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How To Beat A Manipulator
I’ve been busy working through some of my own stuff lately, while marveling at how closely my personal journey has been mirrored in the larger world. I wrote out the following as a personal exercise while meditating on all the similarities between abusive personal relationships with […]
The fault lines between rich and poor in Lombok quake
Notes from a research trip interrupted by Indonesia’s most deadly earthquake in years. The post The fault lines between rich and poor in Lombok quake appeared first on New Mandala.
America the Punitive
[image: undefined] There has been a dramatic shift in how the United States government carries out its business internationally. Admittedly, Washington has had a tendency to employ force to get what it has wanted ever since 9/11, but it also sometimes recognized that other countries had legitimate interests and accepted there was a place for diplomacy to resolve issues short of armed conflict. The Bush Administration reluctance to broaden its engagement in the Middle East after it recognized that it had blundered with Iraq followed by Obama’s relaxation of tensions with Cuba and his... more »
A Milestone in Afghanistan
[image: undefined] Sometime late next year, possibly as early as September, news crews will gather in Afghanistan for a unique event: To interview an American serviceman or woman who was not born when the war they are fighting began. He or she will not remember 9/11, and will have grown up with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as background noise. No doubt also a senior commander will be on hand to pronounce that the war against the Taliban is making progress, the same pronouncements the young recruit will have seen on TV all his or her life. It will be a stark reminder that Americ... more »
Taming the EPA Regulatory Hydra: An essential first step
In America’s most powerful, intrusive and costly agency, power resides in one administrator.
Picture Of The Day
Caskets containing the remains of American servicemen from the Korean War handed over by North Korea arrive at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, Hawaii. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Korean War remains return home to U.S.* (Reuters).
Oligopoly Press Collusion Day – Yawn
So today was Get Trump Day in the Legacy Media. Did anyone notice the difference?
AOC v. VDH
Giovanni de Min. Spartan women wrestling, fresco, 1835-36. Villa Patt, Sedico, via .scclub. Victor Davis Hanson denounces the educated classes for the enjoyment and edificaton of the unlettered readership of the National Review: T rumpism is sometimes derided as an updated know-nothingism that rejects expertise and the input of credentialed expertise. Supposedly, professionals who could now save us tragically have their talent untapped as they sit idle at the Council on Foreign Relations, the economics Department at Harvard, or in the offices of the Brookings Institution — even a... more »
While my guitar gently weeps
George Harrison of The Beatles was overshadowed by the prolific song writing duo of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Yet, he was an excellent song writer as well. One of his best songs he wrote paired him with Eric Clapton … Continue reading →
A Popular Military Website Is Experiencing Growing Pains
*The Atlantic:* *A Popular Military Website Is Attacked From the Right* *Task & Purpose’s top editor resigned last week after alleging newsroom interference by its CEO to mollify conservative critics.* Since its launch four years ago, the website Task & Purpose has built an ardent following among veterans, military personnel, and defense intellectuals with smart, unvarnished coverage of military issues and veterans’ affairs. This week, the site analyzed President Donald Trump’s proposed Space Force, described security careers for veterans, and led with a follow-up to one of its ow... more »
"Get Prepared For The Chaos To Come, Global Financial Bear Market Looms"
*"Get Prepared For The Chaos To Come,* * Global Financial Bear Market Looms"* by Michael Snyder "We haven’t seen carnage like this in the global financial marketplace in quite some time. On Wednesday, U.S. stocks were down some, but things were much, much worse around the rest of the world. Global banking stocks are plunging, emerging market stocks are cratering, and emerging market currencies continue their stunning decline. This represents a dramatic change from the relative stability that we have seen throughout most of 2018. It is almost as if someone flipped a switch once the ... more »
Comment On Trump EPA Attempt To Eliminate All Environmental Regulation – Less Than 2 Hours Left (Aug. 16th, 11.59 PM US Eastern Time)
Less than 2 hours left to anonymously comment by tonight, 1159 US Eastern Time (NY-DC time zone) https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0259 Docket ID: … Continue reading →
Trump in Afghanistan
*by Reese Erlich* President Donald Trump is back on the stump, trumpeting his alleged triumphs since the 2016 elections. Somehow, he never mentions Afghanistan. For years, Trump has denounced endless foreign wars, including Afghanistan. He tweeted in 2012, for example, that Afghanistan is “a complete waste….Time to come home!” Once in power, however, Trump filled top advisor and cabinet positions with generals and neocons who advocate permanent occupation of Afghanistan. He suddenly became interested in the country’s estimated $1 trillion in rare earth minerals vital to manufactu... more »
Mean Girls
From The Mercury News: While most of President Donald Trump’s offspring and their spouses have been mired in scandal or investigations, or have just been the butt of late-night jokes (see: Eric and Tiffany), Eric Trump’s wife Lara Trump has … Continue reading →
Trump V. Media: News Outlets Publish Joint Editorials to Attack Trump
RT America Published on Aug 16, 2018 Hundreds of news outlets are publishing editorials denouncing President Trump. It’s just one more chapter in the feud between the President and the mainstream media. RT correspondent Dan Cohen reports. Scottie Nell Hughes is joined by Georgetown Journalism Professor Chris Chambers, for analysis. end
Colleges Offer Courses on ‘Queering’ Children, the Bible
Colleges Offer Courses on ‘Queering’ Children, the Bible by Celine Ryan, https://www.campusreform.org/ * This school year, colleges and universities across the country will be offering courses on “queering” children, the Bible, and theology in general. * Pomona College, for instance, will offer a course arguing that “the figure of the Child” is used to “justify continued […]
INFOWARS.COM Is Down ALEX JONES Warns Of Imminent FALSE FLAG Event!
Press For Truth Published on Aug 14, 2018 Problem reaction solution is the name of the game. The modus operandi for the global puppet strings pullers is to provide order out of chaos…but what happens when there is no “chaos” per say? In the absence of policy changing events the current powers that ought not to […]
CHRISTIAN Charged With HATE CRIME Plus $104 MILLION Suit Via The LGBTQ Community!
