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Musical Interlude: David Schombert, "A Space Journey"
David Schombert, "A Space Journey" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un5SEJ8MyPc&feature=related
"A Look to the Heavens"
“To some, the outline of the open cluster of stars M6 resembles a butterfly. M6, also known as NGC 6405, spans about 20 light-years and lies about 2,000 light years distant. M6 can best be seen in a dark sky with binoculars towards the constellation of Scorpius, coving about as much of the sky as the full moon. *Click image for larger size.* Like other open clusters, M6 is composed predominantly of young blue stars, although the brightest star is nearly orange. M6 is estimated to be about 100 million years old. Determining the distance to clusters like M6 helps astronomers calibrat... more »
"I Remember..."
"I remember my youth and the feeling that will never come back any more – the feeling that I could last for ever, outlast the sea, the earth, and all men; the deceitful feeling that lures us on to joys, to perils, to love, to vain effort – to death; the triumphant conviction of strength, the heat of life in the handful of dust, the glow in the heart that with every year grows dim, grows cold, grows small, and expires – and expires, too soon, too soon – before life itself." - Joseph Conrad, 1857-1924, English writer, "Youth"
The Daily "Near You?"
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Can Gary Johnson Really Scramble The New Mexico Senate Race? I Doubt It
Gary Johnson was a Republican in 1995 when he was elected-- and then reelected in in 1999-- governor of New Mexico, a swing state at the time. With a D+3 PVI, the state is pretty reliably Democratic now. Obama beat McCain 56.1% to 41.8%; Obama beat Romney 53% to 42.8% and even Hillary won, beating Trump 48.3% to 40.0%. In 2016, Johnson ran for president as a Libertarian and won 4,489,235 votes (3.27%) nationally. In New Mexico, however, he took 9.34% of the vote, far more than in any other state. After losing, though, he said he would never run for office again. But... it looks li... more »
How Tech’s Richest Plan to Save Themselves After the Apocalypse
How Tech’s Richest Plan to Save Themselves After the Apocalypse by Douglas Rushkoff for Medium, https://www.theguardian.com/international Silicon Valley’s elite are hatching plans to escape disaster – and when it comes, they’ll leave the rest of us behind. – Last year, I got invited to a super-deluxe private resort to deliver a keynote speech to what I assumed would […]
Is CNN Creating a Civil War?
Is CNN Creating a Civil War? by Martin Armstrong, https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/ COMMENT: From Europe, we are looking at your CNN and it really has become just propaganda and fake news. I was not a fan of Trump, but I have to say, he has done a great job probably better than any world leader. He has revised trade and […]
Robert Fisk: “I Traced Al-Qaeda Missile Casings In Syria Back To Their Original Sellers” ie. Western Arms Manufacturers
Robert Fisk: “I Traced Al-Qaeda Missile Casings In Syria Back To Their Original Sellers” by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Finally, a journalist for a mainstream UK media outlet is methodically tracking weapons shipment serial numbers and English-language paperwork recovered from al-Qaeda groups in Syria, and he’s literally showing up at arms factories and questioning arms dealers, including officials at the […]
Israel, US Rescue Terrorist Leaders, Intelligence Assets From Southwestern Syria Ahead Of Liberation
Israel, US Rescue Terrorist Leaders, Intelligence Assets From Southwestern Syria Ahead Of Liberation by Brandon Turbeville, https://www.activistpost.com/ As the Syrian government marches forward with the liberation of the southwestern front, the United States, Europe, Israel, and Jordan are coming to the humanitarian rescue. But they aren’t rescuing civilians from terrorists or even from being caught in […]
The Storm Is Raging, Those Who Follow Understand What’s About To Happen
X22Report Published on Jul 29, 2018 Matt Gaetz has filed a complaint with the FEC over shadow banning. US trying to negotiate peace deal in Afghanistan. MSM continues to report that the US is going bomb Iran. This seems to be the same fake news that occurred with NK. Syria is negotiating a peace deal with […]
Palestinian Teenager Freed from Israeli Prison After 8 Months
PressTV Published on Jul 28, 2018 A Palestinian teenager who was jailed for slapping an Israeli soldier is freed from prison. Ahed al-Tamimi and her mother, who was also imprisoned over the incident, were released after serving an 8-month sentence. They were driven by Israelis to the occupied West Bank where their village is located. 17-year-old […]
US Addicted to Sanctions, But Iran Can Manage: Zarif
PressTV Published on Jul 29, 2018 Iran’s foreign minister says the US is addicted to imposing sanctions on other countries but the Iranian nation, through its unity and resistance, can force Washington to give up such habit. The comments by Mohammad Javad Zarif come as the US is set to restore sanctions on Iran after pulling […]
Spectacular Video: Mad Indonesian Volcano Anak Krakatau Erupting Again!
