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Do You Look Forward To Opening Campaign E-Mails?
Alan Grayson's e-mails are legendary because they say something worth taking a few minutes to read. No one likes being bombarded with pointless spam-- like "we're almost there" or "the sky is falling," or whatever pointless bullshit the DCCC tells candidates to use. And at the end of the FEC quarters, it's just horrific, since most candidates share their lists with crooked operations-- like EMILY's List, End Citizens United and the DCCC who sell the names to every candidate they can find, making sure everyone is flooded with garbage e-mail from the worst candidates, like Ann Kirkp... more »
Clarity as the Dust Settles: Coalition Deaths/One American/Manbij. Provocation?
* So far the US media is continuing to be mostly vague on the location of these deaths- The UK media is reporting an American soldier among two killed in roadside bomb attack in Syria which also wounded five. * * The explosion occurred at Manbij**. Pivotal area.**Link* - The U.S. military announcement came after a Syrian official said a roadside *bomb had exploded in the Arab-Kurdish town of Manbij *near the Turkish border - A U.S. defense official has said *one of the two troops was an American.* - The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because details h... more »
Russia Conducts Another Test Of ICBM Sarmat
*Sputnik:* *WATCH Test-Launch of Russia's Newest Sarmat ICBM* In his state-of-the-nation address in early March, President Vladimir Putin touted several advanced Russian weapons, including the Sarmat heavy missile. The Russian Defense Ministry has published a video showing the latest test-launch of its new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at Plesetsk spaceport in the north of the country. The 23-second clip showed the Sarmat missile lift off the ground and disappear in a cloud of white smoke. *Read more* .... *More News On Russia Conducting Another Test Of ICBM Sarmat * ... more »
New talking points from the EPA minimize human impact on climate change.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, I don't understand all of those sciencey words you keep using. Courtesy of WaPo: *Environmental Protection Agency staffers received a list of “talking points” this week instructing them to underscore the uncertainties about how human activity contributes to climate change. * *A career employee in the department’s Office of Public Affairs distributed the eight talking points to regional staffers. The list offered suggestions on ways to talk with local communities and Native American tribes about how to adapt to extreme weather, rising seas and other environmental ... more »
Game over
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: By Christopher Monckton of Brenchley Skeptics 1, Fanatics 0. That’s the final score. The corrected mid-range estimate of Charney sensitivity, which is equilibrium sensitivity to doubled CO2 in the air, is less than half of the official mid-range estimates that have prevailed in the past four decades. Transient…
Israel Refuses To Expel Russian Diplomats Over Nerve Agent Attack In England
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a meeting at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Centre in Moscow, Russia January 29, 2018. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS *Sputnik: **Why Israel Refused to Expel Russian Envoys Over the Skripal Case* Israel abstained from accusing Moscow of the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the UK, and did not deport Russian envoys despite considerable pressure from its Western allies, most notably the UK and US, Israeli political analyst Avigdor Eskin writes, emphasi... more »
Trump, the State Department, and foreign policy
A retired "Diplomad" has some interesting thoughts about the State Department and US foreign relations in the Trump administration. Here's an excerpt. Even with "deep cuts" the budget for State/AID remains in the $40 billion ballpark, which is a pretty big ballpark. The U.S. Foreign Service consists of over 8,000 diplomats, another over 7,500 "specialists," e.g., support personnel, plus AID officers, and a smattering of people from other agencies, such as the Departments of Agriculture and Commerce. In addition, 11-12,000 Civil Service employees work for State, most but not all in... more »
Speculation versus research in climate science
Don't confuse speculative conclusions drawn about climate science with the science itself.
The hidden healing power of sugar
BBC – Future – The hidden healing power of sugar http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180328-how-sugar-could-help-heal-wounds?ocid=fbfut Advertisements
That Obscure Subject of Desire
Let’s talk about pleasure. I keep hearing a particular gripe about this cultural shift, and maybe you have too. Some people have been calling this movement Puritanical or a return to Victorian values, where men can’t behave or speak sexually … Continue reading →
The Missing Building Blocks of the Web
At a time when millions are losing trust in the the web’s biggest sites, it’s worth revisiting the idea that the web was supposed to be made out of countless little sites. Here’s a look at the neglected technologies that … Continue reading →
20 paradoxes about life that will help you become a better person
Looking for a little clarity in your life? Want to find some perspective to help you make decisions and navigate situations? Here are 20 paradoxes that could help give you some insight into your life and your choices. 1) The … Continue reading →
Are Cold Showers Safe for People With Diabetes?
There are various purported benefits of cold showers recently circulating including: (click on each link for the research) lowering stress improving mood and depressive symptoms better skin and hair activating brown fat for weight-loss improving the immune system Many also … Continue reading →
The Artificial Pancreas: What Is It and When’s It Coming?
You’ve probably heard about the artificial pancreas, but are you up to speed on what’s happening in this rapidly evolving field? First of All, What Is It Really? The artificial pancreas (AP) is a device that mimics the blood … Continue reading →
Wearable ECG patch improves AF diagnosis in mSToPS
A wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) chest patch markedly improves the rate of atrial fibrillation (AF) diagnosis vs routine care in the digital, nationwide mSToPS* trial. However, he acknowledged that one of the limitations of the study was the low percentage of … Continue reading →
Acne in Adolescents Linked With Dairy Intake–Again
The association between acne in adolescents and dairy consumption is supported by 2 recent studies, bringing renewed interest in the long-established hypothesis of this link. The association between dairy intake and acne in teenagers has gained renewed interest with 2 … Continue reading →
MIND diet delays cognitive decline
A low-sodium diet rich in green leafy vegetables, fish, and berries may help slow cognitive decline in stroke patients, a small study finds. Ischaemic stroke causes 3.6 years’ worth of ageing for every hour of untreated symptoms of stroke, said … Continue reading →
Tailored, shorter wear of compression socks as good as longer wear for DVT
Tailored therapy duration with elastic compression stockings based on a patient’s signs and symptoms was noninferior to the standard therapy duration of 24 months in preventing post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS), according to the IDEAL-DVT* study. “Elastic compression stockings are commonly viewed … Continue reading →
3-Year-Old Girl Fights Off Cop Who Was Brutalizing Her Mom—Officer Arrested
[image: strangling] A police officer lied about attacking his girlfriend and strangling her while her 3-year-old tried to fight him off, and he claimed the bruises on his victim's neck and arms were self-inflicted. The post 3-Year-Old Girl Fights Off Cop Who Was Brutalizing Her Mom—Officer Arrested appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Russia Expels 43 Diplomats From 16 Countries, One Military Attache From Estonia
*CNN: **Moscow summons ambassadors over diplomat expulsions* Russia's Foreign Ministry on Friday summoned the ambassadors of countries it described as taking "unfriendly actions" against Russia in solidarity with the UK after the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal. More than 20 countries announced this week that they would expel Russian diplomats in support of Britain, which blames Moscow for a nerve-agent attack against Skripal, a former Russian double agent, and his daughter, Yulia Skripal. Russia's Foreign Ministry said the ambassadors would be "handed notes of protest and... more »
CDC Delays Release of New Autism Report As Internal Battles Rage
By Patrick Howley, Big League Politics The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is delaying the release of its highly-anticipated new autism report, Big League Politics has exclusively learned. The CDC “autism prevalence report” was set to come out...
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Islamic law is adopted by British legal chiefs... Michael Cohen's lawyer made a bombshell admission about the $130,000 'hush agreement' with Stormy Daniels Facebook is shutting down the use of third-party data for ad targeting as part of its Cambridge Analytica cleanup Florida shooting suspect's brother sentenced to 6 months of probation for trespassing on Parkland high school campus Atlanta has shut down courts and people there can't pay their bills online because of a crippling cyberattack the mayor has called 'a hostage situation'V... more »
Jeremy Corbyn's Passover message to the community per Jewish News. Guess what he doesn't mention.
