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More about Donald Trump's affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels.
As it turns out there was a reporter from Slate working on the story about Trump and Daniels before the election. Jacob Weisberg did not post that story because he did not feel he had enough corroboration to write it with confidence that it could stand up to scrutiny. Now that the Wall Street Journal has written their account of Daniels receiving $130,000 in hush money Weisberg has written about what he learned during multiple interviews with Daniels. From the article: *Daniels, whose given name is Stephanie Clifford, did indeed have a story about Trump, which she related to me... more »
Libya Update: What's Really Behind the Airport Firefight?
[image: undefined] Continuing from my OpEd of the 11th January entitled "Libya Update: Power Struggles Continue - Will the UN Get its Way?", dramatic further evidence of my assessment came in the form of reports of intense fighting that started over the weekend and dramatically escalated this Monday, in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, leaving over twenty dead and over 60 wounded and the airport closed in flames. However those reports by mainstream media still fail to mention the most significant casualty of all: The United Nations peace process, called the LPA. For two years UN dipl... more »
Trump's Fake News Awards Today on Twitter and what I discovered yesterday...
*I discovered that you do not put a bumper cover for a 2008 Sonata inside the Sonata to which it will affixed in the future.* *Short Form:* I ordered a rear bumper cover off of ebay (already painted in the proper color) for my car. It had to be picked up at FedEx Ground in the Industrial Park in Spokane Valley since it was "oversized" and they couldn't even get it to Couer d'Alene. Two FexEx employees and I worked for an hour to find a way to get that in the car. No dice So today, I drive back to Spokane with the van (as soon as we jump it) to try again. On the upside the FedEx empl... more »
Journal retracts letter for missing disclosure author says he tried to submit
An emergency medicine journal has retracted a letter to the editor, saying it didn’t include the author’s relevant commercial interest—which the author says he tried to disclose when he submitted the paper. The author, Guy Weinberg, told Retraction Watch he had noted his conflict of interest when he submitted the letter last March, but said […] The post Journal retracts letter for missing disclosure author says he tried to submit appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Sources: White House Directed Bannon Silence in House Interview
Steve Bannon's attorney relayed questions, in real time, to the White House during a House Intelligence Committee interview of the former Trump chief strategist, people familiar with the closed-door session said.
On The Qualifications Of Peer Reviewers For Scientific Papers
Peer review is the backbone of high quality scientific publications. Although the idea that only articles that are approved by a set of anonymous nitpickers can ever see the light of publication on "serious" journals is old and perfectible, there is currently no valid alternative to identify verified, rigorous scientific work, and to filter out unsubstantiated claims, and methodologically unsound results - the scientific analogue of "fake news". read more
Lithuanian Experts Have More Than 100 Comments And Questions Regarding Russian-Belarusian Nuclear Power Station Project (Near Lithuania)
Belarus Nuclear Power Station location location exported from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_nuclear_power_plant From Charter.org: “Lithuanian Experts: We Have 100 Comments and Questions … Continue reading →
That Time When The Mafia Almost Fixed The Democratic National Convention
From “The Conversation“: That time when the Mafia almost fixed the Democratic National Convention FDR Presidential Library, CC BY By … Continue reading →
Another Step Forward On Marijuana Legalization
Today, two of California's best members of Congress, Barbara Lee and Ro Khanna will introduce the Marijuana Justice Act, the companion bill for Cory Booker’s Senate bill, S. 1689 (which so far has one co-sponsor Ron Wyden of Oregon). The idea behind the Marijuana Justice Act is to help correct decades of injustice surrounding the discriminatory enforcement of marijuana criminalization laws in the United States. Barbara Lee and Ro Khanna will be joined by Senator Booker, on a press call to talk about the bill at 4:15 p.m. ET. Tim Canova isn't a member of Congress yet and can't vote... more »
The Unacceptable Risks of Trump’s Nuclear Strategy
The Trump administration’s updated Nuclear Posture Review is an extremely negative, aggressive, and explosive document. Its approval will dramatically complicate the global strategic scenario, undermine international stability. The post The Unacceptable Risks of Trump’s Nuclear Strategy appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Toronto Right to Life: An "Educational" Charity
I had never heard of Toronto Right to Life before this "abortion clause" (I hate the phrase, but that's what it's being called) kerfuffle. It is a registered charity. It's been in the news as one of the three anti-choice groups (with Guelph Right to Life and Canadian Centre for Bioethical Reform, aka Fetal Gore Gang) that successfully pressured the government to release Canada Summer Jobs funding they were granted before the eligibility rules were changed. Then it was in the news again for taking the government to court to argue that its Charter rights to freedom of conscience ar... more »
CFACT to EPA: Obama’s “clean power plan” must go!
Legally correct interpretation: “The CPP exceeds EPA’s statutory authority and must be repealed.” Read CFACT's full regulatory submission now.
BREAKING: This report won't get discussed!
*WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2018Why do you think that is?* This morning's New York Times has a superb, horrific report about street violence in Baltimore. Timothy Williams focuses on the death toll at one school. His report starts like this: WILLIAMS (1/17/18): *What happened to 19-year-old Markel Scott last March is increasingly common here: Someone walked up to him on the street and shot him six times.* Two months from his high school graduation, he died on the sidewalk, still wearing his book bag. *“I grew up here and I’ve never seen crime like this,” his mother, Sharonda Rhodes, ... more »
Update on General Dynamics LD 1781 Public hearing in Augusta
The Taxation Committee in Augusta has scheduled the public hearing for LD 1781 (the General Dynamics $60 million corporate subsidy bill) for *Tuesday, January 30 at 1:00 pm*. The hearing will be held in *Room 127* inside the State House. Additionally the Taxation Committee Work Session on the same bill will ‘probably’ be held on Tuesday, February 6 at 1:00 pm so please put that on your calendar as well. USM emeritus Professor of Law Orlando Delogu wrote this morning the following words: *At the hearing you need to assemble people from every county and both parties—lots of th... more »
VIDEO: Syrian Army tanks in east Idlib begin battle to meet south Aleppo forces
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Sama TV network has released a front-line report from southeastern Idlib province showing more Syrian Arab Army reinforcements – troops, tanks and vehicles – pouring into the heavily embattled region. For the last several days, Syrian troops in southern Aleppo have been trying to link up with army […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Video: Rebel militants still in control of recaptured East Ghouta area
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (05:00 PM) – Video footage has surfaced showing militants of Jaysh al-Islam, a Salafist militant group supported by Saudi Arabia, in control of the town of Tall Firzat in East Ghouta. A few days ago, sources in the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) reported that Tall Firzat had been liberated from rebel control in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Arab fighters of US-backed forces raise picture of Syrian President al-Assad in Raqqa city (VIDEO)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:15 P.M.) – Fighters from an Arab unit with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces – politically hostile to the Damascus government – have raised a picture of the country’s president inside the city of Raqqa. A video as been released over social media showing Arab tribal fighters from the Fursan Al-Jazeera unit of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish forces reinforce Afrin through Syrian government territories
