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Public hearings on CPTPP to run nationwide from August
25-Jul-2018 Public hearings will be held in all regions throughout Thailand to gather feedback from all stakeholders on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Oral Statement: Indonesia for Global Justice (IGJ) for the 23rd round RCEP negotiation, Bangkok, Thailand, July 23rd, 2018
25-Jul-2018 Redlines for investment provision in RCEP negotiation
Africa free trade not for Nigeria now
25-Jul-2018 Because Nigeria does not quite have the infrastructure and capacity to efficiently manufacture most of its consumer needs, AfCFTA may stunt Nigeria's quest to migrate from perpetually exporting primary goods and importing manufactured products, for which labour suffers the most assault.
Small–scale farmers of Africa and Denmark reject free trade agreements
25-Jul-2018 Free trade agreements on farm products benefits primarily transnational corporations and furthers the industrialisation of agriculture. All at the expense of local food production.
La Comisión Europea declara inválidos los arbitrajes intraeuropeos a España por el recorte a las renovables
25-Jul-2018 Bruselas apoya la decisión del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea que invalida los laudos de los arbitrajes internacionales, sentencias que han condenado al Estado español a pagar cuatro indemnizaciones de las 41 denuncias que tiene hasta el momento.
CETA : quand l'Europe et le Canada dialoguent sur les OGM
25-Jul-2018 En avril 2018, s'est tenu le premier « Dialogue sur les questions d'accès au marché des biotechnologies » depuis l'entrée en vigueur provisoire de l'accord de libre échange entre le Canada et l'Union européenne.
Colombia - Gas Natural Fenosa aumenta en USD626 millones la demanda por Electricaribe
25-Jul-2018 Las exigencias de la compañía española suman USD1.626 millones. Gobernadores de Atlántico y Bolívar, así como congresistas expresaron su molestia por la demanda.
"Wild And Unprecedented Price Fluctuations Are Causing Financial Chaos For U.S. Businesses"
*"Wild And Unprecedented Price Fluctuations Are * *Causing Financial Chaos For U.S. Businesses"* by Michael Snyder "In every war there is a high price to pay, and this trade war will not be any different. The normal flow of goods and services around the globe is being severely disrupted, and even though this trade war has barely just begun, it is already having an enormous impact on the U.S. economy. Even if we ultimately win this trade war and the Trump administration is able to achieve all of the goals that it is targeting, there will still be a great cost in the short-term. We ar... more »
Thomas DuBose and the Switched Roswell Debris
Let’s chase a footnote or two, something we haven’t done for a while. I was reading a paper that was discussing the debris displayed on the floor in Brigadier General Roger Ramey’s office. Photographs of the debris were found decades ago and some of the Brigadier General Roger Ramey and Thomas DuBose (seated) looking at the material on the floor in Ramey's office.negatives are housed in the Special Collections in the library at the University of Texas at Arlington. It is clear in the uncropped photographs that the material on the floor of Ramey’s office is a weather balloon and the t... more »
Murray: Novichok, Rowley and the ‘Silence of the (Media) Whores’
*21WIRE + Craig Murray* | Incredibly, the government-media complex are doubling-down on an increasingly ludicrous conspiracy theory.
Not Coming for Your Guns? Since Parkland Shooting, 26 States Have Passed 55 Gun Control Laws
By Matt Agorist As politicians and anti-gun rights activists continuously chant, “we don’t want to take your guns,” behind the scenes — in only the... more »
The plain-jane vegetable that’s tough on colon tumors
Turnips are antioxidant-rich and nutrient-dense. Besides being an excellent source of vitamin C and fiber, turnips also contain a type of phytonutrient known as indoles, which may help you fight cancer — particularly colon cancer. For these and many other reasons, you may enjoy growing turnips. Below, I share everything you need to know to […] The post The plain-jane vegetable that’s tough on colon tumors appeared first on Health Nut News.
This water tastes and smells just like wine
Have you all seen this? Wine-flavored water? That’s right, Israeli company O.Vine has taken all the bits that normally go to waste when making wine and done something useful with it! O.Vine is said to looks and smell like wine but with zero alcohol. And from what we’ve heard, people are loving it! Check out the video […] The post This water tastes and smells just like wine appeared first on Health Nut News.
Stop feeding cancer cells! This is the diet mistake you probably make that can cause cancer
In 1931, Dr. Otto Warburg won the Nobel Prize Physiology or Medicine for his discovery that cancer cells have a fundamentally different energy metabolism compared to healthy cells. Most experts consider him to be the greatest biochemist of the 20th century. His lab staff also included Hans Krebs, Ph. D., after whom the Krebs cycle was […] The post Stop feeding cancer cells! This is the diet mistake you probably make that can cause cancer appeared first on Health Nut News.
Welcome to America: Family fined, threatened with jail for building a sand castle
(Note from the Editor: This story was from last summer but we somehow missed it. What have we come to?) Panama City Beach, FL — In the ostensible land of the Free, cops claim the legal authority to extort money from you, or even kidnap you for a slew of activities which have no victim. […] The post Welcome to America: Family fined, threatened with jail for building a sand castle appeared first on Health Nut News.
Government study confirms brain-harming effects, will it finally be banned?
Since 1945, it’s been claimed that adding fluoride to drinking water is a safe and effective way to improve the public’s dental health. Since then, many have bought into this fallacy hook, line and sinker, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. One of the reasons why it’s so important to eliminate water fluoridation is because this […] The post Government study confirms brain-harming effects, will it finally be banned? appeared first on Health Nut News.
You’ve been told it’s safe, but it damages your cells and breaks DNA bonds
Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) have been shown to cause biological damage and even cancer, but exactly how does this happen? In this interview, Paul Héroux, Ph.D., a researcher and professor of toxicology and health effects of electromagnetism at the faculty of medicine at McGill University in Montreal, helps answer that question. Originally trained as a physicist, […] The post You’ve been told it’s safe, but it damages your cells and breaks DNA bonds appeared first on Health Nut News.
Meet two data sleuths who paid a steep price for raising concerns about a problematic paper
Researchers Malte Elson and Patrick Markey probably didn’t know what they were getting into when they first raised questions about a problematic study of the possible effects of violent video games. Like many other data sleuths out there, they simply wanted to ensure the scientific record wasn’t muddied by problematic data — particularly in such … Continue reading Meet two data sleuths who paid a steep price for raising concerns about a problematic paper
Remembering Robert Gilpin and His Intellectual Legacy
This is a guest post from Peter Henne, Assistant Professor at the University of Vermont. Robert Gilpin passed away recently. Most of us knew him as the author of War and Change in World Politics. Others knew him primarily from his work on international political economy. But I had another connection with him; Gilpin was a Vermonter, […]
Explaining the Academic Job Market To Friends and Family
This topic came up on twitter–how do we get our friends and relatives to understand the academic job market? My first take: don’t bother. It can get really confusing really fast. I consider my family well-educated, yet deep into my career, my mother thought that my appearances on TV and radio would help me get […]
Russia Testing New Tank That Lands From the Sky
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* But nothing comes for free in tank design. The price of light weight and heavy firepower is a thin skin. Russia will begin testing a new airborne tank destroyer this fall, according to Russia media. Though Russia designates the Sprut SDM1 as an anti-tank vehicle, it more resembles a light tank. But whatever it is, the Sprut is part of a unique line of vehicles that has made Russia the only modern power that routinely uses armor parachuted from planes, notably the BMD-4 air-droppable infantry fighting vehicle (though China does field the WZ506 ai... more »
The Secret Sauce to Innovate in the Military: Make Doubt and Failure Fun
*James Holmes* *Security, * Bottom line, let’s rediscover the wisdom of masters such as these—and make dreaming up offbeat ideas fun and rewarding again. Strategy is about forming good habits, and so is innovation. If we want our services to innovate as a matter of course, we need to foster an institutional culture that makes doubt and failure fun. Innovation lies downstream of organizational culture. Shape how people view the strategic environment and our profession, as culture does, and you shape debates about strategy, operations, and force design. If we want our navy and fel... more »
Don’t Be Fooled by North Korea’s Dismantling of Rocket Test Site
*Bruce Klingner* *Security, * The diplomatic path with Pyongyang remains open, but it will be far longer and bumpier than has been depicted by the Trump administration. Satellite imagery indicates North Korea has begun to dismantle its Sohae rocket-engine test facility and space-vehicle launch stand. The dismantlement is a welcome, though limited, development, because Pyongyang indicated the site was no longer necessary after having successfully completed its missile and nuclear programs. In April, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared that “we no longer need any nuclear test... more »
Bombs Away: Air Force to Fire Off New Prototype ICBMs In Early 2020s
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The new ICBMs will be deployed roughly within the same geographical expanse in which the current weapons are stationed. *Senior nuclear weapons developers have told Warrior that upgraded guidance packages, durability and new targeting technology are all among areas of current developmental emphasis for the GBSD.* The Air Force plans to fire off new prototype ICBMs in the early 2020s as part of a long-range plan to engineer and deploy next-generation nuclear armed intercontinental ballistic missiles by the late 2020s – by building weapons with improved ... more »
Did the #WalkAway Campaign Use Stock Photographs for People It Claimed Left the Democratic Party?
