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Free Download: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, "The Gulag Archipelago"
“If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart? During the life of any heart this line keeps changing place; sometimes it is squeezed one way by exuberant evil and sometimes it shifts to allow enough space for good to flourish. One and the same human being is, at various ages, under various circumstances, a totally different human being. ... more »
"It Is Not Necessary..."
We're doomed...
Picture Of The Day
Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan react during an election rally in Istanbul, Turkey, June 17, 2018. REUTERS/Osman Orsal *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Turkey prepares for presidential vote* (Reuters)
Russia Is About To Cut Ukraine's Transit Role For Natural Gas
Proposed Nord Stream II route. Gazprom *Ariel Cohen, Forbes*: *Russia's Nord Stream II Pipeline Is Ukraine's Worst Nightmare* Ukraine is Russia’s gateway into European gas markets. Of the 193 billion cubic meters (bcm) Russia’s state-owned Gazprom pumped westward in 2017 – nearly 40 percent of Europe’s total supply – 93 bcm transited via Ukraine. Moscow, however, wants to change that, diminishing Ukraine’s transit role. Kyiv, on the other hand, hopes to maintain the current arrangement, as transit revenues contribute some USD 2-3 billion annually to the Ukrainian economy (roughly ... more »
What’s In Trump’s Executive Order on Separating Migrant Families—And What It Is Missing
Photo: The White House/Flickr Amid growing political pressure, the president issued an executive order Wednesday addressing his administration’s policy of separating migrant children and parents at the U.S. border. The order is fewer than 800 words, but it does little to resolve the chaos generated by the family separation policy. The order opens by declaring that “it is the policy of this Administration to rigorously enforce our immigration laws” while “maintain[ing] family unity, including by detaining alien families together where appropriate and consistent with law and availa... more »
Westerm Politics Is Now Being Driven My Immigration Fears
Reuters *AFP*: *Immigration fears fuel crisis in Western politics* Washington (AFP) - One issue now dominates political debate within the major Western democracies, and that one issue could now divide the West upon itself: migration. Donald Trump is trying to ride a tide of anti-immigration feeling to a victory for his Republican supporters in the US mid-term elections in November. Angela Merkel is hoping to rise above the waves with her shaky German coalition intact, without ceding too much ground to the hardline mood. New coalition governments in Austria and Italy have brought ... more »
Trump Is So Uninformed And Stupid, He Should Just Keep His Mouth Shut
Ever smuggle phamaceuticals into the U.S. from Canada? They cost much less up there so it's a pretty common practice. Señor Trumpanzee, presumably with the help of the White House's top in-house Nazi, Stephen Miller, insists Canadian are smuggling scuffed up shoes from the U.S. into Canada. Señor T, wrote Daniel Dale for the *Toronto Star*, "has called Canada 'brutal,' accused Canada’s prime minister of being 'weak,' and taken aim at Canada’s supply management system for dairy. Now he is calling Canadians shoe smugglers." In the latest salvo in the president’s multi-front attack ... more »
Has Life Changed On The North Korean Side Of The DMZ?
North Korean soldiers photograph Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, the commander of U.S. Forces Korea, in March as he visits the Joint Security Area inside the Korean Demilitarized Zone. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Sean K. Harp/ Army) *WNU Editor:* An interesting post on what life is like on the North Korean side of the DMZ .... *North Korean side of DMZ sounds quieter now, even peaceful* (AP). I am not there but I sense that the tensions that have been a hallmark on the DMZ and the Korean peninsula for decades are now changing. Among all my South Korean friends there is an expectation that thi... more »
High ranking jihadist commander assassinated in Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:15 A.M.) – Another high ranking jihadist commander was assassinated by unknown assailants in the Aleppo Governorate of northern Syria this month. A high ranking commander from Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham was assassinated in rural Aleppo on Wednesday, the jihadist group’s media wing reported. Abu Ahmad Sharoukh was reportedly assassinated on Wednesday, when a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
No sleep for rebels in Daraa tonight as Syrian troops launch big assault
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 A.M.) – The rebel forces in northeast Daraa were awoken tonight to the sound of heavy airstrikes and surface-to-surface missiles being fired by the Syrian military. The Syrian military unleashed a massive assault across rural Daraa, tonight, targeting several areas controlled by the jihadist rebels. The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Air […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iraqi police surround Kataeb Hezbollah’s HQ in Baghdad (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 A.M.) – Iraq’s Interior Ministry said that security forces surrounded the head office of Kataeb Hezbollah in Baghdad on Wednesday, after three people were reportedly wounded in a firefight between the two sides. A security official said the three injured in the face-off include two policemen and a Kataeb Hezbollah fighter. Kataeb Hezbollah […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
No sleep for rebels in Daraa tonight as Syrian troops launch big assault
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 A.M.) – The rebel forces in northeast Daraa were awoken tonight to the sound of heavy airstrikes and surface-to-surface missiles being fired by the Syrian military. The Syrian military unleashed a massive assault across rural Daraa, tonight, targeting several areas controlled by the jihadist rebels. The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Air […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Howard Sherman Says He Entered Senate Primary Race After Wicker Voted For The Family First Protection Act Which Tries To Keep Children At Home And Out Of Institutional Care Such As Sherman’s “Hope Village”
Mississippi Democratic Primary Run off candidate for US Senate, Howard Sherman, and his actress wife Sela Ward’s institutional housing (“Hope … Continue reading →
Top Chinese Government Official Warns OF A Financial War Against The U.S.
Reuters *Asia Times*:* Chinese official raises specter of ‘financial war’ with the United States* Economist Mei Xinyu says the escalating trade dispute between Washington and Beijing could have consequences "beyond our imagination" As the trade row between the United States and China heats up, a previously dovish senior Chinese government economist has taken the gloves off, quoting Mao Zedong in an interview with SpiegelOnline: “You lead your war, and I lead mine.” Mei Xinyu, a member of the Ministry of Commerce’s Chinese Academy of World Trade and Economic Cooperation, warned t... more »
What Happens When Sparky Car Sits In A Puddle?
Inside a Tesla motor after the car was underwater for a few days... I suggest avoiding deep puddles... Continue reading →
Apache Stronghold -- Finding Love in Lexington, Kentucky
By Steve PaveyApache Stronghold Sacred JourneyCensored News"Love is who you are. When you don't operate according to love, you are outside of being. You're not being real. When you love, you are acting according to your deepest being, your deepest truth." --Richard RohrThe Stronghold Sacred Caravan stopped for rest and prayers in Lexington Kentucky, building extended family and spiritual
"How Many Galaxies Are Out There?"
