Tuesday, August 28, 2018

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Florida's Gulf Coast reels as red tide rolls on

The Washington Post at Louisiana Environment and Flood Control - 3 minutes ago
What is not clear is whether climate change and pollution from humans near the shore has made this outbreak even worse.

False Flag Chemical Weapons Attack in Idlib?

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 7 minutes ago
We've seen this script played out so many times by the Western powers. Macron is making all the right threats, John Bolton just came back from Israel and Western Agents have been spotted moving into... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 minutes ago
A 30-ton excavator for digging trenches on display along with other weapons and combat vehicles captured from the militants in Syria, at the 4th International Military Technical Forum Army 2018 in Kubinka. © Sputnik / Andrey Stanavov *WNU Editor: *The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Spoils of War: Russia Displays Weapons Seized From Syrian Militants* (Sputnik).

August 29th – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #587

sundance at The Last Refuge - 27 minutes ago
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →

Wednesday August 29th – Open Thread

sundance at The Last Refuge - 45 minutes ago
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →

Jim Jordan Discusses Bruce Ohr Testimony….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 45 minutes ago
House Judiciary Committee Representative Jim Jordan appears on Fox News with Lou Dobbs to discuss the testimony of DOJ Official Bruce Ohr.

Russian President Putin On Vacation (Photos and Video)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 54 minutes ago
*ABC News Online: **Vladimir Putin takes Siberian hiking trip with top security chiefs* The Kremlin has released several photos of Russian President Vladimir Putin taking a hiking holiday in Siberia with his Defence Minister and the head of the Federal Security Service (FSB). The pictures show the 65-year-old Putin in a khaki outfit and hat, carrying binoculars and trekking poles, hiking in forested mountains and taking a boat ride on the Yenisei River in the Tuva region of southern Siberia. "The President, on his way to Kemerovo, decided to fly out earlier and spend Saturday and... more »

So, Who's The Rat?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
I never trusted that Michael Cohen was actually a "rat." I mean he could be, but I'll believe he really turned against Trump when I see it. Chris Hayes never seems to have bought in either, right? Lanny Davis is a classic piece of shit, the very worst of the garbage the dregs of the Clinton establishment vomits up from time to time. So anything he says... is never believable enough to trust. Davis was to Bill Clinton (and now Michael Cohen) what Giuliani is to Trump, not an actual attorney, just a p.r. operative. He did the same thing for Trent Lott, Penn State and Martha Stewart ... more »

Tuesday Night Cat Blogging

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 1 hour ago
Costumed cats.

U.N. Assembles 'Experts' To Regulate 'Killer Robots'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
Countries should quickly agree a treaty banning the use of so-called killer robots "before it is too late", activists said, such as this Reaper drone aircraft (AFP Photo/LUDOVIC MARIN) *The Verge:* *Inside the United Nations’ effort to regulate autonomous killer robots* *Meet the UN diplomat heading up the coming ‘killer robot’ conference * Amandeep Gill has a difficult job, though he won’t admit it himself. As chair of the United Nations’ Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) meetings on lethal autonomous weapons, he has the task of shepherding 125 member states through discus... more »

Three-Step Heirloom Tomato and Summer Fruit Salad Recipe (Packed Full of Antioxidants, Vitamin C, Gut Health Benefits and More)

Nick Meyer at AltHealthWorks.com - 2 hours ago
One of the most exciting parts about summer is the abundance of fresh garden tomatoes — but sometimes it can be a little daunting to figure out what to do with them. Most people know tomatoes are healthy, but not all tomatoes are created equal. The type is extremely important, especially since grocery store tomatoes may be pumped full of ethylene gas for ripening, and also that conventional growers may use as many as 110 different chemicals in the field. By contrast, heirloom tomatoes are often grown organically from healthy seeds that have been saved and passed down from genera... more »

CNN Under Fire from Journalists After Network Defends Fake News

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
CNN Under Fire from Journalists After Network Defends Fake News by https://www.infowars.com/ CNN can’t hide from latest fake news scandal Journalists and political commentators from both sides of the aisle criticized CNN for doubling down on its debunked Trump Tower story. – Lanny Davis, attorney for former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, admitted he was a source […]

Catholic Leaders Call on Pope Francis to Resign

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Fox News Published on Aug 27, 2018 Former Vatican diplomat calls for Pope Francis to resign. Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo has the story for ‘The Ingraham Angle.’ end

In “Historic Bombshell”, Vatican Official Accuses Pope Francis Of Covering Up Sexual Abuse, Calls For Resignation

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
In “Historic Bombshell”, Vatican Official Accuses Pope Francis Of Covering Up Sexual Abuse, Calls For Resignation by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ In an extraordinary 11-page written testament, one which the NYT’s Ross Douthat called a “truly historic bombshell”, a former papal nunco, or Vatican ambassador, to the US, it does what many have called for, and offers […]

De-Dollarization: Putin’s Wedding Trip Seals Marriage of Convenience with Merkel

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
De-Dollarization: Putin’s Wedding Trip Seals Marriage of Convenience with Merkel by PEPE ESCOBAR, http://www.atimes.com/ Meeting in Berlin could signal a switch in strategy for Germany when it comes to the US dollar and energy security – It was supposed to be a low-key, traditional Austrian wedding until Vladimir Putin pulled up in a black limo. The bride […]

Abby Martin & Joe Rogan on Israel’s Massacre at Gaza Border: The Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians (REAL Jews) by Israel

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Empire Files Published on Apr 29, 2018 Abby Martin goes on the The Joe Rogan Experience to talk about the Israeli lobby smear campaign for her previous appearance and the Great March of Return massacre of nonviolent protesters on the border, including the deliberate targeting of children, journalists and rescue workers. Watch the full interview here: […]

Gold-Backed Ruble Could Become Game Changer for World Monetary System – Scholar

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Gold-Backed Ruble Could Become Game Changer for World Monetary System – Scholar by https://sputniknews.com/ While the United States continues to ramp up sanctions against Russia, Moscow keeps building up its gold reserves, which have already quadrupled since 2008 and currently amount to nearly 2 thousand metric tons. – Commenting on the recent reports about Russia increasing its gold […]

In The New “Multipolar World” The Globalists Still Control All The Players

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
In The New “Multipolar World” The Globalists Still Control All The Players by Brandon Smith, http://www.alt-market.com/ The greatest tool at the disposal of globalists is the use of false paradigms to manipulate public perception and thus public action. The masses are led to believe that at the highest levels of geopolitical and financial power there is such […]

End Of Petrodollar Hegemony May Happen Soon and Badly Impact Indebted America

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
End Of Petrodollar Hegemony May Happen Soon and Badly Impact Indebted America by GoldCore, https://www.zerohedge.com/ – Trump’s America waging economic warfare against most of the world and 2 billion people with a combined GDP of more than $15 trillion – Targeted nations include China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Pakistan, Turkey, Cuba, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of Congo, North […]

Israeli Forces Shoot Norwegian Peace Activist Twice in One Week

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
RT Published on Aug 28, 2018 Norwegian Palestine-solidarity activist Kristin Foss was shot twice in a week by Israeli soldiers. The first time she was shot whilst standing with her hands raised, and the second occurred when she was standing against a wall. end

German FM: EU’s Security Must No Longer Depend on U.S.

