran... more »
Congress Has Chosen the Wrong Strategy to Deal with Russia
*Nicolai N. Petro* *Security, Europe* [image: A woman walks past busts depicting Russian president Vladimir Putin in the colours of the Russian national flag at the] It is the playbook that Ronald Reagan used during his first two years in office, and then decisively rejected. A recent editorial in the *Economist* magazine simultaneously reveals both the intellectual shallowness of the new Cold War and its source of inspiration. It does so by tying together three points that have become staples of the current mind-set about Russia. The first, is that post-Communist Russia is even... more »
Why is America Addicted to Foreign Interventions?
*Monica Duffy Toft* *Security, Middle East* [image: U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Christopher Landon, a motor transport operator assigned to the 182nd Transportation Company, fires an M240B machine gun as part of Operation Cold Steel II] The United States engaged in forty-six military interventions from 1948–1991, from 1992–2017 that number increased fourfold to 188. At a time when the United States is preparing to increase Pentagon spending and escalate troop deployments overseas, an analysis of U.S. military interventions since the country’s founding highlights two important and rela... more »
4 Middle East Events That Helped Expand Iran's Influence
*Benjamin Miller* *Security, Middle East* [image: Followers of the Houthi group raise their weapons as they demonstrate against an arms embargo imposed by the U.N. Security Council on the group] America has played a key role in producing the conditions for the rising Iranian influence. Iran is the big winner of the Middle East turmoil of recent years, commonly called “the Arab Spring.” While Russia succeeded to achieve its aims in Syria by helping to preserve the Assad regime and, in fact, became the key broker of the post–Syrian War settlement, Iran made major gains in four Ara... more »
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Climbs Mt. Paektu
*International Business Times*: *North Korea's 130kg leader's spotless black shoes untouched after he 'climbed' to the top of 2,777m mountain* He reportedly climbed Mount Paektu which is of spiritual significance. It is the kind of hike that would take a fit mountaineer hours and would require a strong pair of lungs as well as specialised footwear. But that apparently wasn't required for Kim Jong-Un, who according to North Korea's state media managed to walk "through thick snow" to get to the top of the 2,777m Mount Paektu, even if his spotless leather shoes suggested otherwise. ... more »
Al-Qaeda emir in southern Syria assassinated mysteriously
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:15 A.M.) – The assassination of Hay’at Tahrir al Sham’s (HTS) commanders continues across Syria- this time ,however, not in Idlib but rather in southernmost province of Dara’a. Unknown assailants assassinated Mounir al-Muslimi, nicknamed Abu Namer Jabha, one of HTS’s most important emirs and commanders in Syria’s south. He was the master planner […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Video: Aleppo’s Quds Brigade rallies against Trump’s Jerusalem decision
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:00 A.M.) – The pro-government Palestinian Liwa al-Quds (Quds Brigade) rallied in support of Palestine against Israel and against Trump’s decision on Jerusalem The military commander of the experienced force announced the launch of the third Intifada threatening Israel with military action. Quds Brigade had been one of the most important forces in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Foreign jihadists begin swarming Afghan theater as ISIS presence grows
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:46 A.M.) – Several foreign militants affiliated with the Islamic State terror group including French and Algerian nationals have moved to Afghanistan after they were suppress during the operations in Syria and Iraq, it has been reported. Several French and Algerian IS fighters have been observed in the northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan. Darzab […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
4-5-6-7... All Good Cretins Go To Heaven
*Haaretz* is one of the most respected Israeli newspapers. Yesterday they ran an analysis of what was behind Trump's decision to move the U.S. embassy from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem in a few years-- less than an hour's drive: Armageddon? Bring It On: The Evangelical Force Behind Trump's Jerusalem Speech. "The U.S. evangelical community," they wrote, "is in raptures over Trump's decision to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel, believing it moves the world closer to Armageddon." He was endangering world peace but shoring up his evangelical cretinous base before the big battle over ... more »
Rep. Adam Schiff says that we know that the Russians offered help, the Trump campaign accepted that help, and Donald Trump made full use of that help.
