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President Trump Is Optimistic On The Upcoming U.S. - North Korean summit
Received message last night from XI JINPING of China that his meeting with KIM JONG UN went very well and that KIM looks forward to his meeting with me. In the meantime, and unfortunately, maximum sanctions and pressure must be maintained at all cost! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 28 March 2018 *South China Morning Post: **Donald Trump tweets that he and Kim Jong-un are ‘looking forward’ to meeting* US president says meeting between Xi Jinping and North Korean leader went ‘very well’, but adds ‘maximum sanctions and pressure’ will continue US President Donald Trump on Wedn... more »
With Laura Oatman Out Of The CA-48 Race, What Do Orange County Progressives Do Now?
*Stopping Rohrabacher and Keirstead means picking between Kotick or Rouda* CA-48 is a traditionally Republican district along the coast of Orange County. It starts at Seal Beach and Leisure Would in the north and works its way south through Garden Grove, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa and Newport Beach to Aliso Viejo, Laguna Beach and Laguna Niguel to Three Arch Bay and the outskirts of San Juan Capistrano. Obama lost the district both times-- with 46% against McCain and 43% against Romney-- and in 2015 the PVI was R+7. The Hillary beat Trump 47.9% to 46.2% and the PVI... more »
Toys R Us eliminated its customer base—blames low birth rate!
“Competition *is* fierce among retail stores, and Toys R Us tried to respond. “Just a few months ago,” reports* USA Today, “*Toys R Us CEO David Brandon had mapped out a goal of upgrading online sales, renovating stores and introducing augmented reality into the shopping experience.” It didn’t work. And in any case, that’s only part of the story. Toys R Us did not just fall behind its competition. It promoted the eradication of its future customer base. One doesn’t need a Harvard MBA to see that that’s a bad idea. You see, for years, Toys R Us funded Planned Parenthood, the natio... more »
US Criticism Of Congo Highlights E-Voting Hypocrisy And Hybrid War Threats
The US “deep state” security establishment fears that it’s “losing the Congo” and its globally important cobalt reserves to China and that the only way to reverse this trend is to remove Kabila from power and prevent his soon-to-be-announced preferred successor from entering into office. The post US Criticism Of Congo Highlights E-Voting Hypocrisy And Hybrid War Threats appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Syrian Army finds another ISIS weapons factory in rural Deir Ezzor (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their sweeping operations in the Deir Ezzor countryside this week, as they attempt to eradicate the last remnants of the Islamic State (ISIS). During this week’s sweeping operation, the Syrian Army uncovered a large weapons factory that was used by the Islamic State to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Over 30 buses preparing to depart from East Ghouta to northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – A large convoy of militants and their family members are preparing to depart from the East Ghouta region to northern Syria, a military source told Al-Masdar News this afternoon. According to the military source, over 30 buses filled with 1,723 people will be departing from the East Ghouta shortly. Of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army gives Jaysh Al-Islam final opportunity to respond to Douma offer
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has given Jaysh Al-Islam a final opportunity to respond to their offer regarding the future of Douma, a military source told Al-Masdar News this afternoon. According to the source, the Syrian Army informed Jaysh Al-Islam that their decision to surrender Douma must come directly after […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Resident of Douma protest against Jaysh al-Islam
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:10 P.M.) – Scores of civilians took to the streets of last rebel-held city in East Ghouta calling on for reconciliation with the Syrian government as another batch of insurgents elsewhere leave their bastions to the country’s north. According to pro-rebel source, great numbers of civilians – including women and wounded people – […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army uncovers weapons storage facility in East Ghouta suburb (photos)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) uncovered a large weapons storage facility inside the East Ghouta suburb of Harasta, today, state-owned Al-Ikhbariya reported. According to Al-Ikhbariya, the weapons storage facility had belonged to a militant group that has since departed from Harasta following their deal with the Syrian government. The weapons […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Close call: Russian, US forces nearly clash in eastern Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:25 P.M.) – The U.S. and Russian forces nearly clashed in the Euphrates River Valley this week, the U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis claimed on Tuesday. According to Mattis, a Russian unit was moving close to the U.S. lines east of the Euphrates River, forcing the latter to contact Moscow in order […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey to open new border-crossing in northwest Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 P.M.) – Turkey has made the decision to open a new border-crossing in northwestern Syria, following the capture of the Afrin region. According to Turkish state-owned Anadolu News Agency, the Turkish regime made the decision to open this border-crossing near the town of Jandaris in southwestern Afrin. Anadolu Agency added that this […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Baghdad will respond to Turkish anti-PKK ground operation in Iraq – official
As part of its cross-border anti-Kurdish military operations, Turkey is attacking Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria, in addition to regularly carrying out airstrikes against militants from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) – which has been designated a terror organization by the US, the EU and Turkey – in northern Iraq. Turkey has expressed its readiness […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army controls 87 percent of East Ghouta – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) currently controls 87 percent of the East Ghouta region after more than three weeks of fighting, Hezbollah’s Military Media channel reported on Wednesday. The remaining territory that makes up the 13 percent of the militant-held pocket is located inside the East Ghouta town of Douma. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Putin, Erdogan discuss preparations for Russia-Turkey-Iran summit in Ankara
Preparations for an upcoming summit meeting of the Russian, Turkish and Iranian leaders in Ankara were in focus of a telephone conversation between Russian and Turkish Presidents, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin press service said on Tuesday. “The two presidents discussed preparations for a regular meeting of the top-level Cooperation Council between […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Syrian Army discovers underground hospital in liberated East Ghouta town
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:10 P.M.) – More of the Islamist rebels’ hideouts and caches are exposed as the Syrian forces continue wide-scale mop-up operations in the recently-liberated towns and villages of East Ghouta. Yesterday, an underground field hospital was unearthed in Kafr Batna town, which was extensively used by al-Qaeda-linked militants of Faylaq al-Rahman. According to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Afghan Air Force drops first laser-guided bomb on Taliban (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:50 P.M.) – The Afghan Air Force utilized their first laser-guided bomb against the Taliban last week, the AAF central command reported on Tuesday. According to the AAF report, their A-29 squadron targeted and destroyed a Taliban compound with the GBU-58 laser-guided bomb inside the town of Farah. The attack was carried out […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian Air Force destroys jihadist ammo depot in west Idlib (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:35 P.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces continued their heavy bombardment of the Idlib Governorate this week, striking another jihadist installation near the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) front-lines. According to a Syrian military report, the Russian Aerospace Forces targeted and destroyed a jihadist ammo storage inside the Idlib Governorate town of Al-Hamamah. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia ‘sole member’ to advance Ghouta ceasefire – Russian envoy
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya argued that Russia is the “sole member” of the Security Council to undertake “concrete measures” to advance a ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta, while speaking at the UN Headquarters in New York City on Tuesday. Nebenzya said that Russia “has been proactively taking measures […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army raises flag over Tal Rifaat, no Turkish troops inside town (photos)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) raised the flag of the Syrian Arab Republic over the town of Tal Rifa’at, today, local journalists reported. According to these journalists, all reports of the Turkish Army entering Tal Rifa’at are untrue. Furthermore, the Syrian Arab Army stated, today, that the People’s Protection Units […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Blue-banded Brown Pelican M38 Sighted in Breeding Colony off California Coast
Editor’s Note: This story was prepared by staff member, Suzie Kosina. It isn’t often that we receive reports of our banded birds on breeding colonies, especially considering the colonies are typically in remote and sometimes, protected areas. However, these locations are commonly monitored by biologists where they track nest locations, chick counts, breeding pairs, etc. […]
World News Briefs -- March 28, 2018
*BBC: **Syria war: Troops mass around last rebel town in Eastern Ghouta* Syrian government forces have massed around the last rebel-held town in the Eastern Ghouta area, after rebels were reportedly given a deadline to leave. A newspaper said troops were preparing for a "huge" operation in Douma, which is controlled by Jaysh al-Islam. The government's ally Russia is said to have told the group late on Monday it had 48 hours to agree to be evacuated to Idlib province like other factions. But Jaysh al-Islam has said its fighters want to disarm and stay. The United Nations is concer... more »
New Insight into How ‘Gut Feelings’ Affect Mental Health, Depression and Anxiety
*Alex Pietrowski* - Depression and anxiety may very well begin with gut health.
