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Christmas Musical Interlude: Mannheim Steamroller, “Silent Night”
Mannheim Steamroller, “Silent Night” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwemohyMdew
Christmas Musical Interlude: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, “Carol Of The Bells”
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, “Carol Of The Bells” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9wD5qnq_eo
These Major Military Events Occurred On Christmas Day
British and German troops meet in no man's land on Christmas Day, 1914. *Business Insider*: *5 momentous military events that took place on Christmas Day* Christmas is one of the most celebrated holidays on earth. But that doesn't mean that conflicts simply freeze every December 25th. Here's a look at some of the major military events that have fallen on Christmas, a date with a surprisingly rich history. *WNU Editor:* For me .... I will always remember this event a day after Christmas (December 26, 1991) .... in Moscow .... in Red Square .... with my father .... seeing *all of t... more »
USAF Band WWII Holiday Flashback
*Hat tip* Theospark.
Is The Donald A Punk Rocker? More Than A Few People Think So
Johnny Rotten ended the last Sex Pistols show— at Winterland in San Francisco— with exactly the way his current day hero, Señor Trumpanzee should exit the national stage: “Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated.” (I was standing with Bill Graham at the side of the stage, each of us eager for the band to exit so we could pick up all the quarters that were tossed at the band by the audience.) Friday, the *NY Times* carried a piece by Sean Howe about that Pistols tour and why a film of it has languished for 4 decades. Howe wrote that “After seven electrifying, antagonistic performa... more »
A Japanese AI program just wrote a short novel, and it almost won a literary prize
A Japanese AI program just wrote a short novel, and it almost won a literary prize https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/japanese-ai-writes-novel-passes-first-round-nationanl-literary-prize/ Advertisements
The Warm And The Wild
After two days traveling, I’m finally back with my family for Christmas. It’s wonderful to be back here from my travels. I love to go out into the wide wild world … and I love coming home to my gorgeous ex-fiancee. It’s got me thinking about the odd life I’ve led, and rather than write…
How Much Has President Trump Changed The Middle East?
*Ben Wedeman, CNN: How President Trump's first year changed the Middle East* Men in combat fatigues posed for pictures on the border between Syria and Iraq, as they waved national and paramilitary flags. To them, this was not just another meeting, but a hard-fought triumph. Years of fighting had allowed Iran's partners and proxies to finally link up from various parts of the war-torn Levant. To Iran's enemies, the meeting marked the culmination of their worst nightmares. It was a moment marking Iran's victory in ensuring its friends and allies now control a swath of territory spann... more »
Syrian Army kills Maldivi rebel commander in west Damascus
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:47 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army killed a prominent field commander for the al Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) during the last clashes in the Beit Jinn pocket bordering Israel. Abu Saad Al-Maldifi is from the Maldives and is one of many foreign HTS fighters originating from different parts of Asia currently fighting […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Christmas Musical Interlude: Plácido Domingo, “La Virgen Lava Panales”
Plácido Domingo, “La Virgen Lava Panales” - https://www.youtube.com/
Is Iran The Middle East's New Superpower?
