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“Stand for the Second” Student Walkout Extends Across the land
[image: stand-for-the-second-student-walkout-extends-across-the-land] Today, students in more than 300 schools in 40 states are staging a 16-minute “Stand for the Second” walkout in support of the Second Amendment.
Les procédures d'arbitrage en recrudescence dans l'énergie et les mines
02-May-2018 Pouvoir recourir à l'arbitrage, c'est une des clauses qu'exige une compagnie lorsqu'elle signe un contrat dans un pays étranger, pour ne pas dépendre des juridictions locales.
France supports Australia-EU FTA: Macron
02-May-2018 French President Emmanuel Macron has thrown his support behind Australia's push for a Free Trade Agreement with the European Union.
Ecuador signs free trade agreement with EFTA, launches new tuna brand
02-May-2018 The agreement will allow export of shrimp and tuna products to EFTA countries with a zero export tariff.
Parliament ratifies free trade pact
02-May-2018 Ghanaian Parliament has endorsed the new agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Germany pushes EU trade deal with US in tariffs row as trade war looms
02-May-2018 Germany is pushing a watered-down version of the EU's Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) in a desperate last-ditch attempt to head of a looming trade war between the bloc and Donald Trump's United States.
Ukraine eyes patent law reform after civil society push on medicines access
02-May-2018 Ukrainian lawmakers are poised to approve sweeping patent reform legislation, driven in large part by a push by patients' groups for better access to affordable medicines and healthcare.
Charging into UK-US trade pact would be ‘catastrophic error', warn MPs
02-May-2018 The UK would be making a “catastrophic error” if it charged into talks on a post-Brexit trade deal with the United States without setting out a ‘comprehensive strategy' for life after the EU, MPs warned in a new report .
US wants 4-year phase-in for higher NAFTA auto content thresholds
02-May-2018 The latest US proposal for increasing NAFTA's regional automotive content would carry a four-year phase-in to meet a higher, 75 percent regional value threshold and new labor content rules requiring substantial work at wages of $16 an hour or higher.
Economics minister in Brazil to boost trade talks
02-May-2018 Swiss economics minister Johann Schneider-Ammann has arrived in Brazil on a six-day visit to the region aimed at boosting talks on a free trade agreement with the South American economic area Mercosur.
Lord Jim O'Neill: How vaccines can help us tackle superbugs
Lord Jim O'Neill, who chaired the government's review into superbugs, discusses how we can tackle the crisis
Was Hillary Clinton Killed in a Monster Truck Mishap?
Hillary Clinton continues to die at an alarming rate, having been killed at least three times in the course of two days.
NJ Creamery Concocts Pork Roll-Flavored Ice Cream for Summer
The specialty dessert mixes in French toast with actual pieces of pork roll.
Shooting Suspect’s Brother Arrested on Probation Violation
Zachary Cruz was arrested for violating the terms of his probation, and was booked into the Palm Beach County jail.
With Girls Joining the Ranks, Boy Scouts Plan a Name Change
The organization on Wednesday announced a new name for its Boy Scouts program: Scouts BSA.
"How It Really Is"
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John Greenewald's Take on AATIP - Updated
(Blogger’s note: My pal, John Greenewald, had attempted to post this to the comment section of the last column, but it is too long to be accepted there. Rather than breaking it into several pieces, I decided to just add it as a new post. It clarifies some of the issues that have been raised about the AATIP and the like. You can find additional information about a wide variety of topics at www.theblackvault.com.) John Greenewald - Photo copyright by Kevin Randle I published the below to my larger article at: http://www.theblackvault.com/casefiles/to-the-stars-academy-of-arts-science-t... more »
BREAKING: Cable is nothing but chatter now!
*WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2018The Times IDs its source:* As major news orgs conduct The Chase, an amazing amount of what we read and hear is now pure novelization and chatter now. It's stories we're asked to take on faith. Just consider Monday night's explosive bombshell report. Monday's night's explosive bombshell came from the New York Times. On cable, the children leaped into action. Michael Schmidt's report started like this: SCHIMDT (4/30/18): Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russia’s election interference, *has at least four dozen questions on an exhaustiv... more »
General Joseph Dunford meets with Globalist Greek army chief plotting false flags with Soros fixer Geoffrey Pyatt
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford met with Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff Adm. Evangelos Apostolakis at the Pentagon today. “The two leaders discussed mutual items of interest, including the security environment in the Mediterranean region and Syria,” according to media. Let’s hope Dunford slapped down that Globalist […]
POMPEO AND NETANYAHU DISCREDIT THEMSELVES WITH OBVIOUS LIES ABOUT IRAN S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAMME
The The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the world’s nuclear watchdog has rejected Israel’s claims that Iran has lied about its nuclear activities, citing a report showing there were, “no credible indications of activities in Iran relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device after 2009”. When I lived in Vienna, I had a […]
"Our Dilemma..."
"Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what we really want is for things to remain the same but get better. " - Sydney J. Harris
Another State Legislative Win In Florida Last Night
Last night, the Dems chalked up another state legislative seat win in Florida. A couple of months ago, a friend of mine had pointed out that Florida had been one of the least susceptible states to the blue wave theory. The swing district win in the Coral Gables/Pinecrest/Cutler Bay district (HD 114) was the 4th Florida bellwether election since Trump narrowly won the state's 29 electoral votes, 4,617,886 (49.0%) to 4,504,975 (47.8%). Trump won 58 of Florida's 67 counties back then, all but Alachua, Broward, Gadsden, Hillsborough, Leon, Miami-Dade, Orange, Osceola and Palm Beach co... more »
"Major Carnage Coming”
*“Moving Average Bounces Getting Weaker And Weaker:* * Mish Warns ‘Major Carnage Coming'"* Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk "Those 50-week exponential moving averages will break. When that happens I expect a quick plunge to the 200-week EMA. Will that be the end? If I am right, that's not even close. I expect all the gains back to 2007 to be wiped out. To visualize, we need to look at monthly EMAs. With the exception of the Nasdaq 100, a decline to what is now the 200-month EMA would take us to where I believe we are headed. Superbear? Does this make me a superbear? Hardly. J... more »
Explosions Rock Tripoli Election Commission: Who's Trying to Prevent the Vote?