'*We think also about rising levels of antisemitism around the world.* *In Poland, the government has passed laws making it illegal to acknowledge Polish complicity in the Holocaust. They have frozen the law that returns property looted by Nazis to Holocaust survivors. * *In France, the neo-fascist National Front is on the rise and just days ago 85-year-old Holocaust survivor, Mirielle Knoll, was brutally stabbed to death in an antisemitic attack. In the US too, we see the far right extremists gathering support for their hateful ideology.* *It is easy to denounce antisemitism when y... more »
Coyote Hunter using animal caller is mistaken for coyote and killed
A hunter in North Carolina who was using an electronic animal caller was fatally shot by a man with an AR-15 who said he mistook the sounds for coyotes roaming near his home, police and relatives said. Michael Seth Marsh, 26, was killed late Monday in a wooded area in Taylorsville, about 60 miles northwest of Charlotte, as he was hunting coyotes with a 12-gauge shotgun, a rifle and an electronic coyote call, the Taylorsville Times reports. Marsh, who served as pastor of Russell Gap Baptist Church, was shot several times in the chest with an AR-15 by a man who told police he heard c... more »
Facebook Knows A Lot About You But Google Is WORSE!
*Daily Mail*: *Think Facebook knows a lot about you? Google is WORSE! From deleted files to location history, IT expert reveals the extent of the personal data the search giant holds on you* * Dylan Curran downloaded all of the data stored on him by Facebook and Google * Google's data archive was almost ten times larger than scandal hit Facebook's * It dated back to 2008 and revealed a level of detail that shocked the IT expert * He laid out the extent of the private information held on him in a series of tweets Facebook has hit the headlines in recent weeks over its handling of ... more »
Update: Russian military comments on Arab tribal uprising against US-backed forces in Raqqa, offers new reason for revolt
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:25 P.M.) – A Russian military official has commented on the uprising of Al-Bukhamiss tribesmen against US-backed forces at the Euphrates town of Al-Mansura in Syria’s Raqqa province earlier this week. According to head of the Russian General Staff Main Operations Directorate, Colonel-General Sergei Rudskoy, the revolt at Al-Mansura was the due to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
BREAKING: 7 killed, 550 injured in Gaza
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:06 P.M)- The Palestinian ministry of health, has so far declared that 7 people have been killed and more than 550 injured, throughout the Gaza Strip. Israeli troops have reportedly been firing tear gas, live ammunition, as well as artillery strikes at protestors. New drone technology has been used to fire gas at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Russian MoD updates statistics on number of rebels evacuated from East Ghouta, confirms when final batch will leave
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:50 P.M.) – The Russian Ministry of Defence has released a statement in the last hour detailing how many defeated rebel fighters have been evacuated from Damascus’ East Ghouta region so far and when the final batch is due to leave. According to the Russian MoD, some 13,800 militants have now been evacuated […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Developing: Syrian Army prevents huge false-flag terror operation in east Damascus by dozens of bombers, some women – details
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:03 P.M.) – According to a source in the Syrian military, Syrian Army security forces in Damascus’ East Ghouta region have prevented dozens of suicide bombings by jihadist fighters aimed at killing evacuating civilians. The military source reports that since the beginning of the mass evacuation process in East Ghouta about two weeks […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Confirmed: Russia deploys additional Su-34 fighters to Hmeimim airbase in Syria, increases striking power – details
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:35 P.M.) – Earlier it was reported that an online flight-tracking source claimed that two Russian Aersopace Forces Su-34 strike fighters and a Tu-154M jet liner had arrived at the Hmeimim military airport in Syria. This information is now confirmed; all three aircraft had flown into Syria via a non-stop journey from Russia. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Jaysh al-Islam denies Douma evacuation agreement, possibly hints at reconciliation instead
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:04 P.M.) – In an official statement released less than an hour ago, Jaysh al-Islam denied that an agreement had been reached with Russian mediators for the evacuation of the group’s besieged forces in the city of Douma, located in Damascus East Ghouta region. The militant faction’s spokesman Hamza Biraqdar insisted that Jaysh […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Saudi Crown Prince Salman: War Between Saudi Arabia And Iran May Happen In Just 10-15yrs
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with US President Donald Trump. Reuters *Wall Street Journal*: *Saudi Prince Calls for Stepped-Up Pressure on Iran* *An opponent of the nuclear deal with Tehran, Crown Prince Mohammed cautions that the alternative to pressure is military conflict.* Saudi Arabia’s crown prince called on the international community to squeeze Iran economically and politically to avoid a direct military confrontation in the region. Sanctions “will create more pressure on the regime,” Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told The Wall Street Journal this week.... more »
IED Explosion In Syria Kills 2 U.S.-Led Service Members, Wounds 5
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *NBC: **Syria Bomb Kills 2 Coalition Troops, Wounds 5: US Military* A statement did not identify the casualties as American soldiers, only coalition personnel members The U.S. military said Friday that two coalition personnel were killed and five others wounded by a roadside bomb in Syria in a rare such attack since the U.S-led coalition sent troops into the war-torn country. The military did not say where the incident occurred of the nationalities of the casualties but it came hours after a local Syrian official said that a roadside bomb exploded in ... more »
Tweets For Today
Israeli forces kill seven Palestinian protesters on Gaza border: Gaza medics https://t.co/dbZzVJketr — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) March 30, 2018 #UPDATE Kremlin says it did not initiate any "diplomatic war" as Moscow hits back against EU countries in spy row https://t.co/Rb5AASeyrB — AFP news agency (@AFP) March 30, 2018 Recent speculation in @nytimes that the #DPRK's ELWR is firing up is likely wrong.https://t.co/W5sXA5useo — 38 North (@38NorthNK) March 29, 2018 Here's Why The Claim That Two Israeli F-35 Stealth Jets Entered Iranian Airspace Does Not Make Any Sense https://t.c... more »
"They lied to us."
