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Air Force Proves Reefer Madness is Alive and Well, As They Respond to Elon Musk Smoking a Joint
[image: musk] The Air Force is reportedly determining the "facts and appropriate process' to deal with Elon Musk going on the Joe Rogan podcast and smoking weed. The post Air Force Proves Reefer Madness is Alive and Well, As They Respond to Elon Musk Smoking a Joint appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Native Americans Worry Trump Supreme Court Pick Threatens Sovereignty
Many Native Americans worry that Supreme Court justice candidate Brett Kavanaugh could work to restrict tribal sovereignty, which they say is guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Native Americans have expressed concern about President Donald Trump's pick for Supreme Court justice, Brett Kavanaugh, whose confirmation hearings began this past week in Washington. Many believe that Kavanaugh does not recognize the sovereignty of tribes, which govern themselves as independent nations within the United States. Tribal nations, through hundreds of treaties with the government, ceded more ... more »
From Their Own Correspondent
I first began listening to *From Our Own Correspondent *in my late teens, back in the '80s, and I rarely missed it for years. I liked the stories, from places familiar and unfamiliar, and I liked the way the BBC's storytellers told their stories, and I also liked learning facts about places, and the history and politics of those places, and *FOOC *was useful for that. I wasn't much troubled by questions of bias back then. Nowadays, however, I'm a much less frequent listener and questions of bias are (as you probably know) somewhat less far from my mind, so I have to ask - if any... more »
Trump does a 180 on Syria. War is on the horizon (Video)
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 102. The post Trump does a 180 on Syria. War is on the horizon (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
The complicated and dangerous geopolitics of Kosovo
Under the mask of the separation of Serbs and Albanians, Vucic wants to execute an open treason that violates the Constitution that he is obliged to protect. The post The complicated and dangerous geopolitics of Kosovo appeared first on The Duran.
BREAKING: How drunk was "Mr. Drunky Pants?"
*SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2018Rational animal's horseplay:* According to the New York Times, "a night of heavy drinking" had been involved. This claim could be true, of course. That said, it also could be false. At the end of December, this is way the front-page report began: LAFRANIERE, MAZZETTI AND APUZZO (12/31/17): *During a night of heavy drinking at an upscale London bar in May 2016, George Papadopoulos, a young foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, made a startling revelation* to Australia’s top diplomat in Britain: Russia had political dirt on Hillary Clinton. About... more »
Another Killer Quote From U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis
U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis. DoD *Zero Hedge:* *Mattis To Spicer: "I’ve Killed People For A Living. Call Me Again, I’m Going To F**king Send You To Afghanistan"* We previously chronicled a number of the more explosive of Washington Post editor Bob Woodward's strategically "leaked" excerpts from his upcoming book about the Trump administration earlier this week. In response to the allegations, Trump unleashed a string of tweets Tuesday and Wednesday slamming the allegations as false and libelous. Woodward's book - titled "Fear" - includes a number of wild and seemingly tailor-mad... more »
The Dangerous Myth of DeregulationTrump and his appointees are...
*The Dangerous Myth of Deregulation* Trump and his appointees are on a binge of deregulation that masks another kind of trickle-down economics, where the gains go to the top and the rest of us bear the risks and losses. They say getting rid of regulations frees up businesses to be more profitable. Maybe. But regulations also protect you and me — from being harmed, fleeced, shafted, injured, or sickened by corporate products and services. So when the Trump administration gets rid of regulations, top executives and big investors may make more money, but the rest of us bear more ris... more »
Not Just Catholics, Rabbi Exposes Rampant Child Sex Abuse by High-Level Jewish Clergy
[image: rabbi] A Jewish whistleblower who is also a Rabbi set out to expose a horrifying network of pedophilia among top level Jewish clergy just as bad a Catholics. The post Not Just Catholics, Rabbi Exposes Rampant Child Sex Abuse by High-Level Jewish Clergy appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Billionaires Who Addicted the US to OxyContin to Make Opiate Addiction Treatment Containing Opiates
[image: opiate] The billionaire big-pharma family behind the US opiate crisis is making an addiction treatment for the problem they created and it contains opiates. The post Billionaires Who Addicted the US to OxyContin to Make Opiate Addiction Treatment Containing Opiates appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Merleau-Ponty’s Critique of Sartre’s Ultrabolshevism
Maurice Merleau-PontyThe French existentialist philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty was a close friend of Jean-Paul Sartre. Like Sartre, Merleau-Ponty was a strong supporter of the Soviet Communism. In his 1947 book *Humanism and Terror*, Merleau-Ponty justifies the totalitarian methods that the Soviet regime was using, the show trails, prison camps, and the executions. But in the 1950s, Merleau-Ponty’s political philosophy underwent a complete transformation. He became a vocal critic of communism. He was on the editorial board of *Les Temps Modernes*, the leftist magazine establishe... more »
More Women In Congress Isn't Just A "Nice" Thing-- It's CRUCIAL For This Country's Success
Two of the most important Senate races this cycle pit women against each other. One of the Senate's most progressive Democrats, a courageous reformer with a fantastic voting record that spans a career as a state legislator, a congresswoman and more recently as a senator, Tammy Baldwin, is up against a conservative Republican, Leah Vukmir, in Wisconsin. My lens on this race frames an outspoken progressive against a Trump-enabling reactionary. The woman-thing is removed as an identity politics factor. Another identity politics factor may or may not be in play: Tammy has always been ... more »
Why the Whole World Should Be Up in Arms About the EU’s Looming Internet Catastrophe
By Cory Doctorow In exactly one week, the European Parliament will hold a crucial debate and vote on a proposal so terrible, it can only... more »
Local party votes to oust Labour MP who faked anti-Semitism charge
The latest example of how Zionists are working, often with help from the Israeli embassy, to manipulate party politics in Britain for Israel's benefit. Includes videos
The U.S. Military Is Doubling Down On The ‘Super SAW’ Machine Gun
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, * [image: By U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane - https://www.flickr.com/photos/usairforce/6022315397/in/photostream/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16041293] Why? U.S. Special Operations Command plans on continuing to equip operators with FN America’s Mk 46 spec-ops designed M249 Squad Automatic Weapon variant and the beefed-up Mk 48 “super SAW,” doubling down on the two lightweight machine guns adopted nearly 15 years ago amid a major overhaul of the military’s small arms arsenal. The Department of ... more »
Russian Forces are Adding a Silent-but-Deadly New Weapon to Their Arsenal
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, Europe* According to a report from Jane’s 360, the Russian Ministry of Defense plans on acquiring new “silenced” mortar systems to help its commandos remain undetected downrange. Russian special operations forces are adding a silent-but-deadly new weapon to their arsenal. According to a report from Jane’s 360, the Russian Ministry of Defense plans on acquiring new “silenced” mortar systems to help its commandos remain undetected downrange. The Jane’s report, published during Russia’s Army 2018 defense expo at the end of August, indicat... more »
Jihadists respond to Syrian Army attack with major assault of their own in Idlib, Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels in the Idlib Governorate have launched a retaliatory attack against the government this afternoon, a military source in the army stronghold of Mhardeh told Al-Masdar News. According to the military source, the jihadist rebels heavily bombarded the town of Salhab in northern Hama, causing several casualties in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US forces launch large-scale military drills in southern Homs
