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Leadership 2018 Links
The latest from the Saskatchewan NDP's leadership campaign in advance of next weekend's convention. - Murray Mandryk's questions for the candidates led to substantial agreement on most of the areas covered. But one offers a potentially striking difference in their respective economic plans - with Trent Wotherspoon's tendency toward stark yes/no answers suggesting surprising acceptance of head office subsidies: Would you continue with the policy of offering subsidies to companies to move to or maintain head office jobs to Saskatchewan?*RM:* No. This has not been particularly success... more »
America’s Next Warplane Could Come From Africa
*Popular Mechanics:* *America’s Next Warplane Could Be African* *Africa’s first warplane seeks to enter the Air Force’s OA-X aircraft program.* America’s next warplane could come from a rather unlikely place: Africa. The South African Mwari aircraft, the first warplane entirely designed and developed in Africa, has been rebranded as the Bronco II for the American market and is seeking to join the U.S. Air Force’s ongoing competition to pick a new light attack aircraft. Originally known as, or AHRLAC, or Advanced High Performance, Reconnaissance Light Air Craft, Mwari was develope... more »
Breaking: Another Syrian Army Tiger Forces assault battalion arrives in Damascus for mother of all battles offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:15 P.M.) – Another key assault unit of the Syrian Army’s elite Tiger Forces Division has arrived in Damascus amid the the ongoing build up of government forces near the capital for a major offensive operation against militant groups across its eastern countryside. The newly arrived unit – about the size of Soviet-era […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
NRA Faces Corporate Backlash After Latest School Shooting
The National Rifle Association is facing a corporate backlash as companies take a closer look at their investments, co-branding deals and other ties to the gun industry following the latest school massacre.
"The Exponent Problem"
*"The Exponent Problem"* by Robert Gore "*2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192…* Most people find managing their own affairs sufficiently challenging. Earning a living, establishing a family, rearing children, saving for college and retirement, and dealing with illness and aging fill the days and leave little time, attention, or energy to manage someone else’s affairs. A hypothesis: the effort required to run other people’s lives is an exponential function. If X is the sum total of everything required to run your life; running two lives is X squared; three l... more »
Right after the RNC came under pressure for paying Trump's legal fees, they suddenly decided to pay an exorbitant amount of rent to Trump properties.
Hey, they stopped paying my legal fees. What more do you want?Courtesy of CNBC: *Soon after the Republican National Committee came under pressure for paying legal bills for President Donald Trump and his eldest son in the special counsel's Russia probe, it started covering expenses for the president's re-election campaign. * *The RNC is using campaign funds to pay Trump's company more than $37,000 a month in rent, and to pay thousands of dollars in monthly salary to Vice President Mike Pence's nephew, John Pence, party officials confirmed this week. The rent pays for office space... more »
BREAKING: King blames Russkies and Trump for "Woke Blacks!"
*SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2018Fails to mention woke blacks:* In this morningt's Washington Post, Colbert King writes two-thirds of an important column. Working from recent Mueller indictments, he describes part of the process which sent Donald J. Trump to the White House. Specifically citing the Russians' "Woke Blacks" site, he blames Trump and the Russkies for what occurred. But alas! He forgets to blame the New York Times—and he forgets to blame woke blacks! At the start of his two-thirds of a column, King describes "the efforts of the Trump campaign and the Russians to suppress... more »
"Fukushima Update 2/24/2018: 16,363.65 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva *Updated February 24, 2018: Fukushima Equals 16,363.65 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of February 10, 2018 - 2,537 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of 16,363.65 Hiroshima atomic bombs and it... more »
Latvia's Banking System Reeling After Its Third-Largest Bank Failed
A security guard speaks on her mobile phone at the head office of the ABLV Bank in Riga, Latvia February 18, 2018. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo *Reuters*: *Latvia calls emergency meeting after third-largest bank fails* RIGA (Reuters) - Latvian authorities will gather for an emergency meeting on Monday following the failure of the country’s third-largest bank, the Prime minister said on Saturday, as the country kept watch for any fallout on other banks. ABLV Bank is failing or likely to fail and will be wound up as saving it is not in the public interest, the European Union’s Si... more »
Horrifying Video Shows Cop Kill Unarmed Man Execution Style—On His Knees, In His Back
[image: hands] While a police officer claimed that the man he shot and killed was holding a gun and refused to drop it, Body Cam footage shows that the man's hands were empty when the officer shot him three times in the back. The post Horrifying Video Shows Cop Kill Unarmed Man Execution Style—On His Knees, In His Back appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Report Exposes Rampant Sexual Misconduct Within the Red Cross
[image: red cross] The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) released a report revealing that nearly two dozen employees have left their jobs for sexual misconduct, and no one has been charged. The post Report Exposes Rampant Sexual Misconduct Within the Red Cross appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Fukushima Daiichi Still Steamy
Fukushima is quite steamy this morning, with weather conditions reported at 32 degrees, 40% precipitation, and 71% humidity:
Pennsylvania Looking Even Better For Most Democratic Candidates
*Republicans worry they can't win when there are fair sensible boundaries* Corrupt gerrymandrerers, Republican Senate President Joe Scarnati and state House Speaker Mike Turzai, are not taking the new ungerrymandered congressional map of Pennsylvania laying down. They're asking the U.S. Supreme Court to step in-- and step on-- the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. But experts have said Republicans face an uphill battle. Several noted that Mr. Scarnati and Mr. Turzai have fought the court’s ruling for weeks in an increasingly nasty political and legal battle but have been unsuccessful. Ju... more »
Mud won't stick
“Only 8 per cent of voters think worse of the Labour leader since the furore over his contact with a Czechoslovakian spy masquerading as a diplomat” says Sam Coates in the Times (£) Who’s surprised? Did you watch Camilla Tominey on Question Time, (that is if you could bear to listen to John Prescott’s semi-decipherable streams of verbiage, or watch the Asian lady brandishing those scissor-hands menacingly as she performed exaggerated expressions of disapproval) No, Question Time was barely watchable, and the clip from Tominey’s Corbyn speech was a brief highlight amongst a lar... more »
Met Office Predicted The Cold Weather That They Did Not Predict!
