Wednesday, January 24, 2018

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Scientists Successfully Clone Monkeys; Are Humans Up Next?

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 21 minutes ago
For the first time, researchers have used the cloning technique that produced Dolly the sheep to create healthy monkeys, bringing science an important step closer to being able to do the same with humans.

Is The U.S. Preparing For A Tactical Nuclear Strike On North Korea?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 27 minutes ago
A US Air Force B-2 Spirit takes off at Andersen Air Force Base, in Guam, in August 2016. U.S. Air Force/Tech Sgt Richard P. Ebensberger *Business Insider*:* US stealth bombers in Guam appear to be readying for a tactical nuclear strike on North Korea* * The US recently sent nuclear bombers to North Korea that can carry tactical nukes that would be perfect for taking out Kim Jong Un. * Some have suggested that a quick tactical nuclear strike on North Korea could cripple the country's nuclear infrastructure with few casualties. * Recent reports have suggested President Donald Trump co... more »

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War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 29 minutes ago
A Turkish military convoy arrives at a village on the Turkish-Syrian border in Kilis province, Turkey. REUTERS/Stringer *WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Turkish forces push into Syria* (Reuters).

Automation.

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 33 minutes ago
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On the Arizona Border, We Know Who the Monsters Are

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 44 minutes ago
By Brenda Norrell Censored News It is sad to hear that the volunteers who leave water for migrants are being arrested on the Arizona border. A few years ago, my friend took me to these same places, showing me the trails. It was about 116 degrees, and her car had no air conditioning. We wrapped ourselves in wet towels to keep going. We watched the Border Patrol agents sit in their

Do Alarmist MSM lie?

Geoff Brown at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 47 minutes ago
Two MSM Items: ANTARCTICA MELTING: According to CNN, scientists say a huge part of Antarctica is melting. Oh dear! What will we do? Why not move Climate Refugees to melting Antarctica. Climate change will force refugees to move to Antarctica by 2030, researchers have predicted. Among future scenarios are the Olympics being held in cyberspace and central Australia being abandoned, according to the think tank report. (*Tell 'em they're dreamin', son*!) Forum for the Future, a research body committed to sustainable development, said they wanted to stir debate about how to avert the... more »

Turkey invades Afrin on same day ISIS kicks-off major offensive against Kurdish forces in east Syria

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 55 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:55 A.M.) – On the exact same day – almost to the hour – that Islamic State militants kicked-off a major offensive against the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (of which Kurdish units represent a leading component), the Turkish Army and proxy rebel groups under its command invaded Kurdish-held Afrin. Whilst Turkey-led forces attacked […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Iranian war games officially conclude in southern waters

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 55 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 A.M.) – The Iranian Army concluded their war games in the Sea of Oman, Wednesday, after a successful two days. To conclude the war games, the Iranian Army held a parade that was attended by foreign military attaches and a number of high ranking commanders in the armed forces. According to Iran’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Jihadist rebels stop the Syrian Army’s Damascus offensive dead in its tracks

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 55 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:55 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) recently launched a counter-offensive inside the eastern suburbs of Damascus, targeting the jihadist rebels defenses inside Harasta and ‘Arbeen. Led by their Republican Guard forces, the Syrian Arab Army’s offensive got off to a good start, as they were able to capture several buildings in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

CIA Director: 'North Korea’s Missile Program Is Aimed At Coercion, Not Just Self-Defense

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 59 minutes ago
*Reuters: CIA believes North Korea weapons aimed at coercion, not just defense: Pompeo* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA believes North Korea’s missile program is aimed at coercion, not just self-defense, and that Pyongyang’s next logical step would be to develop an arsenal of weapons and the capability to fire multiple missiles at the United States, the agency’s director Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday. Speaking at the American Enterprise Institute, Pompeo also said a key risk of allowing North Korea to develop its nuclear and missile program was proliferation to other countries. Po... more »

"The Antidote to Optimism”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*"The Antidote to Optimism”* by Bill Bonner "It is always brightest before they turn the lights out. You can quote us on that, Dear Reader. Just when you thought things couldn’t get better…guess what? They don’t. They go dark as a dungeon. *Antidote to optimism: *Our task today and tomorrow is to show that however wonderful things may appear in today’s markets and economy, they may not be all that great. We put our backs into this grim work neither for love nor money, but simply out of a sense of stern duty. If not us, who? If not now, when? Someone must put forward an antidote to... more »

Musical Interlude:Vangelis, “Oceanic Fields of Coral”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
Vangelis, “Oceanic Fields of Coral” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo89tLJ2n2A

Musical Interlude: Justin Hayward and John Lodge, “I Dreamed Last Night”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
Justin Hayward and John Lodge, “I Dreamed Last Night” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C9DHVeuXH0

Alabama Committee Passes Bill to Help Encourage Use of Gold and Silver as Money

Activist Post at Activist Post - 1 hour ago
By Michael Maharrey An Alabama House committee has passed a bill that would exempt the sale of gold and silver bullion from state sales and use... more »

Global Crisis Events: The Weird Keeps Getting Weirder

Activist Post at Activist Post - 1 hour ago
By Brandon Smith While the mainstream media and general public tend to assume that every new day is bringing us closer to a better future,... more »

Western Media Fixates On Vague “Chem Weapons” Allegations, Ignores Children Murdered By America’s Terrorists

Brandon Turbeville at Activist Post - 1 hour ago
By Brandon Turbeville While Rex Tillerson, Nikki Haley, Heather Nauert, and Emmanuel Macron as well as the entirety of the Western corporate media focus on... more »

U.S. Blames Russia For All Chem Weapons Attacks Based On Claims From White Helmets Terrorists

Brandon Turbeville at Activist Post - 1 hour ago
By Brandon Turbeville It seems as if the U.S. State Department has been on a continual loop ever since August, 2013 when Western-backed terrorists launched... more »

The Internet of Things: What It Will Do—But What Will It Do To Your Health?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 1 hour ago
By Catherine J. Frompovich Businesses, industries, state utility commissions, utility companies, especially electric power providers, and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are... more »

The Internet of Things: Failure Rate Approx. 75%, Millions Already Hacked, Tax Dollars Spent

Activist Post at Activist Post - 1 hour ago
By Phil D. Coffers “Security Experts Warn Congress That the Internet of Things Could Kill People…” Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and his family... more »

The Path To Persia And The Ongoing Plot To Destroy Iran

Brandon Turbeville at Activist Post - 1 hour ago
By Brandon Turbeville With the recent unrest in Iran seemingly organized and orchestrated by outside forces such as the U.S. color revolution apparatus in concert... more »

Trump Nominates Racketeer for Federal Bench

Aaron at Activist Post - 1 hour ago
By Aaron Kesel Very quietly, over Christmastime, President Trump nominated former Delaware United States Attorney, Colm F. Connolly, to be a Delaware District Court Justice... more »

Beirut, Lebanon: “You’re Not in Turkey Anymore!”

Activist Post at Activist Post - 1 hour ago
By Brett Redmayne-Titley “ We have seen war… too much war. We desire peace. To have peace we must live together as one people. The... more »

US Needs Sh*thole Countries, Not the Other Way Around

Activist Post at Activist Post - 1 hour ago
By Chris Kanthan We may never know what exactly President Trump said during a meeting on immigration, but many Americans – including popular media figures... more »

President Trump Issues Warning To Turkey Over It's Syria Operation

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*Reuters:* *Trump Warns Erdogan to Avoid Clash Between U.S., Turkish Forces* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump urged Turkey to curtail its military operation in northern Syria and warned it not to bring U.S. and Turkish forces into conflict on Wednesday but analysts said he has little leverage to halt its NATO ally's offensive there. Turkey's air and ground operation in Syria's Afrin region, now in its fifth day, targets U.S.-backed Kurdish YPG fighters, which Ankara sees as allies of Kurdish insurgents who have fought in southeastern Turkey for decades. Turkish P... more »

Contest Coming-- Help Tim Canova Pick The Prize

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
One of the ways Blue America helps the candidates we endorse is by donating rock'n'roll memorabilia from my old days as a music business executive. We're going to do one with Tim Canova next. He's running for the Broward/Miami-Dade seat that Debbie Wasserman Schultz appears to have stolen last cycle. So gave him the choice of a bunch of platinum awards rear were given to me personally. Here's the e-mail Tim sent his supporters yesterday: I am excited to report that Blue America-- a fearless progressive grassroots group and the first to endorse us against Debbie Wasserman Schult... more »

6.2 Earthquake in Japan off Honshu

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 1 hour ago
See the story here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/979dd63e-3e3e-3fef-8704-5dc8af96b5db/ss_japan-hit-by-6.2-earthquake.html The quake appears to have been far north of Fukushima. Map here: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/6-2-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-off-japan-usgs-9892074 Daiichi looks unchanged, at least, above ground: Who knows what is going on underground. TEPCO has not been forthcoming about the implications of recent robotic findings from reactor unit 2: CHIKAKO KAWAHARA January 20, 2018 Melted nuclear fuel seen inside No. 2 reactor or at Fukushima plant... more »

Spain and the EU-Russia Conflict: Spanish Economic Interests and the Impact of Sanctions

