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Watch -- Standing Rock On Native Ground
. On Native Ground Dec. 7, 2016\ This special segment of On Native Ground focuses on the events occurring at Standing Rock, North Dakota, regarding the Dakota Access Pipe Line. Thousands of Natives and Indigenous tribes, as well as non-Natives have come together to fight for the water rights on the land. Two reporters from On Native Ground visited Standing Rock on November 20th and
Glenn Simpson Testimony/Steele Memo On Kremlin Intel As Russian Interference In Election
“If you’re getting help from a foreign government and your help is intelligence, then the foreign government’s interfering. I mean, … Continue reading →
11 Freak Weather Phenomena That Might Just Be Warning Signs Of Impending Doom.
11 Freak Weather Phenomena That Might Just Be Warning Signs Of Impending Doom – Indiatimes.com https://m.indiatimes.com/culture/11-freak-weather-phenomena-that-might-just-be-warning-signs-of-impending-doom-337443.html Advertisements
Astronauts Can Get Hit by a Kind of ‘Space Fever’, Says New Research
When exposed to weightless conditions, astronauts can really pick up a temperature, new research reveals. This kind of ‘space fever’ comes on even when the body is at rest, and this strange finding is giving us more insight into how … Continue reading →
Climate Change Is Turning 99% of These Baby Sea Turtles Female
Green sea turtles do not develop into males or females due to sex chromosomes, like humans and most other mammals do. Instead, the temperature outside a turtle egg influences the sex of the growing embryo. And this unusual biological … Continue reading →
A Fully Solar-Powered Car May Be Hitting The Road by 2019
The car that charges itself. Lightyear One, a car whose ability to use solar power has been thought of as an impossible feat, just won a Climate Change Innovator Award. Designed by the Dutch startup Lightyear, the “car that charges itself” … Continue reading →
Forensic Scientists Are Using DNA to Bust Rhino Poachers
DNA is helping solve a new type of crime scene – linking the DNA of rhino horns confiscated from poachers and traffickers to specific sites where carcasses of the murdered rhinoceroses are found. To date, the Rhino DNA Index … Continue reading →
This Common Painkiller Could Be Negatively Affecting Male Fertility
Male fertility could be at a tipping point. Last year, scientists discovered sperm counts in western countries had plummeted by 50 percent in 40 years, and while the reasons behind the decline are complex, many researchers say the phenomenon is due to men’s hormones being disrupted. … Continue reading →
These 8 Steps Will Prepare You For a Good Night’s Sleep
Wondering when to stop drinking coffee and using screens to avoid messing with your sleep? How frequently you should wash your sheets? Scientists have been looking for answers to these questions too. You can use their answers to guide … Continue reading →
One of World’s Biggest Drug Companies Just Abandoned Alzheimer’s And Parkinson’s Research
Pfizer, the world’s third largest drug maker, has announced it is ending research to discover new medications for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. The move, which will eliminate hundreds of research positions across the pharmaceutical giant’s roster, casts an even darker shadow … Continue reading →
TPPF supports merchants in Laredo bag-ban case before Texas Supreme Court
By James Quintero, Robert Henneke Citywide plastic bag bans are bad for business and even worse for the rule of law. In Austin for example, some businesses lost money because of the city’s misguided bag ban.
US, Israel step up hybrid war in Syria
The US military objective is to gain access to the Mediterranean coast for the Kurdistan enclave it is creating in Syria without which the enclave will be landlocked and dependent critically on supply routes via Turkey or Iraq. The post US, Israel step up hybrid war in Syria appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
“Devastated” researchers worry co-author’s use of fake reviews could hurt their careers
In late December, Ana Khajehnezhad learned what no scientist wants to hear: One of her papers had been retracted. The reason: Her co-author had faked the reviews. Khajehnezhad, who works at the Plasma Physics Research Center at Islamic Azad University in Tehran, Iran, told Retraction Watch she was “devastated” to hear the news: I was […] The post “Devastated” researchers worry co-author’s use of fake reviews could hurt their careers appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Close U.S. Overseas Military Bases
*At a newly refurbished base to house US Marines in Darwin, Australia a few years ago* Mary Beth and I are on the train from Boston to Baltimore to attend this weekend's national Conference on US Foreign Bases. I was on the planning committee for the event and will be chairing one of the plenary panels entitled *Asia-Pacific/Pivot to Asia* on Saturday afternoon. The full conference schedule is available *here* The conference sold out about a week ago but an overflow room has been secured where folks can watch the proceedings at a cheaper rate. The entire conference will also be ... more »
Video footage of the Syrian Army capturing six towns in southeast Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a new advance in the southeastern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate, today, after resuming their operations against the jihadist rebels. Led by their Republican Guard forces, the Syrian Arab Army captured a half dozen towns inside southeast Aleppo, forcing the jihadist rebels of Hay’at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Two 16 year old Palestinians murdered in West Bank and Gaza
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:34 P.M)- Two Palestinian children have been murdered today in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. A 16 year old Palestinian boy – from East Bureij (Gaza Strip) – identified by the Gazan ministry of health as, Ameer Abdul-Hamid Abu Musaed, was today shot dead by Israeli occupation forces near the border fence […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Houthi forces launch missile towards Saudi Special Forces base
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:15 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Houthi forces announces that their rocket battalion fired a short-range missile towards a Saudi military base in the Najran Region of Saudi Arabia. According to official media wing of the Houthi forces, their rocket battalion fired a Qaher-M2 missile towards the Special Forces base of the Saudi […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army retakes 4 lost towns in southeast Idlib as Al-Qaeda offensive stumbles
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (06:25 PM) – An attempted offensive by Hayyat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Al-Qaeda affiliate formerly known as Al-Nusra, in south-east Idlib has failed. On Thursday, the Al-Qaeda forces carried out a relentless but eventually pointless counterattack in south-east Idlib, against the massive operation by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) that has seen over […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army snatches up another 6 towns in southwest Aleppo amid relentless drive to Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:32 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitaries continue to blitz their way across the open semi-desert steppe of southwestern Aleppo province, capturing another six settlements from armed Islamist groups in the region during recent hours and inching ever close to linking up with military forces operating in eastern Idlib. According […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey’s aid to militants in Idlib is met with heavier strikes from Russia
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – Turkey’s increased military assistance to the jihadist rebels in Idlib has prompted the Syrian and Russian air forces to intensify their airstrikes over the province, a military source told Al-Masdar News this afternoon. According to the source, the Russian and Syrian air forces have launched twice as many airstrikes, today, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Report: rebel infighting in Daraa killed 1300 militants
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:55 P.M.) – According to a report issued recently by Asia News Agency, infighting and assassinations among different rebel groups in the southern province of Daraa have killed up to 1300 militants during the past 4 years. The report cites figures released by a rebel-affiliated authority which counted up to 1300 rebel fighters […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Attackers of Russian bases in Syria couldn’t get their location from net – MoD
The Russian Defense Ministry has reported that drones used to attack the country’s military bases in Syria, have been launched from one position. According to the Russian Defense Ministry’s analysis of the drones, captured after attacks on the country’s military bases in Syria, shows that the experts, who created them acquired training abroad, in drone-producing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army fights back in rural Idlib, recaptures town
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:10 P.M.) – The Syrian government forces has regained full control over Khuwyn; a small town in the southeastern countryside of Idlib after losing it to jihadi rebels for a few hours. The aforementioned town was temporally seized by hardline insurgents during a counter-offensive launched early this morning. According to a military source, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iranian nuclear deal is ‘working’ – Boris Johnson
European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini along with other European counterparts praised the effectiveness of the Iranian nuclear deal, after talks in Brussels with Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif, on Thursday. “The deal is working, it is delivering on its main goal which means keeping the Iranian nuclear program in check and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army foils rebel attempt to smuggle weapons to Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:55 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army foiled a new attempt by the Islamist rebels to smuggle weapons into the southern suburbs of Damascus this week. According to a local report, the Syrian Army discovered the large weapons cache when the transport vehicle attempted to bypass a military checkpoint in Damascus. The report […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Pointless jihadist offensive in Idlib sees 4 militant commanders killed during one day among other huge losses
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – Thursday has witnessed various rebel factions in Idlib province, most of them hardline jihadist groups, combined forces to launch a powerful counter-offensive against the Syrian Arab Army and drive back its threatening advance throughout the region. Within a few hours of starting their assault, armed rebel groups managed to capture […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Should Congress Cut Up Uncle Sam's Credit Card?