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, waves as he arrives to deliver a speech in Tehran. Reuters *Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor*: *How Iran, the Mideast's new superpower, is expanding its footprint across the region – and what it means* Iran has achieved milestones of leverage and influence that rival any regional power in the past half-century. While there are limits to how far it can extend its authority, Tehran’s rapid rise poses new challenges to the US, Israel, and Saudi Arabia as it undermines their previous dominance. How far can Tehran extend its reach... more »
One Step Closer to a Bad Idea: A European Union Army
*Daniel Kochis* *Security, Europe* [image: Image: Slovenian servicemen attend NATO-led joint military exercises in Georgia, July 30, 2017. Reuters/Irakli Gedenidze] Euro federalists believe the time is right to push forward plans for creating a European defense force outside of nation-state control. Bureaucrats in Brussels have long yearned to control the armed forces of the European Union’s member states, with the ultimate goal of creating an EU Army. The United Kingdom has largely stymied these efforts, rightfully seeing them as infringing on national sovereignty and creating a... more »
New Extremist Religious Groups Are Wrecking Pakistan
*Abdul Basit* *Politics, Asia* [image: Muslims attend Eid al-Adha prayer at a mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistan September 2, 2017. Reuters/Faisal Mahmood] Religious politics in Pakistan has moved away from pan-Islamism to narrow sectarianism with the entry of new religious-political groups. With the rise of Barelvi, a sub-sect of Sunni Hanafi Islam, extremist groups in Pakistan, the country’s drift into extremism comes full circle. Apparently, considered to be more tolerant and accommodative of other faiths and sects, the Barelvi groups in Pakistan have been asserting themselves po... more »
Nobel Peace Prize Forum Deceives, Betrays, Standing Rock Water Protectors
Chief Arvol Looking Horse at Standing Rock in Nov. 2016 Photo UK Daily Mail Nobel Peace Forum Deceives, Betrays, Standing Rock Water Protectors Last Real Indians reveals that the Nobel Peace Prize Forum sabotaged and ambushed Standing Rock water protectors, in a systematic scheme of deceit and betrayal. Chief Arvol Looking Horse responds after being invited to the Forum. Earlier, Chief
2017 Was Mexico's Worst Year For Murders In Two Decades
*IBTimes*: *2017 is Mexico's bloodiest year in two decades with 23,101 murders on record* The official data is bound to deal a blow to President Enrique Pena Nieto's pledge to curb gang violence. Mexico has witnessed one of its worst years in terms of violence, official records for 2017 reveal. The statistics indicate that 23,101 murders were investigated in the first 11 months of this year — numbers that show a steady rise from the 22,409 that were registered across the 12 months of 2011. The figures published by the interior ministry on 22 December, indicate that 2017 has been... more »
Here Are Some Photos That Show How Soldiers, Sailors, And Airmen Celebrate Christmas
Back home, active duty military personnel will do what they can to remember those fallen. Sgt. 1C Kenneth Baer, US Army active duty, places a Christmas wreath at Ft. Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado on December 17, 2016. Reuters *Business Insider:* *Here's how the US military celebrates Christmas when serving in warzones* Christmas is one of the most celebrated holidays of the year. All across the United States, civilians will light up Christmas, stockings will be hung, and the front lawns of countless homes are brightened up by some truly impressive Christmas lights. ... more »
U.S. Secret Service Holds First Live On White House Grounds
The Secret Service held a drill on White House grounds Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. CBS News *CBS: **Secret Service holds first-ever live drill on White House grounds* WASHINGTON -- Before dawn at the White House Friday, with President Trump inside the residence, a silent night suddenly roared toward daybreak. A Secret Service dog, alarmed by a would-be intruder, rushed the target, part of the first-ever live security drill on White House grounds. The goal is to find problem areas. In his first network news interview, Secret Service Director Randolph "Tex" Alles told CBS News that agen... more »
Father Christmas’ contribution to global warming
The lapse rate or average change in temperature is about 6.5C/km which means we have to change altitude by a mere 15m per 0.1C change. Furthermore, it has come to my attention that whilst Father Christmas comes down many chimneys … Continue reading →
This Map Shows How Much Territory ISIS Has Lost In Syria And Iraq From Its Peak
*(Click on Image to Enlarge) * This map shows how dramatically ISIS territory has diminished since the group took power. US Department of State *Business Insider:* *This map shows how ISIS has been almost completely wiped out* * ISIS's control in Syria as of December 13, 2017 is a tiny piece of what it once was in 2014 and 2015, according to a newly released State Department map. * The map shows ISIS's dramatic losses of territory in 2017. * While ISIS is on its way to losing all territory in Syria, many fighters have fled the fighting, either fanning out throughout the country by ... more »
Do You Hate Trump? There's Someone Worse Who Might Be Elected President By The Trumpist Base, The Hobbits
Obama made it look like *being* president was so easy that anyone could do it. It's not and they can't. Seeing Trump *win*, makes every rich asshole think anyone can become president. Let's hope that isn't true either. How are you going to find a more attracting, if not attractive, headline than Is Steve Bannon Running For President? That's Gabe Sherman's title for his *Vanity Fair* feature this week. Sherman took a whirlwind tour around the globe with Bannon in November. It started in Tokyo where Bannon delivered a hard-edged anti-China speech at a conference for human-rights acti... more »
U.S. Federal Judge: American ISIS Suspect Held In Iraq Has Right To Lawyer
Suspected Islamic State fighters detained at a courthouse in Qaraqosh, Iraq, this year. A federal judge has ruled that an American citizen detained as an “enemy combatant” has the right to a lawyer. Credit Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times *NYT: **American ISIS Suspect Held in Iraq Has Right to Lawyer, Judge Rules* Calling the Trump administration’s position “disingenuous” and “troubling,” a federal judge on Saturday ordered the Pentagon to permit a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union to meet with a United States citizen who has been imprisoned in military custody ... more »
Buyer's Remorse
Drawing by Chan Lowe, July 2016.Can't help feeling some Schadenfreude on this, via Bloomberg: Wall Street traders who rake in hundreds of thousands of dollars a year or more eagerly awaited a Republican overhaul of the U.S. tax code. Now, many are huddling with accountants and concluding the real gains will go to billionaires and other captains of the industry. Those in trenches -- the merely wealthy -- are grousing. Atop their list of worries: New limits on deductions for mortgage interest and state and local taxes -- relatively high throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticu... more »
Somebody left an unidentified package on Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin's driveway. But don't worry according to the LAPD bomb squad its just good old American horse manure.
