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In Climate Science, No Correlation Is Causation
In the US, the frequency of 95F (35C) days has dropped sharply since the 1930’s. There is some correlation between the frequency of 95 degree days, and the average annual maximum temperature. There is good correlation between the frequency of … Continue reading →
Will Pence By The First Man On Mars? And Will Zephyr Teachout Be New York Attorney General?
What sounds better, "half a trillion" or "$500,000 billion?" Either way, that's how much the national debt Trump and his GOP enablers plan to leave American taxpayers jumped in the last 6 months. That's an all-time high ($21.4 trillion), complements of a fake president whose only certifiable talent is going bankrupt. Worse: as the debt continues to rise, the pace of growth has slowed this year. Trump's always been a "What, Me Worry?" kind of guy. For his entire miserable life, someone else has cleaned up after him. No one in their right mind could have thought his stay in the Whit... more »
ACT #12: US is Salami Slicing?
[image: IMG_1320] *An overgrown monument to a more romantic past...* My 12th for American Citizens for Taiwan on the possibility of the US adopting China's salami slicing tactics Are quiet port visits by US navy ships in the offing? Quite possibly. Consider that the US navy does not have to send a warship — it possesses many different kinds of vessels that are utterly unwarlike, from research vessels to hospital ships to repair vessels to ordinary cargo vessels. A smart salami slicing style move would be to send one of those, then gasp in mock astonishment when China goes into parox... more »
Syrian Rebels Prepare For A Last Stand In Idlib Province
*NBC: **Syrian civil war: Residents of rebel-held Idlib await Assad offensive* *With Russia and Iran's backing, Assad has won back much of Syria. Humanitarian groups fear a 'bloodbath' as he looks to press the advantage and wipe out the last pockets of resistance. * Aisha has turned to faith to protect her and her six children. She has run out of other options. “We are asking God for mercy and protection from the bombing and the airstrikes,” said the 48-year-old, who added that she has not seen her husband in two years. "God is all we have left, God is the only one on our side."... more »
What Happens If A U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Is Sunk?
Top to bottom: USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) alongside Nimitz class carriers USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) & USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). Pinterest *Henry Holst, National Interest: **What Happens if a Navy Aircraft Carrier Is Sunk?* Are carriers too big to fail? If so, U.S. policymakers need to break themselves from the assumption that carriers are the end product of the evolution of naval technology. The United States must maintain its leadership role in military innovation; not fall into the age-old trap of other great powers by absconding modernization and relying instead on time-tested... more »
U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton: 'China, Iran, North Korean And Russia' Could Interfere In U.S. Midterm Elections
NEW: National security adviser John Bolton says in addition to Russia, there's "sufficient national security concern" that China, Iran, and North Korea are meddling in the 2018 U.S. elections. "Those are the four countries that we're most concerned about" https://t.co/5DMKk99wXZ pic.twitter.com/oUldR6JX57 — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) August 19, 2018 *CNBC:* *National security advisor John Bolton warns of electoral interference from China, Iran and North Korea — not just Russia* * "I can say definitively that it's a sufficient national security concern about Chinese meddling, Irania... more »
The Untold Story of Palestinian Women in Israeli Jails
PressTV Published on Aug 19, 2018 Here is Press TV’s special report about the situation of female Palestinian prisoners who are languishing in Israeli jails. end
There Are Major Signs That The Deep State Is Planning Something Big
X22Report Published on Aug 19, 2018 FBI was a dealt a blow by a Judge that says the FBI must verify the Steel Dossier. Media trying to figure out the names of the Jurors and the Judge has been threatened in the Manafort case. Judicial Watch is suing to get Brenna’s emails. Afghan President offers another […]
Sanctions, Sanctions, Sanctions – the Final Demise of the Dollar Hegemony?
Sanctions, Sanctions, Sanctions – the Final Demise of the Dollar Hegemony? by Peter Koenig for The Saker Blog, http://thesaker.is/ Sanctions left and sanctions right. Financial mostly, taxes, tariffs, visas, travel bans – confiscation of foreign assets, import and export prohibitions and limitations; and also punishing those who do not respect sanctions dished out by Trump, alias the […]
ISIS Given ‘Breathing Space’ in Parts of Syria Under US-Backed Forces’ Control
ISIS Given ‘Breathing Space’ in Parts of Syria Under US-Backed Forces’ Control by https://www.rt.com/ Islamic State managed to regain access to Syrian oil fields and make profits from selling oil, a new UN report reveals. While the UN did not point fingers, the IS reemergence seems to occur in areas held by the US-backed forces. – […]
Is Israel Planning for Something World is Unaware Of?