[image: should-congress-cut-up-uncle-sam-s-credit-card] Imagine that each month, you spend $2,000 more than you earn and charge the difference to your credit card. You make interest payments but never attempt to pay down your debt, instead just letting it grow.
Solar Power: The Real Force Behind Climate Change?
[image: solar-power-the-real-force-behind-climate-change] Global-warming alarmists ignore the awesome power of the Sun’s influence on our climate.
Is Russian Historian Being Persecuted for “Demonizing” Stalin?
[image: is-russian-historian-being-persecuted-for-demonizing-stalin] Even in today's Russia, it may not be acceptable to speak too harshly of Comrade Stalin.
Ash Valentine’s? Easter Fools’?
Two important Christian observances fall on dates that are also secular holidays in 2018.
As Media Obsesses on Oprah 2020, FISA Pushed to Let FBI Spy On You Without A Warrant
[image: FISA]Justin Amash is countering this bill with legislation that would seek to end the government's ongoing practice of warrantless searches and seizures.
WATCH: Cops Loses His Mind, Opens Fire on Innocent Unarmed Man—Police Charge Victim
[image: panic]A cop lost his mind and opened fire on an innocent man for no reason. Now, the innocent man is charged with assault for causing the panic attack.
Federal Legalization of Pot Would Generate 1 MILLION Jobs & Raise $130 Billion
[image: legalization]In addition to putting dent in failed 'War on Drugs,' legalization could put hundreds of thousands of people to work and generate billions in revenue
National Academies gear up climate alarmism
The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) are going org-wide in their frenzy to promote climate change alarmism.
“Sneaky” Feinstein admits: “I got pressured” to release Fusion GPS transcript…but “pressured” by who?
Senator Dianne Feinstein slipped up and made a pretty remarkable admission when she was asked why she released the Fusion GPS transcripts on Tuesday without first informing Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley ahead of time. Feinstein told CNN Congressional correspondent Manu Raju… “I meant to tell him, and I didn’t have a chance to tell […] More The post “Sneaky” Feinstein admits: “I got pressured” to release Fusion GPS transcript…but “pressured” by who? appeared first on The Duran.
BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief responds to Trump lawyer’s lawsuit with more fantasy stories of how Russia meddled in elections (Video)
BuzzFeed responds to Trump lawyer's suit. More The post BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief responds to Trump lawyer’s lawsuit with more fantasy stories of how Russia meddled in elections (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
CONCERNING THE 48,000: The rat-infested schools of the living!
*THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2018Part 4—Professor weeps for the dead:* This very morning, roughly 48,000 living people were enrolled as students in the Detroit Public Schools. They're enrolled in what may be our most god-awful major school district. Concerning the district's academic failures, we'll present some basic data below. We'll also link to the very occasional report about the district's god-awful, run-down schools. Back in December, we frequently thought of the 48,000 when we watched C-Span's videotape of Professor Miles' book event. Miles' book, which has been widely praised,... more »
Renewable Projects Offering 12.9% Bond Yields
By Paul Homewood On offer from an outfit called Renewable Power Projects: https://renewablepowerprojects.com/ If renewable assets can offer such generous returns, it really does show how much of a scam the whole renewable business is. Advertisements
Why Is The FBI Afraid Of Encryption?
By Derrick Broze FBI Director Christopher Wray declared the bureau’s inability to access encrypted electronic devices a “major public safety issue.” New York City –... more »
Police Drone Battle Continues After LAPD Approves New Purchase and Officer Training
By Nicholas West The general concern over police spying continues to be addressed by the Los Angeles public. As I have been covering over the... more »
Justice Denied: The Government Is Not Going To Save Us
By John W. Whitehead “The warlords of history are still kicking our heads in, and no one, not our fathers, not our Gods, is coming... more »
Flaunting British Neo-Imperialism in Asia-Pacific
By Joseph Thomas For over a century, the British Empire exerted control over Asia-Pacific, outright colonizing India, Burma, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia while... more »
Details About Flu Vaccine And Its Effectiveness
By Catherine J. Frompovich Have you ever wondered why you contract the ‘flu’ even though you’ve had your annual flu vaccine? I’ve heard questions about... more »
Do We Need More Research? Or Do We Need to Stop Using Plastic Mannequin Heads and Bodies for “Safety Testing” on Cell Phones and Other Wireless Devices?
By B.N. Frank I am not pulling your leg. The Federal Communications Commission has a website which explains how cell phones and other wireless devices... more »
How England Chose Feisal As 1st King Of Iraq
England ended World War I in control of three former Ottoman vilayets or provinces, Basra, Baghdad and Mosul, also known as Mesopotamia. What to do with the three vilayets became a top priority for London. Winston Churchill who was Secretary of War at the time and later Colonial Secretary was most concerned with cutting costs for Britain after the war. Throughout the year, he continuously wrote Prime Minister Lloyd George about how much England was wasting in Mesopotamia. He even lobbied to give up Mosul and Baghdad and just keep Basra for the money it could save. In 1921, Churchil... more »
This Day In Iraqi History – Jan 11
1917 Start of Battle of Hai salient between British and Ottomans 1928 Abdul Sadoun become premier for 3rd time Replaced Askari who was forced to resign over opposition to his conscription plan for army 1972 Kurds started rebellion against govt with support of US, Iran, Israel 1999 Newsweek report Iraq and Al Qaeda had meetings 2003 UK naval task force left for Persian Gulf for Iraq invasion 2003 Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs head Gen Myers met Saudi Amb to US Bandar to get Saudi support for invasion 2003 Amb Bandar told Rumsfeld and Gen Myers he needed Bush’s wor... more »
Eight Indigenous Made Films at Sundance Film Festival 2018
. Akicita: The Battle of Standing Rock . Smoke Signals anniversary showing Sundance InstituteWednesday, January 10th, 2018 Schedule for Park City, and Salt Lake City, Utah showings: http://www.sundance.org/pdf/film-guide/SFF18_PPG_Grid.pdf Following President and Founder Robert Redford’s original vision, Sundance Institute has remained committed to supporting Native American artists
The Island of Misfit Fashionistas
Barely one year after it first hit the red carpets at fashion shows and in the Trump Tower section of Fifth Avenue and at the D.C. Women's March, the pussy hat has already gone the way of the poodle skirt. Where it's not gathering dust in the back of a closet, it's being showcased in museums as a quaint little curio of a bygone age. The Victoria and Albert Museum in London managed to snag one as early as last spring. Still, the pussy hat craze continued on to International Woman's Day in May, with a mass knit-a-thon during a session of the Swiss Parliament. No word as to whether C... more »
This flu season is looking bloody dangerous
Miss D. and I are both on the mend after about ten days of being pole-axed by the current flu virus. We both ended up with incipient bronchitis, despite doing our best to follow medical instructions and safeguard ourselves. It's been a very unpleasant experience, one neither of us would like to repeat anytime soon. Unfortunately, we're far from alone in having been laid low. Local hospitals have been overwhelmed by patients streaming (literally and figuratively) to the ER with flu symptoms, so much so that they've appealed for people to go to their primary physicians first, rath... more »
Oil Companies Should Stop Supplying New York City
The Latest: Oil Companies Dispute Climate Lawsuit Claims Oil companies say lawsuits not the answer to addressing global warming following suit filed by NYC. File this one under “Be Careful What You Wish For.” Ignorant, Nieve, Corrupt and Sanctimonious New York City, the Hollywood of the East, is suing the oil companies for “climate change.” Ignoring … Continue reading "Oil Companies Should Stop Supplying New York City"
UnPacked Shorts – Europe’s economic inequality
The post UnPacked Shorts – Europe’s economic inequality appeared first on UnHerd.
