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Was the NRA Founded to Protect Black People from the Ku Klux Klan?
Revisionist accounts of the origin of the National Rifle Association say it was formed to help freed slaves defend themselves against racist attacks after the Civil War.
Are These the Northern Lights Seen From Space?
A purported photograph of an aurora is actually a screenshot from a computer animation.
Picture Of The Day
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and wife Ri Sol Ju, and Chinese President Xi Jinping and wife Peng Liyuan meet in Beijing. KCNA/via Reuters *WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Kim Jong Un visits Beijing* (Reuters)
Breaking: Early reports from northern Aleppo indicate Turkish-Russian talks failed in Tal Rifaat
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:25 A.M.) – Early reports from the northern Aleppo countryside indicate that the Russian-Turkish talks in Tal Rifa’at failed after the Turkish delegation refused certain terms of the deal. According to the reports, the Turkish Army refused to force the militants in Jisr Al-Shughour to handover the town to the Syrian Arab Army […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Egypt’s Sisi gains huge lead in presidential vote – reports
Egypt’s incumbent President Abdul Fattah Sisi appears to hold a huge lead over his only rival at nearly 6,000 polling stations hours after the voting ended, local media said Thursday citing preliminary tally. Data obtained by the Youm7 publication from 5,934 polling places shows Sisi en course to win this week’s election, with first results […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
LaRouche: Britain Empire Still Enemy No. 1 of Civilized World
New International Economic Order American Credit System Stop WWIII Video of 5Zl2FBvZm9o No one understands the British better than Lyndon LaRouche. True, Britain no longer rules the waves, or the world with ships, planes, and imperial armies. But their system of thought infects cultures throughout the world and shapes the way people analyze and perceive reality. Today, with the emergence of a new economic order taking over the globe, led by China's Belt and Road Initiative, Britain is threatening war with Russia in an attempt to stop this economic development. It's about time to era... more »
Ecuador Has Cut Off Julian Assange's Internet Access At Their London Embassy
*Daily Mail/Press Association:* *Ecuador cuts off WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's communications with the outside world from their London embassy where he has lived for more than five years* * Julian Assange has been living at the embassy in London since June 2012 * Swedish authorities have dropped their investigation into Mr Assange * But he believes he will be extradited to the United States for questioning over the activities of WikiLeaks if he leaves the building Ecuador's government is cutting off WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's communications outside the nation's London... more »
Will 2018 Be The Year The Democrats Finally Win CA-10?
CA-10 is Jeff Denham's Central Valley district that should have been won by the Democrats by now. It's a white minority district (46%) that stretches from Tracy, Manteca, Ripon and Riverbank in the north down through Modesto and Patterson to Turlock. Obama won it both times and in 2016 Hillary beat Trump 48.5% to 45.5%. The PVI went from R1 to EVEN. The DCCC has run a series of weak congressional candidates, which is how Denham has hung on. They seem determined to do it again, this time with New Dem Josh Harder. An old pal from the 2006 Jerry McNerney race, A.J. Carrillo, has taken... more »
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "Awakening (Cosmic Sea)"
Liquid Mind, "Awakening (Cosmic Sea)" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCa4dpKyzwo
U.S. Judge Rules That Saudi Arabia Must Face U.S. Lawsuits Over 9/11
People watch the Tribute in Light installation illuminated over lower Manhattan as seen from Brooklyn, marking the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York City, U.S., September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid *Reuters:* *Saudi Arabia must face U.S. lawsuits over Sept. 11 attacks* NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected Saudi Arabia’s bid to dismiss lawsuits claiming that it helped plan the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and should pay billions of dollars in damages to victims. U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan said the plaintiffs’ allegations “... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“What created the Waterfall Nebula? No one knows. The structure seen in the region of NGC 1999 in the Great Orion Molecular Cloud complex is one of the more mysterious structures yet found on the sky. Designated HH-222, the elongated gaseous stream stretches about ten light years and emits an unusual array of colors. *Click image for larger size.* One hypothesis is that the gas filament results from the wind from a young star impacting a nearby molecular cloud. That would not explain, however, why the Waterfall and fainter streams all appear to converge on a bright but unusual non ... more »
"Where Does One Go?"
“Where does one go from a world of insanity? Somewhere on the other side of despair.” - T.S. Eliot
Bill Holter: Cabal On The Run?
SGTreport Published on Mar 27, 2018 With the arrest of Nicolas Sarkozy, new investigations into the Clitnon Foundation’s many crimes, and what appear to be pending indictments for Hillary Clinton herself (below), the writing is on the wall, the Clinton-Rothschild cabal is on the run. The storm is coming. – BREAKING: CLINTON GRAND JURY TO INDICT […]
Bolton’s Past Advocacy for Israel at US Expense Heralds Dangerous New Era in Geopolitics
Bolton’s Past Advocacy for Israel at US Expense Heralds Dangerous New Era in Geopolitics by Whitney Webb, https://www.mintpressnews.com/ Notorious war hawk John Bolton – who has long been vying for a position in Trump’s administration – has been especially eager to work with a president with minimal foreign policy knowledge or experience, allowing him maximum effect in […]
Like 1941 Japan, Is China Being Provoked to Start WW III?
Like 1941 Japan, Is China Being Provoked to Start WW III? by Dave Hodges, http://www.thecommonsenseshow.com/ …. Subsequently, FDR had his people develop a plan to get America into WWII in order to stop Germany’s development of nuclear weapons, which was problematic because the American people were determined to stay isolationist. FDR had to have his people […]
Western Ambassadors Confirm UK Provided No Proof On Skripal’s Case – Embassy
Western Ambassadors Confirm UK Provided No Proof On Skripal’s Case – Embassy by https://sputniknews.com/ The United Kingdom never provided the ambassadors of western states with any proof of Russia’s involvement in Sergei Skripal’s poisoning, the Russian Embassy to UK said in a Tuesday statement. – The Russian Embassy to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland […]
Trump Has Built His War Cabinet: Now What? Trump Loads the Bolton Bullet
Will Trump goto war to protect America’s global monetary hegemony? It is consistent with his MAGA mantra. He definitely appears to be pro-war against North Korea and Iran. – Trump Has Built His War Cabinet: Now What? Trump Loads the Bolton Bullet by Reva Goujon, VP of Global Analysis, Stratfor, https://worldview.stratfor.com/ Highlights * Although the U.S. […]
‘PREPARING FOR WAR’: China Sends Massive Navy for South China Sea War Games After President Xi Jinping Vowed to Wage ‘Bloody Battle’ for World Domination
What are all the war drums about? It is about the launch of the Petro-Yuan ie. the western Illuminati’s global currency hegemony is under attack. Thus, the west is escalating the war propaganda against Russia and China. Russia and China are both indicating they are ready for WW3. end
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Leads Massive Drills in South China Sea
What are all the war drums about? It is about the launch of the Petro-Yuan ie. the western Illuminati’s global currency hegemony is under attack. Thus, the west is escalating the war propaganda against Russia and China. Russia and China are both indicating they are ready for WW3. – Chinese Aircraft Carrier Leads Massive Drills […]
Russian Missile Army and 10,000 Troops on ‘Highest Combat Alert’ Amid Row with Britain
Russian Missile Army and 10,000 Troops on ‘Highest Combat Alert’ Amid Row with Britain by Joshua Nevett, 27th March 2018, https://www.dailystar.co.uk/ THREE Russian missile armies made up of 10,000 troops have been ordered to go on the “highest combat alert” amid simmering tensions with the west. – Vladimir Putin’s Strategic Missile Force will carry out large-scale “command and […]
Moscow: Analysis of Skripal Case Suggests UK Intel Services Involved in Incident
