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September 12th – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #601
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 September 12th – Open Thread
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 →
A Collection Of Images Of President Bush In The Moments And Days After 9/11 Terror Attacks
After he learned of the attacks on the World Trade Center, Bush was ushered out of the classroom with students and into an empty room. He can be seen in one photo on the phone gathering information while his Director of Communications Dan Bartlett points to news footage on a television showing the North Tower burning (above) *Daily Mail:* *The consoler in chief: Rare and candid collection of images show a solemn President George W. Bush in the moments and days after 9/11 terror attacks* * Today marks the 17th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks that left 2,996 peop... more »
Picture Of The Day
The Tribute in Light The Tribute in Light rises above the New York City skyline from across the East River in Brooklyn on Sept. 11, 2017, the 16th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News) *WNU Editor:* Here is a great photo-gallery .... *Stunning images of the New York City skyline every year on 9/11* (Business Insider).
Anonymous Insider Trump Resisters Are Not Heroes
President Donald Trump's Cabinet gathers in the Oval Office on March 13, 2017.Donald Trump/Twitter *Peter Van Buren, Reuters*: *Insider Trump resisters are not heroes* The unnamed insiders who claim to be working clandestinely to resist Donald Trump are not heroes. As a State Department whistleblower who lost his career to tell the truth about the Iraq war, I am burdened by how the interviewees in Bob Woodward’s new book, “Fear,” and the anonymous writer of that New York Times “resistance” Op-Ed are hailed as patriots holding back the U.S. president’s worst impulses through fibs an... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 12, 2018
*Business Insider:* *Tens of thousands of troops, families, and recruits are evacuating military bases along the East Coast as Hurricane Florence approaches* * US military bases along the East Coast are currently evacuating as Hurricane Florence, which is now approximately 500 miles wide, approaches. * The US Navy has already pulled nearly three dozen ships out of Norfolk Naval Base in preparation. Tens of thousands of troops, their families and recruits are evacuating at least five military bases Tuesday as millions have been told to get out of Hurricane Florence's path, which co... more »
First Picture With My New Camera
My Nikon P-1000 arrived today.
Musical Interlude: Deuter, "Escape From Gravity"
Deuter, "Escape From Gravity" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMb7WUjIs7I
Live By The Sword, Die By The Sword
The two venal and equally corrupt party establishments have created an electoral system where the cost of entry has put all the power into their own hands. The parties' leaders in DC have helped prove the costs of elections so sky high that no one can afford to participate other than themselves and the wealthy self-funders they back. I was laughing my ass off the other day when one of my informers inside the DCCC told me that after the DCCC got stuck with a nearly unelectable candidate, Gil Cisneros, in what should be the easiest of the Orange County GOP-held districts (CA-39, the... more »
White House Lawyers Reviewing The Declassification Conundrum…
Finally we are starting to see articles outlining the actual reality of the issues behind the congressional declassification request, and the challenges for President Trump. Last week we outlined “The Classification Conundrum“, it is complex. If you have reviewed the … Continue reading →
"A Look to the Heavens"
"This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the edge-on profile of the slender spiral galaxy NGC 5775, which is surrounded by a halo of gas that astronomers suspect is kicked up by star explosions like a galaxy-size fountain. A new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed what scientists have called a veritable galactic "fountain of youth," one that would turn the fictional pirate captain Jack Sparrow of the Pirates of the Caribbean films green with envy. Journeying to the mythic Fountain of Youth is Sparrow's goal in Disney's adventure film, "Pirates of the Caribbean... more »
The Poet: Jeanne Lohmann, "Questions Before Dark"
*"Questions Before Dark"* "Day ends, and before sleep when the sky dies down, consider your altered state: has this day changed you? Are the corners sharper or rounded off? Did you live with death? Make decisions that quieted? Find one clear word that fit? At the sun's midpoint did you notice a pitch of absence, bewilderment that invites the possible? What did you learn from things you dropped and picked up and dropped again? Did you set a straw parallel to the river, let the flow carry you downstream?" - Jeanne Lohmann from "The Light of Invisible Bodies"
Chet Raymo, “Supernatural and Metanatural”
*“Supernatural and Metanatural”* by Chet Raymo "I first wrote about Jan Vermeer's "The Milkmaid" back in the late-summer of 2009, when the painting was the star of a show at New York's Met. I was so enchanted with the painting that I made it the desktop on one of my laptops, where it has remained ever since. (Click image to enlarge.) What I like about the painting is the way it celebrates the commonplace, especially the way it illuminates simple material things - bread, milk, wicker, brass, cloth, ceramic, wood, plaster, skin. We see these things as they are, but also - though the ... more »
"Tell Me Now..."
“You may judge others only according to your knowledge of yourself. Tell me now, who among us is guilty and who is unguilty?” - Kahlil Gibran
Trump engineering another land/water giveaway to Big Oil, Bigger than Standing Rock
Not only Native treaty lands, but all of america would be forced to buy water from Halliburton. Arrogant Fucks. There’s a long running lawsuit because BLM have sold water to every corporate entity in the U.S. except for the Natives who are supposed to have priority on water as per Treaty. This has been done […]
Free Download: Erich Fromm, "The Fear of Freedom"
*"Automaton Conformity"* by Erich Fromm "In the mechanisms we have been discussing, the individual overcomes the feeling of insignificance in comparison with the overwhelming power of the world outside himself either by renouncing his individual integrity, or by destroying others so that the world ceases to be threatening. Other mechanisms of escape are the withdrawal from the world so completely that it loses its threat (the picture we find in certain psychotic states), and the inflation of oneself psychologically to such an extent that the world outside becomes small in compariso... more »
"17 Words that Changed My Life Forever"
*"17 Words that Changed My Life Forever"* by Jerry Clark “I remember several years back I heard something that changed my life forever. Up until that point I had been struggling through life – doing everything the hard way. I couldn’t figure out why my life wasn’t going the way I felt it should be. I saw some people going through life effortlessly and seemingly with less tension and frustration while I was wondering if I could ever straighten out the mess my life had turned out to be. I was behind on my dreams, my promises, and my bills. Then one day I was listening to a tape and t... more »
U.S. Warns Iran That Its Allies In Iraq Will Suffer The Consequences If They Target Americans Or U.S. Facilities
*Reuters:* *U.S. warns Iran it will respond to attacks by Tehran allies in Iraq* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States warned Iran on Tuesday it will “respond swiftly and decisively” to any attacks by Tehran’s allies in Iraq that result in injury to Americans or damage to U.S. facilities. The statement by the White House press secretary accused Iran of not preventing attacks in recent days on the U.S. Consulate in Basra and the American Embassy compound in Baghdad. “Iran did not act to stop these attacks by its proxies in Iraq, which it has supported with funding, training, an... more »
"I Pity You Too..."
"Said a philosopher to a street sweeper, “I pity you. Yours is a hard and dirty task.” And the street sweeper said, “Thank you, sir. But tell me, what is your task?” And the philosopher answered saying, “I study man's mind, his deeds and his desires.” Then the street sweeper went on with his sweeping and said with a smile, “I pity you too.” - Kahlil Gibran
"Not Much Mental Distance..."
