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U.S. Special Forces Operated In 149 Countries In 2017.
America’s elite troops were deployed to 149 nations in 2017, according to US Special Operations Command. The map above displays the locations of 132 of those countries; 129 locations (in blue) were supplied by US Special Operations Command; 3 locations (in red)—Syria, Yemen and Somalia—were derived from open-source information. (Nick Turse) *Nick Turse, The Nation:* *Donald Trump’s First Year Set a Record for Use of Special Operations Forces* *Elite commandos deployed to 149 countries in 2017.* “We don’t know exactly where we’re at in the world, militarily, and what we’re doing,” ... more »
Tweets For Today
Hernández announced winner of disputed Honduras election https://t.co/RW6UXpzwlq — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 18, 2017 Billionaire Sebastian Pinera regains Chile presidency after capturing 54.6% of the vote https://t.co/KhuOAnEz7R pic.twitter.com/FrSaOUA9nD — Bloomberg (@business) December 18, 2017 #BREAKING US President Donald Trump says he doesn't intend to fire special counsel Robert Mueller — AFP news agency (@AFP) December 17, 2017 Thousands of passengers have been stranded at Atlanta airport, the world's busiest, after a power outage pic.twitter.com/QM8ikrUaZA —... more »
Transcarpathia And The “Western Front”
The US fears that Budapest’s humanitarian interests in Transcarpathia could “destabilize” fragile Ukraine. The post Transcarpathia And The “Western Front” appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Tamarind Detoxes Fluoride From the Brain – Clear the Mind And Pineal Gland
Tamarind Detoxes Fluoride From the Brain – Clear the Mind And Pineal Gland http://ewao.com/2017/12/14/tamarind-detoxes-fluoride-from-the-brain-clear-the-mind-and-pineal-gland/ Advertisements
U.S. Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson Hints That U.S. Forces Would Rush Into North Korea If The Kim Jong-Un Regime Was Collapsing
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People on Sept 30, 2017 in Beijing, China. PHOTO: REUTERS *New York Times:* *A Tillerson Slip Offers a Peek Into Secret Planning on North Korea* WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson let slip last week a few tantalizing details about one of the nation’s most secret military contingency plans: how the United States would try to race inside North Korea to seize its nuclear weapons if it ever saw evidence that Kim Jong-un’s government was collaps... more »
Picture Of The Day
Currently only three countries (Russia, the US and China) possess a full-fledged "nuclear triad." The RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile during the military parade marking the 72nd anniversary of Victory in the 1941-45 Great Patriotic War on Red Square, Moscow. © Sputnik/ Alexander Vilf *WNU Editor*: The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *The Backbone of Russia's 'Nuclear Triad': Strategic Missile Forces* (Sputnik).
South Korean And U.S. Forces Conduct Joint Exercises For Removing North Korean WMDs
*Photo:* U.S. Forces Korea Commander Vincent Brooks (center) and South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Jeong Kyeong-doo (right) look at a soldier testing equipment in Seoul last week. Courtesy of U.S. Forces Korea *KBS:* *S. Korea, US Held Joint Drill to Counter N. Korea's WMDs* South Korea and the United States conducted a joint exercise last week to train in identifying and destroying North Korea's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) such as missiles and nuclear weapons. According to military authorities on Sunday, the two sides' militaries held the "Warrior Strike" drill at ... more »
A Texas Solution For Feeding The Malibu Homeless?--A Tale Oof Two Cities
*-by Dorothy ReikPresident, Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains* In Dallas it's illegal to feed the homeless. Now it seems that Malibu is following in a smilier path. The Malibu mayor, Skylar Peak, suggested that the local church to end their weekly homeless dinners-- what's good enough for Dallas is good enough for Malibu it seems. "For 17 years, religious groups fed homeless people (in Malibu), and the city and private donors put up hundreds of thousands of dollars for social workers to find them housing and services. But Malibu United Methodist Church-- facing ... more »
"How the Feds Doomed the Economy"
*"How the Feds Doomed the Economy"* by Bill Bonner ‘This area is going to grow for a long time,’ said a real estate agent yesterday. We’ve been looking at property for sale. We like it down here in Nicaragua. And we have a feeling the agent is right. This could be like Florida in the 1920s - bubbly, but still with a long period of growth ahead. ‘We were selling those lots on the beach for just $50,000. That was ten years ago. Maybe a bit more. Now, they’re selling for $500,000.’ Up and down the beach, there are new houses…new condos…new restaurants. Property here may or may not be ... more »
The Triumph of the Oligarchs
Robert Reich - 2 hours ago
“The American people have waited 31 long years to see our broken tax code overhauled,” the leaders... more »
230+ Recently Abducted Palestinians Subject To Torture, Bad Conditions, Humiliation
230+ Recently Abducted Palestinians Subject To Torture, Bad Conditions, Humiliation by IMEMC News, via https://israelpalestinenews.org/ Over 230 Palestinians – dozens of them children – face inhumane conditions in prison. Soldiers refer to them as “Trump detainees.” – The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee has warned of the significantly increasing number of Palestinians who were abducted by the Israeli army in […]
‘NATO Needs an Enemy’ – Brian Becker
RT America Published on Dec 15, 2017 Declassified documents compiled by the George Washington University reportedly show Western officials promised Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that NATO would refrain from expanding East. RT America’s Anya Parampil discusses with the national coordinator for the anti-war ANSWER Coalition, Brian Becker. end
IT’S AN INDUSTRY: Thanks to Lisa Bloom We Now Know Trump Accusers are Paid $750,000 by Dem Donors to Say Trump Abused Them
IT’S AN INDUSTRY: Thanks to Lisa Bloom We Now Know Trump Accusers are Paid $750,000 by Dem Donors to Say Trump Abused Them by Jim Hoft, http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/ It’s an industry. Thanks to Lisa Bloom, spawn of Gloria Allred, we now know that Trump accusers are paid $750,000 by top Democrat donors to accuse the billionaire president of sexual […]
Evidence Points to Bitcoin being an NSA-Engineered Psyop to Roll Out One-World Digital Currency
Evidence Points to Bitcoin being an NSA-Engineered Psyop to Roll Out One-World Digital Currency by Mike Adams, https://www.naturalnews.com/ (Natural News) I’m going to assume the readers who make it to this article are well informed enough that I don’t have to go into the history of the global money changers and their desire for a one world […]
“Dark Money” Runs the World
“Dark Money” Runs the World by NOMI PRINS, https://dailyreckoning.com/ Few people know financial markets’ biggest secret… … Last June, Fortune surveyed readers. 71% of respondents said “the economic system in the U.S. is rigged in favor of certain groups.” A few years earlier, the Los Angeles Times reported “Poll finds 64% of voters believe stock market is rigged against them…” They’re […]
Fund Manager: Governments to Co-opt Cryptocurrencies?
