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A Climate History Lesson: Extremism of Stories Like ‘Bomb Cyclone’ is a Good Thing
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest Opinion: Dr. Tim Ball The “Bomb Cyclone” of 2018 is another example of hyperbole and distortion designed to scare the public and promote false perceptions. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration GOES-16 satellite caught a dramatic view of the ‘bomb cyclone’ moving up the East Coast on…
Pipeline Justice Grinding Slowly
Originally posted on Science Matters: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Hacienda_La_Laguna-Museo_del_Olivar_Y_del_Aceite-Molino_antiguo-20110918-09618.jpg Wheels of justice grind slow but grind fine — Sun Tzu, Art of War An update on pipeline disruption cases is provided by Blake Nicholson, Associated Press, January 9, 2018, in Great Falls Tribune: Court cases from coordinated 2016 pipeline protest delayed. Excerpts below with my bolds. BISMARCK, N.D.…
Friday Funny: The One Holy Underlying Theory of All Weather
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: TOO FRIGID FOR GLOBAL WARMING? THIS IS WHY THEY REBRANDED IT ‘CLIMATE CHANGE’ Date: 07/01/18 Rex Murphy, National Post Any variety of weather whatsoever can be traced, if you keep the grants flowing and the contradictions unexamined, to the One Holy Underlying Theory of All Weather. [excerpt} Fortunately,…
Does the Psychiatrist Who ‘Diagnosed’ President Trump Lack a License?
A number of far-right web sites have posted misleading stories casting doubt on whether Dr. Bandy Lee holds a current medical license.
World Media Struggle to Translate Trump’s Africa Insult
Many parts of the world were shocked by Trump’s vulgar insult of Africa, at least once foreign-language news organizations figured out how to translate the epithet.
American Indian Genocide Museum: 'Same Old Bait and Switch Scam Targets Lakota Land'
American Indian Genocide Museum: 'Same Old Bait and Switch Scam Targets Lakota Land' 'Only history will show who the great warriors were.' Steve Melendez, Paiute By Steve Melendez, Paiute President, American Indian Genocide Museum Censored News The Justice system when dealing with Indians is based on "The Doctrine Of Discovery." It is a rigged system based on the old scam of "the bait
The Open Thread With The Gigantic Hare
Yes, I know it's a rabbit, but if it was good enough for the creators of Bugs Bunny... Thank you all so much for your comments. Please keep them coming. And if you prefer reindeer to rabbits, please read this from *News-watch*'s David Keighley: *BBC sting in the reindeers’ tale* It tells of how Lord Lawson achieved a victory against the BBC over inaccurate reporting and how the BBC then mangled their 'apology' so much as to make it seem like a Pyrrhic victory.
Israeli Army: Israel's Neighbours Pose No Threat But Escalating Violence May Lead To War
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot, center, being briefed by Col. Gilad Amit, commander of the Samaria Brigade, following the murder of Rabbi Raziel Shevach, January 18, 2018.IDF Spokesperson's Unit *Amos Harel, Haaretz:* *Analysis Israeli Army Warns: Danger of Violence Escalating Into War Is Growing* With eye on recent events, military intel warn of potential war ■ Abbas may have backed himself into a corner ■ Gaza threat looms over Israelis The odds of a neighboring country, or one of the terrorist organizations operating inside of it, launching a war ... more »
Estonian Commander: Russia 'Simulated A Large-Scale Attack Against NATO' During Last Year's Zapad Military Exercises
Russia simulated going to war against NATO, bombing Germany and invading Baltic states during its 'West 2017' military exercises *Daily Mail*:* Russia 'simulated a large-scale attack against NATO' during last year's Zapad military exercises, Estonian commander says* * War games featuring thousands of soldiers took place in Belarus in September * Russia claimed that they were defensive in nature with foreign monitors present * Estonian General said they simulated a 'large-scale military attack against Nato' * Games shows Russia's ability to build up its troops with very little noti... more »
Poster Child For Faulty US Immigration Policy – Trump Should Be Banished To His Maternal Island In The UK (Which Once Belonged To Norway)
No this isn’t Trump’s sister, it is him with Norwegian PM Erna Solberg, January 10, 2018 (WH Photo by D. … Continue reading →
Indictment Of Transport Co. Executive Who Allegedly Paid Bribes To Russian Official To Win Highly Sensitive US Nuclear Fuel Transport Contracts
This case has been ongoing and was started under Obama. Thus, it is no credit to Trump. Unlike the allegations … Continue reading →
Strip All Anti-Choice Orgs of Charitable Status
Last week, Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) released more results of an ongoing investigation by volunteers into the public filings by anti-choice groups. These filings are required by the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) in order for organizations to maintain their very valuable charitable status. ARCC reported details on the (deliberate?) errors and omissions by many such charities especially in reporting revenues from the now controversial Canada Summer Jobs program. These errors have been reported to CRA. I'll have more to say about that in another post. For now I want ... more »
BREAKING: We're watching a species attempt to reason!
*SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2018It's all anthropology now:* Recently, we made a major announcement: "It's all anthropology now." By that, we meant the following: Especially at times like these, there's no point in trying to offer facts, information or analysis to our floundering species. Especially when our species is in the grip of moral panics, our species will have no use for such proffers. Our current moral panics mainly involve issues of "race" and gender. All you can do, at a time like this, is observe and describe the way our floundering species behaves—the way we're programm... more »
Here Are 5 Ways That A Nuclear War Can Happen
DF-5B ICBM *Tom Nichols, Warrior Maven:* *5 Ways a Nuclear War Could Go Down * Nuclear war, the exchange of nuclear weapons between two or more states in open conflict. It’s unthinkable. It can’t happen. Right? Wrong. Of course, nuclear war is extremely unlikely. Although the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists [3] has placed the hands of its famous clock at five minutes to midnight, that doesn’t mean very much and never has [4]. The fact of the matter is that world nuclear inventories, led by reductions in the United States and Russia, have never been lower, and none of the ma... more »
You never know where you'll run into those pesky polar bears . . .
Norway is giggling at Australia's expense. The Telegraph reports: Norwegian diplomats have poked fun at official Australian travel advice on how to avoid a polar bear attack in the Scandinavian country. Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) softly dismissed tips from Australia's Smartraveller advisory and consular information service with a light-hearted Twitter response. “Thank you Australia for your concern,” Norway’s MFA posted. “We can assure you that in mainland Norway all polar bears are stuffed and poses only limited risk.” Officials followed up the sarcastic response... more »
Why Did The Chinese Government Purge Its Top General?