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 hour ago
Mariano Rajoy of the PP (People’s Party) has been Spanish Prime Minister since 2011. While this article is from 2015, … Continue reading →

Slapping an Israeli Soldier More Newsworthy Than Shooting a Palestinian Child in the Face

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Slapping an Israeli Soldier More Newsworthy Than Shooting a Palestinian Child in the Face by GREGORY SHUPAK, https://fair.org/ Coverage of Ahed Tamimi obscures Israeli violence and occupation Israeli soldiers shot 14-year-old Palestinian Mohammad Tamimi point-blank in the face with a rubber-jacketed bullet on December 14, 2017, in Nabi Saleh, a small village in the occupied West Bank. The boy […]

RED ALERT: Criminal Secret Society Inside The FBI Plotted Violence Against President Trump

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 24, 2018 Alex Jones presents a video clip of Sen. Ron Johnson speaking on the alleged secret society, and Alex breaks down what this means for the future of the Trump administration. end

Democrats’ Plan D: Kill the President

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 24, 2018 Roger Stone lays clear the Democrats desperate attempts and subsequent failures to take out President Trump. end

FBI Agent: This Is Watergate 2, We Are Looking At A Criminal Operation

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 24, 2018 Alex Jones presents a video clip from Fox’s Brian Kilmeade program where an FBI agent asserts that the collusion inside the intelligence community against Trump is akin to Watergate. end

The Debate: Washington’s Plan for an Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
PressTV News Videos Published on Jan 23, 2018 In this episode of The Debate, Press TV has conducted an interview with Richard Becker, with the ANSWER Coalition from San Francisco, and Geoffrey Alderman, a political commentator from London, to discuss Washington’s plan for an Israeli-Palestinian conflict following the US Vice President Mike Pence’s recent visit to […]

Senator Daniel Inouye on the Shadow Government with Its Own Air Force, Navy ….

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
bassim3d Published on Aug 11, 2007 Senator Daniel K. Inouye in 1987 Chaired the Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition, which held public hearings on the Iran-Contra affair. Senator Inouye, summarizes here the coverup of the US Shadowy Government involvement; by saying: – “There exists a shadowy Government with […]

Black Ops Operator Comes Forward And Tells All: Cody Snodgres

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
X22Report Spotlight Published on Jan 24, 2018 Today’s Guest: Cody Snodgres Websites: Cody Snodgres http://codysnodgres.com – Light On Conspiracies http://lightonconspiracies.com/cody end

Tanks No Thanks: Berlin Silent as Ankara Moves German Tanks Against Kurds

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
RT Published on Jan 24, 2018 A similar protest took place People in the German city of Mannheim are rallying against the German-made tanks being used in the Turkish offensive. Here’s Peter Oliver with more details. end

RAW: Turkish Military Vehicles Cross Border with Syria as Operation ‘Olive Branch’ Continues

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
RT Published on Jan 24, 2018 Military vehicles and ambulances were seen crossing the Turkish-Syrian border located in Oncupinar, in both directions, during ongoing operations against Kurdish forces in Syria on Wednesday. end

You Will Be Completely Controlled — You Are Wetware — Implanted Devices and Mind Control Hijack You

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Lionel Nation Published on Jan 21, 2018 WARNING: THIS WILL BOGGLE YOUR MIND. Completely and permanently. Wetware is defined as “humorous: human brain cells or thought processes regarded as analogous to, or in contrast with, computer systems” and (chiefly in science fiction) “computer technology in which the brain is linked to artificial systems, or used as […]

Chris Martenson: Rising Oil Price Will Pop this Bubble. Wealth Will Go Poof in Next Crash

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Chris Martenson: Rising Oil Price Will Pop this Bubble. Wealth Will Go Poof in Next Crash by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Economic researcher and futurist Chris Martenson says if you believe everything is great with the economic turnaround, you have to believe “fundamentals don’t matter.” Martenson explains, “Of course, fundamentals matter, but they don’t seem to these days. […]

The Bitcoin Psyop

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
corbettreport Published on Jan 19, 2018 TRANSCRIPT AND SOURCES: https://www.corbettreport.com/bitcoin… Yes, the blockchain is truly revolutionary. Yes, bitcoin is Tulipmania 2.0. Yes, cryptocurrency is a nail in the coffin of the bankster parasites. Yes, digital currency is a tool of the totalitarian tyrants. No, these statements are not contradictory. But don’t worry if you think they […]

Whistleblower Confirms “Secret Society” Meetings Between FBI And DOJ To Undermine Trump

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Whistleblower Confirms “Secret Society” Meetings Between FBI And DOJ To Undermine Trump by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ A whistleblower has revealed to Congress that clandestine, offsite meetings between high ranking FBI and DOJ took place in which officials discussed ways to undermine President Trump after the 2016 election, Rep. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told Fox News on Tuesday. – The bombshell […]

Evidence Suggests a Massive Scandal is Brewing at the FBI

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Evidence Suggests a Massive Scandal is Brewing at the FBI by Michael Goodwin, https://nypost.com/ During the financial crisis, the federal government bailed out banks it declared “too big to fail.” Fearing their bankruptcy might trigger economic Armageddon, the feds propped them up with taxpayer cash. – Something similar is happening now at the FBI, with the Washington […]

CIA Director: ‘I Haven’t Seen’ Proof of Russian Interference Claims

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
CIA Director: ‘I Haven’t Seen’ Proof of Russian Interference Claims by https://www.rt.com/ CIA Director Mike Pompeo has said he hasn’t seen any evidence of Russian interference in the US election, but that the Trump administration took the allegations very seriously. – During his first interview with CBS News at CIA headquarters, Pompeo was asked whether he had seen […]

How “Trump Trauma” Is Crippling the News Media

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
How “Trump Trauma” Is Crippling the News Media by Howard Kurtz, https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ On Jan. 8, 2017, days before Donald Trump was to assume the crushing burdens of the presidency, he faced a very different kind of problem: Meryl Streep. – The iconic actress slammed him in her speech accepting the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award at […]

ISIS uses tanks, artillery as a battering ram to break open gates of key town in southwest Syria

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 A.M.) – A powerful Islamic State affiliate militia based in the southwestern Syrian province of Daraa has kicked-off a now wave of assaults against local rebel groups throughout the region, targeting a key fortress town held by opposition fighters. On Tuesday, the ISIS-linked Jaysh Khalid Ibn al-Walid militant group (alternatively called the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Military vehicles cross Turkish-Syrian border as operation ‘Olive Branch’ continues

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:15 A.M.) – Military vehicles and ambulances were seen crossing the Turkish-Syrian border located in Oncupinar, in both directions, during ongoing operations against Kurdish forces in Syria on Wednesday. The operation, named ‘Olive Branch’, began on Saturday and aims to oust Kurdish groups from the northern Syrian region of Afrin, which lies on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Erdogan fires back, calls on Trump to stop support of Kurdish forces in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
Trkish President and his US counterpart have discussed the situation in Syria’s Afrin, where Ankara is currently conducting a military operation. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump have discussed Ankara’s military operation dubbed Olive Branch in Syrian Afrin in a phone talk. According to a Turkish administration source, Erdogan has called […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
“This huge ball of stars predates our Sun. Long before humankind evolved, before dinosaurs roamed, and even before our Earth existed, ancient globs of stars condensed and orbited a young Milky Way Galaxy. Of the 200 or so globular clusters that survive today, Omega Centauri is the largest, containing over ten million stars. Omega Centauri is also the brightest globular cluster, at apparent visual magnitude 3.9 it is visible to southern observers with the unaided eye. *Click image for larger size.* Cataloged as NGC 5139, Omega Centauri is about 18,000 light-years away and 150 light-y... more »

Chet Raymo, "Six Things"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
*"Six Things"* by Chet Raymo "My mother was part of the last generation of Americans who were welded into a national cohesiveness by the classroom memorization of poems by English language poets - Longfellow, Whittier, Riley, Lowell, Field, and all the rest. All her life, lines of verse were on her lips... "All at once, and nothing first, Just as bubbles do when they burst." Oliver Wendell Holmes, "The One Hoss Shay" "Each morning sees some task begin, Each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, Has earned a night's repose." Longfellow, "The Village Blacks... more »

"The World..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
“The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is shot through with beauty, with love, with glints of courage and laughter; and in these, the spirit blooms timidly, and struggles to the light amid the thorns.” - George Santayana

How much will error correction delay quantum supremacy?

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 2 hours ago
At the Quanta Magazine, Philip Ball wrote a cautious article about the dawn of the quantum computing epoch: The Era of Quantum Computing Is Here. Outlook: Cloudy In a recent year or two, we've been bombarded by news about seemingly decisive advances in quantum computation. IBM offers you to use their 5-qubit gadget through the "IBM Q Experience" cloud service (info). IBM and Intel have some gadgets with 50 and 49 qubits, respectively. Google has joined the battle, too. Various physical representations of the qubit are being probed. Harvard's Misha Lukin seems to be close, too. All ... more »

Groundbreaking Study Shows Shielding EMF Improves Autoimmune Disease

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 2 hours ago
*Sayer Ji* - No longer can it be ignored that manmade electromagnetic radiation poses innumerable risks to human health The post Groundbreaking Study Shows Shielding EMF Improves Autoimmune Disease appeared first on Waking Times.