PressTV Published on Aug 18, 2018 It’s one thing for a military budget to increase for the coming year, but for every year through the next two decades? Such is the case with Israel’s military budget. One obvious question: why does Israel want to increase its military budget so dramatically? end
Top Iran General ‘Ready for Jihad’; Posts White House Explosion Pic On Instagram
Meet the Iranian Karla: General Qasem Soleimani (emphasis mine) …. Soleimani has been head of the unit for over 15-years and has built the Quds force into the feared and formidable force that it is today. A short-man of 5 foot 6 inches but well-built and muscular he is referred to as ‘Iran’s spymaster’ and is compared […]
Facebook ‘Attempts to Silence’ pro-Palestinian Occupy London Page
RT Published on Aug 18, 2018 A Facebook page containing pro-Palestinian posts has been taken down by the social media giant. The latest in a string of pages removed by Facebook, it has renewed claims of “censorship” against the company. end
How Central Bankers Rigged the World Economy Following the 2008 Economic Crisis
The power of the Synagogue of Satan lies in their control of the Global Central Banking Cartel. With it, they create money out of thin air to buy up the world, foment wars, finance terrorism, attack nations, rigged the stock, commodity, pecious metals …. markets, bribed politicians …. They own/control what you eat, drink, read, […]
Trump Slams Social Media Censorship of Conservatives; Files Discrimination Complaint Against Facebook
Facebook, Google … all the main social media platforms are owned/controlled by western Illuminist intelligence agencies: CIA, MI5/6, Israeli Mossad … . They are Illuminist ie. controlled by Satanists. – Trump Slams Social Media Censorship of Conservatives; Files Discrimination Complaint Against Facebook by Selwyn Duke, https://www.thenewamerican.com/ “Social Media is totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices,” and “the Trump […]
Did Facebook mislead advertisers?
“A newly filed lawsuit alleges that Facebook misled advertisers by inflating the “potential reach” figures for ad campaigns — the total audience that views ads on the platform.” click here
The Holocene Climate Optimum
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ?? Booker commented the other day how one scientist claimed last week that we now have “the highest temperatures on Earth since the last ice age”. The BBC failed to even challenge this statement. This certainly is not the first time…
Media Empires of Egypt : More shake ups , More layoffs
There is currently a complete reshuffle that is taking place in the Media City West of Cairo where once-successful TV channels have been shut down and once-famous TV hosts are forced to stay in their homes. It is a reshuffle that nobody has cared to speak about or discuss or even follow. It started to happen in July during Ramadan and the World Cup. Then as soon as the holy month ended and the World Cup was over, that media reshuffle began to began to be louder. [image: Azmy Meghad, Amr El-Lithy and Tamer Abdel Moneim] From Left to Right: Azmy Meghad, Amr El-Llissy and Tamer Abdel Monei... more »
This is What Ancient Civilizations said about a Race of Giants Existing on Earth…
Bright Insight Published on Aug 18, 2018 Legends of an ancient race of Giants are shared among cultures that span across multiple continents from around the world, and are also included in the most common religions on earth. Even the ancient Greeks describe the Giants included among the Greek Gods. There are many different words that … Continue reading "This is What Ancient Civilizations said about a Race of Giants Existing on Earth…"
Reliable Infrastructure before Green Grandstanding
Two messages for Canberra: Firstly, Australia does not have a problem with too much carbon dioxide going to the sky – we have a problem storing enough of the water coming from the sky. Secondly, Australia does not have a shortage of wind and solar “farms” – we have a shortage of water, stock feed […]
As the New School Year Begins, Teachers Are Being Armed and Trained to Stop Shootings
[image: as-the-new-school-year-begins-teachers-are-being-armed-and-trained-to-stop-shootings] School districts across the country are arming their teachers and staff in an effort to avoid becoming the scene of the next armed atrocity.
US Meddling: Washington Backs Fugitive, Terrorist in Thailand
America's bid to install a compromised Thai politician into power is part of a larger bid to encircle China with hostile and dysfunctional client states. *August 20, 201*8 (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - The US is currently pressuring the Southeast Asian Kingdom of Thailand to hold immediate elections in a bid to return billionaire former prime minister and now fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra to power. The purpose of returning Shinawatra to power is to transform Thailand into a US client state and further obstruct the rise of China, and Asia as a whole, upon the global stage. Shinawatra, wh... more »
Will Turkey Back or Break Militants in Northern Syria?