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:35 P.M.) – The predominately Kurdish “People’s Protection Units” (YPG) reinforced the Afrin Canton this week after the Turkish Army repeatedly attacked their forces in this region located in Aleppo’s northwestern countryside. According to a Syrian military source, the YPG was able to reinforce the Afrin Canton through the government territories; specifically, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Israel did not bomb any Hezbollah weapons depot in Damascus: report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – Last night, several opposition activists claimed that the Israeli Air Force launched airstrikes over the Damascus countryside, targeting an alleged Hezbollah weapons depot near the Mezzeh Airport. However, no such attack reportedly took place, a Syrian Army source told Al-Masdar News. The source added that these claims were made up […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army’s new-found operational flexibility demonstrated in south Aleppo offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – A series of operations in southern Aleppo province – started just a little over a week ago – have served to demonstrate the new-found operational flexibility of the Syrian Arab Army. The initial phase of the south Aleppo offensive – the Al-Hass plateau operation – saw the Syrian Army use […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
At least 3 killed as military training plane crashes in Turkey – reports
The rescue teams have found the wreckage of the Turkish Air Force’s CASA CN-235 aircraft that crashed in the southern province of Isparta on Wednesday, the Daily Sabah reported citing the local governor. A technician and pilot were killed after air force cargo plane went down near the town of Yalvac, according to the Dogan […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian opposition still undecided on participation in Sochi congress — source
The Syrian opposition delegation formed at the consultations in Riyadh in November has made no final decision yet regarding its participation in the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Sochi, a source in the Syrian opposition informed TASS on Wednesday. “The final decision has not been made yet. It will be made following upcoming meeting of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army captures new town near Abu Dhuhour Airport
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) was able to breakthrough Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions in southern Aleppo, capturing a small town near the Abu Dhuhour Military Airport. Led by their 124th Brigade of the Republican Guard, the Syrian Arab Army began the day by storming several towns located northeast […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Free Syrian Army commander killed in southeast Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) – The Free Syrian Army (FSA) lost another commander in the Idlib Governorate this week after the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a powerful assault on their positions in the southeastern countryside of the province. According to opposition activists, the Free Syrian Army commander of Jaysh Al-Nakhbah, Hussein ‘Abdel-Razzaq Bakkour, was […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
CIA False Flag Likely in Drone Attack on Russia’s Syrian Bases
[image: undefined] The audacious multiple-drone attack on Russia’s military bases in Syria is increasingly looking like a false flag carried out by the American Central Intelligence Agency. Sophisticated technology and a Ukrainian connection indicate that the swarm attack with 13 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) was not the work solely of Syrian anti-government militants. What’s more the Russian government appears to have the incriminating evidence on who sanctioned the drone attacks against the Russian air base at Hmeimim and its naval port at Tartus on January 6. The weapons faile... more »
The Media’s Wildly Different Take on Unrest in Tunisia and Iran
[image: undefined] As the new year began, social media and corporate-owned news organizations alike were giving the protests in Iran constant coverage, despite the fact that the protests were relatively small in size and motivated primarily by economics — not politics, as many popular news outlets had claimed. Not surprisingly, these same organizations failed to mention the role of sanctions backed by the West in fomenting the economic troubles facing Iranians. Soon after — despite US encouragement and financial backing, as well as the key role of the US-trained, Iran-based terrori... more »
Security In Iraq, Jan 8-14, 2018
The number of security incidents remained low for the second week of January 2018. There were very few attacks and casualties. The week did see the return of mass casualty bombings by the Islamic State. There were 64 incidents recorded in Iraq from January 8-14. That was down from 71 the first week of the year. There was 1 incident in Anbar, 2 in Sulaymaniya, 3 in Babil, 7 in Ninewa, 8 in Diyala, 9 in Salahaddin, 10 in Kirkuk, and 24 in Baghdad. Starting in August 2017 there has been less than 100 incidents each week. *Security Incidents In Iraq By Province Jan 8-14, 2018* Anbar... more »
This Day In Iraqi History – Jan 17
1974 Bakr govt held talks with Mustafa Barzani and KDP 1987 Iraq conducted missile and air strikes on Tehran and other major cities 3rd War of the Cities Iran-Iraq War 1988 Mahdi Hakim killed in Sudan by Iraqi intelligence 1989 US report said Iraq was working on typhoid cholera anthrax for its chemical weapons program 1990 Iraq ended foreign travel ban for citizens 1990 Bush admin signed directive for normalized relations with Iraq 1991 Operation Desert Storm-Gulf War started to expel Iraq from Kuwait Coalition began air campaign against Iraq 1993 US UK ... more »
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Russia Built a Mach 3 Fighter Jet to Destroy a Bomber America Never Built
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * And yet, the MiG-31 still inspires fear. *According to one count, there are 252 MiG-31s in the inventory of the Russian Air Force. Moscow began modernizing its Foxhound fleet to the MiG-31BM and BSM variant starting in 2010, and plans to have 100 upgraded by 2020. The BM includes modernized cockpit displays, a hands-on-throttle-and-stick (HOTAS), and a new Zaslon-M radar with maximum detection range increased to 200 miles. It also is upgraded to employ the latest generation of long-range air-to-air missiles, including the R-33S, the R-77—the Russ... more »
Another Government Boondoggle: $430,000 Study of Latino Food Shopping Habits
[image: another-gov-t-boondoggle-dhhs-s-430-000-study-of-latino-food-shopping-habits] The Department of Health and Human Services is abusing taxpayer dollars once again, this time by issuing a $430,000 grant for a study on the grocery store purchases of American Latino families. The study is yet another example of unconstitutional government overreach, and it raises the possibility for the government to intervene in the dietary habits of its citizens despite its strongly negative record in this area.
SEGREGATE THIS: Which schools count as "segregated?"
*WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2018Part 2—The weaponization of virtue:* Is it true that American public schools have been "resegregating?" Is it true that "schools in the South are as segregated now as they were about 50 years ago, not long after the Brown decision?" Alvin Chang makes both those claims at the start of this recent report in Vox. These may seem like startling claims. They concern a very important part of modern American life. That said, these apparently startling claims are also quite familiar. Progressive journalists and academics make such claims all the time. Celebrat... more »
‘I Will Break Your F**king Arm!’: Video Shows Cops Savagely Beat Subdued Man
[image: subdued]Police officers in Lemon Grove, CA were recently captured on video attacking a suspect who appeared to be subdued already before the attack.
57 Years Ago Today, Eisenhower Predicted the Rise of the Military-Industrial Complex—He Was Right
[image: military-industrial complex]Dwight Eisenhower predicted the very situation Americans face today that keeps us in a perpetual state of debt and war and he called it the military-industrial complex.
Immigrant Woman Attempts Suicide At Detention Center After Facing Punishment For Avoiding Guard Who Sexually Abused Her
A twenty-three year-old immigrant woman from El Salvador attempted suicide at a private immigration detention center in Texas after learning she may face punishment for avoiding a guard who sexually abused her and still works at the facility. Laura Monterrosa ingested “51 pain pills that were left in her possession by The post Immigrant Woman Attempts Suicide At Detention Center After Facing Punishment For Avoiding Guard Who Sexually Abused Her appeared first on Shadowproof.
Help support the work of the Global Network
*GLOBAL NETWORK MEMBERSHIP FORM 2018 * Membership in the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space is open to all organizations and individuals. Please add____________________________________to the Global Network membership list. (Organization/Individual Name) Enclosed is our annual dues for 2018 in the amount of ___________ (pay what you can best afford on a sliding scale between $10 - $100). Donations to the Global Network are tax deductible. (If you've already donated for this year we thank you very much.) (One easy way to donate is using the internet. Go to ... more »
FBI rattled, worried about ability to do their job, after Justice Department gives documents to Congressional Republicans.
