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African Penguin Decline – BBC Fake News
By Paul Homewood As we found out last week, the directive has come down from on high at the BBC to ramp up climate alarm at every opportunity they get. The memo has evidently been received in the BBC newsroom, who broadcast this flagrantly dishonest piece yesterday about African penguins on Outside Source (at […]
Group disciplined for racism gives anti-Semitism training to Labour - Is this irony?
'A group whose leaders have been disciplined for anti-Semitism is providing 'anti-Semitism training' to the Labour party, MailOnline can reveal. Jewish Voice for Labour (JVL), which doesn't sign up to the internationally-recognised definition of anti-Semitism, has trained up to three constituencies so far, with plans for 70 more. JVL is promoting its own definition that says it is not anti-Semitic to compare Israel to Nazi Germany. ' Is this ironic? I don't know because I'm Jewish and a Zionist and therefore according to Jeremy Corbyn I don't understand irony. More here https:...more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 16, 2018
*Dan Goure, National Interest:* *The U.S. Army Is Back* Military modernization is a process of continual change. Fortunately, while the Pentagon was forced to take a 20-year procurement holiday, the aerospace and defense industry continued to work on new concepts and capabilities. They also learned how to adapt commercial technologies to the military’s needs. As a result, the Army may have found much of what it needs to jump-start modernization at the AUSA annual conference. *Read more *.... *Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 16, 2018* Army Wants Bradley Replacemen... more »
Tortoises
I don't know if this is really very interesting, but I thought I'd share nonetheless... *Newsnight*'s policy editor Chris Cook is deserting the sinking current affairs flagship and moving to Tortoise - former BBC News boss James Harding's new media start-up. Former *Today *editor Ceri Thomas is already a Tortoise partner. And its first chairman is going to be Barack Obama's former ambassador to the UK and top fundraiser Matthew Barzun. Quite what Tortoise will do remains a matter of speculation. And that's all I've got to say about that.
On way to Moscow
I'm at the Portland, Maine airport preparing to fly to New York where I will catch an overnight flight to Moscow. I am going on a 10-day trip to Russia to do advance work for a spring study tour that will take Global Network and Veterans For Peace members there. I'll be staying for several nights in Moscow at the famous Cosmos Hotel ($50 per night) that has 2,000 rooms and was built for the 1967 Olympics. A statue of Gen. Charles de Gaulle stands outside the hotel. He was the President of France at the time the hotel was built. I'll be meeting with several Russian journalists a... more »
Chasing More Footnotes
I have complained in the past that I am becoming less than thrilled with the UFO community. The reasons for this are varied but come down to a couple of basic ideas. One of those is that no matter how often a case is proven to be a hoax, a misidentification, a misinterpretation, or an inability to recognize the mundane, there are those who will argue the point forever. A recent post was partially inspired by this. How many times do we have to delve into the Oliver Lerch tale when everything that can be found points to an invention of the tale rather than a real event? The point her... more »
Khashoggi and Chaos: The Reckless Path of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince
*Gil Barndollar* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] President Trump should reevaluate America’s relationship with Saudi Arabia before it leads us into disaster. The fate of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi two weeks ago in Istanbul has punctured the myth of Mohammed bin Salman (MbS). After three years of gambles and missteps, both at home and abroad, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince may finally experience serious repercussions for his presumed role in Khashoggi’s apparent abduction and death. Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2 to receive paperwor... more »
Canada is Ready to Open the Door Wide to Legal Marijuana
At least 111 legal pot shops are planning to open across the nation of 37 million people on the first day.
Trump Attacks Porn Actress Stormy Daniels as ‘Horseface’
A federal judge dismissed Daniels' defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump.
Could Rebuilding Ruin ‘Mom-and-Pop’ Florida Beach Town?
For decades, the town has persisted as a stubbornly middlebrow enclave on what residents proudly refer to as Florida's "Forgotten Coast."