*August 20, 2018* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - Syria once again finds itself at another critical juncture. Having secured virtually all territory in the nation's southwest, Damascus' attention is now fixated on Idlib in the north. Reuters has recently reported on a so-called "National Army" based in northern Syria that appears poised to confront Syrian efforts to restore peace and security nationwide. In an article titled, "Syrian rebels build an army with Turkish help, face challenges," Reuters would claim: *A “National Army” being set up by Syrian rebels with Turkey’s help could b... more »
This Russian Submarine Scared NATO For One Big Reason (But Had One Bigger Flaw)
*Robert Farley* *Security, Europe* The Alfa-Class was amazing--but noisy. *Nevertheless, the Soviets learned a great deal from the Lyra experience, not least that the combination of a series of innovative technologies often results in an unreliable vessel. The Barracuda-class (“Sierra” in NATO) submarines of the early 1980s adopted some of the characteristics of the Alfas, including the titanium hull, while dialing back the performance to levels that allowed a more manageable maintenance profile. The Barracudas operated much more quietly than the Lyras, and could perform a more ... more »
Why Russia Never Became an Aircraft Carrier Powerhouse
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The Soviet Union was one of the largest, most industrial proficient countries the world has ever seen. Yet for all of its engineering talent and manufacturing capacity, during the seventy-four years the USSR existed it never fielded a true real aircraft carrier. *As a land power, the Soviet Union could never allocate enough of the country’s resources to build a real fleet of aircraft carriers. There was always some other perfectly reasonable—and eminently practical—way to spend the country’s rubles, whether it was on the Army, or the Air Force, and l... more »
Israel's Prime Minister Has His Own Brand of Instrumental Realism
*Shimon Arad* *Security, Middle East* Benjamin Netanyahu is using diplomatic games to shape the future—but will his methods prove fruitful? Many world leaders, analysts, and commentators look on in trepidation at the increase of multipolarity and multilateralism that is diffusing international relations and recharging it with enhanced nationalism and authoritarianism. The divisions between the United States, China, Russia, and Europe are mounting, with territorial revisionism, the pursuit of spheres of influence and protectionism re-imbedding themselves in world politics. Indeed... more »
Trump Is Your Yeltsin
*Kevin Ryan* *Security, Americas* [image: Russian President Boris Yeltsin gestures as he speaks in Moscow in this September 1995 file photo. Yeltsin has died, a spokeswoman for the Kremlin said on April 23, 2007. REUTERS/Stringer (RUSSIA)] This brief analogy speaks volumes about how Russian security elites view the Trump presidency. Over the past week, we have seen the tensions between former US intelligence and security officials and President Trump erupt to an unprecedented level. Trump revoked former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance and threatened more. The form... more »
What Russia's Youth Are Thinking
*Dimitri Alexander Simes* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) poses for a picture with youths who took part in the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games, as he visits a local Olympic youth sports school in Cheboksary, October 9, 2014. REUTERS/Alexei Druzhinin/RIA Novosti/Kremlin] While most young Russians approve of Vladimir Putin and oppose completely overhauling the status quo, they are not blind to the system’s problems. The politics of Russia’s youth are an enigma for most Western observers. No unified understanding exists among journalists, analysts a... more »
America Cannot Keep Hoping the Military Will Solve Everything
*Daniel L. Davis* *Security, Americas* [image: The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt steams in the Atlantic while en route to the Mediterranean Sea February 18, 2014. U.S. Navy SEALs operating from the USS Roosevelt have seized a tanker that fled with a cargo of oil fr] Washington needs wise leaders who will be that the military is but one tool among many—one that is best used sparingly. Whether its North Korea, Iran, or even Russia, there are far too many in Washington’s foreign policy establishment who advocate reliance on the military to solve... more »
Why Polling Data on America's Economy Can Be Wrong
*Samuel Rines* *Economics, Americas* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump (L), flanked by Johnson Security Bureau President Jessica Johnson and his daughter Ivanka Trump, meets with women small business owners at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 27, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF] Small business confidence surveys are better used as a political, not economic, indicator. Stop looking at the sentiment surveys for investing insights—whether it is Bloomberg’s Weekly Consumer Comfort Survey or the National Federation of Independent Businesses Small Business Optimis... more »
One Easy Solution to the Confucius Institute Problem
*Mitchell Blatt* *Security, Americas* [image: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 5, 2018. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY] Washington has the power to pull the rug out from under Beijing's many Confucius Institutes. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are pressuring universities to shut down their Confucius Institutes and to refuse funding from Chinese government-linked groups. The National Association of Scholars and its Director of Research Pr... more »
A colonial cross of gold: the roots of economic conservatism in the Philippines
Why is austerity thinking—economic conservatism—seemingly built into the psyche of Philippine policy makers? The post A colonial cross of gold: the roots of economic conservatism in the Philippines appeared first on New Mandala.
Blue Angels To Get New Super Hornets By The End Of 2021
*Warzone/The Drive: **It's Official! Blue Angels To Receive Full Squadron Of Super Hornets By End Of 2021* Blue Angels will be relinquishing their Legacy Hornets for Super Hornets in the not so distant future according to DoD contract announcement. Well, it's actually happening. The Navy's Flight Demonstration Team, better known as the Blue Angels, is set to be fully equipped with Super Hornets by the end of 2021. The news was released with little fanfare via the daily contract announcements posted on the DoD's website, but it is very exciting news for the team and its huge global... more »
Will Obstruction Of Justice Pay Off For Republicans?
