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Trump Is Rolling Back Neo-Reagan Doctrine On Iran
Trump is testing Hybrid War technologies in Iran hoping to militarize the most extreme minority opposition groups against the government in surrounding the centrally located Persian majority with peripheral terrorist insurgencies. The post Trump Is Rolling Back Neo-Reagan Doctrine On Iran appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
"8 Reasons Why You Act Against Your Own Better Judgment"
*"8 Reasons Why You Act Against * *Your Own Better Judgment"* by Mark Sisson "We all make poor choices against our better judgment. It’s kind of what makes us human – the tendency to actively and willfully make decisions that will result in unfavorable outcomes. Sure, the candy bar tastes good, but you know you’ll feel awful after eating it. Yeah, that blog is fun to read, but you know you’d be much happier if you finished that essay for class first. And yet five minutes later, a candy bar wrapper sits, emptied of its contents; your molars house fragments of nougat and sport a caram... more »
Are African Nations And Haiti "S____ Countries"?
*NBC:* *Trump referred to Haiti and African nations as ‘shithole’ countries* WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday referred to Haiti and African nations as "shithole countries" during a meeting with a bipartisan group of senators at the White House, a Democratic aide briefed on the meeting told NBC News. Trump's comments were first reported by The Washington Post, which said the group of nations referred to also included El Salvador. Two sources briefed on the conversation say that during the portion of the conversation about Haiti — which came at the top of the exchange... more »
"Compassion and Enabling"
"Compassion and Enabling" by Admin "Sometimes there is a very blurry line between feeling and expressing compassion, and enabling someone. Showing compassion is giving someone space and understanding so they can work through their predicament whilst remaining at a healthy emotional distance. This healthy emotional distance can be hard to judge in close knit relationships such as marriage and families. For should one fall over the edge of compassion and into the field of pity, neither party will benefit. Pity serves no one in relation to creating the desired changes within relations... more »
Syrian troops, tanks grind forward in east Damascus despite fanatic resistance by jihadists
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) – Amid very heavy clashes throughout the Harasta district of eastern Damascus, troops and armor of the Syrian Arab Army are clawing their forward against jihadist militants despite ferocious resistance. As of late, the focus of Syrian Army operations in Harasta is the district’s orchard farms area and to this effect […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Al-Nusra shelled to oblivion as Syrian Army swoops through two towns in northeast Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Ministry of Defence has released footage of the Syrian Arab Army operation that led to the capture of two towns from Al-Qaeda-affiliated militants in the northeastern countryside of Hama province. The Syrian Army and allied forces continue their slow but nonetheless steady advance in northeastern Hama after recommencing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Picture Of The Day
*Airborne Training* Soldiers jump from an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during airborne training over Malemute drop zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 9, 2018. The paratroopers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), Alaska, and the only airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather, high altitude environments in support of combat, training and disaster relief operations. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-galle... more »
North Korea's Goal Has Never Changed Since The End Of The Korean War: Invade And Conquer South Korea
Korean People’s Army (KPA) tanks are displayed during a military parade marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang on April 15, 2017. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on April 15 saluted as ranks of goose-stepping soldiers followed by tanks and other military hardware paraded in Pyongyang for a show of strength with tensions mounting over his nuclear ambitions. AFP PHOTO *WNU Editor: *The forceful reunification of the Korean peninsula has always been the goal of the North Korean government .... and that policy goal has not changed... more »
Is North Korea Preparing Another Nuclear Test?
*Daily Mail:* *Is Kim planning another nuke test? Satellite images show more activity at North Korea's testing site* * Analysis released by the US-Korea Institute says plant activity is stepped up * It says the activity could be consistent with moves to conduct another test * North Korea has in recent months carried out a series of successful missile tests Commercial satellite images from North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site indicate that activity in part of the plant throughout December is consistent with plans for more nuclear testing. Analysis released by the US-Korea In... more »
Some FISA Vote Politics
*Can you guess why we included this graphic on this post?* 45 Republicans looked at the stinky FISA bill on Thursday and could *not* pull themselves to vote YES. That means that had Pelosi, Hoyer and Clyburn held their caucus together, it could have been defeated. Instead, it passed 256-164. How the hell did that happen? Well, start with Pelosi, Hoyer and Clyburn; they all voted for it. In fact 65 Democrats did-- basically the Republican wing of the Democratic Party, pretty much all the Blue Dogs and all the New Dems and their fellow travelers. 119 Democrats voted NO and 65 voted wi... more »
Religious versus Scientific Thinking
Stated simply religious thinking always questions the data and never the theory. Conversely scientific thinking questions the theory and not the data. Religious minds are thus invariably dogmatic and totalitarian, depending on the nature of the religious authority, be it theological or ideological. It is the difference being enslaved to a belief system, or being … Continue reading Religious versus Scientific Thinking
Russian President Putin Praises North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un. Says He Has ‘Won This Match’ On Nuclear Weapons
© Alexei Druzhinin/Russian presidential press service/TASS *RT:* *‘Shrewd & mature N. Korean leader has won this round' – Putin on peninsula crisis * North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has emerged a winner in the latest crisis around the Korean Peninsula, Russian president Vladimir Putin said. He believes Pyongyang is now trying to defuse tensions. “I believe, Mr Kim Jong-un has certainly won this round,” Putin told journalists at a meeting with the Russian media. He said North Korea has achieved its strategic goal. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:* Too early to say who won. *More Ne... more »
Project Veritas Hidden Video: Twitter Employees Admit to Political Censorship
[image: project-veritas-hidden-video-twitter-employees-admit-to-political-censorship] Former and current Twitter employees are caught on camera admitting they censor political views they disagree with — without the censored users even realizing it.
Facing Critics, Facebook Wants Feeds to Be More ‘Meaningful’
The social networking giant says users will see fewer posts from brands, pages and media companies, and more from people.
Trump: Why Allow Immigrants from ‘Shithole Countries’?
In bluntly vulgar language, President Donald Trump questioned why the U.S. would accept more immigrants from Haiti and "shithole countries" in Africa rather than places like Norway.
Electron Waves
I’m studying Carver Mead’s book “Collective Electrodynamics” and it seems electrons are waves and not particles. The necessity for particles is so that Newtonian Mechanics is possible but the notion of matter attracting every other bit of matter in the universe instantly now seems surreal. Waves require a medium through which to propagate and I … Continue reading Electron Waves
House Extends Controversial Surveillance Measure For 6 Years Despite Bipartisan Resistance
By Derrick Broze Representative Justin Amash and a bipartisan coalition of 42 lawmakers failed to block a six-year extension of a controversial spying measure. Washington... more »
Time For Hungrexit: PM Orban Opposes Mass Immigration In Hungary, Attacks Soros In German Press
By Brandon Turbeville Viktor Orban has caused shockwaves amongst the EU and the European establishment in recent years and has subsequently drawn the wrath of... more »
Police Are Using 50,000 Apps To Influence Public Sentiment
By MassPrivateI A start-up company called Elucd makes money by measuring public sentiment towards law enforcement. According to an article in TechCrunch, Michael Simon a former Obama campaign... more »
Pro-Terror Groups Create Fake “Atrocities,” News Stories For Anti-Assad Twitter Campaign
By Brandon Turbeville As the Syrian military makes massive gains across the Idlib governorate, the last major bit of territory controlled by Western-backed terrorists, mainstream... more »
Woman Refuses To Give Up List Of Fellow Activists, Gets Three Years
By Janet Phelan The plea offer was clear: Give up the names of your fellow internet activists who are blogging about guardianship abuse and you... more »
Putin: Turkey not responsible for drone attack; Russia knows who was
Russian President calls drone attack "provocation" aimed at causing rift between Russia and Turkey More The post Putin: Turkey not responsible for drone attack; Russia knows who was appeared first on The Duran.