“A man who has blown all his options can't afford the luxury of changing his ways. He has to capitalize on whatever he has left, and he can't afford to admit - no matter how often he's reminded of it - that every day of his life takes him farther and farther down a blind alley. Very few toads in this world are Prince Charmings in disguise. Most are simply toads... and they are going to stay that way. Toads don't make laws or change any basic structures, but one or two rooty insights can work powerful changes in the way they get through life. A toad who believes he got a raw deal bef... more »
X22 Report:. “Attention On Deck, Battle Stations, Prepare If You Have Not”
X22 Report: “Attention On Deck, Battle Stations, Prepare If You Have Not” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUl2eERAM8Y
Heartland Institute to Livestream Global Climate Action Summit Rebuttals
Originally posted on Sierra Foothill Commentary: Via Press Release Streams Countering Alarmism at Summit Begin Thursday, Sept. 13 at Noon Pacific Time, and Friday, Sept. 14 at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time The Heartland Institute will be live-streaming two panel discussions of scientists and climate policy experts from the office of the Independent Institute in Oakland,…
Venezuela Denounces U.S. Plans for Coup Plot After NYT Report: United States Officials Have Been Meeting with Venezuelan Coup Plotters for Over a Year
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Venezuela Denounces U.S. Plans for Coup Plot After NYT Report: United States Officials Have Been Meeting with Venezuelan Coup Plotters for Over a Year by https://www.telesurtv.net/english/index.html According to a report by the New York Times, United States officials have been meeting with Venezuelan coup plotters for over a year. – Venezuela’s foreign minister reiterated his condemnation of the United States for seeking an intervention … Continue reading "Venezuela Denounces U.S. Plans for Coup Plot After NYT Report: United States Officials Have Been Meeting with Venezuelan Coup Pl... more »
Twenty-One-Year Study Finds This Simple Activity Reduces Alzheimer’s and Dementia by 76 Percent
Health is an extremely personal thing, and no one diet or exercise routine works the same for everyone. But one thing’s for certain when it comes to healing from the symptoms of degenerative brain diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia: a single activity towers above the rest, at least according to a landmark, forgotten study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. And while senior centers everywhere are offering similar activities to help keep their guests in order to meet the constant demand, there’s one part they are clearly missing out on that could make all the di... more »
Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth: Blueprint for Truth -The Architecture of Destruction! WTC Towers Were Brought Down by Controlled Demolition!
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Iran's Vice-President Amits That U.S. Sanctions Are Very Effective
Iranian Vice President Jahangiri and Iranian President Rouhani attend a campaign rally in Tehran last year (AFP) *Radio Farda*:* US Sanctions 'Highly Effective' – Says Iran's Vice-President * Iran's first vice-president Es'haq Jahangiri has admitted on Tuesday, September 11 that U.S. sanctions against Iran have been "highly effective." Jahangiri also said that Iran is experiencing "a difficult and sensitive situation," but it has not reached a "deadlock" yet, Iranian Students News Agency ISNA quoted him as saying in a speech in Tehran. Emphasizing that the sanctions have been hig... more »
Trump Says He Won’t Give Aid to Palestinians Unless They Agree to Peace Deal
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Trump Says He Won’t Give Aid to Palestinians Unless They Agree to Peace Deal by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ US President Donald Trump yesterday confirmed that recent cuts in funding for Palestinians are intended to pressure their leaders to make political concessions, reported CBS News. – Speaking in a “conference call with Jewish faith leaders and rabbis”, Trump said he … Continue reading "Trump Says He Won’t Give Aid to Palestinians Unless They Agree to Peace Deal"
Backtracking 101: US in No Hurry to Leave Syria… Despite Previous Plans
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RT Published on Sep 11, 2018 If US foreign policy over the years has zig-zagged on terrorism and its definition – their policy on Syria has equally fluctuated. end
The Search for Planet Nine | Masao Sako | TEDxPenn
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TEDx Talks Published on May 31, 2018 Dr. Sako is currently hunting for the putative giant planet — Planet Nine — that might be lurking in the outskirts of our Solar System. Planet Nine, if real, could be as large as ten Earth masses, but will only appear as a faint little dot due to its […]
Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian, Wound More Than 200 at Gaza Border Protest
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Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian, Wound More Than 200 at Gaza Border Protest Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ari Rabinovitch; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky, https://www.reuters.com/ , 8 Sep 2018 GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli troops killed one Palestinian and wounded more than 200 others at a weekly protest on the Gaza-Israel border on Friday, Gaza officials said. Protesters […]
Google Was “Working To Get Hillary Clinton Elected” With “Silent Donation” According To Leaked Internal Email
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Google = NSA! Who is in charge of the Beast ‘666’ Network? No Such Agency! – Google Was “Working To Get Hillary Clinton Elected” With “Silent Donation” According To Leaked Internal Email by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Tucker Carlson just blew the cover off the 2016 election influence charade, after he read an internal email on Monday […]
‘End of Days’: Birth of Red Heifer in Israel May Signal Coming of Messiah, Hebrew Scholars Say
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Terrorism is Principal US Weapon in Mideast Conflicts – Virginia State Senator
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Did Syria attack America or threaten American interests? Clearly NO! So why is America supporting terrorists to overthrow Assad? The people behind this are Illuminist-Satanists. “For years we have been supplying anti-tank missiles and all sorts of weapons to the terrorists, to Al Nusra, sometimes to ISIS.. the entire array … Jaysh al-Islam …” – […]
WHERE Did the Missing $21 Trillion COME FROM? | Wayne Jett
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Reluctant Preppers Published on Sep 10, 2018 President Trump’s Executive Order (EO 13818) freezes the assets and travel rights of perpetrators of human rights abuses & corruption. Is this EO actually locking up unthinkable trillions of illicit funds in bank accounts just made public via a major leak? Author of “The Fruits of Graft: Great Depressions […]
Russia, Turkey & Iran Speeding Up Efforts to Drop US Dollar from Trade – Official
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Russia, Turkey & Iran Speeding Up Efforts to Drop US Dollar from Trade – Official by https://www.rt.com/ In response to US sanctions, Russia, Turkey and Iran are negotiating the reduction of the US dollar’s share in mutual trade, Tehran Times daily quotes the country’s central bank governor as saying. – Eliminating the greenback in mutual trade […]
Staged Filming of Mock ‘Chemical Attacks’ Has Begun in Idlib – Russian MoD
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Staged Filming of Mock ‘Chemical Attacks’ Has Begun in Idlib – Russian MoD by https://sputniknews.com/ As the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation reported, all the fake footage of “chemical attacks,” designed to facilitate the implication of Syrian government forces, is expected to be sent to different TV channels before the end of the day. – “According […]
31 Experienced Fighter Pilots Are Praising The F-35
Air Force F-35s fly in formation over Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Photo: Air Force *John Venable, Daily Signal:* *9 Insights on the F-35A From 31 Experienced Fighter Pilots* Air Force Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, this week declared the F-35A fighter jet ready for combat. While many pundits and politicians have questioned the worth of this jet, the only people who know the ground truth are the pilots themselves. A total of 174 U.S. pilots currently have been trained to fly Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Lightning II. The Heritage Foundation recently ... more »
State awards $41 million for 10 coastal resilience projects
The federal money will go toward stormwater improvements, education centers and mental health programs in six parishes.
What I Don’t Like About Life in Post-9/11 America
[image: undefined] “A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.” ―Edward Abbey, American author Life in a post-9/11 America increasingly feels like an endless free fall down a rabbit hole into a terrifying, dystopian alternative reality in which the citizenry has no rights, the government is no friend to freedom, and everything we ever knew and loved about the values and principles that once made this country great has been turned on its head. We’ve walked a strange and harrowing road since September 11, 2001, littered with the debris of our once-va... more »
Monsanto-Bayer merger hurts farmers and consumers
In June the DOJ “issued a stern warning in its lawsuit against the conditionally-approved mega-merger between Bayer and Monsanto” saying that the anti-competitive price effects of the merger would likely “result in hundreds of millions of dollars per year in harm, raising costs to farmers and consumers.” RELATED STORY: Will The Bayer Monsanto Deal Fail the […] The post Monsanto-Bayer merger hurts farmers and consumers appeared first on Health Nut News.
No End In Sight To The Afghan War And The U.S. Role In It
*Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic:* *No End in Sight* An American soldier killed in Afghanistan this summer wasn’t yet 3 when the war began. Seventeen years after 9/11, America still seems determined to keep fighting. John Dailey recalls the events of September 11, 2001, well. “We were in Darwin, Australia, training, and it was actually the first night that we got to go out” on the town, Dailey, who was the platoon sergeant for the force reconnaissance platoon for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, told me recently. He and his men had finished training and were preparing to get ... more »
Was Donald Trump at Ground Zero Searching for Survivors Two Days After 9/11 with Workers He Paid For?
A meme echoes President Trump's 2001 comments about having hundreds of workers search for survivors after the terrorist attacks in Lower Manhattan.
