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We Need to Stop Using the Word Journalist and Call Them What They Really Are
Few will deny we now live an age of fake news and media propaganda. I recently asked a friend who worked as a journalist before pursuing a career in advertising if there was a Hippocratic type oath or a code of ethics for journalist. They told me there was indeed an ethical code or "canons of journalism" adopted by the Society of Professional Journalist in 1922. They sent me a PDF of this "*Journalist Canon*" as well as an additional PDF of the "*Editors Code of Ethics*". I spent an evening reading through what I can only believe are principles intentionally being ignored by today... more »
The Twisty Path of Top-Down Policy
From Outcome Based Education (remember the 90s?) to Common Core to ESSA to a hundred policy initiatives on the state level, the story is usually the same: Policymakers create a policy for K-12 education, it rolls out into the real world, and before too long those same policymakers are declaring, "That's not what we meant at all." Explanations generally include "You're doing it wrong" or "Maybe we should have put a bigger PR push behind it" or "The teachers union thwarted us." Common Core fans still claim that all Common Core problems are because of trouble with the implementation. S... more »
Observations
*American Politics* During the (generally miserable) Obama Years, a majority of Americans complained that the government neither saw or heard them. In 2016, they voted. And it's interesting that the Democrat Party and their propaganda wing in the lying, corrupt, smug, sly, elite media are still not listening. Ok, there is one Democrat who claims to be listening, and he's the champion of the downtrodden. He's willing to give up his seat in the US Senate on principle (except that he did it after he found out that he would't get into trouble.) And he claims to be Spartacus... *Am I... more »
All around me are familiar faces
Oh dear, *BBC Question Time*'s announcement that Julia Hartley-Brewer would be joining the panel tonight didn't go down well the Twitter mob. Not one bit. Huge amounts of bile flew at the hated Julia and accusations of bias against the BBC spewed forth like vomit from the massed hordes of Hell (to go all 'Norman Smith' for a minute!). Separate tweets actually went out announcing all five guests. The numbers of replies each got is very revealing: Rory Stewart - 6 Chris Leslie - 68 Theo Paphitis - 39 Faiza Shaheen - 36 Julia Hartley Brewer - 491 They really don't seem to like rig... more »
Here Are 6 Signs When The Soldiers Know That It Is About to Get Real
Soldiers training at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, undergo a CS gas attack simulating an attack with a worse chemical agent. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Hannah Baker) *Under The Radar/Military.com: **6 Signs That Let Troops Know It's About to Get Real* Veterans who have been in the service a while know that the exact dates and times of the biggest operations are typically classified until just before they pop off. But the troops have found ways of knowing what's coming because the command can't quite keep everything to "business as usual" while also preparin... more »
RED ALERT! TSIPRAS HAS ALREADY TURNED THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR INTO A SECRET POLICE FOR FAKE ACCUSATIONS AND BULLYING AS MY CASE SHOWS. GREEKS SHOULD REFUSE ANY SUMMONS AS NOT IN CONFORMITY WITH DUE PROCESS
Elements of Soviet style terror system have already been put in place by Alexis Tsipras as my case shows and could be rolled out if Tsipras declares a state of emergency following any false flag assassination of a Syriza minister. My case suggests a secret police apparatus has been set up inside the Ministry of […]
The Spiritualist - The Wisdom of Omraam Mikheal Aivanhov
*The Spiritualist* - sticks to one philosophical system and goes into it more deeply *"Even when people decide to embark on the path of spirituality, many remain warped by this currently widespread habit of wanting to be informed about everything, to touch on every subject, and to be up to date on everything. And as there is no shortage of books on the religions, beliefs and practices of the whole world, their curiosity will never be satisfied. But that is not what spiritual life is about.* *On the contrary, to accomplish true spiritual work, we must stick to one philosophy, one d... more »
