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"For This Is What We Do..."
"It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till." - J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Lord of the Rings” ◆ *Sam:* "It's like in the great stories Mr. Frodo, the ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn't want to know the end because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end it's only ... more »
Allowing mentally ill people to access firearms is not fueling mass shootings
Brent Teasdale, Professor and the Department Chair in Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 minutes ago
After mass shootings, calls go out to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. But data show this solution is misguided.
Should military men draft our nation's security strategy?
Ingo Trauschweizer, Associate Professor of History; Director, Contemporary History Institute, Ohio University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 minutes ago
The National Security Strategy does a good job at listing problems and suggesting fixes. But there’s more to strategy than that.
Home for the Holidays
Imagine what it is like to dread going home for the holiday break because all semester you struggled academically and questioned whether you belong at your institution. As a first-generation, low-income student in college, this is what I went through. You see, upon acceptance to Cornell University several years ago, I became a beacon of pride for my family and everyone wanted to know how I was doing in college—and quite frankly, I was embarrassed
New York Governor Proposes Legislation to End Hunger at all Public State Schools
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo will introduce legislation this year that would require all State University and City University of New York system schools to establish food pantries or other “stigma-free” arrangements for food-insecure students to have access to food.
A Seasoned HBCU Leader Takes the Helm of TMCF
Dr. Harry Williams, the new leader of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund is known among peers for his focused, successful, low-key approach to tough challenges.
2018 Is Going To Be A Big Year For Futuristic Helicopters
RACER helicopter (Airbus) *FOX News: **Amazing new military helicopters to look out for in 2018* 2018 is going to be a big year for futuristic helicopters as new helos and next-generation designs emerge. These exciting new helicopters are becoming more powerful, flying far faster and even flying missions by themselves. For the military, helicopters are absolutely crucial, and will only become even more so, in war zones. They also play vital roles in humanitarian missions. The Paris Air Show and Farnborough Air Show are iconic fixtures on the aircraft circuit where the top compani... more »
Picture Of The Day
A South Korean government official checks the direct communications hotline to talk with the North Korean side at the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea. Yonhap via REUTERS *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery ....* Editors Choice Pictures* (Reuters).
"On Your Own Terms..."
"If the sun is shining, stand in it- yes, yes, yes. Happy times are great, but happy times pass- they have to- because time passes. The pursuit of happiness is more elusive; it is life-long, and it is not goal-centered. What you are pursuing is meaning- a meaningful life... There are times when it will go so wrong that you will be barely alive, and times when you realize that being barely alive, on your own terms, is better than living a bloated half-life on someone else's terms." - Jeanette Winterson
VIDEO: MSNBC Claims Trumps Sexual Insecurity Is Threatening To Annihilate The Planet
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 3, 2018 Alex Jones and Gerald Celente present and dissect a video clip from MSNBC that appears to be satirical, however, it is not. end
The Biggest Website In London Publishes Sex Manual For Kids
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 2, 2018 The Metro UK posts, then retracts an article called “Why You Should Buy Your Teenage Kids Sex Toys” end
Danielle DiMartino Booth: 2018 — Inflation and Deflation Simultaneously
Danielle DiMartino Booth: 2018 — Inflation and Deflation Simultaneously by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Former Fed insider Danielle DiMartino Booth is not optimistic about a surging economy in 2018. Booth contends, “We have seen 24 consecutive back-to-back months when credit card spending has outpaced incomes. That tells you households are struggling to get by. This is not Eve […]
Abbas Warns Israel to Rethink ‘Apartheid’ Policy ‘Before It’s Too Late’
Abbas Warns Israel to Rethink ‘Apartheid’ Policy ‘Before It’s Too Late’ by https://sputniknews.com/ Speaking on the occasion of the 53rd anniversary of the establishment of Fatah, Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas slammed the Israeli Defense Forces and “settler terrorist groups” for their “crimes” against the Palestinians. – Mahmoud Abbas condemned once again the decision by the US […]
End of the EU? Hoey Warns Brussels May Not Survive as Countries Split Over Superstate
End of the EU? Hoey Warns Brussels May Not Survive as Countries Split Over Superstate by MARK CHANDLER, https://www.express.co.uk/ BREXIT backing Labour MP Kate Hoey has warned the European Union is splitting over plans for a superstate and it cannot take its survival for granted any longer. – The outspoken Vauxhall politician warned the bloc was being […]
‘Mine is Bigger’: Trump Dares Kim Jong-Un to Compare Nuclear Buttons
RT Published on Jan 3, 2018 President Donald Trump has fired off a tweet against North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un, claiming to have a “more powerful” nuclear weapons launcher. – Donald Trump, true to his character type: the dominant ‘Bull’, alpha leader/dog, conflict seeking behavior, taking on all challengers …. no backing down. end
Lethal Aid: US to Send Weapons to Ukraine
RT Published on Jan 3, 2018 The Ukrainian president is looking forward to getting hold of new lethal weapons from the United States. Petro Poroshenko tweeted that Ukraine’s military budget is increasing to a record three-billion dollars and that the US weapons will be bolstered by locally-produced hardware. end
US Intelligence Reportedly Gives Israel Green Light To Assassinate Iran’s Top General
US Intelligence Reportedly Gives Israel Green Light To Assassinate Iran’s Top General by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ According to reports circulating widely in Israeli media today, the United States has quietly given Israel the green light to assassinate Iran’s top military officer, Iranian Revolutionary Guards al-Quds Force commander Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The leader of Iran’s most elite […]
Pakistan’s State Bank Green Lights Yuan-Based Trade With China
Pakistan’s State Bank Green Lights Yuan-Based Trade With China by https://sputniknews.com/ The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced that all arrangements for using the Chinese currency for trade and investment are already in place. – The central bank of Pakistan has given permission for the Chinese yuan to be used for investment and bilateral trade deals, which will eventually replace […]
This Is Why The Taliban Cannot Win In Afghanistan
*Seth G. Jones, Foreign Policy:* *Why the Taliban Isn't Winning in Afghanistan* *Too Weak for Victory, Too Strong for Defeat.* We must face facts,” remarked Senator John McCain in August 2017, “we are losing in Afghanistan and time is of the essence if we intend to turn the tide.” He is not the only one who has argued that the Taliban are on the march. “The Taliban are getting stronger, the government is on the retreat, they are losing ground to the Taliban day by day,” Abdul Jabbar Qahraman, a retired Afghan general who was the Afghan government’s military envoy to Helmand Provi... more »
"The Stunning Truth Proving The FBI and DOJ Corruption Will Come Out"
*"The Stunning Truth Proving * *The FBI and DOJ Corruption Will Come Out"* by sundance "There’s a lot of people worried the sheer scale and totality of the FBI and DOJ corruption will be buried by the Swamp scum. I’m not one of them. As a ninja level cynic who has spent so much time investigating the deep weeds of DC corruption, this time I can see a difference. The Bigger media voices will eventually catch up to the story. Right now the scale of the story is so large, and the consequences so damaging to the Republic, they are scared to call it out… but that won’t last too much lon... more »
Goals Hit And Goals Missed— Blue America, 2017
*Someone contributes $7 and Austin hits our 2017 goal for him* [image: Goal Thermometer]I really want to say thank you to all the *DWT* readers who helped end the Blue America efforts this year to help raise campaign funds for our House candidates on high note. We reached or surpassed almost every goal we set for ourselves for 2017. And now the real work starts, the work that determines whether or not we’ll have a strong progressive voice in Congress starting in January, 2019. A couple of things I’d like to ask you to help with first though-- reaching those unmet 2017 goals. This is... more »
Arctic Ice Mixed Signals
Originally posted on Science Matters: Click on image to enlarge. With 2017 ice extent estimates complete we can look at the year in perspective. Above is a graph showing the annual average extents since 2007, comparing MASIE and SII (v3.0). Obviously, the trend in MASIE could not be flatter, while SII shows a decline. The…
UAH: 2017 was third warmest year in satellite record
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: From the University of Alabama, Huntsville. Global Temperature Report: December 2017 Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.13 C per decade December temperatures (preliminary) Global composite temp.: +0.41 C (about 0.74 degrees Fahrenheit) above 30-year average for December. Northern Hemisphere: +0.50 C (about 0.90 degrees Fahrenheit) above…
Is President Trump’s Nuclear Button Bigger Than Kim Jong-un’s?