Courtesy of Bloomberg: *The Justice Department’s decision to give congressional Republicans access to documents about FBI investigations risks exposing sensitive sources or material and poses a critical early test for bureau Director Christopher Wray, current and former U.S. law enforcement officials say. * *Some officials view the department as capitulating to a small group of Republicans who are intent on helping President Donald Trump undermine the integrity of the FBI and, by extension, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into whether Trump or any of his associates... more »
Forward on the High Ground: The LaRouchePAC 2018 Platform
PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20180117-forward-on-high-ground.pdf We are pushed from all sides in the U.S. and Trans-Atlantic, to sink down to the low ground, in terms of economics, culture and morality. Under assault from the City of London/Wall Street defenders of the dying monetarist system, we are pressured to fixate on mind-trap questions and "issues:" "What did Trump say, or not? What did someone else say, or not?" When all the while, reality is clear. We need the New Silk Road impetus for development. The U.S. must get on board. The new LaRouchePAC 2018 Platform, "The Campaign To ... more »
The Human Farm Goes High Tech
*CBC: Smart Cities, Personal Information Collection, Privacy, Control and Profits* The L-shaped parcel of land on Toronto's eastern waterfront known as Quayside isn't much to look at. There's a sprawling parking lot for dry-docked boats opposite aging post-industrial space, where Parliament Street becomes Queens Quay. To its south is one of the saddest stretches of the Martin Goodman trail, an otherwise pleasant running and biking route that spans the city east to west. But before long, Quayside may be one of the most sensor-laden neighbourhoods in North America, thanks to *Alphabet... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 17, 2018
US M1A2 tank (AFP Photo/Jung Yeon-Je) / AFP *News.com.au*:* US conducts ‘very serious’ drills to prepare for war with North Korea* THE US military is quietly preparing for war with North Korea, as the Pentagon considers building more nuclear warheads. THE US military is quietly performing exercises to ready itself for war with North Korea, as the Pentagon considers building more targeted nuclear warheads. Two military drills last month and one in February are designed to ready troops for the possibility of war with the rogue regime, which has made repeated threats to attack the ... more »
What Is the ‘Aussie Flu,’ Exactly, and How Worried Should You Be About It?
Yet another reason to get your flu shot, like, yesterday. It feels like pretty much every year medical experts say that it’s going to be an awful season for the flu. And this year is no exception. The dominant flu strain … Continue reading →
VASCULAR APPROACHES FOR TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a relatively new method to treat patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS). TAVI represents a minimally invasive alternative to the current standard treatment for AS, which is surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR). A recent … Continue reading →
PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION (PCI): A THERAPEUTIC MYTH?
Professor of Cardiovascular Science, Cardiovascular and Cell Sciences Research Institute,St George’s, University of London, UK PCI IN PATIENTS WITH STABLE ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE – A THERAPEUTIC MYTH? Contrary to expectations, large randomised studies have demonstrated percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) not to reduce mortality or … Continue reading →
8 Steps to Creating Healthy Boundaries in Relationships
Healthy Boundaries are what Healthy Relationships are made of. If there are no healthy boundaries, there will be no healthy relationships. CREATING HEALTHY BOUNDARIES The presence of any feelings of irritation, anger, blame, discomfort, frustration, etc., is a clear sign that … Continue reading →
How to Reduce Your EMF Exposure
The negative effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) continue to ignite conversations and controversy worldwide. The most dangerous pollution affecting you is the invisible sea of EMFs your body swims in daily. You are exposed to EMFs all day long, not only in … Continue reading →
In the Language of Trees: How Plants Can Teach Us to Communicate
When I was a kid, I would name the trees in my backyard. They all had distinct personalities and dynamic qualities, including the ability to talk. I would spend inordinate amounts of time collecting their branches and sticks, talking with … Continue reading →
Former Facebook Executives Warn Social Media is Destroying Society
For those of us who use social media, we’ve all experienced the familiar “I’ll pop onto [insert platform of choice] for a minute, just to see what’s going on” and then realize, hours later, we’re still scrolling through our news … Continue reading →
Cancer, Coverups and Contamination: The Real Cost of Nuclear Energy
“When the Chernobyl accident happened some of the iodine went around the world several times. In fact, you, I, everyone – we all have a piece of Chernobyl in our body…” ~ Theoretical physicist and author Michio Kaku Disinformation is a … Continue reading →
12 Simple Steps for Guiding Our Children Into Their Highest Expressions
As parents during this intense and exciting time on Earth, we accepted and/or chose an extremely important job. We are guiding the next caretakers of the Earth and evolution of humanity. Our children are growing up in a world where … Continue reading →
How to Avoid Empathy Burnout When You are Surrounded by Other People’s Pain
It seems there could never be enough empathy and compassion in our world, but we are starting to discover that our capacity for empathy – to share the emotions of others and take their perspective – can come with a bit of a sting … Continue reading →
Making Bannon Snitch On Trumpanzee
Tuesday I was in a hospital waiting room with a TV tuned to CNN when Bannon waddled into a closed door congressional hearing. I noticed that "Sloppy Steve" was wearing a coat and tie. I didn't know he owned a tie. Maybe he borrowed one. That night it was all over the news that he refused-- for 10 hours-- to answer any substantive questions from members of the House Intelligence Committee, even after they served him with a subpoena. Democrat Adam Schiff described the escapade as "a gag order by the White House." Even after the subpoena was served, according to Schiff, Bannon "was i... more »
Only Votes Will Do It
Yesterday, Dr. Ronny Jackson gave Donald Trump a clean bill of health. So much for the fantasy that Trump's ill health will remove him from office. Likewise, even if Robert Mueller finds Trump guilty of money laundering and obstruction of justice -- which seems ever more likely -- a Republican controlled congress will not impeach him. It's clear, Jonathan Freedland writes, that only democracy will remove Trump: The truth is, there are no quick fixes. Even if Jackson or Mueller came up with devastating findings, the act of removing Trump will fall to the Congress, currently in the... more »
'Two Brothers' Mummies - DNA Shows They Actually Are
The 'Two Brothers' mummies, discovered by the modern world in 1907, reside in the Manchester Museum and are the mummies of, unsurprisingly, two elite men (they didn't mummify peasants), Khnum-nakht and Nakht-ank. The remains date to around 1800 B.C. but there has always been argument about whether or not the two are actually related even though they share a joint burial site at Deir Rifeh, a village 250 miles south of Cairo. Hieroglyphic inscriptions on the coffins indicated that both men were the sons of an unnamed local governor and had mothers with the same name, Khnum-aa. It wa... more »
BREAKING: North and South Korea uniting under one flag for Olympics
South Korea announced Wednesday the two rivals will appear side-by-side at the February 9th opening ceremony. More The post BREAKING: North and South Korea uniting under one flag for Olympics appeared first on The Duran.
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From Jenna Orkin New California declares "independence" from rest of state Deutsche Bank: A Global Bank for Oligarchs — American and Russian, Part 1 As Petro-Yuan Looms, Bundesbank Adds Renminbi To Currency Reserves As No One Watched, Trump Pardoned 5 Megabanks For Corruption Charges 5 Reasons Why Egypt And Sudan Might Be About To Go To War Is Facebook 'Championing' Blasphemy Laws Across Europe? China Downgrades US Credit Rating From A- To BBB+, Warns US Insolvency Would "Detonate Next Crisis" Dow Opens Above 26,000 After Fastest 1000-Point Surge In History The US Is Developing T... more »
Should The U.S. Respond To A Cyber-Attack With Nuclear Weapons?
*The Hill:* *Pentagon mulls nuclear response to cyber attacks: report* A Pentagon report outlining an updated U.S. nuclear strategy suggests using nuclear weapons to respond to non-nuclear attacks on the U.S., according to The New York Times The newspaper reported Wednesday that the draft document, the Nuclear Posture Review, provides for possible nuclear responses to devastating cyberattacks on U.S critical infrastructure. The suggestion marks a dramatic expansion of what the U.S. believes warrants a first use of nuclear weapons, the Times noted. Only in narrow cases, such as in... more »
Tactical Nuclear Weapons: How America Could Have Won the Vietnam War?