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
PressTV Published on Aug 28, 2018 German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has branded the US president’s policies toward Europe as QUOTE irritating. Maas said Donald Trump annoys the European countries by describing them as an enemy of the United States or calling NATO into question. He also slammed Trump’s tariffs on European products as absurd. The […]

Macron: Europe Can No Longer Rely on US for Security

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
PressTV Published on Aug 27, 2018 French President Emmanuel Macron says he will announce new proposals for the European Union to boost its security, calling on the 28-member bloc to stop relying on the United States to protect its sovereignty. “Europe can no longer rely on the United States for its security. It’s up to us […]

Italy: Mount Etna Erupts with Fire and Fury

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
PressTV Published on Aug 28, 2018 Italy’s highest volcano Mount Etna in Catania, in the east of Sicily, erupted lava and ash on Monday, after reawakening in late July. The eruption has not prompted any evacuations on the island, although lava and rocks were being shot as high as 150 metres (492 ft) into the air. […]

Rouhani to Macron: Nuclear Deal Preservation Needs Faster Steps

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
PressTV Published on Aug 27, 2018 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urges the remaining signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal to step up their efforts to salvage the accord. Rouhani was speaking with his French counterpart over the phone. The Iranian president added, despite the US withdrawal from the agreement, Tehran has complied with all its commitments. […]

How To Get Your Dissident Ideas Heard In The New Media Environment

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 2 hours ago
I often say that my long-term goal here is to become obsolete so that I can focus on making art and poetry. Ideally this will look like our society shifting to a mode of operation that is so healthy that there is no longer any […]

X22 Report: “This Has Been Planned Years Ago To Rid The Country Of Our Controllers”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
X22 Report: “This Has Been Planned Years Ago To Rid The Country Of Our Controllers” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f8uYlCwRak

Musical Interlude: Richard Harris, "MacArthur Park", Original 1968

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
Richard Harris, "MacArthur Park", Original 1968 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iplpKwxFH2I

Germany’s Grand Plan to Abolish Carbon Fuels Fails

Viv at The Carbon Sense Coalition - 2 hours ago
Germany’s Energiewende – Lessons for Australia from Germany In March 2017, the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy published a brochure announcing that the Energiewende, its renewable energy revolution, was ‘a success story’. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Energiewende (Grand Plan) has the goal of making Germany independent of fossil fuels […]

Poll: American Views On China Are Changing

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*SCMP:* *Fewer Americans see China positively as trade tensions worsen, Pew study finds* Only 38 per cent saw the country favourably in weeks before trade war began, with economic threats topping their list of worries, according to survey. Americans have become less positive about China as trade tensions mount and they worry more about the Asian giant’s growing economic clout, according to new data from the Pew Research Centre. Only 38 per cent of Americans saw China favourably when surveyed by the Washington-based think tank between May and June – weeks before the trade war ki...more »

Immigrant Who Was Arrested Accompanying His Wife to Give Birth Appears in Court

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
Joel Arrona-Lara attracted widespread attention when his heavily-pregnant wife was left alone at an Arco station en route to the hospital.

Did a Woman Cancel Her Wedding Because Guests Refused to Pay $1,500 Each to Attend?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
Purported screenshots of a Facebook rant by an unhappy ex-bride prompted a global wave of curiosity and schadenfreude in August 2018.

Physical Assumptions And Predictions

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 3 hours ago
Earthquake prediction or forecasting has about an 80% correlation with solar sunspot activity, leaving 20% as inexplicable. The late William Corliss collated an immense store of reported and published “facts” on his Science Frontiers website, and the entry on sunspots … Continue reading →

Global Gun Deaths Reach 250,000 Annually

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*DW: **Global gun deaths reach 250,000 annually, study finds* A study conducted by the Journal of the American Medical Association has found that there are a quarter of a million gun deaths worldwide yearly. It says gun deaths are "a major public health problem for humanity." About 250,000 gun deaths occur annually worldwide, almost two-thirds of which were homicides, according to a study published Tuesday by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The results reveal "a major public health problem for humanity," a JAMA editorial accompanying the analysis said. The... more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"It's easy to get lost following the intricate strands of the Spaghetti Nebula. A supernova remnant cataloged as Simeis 147 and Sh2-240, the glowing gas filaments cover nearly 3 degrees- 6 full moons- on the sky. That's about 150 light-years at the stellar debris cloud's estimated distance of 3,000 light-years. This sharp composite includes image data taken through a narrow-band filter to highlight emission from hydrogen atoms tracing the shocked, glowing gas. *Click image for larger size.* The supernova remnant has an estimated age of about 40,000 years, meaning light from the mass... more »

"The Fate Of All..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"All human lives are so profoundly and intricately entwined, those dead, those living, those generations yet to come, that the fate of all is the fate of each, and the hope of humanity rests in every heart and in every pair of hands. Therefore, after every failure, we are obliged to strive again for success, and when faced with the end of one thing, we must build something new and better in the ashes, just as from pain and grief, we must weave hope, for each of us is a thread critical to the strength to the very survival of the human tapestry. Every hour in every life contains such ... more »

Chet Raymo, "What Does It All Mean?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*"What Does It All Mean?"* by Chet Raymo "A good friend tells me via e-mail that she is reading Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina." I read the book for a second time two years ago, in the new translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. It's one of those novels I had to read twice - once in middle age (I would not have had the patience in youth) and once in settled maturity. In middle age, it was all about Anna, and passion, and doubt. In old age - for me at least - it's about Levin, settled, happily married, enjoying as much intellectual peace as might be possible in this bi... more »

"What Foolish Forgetfulness..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"You live as if you were destined to live forever, no thought of your frailty ever enters your head, of how much time has already gone by you take no heed. You squander time as if you drew from a full and abundant supply, so all the while that day which you bestow on some person or thing is perhaps your last. You have all the fears of mortals and all the desires of immortals… What foolish forgetfulness of mortality to defer wise resolutions to the fiftieth or sixtieth year, and to intend to begin life at a point to which few have attained." - Denis Diderot

The Poet: Margaret Atwood, "The Moment"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"The Moment" "The moment when, after many years of hard work and a long voyage you stand in the centre of your room, house, half-acre, square mile, island, country, knowing at last how you got there, and say, I own this, is the same moment when the trees unloose their soft arms from around you, the birds take back their language, the cliffs fissure and collapse, the air moves back from you like a wave and you can't breathe. No, they whisper. You own nothing. You were a visitor, time after time climbing the hill, planting the flag, proclaiming. We never belonged to you. You never found u... more »

Election Night in FL, AZ and OK – Results and Discussion Thread…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 3 hours ago
Polls close(d) in Florida at 7pm/8pm (two zones); in Oklahoma at 8pm; and in Arizona at 10pm EST. ♦In Florida: 7/8pm President Trump has endorsed Rep. Ron DeSantis for Governor, and Governor Rick Scott for Senate to challenge Democrat Bill … Continue reading →

First Generation of Autonomous Killer Bots Ready to Seek Out and Destroy Invasive Fish

Activist Post at Activist Post - 4 hours ago
By Terrence Newton In 1984 the movie Terminator brought to live the dark dystopian fantasy of killer robots designed to ruthlessly hunt down human targets... more »

Syrian gov’t allegedly holds secret meeting with US security officials: Al-Akhbar

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
Syria turned down an offer from the US to withdraw their forces from Al Tanf, a US base in the southeast and the East Euphrates zone in exchange for three concessions from the Syrian government, according to a report from Lebanese daily Al Akhbar. Officials of “several US intelligence and security agencies” reportedly landed in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army destroys FSA headquarters in northern Hama

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:25 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) carried out a devastating attack in northern Hama on Tuesday, a source from the nearby town of Mhardeh told Al-Masdar News this evening. According to the source, the Syrian Arab Army targeted and destroyed the headquarters of the Free Syrian Army’s (FSA) Jaysh Al-Izza faction […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Iran says its arrested ‘tens of spies’ inside gov’t

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
Iranian security forces have identified and arrested “tens of spies” working in government agencies, according to Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi. “The intelligence ministry’s anti-espionage unit has successfully identified and arrested tens of spies in different governmental bodies,” Alavi was quoted by the news agency ISNA on Tuesday. The minister did not offer any details about […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Erdogan statue vandalised after being erected in Wiesbaden

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 P.M.) – A four-meter statue of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was erected in Wiesbaden, on Monday, before being discovered vandalised on Tuesday morning. The action, which some residents have described as a “provocation” belongs to the ‘Wiesbaden Biennale’ art festival, which currently takes place under the motto ‘Bad News.’ The statue […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

A College Degree in Three Years?

Content Multimedia - 4 hours ago
By Thomas Lindsay Student loan debt in America is at a historic high. At nearly 1.6 trillion dollars, student loan debt exceeds even national credit card debt, and this in a country fairly addicted to credit cards. The three-year college degree, practiced in the United Kingdom for centuries, can reduce the cost of college by as much as 25 percent. Purdue University, in Indiana, has just begun offering a three-year degree in its liberal arts majors. Texas public college and university students need and deserve the same.

