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Hopi, Zuni and Utes File Lawsuit to Protect Bears Ears
BEARS EARS AT SUNSET. PHOTO CREDIT: TIM PETERSON Native American Rights Fund FILES SUIT TO PROTECT BEARS EARS December 4, 2017By NARF, Censored News President Trump’s action to revoke and replace the Bears Ears National Monument is not only an attack on the five sovereign nations with deep ties to the Bears Ears region, it is a complete violation of the separation of powers enshrined in
Robert Mueller issues subpoena for Donald Trump's bank records. And so it begins.
Courtesy of Bloomberg News: *Special prosecutor Robert Mueller zeroed in on President Donald Trump’s business dealings with Deutsche Bank AG as his investigation into alleged Russian meddling in U.S. elections widens. * *Mueller issued a subpoena to Germany’s largest lender several weeks ago, forcing the bank to submit documents on its relationship with Trump and his family, according to a person briefed on the matter, who asked not to be identified because the action has not been announced. * *“Deutsche Bank always cooperates with investigating authorities in all countries,” th... more »
World News Briefs -- December 5, 2017
*Al Jazeera*:* Trump tells Abbas he will move US embassy to Jerusalem* Wafa, the official news agency of the Palestinian Authority (PA), reported on Tuesday that Trump called Abbas to inform him about his "intention". "President Abbas warned of the dangerous consequences such a decision would have to the peace process and to the peace, security and stability of the region and of the world," Nabil Abu Rudeina, the Palestinian president's spokesperson, said. No further details were given about when Trump plans to move the embassy. *Read more* .... *MIDDLE EAST* Yemen: UN says fig... more »
Fort Duchesne Ute Nation's Statement on Trump's Disrespect for Tribes, Bears Ears
Bears Ears Ute Indian Tribe Statement on Trump's Disrespect for Tribes, Bears Ears UTE INDIAN TRIBE FILING LAWSUIT CHALLENGING PRESIDENT’S PLAN TO ABOLISH BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT By Fort Duchesne Ute Nation Censored News FORT DUCHESNE, Utah -- (December 4, 2017) The Ute Indian Tribe is deeply offended by President Trump’s announcement today that he plans to significantly shrink
The FBI's Perjury Trap Of The Century
[image: undefined] If you were a Martian visitor just disembarked from of one of Elon Musk's rocket ships and were therefore uninfected by earth-based fake news, the culprits in Washington's witch-hunt *de jure* would be damn obvious. They include John Brennan, Jim Comey, Sally Yates, Peter Strzok and a passel of deep state operatives -- all of whom baldly abused their offices. After Brennan had concocted the whole Russian election meddling meme to sully the Donald's shocking election win, the latter three holdovers -- functioning as a political fifth column in the new Administratio... more »
VA Endangers Patients by Hiring Doctors With Troubled Pasts
[image: va-endangers-patients-by-hiring-doctors-with-troubled-pasts] The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has hired doctors with histories of malpractice and even criminal convictions, some of whom have gone on to harm VA patients as well.
Feminists Upset that Facebook Suspends Them for “Men Are Scum” Posts
[image: feminists-upset-that-facebook-suspends-them-for-men-are-scum-posts] Leftists created the concept of “protected classes,” groups covered under “hate crime” law and which social media may shield from certain derisive comments. Apparently, however, liberals aren’t happy when this concept is used against them, to stop their attacks on groups they don’t much like. Such is the case with some comediennes suspended by Facebook for posting “men are scum” and other anti-male messages.
UN Bullies Catholic Nation to Accept Abortion, Normalize LGBT
[image: un-bullies-catholic-nation-to-accept-abortion-normalize-lgbt] Highlighting its commitment to death and abortion, the dictator-dominated United Nations is once again bullying pro-life Latin American nations and governments to legalize and even facilitate the slaughter of unborn children.
Flynn Plea Deal: Proof of Collusion? Not Even Close
[image: flynn-plea-deal-proof-of-collusion-not-even-close] Special Counsel Robert Mueller has been digging into alleged connections between President Trump and Russia since May. In late October, his investigation resulted in the indictment of Trump associate Paul Manafort. Now, former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn has pled guilty to "willfully and knowingly" making "false, fictitious and fraudulent statements" to the FBI regarding conversations with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Trump’s enemies in politics and media are touting this as evidence of Trump/Russia collusi... more »
If this doesn't bring a tear to your eye...
... then you may have an empathy deficit. The Miami Herald reports: Dan Hart was driving home to Palmetto from Texas when he suffered a medical emergency, was forced to pull over, and died on the side of the road. His golden retriever, Sandy, was in the truck with him, according to WFLA News Channel 8. Sandy spent eight days in the truck, which had a food and water supply for her inside, with her owner, faithfully staying by his side even after he passed, WFLA reported. It was a tow truck driver who noticed the vehicle, and that there was a man inside, and called for help, accord... more »
”Definitely embarrassing:” Nobel Laureate retracts non-reproducible paper in Nature journal
A Nobel Laureate has retracted a 2016 paper in Nature Chemistry that explored the origins of life on earth, after discovering the main conclusions were not correct. Some researchers who study the origins of life on Earth have hypothesized that RNA evolved before DNA or proteins. If true, RNA would have needed a way […] The post ”Definitely embarrassing:” Nobel Laureate retracts non-reproducible paper in Nature journal appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Native American tribal leaders vow to fight President Trump's monument reductions in court
The Hopi, Navajo, Ute, Mountain Ute and Zuni tribal governments plan to file that lawsuit to stop the reductions of the monuments, which they call an attack on their people, culture and history. Some Native American tribal leaders called President Donald Trump's proclamations to drastically reduce the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments "a declaration of war". Now they plan to fight in court. Just hours after President Trump signed the executive orders, Native American tribal leaders called them "illegal" at a news conference in Downtown Salt Lak... more »
Musical Interlude: Constance Demby, "Ocean Without Shores"
Constance Demby, "Ocean Without Shores" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl1Pn-KrvGA&html5=1
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"Only Sure Of Today..."
“Do not look back on happiness or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it.” - Henry Ward Beecher
Kahlil Gibran, "The Prophet- On Laws"
*"The Prophet- On Laws"* "You delight in laying down laws, Yet you delight more in breaking them. Like children playing by the ocean who build sand-towers with constancy and then destroy them with laughter. But while you build your sand-towers the ocean brings more sand to the shore, And when you destroy them the ocean laughs with you. Verily the ocean laughs always with the innocent. But what of those to whom life is not an ocean, and man-made laws are not sandtowers, But to whom life is a rock, and the law a chisel with which they would carve it in their own likeness? What of the crip... more »
Radioactive legacy of U.S. nuclear addiction
Thousands of cubic metres of radioactive waste lies buried under a concrete dome on the Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands, the legacy of over a decade of US nuclear tests in the Pacific. This is a very moving documentary and should be watched by every human being on the planet. The pure arrogance of power by the US government to use the people of the Marshall Islands as guinea pigs, along with the Atomic American veterans, is unconscionable. If anyone doubted that the US government does not give a damn about the people then this film will change their thinking forever.
SECRET SOCIETIES AND CULTS - PART 4
*The National Geographic has covered aspects of the secret societies, but misses out key information.* SECRET SOCIETIES AND CULTS - PART 1 SECRET SOCIETIES AND CULTS - PART 2 SECRET SOCIETIES AND CULTS - PART 3 SECRET SOCIETIES AND CULTS - PART 4. *Daniel Burros who was Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in charge of New York State, former national secretary of the American Nazi Party, and at one time or another a member of at least four Fascist groups, was revealed by the New York Times to be a Jew.* *16* *THE KU KLUX KLAN* The Ku Klux Klan has murdered large numbers of Americans, ... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 5, 2017
*Popular Mechanics:* *U.S. Missile Defenses May Have Failed in Recent Mideast Attack* A missile fired by Yemeni rebels might have gotten through Saudi Arabia’s defense network. A recent missile attack against the Saudi capital may not have been intercepted by American-made missiles after all. New analysis of last month’s attack on Riyadh’s international airport shows that the warhead may have evaded missile defenses. The report highlights the complexity of missile defense—a crucial issue as one missile war is being fought in the Middle East and a second threatens in northern Asia... more »
"The Desert"
*"The Desert"* by Yasser Hareb "The sandstorm was so severe that his footprint was erased before he could lift his other foot. The sun had disappeared, and the place was engulfed in a maze of eternal dust. The only thing that gave him a little peace in his heart was the halter of his camel, which he held on to tightly, as if it was his lifeline. Despite the sound of the wind howling like a pack of wolves, the breathing of his camel gave him some comfort. He thought of making his camel sit down so he could take cover behind her body, as the Bedouins do during storms, but he remember... more »
Oil Company ‘Man Camps’ in ND Terrorizing & Sex Trafficking Native American Kids and Adults
[image: camps]Camps popping up all over North Dakota have been infiltrated by sex traffickers and criminal gangs who are preying on the local native children and adults alike.