FinanceAndLiberty.com Published on Dec 17, 2017 Fund Manager David Kranzler says the gold cartel will take gold down once more to get people to sell. Regarding Bitcoin, Kranzler and Eric Dubin say governments will co-opt cryptocurrencies and convert the West to cashless. But in the meanwhile, Bitcoin has shown to be one of the most volatile […]
Australian Charged With Brokering North Korea Missile Sales
*The Independent:* *North Korea: Australian man charged with brokering missile deals for secretive communist state* 'This man was a loyal agent of North Korea, who believed he was acting to serve some higher patriotic purpose' A man accused of brokering missile deals with North Korea has been arrested by Australian police. Chan Han Choi, 59, has been charged with brokering sales and discussing the supply of weapons of mass destruction. The Australia Federal Police alleged Mr Choi was acting as an economic agent for the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea and was therefo... more »
EPA can review the CO2 endangerment finding on procedural grounds
It looks like EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has a good procedural argument for reopening the Obama era false finding that CO2 emissions endanger human health and welfare.
Syrian Army makes big push to enter Idlib from Aleppo – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched another big attack in the southeastern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate this week, targeting Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions near the town of Al-Rashidiyah. Led by their Republican Guard and 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian Arab Army managed to score a large advance towards the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian mine specialists and field engineers return from Syria – MoD
Russian specialists from the International Mine Action Center in Syria have returned to their home base in Moscow’s Nakhabino, the Russian defense ministry’s press center said on Sunday. “Servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces’ International Mine Action Center have returned to their home base in Nakhabino outside Moscow from Syria,” the ministry said, adding that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army uncovers massive tunnel used to launch surprise attacks in East Ghouta
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:55 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) uncovered a massive tunnel in the East Ghouta region of Damascus, Sunday, while combing through the Tal Kurdi area near ‘Adra. According to military report, the tunnel was found underneath the town of Tal Kurdi and measured over 300 meters long and 8 meters deep. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Saudi FM reveals Riyadh has ‘roadmap’ for ‘normal’ ties with Israel
Saudi Arabia and Israel have no official ties, despite hints by several Israeli top officials at “secret contacts” with Arab countries. Riyadh has a “roadmap” called the Arab peace initiative to establish “normal” ties with Tel Aviv, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told the France 24 broadcaster in an interview, while at the same time […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Jihadists suffer heavy losses as Syrian Army troops advance in northern Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a powerful counter-attack in the northern countryside of the Hama Governorate, Sunday, targeting the large hilltop of Tal Zalaqiyat and its nearby checkpoints. Backed by Russian airstrikes, the Syrian Army’s 4th and 11th divisions began the counter-assault by storming the jihadist defenses at Tal […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Latest battle update from the Golan Heights: map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored another big advance in the West Ghouta region of Damascus this past weekend, capturing several hilltops overlooking the key town of Mughar Al-Mir. Led by the 42nd Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian Arab Army continued their assault on Sunday morning by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
U.S. Navy Rail Gun to Test Rapid Fire and Move Closer to Combat
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The promise of this seemingly futuristic weapon system is no longer a thing of mystery, speculation or sci-fi movies but rather something nearing operational use in combat. *Navy leaders believe the DDG 1000 is the right ship to house the rail gun but that additional study was necessary to examine the risks. Also, with a displacement of 15,482 tons, the DDG 1000 is 65-percent larger than existing 9,500- ton Aegis cruisers and destroyers.* Propelled by an electrical current and traveling at speeds up to Mach 7.5, the US Navy's Hyper Velocity Projectile... more »
The F-35 Is Old News: U.S. Military Has Big Plans for a 6th Generation Fighter
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The new 6th-generation fighter will also likely fire lasers and have the ability to launch offensive electronic attacks. *The Air Force Chief Scientist, Dr. Geoffrey Zacharias, has told Scout Warrior that the US anticipates having hypersonic weapons by the 2020s, hypersonic drones by the 2030s and recoverable hypersonic drone aircraft by the 2040s. There is little doubt that hypersonic technology, whether it be weaponry or propulsion, or both, will figure prominently into future aircraft designs.* The Air Force has begun experimenting and conceptual pl... more »
Asia's Future: A Conversation with Maurice R. Greenberg
*Jacob Heilbrunn, Maurice R. Greenberg* *Security, * [image: A paramilitary policeman stands guard in front of the giant portrait of late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong at the main entrance of the Forbidden City in Beijing, October 28, 2013. Five people were killed and dozens injured on Monday, the government said, when a car ploughed into pedestrians and caught fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, the site of 1989 pro-democracy protests bloodily suppressed by the military. The car crashed almost directly in front of the main entrance of the Forbidden City, where there h] “President X... more »
If the INF Treaty Dies, America and Russia Could See an Arms Race