PressTV Published on Jul 29, 2018 Will the 1883 eruption nightmare occur again? Watch: A spectacular video shows mad volcano Anak Krakatau erupting up again! end
P2P Video Sharing – YouTube Alternatives
YouTube has recently taken down a lot of sites, many conservative ones. In general, Alphabet Corp., the parent of both YouTube and Google, has been on a Jihad against Conservative sites lately. Hiding them in search results and taking down their video channels. Folks need to know about the alternatives. Continue reading →
Chet Raymo, "Dying"
*"Dying"* by Chet Raymo "I'm sure I have written here before about Caenorhabditis elegans, a tiny worm - about the size of this letter i (without the dot) - that has become one of the most thoroughly studied animals in biology. Its habits are humble. It is nonpathogenic, noninfectious. It breeds prodigiously. It is transparent. It can be frozen and thawed alive. And heaven knows what else makes it the darling of the wormologists. More than anything else, it is about a simple an organism as you can find with a nervous system. C. elegans (of the dominant hermaphrodite variety; there... more »
The Poet: Wendell Berry, "The Circles Of Our Lives"
*"The Circles Of Our Lives"* "Within the circles of our lives we dance the circles of the years, the circles of the seasons within the circles of the years, the cycles of the moon, within the circles of the seasons, the circles of our reasons within the cycles of the moon. Again, again we come and go, changed, changing. Hands join, unjoin in love and fear, grief and joy. The circles turn, each giving into each, into all. Only music keeps us here, each by all the others held. In the hold of hands and eyes we turn in pairs, that joining joining each to all again. And then we turn aside, ... more »
"The Center Of The Universe..."
“When science discovers the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to find they are not it.” - Bernard Baily
Jailed For Being A Dissident
Dinesh D’Souza was one of several high profile people jailed for being a dissident by the Obama White House. The swamp needs to be drained.
Jihadist rebel drones attempt to bomb Russian Hmeymim Airbase (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels attempted to bomb the Russian military’s Hmeymim Airbase, tonight, a source told Al-Masdar News. According to the source, jihadist armed drones managed to approach the northeastern perimeter of the Hmeymim Airbase before they were shot down by the Russian military’s Pantsir guns downed the unmanned aerial vehicles. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Battle of the tanks: Russia crowned winners as 32 nations compete
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) – Russia won the tank biathlon on the second day of the 2018 International Army Games in Moscow region’s Alabino on Friday. The Russian crew went to the landfill for the first time since the beginning of the competition. It competed against the teams of Iran and Serbia in the third race. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS controls less than 70km2 of territory in southwest Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:55 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) is on the verge of defeat in the southwestern countryside of the Daraa Governorate, following another string of losses in the Yarmouk Basin region. Backed by Russian airstrikes, the Syrian Arab Army continued their push in the Yarmouk Basin region on Sunday, targeting a number of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Dear NATO, It’s Time to Hit Pause on Your Summits
*John R. Deni* *Security, Europe* [image: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence delivers a speech during a meeting with U.S. troops taking part in NATO led joint military exercises Noble Partner 2017 at the Vaziani military base near Tbilisi, Georgia August 1, 2017. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze] This may be the only way to maintain deterrence versus Russia. The apparent damage done to transatlantic solidarity during the recent North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit—in conjunction with the meager results of that summit—raises serious questions about whether and why there needs to ... more »