"A Father Meets His Son"
* "A Father Meets His Son"* by John S. Burnett "There was a water-stained photograph, faded from years of tropical heat, of my 10-year-old son and me as we walked away down the pier toward my sailboat. I had my arm around his shoulders and his arm was around my waist; there was a lot of love in that picture. Permanently framed in the boat, the photo captured that sad moment — the last time I was to see my son for 27 years. I met him again in a crowded hotel lobby in New York City. We had agreed to meet, to test the waters. A son was now ready to find out who his father was, a father... more »
"A Son Meets His Father"
*"A Son Meets His Father" * by Jason Burnett "Late last year, while resting in my hotel room on a business trip to India, I saw my father being interviewed on CNN International; this was the first time I had seen him or heard his voice in 27 years. The coincidence intrigued me enough to attempt to contact him and after I returned to the States, I spent the next few days trying various combinations of e-mail addresses until I finally hit upon the right one, and received a response. Before I knew it, we had set a date in February to meet. I was about to find myself face to face with a... more »
THE PAROCHIALS: The case of Roy Moore's troubling marriage!
*TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2017Part 1—Our own Dimmesdale disapproves:* On Friday evening, November 17, Lawrence O'Donnell got a snootful and began revealing himself as perhaps a bit of a Dmmesdale—and, perhaps, as one of our legion of pseudo-liberal parochials. In a well-known book you read in high school, Dimmesdale thundered against Hester Prynne. Lawrence now thundered against the conduct of Roy Moore. There's a great deal to criticize in the realm of Roy Moore's *public* conduct. Routinely, Moore's public conduct has proven too extreme even for Alabama conservative elites, as well... more »
Musings On Iraq In The News
I was quoted by Patrick Cockburn in “There’s no such thing as precise air strikes in modern warfare –just look at the civilian casualties in Iraq and Syria” for the Independent, and by Paul Iddon in "After Islamic State, Baghdad cannot govern Iraq from centre" for Al Araby and in "Can Abadi reel in the Hashd al-Shaabi before May elections" in Rudaw. I was cited by Jessa Rose Dury-Agri, Omer Kassim, and Patrick Martin in “Iraqi Security Forces And Popular Mobilization Forces: Orders Of Battle” for the Institute for the Study of War.
This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 5
1940 US Amb to Iraq sent not to PM Gaylani saying he was worried about direction of Iraq-English relations because of Gaylani’s overtures to the Axis 2000 UN Res 1330 renewed Oil for Food Program for Iraq 2002 White House spokesman said Bush and Rumsfeld wouldn't claim Iraq had WMD if it wasn't true 2002 Rumsfeld aid Herbits said he was taking over postwar Iraq planning because it was a mess 2002 UnderSecDef Feith’s office was supposed to do postwar Iraq planning Herbits said he was screwing up 2002 Report Tuwaitha nuclear facilit... more »
"No Bragging Point..."
“It shouldn’t be a bragging point that “Oh, I don’t get involved in politics,” as if that makes you somehow cleaner. No, that makes you derelict of duty in a republic. Liars and panderers in government would have a much harder time of it if so many people didn’t insist on their right to remain ignorant and blindly agreeable.” - Bill Maher
Uzi: The Israeli Machine Gun That Conquered the World
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * A fearsome weapon no one would want to fight. *Outside of Israel the Uzi proliferated widely, contributing to its global image. Countries as diverse as Japan, Germany, Belgium, Peru and Brazil all used the Uzi in their armed forces, as well as producing it under license. The Uzi wormed its way into a variety of Third World conflicts, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, was active in antirevolutionary conflicts in Central and South America, and became an object of desire in the United States among criminal gangs.* One of the most recognizable weapons... more »
The M4: The Gun U.S. Army Loves to Go to War With
*Michael Peck* *Security, * The Army is also upgrading its existing M4s to a new M4A1 standard. *The M4 still has its critics, including a retired major general, who have derided this descendant of the M16 as inadequate for modern ground forces. They point to the direct impingement gas operating system, which siphons off hot gases from burning gunpowder to chamber the next round, as guilty of fouling the inside of the rifle, increasing the likelihood of jams. They also deride the 5.56-millimeter round as having insufficient stopping power and believe the M4’s barrel is not thick ... more »
Taiwan Wanted Nuclear Weapons to Deter China (And It Could Have Been a Disaster)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* Imagine if Asia woke up to this one morning. *Taiwan’s nuclear-weapons program, although understandable, was ill considered. A Taiwanese-Chinese nuclear standoff would have destabilized the entire region—ironic, considering Taiwan was seeking nuclear weapons to stabilize its defense posture. There was really no military dilemma that Taiwanese nuclear weapons would have decisively solved; any strike would have only been made worse by the inevitable Chinese nuclear counterattack.* It would have been one of the greatest crises of postwar Asia: the ... more »
The Army Has Big Plans to Destroy Its Greatest Foe (Not North Korea or Russia)
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The Army is transforming its fleet of transportable robots to a common set of standards to expedite modernization, interoperability, autonomy and mission flexibility--to take on IEDs. *Army scientists and weapons developers have consistently acknowledged the difficulty in enabling ground vehicles to quickly respond to fast-emerging objects or threats in a fluid combat scenario. The robots themselves, including a small hand-throwable robot called Firstlook, have, for quite some time, been engineered to climb stairs, avert obstacles and navigate various... more »
Contaminated Mushrooms Out of Belarus
The following story was reported by Reuters. There are two interesting aspects to this story. First, I find it astonishing and concerning that a disaster that occurred in 1986 is still contaminating local flora and fauna. This take on the story emphasizes the persistence and long-term hazards associated with nuclear accidents. Radiocesium deposited in the soil doesn't stay put but rather is bioaccumulated in plants for DECADES! Second, an alternative take on this story is that the mushrooms were recently contaminated by the radiation cloud that has enveloped Europe and probably N... more »
"The Road To War?"
*"The Road To War?"* by The Zman "The base assumption of the armchair generals and foreign policy experts is that war on the Korean peninsula is suicide for all involved. The South Koreans know that the North Koreans have the capacity to inflict massive damage to South Korean cities. The North Koreans know that any war with the South brings in American air and sea power, which means the end of the Kim regime. Even assuming the Chinese step in to prevent a North defeat, the end result is monstrous for all concerned. As a result, we have a standoff. That all sounds good, until you re... more »
Lexington Mayor Jim Gray Jumps In Against Andy Barr... And Amy McGrath
See that video up top? Amy McGrath made a HUGE splash with that video-- *at least* as big as the splash Randy Bryce made with this one. The video got her almost a million and a half views on YouTube. And was entirely responsible for her raising $800,000-- the 2nd or 3rd biggest haul among Democratic congressional candidates last quarter. She wound up with an interview on Chelsea Handler's show and some more national exposure. But where Bryce's introduction video was a jumping off point that was a foundation that built a platform on which he shined and proved himself far better th... more »
This Could Be the Most Beautiful Poem Ever Written
Nobody can deny the power of words! Sometimes you come across a read so good, you just can’t help but share it with the people you love. As a reader, I’m always looking for a good read. With the internet, there … Continue reading →
The Thirst for Deep Connections and Meaningful Relationships
“We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor the spiritual connection that grows from that offering with trust, respect, kindness and affection. Love is not something … Continue reading →
#MeToo movement is in the running for Time's Person of the Year.
