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Watch the last militants leave Harasta in East Ghouta
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 A.M.) – The last militants in Harasta departed for northern Syria on Friday, ending their long reign over the suburb. Once the militants left Harasta, the Syrian Arab Army quickly entered the suburb and secured all of the neighborhoods that were once controlled by Faylaq Al-Rahman and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. Below is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Picture Of The Day
A child runs along a street in front of clouds of billowing smoke following a reported air strike on Douma, the main town of Syria's rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta. March 20. © AFP 2018/ Hasan Mohamed *WNU Editor: *The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *This Week in Pictures: March 17-23* (Sputnik)
Russia's Side of the Skripal Story
*Russia's Side of the Skripal Story* *You know the one...* *The one that the Sheeple Will * *Never hear or see on the Lying Mainstream Newz* Thanks to the Saker we have the Russian side of this disgusting pack of British Lies. The old saying..."No Sex...we're British!" will have to be revised....the new quote should be: "No Truth...we're British!"
Some Believe That America's 'Deep State' Is In Deep Trouble
*Roger Simon, PJ Media:* *The Deep State Is in Deep Trouble* Why would some "concerned citizen" suddenly leak information to ABC that Jeff Sessions was under investigation for perjuring himself (about Russia, of course) during his confirmation hearing now almost a year behind us? Could it have something to do with the fact that the man who instigated that investigation was none other than Andrew McCabe, only recently fired by Sessions? Was someone or some group -- the ABC report specifies "sources" with an "s" -- trying to make the attorney general's act seem one of revenge, and th... more »
A Petulant And Crazy Trumpanzee Wants A Trade War With China-- Stock Market Crashes
Crazy news from Trump World yesterday-- all chaos all the time: his lead lawyer quit or was fired; National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster was fired, to be replaced by war-monger John Bolton (who wants to start wars with North Korea and Iran); more prostitutes were telling their stories about Trump; Trump is ready to start a trade war with China... and in response to all this-- and more-- the Dow dropped 742 points (2.9%). My financial advisor sent her clients a note blaming the crash on "concern raised by proposed tariffs and the threat of future trade issues with China that coul... more »
All the “tutorial”, reference, and amicus brief documents for the #ExxonKnew federal court case
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: From the Oakland City Attorney: (h/t to Dr. Willie Soon) Oakland Climate Change Lawsuit City of Oakland sues top five oil and gas companies to make them pay the cost of protecting human life and property from climate change On September 19, 2017, Oakland City Attorney Barbara J.…
Lockheed's Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Looks Like a Killer. And China Should Be Afraid.
*Zachary Keck* *Security, North America* LRASM is a DARPA and navy-funded program meant to provide the U.S. Navy and Air Force with an offensive antisurface weapon (OASuW) to counter the growing threats from antiaccess/area-denial (A2/AD) doctrines. The United States has conducted its sixth successful test of a new long-range antiship missile. On March 19, Lockheed Martin released a press statement saying that the U.S. Air Force had successfully tested Lockheed’s Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) off the coast of California. “During the test, a B-1B from the 337th Test Squadr... more »
Could Poland's Tanks Stop Russia in a War?
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* Warsaw's first line of defense could be in for a tough battle. Poland’s tank fleet is one of the most numerous in Europe, fueled by the country’s large (for Europe) military spending and based on the tank fleet inherited from the Polish People’s Army. It consists of a mix of plain T-72M1s, domestic T-72 variants and various versions of the Leopard 2. It would be the first line of defense in a theoretical ground conflict between Russia and the West. But exactly how capable is the Polish tank fleet? How effective are its upgrades? And what are its ... more »
Everyone in the U.S. Military Is Getting a Taste of the Army's New Handgun
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, North America* The P320 is here. *“We are unaware if other branches have conducted official testing of the MHS,” Taylor told Task & Purpose in an email. “Army test standards are more stringent than those followed by the commercial industry and civilian law enforcement agencies in the U.S., and the MHS passed all of the Army safety testing.”* It’s been an emotional roller coaster, but the moment of truth is finally here: Every branch of the U.S. armed forces, including the Coast Guard, has placed an order for the Army’s new Modular Han... more »
Report States That the Army Has Almost No Way to Stop a 'Swarm' Attack
*Michael Peck* *Security, North America* And that is a huge problem. Small drones have become a big threat. A foretaste came in January, when Islamic militants attacked a Russian air base in Syria with thirteen small drones armed with explosive warheads. Though Russian defenses managed to intercept the robotic intruders, the attack suggested that drones can be the poor terrorist's smart bomb. And if a ragtag group of rebels could mount a swarm attack using home-made drones, what could Russia or China do? Yet the U.S. Army may be ill-prepared to stop swarm attacks, according to a... more »
In 2007, Israel Proved to the World How Dangerous Its Military Really Is
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Middle East* And how it will stand alone—if need be. It was late on a Wednesday night in Israel when the director of the Mossad placed an urgent telephone call to then–Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in early March 2007. The Assad regime, the Mossad chief reported, was building a nuclear reactor in the middle of the Syrian desert, and the evidence was incontrovertible. What followed was a secret, late night Israeli air force operation deep inside Syrian territory that would destroy Bashar al-Assad’s covert effort to build a nuclear weapons program. Th... more »
How John Bolton Handles Diverse Viewpoints and Expert Analysis
*Paul R. Pillar* *Intelligence Foreign Policy, United States* *John Bolton has a glaring record of extreme and bombastic views and behavior. First-hand recollections of that record include, for example, former State Department officer Greg Thielmann's description of Bolton’s performance as one of the most enthusiastic promoters of the Iraq War. The following passage from my 2011 book *Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy* describes how, even compared to other proponents of that disastrous expedition, Bolton was exceptionally heavy-handed in trying to crush opposing viewpoints a... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Inner Light”
2002, “Inner Light” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swkTCTmajRI
Why The F-35 Is A Key Symbol Of President Trump's Trade Dispute With China
J-31 Vs The F-35 *CNBC:** America's most expensive weapons system, the F-35, is a key symbol of Trump's trade gripe with China* * Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson welcomed President Donald Trump's executive memorandum that penalizes China for stealing U.S. companies' intellectual property. * The Chinese J-31 fighter jet is believed to be a knockoff of Lockheed Martin's F-35. * The F-35, a fifth-generation stealth fighter, is the Pentagon's most expensive weapons system. President Donald Trump signed an executive memorandum Thursday that penalizes China for trade practices such... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
"This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the edge-on profile of the slender spiral galaxy NGC 5775, which is surrounded by a halo of gas that astronomers suspect is kicked up by star explosions like a galaxy-size fountain. A photo from the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed what scientists have called a veritable galactic "fountain of youth," one that would turn the fictional pirate captain Jack Sparrow of the Pirates of the Caribbean films green with envy. Journeying to the mythic Fountain of Youth is Sparrow's goal in in the adventure film franchise, "Pirates of the Cari... more »
"The Realm Of Thought..."
"Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you are without a chain; that you have the right to explore all heights and depth; that there are no walls nor fences, nor prohibited places, nor sacred corners in all the vast expanse of thought." - Robert Green Ingersoll
Chet Raymo, "Dust"
*"Dust"* by Chet Raymo "In Chekhov's play "The Three Sisters" sister Masha refuses "to live and not know why the cranes fly, why children are born, why the stars are in the sky. Either you know and you're alive or its all nonsense, all dust in the wind." Why? Why? The striving to know is what frees us from the bonds of self, said Einstein. It's the striving, rather than our knowledge - which is always tentative and partial - that is important. I've been living with grandchildren for the past few weeks. They seem to me to spend an inordinate amount of time with smart phones, iPads, ... more »
"The Cult of the Plausible Lie"
*"The Cult of the Plausible Lie"* by Laura Knight-Jadczyk "Never ascribe to malice those things which may be explained by stupidity." That is an important phrase, and a necessary one; it keeps people from being paranoid. However, it has a corollary most people don't know: "One may ascribe to malice those things which stupidity cannot explain." - Robert Canup "Richard Dolan has pointed out that those at the top will ALWAYS take whatever measures necessary to stay at the top, and when knowledge is power, that means that they will make sure that they are in control of what people kno... more »
The Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke, "Sonnets to Orpheus, Part One, IV"
*"Sonnets to Orpheus, Part One, IV"* "You who let yourselves feel: enter the breathing that is more than your own. Let it brush your cheeks as it divides and rejoins beside you. Blessed ones, whole ones, you where the heart begins: You are the bow that shoots the arrows and you are the target. Fear not the pain. Let its weight fall back into the earth; for heavy are the mountains, heavy the seas. The trees you planted in childhood have grown too heavy. You cannot bring them along. Give yourselves to the air, to what you cannot hold." - Rainer Maria Rilke
Citations Needed, Episode 31: Liberal Media’s Myopic Military Worship
We’ve seen the headlines hundreds of times: "ISIS plot foiled," "ISIS in Brooklyn," "Woman Stopped At Airport on Way to Join ISIS." These stories strike fear into the hearts of Americans everywhere, especially in the build-up to the war effort against ISIS in Summer 2014. The terror group was everywhere, recruiting our teenagers and attempting to strike in every major city––seemingly all at
Looks Like Someone Could Use A Time-out!!
Lil' David needs his *mouth washed out with soap*, and a refresher on American Civics. We don't live in a democracy. Dumb Ass!
Chinese Navy To Conduct Combat Drills In The South China Sea
Cimsec *Marine Link:* *Chinese Navy Plans Combat Drills in South China Sea* China's navy will carry out combat drills in the South China Sea, the military's official newspaper said on Friday, describing the move as part of regular annual exercises. Taiwan's defence ministry said this week it had shadowed a Chinese aircraft carrier group traversing the Taiwan Strait in a southwesterly direction - meaning into the disputed South China Sea - in what Taiwan judged to be a drill. In a brief report on its WeChat account, the People's Liberation Army Daily said the combat exercises woul... more »
Gold and Silver Possession Is a Constitutional Right – and a Practical Imperative
By David Smith It’s a safe bet that most readers of this column who hold physical precious metals – gold, silver, platinum and palladium –... more »
Ramazzini Institute Rat Study Confirms National Toxicology Project Results: Cancers From Mobile Phone Frequencies
By Catherine J. Frompovich Researchers at the Ramazzini Institute in Bologna, Italy, published duplicating research results and data regarding brain and heart tumors in Sprague-Dawley... more »
Fitbit Recalls Due to Rashes. Reports of Dizziness, Erratic Pulse, Nausea, Pain, Headaches. Fitbits Operate Using WiFi. Whoomp! There It Is.
By B.N. Frank Fitbits are electronic devices that use wireless (WiFi) radiation to measure data such as the number of steps walked, quality of sleep,... more »
China Successfully Pressures Vietnam To Cancel A Major Oil Project In The South China Sea
*BBC:* *South China Sea: Vietnam 'scraps new oil project'* Vietnam has cancelled a major oil project in the South China Sea for the second time in a year, in the wake of Chinese pressure, the BBC has learned. State-owned PetroVietnam ordered Spanish energy firm Repsol to suspend a project off the south-east coast, a well-placed industry source said. It means Repsol and partners could lose up to $200m of investment already made. The news is unexpected as final preparations for commercial drilling were under way. China is likely to regard this move as a significant victory. The Vie... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
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"Real Courage..."
"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do." ~ "Harper Lee", "To Kill a Mockingbird"
‘Hold my beer and watch this!’ – Russiagate and the demise of western culture
*The Saker* | They are all at it right now, and rather astoundingly - they all believe in their invulnerability and superiority.
"Carnage... Everywhere"
*"Carnage... Everywhere"* by Tyler Durden "It'll be fine" they said... "You buy the dip" they said..."just follow my tracks". Post-Powell, Gold is the big winner. Only Nasdaq remains in the green for the year, as Small Caps joined the rest in the red this week. But it was an ugly week for global markets. •Chinese stocks slammed (but rescued late on Friday by The National Team)... •Chinese commodities carnaged... •Japanic... •Europe was eviscerated.. And back in 'Murica, things were just as bad: •DOW AVERAGE FALLS 426 POINTS TO LOWEST SINCE NOV. 22 •S&P 500 SINKS 5.9% IN WEEK, BIGGEST D... more »
From a royal palace to a public school to a film studio : Sultana Melek’s Palace
Every time I pass by Heliopolis in Cairo, I must look around to see its remaining beautiful villas and palaces. One of my favorite palaces there is the Palace of Sultana Melek at Al-Oroba street which was turned in to a public school in the 1960s. [image: Sultana Melek's Palace] Sultana Meleks' palace with two strange bannersFor decades the Heliopolis style building hosted Misr Gadida language school. In the time of elections, it turned in to a poll station, the President’s Polling station especially in the time of Mubarak. From two weeks, I took a couple of photos of that beautiful b... more »
Did President Nixon Hide Proof of Alien Life in a Time Capsule?
A shadowy Watergate-era figure who claims he had personal access to Richard Nixon says the president showed him a letter confirming the existence of extraterrestrials.