You Wouldn't Believe What Has Just Happened In The World
PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20180111-you-wouldnt-believe.pdf If you live in the United States or Europe, you wouldn't believe what has just happened in the world! — because you don't read or hear anything about it. French President Emanuel Macron, in a visit to China, has just made a commitment: France will collaborate with China's Belt and Road Initiative of great infrastructure projects across Eurasia and Africa. He and the Chinese President will particularly focus on French-Chinese cooperation developing nuclear technologies, to power the world's economies. That's the same big Chin... more »
Lisa DeVille 'Methane waste may be invisible, but its impacts are all-too obvious'
Methane waste may be invisible, but its impacts are all-too obvious By Lisa DeVille Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Censored News When the Trump administration suspended long-overdue updates of regulations on preventing methane waste and limiting wasteful flaring of natural gas last month, it was a slap in the face for all of us who live on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation
The British Empire in Yemen
[image: undefined] Over the holidays, I began watching a Netflix/BBC series entitled *The Last Post, *which revolves around a contingent of British troops in the early 1960s stationed in Aden, a port city in Yemen, the Arabian country today that Saudi Arabia and the United States are bombing to smithereens. The British troops were there as a remnant of the British Empire, which once controlled foreign lands all across the globe but which, mostly as a result of World War II, had been pretty much dismantled. The British troops in Aden were able to have their families living with them.... more »
Trump Administration wants to loosen constraints on nuclear weapons to make them easier to use in response to an attack. I'm sorry, what?
Courtesy of The Guardian: *The Trump administration plans to loosen constraints on the use of nuclear weapons and develop a new low-yield nuclear warhead for US Trident missiles, according to a former official who has seen the most recent draft of a policy review. * *Jon Wolfsthal, who was special assistant to Barack Obama on arms control and nonproliferation, said the new nuclear posture review prepared by the Pentagon, envisages a modified version of the Trident D5 submarine-launched missiles with only part of its normal warhead, with the intention of deterring Russia from usi... more »
Prevezon Civil Case Closed But Criminal Case Reportedly Still Open In US and The Netherlands
The Prevezon case appears to have the potential of exposing some really ugly Trump-Russia connections. The Civil case was settled, … Continue reading →
A Neoliberal Death Warrant for Indian Farmers
*The UK's Morning Star newspaper published this on 11 January 2018. It is a shortened version of the original article, which contains all relevant links and can be found here* In the 1990s the IMF and World Bank wanted India to shift hundreds of millions out of agriculture. India was advised to dismantle its state-owned seed supply system, reduce subsidies and run down public agriculture institutions and offer incentives for the growing of cash crops. As the largest recipient of loans from the World Bank in the history of that institution, India has been quite obliging and has be... more »
Caught Our Notice: Journals still (slowly) purging archives of bad cell line studies
Title: Tanshinone IIA Induces Apoptosis in Human Oral Cancer KB Cells through a Mitochondria-Dependent Pathway What Caught Our Attention: Thousands of papers have relied on contaminated or wrong cell lines, a problem journals have not been particularly proactive in addressing. So far, only a few studies have been retracted for using misidentified cell lines. But […] The post Caught Our Notice: Journals still (slowly) purging archives of bad cell line studies appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Trump Admin. Begins Paving the Way for WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to Go Free
[image: trump-admin-begins-paving-the-way-for-wikileaks-julian-assange-to-go-free] The Trump administration has laid the groundwork for clearing the biggest obstacle keeping WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from leaving the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Assange has been in exile there since August 2012 and has feared leaving, since the U.S. government has considered him a criminal suspect for his role in publishing classified documents detailing sometimes criminal actions by federal departments and agents.
The State Where People Are Afraid to Pump Gas — and the Gov. Wouldn’t Allow it
[image: the-state-where-people-are-afraid-to-pump-gas-and-the-gov-wouldn-t-allow-it] Should you need a license to pump gas? Some people seem to think so, which is perhaps why Oregon had a 56-year-old law prohibiting you from dispensing your own petrol. Now the state has finally modified the proscription, allowing people in rural areas to pump their own gas — and some Oregonians are getting the vapors.
Too Much To Bear
Some are speculating that Michael Wolff's book, *The Fire And The Fury,* will be the straw that breaks the camel's back and lead to Donald Trump's demise. Frank Rich writes that kind of speculation is all wish and no substance: The only way Trump leaves office absent a Democratic sweep in the 2018 midterms is if he does so of his own volition: poisoning himself with his binges of Big Macs and Diet Coke; making a deal to head off pending indictments of himself, his son, or son-in-law; or breaking down mentally to the point where he is so unhappy, angry, and unmoored that he’d rathe... more »
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Jerry Dias writes that a new year has already seen far too many examples of corporate greed rampaging out of control. Elizabeth Bruenig highlights the contrasting treatment of poor people who face increasingly stringent requirements to access even meager benefits, and the wealthy who are being handed billions for doing nothing. And Elizabeth Kolbert discusses the psychological underpinnings of inequality - including the predictable harm done to people who face less than fair treatment. - Meanwhile, Roderick Benns looks at some early data o... more »
Pakistan no longer views the United States as an ally
Trump’s Pakistan policy will push the country into China's orbit. More The post Pakistan no longer views the United States as an ally appeared first on The Duran.
Kodak embraces blockchain and cryptocurrency with plans for KodakCoin
Kodak’s stock doubles after camera and film pioneer enters blockchain world. More The post Kodak embraces blockchain and cryptocurrency with plans for KodakCoin appeared first on The Duran.
Is the U.S. Preparing for Preventive War? Here's What North Korea Really Thinks.
*Alexander Vorontsov* *Security, * Our counterparts emphasized that “our soldiers have long been sleeping without removing their boots.” In mid-November 2017, I spent several days in Pyongyang talking to DPRK foreign ministry officials about the prospects of war between North Korea and the United States. These were sobering discussions. All of my interlocutors made it clear that while North Korea does not want war, it will not hide from it either. These officials feared that the US was already trying to shape the battlefield for a military operation against the North, and that S... more »
China Would Win a Trade War with America: Expert
*Asia Times* *Economics, * Recent US tax reform is harmful, the China expert added. China would likely win a trade war with the US if Washington decides to exert regulatory pressure on the world’s second-largest economy, top US China expert Nicholas Lardy said at a panel discussion in New York on Tuesday. Lardy, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, was quoted by UPI as saying that the Chinese are better poised to counter the fallout that would result from such an economic clash. He explained that trade deficits arise for more complicated reasons, ... more »
The Heckler & Koch M27 Is the Marines New Rifle
*Matthew Moss* *Security, * How will it perform on the battlefield? The U.S. Marine Corps has picked the Heckler & Koch M27 as its new infantry rifle. Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller confirmed the selection in an interview with Military.com. The new rifle is part of a wider overhaul of the Marines’ infantry gear. Jarheads are also getting new communications equipment, body armor, suppressors and night-vision optics. The Corps began running unit-level trials with the M27 in late 2016. In February 2017, the branch released a Request for Information asking variou... more »
America's 'Stealth' Air Force vs. North Korea: Who Wins in a War?