TPPF's Levin to Testify on Texas Jail System

Content Multimedia - 4 hours ago
By Marc Levin I look forward to sharing our ideas for overhauling the ineffective and costly state jail system to produce better results for public safety and Texas taxpayers.

E-murre-gency Sparks Seabird Media Attention

Russ Curtis at International Bird Rescue – Every Bird Matters - 4 hours ago
August hasn’t been a great month for starving seabirds, but the good news is the media has been shining a light on this crisis. Television and print media has provided outstanding coverage to educate the public about Common Murre and Northern Fulmars affected by changes in ocean environments. We suspect the surge in starving seabirds […]

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Move Along’ By Sihasin

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 4 hours ago
Several hundred immigrant children remain in the custody of the United States government, separated from their parents. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Justice Department have escalated the war on immigrants by deciding domestic violence and gang violence are no reason to grant individuals asylum. The family of a child The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Move Along’ By Sihasin appeared first on Shadowproof.

Rebuttal to Reddit Poster Skeezeoid’s Comments

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 4 hours ago
Climate Alarmists avoid debating for a reason, they don’t want to be exposed as the Sophists that they are. They usually make unsubstantiated and baseless claims, and then run. Every once in a while, a Climate Alarmist actual makes comments that can be analyzed. This happened a while back when a Climate Alarmist appeared on … Continue reading "Rebuttal to Reddit Poster Skeezeoid’s Comments"

China Is Building A Military Training Base in Afghanistan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*SCMP: **China is ‘building a training camp in Afghanistan’ to fight terrorism* Beijing said to be fully funding the base in isolated Wakhan Corridor and may send hundreds of troops there China has started building a training camp for Afghan troops in a narrow corridor that connects the two countries – a project Beijing is fully funding to help its neighbour improve counterterrorism efforts, sources close to the military said. Once the camp is completed, the People’s Liberation Army is likely to send hundreds of military personnel – at least one battalion’s worth – to Afghanista... more »

Shakespeare Might Have To Change A Few Words Of Macbeth If He Was Writing It Today-- Just A Few

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 5 hours ago
Allen Weisselberg is supposed to know everything there is to know about Trump's business dealings, which are-- and you know it-- the very definition of a swamp. He seems to have abandoned his liege last week, although Trump hasn't tweeted anything about him being a rat yet. The way he has answered questions from New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood seems to demonstrate that he's not trying-- not even a little-- to protect Trump at all. Last week, writing for *The Atlantic*, Eliot Cohen, compared Trump to Macbeth who became king of Scotland after killing King Duncan. It's wo... more »

Will John McCain be the last Republican leader in the Senate to address climate change?

Tim Profeta, Director, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and Associate Professor of Practice, Duke University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 5 hours ago
The late Sen. John McCain was an early – and lonely – Republican supporter of action to fight climate change. His challenge was to regulate sources of energy that underlie much of our economy.

A Pragmatic Canadian Perspective on U.S-Mexico Trade Agreement…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
A few months ago we highlighted a discussion between Ezra Levant and Manny Montenegrino when they first began to notice the direction of Trump strategy and the duplicitous political agenda of Justin from Canada. After the announcement of the U.S./Mexico … Continue reading →

Is This Dashing Young Man Franklin D. Roosevelt?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
A 1930s photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., the President’s son, is a popular item online but it is often miscaptioned as a picture of his father.

Did a Twitter User Jeopardize Her NASA Internship by Insulting a Member of the National Space Council?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
A screenshot captures a NASA intern's ill-fated Twitter exchange with a member of the National Space Council.

Hurricane’s Death Toll in Puerto Rico Put at Nearly 3,000

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
An independent investigation ordered by Puerto Rico’s government estimates that nearly 3,000 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria.

Doctor Accused of Killing Family with Gas-Filled Yoga Ball

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
An anesthesiologist is on trial in Hong Kong charged with killing his wife and daughter by placing a leaking yoga ball filled with carbon monoxide in their car.

Did a Scientific Study Prove That “Conspiracists” Are “The Most Sane of All?”

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
A conspiracy theory website drew a series of baseless or incorrect conclusions from a study that looked at the online comments of 9/11 truthers.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 28, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
Image: Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) run across a street in Raqqa, Syria July 3, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic *Daniel Byman, National Interest:* *Why States are Turning to Proxy War* *Often proxy war promises to hit the political sweet spot between doing too little and too high a cost. In reality, however, it is an imperfect form of warfare.* The Syrian Civil War is the world’s bloodiest conflict, and much of the blame can be laid at the feet of Syria’s neighbors and the world’s major powers. So far, France, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi A... more »

Do You Know How to Recognize a Vaccine Reaction?

AdminM at Health Impact News - 5 hours ago
Do you know how to recognize a vaccine reaction? Like with prescription drugs and other pharmaceutical products, reactions to vaccines can be mild or severe. There can be complete recovery or long lasting health problems after vaccine reactions. Rarely, vaccine reactions can be fatal. If you are making a decision about vaccination for yourself or your child, it is important to first become fully informed about each vaccine’s reported side effects, precautions and contraindications, which means reasons for why a person may be at risk for having a serious reaction. It is especially i... more »

World News Briefs -- August 28, 2018 (Evening Edition)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*Al Jazeera:* *UN: Suspected war crimes in Yemen committed by all sides* *Investigators say all parties involved in the bloody war may be responsible for human rights violations in Yemen.* All sides in Yemen's bloody conflict may have committed war crimes involving deadly air strikes, rampant sexual violence, and the recruitment of child soldiers, the United Nations said on Tuesday. A team of UN-mandated investigators said in a report it had "reasonable grounds to believe that the parties to the armed conflict in Yemen have committed a substantial number of violations of internat... more »

Musical Interlude: Neil H, “The Remembering”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
Neil H, “The Remembering” - https://www.youtube.com/

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

"In The End..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
“Sometimes we love with nothing more than hope. Sometimes we cry with everything except tears. In the end that’s all we have - to hold on tight until dawn.” - Gregory David Roberts, "Shantaram"

THAT SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WILL NEVER BE RENAMED FOR McCAIN

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 6 hours ago
On Monday morning I predicted that Chuck Schumer's proposal to rename the Russell Senate Office Building in honor of John McCain *might* be blocked by Republicans -- and I hedged because I thought perhaps I was being too cynical about Republicans. This would just be a symbolic act, right? Wasn't it possible that Senate Republicans ignore their voter base's negative opinion of McCain and do him a solid, given the fact that he was a member of their own party? Sure, the GOP is a party of white racism, but the guy whose name would be removed was a (segregationist) Democrat, so why not m... more »

U.S.- Mexico Trade Agreement Leaves the Dangers of NAFTA

TNA Video at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: top-headline-jordan-belanger-us-mexico-trade-agreement-leaves-dangers-nafta] VIDEO - Despite the new name and that the deal is seemingly better than NAFTA, the U.S. –Mexico Trade Agreement keeps in place some of the biggest dangers that NAFTA presents to American liberty and independence.

Amid Google Scandal, Soros-backed Plan to Censor Web Draws Fire

Alex Newman at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: amid-google-scandal-soros-backed-plan-to-censor-web-draws-fire] A secret scheme to destroy President Donald Trump and silence conservative voices online is back in the headlines again after first being exposed last year.

Dems See Vitriol as Their Strategy to Retake Congress in Midterms

James Murphy at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: dems-see-vitriol-as-their-strategy-to-retake-congress-in-midterms] Some in the Democrat Party are opting to use their own Trump Derangement Syndrome as a platform for this November’s midterm elections.

Google Is Not a Search Engine; Twitter and Facebook Aren’t Social Media

Selwyn Duke at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: google-is-not-a-search-engine-twitter-and-facebook-aren-t-social-media] Google is no longer a search engine and Facebook and Twitter are no longer social media because these tech giants are actively manipulating content to censor conservative voices.

President Trump Welcomes FIFA President to The White House….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
Today President Trump welcomed FIFA President Gianni Infantino and U.S. Soccer President Carlos Cordeiro to the White House for a meeting and discussion of the 2026 World Cup. . [Transcript] Oval Office – THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much. … Continue reading →

Today’s meme …

Menagerie at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on Stella's Place: From Sharyl Attkisson (seen on Twitter) Notice conservative treehouse?