Washington Should Not Forget Oman
*Luke Coffey* *Security, Middle East* [image: Oman's Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah attends the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting in Riyadh January 21, 2015. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS)] The United States and Oman have had friendly relations since 1833. Whether it is the civil wars in Syria and Yemen, the fight against ISIS, Iranian aggression or the rift in Gulf relations, there is plenty happening in the Middle East to keep U.S. policymakers busy. However, with all the noise coming from the region, America should not i... more »
Why Trump's Iran Policy is Bound to Fail
*Sina Toossi* *Security, Middle East* [image: FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a proclamation declaring his intention to withdraw from the JCPOA Iran nuclear agreement in the Diplomatic Room at the White House in Washington, U.S. May 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan] The administration's aggressive policies evokes past destructive foreign interventions against Iran. On May Day 1946, the British consul in the southwestern Iranian city of Khorramshahr noted a troubling development. An Iranian woman had taken to a local podium and proclaimed that t... more »
Here's How Egypt Could Become a Major Gas Exporter
*Scott B. MacDonald* *Economics, Middle East* [image: Flames rise from an oil refinery in Cairo, May 6, 2008. Egypt's parliament approved steep increases in fuel and cigarette prices and vehicle licence fees on Monday to cover the costs of public-sector pay hikes that President Hosni Mubarak proposed last we] Although it will take time to explore Cairo's new gas field, it has the LNG infrastructure in place to become a net-exporter again. Geography remains a significant factor in global energy politics. Nowhere is this more evident than in the case of energy-hungry Europe and gas... more »
How Dangerous Is Putin's Russia?
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, Europe* [image: 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] A sober look at the Russian threat is necessary. Enough about Russia already. If one likes ballet or nineteenth century literature, one could understand having a Russia obsession. Maybe some people have an unusual affinity for snow and cold, having a particular passion for ice hockey or luge. Perhaps then, this could be comprehended. If one trade... more »
"Why Americans Are About To Experience Sharply Higher Prices"
*"Why Americans Are About To Experience Sharply Higher Prices"* by Tyler Durden "A few weeks ago, SocGen asked what is arguably the most important question relating to the global trade wars: are tariffs inflationary or deflationary? While there were various nuances, its conclusion was simple: "Inflationary short term, disinflationary medium term." It appears that the "short-term" part has now arrived, because after several rounds of tit-for-tat tariffs and retaliations between the US and China, American consumers are about to be hit with sharply higher prices as tariffs on industri... more »
The pharmacy of Dr. Emad [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: The pharmacy of Dr. Emad] The old pharmacy in building no.54 at 26 July street. Dr. Emad, its founder inaugurated in 1950
The painting of the ceiling that does not exist anymore [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: The painting of the ceiling that does not exist anymore] The painting of the ceiling made it till July 23 ,2017 before it was demolished next day by the municipality workers
The painting of the ceiling that does not exist anymore [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: The painting of the ceiling that does not exist anymore] The painting of the ceiling made it till July 23 ,2017 before it was demolished next day by the municipality workers
Little details in the 1906-building [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Little details in the 1906-building] The little details in the original wooden doors of Building No.54 which was in 1906 in Downtown Cairo.