Braggadocio aside, the President of the United States can't literally launch a nuclear strike with the push of a button — and we hope North Korea's leader can't either.
Two Russian Heicopter Pilots Killed In Syria On New Years Eve
*Moscow Times:* *Two Russian Troops Killed in Syria on New Year’s Eve* Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed the deaths of two helicopter pilots on New Year’s Eve in Syria after a group of independent investigators reported the incident earlier on Wednesday. President Vladimir Putin declared victory over terrorists in the conflict-torn country during a surprise visit last month and ordered the Russian military to withdraw following a two-year intervention. The Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT), investigative bloggers who monitor the Ukrainian and Syrian wars, said on Wednesday that a... more »
Moscow Says U.S. Aircraft "Reacted Nervously" When Tracked By Russia'sAir Defense Systems Over Syria
An S-400 air defence missile system is deployed for a combat duty at the Hmeymim airbase to provide security of the Russian air group's flights in Syria. © Dmitriy Vinogradov / Sputnik *Michael Peck, National Interest:* *Russia Says Its S-300 Missiles Tracked "Nervous" U.S. Pilots Over Syria* Moscow says that U.S. bombers and reconnaissance aircraft "reacted nervously" when tracked by Russian anti-aircraft missile batteries over Syria. U.S. pilots allegedly got the shakes when Russia's advanced S-300V4 air defense systems tracked them at ranges of 200 to 300 kilometers (125 to 186... more »
DID MICHAEL WOLFF MAKE STUFF UP? IF SO, WELCOME TO OUR WORLD, REPUBLICANS
*New York* magazine's excerpt from Michael Wolff's new book is an astounding and highly satisfying piece of entertainment. But there are enough doubts about its veracity that *The Washington Post* has already published *two* columns warning us to read the book skeptically, one by media critic Paul Farhi and the other by political reporter Aaron Blake. Farhi notes Wolff's record as an (alleged) fabricator: [Wolff's book] “Burn Rate” came under siege from critics who challenged its credibility, including the long verbatim conversations that Wolff recounted despite taking scant notes.... more »
IRGC commander announces end of seditious protests in Iran
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 A.M.) – The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), General Mohammad ‘Ali Ja’afari, was quoted on the military group’s official media page on Wednesday saying that the seditious protests have reached their end. “Today we can announce the end of the sedition,” General Mohammad Ali Jafaari, commander of the Revolutionary […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
It's Time to End Pakistan's Double Game
*Zalmay Khalilzad* *Security, Middle East* [image: Smoke rises from the site of a blast and gunfire between Taliban and Afghan forces in PD 6 in Kabul, Afghanistan] Since 9/11, Pakistan has provided just enough sporadic assistance to give an impression of helpfulness, while at the same time harboring, training, and assisting violent extremist groups. President Trump, in his tweet about Pakistan, called a spade a spade. Since 9/11, Pakistan has consistently played a double game, providing just enough sporadic assistance in capturing members of Al Qaeda and logistical support for ... more »
Iran's Protests Show the Cracks in the System
*Mohammed Ayoob* *Politics, Middle East* [image: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani waves as he stands next to a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after he registered for February's election of the Assembly of Experts, the clerical body that chooses the supreme leader, at Interior Ministry in Tehran] If the regime responds with brutal force, it is likely to provide the movement not only with martyrs, but also with a greater stimulus to coalesce. Just a fortnight ago analysts were complimenting Tehran for its recent foreign-policy successes in Syria, Lebanon,... more »
Inside the Fight to Control the Iran Protests Narrative
*Curt Mills* *Politics, Middle East* [image: An opponent of Iranian President Rouhani chants slogans during a protest outside the EU Council in Brussels] A Tuesday TV brawl between Bill Kristol and Trita Parsi is representative of the debate over the #IranProtests—which have quickly become contentious in America. “It wasn’t planned or anything but, you know, I was not going to sit there and allow him to pretend that he cheers for the people of Iran, and take advantage of this situation, and push forward for the agenda that he’s always been pushing for,” Trita Parsi, president of... more »
There Will Not Be a War with North Korea in 2018 (Unless America Starts One)
*Robert E Kelly* *Security, Asia* The one clear predication of 2018. It is the time of year of predictions and forecasts. The course of large tangled relationships like those of the Middle East, or the United States and China, are hard to foresee, but here is a fairly easy prediction regarding otherwise extremely opaque North Korea: there will be no war between the United States and North Korea unless Washington chooses to start one. Western media would have you think we are on the brink of a massive conflict. That is grossly inaccurate. The only war in Northeast Asia would be a... more »
The Cotton Doctrine: More Wars, Less Security
*Christopher A. Preble* *Security, North America* As rumors swirl that Cotton is in line to become the next CIA director, it is important to understand his views. Last month, the *Wall Street Journal*’s Jason Willick suggested that Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) might be poised to rewrite the Republican Party’s foreign policy agenda. Given that he was once described as “his party’s most aggressive next-generation advocate for military action overseas,” he will likely drive war-weary voters—especially young voters—away from the party. Perhaps for good. In the meantime, rumors swirl that C... more »
Russia Is Getting Ready to Build a New Set of Deadly Nuclear Missile Submarines
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Here is what we know. More details are emerging about Russia’s forthcoming Project 955 Borei-B class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. Design work on the new Borei variant will start this year and the first vessel is expected to be handed over to the Russian government in 2026. "The Project-B project has been included in the state armament program through 2027. In compliance with this program, the R&D work on developing the lead underwater missile-carrying cruiser should begin in 2018 and its delivery to the fleet after trials is schedul... more »
The Russian Navy's Master Plan to 'Sink' the U.S. Navy Is Now Clear
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Think long-range precision weapons. The Russian Navy will be focusing more effort on fielding new long-range precision-guided weapons as a form of non-nuclear strategic deterrence, reducing Moscow’s reliance on so-called “tactical” nuclear forces. Nonetheless, Russian forces are likely to retain significant non-strategic nuclear forces indefinitely into the foreseeable future. “The Navy General Command will particularly focus on forming strategic non-nuclear deterrence groups that will include vessels armed with long-range precision weapons, as well ... more »
Where Are U.S.-Russia Relations Headed?