N. Atlantic Cooling in 2018
For the last few years, observers have been speculating about when the North Atlantic will start the next phase shift from warm to cold. An example is this report in May 2015 The Atlantic is entering a cool phase that will change the world’s weather by Gerald McCarthy and Evan Haigh of the RAPID Atlantic […]
Air Force Pilots Explain Why Nothing Is Deadlier Than a B-2 Bomber
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * “It is a dream to fly. It is so smooth.” *The B-2 is described as a platform which can operate undetected over enemy territory and, in effect, “knock down the door” by destroying enemy radar and air defenses so that other aircraft can fly through a radar “corridor” and attack.* Air Force pilots of the 1980s-era stealthy B-2 Spirit bomber plan to arm the B-2 with new weapons and upgrade the aircraft to fly the aircraft on attack missions against enemy air defenses well into the 2050s, service officials said. In coming years, the B-2 will be armed wit... more »
This New Russian Plane Could Cause Some Serious Problems for NATO
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Europe* Don't forget about the importance of AWACS. Russia’s air force will start to receive new Beriev A-100 Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft starting around late 2020 or early 2021. The AWACS should significantly boost the capability of the Russian Air Force to gain and maintain air superiority when coupled with capable fighter aircraft such as the Sukhoi Su-30SM Flanker-H and the Sukhoi Su-35S Flanker-E. The Russian Ministry of Defense is expected to sign a production contract for the new AWACS, which would replace the Russian Ai... more »
Efforts to Denigrate Robert E. Lee at Washington and Lee University Fail
[image: efforts-to-denigrate-robert-e-lee-at-washington-and-lee-university-fail] Leftists continue to emulate the Taliban in their efforts to replace historical monuments with their own distorted version of history.
California Man Arrested After Trying to Stab Republican Congressional Candidate…
Against the ongoing physical attacks and assassination attempts by the political left against Republicans (Rand Paul, Steve Scalise and Lee Zeldin); and amid instructions from Democrat Maxine Waters to target political opposition (Sarah Sanders, Kirstjen Nielsen, Pam Bondi etc); and … Continue reading →
Masterpiece Cakeshop, again
Jack Phillips, who recently won his Supreme Court case over whether he could refuse to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding, claims that Colorado is persecuting him, because its Civil Rights Commission has once again found that he is discriminating – this time against a transgender woman. He is suingthe state, demanding an end to what he regards as its harassment. His legal claim ought to lose, but he has a legitimate grievance. I explain in a new piece at the American Prospect, here.
Since 9/11, America Has Traded Liberty for Security, And We’re Almost Out of Both
By Derrick Broze Immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush promised Americans he would exact revenge on those who dare... more »
‘We have undeniable proof of planned provocations against Damascus’ – Russian Ambassador
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:25 P.M.) – Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya claimed to have “undeniable proof” of provocations being prepared to discredit the Syrian government while speaking at a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York City on Tuesday. He added that “the use of chemical weapons by Damascus has no military grounds […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Houthis releases footage of their strikes on Saudi-backed forces in Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 P.M.) – The Houthis released new footage this week that showed their forces targeting the Saudi-backed troops in western Yemen. According to the Houthis, their forces heavily targeted the Saudi-backed troops with artillery strikes along the western coast of Yemen. As shown in the video below, the Houthis managed to score direct […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian rebel threatens Erdogan against ‘selling Idlib’
With the Syrian Army continuing to amass troops and military hardware in southern Idlib, militants occupying the province are seemingly beginning to panic, warning Ankara against giving Damascus the greenlight to launch its long-awaited offensive in northwestern Syria. A militant from an unspecified group stationed in Idlib has issued a threat to Turkish President Recep […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS foils US-backed offensive in east Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched a large-scale offensive in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor on Tuesday. Led by their Deir Ezzor Military Council, the Syrian Democratic Forces began their assault by storming the Islamic State’s (ISIS) positions at four axes in the Euphrates River Valley. However, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Will Drinking a Young Person’s Blood Provide Anti-Aging Health Benefits?
Sensationalized headlines mischaracterized a controversial area of science that is in no way related to vampirism.
U.S. Poll: Defending Against Terrorism Should Be The Top Prority For President Trump And Congress
*John Gramlich, PEW Research: **Defending against terrorism has remained a top policy priority for Americans since 9/11* Over the course of more than 15 years and three presidential administrations, Americans have consistently said that defending the nation against terrorism should be a top policy priority for the White House and Congress, according to Pew Research Center surveys conducted since shortly after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. In January of this year, 73% of U.S. adults said defending the country against future terrorist attacks should be a top priority for President ... more »
More Consequential Fallacies
The logical fallacy of arguing the consequent is a widespread thinking error. An example should suffice – pianos have ivory keyboards; elephants have ivory tusks: therefore elephants have ivory tusks because they eat piano keyboards. The latest geounscientific example is … Continue reading →
Ammar Campa-Najjar Will Make An Awesome Member Of Congress
Blue America has been raising campaign contributions for Ammar Campa-Najjar for several months on our our California-- Not Blue Enough page and, since his primary win-- against a DCCC-backed Republican pretending to be a Democrat-- on our Abandoned by the DCCC page. Today we officially added him to our main 2018 congressional page, the one that the thermometer below goes to. Please consider donating what you can to his run for Congress. [image: Goal Thermometer]Before they had a record deal-- when they were just another struggling Bay Area band, I used to go over to Metallica's st... more »
Grand Jury Finds Police Were Complicit in Covering Up Massive Child Sex Ring in Catholic Church
By Matt Agorist Philadelphia, PA — For those who have been keeping up with the child sex abuse scandal in the Catholic church that erupted... more »
Excelencia in Education Report Examines HSI Graduates’ Life Outcomes
Leaders and individuals committed to the success of Latino students in higher education gathered for a collaborative panel discussion following the release of Excelencia in Education and Gallup’s report “Examining Life Outcomes Among Graduates of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs).”
Murder as cause of death of pregnant women
During the Kavanaugh hearings you saw/heard unhinged women and even a few in Congress claiming women will die if Kavanaugh becomes a justice and SCOTUS is faced with interpreting the law instead of making it up or relying on feelings. Those women should know that pregnant women and new mothers are already dying--but it's from murder. And you don't hear a lot about it. (The article cited is from 2001, although there are newer ones from CDC.) First, most of these murder victims are young and black, and unless a policeman somehow factors in, you don't hear much when black men kill th... more »
Happy New Hijri Year , Happy New Ancient Egyptian/Coptic Year From the amazing Luxor Temple
Happy New Hijri year 1440 and Happy New Ancient Egyptian/Coptic Year 6260 from Egyptian Chronicles to the Whole World. On Tuesday Egypt celebrates the start of the Coptic new year or Nayrouz as well the Hijiri new year on the same day. It is a coincidence that has only occurred 66 times according to historians and experts. Tuesday is the first day of Muharram 1440 and is also the first day of Thout 6260 Amazingly, Jews around the globe as well as in Egypt celebrated the beginning of the new Jewish year or Rosh Hashanah 5779 on Sunday. Interesting coincidence, I hope that those new year... more »
Egypt's Luxor Temple [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Egypt's Luxor Temple] The entrance of Egypt's Luxor temples complex
Win or lose with class
It seems too many of us have lost a sense of fairness in competition. Be it sports or politics, too many of us feel it matters less if the game was fair, as long as my tribe wins. That is … Continue reading →
Ecuador pierde ante Chevron en la Corte de Arbitraje de la Haya
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11-Sep-2018 El tribunal determinó que Quito violó el Tratado Bilateral de Inversión y no brindó un trato justo y equitativo a la petrolera.
Tratados binacionales, ¿integración para quién?
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11-Sep-2018 Hace unos meses se firmó un Tratado de Libre Comercio TLC entre Chile y Argentina, que busca ratificación en ambos parlamentos, ya que viene a resolver asuntos tributarios y de aranceles, pero sobre todo entrega mayor protección a las inversiones para las transnacionales mineras que, entre otras cosas, pretenden continuar destruyendo la alta cordillera de ambos países.
Malasia insiste en negociar sobre CPTPP
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11-Sep-2018 El primer ministro de Malasia, Mahathir Mohamad, aseguró que su gobierno continuará negociando el Tratado Integral y Progresista de Asociación Transpacífico (CPTPP, por sus siglas en inglés) hasta que este acuerdo no perjudica a su país.