Courtesy of HuffPo: *Time magazine’s shortlist for the 2017 Person of the Year was announced on the “Today” show on Monday, and the #MeToo movement is in the running.* *Time has been selecting a Person of the Year since 1927, using the title to recognize “the person or group of people who most influenced the news during the past year, for better or for worse.” * *This year’s list is a smattering of everyone from business moguls to world leaders to political movements. The finalists are: * - *Colin Kaepernick * - *Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman * - *Donald Trump * - *... more »
United Nations: Myanmar Forces May Be Guilty Of Genocide Against The Rohingya
*BBC:** Rohingya crisis: UN rights chief 'cannot rule out genocide'* The United Nations human rights chief has said an act of genocide against Rohingya Muslims by state forces in Myanmar cannot be ruled out. Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein was addressing a Human Rights Council session in Geneva. More than 600,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh to escape violence since August. Myanmar's army says it has been targeting Rohingya militants. Mr Zeid said no Rohingya should be sent back unless there was sustained human rights monitoring on the ground. He listed alleged abuses against the Rohi... more »
Justices Take up Dispute over Wedding Cake for Gay Couple
The Supreme Court is taking up the highly anticipated case of the Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
Tribes: Trump’s Monument Order Disrespects Native People
President Donald Trump's rare move to shrink two large national monuments in Utah triggered outrage among Native American leaders.
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From Jenna Orkin Maduro Unveils "The Petro": Venezuela's Official Cryptocurrency To "Overcome Financial Blockade" Russia, China, India Unveil New Gold Trading Network What The Media Isn't Telling You About the Indictment Of Mike Flynn "We're Getting Close To Military Conflict": Sen. Graham Urges Evacuation Of Americans From South Korea Pentagon To Deploy THAAD Anti-Missile Systems On West Coast To Protect Against North Korean ICBM Attack Former U.S. Defense Secretary Explains Why Nuclear Holocaust Is Now Likely 3D-Printed Suicide-Machines Will Usher In a Silent Genocide German ... more »
Arrest of ex-Georgian President Mikhail Saakashili In Kiev Results In Massive Street Protests And Supporters Freeing Him From Police Custody
*Reuters*: *Supporters free ex-Georgian leader Saakashvili from Ukrainian police amid chaotic scenes* KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian supporters of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili freed him from a police van on Tuesday, after his detention on suspicion of assisting a criminal organisation sparked clashes with police in central Kiev. Once freed, Saakashvili, standing in a melee of supporters, called defiantly for protests to remove President Petro Poroshenko from office. Masked officers had earlier dragged Saakashvili from an apartment in the Ukrainian capital. But his s... more »
When publishers mess up, why do authors pay the price?
Springer has retracted two papers, which appeared online earlier this year in different journals, after discovering both were published by mistake. A spokesperson at Springer explained that the retractions are “due to a human error.” According to one of the retraction notices, published in Archive for Mathematical Logic, the paper had not yet undergone peer […] The post When publishers mess up, why do authors pay the price? appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Threat Via Emoji - The Law Does Not Consider Them A Joke
Nearly everyone is familiar with emoji, those popular icons that appear in text messages, emails and social media platforms. Emoji are often used as light-hearted adjuncts to text, or to soften the blow of a message. Emoji can be viewed as overly simplistic in some contexts. For example, government officials were questioned when Foreign Minister Julie Bishop conducted an interview using just emoji, and described Russian President Vladmir Putin using an angry face read more
Update on the Calabresi-Hirji paper on the Federal Judiciary
Gary Lawson Steve Calabresi is on his way to Israel for a week – without a laptop. He asked me to let interested readers know that he and Shams Hirji have taken their paper on judgeships down from SSRN in order to make some revisions in light of the extensive comments generated by the paper. A revised version should be back up within a few weeks. The conversation continues. Thanks. Gary Lawson.
All the Trees in the British Forest Could Fall
PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20171205-all-the-trees.pdf Although the fake-news press and the anti-Russian political forces in both parties continue the daily diatribe against President Trump, the witchhunt led by "legal assassin" Robert Mueller to oust the President and bring down the US government, is facing exposure and an escalating counterattack by patriotic forces. The first 10,000-run of the EIR investigative report "Robert Mueller Is an Amoral Legal Assassin: He Will Do His Job If You Let Him," has penetrated the Congress and other national political circles, and is having a powe... more »
ELECTIONS ARE THE KEY, EVEN IF YOU THINK IMPEACHMENT WILL SAVE US
In a *New Republic* piece today, Jeet Heer writes about what he calls "The Democrats’ Dangerous Obsession with Impeachment." I don't think it's dangerous to *hope* for impeachment, but it's dangerous to believe that impeachment will come easily or quickly. Here's Crispin Sartwell at Splice Today: Republicans in Congress have taken a lot of grief for not jumping off the Trump train, though of course a number of them have. But he has alienated many of them. There’s going to be that moment, that story, or that defection which starts them stampeding in the other direction, and I think ... more »
“We must step up to tackle climate change”–Lloyds of London CEO
By Paul Homewood Yet another bit of virtue signalling, this time from the CEO of Lloyd’s of London, Inga Beale: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/12/02/extraordinary-year-must-step-tackle-climate-change/ The Telegraph have been getting shirty about me copying their articles (particularly any that criticise Jillian Ambrose it seems!). So you will have to make do with my […]
More Anti-Trump Messages Reportedly Sent By Members Of Mueller's Team?
*Zero Hedge:* *More Anti-Trump Messages Reportedly Sent By Members Of Mueller's Team: "A Lot More Is Going To Come Out"* Days after it emerged that former Special Counsel investigator Peter Strzok was fired from Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia probe in August for sending anti-Trump text messages to his mistress while the two were working together on the Clinton email investigation, Sara Carter of Circa told a Fox News panel that there are more anti-Trump messages sent by Mueller's team floating around. Carter previously emerged as one of the handful of people to review documents o... more »
IS claims responsibility for Homs terrorist attack that killed 8 civilians
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – The so-called Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for today’s terrorist attack in Homs city that killed at least eight civilians. According to the terrorist group, their operatives killed “11 regime soldiers” in Homs city, today, after detonating a bomb inside a passenger bus. However, the Islamic State’s claim of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Despite Israeli attacks, Syria Army keeps advancing near occupied Golan Heights
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) did not appear phased by the latest Israeli missile strike on their positions, as their forces managed to advance deeper into Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s Beit Jinn pocket near the occupied Golan Heights. Led by their elite 42nd Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iran will continue to help Syria fight terrorism as long as its necessary
Tehran will continue to assist Damascus in the fight against militants as long as it is necessary because the war on terror in the Middle East is not over yet, Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani said in an interview with TASS. “The war on terror is not over yet. We also joined the fight in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army is on the brink of splitting last IS bastion in Deir Ezzor – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – The Islamic State (IS) is in serious trouble inside the Deir Ezzor Governorate, as they find themselves on the verge of losing several important areas in the Euphrates River Valley. Backed by close air support from their Russian allies, the Syrian Army has liberated a large chunk of territory from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Massive explosion rips through Homs City, 8 civilians killed
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 P.M.) – A massive explosion ripped through the provincial capital of Homs, today, causing several casualties inside a densely populated district. According to a local report, a bomb was detonated inside a bus that was traveling along Al-Ahram Street in Homs City this morning. The bus was carrying two dozen people before […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army storms strategic town in northeast Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – For the third day in a row, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has stormed the strategic town of Al-Rahjan in the northeastern countryside of the Hama Governorate. Led by their Qalamoun Shield forces of the 3rd Division, the Syrian Arab Army attacked Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions at the Al-Rahjan Hill […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Mexico: Cab Driver Records UFO Over San Luis
*Source: La Neta (www.lanetanoticias.com) and Planeta UFODate: 12.04.2017Article by Iván Gómez* *Mexico: Cab Driver Records UFO Over San Luis* Mankind appears not to be alone, judging by the presence of beings from other planets who come to our own Earth for still unguessed-at reasons. Recently, a taxicab driver became part of paranormal activity as he returned from dropping off a fare at Villa Mercedes in San Luis, after which he was able to capture an unidentified flying object (UFO) on his cellphone. The man explained that his radio started giving him trouble near the La Ri... more »
Final Exams Taliban Style
Images from Imam Ghazali School is in the Hindu Kush mountain range show pupils pour over their exam papers in a giant outside classroom *Daily Mail:* *Trained by the Taliban to enforce their Sharia teachings: Boys sit for their exams as AK-47-wielding guards stand over them at Afghan Islamist school* * Images show boys at Taliban run school in Afghanistan sitting exams * It is thought the school is indoctrinating the boys into fundamentalism * Pupils at Imam Ghazali School are watched by armed invigilators Images showing the next generation of Taliban militants pouring over their e... more »
Message To Democratic Candidates: The GOP Will Try To Paint You As A Pelosi Puppet. If You're Not, Inoculate Yourself NOW
It was actually silly for Trump to tweet yesterday that Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones is somehow a Pelosi/Schumer puppet. And, an hour later, he repeated the focus group-tested phrase. Puppet? Pelosi puppet? Jones is running for Senate and Schumer's name isn't toxic enough (yet) among the Fox/Hate Talk Radio masses to stand on its own. Evan McMullin laughed at Trump's childish foray into politics: "Trump may attempt to co-opt the term 'puppet' by using it against his rivals, but only he won an election with the help of a foreign power to which he remains loyal." But the ... more »
What makes a liquid viscous?
