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What Would Happen if Sanders Ran for President in 2020?
*Bernie Sanders is the most popular politician in America (source)* *by Gaius Publius* I want to put this on people's radar and suggest a few questions as the drama begins to unfold: What would happen if Bernie Sanders ran for President in 2020? *Barring Change, Sanders Could Easily Enter the Race* First, let's make all the enabling assumptions — that he remains healthy and strong, that he remains the most popular politician in America (see graph above), that no disruptive scandals emerge to derail him in the meantime. Given all that, it's certainly possible that he will run. ... more »
Final Tax Reform Bill: The Goods Outweigh the Bads
[image: final-tax-reform-bill-the-goods-outweigh-the-bads] The White House is optimistic that victory over tax reform will happen, and if a tax cut bill passes, it will likely prove the old adage that "there is no such thing as a bad tax cut."
Yap stones and the fiat money myth
A Bitcoin-supporting antagonist I encountered an hour ago, Mr T, was more original than 99% of others. When I mentioned that wealth or money's value cannot be created out of thin air, he quoted an interesting potential historical counterexample of "true fiat money", the Yap stones. *This Yap stone is stored in a Canadian museum of currencies. If you're a genuine numismatist, you will reserve your living room for this nice coin. ;-) BTW yes, this coin is so heavy that they mostly didn't move it – they just remembered orally whom each Yap stone belonged to.* They were rather large ... more »
City Said Family Should Pay Because Cops Killed an Innocent Woman When Killing Their Son
[image: lawsuit]A city filed a lawsuit against the family of a 19-year-old man who was shot and killed by police, after the bullets fired at him killed a bystander.
More Attention Should Be Focused On North Korea's Prison Camps
*Olivia Enos, Forbes:* *The Need To Develop Policies To End North Korea's Nazi-like Prison Camps* How bad are the conditions inside North Korea’s political prison camps? Holocaust survivor and former judge at the International Court of Justice, Thomas Buergenthal, says that he believes that they are as bad, possibly even worse, than concentration camps of Nazi Germany. North Korean political prison camps, which contain an estimated 120,000 individuals today, are among the worst, but not the only severe human rights abuses committed by North Korea. Just this past week, the U.S. H... more »
Donald Trump is planning to campaign aggressively for GOP candidates in the 2018 midterms. Promise?
Courtesy of WaPo: *President Trump is not on the ballot in 2018, but the White House is planning a full-throttle campaign to plunge the president into the midterm elections, according to senior officials and advisers familiar with the planning. * *Trump’s political aides have met with 116 candidates for office in recent months, according to senior White House officials, seeking to become involved in Senate, House and gubernatorial races — and possibly contested Republican primaries as well. * *The president has told advisers that he wants to travel extensively and hold rallies an... more »
Monday Madness
*The Rubber Chicken Circuit* I've seen brief snippets of Barack Hussein Obama traveling here and there, bad-mouthing the country for not seating Hillary Clinton (lock-her-up) and for repudiating his agenda and his presidency on Fox News. I don't watch the corrupt, smug, sly, lying mainstream media, but I'm sure that they feature Barack regularly. He could have been everyone's president, but he chose not to be. He ended up being the best gun and ammo salesman in the history of the nation. (way to go Barack!) Now we know that there is no depth that the Obama Administration wouldn't ... more »
Former Chinese General Warns That A New Korean War Could Break Out 'At Any Time Between Now And March'
North Korea's nuclear test sites are still said to be producing aftershocks. Reuters *The Independent:* *New Korean war could break out 'at any time between now and March', warns former Chinese genera*l *Retired military commander urges his own country to be prepared and take defensive action* War could break out in the Korean peninsula at "any time" within the next three months, a retired Chinese army general has warned. Lieutenant General Wang Hongguang urged his country to mobilise defences in anticipation of conflict in the region, amid continued tensions over North Korea's n... more »
NOW! TACOMA SHUT DOWN Blockade at fracked gas plant opposed by Puyallup Indian Nation
By Last Real Indians Censored News December 18, 2017 All three entrances to the construction site for a fracked gas plant at the Port of Tacoma have been successfully blockaded! Workers have been sent home.Water protectors continue to occupy and block the entrances. The proposed fracked gas plant at the Port would hold 8-million gallons of liquefied natural gas from the Bakkens. It is
“The Darkest Hours”
*“The Darkest Hours”* by James Howard Kunstler "The Tax “Reform” bill working its way painfully out the digestive system of congress like a sigmoid fistula, ought be re-named the US Asset-stripping Assistance Act of 2017, because that’s what is about to splatter the faces of the waiting public, most of whom won’t have a personal lobbyist/tax lawyer by their sides holding a protective tarpulin during the climactic colonic burst of legislation. Sssshhhh… The media has not grokked this, but the economy is actually collapsing, and the nova-like expansion of the stock markets is exactly... more »
Louisiana activist buys land in path of proposed Bayou Bridge pipeline
Julie Dermansky's blog With Tribal Blessing, Louisiana Activist Buys Land in Path of Proposed Bayou Bridge Pipeline By Julie Dermansky • Sunday, December 17, 2017 - 19:51 On December 16 anti-pipeline activists calling themselves water protectors gathered in Rayne, Louisiana, on land located along the proposed route of the Bayou Bridge pipeline. The gathering occurred two days after
Terry Crews Says Hollywood May Try to Kill Him, Cops Warn Him, ‘These Folks Don’t Play Fair’
[image: crews]"If I were to have a timely “accident” — you know where to look," said Hollywood star turned sex abuse whistleblower, Terry Crews.
Cop Caught Torturing Handcuffed Man in Disturbing Video and He’s Still a Cop
[image: torture]Despite the graphic video evidence of an Oregon cop's torture of a handcuffed man, this brutal public servant still collects a six-figure salary.
The joys of working with contractors
Following Friday's excitement, and a lot of research into solutions over the weekend, the plumber arrived this morning to install our new water heater. Interesting times ensued when he shut off the water to the old heater - only to find that hot water was flowing *into* it through a pipe they didn't recognize. Turns out our geothermal heating and A/C unit circulates hot water through it, to take advantage of the heat it's either providing to or removing from the house. A quick call to the A/C tech, and he came out to switch off the water pump in the unit. He'll be back this afte... more »
Who to Believe on Washington’s Korea Policy, Tillerson or Trump?