The founder of a viral political campaign claims memes featuring stock photo models instead of real people were not produced by the WalkAway Campaign.
Parkland Shooting Students to Appear Before US Open
Other performers include Echosmith and In Real Life.
Live Nation Cancels Demi Lovato’s Atlantic City Beach Show
Lovato's representative said she was awake and recovering with her family after she was reportedly hospitalized for an overdose.
Appeals Court: 2nd Amendment Protects Open Carry of Guns
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Second Amendment protects the right to openly carry a gun in public for self-defense.
Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Vandalized
A vandal has destroyed President Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Guest Post: Eleni Petrakou, A Model Of The Solar Cycle
*[Eleni Petrakou, Ph.D., is a physicist and an independent researcher, besides being a longtime follower of this blog. After a past collaboration with the CMS experiment, she has recently become intrigued with the dynamics of the Sun, and she developed a model to try and predict the solar cycle, a 11-year variation of the activity of sunspots and solar flares whose origin is still debated. I asked her to describe the matter for this blog, and the text below is the result - TD]* *DESCRIBING THE SOLAR CYCLE* read more
Rouhani says no response needed to ‘hollow threats’ from US
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani slammed what he described as the “hollow threats by some US officials” during a cabinet meeting in Tehran on Wednesday. “A lot is being said. Words that are unfounded, are unsupported. Hollow threats by some US officials. There is no need for us to reply to every […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Israel says rocket fired from Syria hits occupied Golan Heights
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) – One day after the Israeli air defense downed a Syrian aircraft over the occupied Golan Heights, Israel reported that a rocket from Syria landed inside their territory. According to the spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), a rocket from Syria struck the occupied Golan Heights, triggering their rocket alarm […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Graphic Content: Captured ISIS jihadists hanged to death in Swaida
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:55 P.M.) – In retaliation for more than 160 civilians killed today in a bloody massacre, the anguished people of Swaida hanged to death three ISIS jihadists who were captured alive. Three corpses can now be seen hanging from a metal arch near the city’s National Hospital where one of them was preparing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS releases first video of Syrian aircraft shot down by Israel
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) has released a video showing the aftermath of the Syrian aircraft that crashed in the Yarmouk Basin region yesterday. In the video, the debris from the downed Syrian aircraft can be seen spread across an undisclosed location inside the Yarmouk Basin region. The Syrian Su-22 was […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
VIDEO: Moment ISIS bomber captured alive in Swaida
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:00 P.M.) – Several ISIS suicide bombers have infiltrated the southern city of Swaida this morning, sparking a series of deadly explosions across the majority-Druze city. The suicide attacks were carried out while hundreds of the group’s jihadists broke through several towns and villages of the eastern countryside of the province, massacring nearly […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syria’s sovereignty over Golan Heights not up for debate: UN delegate
Munzer Munzer, acting charge d’affairs of Syria’s permanent delegation to the UN, has told the international body that Syrian sovereignty over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights territories is not negotiable, can’t be relinquished, and isn’t subject to any limitations, SANA reported. Speaking at a UN Security Council session devoted to the situation in the Middle East on Tuesday following Israel’s downing of a Syrian warplane over the contested Golan Heights, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: ISIS claims responsibility for terrorist attack in Sweida
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) terror organization has claimed responsibility for the latest terrorist attack in Sweida city that killed more than 75 civilians today. According to the terrorist group’s statement, their attack killed and wounded more than 100 members of the “Nusayri Army” (derogatory term for Alawites). However, despite their […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
West Daraa Map Update: Syrian Army rolls into ISIS pocket amid jihadi collapse
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:20 P.M) – Less than 24 hours from losing a Syrian fighter jet in the Occupied Golan Heights, the Syrian Army has expelled the Islamic State from several towns in the far western countryside of Daraa. Spearheaded by the SAA’s elite Tiger Forces, the government troops have successfully recaptured Ayn Zakar and Abu […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Kidnappings, killings on the rise in Iraq despite declared victory over ISIS
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – Iraqi government security advisor Hisham al-Hashimi said kidnappings and killings by the Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL) militants in Iraq have increased, despite the Western coalition declaring victory over the group in the country last year. He was talking in an interview for RT in Baghdad on Wednesday. “In June these […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS releases first photos of Syrian aircraft shot down by Israel
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) released photos on Wednesday of the Syrian aircraft that was shot down by the Israeli air defense near the border of the occupied Golan Heights. As shown in the photos below, the debris from the Syrian Su-22 that was struck by the Israeli Patriot missiles had […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Swaida Map Update: Syrian Army completely reverses ISIS gains, recaptures all lost territories
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:10 P.M.) – The offensive launched earlier this morning on the eastern countryside of Swaida has been fully contained and eventually reversed after proving costly for all sides. Backed by local fighters, the Syrian Army managed to restore all towns and villages lost to ISIS earlier today, killing at least 50 militants. Rami, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard vows ‘easy response’ to US oil threats
Over the past time Tehran and Washington has been engaged in the war of words, warning each other against taking aggressive actions, in particular, pertaining to the oil trade blockade. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Chief Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari stated that the US oil threats against Iran “can be easily answered.” “If the current capabilities of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Hasakah Map Update: ISIS reign shrinks as Kurdish forces grab more territories
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:30 P.M.) – A US-backed rebel group keeps on gaining ground against the Islamic State in eastern Syria in bid to cleanse the entire border area with Iraq. Fierce battles erupted lately whereby the Kurdish militia managed to capture several towns and villages including Al-Ismail, Al-Aqra, Bir Mazal, Bir Dahamad, Al-Jarjari, Al-Halluni, Al-Bujari, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Bruce Poliquin Protects Trump-- Not The Residents Of Maine's 2nd District
I've been holding this little clip for the appropriate moment. Trumpanzee's insane tweet yesterday is certainly the appropriate moment, wouldn't you say? Is he a standup comedian? Did Melania grab his cell and decide to make a fool of him? We'll never know. But he does seem to be setting the scene and making excuses in advance for Kremlin interference, once again, on behalf of the supine Republican Party. Who will believe him? The same linear thinkers who take all his silliness at face value. *This is actual disinformation from the fake president* ME-02 is just the kind of distr... more »
Poetic justice
When stuff comes back to bite you on t’bum Sarah Champion c. 2014. *Terror police boost security for MP Sarah Champion over criticism of Asian sex gangs *(£) Everyone’s entitled to change their mind, but really, I had to smile at this prescient comment on HP: “Karma’s a bitch.” This may only be tangentially related to the BBC, (until one remembers the way it “champions” all things Muslim) but the BBC hasn’t so far mentioned the fact that ‘terror police” have boosted security for Rotherham MP Champion, which one might consider newsworthy. The Times seemed to think it was. T... more »