Twitler opened his shithole, and shit fell out
From POLITICO: President Donald Trump made racially-charged comments during a meeting on immigration with lawmakers on Thursday, asking why the U.S. admits people from “shithole countries,” according to two people familiar with the meeting. The White House did not deny … Continue reading →
On Ridpath’s “The Academic Deconstruction of Ayn Rand”
Yesterday I read John Ridpath’s 2-page review of Chris Matthew Sciabarra’s *Ayn Rand: The Russian Radical* (“The Academic Deconstruction of Ayn Rand,” *The Intellectual Activist*, January 1996 issue). Ridpath has written a nasty review—he ignores the book’s content, and tries to discredit its author. He begins with a tirade against the academics who he says are “using current academic standards, methods, and language, and playing today’s academic game.” The aim of this game, he claims, is to “impress their peers with books upholding Ayn Rand as a ‘serious’ thinker.” But why does he... more »
Is it time to censor Twitter?
“Twitter direct messaging engineer Pranay Singh admitted to mass-banning accounts that express interest in God, guns, and America, during a Project Veritas investigation.” click here
Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Hymn”
Vangelis, “Hymn” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB7fnZ-AQNE
"A Look to the Heavens"
“It is the largest and most complex star forming region in the entire galactic neighborhood. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy orbiting our Milky Way galaxy, the region's spidery appearance is responsible for its popular name, the Tarantula nebula. This tarantula, however, is about 1,000 light-years across. Were it placed at the distance of Milky Way's Orion Nebula, only 1,500 light-years distant and the nearest stellar nursery to Earth, it would appear to cover about 30 degrees (60 full moons) on the sky. *Click image for larger size.* Intriguing detail... more »
Paulo Coelho, "Our True Friends..."
"Our true friends are those who are with us when the good things happen. They cheer us on and are pleased by our triumphs. False friends only appear at difficult times, with their sad, supportive faces, when, in fact, our suffering is serving to console them for their miserable lives." - Paulo Coelho
BREAKING: Biggest Lie Of Fusion GPS Scandal Exposed
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 10, 2018 Owen Shroyer and the War Room expose the massive lie that Trump colluded with Russia, meanwhile his accusers regularly met with the same Russians they accuse him of meeting with. end
Twitter Engineers Create Algorithms To Censor Opposing Political Views. “Twitter Was Probably about 90% Anti-Trump, Maybe 99% Anti-Trump”
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 11, 2018 Alex Jones exposes how Project Veritas has caught Twitter again, this time admitting that their engineers create algorithms to censor political views that oppose ‘the mainstream’ set at Twitter. end
EU Reaffirms Support for Iran Nuclear Deal. Trump’s Termination of Iran Deal Will Harm US Interests
John Kerry: Israel And Saudi Arabia Urged A Preemptive US Strike On Iran Prior To Nuclear Deal by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ Former Secretary of State John Kerry revealed earlier this week that just prior to negotiations on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the leaders of Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia pushed hard for the US to preemptively […]
Israel’s Shoot-to-Kill Policy Denounced
PressTV News Videos Published on Jan 11, 2018 A human rights group says it has documented at least ten cases of Israeli soldiers gunning down peaceful Palestinian protesters across the occupied territories. Palestinians stress that such cases must be taken to international courts and Israelis must be held accountable for their atrocities. Modern Ashkenazi Khazars (90+% […]
South Korea Readies Ban on Cryptocurrency Trading as Police & Tax Agency Raid Exchanges
RT Published on Jan 11, 2018 South Korea’s justice minister has announced legislation is in the works to ban cryptocurrency trading after police and tax authorities reportedly raided the country’s biggest exchanges in a tax evasion probe. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8wmy end
Project Veritas Exposes Twitter “Shadow Banning”, Blocking Opposing Views
Project Veritas Exposes Twitter “Shadow Banning”, Blocking Opposing Views by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ In the latest of a series of undercover operations targeting the mainstream media and now Social Media, James O’Keefe of Project Veritas has just dropped a new undercover video which reveals Twitter “shadow banning” and creating algorithms that censor certain ideas. The first clip features a former Twitter […]
‘World Laughs at ‘Russia Dossier’: Team Trump to Sue Creators of Collusion Reports
RT Published on Jan 11, 2018 Donald Trump’s lawyers say they intend to sue the people behind the infamous dossier on alleged collusion with Russia. That’s after a transcript of an interview with Glen Simpson, one of the men behind the dossier, was made public. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8wm3 end
US Serviceman Fires into Afghan Civil Truck – Leaked Video Alleges
RT Published on Jan 11, 2018 Video has surfaced online allegedly showing a US service member taking a shot at a passing truck in Afghanistan. The incident was seen among a number of clips edited together, which were uploaded and later deleted by an anonymous user. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8wnh end
Chet Raymo, "The Ogre And Us"
* "The Ogre And Us"* by Chet Raymo "A passage from H. G. Wells' “Outline of History”, 1920: “We know very little of the appearance of Neanderthal man, but this... seems to suggest an extreme hairiness, an ugliness, or a repulsive strangeness in his appearance over and above his low forehead, his beetle brows, his ape neck, and his inferior stature... Says Sir Harry Johnston, in a survey of the rise or modern man in his Views and Reviews: "The dim racial remembrance of such gorilla-like monsters, with cunning brains, shambling gait, hairy bodies, strong teeth, and possibly cannibal... more »
"Curious..."
"Curious how often you humans manage to obtain that which you do not want." - Mr. Spock
The Daily "Near You?"
Pune, Maharashtra, India. Thanks for stopping by!
"Premonitions: Yes, We Do Have A Sixth Sense”
* "Premonitions: Yes, We Do Have A Sixth Sense”* By Sarah Chalmers "On Friday, October 21, 1966, a mountain of coal waste, perched above the Welsh mining village of Aberfan, broke loose and came flowing down uncontrollably. Destabilized by recent rains, a river of black coal sludge, water and boulders bore down on Aberfan. It steamrollered over a tiny cottage halfway down the slope, thundered through Pantglas Junior School, obliterated a further 20 houses - then finally came to rest. A total of 144 people, including many children, were crushed or suffocated to death in one of Brita... more »
"Making Your Best Guess"
*"Making Your Best Guess"* by Arthur Silber “We are not gods, and we are not omniscient. We cannot foretell the future with certainty. Most often, cultural and political changes are terribly complex. It can be notoriously difficult to predict exactly where a trend will take us, and we can be mistaken. We do the best we can: if we wish to address certain issues seriously, we study history, and we read everything that might shed light on our concerns. We consult what the best thinkers of our time and of earlier times have said and written. We challenge everyone's assumptions, includi... more »
Why Did North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un Agree To Have Talks With South Korea?