Steve Mnuchin and his wife earning a gift of horse poop. Courtesy of the New York Daily News: *Los Angeles police got a whiff of horse manure intended for Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin at his Bel-Air home Saturday night. * *A neighbor discovered the Christmas-themed package on the driveway of the Trump cabinet member around 5:30 p.m. local time and called police, a Los Angeles Police Department official said. * *The bomb squad opened the gift-wrapped surprise and found a “pretty good quantity” of horse manure inside, LAPD Sgt. Briggs said.* *Local authorities wrapped up their... more »
Tracking Santa
There was a segment on Fox News where the aviators who took gun camera footage of the UFO's shared their opinions that we were not alone... According to what they said, the Nimitz had been tracking unusual aircraft and their encounter was the only time that the ship had aircraft (2 in this case) aloft to confront the alien craft, reportedly looking like a 'big tic tac'. Then there was the Space X launch of a Falcon rocket that caused a lot of hubbub on the run up to Christmas that wasn't actually a Space X launch (see photo). Santa was working on his new and improved sleigh and nee... more »
Guatemala To Move Its Embassy To Jerusalem
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales. (Image: Youtube) *The Guardian:* *Guatemala to follow Trump by moving Israel embassy to Jerusalem* President Jimmy Morales announced decision on Facebook, making it the first country to mirror US’s controversial decision Guatemala’s president has announced that the Central American country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, becoming the first country to follow the lead of US president Donald Trump in ordering the change. Guatemala was one of nine countries that voted with the United States and Israel on Thursday when the UN general a... more »
Christmas Musical Interlude: “3 Hour Medley of Christmas Songs”
*“3 Hour Medley of Christmas Songs”* A 3 hour long collection of Christmas songs. 0:00 Here Comes Santa Claus - Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters 3:05 Feliz Navidad - Beth and Scott 5:32 The Christmas Waltz - Frank Sinatra 8:33 Winter Wonderland - Aretha Franklin 10:41 The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams 13:09 Jingle Bells - ? 15:25 Sleigh Ride - Johnny Mathis 18:20 Carol of the Bells - Mormon Tabernacle Choir 20:45 Santa Claus is Coming to Town - The Andrews Sisters 23:25 Silver Bells - Bing Crosby & Carol Richards 26:27 The Christmas Song - The Osmond Brothers 29:07 ... more »
Post # 44,000: Merry Christmas!
Have a very Merry Christmas, folks!
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Young suns still lie within dusty NGC 7129, some 3,000 light-years away toward the royal constellation Cepheus. While these stars are at a relatively tender age, only a few million years old, it is likely that our own Sun formed in a similar stellar nursery some five billion years ago. Most noticeable in the sharp image are the lovely bluish dust clouds that reflect the youthful starlight. But the compact, deep red crescent shapes are also markers of energetic, young stellar objects. *Click image for larger size.* Known as Herbig-Haro objects, their shape and color is characteristic... more »
The Poet: Charles Dickens, “Things That Never Die”
*“Things That Never Die” * "The pure, the bright, the beautiful that stirred our hearts in youth, The impulses to wordless prayer, The streams of love and truth, The longing after something lost, The spirit's longing cry, The striving after better hopes- These things can never die. The timid hand stretched forth to aid A brother in his need; A kindly word in grief's dark hour That proves a friend indeed; The plea for mercy softly breathed, When justice threatens high, The sorrow of a contrite heart- These things shall never die. Let nothing pass, for every hand Must fin... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Thanks for stopping by!