*“They lied to us. They told us the unions had changed their positions in some deal and were now in favor of it. That is why I changed my vote.”* * ~ Rep. Kevin Battle (I-South Portland)* South Portland resident (and VFP member Don Kimball) was in constant communication with Rep. Battle throughout the campaign to oppose LD 1781. Don wrote me this morning saying, “THAT was Battle’s reply to my query on why he changed his vote!” This confirms what I had earlier shared from Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland) who said basically the same thing to me on Tuesday following the Democr... more »
Running for Okla. Governor, Dan Fisher Vows Abortion-Free State
[image: running-for-oklahoma-governor-dan-fisher-vows-abortion-free-state] Pastor and former lawmaker Dan Fisher is running for governor of Oklahoma with a bold mission as the centerpiece of his platform: Making the Sooner State abortion free by protecting life, in defiance of the U.S. Supreme Court's unconstitutional *Roe v. Wade* opinion. If elected, the minister turned statesman also vowed to work with the legislature to audit and rein in government, while getting the feds out of the classroom and working to restore local control of education. His campaign platform is summed up n... more »
'I'm 18 - will I ever get to vote on Brexit?' - BBC News
I was too young to vote in the 1975 referendum, I don't recall the BBC obsessing about those of us too young to vote then. But then that result was what the BBC wanted. Remoaning as per usual here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-43587056/i-m-18-will-i-ever-get-to-vote-on-brexit
Watching HGTV—and all that stuff
We have friends whose mother lived in Arizona in a tiny mobile home the last decade of her life. She used to come and spend several weeks at Lakeside with them in the summer in her 90s. Just as sharp as a tack. She had so pared down her material goods, that she had almost nothing—by choice. She said when she died, they should just roll her “home” over a cliff. Now obviously, they didn’t do that, but she’d had a full life, and at the end, didn’t want to spend her moments left taking care of things. I’m not there yet. Still have a problem with print and paper. . . everywhere. Every ... more »
China Just Challenged America in the Pacific With a Massive Naval "Live Fire" Show of Force
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * This was a big deal for a lot of reasons. A U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Group has arrived in the Pacific in a show of force as U.S.-China tensions rise, China conducts a massive military exercise and U.S. warships sail within 12 miles of territory claimed by China. The arrival of the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group in the region comes shortly after the USS Mustin, a U.S. Navy destroyer, sailed within 12 miles of a Chinese-claimed artificial island chain as part of ongoing U.S. Freedom of Navigation (FONOPs) exercises. “The Theodore Roosevelt... more »
Why the G43 Glock Could Be the Most Dangerous Gun on the Planet
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * And it could just save your life. *The G43 is also one of the smallest pistols in its class, measuring a mere 6.26 inches long and 4.25 inches high. Width, a key consideration for a gun that must be concealed on a person, is an remarkable 1.02 inches. The G43 has a barrel length of 3.39 inches, more more than half the length of the gun, and a loaded weight of 22.36 ounces, or less than a pound and a half. As a smaller, lighter pistol possibly loaded with “hotter” +P loads, the G43 is theoretically a candidate for recoil handling issues. The gun’s “p... more »
This Gun in Almost 90 Years Old (But Might Be Just as Good as a Glock or Sig Sauer)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * What could it be? *The Hi Power’s design, although ninety years old, is similar to the so-called “Wonder Nines” of the early 1980s. A simple to disassemble, reliable semi automatic pistol with a large capacity nine millimeter magazine, the Hi Power is similar to the Sig Sauer P226, Glock 17, Beretta 92 and the Smith & Wesson Model 59. The Hi Power is still sold today, although ironically it costs considerably more than the generation of handguns it influenced. John Moses Browning’s final handgun was decades ahead of its time.* One of the longest-se... more »
It's Time to Arm the Navy's Super Hornet with the Ultimate Missile
*Jason Blackstone* *Security, * SM-6 heading to the F/A-18? In the Navy’s recent budget request, the Navy finally funded the design an acquisition of conformal fuel tanks for the Super Hornet. With the potential to extend the range of the Hornet with a low drag external fuel tank, the tanks can either expand the range of a Super Hornet or free up two high capacity weapons stations by replacing the two external tanks currently used on almost every flight. One option would help to restore a long-range interception role that has been missing from the Navy since the retirement of... more »
The Patriot Missile: The Ultimate Missile Shield (Or the Ultimate Paper Tiger?)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Today Patriot is on the front lines across the world, from South Korea and Taiwan to Turkey, Israel and Yemen. For nearly forty years, one air-defense system has protected the airspace above U.S. forces. Continuously upgraded since introduction, today the Patriot missile system protects against the full spectrum of flying threats, from ballistic missiles to consumer-grade quadcopter drones. The design of Patriot goes back as far as 1965, when then secretary of defense Robert McNamara authorized development of a new air-defense missile, SAM-D. SAM-D ... more »
Competing On The World Stage
Canadian Journalism is in crisis. Michael Harris writes that a simple tax change could help stabalize the situation: Canadian tax law has long provided incentives for companies to advertise in Canadian magazines, newspapers, and on television, but the tax code does not apply to digital media. If a Canadian corporation buys an ad in a foreign-owned newspaper or broadcast, it doesn’t get to count that as a business expense on its corporate taxes. This was to encourage Canadian newspapers and broadcast outlets to flourish against American competitors that benefit from enormous econom... more »
POLITICO: YOU'RE TIRED OF REPORTERS BEING NICE TO TRUMP VOTERS? SO LET'S BE NASTY TO CLINTON VOTERS!
Responding to criticisms that the mainstream press has dispatched far too many reporters to diners in rural America to take the pulse of Trump Country, Politico Magazine sent Adam Wren, an Indiana journalist, to do a mirror-image story about Clinton Country. I can tell you what's wrong with the story, or I can show you the illustration that accompanies it. This is an accurate reflection of the story's bias. Everyone interviewed appears to be a current or retired white-collar worker or comparable professional. Only one is identified as non-white. The locations where they're intervi... more »
Picture Of The Day
*Keeping Watch* Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jose Nieves, an infantryman assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provides security during Urban Advanced Naval Technology Exercise 2018 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 21, 2018. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rhita Daniel *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Marines Hone Skills in Urban Advanced Naval Technology Exercise* (US Department of Defense).
Novartis show trial unravels with prominent victim pledging to get justice against Alexis Tsipras
Greece’s parliament has apparently returned a case against ten senior politicians for allegedly taking €50 million in bribes from Novartis to justice officials amid growing doubts about credibility of the claims of three anonymous witnesses. Most of the ten accused polticians and officials refused to testify before a special parliamentary panel until the three anonymous […]
GREEK MACEDONIAN GOVERNOR JOINS OPPOSITION TO USE OF TERM MACEDONIA BY NORTHERN NEIGHBOUR AS TALKS TAKE PLACE IN VIENNA
Opposition in Greece to the use of the name Macedonia by a northern neighbouring country is stiffening as a meeting to settle the dispute in Vienna is underway today. http://www.salzburg24.at/namensstreit-griechenland-und-mazedonien-verhandeln-in-wien/apa-1441485562 https://derstandard.at/2000076694668/Griechischer-Aussenminister-zu-Besuch-in-Mazedonien After the junior coalition partner leader Panos Kammenos said his party would not accept to use the term “Macedonia” in a dispute, the governor […]
Canada's Last Destroyer Heads To The Scrap Heap
Athabaskan is towed by Atlantic Towing Limited's Atlantic Larch, left, and followed by the navy tug Glenside, from the harbour in Halifax on Thursday, March 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan *CTV:* *Canada's last destroyer leaves Halifax harbour, headed for scrap heap* HALIFAX -- Canada's last Cold War-era destroyer was towed out of Halifax harbour Thursday, headed for Cape Breton where it will be scrapped. Athabaskan, flanked by tugboats as it left the harbour that was its home port for almost 45 years, will be recycled by Marine Recycling Corporation in Sydney. The 12... more »
Editor's Note
Being Good Friday and a long Easter weekend, blogging will be light for the next few days. Military and Intelligence News Briefs and World News Briefs will be posted later today.
WATCH: Woman Sues After Cops Brutally Beat Her for Asking for a Tampon
[image: broward] The taxpayers of Broward County, Florida are going to be held accountable for the brutal actions of multiple officers who savagely beat a woman after she asked for a tampon. The post WATCH: Woman Sues After Cops Brutally Beat Her for Asking for a Tampon appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
2 Coalition Forces Killed by IED In Syria. In The Process of Deploying Them?
*My first thought upon reading this was... potential provocation? You'll notice the coalition is silent on where these deaths occurred, the situation in which they occurred and nationality/ies of the two deceased individuals. Or the five wounded.* *Post published yesterday: Syria's North: Is the US Readying A Provocation Or Deterrent for Turkish Forces?* * Conclusion: "It seems to me the US has something planned outside of Manbij. The fact that they've scrubbed images, and appear intent on sending mixed messages to the outside world and Turkey, simultaneously, indicates they are a... more »
Seven Palestinians Killed And 500 Wounded In Clashes On The Israel - Gaza Border
*Daily Mail:* *Siege in Gaza: Five killed by Israeli forces and 370 injured as thousands of Palestinians swarm the border, burn photos of Trump, and vow to protest for six weeks until the US embassy moves to Jerusalem* * Hundreds injured as Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli military at Gaza border, officials say * Four protesters killed in clashes and one man died earlier on Friday in Israeli shelling on Gaza * Thousands of Palestinians have gathered in tent encampments set up in five sites near the border * The 'tent protest' will last for six weeks, until the U.S. carries... more »
Trump Has Begun To Lose Putin’s Respect
It wasn't the work of the two countries' diplomats or even US-Russian relations as a whole that took the biggest hit from Washington's recent decision. The main fallout from Trump's move might be seen in Vladimir Putin's new disappointment in him. The post Trump Has Begun To Lose Putin’s Respect appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Norfolk’s iconic Swallowtail Butterfly at risk from climate change – UEA
By Paul Homewood h/t Dave Ward The latest nonsense from the UEA: Norfolk’s butterflies, bees, bugs, birds, trees and mammals are at major risk from climate change as temperatures rise – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Researchers carried out the first in-depth audit of its kind for […]
So guess who is now more or less advising Donald Trump.