BREAKING: Corey Feldman Hospitalized After Reported Ambush Stabbing Attack
[image: corey] Corey Feldman reports that he was ambushed by three men and then stabbed by one of them as revenge for exposing child predators in Hollywood. The post BREAKING: Corey Feldman Hospitalized After Reported Ambush Stabbing Attack appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
China's Threat to U.S. Dollar Hegemony
As most of us are aware, the United States dollar, for better or worse, is considered the currency of choice, particularly in the world's commodity markets. Everything from oil to gold to grains is priced in U.S. dollars, a situation which is great for Americans but not so great for those of us who live in nations where the value of our currency, as measured against the mighty U.S. greenback, varies. The fact that U.S. dollars are the currency of choice for commodities means that consumers in nations outside of the United States are subjected to relatively wild fluctuations in the ... more »
Trump's War Cabinet And The Fiscal Doom Loop
[image: undefined] Last week the Donald's incipient trade war got Wall Street's nerves jangling, but that wasn't the half of what's coming. To wit, Trump has now essentially formed a War Cabinet and signed a Horribus spending bill that is a warrant for fiscal meltdown. Indeed, the two essentially comprise a self-fueling doom loop which means Washington’s descent into fiscal catastrophe is well-nigh unstoppable; it’s all over except for the screaming in the bond pits. That is, Trump's new War Cabinet of John Bolton, Mike Pompeo, Gina Haspel and Mad Dog Mattis is arguably the most in... more »
Russia's Mistake in Skripal Case is Hoping to Deal With Honest Players – Analyst
[image: undefined] Nearly two dozen countries have joined the UK in expelling Russian diplomats over the poisoning of ex--spy Sergei Skripal in southern England. Speaking to Sputnik, Daniel McAdams, executive director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity, shared his thoughts on the broader implications of the case, and what Russia's approach should be. *Sputnik: What are your thoughts on what’s going on with this expulsion of the Russian diplomats?* *Daniel McAdams:* I think it's something that's very well coordinated. I don't think anybody would claim that this is some... more »
TRUMP NEEDS ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL SMARTS TO DEAL WITH CHINA AND THREAT TO PETRODOLLAR, DANGER OF INFLATION
China’s new oil futures contract denominated in yuan could dethrone the petrodollar, weaken the dollar and lead to hyperinflation. In my view, the real inflationary risk is the massive, indeed historical amount of debt in the US financial system. The sheer amount of debt means that interest rates cannot be used to control inflation. Even […]
New CISPR gene editing is extremely dangerous
From Infowars Technologynetworks.com (6/26/17): “CRISPR gene editing is taking biomedical research by storm. Providing the ultimate toolbox for genetic manipulation, many new applications for this technology are now being investigated and established. CRISPR systems are already delivering superior genetic models for fundamental disease research, drug screening and therapy development, rapid diagnostics, in vivo editing and […]
This Day In Iraqi History - Mar 28
1982 Saddam ordered Iraqi forces to withdraw from Shush Lost 3 divisions 25,000 casualties 15-20,000 captured 1982 Iran suffered 30,000 casualties due to human wave attacks during Op Fath ol-Mobin to retake Shush 1990 US-UK officials seized equipment at Heathrow Airport meant for nuclear triggers 1991 SCIRI head Hakim said Shiite rebels in south only fighting in rural areas after lost cities to Iraqi army 1991 Iraqi intelligence memo said it had contacts with bin Laden 1997 Sec of State Albright said Iraq had lied and blocked UN inspections Said in...more »
"Facebook goes out and finds the morons for me"
Bloomberg reports on how Facebook *actively helps* scammers and shady sales operations target their customers. Officially, the Berlin conference was for aboveboard marketing, but the attendees I spoke to ... told me that Facebook had revolutionized scamming. The company built tools with its trove of user data that made it the go-to platform for big brands. Affiliates hijacked them. Facebook’s targeting algorithm is so powerful, they said, they don’t need to identify suckers themselves—Facebook does it automatically. And they boasted that Russia’s *dezinformatsiya* agents were using... more »
British Push 'Great Game' Confrontation against Russia — It's Foul and Flimsy, and It Can Backfire
PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20180328-british-push-great-game.pdf To anyone not a moron, the vile nature of the Skripal poisoning/anti-Russia mobilization of Prime Minister Theresa May and cohorts, is a blatant British "Great Game" maneuver to prevent the potential realization of a United States-Russia tilt to "New Silk Road" relations, for peace and development. The entire May anti-Russia international mobilization is just a new phase in the ongoing Trumpgate attempted coup, to bring down the U.S. Presidency. The British are likewise at the center of conducting that phase: MI6, Christo... more »
North Korea's Visit Proves That China Has Leverage
*Robert E Kelly* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing] Even if this spring’s summit falls through, we have now ascertained an important fact: the road to peace in Korea runs through Beijing. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un just met Chinese leader Xi Jinping. This comes on the cusp of Kim’s meetings with South Korean president Moon Jae-in in April and, possibly, U.S. president Donald Trump in May. Much of the initial analysis has focused on the importance of North Korea secu... more »
People Fleeing Western Europe Because of Muslim Migration
[image: people-fleeing-western-europe-because-of-muslim-migration] A Christian migrant who returned to Syria from Austria, a Croatian man who grew up in Sweden but recently moved to Poland, and a woman who left for Hungary because Sweden is now unsafe are all part of a secondary European migration — caused by Muslim migration.
Planned Parenthood Wants a Disney Princess to Have an Abortion
[image: planned-parenthood-wants-a-disney-princess-to-have-an-abortion] In a Twitter post on Tuesday, Planned Parenthood listed demands for Disney, one of which is to create a character who has had an abortion. The rest is a laundry list of left-wing bullet points.
Oklahoma House Votes to Tax Church Youth Camps
[image: oklahoma-house-votes-to-tax-church-youth-camps] In another sign of the growing lack of respect for religion in America, the Oklahoma House of Representatives has voted to tax overnight stays at church youth camps.
“Pro-Choice” Groups: Doctors Should Have No Choice but to Perform Abortions
[image: pro-choice-groups-doctors-should-have-no-choice-but-to-perform-abortions] Abortion proponents are up in arms over the Trump administration's reinstatement of conscience protections for pro-life healthcare workers.
Former Supreme Court Justice: Repeal Second Amendment
[image: former-supreme-court-justice-repeal-second-amendment] Former High Court Justice John Paul Stevens has declared that the Second Amendment should be done away with.
Mohawk Nation News 'Expelled from Global Day Care'
EXPELLED FROM GLOBAL DAYCARE Posted on March 28, 2018 Please post & distribute. MNN. 27, 2018. The political baby sitters of the world are kicking each other around right left and center. They’re not sure why they’re mad at each other. Liz May of the UK says, “It’s a secret!”. She refuses to produce any evidence about her accusation that the Russians sprayed nerve gas on a former
Vietnam leader calls for US to rejoin expanded TPP
28-Mar-2018 Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc wants to expand a renewed version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact to include the US and other countries to drive global economic growth and fight the rising tide of protectionism.
Nouvelle-Zélande - Entretien de M. Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne avec le ministre néo-zélandais du commerce et de la croissance des exportations
28-Mar-2018 La France est favorable au développement des échanges avec la Nouvelle-Zélande et à la conclusion d'un accord mutuellement bénéfique qui prenne en compte les sensibilités de chacun.
Impact of foreign direct investment on arbitration in Africa
28-Mar-2018 Whilst arbitrations involve African parties or interests, most of these arbitrations have their seat outside Africa.
Malaysia studying possibility of having FTA with Brazil
28-Mar-2018 Malaysia is studying the possibility of establishing a free-trade agreement (FTA) with Brazil, International Trade and Industry Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Seri J Jayasiri said.
Altering Children's Neural Pathways
If psychographic data can swing the Brexit vote and get Donald Trump elected, what do think psychographic data and the algorithms that feed on and are fed by the data can do to your child's thoughts, behaviors, and actions in school and beyond. They call it personalized learning — James Horn (@Ontogeny100) March 28, 2018
Scientists Who Said CRISPR Is Dangerous Can’t Even Replicate Their Own Results
An alarming study that claimed the gene-editing technique CRISPR could produce hundreds of unexpected mutations in edited genomes has now been followed up by its authors, who say they cannot replicate their controversial result. The acknowledgment – which comes in … Continue reading →
Tetanus Shot: How Do We Know That It Works?
Do we know how tetanus shots work? The medical establishment holds a view that a tetanus shot prevents tetanus, but how do we know this view is correct? The cure for tetanus, a life-threatening and often deadly disease, has been … Continue reading →
We Are All Wounded Healers
One of the primary mythic patterns informing and giving shape to what is collectively playing out on the world stage—as well as within the human psyche—is the archetype of the “wounded healer.” The archetype of the wounded healer has to … Continue reading →
Relationships – The Four Golden Threads
“I no longer believed in the idea of soul mates, or love at first sight. But I was beginning to believe that a very few times in your life, if you were lucky, you might meet someone who was exactly … Continue reading →
Chocolate Trumps Fluoride in the Fight Against Tooth Decay
Imagine using chocolate to remineralize tooth enamel while discouraging cavities. Sound too good to be true? A researcher at Tulane University has come close with a non-toxic chocolate extract that outperforms fluoride. Taking into account the dangers associated with fluoride, … Continue reading →
Understanding and Overcoming Food Addiction
It’s getting late. You’ve had a long stressful day at work and you are sitting flicking through the TV channels. You are bored. You go to the kitchen and grab the big bag of snacks you bought earlier. You figure … Continue reading →
5 Amazing Properties of Sunlight You’ve Never Heard About
Sunlight is well-known to provide us vitamin D, but did you know that it kills pain, keeps us alert at night, burns fat and more…? Our biological connection and dependence to the sun is so profound, that the very variation … Continue reading →
People Aren’t as Safe From Lead as Thought: Study
Long-term, low-level lead exposure may be linked with more than 256,000 premature deaths from heart disease in middle-aged and older Americans each year, according to a new study. The researchers analyzed data from 14,300 people in the United States, covering … Continue reading →
Study Confirms Lifesaving Value of Colonoscopy
A large study has confirmed what many public health experts have long believed: Colonoscopy saves lives. The study looked at roughly 25,000 patients in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health system, where colonoscopy is widely used. The VA views it as … Continue reading →
Opioids: A Crisis Decades In the Making
In 1980, Jane Porter and Hershel Jick published in a prominent medical journal the results of their study of pain among hospital patients. These simple words about patients who took opioids would be used — and misused – for decades: … Continue reading →
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Nathaniel Lewis laments the state of the U.S.' woefully insufficient social supports, while emphasizing the importance of public social spending in particular: (P)rivate “social spending” is, for the most part, regressive and narrowly distributed. Households are bearing the cost directly for the goods and services that they themselves consume (like health care). Public social spending is different. Often (though not always), it is a transfer of funds from the better-off to the worse-off. Think of a progressively funded, single-p... more »
Former Pentecostal discusses her time in "Jesus Boot Camp."