UN Report: Saudi Arabia, UAE (not US, UK, France) Among Accused of Possible War Crimes in Yemen

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 6 hours ago
*21WIRE* | There was no mention in the report of the US, UK or France providing support, training and weapons to Saudi Arabia.

Administrators: VCU Students Expect Diversity

Sarah Wood at Diverse - 6 hours ago
As a result of its various programs and initiatives that make diversity and inclusion a top priority on campus, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) has moved the needle for minority students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs.

Study Outlines Challenges for Low-Income Working Students

LaMont Jones at Diverse - 6 hours ago
Low-income undergraduates who work are less likely than their higher-income counterparts to obtain a bachelor’s degree, and they are disproportionately women, Latino, Black and first-generation college students, according to a study by the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University.

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cmaadmin at Diverse - 6 hours ago

Bunker Hill’s Learning Communities Heralded as National Model

Tiffany Pennamon at Diverse - 6 hours ago
Recognizing a need to better serve part-time students, Bunker Hill Community College enhanced its Learning Communities over the years in order to achieve more equitable student outcomes.

University of Illinois to Offer Free Tuition to Qualified In-State Students

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 6 hours ago
On Monday, the University of Illinois announced it will begin offering eight semesters of free tuition and fees to eligible in-state students whose family income is below $61,000 annually. Depending on the student’s major, the offer will be worth at least $15,000. The initiative, titled “Illinois Commitment” is an effort aimed at encouraging talented students […]

Bob Jones University to Cut 50 Jobs After Overshooting Budget

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 6 hours ago
South Carolina’s Bob Jones University (BJU) announced in a statement that it’s cutting its staff by 50 people after it came up $4.5 million short in its budget. BJU, a Christian university located in Greenville said the overshoot comes from “increased health care costs and a larger demand for student scholarships,” university spokesman Randy Page […]

"Void of any legitimacy, a parallel hierarchy in New York and Washington intends to plunge the world into a generalised conflict." Thierry Meyssan

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 6 hours ago
*Russian Federation Triad of Leadership* *Shoigu, Lavrov and Putin* *Thierry Meyssan is more literate in English translation from French than most of the talking and/or writing heads of the M$M are in their native English. In the relatively short post copied from the blog ThereAreNoSunglasses, but originally appearing in Voltairenet.org Meyssan pulls back the smoke and mirrors curtain that shrouds the workings in Western Halls of power--specifically the United Nations and the US federal government. Please read Meyssan's post and I will have more comments to follow:* *************... more »

"Why US Imperialism Loves Afghan Quagmire"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*"Why US Imperialism Loves Afghan Quagmire"* by Finian Cunningham "It may seem paradoxical that any American interest would seek to deliberately prolong the Afghan quagmire. Costing trillions of dollars to the national debt, one would think that US planners are anxious to wind down the war and cut their immense losses. Not so, it seems. Like the classic 1960s satire film, Dr Strangelove, and how he came to “love the A-bomb”, there are present-day elements in the US military-security apparatus that seem to be just fine about being wedded to the mayhem in Afghanistan. That war is of... more »

Northwest Passage Adds Ice Aug. 27

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 6 hours ago
Update August 28, 2018 S/V CRYSTAL (Polish Crew) at Fort Ross Nunavut waiting Franklin ice and weather window to dash westward toward Nome Alaska. Note yachts can sail through green (3/10), so the hope is for red to yellow to green. But here are the last four days: They are hoping for a storm Sept. […]

A Song and Dance about Brexit

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 6 hours ago
Sometimes, you've got to marvel at Theresa May. As she visits South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya to drum up post-Brexit trade agreements (and signing an agreement to preserve existing EU trade arrangements should the UK crash and burn without a deal), she can't help looking the fool. No, not the impromptu awful dancing, which nevertheless impressed some, nor her super awkward interview with Michael Crick. It's the dogged persistence, her *insistence* in the face of stark reality that Britain is on course to get a good Brexit deal. Let's enjoy a brief *precis* of what's happened these ... more »

Incidence of childhood cancers skyrocket: Is modern life destroying the health of our children?

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 6 hours ago
By the World Mercury Project Team No one really likes to talk about cancer, and childhood cancers are an especially unpalatable topic of conversation. Yet the fact is that cancers are among the top four causes of death for both children and adults. The newest U.S. cancer statistics for young people (under 20 years old), which cover […] The post Incidence of childhood cancers skyrocket: Is modern life destroying the health of our children? appeared first on Health Nut News.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 28, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*VOA/Reuters: **US Military Hints It Could Resume Major Exercises With South Korea* The U.S. military has no plans yet to suspend any more major military exercises with South Korea, the defense secretary said on Tuesday, in the middle of a breakdown in diplomacy with North Korea over its nuclear weapons. Defense Secretary James Mattis said at a Pentagon news conference no decisions had been made about major exercises for next year, but noted that the suspension of drills last summer as a good-faith gesture to North Korea was not open-ended. U.S. President Donald Trump's decision... more »

I Couldn’t Stop Laughing

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 7 hours ago
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"How Do You Beat The Odds..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
"To show mercy is not naïve. To hold out against the end of hope is not stupidity or madness. It is fundamentally human. Of course... we are all doomed; we are all poisoned from our birth by the rot of stars. That does not mean we should succumb to the seductive fallacy of despair, the dark tide that would drown us. You may think I'm stupid, you may call me a madman and a fool, but at least I stand upright in a fallen world." - Rick Yancey “So, how do you beat the odds when it’s one against a billion? You’re just outnumbered. You stand strong, keep pushing yourself against all rati... more »

Syria: Bolton's 'Damascus Chemical Weapons Plot' Lacks Motive, Credibility

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 7 hours ago
*August 29, 2018 *(Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - US National Security Adviser John Bolton - a tireless proponent of US-led war around the globe - has recently claimed the Syrian government is preparing to use chemical weapons to retake territory held by militants in northern Syria. In response, the US has already threatened to carry out military strikes against Syria. Bloomberg in its article titled, "U.S. Warns Russia It Will Hit Assad If He Uses Chemical Arms, Sources Say," claims: *Tensions between the nuclear powers flared after National Security Adviser John Bolton told his Russ... more »

Honey the lonely dolphin, abandoned in Japanese aquarium, sparks public outcry

White Wolf at White Wolf - 7 hours ago
The plight of a lonely dolphin and dozens of penguins that have been abandoned in a derelict aquarium in Japan since the start of the year sparked protests this week, with activists and ordinary Japanese alike calling for the animals to be saved. The female bottlenose dolphin, nicknamed Honey, was captured in 2005 near Taiji, a western port town that has become notorious for its annual dolphin hunt that was featured in the Oscar-winning 2009 documentary “The Cove”, media reports say. The practice of Japanese aquariums buying dolphins from Taiji came under heavy criticism following... more »

"Perpetual Abuse in the Catholic Church"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*"Perpetual Abuse in the Catholic Church"* by Paul Rosenberg "Before I get to details, let me be clear that I am not trying to destroy the Church, and I’m certainly not criticizing individual Catholics, most of whom are decent human beings and good neighbors. (And the victims in this as well.) The Church has a problem… a huge problem. Furthermore, the problem is very old and will never go away until its cause is removed. So long as the cause remains, the effects will forever follow. Scribbles on official papers have no chance of changing it. *Pittsburgh: *By now you’ve probably hea... more »

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Discusses Trade, Tariffs, NAFTA, China, EU and the U.S. Economy…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
As Foreign Minister Chrystia from Canada arrives in Washington DC to meet with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is interviewed by CNBC. Triple Play: Finalize NAFTA (or two bilats); fill in the details on previously agreed … Continue reading →

Intimidating goodbye: New Zealand unit performs haka for departing U.S. troops

White Wolf at White Wolf - 7 hours ago
A New Zealand unit recently gave a traditionally intimidating farewell to visiting U.S. artillery troops in the form of a haka, a chant and dance from the country's indigenous population, the Maori. The Haka is iconic throughout the world. If you are interested in rugby, then you probably know that the All Blacks perform a haka at the start of each of the rugby games. But, did you know why they do it? There are multiple reasons; and it comes back to the fact that the haka is important to the indigenous people of New Zealand; the Māori. It is an important, iconic part of their histor... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
"Priest-Proof Trousers"... Indeed.

