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The Poet: Charles Bukowski, "Mind and Heart"
*"Mind and Heart"* "Unaccountably we are alone forever alone and it was meant to be that way, it was never meant to be any other way - and when the death struggle begins the last thing I wish to see is a ring of human faces hovering over me - better just my old friends, the walls of my self, let only them be there. I have been alone but seldom lonely. I have satisfied my thirst at the well of my self and that wine was good, the best I ever had, and tonight, sitting, staring into the dark I now finally understand the dark and the light and everything in between. Peace of mind and heart a... more »
Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, “36 Song Golden Collection”
Ludovico Einaudi, “36 Song Golden Collection” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmMnYM9DoEc
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Top to bottom, this colorful and broad telescopic mosaic links Markarian's Chain of galaxies across the core of the Virgo Cluster to dusty spiral galaxy Messier 64. Galaxies are scattered through the field of view that spans some 20 full moons across a gorgeous night sky. The cosmic frame is also filled with foreground stars from constellations Virgo and the well-groomed Coma Berenices, and faint, dusty nebulae drifting above the plane of the Milky Way. *Click image for larger size.* Look carefully for Markarian's eyes. The famous pair of interacting galaxies is near the top, not f... more »
"The Eternal Silence Of Infinite Spaces..."
"The eternal silence of infinite spaces frightens me. Why now rather than then? Who has put me here? By whose order and direction have this place and time have been ascribed to me? We travel in a vast sphere, always drifting in the uncertain, pulled from one side to another. Whenever we find a fixed point to attach and to fasten ourselves, it shifts and leaves us; and if we follow it, it eludes our grasp, slips past us, and vanishes for ever. Nothing stays for us. This is our natural condition, most contrary to our inclination; we burn with desires to find solid ground and an ultima... more »
"A Magical Mind: Wish"
*"A Magical Mind: Wish"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOm "When we wish for something our consciousness opens to receiving it like a flower unfolding its petals to receive a bee. From blowing dandelion seeds into the air to throwing a penny into a fountain, we have all felt inspired to make a wish, to whisper our secret desires into the ears of the universe and wait for signs that we have been heard. Some wishes come true while others remain ethereal visions that either stay with us or fade like a star in the light of morning. Whether they come true or not, wishes are important missi... more »
The Poet: William Stafford, "Today"
*"Today"* "The ordinary miracles begin. Somewhere a signal arrives: “Now,” and the rays come down. A tomorrow has come. Open your hands, lift them: morning rings all the doorbells; porches are cells for prayer. Religion has touched your throat. Not the same now, you could close your eyes and go on full of light. And it is already begun, the chord that will shiver glass, the song full of time bending above us. Outside, a sign: a bird intervenes; the wings tell the air, “Be warm.” No one is out there, but a giant has passed through town, widening streets, touching the ground, shouldering aw... more »
"The Eternal Silence Of Infinite Spaces..."
"The eternal silence of infinite spaces frightens me. Why now rather than then? Who has put me here? By whose order and direction have this place and time have been ascribed to me? We travel in a vast sphere, always drifting in the uncertain, pulled from one side to another. Whenever we find a fixed point to attach and to fasten ourselves, it shifts and leaves us; and if we follow it, it eludes our grasp, slips past us, and vanishes for ever. Nothing stays for us. This is our natural condition, most contrary to our inclination; we burn with desires to find solid ground and an ultima... more »
Picture Of The Day
Soldiers conduct airborne operations from a C-17 Globemaster III during Swift Response 18 at Adazi Base, Latvia, June 8, 2018. Army photo by Spc. Dustin D. Biven *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery ....* Soldiers Conduct Airborne, Heavy Air Drop During Swift Response 18 *(US Department of Defense).
Why Have Insect-Delivered Diseases Tripled Since 2004?
By Catherine J. Frompovich In May of 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published some rather interesting demographic data regarding insect-delivered diseases... more »
"It Must Be Borne In Mind..."
“It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. It isn’t a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream. It is not a disaster to be unable to capture your ideal, but it is a disaster to have no ideal to capture. It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for. Not failure, but low aim is a sin.” - Benjamin E. Mayes ○ “We’re all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” - Oscar Wilde
Dunkin’ Donuts Fires Worker for Message on Homeless Woman’s Cup
An employee at a downtown Cincinnati Dunkin' Donuts who wrote a disparaging message on a homeless woman's cup has been fired.
The Daily "Near You?"