*Leonid Nersisyan* *Security, Eurasia* [image: File photo of U.S. President Ronald Reagan (R) and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev signing the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty at the White House, on December 8 1987. [Reagan was elected as the 40th U.S. president in 1980. Former U.S. President Reagan's health is deteriorating and he could have only weeks to live, a U.S. source close to the situation said on June 4, 2004. Reagan, now 93, has long suffered from the brain-wasting Alzheimer's disease. The source said Reagan's condition had wo] And it would be a massive ... more »
Economics 2018: Get Ready for a Whole Lot of Nothing
*Samuel Rines* *Economics, Americas* [image: United States one dollar bills are curled and inspected during production at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington November 14, 2014. REUTERS/Gary Cameron] Tax reform reverses many of those potential headwinds in 2018. Business investment is likely to pick up, if only on the margin. Sometimes the world is just boring, and that’s the way 2018 looks. Sure, it is always tempting to call a top or project an unexpected bull run. After all, plenty of people who warned about the impending financial crisis continue to place that ... more »
Enough Is Enough: Why the U.S. Must Address Russia’s Violations of the INF Treaty
*Lawrence J. Korb, Shannon McKeown* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Moscow - Russia - 07/05/2017 - Russian army S-400 Triumph medium-range and long-range surface-to-air missile system rehearse before the World War II anniversary in Moscow. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov] The future of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force Treaty is in jeopardy. Here is what America should do to preserve it. The future of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force (INF) Treaty is in jeopardy. Reports of a Russian deployment of ground-launched cruise missiles (GLCMs) threaten to undermine the Treaty—one that not only... more »
How Can America Deal with Its Sexual Harassment Problem?
*Amitai Etzioni* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-MN) arrives at the U.S. Senate prior to his resignation over allegatons of sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. December 7, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein] Politicians should be made to apologize, reduced in rank, be isolated, and fined—but not forced out of office. This is the job of the voters. Sexual harassment, in all its forms, is abusive and offensive and should be penalized. However, in all bodies of ethics and criminal codes, we distinguish among various levels of the same offense ... more »
Putin’s Russia Keeps Getting More Dangerous
*Sergey Aleksashenko* *Politics, Europe* The Ulyukaev verdict shows that personal loyalty to Putin cannot protect an official in the event of a conflict with those who are part of Putin's inner circle. In mid-November 2016 an extraordinary event happened in Moscow. FSB, or Russian secret police, operatives arrested the Russian minister of economy, Alexey Ulyukaev. The last time something similar occurred was in the summer of 1953, when Lavrenti Beria, a henchman of Stalin’s, was arrested and later executed. The lawsuit against the minister and the course of the court trial were ... more »
Does Additional CO2 in the Atmosphere Cause Warming or Cooling?
I have long argued that CO2 has both warming and cooling effects on the surface temperature and the temperature of the atmosphere. The first portion of the CO2 in the atmosphere provides a net warming effect, but as one adds further CO2 to the atmosphere the additional CO2 may cause a cooling effect. The basic reason for this is that CO2 slows radiative cooling from the Earth's surface by preventing some of the radiative spectrum from escaping straight out into space through the atmospheric window. However, by the time one approaches a concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere of 40... more »
Honduras’ Electoral Court Declares Incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernandez Election Winner
Honduras President and National Party candidate Juan Orlando Hernandez addresses the media at the Presidential House in Tegucigalpa, Honduras December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera *DW*: *Honduras: President Juan Orlando Hernandez declared election winner* *The electoral court in Honduras has declared incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernandez as the winner of last month's election. The opposition has claimed electoral fraud.* Incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernandez won last month's contested election by 1.53 percentage points over center-left opposition candidate Salvador Nas... more »
On Garve's Review of Kant’s First Critique
In January 1782, the *Göttingen Learned Notices* published a review of Immanuel Kant’s *The Critique of Pure Reason* (1781). The review was by Christian Garve but it had been extensively revised by the journal’s editor J. G. Feder. In Garve's original review there were 312 lines—Feder left only 76 lines unchanged. He made minor changes in 69 lines and extensive changes in the rest. Feder added a new element to the review by comparing Kant with Berkeley and Hume. But this comparison was in line with Garve’s intention in the original review because Garve’s characterization of Kant’s... more »
On points of agreement
With both Ryan Meili and Trent Wotherspoon having run leadership campaigns before, both could be expected to have plenty to offer by way of policy. And that’s proven true - though not necessarily in a way that will give NDP members a lot of distinctions to help in sorting out their choice. To date, both Meili and Wotherspoon have released a number of issue-specific planks, with Meili also offering a general vision statement. And there are far more similarities than differences between the general themes and proposals involved. Before I start examining the key differences, I'll point... more »
Interview With Todd Miller, Author of ‘Storming The Wall: Climate Change, Migration, And Homeland Security’
Hosts Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola interview journalist Todd Miller, author of Storming the Wall: Climate Change, Migration, and Homeland Security. It was published by City Lights Books in September and was praised by Bill McKibben, Christian Parenti, and Dahr Jamail, who has appeared on this podcast multiple times. Miller The post Interview With Todd Miller, Author of ‘Storming The Wall: Climate Change, Migration, And Homeland Security’ appeared first on Shadowproof.