Courtesy of Raw Story: *According to Sarah Rocksdale, who now identifies herself as an atheist, she grew up in a Pentecostal Christian home and was compelled by her parents to attend bible college in Griffin, Georgia, that she identifies as Southwestern Assemblies of God University Valor. As Rocksdale explained, “I thought my only option forward career-wise … was in the church or to become a missionary,” before adding, “There was this peer pressure to go to this school and I did. In the first few days of being at the school that was also in a church, called Griffin First, we were t... more »
Andrew Maguire: 1,000 to 1 Leverage – Price Reset Coming for Gold
Andrew Maguire: 1,000 to 1 Leverage – Price Reset Coming for Gold by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Will physical gold and silver prices ever break free of manipulation and price suppression? Renowned gold expert Andrew Maguire with Tom Coughlin, who is CEO of Kinesis that will be rolling out a gold backed currency in the fall, both say […]
CrossTalk: Trump’s War Cabinet
International agreements/contracts formally signed by the US government means nothing to them. What they are going to do is illegal under international law. Iran is of NO THREAT to USA or Israel. The US government is a criminal gangster organization. They have the biggest military and thousands of nuclear bombs, so they behave like gangsters. […]
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 28, 2018
*David Gilberg, VICE News*: *The Pentagon’s spending increase is more than Russia’s entire military budget* When Donald Trump approved a massive spending bill last week, he gave the Pentagon another $61 billion. That’s money than Russia spends on its entire military in an entire year. The president begrudgingly signed the $1.3 trillion spending bill on Friday just hours after threatening to veto because of a lack of money for his border wall and no fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. But within the 2,200-page bill,Trump was happy with at least one p... more »
ECIU Wants To Double The Size Of Your Wind Turbines
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby From The Times: Dozens of wind farms could be rebuilt with turbines twice the height of existing ones under plans to keep sites operating for at least another 20 years. More than 750 turbines at 60 sites are coming to the end of their operational lives, […]
How to Get Started with Organic Gardening (and a Few Awesome Tips)
*Alex Harris* - If you’re looking for a rewarding organic gardening experience, an DIY kitchen garden in your back yard is a great place to start.
UnPacked Shorts – China’s surveillance state
In this UnPacked Short Peter Franklin and Charlotte Pickles discuss two of UnHerd’s top topics, technology and China. China is building a surveillance state – applying facial recognition to everything from toilets to borders. Will the People’s Republic soon be exporting that tech to the West? Read the UnPacked behind the short here. The post UnPacked Shorts – China’s surveillance state appeared first on UnHerd.
Trump And Fox News
Robert Reich writes that Donald Trump is preparing for war. The war will be a war over his presidency -- and possibly a hot war to boot: Trump is preparing for an epic war over the future of his presidency. This has required purging naysayers from his Cabinet and White House staff, and replacing them with bomb-throwing advocates like Bolton and Kudlow Fox News is preparing for the same war, and has made a parallel purge – removing Trump critics like George Will, Megyn Kelly, and Rich Lowry, and installing Trump marketers like Laura Ingraham, Mark Levin, and Sebastian Gorka. In t... more »
Active shooter drills may reshape how a generation of students views school
Devon Magliozzi, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, Stanford University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
While emergency drills may help schools feel safer, they contain underlying and often unintended moral messages about the nature of school and life itself.
Abusive relationships: Why it's so hard for women to 'just leave'
Daniel G. Saunders, Professor Emeritus of Social Work, University of Michigan at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Rob Porter's ex-wife Jennifer Willoughby wrote movingly about staying in what she described as an abusive relationship. Her experiences are echoed in studies of abused women across the country.
Pakistan's activist Supreme Court endangers a fragile democracy
Adnan Rasool, Ph.D. Candidate/ Student Innovation Fellow, Georgia State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
It's election season in Pakistan, and the Supreme Court is at war with the ruling party. Many Pakistanis wonder whether the nation's top judge is cleaning up government or staging a judicial coup.
Baby bust: 5 charts show how expensive it is to have kids in the US today
Heidi Steinour, Visting Instructor in Sociology, University of South Florida at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Some experts fret that the US birthrate is on the decline. That might not be so surprising, when the cost of having children in the US has grown exponentially since the 1960s.
Media Claim Economic Causes Prevail in the ‘Skripal Attack’ case
The officials in Britain are deliberately escalating "hysteria" around the incident with Mr. Skripal so that ordinary Britons could not assess the real consequences for the country's economy as a result of Brexit implementation. The post Media Claim Economic Causes Prevail in the ‘Skripal Attack’ case appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
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From Jenna Orkin Florida Cops Laundered Millions For Drug Cartels, Failed To Make A Single Arrest The undercover unit laundered over $70 million for drug cartels—more than twice as much as what was actually taken off the streets. Mitch McConnell wants to legalize hemp — here's how it's different from marijuana Pulse Nightclub Killer's Father Was Decade-Long FBI Informant, Planned Terrorist Attacks Against PakistanThis eco-friendly bedding startup is using vegetables to create its unique prints — here's why this is important CBOE Recommends That The SEC Allows Bitcoin Exchange-Traded... more »
The Science And History Of Feeding The Troops
The Consumer Research Team at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center has posted an online questionnaire that will help the center's Combat Feeding Directorate determine the direction it will take with future operational rations. (Photo Credit: Michael Stepien, NSRDEC Combat Feeding Directorate) *Gastropod:* *Marching on our Stomachs: The Science and History of Feeding the Troops* For most of us, eggs are perfect packets of portable protein, and pizza is the lazy option for dinner. For the research team at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center, pizza ... more »
Afghanistan’s First Female General Wants More Women In The Army
Female Afghan Soldier in Training. Reuters *VOA:* *Afghanistan’s First Female General Calls for More Women in Military * Khatol Mohammadzai was active in the Afghan army for more than 30 years. She earned many awards and made nearly 600 parachute jumps from an airplane. In addition, Mohammadzai has trained hundreds of Ministry of Defense members. But it took the U.S.-led military coalition’s defeat of the Taliban in 2001 to make it possible for Mohammadzai to become a general. She is the first woman in Afghanistan to reach the rank of general. For years, the Afghan National Army ...more »
Ocean Temps Falling Feb. 2018
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 El Nino was the dominant […]
YOU'RE SHOCKED THAT THE RIGHT IS CALLING THE ANTI-GUN KIDS NAZIS? WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN FOR THE PAST FEW DECADES?
Many in the press are shocked: Alex Jones and his conspiracy site InfoWars just can’t stop when it comes to David Hogg and other Parkland shooting survivors. During his broadcast today, the far-right conspiracist ... played a short clip dubbing a Hitler speech over footage of Hogg at the March For Our Lives. Yes, really. That wasn’t the only Nazi comparison Jones made today. Earlier, Jones played a video depicting Parkland student Emma Gonzalez as a member of the Hitler Youth, complete with Nazi salutes, Hitler speaking and swastikas. This isn’t the first time InfoWars has compa... more »
The Afghan Air Force Has Engaged A Target For The First Time
Afghan pilot walks to an awaiting A-29 loaded with unguided rockets and bombs. USAF *Warzone/The Drive:* *One of Afghanistan's A-29s Has Finally Dropped a Laser-Guided Bomb in Anger* *The pilot used the weapon to avoid civilian casualties, but the NATO-led coalition continues to downplay the importance of this capability.* One of the Afghan Air Force’s A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft has finally dropped a laser-guided bomb in combat. That the pilot chose to employ a precision weapon for fear of hitting nearby civilians underscores the importance of the capability, despite ... more »
What Is The Difference Between A Diplomat And A Spy?
*BBC:* *When is a diplomat really just a spy?* Theresa May says the 23 Russian diplomats kicked out of Britain are "undeclared intelligence officers". In other words, they're "spies". This might surprise anyone who thought the key requirements for being a good diplomat were a firm handshake, a decent backhand and the ability to order a gin and tonic in several languages. So where do you draw the line between official diplomacy and the murky world of espionage? "Every embassy in the world has spies," says Prof Anthony Glees, director of the Centre for Security and Intelligence Stu... more »
Einstein's ETH Zurich develops girl physics
Renato Renner works as a professor of quantum information (he is also if not primarily involved in irrational "interpretations" of quantum mechanics) at ETH Zurich, the Swiss polytechnic where both Albert Einstein and Mileva Marič studied. A few days ago, Erwin showed us this wonderful video. The guy who speaks at the beginning sounds more or less like a professional but the testimonies get increasingly female and ludicrous. Renner was praised by the women – he makes a totally female environment for us. We can do whatever we want in any hours and drink coffee. In fact, I am just ... more »
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*Florida Becomes First State to Offer Student Safety Scholarships* Florida is now the first state in the country to offer students scholarships to attend safer schools. Last week Governor Rick Scott signed legislation creating the Hope Scholarship Program, which offers scholarships to public school students victimized by an array of safety incidents, including: “Every child in Florida should have the opportunity to get a great education at the school of their choice so they can achieve their dreams,” said Gov. Scott upon signing the bill into law (HB 7055). The Hope Scholarship ... more »
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*UK: Plastic bottle tax: 22p return scheme to protect oceans from tide of waste* *Governments are always urged to "do something" even when there is nothing they can do. This is a case in point. Nearly all the plastic in the oceans results from third world populations using thir local river as a dump. Western countries already dispose of their waste responsibly. So this new system will simply be a bureaucratic way of doubling up on what is done already* A tax of up to 22p could be added to plastic bottles to prevent the tide of rubbish flowing into the oceans, under plans anno... more »
China's Worst Nightmare: Would America Sell the F-35 to Taiwan?