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced military drills will be held near its At Tanf garrison in the province of Homs, Syria on September 7 aimed at preparing the troops for further battles against Daesh* forces; however, CNN suggested that there is more to it. According to an anonymous source in the Pentagon, cited by the news outlet, the drills are being conducted in response to recent […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army scores big advance against ISIS in southern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) had a big day in southern Syria, today, as their troops liberated several areas occupied by the Islamic State (ISIS) in the Al-Safa region. Led by their 3rd and 10th divisions, the Syrian Arab Army began the day by storming the Islamic State’s positions at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Battle for Idlib begins as Syrian, Russian forces unleash massive attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) battle for Idlib has begun after several weeks of speculation and military buildup. According to a military source in Damascus, the Syrian and Russian air forces unleashed a massive assault across the Hama-Idlib axis, hitting a number of sites controlled by the jihadist rebels. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
United States Facebook Users Change Their “Relationship” With Social Media
By Mac Slavo A large part of the population has taken the initiative to revamp their relationship with Facebook and other social media platforms. Whether... more »
Nestlé Says Requirement to Report Use of Slave Labor Would Cost Consumers More Money
By Matt Agorist While the Free Thought Project often reports on the megacorp Nestlé and their rampant abuse and exploitation of drinking water supplies across... more »
Standing Rock 2.0: Native American “Water Protectors” Violently Arrested at Peaceful Pipeline Protest
By Matt Agorist St. James Parish, LA — A smaller version of Standing Rock is unfolding in Louisiana this year and videos are surfacing showing... more »
Trump Targets Petrified Forest, along Navajo Nation Border, for Fracking
Water, Petrified Forest, Endangered Species now Threatened Contacts: Lisa Test, NoFrackingAz, (928) 414-1370, Nofrackingaz@gmail.com Monte Cunningham, Kerr-Cole Sustainable Living Center, (928) 536-4266, monty@stress-away.com Taylor McKinnon, Center for Biological Diversity, (801) 300-2414, tmckinnon@biologicaldiversity.org Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club, (602) 999-5790, sandy.bahr@
ALREADY IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHICH WAS WHICH
In *The National Interest,* Daniel McCarthy offers a rationale for that anonymous *New York Times* op-ed: The op-ed is part of a strategy. “Never Trump” Republicans are setting themselves up to claim victory when the Trump GOP loses control of the House of Representatives later this year, a turn that looks almost inevitable. McCarthy says it isn't going to work: But it won’t matter because the practical effect of shrinking the Republican Party will be to accelerate the change within it. The same thing happened after the GOP’s crushing defeats at the tail end of the George W. Bush ... more »
A Critique of Obama's Speech
There are two main "takeaways" (unappetizing packaged choices in the limited corporate news menu) from Barack Obama's speech at the University of Illinois on Friday. The first one is that he finally let loose and pummeled Donald Trump into pulp. The second one is that he has joined the progressive wing of the Democratic Party because he is endorsing Medicare for All. The first observation is correct as far as it goes. Beating Trump into jelly is not exactly a hard thing to do. Since I didn't watch the speech, I have no idea how "fiery" it actually sounded, and with Obama, it's alway... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Sep 8
1922 Gertrude Bell wrote that while King Feisal was beloved he was also weak and that was because he was Oriental Was in relation to Feisal’s demand for Iraqi independence which Bell believed was due to Feisal’s nationalist advisers that she saw as troublemakers (Musings On Iraq book review of *Gertrude Bell And Iraq*) 1933 King Faisal I died of heart attack in Europe 1969 Bakr govt executed opponents in central Baghdad 1980 Iraq demanded Iran surrender frontier towns that Iraq claimed 1980 2 Iraqi MiGs shot down an Iranian fighter that was shooting at Iraqi tanks along the ... more »
Iran President: U.S. Sends Iran Messages 'Every Day' To Begin Negotiations
President Hassan Rouhani addresses a festival in Tehran, Sept. 8, 2018. (Photo by IRNA) *Reuters:* *U.S. sends Iran messages 'every day' to begin negotiations: Iran president* GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States constantly sends messages to Iran to begin negotiations, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday in a speech broadcast on state television. Tensions ramped up between Iran and the United States after President Donald Trump pulled out of a landmark nuclear deal with Iran in May and reimposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic last month. Trump has said he would ... more »
Rio Nightlife Guide for Saturday, September 8, 2018
We have the top three picks for this Saturday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: La Cumbia @ Pedra do Sal (Gamboa) – This Saturday it’s all about bringing your friends along to Pedra do Sal for a huge street party to celebrate Brazil’s […]
Puns galore!
It seems the Indian Hills Community Center in Colorado is fond of puns. Their outside sign is frequently used to display them. This composite image comes from IOTWReport.com. Click the picture for a larger, easier-to-read view. There's another photographic collection of their puns at Izismile.com that's worth reading for a laugh. Full marks to the Community Center for spreading the smiles. Peter
Weekend reads: An article on a controversial topic just disappears; mass resignations from a nutrition journal; the likely mistaken history of the vibrator
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. This week at Retraction Watch featured the retraction of happiness, an apology from a journal, and … Continue reading Weekend reads: An article on a controversial topic just disappears; mass resignations from a nutrition journal; the likely mistaken history of the vibrator
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From Jenna Orkin 7.8 Earthquake in Fiji "Even Diapers Are Scarce": Iran's Rial Plummets To Record Low Amid Economic CarnageMeet The North Korean Evil Genius Who Hacked Sony, The Bangladesh Central Bank, And Launched WannaCryNikki Haley: "US Will Not Remain A Passive Observer As Nicaragua Becomes Another Venezuela Or Syria""It's Bigger Than We Thought" - Danske Bank Money-Laundering Case Involved Staggering $150 BillionF-22 stealth jets intercept Russian strategic bomber heading for Alaska during massive wargame China Sought To Intercept British Warship, Claiming Expanded Territorial... more »
“Steady” State slow moving coup against Trump (Video)
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 101. The post “Steady” State slow moving coup against Trump (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Is This A Secret U.S. Government Plane?
(*Click on Image to Enlarge*) Javion Hill says he took this photo on U.S. 74 southwest of Charlotte on Aug. 18. Javion Hill *Herald Online*:* A mysterious square aircraft hovering in night sky ‘scared me to death,’ NC man says* Photograph of mysterious 'angular aircraft' hovering over North Carolina freeway sends UFO enthusiasts wild with speculation it could be a top-secret US government plane Another alleged UFO sighting near Charlotte has appeared on Facebook and in this case, it was posted by a husband and father who says he doesn’t necessarily believe in UFOs. Javion Hill,... more »
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Oliver Bullough writes that the combination of increased wealth concentration and the free flow of money across borders to attacks currencies and governments represents an urgent threat to democratic governance. And Owen Jones argues that now is the ideal time to push for a transformation of the UK's economy: What is striking about [the IPPR's] demands isn’t just how much more radical they are than only four years ago: it’s who has endorsed them – from the archbishop of Canterbury to business leaders. The IPPR’s polling shows that, from ... more »
More Climate Fraud From USA Today
USA Today says global warming has dramatically changed the landscape of Antarctica, and three trillion tons of ice has melted. Antarctica: New map shows icy continent in ‘stunning detail’ NASA says Antarctica is gaining ice. NASA Study: Mass Gains of … Continue reading →
It Is Not Your Imagination – The New York Times Lies Constantly
Last year, the New York Times said summers are getting hotter, and hot summers didn’t happen in the 1950’s. Extraordinarily hot summers — the kind that were virtually unheard-of in the 1950s — have become commonplace. It’s Not Your Imagination. … Continue reading →
A Progressive Hero; “If you guys are talking about transparency and openness, surely we can continue this interview.”
Convicted leaker Chelsea Manning’s interview with the government-funded Australian radio station Triple J was cut short after the interviewer asked Manning about the documents Manning released that were found in Osama Bin Laden’s compound. “Some of your leaked documents were found in Osama Bin Laden’s compound though, after his death, that’s information in the hands … Continue reading "A Progressive Hero; “If you guys are talking about transparency and openness, surely we can continue this interview.”"
