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Stating the obvious
The last week and three days have been a whirlwind for our country and the US President. I am both incredulous and stunned at how the events and verbiage spilled out. Let me state the obvious. The US reputation around … Continue reading →
President Trump Will Win The Trade War Because China Has More To Lose
A U.S. flag is seen during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing, China. Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters *Liz Peek, The Hill*:* Trump is winning the trade war because China has more to lose* Don’t look now, but there are numerous signs that President Trump is winning the trade war with China. While the battle over tariffs and protecting intellectual property may eventually damage the United States’ economy, there are signs that China is already paying a price for its refusal to bend to Trump’s demands. One indicator of that price is the sharp plunge in China’s stock exchanges. Since the... more »
Bad News for Old Democrats: Rank and File Want Them Gone
[image: bad-news-for-old-democrats-rank-and-file-want-them-gone] If the Rasmussen polls have any credibility, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Joe Biden are in trouble. That’s because 73 percent of Democrats, the polling organization reports, want a “fresh face.”
What criminal conspiracy charges against an alleged Russian spy might mean for the NRA: 3 questions answered
Brian Galle, Professor of Law, Georgetown University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
The NRA may fund political candidates but only with cash from U.S. donors. The group could face serious consequences if, as news reports allege, it broke laws and rules.
Government Crackdown Shuts Down Many Protests In Iraq
The Iraqi government crackdown on the country’s demonstrations was in its second day. It had a noticeable affect as there were fewer protests, and public accusations against the activists grew in the media. July 16 there were protests across 6 of Iraq’s 18 provinces, that was down to 4 governorates on July 17. For a second day people came out in Baghdad’s Shula neighborhood, and were broken up by tear gas and live bullets fired by the police. Oil fields have been a main target in Basra as people have been demanding jobs from the international energy companies. That brought people ... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Jul 18
1926 Turkey and England agreed on final border between Iraq and Turkey 1937 Friendship Treaty between Iraq and Iran Was mostly about setting border between two 1979 Saddam accused Revolutionary Command Council member Mashadi and 4 others of Syrian backed coup plot Meant to remove Saddam’s opponents 1988 Iran and Iraq agreed upon ceasefire under UN Resolution 598 1990 Saddam moved 3 tank divisions to Iraq-Kuwait border 1990 Saddam demanded that Kuwait repay for allegedly stealing oil and nullify debt from Iran-Iraq War 1990 Kuwait cabinet believed ... more »
Pick A Side: Joe Lieberman Or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
*Conservatives want members of Congress to look like the mug on the right, never like the young woman on the left* Connecticut Democratic primary voters basically kicked Joe Lieberman out of the party but denying him the 2006 Democratic nomination for the Senate seat he had held since 1994. He they ran on the Connecticut for Lieberman Party that year. He would like to see Joe Crowley, who lost the Democratic renomination bid on June 26, do the same thing. Crowley outspent his progressive opponent Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez $1,410,228 to $30,94, but she worked harder and smarter and be... more »
Arctic Ice Hockey Stick
Update July 18, 2018 No one knows how long this divergence of surplus ice will persist, but for now 2018 Arctic ice extent resembles a hockey stick. Presently the ice is 525k km2 above 11 year average (2007 to 2017 inclusive) and ~1M km2 greater than 2007. More detailed report from July 14 below. In […]
VIDEO: Car bomb rocks jihadi-held town in north Idlib
DAMASCUS, SYRIA(5:50 P.M.) – A huge explosion ripped through the insurgent-run town of Dana in north Idlib countryside as infighting between Nusra and the Islamic State rages. According to local source, a vehicle laden with explosives went off near the Sharia Police base for the Nusra-linked Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham group in the town. The blast […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army uncovers mass grave in north Homs
DAMASCUS, SYRIA 4: 50 P.M.) – As part of a wide-scale mop-up operation to secure the former rebel bastion of Talbisah in north Homs countryside, the Syrian Army found a mass grave for the first time after rebel left the area. The mass grave contains bodies of fallen Syrian Army soldiers and police personnel who […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Notorious rebel commander killed in southern city of Nawa
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:00 P.M.) – A group of rebel fighters were killed as the Syrian Army intensified aerial strikes on militants’ positions in the city of Nawa as part of a wider Russian-backed offensive restore control on southwest Syria. Among the killed is Qassem Abu al-Zein; rebel commander who heads an FSA-linked rebel group, infamous […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Buses arrive at two besieged Idlib towns to carry out evacuation deal
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:15 P.M.) – Buses set to evacuate residents of two long-time besieged towns in rural Idlib have made it into Kafrayya and Fouaa following deal between Syrian government and jihadi groups. Up to 90 buses have already entered the two Shiite towns with extra 30 buses are expected to arrive within the next […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
More Americans are Dying of Liver Cancer, But it's Their Fault Anyway
Liver cancer death rate in US surged 43 percent in 16 years WSYM Tue, Jul 17 3:37 AM MST Fox 47 News https://www.fox47news.com/news/national/ liver-cancer-death-rate-in-us-surged-43-percent-in-16-years Death rates from liver cancer increased 43 percent for American adults from 2000 to 2016, according to a report released Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. ...More than 70% of liver cancers are caused by underlying liver disease, which has risk factors such as obesity, smoking, excess alcohol consumption, and hepat... more »
Conservation Of Stupidity Among Climate Alarmists
One of the dumbest ideas which climate alarmists have is that glaciers calving is an indication of melt and sea level rise. This video of a Greenland glacier fracturing is a close, scary look at sea level rise – The … Continue reading →
Tucker Carlson SLAMS attacks against Donald Trump
"The Cold War is over. The world has changed. it is time to rethink America's alliances, and to act in our own interest, for once." The post Tucker Carlson SLAMS attacks against Donald Trump appeared first on The Duran.
North Korea: We Asked 9 of the World's Leading Experts What Happens Next
*Mitchell Blatt* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo boards his plane at Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, July 7, 2018, to travel to Japan. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS] Is war still possible? Could we convince Kim to give up his nukes? An all-star group of Korea watchers gives us some insights. After a heavily choreographed summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore on June 12, 2018, talks between the two countries appear to have hit roadblocks one month later. Kim refused to meet... more »
In 1992, a Russian Nuclear Submarine Accidently Tried to Surface Underneath a Navy Sub
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * [image: Aerial port view of a Soviet Sierra class nuclear-powered attack submarine K-239 underway. Photo Courtesy of Royal Norwegian Air Force.] So what happenned? *The Russian submarine would also have had little chance of detecting the quieter Los Angeles–class submarine. More powerful fixed antisubmarine sensors might only have been effective at ranges of three to five kilometers in such conditions, too short to reach the Baton Rouge’s position. Submarines can also deploy towed sonar arrays behind them to increase their sonar coverage, but the... more »
Why the Kel-Tec PMR-30 Is One Deadly Firearm
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Simple: the number of rounds it can hold. *Kel-Tec’s high-capacity pistol is generally described as very reliable, with one reviewer stating his review weapon went through close to 700 rounds without a mishap. Another reviewer claimed that recoil “isn’t a consideration although the .22 Magnum exhibits a healthy muzzle blast.” One major drawback for a .22 WMR gun is the ability for even novice shooters to repeatedly score hits on the target. Higher-caliber handguns generate significant amounts of recoil, making it difficult to hit the target with fol... more »
Finding Your Superpowers: 3 Steps To Discover Who You Really Are
Every single one of us has superpowers. T.V shows, books or movies with characters that have supernatural powers surround us, but we’re told growing up that it doesn’t exist- that it’s not real. What if I said to you that … Continue reading →
First drug for smallpox approved
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Treatments for Thinning Hair: Do They Work?
So you’re never going to have a thick, lush head of hair again. But at least you’d like to hang on to what you’ve got. Short of a transplant, is there anything you can do to stop thinning hair? Yes. … Continue reading →
Artificial Nails: What to Know Before You Get Them
Artificial nails can help you make a fashion statement or wear long nails if your real ones won’t grow. While the nails aren’t harmful, putting them on and taking them off can involve acids and other chemicals that could cause … Continue reading →
Sleeping Well at Night Can Ease Your Depression
Getting a good night’s sleep can be an important part of your plan to manage depression. When you’re well-rested, you’ll not only have more energy, but you may also have a more upbeat view on life and better focus. That’s … Continue reading →
What Are the Side Effects of Antidepressants?
