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MADELEINE McCANN - SNIFFER DOGS, PATIO DOORS, DNA
*1. What about the SNIFFER DOGS reported to have sniffed something in the Mccann's flat?* In the Shannon Matthews case a cadaver dog sniffed death. Shannon was later found alive. The dog was smelling cadaver odour from a piece of second hand furniture. *Full details here: Why the cadaver dogs are not ...* In one US court case, a judge agreed with analysis of three cadaver dogs' performances which found they were *wrong 78 per cent*, 71 per cent and 62 per cent of the time. What happened to Madeleine McCann? *No forensic evidence has ever been found to support the idea that ... more »
Ann Coulter reacts to Steve Bannon meltdown (Video)
'The Ingraham Angle' explores the exploding feud between Trump and Bannon. More The post Ann Coulter reacts to Steve Bannon meltdown (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund places a big bet on Bitcoin
Billionaire Silicon Valley investor is investing heavily in Bitcoin. More The post Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund places a big bet on Bitcoin appeared first on The Duran.
Doctors Report First Successful Case of Cancer Recovery With Curcurmin
*Anna Hunt* - The healing compound in turmeric has been proven to be beneficial in many ways. The post Doctors Report First Successful Case of Cancer Recovery With Curcurmin appeared first on Waking Times.
Did Trump Change the Name of the ‘Obama Highway’ Back to the ‘Old Dixie Highway?’
Reports that President Donald Trump had ordered the name to revert are just barely-sourced opinion pieces disguised as news.
The Chinese copy of the Reaper goes live
The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has become the staple of USAF drone operations. China has produced a copy of the system, which it dubs the Wing Loong II. It's reported that Saudi Arabia has ordered up to 300 of them, because they're sold with far fewer restrictions than US drones. The Wing Loong II is clearly a close copy of the Reaper in many respects, and has now been tested with Chinese versions of similar weapons to those carried by the Reaper. Here's a Chinese publicity video showing the tests. Clearly, the virtual US monopoly over high... more »
Trump Buys into Terrorist Safe Haven Myth as Justification for Wars
[image: undefined] Obama declared that the Afghanistan War was over, but Trump has renewed it. For the past 4 years, Trump made all sorts of strong unambiguous statements against being in this war. He favored hitting the exits and getting out of it. He’s now changed his mind, which seems to be a president’s typical habit concerning war-making. He’s sending many thousands more American soldiers to Afghanistan and into this 16-year old war. Trump has embraced the concept of a “war on terror.” He’s working from that concept. The results will be as bad as they already have been in the f... more »
Trump Buys into Terrorist Safe Haven Myth as Justification for Wars
[image: undefined] Obama declared that the Afghanistan War was over, but Trump has renewed it. For the past 4 years, Trump made all sorts of strong unambiguous statements against being in this war. He favored hitting the exits and getting out of it. He’s now changed his mind, which seems to be a president’s typical habit concerning war-making. He’s sending many thousands more American soldiers to Afghanistan and into this 16-year old war. Trump has embraced the concept of a “war on terror.” He’s working from that concept. The results will be as bad as they already have been in the f... more »
Trump Buys into Terrorist Safe Haven Myth as Justification for Wars
[image: undefined] Obama declared that the Afghanistan War was over, but Trump has renewed it. For the past 4 years, Trump made all sorts of strong unambiguous statements against being in this war. He favored hitting the exits and getting out of it. He’s now changed his mind, which seems to be a president’s typical habit concerning war-making. He’s sending many thousands more American soldiers to Afghanistan and into this 16-year old war. Trump has embraced the concept of a “war on terror.” He’s working from that concept. The results will be as bad as they already have been in the f... more »
Trump Buys into Terrorist Safe Haven Myth as Justification for Wars
[image: undefined] Obama declared that the Afghanistan War was over, but Trump has renewed it. For the past 4 years, Trump made all sorts of strong unambiguous statements against being in this war. He favored hitting the exits and getting out of it. He’s now changed his mind, which seems to be a president’s typical habit concerning war-making. He’s sending many thousands more American soldiers to Afghanistan and into this 16-year old war. Trump has embraced the concept of a “war on terror.” He’s working from that concept. The results will be as bad as they already have been in the f... more »
Initial Reports: Argentina's 2018 UFO Flap
Argentina's 2018 UFO Flap appears to be off to a running start. Inexplicata Podcasts covering items from UFO / paranormal history in Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean
State Police Tell Medical Marijuana Patients to Turn in Their Guns Or Be Arrested
[image: guns]The state of Pennsylvania has just found themselves a loophole they are going to use to take guns from law-abiding citizens.
Virginia Officials to Draw Name From Bowl to Decide Election
A contentious race for a House seat still has no official winner after the Democratic candidate won a recount — by one confusing vote.
The Iranian Riots Could Influence The Outcome Of The Sochi Syrian Congress
The US and its partners are exploiting the Color Revolution unrest in Iran to coerce its government into enacting unofficial "concessions" during the Sochi gathering. The post The Iranian Riots Could Influence The Outcome Of The Sochi Syrian Congress appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
BREAKING: DoJ to Rescind Marijuana Policy—Making it Illegal for States to Legalize Weed
[image: prosecutors]The U.S. Attorney General is reportedly rescinding a policy that keeps federal prosecutors from interfering with states that have legalized cannabis.
China's New Aircraft Carrier to Set Sail Next Month, Report States
*Asia Times* *Security, Asia* Should Asia be worried? Speculation is rife again that China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier, codenamed Type 002, will embark on her maiden voyage into the Bohai Sea from the Dalian Shipyard after the Chinese Lunar New Year break in February. During the year’s last press conference in 2017, a spokesperson for the People’s Liberation Army fielded questions about the construction of Type 002, but minced his words on the exact timetable for the indigenous carrier’s sea trial and commission. Yet the Beijing-based Global Times reported on F... more »
Multiple People Killed, Hundreds Injured, in South Africa Train Crash
The incident is thought to be due to "human error."