Progressives at their Best; Truly Pathetic
tag ur favorite pro-life guy #KavanaghHearing pic.twitter.com/wxwvoJBE3A — Liz Plank (@feministabulous) September 7, 2018 The same people that follow this logic also believe man is causing global warming. This is the benefit the progressives have over the conservatives. Progressives simply don’t relies os facts, logic or reason. Tell me again how this is related to … Continue reading "Progressives at their Best; Truly Pathetic"
This is the Unfortunate Reality of Today’s Politics
Anyone that has ever attended a Tea Party has seen these actions take place. The political left is extremely well organized, funded and has plenty of people it is willing to exploit. The unfortunate reality is that these groups know that their efforts are intended to create a false impression and deceive the public. The … Continue reading "This is the Unfortunate Reality of Today’s Politics"
Why CO2 is Irrelevant to the Earth’s Lower Atmosphere; You Can’t Absorb More than 100%
The one thing I’ve learned about Climate Science is that the “experts” do everything to avoid the actual science supporting the Greenhouse Gas Effect. To isolate the impact of CO2 on the climate one must understand the physics of the CO2 molecule and the thermodynamics of the atmosphere. This is the radiative profile of the … Continue reading "Why CO2 is Irrelevant to the Earth’s Lower Atmosphere; You Can’t Absorb More than 100%"
Pentagon To Invest $2 Billion Into Artificial Intelligence
*CNN: **The Pentagon is investing $2 billion into artificial intelligence* The Pentagon's high-tech research agency laid the groundwork for the Internet, stealth aircraft and self-driving cars. Now, it's going big on artificial intelligence. At its 60th anniversary conference on Friday, DARPA announced a $2 billion investment to push the frontier of AI forward. "We think it's a good time to seed the field of AI," John Everett, the deputy director of DARPA's Information Innovation Office, told CNNMoney. "We think we can accelerate two decades of progress into five years." *Read mo... more »
The Transgender Agenda
What the pseudo empaths can't figure out, is that the transgender agenda has nothing to do with humans and is designed to trap humanity many generations in the future, as the ruling elite (CFR,... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
Report on IDF funding Syrian rebels pulled on request of ‘army’s censor’ – Jerusalem Post to RT
Israel has armed at least seven different rebel/militant/terror groups in Syria’s Golan Heights, the report said
No, Nike is Not Helping, They Are Exploiting Police Brutality to Sell Shoes
[image: police] Both Nike and Colin Kaepernick will make money from the ad campaign—but nothing is being done for the victims of police brutality who are being exploited. The post No, Nike is Not Helping, They Are Exploiting Police Brutality to Sell Shoes appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
WATCH: Man Arrested Because Riding a Bike Without a Bell On It Is Illegal in a Police State
[image: bike] A video was shared with the Free Thought Project showing a man arrested after cops reportedly stopped him for riding a bike without a bell. The post WATCH: Man Arrested Because Riding a Bike Without a Bell On It Is Illegal in a Police State appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Governors who hate Trump love taking credit for the surpluses, guest blogger
We have a Republican governor in Massachusetts running for reelection. Governor Baker is a big time Trump hater. Massachusetts has had two bad governors in a row so nothing gets done other than more taxes and people leaving the state. The interesting advertisements by Baker deal with more jobs created (yes, he takes credit for the Trump economic boom) and a financial surplus of one billion dollars. Surpluses never happen in Massachusetts. What is this one all about???? Well, we all know the Trump tax bill allows USA corporations to bring back money kept over seas at a now ... more »
Why Is There No Direct Military Communication Between Japan And Taiwan?
Reuters *Katsuya Yamamoto & Adam M. Aycock, National Interest*: *Why Don’t Japanese and Taiwanese Militaries Talk to Each Other?* *Only one of Japan;s neighbors cannot communicate smoothly with their defense authorities: Taiwan.* On June 8, 2018, Japan and China launched a communication mechanism between their defense authorities to avert accidental clashes in the air and on the sea. This is a huge achievement for the two countries, but it still leaves a major outlier, which has direct security relevance for Japan. In fact, the only remaining neighbor who cannot communicate smooth... more »
Pesident Trump Says He Will Use The Military To Build The Wall
Trump said he would prefer to fund the ambitious construction 'the old-fashioned way – get it from Congress – but I have other options if I have to.' he is pictured above speaking with the press on Air Force One on Friday *Daily Mail:* *Trump says he could use the MILITARY to build his wall if Congress won't fund it through Homeland Security's budget - and he won't rule out another government shutdown to get his way* * DailyMail.com asked the president on Air Force One if he was considering using the Army Corps of Engineers to build his border wall * Congress has been stingy with a... more »
The Navy Wants a Better Torpedo. Here's How It Can Happen.
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Navy weapons developers are seeking a high-tech, longer range and more lethal submarine-launched heavyweight Mk 48. Navy weapons developers are seeking a high-tech, longer range and more lethal submarine-launched heavyweight Mk 48 that can better destroy enemy ships, submarines and small boats, service officials said. The service has issued a new solicitation to industry, asking for proposals and information related to pursuing new and upgraded Mk 48 torpedo control systems, guidance, sonar and navigational technology. “The Mk 48 ADCAP (advanced capabi... more »
Soon the Air Force Will Select One of these Three Jets to Become its Jet Trainer for the 21st Century
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * [image: By Photo by Dokunaga (2010) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/koreaaero/12201852976, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34474094] And they’ll help train pilots even when on the ground. In September 2018, the Air Force will choose from one of three advanced jet trainers for the T-X competition, a major defense program to purchase 350 jet trainers that will serve well into the middle of the twenty-first century. Boeing, Saab, Lockheed, Korean firm KAI, and the Italian firm Leonardo all have a horse in the race. The T-X... more »
The Army's M2 Machine Gun Is Old (But Almost Irreplaceable)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * [image: Wikimedia Commons] And this is why. One of the most important weapons in the U.S. military arsenal is also one of the very oldest. The M2 heavy machine gun, developed by small arms wizard John Browning, has equipped infantrymen, armored vehicle crews, sailors, bomber crews, and fighter pilots over an astonishing ninety-seven-year service period. The M2 has figured in every conflict since World War I, and seems destined to serve on for another quarter century or more. The M2 machine gun is the rare example of a weapon so well designed it can a... more »
Terrorists & White Helmets Met in Idlib to Prep for Final Stage False Flag Chemical Attack – Russian MoD
Terrorists & White Helmets Met in Idlib to Prep for Final Stage False Flag Chemical Attack – Russian MoD by https://www.rt.com/ The Russian military has obtained “irrefutable” data that terrorist groups, including Jabhat an-Nusra, and the infamous White Helmets met in Idlib on Sunday, according to the ministry’s spokesperson Igor Konashenkov. – The militants plotted the […]
Jenny Goes to Sweden
Jenny Hill, in the dark with a female Syrian migrant to Sweden Writing on Twitter, *Spectator *editor Fraser Nelson had this to say this morning: Some UK newspapers today run pictures of a nutty skinhead rally in Sweden as if to illustrate a nation going Nazi. A myth hard to puncture as no one wants to say a good word about the Sweden Democrats, but it fundamentally misjudges what’s going on over there. Even BBC News describes Sweden Democrats in one sentence “has roots in neonazi movement”. Ã…kesson has not a single policy that is more extreme than, say, UKIP, that so recently fin... more »
Musical Interlude: Neil H, “The Remembering”
Neil H, “The Remembering” - https://www.youtube.com/
"The Shart Tang And Savor Of Existence..."
"The thought of the disaster which almost certainly lay in wait for the Other Men threw me into a horror of doubt about the universe in which such a thing could happen. That a whole world of intelligent beings could be destroyed was not an unfamiliar idea to me; but there is a great difference between an abstract possibility and a concrete and inescapable danger. On my native planet, whenever I had been dismayed by the suffering and the futility of individuals, I had taken comfort in the thought that at least the massed effect of all our blind striving must be the slow but glorious ... more »
"Fukushima Update 9/8/18: 17,627.85 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva *Updated Sept. 8, 2018: Fukushima Equals 17,627.85 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of Sept. 8, 2018 - 2,733 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of *17,627.85 *Hiroshima atomic bombs and it is st... more »
Pentagon Rushes Reinforcements To A Remote Syrian Base After Russia Warned It Was Going To Launch attacks Against Rebels In The Region
U.S. Marines fire an M777-A2 Howitzer in Syria on June 2, 2017. (Sgt. Matthew Callahan/Marine Corps) *Task & Purpose/L.A. Times:* *Pentagon Sends Reinforcements To Remote Syria Base After Russia Threatens Attack * More than 100 U.S. Marines were sent as reinforcements to a remote coalition outpost in southern Syria on Friday after Russia threatened to attack militants in the area, the Pentagon said. The troops were flown by helicopter to the base at Tanf — a small town near Syria’s borders with Iraq and Jordan. The base is used by U.S. special forces to train Syrian fighters who a... more »
A truth teller
Some 40 years on, the groundbreaking music of Pink Floyd sounds fresh and deep, and the lyrics of Roger Waters are as relevant as ever. How hard is the balancing act between music and politics? Sophie talks with the legend himself – Roger Waters, musician, activist, and co-founder of Pink Floyd.