By Paul Homewood 23 February 2018: Conditions over the weekend and into the early part of next week will become increasingly cold, possibly exceptionally cold. Yellow National Severe Weather Warnings for snow are in force for parts of eastern and southeast England from 4pm on Monday and for large parts of the UK […]
So true it hurts
Courtesy of Mr. B. (for the quote) and Aesop (for the meme graphic). Says it all, doesn't it? Peter
McMindfulness: Buddhism Sold To You By Neoliberals
Mindfulness is big business, worth in excess of US$1.0 billion in the US alone and linked – somewhat paradoxically – to an expanding range of must have products. These include downloadable apps (1300 at the last count), books to read or color in, and online courses. Mindfulness practice and training is now part of a global wellness industry worth trillions of dollars. read more
The Mueller Inquiry Explained
YouTube *New York Times*: *More than 100 charges. 19 people. 3 companies: The Mueller Inquiry, Explained.* In the nine months since Robert S. Mueller III was appointed to oversee the investigation into possible links between the Trump campaign and Russian officials, he has issued more than 100 criminal counts against 19 people and three companies. Of the 19 people, five — including three Trump associates — have pleaded guilty. Thirteen are Russians accused of meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Here is an assessment of the charges and the people facing them in the special... more »
Gaining Context
Good Saturday Morning from LL's house, where breakfast is on the table. Why stop at bacon, eggs, pancakes and juice when you can also have biscuits and gravy? Not me, that's for sure. The context that we enjoy with others is comforting in the same way as a good breakfast is. There is comfort in having others understand who we were when and why we are who we are now. Friends, relatives and people we meet in the journey of life (*like the guys below* - Kuwait 1991 just off the King Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Road, about 40 kilometers north of the Saudi border). I encourage you to reach out... more »
Not One—BUT FOUR COPS—Cowered In Fear as Kids Were Murdered in FL Shooting
[image: shooting] The two departments who responded to the Parkland shooting are now blaming each other for their shortfalls as four cops were seen cowering in fear instead of saving lives. The post Not One—BUT FOUR COPS—Cowered In Fear as Kids Were Murdered in FL Shooting appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
CDC Official Responsible for Handling Zika and Ebola Emergencies Mysteriously Goes Missing
[image: cdc] Police have begun an investigation after a top official with the CDC has mysteriously disappeared and has now been missing for nearly two weeks. The post CDC Official Responsible for Handling Zika and Ebola Emergencies Mysteriously Goes Missing appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Why One War When We Can Have Two!
[image: undefined] "We will continue to prosecute the campaign against terrorists, but great-power competition – not terrorism – is now the primary focus of US national security." Henceforth Russia and China will be America’s main enemies, with Iran and North Korea thrown in for good measure. So declared US Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, last week in a statement of profound importance for the world. For the past seventeen years, the US military has been laying waste to the Muslim world in the faux "war on terrorism." Afghanistan, Iraq, much of Syria, Somalia, Pakistan – all... more »
China Continues Work On Developing An Advanced Stealth Combat Drones
Star Systems concept art *The Warzone/The Drive:* *China Is Surging Forward With Its Development Of Advanced Stealth Combat Drones* China's work in the high-end unmanned combat air vehicle space is accelerating while the Pentagon remains publicly uninterested in the concept. China has been quietly developing a penetrating unmanned aircraft capability over the last decade, but in recent weeks their efforts to field such a concept have seemed to of accelerated and become more public. This is occurring as American unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) development efforts have totally d... more »
Democrats are now almost universally embracing the idea of single payer health care. Thanks Trump!
Courtesy of WaPo: *Today, the Center for American Progress released a single-payer health plan (or thereabouts), planting a significant marker in the evolution of the Democratic Party, and eventually perhaps the American health-care system. * *And we have President Trump and the Republicans to thank for it. * *CAP calls its plan “Medicare Extra For All.” That’s a little unwieldy but seems meant to distinguish it from “Medicare For All,” which is what Bernie Sanders called the plan he proposed in 2016 and what others have called for. It isn’t a true single-payer plan because it env... more »
Times Are Tough For Red Tories
The irony of the Ontario Tory leadership race is that deposed -- now back in the game leader -- Patrick Brown is the only Red Tory in the race. And his opposition is desperately trying to get rid of him. Tom Walkom writes: He’s also the only candidate vying for the leadership who is running as a Red Tory. That’s important because the Red Tory blend of sound economic management and moderately progressive social policy is usually the formula for political success in Ontario — for any party. Now that Brown has decided to fight for his old job, his critics are getting harsher. Interi... more »
Pipeline Tragedy/Comedy: Ideology and Energy Don’t Mix
The inter provincial Canadian war over a bitumen pipeline is taking on Shakespearean drama as reported in the Globe and Mail The symbolism of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline The article is by Arno Kopecky, an environmental journalist and author based in Vancouver. Excerpts below with my images and bolds. Spare a thought for Rachel Notley. While […]
Sleepy?
He drove 14 miles, and then he murdered his mother-in-law. Apparently he liked her. And he did all of this – the driving and the murdering – while he slept. It’s not often sleep-walking gets our attention. In fact, sleep itself, so central to our lives, is little understood – and of surprisingly small interest to […] The post Sleepy? appeared first on UnHerd.
RIP SIM card: Next-gen iSIM to revolutionise the smartphone industry
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10 Daily Habits That Will Improve Your Life.
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What Determines The Good of a Creature: Its Life-form or Life?