President Trump FEMA Press Briefing in Oval Office – Hurricane Florence Preparations (video and transcript)…
Earlier this afternoon President Trump and Vice-President Mike Pence held a press briefing in the oval office along with FEMA Administrator Brock Long and DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to discuss concerns and preparation in advance of hurricane Florence. Those in … Continue reading →
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 11, 2018
*Barbara Maranzani. History.com:* *How U.S. Intelligence Misjudged the Growing Threat Behind 9/11* Among the missteps: lack of intel-sharing between agencies, tepid responses to earlier attacks and a failure to grasp the magnitude of the terrorists' ambitions. For most Americans (and those around the world), the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 came as a shock. But for American and international investigators, warning signs of the attack had been brewing for more than a decade. Below, several key seeds that bore fruit on 9/11: *Read more* .... *Commentaries, Analysis, And... more »
Gregory Mannarino, "Post Market Wrap Up 9/11/18"
Gregory Mannarino, "Post Market Wrap Up 9/11/18" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GINcpZq1jew ○ *Related:* *• *"Think That Governments Won’t Default? Think Again" *• *Bubble Watch: The Fed Has Burst the Everything Bubble
DON'T EVEN BOTHER ASKING TRUMP ABOUT HIS OWN FAILURES
President Trump did an excellent job of dealing with the hurricane aftermath in Puerto Rico, said President Trump today. One reporter asked about the lessons learned from the Puerto Rico response, and that’s when POTUS said this: “I think Puerto Rico was incredibly successful. Puerto Rico was actually our toughest one of all because it’s an island, so you can’t truck things onto it, everything’s by boat. We moved a hospital into Puerto Rico, a tremendous military hospital in the form of a ship. You know that. And I actually think and the governor has been very nice––if you ask the ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
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Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Would You Take My Blood?’ By Shemekia Copeland
Shemekia Copeland is a blue musician who has been part of the Alligator Records family in Chicago since her debut in 1998. Her latest album, “America’s Child,” grapples with the resurgence of hate in the United States, particularly since the election of President Donald Trump. One of the more moving The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Would You Take My Blood?’ By Shemekia Copeland appeared first on Shadowproof.
"How to Purge the Rot From American Finance"
*"How to Purge the Rot From American Finance"* by Bill Bonner CHERBOURG, FRANCE – "We’re on the ferry that will take us to Ireland. It is foggy outside. We can see nothing. This is just the beginning of a long trip that will take us to South America (where we get to see a financial crisis underway in Argentina)… Germany (where we hope to find out more about how Germans are preparing to tighten up at the European Central Bank)… and Bermuda, where we are scheduled to give a speech to a group of dear readers at the Legacy Investment Summit. (If you’d like to be one of those dear reade... more »
Top Headline - David Hogg is Ignoring the America on Paper
[image: top-headline-jordan-belanger-david-hogg-ignoring-america-on-paper] VIDEO - At a film festival in Canada, David Hogg made the claim that America should become the country it is on paper. What is failed to realize is that America on paper is the Constitution and his actions are going against that document.
Engels for Our Times
Writing in another time about disputes between official communism vs its mercurial Maoist dissenters, the Italian Marxist philosopher and philologist Sebastiano Timpanaro wrote "Materialism ... means respect for the truth, refusal to substitute moralistic pseudo-explanations of disagreements and political conflicts for political and social explanations" (*On Materialism* 1975, p.26). Timpanaro would surely have found the dominant explanations for Brexit, for Corbynism, and for what's happening to establishment politics across the Western world typical of the moralism he condemned. ... more »
World News Briefs -- September 11, 2018 (Eveing Edition)
*Reuters:* *As Idlib offensive looms, Syrians flee to border villages* Syrians escaping violence in Idlib have arrived in villages near the Turkish border in droves, fearing Damascus will launch a full-blown assault on the rebel stronghold. More than 30,000 people have fled their homes in northwest Syria since the army and allied forces resumed bombardment last week, the U.N. humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) said on Monday. It said a military offensive could trigger the worst humanitarian catastrophe of the 21st century. *Read more *.... *MIDDLE EAST* Assad 'has been warned'... more »
'Treason' is now a popular word – here's what it really means
Robert A. Sedler, Distinguished Professor of Law, Wayne State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 6 hours ago
'Treason' is the only crime specifically defined in the US Constitution. The word is being used a lot these days, and a law professor says no one actually appears to know what treason is.
American Academy of Pediatrics Concerned About Unregulated Food Additives, but Not Vaccine Additives
In July, 2018, The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a policy statement titled, Food Additives and Child Health. The report begins by stating, “Our purposes with this policy statement and its accompanying technical report are to review and highlight emerging child health concerns related to the use of colorings, flavorings, and chemicals deliberately added to food during processing (direct food additives) as well as substances in food contact materials, including adhesives, dyes, coatings, paper, paperboard, plastic, and other polymers, which may contaminate food as par... more »
Study: Splenda Not Completely Eliminated from Body – Leads to Weight Gain
Splenda advocates and defenders were given an inconvenient truth from a new study that put the brakes on Splenda’s parade of health claims for marketing purposes. Splenda is the brand name for sucralose. One of the health claims for this chemically-altered sucrose is that its molecules are inert, they don’t produce internal biochemical changes. And even though it sweetens much more efficiently than chemically-unaltered table sugar, it is completely eliminated from the body naturally after ingestion and not stored as fat or even used as energy. Therefore it is calorie free. This mos... more »
Government to Expand, Extend Texas Tent Shelter for Children
A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said that the facility will be expanded to 3,800 beds from its initial capacity of 360 beds.
German zoo's last orangutan learning English before coming to Audubon Zoo
The primate is learning English before its move.
Has Warrick Dunn Built More Than 145 Homes for Single Parents?
A meme relaying the charitable efforts of former NFL running back Warrick Dunn is largely accurate.
What Scares Experts About Hurricane Florence
To whip up a monstrous storm like the one chugging for the Carolinas you need a handful of ingredients — and Florence has them all.
Trump Declares State of Emergency in Virginia
President Donald Trump has declared a state of emergency in Virginia as Hurricane Florence approaches.
Oh My – Canadian Foreign Minister Left NAFTA Negotiations To Attend “President Trump is a Tyrant” Conference…
Jumpin’ ju-ju bones. Hat Tip to Ezra Levant on Twitter – This is going to go down in the history books of bad diplomacy. You have to watch the first 2 minutes of this video. Canadian Foreign Minister took leave … Continue reading →
It Looks Like The ‘Final Offensive’ In Syria Against Rebel Held Idlib Province May Be Postponed For Lack Of Troops
*Daily Beast:* *Assad’s ‘Final Offensive’ in Syria May Be Postponed for Lack of Troops* Russia’s already bombing, but Syrian government troops are vastly outnumbered—and the Iranian and Hezbollah forces that Assad relied on in the past are holding back. ISTANBUL – The big Syrian government offensive to recapture rebel-held Idlib province—which the United Nations fears could cause the deaths of thousands and displace a million civilians—is on hold for want of forces on the ground to coordinate with Russian air power, according to military leaders in the Syrian opposition. The Syr... more »
QotD: "When you take the free will out of education, then you call it schooling..."
*"When you take the free will out of education, then you call it schooling... "By preventing a free market in education, a handful of social engineers - backed by the industries that profit from compulsory schooling: teacher colleges, textbook publishers, materials suppliers, et al. - have ensured that most of our children will not have an education, even though they may be thoroughly schooled."* ~ John Taylor Gatto, (retired) award-winning teacher and author of Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, from his article on 'The 7-Lesson Schoolteacher'... more »
The 100th Day
I have been counting my days of retirement on Facebook. I started innocently enough, marking Day One and Day Two. My brother thought this was entertaining and challenged me to keep it up. The posts have been short and sweet (one day I made my first smoothie) and I've embraced it as part of my social media chill-the-eff-out regimen (I'm not allowed to post in the morning until I post a music video, which keeps me from spending the night brooding about how I want to tell someone off first thing when I wake up-- then at the end of the day, I have to post some simple statement about my ... more »
Pat Buchanan: Is Trump Going Neocon In Syria?
Many in the DC swamp would welcome a confrontation with Putin’s Russia, even more a U.S. war on Iran. The post Pat Buchanan: Is Trump Going Neocon In Syria? appeared first on The Duran.
President Trump Speech Flight 93 Memorial Service….