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China Responds To Not Being Invited To This Year's RIMPAC Naval Exercises By Releasing A Hot Diss Music Track On A Promotional Video
*Task & Purpose:** China Dropped A Naval Diss Video Because The US Didn’t Invite Them To RIMPAC * The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy dropped a hot diss track subtly aimed at the U.S. Navy this week, but this is no typical rap beef. When Drake and Pusha T went at it, it was over ghostwriting allegations; China, on the other hand, is likely upset that they weren’t invited to the annual U.S.-led Pacific joint military exercise and naval keg party known as the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, or RIMPAC. But why? Well, in 2016, the last time China was invited to RIMPAC, they basica... more »
Confessions Of A Phonebanker
*Modern phone-banking isn't this glamorous-- and you needn't leave your home* -by a Phonebanker After 8 years, making phone calls to voters on behalf of progressive candidates comes easy. Every afternoon or evening during election season, I open my laptop and log on to one of the many remote phone banks operated by political action committees. I obtain a login pin, dial a number, and wait for the beep that connects me to a voter in the district I am dialing. I talk to the voter about the candidate I am calling for, log their response, and wait for the next number. After an hour or ... more »
Progressives are about as Right about the Economy as they are about Global Warming
Paul Krugman: The Economic Fallout 2016-11-09T00:42:44-05:0012:42 AM ET (Election Night 2016) It really does now look like President Donald J. Trump, and markets are plunging. When might we expect them to recover? Frankly, I find it hard to care much, even though this is my specialty. The disaster for America and the world has so … Continue reading "Progressives are about as Right about the Economy as they are about Global Warming"
What Do Trump Supporters Have to Be Angry About? Nothing. It is the Left that has Everything to be Upset About.
Most Americans don’t want a world ‘where everybody is angry all the time,’ Obama says, injecting himself into midterms (Source) Just who is Obama talking about? Certainly not the Political Right, they are winning every day. The problem is, the anger, especially the angry violent people are exclusively on the political left. The political left … Continue reading "What Do Trump Supporters Have to Be Angry About? Nothing. It is the Left that has Everything to be Upset About."
Multinational RIMPAC Exercises Begin Off The Coast Of Hawaii
*Popuar Mechanics:* *China's Not Coming to America's Big Pacific War Games This Time* But 52 ships, 18 armies, and 26 countries are participating in this year’s RIMPAC. The world's largest (and longest-running) multinational naval exercise began its 2018 edition yesterday, June 27, in Hawaii and southern California. The 2018 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises, hosted by the United States military, is drawing visitors from 25 countries across Asia and the Pacific. But one previous attendee is noticeably absent from this year’s war games: China. *Read more* .... *More News On... more »
“Outsourcing Morality”
*“Outsourcing Morality”* by Robert Gore at Straight Line Logic “Remember when you had to do something virtuous to signal your virtue? Some of the virtuous way back when did virtuous acts and didn’t even tell anyone else about them. If you go into older museums and other civic monuments and look at donors’ names on plaques, you’ll find anonymous donors. They didn’t get a wing named after them, there were no press releases, they just gave to a good cause and that was its own reward. If they were alive today, they wouldn’t have Twitter feeds. Private virtue and public anonymity—incomp... more »
Libyan Strongman Khalifa Haftar Wants To Now Confront the U.N.-Backed Unity Government
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar has been bolstered by a string of military victories *AFP:** West Libya in strongman's sights after conquering east* After tightening his grip on eastern Libya, military strongman Khalifa Haftar now wants to extend his influence across the west where the UN-backed unity government is based, experts say. One of the most powerful players in the Libyan conflict, the 75-year-old field marshal heads the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) allied with a rival authority in the east. He has been bolstered by a string of military victories in eastern part... more »
South Sudan Ceasefire On The Verge Of Collapse
Al Jazeera: *South Sudan ceasefire violated hours after taking effect* *South Sudan's government and armed opposition trade blame as 'permanent' ceasefire is violated within hours. * South Sudan's latest ceasefire has been violated hours after it began with the government and armed opposition trading blame. South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and his opponent Riek Machar agreed, at talks in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Wednesday, to a "permanent" ceasefire to take effect within 72 hours, raising hopes of an end a devastating civil war. The conflict erupted in 2013, around two ... more »
Thirty Years Of Failed Climate Predictions
Originally posted on Sierra Foothill Commentary: Tony Heller writes; On June 23 1988, NASA’s James Hansen testified before Congress and made very specific predictions about global warming. In this video I show how he got them exactly backwards, and how scientists and journalists continue to spread baseless misinformation. Video is HERE. OK lefty progressives please…
Analysis of James Hansen’s 1988 Prediction of Global Temperatures for the Last 30 Years
From WUWT: Guest Blogger / June 30, 2018 Guest analysis by Clyde Spencer Introduction There have been articles on WUWT recently, here and here, commemorating the 30 years since James Hansen gave Senate committee testimony about his view of the human influence on climate. Some apologists for Hansen have, without more than subjectively comparing graphs, […]
Energy Changes Society: Transition Stories
Originally posted on Science Matters: Energy Sources and the Rise of Civilization. Source: Bill Gates Richard Rhodes won the Pulitzer Prize for The Making of the Atomic Bomb. He’s written countless other books and his new book about energy called Energy: A Human history. He takes us on a journey through the history behind energy…
GLOBAL WARMING SMACKDOWN! Tankers Trapped In Midsummer Arctic Sea Ice
Originally posted on Climatism: Shipping in the Gulf of Ob is paralysed and the situation complicated, icebreaker company Rosatomflot says. | The Independent Barents Observer “THE global warming, which there has been so much talk about for such a long time, seems to have receded a little and we are returning to the standards of the…
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau Calls President Trump After Canada Imposes $16 Billion In Tariffs
President Donald Trump is greeted by Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the official welcoming ceremony at the G7 Summit in the Charlevoix town of La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada, June 8, 2018. (Christinne Muschi/Reuters) *Reuters*:* Trump, Trudeau discuss trade, economic issues over phone call* BEDMINSTER, N.J./OTTAWA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau late on Friday to discuss trade and other economic issues, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said on Saturday. The phone call between the two leaders was the fir... more »
Father, Son Who Disagree on Trump Running Against Each Other
A father and son in Rhode Island who disagree about President Donald Trump are running for the same office, one as a Republican, the other as an independent.