*Asia Times* *Security, * The fifth generation Lockheed Martin F-35 was reportedly part of a package of new arms sales to Taiwan that the Trump administration was mulling last spring. Two top US Republican senators reportedly asked the Trump administration on Monday to approve the sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets to Taiwan, saying it would help the island nation “remain a democracy” in the face of a rising military threat from China. “These fighters will have a positive impact on Taiwan’s self-defense and would act as a necessary deterrent to China’s aggressive military posture... more »
PNAS wouldn’t let authors cite unpublished manuscript. Now, it admits it was wrong.
Question: Do you value Retraction Watch? If so, would you consider a tax-deductible donation of $25, or a recurring donation of an amount of your choosing, to support us? When researchers submitted a paper about a type of microparticle to PNAS, they wanted to give credit where it was due, and cite an unpublished manuscript … Continue reading PNAS wouldn’t let authors cite unpublished manuscript. Now, it admits it was wrong.
Former Supreme Court Justice calls for the repeal of the 2nd Amendment. Now we're talking. Update!
Courtesy of the New York Times: *For over 200 years after the adoption of the Second Amendment, it was uniformly understood as not placing any limit on either federal or state authority to enact gun control legislation. In 1939 the Supreme Court unanimously held that Congress could prohibit the possession of a sawed-off shotgun because that weapon had no reasonable relation to the preservation or efficiency of a “well regulated militia.” * *During the years when Warren Burger was our chief justice, from 1969 to 1986, no judge, federal or state, as far as I am aware, expressed any... more »
Binary Options fraud finally banned
EU bans Binary Options fraudsters selling to individuals
Did Putin Put Millions Of Dollars Into The Trump Campaign Through The NRA?
Since 1990, all the gun manufacturers groups in the country-- so not just the NRA-- gave contributed about $30 million to congressional candidates. In fact since 1990 the bribes to congressional Republicans have totaled $32,361,024 and the bribes for Democrats have totaled $4,257,494. It appears that in just one year, 2016, just the NRA alone, spent as much as $30 million on one campaign-- the Señor Trumpanzee campaign. Where did they suddenly get all that money... all those rubles? Hopefully Robert Mueller will have the answer when he finishes up his investigation sometime in 201... more »
NA62 Places Bid For Future Observation Of Super-Rare Kaon Decay
Yesterday's seminar at CERN by Giuseppe Ruggiero unveiled the preliminary results of a search for the rare decay of charged kaon into a pion and a neutrino-antineutrino pair, performed by the CERN NA62 experiment. The result in truth had been already shown a couple of weeks before at the Moriond conference, so it's *no news* - or if you prefer, it's *two nu's* - as indeed (spoiler alert) one such event was observed, with two neutrinos inferred from it. read more
Pentagon of the south
Huntsville, Alabama is where the Nazi rocket scientists were taken after the end of WW II to create the US space program. For details see *here* Huntsville's Redstone Arsenal is currently the 'missile defense' integrator for the Army. Today they call Huntsville the 'Pentagon of the south'. It's all about two things - making money and killing people. Is it any wonder that schools across America are being attacked by mentally unstable people with automatic weapons? Weapons and war have become the leading indicator of our culture. We can kill them fast or we can kill them slow. T... more »
WATCH: Cop Mistakes Camera for a Gun, Shoots Innocent Reporter—No Charges, Not Fired
[image: camera] An Ohio cop deliberate shot an innocent reporter, it was caught on the officer's body camera, and not only will he not face any charges, but he's back on the job and the taxpayers will be held liable instead. The post WATCH: Cop Mistakes Camera for a Gun, Shoots Innocent Reporter—No Charges, Not Fired appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
£42 Million Wasted On Another Renewable Project
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby Another £42 million down the plughole! A £42m wave energy project off the Cornish coast has yet to produce any electricity despite being up and running for eight years. Wave Hub, an undersea electrical socket installed to test wave energy machines, has hosted just one device […]
Doofus Of The Day #1,003
Today's award goes to the worker at Planned Parenthood in Pennsylvania who sent out this tweet in the name of that organization: The tweet was taken down almost immediately, as soon as someone realized how utterly asinine it was . . . but the damage was done. It had already been screenshotted and archived, and has since gone viral. Personally, I don't think we "need" a Disney princess at all. I'd far rather little girls were raised by responsible parents, and taught to behave like normal human beings! There are few enough adults (of either sex) who know how to behave, let alo... more »
Turkey arrests German national trying to cross into Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The Turkish authorities arrested a German national that was attempting to cross into Syria from Turkey, the state-owned Anadolu News Agency reported today. According to the Anadolu report, the German national, Patrick Kraicker, age 28, was attempting to cross into Syria in order to join the People’s Protection Units (YPG). […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Large militant convoy leaves East Ghouta for northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – Another large convoy of militants and their family members has left the East Ghouta region, a Syrian military report claimed this afternoon. According to the report, at least ten buses filled with 566 people departed the East Ghouta region. Of the 566 people that left in this convoy today, 132 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army begins process to reopen important highway in Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:55 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has begun the process of restoring the southern part of the Damascus-Homs Highway after closing several years ago. According to local reports, the Syrian Army has cleared several barriers around the town of Zamalka. These roadblocks were inputted by the Syrian Army during the first […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Developing: Russian military enters southern Damascus town to negotiate with rebels
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 P.M.) – A Russian military delegation has entered a southern Damascus town this afternoon to negotiate with the rebels inside, a source in the Syrian capital told Al-Masdsar News. According to the source, the Russian Reconciliation Center entered the town of Babila in southern Damascus and offered the rebels inside a chance […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Saudi Coalition unleashes massive air assault over Yemen after Houthi missile attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – The Saudi-led Coalition has begun a massive air campaign over Yemen, following the Houthi missile attack that took place earlier this week. According to the official media wing of the Houthi forces, the Saudi-led Coalition already conducted dozens of airstrikes, with at least 18 of them conducted in the Hajjah […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
White House calls Russia ‘deep sea beast’ with ‘lots of tentacles’ (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – Acting US Secretary of State Heather Nauert said that Russia has ‘lots of tentacles’ and ‘is a beast from the deep sea’ while describing what the US and its allies allege as Russian involvement in election meddling and the poising of former double agent Sergei Skripal, during a press conference […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Israeli military attacks Hamas positions in Gaza
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:55 A.M.) – Minutes ago, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) struck two Hamas observation posts in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, the Haaretz reported. According to the report, the attack was conducted by an IDF tank near the Gaza border. No further details were released. This attack by the IDF comes […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army troops pour into northern Daraa as East Ghouta operation reaches final stage
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) – Several Syrian Arab Army (SAA) units have recently redeployed from eastern Damascus to the northern countryside of the Dara’a Governorate, as the military shifts their attention to this southern province. According to local reports, a large number of Syrian Army personnel were recently redeployed to 15th Brigade’s base near the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Over 128,000 civilians have exited East Ghouta through humanitarian corridors: Russian MoD
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday that over 128,000 civilians had exited the East Ghouta region through the established humanitarian corridors. The humanitarian corridors were established at three different sections of the East Ghouta, with the largest crossing point at the Wafiddeen Refugee Camp near the Jaysh Al-Islam […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iraqi military takes control of Syrian border-crossing after PKK withdrawal
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – The Iraqi Armed Forces have taken full control of a Syrian border-crossing in the Nineveh Governorate, Al-Sumaria TV reported this morning. According to the report, the Iraqi Armed Forces asserted full control over the Khansour border-crossing after the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) withdrew from this part of the Nineveh Governorate. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Swedish flight services reportedly busted directing UAE warplanes to Yemen
Contrary to assurances by Sweden’s Civil Aviation Administration (LFV) of the strictly civilian nature of its cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, several Swedish professionals working in the UAE revealed that the LFV staff has been handling military flights on a daily basis, involving both fighter jets and transport aircraft, headed for Yemen, among other […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Aleppo erupts in protest of Turkey’s assault on Afrin, US interference in Syria (photos)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:50 A.M.) – The city of Aleppo erupted in protest on Tuesday, as citizens took to the streets to demonstrate against Turkey’s assault on Afrin and the U.S.’ interference in Syria. The protesters called on Turkey to immediately withdraw from Afrin and return all occupied lands, while also demanding the U.S. halt their […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian military demands answer from Jaysh Al-Islam on status of Douma
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The Syrian military has repeatedly called on Jaysh Al-Islam, today, to give their answer regarding the terms offered by the Russian Reconciliation Center on the town of Douma. Tuesday was the last day for Jaysh Al-Islam to mull the decision to either accept reconciliation with the government in Douma or […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syria determined to retake Golan Heights, Afrin, Raqqa, Idlib: Jaafari
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 A.M.) – Syria’s United Nations representative, Dr. Bashar Al-Ja’afari, told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that Syria will retake all occupied territories. “Syria will liberate all occupied territory; this includes the Golan Heights, ‘Afrin, Raqqa, and Idlib,” Dr. Ja’afari told UN Security Council. Dr. Ja’afari would then add that the Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Houthi forces intercept 2 UAE F-16s in Yemen (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:55 A.M.) – The Houthi forces intercepted two Emirati F-16 jets that were seen flying over northern Yemen last night. The Houthi forces deployed two anti-aircraft missiles towards the Emirati F-16s, forcing them to abandon their bombing mission and retreat back towards their base. Despite missing the F-16s, the Houthi forces were able […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Native American first contemporary dress designer to have gown worn at Oscars
Flying Horse has been named the first contemporary Native American fashion designer to have a gown worn at the Oscars. It's a dream come true for Norma Baker Flying Horse – and any designer – to have one of her fashion designs worn at the Academy Awards show. Flying Horse, owner of Red Berry Woman, a fashion designing business at Mandaree on the Fort Berthold Reservation in western North Dakota, has been named the first contemporary Native American fashion designer to have a gown worn at the Oscars. "This is every designer's dream to dress an individual for this historic show," F... more »
in which i discover jordan's cereal and need to tell everyone about it
We used to eat President's Choice Blue Menu granola. The vanilla-almond flavour was crunchy, delicious, and reasonably healthy. My favourite way to eat it was with plain Greek yogurt and fruit, but it was very good with milk or rice milk as well. Then... it changed. It was no longer crunchy. It was no longer tasty. With a little liquid added, it tasted like soggy cardboard, or what I imagine soggy cardboard would taste like if it were a breakfast cereal. Thanks a lot, Loblaws. Allan, who does our food shopping, went on the hunt for a cereal that would satisfy all the requirements: w... more »
What Lies behind the Gun
By Dara Berger I have been seeing pictures all over Facebook these past couple days of friends who I went to high school or grew up with who are marching for gun control. While I agree that there is no...