Edwin Easley and Me

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 7 hours ago
Since we’ve reached a point where evidence has evaporated into opinion, let’s take a look at what Edwin Easley told me. I don’t believe anyone else ever talked to him, so while what is read in the cold prose on the sterile page, I listened to his inflections, his hesitations, and what he said based on my experience as a military Edwin Easley.intelligence officer. First, nothing he said takes us directly to the extraterrestrial in the first interview. He said he was sworn to secrecy, but you could say that this is what is told to those in classified briefings about almost anything.... more »

"Turkey Now, America Later"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*"Turkey Now, America Later"* by Ron Paul "President Trump recently imposed sanctions on Turkey to protest the Turkish government’s detention of an American pastor. Turkey has responded by increasing tariffs on US exports. The trade war is being blamed for the collapse of Turkey’s currency, the lira. While the sanctions may have played a role, Turkey’s currency crisis is rooted in the Turkish government’s fiscal and (especially) monetary policies. In the past seven years, Turkey’s central bank has tripled the money supply and pushed interest rates down to 4.5 percent.While Turkey’... more »

"There Comes A Time..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
"There comes a time in the life of us all when we must lay aside our books or put down our tools and leave our place of work and walk forth on the road to meet the enemy face-to-face. Once and for all and at last." - Edward Abbey

QotD: "The welfare state is the greatest confidence racket of all time. The government takes your money in taxes and then turns around and spends some of it to give you things. For this, you feel dependent on them, when in fact they are dependent on you."

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 8 hours ago
*"The welfare state is the greatest confidence racket of all time. The government takes your money in taxes and then turns around and spends some of it to give you things. For this, you feel dependent on them, when in fact they are dependent on you."* ~ Thomas Sowell . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.

Are Texts Saying ‘A Friend Has Complimented You in IRL’ Linked to Sex Trafficking?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Not every unsolicited communication is an attempt to target victims for sex trafficking rings.

Ex-Texas Cop Guilty of Murder for Killing Unarmed Black Teen

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Roy Oliver was fired from the Balch Springs Police Department days after the April 2017 shooting.

Were Gatorade Bottles Designed with a Cap Holder on the Bottom?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
An image shows a cap neatly nestled into the bottom of a Gatorade bottle, but this is not an intentional design feature.

Did a Google Exec Admit to Rigging Search Results Against Donald Trump?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
A satirical web site published a fictitious article claiming that an exec at Google admitted to rigging search results against President Trump.

The Paradox of Freedom and Justice

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 8 hours ago
*Gary ‘Z’ McGee* - It seems that violence is the dividing line between freedom and justice.

The Race to Patent Magic Mushrooms Heats Up

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 8 hours ago
*Alex Pietrowski* - Do we really need corporate/state permission to use powerful natural medicines?

First Generation of Autonomous Killer Bots Ready to Seek Out and Destroy Invasive Fish

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 8 hours ago
*Terence Newton* - What, or who, will be the next target of killer robots?

"Why Trump Wasn’t Invited to McCain’s Funeral"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*"Why Trump Wasn’t Invited to McCain’s Funeral"* by Bill Bonner POITOU, FRANCE – "Yesterday, the Nasdaq set a new record. So did the S&P 500… From CNBC: "Stocks ended sharply higher Monday as the United States and Mexico closed a new trade deal. Investors also assessed reassuring comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on the central bank’s policy-tightening path. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.9 percent to close at an all-time high, breaking above 8,000 for the first time, as Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Alphabet all rose. The Dow added 259 points as Caterpillar outperf... more »

300,000 Russian soldiers to take part in UNPRECEDENTED military drill

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 8 hours ago
Vostok 2018 exercises feature 3200 Chinese troops and 30 aircraft, operating on Russian sovereign soil for the first time. The post 300,000 Russian soldiers to take part in UNPRECEDENTED military drill appeared first on The Duran.

This best of all possible worlds

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago
The main point of John Simpson's *Radio Times *interview however is that the BBC's World Affairs Editor doesn't believe the BBC has been biased in its Brexit coverage. At all. In fact, he's "fed up" with people accusing the BBC of bias. Yes, we should all thank our lucky stars and believe in the BBC: So the next time you’re tempted to yell at your radio or TV because you think that some presenter or reporter is biased, when actually they’re just telling you something you don’t want to hear, pause a moment. You may be listening to the sound of genuine, honest balance. Well, John... more »

John Simpson gets "a formal ticking off". But for what?

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago
According to a report in the *i, *John Simpson has told the *Radio Times *that he got a "formal ticking off" from the BBC's head of news (presumably James Harding)... ...for publicly saying the corporation was “too willing to allow both sides to lie their heads off” during the Brexit campaign. Hmm, was that *really *what got him told off? Just for publicly criticising the BBC? It's possible but, if you recall, *this *is what he said at the One Young World summit, as reported at the time by the *Huffington Post*: The BBC is obliged legally to be balanced between different politica... more »

Facebook Moves To Ban Myanmar's Military Leadership From Its Platform

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*Verge:* *It took a genocide for Facebook to ban a country’s military leadership* Facebook’s actions in Myanmar set an important new line in the evolving battle over content moderation The United Nations issued a report today alleging that the military in Myanmar had “genocidal intent” when it committed mass murders and gang rapes of the minority Muslim Rohingya population. It called for generals to be punished for human rights atrocities. And it also implicated Facebook. “The role of social media is significant,” the report’s authors wrote. “Facebook has been a useful instrument... more »

Three New Ancient Primates Identified From 46 Million Years Ago - In San Diego

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 8 hours ago
Three new species of fossil primates have been named, residents of San Diego County from a time when southern California was filled with lush tropical forests. The three previously unknown omomyoid primates lived 42 million to 46 million years ago. The researchers named these new species Ekwiiyemakius walshi, Gunnelltarsius randalli and Brontomomys cerutti. read more

Bruce Ohr Testifies To Closed-Door Joint Session of Congress (Oversight and Judiciary)…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
Today DOJ Official Bruce Ohr is testifying in a closed-door session to a joint House Oversight and Judiciary Committee. The republican representatives asking questions were selected by Chairman Bob Goodlatte. Democrats are relying on staff. According to Kyle Cheney (Politico) … Continue reading →

Reminder: Today is Primary Election Day in Florida, Arizona and Oklahoma

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
If you live in Florida, Arizona or Oklahoma you can find your polling place HERE. Go Vote…. and if your registration is not up to date in your own home state, now is the time to get prepared for the … Continue reading →

The 'Caroline' Affair in the Evolving International Law of Self-Defense

MWaxman at Lawfare - 8 hours ago
PDF Version Review of Craig Forcese, Destroying the Caroline: The Frontier Raid that Reshaped the Right to War (Irwin Law, 2018) * * * The story of the *Caroline* goes roughly like this: In the darkness of night on December 29, 1837, an expedition of Canadian militia, under the authority of Great Britain, crossed the Niagara River to the U.S. shore where the American steamer *Caroline* was docked. Rebels fighting the Canadian government were encamped nearby, and the vessel had been used by sympathetic Americans to transport supplies and arms to the group. The C... more »

A friend accused Trump of showing tendencies to be a dictator. My response

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 8 hours ago
Can you be specific? He doesn’t even have control of the Executive Branch, over which he’s supposed to reign! - Supreme Court appointees who will follow the constitution and not their feelings about social justice? - Cutting the red tape of long standing regulations that frees companies from the oversight and boot of Big Gov? - Attempting to undo Obama’s Executive Orders, which is his legal right, and to have a low court stop him? - Commending the ICE employees, and all law enforcement? - Attempts to stop voter fraud (again, he’s been stopped by the ... more »