*TNI Staff* *Politics, Europe* [image: Russian President Putin makes his annual New Year address to the nation in Moscow] Andranik Migranyan shares his thoughts with the National Interest in an exclusive interview. *Editor’s Note*: *Paul Saunders, executive director of the Center for the National Interest, interviews Andranik Migranyan, a professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (an academic institution run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia) about the future of U.S.-Russia relations.* Paul Saunders: Let me start with Ukraine. The Trump admini... more »
“Mother Nature and Mankind: A Communication Breakdown”
*“Mother Nature and Mankind: A Communication Breakdown”* by Tim Murray *Mother Nature:* “Perhaps you forgot about me. No wonder. Your history books seem to dwell on tyrants and dictators and megalomaniacs and the terrible things they do. Yet I can do terrible things too. Especially when I am taken for granted or abused. I know. I never commanded an army or ruled a nation. I never firebombed Hamburg, Dresden or Tokyo, nor dropped two atomic bombs. I never raped Nanking or slaughtered a third of Cambodia’s population. I never conducted a war of ethnic cleansing nor destroyed a cultu... more »
Yemen Houthi Forces Capture U.S. Navy Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
*USNI News:* *VIDEO: Houthi Forces Capture U.S. Navy Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Off Yemen* Houthi forces have captured a U.S. Navy research unmanned underwater vehicle off the coast of Yemen, according to a video released on Monday. In the video posted online by local media on Monday, four men described as members of the “Houthi Navy” in dive gear are surrounding what appears to be a REMUS 600 UUV with the name “Smokey” printed on the body. According to the AMN News web posting, the Houthis discovered the UUV within the past week somewhere off the coast of Yemen. *Read more *...... more »
Can Both Of These Things Be True At The Same Time? The Trump Regime Is “Treasonous” And “Unpatriotic” And Steve Bannon Has “Lost His Mind?”
In response to the subject line above… well *of course* and there's no chance many *DWT* readers doubted either premise at any point. This episode of the nasty little back and forth started with a David Smith report in *The Guardian*, basically a pre-review of Michael Wolff’s new book, *Fire and Fury: Inside The Trump White House*. Bannon couldn’t keep his pie-hole shut when Wolff interviewed him for the book and described the Trump Tower meeting between the president’s son and son-in-law and a group of Russians during the 2016 election campaign as “treasonous” and “unpatriotic” an... more »
"Ask Yourself..."
10 years from now? 20? How important will it be to YOU or anyone else then?
Former Rep. Michelle Bachmann May Run for Senate Seat Previously Held by Al Franken
[image: former-rep-michelle-bachmann-may-run-for-senate-seat-previously-held-by-al-franken] Former Representative and presidential candidate Michelle Bachman is considering a run for the Minnesota Senate seat once held by Al Franken.
Will New Device Making Abortion “Easier” Result in More Abortions?
[image: will-new-device-making-abortion-easier-result-in-more-abortions] A new device that makes abortions easier and quicker is being celebrated by popular women’s magazine *Glamour.* But making abortions easier and quicker would be a cause for celebration only if abortions should be performed in the first place.
I cannot think of a better way to wrap up this extraordinary news day than with Donald Trump's statement eviscerating Steve Bannon.
Courtesy of the New York Times: *President Trump essentially excommunicated his onetime chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, from his political circle on Wednesday, excoriating him as a self-promoting exaggerator who had “very little to do with our historic victory” and has now “lost his mind.” * *In a written statement brimming with anger and resentment, Mr. Trump fired back at Mr. Bannon, who had made caustic comments about the president and his family to the author of a new book about the Trump White House. While Mr. Bannon had remained in touch with Mr. Trump even after being p... more »
Arctic Ice Mixed Signals
With 2017 ice extent estimates complete we can look at the year in perspective. Above is a graph showing the annual average extents since 2007, comparing MASIE and SII (v3.0). Obviously, the trend in MASIE could not be flatter, while SII shows a decline. The first five years the two indices were nearly the same, […]
‘Jerusalem is Not for Sale’: Palestinians Angered by Trump’s Threat to Cut $300mn Aid
RT Published on Jan 3, 2018 A spokesperson for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has said that Jerusalem is not for sale, responding to a threat by US President Donald Trump to cut annual aid to the Palestinian Authority. end
Ron Paul: Economic Progress Under Trump is Illusion, Crash Coming
RT Published on Jan 3, 2018 With his first year in office drawing to a close, the US president has been talking up his economic record in typical Trump style. But one man who does not share Trump’s optimism is former congressman Ron Paul. He told RT the growth is not even for all people. end
"The Wall, the Sound and the Fury: And Not Much Else"
*"The Wall, the Sound and the Fury: And Not Much Else"* by Fred Reed "Some of the prototypes. Though I am not a construction engineer, it seems to me that 2,000 miles of any of these is more of a job than their proponents are telling us. With regard to Mr. Trump’s Border Wall, I am skeptical. Now, I freely concede that I am not an authority on Border Walls. In fact, I have never built a Border Wall. This may surprise readers. Yet it is true. So all that follows is in the nature of speculation. Be warned. Still, though I may be horrifically wrong, and different numbers can be obta... more »
(Anti) Social Media/Facebook Ripping Apart The Fabric of Society
*Link* A former Facebook executive* criticized the company he once worked for and social media as a whole,* saying it is *"ripping apart the social fabric"* in societies around the world, CBS San Francisco reports. *Chamath Palihapitiya*, who previously served as Facebook's vice president for user growth, expressed "tremendous guilt" and* urged people to take a "hard break" from social media* during a talk at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. *"I think we have created tools that are ripping apart the social fabric of how society works,"* said Palihapitiya, who left the soc... more »
Kodaf Agfa Presents : Wolf Moon 2018
[image: Wolf Moon 2018] Wolf Moon 2018 NASA says that this moon is the biggest in 2018. I had to wait three days to snap this not so-sharp photo thanks to the cold and the clouds in Giza, Egypt right now. It is freezing technically to stand long at the night to take a perfect shot. I admit but I think this is a good shot considering I am having a runny nose and cold hands !!! By the way, the sky is so clear despite the unstable weather to the level you can spot the Orion belt and that small red spot on its left, I can not know if it were Mercury or Mars. I wanted to snap another pho... more »
Tamper, tamper! How They failed to hide the gulf between predicted and observed warming
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: By Christopher Monckton of Brenchley The indefatigable Roy Spencer at the University of Alabama at Huntsville is the first to declare the global temperature anomaly for December 2017. As Fig. 1 shows, in the 39 years 1 month from December 1978 to December 2017, the planet has warmed…
No CO2 Warming For The Last 40 Years?