North Korean leader Ri Son Gwon (right) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Cho Myoung-gyon during their meeting on the South Korean side of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, January 9, 2018. REUTERS/Korea Pool *Peter Apps, Reuters:* *Why Kim Jong Un wanted the Korea talks* Last year Kim Jong Un shocked the world with the unexpected speed of his nuclear missile development, his brutal crackdown on apparent rivals and suspicions that he ordered the assassination of his half-brother with a chemical nerve agent. This year, the North Korean leader is opening ... more »
Why The Growing Global Backlash Against China
China's President Xi Jinping (center), pictured here with Politburo members in Beijing on October 25, 2017, has adopted a higher-profile foreign policy than his predecessors. REUTERS/Jason Lee *Peter Marino, Reuters:* *Inside the growing backlash against China* China’s rise over the last generation has been impressive, with the country moving from the periphery to the center of the global system, and climbing from impoverished backwater to a position of substantial wealth and power. But the strategic environment in which China’s “lay low” approach to international affairs has help... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 11, 2017
Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto waves the national flag after he shouted the "Cry of Independence", as Mexico marks the 207th anniversary of the day rebel priest Miguel Hidalgo set it on the path to independence, in Mexico City, Mexico, September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido *Duncan Wood, National Interest:* *The Most Important 2018 Election for America May Be Mexico's* The next government in Mexico will determine the extent of ongoing cooperation with the United States and whether or not the friendly nature of bilateral relations will continue. On July 1, 2018, as many ... more »
2017, A Hell Bound Train Of A Year (Part 10) Republican Words As Windows To Their Souls. Round 3
*-by Noah* Except for the times that Republicans start speaking complete gibberish, it’s not really hard to understand what they’re saying. What is difficult is understanding how they got the way they are. Did their moms drink way too much alcohol when they were in the womb? Were the water pipes in their childhood homes made of corroding lead? Were things like greed, hate, thugishness, and nihilism just drilled into them by horrid parents? Any or all of these things are possible. The cause doesn’t really matter. Only the soulless result matters. Here’s Round 3 of things that Repu... more »
It Begins: Gov’t Agents Raid Exchanges as South Korea Prepares to Ban Cryptocurrency Trading
South Korea has announced legislation is in the works to ban cryptocurrency trading after police and tax authorities raided the country’s biggest exchanges.
TPPF Meets with Trump on Criminal Justice Reform
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By Brooke L. Rollins Today’s discussion was an important step toward criminal justice reform. I appreciate President Trump’s commitment to an issue that will make communities safer and reunite families.
Latest update from Abu Dhuhour Airport battle
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) had another big day in the Idlib and Aleppo governorates this week, seizing several sites from the jihadist rebels, despite having to fend off an attack by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). The day began with the jihadist rebels launching several attacks along the Hama-Idlib […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
The Fatal Flaw in the Brain-Computer Interface
*Jon Rappoport* - Being human is not a program. The post The Fatal Flaw in the Brain-Computer Interface appeared first on Waking Times.
Solar Cycles and the Equatorial Trough: An Alternate Conceptual Model
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: by Michael Wallace, Hydrologist I have offered to write this guest essay to reflect recent talks I’ve presented to water resource professionals on hydroclimatology and Solar cycles. As an academic and hydrologic forecaster, I have followed an energy centric, reproducible data path to quantify correlations between solar cycles…
Steve Bannon lawyers up in anticipation of being sucked into the Russia investigations. Sources say he is prepared to tell all.
Yep, I have a story to tell alright. Courtesy of the Daily Beast: *Steve Bannon is lawyering up as he gets ready to face investigators looking into the Trump-Russia nexus. * *The Daily Beast has learned that the former top White House strategist has retained Bill Burck, of the firm Quinn Emanuel. Two sources tell us Burck is helping Bannon prepare for an interview with the House intelligence committee, which is currently scheduled for next week. Sources also said Bannon plans to “fully cooperate” with investigators.* Oh yeah, I think we all knew this was coming. I imagine that a... more »
Forget North Korea: China Has One Big Reason To Fear the B-2 Bomber
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * History. *Across China, the general consensus was that the destruction of the embassy in Belgrade was intentional. Even the Chinese government did not believe that the embassy was bombed because of an out-of-date map. The attack, intentional or not, tapped into a deep vein of anti-foreigner sentiment in China dating back hundreds of years. Chinese people, having lived their entire lives with the knowledge of unequal treaties, demands, and other aspects of colonialism forced upon a weak China, viewed the attack as yet another humiliation imposed by f... more »
America's Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay Was Paid for in U.S. Marine Blood
*Warfare History Network* *History, North America* A forgotten battle for a critical military base. The capture of Guantànamo Bay, Cuba, by U.S. Marines in 1898 was a brief but violent phase of the Spanish-American War. Overshadowed by the more publicized land and sea battles—and largely ignored by historians—the ramifications of this victory would have far-reaching consequences in future relationships between Cuba and the United States. *Bloody Conflict Between Insurgents & Spain* Guantànamo Bay was commercially important to the Cuban economy because of the sugar port of Caima... more »
How to Stop China from Someday Invading Taiwan? Submarines.