Courtesy of the Daily Beast: *At a time when President Donald Trump is eager to surround himself with supportive television personalities, he’s taken a particular liking to a pair of YouTube stars known for, among other things, a pro-Trump, anti-Eminem rap song titled “Trump’s Yo President.” * *Diamond & Silk are not your prototypical Trump boosters. They are African-American women who have relied on the internet for their rise to fame (or infamy, depending on your political posture). They are known, predominantly, for their direct-to-camera, impassioned defenses of the presiden... more »
USTR sees FTA with PH first step in As-Pac strategy
30-Mar-2018 The US Trade Representative (USTR) has looked that having a free trade agreement with the Philippines is a reasonable first step in their strategy in the Asia Pacific region.
Taipei mulls renewing Jakarta deal
30-Mar-2018 The agreement was designed to protect investment in each other's territory. Taiwanese firms last year invested US$397 million in Indonesia, up 166% from 2016
Trump says could 'hold up' Korea trade deal for N.K. issue
30-Mar-2018 US President Donald Trump threatened to "hold up" a renegotiated free trade agreement with South Korea until he gets the results he wants with North Korea.
Thailand seeks to join TPP
30-Mar-2018 Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said it is important to prepare for being a member of the free trade agreement.
Pakistan's duty concessions to China threaten local industry
30-Mar-2018 Local manufacturers, who were not consulted on the plans, are up in arms as their government proposes major cuts to concessions on imports of Chinese goods.
Higher auto wages the centrepiece of major US NAFTA proposal
30-Mar-2018 Mexican workers' wages are at the heart of a major proposal from the United States aimed at breaking through an impasse on automobiles and securing a new North American Free Trade Agreement.
Trump willing to reopen TTIP amid EU-US trade spat, Ross says
30-Mar-2018 President Donald Trump is willing to reopen negotiations with the European Union over the stalled Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement, which stalled following his election.
Mel and Mo
JBW 2018 - Melanie Phillips and Maureen Lipman in conversation from Jewish Book Week on Vimeo. I don't intend to resort to posting videos in this blog, but this I couldn't resist. If you are interested in the topic, please watch it on Vimeo. If not, scroll past.
Now, Why Oh Why Would Schumer Refer To Congressional Democrats As "Namby Pamby?"
*New Dems are taking over the Democratic Party and moving it right* One of the Blue America candidates was told by the DCCC that they would consider backing his campaign if he joined the Blue Dogs. He told them he's joining the Congressional Progressive Caucus because his policy agenda and their policy agenda are in synch and because he doesn't agree with the Blue Dogs' reactionary approach. The DCCC didn't endorse him. In the last couple of days a couple of Blue America-backed candidates applied for and received the endorsement of the New Dems, the heart of the Republican-wing of th...more »
Clinton-Linked Cult Leader Arrested for Running Sex Slavery Ring that Branded Its Victims
[image: trafficking] The leader of a depraved sex trafficking cult whose executives are "invitation-only" members of the Clinton Global Initiative has been arrested on charges of sex trafficking, conspiracy, and slavery. The post Clinton-Linked Cult Leader Arrested for Running Sex Slavery Ring that Branded Its Victims appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Trump 2016 Campaign Manager Manafort Linked To Russian Intelligence Service (FBI-Mueller)
Person A, with close business ties to Manafort and Gates, as well as ties to a Russian Intel service (GRU), … Continue reading →
Three Times Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort Took Money From Shadowy Foreign Leaders ( Including Role In France’s Karachi Affair)
From Ocala.com: “Three times Paul Manafort took money from shadowy foreign leaders By Thom Fain/Briefing Posted Aug 15, 2016 at 6:00 AM Updated Aug 15, 2016 at 5:50 PM In … Continue reading →
That sucking sound you hear . . .
. . . is all levels of US government dredging your wallet for everything they can get. It's bad enough at the federal level. The latest monthly Treasury report on taxes and spending shows that gross tax receipts in February were $1.4 billion higher than the year before. Weren't the Republican tax cuts supposed to explode the deficit? According to the report, the government took in $238.2 billion in taxes in February. The year before, tax revenues were $236.8 billion. For fiscal year 2018, which started last October, taxes are up $50.5 billion compared with the same months last yea... more »
In the News Lens: the Strangest Taiwan-China Divide of All
Today I am in the News Lens Meanwhile, on the Taiwan side, everyone is kicking back and downing margaritas. We don't look at events using the conventional interpretive frameworks that focus on promoting China as a serious participant in the international system and marginalizing Taiwan. We don't have to sell papers or drive clicks to our websites. And we've seen this happen a hundred times before. You read it here, and I have worked up a piece for it there... _______________________ [Taiwan] Don't miss the comments below! And check out my blog and its sidebars for events, links to ... more »
These are the VA's 3 main problems -- leadership isn't one of them
Richard Lachmann, Professor of Sociology, University at Albany, State University of New York at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
Privatization will aggravate, not solve VA's problems.
Military mission in Puerto Rico after hurricane was better than critics say but suffered flaws
Vincenzo Bollettino, Director, Program on Resilient Communities, Harvard University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
Compared to its foreign disaster missions, the US military mobilized slowly after Maria. But in numbers, capacity and logistics coordination, its work in Puerto Rico was on par with other aid efforts.
Cuba's new president: What to expect
William M. LeoGrande, Professor of Government, American University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
Miguel Díaz-Canel, a 57-year-old engineer and Communist Party loyalist, is expected to succeed Raúl Castro as president of Cuba. Will change bring prosperity or instability to the Cuban people?
Is the growing Russia crisis another Cold War conflict? Nyet
Regina Smyth, Associate Professor of Political Science, Indiana University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
The crisis over alleged Russian involvement in a murder attempt on a spy and his daughter in the UK has been called an extension of the Cold War. But that war was about ideology; this crisis isn't.