Here is what we know: The Russians offered help. The Campaign accepted help. The Russians gave help. The President made full use of that help. That's pretty damning. pic.twitter.com/kRo9NrdQq4 — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) December 10, 2017 Courtesy of the New York Post: *The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said the evidence mounting in the Russia probe against President Trump’s campaign is “damning.” “We do know this,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” * *“The Russians offered help. The campaign accepted help. The Russians gave h... more »
Two Opposing Views On The Current State Of The Mueller Investigation On President Trump
Robert Mueller. Aaron Bernstein / Reuters *Albert Hunt, Bloomberg*: *The Trump-Russia Probe Is About to Get Uglier* *Unpleasant facts are spilling out. Republicans don't want to know them. * Here are two certainties about the Trump-Russia investigation. It won't end soon. It will get uglier. A new shoe drops almost daily in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe. First, Former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying and agreed to cooperate. Then the White House changed its story (again) on what President Donald Trump knew after he was first advised in Janua... more »
Venezuela opposition banned from running in 2018 election
In case you wonder what would happen to democracy in the UK should Jeremy Corbyn become Prime Minister, here's the latest news from Venezuela. 'Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro, says the country's main opposition parties are banned from taking part in next year's presidential election.' More here at the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-42304594 A responsible news reporting organisation would ask Jeremy Corbyn for his opinion on what's happening in the socialist nirvana of Venezuela but the BBC isn't an independent responsible news reporting organisation, inst... more »
Dr. Ajay Nair Selected as Next President of Arcadia University
Arcadia University’s Board of Trustees announced that Dr. Ajay Nair has been named the 22nd president of the university. He will be the first person of color to lead the private, liberal arts university in its 164-year history.
Strzok-Gate and the Mueller Cover-Up
[image: undefined] Almost eighteen months after Obama’s Justice Department and the FBI launched the Russiagate investigation, and seven months after Special Counsel Robert Mueller took the investigation over, the sum total of what it has achieved is as follows: (1) an indictment of Paul Manafort and Rick Gates which concerns entirely their prior financial dealings, and which makes no reference to the Russiagate collusion allegations; (2) an indictment for lying to the FBI of George Papadopoulos, the junior volunteer staffer of the Trump campaign, who during the 2016 Presidential e... more »
The weirdest Beatles cover ever? Su Pollard: Back in the USSR
https://youtu.be/HG1d-mUQkMA This is just wrong, so wrong.
The weirdest Beatles cover ever? Petula Clark - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
https://youtu.be/-fi6w8j_MR4 Petula Clark covers The Beatles' Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band in a Charleston style. I think weird just about describes that.
X22 Report, “Central Banks Are Ready To Fight To The End To Protect Their Economic System”
X22 Report, “Central Banks Are Ready To Fight To The End To Protect Their Economic System” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgIRLzwfCMU *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “Did The Arab League Just Threaten The Petro Dollar With A Move To The Petro Yuan?” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g40TmQ-pWng
Catherine Austin Fitts: Smart Money Buying Gold and Land. The U.S. Government is a Criminal Enterprise
Catherine Austin Fitts: Smart Money Buying Gold and Land. The U.S. Government is a Criminal Enterprise by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) Financial expert and investment advisor Catherine Austin Fitts says the U.S. Government runs on massive criminal activity. Fitts explains, “The U.S. economy is deeply dependent on criminal cash flows. We’re the global leader in money […]
Unauthorized Disclosure—Episode 40: Every Day Is Training Day For The Rapture
Hosts Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola discuss President Donald Trump and his administration’s plans to move the United States Embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. They also comment on the tax bill and react to Senator Al Franken’s resignation over sexual harassment allegations. Khalek, who is involved in a new The post Unauthorized Disclosure—Episode 40: Every Day Is Training Day For The Rapture appeared first on Shadowproof.