“The Sun Is Always Shining: Remember the Sun”
*“The Sun Is Always Shining: Remember the Sun”* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM “If darkness has fallen, we know that the sun is still shining at this very moment somewhere not too far away. There are times when gloom or darkness causes us to momentarily lose sight of the light. Although it is at these times when the thought of the sun can help us. Its warm, glowing rays brighten even our thoughts, and it’s good to remember that despite appearances the sun is shining right now. We may not be able to see it at this very moment, but if clouds block our view, they are only filtering the... more »
Nikki Haley prank by Russian comedians is pure gold: “Putin meddled in ‘Binomo’ elections!”
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley appears to have failed an important geopolitical test. More The post Nikki Haley prank by Russian comedians is pure gold: “Putin meddled in ‘Binomo’ elections!” appeared first on The Duran.
Merry Christmas from Egyptian Chronicles
Merry Christmas from Egyptian Chronicles to all the people celebrating it all over the world Here is a nice Christmas Tree in Cairo’s Fifth Settlement made by ABn’G art gallery for some real estate development company there. [image: Cairo's Christmas tree] ABn'G Christmas tree in 5th settlement suburb, East Cairo ABnG did a similar thing in the Kodak passageway in front of Adly Synagogue in Downtown Cairo this year too and it is beautiful. [image: The reindeers in Kodak Passaway "ABn'G"] The reindeers in Kodak Passaway "ABn'G"This year we got another amazing big Christmas tree in Kor... more »
Final Advent vigil at BIW
*Jane Newton* *Maureen and Joergen Kehoe Ostensen handing out flyers as workers exit the shipyard at noon* *Mary Beth Sullivan offering an alternative vision* *Standing in the slush* Seven of us yesterday at BIW during the finale Advent season vigil. Just before we walked down to the shipyard it began raining ice and it was quite cold. Usually we draw 15-20 people for these vigils but Saturday was different. See more photos from Roger Leisner *here*
Hundreds Of Muslim Demonstrators Storm An Egyptian Coptic Christian Church South Of Cairo
*DW:* *Crowds attack Coptic Church in Egypt* Hundreds of Muslim demonstrators have reportedly assaulted an Egyptian Coptic Christian church south of Cairo. This marks the latest in a series of assaults on members of the country's Coptic minority. The incident took place at the Prince Tawadros church in Giza, 100 kilometers (60 miles) outside Cairo, following Friday prayers at a nearby mosque. Demonstrators gathered outside the church building in the afternoon and stormed it, chanting hostile slogans and calling for the church's demolition. *Read more *.... *Update #1:* Coptic di... more »
Surface Warming Resulted in Less Cyclone Activity, East Asia
Haishan Chen, Fangda Teng, Wanxin Zhang, Hong Liao. Impacts of Anomalous Midlatitude Cyclone Activity over East Asia during Summer on the Decadal Mode of East Asian Summer Monsoon and Its Possible Mechanism. Journal of Climate, 739-753. 15 January 2017. By using … Continue reading →
Middle Finger Symphony Theater
*"I Got Your Milk and Cookies Right Here Baby"* *Brought To You By BLUESJUNKY: Honorary Chair of Music - Middle Finger Symphony Music Director*
#somuchwinning
(Tip o' the tinfoil hat to Constant Reader CC) Did you ever see SILVERADO? It was one of the best westerns of the 80's, maybe of all time. The bad guy Cobb was played by Brian Dennehy. And every time Cobb said he was making "an adjustment", he would wind up killing someone. "Don't force me to make an adjustment," he said to one character. Translation: "Don't make me kill you." Seems as though they're all Cobb, now, especially AT&T, who are using weasel words and phrases such as "workforce adjustment" to justify 1000 layoffs right after the holidays. I honestly be... more »
In pictures: ISIS Hunters create new units in Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:55 P.M.) – The pro-government ISIS Hunters have formed new units in the Hama Governorate after several successful military operations across the country. According to the official media wing of the ISIS Hunters, they have formed new units inside the large Christian town of Suqaylabiyah in northwest Hama. Suqaylabiyah already boasts one of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army secures return of Syrian families from Rukban refugee camp
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (12:26 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army secured the arrival of 10 families who fled the Rukban Refugee Camp near the Jordanian-Syrian border towards government-held areas in Homs’s eastern countryside. The refugees were then transported by the Syrian Army to their hometowns in the province. A local source form the area conferred last week that US-backed Free Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
The Poet: David Whyte, “The Winter of Listening"
*“The Winter of Listening"* “No one but me by the fire, my hands burning red in the palms while the night wind carries everything away outside. All this petty worry, while the great cloak of the sky grows dark and intense round every living thing. What is precious inside us does not care to be known by the mind in ways that diminish its presence. What we strive for in perfection is not what turns us into the lit angel we desire, what disturbs and then nourishes has everything we need. What we hate in ourselves is what we cannot know in ourselves, but what is true to the pattern does not ... more »
“America The Beautiful!”