Sessions Orders Investigation of FBI; Promises "Appropriate Legal Disciplinary Action"

C. Mitchell Shaw at rss - 3 hours ago
[image: sessions-orders-investigation-of-fbi-promises-appropriate-legal-disciplinary-action] As a result of the FBI failing to preserve text messages between two senior FBI agents who appear to have worked to protect Hillary Clinton during the “investigation” into her e-mail scandal, Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered the Justice Department on Monday to investigate the FBI.

What Will A U.S.-China Trade War Look Like?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*John Edwards, Lowy Institute*: *What a U.S.-China Trade War Would Look Like* Sometime soon, US President Donald Trump will announce his plan to respond to what the administration calls China’s “economic aggression”. When he does, it is not only China that needs to be prepared to respond. Together accounting for well over a third of global output, the collateral damage of a serious trade fight between the two countries would be enormous, let alone the damage caused to the two nations directly. The risk of a serious clash is quite high. At Davos on Friday, Trump will quite likely r... more »

Michigan State University President to Step Down

Brooke Binkowski at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
Lou Anna Simon announced her resignation the same day that the university's medical doctor was sentenced on multiple counts of molestation

Rudolf Steiner Describes the Hostile Spiritual Beings Who Feed Off Your Fear and Anxiety

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 3 hours ago
*Dylan Charles* - Negative emotions are food for inimical spirits. The post Rudolf Steiner Describes the Hostile Spiritual Beings Who Feed Off Your Fear and Anxiety appeared first on Waking Times.

Why General Dynamics Loves the Trump Military Buildup

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Froms subs to tanks the company is in a good position. The rise of great power competitors to the United States might be a boon for America’s defense conglomerates. Companies like General Dynamics, which builds hardware ranging from Virginia and Columbia class nuclear-powered submarines to Abrams main battle tanks, could stand to benefit from renewed great power competition. “I have long said that I like the positioning of our platform, defense platform businesses because they tend to be somewhat countercyclical,” Phebe N. Novakovic, Chairman and CE... more »

Navy Destroyer Damaged in Collison Will Take 2 Years to Fix (But Will Get Massive Upgrade)

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Time well spent. USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer that was damaged last year during a collision that cost the lives of seven sailors, has arrived at Pascagoula, Mississippi, for repairs. The massive destroyer was transported from Yokosuka, Japan, onboard a heavy lift vessel called MV Transshelf. The vessel arrived in Pascagoula on Jan. 19. “Fitzgerald is expected to spend several days in the Port of Pascagoula as the heavy lift ship will commence the reverse operation of unfastening, lowering and guiding the ship off the pla... more »

China Wants Confrontation in the South China Sea

Gordon G. Chang at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Gordon G. Chang* *Security, Asia* [image: An aerial photo taken though a glass window of a Philippine military plane shows the alleged on-going land reclamation by China on Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, west of Palawan, Philippines, May 11, 2015. REUTERS/Ritchie B. Tongo/Pool/File Photo] “China’s goal in the South China Sea appears to be a gradual extension of its sovereignty to a maritime space the size of India.” Last Wednesday, the USS* Hopper*, an Arleigh Burke–class missile destroyer, sailed within twelve nautical miles of Scarborough Shoal, a... more »

How to Wage War in Syria and Win an Election in Turkey

Gonul Tol at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Gonul Tol* *Security, Middle East* [image: A member of Turkish police special forces stands guard in Azaz, Syria January 24, 2018. REUTERS/Osman Orsal] Turkey’s recent military incursion into Afrin will be a test case in many ways. Amid much fanfare, Turkey launched a military incursion into the northwestern Kurdish enclave of Afrin over the weekend. Mosques across the country held special “conquest” prayers for the victory of the country’s military. The Ottoman military band, Mehter, performed in the border provinces as a show of support for soldiers taking part in the operatio... more »

Taiwan's Nightmare: China Seeks to Alter the Cross-Strait Status Quo

Dennis P. Halpin at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Dennis P. Halpin* *Security, Asia* [image: Paramilitary police officers attend an investiture ceremony in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China November 24, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.] It is in the national interest of the United States and other like-minded democracies to counter Beijing’s crude attempts to bully its neighbors. As East Asia and the world continue to turn their attention toward the escalating nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula, Beijing has taken advantage of the distraction to move forward its agenda of a ... more »

Russia's Election: New Faces, but No Real News

Maria Snegovaya at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Maria Snegovaya* *Politics, Eurasia* [image: A multi-sided transformable board, which informs of the upcoming presidential election on March 18 and advertises the election campaign of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is on display in a street in Moscow, Russia January 15, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin] The Kremlin’s latest tactics seem designed to increase the variety of personalities allowed to run for president without threatening the outcome. Another round of Putin’s reelection (as Russians have come to call presidential elections) is scheduled for March 18, 2018. While lit... more »

How Turkey's Geopolitical Ambitions Could Change the Middle East

Samuel Ramani at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Samuel Ramani* *Security, Middle East* [image: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a ceremony marking the 95th anniversary of Victory Day at the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Ankara, Turkey August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Umit Bektas] Turkey’s current stabilization role is upheld by selective tactical partnerships with regional actors possessing similar geopolitical objectives. On December 26, 2017, Turkey expanded its military presence in Qatar by deploying hundreds of Joint Force Command troops to its military installation in Doha. This troop deployment gained significan... more »

Young Cow Moves Out, Tours With Herd of Wild Bison

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
The cow appears to be thriving in its new life as a bovine interloper.

Has an Indictment Been Issued in the Uranium One Investigation?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
There's no credible evidence linking a January 2018 indictment with a persistent Clinton conspiracy theory.

Mexico's Drug Cartels Are Trying To Control The Country's Refineries

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
WELLSPRING OF WEALTH: Mexico’s drug gangs increasingly extort workers at refineries, like this facility in Salamanca, for information on fuel deliveries and pipeline shipments. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido *Reuters: **Mexico’s drug cartels, now hooked on fuel, cripple the country’s refineries * *Drug gangs pressure refinery workers to tap the lifeblood of Mexico’s oil industry. One former worker fled the country. One former gang member helps authorities understand the racket. * SALAMANCA, Mexico—The first call, from someone claiming to belong to the Michoacán Family drug cartel, came i... more »

Do Scientist on the Public Purse Cheat?

Geoff Brown at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 4 hours ago
*Let's look at the start of the Global Warming Scare.* The fraud had its beginning in the Club of Rome and senior member Maurice Strong who said in the opening speech to the Rio Earth Summit 1992: What if a small group of world leaders were to conclude that the principal risk to the Earth comes from the actions of the rich countries? And if the world is to survive, those rich countries would have to sign an agreement reducing their impact on the environment. Will they do it? The group's conclusion is 'no'. The rich countries won't do it. They won't change. So, in order to save the ... more »

New York Times Discourages Democratic Party Activists From Bashing Trump, Running In Red Districts

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 4 hours ago
Days ago, the Democratic Party disappointingly caved to Republicans and President Donald Trump and ended the government shut down without achieving anything meaningful. They were promised the potential for action by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that could help 800,000-plus immigrants known as Dreamers avoid deportation, but there are few The post New York Times Discourages Democratic Party Activists From Bashing Trump, Running In Red Districts appeared first on Shadowproof.

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War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives at the metallurgical trade union while the Brazilian court decides on his appeal against a corruption conviction that could bar him from running in the 2018 presidential race, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil January 24, 2018. REUTERS/Leonardo Benassatto *Reuters:* *Lula's Brazil presidential run in doubt after conviction upheld* PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) - A Brazilian appeals court unanimously upheld the corruption conviction of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday and added to his sentence, a maj...more »

Former doctor who sexually abused well over a hundred young female gymnasts sentenced to 40 to 175 years.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 5 hours ago
This GIF of Judge Aquilina throwing away the letter Larry Nassar wrote the court about how hard it is for him to listen to victim testimonies PRETTY MUCH SAYS IT ALL. pic.twitter.com/5HB9WMaPqU — Ellie Hall (@ellievhall) January 24, 2018 Courtesy of the New York Times: *After an extraordinary seven-day hearing that drew more than 150 young women to speak out publicly about sexual abuse they said was committed by Dr. Lawrence G. Nassar, the former team doctor for the American gymnastics team, a judge sentenced him on Wednesday to 40 to 175 years in prison. * *He had faced a minimum... more »

How Much Will It Matter That The Economy Is Leaving Trump Voters Behind?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 5 hours ago
There are two recent posts that I'd like you to read before this one by Ron Brownstein. The first was yesterday's Economic Inequality-- Not Just Public Policy... It Starts On A Personal Level and the second was this afternoon's opioid post, about how Trump has betrayed a key part of his base in some of the reddest states. Brownstein is also very much talking about how Trump betrayed his base in key red states that put him into the White House. He pointed out, for CNN yesterday, that while Señor Trumpanzee relentlessly claims credit for the strengthening economy, the nation's econom... more »

X22 Report, “We Are Near The 'End Game', The Entire System Is About To Come Down”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
X22 Report, “We Are Near The 'End Game', The Entire System Is About To Come Down” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq9v25fMHk4 Related followup report: X22 Report, “There Is No Other Choice, The Time Has Come To Have The Event Of Events” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG-oI0bjD94

QotD: "Your group identity is not your cardinal feature..."

