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According to experts, FBI “lost” text messages proving ‘Obama-Hillary collusion’ can be found (Video)
The FBI has lost data that could shed light on anti-Trump bias. More The post According to experts, FBI “lost” text messages proving ‘Obama-Hillary collusion’ can be found (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Las Vegas brothel explores bitcoin as payment for sexual services
Las Vegas Bunny Ranch Brothel begins accepting bitcoin. More The post Las Vegas brothel explores bitcoin as payment for sexual services appeared first on The Duran.
Representatives Trey Gowdy and John Ratcliffe have questions about missing text messages...
*as do the American citizens who have been paying attention.* * Ratcliffe:* "It is possible these text messages that are missing, perhaps they really were lost. Perhaps it is another strange coincidence. It is harder and harder for us to explain one strange coincidence after another." *To quote a character from one of my favorite series of novels: * *"Coincidence is a messenger sent by truth"* Dr. Maurice Blanch As to Peter Strzok and Lisa Page? These two arrogant, smarmy, and not very bright FBI agents, both of whom are married - but not to each other, have been buttering the bi... more »
Do E-Cigarettes Help or Harm? Report Says Not Clear Yet
A new report wrestles with the potential benefits and harms of the vapor-emitting devices which have been sold in the U.S. for more than a decade.
Did Sylvester Stallone Say Obama Is a ‘Closet Homosexual Living a Lie’?
The 'Rocky' star supposedly decried the former president for having 'lived his whole pathetic life as a lie.'
Republicans Are Starting To Get Marijuana Campaign Money While Establishment Dems Sleep
Last summer we met Jasper Ward and his dad, former Kentucky congressman Mike Ward. Since then Jasper and Mike have been helping progressive candidates around the country-- like Kendra Fershee in West Virginia and Dan Canon in Indiana-- with marijuana legalization messaging. Yesterday Jasper noted that "Democrats are missing a huge opportunity to be strong on an issue that not only is good policy, not only is popular with voters, but also is good politics. Republicans will never legalize nationwide, and are trying to take us back a generation now." Mike is describing the geriatric... more »
Congressmen Just Exposed FBI’s ‘Secret Society’ They Uncovered in Official Messages
[image: officials] Members of Congress are revealing that the day after the election, top FBI officials sent text messages referencing a "secret society" within the intelligence community. The post Congressmen Just Exposed FBI’s ‘Secret Society’ They Uncovered in Official Messages appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
New California Law Bars Employers From Asking About Criminal History?
California joined nine other states in enacting a "ban-the-box" law intended to reduce recidivism.
My mirror selfie for the week with more analysis of Mad James Mattis’ North Korean winter war plans and biological warfare. US soldiers operating above ground are easy target for countless traps
My mirror selfie for this week. I am glad Roger Stone is thematizing the life threatening situation that people who give information about vaccines etc face. I am a case in point. I hope Donald Trump launches a rescue mission to get me out of Larisa as soon as possible. After the first details of […]
Vaporzing North Korea is only option, argues Luke O’Brien
Limited strikes on North Korea would be an unlimited disaster Luke O’Brien, (c) 2017, Foreign Policy (c) 2017, Foreign Policy Many commentators across the national security community, such as Edward Luttwak, Michael J. Green, Matthew Kroenig, Oriana Skylar Mastro, and others, have the same bright idea for how to get North Korean leader Kim Jong […]
New case of plague in Madagascar. School cook infected with bubonic plague
From The Sun PLAGUE PANIC Black Death fears sweep Madagascar again as ‘school cook catches the medieval disease’ sparking fears it may spread to KIDS Panic has spread through the Analamanga region after a fresh suspected case was reported in the town of Ankazobe last week By Tom Michael 23rd January 2018, 9:26 amUpdated: 23rd […]
Madagascar plague data point to very strange outbreak indeed. Bioterrorism most likely explanation for anomalies?
Extracts from “The 2017 plague outbreak in Madagascar: data descriptions and epidemic modelling.” https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/01/22/247569?%3Fcollection= From August to November 2017, Madagascar has endured an outbreak of plague. A total of 2119 cases of plague has been confirmed, causing until now a death toll of 195. Public health interventions have been introduced, preventing new cases and deaths. […]
Trump looking to replace John Kelly. “I’ve got another nut job here who thinks he’s running things,” Trump tells allies
Fraid I think John Kelly is not so much a nut job as a corrupt general taking orders from the Kremlin, Henry Kissinger and Goldman Sachs because he has been bribed or blackmailed. My view. Trump should fire all the Kremlin cronies including James Mattis and Rex Tillerson, who have been undermining his agenda, and start over in […]
Kushner has been targeted by Chinese spies, media report
From Vanity Fair Earlier this month, the Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal published a curious article about Wendi Deng Murdoch, Murdoch’s ex-wife. According to the paper, United States counter-intelligence officials had warned White House senior adviser Jared Kushner that Deng might be using her friendship with him and his wife, Ivanka Trump, to advance Chinese […]
Civil Climate Discourse
Originally posted on Science Matters: The issue of global warming/climate change has been used to polarize populations for political leverage. People like myself who are skeptical of alarmist claims find it difficult to engage with others whose minds are made up with or without a factual basis. In a recent email Alex Epstein gives some…
Weird Long Distance Earthquake Impacts – Seismic Seiche (Sloshing)
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : Earthquake induced seiches are interesting because of the risks to nuclear spent fuel pools, and because…
FBI Director threatened to quit if Jeff Sessions did not stop trying to get him to fire his number two guy.
FBI Director Christopher Wray.Courtesy of Axios: *Attorney General Jeff Sessions — at the public urging of President Donald Trump — has been pressuring FBI Director Christopher Wray to fire Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, but Wray threatened to resign if McCabe was removed, according to three sources with direct knowledge. * *Wray's resignation under those circumstances would have created a media firestorm. The White House — understandably gun-shy after the Comey debacle — didn’t want that scene, so McCabe remains. * *Sessions told White House Counsel Don McGahn about how upset Wr... more »
Talk about blowing them away!
A very big, heartfelt THANK YOU!!! to all my readers who've contributed to Wil Caligan's fundraiser, which I mentioned yesterday. It's been "live" for a mere 24 hours, and has already exceeded its initial goal of $7,500 more than three times over - at the time of writing, $24,925, or 333%, to be exact. So powerful has been the response that additional "stretch" goals have been announced. If the campaign reaches $50,000, a third book will be commissioned; and if (as seems likely, judging by the response so far) that goal is reached (we're already almost halfway there), I daresay ... more »
Pro-life Democratic Congressman Lipinski Under Fire From Own Party
[image: pro-life-democratic-congressman-lipinski-under-fire-from-own-party] A pro-life Democratic congressman is learning the hard way that bucking the progressive agenda can be detrimental to a Democrat's political future.
Who Suffers the Most from Government Shutdowns?