Over the weekend, the *NY Times* reported that Don McGahn, the top White House lawyer seems to be taking on the John Dean Watergate role in Putin-Gate. He voluntarily sat with Mueller's team for over 30 hours in at least 3 sessions over the last 9 months. I always thought it would be Kushner-in-law who would be the first to rat out Trump. McGahan, who often refers to Trump as "King Kong," was directed to focus on helping the Special Counsel build the obstruction of justice case by answering questions about Trump’s anger towards the investigation and especially towards Comey and Se... more »
Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Beautiful Planet Earth”
Vangelis, “Beautiful Planet Earth” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Akb1t37T4E
"A Look to the Heavens"
"The glare of Alpha Centauri, one of the brightest stars in planet Earth's night sky, floods the left side of this southern skyscape. A mere 4.3 light-years distant, Alpha Centauri actually consists of two component stars similar in size to the Sun, locked in a mutual orbit. Much smaller and cooler, a third member of the same star system, Proxima Centauri, lies outside this field of view. * Click image for larger size.* Still, the telescopic scene does reveal often overlooked denizens of the Milky Way's crowded galactic plane that lie beyond the glare of Alpha Centauri, including a ... more »
"The World According to the Mexican Sorcerers"
*"The World According to the Mexican Sorcerers"* By Paulo Coelho "The great majority of spiritual traditions present in the Americas before Columbus’s arrival, has managed – by some miracle! – to preserve its roots. In other words, they were stronger than the civilizations which were here, and which soon succumbed to the conquistadors. Among them, Mexican shamanism, which is still practiced by many local tribes, is one of the most widely studied; various anthropologists have carried out serious studies about the way in which the sorcerers understood God’s presence and their spiritu... more »
Meeting friends at our age
I don’t know about you, but finding new friendships at our age is difficult. Everyone is set in their social groups or busy with grandchildren. Except at Lakeside. Tonight we enjoyed for dinner the peach cobbler Arlene sent back with Bob when he went over to chat with Roger, who’s been on the mend from various ailments. We met them about 3 years ago when they bought their cottage after being long time Lakeside renters. Ironically, we discovered that in the summer of 1967 we lived on the same block in Upper Arlington. Also today, Bob decided he’d just grab a few leaves out o... more »
The Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke, "A Walk"
*"A Walk"* "My eyes already touch the sunny hill. going far ahead of the road I have begun. So we are grasped by what we cannot grasp; it has inner light, even from a distance- and changes us, even if we do not reach it, into something else, which, hardly sensing it, we already are; a gesture waves us on answering our own wave... but what we feel is the wind in our faces." - Rainer Maria Rilke
Eckhart Tolle, “Forgive Your Enemies Joke”
Eckhart Tolle, “Forgive Your Enemies Joke” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqp7BQ4YlGw
N.Y. Times Got Hoaxed? Comic Claims Authorship of “White Guilt” Letter
[image: ny-times-got-hoaxed-comic-claims-authorship-of-white-guilt-letter] It’s easy to fall victim to a spoof when your ideology itself is indistinguishable from satire. The *New York Times* may learn this the hard way after, if a hoaxing comedienne can be believed, it got trolled and rolled by her alleged authorship of the letter “How Can I Cure My White Guilt?”
Venezuela's Neighboring Countries Are Closing The Border To Fleeing Venezuelans (Update)
*The Guardian: **Fleeing Venezuelans face suspicion and hostility as migration crisis worsens* *Ecuadorian border town struggling to cope with exodus driven by economic collapse and political turmoil* Nicolás Maduro has belittled the hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans fleeing across the Andes as gullible “slaves and beggars” duped into scrubbing foreign toilets by enemies of the Bolivarian revolution. The United Nations says 2.3 million people, more than 7% of Venezuela’s population, have left the country since 2015, with most heading to Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Per... more »
Venezuela In Chaos After Yesterday's Currency Devaluation And The Imposition Of New Economic Measures
A kilogram of chicken pictured next to 14,600,000 bolivars, the equivalent of 2.22 USD, at a mini-market in Caracas *Bloomberg*: *Confusion Reigns as Maduro Mega-Devaluation Roils Venezuela* * Petro will anchor new currency to be rolled out on Monday * Government plans to raise minimum wage more than 3,000 percent Many Venezuelan shops closed as a precaution as confusion reigned Saturday following measures announced by President Nicolas Maduro aimed at fighting an historic economic crisis in the oil-exporting nation. The government will enact a massive currency devaluation and an in... more »
X22 Report: “It's Coming & It's Going To Hit The Global Economy Like A Tidal Wave”
X22 Report: “It's Coming & It's Going To Hit The Global Economy Like A Tidal Wave” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8ZZ5uXnryc "Alas! regardless of their doom, The little victims play; No sense have they of ills to come, Nor care beyond to-day: Yet see how all around 'em wait The ministers of human fate And black Misfortune's baleful train! Ah, show them where in ambush stand, To seize their prey, the murderous band! Ah, tell them they are men!" T. Gray, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College" Complete poem is here: - https://www.bartleby.com/106/158.html
The Fight Against Global Greening – Part 4
From Watts Up With That: Kip Hansen / August 19, 2018 Guest Essay by Kip Hansen This is Part 4 of a four part series. If you are not familiar with The Fight Against Global Greening – Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 you can either read them in their entirety and then read […]
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 230 – 2018
Originally posted on sunshine hours: As we approach lowest period for Arctic Sea Ice, note that 2018 is 1,000,000 sq km higher than 2012. And 2018 is hgher than 2012 2007 2016 2017 2011 2015. 2012 is as low as it is because of a massive cyclone. ? South / North
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "My Silent Knowing"
Liquid Mind, "My Silent Knowing" Liquid Mind ® is the name used by Los Angeles composer and producer Chuck Wild of the best-selling Liquid Mind relaxation music albums. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f__Ml77XTQ
The Daily "Near You?"