Turkish Official: New Evidence Writer Slain in Consulate
Security forces began setting up barricades in front of the residence just hours after Consul Mohammed al-Otaibi flew out of the country.
Doggy Bag: Beagle Intercepts Roast Pig at Atlanta Airport
A passenger traveling from Ecuador was relieved of the leftovers after the beagle alerted to the baggage at the world’s busiest airport.
Idaho Wildlife Official Resigns After Killing Baboon Family
Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter said in a statement that he asked for and accepted Blake Fischer's resignation.
The Revolt of the Masses
The Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset (1883–1955) was inspired by Nietzsche’s philosophy. In his best known book *The Revolt of the Masses*, he defends the values of meritocratic liberalism against the attacks of communists and fascists. He is critical of the ordinary masses and is horrified by the idea that they may attain political power. He begins his book by asserting that the rise of the masses is the greatest crisis that Europe faces. “As the masses by definition, neither should nor can direct their own personal existence, and still less rule society in general, this f... more »
Over 200 Global Food Movement Leaders and Organizations Reject Gene Drives
Global food movement leaders and organizations representing hundreds of millions of farmers and food workers today set out their clear opposition to “gene drives” – a controversial new genetic forcing technology. Their call for a stop to this technology accompanies a new report, Forcing the Farm, that lifts the lid on how gene drives may […] The post Over 200 Global Food Movement Leaders and Organizations Reject Gene Drives appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
I'm Following A Dream
The clip above is from *Sueños Ilegales*, a film still being shot with the goal of a February release. Director Angel Camilo, a naturalized U.S. citizen who immigrated from the Dominican Republic, presents the story of two young brothers of Salvadoran origin crossing the U.S./Mexico border illegally. It's a trip that changes their lives forever. *Sueños Ilegales* is an emotionally powerful and compelling drama, as you can see from the clip above, that shows the courage and determination of Rafa Guerra to help his brother after he become paraplegic while fighting to fulfill his own... more »
Polish Pastor Exposes Secret EU Agenda
[image: alex-newman-pawel-chojecki-polish-pastor-exposes-secret-eu-agenda] VIDEO - Polish Pastor Paweł Chojecki explains that the European Union is working to centralize all power in Brussels. Ultimately, the agenda is to completely eradicate nation states, he said. In this exclusive interview at The New American's studios, the popular pastor said it was time for European peoples to pay attention and restore their sovereignty.
Voter Fraud: Manipulating the Vote
[image: voter-fraud-manipulating-the-vote] An investigation of the 2016 election is ongoing — despite zero proof that Donald Trump worked with the Russians — yet real dangers to our elections remain unaddressed.
China Defends Its Internment Camps For One Million Muslims In The West Xinjiang Region
Image from inside one of the "education camps". (Central News Agency) *The Guardian*: *Internment camps make Uighurs' life more colourful, says Xinjiang governor* China on defensive over camps where ex-prisoners have told of arbitrary detention, abuse and indoctrination. A senior official in Xinjiang has described mass internment camps for Muslim minorities as “training” and “boarding schools” where residents receive vocational, legal, and language training as well as “de-extremisation education”. Beijing has faced growing international criticism for its crackdown in Xinjiang, a ... more »
SCIENCE : Understanding The Jet Stream
Ninety seven percent of climate scientists agree that a wavy jet stream is caused by global warming and disappearing Arctic ice. CO2 is changing the jet stream in ways that will create more Harveys – ThinkProgress This is not to … Continue reading →
Massachusetts’ First Cherokee Senator
White Cherokees are very real. I see them often in Arizona.