Silencing Protests In Iraq
(Reuters) Prime Minister Haidar Abadi finds himself in a precarious situation. Starting July 5 protests started in Basra and then spread throughout the entire south and then Baghdad. Right now he is heading a caretaker government until the election results are certified and a new administration takes over. That means he has little authority to meet the demands of the demonstrations, especially because many of them require structural changes that would be a challenge to any premier. While he has pledged to meet as many of the protesters’ wants as possible, he has also attacked th... more »
Carter Page FISA warrant reveals massive Deep State attack on Donald Trump (Video)
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 63. The post Carter Page FISA warrant reveals massive Deep State attack on Donald Trump (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
This Day In Iraqi History - Jul 25
1961 Gen Qasim claimed Kuwait as part of Iraq for 2nd time 1985 Congress agreed to State Dept request to remove Iraq from list of states supporting terrorism 1990 OPEC agreed to raise oil prices and follow quotas allaying Iraq complaints Kuwait and UAE overproducing and lowering prices 1990 Saddam met US Amb to Iraq Glaspie saying he wanted meeting to be message to Pres. Bush Saddam said that US and Iraq didn’t have close understanding of each other that could lead to problems and misunderstandings Claimed US was plotting against him Said UAE and Kuwait forcin... more »
Brazil Seeks Answers to Student’s Death in Nicaragua
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s government has called back Brazilian ambassador to Nicaragua, Luís Cláudio Villafañe Gomes Santos, one day after Brazilian university student was killed in the Central American country’s capital, Managua. Nicaragua’s ambassador in Brasilia was also called into the Itamaraty (Brazil’s Foreign Ministry) to explain […]
Rio Security Program Leblon Presente Set to Arrive in August
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Residents of Leblon will feel a new security presence in August, as the Leblon Presente (Leblon Today) program is expected to be launched as a result of a partnership between an area commercial association and the state government. The plan is to have 124 Leblon […]
Carpenter and the End of Bulk Surveillance of Americans
Writing for the majority in *Carpenter v. United States**, *Chief Justice John Roberts called the court’s momentous Fourth Amendment decision “a narrow one.” The specific holding—that a warrant is required for law enforcement to access historical cell site location information (CSLI)—may indeed be narrow, and the decision rightfully cautions that “the Court must tread carefully” when considering new technologies. Yet, despite its limited scope, the opinion provides a framework for recognizing that the digital trails Americans create through their daily lives are protected by the F... more »
Today’s smoothie
About 10 white grapes (seedless) 6 large strawberries 1 medium banana 8 oz. carrot juice few handfuls baby spinach, washed, not stemmed White grapes are used as a natural sweetener, so this one was a little sweeter than usual. And things were a little messier since I didn’t have the appliance screwed together tightly and some carrot juice leaked out. Always check!
Clinton Democrats Embrace Losing Strategy To Combat ‘Sanders-Style Socialism’ In Midterms
At Third Way conference, Clinton Democrats and new recruits embrace a losing strategy to counter "Bernie Sanders-style socialism." The post Clinton Democrats Embrace Losing Strategy To Combat ‘Sanders-Style Socialism’ In Midterms appeared first on Shadowproof.
ANTHROPOLOGY NOW: Ten thousand talkers whose tongues are all broken!
*WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018Interlude—What Bob Dylan heard:* "I saw ten thousand talkers whose tongues were all broken." Bob Dylan reported the sighting—in 1962! Visitations from the future may have been involved. We offer that speculation for an obvious reason. At that time, it was much, much harder to see so many broken-tongued talkers. Today, such talkers are all around; they're all over cable news and talk. Their cousins are widely found at print publications, where they can be found composing headline sets like this: *Can Richard Carranza Integrate the Most Segregated School S... more »
Giant liquid water lake found under Martian ice
A 12-mile wide lake of liquid water has been found beneath Mars southern ice cap.
Israel Illegally Enshrines Apartheid in Its “Basic Law”
On July 19, 2018, the Israeli Knesset enacted a law that illegally enshrines a system of apartheid. The legislation, which has the force of a constitutional amendment, strips away any pretense that Israel is a democracy. Moreover, it violates customary and treaty-based international law. The “Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People” says,... Read more »
Army Colonel Warns False Flag ‘Gulf of Tonkin Incident’ May Be Used to Get US Into War with Iran
[image: tonkin] A US Army Colonel has come out warning that neocons could use a false flag "Gulf of Tonkin" incident to drag America into war with Iran. The post Army Colonel Warns False Flag ‘Gulf of Tonkin Incident’ May Be Used to Get US Into War with Iran appeared first on The Free Thought Project .
Taxpayers to Be Held Liable After Cops Mistake Vitamins for Opioids and Jail Innocent Mom for Months
[image: vitamins] An innocent mom who was kidnapped and caged for 5 months after cops mistook vitamins for drugs is suing police to make sure no one else suffer the same fate. The post Taxpayers to Be Held Liable After Cops Mistake Vitamins for Opioids and Jail Innocent Mom for Months appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Danforth Shooting & Gun Control/Police State Push in Canada: Updated!
*I’m not a gun grabber. If that bothers you stop reading now.* *Canada already has very stringent gun laws. They’ve been in force for many years.* *Until recently Canada has NOT had a “gun problem”. But suddenly it does. Or so we're told?* *The media has been spinning on gun deaths for a while now. This skews perceptions. * *Would you be surprised to know that Canada was working on tighter gun laws before this shooting took place?* *Tighter Gun Laws Considered before Toronto Shooting* * Ralph Goodale*: That being said, he noted that “*a number of groups and organizations made pres... more »
Kings
In the first half of the movie It’s a Wonderful Life, a pair of talking galaxies share snippets from a man’s life with a developmentally disabled angel from the nineteenth century. Early on, an ornate carriage is seen carrying a plutocrat who will later go […]
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From Jenna Orkin CNN Obtains Secret Trump-Cohen Tape Emergency Declared in Florida Over Toxic Algae Bloom Almost 1 Million Tons of Sewage Dumped into Lake Erie In Acidic Oceans, Fish Lose Ability to Find Food More Shocking Details Emerge Of White Helmets Evacuation From Syria $52,000/Second: Ron Paul Warns Washington's Spending Its Way To A Fiscal Crisis Trump To Revoke California's Power To Fight Smog How Healthcare Makes Disability a TrapVenezuela Surpasses Weimar As Hyperinflation Expected To Hit 1,000,000% By Year End Sacha Baron Cohen Gets Georgia Lawmaker to Threaten to Make IS... more »
That's how they roll in Siberia . . .
Police were not amused. Police in Siberia have fined a local blogger for cruising the streets of Tyumen inside a bathtub, stirring a social media storm in his support. Online images published this weekend showed the shirtless man washing himself inside a tub fitted with wheels and towed by a van through the city’s streets. A video montage depicted the bather, blogger Eduard Filippov, ordering food at a drive-thru from inside the tub, greeting nearby pedestrians and shooting at cars with a squirt gun. “Do whatever you want, they’re still going to judge you for the rest of your... more »
N. Atlantic Finally Cooling?
For the last few years, observers have been speculating about when the North Atlantic will start the next phase shift from warm to cold. An example is this report in May 2015 The Atlantic is entering a cool phase that will change the world’s weather by Gerald McCarthy and Evan Haigh of the RAPID Atlantic […]
Understanding The Difference Between Treason And Good Journalism
Treason is when you publish private conversations of Democrats. Pulitzer Prize winning journalism is when you publish private conversations of Republicans.