Union of Jewish Students President Hannah Rose quits Labour over antisemitism
Another day, another Labour Party antisemitism story. This time from Huffington Post via the JC https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/ujs-president-hannah-rose-resigns-from-the-labour-party 'The president of the Union of Jewish Students (UJS) has announced her resignation from Labour, condemning "the party's complete inability and lack of political will to tackle antisemitism." Writing for HuffPost, Hannah Rose said: "My position as the President of the Union of Jewish Students means I cannot, in good faith, continue as a member of a political party which has deliberately and recklessl... more »
DUNDEE'S V & A MUSEUM by Kengo Kuma
"Like a *multistorey car park*..." The V&A "It's a bit *Brutalist* from the outside..." - Travel journalist Simon Calder. V&A Dundee ~~
Qanon Panic in DC
All of a sudden we get a string of reports ( 6 drops )on known conspirators who are obviously been surveiled. Add in other obvious desperation moves such as trotting out Obama and odd twitter blasts and we are now witnessing the fall of the Reich as it must have been too. As said shortly the Supreme Court will be secure against paid meddling. Then the hammer drops. It should see this crowd rounded up forthwith simply because their activities have been aired on the media full time for weeks and weeks. The purpose was to acclimatize all of us to what is coming. Then comes wav... more »
Qanon Vatican
As we have been posting, we have a horrific global problem with pedophilia that cannot ever be folded into a civilization let alone ours. The numbers are real in that a community of several million will have one born every year. That still works out to be a couple of dozen. We can expand this to include other forms of sexual deviancy including homosexuality as well, except that particular suasion rockets the numbers into the thousands. There the problem is imposed homosexuality on minors. Again this is a small subgroup. Let us hope it is small. What comes home though is... more »
Future dentists could choose to simply regenerate teeth instead of filling cavities
Essentially you drill out the damaged component and then apply the drug to supercharge stem cell activity. The result is full restoration. And it even employs dentists. Major restoration will need protective devices but we are already there. Again we have the usual warning that this will take years yet the drugs already exist. It can be tested out tomorrow. So expect this much sooner than expected and expect full living tooth restoration to soon become possible and also popular. Throw in full living tooth replacement and it all becomes possible to fully restore healthy teeth.... more »
Vancouver's only Indigenous brunch now available downtown, with bannock, bison, boar, and more
This is early days for the proper promotion of indigenous inspired menus, but it has to start somewhere and this is in Vancouver's old Chinatown. Of course, the main staple of the coast was salmon of which we are all familiar with. Yet there was a whole range of food preserved and stored in the past as was true everywhere. They all need an active revival. Most of us have merely only heard of oolichan grease. Or even pemmican for that matter and that was a staple for centuries for even Europeans working in the country. That was effectively powdered jerky and dried berries ... more »
The US “Deep State” Is Trying To Split Putin & Deripaska But It Won’t Succeed
Such a scheme won’t succeed, but it does have one thing going for it and it’s the national security vulnerabilities inherent in big business representatives having homes and economic interests in countries that are waging Hybrid Warfare against their homeland. The post The US “Deep State” Is Trying To Split Putin & Deripaska But It Won’t Succeed appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Jeremy Bowen and half the story
(h/t Guest Who at Biased BBC) Meanwhile here's Mr. BBC Impartiality himself, Jeremy Bowen, doing what he does best on Twitter this morning: Usually the replies to Israel-bashing tweets of this kind from the BBC's Middle East editor are heavily one-sided: i.e. an approving anti-Israel echo chamber. That's not the case today though - so far. The top comment actually echoed my very first thoughts on reading that tweet: *Peter Martin*: Off now to check the actual context. We shouldn't have to feel that, of course, but the following comments suggest that both Peter and myself might... more »