Should the U.S. Build And Buy Non-Nuclear Submarines?
The Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine USS Minnesota. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steven Hoskins *Popular Mechanics*: *Should the U.S. Navy Buy Non-Nuclear Submarines?* Backers claim the Pentagon would get more bang for its buck, but the Navy disagrees. It was 1990, and it was the end of an era. The U.S. Navy decommissioned the attack submarine USS Blueback, the last non-nuclear attack submarine in U.S. service. Nuclear subs have distinct advantages over their conventionally-powered cousins, but they also take a long time and a lot of money to ... more »
Northop's F-23 Stealth Figher Might Have Been Better Than the F-22. We Might Just Find Out.
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* Thanks to Japan? Japan has been seeking foreign partners to help develop an F-3 air-superiority oriented stealth fighter for its Air Self-Defense Force. The concept that has attracted by far the most public interest is Lockheed Martin’s proposal for a hybrid of the F-22 Raptor, the world’s top air warfare platform, and the newer F-35 Lightning II. However, some commentators believe the F-3 program could see a resurrection of sorts for the F-22’s rival of yore: the Northrop YF-23 Black Widow II—an aircraft many believe would have surpassed even... more »
China's J-20 Stealth Fighter Has a Fatal Flaw (That Might Soon Be Fixed)
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* [image: China unveils its J-20 stealth fighter on an air show in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China, November 1, 2016. China Daily/via REUTERS] Those pesky engines. China hopes to have its next-generation Xian WS-15 afterburning turbofan ready for mass production for its new Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter, however problems remain for Beijing’s new engine. Once all of the defects have been corrected and the engine enters service with frontline J-20 squadrons, the new motor should significantly boost the performance of the Chinese stealth aircraft. “... more »
Alleged Russian GRU Hitmen Made Many Trips To Geneva In The Months Leading Up To The Salisbury Nerve Agent Attack, Including During Syria Peace Talks
“The two Russian hitmen who British authorities accuse of attempting to murder former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter … Continue reading →
Seven US Senators Request Immediate DOJ Review of Giuliani’s FARA Compliance
“SEPTEMBER 06, 2018 Seven Senate Democrats Request Immediate DOJ Review of Giuliani’s FARA Compliance Public reports suggest Rudolph Giuliani has … Continue reading →
Native Americans Worry Trump Supreme Court Pick (Kavanaugh) Threatens Sovereignty
From VOA: “Native Americans Worry Trump Supreme Court Pick Threatens Sovereignty September 07, 2018 1:52 PM, by Cecily Hilleary WASHINGTON … Continue reading →
Boneheads
Yesterday, on his way to what comedian Bill Mahar calls one of his "Nuremberg Hillbillies Rallies," Donald Trump threatened the "ruination" of Canada. Daniel Dale writes in *The Toronto Star*: He told reporters on Air Force One: “Canada has been ripping us off for a long time. Now, they’ve got to treat us fairly.” “I don’t want to do anything bad to Canada. I can — all I have to do is tax their cars, it would be devastating. If I tax cars coming in from Canada, it would be devastating,” he continued, according to a pool reporter travelling with him. “Actually, on some countries, ... more »
Russian Commandos Are Getting "Silent" Mortars
*Warzone/The Drive*: *Russian Commandos Are Getting "Silent" Mortars That Are As Quiet As A Suppressed Rifle* The weapons use special ammunition to eliminate smoke and flash during firing and keep noise to an absolute minimum. Personnel at a forward operating base are patrolling the perimeter after dark when they hear a muffled popping sound in the distance. Soon after, small shells begin raining down on them and there’s no clear indication where the attackers are shooting from. They’ve just been on the receiving end of a 2B25 “silent” 82mm mortar. This might sound like some sort... more »
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*BOOK REVIEW of "Common Core: National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy" by Nicholas Tampio. Reviewer: Charles E. Phelps* The Common Core Initiative’s (CCI) success (in getting implemented, that is, not necessarily in improving achievement) owes much to a mass suspension of disbelief among many education researchers and most nationally focused education journalists. Just a few examples to buttress the point: Hundreds, if not thousands, of education policy influentials were paid to promote the Common Core Initiative but, to my observation, their conflict of interest ... more »
The Royal Navy's HMS Queen Elizabeth Has Arrived To Train With F-35 Jets For The First time
You see how enormous the HMS Queen Elizabeth is compared to Mayport's USS Iwo Jima. pic.twitter.com/radpflRBO9 — Joe Daraskevich (@JoeD_TU) September 5, 2018 *Business Insider:* *Britain's largest and most powerful warship has arrived in the US to train with F-35 jets for the first time* * The Royal Navy's largest ship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, reached the US this week after leaving the UK on August 18. * It's on its way to carry out F-35 jettrials at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland with US and British pilots later. * It reached the mainland US at Mayport, Florida, before ... more »
UN’s “Green Climate Fund” is wasting U.S. tax dollars
Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in the news complaining about U.S. President Donald Trump not sending more U.S. taxpayer dollars to the UN Green Climate Fund.
What Would The U.S. Air Force Look Like with No F-35?
A squadron of F-35As flying over Hill Air Force Base in Utah. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force) *James Hasik, The National Interest:* *A Trillion Dollars Saved: What Would the Air Force Look Like with No F-35?* *Think about how much more could have been accomplished with just a part of that cash. * A Trillion Dollars Saved: What Would the Air Force Look Like with No F-35? This month, the U.S. Marine Corps declared that its first squadron of F-35Bs had reached “initial operating capability”. That’s 21 years after the program first began as the Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAS... more »
Implications of Trump’s Choice of Science Adviser
For over a year outsiders seemed to expect that Professor William Happer, a physicist from Princeton, would be the Trump Administration’s Science Adviser. He had previously served as a (lower case) science adviser in the George H. W. Bush and Clinton Administrations, and could not be accused of being sympathetic to the Obama Administration on […]
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*Business As Usual: UN Climate Meeting Deadlocked* At the UN climate meeting in Bangkok, discussions are deadlocked over a number of contentious issues. Thai fishermen and labourers whose livelihoods are threatened by rising sea levels kicked off an international day of protests in Bangkok Saturday, where key UN talks are attempting to breathe life into the Paris Agreement on climate change. As global warming races ahead of efforts to contain it, the discussions are deadlocked over a number of contentious issues, with activists demanding immediate action to prevent irreparable da... more »
Sydney Airport To Drown In 6,000 Years
The New York Times says climate change threatens low lying airports. The Sydney Airport is only ten feet (3m) above sea level. According to NOAA, sea level at Sydney will rise three meters in only 6,000 years. Sea Level Trends … Continue reading →
Today’s Stunning Fraud From The New York Times
The New York Times never disappoints me in their ongoing quest to defraud the public about climate. Now they are blaming a storm surge at an airport on climate change. Many Major Airports Are Near Sea Level. A Disaster in … Continue reading →
WATCH: Cop Fears Teen Girl on the Ground Holding a Flip Flop, So He Stomps Her Head In
[image: head] After a teen girl briefly ran from police and then fell to the ground, one officer felt it was his duty to repeatedly stomp in her head. The post WATCH: Cop Fears Teen Girl on the Ground Holding a Flip Flop, So He Stomps Her Head In appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Doofus Of The Day #1,023
Today's award goes to an anonymous idiot in England. A canal boat user accidentally drained [a] 200-year-old waterway - causing £3m *[about US $3.9 million]* worth of damage - after leaving locks open. Water ended up gushing down the Shropshire Union Canal, washing away the banks and leaving a huge gaping hole in the waterway. Trees along the canal were torn from their roots, hundreds of fish died and boats were lifted from their moorings. The 'human error' by an unknown Shropshire Union Canal user - thought to be on a boat or barge - will cost £3 million to repair. * . . .* Ab... more »
Solidarity... Progressive Candidates Standing With Each Other
Digby, John and I have been doing the Blue America PAC for over a decade now. We love helping facilitate fundraising for progressive candidates, especially for the ones the Democratic Party establishment refuses to get behind-- both during the primaries and, especially, after the primaries. Nothing gets me angrier at the DCCC than when a progressive candidate works hard during a primary and beats some corrupt conservative the DCCC backs and then the DCCC staffers decide to undermine the primary winner. It's one of things I detest most about the DCCC. Yesterday, we had a first-ever... more »
Is Pluto a Planet?