Earlier today President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended a memorial service commemorating Flight-93 and the 9/11 memorial in Shanksville Pennsylvania. . [Transcript] – THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Thank you very much, Ryan. So beautiful. We’re … Continue reading →
Ending the Korean War Is Much More Than a Symbolic Concession
*Sungku Jang* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un walk together before their working lunch during their summit at the Capella Hotel on the resort island of Sentosa, Singapore June 12, 2018. Picture taken June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Erns] Pyongyang was able to write the Singapore Summit Agreement to its advantage. Washington needs to be ready for the next time. Last month, President Donald Trump asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to not go to North Korea as he felt that they were not making sufficient progress on denucle... more »
The U.S. Navy Is Teaching An Old Missile Some New (And Deadly) Tricks
*Hunter Stires* *Security, * U.S. surface ships will be able to use SM-2s to conduct offensive strikes against enemy aircraft and surface ships out to ninety nautical miles. *This is where the SM-2 Block IIIC comes in. The upgrade substitutes the legacy semi-active radar homing system for the SM-6 active seeker while leaving intact the other aspects of the SM-2 airframe. This produces a medium-range missile that can be fired against targets using tactical data supplied from off-board sensors fitted with the Navy's new Cooperative Engagement Capability, whether fixed radars ashore... more »
Iran, Not North Korea, Is This Administration’s Foreign Policy
*Curt Mills* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 18, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo] If the Trump presidency ends tomorrow, then initiating the effort to cut Tehran down to size will have been its foreign-policy legacy. Mike Pompeo wants his department to get its swagger back. And with his new Iran Action Group, he has the prime opportunity to keep on crushing it. To hear Brian Hook—head of the Action Group—tell it, as I did late last ... more »
America Must Act on the North and South Poles
*David Balton, Ross A. Virginia, Kenneth Yalowitz* *Security, Americas* [image: United States Coast Guard Heavy Icebreaker Polar Sea (WAGB 11) is shown in the ice channel near McMurdo, Antarctica on January 10, 2002. President Barack Obama on September 1, 2015 will propose a faster timetable for buying a new heavy icebreaker for the] Washington's influence on security, research, trade, and the environment is weakening. The two poles of our planet—the Arctic and Antarctica—demand greater attention right now. For decades, the United States has played a leadership role in both regio... more »
Germany & California Could Already Have 100% Clean Power from Nuclear
Michael Shellenberger has the story at Forbes Had They Bet On Nuclear, Not Renewables, Germany & California Would Already Have 100% Clean Power Excerpts in italics with my bolds. Had California and Germany invested $680 billion into new nuclear power plants instead of renewables like solar and wind farms, the two would already be generating 100 […]
Border Patrol and ICE Agents Face Increasingly Violent Illegal Immigrants
[image: border-patrol-and-ice-agents-face-increasingly-violent-illegal-immigrants] Border Patrol and ICE agents are facing an increasingly violent illegal immigrant population. Who's to blame for that?
Senator Harris Gets Four Pinocchios for Kavanaugh Lie
[image: harris-gets-four-pinocchios-from-post-for-kavanaugh-lie] The *Washington Post's *fact checker, Glenn Kessler, gave California leftist Senator Kamala Harris four Pinocchios in a fact check that destroyed her lie about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
The Way Forward: Bypassing Big Tech Censorship
[image: the-way-forward-bypassing-big-tech-censorship] Several means have been put forward to deal with the biased and discriminatory censorship by social-media giants, including new laws, new websites, and new technologies.
Louisiana Rejects Anti-gun Banks From Bidding on Highway Projects
[image: louisiana-rejects-anti-gun-banks-from-bidding-on-highway-projects] Could this role-revesal be a harbinger of other moves by people, groups, and agencies tired of banks telling them what to do?
Communist China Cracks Down on Christianity
[image: communist-china-cracks-down-on-christianity] The Communist Chinese government is engaged in an extensive crackdown on Christianity by shuttering unapproved churches, burning Bibles, and restricting what can be posted on religious websites.
What is 9-11?
A small tv crew asked Afghan locals why the US is fighting in their country. The Afghan locals have no clue what 9/11 is. The Afghan locals then asked US Marine Corps officers, "What is the relation of 9/11 to Afghanistan?" The US military officers give the wrong answer. The officers don't even know who was actually behind 9/11. Don't believe me, watch it. It's all on film here! Will Griffin The Peace Report
Tensions Continue Rising Between Russia and The U.S. In Syria
By Aaron Kesel Tensions between the U.S. and Russia are heating up in Syria. Russia is now accusing the U.S. of using phosphorus bombs, a claim... more »
North Carolina’s Wild Horses Expected to Survive Hurricane
A wildlife biologist based at Cape Lookout National Seashore said the horses instinctively know what to do in a storm.
Florence Could Rival North Carolina’s 1954 ‘Benchmark Storm’
Hurricane Florence could inflict the hardest hurricane punch North Carolina has seen in more than 60 years, with rain and wind of more than 130 mph (209 kph).
Adorable moment three puppies are re-united with their mother after being rescued from a drain
This is the adorable moment three puppies are re-united with their mother after being rescued from a drain. Dog owner Saurav Bor Kataki was in his house when his dog, a mother to three young pups, came to him in a desperate state and led him to where the puppies had gotten stuck while seeking shelter. Kataki quickly devised a plan which took over an hour and many locals, of the Tezpur district of Assam in north-east India, came to help out. The video shows the men, watched by the puppies' mother, digging the drain with the help of a hand operated earth excavator and wooden logs. T... more »
Referees
"The BBC are not referees, they are reporters", someone said today. Well, the BBC's Reality Check suggests* they *think otherwise. Its leading light, Chris Morris, has a new piece tonight and he's definitely playing referee over the claims made by "a group of Tory MPs" and "the pressure group Economists for Free Trade (EFT)" in favour of a "clean break" from the EU with the UK defaulting to WTO terms after we leave the union. Just look at the first claim examined. Chris Morris immediately rules that some of their calculations and assumptions don't "stand up to scrutiny". He then... more »
Suicide Bomber Kills 32 At Peaceful Protest In Afghanistan
Afghan men carry an injured man to a hospital after a suicide attack in Nangarhar Province on September 11. *RFE: **At Least 32 Killed In Suicide Attack On Protesters In Eastern Afghanistan* At least 32 people have been killed and around 130 wounded in a suicide attack on a gathering of protesters in eastern Afghanistan, officials say. Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for Nangarhar Province's governor, told RFE/RL on September 11 that the death toll could increase as some of the wounded were in serious condition. The attack took place on the main highway between the provincial capita... more »
Stone Mountain
Some time around 1970, I’d fixed up the old Black Panthers van for mobile living. I’d gotten the old Chevrolet panel van for free. The Panthers had abandoned it by the side of the road, likely because it had been involved in something that was somewhat less than legal. When I heard the word through…
Three More Primaries This Week: New Hampshire Today, Rhode Island Mañana, New York Thursday
In a few hours we should have results from New Hampshire's first congressional district, where Carol Shea Porter is retiring, and from the gubernatorial race. This is 2018's last contested congressional primary in the country. We'll get back to that in a moment. Tomorrow we'll be watching Rhode Island, where a a disgusting pair of corrupt conservative Democrats, Governor Gina Raimondo and Lt. Governor Daniel McKee, are fighting for reelection. And then Thursday, it's New York's non-federal primaries. Lots of excitement-- and probably lots of disappointment. Last time I counted th... more »
Dirty Democratic party tactics
Sputnik reports: A Democratic political action committee (PAC) dropped six figures on two ads against 30-year incumbent Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) ahead of California’s election on November 6. The ads are mock endorsements from the Russian Federation of the candidate. The PAC — Red to Blue — aims to flip the district, one of just seven of California's 53 districts with Republican representation. Rohrabacher's Democratic opponent, Harley Rouda, was a Republican and donated to a Republican candidate in the 2016 election. He's also a real estate executive "opposed to rent c... more »
UK threatens action against Syrian gov’t if chemical weapons are used in Idlib
UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has promised a “strong and united” response in case chemical weapons are used by Syrian government forces. “If the regime in Syria repeats its horrible use of chemical weapons then our response will be strong and united,” Hunt said on Twitter. Earlier the day, the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation said the filming of a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army’s new advance in southern Syria comes at cost of life
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a big advance in the southern region of Syria on Tuesday, as their forces managed to liberate a large chunk of territory that was occupied by the Islamic State (ISIS). Led by their 3rd and 10th divisions, the Syrian Arab Army began the day […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian military adheres to temporary ceasefire in Hama, Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 P.M.) – The Syrian military adhered to a temporary ceasefire in the Hama and Idlib governorates on Tuesday after spending a week on the attack against the jihadist rebels. According to a military source in Damascus, the Syrian military did not launch any airstrikes or missile attacks in the Hama and Idlib […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Chinese choppers take to the skies at Vostok 2018 drills (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – Chinese helicopters and planes took part in exercises at Zabaikalsky Krai’s Tsugol aerodrome, as show in footage the Russian Ministry of Defence released on Tuesday. Twenty-five helicopters and six fighter jets arrived at Russia’s Eastern Command to take part in Vostok 2018 drills which started on Tuesday. Six MI-171s, along with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Stop Reducing International Students to Toddlers on Your Campuses
According to several studies, international students find it difficult to make trustworthy friends to talk to about personal problems, and are too shy to ask for clarifications and help when they need support. This can cause social alienation and segregation.