Emphasis mine: Moscow: Analysis of Skripal Case Suggests UK Intel Services Involved in Incident by https://sputniknews.com/ The UK Foreign Office has confirmed the content of the reported document with London’s “proof” of alleged Russian involvement in the poisoning of Skripal, saying that it fully reflects May’s position. – According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the analysis of the […]
Nearly 160 Countries Outside ‘Western Bloc’ Want to See Proof in Skripal Case – Russia’s UK Embassy
Nearly 160 Countries Outside ‘Western Bloc’ Want to See Proof in Skripal Case – Russia’s UK Embassy by https://www.rt.com/ Scores of non-Western countries refuse to take the UK’s assertion that Russia was behind the incident in Salisbury at face value, demanding it present the evidence, Moscow’s embassy in London said. Some 160 states share that view. […]
On the Verge of Nuclear War
On the Verge of Nuclear War by Paul Craig Roberts, https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ One wonders if this latest extremely provocative and hostile accusation against Russia, supported by Washington’s empire, is the prelude to war. There is no basis whatsoever for the statement of the US Department of State that “on March 4, Russia used a military-grade nerve […]
What Do American Tank Crews Think Of Russia's Next-Generation T-14 Armata Tank
Russian T-14 tanks with the Armata Universal Combat Platform at the 2016 Victory Day parade. Reuters *Business Insider: **We asked Abrams crew members what they think about Russia's next-generation T-14 Armata tank* * I asked crew members of a US Abrams tank what they thought about Russia's next-generation T-14 Armata tank. * They said it seemed like a capable platform but that its autoloader and automated turret didn't seem practical. * They also said the idea that the tank could eventually be unmanned seemed rather unrealistic. FORT BLISS, Texas — Crew members of a US Abrams tan...more »
Why Xi Jinping Wants to Broker the Trump-Kim Deal
*Oriana Skylar Mastro* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and wife Ri Sol Ju pose for a picture with Chinese President Xi Jinping and wife Peng Liyuan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China in this picture released to Reuters on March 28, 2018. Ju Peng/Xinhua via REUTERS] While North Korea and the United States will be vying for the upper hand, the ultimate winner will be Beijing. On Tuesday, March 27, an armored train transported a number of high-level North Korean officials to Beijing for a secretive visit—a delegation that included Kim Jong-un... more »
Boltonism: A Terrible Negotiating Strategy toward North Korea
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, Americas* John Bolton’s approach virtually guarantees the failure of a Kim-Trump summit and any other negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang. Reports that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un arrived in Beijing as the head of a delegation has produced extensive speculation about the reason for his surprise visit. A popular theory is that China is attempting to reassert its role in the North Korea crisis and facilitate talks between Kim and President Donald Trump. Beijing has pressed for high-level, bilateral talks between the United States and... more »
Brazil's Upcoming Elections Could Put It on the Path Toward Social Instability
*James Roberts* *Politics, Americas* [image: Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a rally in Sao Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Diego Vara] Brazilian politics and social institutions have become increasingly unstable. The populist-leftist policies of former presidents Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva and Dilma Rousseff launched Brazil on what is now a decade-long, downward economic trajectory. Those two socialists have been out of power since 2016, yet the country’s economy continues to flail. Its score in The Heritage Founda... more »
States Scramble to Stop ObamaCare Sticker Shock
[image: states-scramble-to-stop-obamacare-sticker-shock] Expecting premiums on the ObamaCare insurance exchanges to rise sharply in the wake of the repeal of the individual mandate, states are scrambling to find ways to blunt this “sticker shock."
Karl Denninger, “A Deflationary Collapse is Upon Us”
Karl Denninger, “A Deflationary Collapse is Upon Us” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0nXx7PHw0I
X22 Report, “Central Banks Are Now Panicking”
X22 Report, “Central Banks Are Now Panicking” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9JBfQZPxe4 *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “Counterattack A Go, The Deep Empire Is About To Fall” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Zzp9zxW_A
Photos Reveal The Inside Of North Korea's 'Secret Train'
*Daily Mail:* *Inside Kim’s secret train: North Korean leader lets the cameras in as he meets Chinese leader in bullet-proof carriage (top speed 60kph)* * The armoured-plated train has luxurious fittings and plentiful supplies of alcohol * It was used extensively for foreign travel by Kim Jong-un's flight-phobic father * It is reported to consist of 90 carriages with separate train ahead and behind it * Numerous delicacies including lobster are reported to be available on board First pictures have emerged The 'love train' used by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to meet his Chines... more »
Refusing To Call a Terrorist a Terrorist
When serial bomber Mark Anthony Conditt blew himself up as police officers closed in on him, most if not all residents of Austin, Texas breathed a sigh of relief. But nobody in mainstream media seemed willing to call him a terrorist.
Stellar Academic and Business Leader Tapped to Lead Whittier College
Dr. Linda Oubré will become Whittier College’s 15th president, taking office July 1, 2018, college officials announced this week. She will be the first person of color to serve as president in Whittier’s 131-year history.
USC Application Surge Lowers Acceptance To 13 Percent
An unprecedented surge in applications has made 2018 a historic year for University of Southern California admissions with a record 64,000 applications for the fall 2018 freshman class.
Six Howard Workers Fired After Nine-Year Financial Scandal
Howard University fired six employees last year after an internal investigation found that several university employees misappropriated university-based funds between 2007 and 2016. The money was supposed to help students who needed financial assistance to stay in school.
Students at NY’s Hofstra Want Jefferson Statue Removed
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Some students at New York’s Hofstra University want a Thomas Jefferson statue removed because Jefferson was a slave owner who believed Black people were inherently inferior to Whites. Student Ja’loni Owens started a Change.org petition demanding that administrators of the university on Long Island remove the statue and “no longer display it […]
cindy soo : METRO EVENT | Lucky Chaos presents ‘A Festival of Arts, Diversity & Community’
Event: ‘Our House’ What: A Festival of Arts, Diversity & Community Who: Produced by Lucky Chaos When: Sunday, April 8, 2018, 6-10 p.m. Where: Motion Media Arts Center Address: 2200 Tillery, Austin, TX 78702 Cost: Free to the public AUSTIN … finish reading cindy soo : *METRO EVENT* | Lucky Chaos presents ‘A Festival of Arts, Diversity & Community’
Sex is not a social policy
“Modern science shows that our sexual organization begins with our DNA and development in the womb, and that sex differences manifest themselves in many bodily systems and organs, all the way down to the molecular level. In other words, our physical organization for one of two functions in reproduction shapes us organically, from the beginning of life, at every level of our being. Cosmetic surgery and cross-sex hormones can’t change us into the opposite sex. They can affect appearances. They can stunt or damage some outward expressions of our reproductive organization. But they ca... more »
You’re missing the point if you believe this is about Trump’s campaign
Eight years ago, Ian Bogost created a silly app for Facebook called Cow Clicker, and inadvertently collected a lot of data on people who signed on the play his time waster (by his admission). He still has it. This is not, in my opinion, about the Cambridge Analytica “scandal.” That hyperbolic hysteria only exists because of Trump’s presidency. Obama’s campaign did the same thing in 2012. It’s a problem because millions of apps have been created, so no one really knows what has happened to that data Facebook users willingly gave away. If they weren’t trying to bring down Trump, it... more »
Donald Trump's lawyer John Dowd once floated the idea of pardoning Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn.