In what should be a surprise to no one, it turns out that FEMA likes Texas way more than Puerto Rico.
Courtesy of Politico: *No two hurricanes are alike, and Harvey and Maria were vastly different storms that struck areas with vastly different financial, geographic and political situations. But a comparison of government statistics relating to the two recovery efforts strongly supports the views of disaster-recovery experts that FEMA and the Trump administration exerted a faster, and initially greater, effort in Texas, even though the damage in Puerto Rico exceeded that in Houston. * *Within six days of Hurricane Harvey, U.S. Northern Command had deployed 73 helicopters over Hou... more »
My Twitter blocking policy
Blocking Policy I have a simple policy on twitter. I avoid blocking anyone (except a few people well known for blocking others) unless that person either threatens or does block me. Then irrespective of whether I like the individual agree/disagree, … Continue reading →
New Zealand: Agreements with five countries exclude compulsory investor-state dispute settlement processes
28-Mar-2018 On March 9, 2018, the New Zealand Minister for Trade and Export Growth, David Parker, announced that the government has signed “side letters” with five other countries that are also party to the TPP11 that exclude compulsory investor-state dispute settlement.
Ces accords commerciaux qui ne changent rien pour l'Afrique
28-Mar-2018 L'AGOA avec les Etats-Unis, l'APE avec l'Union européenne ou l'APIE avec le Canada, les pays africains enchaînent les accords, mais l'impact sur le commerce international reste négligeable.
US- South Korea trade pact revision is full of holes
28-Mar-2018 Amidst all the hoopla about President Trump's plan to impose punitive tariffs on China, his administration has reached a deal with South Korea on a revision of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement, known as KORUS.
In Which I Emulate A Bloodhound
Well, I’m tired of writing about important issues. And various people have been asking me to continue writing the bit-by-bit autobiography that I started seven years ago with an episode called “It’s Not About Me“. I published most of the previous autobiographical pieces on Watts Up With That, which is where I publish my scientific…
Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour Party and anti-semitism
That Jeremy Corbyn has a problem with Israel has been clear for years, that he had no problem calling virulent anti-Semites 'friends' likewise, but that he was himself freely associated with anti-Smites was less clear - until now. The recent revelations that he was a member of five Facebook groups where anti-Semites posted nasty anti-Jew comments should be headline news but the BBC are still minimising their reporting of this story, for two reasons: first because they want a Labour government as soon as possible (partly to end Brexit) and secondly because the BBC itself indulges ant... more »
Before Canada opens the door to immigrants, has enough been done to get Canadians to move to job vacancies?
The Conservative politician Norman Tebbit provoked controversy in the 1980s when he encouraged Britons in disadvantaged regions to “get on their bikes” to find work but was it bad advice? *** The Wall Street Journal reports that some Canadian businesses have a hard time finding Canadian workers for blue-collar jobs. The answer, says the Journal, […] The post Before Canada opens the door to immigrants, has enough been done to get Canadians to move to job vacancies? appeared first on UnHerd.
Chet Raymo, “A New ‘Creation' Oratorio”
*“A New ‘Creation' Oratorio”* by Chet Raymo "Two centuries have elapsed since Joseph Haydn composed his magnificent "The Creation" oratorio. In all that time, no other musician has given us a better evocation of how the universe began. The famous C-major fortissimo chord of Haydn's oratorio- the glorious sunburst of sound that comes in response to the whispered words, "And there was light"- is an apt evocation of the modern astronomer's Big Bang. Still, we have learned a lot since Herschel's time about the universe's beginning and probable end. Maybe it's time for a musical update.... more »
Is Trump playing the Reagan Space Defense card? To what end?
I do not think that Trump will retain the present level of secrecy over the US Space Fleet. It has gone on for too long and has certainly hindered global science as well. After all we understood how to manipulate gravity as early as 1955. All these photos here represent a reasonable output of seventy five years of gravity control alone. Considering that the main war ship is pushed around in the atmosphere by jet engines, it seems unlikely unusual propulsion is operational yet. Yet eliminating the effect of mass is just as good. It has also left a false sense of near parity with ... more »
Harvard Investigation shows doctors Paid heavily to prescribe Opiods
Guess what? It is not legal to do this. All of which means that no one will ever declare that this is what is going on. What i find way more serious is the amount of money been paid. This is not lunch at your favorite restaurant. The whole racket has inflated out of mind. And if you ever needed a reason for a government exit you have just got it. Let them rediscover what they are really worth when few buy their product. We need a system that delivers good health and that can be built around a radically different approach that engages everyone. I do see ways forward on this p... more »
Non toxic Approach to Cancer Management
This is actually huge. A pure protein and fat diet will fail to feed cancer cells. This was hinted at in past work but this is categorical. If you choose to live on ketones from the proteins, the cancer cells must go without. This also allows other therapies to be applied and rigorously measured as we stop having to adjust for cancer growth. I suspect that starved cancer cells will go dormant and try to wait you out, thus those other methods can only help. The real take home is that all cancer patients need to immediately switch out all carbs.. I added in an article of us... more »
Crime, Punishment and the Blood Law - an article by the Ghost
[image: Crime, Punishment and the Blood Law in the Mvskoke-Creek Nation . . . an article by the Ghost] This is an excellent explanation of the Blood Law of the Creek confederacy. As humanity rediscovers the proper nature of the natural community we will be exploring life ways such as described here. After all there really are only two or three ways in which to successfully order society in terms of gender and we have historic successes to observe. Theoretical plans have to be tested with the real world and many times in order to establish assured truths. Otherwise is is a batt... more »
Diet Soda’s Worst Fear Coming True. Massive Study Links Aspartame to Major Problems
Diet Soda’s Worst Fear Coming True. Massive Study Links Aspartame to Major Problems http://realfarmacy.com/diet-soda-aspartame-60000-women/ Advertisements
Scientists just identified a brand-new human organ. Here’s what it means
Scientists just identified a brand-new human organ. Here’s what it means https://www.sciencealert.com/brand-new-human-organ-classified-interstitium-cancer-body-cavity?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Branded+Content&utm_campaign=ScienceNaturePageSign
Musical Interlude: Prelude, “After the Goldrush”
*Prelude, “After the Goldrush”, A Cappella* “I saw the stunning artwork of visionary artist John Pitre and then heard this beautiful a cappella version of Neil Young’s song "After the Goldrush" on iTunes. This version is on the Dawn Anthology Album and I believe the group is called Prelude.” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6BzTCQ6Nqo ○ *The live version:* Prelude, ”After The Goldrush” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2Taxuott5s
"The Others..."
The cartoon's inspiration... "We are here on Earth to do good to others. What the others are here for, I don't know." - W. H. Auden
Fat Lady Singing? – Stocks
A short review of charts of the major stock market average ETFs. Continue reading →
Russian Envoys Expelled
AFP graphic showing which countries are expelling Russian officials in response to the spy poisoning case in Britain @AFPgraphics pic.twitter.com/iITgRUOpd0 — AFP news agency (@AFP) March 28, 2018
The Poet: C.P. Cavafy, "Waiting for the Barbarians"
*"Waiting for the Barbarians"* "What are we waiting for, assembled in the forum? The barbarians are due here today. Why isn’t anything happening in the senate? Why do the senators sit there without legislating? Because the barbarians are coming today. What laws can the senators make now? Once the barbarians are here, they’ll do the legislating. Why did our emperor get up so early, and why is he sitting at the city’s main gate on his throne, in state, wearing the crown? Because the barbarians are coming today and the... more »
Theresa May Playing a Reckless Game of Nuclear Roulette
Countercurrents, CounterPunch, RINF, Global Research Back in May 2017, just prior to the British general election, I wrote a piece arguing that a victory for Theresa May would see Britain dragged further towards war with Russia. While Britain is militarily weak compared to Russia, the point was that May would continue to do the bidding of Washington by demonising that country and engaging in provocative actions. Well, Theresa May is now prime minister and if anything supports the above view, it is the recent events surrounding the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal with the ner... more »
"How It Really Is"
As the Great Mogambo Guru says, "We're so freakin' doomed!"