Banned; Politically Incorrect Science
Math Journal Kills Research Study After PC Backlash A former professor at the University of Georgia claims that a math journal deleted a statistic study he did on the achievement gap between men and women at similar levels of intelligence after a backlash from board members who found the study too controversial for their politically … Continue reading "Banned; Politically Incorrect Science"
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Following on the the previous post, I thought I'd check out how the two most-watch TV news bulletins of the evening covered the Mark Carney story tonight. BBC One's *News at Six *had Kamal Ahmed on and the story was looked at *entirely* through the prism of how Mr Carney's staying-on makes life a little easier for the Chancellor. ITV's *Evening News *had Paul Brand on and*, *in sharp contrast, looked at it mainly through the prism of the Brexiteers' negative reaction to the news. Again, very different takes on the same story from two of the big UK broadcasters.
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Is Russia's Vostok -2018 Troop Numbers And Claims Of A 'China Alliance' All Hype?
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov attend a meeting with top military officials at the Defense Ministry in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 22, 2016. (photo by Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Nikolskyi) *Danila Galperovich, VOA: **Analysts: Russia's Vostok '18 Troop Numbers, 'China Alliance' Claims Questionable* WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting his Chinese counterpart at an economic forum in the far eastern port city of Vladivostok today as armed forces from both countries descend on eastern Siberia to la... more »
Mark Carney, the BBC and Sky
It's very striking, on comparing the BBC News and Sky News websites' respective reports on the extension of Mark Carney's term as Governor of the Bank of England, that the BBC report features nothing but praise for Mr Carney while Sky paints a more mixed picture. I think it's worth copy-and-pasting them both in their entirety for posterity's sake. A spot of colouring, highlighting reactions (positive and negative) towards the news, will hopefully help make the differences even clearer, but the actual reports need reading in full to get the full sense of how close the BBC comes ... more »
Pick Of The Litter
Out of the sixty unwashed Roman coins I bought on E-Bay (and much work cleaning them) – these ones are best. I started my Roman coin collection at Oxford in 1969, and used to go down to the coin shop … Continue reading →
Trump administration rushes to lease Native American lands
The Department of Interior is quietly preparing to offer hundreds of thousands of acres of public land for leasing to energy companies, a move critics have charged is being undertaken with minimal public input and little consideration for ecological and cultural preservation. According to data compiled by environmental groups, the Bureau of Land Management will put 2.9 million acres up for potential leasing in the next four months. Because the land in question — in states including New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona — lacks designation as a national park or monument, it can be used fo... more »
Would you call the police 'hurty-feelings helpline'? Listen to Julia Hartley-Brewer and South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner Dr Alan Billings
https://youtu.be/wZXGI7R1-gA Oh my, oh my, oh my - words fail me.
Tesla Cuts Number of Stock Colors to Streamline Production
Tesla is dropping two of the seven standard colors it had offered to customers to streamline production.
Were Immigrant Teenagers Strapped to Chairs with Bags Over Their Heads?
Immigrant children as young as 14 were forcibly restrained at a Virginia facility, but authorities consider the methods acceptable.
Elizabeth Smart Kidnapper to be Released from Prison
The surprise move comes after authorities determined they had miscalculated the time 72-year-old Wanda Barzee previously served in federal custody.
Lady Mary Signals Filming Has Begun for ‘Downton Abbey’ Movie
The primary cast members are all set to return, but the plot remains very hush-hush.
Russia May Never Get a Stealth Bomber
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * A shortage of trained personnel to build such a complex aircraft could be tough to overcome. *It is not clear that Russia actually needs the PAK-DA. The Tu-160M2, which should be entering production in the coming years, combined with stealthy new long-range cruise missile would provide the Kremlin with excellent strike capability at far lower cost.* Russia is gearing up for the eventual start of production for the PAK-DA stealth bomber even though the aircraft will not be ready for many years to come. One of the many challenges for the Russians to o... more »
Elephants & giraffes caught in unusual snowfall in South Africa
See photos and videos. _________________ “There are many postings going out showing giraffes, antelopes and elephants in a snow covered terrain,” says reader David Johnson. “They call it a dusting but it appears to be 3 to 6 inches actually. Very weird looking.” Kitty Viljoen captured elephants enjoying the snow in the Sneeuberg on the ... Read moreElephants & giraffes caught in unusual snowfall in South Africa The post Elephants & giraffes caught in unusual snowfall in South Africa appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Anti-Bullying Group in Canada Creates Transgender Puppet/Tools to be Used in Classrooms
[image: anti-bullying-group-in-canada-creates-transgender-puppet-tools-to-be-used-in-classrooms] A Canadian anti-bullying group has created a transgender puppet character and accompanying booklets and videos to be used by teachers in the classroom. According to CTV News, the group hopes the materials will help educators assist children in navigating questions about their own gender and expression and will serve to minimize bullying of transgender children in schools.
Bolton Barked at the ICC, But With How Much Bite?