Duncan Hunter-- Like Father Like Son

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 9 hours ago
*Drunkin' Hunter and DJ Trumpanzee* When I started *DWT* in 2004, one of my goals was to drive a bevy of super-corrupt Republican congressmen out of office-- Richard Pombo up north and 3 thieves from down south: Jerry Lewis, Duke Cunningham and Duncan Hunter, Pombo was defeated by Jerry McNerney, one of the first congressional candidates supported by Blue America. Cunningham went to prison and his two partners in crime, Lewis and Hunter retired before they could be indicted. Hunter left behind a pile of waste though, Duncan Hunter II. A high-ranking Democrat, an ex-military officer...more »

Another large Syrian Army convoy heads to Idlib frontline

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:35 P.M.) – More Syrian Arab Army (SAA) troops were seen heading towards the frontline with Idlib province in north-western Syria, as they passed through Maar Shahour village in Hama Governorate, on Monday. Soldiers rode on top of lorries carrying tanks, artillery and armoured personnel carriers. An army officer said his troops were […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army foils ISIL’s large-scale attempt to breakout of east Sweida

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:15 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) launched another large-scale assault in southern Syria this week in order to breakout of their east Sweida pocket. ISIL began their offensive by storming the Syrian Arab Army’s positions at the Khirbat Abu Khashabeh axis, which is located in the Al-Safa region. However, despite their best […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia calls on US, Germany to convince rebels to avoid escalations in Idlib

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
Moscow calls on Washington and Berlin to influence armed opposition groups and terrorists in Syria’s Idlib with whom they are keeping in contact, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters on Tuesday. “We want to call on colleagues in Washington and Berlin, using the opportunities that they have, to influence the armed opposition members […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia sends largest naval fleet ever to Syrian waters

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:15 P.M.) – The Russian Navy has sent its largest fleet ever to the Mediterranean Sea in response to the alleged U.S. naval build-up around the Middle East. According to the Twitter account @Capt_Navy, the Russian Navy has sent 15 warships to the Mediterranean Sea, which corroborates the report from Yoruk Isik of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia denies reports on Bolton’s warning about strikes on Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
The Kremlin cannot confirm that US Security Adviser John Bolton had reportedly warned Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev about possible strikes on Syria in case of a “chemical attack,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. “No,” Peskov told reporters when asked whether he could confirm that there had been such a warning. On […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Massive Tiger Forces convoy heads to Abu Dhuhour Airbase for Idlib offensive (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 P.M.) – A massive convoy consisting of soldiers from the Tiger Forces made their way from southern Syria to the province of Idlib this week. According to a military communique, the Tiger Forces left southern Syria for the Abu Dhuhour Airbase in the southeastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate on Monday. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia holding ‘tough’ talks with Syrian ‘moderate opposition’ over Idlib (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – Russia is negotiating with Syria’s “moderate opposition” to reach a peaceful settlement over Idlib, “which is virtually the last de-escalation zone”, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said in Abakan on Tuesday. “Over there tough negotiations are being held on all levels including the leaders of the ‘moderate opposition,’” he said. “The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

U.N. Report: Myanmar’s Military Committed Genocide Against The Rohingyas In Rakhine State

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
The Guardian: *Myanmar's military accused of genocide in damning UN report* *Mission concludes army has carried out ‘gravest crimes’ against Rohingya in Rakhine and minorities elsewhere.* Myanmar’s military has been accused of genocide against the Rohingya in Rakhine state in a damning UN report that alleged the army was responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity against minorities across the country. The UN report said it found conclusive evidence that the actions of the country’s armed forces, known as the Tatmadaw, “undoubtedly amounted to the gravest crimes unde... more »

Judge: Trump “Exceeded” Presidential Authority With Executive Orders Targeting Unions

Raven Clabough at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: judge-trump-exceeded-presidential-authority-with-executive-orders-targeting-unions] U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has ruled that President Trump “exceeded his authority” in issuing executive orders that targeted federal worker unions’ collective bargaining rights and grievance procedures.

Is the U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement a Stealth NAFTA?

Bob Adelmann at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: is-the-u-s-mexico-trade-agreement-a-stealth-nafta] Is the new United States-Mexico Trade Agreement such an “incredible deal” after all, or will it be another sovereignty-destroying trade agreement like its predecessor?

Reacting to U.S. Sanctions, Iran Boasts of Ability to Control Persian Gulf

Warren Mass at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: reacting-to-u-s-sanctions-iran-boasts-of-ability-to-control-persian-gulf] Reacting to President Trump’s announcement of sanctions against Iran, Iranian leaders threatened to block shipment of oil from other nations through the Persian Gulf.

A College Degree in Three Years?

Content Multimedia - 9 hours ago
By Thomas Lindsay Graduating in three years, instead of four, reduces tuition and fees by 25 percent, producing an average total savings of $8,893 for in-state students enrolling in four-year universities. It cuts costs at private institutions by $30,094.

Tomorrow my mirror selfie and a message to Alexis Tsipras from St Paisios

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 9 hours ago
Getting late in Greece, and I have had the flu the past few days, lots of stories but I will continue tomorrow with my mirror selfie as a crunch execution date organized by Alexis Tsipras and George Soros of October 5th is now only five weeks away. Tsipras has been firing on his crew of […]

Globalist morons may think I am a figure from the Book of Revelation which I am not. The back story…

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 9 hours ago
There have been a few supranatural twists and turns lately which some readers may find a little baffling/ I’d like to just mention another few and also warn the Globalists at the same time I am not one of the “two witnesses” in the Book of Revelation. No amount of their wishful thinking can turn me […]

WHY SAINT PAISIOS’ PREDICTION SPELLS THE END OF THE GLOBALIST POWER GRAB AND WHY THEY WILL BE THE FIRST TO KNOW IT

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 9 hours ago
This blog has featured breakneck plot twists to make it some readers think they might be living through a James Bond movie. And in a new twist, the most revered Greek saint who died in 1994, Saint Paisios, has weighed in predicting just the events readers of this blog will be familiar with more than […]

THERE'D BE MORE RIGHT-WING SITES IN GOOGLE NEWS SEARCHES IF RIGHT-WINGERS TRIED DOING JOURNALISM

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 9 hours ago
So this is today's Trump-generated hysteria: President Trump tweeted this morning that Big Tech platforms, specifically Google, are suppressing conservative voices and news, while Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow later added that the administration is "taking a look" at whether Google searches should be regulated.... This morning's Google-aimed tirade appears to stem from a PJ Media article titled, "96 Percent of Google Search Results for 'Trump' News Are from Liberal Media Outlets," which was covered last night by Fox Business' Lou Dobbs. "In a test that she admitted was "not s... more »

Vigilantes with a Badge: Warrior Cops Endanger Our Lives and Freedoms

Activist Post at Activist Post - 9 hours ago
By John W. Whitehead “There are always risks in challenging excessive police power, but the risks of not challenging it are more dangerous, even fatal.”—Hunter... more »

Dept Claims Cop Killed Himself, While Chasing Suspect, Days Before Testifying Against Dirty Cops

Activist Post at Activist Post - 9 hours ago
By John Vibes Baltimore, MD — Last November, Baltimore City Police Detective Sean Suiter was shot and killed while on duty the day before he... more »

Experts Gather For UN-Hosted Meeting On “Killer Robots”

Activist Post at Activist Post - 9 hours ago
By Mac Slavo Experts from numerous countries around the globe are gathering for a United Nations meeting to discuss “killer robots.” The week-long event that opened... more »

Iran Sanctions, Emerging Markets And The End Of Dollar Dominance

Activist Post at Activist Post - 9 hours ago
By Brandon Smith The trade war is a rather strange and bewildering affair if you do not understand the underlying goal behind it. If you... more »

Cities Across The Country Are Installing “Free” Spying Smart City Kiosks

Activist Post at Activist Post - 9 hours ago
By MassPrivateI Two years ago, I wrote an article warning NYC residents that City Bridge was installing spying Smart City Kiosks (SCK) throughout the city.... more »

Official Strike Out Targeting 2018 Press Release

Activist Post at Activist Post - 9 hours ago
On Wednesday, August 29, baseball games in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Kansas City, New York, and St. Louis will host the kick-off events for “Strike Out Targeting... more »

Trying to Make Sense of Germany

LL at Virtual Mirage - 9 hours ago
It's not your daddy's reich anymore. When visiting Germany I continue to be amazed to see more Turkish flags flying than German flags. In some areas of Germany the ethnic Turks far out number the Germans. And by this I am not addressing the nearly one million unemployed military age Muslim males from Syria that Germany welcomed into its borders. Being part Swiss and part German with family from both places who were part of my growing up, I do get the Germans. And they mystify me at the same time (collectively). Individually, Germans think like who they are, and I like them and enjo... more »

August 28: The lies we believed in 1945.