*James Joyner* *Politics, North America* [image: U.S. Capitol building is seen during the third day of a government shutdown in Washington] For the duration of the shutdown our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and coast guardsmen pull double duty, doing their own jobs while trying to cover for the furloughed civilians. The federal government shutdown of 2018—or, at least, the first one—ended with only one workday missed. To the extent ordinary citizens noticed at all, they likely think it was no big deal. This is especially true with regards to the impact on the U.S. military, ... more »
China's Type 99 Tank: Could It Beat an M1 Abrams or Russia's T-90?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Let's find out. *The Type 99 is by far the most nimble of the bunch, able to sprint up to 50 miles per hour on roads. The M1 Abrams and the T-90MS used by India follow behind at 42 and 45 miles per hour respectively, while the T-90A trails at 35. However, the gas-guzzling turbine-powered M1A2 can only travel 240 miles before requiring refueling, while both the Type 99 and T-90 have ranges over 300 miles. Furthermore, the M1’s greater weight makes it the hardest to transport and deploy.* China has a *lot* of tanks. Like, eight to nine *thousand* ... more »
We Now Know Taiwan's Master Plan to Stop a Chinese Invasion
*Asia Times* *Security, Asia* But would it work? Taiwan’s Defense Ministry has just capped a biennial review of its overall defense strategy with a report made public this week, providing a glimpse of how the island plans to fend off mainland China’s saber-rattling or, if it transpires, actual aggression. Meanwhile, the ministry has said it will discontinue media briefings on Chinese warplanes’ intrusions into Taiwan’s air defense zone, provided that no emergencies occur, now that such flyovers by the PLA Air Force have in effect become a “new normal.” The mainland, for its pa... more »
Japan Could Have an ICBM in "Less Than a Year", Says Expert
*Doug Tsuruoka* *Security, Asia* And that would be a game changer. On January 17, Japan fired an earth observation satellite into orbit aboard an Epsilon rocket, the workhorse of the country’s civilian space program. The Epsilon is a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites. It can place a 1.2 ton payload into low earth orbit. John Pike, a space security expert, says the peaceful rocket has another possible use, however. He says it can be turned into a nuclear delivery vehicle, providing Japanese defense planners with a ready-made way to drop nuclear ... more »
Whoopi Goldberg Defends Child Rapist Roman Polanski
Whoopi fails to mention that Polanski is a personal friend in this video. She has recently been championing the #metoo movement much like Woody Allen and Polanski defender Scarlet Johansson. Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
POSSIBLY WIRED FOR LACK OF SOUND: Trump supporters state their views!
*TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018Part 2—"Who cares what they think?" we reply:* We hate to be the ones to say it, but quite a few members of the public still support Donald J. Trump. In the Washington Post's new poll, 36 percent of respondents said they "approve of the way Donald [J.] Trump is handling his job as president." The current Gallup tracking poll puts the number at 38 percent. Judged by historical norms, those are low approval numbers. So is Trump's latest "favorability" rating, which stands at 37 percent, as measured by CNN. Judged by historical norms, that favorability numb... more »
Security In Iraq, Jan 15-21, 2018
There was a large jump in casualties in Iraq during the third week of January 2018. Part of that was due to two mass graves being discovered in Ninewa. The main reason however was a suicide bombing in Baghdad that left 143 casualties. This was the second week the Islamic State launched such attacks. There were 68 incidents reported in Iraq during the week. That was up from 64 the week before and below the 71 recorded the first week of the month. There was 1 incident in Anbar, 1 in Sulaymaniya, 2 in Basra, 3 in Kirkuk, 4 in Babil, 8 in Salahaddin, 11 in Ninewa, 16 in Diyala, and 2... more »
This Day In Iraqi History – Jan 23
1920 British cabinet decided Iraqi oil would be developed by a public company Foreign Secretary Curzon overturned decision 1920 UK Foreign Secretary Lord Curzon decided Turkish Petroleum Company would keep its oil rights signed with Ottomans 1948 More protests against Anglo-Iraq Treaty leading to fights between Communist and Independence party 1970 33 conspirators in coup against Pres Bakr executed 1991 Iraq dumped 400 mil gallons of oil into Persian Gulf to try to prevent US retaking Kuwait 1999 NSC counterterrorism dir Clarke said ... more »
Synchronicity Is REAL! Everything Happens For A Reason
Synchronicity Is REAL! Everything Happens For A Reason http://ewao.net/2017/07/29/synchronicity-is-real-everything-happens-for-a-reason/ Advertisements
Scientists block the siren call of two aggressive cancers
Medical Xpress: Scientists block the siren call of two aggressive cancers https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2018-01-scientists-block-siren-aggressive-cancers.html
Oscars 2018 nominations – list in full: The Shape of Water leads pack, followed by Dunkirk and Three Billboards
Oscars 2018 nominations – list in full: The Shape of Water leads pack, followed by Dunkirk and Three Billboards http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/oscars-2018-nominations-list-full-three-billboards-shape-of-water-lady-bird-dunkirk-get-out-darkest-a8173991.html?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook
Unlimited Energy: Physicists Assert We Already Have a Viable Model of a Fusion Device
Unlimited Energy: Physicists Assert We Already Have a Viable Model of a Fusion Device https://futurism.com/unlimited-energy-physicists-assert-we-already-have-a-viable-model-of-a-fusion-device/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
The immune modulatory functions of neural stem cells.
The immune modulatory functions of neural stem cells Video | Technology Networks https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/videos/the-immune-modulatory-functions-of-neural-stem-cells-279532
Simple Error or Calculated Revisionism?
I was reading a Mainichi news story this morning on airborne radiation levels near Fukushima Daiichi, which remain quite elevated. What struck me about the reported story is the assertion that the government set the radiation exposure level at 1 millisievert a year after the accident: Airborne Radiation Near Fukushima Nuke Plant Still Far Higher Than Gov’t Max. (Jan 18, 2018) The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180118/p2a/00m/0na/020000c Following the March 2011 triple meltdown, the government set a long-term radiation exposure limit of 1 millisievert per year, whi... more »
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From Jenna Orkin An Oil Slick Off the Coast of China Has Tripled in Size Saudi Arabia's lawyer says families of 9/11 victims have no evidence in suit against kingdom And they're citing as evidence the 9/11 Commission Report which even its authors claim is flawed. Maybe they mean the part where it says they wouldn't look into the source for funding. Fed Up With Drug Companies, Hospitals Decide to Start Their Own 200 Million Investors May Have Lost Everything In Largest Ponzi Scheme In China's History Turkey Slams 'Allies' For Sending "Planeloads Of Arms" To Terrorists Ahead Of ... more »
Sowing war and chaos: US continues meddling in Syria through the Kurds
Doubling down on the fixation with ousting Assad produces another US foreign policy disaster More The post Sowing war and chaos: US continues meddling in Syria through the Kurds appeared first on The Duran.
Alabama teacher admits telling students to 'turn the n*gger tunes off' after they played Tupac in class
Alabama teacher admits telling students to 'turn the n*gger tunes off' after they played Tupac in class: An Alabama high school teacher was placed on paid leave for using a racial slur to complain about music students were playing in class last week. Students are allowed to listen to music in teacher Teddie Butcher’s food and nutrition class, but they said she complained about a song they’d chosen Friday while working on a project, reported AL.com. The students were listening to “Dear Mama,” by Tupac, when the white teacher returned to class. …
Why Socialism Doesn't Work in 55 Secondw
https://youtu.be/zaqGnIH5z4g You can laugh along with President Ronald Reagan but also see your future under Prime Minister/President for Life Jeremy Corbyn.