Woodward Book Says The U.S. Believes Israel Is Unable To Defend Itself From Hezbollah
Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim men from the Iranian-backed group Kataib Hezbollah wave the party's flags as they walk along a street painted in the colours of the Israeli flag during a parade marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Baghdad. (photo credit: THAIER AL-SUDANI/REUTERS) *Times of Israel:* *Woodward book says White House feared Israel was vulnerable to Hezbollah* Ousted NSC staffer and Iran hawk expressed concerns the Iranian-backed terror group could draw the US into a ‘catastrophic’ Middle East war. WASHINGTON — ...more »
Tim Gowers' conceptual thinking sucks
Four days ago, I discussed – and many of us talked about – the retroactive silent erasure of Ted Hill's already published article from an electronic journal because the paper implies conclusions that are considered politically undesirable. The focus was on the sociology and dirty politics. Here I want to focus on the content of Ted Hill's paper (read on the arXiv) and the quality of its arguments and counter-arguments, especially those from Tim Gowers, a famous mathematician. Another famous mathematician, Terry Tao, wrote just three paragraphs whose main purpose seems to be to expres... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* On Tuesday afternoon, Señor Trumpanzee gave a special, and we mean oh so special, photo-op, complete with charts, direct from the Oval Office to discuss the coming of Hurricane Florence. It didn't take long for him to make the recent Hurricane disasters all about himself, particularly the effects of last year's Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico, an island of 3.4 million people he may not have known are American citizens. At least that's how he acted as he was infamously slow to respond to the disaster while never mentioning that Puerto Ricans are citizens and as such should... more »
There Was Meddling In the Swedish Election
Breakdown of the suspicious details and meddling surrounding the Swedish election
Do the American People Have the Stomach for Another War for Israel in Syria?
Will Trump take back control of U.S. foreign policy from the Zionists? Or is their power now unassailable?
White Phosphorous War Crimes Connect Israel To Monsanto
White phosphorus is a truly awful weapon. So perhaps it's fitting that it's no longer exclusively manufactured by Monsanto, but by Israeli Chemicals Ltd too
How Israel’s bogus definition of anti-Semitism shuts down free speech
With the new definition of "anti-Semitism" ANY Labour members who describes Israel as a “racist endeavour” will be subject to automatic disciplinary proceedings
“Marching to Zion” Exposes “Chosen People” Scam
Just how gullible are the goyim? Includes video
Noahide Project seeks to create a world religion whose believers adore Israel
The final goal of Rabbi Cherki and the Noahide World Center, we are told, is a modest one: seven billion believers
17 Years After 911, US Backs Al Qaeda in Syria
In Syria, today, 17 years after 911, the real relationship between the US and terrorism is on display. For the US, it's a means to manipulate and control
Terrorists Preparing to Use Chemical Weapons Against Children in Syria – MoD
Orphans abducted from refugee camps are to be filmed in lethal scenes involving real chemical weapons. They are now being held in a prison controlled by the Nusra Front terrorists", according to the Russian Defense Ministry
New Open Thread
Time for a new open thread. Many thanks for your comments. You're making the blog livelier than the BBC's Salford HQ:
The BBC and half the story
For some reason, the BBC has chosen to put a video report about Gaza among its main headlines this morning, even though seems far from topical: *These are the ruins of Gaza's international airport, Yasser Arafat International Airport, opened in 1998, costing $86 million. But no planes have taken off or landed here since 2001. The runway is scattered with litter from nearby refugee camps. But this place was one seen as a symbol of Palestinian sovereignty. The airport was opened soon after the Oslo Accords, which were a bid for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. But Israeli-... more »
Cariño brutal: the politics of caring in Duterte’s Philippines
How does one channel an intimate politics of caring without reinforcing the practices of patronage and clientelism? The post Cariño brutal: the politics of caring in Duterte’s Philippines appeared first on New Mandala.