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ It is very cold here in the Eastern US and the President is joking about the lack of global warming. More interesting by far is the fact that there appears to have been no CO2 induced warming in the last 40 years, which…
Finding: Arctic clouds highly sensitive to air pollution
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: From the UNIVERSITY OF UTAH and the “other factors besides CO2” department. In 1870, explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, trekking across the barren and remote ice cap of Greenland, saw something most people wouldn’t expect in such an empty, inhospitable landscape: haze. Nordenskiöld’s record of the haze was among the…
Change is Natural
Originally posted on Big Picture News, Informed Analysis: SPOTLIGHT: Just because the honey bee population, the monarch butterfly population, or the temperature is changing doesn’t mean we’re responsible. BIG PICTURE: We humans are amusingly narcissistic. We really do carry on as if we were the center of the universe – the primary reason things happen out…
Comparing The Hurricane Seasons Of 1933 And 2005
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? I have filed a complaint against the BBC for their fake claims about hurricanes the other day. In researching, I came across one of my posts from 2015, which is worth republishing. It shows just how much observations of Atlantic hurricanes…
Manufacturing consensus: the early history of the IPCC
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Judith Curry Short summary: scientists sought political relevance and allowed policy makers to put a big thumb on the scale of the scientific assessment of the attribution of climate change. Bernie Lewin has written an important new book: SEARCHING FOR THE CATASTROPHE SIGNAL:The Origins of The Intergovernmental Panel on…
The Wall, the Sound and the Fury: And Not Much Else
Some of the prototypes. Though I am not a construction engineer, it seems to me that 2,000 miles of any of these is more of a job than their proponents are telling us. With regard to Mr. Trump’s Border Wall, I … Continue reading →
Tweets For Today
Weather experts are telling the US to brace itself for explosive cyclogenesis... otherwise known as a #BombCyclonehttps://t.co/LX2CyOZIyD pic.twitter.com/uMdNZUv6hP — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 3, 2018 MAP: Spread of unrest in Iran on 6th day of anti-government protests. - @hra_news pic.twitter.com/bMYg42cpHg — Conflict News (@Conflicts) January 3, 2018 China Covertly Offering Missiles, Increased Aid to North Korea | via @FreeBeacon @BillGertz #China #NorthKorea https://t.co/5oBC1zgZmH pic.twitter.com/w5gnQoN5go — RealClearDefense (@RCDefense) January 3, 2018 Politica...more »
Judge Rules Against Trump Administration’s ‘Warehousing’ Of Iraqi Nationals In Jails
A federal judge ordered the US government to provide bond hearings for nearly 300 Iraqi nationals, who were detained by ICE and have languished in jail. The post Judge Rules Against Trump Administration’s ‘Warehousing’ Of Iraqi Nationals In Jails appeared first on Shadowproof.
X22 Report, “The Financial System Will Break, You Cannot Recover From A Fake Recovery”
X22 Report, “The Financial System Will Break, You Cannot Recover From A Fake Recovery” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZZyYGWWBsg Related followup report: X22 Report, “The Cabal Didn't Expect This To Happen, Next Event Locked And Loaded” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUvnGQ_59gk
Navajo filmmaker to start shooting WWII code talkers movie
It's no secret that the Navajo code talkers played a significant role in the Allied powers' victory in World War II, said Kody Dayish, a Navajo storyteller of Shiprock. Navajo servicemen's complex native tongue was critical in communicating crucial Allied messages that could not be deciphered by Japanese foes, The Daily Times reported earlier this month. Their story has been told before in films, but it's never been told from a Navajo point of view, Dayish said Dayish has wanted to tell his own version of the code talkers' story for some time, but wanted to wait until he felt he h... more »
Wolf Moon 2018 [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Wolf Moon 2018] NASA says that this moon is the biggest in 2018. Had to wait three days to snap this not so-sharp photo thanks to the cold and the clouds in Giza , Egypt right now
Trump promises ‘great support from US’ to Iranian protesters
Within the last week, Iran has been engulfed in the surge of the public discontent and protests, prompted by high fuel and food prices, unemployment, inflation and air pollution. As a result, about 20 people have reportedly been killed, and 450 were detained. US President Donald Trump promised that Iranians protesting against President Hassan Rouhani’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US to cut funding to UNRWA and the Palestinian Authority
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:59 A.M)- This Tuesday, United States Ambassador to the United-Nations, Nikki Haley, announced the intentions of the US to halt aid to UNRWA, today going a step further extending the halting of funds to the Palestinian Authority (PA). Nikki Haley announced, with perceived conviction, that the move to halt funding to the Palestinian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS ambushes large Hezbollah force in eastern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:50 P.M.) – The so-called Islamic State (ISIS) carried out a big ambush against a large number of Hezbollah personnel in the Badiya region of eastern Syria, a Syrian military source told Al-Masdar on Wednesday. According to the military source, the Islamic State forces attacked the large contingent of Syrian Hezbollah personnel while […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Netanyahu announces refugee deportation plan
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 P.M.) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his government’s intention to expel undocumented African refugees from Israel during a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Netanyahu spoke first about a guarded hard border comprising fences and barriers before delivering his future intentions for undocumented migrants inside Israel. “We have deported approximately […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army kills one of the most important rebel commanders
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 P.M.) – The rebel forces in southeast Idlib suffered another big loss this week after a military commander of Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham was killed by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) near the Hama axis. According to military report from the Syrian Army, the elite Tiger Forces killed the Ahrar Al-Sham commander, Yousef […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Jihadist rebels attempt to break Syrian Army lines in southern Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:50 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham attempted to breakthrough the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) front-lines inside the southern corridor of Hama, today, resulting in short battle near the historical Orontes River. According to a military source, the HTS militants attacked the Syrian Army’s positions near the town of Hirbnafsah […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Netanyahu alleges Iran plotting terrorist attacks in Israel (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 P.M.) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alleged that Israeli intelligence and security forces had foiled a “terrorist network in Judea and Samaria that operated under the aegis of Iranian intelligence,” during a speech in Jerusalem, Wednesday. “This is not the first time,” he added. “They are trying various methods, and in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey slams US, Israeli support of Iranian protesters
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu condemned, Wednesday, the fact that the US and Israel’s leaders voiced support for the Iranian protesters. “There are only two [world] figures who support these protesters: [US President Donald] Trump and [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu. We are against such foreign interventions … You may not like the regime, but […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Last ISIS pocket along eastern Euphrates steadily collapsing
BEIRUT, LEBANON 9:55 P.M.) – The last Islamic State (ISIS) pocket along the eastern bank of the Euphrates River is steadily collapsing, as troops from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) advance deep inside the terrorist group’s lines. Led by their Deir Ezzor Military Council, the Syrian Democratic Forces managed to capture several towns inside […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iran re-opens border crossings with Iraq-Kurdistan region
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:50 P.M.) – Hundreds of trucks crossed the Parviz Khan Border crossing with the Iraqi Kurdistan region in Sulaymaniyah on Wednesday, after Baghdad requested it’s re-opening. Iran re-opened two crossings with the Iraqi Kurdistan region, Tamarchin and Parviz Khan, on Tuesday after being closed for over two months following tensions between the Iraqi […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Jihadists suffer major setbacks as Syrian Army troops advance in southeast Idlib – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:25 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels suffered another series of setbacks this week, as Syrian Arab Army (SAA) troops captured several towns inside the southeastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate. Led by their elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army managed to capture Tal Al-Khalakheel (hill), Mashraft Al-Jouaan, Al-Daribiyah, Um Sahreej, and the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Massive pro-government demonstrations held around Iran (Video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:15 P.M.) – Thousands of Iranian citizens rallied through several of Iran’s major cities in support of the government on Wednesday. Supporters were seen holding their national flag in the cities of Qom, Bushehr and Arak, as they made their way through central streets, pumping their fists in the air in support of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Foreign policy expert predicts a devastating geopolitical crisis in 2018.
Courtesy of CNBC: *The world is moving toward crisis and a state of "geopolitical depression" as the presidency of Donald Trump accelerates divisions among citizens and the unraveling of the global order, risk consultancy Eurasia Group warns. * *Liberal democracies are suffering from a deficit of legitimacy not seen since World War II, and today's leaders have largely abandoned civil society and common values, Eurasia Group says in its annual assessment of top geopolitical risks. The breakdown in norms opens the door to a major event that could rock the global economy and markets.... more »
Is There a New ‘Lucky Charms Frosted Flakes’ Mashup Cereal?
General Mills will be selling a new Lucky Charms cereal that incorporates glazed cornflakes.