*Steve Weintz* *Security, * No way. Here's why. *The Tet Offensive in 1968 demonstrated what Communist resolve and capacity could achieve with conventional forces. Had nuclear weapons been introduced into the conflict by both sides, the United States would have faced the JASONs’ worst-case scenario. Apparently some talk picked up again about using nukes to relieve the siege at Khe Sanh, but it went as far as similar talk in 1954 about Dien Bien Phu. Despite all the frustration with the war and the desire to pull out the big guns, the nuclear taboo held.* By February 1966, frust... more »
The Navy's New Stealth Destroyer is 98 Percent Complete
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * And it could be finished by March. Beneath the highly visible shadow of the now commissioned first-in-class stealthy USS Zumwalt destroyer, the Navy has been quietly making rapid progress with its second Zumwalt-class destroyer – the soon-to-be USS Michael Monsoor – slated for delivery as soon as March of this year. The ship, called DDG 1001, is now 98-percent complete and preparing for builders trails this coming December, Capt. Kevin Smith, DDG 1000 Program Manager, said recently at the Surface Navy Association symposium. Much like the lead Zumwalt-... more »
According To The World Economic Forum In Davos These Are The Biggest Risks Facing The World In 2018
*Daily Mail:* *Fears of an attack with weapons of mass destruction tops list of the world's greatest concerns for 2018, global risk survey finds* * Survey finds weapons of mass destruction tops list of this year's global worries * There are also fears over extreme weather, cyber attacks and infectious disease * The 2018 Global Risks survey has been released by the World Economic Forum * Forum is holding its annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland, from January 23 Fears of an attack with weapons of mass destruction tops a list of the world's greatest concerns for 2018, a global risks... more »
20 Nations Agree In Vancouver To Increase Pressure On North Korea
*Reuters: **Nations to consider more North Korea sanctions, U.S. warns on military option* VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Twenty nations agreed on Tuesday to consider tougher sanctions to press North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Pyongyang it could trigger a military response if it did not choose negotiations. A U.S.-hosted meeting of countries that backed South Korea during the 1950-53 Korea War also vowed to support renewed dialogue between the two Koreas “in hopes that it leads to sustained easing of tensions” and agreed that a d... more »
Getting Ready For A U.S. - China Trade War
*Zero Hedge:* *US And China Brace For Trade War That Could Rattle Global Economy* As we reported last week, the US non-petroleum trade deficit with China and Mexico - two of its largest trading partners - climbed to its highest level for a 12-month period in December, an embarrassing development for the Trump administration, which has repeatedly promised to protect US industry by raising trade barriers. However, the rising deficit, bolstered by a weakening US dollar, could ratchet up the political urgency of the Trump administration’s trade agenda. And as the Wall Street Journal ... more »
Gov’t Revokes Off-Grid Amish Community’s Religious Rights, Forces Them to Use Electricity
[image: amish]In spite of the fact that they have harmed no one, a court is forcing an Amish family to violate their religious beliefs and use electricity.
Erdogan: We Will ‘Strangle’ U.S.-Backed Force in Syria “Before It’s Even Born”
Erdogan: We Will ‘Strangle’ U.S.-Backed Force in Syria “Before It’s Even Born” by Ellen Francis, Ezgi Erkoyun, https://www.reuters.com/ BEIRUT/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Monday to “strangle” a planned 30,000-strong U.S.-backed force in Syria “before it’s even born,” as Washington’s backing for Kurdish fighters drove a wedge into relations with one of its main Middle […]
America’s Civil War
The Deep State is already character assassinating Trump. The next step ala JFK is not out of the question. Tough job, my sympathies are with the Donald. Emphasis mine: – America’s Civil War by Justin Raimondo, http://original.antiwar.com/ It’s here, it’s real, it’s now – and I know what side I’m on … Our intelligence agencies are at […]
"Sex, Lies, and Alfalfa”
*"Sex, Lies, and Alfalfa”* by Bill Bonner "Our main man in Argentina, Pancho, came to Baltimore last week. Dapper and charming, Pancho has become more than just an administrator for the ranch. He has become a trusted adviser to the family. We began the conversation by explaining why we needed his advice: ‘Pancho, you come from one of the biggest, richest families in South America. You’ve seen all the things that can go wrong. We’re counting on you to help make sure we don’t make the same mistakes.’ ‘Yes…we lost all our money over four generations. We finally sold the family busine... more »
Authors who lost two papers for plagiarism will be fired from university: report
Researchers from Nepal who had two papers retracted last year for plagiarism will face sanctions, according to a local media report. According to coverage last month from Republica, a news outlet in Nepal, the editor of Bali Medical Journal said he will blacklist the six authors. In a follow-up article, Dipak Shrestha, associate dean of […] The post Authors who lost two papers for plagiarism will be fired from university: report appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Trump's first year in office saw 3.2 million more Americans without health insurance.
Courtesy of TPM: *Over the course of President Donald Trump’s first year in office, the number of Americans without health insurance increased 1.3 percent—with 3.2 million more people uninsured, according to Gallup-Sharecare’s latest tracking report published Tuesday. * *It’s the largest one-year increase in the uninsured population since Gallup-Sharecare began the survey in 2008. * *The study noted “several factors” swelling the ranks of the uninsured, from increased premiums caused by insurance companies dropping out of the individual market to uncertainty around whether the T... more »
Mueller subpoenas Bannon, but repeats Uranianium One style cover up of Russian links to purge of Team Patriot to allow for easier biological warfare attack by Kremlin cronies
Robert Mueller has subpoenaed Steve Bannon, the former White House chief strategist, as part of the investigation into Russian election meddling before he refused to answer questions at a separate panel on the same topic. Bannon will now be legally obliged to give testimony before a grand jury about the Trump campaign’s links to Russia, […]
US House Armed Services Committee tries to prise from James Mattis whether he has made the military more ready or is just concealing all his deficiencies with secrecy
While India’s Army Chief has highlighted growing threat of biological, chemical warfare from terrorists and organized crime groups, James Mattis continues to follow policy of head in the sand, emboldening US enemies, who are not as stupid as Mattis is or he thinks. You cannot hide huge deficiencies in your defence system from enemies. It […]
Indian Army Chief says threat of use of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons by non state actors becoming a reality
NEW DELHI: Army chief Bipin Rawat today said the threat of the use of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear weapons, collectively termed as CBRN, was becoming a “reality”, particularly from “non-state actors”. Rawat said that unlike the conventional military, CBRN combat requires operations in a “highly unpredictable” environment, where the adversaries may use “asymmetrical” means […]
The Geological Society of London’s Statement on Climate Change
By Paul Homewood Euan Mearns has a post up about the Geographical Society of London’s two recent Statements on Climate Change, which he has asked me to publicise: Both statements by the Society centre around the contention that concentrations of CO2 and other gases in these bubbles follow closely the pattern of […]
Europe’s Green Energy Burning Is Worse Than Coal
By Paul Homewood Meanwhile, yet another study finds that burning wood pellets for electricity is worse than coal, as far as CO2 is concerned: In the new study, Does replacing coal with wood lower CO2emissions? Dynamic lifecycle analysis of wood bioenergy, the researchers—John Sterman, the Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management at MIT […]
Europe’s Green Energy Burning Is Killing 40,000 People Per Year, Study Claims
By Paul Homewood From GWPF: The European Union’s dependence on burning solid biomass – most of it wood – to meet its renewable energy targets makes no sense environmentally. It harms the climate, and damages forests and biodiversity. Because of this, opposition to the policy has swelled over the past year among the public and […]
Democrats Won Big In Wisconsin Last Night
The best shot for a Democratic win last night was in an open state Senate district in the far west of Wisconsin. The Republicans had held the district for nearly two decades and Trump beat Hillary in the rural district massively in 2016. But Trump's popularity-- as well as Governor Scott Walker's-- have plummeted. And Democrat Patty Schachtner upset Republican state Rep. Adam Jarchow in the special-election to replace Republican Sheila Harsdorf who stepped down in November to take a job as Walker's agriculture secretary. The swing towards Democrats since Trump's victory was massiv... more »
DISEASE HAS NO MORALS
Could President Trump really be reasonably healthy, as his doctor insists he is? Sure, I guess. Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones -- three years older than Trump -- is still alive and well, despite the years his past heroin and cocaine habits, his daily morning joint, his drinking and cigarette smoking, and eating habits that could be called Trumpian: If you like your life, if you like yourself, and if you have gobs of money and some luck, maybe you can beat medical odds. It's counterintuitive that Trump might have healthy blood pressure, heart rate, and glucose levels, but it'... more »
Former CIA Officer Arrested For Possession Of Secrets And Suspected Of Betraying 20 Spies In China
*NBC:* *Ex-CIA officer Jerry Chun Shing Lee suspected of spying for China* A former CIA officer who was charged Tuesday with unlawful possession of secrets is suspected of a much worse crime: betraying U.S. informants in China, sources familiar with the case told NBC News. The former officer, Jerry Chun Shing Lee, 53, was arrested Monday after flying into New York on a Cathay Pacific flight from his home in Hong King, federal authorities announced. Lee, who is a naturalized U.S. citizen, was charged with a single count of unlawfully possessing national defense information, based o... more »
Pick your fights carefully . . .