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The Holocene Climate Optimum
By Paul Homewood Booker commented the other day how one scientist claimed last week that we now have “the highest temperatures on Earth since the last ice age”. The BBC failed to even challenge this statement. This certainly is not the first time I have heard claims (presented as fact) to this effect. […]
Roswell Documentation vs. Roswell Eyewitnesses
Since I have now annoyed all my friends with my analysis of the Roswell documentation and how some of it is quite suggestive that nothing alien fell there, I thought it time to annoy all my skeptical friends. Lining up against that documentation is the testimony of some people who were on the scene in 1947. This is based on the documentation we can find about them and the stories they tell us in the world today. Walter Haut, for example, either wrote the press release claiming the 509thhad found a flying saucer, or he took the dictation from Colonel William Blanchard to create the ... more »
Precolumbian megalithic cave structure structures
The Mystery History Youtube channel is one of the more credible publishers of controversial ideas attempting to explain the past. The latest post involves tunnels into the Earth associated with megalithic stonework and the theory that an advance peoples constructed … Continue reading →
"No Measure Of Health..."
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." - Jiddu Krishnamurti
"Is It?"
“Cowardice asks the question: "Is it safe?" Expediency asks the question: "Is it politic?" Vanity asks the question: "Is it popular?" But conscience asks the question: "Is it right?" And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because one's conscience tells one what is right.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.
"If You Want to Survive this Election with Your Mental Health Intact, Turn Off the "News" and Social Media Now"
*"If You Want to Survive this Election with Your Mental Health Intact, * *Turn Off the "News" and Social Media Now"* by Charles Hugh Smith "Since elections are extremely profitable for traditional media / social media corporations, your sanity will gleefully be sacrificed in the upcoming election - if you are gullible enough to watch the "news" and tune into social media.Elections are extremely profitable because candidates spend scads of cash on media adverts. The greater the discord and derangement, the higher the media profits. The more outraged you let yourself become, the more ... more »
Russian Air Force Hammers Terrorists in Southern Idlib
*21WIRE + AMN* | The Russian Air Force continues to soften terrorist strongholds as the Syrian Arab Army prepares their long-awaited offensive in and around Idlib.
On the "Magic Grandpa"
I see John Rentoul has peered into the crystal ball and has predicted that a Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour Party would not do as well in the next election compared to 2017. Does he have a point or will his forecasts, just like those for last year's general election, prove as useless as Mystic Meg's? Let's examine his reasoning. There are three strings to John's bow. In reverse order, the Tories will not be led by Theresa May, the press are going to subject Labour's manifesto to greater scrutiny, but most importantly - and the main angle of the piece - Corbyn isn't the "magic grandpa" we... more »
Russia wants Iran to get out of Syria – Bolton
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – U.S. security official John Bolton told ABC news this week that Russia wants Iran to get out of Syria. “Well I think the – certainly the objective of the United States, of Israel, President Putin said it was Russia’s objective is to get Iran – Iranian forces, Iranian militias, Iranian surrogates out of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Erdogan’s iPhone boycott fails to hurt Apple sales in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced earlier this week that his country will boycott US electronic goods in response to unfriendly US trade moves. He said that “they have iPhones but on the other hand there is Samsung” and that Turks can also use the local brand Venus Vestel. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Air Force hammers southern Idlib for 2nd straight day
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:15 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force continued their strikes over the southern countryside of Idlib, today, targeting the jihadist rebel trenches near the Hama provincial border. Russian jets flying out of the Hmeymim Airbase launched several airstrikes over southern Idlib, today, hitting the trenches that were raised by the jihadist rebels of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US-backed forces continue to arrest candidates for local gov’t election in Qamishli
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – For the second day in a row, Kurdish Asayish forces arrested the candidates for the local government election in Qamishli, local activists reported from the city. According to the local activists, Asayish forces began arresting candidates for this government election on Sunday. These candidates are still reportedly being held by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia’s defense ministry to sign contract for Su-57 planes by end of summer
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and the Russian defense ministry plan to sign a contract for the firth batch of Su-57 fighter jets by the end of this summer, probably at the 2018 Army forum, UAC President Yuri Slyusar said on Sunday. “By the end of the summer, I think probably at the Patriot Park […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Advances In Climate Science Since the 16th Century
None. In Shakespeare’s time, it was assumed that human actions affected weather Symbolism of Weather in Macbeth by Dominic Denofrio on Prezi
Sabbath Photo Caption Contest
“God Loves Solar Panels” “God Promises He Will Never Curse The Earth Again With Solar Farms” ????????
Are Former Intelligence Officials Distancing Themselves From Former CIA Director John Brennan's Accusation That President Trump Has Committed Treason?
*The Hill: **Clapper: Brennan's rhetoric is becoming an issue* Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Sunday that he thinks former CIA Director John Brennan's rhetoric is becoming an issue "in and of itself." "John and his rhetoric have become an issue in and of itself," Clapper said on CNN's "State of the Union." "John is subtle like a freight train and he’s gonna say what’s on his mind." Clapper's comments came in response to an op-ed penned by Brennan in The New York Times this week, in which he wrote that President Trump colluded with Russia during the 2... more »
Survey Says 66% of Americans Don’t Want to Live in “Smart Cities” Due to Cybersecurity and Privacy Concerns. So How Many Don’t Want to Be Exposed to Hundreds of Small Cell Towers, Wireless Sensors, etc.?