Image Credit: DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen/Released *Don Tse, The Diplomat:* *Why General Fang Fenghui Was Purged* *Fang, the former chief of joint staff, has close ties to disgraced top generals who are accused of attempting a coup.* During a dinner party with the family of ex-Central Military Commission (CMC) Vice Chairman Guo Boxiong at Beijing’s Minzu Hotel, General Fang Fenghui proclaimed: “I’ll kill in one shot whoever dares to remove the old leading cadre.” Fang’s bluster came after Xu Caihou, the other former CMC vice chair, was officially placed under investigation in 2014... more »
These Are Asia's Border Disputes
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Business Insider:* *This epic map shows the border disputes that could tear Asia apart* As the US makes a military and strategic "pivot to Asia," it is entering a highly complex and fluid geopolitical environment. China's territorial disputes with its neighbors in the South China Sea have become a major point of contention in the region and maybe even a source of future violent conflict — and the rising superpower is far from the only country in the area with conflicts on its borders. This map shows that the borders in Asia aren't nearly as fixed as ... more »
Here's Who Would Win Between the Navy’s Last Battleship and Russia's Battlecruiser
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Let the deathmatch begin. *In 1988 the USS Iowa loses, limping away to fight another day. Still, that’s not all exactly bad news for the Americans: Kirov was forced to expend its missiles against a battleship that didn’t sink, and wasn’t able to fulfill its primary mission of sinking aircraft carriers or savaging NATO’s Atlantic convoys. Kirov returns to her home port to rearm, but thanks to the carriers that were saved, there may not be a port to go home to.* It’s 1988. World War Three has begun, with the armies of the Soviet Union and the rest of...more »
We can't all be perfect
One way of putting the BBC’s political bias into perspective is to compare the BBC’s overt Obama worship with the BBC’s wall-to-wall anti-Trump narrative, which replaced it even before The Donald had won the presidency. I accept that a modicum of cynicism crept in towards the end of Obama’s second term, so it’s possible that the more knee-jerk excesses of the BBC’s Trump-bashing will abate one day. Such hidebound attitudes obscure sensible reporting. It was bizarre to watch an Iranian delivering some home-truths on the state of his country, while the panel of western left-liberal c... more »
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Marty Warren highlights why Tim Hortons workers - and other people facing precarious and low-paying work - need union representation to ensure their interests are respected. And Christo Aivalis writes that the current discussion of minimum wage pairs fairness issues about distribution of wealth with the economic importance of shared prosperity, while Alan Freeman notes that a liveable minimum wage improves matters on both counts. - Dani Rodrik argues that while exclusionary political populism is dangerous, some economic populism may be e... more »
DWI-Droning While Intoxicated: Drinking While Flying a Drone Could Land You in Prison
[image: drone]Lawmakers have passed a bill to criminalize flying a drone while drunk and offenders could face up to $1,000 in fines and six months in prison.
Baby bobcat pays rare visit to Nova Scotia family’s backyard
The cute little critter, estimated to be roughly a year in age, came right up to Kevin Estey’s patio door earlier this week in the Tantallon region of Nova Scotia. “[She was] roaming all over the deck, smelling everything, and stayed for about four minutes,” "This is a yearling bobcat (born probably spring of 2017). We believe it's a female, but couldn't tell for sure. She came right to our patio door at lunch time, roaming all over the deck, smelling everything, and stayed for about four minutes. *She is not alone. Mama and big brother or sister have been seen around *our neig... more »
Ah yes...
And talking of Iranians who go 'off message', please give today's *Dateline London *a try. You'll see Iranian-born Amir Taheri (always a favourite of mine) making everyone else on the otherwise very 'BBC' panel explode with utter disbelief by repeatedly defending Donald Trump, both over Iran and 'shithol*s'. Poor Jane Hill, listening to Mr Taheri, occasionally looked like a rabbit caught in the headlights. What fun! Some credit must be given to the *Dateline *team for booking Mr Taheri. No credit to them for assembling the panel, however, when it came to talking about Brexit...and... more »
Entire German village demolished to make way for coal mining
By Paul Homewood A 19th century church in Germany was demolished this week to make way for coal mining. St Lambertus Cathedral – a church known by locals as Immerather Dom – in Immerath, a tiny farming village northwest of Cologne, was razed to the ground on Tuesday. The double-spired church, thought to […]
A linguistically-convoluted post
Kasra Naji If you've been watching the BBC News Channel today you might have spotted Kasra Naji from the BBC Persian Service talking about Trump and Iran. Though he came across well, I was struck by just how linguistically convoluted he became when talking about Ayatollah Larijani, the hardline head of the judiciary in Iran. He could just have say that the hanging ayatollah has been "accused of human rights abuses" or that he is "seen as responsible for human rights abuses" or that he faces "allegations of human rights abuses"; but no, he had to double-up on the distancing language... more »
Trump joins the EU
The lead item on the BBC News website this morning was: Iran's "anger" at Trump was the BBC's main angle on the story, which concerns the US's imposition of sanctions on the head of Iran's judiciary, Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli-Larijani. As so often with BBC reports you have to go elsewhere to find the context to the news, including answers to such questions as 'Is the US move merely a whim of Donald Trump's?'. The answer to that question turns out to be 'no'. The White House is merely joining the E.U., which sanctioned Ayatollah Larijani in 2012 for personally approving and overseeing... more »
China's Official Communist Newspaper Warns That: "War Is Not Far"
Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling *Zero Hedge: **China's Official Military Newspaper Warns: "War Is Not Far"* "War is not far from us. Regional situations around China are complex and unstable, and dangers are hiding under the peace. China cannot afford a military failure, so we must be fully aware of potential crisis and be prepared for battle at all times. When the country is on the brink of becoming a great military power, it’s also stepping into a period with high risks to national security," the official People’s Liberation Army (PLA) newspaper wrote according to China's Global Times. *Read... more »
Robert Barro on the Tax Bill
My colleague Robert Barro is enthusiastic about the recently passed tax bill. You can read his analysis of it here.
Rally in Baltimore starts No Bases confab
Yesterday we gathered from 3:00-5:00 pm at a busy intersection in downtown Baltimore for a protest event to kick-off the No Bases Conference being held this weekend at the University of Baltimore. You can watch live streaming from the event by clicking *here*
Getting What It's Owed
There's been a lot of sound and fury -- particularly from Tim Horton's franchisees -- about Ontario's recent minimum wage hike. But, Alan Freeman writes, the raise makes perfect sense: If you go past the hysterical outpourings from the likes of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business — which specializes in crying wolf every time there’s a talk of improving the Canada Pension Plan or making any small improvement in the lives of employees — the overall impacts of the minimum wage hike for the economy are quite small. The increase in the minimum wage to $14 an hour from $11.6... more »
Buzzfeed reports that one fifth of Trump's condominiums have been purchased through secretive cash only transactions, which hide the identity of the buyer. Can you say "money laundering?"