Picking Sides
I watched episode two of Simon Reeve’s journey through the Med. I don’t often watch Simon Reeve’s programmes, but I don’t particularly avoid them either. The raggedy kaffiyeh he drapes around his neck is a bit of a turn-off; but on the other hand, he does seem like a well-meaning kinda guy. Well, like a programme that’s typical of a kaffiyeh-wearing but well-meaning guy, it brimmed with well-meaning and probably unconscious bias. The bias seemed so embedded - almost subliminal - that the thought of unpicking it all seemed wearisome and not really worth the trouble. Then I spotted Ja... more »
The Other F Word
***** Annual Fundraising Week! Please help me to keep this place going if you can afford to do so. Sardonicky receives many hundreds of visitors every day, so if each reader gave a one-time donation of even $5 or $10, it would really help me to keep doing this for hopefully another seven years. For those of you who don't want to use the PayPal donation button, please email me at kmgarcia2000@yahoo.com to get my physical address to mail your check. Thank you!***** +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ It is a truth universally acknowledged that we are all f***ed. The question is... more »
The Unintended Consequences of Enshrining Norms in Law
President Donald Trump signs a bill into law on Oct. 10, 2018. (Photo: Flickr/The White House) Donald Trump’s disregard for governing norms is by now well established. It is partly but not entirely explained by his impulsiveness and lack of experience with government. A norm is, after all, a constraint on action: Norms are “guardrails” to support the lawful and ethical operation of the executive branch. And Trump has no patience for constraints. Experienced and thoughtful observers of government have increasingly come to conclude that new laws are needed where the norms no longer ... more »
Global Insect Decline Now ‘Hyperalarming’ According to Latest Research
*Alex Pietrowski* - At what point do we rally to do something about this?
THE RATIONAL ANIMAL WALK: We've been insulting The Others for a very long time!
*TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018We seem to be blind to this fact:* What did we see on our autumn vacation? To the tune of The Baby Elephant Walk, let's start with an irony which was scattered through Saturday's New York Times. On the op-ed page, Bret Stephens gloomily said that American liberalism had "pierced its own tongue" (had shot itself in the foot) as November's elections approach. Stephens, a conservative NeverTrumper, has been rooting for a blue tidal wave as a reproach to Trump. In his column, he listed various ways in which, or so he said, American liberalism has recently mad... more »
New Stephen Hawking Essays Reveal Dark Prediction of Elite Creating’ Superhuman Race’
[image: hawking] Previously unpublished essays from the late Stephen Hawking are being published and some of them have an ominous undertone. The post New Stephen Hawking Essays Reveal Dark Prediction of Elite Creating’ Superhuman Race’ appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Security In Iraq Oct 8-14, 2018
(Al Maalomah) Incidents dropped in Iraq during the second week of October, but casualties were very high due to two mass graves of victims of the Islamic State being discovered in Ninewa. There were 50 incidents recorded in Iraq from October 8-14. The previous week there were 60 which was the most in six months. Since April there have been 40-50 incidents per week so things were back to the norm. Kirkuk at 11 and Baghdad with 12 led the country in incidents. The capital province again had the most overall violence for the eighth straight week. *Security Incidents In Iraq By Provi... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 16
1973 Iraqi, Syrian and Jordanian forces attacked Israeli positions but were turned back 1991 Turkish army launched ground assault into Kurdistan to attack PKK 2001 CIA Dir Tenet met with UK officials and agreed no Iraq-9/11 connection 2002 Iraq held elections where Saddam voted president for another 7 years 2002 Iraq renewed offer for new UN inspections after US rejected deal 2002 French Pres Chirac said no Iraq Al Qaeda ties and attacking Iraq could lead to new terrorist attacks 2002 State Dept intel agency gave CIA DIA NSA Energy Dept copies of Iraq-Niger uranium documents (Mus... more »
Lisa And The Stranger, Part 3 Of 3
Click here for Part One. Click here for Part Two. “That’s… very beautiful,” said the stranger. “So hey, look at that. Maybe humanity makes it through after all. Maybe your species is one of the rare exceptions.” The alien face and its mannerisms were unknown […]
A good reason to buy an elephant gun?