By B.N. Frank According to an August 13, 2018 guest post on SmartCitiesDive.com, 66% of Americans don’t want to live in a “Smart City” because... more »
Stephen McNeil says there’s “lots” of film activity; the facts tell a different story
There is something vaguely Trumpian in Premier Stephen McNeil’s continuing, reality-be-damned insistence his government’s 2015 consultation- and logic-free decision to dump a longstanding, working-well film tax credit, then replace it with a more restrictive, less incentivizing “Nova Scotia Film and Television Incentive Fund” is all working out just fine, the way we planned it, thank […]
Here's What The Chinese Government Does To Its Citizens Who Speak Out Against Them
Surveillance cameras in front of a giant portrait of Mao Zedong in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 2009. Jason Lee/Reuters *Business Insider:* *Barging into your home, threatening your family, or making you disappear: Here's what China does to people who speak out against them* The Chinese Communist Party has long sought to suppress ideas that could undermine the sweeping authority it has over its 1.4 billion citizens — and the state can go to extreme lengths to maintain its grip. In just the past few years, the government has attempted to muzzle critics by making them disappear wi... more »
Randy Bryce Won His Primary Tuesday-- Now Comes The Hard Part
Tuesday's primaries in Connecticut, Vermont, Wisconsin and Minnesota added up to a very good day for Democrats and for progressives up and down the ballots. In every state and in every contested congressional election, far more votes were cast in Democratic races than in Republican races. That's a clear indication of Democratic enthusiasm and Republican lack thereof. Let's take Vermont, a state that went for Hillary, and Wisconsin, a state that went for Trump, as examples. Both states had highly contested gubernatorial races. Democrats overwhelmingly nominated progressive Christin... more »
FL: Taking the Next Step To End Public Ed
There are times when I think I could write about Florida all the time. The state's legislators lead the nation in outright hostility to public education and indifference to children. And this time they're really outdoing them with some Franken-bill known as Amendment 8. Amendment 8 was produced by the Florida Constitution Revision Commission, which voted to put it on the ballot as an amalgam of three amendments to the state constitution. We're well past the point of using lipstick.One amendment would mandate "civic literacy" as a subject in public schools. One would weaken school ... more »
65 Years Ago Today, the CIA Conspired with the UK to Overthrow Iran on Behalf of Big Oil
By Matt Agorist Today marks the 65th anniversary that the west carried out a coup in Iran that destabilized the county by overthrowing the country’s... more »
Pentagon Report: China May Add ‘Nuclear Element’ to South China Sea
An aerial view of the Fiery Cross Reef, now a 2.8 sq km artificial island. Photo: CCTV *Bloomberg:* *U.S. Warns China May Add ‘Nuclear Element’ to South China Sea* * Pentagon flags report on floating nuclear power plants * China still building military facilities in Spratlys: Pentagon The Pentagon sounded a warning over China’s plans to introduce floating nuclear power plants on disputed islands and reefs in the South China Sea, part of an annual report assessing the nation’s military strength. “China’s plans to power these islands may add a nuclear element to the territorial disp... more »
New Ice-Free Arctic Date
Like the day before, there was almost no change in Arctic sea ice extent yesterday. Index of /DATASETS/NOAA/G02135/north/daily/images/2018/08_Aug/ Nevertheless, at current volume melt rates, the Arctic will be ice-free on December 7, 2018 at 3:41 PM. Spreadsheet Data
New Left Blogs January/August 2018
And so the blood moon hung low in the firmament as lions and lambs joyfully cantered and capered about the field. The end of the world? No, *the* first round up of new(ish) left blogs and assorted doings since Nebuchadnezzar vacated Babylon's throne. Blogging might be dead, but only because everyone's at it. Micro-blogging, Facebook statuses, podcasting, haunting comments sections, blogging is invisible because it's *everywhere*. And so to celebrate the effervescence of comment here are another eight sites for you to look at. 1. A Bit Left and Lost (Unaligned) (Twitter) 2. Autonom... more »
Ukraine President Poroshenko moves to steal Russian Orthodox Church property
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 84. The post Ukraine President Poroshenko moves to steal Russian Orthodox Church property appeared first on The Duran.
4 Years After CDC Whistleblower Reveals Vaccine Fraud Still Nothing Happens
It was four years ago, August 2014, that a senior CDC scientist—Dr. William Thompson–claimed whistleblower protection by claiming that the CDC had committed fraud by hiding and manipulating data that showed the MMR vaccine was associated with a higher risk of autism. According to the CDC, we are currently suffering through an exponential increase in autism since the 1970s. In 1970, the autism rate was 1 in 10,000. In 2018, the rate of autism epidemically increased to 1 in 59 children. That is a 169-fold increase in autism in U.S. children over nearly 50 years! You would think a sen... more »
Increase in atmospheric CO2 attributed to deep Pacific Ocean
Jianghui Du, Brian A. Haley, Alan C. Mix, Maureen H. Walczak & Summer K. Praetorius. Flushing of the deep Pacific Ocean and the deglacial rise of atmospheric CO2 concentrations Nature Geoscience (2018) During the last deglaciation (19,000–9,000 years ago), atmospheric … Continue reading →
In 1955, America Was Ready for a Nuclear War with China over Taiwan
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* In 1955, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army embarked on a bloody amphibious landing to capture a fortified Nationalist island, only about twice the size of a typical golf course. Not only did the battle exhibit China’s growing naval capabilities, it was a pivotal moment in a chain of events that led Eisenhower to threaten a nuclear attack on China—and led Congress to pledge itself to the defense of Taiwan. *The United States remains legally committed to the defense of Taiwan, even though it no longer recognizes it as the government of China. ... more »
The I-400: Japan's Wanted Underwater Aircraft Carriers To Launch a Second Pearl Harbor
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Asia* So what happened? *There is little doubt that the I-400s were the strategic predecessors to today’s ballistic submarines, especially to the Regulus missile program begun about a decade after World War II that carried nuclear warheads inside waterproof deck hangars. In short, Yamamoto’s plan lived on with “new and improved” versions that helped the United States win the Cold War.* Lieutenant Commander Stephen L. Johnson had a problem on his hands; a very large problem. His Balao-class submarine, the Segundo, had just picked up a large r... more »
Will ESPN Not Televise the National Anthem During ‘Monday Night Football’ Broadcasts?