*“America The Beautiful!”* by Dennis Miller "I’m grinning like a Jack in the box clown today. I haven’t felt this good in a long time. I’ll be doggone if I will let anything change my mood. When you are done reading, I’m hoping you feel the same way. In 2016, I was bummed out. The negative political crap from the election left much of the country exhausted and frustrated. I was ready to turn the corner from the daily hysteria and melodrama in the media. In 2017 things just got worse, by December I was exhausted, mentally worn out! Television today is a constant barrage of hateful p... more »
I’m calling bullshit in the so-called ‘failed christmas day attack’
It has all the hallmarks of more Pig propaganda. Like the Millennium Plot, remember that? The supposed “terrorist” supposedly was making Mercury Fulminate in Canada and bringing it back to the U.S. to use as primers for bombs. You can BUY mercury fulminate in America, ready to use caps of it, designed and manufactured and […]
British Troops In Afghanistan 'Get Just £1' Per Soldier To Celebrate Christmas
British fans watch a football match between British and German troops commemorating the Christmas Truce of 1914, at the ISAF Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan December 25, 2016 © Omar Sobhani / Reuters *Daily Mail:** British troops in Afghanistan 'get just £1 a head' spent on them for Christmas celebrations with even MONGOLIAN troops getting more* * Defence chiefs have given £500 to British troops in Afghanistan for celebrations * In contrast US troops receive trees, turkeys, gifts and a Star Wars screening * One soldier claimed that they aren't even sent enough money for coffee ... more »
Untitled
*The Hill:* *Trump praises military in holiday call: ‘We’re winning’* President Trump on Sunday told the military "we're winning" in a video conference call framed as a Christmas greeting. He praised soldiers deployed overseas, complimenting the military on “how well we’re doing” in the fight against terrorism. “Today and every day we’re incredibly thankful for you and for your families. Your families have been tremendous,” Trump added. Military representatives on the call included Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Paul Goossen in Qatar, Marine Colonel Christopher Gideons in Kuwait, Na... more »
During June White House meeting Donald Trump let his racist flag fly.
Courtesy of the New York Times: *Late to his own meeting and waving a sheet of numbers, President Trump stormed into the Oval Office one day in June, plainly enraged.* *According to six officials who attended or were briefed about the meeting, Mr. Trump then began reading aloud from the document, which his domestic policy adviser, Stephen Miller, had given him just before the meeting. The document listed how many immigrants had received visas to enter the United States in 2017. * *More than 2,500 were from Afghanistan, a terrorist haven, the president complained. * *Haiti had se... more »
U.S. - Russian Relations Conitnue To Deteriorate
*Nicole Gaouette, CNN:* *Despite Trump's hopes, US-Russia relations are getting chilly* Washington (CNN)In the space of a week, the Trump administration has named Russia a "rival power," sanctioned a close Putin ally, and decided to give Ukraine anti-tank weapons to help in its fight against Moscow-backed militias. It's a series of steps that has been paired with tougher rhetoric from the State Department about Moscow's destabilizing activities in eastern Ukraine, and serious charges from the Pentagon that Russia is intentionally violating de-confliction agreements in Syria. The... more »
Campaigning For Congress On What People Want-- Dan Canon (IN-09) And Marijuana
Perhaps you heard or read in the last few days that U.S. life expectancy has dropped ny a tenth of a percent in the U.S. since Trumpanzee took over the Oval Office. And it’s his supporters— prescription drug addicts— who are overdosing and dying. Americans can now expect to live to be 78.6 years down from 78.7 last year, primarily because of the spike in drug overdoses. During the campaign, tackling the problem was a constant Trump pledge. Since the campaign he’s largely ignored the problem, other than cutting funds for medical treatment. [image: Goal Thermometer]A couple weeks a... more »
What you really need to know about Heart Disease and its treatment
By Dr. Mercola Heart disease is one of the most common chronic health problems in the United States, and we’re wasting tens of billions of dollars on ineffective treatments and surgical procedures. In this interview, Dr. Thomas Cowan, a practicing physician and founding board member of the Weston A. Price Foundation, shares recently published data showing
Is a Washington Youth Sports League Playing Soccer Without the Ball?