Russian military arranges return of 9,500 refugees to rural Damascus
Officers from the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the opposing sides in Syria have arranged the return of more than 9,500 refugees to the Al-Buwaidah settlement in the Rif Dimashq province. “The negotiation process was rather difficult but we managed to succeed by making joint efforts,” the Russian Center’s spokesman Major General Viktor Pankov told […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Second Turkish soldier killed in northern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:50 P.M.) – Another Turkish soldier has been killed during Operation Olive Branch in northern Aleppo, the Turkish Foreign Minister, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavuşoğlu announced this afternoon. The soldier was identified by the Turkish regime as Infantry Lieutenant Oguz Kaan Usta. While few details were released regarding his death, it is believed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Turkish-backed groups score new advance against Kurds in Afrin
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:55P.M.) – Fierce battles in the Kurdish enclave of Afrin continue with the Turkey-backed militants capturing new territories from the Kurdish fighters. The offensive launched today, spearheaded by Failaq al-Sham and Sultan Murad Brigade (two FSA-affiliated militant groups), has resulted in ousting the Kurdish fighters from Admanli town and the surrounding hilltops, as […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish forces attempt to capture strategic mountain in Afrin
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – The Turkish Army and their allies from the Euphrates Shield forces launched their second assault on the strategic mountaintop of Jabal Barsaya in the Afrin Canton today. Backed by heavy airstrikes, the Turkish Army and their allies stormed the mountaintop in a bid to overwhelm the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Lavrov urges to focus on wiping out remaining hotbeds of terrorism in Syria
The task to suppress separate hotbeds of terrorism in Syria persists, the start of an intra-Syrian dialogue will help to pool efforts to cope with this threat, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting with the leader of Syria’s unified opposition delegation, Nasr al-Hariri. “The Caliphate, as the goal of ISIS [the former […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Pictures: Massive Russian arms delivery to Syria approaches via Turkey
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:35 P.M.) – A huge Russian shipment of weapons bound for Syria in the form of one government-contracted sea-lifter and a naval landing ship has recently transited the Bosphorus Strait. Observers from the Bosphorus Strait in Turkey have observed the transiting of two Russian vessels – one a sea-lifter and the other a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army steamroller plows across Idlib as elite forces strike into jihadist heartland
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:01 P.M.) – Following the liberation of Abu Duhur city by the Syrian Arab Army on Monday, elite troops are rolling on west into the heart of Idlib province amid stiffening resistance by jihadist militias. Military-affiliated sources report that in an ongoing operation to fully secure the countryside around Abu Duhur, assault units […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
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It's certainly worth being cautious about leadership campaign polling which is met with a challenge almost as soon as it's first released. But the NDP side of Mainstreet's new poll may nonetheless be worth noting, particularly as it fits in with other indications as to the state of the race. In particular, the "Meili has a lead of 25 per cent!" theme may sound surprising because of how it's framed. But a 62.5%-37.5% lead now would be entirely consistent with the comparative vote share the two candidates won in the first ballot in the 2013 leadership campaign (61.5%-38.5%). And it's ... more »
Spanish use is steady or dropping in US despite high Latino immigration
Phillip M Carter, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Florida International University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 16 hours ago
Spanish is not overtaking English in the U.S., despite political fearmongering. In fact, due to the 'three-generation pattern,' Spanish speaking in immigrant families tends to decline over time.
Another continuing resolution won't solve the real problem within the Republican Party
Olga Shvetsova, Professor of Political Science and Economics, Binghamton University, State University of New York at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 16 hours ago
The party's promise to be all things to all people has hit a wall.
Trump's Unreliability
The back and forth during the recent government shut down proves one thing: Donald Trump is utterly unreliable. Paul Krugman writes: Two weeks ago, Trump declared that if Congress came up with a plan to protect Dreamers — undocumented immigrants brought here as children — while enhancing border security, he would sign it. Two days later, a bipartisan group of senators brought him a plan doing just that — and he rejected it, complaining about immigrants from “shithole countries.” On Friday, Chuck Schumer, the Senate Democratic leader, seemed to have at least a short-term agreement ... more »
His Own New National Defense Strategy Endangers President Trump More Than Mueller and 'Russiagate'
How can it be that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's leadership in Japan have come to see both China and Russia as close partners for cooperation, while President Trump's Defense Secretary and National Security Advisor declare Russia and China greater threats to the United States than international terrorism? Japan is America's closest ally in Asia, closest partner in placing pressure on North Korea to denuclearize, and is an immediate neighbor to both China and Russia and to the Korean Peninsula. Prime Minister Abe, like Trump, has met repeatedly with Russian President Putin over the s... more »
Editor's Note
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Doughnut-Eating Champ Charged with Stealing From Dunkin’
A North Carolina man who made headlines when he was caught for break-ins after winning a doughnut-eating contest has been arrested again.
Researchers Could Be on the Verge of 'Super' Stealth Warplanes
*David Axe* *Security, * With MAGMA, BAE Systems could be working toward aircraft designs with fewer, or no, moving surfaces — and thus much greater stealth. Researchers at BAE Systems and The University of Manchester successfully test-flew an experimental unmanned aerial vehicle with no moving control surfaces, BAE Systems announced in December 2017. The 12-foot-span, jet-propelled MAGMA drone could help BAE develop stealthier warplanes. Control surfaces account for a significant portion of an airplane’s radar signature. Instead of rudders, ailerons and other conventional contr... more »
Beware, Russia: America Will Soon Test New Missile Defenses in Europe
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * How will Moscow respond? The Pentagon will soon fire its emerging SM-3 IIA interceptor missile from a land-based Aegis Ashore site for the first time as part of a broad-based, multi-year effort to help defend European allies from short and intermediate-range ballistic missile attacks from Russia, Iran or other potential adversaries. A follow on to the SM-3, the SM-3 IIA is a larger and more high-tech interceptor missile able to destroy threatening targets at longer ranges; the weapon, being developed as part of a cooperative arrangement between the U... more »
Author under fire on PubPeer issues puzzling correction to chem paper
A researcher whose work has been heavily questioned on PubPeer has corrected a figure on a 2015 paper in Talanta — but the text of the correction doesn’t match the actual changes. Recently, Rashmi Madhuri at the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) in Dhanbad corrected a 2015 paper about a diagnostic sensor that uses […] The post Author under fire on PubPeer issues puzzling correction to chem paper appeared first on Retraction Watch.
137-pound weight loss from water, aerobics, walking, and this diet
If you have ever tried to lose weight on a short-term diet, you know how difficult that can be, especially when the pounds you lose keep creeping back every time you “cheat”. But that’s because the key to long-term healthy living and fitness isn’t short-term dieting or working out but rather, building healthy life-long habits. Just
Can 7 minutes of exercise really help keep you fit?