[image: undefined] President Trump has often said that his foreign policy objective was to keep his enemies guessing. If that’s the goal, you could say that he’s doing a good job. The problem is who does he think his enemies are, because the American people are often left guessing as well. US policy toward North Korea last week is a good example of how the Trump Administration is wittingly or unwittingly sowing confusion among friend and foe alike. In what looked like a breakthrough, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced last Tuesday that the US would be willing to sit down an... more »
Open Letter To Mayor Suthers and other pond scum elitists
I emailed this to him as well. You’re a lying Nazi Bitch just like every rich-bitch claimant who decides (s)he is a “civic leader”. You and your arrogant elitist associates (none of you have actual friends, just as you have no conscience)don’t do anything to relieve the burdens your wealthy country club put on the […]
Five Chinese Warplanes Enter Korea's Air Defense Zone Prompting South Korea To Scramble Fighter Jets
*Newsweek:* *Chinese Warplanes Enter Korea Air Defense Zone Prompting South Korea to Scramble Fighter Jets* South Korean fighter jets made an emergency sortie to escort five Chinese warplanes out of the Korean Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ), Seoul’s military said Monday. The South Korean joint chiefs of staff identified two H-6 bombers, two J-11 fighter jets and one TU-154 reconnaissance plane entering the KADIZ on Monday morning, local media reported, from the area over the Socotra Rock, before flying out three and a half hours later. “Our fighter planes took normal tac... more »
Deck the halls
Deck the Halls! ’tis the season to broadcast a bit of anti-Israel agitprop. This morning on the iPlayer I caught up with the BBC’s hour-long documentary about Banksy’s and Danny Boyle’s much hyped “Alternativity" stunt. When that ended, the film went straight into the Alternatively “play” itself. It was what it was - i.e., a common or garden school play with a musical bent - after all, the revered filmmaker Boyle delegated the actual production to a local drama teacher, which accounts for the fact that it wasn’t especially well conceived or executed. Of course the quality of the ... more »
Lebanese President blasts Israel over repeated violations
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:50 P.M.) – Lebanese President Michel ‘Aoun held a meeting with the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Penille Dahler Kardel at his Ba’abda palace today. During the meeting, the Lebanese President renewed his country’s commitment to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701, despite repeated violations by Israel. “Lebanon holds onto the UN resolutions […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Assad expects Russia to play key role in post-war reconstruction of Syria
The victory over terrorists “has created conditions for accelerating the process of restoring the Syrian economy,” Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said, as cited by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). Assad received a Russian government delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin in Damascus. According to the Syrian president, Russia will be “an important […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In pictures: Elite Syrian forces graduate and prepare for battle
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – The elite Special Mission Forces of the Syrian Interior Ministry recently graduated several personnel this past weekend after training for several weeks in Tartous. The new graduates completed several courses that focused on counter-terrorism and urban warfare. Photos from the graduation ceremony were posted by the SMF’s official Facebook page […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian airstrikes pave the way for Syrian Army troops to advance in northern Hama – video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:05 P.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces played a crucial role in the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) successful counter-offensive against the jihadist rebels in northern Hama last night. Russian jets relentlessly pounded Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions inside the town of Al-Lataminah, which ultimately obstructed the latter’s imperative supply route to large hilltop of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Hundreds of Libyan protesters demand LNA leader to be president
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – Hundreds of protesters gathered in Tripoli on Sunday evening to demand that Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar become president of a unified Libya, after the army chief announced the collapse of the UN-backed Libyan Political Agreement (LPA). In a televised address, Haftar declared that the ‘Tobruk government’ in the eastern part […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Newly formed Palestinian group joins battle against ISIS in eastern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – A Palestinian paramilitary group called the “Palestinian Return Forces” (var. Qawat Al-‘Awda) have arrived in eastern Syria to help the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the ongoing battle against the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). Video footage of this group operating near the strategic city of Albukamal was released via YouTube […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army resumes assault on east Damascus amid turmoil between rebel groups
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:25 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their assault in eastern Damascus, today, striking defenses of Faylaq Al-Rahman and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham in the Jobar and ‘Ayn Tarma suburbs. Syrian Army units from the 105th and 106th brigades of the Republican Guard repeatedly pounded the Islamist positions in ‘Ayn Tarma and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Saif Gaddafi to run for Libyan presidency
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – The son the late Mu’ammar Gaddafi, Saif Al-Islam, is planning to run for the Libyan presidency after spending six years in prison, Egypt Today reported. Bassem al-Hashimi al-Soul, the spokesman of the Gaddafi family, has confirmed the report in an interview to RIA Novosti: “Saif al-Islam will announce his running […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Assad slams Kurdish forces: ‘Those who work with foreigners against their army are traitors’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – The Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Dmitry Rogozin, made a scheduled visit to Damascus on Monday to meet with Syrian President, Bashar Al-Assad. Following the meeting with Rogozin, the Syrian President spoke to the press, detailing the discussion he had with the Russian Deputy Prime Minister. Assad told reporters that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
High ranking PKK commander killed by Turkish forces
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – A high ranking commander of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) was allegedly killed by the Turkish forces over the weekend, the Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak reported. According to the report, Murat Dag (AKA “Ferhat Yilmaz”) was killed during a Turkish Army operation in the eastern part of the country. Dag […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US Coalition calls allegations of training terrorists in Syria ‘absurd’
Last week, the Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria said that the US-led coalition had been training militants at the Syrian Al Hasakah refugee camp. The US-led coalition has told Sputnik that “the idea that the coalition runs a training center for Daesh is absurd. The statement came after the Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria accused […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Afghanistan: Gunmen storm intelligence training centre in Kabul
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – Gunmen attacked the training centre of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Kabul on Monday and triggered violent clashes with local forces. According to local reports at least five men hidden in a building under construction in Afshar area stormed the intelligence agency training centre. Security forces and police […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Terrorism in Syria exists with western support – Assad
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has stated that the terrorism issue exists in Syria due to Western support, naming the Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham terror group (former al-Nusra Front) as one of the key problems. “Terrorism is not limited to Daesh. Daesh [terror group, banned in Russia] is just a part of terrorism. And while there are […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian gov’t restores large gas field after liberating site from ISIS
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Syrian government has restored the large Twinan Gas Field in the eastern countryside of the Homs Governorate, Syria’s Energy Minister ‘Ali Ghannam announced on Monday. The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) liberated the Twinan Gas Field in late August 2017 after a long operation against the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
What I Learned from Star Wars: The Last Jedi
*Matthew Gault* *Star Wars, * Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a movie about failure and what we learn from it. *Warning: This article contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi.* Poe Dameron is a terrible commander. The opening moments of Star Wars: The Last Jedi depict the foolhardy Resistance commander leading a bombing run on a First Order dreadnought. His team destroys the target, but it’s a pyrrhic victory. The First Order loses an important space carrier, but the Resistance loses all its bombers and most of its fighters. The dark side can afford the loss, but the light si... more »
The Mad Scientists at DARPA Want to Turn C-130 Aircraft Into "Swarm" Aircraft Carriers
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * This could be big *Gremlins could well be described as a technological leap in manned-unmanned teaming beyond state of the art technology, as it enables drones to launch, perform missions and then return to a host aircraft. As algorithms for increased levels of autonomy advance, aircraft will be able to control drones from the cockpit with a pilot in a command and control role, service experts have explained.* The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency plans to demonstrate an ability to launch and recover small drones from an Air Force C-130 aircraft... more »
Popular S. Korean Boy Band Member Dies in Possible Suicide
Kim Jong-hyun, known by the stage name Jonghyun, was found unconscious at a residence hotel in Seoul and was pronounced dead later at a nearby hospital.