Antidepressants can bring relief from many symptoms of depression. But side effects are often part of the package. Some aren’t fun to deal with. Others you can manage. In rare cases, they can be serious and your doctor may need … Continue reading →
Focus on Your Inner Self to Boost Your Mood
When you’re trying to tame depression, it sometimes helps to turn your attention inward. Even if you’re already getting treatment with medicine and therapy, tending to your inner self can lift your spirit and help you better manage your feelings. … Continue reading →
Chinese Botanical Medicine: Wikipedia Claims it is Fake, We are Certain it is Real
According to the World Health Organization, 80% of the world’s population uses herbal medicine. Are these hundreds of millions of people simply deluded by superstitious nostrums, as Wikipedia and so-called ‘skeptics’ imply? Modern conventional medicine has increasingly become a culture … Continue reading →
Double-Edged
Amyloid beta protein protects brain from herpes infection by entrapping viral particles Amyloid beta plaques (brown), a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, in the cerebral cortex. A new study by Harvard Medical School researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital reveals how amyloid beta, … Continue reading →
Learning About Ancient Diets From Modern British Teeth
British smiles have an unflattering international image, but a new study has put tartar from infamously bad teeth to good use. By analyzing the teeth of Britons from the Iron Age to the modern day they have leveraged a way to use proteins in tooth tartar to reveal what our ancestors ate. Dental plaque accumulates on the surface of teeth during life and is mineralized by components of saliva to form tartar or "dental calculus", entombing proteins from the food we eat in the process. Proteins are hearty molecules and can survive in tartar for thousands of years. That's good for scien... more »
The Art of the Anti-Trump Dog Whistle
What do Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth have in common (besides, that is, being the carefully manufactured celebrity public images which mask and protect the private pursuit of power and wealth by neoliberal capitalism at the public's expense)? They have perfected the fine art of pissing all over Donald Trump without ever having to unzip their lips and soil themselves by mentioning his name. That would just be too, too untoward. Obama gave what's being praised (by the corporate media) as a momentous put-down of The Donald at a speech he had to travel all the way to South Africa to... more »
Let's Talk Money-- Campaign Cash In Wave Elections
In 2010 Democrats had been in control of Congress for two terms and they were loaded with campaign cash. Democratic incumbents outspent Republican challengers-- sometimes by immense margins, double, triple, three times, four times... Let me show what I mean. In 2010 Jim Oberstar-- first elected in 1974-- was the longest-serving member ever of House from Minnesota. He was chairman of the Transportation Committee, a ready source of fat campaign contributions and He thought Republicans would like him because he was anti-Choice and pro-gun. He had won every reelection with more than 60... more »
Denial & Guilt: US Liberals Collectively Lose Their Minds Over #Treasonsummit
[image: undefined] The unhinged rhetoric of American liberals and neocons over Donald Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki is deeply repugnant and strangely disorienting. This is especially the case for someone my age, born less than a decade after the United States Air Force vaporized hundreds of thousands of civilians at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a year after the US had killed almost a quarter of North Koreans, who watched as a teenager the US scald and incinerate millions of people in Indochina. “The darkest hour in the history of the American presidency,” Garry Kaspar... more »
A Tale of Two Poisonings
[image: undefined] Poisoning enemies has a long history with Augustus Caesar’s wife Livia allegedly a master of the art, as were the Borgias in Renaissance Italy. Lately there has been a resurgence in allegations regarding the use of poisons of various types by several governments. The claims are particularly damaging both morally and legally as international conventions regard the use of poisonous chemical compounds as particularly heinous, condemning their use because they, when employed in quantity, become “weapons of mass destruction,” killing indiscriminately and horribly, mak... more »
The Price of a Failed Education; “Unemployment is Low Because People are Working 2 Jobs”
The economic ignorance of Progressives simply can’t be overstated. Please Like, Share, Subscribe and Comment Advertisements
Welcome to 1984 in America
The 1st and 2nd Amendments mean nothing to a Progressive. BTW, this is how things are truly run in Russia. Congress needs to act sooner rather than later. Facebook and Google are doing far more election tampering than Russia. Russia buys $500,000 in ads, Google and Facebook violate the Rights of 50% of America. Which … Continue reading "Welcome to 1984 in America"
First a CIA Director Voted for a Communist, Now an FBI Director Campaigns for Democrats
These are truly amazing times. The Progressives have chosen to expose who they truly are, and are no longer even trying to hide their biases. Their actions are simply reinforcing the fears of every Conservative and Patriotic American. More on this Topic: Accuse Others of What You are Guilty Obama Trusted This Guy To Lead … Continue reading "First a CIA Director Voted for a Communist, Now an FBI Director Campaigns for Democrats"
Do Constitutional Rights and Human Rights Matter?
Eleanor Roosevelt holding a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1949. (Source: Flickr/United Nations) At this particular moment, it is more than reasonable to wonder whether constitutional rights and human rights matter. Fortunately, a large number of legal scholars and political scientists have attempted to answer this question. Unfortunately, they have been using the wrong tools. Over the past 10 years, there has been an explosion of what might be called “quantitative rights scholarship,” or attempts to measure, using quantitative instruments, whether rights “ma... more »
WATCH: Cops Stand Around and Laugh as Fellow Cop Tortures Handcuffed Man with a Taser
[image: taser] Disturbing surveillance footage has been released showing a cop torment a young man with a taser as other cops stood around and laughed. The post WATCH: Cops Stand Around and Laugh as Fellow Cop Tortures Handcuffed Man with a Taser appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
As YouTube Censors Peaceful Users, Convicted Child Abusers Allowed to Post Child Exploitation Videos
[image: youtube] A couple was convicted for abusing their children and posting videos of it to YouTube and is still allowed by YouTube to post the same type videos. The post As YouTube Censors Peaceful Users, Convicted Child Abusers Allowed to Post Child Exploitation Videos appeared first on The Free Thought Project .
While Trump does his job (quite well), it leaves me free to visit beautiful historic Wallace, Idaho...
*see you all on the other side.* Have a wonderful day.
Not Radical Islam, But Gold Fever Threatens Indonesia’s Stability
It seems that ISIS is not the only danger to the national security of Indonesians. The pirates on the Indonesian (gold) coast are not from the Middle East but rather from Phoenix Arizona, the location of the head quarters of mining company “Freeport McMoRan.” An American multinational that made incredibly huge profits from mining gold on West Papua. The post Not Radical Islam, But Gold Fever Threatens Indonesia’s Stability appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Labour to "Take Action" over Jeremy Corbyn antisemitism claims
Don't worry, the Labour Party aren't going to take action against the man who a senior Jewish MP called "a fucking antisemite". No, they're according to Guido Fawkes https://order-order.com/2018/07/18/labour-take-action-jewish-mp-called-corbyn/ going to take action against Margaret Hodge: 'Following last night's Commons bust-up between Margaret Hodge and Jeremy Corbyn, in which she called him "an anti-Semite and a racist" and said "You have proved you don't want people like me in the party", Labour have announced they will be taking action… against Hodge. They say her behaviour was... more »
Cuban President: Reforms Yes, Capitalism 'Not Much'
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, in navy jacket, seen with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, says Cuba's looming recognition of a market economy does not mean capitalism is welcome (AFP Photo/YAMIL LAGE) *AFP*:* Reforms loom, but not capitalism: Cuba president* Havana (AFP) - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Tuesday said that while reforms loom in the Communist country, they would not be an embrace of capitalism. Cuba is set to adopt constitutional reforms that will recognize private property and the market economy, to update its legal system. Yet it does not want to aban... more »
Over Half of Venezuelans Who Entered Brazil Have Already Left
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – More than half of the nearly 128,000 Venezuelans who have entered Brazil in the last eighteen months, through the country’s northern border in the state of Roraima, have left the country, according to Brazil’s Chief of Staff, Eliseu Padilha. “Between 2017 and 2018, 127,778 […]
Cliff Richard case
Further to my post this morning, I forgot about the legal costs. Guido Fawkes reminds https://order-order.com/2018/07/18/congratulations-cliff-richard/ us that the legal fees may reach as much as £5 million, who will pay that? I'm not willing to contribute a penny, so will the Director General pay? How about one of the overpaid heads of news?
TRIBAL SNAPSHOTS: Dick jokes of the tribe, unite!
*WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2018Part 3—A snapshot of smutty disdain:* What does it mean to belong to a tribe? Along other things, it means the member gets to bathe in the water of tribal assurance. We've marveled at this in the past two days as cable watchers were assured that "everyone" was appalled by Commander Trump's Helsinki performance, and that "no one" believes his Tuesday attempt at a walkback. Watching CNN or MSNBC, we kept receiving this odd reassurance. On this morning's front page, the New York Times states the obvious—many Trump voters disagree with the Standard CNN Take. ... more »
Campbell’s Review of Binswanger’s How We Know
Ayn RandWhen I read Harry Binswanger’s *How We Know: Epistemology on an Objectivist Foundation* about four years ago, I had the feeling that this book adequately captures the general sense of life that we find in Ayn Rand’s fiction and essays. But today I read Robert L. Campbell’s 51-page review of Binswanger’s book. ("What Do We Need to Know?"; *The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies*; Volume 18, Number 1, July 2018; Page 118 to 169). In think Campbell has ripped apart some of the fundamental claims of Objectivist epistemology. Campbell’s focus in the review is not so much on the Objecti... more »
When car engines meet political correctness
Eric Peters blogs about the auto industry, and provides an insider's perspective on many issues. His blog is worth following, if you aren't already doing so. This morning, he takes on the issue of changing vehicle engine technology for the sake of fuel economy. It is becoming practice to put undersized engines in oversized vehicles ... Today you pay [for this] in other ways [than just fuel economy]. Power/performance is one way. The [Mazda] CX-9’s no-longer-available 3.7 liter V6 was much stronger than the turbo 2.5 liter four which replaced it – 273 hp then vs. 225 hp now, a di... more »
BP spill settlement money to pay for dozens of recreation projects
About $60 million will be spent on parks, wildlife refuges and a science center.
RCEP events in Bangkok, 20-24 July 2018
18-Jul-2018 RCEP events in Bangkok, 20-24 July 2018 Actions and events are happening during the 23rd negotiations round. More info
‘Huge growth opportunities for agri-food exports': How the EU-Japan trade deal will benefit EU food
18-Jul-2018 The European Union and Japan signed a landmark agreement that is expected to boost trade in agri-food products.
US trade deals mean justice for some, not justice for all
18-Jul-2018 Those with the means to become international wheeler-dealers can access ISDS. The rest of us have to rely on public courts—the same ones that investors say are “inadequate” to handle their needs. That's not fair, and that's not right.
Dollar General $150 Coupon
Businesses do not celebrate their anniversaries by giving away hefty coupons to Facebook users who share and like posts. Those offers are a form of online scam.
A Comic-Con Without Marvel, HBO Gives Others a Chance to Pop
What started as a 300-person event in 1970 has evolved into a massive operation with events year-round.
San Francisco Bans Tour Buses from ‘Full House’ Residence
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency voted to ban commercial vehicles from Broderick Street after neighbors complained.
Michigan Twins Run for County Seats as Political Opponents
Twin sisters from western Michigan are running for county commissioner seats, but they aren't endorsing one another.
Elon Musk Apologizes for Calling Cave Rescue Diver a ‘Pedo’
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has apologized for calling a British diver involved in the Thailand cave rescue a pedophile.
Video Of Melania Trump Looking Horrified After Shaking Hands With Putin Emerges
*Daily Mail:* *Video of Melania looking horrified after shaking hands with Putin emerges as social media speculates that she is 'the only one in the room who understands how dangerous this man actually is'* * Putin can be seen smiling and nodding in the clip as he is introduced to Melania * Melania, who is a few inches taller than the ex-spy strongman, smiles in return * But as soon as Putin releases her hand, she pulls a bizarre face in apparent shock A video has emerged showing Melania Trump apparently looking horrified after shaking Vladimir Putin's hand during her husband's su... more »
How DJT Withstands So Many Controversies...
The word 'treason' is now being thrown around to describe how President Trump seemed to take Russia’s side during his summit meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland. But as with every major controversy that Mr. Trump has faced, it’s unclear if anything will happen as a result. Under fire for contradicting United States intelligence reports of Russian interference in the presidential election, Trump asserted on Tuesday that he had misspoken at his news conference with Mr. Putin, and that he had meant to say, “I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t be Russia,” rath... more »
The Cuban Missile Crisis (Thanks to 1 Submarine) Could Have Ended Very Differently
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Here is what happenned. *Of the flotilla, only B-4 under Capt. Rurik Ketov was able to avoid being forced to the surface by the U.S. blockade. Although detected by patrolling aircraft, B-4’s batteries had sufficient charge to remain underwater long enough to lose the U.S. patrols. Nonetheless, Ketov too was forced to abort the mission. Kennedy ultimately moved towards resolving the crisis on October 28 with a secret deal suggested by Khrushchev, in which the United States withdrew missiles in Turkey and promised not to invade Cuba, in exchange fo... more »
How to Disrupt an Election with Cryptocurrency
*Carlos Roa* *Technology, United States* [image: LAN network cables plugged into a Bitcoin mining computer server are pictured in Bitminer Factory in Florence, Italy, April 6, 2018. Picture taken April 6, 2018. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi] Following the money trail using Bitcoin is actually easier than trying to track U.S. dollars. In the past week, the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted twelve Russian intelligence officers for interfering in the 2016 presidential campaign through a bol*d* and sophisticated hacking campaign. N... more »
Dennis Rodman Plans To Invite Kanye West To Visit North Korea
*Ryan Pickrell* *Security, * [image: Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodmanmakes an appearance at Regent Hotel in Singapore, June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Feline Lim] Could this actually happen? Retired NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman says he plans to invite rapper Kanye West to visit North Korea in hopes that it will inspire a new song, maybe even a whole album. Rodman, famous not only for his status as an NBA legend but also his unusual relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has made multiple trips to North Korea over the years and has built a close personal friendsh... more »
Illegal Aliens Register for San Francisco Board of Education Vote
[image: illegal-aliens-register-for-san-francisco-board-of-education-vote] San Francisco is California's first city to register non-American citizens to vote in local elections after issuing voter registration to illegal aliens for the upcoming Board of Education election.
Can You Rescind Your Resignation? Papa John's Former CEO Wants To Know
In light of the recent brouhaha over Papa John's founder/CEO's use of the n-word, subsequent resignation, then statement that he regretted resigning, I thought I'd address this issue I encounter frequently: can you rescind your resignation? The answer, sadly, is probably not. However, it mostly depends on how much your employer wants you to stay. In general, if you quit in a huff, you're gone. Most employers will grab onto anything they can to get rid of someone they think is disgruntled or, in the case of Mr. Schnatter, someone they think has become a liability. So think twice abo... more »
What Is At Stake
Mark Kingwell writes in *The Globe And Mail* that now is the time to impeach Donald Trump: Historian Simon Schama, articulating the thoughts of many, called it “Trump’s Neville Chamberlain moment,” referring to the hapless British prime minister who claimed “peace in our time” by appeasing Adolf Hitler. Mr. Schama went on: “America sold out by its President. A violation of his oath of office. If this isn’t impeachable what is?” The answer, writes Kingwell is obvious. And the way is clear: Grounds for impeachment, as set out in the U.S. Constitution, include “treason, bribery, an... more »
Editor's Note
For the next six weeks Military and Intelligence News Briefs and World News Briefs will be posted at the end of the day. Blogging will also be lighter during this time.
Jupiter’s New Moons? Not Really. Moons A Common Sense Definition.
*W*ith the discovery of a dozen new tiny moons of Jupiter that planet now has upwards of 79 moons. Are all-natural satellites of a planet moons? Not really, not unless they are similar to our Moon in objective physical properties. Many of these moons are like Phobos and Deimos, the moons of Mars, in terms of their gross physical properties. These are bodies which are in fact captured asteroids or very asteroid like. Some formed with Jupiter and orbit in the same direction that it rotates, prograde. Some orbit against the direction of Jupiters orbit retrograde orbit. read more
The Genesis of the Russian Interference Narrative and Who Really Rigged the 2016 Election
With the allegations of Donald Trump's affiliation with Vladimir Putin reaching new heights after his recent meeting with Russia's President, a look back at the genesis of the "Russian involvement" in the 2016 American presidential election and who was really responsible for rigging the election process is certainly timely. Let's start by looking at this video from the Center for American Progress Action Fund, a meeting that was held in April 2017 to look at Russia's alleged interference in America's democracy. As background, in case you were not aware, the Center touts itself as a... more »
A Deeper Look at Deep Fakes: Our New Article and an Event at Heritage on Thursday
Back in February, we joined forces in this post to draw attention to the wide array of dangers to individuals and to society posed by advances in “deep fake” technology (that is, the capacity to alter audio or video to make it appear, falsely, that a real person said or did something). The post generated a considerable amount of discussion, which was great, but we understood we had barely scratched the surface of the issue. So, since that time, we’ve been plugging away on a full-length law review article on the subject. We’ve now completed the manuscript, and have posted it to SS... more »
Flashback: The Untouchable Mr. Browder?