------------------------------ That I have time on my hands sufficient to care whether Pluto is classified as a planet, Kuiper Belt Object (KBO), dwarf planet, Trans-Neptunian Object (TNO) or something else, indicates that I have no life. Or not much of one. I accept that. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union, a global group of astronomy experts, established a definition of a planet that required it to "clear" its orbit, or in other words, be the largest gravitational force in its orbit. Since Neptune's gravity influences its neighboring planet Pluto, and Pluto shares it... more »
Nadiya is grounded
Here's something you may have missed, as I did... *SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: BBC humiliates former Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain by axing her Mecca pilgrimage series* When Channel 4 poached *The Great British Bake Off* from the BBC, there was speculation that it might hire the hit show’s popular former winner, Nadiya Hussain, as a judge. Nadiya remained loyal, though, and was rewarded with a deal to make the BBC her ‘home’. Yet now Corporation chiefs have publicly humiliated Nadiya, 33, by axing a two-part BBC1 series very close to her heart — even though it had already been anno...more »
Breaking: More than 10 Syrian soldiers killed by Kurdish forces in northeast Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – More than ten Syrian soldiers were killed today after a series of intense clashes broke out between their troops and the Kurdish forces in Qamishli city. According to a military source in Qamishli, intense clashes broke out between the Syrian intelligence forces and Kurdish Asayish police in the city, resulting […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
VIDEO: Watch this Rare Video of an F-22 Ratpor Fueling Up
*Task and Purpose, Adam Linehan* *Security, Americas* [image: Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1675924] A YouTube video gives viewers a rare and awesome glimpse at an F-22 Raptor from the perspective of U.S. airmen aboard a fuel tanker. A YouTube video gives viewers a rare and awesome glimpse at an F-22 Raptor from the perspective of U.S. airmen aboard a fuel tanker. A video recently uploaded to YouTube includes rare footage of U.S. F-22 Raptors refueling during an anti-ISIS operation over the Middle East. According to the Aviationist, the footage w... more »
France Has Its Very Own 'Spike' Missile
*Charlie Gao* *Technology, Europe* [image: A destroyed T-72 tank, which presumably came from Russia, is seen on a battlefield near separatist-controlled Starobesheve, eastern Ukraine, October 2, 2014. The burnt-out remains of dozens of tanks and armoured vehicles in fields near the small village o] But just how good is it? At the end of the Cold War, the MILAN anti-tank missile used by the United Kingdom, France, and Germany was nearing obsolescence. While the UK and Germany replaced the MILAN with non-European missiles, opting for the American Javelin and Israeli Spike-LR, respe... more »
Can Blairism Win Back the Labour Party?
The world is a complicated place, so pity those who do not possess the tools to understand it. That Tony Blair for instance is one of many from the politics of yesteryear having a hard time adjusting to our polarised times. As you've probably heard, in conversation with Nick Robinson he cast doubt on whether moderates (sic) could ever win back the Labour Party from the left. With politics dominated by Jeremy Corbyn's Labour and (he assumes) a Boris Johnson Tory party, he said "I just don't believe people will find that, in the country as a whole, an acceptable choice. Something wil... more »
New York Times arctic ice article an example from “How to Lie With Statistics”
“If we combine the 1985 DOE graph with the 1990 IPCC graph, it becomes even more apparent why the New York Times cherry picked the 1979 start date. It was the century high point in Arctic ice extent.” click here … Continue reading →
The Idea Of A Greater Croatia By Pavao Ritter Vitezović (II)
Basically, Vitezović’s idea was to ideologically pave the road to the creation of a unified Croatia with the help of the Habsburg foreign policy as all South Slavs and their lands were already before the Great Vienna War considered by Vienna to be within the Habsburg sphere of interest. The post The Idea Of A Greater Croatia By Pavao Ritter Vitezović (II) appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
All the news that's fit to bury
Talking of 'burying in Berkshire' or 'hiding in Herts'... I've also seen the claim today that the BBC isn't reporting that the Iranian regime's PRESS TV (banned by Ofcom) broadcast live from the CLP meeting where Labour Friends of Israel chair Joan Ryan lost a vote of no confidence. After all, the Sky News website considered it important enough to make it headline news ("Investigation launched after Iranian state TV films private Labour meeting"), and so did the *Guardian* ("Iranian TV station banned in UK shows footage of Labour vote"). Ah but, you see, the BBC News website* did... more »
In 1945, the Navy Secretly Handed Over 150 Warships to Russia for an Invasion of Japan
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * [image: Wikimedia Commons] A bit of history you may have not heard about. On April 10, 1945 a Soviet freighter slipped up to a quay at a frozen military base on a remote tip of Alaska aptly named Cold Bay. Inside her were over 500 sailors of the Soviet Navy. The Soviets had arrived to train on the first of 149 vessels the U.S. Navy was transferring to the Soviet Union. That fleet’s secret mission: to transport the Red Army for an invasion of Japan, even while Moscow and Tokyo remained officially at peace. By early 1945, the U.S. military had ample... more »
It’s 1960, and the Nazis Won World War II
*Warfare History Network, Joseph Luster* *History, * [image: https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/Wolfenstein-New-Order.jpg] And this game explains what could happen next. Despite the franchise’s age, Wolfenstein remains in the category of “new nostalgia” for some. While it has deeper origins—starting with 2D adventure game Castle Wolfenstein, which made its Apple II debut in 1981—the series is well known for its seminal contribution to the first-person shooter genre with 1992’s Wolfenstein 3D. For some of us that doesn’t really seem like so long ago, does it? Bu... more »
Infertility as a Cure for Autism
Thanks to Ginger Taylor for sharing this story from GQ Magazine. Sperm Count Zero. A strange thing has happened to men over the past few decades: We’ve become increasingly infertile, so much so that within a generation we may lose...
Compose My Exposition Online Survey
08-Sep-2018 Administrations Advertised From what it would appear that, is essentially a stage to interface individuals needing composing administrations with proficient article scholars. They don't list the correct administrations that they offer on the site. Probably, in the event that you require a more particular administration or a variety thereof (for instance, altering and editing, and so on.), you can talk about it with the essayist once you connect with one. Then again, you can determine in the (...)
The referee has spoken
As noted on the latest open thread, the BBC has now issued internal guidance on how to report climate change. Editorial staff have been briefed, among other things, that they "do not need a 'denier' to balance the debate": - Man-made climate change exists: If the science proves it we should report it. The BBC accepts that the best science on the issue is the IPCC’s position, set out above. - Be aware of ‘false balance’: As climate change is accepted as happening, you do not need a ‘denier’ to balance the debate. Although there are those who disagree with the IP... more »
Participatory fascism with Robert Higgs
Good item here by Robert Higgs who is a retired Economist. What i do see poking through the weeds is the reliance on what i describe as the rule of twelve over and over again. The real issue is what ultimately selects the twelve. Ultimately the Demos throws up a select group to form up those committees and their like to grasp control of power and work them. The oligarchic idea is were such a group holds power and tries to retain it away from that support. A king retains the option of summery dismissal in order to impose is own will. Yet the rule of twelve is still there ... more »
Lieutenant becomes first woman to lead Marine infantry platoon
It is good to see this come to pass. Do recall that the physical standard that must be met is reached with difficulty by most men. Yet there has always been the rare woman able to get there. Canada had its own back in 2003 in Afghanistan who was killed by indirect fire early on. No fun when that happens and it makes everyone question the wisdom of it. Yet our men are not disposable either. I would like to see all pubescent men and women put through progressive physical training in order to build muscle mass in preparation for a later round of similar training on reaching ad... more »
Australian Woman Reports Frightening Yowie Encounter
We have never had a really good sighting out of Australia, but this does fill in the gap. She lit the animal up and confirmed eyes as nocturnal and the presence of the dead meat odor. Thus we are likely looking at a giant ground sloth who consumes maggots and sets up maggot farms with its kills. She was right to dive into her vehicle and she got a luck look see. The Giant Sloth has a global distribution but is good at avoiding contact with humanity except on its own terms. Out of thousands of Big foot sightings i have wrung out perhaps two hundred sloth reports and never ident... more »
The Impossible Job
It may not be impossible but will certainly demand smart search ability able to sense not just a community standard, but also local community standards as well. That means it has to determine a local community as such which might well be the subset of all people who like the word quaint. This allows users to flag unpleasant content in a way that matters to others. In short it is necessary for the community to police this. In this way firewalls can emerge between communities avoiding something and those who actually demand it.. *The Impossible Job: Inside Facebook’s Strugg... more »
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Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* This much we do know about Repellent Judge Brett Kavanaugh: 1. He will vote to overturn Roe v. Wade even though 64% of Americans want Roe v. Wade to stand as our settled law of the land. 2. He was nominated by Comrade Trump specifically to help obstruct justice and help coverup Comrade Trump's apparent crimes. 3. Number 2 above would place him securely in Putin's pocket and bring his own patriotism into question. 4. He would vote to finish off what remains of the Affordable Care Act. 5. He would vote to end environmental regulations that lessen pollutants in our air an... more »
Would Augusta Prodworthy approve?