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* Hope we never have to find out... *But air defenses are less of a problem than targeting North Korea’s artillery pieces— which are dug into hardened positions—that are aimed at Seoul. Indeed, even without its nuclear-tipped missiles, dug-in conventional North Korean artillery could leave Seoul devastated within only a few hours. Any successful attack on North Korea would have to eliminate those threats before they could level Seoul—but that is easier said than done.* In the event a war were to break out on the Korean peninsula, American airpower... more »
B-2 Bomber: The One Weapon That Could Kill North Korea's Leaders and Nukes
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * A plane like no other. *B-2 bombers would almost certainly take part in any attack on North Korea’s nuclear program, which would almost certainly be a part of or escalate to a larger war between Pyongyang, its neighbors and the United States. While the B-1B bomber can launch cruise missile strikes against exposed targets, the B-2 would be sent after the North Korean leadership itself. The Spirit would drop Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs on hardened and underground North Korean command and control system, ideally disrupting its ability to issue or... more »
New column day
Here, on the positive natural effects of minimum wage increases - and why we shouldn't lose them to the threat of artificial problems being created by employers looking for excuses to exploit their workers. For further reading... - The Bank of Canada's staff analytical note on the effect of planned minimum wage increases is here (PDF). And again, Michal Rozworski discusses the difference between the note's actual conclusions, and the media spin about job impacts. - PressProgress debunks a few of the right-wing attacks on improved wages. - Gillian Steward and Ian Hussey have both no... more »
Medical murder? Massachusetts woman medically kidnapped from her home dies after being denied medical intervention
by Health Impact News/MedicalKidnap.com Staff As the icy blast of the historic “bomb cyclone” chilled the heart of Boston and flooded her streets, an even more chilling battle was taking place over the life of 69-year-old Beverley Finnegan. RELATED STORY: Oklahoma mom gives legal cannabis oil to epileptic daughter to stop seizures – now all 5
Cabbage beats chemo for cervical cancer
Written By: GreenMedInfo Research Group Mainstream medicine’s cancer treatments of radiation and chemotherapy are far from a cure. In fact, they can make cancer more deadly. But new research shows some common vegetables may be more effective in battling cancer. RELATED STORY: Biomedical research studies show evidence of HPV vaccine causing cancer Why? The answer has to do with cancer stem
Fiber is your food foundation
By Dr. Mercola Most people, Americans in particular, need to eat more fiber. The evidence suggests a high-fiber diet can help manage your weight, which impacts over two-thirds of the population. Even more importantly, researchers have discovered that short-chain fatty acids produced by bacteria that feed on plant fiber are major epigenetic communicators. In other words,
WILL THE MEDIA GIVE ARPAIO A WIN THE SAME WAY IT HELPED ELECT TRUMP?
Joe Arpaio has announced that he's running for Senate in Arizona. After his announcement, he was quickly invited to do an interview on *Fox & Friends* that was about as hard-hitting as you'd expect: These are the weakest interview questions you'll ever see.... Here are some of the verbatim questions that the folks at *Fox and Friends* elected to ask Arpaio.... 1. “At 85, why do you want to do this?” 2. "How would you like to respond to Senator Flake"? 3. "With your long career as a sheriff, what part of that experience would be helpful in the U.S. Senate?" 4. "Do you think you wou... more »
Reaching Across The Aisle For The Benefit Of Working Families, Not To Surrender To Rightists
As though our politics isn't right-wing enough, and isn't controlled enough by Big Money and rigged against working families, there's a new group intern calling itself The Centrist Project, "the only national organization working to recruit and elect independent candidates to office." I got a press release from them celebrating their Colorado affiliate, Unite Colorado announcing "its first wave of independent candidate endorsements for state legislature." This has been catastrophic in Maine and allowed insane people like Tea Party crackpot Paul LePage to win his state's governors... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 11, 2018
North Korean special forces soldiers march during a military parade marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of the country’s founding father, Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 15. (Reuters) *9News:* *Former South Korean general says he knows how powerful North Korea's military is* Ex-general says he knows how powerful North Korea's military is LONDON — A distinguished retired South Korean general warned a U.S. attack on North Korea would be met by well armed soldiers who would fight with religious fervor to defend their homeland. "I try to explain to the America... more »
A Few Thoughts
*Job Interview* CHECK THIS OUT. It's the new normal. I interviewed a couple of people to do some work for me, and this is generally how it went. (I found this other one on YouTube - more 'new normal') *Bannon's Demise* Sloppy Steve Bannon steps from the national stage, a darling of the radical left (who still hate him). I wonder if that's the legacy that he wanted to leave? He's also been fired from *Breitbart News*, but never fear. He's worth millions to cushion his fall from grace and his ride into his dotage, unheralded. Nobody will miss Steve and neither will they miss Gov. ... more »
“AUSSIE” FLU EPIDEMIC COULD BREAK NHS WITHOUT FUNDING BOOST
A mysterious and deadly respiratory virus has found UK hospitals, hit by years of austerity, unable to cope with the influx of patients. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/11/jeremy-hunt-urged-boost-nhs-budget-flu-crisis-marks-watershed/ From the Daily Mail Professor Peter Horby, of Oxford University, says this may be ‘worse than others’ His fears come amid the emergence of H3N2, an aggressive strain of influenza A It rocked […]
NHS staff in Scotland not taking flu vaccine
From the BBC “Of these groups, it seems that NHS workers have the lowest rate of take-up (of flu vaccinations), with just over 40% of staff – including those who have contact with patients and those who don’t – having had the jab.” http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-42634781
Trump to attend “McMafia” summit at Davos. Is our globe now in the grip of organized crime?
As Donald Trump prepares to attend the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, its founder Klaus Schwab has said people feel helpless in the face of technological developments and the world needs agile governance and smarter globalization. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/12/12/our-fractured-world-needs-agile-governance-and-smarter-globalization-klaus-schwab-column/940531001/ In my view, the world needs a return to law and order. The way Billionaires like George Soros, […]
Oprah leads Trump by 10% in polls, but only because she lies about her depopulation agenda. Time to publicize it
“If the 2020 election was held today, talk show host Oprah Winfrey would beat President Trump by 10 points, a new poll found. Rasmussen Reports found that Winfrey attracts 76 per cent of Democrats, 44 per cent of unaffiliated voters and even 22 per cent of Republicans to rout Trump from the White House 48 […]
DB SHOULD FIRE JOHN CRYAN. EUGENICIST GLOBALISTS LIKE CRYAN AND TSIPRAS PURSUE A COVERT AGENDA OF MASS IMPOVERISHMENT AS WELL AS DEPOPULATION. POOR RESULTS OF DB MAY BE NO ACCIDENT UNDER CRYAN
Deutsche Bank’s chief executive John Cryan has claimed that the Greek economy has a positive outlook, giving support to eugenicist Globalist Alexis Tsipras in an interview with Kathimerini. http://www.ekathimerini.com/224751/article/ekathimerini/comment/deutsche-bank-ceo-sees-positive-outlook-for-greece-in-2018 As someone in Larisa, I can say the Greek economy definitely does not have a positive outlook. People have had their incomes slashed, are crushed by […]
Female Democratic lawmakers are planning to wear black to Trump's first State of the Union speech in solidarity with the #MeToo movement.