Trump Wildlife Protection Board Defends Trophy Hunting
The advisory council appointed by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is stuffed with celebrity hunting guides, representatives from rifle and bow manufacturers, and wealthy sportspeople.
Russia sees threat of Iran-Israel strife escalating in Syria – FM
Russia is concerned that the mutual exchange of fire between Israel and Iran on the Syrian territory as well as Israel’s “initiative” air strikes on the crisis-torn country may result in a large-scale regional conflict, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov told the Israeli Kan 11 broadcaster in an interview. “We see … a threat […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Terrorist attack targets pro-gov’t Assyrian force in northeast Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 A.M.) – A terrorist attack targeted the pro-government Sootooro forces in the provincial capital of Al-Hasakah on Saturday. According to a military report, a motorcycle VBIED (vehicle borne improvised explosive device) targeted a Sootooro checkpoint inside the Al-Ghassaniyah District of Hasakah. The report added that at least five Sootooro fighters were either […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Update: Militants allegedly attack Russian base with armed drones
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 A.M.) – Earlier tonight, a source in Latakia informed Al-Masdar News that the Russian military activated their air defense alarms at the Hmaymim Airport near the port-city of Jableh. According to the source, the Russian military allegedly shot down a number of armed drones that belonged to the militant forces. The source […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Russian military activates air defense sirens at Hmaymim Airport
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) – Minutes ago, the Russian military activated their air defense sirens at the Hmaymim Airport, a source told Al-Masdar News. According to the military source, the air defense sirens were activated around 1:50 A.M. (local time). The reason for the activation is still unknown; however, it is suspected that militants in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian defense contractor to overhaul eight strategic bombers by end of 2018
The Tupolev company will overhaul eight strategic bombers Tupolev-160 and Tupolev-95MS by the end of this year, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Friday. “By the end of this year eight such planes are to be overhauled. This will prolong their life cycle and enhance combat capabilities,” Shoigu said in a distance conference. The missile-carrying […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army denies reports of rebel forces retaking territory in southwest Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 A.M.) – On Saturday, rebel activists reported that their troops managed to retake several areas from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in southwest Syria after launching a powerful counter-offensive. However, a source from the Syrian Arab Army told Al-Masdar on Saturday evening that these reports were false, adding that the military is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Abandoning Defensive Crouch Liberalism Redux
OK, so everybody ignores the final lines of the infamous post on defensive crouch liberalism. But I still think that abandoning it is a good idea -- and indeed, maybe a better idea now than then. For one thing, maybe the Court's "liberals" will now feel liberated to make utopian rather than pragmatic can-we-get-a-fifth-vote-for-this-today? arguments. Justice Sotomayor's dissents in Schuette and the travel ban case can be models. Again, people will have their favorites, but here are some candidates (not all of which I agree with): Affirmative action is constitutionally required. The ... more »
"We Don't Know..."