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* 8, to be exact. The country with perhaps the most dire need for a modern submarine force in the industrialized world actually has the oldest. Fully half of Taiwan’s submarine force consists of World War II–era boats, while the other half is “just” forty years old. The result is a force that is unable to respond to China’s submarine fleet and cannot adequately protect the country from invasion. The end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949 resulted in a split between the People’s Republic of China on the mainland and the Republic of China on the isla... more »
Here's What's in Store for U.S.-Russia Relations
*Dave Majumdar* *Politics, Europe* [image: Steam rises from the chimneys of a thermal power plant behind the Ivan the Great Bell Tower in Moscow] Andranik Migranyan discussed the topic today at the Center for the National Interest. Is there any way to resolve the deadlock over Ukraine? From Moscow’s perspective, force might be the only feasible way to break the current impasse in Ukraine, according to Andranik Migranyan, a professor of international politics at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, which is run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Migra... more »
Trump’s Conventional National Security Strategy
*Benjamin H. Friedman* *Security, Americas* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks regarding the Administration's National Security Strategy at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington D.C., U.S. December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts] The trouble with Trump's National Security Strategy is that its realism is mostly rhetorical. The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy starts by declaring that it will use “principled realism” to put American interests, values and prosperity first. It says that engagement with the world n... more »
How Washington Will Lose Its Influence in Asia
*Peter C.Y. Chow* *Economics, Asia* [image: A pro-Trump rally participant wears a U.S. flag during the Southern California Make America Great Again march in support of President Trump, the military and first responders at Bolsa Chica State Beach in Huntington Beach, California, U.S. March 25, 2017. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon] There is no guarantee that President Trump will ask Congress to renew the Trade Protection Authority Act before it expires. As Douglas Irwin said, if “truth” is the first to be sacrificed in the war, then “free trade” will be the scapegoat in the populist ele... more »
Iran Sanctions Hurt the Protesters
*Farshad Farahat* *Security, Middle East* [image: A video projection is seen on the head of Iran's President Hassan Rouhani as he arrives for a news conference during the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, U.S. September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith] Concerned U.S. politicians and citizens should look at how their foreign policy affects the economic lives of the Iranian people. Many American politicians and Iranian-American citizens have voiced their support and solidarity with the Iranian people’s recent protest for a more transparent and equal-opportunity e... more »
Iran's Efforts to Create Instability Abroad Have Led to Protests at Home
*Colin P. Clarke, William Courtney* *Security, Middle East* [image: People protest in Los Angeles, California, U.S., in support of anti-government protesters in Iran, January 3, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson] Iran has spent billions of dollars in its quest to be a regional hegemon, but its main achievement has been to spark instability across a wide swath of the Middle East. Participants in the countrywide protests in Iran are urging a retreat from costly foreign fights and more aid at home. Even if regime change does not take place, Tehran’s clerical rulers may have to pull in th... more »
Crisis Alert: Iran's Population Is under Duress, and America Isn't Helping
*Emma M. Ashford* *Security, Middle East* The Trump team’s policies towards Iran are far more likely to hurt than help the Iranian people. It’s no secret that Donald Trump is one of the most self-absorbed occupants of the Oval Office in recent decades. So perhaps it isn’t surprising that his response to a growing series of protests in cities across Iran has been to assume that they are related to his own foreign-policy approach to Iran, railing against President Obama’s nuclear deal, and pointing out that “the U.S. is watching!” Yet the president is wrong; Iran’s protests are no... more »
Institutions Prepare to Commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy
From music and poetry readings to lectures and community service events, colleges and universities nationwide are offering a plethora of ways for students and community members to commemorate the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Making it “a day on … not a day off,” Villanova University, Boston University (BU) and […]
Vanderbilt Pays Tribute to Black SEC Pioneer Player
Billed as “an evening of conversation about the intersection of race and sports,” Wednesday’s program at the National Museum of African American History and Culture was actually much more.
Charges: Columbia U. Exec Took Kickbacks, Gave Financial Aid
NEW YORK — A former Columbia University financial aid official pocketed at least $350,000 by carrying out a decades-long scheme that dished out hundreds of thousands of dollars in financial aid in exchange for kickbacks from three students, authorities said in court papers released Thursday after the four women were arrested. Melanie Williams-Bethea, director of […]
Panel Backs University’s Handling of Misconduct Complaints
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A special committee has found that the University of Rochester properly dealt with sexual misconduct allegations against a professor and did not retaliate against faculty who brought the complaints. The committee led by former U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White released the results of a three-month investigation Thursday. The probe was undertaken by […]
Is ‘Trumpy Bear’ a Real Product?
As seen on TV: "The fearless, super-plush American grizzly"
Some Real Things Joe Arpaio Has Done
Among the heinous acts the controversial former Maricopa County sheriff is accused of in an Internet meme is burning a dog alive.
X22 Report, “Economic Indicators Off The Charts, Has The Date For The Collapse Been Decided?”
X22 Report, “Economic Indicators Off The Charts, Has The Date For The Collapse Been Decided?” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb21hDIHu_k *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “Russia Knows Who Attacked Their Bases In Syria And It's Not Turkey” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymvG8pqu7mU
Beyond #MeToo, Brazilian women rise up against racism and sexism
Kia Lilly Caldwell, Associate Professor, African, African American, and Diaspora Studies, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 5 hours ago
Before #MeToo, Brazilian women launched #MyFirstHarrassment and marched for racial equality. Today, this feminist resurgence is tackling health care, plastic surgery, violence and more.
Is Cryptocurrency the Future or the Future New World Order Currency?
*Ryan Cristián* - We must continue to rise up, innovate, and take back control from the global financial elite. The post Is Cryptocurrency the Future or the Future New World Order Currency? appeared first on Waking Times.
TRUMP SAYS "SHITHOLE COUNTRIES"; WHITE HOUSE SAYS "BOO-YA!"
I'm sure you already know that this happened today: President Trump grew frustrated with lawmakers Thursday in the Oval Office when they floated restoring protections for immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and African countries as part of a bipartisan immigration deal, according to two people briefed on the meeting. “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” Trump said, according to these people, referring to African countries and Haiti. He then suggested that the United States should instead bring more people from countries like Norway, whose prime mini... more »
An Intellectual Review of Trump | Victor Davis Hanson
I've no affiliation to the left or the right. Both are crusty and bankrupt ideas in a world that requires a bit of both and much more flexible and adaptive policy. I am however enjoying Trump... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
Ohio Abortion Provider Targets Black Community in Cleveland With Billboard Campaign
[image: ohio-abortion-provider-targets-black-community-in-cleveland-with-billboard-campaign] Preterm, a leading Ohio abortion provider, recently launched a new campaign that is specifically targeting the Black community in Cleveland.
Project Veritas Video Exposes Twitter as Part of "American Pravda"
[image: project-veritas-video-exposes-twitter-as-part-of-american-pravda] Project Veritas is at it again — this time exposing Twitter as part of the “American Pravda” of fake news designed to manipulate the way people think by controlling their access to information and being “more than happy” to violate users’ trust to help the government.
Sheriff Joe Incurs Wrath of Liberals in Announcing for Jeff Flake’s Senate Seat
[image: sheriff-joe-incurs-wrath-of-liberals-in-announcing-for-jeff-flake-s-senate-seat] Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced he would be running for Senator Jeff Flake’s seat in the upcoming primary.
New FBI Director Hints at Backdoors for Encryption
[image: new-fbi-director-hints-at-backdoors-for-encryption] Newly-minted FBI Director Christopher Wray seems to picking up right where his disgraced predecessor James Comey left off in the war against encryption, telling the attendees at the International Conference on Cyber Security on Tuesday that strong encryption is “an urgent public safety issue.”
The FOIA Office is Not Siberia: FRINFORMSUM 1/11/2018
Officials at State Dept. Joke FOIA Office is ‘Siberia’ “The FOIA office was always the punch line of a joke around here, as in: ‘They’ll send me to the FOIA office,’” this, according to State Department officials quoted in a recent Hill article. The officials also said being sent to the department’s FOIA office “is like […]
World News Briefs -- January 11, 2018 (Evening Edition)
*Reuters:* *Trump Iran decision due as allies plea for nuclear deal* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump was expected to decide on Thursday whether to extend sanctions relief to Iran under the 2015 nuclear deal as major European allies implored Washington to preserve the landmark arms control pact. Under Secretary of State Steve Goldstein told reporters he expected Trump to decide on whether to continue sanctions relief for Iran on Thursday but was not sure if the decision would be announced Thursday night or Friday. *Read more* .... *MIDDLE EAST* Trump meets to... more »
Libya Update: Power Struggles Continue - Will the UN Get its Way?