Martial Law In America: Cook County Commissioner Asks The U.N. To Send Troops To Chicago
By Alex Thomas Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin recently met with the Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations during which he requested that the... more »
Musician Arrested, Strip Searched, Thrown in Jail for Singing Without A License
By Jack Burns Oklahoma City, OK – In the land of the free, playing music in public can get you arrested and extorted. A street... more »
Virtual Reality’s Literal Side Effects: Headaches, Sore Eyes, Behavioral Changes in Adults; Eyesight, Balance Problems, Unknown Long-Term Consequences in Kids
By B.N. Frank On October 28, 2017, The Guardian published “Virtual reality headsets could put children’s health at risk.” Scientists studied children aged 8–12 playing... more »
Court Rules It’s OK for Cops to Turn Dash Cams Off While They Search Citizens’ Vehicles
By Rachel Blevins Grand Haven, Michigan – A routine traffic stop turned into a search for drugs in which the officer intentionally turned off his... more »
Through Mayor Ed Lee, Diversity Served a Community, a City, a Nation
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who died early Dec. 12 after collapsing from a heart attack, was more than the city’s first mayor of Chinese descent. At age 65, he had become a symbol of Asian American diversity, one of the first in his generation to break through barriers to show what happens when those of us previously shut out can do for everyone in society.
Community College of Philadelphia Creates “Path of Possibilities” for its Students
After completing an associate’s degree from CCP in 2015 and a bachelor’s degree from Temple University this year, Hazim Hardeman will become the only American Rhodes Scholar winner in 2018 to have attended a community college.
Arkansas Baptist College Seeks a Revival
Over the past few years, Arkansas Baptist College has received media attention for its troubled finances, administrative mishaps and sharp declines in enrollment. The new leadership at this HBCU is hoping to turn a new page in the institution’s long history.
14 Millionth Book for U of I Library is Professor’s Work
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois Library now has 14 million books. The state’s flagship university chose a volume by Frederick E. Hoxie to be the landmark 14 millionth. The professor emeritus of history and American Indian studies is author of “The University of Illinois: Engine of Innovation .” It’s a collection of essays […]
Georgia Universities Mergers to Take Effect in January
SAVANNAH, Ga. Mergers affecting four of Georgia’s public universities will take effect in January. At the start of next year, Armstrong State University in Savannah will merge with Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. Both campuses will remain open under the Georgia Southern name with a combined enrollment of roughly 27,000 students. At the same time, […]
Former Chilean Leader Sebastian Pinera Returns To The Presidency With A Sweeping Win In Today's Election
Presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera and his wife Cecilia wave to supporters after winning Chile's presidential election, in Santiago, December 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado *The Telegraph*: *Former leader of Chile Sebastian Pinera returns to office after beating left-wing opponent * Former Chilean leader Sebastian Pinera on Sunday night became president elect for the second time after comfortably winning an election that was expected to came down to the wire. Mr Pinera, a conservative billionaire businessman who held office between 2010 and 2014, beat Alejandro Guillier, a j... more »
DC Rumor Mill: Trumpanzee Plans To Fire Mueller December 22
*The Simpsons* come through... bigly. Less hilarious is the *Newsweek* suggestion that Señor Trumpanzee may fire Mueller next week while Congress is away for holiday vacation. That's what Jackie Speier (D-CA) says she's hearing in the Capitol-- specifically that he'll fire Mueller on Dec. 22. Democrats will want to impeach him if he does-- but so what? Republicans control both houses of Congress and there aren't many who would go along either. Adam Schiff, who has been drumming up Trump fear-monger so he can raise immense sums of money for an eventual Senate run-- with no 2016 op... more »
The Gang That Couldn't Shred Straight
This is how stupid the Trump administration is: Robert Mueller's office asked the GSA for 50k emails from the Trump transition team. They got them in full. Mueller then simply asked Trump's transition people for the same emails. They got about 10% of them. That means all Mueller and his people have to do is focus on the 90% they didn't get again to see what Trump wants to hide. If anything's going to save our democracy, it won't be Mueller's intelligence but Trump's own stupidity.
Trump’s Regulatory Rollback: Not 2 to 1, but 22 to 1!
[image: trump-s-regulatory-rollback-not-2-to-1-but-22-to-1] In his first 11 months in office, President Trump is keeping another of his campaign promises: reducing regulations so that the economy can breathe again.
Is A Petro-Dollar Versus Petro-Yuan Showdown Coming On Monday?
Is A Petro-Dollar Versus Petro-Yuan Showdown Coming On Monday? by https://www.silverdoctors.com/ China made its move finishing the testing of the oil-for-yuan futures contracts, and on Monday, President Trump goes on the offensive… from Zero Hedge – Trump Set To Accuse China Of “Economic Aggression” On Monday: – Just a few short days after Chinese regulators gave the greenlight to petro-yuan […]
Sprott Money News Ask The Expert – December 2017 – Jim Willie
Sprott Money Published on Dec 15, 2017 Acclaimed analyst Jim Willie joins us for a look ahead to 2018 while answering questions submitted by customers of Sprott Money. end
“China Should Prepare For Nuclear Conflict”: Beijing Warned To Be Ready As War On Korean Peninsula “Possible At Any Time”
“China Should Prepare For Nuclear Conflict”: Beijing Warned To Be Ready As War On Korean Peninsula “Possible At Any Time” by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ Chinese government advisors and a senior military officer warned Beijing that it must be ready for a war on the Korean peninsula, with the risk of conflict higher than ever before, the SCMP […]
President Putin Calls And Thanks President Trump For CIA Intel That Helped To Prevent A Major Terror Attack In St. Petersburg
*TASS:* *Putin thanks Trump for CIA data that helped prevent terror attack in St. Petersburg* According to the Russian president, the CIA information was enough to expose and detain the criminals MOSCOW, December 17. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked his US counterpart, Donald Trump, for CIA information that helped arrest terrorist who had plotted bomb attacks in St. Petersburg’s Kazan Cathedral and in other crowded places in Russia’s second largest city, the Kremlin press service said on Sunday after a telephone conversation between the two leaders. "The Russ... more »
Rep. Jackie Speier says there is a rumor on the Hill that Trump plans to fire Robert Mueller on December 22nd while Congress is in recess.