NEW -- Washington following Hollywood's lead: A group of female Democratic lawmakers is planning to wear black to President Trump's first State of the Union address in a show of solidarity for #MeToo and #TimesUp — Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) January 9, 2018 Courtesy of Yahoo News: *A number of women in Congress are planning to wear black to the State of the Union later this month as a show of support for women affected by sexual misconduct. * *The show of support echoes actresses who wore black to last Sunday's Golden Globes to support the Me Too and Time's Up movements. * *... more »
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*Dirty College Secrets* Walter E. Williams A frequent point I have made in past columns has been about the educational travesty happening on many college campuses. Some people have labeled my observations and concerns as trivial, unimportant and cherry-picking. While the spring semester awaits us, let’s ask ourselves whether we’d like to see repeats of last year’s antics. An excellent source for college news is Campus Reform, a conservative website operated by the Leadership Institute. Its reporters are college students. Here is a tiny sample of last year’s bizarre storie... more »
Rebuilding Aleppo is a topmost priority – Syrian Minister of Tourism
The Syrian government counts on Russia’s help in reviving the heavily damaged tourist infrastructure in Aleppo, the country’s Minister of Tourism Bishr Yaziji said in an interview with Sputnik. Special committees have already been set up in the city to assess the damage; and investments are already coming in to rebuild the touristic highlights, scarred […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey joins the war against Syrian Army in Idlib (photos)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – Turkey has upped the ante in the Idlib Governorate, today, after they supplied the Islamist rebel forces with military equipment to fight the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). Based on the photos released by pro-opposition activists, Faylaq Al-Sham and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) have been supplied with Turkish manufactured Type […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian jets rain hell above Abu Dhuhour Airport overnight (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 P.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces unloaded a heavy barrage of bombs over the strategic Abu Dhuhour Military Airport last night, scoring several direct hits on the jihadist defenses inside this installation. According to a military report from the Hama Governorate, the Russian Aerospace Forces had launched over 15 airstrikes above the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army within 7km of reaching troops in southern Aleppo – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) recent large-scale advances in the Aleppo and Idlib governorates have paid dividends for their military campaign in northern Syria. As a result of these major advances, the Syrian Arab Army’s Tiger Forces in rural Idlib now find themselves within 7 km of reaching their troops […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS terrorists ruthlessly execute Egyptian citizen for ‘cooperating’ with security forces
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:15 P.M.) – The so-called Islamic State (ISIS) continued to terrorize the people of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula this week, executing a man for ‘cooperating’ with security forces. According to Sinai News, the Islamic State terrorists executed the Egyptian civilian, Hussein Jamal Iskender, for the ‘crime’ of working with the Egyptian authorities in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Houthi forces launch large-scale offensive in southern Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – The Houthi forces, alongside some elements of the Yemeni Republican Guard, launched a large-scale offensive in the southern province of Al-Lahj, yesterday, targeting the territories controlled by the Saudi-backed Hadi loyalists. The Houthi forces and their allies began the offensive by attacking the strategic hilltop of Tal Minqab, where they […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army dashes through southwest Aleppo rolling up two towns on the way to Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:08 P.M.) – Forces of the Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitaries are rolling up the southwestern countryside of Aleppo province, seizing two towns from militant groups during the last several hours in a head-long dash towards eastern Idlib. On Thursday, Syrian army-led forces resumed their drive west of Khanasser en-route to reach elite […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian man attempts self-immolation in northern Lebanon
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 P.M.) – A Syrian refugee set himself on fire near United Nations refugee center inside the city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon this week, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. According to the NNA report, the man was identified as Riad Khalaf Al-Zibo, a Syrian refugee living in northern Lebanon. Al-Zibo reportedly […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: ISIS delivers huge defeat onto Syrian rebels in Daraa after seizing 4 towns during blitz offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:42 P.M.) – Islamic State-affiliated forces of the Khalid Ibn al-Walid militant group (alternatively called Saifullah al-Maslul Army) have delivered a devastating blow to Syrian rebel factions in the province of Daraa after launching an offensive which saw them seize four towns. Following up on heavy clashes against Free Syrian Army-linked fighters in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Jihadist rebels launch massive counter-offensive in southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels launched a massive counter-offensive in the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate this morning, targeting the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions at the key town of ‘Atshan. Led by Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham, the jihadist rebels began the day by capturing the town of Zarzour, which ultimately paved […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Jihadist counter-offensive in Idlib plays right into Syrian Army trap, massacre results
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:07 P.M.) – On Thursday morning, jihadist militias launched a counter-offensive against the Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitary groups in the southeastern countryside of Idlib province. In the event, the rebel attackers walked into a trap set by elite Syrian troops and from this a massacre of insurgent ranks followed. The day-break […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Tunisia: Fires blaze in Tebourba as protests continue over price hikes (video)
Tunisian police fired tear gas at protesters in Tebourba on Wednesday, as they tried to disperse those taking part in a third night of nationwide protests. Clashes erupted between protesters and police in Tebourba, following the death of a 45-year-old man who lost his life during demonstrations on Monday. Police and military forces have been […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US-led forces endure another day of high losses in east Syria as Uzbek ISIS suicide bomber hits his mark
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:10 A.M.) – Amid ongoing battles between US-backed forces and Islamic State terrorists in eastern Syria, pro-Coalition fighters have endured yet another day of high losses after a suicide bomber of the terrorist group managed to slip past their defenses and hit a gathering point. On late Wednesday night, ISIS conducted a suicide […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Skunkworks Boss Hints Unmanned SR-72 Bomber Prototype Has 'Already Been Made'
Jack O’Banion posted this image of a digital 'twin' of the craft, saying 'Without the digital transformation, the aircraft you see there could not have been made.' *Daily Mail:* *Has Lockheed Martin FINISHED building the secret hypersonic successor to the Blackbird? Skunkworks boss hints unmanned SR-72 bomber has 'already been made'* * Unmanned SR-72 will be a strike and reconnaissance aircraft that tops Mach 6 * Firm has been working on the project since the early 2000s Lockheed Martin's secretive Skunk Works unit may have already finished making the radical hypersonic update o... more »
“Bill of Love”: Trump’s Ongoing Effort to Strike Deal With Democrats for DACA Recipients
[image: bill-of-love-trump-s-ongoing-effort-to-strike-deal-with-democrats-for-daca-recipients] During a bipartisan meeting at the White House, President Trump said, “I think a clean DACA bill to me is a DACA bill, but we take care of the 800,000 [youthful illegal aliens].”
Mother Jones Writer Ridicules Oprahs Free Speech Stance on Vaccination Conversation
Sthanlee Mirador/Sipa USA via AP GOOD GRIEF: This is how fast and furious the vaccine injury denialists (aka pharmaceutical industry) can step on the neck of anyone it fears could call out their bullsh*t. Oprah Winfrey is pretty much an...
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*The truly alarming scale of the global ocean plastic crisis laid bare by Storm Eleanor* *A big moan from Britain about floating plastic below. Inevitably, they want "us" to do something about it. I am going to be most unpopular and mention what DOES need to be done about it: We need to dissuade Africans from using their rivers as a dump. Rivers are the basic African waste disposal facility. And what goes in the rivers ends up in the oceans. Western countries by contrast are very fussy about proper disposal of their rubbish. Floating plastic waste in the Atlantic is an... more »
This should keep bush pilots happy
This takeoff was filmed in the village of Frijol, Venezuela, but I've known a few like it in parts of Africa. Definitely butt-clenching stuff! The pilot describes it like this: Because of the uneven strip at the end it is hard to get turned around and not get stuck in the mud. With a good size hump at each end I take off down hill and get in the air using ground effect to get out of the water and mud. Then stay right down in ground effect and get all the speed I can before the end. Most the time I can get all the way up to 65 MPH and that is 5 mph over stall speed and then you... more »
The U.S. Navy's New Frigates Will Cost $950 Million Per Hull
The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) conducts routine patrols in international waters of the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands as the People’s Liberation Army-Navy [PLA(N)] guided-missile frigate Yancheng (FFG 546) sails close behind, on May 11, 2015. US Navy photo. *USNI News:* *NAVSEA: New Navy Frigate Could Cost $950M Per Hull* ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s new class of 20 guided-missile frigates could cost an estimated $950 million per hull, the Naval Sea Systems Command FFG(X) program manager said on Tuesday. Speaking at the Surface Navy Association 2018 sympos... more »
U.S. To Be The World's Number One Producer Of Oil By The End Of 2018
*Seeking Alpha*: *United States To Leapfrog Russia In 2018 As The World's Top Oil Producer* * U.S. crude oil production is likely to exit 2017 at roughly 10 million barrels per day, catching up with Saudi Arabia. * By the end of 2018, the U.S. is likely to bypass the #1 producer Russia (just under 11 million barrels per day currently). * Since 2014, the U.S. oil industry has made tremendous progress in productivity and is positioned to set new records in growth pace. * However, significant and quick investments in equipment and infrastructure will be required. *U.S. Shale Oil: Gro... more »
Should President Trump Travel Overseas To See U.S. Troops In Conflict Zones And Thank Them For Their Service?