"Sometimes I Think..."
"I know something of shame... how can we not all feel it? We are all small-minded people, creeping about the earth grubbing for our own adventure and making the very mistakes for which we want to humiliate our neighbors... I think we wake up every day with high intentions and by dusk we have routinely fallen short. Sometimes I think God created the darkness just so he didn't have to look at us all the time." - Helen Simonson, “Major Pettigrew"
"What Happened To The West I Was Born In?"
*"What Happened To The West I Was Born In?"* by The Saker "Frankly, I am awed, amazed and even embarrassed. I was born in Switzerland, lived most of my life there, I also visited most of Europe, and I lived in the USA for over 20 years. Yet in my worst nightmares I could not have imagined the West sinking as low as it does now. I mean, yes, I know about the false flags, the corruption, the colonial wars, the NATO lies, the abject subservience of East Europeans, etc. I wrote about all that many times. But imperfect as they were, and that is putting it mildly, I remember Helmut Schm... more »
Catalan Independence Protestors Block Critically Important Highways Connecting Spain With Europe
Because of the mountains, Catalans and Basques together could totally block Spain’s access to Europe by highway and railway, whether … Continue reading →
Star Citizen - Door-based gameplay - What are you funding?
*the horror, scripted steps...*Dear Backers, to be honest, I think Squadron 42's gonna be all right... Squadron 42 (the narrative arm of the Star Citizen franchise) is 'what Chris Roberts was always about' iff we track his career through Freelancer, Wing Commander etc. i.e. a series of cutscenes wrapped around a flight dynamic. That's what Squadron 42 is, and it should do well. If they get the first chapter out. If they get the following two chapters out. Players love to be hand-held through an inter-active product-arc. The real problem, as I see it, for CIG or Cloud Imperium Games... more »
NASA finds something else climate models are missing…. forcing from ‘Secondary Organic Aerosols’
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: A new paper published by NASA by Tsigaridis and Kanakidou suggests that climate models have missed the forcing effects of organic aerosols, such as VOC’s from trees, oceans, and other sources that combine chemically in the atmosphere to create new compounds. Known as Secondary organic aerosols (SOA), they say…
Study: Ancient Britons Thrived Despite Rapid Climate Swings
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Star Carr Spear tips from Ancient Britain. By Jonathan Cardy (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons Guest essay by Eric Worrall A new study suggests people in Ancient Britain thrived despite major abrupt changes to their climate. Confronted With Severe Climate Change, Ancient Britons Kept Calm…
Why a Russia-based Security Firm Fell Victim of US Sanctions
*March 28, 2018* (Vladimir Platov - NEO) - Last December, US President Donald Trump signed a decree banning the use of Kaspersky Lab software within US government agencies. This latest iteration of anti-Russian sanctions demanded all individuals employed by Washington to wipe the world-renowned anti-virus software off their computers within 90 days of the decree’s signing. However, as the latest IT news show, Kaspersky Lab which received recognition for its achievements in the fight against all sorts of malware was not thrown out the door for genuine security concerns, but as a par... more »
Brief Hovel Tour
The garage stretches the width of the house The shop will be located in the area left. Naturally it will expand because that's how it happens. Is there any possibility of having a garage that's too big? No. I'm thinking that it should have been another two cars long. Where the upper and lower floors meet. The shack will extend beyond the principal structure with the effect that it actually sits out over the tops of the pines as part of the view. View from the dining room.
This Is The US Air Force's Vision On What Air Combat Will Look Like In 2030
*Defense News:* *Check out this new video with the Air Force’s coolest future tech* WASHINGTON — A new U.S. Air Force video featuring concept art of some of its highest profile tech programs — from swarming drones and a new fighter jet — provides a tantalizing glimpse of potential future weapons and how they could be employed just a decade from now. The new video was put out by the Air Force Research Laboratory on March 22 to promote the service’s new “Science and Technology 2030” initiative, which aims to increase the involvement of the scientific community and nontraditional bu... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* Lots of guys pay for sex, but $130,000??!!!??! Yet, Trump supporters will still tell you they voted for him because of his claim of business acumen. And don't think for a second that Señor Trumpanzee having sex with porn stars isn't a plus in the eyes of his supporters. I can attest that I've heard that one first hand. One even managed to tell me that Trumpanzee's taste for porn stars showed that he had better taste in women than... wait for it... Obama! Of course, he managed to add that he thought Michelle Obama "looks like an ape," but that's who Republicans are. Soon... more »
Russia steps up airstrikes over southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 A.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces have recently stepped up their air campaign over the Idlib Governorate, targeting several areas under the control of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. In particular, the Russian Aerospace Forces have increased their airstrikes over the southern countryside of Idlib; this region is filled with Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham militants. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Erdogan: Not allowing Turkey to join EU would be a ‘big mistake’
Turkey has been negotiating with the European Union to join the bloc for over a decade, and although progress was slowly being made, the attempted coup in 2016 and the subsequent purge of military personnel, judges and civil servants jeopardized Ankara’s plans of becoming an EU member state. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed his […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Rebels in southern Syria reject reconciliation with government, vow to fight
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 A.M.) – The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has rejected reconciliation with the Syrian government in the Dara’a Governorate town of Mahajah, the group’s official media wing reported on Tuesday. According to a statement released by the FSA, their forces will not reconcile with the government in Mahajah, adding that they vow to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Over 10,000 troops to take part in Russia’s Strategic Missile Force drills
Over 10,000 troops will be involved in the maneuvers of three missile armies of Russia’s Strategic Missile Force, the Defense Ministry of Russia announced on Tuesday. “Command and staff exercises will be held in March in formations of the Vladimir, Orenburg and Omsk missile armies. During the drills, the inspected units and formations (missile regiments, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Developing: Syrian Army troops amassing around Douma as ceasefire period ends
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has moved its troops towards the front-lines in Douma, following the conclusion of the 24 hour period given to Jaysh Al-Islam to surrender the town. According to a military source in Damascus, the Syrian Army is awaiting Jaysh Al-Islam’s response regarding whether or not they […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards deny supplying Houthis with missiles – reports
Earlier, the Saudi-led coalition said that seven missiles launched from Yemen toward Saudi territory have been intercepted. According to Tasnim news agency, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) denied that Tehran has provided the Houthi movement in Yemen with ballistic missiles. “Everyone knows that all routes to send arms to Yemen are blocked,” political deputy of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Battle for Douma approaches as Jaysh Al-Islam refuses to surrender town: map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:50 A.M.) – The battle for the strategic East Ghouta town of Douma is quickly approaching, as the militants of Jaysh Al-Islam refuses to surrender their stronghold to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). With thousands of troops surrounding Douma, the Syrian Arab Army has finalized their preparations to storm the town; all that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US establishes large military base in oil-rich Syrian province – SDF
In an apparent attempt to establish control over Syria’s oil deposits, the United States has begun the construction of a major military installation in Deir Ez-Zor province, according to a high-ranking representative of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Mehdi Kobani, the SDF’s press secretary in Deir Ez-Zor, told Sputnik Turkiye that the new US military […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
World Leaders And Their Smartphones
© Sputnik/ Michael Klimentyev *Sputnik*:* World Leaders and Their Mobile Phone Devices: Who Uses What?* Life without smartphones may be unimaginable for some. Instant messaging, posting videos, photos and ads, as well as sharing content on numerous social media platforms and addressing communities and constituencies online – all that ideally requires uninterrupted access to smartphones and mobile services. For some world leaders this is exactly the case, while others are more careful and mindful of the times mobile technology had failed its users. So what is the relationship of wo... more »
STATE OF THE CLIMATE 2017 - Ole Humlum
In a report by Emeritus Professor of Physical Geography, University of Oslo, Norway - Ole Humlum, published by the Global Warming Policy Foundation (Link pdf) - his findings included: Air temperaturesMany Arctic regions experienced record high temperatures in 2016, but in 2017 conditions were generally cooler. The Arctic temperature peak in 2016 may have been affected by ocean heat released from the Pacific Ocean during the 2015–16 El Niño and subsequently transported to the Arctic region. Sea ice Both variations had simultaneous minima in 2016, with consequences for the global sea... more »
Hypocrisy: US, Europe Meddle in Russian Elections
*March 28, 2018* (Guest Post - Jack Anderson) - Tensions have escalated between the United States and Russia. These tensions have also appeared in various parts of the world, including Syria, the Mediterranean, the Baltics, and the Crimean Peninsula. As time passes, the battlefield between the United States and Russia becomes wider. European countries, too, have directly gotten involved in the complex situation. On the one hand, without the support of the US and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), they have the power to form an independent and unified army to counter Russ... more »
A warning from the Past.