If Stephan Pastis is right, anyway . . . (Click the image for a larger view at the cartoon's Web site.) Peter
See there springs an Indian maid
Did you know that the author of *Vanity Fair *wrote a poem about Pocahontas? It ends: *In the woods of Powhattan, Still ‘tis told by Indian fires, How a daughter of their sires Saved the captive Englishman.* Meanwhile... So (especially for those of you who follow US politics) it turns out that Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren may be between 1/64 and 1/1024 'Native American' (though whether South, Central or North American native, it's not clear) in that DNA testing suggests she has one such ancestor somewhere between six generations and ten generations ago. If so, ... more »
How the polls could have caught 'surprise' victories like Trump's
Fred Wright, Director of the Bioinformatics Research Center, North Carolina State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
When political polls are aggregated together, that can make the results misleading.
Arms and influence in the Khashoggi affair
Russell E. Lucas, Director of Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities; Associate Professor of International Relations, Michigan State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
A missing Saudi journalist has put Trump's 'America First' rhetoric to the test.
Defeat in Bavaria delivers knockout punch to Merkel’s tenure as Chancellor (Video)
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 136. The post Defeat in Bavaria delivers knockout punch to Merkel’s tenure as Chancellor (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Elizabeth Warren’s DNA ploy backfires big time (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 1. The post Elizabeth Warren’s DNA ploy backfires big time (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Failed Soyuz launch deepens mystery of trouble with Russian spacecraft
Aborted launch follow close on the heels of discovery of hole in Soyuz spacecraft docked to the ISS, causing great concern. The post Failed Soyuz launch deepens mystery of trouble with Russian spacecraft appeared first on The Duran.
Alarmists: Global Warming Destroys Good Bugs and Multiplies Bad Bugs
Alarmists are now bugging us with a new dire threat of bug populations declining in Puerto Rican rain forests. ‘One of Most Disturbing Articles I Have Ever Read’ Scientist Says of Study Detailing Climate-Driven ‘Bugpocalypse’ from Common Dreams A truly scary new study finds that insect populations in protected Puerto Rican rainforests have fallen as much […]
UN’s Broken Climate Policy Machine
The recent UN IPCC climate report is another reminder that the UN, like a broken record, keeps trumpeting a failed climate policy. Richard Epstein explains in an essay at the Stanford Hoover Institution Our Latest Global Warming Scare Excerpts in italics with my bolds. The new alarmist UN report features bad science and worse economics. The […]
Literary Group Sues Trump, Alleges Free Speech Stifling
A literary and human rights organization is suing President Donald Trump.
Trump Lashes Out at Warren over DNA Test, Calls Her ‘Phony!’
A DNA analysis done on Sen. Warren provides strong evidence she has Native American heritage.
2020 Democrats Building Ties to Power Brokers in Key States
Many of the Democratic Party’s most ambitious have begun building relationships in the states most responsible for picking the party’s next presidential nominee.
China Says Camps for Muslims Lead Them to ‘Modern’ Life
A senior Chinese official described the mass internment of ethnic minority Muslims in the country’s far west as a system of training centers that saves Muslims from religious extremism by teaching them to speak Mandarin and accept modern science.
Warren Accuses Trump of ‘Creepy’ Comments About Her DNA Test
She tweeted that the president makes "creepy physical threats" about women who scare him, including her.