False ‘Iranian Protest’ Videos Surface Online
Some social media users attempted to pass off footage from past demonstrations and other countries.
Musical Interlude: Logos, “Fraternite Angelique”
Logos, “Fraternite Angelique” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgTMyHXRHFM
"A Look to the Heavens"
"If not perfect, then this spiral galaxy is at least one of the most photogenic. An island universe of about 100 billion stars, 32 million light-years away toward the constellation Pisces, M74 presents a gorgeous face-on view. Classified as an Sc galaxy, the grand design of M74's graceful spiral arms are traced by bright blue star clusters and dark cosmic dust lanes. *Click image for larger size.* The above image covers half the width of the full Moon and was obtained using 19 hours of exposure on the 1.23-meter telescope at Calar Alto Observatory in the Sierra de Los Filabres moun... more »
Germany: Migrants 'may have fuelled violent crime rise' per BBC News - No Shit Sherlock
'Migrants may be responsible for most of a recent rise in violent crime in Germany, research commissioned by the government suggests. The study used data from Lower Saxony, a state where more than 90% of the rise was attributed to young male migrants.' More here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42557828
Would Romney Vote Against Trump In An Impeachment Trial-- Most Republicans Won't Regardless Of The Evidence
As far as Orrin Hatch goes-- good riddance to a rotten and Trumpified piece of crap. As far as Romney… any enemy of Trump’s… Look, a Bernie Sanders clone we were never going to get in Utah. If the Democrats need 67 votes to convict Trump after the House impeaches him, I bet Senator Romney will be as open to looking at the evidence than Hatch would have been-- not to mention most Republicans. Once Romney started signaling he would like to run for the Senate seat if the doddering Hatch retired, TRump moved into action trying to persuade Hatch to start in Congress, senile and out of h... more »
BREAKING: Paul Manafort strikes back. Sues Mueller and DOJ for overreach
Paul Manafort sues Department of Justice, Robert Mueller and Rod Rosenstein. More The post BREAKING: Paul Manafort strikes back. Sues Mueller and DOJ for overreach appeared first on The Duran.
Pat Buchanan asks: If “Papadopoulos triggered the investigation”, why was he not immediately interviewed by FBI?
The Times Rides to Mueller’s Rescue. More The post Pat Buchanan asks: If “Papadopoulos triggered the investigation”, why was he not immediately interviewed by FBI? appeared first on The Duran.
Study: Electric blankets increase risk of miscarriage
A recent study from Kaiser Permanente and published in the journal Nature has found that high exposure to non-ionizing radiation, even from something like an electric blanket, significantly raised the risk of miscarriage. If you are pregnant and using an electric blanket, it’s time to stop. RELATED STORY: Wi-fi and cellphones increase pregnant women’s risk
Head of Iran Revolutionary Guards Announces The End Of Anti-Government Protests
*CNN:* *Iran's Revolutionary Guards claim protests over* The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday that a string of anti-government protests were over after six days of unrest. In comments to the semiofficial Fars news agency, Mohammad Ali Jafari said that only 15,000 people had turned out at the height of the rallies and that the main "troublemakers" have been arrested. CNN has not been able to verify the claim on the amount of protesters. "Today, we can say it is the end of 'sedition 1396,' " Jafari said, using the year in the Iranian calendar. "With the help of Go... more »
Trump’s tweetniques for controlling the news
The post Trump’s tweetniques for controlling the news appeared first on UnHerd.
Was Washington's Deadly Derailment Caused By A Federal Stimulus Fund Deadline?
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“Eating A Burger is Now A Way to Mine Cryptocoins”: Hooters Rewards Are Now on the Blockchain
[image: hooters]You can now mine cryptocurrency and trade with other members for merely eating a burger at Hooters and joining the rewards program.
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Found on Gab. Clickit to biggit. It's sure felt like that, the last few days . . . Peter
New Mayor Chosen to Lead Charlottesville
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The city of Charlottesville, still coping with the aftermath of white nationalist rallies last year, has a new mayor. Nikuyah Walker, an independent who was one of two new council members elected in November, was chosen by her fellow councilors at a meeting Tuesday night. News outlets report Walker will be the […]
Nazi's march in Ukraine
*RT reports:* Thousands participated in a torchlight procession through Kiev on Monday night in honor of the 109th anniversary since the birth of Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) leader Stepan Bandera. The group collaborated with the Nazi Germany during the WWII and was responsible for mass killings of Jews and Poles. Demonstrators carried flags of far right movements ‘Right Sector’ and Svoboda and banners reading "For the glory of heroes, for the future of children!" These are the forces that the US is supporting in Ukraine today - and they are being set upon Russi... more »
Sen. Hatch’s Retirement Paves Way for Romney: One RINO Replacing Another
[image: sen-hatch-s-retirement-paves-way-for-romney-one-rino-replacing-another] If Mitt Romney ends up in Orrin Hatch’s Senate seat, that would mean one RINO (Republican In Name Only) replacing another.
Trump Nuking North Korea Would “Make America Great Again”?
Trump is a modern-day Machiavelli who doesn't care about morals, ethics, and principles when it comes to advancing his country's grand strategic interests on the world stage. The post Trump Nuking North Korea Would “Make America Great Again”? appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
2017 Security In Iraq In Review Defeat Of The Islamic State On The Battlefield
2017 saw a steady decline in violence in Iraq. After the Mosul battle concluded at the start of the year, security incidents and casualties both went down reaching significant lows not seen since 2003. This was due to the defeat of the Islamic State as a conventional army and the last sections of the country being freed, and a decision by the militants by the end of the year to give up fighting and withdraw. At the start of 2017 the Battle of Mosul was still going on leading to an average of around 20 incidents per day from January to March. As the fighting closed there, incident... more »
Chet Raymo, "Starlight"
*"Starlight"* by Chet Raymo "Poor Calvin is overwhelmed with the vastness of the cosmos and no small dose of existential angst. He is not the first, of course. Most famously the 17th-century French philosopher Blaise Pascal wailed his own despair: "I feel engulfed in the infinite immensity of spaces whereof I know nothing and which know nothing of me. I am terrified...The eternal silence of these infinite spaces alarms me." And he didn't know the half of it. Not so long ago we imagined ourselves to be the be-all and end-all of creation, at the center of a cosmos made expressly for... more »
The NHS Crisis and Stubborn Tory Voters
You know it, I know it, the government tacitly admits it. The NHS is in crisis. In fact, it's in permanent crisis thanks to funding not meeting demand. What we are witnessing are ebbs and flows in how acute the crisis is. Let's recap: all non-urgent operations (some 55,000!) and hospital appointments have been cancelled, and the targets which the (often private) providers who run A&Es have to meet are temporarily suspended. Meanwhile, ambulance stations have shut, 8,500 beds have been stripped out of the NHS, around one-in-six A&Es have got closed or downgraded, and ditto for 72 wa... more »
Comparing The Hurricane Seasons Of 1933 And 2005
By Paul Homewood I have filed a complaint against the BBC for their fake claims about hurricanes the other day. In researching, I came across one of my posts from 2015, which is worth republishing. It shows just how much observations of Atlantic hurricanes have changed over the years. Comparing The Hurricane Seasons […]
Former White House Strategist Steve Bannon: Trump Tower Meeting With Russians 'Treasonous'
*The Guardian:* *Trump Tower meeting with Russians 'treasonous', Bannon says in explosive book* * Former White House strategist quoted in Fire and Fury, by Michael Wolff * Bannon: ‘They’re going to crack Don Junior like an egg on national TV Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon has described the Trump Tower meeting between the president’s son and a group of Russians during the 2016 election campaign as “treasonous” and “unpatriotic”, according to an explosive new book seen by the Guardian. Bannon, speaking to author Michael Wolff, warned that the investigation into a... more »
Did Queen Elizabeth Suspend the Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle?