US approves $1 billion worth of arms sales to Saudi Arabia
The US Department of State has approved just over $1 billion in potential arms sales to Saudi Arabia that includes spare parts for armored vehicles, maintenance support for helicopters and anti-tank missiles, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in three press releases. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
First moment the Syrian Army enters East Ghouta suburb (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) first entered ‘Ayn Tarma’s central neighborhoods on Friday, following the announcement of Faylaq Al-Rahman’s agreement to leave the East Ghouta. Hundreds of Syrian Army soldiers were then filmed entering ‘Ayn Tarma for the first time in years, as residents took to the streets to greet […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Exclusive: Former rebel fighters gave Syrian Army intel about East Ghouta hideouts
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 A.M.) – Faylaq Al-Rahman was once considered one of the strongest rebel forces in the East Ghouta, as their group controlled several important suburbs just outside the Syrian capital. However, their reign over these suburbs would come to an abrupt end this week, when their high command announced the end of their […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Houthis launches ballistic missile at Saudi military base
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 A.M.) – For the second time in the last 24 hours, the Houthi forces have launched a ballistic missile into southern Saudi Arabia. According to the official media wing of the Houthi forces, their rocket battalion fired a Badr-1 ballistic missile at the Saudi Army’s Special Forces base in the Najran Region. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Popular Turkish singer gets 10-month prison sentence for insulting Erdogan
Zuhal Olcay, a famous Turkish singer and actress, was sentenced to 10 months in prison for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a 2016 performance, the Hurriyet Daily News reported Thursday. According to reports, Olcay was given the sentence after she changed the lyrics to the song, “Boş Vermişim Dünyayı” to say: “Recep Tayyip […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Latest map update of East Ghouta after Harasta declared under Syrian Army control
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 P.M.) – It has been a long road for the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the East Ghouta; however, this battle is finally nearing its end, following the complete surrender of the militants in two of this region’s three pockets. The first pocket to be cleared was at the Harasta front, where […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Nation’s military displays its might at Pakistan Day parade
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 P.M.) – Pakistan’s armed forces put their military prowess on display during a massive military parade to commemorate ‘Pakistan Day,’ Friday. A wide variety of aircraft, helicopters, tanks, and other vehicles, as well as soldiers, paraded through Islamabad to mark the event. Pakistan Day commemorates the adoption of the Lahore Resolution on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Harasta officially under Syrian Army control
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 P.M.) – Minutes ago, a Damascus correspondent from Al-Masdar News confirmed that the Harasta suburb in the East Ghouta has been declared militant free. According to the field correspondent, the last militants departed on ten buses from Harasta tonight, putting an end to their long reign over this imperative suburb located east […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Attorney for Stormy Daniels demands that Trump Organization preserve all documents pertaining to hush money paid to his client.
Courtesy of Politico: *The attorney for adult film actress Stormy Daniels has asked the Trump Organization to preserve records related to a $130,000 payment that President Donald Trump’s lawyer made to Daniels just weeks before the 2016 election. * *In letters sent Thursday to the Trump Organization, First Republic Bank and City National Bank, Michael Avenatti, a lawyer for Daniels, asked that all documents connected to the payment be preserved, including emails and communications with Trump family members. The demand is part of a civil lawsuit Daniels filed this month seeking to ... more »
Another Judge Rules That Scott Walker Can't Steal Elections-- And She Was His Appointment
The Wisconsin Republican Party has worked damn hard to gerrymander the state in such a way as to take a 50/50 purple state and produce a state Assembly with 64 Republicans and 35 Democrats and a state Senate with 18 Republicans and 14 Democrats. And Governor Scott Walker-- and his backers-- have no intention of anything-- elections and voters-- rain of their parade. Keep in mind, the Republican Party took control of both houses in 2011. They immediately gerrymandered the state top to prevent Democrats from ever regaining control. So, in 2012 when Democrats won a majority of the vo...more »
X22 Report, “Everything Is In Play, Bail-outs, Bail-ins, It's All Coming Down”
X22 Report, “Everything Is In Play, Bail-outs, Bail-ins, It's All Coming Down” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUIeqyvjuuA X22 Report, “Nobody Escapes, It's All Being Setup To Close All The Exits” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xAdnCiPaag
Musical Interlude: Two Steps From Hell, “Evergreen Extended”
Two Steps From Hell, “Evergreen Extended” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGYsq7cbVZA
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 23, 2018
*John Burton, Asia Times:** Trump rolls the dice on China trade* The US president appears to have decided there is no longer any call for restraint on piling trade pressure on China US President Donald Trump has sharply escalated a trade war with China by deciding to impose annual tariffs high enough to effectively block about US$60 billion worth of Chinese products from entering the US. The tariffs are in retaliation for the theft of intellectual property and forced technology transfers by Chinese companies. China exported US$505 billion worth of goods to the US in 2017, while t... more »
World News Briefs -- March 23, 2018 (Evening Edition)
*Reuters:* *Syrian army celebrates as rebels quit most of their Ghouta stronghold* Syrian rebels left one besieged enclave on Friday and agreed to abandon another, leaving only the city of Douma still in insurgent hands in eastern Ghouta after a month-long army assault to drive them from the stronghold near Damascus. It brings President Bashar al-Assad to the cusp of his biggest victory over the rebels since driving them from Aleppo in December 2016, though they remain entrenched in areas of northwestern and southwestern Syria. The offensive to capture the towns and villages on ... more »
Trump Nominee Hid Radioactive Tap Water Linked To Cancer (170 Million Americans Drink It), Report Reveals
There are more reasons to filter tap water by the day. As if it wasn’t bad enough that millions of people drink tap water with high amounts of lead and other heavy metals, now a new report reveals that the tap water of 170 million U.S. people contains radioactive elements that are linked to cancer and other serious health issues, especially for pregnant women. There are also people who falsify information to hide these health threats from the public. Just one example is President Donald Trump’s original nominee for environmental issues Kathleen Hartnett White, former chair of the ... more »
March for Our Lives awakens the spirit of student and media activism of the 1960s
Errol Salamon, Postdoctoral Researcher and Visting Scholar in Communication, University of Pennsylvania at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 5 hours ago
Young activists are using journalism to advance their cause. Though their work echoes student activists and journalists of the 1960s, they use new tools not available to the activists of that era.
Arctic Wintertime Sea Ice Extent Is Among Lowest On Record (but not THE lowest)
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: From NASA Goddard: Sea ice in the Arctic grew to its annual maximum extent last week, and joined 2015, 2016 and 2017 as the four lowest maximum extents on record, according to scientists at the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and NASA. On March 17, the…
Emergent constraints on climate sensitivity: Part II
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Nic Lewis The four constraints that Caldwell assessed as credible. In Part 1 the nature and validity of emergent constraints[1] on equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS) in GCMs were discussed, drawing mainly on the analysis and assessment of 19 such constraints in Caldwell et al (2018; henceforth Caldwell),[2] who concluded…
Emergent constraints on climate sensitivity: Part I
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Nic Lewis Emergent constraints on climate sensitivity: their nature and assessment of validity. There have been quite a number of papers published in recent years concerning “emergent constraints” on equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS) in comprehensive global climate models (GCMs), of both the current (CMIP5) and previous (CMIP3) generations. The…
Injured Victim Suing FBI — for Allowing Terrorist Attack to Happen
[image: injured-victim-suing-fbi-for-allowing-terrorist-attack-to-happen] It’s perhaps one of the biggest, and most underreported, stories of the last few years. It involves two different allegations, the first being that the FBI allowed a terrorist attack to happen. More damning still, the second is that the FBI actually encouraged it.