*Michelle Thaller, "How Many Galaxies Are Out There?"* "If we ever discover the true size of the universe - is it infinite or just too big to measure? - we'll likely have galaxies to thank. The trillions of massive star clusters we've observed are sending light from the early universe back to us. But our measuring instruments - the strongest of which is NASA's Hubble Space Telescope - aren't powerful enough to detect light from furthest points of the universe. But in 2020, the James Webb Telescope should be able to, revealing a truer number of galaxies and perhaps the boundaries of... more »
Did a Flight Attendant Post an Account of a Redeye Flight Full of Unaccompanied Migrant Children?
An anonymous Facebook post described what it was like to accompany sixteen "scared little souls" on a cross-country flight to a detention facility in the middle of the night.
Is Stephen Miller a Descendant of Asylum Seekers Who Fled Anti-Semitic Violence?
The White House senior advisor is the great-grandson of a Jewish immigrant who fled the poverty and pogroms of the Russian Empire in the early 1900s.
New York’s Constitution-Free Zone Leading to Warrantless Bus Searches and Detentions
By Joe Wright An increasing number of people are becoming exposed to the fact that they reside within a “Constitution-Free Zone,” as it has been... more »
CHEST-THUMPING TRUMP IS MOTIVATING HIS BASE
These are the most depressing poll results I've seen in a while, even though the Democrats seem to be doing reasonably well in the poll: A Pew Research Center survey released Wednesday shows far greater engagement in this year’s elections among both Democrats and Republicans than in the 2014 midterms. The Democratic wave is building: Voters who say they intend to support the Democratic candidate in their congressional district are far more enthusiastic than in the two midterm elections under President Barack Obama — they’re even more enthusiastic than at this point in the Democratic... more »
Musical Interlude: The Moody Blues, “Your Wildest Dreams”
The Moody Blues, “Your Wildest Dreams” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2PIFDTuf2RM#!
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Bright spiral galaxy NGC 3169 appears to be unraveling in this cosmic scene, played out some 70 million light-years away just below bright star Regulus toward the faint constellation Sextans. Its beautiful spiral arms are distorted into sweeping tidal tails as NGC 3169 (left) and neighboring NGC 3166 interact gravitationally, a common fate even for bright galaxies in the local universe. In fact, drawn out stellar arcs and plumes, indications of gravitational interactions, seem rampant in the deep and colorful galaxy group photo. *Click image for larger size.* The picture spans 20 ar... more »
Chet Raymo, “The Maintenance of Self”
*“The Maintenance of Self”* by Chet Raymo "Ah, yes, the pitcher plant. Those devouring goblets. Those caldrons of digestive juices. And now naturalists have found the biggest one yet, as big as a chalice, on a mountaintop in the Philippines, its punch bowl filled with beetles, flies and wasps. Come hither, ye who flitter. Admire my colors. Sip my nectar. Yes, yes, just like that, touch my milky pool. I'll be your Tar Baby. Your flypaper paramour. That's it. Sniff my irresistible scent. My buffet waits. Sip. Lap. Gorge yourself. Gotcha! Countless plants use insects to consummate ...more »
"Eternal Enemies..."
"Liberty and democracy are eternal enemies, and every one knows it who has ever given any sober reflection to the matter. A democratic state may profess to venerate the name, and even pass laws making it officially sacred, but it simply cannot tolerate the thing. In order to keep any coherence in the governmental process, to prevent the wildest anarchy in thought and act, the government must put limits upon the free play of opinion. In part, it can reach that end by mere propaganda, by the bald force of its authority - that is, by making certain doctrines officially infamous. But in... more »
Trump Tells Truth: Dems Want to “Infest Our Country” With Illegals for Votes
[image: trump-tells-truth-dems-want-to-infest-our-country-with-illegals-for-votes] Once again President Trump has made waves — by telling the truth — in just the way a regular guy would.
X22 Report, “The Central Bank Moves To Control The Collapse Narrative”
X22 Report, “The Central Bank Moves To Control The Collapse Narrative” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2o_q3Qi-84 *Related:* X22 Report, “Abandon Ship! The Trap Has Been Set, There Is No Way Out” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHjqygu7TfI
Migration Issue will be the ‘End of Europe’ If EU Don’t Reach Deal by June, Claims Expert
Migration Issue will be the ‘End of Europe’ If EU Don’t Reach Deal by June, Claims Expert by CHARLOTTE DAVIS, https://www.express.co.uk/ POLITICAL analyst Alexis Poulin claimed the immigration crisis could be the “end of Europe” if the European Union cannot reach an agreement among all member states on how to deal with the crisis in time for […]
THE NEXT CURRENCY: Crash Protection when the SHTF. Q&A with Lynette Zang and Eric Griffin
ITM Trading Streamed live on Jun 19, 2018 Link to Slides and Sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/next-… Viewer Submitted Questions: – Question 1. Craig J: why can’t the governments create a new fiat currency when this one crashes? Question 2. Joe M: How does an investor recognize a derivative product in the stock market, so I can avoid buying […]
Iran Says Europe’s Proposals Not Enough to Save Nuclear Deal: IRNA
Iran Says Europe’s Proposals Not Enough to Save Nuclear Deal: IRNA by https://www.reuters.com/ LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s nuclear chief said on Tuesday that Europe’s proposals to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal after the U.S. withdrawal from the pact were not satisfying for Tehran, warning that all sides would lose if Iran is sidelined by the West, […]
“Scientists Agree”
On the 30th anniversary of James Hansen’s Congressional testimony, scientists agree he got it right.” Judgment on Hansen’s ’88 climate testimony: ‘He was right’ » Yale Climate Connections It would be a pretty massive stretch to describe climate fraudsters Mann, Rahmstorf … Continue reading →
The Daily "Near You?"
Port-of-spain, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and TobagoThanks for stopping by!
"Life Is Like A Deck Chair..."
"Maybe I can put it another way. Life, Charlie Brown, is like a deck chair." "Like a what?" "Have you ever been on a cruise ship? Passengers open up these canvas deck chairs so they can sit in the sun. Some people place their chairs facing the rear of the ship so they can see where they've been. Other people face their chairs forward. They want to see where they're going! On the cruise ship of life, Charlie Brown, which way is your deck chair facing?" "I've never been able to get one unfolded..." - Charles M. Schulz
“Small Gov’t” Politicians Stealing Homes from US Families to Give Foxconn a Factory to Make iPhones
By Matt Agorist Politicians—who claim to be for limited government and free markets—are engaging in an insidious plot to seize homes from families and give... more »
Fitbit Recalls Due to Rashes and Other Health Complaints. Video Shows How Much WiFi Radiation Is Emitted by One.
By B.N. Frank Fitbits still seem to be all the rage even though they have been formally recalled due to rashes and additional unpleasant symptoms... more »
If You Haven’t Read “The Fine Print” on Your Cell Phone and Other Wireless Devices, How Do You Know That You and Your Kids Are Using Them Safely?
By B.N. Frank Because digital, electronic, and WiFi operating devices don’t operate via magic, manufacturers are required to provide safety guidelines and warnings to consumers.... more »
Russia's New Submarine: Stealthy, Loaded with Cruise Missiles and Hypersonic Weapons?