By Dr. Mercola Short, intense workouts are all the rage in the fitness world. While it was once believed that the longer you stayed on the treadmill or elliptical machine, the better, it’s now known that you can seriously maximize your fitness results while working out for a fraction of the time, as long as
Washington and Social Media Platforms - A Tool for Propagandizing
Scine mid-2016, we've hear endless stories about how those sneaky Russians managed to surreptitiously invade the United States and influence the 2016 presidential election in favour of their preferred candidate, Donald Trump. According to a who's who of social media outlets including but not limited to Twitter and Facebook, Russians and their bots managed to convince Americans to vote for Donald Trump rather than Hillary Clinton who, as we know, is relatively unpopular with Vladimir Putin given her alleged interference in the Russian elections of 2011: Thanks to Twitter's blog, we... more »
Alaska Hit by 7.9 Earthquake; Tsunami Warning Canceled
Officials at the National Tsunami Center canceled the warning after a few tense hours after waves failed to show up in coastal Alaska communities.
Business Live - BBC News report through gritted teeth
The BBC through gritted teeth http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/business-42754653 that: 'Public finances may be improving a bit faster than expected Britain's public finances suggest a slightly faster improvement than expected in November, says the Office for Budget Responsibility."It appears that the underlying improvement in borrowing so far this year is a little faster than would be consistent with our November forecast," the OBR said. Earlier official data showed Britain's budget deficit fell by much more than expected last month, helped by an unusually large credit from the Eur... more »
DOWN THE MEMORY HOLE: McCABE'S WIFE WASN'T EVEN THE TOP RECIPIENT OF MONEY FROM THAT PAC
Axios's Jonathan Swan reports that the President wants his FBI director to fire Andrew McCabe: Attorney General Jeff Sessions — at the public urging of President Donald Trump — has been pressuring FBI Director Christopher Wray to fire Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, but Wray threatened to resign if McCabe was removed, according to three sources with direct knowledge. This is part of a long campaign to target and demonize McCabe: Trump and other Republicans have been hammering McCabe — who was selected by the White House as acting director after the Comey firing — for months on Twitt... more »
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For a long time I’ve been suggesting that reductions in the level of pollution from the 1970s clean air acts was likely to have caused some if not all the warming from the 1970s to the point that clean up … Continue reading →
CNN threw together a supercut containing a number of Donald Trump's flubs during his first year as president.
4 Courtesy of Raw Story: *CNN on Monday put together a hilarious supercut of Trump’s biggest first-year flubs, and it includes numerous botched handshakes, nonsensical tweets, and misadventures with water cups. * *CNN’s Jeanne Moos, who narrated the video, took particular delight in playing clips of Trump sniffling excessively and of Trump getting his hand swatted away by wife Melania Trump. * *“You’ve got to hand it to President Trump,” she said shortly before showing a montage of failed Trump handshakes. “When it comes to flubs, he’s got his hands full.”* Unbelievable! And wha... more »
Economic Inequality-- Not Just Public Policy... It Starts On A Personal Level
A lot of voters-- voters who don't know rich people, I always thought-- were impressed with Trump's claims that because he was so rich he wouldn't be susceptible to taking bribes and being a crook. Personally, I know lots of rich people so I recognized Trump was lying-- lying egregiously, tricking voters by design. At the end of 2013, Paul Piff, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Social Behavior at UC Irvine gave the TED talk above, which I urge you to watch. Piff describes his primary academic interest as "how social hierarchy, economic inequality and soc... more »
Operation Olive Branch
Many of this blog's readers have expressed special interest in the present campaign that the Turks have launched against the Syrian Kurds. This is your analysis. The Turks call it *Operation Olive Branch* - the destruction and annihilation of Kurds in Western Syria. You'll recall that the murder of Kurds for fun and profit is and has been a key activity of Turkey. This is no different, except that the Kurds are better armed now. And that's creating a problem for the Turks. Let's step back for a moment and identify the players. FSA LogoThere are two Free Syrian Armies loose in Syri... more »
The British Army should stay in Germany
There’s little doubt that if General Sir Nick Carter – the Chief of the General Staff (CGS)– were given carte blanche to redesign the army, he’d station a large part of it in Germany. Or rather, he’d reverse the plans to bring home the brigade that still remains, and for which new barracks, married quarters […] The post The British Army should stay in Germany appeared first on UnHerd.
Unarmed High School Sports Star Killed by Police as He Backed Out of His Own Driveway
[image: high school] A high school track and wrestling star was gunned down by police conducting a welfare check. He was unarmed and merely backing his car out of his own driveway. The post Unarmed High School Sports Star Killed by Police as He Backed Out of His Own Driveway appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
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*Unemployment among Australian university graduates* *The article below by Cat Moir is generally sensible even though it is from a strongly Leftist source. In the last of her words below she sees a paradox that is not, however. It is a widely held view that all speech should be free except speech that promotes violence. And it is pretty clear that Muslim teaching leads in the direction of violence. Jihad is not a Presbyterian idea and the Middle East is hardly an oasis of peace. So careful oversight of Muslim speech is warranted caution* On 8 January, Quality Indicators for ... more »
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*With talk of ‘mini ice age,’ global warming debate may again be about to change* *The unfalsifiable theory* Many Americans believe the debate over whether man is primarily responsible for Earth’s recent warming was started by Al Gore in the 1990s, when the issue prominently made its way onto the national stage, but scientists have been debating humans’ role in our changing climate for many decades. For instance, in 1969, the New York Times reported, “Col. Bernt Balchen, polar explorer and flier [now serving with General Dynamics], is circulating a paper among polar specialists p... more »
A steam-powered Land Rover???
This thing is the very definition of "boys and their toys". With its array of pulleys and levers and great clouds of belching steam this contraption may at first appear to be one of the fantastical machines conjured up by the great cartoonist W. Heath Robinson. But it is in fact a perfectly roadworthy Land Rover, whose petrol engine was taken out and replaced by its owner with a steam-driven engine. So efficient was its conversion from petrol back to the steam age that Frank Rothwell now uses the car for his daily commute. * . . .* The custom-built motor works like a traditional s... more »
The Left Wants a Con-Con Too
[image: the-left-wants-a-con-con-too] It might seem as if the movement to have a constitutional convention to alter or rewrite the Constitution is a right-wing one, but the Left wants it too, and they have more to gain.
If Biased Algorithms Are Everywhere, Does That Mean They Are Ineffective?
In 2018, you can guess the politics of many people by which newspapers they read, and you could also do that 100 years ago. Certainly some people, like me, read both the *Wall Street Journal* and the *New York Times* but if someone defaults to MSNBC or Fox News, you can estimate their voting record with high levels of accuracy. read more
Have the FBI been 'Caught In Another BIG Lie'?
https://youtu.be/O8yumV5jPCE The remarkable Bill Still says they have, what do you think?
Malcolm @ the Overflow
Roll on the Next Federal Election An Ode by Jim Simpson to: “Malcolm @ the Overflow”(Read in the manner of “Clancy of the Overflow” with apologies to Banjo Paterson) I had written him a letter, that I had for want of better Knowledge sent to where I’d met him, by the Harbour years ago. He was Banking when I knew him, So I sent an Ozmail to him, Just on spec of course, addressed to Malcolm @ The Overflow. An answer came directly, from a place quite unexpected, I think it came from somewhere, near a Snowy hydro site. It seems his staffer wrote it, And verbatim I will quo... more »
Turkish Olive Branch Accelerates the U.S. to Intensify Border Security Forces Training
The confrontation between the U.S. and Turkey could have catastrophic consequences for the parties involved and especially for Kurds, not to mention the whole region. The post Turkish Olive Branch Accelerates the U.S. to Intensify Border Security Forces Training appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Donald Trump's now defunct Commission on Election Integrity seemed to really focus on Texas Hispanic voters.