U.S. Air Force F-22s Intercept Russian Bombers Near Alaska Again
Two NORAD F-22 "Raptor" fighter jets positively identified and intercepted two Russian Tu-95 "Bear" bombers at approximately 10 p.m. EDT Tuesday, September 11. The Russian bombers intercepted west of mainland Alaska were accompanied by two Russian Su-35 "Flanker" figher jets. the Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and at no time did the aircraft enter United States or Canadian sovereign airspace. *Business Insider:* *F-22 stealth fighters intercept Russian strategic bombers near Alaska for the second time this month* * Two Russian Tu-95 Bear bombers approached Ala... more »
Tweets For Today
The Latest: Hurricane Florence downgraded to a Category 2 storm but it is still considered an extremely dangerous and life-threatening storm. https://t.co/BFLmqYbpBh — The Associated Press (@AP) September 13, 2018 Venezuela's Maduro travels to China in search of fresh funds https://t.co/l9I9n8RJBc pic.twitter.com/m62IruBTtF — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) September 13, 2018 #UPDATE Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi says two Reuters reporters who were investigating a massacre in Rakhine state were not jailed because they were journalists but because they broke the law https... more »
Of "Magic Bullets" and a Constitutional Convention
I feel compelled to weigh in on the Super-Levinson discussion, in part because in the next few weeks I expect to be writing a short chapter about the possibility of holding a constitutional convention. I think that how one frames the discussion is really important. So, for example, Super writes about an "Article V" convention, and contrasts "magic bullet" thinking with "the hard work of organizing, persuading, and compromising," which he limits to "the electoral process." Why, though, limit it that way? Why not think about advocacy of a constitutional convention (note that I've elim... more »
Russia's Scramble For Influence In Africa
Russia’s intervention in Africa has included arms sales, military services, and an agreement for a Russian logistics base in Eritrea. Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters *The Guardian:* *Russia's scramble for influence in Africa catches western officials off-guard* Kremlin officials are offering arms and military services deals in exchange for diplomatic support and mineral extraction contracts. Russia is engaged in a frantic new scramble for influence in Africa, which is being spearheaded by a rash of military cooperation and arms deals signed across the continent in 2018. The m... more »
September 13th – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #602
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 →
Thursday September 13th – 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 →
11:00pm Update Hurricane Florence – Slight Weakening as Storm Stays On Predicted Course…
According to the 11:00pm advisory Hurricane Florence has weakened to a Category 2 storm with winds at 110mph. Forward speed is still around 17mph and it is located approximately 280 miles east south-east of Wilmington North Carolina. [16 hrs away] … Continue reading →
Picture Of The Day
Soldiers stand at the entrance of a zoo as they visit it in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 12, 2018. © REUTERS / Danish Siddiqui *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Entertainment, North Korean Style: The New Natural History Museum in Pyongyang* (Sputnik).
U.S. civil war: The globalist elites vs. the deplorables (Video)
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 105. The post U.S. civil war: The globalist elites vs. the deplorables (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
"This Will Be The Mother Of All Minsky Moments"
*"This Will Be The Mother Of All Minsky Moments"* by John Mauldin "We have all had the fun as kids of going to the beach and playing in the sand. Remember taking your plastic bucket and making sandpiles? Slowly pouring the sand into ever bigger piles, until one side of the pile starts to collapse? In his very important book "Ubiquity, Why Catastrophes Happen," Mark Buchamane wrote about an experiment with sand that three physicists named Per Bak, Chao Tang, and Kurt Wiesenfeld conducted in 1987. In their lab at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York, they started building sand... more »
Philippines beyond cliches #4: America and development
Critiquing the notion that Filipinos look to America for ideals of progress. The post Philippines beyond cliches #4: America and development appeared first on New Mandala.
Is The Editorial Board Of The Washington Post Blaming President Trump For Hurricane Florence?