Anyone who has done physics, will have heard of viscosity which is usually described in terms like “honey is viscous because it doesn’t flow freely and water is not”. Fortunately … just the mention of viscosity ought to be enough … Continue reading →
WATCH: Tiny Unarmed Woman Knocked Out As Cop Tasers Her in the Back for Walking
[image: taser]Witnesses were shocked as they watched a massive cop taser a nonviolent hospital patient in the back for simply walking away from him.
Syria successfully intercepts Israeli missiles amid new attack
The Golan Heights is the new key to Syria's war against terrorism. More The post Syria successfully intercepts Israeli missiles amid new attack appeared first on The Duran.
FBI denying Congress access to data exposing BIG lie of Trump-Russia collusion story (Video)
The FBI is out of control and thinks it's above the law. More The post FBI denying Congress access to data exposing BIG lie of Trump-Russia collusion story (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
BREAKING: Lebanon holds first post-“Haririgate” cabinet meeting – government survives
Lebanon has showed maturity, calm and stability in the face of tremendous odds. More The post BREAKING: Lebanon holds first post-“Haririgate” cabinet meeting – government survives appeared first on The Duran.
War criminal ex-Georgian President freed from police custody by mob in Kiev after “suicide” stunt
The circus of Ukrainian politics has kicked things up a notch. More The post War criminal ex-Georgian President freed from police custody by mob in Kiev after “suicide” stunt appeared first on The Duran.
Houthis take journalists hostage: Separating the optics from reality
There is a peaceful and mutually beneficial solution that can secure freedom for the hostages and secure the safety of Sana'a. More The post Houthis take journalists hostage: Separating the optics from reality appeared first on The Duran.
An Obstruction Of Justice Charge Against President Trump?
*Andrew C. McCarthy, NRO*: *It Is Now an Obstruction Investigation* Which means that it’s an impeachment investigation The smoke is clearing from an explosive Mueller investigation weekend of charges, chattering, and tweets. Before the next aftershock, it might be helpful to make three points about where things stand. In ascending order of importance, they are: 1.) There is a great deal of misinformation in the commentariat about how prosecutors build cases. 2.) For all practical purposes, the collusion probe is over. While the “counterintelligence” cover will continue to be exp... more »
Has Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Violated His Bail Conditions?
*CNN*: *Manafort worked on op-ed with Russian while out on bail, prosecutors say* Washington (CNN)Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was ghostwriting an op-ed while out on bail last month with a Russian who has ties to the Russian intelligence service, Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Muller's team said Monday. In a new filing Monday afternoon, Mueller's investigators said Manafort was working on an editorial in English as late as last Thursday and that it related to his political work for Ukraine, which factored into his money-laundering and foreign lobbying c... more »
“The Sunburn - Iran's Awesome Nuclear Anti-Ship Missile: The Weapon That Could Defeat The US In The Gulf”
*A Comment:* This was originally posted on 11-2-2004, and due to ongoing improvements in the design capabilities of this and other mentioned missile systems the threat is far more lethal today. There are also many more of them than in 2004, and Russia has pledged to assist the Iranians if they are attacked. China will almost certainly get involved as well. And we'd get into this for what, exactly? "Democracy", "freedom", like we've given to Iraq, Libya, etc? No, folks, it's about oil and natural gas, resources which we're competing for, and money, *always *money and power. And do not... more »
The Federal Reserve and Cryptocurrencies - The Pot and the Kettle
A recent speech on innovation in the world's payment systems by one of the Federal Reserve's insiders, Randal Quarles, gives us an insider's perspective on the current attention being given to cryptocurrencies/private digital currencies which are based on blockchain technologies. Of course, we have to realize that Mr. Quarles has a vested interest in protecting his employer's currency of choice, so-called "cash" which may account for at least some of his sentiments. In his recent talk entitled "Thoughts on Prudent Innovation in the Payment System", Mr. Quarles, Vice Chairman for Su... more »
Chile: UFO Recorded in Cajón del Maipo
*Source: Publimetro.cl and Planeta UFODate: 12.5.2017Article by Jaime L Liencura* *Chile: UFO Recorded in Cajón del Maipo* It happened on Saturday, November 25 in Cajón del Maipo. it was past 2 am when a group of at least ten people was in the dark on a sky watch, looking for this sort of phenomena. At least four of them were distracted, whether making coffee or sheltering from the cold inside their cars. It was in this context that Antonio Chavez, 44, a member of the Grupo de Estudios Unificados (GEU) Sky-Watcher Chile, noticed something strange: a light that didn't come from... more »
Get Ready, Russia, China and North Korea: America Wants Naval Super Mines
*Michael Peck* *Security, * How would they respond? *“Typically, mine delivery has been a low-altitude operation, largely because of the drift of a parachute-retarded weapon,” Pietrucha writes. Today's minelayers essentially use the same techniques as B-29s did over the Sea of Japan in 1945, “often requiring multiple passes with inaccurate, parachute-retarded mines. A B-52 mine-laying pass occurs at 500 feet and 320 knots—too slow to be safe in fighters or the B-1B Bomber. The F-18 and P-3 employ similar profiles, leaving the laying aircraft low, slow, and predictable—a contrib... more »
A Scary Scanerio: North Korea Wins the Korean War (And History Is Changed Forever)
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* In that case, we again end up with the two Koreas unified under one Communist government based in Pyongyang. What would have this meant for the Korean people? *Indeed, North Korea triumphant might have led the U.S. to adopt an early version of the Domino Theory. Just as the Korean War erupted, so did the Communist insurgency in French Indochina. As the French struggled against the Viet Minh, the United States might have heeded calls to provide air support (including nuclear weapons) to support the French defenders of Dien Bien Phu. Or, the United ... more »
Donald Trump is circumventing attempts to control his behavior by the White House Chief of Staff, with the help of Melania.
I'm going to hold my breath until that mean old John Kelly gives me back my Twitter machine.Courtesy of New York Magazine: *White House chief of staff John Kelly’s celebrated efforts to corral his notoriously undisciplined boss may not be 100 percent effective, according to an unsurprising new report in The Wall Street Journal. Apparently, President Trump has been known to summon aides to his private quarters at night to give them assignments, which he then asks them to keep secret from Kelly. * *The Journal also reports that, according to several anonymous sources, Trump someti... more »
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*New Higher Education Reform Bill Will Help Low-Income Americans Go To College* Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R., N.C.), chairwoman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, will introduce a landmark proposal to overhaul the way the federal government funds and oversees higher education. Based on a draft summary of the legislation that I’ve had a chance to review, one thing stands out about the bill: its focus on helping low-income Americans gain a college education. The economic value of reforming the Pell Grant program One of the most important economic divisions in America ... more »
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*Global warming is bad for your health: Scare 902176* *It may well be in some instances but it is a lot healthier than cold. Winter is when hospitals are run ragged. Warming would be GOOD for people's health on balance. But the Green/Left never give the whole picture on anything.And in the great Warmist tradition of calling the tiniest effects significant, we see much attention given below to an effect that "explains" one tenth of one percent of some type of event. Ludicrous. "No effect" would be a more reasonable conclusion from their data I am particularly amused that t...more »
The 1970s Global Cooling Scare (and how the warming scare could not have happened without it)
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Screencap from TV documentary “In Search of:” narrated by Leonard Nimoy. Season 2, Episode 23 originally aired in May 1978. Full video here Guest essay by Bernie Lewin This is the second post drawing on themes raised in the book Searching for the Catastrophe Signal. See a previous…
Doofus Of The Day #988
Courtesy of Daily Timewaster (clickit to biggit): Identification! It's all about correct identification! Just how big were those tins of tuna, anyway? Peter
‘Adjustments’ To Create Spurious Sea Level Rise Have Now Infected The PSMSL Tide Gauge Data
By Paul Homewood NoTricks brings news of a new scientific study which uncovers more skullduggery, this time with tidal gauge data: In a new paper published in Earth Systems and Environment this month, Australian scientists Dr. Albert Parker and Dr. Clifford Ollier uncover evidence that Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL) overseers […]
Turkey threatens to cut ties with Israel
Donald Trump's gamble over Jerusalem/Al-Quds may be a final straw for Erdogan. More The post Turkey threatens to cut ties with Israel appeared first on The Duran.