President Obama fist-bumps a U.S. soldier at Camp Victory in Baghdad. The President was treated to an overwhelming reception by the troops on April 7, 2009. Pete Souza, The White House *Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY:* *Mr. President, do your duty. Go see our troops.* *Donald Trump needs to ditch his cronies, get off the golf course, and go thank the men and women who keep us safe.* It was New Year's Day 1993 in Somalia, and the 41st president of the United States was exhausted in the equatorial heat settling over a former Soviet air base that the U.S. Marines had recently occupied. Geor... more »
China Calls Bloomberg Treasury Report “Fake News”, Yields Slide
Someone is lying. Did the Chinese just used the MSM to deliver a warning? Or did Bloomberg made it all up? – China Calls Bloomberg Treasury Report “Fake News”, Yields Slide by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Less than 24 hours after Bloomberg headlines rang around the world proclaiming China would “slow purchases” of US Treasuries, China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange, […]
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"There Comes A Time..."
“You know, my friends, there comes a time when people get tired of being trampled by the iron feet of oppression. There comes a time, my friends, when people get tired of being plunged across the abyss of humiliation, where they experience the bleakness of nagging despair. There comes a time when people get tired of being pushed out of the glittering sunlight of life's July and left standing amid the piercing chill of an alpine November. There comes a time.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Federal Judge smacks down Trump's attempt to repeal DACA.
In the middle of the intense political fight about the DACA program for dreamers, a federal judge in California just issued a nationwide injunction ordering the administration to start the program back up again, saying the decision to kill it was improper. pic.twitter.com/Op9zneahWy — Michael D. Shear (@shearm) January 10, 2018 WOW: Federal judge orders the Trump administration roll back its rescission of #DACA. Basically, to put it back on the books! “The agency action was not in accordance with law because it was based on the flawed legal premise that the agency lacked authority... more »
(America!) Nothing to see here. Move along. (Smoking Gun Proof of Massive Collusion) Republicans Agree to Hate Knowledge, Democracy and Hippies (Kiss His Ring at Davos?) CFPB Orwellian Rebranding (Lee Camp Exposes) Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose (Being Protected by MSM with Fluff News) Feinstein Dumps Fusion GPS (Get Well Soon, Bob, We Miss You!)
“Oh My God, This Is So F---ed Up:” Inside Silicon Valley’s Dark Side Really? Large Green Bird clarifies this American moment: From the normally rational Digby:"The released transcript of Simpson's testimony contains a good deal of interesting information, all of which will be gone over with a fine-toothed comb in the press." Ha ha. Whatever on the face of the earth could make you
Monsanto, Bayer and Neoliberalism: A Case of Hobson's Choice
CounterPunch, Countercurrents, RINF, Global Research A Bayer marketing professional recently stated on Twitter that critics of GMOs deny choice to farmers. It’s a common accusation by the pro-GMO lobby. In a previous article, I noted the idea that GMOs offer increased choice is erroneous and that, by implication, corporations like Bayer or Monsanto restrict options. Much evidence suggests that GMOs provide a false choice. However, to get drawn into endless debates about the whys and wherefores of GMOs tends to overlook the fact that GMOs belong to a particular model of agriculture ... more »
“History Proves It - You Can’t Drain the Swamp”
*Click image for larger size.* *“History Proves It - You Can’t Drain the Swamp”* by Bill Bonner "We now have a great treasure trove of historical research proving that… you can’t drain the Swamp! It’s almost impossible. The process is well documented. The rich get richer. And richer. And richer. The Swamp gets deeper. And deeper. And deeper. Then, suddenly, a ‘levelling’ comes along - plague, war, revolution… or the collapse of government. Then, people are much more equal in income… but usually, much more dead, too. *Rigged System: *But let’s back up… Why do the rich get so rich? Pa... more »
Study: Climate models underestimate cooling effect of daily cloud cycle
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: From PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: Princeton University researchers have found that the climate models scientists use to project future conditions on our planet underestimate the cooling effect that clouds have on a daily — and even hourly — basis, particularly over land. The researchers report in the journal Nature Communications Dec. 22 that…
‘The 97% climate consensus’ starts to crumble with 485 new papers in 2017 that question it
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: by THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.10 Jan 20183,113 From Breitbart and No Tricks Zone: A broad survey of climate change literature for 2017 reveals that the alleged “consensus” behind the dangers of anthropogenic global warming is not nearly as settled among climate scientists as people imagine. Author Kenneth Richard found that during…
Reward research that changes society
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This New Equation Could Unite The Two Biggest Theories in Physics
This New Equation Could Unite The Two Biggest Theories in Physics https://futurism.com/this-new-equation-could-unite-the-two-biggest-theories-in-physics/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
7 Signs and Symptoms You May Have a Vitamin D Deficiency
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Tap Water Quality within a New Residential Green Building
Salehi M, Abouali M, Wang M, Zhou Z, Nejadhashemi AP, Mitchell J, Caskey S, Whelton AJ. Case study: Fixture water use and drinking water quality in a new residential green building. Chemosphere. 2017 Nov 30;195:80-89. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.11.070. Residential plumbing is … Continue reading →
Silence of the Wolves
Continuing traffic supports the existence of an ongoing top secret operation against the Deep State. In the nonce, 74 legislators have not shown up for roll call last week in Congress last week which is twice any past record. At the same time, we are getting folks here and there around the globe been arrested for both simple corruption and pedophile related activity and a passel of mobsters arrested in Italy with asset seizure as well. Yet all this is not high crimes which i am sure are getting the Gitmo treatment which means a long intelligence debriefing before been turned over... more »
Is Argentina's Peronist Nightmare Finally Over?