Courtesy of The Hill: *Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) said Friday that "rumors" on Capitol Hill suggest President Trump could fire special counsel Robert Mueller before Christmas, after Congress leaves Washington for the winter recess. * *“The rumor on the Hill when I left yesterday was that the president was going to make a significant speech at the end of next week. And on Dec. 22, when we are out of D.C., he was going to fire Robert Mueller," Speier told California's KQED News. * *Speier, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, said that Trump was trying to shut down the ... more »
This Close Ally Of President Trump Believes His Days Are Numbered
Roger Stone and President Trump *Gabriel Sherman, Vanity Fair:* *“Nikki Haley Stuck a Knife in His Back”: Roger Stone Is Already Writing the Story of Trump’s Downfall* *One of Trump’s closest allies believes the president could be removed from office by disloyal Cabinet members—and he’s writing a book about it.* In the closing days of the Alabama Senate election, Steve Bannon told people that Donald Trump’s political survival depended on Trump supporting Roy Moore. Bannon’s argument, according to those who spoke with him, was that establishment Republicans and Democrats would use M... more »
Yet Another Early Ice Wine Grape Harvest!
* As mentioned last week it’s been very cold for late fall.* *As sub zero temps persist the ice wine grape harvest got under way December 13th in Niagara-* *At least a whole month ahead of the usual harvest time.* *Which is usually mid to late January*. *The 2017 Ice Wine grape harvest kicked off one day earlier then last years earlier then usual harvest!* * I’m awfully close to wine country- physically *(living in Niagara)* and in my heart ;)* *Let's talk another late fall ice wine harvest! * *Winter kicking off officially December 21/17* *Sub Zero Temps Marks Start of Niagara ... more »
Rain On The Islands
I spent today writing up the findings of my survey of the condition of the noble vessel ICE. It’s been raining on and off all day, never hard. In the afternoon I took a break and walked towards town in a gentle warm drizzle. It’s Sunday in this mostly Christian nation, so there were…
Middle Finger Symphony Theater
** No Tuxedos Required ** *Brought To You By BLUESJUNKY: Honorary Chair of Music - Middle Symphony Music Director*
X22 Report, “Economic Worries Intensify As The World Currencies Change”
X22 Report, “Economic Worries Intensify As The World Currencies Change” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAPrPHgls98 Related followup report: X22 Report: “The Corporate Media & Cabal Are Now Being Exposed In Front Of The World” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2L-sYmn7qM
Musical Interlude: Logos, “Cheminement”
Logos, “Cheminement” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOuXP8aVWHU
"A Look to the Heavens
"Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, the star factory known as Messier 17 lies some 5,500 light-years away in the nebula-rich constellation Sagittarius. At that distance, this degree wide field of view spans almost 100 light-years, courtesy of ESO's new VLT Survey Telescope and OmegaCAM. The sharp, false color image includes both optical and infrared data, following faint details of the region's gas and dust clouds against a backdrop of central Milky Way stars. *Click image for larger size.* Stellar winds and energetic light from hot, massive stars formed from M17's stock of co... more »
"Now I've Learned..."
"I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end." - Gilda Radner
Rocket fired from Gaza lands near Israeli home – video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:55 A.M.) – Two rockets were fired from Gaza landed in Southern Israel on Sunday night. One landed in the yard of a home in Israel’s Hof Ashkelon area while the other landed in an open area. Residents heard an explosion shortly after alarm sirens sounded in the area. It is the 18th […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Russians kill top Chechen Al-Qaeda leader in Syria
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (01:00 AM) – Salakhuddin Shishani, a high-ranking Chechen Al-Qaeda leader, was killed on Sunday by a Russian airstrike near Zaleen in northern Hama province. Shashani, self-declared Emir of Jaish Usro and former top man in terrorist organisations Imarat Kavkaz v Shame and Jaish Muhajireen wal Ansar, is widely considered to have been the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Video: Fifth Legion introduces elite light infantry brigade
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (12:30 AM) – The Syrian Arab Army’s 5th Legion has officially announced the formation of a new elite brigade under its command. The new brigade is formed as a light infantry unit, that will be trained and armed by Russian and Syrian instructors, and has been promised to be employed in major battles […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Videos: Russian bombers rain doom on Al-Qaeda in north Hama
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (12:05 AM) – Russian aerospace forces have unleashed hell upon Al-Qaeda affiliated units from Hayyat Tahrir al-Sham in northern Hama province, as a retaliation for an earlier terrorist surprise offensive on the Mahardeh axis. Video footage has surfaced showing Russian airstrikes on the city of Kafr Zayta, which was targeted by Russian bombers […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Video: Syrian army vanquishes Al-Qaeda in south Aleppo
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:55 PM) – Syrian Arab Army and allied troops have driven AL Qaeda affiliated terrorist group Hayyat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) out of several more areas in the south-eastern Aleppo countryside after successful offensive. Syrian government forces liberated the towns of Rasm Al-Saiyalah and Abedah on Saturday, after aerial bombardments and heavy artillery shellings […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Global Warming: Fake News from the Start
*By Dr. Tim Ball and Tom Harris* Taichung coal-fired power plant in Taiwan, the world's largest carbon dioxide emitter Note that CO2 is an invisible, odourless gas. President Donald Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change because it is a bad deal for America. He could have made the decision simply because the science is false, but most of the public have been brainwashed into believing it is correct and wouldn’t understand the reason. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and indeed the leaders of many western democracies, though thankfully ... more »
QotD: "They’ve always been here. But not everybody’s joining up."