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* Should the Navy be worried? *The Husky-class submarine might seem redundant since the Yasen class is also in production. However, the addition of hypersonic weapons, increased automation and robotic integration, and reduced acoustic signature (especially if it really is two times) make the Husky class an incremental upgrade. Perhaps the true advantage of the Husky class is not in its technical specifications but rather its price—it’s slated to be a fair bit cheaper than the Yasen class. Moscow will appreciate the lower price, since the Husky cl... more »
All Is Not Well with Russia's Black Sea Fleet
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Europe* Thanks to the stipulations of the 1936 Montreux Convention. Russia’s submarine fleet is perhaps the most capable part of Moscow’s naval forces, but not all is well with the undersea component of the Kremlin’s Black Sea fleet. Due to the stipulations of the 1936 Montreux Convention that gives control of the Bosporus Straits and the Dardanelles to Turkey, Russia is restricted in how it is allowed to move its naval forces—particularly aircraft carriers and submarines—through those waterways. However, Moscow’s loss is Washington and NATO’s gain—... more »
Moving The Goal Post In Record Time
DJT signed an Executive Order today that essentially allows families to be detained together in order to stop the issue of separating children from parents. This, we were assured, was the primary concern of the most virtuous among us who have driven a news cycle of hysteria the last week. Furthermore, this was a situation so dire they said, so terrible, that the President needed to simply ignore the law and stop separations on his own. So what happens when he actually does what they want? “Rather than separating children from parents, the Trump administration will hold children inde... more »
"America the Illiterate"
*"America the Illiterate"* by Chris Hedges "We are in the process of creating what deserves to be called the idiot culture. Not an idiot sub-culture, which every society has bubbling beneath the surface and which can provide harmless fun; but the culture itself. For the first time, the weird and the stupid and the coarse are becoming our cultural norm, even our cultural ideal." - Carl Bernstein "We live in two Americas. One America, now the minority, functions in a print-based, literate world. It can cope with complexity and has the intellectual tools to separate illusion from trut... more »
Quantum Computing and the New Space Race
*Nayef Al-Rodhan* *Security, Asia* [image: Concept portrayal of China's Mars probe released on August 23, 2016 by lunar probe and space project center of Chinese State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence. China Daily/via REUTERS] Great powers need to think more seriously of the challenges that the final frontier will pose. IN JANUARY 2017, Chinese scientists officially began experiments using the world’s first quantum-enabled satellite, which will carry out a series of tests aimed at investigating space-based quantum communications over the ... more »
Without Reform and Cooperation with China, the International System Cannot Hold
*Timothy R. Heath, Michael J. Mazarr* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping attend a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter] The trick is to decide where compromise is acceptable for U.S. interests and to draw clear lines around principles where it is not. The consensus is growing in Washington that the effort to integrate China into a multilateral international order has flopped. “Neither carrots nor sticks have swayed China as predicted,” Kurt Campbell and Ely Ratner ... more »
This Is Not the Iran Regime Strategy You're Looking For
*Payam Ghalehdar* *Security, Middle East* [image: An Iranian military fighter plane flies past an oil tanker during naval manoeuvres in the Gulf and Sea of Oman April 5, 2006. REUTERS/Fars News/File Photo] Trump’s end-game is a negotiated settlement, not the forcible overthrow of the Islamic Republic. Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal has raised fears that the United States is rushing toward another major war in the Middle East. Many believe that, for better or worse, the U.S. president is now pursuing regime change in Iran. The supporters of the JCPOA lament these re... more »
November: Democrats Are Counting On A Wave, While Republicans Count On Gerrymandered Districts
Monday morning, the right-wing *Washington Examiner* tried painting a picture that the Blue Wave is no sure thing. I guess they hoped no one would dig down into their article-- which pretty much shows-- as far as anything 4 months away can do-- that it really is. They cite polling numbers that go up and down but end by admitting the Democrats are ahead in generic polling now by between 7.3 and 7.7%. And they don't talk much about independent votes who have turned against the GOP and who aren't affected by a gerrymandered map. They then quote a former conservative Democratic hack w... more »
Did This Video Show Obama Agreeing with the Trump Administration on Immigration Policies?
A video showing former United States President Barack Obama "agreeing" with President Donald Trump on immigration is deceptively edited.
Did Peter Fonda Suggest That Barron Trump Should Be Kidnapped?
The actor has apologized for saying Donald Trump's 12-year-old son should be put in "a cage with pedophiles" as a protest against the president's immigration policy.
"Professor Blames Mathematics For 'Global Disparities In Wealth'"
*"Professor Blames Mathematics For 'Global Disparities In Wealth'"* by Toni Airaksinen via Campus Reform "A professor at the University of Exeter claims in a new textbook that learning mathematics can cause “collateral damage” to society by training students in "ethics-free thought." “The Ethics of Mathematics: Is Mathematics Harmful” was written by University of Exeter Professor Paul Ernest, and published as a chapter in a 2018 textbook he edited called "The Philosophy of Mathematics Education Today." Despite the myriad benefits math offers to society - such as increased scientif... more »
Breaking: ISIS sleeper cells launch massive attack across Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) activated their sleeper cells inside the Idlib Governorate, tonight, targeting several areas controlled by the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. According to pro-opposition activists, the Islamic State began their massive assault by targeting Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions around the town of Baliyoun, which is just […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Video footage of Syrian Army liberating new areas near Iraqi border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Army (SAA) achieved a major victory in southeast Syria this week following the complete collapse of the Islamic State (ISIS) near the T-2 Pumping Station. Led by their 5th Legion, the Syrian Arab Army began this major operation at the start of the week, with the primary focus being […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iraqi PM says no coordination with Turkey against PKK
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 A.M.) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-‘Abadi stated on Wednesday that his country is not currently coordinating with Turkey in the northern part of Iraq. According to BasNews, ‘Abadi stated during his weekly press conference that the Turkish military is attempting to finish these ‘anti-terror’ operations before the snap elections on June […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Pro-Houthi media release video tour from Hodeideh Airport to deny reports of capture
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 P.M.) – The pro-Houthi Masirah TV released footage on late Wednesday night alleging that the Hodeideh Airport is still under the control of the Houthi forces. The two minute long video shows Houthi fighters still inside the Hodeideh Airport amid the destruction from the battle and heavy airstrikes from the Saudi-led Coalition. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia’s experience gained in Syria prompts creation of new amphibious ship
The anti-terrorist campaign in Syria has prompted the decision to create a fundamentally new large amphibious ship, the head of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, Alexey Rakhmanov, told the media on Wednesday. “The naval doctrine, just as any military doctrine, is not something frozen or carved in stone. It is prone to change, and I will […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Gregory Mannarino, “6/20/18 Post Market Wrap Up: Spooky Quiet- Keep Your Eyes On This Market”
Gregory Mannarino, “6/20/18 Post Market Wrap Up: Spooky Quiet- Keep Your Eyes On This Market” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMyu408TeoM • *CNN Market Data:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/dow/
Blind to Real Problems
[image: blind-to-real-problems] White liberals and the Democratic Party are the major beneficiaries of keeping black people fearful, angry, victimized and resentful. It's crucial to both their political success and their efforts to change our nation.