Cor blimey! Who'd have thought it: The politically correct BBC prominently reporting a beauty contest (in 2018!) on the home page of its News website? I'm sure Sidney Fiddler would approve. Ah, fear not! The BBC has its reasons for so doing: Very 'BBC'!
Trump agrees to an indefinite military effort and new diplomatic push in Syria, U.S. officials say
Contrary to campaign promises to get out of Syria, Trump has agreed to extend the US military stay there 'indefinitely'
Syria – U.S. Reveals Underpants Plan For Indefinite Occupation
Syria and its allies Russia and Iran should proceed with their plans. The U.S. is bluffing. It has no realistic means to prevent the operation, writes Moon of Alabama
Insanity of Political Leaders: More Common Than Thought
Whether they gain office democratically or via coups, the level of mental illness among the world's top political leaders is unusually high.
Messianic Jew Or Orthodox Christian?
Lots of people ask Brother Nathanael: are you still Jewish? Here's his answer
Stocks are the New Cryptocurrencies
The stock market is another aspect of our delusional reality.
There Is a Deeper, Darker Agenda Afoot as the US Cuts UNRWA Funding
Illustrating how synchronised U.S. and Israel now are, Netanyahu and the US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, made almost identical speeches last week. Jonathan Cook explains
Israel’s involvement in the war against Syria
Apart from paying regular salaries to those fighting against Assad, Israel has also provided them with arms, intelligence and medical support
When the battle for Idlib is over, where will the fighters who have sworn never to surrender go next?
Robert Fisk reports first-hand from Idlib
U.S. Commandos Want Lighter Machine Gun Ammo
*Michael Peck* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/42906067311/] U.S. Special Operations Command is looking for ammunition that weighs 40 percent less than current cartridges for machine guns and rapid-fire miniguns. Having lots of ammunition is good. Carrying lots of ammunition, not so good. So, U.S. Special Operations Command is looking for ammunition that weighs 40 percent less than current cartridges for machine guns and rapid-fire miniguns. The goal of the feasibility study is to assess whether it is possible to develop “belt lin... more »
"...before she was jailed"
The news in the *Telegraph* that convicted paedophile Karen White, a transgender person (previously known as David Thompson and born as Stephen Wood) who now stands accused of rape, was remanded into a women's prison and, within days of arriving there, sexually assaulted four female inmates has understandably aroused considerable interest and been fairly widely reported (from the *Mirror* to the *Mail*). I've seen comments elsewhere that the BBC *hasn't* reported this, but - of course - it has. There's a brief report on it in the Leeds & West Yorkshire section of the BBC News web... more »
If Britain wants to show its ‘moral backbone’, it must reject Jeremy Corbyn
This piece in The Standard by US Professor Alan Dershowitz https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/if-britain-wants-to-show-its-moral-backbone-it-must-reject-jeremy-corbyn.html is a must read. Here's a long extract: 'So let me present my case. I invite a response by Corbyn. In a widely accepted definition, adopted by the US State Department and its British counterpart, anti-Semitism includes "accusing the Jews as a people, or Israel as a state, of inventing or exaggerating the Holocaust … applying double standards by requiring of it a behaviour not expected or demanded of any ... more »
Rehash to Suit
*A guest post by Loondon Calling....* Regular readers will know the ways in which the BBC use photographs particularly on their News website to deliver a subliminal message about the subject. The recent trend had been to divorce the image from the context of the news story by using stock photographs. This technique has become highly refined as a form of wallpaper or visual mood-music to accompany the ‘news’. On Sunday 2nd September 2018 there was a sleight of hand on the BBC News website that in retrospect I consider to be blatant bias. At around mid-day there appeared as the main... more »
Tweets For Today
Map of Idlib's de-escalation zone, from @CrisisGroup's Monday briefing: https://t.co/p8fe78OsWn All eyes now on today's meeting of Astana guarantors Iran, Turkey and Russia in Tehran. pic.twitter.com/GF8YLJiMRq — Sam Heller (@AbuJamajem) September 7, 2018 Many Nicaraguan businesses closed as 24-hour strike protesting 'political prisoners' and Ortega government beginshttps://t.co/zFBbwg14cx pic.twitter.com/dW9zH43TRX — AFP news agency (@AFP) September 8, 2018 Trump says U.S. and Japan have begun talks on trade https://t.co/eSna1evEOg — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) September 8, 2018... more »
“Ninety-seven percent of scientists agree: climate change is real, man-made and dangerous”… Survey Says: NOT!
From Watts Up With That: David Middleton / September 6, 2018 Guest dredging up the past by David Middleton As a geologist, I spend my work days dredging up the past, mostly from the Upper Miocene to the Lower Pleistocene. My earlier post today about Dr. Will Happer joining the Trump administration led me to dredging […]
Admission: A Need for Better Data for Modeling the Sun’s Influence on Climate
From Watts Up With That: Anthony Watts / September 6, 2018 From the AGU EOS publication (h/t to Dr. Judith Curry) Better Data for Modeling the Sun’s Influence on Climate Several international initiatives are working to stitch together data describing solar forcing of Earth’s climate. Their objective is to improve understanding of climate response to […]
Polar bears that killed Foxe Basin hunter in August were in good condition, say officials
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Just in from NunatsiaqNews (6 September 2018): The polar bears that killed Foxe Basin resident Darryl Kaunak were in good condition, as were the bears who approached the group of hunters after the fact. And the bear that mauled Arviat resident Aaron Gibbons in early July was an adult male in…
9/11: The Great Illusion (Documentary) — Endgame of the Illuminati — Our Choice: Fear or Love?