Press For Truth Published on Aug 10, 2018 There is a wave of censorship coming like we’ve never seen before and conservative christians in particular, are now on the chopping block. If your beliefs and/or political views challenge the leftist status quo, then you will become a target for being taken down! In this video Dan […]
Secret Israeli Report Reveals Armed Drone Killed Four Boys Playing on Gaza Beach in 2014
Modern Ashkenazi Khazars (90+% of modern Jewry) are NOT the Jews of the Bible! Ashkenaz is not from the tribe of Shem ie. not semitic! They cannot be the descendents of Jacob/Israel who are from Shem! – Genesis 10:1-3 (New King James Version) Nations Descended from Noah 1 Now this is the genealogy of the […]
Forcing the Globalists’ Hands into Disclosure – Steve Quayle & Tom Horn Armed with New Information
Forcing the Globalists’ Hands into Disclosure – Steve Quayle & Tom Horn Armed with New Information by Douglas J. Hagmann, https://www.hagmannreport.com/ Tom Horn & Steve Quayle are early pioneers responsible for some of the most cutting-edge research and proprietary investigative findings on topics including artificial intelligence, transhumanism, genetic engineering and the entire agenda of control via artificial […]
Tariff War: China Willing to Resume Trade Talks with US. China’s 25% Tariff on US Fuel to go into Effect Late August
RT America Published on Aug 16, 2018 Beijing has agreed to lower-level trade talks with Washington later this month in an effort to end the worsening tariff dispute. The last round of formal trade negotiations between US and China took place in early June, and was followed by a tariff war. RT America’s Manila Chan is […]
Sweden Struck by Coordinated Arson Attacks 3 Weeks Before Elections
RT Published on Aug 16, 2018 A string of arson attacks has rocked Sweden, 3 weeks ahead of September elections. Three suspects have been arrested, one of them in Turkey. It’s widely thought that the timing of the fires, which appear to have been co-ordinated, was not accidental. Speculation is rife as to who carried out […]
US $716 Billion Defense Bill Focuses on China, Russia Power Competition
CGTN America Published on Aug 13, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump is set to sign a more than $700 billion defense bill on Monday. end
Washington Forms New Group to Pressure Tehran
PressTV Published on Aug 16, 2018 The US secretary of state says a special task force has been set up as part of Washington’s agenda to maximize economic and political pressure on Iran. Mike Pompeo accused Tehran of having a destabilizing behavior and said the IRAN ACTION GROUP will closely monitor the Islamic Republic’s activities. Pompeo […]
World Financial Markets Suffer as US-Turkey Ties Decline, Washington Vows to Keep Sanctions. Turkey Raises Tariffs on US as Court Rejects Pastor’s Appeal for Release
RT Published on Aug 16, 2018 The US says economic sanctions against Turkey will remain in place even if Ankara releases an American pastor, whom it arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences. That’s after both sides imposed further tariffs on each other. Concerns over whether the situation has escalated too much, were raised at the US […]
Video of Noah’s Ark on Mount Ararat — “Second Deck”, 40+ Features and Structures ?
Gerrit Aalten Published on Aug 7, 2018 The large wooden structure lies broken into mainly three large pieces beneath the surface of the glacier somewhere between the 4000 and 5000 meter level on the mountain. Remarkable and most amazing is the presence of the huge slanting wall on the left side of the passage in the […]
Iran: Europe Should Pay Cost to Preserve Nuclear Deal
PressTV Published on Aug 16, 2018 Iran’s foreign minister urges Europe to take practical measures to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal following the US withdrawal from the agreement. Zarif said Europe has had a good performance in declaring its commitments to the agreement known as the JCPOA. The top Iranian diplomat added, the administration of US […]
Retired U.S. Navy Admiral William McRaven Wants His Security Clearance Revoked In Solidarity With Former CIA Director Brennan
Retired U.S. Navy admiral William McRaven, commander of the SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden, asked President Donald Trump to revoke his security clearance in a gesture of solidarity with former CIA chief John Brennan *Daily Mail*: *'I would consider it an honor if you would revoke my security clearance. You have humiliated us and divided us.' SEAL admiral in charge of bin Laden raid savages Trump for 'McCarthy era' attack on John Brennan* * President Donald Trump canceled former CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance on Wednesday * Brennan is a longtime CIA agent who ... more »
Reports: U.S. - Mexico Reach Deal On NAFTA
*Virginia-Pilot/Los Angeles Times:* *Trump administration nearing deal with Mexico on revised NAFTA — but issues with Canada remain * The Trump administration is close to striking a deal with Mexico on a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement, analysts said, but thorny issues are yet to be resolved with Canada, the third party in the trilateral pact. Reaching an agreement with Mexico would mark a breakthrough for the administration after a year of roller-coaster talks and tension with its longtime North American trading partners. President Trump has frequently threatened ... more »
The Syrian War Will End When The Last Rebel Stronghold Of Idlib Province Has Fallen
*Rebecca Collard, Time:* *Idlib Could Be the Last Major Battlefield of the Syrian Civil War. But Assad Won’t Take It Easily* On Aug. 9, the Syrian army dropped leaflets on the province of Idlib telling residents that “the war is nearing its end” and urging them to cooperate with government forces. One showed grainy pre-war images of an old woman embracing a soldier; a young man studying; and a leafy, peaceful Damascus street: This is how we were before terrorism, it read. Then came photos of a destroyed neighborhood, a young boy carrying an unexploded shell, and women covered in n... more »
CFACT’s Morano targeted for censorship
Social media and online publishing are today's public square. They must remain open and fair.
Can The Afghan Military Defeat The Taliban?
*WNU Editor:* A sobering report, analysis, and discussion on the Afghan war.
Pompeo on the Prowl: US Establishes ‘Action Group’ to Coordinate Anti-Iran Policies
*Middle East Eye* | An Iranian-American advocacy group said this latest move by Washington "echoes the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq."
Musical Interlude: Gov't Mule, "Soulshine"
Gov't Mule, "Soulshine" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijsritrkiAA
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Rich in star clusters and nebulae, the ancient constellation of Auriga, the Charioteer, rides high in northern winter night skies. Composed from narrow and broadband filter data and spanning nearly 8 Full Moons (4 degrees) on the sky, this deep telescopic view recorded in January shows off some of Auriga's celestial bounty. The field includes emission region IC 405 (top left) about 1,500 light-years distant. Also known as the Flaming Star Nebula, its red, convoluted clouds of glowing hydrogen gas are energized by hot O-type star AE Aurigae. IC 410 (top right) is significantly more ... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 16, 2018
A US Marine walks through Helmand province in southern Afghanistan in 2010. (Reuters / Goran Tomasevic) *Tom Engelhardt, The Nation:* *The War in Afghanistan Is Headed for a Record* Fair warning. Stop reading right now if you want, because I’m going to repeat myself. What choice do I have, since my subject is the Afghan War (America’s second Afghan War, no less)? I began writing about that war in October 2001, almost 17 years ago, just after the US invasion of Afghanistan. That was how I inadvertently launched the unnamed listserv that would, a year later, become TomDispatch. Give... more »
HMS Vanguard: The Largest Battleship Ever Built by the Royal Navy
*Robert Farley* *Security, Europe* Vanguard was an idiosyncratic curiosity, but would have filled its role effectively if it had been completed in time. Although not comparable to its contemporaries of modern design and armament, it was a beautiful ship, and well worthy of service to the royal family. *Vanguard saw only limited opportunities for action in the years after the war, but played an important ceremonial role. In 1947 it carried King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and a young Princess Elizabeth on a royal visit to South Africa. Elizabeth had presided over Vanguard’s launchi... more »
Beware, Russia: Air Force F-22s and European F-35s Are Training Together
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Europe* The United States Air Force’s 95th Fighter Squadron, which flies the stealthy fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor air superiority fighter, has deployed to Europe to deter Russia and to train with NATO allies. The United States Air Force’s 95th Fighter Squadron, which flies the stealthy fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor air superiority fighter, has deployed to Europe to deter Russia and to train with NATO allies. During the squadron’s current deployment, the unit flew a pair of Raptors together with stealthy fifth-generation... more »
"The Karamazov Question"
"Tell me yourself, I challenge you— answer. Imagine that you are creating a fabric of human destiny with the object of making men happy in the end, giving them peace and rest at last, but that it was essential and inevitable to torture to death only one tiny creature... and to found that edifice on its unavenged tears: would you consent to be the architect on those conditions? Tell me, and tell the truth.” - Dostoevsky, "The Brothers Karamazov"
"The Most Beautiful People..."
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an understanding of life that fills them with compassions, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
“Could Our Deepest Fears Hold the Key to Ending Violence?”