The network is hoping to avoid controversy by not changing anything about their “Monday Night Football” broadcasts.
Chinese Presdient Xi Warns About Corruption In The Military
Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects troops at the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Hong Kong Garrison as part of events marking the 20th anniversary of the city's handover from British to Chinese rule, June 30, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj *Reuters*: *China's Xi says military must resist 'corrosion' of corruption* BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s military must resist the “corrosion” of corruption and ensure the fight against graft is deepened, President Xi Jinping told senior officers, state media said on Sunday, offering a renewed warning against a deep-seated problem. China’s military... more »
Interview With Sarah Smith, Congressional Candidate In Washington’s 9th District
On the “Unauthorized Disclosure” weekly podcast, hosts Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola are joined by Sarah Smith, a Democratic Party candidate running for Congress in Washington’s 9th District. She recently beat the Republican to qualify for the general election against the incumbent, Democratic Representative Adam Smith. Sarah Smith is both The post Interview With Sarah Smith, Congressional Candidate In Washington’s 9th District appeared first on Shadowproof.
A Look At How The Talban Took Over An Afghan City
*The Telegraph:* *The slow fall of Ghazni: how the Taliban took over an Afghan city * It had long been clear for Nasir Ahmad Faghiri and his fellow councillors that the situation in Ghazni was at a crisis. Security in their city two hours drive south of Afghanistan's capital had been sliding for months as Taliban fighters slowly encroached. Residents complained militants freely extorted money and killed government workers with impunity. The situation in more distant rural districts was worse. Repeated warnings of this creeping takeover had been met only with central government a... more »
"Feeling Fed Up with Humanity, In the World and in Ourselves"
*"Feeling Fed Up with Humanity, In the World and in Ourselves"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "We are all capable of the best and the worst that humanity has to offer and knowing this allows us to find compassion. From time to time, we may all feel fed up with humanity, whether it’s from learning about what’s going on around the world, or what’s going on next door. There are always situations that leave us feeling as if people are simply not capable of behaving in a way that is coming from a place of awareness. Often it seems as if people are actually geared to handle things in th... more »
"How Is One To Live..."; "Because..."
“How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one is fully aware of the blood, the horror inherent in life, when one finds darkness not only in one’s culture but within oneself? If there is a stage at which an individual life becomes truly adult, it must be when one grasps the irony in its unfolding and accepts responsibility for a life lived in the midst of such paradox. One must live in the middle of contradiction, because if all contradiction were eliminated at once life would collapse. There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions. You conti... more »
CONSERVATIVES WILL NEVER BE EMBARRASSED BY "TRUTH ISN'T TRUTH"
This seems like a really bad gaffe, but conservatives won't see it as one: President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Sunday claimed "truth isn't truth" when trying to explain why the president should not testify for special counsel Robert Mueller for fear of being trapped into a lie that could lead to a perjury charge. “When you tell me that, you know, he should testify because he’s going to tell the truth and he shouldn’t worry, well that’s so silly because it’s somebody’s version of the truth. Not the truth,” Giuliani told Chuck Todd on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday morn... more »
"Have You Committed Your Three Felonies Today?"
*"Have You Committed Your Three Felonies Today?"* by James George Jatras "Several years ago the Commonwealth of Virginia enacted a law restricting firearms purchases to one per month. This was intended to discourage smuggling of weapons to urban areas outside Virginia with tight gun control laws and (unsurprisingly) high homicide rates. The law didn’t seem to do much good and in a rare outbreak of common sense was later repealed, though there’s recent misguided talk from Attorney General Mark Herring of reviving it. During its short period in force, the prohibition spawned a popula... more »
Saudi-led coalition-backed forces seize public offices south of Hodeidah (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 P.M.) – Yemeni forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition seized control of public offices and facilities in Ad Durayhimi, a town located south of the port city of Hodeidah, Saturday, according to the Yemeni National Army, as cited by the Saudi Press Agency. The fighters reportedly seized control of public administration offices and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US will remain in Syria after ISIL’s defeat – SDF spox.