*Part of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Farewell Address (1961) (link)* *“The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present – and is gravely to be regarded. **“Yet, in holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite.* *“It is the task of statesmanship to mold, to balance, and to integrate these and other forces, new and old, within the princi... more »
Tweets For Today
Chinese President Xi Jinping accepts an invitation from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to visit Pyongyang when they met for the first time in Beijing, the North’s state media say https://t.co/UDqg3lsYux pic.twitter.com/QIzUO0ZjSu — TRT World Now (@TRTWorldNow) March 28, 2018 China says North Korea pledges denuclearization during friendly visit https://t.co/gI4Rc5IldH — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) March 28, 2018 China's second aircraft carrier ready for sea trials - https://t.co/B4mtLSzMGb pic.twitter.com/kipsLSE8Ml — Alert 5 (@alert5) March 28, 2018 Twenty million Indians appl... more »
Dr. Steve Pieczenik: Why Kim Jung Un Is In China
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Mar 27, 2018 National security expert Dr. Steve Pieczenik provides his expert analysis on Kim Jong Un’s trip to China. end
Israeli Forces Arrest 14-year old Palestinian Burn Victim in Hospital
Israeli Forces Arrest 14-year old Palestinian Burn Victim in Hospital by http://mondoweiss.net/ Details of arresting the child Asad Al-Din Abulhawa from inside Al-Maqased Hospital Silwanic 22 Mar — Israeli occupation forces arrested 14-year-old Asad Al-Din Ibrahim Abulhawa from Al-Maqased Hospital in the village of Al-Tur, despite having severe burns in his back. Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s […]
Bolton Means Another War for Israel is Coming
Emphasis mine: Bolton Means Another War for Israel is Coming by PHILIP GIRALDI, https://ahtribune.com/ With the appointment of leading neoconservative John Bolton as National Security Advisor, the Zionist war-party takeover of the White House is nearly complete. With Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State, Nikki Haley at the U.N. and now Bolton whispering in the President’s ear, […]
The Debate: Saudi Arabia’s War on Yemen
PressTV Published on Mar 26, 2018 The Saudi war on Yemen has just entered its fourth year. After over 14 thousand deaths, the Saudi’s don’t have much to talk about militarily. The only ones who have exchanged human rights for arms sales have had the most to gain, countries like the US and UK. In this […]
China: Washington Has Broken WTO Rules
PressTV Published on Mar 27, 2018 China says U-S President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on up to 60 billion dollars of Chinese goods have broken the rules of the World Trade Organization. China’s envoy to the WTO said Washington’s unilateralism is wrecking the Geneva-based trade body. The official demanded that the WTO members unite […]
Is a Trade War with China on the Horizon?
RT America Published on Mar 27, 2018 President Donald Trump is reaching out to European allies as he pushes back against Chinese trade practices. In a phone call, the White House says Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed “joining forces to counter China’s unfair economic practices.” Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is optimistic that the […]
Is Trump Assembling a War Cabinet?
“Iran doesn’t frighten me and I don’t think it should frighten the American people. They don’t have a bomb. They haven’t made a decision to build one. They don’t have the means to deliver one. And the Israelis have 300 atomic bombs! I mean who presents the existential threat to whom?” – Pat Buchanan (7:58 […]
Lavrov: ‘Rest Assured, Russia Won’t Tolerate’ West’s Obnoxious Conduct
Lavrov: ‘Rest Assured, Russia Won’t Tolerate’ West’s Obnoxious Conduct by http://tass.com/ The top diplomat believes the decision by some Western countries to expel Russian diplomats is due to a colossal blackmail campaign and pressure from the United States. – TASHKENT, March 27. /TASS/. Moscow won’t tolerate Western countries’ crassness and will definitely respond to the expulsion of […]
Global Monetary Reset Ahead, Bullion to Infinity! | Derrick Michael Reid
SilverDoctors Published on Mar 27, 2018 “There are now numerous triggers to a monetary reset and fiat devaluation in place that could send bullion to infinity in terms of price,” California Libertarian Senate Candidate Derrick Michael Reid tells Silver Doctors. The U.S., China, and Russia are emerging as strong nationalistic forces. Reid says each country is […]
USD, Debt Forgiveness, Hyperinflation: Q&A with Eric and Lynette – 3/27/2018
ITM Trading Streamed live 6 hours ago Today’s Questions: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/usd-d… Question 1. Gofo K: You always talk about how USD has lost 95% of its value since 1913. but wages in USD have gone up substantially since then haven’t they? Question 2. Heather K: If a collapse/reset happens and I need cash to pay mortgage or […]
Cuba's Communist Party Still Resistant To Change
Cuba's First Vice-President Miguel Diaz-Canel and his wife Lis Cuesta stand in line before Diaz-Canel casts his vote during an election of candidates for the national and provincial assemblies, in Santa Clara Cuba March 11, 2018. REUTERS/Alejandro Ernesto/Pool *Reuters:** Cuba's Communist Party admits errors, slowdown in reforms* HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba’s Communist Party admitted a slowdown and errors in its implementation of Raul Castro’s market-style reforms, just weeks before he steps down from the presidency, but vowed to continue updating the Soviet-style command economy. Th... more »
"Think It Can't Happen Here? Austin Bomber's Capture Exposes Depth Of US Surveillance State"
*"Think It Can't Happen Here? * *Austin Bomber's Capture Exposes Depth Of US Surveillance State"* by Jeremiah Johnson Many have argued that there is neither a surveillance state, nor a concerted effort to disarm the public door-to-door, house by house, etc. Some of these are far-leftists, masquerading as conservatives..... trying to appear “skeptically cynical.” We’ll “game” the thought, to bring everyone back from opacity to transparency. The Communists, Marxists, Leftists, Progressives, Liberals, Democrats, and their ilk deliberately try to disguise the true objectives as outlined... more »
Picture Of The Day
*Offloading A Helicopter* Marines disembark from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during exercise Arctic Edge 2018 at Indian Mountain Air Force Station, Alaska, March 12, 2018. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bethanie Ryan *WNU Editor: *The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Marines Hone Multiple Skills During Exercise Arctic Edge* (Department of Defense ).
Washington to Ankara: You can’t buy Russian weapons
America wants to financially starve Russia's military hardware business More The post Washington to Ankara: You can’t buy Russian weapons appeared first on The Duran.
The Politics of Mental Health
This year marks my 15th year as a professor of political science. Over that time, I’ve witnessed tremendous changes. Perhaps the most dramatic change has been the marked increase in students facing mental health challenges.
Study Reports Wide Gender Disparity Among MSI Presidents
A new report from the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions explores the dearth of women in presidential positions at Minority Serving Institutions. At 650 such schools, less than 12 percent of presidents are women.
Crisis In Venezuela -- News Updates March 28, 2018
*Euronews:* *Venezuelans flee to Colombia to escape economic meltdown* The Simon Bolivar bridge has become symbolic of the mass exodus of migrants from Venezuela. The crossing is also just one piece in the complex puzzle facing Colombia, as it struggles to absorb the increasing number of migrants prompted by its neighbour’s economic and social meltdown. Up to 45,000 migrants cross on foot from Venezuela to Cúcuta every day. The Colombian city has become the last hope for many fleeing Venezuela’s crumbling economy. Already four million people, out of a population of 30 million, hav... more »
Trouble In Paradise-- Another Republican Pretending To Be A "Democrat" Is Running For Congress
*Another fake Democratic careerist running for Congress* Hawaii's first congressional district (Honolulu) is almost as blue as the second district. The PVI of the 2nd district is D+19 and the 1st district's is "only" D+17. Trump got 29.6% of the vote in HI-02 but actually climbed over 30% in HI-01-- 30.5%. Hawaiians didn't buy the bullshit and Hawaii is not Trump territory. In fact, Republicans there have been fleeing his toxic party. The problem, though, is when they leave the GOP and migrate over to the Democrats, it isn't because they have seen the light in terms of Democratic va... more »
Russia Just Revealed How It Will Fight the Wars of the Future (And Its Shocking)
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * The big concern for United States and NATO is that if Russia realizes its vision, it will have the ability to precisely strike deep inside alliance territory. Russia is developing new long-range intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to enable long-range precision strikes. Essentially, in the Russian view, the future of war lies in a combination of advanced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and space-based systems coupled with next-generation cruise missiles and other long-range weapons. But future wars will also include econo... more »
Mattis: Russia Has Chosen To Be a "Strategic Competitor"
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Tough words from the U.S. Secertary of Defense. The United States places the blame on Russia for the breakdown in relations between NATO and Moscow. In the view of U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Russia chose to be strategic competitor to the United States and NATO. “The NATO alliance tried to create a partnership—so, there's a Russia-NATO partnership council,” Mattis told reporters on March 27. “There is a mechanism to keep us working together. And I think a number of us with my color hair can remember Russian marines in North Carolina working w... more »
Why Did North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Take An Armored Train To Beijing?