[image: undefined] On Wednesday a former distinguished US State Department official who has now switched jobs to work for the UN, Jeffery Feltman, as Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, arrived in Tripoli. His visit came as the UN’s efforts to implement the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) continue to face political deadlock with justifiable fears from the UN that their efforts look lightly to fall apart. Given the decades Feltman spent as part of the US State Department, he will no doubt be perceived by the Libyans to be speaking for America as well as the UN. It first... more »
Libya Update: Power Struggles Continue - Will the UN Get its Way?
[image: undefined] On Wednesday a former distinguished US State Department official who has now switched jobs to work for the UN, Jeffery Feltman, as Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, arrived in Tripoli. His visit came as the UN’s efforts to implement the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) continue to face political deadlock with justifiable fears from the UN that their efforts look lightly to fall apart. Given the decades Feltman spent as part of the US State Department, he will no doubt be perceived by the Libyans to be speaking for America as well as the UN. It first... more »
Libya Update: Power Struggles Continue - Will the UN Get its Way?
[image: undefined] On Wednesday a former distinguished US State Department official who has now switched jobs to work for the UN, Jeffery Feltman, as Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, arrived in Tripoli. His visit came as the UN’s efforts to implement the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) continue to face political deadlock with justifiable fears from the UN that their efforts look lightly to fall apart. Given the decades Feltman spent as part of the US State Department, he will no doubt be perceived by the Libyans to be speaking for America as well as the UN. It first... more »
Libya Update: Power Struggles Continue - Will the UN Get its Way?
[image: undefined] On Wednesday a former distinguished US State Department official who has now switched jobs to work for the UN, Jeffery Feltman, as Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, arrived in Tripoli. His visit came as the UN’s efforts to implement the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) continue to face political deadlock with justifiable fears from the UN that their efforts look lightly to fall apart. Given the decades Feltman spent as part of the US State Department, he will no doubt be perceived by the Libyans to be speaking for America as well as the UN. It first... more »
Movement Against Prison Slavery Ramps Up With Operation PUSH In Florida
Incarcerated individuals in Florida announced they will resist their exploitation and abuse with an ongoing nonviolent protest called Operation PUSH. Organizers believe thousands across eight prisons will wage economic protest beginning January 15, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For no less than one month, they will refuse to work in The post Movement Against Prison Slavery Ramps Up With Operation PUSH In Florida appeared first on Shadowproof.
U.S. Issues Highest Travel Warning For Five Mexican States
*BBC:* *US issues highest travel warning for five Mexican states* The US state department has warned tourists to "completely avoid" five states in Mexico because of rampant crime levels and gang activity. Colima, Guerrero, Michoacán, Sinaloa and Tamaulipas have all been classified as a level-four risk, the highest in the scale. That puts them at the same levels as conflict-ridden countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. Preliminary figures suggest that Mexico had a record number of murders in 2017. Previously, the year with the most homicides had been 2011, when more than ... more »
Texas school beats ADHD by tripling recess time
Although schools all over the country are cutting back on recess time, or cutting it out altogether, Eagle Mountain Elementary in Fort Worth, TX has decided to go the opposite way and give their kindergartners and first graders- the most active of elementary students- triple the amount of recess. And it’s paying off in a
The association between thimerosal exposure and tics – The advisory committee on childhood vaccines (ACCV) machinations
By Brian S. Hooker, Ph.D., P.E. Between November 2013 and September 2014, I was in direct contact with the CDC Whistleblower, Dr. William Thompson. I recently wrote about my interactions with Dr. Thompson in an editorial piece that appeared in the winter 2017 edition of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (22:119). One of
Offspring can develop features from their mom’s previous sexual partners
(Editor’s note: This study was conducted a couple years ago but was fascinating and we thought you might be interested. Enjoy!) RELATED STORY: Stop Blaming Your Genes – You Are In Control of You According to a study completed in 2014, University of New South Wales Australia scientists Dr. Angela Crean, Professor Russell Bonduriansky, and
While Donald Trump pretends there is nothing to see here, Russia expands its troll factory.
Courtesy of Unian: *As the city’s leading business daily Delovoy Peterburg reports in an investigative article published just before New Year, the 4,000 square meters of their previous address on 55, Savushkina Street have been replaced by 12,000 square meters in St Petersburg’s Lakhta business district, according to the Euromaidan Press. * *The impressive threefold increase of workspace is a testimony to the success of the “factory”. As Russian RBC Daily’s investigation in April 2017 showed, the trolling activities have now branched out into a conglomerate of at least 16 differ... more »
Busting Open the Chemtrail Denial Subterfuge
*Julian Rose* - Will this be the year that the public confronts geoengineering? The post Busting Open the Chemtrail Denial Subterfuge appeared first on Waking Times.
Did IKEA Release an Advertisement Containing a Pregnancy Test?
The ad allows expectant mothers to use their urine to reveal a coupon for a crib.
Jan. 11: Oprah Winfrey! Wow!Wow! ---Wow?
Television talk show star Oprah Winfrey has announced that she is thinking of running for president. The U.S. has plunged into an ecstasy of hope. Gosh, We haven't had an exciting candidate like her - you know - a popular TV star - since...uh....Donald Trump. And what are her principles? Well, she's against war. That's nice. But it's not the only major issue facing the American people. Where does she stand on the military budget? Any serious cut in that would be a serious blow to the American economy - and would quite likely lead to a presidential assassination as many an American b... more »
The U.S. Congress Renews The National Security Agency’s Warrantless Internet Surveillance Program
With that being said, I have personally directed the fix to the unmasking process since taking office and today’s vote is about foreign surveillance of foreign bad guys on foreign land. We need it! Get smart! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 11, 2018 *Reuters:* *House passes NSA spying bill after Trump tweets cause confusion* The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to renew the National Security Agency’s warrantless internet surveillance program, overcoming objections from privacy advocates and confusion prompted by morning tweets from President Do... more »
Welcome To Waterbury: The City That Holds Secrets That Could Bring Down Trump-- A Guest Post By Andrew Kreig And Wayne Madsen
A woman who was allegedly sodomized and raped at the age of 12 along with at least one other underage girl by Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein at Epstein’s midtown Manhattan townhouse in 1993 is alive and trying to maintain obscurity from alt-right operatives who have identified her and her current residence. The Wayne Madsen Report (WMR) and Justice Integrity Project (JIP) are revealing here for the first time the identity of “Maria,” who was identified as such in two 2016 federal civil lawsuits brought against Trump and Epstein by another underage victim of the pair, Katie Johns... more »
Fixing an Athletics Problem
UW–Madison creates a diversity and inclusion office for athletics
When Promises Are Not Enough
Promise scholarships have been regarded as key to economic growth in many states and municipalities. The idea of providing funding for college-bound students within a designated area as an incentive for remaining in that same area post-college seems harmless enough.