Republicans Respond to National Furor on Border Separations
[image: republicans-respond-to-national-furor-on-border-separations] With concerns mounting about negative political consequences of the border separations issue, Republicans in both the executive and legislative branches need to be careful that their cure is not worse than the disease.
American University President Affirms Contentious Tenure Denial
American University has upheld its decision to deny tenure to former professor Carolyn Brown, a broadcast journalist who appealed after she was the latest in a number of women who claimed that they were victims of a biased evaluation by former AU Provost Dr. Scott A. Bass.
AAUP Removes Sanctions from Two Schools
Following the 104th annual meeting of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) this week, delegates voted to remove the University of Iowa and Stillman College from its list of sanctioned institutions.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 20, 2018
Proclaiming a “people’s struggle” against the country’s “power mafia,” Andrés Manuel López Obrador is regularly mobbed on the Presidential campaign trail. Photograph by Meghan Dhaliwal for The New Yorker *Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker*:* A New Revolution in Mexico* *Sick of corruption and of Trump, voters embrace the maverick leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador.* The first time that Andrés Manuel López Obrador ran for President of Mexico, in 2006, he inspired such devotion among his partisans that they sometimes stuck notes in his pockets, inscribed with their hopes for their famil... more »
The shale revolution is a uniquely American story
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World News Briefs -- June 20, 2018 (Evening Edition)
Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his visit in Beijing, China, in this undated photo released June 20, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS *Reuters: **North Korea, China leaders agree to boost 'strategic, tactical' cooperation: KCNA* SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed measures to bolster “strategic and tactical” cooperation between the two countries in a second meeting on Wednesday, the North’s state media said on Thursday. The meeting between Kim... more »
Breaking up families? America looks like a Dickens novel
Sarah Bilston, Associate Professor of English, Trinity College at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 6 hours ago
There are strong parallels between the Trump administration’s policy on immigrant families and the 19th century's 'New' Poor Laws of England, whose cruelty was illuminated by writer Charles Dickens.
Immigrant Advocates: Trump Executive Order Would ‘Replace One Crisis For Another’
Activists say that the president should get no credit for his order requiring undocumented families to be detained together.
"Sen. Cruz Questions I.G. Horowitz + Dir. Wray | Senate Committee Judiciary Hearing"
https://youtu.be/Hb6CHM2vWig Even more from the Senate Committee Judiciary Hearing, incredibly shocking.
The Family That's Jailed Together Stays Together
The nation got a rare peek Wednesday at a softer side of Donald Trump's cruelty. Bowing to pressure from the brand damage being inflicted upon daughter Ivanka by thousands if state-kidnapped and imprisoned migrant children, he reversed a decision he'd again denied making only that morning. The corporate media shockingly had begun doing some actual reporting for a change, diverting the public's attention away from the president's daily tweet-storm and creating a perfect unified storm of public outrage at Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy. Ivanka saw the pictures of the cr... more »
Optimists aren't the ingrate betrayers.
I just finished 9 weeks of relentless speechifying around the globe, from the Arctic and Russia to South China to LA, to a dozen events in DC. More than 25 talks! Culminating in last week’s commencement at UC Santa Cruz (Crown College.) Time to get back to writing. *== But first…* Two minutes. Watch this, you Americans. Two minutes for your country. (And you others, learn from this!) As for those cardboard election mailers you were getting, and will get again, come November? Do what you should do with anything received over the web. Start by looking at the return address. (The "pa... more »
Deer parades peacock plumes in perfectly timed photos
Taken by 24 year old Ricky Patel while he was on safari in Kanha, India, the images show the colourful plumes of a peacock becoming part of a deer. Originally on the lookout for tigers near the Bahathenga waterhole, Ricky, from Kolkata, saw the male deerwalk in front of a dancing peacock and decided to get his camera out. He said: “I was waiting for a tiger but saw the deercoming to drink the water and thought I’d try and click something different. “It took three attempts to get the perfect shot but when I did, it was beautiful!” Peacocks are large, colorful pheasants (typically... more »
Canada Is The Second Country In The World To Legalize Marijuana Use
CBC: Trudeau says pot will be legal as of Oct. 17, 2018 *Jody Wilson-Raybould says progressive policy will replace failed model that made criminals rich.* Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that Canadians will be able to consume marijuana recreationally without criminal penalties starting on Oct. 17, 2018 — many months later than the government's initial target date. "One of the things that we heard very clearly from the provinces is that they need a certain amount of time to get their bricks and mortar stores — their online sales — ready. Producers need time to be able... more »
Ugandan Bacteria used in “Vaccine Against Depression”
Research from the University of Colorado Boulder recently proposed a “vaccine against depression,” containing a bacteria first identified in the African country of Uganda called Mycobacterium vaccae.
The Creator Writings: A Call To Action
The changes being spoken of now are a push, a prompt, a call to action. It is time to find your voice and use it!
Liking Ike
*Derek Chollet* *History, Americas* [image: Dwight D. Eisenhower. Wikimedia Commons] William I. Hitchcock’s The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s explains why Ike embodied what Americans expect from public service. William I. Hitchcock, *The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s* (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2018), 672 pp., $35.00. LAST OCTOBER, NEARLY two decades after Congress ordered work to begin, construction finally got underway on a $150 million memorial located just off the National Mall in Washington, dc to honor Dwight D. Eisenhower. ... more »
How the Kremlin Exploits Counterterrorism
*Ilan Berman* *Security, Eurasia* Empirical data surrounding Russia’s counterterrorism policy casts real doubt on whether the Russian state is winning its version of the “war on terror." Just how effective is the Kremlin’s counterterrorism strategy? Russia’s leaders have long extolled the proactive measures taken by the country’s assorted security services to keep its citizens safe from extremist elements, and periodic skirmishes between police and Islamic radicals continue to take place throughout the Federation. But the actual impact of Russia’s anti-terror efforts remains lar... more »
BREAKING: Trump signs executive order to keep immigrant families together (VIDEO)
The latest battle in the media vs. Trump war has been underway for a while now, with news outlets and social media presenting wall-to-wall discussions of America’s immigration policies, and the Trump administration’s implementation of those policies. President Donald Trump made a decisive move today, signing an executive order that puts an end to immigrant […] More The post BREAKING: Trump signs executive order to keep immigrant families together (VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.