They Knew Too Much
This is exactly why the West decided to pull the White Helmets out of Syria. If they were taken prisoner, that would be a serious problem for Washington and its allies, since the members of that organization might have a lot to say once they were in front of the cameras. The post They Knew Too Much appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Ninth Circuit: Second Amendment Protects Open Carry for Self-defense
[image: ninth-circuit-second-amendment-protects-open-carry-for-self-defense] On Tuesday, the liberal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Second Amendment protects open carry in public for self-defense, reversing a decision handed down by a U.S. District Court in Hawaii.
Epicurus’s Concept of Happy Gods
The gods of Epicurus are a blissful and immortal beings who have no worldly concerns at all—they do no exert themselves for humanity’s benefit. Here’s an excerpt from D. S. Hutchinson’s Introduction to *The Epicurus Reader: Selected Writings and Testimonia*, Edited by Brad Inwood and Lloyd P. Gerson: “Don’t fear god.” The gods are happy and immortal, as the very concept of ‘god’ indicates. But in Epicurus’ view, most people were in a state of confusion about the gods, believing them to be intensely concerned about what human beings were up to and exerting tremendous effort to favo... more »
Nuclear Showdown: Could Russia and China Go to War?
*Eugene K. Chow* *Security, * [image: A fleet of ships sail out at sea as China and Russia's naval joint drill concludes in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China, September 19, 2016.] Are two of the world’s most advanced militaries preparing for war with one another? *Rather than a sign of aggression, the fact that the two nations can modernize their militaries and upgrade missiles in what was once a highly contentious area underscores how close they have become since the end of the Cold War. This newfound trust spells trouble for the United States and its partners in the region ... more »
Israel's Divisions are more Clear Under Netanyahu's New Homeland Law
*Mohammed Ayoob* *Security, Middle East* [image: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the Cyber Week conference at Tel Aviv University, Israel, June 20, 2018. REUTERS/Ammar Awad] The declaration of Israel as the homeland of the Jews automatically ostracizes Israeli Arabs. The Israeli daily Haaretz recently portrayed Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu this way: “Call it irony or call it inevitability, this man who has spent every waking minute of the last decade warning Israelis about the dangers of the Iran of the ayatollahs and the Revolutionary Guard,... more »
Navy SEAL Teams Will Be Even Deadlier Due to This New Technology
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, * [image: A Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team member fires an M60 lightweight machine gun from the shoulder during a field training exercise. Camera Operator: PH1 CHUCK MUSSI Date Shot: 1 Sep 1987] Thanks to new technology, the Navy’s most elite warfighters could slap together a submersible hull in just a few weeks. *According to the Navy, fleet-ready prototypes of the OTMD could hit the water as soon as 2019 — which, depending on who you ask, probably isn’t soon enough.* It usually takes the Navy around five months to build even the smallest ... more »
Is This the Most Deadly Gun on Planet Earth?
*Robert Beckhusen* *, * Introducing the Gilboa DBR Snake. *The Snake doesn’t use duplex ammunition, but it faces a same basic questions of efficiency, weight and waste. Ammunition adds weight, yet two bullets traveling side-by-side are still traveling toward the same target. The enemy will likely not know the difference from a standard, single-barrel AR as the rounds snap around them.* The Israeli company Silver Shadow recently attracted attention for its double-barreled AR-type rifle, the Gilboa DBR Snake. For the most part, it’s an AR, uses AR parts and fires the 5.56-millimet... more »
The F-35 Is Too Good To Fail
*Dan Goure* *Security, * [image: An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli air force pilots at the Hatzerim air base in southern Israel December 29, 2016.] There are reports circulating that the U.S. Air Force is considering major cuts to its planned procurement of 1,760 F-35As. This would be a colossal blunder. The West is in danger of losing the fight to operate effectively in contested airspace. Russia and China have developed and continue to improve their Integrated Air Defense Systems (IADS) that can enga... more »
Saving NATO
A recent series of statements by President Donald Trump has resurrected concerns about the United States’ long-standing commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Ahead of the recent NATO summit, Trump wrote to several member states expressing “growing frustration” with their defense spending and warning that the U.S. commitment “is no longer sustainable.” He doubled down at the summit itself by threatening that, absent changes, the United States “would have to look to go its own way.” And while he closed the summit by signing a joint communique reaffirming the importan... more »
Brett Kavanaugh: A Judicial Lamb on National Security
In considering Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, there are many important unknowns, including how he would treat court precedents regarding such hot topics as same-sex marriage and abortion. In regard to national security and foreign affairs, however, there is little such ambiguity. Kavanaugh has a long, established track record on such matters—generally viewing them as issues for Congress and the executive, not the judiciary, to decide. A recurring theme across numerous Kavanaugh opinions is that a court cannot freelance on such matters. Rather, a court’s proper r... more »
Sound Recommendations on Digital Evidence and Law Enforcement
Professor Jennifer Daskal and Will Carter of the Center for Strategic and International Studies have written a terrific report, “Low-Hanging Fruit: Evidence-Based Solutions to the Digital Evidence Challenge.” The report is based on survey data from law enforcement agencies across the country and reflects input from technology companies and others (my consulting firm, Culper Partners, provides counsel to technology companies, so readers should factor that into their assessments). The CSIS report begins on a solid foundation, recognizing that digital network technology has created b... more »
"As Goes Africa, So Goes Humanity"
[image: An artist's rendition of what Africa could look like at night in the near future.] It has been only a week and a day since the historic July 16 Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki, but already the world has changed dramatically. "There are those who are aware of these positive changes" and are working to bring them to fruition, Helga Zepp- LaRouche stated today, "and then there are those who are wearing geopolitical spectacles and who refuse to see the changes. They are still defending a status quo which no longer exists. They just don't get it!" The combination of the Belt and ... more »
Trump reforms promote endangered species’ recovery
Reforming the 45-year-old Endangered Species Act statute seeks to better serve both the species it is supposed to recover and landowners caught up in the law’s cumbersome regulations.
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading... - Thomas Torslov, Ludvig Wier and Gabriel Zucman examine the shifting of corporate profits to tax havens - and the false promise that corporate tax cuts will serve any purpose other than to undermine the collection of needed revenue by countries with real economies. And Liz Alderman notes that Portugal's rejection of austerity has led to better economic and social results than the alternative of cuts and suffering. - Tom Saler writes about new archaeological research tracing inequality dating back thousands of years - and finding ... more »
New Journal of Emerging Technologies Announced
IEET Fellows Stefan Lorenz Sorgner and Aubrey de Grey were invited to being members of the Editorial Board of the new journal “Delphi - Interdisciplinary Review of Emerging Technologies” together with Zoltan Istvan and other distinguished scholars and thinkers, The Managing Editor is philosophy professor Ciano Aydin from the University of Twente: http://www.lexxion.de/en/zeitschriften/fachzeitschriften-englisch/delphi.html Here you can find their initial call for papers: http://www.lexxion.de/pdf/delphi/Call_for_Papers_Delphi.pdf
UNESCO Adds 34 Sites To Biosphere Reserves
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) branch of the United Nations has added 24 new sites to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, bring the total number to 686. Biosphere reserves are sites hoping to couple conservation of biodiversity and human activity by promoting use of natural resources - which is a fuzzy term for fuzzy sustainable development practices. The new biosphere reserves are (in alphabetical order of countries): read more
Accountability for the Internet of Torts
Rebecca Crootof Tort law has always shaped political economy in the wake of technological developments. Sometimes it operates to protect the powerful; sometimes it intervenes in power relations to correct new imbalances. The history of tort law can be understood as a series of case studies in how new technologies enable new conduct and harms, and in how judges and legislatures changed the law to address the resulting power dynamics between industry and individuals. The concept of ultrahazardous activities, the creation of no-fault workers’ compensation and motor vehicle insurance, ... more »
MICHAEL COHEN, WANKSTA
I'll leave it to others to do a deep analysis of the newly released Donald Trump-Michael Cohen tape from 2016. I'll just say that I'm amused by the care Cohen takes to try to conceal what he's discussing from anyone who might be listening to his conversations or taping them -- even though he's the guy doing the taping. From the *Washington Post* transcript (emphasis added): COHEN: ... Um, I need to open up a company for the transfer of *all of that info regarding our friend, David,* you know, so that — I’m going to do that right away. I’ve actually come up and I’ve spoken — TRUMP: ... more »
European Court of Justice: Gene-Editing Will be Regulated in Same Way as GMOs
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today published its ruling on the legal status of food and feed crops derived from certain new genetic modification techniques. It gave clear confirmation that organisms from these new gene editing techniques are covered by existing EU GMO regulation. Reacting to the decision, which corroborates the January 2018 opinion of one […] The post European Court of Justice: Gene-Editing Will be Regulated in Same Way as GMOs appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
RCEP negotiation must stop, demands Assembly of the Poor, Thailand
25-Jul-2018 Free trade negotiation never benefits the poor. But it gives opportunities for the capitalist transnational corporations to control and dictate the food and agriculture systems absolutely.