Happy New Year
Welcome back, everyone! I hope you had (or are still having) a great break, and are ready (or almost ready) to dive into a new year. Here then, through the words of author Neil Gaiman, are my best wishes for your new year: *"May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, your surprise yourself."* ~ Neil Gaiman Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attrib... more »
ICE Raids 7-Eleven Stores; Arrests 21 Workers, 9 Managers
[image: ice-raids-7-eleven-stores-arrests-21-workers-9-managers] Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided 98 7-Eleven stores to interview employees suspected of being aliens working without the proper work permits.
Mass Mind Control Confirmed: Twitter Engineers “Ban a Way of Talking” Via “Shadow Banning”
[image: twitter]Eight current and former Twitter employees are on camera explaining steps the social media giant is taking to censor political content that they don’t like.
Charges Dropped! Body Cam Footage Showing Cops Plant Drugs Vindicates Man
[image: body]After body camera footage was released showing a cop plant cocaine in a man's wallet, the man's charges have been dropped.
As No One Watched, Trump Pardoned 5 Megabanks For Corruption Charges—Who He Owes Millions
[image: megabanks]Trump followed in the footsteps of Obama and pardoned five megabanks—one of which he reportedly owes up to $300 million in outstanding loans.
Worboys Victims Formally Ask CPS to Reassess 93 Unprosecuted Cases - will anyone at the BBC ask Keir Starmer for a comment?
Guido Fawkes reports https://order-order.com/2018/01/11/worboys-victims-write-cps-demanding-reassess-93-unprosecuted-cases/ on the letter being sent by lawyers to the CPS. 'Worboys was only prosecuted in respect of a small fraction of the allegations against him: 12 complainants out of some 105 in total whom, we understand made complaints to the police. It is understood that the intention was that 'the indictment was not overloaded and that the case was as simple as it could be to present to a jury'. In the course of the trial an additional four allegations emerged which were ... more »
UK Emission & Energy Projections – 2017
By Paul Homewood PEI report on the latest UK Energy & Emissions Projections, just published: The UK’s energy department has decided to row back on its projections for new gas-fired power capacity. The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is instead predicting brighter prospects for renewables and nuclear power instead. […]
Top 5 cases of militants obtaining weapons made in States in US-led Coalition
It’s been three days since Russia prevented a terrorist attack on its bases in Syria, with terrorists, as unexpected as it may seem, using sophisticated drones to strike the facilities. While the Russian Defense Ministry has stated that such technology could be supplied only by an advanced state, the Pentagon quelled the crowds, saying that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army inches closer to besieging southeast Idlib – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:05 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in rural Idlib is on the verge of linking up with their forces in the southeastern countryside of Aleppo after making several important advances over the last 48 hours. Led by their Republican Guard forces, the Syrian Arab Army managed to capture at least a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia knows perpetrators of attack on its Syrian bases, it’s not Turkey – Putin
President Vladimir Putin meets executive editors of Russian print media and news agencies. Putin’s meeting with media representatives in anticipation of the upcoming Russian Press Day is set to discuss current trends in the field of media. On the Recent Attack on Russian Base in Syria While speaking about the recent drone attack on the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS takes advantage Syrian Army’s Idlib offensive to stage big assault
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 P.M.) – The so-called Islamic State (ISIS) launched a new offensive inside the northeastern countryside of the Hama Governorate this week, targeting both the territories controlled by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and jihadist rebels. ISIS began their offensive this week by capturing several towns along the Hama-Idlib axis from the jihadist […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Putin slams UAV attack on Russian base in Syria as provocation
The UAV attack on the Russian base in Syria was a provocation aimed at destroying previous agreements, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with heads of the country’s printed media and news agencies. “There were some provocateurs, but they were not Turks. We know who they are, who paid who for this provocation […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Rise and Fall of CAGW
On January 8, 2018 Ross Pomeroy published at RealClearScience an interesting article The Six Stages of a Failed Psychological Theory The Pomeroy essay focuses on theories in the field of psychology and describes stages through which they rise, become accepted, challenged and discarded. It has long seemed to me that global warming/climate change theory properly […]
More evidence surfaces that Obama used Fusion GPS dossier to spy on Trump (Video)
Obama White House engaged in systemic "FISA abuse" More The post More evidence surfaces that Obama used Fusion GPS dossier to spy on Trump (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
No Conspiracy: US military seeks to control your Facebook
US Army seeks new intel tool able to understand social media posts in languages including Russian, Arabic and French, and which can post answers on its own More The post No Conspiracy: US military seeks to control your Facebook appeared first on The Duran.
French Actor Alain Delon announced he’s ready to die and be buried with his dogs
"My dogs love me, they do not know who I am and what I do. It is total love, love track, love without thinking, pure and true love." Alain Delon Any Alain Delon fan knows how much he loves dogs. There are many pictures of Mr. Delon with dogs over the years. This past year he helped Mombo, the dog who was badly burned. I am always touched by the homeless dogs in the street. They do not know that their master is homeless … They love this man, they love their father. My dogs love me, they do not know who I am and what I do. It is total love, love track, love without thinking, pure and... more »
Does ‘Raw Water’ Provide Probiotic Health Benefits?
Not only can the latest health craze put you in danger of contracting dangerous diseases, the purported benefits have no basis in science.
Last night a black pudding saved his life
'A butcher who became trapped in a walk-in freezer escaped thanks to a frozen black pudding. Chris McCabe, 70, said he got trapped after the freezer door in his shop in Totnes, Devon, blew shut behind him. Stranded in temperatures of -20C (-4F), with the door-release button frozen shut, he said he used the 1.5kg (3.3lbs) sausage as a battering ram on the release mechanism. Mr McCabe said: "No-one could hear me banging. Black pudding saved my life."' More here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-42648624
When I got DACA, I was forced to revert to a name I had left behind
Linda E. Sanchez, Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology, University of California, Irvine at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 9 hours ago
Red tape forced some DACA recipients to change their names when they applied, making it all the more difficult to lead a normal life.
Project Veritas: Twitter manipulates views? And you didn't know that?...
*explain to me exactly how you didn't know that?* Facecrap does the same thing. I just suffered through the first Project Veritas undercover video, made all the worse by the PV "journalist" having one of the worst cases of *vocal fry* I've ever heard, and throwing in a bit of up-speak to further annoy. I suppose that was necessary to make her sound stupid and disarm the blabbermouth engineer from Twitter, although I suspect that it wouldn't take much for this fool to babble away his job to a pretty girl. No doubt the fool won't have a job in the very, very near future. So this Tw... more »
Fireside Chat with Paul Gallagher, January 11, 2018
World Land-Bridge New International Economic Order American Credit System Glass-Steagall Video of P1tjNly22uo Join us tonight at 9pm EST with Paul Gallagher, EIR magazine economics editor. While our media concocts its daily poison, there are dramatic developments in the world, some very dangerous, others optimistically harkening into a new future. France's President Macron has the right idea. He is joining France to China's great Belt and Road Initiative, the New Silk Road for physical economic development. He pledges to bring Europe into this new paradigm. What can we do here? LaRo... more »
China's "Silk Road Spirit" Inspires France's Macron: Will it Reach Berlin and Brussels?