Update: Russian MoD confirms that Jaysh al-Islam fighters agree to evacuate Douma city in East Ghouta
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:39 P.M.) – The Russian Ministry of Defence has confirmed from its end breaking reports that Syrian rebel fighters of Jaysh al-Islam currently holding out in the city of Douma in Damascus’ East Ghouta region have agreed to evacuate towards other insurgent-controlled areas of the country. With the Russian MoD being the first […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking reports: Jaysh al-Islam agrees to evacuate East Ghouta city of Douma
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:12 P.M.) – Unconfirmed reports have begun to emerge from Damascus-based sources that Jaysh al-Islam forces currently holding out in the district city of Douma in Damascus’ East Ghouta region have agreed to evacuate following Russian mediation. Sources claiming that a Russian-mediated evacuation agreement between the Islamist rebel faction and Syrian government has […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking update: US military says 7 coalition troops killed, wounded in IED attack in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:47 P.M.) – Within the last hour reports began to emerge that the US military had admitted to the death and wounding of seven anti-ISIS coalition troops in Syria. At first it was not clear in what time frame the casualties being admitted to occurred, however new reports have since been released by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: US military releases number on coalition troops killed, wounded in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:01 P.M.) – According to breaking reports from the AFP news agency, the US military has just confessed to a number of coalition troops killed and wounded in Syria. The AFP report claims that at the US military has just admitted to a total of seven casualties among coalition ranks, of this 2 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Two new Russian strike fighter jets arrive at Hmeimim airbase in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) – According to reports from an online flight-tracking source, two new Russian Aerospace Forces strike fighters have arrived at the Hmeimim military airport in western Syria. The fighter aircraft, identified as Su-34s, appear to have arrived at Hmeimim during some point on Thuesday afternoon; the aircraft were escorting a Tu-154 which […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Russian special forces defend nuclear ballistic missile unit from enemy infiltrators in recent military exercise
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:05 A.M.) – The Russian Strategic Missile Forces have recently carried out what sources are calling a ‘massive’ military exercise in the country’s eastern Ural region. Video footage (below) provided by Rupty gives insight into part of the huge exercise that took place. It can be seen that specialized Russian infantry were tasked […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Road that links opposition-held areas in northern Syrian opened
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10: 45 A.M.) – The Free Syrian Army (FSA) forces have officially opened the road linking north-west Aleppo to Idlib province through Afrin region. The newly-reopened road connects the city of Azaz in northwestern Aleppo with Atme village through Deir Ballout in Afrin. This was possible after the Turkish-backed opposition fighters managed to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Gazan man dead as Israeli artillery strikes peaceful protestors
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:25 A.M)- One man has been killed and 2 severely injured, as an Israeli artillery shell hit a site East of Khan Younis (Gaza Strip). Israel has taken an instantly violent response to what has been called ‘The Great Return March’. Omar Waheed Samour, 27 years old, was killed when an Israeli artillery […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Nusra retakes lost town in west Aleppo after 24-hour fight
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – Forces of the Al-Qaeda affiliate militia Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (better known by its former name, Al-Nusra Front) have recaptured the town of Bastaron in the western countryside of Aleppo province following a day-long battle with rival Islamists of Jabhat Tahrir Souriya. According to sources, Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham had lost Bastaron […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
I’m Talking to Me?
I’m Talking to Me? WebMD Reports “Vaccine Skeptics” Are Swaying Parents of Children With Autism To Forego Vaccines. But Vaccine Skeptics And Parents of Children With Autism Are ONE AND THE SAME. By Adriana Gamondes A Case of Mass Soliloquizing...
Does the Pope Believe in Hell?
[image: does-the-pope-believe-in-hell] "Pope Declares No Hell?" So ran the riveting headline on the Drudge Report of Holy Thursday.
Ecuador cut off Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's internet, because that is how you punish petulant teenagers.
Courtesy of The Guardian: *Ecuador has cut Julian Assange’s communications with the outside world from its London embassy, where the founder of the whistleblowing WikiLeaks website has been living for nearly six years. * *The Ecuadorian government said in statement that it had acted because Assange had breached “a written commitment made to the government at the end of 2017 not to issue messages that might interfere with other states”. * *It said Assange’s recent behaviour on social media “put at risk the good relations [Ecuador] maintains with the United Kingdom, with the other ... more »
VW storing around 300,000 diesels at 37 facilities around U.S
By Paul Homewood h/t Black Pearl From Reuters: Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) has paid more than $7.4 billion to buy back about 350,000 U.S. diesel vehicles through mid-February, a recent court filing shows. The German automaker has been storing hundreds of thousands of vehicles around the United States for months. Volkswagen has […]
“Economic & Refugee Crisis Tourism,” News Duds, Virtual Reality Bites – Boiler Room – EP #153
*Alternate Current Radio | *The ACR Braintrust gathers around the steampunk round table inside the Boiler Room once again to discuss “Economic Depression and Refugee Crisis Tourism,” VR, North Korea and more.
Pope says there is no Hell, and then this happens
Pope's reported statement disputed weakly by the Vatican, while other really odd theological statements by the Pope disturb Roman Catholic faithful More The post Pope says there is no Hell, and then this happens appeared first on The Duran.
Inspector general opens new investigation into FBI and DOJ corruption (Video)
Probe opens on alleged FISA abuses by FBI and DOJ. More The post Inspector general opens new investigation into FBI and DOJ corruption (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Wikileaks states that Ecuadorian embassy blocked Assange’s Internet access over Catalan tweets (Video)
WikiLeaks source: Assange internet access blocked over Puigdemont tweet. More The post Wikileaks states that Ecuadorian embassy blocked Assange’s Internet access over Catalan tweets (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Is Facebook recording your phone conversations and text messages? (Video)
New evidence Facebook is spying on you at home and at work More The post Is Facebook recording your phone conversations and text messages? (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Golden State Blues
*California Doubles Down on Crazy* If you're an illegal alien living in California, you qualify for in-state tuition rates even though you're not a citizen of the state. If you're an American living in another state and want to attend university in California, the rate is substantially higher. (If you're an illegal alien, all you need do is skulk across the state border into California to qualify) I registered all of my automobiles in Arizona last year. Yesterday, I received a delinquent registration notice from California, with a $90 penalty on top of the usuriously expensive basic... more »
California coffee cancer warning: wrong
*Warnings became dishonest in the alarmist direction* A Californian judge had enough power to decide that all coffee sold in California has to carry a warning: coffee causes cancer. Starbucks restaurants are among those where you probably encounter the warning everywhere now. I think it's virtually certain that this regulation will cause much more harm than good – especially because the people get terrified. On top of that, there are serious doubts whether the warning is true in any meaningful sense. Geoffrey Kabát [Jacket in Czech] works in the Albert Einstein Institute of Medi... more »
Symmetry & Relativity, Sexy Virtual Reality (VR) In Modern Relativity Theory - All For Everybody
*Relativity is a form of symmetry* and for that reason already of fundamental importance for science. Symmetry means: You can change something in some quite fundamental way, for example rotate the whole circle, and yet, the result is in some other important way the same, the circle is in all ways we can notice as it was before the rotation. The law of the conservation of energy is such symmetry: We transform local chemical energy into non-local kinetic energy and back, yet its mass stays the exact same throughout. We usually call ‘*Relativity’ a symmetry that involves transforming t... more »
Happy Good Friday And Resurrection Sunday!
May God bless you and your family! Have a happy Good Friday and weekend, Resurrection Sunday! – Isaiah 53:5 New King James Version (NKJV) 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. – John […]
NATO Expels Seven Russian Diplomats from Its Permanent Mission
RT America Published on Mar 28, 2018 The Trump administration gave one week for 60 Russian diplomats to leave their posts in Washington, DC and New York, and close the Russian consulate in Seattle. Many EU and NATO members have followed suit. Moscow has promised a response. RT America’s Anya Parampil has the very latest. end
How Gold and Silver Perform During an Official Reset. Thank You Venezuela!