Russia And Egypt Finalizing Military Cooperation Agreement; Russia Apparently Aiming To Control Suez Canal-SUMED Pipeline
One need only look at Crimea to see what happens after Russia gets access to military bases. “The Suez Canal … Continue reading →
Russia To Build 4 Nuclear Reactors-Nuclear Waste Storage In Egypt On The Mediterranean (With A 35 Year Loan To Egypt From Russia)
By Middle East Monitor: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com “Russia to build nuclear fuel depot in Egypt December 5, 2017 at 9:29 am | … Continue reading →
Is Donald J. Trump able to read?
*THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2018We're not sure. Is anyone else?* Last night, the fun got started all over again on "cable news," in earnest. The new cable year had begun! The not wholly reliable Michael Wolff had triggered this evening of fun. At any rate, the children got to spend the night indulging such pleasures as this: WOLFF (1/3/18): As soon as the campaign team had stepped into the White House, [deputy chief of staff Katie] Walsh saw, it had gone from managing Trump to the expectation of being managed by him. Yet the president, while proposing the most radical departure from go... more »
United States Department of Justice Aims to End Policy That Let Marijuana Flourish
Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he plans to end an Obama-era policy that paved the way for legalized marijuana in states across the country.
How to Properly Wash Your face.
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Badly-behaved surgeons are putting patients’ lives in danger due to ‘culture of bullying’, report finds
Badly-behaved surgeons are putting patients’ lives in danger due to ‘culture of bullying’, report finds http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/10/21/badly-behaved-surgeons-putting-patients-lives-danger-due-culture/amp/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_tw&__twitter_impression=true
CRISPR ISN’T ENOUGH ANY MORE. GET READY FOR GENE EDITING 2.0
IN FEWER THAN five years, the gene-editing technology known as Crispr has revolutionized the face and pace of modern biology. Since its ability to find, remove, and replace genetic material was first reported in 2012, scientists have published more than 5,000 papers mentioning … Continue reading →
THE TECH THAT’S GOING TO MAKE AIR TRAVEL LESS AWFUL
In the future, a fingerprint or your own quick smile at a facial recognition kiosk will let you on board. YOU HAVE TO be a hardcore avgeek to enjoy flying these days. People shuffling from one line to the next, shoes … Continue reading →
WHAT HAPPENS NOW? STUDIES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT CAN SHOW THE WAY
ACADEMICS HAVE BEEN cast in a slow-motion horror movie for the past couple of years, as superstar scientist after superstar scientist has been pushed from his pedestal for allegations of sexual harassment. Societies and universities have tried to determine what to do—academe-style fixes like panels, workshops, and … Continue reading →
THE RACE FOR AR GLASSES STARTS NOW
Though the Next Big Thing won’t appear for a while, we know pretty much what it will look like: a lightweight, always-on wearable that obliterates the divide between the stuff we see on screens and the stuff we see when … Continue reading →
AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ADVANCES, HERE ARE FIVE TOUGH PROJECTS FOR 2018
FOR ALL THE hype about killer robots, 2017 saw some notable strides in artificial intelligence. A bot called Libratus out-bluffed poker kingpins, for example. Out in the real world, machine learning is being put to use improving farming and widening access to healthcare. But have you … Continue reading →
WHY NET NEUTRALITY WILL BE A CAMPAIGN ISSUE IN 2018
Senator Ed Markey plans to introduce a resolution to restore the FCC’s net neutrality rules. IF YOU’RE SICK of hearing about net neutrality, we’ve got bad news: The issue’s only going to get bigger. Now that the Federal Communications Commission has jettisoned its … Continue reading →
Is Antibiotic Prescribing by Dentists an Overlooked Problem?
When looking for a potential cause of community-acquired Clostridium difficileinfection (CDI), dental prescribing is often a large and overlooked blind spot, according to a recent report. A report done in partnership between the Emerging Infections Program at the Centers for Disease Control … Continue reading →
Restless Legs Syndrome Linked to Higher CV Death in Women
Women with restless legs syndrome (RLS) appear to have a higher risk for cardiovascular death, according to a new analysis of data from the large-scale Nurses’ Health Study. “This is further evidence that RLS can have major clinical implications and … Continue reading →
Alarmist Predictions Aren’t Even In The Ball Park
What is truly alarming is how the slimate clientists can continue to make nonsensical and extremely inaccurate predictions, and yet maintain some public support. I have demonstrated that The Guardian can publish articles making alarmist claims and support them with quotes that prove just the opposite. The truth, facts, and experimental and empirical results simply don’t matter to … Continue reading "Alarmist Predictions Aren’t Even In The Ball Park"
VIDEO: ‘We’re coming to liberate you,’ Syrian commander declares to besieged troops in east Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:50 P.M.) – On Thursday morning, the Syrian Arab Army kicked-off its long awaited counter-offensive aimed at lifting the siege on a key army base in the east Damascus district of Harasta. Within hours, the Syrian Army advanced half way to their main objective, killing and capturing many dozens of jihadist militants in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Elite Syrian troops blast through another 5 towns in Idlib en-route to Al-Qaeda stronghold
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:09 P.M.) – Elite assault units of the Syrian Arab Army have had a busy Thursday in Idlib province with their operations against jihadist-led militias over the last 12 hours resulting in the liberation of no less than nine towns and villages throughout the region’s southeastern countryside. According to emerging reports from military-affiliated […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army 400 meters to lifting siege on base in east Damascus, kills, captures dozens of militants
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:39 A.M.) – Forces of the Syrian Arab Army are well on their way to lifting the siege on a key base in the east Damascus district of Harasta since commencing their long awaited counter-offensive against jihadist militias on Thursday morning. So far, Syrian Army assault units have managed to recapture many tens […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Security forces destroy foreign “anti-revolutionary terrorist group” in northwest Iran