EU fisheries deal with Morocco sparks criticism over inclusion of Western Sahara waters
25-Jul-2018 A fresh legal row may be brewing over the EU's trade links with Morocco, after the two sides finalised a controversial new fisheries agreement, following almost three months of negotiations.
A quoi joue Bruxelles?
25-Jul-2018 L'Union européenne s'est mise d'accord avec le Maroc sur le renouvellement de leur accord de pêche, cautionnant l'annexion du Sahara Occidental.
Not His Strong Suites
Lawrence Martin writes that, if sanity prevails, Donald Trump will not impose tariffs on automobiles manufactured in Canada. Recently, there has been a strong chorus in favour of sanity and against Trump's claim that the tariffs would strengthen American national security: Vehement voices came together Thursday at Commerce Department hearings on the tariff proposals. It was an onslaught. More than 40 parties testified. With the exception of labour unions, representatives from most every component of the U.S. automotive value chain raised alarm bells. But if it sounds like a no-bra... more »
Untitled
*UNSW tops Australian universities in world rankings* *This may be of some small help if people want to evalute my past association with Uni NSW, both as a student and as a teacher. People outside Australia find it hard to rank Australian universities. Uni NSW started out as a university of technology so that could be misleading, though MIT is a counter-example to that.* UNSW Sydney has swept ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2018, scoring the most subjects ranked first in Australia and the highest number of subjects ranked in the top 100 in the country. ... more »
Only mm of sea level rise expected if Antarctic ice shelf melts
“The new study shows that a collapse of Larsen C would result in inland ice discharging about 4 mm to sea level, while the response of glaciers to George VI collapse could contribute over five times more to global sea … Continue reading →
Greek-Russian relations at a crossroads
The political landscape of Greek-Russian relations has suddenly darkened. The post Greek-Russian relations at a crossroads appeared first on The Duran .
Julian Assange and the Dying of the Light
One thing that’s not receiving enough attention in the respective Assange and Russia coverage is to what extent both protagonists are needed in each other’s narratives to keep each of these alive. The post Julian Assange and the Dying of the Light appeared first on The Duran.
As Russia DUMPED its US Treasuries, here’s what it was buying
Global geopolitical conflicts along with trade tensions triggered by the US earlier this year have made some countries follow suit. The post As Russia DUMPED its US Treasuries, here’s what it was buying appeared first on The Duran.
Untitled
*Report: Trump Fuel Standards Rollback to Cost $457 Billion* *This is all just modelling and you get out of a model whatever you put in. And you can be sure that the benefits of avoiding lightweight cars -- which the Obama standards would mandate -- were not included. Lightweight cars give less protection in an accident so cost lives. How do you cost lives saved?And one of the "costs" in their modelling -- global warming -- is just a chimera.The only benefit in the Obama regulations that I can see is less money spent on fuel. But that is a personal cost not a cost to gove... more »
Manipulating Iranian Americans - Laying the Groundwork for War With Iran
A recent speech given by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California entitled Supporting Iranian Voices gives us a strong sense of where American relations with Iran are heading. The location for Mr. Pompeo's speech was not surprising given that 37 percent of Iranian Americans live in California (2005 - 2007 data) with Los Angeles being home to the largest Iranian community in that state. Let's look at some excerpts from his speech starting with the introduction: "...*I know we have many members of the Iranian American communi... more »
The Space Mess
- I've been working with the Global Network's two boards (directors and advisers) for the past week to come up with a final poster for our annual Keep Space for Peace Week which will run from October 6-13. The theme this year will be 'No Space Force'. We've held this week of local events around the world on the space issue since 2001. We ask local folks to show a space film, hold an educational event with a speaker or organize a protest at a military base or production site that is involved with the Star Wars program. Please feel welcome to organize som... more »
Going Into The Midterms, How Toxic Is Trump For Congressional Republicans?
Yesterday, Adam Smith quoted a Florida political insiders and operatives in a piece he did for the *Tampa Bay Times* about Señor Trumpanzee's impact on the Republican Party in the state. Democrats were jubilant and independents sounded like Democrats. One said, "The question is how has the Republican Party's silence on Donald Trump changed the party? Absolutely for the worse, unless you are his 30% base." But Republicans were split between glorying Trump and bemoaning his existence. Generally Smith found comments like these from Republicans: *•* He has pushed the party right and ... more »
Rio Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, July 25, 2018
We have the top three picks for this Wednesday, and below is a list of bars and pubs that are always a good option. PARTY: Jungle Free (Botafogo) – Tonight, the Jungle Free party invites you to dance all night long, with DJ Dudv spinning the hottest pop rock hits. What’s more, there will be […]
Hiding The Inconvenient Satellite Data
In 1972, forty-two “top European and American investigators” predicted a rapidly approaching new ice age – based on an increase in snow and ice cover from 1967-1972. The technique employed ….. depends on the averaging of information from standard and … Continue reading →
A turbulent future may be in store for US-Turkish relations
Doga Ulas Eralp, Professorial Lecturer, American University School of International Service at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
Turkey's close relationship with the US dates back to the Cold War. But after the June election there put nationalists into a position of power in the government, that alliance could turn rocky.
Why it's hard to hold contractors accountable for the suffering of immigrant children
Susan M. Sterett, Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
Even when federal contractors stir public outrage, the government probably should be under fire.