A spoof CBC report on how competition impacts youth was mistaken by many viewers for a genuine news story.
Box of Horse Manure Sent to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin
Authorities said a gift-wrapped box of horse manure addressed to Mnuchin was found near his home in Los Angeles.
For 62nd Year, NORAD Takes Calls from Kids Awaiting Santa
The U.S. military's Santa-tracking program began in 1955 after a newspaper ad invited children to call Santa but inadvertently ran the phone number of CONAD's hotline.
Did Michael Jordan Sue a Grocery Store for $10 Million?
The former NBA superstar won a hefty award in 2015 after filing suit against the Dominick's grocery chain for using his name in an advertisement without his permission.
How Slimate Clience and the NFL Kneelers are Related
CO2 is Life has always maintained that to understand Slimate Clience, one must understand the politics, not the science. The very foundation of the Progressive Left is Anti-Capitalism/Free-Markets. Anti-Capitalism/Free-Markets and Eugenics inspired Abortion are simply the definitional issues of the Progressive Left. Neither issue moves society forward or creates jobs, but those are the two issues they … Continue reading "How Slimate Clience and the NFL Kneelers are Related"
Gov’t website claims Santa will move to the South Pole to escape global warming
Policy Horizons Canada, a government website, notes that due to “rapidly melting Arctic ice and growing human operations in the North, Santa Claus has signed an agreement with the International community to relocate his village next year to operate in an exclusive zone in the South Pole.”
Trump’s Energy Department supports UN IPCC alarmism big time
Climate change alarmism is driven by computer modeling and the IPCC. The IPCC modeling is a collective activity, led by the US Department of Energy. The Trump Administration has not touched this DOE scare factory, but should rein it in.
Neo-Nazi teenager kills his former girlfriend's parents when they convince her to stop seeing him for fear he was attempting to indoctrinate her.
Scott and Buckley Kuhn-FrickerCourtesy of WaPo: *Buckley Kuhn-Fricker was so disturbed by what she discovered about her teenage daughter’s boyfriend that she spent a tumultuous week pushing for a breakup. By Thursday, she texted a friend saying the “outspoken Neo Nazi” was out of their lives. * *But just hours later, the family said that the 17-year-old boyfriend had shot and killed Kuhn-Fricker, 43, and her husband, Scott, 48, in their Reston, Va., home. It happened around 5 a.m. Friday, while the couple’s children and relatives were inside. They had gathered to celebrate the Ch... more »
Prominent Israeli journalist calls for the rape of Palestinian women?
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (7:20 P.M)- Has a prominent Israeli journalist just called for the rape of Palestinian women? Ben Caspit, a prominent Israeli writer for ‘the Jerusalem Post’, ‘Al-Monitor’ and other news/media outlets, wrote an article (in Hebrew) addressing the arrest of Ahed Tamimi – a 16 year old Palestinian girl, filmed slapping Israeli soldiers after […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Large number of Syrian Army reinforcements pour into Hama for upcoming Idlib offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) – Another large batch of reinforcements from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) have arrived in the northern countryside of the Hama Governorate, a military source told Al-Masdar News this afternoon. According to the military source, the Syrian Army reinforcements were previously deployed to the Deir Ezzor Governorate, where they helped drive […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Saudi-backed forces enter Houthis stronghold in southern Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) – The Saudi-backed Hadi loyalists managed to enter Al-Bayda Governorate of southern Yemen, today, for the first time since they were expelled at the advent of this war. The Hadi loyalists, alongside the UAE-backed Southern Resistance forces, were able to enter the Nu’man District of Al-Bayda after launching a major attack […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Merry Christmas!