Courtesy of Buzzfeed: *More than one-fifth of Donald Trump’s US condominiums have been purchased since the 1980s in secretive, all-cash transactions that enable buyers to avoid legal scrutiny by shielding their finances and identities, a BuzzFeed News investigation has found. * *Records show that more than 1,300 Trump condominiums were bought not by people but by shell companies, and that the purchases were made without a mortgage, avoiding inquiries from lenders. * *Those two characteristics signal that a buyer may be laundering money, the Treasury Department has said in a seri... more »
Breaking: Militant defenses totally disintegrate in south Aleppo as Syrian Army grabs 10 more towns on final drive to Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:05 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army and allies paramilitary groups have achieved a mammoth advance in the southwestern countryside of Aleppo province, snatching up ten towns and villages amid the total collapse of militant defenses throughout the region. Moments ago, military-affiliated sources reported that Syrian pro-government forces had gained control over the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army rips town from hands of ISIS as two sides begin to show-down in northeast Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:27 P.M.) – Forces of the Syrian Arab Army and the Islamic State terrorist group have begun to show-down in the northeastern countryside of Hama province. In the midst of recent clashes, Syrian troops have taken control of a town from jihadist militants. According to reports, on Saturday, the Syrian Army and ISIS […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army battles its way through 8 towns in southwest Aleppo despite stiffening jihadist resistance
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:46 P.M.) – Amid an ongoing blitz offensive by the Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitaries against armed rebel groups throughout the southwestern countryside of Aleppo province, another eight towns and villages have been restored back to the control of the Damascus government. Despite this, resistance from jihadist fighters is beginning to stiffen. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Entire Al-Nusra military convoy including car bomb blown sky-high by Russian airstrike in east Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces have carried out a huge airstrike in the eastern countryside of Syria’s Idlib province. The bombing destroyed an entire military convoy belonging to the Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda) terrorist group. On Friday night at 11 P.M., the town of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army scoops up 3 more towns in multi-axis advance throughout southwest Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:32 P.M.) – Another three towns have fallen to the Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitaries amid their seeming ceaseless advance throughout the southwestern countryside of Aleppo province en-route to link-up with friendly forces in eastern Idlib. According to military-affiliated sources, the last several hours has seen Syrian pro-government forces take control of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Weekend reads: A manuscript marriage proposal; a biotech company screw-up; “systematic failure” in run-up to vaccine trial
The week at Retraction Watch featured “a concerning – largely unrecognised – threat to patient safety,” the loss of a grant following findings of misconduct in a controversial study, and a request that authors remove a reference for libel concerns. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: A researcher has hidden a marriage proposal in a paper. […] The post Weekend reads: A manuscript marriage proposal; a biotech company screw-up; “systematic failure” in run-up to vaccine trial appeared first on Retraction Watch.
New Study Reveals Mushrooms Cure Depression by Doing the Exact Opposite of Anti-Depressants
[image: Psilocybin]A recent study shows that psilocybin-assisted therapy mitigates depression by increasing emotional connection—the exact opposite of anti-depressants.
Video of Cop Beating, Sexually Assaulting Handcuffed Woman So Bad, He’s Now in Prison
[image: woman]Body camera footage of a Las Vegas cop abusing a woman was so bad that the cop was actually sentenced to prison this week.
$25 For a Pack of Gatorade! Nanny State Imposes Enormous Tax on Sugary Drinks
[image: seattle]Seatle is imposing a massive tax on sugary drinks in a nefarious plan to raise the $15 million needed to fund its other programs.
The "fake news" people are getting desperate, aren't they?
Just in the last 24 hours: - The US ambassador to Panama was claimed to have resigned because of President Trump's alleged "third-world s***holes" comment. Unfortunately, that's not true. He resigned two weeks *before* that; and his resignation was announced about 24 hours *before* the President allegedly made the comment. - A porn star was alleged to have been "paid off" by the Trump campaign, to the tune of $130,000, to keep silent about an alleged "affair" or "sexual encounter" with Trump the year after he married his present wife. That's not true ... more »
Should We Have a Tax on Junk Food? Scientists Say Yes
If you had to pay a higher price for McDonald’s, would you still eat there? What if the movie theater charged you more for a 64-ounce cup of Dr. Pepper? You might pony up the money for a while, but you might … Continue reading →
Why We’re Seeing a Deadlier Flu Season Than We’ve Seen in Years
The 2017-2018 flu season is shaping up to be more nasty than recent years. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 13 children have already died from the flu this season. USA Today reports that some states are reporting much higher … Continue reading →
Ibuprofen Associated With Fertility Problems in Men, Study Finds
The next time you’re reaching for a tablet of Advil or Motrin for a quick cure to a headache or back pain or something, you might want to find another pain reliever of choice — especially if you’re a man … Continue reading →
‘Germs May Confer Significant Health Benefits, Research Suggests
Fears surrounding exposure to harmful microbes are omnipresent, which is why it may come as a surprise to find research showing infection with certain ‘germs’ may confer significant health benefits. We live in a day and age where germ theory … Continue reading →
Monsanto Uses Codex to Hide GMOs from Consumers
This article was originally published by The National Health Federation (NHF). “Dishonest” and “disgraceful” – Monsanto attempts to gain backdoor entry for GE foods At the recent Codex meeting in Berlin, there was an attempt to define genetically engineered (GE) food ingredients as … Continue reading →
Natural Herbal HPV “Cure” Discovered
Despite the widespread belief that HPV infection is a singularly lethal force against which we only have vaccination defend ourselves, both ancient herbal medicine and our body’s inherent immune defenses have newly been confirmed to have significant power against it. … Continue reading →
Should Animal Abusers Be Registered Like Sex Offenders?