Russia’s sole aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov to enter 7-month trial after upgrade
Russia’s sole aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will undergo 7-month trials after its repairs and upgrade, Zvyozdochka Shipyard CEO Sergei Marichev told TASS on Wednesday. “In mid-April this year, a contract was signed for the repairs and some modernization works that will last two years and a half, after which seven-month trials are scheduled,” the chief […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Unreal footage chronicling Syrian Army’s offensive against ISIS in southwest Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – Anna News released their fourth installment video, today, chronicling the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) large-scale offensive in southwest Syria. The Anna News footage captured the Syrian Arab Army storming the Islamic State’s (ISIS) defenses in the Yarmouk Basin region after taking control of the rebel-held areas of the Daraa Governorate. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
[Graphic 18+] Scores of ISIS terrorists litter battlefield after Syrian Army attack in Al-Sweida
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – Scores of Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists were killed in northeast Al-Sweida, today, after the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) carried out a retaliatory attack against the terrorist forces. Backed by the National Defense Forces (NDF), the Syrian Arab Army stormed the Islamic State’s large pocket in northeast Al-Sweida this morning after […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
American captured in Syria charged in U.S. with supporting Islamic State
A Michigan man seized overseas by a U.S.-backed Syrian militia has been charged with providing material support to Islamic State militants, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. Ibraheem Izzy Musaibli, 28, of Dearborn, Michigan, provided support to the group from 2015 until last month, the department said in a statement. Musaibli, a natural-born U.S. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Full report of southwest Syria battle – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their large-scale military operation in southwest Syria this morning, targeting several areas controlled by the Islamic State affiliated Jaysh Khaled bin Walid. Led by their elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army stormed several towns in the Yarmouk Basin region this morning, hitting the Islamic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army, Liwaa Al-Quds liberate ISIS stronghold in southwest Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:35 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies have liberated another important area in southwest Syria after a fierce battle with the Isamic State (ISIS) affiliated Jaysh Khaled bin Walid forces. Backed by the pro-government Palestinian paramilitary Liwaa Al-Quds, the Syrian Arab Army’s 4th Armored Division stormed the Islamic State’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Brother of infamous ISIS leader allegedly killed in Syria – report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – According to a report from Georgia Today, the brother of the infamous Islamic State (ISIS) leader, Abu ‘Umar Al-Shishani (AKA: Tarkhan Batirashvili), was killed in Syria. Citing the locals of Georgia’s Pankisi Gorge, Tamaz Batirashvili was killed in Syria after traveling to the country years ago to join the Islamic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Syrian Army strikes back against ISIS in Sweida, many areas liberated
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies have struck back against the Islamic State (ISIS), following the latter’s terrorist attack in the Al-Sweida Governorate. Backed by the National Defense Forces (NDF), the Syrian Arab army stormed the Islamic State’s large pocket in the northeastern countryside of the Al-Sweida Governorate […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Massive explosion rocks FSA base in southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) – A massive explosion rocked a rebel-held town in southern Idlib, today, resulting the destruction of a Free Syrian Army (FSA) base. According to pro-opposition activists, a car bomb was detonated in front of the Free Idlib Army’s (FSA faction) headquarters in the town of Tamanah. As a result of this […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army liberates several important towns in southwest Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their large-scale military operation in southwest Syria this morning, targeting several areas controlled by the Islamic State affiliated Jaysh Khaled bin Walid. Led by their elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army stormed several towns in the Yarmouk Basin region this morning, hitting the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Houthi forces target Saudi warship off Yemeni coast
According to the Al Masirah TV, Houthi forces targeted a Saudi Arabian warship off the western coast of Yemen. “The naval force targets the Saudi Dammam ship,” the broadcaster wrote on its Twitter account. There are no reports of damage or casualties. Saudi-led coalition did not confirm this incident. Saudi Arabia and a coalition of mostly Gulf states have been involved […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Liwaa Al-Quds wipes out ISIS machine gun nest (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The pro-government Palestinian paramilitary “Liwaa Al-Quds” (var. Jerusalem Brigade) carried out a powerful attack against the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) in southwest Syria this week. Using an anti-tank guided missile, Liwaa Al-Quds targeted and destroyed a heavy machine gun that belonged to the Islamic State affiliated Jaysh Khaled bin Walid […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey: ‘We stand behind Ozil’ says Erdogan (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:50 A.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan backed Mesut Ozil’s decision to quit international football, speaking from Ankara on Tuesday. Erdogan revealed that he met with Ozil, and congratulated him on the decision to leave the German national team. Erdogan also blasted Germany’s alleged “no toleration” towards ethnic Turk players, such as Ozil, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Houthi forces kill scores of UAE-backed fighters in west Yemen (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) – The Houti forces carried out a powerful attack, yesterday, against the UAE-backed troops in the western region of Yemen. The Houthi forces began their attack by storming a gathering point for the UAE-backed troops in the Darihmi region of western Yemen. According to the official media wing of the Houthi […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Video tour of Syrian Army’s recently liberated areas in Al-Quneitra
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) recently liberated several areas along the border of the occupied Golan Heights after a fierce battle with the Islamic State affiliated Jaysh Khaled bin Walid forces. Led by their Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army kicked off their advances, yesterday, by liberating the small town […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US-backed forces score big advance in northeast Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:15 A.M.) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) scored a major advance in northeast Syria this week, capturing several areas that were under the control of the Islamic State (ISIS) terror organization. Backed by US and French airstrikes, the SDF troops managed to capture several towns along the Hasakah-Deir Ezzor axis, resulting […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Cedella Marley: Love and Compassion
We are all part of the same human family, try to show love and compassion to everyone you encounter.
Other Countries Expect More of Their Leaders. So Should We.
We’re the wealthiest country on earth, but over 40 percent of us live in or near poverty.
So who was it?
I've been asking this question myself, ever since the news broke. Peter Strzok’s testimony about the email server scandal involving former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ... revealed a potential bombshell. * . . .* According to [Representative] Gohmert, the [Intelligence Community Inspector General] discovered that, with four exceptions, “every single one” of Clinton’s emails—more than 30,000—“were going to an address that was not on the distribution list.” In other words, according to the information Gohmert received from the intelligence inspector general, something was caus... more »
Your Guide to Leaky Gut (Leaky Heart) Syndrome
What it is, how it’s caused and ways to heal it When I met Dr. Heather in late 2004, she talked to me about the medical condition called Leaky Gut. My response was a good chuckle. I asked her why I had not heard of this diagnosis after 10 years of medical training. Her response, […] The post Your Guide to Leaky Gut (Leaky Heart) Syndrome appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
Julian Assange could soon face eviction from Ecuadorian embassy
Assange was up to no good before the Russians were, and Western governments have been chomping at the bits to get their hands on him The post Julian Assange could soon face eviction from Ecuadorian embassy appeared first on The Duran.
Concerns about alleged Russian meddling in German elections ‘proven wrong’
They're Russians, it's what they do, right? The post Concerns about alleged Russian meddling in German elections ‘proven wrong’ appeared first on The Duran.
Can We Trust Experts?
[image: can-we-trust-experts] Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers predicted that if Donald Trump were elected, there would be a protracted recession within 18 months.
Some sort of agenda
Don’t you just hate hearing people saying *would* when they “really meant” woul*dn’t*. Ditto, people saying anti-Semitist when they “really meant” anti-anti- semitist (or something). That’s pretty silly stuff, with a distinctly humorous tinge. Far less amusing is the BBC‘s crass insensitivity (!) in choosing to broadcast unadulterated pro-Palestinian propaganda in the form of the creepiest passive-aggressive grievance-mongering from: Raja Shehadeh, the award winning Palestinian writer, lawyer, and founder of the human rights organisation, Al Haq recollects a humiliating experien... more »
Massachusetts Court Rules Electro Shock Punishment Allowable for Special Needs Students
Graduation Day! Note: WHERE is the outcry from average Americans, from media outlets, from celebrities, from politicians?? Immigrant children legal and otherwise separated from their parents? The nation went mad. But not for kids whose behaviors have been catapulted to...
Just Another Scam
One overarching thought for this blog post, and one that I'm always faced with is the concept of fairness. We teach the concept to children so that they will share toys and food and not pound each other to dust. Outside of that, there's nothing that links the concept to the real world. The concept of treating others as you would have them treat you is a high and lofty goal for the clouds that is rarely present down here in the mud and the blood and the beer. *Planned Failure* 2014 Raptor out of the shop today.Planned failure has become a part of many modern automobile manufacturers... more »
EXCL Former treasurer in Jeremy Corbyn's local Labour branch quits party over anti-Semitism
'A former treasurer of Jeremy Corbyn's local Labour branch has quit over the latest anti-Semitism row to hit the party. ... In a letter to the Labour leader posted on his Facebook page, Mr Smith-Becker said it was "a real wrench" to quit the party after 28 years as a member. ... He said he had written to Mr Corbyn after attending a protest in Parliament Square organised by the Lewish Leadership Council and the Board of Deputies of British Jews against what they said was Labour's failure to tackle anti-Semitism by some of its members. "When I encouraged you to listen to the JLC,... more »
“Russia, Russia, Russia” ranks at bottom of Gallup poll for what matters to Americans (Video)
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 62. The post “Russia, Russia, Russia” ranks at bottom of Gallup poll for what matters to Americans (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Will Mueller/Putin Investigate Browder?