Sources reported that the queen issued a royal ultimatum for a prenuptial agreement.
Trump Blasts Bannon Over Book, Says Former Aide ‘Lost His Mind’
The comments came just ahead of the release of a new book that paints the Trump administration as both juvenile and chaotic.
Fed-Up Passenger Sought Fast Track on Ryanair Wing
After various delays in a flight from London's Stansted Airport, a passenger used the emergency exit to climb onto the plane's wing.
MNN. 1997 NYS ATTACK OF ONONDAGA IN U.S. SUPREME COURT
Mohawk Nation News 1997 NYS ATTACK OF ONONDAGA IN U.S. SUPREME COURT 1997 NYS ATTACK OF ONONDAGA IN U.S. SUPREME COURT Please post and circulate. JAN. 3, 2018. Remember when the New York State "Indian Detail" attacked the Onondaga ... Read article at Mohawk Nation News .http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2018/01/03/
In new book, Steve Bannon calls Trump Tower meeting "treasonous," and claims Mueller will get Trump by focusing on "money laundering."
Courtesy of The Guardian: *Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, reportedly based on more than 200 interviews with the president, his inner circle and players in and around the administration, is one of the most eagerly awaited political books of the year. In it, Wolff lifts the lid on a White House lurching from crisis to crisis amid internecine warfare, with even some of Trump’s closest allies expressing contempt for him. * *Bannon, who was chief executive of the Trump campaign in its final three months, then White House chief strategist for seven months before returning... more »
"Maddest Of All..."
"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams - this may be madness. To seek treasure where there is only trash. Too much sanity may be madness - and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be!" - Miguel de Cervantes in "Man of La Mancha"
The Daily "Near You?"
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"Benedicto"
*"Benedicto"* “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. May your rivers flow without end, meandering through pastoral valleys tinkling with bells, past temples and castles and poets' towers into a dark primeval forest where tigers belch and monkeys howl, through miasmal and mysterious swamps and down into a desert of red rock, blue mesas, domes and pinnacles and grottos of endless stone, and down again into a deep vast ancient unknown chasm where bars of sunlight blaze on profiled ... more »
The Poet: Carl Sandburg, "Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind"
*"Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind"* "The past is a bucket of ashes." *1* "The woman named Tomorrow sits with a hairpin in her teeth and takes her time and does her hair the way she wants it and fastens at last the last braid and coil and puts the hairpin where it belongs and turns and drawls: Well, what of it? My grandmother, Yesterday, is gone. What of it? Let the dead be dead. *2* The doors were cedar and the panels strips of gold and the girls were golden girls and the panels read and the girls chanted: We are the greatest city, the greatest na... more »
And repeat...
So *Guido Fawkes *has caught the BBC out for failing to mention that a staff nurse they "allowed...to repeatedly attack the government over the so-called 'NHS crisis' this morning" is "a top Corbynista, star of a Labour Party Political Broadcast and hardline left-wing activist": 5Live introduced Danielle Tiplady by saying “Let’s bring in Danielle who is a staff nurse”, before she went on to reel off Labour attack lines on the NHS. The BBC has admitted they got it wrong with a semi-apology on Twitter: The interesting thing here is that this is the second time *Fawkes *has caught ... more »
Latest Study on Water Fluoridation Again Links it to Lowered Children’s IQ’s
*Phillip Schneider* - Still think that fluoride should be added to the water? The post Latest Study on Water Fluoridation Again Links it to Lowered Children’s IQ’s appeared first on Waking Times.
2017 Security In Iraq In Review Defeat Of The Islamic State On The Battlefield
2017 saw a steady decline in violence in Iraq. After the Mosul battle concluded at the start of the year, security incidents and casualties both went down reaching significant lows not seen since 2003. This was due to the defeat of the Islamic State as a conventional army and the last sections of the country being freed, and a decision by the militants by the end of the year to give up fighting and withdraw. At the start of 2017 the Battle of Mosul was still going on leading to an average of around 20 incidents per day from January to March. As the fighting closed there, incident... more »
This Day In Iraqi History – Jan 3
1923 Administrative Inspectors Law reduced number of British advisers to Iraqi govt and limited their power 1948 Iraq’s Foreign Minister Jamali said that Iraq was sensitive about the 1930 Anglo- Iraq Treaty 1948 Independence Party held meeting Decided to protest against govt and 1930 Anglo- Iraq Treaty 1963 Communists warned Gen Qasim to purge military to stop Baathist coup but ignored 1969 Bakr Govt launched new offensive against KDP 2002 CIA Dir Tenet told VP Cheney coup wouldn’t work in Iraq only invasion would Tenet ... more »
Bioenergy (wood burning) is not carbon-neutral
“There is one problem. Ecologists say that the claims of carbon neutrality, which are accepted by the European Union and the British government, do not stand up to scrutiny. The forests of North Carolina, Louisiana, and Mississippi — as well … Continue reading →
A challenge to the BBC from John Mann MP
This in intriguing: As I can't find any new reports about this I'm guessing it's one of Mr Mann's constituents.
Trump says former strategist Steve Bannon “lost his mind”
Following a "bombshell" book release, President Trump disavows former adviser. More The post Trump says former strategist Steve Bannon “lost his mind” appeared first on The Duran.
Koreans Agree To Talk To Koreans...Nikki Haley Furious!
In the last several days, North and South Korea have agreed to hold high-level talks, to re-establish a direct communication link, and to participate in the coming winter Olympic games. Taken together it appears a significant step toward reducing tensions on the peninsula and reducing the risk of catastrophic war. You would think the US would be pleased at the developments and hopeful that diplomacy might take over from saber-rattling. But you would be wrong. US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has poured cold water on the developments, screeching that North Korea must first give up... more »
Were DACA Recipients Photographed Burning an American Flag?
A photograph of a protest was shared with unfounded claims and an inaccurate and misleading description.