In *The Perfectionist Turn*, Den Uyl and Rasmussen point out that a creature’s life-form plays a crucial role in determining what is good for it. In Chapter 6, “Because,” they use the example of a praying mantis to explain that the good of a creature must be understood from the point of view of its life-form and not its mere existence. Here’s an excerpt: For example, consider the legendary account of the male praying mantis submitting to being devoured by the female in order for mating to be completed. If for some reason the female praying mantis dies after mating, but does so bef... more »
Breaking video: Russian warplanes carpet bomb militant stronghold after attack on Syrian minority towns in north Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – On Saturday, Russian warplanes carried out a major bombardment of the militant-controlled fortress town of Al-Latamenah in the northern countryside of Hama province. Using a range of conventional munitions – including high-explosive, thermobaric (fuel-air) and bunker buster bombs – Russian airpower hit insurgent gatherings, movements, tactical positions and underground bases […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Armored rebel assault on Syrian Army sees militants get blown out of their socks, suffer embarrassing losses – video, statistics
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – On Saturday morning, Israeli-backed Syrian militant groups operating in the western countryside of Qunietra province (near the occupied Golan Heights) launched an assault – backed by armor – against pro-government forces. The rebel attackers mobilized and launched their assault from the militant-held town of Hamidiyah towards Syrian Army positions around […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: New Syrian Army armored division heads towards east Damascus with over 100 tanks, armored fighting vehicles
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:25 P.M.) – Amid the ongoing build up of Syrian Army forces in Damascus for an upcoming offensive against militant groups across the capital’s East Ghouta region is now arriving the 10th Mechanized Division, bringing with it all of its assigned troops and heavy equipment. On Saturday, the division’s 62nd Brigade arrived in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian militants fire over 70 missiles and shells into Damascus during single day, hit civilian evacuation points
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:50 P.M.) – Syrian militant groups operating east of Damascus have, during the course of a single day, unleashed a crescendo rocket and shell fire onto civilian targets within the capital, also targeting government-run evacuation points for people attempting to escape rebel-controlled areas. According to reports, Friday has witnessed militant artillery units fire-off […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Police Release Calls on Nicholas Cruz Proving They Were Warned About School Shooting
[image: calls] In a show of transparency, police released the 23 calls made to 911 involving the home of Nicholas Cruz. In one of the calls, police were warned he was going to be a school shooter. The post Police Release Calls on Nicholas Cruz Proving They Were Warned About School Shooting appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Noah Smith comments on the damaging effects of corporate concentration for workers, consumers and even the financial sector: The biggest threat from the increasing dominance of big companies isn’t to Goldman Sachs, or even to retirement plans; it’s to workers and consumers. When companies squelch wages and raise prices, it reduces economic activity. It pushes workers out of the labor force entirely, sending them home to play video games on the couch as their job skills and work ethic rot. And it can result in lower output too -- fewer pl... more »
U.S. Intelligence Community Looking For Mass Graves In North Korea
Reuters/KCNA *Jenna McLaughlin, Foreign Policy:* *US spies are looking for mass graves in North Korea* * For the first time, the US intelligence community will provide humanitarian groups and nongovernmental organizations with rare satellite footage that could help them to identify human rights abuses in North Korea. * The images have never before been shared this publicly with human rights groups. * The coordination could make it easier to call attention to North Korean atrocities, including mass graves. For the past several years, humanitarian groups and nongovernmental organiz... more »
U.S. Navy Investigating How An U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler Flight Went Spectacularly Wrong
An US Navy EA-18G Growler. USN *The Warzone/The Drive: **Freezing Navy EA-18G Crew In Ice Filled Cockpit Navigated Home Using Their Smart Watches* *The plane made it back to base, but the potentially deadly mishap is the latest spectacular failure for the Growler's environmental control system.* A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler recently made it back to base after suffering a terrifying mid-air mishap, which left its two-person crew flying blind and frostbitten after the aircraft’s environment control system failed in part thanks to a pair of high-tech wrist watches. The incident occurred... more »
The Navy's 4 Most Powerful Battleships Ever Unretired 3 Times (Think North Korea and Russia)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Could it happen again? *On June 25, 1950, the forces of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, backed by the Soviet Union, invaded pro-American South Korea. The invasion triggered an intervention by the United States, and USS Missouri was sent to provide support for American forces. Although Missouri did not directly participate in the amphibious landing at Inchon, it did support the landing by bombarding nearby Samcheok, South Korea, in order to convince North Korean forces the invasion would take place there instead. Afterwards, Missouri trave... more »
South Korea's Army Has 560,000 Troops Ready to Take on Kim Jong Un
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * In the last seventy years, the Republic of Korea Army (ROK Army) has evolved from a constabulary force into one of the largest, most powerful, technologically advanced armies in the world. *The Republic of Korea Army is a large, powerful land force capable defending the border from North Korean invasion. It’s no accident that the North Korean military has evolved asymmetric means such as long range border artillery, light infantry, infiltration forces, and chemical and radiological units to counter the South’s increasing technological superiority. T... more »
The Navy Has a Plan That Could Make Sea Mines Nearly Obsolete
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The Navy plans to deploy drones equipped with advanced wireless technology able to destroy underwater enemy mines The US Navy plans to deploy fast, high-tech surface drones equipped with advanced wireless technology able to find, attack and ultimately destroy underwater enemy mines, all while operating at safe distance from a larger manned surface host ship such as a Littoral Combat Ship, service officials said. Naval Sea Systems Command is currently working with industry to develop, assess and analyze mine-neutralization technologies for its emerging ... more »
The Real China Challenge: Imperial Overstretch
*Gordon G. Chang* *Security, Asia* At some point soon, Beijing will be unable to fulfill commitments and therefore make itself vulnerable. IN INTRODUCING its new National Security Strategy, President Trump’s White House identified China as a “revisionist” power, a “rival” and “competitor.” Throughout its sixty-eight pages, the document catalogues Beijing’s hostile behavior and suggests that Chinese influence in America and elsewhere is “malign.” It is right to do so. Fortunately for America and contrary to Washington conventional wisdom, the mighty-looking Chinese state is, in r... more »
Al Gore’s Chinese Smoke And Mirrors
By Paul Homewood http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/20/al-gore-cherry-picks-data-paris-accord/ The likes of Al Gore and the BBC love to reel out figures supposedly showing how quickly China is building new renewable capacity. Anyone not familiar with the actual data might think that the Chinese will be running half of their economy on renewable energy in the not too … … Continue reading →
Wave Of Attacks Reported In Afghanistan
Afghan security forces keep watch at a checkpoint near the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2018. *VOA:* *Taliban, IS Claim Deadly Attacks Across Afghanistan * ISLAMABAD — A series of suicide bombings and militant raids in Afghanistan has killed dozens of people, a day after construction work on the much-awaited Afghan section of an international gas pipeline began. An Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman said a suicide bomber Saturday blew himself up near a security post in Kabul, killing at least three people and wounding several others. The Islamic State ... more »
Half A Million People Live In A Country That Does Not Exist
Economist *New York Post:* *500K people live in a country that doesn’t exist* Transnistria is the size of Dallas, Texas. Nestled between Moldova and Ukraine, it has a population of just under 500,000 residents who mostly speak Russian. And in the eyes of the world, it doesn’t officially exist. Once, Transnistria was part of Moldova, but in 1990 it declared independence after the fall of the Soviet Union and Moldova’s alliance with Romania. There was a brief war, with some 1,500 casualties, which ended in something of an impasse. Transnistria remained independent from Moldova, but... more »
President Trump Polling Better Than President Obama At This Time Of His Presidency?