According to the Jewish Chronicle, William Browder considers himself Putin's prime enemy. Israel Shamir on the man who has contributed most to the new Cold War
Lil’ Jimmy Reed Plays Rio’s Mississippi Delta Blues Bar Tonight
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Legendary Louisiana Bluesman Lil’ Jimmy Reed arrives in Rio on Wednesday, July 18th, to play the Mississippi Delta Blues Bar in Gamboa. At eighty years of age, Lil’ Jimmy Reed is one of the last few truly legendary bluesmen still actively touring the world, so […]
Sheriff Accused of Holding Cocaine Parties for Fellow Cops to Rape Underage Girls
[image: sheriff] An alleged victim of law enforcement parties in which cops would give cocaine to underage girls and rape them has come forward to tell her story. The post Sheriff Accused of Holding Cocaine Parties for Fellow Cops to Rape Underage Girls appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Largest Voting Machine Vendor in US Admits Its Systems Had Remote-Access Software Installed
[image: voting] After denying that their voting systems came with remote-access software, the country's largest voting machine vendor had just come clean. The post Largest Voting Machine Vendor in US Admits Its Systems Had Remote-Access Software Installed appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Is Turkey's Economy About To Crash?
A woman changes money at a currency exchange office in central Istanbul, Turkey, May 23, 2018. *Washington Post:** Turkey’s economy looks like it’s headed for a big crash* It might seem strange to worry about an economy that grew 7.4 percent last year, but despite — or rather, because of — that good news, Turkey is showing all the classic signs of an emerging markets crisis. It’s pretty simple. Turkey has and continues to borrow a lot of dollars that are getting harder to pay back now that its currency is falling fast. Or, more specifically, its banks and companies have. But, in an... more »
The Russian Warship Dmitrii Donskoi With 200 Tons Of Gold Has Been Found Off The Coast Of South Korea
*RT: **Treasure fever as hunters release photos of sunken Russian cruiser ‘with 200 tons of gold’ * A South Korean firm made a splash on Tuesday after publishing, what it says, is a Russian Imperial Navy cruiser which was sunken during the Russo-Japanese War and may have had an entire flotilla’s treasury on board. The Dmitrii Donskoi was an armored cruiser in the Russian Imperial Navy’s Baltic fleet which was deployed to the Pacific along with several other ships to fight in the 1904-05 Russo-Japanese War. It took part in the Battle of Tsushima, which was disastrous for Russia. It... more »
Whom Should American Voters Trust?
[image: President Donald J. Trump and President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation hold a joint press conference | July 16, 2018 (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)] It was claimed everywhere today that President Donald Trump "does not trust" those heads of the surveillance state, the "intelligence chiefs" -- presumably meaning John Brennan and James Comey whom the President has removed from their spy jobs, and James Clapper who lied so glibly to Congress about mass warrantless surveillance of Americans, and Robert Mueller who covered up the Saudis running the 9/11 at... more »
The F-15 Eagle Continues To Fly
*Kyle Mizokami, National Interest*: *F-15 Eagle: The Air Force's Old Fighter No Nation Wants to Fight* *Like fine wine, it keeps getting better. * In the late 1980s, the F-15E was developed to supplement—and eventually replace the F-111 fighter bomber as a penetrating, high speed tactical strike aircraft designed to strike deep behind enemy lines in a NATO/Warsaw Pact war in Europe. The E model added conformal fuel tanks to increase range with a heavy bomb payload, the APG-63 radar, and a LANTRIN forward-looking infrared and laser targeting pod. With the retirement of the F-111, ... more »
Iran Announces The Completion Of A Factory That Will Produce 60 Centrifuges A Day For Uranium Enrichment
Iran's head of the country's Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi attends a seminar at the Japan Institute of International Affairs in Tokyo, Japan, November 5, 2015. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo *Reuters:* *Iran builds new centrifuge rotor factory: nuclear chief* (Reuters) - Iran has built a factory that can produce rotors for up to 60 centrifuges a day, the head of its atomic agency said on Wednesday, upping the stakes in a confrontation with Washington over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear work. The announcement came a month after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei s... more »
The Trump administration’s attack on tribal health
The Trump administration is on course to cut tribal health care funding by hundreds of millions of dollars as a result of its proposal to impose work requirements on Medicaid eligibility and is most likely breaking the law in doing so. This is wrong, illegal, and we in Congress have a responsibility to act. In addition to the morally reprehensible idea of cutting health care for millions of people who rely on Medicaid to get critical opioid addiction services, primary care, and mental health care, the administration’s plan is also a violation of multiple treaties and legal decision... more »
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*Trump vs. De Blasio on Race and School Admissions* Among the two dozen letters of guidance that the Trump administration announced two weeks ago it is rescinding were multiple joint Department of Justice and Department of Education guidance letters from previous administrations that urged schools in the country to ensure by varied means racial diversity in classrooms. The Trump administration’s rescindment of the letters of guidance illuminates for others where the executive office stands on the issue of race and admission to educational institutions. As the federal executive bra... more »
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Osmond Chui writes that Australia is no exception to the trend of modest economic growth being entirely hoarded by the wealthiest few, while work and life are ever more precarious for everybody else: What makes people angry about excessive executive pay is the growing gap between executive pay and normal wages – making it look as though insecure work and wage theft is rewarded. The sunny, optimistic image of the Australian economy that business and the Coalition are trying to sell just doesn’t match their experience. There is one... more »
25 Health Experts Reveal How Simple Changes in Nutrition are Dramatically Improving the Lives of people with Autism, ADHD, and Related Disorders
Science continues to lead us to the GUT as a first line of defense for treating the behaviors and symptoms of autism. Our Teresa Conrick has written extensively on the Microbiome and its impact on "mental health." You can find...
Is That Soccer Ball Bugged?
© Grigory Dukor / Reuters *Fifth Domain:* *Is Putin’s soccer ball gift to Trump bugged?* The soccer ball is a symbol of the beautiful game, but there is concern that one in particular could carry a far-from-lovely Russian bug. Speaking during the joint press conference following his July 16 meeting in Helsinki with President Donald Trump, Russian president Vladimir Putin pulled from the tactics and equipment of the World Cup soccer tournament, which played out across Russia in June and July. As questions heated up, Putin signaled to someone for a soccer ball. A swift passing combi... more »
Greg Hunter, "Depression then Hyperinflation Coming"
*"Depression then Hyperinflation Coming"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Renowned geopolitical and financial cycle expert Charles Nenner says don’t believe the Federal Reserve when it says it expects “the strong performance of the economy will continue.” According to Nenner, it’s about to go the other way - down. Nenner explains, “Definitely, later this year, the interest rates are going lower, and it could be much lower. We did work on all kinds of economic indicators. Employment is not going to be as good anymore as they say. Inflation is not going to be as strong as they expec... more »
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*IPCC’s Kangaroo Science…Will Ignore Over 600 Papers Showing Sun’s Impact On Climate* The upcoming 6th IPCC Sixth Assessment Report will be a “comprehensive assessment of the science” related to climate change and published in 2022. However, don’t expect it to be “comprehensive” at all as hundreds of scientific publications showing profound impacts by sun and oceans will go ignored. Climate science has turned into a religion that centers on a single act of faith. Human CO2 is changing our climate. In the past, it was always understood that climate was impacted by a vast array of... more »
A Website That Cemmorates Those Who Were Murdered During The Stalin Purges
Lived in this Moscow house for over a year without knowing anything about people who were arrested there and shot during the 1930s purges. Now folks at https://t.co/32dyZNS2I1 have commemorated these victims - mostly ethnic Hungarians and Germans accused of espionage. pic.twitter.com/IiNyALTdVG — Maria Antonova (@mashant) July 17, 2018 *WNU Editor:* My father's best friend lost his parents during this time. They lived a few blocks away from the Kremlin and his father was an important official in the government, and as such he lived in a nice top floor apartment. He was a young boy... more »
Why Trump hasn't been impeached – and likely won't be
Jacob Neiheisel, Assistant Professor in Political Science, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 16 hours ago
The president won't be removed from office until Republicans in the House decide to support the idea – or the midterms hand the Democrats more seats.