Predicting How Plant Species Might Respond To Climate Change
Though CO2 emissions have plummeted in the United States, as developing nations achieve prosperity they will want air conditioners, sanitation and food - and those all require energy. They sure are not going to let already wealthy nations tell them they must be stuck with solar panels. So climate change may still happen, at least if energy technology stops and fossil fuel use does not. If so, how will plant species will respond to climate change? A 16-year experiment may provide answers. Of course, the experiment is small, the size of two football fields inside the Garraf National p... more »
This Device Can Verify Anybody’s Identity By Their DNA In Just A Few Minutes
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New Vaccines Will Permanently alter Your DNA
New Vaccines Will Permanently alter Your DNA http://www.wakingtimes.com/2017/11/06/new-vaccines-will-permanently-alter-dna/
Synthetic cannabinoid reduces sleep apnea
Medical Xpress: Synthetic cannabinoid reduces sleep apnea https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2017-11-synthetic-cannabinoid-apnea.html?utm_content=63786185&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
Digging Deeper (Roots, cont'd)
In another installment of "Roots", I found that the Quidley family, to whom I am directly related and who settled on Hatteras Island in North Carolina's outer banks first came to the New World in the 1680's, on the Brigantine, *Gull,* out of Portsmouth, England. The ship's master, Patrick Quidley, established a base for himself by transplanting family members as colonists. Though the mists of time hang heavy over precisely what the 'colonists' intended to do, their subsequent actions speak for themselves. Patrick Quidley's brush with the law is recorded in the book, *"The Admiralty... more »
Tribal Leaders-Bears Ears Commission Of Tribes Indignant Over Trump’s Proposal To Destroy Bears Ears National Monument Leaving It Vulnerable To Looting; Grave Robbing; Fossil Fuel And Uranium Exploitation
“We’ll tell the next generation, ‘You see that ash pit over there, that’s where Bears Ears was. Now it’s a … Continue reading →
US Senator Udall: Trump Attack On Bear Ears, Grand Staircase Is An Assault On Public Lands; Deeply Insulting To Native American Tribes; Opens Areas Up To Fossil Fuel (And Uranium) Exploitation
“The Grand Staircase-Escalante contains dinosaur fossils found nowhere else in the world. Since its designation, 21 new dinosaur species have … Continue reading →
Facebook is now banning women for criticizing men. Wait, what?
Courtesy of the Daily Beast: *When comic Marcia Belsky sarcastically replied “men are scum” to a friend’s Facebook post back in October, she never anticipated being banned from the platform for 30 days. * *That was exactly what happened. * *Belsky was shocked at the severity of the punishment considering her relatively innocuous comment, and immediately spoke to her fellow female friends about the ordeal. They could relate. * *In the wake of the #MeToo movement, countless women have taken to Facebook to express their frustration and disappointment with men and have been promptly... more »
Paradoxes for Heidi Larson: The Vaccine Confidence Lady
By John Stone In an interview for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine website, Heidi Larson, founder of the Vaccine Confidence Project housed at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine: Yes, there are potential risks—there will always be potential...
The 12 Days of Skyhorse Publishing Day 2 Vaccines A Reappraisal
We'd like to express our gratitude to Tony Lyons, Publisher at Skyhorse Publishing in New York City. Skyhorse is one of the fastest growing independent publishers in America and one of the few to tackle the toughest, most controversial topics...
Kenya: The ark of lights and shadow
*...and the eyes of the tiger...* Last night, I went to a lecture by Mr Jan Svatoš, a film director behind The Ark of Lights and Shadows, a movie about wildlife in Africa. *Katy Perry's African video with 2.4 billion views was placed here because unlike some other celebrities, she recently listened to Warren Buffett's critical wisdom about the Bitcoin.* The movie celebrates both the wildlife and the emotional life of the animals in African bushes as well as Martin and Osa Johnson, early American adventurers and basically the main forefathers of all the wild life documentaries at ... more »
Evolution and Ethics
Man in his arrogance thinks himself worthy the interposition of a deity. More humble and I think truer to consider himself created from animals. ~ Charles Darwin
Did Zabarella’s Aristotelianism Inspire Empiricism of David Hume?
In 1940, John Herman Randall published an essay, “Development of Scientific Method in the School of Padua,” in the Journal of the History of Ideas. (Subsequently the essay was published in the book *The School of Padua and the Emergence of Modern Science*.) In his essay, Randall claims that modern philosophy and science arose out of the investigative method proposed by the Aristotelian thinker Jacopo Zabarella (1533-1589) at the University of Padua. In his book *The Aristotelian Tradition and the Rise of British Empiricism: Logic and Epistemology in the British Isles*, Marco Sgarbi... more »
Kurds ready to ensure Russian servicemen security east of Euphrates
In coming days the whole Syrian territory to the east of Euphrates River will be fully liberated from terrorists, according to statement made after a meeting in Deir ez-Zor, which was attended by 23 delegates representing the interests of all ethnic and confessional groups populating the area. The Russian Center for Syria’s reconciliation has announced, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Jihadist rebels recapture lost territory in southern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham continued their counter-offensive in the southern countryside of Aleppo this morning, targeting several towns they lost to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) last week. Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham began their attack this morning by storming the Syrian Arab Army’s positions southwest of the Khanasser […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
"Face It, The Mighty U.S. Aircraft Carrier is Finished"
*"Face It, The Mighty U.S. Aircraft Carrier is Finished"* by Harry J. Kazianis "The U.S. Navy (and to be frank, the whole U.S. military) is living in a state of total denial. In the next great powers war, or perhaps even in a conflict with a mid-tier power like Iran, at least one of our aircraft carriers will sink to the bottom of the sea. That means thousands of lives could be lost - and there would be very little we could do to stop it. We need to get used to a very simple reality: the decades-old age of the aircraft carrier, that great symbol of U.S. power projection, has now pa...more »
AID MONEY TO ISLAMISTS; ADAM SMITH
*Malcolm Rifkind (right) and friend Michael Portillo.* *Sir Malcolm Rifkind* has been on the board of Adam Smith International ( *ASI*). *ASI has given UK foreign aid money 'to Islamist extremists' in Syria.* *UK foreign aid money 'diverted to extremists' in Syria/ Dirty tricks of aid barons paid millions of our money* Sir Malcolm Rifkind was at one time the UK government minister in charge of MI6. His cousin, Sir Leon Brittan, was at one time the UK government minister in charge of MI5. Rifkind and Brittan have Lithuanian Jewish origins. Brittan has been linked to the Elm Guest ... more »
Reggie Yates leaves Top of the Pops after 'offensive' Jewish slur per BBC News
This BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42231416 on Reggie Watts is interesting in its choice of language used. 'Reggie Yates will not host this year's Top of the Pops holiday specials after making "ill-considered remarks" in a podcast interview. Yates apologised last month for using the phrase "fat Jewish guy" to refer to managers in the music industry. He has now tweeted to say he has "taken the decision to step down" from hosting the music shows, which were due to air on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve. The presenter added that he apologised "unreservedl... more »
Salman Rushdie Declares 'Tide Is Turning Against Islamic Fanaticism'
I do not think that Islam can survive modern literacy. In fact i would happily speed that whole process by insisting all Muslims actually read a translated copy of the Koran with the sentences clearly not acceptable to Jesus red lined. We could even do more than that but that is a raw beginning and enough to open most minds. Most would soon be turned to wrath once they have done this. I know I was. I felt the same was about the Koran's sister document Mein Kampf of Adolph Hitler and the writings of the Marquis de Sade. No other texts have so moved me. Yes, the Arab street is ... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*-by Noah* As we've watched the horror of the "presidency" of Señor Trumpanzee unfold, one of the things that always astounds the sane among us is the low and lower quality of the so-called experts he surrounds himself with: Ben Carson, Betsy DeVos, an EPA head who hates the EPA, A HUD New York and New Jersey Director who used to be the Trump family wedding planner, Putin's bestie as our Secretary of State, a bizarro collection of communications people so bad that Sean Spicer was the best of them and he's certifiable, white supremacy advocates named Miller, Bannon, Gorka and like... more »
Bitcoin Is a Delusion That Could Conquer the World
No it is not an allusion at all, anymore than money and it has already established itself in the money space as a leader. However, here is the real kicker for Bitcoin. Its natural distribution is global through the global cell phone distribution system. And it is readily exchangeable into local currency at minimal cost all converging downward as usage increases. I stated earlier that if it were possible that the global demand for gold would be 2,000,000 tons or about $30,000 per man, women and child. Bitcoin can resolve all that demand while producing ample surplus demand tha... more »