*Rasmussen Reports: **Daily Presidential Tracking Poll* The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 50% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Forty-nine percent (49%) disapprove. This is the president’s highest job approval rating since mid-June of last year. President Obama earned 45% approval on this date in the second year of his presidency. The latest figures include 34% who Strongly Approve of the way the president is performing and 41% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating o... more »
STUNNING: Three Broward County Deputies waited outside Florida school during shooting massacre (Video)
Government at all levels is the real villain in the Parkland shooting. More The post STUNNING: Three Broward County Deputies waited outside Florida school during shooting massacre (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Michael Savage says Trump should arrest George Soros for meddling in elections (Video)
Lock him up! More The post Michael Savage says Trump should arrest George Soros for meddling in elections (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Maybe I should try this
A tip o' the hat to John Cox for my morning smile. Hey, if it worked for Snoopy . . . maybe us writers should take a hint! Peter
Businesses are starting to turn on the NRA.
Courtesy of Vice: *The National Rifle Association is getting burned by businesses after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, last week. * *So far, two business partners have dropped the NRA from their roster. The First National Bank of Omaha said in a tweet on Thursday that because of “customer feedback,” the bank will cease issuing its NRA Visa card after its contract with the pro-gun lobbying group expires. And Enterprise Holdings — which operates the car rental companies Enterprise, Alamo, and National — told reporters on Thursday tha... more »
Will There Be Races Where A GOP Candidate Is More Progressive On Guns Than A DCCC Candidate?
The video up top is from 2010 and if you didn't know better you might think Ann Kirkpatrick is a Republican, especially when she starts repeating racist GOP talking points about immigration and criticizing Obama. Just before the 4 minute mark she starts her oft-repeated schpiel about the NRA. The DCCC is crushing the campaigns of local progressives Matt Heinz and Mary Matiela for this carpetbagging blood-soaked murderess who bragged about her longtime love affair with the NRA: Like protecting our rights, like our right to bear and keep arms. And that's why I have an A rating with... more »
Today's Ebook Offering Is 'Decisive Battles Of The U.S.
*WNU Editor:* The book was published in 1942, and it covers the period from the American War of Independence, to the First World War. The link to download this ebooks *is here.*
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*University of Notre Dame abandons Catholic teachings* *Now not a place for Catholic parents to send their children to. Doubtful that the whited sepulchre who runs it believes in anything at all * The University has announced it is to be the sole funder, unaccompanied proprietor, and director of distribution of what it has solemnly declared for years to be an immoral service. But the Holy Spirit is not a consequentialist. God does not want us to weigh up pros and cons of adhering to the moral truth. And the greatest respect we can show others is to bear faithful witness to the tr... more »
Why Not Apply Occam’s Razor to Climate Modeling?
“A 1D forcing-feedback model with two equivalent-ocean layers is used to model monthly global average surface temperatures from 1880 through 2017. Reflected shortwave (SW) and thermally emitted longwave (LW) forcings and feedbacks are included in an attempt to obtain the … Continue reading →
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*World's coral reefs face new peril from beneath within decades (?)* *This is just a new variation on an old fraud. For the ocean to become more acidic it has to absorb more CO2 and thus produce carbonic acid (H2O + CO2 = H2CO3). And as CO2 levels rise, that might happen to some degree.But according to Warmist theory higher CO2 levels will bring higher temperatures. But higher ocean temperatures will REDUCE the carrying capacity of the oceans for CO2. So CO2 will OUTGAS from the oceans under higher temperatures and the oceans will be LESS acidic.So if the galoots below r... more »
Why Did Italian Polizia Raid Gatti and Montanari’s Residence and Offices and Seize Computers?
By James Lyons-Weiler and Marcello Pamio Age of Autism links to James Lyons-Weiler's blog yesterday linking the seizure of Dr Gatti and Dr Montanari's to a recent report on vaccination in Italy's military. We also republish in English a report...
Another two Russian Su-57 jets land at Hmeymim Airbase in Syria
Two more Russian fifth generation Su-57 stealth fighters have arrived at Syria’s Hmeymim Airbase, Sputnik Arabic reported, referring to local media outlets. Wael Al Hussaini tweeted that the Su-57s were escorted by Russian 4+ generation Sui-30SM multi-role fighter jets before landing at Hmeymim Airbase. Earlier this week, Al Hussani reported about the deployment of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Jihadist offensive near occupied Golan Heights meant to alleviate pressure on East Ghouta
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – In a bid to alleviate the pressure on their allies in the East Ghouta region of Damascus, the jihadist rebels launched a powerful assault near the occupied Golan Heights this morning. Led by Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham, the jihadist rebels attempted to capture several points from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
No Syrian Army troops have entered Afrin
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 P.M.) – No Syrian Arab Army (SAA) troops have entered the Afrin region of Aleppo, a military source in Aleppo told Al-Masdar News on Saturday morning. According to the military source, the Syrian Army has been ordered to remain in Aleppo city and absent from the Afrin front. The source added that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Merkel pleads for UN resolution on Ghouta (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:05 P.M.) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel hopes the UN will reach a resolution on the situation in the Syrian region of Eastern Ghouta, speaking in Brussels on Friday. “Macron and I today wrote a letter with regard to the terrible situation in eastern Ghouta and Syria,” the German Chancellor said. She added […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Surprise jihadist attack near occupied Golan Heights ends in failure
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels launched a surprise attack inside the Al-Quneitra Governorate on Saturday, targeting the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions near Al-Ba’ath City. Led by Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham, the jihadist rebels attacked the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) defenses at Al-Ba’ath in a bid to capture several points around the city. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Putin awards Hero of Russia title to pilot killed in Syria (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:55 A.M.) – Russian President Vladimir Putin handed the star for the Hero of Russia to the family of the fallen pilot, Roman Filipov, during a ceremony on the Day of Defender of the Fatherland in Moscow, Friday. The medal was given to the widow of the deceased pilot Olga Filipova. The hero’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: ISIS prisoners break-out of US-backed forces captivity in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:54 A.M.) – A group of Islamic State fighters who were in the custody of US-backed forces in Syria have escaped from their captivity according to a CNN report claiming to cite an American official. A statement from CNN’s exclusive source vaguely claimed that the break-out had happened ‘recently’ and that the group […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey claims nearly 2,000 YPG, ISIS fighters ‘neutralized’ in Afrin
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) – The Turkish General Staff claimed on Saturday that nearly 2,000 YPG and Islamic State (ISIS) fighters have been ‘neutralized’ in the Afrin region of Aleppo since the start of Operation Olive Branch on January 20th. According to the Turkish General Staff’s statement, the total number of YPG and ISIS fighters […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Don't have nightmares
Some days we just don't feel like blogging, Craig and I. On other days, we feel like it, but can’t. Fortunately for this blog, when Craig can’t or won’t, I can and do. More often than not it’s the other way round. We are to blogging what Mr and Mrs Jack Spratt are to dining. I most admire bloggers and writers who have the ability and talent to set out a case with as much consideration for an audience with a good grasp of the facts of whatever the matter may be, as for an audience with next to none. Some writers can embrace both without patronising the novice while not dumbing down e... more »
FriendshipCircle.org on Escape Plan When Students are Disabled
Note: This is such an important subject, and one that brushed my family last week. The day after the shooting in Florida, my daughter's high school had an unscheduled dismissal for a water problem. I came home at 11:28am to...