Graeme Decarie at The Decarie Report - 10 hours ago
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/french-town-black-battalion-memorial-1.4798913 In both wars, Canada was slow to accept Blacks. Or orientals. Or native peoples. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/08/26/hot-enough-you Hey! Don't worry, New Brunswick. Who are you going to believe? A hick scientist like David Suzuki? Or a real Christian gentleman like Blaine Higgs who used to work for another outstanding Christian named Irving? https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/08/28/warning-more-extreme-wildf... more »

Merkel Backtracking On Climate Targets

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 10 hours ago
By Paul Homewood From Channel News Asia: BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected on Sunday a proposal, floated by the European Commission last month, of setting new, stricter emissions cuts targets, saying EU countries should focus on meeting the targets they have already set themselves. The Commission’s climate change chief, Miguel Arias Canete, […]

LIVE: Watch the Center for the National Interest's North Korea Conference

Harry J. Kazianis at Test Feed Using Fields - 10 hours ago
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Security, Asia* Live from Washington, D.C. Please watch above for a lively discussion. *1:00pm – 2:30-pm Panel #3 (On the record and will be streamed on The National Interest’s Facebook Page) – A Recalibrated U.S.-ROK Alliance?:* How does potential U.S.-North Korea dialogue—or the possible ending of dialogue—impact alliance dynamics? What should be the proper force structure, command and control systems as well as coordination to ensure the alliance is built to tackle future threats but also positioned to take advantage of a potential of a diplomatic breakt... more »

How China Is Trying to Dominate the Middle East

Owen Daniels at Test Feed Using Fields - 10 hours ago
*Owen Daniels* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] But will it work? Tensions between the United States and China seem to be defining the bilateral relationship between the two countries these days. From a growing trade war to the Trump administration’s characterization of China as a “strategic competitor seeking to undermine U.S. power and influence” in its 2017 National Security Strategy, political and economic relations appear to have settled at a recent nadir. But great power competition between the two most powerful militaries and economies is not geographically limited. Chin... more »

Time for President Donald Trump to Bury the U.S.-Turkey Alliance

Doug Bandow at Test Feed Using Fields - 10 hours ago
*Doug Bandow* *Security, Europe* [image: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and U.S President Donald Trump deliver statements to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, U.S. May 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY] The alliance was already dead—just not everyone realizes it yet. The U.S.-Turkey alliance is dead. Certainly, as long as Tayyip Recep Erdoğan is Turkey’s president. And probably well beyond that. The current dispute over the imprisonment of evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson dominates the news. But more important is... more »

What Comes Next for Syria?

Daniel R. DePetris at Test Feed Using Fields - 10 hours ago
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Middle East* [image: Girls who survived what activists said was a ground-to-ground missile attack by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, hold hands at Aleppo's Bab al-Hadeed district April 7, 2015. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY] What would "peace" even look like? After over seven years of bare-knuckled combat, over a half a million deaths, over 11 million people either internally displaced or pushed into refugee camps, and whole swaths of Syria leveled to the ground, the endgame of Syria’s civil-turned-proxy war is finall... more »

China Ratchets up Its Namefare Campaign Against Taiwan

Gary Sands at Test Feed Using Fields - 10 hours ago
*Gary Sands* *Security, Asia* [image: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen waves as she boards Hai Lung-class submarine (SS-794) during her visit to a navy base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY] Beijing warns Hanoi that no one-not even Taiwanese companies-are allowed to fly the ROC flag. Beijing’s campaign of “namefare” against Taiwan—an attempt to discredit its sovereignty through disabusing others from using the name “Taiwan”—has extended its reach in recent months. Namefare does not rely on deadly weapons like warfare, or pesky rules like... more »

NEC Director Larry Kudlow Impromptu Conversation With Media…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 10 hours ago
National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow holds an impromptu press gaggle at the White House to field questions about trade and related MAGAnomic matters. . Additionally Kudlow had some scheduled media appearances (below). .

Of Water And Albedo

Hifast at Climate Collections - 10 hours ago
From Watts Up With That: Willis Eschenbach / August 27, 2018 Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach As usual, there is more to learn in the CERES satellite dataset. I got to thinking of the idea put forth by Lacis 2010. He announced model results claiming that if the only modeled greenhouse gas in the modeled atmosphere […]

Hundreds of Fish Die in Lagoon in Tony Malibu, California

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Scientists believe the massive die-off is very likely caused by unusually warm water temperatures.

Is Sheriff Joe Arpaio Taking Over John McCain’s Seat in the Senate?

David Emery at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Online reports that the controversial former Maricopa County Sheriff was nominated to replace the late Senator John McCain originated on a junk news website.

What kind of seed?

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 10 hours ago
Fellow Mainer Regis Tremblay graciously agreed to interview me for the recent taping of This Issue - my public access TV show that airs on about 17 stations across Maine. At the time this was filmed I was still in the thick of the more painful part of my knee replacement surgery recovery process. My voice was weaker than I had imagined it would be. But thanks to the energy from Regis and his animated questions I got by. It is really such an important subject to discuss - space. What kind of seed should we take with us as we move off this planet? Bruce

The Creator Writings: In This Together

Karma Yoga Daily at Karma Yoga Daily - 10 hours ago
Have a little faith and show some love to your fellow travelers. You are all in this together.

Gaming the Illusion

Karma Yoga Daily at Karma Yoga Daily - 10 hours ago
The illusion persists, does it not?

4 Brain Techniques to Feel Better From Sad News and World Events

Karma Yoga Daily at Karma Yoga Daily - 10 hours ago
Stress has been called the number one epidemic worldwide.

Russian MoD Says West Planning to Film False Flag Gas Attack to Justify US Attack on Syria

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 10 hours ago
[image: attack] The Russian Ministry of Defense says that "rebels" are in place waiting to stage a false flag chemical attack to justify a strike by the US. The post Russian MoD Says West Planning to Film False Flag Gas Attack to Justify US Attack on Syria appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Addendum to the above post

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
This video is part of the campaign mentioned in the *Times *article in Sue's post above:

BREAKING: Goldberg becomes latest "truth-isn't-truther!"

bob somerby at the daily howler - 10 hours ago
*TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2018Big pundits must all take a turn:* Sad! Here's the way Michelle Goldberg began this morning's column: GOLDBERG (8/28/18): One of the unofficial slogans of the Trump era—besides “grab ’em by the you-know-what” and *Rudy Giuliani’s recent “truth isn’t truth”*—is “nothing matters” (sometimes preceded by a nihilistic “lol”). Sad! The meaning of Giuliani's now-famous statement was perfectly clear at the time. On Sunday, The Washington Post's official fact-checker almost copped to this obvious fact: KESSLER (8/26/18): Giuliani, who is a lawyer for President Trum... more »

It’s Time to Stop Celebrating Criminals

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Derrick Broze The constant stream of lies, disinformation, and misinformation has many people supporting and praising establishment figures responsible for criminal acts. In recent...more »

Change.org Petition Started to Remove Netflix Series That Makes Fun of Sick People

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By B.N. Frank There are countless examples of illnesses that were once dismissed as cow pucky but eventually were proven to be real. For those... more »

Why modern cars are becoming "disposables"

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 10 hours ago
Over the past few decades, I've noticed that it's more and more expensive, and less and less practical, to fix any appliance or electronic item that breaks. For a start, labor costs per hour are prohibitive; then there's the almost complete absence of critical spare parts, particularly electronic ones. In the old days, a soldering iron and a couple of transistors, or a replacement plug-in card, could fix most things. Today? *Fuggetabahtit!* The average personal computer used to consist of a fairly simple motherboard, with all peripherals and add-on components on separate, plu... more »

Native Actor releases a short film to oppose Trump's decision of "Grizzly Trophy Hunt"

White Wolf at White Wolf - 10 hours ago
Trophy hunting of Greater Yellowstone grizzlies could start in just over a week. But DOI Secretary Zinke still hasn't held federally-mandated consultation with affected Tribes on the sacred bears' fate. “Reintroduce the sacred grizzly bear to tribal homelands – not to trophy hunting,” implores actor Zahn McClarnon as he closes the just-released “Not in Our Name” short film with an appeal for public support for tribal nations in their ongoing struggle to get the Trump Administration to “honor the historic grizzly treaty signed by over 200 tribes.” Last seen in HBO’s “Westworld” star... more »

Russia Sends A Massive Naval Armada To Syria In A Warning To The U.S.