Why attorneys represent immigrants for free
Eduardo Capulong, Associate Dean for Clinical and Experiential Education; Professor of Law, The University of Montana at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 16 hours ago
This tradition is so strong in the US that all lawyers are encouraged to volunteer at least 50 hours of pro bono service per year.
How refugees in Britain went from living in old bunkers and stately homes to being detained in cells
Jordanna Bailkin, Professor of History, University of Washington at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 16 hours ago
Camps of the 20th century were focused on resettlement. Today, the focus is on confining movement and deportation. What changed?
Americans distrusted US democracy long before Trump's Russia problem
Ian Anson, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 16 hours ago
Russian meddling has shaken Americans' faith in democracy. But public discontent after a scandal is hardly new. Trust in government began to erode under Nixon, and it's mostly worsened since then.
Declining July 18 Temperatures in the US
July 18 maximum temperatures have declined in the US over the past century, and the frequency of hot days has plummeted. On this date in 1936, Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri were all 118 degrees. The average maximum temperature around the … Continue reading →
New Ice Free Arctic Estimate
Volume melt rates are slowing sharply, and I now estimate that the Arctic will be ice-free on September 1, at 9:11 am. Spreadsheet Data
Bradford Council adopts full IHRA antisemitism definition per The Jewish Chronicle but note two things
This JC report https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/bradford-votes-overwhelmingly-to-adopt-ihra-definition-1.467306 begins thus: 'Bradford Council has voted overwhelmingly to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism in a move its Labour leader said was a sign the city was a place of "welcome". At a packed full council meeting on Tuesday night, the motion to adopt the IHRA definition was passed, as 80 Conservative and Labour Councillors united to back its implementation - the same day the party outraged British Jews by refusing to adopt ... more »
Preventing Tragedy: Tips to protect yourself against ever leaving your child in a hot car
So far this summer there have been a number of sad deaths reported due to children being left in piping hot cars. In fact, according to KidsAndCars.org, 37 children will die this year after being left in a vehicle. RELATED STORY: Breaking: It’s now Legal in Florida to break into cars to rescue hot people AND pets! Truthfully, […] The post Preventing Tragedy: Tips to protect yourself against ever leaving your child in a hot car appeared first on Health Nut News.
What is turmeric and why you should use it in food
Turmeric is a yellow-pigmented curry spice that is often used in Indian cuisine. But this spice is far more than a cooking staple. It also has a long history of medicinal use in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as well as Ayurvedic medicine. Traditional medicinal uses include the treatment of liver disease, skin problems, respiratory and gastrointestinal […] The post What is turmeric and why you should use it in food appeared first on Health Nut News.
Maternal immune activation and Autism
Prenatal Vaccination as a Risk Factor for ASD By the World Mercury Project Team The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in the U.S. has exhibited a strong upward trend for several decades. In the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report for 2014, the estimated prevalence of autism in New Jersey—the state with […] The post Maternal immune activation and Autism appeared first on Health Nut News.
Longest Lunar Eclipse of the Century is Coming, in the Sign of Revolution
On July 27, 2018 at 1:21 Pacific time, the longest eclipse of the 21st Century will peak.
Seed Balls – A Unique Approach to Reforestation
A seed ball works on the survival of the fittest principal – they grow when they find water.
Cedella Marley: Have Faith
You may end up in places you've never expected, but have faith and you'll be exactly where you were meant to be.
Ronald Reagan Must Be Spinning In His Grave But Will Trump Cost The GOP Congressional Seats? In Utah?
Utah is a very red state-- but it isn't exactly a Trump red state. The PVI is R+20 but in 2016 Trump only wound up with 45.5% of the vote. That's right More Utahans voted against him than for him. Hillary won the biggest county in the state, Salt Lake-- 175,863 to 138,043 (with McMullin pulling 79,880. Shocking as it may sound to people who aren't aware of Utah politics, Trump only took 33% of Salt Lake County. and in the 4th Congressional district-- where incumbent Republican Mia Love is considered vulnerable in November, Trump pulled 39% of the vote. Now that he's president, he'... more »
Did the Pentagon Just Admit Stealth Technology May Not Work Anymore?
*Michael Peck* *Security, * [image: A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor pilot assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 465 Air Refueling Squadron out of Tinker Air Force Base, Okla] A new report makes some stunning claims. Did the Pentagon just admit that stealth technology may not work anymore? Or that America must be ready to face a future where its airpower doesn't control the skies? DARPA, the Pentagon's cutting-edge research agency, has quietly raised these possibilities as it searches for future te... more »
The Navy's Most Deadly (And Expensive) Aircraft Carrier Is Getting Ready for War
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The Navy will be stepping-up efforts to integrate and prepare weapons systems for its advanced Ford aircraft carrier. The Navy will be stepping-up efforts to integrate and prepare weapons systems for its advanced Ford aircraft carrier during a now-underway 12-month deployment preparation period called Post-Shakedown Availability (PSA)—one of several key final steps designed to prepare the ship for ocean warfare. While the Ford’s electromagnetic catapult, larger deck space and nuclear power technology are heavily emphasized in public discussion of the s... more »
The U.S. Navy Is Struggling to Grow
*David Axe* *Security, * [image: Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 perform a fly-by performance for Sailors and their family members on a tiger cruise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68)] New construction alone can't get the fleet to 355 ships. In late 2016, the U.S. defense establishment arrived at a consensus: with just 275 frontline ships, the U.S. Navy was too small to maintain a forward presence across the world’s oceans, deter Russia and China and support combat operations in the Persian Gulf and Central Asia. Both the Obama administration and the ... more »
Renewable UK’s Crooked Opinion Poll
By Paul Homewood h/t stewgreen Renewable UK have just teamed up with YouGov to produce a remarkably dishonest survey, (even by their usual lamentable standards) which is designed to show how popular wind farms supposedly are: https://twitter.com/RenewableUK/status/1018763194096144384 So, onshore wind is the “favourite” infrastructure? Well, it may be the favourite out of […]
Labour NEC defies Chief Rabbi to adopt new anti-Semitism code
'Relations between Labour and Britain's Jewish community reached a new low today after the party's governing body approved a new code of conduct on anti-Semitism – ignoring the Chief Rabbi's warning doing so would send "a message of contempt". The national executive committee ratified an earlier decision by a sub-group to adopt the code, which includes the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-Semitism but not all of its accompanying examples of contemporary anti-Semitism . Sources indicated the NEC simultaneously called for consultation with community lead... more »
Labour 'clearly' discriminating against Jews, says senior MP Chuka Umunna - The Jewish Chronicle
'Chuka Umunna said: "For what it is worth, my own view is that the Jewish community has clearly been subject to differential treatment by our party these last few years which is discriminatory. "' More here in the JC https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/LABOUR-ANTISEMITISM-JEWS-CHUKA-UMUNNA-1.467255 but obviously not on the Labour Party's propaganda arm, the BBC, for whom discriminating against Jews doesn't recall what happened in Nazi Germany or Communist USSR.