How to Protect Against Memory Loss
Many people associate memory loss as something that happens to seniors. We even have the term, “senior moments,” to describe the condition. Research shows however that memory loss can begin as early as your 20s, and it can continue as you age. Here’s some good news – there are simple steps you can take to […] The post How to Protect Against Memory Loss appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 18
1959 Gen Qasim called Ahwaz and Mohammareh in Iran Arab Started supporting Arabs in Khuzistan province 2002 Pres Bush said war was inevitable with Iraq at NSC meeting 2002 Bush met with Spanish Pres Anzar Said Iraq’s weapons declaration was a joke and US would eventually have to remove Saddam 2002 Sec Def Rumsfeld ordered start of civil administration to run postwar Iraq 3 months before invasion 2002 Saddam scrapped all of Iraq’s defense plans for U.S. invasion and replaced them with one he made himself 2002 Saddam’s war plans consisted of concent... more »
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From Jenna Orkin 60 Environmental Rules on the Way Out Under Trump (Oct) Document:A Long History of America's Dark Side In case, like me, you didn't even know there was a "wikispooks." Family Rejects Canadian Billionaire Couple's Death Was Murder-Suicide Speaking of which, Wormwood (Netflix) is well worth the investment of time. The son of Frank Olson who "either jumped or fell" from that hotel window in '53 is supremely lucid in his reasoning, as one might expect from someone's who's spent his entire life investigating the event. Putin Called Trump To Thank Him For CIA Tip That ... more »
ANTHROPOLOGY NOW: The next generation of cablegogue!
*MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2017Part 3—The weaponization of virtue:* The next generation of "cablegogue" has been in the news of late. "Cablegogue?" It's a term major anthropologists use to describe the role of "cable news" in the current functioning of our floundering species. It's a shorthand reference to the widespread presence of demagoguery at our partisan "cable news" networks. We've been consulting with major anthropologists as we prepare our award-winning documentary film, Anthropology Now. "I love the smell of demagoguery in the evening," moguls will be quoted saying in this a... more »
Tax Cuts for the Rich?
As I have stated repeatedly, I have mixed feelings about the tax bill going through Congress. There is a lot of it that I don't like. But I nonetheless disagree with much of the commentary of its critics. A common refrain is that the bill entails big tax cuts for the rich. I am not so sure. True, the top tax rate is reduced by 2.6 percentage points. But for those in states with a personal income tax, this merely offsets the loss of the state and local tax deduction. And if you are in a high tax state like California, where the top tax rate is 13.3 percent, the offset is far from com... more »
NBC pays staffer to keep silent on Chris Matthews’ alleged sexual harassment
Flashback: Remember when Matthews was ogling Melania Trump (Video). More The post NBC pays staffer to keep silent on Chris Matthews’ alleged sexual harassment appeared first on The Duran.
Bashar Assad : Kurds That Work With Americans... Traitors
*Well, I for one am glad that fact has been clarified. YPG/PKK/PYD, work alongside the Americans and they are traitors to Syria. They were NEVER the best or fiercest fighters against ISIS!* *SANA * *"In response to a question about the actions of Kurds in the eastern area and their cooperation with the Americans, President al-Assad said that it’s not right to say that a Syrian group – whether ethnic or religious – has a uniform characteristic, because this makes no sense since all groups are diverse, and the various groups in Syria have the good and the bad, so talking about “Ku... more »
Caught Our Notice: Columbia researcher up to five retractions
Title: Endotoxaemia during left ventricular assist device insertion: relationship between risk factors and outcome What Caught Our Attention: Robert J. Frumento first caught our notice in 2013, as a coauthor on a paper retracted with a nonspecific reference to author misconduct. Three years later, Frumento was clearly identified as having fabricated data and a master’s […] The post Caught Our Notice: Columbia researcher up to five retractions appeared first on Retraction Watch.
R.C. Sproul Goes to His Eternal Reward
[image: rc-sproul-goes-to-his-eternal-reward] Robert Charles “R.C.” Sproul left his earthly existence around 3:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon. An indefatigable laborer for the Gospel, Sproul and his ministry poured out a veritable river of educational materials
Do you want to see Jared Kushner get humiliated on live TV? Sure you do.