Turkish President Erdogan Calls Israel A 'Terrorist State' And 'Killer Of Children'
*Daily Mail*:* Turkish President Erdogan brands Israel a 'terrorist state' and 'killer of children' as he vows to do everything possible to reverse Donald Trump's Jerusalem decision* * Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit out at Israel on Sunday amid clashes in the Middle East * Comes after Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel * Erdogan has vowed to persuade the US President to reverse his decision * Comes after he threatened to cut all ties with the Jewish state last week Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out at Israel after Donald Trump decided to reco... more »
Everybody Knows (The Climate Fix Is In)
Lyrics: Everybody knows that the dice are loaded Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed Everybody knows that the war is over Everybody knows the good guys lost Everybody knows the fight was fixed The poor stay poor, the rich get rich Thats how it goes Everybody knows Everybody knows that the boat is leaking Everybody […]
Musical Interlude: Kevin Kern, “Another Realm”
Kevin Kern, “Another Realm” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a2JtNQublQ
Five Minutes Five Issues: Yemen Blockade, Israelgate, Cop Sentenced, Military Spending, Execution Capital
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.* On Wednesday, United St... more »
Five Minutes Five Issues: Yemen Blockade, Israelgate, Cop Sentenced, Military Spending, Execution Capital
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.* On Wednesday, United St... more »
Five Minutes Five Issues: Yemen Blockade, Israelgate, Cop Sentenced, Military Spending, Execution Capital
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.* On Wednesday, United St... more »
Five Minutes Five Issues: Yemen Blockade, Israelgate, Cop Sentenced, Military Spending, Execution Capital
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.* On Wednesday, United St... more »
Were Black and LGBT Reporters Banned from the White House Christmas Party Guest List?
The only White House reporter from an LGBT news organization, as well as a prominent African-American White House correspondent, didn't receive an invitation this year.
Eight Countries Are Actively Preparing For The Possibility Of Nuclear War
A static display of intercontinental ballistic missiles at the F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., front gate the evening of April 4, 2012. From left are the Peacekeeper, the Minuteman III and the Minuteman I. The planet Venus is visible in the sky above the Minuteman missiles and Jupiter is visible to the left of the Minuteman I. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez) *The Organic Prepper:* *These 8 Places Around the World Are Actively Preparing for Nuclear War * Everywhere, it seems like officials are actively preparing for the possibility of nuclear war. Tensions are high in practi... more »
Laura Ingraham is concerned that the #MeToo movement might "killing all the fun of Christmas."
Courtesy of Share Blue: *Fox News host and Trump cheerleader Laura Ingraham is concerned about the growing number of women who are coming forward to report incidents of sexual assault and harassment. * *Well, she’s not actually concerned about the women — she’s worried that they might ruin office Christmas parties this year. * *“Is the #MeToo movement becoming a spoiler for this season’s Christmas parties?” Ingraham asked Friday evening during a segment on Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle. * *Speaking with comedian Jimmy Failla, Ingraham said she was worried that women who feel empo... more »
David Viner’s Thing Of The Past Comes Back To Haunt Him (Again!)
By Paul Homewood David Viner – March 2000 “Within a few years winter snowfall will become "a very rare and exciting event"”. “Children just aren’t going to know what snow is," Titley, Herefordshire – Dec 2017 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5164157/Snow-falls-UK-close-roads-ground-flights.html Leadhills, South Lanarkshire – Jan 2017 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/12/severe-snow-weather-warnings-across-uk-will-reach-london/ Alexandra Palace, London – Jan 2016 […]
Nobel Peace Prize Winner ICAN Warns That Nuclear War Is Only 'A Tantrum Away'
*Time:* *'We Can Take Them Apart.' ICAN Chief Beatrice Fihn Accepts Nobel Peace Prize for Group's Work to Ban Nuclear Weapons* When Beatrice Fihn received a call on Oct. 6 informing the 35-year-old Swede that her group, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, she suspected a possible prank. Not that you should blame her—ICAN is just 10 years old, and the group’s aims can seem positively fanciful: the complete elimination of the world’s roughly 15,000 nuclear warheads. But that call from the Norwegian Nobel Committee was... more »
How About A Nice Piece Of Art For Christmas? Blue America Contest
*Gung Ho! by Nancy Ohanian* The wonderful Nancy Ohanian has donated one of her gorgeous signed prints, "Gung Ho," to Blue America to use for raising money for the candidates we've endorsed this year. She would like to see Congress flip from red to blue and so would we... and we know you would too. So this is how this contest works. Just contribute any amount (up to $2,700 per candidate) to any of our candidates on this page. One dollar; ten dollars, $1,000... it's up to you. Split it between all the candidates, or give it to your favorite candidate or split it between 2 or 3 candida... more »
Higher Education Devalued Under Trump/GOP Tax Bill
The truth is anything connected to higher ed got the shaft in this massive legislation that the GOP is jamming through Congress.