It need renovation indeed [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: It need renovation indeed] The 112-years old building needs indeed renovation ASAP
As Trump And Putin Plan To Steal The Midterms, Democrats Are... Dismayed
Sadly, I don't see Putin-Gate as being decisive in the midterms. As Republican Congressman Darrell Issa told Neil Cavuto on GOP-TV yesterday, that id Trump is "proven to have not told the whole truth about the fact that campaigns look for dirt, and if someone offers it, you listen to them, nobody’s going to be surprised. There are some things in politics that you just take for granted." What it says about my fellow citizens is mind-boggling-- but, of course, we had a hint of that when so many of them (albeit not a majority) voted for a cheap huckster and fascist in 2016. Character... more »
Washington's Vindictive Iran Policy is Doomed to Fail - Here's Why
[image: undefined] Like every other major move in the Middle East, Washington's latest raft of economic sanctions against Iran are doomed to fail. Not because the policy instrument itself doesn't actually work, but because our government is making the same mistakes of the past. Now get back inside your Delorean and set the clock for the fall of 2002, back when the United States was preparing to wage war against Iraq. Those of us who were awake then knew exactly what kind of disaster was unfolding, and we mobilized accordingly, in the millions and onto the streets, sending a clear ... more »
Israel confirms seizure of European vessel attempting to break Gaza blockade
Israeli military confirmed on Sunday that they had seized a ship with pro-Palestinian activists sailing from Europe to break the Gaza Strip blockade in the Mediterranean Sea. Earlier in the day, the Freedom Flotilla activist group said that the al-Awda (“Return”) boat under the Norwegian flag carrying medical supplies had been seized, adding that the ship received […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Navy to get 26 warships, boats this year – Putin
This year, “the Russian Navy will get 26 new warships, boats and vessels, four of them equipped with Kalibr missiles,” Russian President Vladimir Putin told a reception marking Russian Navy Day on Sunday. The president reiterated that this year four naval surface ships, a counter-terror boat and three logistics vessels have already entered service in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Yemen’s Hodeidah ‘one airstrike away from unstoppable epidemic’ – UN
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 P.M.) – The Yemeni port-city of Hodeidah is “one airstrike away from an unstoppable epidemic,” Lisa Grande, the Humanitarian Coordinator of the United Nations, said in a statement from the capital city of Sana’a on Sunday. “For weeks, we’ve been doing everything possible to help hundreds of thousands of people living in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia leads in two competitions after day 1 of International Army Games
Russia leads in the Safe Environment and Elbrus Ring competitions after the first day of the International Army Games 2018, Major General Alexander Peryazev, the tournament’s chief judge, said on Sunday. “First competitions of the Safe Environment contest were held at the Pesochnoye range in the Yaroslval region. The leader is the Russian team (25 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Erdogan tells BRICS leaders Turkey wants to join that association – newspaper
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on the leaders of the BRICS nations, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa to let his country join the association, the Hurriyet Daily News reported on Sunday. “If you take us in the name of the platform would become BRICST, I said,” he told reporters in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian jets begin nonstop attack on ISIS terrorists in northeast Al-Sweida
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces have begun a nonstop air attack against the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in the northeastern countryside of the Al-Sweida Governorate. Russian jets reportedly began their attack this afternoon, following a powerful assault that was launched by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and National Defense Forces (NDF) […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Syrian Army liberates one of the last ISIS-held towns in southwest Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their large-scale military operation in southwest Syria this evening, targeting the last towns under the control of the Islamic State (ISIS). Led by the Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army stormed the last 100 square kilometers of territory still under the Islamic State’s control […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Obama Slams Trump While Deifying Communist Terror Leader
[image: obama-slams-trump-while-deifying-communist-terror-leader] Speaking in South Africa earlier this month, Obama showered praise on a top leader of the South African Communist Party (SACP), Nelson Mandela — a man who lied about his party membership all his life, and who also led the mass-murdering terrorist wing of the Soviet-controlled African National Congress (ANC) known as Umkhonto we Sizwe. The former U.S. president's apparent idol, who inspired him to get involved in politics in the first place, spent decades on the official U.S. State Department terrorist list. Incredibly... more »
S.Hinhayat shop from inside [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: S.Hinhayat shop from inside] S.Hinhayat Shop from above , from its second level workshop
Broken Clocks at Egypt's S.Hinhayat Clock shop [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Broken Clocks at Egypt's S.Hinhayat Clock shop] An old broken art deco clock at S.Hinhayat Clock Shop
Another shot for that old clock [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Another shot for that old clock] Nomolas Watch, the Queen watch corner at S.Hinhayat Shop in Downtown Cairo
Father and son , the Clock-makers [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Father and son , the Clock-makers] Father and son , a photo of Mostafa Solomon and his father who interhited S.Hinhayat Clock shop from his father
Financial records of S.Hinhayat [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Financial records of S.Hinhayat] The financial records S.Hinhayat clock shop's customers
Extreme Centrism
Extreme centrism sounds weird, doesn't it? In politics, whether you use the traditional left-right axis, or supplement it with an authoritarian-libertarian axis, centrism lies in the middle of all these poles. The clue, after all, is in the name. How then can it ever be extreme? Going off to the extremities of the left you end up with revolutionary violence, Stalinist dictatorship or a general federation of post-property communes - depending on the inclination to authoritarianism or libertarianism. On the right, extremist politics take us to race hatred and the gas chamber, or ramp... more »
The True Founder of our Revolution - Summing up.