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (02:35) – Iranian security forces have raided and destroyed a foreign terrorist organisation that had made its way into the northwest of the country, according to Fars News Agency. “An armed anti-revolutionary team which had recently penetrated Iran with the mission to conduct blasts and kill people in false flag operations to heighten […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Israel abducted 750 Palestinians in past month alone
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (02:10 PM) – The Israeli regime has abducted over 750 Palestinian citizens during raids on their houses in the West Bank, according to Palestinian sources. According to the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), Israeli soldiers abducted seven people early on Thursday after raiding their private residences in the West Bank, in clear violation of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
World News Briefs -- January 4, 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile, September 16. KCNA via REUTERS *Reuters:* *U.S. military warns against getting hopes up over North Korean overture* SEOUL (Reuters) - The head of U.S. forces in South Korea warned on Thursday against raising hopes over North Korea’s peace overture amid a war of words between the United States and the reclusive North over its nuclear and missile programs. In a New Year address, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was open to dialogue with U.S. ally South Korea and could send a delegation to the Winter... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 4, 2018
#XiJinping stresses building elite combat force through real combat training and digitalization https://t.co/8iXIuNWo7J pic.twitter.com/qoEXKMhi6y — China Xinhua News (@XHNews) January 4, 2018 *Newsweek*: *If War With the U.S. Comes, What Are the Chinese Military's Strongest Weapons?* The U.S. has the most powerful military in the world, but China is not too far behind. If the two countries went to war, it would undoubtedly have a devastating impact on the world. Both countries are nuclear powers and a global ranking of the world's militaries placed the U.S. at number one and Ch... more »
Desperate British Attack Frees Trump from "Populist" Mythology
PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20180104-desperate-british-attacks.pdf With Russiagate crumbling from under the feet of the would-be Gods of Olympus, the British have taken such desperate measures to save their attempted coup against the President of the United States, that they have inadvertently freed the President from the straightjacket of "populism," which was in fact thrust upon him by the same coup-plotters, to limit his capacity to act. This was precipitated by two panicked, and pathetic, operations unleashed from London over the past 48 hours, aimed at reviving the moribund and d... more »
Forget North Korea or Russia: The Real Threat to America Is China
*Ramon Marks* *Security, * Ultimately the United States must come to grips with the reality that China’s economy is already as large as the United States and will only get bigger. The strategic implications of China’s rising power have prompted ambivalent reactions from the U.S. and western democracies. Unlike the quick coalescence on the containment strategy for the Soviet Union after World War II, there is still no real consensus on how the United States should deal with China in the 21st century. Some see its ascension as aggressive and dangerous, calling for a firm balan... more »
Alarmists Wheel Out “Record Cold Due To Global Warming” Argument Again
By Paul Homewood Whenever we get a warm summer, it’s a sign of climate change. And when we get a cold winter, it’s climate change as well! According to Breitbart: Jonathan Overpeck, a climate scientist at the University of Michigan, claimed that the recent record-cold weather is not only happening despite global […]
"How the Feds Robbed the Working Stiff"
*"How the Feds Robbed the Working Stiff"* by Bill Bonner "Back in grade school, a teacher once told us that ‘anybody can grow up to be president.’ In 2017, Donald Trump proved it. In high school, we learned that ‘anything can be used as money.’ In 2017, bitcoin proved it. (In yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, a full-page ad offered a house in the Caribbean for 400 bitcoin.) And in college economics, we were told that ‘interest rates couldn’t fall below the zero bound.’ In 2017, we learned that it wasn’t so. The last of these remarkable items suggests a remarkable choice: Either it ... more »
"How It Really Is"
Well, it can't be any worse than 2017, right? Right... ?
The horrific, Deep State “Plan C” to remove Donald Trump from the White House…
The Deep State’s Plan "C" is to take out POTUS Trump. More The post The horrific, Deep State “Plan C” to remove Donald Trump from the White House… appeared first on The Duran.
The New York Times provides cover for DC swamp firm Fusion GPS
Fusion GPS founders write op-ed defending anti-Trump dossier. More The post The New York Times provides cover for DC swamp firm Fusion GPS appeared first on The Duran.
Protests in Iran coming to an end
Iranian authorities claim protest wave has ended, whilst information suggests Iran has experienced a riot wave rather than political protests More The post Protests in Iran coming to an end appeared first on The Duran.
Not Trump and not Kim Jong-un. The man with the biggest nukes is Putin [Chart]
Which country really has the biggest nuclear button? More The post Not Trump and not Kim Jong-un. The man with the biggest nukes is Putin [Chart] appeared first on The Duran.
Top ethics watchdog files suit against DOJ concerning those FBI texts that were made public.
Courtesy of Business Insider: *A top ethics watchdog said Wednesday it is suing the Justice Department for all communications concerning the DOJ's decision to share with the press text messages exchanged between two FBI employees, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, during the 2016 election. * *Many of the texts were overtly critical of President Donald Trump, and Strzok and Page mocked him at various points throughout the campaign, calling him an "idiot." * *Strzok and Page also disparaged other political leaders, like the Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders and former Attorney General ... more »
YEAR OF THE SPECIES: That's where the money goes!
*THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2018Part 3—Fifteen years later, a parody:* Our friends in China will soon begin their latest "year of the monkey." According to various experts, it will start on February 19, soon after our Valentine's Day. Here at this award-wining site, we've incomparably declared 2018 to be "the year of the species." If you want to follow us down this depressing but enlightening road, we'll suggest that you adopt two frameworks through which you view the world: *Year of the species: Two frameworks, lenses or paradigms* 1) Outside the realm of technology, you should assum... more »
Building Sanctuary: A Dystopian Future We Must Fight to Avoid
by Wrench In the Gears January 4, 2018 The next wave of education reform is one part of a much larger societal shift that hinges on the use of Big Data, predictive analytics, and digital profiling to control populations in a world of growing economic uncertainty and unrest. What follows is a speculative dystopian scenario, a world that could very well emerge from systems being put in place right now. It centers on two sisters, Cam and Li, who live in a near future New York where authorities have come to view human life primarily as a source from which to extract financial profit.... more »
Still cruddy
Miss D. and I are still fighting the bug. We're pretty sure it's flu, because I know I was running a fever, and Miss D. suspects she was but isn't sure. Fever doesn't normally go with a simple cold. We've both had the flu shot, but this year's version is reported to be less effective than usual. Still, with luck, it will have reduced the intensity of the symptoms. I'll try to put up a couple of random posts during the day. My creativity doesn't work very well under the impact of generic cold and flu medication, nasal spray, and cough syrup! Peter
29 Reasons We Choose to Homebirth and So Should You
For millions of years, women gave birth at home whether a cave, igloo, teepee or house. Every animal delivers their baby in the place where they live. They did not choose to homebirth. It was the only option. In the last 100 years, the hospital became the norm. We understand that there are circumstances when […] The post 29 Reasons We Choose to Homebirth and So Should You appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
The War Party's Desperate Assault On 'America First'
[image: undefined] The major -- perhaps only -- redeeming virtue of the Donald's ersatz campaign platform was his clear intent to seek a rapprochement with Russia, revamp America's commitments to NATO and other cold war relics and to discard "Regime Change" as the core tenant of foreign policy in favor of an "America First" approach to domestic security and safety. Those eminently sensible notions struck the Deep State's *raison d'etre* to the quick. The fact is, there would be no justification for the $800 billion defense, intelligence and foreign aid apparatus on which the very p... more »
Meditation connects your mind and body
By Dr. Mercola I believe meditation practice can be an important part of health and well-being. Meditation not only is a powerful means of relaxing, but also useful for addressing anxiety, managing pain, preventing disease and relieving stress. RELATED STORY: How meditation benefits your body and mind Meditation Reduces Your Risk of Heart Disease and
Bill Gates, are vaccines a “miracle” over disease and a “fantastic investment”…— or a disaster for child health that may break the bank?
By World Mercury Project Team Bill Gates is fond of using his bully pulpit to talk about “miracles” and “magic.” Gates has featured one or both words in nearly all of his annual wrap-up letters for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2017), most often in reference to the Gates Foundation’s outsized financial and ideological support for
Grounding: The missing element to healing autoimmunity?
Written By: Ali Le Vere, B.S., B.S. – Senior Researcher-Green Med Info Our disconnection from the virtually infinite and accessible storehouse of electrons at the earth’s surface is an overlooked cause of autoimmune disease. Revolutionary research is uncovering that physical contact with the ground provisions
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Brent Patterson rightly worries about the prospect that Justin Trudeau will choose to emulate Donald Trump's anti-social agenda (just as he's too often done with Stephen Harper's): At the time of last year's federal budget, Finance Minister Bill Morneau commented he would exercise prudence "to ensure that we have the capacity to deal with the environment that we find ourselves in". That was widely interpreted in the media as the federal government recognizing that Trump's corporate tax cuts were on the way and that those cuts would have im... more »
New column day
Here, on the still-growing gap between the income of CEOs and that of workers at large - and a few of the fixes which might help to reverse the trend. For further reading... - Again, David Macdonald's latest report for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is here (PDF). And for those looking to compare individual wealth to CEO pay, Canadian Business' list of the wealthiest Canadians is here. - Meanwhile, the Guardian has discussed the failure of disclosure requirements to rein in executive pay. And Alexandre Mas has studied (PDF) the historical precedents in more detail. - F... more »
Consultant admits to plagiarizing Air Force colonel’s paper on leadership
A consultant has admitted to plagiarizing a U.S. Air Force officer in a paper on leadership, and says his company is now in jeopardy of losing top clients, including Fortune 100 companies. On Tuesday, we reported allegations that Thomas Mattus, president of the project management consulting firm Successful Strategies International (SSI), plagiarized in a 2012 […] The post Consultant admits to plagiarizing Air Force colonel’s paper on leadership appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Rally at Maine's State Capital
Yesterday was a good day for our campaign. The *Portland Press Herald* carried two letters to the editor opposing the $60 million corporate subsidy to General Dynamics (GD). So far across the state as best we can track 14 letters and Op-Eds have appeared in seven newspapers expressing opposition. We hope you will write something for a daily or weekly paper in your community soon. I was in Augusta on Wednesday to join the rally inside the Hall of Flags organized by the Alliance for the Common Good. Over 50 people were there and I got a chance to address the crowd. I talked ab... more »
2017, A Hell Bound Train Of A Year (Part 7): Is Franklin Graham Brain-Damaged, Or Is It Just Because He’s A Typical Fake Christian Republican?
*-by Noah* With every year-end review I do, I like to include one or more Republicans that, while they get some attention, largely fly under the radar. Sure, I do that all year long, but, you see, I just feel so bad that some miscreants just don’t get the exposure they so righteously deserve. Oh, how I long to rectify the situation! So, this year, I thought I’d do an additional good work that will, I’m sure, gain me entrance into Christian Heaven, aka The Ultimate Gated Community. The Ultimate Gated Community? Yeah. You bet. Why else do you think that Christianity, especially po... more »
Psychological prose of doppelgängers
*Prove that your English is better than that of your humble correspondent enhanced by online dictionaries and search engines ;-)* I have actually translated a dozen of similar abstracts for research papers dealing with literary science, didactic science, and psychology from Czech to English. Many of you are not only native speakers but you are educated, smart, and articulate. The speedy help in the refinements of the text below – assuming that my sketch is comprehensible – would be appreciated. This blog post may be suspended later, after I thank you. You may contribute to a glass o... more »