Jordan Peterson demolishes University push to “educate” 6 year olds on “toxic masculinity” (Video)
Professor wants "toxic masculinity" training in kindergarten. More The post Jordan Peterson demolishes University push to “educate” 6 year olds on “toxic masculinity” (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Want to save water, species, and trees? Look to free markets
Free-market models and partnerships are increasingly producing better results for conservation than government intervention and over-regulation.
London Called “Wild West”: Fewer Than 5% of Robberies Solved — But “Hate Crimes” Still Priority
[image: london-called-wild-west-fewer-than-5-of-robberies-solved-but-hate-crimes-still-priority] London is one of the world’s most surveilled cities, but authorities still fail to effectively tackle crime, with less than one in 20 muggings and burglaries being solved. But police are still able to track down thought criminals who criticize Islam.
Everything You Need to Know About the Inspector General's Report
The best 30 minutes from IG Horowitz's testimony Video of The best 30 minutes from IG Horowitz's testimony The best thirty minutes from Inspector General Michael Horowitz's testimony to the House and Senate earlier this week.
Cultural contradictions of capitalism II
Ross Douthat has a very interesting column in today's Times (online) noting the transformation in views especially by feminists with regard to the use of surrogates to carry children. Without expressing my own view on the merits, I do find it a wonderful illustration of Bell's (and Deneen's) overall point that the power of libertarian-capitalist ideology, even for people who undoubtedly identify themselves as one the left, does indeed lead to a lot that was formerly solid melting into air. Not surprisingly, a number of the hostile comments to Douthat's column denounced him for his ... more »
Self-Pardons: The President Can't Pardon Himself, So Why Do People Think He Can?
There appears to be some confusion surrounding the question of whether a president can pardon himself. There are many judgments to be drawn from the familiar forms of legal argument—history, text, structure, prudence, doctrine and ethos—all of which cohere around the conclusion that such a pardon is not constitutionally permissible, a conclusion also reached by the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC). These arguments are discussed in more detail in “*Impeachment: A Handbook*,” by Charles L. Black, Jr. and Philip Bobbitt, forthcoming from Yale Press in September. Here I simply want to sp... more »
Germany Wants To Know If The Eurofighter Can Carry U.S. Nuclear Weapons
FILE PHOTO: Eurofighter Typhoon (L) and a Dassault Rafale are seen at the ILA Air Show in Berlin, Germany, April 26, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo *Reuters: **Germany presses U.S. on potential Eurofighter nuclear role* BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is pressing Washington to clarify whether it would let the Eurofighter Typhoon carry nuclear bombs as part of shared Western defenses, an issue that could help decide whether Berlin orders more of the jets, sources familiar with the matter said. Although not a nuclear power, Germany hosts some U.S. nuclear warheads under NATO’s nu... more »
Are Immigrant Children Separated From Their Families Being Forcibly Sedated?
A lawsuit filed in April 2018, compiled before a new family separation policy was instituted, alleges that child detainees are injected with drugs against their will.
Seattle Activists Regroup After Amazon, Other Corporations Defeat Tax To Fund Affordable Housing
Seattle City Council Member Kshama Sawant and activist organizations regroup after head tax on Amazon and other large corporations was repealed. The post Seattle Activists Regroup After Amazon, Other Corporations Defeat Tax To Fund Affordable Housing appeared first on Shadowproof.
Asian Americans: Right to Be Angry at Harvard, Not African-Americans
People of all backgrounds become so angry about affirmative action that it is difficult to discuss the subject. The current emphasis is on Asian American applicants to Harvard College and younger Asian American students competing for entry to the magnet high schools of New York City.
3-year-old Missing Girl Rescued By Family Dog
A missing 3-year-old girl in Missouri was found safely after her dog stayed by her side for the 12 hours she was missing. Remy Elliot wandered out of her Qulin home into a nearby cornfield around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, police said. Authorities immediately began searching for the 3-year-old after her mom reported her missing. A search team of around 100 people, including law enforcement and volunteers, and two helicopters searched for the 3-year-old, but it was Remy’s uncle, Quinlin, who found Remy sleeping next to the dog at 8:30 a.m. the next morning, People reported. The family... more »
School Approves Program to Give 13yo Girls Hormone-Altering Drugs Without Parents’ Consent
A public school program gives girls as young as 13 years old access to hormone-altering drugs—without their parents' consent. The post School Approves Program to Give 13yo Girls Hormone-Altering Drugs Without Parents’ Consent appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
When The Parties Undermine Their Own Candidates
Tony Cárdenas had no problem winning his heavily Democratic San Fernado Valley reelection bid, despite credible accusations that he he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl and threatened to fire her father if she squealed. Last month an L.A. Superior Court judge ruled that there is "a reasonable and meritorious basis" for the suit to go forward but Pelosi quashed it in Congress. He's definitely not getting the Al Franken treatment. Cárdenas' district gave Trump a mere 16.8% of its vote in 2016 and the unassailable PVI is D+29. In the primary about 2 weeks ago, despite being a ch... more »
Sherlock Holmes watches the world's most libertarian sport [updated]
Well, not Sherlock Holmes himself, but his author, Arthur Conan Doyle, who wrote the following about the world's most libertarian sport, Australian football, after watching the 1920 VFL Grand Final between Carlton & Richmond: *I know something about football, for I played Rugby for the Edinburgh University and soccer with the Hampshire team. I have also seen the best American football. I consider the Australian game is magnificent, and from the spectacular point of view it is probably the best of them all. The man-handling element in the British game, when the play is fast and... more »
Did Methodists Bring Church Charges Against Jeff Sessions?
Hundreds of the Attorney General's fellow church-members signed a letter claiming his "zero-tolerance" immigration policy had harmed "thousands of vulnerable humans."
Are Under Armour Garments Flammable?
Clothing made from certain synthetic fibers has been known to exacerbate burns, but there's no indication that Under Armour's garments do not comply with flammability regulations.
Trump Administration Pulls US out of UN Human Rights Council
The announcement came just a day after the U.N. human rights chief, Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, denounced the Trump administration for separating migrant children from their parents.
Health Benefits of Beetroot Greens
Most people know that beets are a nutritional powerhouse great for overall health. Most however don’t know that the green part of the beet, the beetroot green, is a flavorful, nutritional powerhouse as well. Quick facts on beetroot greens Beetroot greens are the green, leafy tops of beets that are highly nutritious. They are loaded […] The post Health Benefits of Beetroot Greens appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
Worse than Conservative
Chris Leslie has a new pamphlet out on 'the centrism', you say? It has the snappy title *Centre Ground* does it? Sounds like a must read. Except, you and I both know it isn't. The centre ground in politics is dead. Or, to put it another way, there are two centre grounds. The common sense of one, more or less, ranges from scepticism to hostility to immigration, wants Brexit delivered, takes pride in the police and armed forces, accepts nukes, would like pensioners (often themselves) protected, and is happy to see the poor demonised as benefit scroungers deserving of the bitterest med... more »
Artificial Sovereigns: A Quasi-Constitutional Moment for Tech?