CBT for Insomnia in Menopausal Women with Hot Flashes
CBT for Insomnia in Menopausal Women with Hot Flashes https://www.jwatch.org/na45713/2017/12/18/cbt-insomnia-menopausal-women-with-hot-flashes?ijkey=BJwehtHfG Advertisements
Agent Orange: 24 Chilling Photographs of the War Crime the US Govt. Got Away With
Agent Orange: 24 Chilling Photographs of the War Crime the US Govt. Got Away With http://realfarmacy.com/agent-orange/
EITHER STEVE BANNON IS THE SHREWDEST S.O.B. IN POLITICS OR HE'S A BABBLING IDIOT
As I'm sure you know by now, Steve Bannon has apparently burned his bridges to Trumpworld, and threatened his standing among the #MAGA millions: Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon has described the Trump Tower meeting between the president’s son and a group of Russians during the 2016 election campaign as “treasonous” and “unpatriotic”, according to an explosive new book seen by the Guardian.... Bannon remarked mockingly: “The three senior guys in the campaign thought it was a good idea to meet with a foreign government inside Trump Tower in the conference room on t... more »
Globalist crony James Mattis makes nuclear warfare with North Korea now almost inevitable, little hope for US to match Kim Jong on biological warfare front
CIA Director Mike Pompeo in October said North Korea was “months” away from delivering a nuclear weapon to the United States. “There’s not a lot of time to waste here,” Bolton warned. “Talking to the North Koreans is a waste of time. Talking to the Chinese is increasingly unlikely to produce the kind of result […]
My first mirror selfie for 2018, looks like a year for another massive depopulation push by eugenicist Globalists
Made it into 2018 to wish you all a Happy New Year. Fact is, we are all in a pretty dangerous situation. A case similar to 2009 when Baxter contaminated enough vaccine material to wipe out a billion people (72 kilos!) could actually occur any day . http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/12/27/north-koreas-other-weapons-expert-warns-nukes-arent-biggest-concern.html In 2018 we may even be in a worse position […]
CNN's Premier Princesses Sit Down to Talk Trump
Tuesday night the President tweeted he planned to give out at the start of next week a series of 'Fake News Awards.' Accordingly, and right on cue, it caused the liberal media to have their little fits. “I will be announcing the most dishonest and corrupt media awards of the year on Monday at 5:00. Subjects will cover dishonesty and bad reporting in various categories from the fake news media. Stay tuned.” Shortly after the tweet appeared, CNN's effeminate princesses Brian Stelter and Anderson Cooper sat down to talk, probably knowing they both were about to be awarded. LOL Coop... more »
Why the Financial System Will Break: You Can’t “Normalize” Markets that Depend on Extreme Monetary Stimulus
By Charles Hugh Smith Central banks are now trapped. In a nutshell, central banks are promising to “normalize” their monetary policy extremes in 2018. Nice,... more »
A Golden Anchor For The Dollar
By Rory Hall Dr Warren Coats, former Chief of the SDR with the title Assistant Director of the Monetary and Financial Systems Department at the IMF penned an... more »
“Popular Science” Magazine Still Blows Off Cell Phone Radiation Warnings Despite Reports From The World Health Organization, Dr. Oz, Stephen Colbert and Others
By B.N. Frank On Dec. 19th, 2017, Popular Science published an article about recent cell phone radiation warnings announced by the California Department of Health, “Cell... more »
Black Ops Agent Claims He Was Paid To Bomb OKC in the 1990s By Deep State; Hours Later Has A Car Crash
By Aaron Kesel Former independent Black Ops Contractor Robert “Cody” Snodgres took to the airwaves early last month to allege he was offered a massive $1 million... more »
Iran Protests Through The Prism Of Geopolitics
By Chris Kanthan What’s happening in Iran? Are the protests genuinely spontaneous? Are the grievances authentic and deep-rooted? Or is it a drama created by... more »
Death Toll Rises In Iran, Khamenei Blames “Enemies” As Signs Of Destabilization Campaign Become More Obvious
By Brandon Turbeville By now, it’s safe to say that the protests in Iran are, at the very least, being co-opted by Western powers in... more »
“The Battle of Brexit” – What’s Actually Going On?
By Julian Rose In 2016, under Prime Minister David Cameron, UK citizens were offered a referendum in order to decide whether or not the UK... more »
What is a Sovereign Being?
*Pao Chang* - This shift in consciousness is causing many to seek knowledge related to freedom and sovereignty. The post What is a Sovereign Being? appeared first on Waking Times.
The Lesson Offered by the Dark Ones
*Jeff Street* - What if all of humanity was healed in the light, and all the darkness was released? The post The Lesson Offered by the Dark Ones appeared first on Waking Times .
Ambushed PIG had contact with the dude who shot him.
But of course. People don’t hate the PIG scum without having the hate beaten into them while handcuffed and helpless. The “good citizens’ who never had a bad experience with the Police are those who lick the Police Boots. They accept being slaves and demand that all others bow down and worship THEIR Masters. The […]
Liberal Mainstream Media Suddenly Praising Trump—Because He Wants War with Iran
[image: trump]Trump is experiencing newfound praise by the liberal mainstream media because he is finally showing them his loyalty to the military-industrial complex and desire for war.
Syrian Army gears up for Mother of all Battles in east Damascus amid the arrival of top-end commander
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:25 P.M.) – Forces of the Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitaries are gearing up for a Mother of all Battle in eastern Damascus amid a constant and ongoing build up of new troops and heavy equipment as well as the arrival of a top-end commander. On Friday, Al-Qaeda and Muslim Brotherhood affiliated […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Here to stay: Russia expands permanent bases in Syria
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (06:15) – Russian daily newspaper Vedomosti reports that the Russian Federation has approved the expansion of permanent Russian military bases in the Syrian Arab Republic, which would see a significant boost of Russian military personnel at least two locations in the country. The Russian air force base in Khmeimim, in the north-eastern Latakia […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish forces secure two towns from ISIS in east Syria amid renewed offensive to capture strategic region
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:35 P.M.) – Syrian Coalition-led forces have made a new series of key advances against Islamic State terrorists in the province of Deir Ezzor amid a renewed push to capture a strategic region on east shore of the Euphrates River. On Tuesday, pro-Kurdish and pro-Coalition sources reported that US-backed forces in east Syria […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Syrian Army uncovers evidence of Israel’s support for Al-Qaeda in rural Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:10 P.M.) – As it continues to secure areas recently surrendered by Al-Qaeda-linked militants (per an evacuation agreement) in the western countryside of Damascus province, the Syrian Arab Army has discovered evidence of Israeli support for the internationally designated terrorist organization, something for which suspicions have long existed in regards to the Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
East Damascus battle sees Syrian Army pulverize jihadist ranks, killing scores including 2 top Saudi commanders
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – Al-Qaeda and Muslim Brotherhood affiliated jihadist factions operating in the eastern districts of Damascus city have endured major losses among their rank-and-file since launching a powerful offensive on Friday to capture a key base from the Syrian Arab Army. For the last five days, jihadist fighters have been attempting to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Ethnic cleansing in the making: Israel to forcibly deports 38,000 Africans
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (04:30 PM) – The Israeli regime intends to expel at least 38,000 African immigrants and refugees from the country, in a deportation campaign of unseen scale. The thousands of Africans living within the borders of Israel, most of whom are from Eritrean or Sudanese background, will be given a plane ticket and a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Black Student Who Helped Desegregate University Dies at 80
RALEIGH, N.C. LeRoy Frasier, who along with his brother and another high school student was among the first African-American undergraduate students to successfully challenge racial segregation at North Carolina’s flagship public university, has died at the age of 80. Family members said Tuesday that Frasier, a long-time English teacher, suffered heart failure and died Dec. […]
SHONTAY DELALUE
*SHONTAY DELALUE* was named vice president for institutional equity and diversity at Brown University. Delalue holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Maine. She earned a Ph.D. in education through a joint program of the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College.
SILVIO EDUARDO VAZQUEZ
*SILVIO EDUARDO VAZQUEZ* has been appointed chief enrollment management officer at Wheaton College. Vazquez is currently dean of admissions at Westmont College. He graduated from Gordon College with a bachelor’s degree in history and earned an MBA from Boston College. He is a native of Buenos Aires and a first-generation college graduate.
ZILLAH M. FLUKER
*ZILLAH M. FLUKER* has been appointed vice president of institutional advancement at Miles College. Most recently, she served as the vice president of institutional advancement at Alabama State University (ASU). Originally from Zimbabwe, Fluker holds a bachelor’s degree from ASU and a master’s degree and MBA from Purdue University. She is expected to complete her Ph.D. in educational leadership, policy and law from ASU in May 2018.