Courtesy of the New York Times: *A lawyer for President Trump broached the idea of Mr. Trump pardoning two of his former top advisers, Michael T. Flynn and Paul Manafort, with their lawyers last year, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions. * *The discussions came as the special counsel was building cases against both men, and they raise questions about whether the lawyer, John Dowd, was offering pardons to influence their decisions about whether to plead guilty and cooperate in the investigation. * *The talks suggest that Mr. Trump’s lawyers were concerned ... more »
Corruption Is Destroying Latin America's Democratic Insitutions
RTE *Edward Lynch, The Hill:* *Latin American democracy is crumbling under corruption* Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski recently resigned on the eve of an impeachment vote over his administration’s corruption. In Brazil, there are seemingly endless scandals involving purchased government favoritism for Petrobras and Odebrecht. Eight former Mexican governors face charges for corruption. Transparency International rates the region as one of the worst in the world for dealing with government officials. Even more than Latin America’s swing to the left 10 years ago, corruption ... more »
Armed Israeli police petrify 3 yr old Palestinian, detaining him for “throwing stones”
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:36 A.M)- A three year old Palestinian boy, was today detained briefly, by Israeli forces. The Israeli regimes border police held the child for a few mins, before eventually releasing the petrified child to his father. Ra’ad Abu Armila, bystander in Hebron (Al-Khalil), who witnessed the event, told Haaretz news correspondents, that border […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
DCCC Moves To Sabotage Progressive Candidates In Minnesota For Two Wealthy New Dems
*Jeff Erdmann and Adam Jennings, the 2 Minnesota progressives the DCCC is trying to tank* The Minnesota primary isn't until August 14 this year. But the DCCC isn't waiting. They've already endorsed two conservative candidates from the Republican wing of the Democratic Party, New Dems Angie Craig (MN-02) and Dean Phillips (MN-03). Both have normal Democrats competing in the primary but Pelosi, Hoyer, Crowley and Lujan are insisting on picking their own right-of-center candidates instead of waiting for Minnesota voters to nominate candidates. Jeff Erdmann is the progressive in MN-02 t... more »
Liberal Attorneys General Challenge Decision to Ask About Citizenship on Next Census
[image: liberal-attorneys-general-challenge-decision-to-ask-about-citizenship-on-next-census] The Commerce Department announced that a question on citizenship status will be reinstated for the next census. But the Left is opposed to asking this question. Why?
No Cop Academy In Chicago: Black Students Hold Hours-Long Sit-In At City Hall
Chicago students on spring break spent the day at city hall protesting Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the city's plans for a $95 million police training center. The post No Cop Academy In Chicago: Black Students Hold Hours-Long Sit-In At City Hall appeared first on Shadowproof.
US Rebrands Their Kurdish Proxies in Syria "Syria's Future Party"
*When a specific brand has grown tiresome, controversial or too much truth has been told about that brand- A Rebrand becomes a necessity. A big spoonful of sugar to make the toxic swill go down easier. And so it goes in eastern Syria.* Add caption *‘Syria's Future’ party is launched* A new political party named "Syria's Future" has been launched as part of a U.S. initiative in parts of northern Syria occupied by the YPG/PKK terrorist group. According to sources in Syria's northeastern Al-Hasakah province, U.S. officials helped establish the so-called "Syria's Future" at a Tuesday ... more »
Did Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb Sign a Law Mandating Women Disclose Abortions or Face Jail Time?
Vague social media posts and news items led to confusion over a broad Indiana law addressing "abortion complications."
Waiting for the other candidate in Egypt's Presidential elections 2018 [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Waiting for the other candidate in Egypt's Presidential elections 2018] Waiting for Egyptian Presidential candidate Moussa Mostafa Moussa to show at a polling station in Downtown Cairo to cast his vote in Egypt's presidential elections.
Moussa Moussa at the ballot box in Egypt's presidential elections 2018 [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Moussa Moussa at the ballot box in Egypt's presidential elections 2018] Egyptian Presidential candidate Moussa Moussa after casting his vote in the Egyptian Presidential elections 2018
Filming the reporters on iPhone in Egypt's presidential elections 2018 [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Filming the reporters on iPhone in Egypt's presidential elections 2018] A reporter using his iPhone to film Egyptian Presidential candidate Moussa Moussa while casting his vote in Egypt's Presidential elections 2018
An Egyptian army helicopter over a polling station in Egypt's presidential elections 2018 [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: An Egyptian army helicopter over a polling station in Egypt's presidential elections 2018] An Egyptian army heliocopter flying over a polling station in Downtown Cairo while presidential candidate Moussa Moussa was holding a press conference after voting in Egypt's Presidential elections 2018
Watching the other candidate from above in Egypt's Presidential elections 2018 [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Watching the other candidate from above in Egypt's Presidential elections 2018] If you focus carefully in that old building in Downtown Cairo , you will find residents standing in balconies watching the media circus following the arrival of Presidential candidate Moussa Moussa to his polling station , which is in front of their building.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 28, 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd right) and wife Peng Liyuan (right) are seen with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol Ju in Beijing on March 27. The North Korean leader received a warm welcome during a secretive trip as both sides sought to repair frayed ties ahead of landmark summits with Seoul and Washington. Photo: AFP/ via North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. *Andrew Salmon, Asia Times*:* Xi reasserts role in Korean game with summons to Kim* *Kim Jong-un’s ‘surprise’ visit to Beijing was expected by experts as part of groundwork prior to critica... more »
Pope says he can't personally apologize for church role in residential schools
Pope Francis will not apologize to residential school survivors and their families for the role the Roman Catholic Church played in operating the schools or the abuses suffered by their students. A papal apology was one of the 94 recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and during a visit to the Vatican last year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau personally asked the Pope to consider such a gesture. The commission recommended an apology similar to that offered by the Pope to Irish victims of sexual abuse in 2010. In 2015, Pope Frances issued an apology in Bolivia t... more »
DAVID FRENCH CAN'T EVEN WHATABOUT CORRECTLY
*National Review*'s David French is leaping to the defense of *The Atlantic,* which has been widely criticized for hiring French's former colleague Kevin Williamson as a reporter and, presumably, troll. French writes: Kevin was our much-beloved and much-respected “roving correspondent.” He’s supremely talented and undeniably provocative. He’s also incredibly prolific. He’s written millions of words, granted countless media interviews, and sent thousands of tweets (at least when he was still on Twitter). So of course he’s now subject to the unbelievably tedious “gotcha” exercise of ... more »
Easter through art
What's the theme of Easter, and of Easter art? In a word, it's *sacrifice*: specifically *human* sacrifice. And more specifically, the sacrifice of the good to the appalling. That's the Easter theme we're asked to respond to every year. The theme starts early in religion with the bloke at the heart of three of the world's large religions, whose voices in his head (we're told) told him to cut his young son's throat and "offer him for a burnt offering." The son was saved only by some other voices in his head telling him to stop. Caravaggio makes the crime real: Family values, hu... more »
Baltimore has highest murder rate—helps illegals with special fund
“Less than a year after Baltimore prosecutors ordered staff not to charge illegal immigrants with minor, non-violent crimes because it could get the offenders deported, Maryland’s largest city will hire immigration attorneys to help those facing removal. It’s important to note that Baltimore has the nation’s highest per capita homicide rate and has been coined the deadliest big city in the United States by a mainstream newspaper. Nevertheless, a city panel approved spending $200,000 this month to pay for lawyers to represent illegal aliens with deportation orders. Baltimore Mayor C... more »
The Old man at a polling station in Egypt's Presidential elections 2018 [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: The Old man at a polling station in Egypt's Presidential elections 2018] An old man sitting on a wheeled chair voting in a Downtown Cairo polling station in Egypt's Presidential elections 2018
The polling station at Developed physics lab in Egypt's Presidential elections 2018 [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: The polling station at Developed physics lab in Egypt's Presidential elections 2018] A polling station at the Developed physics lab in a school in Downtown Cairo
A smiling judge in Egypt's Presidential elections 2018 [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: A smiling judge in Egypt's Presidential elections 2018] A supervising judge smiles while waiting for Egyptian Presidential candidate Moussa Mostafa Moussa to show at a polling station in Downtown Cairo to cast his vote in Egypt's presidential elections.