. . . because you may lose. Peter
Seeing Further - Russia's Developing Over-the-Horizon Radar Defense Shield
A recent article in the December 2017 edition of the United States Army's Foreign Military Studies Office (FMSO) provides us with an interesting look at Russia's recent advances in the field of defending Mother Russia from hypersonic weapons, the latest version of weapons that can deliver a conventional warhead anywhere on earth in as little as one hour. The information in the article is, in part, taken from a Russian language September 5, 2017 article in Russia's Svobodnaya Pressa written by Vladimir Tuchkov. According to the English language translation of the Svobodnaya Pressa a... more »
Water fluoridation contributes to fluoride overexposure
Patil MM, Lakhkar BB, Patil SS. Curse of Fluorosis. Indian J Pediatr. 2018 Jan 3. doi: 10.1007/s12098-017-2574-z. Fluoride was identified to have caries preventive properties and was widely used for fluoridation of water since 1940, especially in developed countries. After … Continue reading →
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*Toby Young: once more into the breach* *Outspoken conservative, Toby Young, was appointed to the Office for Students, a regulatory body, by the British PM. The Left erupted with rage, causing Toby to give up the job for the sake of peace. The sequel below:* I naively thought that if I resigned from the Office for Students, stepped down from the Fulbright Commission and apologised for the offensive things I’d said on Twitter the witch-hunt would end. In fact, it has reached a new, frenzied pitch. The mob’s blood lust is up and it won’t rest until it has completely destroyed me. ... more »
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*New York City sues Shell, ExxonMobil and other oil companies over sea level rise* *The "damage" they quote from global warming is the expense of defending the city from sea level rise. Problem: There has been no overall sea level rise in the vicinity of NYC in the 21st century. Sea levels have just bobbed up and down. So the lawsuit is based on hypothetical future rises rather than on present reality. Note that CO2 has continued to rise to unprecedented levels over the 21st century but it has not affected the sea level at all so the whole basis of the lawsuit is moot* The Ne... more »
"Orange Country 2018"
*"Orange Country 2018"* by Santiago Martin "The stock market hit 26,000 today. Corporations are getting a massive tax cut when their after tax profits are at all time highs. The .1% are partying like it’s 1999. Orange County is one of the wealthiest counties in the USA. Explain this endless tent city if things in this country are so redacted great for the average family.” - https://www.youtube.com/ ◆ Hat tip to James Quinn, The Burning Platform - https://www.theburningplatform.com/
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Kenneth Rogoff writes about the dangers of presuming that economic growth (at least in stock markets if not wages) can withstand political upheaval. Marco Chown Oved reports on the strong support for Democracy Watch's petition to raise corporate taxes and close loopholes. Rajeshni Naidu-Ghelani reports on the latest consumer survey showing a large number of Canadians barely managing to keep afloat financially even in the face of what's supposed to be good economic news. And Stella Lord offers a how-to guide to fight poverty through... more »
Famous reporter for the Syrian Ministry of Defense killed in eastern Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:55 P.M.) – The top field reporter for the Syrian Ministry of Defense, Walid Khalil, was killed on Wednesday after militants attacked the area he was deployed. According to a report from the Ministry, Khalil was killed inside the Harasta suburb in east Damascus, when the Islamist rebels fired several mortar shells towards […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS launches big assault in southern Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – The so-called Islamic State (ISIS) launched another big assault in the southern suburbs of Damascus, targeting the Free Syrian Army’s (FSA) positions along the Yalda-Hajar Al-Aswad axis. According to a pro-opposition activists in southern Damascus, the Islamic State attempted to advance along Al-Zein Street, which is located in the eastern […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Another high ranking jihadist commander killed in southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:25 P.M.) – Another high ranking jihadist commander has been killed in the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate this week, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) reported on Wednesday. According to the report, the Syrian Army killed the Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham field commander, Abu Nasser Qusayya, during their field operations in the southern […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syria’s opposition group condemns US plans to form border force in Syria
The National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces on Wednesday condemned the US-led coalition’s plans to set up a special force to ensure security on the Syrian border and rejected any justifications of the project. “The coalition condemns the US plans to form border forces in the northeast of Syria and states that any […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Lebanese Army commander vows to defend southern Lebanon from any Israeli attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Lebanese Army commander, General Joseph ‘Aoun, stated on Tuesday that his forces are ready to confront Israeli attack in the southern part of the country. “We are committed to preserving the safety of our southern border,” General ‘Aoun stated, adding that the Lebanese Army is ready to “confront any […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
International community must act to stop Turkish aggression in Afrin: PYD
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:35 P.M.) – The official Twitter account of the Kurdish PYD called on the international community, Wednesday, to halt the Turkish military’s aggression on the Afrin Canton in northern Syria. “The international community must act to stop the Turkish aggression on the safe area of Afrin, which includes thousands of displaced people from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Huge mechanized assault unleashed by Syrian Army in south Aleppo inc. tanks, artillery, warplanes
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:05 P.M.) – Forces of the Syrian Arab Army in southern Aleppo province have brought serious firepower to bear against their Islamist foes amid an ongoing offensive to link up with friendly units at the Abu Duhur airbase. Hezbollah-linked media has released video footage of the last several days of combat between Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey mulls military operation in Aleppo’s Menbeij
According to Turkish media reports on Tuesday, Turkey’s possible offensive in Syria’s northern Kurdish-controlled Afrin enclave is set to start with airstrikes on 149 targets of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG). The Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) has called on the international community to take action against Turkey’s strikes on Afrin. According to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian jets resume air campaign over Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:35 A.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces have once again resumed their air campaign over the Idlib Governorate after taking a brief hiatus due to weather conditions. According to a military report from Hama, the Russian Aerospace Forces conducted several airstrikes over the last two hours, targeting the supply routes of Hay’at Tahrir […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Latest battlefield update from southern Aleppo – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has been on a roll lately in the southern countryside of Aleppo, capturing several sites from the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. Led by their 124th Brigade of the Republican Guard, the Syrian Army kicked off the second phase of their southern Aleppo offensive […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Myanmar police clash with Buddhist extremists leaves 7 dead
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:15 AM) – Police have opened fire on Buddhist radicals who tried to take over government property in the Rakhine State on Tuesday. A group of around 5,000 Buddhist protestors had reportedly gathered in the town of Mrauk U, in the northwestern Rakhine province of Myanmar, to celebrate a nationalist ceremony. Rakhine State […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Yemen claims ballistic missiles hit two key targets in southern Saudi Arabia
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:55 AM) – The military media of the Yemeni Armed Forces claim that they have fired two ballistic missiles on Tuesday, both of which according to them hit their targets successfully. In Tuesday’s twin ballistic missile attacks, which come as the latest in a long row of Yemeni strategic strikes against Saudi targets […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS catches Syrian Army troops off guard, seizes several areas in southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) – The so-called Islamic State (ISIS) caught the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) off-guard today near the Abu Dhuhour Airport, capturing several areas after breaking through the government’s lines. According to the terrorist group’s official media wing, their forces managed to capture several positions from the Syrian Army near the town of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish commander says everybody is guilty – even US – if Turkey attacks Syria’s Afrin region
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) – A top commander of Kurdish paramilitary forces in Syria believes that every key political player will be guilty – including the United States – if Turkey and its proxy launch an all-out assault of the country’s Afrin region. According to Commander General Sipan Hemo of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Defecting Al-Qaeda units bolster ISIS strength in northeast Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 A.M.) – In addition to the recent expansion of ISIS throughout northeast Hama province into the neighboring governorates of Aleppo and Idlib is also the growing strength of the terrorist group’s forces – a big part of this being due to defections from Al-Qaeda-affiliated militants. Islamic State forces now present throughout the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Hep B Vaccination at Birth May Not be Necessary in India, Says Study
By Jacob Puliyel MD MRCP M Phil A large multi-centre study done in North India shows that many newborns are protected at birth by natural antibodies to Hepatitis-B and so Hep-B vaccination at birth is not necessary. The study funded...