If I seem repetitive, it's because some crucial points keep *not* being made, in the fight over where to steer civilization. Sure, moral issues -- like a narcissistic toddler who steals thousands of children -- belong front and center. But they cannot be the *only *battle front. Because confederates have been schooled to *shrug aside moral arguments.* *"While sappy-socialist liberals preach, we are the pragmatic competitors who innovate and invest and make America rich!"* By styling themselves as defenders of enterprise and creative markets, oligarchs offer a rhetoric that attr... more »
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Vanmala Subramaniam reports on the move by real estate developers to push tenants out of desperately-needed housing in Canada's largest cities to chase after short-term profits. - David Wallace Wells asks how the rapidly-materializing worst-case climate change scenarios are being met with shrugs rather than recognition of the urgent need for action. And Denise Balkissoon comments on the connection between a heating planet and the increased threat of wildfires, while Yanis Varoufakis points out that both climate change and austerity have seve... more »
Understanding the Cycles of Constitutional Time, or, Why Things Are Going to Get Better
I have posted my latest article, The Recent Unpleasantness: Understanding the Cycles of Constitutional Time, on SSRN. This is the written version of the 2017 Addison C. Harris Lecture at the University of Indiana. Here is the abstract: This article, originally given as the 2017 Addison C. Harris Lecture at the University of Indiana, analyzes recent events in terms of three great cycles of change in American constitutional history. The first is the cycle of the rise and fall of political regimes. The second is the cycle of polarization and depolarization. The third is the cycle of ... more »
The Completely Fake Time Of Observation Bias
NOAA has known for 30 years that the US is not warming. U.S. Data Since 1895 Fail To Show Warming Trend – NYTimes.com In 1999, NASA’s James Hansen was concerned that the very high quality US temperature record didn’t match … Continue reading →
Erdogan doesn’t buy Trump’s sanctions bluff
It likely won't go any further than the theatre of the threats themselves The post Erdogan doesn’t buy Trump’s sanctions bluff appeared first on The Duran.
G20 Agriculture Summit united in opposition to unilateral protectionism
It was a meeting of countries to agree that they don't agree with Trump's manner of doing business The post G20 Agriculture Summit united in opposition to unilateral protectionism appeared first on The Duran.
The Stupidly Easy Way to Win World War III: 'Cut the Cables'
*Steve Weintz* *Security, * Cut Internet cables and you have the ultimate denial-of-service cyber weapon. *If, however, you wish to practice hybrid warfare—disruption and degradation with little overt engagement—then the ability to cut submarine cables at will and at depth gives you a very powerful weapon. Cut up undersea hydrophone networks and you deafen your adversary. Cut Internet cables and you have the ultimate denial-of-service cyber weapon.* When a July 2015 undersea tremor triggered a rockslide between the islands of Saipan and Tinian in the Northern Marianas Islands,... more »
Win the Korean War By Dropping Nuclear Weapons on China?
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* So why didn’t the United States use the bomb in Korea? What if it had? *American military authorities feared that an escalation of the war would make the situation on the peninsula untenable. Far from exhausting its strength, the People’s Republic of China maintained a substantial reserve of ground and air forces that it could throw into the fight if the United States decided to step up the war. Perhaps more importantly, the Soviet Union could exert a vastly greater influence on the conflict, either through a stepped up transfer of equipment to ... more »
Reality is Not a Winner
(By *American Zen*'s Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari) *O*K, this actually happened- The United States accused Maria Butina of being a Russian spy and having ties to the NRA and was also accused of funneling Russian money to Trump through the National Rifle Association. The next day the Treasury Department ended requirements saying the NRA needs to identify their financial contributors. Meanwhile, former NRA contractor and whistleblower Reality Winner is serving her 13th month in federal prison and could spend at least four more years under the Kafkaesque Espionage Ac... more »
Unsustainable: The Government Pension Pickle that Several States are Facing
[image: unsustainable-the-government-pension-pickle-that-several-states-are-facing] State employee pensions, negotiated by greedy public employee unions and rubber-stamped by short-sighted politicians have left several states teetering on the edge of financial insolvency and there is no solution in sight.