"Most ignorance is vincible ignorance. We don't know because we don't want to know." - Aldous Huxley • *Related:* “A Psychologist's Take on Willful Ignorance” - http://www.thomhartmann.com/
"Senate Votes To Legalize Hemp After 80 Years Of Prohibition”
*"Senate Votes To Legalize Hemp After 80 Years Of Prohibition”* by Carey Wedler "On Thursday, the U.S. Senate approved a bill to legalize hemp, an industrial crop that has been banned for decades. In April, Senators Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Rand Paul (R-KY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) submitted a separate bill to legalize hemp, and those provisions were then incorporated into the broader farm bill. The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry approved that version before the upper house of Congress voted to approve it this week by a margin of 86-11. The... more »
A Step in the Right Direction: Texas Republicans Support Cannabis/Hemp Decriminalization
In a surprising sign of where things are headed, the Texas Republican party recently came out in favor of marijuana and hemp decriminalization
It's My Job Is To Make This Presidency Successful
What a difference a decade makes. From the dank archives of the interwebz we present one of the best examples of an open confession of media bias ever recorded. The man with *the tingle up his leg* appears on an early addition of Morning Joe, long before lovebirds Squinty & Meat Puppet were swapping spit and bumping nasties off air. From a discussion of the Obama Administration's transition confusion and disorganization, something we were told was unique to Trump and a sign of a disastrous Presidency to come, MSNBC's Chris Matthews admits to what in short order was to become the M... more »
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Coalition Partners Will Meet On Sunday To Decide Her Fate
German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a news conference following the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium June 29, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir *Reuters:* *Weakened Merkel to face judgment of her Bavarian allies* BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s political future rests in the hands of the Christian Social Union (CSU) on Sunday, when the Bavarian party’s leadership meets to decide whether to accept migration deals she brought back from Brussels. Nine months after elections that saw her lose votes to the far right, a weakened Merkel was forced to ...more »
Afghan Forces Resume Military Operations After Govt 18-Day Ceasefire Ends
*Reuters: **Afghan president orders troops to resume operations against Taliban* KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declared a formal end to his government’s ceasefire with the Taliban on Saturday but called on the insurgents to agree to full peace talks following a three-day truce during this month’s Eid holiday. “It is now the Taliban’s decision, whether they want to keep killing or join the peace process,” Ghani told a news conference in Kabul where he repeated an appeal for comprehensive peace talks. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:* The U.S. did not delay launch... more »
Drudge Continues Pimping Heatwave Fake News
Drudge is linking to articles claiming record heat in the East and the Midwest. As always, fake news. June 30 heat has dropped off sharply since the peak in 1901, with almost all of the coolest years coming after Hansen’s … Continue reading →
Reviving The Democratic Party Will Require Making The Party Democratic
*Our old friend, Norman Solomon, asked us to share his newest TruthDig! essay with DWT readers. I'm sure you'll find his title, What Joe Crowley’s Defeat Has to Do With Democratic Party Superdelegates, as provoking as I did. Take my word for it-- it gets more compelling when you get down into it.* Conventional wisdom said that powerful Congressman Joseph Crowley couldn’t be beat. But his 20-year career in the House of Representatives will end in early January, with the socialist organizer who beat him in the Democratic primary in the deep-blue district poised to become Congresswom... more »
Rallies to free the children
Ellen Davidson wrote today: On our [Tarak Kauff, Bruce Gagnon, Ellen Davidson] way home from giving a presentation on the Veterans Peace Team delegations to Okinawa in Blue Hill, Maine, last night, we stopped in Damariscotta to join one of the anti-ICE vigils and marches around the country. I was expecting to join a dozen or so of the faithful with signs, being ignored or greeted with hostility by the rest of the world. Imagine my surprise to find both sides of the bridge filled with people—more than 300! With very few exceptions (I only counted four), response from the passersby ... more »
Energy Changes Society: Transition Stories
Richard Rhodes won the Pulitzer Prize for The Making of the Atomic Bomb. He’s written countless other books and his new book about energy called Energy: A Human history. He takes us on a journey through the history behind energy transitions over time from wood to coal to oil to renewables and beyond. Some stories […]
African Army Chiefs Have Been Invited To China
*Hans Spross, DW:* *Why has China invited African army chiefs to Beijing?* *China wants to redefine its military engagement in Africa and has invited military officials from across the continent to Beijing to explore new forms of strategic cooperation.* China's economic influence as an investor and trade partner continues to grow in Africa and new strategies are being discussed to ensure the security of Chinese business interests and investments. Emphasizing Beijing's strategic interest in Africa, China's Ministry of National Defense invited high-ranking military representatives f... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 30, 2018
Four candidates are vying for the presidency on Sunday [Handout/National Electoral Institute/Reuters] *Tom Phillips, The Guardian:* *'We're in the abyss': how despair in Mexico set 'Amlo' on verge of presidency* Violence, corruption and poverty explain why leftwing populist Andrés Manuel López Obrador is the frontrunner in election. It’s a searing afternoon in Ecatepec, one of Mexico’s most violent and deprived cities, and thousands of followers have gathered under a vast white tarpaulin to hear their pathfinder rage against the machine. For the next hour Andrés Manuel López Obra... more »
All Aboard Hello Kitty: Pink Bullet Train Debuts in Japan
A Hello Kitty-themed "shinkansen" bullet train has debuted in Japan.
World News Briefs -- June 30, 2018
*Sputnik:* *UN warns of 'catastrophe' as 160,000 flee southern Syria push* *Number of displaced people jumps amid UN alarm at reports of fleeing civilians being forced to pay for safe passage.* The United Nations has warned of a looming "catastrophe" in southern Syria, as it raised the number of people fleeing a fierce government offensive aimed at retaking rebel-held areas to 160,000. Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, the UN's high Commissioner for human rights, said in a statement on Friday that there was a "grave risk that intensified fighting will see many civilians trapped", condemning... more »
Reverse Funnels of Death!