Indictment: Waterslide in Fatal Decapitation Accident Was ‘Deadly Weapon’
A former executive with the Kansas water park where a 10-year-old boy died on the giant waterslide has been charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Animatronic T-Rex Bursts Into Flames
A life-sized animatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex at the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience in Canon City, Colo., was set ablaze after an electrical issue.
Are these grownups? John Brennan acts like a petulant brat on Twitter
Social Media continues to undo the old principle of "If you don't have anything nice to say to somebody, don't say anything at all." More The post Are these grownups? John Brennan acts like a petulant brat on Twitter appeared first on The Duran.
The Trump Administration's Dangerous Tariff Game
*Samuel Rines* *economy, Americas* [image: Chairman, CEO and President of Nucor John Ferriola and U.S. Steel CEO Dave Burritt flank U.S. President Donald Trump as he announces that the United States will impose tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on imported aluminum during a meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque] In the end, it is certain the United States will place tariffs on Chinese goods, and there will be retaliation. Should anyone really care about the China tariffs “announced” yesterday. Yes and no. Nothin... more »
Global Emissions Up 1.4% In 2017
By Paul Homewood Global carbon dioxide emissions rose 1.4 percent in 2017 to a record-setting 32.5 gigatonnes, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Emissions rose after stalling for three years in a row, IEA reported. The Paris climate accord was signed by nearly 200 countries in 2015, which went into […]
Blitzkreig Bolton, Trumps New National Security Adviser
I am pleased to announce that, effective 4/9/18, @AmbJohnBolton will be my new National Security Advisor. I am very thankful for the service of General H.R. McMaster who has done an outstanding job & will always remain my friend. There will be an official contact handover on 4/9. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 22, 2018 *Gobsmacked best described my reaction to news of this man's appointment today! * image from here *Bolton is the Hawks Hawk. * Wayback @ PFYT on Wednesday, June 13, 2012- John Bolton: Syria, World War and the destruction of America*Keep in mind this is ...more »
Climate Security Fraud in Black and White; Keystone Kops Visit San Francisco Courts
From the reports I’ve been reading it is turning into a disaster for the climate alarmists out in San Francisco. The kinds of errors I’m seeing are errors of arrogance, errors of hubris, and errors of overconfidence. The Climate “Experts” are making the Keystone Kops look competent. My impression is that because they were in … Continue reading "Climate Security Fraud in Black and White; Keystone Kops Visit San Francisco Courts"
Ecuador: Sociedad civil preocupada por nuevos convenios para proteger transnacionales
bilaterals.org - 7 hours ago
23-Mar-2018 Representantes que formaron parte de la Auditoría Ciudadana para analizar la legitimidad de los Tratados Bilaterales de Inversión, envían carta expresando su preocupación por los nuevos tratados que el Gobierno pretende firmar ignorando las recomendaciones que en su momento había realizado la Auditoría.
Comunicado | Central que agrupa a los trabajadores de Uruguay manifestó su rechazo al TLC con Chile
bilaterals.org - 7 hours ago
23-Mar-2018 El PIT-CNT se opone al tratado de libre comercio con Chile, ya que consideran que no es un acuerdo hecho en beneficio de los pueblos, sino de las empresas transnacionales.
Una multinacional minera vincula a la Xunta con la corrupción en una batalla legal que ya ha costado 600.000 euros públicos
bilaterals.org - 7 hours ago
23-Mar-2018 Edgewater denuncia que un intermediario solicitó 1,5 millones a repartir entre Feijóo y altos cargos para llevar a cabo una megamina que luego fue vetada. La venganza de la empresa señala a Feijóo, un ex-conselleiro y a la empresa Sacyr en un conflicto en que la Administración ha gastado más de medio millón de euros.
La OMC, los tratados de comercio e inversión y sus consecuencias en la agricultura europea
bilaterals.org - 7 hours ago
23-Mar-2018 La Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) y los acuerdos de comercio e inversión apuntalan un modelo de agricultura y alimentación convertido en negocio, no en derecho.
Gazprom demandará a Ucrania por cobrar parte de la multa por monopolio
bilaterals.org - 7 hours ago
23-Mar-2018 La empresa de gas rusa Gazprom prepara una demanda contra Ucrania por haber cobrado a la compañía la multa impuesta por el Comité Antimonopolio ucraniano.
Bolivia vs. Chile: The Regional Consequences Of Liberalism vs. Realism
Bolivia’s international liberal plea for sovereign access to the Pacific is interestingly a realist ploy for domestic political purposes that will have profound geostrategic consequences in the New Cold War. The post Bolivia vs. Chile: The Regional Consequences Of Liberalism vs. Realism appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Keto vs. Paleo – Here’s What Science Says About which Low Carb Diet is Best
*Anna Hunt* - Here are some claims from the scientific community to help you decide which diet - ketogenic or paleo - is best for you.
Video of Vegas Shooter Finally Released, Showing How He Brought In the Guns
By Matt Agorist It’s been close to six months since Stephen Paddock allegedly rented a room inside the Mandalay Bay Casino Resort in Las Vegas... more »
As YouTube Ignores Child Exploitation, They Announce Ban on Millions of Gun Videos
By Rachel Blevins YouTube has announced that it is banning videos that show users how to manufacture or modify firearms, adding to its ban on... more »
Responsibility Deflected, The CLOUD Act Passes
By David Ruiz “People deserve the right to a better process.” Those are the words of Jim McGovern, representative for Massachusetts and member of the... more »
The War On Drugs Is Far Deadlier Than Most People Realize
By Brian Saady While accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said, “The manner in which this war against drugs... more »
A Terrible Stalinist Purge
"A vindictive response from the leadership" opines Angela Smith. "This is a terrible Stalinist purge!" says Peter Hain. Anyone would think it's the 1930s and the NKVD are dragging old Bolsheviks from their beds. But no, it's 2018 and just another round of bellyaching, this time greeting the sacking of Owen Smith. How do we know this is the usual griping instead of a principled defence led by Labour politicians speaking their mind? You apply the Chris Williamson measure. As comrades know, Chris Williamson was "let go" from his shadow fire role in January this year for ranging rather... more »
Here is that CNN interview with former Playmate Karen McDougal concerning her affair with Donald Trump. Yes, it's icky.