One of the objectives of the criminal justice system is to protect the innocent and discourage would-be perpetrators from harming them. Whether it does this in reality or not is another matter. But who among us is more innocent or … Continue reading →
How Internet Porn Is Changing How Men and Women Are Having Sex
Sexual satisfaction is important for pair bonding in a relationship, as well as for one’s own psychological health. What’s more, we’re living in an age where personal fulfillment seems to be the ultimate goal. Despite this, men and women … Continue reading →
How the Food You Eat Affects Your Gut
What happens when we eat lower fiber, more highly processed food? Our gut microbiome (bacteria) changes. In this TED-Ed video “How the Food You Eat Affects Your Gut,” Shilpa Ravella explains how gut bacteria is changed. “The bacteria in our … Continue reading →
10 Ways to Support Your Loved One With Diabetes
We mean well. We really do. We only want the best for our loved ones, but sometimes we unintentionally say or do the wrong thing when we’re trying to help. Dr. Bill Polonsky, founder of the Behavioral Diabetes Institute, offers … Continue reading →
The US Is Meddling In Mexico’s Election By Accusing Russia Of Doing So
McMaster’s hysterical claim seems to be part of a preemptive infowar designed to discredit Andres Manuel Lopez Obrabor’s potential victory just like the Clintons tried to do with Trump’s over the same issue of alleged “Russian interference”. The post The US Is Meddling In Mexico’s Election By Accusing Russia Of Doing So appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
How Just One Simple Human Error Almost Destroyed a Missile Submarine
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, Asia* It could have been a tragedy...all because someone left a hatch open. The modern submarine is not a simple machine. A loss of propulsion, unexpected flooding, or trouble with reactors or weapons can doom a sub crew to a watery grave. Also, it’s a good idea to, like, close the hatches before you dive. Call it a lesson learned for the Indian navy, which managed to put the country’s first nuclear-missile submarine, the $2.9 billion INS Arihant, out of commission in the most boneheaded way possible. The Hindu reported yesterday that... more »
Top Gun, World War II Style: The Shocking Dogfight between Russia and Nazi Germany
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* As the Wermacht tightened the ring around Sevastopol in 1942, German and Soviet fighter aces blazed away at one another day after day. In June 1942, the Black Sea port of Sevastopol on the Crimea was the scene of some of the fiercest fighting of World War II. Commanded by Generaloberst Erich von Manstein, the German Eleventh Army was dispatched in a powerful attack to seize this important stronghold. Throughout the battle, a stiff but uneven air war raged between German Messerschmitt Me-109 fighters and a handful of determined Soviet ai... more »
China Appears to Have Secretly Sold Pakistan a Large Combat Drone, Says Report
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Asia* And many more could be sold around the world—and soon. China appears to have secretly sold Pakistan a large combat drone, according to new satellite images. This was first pointed out by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College. Citing satellite images from November 2017, the Center reported on January 5th that there was a medium-altitude long-endurance drone spotted at the Alam Air Base in Mianwali, Pakistan. “The drone in the image appears to be a Wing Loong I. This assessment is based on its wingspan—which we believe to be around ... more »
These Are the 5 Most Deadly Types of Bullets
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, North America* You can't fire a gun without a bullet. Since their invention in the tenth century, engineers, soldiers and tinkerers have constantly tried to make firearms more deadly. Typically that involves moving to heavier bullets driven by more powerful gunpowders, and while that is effective it is also louder, generates more recoil and necessitates new firearms. One solution is the creation of newer, deadlier ammunition for existing guns. *Dum Dum Bullets* Dum Dum bullets were developed for use by British and colonial forces on India’s Northwest ... more »
By 2020, China Could Have Hypersonic Missiles to Sink U.S. Aircraft Carriers
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* Beijing's next super weapon? In November, China tested what may become the world’s first operational hypersonic weapon. While Chinese progress in this area surprises no one, the first operational deployment of the weapon will add another weapon to China’s growing antiaccess toolkit, posing a dilemma for U.S. military planners in the Pacific. *What China Tested* Over the past decade China has conducted several tests of potential hypersonic weapons. This new system, however, appears to be a prototype for a deployable capability. As reported by An... more »
Jason Westin And The Children’s Health Insurance Program
Last year Blue America looked carefully at the race in the west Houston congressional district held by Paul Ryan rubber stamp John Culberson. The district, which went from a pretty red area with a PVI of R+13 in 2015 voted 48.5% to 47.1% for Clinton (after giving Romney a 59.9-38.6% win over Obama) and now has a more manageable R+7 PVI. There's more than one good candidate running for the nomination to take on Culberson but the best candidate with the best chance of beating Culberson in the general election is award-winning cancer researcher and doctor Jason Westin. Blue America e... more »
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From Jenna Orkin 2017 crushed a major temperature record and scientists are sounding the alarm These Birds of Prey Are Deliberately Setting Forests on Fire Wall Street Bank With Three Felonies Sends Employee To Head SEC Trading Division Facebook Introducing Sweeping Changes: Will Prioritze Only "Trustworthy" News Mexican Interior Minister Resigns Amid Soaring Murders; US Warns "Do Not Travel" To Mexico Mexicans Work More Hours Every Year Than Any Other Nation Angry Protesters Burn EU Flags As Chaos Strikes Bulgaria Greeks Go On Strike To Be Allowed To Strike Russia Secretly Si... more »
Lancashire shale tests reveal ‘excellent’ fracking conditions
By Paul Homewood Good news from GWPF: The fracking firm drilled a 1.6 mile deep vertical well at its protest-hit Preston New Road site, through two different types of shale, to reveal “excellent rock quality” for fracking. The tests also suggest a high natural gas content in the core samples, Cuadrilla […]
Cyber security firm warns that Russian hackers are laying the groundwork to spy on US Senate.
Courtesy of Business Insider: *The US Senate was targeted last year by the same hacking group that broke into the Democratic National Committee servers during the 2016 presidential election, according to the cybersecurity firm Trend Micro. * *The research firm found that phishing sites were set up by Pawn Storm, also known as Fancy Bear or APT28, mimicking the Senate's internal email system in an attempt to gain users' login credentials. * *"By looking at the digital fingerprints of these phishing sites and comparing them with a large data set that spans almost five years, we can... more »
WATCH: Cops Taser and Tear Gas Man Simultaneously—Causing Him to Burst Into Flames
[image: flames]Police officers shot a man with a tear gas canister and then lit it on fire with a taser which caused him to burst into flames.
James O'Keefe Teases Next Undercover Twitter Video
https://youtu.be/cI6FB_xX_Mo #Shadowban has more to come on Monday. Could be interesting...
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*In British education, the central issue is class, not ethnicity* *Kenan Malik below has a point -- that there are class and national differences between brown people too -- but his desire to avoid mentioning the white working class will go nowhere. It's a very large elephant in the room* The arguments about white culture are dangerous because they legitimise racist attitudes and ignore social marginalisation The white working class. It’s a phrase that has become so commonplace that few recognise the sheer oddness, and indeed odiousness, of the concept. It denotes both pity a... more »
Will Renewables Replace Nuclear Power? Maybe. Maybe Not.