I'm continually amazed at elitist media people, especially the ones who by the things they say reveal to us they rarely leave their high-rises and concrete jungles and can say the most ignorant things while explaining things to other ignorant people. Thursday's shooting at a Maryland newspaper involved a 12-gauge shotgun. I'm sure this was very disappointing to ghoulish liberals who were probably hoping the victims were gunned down with an "AR-47" so as to help push their efforts to ban all semi-auto firearms. Shotguns are generally pump-action and liberals, who know only of them ... more »
Video footage of Syrian troops seizing new areas in northern Daraa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) swept through several areas in northern Daraa, yesterday, following a number reconciliation deals across the province. The Syrian Army’s advance in northern Daraa began when the rebel forces in the towns of ‘Ibtaa, Tafas, and Da’el agreed to reconcile with the government. Following these reconciliations, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Afghanistan: President Ghani declares end to ceasefire with Taliban
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 P.M.) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declared a formal end to the government’s ceasefire with the Taliban, but urged militants to join peace negotiations, at a press conference in Kabul on Saturday. Ghani announced that “the ceasefire is over,” noting that Afghan security and defence forces may resume their military operations against […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS used US, French-made equipment in east Syria – SANA
Syrian government forces have found communications equipment made in the US and France, which were left behind by Daesh* fighters in al-Sukhneh Badia in the province of Homs, Syria’s SANA news agency reported. The Syrian Arab Army has been conducting operations in Badia, clearing it of remnants of the Daesh terrorist group and preparing the region for civilians to return. This is not the first […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Map of Syrian Army’s recent advances in southwest Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army has seized several areas in the Daraa Governorate recently, forcing the rebel forces to fall back at a number of fronts. Starting with Al-Karak, the Syrian Army was able to secure a reconciliation deal with the locals of the town, which brought about the hostilities between […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army seizes large cache of weapons from rebels in northeast Daraa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army uncovered a large quantity of weapons in the northeastern countryside of the Daraa Governorate on Friday. According to a report from the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the Syrian Army uncovered this large cache of weapons inside the recently captured town of Alma. The weapons that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army, US-backed forces reach agreement to open crossings in eastern Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 P.M.) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syrian Arab Army (SAA) have reportedly agreed to open crossings for civilians to move freely through the Euphrates River Valley, a military source told Al-Masdar News. According to the military source, the SDF and SAA held talks in the eastern countryside of Deir […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Israeli military on high alert as Syrian Army advances in southwest Syria – report
Syrian state news agency SANA has reported that militants in a number of towns and villages in Daraa’s eastern countryside have agreed to hand over their weapons and reconcile, thus accepting a deal to return to government control. In light of the intensified battles in southern Syria and the country’s army’s advances towards the Israeli border, the Israel […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iraq takes full control of Syrian border after ousting ISIS
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – Iraq is in full control of the Syrian border region after ousting the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) from the region, Kurdistan 24 reported, citing the head of the Iraqi Border Guards. According to the Kurdistan 24 report, the commander of the Iraqi Border Guards, Major General Hamid ‘Abdullah Ibrahim, told […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Demonstrations Nationwide: Separating and Incarcerating Children is NOT Acceptable
Dakin Andone (2018, June 30) Coast-to-coast protests denounce Trump immigration policies. CNN https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/30/us/june-30-immigration-protests/index.html
Gotham City Digest
Where America is Great Again, one forearm smash at a time! ------------------------------ As of right now, there are over 700 pro-immigrant protests all over the country. Among the grass roots, support for immigrants has perhaps never been higher and even the supine Democrats have gotten up off the floor and protested our Draconian policy of kidnapping children and sticking them in concentration camps. So, naturally, Trump had taken to saying Democrats want to abolish not only ICE but all law enforcement. What he's *not* telling you is that ICE is so loathed and reviled, ev... more »
Free Download: Mark Twain, "Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims"
"My first American ancestor, gentlemen, was an Indian - an early Indian. Your ancestors skinned him alive, and I am an orphan... All those Salem witches were ancestors of mine. Your people made it tropical for them... The first slave brought into New England out of Africa by your progenitors was an ancestor of mine - for I am a mixed breed, an infinitely shaded and exquisite Mongrel." - Mark Twain, "Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims," speech, 1881 Freely download "Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims," by Mark Twain, here: - http://www.members.tripod.com/
John Bolton meets Putin, clears the path for Trump-Putin summit (Video)
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 38. More The post John Bolton meets Putin, clears the path for Trump-Putin summit (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
What I've Been Reading Recently
These books have captured my attention since last time. I do occasionally leave the house. *Hiroshima* by John Hersey *The Thing Around Your Neck* by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie *Gilles Deleuze* by Claire Colebrook *Watt* by Samuel Beckett *The Conservative-Liberal Coalition* edited by Matt Beech and Simon Lee *Feersum Endjinn* by Iain M Banks *Deleuze and Feminist Theory* edited by Ian Buchanon and Claire Colebrook *Raising the Bar* edited by Andrew Harrup *The Strange Death of Tory England* by Geoffrey Wheatcroft *Purple Hibiscus* by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie *The Conservative Party and t... more »
Are Those Alarms Ringing Alarms For America?