Courtesy of the New York Times: *The former Playboy model Karen McDougal gave her first television interview about the affair she alleges she had with Donald J. Trump more than a decade ago, saying that he offered her money after their first sexual encounter. * *“After we had been intimate, he tried to pay me, and I actually did not take that,” she told Anderson Cooper of CNN in an interview broadcast on Thursday night. “I looked at him and said, ‘That’s not me, I’m not that kind of girl.’” * *As a security aide of Mr. Trump’s drove her home, she said, “I started crying, I was ... more »
Will the Deep State Break Trump?
[image: will-the-deep-state-break-trump] The Trump White House is behaving as if it were the prospective target of a coup d'etat. And it is not wrong to think so.
Trump Names Neo-con Interventionist John R. Bolton as National Security Advisor
[image: trump-names-neo-con-interventionist-john-r-bolton-as-national-security-advisor] President Trump announced that he is naming former ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton as his new national security advisor, replacing Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster.
Trump "Dossier" Author Soon to be Deposed in Defamation Suit
[image: trump-dossier-author-soon-to-be-deposed-in-defamation-suit] Christopher Steele — the author (perhaps novelist would be a better description) of the Trump “dossier” — is facing serious legal troubles. Besides being referred for criminal investigation by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, he is facing a multi-million dollar civil suit for defamation of character. Fox News has published British court records related to Steele’s upcoming deposition in that lawsuit.
U.S. And China Waging A War Of Words Over A U.S. Navy Ship Sailing Near A Disputed Chinese South China Sea Island
*The Independent*:* US warship triggers fury in Beijing after sailing near to disputed South China Sea islands* *American navy accused of 'serious political and military provocation' * China has condemned America for a "serious political and military provocation" after a US Navy destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built in disputed waters. The operation in the South China Sea was the latest attempt to counter what Washington sees as Beijing’s efforts to limit freedom of navigation in the strategic waters. It came amid heightened tensions between the... more »
Syrian army celebrates Ghouta Victory as "rebels" aka terrorists flee
* Syrian army soldiers fired tracer bullets into the air to celebrate their victory. * *Only one terrorist stronghold to go and Ghouta is cleared in a near replay of Aleppo* *"It will leave only one remaining rebel pocket in eastern Ghouta - the city of Douma* - and put Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the brink of his biggest victory over the insurgents since driving them from Aleppo in December 2016. *Insurgents in one of those pockets - the town of Harasta - began withdrawing in a convoy of buses for opposition territory in northwestern Syria on Thursday*. More buses left o... more »
American Fighters IV: The planes put out of service by the F-35 program
A list by Series, showing top speed, range and any special characteristics that are removed through the use of the US F-35 as the mainstay of America's air defense forces More The post American Fighters IV: The planes put out of service by the F-35 program appeared first on The Duran.
“NEVER AGAIN”: President Trump signs $1.3 trillion spending bill in a calculated decision [VIDEO]
President expresses regret at signing this bill, calls for LINE ITEM VETO; swears never to do something like this again as Democrats stuff a shutdown prevention spending bill full of pork More The post “NEVER AGAIN”: President Trump signs $1.3 trillion spending bill in a calculated decision [VIDEO] appeared first on The Duran.
Americans Will Pay the Price for Trump's Toughened Approach with China
*Colin Grabow* *Economics, North America* [image: A tattered U.S. flag flies on an old tractor in a farm field outside Sutherland Springs, near the site of the shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs,Texas] American firms may not profit from a trade war with China, but both Airbus and Brazilian farmers have to be salivating at the prospect. It appears that President Trump is going to get his much-desired trade war with China. Citing the country’s harmful intellectual property and innovation policies, President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the pending imp... more »
U.S. Postal Service Unveils Mister Rogers Postage Stamp
The U.S. Postal Service has released a stamp featuring Fred Rogers, the gentle TV host who entertained and educated generations of preschoolers on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
U.S. Charges 9 Iranians In Massive Hacking Scheme
*Reuters*: *U.S. charges, sanctions Iranians for global cyber attacks on behalf of Tehran* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday charged and sanctioned nine Iranians and an Iranian company for attempting to hack into hundreds of universities worldwide, dozens of companies and parts of the U.S. government, including its main energy regulator, on behalf of Tehran’s government. The cyber attacks, beginning in at least 2013, pilfered more than 31 terabytes of academic data and intellectual property from 144 U.S. universities and 176 universities in 21 other countries, t... more »
Bend Over And Smile America.
The Military and the Congressional Employees Are the Big Winners. American People Not So Much Free Beacon- The House and Senate increased their own budgets in the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending package. The Senate increased its total salaries of officers and employees by *$12.6 million* in the 2,232-page bill The legislation increases the Senate budget to $919.9 million, *up $48.8 million* from fiscal year 2017, according to the congressional summary of the bill. "The increase provides funding necessary for critical modernization and upgrades of the Senate financial management s... more »
BREAKING: Kevin Drum seems to make sense about teens!
*FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2018Not that it makes any difference:* We awoke this morning 1) deeply worried about Trump and Bolton and 2) saddened by what we saw on CNN last night. We haven't even gotten around to the factual errors we saw pundits make about decades-old figures like Gennifer Flowers and Monica Lewinsky. (Script never dies in our world.) Then too, there's 1) the alleged threat, later proven false, which almost got Cody Shearer killed, along with 2) the alleged threat Hillary Clinton is said to have unloaded on Juanita Broaddrick. (We mention those decades-old alleged threa... more »
The Senate Nearly Ended The War In Yemen... But 10 Democrats Decided To Stick With Trump
Tuesday evening 5 Republicans joined the Democrats to end the US role in Yemen-- so it could have passed-- but 10 Democrats crossed the aisle in the other direction and killed Bernie's joint resolution, 55-44. These were the Republicans who voted to end the war: *•* Susan Collins (ME) *•* Steve Daines (MT) *•* Mike Lee (UT) *•* Jerry Moran (KS) *•* Rand Paul (KY) And these were the Democrats who voted with Trump to keep the resolution locked up in committee: *•* Chris Coons (DE) *•* Catherine Cortez Masto (NV) *•* Joe Donnelly (IN) *•* Heidi Heitkamp (ND) *•* Doug Jones (AL) *•... more »
Meanwhile In Russia: Fox Discovered In Fisherman’s Bag After Eating All The Fish
A fox decided to help himself to an easy meal after he found a fisherman’s stash of fish. According to the YouTube uploader, the fox was found stealing the Russian fisherman’s catch from the bag at the back of a snowmobile. From the fox’s expression he is either startled that he was discovered or he’s very friendly and familiar around people. Some might say he almost looks proud of having gotten such a good dinner! The red fox eats a wide variety of foods. It is an omnivore and its diet includes fruits, berries and grasses. It also eats birds and small mammals like squirrels, rabb... more »
Agenda piled upon agenda