When you're trying to troll America but you forget to turn off your location indicator.
I heard that this account was taken down after this was posted on Reddit. Like I said before, it is up to us to critically analyze the "news" that arrives on our Twitter or Facebook feeds.
The Siren's Song
Are there really Seal People in the Faroe Islands? Over the years, strong men from the small village of Mikladalur slowly disappeared. Killed at sea amongst the swirling waves of the North Atlantic, they tragically fell from fog-shrouded cliffs, drowned whilst fishing, or simply found themselves overpowered by the powerful storms that so often batter this region. Kópakonan Their deaths are no accident. Instead, they are the result of a curse cast by Kópakonan: the notorious ‘seal woman’ of the Faroe Islands. The story goes that after years of being held captive on land, Kópakonan ... more »
Ledecká's multi-dimensional triumph is hers, and her family's
*No reason for gratitude to the Czech nation...* Hours ago, Ester Ledecká has won her second Olympic gold, in snowboarding. Today, the expectations were very different than before her Super-G shock, of course. She was defending the victory from world championships so bookmakers gave you 1.6-to-1 for her victory which means some 60% probability of her victory – much more than the 1% probability implied by the 100-to-1 odds before skiing. She may have felt some pressure that she has avoided as the "cinderella in skiing" but her confidence may be a good thing, too. Anyway, she has won... more »
Wall Street Casino; Do You Feel Lucky? Financial Derivatives BOMB
ITM Trading Streamed live 10 hours ago Link to slides and supporting sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/hidde… – When derivative bets on mortgages failed in 2007 and 2008, we all learned who was “Too Big to Fail” as Banks were bailed out on the backs of the taxpaying public. We’re told that the banks and financial system is so […]
CNN Openly Calls For Infowars To Be Banned From Youtube
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Feb 23, 2018 Alex Jones exposes how CNN has been openly calling for Infowars to be banned from Youtube for criticizing their handling of child witnesses to the Parkland, Florida shooting on live television. end
Palestinian Man Dies After Arrest; Family Says He Was Beaten to Death
Palestinian Man Dies After Arrest; Family Says He Was Beaten to Death by http://mondoweiss.net/ RAMALLAH (WAFA) 22 Feb – A 33-year-old Palestinian identified as Yasin Omar Saradeeh from Jericho was pronounced dead shortly after Israeli forces detained him on Thursday morning apparently following clashes in Jericho, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). The Israeli army informed Saradeeh’s family of […]
Debt Default is Inevitable | Michael Pento
SilverDoctors Published on Feb 23, 2018 “Debt levels have reached a point where they have to be defaulted upon,” Michael Pento of Pento Portfolio Strategies tells Silver Doctors. The rate of the 10-year Treasury is at a four year high nearing three percent. Pento forecasts it will rise to four percent, which will be a “floor […]
United States Hits North Korea with ‘Largest-Ever’ Sanctions
PressTV Published on Feb 23, 2018 The United States announces its largest ever sanctions package on North Korea. The U-S Treasury Department says the new sanctions target 27 companies and 28 vessels. It added that the measures are aimed at stopping shipments of oil from reaching North Korea. Washington has also warned it will impose sanctions […]
US to Open New Embassy in Jerusalem in May – State Department
US to Open New Embassy in Jerusalem in May – State Department by https://www.rt.com/ Washington is planning to open a new Embassy in Jerusalem in May, the US State Department has announced. The move, which sparked an outcry when it was announced last December, coincides with Israel’s Independence Day, it adds. – “In May, the United […]
Florida Shooting Survivor Doubles Down: CNN’s Entire Townhall Was Scripted
Florida Shooting Survivor Doubles Down: CNN’s Entire Townhall Was Scripted by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ The latest embarrassing blow to CNN’s (already tattered) credibility emerged last night when Colton Haab, the student who first exposed CNN for pushing him to ask a scripted question during Wednesday night’s town hall appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight to offer even […]
Major Media Outlets Under Fire Over Fake Stories on Russian Bots
RT Published on Feb 23, 2018 Newsweek magazine has retracted an article that described how Russian bots were allegedly used to target a Democratic senator from Minnesota, forcing him to resign. end
Eyewitness: CNN Was Staging Questions
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Feb 22, 2018 Just as expected an eyewitness has come forward to expose CNN and their attempts to control the entire narrative on the Parkland shooting. end
If Sanctions on North Korea Won’t Work, We’ll Go to ‘Phase Two’ – Trump
If Sanctions on North Korea Won’t Work, We’ll Go to ‘Phase Two’ – Trump by https://www.rt.com/ President Donald Trump has warned that the US will go to “Phase 2“ if sanctions imposed on North Korea do not have the desired effects. – Trump made the statement during a joint news conference with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm […]
US Dollar Domino Collapse: New Evidence | Rob Kirby
Reluctant Preppers Published on Feb 23, 2018 Widely followed proprietary analyst Rob Kirby sounds the alarm that the facts can no longer be denied that MAJOR FINANCIAL PLAYERS ARE ABANDONING THE US DOLLAR. Kirby names specific examples to prove that the drumbeat of new hard evidence is accelerating, as we are rapidly approaching the point of […]
The Transition To The New System Has Already Begun, People Don’t Know It Yet
X22Report Published on Feb 22, 2018 The entire economic system is based on an illusion and just like in 2008 many people are going to watch their pensions drop to zero. The pensions are all in on stocks, the American people have been scammed to believe that their pension would be waiting for them when they […]
New Charges Against Former Trump Campaign Manager (Manafort) As Deputy (Gates) Pleads Guilty – Mueller Investigation Still Heating Up