*“Could Our Deepest Fears Hold the Key to Ending Violence?”* by Frances Moore Lappé “In his book “Violence”, psychologist James Gilligan asked a Massachusetts prison inmate, “What do you want so badly that you would sacrifice everything in order to get it?” The inmate declared, “Pride. Dignity. Self-esteem… and I’ll kill every motherf****r in that cell block if I have to in order to get it.” Or, as another inmate said, “I’ve got to have my self-respect, and I’ve declared war on the whole world till I get it.” Pride, dignity, respect, agency—a sense that we matter—these are feelings... more »
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World News Briefs -- August 16, 2018 (Evening Edition)
*Time:* *Gunmen Besiege Intelligence Facility in Kabul as Afghanistan Mourns Victims of Suicide Bombing* (KABUL, Afghanistan) — Gunmen besieged a compound belonging to the Afghan intelligence service in Kabul on Thursday, police said, as the city’s Shiite residents held funeral services for the victims of a horrific suicide bombing the previous day that left 34 dead. Police officer Abdul Rahman told The Associated Press from the location of the morning siege in a northwestern neighborhood of Kabul that the gunmen were holed up in a partially constructed building near the compound ... more »
Through Machiavelli’s eyes: on leaders, citizens, and Philippine politics
What are the challenges and lessons of translating Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’ into Filipino? The post Through Machiavelli’s eyes: on leaders, citizens, and Philippine politics appeared first on New Mandala.
The Uses and Abuses of Singaporean History
A falsified version of Singaporean history has found resonance among the conservative fringe in Latin America. The post The Uses and Abuses of Singaporean History appeared first on New Mandala.
Iraqi forces launch major operation inside Syria to eliminate ISIS
The Iraqi military announced Thursday that they had launched airstrikes on Daesh in Syrian territory amid Damascus’ efforts to eliminate the last pockets of the terrorist group. “Fulfilling the orders of the commander-in-chief of the [Iraqi] Armed Forces … Iraqi F-16 jets successfully carried out an airstrike on the Syrian territory,” the statement said, as quoted by the Al-Sumaria broadcaster. As […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Pompeo unveils new ‘Iran Action Group’ to target Tehran
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 A.M.) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the creation of the ‘Iran Action Group’ at a press briefing in Washington DC on Thursday. “The Iran Action Group will be responsible for directing, reviewing, and coordinating all aspects of the State Department’s Iran-related activity,” he explained. He cited ‘a torrent of violent […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
What Is The Trump Regime Doing To America?
Matt Lewis is a long-time conservative pundit and writer and you may run across his stuff in the *DailyBeast* from time to time. Yesterday he asked a poignant question all Republicans should be asking themselves: Did I Join a Movement That Naturally Attracts Extremists and Kooks?. He did and he wants to understand why. "Politics," he wrote, has always attracted eccentric opportunists, but people in this administration are especially weird." He may detest everything about Omarosa but he's savvy enough to understand that "she's just the latest example of the motley crew Trump has m... more »
TRUMP’S TRADE WARSTrump has gotten America into a trade war with...
Robert Reich - 5 hours ago
*TRUMP’S TRADE WARS* Trump has gotten America into a trade war with all our major trading partners. He’s put tariffs, which are essentially taxes, on what they sell to us. And they’ve retaliated by putting tariffs on what we sell to them. Trump’s trade war is dumb and dangerous for 3 reasons: *First: American companies make and sell things all around the world, employ people all over the world, and are owned by investors all over the world.* At the same time, foreign companies are here, employing Americans, and exporting from the United States. BMW, a German company, is the bigge... more »
How Trump’s Outburst Over Security Clearances Harms the Presidency
Then-CIA Director John Brennan with former President George H.W. Bush in front of the agency's Memorial Wall. (CIA/Flickr) Once again, Donald Trump has heedlessly jeopardized important institutional interests of the presidency in the service of his own personal pique. For years, courts have declined to review the merits of security clearance determinations, relying on *Department of Navy v. Egan*, in which the Supreme Court held that the kind of “[p]redictive judgment” embodied in the grant or denial of a clearance “must be made by those with the necessary expertise in protecting... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 16, 2018
"The right team members will not always come out of traditional recruiting and commission programs," Gen. Raymond Thomas said. (U.S. Army) *Politico:* *Trump scraps Obama rules on cyberattacks, giving military freer hand* President Donald Trump has eliminated rules governing the process for launching cyberattacks, giving the military freer rein to deploy its advanced hacking tools without pushback from the State Department and the intelligence community, an administration official told POLITICO. Trump’s decision, the latest example of his desire to push decision-making authority d... more »
Tariffs and the Founding Fathers
[image: tariffs-and-the-founding-fathers] Though free trade — really trade managed by an entity empowered to change countries’ laws — is portrayed as an unalloyed “good,” America’s influential Founders disagreed.
Aretha
I just thought I'd post this, my own best Aretha moment of recent years, at the 2015 Kennedy Center honors, when she was introduced by some chick pretending to be Carole King, and the real Carole King was in the audience and going nuts at the way this great artist was taking her own work and transmuting it—if you were listening, you were listening through King's ears and King's gratitude, which we should all share, because we're very fortunate to have had her among us all these years. (And here's what Fox did, if you haven't heard about it.) Cross-posted at The Rectification of N... more »
Michael Howard–Eco-Warrior?
By Paul Homewood Michael Howard is suggesting in the Mail that we all decarbonise to save the world. Strange, because as the Financial section of the Mail revealed just two months ago, Mr Howard was not quite so keen to be so eco-friendly himself where money was concerned: Former Conservative leader Michael […]
What Progressives Don’t Get About Wealth Creation and Corporations
The progressive view of American corporations dating from the late 19th century. The Robber Barons, seated on bags of millions of dollars, are supported upon the backs of the workers. Wikimedia Commons / Puck Magazine Source: Library of Congress Progressives have always had a hate affair with corporations. From the very beginning of […] The post What Progressives Don’t Get About Wealth Creation and Corporations appeared first on A Divided World.
Gender Pay Gap Wide Among Graduates of Elite Schools
The gender wage gap is real – even when looking at pay differences between men and women who graduate from America’s leading colleges and universities, according to a recent study that found a 19-percent difference in annual earnings.
Scholars Remember the “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin
The academic world took to social media and other venues yesterday to remember a legendary artist who transformed music with her soulful and bold lyrics and strident support for civil rights.
Top 20 Heart-Healthy Lunches You Can Prep on a Sunday
Skip the fast food drive-thrus and processed food options this week by preparing your own heart-healthy, nutritious meals ahead of time. Preparing your own food is act of self-care and supports overall health. It is also a stress-relieving technique that saves you time, money and calories! Below we have rounded up the top 20 meals […] The post Top 20 Heart-Healthy Lunches You Can Prep on a Sunday appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
Got Google / Android? You ARE Being Tracked.
Google Maps and Android track you unless you do a LOT of "unnatural" and proactive actions. Continue reading →
Oh My! Nano Thermometers Are Not Determinant
At the Nano scale, temperature measurements become uncertain. Quantum effects take over. Continue reading →
America is Addicted to Sanctions
*Nicolai N. Petro* *Security, Eurasia* [image: A bank employee counts U.S. hundred dollar bills at Kasikornbank in Bangkok October 12, 2010. The Thai government agreed on Tuesday to impose a 15 percent withholding tax on interest and capital gains earned by foreign investors on Thai bonds, the latest] Ukraine is a good case study in the ineffectiveness of sanctions. The best way to think about the role of sanctions in American foreign policy is to regard it as an addiction. Think about it. The inability to change the behavior of even the most rinky-dink nations must be enormousl... more »
Were an American Couple Killed by Isis While Trying to ‘Prove Humans Are Kind’?