*"Terrorism has ... come of age with the millennial generation. The Islamic State ... is miles from the Al Qaeda it grew out of. Its supporters aren’t coming from Afghanistan, Iraq, or Pakistan anymore. They’re living in Belgium, France, Britain, and ... even the United States. They’re not refugees or illegal immigrants. They’re legal, passport-carrying, Western-born or naturalised citizens of our countries.... ISIS isn’t just a geographical entity. There are kids sitting across Western countries, right here in our cities and neighbourhoods, being inspired and groomed by the group... more »
Top FBI Justice Department Officials Will Be Subpoenaed On Their Investigation Of President Trump
Andrew McCabe, Lisa Page, Peter Strzok, Bruce Ohr, Nellie Ohr *Politico:* *GOP lawmaker: Top FBI officials will be subpoenaed* A Republican on the House judiciary committee said Saturday he's gotten a commitment from committee chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) to subpoena top officials at the FBI and Justice Department in their ongoing inquiry into claims of bias against President Donald Trump. Republicans have zeroed in on deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe, top counterintelligence agent Peter Strzok, FBI attorney Lisa Page, former associate deputy attorney general Bruce Ohr and his w... more »
"If You Are Alive..."
"If you are alive there is inconvenience. If you are alive there are challenges… Reality has no security and that is its beauty. Life has no security and that is its beauty. Because there is no security, there is adventure… If you miss adventure, you miss all. If your life is not that of an adventurer, of a search into the unknown, then you are living in vain.” ~ Osho
"As Ridiculous As It May Sound..."
"And as ridiculous as it may sound, sometimes all any of us needs in life is for someone to hold our hand and walk next to us." - James Frey
The Daily "Near You?"
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"Despite My Firm Convictions..."
"Despite my firm convictions, I have been always a man who tries to face facts, and to accept the reality of life as new experience and new knowledge unfolds it. I have always kept an open mind, which is necessary to the flexibility that must go hand in hand with every form of intelligent search for truth." - Malcolm X
Track Palin arrested!
Courtesy of KTUU: *Court records show the son of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been arraigned on three charges Sunday morning, all are domestic violence related. Track Palin, 28, faces a Class B Felony charge of first-degree burglary, one charge of assault in the fourth degree and one charge of criminal mischief in the fourth degree * *According to CourtView, the charges were all committed on Saturday, Dec. 16. Palin was arraigned in the Palmer Courthouse at 10:00 a.m., Sunday morning. * *Records indicate he previously faced domestic violence charges in 2016. At that ti... more »
Curse of Oak Island - A Mid-season Analysis
I have found the new season of *The Curse of Oak Island* to be a crashing bore. I haven’t posted much about it because I keep falling asleep in the episodes. I have tired of the artificial crisis of the week, the over the top claims and the failure to really find anything of significance no matter how many times they tell us they have found something of significance. You all must remember that in the first minutes of the first episode they came to the washed-out road and wondered if they had lost the whole season because the road provided the only dry land access to the important l... more »
Poll: Robert Mueller And The FBI Are Facing A Crisis In 'Public Confidence'
Robert Mueller. Aaron Bernstein/Reuters *The Hill*: *Mueller, FBI face crisis in public confidence* Sixty-three percent of polled voters believe that the FBI has been resisting providing information to Congress on the Clinton and Trump investigations. This is a remarkable finding for an agency whose new head said a few days ago that the agency was in fine shape. No, it isn’t. Fifty-four percent say special counsel Robert Mueller has conflicts of interest that prevent him from doing an unbiased job, also according to this month’s Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll. So, given this finding, the... more »
Local Council By-Election Results 2017
Overall, 505,316 votes were cast over 314 local authority (tier one and tier two) contests. All percentages are rounded to the nearest single decimal place. For comparison see 2016's results here. Party Number of Candidates Total Vote % +/- 2016 +/- 2015 Average +/- Seats Conservative 308 176,562 34.9% +5.7% +3.9% 573 -6 Labour 273 158,131 31.3% +0.7% +1.1% 579 -5 LibDem 250 88,436 17.5% +2.6% +7.8% 354 +17 UKIP 132 18,898 3.7% -5.2% -4.4% 143 -12 Green 164 23,063 4.6% +0.0% ... more »
US Defense Secretary Mattis Rejects War on Iran
[image: undefined] US Defense Secretary James “Mad Dog” Mattis has refuted claims that the US is preparing for war on Iran after US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley led a bizarre press conference in which she stated that Iran has armed Houthi fighters in Yemen and thus violating the terms of the JCPOA (aka Iran nuclear deal). Haley did not provide any evidence to substantiate her claims, claims which are logistically impossible given the Saudi led blockade of Yemen which predates the JCPOA by nearly four months. As I wrote at the time: Nikki Haley, Donald Trump’s Ambassador to th... more »
Heads Up, President Trump, Secretary Tillerson: Beware ‘Project Overreach’
[image: undefined] The State Department recently announced it was committing $700,000 to what might be called Project Overreach – an American government initiative to “help” the Hungarians get the “right” news. Department mandarins, it seems, have determined that Hungarians need access to “objective media” about what is happening in and to their country. As Ronald Reagan once said, “there you go again.” My view: It’s a really bad idea, an egregious misuse of U.S. taxpayer dollars, and also, understandably, deeply offensive to Hungarians. Why? For starters, Hungary is both a good NA... more »
The Billionaire Class Has Taken Over The Government-- Can We Fight Back And Win
*If nothing else, please watch this 3 minute trailer for Trumping Democracy above-- and then send it to a friend.* Now the good news: Voters across the country prefer a Democratic takeover over Congress next year by double digits-- 50-39%. That's huge. Janet Hook: "Voters increasingly want Democrats to control Congress after the 2018 elections, according to a new *Wall Street Journal*/NBC News poll that offers several warning signs for the Republican Party." Yesterday, NBC's Mark Murray reported that "Fresh off their victory in Alabama’s special Senate election, Democrats now e... more »
Import and Die: Self-sufficiency and Food Security in India
CounterPunch, Countercurrents, Global Research, RINF India’s Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu recently stated that the country cannot survive on imported produce for its food security. He called for a greater focus on agriculture: "We can export (agricultural produce) for the time being but the population is growing." Naidu pointed out what has become increasingly apparent: “People are leaving agriculture and going to other professions. An agriculturist does not want his son to continue with the profession because of uncertain monsoons, natural calamities, market exploitation, etc. ... more »
"That Bleak And Ultimate Question..."