Courtesy of WaPo: *President Trump’s voting commission asked every state and the District for detailed voter registration data, but in Texas’s case it took an additional step: It asked to see Texas records that identify all voters with Hispanic surnames, newly released documents show. * *In buying nearly 50 million records from the state with the nation’s second largest Hispanic population, a researcher for the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity checked a box on two Texas public voter data request forms explicitly asking for the “Hispanic surname flag notation... more »
Student Violence Against Teachers Escalating
Our Anne Dachel is cataloging the changes in schools from institutions of learning to.... institutions. Schools should not be war zones where teachers fear students. Nor should they be prisons where students fear teachers. The changes in behavior among "regular"...
Marcia Hinds on How To Bully Proof Schools When Your Child Has Autism
NOTE: We're excerpting this article by Marcia Hinds from eParent.com. Please let us know your family's experiences with bullying in our comments. By Marcia Hinds How many of us still remember bullying incidents that occurred when we were in school?...
Congressman blasts FBI-DOJ “pro-Clinton, anti-Trump” bias during 2016 US election (Video)
Rep. Matt Gaetz says anti-Trump bias has infected the FBI. More The post Congressman blasts FBI-DOJ “pro-Clinton, anti-Trump” bias during 2016 US election (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
EXPLOSIVE: “Secret Society” uncovered at FBI and DOJ tasked with bringing down Trump (Video)
Thousands of new Strzok-Page messages reference “SECRET SOCIETY” More The post EXPLOSIVE: “Secret Society” uncovered at FBI and DOJ tasked with bringing down Trump (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
"Who Profits From The Loss of Our Privacy?"; "Who Killed Michael Hastings?"
*"Who Profits From The Loss of Our Privacy?"* by Eric Peters "Who owns the data culled by your car? And - more to the point - who is profiting from it? And why aren’t they cutting us a check, at least? All new cars - and most cars built over the past decade or so – have data recorders and this data is not only stored but can be - in newer cars - transmitted back to the manufacturer (e.g., General Motors) without the knowledge of the car’s owner. That is, *you.* Nominally, consent is required before the manufacturer may filch your data - and “filch” isn’t even the right word, becau... more »
Breaking: Turkey-led militias regain control over key mountain from Kurdish forces in Syria’s Afrin
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:05 P.M.) – Turkey-led forces have regained control over a key mountain Syria’s Afrin region following an artillery-backed counter-attack by Kurdish paramilitary fighters on Monday. In the last hour, Turkey-led militias announced they had retaken control over the strategic high-ground of Mount Barsaya in Afrin as part of a renewed assault against Kurdish […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Al-Qaeda’s 30-minute wonder offensive in north Latakia results in the slaughter of over a dozen rebels
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – On Monday, Al-Qaeda-linked militants operating in the northern countryside of Latakia province launched an offensive against the Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitary groups dubbed ‘God will punish them with your hands.’ In the event, the offensive lasted less than an hour consisting of a brief bombardment of Syrian Army […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Syrian Army smashes rebel strongholds in north Hama with missile fire after militants shell Christian town
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 A.M.) – Artillery units of the Syrian Arab Army have carried out a retaliation strike against two key rebel strongholds in Hama province’s northern countryside after militant groups shelled a Christian town. On Monday afternoon, the Syrian Christian town of Saqalbiyah in northern Hama was hit by at least two Grad rockets […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Dead Sea Scrolls validate the Biblical text
“Israeli scholars have pieced together and deciphered one of two previously unread manuscripts of the Dead Sea Scrolls more than half a century since their discovery, an Israeli university has said.” click here
Chelsea
Wants to be a US Senator...then run for President. Poor little rich girl. The dynasty was written in the stars (by the stars in Hollywood) and the way was cleared by Slick Willy. Then Hillary stumbled - more than once - and you can read about her near victory in one of her books that also make excellent doorstops. What is in Chelsea's future? The runes say that she'll survive on her trust fund.
Juncker will open a big Karl Marx exhibition
*According to the Czech laws, the top EU commissar should actually spend years in prison for his promotion of totalitarian ideologies* We have learned from some soulmates at Twitter about this German article and a Czech review of it. The story says quite something about the ideological underpinnings of the contemporary European Union. Let me translate the full German text first: *Juncker expects to open the Karl Marx exhibitions* [a photo of Juncker] *Trier.* It's expected that the president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker will lead the opening ceremony of the 2... more »
Steven Umbrello Publishes New Chapter On Designing Safe AI
Ethical Technology - 20 hours ago
IEET Managing Director Steven Umbrello and his colleague Angelo De Bellis published a new chapter in Roman Yampolskiy’s forthcoming volume *Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security* (2018) which will be published by CRC Press (Taylor and Francis). You can access the preprint below: Preprint
Amazon scores two more $5+ billion bids
A non-blogging friend points me to the announcement today of Maryland's subsidy bid that puts Montgomery County into one of the 20 finalist slots. Shockingly, Governor Larry Hogan (R-MD) put in a bid that would pay Amazon almost the entire cost of its facility, depending on what you think a proper discount rate should be now (hint: low). "HQ2," which Amazon has stated will amount to an eventual $5 billion in investment, will receive a subsidy package worth over $5 billion in nominal value (but not necessarily present value) from Maryland. The largest element in this package is a job... more »
Global Capitalism and Livelihoods Denied: Whipping India’s Farmers into Submission
CounterPunch, Countercurrents, RINF, Global Research If you value my work,* please read this* In India, there is a push to drive people from the countryside into cities. The mainstream narrative implies that urbanisation is natural in the evolution of societies and constitutes progress. The World Bank wants India to relocate 400 million people to urban centres. Former Chief Finance Minister P. Chidambaram once stated that 85% of the population would eventually live in cities, which would mean displacing many more than 400 million people given that the country’s population is headin... more »
FISA Memo Rocks DC
*[image: a]* In case you did not catch it we now have a detailed memorandum connecting the dots with names regarding the actions of the preceding government to collude with the Democrats in stopping Trump. All such actions are outright treason as they co oped the FBI, the DOJ and the CIA as well. Watergate was a small time farce compared to this. Congress has read it and rising public demand has started the process of release for the public likely by month end and the State of the Union Address. Everything that i suspected has been confirmed regarding this whole charade. What a... more »
Genetics Rewrites the History of Early America—And, Maybe, the Field of Archaeology
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Again dates are been inched back. However the big picture regarding Beringia has always been flawed as populations suited for high latitudes are not easily adapted to tropical conditions. Water borne migrations gets us around this problem. Regardless northern adapted peoples first established themselves throughout Eurasia and then moved into northern America with grudging migration south. That leaves us with two other sources of genetic injection and that by water across the Atlantic and along the Pacific Coast. I want to also observe that a black and white photo of Himala... more »
Star Parker: Trump is right to take credit for black unemployment drop
What Trump brought back with a bang was Business confidence. One year in and the numbers continue yodel approval. Add another year and we could well see something astonishing and the no working American left behind. There is still plenty to fix, but it all becomes a lot easier with this happening. In fact we can expect that not only will the cost of governance continue to decline but we can expect both budget surpluses and trade surpluses to emerge within two years. This will massively fuel a rapid rebuilding of America with all cities transitioning to Vancouverization as an... more »
The interstellar story of the strangest stone ever found
I have conjectured that the comet impactor that triggered the Pleistocene Nonconformity was super rich in carbon and this produced the related carbon layer over North America as the Comet came in. This provides a direct example of such a comet. The carbon also properly explains the exceptional tails displayed by some comets. Other explanations are nonsense but have survived in textbooks for a century. It is plausible that that location in the Sahara is a comet explosion impact site similar to Tunguska and not nuclear at all. Massive heat was released, but could be from the l... more »
Neil Diamond Says He Has Parkinson’s Disease, Retires from Touring
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer offered his "sincerest apologies" to those who planned to go to his shows and says he plans to still write, record and work on other projects "for a long time to come."