A widely-shared article potentially confused some readers about the motives of a couple murdered in Tajikistan in July 2018.
92 Million Dollar Parade, started at 12M, to honor Trump ooops I mean “vets”
If this looks like me posting on yahoo, it’s because I DID. Enjoy. Jonah Elijah 0 sec ago This from a vet in a vast family of vets, the best way to “honor” us would be to bring all of the soldiers airmen sailors marines, close all 800 Occupation bases around the world not counting […]
Monsanto Appeal Attempt Fails as California Lists Glyphosate as Known Carcinogen
The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to hear a challenge to a key provision of the state’s landmark chemical consumer-disclosure law, Proposition 65, brought by Monsanto. The chemical maker was seeking to force California to remove glyphosate, found in the company’s Roundup products, from the Proposition 65 list of carcinogens. This decision leaves in place […] The post Monsanto Appeal Attempt Fails as California Lists Glyphosate as Known Carcinogen appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
"How to Get Good at What You’re Bad At"
*"How to Get Good at What You’re Bad At"* by David Cain "It’s been almost two years since I’ve become my own boss, and I am still fairly bad at it. Any real boss would fire me. I take long lunches and don’t come back sometimes. I defer important tasks till the next day because it suddenly seems more important to go get groceries in the middle of the afternoon. It takes me eight hours to do three hours of writing. If you’ve ever emailed me, you may have first-hand experience with my near-glacial correspondence speed. This is classic severe procrastinator behavior, and as bad as it i... more »
The Poet: Octavio Paz"Brotherhood"
*"Brotherhood"* "I am a man: little do I last and the night is enormous. But I look up: the stars write. Unknowing I understand: I too am written, and at this very moment someone spells me out." - Octavio Paz
"Making Your Best Guess"
*"Making Your Best Guess"* by Arthur Silber “We are not gods, and we are not omniscient. We cannot foretell the future with certainty. Most often, cultural and political changes are terribly complex. It can be notoriously difficult to predict exactly where a trend will take us, and we can be mistaken. We do the best we can: if we wish to address certain issues seriously, we study history, and we read everything that might shed light on our concerns. We consult what the best thinkers of our time and of earlier times have said and written. We challenge everyone's assumptions, includi... more »
Yazidi Teenager Meets ISIS Captor Who Enslaved Her; He’s Now a “Refugee” in Germany
A Christian Yazdi girl who fled Iraq after being held captive by ISIS has returned. After she met her former captor on the street in Germany
X22 Report, “The Central Bankers Are Up To Something”
X22 Report, “The Central Bankers Are Up To Something” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G69V8NKq7dk
A business lesson for socialists
A good business lesson for socialists and for those who work as teachers or in government or in academe or for "non-profits" and have never examined who or what is a business or a capitalist. https://townhall.com/columnists/laurahollis/2018/08/16/a-business-lesson-for-socialists-n2510256 “The article is constructed on one flawed assumption after another. First, the authors seem to be equating business with huge multinational corporations. But most businesses in the U.S. are small. The U.S. has approximately 28 million firms. Of those, about 21 million -- nearly 80 percent -- emplo... more »
Rediscovering Adam Smith Part II: Bringing in Darwin!
While I'm off to Worldcon, let me finish my explication about the rediscovery (especially by liberals) of a co-founder of their movement. In Part One, I showed how I am no longer a lonely voice, calling for revival of interest in a co-founder of our revolution, Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith. Indeed, among the stupidest failings of today's liberal-moderates has been their failure grasp Smith's importance, and potential usefulness in fighting today's confederate-oligarchic madness. Again, Smith is most prominently discussed at the moderate-liberal-savvy Evonomics site... more »
Remembering Aretha Franklin
Not her finest moment for sure, but certainly her cheesiest. Here's the Queen of Soul having a bit of down time with the much-missed George Michael.
If not Mormon, are they now Less-Mon?
I can understand the call by President Nelson for his denomination to use the name given to it by its founder, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints", rather than the appellation "Mormon" that has become widespread. The latter has taken on a certain negativity, particularly in liberal political circles, and the longer, more neutral original name of the church will hopefully get away from that. I can't help poking fun at my many LDS friends, though. If they're not Mormons any more, should they now be considered Less-Mons? Peter
Dems Want Pelosi Gone
[image: dems-don-t-want-pelosi-as-party-face-but-have-weak-and-weird-bench] The House and the White House are on the Democrats’ minds, and both ambitions are threatened by the current face of the party.
Cuomo: America Not Great; Trump: Run Against Me in 2020
[image: cuomo-america-not-great-trump-run-against-me-in-2020] New York Governor Andrew Cuomo quickly reversed himself after claiming America “was never that great,” but not before President Trump launched a Twitter attack and dared Cuomo to run against him in 2020.
“I’m willing to stick anything up there,” declares Air Force General. Really? Is he talking about outer space, or Trump’s anatomy?
General Carlton Everhart, USAF. Does this look like an old publicity photo from Dr. Strangelove, or what? Remember Ronald Reagan’s Star Wars Initiative? Back in the day, it drove the scientists at Lawerence Livermore Laboratories crazy. An old friend who worked there at the time, complained to me that “every college professor in America who was out looking for a grant for himself would scribble something on the back of an envelope and send it to us as a proposal.” It then befell the folks at the labs to put aside their own national defense projects to do Professor Back-Of-The-Env... more »
19-year-old questions the New Orleans water system in new short film
Chasity Hunter spent her last year in high school investigating the city's water management system.
Massive log jam on Pearl River to be cleared soon
The log jam has been growing at a spot in the river south of Bogalusa.
Close the Jefferson Parish landfill? Here's what happened last time that was tried
Politicians touted $20 million savings in 2009; deal voided amid lawsuits, criminal inquiry
New Orleans public schools resume without water filters for lead: report
More than 45,000 children return to school this month without promised water filters to screen lead.
What's in your eDNA? Hopefully diverse pond scum, scientists say
A new eDNA technique lets researchers glean a wealth of information just by scooping up a smidgeon of pond scum.
Fayetteville State and Richmond Community College Partner for Online Degree
Fayetteville State University (FSU) and Richmond Community College (RCC) signed an agreement this week that will provide RCC graduates with an opportunity to complete an affordable, online bachelor’s degree at FSU. Through the $10K Pathway Plan – established by a Memorandum of Understanding between the two schools on Tuesday – RCC graduates will pay no more […]
Russian Defense Ministry: 45 Drones Have Been Shot Down Over Its Main Base In Syria
Hmeymim base. © Alexander Yelistratov/TASS *TASS: **Russia displays terrorists’ drones shot down over three days near Hmeymim* *The Russian Defense Ministry official said the past month saw an increase in attempts at committing terrorist attacks involving drones* HMEYMIM AIRBASE /Syria/, August 16. /TASS/. Journalists from leading foreign mass media have been allowed to see terrorists’ drones shot down over the past three days near Hmeymim while trying to attack the airbase. A group of foreign journalists touring Syria’s areas undergoing postwar reconstruction asked Russian milita...more »
U.S. State Department Announces 'Iran Action Group' To Steer Post-Nuclear Deal Policy
*The Hill*: *Pompeo announces 'Iran Action Group' to steer post-nuclear deal policy* Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday the creation of an “Iran Action Group” to coordinate the State Department’s post-nuclear deal Iran policy. “Our hope is that one day soon we can reach a new agreement with Iran, but we must see major changes in the regime’s behavior, both inside and outside its borders,” Pompeo said in a brief address at the State Department. “The Iranian people and the world are demanding that Iran finally act like a normal nation. The Iran Action Group will driv... more »
IN UPHOLDING THE LAW, POLICY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN DISCRETION
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Pentagon Report: China's Air Force Is Training For Strikes Against U.S. And Allied Targets In The Pacific
A J15 fighter jet landing on China's sole operational aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, during a drill (AFP) *AFP:* *Chinese bombers likely training for US strikes: Pentagon* Washington (AFP) - Chinese bombers are likely training for strikes against US and allied targets in the Pacific, according to a new Pentagon report that also details how Beijing is transforming its ground forces to "fight and win." The annual report to Congress, released Thursday, highlights China's growing military, economic and diplomatic clout and how Beijing is leveraging this to rapidly build its internati... more »
Has Russia Deployed A Space Weapon?