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 6 hours ago
*"Your group identity is not your cardinal feature. That’s the great discovery of the west. That’s why the west is right. And I mean that unconditionally. The west is the only place in the world that has ever figured out that the individual is sovereign... And it’s the key to everything that we’ve ever done right.”* ~ Jordan Peterson, quoted in *The Guardian* . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.

Were Democrats ‘Up All Night Doing Blow’ with Obama to Celebrate Shutdown?

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
Fake news crosses the line from the barely plausible to the ludicrously ridiculous.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 24, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*Khitam Al Amir, Gulf News*: *Turkish military offensive in Afrin is a dangerous development* *The Turkish military campaign against the US-backed Kurds in the enclave of Afrin in northern Syria was the topic that dominated discussions in the Arabic language press across the region this week* Oman’s Al Watan newspaper argues that the Syrian crisis is going to be more complicated due to evil plans pushed by all parties plotting against Syria, in reference to the United States, Turkey and terrorist militias. Washington announced plans to set up a 30,000-strong force inside Syria to ... more »

World News Briefs -- January 24, 2018 (Evening Edition)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Erdogan says to extend Syria operation despite risk of U.S. confrontation* ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Turkey would extend its military operation in Syria to the town of Manbij, a move that could potentially bring Turkish forces into confrontation with those of their NATO ally the United States. Turkey’s air and ground “Operation Olive Branch” in the Afrin region of northern Syria is now in its fifth day, targeting Kurdish YPG fighters and opening a new front in Syria’s multi-sided civil war. A push towards Manbij, in a separa... more »

Kurdish YPG recapture important mountaintop near Turkish border

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 A.M.) – The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) launched a counter-assault in the northern part of the Afrin Canton, Wednesday, targeting the areas they recently lost to the Turkish-backed rebels. The YPG counter-assault would ultimately pay off as they were able to retake many areas they had previously lost to the Turkish-backed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army unit deploys to southeast Idlib to halt ISIS advance (photos)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army’s Qalamoun Shield forces of the 3rd Division were recently deployed to the southeastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate, where they were tasked with defeating the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in the area. According to a military source in nearby Hama, the Qalamoun Shield forces have already […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Jihadists capture their last minutes inside Abu Dhuhour city (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels released footage on Wednesday showing their forces inside of Abu Dhuhour before they retreated from the city later in the day. The jihadist rebels released this footage this week to quell the rumors that they gave up the city without a fight. In fact, the battle for […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russia slams US for unfounded accusations chemical weapons usage in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
The United States has unleashed a massive propaganda against Russia by accusing Moscow of the involvement in alleged chemical weapons use in war-torn Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry said late on Wednesday. “On January 23, a number of high-ranking US officials slandered the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic in an attempt to blame […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Trump warns Erdogan about attacking US forces in Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) – U.S. President Donald Trump urged his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to limit his military operations in Syria and to avoid clashes with the U.S. forces in the northern part of the country. “He urged Turkey to deescalate, limit its military actions, and avoid civilian casualties,” a White House statement […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian gov’t calls latest accusation of chemical weapons usage ‘lies’

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Foreign Ministry stated on Wednesday that all accusations of chemical weapons usage by the Syrian military are ‘lies.’ “Syria condemns all the lies and allegations by the American and French foreign ministers about chemical weapons use in Syria,” the Syrian Foreign Ministry told SANA on Wednesday. Earlier this […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Erdogan vows to eliminate all YPG elements in Afrin

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan affirmed his determination to “uproot” Kurdish militant groups operating in Afrin, speaking to applause in Ankara on Wednesday. “This operation will continue until every last member of the terrorist organisation who has equipped (the area) with 5,000 trucks and 2,000 aircrafts full of weapons is neutralized,” Erdogan said. He went […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Casualties mount on day five of Turkey’s operation in northern Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
The Turkish intervention into Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces-controlled areas in Afrin, northwest Syria has intensified, entering its fifth day on Wednesday. Sputnik offers a summary of the day’s most important military reports and political and diplomatic announcements. Military Activity Turkey’s General Staff announced Wednesday that the Turkish Air Force conducted air strikes involving 27 aircraft […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Turkish warplanes heavily bomb Aleppo’s Menbij

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 P.M.) – The Turkish Air Force is heavily bombing the strategic city of Menbij in Aleppo’s northern countryside, pro-YPG activists reported tonight. According to the reports, the Turkish warplanes launched several airstrikes over Menbij, targeting several areas in and around the city. No details have been released on casualties. Tonight’s bombing by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Hariri denies rumors that he gave an interview to the Israeli media

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri issued a statement on Wednesday denying that he had given any interview with the Israeli media. The Press Office of Prime Minister Saad Hariri issued the following statement: “Some media outlets, quoting social media accounts, are circulating a fabricated statement allegedly given by Prime Minister […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Well played, NSA - NOT!!!

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 6 hours ago
Just after the National Security Agency (NSA) deleted critical data *that a court had ordered it to preserve,* we learn this. The National Security Agency maintains a page on its website that outlines its mission statement. But earlier this month, the agency made a discreet change: It removed “honesty” as its top priority. Since at least May 2016, the surveillance agency had featured honesty as the first of four “core values” listed on NSA.gov, alongside “respect for the law,” “integrity,” and “transparency.” The agency vowed on the site to “be truthful with each other.” On Januar... more »

Turkey's Near Century Distrust of the US = Rational Basis for Afrin Move

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 6 hours ago
*From the Atlantic* *How the Past......* *In the 19th century, Britain, France, and Russia occupied or fostered the independence of Greece, Serbia, Romania, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Tunisia, and Egypt—each one part of the Ottoman Empire. In 1920, the victors of World War I forced the Ottomans to sign the Treaty of Sèvres, which detached what would become Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Israel from the House of Osman. The agreement also granted the French a zone of influence in the southeastern portion of Anatolia, adjacent to its Mandate for Lebanon and Syria, while the Italians were c... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
Marietta, Georgia, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

"It's Only Human..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
"It's only human,' you cry in defense of any depravity, reaching the stage of self-abasement where you seek to make the concept 'human' mean the weakling, the fool, the rotter, the liar, the failure, the coward, the fraud, and to exile from the human race the hero, the thinker, the producer, the inventor, the strong, the purposeful, the pure- as if 'to feel' were human, but to think were not, as if to fail were human, but to succeed were not, as if corruption were human, but virtue were not- as if the premise of death were proper to man, but the premise of life were not." - Ayn Rand... more »

"Be Curious..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
"Children, be curious. Nothing is worse (I know it) than when curiosity stops. Nothing is more repressive than the repression of curiosity. Curiosity begets love. It weds us to the world. It's part of our perverse, madcap love for this impossible planet we inhabit. People die when curiosity goes. People have to find out, people have to know." - Graham Swift

Elton John Says Upcoming Tour Will Be His Last

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
Elton John is retiring from the road after his upcoming three-year global tour, capping nearly 50 years on stages around the world.

SMASH THEIR EYEGLASSES!

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 7 hours ago
Roy Edroso is puzzled by the right-wing war on the intelligence community: ... the real weirdness of the current situation is this: Conservative nonsense is usually at least based on the traditional values of the movement. Their Obama fantasies are based on their racism; their Hillary Clinton fetish, on their sexism; and their Soros-Alinsky-Frankfurt School shtick on the notion that the America dream cannot succumb to self-generated flaws because it has none, and can only be brought down by Satanic, foreign conspiracies. But turning against the nation's intelligence agencies -- the ... more »

Egypt’s Presidential Elections 2018 : Khaled Ali Quits the race too

noreply@blogger.com (Zeinobia) at Egyptian Chronicles - 7 hours ago
Thursday evening, renowned rights lawyer Khaled Ali declared in a press conference in Cairo that he would not continue in the Presidential Elections due to the lack of any possibility for competition. Ali announced that he would not present his Presidential candidacy documents including the endorsements he and his campaign collected to the National Elections Authority “NEA” as planned on 25 January because of the absence of any possibility for true competition. [image: Khaled Ali] Khaled in the press conference "Samir Abdullah" Ali also attacked the NEA for ignoring the violations c... more »

Alabama May End Licensing to Avoid Endorsing Same-sex “Marriage”

Alex Newman at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: alabama-may-end-licensing-to-avoid-endorsing-same-sex-marriage] Faced with an illegitimate U.S. Supreme Court ruling purporting to create a “right” to a so-called homosexual “marriage,” lawmakers in Alabama are working to protect state officials and the government from complicity in what has been widely described as the desecration or even destruction of marriage. Under the bill, which is moving quickly through the legislature, Alabama would no longer issue marriage “licenses” to anyone, nor would it require a “ceremony.” Instead, couples would simply enter into a binding co... more »

Schumer Withdraws Offer to Fund Trump’s Wall in Exchange for DACA Deal

Warren Mass at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: schumer-withdraws-offer-to-fund-trump-s-wall-in-exchange-for-daca-deal] Senator Chuck Schumer sent a message to the White House that he was retracting his offer to approve funding for construction of a wall along the border with Mexico.