Ouch! Here is a breakdown courtesy of Washington Journals: *Kushner made an appearance at the Saban Forum as part of his role as lead U.S. negotiator for Middle East peace — a job for which he has neither the qualifications nor aptitude. * *Speaking on live television with Haim Saban, the forum founder and an Israeli-American telecom billionaire, Kushner seemed as if he thought he was in safe territory. * *Saban has made clear that his global political priority is Israeli security, and Kushner and Trump have actually sabotaged the peace process in order to give symbolic victori... more »
President Trump To Outline His National Security Strategy For Military And Foreign Policy
*NPR*: *Trump To Outline His Blueprint For Military And Foreign Policy * President Trump will outline his goals for military modernization and economic advancement when he unveils his national security strategy Monday. The document — which every president is required by law to produce — offers a blueprint for Trump's military and foreign policy. It could help to guide future decisions on defense spending, trade negotiations and international cooperation. Trump is set to showcase the strategy with an afternoon speech at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington. Administration offi... more »
Tavis Smiley Says PBS Made Mistake in Suspending Him
PBS says it has suspended distribution of Smiley’s talk show after an independent investigation uncovered “multiple, credible allegations” of misconduct by its host.
Fasten Your Seat Belts
Neal Gabler writes that November 8, 2016 marked the beginning of the Second American Civil War: By that perspective, just as the first Civil War was the last gasp of slavery, this second is very likely the last gasp of aging white Americans — their full-throated death rattle against an America that they detest for having changed so dramatically the traditions and power structures by which those whites had lived. Regressions are often like that. They are an angry attempt to prevent a threatening future from arriving. Republicans had long preyed upon these discontents, but did so te... more »
Republican Tax Plan’s Big Giveaways To The Petroleum Industry Include Drilling The Arctic National Refuge And Undermining Renewable Energy; 64% Of Americans Oppose The Tax Plan But The Republican Congress Doesn’t Care
“Here still survives one of Planet Earth’s own works of art. This one symbolizes freedom: freedom to continue, unhindered and … Continue reading →
Treason at the FBI and in Mueller's 'Get Trump' Team Stand Exposed
PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20171218-treason-at-fbi.pdf The treasonous actions by the leading figures in the FBI, CIA, and National Democratic Institute (NDI) under Obama are now undeniable. And, the exposure of their concerted effort to carry out a coup d'état against the elected government of the United States is now irrefutable. Just in the last week, a former Assistant Director of the FBI itself James Kallstrom, in several media interviews, denounced the "cabal" around James Comey who used the FBI to run a "fifth column to basically take away the Presidency of the United States." H... more »
Senior Intel Corp. Scientist Predicted Bitcoin In Cryptography Manifesto—In 1994
[image: bitcoin]Bitcoin is one of the "sophisticated financial alternatives to the dollar" that was predicted in a 1994 manifesto from a senior Intel Corporation scientist.
The Seven Dirty Words of American End-Times
George Carlin's estate really ought to think about suing the Trump administration. That's because the reality TV president's ironically-named Health and Human Services subsidiary has outright plagiarized the routine that made the late comic so famous. Carlin riffed on the Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television; Trump's goon squad has made a list of the Seven Words you can never say if you work at the CDC. Through endless repetition on bestselling records and sold-out stage shows, Carlin managed to take the shock value right out of the forbidden vocabulary at the same time that... more »
ARE FOX AND TY COBB WORKING IN SYNC, OR AT CROSS PURPOSES?
I believed this for a while, and I still think it might be true: 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. There are already plans for immediate demonstrations across Amer... more »
Doofus Of The Day #993
Another motoring Doofus, this one in England. A driver's 'Smart' car burst into flames on a filling station forecourt after she put petrol into the wrong hole. Julie Nicklin, 54, was trapped inside her vehicle as it became a fireball when she mistakenly poured the fuel into the car's interior through a detachable cap on one side of the car - not the one containing its fuel tank. The mother-of-two ignited the fuel as she turned the ignition key. The 2005 Fortwo Pulse instantly exploded and trapped her inside, while it caused other motorists on the forecourt to run for cover. Her...more »
World News Briefs -- December 18, 2017
*CNN:* *New security strategy to call China 'strategic competitor,' lay out strategic aims* President Trump will unveil his administration's National Security Strategy on Monday, laying out its objectives and how it views various threats. According to officials who briefed reporters Sunday, the strategy -- a congressionally mandated document -- identifies four national interests: protecting the homeland, advancing American prosperity, preserving peace through strength and pushing American influence by new approaches to development. The President will discuss the strategy during a... more »
After Failing With Right-Of-Center Corporate Dems in Every Gubernatorial Race Since They Ran Buddy MacKay In 1998, Time For Andrew Gillum, A Real Live Progressive
A couple of nights ago, centrist MSNBC host Joy Reid tweeted that "The consequences of elections can be grave, America. Voting to 'shake things up' or 'send an outsider to Washington' or going third party to 'send a message' can mean literal life, death or suffering for lots of people. This mess was made by voters, non-voters, cruelty and greed." Sounds good, right? Well... that's the standard establishment Democratic Party claptrap that's behind the mess the country is in now-- with Republicans in control of most state legislatures, most governors' mansions, the U.S. Senate, the ... more »
Another Balfour Declaration?
The Israeli-Palestinian conundrum has thus reached a dangerous crossroads.There has never been a truly genuine peace process, and the US is now no longer considered a reliable peace broker. The post Another Balfour Declaration? appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
BASHAR AL-ASSAD: Defeating ISIS does not mean war is over
The Syrian President has explained to journalists that the war against terrorism means more than just defeating ISIS. More The post BASHAR AL-ASSAD: Defeating ISIS does not mean war is over appeared first on The Duran.
5 reasons why Trump labelling China and Russia “rivals” is wrong
Donald Trump is set to give a controversial speech in which he will pin the interests of the US against those of fellow superpowers Russia and China. The move will increase global hostilities while not bringing any material benefits to the American people. More The post 5 reasons why Trump labelling China and Russia “rivals” is wrong appeared first on The Duran.
Prince Harry interviews Barack Obama for the BBC.