Classical Renaissance World Land-Bridge New International Economic Order Video of nk4bNhXdToQ Join us for this week's Schiller Institute webcast, featuring Helga Zepp-LaRouche. In opening a three-day visit to China, French President Emmanuel Macron declared that, with the reinvention of the ancient Silk Road, which he called a "treasure of civilization," China "has accomplished a dream." With these words, Macron is echoing a call made a week earlier by Helga Zepp-LaRouche on her weekly webcast, when she called on European governments to become active participants in BRI projects wit... more »
No One Is Taking Blame For This Week's Failed Launch Of A Top Secret U.S. Air Force Satellite
This still image from video courtesy of SpaceX shows the launch of SpaceX's secretive US government payload known as Zuma, January 7, 2018 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Image: Douglas CURRAN / AFP PHOTO / AFP *Bloomberg:* *If Pentagon Knows More About Missing Satellite, It's Not Saying* * Questions referred to SpaceX, which says its rocket worked * Senator supporting SpaceX rival says ‘they’ve had issues’ The Pentagon refused any public comment on a secret U.S. government satellite that apparently crashed into the sea after it was launched by Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologi... more »
India’s $2.9 Billion Ballistic Missile Submarine Was Crippled After Someone Left A Hatch Open
Under repair: INS Arihant stationed at the naval warehouse in Visakhapatnam in 2014. Photo Credit: Reuters *The Hindu*: *INS Arihant left crippled after ‘accident’ 10 months ago* Nuclear submarine was damaged after water entered its propulsion chamber Indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant has suffered major damage due to ''human error'' and has not sailed now for more than 10 months, say sources in the Navy. Arihant is the most important platform within India’s nuclear triad covering land-air-sea modes. Arihant’s propulsion compartment was damaged after water entered it, acco... more »
China And Russia Not Invited To An Upcoming Canadian-Organized Meeting On North Korea
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced plans to hold the Jan. 16 meeting on North Korea during his visit to Ottawa last month. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press) *Bloomberg:* *China, Japan Criticize Canada’s Bid to Play North Korea Mediator* * Key countries omitted from guest list for Vancouver conference * Neighbors are both central to ongoing efforts to pressure Kim Two of North Korea’s closest neighbors have criticized Canada’s effort to help coordinate the international response to Kim Jong Un’s weapons program. Chinese Foreig... more »
"Smart and Surveilled:" Building Sancturay Part 3
from Wrench in the Gears January 11, 2018 This installment highlights smart city surveillance and the Internet of Things. Cam and Li’s lives, including their educational experiences, are shaped by ubiquitous algorithms that align their behaviors to the economic and social expectations put in place by the Solutionists. This is the third installment in the series. If you want to read from the beginning use this link to access the introduction and *Part 1: Plugging In*. Cam and Li have grown up in a world controlled by sensors and data. All day, every day sensors watch, track and tr...more »
Turning the Lights Out on American Leadership
What a time to be alive. By some accounts, we are witnessing a power transition between the United States and China, with the United States voluntarily relinquishing its claim of global leadership despite having a sizable advantage in hard power over all of its rivals. Evan Osnos, who spent many years in China writing for […]
Robert Mueller adds a cyber crime prosecutor to the team. Now we're cooking with gas.
Courtesy of WaPo: *Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has added a veteran cyber prosecutor to his team, filling what has long been a gap in expertise and potentially signaling a recent focus on computer crimes. * *Ryan K. Dickey was assigned to Mueller’s team in early November from the Justice Department’s computer crime and intellectual-property section, said a spokesman for the special counsel’s office. He joined 16 other lawyers who are highly respected by their peers but who have come under fire from Republicans wary of some of their political contributions to Democrats.* ... more »
TRUMP IS HIS OWN MAN! (MORE OR LESS)
Christopher Buskirk, editor of the pro-Trump website American Greatness, writes in a *Washington Post* op-ed that we shouldn't believe that silly old Michael Wolff book because the president, far from being a puppet manipulated by Svengalis such as Steve Bannon, is a political giant who's transforming American politics all on his own: Accusations that Trump is being manipulated by his advisers — always wrong but nonetheless repeated so often as to take on the appearance of truth — must now cease. And so must the rhetorical conflation of Trump and Bannon. Trump must be seen as his ow... more »
House Approves More FISA Spying...Can The Senate Stop Them?
Unfortunately the Amash Amendment to the FISA extension bill was defeated today and the extension itself passed with ease. What does it mean? The NSA and various US intelligence agencies can continue to collect your personal communications without a warrant and store them indefinitely. Thus foreign intelligence information is stored to be later used for law enforcement purposes. Completely unconstitutional. But there is not yet enough dedication to the Constitution and to liberty. We explain what's at stake and how the extension could still be halted in today's Liberty Report:
Under-reported: Efforts by China (more than by Russia) to subvert western democracies
The post Under-reported: Efforts by China (more than by Russia) to subvert western democracies appeared first on UnHerd.
Let’s hope that Theresa May’s plastic policy isn’t fake
The post Let’s hope that Theresa May’s plastic policy isn’t fake appeared first on UnHerd.
North Korea's Forgotten Goal Remains: Invade and Conquer South Korea
*Bradley K Martin* *Security, Asia* What we are seeing – the North’s recent demonstration of nuclear might followed by a charm offensive aimed at South Koreans – is simply a tactical move within the same old strategy. *“The TV camera focuses on Kim Jong-un. “Fellow countrymen, I am determined to make sure that you have not endured your many sacrifices in vain,” he says. “We have forced the world to notice us and respect us, and now we need to translate that achievement into food, clothing and shelter for our long-suffering population.* *“Today, I am ordering military storehouses... more »
Study: More Than 25 Percent of California Kids Are “Gender Nonconforming”
[image: study-more-than-25-percent-of-california-kids-are-gender-nonconforming] For those wondering whether the gender insanity preached in government schools across America was having an effect, we seem to have an answer — and it's not pretty.
Beyond Trickle Down
[image: beyond-trickle-down] “Did you see they're doing trickle-down again?” asked a buddy of mine, a Vietnam vet, the other day at lunch. “It doesn't work. It's just a con to give big tax cuts to the rich and the corporations while there's nothing for the average guy.” He sounded like a recent editorial in the *New York Times*, “The Republican Tax on the Future.”