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
Russia currently has 10 warships and two submarines in waters off Syria, according to Russian media *Business Insider:* *Russia sent a massive naval armada to Syria — and looks to be readying to fight the US* * Russia has positioned a considerable naval armada in the Mediterranean near Syria after accusing the US of plotting a false flag chemical weapons attack in the country. * International investigators link Syria's Moscow-backed government as carrying out dozens of deadly chemical weapons attacks on civilians, but Russia accuses US-linked forces of secretly conducting these sam... more »

BREAKING: Davis tale keeps getting worse!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 11 hours ago
*TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2018Our tribe hasn't been told:* How broken is our American journalism in this era of The Chase? It's broken, badly broken. Consider the way Anderson Cooper began his program on CNN on Friday, July 27. That morning, his network had rocked the world with an exciting BREAKING NEWS report. That evening, Cooper adopted his standard sardonic tone as he shared the bogus but exciting new tale: COOPER (7/27/18): Good evening. It says something about the kind of week we've seen, or month, or year—three, for that matter—that the big question tonight is, "Who are you g... more »

One terrifying theory as to what’s really is happening in Florida.

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 11 hours ago
(Greg Lovett / The Palm Beach Post) “My sister and I were both raised in South Florida and we love our State. We have come up with a hypothetical theory that creates a perfect storm for this recent ecological disaster… Florida is going to be used to create future oil fields right under our feet. […] The post One terrifying theory as to what’s really is happening in Florida. appeared first on Health Nut News.

CNN: Air pollution is making us dumber, study shows

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 11 hours ago
A new study has found that air pollution might be more damaging to our health than previously thought. It seems that “prolonged exposure to dirty air has a significant impact on our cognitive abilities, especially in older men.” The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers at the International Food Policy […] The post CNN: Air pollution is making us dumber, study shows appeared first on Health Nut News.

Guardian Censorship Policy

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 11 hours ago
James Hansen gave thousands of interviews pushing his climate nonsense while at NASA. while simultaneously complaining that he was being censored. James Hansen and Mark Bowen on Censored Science : NPR Top Nasa climate scientist ‘censored’ | Science | The … Continue reading →

FBI, Border Patrol Bypass Hate Groups As Leading Perpetrators Of Anti-Muslim Incidents

Arvind Dilawar at Shadowproof - 11 hours ago
More Islamophobic episodes were instigated by federal agencies than hate groups or individual bigots, according to a report from CAIR. The post FBI, Border Patrol Bypass Hate Groups As Leading Perpetrators Of Anti-Muslim Incidents appeared first on Shadowproof.

AER Arctic September Outlook

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 11 hours ago
Dr. Judah Cohen published his Arctic Oscillation and Polar Vortex Analysis and Forecast as of August 27, 2018. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. Looking at the 500 mb geopotential height pattern of this summer in Figure i, reveals a fairly striking pattern – an anulus of high anomalous geopotential heights encircling the midlatitudes and low […]

Secretary Ross Discusses U.S-Mexico Trade Deal and Canada’s Options…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 11 hours ago
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross appears on Fox News to discuss the U.S-Mexico trade agreement and the unlikely possibility of Canada to join the agreement. In order for Canada to join the agreement they would need to remove protectionist tariffs (dairy); … Continue reading →

Progressives are as Honest About Censorship as they are Climate Change

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 11 hours ago
When caught in a lie, progressives just tell another lie. Fortunately, this lie is much easier to quantify than climate change. (Source) Social Media Companies the Most Dangerous Monopolies Ever (Source) (Source) Where is Jeff Sessions when we need him? The collision is right before our eyes. BTW, Google anything about Global Warming and you … Continue reading "Progressives are as Honest About Censorship as they are Climate Change"

California Proposes to Relax Logging Regulations

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 11 hours ago
This is as close a Climate Alarmist will ever come to admitting defeat as you will ever find. Climate Alarmists will never admit they were wrong, they will just twist the truth to fit their Climate Alarmism False Narrative. Progressives are simply too vested in the Big Lie. Faced with ongoing catastrophic fires, and the … Continue reading "California Proposes to Relax Logging Regulations"

South Sudan Peace Deal Unravelling

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*Reuters:* *South Sudan rebels refuse to sign latest peace deal* KHARTOUM (Reuters) - South Sudanese rebels refused on Tuesday to sign the latest draft of a peace deal with the Juba government that would end a years-long civil war, a setback after recent breakthroughs in talks. President Salva Kiir and the leader of the main rebel group, Riek Machar, signed up to a ceasefire and power-sharing agreement earlier this month. An initial deal in June aimed to end fighting that first broke out in 2013. But Machar and another rebel group refused to sign the latest draft of the agreement... more »

Terrorists In Syria Receive Chemicals, Victims, UK Training For Upcoming False Flag Chemical Attack

Brandon Turbeville at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Brandon Turbeville History repeats itself and, sometimes, it doesn’t even need generation gaps to do so. In the modern-day West, it only needs a... more »

WATCH: No Charges for Cops Who Attacked Innocent Man, Beat Him Unconscious

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 11 hours ago
[image: mesa] Despite graphic video of multiple Mesa police officers surrounding and pummeling an innocent man, the investigation ruled they did nothing wrong. The post WATCH: No Charges for Cops Who Attacked Innocent Man, Beat Him Unconscious appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

The U.S. Army Is Upgrading Its Artillery And Missiles

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Troopers from the Field Artillery Support Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, support Iraqi army operations with artillery fires from their M777A2 Howitzers. (2nd Lt. Jamie Douglas/Army) *Army Times: **Return of fires: How the Army is getting back to its big guns as it prepares for the near-peer fight* After nearly two decades of counterinsurgency warfare, the Army’s artillery and missiles — once the core of the modern Army’s way of land warfare — withered in quantity, quality and manpower. During that decline, voices within the Army called for a shift in priorities, training and tech... more »

Top U.S. General: ‘The Homeland Is No Longer A Sanctuary’

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
NORAD Command Center, Cheyenne Mountain, Colo. (Air Force) *Military Times: **‘The homeland is no longer a sanctuary’ amid rising near-peer threats, NORTHCOM commander says* NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. “homeland is no longer a sanctuary,” according to the four-star general in charge of both U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command. Air Force Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy ended a speech at the 140th National Guard Association conference in New Orleans this weekend with a warning that the era of great power competition doesn’t leave the U.S. mainland uncontested. ... more »

Panicking Tsipras shuffles cabinet, appoints minion as new police minister, pathetic attempt by Greece’s most hated man to stay in power and control police and armed forces will fail, new pension cuts and taxes, no investors

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 11 hours ago
ATHENS (AFP) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday reshuffled his cabinet ahead of a keynote economy speech next month, seeking to rebound from poor ratings in the final stretch before 2019 elections. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos remains at his post, as does Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, leader of the nationalist Independent Greeks, the […]

The High Cost Of War Reporting

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
A total of 50 journalists have been killed so far this year according to RSF. © AFP/File *France 24:* *Crippling costs of war reporting and investigative journalism* PARIS (AFP) - The cost of war reporting and investigative journalism is becoming prohibitive for media outlets, campaigners have warned. With Internet giants like Google and Facebook soaking up advertising revenue while using the content of traditional media for free, quality journalism has been caught in a double bind, experts say. At the same time it had become more expensive and dangerous to cover conflict zones, s... more »

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