Here is a sneak preview of when @BarackObama met Prince Harry for the interview. Listen to the full interview on 27th December on @BBCr4today. pic.twitter.com/p5I1dUdyhx — Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) December 17, 2017 Courtesy of CNN: *In a teaser released Sunday, the pair's longtime bromance was on full display as they traded quips while Harry explained his editorial process. * *"Do I need a British accent?" Obama interrupts, shooting a smirk at the prince.* *Without missing a beat, Harry responds "not at all" before warning the former commander-in-chief that he'll get ... more »
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - The Star's editorial board calls for a reworking of Canada's tax system to make sure businesses pay their fair share: The tax bills of most big companies have declined significantly both as a proportion of their profits and as a proportion of Ottawa’s total tax revenue. This means that shareholders of Canadian companies, a disproportionately wealthy, often foreign group, continue to get wealthier, while the average taxpayer foots a greater portion of the bill for public expenditures and governments have less to spend on programs and servi... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 17, 2017
Reuters *Christina Goldbaum, Daily Beast*: *U.S. Gen. Reins in Special Operations Forces in Africa After Niger Deaths and Daily Beast Investigations* *In a letter, the commander of U.S. Special Forces in Africa cautions them to take fewer risks, use better judgement. NCIS investigators have been called to investigate a massacre.* WASHINGTON, D.C.—With U.S. military interventions in Africa facing increased scrutiny, the commander of U.S. Special Operations Forces in Africa (SOCAFRICA) sent an internal letter to his forces this week urging greater caution in the field. This comes a... more »
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*The Only Place Where The Feds Should Spend More On Higher Education* The federal government has no constitutional authority to spend money on higher education, to give or lend students money for it, to direct how colleges will function, or anything else. By far the best course of action would be for Congress to dismantle the Department of Education and repeal all U.S. statutes pertaining to education. But since that is not going to happen in the foreseeable future, it is worth considering how the feds might do less harm or even improve higher education. The latter is not quite a ... more »
This New Lockheed Supersonic Jet Has A Lot Of Possible Military Applications
*The Warzone/The Drive*: *Lockheed Likely Sees Big Military Applications Potential In Aerion's Supersonic Bizjet* *A jet that can cruise for thousands of miles at mach 1.4 will be just as enticing to the Pentagon as it is to billionaires.* Lockheed Martin has formally announced it is teaming up with Aerion Corporation to build the world’s first supersonic business jet, which would be the company’s first passenger aircraft produced in more than three decades. The plane, named AS2 and looks like an F-104 Starfighter and 727 airliner had a child, could potentially revolutionize priva... more »
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*Unrestrained romanticism is not dead* *The guff below could have been written by a Nazi writer. Nazism also had a romanticized vision of a marvellous small-farmer past. Some people will never learn.Their key paragraph below is this one:"The industrial food chain is using at least 75 per cent of the world’s agricultural land and most of agriculture’s fossil fuel and freshwater resources to feed barely 30 per cent of the world’s population. Conversely, more than 500 million peasant farms around the world are using less than 25 per cent of the land – and almost no fossil f... more »
Washington's Collusion with Russia
According to a recent press release from the Kremlin, we find the following: Given that it's starting to look like the second edition of the McCarthy Era in Washington, it is interesting to see that, behind the scenes, there are hopeful signs that at least two of the three world superpowers/superpowers-in-waiting are co-operating when it comes to preventing yet another terrorist attack and loss of innocent life. In case you were wondering, the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg is an amazing piece of architecture as shown here: It is also a magnet for both worshippers and tourists... more »
40% of donations from 0.01% of adults – the ‘king-makers’ of American politics
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Journalists would be so much more trusted if they followed Socrates’ dictum – that ‘the only thing I know is that I know nothing’
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UnHerd Elsewhere: Theresa May’s Brussels coup
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The Dallas Morning News exposes the many ways that the Russians funneled money to the Donald Trump and many other GOP campaigns.
Explore for yourself the tangled web of Russian money that warrant special investigator Robert Mueller’s attention, according to Ruth May 12/12 https://t.co/EF9aFHpl0F pic.twitter.com/I81Hj7XYoT — Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews) December 15, 2017 Courtesy of The Dallas Morning News: *As Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team probes deeper into potential collusion between Trump officials and representatives of the Russian government, investigators are taking a closer look at political contributions made by U.S. citizens with close ties to Russia. * *Buried in the campaign financ... more »
Kurdish security forces surround NRT News office as protests erupt in Iraqi Kurdistan
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – The Kurdish security forces (Asayish) have surrounded the office of NRT News in Erbil city, today, after protests erupted all over Iraqi Kurdistan, NRT reported this afternoon. “The protection of our staff in Erbil is a responsibility of the Kurdistan Regional Government,” NRT channel said. According to NRT, the security […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Jaysh Al-Islam executes 45 HTS fighters in East Ghouta
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – Jaysh Al-Islam has reportedly executed a large number of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham militants in the East Ghouta region of Damascus. According to opposition activists on social media, Jaysh Al-Islam executed at least 45 members of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham, today, including seven foreign combatants. This move by Jaysh Al-Islam will likely […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Fierce fighting breaks out between Israeli forces, Palestinians in the West Bank
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:15 P.M.) – Intense firefights broke out between the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Palestinian protesters inside the Beit El settlement located in the West Bank region of Palestine. According to local activists, the Israeli Defense Forces attempted to disperse the crowd of Palestinian protesters in Beit El, when heavy gunfire was exchanged […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Killer of British diplomat arrested outside of Beirut
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:05 P.M.) – The Information Branch managed to apprehend the killer of British diplomat Rebecca Dykes. Dykes was found dead along the Metn expressway on Saturday. The killer is identified as taxi driver Tareq H; he also confessed to the crime. In details, Tareq had picked up Dykes – a 30-year-old diplomat working […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army attacks HTS in east Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) attacked Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions inside the eastern suburbs of Damascus, today, following the latter’s refusal to leave the area. According to a military report, the Syrian Army’s 105th and 106th brigades of the Republican Guard fired several artillery shells and missiles towards Hay’at Tahrir […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