Fear Is The Sickness
Have we gotten it all wrong?
Great Solutions To Cut Plastic Out Of Your Life — For Good
Plastic is polluting our environment and our oceans.
I’m Tired of Not Loving Myself
I just reached a point where I can’t stand any longer the way I deny myself love. Routinely. Constantly.
The Final—Maybe Last—Straw
What do people do who need straws?
Will the APA Soon Designate TDS an Official Mental Disorder?
While the mental afflictions of reactionary, anti-Trump progressives have not yet been classified as an official diagnosis, the symptoms we have witnessed over and over and come to call '*Trump Derangement Syndrome*' include uncontrollable crying, loss of bowel control, nightly pillow biting, helplessness, marathon viewing of CNN, screaming at the sky and spending excessive time on social media sites. Mental Health Professionals have taken note and are finally speaking up about this strange phenomenon. *The Hill* "Therapists in the U.S. say they have seen a rise in politically-re... more »
What the Internet Sales Tax Is All About
By John Tamny Just curious, but if a Washington, D.C. resident buys a pack of cigarettes in Arlington, VA, should this person pay a sales... more »
As VA Continues To Hook Veterans On Dangerous Opioids, Local Growers Offer Them Free Cannabis
By Rachel Blevins Santa Cruz, CA – While the United States federal government and the Department of Veterans Affairs continue their efforts to keep cannabis... more »
Some Things Shouldn’t Be For-Profit
*Blue America has endorsed Mike Siegel for the congressional seat that stretches from Tomball and Cypress in the exurbs northwest of Houston, through Prairie View, Brenham and Weimar into northern Austin and its suburbs. Mike beat his primary opponent with over 70% of the vote. Now he'll face entrenched incumbent Michael McCaul, one of the richest members of Congress. Mike has been raising money in this extremely gerrymandered district and as of the June 30 FEC reporting deadline he had brought in $175,279. That's already more than anyone has raised against McCaul in a decade. P... more »
Question of the Day: "Why would anyone be 'proud' of something they had nothing to do with?"
Because ... *Race means Nothing. * Got that? [Hat tip Bosch Fawstin. Question from Matt Newman] . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
US Suddenly Buys More Ecuadorian Oil: Is Trump Also Buying Assange’s Arrest?
Whitney Webb, MintPress News - Speaking in Madrid on Friday, Ecuadorian President Lenin Morenotold an audience that WikiLeaks founder and editor-in-chief Julian Assange would need to leave Ecuador’s London embassy “eventually.” Moreno offered no time-table for Assange’s possible exit, which several sources just last week asserted could take place within “weeks” or even “days.” Assange has spent over six... (read more)
500 Years of Dangerous Nuclear Waste: Fusion Reactors are NOT the Holy Grail; Solar is the Holy Grail!
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : 500 years of radioactive waste generated by fusion nuclear reactors is still a very long time…
The Yarmouth ferry subsidy? Still? Still more? Always…
I could say I told them so — and I did, way back when “them” was still Rodney Macdonald and his Tories, and from then on forward through Darrell Dexter and Stephen McNeil to whatever same-old-same-old will come next — but I’d have to stand in a too-long line behind all the other told-them-so nattering […]
A Gatling Gun Can “Spray Bullets Like Water from a Garden Hose”. And it Change History.
*Warfare History Network* *Security, * During the latter part of the 19th century, Gatling guns became more and more popular, and were used in the many wars that flared during the 1880s and 1890s. *During the latter part of the 19th century, Gatling guns became more and more popular, and were used in the many wars that flared during the 1880s and 1890s. The 1879 war between England and the African Zulu tribes was the first major land action in which the Gatling gun proved to be a deciding factor. A small British army, commanded by Lord Chelmsford, defeated a much larger Zulu for... more »
Spanish Prime Minister’s minority coalition loses budget battle
In a way, Spain represents the situation of the Western Union in one country The post Spanish Prime Minister’s minority coalition loses budget battle appeared first on The Duran.
Russia goes for gold, drops US dollar, amid rising tensions
With geopolitical tensions on the rise, the incentive to invest in the American dollar is much less attractive that it used to be The post Russia goes for gold, drops US dollar, amid rising tensions appeared first on The Duran.