President Duterte’s South China Sea agreements represent the new model for cooperation in South East Asia
I am seriously pleased to see this. It is a wonderful first step into resolving what is a global problem of unresolved international issues often capable of leading to conflict or serious damage through neglect. It is fitting that China has stepped up to show the way but that is also correct. The reason i say this is that China mostly avoided the colonial map making that took place a century ago. That process actually dealt with a huge number of real issues and often kicked the less pressing down the road. It left China with its own unsettled issues never properly addressed. O... more »
US Government Openly Meets to Discuss Future of Chemtrails/ Geoengineering
They finally came out on this program. Likely because Trump told them to do so. Personally I ignored the continuing reports for years mostly because they did come across as a popular conspiracy theory I also saw no good reason to sustain secrecy at all. So instead we got a noisy leak culture who also saw no good reason fro secrecy. That has finally come to an end and we do learn that it is mostly fly ash which makes excellent sense. Recall fly ash has been extremely hot and that all nasties have been destroyed. It may be a zeolite but that is something the human body handle... more »
Here’s Why Russia Might Set Up A Red Sea Base In Sudan
The setting up of a base in Sudan would allow Russia to complement its rapprochement with Saudi Arabia by giving it a regional stake in this new theater of the “Gulf Cold War”. The post Here’s Why Russia Might Set Up A Red Sea Base In Sudan appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
ABC News President James Goldston Is Unhappy With His Networks Coverage Of President Trump
*CNN:* *ABC News president excoriates staff over Brian Ross' Michael Flynn error* ABC News president James Goldston excoriated staff Monday over Brian Ross' major error on a report about former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, and announced that Ross, the network's chief investigative reporter, will no longer cover stories related to President Trump. Goldston also told staffers that the network was conducting a "full review" of the error and its aftermath. Ross had initially reported Friday morning that Flynn was prepared to testify that Donald Trump as a candidate had in... more »
Tweets For Today
The Rohingya Crisis: Life in the camps. @ReutersGraphics takes a closer look at life in the camps for Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence from Myanmar https://t.co/FZJ31yPct4 pic.twitter.com/Y4sRkGqGYV — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 4, 2017 A look at whether Syria can ever rebuild. Take a ride thru the eerie devastation in Homs with @SominiSengupta, who visited the devastated city last month. https://t.co/1DvGYsE57P — rickgladstone (@rickgladstone) December 4, 2017 Philippine commando video shows Marawi in ruins after liberation from ISIS https://t.co/RvKMphUYT9 pic.twitter... more »
Most Americans Suffer From Nature Deficiency Syndrome
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Confucius Tells You How to Change the World for the Better
*Dylan Charles* - One of the great dilemmas of at our times... The post Confucius Tells You How to Change the World for the Better appeared first on Waking Times.
It Appears That All Roads Behind The Trump-Russian Collusion And Clinton Investigations Lead To FBI Counterintelligence Expert Peter Strzok
*CNN*: *FBI agent dismissed from Mueller probe changed Comey's description of Clinton to 'extremely careless'* Washington (CNN)A former top counterintelligence expert at the FBI, now at the center of a political uproar for exchanging private messages that appeared to mock President Donald Trump, changed a key phrase in former FBI Director James Comey's description of how former secretary of state Hillary Clinton handled classified information, according to US officials familiar with the matter. Electronic records show Peter Strzok, who led the investigation of Hillary Clinton's p... more »
Picture Of The Day
The pilot of a US Navy F6F Hellcat escapes after a crash landing on the USS Lexington aircraft carrier in 1945. Hellcats were credited with destroying more than 5,000 enemy aircraft whiel in service with the US Navy, Marine Corps and the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm - more than any other Allied naval aircraft. A total of 12,275 were built in just over two years during World War II *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *The magnificent flying machines of WWII and their deadly payloads as never seen before: Colourised images bring pilot's daring escapades to lif... more »
Netanyahu threatened Assad with strike on Syria if Iran sets up bases – reports
Netanyahu has repeatedly stated that Tel Aviv is free to act in Syria for the sake of its security, while Damascus regards any foreign states’ military actions in the country without Damascus’ “aggression.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened Syrian President Bashar Assad with strikes on Syria if Damascus allows Iran to set up […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Houthi forces take 41 journalists hostage in Yemen
The Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah, continue to hold 41 journalists hostage inside the Yemen Today broadcaster’s headquarters, two separate sources told Sputnik on Tuesday. “He [a Sputnik correspondent] is held hostage with other journalists inside the TV station. The total number of hostages is 41 people,” one of the sources said. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Trump travel ban in full effect after Supreme Court approval
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:30 A.M.) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to President Donald Trump by allowing his latest travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries to go into full effect even as legal challenges continue in lower courts. The nine-member court, with two liberal justices dissenting, granted his administration’s request […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian military gains confidence after Israeli aggression
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 A.M.) – For the second time in 72 hours, the Israeli military has attacked the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions in the northwestern countryside of Damascus. An Israeli warplane illegally flying over Lebanese airspace reportedly fired at least seven missiles towards a Syrian military post inside the town of Jamraya, causing a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Over 20,000 Iraqi refugees return home from Syria
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:40 A.M.) – The 5th batch of Iraqi refugees left for home from the Al-Hawl Refugee Camp in southern Hasaka on Monday whereas the 1st batch of internally displaced refugees from Deir Ezzor province left the Al-Sad Refugee Camp with coordination with tribal leaderships. Sheikh Hamad al-Sheikh Sa’adeh of the Syrian Democratic Forces’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Putin to Orthodox churches: “Almost all of Syria liberated, including Christian areas” – video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 A.M.) – Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the Syrian army with Russian support have liberated “almost all” Syrian territory from the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL), speaking at a meeting with representatives of the local Orthodox churches in Novo-Ogaryovo, Moscow Oblast, Monday. According to Putin, there is still a lot […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Goodbye ‘caliphate’: Syrian Army surrounds last IS strongholds in Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 A.M.) – The Islamic State’s (IS) so-called ‘caliphate’ is on its way out in Syria after a series of successful operations by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the northern and eastern part of the country. Backed by close air support from the Russian Aerospace Forces, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
New tribal force founded in Dara’a to fight along Syrian Army
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:03 A.M.) – Yesterday, the establishment of Jaish Al-Ashair (Tribal Army) was declared in Syria’s southernmost province of Dara’a. The new force, led by Sheikh Abdel Aziz al-Rifai, aims to fight alongside the Syrian Army against all terrorist threats in southern Syria. Al-Rifai confirmed that he was assigned by the Syrian High Command […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Satellite imagery shows impact of Israeli strikes in Damascus
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:04 A.M.) – New satellite images reveal the impact of the Israeli missile strikes on the supposed Iranian base in west Damascus. The pictures display some destroyed structures while the remainder of the base remains almost fully intact. Those pictures prove that some of the missiles launched by the Israeli Defense Forces did indeed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Is A Hypersonic Arms Race Heating Up?
*Jason L. Sherman, Daily Beast:* *The Hypersonic Arms Race Heats Up* *The U.S. military executes what it says was a 'successful' Mach 5 weapon test over the Pacific. Have Russia and China had even greater success?* At about 3 a.m. Halloween morning, senior Pentagon officials gathered around television monitors to watch the live feed of a high-stakes, experimental weapon test—the launch from Hawaii of a hypersonic glide vehicle, a pointy contraption carrying the hopes of U.S. military leaders to beat China and Russia in the race to field a new class of ultra-fast missiles. On scr... more »
Musical Interlude: Nirvana, “The Man Who Sold The World”; "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?"