Signing in front of the name at a polling station in Egypt's Presidential elections [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Signing in front of the name at a polling station in Egypt's Presidential elections] While waiting for Egyptian Presidential candidate Moussa Mostafa Moussa to show up at a polling station in Downtown Cairo to cast his vote in Egypt's presidential elections.
Snapping a photo of toddler at a polling station in Egypt's Presidential elections [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Snapping a photo of toddler at a polling station in Egypt's Presidential elections] People snap a photo of an Egyptian toddler carrying an Egyptian flag outside a polling station in Egypt's Presidential elections 2018
World News Briefs -- March 28, 2018 (Evening Edition)
Reuters: *Russia says it will respond in kind to West's expulsions* Russia said on Wednesday it would respond in kind to the mass expulsion of Russian diplomats by the West over the poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal in the English city of Salisbury. What began as a row between London and Moscow after Britain accused Russia of using a nerve agent to poison Skripal and his daughter has now snowballed into an international chorus of rebuke for the Kremlin, with even some friendly governments ejecting Russian diplomats. *Read more ....* *MIDDLE EAST* US-led a... more »
Wal-Mart Corporation Files Patent for Robot Bees to Pollinate Crops
The ongoing plight of our pollinators has been widely acknowledged across the country, and yet few in our government seem willing to do anything about it. Mass pesticide sprayings, genetically engineered crops, neonicotinoid pesticides linked to widespread bee losses and many other destructive habits have continued unabated, leading some to wonder whether we may end up manifesting a scenario not unlike parts of rural China, where farmers are actually forced to pollinate crops by hand. Now, one of America’s largest and most controversial corporations is stepping up to the plate, ... more »
Orange County Joins Lawsuit Against California's Sanctuary Status
[image: orange-county-joins-lawsuit-against-californias-sanctuary-status] Orange County has voted to join the federal government to oppose California’s sanctuary law. The move comes just two weeks after Los Alamitos, a small city in Orange County, voted to exempt itself from the state’s sanctuary status.
Pence Attacked as Hypocrite After Noting Passing of Linda Brown
[image: pence-attacked-as-hypocrite-after-noting-passing-of-linda-brown] Vice President Mike Pence probably never considered that praising a black woman at the time of her death would get him castigated as a racist.
Student Assaulted and Punished After Supporting Gun Rights
[image: student-assaulted-and-punished-after-supporting-gun-rights] When public school officials in Middleburgh, New York, called an assembly and used it to promote outrageous anti-Second Amendment propaganda demonizing American gun owners, at least one student objected.
Personal Information, Government, and the Not-So-Private Sector
*Paul R. Pillar* *Intelligence Privacy Elections, United States* The sudden attention to the exploitation, including for political purposes, of information on millions of Facebook users in ways that ought to make those users uncomfortable—and to how Facebook does not seem to have cared about such abuses—has been tardy and myopic even though the attention is fully justified. It took the story about Cambridge Analytica’s mining of Facebook data to get that attention, even though the probability of such unwelcome exploitation of personal information has existed since the dawn of so... more »
'Good Deal': South Korea, America Mend Trade Ties as Kim Jong Un Visits China
*Curt Mills* *Security, Americas* [image: People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, in Seoul, South Korea, March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji] Is this a good deal for Washington? As the world turned its attention to the mysterious green train arriving in Beijing, later confirmed to be carrying North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, the White House on Tuesday night announced a new trade regime with Pyongyang’s neighbor to the south. As tensions heat up with China, Russia, Iran and th... more »
The Poet: Matthew Arnold, "Growing Old"
*"Growing Old"* "What is it to grow old? Is it to lose the glory of the form, The lustre of the eye? Is it for beauty to forego her wreath? Yes, but not for this alone. Is it to feel our strength - Not our bloom only, but our strength - decay? Is it to feel each limb Grow stiffer, every function less exact, Each nerve more weakly strung? Yes, this, and more! but not, Ah, 'tis not what in youth we dreamed 'twould be! 'Tis not to have our life Mellowed and softened as with sunset-glow, A golden day's decline! 'Tis not to see the world As from a height, with rapt prophetic eyes, And heart... more »
Chet Raymo, “Sanctus”
*“Sanctus”* by Chet Raymo “Early in Claire Messud's new novel, “The Woman Upstairs”, the narrator asks herself and others whether they would rather be able to fly or be invisible. I suspect most who visit this blog would prefer to fly. Me too. Until lately. More on that later. For now I want to ask a less frivolous question, one more likely to split down the middle: Do you prefer, as a matter of personal taste, Romanesque or Gothic? Gothic aspires, Romanesque inspires. Gothic soars. Romanesque hunkers. Gothic seeks to let go of the earth. Romanesque grips like a barnacle. Gothic f... more »
Donald Trump wants to bring the wife beater back into the White House. Because you know, THAT will make everything better.
Someday I want to grow up to be as big of an asshole to women as you are sir. Courtesy of the New York Times: *President Trump has stayed in touch with Rob Porter, the former White House staff secretary who stepped down after allegations that he had abused his two former wives came to light, according to three people familiar with the conversations, and has told some advisers he hopes Mr. Porter returns to work in the West Wing. * *The president’s calls with Mr. Porter have increased in the last few weeks, as the number of people he is close to in the White House has dwindled beca... more »
Another stake through the heart of justice - Senate votes yes on GD corporate welfare bill
*Sen. Justin Chenette (D-Saco) called the GD bill "a bit like highway robbery."* *Long time Maine environmentalist Sen. Brownie Carson (D-Harpswell) did a back flip after saying Maine couldn't afford the bill but then stated he'd vote for it anyway.* This morning I was the first of the 'citizen lobbyists' to arrive outside the doors of the Maine Senate. Soon enough 14 'admin and management' employees from BIW arrived - one of them admitted that they were all being paid to be there. Thirteen more of our folks arrived as well so it was even representation by both sides of the issu... more »
Iranian-backed Houthis In Ymen Have Just Released A Video Of A Near Missile Strike On Two UAE F-16s
*Business Insider/The Aviationist:* *Iranian-backed Houthis just released a crazy video of an attempted shoot down of 2 F-16 jets over Yemen* * Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen just released a FLIR video showing the attempted shoot down of two UAE F-16s. * The video shows the F-16 maneuvering, releasing flares, and then flying close to or through a cloud of debris or extinguished decoys. * The video is similar to another released in January showing an F-15 being targeted and shot down by a modified R-27T air-to-air missile. A composite video that includes FLIR footage allegedly... more »
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"Here We Are..."
"Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why." - Kurt Vonnegut
Modern Warming – Climate Variability or Climate Change?