RHONDA SPELLS-FENTRY
*RHONDA SPELLS-FENTRY* has been named vice president for Enterprise Technology and chief information officer at Prince George’s Community College in Largo, Maryland. Spells-Fentry earned a bachelor’s degree and MBA from the University of Maryland University College, and an Ed.D. in community college leadership from Morgan State University.
MELISSA GONZALEZ
*MELISSA GONZALEZ* has been appointed interim president of the Southeast College of Houston Community College in Texas. Gonzalez has been serving as vice chancellor and chief of staff to the chancellor of Houston Community College. She holds a bachelor’s degree, an MBA, and a Ph.D. in international business and management from the University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg.
ALISON CURSEEN
*ALISON CURSEEN* will join the faculty at Boston College in the fall of 2018, holding a joint appointment in the department of English and the African and African American Diaspora Studies Program. Curseeen is currently a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at Princeton University. She is a graduate of Oberlin College in Ohio. She earned an MFA from American University and a Ph.D. from Duke University.
JASON RIVERA
*JASON RIVERA* has been named vice chancellor for student academic success at Rutgers University–Camden. Previously, Rivera served as dean of the sophomore class and director of the Intercultural Center, both at Swarthmore College. He earned his Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction at the University of Maryland, College Park. He received his master’s degree at CUNY’s College of Staten Island and his bachelor’s degree at Manhattanville College.
RON CARTER
*RON CARTER* has been named the Felton J. Capel Professor of Performing and Fine Arts at Fayetteville State University, a historically Black university in North Carolina. He was director of jazz studies and director of the Jazz Ensemble at Northern Illinois University. Carter holds a master’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
KIM FINCH-KAREEM
*KIM FINCH-KAREEM* has been appointed chair of the Department of Social Sciences and director of Global Education at Florida Memorial University. She was previously a visiting associate professor at Florida A&M University. Finch-Kareem has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Florida State University in social work and a Ph.D. in educational leadership from Florida A&M University.
The Politics of Representation and Radiation Risk
A commentator left a link to a very interesting article covering the “excess mortality” produced by atmospheric testing in the US occurring between 1951-1963: Tim Fernholz (2017, Dec 21). US nuclear tests killed far more civilians than we knew. Quartz https://qz.com/1163140/us-nuclear-tests-killed-american-civilians-on-a-scale-comparable-to-hiroshima-and-nagasaki/ When the US entered the nuclear age, it did so recklessly. New research suggests that the hidden cost of developing nuclear weapons were far larger than previous estimates, with radioactive fallout responsible for 340,0... more »
Lead author changes co-author’s name on a paper without his permission. Why?
Here’s a rather odd case: A postdoctoral researcher says his former boss changed his name on a paper without his permission. According to the postdoc, Antonio Herrera-Merchan, his principal investigator at University of Granada insisted on the name change to distance them both from a scandal in Herrera-Merchan’s previous lab. After publishing a paper in […] The post Lead author changes co-author’s name on a paper without his permission. Why? appeared first on Retraction Watch.
5 Weapons That Killed Millions During World War One
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Which were the deadliest weapons of World War I? There are so many choices. Here are five. *The enduring image of World War I is the machine gun, and usually a German machine gun. It's easy to see why. The Germans armed their troops with machine guns far more lavishly than their opponents. And because they were mostly on the defensive in the West after 1914, they could emplace their machine guns in fortified positions and then mow down advancing Allied soldiers. The MG 08 was the standard German machine gun. A copy of Hiram Maxim's design from 1894, ... more »
The One Battle That Crushed Adolf Hitler Forever
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Welcome to the Battle of the Bulge. *The Battle of the Bulge is more than history. It is a primer of valuable lessons that still apply today. First, never, ever underestimate the enemy. The Western Allies did have every reason for confidence in December 1944. France and Belgium had been liberated, the German armies in the West had been decimated, and U.S. troops were fighting on German soil. With the Red Army relentlessly crushing the Third Reich from the east, final victory seemed just a few weeks or months away.* The attack began with a barrage from... more »
In a War with North Korea We Might Not Be Able to Destory Kim's Nuclear Missiles
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* History tells us so--via Saddam Hussein. *The failure to destroy the launchers highlights how easy it can be to overestimate damage inflicted upon an enemy, and how difficult it is to hunt down an opponent intent on using hit-and-run tactics. Today, North Korea maintains a far larger arsenal of mobile ballistic missile launchers than Iraq ever did—weapons which could likely survive the opening days of a conflict. Of course, U.S. air power has benefited from major advances in technology since 1991, including better sensors, more efficient comm... more »
Iranian Protests: Deep State's Unfinished Business
*January 4, 2018* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - Protests have been reported across several cities in Iran over the last several days of December 2017. Protesters allegedly decry Iran's economy as well as the nation's involvement in nearby Syria. The Western media has attempted to cultivate two narratives - one focused on portraying the protests as widespread, spontaneous, and having focused first on "economic grievances" before becoming political - another narrative openly admitting to US involvement and praising US President Donald Trump for "standing up" to the "Iranian regime." Of... more »
Russian Army Demonstrates Latest Weapon: Cuddly Puppies
The country's Defense Ministry has released a video showing puppies eating, cuddling, and playing with officers.
Rat Boards Flight at California Airport, Forces Cancellation
The rat jumped from the jetway into the plane when Portland, Oregon-bound passengers were also boarding.
“Solar Minimum The Fastest Decline in Almost 10,000 Years”
*“Solar Minimum The Fastest Decline in Almost 10,000 Years”* by Martin Armstrong "*QUESTION:* Hi Marty ! Happy new year! Not written in a while, but wanted to ask a private question related to the forthcoming cold period. a) How long will it last? (It will start now and go into 2024 – when does Socrates say it will start to reverse and when will temperatures be back to where they are now ?) b) How far south does someone have to go who is allergic to cold anyway? Is it best to keep away from volcanic islands? c) Is it in your view a minor cold blip or “OMG we’re all going to freeze t... more »
Trump And Ryan's War Against The Middle Class In Blue States
The Ryan-Trump Tax Scam took special aim at high tax/high services states like New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and California— all “blue states”— with the SAL provisions that disallows the deductions for state and local taxes on federal income tax forms. Of the 12 Republicans who voted NO on the Scam, 5 are from New York, 4 are from New Jersey and 2 are from California. By voting to back the Scam, 8 Califiornia Republicans, 4 New York Republicans and the only New Jersey Republican who didn’t vote NO, have put their own reelections in deeper jeopardy: *•* Tom McCl... more »
Mike Tyson Revolutionizing Weed Industry—Building Cannabis Mega Resort & Research Center
[image: tyson]Mike Tyson looks to revolutionize the marijuana industry as he breaks ground on a mega-resort for cannabis in Southern California.
Ukraine, Libya, Syria, and now Iran. We have seen this song and dance before
US Empire Is Running The Same Script With Iran That It Ran With Libya, Syria. More The post Ukraine, Libya, Syria, and now Iran. We have seen this song and dance before appeared first on The Duran.
List Of Total Solar Eclipses Through 2075
In the United States, we just had another Supermoon, and at the end of this month we will have a Blue Moon (the second full moon in a month) *with* a lunar eclipse, which is pretty special. Though doomsday prophets like to make a lot out of those natural phenomena, the rest of us want to plan our vacations around them - the solar eclipse in the summer of 2017 caused the largest mass migration in America's history because everyone wanted the best view. read more
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