Nirvana, “The Man Who Sold The World” - https://www.youtube.com/ ○ Nirvana, "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMAoQ_4009A
Ever Think About The Nature Of Conservatism?
*Active Shooter by Nancy Ohanian* When I was a kid, there was a really clownish conservative douche of a senator from Nebraska, Roman Hruska. What's the opposite of a brain scientist? A Roman Hruska. He was a one-term congressman from Omaha before winning for an open Senate seat in 1954-- and then getting reelected over and over until he finally retired in 1976. He died in 1999 (age 94) but never stopped defending Nixon and claiming Watergate was somehow a Democratic plot to get Nixon. He's best known for his defense of mediocrity, an anti-Semitic speech he delivered on behalf on Ni... more »
Arizona Citizens Tracked In Facial Recognition Database In First Step For REAL ID Implementation
By Aaron Kesel Arizona citizens are now in a government database that uses facial recognition technology to track them simply for getting a driver’s license.... more »
X22 Report, “Central Banks Are Worried That People Will Realize They Are Obsolete”
X22 Report, “Central Banks Are Worried That People Will Realize They Are Obsolete” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWFJV1iEI4I Related followup report: X22 Report, “The Neocons, Cabal Give A Little Push To Get An Event Started: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrYQHkTtagQ
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, “Letting Go”
Liquid Mind, “Letting Go” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olyS5mJDoyg
"A Look to the Heavens"
“The small, northern constellation Triangulum harbors this magnificent face-on spiral galaxy, M33. Its popular names include the Pinwheel Galaxy or just the Triangulum Galaxy. M33 is over 50,000 light-years in diameter, third largest in the Local Group of galaxies after the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), and our own Milky Way. *Click image for larger size.* About 3 million light-years from the Milky Way, M33 is itself thought to be a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy and astronomers in these two galaxies would likely have spectacular views of each other's grand spiral star systems. As for ... more »
The Poet: Jane Hirshfield, “For What Binds Us”
*“For What Binds Us”* “There are names for what binds us: strong forces, weak forces. Look around, you can see them: the skin that forms in a half-empty cup, nails rusting into the places they join, joints dovetailed on their own weight. The way things stay so solidly wherever they've been set down - and gravity, scientists say, is weak. And see how the flesh grows back across a wound, with a great vehemence, more strong than the simple, untested surface before. There's a name for it on horses, when it comes back darker and raised: proud flesh, as all flesh is proud of its wounds, wears... more »
Chet Raymo, "Know Thyself"
*"Know Thyself"* by Chet Raymo "The ancient Greek aphorism, attributed to Socrates and others. Good advice, I'm sure. If only we knew what it means. Is it the same as the "examination of conscience" we were asked to perform as young Catholics? "Bless me, Father, for I have sinned." Well, yes, it is good to ask ourselves if we have lived up to our highest moral aspirations. But surely "Know thyself" means more than that. Does it mean to be aware of our self-awareness? That is to say, not to act impulsively, but reflectively. Thoreau's "I went to the woods because I wished to live d... more »
“I Pledge Allegiance...”
*“I Pledge Allegiance...”* by The Dissident Dad “Remember those weird kids who didn’t say the Pledge of Allegiance in school? They either sat down or just stood up silently. I sure do. Most likely for religious reasons, but I remember thinking to myself as a kid that it was wrong not to say the pledge aloud with the rest of us. As I got older in my teenage years, I even felt that those kids were not being respectful. Some adults may even give them the old, “Well, if you don’t like it then you can leave” routine that is mentioned every time a minority opts out of the majority’s wa... more »
Are We Just Three Months Away From The U.S. Attacking North Korea?
U.S. Marine Corps F-35B fighter jets (foreground) and South Korean air Force's F-15K fly over South Korea during a joint military drill, South Korea on August 31, 2017. Republic of Korea Air Force/Yonhap/via REUTERS *Mark Seddon, The Guardian*:* Have we got just three months to avert a US attack on North Korea? * *Envoys say the US has till March to stop Kim Jong-un developing a nuclear missile that can hit Washington. The UN must act now to stop the slide to war * The drumbeat for a potentially devastating war on the Korean peninsula, and one that could quickly spread with calami... more »
"Holiday Gift Guide!"
○ Hat tip to Jim Quinn, - https://www.theburningplatform.com/
Does the 2017 Republican Tax Bill Cut Cancer Treatments for Medicare Patients?
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act does not mention the health care program, but critics say cancer patients would be hit hard if the bill passes.
Are These Images of Tortured Nigerian Slaves in Libya?
Although gruesome photographs were misrepresented by a Nigerian politician, men from sub-Saharan African countries are being auctioned as slaves in Libya, as witnessed by CNN.
"Retail Apocalypse Continues: A New Normal For America"
*"End In Sight: Sears Posts Loss of $558 Million * *Ahead of Crucial Holiday Shopping Season"* by Thomas Dishow "The end of an era is here. According to this USA Today report, Sears has recorded a massive loss of $558 million. According to sources, the company will shut down most of their stores in Q1 2018. Sears Holdings reported a third-quarter loss Thursday as the ailing department-store chain seeks stability and faces a critical test during the holiday shopping season. After more than 400 recently announced store closures aimed at removing its weak spots, Sears said it lost $558... more »
How the Country’s First Black Collegiate Greek-lettered Fraternity Changed the Nation
Exactly one hundred and eleven years ago, the country’s first Black collegiate Greek-lettered fraternity was founded. On that Tuesday, in 1906, the decision by a group of young Black collegiate men at Cornell University was made to transform their organization into a fraternity. In doing so, Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy altered the landscape of America’s colleges and universities.
Despite Improvements, Racial Gaps Still Major Issue in Academic Report for College Bowl-bound Football Teams
The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport found in its latest study that the average graduation success rate for Black football players at the 80 bowl-eligible schools is 71 percent, which is up from 68 percent in 2016 and 66 percent two years ago.
Context Needed in Coverage of Libya Slave Trade, Media Experts Say
The auctioning of hundreds of African immigrants in Libya is perhaps one of the most underreported news stories of today. After CNN first published video footage of “slave auctions” in Libya last month, further news coverage has largely failed to provide context for understanding the crisis, some media professionals warn.
Former Top NATO-Commader: Someone Is Helping North Korea's Nuclear And Missile Program
*The Hill:* *Ex-NATO commander: North Korea likely getting help with nukes, rockets from China or Russia* Retired Adm. James Stavridis, a former NATO supreme allied commander, in an interview on Sunday said North Korea is likely receiving outside help from allies like China, Russia or Iran as it races to develop its weapons arsenal. “You’ve got to think that at least part of it is coming from either China or Russia and I have no evidence of that, but the idea that [North Korean leader Kim Jong Un] would simply be developing this on an indigenous basis within his own population o... more »
The 1911 Pistol: The Gun the U.S. Military Has Fired in Anger for Over 100 Years
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * An amazing story. *The guns were not just supplied to the U.S. military, but also to allied forces and guerillas. The 1911A1 served with Brazilian, Canadian, Chinese Nationalist, British Commonwealth, Mexican and Soviet forces. Many of the guns were provided under the Lend-Lease program, which shipped vast amounts of food, fuel and war materials abroad. Many 1911A1s were also provided to anti-Axis guerrilla forces worldwide. The 1911A1 persisted in American service for another forty years, serving through the Korean War, interventions in Lebanon and... more »
Homemade AR-15: I Built a Semi-Automatic Rifle in My Kitchen
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Yes, this is possible. *It was delicate work. Trying to mill out too much aluminum at once risked shattering the end mill. Go slow and it cuts aluminum like butter. Go too fast and you can, as I learned the hard way, shatter an end mill. Three hours of work later, the job was done. The milled pocket exposed raw aluminum—and the result wasn’t pretty. My first complete lower looked like a monkey made it with a Dremel tool. But the mess was on the inside of the rifle, and once I had installed the proper parts, nobody was going to notice.* I built a se... more »
Russian Machine Guns Are Lethal (And America's Special Forces Want Them)
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Why would U.S. special forces want to manufacture Russian machine guns? *One wonders whether there could be a copyright issue with producing Russian weapons in America without a license, though Russian and Chinese spies haven’t been reticent about helping themselves to U.S. technology. Either way, it seems like a sensible and economical idea to produce foreign weapons in America, rather than having to procure them from unreliable or unsavory international arms merchants.* Why would U.S. special forces want to manufacture Russian machine guns? Just wat... more »
Rex Tillerson: More a Washington Victim Than a Villain
*E. Wayne Merry* *Politics, North America* [image: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson answers questions during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington] Yet his responsibilities to the republic have been languishing. It must be painful for a man of Rex Tillerson’s attainments to realize he is widely regarded as a failure as secretary of state. To be disparaged within his own department, by most schools of thought in Washington, the media and even around the globe is pretty brutal for someone who has not fostered a failed war (as some of his predecessors did) or comm... more »
The Only News on Michael Flynn Is That There Is No News
*Aram Bakshian Jr.* *Politics, North America* [image: White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn (C) arrives prior to a joint news conference between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington] What Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to last week was exactly what President Trump revealed and fired him for in the early days of his administration. If being brash, vulgar, uninformed, undisciplined, uncouth, occasionally silly and sometimes crazy like a fox were impeachable offenses, Donald Trump would have been presiden... more »
How China and Russia are Teaming up to Degrade U.S. Influence in South America
*Todd Royal* *Security, Americas* [image: A cargo ship cruises as the sun sets at Ala Moana beach ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Honolulu November 7, 2011. Leaders of major nations bordering the Pacific will meet from Wednesday to Sunday in Hawaii to discuss building a regional free trade area and an environmental initiative to help spur world economic growth. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao] China wants secure routes for its goods and Russia wants to be a global influencer by using Russian oil companies and state-run banks as a credit line to struggling Sou... more »
Why Isn't Europe Preparing for a War with Russia?