K. Sabeel Rahman Consider the following developments: - In recent weeks, the explosive revelations about Cambridge Analytica and its systemic data-mining of Facebook profiles has cast into relief the way in which our contemporary digitized public sphere is not a neutral system of communication but rather a privately built and operated system of mass surveillance and content manipulation. - Meanwhile, Alphabet has announced that its subsidiary, Sidewalk Labs, will take over management of a major redevelopment of part of Toronto’s waterfront, in an effort to bu...more »
Daily fasting works for weight loss, finds report on 16:8 diet.
Daily fasting works for weight loss, finds report on 16:8 diet — ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180618113038.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook Advertisements
Mothers, not fathers, pass on intelligence to children through the female X chromosome, shows study
Mothers, not fathers, pass on intelligence to children through the female X chromosome, shows study https://thedailynet.com/read/health/mothers-not-fathers-pass-on-intelligence-through-genetics-heredity-y-chromosome-research/fiv?utm_campaign=facebook&utm_medium=14799&utm_source=fiv
Agenda 21: A Secret Plan to Depopulate the World by 95% by the year 2030 is Underway.
Agenda 21: A Secret Plan to Depopulate the World by 95% by the year 2030 is Underway – Truth Reporter http://www.reportingthetruth.com/agenda-21-a-secret-plan-to-depopulate-the-world-by-95-by-the-year-2030-is-underway/
New type of photosynthesis discovered.
New type of photosynthesis discovered – The Hindu http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/new-type-of-photosynthesis-discovered/article24203547.ece?utm_campaign=socialflow
Sorry, keto fans, you’re probably not in ketosis.
Sorry, keto fans, you’re probably not in ketosis | Popular Science https://www.popsci.com/not-in-ketosis?src=SOC&dom=fb
6 years ago today, Assange was sent into exile at Ecuador Embassy (Video)
June 19th marks Julian Assange's six year anniversary in Ecuador embassy. More The post 6 years ago today, Assange was sent into exile at Ecuador Embassy (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Pig blow away a 17 year old, in the back as usual, Yahoo fascist trolls rejoice.
Never fails, somebody who is not found guilty or even charged gets shot, beaten, or killed by jail “Health Care” and all the Fascist Pukes become automatic prosecutors who know for a fact the person deserved to be murdered. Back the Badge asswipes who wish they could shoot people in the back or some other […]
Abstinence
I’ve been away for a month and I think I’ve discovered the cure for blogging about the BBC. Don’t watch it. Coming back after a break, it all seems so petty and superficial. Instead, I’ve been mostly watching Fauda on Netflix. Now there’s a compelling set of back-to-backs to binge-watch. James Delingpole says it’s popular with the Palestinians as well as the Israelis. The BBC should buy it in for their BBC Four foreign language / double episode / Saturday night slot. As if! It doesn’t have a sanctimonious lefty agenda. Bear pit I’ve also been reading Melanie Phillips (£) about ... more »
Russia and India Had Big Plans to Build a Stealth Fighter. So What Happened?
*Zachary Keck* *Security, * RIP. And now we know why. India backed out of a $9 billion agreement to develop a fifth-generation fighter jet with Russia because it didn’t need Moscow’s help, according to a new report. On June 13, India’s *Economic Times* reported that Delhi pulled out of the agreement at the direction of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India’s premier defense technology agency. Citing “sources who were involved in the negotiations and are knowledgeable about the decision,” the *Economic Times* said the “final nail in the coffin” was DRD... more »
Russian FM calls White Helmets only ‘a tool in propaganda war’ (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 P.M.) – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova criticised the Trump administration’s decision to provide further funding to the White Helmets organisation, speaking in Samara on Wednesday. “These are the people who have damaged not only their credibility […] but, basically, put in question the credibility of non-government organisations, of humanitarian non-governmental organisations […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army liberates over 2,500km2 in southeast Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Army (SAA) achieved a major victory in southeast Syria, today, following the complete collapse of the Islamic State (ISIS) near the T-2 Pumping Station. Led by their 5th Legion, the Syrian Arab Army began this major operation at the start of the week, with the primary focus being […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syria accuses Saudi Arabia, Qatari of spending billions to arm militants
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) – Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari, stated on Tuesday that some nations spent billions of dollars to arm the militants inside Syria. In a statement at the 3rd United Nations Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Program of Action to Prevent, Combat […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
New combat footage shows Syrian troops liberating areas from ISIS
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:15 P.M.) – New combat footage that was released by Hezbollah’s official media wing on Wednesday showed the Syrian Army liberating new areas in east Al-Sweida. The five minute long footage specifically shows the Syrian Arab Army’s advance towards the Khirbat Al-Ambashi area. This advance would prove to be critical, as the Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Syrian Army fully liberates ISIS pocket in southern Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Army (SAA) scored perhaps one of their most important victories this month, as their troops managed to liberate the entire Islamic State (ISIS) pocket near the T-2 Pumping Station. According to a military report from Deir Ezzor, the Syrian Arab Army fully liberated and secured the entire Islamic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iran’s Supreme Leader slams US migrant family separation policy (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei strongly criticised US President Donald Trump’s policy of separating migrant children from their parents on its southern border, during a meeting with members of the Iranian parliament in Tehran on Wednesday. “How can they be convinced over a policy, a procedure, to initiate such a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
As Russia Rises Geopolitically, it Creates Ripples and Waves
*Russian documentary film explains why **Putin* * is always asking Russian expat oligarchs to come home* The Western "anti-Knowledge Defense System" media considers it's mission is to prevent Westerners from finding out what's really going on regarding Russia. If we truthers talk to the average bloke in the street and ask a few simple questions regarding what they think Russia is all about...it takes several days to recover from the emotional trauma of being exposed to their ignorance and mis-information. So after a while we avoid the topic. It makes no difference anyway as they ... more »
Inspector General Investigating If FBI Bias Against President Trump Influenced Their Decision To Open An Investigation On Trump - Russian Collusion
*Politico:* *DOJ reviewing whether anti-Trump bias infected Russia probe launch* It's the first time DOJ has specified it is examining the origin of the much-scrutinized probe into Russia’s attempts to contact the Trump campaign. The Justice Department's internal watchdog indicated Tuesday that he's examining whether a senior FBI agent’s political bias infected the bureau's decision to open an investigation into the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia. "That’s a matter we’ve got under review and are looking at right now," Inspector General Michael Horowitz told lawmakers at a h... more »
Syria MUST Take Back Daraa
*This battle is a game changer. The outcome will decide Syria's future. Concisely.* *SAA and allies are going to have a most heated battle to take this territory back.* *Behind the rebels in this area are the US and Israel. The two biggest destabilizing forces in all of Syria. From the first day through to this very day. * *That all said if Syria is to have a chance at remaining intact with an eye to rebuilding the state they have to take this section of Syria back. That's my opinion. Short, sweet and to the point.* *What's ongoing in the north can be addressed afterwards- because... more »
BREAKING: Things you never hear about!
*WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018Dumbest culture ever:* Basically, it's against the law for upper-end journalists to report basic information. Especially on "cable news," they'd rather spend each waking minute engaged in pointless discussion about whatever Donald J. Trump said ten seconds ago. Or speculating, for hours on end, about aspects of the Mueller probe they can't possibly know about. Basically, our upper-end journalism, especially on cable, is conducted as if we were all subhuman. Yesterday, we listed a few of the basic statistics you never hear discussed, given this subhuman cul... more »
Oil Ministers Gathering in Vienna for "Contentious" OPEC Meeting
[image: oil-ministers-gathering-in-vienna-for-contentious-opec-meeting] Oil ministers from OPEC and non-OPEC producers are already gathering in Vienna, Austria, in advance of what is touted to be one of the most contentious meetings in recent memory.
Infamous FBI Agent Peter Strzok Removed From FBI Building — FINALLY
[image: infamous-fbi-agent-peter-strzok-removed-from-fbi-building-finally] Peter Strzok, a lead investigator in both the Clinton e-mail and Trump-Russia investigations, is notorious for his favorable treatment of Hillary Clinton, as well as for his extreme anti-Trump bias.
Scientific research shows that redheads are actually genetic superheros
Did you know that only about 1 – 2 percent of the population are redheads? According to The Big Redhead Book: Inside the Secret Society of Red by Erin La Rosa, redheads more than just unique in appearance. She calls them the “unicorns of the human world,” and they enjoy many biological benefits as well. […] The post Scientific research shows that redheads are actually genetic superheros appeared first on Health Nut News.
Digested formula, but not breast milk, is toxic to cells, in vitro study finds
In 2012, a study from University of California at San Diego researchers discovered that “free fatty acids created during the digestion of infant formula cause cellular death that may contribute to necrotizing enterocolitis, a severe intestinal condition that is often fatal and occurs most commonly in premature infants.” Their report was published online in the […] The post Digested formula, but not breast milk, is toxic to cells, in vitro study finds appeared first on Health Nut News.
Why are we slowly poisoning some of the bravest people in this country?
Flame retardant chemicals have been identified as one of 17 high priority chemical groups that should be avoided to reduce breast cancer. In the environment, these chemicals are also poisoning pets and wildlife. Yet despite their significant health risks, they continue being used — ostensibly because they save lives in case of fire. However, researchers and firefighters […] The post Why are we slowly poisoning some of the bravest people in this country? appeared first on Health Nut News.
Leaving UN, One Blob At A Time
US leaving UN one commission at a time... Continue reading →
Study: More Than 30 Percent of the Cost of a Multifamily Development is Due to Government Regulation
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Report: President Trump To Sign Executive Order To Detain Migrant Families Together Instead Of Being Separated
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a Cabinet meeting, where he discussed immigration policy at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 20, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Milllis *FOX News*: *Trump plans executive action to prevent family separations at border* President Trump is planning to sign an executive order to allow children to stay with parents caught crossing the border illegally -- a step that could avoid the family separations that have triggered a national outcry and political crisis for Republicans. The action under consideration would allow children to stay in detent... more »
TRUMP APPEARS TO CAPITULATE, AND GATEWAY PUNDIT'S READERS BLAME THE REAL ENEMIES (DEMOCRATS AND THE MEDIA)
What the White House has announced today will result in much longer incarceration of children, albeit with their parents, but it's a concession of sorts: President Trump is preparing to issue an executive order as soon as Wednesday that ends the separation of families at the border by indefinitely detaining parents and children together, according to a person familiar with the White House plans. Mr. Trump’s executive order would seek to get around an existing 1997 consent decree, known as the Flores settlement, that prohibits the federal government from keeping children in immigrat... more »
Congress needs to solve this; could start with current law
This morning I listened to Paul Ryan talking about making special facilities for "families." Assuming there's a magic wand to get this past Democrats who need it as an issue going through the mid-terms, the first kid who is found out to NOT be a family member, but trafficked, will all be blamed on Trump. Senator Schumer is challenging Trump to use his pen, make it go away, the way Obama did. Since Democrats in Congress will never allow a "comprehensive immigration law" change and have blocked Trump on DACA, which has increased the problem, and the border, here's an idea for the ... more »
U.S. Officials Are Expecting North Korea To Send The Remains Of Up To 200 American Service Members
Kim Jong Un's North Korea is expected to transfer up to 200 sets of US servicemen's remains. (Korea Summit Press Pool via AP, File) *FOX News:* *North Korea to send US remains of up to 200 American service members, officials say* Up to 200 sets of remains belonging to American servicemen are expected to be transferred from North Korea to the U.N. command in South Korea in the next few days, two U.S. defense officials confirmed to Fox News. The officials say the returned remains will be shipped to Hawaii, where they will be examined by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency for ide... more »
“The Wit And Wisdom Of Will Rogers”
*“The Wit And Wisdom Of Will Rogers”* by Tom Purcell “Things are mighty heated these days. Tempers are flaring and minds are closed. Here’s the solution: the wit and wisdom of Will Rogers. “The short memory of voters is what keeps our politicians in office.” “We’ve got the best politicians that money can buy.” “A fool and his money are soon elected.” Rogers spoke these words during the Great Depression, but they’re just as true today. With 24-hour news channels, our memories are shorter than ever. And in the mass-media age, the politician who can afford the most airtime frequently... more »
North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un Returns To Pyongyang After Spending Two Days In China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju walk upon arriving in Beijing, China, in this undated photo released June 20, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS *Reuters*:* North Korea, China discuss 'true peace', denuclearization: KCNA* SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping came to an understanding on issues discussed at a summit of the two leaders, including denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, the North’s state media said on Wednesday. Kim and Xi assessed the historic meeting Kim had with... more »
Hansen – 30 years on, world is failing ‘miserably’ to address climate change
By Paul Homewood From the Guardian: Thirty years after a former Nasa scientist sounded the alarm for the general public about climate change and human activity, the expert issued a fresh warning that the world is failing “miserably” to deal with the worsening dangers. While Donald Trump and many conservatives like to […]
BBC Discover UHI!
By Paul Homewood h/t Joe Public BBC Weather discovers UHI effect! https://twitter.com/bbcweather/status/1009205777117188097
Famine Forecasts Foiled: Climate Increasing Food Production
Gregory Whitestone has the story at CNS Famine Forecasts Foiled: Climate’s Projected Food Production to Increase Excerpts below with my bolds. The latest dose of “fake news” about global warming comes from two forecasts of famine due to human activity. Both drew on estimates of extremely high temperatures predicted by the same flawed climate models used by […]
Beef Farmer Saves 63 Cows From Slaughter By Sending Them To An Animal Sanctuary
The farmer could no longer deal with the guilt and decided to set the animals free.