Brother Nathanael's take on William F. Browder, the West's anti-Russian poster boy. What is he trying to hide?
BOYS; IMRAN KHAN; WATERGATE
*Imran Khan meets the Queen.* *Imran Khan* hopes to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan. *According to Reham Khan, Imran's former wife:* Imran Khan had illegal sexual relations with boys in his Islamabad residence. Imran Khan required sexual favors in exchange for political appointments in his party. Reham Khan is a journalist and former BBC World weather-forecasting anchor. *Sex, drugs* ~~~
‘We will not accept any violations of airspace’ – Netanyahu on downing of Syrian jet (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel’s downing of Syrian jet shot down over the Golan Heights in a televised address from Jerusalem on Tuesday. The Israeli Prime Minister called the 2km (1.25 miles) incursion into Israeli aerial space a “gross violation of the 1974 Separation of Forces Agreement with Syria.” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia’s Hmeymim Airbase comes under heavy attack by jihadist rebels
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:25 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels launched another heavy attack on Russia’s Hmeymim Airbase last night, targeting the northeastern perimeter of this strategic installation. According to a source in Latakia, the jihadist rebels launched their attack using armed drones late last night, prompting the Russian air defense to activate their rocket sirens. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Thousands of Syrian refugees return home via Jordan or Lebanon (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 A.M.) – Over 2,000 people have returned to Syria through checkpoints created on the Jordanian and Lebanese borders, Deputy Head of the Russian Centre for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in the Syrian Arab Republic Aleksei Posunko said in a video link statement to Russia’s Ministry of Defence in Moscow on Tuesday. “In total, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
BREAKING: Three suicide explosions rock Swaida leaving scores killed, injured
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (8:45 A.M.) – A series of suicide attacks hit the southern province of Swaida this morning as battles intensify to expel the Islamic State from its last stronghold near the Occupied Golan Heights. According to a security source, elements from ISIS terror group have managed to sneak into the province and carried out […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Qanon Awakes and Nazi Meme Confirmed
After a twenty day gap, clearly associated with the extended international trip conducted by Trump, Q came back with a bang today with around eight posts so far. He came out to inform us that he is informed by the history of Nazism. I have said as much about the apparent plot to destroy the Republic. Obvioously the old Nazis did not quite give up and this is their last throw. Also look at this remarkable statement by JFK jr. This confirms just how close they were. Recall that i have posted that JFK jr still been with us is plausible and also possible. After all, an air cras... more »
We Didn’t All Evolve From One Population Of Early Humans
*[image: Homo Sapiens]* This has been obvious for a long time and is overdue to be formalized. It is natural to presume a single source while forgetting the real mutability of even source populations. something important happened around 200,000 years ago. However we has already established a global population and had likely replenished the global gene pool multiple times or even almost continuously . Then we had the real and effective eruption of modern man who quickly went global as well. This included the Neanderthals. That last cycle is actually recent. This is the emerge... more »
Michael Jackson Was “Chemically Castrated” By Dad, Says Ex-Doctor
[image: Conrad Murray Joe Michael Jackson] That explains a lot. The days of the castrati may well be long gone, but not apparently for this family. That the program actually succeeded is indisputable.It also destroyed one Michael Jackson. Yet we presently live in a time in which horrors are been perpetrated on our biology in pursuit of a absurd political agenda of sexual mutability. The science on this is not even fussy. it is abusive as you can imagine. But because it is new, we are having gross experimentation been pursued well ahead of any reaction by our legal system to ... more »
Ringmakers of Saturn 2 - Purpose
The purpose of this whole treatise is to establish a compelling reason for further investigation. This chapter spends a lot of time establishing an understanding of the scales involved. Not said is the immense amount of material actually held within those rings. Also not said is that we have never produced a creditable explanation for the physics of those rings, although once established, they are obviously stable enough to keep all that material from decaying back into the primary. So now explain how they can be produced from natural sources?. This is clearly a zone of orbit... more »
Greg Hunter, "When Credit Cycles Blow Up, They’re Really Destructive"
*"When Credit Cycles Blow Up, They’re Really Destructive"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Futurist and economic researcher Chris Martenson says we are not at the end of a business cycle but... at the end of a credit cycle.” Martenson warns, “Here’s why people need to be concerned. Credit cycles, when they blow up, are really, really destructive. 2008 to 2009 was very destructive. Instead of realizing the error of their ways, they went for a third. This is the most comprehensive credit cycle that we have seen. Remember, bubbles have two things that they need. Number one, a good st... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah Trump instead of JFK? Alt History President Trumps of the Past, #3:* Can you imagine Comrade Trump standing up to Russian Premier Nikita Khrushchev in 1962 and blockading Cuba when they were placing their atomic missiles 90 miles from us? Me neither. In fact, he would have said it was fine, as long as he could erect Trump Towers all over Russia. Can you imagine The Diaper Don taking on the Mafia when they were on the verge of attaining a controlling influence on nearly every aspect of our lives? Me neither. He'd be partnering with the mob to build casinos, in more plac... more »
Worcester 'acid attack': Five men are charged per BBC News - 'West Mercia Police said it would not be releasing the identities of the men who have been charged.'
'Five men have been charged with conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm following a suspected acid attack on a three-year-old boy. Three men from London, aged 22, 25 and 26, and two from Wolverhampton, aged 39 and 41, are due in court later. The boy suffered serious burns to his face and an arm at the Home Bargains store in Worcester on Saturday. West Mercia Police said it would not be releasing the identities of the men who have been charged.' Hmmm More here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-44948480 but not much more.
Russia fears leak of hypersonic missile secrets to West as security services searches space agency
Intelligence about Russia's ground-breaking new weapons systems, unveiled in March, may have already been passed on to the West
UK Government Office Knew About Mass Rape Gangs Decade Before Investigating
Former detective claims the authorities are more interested in hiding the problem and that the conspiracy “goes right to the top"
Researchers Warn Income Inequality In US Getting Worse, It Was “Intentional”
The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, Faster than ever, especially in the U.S.
75 “journalists” working in Syria call for Israel’s help
First, the Syrian White Helmets were evacuated from Syria with the IDF's help. Now 75 "journalists" have asked for help. Proving that they are not disinterested observers but active participants in a conflict that they are providing propaganda on
What is left unsaid in the Anglo-Saxon accusations against Russia
All it needed was for President Putin to propose that President Trump accept a mutual exchange of letters to see panic taking hold of Washington
Dan Harmon Deletes Twitter Account After a Comedy Short About Raping Babies Surfaces
What does it say about the depths our culture has sunk to when key figures in the entertainment industry engage in this?