[image: undefined] To underscore the dire situation in Libya and the extent to which extremists will go, on Wednesday at around noon two huge explosions occurred at the HNEC, the Higher National Election Commission's HQ, in Tripoli, killing over 15 people and wounding many more. The attack suggests that fanatics may be concerned over the rising popularity of Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar and fear that the controversial Haftar could win in the upcoming elections. They may be seeking to derail the vote. If so, their gambit may have the opposite effect: it could actually galvanize Liby... more »
São Paulo Firefighters Search for Survivors of Collapsed Building
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Firefighters in São Paulo city continue to dig through the rubble, looking for possible victims of Tuesday morning’s fire which brought down a twenty-four-story high rise in the center of town. According to officials there are 44 persons still unaccounted for, who may be […]
New Sustainable Development Education Program Launched in Rio
By Melissa Van Brunnersum, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In April, Rio’s Secretariat of Education and the energy giant Shell launched the educational project, NXplorers, which aims to develop sustainable solutions to water, energy, and food usage, as well as other aspects of daily life. Seven hundred students, all aged 14 to 19 […]
The Five Best Places to See Live Jazz in Rio de Janeiro
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – For a city home to the sounds of samba, bossanova, and baile funk, Rio de Janeiro has a jazz scene that is brimming with creativity and excitement. From a world-renowned jazz-club built at the heart of a favela community to improvised concerts at a famous […]
New York in 1911 - history captured on film
I'm obliged to The Last Tradition for publishing the link to this footage of New York City in 1911, which has been very nicely restored. For history buffs, it makes fascinating viewing. It's sobering to think that everyone in those images is dead by now. I wonder what they would have said if they could have foreseen World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, and so on? Those storm clouds would not have been even a shadow on the horizon in 1911 . . . I wonder whether, 107 years from now, someone will be viewing video (or the then-current technology) of us, walking aroun... more »
Two More New Papers Document No Warming Trend In Antarctica
By Paul Homewood Repost from NoTricksZone: For several decades now, Antarctica has not been cooperating with the “global” warming narrative, as the continent as a whole has not been warming. Several scientific papers have been published recently that document the lack of an anthropogenic warming signal for the Antarctic continent or […]
Bill Gates Warns of Doomsday ‘Global Pandemic’ That Could Kill 30 Million in Under a Year
[image: gates] Bill Gates predicted a "global pandemic" that could kill 30 million people in the span of 6 months in a speech promoting vaccines. The post Bill Gates Warns of Doomsday ‘Global Pandemic’ That Could Kill 30 Million in Under a Year appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Disturbing Body Cam Video Shows Cop Smash Tiny Woman Face-First Into the Pavement
[image: ft. collins] Body camera footage has just been released showing a Ft. Collins police officer needlessly assault and then body slam a young college student face-first into the ground. The post Disturbing Body Cam Video Shows Cop Smash Tiny Woman Face-First Into the Pavement appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
This Photo Shows a U.S. Navy Attack Submarine 'Sinking' a British Aircraft Carrier
*David Axe* *Security, * For every sailor who’s not in a submarine, submarines are real scary. *To prove they could have sunk the carrier, Corner Brook’s crew snapped a photo through the periscope—and the Canadian navy helpfully published it.“The picture represents hard evidence that the submarine was well within attack parameters and would have been successful in an attack,” boasted Cmdr. Luc Cassivi, commander of the Canadian submarine division.* A photo depicting an American nuclear-powered submarine poking its periscope above the waves—within shooting distance of a British ai... more »
The Shocking Reason Nazi Germany Crushed France During World War II
*Daniel L. Davis* *Security, * A history lesson. In May 1940, the German Wehrmacht launched a lightning attack into France and within weeks destroyed the combined French and British armies. The rapid defeat is typically ascribed to a combination of the French High Command’s attempts to refight the methodical battle of World War I against Germany’s adoption of new mobile, all-arms warfare. Those philosophical factors certainly played a major role in the outcome, but something much more elemental and human may have been the deciding factor: fearless, intelligent and sometimes rut... more »
1911 Pistol: Why America's Enemies Still Fear This 100-Year-Old Gun
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * And why it is still used widely today. *Although the 1911A1 has been phased out of regular U.S. military service, pockets of 1911s still persist. In 2014, the Marine Corps placed an order for twelve thousand Close Quarter Battle Pistols (M45A1). The M45A1 is a 1911A1 built by Colt Defense with modifications, including a Picatinny accessory rail, night sights and a desert-tan paint job. The pistols were distributed both to U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) and special-operations-capable Marine Expeditionary Units.* For mor... more »
This Picture is How the Navy Plans to Save Its Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carriers
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * From Chinese missiles...and other threats that could attack from a distance. *In this scenario, these Chinese so-called “carrier-killer” missiles could, quite possibly, push a carrier back to a point where its fighters no longer have range to strike inland enemy targets from the air. The new drone is being engineered, at least in large measure, as a specific way to address this problem. If the attack distance of an F-18, which might have a combat radius of 500 miles or so, can double - then carrier-based fighters can strike targets as far as 1000 mile...more »
The Inside Scoop: What Russia Is Really Saying About Its 100-Megaton Nuclear Torpedo
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, * We have all the answers. *The Right can hardly resist this call to return to the “good old days” when Ronald Reagan governed and the country agreed its greatest foe was the Kremlin. But America (and Russia) will actually be significantly less prosperous and much less secure as a result of these parochial and puerile machinations, especially in so far as they encourage the Stranglovian hallucinations of defense planners in both Moscow and Washington, DC.* The “collateral damage” of the Russia investigation becomes ever more apparent. From the bre... more »
Is climate alarmist consensus about to shatter?
If Lewis and Curry are right, and the warming effect of CO2 is only 50–70% of what the “consensus” has said, cuts in CO2 emissions need not be as drastic as previously thought.
The Game Theory of a Trump Subpoena
Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr Time for some game theory. The Washington Post reported Monday evening that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office has threatened to subpoena the president’s testimony in the Russia probe: In a tense meeting in early March with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, President Trump’s lawyers insisted he had no obligation to talk with federal investigators probing Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. But Mueller responded that he had another option if Trump declined: He could issue a subpoena for the president to appear before a gr... more »
Encryption Policy and Its International Impacts: A Framework for Understanding Extraterritorial Ripple Effects
Encryption technologies play a complicated role in today’s connected, mobile, data-driven world. My colleagues, Herbert Burkert and Urs Gasser, and I have written a paper offering a conceptual framework that can help policy-makers better understand and anticipate the international ramifications of domestic encryption policies. There is no doubt that encryption has enabled our digital economy, securing everything from online commerce, financial transactions, connected devices, and more. At the same time, examples abound of concerns from law enforcement and intelligence agencies tha... more »
April 2018 Large Drop In Violence In Iraq
April 2018 saw a decided change in security. From October 2017 to March 2018 the number of incidents remained relatively stable. Then in April they suddenly dropped. Despite that the types of attacks the Islamic State carried out showed that the group had made a shift from the hit and run tactics it carried out in previous months, and was operating more openly and challenging the government more directly. April was a change from the previous six months. From October to March there were an average of 8-9 incidents per day. In April that dropped to just 6.8. That marked a new all-ti... more »
Homeschoolers Turn Out in Droves to Defeat Intrusive California Bill
[image: homeschoolers-turn-out-in-droves-to-defeat-intrusive-california-bill] Appearing en masse in the state capitol, California homeschoolers forced the withdrawal of an intrusive homeschool-regulation bill.
New York Times Hails Marx on His Birthday: “You Were Right!”
[image: ny-times-hails-marx-on-his-birthday-you-were-right] The* New York Times* is celebrating Karl Marx' upcoming 200th birthday with a laudatory article entitled “Happy Birthday, Karl Marx. You Were Right!”