No evidence Syrian gov’t is hiding chemical weapons: Putin
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – Russian President Vladimir Putin held a press conference on Monday that discussed several issues around the Middle East, including the ongoing situation in Jerusalem and the war in Syria. In regards to Syria, the Russian President slammed the accusations regarding the Syrian government’s alleged hiding of chemical weapons. “There is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Intense clashes breakout between Israeli forces and Palestinians near Nablus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:35 A.M.) – Fierce clashes broke out between the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Palestinian protesters inside the town of Boreen near the historical city of Nablus this morning. According to local activists, the clashes broke out after the Israeli forces attempted to disperse the crowd of demonstrators that were protesting Donald Trump’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US Coalition accuses Syrian Army, Russia military of letting ISIS roam freely in their territory
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – The U.S. Coalition accused the Russian military and their Syrian partners of letting the Islamic State (ISIS) roam freely through their territory to attack the opposition forces. “The Daesh terrorists freely moved through an area controlled by pro-Syrian regime forces. This is the second time in less than a month […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian jets pulverize jihadist defenses as Syrian Army troops press forward in southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:55 A.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces unleashed a powerful assault over southern Idlib this morning, targeting the jihadist defenses near the town of Abu Dali. Russian jets flying out of the Hmaymim Airbase in Jableh reportedly launched several airstrikes this morning, as the Syrian Arab Army attacked Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s defenses in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Lebanon keeps Saudi ambassador waiting for a month
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:00 AM) – The Lebanese government has been delaying the official reception of the new Saudi ambassador Walid al-Yaqoub, for nearly a month now, Kuwaiti newspaper Al Seyassah reports. Walid al-Yaqoub arrived in Lebanon on November 20, and has been trying to receive an audience with the Lebanese president ever since, in order […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
‘Deeply shocked’: UK diplomat slain in Beirut
The body of a diplomat working at the British Embassy in Lebanon has been found unceremoniously dumped by the roadside on the outskirts of Beirut, various media reported. According to the BBC, citing senior police officers in Beirut, Rebecca Dykes, 30, was strangled with a rope. Local media reports said that Dykes was also raped, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Face the facts: France accepts that Assad will remain in power
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:40) – French president Emmanuel Macron has officially accepted reality in Syria, and has stated that France is willing to face the fact that President Bashar al-Assad will remain in power of the Syrian Arab Republic. In an interview with France 24 television on Sunday, Macron admitted that the reality is that the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Ten Of The Most Significant World Events in 2017
Leaders pose during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017. (Front L-R) China's President Xi Jinping, Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, (back L-R) Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump. REUTERS/Jorge Silva *James M. Lindsay. The Council On Foreign Relations*: *Ten Most Significant World Events in 2017* Last year a lot of people were asking if 2016 was the worst year ever. (It wasn’t.) I haven’t seen anyone making similar claims about 2017, ... more »
U.S. Marines Are Getting The Clothes And Boots Necessary To Wage War On The Korean Peninsula
Department of Defense *Adam Linehan, Task & Purpose:* *Marine Corps Says ‘Pajama’-Like Tropical Uniforms Are Coming Sooner Than You Think * If the U.S. actually goes back to war with North Korea, American troops are going to need a uniform that is lightweight, breathable, and provides adequate camouflage in the forest, complete with a solid pair of boots for humping up and down all of those big mountains. Fortunately for Marines, the Corps has been working hard to ensure they’ll have both. Lt. Col. Christopher Madeline of Marine Corps Systems Command told Marine Corps Times on Dec... more »
Part 2 Grist For the Mill For the Turning of Backs: When Family Defects from the Defective
Teresa Elliot, “Deliverence” Grist For the Mill For the Turning of Backs: When Family Defects from the Defective Part 2 Read part 1 here. By Adriana Gamondes Bearers of the Unbearable Bear If bystanders or the professionals who originally diagnosed...
US Plans Slash and Burn of Middle East to "Minimize" Iranian Influence
*December 18, 2017* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - The US is attempting to sell to the public the next phase of its continued occupation and military operations across the Middle East. Predicated on claims of "rebuilding" Iraq and "fighting terrorists" in Syria, it is in actuality a plan to perpetuate for as long as possible the upheaval currently consuming the region in hopes of overextending and exhausting Iran - and by extension - Russia. *Iranian Roadblock to Western Hegemony* The United States in its pursuit of global hegemony has placed particular focus on encircling, containing, ... more »
"Crying Rottweiler Grieves For Dead Brother. Animals Do Have Emotions!
*"Crying Rottweiler Grieves For Dead Brother. Animals Do Have Emotions!* by brettvett1 "Brutus the Rottweiler wakes up to find that his twin Hank had passed during the night and gone to heaven. Brutus does not want to leave him and will not budge, laying on top of his head. Brutus has never whined or cried out in pain the two years I have had him, but clearly you can see in his eyes, he is crying for his brother who had passed as his world around him just crumbled. We both grieve and cry for our brother. This is proof that animals DO have emotions and feel pain just like we do :'( Let... more »
The Poet: William Blake, “The Land of Dreams”
*“The Land of Dreams”* "Awake, awake my little Boy! Thou wast thy Mother's only joy: Why dost thou weep in thy gentle sleep? Awake! thy Father does thee keep. O, what land is the Land of Dreams? What are its mountains, and what are its streams? O Father, I saw my Mother there, Among the lillies by waters fair. Among the lambs clothed in white She walked with her Thomas in sweet delight. I wept for joy, like a dove I mourn - O when shall I return again?" Dear child, I also by pleasant streams Have wandered all night in the Land of Dreams; But though calm and warm the waters wide, I cou... more »
New Poll shows USA, divided between “America First” and “Blame America First” (Video)
Cultural marxists have been winning, but the battle is not over. More The post New Poll shows USA, divided between “America First” and “Blame America First” (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
POTUS Trump: It’s “not looking good” for Robert Mueller (Video)
Trump is NOT considering firing the embattled special counsel investigator. More The post POTUS Trump: It’s “not looking good” for Robert Mueller (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Austria is poised to reject the European Union’s compulsory migrant quota
Austria's new government is ready to resist Europe's "Islamization" More The post Austria is poised to reject the European Union’s compulsory migrant quota appeared first on The Duran.