A tweet tonight from *Guardian *columnist (and former political editor of *The New Statesman*) Rafael Behr... ...crystallises a feeling I've already expressed on this blog about the BBC's reporting (though Rafael himself *wasn't* specifically talking about the BBC there). Go back in time to 2015 - and the years before that - and you'll find the BBC pouncing on and making a fuss about pretty much every social media slip made by even the most obscure UKIP council candidate. Never mind how obscure those UKIP people were, such stories were generally made 'BBC News website front pag... more »
Elite Syrian Army troops deploy to Douma for next East Ghouta battle
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) elite Tiger Forces have redeployed their troops from the Harasta and ‘Ayn Tarma fronts to the outskirts of Douma, a Jaysh Al-Islam stronghold. According to a military source in Damascus, the Tiger Forces will surround Jaysh Al-Islam at Douma, alongside their allies from the 4th […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
East Ghouta update: Only 10 buses left to depart from Harasta, area under Syrian Army control
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – The last group of militants in the Harasta suburb of the East Ghouta are awaiting to depart from the East Ghouta to northern Syria tonight. According to an Al-Masdar field correspondent in Damascus, only ten buses are left to leave Harasta for northern Syria; once they depart, the entire suburb […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
UN Human Rights Council condemns Israel’s violations in Syria’s Golan Heights
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) – The U.N.’s Human Rights Council issued a statement on Friday that condemned Israel’s violations in the occupied Golan Heights region. During their meeting in Geneva on Friday, the UNHRC once again demanded that Israel comply with U.N. Resolution 497, which calls on Israel to end their occupation of the Golan […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish PKK reportedly withdrawing from Iraq’s Sinjar region
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) – The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) is allegedly withdrawing from Iraq’s Sinjar region, Turkish state owned Anadolu News Agency reported this evening. Citing the Governor of the Sinjar District, Mahma Khalil, Anadolu Agency claimed that the withdrawal followed repeated demands by the local population for the PKK to leave the region. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army takes control of several neighborhoods in East Ghouta as militants spend last night in region
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has already begun their sweeping operation in the former Islamist stronghold of ‘Ayn Tarma, as their forces have already taken control of a number of neighborhoods in the suburb. According to a military source in Damascus, the Syrian Army received information from Faylaq Al-Rahman this […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
BREAKING: A portrait of the liberal subscriber!
*FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2018Can't wait for Sunday night:* You can't say we didn't warn you. Once we let the press corps start discussing (consensual) sex, that's all they'll want to do, we said. Too often, it's also the only thing we rubes want to hear about. And our powers of discrimination are amazingly weak in this area. Consider the letter the New York Times chose to publish today. It's full of standard cant about the current sex chase. Stormy may have photos of Don! Sadly, it opens like this: LETTER TO THE NEW YORK TIMES (3/23/18): Re “The Calm Before the Stormy,” by Frank Brun... more »
Why Trump will weather Stormy
Monika L. McDermott, Professor of Political Science, Fordham University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 9 hours ago
When it comes to political scandals, context is king.
Are Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Rates Increasing?
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? There is no evidence that tropical cyclones are getting more frequent or more intense, but are they getting wetter? This is a common suggestion, and is something that is predicted by climate models. One of the problems with measuring past trends…
A postmortem on the rejected #ExxonKnew case in San Francisco Federal Court
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Recently, sanity prevailed in California as the judge rebuked the idea that there was a conspiracy to defraud the public by oil companies. Here’s a look at the argument presented. Guest opinion by Joseph Bast We are still waiting for the transcript of the “climate tutorial” requested by…
Arctic Ice Stays Put Mar. 22
Originally posted on Science Matters: ? After a slow beginning this month, Arctic ice advanced to set a late annual maximum, and is now holding on to its gains the last four days. The image above shows the last week, setting new 2018 maximums on day 74 for NH overall, as well in Barents Sea. …
Hey remember Guccifer 2.0, the guy who distributed those stolen DNC emails to Wikileaks? Turns out that dude was an agent for Russian intelligence.
Courtesy of the Daily Beast: *Guccifer 2.0, the “lone hacker” who took credit for providing WikiLeaks with stolen emails from the Democratic National Committee, was in fact an officer of Russia’s military intelligence directorate (GRU), The Daily Beast has learned. It’s an attribution that resulted from a fleeting but critical slip-up in GRU tradecraft. * *That forensic determination has substantial implications for the criminal probe into potential collusion between President Donald Trump and Russia. The Daily Beast has learned that the special counsel in that investigation, Ro... more »
CBS Hyperventilating Over Trump
A brief critique of the Hyperventilating CBS News and incessant Trump Bashing. Continue reading →
New jobs report shows Texas created most jobs
Content Multimedia - 9 hours ago
By Vance Ginn The best path for Texans to have a more prosperous future is to have a job. Employment allows them opportunities to have the dignity of being a productive member of society instead of being held back from reaching their full potential on government welfare. With more control over their family's budget, Texans can flourish by focusing on being healthier, spending time with loved ones, and enjoying life's many blessings.
Homemade Yogurt Completely Reverses IBS Symptoms in a Shocking 93 Percent of Hospital Patients, Kentucky Medical Doctors Discover
One of the most perplexing aspects of choosing a healthy diet in today’s day and age is separating the hype from what’s truly healthy. While human beings have been consuming raw, grass-fed dairy for thousands of years and it’s a staple of many of the longest-living cultures in the world, a strong counter-current of Internet bloggers and authors have crafted a theory that all dairy is far from a healthy choice, if not damaging to health in its own right. But it’s clear-as-day that the dairy we consume in the 21st century is far different from what our grandparents had, so much so th... more »
Top U.S. General In Afghanistan Accuses Russia of Secretly Arming The Taliban
*BBC: **Russia 'arming the Afghan Taliban', says US* Russia is supporting and even supplying arms to the Taliban, the head of US forces in Afghanistan has told the BBC. In an exclusive interview, Gen John Nicholson said he'd seen "destabilising activity by the Russians." He said Russian weapons were smuggled across the Tajik border to the Taliban, but could not say in what quantity. Russia has denied such US allegations in the past, citing a lack of evidence. But the new claims come at a sensitive time in Russia's ties with Nato powers. *Read more* .... *Update:* The General in... more »
Senator Paul Exposes Contents of “Terrible, Rotten” Omnibus
[image: senator-paul-exposes-contents-of-terrible-rotten-omnibus] In a series of enormously popular posts on social media, liberty-minded Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky dissected what he called the “sad excuse” for legislation more commonly known as the omnibus spending bill.
Bull Market in Stocks Remains in Place: Dow Theory
[image: bull-market-in-stocks-remains-in-place-dow-theory] For the moment, according to Dow Theory, the market remains in its current bull phase.