VIDEO: Syrian forces foil rebel attempt to smuggle weapons, drugs into Homs
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:45 P.M.) – Syrian security forces managed to confiscate large quantities of weapons, ammunition, drugs and media equipment intended for rebel groups in north Homs countryside. According to a security officer, the confiscated materials – which also include Israel-made medication – were originally brought from Quneitra province through Darra, with the objective to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
More rebels to leave southern Damascus under evacuation agreement with Syrian government
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:20 P.M.) – Thousands of rebel fighters and their families are set to leave their bastions in southern Damascus after jihadists from the al-Qaeda-linked group surrendered the Yarmouk Refugee Camp. Up to 17000 of militants accompanied with their families in Yalda, Babilah and Beit Sahm towns agreed to be evacuated to other rebel-controlled […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Drone footage shows Russian warplanes pounding ISIS in southern Damascus
DAMASCUS, SURIA (3:55 P.M.) – Russian fighter jets continue to pummel positions for the Islamic State in southern Damascus as the Syrian forces gain more ground. The terror organization is well-entrenched in al-Hajar al-Aswad; district that has been under its control for years. Drone footage published by a Russian media outlet shows precise airstrikes conducted […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Air Force destroys underground militant base in northern Hama (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces launched several airstrikes over the northern countryside of the Hama Governorate, yesterday, targeting a number of areas controlled by Islamist rebels. Among the places targeted by the Russian jets was an underground base that belonged to the Islamist rebels of Jaysh Al-Izza in the town of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army liberates Al-Alaf area of Hajar Al-Aswad (photos)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a big advance in the western part of Hajar Al-Aswad, yesterday, liberating several areas from the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS). Led by their 105th Brigade from the Republican Guard, the Syrian Arab Army not only liberated the western farms of Hajar Al-Aswad, but also, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish-backed rebels fight one another for their share of loot in Afrin
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels in northern Aleppo clashed for several hours, today, after a long dispute over their share of loot taken from civilian homes in the Afrin region. According to pro-opposition activists, the Sultan Mohammad Al-Fateh forces opened fire on the Al-Montaser Bilah group inside three towns in the Afrin […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
This Day In Iraqi History - May 2
1854 riot in Mosul versus Ottoman reforms Attacked Christians and Jews for businesses they ran and control of taxes that caused resentment 1935 Feisal II future king of Iraq born 1941 British commander at Habaniya base Anbar consulted London and got permission to attack Iraqis surrounding camp Bombed Iraqis starting Anglo-Iraq War/WW2 1941 Iraq launched air strike upon Habaniya base in retaliation Shelled air field damaging 40 planes British lost 13 dead and 20 wounded 1941 Grand Mufti in Baghdad declared jihad against British after attack on Ir... more »
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Yanis Varoufakis discusses the loss of freedom when one's whole life needs to be planned around corporate wishes and sensitivities: A capacity to fence off a part of one’s life, and to remain sovereign and self-driven within those boundaries, was paramount to the liberal conception of the free agent and his or her relationship with the public sphere. To exercise freedom, individuals needed a safe haven within which to develop as genuine persons before relating – and transacting – with others. Once constituted, our personhood was to... more »
A new “data thug” is born
In the last week, a lot more people know the name of Brendan O’Connor. Recently, the graduate student at the University of Leicester in the UK posted allegations on Twitter that a prominent psychologist at Cornell University, Robert Sternberg, had recycled large swaths of text in multiple publications. Since then, other so-called “data thugs” — … Continue reading A new “data thug” is born
GAPS AND INDIFFERENCE: Today we have naming of gaps!
*WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2018Part 3—Indifference and Dent:* When she was a senior in high school, Gabriella Ocampo stood at the wrong end of a very large gap. She attended Birmingham High in Los Angeles. She couldn't pass Algebra 1, a course she took six or seven times. Finally, this good decent kid dropped out of school. You couldn't graduate in California if you didn't pass Algebra 1. When it came to high school math, Ocampo stood at the wrong end of a very large gap. Other kids in L.A., and around the nation, bad breezed through Algebra 1 in seventh or eighth grade. She couldn't p... more »
Czechia covered by a layer of pollen
Too bad that the "global warming causes everything" journalists aren't common in my country. They would have a great new story: Czechia has been covered by a thick, almost unprecedented layer of pollen. It looks like some yellow dust. For some reasons, it's concentrated on the roofs of cars that haven't moved for a day. Well, I think I know the reason: the roofs are horizontal and the pollen has low enough friction for gravity to matter even on tilted surfaces. At some places of the country, you can only see half a mile due to the high concentration of the stuff. Thankfully, I ha... more »
South Korea Wants U.S. Troops To Stay Regardless Of A Peace Treaty With North Korea
US M1A2 tank (AFP Photo/Jung Yeon-Je) / AFP *Reuters:* *South Korea says it wants U.S. troops to stay regardless of any treaty with North Korea* SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Wednesday the issue of U.S. troops stationed in the South is unrelated to any future peace treaty with North Korea and that American forces should stay even if such an agreement is signed. “U.S. troops stationed in South Korea are an issue regarding the alliance between South Korea and the United States. It has nothing to do with signing peace treaties,” said Kim Eui-kyeom, a spokesman for the pres... more »
Why we have a Russian mess—President Obama
*“Russia doesn't make anything*. *Immigrants aren't rushing to Moscow in search of opportunity*. The life expectancy of the Russian male is around 60 years old. The population is shrinking. And so we have to respond with resolve in what are effectively regional challenges that Russia presents.” President Barack Obama, August 2014. He was wrong on all three; what else didn’t he know about Russia? Combine this with what he said in 2012 to Romney, and what he whispered to the Russian president Medvedev off mic, and you can see what a loser we elected. In his defense, he probably did... more »
The Method To His Madness
Donald Trump is mad. There can be little doubt of that. But, E.J. Dionne writes, there is a method to his madness: One of the many costs of the Trump era is the dumbing down of our political discourse. The incoherent spoken and tweeted outpourings from President Trump and the daily outrages of his administration leave little time for serious debate about policy or meaningful dialogue about our larger purposes. News outlets are entirely justified in lavishing coverage on the sensational and the personal, since developments in these areas are a part of a bigger story that could und... more »
10 years after, Cyclone Nargis still holds lessons for Myanmar
Gregory Gottlieb, Professor of the Practice, Tufts University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
One hundred and forty thousand people died when a major hurricane hit Myanmar in 2008. Would the country be better prepared today?
Nicaragua protests threaten an authoritarian regime that looked like it might never fall
Eric Seth Mosinger, Visiting Assistant Professor, Macalester College at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
For 11 years, Daniel Ortega's regime has been unshakable. But Nicaragua's autocratic leader is vulnerable after weeks of deadly protest. Now, some citizens are calling for him to resign.
Inaccurate and unchecked: problems with local council spending data
How can we hold local authorities to account when government figures are wrong?
US mulls more secrecy on drones
Trump administration considering overturning a key Obama-era policy that sought to make counter-terrorism operations more transparent, even as it ramps them up.
Israel vs. Iran: Winds of War in Jerusalem – With Backing From Washington
Are we being suckered by the Synagogue of Satan into WW3? I think so: see below: “Soleimani the general supreme commander of the IRG and the SCUD forces … he is of Jewish origin”. Both sides ie. Israel and Iran are controlled by the Synagogue of Satan. Let’s not forget that Ahmadinejad, the former president […]
The Syrian Crisis Escalates
The Syrian Crisis Escalates by https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ As I wrote two weeks ago, the Syrian crisis is only in its beginning stages. https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2018/04/17/crisis-beginning-stages/ The assault on Syrian military positions last night, apparently a US/Israeli operation, is evidence that the crisis continues to develop. https://www.timesofisrael.com/resonant-syria-strike-suggests-coordinated-us-israel-message-to-russia-and-iran/ – There are four mutually reinforcing causes of the crisis: – (1) Israel’s ability to use […]
Rio Plan to Paint 150 Buildings in Rocinha Receives Criticism
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Monday, April 19th, Rio de Janeiro’s mayor, Marcelo Crivella, walked through the city’s biggest favela community of Rocinha to observe the implementation of urban regeneration work that he had ordered: the painting of 150 once colorful buildings into a uniform grey. While being interviewed […]
Rio Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, May 2, 2018
We have the top three picks for this Wednesday, and below there is a list of bars and pubs that are always a good option. PARTY: Latin Party (Copacabana) – It claims to be the most famous Latin party in the whole of Rio de janeiro, the Latin Party in Copacabana will take place tonight […]
Toronto Van Attack: "Terror Expert" Aaron Cohen
*hattip commenter who left this link * AnonymousMay 1, 2018 at 8:44 PM Counter terrorism "Training Projects" going on for two months prior to the attack. https://youtu.be/IuBz8GV68zM ReplyDelete Replies 1. PennyMay 2, 2018 at 8:53 AM yah, I listened several times and looked into who this fellow is.. very interesting- wonder who he was involved with in the area for two months doing training exercises? (fixed typo from comment) *"Aaron* *Cohen, self proclaimed "anti-terrorism" expert says he was in Toronto, right at Yonge and Finch, for two ... more »
The Empire Is Crumbling, But Not Dead, and Desperate for War
[image: President Trump and the First Lady at a state dinner with the President of France and Mrs. Macron. April 24, 2018 (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen)] Let us review: Every effort by the British to bring down the government of the United States under President Donald Trump has failed. MI6 agent Christopher Steele's dodgy dossier now stands exposed as the only basis for the launching of Trumpgate by the corrupt Obama intelligence team, and the perpetrators are themselves now facing criminal prosecution; the Skripal case has disappeared from the media, as the connec... more »
KANYE WEST ON SLAVERY IS BASICALLY TONY ROBBINS ON #METOO
I'm a little late to the most recent Kanye West controversy, though I see that #IfSlaveryWereAChoice is trending on Twitter. West said this in a TMZ interview: When you hear about slavery for 400 years ... for 400 years? That sounds like a choice. Like, you was there for 400 years and it’s all of y’all? It’s like we’re mentally in prison. What did he mean by that? I think he meant what thick-necked self-help guru Tony Robbins meant when he denigrated supporters of the #MeToo movement at a public appearance in March: Robbins ... said at an event on March 15, that some people were mi... more »
WHOIS Going to Keep the Internet Safe?