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest Post By Renee Hannon Introduction In the mid-1900’s many scientists were suggesting the Earth was cooling. Now scientists are forecasting global warming. Indeed, instrumental data shows global temperatures warmed by approximately 1-degree C during the past 165+ years. With warming rates of 0.5 to over 1.3 degrees…
"The Future Is Uncertain But One Thing Is Clear: We’re Headed For Harder Times (Much Harder)"
*"The Future Is Uncertain But One Thing Is Clear: * *We’re Headed For Harder Times (Much Harder)"* by James Quinn "Yeah, keep your eyes on the road, your hand upon the wheel. Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel. Yeah, we’re goin’ to the Roadhouse, We’re gonna have a real Good time." The Doors, "Roadhouse Blues" "Spending a week driving around a western state 1,700 miles from my stomping grounds in Pennsylvania provides a different perspective on the level of economic, social and political degradation impacting the country. With a daily commute along the crumbling, cr... more »
Climate “Science” on Trial; The Forensic Files: Exhibit K
Exhibit K: The Scientific Method is Ignored, The Null is not Rejected Classical science is done through the “Scientific Method.” An observation is made, a hypothesis is formed, experiments are designed, data is collected, the data is analyzed and the hypothesis is either accepted or rejected. In most fields of science, the “null hypothesis” is the … Continue reading "Climate “Science” on Trial; The Forensic Files: Exhibit K"
Poland Agrees To Buy US Patriot Missile Defense System For $4.75bn
*BBC:* *Poland signs $4.75bn deal to buy US Patriot missiles* Poland has signed an agreement to buy the Patriot missile defence system from the US, in a move that is likely to anger Russia. President Andrzej Duda said the "historic" $4.75bn (£3.4bn) deal gave Poland "state-of-the-art" defences. It follows reports that Russia had permanently deployed nuclear-capable missile systems in its territory of Kaliningrad, which borders Poland. Ties between Poland, a Nato member, and Russia remain strained. Moscow's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 has prompted Warsaw to speed up ... more »
TX-36 Could Well Be The Reddest District In America To Flip In November
*Dayna with... well, you know* When Jon-Marc McDonald resigned as campaign manager for right-wing bigot Brian Babin in 1998, he wrote that "There comes a time when your convictions take precedence over your job, your title and your status," claiming that Babin thought "homosexuals should be shot." Babin's response was a snarky "I hope he gets the help he needs, and I wish him the best." Yesterday, McDonald endorsed Babin's 2018 rival, Dayna Steele: I rarely endorse a candidate but, in recent months, I have gotten to know Dayna Steele and her family. Beyond her incredible experience... more »
Salisbury Incident Report: Hard Evidence For Soft Minds
This 6-paged document is a powerful evidence of another intellectual low of British propaganda machine. Just open it and make sure that substantially it makes only two assertions on the Skripal case, and both are false. The post Salisbury Incident Report: Hard Evidence For Soft Minds appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Syrian Army reportedly discovers Israeli-made weapons in East Ghouta base
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) discovered a militant base inside the newly captured East Ghouta suburb of Harasta, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on Wednesday. According to SANA, inside this Harasta base was a large cache of weapons that once belonged to the militants of Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey vows to expel YPG from Manbij
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) – The Turkish regime demanded on Wednesday that the People’s Protection Units (YPG) immediately withdraw from the key city of Manbij in northeastern Aleppo. The Turkish regime released a statement during their National Security Council meeting, calling on the YPG to leave Manbij before they launch an operation to expel them […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: ISIS launches massive offensive in Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 P.M.) – The so-called Islamic State (ISIS) has launched a massive offensive in the countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate, today, targeting the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions near the key town of Al-Mayadeen. ISIS launched this new offensive in order to take advantage of the large dust storm that is sweeping […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syria will expel US and Turkey from country: Shaaban
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:10 P.M.) – Syrian Presidential Adviser Boutaina Sha’aban stated on Wednesday that Syria will expel both the Turkish and U.S. forces from the country. “We are determined to liberate all of Syria’s territory from terrorists and Turkish and U.S. occupation forces,” Sha’aban told the crowd at the cultural symposium held by the Al-Quds […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey eyes strategic airport in northern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – Turkey has its eyes set on an important military installation in northern Aleppo, as they look to expand their operations against the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG). The Mennagh Military Airport has been under the control of the YPG since 2016, when they managed to expel the jihadist rebels from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
1st since Soviet times: Russian anti-sub aviation flies to N. American shores via North Pole
Russian anti-submarine aviation has conducted the first training flight over the North Pole to North American shores since the Soviet era, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu says. “For the very first time since the Soviet era, we’ve conducted anti-submarine aviation flights over the North Pole to the shores of the North American continent,” Shoigu said […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Oil Companies Don’t Produce CO2, Car and Truck Drivers Do
Reminiscent of the “Guns Don’t Kill People, People Kill People” argument, the SF Judge Alsup presiding over CA vs. Big Oil Lawsuit asked a very interesting, and potentially, very damaging question for either the plaintiff or society at large. In the document titled: Case 3:17-cv-06012-WHA Document 161 Filed 03/27/18, the judge asks: If plaintiffs’ theory is correct, why wouldn’t … Continue reading "Oil Companies Don’t Produce CO2, Car and Truck Drivers Do"
A Simple Lesson on the 2nd Amendment for Foolish Leftist and Ignorant Millennials
The Second Amendment reads in full: “*A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.*” There are two clauses that comprise the Second Amendment, an operative clause, and a prefatory clause. *Operative clause:* "The right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” The operative clause is the actual protected right; kind of the ‘meat and potatoes.’ The court wrote: “*1. Operative Clause. a. 'Right of the People.’ [used 3 times in Bill of Rights] … All three of these inst... more »
20 More Questions That Journalists Should be Asking About the Skripal Case
[image: undefined] To my knowledge, none of the questions I wrote in my previous piece – 30 questions That Journalists Should be Asking About the Skripal Case – has been answered satisfactorily, at least not in the public domain. Yet despite the fact that these legitimate questions have not yet been answered, and many important facts surrounding the case are still unknown, the case has given rise to a serious international crisis, with the extraordinary expulsion of Russian diplomats across many EU countries and particularly the United States on March 26th. This is a moment to stop... more »
"Their Apparent Disinclination..."
"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." - Douglas Adams
Operating Costs To Maintain The U.S. Air Force's F-35 Fleet Are Not Sustainable
USMC Staff Sgt. Christopher Johnson (far right), F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter powerline instructor, discusses landing gear mechanics to students July 19, 2012 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The USMC is modeling their F-35 maintenance training after the Air Force, standing up the Marines first-ever air field training detachment with the 372nd Training Squadron Detachment 19 at Eglin. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Hawkins) *Bloomberg:* *Air Force Risks Losing Third of F-35s If Upkeep Costs Aren't Cut* * Operating costs may force cutting 590 fighters, analysis finds * Half of sup... more »
Louisiana Atty. Gen.: No Charges Against Officers in Shooting Death of Alton Sterling
[image: louisiana-atty-gen-no-charges-against-officers-in-shooting-death-of-alton-sterling] Louisiana’s attorney general announced Tuesday that no charges will be brought against the two white police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge in July 2016. The decision for the state not to bring charges comes nearly 11 months after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) came to the same conclusion.
How Ignorant We Are
[image: how-ignorant-we-are] Here's a question for you: In 1950, would it have been possible for anyone to know all of the goods and services that we would have at our disposal 50 years later?
Other Gun Makers Nervous Over Lawsuit Against Remington
[image: other-gun-makers-nervous-over-lawsuit-against-remington] The pending lawsuit against Remington Arms stemming from the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre, now appealed to the Connecticut Supreme Court, is making other gun manufacturers nervous.