ITM Trading Streamed live 12 hours ago Links to today’s Slides and Links: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/debun… – Stock market volatility is back in a very big way, with intraday price swings leaving many market participants fearful and seeking a safe haven in the market storm. Investopedia says “A safe haven is an investment that is expected to retain […]
Russia to Close US Consulate in St. Petersburg & Expel 60 Diplomats as Washington Did – Lavrov
RT Published on Mar 29, 2018 Russia will expel sixty US diplomats and close the US consulate in St. Petersburg, in a response mirroring the mass expulsion of Russian diplomats initiated by the US and UK, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9268 end
Russia Holds Massive Strategic Missile Forces Drills in the Urals
RT Published on Mar 29, 2018 More than 10,000 troops and 1,000 vehicles are taking part in Russian Strategic Missile Forces exercises in the Urals. The drills are testing a number of new weapons, including upgraded ‘Yars’ intercontinental ballistic missiles. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/926o end
Russian MoD Source Refutes Reports Israeli Fighters Tricked Russian-Made Air Defense
MoD Source Refutes Reports Israeli Fighters Tricked Russian-Made Air Defense by https://sputniknews.com/ Media reports about Israeli fighter jets “outsmarting” Russian radars in Syria while on a reconnaissance mission are “total rubbish,” a source in the Russian Defense Ministry told Sputnik Thursday. – “The information published in a number of mass media outlets with reference to a foreign source, that ‘Israeli […]
Israeli Stealth Fighters Fly Over Iran Amid Speculation Of Imminent War
Israeli Stealth Fighters Fly Over Iran Amid Speculation Of Imminent War by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ One week after Israel demonstratively released a video of a 2007 airstrike on a suspected Syrian nuclear facility (after refusing to officially acknowledge the operation for more than a decade), the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida reported late on Thursday that 2 Israeli F-35 stealth fighters had […]
Weekly podcast: Echo chambers and emigration
This week, Ayesha Hazarika is joined by Mark Wallace, executive editor of Conservative Home and journalist Marie Le Conte. They discuss the underreported subjects of echo chambers and emigration, as well as their heroes and villains of the week. Nominations include Trump, Blair and Tusk. Listen in to find out who comes out on top. […] The post Weekly podcast: Echo chambers and emigration appeared first on UnHerd.
Interview: Anthony Thomson on revolutionising banking
Charlotte Pickles talks to Anthony Thomson, co-founder of challenger banks Metro and Atom, about increasing competition and breaking the grip of the “Big Four”; the “malaise” at the heart of UK Plc; and how “open banking” will revoluntionise our banking experience. You can watch the full video interview, or listen to it as a podcast… […] The post Interview: Anthony Thomson on revolutionising banking appeared first on UnHerd.
Andrew Neil on heroism and antisemitism
"That, dear viewer, is anti-Semitism. At its deadliest and most depraved. Which is how it always ends up. Which is why it can't be tolerated. Those still in doubt need to educate themselves. Fast." @afneil opening #bbctw pic.twitter.com/MFi7pYorkB — BBC This Week (@bbcthisweek) March 29, 2018 Welcome to *This Week*. I arrived in France last Friday afternoon just as the terrorist attack in the small south-western town of Trèbes was unfolding. It was over by bedtime. Three folks murdered, the Islamist terrorist killed, the policeman who had swapped himself for a hostage in hospital.... more »
Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 3/30/18"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 3/30/18"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Iran and Israel are moving closer to armed conflict. It was reported this week that two Israeli jets have been flying in Iran’s airspace. No attacks were made against Iran, but what were those jets doing there? Are they mapping out areas to attack Iran’s nuclear program? The jets are U.S. made stealth F35s and were in and out totally undetected by Iranian radar and Russian radar in Syria. There is also going to be a big protest this weekend going into the Jewish Passover Holiday on the Gaza/Israeli border. Many are w... more »
The Real Collusion Story
The real story here is that this has now been put out in the MSM. Better yet this also represents a perceptual sea change in the MSM. It appears that htey have finally understood that the horse is truly dead. As you know, there is nothing here that we have not understood for months. However this closely informs the American people in a MSM source and it can be safely spread about. More to the point it is on record now, possibly hours ahead of mass arrests and walls of disclosure documents that are utterly shocking. Soon everyone will know that Trump spent the last year get... more »
The Coldest Story Ever Told
[image: https://www.iceagenow.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Gelo-21Feb18.png] Yes, the output from the sun has now sharply declined. This is felt hardest around the poles just as our warming event in 1998 translated into a decade of warmer Arctic temperatures. A chilled arctic easily dumps cold air south over the continents and we are now experiencing just that. It is a month later and we are having a late spring everywhere. I expectto see this to contine for some years and yes the North West Passage will again be shut in. The media is now doing us no service hanging on to th... more »
Anhti Depressents are Bogus
This pretty well puts the whole class in total disrepute and shows up another big Pharma racket. yet we have been fed this nonsense for 75 years. There is enough here to simply ban the works now. Teaching meditation is a far superior strategy for depression. Oh well, it is just one more indictment. *NEW STUDY FINDS ANTIDEPRESSANTS TO BE “LARGELY INEFFECTIVE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS”* *March 17, 2018* *Alex Pietrowski, Staff Writer* *The first two pharmaceutical antidepressants were clinically introduced in the 1950’s, and the conditions they were supposed to treat would ... more »
Golden Age project.
This brings attention to O'brien's work. He established the importance of a site in Lebanon as a possible Garden of Eden. This actually works well enough. In fact, having a river valley facing the Mediterranean been a garden state operated by the 'Shining ones' to act as a test sample of the future of Heaven on Earth makes perfect sense. Local climate was similar to today's, but the hills were deeply forested as well, thus allowing excellent lowland agriculture. Certainly this keeps it in the cockpit of the early establishment of Agricultural Man (us) and also close by Golbe... more »
A U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Can Now Remotely Control and Land Fighter Jets
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Amazing new technology is coming. The United States Navy is testing a new system called the ATARI onboard the USS *Abraham Lincoln* (CVN-72) that allows the Landing Signals Officer (LSO) to take control of an aircraft on approach to the carrier. The Navy has been working on developing the aircraft terminal approach remote inceptor (ATARI), but the system was only tested at sea for the first time this March. Conditions at sea were challenging to say the least. "I was really impressed with LSO's ability get me to touch down," VX-23 test pilot Lt. John... more »
Russia’s Massive 200-Ton RS-28 ICBM Will Be Ready for Nuclear War in 2021
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * And it will be an atomic monster. Russia’s massive 200-ton RS-28 Sarmat heavy liquid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missile is set to become operational by 2021. Production of the weapon is expected to start in 2020. “Under the government-run program for armaments extending till 2027 Sarmat is to be produced serially starting from 2020,” a defense industry source told the TASS news agency. “The first regiment armed with this missile is to enter duty in the Uzhur-based division." Initially, two missiles will be fielded alongside a command center.... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) has achieved 100% asshole status. Let's not rush to congratulate him, though. After all, being a Republican, he started out being 85% there to begin with. All he had to do was express his true inner self a little more to achieve his dream. Appearing on CNN's *State Of The Union* on Sunday, Santorum, freaked out about the reality of 1,000,000 (mostly young) people participating in the March For Our Lives actions the day before, pretty much expressed the general attitude towards student daring to oppose being shot in their classrooms that is f... more »
Uncertainties about human caused climate change were deleted from IPCC report.