From VOA: “Manafort, Gates Choose Divergent Paths in Response to Mueller Probe Last Updated: February 23, 2018 9:16 PM, by … Continue reading →
Denis MacShane gives a BBC programme the thumbs-up
Readers may recall the former Labour Europe minister Denis MacShane. He was always - and remains - a strong Europhile, and has a book out now called "Brexit, No Exit. How (in the End) Britain Won't Leave Europe". Well, he's one of that minority of a minority of a minority (like Lord Adonis and Alastair Campbell) who thinks, *or pretends to think*, that the BBC is pro-Brexit. He rather gave their *real* game away though as far as such criticisms are concerned when he said a couple of days ago, "The complacency of the London pol-media-biz establishment esp BBC that referendum cou... more »
UN Security Council to vote on Syria ceasefire resolution Saturday at noon
The UN Security Council will vote on the Syria ceasefire resolution on Saturday at noon, Kuwait’s Ambassador to the United Nations Mansour Ayyad Otaibi told reporters. “We are working to have a consensus, draft resolution, and hopefully the council will be united, all of them, all fifteen will vote in favor of this draft resolution,” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish choppers hammer YPG positions in Afrin (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:05 A.M.) – Turkish attack choppers continued their daily assault on the YPG’s positions in the Afrin region this week, targeting the latter’s defenses near the Turkish border-crossing with the Aleppo Governorate. Led by their T-129 choppers, the Turkish Air Force hammered the YPG’s positions during a night operation on Thursday, inflicting heavy […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US-backed forces seize strategic town in east Deir Ezzor – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:25 A.M.) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) finally broke-through the Islamic State’s (ISIS) defenses in the eastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate after several days of intense firefights. Backed by US airstrikes, the Syrian Democratic Forces stormed the strategic town of Bahrah on Friday in a bid to expel the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Trump blasts Russia, Iran actions in Syria ‘disgrace’ (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 A.M.) – US President Donald Trump branded Russia and Iran’s actions in Syria a “humanitarian disgrace” while answering questions at the White House on Friday alongside Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. “What Russia, and what Iran, and what Syria have done recently is a humanitarian disgrace, I will tell you that,” Trump […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Militants in Syrian Eastern Ghouta impede civilians’ exit – Russian military
Militants in Syrian Eastern Ghouta continue to hinder civilians’ evacuation from the controlled areas, the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation said on Friday. “Situation in Eastern Ghouta has been exacerbated. Illegal armed formations has been denying citizens the right to freel[y] exit the controlled areas. Most of the civilians badly need urgent medical aid,” the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
This Is Where The U.S. Navy’s Carrier Strike And Amphibious Ready Groups Are Deployed
*USNI News*: *USNI News Fleet Tracker: Feb. 22, 2018* These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Feb. 22, 2018, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the map reflects the location of the capital ship. *Read more* .... more »
Our Road to Immortality
One of the questions that has forever haunted humanity is whether or not immortality is possible at all in our third tier matter form. Our driving spiritual form is also physical in terms of second tier matter and surely provides immortality in that way. Yet we have a serious investment in our third tier form and perhaps forgetting the spirit life we yearn for a much longer life than we have available. In fact for most, return to the spirit form is likely the preferred option. Usually the investment is simply insufficient to justify lingering at all, or worse, a misstep is hin... more »
News Corp CEO Admits He Wants Internet Censored So News Corp Can Make More Money
Right now, and most of you are unaware of this, Main stream media or MSM is struggling to both censor independent voices and to suppress alternative news sources. Problem is that the primary reason that the MSM is losing market share is simply because they have at the same time abandoned all traditions for fair reporting as so clearly evidenced during the past three election cycles. It was not particularly subtle and readers fled into the internet to do their own homework. Thus the market responded with alt media and fresh voices sharing their readers and listeners curiosity.... more »
Scientists warn of unusually cold Sun: Will we face another ice age?
*[image: Solar flare]* The figure of seven percent is been bandied about in terms of the apparent variation in solar output. The Earth moderates this variation which surely follows the sunspot cycle and also underpins the hurricane cycle and the El Nino cycle as well as all other decadal systems identified. If we discover that the typical variation is seven percent over an eleven year cycle, we have plenty of energy variation for the Earth's climate to accommodate. Now imagine if there is a super cycle with sunspots that allowed the two ore three lows to be stacked in line not ... more »
SpaceX engine production and rocket capacity
What we have here is production capacity to launch monthly at least and haul serious tonnage at the same time. This is essentially continuous operation allowing a steady lowering of the cost profile. The actual launch capacity now matches the Saturn standard with the heavys. Thus it becomes plausible to support a true space station. Such a station should be a balloon through which we have an axle consisting of a large cross section tube to handle docking g and construction storage and hanger decks. We can then suspend cable stayed decks around the rotation... more »
"Although the claims lacked evidence..."