An important tool for cybersecurity researchers and law enforcement may be the first victim of Europe’s new privacy law. On April 11, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) made an unsurprising announcement signaling jeopardy for the “WHOIS” database, its decades-old system for keeping public records of who controls the hundreds of millions of internet domain names. After the EU said the system was illegal under the General Data Protection Regulation, which comes into force on May 25, ICANN announced that unless it is given more time to develop an alternat... more »
European Commission Communication on Disinformation Eschews Regulation. For Now.
Major technology platforms are having a rollicking 2018. In the past week, Facebook alone has been lambasted with questions by a U.K. parliamentary committee investigating fake news; accused of censoring conservative political views in a hearing with internet personalities Diamond and Silk before the U.S. House judiciary committee; and been the focus of a widely shared article in the New York Times accusing it of amplifying ethnic violence in Sri Lanka. Compared with these fireworks, the European Commission’s release of its communication on “Tackling online disinformation: a Europ... more »
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*The Case Against Free College Tuition* Two highly contradictory happenings have occurred over the past year. On the one hand, published research increasingly suggests that the high returns on investments in higher education are minimally exaggerated (my argument in a forthcoming book) and often even non-existent (Bryan Caplan’s point in his new The Case Against Education). The private personal gains from college do not reflect much vocationally relevant learning, but rather diplomas tell employers that recipients are smarter, more disciplined, more motivated workers for reasons un... more »
Marines: “We Plan To Have the MV-22B Osprey for at Least the Next 40 Years”
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * New 2018 Marine Aviation Plan seeks to keep the Osprey cutting-edge and effective against new threats until 2060. The Marine Corps is accelerating a massive modernization and readiness overhaul of its MV-22 Osprey to upgrade sensors, add weapons, sustain the fleet and broaden the mission scope -- as part of an effort to extend the life of the aircraft to 2060. “We plan to have the MV-22B Osprey for at least the next 40 years,” Capt. Sarah Burns, Marine Corps Aviation spokeswoman, told Warrior Maven. While first emerging nearly two decades ago, the Ospr... more »
How the Air Force Might Be Trying to Kill the A-10 Warthog (Again)
*Dan Grazier* *Security, * Flying branch drags heels on wing replacements. In a victory for supporters of the battle-proven A-10 close air support aircraft, Congress provided the necessary seed money to extend the fleet’s lifespan for at least another decade in its last spending bill. The U.S. Air Force had announced in 2017 that 110 A-10s were in danger of being retired because their wings were rapidly approaching the end of their useful service life. The seed money is not as clear-cut a victory as many have supposed, however. The $103 million Congress appropriated for the A-10... more »
Is Iran Terrified Of Mossad?
*Jerusalem Post:* *Tehran terrified, U.S. expert says* The Iranian regime is "humiliated" after a daring Mossad operation seized scores of secret documents, the former Pentagon official said. The Iranian regime is “quaking in its boots,” after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed secret nuclear-program documents appropriated by the Mossad, an ex-Pentagon Iran expert told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday. Harold Rhode spent 28 years at the Pentagon and studied in Iran before the 1979 revolution there. The fluent Farsi speaker, who is now associated with the Jerusalem Center for ... more »
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*‘Madam Secretary:’ Climate Change Is ‘Existential Threat of Our Time’* Climate change has not been a new topic for CBS’s Madam Secretary, but it has provided some unintentionally hilarious results. The latest take sadly is not as amusing as it buries natural gas in the State Department’s crusade to save the planet from the “existential threat” of global warming. The April 29 episode “Thin Ice” revolves around a potential international disagreement over territory in the Arctic. In the meantime, however, the department must also prepare for an upcoming World Expo where they plan ... more »
US, Russia And China Are Pushing Ahead In Developing And Deplying Hypersonic weapons
Russian Aerospace Forces MiG-31s have conducted simulated firing of the Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missile with a small radar signature and high maneuverability. Photo: AFP/Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation *Asia Times:* *Major powers starting to deploy hypersonic weapons* *Many questions remain about missiles that fly at up to 20,921 kilometers per hour, but the US, Russia and China are pushing ahead with development.* Are hypersonic weapons a game changer – it all depends on which game you want to change and if hypersonic weapons perform as advertised. The Uni... more »
PNG could sign onto Pacific trade pact
02-May-2018 The PNG government is doing some soul searching over whether to join the Pacer Plus free trade deal and potentially could sign up by the end of the year.
US firm Carlyle intends to file suit against morocco over USD 400 Million debt in SAMIR
02-May-2018 The US-based private equity firm Carlyle, is suing the Moroccan government for over USD 400 million in the ICSID, claiming the sum is equivalent to the profit lost when Morocco's sole refinery went bankrupt three years ago.
Elliott moving to sue gov't over Samsung C&T merger
02-May-2018 According to an official at the ministry, the fund can file the ISDS after a 90-day "grace period," as it is stated in the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement.
Les discussions avec le Mercosur dans l'impasse
02-May-2018 Les négociations entre l'Union européenne et les pays du Mercosur (Brésil, Argentine, Uruguay, Paraguay) butent sur le secteur automobile notamment.
L'américain Carlyle réclame 400 millions de dollars au Maroc et menace de saisir le CIRDI
02-May-2018 Le fonds d'investissement et ses entités menacent le Maroc d'un recours devant le CIRDI. Ils réclament le remboursement de plus de 400 millions de dollars, montant correspondant à leur créance sur la Samir.