So Much Damage
The world has taken the measure of Donald Trump. And the news is worse than you might think. E.J. Dionne writes: Susan Glasser, writing in Politico, offers frightening detail about how Trump’s stunning lack of knowledge and his indifference to his own obliviousness have led diplomats to label him “insane,” “catastrophic,” “terrifying,” “incompetent” and “dangerous.” Glasser concludes: “When it comes to Trump and the world, it’s not better than you think. It’s worse.” And an article in the New Yorker offers the Chinese take on Trump: Evan Osnos’s carefully reported and much-discus... more »
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From Jenna Orkin 6 Trillion Divested from Oil Companies video. Oil-Rich Venezuela Is Out Of Gasoline Long-dormant bacteria and viruses, trapped in ice and permafrost for centuries, are reviving as Earth's climate warms Everything You Need To Know About Blockchain But Were Too Embarrassed To Ask The Farmer Who Planted 11000 Trees video. Arizona National Guard Deployed To Cuba To Support Guantanamo Bay Facebook, Twitter, YouTube Face Massive Fines As German Hate Speech Law Kicks In It looks like Trump just made a big change on Israel — he now says Jerusalem is 'off the table' Th... more »
Chinese President Xi Addresses The Army And Tells Them To Not Fear Death
*CNBC:** Do not fear death: Strongman President Xi addresses entire China military* * Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed China's entire armed forces in a speech Thursday * Meanwhile, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a news conference that "the security environment surrounding Japan is at its severest since World War II" due to nuclear threat from North Korea * In his latest tweet, U.S. President Donald Trump took credit for talks between the two Koreas Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed China's entire armed forces in a speech Thursday, in which he urged troops to... more »
This Is What Will Actually Happen If President Trump Decides To Launch A Nuclear Attack
*Photo:* “The nuclear football,” pictured being carried by an aide Feb. 12, never leaves the president’s side. President Obama was one among millions who were mortified at the thought of Trump gaining control of nuclear war codes. At a rally last October, Obama said it was a terrible prospect. “How can you trust him with the nuclear codes? You can’t do it,” Obama said, Inquisitr.com reported Jan. 26, 2017. NukeWatch *CNN*: *What it actually takes to launch a nuclear strike* Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump warned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday that he has a nucle... more »
Remember When President Clinton Lost The Nuclear Codes For Months
A military aide, carrying the "football" containing launch codes for nuclear weapons, accompanies President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, February 3, 2017. Reuters *Business Insider:* *Bill Clinton once lost the nuclear codes for months, and a 'comedy of errors' kept anyone from finding out* * The codes needed to launch a US nuclear strike are supposed to be kept close to the president at all times. * A department within the Defense Department is tasked with overseeing all aspects of the nuclear-launch process, including the codes. * During Bill Clinton's presidency, officials fr... more »
White House Press Secretary: President Trump Will Be Physically Handing Out Fake News Trophies Next Week
WH @PressSec Sarah Sanders tells press she will keep them posted on whether @POTUS will physically hand them fake news trophies next week. I'm living for this. — Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) January 3, 2018 *WNU editor:* I doubt that this is going to happen, but a part of me certainly hope that it does happen.
Venezuela Has Run Out Of Gasoline
Widespread gas shortages have brought Venezuela to a standstill (Radio Fe y Alegria). *OilPrice.com/Mining.com*: *Oil-Rich Venezuela Is Out Of Gasoline* After lining up for an entire day to get a plane ticket to visit her relatives in the western city of Mérida, Josefina García did not know if she and her octogenarian mother were going to reach their final destination on time for Christmas. The airport is located 76 kilometers away from the city and when they tried to book a cab in advance to take them to the place where they were going to stay, the taxi company said they could no... more »
The Colt Python: The Best Revolver Ever Made?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Let the debate begin. In the world of firearms, which gun is truly the best is difficult to quantify. The sheer amount of innovation and the multitude of designs over nearly two hundred years of handgun development makes for a crowded field. However, in the world of revolvers, there is one that is clearly head and shoulders above the competition: The Colt Python. It is almost certainly the perfect revolver. In many ways, it is natural for the perfect revolver to come from Colt. Founded by inventor Samuel Colt as the Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufact... more »
North Korea ‘Bombed’ Itself with Failed Missile Test, Report States
*Ryan Pickrell* *Security, Asia* North Korea tested a new intermediate-range ballistic missile six times last year. The first three tests ended in failure, with one test sending a ballistic missile into a town not too far from the test site. North Korea appears to have accidentally sent a missile crashing down into a city during a test that went awry last April, a new open source intelligence report revealed Wednesday. North Korea tested a new intermediate-range ballistic missile six times last year. The first three tests ended in failure, with one test sending a ballistic missi... more »
North Korea Built a Nuclear Reactor for Syria (And Israel Destroyed It)
*Marcel Serr* *Security, * A scary fact you may not have known. Under no circumstances should an enemy state be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons. That is a fundamental doctrine of Israel’s security policy shaped by Prime Minister Menachem Begin at the end of the 1970s. To this day, Jerusalem has tried to act accordingly – mainly in regard to Iran. For many years, military analysts around the globe have speculated about an Israeli air strike against the Iranian nuclear facilities. But would the Israeli air force be capable to execute such an operation? Well, so far, the IAF su... more »
The U.S. Army Is Getting Ready for a Jungle War
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * And they have just the gear to do it. Emerging waterways, lush terrain and tangled bushing make it more difficult for Soldiers to track, find and destroy hidden enemies in the jungle - a scenario which is inspiring a current Army effort to send a newly configured “jungle boot” to war. A new Version 2 jungle boot is now being fielded to the Army’s 25th Infantry Division as part of a broader process to deploy a new, durable, high-tech, water resistant boot designed to enable maximum jungle combat capability. Soldier field testing with the boot is expec... more »
Did North Korea bomb itself with its own missile?
Repeated failures during the ICBM's basic stage creates even more concern should a failed test bring a missile down in a populated area. More The post Did North Korea bomb itself with its own missile? appeared first on The Duran.
Disturbing Video Shows Cops Beat 15yo Boy, Knock His Tooth Out for a Weed Pipe
[image: pipe]A non-violent 15-year-old boy, who was clearly not resisting, was brutally attacked and badly injured for allegedly possessing a pipe for smoking a plant.
Donald Trump's "Advisory Commission on Election Integrity" dies without even a whimper.