Fight in the Skies of Deir-Ezzor
The Memorandum on Flight Safety in Syria won’t help to pacify U.S. naked ambitions and ruthless determination to dominate in the skies over Syria. The post Fight in the Skies of Deir-Ezzor appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Did Chuck Schumer’s Daughter Break Her Silence About Her Dad’s Affair with a High School Cheerleader?
Reports about the U.S. Senator from New York's engaging in an affair with a teenaged schoolgirl are fake news.
"A Look to the Heavens"
“This composition in stardust covers over 8 degrees on the northern sky. The mosaicked field of view is west of the familiar Pleiades star cluster, toward the zodiacal constellation Aries and the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy. At right in the deep skyscape is bluish Epsilon Arietis, a star visible to the naked-eye and about 330 light-years away. *Click image for larger size.* Reflecting starlight in the region, dusty nebulae LBN762, LBN753, and LBN743 sprawl left to right across the field, but are likely some 1,000 light-years away. At that estimated distance, the cosmic canvas is ov... more »
Is Now The Time To Get Rid Of The U.S. President’s Nuclear ‘Football’
A White House military aide and member of the US Navy carries a briefcase known as the "football," containing emergency nuclear weapon codes (AFP Photo/SAUL LOEB) *Thomas Keaney/Thomas E. Ricks, Foreign Policy*: *It Is High Time to Do Away With the President’s Nuclear ‘Football’* The recent Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on nuclear weapons introduced some unsettling possibilities. The recent Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting on the authority to employ nuclear weapons brought some clarity concerning the authority and limits of employing nuclear weapons while i... more »
In pictures: ISIS kicks off do-or-die counteroffensive in eastern Syria
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (8:50 P.M.) – After the Islamic State withdrew all its remaining forces from Iraq over the past week, ISIS contingents in southeastern Deir Ezzor are suddenly finding themselves heavily reinforced, enabling them to launch a surprise counter-offensive in southeastern Deir Ezzor on Sunday. With dozens of ISIS fighters and at least a handful […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Al-Qaeda struggles to contain ISIS expansion near Syria stronghold
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (19:52) – The situation has turned sour for the al-Qaeda affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham extremist group when ISIS swiftly emerged a significant threat to the former in Hama’s northeastern countryside. With dozens of villages under its new dominion, the terrorist group continues trying to advance on its former ally launching its latest attack […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Three Somali troops defect to Al-Shabaab in rural Galguduud
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (7:40 P.M.) – Amid an ongoing jihadist insurgency in central Somalia, Al-Shabaab announced that three soldiers of the Somali Armed Forces had turned themselves in on Friday in the Galguduud Governorate. After switching sides, the defected soldiers announced they were ready fight alongside the Al-Qaeda affiliated group against their formed comrades in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS drives back Kurdish forces near key oilfield in Deir Ezzor amid unforeseen offensive
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (19:07) – A strike force of ISIS fighters launched an extensive operation on the village of Hawi Abu Hamam south of the Omari Oil Fields. 14 fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed in the surprise assault south of the strategic oil well. The terrorist group also managed to capture 3 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
"How Adults Can Survive A Childhood of Violence and Untruth"
"How Adults Can Survive A Childhood of Violence and Untruth" by Michael Pastore "Fear and love cannot live together... Blows are used to correct brute beasts." - Seneca, (Roman philosopher, author, politician, 4 B.C.E. to C.E. 65) "Two thousand years ago, the people of ancient Rome cheered enthusiastically as they watched gladiators fight each other to the death, and saw innocent persons torn to pieces by wild beasts. In that same era, Roman teachers practiced corporal punishment on a daily basis. The Roman schools were stocked with a variety of instruments used to beat children, i... more »
"Survival..."