President Trump Wants To Create A Sixth Service Branch Called The 'Space Force'
*CNBC: **Trump floats the idea of creating a 'Space Force' to fight wars in space* * President Donald Trump floated the idea of developing another service branch, the Space Force. * Trump said the idea started as a joke, but then he decided it was "a great idea." * "Space is a war-fighting domain, just like the land, air, and sea," said the president. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his new national security strategy recognizes that space is a theater of war, and he floated the idea of creating a Space Force, a branch of the military that would operate outside of earth's a... more »
International Update
*May Day in Mexico* I had to go to Mexico to meet people on the other side of the border, and picked May Day because it's a national holiday in that country as the workers unite. Thus, it's easier to get around since people stayed home from work. I had a meeting at Tijuana Playas, which is there on the coast where the big march was trying to get over the border fence. The marchers took "International Worker's Day" off too to celebrate their communist roots... which make it strange that they'd want to get into the US rather than enjoying the worker's paradise that is Mexico, Hondura... more »
Global Military Spending Was $1.7 Trillion In 2017
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *DW:* *SIPRI: Global military spending rose to $1.7 trillion in 2017* Global military spending in 2017 was at its highest level since the Cold War, according to a new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. DW spoke with Pieter Wezeman about the regional trends. DW: In its report on military expenditure around the world in 2017, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) established that there had been a slight increase in spending. The report says that, around the world, $1.73 trillion (€1.45 trillion) was i... more »
Visiting Terrorist Missile Factories Next Door to White Helmets in Eastern Ghouta
*21WIRE* | Vanessa Beeley on UK Column discussing Eastern Ghouta, Douma, White Helmets.
In Honour of the Syrian Arab Army and Allies War on Terror
*21WIRE* | The Syrian Arab Army is the Syrian people.
India Surpasses France To Have The World's Fifth Largest Defense Budget
Indian Army's T-90 Bhishma tanks (front) are driving during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, January 26, 2016. Reuters file *Bloomberg:* *India Joins World's Top Five Defense Spenders, Surpassing France* * Beijing spends far more on military than any other Asian power * Worldwide military spending 2.2 percent of global GDP: SIPRI India has joined the U.S. and China as one of the world’s five biggest military spenders, reflecting geopolitical tensions as well as the country’s reliance on imported weapons and sprawling personnel costs. New Delhi’s defense spending rose by... more »
Cohen And Trump-- The Unbreakable Bond Of Third Rate Scumbags
I have to admit... it's fun to beat up on a puffed up bully like Michael Cohen-- Trump's bargain basement Roy Cohn wannabe. Since childhood, Cohen has been a Mob-connected asshole and his Mob connection helped acquire a once valuable collection of New York and Chicago taxi medallions-- once but no longer. 70% of business travelers now use Uber or Lyft instead of taxis. Taxis now get just 6% of ground transportation. Cohen's 32 leveraged medallions were once worth about a million dollars each. The value is around $160,000 each now-- and falling. In other words, he owes millions of ... more »
Trans-Israel Pipeline (Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline; Tipline)
The Trans-Israel pipeline, also known as the Tipline or Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline, is an oil pipeline in Israel that was historically … Continue reading →
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Claims That White House Statement Accusing Iran Of Currently Having A Clandestine Nuclear Weapons Program Was A Typo; Why Is No One Discussing Her Father’s Ties To Russia Or His Position On Israel?
The original White House Statement read “Iran has a robust, clandestine nuclear weapons program that it has tried and failed … Continue reading →
European Diplomats Justifiably Suspect Netanyahu Choreographed Iran Presentation with US
Trump and Jared Kushner have been friends for decades with Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu, as was Trump’s father and Kushner’s … Continue reading →
Yield Compression and the Federal Reserve's Conundrum
In its most recent pronouncement on March 21, 2018, the Federal Reserve stated that it was increasing the federal funds rate to its new target of 1.5 to 1.75 percent as it seeks to normalize interest rates that have been extremely low for nearly ten years. It also stated the following: "*The Committee expects that economic conditions will evolve in a manner that will warrant further gradual increases in the federal funds rate; the federal funds rate is likely to remain, for some time, below levels that are expected to prevail in the longer run. However, the actual path of the feder... more »
Russian Defense Spending Falls By Twenty Percent
People gather near Russian military vehicles in Tverskaya street before the rehearsal for the Victory Day parade in central Moscow, Russia, May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo *Reuters*:* Russian military spending falls, could affect operations: think-tank* STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Russian military spending fell by a fifth last year, its first decline in nearly two decades, with tighter purse-strings likely to affect Moscow’s military activity ahead, a report by defense think-tank SIPRI showed on Wednesday. Russia has flexed its military muscles during the last few year... more »
Here Is Every Weapon That A U.S. Army Soldier Can Be Given
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Business Insider*: *Here's every weapon the US Army gives to its soldiers* It goes without saying that the US Army is continuously testing and adding new weapons to its arsenal. For example, the Army recently began to replace the M9 and M11 pistols with the M17 and M18, but has only delivered them to soldiers in the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell in Kentucky. Therefore, the pistols are not yet standard issue. While the Army continues to stay ahead of the game, it undoubtedly has a multitude of weapons for its soldiers. And we compiled a li... more »
Aristotle on Familial Motivation
Here’s Martha Nussbaum’s perspective on Aristotle’s criticism of Plato’s proposals for holding spouses and children in common: “Aristotle points out that close particular attachments are fundamental to familial and political motivation. "There are two things above all that make people love and care for something: the thought that it is all yours, and the thought that it is the only one you have" (Aristotle in *Politics*). A person motivated in this way is unlikely to view her own particular spouse or child as simply the object of universalizable ethical obligations. Parental educati...more »
“The Center Cannot Hold”
*“The Center Cannot Hold”* by Brian Maher "Yesterday was May Day… International Workers’ Day. Workers around the world flooded the streets to babble their woes… and issue their demands. In Paris, protesters took aux barricades to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the famous 1968 student revolt. Windows were shattered. Cars were set ablaze. Masked rioters clashed with police. Other cities were scenes of relative peace. But the grievances were similar. Typical are these comments by one protester in Berlin: 'We have more rich and even richer people than we ever had before. And on t... more »
The Mirror Effect Of The Empath And Why Some People Instantly Dislike You.
The Mirror Effect Of The Empath And Why Some People Instantly Dislike You – Mystical Raven http://mysticalraven.com/spirituality/12297/the-mirror-effect-of-the-empath-and-why-some-people-instantly-dislike-you Advertisements
Long-Term Marijuana Use Changes Brain at the Cellular Level, Say Scientists.