Courtesy of TPM: *Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity * *“Despite substantial evidence of voter fraud, many states have refused to provide the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity with basic information relevant to its inquiry. Rather than engage in endless legal battles at taxpayer expense, today I signed an executive order to dissolve the Commission, and have asked the Department of Homeland Security to review these issues and determine next courses of action.”* Gee, now who will chase down all of that ... more »
Russian And Venezuelan Officials Are Hoping Virtual Currencies Can Help Them By-Pass U.S. Sanctions
*New York Times*: *Russia and Venezuela’s Plan to Sidestep Sanctions: Virtual Currencies* SAN FRANCISCO — Russian and Venezuelan officials are hoping virtual currencies can help their countries make an end run around American sanctions. Both governments, with ambitions to create state-sponsored cryptocurrencies, are looking to take advantage of the promise that Bitcoin introduced to the world financial system: a new kind of money and financial infrastructure, outside the control of any central authority, particularly the United States. The Russian and Venezuelan plans may sound ... more »
An Invasion Plan for Iran
With the streets of Iran heating up in recent days and the Trump Administration's threats hanging over the nation, a look back at an analysis paper by the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institute gives us a strong sense of what is driving Washington and the Deep States agenda in the former Persian Empire. The paper, entitled "*Which Path to Persia*" looks at the options available to the United States as it deals with Iran and its supposed threat to Middle East stability, peace and tranquility. The paper looks at two broad types of options; the persuasion appro... more »
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*World Language Classes Vanish From Many Oklahoma High Schools* *This is good. As few as 98% of American students get any use out of a language learnt at school. Only Spanish is of some use, for obvious reasons. Learning another language is hard and the effort is more fruitfully deployed elsewhere* A fourth of high schools across the state have eliminated world language classes over a decade, erasing the chances for thousands of students to acquire skills that could better prepare them for college and the job market. The number of high schools without a single world language cla... more »
Ukraine’s future Nazi leader?
Andriy Biletsky and his patrons expect the deepening crisis of power in Ukraine and the imminent fall of the Poroshenko regime to provide them with a unique window of opportunity for seizing power. The post Ukraine’s future Nazi leader? appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Carbon Nanotubes for Contaminant Removal from Water
Sarkar B, Mandal S, Tsang YF, Kumar P, Kim KH, Ok YS. Designer carbon nanotubes for contaminant removal in water and wastewater: A critical review. The Science of the total environment. 2018 Jan 15;612:561-581. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.132. The search for effective materials for environmental cleanup is a … Continue reading →
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*New study identifies thermometer for global ocean* *It should be noted that this is an estimate of ocean heat, not a direct measure of it and that no attempt seems to have been made to validate the estimates -- by repeating the study with (say) Arctic cores.For what it is worth however the study should be disappointing to Warmists. An estimated temperature rise of only one tenth of one degree over the last 50 years is way below what Warmists normally talk about. Note that 50 years ago is roughly when Warmists claim anthropogenic global warming started* There's a new way to m... more »
Global warming could unleash viruses that have lain dormant for millennia, warn scientists
Global warming could unleash viruses that have lain dormant for millennia, warn scientists http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/global-warming-ancient-viruses-expose-dormant-thousands-fortitude-years-scientists-warn-a7719201.html?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook Advertisements
A revolutionary new type of lens focuses all the colours of the rainbow into a single point
A revolutionary new type of lens focuses all the colours of the rainbow into a single point http://www.sciencealert.com/single-metalens-brings-all-rainbow-colours-into-single-point-focus
US weather latest: ‘Bomb cyclone’ to strike East coast with snow, ice and strong winds forecast
US weather latest: ‘Bomb cyclone’ to strike East coast with snow, ice and strong winds forecast http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-weather-latest-bomb-cyclone-east-coast-snow-ice-winds-a8139011.html?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook
Scientists have found a drug that can repair cavities and regrow teeth.
Scientists have found a drug that can repair cavities and regrow teeth | World Economic Forum https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/10/scientists-have-found-a-drug-that-can-repair-cavities-and-regrow-teeth?utm_content=buffer3e4b5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
A man’s scent can make women drink more alcohol, study claims
A man’s scent can make women drink more alcohol, study claims http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/man-scent-women-drink-more-alcohol-study-claims-a8138416.html?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook
This Incredible Virus Attacks Brain Cancer And Actually Boosts Our Immune System
This Incredible Virus Attacks Brain Cancer And Actually Boosts Our Immune System http://www.sciencealert.com/mammalian-orthoreovirus-brain-cancer-immune-system-trial
Massive ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Set to Blast the East Coast Before ‘Polar Vortex’
Massive ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Set to Blast the East Coast Before ‘Polar Vortex’ http://theantimedia.org/winter-storm-grayson-bomb-cyclone-polar-vortex/
The top ten really big SCIENCE LIES of 2018, all spelled out in advance to save you a whole year’s worth of reading the fake news media.
The top ten really big SCIENCE LIES of 2018, all spelled out in advance to save you a whole year’s worth of reading the fake news media – NaturalNews.com https://www.naturalnews.com/2018-01-02-the-top-ten-really-big-science-lies-of-2018-all-spelled-out-in-advance-to-save-you-a-whole-years-worth-of-reading-the-fake-news-media.html