*Make America Great Again by Chip Proser* According to numerous polls, most likely American voters-- obviously not Trumpists-- are seeing November as an opportunity the put a leash on Trump by giving congressional leadership back to the Democrats. Among Democratic voters enthusiasm in special elections has been high and Republican turnout has lagged. Will that last through November?n Republican turnout could spike at the thought of a fifth right-wing ideologue on the Supreme Court and Democratic turnout could fall off in Florida if Bill Nelson takes a gamble to try to save his own h... more »
"No Problem...."
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"Epocalypse Ahead on Highway to Hell for Global Economy and US Stock Market”
*"Epocalypse Ahead on Highway to Hell for * *Global Economy and US Stock Market”* by David Haggith is from The Great Recession Blog "2018 Economic Forecast is looking like the mother of all storms. First I said I believed the US stock market would plunge in January, but I also said that January would not be the biggest drop, but just the first plunge that begins a global economic collapse: the big trouble for the economy and the stock market, I said, would show up in “early summer.” That’s when the stock market crash that began in January would take its second big leg down, and glob... more »
Emails and Vampires [Updated]
There's a scene in many vampire movies. Someone (usually not the hero) is holding a vampire at bay with a cross. The vampire locks eyes with him. "You don't need to do that. You are perfectly safe from me, and I know that cross is just starting to feel heavy. Heavier and heavier. Why don't you just put it down." And the camera closes in on our intrepid human-- will he put the cross down? The Supreme Court decision in favor of the corporate sponsors of the Janus case came as a surprise to absolutely nobody. The implications of that decision have yet to be worked out. Of course, in th... more »
American Progressives Have Gone Completely Bonkers!
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) telling her supporters to harass Republicans in public with a call for mob action. Washington Post / YouTube The American Left has become certifiably insane! One can only conclude the spectacle of Donald Trump making progress on his agenda and actually improving the economy is shredding their sanity. You could consider […] The post American Progressives Have Gone Completely Bonkers! appeared first on A Divided World.
June 30: Evil Us?
The story that you will never see in the irving press. http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cra-tax-gap-foreign-holdings-1.4726983 240 billion dollars. Now do you understand why governments have to go over budget? Now do you understand why our schools and hospitals don't have enough money? Now do you understand why our children have to go deeply into debt for years to go to university? And in the U.S., where greed reigns, it's much, much worse. _______________________________________________________________ Russia Times is, like Russia Today, propaganda for Russia. And, like Russia Today... more »
Preliminary Program For A Survivable World
I recently assigned myself the thought exercise of sketching out a provisional set of bullet points for transitioning to a more human, more humane, more life friendly world. It doesn't much matter who carries out the agenda, only that it be done as soon as possible. If what follows is not done, humanity can kiss it good-bye, because this world will not be habitable in any meaningful sense by human beings for much longer, or for a lot of other biological organisms, from whales to honey bees and myriad life forms intermediate between them. Therefore, what follows would just be a *mini... more »
"Fukushima Update 6/30/18: 17,176.35 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva *Updated June 30, 2018: Fukushima Equals 17,176.35 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of June 30, 2018 - 2,663 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of *17,176.35 *Hiroshima atomic bombs and it is st... more »
Japanese Whale Hunters Kill 122 Pregnant Whales
Humane Society International has expressed outrage that 122 pregnant female whales were killed this year in the Southern Ocean as part of Japan's whaling program NEWREP-A. The information was contained in newly published meeting papers from the International Whaling Commission Scientific Committee meeting held in Slovenia in May. The results show that of the 333 Antarctic minke whales killed this year, 181 were females. 122 or 67 percent of these females were pregnant and 53 or 29 percent were immature animals. "The killing of 122 pregnant whales is a shocking statistic and sad ... more »
GAPS AND PLANS: Data denied is dumbness ensured!
*SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2018Interlude—The New York Times does it again:* We've all heard about high school kids who are "working on third grade level." What happens when a nation's most famous newspaper seems to function that way? This question arose as we read the latest report by Harris and Hu about Mayor de Blasio's heroic attempt to "desegregate" New York City's eight high-powered "specialized high schools." In print editions, this latest report consumes the whole of this morning's page A18—the first page of the Times' "New York" section. As usual, this full-page report asks us ... more »
Gold Medal Oglala Lakota Olympian Billy Mills Celebrates his 80th Birthday
Happy 80th Birthday to Billy Mills today. He was born on June 30, 1938 in Pine Ridge, SD. Today Billy Mills is not only the only Native American to win the 10,000 meter gold medal, but he is still the only American citizen to win an Olympic gold medal in the 10,000 meter run. William Mervin "Billy" Mills, also known as Makata Taka Hela (born June 30, 1938), is a Native American who won a gold medal in the Olympic Games. He accomplished this feat in the 10,000 meter run (6.2 mi) at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the only person from the Western hemisphere to win the Olympic gold ... more »
At first light: Amazing cosmological discoveries
First an announcement or two: The Hubble Space Telescope has found the most distant "ordinary" star observed, at 9 billion light-years away, through gravitational lensing. The gravitational lens phenomenon has fast transformed from a cosmic wonder to an almost daily, workman’s tool for deep space astronomers, and no longer are the lenses just giant galactic clusters. "A single star in a foreground lens, if precisely aligned with a background star, can magnify the background star thousands of times." In this case, instead of the usual 50x or so amplification, this event was balloone... more »
U.S. Tariffs Will Severely Undermine Chinese President Xi's Domestic And Foreign Policy Objectives
U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping arrive for a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst *Gordon G. Chang, National Interest*: *Trump's Tariffs Could Crush China's Ambitions* China is not in a position to prevail over a determined American leader. President Donald Trump on Wednesday handed a reprieve to ravenous Chinese acquirers looking for U.S. tech companies by issuing a statement that he will not put in place across-the-board rules blocking certain investments from China. On May 29, the... more »
Class Series: Potential Relative Population Density and Energy Flux Density
Classical Renaissance Energy-Flux Density Classical Education 2. Potential Relative Population Density and Energy Flux Density (June 29/30) Video of 2. Potential Relative Population Density and Energy Flux Density (June 29/30) In this class we will discuss LaRouche’s concept of potential relative population density and the associated idea of the necessity of increasing the rate of increase of potential relative population density through scientific discoveries and the implementation of new technologies based on those discoveries which increase the energy flux density of production.... more »
U.S. Navy Sends The Carrier USS Harry S. Truman To Monitor Russian Activity In The Atlantic
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) conducts a strait transit. Truman is currently deployed as part of an ongoing rotation of U.S. forces supporting maritime security operations in international waters around the globe on April 27, 2018. US Navy Photo *USNI News: **Carrier USS Harry S. Truman Operating in the Atlantic as Russian Submarine Activity is on the Rise* The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) has left the Mediterranean Sea and is now operating in the Atlantic Ocean, a defense official confirmed to USNI News. This week the carrier, the embarked Carrier Air Wing 1 and s... more »
President Trump Sends Warning Letters To Eight E.U. Leaders Ahead Of NATO Summit
© REUTERS / Jonathan Ernst *DW:* *Donald Trump calls out Germany, EU allies on NATO defense spending ahead of summit* Belgium's prime minister was "unimpressed" after receiving a letter from Trump about sticking to NATO pledges. With less than two weeks until the alliance summit in Brussels, Trump also said Germany needs to up spending. US President Donald Trump sent letters to eight NATO members cautioning them about not meeting their spending commitments, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said on Friday. "I am not very impressed by this type of letter," Michel told reporters... more »
One HBCU Will Win $1.5M Grant for Rocketry Program
While a number of historically Black colleges and universities are likely to enter a competition for a seven-figure grant to develop a rocketry program, a professor at Tuskegee University is letting it be known that his Alabama school has a distinct edge.
Black Man Arrested, Charged with ‘Hate Crime’ for Calling a Police Officer a ‘Nazi’
A Black man was charged with terroristic threats, resisting arrest and ethnic intimidation for calling a police officer a "Nazi" while he was being arrested. The post Black Man Arrested, Charged with ‘Hate Crime’ for Calling a Police Officer a ‘Nazi’ appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Many Storms Gathering: Reflections on Trump
I bow (in case you were wondering) to no one in my loathing for the Clintons, the Establishment, the Beltway Insulates, political correctness, BLM, radical feminists, the controlled media, Obama, Wall Street, neocons, Social-Justice Look-at-Mes, and the New York Oligarchs. … Continue reading →
Googled, Gobbled, and Throttled: The Road to Samizdat
Cometh the censor. Sort of. My site, Fredoneverythig.org, has, or had until a few minutes ago, several Google ads, which served to bring in a modest amount of money, perhaps $200 a month. Many sites carry Google ads to make … Continue reading →
Charlie Dog, Golondrinas, and the Impossibility of Ants: A Deep Study
This morning when I emerged groggily into something resembling consciousness, I didn’t know that I was going to establish the impossibility of ants. Here was a deep philosophical matter, creeping up on me surreptitiously. The dogs as usual came thundering … Continue reading →
Can Scientists Think? Euclid Cannot Explain a Hamburger
On the Unz Review I find a piece by Razib Khan, Can a Religious Person be a Good Scientist? His answer, yes, is inarguable since, as he points out, many good scientists are religious (Newton, a Christian, by most accounts did pretty fair work.) But why … Continue reading →
Turn Out the Lights and Lock the Door
I Hear the Fat Lady Singing Breitbart: A white man in Baltimore was sitting in his car when two female er, teens got into a fight. To continue this enterprise they climbed atop his car, perhaps mistaking it for a … Continue reading →
Note to a Generic Pentagon General
A Cause of Delayed-Nausea Syndrome I have just read in Army Times that, to my delight, the Army is making soldiers wear the prettiest red high-heels in the pursuit of gender-equality. Yes. They look like little girls playing with Mommy’s shoes. It has something … Continue reading →
Padre Kino, Dogs, and Broad Blue Sky
I Could Do Worse I am sitting today on the upstairs balcony, communing with our three useless but agreeable dogs and ingesting the mortal remains of innocent grapes. I am conducting a veritable holocaust of grapes. It comes of following … Continue reading →
Bullying Maxine
I read that a few people on the right (although who knows on social media—lots of trolls) are bullying Maxine and the Red Hen biddy. Stop it! No need to act like a Democrat. Besides, their bad behavior is helping Trump. I'm not being disrespectful to women by using the term "biddy," even though it is slang for a cranky, tiresome old woman. Biddy is also the term used when calling hens to come. It’s like cu-boss (come bossy) when calling the cows. When I was a child, my mother raised a few chickens whose eggs were worth $10 an egg by the time she spent the money to keep them alive.