An Insight from Magnus Ericsson
*Please click on the image to enlarge it for easier reading.* *© *2018 Magnus Ericsson
Summary: Justice Department Policy on ‘Disclosure of Foreign Influence Operations’
On Sept. 25, the Justice Department announced a new policy on “Disclosure of Foreign Influence Operations” as part of an update of the U.S. Attorney’s Manual—now known as the “Justice Manual.” In announcing this first comprehensive review of the manual in more than 20 years, the department highlighted several specific policy changes and additions, including Section 9-90.730, which entails the guidelines for disclosing foreign influence operations. *Context* The new policy in Section 9-90.730 is the latest action by the Justice Department to address foreign influence campaigns, pa... more »
Breaking: Turkish Police find evidence Khashoggi was killed inside Saudi Consulate – AP
A Turkish official told AP that police have found evidence inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul which confirms that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed there. The “high level official” spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity, but said that police had found “certain evidence”that Khashoggi had died in the building. The official did not provide any more […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Israel and US send secret military group to train against S-300 air defense system – report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The United States (U.S.) and Israel have allegedly sent a secret military group to Ukraine to train against the S-300 air defense system, Israel’s Hadashot TV reported yesterday. The U.S. and Israel have yet to comment on this report. In early October, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that they […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
HTS, Ahrar Al-Sham launch major security operation in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) The jihadist and Islamist rebels in the Idlib Governorate launched a large-scale security operation this week to identify and destroy sleeper cells belonging to the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organization. Led by Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham, the jihadist rebels stormed and captured an Islamic State command-and-control center inside […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish Foreign Ministry: No confession from Saudis on missing journalist – Reports
Earlier, Saudi Arabia has rejected “any attempts to undermine it whether through threats to impose economic sanctions or the use of political pressure” over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi who vanished on October 2 after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Monday that there has been no confession […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Political settlement only way to end Syrian conflict: Sisi
The settlement in Syria has no other alternative but the political process, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told the Russian upper house of parliament on Tuesday. “Speaking about Syria – there is no other alternative but the political process under the UN auspices,” the Egyptian president said. “It is necessary to bolster activity of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
[Graphic 18+] Mysterious group executes Turkish-backed rebel in eastern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – A mysterious group calling themselves the “Wrath of Olives Operation Room” released a video on Monday of their fighters executing a Turkish-backed rebel in the eastern countryside of Aleppo. Based on the footage released by the Wrath of Olives Operation Room, their fighters executed a Turkish-backed rebel inside the town […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Some materials have been painted over at Saudi consulate where Khashoggi disappeared
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says some materials in Saudi consulate in Istanbul were painted over. The statement comes after investigators into journalist Jamal Khaggoshi’s disappearance searched the building. “My hope is that we can reach conclusions that will give us a reasonable opinion as soon as possible, because the investigation is looking into many […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Kurdish leader says Syria gov’t will meet Daesh’s fate if they attack eastern Euphrates
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The leader of the Kurdish-led PYD organization Salih Mohammad tweeted on Monday that anyone who targets their forces in Syria will ultimately meet the same fate as Daesh. Salih Mohammad tweeted in response to Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem’s comments regarding the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) future operations in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish police leave Saudi consulate in Istanbul after nine-hour search op.
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – A Turkish investigative team spent about nine hours searching the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul for DNA traces of the missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, leaving early Tuesday. Specialists from anti-terror branch and crime scene investigation units of Istanbul Provincial Security Directorate were part of the investigating team on the case. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Over 50 ISIS terrorists killed in eastern Deir Ezzor (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:15 P.M.) – Scores of Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists were killed in eastern Deir Ezzor over the last few days, as the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) intensify their assault against the terrorist group. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the Syrian Democratic Forces managed to killed more than 50 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Medical Drugs: Too Big to Fail
*Jon Rappoport* - A message to Wikileaks, Cryptome, Public Intelligence, and other sites that expose secrets.
Journal retracts 16-year-old paper based on debunked autism-vaccine study
Better late than never? Or too little too late? Those are two different ways to look at a recent retraction. Eight years after one of the most infamous retractions in science — that of the 1998 paper in The Lancet in which Andrew Wakefield and colleagues in the UK claimed a link between vaccines and … Continue reading Journal retracts 16-year-old paper based on debunked autism-vaccine study
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From Jenna Orkin Mops Etc Delivered to Saudi Consulate Before Khashoggi Murder probe Researchers' Defense Re Publishing Info on Horsepox See: Scientists Freak Out Over Pandemic Potential Of Genetically Engineered SmallpoxKhashoggi: Turkey Hunts Black Van It Believes Carried Body 2 massive healthcare deals just got approved by the DOJ — and they'll change healthcare as we know it Warren Releases Results of DNA Test Trump Assassination Plot Foiled After ISIS Operative Tweets Plan: Secret Service Reveals "This Is An Earthquake For Bavaria": CSU Suffers Stunning Defeat, Loses Absolut... more »
Opinion: Could Brazil Become Another Venezuela?