*Tyler Rogoway, Warzone/The Drive:* *Why Would Kim Jong Un Take An Armored Train To Beijing? (Updated)* *It seems like a risky time for him to leave and it begs the question of who is in command of North Korea's nuclear arsenal in his absence.* Many signs point to a real possibility that Kim Jong Un has made a visit to Beijing aboard a heavily armored train very similar to the ones his father and grandfather constantly used. If Kim is indeed in the Chinese capital, it marks his first trip abroad in over six years since becoming the dictator of North Korea. It could also be an indi... more »
Chinese And North Korean State Media Are Confirming That North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un Met With Xi Jinping In A Secret Beijing Visit
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, with President Xi Jinping of China in Beijing. Credit Ju Peng/Xinhua *New York Times*: *Kim Jong-un Met With Xi Jinping in Secret Beijing Visit* BEIJING — North Korea’s enigmatic young leader, Kim Jong-un, made an unannounced visit to Beijing, meeting with President Xi Jinping weeks before planned summit meetings with American and South Korean leaders, Chinese and North Korean state news media reported on Wednesday. The visit amounted to Mr. Kim’s international debut: It was the 34-year-old leader’s first trip outside North Korea since he took po...more »
There Are 1.5 Million On The syrian government's Leaked Wanted List
Deir al-Zour, like many sites in Syria, has been laid waste by the war, leaving more Syrians fleeing as aid runs low. Credit Khalil Ashawi/Reuters *Faisal Al Yafai, The National:* *Damascus' leaked wanted list shows the regime does not much care whether it kills Syrians quickly or slowly* *The international community cannot save Syrians who have already died – but it can perhaps salvage some sort of protection for those who remain inside.* What would a future with Bashar Al Assad back in charge of Syria look like? That question, always ruminated upon by Syria-watchers, took on a r... more »
"America’s State Wreck Gathers Steam"
*"America’s State Wreck Gathers Steam: * *The Donald’s War Cabinet And The Fiscal Doom Loop"* by David Stockman "Last week the Donald’s incipient trade war got Wall Street’s nerves jangling, but that wasn’t the half of what’s coming. To wit, Trump has now essentially formed a War Cabinet and signed a Horribus spending bill that is a warrant for fiscal meltdown. Indeed, the two essentially comprise a self-fueling doom loop which means Washington’s descent into fiscal catastrophe is well-nigh unstoppable; it’s all over except for the screaming in the bond pits. That is, Trump’s new W... more »
Judge Rules It Was Necessary For Activists In Massachusetts To Engage In Civil Disobedience To Stop Pipeline
A judge in Massachusetts ruled it was necessary for activists to engage in civil disobedience to stop Spectra Energy’s natural gas pipeline in West Roxbury and acquitted the activists of civil infractions. Josh Raisler-Cohen, an attorney with the National Lawyers Guild, said the government reduced charges against the activists to The post Judge Rules It Was Necessary For Activists In Massachusetts To Engage In Civil Disobedience To Stop Pipeline appeared first on Shadowproof.
Posing with a fan outside the Polling station in Egypt's Presidential elections [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Posing with a fan outside the Polling station in Egypt's Presidential elections] Egyptian veteran actor Lebleba with a fan at a polling station in Egypt's Presidential elections 2018
Searching for his name in the Poll station's registry in Egypt's Presidential elections 2018 [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Searching for his name in the Poll station's registry in Egypt's Presidential elections 2018] An Egyptian voter searching for name in the voter registery at a polling station in Egypt's Presidential elections 2018
Filming the veteran star in a polling station [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Filming the veteran star in a polling station] Egyptian photographers and video journalists filming veteran Egyptian comedian Lebleba while she was at a polling station to cast her vote in Egypt's Presidential elections 2018
Meeting an old friend in a polling station [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Meeting an old friend in a polling station] Veteran Egyptian comedian Lebleba was happy to see a friend at the polling station where she would cast her vote in Egyptian Presidential elections 2018
An Egyptian voter in Egyptian Presidential elections 2018 [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: An Egyptian voter in Egyptian Presidential elections 2018] An Egyptian voter participated in Egypt's Presidential elections 2018
Erdogan accuses ‘strategic partners’ of supporting Kurdish fighters in Syria (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 A.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Turkey’s strategic partners of providing weapons to Kurdish militant groups in northern Syria, as he spoke at the EU-Turkey summit in the Bulgarian city of Varna on Tuesday. “Our goal here is to clear these terrorists from this area. The possibilities for these terrorists […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian Air Force destroys HTS bases in southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 A.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces continued their air campaign over the Idlib Governorate, yesterday, targeting several areas under the control of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. Russian jets flying out of the Hmaymim Airport in southwest Latakia carried out several raids, Tuesday, striking Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions in the southern countryside of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
UN: Haley blames Russia for East Ghouta ‘travesty’ (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 A.M.) – The United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nikki Haley laid the blame at Russia and other Security Council members for the ongoing “travesty” in Eastern Ghouta, speaking before the United Nations Security Council in New York City on Tuesday. “Russia will stop at nothing to use its permanent […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
The Administration is Lying About the Census
The Commerce Department has announced that it is adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 Census, for the first time in seventy years. There has been a lot of speculation about possible political motivations for this action. It is difficult to know exactly what motivates government actors whose deliberations are not public. But it is possible to know one thing: the government’s sole stated reason for adding the question—improving enforcement of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA)—is false. It is not the real reason. “Lying” is a strong word. Many falsehoods are bas... more »
Did Russia Erect a Monument to Native Americans in Front of the United States Embassy in Moscow?
There was a well-publicized petition to construct such a monument, but it has not been realized and was likely driven by Russian-American tensions.
Interstitium: Newfound 'Organ' Missed Due To Old Standard Method For Visualizing Anatomy
How do you miss an organ important for the function of all organs, most tissues and the mechanisms of most major diseases? Easy, you don't look for it. read more
“Momo Massacred, Tech Wrecked, & Bond Yields Battered”
*“Momo Massacred, Tech Wrecked, & Bond Yields Battered”* by Tyler Durden "Today's fun and games started with comments from Wilbur Ross on "emergency" curbs on Chinese investment but then a series of headlines on megatech - NVDA self-driving car suspension, TSLA NTSB probe, FB hearings and more headlines, and GOOGL and TWTR being dragged into the furore. All in all - a bloodbath! *Click image for larger size.* What goes up (on low volume) collapses on heavy volume... (Nasdaq - green, was worst; The Dow - blue, managed to hold some gains)... Failed rally: "This is the final push higher... more »
..Observer's Burden...
It's a *labor* to peer into fathomless skies. Call it work on any level not reviled or despised. Still, it's toil *observing*—a pain in the neck—and a chore to keep watching as you crane the head back... ...Too, regret *is* a bitch ever lurking the wings. No bells on her toes and she carries a *sting*. She appears near the end of your time on the stage; despair, then, more possible... inured against rage... *.,¸¸,.»§«,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.»§«***»§«,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.»§«·.,¸¸,.* ...*Will *I regret wasted time *badly* spent ever searching a fathomless space? Will I admit and *despair* "waste... more »
Rankins Is First Black Named To Top Mississippi Higher Ed Post
Among the numerous African-American “firsts” who symbolize racial progress in their fields, Dr. Alfred Rankins is likely to stand out. He is the first African-American to become commissioner of higher education in Mississippi.
How (Not) to Fight Proxy Wars
*C. Anthony Pfaff, Patrick Granfield* *Security, Middle East* [image: Ukrainian servicemen fire an artillery weapon in the direction of positions of the armed forces of the separatist self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic near Novoluhanske in Donetsk region, Ukraine] Intervention always changes a proxy’s calculus: with insurance from a powerful benefactor, proxies have greater reason to choose violence over compromise. Iran’s proxies are running roughshod over America’s allies and interests in the Middle East. Hezbollah is dictating the terms of Lebanese politics and preparin... more »
Rex Tillerson Never Stood a Chance
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Politics, North America* [image: Trump fires Secretary of State Tillerson] Washington was a foreign creature to him, where career Washingtonians might as well have been speaking Mandarin. They were the closing remarks of a man who was beaten and bloodied by the Washington game: *Never lose sight of your most valuable asset, the most valuable asset you possess: your personal integrity. Not one of you was gifted it; you were born with it. It belongs to you, and always has . . . This can be a very mean-spirited town. But you don’t have to choose to participate... more »
Turkey's Biggest National Security Threat Is Its Economy
*Scott B. MacDonald* *Economics, Middle East* [image: Turkish President Erdogan speaks during a meeting of his ruling AK Party in Trabzon] Turkey appears to be heading for a major economic crisis, much of it of its own making. Turkey is a pivotal country, located with one foot in Europe and the other in Asia. It borders the European Union countries of Greece and Bulgaria and shares its southern borders with civil war-torn Syria, the autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq, aspiring regional power Iran, Russian ally Armenia, and Georgia. Across the Black Sea is Russia, a traditional foe... more »
The U.S. Army Needs Modernized Humvees
*Dan Goure* *Security, * For a relatively modest expenditure, the Army can solve its Humvee recapitalization problem in the near-term. In future high-end conflicts, strategic mobility and tactical agility will be critical to U.S. Army operations. Based largely in the Continental United States, Army units will have to be moved by air and sea long distances to the theater of conflict. Once in theater, these units will have to be constantly on the move to avoid being subject to hostile fires. The Chief of Staff, General Mark Milley, describes the challenge for operational and tact... more »
Monsanto and Bayer Tie the Knot – Don’t Miss the Most Satanic Wedding of the Year
*Julian Rose* - A bit of humor about the most hated company in the world.
Farmer Converts 40,000 Acres into Largest Organic Farm in Canada
*Phillip Schneider* - He realized growing organically was far more economical than growing conventionally.
X22 Report, “This Indicator Shows We Are About To Enter A Recession Or Something Much Worse”
X22 Report, “This Indicator Shows We Are About To Enter A Recession Or Something Much Worse” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mczcW6rgcp0 *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “Boom, The Plan Is In Motion, One Piece At A Time” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzp6lbqINMU
Petro-Yuan Helps Russia & China Dump US Dollar in Oil Trade
Petro-Yuan Helps Russia & China Dump US Dollar in Oil Trade by https://www.rt.com/ China is the world’s biggest crude consumer and buys most of its oil from Russia. However, most settlements are still in US dollars. The launch of the petro-yuan now allows Moscow and Beijing to use national currencies instead. – China and Russia are […]
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