CIA-Connected Amazon Turns Over A Record Amount Of Data To U.S. Law Enforcement
By Aaron Kesel Amazon’s fifth transparency report has revealed that the company provided more customer data to U.S. law enforcement in the first half of... more »
Swamp Lives On: Crooked Banks and Captured Regulators
By Clint Siegner If officials at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are bothered by allegations of incompetence and capture by Wall Street’s bankers, it... more »
Anonymous Bitcoin Millionaire Funding MDMA Therapy for PTSD
By Matt Agorist Over the past year, the world watched as Bitcoin shot up in value turning those who had the foresight to invest in... more »
Is Your Child Smarter Or Dumber Because Of Microwave Technologies?
By Catherine J. Frompovich Parents are overjoyed when their two-year-olds ‘master’ computer games and cell phones. They interpret that as “look how smart my kid... more »
Is the Tech Industry to Digital Addiction What the Pharmaceutical Industry Has Been to Opioid Addiction?
By Hope S. Good Apple Investors, Former Tech Employees Make Accusations, Demand Change. Opioid addiction has become so widespread in the U.S. that last August... more »
Pretty much sums up the Trump presidency. Don't you think?
What a gent! Donald Trump makes sure umbrella protects his famous locks but Melania and Barron are left to fend for themselves as First Family leave a blustery Mar-a-Lago.https://t.co/lxZNDC4jJW via @MailOnline — EssenViews/Commentary (@essenviews) January 16, 2018 Courtesy of the Daily Mail: *President Donald Trump along with wife Melania and son Barron boarded Air Force One amid rainy Florida weather on Martin Luther King Jr day. * *Photos show President 45 holding a large black umbrella close to his head - perhaps in an effort to keep his famous hair from being pelted by rain ... more »
9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest
I have been approaching the problem of longevity like most from the direction of detail with some promise. This approaches the problem by comparing populations looking for meta statistics to elucidate. The broad brushstrokes certainly confirm what detail also shows. I find that the social aspect has been underestimated in the detailed approach and should not be. I am particularly inspired by the idea of five lifelong friends. Our society fails miserably to provide emotional support in any form of planned system and this is the first that i have heard in which it is part of th... more »
The Truth Behind Flu Shot Mandates for Healthcare Workers
The Vaccine Scandal keeps building. The history of science will end up treating this whole antique science meme rather harshly. Yet it has now been maximized in application long past any sense but only because of the cash flow. The argument that it is all safe is wishful thinking of the worst kind. It is even plausible that the early 'successes' are at least questionable and certainly need to be revisited. Universal sanitation has done wonders in stiffening up our general health along with central heating. Regardless several key early successes eliminated a few globally distr... more »
How The CIA Used Feminism To Destabilize Society
The CIA has a lot to answer for. I personally never guessed that this is part of the CIA Gestalt. It makes me extremely angry. Let me tell you why. Deleterious social changes have been ongoing during my entire lifetime. I had presumed rather naturally that they were driven by natural causes that simply were not been addressed. Unfortunate but then we live in an age of rapidly changing data flow and experimentation. Yet here we have planned deleterious or at least seriously risky memes been implemented by the hidden hand of the CIA. People with too much power are easily inf... more »
The Biggest Secret
It really was. That technology allowed the NSA to collect all data flow in the USA and elsewhere which was specifically outlawed. Now we all know and that self same data is now been mined to take down the Deep State. They all should have known better. I do expect the whole problem to be revisited during Trump's presidency. In the end full disclosure is the only correct solution as secrecy has no place in our lives at all. It will still a long time to convince others of this. I have been intimately considering this problem for decades and have come to this conclusion reluctan... more »
TRUMP - THE SCRIPT
*Ivanka and Eric Trump with Michael Jackson, a safe pair of hands. Wade Robson says Michael Jackson's companies MJJ Productions and MJJ Ventures were fronts for the "most sophisticated public child sexual abuse procurement and facilitation organisation the world has known". Michael Jackson allegedly ran child sex abuse operation.* Donald Trump has got Congress to pass a tax bill that greatly reduces the taxes paid by the super rich. Thanks to Trump, the National Debt in the USA is up by a trillion dollars. Thanks to Trump, the Alaskan Arctic and many other parts of the USA have be... more »
Bitcoin fans or foes: who are the statists?
The Bitcoin price went down some 20-30 percent yesterday – from $14,000 two days ago (and the December 18th [all-time?] peak close to $20,000) down to $10,000, and then back to $11,000 or so now, with lots of constant swings. The main reasons of the drop are 1. random mood swings, as always, which are amplified because most of the "traders" are momentum traders 2. China's new desire to ban cryptocurrency trading including some "clever" methods outside the big Chinese public servers 3. Korea's repetition of the claim that a complete ban is still possible 4. U.S. plans... more »
Problem With Palestinians
Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
The Pentagon Wants An AI System To Hunt Down Terrorists
Image: US Army/Flickr *Antimedia:* *Skynet Now: Pentagon Deploys Terrorist-Hunting Artificial Intelligence* Someday, future sentient artificial intelligence (AI) systems may reflect on their early indentured servitude for the human military-industrial complex with little to no nostalgia. But we’ll worry about that when the day comes. For now, let’s continue writing algorithms that conscript machine intelligence into terrorist bombings and let the chips fall where they may. The most recent disclosure comes directly from the Pentagon, where after only 8 months of development a sma... more »
NATO’s “Operation Atlantic Resolve” marches closer towards Russia’s borders
Big Guns, Better Chow, and More US-NATO Aggression More The post NATO’s “Operation Atlantic Resolve” marches closer towards Russia’s borders appeared first on The Duran.