How Stress Kills Your Adrenal Glands and Your Health – and What You Can Do About It
One thing I learned the very hard way during my long and diligent path from chronic illness back to health, is that the body feels like crap when the adrenal glands are not happy and strong.
The Number One Thing Psychiatry Can Learn from Shamanism
Something important is missing from the psychiatric model of ‘mental illness.’ It’s not a secret or anything, but rather more of an omission. It should be there, but by no accident it’s absent.
Two experts raise concern over US treatment of allies and tariffs
I watched two separate interviews, one last week on PBS Newshour with a representative of the Council on Foreign Relations and one this morning on CBS Morning News with Ian Bremmer, the head of The Eurasia Group. I felt they … Continue reading →
"I Am An Invisible Man..."
"I am an invisible man. No, I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allan Poe; nor am I one of your Hollywood-movie ectoplasms. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids - and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. Like the bodiless heads you see sometimes in circus sideshows, it is as though I have been surrounded by mirrors of hard, distorting glass. When they approach me they see only my surroundings, themselves, or figments of their imagination - indeed, everything and anything except... more »
"Willing, Knowing..."
“Willing is not enough; we must do. Knowing is not enough; we must apply.” - Bruce Lee
"The Financial Hole For Social Security and Medicare Is Even Deeper ThanThe Experts Say"
*"The Financial Hole For Social Security and Medicare * *Is Even Deeper ThanThe Experts Say"* by James C. Capretta "The trustees for the Social Security and Medicare trust funds released their annual reports last week. And the takeaway? Despite a strong economy, both programs have large and growing financial deficits. Unfortunately, the gap between spending and revenue for these programs is likely even larger than the official projections show because of assumed but unrealistic cuts in medical-care payment rates and the persistently low birth rates of recent years. The Social Secu... more »
Watch Trey Gowdy BLAST the claim of “no bias” at FBI
At the Justice Department IG hearing, Gowdy cuts to the heart of the matter and chops through the wordplay of the IG report More The post Watch Trey Gowdy BLAST the claim of “no bias” at FBI appeared first on The Duran.
Is This The Century of Secession?
By Jon Rappoport Here is the political question of our time: Will it be one future for all, or many futures side by side? Read... more »
‘Small Gov’t’ Politicians Stealing Homes from US Families to Give Foxconn a Factory to Make iPhones
[image: iphones] "Small government" politicians have concocted an insidious corporate welfare scheme in which taxpayers will be subsidizing the wholesale theft of homes and the decimation of the environment to make iPhones. The post ‘Small Gov’t’ Politicians Stealing Homes from US Families to Give Foxconn a Factory to Make iPhones appeared first on The Free Thought Project .
Second Person Dies After Shooting Near Chicago University
CHICAGO — A teenage shooting victim, whom Chicago paramedics covered with a sheet mistakenly believing he had been instantly killed, has died almost a day later. Six people were shot at a party near the University of Illinois-Chicago campus early Monday, including a 22-year-old woman who was declared dead at the scene. Seventeen-year-old Erin Carey […]
University of Toledo President Gets Raise, Longer Contract
TOLEDO, Ohio – The University of Toledo is extending the contract for its president through at least 2023 and raising her pay. The amended contract for school President Sharon Gaber was approved Monday by the school’s board of trustees. It raises her salary by $51,000, to $510,000 and provides a $90,000 bonus. Gaber became president […]
Lincoln College Program Helps Monarch Butterflies
The monarch butterfly population has been declining in recent years. A collaborative project aimed at reversing the decline of monarch butterflies is happening at Lincoln College. A team from Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History was in Lincoln recently working with LC’s Conservation Biology program to help milkweed butterflies. A training session was held for […]
Angela Merkel outed as a Nazi irredentist
*"No moral or political justification" for Germans' territorial losses in 1945* On Monday, for an hour, I was sitting two meters from the current Czech president Zeman – at the birthday party of his predecessor Klaus where I was honored to be invited again. While I have somewhat mixed feelings about various acts by Zeman – especially his support for the oligarch Andrej Babiš but partly even things like the "underwear burning" – we just saw a potentially important event that reassures me that I was right to vote him twice, in 2013 and 2018. I will discuss his reaction after I sketch ... more »
It sounds like President Trump brought the smackdown to Republicans in Congress
At least, that's what DC Whispers reports. “You really want to try and win your election in November without me? I don’t think so.” UPDATE: “I’m following the law as it’s written. If you don’t like the law then Congress needs to change it. It’s simple. Simple. I’m with you but if you don’t like it you need to do something about it…It looks bad. Sure. Really bad. If you want to change that then change the law. DO SOMETHING. You people (Congress) have to change it. That’s how it has to be done.” * . . .* UPDATE #3: “Why is this coming up now? I mean, it’s so obvious am I right? Mit... more »
BBC Discover UHI!
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? h/t Joe Public ? ? BBC Weather discovers UHI effect! ? https://twitter.com/bbcweather/status/1009205777117188097
Existing studies may have misgauged how carbon is distributed around the world
From WUWT: https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/06/20/existing-studies-may-have-misgauged-how-carbon-is-distributed-around-the-world/ Anthony Watts / June 20, 2018 From PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Ocean’s heat cycle shows that atmospheric carbon may be headed elsewhere As humans continue to pump the atmosphere with carbon, it’s crucial for scientists to understand how and where the planet absorbs and naturally emits carbon. A recent study in the journal Nature Geosciences examined the […]
Wear white on the solstice to celebrate polar bear success in a warming world
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Wednesday 21 June is the longest day of the year: wear something white tomorrow to acknowledge and celebrate the success of polar bears despite such low summer sea ice since 2007 that 2/3 of them were predicted to disappear. White tie, white shirt, white socks work too. Keep cool and signal…
Famine Forecasts Foiled: Climate Increasing Food Production
Originally posted on Science Matters: Gregory Whitestone has the story at CNS Famine Forecasts Foiled: Climate’s Projected Food Production to Increase Excerpts below with my bolds. The latest dose of “fake news” about global warming comes from two forecasts of famine due to human activity. Both drew on estimates of extremely high temperatures predicted by the same…
UK Sea Level Rise In 2017
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/uk-sea-level-data-for-2016/ ? Tide gauge data for the UK has just been published by PSMSL for 2017, so we can take a look at the latest numbers for the two major, long running sites at North Shields and Newlyn: http://www.psmsl.org/data/obtaining/ Long term…
Spatial rainfall distribution
From Clive Best: http://clivebest.com/blog/?p=8524 Posted on June 20, 2018 by Clive Best Rainfall anomalies also have monthly spatial distributions analogous to those for temperature. North Atlantic storms in January 2014 brought flooding to Western England. That month’s distribution shows that abnormally high rainfall also affected the western coastlines of France, Spain and Portugal, the Alps […]
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