Gotham City News
When the news breaks, we're the ones holding the hammer. ------------------------------ Remember all those blonde jokes you've been hearing for years? They were all inspired by Fox "News'" Tomi Lahren. Now granted, Tomi Girl has come out with some whoppers over the years, going back to before she was fired by Glenn Beck on the Blaze. Then, in the very personification of the Peter Principle, Lahren just kept stumble bumbling her way to the top, eventually getting summoned to Rupert Murdoch's mother ship on Fox "News." But then today on Fox and Frauds, Tomi said that Trump ca... more »
"The Deadliness of Certainty"
*"The Deadliness of Certainty"* by Kathleen Parker "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." - Mark Twain "Freud recognized that human beings have a sex drive and even a death drive. Is it possible that we also have an aphorism drive? We do seem attracted to pat answers and pithy summation - especially from our politicians. It isn't enough to be wise or effective; one must be quotable. In fact, aphorism is the oldest written art form, according to aphorism expert and author James Geary ("The World in a Phrase: A Brief... more »
Vinson Named Provost at Case Western Reserve
Case Western Reserve’s next provost and executive vice president will be Dr. Ben Vinson III, an accomplished historian of Latin America now serving as dean of George Washington University’s Columbian College of Arts & Sciences. “Ben Vinson III will bring an exemplary record of leadership, scholarship and far-sighted vision to his role as our next chief […]
So what is going on with Paul Manafort and Rick Gates? Well as it turns out quite a bit.
Courtesy of Politico: *Though it is a virtual given that Gates will sell out his business partner and Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, less understood is the direct threat Gates could pose to President Donald Trump.* *While Gates now wears a GPS monitor around his ankle, in 2016 he wore a Secret Service lapel pin that gave him easy access to Trump on the campaign trail and at Trump Tower. * *“He saw everything,” said a Republican consultant who worked with Gates during the campaign. The consultant called Gates one of the “top five” insiders whom Mueller could have tapped as ... more »
ARE GLOBALISTS PLANNING A FALSE FLAG TO START CIVIL WAR IN LARISA REGION? STORY OF BISHOP NEARLY SHOT IN HIS MOUNTAIN CABIN OVER POTENTIAL ANCIENT MACEDONIAN ARTEFACTS COULD SHED LIGHT ON PLANS
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has gone to Thessaloniki today to meet the governor of Central Macedonia, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, and I believe, it is within the realm of possiblity that the pair are meeting to finalize details for a false flag operation to ignite a civil war between Macedonia and the rest of Greece, and it […]
How Many Russian Spies Are In The U.S.?
A Russian flag flies atop the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Seattle, Washington, U.S., March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo *Reuters:* *Fewer Russian spies in U.S. but getting harder to track* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. decision to expel 60 alleged spies is unlikely to cripple Russian spying in the United States because others have wormed and hacked their way into American companies, schools, and even the government, current and former U.S. officials said. Moscow’s spy services still use the cover of embassies and consulates, as Washington does.... more »
Did Emma González ‘Admit’ to Bullying the Parkland School Shooter?
Conspiracy theorists tried to discredit the mass shooting survivor (again) by ignoring the suspect's history of disturbing behavior.
North Korea Fires-Up A New Nuclear Reactor While Reducing The Number Of Soldiers At Its Nuclear Test Site
Image from DigitalGlobe via Jane’s Intelligence Review *New York Times*: *North Korea Is Firing Up a Reactor. That Could Upset Trump’s Talks With Kim.* If President Trump actually meets Kim Jong-un in the next few months — an encounter that many American officials still doubt will come to pass — his challenge will be much larger than merely persuading North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons. Mr. Trump must also get Pyongyang to give up the factories, reactors and nuclear-enrichment facilities that produce the nuclear fuel needed to build more weapons — even as new satellite evi... more »
U.S. Energy Markets: The Real Russian Meddling the Media Ignores
By Paul Homewood From the American Spectator: Who is actively fighting to ensure government policies shutter U.S. nuclear energy facilities; keep domestic coal, natural gas, and oil in the ground; force up energy prices through taxes and regulations; and endanger national security by installing wind farms near military bases? If you answered, “the […]
Can Trump Strike a Deal with North Korea?
*Patrick M. Cronin* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he returns from Palm Beach, Florida, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland] Having secured a new approach to bilateral trade, the United States and South Korea can focus on the road ahead. It’s not often that a president of the United States can simultaneously advance salient economic and security goals. Without wishing to jinx that desired outcome, it is hard not to appreciate how President Donald Trump is positioning his administration to execute a rare act of successful statecraft. In the space of s... more »
México - El TPP11, la nueva imposición
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
28-Mar-2018 Es necesario revisar y analizar el contenido del CPTPP para verificar si México está preparado para aprovechar sus eventuales ventajas y solo así poder derivar en diseños de políticas públicas para mejorar la competitividad del país, así como para diseminar sus beneficios entre todas las regiones y entre toda la población.
Honduras ve posible acuerdo comercial con Japón
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
28-Mar-2018 Entre las expectativas está negociar un TLC con Japón luego que representantes de este país plantearan la necesidad de llegar a un acuerdo comercial durante una visita a Tegucigalpa semanas atrás.
Argentina - El gobierno dice estar "cerca" del acuerdo Mercosur-Unión Europea
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
28-Mar-2018 Quedan todavía algunos puntos por resolver para firmar el primer tratado de Libre Comercio entre ambos bloques.
Sri Lanka to "redouble" efforts on China, India free trade deals
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
28-Mar-2018 Sri Lanka will “redouble” efforts to strike a free trade deal with China and conclude and expanded trade pact with India as part of the island nation's strategy of becoming an Indian Ocean hub for investors and multinationals, the country's top diplomat says.
Corea del Sur abre más el mercado del automóvil a cambio de la exención arancelaria sobre el acero de EE. UU.
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
28-Mar-2018 Corea del Sur ha acordado abrir más su mercado de automóviles a Estados Unidos a cambio de una exención arancelaria sobre el acero, durante las negociaciones para enmendar su tratado de libre comercio (TLC), dijo, este lunes, el Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Energía de Seúl, en un comunicado.
Belt Road-strain on Pakistan's finances exposes flaws in the grand scheme
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
28-Mar-2018 Pakistan's public finances and currency are in a state of disarray, with part of the blame being laid at the door of the country's engagement with China's Belt Road project
Is China's Belt and Road working? A progress report from eight countries
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
28-Mar-2018 Project delays after initial fanfare, projects sometimes experience serious delays. In Indonesia, construction on a $6 billion rail line is behind schedule and costs are escalating. Similar problems have plagued projects in Kazakhstan and Bangladesh.
Quand la compétitivité menace la démocratie
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
28-Mar-2018 La France et ses partenaires européens ont donné mandat à la Commission de mettre en place une cour conçue spécialement pour protéger les investisseurs étrangers.