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Document Page 1 of 2 THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. A major deception on ‘global warming’ Wall Street Journal; New York; lun 12, 1996; Seitz, Frederick; Edition: Eastern edition Start Pa~e: A16 ISSN: 00999660 Subject Terms: Research Professional ethics Greenhouseffect Climate Companies: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Abstract: Frederick Seitz…
Unprecedented number of militants evacuated from east Damascus to Idlib, greatest ever – statistics
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – With the evacuation of capitulated militant forces from Damascus’ East Ghouta region to Idlib almost completed, it has become apparent that this is by far the greatest relocation of rebels by government forces in the history of the Syrian conflict to date. According to Russian Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Top Al-Qaeda intelligence chief meets his end at hands of rival Islamist militia in deadly west Aleppo battle
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 A.M.) – Amid ongoing inter-rebel clashes across the western countryside of Syria’s Aleppo province, the intelligence chief for Al-Qaeda affiliate militia Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (better known by its former name, Al-Nusra Front) has been killed. The top intelligence official, Abu Omar Dabek (shown above), was killed along with at least another eleven […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Syrian Army seizes largest rebel tank ditch of entire war in east Damascus, used by militants for their own armor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 A.M.) – Footage (below) has been released showing what is apparently the largest tank ditch to ever be built by rebel groups in the seven year history of the Syrian conflict. The ditch was dug by jihadist militants in the once insurgent-controlled district of Harasta in Damascus’ East Ghouta region. The residential […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Full list of Kurdish YPG foreign fighters killed in Afrin battle (Photos)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 A.M.) – Photos of almost a dozen foreign fighters that served within the ranks of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) who were recently killed by Turkish-led forces in the Battle of Afrin have been released. The Kurdish militia’s media wing has officially admitted to the death of 11 foreign fighters among […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Nusra suffers big losses at gates of key town in west Aleppo on Day 3 of huge battle – details
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 A.M.) – Ranks of the Al-Qaeda affiliate militia Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (better known by its former name, Al-Nusra Front) have endured a hefty blow on what is now the third day of a major battle between the jihadist faction and rival Islamist group Jabhat Tahrir Souriya in western Aleppo province. Specifically, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
21st-Century Paradigm Shift In Eurasia: Towards A New Trilateral
If Russia and Pakistan want to enter into a strategic partnership with one another, then they must lay the prerequisite groundwork for harnessing all aspects of their national power in the sustainable fashion. If successful in this ambitious endeavor, it can reinforce the “weak link” of the Great Power triangle and effect tangible geopolitical change in Eurasia. The post 21st-Century Paradigm Shift In Eurasia: Towards A New Trilateral appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Comments could be going better
Sima Kotecha The Telford grooming story actually made in onto BBC One's *News at Six *and *News at Ten *yesterday, and even onto the Home page of the BBC News website . Cynics are saying it's because they discovered a story allegedly involving an 'Asian' boy being abused and white child abusers being the perpetrators, thus enabling them to 'muddy the waters'. The response on Twitter has been overwhelming and one-sided. Sections of the public just don't seem to trust the BBC's reporting anymore. Here's a very representative sample of the reaction: - Hmm...in response to the M... more »
[Vidéo] NBIC, l’avenir des technologies ?
NBIC ? Nanotechnologies, Biotechnologies, Informatique et Cognitivisme ! Si cela ne vous avance pas plus, regardez la vidéo
Chemicals in the water are turning male fish into females… is same thing happening in humans?
Chemicals in the water are turning male fish into females… is same thing happening in humans? – NaturalNews.com https://www.naturalnews.com/052832_atrazine_endocrine-disrupting_chemicals_sex_changes.html Advertisements
Is Trump Killing the Liberal World Order?
A NATO naval fleet including warships from five nations. In four descending columns, from left to right: ITS Maestrale (F 570), De Grasse (D 612); USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), Charles de Gaulle (R91), Surcouf (F 711); USS Port Royal (CG-73), HMS Ocean (L12), USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), ITS Luigi Durand de la Penne […] The post Is Trump Killing the Liberal World Order? appeared first on A Divided World.
Monsanto-Linked University Claims Russia is Promoting Anti-GMO Articles in “Asymmetrical War” Against U.S. Agriculture
One of the most difficult challenges in breaking Monsanto and the GMO industry’s icy grip on the U.S. agricultural sector is untangling the roots of how this vast agrochemical behemoth actually operates. If Monsanto merges with Bayer as anticipated, the newly formed company is expected to control more than a quarter of the world’s seeds and pesticides market, but nobody is bothering to ask whether the two agrochemical giants are the ones we really want calling the shots. A souped-up, big money PR department combines with millions of dollars in university donations and the company... more »
Did Pope Francis Deny The Existance Of Hell?
*National Catholic Reporter:* *Vatican: Claim that pope denied hell's existence is unreliable* Vatican City — The Vatican said comments attributed to Pope Francis denying the existence of hell are a product of an Italian journalist's "reconstruction" of the pope's remarks and not a faithful transcript of the pope's real words. Eugenio Scalfari, a co-founder and former editor of La Repubblica, an Italian daily, said Francis -- with whom he has had several telephone conversations and face-to-face meetings -- invited him to his residence March 27. During their conversation, Scalfar... more »
Dear Netflix…
Netflix blows a wet kiss at Rice. I blow a raspberry back. News in a month... Continue reading →
Why Can't Trumpanzee Find A Decent Lawyer?
A friend of mine, a top-notch, national prominent attorney, once had a law partner who had, earlier in his life, represented a particularly troublesome client, someone who has lately risen in life from a two-bit crooked real estate developer to occupant of the Oval Office. Yes, Señor Trumpanzee. He told my friend that representing him was the worst thing, professionally, he had ever done. Aside from having a problem with collecting his fees, there was something even worse. They would be driving to court in the morning and the lawyer would say to Señor T, "Whatever you do, do *not*... more »
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "Velvet Morning"
Liquid Mind, "Velvet Morning" Liquid Mind ® is the name used by Los Angeles composer and producer Chuck Wild of the best-selling Liquid Mind relaxation music albums. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp3BuiupOrc&feature=related
Runrig, "Abhainn An T-Sluaigh (The Crowded River)"
Runrig, "Abhainn An T-Sluaigh (The Crowded River)" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKx9yDHdwm0
"A Look to the Heavens"
“This colorful cosmic skyscape features a peculiar system of galaxies cataloged as Arp 227 some 100 million light-years distant. Swimming within the boundaries of the constellation Pisces, Arp 227 consists of the two galaxies prominent on the left; the curious shell galaxy NGC 474 and its blue, spiral-armed neighbor NGC 470. *Click image for larger size.* The faint, wide arcs or shells of NGC 474 could have been formed by a gravitational encounter with neighbor NGC 470. Alternately the shells could be caused by a merger with a smaller galaxy producing an effect analogous to ripples... more »
"Let's Compromise..."
“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Chet Raymo, “The Sound And Fury”
*“The Sound And Fury”* by Chet Raymo “Not so long ago, I mentioned here Himmler and Heydrich, two of Hitler's most terrible henchmen. A friend said to me: "If there's no afterlife, no heaven or hell, then those two diabolical creatures got away with it. Their fate was no different than that of any one of their victims, an innocent child perhaps." And, yes, if there is no God who dispenses final justice, then we are left with an aching feeling of irresolution, of virtue unrewarded, of vice unpunished. Heydrich was gunned down by partisan assassins, and Himmler committed suicide a fe... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Anacortes, Washington, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
"The More I See Of Man..."
"The more I see of Man, the more I like dogs." - Madame de Stael
"We Don't Get To Choose..."
“We don't get to choose what is true. We only get to choose what we do about it.” - Kami Garcia
Notes On The Trump Justice Department’s Second Major Leak Prosecution
Local news media in Minnesota reported that FBI special agent Terry Albury was charged with violating the Espionage Act when he allegedly disclosed documents to the Intercept. He apparently pled guilty and took responsibility for his alleged actions. Albury is the second person who made disclosures to the press to The post Notes On The Trump Justice Department’s Second Major Leak Prosecution appeared first on Shadowproof.
Emergent constraints on climate sensitivity in global models. Part III
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Nic Lewis The two strongest potentially credible constraints, and conclusions. Part 1 of this article the nature and validity of emergent constraints[1] on equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS) in GCMs were discussed, drawing mainly on the analysis and assessment of 19 such constraints in Caldwell et al. (2018),[2] who concluded…
Syrian authorities crackdown on security personnel looting East Ghouta towns
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) – The Syrian government has begun a campaign to arrest security personnel caught looting or selling stolen goods from the East Ghouta region, a military source told Al-Masdar tonight. According to the source, a large police force has entered the East Ghouta in order to ensure no more looting take place. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
12 Keys to a Healthier Diet, Heart and Life
Developing healthy eating habits doesn’t have to be a complicated, restrictive process. In fact, if done correctly, you can enjoy a lot more than you think. It is important to eat organic food, choose to be gluten-free, and avoid soy at all costs. You want to add color and variety to all of your meals. […] The post 12 Keys to a Healthier Diet, Heart and Life appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
Is There a Point in the Ocean Where the Closest Human Could Be an Astronaut?