An Israel-Bound Flight Flew Over Saudi Arabian Airspace For The First Time In 70 Years
*Business Insider:* *An Israel-bound flight flew over Saudi Arabian airspace, making history between two countries that still don't have diplomatic relations* * A maiden commercial flight between New Delhi and Tel Aviv flew over Saudi airspace on Thursday evening, marking a historic shift in diplomacy between Israel and Saudi Arabia. * AirIndia flight 139 flew over Saudi Arabia for approximately three hours, coming within 37 miles (60 kilometers) of the capital city Riyadh. * Israel and Saudi Arabia have no diplomatic relations, although there have been major signs of warming ties.... more »
EU Nations To Expel Russian Diplomats In Response To The Nerve Agent Attack In Salisbury
*The Guardian*: *At least 10 EU nations to expel Russian diplomats in spy row* Emmanuel Macron condemns ‘attack on European sovereignty’ as EU leaders back Theresa May Russian intelligence agents and diplomats across the European Union will be expelled next week in response to the use of a nerve agent in Salisbury, described by Emmanuel Macron as an “attack on European sovereignty”. At least 10 EU member states will order Russian officials to leave, with the number of countries answering the UK’s call for action expected to rise in the coming weeks. “What happened in Great Brita... more »
3 Killed, 16 Injured, Gunman Who Claims Allegience To ISIS Dead In France After Shooting & Hostage Situation
*Daily Mail:* *ISIS killer 'took his little sister to school' then murdered three people before being shot dead: How the French terror attack unfolded * * Redouane Lakdim, 26, carried out attack in Carcassonne and Trebes, France * He walked his little sister to school before hijacking a car, killing one person * Lakdim then fired at a group of police officers, leaving one of them wounded * He stormed a supermarket, killed two more people before being shot dead An ISIS gunman has been shot dead in the south of France after killing three people and injuring multiple others. Redouan... more »
Arctic Ice Stays Put Mar. 22
After a slow beginning this month, Arctic ice advanced to set a late annual maximum, and is now holding on to its gains the last four days. The image above shows the last week, setting new 2018 maximums on day 74 for NH overall, as well in Barents Sea. The graph below shows that […]
BWorld 198, Three levels of global disruption
* This is my contribution for *BusinessWorld Top 1,000 Corporations 2016*. I forgot to post this earlier. ----------- *3 levels of disruption* Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr. Disruption in business and the macro economy is mainly a result of innovation by the new leaders and partly complacency by the previous ones. What used to be great and famous global brands have been overtaken by new and upstarts which introduce unceasing innovation. This disruption has occurred at three levels. *# 1: Global economic leadership has shifted to the developing world* Over the past two decades, or from 1... more »
Will There Be a Sequel to ‘Napoleon Dynamite’?
Rumors that there would be a follow-up to the 2004 cult classic actually grew out of a fan-made poster and years-old rumors.
Friday Webcast
Video of oIDpUBPcix0 Join us at 2:00 pm eastern for our weekly live webcast, with your host, Matthew Ogden.
LIMBAUGH GASLIGHTS HIS AUDIENCE ON TRUMP'S SEX SCANDALS
I hope fans of President Trump are disillusioned by what they're hearing about his sex life -- but they're unlikely to be upset with Trump if they believe Rush Limbaugh's version of events. Here's what Limbaugh said on the radio yesterday: ... I’m gonna do this in what I think is the voice of your average Trump voter, okay? .... “Okay. So Trump had affairs with really beautiful women. Right? And maybe they were porn stars and Playboy models. So what! “Good for him! Trump was a playboy himself. Everybody knows that, and what’s wrong with liking really incredibly good-looking, exotic ... more »
Saturday is a good day for a march
Saturday is a big day for teens and young adults who will be showing what democracy looks like. A crowd larger than the inauguration attendees is expected to protest gun violence and advocate for change. Whether you agree with their … Continue reading →
UTAH Pristine Canyonlands Leased by Trump Administration for Oil and Gas Drilling
(Photo courtesy of Josh Ewing, Friends of Cedar Mesa) This prehistoric masonry structure, located near southeast Utah's Recapture Canyon, is on on one of many parcels rich in archaeological resources that the Bureau of Land Management has leased for oil and gas development. At the BLM's March 20 auction, Ayers Energy bought 19 of 21 leases contested by historic preservationists. Pristine
Are Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Rates Increasing?
By Paul Homewood There is no evidence that tropical cyclones are getting more frequent or more intense, but are they getting wetter? This is a common suggestion, and is something that is predicted by climate models. One of the problems with measuring past trends is the patchy nature of recorded data. Whereas we now […]
New Danish Paper Wrecks CO2 Theory Of Global Warming
By Paul Homewood h/t No Tricks Zone An important new paper from Frank Lansner and Jens Pedersen: Abstract Temperature data 1900–2010 from meteorological stations across the world have been analyzed and it has been found that all land areas generally have two different valid temperature trends. Coastal stations and hill stations facing […]
Russian Defense Ministry refutes allegations about Russian airstrikes in Eastern Ghouta
Russia’s Defense Ministry has refuted media allegations about Russian airstrikes in Eastern Ghouta allegedly killing 37 civilians. “Russia’s air force never delivers any strikes at Eastern Ghouta’s residential quarters, neither does it use incendiary weapons, unlike the US-led international coalition,” the ministry said in a statement on Friday. “Allegations circulated by profiteers from human suffering, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Dire situation in Afrin: ‘Residents who fled are sleeping on ground, in cars’
Over 200,000 residents of the Syrian city of Afrin have been forced out of their homes within as a result of Turkey’s military operation. Hevi Mustafa, co-chairman of the Executive Council of the Canton of Afrin, spoke with Sputnik in an interview about the situation. “A large number of local residents were forced to flee […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Major clashes breakout between rival jihadist groups in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – For the second day in a row, intense clashes have broken out between the rival jihadist groups in the rural parts of the Idlib Governorate. According to pro-opposition activists, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham militants attacked Jabhat Tahrir Souriya inside the town of Jaradah near the jihadist stronghold of Ma’arat Al-Nu’man. Fierce […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
East Ghouta militants to be transported to Afrin
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – The militants in the East Ghouta region that are scheduled to leave today will not be transported to the Idlib Governorate, a military source told Al-Masdar News this afternoon. According to the source, the militants will be transported to the northern Aleppo Governorate city of Afrin, which was recently captured […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey to resume flights to Iraqi Kurdistan
The Turkish government has decided to lift the ban on international flights to Iraqi Kurdistan, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Friday. “We had closed down our airspace following northern Iraq’s referendum. We are opening our airspace as of today,” Yildirim told reporters as quoted by the Daily Sabah newspaper. Turkey imposed a ban on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
All eyes on last East Ghouta town as Jaysh Al-Islam refuses to surrender
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 P.M.) – With Faylaq Al-Rahman’s latest agreement to surrender their last positions in the East Ghouta to the Syrian government today, Jaysh Al-Islam remains the last militant group in this region. According to a military source in Damascus, Jaysh Al-Islam has repeatedly refused to surrender Douma to the government and vowed to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Six year long war in 4 East Ghouta suburbs ends
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:55 P.M.) – For years, the battle in the Jobar suburb of the East Ghouta has been one of the bloodiest battles in Syria. The Syrian Arab Army’s Republican Guard and their allies from the Palestine Liberation Army (PLA) and National Defense Forces (NDF) had repeatedly tried to retake Jobar, but all attempts […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Watch the Syrian Army capture the entire Ayn Tarma Valley in the East Ghouta
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:35 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a big advance in the East Ghouta, yesterday, seizing the imperative ‘Ayn Tarma Valley after a week long battle. As a result of this advance, the Syrian Army was able to enter the southern part of ‘Ayn Tarma for the first time in years. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
The social media scam
Karl Denninger has two excellent articles showing how social media (Facebook in particular, but also all, repeat, ALL other "big social" sites out there - Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, old Uncle Tom Cobbleigh and all) are monitoring and "monetizing" you. In the first article, "The REAL Social Media SCAM", he states: So let's assume you're Facesucker. You make it "easy" for site owners to put "likes" and even use sign-on features from Facebook's authentication on your page. Say, you're a newspaper. Ok, so I go to www.mylocalnews.dirtbag/my-local-jackass-city-council.html. As the ... more »
Tucker Carlson: Where have all the men gone?...