British and German intelligence fail to produce proof of Russian involvement in Skripal poisoning
You just have to take them at their word that they really have it, and that it shows or means what they say it shows or means The post British and German intelligence fail to produce proof of Russian involvement in Skripal poisoning appeared first on The Duran.
Arctic To Melt Down Soon
One of our former readers has predicted we are going to see a big Arctic meltdown by September. This could be difficult with temperatures below freezing, ice extent in the the Beaufort sea beyond the 1981-2010 median, and sea ice … Continue reading →
Another Massively Failed Forecast By James Hansen
Throughout his career, James Hansen has demonstrated an uncanny ability to be wrong nearly 100% of the time about both the future and the past. Dr. James E. Hansen, director of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, who presented recent … Continue reading →
Mad World
The BBC has been under attack for bias again this week. You can probably put aside the celebratory bottles of Prosecco or (for Nigel Farage fans) magnificent English beer though. The attacks have been without substance. (You might even call them 'fake news'.) Nonetheless, the BBC has been preoccupied with them and heavily on the defensive against them. Examples? Well, there was Kirsty Wark on *Newsnight *on Friday night getting slammed by one of her guests after he'd appeared (at *Newsnight*'s invitation) on her programme - namely Cadwalldrista Chris Wylie: Was just on BBC *... more »
Saudi-led Coalition Destroyed Yemeni missile launch site
Earlier this week, a Saudi-led coalition attacked an international airport and a military air base in the northern part of the Yemeni capital, carrying out six consecutive airstrikes According to Saudi Arabia’s government-run Al Ekhbariya TV the coalition announced the “destruction of ballistic missile (launch) sites run by the Houthi militias in Saada,” bordering Saudi Arabia. Saudi sources previously […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army’s veteran division takes part in International Military Games (photos)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is currently taking part in the International Military Games that are being held in Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Iran, and Armenia. Representing the Syrian Arab Army at the International Military Games is the 3rd Armored Division, who is one of the SAA’s most experienced tank groups. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Freed iconic Palestinian teenager meets with Mahmoud Abbas (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi visited the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Sunday, after being released from an Israeli prison. She was accompanied by her father Bassem, mother Nariman, and other family members. Seventeen-year old Tamimi was charged with 12 offences, including assaulting security forces and incitement […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
First civil flight conducted from Damascus to Amman in years (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 P.M.) – The first civil flight from Damascus to Amman was conducted on Sunday, the Syrian government reported. According to the government report, the the Syrian plane was observed by the Jordanian authorities, who gave the incoming flight the traditional water salute. The water salute is a touching airport tradition to honor […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Navy celebrates Navy Day with parade in Tartus (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – A parade of ships that are part of the operational unit of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea was held in honour of the Russian Navy Day in the Syrian port of Tartus. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, the video was recorded during the drills’ day. The Ministry […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Quneitra Map Update: Syrian Army taking over last rebel bastions
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:55 P.M.) – Jihadi groups in Quneitra province continue to hand over their heavy and medium weapons as the Syrian Army prepares to declare the entire southwestern province under its control. The surrendered militants have succumbed to an evacuation deal following the rapid advance achieved by the government troops across several front-lines. Nusra […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
VIDEO: Nusra militants surrender weapons near Golan Heights
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:00 P.M.) – Militants fighting under the Jabhet al-Nusra terror group in southwest Syria handed over their heavy weapons to the Syrian authorities as per a surrender agreement. Before leaving their former bastion of Jabata al-Khashab in Quneitra province, jihadists handed over 2 tanks, 2 BMPs, 3 machinegun-mounted vehicles, mortar launchers and 2 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
As VA Continues To Hook Veterans On Dangerous Opioids, Local Growers Offer Them Free Cannabis
[image: veterans] Local growers are making a difference by offering free cannabis samples to veterans, as an alternative for the dangerous opioids prescribed by the VA. The post As VA Continues To Hook Veterans On Dangerous Opioids, Local Growers Offer Them Free Cannabis appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Great interview with Chomsky....