“Yet now, as he roared across the night sky toward an unknown destiny, he found himself facing that bleak and ultimate question which so few men can answer to their satisfaction. What have I done with my life, he asked himself, that the world will be poorer if I leave it?” - Arthur C. Clarke, “Glide Path”
"The Secret Life of 'Ummm'”
*"The Secret Life of 'Ummm'”* by Julie Beck “When one person asks another a question, it takes an average of 200 milliseconds for them to respond. This is so fast that we can’t even hear the pause. In fact, it’s faster than our brains actually work. It takes the brain about half a second to retrieve the words to say something, which means that in conversation, one person is gearing up to speak before the other is even finished. By listening to the tone, grammar, and content of another’s speech, we can predict when they’ll be done. This precise clockwork dance that happens when peop... more »
Should A Special Prosecutor Be Appointed To Probe Anti-Trump Bias In The FBI?
U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is sworn in to testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing to become U.S. attorney general on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo *The Hill:* Republicans want special prosecutor to probe FBI anti-Trump bias Republicans pressed the US Justice Department on Wednesday to name a new independent prosecutor to probe alleged bias in the FBI after a top agent's anti-Trump text messages were released to the media. With Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation increasingly threatenin...more »
BREAKING: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to run for President of Libya in 2018
A family spokesman has broken the news on Egyptian television. More The post BREAKING: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to run for President of Libya in 2018 appeared first on The Duran.
"In 2018 The US Gov’t Will Spend Nearly $2 Billion a Day - Solely on WAR"
*"In 2018 The US Gov’t Will Spend Nearly $2 Billion a Day- Solely on WAR"* by GOV'T SLAVES "While the United States Congress has struggled to pass legislation governing taxes and healthcare, it had no problem uniting on the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act - a bill that will ensure the U.S. continues to wage wars around the world, and that promises taxpayers will cover its costly expenses. The price tag on the latest NDAA is a massive $700 billion, which means that for every day in 2018, American taxpayers will spend nearly $2 billion on war. House Majority Leader Kevin McC... more »
Are Anti-Trump Texts From Former Mueller Team Member A Reason To Be Concern?
*CNN*: *Months-worth of FBI employees' texts dreading Trump victory released to Congress* (CNN)A series of text messages exchanged between top FBI employees referring to then-presidential candidate Donald Trump as an "idiot" and "d*uche," while fearing his potential victory as "terrifying," were released to lawmakers Tuesday evening on Capitol Hill amid increasing demands to see them, according to documents reviewed by CNN. Earlier this month, reports surfaced that special counsel Robert Mueller had removed Peter Strzok, one of the FBI's top Russian counterintelligence experts, f... more »
listening to joni: #3: ladies of the canyon
*Ladies of the Canyon, 1970* Original Front CoverI put this album on for the first time in probably three decades, and I thought, ah, *here's* Joni. *Ladies of the Canyon*, Joni's third album, is the first time we hear the seeds of the future Joni, the first glimpses of elements in her music which would become old friends. It's the first time we hear her on piano. The first time she has arranged horns, strings, percussion, and background vocals. The first time we hear several of the themes she would explore in much more depth and beauty in the future: the conflict between art and c... more »
Philadelphia City Council Takes a Shot at Small Stores’ Bulletproof Glass
[image: philadelphia-city-council-takes-a-shot-at-small-stores-bulletproof-glass] The Philadelphia city council passed a law that could regulate away shopkeepers' ability to protect themselves with bulletproof glass because its presence offends some people.
"His Own Easiest Dupe..."