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From Jenna Orkin Sweden on Fire - Over 60 Forest Fires Europe's Blistering Heat Wave Ruining This Year's Harvest Federal Appeals Court to Decide How Much Public Can Know About 9/11 Putin hinted he wanted Trump to give him access to one man — and it reveals his greatest weakness Putin's soccer ball gift to Trump may be bugged, or worse — and the US may never know Ireland To Move All Its Oil Reserves Out Of The UK As Brexit Nears Haiti: Anti-IMF Unrest Or Anarchic Riots? Putin Claims U.S. Intelligence Agents Funneled $400 Million To Clinton Campaign Massive Iceberg Threatens Greenlan... more »
French Artist Murdered Outside Paraty in Rio de Janeiro State
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The normally quiet neighborhood of Barra Grande, just outside of historic Paraty, in Rio de Janeiro State, was the scene of a brutal murder as the body of expatriate French artist, Cédric Alexandre Vacherie, was discovered on Friday, July 13th. Vacherie had been shot in […]
Time to upgrade my Glocks
Glock pistols have been on the market since 1982, and have come to dominate the civilian and law enforcement handgun market in the USA. They've been through several models as improvements were made, and in response to new technologies and techniques. I standardized on third-generation Glocks in the late 1990's and early 2000's. The image below (and the subsequent two pictures) show the mid-size Glock 19 model. All images courtesy of Glock USA. They worked very well for me, and their simplicity (with far fewer parts than competing pistols - simple is good!) appealed to me. Wh... more »
Some Updates
*North Korean Update* Repatriation of Remains After two days of talks, North Korea agreed to return 50 to 55 sets of remains believed to be those of US soldiers missing from the 1950-53 Korean War -- possibly within two weeks, according to media reports. There was no immediate confirmation from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) but the reports. However, a US official in Seoul said the remains would be flown out of North Korea on 27 July in what would be the first repatriations since 2007. Secret Facilities On 16 July, North Korean media denounced US reports th... more »
Labour and Antisemitism per The Times
'Labour has strong historical links with the Jewish community. Under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn it has appeared perplexingly determined to sever them. Yesterday Labour's ruling national executive committee (NEC) demonstrated, yet again, that the party disdains the views of British Jews and is heedless of the urgency of combating antisemitism. Labour has already paid an electoral price for its record on antisemitism. Those costs should be much heavier still. The latest incident in this dismal litany is the NEC's formal adoption of a code of practice for dealing with antisemitism... more »
China boosts Belt and Road cooperation with Arab countries
18-Jul-2018 China seeks deeper synergy between its Belt Road initiative and Saudi's 2030 vision.
Données personnelles : l'UE et le Japon ont leur Privacy Shield bilatéral
18-Jul-2018 Sur le modèle du Privacy Shield signé avec les États-Unis, l'UE a entériné, avec le Japon, un accord bilatéral pour encadrer les transferts de données personnelles entre les deux blocs économiques.
SafeMinds Action Alert! Explain IACC Disaster to Dr. Ann Wagner After Her Refusal to Meet with Autism Orgs
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the most recent autism prevalence numbers this year, SafeMinds, TACA, and The Thinking Mom's Revolution sent a letter to the U.S. Autism Coordinator, Dr. Ann Wagner, Ph.D. In our letter, we...
MP John Woodcock quits Labour Party per the BBC who still hide the comments made by Margaret Hodge
This BBC report https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44871628 about John Woodcock's quitting the Labour Party includes some sections about antisemitism, which I will reproduce below, but please note the way the BBC introduce the story, following the lead-in sentence: 'John Woodcock has quit as a Labour MP and will now sit as an independent in the House of Commons. The Barrow and Furness MP, a long-time critic of Jeremy Corbyn, was suspended in April over claims he sent inappropriate messages to a former female member of staff. He has denied the claim, which is being investigated ... more »
Brave husky hailed a hero after rescuing seven newborn kittens
Earlier this month, she helped to rescue seven newborn kittens who had been left to die in a cardboard box in the woods. Whitney Braley says that she knew something was up when Banner suddenly became distressed and started to pull on her dress outside their home in Georgia, USA. ‘She had been acting really weird all morning,’ says Whitney. ‘I couldn’t understand what was wrong with her. She wasn’t listening to me when I told her to come, which isn’t like her as she is always very well behaved. ‘I knew something had to be wrong. She was getting really distressed.’ Whitney let B... more »
Be Fooled No More - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
*Rulers, Warriors, All* *Use the art of deception* *Be fooled no more* © 2018 M.N. Hopkins *Note: * *The inspiration for this came to me while traveling home from an errand. I was thinking of MSM news casting and the lies told to propagate a political agenda. I found of the book, The Art of War and insights on how this deception is used to get the advantage in politics, business, warfare, religion or pretty much all aspects of human community. I shortened it to rulers and warriors for space limitations of this haiku form of poetry. I in-sighted wrote and published it to... more »
Rio Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, July 18, 2018
We have the top three picks for this Wednesday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: JAZZ no Beco @ Bar do Nanam (Centro) – Every Wednesday is Jazz night next to Tiradentes square in central Rio. Featuring drummer Guga Pellicciotti with several guest musicians […]
BBC - Search results for Margaret Hodge will bear no fruit if you're looking for any report of the claim that Jeremy Corbyn was called “a fucking anti-semite” by the senior Jewish Labour MP Margaret Hodge
The BBC are still not reporting the words of veteran Jewish Labour MP Margaret Hodge who called Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn "a fucking anti-semite". Not a word about this on the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/search?q=Margaret+Hodge Imagine that a Muslim Conservative MP had called Theresa May "a fucking Islamophobe", how large and long would the BBC headlines be? But as it's a Jew not a Muslim making the claim (at the BBC Jews are pretty suspect unless they died in the holocaust) and about the Labour leader not the Conservative leader, the BBC are not in the slightest bit interested i... more »
Sir Cliff Richard wins case against BBC per BBC News
The BBC report https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44871799 that: 'Sir Cliff Richard has won his privacy case against the BBC over its coverage of a police raid on his home. High Court judge Mr Justice Mann has awarded him £210,000 damages. The singer claimed the BBC's reporting of the 2014 raid, which was part of an investigation into historical child sex allegations, was a "serious invasion" of privacy.' Remind me, who will pay this fine? Will it be the Director General? Will it be one of the ridiculously overpaid heads of news? Or will it come out of the money extorted from the BBC TV... more »
Exposure routes and health effects of microcystins
Massey IY, Yang F, Ding Z, Yang S, Guo J, Tezi C, Al-Osman M, Kamegni RB, Zeng W. Exposure Routes and Health Effects of Microcystins on Animals and Humans: A Mini-review. Toxicon. 2018 Jul 9. pii: S0041-0101(18)30306-4. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.07.010. Microcystins … Continue reading →
REAL.video: “The Deep State Strikes Back” … exposes “Spygate” like no other film
More serious than Watergate, Spygate involves the politicisation of U.S. federal law enforcement
Trump backtracks in first statement after wild Putin press conference, saying he has ‘great confidence’ in his intelligence team
Following fierce criticism after his meeting with President Putin, Trump does a 180-degree turn-around
JULY 17 IS THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MH17 ATTACK – TIME AND REASON TO DOUBT THE ALLEGATIONS
By Eric van de Beek and Max van der Werff, Amsterdam* Max, a year ago we looked back extensively on three years of MH17. Which are for you the most important events and developments over the past year? Without any doubt the liability of the Russian Federation claimed by the Netherlands and Australia and then […]
'Our relationship had never been worse... but that changed four hours ago'
It took thirty years but we now have both Russia and the USA on the same page as was ultimately the promise of the end of the Cold War. This was always inevitable, but had been deeply side tracked by the DEEP STATE to the complete and visible frustration of Russia. We now have two adults in the room and their opponents are all running for their lives as they should. The big problem remains EU leadership or more correctly the lack of an effective presidential system to provide electoral leadership. Yet for the first time since WWII the whole European enterprise is ready for... more »
Controversial Australian study finds no evidence that cannabis helps chronic pain
*[image: A new Australian study is casting doubt over the efficacy of cannabis as a tool to...]* It is hard to determine if they found any evidence when self reporting users actually high scaled the cannabis. The whole study is problematic and 1500 is not a great sample either. Throw away five somehow and fine detail ends. We now have a large body of reports that are generally uncovering a benefit for chronic pain. Even they are far from conclusive though. What most of this is saying is that the underlying problems require actual healing which CBDs do sometime confer. If heal... more »
The Ringmakers of Saturn
This is one more example of the pernicious effect state secrecy has on the development of knowledge. We are allowed to believe we know most of what is going on when that has never been true. Whatever the military knows, what we do know is that they started with Tesla in the twenties. That initial build has been rolling out ever since and has been actually limiting rediscovery of technology from the beginning. All our competitors have been allowed to think that they are perhaps twenty years behind or near enough. The truth is that the public and the rest of ... more »