Trump kicks CNN reporter out of White House office (Video)
Trump tells CNN's Jim Acosta to get "out" of the Oval Office. More The post Trump kicks CNN reporter out of White House office (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Frigid cold is why we need dependable energy
While China, India, and other nations are building new coal-fired power plants, the United States, which nearly a quarter of the world's coal reserves, is still following the path laid out by President Obama of phasing out coal production. Canadian analyst Tom Harris, whose home province of Ontario has banned all coal-fired power generation, explains that this stems from the myth that carbon dioxide is as dirty as coal.
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*-by Noah* Well, here's an un-fab four: House Speaker Ryan, CIA Director Pompeo, $enate Majority Leader McConnell, and V.P. Pence. This picture was taken recently at Camp David when the Republican Party's highest ranking psychotic and sociopathic assholes got together with der Leader Señor Trumpanzee to discuss what to do about the upcoming 2018 midterm elections. There was no news as to whether or not any representatives of Vladimir Putin or CEOs of computer voting machines were in attendance, but, of course Skype and other video conferencing options were possible. It's ominous ...more »
Russian military restore infrastructure of Deir ez-Zor’s eastern territories
Russian military and the Syrian government have combined their efforts to restore the infrastructure in the east of Syria’s Deir ez-Zor Governorate, with special attention being paid to social facilities, such as schools and hospitals. “The results of work of the Committee for Management of Deir ez-Zor Governorate’s Eastern Territories are visible. These are operating […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
SDF spokesman: ‘US is positive about the idea of a federal Syria’
The SDF and YPG spokespersons commented on the US initiative to form a so-called Border Security Force in northern Syria. According to the spokespersons, the new military formation will defend the borders of the self-proclaimed Kurdish federal entity. Representatives of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) confirmed the US-backed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army launches big assault just north of Abu Dhuhour Airport
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a big assault in the southern countryside of Aleppo this morning, targeting the last towns and hilltops located just north of the Abu Dhuhour Military Airport. Backed by heavy artillery, the Syrian Arab Army’s 124th Brigade of the Republican Guard began today’s attack by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Lebanese Army raids Syrian refugee camp, arrests 20 people for links to terrorism
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 A.M.) – The Lebanese Army raided a Syrian refugee camp inside the city of ‘Arsal on Tuesday, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. According to a Lebanese military communqiue, the army arrested at least 20 Syrian nationals for either having contact or being members of terrorist groups. The detained Syrians were also […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Kurds: “Border Force” Or “Terror Army”?
Washington is trying to transform this anti-terrorist militia into a competent anti-state conventional fighting force by providing them large amount of weapons and equipment. The post Syrian Kurds: “Border Force” Or “Terror Army”? appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Tuskegee’s New African-American Studies Minor Crosses Disciplinary Lines
Tuskegee University will introduce an African-American studies minor this fall.
Report: Stark Gender, Racial Gaps Persist in Engineering, Computer Science
Very few female and minority students pursue engineering and computer science degrees at Texas universities, according to an eye-opening Society of Women Engineers (SWE) report that analyzed the state’s community-college transfer students.
Pierce Takes Reins at Southern Education Foundation
Raymond C. Pierce is the new president and chief executive officer of the Southern Education Foundation (SEF), a research and public-policy group formed in 1867 to promote equity and excellence in education for low-income students and students of color in southern states.
Walmart Offers Way to Turn Leftover Opioids Into Useless Gel
Walmart is helping customers get rid of leftover opioids by giving them packets that turn the addictive painkillers into a useless gel.
U.S. DoD Inspector General: Afghan Air Force Making A Difference In The War
An Afghan A-29 pilot walks toward his aircraft on the flight line Sept. 10 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The Afghan Air Force now plans and conducts all A-29 combat missions throughout Afghanistan. (Staff Sgt. Alexander Riedel/ Air Force) Military Times: *DoD IG: Afghan attack pilots are helping turn the tide for troops on the ground* Less than two years after flying its first combat mission, the Afghan Air Force’s A-29 Super Tucano aircraft are playing a key role in supporting Afghan soldiers on the ground. “When they show up overhead, the Afghan National Army have the confi... more »
What the 2018 farm bill means for urban, suburban and rural America
Tom Vilsack, Strategic Advisor, Colorado State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 23 hours ago
Congress is drafting the 2018 farm bill, which will guide agriculture, nutrition, trade and rural development policy. A former agriculture secretary explains how this bill reaches far beyond farms.
Tweets For Today
The US and its allies vow tougher measures to halt North Korean sanctions busting, including naval security operations to prevent maritime smuggling https://t.co/48lUutXr9i pic.twitter.com/tleGRa9qQf — AFP news agency (@AFP) January 17, 2018 On task over Ukraine at 52,000 feet 🇺🇸 US Air Force RQ-4B Global Hawk UAV 12-2050 FORTE10 pic.twitter.com/79nyQsjVWs — Aircraft Spots (@AircraftSpots) January 16, 2018 Hawaii was gripped in a panic after a false alert reported an incoming missile. But if a North Korean missile actually does target the United States, how prepared are U.S.... more »
It Is Now A Hate Crime In Venezuela To Criticise The Government
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro attends an event with workers in Caracas, Nov. 14, 2017. *VOA:* *Venezuela President Orders Hate Crime Probe for 2 Bishops * CARACAS, VENEZUELA — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called for an investigation into Roman Catholic priests he says have made comments critical of the government. Maduro said in an address Monday that church officials may have committed hate crimes, an accusation he frequently levels at government critics. He called on the pro-government chief prosecutor and Supreme Court to investigate. Venezuela sits atop the ... more »
"How Globalists Predict Your Behavior"
*"Editor’s Comment:* Unless you have gone well out of your way to stay off the grid completely, and out of the regular dealings of society, then you are being tracked, constantly surveilled and monitored – not for misbehavior and criminal activity so much as for behavior, typical activity, mass population movements, and flash points for crisis. Good predictions require a complete saturation of data and context. It isn’t enough to see the trouble spots; the system must also understand the behavior of norms and averages. People tend towards astonishingly narrow patterns – travel withi... more »
Picture Of The Day
*Cockpit Checked* Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Evans and Senior Airman Jeffrey Hughes perform post-flight checks on an F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft during Sentry Aloha 18-01 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 9, 2018. Evans and Hughes are avionics technicians assigned to the California Air National Guard’s 144th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Chris Drudge *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Air Guardsmen Aim High During Sentry Aloha* (US Department of Defense).
Musical Interlude: Deuter, “Music of the Night: East of Full Moon”
Deuter, “Music of the Night: East of Full Moon” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aowv1VMTlTg
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*VOA:* *Freedom House: Democracy Ratings for Most Countries * A new report warns that democratic values are weakening in countries around the world. The report found that values such as fair elections and freedom of the press have worsened in each of the past 12 years. The findings are from Freedom House, an American-based non-governmental organization. Freedom House works in support of political freedom and democracy worldwide. While the group is independent, some of its money comes from the United States government. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:* The report from *Freedom Hous... more »
Nevada Electoral Action Is High In Las Vegas This Year-- Churn, Churn, Churn
*Right-wing lunatic Cresent Hardy (left) is sporting a hipster look for his 2018 congressional run* The population of Nevada is 2,940,058. The population of Clark County (the Las Vegas Metro) is 2,155,664. That's where the state's people live. (The only other county with a significant number of people is Washoe--Reno and Sparks-- with 446,903 people.) Clark County elects 3 of Nevada's 4 members of Congress and last year there was turnover as voters ousted a GOP incumbent, Cresent Hardy, in NV-04, with Democrat Ruben Kihuen, and replaced Republican JoeHeck, who left his NV-03 House s... more »
Frigid cold is why we need dependable energy
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Foreword by Paul Driessen The United States has more coal than any other nation. With modern coal-fired power plants, it can be used to generate very inexpensive electricity, with virtually no significant pollution: about the only thing that comes out of the stacks today are water vapor and…
How’s Your CCIQ?