He covers many of the most important points including US interference with the Russian 1996 election (Yeltsen), the US violation of the post-Cold War promise not to expand NATO 'one inch' toward the Russian border, US deployments of so-called 'missile defense' near Russia, and the huge Democratic Party flip-flop on the Russian question after Hillary lost to Trump.
Nothing Gold Can Stay
[image: new shirt (2)] I have a new shirt—it’s gray and white blocks with gold flowers embellished with gold sparkles on the white. That’s my reflection in a mirror on the closet door. There is old style writing on it, and my friend Nancy Long asked what it said. I didn’t know because the writing was rather loose and slanted and I had assumed it was in a foreign language and hadn’t really examined it. But I could make out one line “Her hardest hue to hold,” so I looked it up on the internet. Robert Frost. “Nothing gold can stay.” Whether he’s saying the first green you see in sp... more »
U.S.-Russia Summitry Is at Center Stage Again
*Paul J. Saunders* *Security, Eurasia* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they meet in Helsinki, Finland July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo] If the Kremlin wants a less hostile United States, then its leaders may do well to spend considerably more time assessing the predictable consequences of Russia’s actions. U.S.-Russia summitry has again moved to center stage. Unfortunately, while some think they are watching a comforting sequel—“Cold War II,” perhaps—and expect a similarly satisfying ending, today’s confront... more »
The 1 Picture (And War) That Haunts China's Military Like No Other
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* Beijing doesn't want to get crushed like Saddam in the 1st Gulf War. *For its part, the Second Artillery shifted its focus from nuclear deterrence to long-range precision strike, with both ballistic and cruise missiles. Developing a modern appreciation of military-systems integration, the PLAN, PLAAF and Second Artillery have also emphasized joint operations, with a focus on developing command, control and communications procedures that allow the efficient, coordinated use of military force. However, it’s hard to evaluate the success of such plan... more »
America Must Update Its Lethal Drone Policy—Here's How
*Rachel Stohl* *Security, Americas* [image: A General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper stands on the runway during] Washington has a chance to set the tone for drone use around the world. It should use it. When a U.S. drone strike killed five members of the Manthari family in Yemen in late March 2018, the U.S. Defense Department reported that terrorists affiliated with Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula were killed and that civilians were not present at the attack. The Manthari family shares a different story. According to relatives, tribal leaders, and human rights groups, the men killed wer... more »
Episode #243 – ‘The Summer Purge’ with guests Renan Santos, Basil Valentine and More
*SUNDAY WIRE SHOW* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…
Report: Is Facebook ‘Meddling’ in Brazil’s Upcoming Elections?
*21WIRE + RT* | Here's a new case which exposes actual US corporate interference in another country's electoral process.
Freedom Flotilla Boat to Gaza Hijacked by Israeli Forces
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 29 July, 2018 13:15pm CEST The motor vessel Al Awda (The Return), traveling in international waters towards Palestinian waters, 49 nautical miles from the port in Gaza City, has been contacted by the Israeli Occupation Forces navy
Dr. Indrani Roy on Solar and Climate Cycles
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One of the great disputes in climate research is between those (IPCC) who dismiss solar cycles as a factor in climate change and those who see correlations in the past and keep seeking to understand the mechanisms. To be clear, there is considerable agreement that earth’s atmosphere can and does reduce or increase the amount […]
Dammit, Arne: Duncan Has Learned Nothing
Never mind a Secretary of Education who has ever taught anything; I'm beginning to think it would be a step forward if we had a Secretary of Education who has ever learned anything. Arne Duncan was interviewed for the pages of US News, and the resulting piece reminds us, first, that there's not nearly as much difference between Duncan and DeVos as some Democrats would like to believe, and second, that Duncan remain unrepentant and unenlightened about anything that happened under his watch. So join me in yelling fruitlessly at the computer screen as we walk through this trip down Del... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Jul 29
1968 Baath had Def Min Daud visit Jordan so that party could take control of military while he was gone Daud arrested when he arrived in Jordan Sent into exile as ambassador to Saudi Arabia 1988 Mujahedeen e-Khalq forced to withdraw from 2 Iranian towns ending hopes of Iraq backed revolt against Khomeini (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq review *The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq review *Iran-Iraq War, The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq review *The Iran-Iraq War*) 1990 OPEC agreed to ... more »
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