John Money, Pioneer of Gender Madness
From the same school of quacks and charlatans as Alfred Kinsey
I traced missile casings in Syria back to their original sellers, so it’s time for the west to reveal who they sell arms to
Robert Fisk does some detective work in the ruins of eastern Aleppo
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Needs To Rebrand Itself As The US Natural Renewables Commission; New Vision For River Bend Station (Comment to US NRC)
“Where there is no vision, the people perish” (Proverbs 29: 18) “Dear NRC Decision Makers, The request for public comment … Continue reading →
Reuters On Trial In Myanmar: Journalism vs. Espionage
The case of the Reuters reporters in Myanmar is essentially a clash of principles, with the outcome largely depending on the intent of the accused, if it can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt so as not to inadvertently harm the country’s soft power interests in the process. The post Reuters On Trial In Myanmar: Journalism vs. Espionage appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
We’re on Notice: Capital Controls on 1 August 2018? “Protecting Us” From Our Own Accounts | Gregory Mannarino
mosesman at Hard Crash, Counterfeits, SHTF. Q&A with Lynette Zang and Eric Griffin – Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Reluctant Preppers Published on Jul 23, 2018 (Recorded 7/23/18) Renowned stock trading coach Gregory Mannarino, known as “The Robin Hood of Wall Street,” answers YOUR QUESTIONS in this fast-paced and wide-ranging interview. The expose starts with this week’s sobering printed notification from one of the largest US online banks to all account holders that they will […]
Trump: U.S. Ready to Make a ‘Real Deal’ with Iran
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PressTV Published on Jul 24, 2018 US President Donald Trump says Washington is “ready to make a real deal” with Iran two days after he threatened the nation with what “few throughout history have suffered before.” end
Turkey Has No Replacement for Oil, Gas Imports from Iran
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PressTV Published on Jul 24, 2018 Turkey’s foreign minister says his country disagrees with US anti-Iran sanctions and does not have to implement them. Mevlut Chavushoglu says Turkey has no replacement for its oil and gas imports from Iran. The top Turkish diplomat says Ankara openly communicated its stance to the US delegation that visited Turkey […]
Tweet-Down to the Apocalypse? US Recklessness on Iran Could Trigger ‘Mother of All Wars’
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Tweet-Down to the Apocalypse? US Recklessness on Iran Could Trigger ‘Mother of All Wars’ by https://www.rt.com/ Once again, US foreign diplomacy has boiled down to a series of inflammatory comments via social media, with the US leader this time threatening Iran with “consequences” as talk of sanctions and blockades heats up. – Late on Sunday night, […]
Olmert Says Netanyahu Has No Plan for Gaza Strip Beyond Military Strikes
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Olmert Says Netanyahu Has No Plan for Gaza Strip Beyond Military Strikes by GIL HOFFMAN, https://www.jpost.com/ Olmert said the government has no organized plan for the Gaza Strip beyond military strikes, which he said would not accomplish anything. – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the Gaza Strip faced criticism over the weekend from former prime […]
Musical Interlude: 2002,"Even Now"
2002,"Even Now" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciXdFS7xSoo
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Long before Stonehenge was built, well before the Dead Sea Scrolls were written, ancient artists painted life-sized figures on canyon walls in Utah, USA- but why? Nobody is sure. The entire panel of figures, which dates back about 7,000 years, is called the Great Gallery and was found on the walls of Horseshoe Canyon in Canyonlands National Park. *Click image for larger size.* The humans who painted them likely hunted Mammoths. The unusual fuzziness of largest figure led to this mural section's informal designation as the Holy Ghost Panel, although the intended attribution and societ... more »
The Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke, "All Will Come Again"
*"All Will Come Again"* "All will come again into its strength: the fields undivided, the waters undammed, the trees towering and the walls built low. And in the valleys, people as strong and varied as the land. And no churches where God is imprisoned and lamented like a trapped and wounded animal. The houses welcoming all who knock and a sense of boundless offering in all relations, and in you and me. No yearning for an afterlife, no looking beyond, no belittling of death, but only longing for what belongs to us and serving earth, lest we remain unused." - Rainer Maria Rilke
Chet Raymo, “The Fire In The Head”
*“The Fire In The Head”* by Chet Raymo “I've been here in the Dingle Peninsula of Ireland now for two months. During that time I have drifted 4 millimeters farther from my primary home in Massachusetts. Four millimeters, about the thickness of the flashdrive of my computer. The Atlantic widens. Europe and North America drift apart. Out there on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge lava oozes up from below and fills the cracks where the crust is ripped and pulled asunder. Four millimeters. Not something you'd notice, not in a summer, not in a lifetime. But run the film in reverse and in 200 millio... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
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"The Case Against Hope"
"The Case Against Hope" by Buddha of Hollywood "I was trying to define “worry” and “hope” and it occurred to me that they are brother and sister emotions. Both “worry” and “hope” are unfounded expectations; one that things will get worse and the other that things will get better – some how. And both “worry” and “hope” have the same hypnotic power to paralyze action. I remember growing up under the communist rule. Life was really hard; things were pretty bad and getting worse every day. It can’t get worse than this –people were saying – it is bound to get better. But things never go... more »
"You Have Been My Friend..."
"You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what’s a life, anyway? We’re born, we live a little while, we die. A spider’s life can’t help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone’s life can stand a little of that." - E.B. White, in "Charlotte’s Web"
Should Former U.S. Officials Be Permitted To Keep Their Security Clearances?
* Stephen Collinson, CNN*:* Trump moves to silence critics * Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's latest gambit to choke off the flow of information for past spy chiefs who have criticized him is a disturbing move that again exposes an imperious streak out of place in American democracy. The President's threat to rip security clearances from some of the nation's most decorated former intelligence officials may turn out to be a classic Trumpian distraction play that whips up a media storm and drowns out stories that are damaging to the White House. But the idea that it is be... more »
Should Iran Negotiate With President Trump?
*James S. Robbins, USA Today:* *Donald Trump takes North Korea approach to reopen Iran negotiations — Mullahs should listen* *Despite all-caps Tweets between Donald Trump and Iran's foreign minister, there are few options for Tehran. Military action isn't one of them.* Monday morning President Trump tweeted out an all-caps warning to Tehran not to try America’s patience. “NEVER EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN,” Mr. Trump warned, “OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKE OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE.” Responded Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Jav... more »
U.S. - North Korean Talks To Return U.S. Remains Proceeding Slowly
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un sign documents that acknowledge the progress of the talks and pledge to keep momentum going, after their summit at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore, June 12, 2018. *Reuters:** Recovery of U.S. troops' remains in North Korea complicated by cash, politics* SEOUL (Reuters) - When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed in June to help return the remains of American troops killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, it was seen as one of the more attainable goals to come out of his summit with U.S. President Donald...more »
Global temperature circle deception
“What this display technique does is cause a linear rate of warming to appear like it is non-linearly increasing, or accelerating. The perceived warming goes as the square of the actual temperature increase. In fact, even if warming was slowly … Continue reading →
"US Southwest Suffering Heat And Drought Not Seen Since The 1930's Dust Bowl"
*"US Southwest Suffering Heat And Drought* * Not Seen Since The 1930's Dust Bowl"* by Michael Snyder "Despite all of the other crazy news that is happening all around the world, the top headlines on Drudge on Monday evening were all about the record heatwave that is currently pummeling the Southwest. Of course it is always hot during the summer, but the strange weather that we have been witnessing in recent months is unlike anything that we have seen since the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s. At this moment, almost the entire Southwest is in some stage of drought. Agricultural producti... more »
The GOP Tax Scam AIn't Workin'
How much better would you feel if it was the Koch brothers rather than the Russians stealing the midterms? Interesting report from Pam Martens Monday about how the Kochs are staffing up with voters data scientists in time for November-- and all tax free. But what are the Republicans going to do? That tax scam of there's sure isn't winning them any votes. It's a big bust. Yesterday Bloomberg pointed out in an editorial that it hasn't done anything for workers, just for the very rich. Instead of rising, wages have actually *dropped*. Noah Smith, who teaches finance at Stony Brook Un... more »
Holtec Proposal To Bury High Level Nuclear Waste – Comment Deadline July 30th 11.59 ET
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : Area of the proposed site: Holtec International HI-STORE Consolidated Interim Storage Facility Project, Comment Due Jul…
Love Is Hate; War Is Peace: Trump Says Russia Will Support Democrats in US Congressional Elections
“Trump’s claim that Moscow would favor Democrats in the November 6 congressional contests — when the entire 435-member House of … Continue reading →
No Trump - Putin Summit In Washington D.C.?
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque *Daily Mail:* *Sorry Donald, we're not sure whether Putin can come to the White House, maybe see you at the G20: Kremlin goes coy on invitation Trump made after Helsinki love-in* * Kremlin says 'there are other options' than the White House for a Putin-Trump meeting this fall * Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said that Washington and Moscow agreed there was a need for another meeting but Russia has mad... more »
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