100,000 Greeks rally in Thessaloniki, as ‘Macedonia’ name debate heats up (Audio)
Macedonia: The Magic Word to NATO (or Not)? More The post 100,000 Greeks rally in Thessaloniki, as ‘Macedonia’ name debate heats up (Audio) appeared first on The Duran.
CARILLION - UK Column News - Craig Murray
Kaivey comments: PFI - A Cautionary Tale, by Craig Murrey Here is my personal experience of the great push for the public sector to use the Private Finance Initiative. When I was Deputy High Commissioner in Accra, the British government was paying a very large sum to rent over 80 residential properties in a city where rents are very high for quality properties. However the British government owned a lot of land there, and it was an obvious saving to build our own residential compound. We accordingly drew up plans and got quotes, which were submitted to the FCO with details of th... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*-by Noah* To those who marched, we salute you! I'm happy to see marches like the ones we saw this past weekend and I'd like to see more of them with even more people. It's a measure of how evil Trump and his party and their policies are that more people, true patriots, march in protest of Trump-style institutionalized misogyny and more than attended his sad little inauguration. But, although the gesture is excellent, we need more. Step it up. We need maximum voter turnout in November and I happen to think that, between now and November, a series of national strikes would make a ... more »
Onions could hold key to fighting antibiotic resistance
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Smartphone app shows promise monitoring chemotherapy patient.
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Will American Missiles Destroy The Russian-Japanese Rapprochement?
Russia and Japan have a lot to lose if they fall for the US’ trap by allowing its manipulation of the manufactured North Korean missile threat to undermine their rapprochement. The post Will American Missiles Destroy The Russian-Japanese Rapprochement? appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Tweets For Today
Sen. McConnell: “I think if we've learned anything during this process it’s that a strategy to shut down the government over the issue of illegal immigration is something that the American people didn't understand." pic.twitter.com/ieuem3ZY4A — NBC News (@NBCNews) January 22, 2018 Inside Raqqa: “I wouldn’t pick anything up that I didn’t put there,” says our US soldier escort during Votel visit. Raqqa is completely destroyed, booby trapped. No power. No water. Only some main roads passable. Yet signs of life. Markets. Motorcycles. Bulldozers. Kids. Somehow. pic.twitter.com/QBGTdN3... more »
Picture Of The Day
A man tries to escape from a balcony at Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel during an attack by gunmen in Kabul, Afghanistan. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Editors Choice Pictures* (Reuters).
Saudi Arabia's Anti-Corruption Drive Has Resulted In Graft Settlements That May Top $100 Billion
*Bloomberg:* *Saudi Graft Settlements May Top $100 Billion as Ritz Empties* * Attorney general says 90 people have agreed to settle so far * About 95 suspects remain at Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh Saudi Arabia is winding down a controversial anti-corruption drive that led to dozens of princes and billionaires being detained at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh. Talks with suspects are expected to end this month and authorities are likely to recover more than $100 billion in settlements, a senior government official said, asking not to be identified because the details are private.... more »
Al-Nusra car bomb attack kills squad of Syrian Army troops near Abu Duhur in east Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – A suicide car bomb attack by Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorists against the Syrian Arab Army in eastern Idlib province has hit its mark, reportedly resulting in the death of an entire squad of soldiers. On Monday, the Al-Qaeda affiliate militia Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham targeted a gathering of Syrian troops at a small […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: ISIS carries out motorcycle drive-by attacks on Kurdish forces during east Syria counter-offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 A.M.) – Over the last several days, Islamic State terrorists operating along the eastern shore of the Euphrates River have been in the midst of a general counter-offensive against Syrian pro-Coalition forces (of which Kurdish units comprise are a core component). The operation – dubbed ‘Revenge for the virtuous women’ – has […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Al-Qaeda ‘God will punish Syrian Army’ offensive in Latakia lasts whole of 30 minutes before flopping
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:58 A.M.) – A hyped-up offensive operation by jihadist militias linked to Al-Qaeda against the Syrian Arab Army in northern Latakia province has, in practice, failed after 30 minutes of starting with the greatest action undertaken rebel groups not ieven nvolving a proper ground assault but rather just an artillery duel. In an […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish forces recapture key mountain in Afrin sending Turkey-led Islamists running from the battlefield
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 A.M.) – Kurdish forces in Syria’s Afrin region have launched a counter-attack against Turkey-led militias, pushing pro-Ankara rebels to abandon a key piece of high-ground they had earlier taken. According to both Turkish and Kurdish sources, a counter-attack by raider units of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) has driven Turkey-led forces […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Palestinian Authority betray Gaza as its economy nears collapse
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:50 A.M)- As conditions worsen in the besieged Gaza Strip, strikes and protests emerge, gaining in both strength and numbers. The Palestinian Authority (PA), who recently took over responsibly of the Gaza Strip – following the unity deal signed back in October, 2017, between Hamas and Fatah – have taken little effort to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Glenn Greenwald’s Take On Russia-Gate
With Tucker Carlson on Fox News in October 2017. *Simon van Zuylen-Wood, NYMag:* *Does This Man Know More Than Robert Mueller?* *Glenn Greenwald’s war on the Russia investigation.* It’s 10:45 p.m. Rio de Janeiro time. Glenn Greenwald and I are finishing dinner at a deserted bistro in Ipanema. The restaurant, which serves its sweating beer bottles in metal buckets and goes heavy on the protein, is almost aggressively unremarkable (English menus on the table, a bossa-nova version of “Hey Jude” on the stereo). Greenwald avoids both meat and alcohol but seems to enjoy dining here. “I ... more »
The USS Pueblo Was Seized 50 Years Ago
North Korean soldiers check out the USS Pueblo in 2006. (KCNA via Korea News Service) *Steve Mollman, Quartz:* *50 years ago North Korea seized a US spy ship and humiliated Washington* There’s only one active-duty vessel of the US Navy being held captive by a foreign government. It’s a North Korean tourist attraction. On Jan. 23, 1968, North Korea attacked and seized the USS Pueblo, a barely armed spy ship that had been operating in international waters off its coast. Sent to gather intelligence on the secretive nation’s military, the vessel was unimpressive but did feature sensit... more »
Government Shutdown Ends — This Time Democrats Blinked!