An odd state of affairs for nuclear power generation. On the one-hand it is ending largely due to poor experiences with PWRs (here). And yet it is just beginning to see support again as even environmentalist activists realize (here) that … Continue reading →
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*Cold Facts on the Globe’s Hottest Years (?)* *Annenberg fact checking is often recognizably biased so the presentation below has to be taken with a grain of salt. So let me supply some saltBut first let me congratulate author Vanessa Schipani on a scholarly piece of work. It's nice to have a detailed discussion of the numbers for a change. And she does concede in the end that the "hottest year" talk so beloved of Warmists is pretty meaningless, which is pleasing.So she says that it is the long-term trend whch we have to focus on. So far, so good.But a trend... more »
EU SUPERSTATE NEAR: Schulz Vows to Create Brussels Finance Minister in MASSIVE Power Grab
EU SUPERSTATE NEAR: Schulz Vows to Create Brussels Finance Minister in MASSIVE Power Grab by REBECCA PINNINGTON, https://www.express.co.uk/ SPD leader Martin Schulz has said the European Union will have its own finance minister to oversee the Euro, as a series of controversial reforms is set to extend the bloc’s powers. – In an initial coalition agreement with Angela Merkel’s […]
"Fukushima Update 1/13/18: 16,047.6 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva *Updated January 13, 2018: Fukushima Equals 16,047.6 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of January 13, 2018 - 2,488 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of 16,047.6 Hiroshima atomic bombs and it is ... more »
Al-Qaeda readies for major battle against Syrian Army at strategic town in southwest Aleppo to prevent Idlib link-up
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – Al-Qaeda-linked militias are preparing for a major operation to halt the advance of Syrian pro-government forces throughout southwest Aleppo province by making a determined stand at a strategic town in the region. As the Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitary groups sweep across the southwestern countryside of Aleppo province en-route […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Rebel ‘Response to Tyranny’ operations room only succeeds in oppressing itself with lies during Idlib offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) – Joining onside of a counter-offensive led by hardline jihadist factions (all of them linked to Al-Qaeda) against Syrian government forces in southeastern Idlib province, Free Syrian Army-linked groups formed their own operations room named ‘Response to Tyranny.’ In the end, they have only succeeded in oppressing themselves with lies. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Pictures: ISIS offensive in south Damascus results in the utter slaughter of Syrian rebels
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 A.M.) – Syrian rebels operating in southern Damascus have endured serious losses at the hands of ISIS after a surprise offensive launched by the terrorist group’s forces in the district of Yalda on Friday caught them completely off-guard. On Friday, Islamic State-affiliated militants attacked fighters of the Jaysh al-Islam rebel group in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Best of: Standing Orders and How they Affect Adult Vaccination Rights
Note: On Thursday, Mary Romaniec moderated a panel for Vaccine Choice Massachusetts featuring Dr. Andrew Wakefield and the movie The Pathological Optimist. One of the topics covered during the Q&A was standing orders. We're running Mary's article again to revisit...
Autism Rate Jumps by Richard Moore
Note: Investigative reporter Richard Moore of The Lakeland Times featured AofA's Mark Blaxill in this recent article. A second article that ran yesterday is also excerpted below, titled, Autism numbers spike: The latest call to action By Richard Moore Autism...
Ambassador to Panama resign citing inability to work with Trump.
Courtesy of The Independent: *The US ambassador to Panama has resigned from his post on principle, writing in a resignation letter to the State Department that he can no longer serve the Trump administration, according to Reuters. * *The US State Department confirmed the departure of John D Feeley, saying he decided to "retire for personal reasons, as of 9 March this year". * *"As a junior foreign service officer, I signed an oath to serve faithfully the President and his administration in an apolitical fashion, even when I might not agree with certain policies.* *"My instructor... more »
Korean backlash to planned Bitcoin trading ban shows that crypto could get out of control
A recent event from the life of the Bitcoin cult looks like a punchline from a comedy. A Bitcoin conference in Miami – a gathering of the people who propose a new financial system to the world – had to cancel payments for the conference in the Bitcoin because the fees are too high and the network suffers of congestion. You can't make it up! Meanwhile, Kraken.com, a major Bitcoin exchange located in San Francisco, started a "two-hour-long" upgrade on Wednesday. Almost three days later, the website is still down and the circumstantial evidence makes it increasingly clear that they ... more »
Are protecting young immigrants, aka "Dreamers", a moral imperative or a “critical component of the Democratic Party’s future electoral success” ?
'The Center For American Progress (CAP) Action Fund circulated a memo on Monday calling illegal immigrants brought here at a young age — so-called “Dreamers” — a “critical component of the Democratic Party’s future electoral success.” The memo, co-authored by former Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri, was sent around to allies calling on Democrats to “refuse to offer any votes for Republican spending bills that do not offer a fix for Dreamers and instead appropriate funds to deport them.” President Donald Trump’s administration moved to end the Deferred Action for ... more »
Researchers Claim DMT Connects You To A Parallel Universe! (What You’re Not Being Told)
Researchers Claim DMT Connects You To A Parallel Universe! (What You’re Not Being Told) http://ewao.net/2017/05/10/researchers-claim-dmt-connects-you-to-a-parallel-universe-what-youre-not-being-told/ Advertisements
Is There Such A Thing As A “Shithole Country”?
Trump's “shithole” label is also very relevant in objectively describing parts of the US and the broader West as a whole, especially neglected inner-city areas with large minority populations. The post Is There Such A Thing As A “Shithole Country”? appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
"More Win-Lose Flimflam"
*"More Win-Lose Flimflam"* by Bill Bonner ‘Tax Law’s Effect Fuels Farm Outcry,’ read one Wall Street Journal headline yesterday. ‘A provision inserted into the tax code during Senate and House negotiations in December…’ begins the descriptive paragraph. Who inserts a provision? A selfless citizen serving the interests of the public? An earnest congressman with no thought to his own career? A dutiful bureaucrat stirred to action by vapors of fairness and justice wafting through the House Ways and Means Committee? *Win-lose flimflam: *We invite you behind the scenes… How are our laws... more »
TRUMP AND PORN STARS; STORMY DANIELS
The Wall Street Journal has reported that, one month prior to the 2016 presidential election,* Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, arranged a $130,000 hush payment to porn star Stormy Daniels .* In late October 2016, porn star *Jessica Drake* came forward to accuse Trump of offering her $10,000 in exchange for sex. In November 2016, the Wall Street Journal unearthed documents revealing that the National Enquirer gave $150,000 to Playboy centerfold *Karen McDougal* in connection with her alleged 10-month affair with Trump. *Steve Bannon says that, **during the 2016 presidential campaign,... more »
Open Banking 'revolution' to challenge banks' dominance per BBC News
This BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42655716 minimises fear of fraud and it took me a while to work out why. So these warnings appears right down the report: 'NatWest, one of the banks ordered to be ready for the new system, has warned that fraudsters could mimic these firms to trick people into giving them access to their accounts. Such a fraud could leave consumers at risk of losing their money. New financial service providers are also expected to be targeted by hackers, although they must prove their robustness to regulators. Gareth Shaw, of consumer group Whic... more »
X22 Report, “To Convince The Public This Is What The Cabal Does”
X22 Report, “To Convince The Public This Is What The Cabal Does” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT_z4qL2A9Q *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “Control The Currency, Manipulate The Economy Then Collapse The Economy” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A4TPPJieuQ
. Julian Assange is made an Ecuadorian citizen in effort to resolve impasse
There is extensive reports out there that what is now in motion is a process that will bring Assange to the USA in order to work directly with Trump. Certainly this week, prosecutors argued in Assange's favor and the obvious question is 'why now'. Now he actually has a valid passport. He should be on his way shortly. It may be planned to have him available during the upcoming disclosure regarding operations against the deep state. This operation has been steadily renditioning key individuals to Gitmo away from their legal team. Observe that a number of known individuals ... more »
Right before Christmas, a gargantuan black fissure opened on the Sun. It was shaped like a question mark.