"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." - Demosthenes
"Fourth Turning, The Shadow Of Crisis Has Not Passed– Part Four: Total War"
*"Fourth Turning, The Shadow Of Crisis Has Not Passed–* * Part Four: Total War"* by James Quinn "In Part One of this article I explained the model of generational theory as conveyed by Strauss and Howe in "The Fourth Turning." In Part Two I provided an overwhelming avalanche of evidence this Crisis has only yet begun, with debt, civic decay and global disorder propelling the world towards the next more violent phase of this Crisis. In Part Three I addressed how the most likely clash on the horizon is between the government and the people. War on multiple fronts will thrust the world ... more »
President Trump's Lawyers Will Meet With Special Counsel Robert Mueller And Members Of His Team This Week
*CNN: **Trump lawyers set for key meeting with special counsel next week* (CNN)President Donald Trump's private lawyers are slated to meet with special counsel Robert Mueller and members of his team as soon as next week for what the President's team considers an opportunity to gain a clearer understanding of the next steps in Mueller's probe, according to sources familiar with the matter. While the lawyers have met with Mueller's team before and might again, the sources believe the upcoming meeting has greater significance because it comes after the completion of interviews of Whi... more »
"And Maddest Of All..."
"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams - this may be madness. To seek treasure where there is only trash. Too much sanity may be madness - and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be!" - Miguel de Cervantes in "Man of La Mancha"
Giannini’s Sahel Junk Science
By Paul Homewood Alessandra Giannini Another recipient of President Macron’s largesse is Alessandra Giannini, Research Scientist at Columbia University. Her speciality is studying effects of warming oceans on Africa’s Sahel region. According to the Washington Post: “I jumped at the promise of a five-year contract!” said Alessandra Giannini, a professor at Columbia University’s […]
The surge of the “crypto gurus”
At every new trend, there are always the ones that want to benefit from the lack of knowledge of others More The post The surge of the “crypto gurus” appeared first on The Duran.
NBC confirms that it paid off former assistant producer after she brought a sexual harassment complaint against Chris Matthews.
Courtesy of Fox News: *The website, citing two sources, reported that NBC paid the woman $40,000 to settle her claim against Matthews in 1999. An NBC spokesperson told The Daily Caller the network paid a smaller, unspecified amount as part of a severance package. * *The woman complained to executives that Matthews, now 71, had made inappropriate comments to her and made inappropriate jokes about her to others. * *An MSNBC spokesman told The Daily Caller that Matthews had been slapped with a formal reprimand at the time the woman made her complaint. The website reported that the ... more »
Breaking news
Really, it's sometimes difficult to know what to make of media reporting these days. The horrific news that a female UK diplomat has been murdered in Lebanon is being widely reported, but different news outlets are reporting or, in some cases *not *reporting, different aspects of the story. You read the Sky and ITV websites and they report speculation about a sexual motive. You then read the BBC website and they *don't *report speculation about a sexual motive. And then you turn to *Mail Online *and their headline is *British female embassy worker is found dead in Beirut after... more »
Mueller Investigation Seizes Tens Of Thousands Of Emails From President Trump's Transition Team
*Axios*: *Trump officials demand Mueller return thousands of emails * Officials of President Trump's transition team plan to ask Special Counsel Robert Mueller to return "many tens of thousands" of transition emails they contend were unlawfully provided to him. But the prosecutor's office says emails being used in the investigation were properly obtained. What's new: A source close to Trump's transition, which still exists as a legal entity so it can shut down what was once a 1,000-person operation, said the transition will send a letter to Mueller informing him that some of the e... more »
Pointed Hat Guy Takes Shot at Fake News Media
*Pope Fran is Obviously Not a Fan of Fake News Purveyors Like **CNN Either* According to *NPR News*, Pope Francis weighed in on the issue of freedom of the press and fake news as he delivered a sermon to a group of journalists Saturday about “the sins of communication." The Pope made his comments to members of the Italian Periodical Press Union and the Italian Federation of Catholic Weeklies. Franics said journalism is a field “dominated by the anxiety of speed” and is driven by sensationalism. Reliable information, he said, is at a premium. "There is an urgent need for news commun... more »
Military Investigation Reveals American Soldier Fought to the End
The results dispel a wave of rumors and misinformation about how Sgt. La David T. Johnson died in Niger.
Did Alabama State Police Arrest Three Poll Workers in Birmingham?
Reports that poll workers had been detained in connection with voter fraud during Alabama's December 2017 special election are just fake news.
Another Major American TV Newscaster Gets Hit By Claims Of Sexual Harrasement
*NBC*: *MSNBC’s Chris Matthews was reprimanded over comments about woman in 1999* MSNBC host Chris Matthews was accused of inappropriate jokes and comments about a female employee in 1999 and the woman was paid separation compensation, a spokesperson for the cable network confirmed Saturday. The Daily Caller, citing two sources familiar with the situation, first reported the news of the payment which it said was made by Matthews to settle with what it said was an assistant producer on his show "Hardball with Chris Matthews" in 1999. "In 1999 this matter was thoroughly reviewed an... more »
Trading Jerusalem for Iran
US president Donald J. Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem potentially sets the stage for a controversial American effort to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict backed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The United States and the two Gulf states see a US peace plan-in-the-making as a way of paving the way for more overt cooperation […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Israel violently target Palestinian journalists
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (7:49 P.M)- During recent clashes that have erupted (since 06/12/17) in Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza, journalists have been a primary target of Israeli occupation forces, seeking to cover up their violence towards Palestinians. Over 60 cases of violations upon the rights of journalists have been documented since Donald Trumps decision to recognise […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Meanwhile, in The Koreas
*Christmas Dinner in the land of the Norks* Here is your dinner, Dear LeaderIt's winter in North Korea and the peasants are showing how tree bark can make a really tasty soup - because Dear Leader (the only fat man in North Korea) told them that it tastes great. And while the North Koreans starve to death, the US imposes more sanctions the Hermit Kingdom. The Norks don't want to be blockaded. There is no indication that the US plans that, but the Norks still fear it. Advanced naval mines could be used to solve that problem. Essentially, they're torpedoes, tethered to the bottom, th... more »
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