Cheating, oligarchy - and an uneven playing field

David Brin at CONTRARY BRIN - 7 hours ago
Below, I'll weigh in in why it doesn't matter *at all* if some in the FBI or on Mueller's team dislike Donald Trump. But first, let's talk about te *great news* being celebrated by the world's owner-caste, right now in Davos. Their biggest investment has paid off. Now that the Tax Cut for the Oligarchy has passed, watch the pattern of the last several decades play out. *The GOP has controlled Congress for all but two of the last 24 years,* setting new records for indolence, sloth and corruption, as respect for that institution plummeted and only cheats like gerrymandering keep thei... more »

“Chronic Stress: The Hidden Health Risks”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*“Chronic Stress: The Hidden Health Risks” * By Meryl Davids Landau “According to a recent American Psychological Association poll, nearly a quarter of Americans confessed to currently feeling under "extreme stress." Respondents especially blamed money, work, and the economy—a feeling 50-year-old Sue Wasserman knows all too well. In February, the public relations manager left Atlanta after her job was eliminated by a corporate restructuring and took a new post in Asheville, N.C. When that proved a bad fit, she struck out on her own as a freelance writer and publicist. Though Wasser... more »

So it appears that Todd Palin has a walk on role in a new sitcom.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 7 hours ago
So Jason Jones, formerly of the "Daily Show," has a new sitcom on TBS called "The Detour." I have seen it, it sucks ass. Which I guess makes it the perfect opportunity for Todd to emerge from the wilderness and make his first non-reality TV appearance. Here's more courtesy of The Wrap: *Although Alaska has a very distinct personality of its own and fits in perfectly with this season’s long story arc, it’s also a place Jones is familiar with. “I had been up to Alaska a fair amount when I was on ‘The Daily Show’ to cover a ‘certain governor,'” he grinned, referring to, of course,... more »

The Poet: Amelia Peart Macdonald, "Upward Reaching"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*"Upward Reaching"* "The soul of man, to what end is it striving? What is the destiny, what is the goal? This constant upward reaching of the soul– What force behind it does the ceaseless driving? Upward reaching but implies a quest Unending, for the things we deem the best, For that which goes to make the perfect whole– Insatiable striving for a better role. With what speed, then, is man’s success arriving? Endowed with instincts meant to goad him on Toward the infinite, from dawn to dawn, From his struggle, how much good deriving? Man’s speed, or progress, toward that holier sphere, Is... more »

"Even The Biggest Failure..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
"The early bird catches the worm; a stitch in time saves nine. He who hesitates is lost. We can't pretend we haven't been told. We've all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted time, heard the damn poets urging us to ‘seize the day'. Still sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today's possibility under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore, until we finally understand for ourselves like Benjamin Franklin meant. That knowing is better than wonder... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago

Did a Former Peace Corps Volunteer Defend Trump’s Sh*thole Comments?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
An opinion piece arguing that "Trump is Right" about African countries was written by Karin McQuillan.

Did Trump Order Pizza with ‘Tiny Pizzas’ on Top During Tryst with Stormy Daniels?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
A faux transcript of the porn star's interview suggests that the ultimate sign of wealth is demanding "tiny pizzas" as a topping.

Captive Kids Slowly Providing Information to Investigators

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Deputies arrested the husband and wife after their 17-year-old daughter climbed out a window and called 911.

Brand New US Warship Trapped in Icy Water in Montreal, Canada

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 8 hours ago
*Canada’s harsh winter weather is just too much for this ship. * *“Global Warming”? As previously stated Mother Nature didn’t get the memo.* *Admittedly this news made me laugh. And then laugh some more * *US Warship Trapped in Montreal* USS Little Rock *The Canadian climate is apparently too harsh for the US Navy, as one of its state-of-the-art vessels found itself trapped in ice in Montreal waterway and may spend the whole winter there before it can set sail again.The US Navy’s Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Little Rock has been behind schedule almost from the ver... more »

WATCH: Comedian Shreds Media’s Regime Change Talking Points in Under a Minute

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 8 hours ago
[image: syria] This could well be one of the most epic less-than-60-second devastating take-down of just about every mainstream media lie on Syria The post WATCH: Comedian Shreds Media’s Regime Change Talking Points in Under a Minute appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

I Guess U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Is Not Leaving

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson in September at the White House. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times *Politico:* *Against the odds, Tillerson hangs on — for now* After months of rumors—and even an informal betting pool—about his departure, the secretary of state approaches the one-year mark in his job even after reportedly calling President Donald Trump a ‘moron.’ Rex Tillerson was supposed to quit or be fired by July. Or was it October? Definitely by the end of 2017, some predicted. One group of foreign diplomats and State Department officials even set up a casual betting po... more »

“The Terrorism Lottery”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*“The Terrorism Lottery”* by Kevin Ryan "In 1948, The New Yorker published what would become one of the most famous short stories in American literature. This was "The Lottery," by Shirley Jackson, which told the tale of a community that, once every year, selected a citizen to be stoned to death in order to ensure a good harvest. Jackson was flooded with hate mail after her story was published. Some readers thought the story represented a real situation and others were offended that anyone could imagine such a scenario. Although the story was meant to depict only the idea of mindle... more »

Lawmaker Seeks Control Over Public University Tuition Hikes

cmaadmin at Diverse - 8 hours ago
The state Legislature would have control over tuition increases at South Dakota’s public universities under a bill introduced at the Capitol. Republican Rep. Lynne DiSanto said Tuesday that the state Board of Regents, which currently sets tuition and fees, needs more oversight. DiSanto’s bill says the board would fix tuition only after the Legislature has […]

Vanderbilt to Add 4 Residential Colleges in $600M Project

cmaadmin at Diverse - 8 hours ago
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Vanderbilt University is undertaking a $600 million project to add four new residential colleges by 2023, billing the initiative as its largest capital project ever. The 205,000-square-foot E. Bronson Ingram College will open this fall with living spaces, a communal dining hall, a great room, a performing arts rehearsal studio and four […]

Suspended Fraternities Rapidly Regaining Status on Ohio State Campus

cmaadmin at Diverse - 8 hours ago
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Two months after Ohio State University suspended fraternity organization activities, nearly all of the fraternities have regained the right to recruit new members. Ohio State suspended all social, recruitment and new member activities on Nov. 16 after 11 chapters were placed under investigation for violations of the Code of Student Conduct. The Office […]

Emerging Scholar Profile: Achiume Combats Intolerance Internationally

cmaadmin at Diverse - 8 hours ago
Growing up, E. Tendayi Achiume wanted to be a physicist or an engineer, inspired by a high school physics teacher.

Emerging Scholar Profile: Bimper Builds the Athletics Bridge

Tiffany Pennamon at Diverse - 8 hours ago
Having grown up in Dallas, Tx., Dr. Albert Bimper Jr.’s experience attending Colorado State University (CSU) as an undergraduate was “very different” racially and culturally, he says. While some of his experiences as a student athlete were positive, at other times, it was challenging.

North Carolina Group Keeps College Goals Alive for ‘Dreamers’

cmaadmin at Diverse - 8 hours ago
SANFORD, N.C. — As a high school sophomore and DACA recipient, the connections Danny Rodas made through his mentorship program were invaluable to helping him understand the challenges he would face paying for college.

All is Said But Not Done

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 8 hours ago
Earlier this month, I'd written a post trying to explain why I had brain freeze and found myself saying the same things over and over again about this shit show of an administration. I discovered it was getting increasingly difficult, if not outright impossible, to continue writing commentary about said shit show. I began to suspect I was losing my mojo. Perhaps I wasn't looking hard enough. Between September and December last year, I'd drafted a complete novel and a week later this month had begun another. Perhaps my mind was divided, I thought. But bifurcation isn't an excus... more »

Mayors Boycott Trump Meeting After Sanctuary Cities Threat

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Mayors from across the country announced they would boycott a meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump on 24 January 2018.

Did Senator Tom Cotton Call for Drug Testing for Social Security Recipients?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
The Arkansas Republican has supported drug screening for welfare programs, but never for Social Security.

Pope Francis Rails Against ‘Fake News,’ Condemns ‘Snake-Tactics’ of Its Authors

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
The Holy Father compared those who create and spread misinformation to the "crafty" serpent in the Biblical Garden of Eden.

Get Ready To See The First Blue Moon Eclipse In 150 Years

White Wolf at White Wolf - 8 hours ago
A blue moon is when two full moons happen in the same month and actually has nothing to do with the moon’s color. Lunar eclipses occur when the moon passes into Earth’s shadow, and supermoons occur when the full moon happens at the same time the moon is closest to Earth in its orbit. *Three Major Celestial Events Happening At Once * On Jan. 31, all three of these celestial events will happen at the same time. While the blue moon and the lunar eclipse will occur on Jan. 31, the supermoon will actually take place on Jan. 30. *The Moon Will Actually Look Red—Not Blue * As mentioned... more »

Rising housing prices: It's frightening, and there are two leading causes ...