In praising Samira Ahmed's presentation of the BBC's *Newswatch *in the last post, I wrote "nor would she openly prejudge the main subject of her programme by openly giving her own view of the subject in advance - as Roger Bolton did here". Well, it turns out that that's not *quite* true... This week's *Newswatch* covered the "Agent Cob" story and, to its credit, put across a number of viewers' opinions that many hereabouts will appreciate being aired on the BBC. Naturally, the BBC's response was along the lines of 'We got it about right', but at least these criticisms of the BBC... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* A simple question for us all: Can you imagine yourself needing crib notes when you encounter someone who has lost a dear friend or loved one in a hail of bullets? Even their child! I doubt that you are that devoid of empathy for others. Only the worst examples of humanity are. Clearly, Donald J. Trump is one of those. On Wednesday, Trump, held a little pretend-you-care get together in the oval office. His staff, or at least someone on his staff, knows what they have for a boss. However, the horrific circumstances in Parkland Florida and the national reaction to them for... more »
Remembering Carlos Hathcock
From *Wikipedia*: Carlos Norman Hathcock II (May 20, 1942 – February 22, 1999) was a United States Marine Corps (USMC) sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. Hathcock's record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was honored by having a rifle named after him: a variant of the M21 dubbed the Springfield Armory M25 White Feather, for the nickname "White Feather" given to Hathcock by the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). *Read more* .... more »
Tweets For Today
Exclusive: U.S. prepares high-seas crackdown on North Korea sanctions evaders - sources https://t.co/0xDFve7lrf pic.twitter.com/dP1cIdwX1M — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 24, 2018 Ivanka Trump kicks off a visit to #PyeongChang2018 where she is expected to watch the big air, curling and speed skating, but avoid the North Korean delegation pic.twitter.com/Mpt02j5SWo — AFP news agency (@AFP) February 24, 2018 #UPDATE More than 460 civilians, including over 100 children, have been killed in nearly a week of bombardment that has been one of the seven-year conflict's bloodiest e... more »
Armenia’s Black Sea-Persian Gulf Corridor Plans Risk Antagonizing Russia
It could end up being attractive to Iran and India if they decide to play “hardball” with Russia in response to its newfound “balancing” relations with their Israeli and Pakistani nemeses and thus take steps to cut it out of the North-South Transportation Corridor with Europe. The post Armenia’s Black Sea-Persian Gulf Corridor Plans Risk Antagonizing Russia appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
73 Years Ago U.S. Marines On Iwo Jima Raised The Flag Atop Mount Suribachi
73 years ago today, Marines on Iwo Jima raised the flag atop Mount Suribachi. We are forever grateful for the greatest generation ever! 🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/SVhMRQ14zG — Military Support (@MilitaryEarth) February 23, 2018
Julian Schwinger: 100 years
Harvard's climate skeptic Willie Soon has sent me a link to the Crimson article describing a Harvard event that took place last week. Julian Schwinger was born on February 12th, 1918. 100 years and 2 days later, some of his grateful junior collaborators didn't forget and gathered. It's useful to know that 1918+100=2018 which is why we face the celebrations of 100 years of Schwinger, Feynman, and Czechoslovakia in this year (the third co-winner of that QED Nobel prize was Tomonaga *1906, not Czechoslovakia). There are dozens of TRF blog posts that mention Schwinger, including a shor... more »
Picture Of The Day
An IL-78 tanker aircraft during a Black Sea Fleet tactical exersise in Yeysky District. © Sputnik/ Vitaly Timkiv *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *This Week in Pictures (February 17-23)* (Sputnik).
VIDEO: Militants shell important Syrian Army base in Daraa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 A.M.) – Amid an ongoing retaliation bombardment campaign in response to government operations across Damascus’ East Ghouta region, militants have shelled the Syrian Army’s 12th Armoured Brigade base in eastern Daraa province. The military installation, located next to the town of Izra, commands the eastern flank of the main government communication line […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
When Law Enforcement Fails: The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting
*WNU Editor*: I have stayed away from this story .... there is a lot of coverage and commentary out there, and my input would have only added to the noise. But this is just terrible .... *More deputies accused of waiting outside during school shooting *(Sun Sentinel). More here .... *Sources: Coral Springs police upset at some Broward deputies for not entering school* (CNN). And why did the FBI not respond to these warnings .... *FBI tipster warned Nikolas Cruz was 'going to explode' and shoot up a school weeks before Parkland massacre* (NYDaily News). More here .... *FBI tip line ... more »
Fracking Ban is Causing San Francisco Earthquakes
The fracking ban is causing earthquakes in San Francisco. One of the favorite sophistry tricks of the alarmists is to identify natural phenomenon and falsely blame it on CO2 or fracking. Josh Fox famously blamed natural biogenic gas on fracking in his schlocumentary Gasland. The truth isn’t the issue to Josh Fox and his misguided alarmist friends, … Continue reading "Fracking Ban is Causing San Francisco Earthquakes"
Billy Graham Died
Ever watch the *Last Kingdom*? There's a dramatic scene towards the end of the second episode of the second season where Alexander Dreymon's character, Uhtred, the dashing heathen protagonist, dares the evil Abbot Eadred to "say it one more time and go meet the devil." She he does... and he does. Big deal that he killed a man of God, with big consequences, despite it being the arch-villain of the first couple of episodes of Season Two. I'm guessing that thou shalt not kill abbots was a big megillah back in the 9th Century. Yesterday Billy Graham, who's been hectoring America for a... more »
Redesigning Reality #018 – Conversations with the YOUniverse
*Waking Times* - What do you say when you talk to the universe?
Remebering Carlos Hathcock
From *Wikipedia*: Carlos Norman Hathcock II (May 20, 1942 – February 22, 1999) was a United States Marine Corps (USMC) sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. Hathcock's record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was honored by having a rifle named after him: a variant of the M21 dubbed the Springfield Armory M25 White Feather, for the nickname "White Feather" given to Hathcock by the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). *Read more* .... more »
73 Years Ago U.S. Marines On Iwo Jima Raised The Flag Atop Mount Suribachi
73 years ago today, Marines on Iwo Jima raised the flag atop Mount Suribachi. We are forever grateful for the greatest generation ever! 🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/SVhMRQ14zG — Military Support (@MilitaryEarth) February 23, 2018
The Islamic State Has Not Been Defeated
*Thomas Joscelyn, Long War Journal:* *Analysis: ISIS hasn’t been defeated* On January 19, the Pentagon released its new National Defense Strategy. The second paragraph of the 14-page declassified summary painted a dire picture. “Today, we are emerging from a period of strategic atrophy, aware that our competitive military advantage has been eroding,” the Defense Department warned. “We are facing increased global disorder, characterized by decline in the long-standing rules-based international order—creating a security environment more complex and volatile than any we have experien... more »
Picture Of The Day
An IL-78 tanker aircraft during a Black Sea Fleet tactical exersise in Yeysky District. © Sputnik/ Vitaly Timkiv *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *This Week in Pictures (February 17-23)* (Sputnik).