Restorating Eden Published on Apr 27, 2014 This important film will help open your friends’ and family’s eyes to the great illusion that the mainstream media has created around the September 11th attacks. end
Trump Fires Off SHOCK to Financial System…Right on Cue!! (Bix Weir)
RoadtoRoota Published on Sep 7, 2018 In January 2007 I exposed a secret plot by the GOOD GUYS within the US Gov’t and Federal Reserve to remove and destroy the Bad Guy Bankers and it’s still playing out to this day!! Trump’s latest massive Tariff Increase is right in line with China’s destruction of the $40T […]
Trump Threatens to Impose Tariffs on All Imports from China
PressTV Published on Sep 7, 2018 The US president has threatened to impose tariffs on all Chinese goods imported into the United States, increasing the already tense trade relations with Beijing. In a speech in the American city of Fargo in North Dakota, Donald Trump warned that he would punish China with tariffs on 267 billion […]
Sick and Stuck in the Strip: How Leaving Gaza Became Mission Impossible
Sick and Stuck in the Strip: How Leaving Gaza Became Mission Impossible by Amira Hass, https://www.haaretz.com/ Less than 30 years ago, Palestinians could exit and enter the coastal enclave almost as they wished. That all changed in 1991, though, and things have only gotten more difficult since. – Gazans with life-threatening illnesses are currently fighting Israel to allow […]
Royal Navy in South China Sea: ‘The British are Clearly Making a Point’ – Author
Royal Navy in South China Sea: ‘The British are Clearly Making a Point’ – Author by https://sputniknews.com/ The actions of a British ship violate Chinese law and relevant international law. This is what the Chinese Foreign Ministry has stated after a British Royal Navy flagship passed through the Paracel Islands and allegedly entered Chinese territorial waters […]
Hold Onto Reality in a World Disconnected From Reality | Rob Kirby
Reluctant Preppers Published on Sep 6, 2018 When official government economic indicators are bogus, independent voices are being expunged from media, political leaders deny the obvious with straight faces, and blatant wrongdoing goes unspoken and unpunished, are we doomed to surrender ourselves to living shadow lives in an unreal world? Rob Kirby, proprietary analyst and founder […]
India Getting Rid of US Treasury Securities and Buying Gold
India Getting Rid of US Treasury Securities and Buying Gold by https://www.rt.com/ The world’s second biggest gold consumer continues to replenish its bullion reserves, a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) report shows. At the same time, New Delhi is slowly but surely reducing its share of US debt bonds. – The annual report from the Indian […]
Major Currencies All Over The World Are In “Complete Meltdown” As The $63 Trillion EM Debt Bubble Implodes
Major Currencies All Over The World Are In “Complete Meltdown” As The $63 Trillion EM Debt Bubble Implodes by http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/ The wait for the next global financial crisis is over. Major currencies all over the planet are in a “death spiral”, many global stock markets are crashing, and economic activity is beginning to decline at a […]
Trump Does 180 Shift On Syria: Regime Change Back On The Table
Trump Does 180 Shift On Syria: Regime Change Back On The Table by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Will the war in Syria never end? Will the international proxy war and stand-off between Russia, the United States, Iran, and Israel simply continue to drift on, fueling Syria’s fires for yet more years to come? It appears so according […]
Fate of Idlib: Russia, Turkey & Iran Meet at Crucial Syria Summit
RT Published on Sep 7, 2018 The deteriorating situation around the last anti-government militant stronghold in Syria – Idlib province – has marked heated discussions at the UN Security Council. end
UK Accusation of Russians in Skripal Case ‘Cocktail of Lies’ – Russia’s Envoy
RT Published on Sep 7, 2018 Russia has denied allegations that its military intelligence officers were behind the Skripal poisoning in Britain and suggested that the UK government timed its accusations to a potential upcoming false flag attack in Syria. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9dt2 end
Russian Special Forces’ Drills in the Mediterranean Sea
RT Published on Sep 7, 2018 Russian special forces took part in drills in the Mediterranean Sea, as seen in footage released by the Russian Ministry of Defence on Thursday. The exercise took place in an undisclosed location. end
Woit and probability in quantum mechanics
Peter Woit is a veteran physics hater. His website has regularly served the most idiotic anti-physics garbage and it has attracted some of the world's Å¡ittiest mammals to its comment section for almost 15 years. It would have been natural for Woit to be a leader of the anti-quantum zealots, too. String theory is the power of quantum mechanics applied to the realm of gravity. If one is claimed to be "bad", the other must be "bad", too. But for some reasons, Woit has avoided the discussions about the foundations of quantum mechanics. He wasn't inclined to join various branches of the ... more »
September 8th – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #597
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 →
Chapter 19 Sir Jimmy Savile: UK History’s Biggest Pedophile, Sexual Blackmail Kingpin, British VIP Pimp and BBC Pedo-Ringleader Granted Lifetime Impunity Protection by BBC, Police, Government and Elite
And the designated pedophilia monster of the world [conveniently for him discovered after he died] goes to… [Drumroll please] – Sir Jimmy Savile of Great Britain, the pedophilia epicenter of the earth! He epitomizes the sleazy “charismatic” psychopath who finagles his way into the innermost sanctum of the British royals and top United Kingdom politicians as not only their intimate confidante, but their longtime pimp as well. All the while, via the telly for over half a century recognized as a humanitarian fundraiser for children’s charities, Sir Jimmy Savile played his dutifully dec... more »
F-35C Aerial Refueling Mishap Will Cost Millions To Repair
The F-35 jet notched its first major mishap last month when a F-35C sucked in parts of a refueling basket during a mid-air refueling operation. The next-generation fighter is shown here being refueled by a Super Hornet earlier this summer. (U.S. Navy photo) *Defense News:* *Navy F-35C suffers first major airborne mishap* The Navy’s next-generation F-35 fighter jet reached an unwanted milestone last month when a carrier-based Lightning II suffered a major airborne mishap. It took place on Aug. 22, when an F-35C from the “Rough Raiders” of Strike Fighter Squadron 125 was being refue... more »
History lesson: Phoenix Program & the CIA
The CIA these days, along with FBI and other intelligence agencies in Washington, are being lauded as on the side of democracy as the Deep State attempts to take down Trump. Douglas Valentine has written the definitive book on the Phoenix Program called 'CIA as Organized Crime: How Illegal Operations Corrupt America and the World'. Valentine is featured in a new article on the subject of the Phoenix Program and the current 'love' for the CIA, FBI and other Intel organizations by the 'liberal' media like MSNBC and CNN. The article is called: Whose Side is the CIA On? You can find... more »
Picture Of The Day
Traditionally dressed Ukrainian women offer bread and salt welcoming NATO servicemen at the training ground in Starytchi, outside Lvov. Ukraine launched joint military exercises with the United States and a string of other NATO countries as tensions with Russia remain high over the insurgency in the country's east. The annual Rapid Trident military exercises, takes place until September 15, involving some 2,200 soldiers from 14 countries. © AFP 2018 / Yuri Dyachushyn *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *This Week in Pictures: September 1-7* (Sputnik).
US Officially Commits to “Indefinite” Military Presence in Syria
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — According to State Department officials, President Trump has recently abandoned his desire to “get out” of Syria and bring US troops home.... more »
Transgender Rapist Moved to Men's Jail After Sexually Assaulting Female Inmates
'A transgender person convicted of multiple rapes and sexual abuse of a child carried out sex attacks on fellow inmates within days of being remanded into a women's prison. ... White, who had previously been jailed for 18 months in 2001 after committing offences of indecent assault and gross indecency with a child, carried out the first attack within days of arriving at the all-women prison, according to prosecutor Charlotte Dangerfield. She told a hearing at Leeds Magistrates' Court: "The defendant would stand very close to [another prisoner], touch her arm and wink at her. Her ... more »
Saturday September 8th – 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 →
U.S-Canada Trade Talks Ongoing – Canada’s Dairy Tariffs and Demands for Exemptions on “Cultural Industries” Still at Issue….