"It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory." - W. Edwards Deming
The True Face of Fascism
To understand Fascism, one has to know history and the origin of the word Fascism. The origin of the word is the Roman Symbol of absolute power the “Fasces.” The symbolism of the Fasces is all one needs to know to understand just what exactly Fascism is, and how to spot it. The symbolism is … Continue reading "The True Face of Fascism"
"‘Soul-Crushing’: Filmmaker Captures ‘Slow, Painful Death’ Of Starving Polar Bear"
*"‘Soul-Crushing’: Filmmaker Captures ‘Slow, * *Painful Death’ Of Starving Polar Bear"* by RT "Footage of a starving polar bear clinging to life in the Canadian Arctic has highlighted one of the most devastating effects of climate change. When photographer Paul Nicklen and filmmakers from conservation group Sea Legacy arrived in the Baffin Islands, they came across a heartbreaking sight: a starving polar bear on its deathbed. Nicklen is no stranger to bears. From the time he was a child growing up in Canada's far north the biologist turned wildlife photographer has seen over 3,000 ... more »
Iran Sends A Formal Message To The U.S. Military Via Through Russia: 'Leave Syria Or Else'
Iranian General Qassem Soleimani *Elijah J:* *Qassem Soleimani’s letter to the US: Leave Syria or else! Could Al-Hasaka 2018 become Beirut 1983?* Well informed sources have said the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corp Brigadier General Haj Qassem Soleimani sent a verbal letter, via Russia, to the head of the US forces commander in Syria, advising him to pull out all US forces to the last soldier “or the doors of hell will open up”. “My message to the US military command: when the battle against ISIS (the Islamic State group) will end, no American soldier will be tol... more »
I think today seems like the appropriate day to share this rather long Seth Abramson thread.
(THREAD) It's time to tell the biggest untold story of the 2016 election: how a cadre of pro-Trump FBI agents and intel officers—some active, some retired—conspired to swing the election to Trump. The story involves Flynn, Prince, Giuliani, and others. Hope you'll read and share. pic.twitter.com/vcGhDTHX00 — Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) December 9, 2017 1/ True Pundit is a pro-Trump fake news site that began publishing on June 9, 2016—the day that Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, and Paul Manafort met with Kremlin agents in Trump Tower to discuss the Kremlin's provision to the T... more »
Keystone is anti-hydrocarbon zealotry in microcosm
CFACT Senior Policy Analyst Paul Driessen laments the long, arduous battle to open the Keystone XL pipeline -- an action that would eliminate the need for eliminate the need for 1,225 railroad tanker cars per day (450,000 per year) or 3,500 semi-trailer tanker trucks daily (1,275,000 annually) that currently transport oil to refineries, saving lives and costs and creating jobs in rural America. Driessen also recounts the many ways that fossil fuels enrich humanity -- from feed stocks for paints, plastics, pharmaceuticals, and other products to powering the manufacturing centers that... more »
LuLaRoe Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Sales Tax Charges
The women's clothing retailer sent emailed notices to customers informing them of pending refunds for overpayments of state sales taxes.