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – One of the rallying cries of the supporters of presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is that, if Brazil once again falls into the hands of Lula and Workers’ Party PT, who ruled the country from 2002 till 2013, Brazil will become “another Venezuela”. That is rubbish. In […]
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Ben Chu reports on the conclusion from the chief economist of the Bank of England that decreased unionization in the UK is responsible for reducing wages for all workers by .75% per year over the past 30 years. - Hassan Yussuff warns that Doug Ford's insistence on reversing any gains for workers at the first opportunity will put many women in avoidable danger. And David Climenhaga comments on Jason Kenney's plans to similarly launch an all-out attack on workers, with no regard for evidence or public input. - Eliza Barclay and Umair Irfan ... more »
Mexico: Alleged "UFO" Captured on Video Declared "Absolute Proof of ET Existence"
*Source: PLANETA UFO and La Republica.comDate: 10.10.2018* *Mexico: Alleged "UFO" Captured on Video Declared "Absolute Proof of ET Existence"* In recent years, hundreds of videos have circulated on sightings of strange objects and phenomena in the skies. These are immediately associated with UFOs and the presence of alien life forms. However, what would prove each of them has been easily dismissed by specialists and experts in ufology through the analysis of audiovisual materials. In spite of the abundance of this material on-line, a recent recording disseminated on You Tube thr... more »
Fixation and Legitimacy
For the Symposium on Jonathan Gienapp, The Second Creation: Fixing the American Constitution in the Founding Era (Belknap Press, 2018). Jonathan Gienapp's book raises important questions about how a constitution gains authority. Most constitutional books address what the Constitution means or how the document should be interpreted. Gienapp instead self-consciously looks at what the Constitution is. In other words, he shows how the debates in Congress from 1789-1796 created the understanding that the Constitution is a complete or a fixed text. As he says (p. 19), "Initial efforts to ... more »
Believe women: Apply Congress' Christine Blasey Ford test to TSA’s female victims
[image: undefined] In the uproar over Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, many members of Congress declared that women have a “right to be believed.” Unfortunately, Congress is ignoring legions of women who have been sexually abused thanks to the immunity Congress provides to federal agents. But a federal appeals court may grant relief despite Washington's negligence. Congress gives the Transportation Security Administration almost $8 billion a year and does nothing to constrain how TSA’s 43,000 screeners treat American travelers. A Ju... more »
Bolsonaro Compares Violence in Rio de Janeiro to Venezuela
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Monday, October 15th, Brazil’s outspoken right-wing presidential candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, visited the Special Police Operations Battalion (Bope) of Rio de Janeiro’s Military Police and compared the violence in Rio de Janeiro to the crisis in Venezuela. “What is happening with regard to crime in […]
Rio Nightlife Guide for Tuesday, October 16, 2018
We have the top three picks for this Tuesday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. LIVE: Marcelo Amaro @ Teatro Rival Petrobras (Centro) – Created by the singer, composer and percussionist Marcelo Amaro, ‘Viva a Percussão’ shows that drums and percussion are today more than […]
The Truth About Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia & the CIA
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Instanbul, Turkey. Who was he and why did Prince Mohammed bin Salman want him dead?