Long-Term Marijuana Use Changes Brain at the Cellular Level, Say Scientists | Inverse https://www.inverse.com/article/37438-long-term-marijuana-effects-brain
Wood you like a drink? Japan team invents ‘wood alcohol’
Wood you like a drink? Japan team invents ‘wood alcohol’ https://m.phys.org/news/2018-05-wood-japan-team-alcohol.html
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From Jenna Orkin We Now Know That South Korea's Second-Largest Earthquake Was Caused By Us Stunning details reveal how Israel’s spy agency pulled off one of the most brazen heists in modern historyAvicii committed suicide by cutting himself, according to a graphic report by TMZ "No Longer Reversible": China's Low Fertility Rate And Birth Restrictions Set Stage For DisasterSaudi Crown Prince Bombshell To Jewish Leaders: Palestinians Must "Accept Peace Or Shut Up"And Now Millennials Are Fleeing The Democratic PartyChinese Factories Employ "Brain Scanners" To Stop Workers' Mistakes Bef... more »
Two perspectives on the prospects for societal breakdown in the USA
I've written a number of articles on various aspects of emergency preparedness. I'm by no means an over-the-top zombie-apocalypse "prepper", but I believe that a certain amount of common-sense planning and basic preparations for an emergency should be part of everyone's lifestyle. Nevertheless, I don't think most of us seriously expect the society within which we live to collapse, or even to suddenly degrade, to such an extent that it can be described as "the end of the world as we know it". Two recent articles propose different, and rather more worrying, ways of looking at that ... more »
Close combat footage of Syrian Army troops and ISIS fighting for southern Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) reportedly made significant gains in farmland to the west of al-Hajar al-Aswad, as it continued its plight against the remaining members of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) to the south of Damascus on Tuesday. Footage shows SAA foot soldiers opening fire on designated […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Syrian Army uncovers mass grave in east Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has uncovered a mass grave in the eastern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate, today, a military source told Al-Masdar News. According to the military source, the Syrian Army uncovered this mass while combing through the town of Wadha in the Maskanah region of east Aleppo. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Armenia: Parliament rejects Pashinyan as PM
The majority of the Armenian National Assembly’s MPs voted against the election of Nikol Pashinyan, a deputy from the oppositional ‘Way Out’ Yelk Faction as Armenia’s prime minister in Yerevan on Tuesday. Pashinyan’s failure came with 55 deputies voting against him and 45 in his favour. The oppositional politician had to secure the backing of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian, Palestinian forces press forward in southern Damascus amid heavy resistance from ISIS
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:05 P.M.) – For the third time this week, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their Palestinian allies have stormed the strategic town of Hajar Al-Aswad from several axes. Led by their 105th Brigade (Republican Guard) and 9th Division shock troops (Fandi Group), the Syrian Army attempted to advance at the western and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
More US, French convoys deployed to northern Syria – reports
According to the Orient news website, Washington and Paris have dispatched more military columns near Sajour River, northwest of the town of Manbij. At the same time, the Kurdish militias have reportedly started establishing checkpoints inside and outside of Manbij, with sources saying they were put on alert. Meanwhile, local sources in the town of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia sends another large cargo ship to Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) – Russia has sent another large cargo ship to the Port of Tartous in western Syria, Yoruk Isik of the Bosphorous Observer reported yesterday. According to Isik, Russia’s BSF Tapir Class LST Nikolai Filchenkov 152 recently sailed through the Bosphorous Strait and entered Mediterranean waters en route to the Port of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Douma: Part 2 – ‘It Just Doesn’t Ring True’ – Media Lens
“President Assad is in the process of winning this civil war. And he was about to take over and occupy Douma, all that area. He’d had a long, long, hard slog, slowly capturing that whole area of the city. And then, just before he goes in and takes it all over, apparently he decides to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Sudanese lawmakers push for withdrawal from Saudi-led coalition waging war in Yemen
A number of Sudanese MPs urged President Omar al-Bachir to withdraw the country’s troops fighting in Yemen as part of a wider coalition led by the Saudi Arabia. The country’s involvement in the bloody Yemeni war has been condemned as ‘unconstitutional’ by the Allinace for Change political party in Sudan. “Dispatching Sudanese army soldiers and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian government, militants reach agreement in north Homs
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (9:00 A.M.) – An agreement has been finally concluded between the Syrian government and rebel factions in north Homs countryside after a short military action by the Army troops. According to the deal, the Syrian Army shall take over the entire rebel-held area in north Homs and south Hama countryside with all state […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Autism Rates Increase. 1 in 22 Boys in New Jersey.
NOTE: Maybe Bruce Springsteen will write a song about the boys with autism who can't find work in the closed factories... and who might never have their hearts broken by a Jersey girl. Born in the USA has become frightening...
Shall We Play A Game? - QAnon
It does look like QAnon is running with the Zionist controlled Netanyahu/Trump narrative that Iran is the evil player when in fact we know that Israel is the overwhelming historical player/problem... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
Netanyahu tells CNN’s Chris Cuomo: ‘Israel doesn’t seek war with Iran’
CNN's Cuomo presses Netanyahu on Israel's nuclear capability. More The post Netanyahu tells CNN’s Chris Cuomo: ‘Israel doesn’t seek war with Iran’ appeared first on The Duran.
Climate changes did not significantly impact third world conflict nor people displacement
“We found that climate variations such as regional drought and global temperature did not significantly impact the level of regional conflict or the number of total displaced people. The major driving forces on conflict were rapid population growth, reduced or … Continue reading →
Cedella Marley: Give Your Best Effort
Revitalize every moment you enter by giving your best effort. Find joy in knowing you’re always making a difference.
Give It All To The “Yagya”: Offering Everything To The Fire For Self-Purification
“We are not here to grow Corn. We are here to grow Gods.” - An Ancient Wisdom Teaching
Top 7 Most Economical Superfoods and How To Use Them
If one knows which superfoods to look for, they can support optimal health and adhere to a budget.
More Psychiatry and More Psychiatric Medications Means More Mass Shootings
Do psychiatric drugs really cause violence?
The Creator Writings: One Horizon
When you have a conscious awareness of the impact you have on those around you, your thinking (and feelings) will begin to take a different shape.
A Most Sordid Profession
The Pentagon learned much in Vietnam, not about fighting wars, which it still cannot do well, but about managing its real enemy, the public
Police Cadets Quit, Expose Dept. for Training Cops to View Public as “Cockroaches” They’re at War With
Former recruits warn that they were not trained to serve and protect the public
Is Kanye West Truly “Out of the Sunken Place”?
Was Kanye West's "breakdown" actually the result of MK-ULTRA psychological programming?
Return of the Migrant Crisis: Greece ‘Overwhelmed’ as Illegals Surge Across Turkish Land Border
The surge is thought to have largely been driven by a Turkish military offensive in northern Syria, with locals fleeing the NATO member’s advance.
Netanyahu’s theatrics help push Trump towards Iran deal withdrawal
Although the White House seems to have been taken in, Netanyahu's latest claims about Iran aren't being bought by everyone.
Treason: Will Trump Let Jonathan Pollard Leave?
Will Trump give Israel yet another gift?
A Manifest State, Clothed in Darkness and a Triumphant, Ineffable Love
I have heard that one does not charge for spiritual truth. Those who are charging have all kinds of slick and convoluted justifications for charging
Patrick Willis: The Tranny Nanny, Gender Bending, Term Torturing Facade of Satanic Legerdemain.
Patrick Willis's take on a recent posting by Reflections in a Petri Dish
The Weaponization of Social Media
James Corbett on how social media is being used to shape people's thoughts, opinions and perception of the world
Trump, The Media and Your Guns
"What's scary is the way that Trump and Feinstein -- who is supposedly the antithesis of Trump -- actually agree. Especially when it comes to disarming Americans"
Thailand wants to join TPP 'as soon as possible,' says deputy PM
02-May-2018 Thailand wants to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership "as soon as possible," Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak told visiting Japanese Economic and Fiscal Policy and Revitalization Minister Toshimitsu Motegi who is in charge of negotiations for the pact on Tuesday.
US eager to form trade deal with Japan 'at some point': USTR
02-May-2018 US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Tuesday expressed eagerness to strike a free trade agreement with Japan "at some point."