Taxpayers Shell Out $2.5 Million After Cop Held 3yo Girl At Gunpoint As He Beat Her Handcuffed Mom
By Matt Agorist Chicago, IL — This week, the taxpayers of Chicago were told they would be footing the bill—to the tune of $2.5 million—to... more »
US Military Officially Ends 70-Year Presence in South Korea’s Capital City
By Jason Ditz The US military has formally ended a 70-year presence in the South Korean capital of Seoul on Friday, with the opening of a... more »
Senate Votes to Finally Legalize Hemp After 80 Years of Prohibition
By Carey Wedler (CW) — On Thursday, the U.S. Senate approved a bill to legalize hemp, an industrial crop that has been banned for decades. In April, Senators Mitch... more »
Cell Phone Industry Wins Right to Continue Not Warning Public About Radiation Danger Other Than in Fine Print of Manuals Most Don’t Read or Can’t Find
By B.N. Frank Cell phone manufacturers have actually been warning their shareholders – not customers – that they may eventually be held liable for the... more »
Vaccine Developer Businessman Buys LA Times, Uses It Develop His Vaccine Business At Bob Sears Expense
by Ginger Taylor, Soon-Shiong court side at a Lakers Game with Will.I.Am 18 Days ago it was announced that billionaire vaccine developer Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong was taking his vaccine business public. 10 Days ago it was announced that billionaire vaccine...
Jihadists vow to start new battle against Syrian Army over Daraa operation
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels in northern Syria have vowed to start a new battle against the Syrian Army in retaliation for the latter’s Daraa offensive. Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham – alongside the jihadist rebel factions of Hurras Al-Deen, Ansar Al-Deen, Ansarallah, and the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) – released a statement on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
UAE military convoy heads to western Yemen to help with Hodeidah offensive (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – A large military convoy from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was filmed heading towards the western coast of Yemen this month to aid their allied forces on the ground. According to Yemeni pro-government media, the Emirati military convoy was moving towards the front-lines of Hodeidah, where their allies from the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia sets no deadline for withdrawal of forces in Syria
Moscow sets no artificial deadlines for the withdrawal of its troops from Syria as this process depends on the situation on the ground, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the UK’s Channel 4 on Friday. “We don’t like artificial deadlines,” Lavrov said. “We have been consistently reducing our military presence in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army cuts strategic rebel supply line in west Daraa (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) kicked off an operation along a new axis in western Daraa yesterday. Led by their elite Republican Guard forces, the Syrian Arab Army began the operation by storming the Free Syrian Army’s (FSA) positions at the large hilltop of Tal Zamitiyah. Not long after attacking […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Navy frigate leaves Syrian waters after completing mission (video)
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet frigate Admiral Essen returned to Sevastopol on Saturday, after completing its mission as part of the Russian Navy’s group in the Mediterranean. The frigate had performed tasks in the Mediterranean Sea since March this year. During the cruise, the vessel conducted various drills, involving anti-submarine missions and fire exercises on ground […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jihadist rebels launch massive operation to clear east Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham launched a major security operation this morning that targeted the eastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate. According to pro-opposition activists, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham began the security operation by storming several hideouts belonging to the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in the towns of Nayrab […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army nearly in control of all east Daraa – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is on the verge of being in control of all of the eastern countryside of Daraa, following several reconciliation deals with the rebel forces. Starting with Al-Karak, the Syrian Army was able to secure a reconciliation deal with the locals of the town, which brought […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
More Russian troops prepare to leave Syria (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – Military Police from the Southern Military District were awarded state and departmental medals at a ceremony from Khmeimim Airbase in Jableh on Saturday, before heading home after successfully completing a tour of duty. The servicemen were asked to carry out special task while serving in the territory of the Syrian Arab […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
THE BACKLASH WILL NOT BE PROPORTIONAL, IF IT COMES AT ALL
Dana Milbank thinks a reckoning is coming for the Republicans: Now we have a Supreme Court nomination — the second in as many years — from an unpopular president who lost the popular vote by 2.8 million. The nominee will be forced through by also-unpopular Senate Republicans, who, like House Republicans, did not win a majority of the vote in 2016. Compounding the outrage, each of the prospective nominees is all but certain, after joining the court, to support the eventual overturning of *Roe v. Wade*, which has held the nation together in a tenuous compromise on abortion for 45 yea... more »
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