A Russian satellite (not pictured) is raising concerns after a Department of Defense official said the satellite is displaying 'very unusual behavior' *Daily Mail: Russian satellite displaying ‘very unusual behavior’ raises concerns it could be a space weapon - days after Trump announced plans for Space Force military branch* * Department of State official said at a conference on disarmament that a Russian satellite launched in October has been displaying 'very unusual behavior' * Dr Yleem Poblete, assistant secretary of state for arms control, verification and compliance, said the... more »
Trump craves good press from the 'fake news' media – just look at his White House newsletter
Joseph Graf, Assistant Professor of Public Communications, American University School of Communication at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 8 hours ago
Trump despises the media and says it's a threat to the American people. Yet the White House's daily newsletter scours the US to find good press, touting even tiny bits of praise from local newspapers.
America and North Korea Continue to Make Wildly Unrealistic Demands of Each Other
*Robert E. Kelly* *Security, Asia* [image: South Korean President Moon Jae-in signs a guestbook as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looks on before their summit at the truce village of Panmunjom, North Korea, in this handout picture provided by the Presidential Blue House on May 26, 2018. Picture t] The great misconception about a peace treaty is that it is about peace in Korea. That is not actually the case. The talks between the United States and North Korea over the North’s denuclearization have ground to a halt. Both sides have moved a little in the last few months and are no... more »
Iran's Economy Can't be Shielded from U.S. Sanctions
*James Phillips* *Security, Middle East* [image: A couple looks from the top of Milad Tower in Tehran October 18, 2010. REUTERS/Caren Firouz] Tehran has no real defense against U.S. sanctions. EU efforts to protect Iran from U.S. sanctions are doomed to fail, but could help undermine the effectiveness of sanctions. The EU is trying to salvage the Iran nuclear deal by assembling a package of economic incentives to induce Iran to remain in the nuclear agreement. On June 6, the European Commission updated its Blocking Statute to prohibit EU firms from complying with American sancti... more »
This Is Why Iran Won't Negotiate with Trump
*Mehdy Shaddel* *Security, Middle East* [image: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani laughs as he speaks during an event hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations and the Asia Society in New York, September 26, 2013. REUTERS/Keith Bedford] Tehran no longer trusts Washington and will wait until after the U.S. 2020 elections and Iran's 2021 elections to come back to the table. The recent exchange of barbs between Iranian president Hassan Rouhani and Donald Trump has given rise to speculations about a potential North Korea-style rapprochement between Iran and the United States following... more »
North Korea Sticks to Its Own Understanding of the Singapore Agreement
*Bruce Klingner* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts during a test launch of ground-to-ground medium long-range ballistic rocket Hwasong-10 in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 23, 2016. REUTERS/KCNA] Kim insists that any denuclearization must come with up-front concessions. Trump shouldn't fall for it. There’s disagreement over the Singapore Agreement. The Trump administration claims that Kim Jong-un committed to the complete, fully verified, and irreversible, complete denuclearization (CVID) of Nor... more »
Los Angeles Mayor: Trump Doing ‘Racist Things’
The two-term Democratic mayor says his party needs to show the president is thin-skinned and ineffective.
The Thrill and the Truth of Aretha Franklin
Like the best actors and poets, nothing came between how Aretha Franklin felt and what she could express, between what she expressed and how we responded.
Suspect Says Smashing Trump’s Star Was ‘Right and Just Act’
He says he wanted to "bring about positive political change" and doesn't believe prosecutors should have brought charges against him.
Official Says Trump’s Military Parade Would Cost About $92M
The White House budget office earlier estimated to Congress the parade would cost between $10 million and $30 million.
Trump Wants Federal Suit Against Opioid Manufacturers
Trump said he's directing Sessions to file a separate lawsuit, rather than joining existing lawsuits filed by states affected by the spread of the often-lethal, highly-addictive drugs.
Does This Video Show Refugees Looting a Café in Spain?
A video purportedly showing refugees looting a café in Spain actually captures an incident from 2015 involving students at a university in South Africa.
Colombian City Urges a Break From Sex to Fight Heat Wave
Temperatures in Santa Marta have soared past 40 degrees Celsius.
New York Times Investigation Blows the Whistle on Growing Trend of “Organic” Restaurants That Still Serve Conventional Foods
The organic renaissance in the United States has brought a fundamental shift in the way our food standards are set, but the movement still has a long ways to go. While store shelves are lined with food packages emblazoned with organic symbols, the unfortunate truth of the matter is that the vast majority of all organic food is imported (as much as 80%, with much of it coming from faraway places like Turkey and China), and standards are being watered down leading pioneers of the moment to start their own labels. Restaurants attempting to go pesticide and GMO-free have been espe... more »
“I’m For Disruption”: Interview With Prison Strike Organizer From Jailhouse Lawyers Speak
Jared Ware interviews a representative from Jailhouse Lawyers Speak to get their thoughts on planning the August 21 prison strike on the inside and outside. The post “I’m For Disruption”: Interview With Prison Strike Organizer From Jailhouse Lawyers Speak appeared first on Shadowproof.
BREAKING: Data from the Los Angeles schools!
*THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2018Is there a need for reform:* A column in yesterday's New York Times seemed to call for "reform" in the Los Angeles public schools. The author complained about the role played by charter schools in L.A. In his column, he said that Los Angeles (the Los Angeles Unified School District) has "abandoned integration as the chief mechanism of school reform and embraced charter schools instead." A boxed headline said this: *Charter schools make it possible to avoid the hard work of integration* According to the puzzling column, 154,000 students attend charter sc... more »
'Warrior Women' showing in Rapid City and top film festivals in 2018
Warrior Women official entry at film festivals across the country in 2018, including the American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco and more: .https://www.warriorwomenfilm.com
A Progressive Foreign Policy?
How do you define a progressive foreign policy agenda? It's touchy, when you go beyond peace. Want to step on Jewish toes? Try it if you're a politicians and see how quickly you get turned into Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) or Earl Hilliard (D-AL). How about Armenian toes? There are around half a million Armenian-Americans, almost half of whom are concentrated in California with significant enough populations in Boston and NYC told wield some real political clout. It may be popular among Trump supporters to denigrate Muslim-Americans but there are about 3.5 million of them-- and they're... more »
The Queen’s holistic doctor Peter Fisher was run down by a truck on National Cycle To Work Day yesterday
(Note from Erin: We are so sad to hear about this holistic doctor’s death. At this time no one suspects foul play in the doctor’s death- like in our unintended series– and we are not insinuating any either.) Yesterday, during Britain’s National Cycle To Work Day, the queen’s holistic physician Peter Fisher was hit by a truck […] The post The Queen’s holistic doctor Peter Fisher was run down by a truck on National Cycle To Work Day yesterday appeared first on Health Nut News.