In his first major speech since becoming national security advisor, John Bolton yesterday returned to one of his most enduring themes: the dangers of the International Criminal Court and, more broadly, runaway and unaccountable “global governance.” Bolton selected a consequential moment for his speech. A panel of ICC judges is currently reviewing the request of ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to open a full investigation in Afghanistan—specifically, into allegations of U.S. torture and detainee abuse in both Afghanistan and several “black sites” in Europe, along with myriad other cr... more »
What the 9/11 Commission Report Had to Say About Congressional Oversight
President George W. Bush signs into law H.R. 1, Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, Friday, August 3, 2007, in the Oval Office. (Source: George W. Bush White House photo by Eric Draper) As longtime *Lawfare* readers know, I often take a moment around the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to reflect on some current issue of national security law and policy significance. I do this, in part, to mark the anniversary itself. As I noted two years ago, as time moves on, there are many working in the national security field currently—whether in government, acad... more »
LINDSEY GRAHAM IS NOT AS GOOD A TRUMP WHISPERER AS HE THINKS HE IS
Citing Bob Woodward's new book, the Daily Beast tells us that Lindsey Graham is using his newfound friendship with Donald Trump to encourage the president to get more people killed: In September 2017, just days after President Donald Trump dubbed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “little rocket man,” the president assembled his national security team at the White House to discuss U.S. policy toward the hermit kingdom. Joining Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster was a less formal foreign policy adviser, but one who has frequently exerted his influe... more »
Mike Kirst, Renowned Policy Influencer, to Visit California State University Sacramento
Dear Mike Kirst, Thanks for hiring me as your Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) Research Assistant at Stanford. I might have starved otherwise. Also, thank you for expertly modeling and mentoring me for a faculty and education policy influencer role right from the start. California State Board of Education President Michael W. Kirst headlines a Celebration of Scholarship at California
U.S. Intelligence Suspect Russia Is Behind Recent Mystery 'Attacks' On Diplomats In Cuba, China
*NBC:* *U.S. officials suspect Russia in mystery 'attacks' on diplomats in Cuba, China* *The strong suspicion that Russia was behind the alleged attacks is backed by signals intelligence, meaning intercepted communications, say U.S. officials. * WASHINGTON — Intelligence agencies investigating mysterious "attacks" that led to brain injuries in U.S. personnel in Cuba and China consider Russia to be the main suspect, three U.S. officials and two others briefed on the investigation tell NBC News. The suspicion that Russia is likely behind the alleged attacks is backed up by evidenc... more »
9/11 Suspects Still Haven’t Faced A Trial
The five accused 9/11 co-conspirators observe pretrial hearings in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on Aug. 19, 2013. Janet Hamlin Illustration *VOA:* *5 Suspects in US 9/11 Attacks Still Await Trial * In the United States, the wheels of justice sometimes grind slowly, but the case against five suspects who allegedly played pivotal roles in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S. has lingered at a snail's pace. Fifteen years or more after their apprehension, the five accused terrorists remain jailed at the U.S. military base at Guantanamo, Cuba. For a variety of reasons, U.S. au... more »
A Federal District Judge Seems Determined to Strike Down the Affordable Care Act
Timothy Jost To enter the Fort Worth Courtroom of Judge Reed O’Connor on September 5, 2018, was to leave the real world. The Affordable Care Act was once again on trial. At stake was access to health care for the 20 million Americans who have gained coverage through the ACA, affordable coverage for 133 million Americans with preexisting conditions, and preventive services coverage for 44 million Medicare beneficiaries. But the devastating consequences of his potential decision in the case before him were of no interest to Judge O’Connor, who showed no sign of having read the am... more »
Next Step in Ditching US Dollar? Putin and Xi Jinping Meet in Eastern Economic Forum
mosesman at Venezuela Denounces U.S. Plans for Coup Plot After NYT Report: United States Officials Have Been Meeting with Venezuelan Coup Plotters for Over a Year – Socio-Economics History Blog - 11 hours ago
RT Published on Sep 11, 2018 Key leaders and business chiefs from across the Asia-Pacific region have gathered in Russia’s port city of Vladivostok for the Eastern Economic Forum. On the sidelines of the event, President Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have been holding closed-door talks. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9e2z end
US, France, and UK In Direct Talks Over Possible Syria Strikes
mosesman at Venezuela Denounces U.S. Plans for Coup Plot After NYT Report: United States Officials Have Been Meeting with Venezuelan Coup Plotters for Over a Year – Socio-Economics History Blog - 11 hours ago
US, France, and UK In Direct Talks Over Possible Syria Strikes by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ “That has to be, in the history of propaganda in the 20th and 21st centuries, one of the most outrageous claims that I can think of,” John Bolton stated in response to Moscow’s charge that anti-Assad insurgents in Idlib are preparing a chemical […]
Filming of Staged Chemical Attack in Syrian Idlib Begins – Russian MoD
mosesman at Venezuela Denounces U.S. Plans for Coup Plot After NYT Report: United States Officials Have Been Meeting with Venezuelan Coup Plotters for Over a Year – Socio-Economics History Blog - 11 hours ago
Filming of Staged Chemical Attack in Syrian Idlib Begins – Russian MoD by https://www.rt.com/ Footage, meant to serve as proof that the Syrian government has conducted a chemical weapons attack in Idlib, Syria, is to be handed to global news outlets by the end of Tuesday, the Russian military claims. – Several Middle East TV channels […]
French education minister: kids must learn Arabic
My countrymates are somewhat obsessed with watching the collapse of the politically Western civilization in the geographically Western Europe – we really need to distinguish these two types of the adjective "Western". One of the most recent shocking developments has something to do with France and the languages. The French minister of education Mr Jean-Michel Blanquer has brought an ingenious new idea: French kids should learn Arabic (RT, Google News, original). Why would he do such a thing? To prove that we have always been right and under these horror politicians, France is bei... more »
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 253 – 2018
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
Hurricane Florence: How We Got Here
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Joe Bastardi ~ If I am right, this will be the most costly disaster for the Carolinas and Virginias on record. In addition, given our winter forecast, we expect the core of the cold and snow, relative to average, to be near these same areas, which for them means…
Hurricane Florence: Nature’s Business as Usual, Not Climate Change
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? From Roy Spencer: ? Although it is still 3-4 days away, rapidly strengthening Hurricane Florence is increasing the threat of a major hurricane landfall somewhere within 120 miles or so of Wilmington, NC. If it reaches that area as a Cat…
Ocean Air Temps Drop in August
Originally posted on Science Matters: Presently sea surface temperatures (SST) are the best available indicator of heat content gained or lost from earth’s climate system. Enthalpy is the thermodynamic term for total heat content in a system, and humidity differences in air parcels affect enthalpy. Measuring water temperature directly avoids distorted impressions from air measurements. …
Arctic Sea Ice Ignores Alarmists Dire Predictions
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/icecover.uk.php ? Arctic sea ice has gone under the radar a bit this summer, with alarmists’ propaganda drawn to heatwaves elsewhere. As sea ice extent draws close to its minimum, it looks like finishing well above the last three years.…
BBC drama accused of 'Islamophobia'
So a BBC drama - BBC One's *The Bodyguard - *has been accused of 'Islamophobia'. According to *The Times*: The opening episode included a scene in which a would-be suicide bomber appeared to act under the influence of her jihadist husband. Sergeant David Budd, a police protection officer played by Richard Madden, tells the woman that she has been brainwashed. Some viewers criticised the writers for depicting Muslims as terrorists and said the plot perpetuated the trope that Muslim women were controlled by their husbands. The show's creator Jed Mercurio has put up the followin... more »
BBC Asian Network editor charged over naming Rotherham child abuse victim
Arif Ansari Do you remember Arif Ansari? He used to be the BBC's North West political editor and appeared on local news programmes in our area over many years. I must say I always rated him as a decent reporter and a decent presenter. But he moved on and moved up in the world and became head of news for the BBC Asian Network. And now he's been charged under the Sexual Offences Act over a BBC Asian Network report which mistakenly identified a Rotherham child abuse victim. It wasn't his report but prosecutors have charged him personally with overall responsibility for it. The BBC bel... more »
BBC reporter criticises US administration. Dog bites man.
News on last night's *BBC News at Ten*: The US State Department has confirmed it's ordered the closure of the Washington mission of the Palestine Liberation Organisation. A statement said that PLO leaders had failed to engage with US efforts to bring about peace with Israel, and had attempted to prompt an investigation of Israel by the International Criminal Court. A senior Palestinian official called the decision a 'dangerous escalation'. And what does the BBC's Kim Ghattas think of that?:
Top Billings
For many years listeners to Radio 4's *Thought For The Day *were treated to regular contributions from the Rev. Canon Dr. Alan Billings, a liberal Anglican priest. But a few years back he became the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire and had to leave the programme. It looks, however, as if he kept his old *TFTD *ways of thinking and applied them in his new role. And he's been front-and-centre today, on non-BBC broadcasters, defending the controversial South Yorkshire Police tweet shown above. He's not been doing very well though. Take this, for example: South Yorksh... more »
Many of the people we've spoken to say...
Here's how Jenny Hill concluded her remarks about the Swedish election outcome on last night's *BBC News at Ten*: In the meantime, Swedes are digesting the news that the far-right have made such significant gains here. Many of the people we've spoken to say they are horrified by the anti-immigrant rhetoric of the Sweden Democrats and that they are embarrassed that this country, like so many other EU states in the wake of the migrant crisis, appears to be shifting to the political right. Wonder if Jenny is ever embarrassed at her own reporting?
Despite Brexit
This was Kamal Ahmed's take on the economy on last night's *BBC News at Ten* : So Hugh, if we remember to the earlier part of the year, the economy was a rather sickly patient. If we look at the figure for growth from February to April, that came in at the princely of 0% - i.e. there was no growth. Terrible weather in the winter, more than 30 days of freezing temperatures, the usual post-Christmas lull in the economy led to that very poor figure. Today, as you say, a much better figure, 0.6% growth for the UK economy. That's building on a trend from last month of 0.4%, so there is... more »
Deciphering the new CIA drone base in Niger
How the CIA is building an independent drone capability for Africa
Newspaper Headlines From Around The World 24 Hours After 9/11
*Business Insider: **'AMERICA'S DARKEST DAY': See newspaper headlines from around the world 24 hours after 9/11* * Tuesday is the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. * The day after the attacks, newspapers around the world reacted by capturing the sadness, shock, and horror people felt. * We compiled front pages from American and international newspapers to show what people woke up to on September 12, 2001. The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks happened exactly 17 years ago Tuesday. For many people, the attacks were the biggest news story of their lifetime... more »
WATCH: Since 9/11, America Has Traded Liberty for Security, And We’re Almost Out of Both
[image: surveilance] America has constructed a total police and surveillance state since 9/11 that would rival anything George Orwell could've imagined. The post WATCH: Since 9/11, America Has Traded Liberty for Security, And We’re Almost Out of Both appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Grand Jury Finds Police Were Complicit in Covering Up Massive Child Sex Ring in Catholic Church
[image: catholic] A Pennsylvania grand jury has found that police and district attorneys were complicit in covering up the rampant child sex abuse in the Catholic church. The post Grand Jury Finds Police Were Complicit in Covering Up Massive Child Sex Ring in Catholic Church appeared first on The Free Thought Project .