Warning Notice - Tesla Free Energy is Two years out
I post this to let you know that the tech we have been working on is now been spun up by a Chinese manufacturer. They have repeated my Associate's lab work and are generating deliverable product. They woke up to the reality that they do not need to waste time with a grid at all. In fact it is best to attach directly to applications such as machine tools. The moment the first appears in the market, all manufacturers will copy the system as quick as possible. There is no special hardware needed except in the form of Tesla's modulator which is a wound four armed armature placed... more »
Gratitude and Wonder for the Internet
The idea that our growth phenomena is not understood is false. It is all about the application of fiat money and human freedom. The last thirty years has seen all information both retained and decentralized as well. We have it all and it is findable. Now we also have crypto currency which has begun the task of replacing all other forms of currency. The technology will also take over all transactional control as well liberating vast resources. The last key step in this change over is to completely end global poverty.. *Gratitude and Wonder for the Internet* *04/18/2018 * ... more »
Sayer Ji (GreenMedInfo) interviewed by the Health Ranger
[image: Image: Sayer Ji (GreenMedInfo) interviewed by the Health Ranger on the SCIENCE of natural medicine] The interview has disappeared but i do use both these guy's sites and strongly recommend them. The serious point that needs to be made is that this is pretty well it when it comes to independent resources for medical information that does not rely on regurgitating commercial press material which can be counted on to be manipulated. The good news is that independent science is been done and this has steadily advanced knowledge on all the known folk remedies out there. Yet t... more »
Cutting Down Forests To Save The Earth; You Simply Can’t Get Any More Stupid Than This
No, you probably cannot. This is still an unintended consequence of bad government policy. The whole global warming meme has always been bad policy and good policy would engage the population in forest remediation whose unintended consequence would be carbon sequestration. The nonsense below completely forgets that for every ton of extracted fuel there is another ton of root ball and branch waste that actually goes back into the atmosphere. At best you quickly reforest and offset that particular loss in a couple of decades. For some reason the price points worked to use wood ... more »
Greg Hunter, "Whole Thing Will Come Tumbling Down – Charles Nenner”
*"Whole Thing Will Come Tumbling Down – Charles Nenner”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Renowned geopolitical and financial cycle expert Charles Nenner says, “The mainstream media talking heads are telling you to buy, but never tell you to sell.” Nenner says the time to sell stocks is getting close and explains, “It’s just a hopeless situation. I feel sorry for people who invest their money. We have had a nice ride, but soon the whole thing will come tumbling down. They listen to all these things and have no clue on how to invest. I think soon this will become the longest expansi... more »
Mueller sends warning to Trump: Presidential subpoena may be coming
Robert Mueller may subpoena President Trump. More The post Mueller sends warning to Trump: Presidential subpoena may be coming appeared first on The Duran.
From Impossible To I'm Possible
*Source of poster:https://steemit.com/life/@positivesynergy/impossible-i-m-possible*
Vaz Case Referred Back to Police per Guido Fawkes
Guido Fawkes reports https://order-order.com/2018/05/01/vaz-case-referred-back-police/ that Keith Vaz case has been referred back to the police. Three things, first have the BBC reported this news? Second, how much coverage would the BBC afford such a story had it been a Conservative MP rather than a Labour one? Third, does anyone seriously think that the BBC will refer this case to the CPP, and if they do that the CPP will take any action? I can almost hear the phrase 'not in the public interest'.
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* Watching and listening to all of the complaining and whining about comedian Michelle Wolf's performance at this past weekend's annual White House Correspondents Association dinner and roast gets real tired real fast. Personally, I could always take or leave her act but judging from the list of lowlifes doing the complaining and whining, I feel that I should give her another look and listen. The reaction by so many sub-standard humans indicates that she may be due some kudos. So the fuck what if Michelle Wolf said crass, uncivil things. That still makes her better than h... more »
Okinawa: Final photo report from Oura Bay protests
These photos were taken by VFP member Tarak Kauff (New York) at the gates of US Marine base Camp Schwab in Henoko where a twin-runway airfield is being built on top of pristine Oura Bay. They are from a week-long daily protest on land and the sea. (Click on any photo for a better view.) Near the end are a few photos from when we moved to the port area where trucks full of huge rocks are being taken to a ship to circumvent the construction gate protests at Camp Schwab. We tried to slow down the process there for two hours on our last day. Some of our Okinaw... more »
TRUMP'S HEALTH
Donald Trump's former doctor has said that he did not write the 2015 letter that said that Trump had "astonishingly excellent" health. "Trump dictated that whole letter," Harold Bornstein said on 1 May 2018. Bornstein also said that Trump's bodyguard carried out a "raid" on his offices in February 2017, removing all of Mr Trump's medical records. The 'very Jewish' Trump is not what he seems? *President Donald J. Trump has proclaimed May as Jewish American Heritage Month.* *RUSSIAN SPY FALSE FLAG - SKRIPAL, SALISBURY .* *How Facebook, and others, suppress Key Truths* - ... more »
Desperate MSM Smears Won’t Stop Syria’s Effective Alt-Media Activists
Western governments are known to deploy so-called “sock puppets” and “bots” in waging information warfare, and it’s no secret that they coordinate campaigns with their Mainstream Media partners, which makes it all the more shameless for them to accuse their opponents of doing the same thing that they do out of the desperation that only such a stinging narrative defeat can bring. The post Desperate MSM Smears Won’t Stop Syria’s Effective Alt-Media Activists appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
In Pictures: Syrian Army unearths weapon caches in East Qalamoun Mountains
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (8:25 A.M.) – Immense weapons caches have been found hidden in East Qalamoun Mountains following mass rebel surrender last week. The search for the concealed arms kicked off based on intelligence info that the surrendered rebel fighters hadn’t handed over all their weapons before forced to leave for the country’s north. Units of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey denies report saying Ankara condemned US strikes on Assad
The Turkish foreign ministry denied a report published on Euronews claiming that Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu condemned the recent U.S.-led joint airstrikes on the Assad regime. In a statement released on Monday, the ministry said that the report “is not true and constitutes a mere attempt of manipulation.” “Minister Çavuşoğlu has made no such statement […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US spy plane gets skunked by Russian SU-27
The American military has once again taken to the skies near the Russian border in surveillance act More The post US spy plane gets skunked by Russian SU-27 appeared first on The Duran.
Tweets For Today
VIDEO Protesters gather in Yerevan after Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan fails to get elected as prime minister and urges supporters to launch a campaign of civil disobedience pic.twitter.com/N1H79yO37B — AFP news agency (@AFP) May 2, 2018 Special counsel Robert Mueller raised the prospect of subpoenaing President Trump last month to answer questions in his investigation of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election, The Washington Post reported. https://t.co/6b47Xn0mYN — NBC News (@NBCNews) May 2, 2018 South Korea says it wants U.S. troops to stay regardless of any... more »
Iran Nuclear Deal Hangs by a Thread
RT America Published on May 1, 2018 Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech about how Iran covered up a nuclear weapons program has given US President Donald Trump a pretext to abandon what he called the “worst deal ever.” If Trump does not sign a sanctions waiver on May 12, US participation in the JCPOA nuclear deal […]
Why Is Israel Desperate To Escalate Syrian Conflict?
Why Is Israel Desperate To Escalate Syrian Conflict? by Nauman Sadiq, https://www.zerohedge.com/ After seven years of utter devastation and bloodletting, a consensus has emerged among all the belligerents of the Syrian war to de-escalate the conflict, except Israel which wants to further escalate the conflict because it has been the only beneficiary of the carnage in Syria. – Over […]
Knesset Allows Netanyahu, Lieberman to Declare War in ‘Extreme’ Situations
Knesset Allows Netanyahu, Lieberman to Declare War in ‘Extreme’ Situations by http://www.presstv.com/ Israel’s parliament (Knesset) has passed a controversial law that allows the prime minister to bypass the legislative chamber and declare war or order a major operation on his own after only consulting his minister for military affairs. – The legislation, which was approved by 62-41 votes on […]
A Look At The U.S.-Led Coalition Bombing Campaign In Afghanistan
An Air Force B-1B Lancer flies over northern Iraq after conducting air strikes in Syria against ISIS targets, Sept. 27, 2014. (Senior Airman Matthew Bruch/Air Force) *Defense News: **How many bombs have been dropped in Afghanistan?* Just how many munitions have been released in Afghanistan and Iraq/Syria during the past few years? Well, a lot. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: Yup .... they have dropped a lot of bombs in Afghanistan for the past year.