Disability charity’s appointment of Unum boss as new chair ‘is truly disgraceful’
A disability charity’s decision to choose as its new chair the head of a company closely linked with the government’s hated “fitness for work” test has been branded “a betrayal” of disabled people and “a truly disgraceful appointment”. United Response, which provides a range of support services to about 3,000 disabled people across England and [...]
Union backs claims of widespread discrimination by ‘hostile’ university
A “Disability Confident” university is facing claims that it forced a disabled member of staff to scour the campus for accessible rooms in which she could deliver her lectures. The University of Liverpool also told Dr Kay Inckle that it might be considered “reasonable” for her to go down stairs on her bottom in some [...]
DWP repeatedly breaches FoI laws ‘in bid to hide secret jobcentre reports’
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has repeatedly breached freedom of information laws in an apparent attempt to prevent the release of secret reports written by disabled people recruited to work within its jobcentres. Two years ago, DWP published a work, health and disability green paper, Improving Lives, in which it revealed plans to [...]
Deaths and hospital admissions follow short-notice closure of Leonard Cheshire home
At least two disabled people have died while others have been admitted to hospital following the short-notice closure of a residential home by a disability charity. Leonard Cheshire faced allegations of “insensitive and abusive” behaviour in May over the way its executives told disabled residents that they were about to close their care home because [...]
Concerns over green paper’s ‘chilling’ failure to address accessible housing crisis
The government has been criticised by disabled campaigners and the equality watchdog after its new social housing green paper failed to include a single mention of the accessible housing crisis. Only three months ago, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) warned that more than 350,000 disabled people in England had unmet housing needs, with [...]
User-led alliance set to raise concerns for second time with Mental Health Act Review
User-led groups and service-users are set to raise grave concerns about the work of the team reviewing mental health laws on behalf of the government, including its refusal to take a “full human rights-based approach” to reform. An alliance of user-led organisations, mental health service-users and survivors, and their allies, are to write for a [...]
Legal ruling secures new protection for autistic pupils
Thousands of disabled children have won new protection from being unfairly excluded from school after a judge ruled that the government’s equality laws were unlawful. The upper tribunal ruled last week that a 13-year-old pupil, known as “L” for legal reasons, should not have been excluded from his school because his behaviour was linked to [...]
Retailers back UK’s first ‘accessible shopping day’
Major retailers have backed the launch of the UK’s first “accessible shopping day”, which will see businesses promise to introduce new measures to benefit their disabled customers. Purple Tuesday, to be held on 13 November, is being led by Purple, the social enterprise formerly known as Essex Coalition of Disabled People. It has secured backing [...]
Dear editor: Your retraction notice stinks
When you think a retraction notice doesn’t tell the whole story, what should you do? For one group of researchers who’ve been closely following how journals handle the work associated with a bone researcher found guilty of misconduct, the actions of one publication were too problematic to let go. So the researchers wrote to the … Continue reading Dear editor: Your retraction notice stinks
The Creator Writings: In Response…
What will be your response today?
Stanford Study Says You Can’t ‘Find Your Passion’, You Must Develop Passion
Popular mantras like “follow your passion” create the belief that pursuing a passion is easy. However, interests do not arrive fully formed, ready for you to coast the rest of the way.
The 3 Trigger Terms Being Used to Stop Critical Thinking
What was once a society devoted to logic and progress is now being herded in echo chambers of thought control and anti-critical thinking.
Cherries Improve Gut Health
While Montmorency tart cherries have a reputation as both a gout and sleep remedy – it turns out they can actually play a major role in improving gut health.
The Sticky Situation of the Idlib Offensive
*More on Idlib. It’s from the Atlantic Council- so you gotta be aware of the presentation, but, I’ll bold the info I find interesting- This post will not contain the entire oped.* Syrian Army soldiers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad forces are seen in Idlib, Syria January 21, 2018. Picture taken January 21, 2018. *How Idlib is handled is critical to Syria's future. As well as that of Turkey, Iraq and further down the line.. Iran. I'm hoping it's all worked out with minimum of casualties. And Russia, Turkey, Iran and Syria are able to continue cooperating with an eye on ... more »
August 16: Let's get real. It's happening.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/aug/14/extreme-temperatures-especially-likely-for-next-four-years http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-declares-state-of-emergency-as-hundreds-of-wildfires-burn-across-province-1.4785983 http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/marine-heat-waves-wildlife-1.4786355 http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/education-age-climate-change/2018/08/what-do-we-teach-while-world-burning https://www.globalresearch.ca/as-america-burns-from-climate-change-trump-officials-attend-denial-conference-to-discuss-why-climate-change-is-fake/5650596 http://www.cbc.ca/n... more »
Federalist Dreams for the Middle East
*Editor’s note: This week, *Lawfare* is running a series of essays on federalist governance in the Middle East. This essay is the third in the series. Read the introductory essay **here**, the second essay **here**, and the third essay **here**.* I have long supported a proposal along the lines of what Benjamin Wittes sets forth in his essay suggesting a possible future for Israel-Palestine as a federal state. I reached this conclusion early in my career: A chapter of my book “The Middle East in the 21st Century” draws heavily on a statement of David Ben Gurion in 1930 on federali... more »
The Road to Idlib and Beyond, Where Next for Syria?
*Peter Ford* | A number of other challenges, however, lie ahead besides Idlib before the Syrian government can rest easy.
"How It Really Is"
Pennsylvania, and everywhere else, too...
Alex Jones Suspended From Twitter — What’s Next for the Controversial Host?
[image: alex-jones-suspended-from-twitter-whats-next-for-the-controversial-host] Twitter has now caved to the mainstream media and Silicon Valley lynch mobs and issued Alex Jones a seven-day suspension. How soon will the ban become permanent?
Top Headline - Trump Takes Shot at Deep State by Revoking Security Clearance
[image: top-headline-jordan-belanger-trump-takes-shot-deep-state-revoking-clearance-john-brennan] VIDEO - President Trump has taken a shot at the Deep State by revoking the security clearance of former CIA John Brennan. In order to get our country back to Constitutional values we need to dismantle the Deep State system and the actors working within it.
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Turkish Steel; Turkey Retaliates
[image: u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-turkish-steel-turkey-retaliates] President Trump will impose a 50-percent tariff on steel imports from Turkey calling it “a significant step toward ensuring the viability of the domestic steel industry.” Turkey, of course, did not take this news lying down.
A U.S. - Mexico NAFTA Deal?