6 Freaky Weapons That Came out of the Civil War
*Task and Purpose, Francis Horton* *History, North America* A war like no other spawned some crazy weapons. If there is anything that drives innovation in science and technology, it’s a good old-fashioned war. When you need to kill your enemies faster and deader than they kill you, governments are willing to try nearly anything, no matter how insane it sounds. That isn’t to say we haven’t gotten amazing technology from war. Rockets, microwaves and radar were all game-changing innovations during battle, but also have turned into essential pieces of our everyday lives, helping hu... more »
Get Ready, Russia and China: The Navy's Robot Sub-Hunter Is Sailing Closer to Reality
*Michael Peck* *Security, North America* And that is a really big deal. The U.S. Navy’s robot submarine chaser is sailing closer to deployment. Sea Hunter, DARPA’s prototype automated warship, has been transferred to the Office of Naval Research for further development. From there, it’s possible that the vessel could join the fleet this year. “ONR will continue developing the revolutionary prototype vehicle—the first of what could ultimately become an entirely new class of ocean-going vessel able to traverse thousands of kilometers over open seas for months at a time, without a... more »
Could Israel's 'Tank Shield' Make the U.S. Army's M1 Abrams Even More Deadly?
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* Or is it a paper tiger? For years, American tank crews could only gnash their teeth while their Israeli and Russian counterparts enjoyed active-protection systems to stop rockets from destroying their vehicles. Envy turned to hope in 2016, when the U.S. Army finally decided to begin testing APS defenses for its armored vehicles. Then earlier this month, the Army announced that it would fit 261 M-1 Abrams tanks—enough for three brigade combat teams—with Israel’s Trophy APS system. But will these antirocket defenses really work? A Pentagon i... more »
In 1953, North Korea Used 1920-Style Planes to Fight America. They Did a Lot of Damage.
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Asia* The fire “lighted the sky for more than 20 miles” and took three days to put out, having consumed 5.5 million gallons of fuel. On the night of June 16, 1953, the Associated Press reported on “a boiling mass of flame, mushrooming like an atomic bomb, shoots skyward from a burning fuel dump, set afire at the South Korean port city of Inchon.” The fire “lighted the sky for more than 20 miles” and took three days to put out, having consumed 5.5 million gallons of fuel. The perpetrators of this devastating attack? A flight of four pokey North Korean... more »
Populist Insurgents Could Be Victorious in 2018
*Fred Lucas* *Politics, Americas* [image: Forza Italia party leader Silvio Berlusconi waves during a rally for the regional elections in Palermo, Italy November 1, 2017. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo] The rise of populism is very real, particularly at a time when establishment governments have failed to deliver for their citizens. Just as in the United States, the rise of both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders in 2016 was driven by economic uncertainty and rage against politics as usual—two very different anti-establishment parties are on the move in Italy, driven by the... more »
Turkey Threatens To Sink ENI Drilling Ship Exploring For Oil And Gas Offshore Cyprus
The Saipem 12000 off Cyprus for Eni's drilling campaign, December 2017 (social media / Georgios Lakkotrypis) *OilPrice.com:* *Turkey’s Navy Threatens To Sink Eni Drilling Ship Offshore Cyprus* Turkish Navy vessels threatened on Friday to sink a drilling ship that oil major Eni has hired to explore for oil and gas offshore Cyprus—a divided island whose northern part is run by Turkish Cypriots and is recognized only by Turkey. According to local media reports, four or five ships of the Turkish Navy tried to prevent Saipem’s 12000 drilling vessel from performing exploration in the E... more »
State Chinese Paper Encourages U.S. To Restrict Guns To “Protect Human Rights”
By Aaron Kesel In light of the recent Florida shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 people and injured 14, the Chinese state-run newspaper Global Times... more »
New heated airport runway concept may sharply bias ‘global warming’ signal in the global climate monitoring network
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Recent winter-weather related airport delays have become something that airport managers and airline executive want to solve. This story from NBC’s today show back in January 2018 highlights the issue and a potential solution: Could heated airport runways melt away your winter travel headaches? There have been thousands…
Tonight's Movie Is 'Five for Hell'
From *Wikipedia*: John Garko is a fun-loving leader of a bunch of oddball G.I.s whose mission is to steal the German's secret attack plans from a villa behind enemy lines, where they run into a brutal Nazi commander.
BWorld 187, Asians’ freedom from high inflation and regulations
* This is my article in BusinessWorld on February 12, 2018. *“Bad times make good policy and good times make bad policy. If you want to introduce important reforms, wait for bad times and the politicians will listen to you.”* — Chatib Basri, former Indonesia Minister of Finance That was among the important advice and reflections based on experience given by one of the keynote speakers in the recent Asia Liberty Forum (ALF) 2018 held in Mandarin Oriental Jakarta, Indonesia last Feb. 10-11. Dr. Basri spoke on “How to do Reform in an ‘Imperfect World’: The Case of Indonesia.” The ALF... more »
U.S. Imposes More Sanctions On North Korea
*Reuters: **U.S. imposes more North Korea sanctions; targets ships, firms* WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it was imposing its largest package of sanctions against North Korea, intensifying pressure on Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons and missile programmes. In addressing the Trump administration’s biggest national security challenge, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned one person, 27 companies and 28 ships, according to a statement on the U.S. Treasury Department’s website. The actions block assets held by the firms in the United States and proh... more »
It looks like Donald Trump is finally going to get his military parade.
Courtesy of Politico: *President Donald Trump’s plans for a White House-backed military parade are beginning to take shape. * *The president has directed the Department of Defense to organize a parade that would take place on Nov. 11 – Veterans Day – according to an unclassified Feb. 20 memo written by National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster. * *The memo, which was summarized to POLITICO by a senior administration official, was sent from McMaster to Secretary of Defense James Mattis. It says that Trump wants Mattis to brief him on “concepts of operation for this event.” * *The ... more »
Anti-Choice Democrats? Yep... That's A Thing
In the last few days we've been pointing out Democrats who back Wall Street's bid to help the GOP chip away at Dodd Frank protections and DCCC 2016 recruits who are NRA allies. Yesterday *The Hill* ran an op-ed on Anti-Choice Democrats, although the author, Kristen Day, the executive director of Democrats For Life of America, was savvy enough to not name the Democrats they back. Most of them know being anti-Choice is a disadvantage in Democratic primaries, as slimy Chicagoland Blue Dog Dan Lipinski has been learning in recent months. The only anti-Choice Democrats featured promine...more »
The Case for Conservative Policing Reform
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By Randy Petersen Support for our police officers is a proud characteristic of the conservative movement and positions conservatives well to make reasonable reforms when needed. Policing is a core function of government and is subject to the same high standard conservatives place on all government entities.
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