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 8 hours ago
*“The tidal wave of cheap money from … central banks has to go somewhere, so now it is flooding into housing and making serfs out of the middle class.”* ~ Tweeter 'Rudolph E. Havenstein,' quoting Ken Sherman, in reference to WSJ’s article: 'Meet Your New Landlord: Wall Street' Houses are generally paid for by borrowing. Each time a borrower borrows, a bank creates a new debt. This is now new money comes into existence, borrowed into existence to pay for either consumer borrowing or business borrowing. *Debt* organised into *currency*. It's what caused nearly all of history's bo... more »

TPPF announces Deason and Haggerty as new board members

Content Multimedia - 8 hours ago
By Brooke L. Rollins Both Doug and Ryan are accomplished business leaders who are committed to promoting liberty in Texas and beyond. We at TPPF are thrilled they are lending us their insight, support and direction as members of our board.

Chinese scientists break key barrier by cloning monkeys

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 8 hours ago
Chinese scientists break key barrier by cloning monkeys https://www.reuters.com/article/us-science-cloning-monkeys/chinese-scientists-break-key-barrier-by-cloning-monkeys-idUSKBN1FD2FF Advertisements

Children born by c-section far more likely to be obese by aged five, major study suggests

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 8 hours ago
Children born by c-section far more likely to be obese by aged five, major study suggests http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/01/23/children-born-c-section-far-likely-obese-aged-five-major-study/?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook

Watch: President Trump Explains Why He Doesn’t Get The Flu Shot

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 8 hours ago
Watch: President Trump Explains Why He Doesn’t Get The Flu Shot https://truththeory.com/2018/01/22/watch-president-trump-explains-doesnt-get-flu-shot/

Neural networks for neutrinos

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 8 hours ago
Neural networks for neutrinos | symmetry magazine https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/neural-networks-for-neutrinos

First Primate Clones Produced Using the “Dolly” Method.

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 8 hours ago
First Primate Clones Produced Using the “Dolly” Method – Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/first-primate-clones-produced-using-the-ldquo-dolly-rdquo-method/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sa-editorial-social&utm_content&utm_term=health_news_text_free

31 Signs of Magnesium Deficiency and How to Fix It Naturally

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 8 hours ago
31 Signs of Magnesium Deficiency and How to Fix It Naturally https://www.naturalnewsblogs.com/31-signs-magnesium-deficiency-fix-naturally/

FDA has known processed meat causes cancer since the 1970s, but continues to cover up truth to protect meat industry.

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 8 hours ago
FDA has known processed meat causes cancer since the 1970s, but continues to cover up truth to protect meat industry – NaturalNews.com https://www.naturalnews.com/052531_sodium_nitrite_cured_meats_FDA_cover-up.html

America's Awkward "Pivot" to Asia: US-Cambodia Confrontation Widens

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 9 hours ago
*January 25, 2018 *(Joseph Thomas - NEO) - The so-called "Pivot to Asia" initiated under the administration of US President Barack Obama as a means of reinvigorating US influence across Asia Pacific vis-à-vis China has resulted in a backlash against tired US policies predicated on "democracy promotion," "rights advocacy" and increasingly meaningless economic and military ties between Washington and the nations of Southeast Asia. From a "pivot" that was presented as a means to win over allies across Asia through economic trade and regional security underwritten by US military might,... more »

BREAKING: A statistical pet peeve!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 9 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018Statewide congressional vote versus gerrymandering:* Gerrymandering can sometimes be in the eye of the beholder. That pretty much isn't the case with Pennsylvania's current congressional districts. The 18 districts are so wildly irregular that they would look crazily gerrymandered to pretty much anyone's eye. For one crazy-quilt example, see this Kevin Drum post. On the down side, Drum advances one of our favorite "pet peeve" statistical howlers at the start of that very same post: DRUM (1/23/18): Yesterday the Pennsylvania Supreme Court declared the s... more »

Republicans Question The Impartiality Of The FBI And Justice Department Over Russian Inquiry

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*Politico*: *GOP escalates law enforcement probes as Russia inquiry heats up* With Mueller now focusing on the president, lawmakers level new charges of bias and even potential criminal misconduct. Amid new signs that special counsel Robert Mueller is pursuing an obstruction of justice case against President Donald Trump, Republicans in Congress have intensified their own investigations of the Justice Department's and FBI's handling of inquiries into Trump’s ties to Russia. Tuesday brought several dramatic developments in the Russia saga, including the news that Mueller recently ... more »

2017 Bird of the Year – American White Pelican

Bird-Rescue at International Bird Rescue – Every Bird Matters - 9 hours ago
2017 Bird of the Year: American White Pelican The results are in! Following our 2017 Bird of the Year contest, online voters have chosen the American White Pelican as our 2017 Bird of the Year at Bird Rescue. This charismatic candidate stole the show, taking 40% of the overall vote. It beat out five other aquatic […]

Trump Has Been All Talk, No Action On The Opioid Crisis

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 9 hours ago
Tom Petty was an old friend. The first time we met in person, it involved me watching with amusement while he Dwight Twilley and a journalist friend chasing each other around a hotel room for the last bit on coke in an envelope. I think that was right before or right after the release of American Girl. More recently, many decades later, Tom became the latest of several superstars-- Prince, Heath Ledger, Philip Seymour Hoffman-- to die from opioid use. Most people caught up in the epidemic aren't superstars and aren't multimillionaires and will only be mourned by their families and ... more »

NFL Rejects Veteran Group's Super Bowl Ad Against National Anthem Protests

Raven Clabough at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: nfl-rejects-veteran-group-s-super-bowl-ad-against-national-anthem-protests] The NFL has been losing viewership in large part over its support of the players' controversial National Anthem protests, and now the organization has rejected a Super Bowl ad by the veterans group AMVETS that asks Americans to stand for the National Anthem. The NFL claimed it is interested in keeping the Super Bowl apolitical, despite the league's astounding history of politicking.

Venezuela Pushes Presidential Election Forward With Maduro the Only Candidate

Bob Adelmann at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: venezuela-pushes-presidential-election-forward-with-maduro-the-only-candidate] The upcoming "election" in Venezuela is all for show: Nicolas Maduro will remain Venezuela's dictator.

The erosion of civilization: I blame women...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 9 hours ago
*now that should tick off a bunch of people.* "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." Rhett Butler We just had to witness thousands of women marching about with foul and vulgar signs demanding that they be treated with respect. As to how they want this to happen when they adorn themselves with pink pussy hats is beyond the pay grade of rational people. As a group, they want to act like men and yet be treated as women. It doesn't work like that. Instead of their proper role of being a civilizing influence on men and society, they have joined with the men, who also happen to be th... more »

Wallace Thornhill - The A-Z of Electric Universe - forthcoming new book...

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 9 hours ago
eleven years ago, (American mythologist) David Talbott and (Australian scientist) Wallace Thornhill brought out their seminal and eponymous book on the Electric Universe. The thing about Wal and David's co-authored EU-book is it drew together mythology and science in a totally unique way that (iff valid-ified) will TOTALLY REWRITE how Science looks at fundamental issues like The Age of the Solar System, how it was formed, and what our Alien Sky might have looked like to early man - with illustrations peppered throughout written/carved history to back it up. I just got word from W... more »

Adapting Plants to Feed the World

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 10 hours ago
Writing in the Atlantic, Charles Mann raises an important question: Can Planet Earth Feed 10 Billion People? Humanity has 30 years to find out. Excerpts below with my images and bolds. Context In 1970, when I was in high school, about one out of every four people was hungry—“undernourished,” to use the term preferred today by […]

Hungary: A State Captured By Russia

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 10 hours ago
Hungarian Prime minister Viktor Orbán is reported to have done a sudden about-face on Putin and shifted from being an … Continue reading →

WATCH: Senator Confirms Conspiracy Theory of “Secret Society” Directing FBI and DoJ

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 10 hours ago
[image: FBI]In a stunning admission, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) reveals an informant is briefing Congress on "offsite" meetings by "Secret society" mentioned in Strzok-Page texts

Horrifying Dash Cam Shows Cops Shoot Accountant in the Head Over Minor Traffic Offense

Rachel Blevins at The Free Thought Project - 10 hours ago
[image: dash cam]Dash Cam video has been released that shows police shooting and killing an unarmed man by firing nine rounds into his car after he was the victim of a minor car accident.

Questions swirl around CNRS director’s decision to step down early

Alison McCook at Retraction Watch - 10 hours ago
Today, a French council was set to confirm the new head of a prominent research institute, the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). But the appointee took the job a few days early, after the interim director stepped down last week — and the speculation about why she left hasn’t stopped ever since. An official […] The post Questions swirl around CNRS director’s decision to step down early appeared first on Retraction Watch.