*long time passing.* With apologies to Pete Seeger (RIP) We don't have many opportunities to interact with beta males, otherwise known as wimps, in North Idaho. My fear is that will change as our local women become more assertive and unfeminine. With the rise of unwed motherhood, even here, the next generation of men are being raised without fathers. Fatherless homes are not good for children - boys or girls. There was much more I wanted to say, but I deleted it and will let Tucker speak for me - and I thank him. *Amazon Today* Some deals in * Women's Dresses. * I know, afte... more »
Occupying Kinder Morgan Office: 'No Full Informed Consent for Pipeline'
Gabrielle Gelderman @GabbyGelderman 2h2 hours ago We are here occupying the #KinderMorgan office in #yyc to deliver a message: there is NOT full+informed consent for this #pipeline, the nations and communities in B.C. fighting to #StopKM have spoken. We want to make sure KM hears them. Friday, March 23, 2018 For the fifth time in 5 days, land and water protectors head
In Just 3 Months Cops Strip-Searched Thousands of Innocent Women for Visiting Family in Jails
[image: strip-searched] A shocking report from the Florida Times-Union has revealed that in just a three-month time frame, thousands of innocent women were subject to invasive practices in which they were strip-searched just to visit a family member in jail. The post In Just 3 Months Cops Strip-Searched Thousands of Innocent Women for Visiting Family in Jails appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
WATCH: Cops Shoot and Kill Mentally Ill Woman as She Exits Her Burning Vehicle
[image: vehicle] A mentally ill woman was shot and killed by police after her car caught on fire during a confrontation with officers and she jumped out of the vehicle. The post WATCH: Cops Shoot and Kill Mentally Ill Woman as She Exits Her Burning Vehicle appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
After Increasing Nat’l Debt a TRILLION in 6 Months, US Gov’t Just Gave Themselves a Massive Raise
[image: bill] Only hours after receiving a massive 2,200 page, $1.3 trillion dollar spending bill, both the House and the Senate voted to pass it without having any time to read it. Why? Because it gives them all raises. The post After Increasing Nat’l Debt a TRILLION in 6 Months, US Gov’t Just Gave Themselves a Massive Raise appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Gazprom draws up lawsuit for international arbitration over Ukraine's antimonopoly fine
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
23-Mar-2018 Gazprom has already sent a notice to Ukraine about the Ukrainian side violating its obligations to protect investment and is currently preparing a lawsuit to appeal to International arbitration.
African Union plans another summit In July for countries unsure about FTA
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
23-Mar-2018 The African Union is to hold another summit in Mauritania in July when countries with reservations about signing the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement can make their choice.
Zambia says not ready for some protocols of continental free trade agreement
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
23-Mar-2018 Zambia did not sign the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as it was still conducting internal negotiations on some protocols in the agreement.
TPP on table for UK after Brexit, trade chief Fox says
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
23-Mar-2018 Britain plans to pursue free trade pacts during transition period
Autumn Peltier, 13, Speaks out for Water at U.N., Sends Message to Trudeau on Pipelines
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Indigenous Youth Autumn Peltier has message for Prime Minister Trudeau on pipelinesTreaty Alliance Against Tar Sands Expansion Mar 22, 2018, 09:48 ETWINNIPEG, March 22, 2018 /CNW/ - Autumn Peltier, a 13-year old water advocate from the Wikwemikong First Nation in northern Ontario, is addressing world leaders today at the United
U Scientists Scan World’s First 10.5-Tesla Human MRI Image
U Scientists Scan World’s First 10.5-Tesla Human MRI Image https://research.umn.edu/inquiry/post/u-scientists-scan-worlds-first-105-tesla-human-mri-image Advertisements
Graphene Computers Work 1000 Times Faster, Use Far Less Power
Graphene Computers Work 1000 Times Faster, Use Far Less Power https://futurism.com/graphene-computers-work-1000-times-faster-use-far-less-power/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
Is this Japanese concept the secret to a long, happy, meaningful life?
Is this Japanese concept the secret to a long, happy, meaningful life? | World Economic Forum https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/08/is-this-japanese-concept-the-secret-to-a-long-life
U.S. Air Force Base Car Crash In California Is Being Treated As A Terror Attack
*Daily Mail:* *Terrorist is killed after driving through the gates of a California AIR FORCE base, setting himself on fire and crashing as his vehicle packed with propane tanks burst into flames* * A car filled with propane tanks breached the gates of Travis Air Force Base in California on Wednesday * Authorities say the driver ignited himself causing the car filled with the tanks to explode into flames * The incident is reportedly being considered an act of terror, the driver's identity has not yet been released A motorist's vehicle burst into flames after it 'gained unauthorize... more »
BREAKING: "Watch the interview," TPM says!
*FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2018As Josh Marshall correctly said, "Why?" * Gag us! The headline at TPM says this: *Karen McDougal Details Relationship With Trump In CNN Interview (VIDEO)* In the actual TPM report, Caitlin McNeal regurgitates treacle, then says this: "Watch the interview via CNN:" All you have to do is click. She provides a *way* to watch! "Watch the interview," McNeal said. We have a good answer: Why? Twenty-six years after Gennifer Flowers hijacked an election with an account which she almost surely made up, why are we still being told to watch someone babble on and on a... more »
Author: “The retractions were about bureaucracy, not science”
A researcher has retracted two 2014 papers, after discovering they had not gone through the proper approval process before being submitted. The papers were part of a collaboration funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, which focused on solving protein structures. Adam Godzik, the senior author, told Retraction Watch that all papers had to … Continue reading Author: “The retractions were about bureaucracy, not science”
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