It is imperative that everyone follow local evacuation orders. This storm is extremely dangerous. Be SAFE! #HurricaneFlorence https://t.co/94Ue4e26PD pic.twitter.com/KvF54CwomW — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2018 *FOX News:* *Hurricane Florence: Washington Post declares Trump is 'complicit' for dangerous storm* The editorial board of the Washington Post has declared that President Trump is “complicit” for Hurricane Florence because of his views on climate change. The massive storm has not made landfall yet, but the Post published a column on Wednesday headlin... more »
The Meaning Of Last Night's New Hampshire Primaries
*Chris Pappas* One more little look at last night's primaries from New Hampshire. Because Carol Shea-Porter decided to retire, there was a lot of action in the first district. The Democrats nominated Chris Pappas, a slightly left-of-center candidate favored by the entire New Hampshire political establishment, and the Republicans nominated a mainstream conservative, Eddie Edwards, instead of the far right Trump character, Andy Sanborn. If Pappas wins, as looks likely, he will be the first openly LGBTQ member of Congress from New Hampshire. Should Edwards win, he would be the first op... more »
Ten million now in the crosshairs
Earlier I warned that one to three million people could be affected by Hurricane Florence. That number has now risen to ten million. The monster storm presents the potential for “catastrophic inland flooding,” says msn.com. “Don’t play games with it. It’s a big one,” warns President Donald Trump. https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/storms-uncertain-track-sows-fear-10-million-in-crosshairs/ar-BBNcMZh?li=BBnb7Kz The post Ten million now in the crosshairs appeared first on Ice Age Now.
People fighting for food as Florence bears down
“Empty shelf after empty shelf.” ______________ “The water aisles were especially bare — empty shelf after empty shelf.” (See video from from ABC11 News in Raleigh) “We came around 1 and all the waters were gone,” said Blake Swain. “Now, it’s just people fighting for food.” What have I been saying about people fighting in ... Read morePeople fighting for food as Florence bears down The post People fighting for food as Florence bears down appeared first on Ice Age Now.
"A Life Changing Event": 3 Million To Lose Power, Hog Farmers Panic As Hurricane Set To Smash Into Coast"
*"A Life Changing Event": 3 Million To Lose Power, * *Hog Farmers Panic As Hurricane Set To Smash Into Coast"* by Tyler Durden "With Hurricane Florence barreling down on North Carolina, local industries - especially hog farmers - are preparing for the worst. Meanwhile, millions are at risk of losing power as they brace for a historic weather event. According to David Fountain, Duke Energy’s president for North Carolina, up to 3 million homes and businesses are at risk of losing power as a result of the hurricane, which in a worst case scenario would come onshore at Wilmington, Nort... more »
Washington Post: President Trump is “Complicit” in Creating Hurricane Florence…
Just when you think we might have reached peak Trump Derangement Syndrome; along comes an even bigger nut to raise the bar on crazy: Tweet Link – Article Link Apparently President Trump is such a significant presence he now commands … Continue reading →
Why the F-35 vs. A-10 Battle Royal Is a Fixed Fight
*Dan Grazier* *Security, * These tests put U.S. Air Force leadership in a difficult position. *Our troops deserve better than a surreptitious test rigged in favor of a weapon that can’t do the job and against the one that can.* The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is finally going up against the battle-proven A-10 close-air-support attack plane for the long-promised fly-off. The unpublicized tests began on July 5, 2018 and will conclude on July 12, according to a copy of the testing schedule reviewed by the Center for Defense Information at the Project On Government Oversight. But the ... more »
Russia and China Will Now Hold Military Exercises "On a Regular Basis"
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * But does that mean an alliance is coming? Russia and China are drawing closer together as the two great powers solidify their entente to challenge the United States and its liberal hegemony. Not only do Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese president Xi Jinping seem to have established a good personal rapport, the Russian military and the People’s Liberation Army are set to conduct massive wargames such as Vostok-2018 exercises on a regular basis in the future. Russian defense minister Gen. Sergei Shoigu said as much when he hosted his Chine... more »