Russia Warns Filming of Mock "Chemical Attacks" Has Begun
The Russian Defense Ministry states that it is filming, right now, the fake chemical weapons attack in Syria which is supposed to set off a war. Two additional background pieces accompany LaRouchePAC’s exclusive interview of Senator Black warning against a debacle for humanity in Syria. The Veteran’s Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, on September 9th, published a letter to President Trump urging him to work with Russia to declare a preemptive peace in Syria and not support the remnants of Al-Qaeda, Isis in Idlib. Senator Black also provided an interview to Sputnik News. Wh... more »
Bruno Mars Not Playing Prince in New Movie
A representative for Bruno Mars says a report claiming he will portray Prince in a new movie is "100 percent false."
Navy Veteran Finds Career in Higher Education
Dr. Georgina Dodge, who is associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion at Bucknell University, likes to say that she was “born and raised in the Air Force.”
Four Michigan State Student Organizations Remember 9/11
In honor of the 17th anniversary of 9/11, four student organizations at Michigan State University (MSU): MSU College Republicans, MSU College Democrats, MSU Young Americans for Freedom and Young Americans for Liberty at MSU came together and held a memorial event on campus at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 11. The memorial service was held at […]
HBCU Fellows to Receive Entrepreneurial Fellowship
The Center for Minority Serving Institutions at the University of Pennsylvania, along with recruiting marketing platform The Whether, has formed a new initiative focused on increasing the number of entrepreneurs who graduated from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Twenty-five fellows from 17 HBCUs will receive the Mary Ellen Pleasant Entrepreneur Fellowship which offers them the […]
What We Haven't Learned Since 9/11
Seventeen years after 9/11, we've spend $5.6 trillion in a "war on terror" that has left al-Qaeda "stronger than ever" (as in a recent LA Times article). Most of that war effort seems to have been directed against the American people, who these days cannot fly on a plane without a TSA sexual assault, cannot be secure in their papers and persons due to government spying, and cannot speak freely due to government censorship. Have we just gone completely off the rails this past 17 years? Can we right our course? Tune in to today's Liberty Report:
Butina prosecutors wrote their own James Bond novel with sex allegations – and the media loved it
[image: undefined] US prosecutors who wrongly accused Russian ‘foreign agent’ and gun activist Maria Butina of trading sex for influence peddled their own cheap James Bond fan fiction. No matter how incorrect, the media lapped it up. Butina’s request to be released until the time of her trial was declined by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Monday. Chutkan ruled that the Russian activist is to remain in jail until she’s tried on the charges of acting as an unregistered agent for a foreign government. Butina has pleaded not guilty. The judge has also slapped both the prosecution a... more »
Target Syria
[image: undefined] It’s official. The Syrian Army assisted by Russian air support is closing in on the last major pocket of terrorists remaining in the country in the province of Idlib near Aleppo. The United States, which has trained and armed some of the trapped gunmen and even as recently as a year ago described the province as “al-Qaeda’s largest safe haven since 9/11,” has perhaps predictably warned Syria off. The White House initially threatened a harsh reaction if the Bashar al-Assad government were to employ any chemical weapons in its final attack, setting the stage for the... more »
Turn Around
Last night I joined some of my generation in a celebration of our common punk heritage. We were of mixed descent and socio-economic class (mostly Caucasion, Hispanic, and Native American) and I must say that we looked worn with our 50 some years... Mike Ness and Social Distortion delivered our catharsis with this song in particular, whose lyrics I've posted below Children are taught to hate, parents just couldn't wait Some are rich and some are poor, others will just suffer more Have you ever been ashamed and felt society try to keep you down? I begin to watch things ch... more »
The Thinking Behind Gibbons v. Ogden
Last year, I posted here that I found Justice Bushrod Washington's original notes on *Corfield v. Coryell*. They are in a journal held by the Chicago History Museum. I am now writing a paper on *Corfield* and these notes, and in the course of that research I have uncovered a clue for understanding how the Supreme Court decided *Gibbons v. Ogden. * *Gibbons *is one of the most famous Supreme Court cases and is taught to virtually every law student. New York granted a monopoly on steamboat traffic in that state's waters to Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston. In an opinion by Chief Ju... more »
Hurricane Florence To Intensify “To Near Category 5 Strength” And There Are 12 Nuclear Power Reactors In The Carolinas
By Michael Snyder The latest forecast is projecting that Hurricane Florence will strengthen “to near category 5 strength” before it makes landfall in the Carolinas,... more »
9/11 War Games
By corbettreport Little did we know at the time, 9/11 was not a normal day of blue sky aviation. On the contrary, it was one... more »
GeoengineeringWatch.org Interview: Architects And Engineers For 9/11 Truth CEO Speaks Out
By Dane Wigington The events of 9/11 inarguably changed the course of the world. This horrific attack galvanized populations into blindly supporting western military aggression... more »
Trump Says He Doesn’t Need a Fake Chemical Attack to Bomb Syria
By Kurt Nimmo Now that the noninterventionist president appears ready to give the go-ahead to kill more people in Syria, the corporate script reading media... more »
Pentagon Marks 17th Anniversary Of 9/11 Attacks (Full Video)
*WNU Editor:* The video starts at the 18:12 mark.
Could This New Chinese Destroyer 'Sink' the U.S. Navy?
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* How worried should the Navy be? *As the Ticonderogas continue to age, they will leave a gap that a new large warship needs to fill, even if it is never likely to meet the Type 055 in direct combat. China has decided to take advantage of the efficiencies inherent in a large hull-type, not because of any specific competition with the United States, but rather because of the evolution of key technologies.* Does the United States have an answer to China’s new Type 055 destroyers? Does it need one? On July 3 Dalian shipyard launched two of the big n... more »
North Korea Denuclearization Is Nice, but Peace Is Better
*Daniel L. Davis* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un hold a signing ceremony at the conclusion of their summit at the Capella Hotel on the resort island of Sentosa, Singapore June 12, 2018. Picture taken June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst] Washington must realize the power of deterrence and peace rests in its hands, not Pyongyang's. North Korea celebrated the seventieth anniversary of their founding on Sunday, with a massive military parade featuring tanks, artillery, and goose-stepping combat troops. It was what the parad... more »
Negotiate from a Position of Strength with North Korea
*Wallace C. Gregson* *Security, Asia* [image: Wikimedia Commons] If Washington cannot be certain of eliminating North Korea’s missiles and nuclear warheads, then it must eliminate Pyongyang's confidence that it can strike Tokyo. A flurry of activity began with the recent Winter Olympics and culminated with Kim Jong-un and President Donald Trump shaking hands in front of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and U.S. flags. It was a meeting of two proven masters of exploiting image to shape opinion. Public attitudes in the Republic of Korea (ROK) changed profoundly as peace... more »
America Must Support South Korea's Diplomacy
*Abby Bard* *Security, Asia* [image: South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 27, 2018. Korea Summit Press Pool/Pool via Reuters] It is a difficult balancing act, but Washington must support Seoul while also working with it to an ultimate shared end of denuclearization. While U.S.-North Korea negotiations have hit a standstill, inter-Korea relations are forging ahead with a third summit between South Korean president Moon Jae-in ... more »
Why Cyber Arms Control Is Not a Lost Cause
*John Maurer* *Security, Global Governance* [image: A man types on a computer keyboard in front of the displayed cyber code in this illustration picture taken on March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration] Previous struggles to control dangerous nuclear technology show us how difficult it is to successfully implement arms control and that cyberspace may be difficult to control, too. Disruption and attack in cyberspace poses a serious challenge to international security. In the face of rapidly-evolving cyber threats, it is natural to look to the past to discover how policym... more »
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