Imagining and Communicating Nuclear War: Materially Inscribing the Irrational Symbol
Today's news is crowded with headlines on the escalation of nuclear tensions with North Korea and increased volatility in the Middle East. A nuclear crisis appears imminent and a conventional crisis of war seems inevitable. REFLECTIONS ON HOW WE IMAGINE RISK and CRISIS This semester I taught courses on crisis and risk communication. In these classes I taught my students to think about risk and crisis as both material and symbolic. For example, although the Fukushima Daiichi disaster was precipitated by an earthquake, the strategic conception and construction of the plant and th... more »
University of Georgia, Army Cyber Command Eye Partnerships
ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia and the U.S. Army’s Cybersecurity Command could soon be exchanging students and workers. A civilian Army official, Ronald Pontius, says the command would take up University of Georgia Vice President for Research David Lee’s offer during a UGA conference on informatics, or big data. Pontius is deputy […]
Trump Pays Tribute to Civil Rights Heroes Amid Protests
President Donald Trump paid tribute Saturday to the leaders and foot soldiers of the civil rights movement whose sacrifices help make the United States a fairer and more just country, though protests surrounding his visit to Mississippi laid bare the stark divisions among Americans about his commitment to that legacy. As Trump gazed at an […]
QoTD: Welfare: "The bait in the poverty trap"
*"After working with welfare recipients for over a decade, I began to see it as the bait in the poverty trap ... Welfare would never be enough, but when they finally realised it, they had no high school diploma, no experience, and no child care."* ~ Mary Ruwart Here's Bob Geldof from before he turned sour: Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
After Trillions Mysteriously Go ‘Missing,’ DoD Getting Audited for First Time in History
[image: audit]After their own reports showed trillions of dollars "missing" from ledgers, DoD is now getting its first audit in its entire history.
Iran would be ready for restoring relations with Saudi Arabia, if Riyadh stopped these 2 things
Iran's suggestions are not only doable, but they represent a "win-win" solution disguised as an improbable scenario. More The post Iran would be ready for restoring relations with Saudi Arabia, if Riyadh stopped these 2 things appeared first on The Duran.
“Loving Your Servitude”
*“Loving Your Servitude”* by James Quinn “The real hopeless victims of mental illness are to be found among those who appear to be most normal. Many of them are normal because they are so well adjusted to our mode of existence, because their human voice has been silenced so early in their lives that they do not even struggle or suffer or develop symptoms as the neurotic does. They are normal not in what may be called the absolute sense of the word; they are normal only in relation to a profoundly abnormal society. Their perfect adjustment to that abnormal society is a measure of th... more »
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Israel's New Anti-Tunnel Technology Apparently Works
IDF forces destroy a cross-border Hamas tunnel on December 9, 2017. (IDF SPOKESMAN'S UNIT) *WATCH:* *IDF destroys cross-border Hamas tunnel, second in recent weeks * New technology means the terror tunnel threat will become a "thing of the past," according to Liberman. Bennett says, "Those digging tunnels are digging their death trap." The Israeli army destroyed a large Hamas tunnel which had infiltrated into Israeli territory from Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, IDF Spokesman Brig-Gen. Ronen Manelis announced on Sunday. The tunnel, which stretched a few hundred meters into southe... more »
In A Wave Election Cycle, Republicans Are Preparing To Wave Goodbye To Congress-- And Hello To K Street
The DCCC brain surgeons are starting to figure out that PVIs don't count as much in wave elections and that this cycle there really are no safe Republican seats. Any seat where the Democrats + independents make up 50% + one of potential voters, is up for grabs. People are *pissed off*-- pissed off about Trump, pissed off about Putin, pissed off about Ryan's Tax Scam, pissed off about how the Republicans treat women (and children), pissed off... did I mention Trump? Last Tuesday, in a Georgia runoff, progressive Democrat Jen Jordan broke the Republicans' supermajority in the state ... more »
Citations Needed, Episode 18: Fake News Panic and the Silencing of Dissident Media
Since Hillary Clinton's surprise 2016 electoral loss to Donald Trump, there have been thousands of articles, columns, and op-eds lamenting the rise of so-called “Fake News” and its pernicious effect on our democracy. The definition of what exactly "Fake News" is has never quite been made clear - yet this hasn’t stopped major corporate media outlets and even the U.S. Congress from rushing to
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