German Government Negotiators Agree to Reduce Use of Glyphosate Herbicides
Sources in the German Social Democrats (SPD) party have informed Sustainable Pulse on Thursday that the reduction in the use of glyphosate herbicides in Germany has been one of the key points in negotiatons to form a new German government. Reuters also reported Thursday that negotiators from both Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union of Germany and the […] The post German Government Negotiators Agree to Reduce Use of Glyphosate Herbicides appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
ERIC GREITENS - JEWISH GOVERNOR
*Eric Greitens, Governor of Missouri since 2017.* *Eric Greitens*, when he was a Navy Seal officer, spent time in Pattaya, where the CIA reportedly likes to meet its friends in Al Qaeda. Pattaya, in Thailand, is a centre of prostitution and drugs. In Thailand, Eric Greitens, a Navy SEAL officer, noted that another SEAL Officer was using drugs and selling drugs to young sailors. Eric Greitens Eric Greitens is Jewish.[2] Eric Greitens is a Republican. In 2003, Greitens divorced his first wife. In 2011, Greitens married Sheena Elise Chestnut. *Greitens* Greitens has had a mis... more »
China Warship Sails Near Japan-Claimed Islands
*BBC:* *China warship sails near Japan-controlled islands* Japan has summoned the Chinese ambassador in Tokyo, after a Chinese frigate sailed near disputed islands in the East China Sea. A foreign submarine was also spotted near the islands on Wednesday and Thursday, although its nationality was not clear, Japan's military said. Japan controls the uninhabited Senkaku islands, which China also claims under the name Diaoyu islands. The tiny islands are a frequent flashpoint between the two countries. They are prized because they are close to key shipping lanes, offer rich fishing g... more »
The Phony Steele Dossier Intelligence: Read For Yourself
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3259984-Trump-Intelligence-Allegations.html
Russia and Britain continue to mend economic ties
Here's why the future of Britain's economy rests in choosing the right "company". More The post Russia and Britain continue to mend economic ties appeared first on The Duran.
State Notorious for Killer Cops to Give Police Full Immunity For Brutality Committed on Duty
[image: immunity]In a state that has become infamous for the number of citizens killed by police, the governor is ramming through a bill that will grant all cops immunity.
Measuring Bias, or Reflecting Reality?
The above graphic, from today's *NY Times*, is intended to show bias in economics textbooks. I am not so sure that is the right interpretation. In the world, only 4 percent of CEOs (of Fortune 500 companies) are women, so does the figure of 6 percent shown above demonstrate underrepresentation of women in textbooks or an accurate reflection of reality? Similarly, policymakers mentioned in texts are most often Presidents or Fed chairs. Historically, only one woman has been a member of this group. Economists mentioned in texts are most often important historical figures (Smith, Ricar... more »
Death of Philip Eden
By Paul Homewood h/t GreenSand It is sad to report the passing away of Philip Eden, meteorologist and weather historian. His weekly columns for the Sunday Telegraph were never less than interesting, in stark contrast to some of the weather reporting we get now from the likes of Peter Stanford. In particular, Eden, […]
Britain, France, Germany And The European Union Urge President Trump To Preserve The Iran Nuclear Deal
*Reuters*: *Britain, France, Germany plead for U.S. to preserve Iran deal* BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain, France, Germany and the European Union made a joint call to the United States to protect the Iran nuclear pact, saying Tehran had a right to benefit from the lifting of sanctions tied to it. On the eve of a deadline for the U.S. president to decide whether to reimpose oil sanctions lifted under the deal, the foreign ministers of the three European powers and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini made their plea after their meeting in Brussels. “The accord is essential and... more »
Putin: Drone Provocateurs Known, Turkey Uninvolved. Intercepted Ship Update
*I'd noticed a couple of days ago- there was an alternative media push suggesting Turkey had been behind the drone attack. The claim was the impetus for my use of translate for the Kommersant article.. which was linked to an alt site claiming Turkey was behind the attack. Except when I read the kommersant article ,'cause that's the way I do things here, there was nothing to substantiate this claim.* Drone Attack Russia/Syria- US Spy Aircraft Present During Attack * Sputnik:* Putin said. And I'm quoting, large sized and in red: *While speaking about the recent drone attack on Russi... more »
Unrest In Tunisia Continues To Grow -- News Updates January 11, 2018
*DW: **Tunisia hit by third night of violent protests* *Tunisians have taken to the streets of several cities including the capital in a third night of violent protests. The government has vowed to crack down. * More than 300 people were arrested and nearly 50 police officers wounded overnight on Wednesday in continued unrest in Tunisia over price hikes and austerity measures, the interior ministry said. In the town of Thala, located near the border with Algeria, protestors torched the region's national security headquarters, prompting police forces to retreat and authorities to... more »
World News Briefs -- January 11, 2018
France’s Jean-Yves Le Drian, Germany’s Sigmar Gabriel, the UK’s Boris Johnson and the EU’s Federica Mogherini in Brussels. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters *The Guardian:* *UK, Germany and France urge US not to tear up Iran nuclear deal * Three EU signatories to 2015 deal say Iran is respecting agreement that has made world safer and ‘prevented potential nuclear arms race’ Washington’s closest allies have sent a carefully timed warning to Donald Trump not to tear up the Iran nuclear deal, saying it is essential for international security, and no better alternative has been sug... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Fusion GPS Lawyer : "Somebody's Already Been Killed" Because Of Trump Dossier Former Idaho State Rep Commits Suicide After Sexual Assault Allegations "A Strange Coincidence": US Spy Plane Circled Near Russian Base During Massive Drone Attack Venezuela Oil Production Plummets To 28 Year Low Amid Chaos, Corruption Buffett: "I Would Buy A Five-Year Put On Every Cryptocurrency" Zimbabwe's post-Mugabe regime is opening up the economy — as the new leaders consolidate power Dubai is getting these stunning $23 million floating villas that can withstand sea level rise No... more »
‘Harry Potter’ Show Coming to Netflix?
Rumors that a "Harry Potter" show was coming to Netflix were sparked by an April Fool's joke and a piece of fan art.
Did Federal Agents Raid a Mosque in Michigan?
A prolific purveyor of "satire" publishes yet another false article that plays on fear and hatred.
Walmart Increases Starting Salary to $11/hour, Attributes Move to Tax Reform
The company is also giving some employees bonuses and improving maternity and parental leave.
Trump's Gift to the Climate Movement
*The warning chart that NOAA issued shows Hurricane Ophelia ending in a straight line at 60 degrees north latitude, because the computer program never anticipated a hurricane so far north (source).* *by Gaius Publius* A little while ago I looked at the coming year (and the next few years), saw a "train wreck" coming, and wondered whether it would be more worth writing about the train wreck or about something more interesting: When we think of economic crossroads, those who don't regret the failed Obama opportunity of 2009 ... think of Sanders, Clinton and Trump; the Failed Revolt ... more »
Since Donald Trump is abdicating his responsibilities, the Democrats have released a report on Russia's continued interference in Western democracies around the world.
Today I'm releasing a #RussiaReport documenting Vladimir Putin's 20-year attack on democratic institutions in his own country and Europe. To protect against what the Kremlin did to the U.S. in 2016, we need to first understand Putin's pattern. https://t.co/93mMMbGEgV — Senator Ben Cardin (@SenatorCardin) January 10, 2018 Courtesy of the AP: *A new report by Senate Democrats warns of deepening Russian interference throughout Europe and concludes that even as some Western democracies have responded with aggressive countermeasures, President Donald Trump has offered no strategic plan... more »
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