Austrailian Indigenous historian Bruce Pascoe says we’ve got our story all wrong
[image: Bruce Pascoe says we need to look closer at our history. Picture: Andy Rogers] This is huge of course. We were all taught that Australia was completely out of contact until Europeans found the place. That was a difficult sell at best as ample shipping existed in the Indonesian Archipelago to go there continuously. I think that the real problem was that the northern parts where inhospitable Jungle like Papua New Guinea and it was a long, even treacherous sail to reach more hospitable temperate climes to the south. Add in new knowledge that the Chinese at lea... more »
A Banner Year For U.S. Weapons Sales Abroad
AH-64 Apache *Breaking Defense*: *U.S. Has Already Sold More Weapons This Year Than All 2017: $47B* *Trump's America First policies are paying off for U.S. weapons manufacturers. * FARNBOROUGH The United States has already blown past the amount of weaponry it sold to foreign governments all last year — with more than two months to go before the fiscal year ends. American defense companies, with the blessing of the Pentagon and State Department, have already sold $46.9 billion worth of weapons to foreign governments this year, leaving the $41 billion worth of deals in 2017 in the... more »
Trump and NATO bureaucracy
Trump is reportedly in covert discussions with his Russian counterpart with a view to withdrawing both Russian and NATO troops from their front-line positions
If you think the tech giants merely want to ban Infowars, think again
Here’s the list of what they’ll ban next
Mass Migration: “The Fatal Solvent of the EU”
The migration crisis could spell the end of the dream of the European Union. Giulio Meotti explains
Most Britons Think Police Have Lost Control of the Streets
Survey finds growing number of Britons think that police have lost control. Two-thirds say they haven't seen a policeman on their street in the past year
Israel preparing for large-scale offensive in Gaza – Reports
The state of Israel has given Hamas until Friday to stop its flaming kite attacks on Israeli territory. The report comes as Israel’s Parliament has stripped the prime minister of the right to declare war. Israeli leadership has reportedly instructed the country’s military forces to prepare to invade the Gaza Strip if the flaming kite attacks don’t cease by this […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army raises flag over highest point in Daraa (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) took control of the highest point in the Daraa Governorate over the weekend, following a 48 hour battle with the jihadist rebels. Led by their Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army captured the strategic hilltop of Tal Al-Harrah on Sunday, forcing the jihadist rebels of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Midnight Meme Of The Day
*by Noah* The baby has landed! Traitor Don the Diaper Don returns from his Fabulous European Vacation. That, of course, is very unfortunate for the future of America. Apparently, it could have been avoided. We missed a golden opportunity. A sign seen at the London protests read: Dear America, We have your president. If you do not send us $150,000,000 in unmarked bills by Friday 5 pm BST, we will allow him to return to you. If only we'd known in time. Raising $150,000,000 in the cause of saving our country and the world would have been a piece of cake. 50 million patriotic peopl... more »
China’s Soybean Tariffs Won’t Succeed With Their Political Purpose
Trump might even be savvy enough to use the opportunity to promote the narrative that he’s the only one who can protect the country from China, which could strengthen his party’s support in the swing states most affected by Beijing’s policies of luring companies away from America and then implementing retaliatory tariffs. The post China’s Soybean Tariffs Won’t Succeed With Their Political Purpose appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
A Look At The Flow Of Arms Transfers Leaving The U.S. From 1950 To 2017
America is the world's largest weapons exporter. I was curious to see what this looks like over time, so I mapped the flows of arms transfers leaving the U.S. from 1950 to 2017. The data comes from @SIPRIorg 's Arms Transfers Database. Full video here: https://t.co/5h1I6B2Xlp pic.twitter.com/WlSW73ZbLT — Will Geary (@wgeary) July 16, 2018 *WNU Editor:* This is an incredible map on the flow of arms out of the U.S..
Tweets For Today
Trump says no 'time limit' on North Korea denuclearisation https://t.co/saTweTebzd — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 18, 2018 The US expects North Korea to return the first group of possible service member remains on July 27, a US official says https://t.co/xTKCCyhyFY — Mike Walker (@New_Narrative) July 18, 2018 Vets will get a big tax refund, the Air Force has new dress regs, plus which service drinks the most? — all in 60 seconds or less. #MilitaryTimesMinute pic.twitter.com/d2yFjFplEy — Military Times (@MilitaryTimes) July 17, 2018 Exercise Malabar 2019 to be held in Japane... more »
University of Tsukuba, Japan | Institution outputs.
https://www.natureindex.com/institution-outputs/japan/university-of-tsukuba/513906bb34d6b65e6a0001aa?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=paidad&utm_campaign=JuneRH2&utm_content=Tsukuba#highlight
A Look Inside America’s Aging Nuclear Missile Submarines
The nuclear missile submarine USS Tennessee (SSBN-734) *Breaking Defense*:* Inside America’s Aging Nuclear Missile Submarines* *America's nuclear deterrent is aging, with a half-dozen replacement programs on the horizon. But the young men and women who serve, Gen. John Hyten said, are better than ever: “They love this country. They want to defend this country. They go to work every day. They’re amazing — they’re smarter than we were, by far. They get motivated differently so you have to lead them differently, but their passion is just the same.” * KING’S BAY, GEORGIA: Imagine drift... more »
Picture Of The Day
People start to walk away from the border fence between Israel and Syria at its Syrian side, as seen from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, July 17. Dozens of Syrians approached the Israeli frontier on the Golan Heights on Tuesday in an apparent attempt to seek help or sanctuary from a Russian-backed Syrian army offensive, before turning back after a warning from Israeli forces. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun *WNU Editor: *The above picture is form this photo-gallery .... *Israel warns Syrians away as Assad closes in* (Reuters).
Environmental Impacts Of River Bend Nuclear Power Station Near St. Francisville & Baton Rouge Louisiana – Comment Deadline July 23rd at 10:59 PM CDT
Comment Due Jul 23, 2018 11:59 PM ET (10:59 CDT) https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NRC-2017-0141 This is to comment on the environmental impacts of … Continue reading →
The Helsinki Humiliation: US Senator Markey on Trump-Putin Summit
“Senator Markey on Trump-Putin Summit: The Helsinki Humiliation Monday, July 16, 2018 Dubs President Trump’s refusal to stand behind … Continue reading →
Ireland To Move All Of Its Oil Out Of The U.K. 'For National Security Reasons'
*OilPrice.com: **Ireland To Move All Its Oil Reserves Out Of The UK* The Irish government is expected to agree this week on a plan to move all of the Republic’s oil reserves out of the UK as Ireland steps up its preparations for Brexit, Ireland’s Sunday Independent reported. Under the plan, seen as one of the most significant Brexit decisions for Ireland so far, Ireland will transfer the nearly 200,000 tons of oil out of British refineries and back into Ireland or other EU member states, as the UK is preparing to leave the European Union bloc. According to Sunday Independent, the o... more »
A Musical Interlude from 1968: Mason Williams, “Classical Gas”; Paul Mauriat, “Love is Blue”
Mason Williams, “Classical Gas” - https://www.youtube.com/watch? ○ Paul Mauriat, “Love is Blue” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjsNNcsUNzE
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka, are the bright bluish stars from east to west (lower right to upper left) along the diagonal in this cosmic vista. Otherwise known as the Belt of Orion, these three blue supergiant stars are hotter and much more massive than the Sun. *Click image for larger size.* They lie from 800 to 1,500 light-years away, born of Orion's well-studied interstellar clouds. In fact, clouds of gas and dust adrift in this region have some surprisingly familiar shapes, including the dark Horsehead Nebula and Flame Nebula near Alnitak at the lower right. The famous Orion N... more »
Is the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas Suing Mass Shooting Victims?
MGM Resorts International, the parent company of Mandalay Bay, argues they are not responsible for the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Festival massacre.
The Poet: Fernando Pessoa, "Follow Your Destiny"
*"Follow Your Destiny"* "Follow your destiny, Water your plants, Love your roses. The rest is shadow Of unknown trees. Reality is always More or less Than what we want. Only we are always Equal to ourselves. It’s good to live alone, And noble and great Always to live simply. Leave pain on the altar As an offering to the gods. See life from a distance. Never question it. There’s nothing it can Tell you. The answer Lies beyond the Gods. But quietly imitate Olympus in your heart. The gods are gods Because they don’t think About what they are." - Fernando Pessoa
"Anyway..."
“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway. In the final analysis it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.” - Mother Teresa
"Tako-Tsubo Syndrome: The Broken Heart Disease"
"Tako-Tsubo Syndrome: The Broken Heart Disease" by Prof. Filippo Crea "It seems an infarction, but it's not. It's called Tako-Tsubo syndrome, or stress-induced cardiomyopathy, and it's a rare disease which at first used to be confused with the far more common (and dangerous) cardiac infarction. Patients arrive to the emergency room with the characteristic heart attack symptoms: acute pain in the chest, an electrocardiogram with the typical changes and the release of those enzymes associated with the usual heart disease. Yet, as soon as a coronarography is performed, in order to disc... more »
"What Causes Chest Pain When Feelings Are Hurt?"