U.S. Drone Strikes In Somalia Are Spiking Upward
*Christina Goldbaum, The Atlantic*: *A Trumpian War on Terror That Just Keeps Getting Bigger* “Drone strikes may have a purpose, but they are no substitute for a political strategy.” MOGADISHU—On August 29, U.S. forces carried out their 21st confirmed air strike in Somalia this year. The short U.S. Africa Command (Africom) press release announcing the strike on al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda–linked insurgency that has sought to implement a hard-line Islamic state in Somalia, resembled those that had come before it: It did not specify the kind of aircraft used, the exact location of the ... more »
New Gene-Editing Report Highlights Risks to Human Health and Our Environment
On the heels on the European Court of Justice’s ruling requiring organisms developed using new genetic engineering techniques to undergo GMO risk assessments, and several new studies revealing “genetic havoc” as a result of gene editing, Friends of the Earth and Logos Environmental released a new report Wednesday, Gene-edited organisms in agriculture: Risks and unexpected consequences. […] The post New Gene-Editing Report Highlights Risks to Human Health and Our Environment appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
VALUE OF GOLD, TYPES OF GOLD, SDR. Q&A with Lynette Zang and Eric Griffin
ITM Trading Streamed live on Sep 11, 2018 Link to Slides and Sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/value… Question 1. Shelly S: If one was worried about losing money that is invested in stocks in a 401(k). Is there something I can invest in, inside the 401k that is a good option? Question 2. Tony C: Once the reset occurs, […]
The World Cannot Stand Idly by While Israel’s Blockade on Gaza Continues to Disrupt Countless Innocent Lives
The World Cannot Stand Idly by While Israel’s Blockade on Gaza Continues to Disrupt Countless Innocent Lives by Anoushka Canagaretna, https://www.independent.co.uk/ The US withdrawal of funding to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees and the life-threatening deprivation it will cause makes it even more urgent for the rest of the world to campaign for the […]
17 Years After 9/11, Al-Qaeda Rebranded by US Government & Media as Besieged Rebels
17 Years After 9/11, Al-Qaeda Rebranded by US Government & Media as Besieged Rebels by https://www.rt.com/ Seventeen years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the US government and media outlets have decided that Al-Qaeda is now a rebel group worthy of our sympathy. The cynical narrative change is par for the course, experts told RT. – As […]
9/11 WTC Towers Brought Down by Controlled Demolition: Richard Gage
GlobalResearchTV Published on Sep 11, 2018 Richard Gage AIA is founder of Architects and Engineers for 9/11Truth. AE911 Truth is a non-profit organization of architects, engineers, and affiliates dedicated to investigating the events of September 11, 2001. This interview, recorded days in advance of the 17th anniversary of 9/11 features Mr. Gage addressing questions about the […]
Part of a Bigger Game? FBI & US Justice Dept Accused of Deliberate Media Leak Strategy
RT Published on Sep 12, 2018 A US senator claims the FBI has been leaking information to the media – on purpose. The apparent strategy has come to light thanks to newly-revealed text messages between former FBI officials. end
More War Lies? ‘Anonymous Sources’ Claim Assad About To Use Gas
RonPaulLibertyReport Published on Sep 10, 2018 The Wall Street Journal is reporting that anonymous US Administration sources have secret intelligence showing that Syrian President Assad has given the order to use chlorine gas in Idlib province. Does this sound a little like the “anonymous sources” and “secret intelligence” used to lie us into the 2003 Iraq […]
‘Steady State’ Or Deep State? New York Times’ Hate-Driven Coup
‘Steady State’ Or Deep State? New York Times’ Hate-Driven Coup by daniel mcadams, http://ronpaulinstitute.org/The New York Times unleashed a firestorm by publishing an anonymously written op-ed from someone purporting to be a “senior US Administration official” and who writes of a secret cabal within the US government that conspires to thwart President Trump’s agenda. Presented as […]
Armageddon Rides In The Balance
Armageddon Rides In The Balance by Paul Craig Roberts, https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ For some time I have pointed out the paradox of the American liberal/progressive/left being allied with the CIA, FBI, military/security complex and deep state. Now leftist Ann Garrison has noticed the paradox of this alliance. She concludes that the left has lost its mind. – […]
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