A good reminder that we can now see much more of the Sun's activity across many spectral bands and that this tosses patterns at us begging attention at least. In view of the implausible idea that the sun could be hollow, i would love to see polar pictures of the SUN and we should have them anyway in order to see what changes if anything. A hollow SUN should be ejecting a flood of plasma at the poles and this also may explain stellar jets observed elsewhere as well. All good fun.. . *Right before Christmas, a gargantuan black fissure opened on the Sun. It was shaped like a ... more »
THIS Is Socialism
How the ignorati can still argue for state controlled socialism beggars the imagination. In fact all aspects of socialism as practiced consists of an incorrect approach to solving the problem presented by failed markets. It makes sound sense that we provide universal social services but they must be paid for by a universal labor market tied in pricing to the monetized costs of those services. What this implies is that we create a base market for a four hour shift in concert with local communities. This maintains maximum flexibility while opening the door for community investmen... more »
Where pain lives
What if the pain is really in your head? From this it appears to be exactly true in the majority of cases. Thus virtually all the present protocols are either of no value at all to begin with and all bring additional risks. What this means is that chronic pain must be approached completely differently and this is well worth investigating though a review of alternate resources. A quick read tells us that it may well be necessary to follow mind applications that direct the pain away just in order to switch it off. More to the point though, this is a strong recommendation for th... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*-by Noah* I've never been a guy who watches so-called reality shows on TV. The one exception, of course, is the one called *Trumpanzee White House* which is currently the #1 reality show in America, if not the known universe. Hell, if there are people out in space, they are probably watching in shuddering disbelief and arguing amongst themselves as to whether or not they should just vaporize this planet. On Sunday, CNN's Jake Tapper tried in vain to interview Señor Trumpanzee's Senior Policy Advisor, Stephen Miller. With Steve Bannon and Sebastian Gorka currently gone but just a... more »
China & Russia Are Just a Small Step Toward a New Gold-Backed Digital Currency that Completely Bypasses the U.S. Dollar Payments System
China & Russia Are Just a Small Step Toward a New Gold-Backed Digital Currency that Completely Bypasses the U.S. Dollar Payments System by Jim Rickards, https://dailyreckoning.com/ …. Today, I want to talk a little more about how gold and blockchain technology could lead the world away from the dollar-based system… Despite everything you may hear in […]
Days of Rage: 2 Palestinian Teens Killed in Clashes with Israeli Soldiers Over Jerusalem Move
RT Published on Jan 12, 2018 It’s now the 6th consecutive Friday that Palestinians have come out in force to protest Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. At least 3 protesters have been injured in clashes in Gaza. “In 2001, Dr. Ariella Oppenheim, of Hebrew University, a biologist, published the first extensive study […]
The Clintons Stole $2 Billion From Haiti But Trump Is Bad Because MSM Put Out A Fake Quote
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 12, 2018 Alex Jones points out how the corruption surrounding the Clintons’ connections to Haiti are far more scandalous and criminal than the fake quote attributed to Trump, put out by the mainstream media. end
Trump Shithole-Gate Designed To Take Twitter’s Shadow Ban Story Out Of The News
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 12, 2018 Alex Jones breaks down how the masterminds behind the mainstream media are using the phony Trump “shithole countries” quote to distract from the bombshell Twitter shadow ban story. end
Butterfly Fossils Baffle Researchers
The usual Darwinian evolution mumbo-jumbo. RT America Published on Jan 12, 2018 Paleontologists have discovered new species of prehistoric moths and butterflies with groundbreaking scientific implications. The fossils date to around 70 million years before the emergence of flowers — so what were these ancient butterflies pollinating? RT America’s David Miller reports. end
Another Step Toward Armageddon
Another Step Toward Armageddon by Paul Craig Roberts, https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ The US military/security complex has taken another step toward Armageddon. The Pentagon has prepared a nuclear posture review (NPR) that gives the OK to development of smaller “usable” nuclear weapons and permits their use in response to a non-nuclear attack. – As Reagan and Gorbachev understood, […]
A Fact-Checker’s Guide to Michael Wolff’s ‘Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House’
A Fact-Checker’s Guide to Michael Wolff’s ‘Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House’ by Angie Drobnic Holan, http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/ Even books about Donald Trump seem to break norms: Trump hasn’t been in office a year, and already there’s a gossipy insider account that claims to show the real goings-on of the Trump White House. Michael Wolff’s Fire […]
China’s Official Military Newspaper Warns: “War Is Not Far”
China’s Official Military Newspaper Warns: “War Is Not Far” by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ “War is not far from us. Regional situations around China are complex and unstable, and dangers are hiding under the peace. China cannot afford a military failure, so we must be fully aware of potential crisis and be prepared for battle at all times. […]
NPR: Spreading the Climate Change Message To Montana Barley Farmers
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: “A crop of irrigated barley. Barley growing on the Camas Division.” Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Flathead Irrigation Project, Montana. (1947 – 1952) Guest essay by Eric Worrall Some of Montana’s dry field barley farmers had a bad year. Montana Barley Fields Become Front Line…
Tweets For Today
Even before the Islamic State group took over Mosul, residents never imagined they could stay out so late. But now, in districts not left totally devastated by the ferocious fighting to oust the jihadists, life is buzzing again -- with more vibrancy than ever. pic.twitter.com/qf9pROvSpx — AFP news agency (@AFP) January 12, 2018 Saudi Arabia allows women to enter a football stadium for the first time to watch a match, as the ultra-conservative kingdom eases strict decades-old rules separating the sexes pic.twitter.com/3lnxCASTnW — AFP news agency (@AFP) January 13, 2018 U.S. ambas... more »
VIDEO: Elite Syrian troops battle hard to restore full security to a key base in east Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – On Friday, Syrian troops secured the Karajat Al-Hajz area in the Harasta district of eastern Damascus as part of an going push to restore all points lost by the army forces to militant groups around the military vehicle depot base. At the same time, the Syrian Army is advancing on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Day 3 of clashes in southern Aleppo ends with Syrian Army advancing towards Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:15 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their large-scale offensive in southern Aleppo, Friday, targeting the last towns under the control of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. Backed by Russian airstrikes, the Syrian Army managed to capture more than ten towns in southern Aleppo after a fierce battle with Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham militants. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
‘We want our homes cleared’ – Iraqi IDPs face lethal hazards as govt. calls for ‘voluntary returns’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:50 A.M.) – Displaced people from the Iraqi city of Fallujah living in a camp in Khalidiya, al-Anbar Province, shared their stories of trying and failing to return to their homes on Tuesday, a day before Iraq’s Ministry of Displacement and Migration Spokesperson said the Iraqi government would encourage the voluntary return of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: 18 towns in southwest Aleppo fall to the Syrian Army during one day as huge encirclement develops
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:50 A.M.) – On Friday, the Syrian Arab Amy, supported by allied paramilitary groups and Russian airpower, kicked-off the second phase of its southwestern Aleppo offensive, striking at rebel forces affiliated to Al-Qaeda across the Al-Hass plateau to the north of Khanasser. The opening of a new offensive axis via the Al-Hass plateau […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
"Butterflies..."