Originally posted on Science Matters: ? https://i1.wp.com/www.ddponline.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cropped-ddp-logo-wordpress-2.png?w=1200 H/T David Wojick and CFACT Doctors for Disaster Preparedness are concerned to be ready for real disasters and not be distracted by irrational fears like global warming/climate change. They have provided a useful resource for people to test and deepen their knowledge of an issue distorted for many…
US government doctors: President Trump’s health “excellent”
Medical examination explodes rumours about Donald Trump's mental and physical health More The post US government doctors: President Trump’s health “excellent” appeared first on The Duran.
George Soros recommits himself to destroying nationalism
An Analysis: Open Society Foundation receives $18bn infusion by controversial philanthropist to further globalist, secular humanist causes More The post George Soros recommits himself to destroying nationalism appeared first on The Duran.
The Fed is getting ready to throw down on sanctuary cities
Department of Homeland Security requests federal prosecutors to lodge criminal charges against sanctuary cities for violating Federal law on deportation More The post The Fed is getting ready to throw down on sanctuary cities appeared first on The Duran.
Watch grateful Syrians finally meet their saviors: the Russian military
Humanitarian action and medical help for war-torn nation greeted warmly by Syrian people with songs in Russian sung by children More The post Watch grateful Syrians finally meet their saviors: the Russian military appeared first on The Duran.
Politicians or infants? Whiners try brat fits to promote their agenda
A government shutdown is quite likely from the looks of things. Stock up on food, pack the kids and dog and head for the hills, because the world is going to end. Oh, please. The Democrats (and some Republicans) are very angry at their President. Following a failed and vehemently rejected series of immigration reform proposals, […] More The post Politicians or infants? Whiners try brat fits to promote their agenda appeared first on The Duran.
Jeff Bjorck, “Waiting For Farewell”
Jeff Bjorck, “Waiting For Farewell” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jHYSqUhJSw
"A Look to the Heavens"
"The southern Milky Way appears spectacular in this composite image taken from Mangaia, the most southerly of the Cook Islands. Few sources of light pollution exist here, home to only 500 people. *Click image for larger size.* The two bright stars at the Milky Way’s center are Alpha (left) and Beta Centauri. They point to Crux the Southern Cross. Near the horizon, two of the satellite galaxies of our Milky Way, the Small (left) and Large Magellanic Clouds are easy to spot." - http://www.astronomy.com/
Free Downloads: Ayn Rand, "Anthem", "Atlas Shrugged"
*"Anthem: Ayn Rand’s Dystopian Masterpiece"* by Roderick Long "In a Leningrad university classroom in the early 1920s, as the professor drones on about orthodox Marxist theory, a young woman with an intense gaze is writing furiously in her notebook. The woman is Alisa Rosenbaum, later to be famous as Ayn Rand, and her jottings do not concern the relationship between dialectical materialism and the dictatorship of the proletariat; they are notes for a play to be called "Ego," about the rediscovery of individuality in a totalitarian society based on the worship of the collective. Ov... more »
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Tacoma Center 1600’ By Nana Grizol
Every sweetly sung Nana Grizol song plays out like a diary entry or a letter written directly to a friend, which make the band’s meandering personal-political poetry all the more impactful. The didactic nature of the music makes the stories more potent, and the embedded values more accessible. Since 2003, The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Tacoma Center 1600’ By Nana Grizol appeared first on Shadowproof.
WATCH: The Simple Experiment that Demonstrates the Power of Intention Over Matter
*Vic Bishop* - Our physical world is shaped by our intentions. The post WATCH: The Simple Experiment that Demonstrates the Power of Intention Over Matter appeared first on Waking Times.
Chet Raymo, "Thank God, It's Doomsday"
*"Thank God, It's Doomsday" * by Chet Raymo “OK, folks. Here's what's awaiting you. The End Times. The Apocalypse. The Rapture. The Final Reckoning. Oh, I could pick any one of a thousand representations of the Last Days from centuries of Western art. This one is Luca Signorelli's "The Damned Cast Into Hell," in the Capella Nuova chapel of Orvieto Cathedral, painted around the year 1500 (click to enlarge). Why were these scenes of souls in extremis so common? Exhortations to be good? A reminder of what awaits us if we don't contribute to the Sunday collection? A local bishop trying... more »
German Intelligence Busts Iranian Spy Ring Spying On Israelis
*DW:* *Raids across Germany target suspected Iranian spies* *Germany-wide police raids have been carried out on suspected Iranian spies. Iran has been linked in the past to spying, assassinating dissidents and targeting Israelis. * German authorities on Tuesday conducted searches of homes and businesses belonging to 10 suspected Iranian spies. The Federal Prosecutors Office ordered the searches after receiving a tip from Germany's domestic intelligence agency. The suspects are believed to have spied on persons and institutions "on behalf of an intelligence entity associated with ... more »
Serbia - Kosovo Tensions High After Leading Kosovo Serb Politician Assassinated
*CNN*: *Leading Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic shot dead outside office* A prominent Kosovo Serb politician, Oliver Ivanovic, was shot dead outside his party offices Tuesday morning, halting talks between Kosovar and Serb delegates that had been set to resume that day. Ivanovic was shot at least five times outside his office in the Serb-run Kosovar city of Mitrovica, doctors told Serbian State TV RTS. Emergency services were notified of the attack at 8.17 a.m (2.17 a.m. ET). Ivanovic was transferred to hospital and resuscitated for 45 minutes before doctors confirmed him ... more »
"How Is One To Live?"
“How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one is fully aware of the blood, the horror inherent in life, when one finds darkness not only in one’s culture but within oneself? If there is a stage at which an individual life becomes truly adult, it must be when one grasps the irony in its unfolding and accepts responsibility for a life lived in the midst of such paradox. One must live in the middle of contradiction, because if all contradiction were eliminated at once life would collapse. There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions. You conti... more »
"Mr. Trump on the Apertures: Stark Madness and Inmiscibility"
*"Mr. Trump on the Apertures: * *Stark Madness and Inmiscibility"* by Fred Reed "Pop Quiz: Take out a sheet of paper. This will be fifty percent of your grade: Which of the below is the Norwegian? Which from Mr. Trump’s other category? With which would you rather have your children go to school? Mr. Trump’s comment regarding his preference for immigrants from Norway instead of “sh*thole countries” such as Haiti engendered among the commentariat a great squealing. I cannot fathom this. Are they geographic virgins, and just don’t know anything of the world? Is it only the usual schade... more »
Just How Much of a Threat is Russia’s Status-6 Nuclear Torpedo?
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Game changer or paper tiger? The United States’ new Nuclear Posture Review asserts that Russia’s Status-6 intercontinental, nuclear-armed undersea autonomous torpedo (AUV) is a real weapon and could be a genuine threat. Analysts are divided as to how genuine the threat is. “It certainly is a threat U.S. forces will need to take into account,” Bryan Clark, a former U.S. Navy submarine officer and current senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. “It is large enough to carry a megaton-class nuclear weapon, although the 100 ... more »
Could This Be the U.S. Military's Secret Weapon to Stop a 'Swarm' Strike?
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * It might be possible. Last week’s massed attempted drone strike against Russian forces in Syria is a harbinger of things to come. Indeed, it is almost inevitable that American forces could come under similar attack. However, countering drones with surface-to-air missiles or interceptor aircraft is expensive, thus an airplane such as Embraer and Sierra Nevada’s A-29 Super Tucano might be a more cost effective option. “The A-29 does have an air-to-air kill against drug runners so it can certainly be used very effectively against that class of target,”... more »
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