*Doug Bandow* *Security, Europe* If NATO is so worried about a revanchist Russia, why aren't its European members spending more on defense? Three years ago the United States withdrew its combat units from Europe. Now it is sending them back, with regular rotations, to deter a Russian attack. Explained Brig. Gen. Timothy Daugherty: “Preparing for war is a lot cheaper than executing one.” True. But why isn’t Europe doing the preparing? During the Cold War the United States had about three hundred thousand troops in Europe. That number was down to 65,000 a couple years ago. Even s... more »
There's Only One Way to Stop North Korea's Nuclear Program
*Wallace C. Gregson* *Security, Asia* [image: Civilians and members of the army attend one of the joint meetings, that were held across South Phyongan, Hwanghae and Hamgyong provinces, to celebrate North Korea's nuclear progress in this photo released by KCNA] America must target Pyongyang's supporters. Once again, we are presented with another successful North Korean weapons development event in the early hours of last Wednesday. This event showed yet another increase in North Korean missile capability. Some took comfort over the apparent failure of a reentry vehicle, but the de... more »
North Korea's Last ICBM Test Leaves Us with a Big Question
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* There are some indications that North Korea is not quite at the point where they have an operational RV, but Pyongyang is very close The United States national security community should not infer anything about the performance of North Korean reentry vehicle (RV) technology based on its November 28 test of its Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The HS-15 was launched on a “lofted” trajectory flying 4,500km into space before coming down in the Sea of Japan during the test. However, such a trajectory is not representative of a no... more »
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“Plunder Capitalism”
*“Plunder Capitalism”* by Paul Craig Roberts “I deplore the tax cut that has passed Congress. It is not an economic policy tax cut, and it has nothing whatsoever to do with supply-side economics. The entire purpose is to raise equity prices by providing equity owners with more capital gains and dividends. In other words, it is legislation that makes equity owners richer, thus further polarizing society into a vast arena of poverty and near-poverty and the One Percent, or more precisely a fraction of the One Percent wallowing in billions of dollars. Unless our rulers can continue t... more »
Russia Is Selling Massive Amounts Of Oil To North Korea
Photo from NKNews *Yonhap News:* *NK's oil price dives amid sanctions: RFA * SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- The prices of diesel oil and gasoline in North Korea showed significant drops this month thanks to their alleged massive supply from Russia, a U.S. broadcaster reported Sunday, citing a Japanese report. According to the Tokyo-based Asia Press International (API) report on the North's market price index, diesel oil was sold at 6,765 North Korean won (US$0.82) per kilogram and gasoline at 15,990 won, Radio Free Asia said. The figures represented respective drops of more than 60 per... more »
Elimination Of The Estate Tax Is All About Greedy Predators Like The Trumps, Nothing About Iowa Family Farms
The earliest inheritance tax I could find was a 5% levy on inheritances of estates that went to people other than the deceased's grandparents, parents, children, grandchildren, and siblings towards the end of Augustus' reign. Receipts went to a fund to pay military retirement benefits. In the U.S. the first inheritance tax was passed in 1898-- but only 75 cents on each hundred dollars of an estate worth over $10,000. On very big estates, there were higher taxes and very wealthy people went crazy and a law suit went all the way to the Supreme Court, which found it constitutional. Th... more »
"'For The First Time In Modern History' US Government Debt Will Surpass Household Debt"
*"'For The First Time In Modern History' * *US Government Debt Will Surpass Household Debt"* by Tyler Durden "Last week, rating agency DBRS raised a red flag when it calculated that in the past decade average US wages have risen by only 5.7%, while consumer debt over the same period rose 60% more, or 9.3%. However, while the US household's reliance on debt to fill in the income gaps is hardly news, on Monday JPMorgan found another, even more concerning debt inflection point: household debt, fast as it may be rising, is about to be eclipsed for the first time ever by the even faster ... more »
Maybe her lawyer wrote it? Or her 2-year-old?
From The Daily Dot: A tweet from White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders last year shortly before the presidential election has a bit of a different meaning after President Donald Trump blasted the FBI on Twitter over the weekend. On Nov. 3 last year, Sanders … Continue reading →
Court Orders Monitoring Of Dakota Access Pipeline After Keystone XL Spill
A federal court ordered the United States Army Corps of Engineers and Dakota Access to participate in multiple measures to monitor the oil pipeline constructed on land which under the 1851 treaty belongs to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia invoked the The post Court Orders Monitoring Of Dakota Access Pipeline After Keystone XL Spill appeared first on Shadowproof.
"Chuck Grassley Sparks Outrage With "Booze, Women Or Movies" Comment"
*Dumbass...* *"Chuck Grassley Sparks Outrage With "Booze, Women Or Movies" Comment"* by Tyler Durden "Did he really say that" was the rallying cry across social media after Republican Senator Chuck Grassley placed his foot directly in his mouth over the weekend as he commented on tax reform impacts on Americans... While defending the GOP's plan to scrap so-called ‘death taxes’ on individual estates, Grassley promulgated his most elitist, 'them-and-us'-bias-reinforcing attitude yet when he seems to take a shot at the 'deplorables' who backed his party's leader into The White House by... more »
Syrian Army viciously pounds rebels from surprise axis in Aleppo
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:52 A.M.) – The Syrian Army backed by allies struck rebel defenses in Al-Eis with heavy artillery bombardment unwitnessed in intensity since the fall of the aforementioned stronghold to the jihadists in the spring of 2016. This bombardment comes as a surprise because this front in Aleppo’s countryside has been dormant for months. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Unknown assailants storm FSA’s headquarters in west Aleppo
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:34 A.M.) – Masked fighters of mysterious origin stormed the headquarters of the Free Syrian Army’s 23rd Division in the rebel stronghold of Orom al-Kobra located in the western countryside of Aleppo. The unknown gunmen looted all the rebel group’s heavy weaponry including heavy machine guns and TOW missiles in addition to vehicles […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Fierce battles break out between ISIS and Taliban all over Afghanistan
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:06 A.M.) – Fierce clashes broke out between the ISIS and the Taliban terrorist groups when the former assaulted the latter’s positions in the Khojiany administration of Afghanistan’s Nanjarhar province about 6 days ago. ISIS’s assault led to the extremist faction’s capture of several populated regions in the province and the disposition of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US Intelligence Chief promised SDF corridor to the Mediterrenean: Former SDF Spokesman
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:49 PM) – According to the SDF’s former spokesman Talal Silo in a long interview released by the Turkish Anadol News Agency, US intelligence promised the Kurdish Syrian group a corridor to the sea should they launch an extensive operation against ISIS in eastern Syria. US intelligence had wanted its Syrian proxy to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
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