NASA: Sunspots Vanishing Faster than Expected
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: by Dr. Tony Philips, NASA Spaceweather Sunspots are becoming scarce. Very scarce. So far in 2018 the sun has been blank almost 60% of the time, with whole weeks going by without sunspots. Today’s sun, shown here in an image from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, is typical of…
Picture Of The Day
People attend a May Day rally at Red Square in Moscow. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov *WNU Editor: *The above icture is from this photo-gallery .... *May Day around the world* (Reuters). *Update:* May Day parades of the past .... *These photos show how crazy May Day used to be during the Cold War* (Business Insider).
Russia's Newest Sukhoi Su-57 Being Prepared For Moscow's Red Square during the Victory Parade on May 9 (Video)
*Business Insider:* *Watch the Su-57 stealth fighter flap its wings before its debut in Russia's massive Victory Day Parade* * The Su-57 will partake in Russia's annual Victory Day Parade for the first time this year. * The parade celebrates the capitulation of Nazi Germany in World War II. * This year's massive fly-over will include 63 Russian aircraft, including, among others, the Su-30SM, Tu-160, and of course, the Su-57, according to The Aviationist. * Recent video shows Russian airmen prepping the Su-57s for the show. The Su-57 will partake in Russia's annual Victory Day Parade... more »
Dirty Money, Dirty Politicians... We Need To Rid The System Of BOTH
Since Kirsten Gillibrand first ran for Congress, joined the Blue Dogs, got appointed the the Senate and kept making nice with Wall Street all the way through, she's taken $9,148,338 from the finance sector. Among sitting senators who have not ran for president, only notorious bankster whores Chuck Schumer ($26,775,768), Mitch McConnell ($12,339,704), Rob Portman ($10,861,584) and Pat Toomey ($9,303,550) have solicited and accepted more in bankster bribes than Gillibrand. So far, during the current election cycle Kirsten Gillibrand is #2-- at $1,413,818... and she has a safe coast ... more »
Musical Interlude: Deuter, “Waves of Light”
Deuter, “Waves of Light” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYWtEvE7Ugo
"A Look to the Heavens"
“M13 is one of the most prominent and best known globular clusters. Visible with binoculars in the constellation of Hercules, M13 is frequently one of the first objects found by curious sky gazers seeking celestials wonders beyond normal human vision. *Click image for larger size.* M13 is a colossal home to over 100,000 stars, spans over 150 light years across, lies over 20,000 light years distant, and is over 12 billion years old. At the 1974 dedication of Arecibo Observatory, a radio message about Earth was sent in the direction of M13. The featured image in HDR, taken through a s... more »
"A Tiny Ripple Of Hope..."
“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation. It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of o... more »
Chet Raymo, “Moments of Being”
*“Moments of Being”* by Chet Raymo “A passage from the "Pensees" of Teilhard de Chardin: "Though the phenomena of the lower world remain the same- the material determinisms, the vicissitudes of chance, the laws of labor, the agitations of men, the footfalls of death- he who dares to believe reaches a sphere of created reality in which things, while retaining their habitual texture, seem to be made out of a different substance. Everything remains the same so far as phenomena are concerned, but at the same time everything become luminous, animated, loving..." Whatever we think of Te... more »
Zuckerberg unveils plans for Facebook dating service (Update)
Zuckerberg unveils plans for Facebook dating service (Update) https://m.phys.org/news/2018-05-zuckerberg-facebook-dating.html Advertisements
WPI Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Japan.
WPI Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Japan | Institution outputs | Nature Index https://www.natureindex.com/institution-outputs/japan/wpi-advanced-institute-for-materials-research-wpi-aimr-tohoku-university/52454c4e140ba02826000004?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=RH_test&utm_content=GreenerMaterials#highlight
A deep-learning classifier identifies patients with clinical heart failure using whole-slide images of H&E tissue
A deep-learning classifier identifies patients with clinical heart failure using whole-slide images of H&E tissue http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0192726
Free Download: "Anthem: Ayn Rand’s Dystopian Masterpiece"
*"Anthem: Ayn Rand’s Dystopian Masterpiece"* by Roderick Long "In a Leningrad university classroom in the early 1920s, as the professor drones on about orthodox Marxist theory, a young woman with an intense gaze is writing furiously in her notebook. The woman is Alisa Rosenbaum, later to be famous as Ayn Rand, and her jottings do not concern the relationship between dialectical materialism and the dictatorship of the proletariat; they are notes for a play to be called Ego, about the rediscovery of individuality in a totalitarian society based on the worship of the collective. Over... more »
"A Stick-in-the-mud..."
“At this point I reveal myself in my true colors, as a stick-in-the-mud. I hold a number of beliefs that have been repudiated by the liveliest intellects of our time. I believe order is better than chaos, creation better than destruction. I prefer gentleness to violence, forgiveness to vendetta. On the whole I think that knowledge is preferable to ignorance, and I am sure that human sympathy is more valuable than ideology. I believe that in spite of the recent triumphs of science, men haven’t changed much in the last two thousand years; and in consequence we must try to learn from ...more »
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The Poet: Robert Bly, "Things to Think"
*"Things to Think"* "Think in ways you've never thought before. If the phone rings, think of it as carrying a message Larger than anything you've ever heard, Vaster than a hundred lines of Yeats. Think that someone may bring a bear to your door, Maybe wounded and deranged; or think that a moose Has risen out of the lake, and he's carrying on his antlers A child of your own whom you've never seen. When someone knocks on the door, Think that he's about To give you something large: tell you you're forgiven, Or that it's not necessary to work all the time, Or that it's been decided that if ... more »
"The True Measure..."
"Place yourself among those who carry on their lives with passion, and true learning will take place, no matter how humble or exalted the setting. But no matter what path you follow, do not be ashamed of your learning. In some corner of your life, you know more about something than anyone else on earth. The true measure of your education is not what you know, but how you share what you know with others." - Kent Nerburn
"Scientists: Earth's Magnetic Field Is Acting 'Weird', We Could Experience A 'Shudder'"
*"Scientists: Earth's Magnetic Field Is Acting 'Weird', * *We Could Experience A 'Shudder'"* by Mac Slavo "Scientists are saying that the Earth’s magnetic field is acting strangely, and at some point, we could all experience a shudder. Although we are being told we won’t experience a magnetic pole reversal in the near future, something incredibly strange is going on. "The Earth is showing signs that the poles will flip, yet scientists are denying it will happen soon.The Earth has a fierce molten core that generates a magnetic field capable of defending our planet against devastati... more »
The AP Looks At Mossad's Biggest Successes And Failures
*WNU Editor: *The AP story is here .... *Israel’s Mossad spy agency shrouded in mystery and mystique* (AP).
X22 Report, “America Has Been Sold Out And These Are The People Who Did It”
X22 Report, “America Has Been Sold Out And These Are The People Who Did It” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW2FGRwJcAs *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “Both Sides Wait For The Other To Make A Move On The Economy” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46FU_ciD-0w
Report: Israeli Jets Flew Over Jordan And Iraq To Conduct Their Air Strike Against Syria On Sunday Night
Here’s how #Israel attacked #Syria on 29/4/2018 using the Coalition fly zones against the #SAA Israel after many attempts to penetrate the Syrian airspace from the west, they’re now using the east, which is poorly covered by radars, where they can blend within the Coalition jets pic.twitter.com/hKr5IEZaj6 — Wael 🇸🇾 (@WaelAlRussi) May 1, 2018 *WNU Editor:* If this is true, you have to wonder if Jordan and Iraq knew what was happening .... and did they permit these overflights. Also .... the U.S. coalition must have known that these were Israeli aircraft and what they were doing ... more »
Is a Neo-Nazi Running as a Republican For the U.S. Senate in California?
Patrick Little has repeatedly expressed white supremacist views in his campaign, including calling for a United States "free from Jews."
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