African Continental Free Trade Area: questions & answers
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
28-Mar-2018 Compiled by the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in association with the African Union Commission
HITLER'S JEWISH NAZIS - PART 1
Both *Hitler and Eva Braun* apparently had Jewish ancestry, according to DNA tests. Hitler's wife 'Jewish ancestry' / Hitler's Jewish roots The Jews of Europe and North Africa and are mainly people who *converted* to the Jewish religion. These are not the Jews of the Bible, who are believed to have originated in Saudi Arabia. There are as many different types of Jew as there are different types of Christian. *Maria Schicklgruber* Hitler's father's mother Maria Schicklgruber 'slept with a wealthy Jew in Vienna'. Hitler - Rothschild Reportedly, as a teenager, Hitler took a fan... more »
"All Hail the Techs”
*"All Hail the Techs”* by Bill Bonner "All hail the techs! The stock market bounced back with a big gain yesterday. The buy-the-dippers gained a couple of points. The future can wait; the big crash is still ahead. *Authority of total ignorance: *Meanwhile, Bloomberg reports that Facebook is struggling: ‘Facebook Inc. is heading toward its worst month since May 2013 after an analyst report warned of a temporary pullback in advertising and the FTC confirmed it’s investigating the social network’s privacy practices. The stock fell 1.4 percent to $157.14 at 2:35 p.m. Monday in New Yor... more »
Strains In The Chinese - North Korean Relationship Will Take Time To 'Heal'
*Lily Kuo, The Guardian*: *Kim Jong-un's visit to China fails to hide strain in relations* *Kim and his wife were treated to a banquet, a performance and a lesson in Chinese tea culture* When the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, and his wife, Ri Sol-ju, visited Beijing this week they were treated to a banquet at the stately Great Hall of the People, a performance, and a lesson in Chinese tea culture, given by the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, and his wife, Peng Liyuan. The event was “overflowing with a harmonious and intimate atmosphere from its beginning to the end”, North Kor... more »
THIS IS AMERICA -- OF COURSE THIS GUY STILL HAS A CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT
*Roll Call* reports: The Virginia man who was arrested for threatening to kill Rep. Scott Taylor and two of his staffers is being held in custody during his court procedures because he is a danger to the community, a judge ruled Tuesday. Wallace Godwin, 69, receives treatment for dementia and another degenerative brain disease diagnosed in June, his defense attorney said Tuesday, according to The Virginian-Pilot. He has declined treatment for mental health disorders. Godwin has a concealed-carry permit in Virginia, according to court documents. All weapons have been removed from h... more »
A3 Newsletter: Angola 3 Spring Update
*A3 Newsletter, March 28, 2018: Where Common Ground Began--Help Malik Save Lubertha's Home* Featured below is a fundraising appeal from longtime Angola 3 supporter and former Black Panther Malik Rahim, who is shown in the photo above, alongside Robert King and Albert Woodfox. The Angola 3 have long been involved with and supported Malik in his efforts with Common Ground and multiple other projects. We hope that our supporters will do what they can to assist Malik in saving his motherʻs home, the very home that was the initial base for Common Ground. Please take a moment to w... more »
BREAKING: From the land of tabloid cable!
*WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018Lovebirds almost reunite:* Do we live in an idiocracy? Yesterday, in her lengthy first segment, Nicolle Wallace informed us that Melania Trump "doesn't *look* happily married." "We aren't enjoying this," she actually said at one point. At 4:19, she took her first commercial break. "When we come back, politics and the porn star," she excitingly said. That was the only topic she and her panel had discussed to that point. Meanwhile, on today's Morning Joe, the lovebirds began to reunite. For the first time since March 16, they were on the show together, t... more »
The Levitating Street Performer, Explained
A viral video purportedly showing a street performer levitating left many people scratching their heads and wondering: How?
Links Between Gulf Crisis and Trump Campaign Operatives Emerge
A British defense contractor linked to embattled psychographics firm Cambridge Analytica was hired by UAE to push social media posts accusing Qatar of sponsoring terrorism.
Comparing Trump to Reagan--Heritage
“2017 was a banner year for conservative policy victories. On that score, President Trump can confidently stack his record right up there next to President Reagan’s first year.” https://www.heritage.org/conservatism/commentary/the-incredible-trump-agenda-what-most-americans-dont-know-about-the-war-the “By year’s end, the Trump administration had withdrawn or delayed 1,500 proposed regulations. It has made a difference. On Dec. 14, the administration reported that the regulatory rollback had saved the American economy $8.1 billion, and would save another $9.8 billion in fiscal 2019.”
BREAKING: The lovely shall be choosers, Frost said!
*WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018Vladimir Putin interfered, as did Clifford and Flowers:* All the talk about the "silencing" of Stephanie Clifford has had us thinking about The Lovely Shall Be Choosers. It's one of Frost's most unusual poems. Frost apparently acknowledged, along the way, that the poem was about the difficult, disappointing life of his mother, Isabelle Moodie Frost, who hailed from Lawrence, Mass. We believe we first got that idea, long ago, from a major book about Frost by Lawrance Thompson. Diane Hulett explained it like this: HULETT: The melancholy poem questions wheth... more »
Italy’s populists flex their muscles
Even after populist parties swept to victory in this month’s Italian elections, most observers contented themselves with the notion that somehow one of the traditional parties would reassert control by joining (or leading?) a coalition with one of the victors. Such a partnership would, theoretically, provide a moderating influence on the supposedly immature and rambunctious […] The post Italy’s populists flex their muscles appeared first on UnHerd.
A Look At The Current Media Narrative On North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un's Trip to China
*SCMP:* *Kim Jong-un and Xi Jinping share wine and smiles during North Korean leader’s landmark visit * ‘Candid’ images released by North Korea’s official news agency show the reclusive state’s leader and Xi Jinping smiling and making a toast Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping smiling over glasses of red and white wine is just one of several “candid” images that have been released following the North Korean leader’s unexpected visit to Beijing. The photo of the pair apparently raising their wine glasses in a toast at the end of a banquet was published by North Korea’s Ko... more »
Neil H, “The Remembering”
Neil H, “The Remembering” - https://www.youtube.com/
WATCH: Citizen Steps in to Defend Innocent Man Being Harassed by Cops for ‘Walking While Black’
A man filming a police encounter accused officers of confronting an innocent man for "walking while black" when they stopped him out of nowhere and demanded to see the contents of his backpack. The post WATCH: Citizen Steps in to Defend Innocent Man Being Harassed by Cops for ‘Walking While Black’ appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Protesters Gather Outside Embassy as Gov’t Cuts Assange’s Communication With the Outside World
[image: embassy] Citing an alleged breach of an agreement to refrain from interfering in other states’ affairs, the Ecuadorian government has cut off Julian Assange's internet access preventing his communication with the outside world. The post Protesters Gather Outside Embassy as Gov’t Cuts Assange’s Communication With the Outside World appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Cop Charged for Shooting 9yo Girl in the Head As He Tried to Kill Her Tiny Dog in Room Full of Kids
A Kansas cop becomes the first cop in decades to be charged in an on-duty shooting after he tried to kill a family's dog and shot a little girl in her head instead. The post Cop Charged for Shooting 9yo Girl in the Head As He Tried to Kill Her Tiny Dog in Room Full of Kids appeared first on The Free Thought Project .
Whistleblower Testifies Facebook Listens to You EVERYWHERE—Here’s How To Stop It
[image: facebook] We now know what Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, puts tape over both his camera and his microphone—his own app is able to listen to you at home and at work. The post Whistleblower Testifies Facebook Listens to You EVERYWHERE—Here’s How To Stop It appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
"Just Remember..."
"I know the world seems terrifying right now and the future seems bleak. Just remember human beings have always managed to find the greatest strength within themselves during the darkest hours. When faced with the worst horrors the world has to offer, a person either cracks and succumbs to ugliness, or they salvage the inner core of who they are and fight to right wrongs. Never let hatred, fear, and ignorance get the best of you. Keep bettering yourself so you can make the world around you better, for nothing can improve without the brightest, bravest, kindest, and most imaginative... more »
Truth as an "Object of Government" as PsyWars Escalate
Truth has now become an object of government as the production and status of facts is problematized in an escalating psychological war that was professionalized by Edward Bernays, among others, and ratcheted up by a renewed Cold War. See my post here: http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/war-against-digital-commons-circulates.html Today the psychological warfare over public opinion has achieved arms-race-fervor, as illustrated in this article here: Wayne Madsen (2018, March 26). The Dawn of Psychographic Outcome-based Warfare https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/03/26/daw... more »
"The Tragedy Of Modern War..."