The U.S. Navy Is Denying Reports That Iranian Drones Chased Away A U.S. Destroyer Near The Gulf of Oman

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
An MH-60R Sea Hawk approaches USS Higgins (DDG-76) during a vertical replenishment on Jan. 13, 2018. US Navy Photo *USNI News*:* U.S. Navy Denies Iranian Drones Chased Away Destroyer Near Gulf of Oman* Navy officials are pushing back against claims that a U.S. destroyer was chased away from an Iranian military combined exercise in the Gulf of Oman by naval forces. On Monday, Iranian state-controlled press reported that Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles chased away a U.S. ship and another warship that were too closely monitoring two days of exercises near the Makran coast, close to ... more »

Apparently Robert Mueller has also already questioned former FBI director James Comey.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 10 hours ago
Courtesy of CNBC: *James Comey, the former F.B.I. director fired by President Donald Trump last year, has been interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller as part of his investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 presidential election. * *The New York Times first reported the interview on Tuesday. * *The interview, which lasted for several hours, focused heavily on a series of memos Comey wrote after each interaction with Trump. NBC News reported that the interview occurred in late 2017. * *In his testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee ... more »

Cougars Officially Declared Extinct in Eastern U.S., Removed from Endangered Species List

White Wolf at White Wolf - 10 hours ago
Eastern cougars once roamed every U.S. state east of the Mississippi, but it has been eight decades since the last confirmed sighting of the animal. Now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has officially declared the subspecies extinct and removed it from the U.S. endangered species list. The decision, announced Monday, is the result of years of deliberation. The agency conducted an extensive review of the eastern cougar in 2011, and recommended it be removed from the endangered and threatened species list in 2015, Reuters reported. The species, also known as pumas, are the genetic ... more »

Congress’s Ratification of Trump’s Spying Power Is a Direct Threat to Our Privacy

Marjorie Cohn at Marjorie Cohn - 10 hours ago
“Today, the United States Congress struck a significant blow against the basic human right to read, write, learn, and associate free of government’s prying eyes,” Electronic Frontier Foundation Executive Director Cindy Cohn wrote. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance (FISA) Reauthorization Act of 2017, which Congress passed on January 19, poses a serious threat to the privacy of... Read more »

Mother: School Shooting Took Life of a ‘Perfect Sweet Soul’

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Secret Holt said her daughter Bailey was a "perfect sweet soul." She also told KFVS that the "horrific act of violence" is "just unbearable" for her family.

Is a ‘Crocodile Dundee’ Sequel Being Released in 2018?

Arturo Garcia at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Teasers posted online are actually promoting an Australian travel campaign.

Gymnastics Doctor Sentenced to 40 to 175 Years in Prison

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
A former sports doctor who admitted molesting the nation's top gymnasts was sentenced to prison by a judge who told him, "I just signed your death warrant."

‘Apartheid state’: UN Slams Israel For human rights violation

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
On Tuesday, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) held a session aimed at assessing the progress Israel made during its third Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a UN-backed process designed to assess the human rights record of a state and make recommendations for improvement. In the course of the struggle between the Israelis and Palestinians, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Kurdish forces deny agreement to allow Syrian troops into Afrin

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) – The head of the Kurdish YPG forces in the Afrin Canton, Bahjat ‘Abdo, stated on Wednesday that all reports of his organization agreeing to allow the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) into this region are false. ‘Abdo’s comments come just hours after a Kurdish official told Al-Mayadeen TV that an agreement […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Saudi Arabia deposits $2 billion into Yemen’s central bank amid currency crisis

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
Yemeni citizens responded to the announcement by Saudi officials to inject USD 2 billion (EUR 1.6 billion) into Yemen’s central bank, footage filmed in the capital Sana’s on Wednesday shows. The decision, announced last Wednesday, came following a sharp fall in the Yemeni riyal, and a plea by Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr for […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

SDF says it killed tens of Turkish troops, allied rebels since start of Afrin operation

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
After the Turkish General Staff announced on Saturday the launch of the operation in Afrin against the PKK and the YPG on Saturday, the SDF expressed readiness to “defend ourselves and our people.” Reuters cited a senior member of the Syrian Democratic Forces backed by the US as saying that the group had killed tens […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US-backed forces capture key town in east Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:25 P.M.) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) seized an important town in the eastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate, today, ending a two week long battle with the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). According to pro-SDF media, their forces managed to capture the key town of Gharanej after finally overrunning the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkish forces claim 287 YPG fighters ‘neutralized’ in Afrin

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – The Turkish Armed Forces have ‘neutralized’ 287 members of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) over the last five days in northern Syria, Ankara claimed, as quoted by TRT World Now. #BREAKING: Turkish Armed Forces say at least 287 terrorists have been ‘neutralised’ so far in the on-going Operation Olive Branch; […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syria, China to bolster economic ties for reconstruction

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
Syria’s Transport Minister Ali Hammoud discussed with a Chinese economic delegation on Wednesday the potential of developing cooperation in the field of air, road and rail transport. The Chinese companies are ready to invest in Syria and to participate in the reconstruction phase, the delegation said, stressing the importance of opening an air line between […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkish authorities arrest 11 people for staging ‘unauthorized’ protest against Afrin operation

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) – The Turkish authorities arrested eleven people for staging an ‘unauthorized’ protest against the Turkish Army’s Afrin operation, state-owned Al-Anadolu News Agency reported today. No further details were released by the news agency. The Turkish Army and their rebel allies launched their Afrin offensive this past weekend, marking the start of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

YPG rocket hits mosque in Turkish border-city, 4 killed

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – At least four people were killed and another 20 more were wounded, today, when a YPG rocket struck a mosque in the Turkish border-city of Kilis. “A rocket from Syria has hit the Calik Mosque during prayers,” Kilis Governor Mehmet Tekinarslan told the Turkish Anadolu news agency. According to the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US reportedly proposed setting up 30km security zone in northern Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
The Turkish military launched the military operation in Syria’s Afrin on Saturday after the United States announced their plans to establish security forces consisting of Kurdish militants in Syria in the vicinity of the Turkish borders. On Wednesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said US State Secretary proposed to establish a 30-kilometer security area in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Erdogan warns that Turkey will expand operations in Syria, possible confrontation with US

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned, Wednesday, that Turkey will expand their military operation in Syria, despite the potential of a confrontation with the U.S. Coalition, Reuters News Agency reported. “With the Olive Branch operation, we have once again thwarted the game of those sneaky forces whose interests in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Syrian Army welcome to enter Afrin region – YPG official to Mayadeen

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – A Kurdish official from the People’s Protection Units (YPG) told Al-Mayadeen TV on Wednesday that his group welcomes the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) to enter the Afrin Canton. “We welcome the Syrian Army to enter the whole Afrin region, as there is an agreement between us and the Syrian government […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Terraforming Planet Earth and Human Consciousness with Electromagnetic Interference

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 10 hours ago
*Buck Rogers* - Is earth under assault by some form of non-human consciousness? The post Terraforming Planet Earth and Human Consciousness with Electromagnetic Interference appeared first on Waking Times.

Inconvenient snow and ice

Craig Rucker at CFACT - 11 hours ago
Now that we have a frigid, snowy winter, it’s not surprising Al Gore is telling us, "bitter cold’ is "exactly what we should expect from the climate crisis."

Two-Legged Stray Momma Cares For Her Homeless Family

White Wolf at White Wolf - 11 hours ago
In China, there is a two-legged stray that has given birth to puppies, and even with her disability she still cares for her family and makes sure none of her puppies are in harm’s way. We know animals are resilient, and many times they adapt to their environment and survive as best as they can. After all, there are millions of homeless dogs in the world that struggle every day to find food and shelter, but it amazes us how homeless dogs with disabilities are also able to thrive and survive life on the streets. The momma is known as Shi Bao, and she wasn’t always homeless. Her owner ... more »

Venezuelans Will Go To The Polls To Elect A President In April

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*Latin American International Tribune:* *Venezuela’s Maduro To Run for Re-election in Snap Elections Called without Guarantees* CARACAS – President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday placed himself “at the disposal” of Venezuela’s PSUV party and the Great Patriotic Pole coalition as a candidate for re-election in the nationwide balloting that would be held in April. “If the PSUV, if the forces of the GPP ... if the working class, the youth believe that I should be the presidential candidate for the homeland ... I’m at (their) disposal,” Maduro told the media at an event in downtown Caraca... more »

DEMOCRATS, TRY PERSONALIZING THE DACA FIGHT

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 11 hours ago
Greg Sargent reminds us of this moment in the DACA fight, from early 2017: Almost exactly a year ago, Paul Ryan had a powerful, high-profile exchange with a young mother who was brought to this country illegally as a child. This “dreamer” mom was frightened and uncertain about what Donald Trump’s election meant for her future. At a CNN town hall, she asked Ryan whether people like her should be deported. “No,” Ryan said reassuringly. He insisted that “I hope your future is here,” and that “I’m sure you’re a great contributor to [your] community.” Ryan told her not to worry about get... more »

Industrial Organization Summer Camp

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 11 hours ago
Organized by my colleagues Eric Maskin and Ariel Pakes and aimed at graduate students, information here.