In case anyone was wondering, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is in Europe talking trade with the European Union. Within the delegation of trade negotiation, the EU trade agreement is designated to Ross, while USTR Lighthizer covers Canada and Mexico and … Continue reading →
How Japan (Almost) Sank the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor
*Warfare History Network, Michael E. Haskew* *Security, Asia* [image: By Photographer: UnknownRetouched by: Mmxx [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons] The surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, inflicted heavy damage on the U.S. Pacific Fleet and plunged America into World War II. On December 7, 1941, Japanese naval aircraft attacked the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, as well as other U.S. Navy and Army installations on the island. The surprise attack killed 2,403 Americans and plunged the nation into World... more »
The F-100 Super Sabre Was the Air Force’s First Supersonic Jet
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * [image: By US Air Force - U.S Air Force photo nationalmuseum.af.mil, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62020116] And workhorse of the Vietnam War. On October 14, 1947, an orange-painted Bell X-1 piloted by Chuck Yeager became the first aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight. Though the rocket-powered X-1 was an experimental design, it followed that improving jet engine technology would make a supersonic fighter possible as well. On its own initiative, the North American firm took a crack at evolving the F-... more »
France Accuses Russia Of Trying To Spy On Its Military Communications Satellite
Florence Parly said the Athena-Fidus satellite (pictured), operated jointly by France and Italy, was approached 'a bit too closely' by Russia's Luch-Olymp *The Guardian: **'Act of espionage': France accuses Russia of trying to spy on satellite data* Defence minister says Russia’s Luch-Olymp craft got ‘so close’ to French military satellite last year The French defence minister has accused Russia of attempting to intercept France’s satellite communications, calling it an act of espionage. Florence Parly said Russia tried to intercept transmissions and spy on a satellite providing ... more »
Trump Coninues Making The Case For The Implementation Of The 25th Amendment
*Tweeter by Nancy Ohanian* We've talked about Dr. Bandy Lee's best-selling book, *The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President* before. Now there are reports that White House staffers contacted Dr. Lee about Trump's cognitive deterioration and bizarre, erratic behavior. White House staffers contacted her-- twice-- because they judged Trump to be "unravelling." As you know Trump has called himself a "very stable genius." The *NY Daily News* reported that political psychologist Dr. Bart Rossi told them that Trump has been exhibiting... more »
Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, "Brothers"
Ludovico Einaudi, "Brothers" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_SGEE02NlM
The “Global Climate Action Summit’s” destructive decarbonization tsunami
As Jerry Brown and Michael Bloomberg's San Francisco "summit" wears on, note how often you hear the word “carbon” – as in “carbon emissions,” “carbon footprint,” “carbon trading” and “decarbonization” – when the real topic is carbon dioxide. What will making energy less available and more expensive do to America?
Regime Change — American Style
[image: regime-change-american-style] What is afoot here is something America specializes in — regime change. Only the regime our establishment and media mean to change is the government of the United States.
Will the Export-Import Bank Rise Again?
[image: will-the-export-import-bank-rise-again] The top foreign beneficiaries of Ex-Im were a Who's Who list of giant and often state-owned companies.
Trump Minus Narrative Equals Bushbama
Barack Obama is making headlines today. In a speech at the University of Illinois, Obama called out the “politics of fear” which are used by his successor and criticized an insufficient denunciation of “Nazi sympathizers” by the current administration. “How hard can that be?” asked the […]
A Chinese Airport In Greenland?
This white golf ball-like structure houses one of several radars that scan the skies for foreign military rockets and missiles at Thule Air Base, Greenland. (JoAnne Castagna/U.S. Army) *Aaron Mehta, Defense News:* *How a potential Chinese-built airport in Greenland could be risky for a vital US Air Force base* WASHINGTON — With less than 60,000 people spread across more than 830,000 square miles, Greenland relies heavily on air transport to move supplies and people up and down its coast. So when the local government issued a solicitation to build three new airports, the move made ... more »
China Is Eyeing The South Pacific
A map of the South Pacific. Image: Wikimedia Commons *Kerry K Gershaneck, Asia Times:* *China’s plan for conquest of the South Pacific* China's militarization of South China Sea features allows its fighters to reach deep into the South Pacific, jeopardizing US bases while advancing Beijing's 'neo-colonial' ambitions Beijing’s militarization of islands and features it claims in the South China Sea is by now widely seen as a threat to freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most strategically important waterways. What’s gone less noticed, however, is how Beijing could use those... more »
Musical Interlude: The Traveling Wilburys, “End Of The Line”
- The Traveling Wilburys, “End Of The Line” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMVjToYOjbM
Would Russia Attack U.S. Forces In Syria?
*Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner: **Why it's not so crazy to think Russia would attack US forces in Syria* CNN is reporting that Russia is threatening to attack U.S. forces based in Al Tanf, eastern Syria, but don't call it fake news. A Russia-U.S. exchange of gunfire isn't as crazy as it might sound. As reported last December, Russia retains a longstanding interest in forcibly dislodging U.S. forces from various bases in northern and eastern Syria. Of course, Russian President Vladimir Putin knows that to overtly target and attack American citizens in Syria would open his nation u... more »
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "My Orchid Spirit (Extragalactic)"
Liquid Mind, "My Orchid Spirit (Extragalactic)" - https://www.youtube.com/ ○ "In this galaxy there’s a mathematical probability of three billion Earth-type planets. And in the universe, two trillion galaxies like this. And in all that, and perhaps more... only one of each of us." - "Dr. Leonard McCoy," "Star Trek," "Balance of Terror”
NEC Chairman Larry Kudlow Discusses Stunning U.S. Economic Position….
Earlier today National Economic Council Chairman Larry Kudlow appeared on CNBC for an extensive interview about the current U.S. economy. Jobs growing; wages growing; economy growing; trade deals improving…. Lots of good MAGAnomic stuff: . (Via CNBC) White House economic … Continue reading →
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Rich in star clusters and nebulae, the ancient constellation of Auriga, the Charioteer, rides high in northern winter night skies. Composed from narrow and broadband filter data and spanning nearly 8 Full Moons (4 degrees) on the sky, this deep telescopic view recorded in January shows off some of Auriga's celestial bounty. The field includes emission region IC 405 (top left) about 1,500 light-years distant. Also known as the Flaming Star Nebula, its red, convoluted clouds of glowing hydrogen gas are energized by hot O-type star AE Aurigae. IC 410 (top right) is significantly more ... more »
Chet Raymo, "Silk Dawn"
*"Silk Dawn"* by Chet Raymo "A magical morning. Warm and still. The hillside is cloaked in a fine, soft mist that will burn away by ten. I walk down the drive to open the gate. The field is carpeted with silk. Silk made visible by dew. *Click image to enlarge.* The spiders were there all along, of course. Their webs too. Everyday as I walked through the grass, they were there, unseen. Unknowingly, I crushed them with my footfalls. A field full of snares, each silken net flung across the grass, each net with its tunnel lair where the predator waits, patiently, for dinner. And now th... more »
The Poet: Stephen Levine, “Half Life”
*“Half Life”* "We walk through half our life as if it were a fever dream, barely touching the ground, our eyes half open, our heart half closed. Not half knowing who we are, we watch the ghost of us drift from room to room, through friends and lovers never quite as real as advertised. Not saying half we mean or meaning half we say, we dream ourselves from birth to birth seeking some true self. Until the fever breaks and the heart can not abide a moment longer as the rest of us awakens, summoned from the dream, not half caring for anything but love." ~ Stephen Levine
Emurregency: Mara the Murre Update #2
Why how she’s grown! Mara the murre has tripled in weight since she was rescued in Marin County in late July. She arrived into care hungry and anemic and weighing only 240 grams. Her latest weight: 720 grams. This Common Murre was named for one of our volunteers who was walking her dogs on the […]
Congressional Watchdog Questions Coast Guard Plans To Field Critical New Icebreakers
Did you know that the Coast Guard’s existing icebreaker fleet technically consists of only three ships?They are the USCGC Polar Star, USCGC Polar Sea, and USCGC Healy. Unfortunately, the Healy is a medium icebreaker with a more limited capability to move through ice-filled waters than the two heavy Polar-class ships, while the Polar Sea is in a permanently inactive state, serving as a source of spare ... Read moreCongressional Watchdog Questions Coast Guard Plans To Field Critical New Icebreakers The post Congressional Watchdog Questions Coast Guard Plans To Field Critical New Ice... more »
Global warming a product of solar heating and atmospheric pressure, not CO2
CO2 has nothing to do with temperature. ____________________ Global warming a product of solar heating and atmospheric pressure, not CO2 By Kevin Scasny Drs Nikolov and Zeller (https://twitter.com/NikolovScience) recently (2017) published their paper and research rigorously showing the earth’s temperature (and the temperature of the other solar system’s planets) is controlled primarily by the mass ... Read moreGlobal warming a product of solar heating and atmospheric pressure, not CO2 The post Global warming a product of solar heating and atmospheric pressure, not CO2 appeared fir... more »
Ways To Protect Your Family From In-house EMF & Microwave Radiation
By Catherine J. Frompovich As more and more research indicates the harms of microwave radiation in all its genres, it’s becoming apparent consumers will need... more »
Congressmen Introduce Bill to End Taxation of Gold and Silver
By Activist Post Washington, DC (September 7, 2018) – The battle to end taxation of constitutional money has reached the federal level as U.S. Representative... more »
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