*Politicians... mighty warlords, all!* "The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals." - Edward Abbey ◆ Big, tough talk from cowards who never served but are so very eager to send YOUR child off to die for Exxon/Mobil. Of course they have their equally spineless followers, such big mouths and flag waving- "We support our troops!" while making damned sure those "troops" do not include themselves! These cowards have their heroes, too, like the oh-so-manly warlord-wannabe Ted Nugent, who, when it came ... more »
Quote of the day - aviation edition
From fellow blogger and recently qualified pilot Aaron: *The below picture is what happens when a Daddy Cirrus SR22 loves a Mommy Cirrus SR20 very much:* Fortunately, according to this report, nobody aboard either plane was injured. How lucky can you get? Peter
"15 Years Of War: To Whose Benefit?"
*"15 Years Of War: To Whose Benefit?"* by Charles Hugh Smith "As for Iraq, the implicit gain was supposed to be access to Iraqi oil. Setting aside the 12 years of "no fly zone" air combat operations above Iraq from 1991 to 2003, the U.S. has been at war for almost 17 years in Afghanistan and 15 years in Iraq. (If the word "war" is too upsetting, then substitute "continuing combat operations".) Since the burdens and costs of these combat operations are borne solely by the volunteers of the U.S. Armed Forces, the American populace pays little to no attention to the wars unless a hous... more »
The list of countries that did NOT expel Russian diplomats
At least 10 countries have not jumped on the expelling bandwagon More The post The list of countries that did NOT expel Russian diplomats appeared first on The Duran.
Why detailed retraction notices are important (according to economists)
When journals retract a paper but don’t explain why, what should readers think? Was the problem as simple as an administrative error by the publisher, or more concerning, like fraud? In a recent paper in Research Policy, economists led by Adam Cox at the University of Portsmouth, UK, analyzed 55 retractions from hundreds of economics … Continue reading Why detailed retraction notices are important (according to economists)
Overly Worried – An Amazon.com.au Story
When is suspicion too much? When is paranoia not enough? A lifetime of good habits means you do strange things some times. Continue reading →
Mixed Judicial Rulings on Pipeline Protests
Boston Judge Goes Easy on Protesters Green activists are extremely excited to hear a Boston judge yesterday acquitted 13 protesters who attempted to block construction of a fracking gas pipeline in 2015. Posts at various activist sites repeat an article from the Independent which says: More than a dozen protesters who clambered into holes dug […]
Out With the Oscars
[image: out-with-the-oscars] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award show — the Oscars — saw its lowest-ever ratings. But don’t hold out hope that the show will now become less liberal.
REVEALED: Pentagon’s $70 Million Chemical & Biological Program at Porton Down in UK
*Dilyana Gaytandzhieva * | More than any other two nations, the US and UK are actively working in the field of weaponization of both biological and chemical weapons. But to what end?
What Does Increased Cell Phone Use Tell Us About Cancer Rates in Europe?
*Amanda Warren* - Even though membership is on the rise, no one wants to join “The Cancer Club.”
Peer-reviewed studies debunk climate alarmism
With a torrent of reality leaking into academic journals, can the media hold back the flood?
Diplomacy is Dead...What Next?
*Russian Federation Spokesperson Dmitri Peskov* Today is a national day of mourning in the Russian Federation. Dozens of children and their families were killed in a tragic Shopping Mall fire in a Siberian City a few days ago. Ironically, this was the same day that hundreds of Russian diplomats were summarily kicked out of Western countries on the order of the Deep State Global Tyranny. So when you watch the all day live broadcast of the memorial services for the fire victims on RT, think not only about the needless deaths which Putin ascribed to wanton negligence by the maintenanc... more »
Enterprise: The Best Aircraft Carrier the Navy Ever Built?
*Robert Farley* *Security, * You make the call. *Shortly before USS Enterprise went to the breakers, a new ship bearing the name was laid down; CVN-65, the world’s first nuclear aircraft carrier. The latter USS Enterprise served for fifty years, before decommissioning in 2012. Another USS Enterprise, CVN-80, is scheduled for completion by 2025. An altogether unforeseeable event immortalized the name even more. In 1965, Gene Roddenberry gave the name Enterprise to the starship of his series Star Trek. Just as CV-6 survived combat situations that destroyed other carriers, NCC-170... more »
The Shocking Story of How One Country Built Nuclear Weapons (And Gave Them Up)
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * The story of South Africa and its nukes. *The region and the world are undoubtedly safer because of the decisions made in the 1990s to relinquish South Africa’s nuclear program. Moreover, the dismantling of the relatively small program provided a template for how other nuclear powers could think about eliminating their own programs. However, with the exception of the Soviet successor states (which faced dramatically different constraints) no other states have yet taken up South Africa’s example. With the apparent increase in global tensions over the ... more »
China's Aircraft Carrier Just Led a Massive Show of Force in South China Sea
*Asia Times* *Security, * What happens next? China’s Liaoning carrier group has appeared in the South China Sea off Hainan, satellite photos show, after it was said to pass through the Taiwan Strait, in what analysts are describing as an “unusually large display of the Chinese military’s growing naval might.” That is according to Reuters, which obtained the photos showing at least 40 ships flanking the aircraft carrier. In addition to the scale of the exercise, observers said the movements were likely aimed at showing off inter-fleet capabilities. “Judging by the images, it do... more »
Ocean Temps Falling Feb. 2018
Originally posted on Science Matters: The best context for understanding decadal temperature changes comes from the world’s sea surface temperatures (SST), for several reasons: The ocean covers 71% of the globe and drives average temperatures; SSTs have a constant water content, (unlike air temperatures), so give a better reading of heat content variations; A major…
FILLED FULL OF LEAD: Was Clifford threatened with physical violence?
*WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018Part 3—Idiocrats always believe they can tell:* In line with Plato's iconic analysis, have we tumbled through five levels of the world? Have we been hurled all the way down to life in an idiocracy? To an idiocracy triggered, perhaps, by elite exposure to lead? The evidence continues to mount! In this morning's New York Times, we seem to be told that the most read "story" across yesterday's nytimes.com was an opinion column in which a 97-year-old man argued that we should try to do something we all know can't possibly be done. That seems to have the *most*... more »
Silly Santorum says: Evangelists forgive Trump … but doesn’t know WHICH Evangelists
Evangelists are, by definition, independent. It’s a breakaway movement from State Churches and Church States. In particular, it was the Church of England founded by Henry 8th because the equally corrupt Catholic Church wouldn’t allow him to keep committing adultery. Brother Jonah says: forgiveness of sins is given by God, not by those who claim […]
The lawyer for Stormy Daniels wants to depose Donald Trump. More popcorn?
Michael Avenatti: “The other side is attempting to force this case into a private arbitration hidden from the public... In order for the judge to determine that, we are arguing that under the law we're entitled to the deposition.” (CBS) pic.twitter.com/qki66cgQE9 — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 28, 2018 Courtesy of NBC News: *The lawyer for adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who says she had sex with Donald Trump in 2006, has filed a motion in federal court asking for permission to depose the president and his lawyer, Michael Cohen. * *The move comes amid a lawsuit against T... more »
Northwestern Teams Up With Apple, Chicago Public Schools On Teacher Learning
Northwestern University, Apple and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) have joined forces to provide professional learning opportunities in coding to Chicago teachers. As part of the collaboration, a Center for Excellence will be established at Lane Tech College Prep High School to introduce high school teachers to Apple’s Everyone Can Code and App Development with Swift curriculum. […]
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