BBC Gets It Wrong Again On Global Warming

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 11 hours ago
By Paul Homewood The BBC are up to their tricks again! London, 24 January: The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) has lodged a new complaint to the BBC about its misleading reporting on global warming. The BBC’s News at Ten programme on the 18th of January 2018 contained two factual errors in its […]

Pointy Hat Guy Condemns Fake News' Use of "Snake Tactics"

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 11 hours ago
VATICAN CITY, Jan 24 - Reuters - Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the "evil" of fake news, saying journalists and social media users should shun and unmask manipulative "snake tactics" that foment division to serve political and economic interests. "Fake news is a sign of intolerant and hypersensitive attitudes, and leads only to the spread of arrogance and hatred. That is the end result of untruth," Francis said in the first document by a pope on the subject. The document, called "The truth will set you free - Fake news and journalism for peace", was issued in advance of the C... more »

The Navy Has 1 Submarine That Could Destroy North Korea (On Its Own)

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The Ohio-Class Submarine might be old but it packs a massive nuclear punch. *While other branches of the military may be deployed in reaction to the crisis of the day, the nuclear submarines maintain a steady routine of patrols, and communicate infrequently so as to remain as stealthy as possible. Each Ohio-class submarine has two crews of 154 officers and enlisted personnel, designated Gold and Blue, who take turns departing on patrols that last an average of seventy to ninety days underwater—with the longest on record being 140 days by the USS ... more »

Why Japan's Navy is the Best in Asia (And Not China)

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The facts are obvious. *One final reason why Japan’s navy is the best in Asia? On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan. Vice Admiral Hiromi Takashima, commandant of the Yokosuka Naval District, immediately assumed temporary command of the entire MSDF and ordered all available ships north to the earthquake zone. The first ship left just forty-five minutes after the earthquake. Another seventeen ships packed with relief supplies departed within eighteen hours, some with only partially recalled crews. This a... more »

The Trump Record After One Year

Curt Mills at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Curt Mills* *Politics, North America* A discussion at the Center for the National Interest examined Trump's presidency thus far. Has Donald Trump performed well in foreign policy over the past year? Or have things been rockier than Trump’s admirers might like to concede? These were some of the questions debated at a lunch at the Center for the National Interest (CFTNI). The lunch was moderated by Charles Boyd, a retired four-star general of the United States Air Force who is the chairman of CFTNI. Niles Gardiner, who is the director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom ... more »

Britain’s Socialized Healthcare System Is Overwhelmed

Steve Byas at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: britain-s-socialized-health-care-system-is-overwhelmed] Not surprisingly, the socialized healthcare system in Britain is killing patients, yet its supporters argue that it just needs more tax dollars.

VINDICATION: Bundys Walk Free!

William F. Jasper at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: vindication-bundys-walk-free] Judge Gloria Navarro severely rebuked the federal government for “especially egregious” abuses in its persecution/prosecution of the Nevada ranching family.

Zapatistas 'Consciences for Humanity -- From the Diaries of the Cat-Dog' by SupGaleano

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago
. The EZLN’s Sixth Commission at the close of “Consciences for Humanity”: “From the Diaries of the Cat-Dog.” SupGaleano The EZLN’s Sixth Commission at the close of “Consciences for Humanity”: “From the Diaries of the Cat-Dog.” SupGaleanoFrom the Diaries of the Cat-Dog: the story of how two great detectives met, a fragment of what Elías Contreras and SupGaleano talked about during the

UnPacked – If governments taxed wealth, what could be done with the revenues?

James Coney at Blog Posts – Page Array – UnHerd - 11 hours ago
In this UnPacked Shorts podcast, Peter Franklin, Charlie Pickles and Katie Harrison consider how taxes on wealth could work and how they could be spent. Read the UnPacked text behind the short here. The post UnPacked – If governments taxed wealth, what could be done with the revenues? appeared first on UnHerd.

The Global Superbug Crisis: Join our event in Westminster

Madlen Davies at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 11 hours ago
Email madlendavies@tbij.com for a space

The Landlord Must Kick Out The Squatter

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 12 hours ago
*Syrian Soldiers Retaking Palmyra - 2016* This morning I put a comment on my previous post of yesterday concerning the latest developments in Syria...where USrael seems to be hunkering down on Syrian land, stealing territory, setting up border patrols and military bases. Here's that comment in full: "*Ed(itor) and Reading Between The Lines:* *Thanks for your comments. In the time that I have been keeping and writing this blog...I have had a few flashes of insight into what is going on and what is likely to happen in the future. As an example, over two years ago now, I realize... more »

Does this paper prove there is virtually no CO2 greenhouse effect?

Scottish-Sceptic at Scottish Sceptic - 12 hours ago
By a strange path (reading adverse comments by alarmists in a paper I don’t mention) I came across this paper by Robert Ian Holmes which on the face of it would seem to disproves the Greenhouse effect as commonly stated: … Continue reading →

Cop Who Beat Innocent Woman and Kept Badge Caught on Video AGAIN Stomping a Man’s Head

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: cop]A Texas cop who was let off after being caught on video assaulting an innocent teacher was allowed back on the streets and has struck again—this time he was finally fired.

New York Sues Big Pharma ‘To Make Them Pay’ for Deliberately Fueling Opioid Epidemic

Rachel Blevins at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: new york]Mayor Bill de Blasio said he supports the lawsuit because it is "time for Big Pharma to pay for what they’ve done. It’s time that they are held accountable.”

WATCH: Innocent Man Calls 911 to Report Burglary, Cops Show Up and Shoot HIM

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: 911]An innocent man called 911 for help while his home was being burglarized. However, when police showed up, the robber got away and they shot the innocent man instead—leaving him paralyzed for life.

Mueller Probe Accidentally Exposes FBI Cover-Up of Saudi Role in 9/11

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: 9/11]Recent court documents filed by the government reveal that Russia Special Counsel Robert Mueller worked to cover up the connection between a Florida Saudi family and the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Finally a Gold Backed Crypto Currency | Rick Rule

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 12 hours ago
FinanceAndLiberty.com Published on Jan 22, 2018 Rick Rule joined us today and had some huge news. The wizards of Sprott have been working overtime to bring us a gold-backed/convertible crypto currency. Imagine taking your token and exchanging it for gold! The physical gold will be stored by the Royal Mint of Canada. As Rick likes to […]

Turkey Threatens To Expand Military Operations Against Syrian Kurds

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Al Jazeera*: *Erdogan threatens to extend Afrin operation to Manbij* The Turkish military has shelled and bombarded Syrian Kurdish positions in northern Syria for a fifth day, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to extend the offensive east to the city of Manbij. Turkey on Saturday launched the operation in the Afrin region to clear it of US-backed Kurdish fighters, seen by Ankara as a threat to its security. Manbij, which is also under control of US-backed Kurds, is located east of the city of Aleppo. Erdogan said he plans to "foil games along our borders starting from ... more »

San Francisco Honors Indigenous Peoples, Dumps Columbus Day

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 12 hours ago
November 1969 Occupation of Alcatraz, San Francisco By AIM-WEST Censored News Audio of Board Meeting San Francisco, the newest city today(!) along with Berkeley (the US first in 1992) Seattle, Los Angeles, St. Paul, MN, Eugene, Oregon, and 49 other cities across the US; plus four states such as Alaska, South Dakota, Vermont and Minnesota, (and eleventh cities in California!) to have

When is a loan not a loan?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 12 hours ago
When is a loan not a loan? The answer, when it's a loan made to Jeremy Corbyn. Name of donor: Momentum Campaign (Services) Ltd Address of donor: Walkden House, 10 Melton Street, London NW1 2EJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: interest free, unsecured loan of £50,000 towards my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party. This loan is for an indefinite period. My definition of a loan would be an amount of money borrowed from a bank (or elsewhere), that has to be repaid, usually with an extra amount or money paid as a charge (interest) for borrowing. This '... more »

BREAKING: Woodruff wars with Trump Era 6!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018What we have here is a failure:* Last night, we watched Judy Woodruff go to war with The Trump Era 6. The discussion started nicely enough. On the PBS NewsHour, Woodruff introduced the dispiriting segment in the way shown below. To watch the tape or read the transcript, you can just click here: WOODRUFF (1/23/18): As we reflect on President Trump’s first year in office, we check back in with some familiar faces. *I sat down last night with a group of six voters in the swing state of Virginia,* most of whom I had first talked to during the election year... more »

Chuck Schumer withdraws his offer of money for Trump's border wall.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 12 hours ago
Courtesy of Politico: *Chuck Schumer is taking his big spending boost for Donald Trump’s border wall off the table. * *The Senate minority leader, through an aide, informed the White House that he was retracting the offer he made last week to give Trump well north of the $1.6 billion in wall funding Trump had asked for this year, according to two Democrats. And now they say Trump will simply not get a better deal than that on his signature campaign promise. * *Schumer “took it off,” said Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat. “He called the White House yesterday a... more »

Agni 5: The Asian Missile Race Heats Up

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 12 hours ago
The situation is exceptionally dangerous because all four countries involved are nuclear powers, but there are also other tangential consequences relating to the peripheral players of Iran, North Korea, and Japan. The post Agni 5: The Asian Missile Race Heats Up appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Was the Body of the Clintons’ Former Housekeeper Found in Arkansas?

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The woman had supposedly disappeared after being abruptly dismissed in 1985 and was reportedly pregnant at the time of her death.

DA Seeks to Bar Parents from Contacting 13 Kids Kept Captive

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The court proceeding is the latest step as authorities seek to sever ties between David and Louise Turpin and their 13 children.

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