6 Deadly Diseases That Have Been Linked to Mercury Fillings.
6 Deadly Diseases That Have Been Linked to Mercury Fillings – Awareness Act http://awarenessact.com/6-deadly-diseases-that-have-been-linked-to-mercury-fillings/?=ire
New research shows how alcohol damages DNA and increases cancer risk
Medical Xpress: New research shows how alcohol damages DNA and increases cancer risk https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2018-01-alcohol-dna-cancer.html
Journalist Maria Maalouf issued arrest warrant for slandering Hezbollah leader
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:55 A.M.) – Beirut’s First Investigative Judge, Ghassan Oueidat, issued an arrest warrant in absentia for journalist Maria Maalouf, Thursday, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported this morning. According to the report released by NNA, Judge Oueidat issued the arrest warrant after it was found that Maalouf slandered and defamed Hezbollah’s General Secretary, Sayyed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Elite Syrian Army forces steamroll ahead in Idlib capturing 4 towns in as many hours
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – Elite forces of the Syrian Arab Army continue their relentless drive against jihadist-led militias throughout the lush countryside of southeastern Idlib province, capturing in recent hours some four settlements. According to military-affiliated sources, the Syrian Arab Army’s elite Tiger Forces Division and 4th Mechanized Division have captured no less than […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army kicks-off long awaited counter-offensive to lift siege on key base in east Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:29 A.M.) – Forces of the Syrian Arab Army have launched their long awaited counter-offensive aimed at lifting the siege off of a partially besieged military base in eastern Damascus. Moments ago, reports came in from military-affiliated sources that the Syrian Army and allied paramilitaries commenced their week-long anticipated counter-offensive to lift the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
None of the wishes of Trump, Israel, Saudi coming true in Iran: Nasrallah
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:15 A.M.) – The Secretary General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, was interviewed by Lebanon’s Al-Mayadeen TV, yesterday, as part of their coverage of the ongoing protests in Iran. During the brief interview, the Hezbollah leader blasted the foreign opponents of the Iranian government and explained the reasoning behind the ongoing protests. In […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army attempts to advance in southeast Idlib amid heavy resistance from jihadists
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:55 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their offensive in the southeastern part of the Idlib Governorate, today, targeting a number of sites controlled by the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. Backed by Russian airstrikes, the Syrian Arab Army began their assault this morning by storming the towns located west […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Israeli forces launch retaliatory airstrikes in Gaza
The Israeli military has said it will continue to “use all means” available to protect the country from attempted attacks from Palestinian territory. A day earlier, the IDF said that three rockets targeting Israel were fired from Palestinian territories, as part of the recent increase in tensions between the Jewish state and Hamas. Israeli jets […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Despite the protests, Iranian forces not leaving Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:55 A.M.) – The Iranian military does not appear to be leaving Syria anytime soon, as their forces are reportedly preparing for a new offensive in the western countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate. According to a Syrian military source in Damascus, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Hezbollah, Liwaa Al-Fatemiyoun (Afghani-Iranian paramilitary), […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS launches mass-suicide bombing offensive against Iraqi forces near border with Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:25 A.M.) – The Islamic State terrorist group has launched a mass-suicide bombing attack against Iraqi forces near the Syrian border. Iraqi troops managed to repel the attack, but only just. According to military-affiliated sources, on Tuesday, Iraqi forces operating near the Syrian border were attacked by scores of ISIS suicide bombers utilizing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: 2 Russian servicemen killed in militant mortar attack on Khmeimim Air Base in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:36 A.M.) – A mortar attack by Syrian militants against Russian military personnel and assets at the Khmeimim Air Base several days ago has resulted in the death of two Russian servicemen according the Russian Ministry of Defence In recent hours the Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed that a mortar attack carried out […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
How Donald Trump uses his tweets to control the narrative.
Trump uses social media as a weapon to control the news cycle. It works like a charm. His tweets are tactical rather than substantive. They mostly fall into one of these four categories. pic.twitter.com/XaK8tCpRy6 — George Lakoff (@GeorgeLakoff) January 3, 2018 Yep, that sounds about right to me.
Is Bannon and "Fire and Fury" a diversion from the Manafort lawsuit?...
*wouldn't surprise me one teeny bit.* But then, nothing the swamp creatures do surprises me anymore. I may still retain the ability to be shocked, but surprise bit the dust long ago. I go away for a few hours yesterday and while otherwise occupied, Sexy Paul Manafort the Great files a civil lawsuit against Robert Mueller, Rod Rosenstein, and the Justice Department. I can't comment on the lawsuit because *it's 64 pages long* and I haven't had time to read it all yet. However, it's not lost on me that before scooting out of the house yesterday morning the MSM was squawking about the... more »
Autism and the Scott Kologi New Jersey Slayings Case
Note: Autism not a defense in Long Branch family murder case, expert says We're going to watch this case as it unfolds. Scott Kologi is charged with murdering 4 family members on New Year's Eve with an assault style rifle....
Presto Change-OH! Vaccine Injury Isn't Magic Mr. Gates.
Note: Terrific article from World Mercury Project on Bill Gates and his rainbows, sunshine and unicorns vision of vaccines. "Magic?" Can you imagine anyone other than "Dr. Bombay" using the word "magic" for a medical procedure of any sort -...
New England Facing A Winter Energy Crisis That Was Largely Preventable
By Paul Homewood From Climate Change Dispatch: While New England’s power grid operator predicted it would have enough energy supplies to meet demand this winter, it admitted there could be problems if record-low temperatures set in. “While New England has adequate capacity resources to meet projected demand, a continuing concern involves the availability […]
Will We Grow Out of It?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is teetering on 25,000; economic growth is pushing along at +3%; businesses and individuals are paying less tax; government regulations have been eliminated to the extent prudent and the US is oil/energy independent and has begun to export. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), said to float on a vast sea of oil is being explored and drilling leases will be sold there. The taxpayers will win with ANWR and leases on other government land (forbidden during the years of Obamanation) both in profit from drilling leases, in well paid drilling jobs a... more »
'When asked if it was terror-related, he said that was "a line of inquiry".'