Greece’s 15 minutes of fame may be gone, but its ordeal is far from over
Greek fraud reads like a crime novel. More The post Greece’s 15 minutes of fame may be gone, but its ordeal is far from over appeared first on The Duran.
ClimateGate Returns
“Late last week Arizona Superior Court Justice James Marner granted the Energy & Environment Legal Institute’s (E&E Legal’s) motion requesting release of ‘Climategate’ related emails withheld for years by the University of Arizona (UofA).” click here
Christmas Musical Interlude: Placido Domingo & Wiener Sängerknaben, Schubert’s “Ave Maria”
Placido Domingo & Wiener Sängerknaben, Schubert’s “Ave Maria” The original German words by the Vienna Boys Choir and tenor Placido Domingo. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4vBAR4EaHY
Christmas Musical Interlude: Placido Domingo, “La Virgen Lava Panales”
Placido Domingo, “La Virgen Lava Panales” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmUsR8jlNMA
Can sunshine help your brain?
Can sunshine help your brain? | Pursuit by The University of Melbourne https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/can-sunshine-help-your-brain?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_content=story Advertisements
New silicon structure opens the gate to quantum computers
New silicon structure opens the gate to quantum computers https://m.phys.org/news/2017-12-silicon-gate-quantum.html
End of grey hair in sight as scientists find gene responsible
End of grey hair in sight as scientists find gene responsible http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/03/14/end-of-grey-hair-in-sight-as-scientists-find-gene-responsible/
Sen. John McCain Returns To Arizona As He Battles Cancer
*Washington Post:* *McCain, battling brain cancer, leaves Washington for Christmas break before contentious vote on tax bill* Sen. John McCain left the nation’s capital Sunday to spend Christmas in Arizona with his family as he battles brain cancer, giving his Republican Party one less vote as it is expected this week to attempt to push through a contentious tax bill along party lines. President Trump told reporters Sunday that McCain (R-Ariz.) and his wife, Cindy McCain, have “headed back [to Arizona], but I understand he’ll come if we ever needed his help, which hopefully we won... more »
“There Is No Reality Anymore…”
*“There Is No Reality Anymore…”* by Thad Beversdorf "I 'd love to change the world, but I don 't know what to do, so I'll leave it up to you..." * "What a great lyric that is from the late 60's, early 70's English band "10 Years After." I believe this describes that uneasy feeling of discontent that sits deep in the stomach, beneath the day to day exteriors, of so many people today. The world is like a black hole in that it seems to be getting smaller and smaller as the years go by but also heavier and heavier with each passing day. When I was a teenager and my friends and I were ... more »
"So Long You Are Young..."
"Youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind. It is a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals. Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, doubt, self-distrust, fear and despair, these are the long, long years that bow the head and turn the growing spirit back to dust. Whether seventy or seventeen there is in every beings he... more »
"'Command And Control': Eric Schlosser's Terrifying Book on Nuclear Weapons"
*"'Command And Control': **Eric Schlosser's * *Terrifying Book **on **Nuclear Weapons"* By Michael Mechanic "On January 23, 1961, a B-52 packing a pair of Mark 39 hydrogen bombs suffered a refueling snafu and went into an uncontrolled spin over North Carolina. In the cockpit of the rapidly disintegrating bomber (only one crew member bailed out safely) was a lanyard attached to the bomb-release mechanism. Intense G-forces tugged hard at it and unleashed the nukes, which, at four megatons, were 250 times more powerful than the weapon that leveled Hiroshima. One of them "failed safe" a... more »
"Neuroscience Says Listening to This Song Reduces Anxiety by Up to 65 Percent"
*"Neuroscience Says Listening to This Song Reduces Anxiety by Up to 65 Percent"* By Melanie Curtin "Everyone knows they need to manage their stress. When things get difficult at work, school, or in your personal life, you can use as many tips, tricks, and techniques as you can get to calm your nerves. So here's a science-backed one: make a playlist of the 10 songs found to be the most relaxing on earth. Sound therapies have long been popular as a way of relaxing and restoring one's health. For centuries, indigenous cultures have used music to enhance well-being and improve health c... more »
“Brain Food: How to Eat Smart”
*“Brain Food: How to Eat Smart”* by Robin Nixon "Weighing in at an average of 2.7 pounds (1,200 grams), the human brain packs a whopping 100 billion neurons. Every minute, about three soda-cans worth of blood flow through the brain. It's common to resolve to lose weight, but any sane person dreads a diet's dulling effect on the brain. In fact, many studies have shown that counting calories, carbs or fat grams, is truly distracting- to the point that it taxes short-term memory. But how we eat can affect our minds at more fundamental levels, too. Here are five things you should know ... more »
Arriving in Taiwan
Soon after arriving in Taipei, Taiwan today my son Julian and his wife Emily took me for a great Chinese lunch and then a long walk up a nearby mountain that overlooks the city. Their dog Junior came along with us. It was quite a climb up the cement steps to the top - quite steep. Near the top was the famous Grand Hotel. Julian and Emily were married in the other Grand Hotel in the city of Kaohsiung. The rooms were the biggest I'd ever seen in any hotel - a really beautiful place. Taipei has a metro-area population of 7.4 million people. The immigration process to get in... more »
"Turns Out the Trump-Russia Probe Might Be an FBI Hit Job. Surprised? Where Have You Been?"
https://youtu.be/PRn4p5DRuOQ Have you heard a word about this on the Trump hating BBC? Of course not, the BBC aren't interested in the news, just in pushing their prejudices upon us.