When you read the economic history of Argentina, you cry. I wonder how long this glimmer of hope will last ? South America has a wonderful history of destroying its currencies over and over again. In spite of that large populations have become middle class and positioned to prosper provided they can tame their so called gevernments. The solution has arrived of course and it is Bitcoin. Sooner or later savings will shift into bitcoin and the population will insulate themselves from the local currency game. At that point governments may actually have to provide services in orde... more »
How the MMR Vaccine Caused My Son’s Autism
This problem has been lingering in the background of the Vaccination industry from early days. What has now turned it into a crisis has been the sudden emergence of gold rush injection of multiple vaccines all packaged together to optimize the corporate cash flow. Do we have to have a massive crisis before everyone puts a stop to it all? For all the propaganda of the pro vaccination crowd, i am now seriously unsure that all that success is not largely due to massively altered sanitation protocols. It took a long time to provide proper swimming pools and running water for all of u... more »
New Jersey Man Claims He Has Fathered Hundreds of Babies With Aliens
. This report is very important and may actually explain the whole abduction meme itself. I observe that a crisis made him aware of this whole bay meme in the first place. We have had other reports in which alien sex took place as well but that appeared rare. Not so it appears. There could be something about our available genome that allows it to produce desirable hybridization. Abductees could even be carefully selected. Whatever the case, it is the first real hint of what all this global activity is all about. So yes we do take it seriously.. *New Jersey Man Claims He Has... more »
Remembering Castle Bravo
*National Interest/War Is Boring*:* America’s Most Powerful Nuclear Weapon Almost Killed The People Who Helped Build It* “We soon found ourselves under a large black and orange cloud that seemed to be dropping bright red balls of fire all over the ocean around us,” one sailor recounted. “I think many of us expected that we were witnessing the end of the world.” Later, scientists calculated that Castle Bravo’s yield was actually 15 megatons. The reason? A “tritium bonus” occurred during the thermonuclear reaction. Cascading neutrons transformed the lithium-7 isotope—that comprised... more »
The Ukraine War Remains At An Inpasse
Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters *NPR:* *'Simmering Conflict' In Eastern Ukraine Remains At An Impasse* The war in eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russian-backed separatists has reached an impasse after more than three years of fighting that has claimed more than 10,000 lives and sparked a humanitarian crisis. Last month, the two sides conducted one of the largest prisoner swaps since the start of the conflict in 2014, representing long-awaited movement in the stalled peace process that began with the 2015 Minsk Accords. That agreement outlined provisions for a cease-fire an... more »
Breaking: Turkistani jihadists begin major counter-offensive against Syrian Army in Idlib, claim gains
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:50 A.M.) – Hardline jihadist militants of the Turkistan Islamic Party have conducted their expected counter-offensive against the Syrian Arab Army in the southeastern countryside of Idlib province aimed at driving back government troops from a key airbase in the region. Moments ago, the Turkistan Islamic Party announced that it had launched a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Pictures: Elite Palestinian Syrian Army ally arrives in Idlib with US weapons to fight Al-Qaeda
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – An elite pro-government paramilitary force made up of Syrian Palestinians has arrived in the province of Idlib to assist the Syrian Arab Army in ongoing battles against jihadist-held militias throughout the region. In recent hours, pro-government social media has leaked photos taken of fighters from the Liwa al-Quds paramilitary group […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Syrian Army advances in southwest Aleppo en-route to Idlib amid rebel mass-retreat
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 A.M.) – Hezbollah-affiliated media has released video footage showing Syrian pro-government forces advancing in the southwestern countryside of Aleppo province amid a general retreat by militant forces throughout the entire region. Yesterday, forces of the Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitaries stationed along the Ithriyah to Khanasser road in southwestern Aleppo province […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Pictures: Al-Qaeda sends armored vehicle bombs to east Idlib to repel Syrian Army attack on key airbase
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 A.M.) – A powerful Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group is in the process of sending armored vehicle bombs and their accompanying suicide drivers to the front-lines in eastern Idlib province in order to repel attacks by Syrian troops near a key military airport. On Wednesday night, pro-rebel media released live-stream footage of Ha’yat Tahrir […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS launches surprise assault on Syrian Army near Abu Duhur airbase in east Idlib killing, capturing troops
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:55 A.M.) – Islamic State terrorists have launched a surprise assault against forces of the Syrian Arab Army near a major airbase in eastern Idlib province. The attack comes as Syrian troops are already heavily involved in battles with Al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters just south of the military installation. On the night of Wednesday to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*-by Noah* Tonight's meme is extra special. It features, as a co-writer, none other than Donald Jackass Trump himself. And why not? Doesn't he always say he has the best words? He, himself, says he's a genius. Surely, it must take a special talent to fit all of those jumbled, chaotic thoughts into the tight format of a tweet! We know he's very proud of it too! I bet he says he's the best tweeter in the whole world and I bet he's very proud to have a post on *DWT*. So here, you are, tonight's co-writer, along with dastardly "Liberal Hollywood" co-writer Mark Hamill, aka Luke Skywa... more »
Junior Netanyahu’s strip club banter exposes father’s graft -TRANSCRIPT
Three twentysomething douches sit in an armored limo parked in front on a strip club. They’re arguing about who paid for whose prostitutes. Benjamin Netanyahu’s son wants the son of gas tycoon Kobi Maimon to spot him $115 because his father the prime minister just directed $20B his way. Someone recorded the conversation. The third […]
Will President Trump Impose Sanctions?
*Reuters*: *Trump urged by top advisers to waive Iran sanctions: official* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump is being urged by some top advisers not to bring back U.S. economic sanctions on Iran this week, a move by the president that would effectively end a 2015 deal to limit Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. A senior administration official told Reuters on Wednesday that Trump’s top advisers were recommending that he not reimpose sanctions on Iran that were lifted under the agreement between Iran, the United States and other world powers. But Trump, who has previously vowed to scr... more »
What Is Reality?
Explaining Free Will. A creates B. B creates C. And C creates A. Thanks to Kaivey for the link.
Do Cell Phones Cause Brain Damage and Create ‘Snowflakes and Crybullies’?
A story in an "alternative health site" falsely states mobile phones are causing people to go insane.
Tweets For Today
Soldiers in Ivory Coast looted and then burned the base of a rival elite military unit in an overnight clash https://t.co/9S54hIXSpo pic.twitter.com/POxtxeqk0g — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 10, 2018 200 arrested, dozens hurt in fresh Tunisia unrest https://t.co/eVdiOJEBLi pic.twitter.com/3ru6u4gIZg — AFP news agency (@AFP) January 10, 2018 Weeks after Putin declared victory in Syria, Russian military outposts in the country have come under sustained drone, mortar and rocket attacks from opposition forces, challenging Moscow's gains https://t.co/g6YiveliIH — TRT World Now ... more »
"22,000 Faces of America’s Opioid Epidemic"
*"22,000 Faces of America’s Opioid Epidemic"* by RT "The faces of 22,000 people who died last year due to prescription opioid overdose have been preserved for perpetuity as miniature busts carved into pills. The unusual memorial is meant to raise awareness about America’s growing opioid epidemic. A campaign launched by the nonprofit health organization National Safety Council and managed by the advertising agency Energy BBDO is taking aim at America’s opioid crisis by mechanically carving the faces of thousands of opioid overdose victims into little pills as part of a moveable “memor... more »
Picture Of The Day
People stand on rubble of damaged buildings, after an airstrike in the besieged town of Hamoria, Eastern Ghouta, in Damascus, Syria Janauary 9, 2018. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh *WNU Editor: *The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Air strikes in rebel-held Damascus* (Reuters)
What Is The Solution For Venezuela?
People stand in line to buy bread at a bakery in San Cristobal, about 410 miles (660 km) southwest of Caracas, February 28, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins *Ricardo Hausmann, Project Syndicate*: *D-Day Venezuela* *As conditions in Venezuela worsen, the solutions that must now be considered include what was once inconceivable. A negotiated political transition remains the preferred option, but military intervention by a coalition of regional forces may be the only way to end a man-made famine threatening millions of lives.* CAMBRIDGE – The Venezuelan crisis is moving relentles... more »
Energy bursts arriving from deep in space have strange origin, scientists say
Energy bursts arriving from deep in space have strange origin, scientists say http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/fast-radio-bursts-energy-space-message-signal-arecibo-study-latest-update-news-a8152221.html?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook Advertisements
Vitamin B17 Is Banned Because It Can Cure Cancer
Vitamin B17 Is Banned Because It Can Cure Cancer http://itrustnaturalcures.com/vitamin-b17-banned-can-cure-cancer/
New study describes how Alzheimer’s disease spreads throughout the brain
New study describes how Alzheimer’s disease spreads throughout the brain https://dailyaccord.com/new-study-describes-alzheimers-disease-spreads-throughout-brain/
These 100 companies are leading the world in artificial intelligence.