[image: government-shutdown-ends-this-time-democrats-blinked] Democrats made a bold effort to force the White House to accept amnesty for DACA "Dreamers," but Trump refused to give in.
Marianne Williamson And Bernie Sanders-- Taking To The Road To Help Save America
A little over a month ago we looked at Marianne Williamson's plans for a national tour-- the Love America Your. It's not a plan anymore. She's right in the middle of it, having completed events in Richmond, Winston-Salem (with Jenny Marshall), Houston, Austin (with Derrick Crowe) and Las Vegas. She's taking a break now and then picking up again in Florida in March. But her event in Houston was very special-- even mind-blowing-- and it was covered by two *Houston Chronicle* reporters, one black (Joy Sewing) and one white (Erica Grieder). "Marianne Williamson walked to the middle of... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Identity Theft Update'
Read article at Mohawk Nation News .http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2018/01/22/identity-theft-update/
“Ding Dong…The Witch Ain’t Dead”
*“Ding Dong…The Witch Ain’t Dead”* by Bill Bonner "Oh, Dear Reader, imagine our alarm! Feel our pain! We were like the boy who saw on the news that his school was on fire. When we left the office on Friday… the federal government was just hours from shutting down! We crossed our fingers… and dreamt of Eden. As St. Paul might have said, from now on, even those who have wives will be as though they had none, those who have wealth will be as paupers, and those who voted Republican will be treated as Democrats… *Never-Ending Scam: *On Sunday morning, we rose from our bed and looked out... more »
Trump Applies Tariffs to Solar Panels, Washing Machines
President Donald Trump has approved tariffs on imported solar-energy components and large washing machines in a bid to help U.S. manufacturers.
Music from the Frontlines of Standing Rock at Sundance Film Festival
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U.S. Push-Russia Consent Could Revive Turkmen-Caspian Gas-Pipeline Hopes
Looks like a Trump-Tillerson-Putin-Lavrov deal, as it required Russia approval. From RFERL: https://www.rferl.org/a/commentary-turkmenistan-gas-hopes/28990352.html “Commentary: U.S. Push Could Revive Turkmen Gas … Continue reading →
Catalan President Puigdemont in Denmark: “We Will Not Surrender To Authoritarianism”
President of the Government of Catalonia 21-10-2017 By Vilaweb.cat: “Puigdemont, in Denmark: ‘We will not surrender to authoritarianism’ The Catalan … Continue reading →
Your Cell Phone Is a Psychotronic Weapon of Mass Mind Control
By Peter A. Kirby Modern telecommunications usually involves devices that can both send and receive wireless signals. These devices are also almost invariably capable of... more »
Weather Channel founder John Coleman. A great one has passed.
Everyone at CFACT lost a dear friend with the death of John Coleman.
Sixteen good books by climate skeptics
There are a growing number of books out that explain why people are skeptical of climate change alarmism.
The Battle For Khe Sanh Started 50 Years Ago
*FOX News: **Khe Sanh veterans recall Vietnam battle's start 50 years ago Sunday* Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of the start of one of the most significant battles of the Vietnam War – the Battle of Khe Sanh. Across the U.S., groups of Vietnam veterans will gather to commemorate the 77-day battle, in which some 6,000 U.S. Marines defended a small combat base from tens of thousands of North Vietnamese fighters. Others are making plans to attend a reunion of Khe Sanh veterans scheduled for August in Washington, D.C. One such gathering Sunday is planned in Oroville, Calif. Its o... more »
Heat loss form Earth’s interior responsible for sliding ice sheets
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? From the “Who would have guessed that Department”: ? Jan. 22 (UPI) — New research suggests the dissipation of heat from Earth’s interior is responsible for the acceleration of the seaward slide of Greenland’s ice sheets. The descent of of…
The shutdown scam
*"[The US] government wastes so much that it has to borrow money! That $$ has to be paid back with interest via inflation and/or passed on to the next generation. The more that government spends — even for a 'good' cause — the less wealth its nation creates."* ~ Mary Ruwart Did you notice what *wasn't* being talked about in the just-ended US-government "shutdown"? Answer: the reason several government departments were being partially shut down - that being: because the government can't pay its bills -- that being: because it spends too damn much. David Stockman noticed -- and he... more »
Syrian Army gives rebels 24 hours to return kidnapped officer or they will invade Daraa town
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 A.M.) – The Free Syrian Army (FSA) kidnapped a Syrian Arab Army (SAA) officer in the Dara’a Governorate town of Al-Sinamayn this week. In response to the kidnapping, the Syrian Army demanded that the FSA return the officer or else they will invade the town of Al-Sinamayn. According to the Syrian military, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Jihadists fail to retake Abu Dhuhour Airport after latest counter-offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels launched a big counter-attack in the eastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate, Monday, targeting the area around the strategic Abu Dhuhour Military Airport. Led by Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham, the jihadist rebels stormed the area around the Abu Dhuhour Military Airport in a bid to reestablish their presence […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
First Turkish soldier killed during northern Aleppo operation
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 A.M.) – The Turkish Army’s General Staff admitted on Monday night that their forces had suffered some casualties during latest offensive in the northern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate. “Our serviceman was killed on January 22 in the village of Gulbaba in the Kilis province during Operation Olive Branch in clashes with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iranian military begins exercises in strategic Strait of Hormuz
The Iranian military kicked off their annual drills just off the Strait of Hormuz, the strategically and economically crucial waterway that separates the Persian Gulf from the Gulf of Oman. The long-awaited drill underscores sky-high tensions between Iran and the US, who have butted heads in the Strait in the recent past. The two-day exercises […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish forces attempt to advance across several fronts in Afrin
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels launched several attacks, tonight, across the many fronts in the Afrin Canton, as their forces attempt to break-through the YPG’s front-lines. Backed by heavy artillery and airstrikes from the Turkish Armed Forces, the Turkish-backed rebels stormed the YPG’s positions at several important areas, including the Rajou and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Naomi Parker Fraley, Woman Who Inspired ‘Rosie the Riveter,’ Dies at 96
A woman identified by a scholar as the inspiration for Rosie the Riveter, the iconic female World War II factory worker, has died in Washington state.
Did Customs Agents Board a Bus in Florida Asking for Proof of Citizenship?
An encounter captured on video in January 2018 depicts a longstanding practice by immigration officials.
Is Conan O'Brien a Blackmailed Paedophile?
33 girls, some as young as 13, rescued in child trafficking sting at resort next door to where Conan just wenthttps://t.co/MABTidF3Va— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 22, 2018 #Haiti is... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
BBC claim of 2017 as hottest year ignores the facts
“One naturally has every right to be suspicious when supposedly honest and impartial “scientists” turn into activists for political change. It is not up to them to decide which courses of action it is right for societies to take. But … Continue reading →
Paris March for Life Protest Against Abortion
“Braving rainy January weather, some 40,000 marchers took to the Paris streets Sunday to protest the legal killing of unborn infants through abortion.” click here
Reagan Foundation to Host Bipartisan Education Summit
Thirty-five years after the 1983 “A Nation at Risk” report by the National Commission on Excellence in Education, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute has announced the launch of an inaugural summit about the future of education in America.