China's Navy Bets Big On Electromagnetic Railguns For Its Warships And Catapults For Its Aircraft Carriers
*Type 055A* The Type 055A, shown here in this fan art, will have integrated electric propulsion, giving it enough electricity to carry energy-intensive railguns. *Popular Science:* *China is betting big on electromagnetic railguns and catapults* *Just as the U.S. Navy is pulling away from the technology. * China has been making under-the-radar advances in railguns and other electromagnetic technologies, a move that's particularly notable considering the U.S. Navy has just recently reduced its efforts developing this kind of technology. As opposed to gunpowder, railguns use electro... more »
The Poet: Oliver Wendell Holmes, "A Parody on 'A Psalm of Life'”
*"A Parody on 'A Psalm of Life'”* "Life is real, life is earnest, And the shell is not its pen – “Egg thou art, and egg remainest” Was not spoken of the hen. Art is long and Time is fleeting, Be our bills then sharpened well, And not like muffled drums be beating On the inside of the shell. In the world’s broad field of battle, In the great barnyard of life, Be not like those lazy cattle! Be a rooster in the strife! Lives of roosters all remind us, We can make our lives sublime, And when roasted, leave behind us, Hen tracks on the sands of time. Hen tracks that perhaps another Chicken ... more »
John F. Kennedy's Vision of Peace
What comes through is that Kennedy was essentially alone in his struggle to stave of conflict. Yet he did succeed in backing down the rush to nuclear war with Russia, but actually that was sustained because the generals then dove into Vietnam and this bled them sober. Vietnam stopped military adventurism for a good generation until we were forced into the Gulf War. Now we have watched another cycle of been bled out in Iraq and Afghanistan. That is three wars in which military power proved impossible to impose a peace or a satisfactory outcome. They honestly have never understoo... more »
Strange Geo - Glyph in NC
[image: Strange geo-glyph discovered near Cheoah River in Graham County, NC] This is something of interest because it informs us that such signatures exist and demand excavation. this one could easily be a fortified village made originally out of wood, that since has cultivated through to a perfectly flat surface. As important we now know that we should be looking. We could have thousands of villages to excavate and it would be good to have a true picture of the historical population density. Satellite work is slowly building up an effective database and will eventually result in... more »
Blood flow altered in brains of preterm newborns vs. full-term infants
The surprise is that the effects run right through to the end of pregnancy. There is no obvious tapering off, or certainly not for critical components. Considering that we all want a child who is 100 percent, we need to develop support protocols that ensure just that. This is a level of perfectionism never anticipated but needs addressing. That same approach needs to continue after birth for the first three years while utterly dependent on the mother. Setting standards like that will not be popular but do need considering. My own inclination is to properly depend on an org... more »
Pentagon finally admits conventional warfare is obsolete, recommends deep cuts
I do not necessarily agree with all the blanket statements made here, but it is impossible to be a modern state and also conduct a major war against a similar enemy without destroying the state root and bough as we showed in Iraq.. The main reason massed land forces have become obsolete happens to be the most closely guarded secret of the USA. The USSS or US Space Service presently deploys a fleet of planetary bombardment ships able to control gravity and use kinetic bombardment and powerful rapid fire microwave lasers able to turn a human soldier into a pile of carbon. Target... more »
Is Technology Value-Neutral? New Technologies and Collective Action Problems
We’ve all heard the saying “Guns don’t kill people, people do”. It’s a classic statement of the value-neutrality thesis. This is the thesis that technology, by itself, is value-neutral. It is the people that use it that are not. If the creation of a new technology, like a gun or a smartphone, has good or bad effects, it is due to good or bad people, not the technology itself.
U.S. Defense Department Hails Afghan Forces’ Battlefield Gains
U.S. Army General John Nicholson speaks with Afghan police special forces after they took part in a military exercise in November. *WNU Editor:* *U.S. Hails Afghan Forces’ Battlefield Gains, Urges Taliban To Seek Talks With Kabul* The U.S. Defense Department has hailed success on the battlefield by Afghan forces and urged Taliban insurgents to embrace "peace and political legitimacy" through a negotiated settlement with the government in Kabul. The comments came this week in the Pentagon’s semiannual report to Congress, the first since President Donald Trump on August 21 announced... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*-by Noah* While watching MSNBC last Tuesday afternoon, I caught a glimpse of Republoperv Roy Moore riding his horse to vote. The horse's name is Sassy and it was plain that Moore was having trouble controlling her. Sassy clearly had thoughts of throwing Roy Moore off her back. Who wouldn't? Horses are among the most intelligent and expressive creatures on Earth, and it's not just about body language. One look at Sassy's mouth and eyes and anyone with any sensitivity can see that Sassy is one very unhappy horse. When a horse is happy and likes and respects its rider, horse and r... more »
Syrian Army within striking distance of strategic town in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:50 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is within striking distance of Abu Dali after making an important advance inside the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate this past weekend. Units from the Syrian Arab Army’s 4th and 11th divisions began their assault this past weekend by targeting Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s last […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Rockets fired at south Israel landed in Gaza, Hamas accountable: IDF
Rockets targeting the southern region of Israel landed on the territory of Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday that the rockets targeting the southern region of the country landed on the territory of Gaza Strip. “Following the sirens that sounded in the Hof […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
"The Last Words of Dr. Edward Mantill"
*"The Last Words of Dr. Edward Mantill, * *a Physicist At CERN Before He Committed Suicide"* by IWB *Part One: **"I’m a Physicist At CERN. We’ve Done Something We Shouldn’t Have Done"* Published on Jun 29, 2016. “What is going on at CERN? We are not sure this is real, but we decided to leave it up to you. The story is written from a 3rd person perspective, that of Dr. Edward Mantill, and is very deep and detailed and covers the possible accounts of someone at CERN." - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckvs5HHUl4k *Part Two*: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9xPHEtSlPg *Part Three:* http... more »
"The Laughing Face Of Madness..."
“If God does things for a reason, he sure has a bunch of psychopaths carrying out his job orders.” “We work in the dark. We do what we can to battle with the evil that would otherwise destroy us. But, a man’s fate is defined as not a choice but a calling. Yet sometimes the weight of this burden causes us to falter, breaching the fragile fortress of our mind, allowing the monsters without to turn within and we are left alone, staring into the abyss… into the laughing face of madness.” “Fox Mulder”, “The X-Files”
SHADES OF GREY
*Was Dustin Hoffman, who's played Hollywood's favourite victims, a sex predator all along? Five women claim the actor abused them when they were as young as 15 *. *Disgraced Coronation Street star Bruno Langley, 34, 'had sex with a 16-year-old girl and pleaded with her to read passages from 50 Shades of Grey'* . *Photos explain how Trump dodges sexual accusers while others fall* . *The Dutroux gang supplied girls to the elite, to be tortured and murdered.*
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
“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
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