It's been a long year. It's been an *exhausting* year, but we're nearly there. So Merry Christmas to you all!
Christmas Greetings from greencrow
*Nativity Scene* *highlighting the visit of the Maji* Good Christmas Eve Morning Everyone! This will be my post until after the Holiday (unless there is a "Breaking News" story) and it's going to be a small glimpse into how Christmas is celebrated here on the West Coast in Canada. Christmas is the one yearly event that is celebrated all over the world but each community has their own traditions, handed down from generation to generation...and sometimes borrowed from other communities and traditions. Particularly true in Canada, where wave after wave of immigrants from other coun... more »
Corbyn troll calls for Labour MP to be hung from tree not that the BBC are reporting this
'Jeremy Corbyn was at the centre of a new row over social media trolls last night after one of his supporters called for a Labour MP to be 'hanged'. Labour said it had launched an investigation into messages – unearthed by The Mail on Sunday – targeting Enfield North MP Joan Ryan, who said during the General Election that many Labour supporters had 'more confidence in Theresa May as Prime Minister' than in party leader Mr Corbyn. Beverly Krell, a Labour member from Manchester, attached Ms Ryan's comment to a tweet headlined 'We support Jeremy Corbyn', with the remark: 'If anybody ... more »
Fourth Sunday of Advent and Christmas Eve...
*if you're Catholic that means Mass today and tomorrow. * If you're planning on attending midnight Mass this evening it does not fulfill your Sunday obligation. Just thought I'd mention that since it *is* rather confusing. I plan on attending midnight Mass even though we're expecting some snow starting at 10 pm or so. I attend *a more traditional Catholic Church* and the Mass is actually at midnight. I don't expect very much traffic at that time of the night so I can go slowly if need be (and hopefully dodge any Christmas Eve drunks.) *Tomorrow?* *Will my Yorkshire pudding look l... more »
Christians Celebrate Mass In Mosul For First Time In 3 Years
The Chaldean patriarch of Baghdad Luis Sako led church servicesat the Church of St. Paul in Mosul. This was the first time Christians had gathered in the city to celebrate Christmas since the Islamic State seized Mosul in 2014. Back in July 2014, the militants distributedflyers telling Christians they had to convert, pay a tax or be killed. The next day insurgents marked Christians houses in the city. The day after that, a second leaflet was issued telling them they had to obey the first order or leave. That led to the majority of the population fleeing. Since the Mosul campaign w... more »
SpaceX Rocket Launch Baffles, Scares Southern California Residents
Many Angelenos didn’t know that a rocket launch was taking place nearby, leading many to think they were witnessing a missile attack or an extraterrestrial visit.
Blue America Endorses Antoinette Sedillo Lopez for Congress (NM-01)
New Mexico’s first congressional district— basically Albuquerque— is nice and blue and it’s not going to fall into Republican hands any time soon. Hillary beat Trump 51.6% to 35.1% and the PVI is D+7. The Congressmmeber, Michelle Lujan Grisham, is leaving hereat to run for governor. She’s garden variety Democrat, not terrible, but nothing to write him about. There’s an opportunity for a serious upgrade by electing Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, who we’ve talked about here before. I asked here to introduce herself with a guest post about the Economic Justice clinic she founded in Albuque... more »
FBI Deputy Director set to retire after blistering attack from Republicans and Twitter tirade from Donald Trump.
The President of the United States is a profoundly bad person. pic.twitter.com/YEu9lNbG3D — Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) December 23, 2017 Courtesy of Vox: *The reason Trump is so angry goes back to a long-running controversy over McCabe’s wife’s allegedly compromising political ties to Hillary Clinton. In 2015, McCabe’s wife ran for a state Senate seat in Virginia, backed in part with money provided by the state Democratic party and a Clinton ally — the “Clinton Puppets” in Trump’s first tweet. Trump and other Republicans have used this probe to argue that McCabe is secretl... more »
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