'A teenager arrested after one man was murdered and two others were injured in the Republic of Ireland may have had least two knives, police have said. A man from Japan died after he was stabbed in Dundalk, County Louth. A second man was stabbed nearby and a third victim was hit with a fence pole. A Garda (police) spokesman said the attacks seemed "random and unprovoked" and no motive has yet been established. When asked if it was terror-related, he said that was "a line of inquiry". The 18-year-old man who has been arrested on suspicion of murder is from Egypt, a garda press conf... more »
Very Similar Copper Artifacts found in North Georgia and Yucatan
As should be obvious from my own work on the Bronze Age, The Atlantean global copper trade heavily engage Lake superior for at least 1500 years. Now this work wakes us up to the importance of the Georgia Greenstone mineral belt is producing metalurgical grade copper and alloys. It actually continued operations from likely before 2400 BC through to the present. At the same time all the academic sources argued against any significant copper trade at all. This proves to be utter nonsense. Yet my own work had to work around this obvious anomaly. It really argued that for some ... more »
First Americans may have been Neanderthals 130,000 years ago
What should be clear is that this was a site of opportunity and no planned kill. such a site demands the use of tools to hand and breaking rocks to provide a crude cutting edge and a crude hasmmer is literally the first thing you would do if you are not overly equipped. I certainly can see a Sasquatch doing just this. And no one doubts that they could actually have made the overland trip on their own steam. We have actually got sightings in the barrens. With that possibility in place we still have possibles in modern humanity, and the other old world known bipedal primates suc... more »
Most archaeologists think the first Americans arrived by boat. Now, they’re beginning to prove it
I was saying this loudly over a decade ago when no one was saying what was obvious. That has now totally changed and what the data now shows us is a robust coastal society the length of Pacific america. By simple extension all the rivers will also have been populated as well to particularly take advantage of salmon. Deeper penetration surely took place as well but was much more problematic as large communities could not be sustained and who wants to be hunted by grizzlies. It was the horse that actually changed that in terms of exploiting the huge herds.. *Most archaeol... more »
Humans were in America 100,000 years earlier than we thought, study claims
Of course they were or at least should have been. The problem with North America is that no one understands yet that the whole plate needs to be shifted fifteen degrees north along a meridian through Hudson Bay thanks to the Pleistocene Nonconformity.. Add in the nasty weather coming off the Ice Sheet, and we have a volatile climate making agriculture impossible in all of the USA. Thus instead we have evidence of big game hunting and a quite robust one considering Clovis. I have posted on this item in the past, but what i want to note is that these animals prosper in Ice Age c... more »
The NHS crisis
The BBC are pushing the story of the NHS winter crisis as a way of continuing their war against the Conservative government. There is little analysis other than that that supports the Labour Party line. Hence I found this comment by RJ on https://biasedbbc.org/blog/2018/01/03/midweek-open-thread-41/# comments illuminating: '... The crisis always peaks this week and the reason is very simple. Before the holidays hospitals empty as many beds as possible to create spare capacity. They also reduce the number of elective admissions so that they can admit all the emergency patients co... more »
Wolf Hall - BB2
I was tipped off about this over at Interconnected. To say it's off the charts in terms of pretty much every dimension worth mentioning doesn't do it justice. It's the best TV production... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
MADELEINE McCANN, PEDOPHOCRACY, KOSHER NOSTRA
.. "Madeleine McCann was *Abducted by an Elite Pedophile Ring* ... and we are talking more or less about the types of people who are seemingly considered 'above the law'... "So above the law in fact, that not even Police or Private investigators would ever be able to challenge them... "We presume that it was at least three people present ... with one driver waiting outside, another man on standby and on look out outside the basement apartment, whilst the third suspect went inside the basement flat through the window or an unlocked door, and then grabbed her, covering her mouth a... more »
Midnight Meme: Special Edition: The 12 Days Of Christimemes #9
*-by Noah* Face it. Who wouldn't want the opportunity to shoot Chris Christie out of a cannon? I'd organize this and sell raffle tickets. The Pay-Per-View alone would be worth millions. I'd love to do this with lots of politicians. Shoot them into space. Shoot them into a lake of toxic sludge. Shoot them into a pool of sharks. Whatever. This could become the new national pastime! Who needs a guillotine when you can just shoot them all out of a cannon?
Synthesis of E- and Z-trisubstituted alkenes by catalytic cross-metathesis.
Synthesis of E- and Z-trisubstituted alkenes by catalytic cross-metathesis | Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/nature25002?sf177931728=1 Advertisements
An Inside Look Into The Pentagon's Weapons Pipeline To The Middle East And North Africa
*Al-Monitor*: *Pentagon surges weapons into Middle East terror fight* The Donald Trump administration is giving hundreds of millions of dollars worth of weapons to US allies in the Middle East to fight the Islamic State (IS) as the militant group fans out toward Africa from its former safe havens in Iraq and Syria. Using a little-known US legal authority established by Congress after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the Pentagon is doling out substantial arms packages to build up Jordan's and Lebanon’s air forces to take on terrorists from the air. The Defense Department is also eq... more »
VIDEO: Nusra knocks out Syrian Army tank in rural Hama with hit to the turret
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:05 A.M.) – Two days ago, Al-Qaeda-linked fighters of the Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly called Jabhat al-Nusra and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham) terrorist group knocked out a Syrian Arab Army tank in the northeastern countryside of Hama province. On Tuesday, jihadist militants knocked out a Syrian Army T-72 tank with an anti-tank guided missile […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian chopper crashed in northern Hama on December 31, two pilots killed
Russia’s Mi-24 helicopter crashed on December 31 due to a technical failure as it was flying to the Hama airfield in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. “Both pilots died in a rough landing 15 k, from the airfield. The engineer got injuries and the rescue team sent him to the Hmeymim airfield, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish forces battle hard to control 2 key ISIS strongholds in east Syria amid rising losses on both sides
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:05 A.M.) – Syrian Coalition-led forces are currently engaged in two major battles against Islamic State terrorists along the eastern shore of the Euphrates, the clashes relating to these engagements have been going on almost non-stop for weeks now and losses on both sides are rising. US-backed forces operating in the east Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army demands Islamist rebels surrender immediately in east Damascus suburb
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:35 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) demanded via loud speaker this morning that the Islamist rebels surrender immediately or else they would not halt their counter-assault in the Harasta suburb of east Damascus. Prior to issuing this demand, the Syrian Army’s 105th and 106th brigades peppered the Islamist defenses with a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
The ‘Persian Spring’ – The latest US regime change project and its possible consequences
With the eyes of the world focused on Iran since violent unrest began in the country last Thursday, many observers will no doubt be reminded of similar scenes that played out in Libya and Syria in early 2011, and what those so-called ‘popular uprisings’ resulted in for both nations. What initially began in the city […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Graphic pictures (18+): Syrian special police units kill their share of jihadists in east Damascus battle
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:50 A.M.) – Among the many Syrian Arab Army and pro-government paramilitary units involved in a major battle currently take place in the east Damascus district of Harasta are also Syrian special police forces, and to this effect, they have been hard at work. On Wednesday, pictures (below) emerged on pro-government social media […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
European citizen detained during protests in Iran – Iranian official
A European national was detained during the protests in the Iranian city of Boroujerd, the head of the local justice department said Wednesday. “A European citizen was detained in the city of Boroujerd as he was participating in the demonstration and leading the insurgents,” Hamid Reza Abolhasani said as quoted by Tasnim news agency. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
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 »
"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 - 1 day 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 - 1 day 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 »
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