Higher Ed Mostly Evades Impact of Government Shutdown
The federal government voted to end the shutdown on Monday. Although higher education officials and experts say the effects on colleges and universities could have been severe, they say the consequences have been relatively minimal this time around.
UC’s Best Advice to ‘Dreamers’: Ignore Trump Show, File for DACA
Government shutdown? Forget the blame game. We saw the process unfold before our eyes. It was one built on the word of Donald Trump, but then dashed. Maybe because as a real builder might say, there was no foundation in truth to provide structural integrity – for anything.
Are Social Media Sites Like Facebook Bad For Democracy?
*Reuters:* *Facebook says it can't guarantee social media is good for democracy* SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc (FB.O) warned on Monday that it could offer no assurance that social media was on balance good for democracy, but the company said it was trying what it could to stop alleged meddling in elections by Russia or anyone else. The sharing of false or misleading headlines on social media has become a global issue, after accusations that Russia tried to influence votes in the United States, Britain and France. Moscow denies the allegations. Facebook, the largest soci... more »
The One Thing That Makes the F-22 and F-35 True Killers in the Sky
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * The "skin". *In fact, in the case of the F-22, the Air Force is very careful about knowing exactly how well the jets’ coating are performing and where exactly they can send the Raptors as a result. “We can give them very good information for what they’re going into, but if their jet isn’t performing the way they expect it to, them knowing that information doesn’t necessarily do them any good,” said Tech. Sgt. William, 1st Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of intelligence analysis in the Air Force release.* While pilots of advanced fifth-gen... more »
Just How Many New Columbia-Class Missile Submarines is the Navy Building?
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * 12 could be just the start--maybe. The United States Navy may build more than 12 Columbia-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs). While the Pentagon had previously stated that it needed 12 Columbia-class submarines, the new Nuclear Posture Review sets that number as a floor. “The Columbia-class program will deliver a minimum of 12 SSBNs to replace the current Ohio fleet,” a predecisional version of the Nuclear Posture Review obtained by *The National Interest* reads. “If Navy shipbuilding funding was not already insufficient to b... more »
The U.S. Military's Mission Is Clear: Crush Russia or China in a War
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * The new national defense strategy is a really big deal for a few reasons. The Pentagon’s new National Defense Strategy is refocusing the U.S. military onto traditional great power conflicts against nations such as Russia and China while still fighting terrorism. The new document, which was released last week, is the Pentagon’s first national defense strategy in over 10 years. “The world, to quote George Shultz [former Secretary of State under Reagan], is awash in change, defined by increasing global volatility and uncertainty with Great Power compet... more »
How to Avoid Making 'the Afghanistan Mistake' in Africa
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, Middle East* [image: An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted drone aircraft performs aerial maneuvers over Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, U.S., June 25, 2015. Picture taken June 25, 2015. U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Cory D. Payne/Handout via REUTERS] Drones and special forces are no more likely to “end” terrorism in Africa than they have in Afghanistan and throughout the Middle East. Africa policy is back in the news for all the wrong reasons. The president’s dreadful remark during the immigration discussion has not improved his standing among diplomats an... more »
The Last Thing Iraq Needs is More Maliki
*Matthew Reisener* *National Security, Middle East* [image: Displaced Iraqis flee their homes during a battle with Islamic State militants walk past Iraqi flag in Albu Saif, south-west Mosul, Iraq, February 25, 2017. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra] A return to power by Maliki and his bloc would usher in a return to the corruption and mismanagement that plagued Iraq during his initial tenure. One month after formally declaring victory over the Islamic State, Iraq now turns its attention to its upcoming parliamentary elections, which will play a significant role in shaping the future of a ... more »
The Best (Non-American) Special Forces on Earth
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Americas* [image: The military group dismounted and prepared to attack. Wikimedia Commons] A new book on Russian, Iranian, Chinese and other special forces will be particularly useful to scholars in Washington. Edited by Ruslan Pukhov and Christopher Marsh, *Elite Warriors: Special Operations Forces From Around the World* is an excellent, methodically researched study of various special mission units from around the globe. While information about well-known American and British special operations forces such as the U.S. Army’s elite Delta Force, the U.... more »
Trump's New Defense Strategy Is Promising But Flawed
*Tom Spoehr* *Security, Americas* [image: The Patriots Jet Team performs aerial acrobatics during the 2017 Twilight Show at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Friday, March 17, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Lance Cpl. Christian Cachola). Flickr / U.S. Department of Defense] The United States must have the ability to fight and win in two major theaters of war. Unfortunately, the new defense strategy sets too low a strategic goal. The National Defense Strategy (NDS) released last week is the first true U.S. defense strategy in a decade. It details how the Trump admini... more »
When It Comes to Foreign Policy, Hope Is Not a Strategy
*Christopher A. Preble* *National Security, Americas* The Trump administration’s budget priorities, and the president’s rhetoric, imply that defense is the only thing that matters in foreign policy. On Friday morning, I attended the unveiling of the National Defense Strategy (NDS) by Secretary of Defense James Mattis. It was his first public address of 2018, and the secretary and his staff were justifiably proud of having completed their work ahead of schedule, and less than a month after the public release of the National Security Strategy (NSS). In that sense, the timing was im... more »
While in Jerusalem Mike Pence calls Stormy Daniels allegations "baseless," and then goes on to defend Trump's "shithole" comments.
#ArtOfTheDeal pic.twitter.com/kUVEF2X0Vd — BlueVotr (@BlueVotr) January 22, 2018 Courtesy of CBS News: *Vice President Mike Pence says reports that an adult film star had an alleged affair with President Trump are "baseless allegations." * *Pence spoke to The Associated Press during a visit to Jerusalem on Monday. He said he was "not going to comment on the latest baseless allegations against the president."* Okay, has Mike Pence read the In Touch article yet? I'm sorry what was I thinking? Has Mike Pence's wife read him the In Touch article while Pence gripped a Bible and mutt... more »
Trump’s Psychopathology and the Government Shutdown
*-by Helen Klein* What is becoming increasingly clear is that despite Dr. Ronny Jackson’s gushing superlatives about Trump’s clean bill of health that extend beyond the physical, Trump’s personality make up and his mental/cognitive functioning are dead center in this shutdown mess. All arrows point to Trump. Now that the Republicans have hit a wall with Trump during the negotiations, even they are being forced to recognize his impairments in judgment and decision making, although of course they won’t do anything about it. They cannot help but realize with increasing disgust that ... more »
Democrats cave in government shutdown fight
Trump and GOP refusal to back down exposes Democrat liberal lunacy as standing for the rights of illegal immigrants is an indefensible position. More The post Democrats cave in government shutdown fight appeared first on The Duran.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 22, 2018
Michael Rubin, Washington Examiner: *Could the Kurds beat Turkey in Syria?* After a multi-day artillery barrage, the Turkish Army has begun its push into Afrin, a district of Syria which has been governed by Syrian Kurds ever since they defeated al Qaeda and Islamic State terrorists. Turkish officials say they plan to set up a buffer zone extending almost 20 miles into Syria from the Turkish border. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave a blistering speech threatening Turkey’s Kurds if they speak up on behalf of their Syrian counterparts and promising victory within “a very ... more »
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