"I think humans might be like butterflies; people die every day without many other people knowing about them, seeing their colors, hearing their stories... and when humans are broken, they're like broken butterfly wings; suddenly there are so many beauties that are seen in different ways, so many thoughts and visions and possibilities that form, which couldn't form when the person wasn't broken! So it is not a very sad thing to be broken, after all! It's during the times of being broken, that you have all the opportunities to become things unforgettable! Just like the broken butter... more »
"And For The Rest..."
"It is always what I have already said: always the wish that you may find patience enough in yourself to endure, and simplicity enough to believe; that you may acquire more and more confidence in that which is difficult, and in your solitude among others. And for the rest, let life happen to you. Believe me: life is right, in any case." - Rainer Maria Rilke
Quantum Physics is Bringing Our Wildest Sci-Fi Dreams to Life
Quantum Physics is Bringing Our Wildest Sci-Fi Dreams to Life https://futurism.com/quantum-physics-bringing-wildest-sci-fi-dreams-life/amp/?__twitter_impression=true Advertisements
French female VIPs denounce "MeToo" puritanism
*The backlash shows the incompatibility of feminism and the Western society* French film star Catherine Deneveu (74, net worth $185 million, 12th wealthiest actress in the world) and 99 other famous French women have written a manifesto (full translation) denouncing the puritan witch hunts (not only) in the U.S. Gallantry or clumsy flirtation isn't rape or an attack of machismo, they emphasize, and the war against these innocent acts has established a totalitarian atmosphere, has already hurt the movie industry and the society as a whole, and resembles the witch hunts. Lots of wi... more »
The Pentagon's First-Ever Financial Audit Has Begun
Defense Under Secretary (Comptroller) David L. Norquist provides testimony on the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Defense Department to members of the Senate Committee on Armed Services Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., June 13, 2017. DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith *Defense News*: *Pentagon is prepared to spend over $900 million in first audit* WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is preparing to spend more than $900 million in fiscal 2018 to identify and fix problems as part of its first-ever financial audit. David Norquist, t... more »
Picture Of The Day
Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Divine Liturgy for Christmas at the Church of Sts. Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess in St. Petersburg on January 7, 2018. © Sputnik/ Aleksey Nikolskyi *WNU Editor:* The above picture is form this photo-gallery .... *This Week in Pictures (January 6-12)*(Sputnik).
The Poet: Mary Oliver, "When Death Comes"
*"When Death Comes"* "When death comes like the hungry bear in autumn, when death comes and takes all the bright coins from his purse to buy me, and snaps his purse shut; when death comes like the measle-pox; when death comes like an iceberg between the shoulder blades, I want to step through the door full of curiosity, wondering; what is it going to be like, that cottage of darkness? And therefore I look upon everything as a brotherhood and a sisterhood, and I look upon time as no more than an idea, and I consider eternity as another possibility, and I think of each life as a flower, as... more »
Maybe Someone Needs To Rethink The Saying "It's So Easy Even a Caveman Can Do It."
*HERE WE GO AGAIN: DEMOCRAT AL GREEN TO TRY TO IMPEACH TRUMP AGAIN.... THIS TIME OVER ‘SH*THOLE’ COMMENT * *DT* - The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results, but that wisdom is lost on Democrat Al Green and his quixotic mission to bring impeachment charges against President Trump. Green is one of the more obnoxious members of the self-segregating Congressional Black Caucus as well as one of the butt-ugliest human beings that has ever prowled the halls of Congress. The former head of the Houston NAACP turned politician h... more »
The Return of Geopolitics
Geopolitics has returned with a vengeance. The end of the Cold War wrought a moment in which there was no credible alternative to liberal democratic capitalism. Russia was seemingly fatally weakened, and China was not yet the economic powerhouse it would become. By the late 2000’s, Russia, with power and resources concentrated in the hands […]
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "Moment of Grace Part 1"
Liquid Mind, "Moment of Grace Part 1" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I61vm_nLNYg
Russia Is Developing Its Next Generation Heavy Flame-Throwing System
© Sergei Bobylev/Russian Defense Ministry Press Office/TASS *TASS:* *Russia developing next-generation heavy flame-thrower* Russia has started developing a prototype of the next-generation wheeled-chassis heavy flame-throwing system dubbed Tosochka MOSCOW, January 12. /TASS/. Russia’s Splav Research and Production Association has started developing a prototype of the next-generation wheeled-chassis heavy flame-throwing system dubbed Tosochka, CEO of Techmash Holding Company Vladimir Lepin said on Friday. "The Splav Research and Production Association is carrying out work to develo... more »
Trump’s Phony Support for Iran’s Popular Protests
*-by Reese Erlich* During a recent reporting trip to Iran, I interviewed almost two dozen people at random in both rich and poor neighborhoods of Tehran. All the middle and upper-middle class people I spoke with said the government of President Hassan Rouhani had made economic progress, although not as much as they wanted. All the working-class Iranians said they had seen no economic improvements since Rouhani's election in 2013. Starting in late December, spontaneous protests broke out among young, working-class Iranians. While hundreds demonstrated in Tehran, tens of thousands ... more »
2017: The Ukrainian economy’s dismal year
Ukrainian economy continued to weaken as inflation rose and living standards fell More The post 2017: The Ukrainian economy’s dismal year appeared first on The Duran.
Flu Now Considered To Be An Epidemic In The U.S.
*CBS:* *2018 flu season appears to hit deadly peak* This year's flu season has been dominated by a particularly nasty bug, and health officials say it has now reached almost every corner of the country. In a press conference on Friday morning, the CDC says flu season appears to be peaking. "We saw that the season started earlier back in November and has had a really rapid rise and is probably peaking right about now," said Dr. Dan Jernigan, M.D., Captain of U.S. Public Health Service and Director of the Influenza Division at the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory ... more »
Trump’s Own Words Revive Debate Over Whether He’s Racist
President Donald Trump's incendiary comments about immigrants have ripped open a jarring debate in the United States and around the world: Is the American president racist?
Czechs Vote For A President
*Radio Free Europe*: *Czechs Vote For President, With Divisive Incumbent Favored * The Czech Republic is holding a presidential election that pits incumbent President Milos Zeman, who opposes immigration and is seen as pro-Russia, against eight other candidates. Zeman is favored to win the most votes in the January 12-13 first round. If no candidate wins a majority in the first round, the top two finishers will face each other in a runoff on January 26-27. Zeman, 73, has held the largely ceremonial post since 2013. He has courted controversy by voicing antimigrant views, denigrat... more »
Climate Change and Nuclear Armageddon
I've had a busy week, ending with a workshop on climate change. I never had the opportunity at the workshop to share my thought on the "climate change" paradigm: *Although I think climate change is an important and pressing issue, I find it an inappropriate trope for encapsulating the human made apocalypse that seems to be right around the corner, and that apocalypse looks most likely to be nuclear.* And, of course, I find it quite interesting that climate change and atmospheric testing are never spoken in the same sentence, although it was the Cold War scientists who studied f... more »
Report: Trump Lawyer Brokered $130,000 Payment to Porn Star
President Donald Trump's personal lawyer reportedly brokered a $130,000 payment to a porn actress to prevent her from publicly discussing an alleged sexual encounter with Trump.