These 100 companies are leading the world in artificial intelligence | World Economic Forum https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/01/these-100-companies-are-leading-the-world-in-artificial-intelligence?utm_content=buffer3c47b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Groundbreaking invention can restore old lithium batteries to 95% capacity.
Groundbreaking invention can restore old lithium batteries to 95% capacity – BGR http://bgr.com/2018/01/10/battery-percentage-iphone-x-invention-restores-capacity/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social
Black hole breakthrough: New insight into mysterious jets
Black hole breakthrough: New insight into mysterious jets https://m.phys.org/news/2018-01-black-hole-breakthrough-insight-mysterious.html
Don’t sacrifice your health for convenience! From cancer danger to potentially damaging your heart health, here is why you need to throw out your microwave today.
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This Technique of Saving Money Will Help You Make A Fortune.
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Ryan, McConnell, Grassley-- Enablers For Sure... But Criminally So?
Charles Pierce shook *Esquire* readers over the weekend by growling about Paul Ryan, who many of them have probably never heard of. His post, You're Not NeverTrump Unless You're NeverRyan and NeverMcConnell, makes the point that the GOP’s “brain disease has seized full control” and refuse to do anything about a “president” who is “a half-senile old fool whose own people don’t think is up to the job of selling apples from a steam-grate, let alone running the Executive branch of an established democracy.” The GOP, he wrote, in a dereliction of duty, “would rather destroy the lives of... more »
The World According To President Trump’s National-Security Adviser H.R. McMaster
Yuri Gripas / Reuters / The Atlantic *Uri Friedman, The Atlantic*: *The World According to H.R. McMaster* Why is he so worried about North Korea? Why is H.R. McMaster so alarmed by North Korea? Why does Donald Trump’s national-security adviser insist—more vigorously than any administration official except the president himself—that Kim Jong Un must be denied the capability to place a nuclear warhead on a missile that can reach the United States, even if this requires initiating a military conflict with the North that could devolve into a cataclysmic war? While Secretary of State R... more »
Should We Have the Freedom to Drink ‘Raw Water?’
*Phillip Schneider* - A new warning from scientists stir up food freedom debate. The post Should We Have the Freedom to Drink ‘Raw Water?’ appeared first on Waking Times.
Was someone murdered because of the Trump Dossier?
Fusion GPS lawyer Joshua Levy's claim that someone has been murdered because of the Trump Dossier is completely unsubstantiated and almost certainly untrue More The post Was someone murdered because of the Trump Dossier? appeared first on The Duran.
Trade Analyst: China Would Win Trade War With US
A Chinese woman adjusts a Chinese national flag next to U.S. national flags. Reuters *Asia Times:* *China would win trade war with US: Lardy* Says Trump tax changes will make trade deficit go up China would likely win a trade war with the US if Washington decides to exert regulatory pressure on the world’s second-largest economy, top US China expert Nicholas Lardy said at a panel discussion in New York on Tuesday. Lardy, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, was quoted by UPI as saying that the Chinese are better poised to counter the fallout that ... more »
"What If?"
"What if when you die they ask, "How was Heaven?" ~ Author Unknown
Musical Interlude: "Liquid Mind: Ambience Minimus - Shadows of White"
Music by Chuck Wild, "Liquid Mind: Ambience Minimus - Shadows of White" Images courtesy of the Solar Dynamics Observatory, Goddard Space Flight Center, The Hubble Space Telescope, European Southern Observatory, ESA and NASA. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2zu1gf9Pus&feature=g-vrec
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Galaxies are fascinating not only for what is visible, but for what is invisible. Grand spiral galaxy NGC 1232, captured in detail by one of the Very Large Telescopes, is a good example. The visible is dominated by millions of bright stars and dark dust, caught up in a gravitational swirl of spiral arms revolving about the center. *Click image for larger size.* Open clusters containing bright blue stars can be seen sprinkled along these spiral arms, while dark lanes of dense interstellar dust can be seen sprinkled between them. Less visible, but detectable, are billions of dim norm... more »
Comrade Napoleon
Friend of fatherless! Fountain of happiness! Lord of the swill-bucket! Oh, how my soul is on Fire when I gaze at thy Calm and commanding eye, Like the sun in the sky, Comrade Napoleon! Thou are the giver of All that thy creatures love, Full belly twice a day, clean straw to roll upon; Every beast great or small Sleeps at peace in his stall, Thou watchest over all, Comrade Napoleon! Had I a sucking-pig, Ere he had grown as big Even as a pint bottle or as a rolling-pin, He should have learned to be Faithful and true to thee, Yes, his first squeak should be "Comrade Napoleon!" ~ from George... more »
Thousands Rally in Gaza Against Israel’s New Death Penalty for Palestinians
PressTV News Videos Published on Jan 9, 2018 People have taken to the streets of the besieged Gaza Strip to express their resentment against an Israeli death penalty bill against Palestinian prisoners. Protesters marched through the Gaza Strip chanting anti-Israeli slogans. They also burned images of the Israeli prime minister and the U-S president. The bill […]
Chinese Communists’ Threats To Launch Massive Currency War With The US Rattle Markets
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 10, 2018 Alex Jones demonstrates how President Trump’s corporate tax cuts have led Communist China to threaten the launch of a massive currency war with the US to stifle the American economy. end
Norman Finkelstein(Jew) on Gaza’s Martyrdom: The Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians by Israel
TheRealNews Published on Jan 7, 2018 In his groundbreaking new book “Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom,” Norman Finkelstein argues that Israel, with U.S. backing, has caused a “humanitarian disaster” in Gaza, and that international human rights groups have failed to uphold justice for its besieged people. “In 2001, Dr. Ariella Oppenheim, of Hebrew University, a […]
Has China Been Quietly Selling US Treasurys: Here Is The Answer
Has China Been Quietly Selling US Treasurys: Here Is The Answer by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Following today’s blockbuster, if still unconfirmed, report from Bloomberg that China is contemplating slowing or halting outright the purchase of US Treasurys in retaliation for an escalating trade confrontation with the US, which in turn led to a modest, if brief, selloff across […]
Pakistan to United States: We Are No Allies, Not Any Longer! Pakistan Suspends Military And Intelligence Cooperation With US
Pakistan Suspends Military And Intelligence Cooperation With US by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ In the wake of President Trump’s twitter outburst last week, alleging that Pakistan has given the U.S. “nothing but lies and deceit” accompanied by the suspension of US financial aid, Defense Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan declared that military and intelligence cooperation with the United States are suspended, during an […]
The Most Expensive Stock Market in History
ITM Trading Streamed live 3 hours ago Supporting Slides and Links: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/expen… We are now in our 14th week of all sector selling but not all sectors buying. In addition, last week there was a huge spike in insider selling with buy/sell ratios in the thousands in consumer services and technology! No worries though, we are […]
Arctic View: Stunning Footage of Frozen Tundra-Like Cape Cod. Global Warming is a HOAX!
RT Published on Jan 9, 2018 The shores of Old Silver Beach in Cape Cod Massachusetts were transformed to a frozen tundra-like vista on Tuesday. Locals were stunned by the rare Arctic view, with some even daring to walk across the frozen waves. Carly Brook, a local therapist who lives in Cape Cod, stopped her car […]
Sins of Father: Netanyahu’s Son Exposes Unknown Corruption Schemes
RT Published on Jan 9, 2018 Pressure is mounting on the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, after a recording involving his son was leaked to the press. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8wh7 end
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