"What Causes Chest Pain When Feelings Are Hurt?" by Robert Emery and Jim Coan "When people have their feelings hurt, what is actually happening inside the body to cause the physical pain in the chest?" - Josh Ceddia, Melbourne, Australia "Robert Emery and Jim Coan, professors of psychology at the University of Virginia, reply: "Terms such as “heartache” and “gut wrenching” are more than mere metaphors: they describe the experience of both physical and emotional pain. When we feel heartache, for example, we are experiencing a blend of emotional stress and the stress-induced sensatio... more »
Election Selection: 2018 midterms
[image: DSC_0310] *This KMT candidate promises to change the district of Nantun in southern Taichung city.* Time for another pile of photos showing the finest marketing moves the two parties can offer. Go below the read more link to see more... if you want to see more of a photo, click on it to be taken to its page on Flickr. [image: DSC_0311] This candidate for Taichung's west district has drunk driving her election issue. [image: DSC_0317] A DPP candidate's sign in Dongshih. President Tsai is on the sign with him, a signal that she is not so unpopular that candidates don't want to... more »
How Does A Democrat Run In West Virginia? And How Does A Democrat Get Reelected?
*Ojeda and Manchin* WV-03-- the southern third of West Virginia-- had two populist landslides in 2016. First Bernie beat Hillary by over 20 points and, in many counties got more votes than Trump did on the same day in the GOP primary. Then, in the general, the 3rd was Trump's biggest district in the state. He beat Hillary by a shocking 72.5% to 23.3%. The PVI of West Virginia is R+19. The PVI of WV-03 is R+23. But this cycle a Democratic state senator, Richard Ojeda, is leading in all the polls. Huh? Yeah. He picked the presidential candidate voters there backed both times-- Bernie ... more »
"It Is Not Necessary..."
"It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory." - W. Edwards Deming
ABC: MGM sues Las Vegas shooting victims, argues it isn’t liable
In a bid (a disgusting one) to avoid liability for the mass shooting at the Mandalay Bay casino-resort in Las Vegas, MGM Resorts International has sued hundreds of the victims from the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. However, victims with active lawsuits against MGM won’t face the company’s legal claim. RELATED STORY: Couple dies in […] The post ABC: MGM sues Las Vegas shooting victims, argues it isn’t liable appeared first on Health Nut News.
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"A Minority Of One..."
"Being in a minority, even a minority of one, did not make you mad. There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.” - George Orwell, “1984”
Identity politics with David Brooks: The wolves are in the henhouse
National Geographic lightweight house via Daily Mail.David Brooks's hot take on the Trump-Putin summit ("The Murder-Suicide of the West", taking off from Jonah Goldberg's new title but adding the murder part for added drama, apparently) was that it was like when C.S. Lewis's mother died, not that he was there, it was in 1908, but he's read about it, and it's pretty sad, she had cancer and the kid was only ten, and they shipped him off to a boarding school with a psychotic headmaster afterwards, so that it may not sound exactly like the Trump-Putin summit to you, but the thing is Tr... more »
Israel Must Admit the Truth: Burning Kites Don’t Justify War
Using incendiary kites/balloons to attack Israel is Bullshit war propaganda. Is it even workable? If the Palestinians really are launching hundreds of rockets at Israel why would they attack Israel using unworkable flaming kites/balloons? Why not just use their rockets? It is all Zionist BULLSHIT war propaganda. – Israel Must Admit the Truth: Burning Kites […]
CNN Anchor: Putin Admitted to Election-Meddling (BULLSHIT)
RT America Published on Jul 17, 2018 CNN Newsroom anchor Poppy Harlow made the claim during a live interview on Tuesday. Harlow played the clip of the Russian president responding to a question during the joint press conference with president Trump and according with Harlow, Russian president admitted to election-meddling which is incorrect. For more on […]
Trump-Putin Fallout: Bipartisan Hysteria Against Peace
RonPaulLibertyReport Streamed live 10 hours ago Following yesterday’s Trump-Putin summit and press conference, the mainstream media and most politicians have come completely unhinged. Some openly call for a coup against Trump. Most endlessly repeat the absurd claim that it is “treasonous” to meet with a foreign leader they don’t like. How far will the hysteria go? […]
COLLAPSE SCENARIO’S: Selling Your Gold, New Money, Valuations, Beneficiaries, Etc. Q&A with Lynette
ITM Trading Streamed live 5 hours ago Links and Slides: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/colla… Question 1. Jay: When silver was approaching $18 spot price in the spring I attempted to unload some ounces at a local shop, but they had such a large volume of silver they weren’t offering spot rate buyback pricing, but instead giving me a rate […]
‘Collective Punishment’: Israel Blocks Fuel Shipment to Gaza
Al Jazeera English Published on Jul 17, 2018 Israel has further tightened its blockade on the Gaza Strip, preventing gas and fuel deliveries through its only commercial crossing with the Palestinian besieged enclave a week after Israeli authorities announced the closure of the crossing. The Kerem Shalom crossing, known to Palestinians as Karem Abu Salem, was […]
No Comment: Feds Silent on Missing Nuclear Materials
RT America Published on Jul 17, 2018 The federal government is failing to comment on missing nuclear materials gone missing in March of 2017. New reports now claim this is only part of the largely ignored and ongoing problem of lost nuclear bomb ingredients over the years. RT America’s Sara Montes De Oca reports. end
‘Trump Was Crucified by News Media’ – Analyst
RT America Published on Jul 17, 2018 In the last 24 hours, President Donald Trump has been heavily criticized from allies and foe alike about his failure to publicly condemn alleged Russian election meddling during at the Helsinki summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Back in US the president Trump has said he accepts the US […]
Trump-Gulf-Israel ‘Peace’ Plan Seeks Palestinian Surrender
Trump-Gulf-Israel ‘Peace’ Plan Seeks Palestinian Surrender by http://imemc.org/ Through violence, coercion, and bribery, Israel, the U.S., U.A.E., and Saudi Arabia want Palestinians to give up their rights under international law, and accept limited sovereignty in a weak, divided territory. But, growing non-violent resistance in the Occupied Territories and solidarity efforts around the world — such as […]
‘US Media Endorsing Idea that Russia is Enemy’ – Ron Paul
RT Published on Jul 17, 2018 Politicians joined the media in denouncing Trump, after the U.S. leader vouched for Putin when the topic of election meddling came up during their press conference. end
With Iran Deal on Life Support, White House Looks to Finish the Job
Emphasis mine: With Iran Deal on Life Support, White House Looks to Finish the Job by Jon Rainwater, https://www.commondreams.org/ If sanctions and coercive diplomacy by the U.S. escalate into regime change, it wouldn’t be the first time. Ask the Iraqis. – Three years after the signing of the Iran nuclear agreement, an array of TV monitors in […]
As Army Drills for Gaza War, Liberman Says Israel Will Defeat Any Enemy
Using flaming kites/balloons to attack Israel is Bullshit war propaganda. Is it even workable? If the Palestinians really are launching hundreds of rockets at Israel why would they attack Israel using unworkable flaming kites/balloons? Why not just use their rockets? It is all Zionist BULLSHIT war propaganda. – As Army Drills for Gaza War, Liberman […]
Israeli Aggression Wants to Undermine the Will of Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli Aggression Wants to Undermine the Will of Palestinians in Gaza by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ The head of the Popular International Committee to Support Gaza has said that the intensive Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip is intended to undermine the will of the Palestinians living in the enclave and crush their spirit. In a press statement, Dr […]
Three Years Later: Europe’s Last Push on the Iran Nuclear Deal
The European Council on Foreign Relations (www.ecfr.eu) is a snake (Illuminati) organization, sister to the Council on Foreign Relations (American CFR). Both are directed by /subservient to Chatham House (Royal Institute of International Affairs UK). Article is from ECFR (ie. insider viewpoint): – Three Years Later: Europe’s Last Push on the Iran Nuclear Deal by Ellie […]
Trump-Putin Summit Success: Neocons Furious!
RonPaulLibertyReport Streamed live on Jul 16, 2018 The just-completed summit between presidents Trump and Putin has surprised – and infuriated – President Trump’s supporters and detractors at home. Is this the beginning of an improvement in relations…or will the neocons have the last word? end
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