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, the star factory known as Messier 17 lies some 5,500 light-years away in the nebula-rich constellation Sagittarius. At that distance, this degree wide field of view spans almost 100 light-years, courtesy of ESO's new VLT Survey Telescope and OmegaCAM. The sharp, false color image includes both optical and infrared data, following faint details of the region's gas and dust clouds against a backdrop of central Milky Way stars. *Click image for larger size.* Stellar winds and energetic light from hot, massive stars formed from M17's stock of co... more »
"Only This Moment..."
"We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand... and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late." - Marie Beyon Ray
"Fools And Knaves..."
"In the mass of mankind, I fear, there is too great a majority of fools and knaves; who, singly from their number, must to a certain degree be respected, though they are by no means respectable." - Philip Stanhope
North Korea Plans to Defeat the U.S. Army in a War. Here's How.
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* North Korea seems to believe that it can win using the same tactics that Chinese troops successfully employed in the Korean War. Normal military doctrine says that an attacker should outnumber the defender by at least three to one at the point of attack. But since when is North Korea normal? The Korean People's Army (KPA) believes that it only needs to amass a two to one edge on the battlefield to defeat U.S. and South Korean troops. What's more, North Korea seems to believe that it can win using the same tactics that Chinese troops successfully e... more »
China May Have Tested a Ballistic Missile That Could Target Taiwan, Report States
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Asia* What will Taipei do? China may have recently tested a ballistic missile that is said to target Taiwan. This week, the Hong Kong–based *South China Morning Post* reported that the Chinese military’s official newspaper had posted images and a video of what appeared to be a test of the DF-16 or its predecessor missile, the DF-11. The *People’s Liberation Army Daily*, which is the name of the military paper, did not specify when the tests had been carried out. “The missiles appeared to be either Type DF-11 or DF-16 mobile-launched missiles with rang... more »
Could This Japanese Jet Fighter Have Won the Pacific War?
*Michael Peck* *History, Asia* A World War II mystery revealed. It is a fallacy that Germany was the only nation to develop combat jets in World War II. In truth, while Germany had the most advanced technology, all of the major powers had jet aircraft projects during World War II, including the United States, Britain, Russia, Italy and Japan. The most well-known Japanese jet—and the only one that saw combat—was the Okha, a rocket-propelled and human-piloted kamikaze. But another Japanese jet actually flew before the war ended, and would have seen combat had it continued: the Nak... more »
You Can Build Your Very Own Glock, AR-15 or AK-47
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Yes, this is real. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, the agency that regulates gun ownership in the United States, recognizes that individuals have a historical right to make their own firearms. While this may have been common in the eighteenth century, it is only recently becoming popular again due to the high tolerances of modern machinery and the widespread availability of powered tools. As a result Americans have the ability to make a wide variety of firearms, from pistols to semiautomatic rifles, in their own homes. Modern... more »
Germany Could Arm Europe with Some Truly Super Submarines
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* And they are coming just in the nick of time. Germany’s submarine fleet has been going through a rough patch lately. By the end of 2017, all six of the Type 212A submarines, which use hydrogen PEM fuel cells for super quiet Air-Independent Propulsion (AIP), were either undergoing trials and overhauls or awaiting repairs for unexpected accidents—a process slowed to a glacial pace due to a failure to procure spare parts in advance. Nonetheless, on the long term both German submariners and the Type 212’s manufacturer have reason for cheer. Six... more »
How to End U.S. Strategic Failure in the Middle East
*Daniel L. Davis* *Security, Middle East* The Trump administration’s new plan for Afghanistan will simply add four more years to the strategic futility that we’ve endured since 2001. While most of the country has been fixated on issues surrounding the North Korean nuclear crisis, other foreign-policy issues of real importance have been passing unnoticed—and are moving in the wrong direction. U.S. military decisions in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria threaten to extend our near-unbroken record of earning strategic failure well into the future. In Afghanistan, Vice President Pence just... more »
Tucker Carlson, Ann Coulter Force Trump Back Right on Immigration
*Curt Mills* *Politics, North America* [image: Fox personality Tucker Carlson speaks at the 2017 Business Insider Ignition: Future of Media conference in New York] The death of “Trumpism without Trump” seems greatly exaggerated. For those hoping that President Donald Trump was marching toward a more conventional presidency, Wednesday provided the best day of news in months. Not only had former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon been excised by the president himself from the official Trump movement, but he’d also been defrocked from *Breitbart News*, an organization he’d o... more »
Who Attacked a Russian Military Base with a 'Swarm' Strike?
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Middle East* [image: A Russian Pantsir-S1 missile and artillery weapon system fires during a demonstration at the international military-technical forum] The next revolution in military affairs? Russia is pointing fingers in all directions as it attempts to decipher who, exactly, attacked the Khmeimim air base and Tartus naval base in Syria by deploying a massed flight of what appear to have been home-made GPS-guided drones. The coordinated attack marks the first time that drones have been used en masse—and may well mark a dangerous new moment in the ... more »
Don't Be Fooled: North Korea Still Wants to Conquer South Korea
*Wallace C. Gregson* *Security, Asia* [image: A concrete border is seen as a South Korean soldier stands guard at the truce village of Panmunjom] And the United States needs to step up to the plate to prevent it. Delegations from North and South Korea met for the first time in two years at the Truce Village in Panmunjom. Reports indicate that agreement was reached for the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) to send a delegation composed of athletes, a martial arts demonstration team, high-level officials, supporters and journalists to the Olympics in Pyeongchang. This w... more »
Breaking: Syrian Army captures 4towns in southeast Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their advance in the southeastern countryside of Aleppo tonight after a completing another successful day in this part of the country. Led by their Republican Guard forces, the Syrian Arab Army was able to take control of four towns after a fierce battle with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
[Graphic 18+] ISIS ruthlessly hangs beheaded rebel from cage after advancing in south Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 A.M.) – The so-called Islamic State (ISIS) launched a big assault inside the city of Hajar Al-Aswad, Friday, targeting Jaysh Al-Islam’s last positions in the area. According to the terrorist group’s official media wing, their forces managed to capture most of Al-Zeen Street after a fierce battle with Jaysh Al-Islam on early […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia Knows Who Attacked Their Bases In Syria And It’s Not Turkey
X22Report Published on Jan 11, 2018 Confirmed, there is no Russian collusion. The dossier was used to get a FISA warrant to spy on the incoming President. The corporate media puts out fake news about the crypto market, was this on purpose to make it more volatile. The US government passed the law that spies on […]
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