*Politico*:* Mexico, U.S. may be heading toward NAFTA deal amid Trump’s global trade war* The apparent turnaround after months of stalemate is a surprise outcome of discussions reaching their year anniversary on Thursday. President Donald Trump could be poised to make a deal with Mexico on NAFTA even as he engages in a trade war with the rest of the world. Mexican Economy Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo arrived in Washington on Wednesday — as he has every week for the past month — to hammer out some of the most contentious issues on NAFTA. U.S. and Mexican officials now say they co... more »
The U.S. Air Force Wants to Give Its Pilots The Ability To Control Drones From The Cockpit In The Air
F-35 with drones. Pinterest *Kris Osborn, National Interest:* *Air Force to Arm F-15s, F-22s and F-35s with the Ultimate Weapon* The Air Force and DARPA are now testing new hardware and software configured to enable 4th-Generation aircraft to command drones from the cockpit in the air, bringing new levels of autonomy, more attack options and a host of new reconnaissance advantages to air warfare. The Air Force and DARPA are now testing new hardware and software configured to enable 4th-Generation aircraft to command drones from the cockpit in the air, bringing new levels of autono... more »
This Is How Dozens Of U.S. Spies In China Were Discovered And Executed Over A Two-Year Period
Wikipedia *Foreign Policy:* *Botched CIA Communications System Helped Blow Cover of Chinese Agents* *The number of informants executed in the debacle is higher than initially thought.* It was considered one of the CIA’s worst failures in decades: Over a two-year period starting in late 2010, Chinese authorities systematically dismantled the agency’s network of agents across the country, executing dozens of suspected U.S. spies. But since then, a question has loomed over the entire debacle. How were the Chinese able to roll up the network? Now, nearly eight years later, it appear... more »
Installing Collaborative Spaces Increased Retention at NMSU Engineering
As we begin another academic year, it is important to remember during the beginning-of-semester excitement that many students will not be returning to campus to complete their studies. Retention can be a problem for universities, specifically for those students who have been traditionally underserved.
University of Akron to Eliminate 80 Degree Programs
At the University of Akron, 80 degree programs will be eliminated within the next few years due to declining enrollment. Affected areas will include 10 Ph.D. programs, 33 master’s programs, 20 bachelor’s programs and 17 associate programs, FOX reported. The institution will focus on programs such as polymer science, biosciences and cybersecurity. Faculty will not […]
Sage Colleges Plans to Sell Athletic Center Amid Financial Woes
Sage Colleges plans to put their 20-year-old athletic center on the market for $1.37 million following financial trouble at the institution. In a Times Union interview with Sage Colleges President Christopher Ames, it was revealed that the building, which is named the Dr. Jeanne H. Neff Athletic Center, was “underused” since it was only utilized for […]
These People Are Sick - Rainn Wilson, Dan Harmon, Seth Green & James Gunn
#Qanon posted Here's a little mo' info about Rainn Wilson co-founded Lidè Haiti, an educational initiative that uses the arts and literacy to empower adolescent girls in rural Haiti. They currently... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
Hackers Steal $13 Million from Bank ATMs in 28 Countries
By Joseph Jankowski Just days after an FBI warning of the prospect of a worldwide mass hacking plot that could have millions withdrawn from bank... more »
US Military Spending Bill Could Force Al Jazeera to Register as “Foreign Agent”
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — Foreign-owned media outlets that don’t always toe the line in the US could find themselves under dramatically increased scrutiny under the 2019...more »
Report Finds 100 Priests in One City Ran Horrific Pedophile Ring, As Gov’t Looked the Other Way
By Rachel Blevins Pittsburgh, PA – As a scathing grand jury report reveals that hundreds of Catholic priests in the state of Pennsylvania sexually abused... more »
Iowa High Court Nullifies Horrible U.S. Supreme Court Fourth Amendment Precedent
By Michael Maharrey A recent ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court effectively nullified bad U.S. Supreme Court precedent in the state. The decision was a... more »
Tragic Consequences from Digital Addiction Now Include German Children Drowning Because Parents Are Distracted by Their Phones
By B.N. Frank “The Opioid Crisis” is hurting people all over the world – not just the addicts. Funding has been approved in the U.S.... more »
A Snapshot of the Internet Kill Switch in 2018
By Terrence Newton For more than a decade now, activists and truth-seekers have been watching the growing influence of the Internet on society and politics,... more »
The 3 Trigger Terms Being Used to Stop Critical Thinking
By Sigmund Fraud It’s a strange world of newspeak we live in. What was once a society devoted to logic and progress is now being... more »
"Turkey: A Glimpse of America’s Future"
*"Turkey: A Glimpse of America’s Future"* by Bill Bonner POITOU, FRANCE – "Coming into focus is a fuller picture of the worldwide financial crisis. This week, we began looking at Turkey, but only because Donald Trump sent an extraordinary tweet last Friday. In it, the president broke with tradition and common sense in a remarkable way. He used a crash in the Turkish lira to justify a new attack in the trade war. Instead of soothing words that might have calmed the crisis situation, his tweet made it worse. And instead of coming to the aid of an ally in difficulty, he piled on. We ... more »
F2F – Friend To Friend Networking
An examination of F2F Friend To Friend networking choices, some interesting options, and my direction. Continue reading →
Social media purge continues, as platforms operate as publishers (Video)
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 80. The post Social media purge continues, as platforms operate as publishers (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
"Buscan aprobar un Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Argentina y Chile"
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
16-Aug-2018 Luciana Ghiotto, integrante de la Asamblea Argentina Mejor sin Tratado de Libre Comercio, cuenta que el proyecto ingresó a la Cámara Alta sin debate público y explica qué significará la aprobación del TLC.
Mettre le droit de réglementer consacré dans les politiques et lois relatives à l'investissement au service du développement : réflexions à partir des données d'expérience de l'Afrique du Sud et du Brésil
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
16-Aug-2018 Malgré des difficultés, l'expérience de l'Afrique du Sud et du Brésil démontrent qu'il est possible de repenser complètement le régime de l'investissement, et de faire en sorte que les intérêts des investisseurs correspondent aux besoins en développement des pays d'accueil.
Making the right to regulate in investment law and policy work for development: Reflections from the South African and Brazilian experiences
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
16-Aug-2018 Despite challenges, the experiences of South Africa and Brazil demonstrate that there is room for genuine reimagination of the investment regime, where the interests of investors are matched with the development concerns of host countries.
Racist Democrats
Democrats Dukakis, Clinton and Gore fired black women Omarosa and Brazille, just because they were dishonest and corrupt. So basically the same as all Democratic politicians. Check out this article from 2004. Omarosa’s Long History of Being Fired | PEOPLE.com … Continue reading →
After Releasing Suspected School Shooters, Child Killers, Feds Trash Compound, Destroying Evidence
[image: child] After releasing five suspected terrorists — accused of plotting school shootings and killing a toddler — authorities raid their compound and destroy potential evidence. The post After Releasing Suspected School Shooters, Child Killers, Feds Trash Compound, Destroying Evidence appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Bodies Of Pregnant Colorado Woman, 2 Daughters Likely Found
"As horrible as this outcome is, our role now is to do everything we can to determine exactly what occurred," said John Camper, director of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
Did Ohio’s 12th Congressional District Have 170 Fraudulent ‘Voters’ Over 116 Years Old?
Right-wing web sites published misleading allegations of voter fraud in Ohio, based on very obviously flawed evidence.
Was Mount Rushmore Defaced with Political Graffiti?
A meme showing political graffiti scrawled on Mount Rushmore originated with a Facebook trolling page.
Are the mainstream U.S. ‘news’ media evil?
A former analysis for the NSA has been trying to present the media with evidence that disproves Russia-gate. Yet they seem totally uninterested. Why?