Point Nemo is the point in the ocean furthest from any land, but it’s not the only place where an astronaut might be the closest person nearby.
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Will Soon Be Making His First Trip To China
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis lands in Kabul on March 13, 2018 on an unannounced trip to Afghanistan. REUTERS/Phil Stewart *Reuters:* *China says it is 'coordinating' with U.S. over possible Mattis visit* BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday it was coordinating with the United States on a possible visit to China by U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, which would be the first such trip under U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. Since Trump took office, Mattis has made several tours of Asia, including trips to Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, S... more »
The Jessica Marks Story: “Getting fired from KIPP was probably the best thing that ever happened to me.”
by Jim Horn On February 19, 2014, former KIPP teacher, Jessica Marks, wrote to me after searching the web for any kind of confirmation that she might not be alone in her misery. She had been fired by KIPP just before Christmas, after 5 months as an 8th grade English teacher for KIPP Austin. In her search for solace and understanding, she came across my blog, *Schools Matter,* which includes many posts about teachers’ experiences at KIPP. This is Jessica’s letter to me: Hi, James— I was wondering if you were still doing a study about KIPP - I got your email [address] from a blog ... more »
Sea Level Sophistry In San Francisco; Climate Alarmists are Playing the Judge as a Fool
Reading the California vs. Exxon Lawsuit I had to laugh at all the stereotypical liberal dog whistles/Code Words. Global Warming, of course, is racist and will impact blacks, women and Hispanics worst. It is as if the 500 Women Scientists wrote it, complete with every virtue signaling non-relevant term they would fit on a page. Personally, I doubt … Continue reading "Sea Level Sophistry In San Francisco; Climate Alarmists are Playing the Judge as a Fool"
California Judge: Coffee Needs Cancer Warnings
Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle has ruled that California law requires coffee companies to carry an ominous cancer warning label because of a chemical produced in the roasting process.
How Donald Trump Could Push Iran and Saudi Arabia to Build Nuclear Weapons
*Michael Krepon* *Security, Middle East* [image: Shell, which is the replica of the biggest detonated Soviet nuclear bomb AN-602 (Tsar-Bomb), is on display in Moscow, Russia] The divide between states possessing the bomb and those calling for abstinence and abolition is growing. Optimistic and pessimistic arguments about nuclear proliferation were conceptualized decades ago. The best place to find them is in Scott Sagan and Kenneth Waltz’s *The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: A Debate*. Contrarian optimists like Waltz argued that proliferation will continue to happen slowly and in l... more »
How the Taiwan Travel Act Could Start a U.S.-China War
*Paul Smith* *Security, Asia* The question of Taiwan’s security—and the island’s long-term political status—continues to be an unsettled one, which means a military scenario cannot be ruled out. On March 16, 2018, President Donald Trump signed into law the Taiwan Travel Act, which encourages “officials at all levels of the United States Government” to visit and meet with their Taiwan counterparts and to “allow high-level officials of Taiwan” to enter the United States and to meet with their U.S. counterparts, among other goals. The Chinese government has criticized the new law, ... more »
Goodbye Trumpian Promises; Hello Beltway Swamp
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Politics, North Ameria* America's president is likely to be maneuvered into adopting even more hawkish, belligerent positions. President Trump’s appointment of John Bolton as national security advisor is his final betrayal of anything resembling a realist foreign policy. During the 2016 presidential run, Trump’s statements were a curious, contradictory mixture of realism and extreme nationalistic belligerence. In the former category were his comments about NATO being an obsolete institution characterized by shameless free riding on the part of allies, the ... more »
Tariff Trap: Why Trump's Trade Wars Puts America's National Security at Risk
*Heather Hurlburt* *Economics, Asia* [image: A cargo ship is silhouetted as the sun sets along the coast of Manila bay in Metro Manila, Philippines] Perhaps it is no accident that Kim Jong-un’s train made its way to Beijing as more tariff plans were announced. There’s a great deal that is odd about the current administration’s trade-and-tariff policy. The loud proclamations about punitive tariffs that turn out to be smaller, or different, than what was advertised. The tweeted assertions that key allies are ripping off the United States, never followed by actual policy proposals.... more »
The Case for U.S. Support of Lebanon
*Alia Awadallah* *Security, Middle East* [image: A rainbow is seen over downtown Beirut, Lebanon] Lebanon remains a rare example of pluralism and political openness, and a bulwark in a region where many societies have succumbed entirely to internal chaos and war. When Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MbS) met with President Trump in Washington in March, the two leaders discussed regional issues ranging from the Iran nuclear deal to the ongoing wars in Yemen and Syria. But notably absent from readouts of their conversations was Lebanon and its internal stability—po... more »
Trump's Trick for Successful North Korea Negotiations
*Ding Rongjun* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks regarding the Administration's National Security Strategy at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington] Trump seems to have once again decided to play the madman playbook. And it could work. President Donald Trump’s nomination of CIA director Mike Pompeo as the new secretary of state will prove to be a useful strategy in the course of diplomatic negotiations leading up to the May summit vis-à-vis Pyongyang. One may question Trump’s decision to fire Rex Tillerson at t... more »
“All Pregnant Women, Beware” – Gynecologist Exposes the Truth About America’s #1 Doctor Recommended Prenatal Vitamin (Artificial Dyes, Possible Carcinogens and More)
A pregnant woman knows – there is nothing more important than getting enough nutrients for both her and her baby. When going to a doctor, a gynecologist or a family physician will always recommend prenatal vitamins in hopes of providing just that. While there is nothing fundamentally wrong with this approach most commercial one-a-day vitamins have virtually nothing good in them and may do more harm to some people than good. As Dr. Christian Bogner, obstetrician-gynecologist from Michigan, exposes on his Facebook page, many prenatal vitamins are made from myriad questionable ingred... more »
Rare Footage Shows George Bush’s 1987 Visit to Monsanto, Uttering Seven Infamous Words That Would Change Everything
Proponents of genetically engineered crops would have you believe that we’ve been “modifying” foods for “thousands of years.” But the truth is that these lab-created GMOs are far different from traditional hybrid crops and have only been around for a few decades. And if not for intense lobbying on the part of St. Louis agrochemical giant Monsanto, GMOs might have never even seen the light of day in the United States. In 1986, with countless millions at stake, four executives from the Monsanto Company paid a White House visit to a then-Vice President named George H.W. Bush with the g... more »
Gravity ?
Given the fact of spontaneous electric charge separation when an electrically conductive object is placed in a volume of plasma, so that the object is enveloped by a plasma double layer, aka Langmuire effect, then the tension created inside the … Continue reading →
Federal judge denies request by Stormy Daniels' attorney for right to depose Donald Trump. Attorney does not see it as a setback.
Courtesy of CNN: *A federal judge in California put a temporary stop Thursday to efforts by Stormy Daniels' attorney to depose President Donald Trump and his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen over a $130,000 payout from Cohen to the porn star before the 2016 election. * *Judge S. James Otero of the US District Court for the Central District of California denied the motion for an expedited trial and discovery process, saying Daniels' attorney, Michael Avenatti, was "premature" in making the motion because Trump and Essential Consultants LLC, the company established by Cohen to pay Da... more »
A new publishing approach — retract and replace — is having growing pains
Many journals are adopting a recently developed mechanism for correcting the scientific record known as “retract and replace” — usually employed when the original paper has been affected by honest errors. But if an article is retracted and replaced, can readers always tell? To find out, Ana Marušić at the University of Split School of … Continue reading A new publishing approach — retract and replace — is having growing pains
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