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are willing to continue cooperating with US-led international coalition after defeating fighters of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIL/ISIS) in SDF controlled areas, confirmed the SDF spokesperson Kinu Gabriel during an interview filmed in Derek and aired on Sunday. “The works and programs we perform […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Berri slams Hariri’s stance on restoring ties with Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) – The Lebanese Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, told the Al-Intichar newspaper on Sunday that Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s stance on restoring ties with Syria is ‘unrealistic.’ “This is unrealistic and unhelpful,” the veteran politician told Al-Intichar in response to Hariri’s refusal to restore ties with Syria. According to Berri, Lebanon […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Complete map of Syrian War after Russian intervention in 2015
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – Since Russia’s military intervention in Syria in September of 2015, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has been able to recapture a large chunk of the country that was either controlled by the Islamic State (ISIS) or rebel forces. As shown in the map above, the overwhelming majority of the territory […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army spy trolls jihadist rebels by releasing photo behind enemy lines
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – A spy from the Tiger Forces’ intelligence wing continued the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) campaign to troll the jihadist rebels in Idlib this week. The Tiger Forces spy sent a photo to the group’s official media page on Sunday, showing that he was inside the jihadist-held Jabal Al-Zawiya region. This […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Houthi aircraft bomb UAE-backed troops in west Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Houthi forces announced that their rocket battalion had successfully bombed the UAE-backed troops in western Yemen. According to the official media wing of the Houthi forces, their rocket battalion attacked the UAE-backed troops in the vast Medi Desert with their armed drones. The Houthi forces said their […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Lebanese president believes foreign meddling behind failed gov’t formation initiative
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – Lebanese President Michel ‘Aoun told the Emirati newspaper, Al-Khaleej, on Sunday that he believes foreign meddling is behind the failure to form a government. President ‘Aoun told the Emirati newspaper that foreign meddling is behind the ‘inflexibility’ shown by the leader of Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, and Progressive Socialist Party […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army kills dozens of ISIS terrorists at large mountain in east Sweida (video)
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA)continued their advance against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terror organization this past weekend, targeting their last positions at the strategic Al-Safa Mountain in east Sweida. The Syrian Army has managed to surround the last ISIS militants at the Al-Safa Mountain; they have demanded that the terrorist forces surrender under no preconditions. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 19
1921 UK cabinet decided Feisal would be coronated king and then Anglo-Iraq treaty drafted 1984 France agreed to refinance $1.4 bil in debts Iraq owed France biggest western backer of Iraq 1996 PUK accused KDP of working with Baghdad KDP accused PUK of working with Iran during civil war 2003 Zarqawi bombed UN headquarters in Baghdad killed 23 including UN Rep de Mello and injured over 100 2004 PM Allawi wrote Bush saying Iraq was more dangerous and unstable than a year ago 2004 Allawi govt called for Sadr to disband Mahdi Army and leav... more »
Who's Your Hippo?
Take a moment to watch this... Surprise. If your idea of a hippo is a big lumbering fat creature, then discovering that hippos swim like rocket-propelled sharks may come as a shock and a surprise. When you see those ripples headed for your boat, you may not realize exactly what's going on. Teachers can have their on classroom hippos. It's easy to assume that a student who is bad at one thing is similarly challenged in all things. And that can lead to some problems with expectations. We often talk about expectations (or were taught about them) as if they're a controlling factor. I... more »
California’s Fake Temperature Record
Using my new tool set, I am homing in on what is wrong with the California temperature record. NOAA Data The first problem is just their usual data tampering, which doubles the slope. This is what the raw data looks … Continue reading →
Libya's House of Cards: Elections Without Institutions
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Michael Euler *Editor’s Note: **After years of civil war in Libya, the recent plan to hold elections there seems like a rare ray of sunshine, creating hope that the country may be on the path to peace. Jason Pack and Rhiannon Smith of Libya-Analysis, however, urge caution. They point out that because of a lack of judicial accountability and security, among other problems, elections risk exacerbating violence rather than resolving it.* *Daniel Byman* *** Elections exist to facilitate non-violent transfers of power. They are meant to structure political cont... more »
Jewish Labour members accuse party of trying to 'censor' their antisemitism training programme
Another day... 'Antisemitism training at this year's Labour conference is at risk of being scrapped after Jewish members accused party leaders of trying to "censor" the sessions. The Jewish Labour Movement (JLM) has led courses at the last two conferences, but has withdrawn in 2018 claiming party officials demanded the removal of elements scheduled to be taught in Liverpool next month. The Independent has been told that, in particular, Labour wanted the omission of references to high-profile cases like that of Ken Livingstone, who claimed Hitler had supported Zionism, and Naz Shah... more »
Taliban Leader Demands US Withdraw From Afghanistan
US military advisers work with Afghan soldiers at an Afghan army base in Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan, on 6 August. Photograph: James Mackenzie/Reuters *Long War Journal:* *Taliban leader demands US withdraw from Afghanistan, blasts government as ‘corrupt regime’* In a new statement, the Taliban claims America has been militarily defeated in Afghanistan, demands the withdrawal of American forces and criticizes religious gatherings for ruling that the conflict is a civil war between Afghans. The Taliban also denounces the Afghan government as a “corrupt regime” that is “ba... more »
Shush!
Migration Watch wasn't impressed by a report on last Tuesday's *Newsnight*: Having checked the report, they are quite right about *Newsnight *failing to mention immigration. The reporter was the famous John Sweeney. For him it was all about "the absurdity of and the crisis in the Government's housing policy" (as he put it, in his usual opinionated way), particularly in relation to landlords and debt.
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