State’s Historical Advisory Committee Report Slams DOD’s FRUS Performance and More: FRINFORMSUM 8/16/2018
State’s Historical Advisory Committee Report Slams DOD’s FRUS Performance The State Department’s Historical Advisory Committee (HAC) takes the Defense Department’s Office of Prepublication and Security Review (DOPSR) to task for its “unconscionably tardy and inattentive” attitude towards its obligation to declassify select documents for the Foreign Relations of the United States series. In its annual […]
300 Newspapers Denounce President Trump's Attacks On The Media In Coordinated Editorials
To label the #FreePress as “the enemy of the people” is as un-American as it is dangerous to the civic compact we have shared for more than two centuries. https://t.co/CfHUvk5ntA — Boston Globe Opinion (@GlobeOpinion) 16 August 2018 *NPR:* *Hundreds Of Newspapers Denounce Trump's Attacks On Media In Coordinated Editorials* More than 300 news publications across the country are joining together to defend the role of a free press and denounce President Trump's ongoing attacks on the news media in coordinated editorials publishing Thursday, according to a tally by The Boston Globe. ... more »
Cesium Rich Microparticles
PhyOrg is reporting on a study of "cesium-rich microparticles" produced by the Fukushima accident. Scientists studying Daiichi's fallout have distinguished: 1. Soluble cesium 2. Cesium microparticles These are distinguished by their concentration of radioactivity, as noted by one of the researchers involved in the study: August 14, 2018, Goldschmidt Conference (2018). First reliable estimates of highly radioactive cesium-rich microparticles released by Fukushima disaster. PhysOrg. Available: https://phys.org/news/2018-08-reliable-highly-radioactive-cesium-rich-microparticles.htm... more »
Aretha Franklin Is Gone- "The House that Jack Built"
*This woman could sing. Undoubtedly. * *I'm putting one of my fave songs below- Everyone knows RESPECT and it's a great song, but I did always like this one as well- Less well known, sure, but still a good one* Another excellent one is "Chain of Fools"
Taiwan Was 5 Years Away from Building a Nuclear Weapon
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* In 1975, the CIA reported, “Taipei conducts its small nuclear program with a weapon option clearly in mind, and it will be in a position to fabricate a nuclear device after five years or so.” *Taiwan’s nuclear-weapons program, although understandable, was ill considered. A Taiwanese-Chinese nuclear standoff would have destabilized the entire region—ironic, considering Taiwan was seeking nuclear weapons to stabilize its defense posture. There was really no military dilemma that Taiwanese nuclear weapons would have decisively solved; any strike woul... more »
Japan Had Plans to Build Battleships with 20-Inch Guns. This Is Why It Never Happened.
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* Had the war not come, Japan would have bankrupted itself spending on these massive ships. *Had the war not come, Japan would have bankrupted itself spending on these massive ships. Japan lacked the industrial capacity to compete with the United States; indeed, even if it had managed to seize and keep wide swaths of East Asia, it could not have matched U.S. industrial production for decades. The United States would have responded to Japanese construction with even larger, more deadly ships, and of course eventually with submarines, aircraft and gu... more »
This Is Why Japan Feared the Battleship USS Washington
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* USS Washington and its sister, North Carolina, were the first American battleships built since 1921. They displaced thirty-five thousand tons, could make twenty-seven knots, and carried a powerful dual-purpose secondary armament of twenty five-inch guns *Washington’s wartime service was exemplary. Had the U.S. Navy pursued its original plan of keeping the ships at twenty-three knots, they would have had little influence over the Pacific War. Their relatively light armor notwithstanding, Washington and its sister were excellent ships, comparing fa... more »
Why China's Stealth Fighter Is No Match for the Air Force's
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* The United States Air Force would maintain an “asymmetric” advantage over potential adversaries--even if they get stealth fighters. *One area that the Chinese are almost certainly lacking is what Air Combat Command commander Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle once described to me as “spike management.” Fifth-generation aircraft such as the F-22 and F-35 have cockpit displays that indicate to the pilot the various angles and ranges from which their aircraft can be detected and tracked by various enemy radars. The pilots use that information to evade the... more »
Shootout: Why the Army Chose Sig Sauer over Glock for Its New Handgun
*Task and Purpose, Matthew Moss* *Security, * A report from last year sheds light on why Glock lost its protest against Sig Sauer, providing fresh insight into the U.S. Army’s selection for the Modular Handgun System contract. *While the GAO discovered some discrepancies in terms of cost calculation and trials evaluation, it found that, even if upheld, Glock’s complaints did “not appear likely to provide [the firm]with a substantial chance of receiving the award.”* A newly released report just shed light on why Glock lost its protest against Sig Sauer, providing fresh insight in... more »
The Fight Against Global Greening – Part 2
From Watts Up With That: Kip Hansen / 12 hours ago August 15, 2018 Guest Essay by Kip Hanson Note: This is Part 2 of a four part series. If you are not familiar with The Fight Against Global Greening – Part 1, you can either read it in its entirety and then read […]
Nir Shaviv: The missing link between exploding stars, clouds and climate on Earth
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Nir Shaviv is co-author along with Henrik Svensmark and others of a major new paper in Nature Communications titled Increased ionization supports growth of aerosols into cloud condensation nuclei. He has a write up at his Sciencebits blog. Here’s the introduction: Our new results published today in nature communications provide the last…
Coral Bleaching Just As Bad In 18thC
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? A new study finds that coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef is nothing new. From the Evening Express: Large-scale coral bleaching has raised concern about the future of the ecosystems and the impact their loss could have on biodiversity. The…
The 3 Trigger Terms Being Used to Stop Critical Thinking
*Sigmund Fraud* - When you hear these terms, know that you're being herded into someone's thought corral.
Offensive Cyber Operations and the Interagency Process: What’s at Stake With the New Trump Policy
Global cyberattacks documented by the Norse Attack Map, 2015 (Source: Flickr/Christiaan Cole) Yesterday the Wall Street Journal’s Dustin Volz reported that President Trump has altered the interagency process for vetting offensive cyber operations. We do not have the full details yet, but it appears to be the culmination of long-running efforts to make it easier and quicker to conduct such activities. Here’s a roadmap of some of the key interests and issues at stake. *I. Context: What sort of cyber activities is this story about?* Computer network operations—activities in “cybers... more »
Is America Great?
*Daily Mail:* *‘We will not go back to discrimination, sexism, or the KKK’: Cuomo doubles down on claim 'America was never THAT great' after Trump accused New York's governor of having ‘a total meltdown’* * Governor Cuomo made the remark Wednesday at a Manhattan bill signing event * The Democrat is considered a potential 2020 contender for the White House * Cuomo tried to make the point that America has never had full equality for all * He is battling Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon in the Democratic primary * Conservatives on Twitter were outraged by Cuomo's remark America 'w... more »
Christian Baker Sues Colorado Over Discrimination
[image: christian-baker-sued-again] Once again, the Colorado Civil Rights Division has attacked Jack Phillips, the Christian baker who famously defeated the state in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Is Jeremy Corbyn using the same definition of civilian as us?
In the past few days I have seen several times the following (or similar) form of words about Jeremy Corbyn's views on attacks on civilians in Israel and elsewhere: "He is, of course, completely opposed to attacks on civilians." Has anyone asked Jeremy Corbyn or the various spokesmen issuing these statements this question: Which Israelis does Jeremy Corbyn consider 'civilians' and which does he not? I recall reading of Islamist terrorist groups arguing that as all Israelis have to undertake National Service then they are not civilians. Further that as citizens of an occupying po... more »
Judge orders Keystone XL pipeline review in setback for Trump
A federal judge in Montana on Wednesday ordered the U.S. State Department to do a full environmental review of a revised route for the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline, a move that could delay the project and prove a setback for the Trump administration. For more than a decade, environmentalists, tribal groups, and ranchers have fought the $8-billion, 1,180-mile (1,900-km) pipeline to carry heavy crude to Steele City in Nebraska from Canada’s oilsands in Alberta. U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris ruled for the Indigenous Environmental Network and other plaintiffs, ordering the re... more »
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