UAE naval vessel on fire after attack off Yemen coast, unconfirmed reports of sinking
A UAE Navy vessel reportedly hit by a Houthi missile while supporting a ground attack on the port city of Hodeidah
Trump Continues His Assault on British Imperial Shibboleths
[image: President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tour hurricane-ravaged Lynn Haven, Florida Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)] President Trump, while holding massive rallies several times a week around the country to directly connect with the population in the weeks preceding the crucial mid-term election Nov. 6, has also made himself available to the "fake news press" far more often than before, where he is directly attacking the imperial mental constructs imposed on the population by the former governments and their controlled m... more »
The Upcoming Putin-Netanyahu Summit Will Seek To Strike A Balance In Syria
Understanding this dynamic, reports have recently surfaced that Russia is trying to mediate between Iran and Israel in Syria in order to prevent Tel Aviv from partaking in any more strikes in the first place, which might be why President Putin said earlier this month that Moscow is “pursuing a goal that there would be no foreign forces of third states in Syria at all” after the end of the war. The post The Upcoming Putin-Netanyahu Summit Will Seek To Strike A Balance In Syria appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Turkish President Erdogan Claims The Saudis Are Covering Up The Murder Of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Riyadh. Reuters/Leah Millis/Pool *Al-Monitor: **Turkey's Erdogan drops bombshell twist in the Khashoggi case as Trump appears to side with Saudis* * Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday suggested the Saudis may have covered up a murder in their Istanbul consulate, a dramatic new twist in the case of the missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi. * Investigators on Monday were allowed access to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, where Turkey has said a hit team of 15 killed and dismembered Khas... more »
There’s other stuff happening besides cannabis legalization, but also cannabis legalization is happening
News 1. Kasian Report on VG Redevelopment “Finally, the province has released a massive amount of information from a consulting firm hired to draw up a Master Plan to replace the Victoria General Hospital,” reports Jennifer Henderson: You can read what Kasian Architecture has recommended the proposed new facilities should look like and what services they […]
A highly redacted version of the Master Plan to replace the Victoria General Hospital has been released
Finally, the province has released a massive amount of information from a consulting firm hired to draw up a Master Plan to replace the Victoria General Hospital. You can read what Kasian Architecture has recommended the proposed new facilities should look like and what services they will deliver here. Some of the info is quite […]
The U.S. Army Has Now Doubled The Range Of Its 155mm Howitzers To 40 Miles. The Goal Is 80 Miles
An M777ER towed howitzer with the XM907 cannon sits in front of an M777 with the original, shorter barrel. US Army *Warzone/The Drive:** Army's New Huge Barrel Packing 155mm Howitzer Doubles Range To 40 Miles In Tests* Now the service already wants to double that range and get the guns hitting targets out to 80 miles. Driven by concerns about its artillery units getting outranged in large-scale conflicts against “great power” opponents, such as Russia and China, the U.S. Army has been steadily pushing to extend the range of its self-propelled and towed 155mm howitzers. The service... more »
WATCH: Cop Charged with 8 Felonies for Beating 15 yo Boy to the Point of Hospitalization
[image: atlanta] An Atlanta cop's beating of a teen was so egregious that he was indicted on 8 felony counts for the assault captured on video. The post WATCH: Cop Charged with 8 Felonies for Beating 15 yo Boy to the Point of Hospitalization appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
A Big Market For Humbug
In today's *New York Times*, Paul Krugman takes on what he calls the "cockroach arguments" of climate change deniers. Cockroach arguments are "false claims you may think you’ve gotten rid of, but keep coming back." Even when proved false, these arguments are recycled. Consider taking the temperature from a particularly warm year and arguing that succeeding years have been cooler: Climate change models “have not been very successful,” declared Larry Kudlow, the top White House economic adviser. Actually, they have: Global warming to date is well in line with past projections. “So... more »
NO MUOS in Sicily!
Flash mob at USA consulate in Palermo, Sicily by No MUOS during Keep Space for Peace Week. The M.U.O.S. (Mobile User Objective System) is a military telecommunication system of the U.S. Navy. A constellation of five satellites covers the whole world, whereas ground communication is granted by four stations, one of which il located in Niscemi, Sicily. Each ground station hosts three parabolic antennas, about 18.4 metres wide, and two elicoidal antennas about 149 metres high. The MUOS will be used to coordinate and command all USA military systems around the world, especially drones... more »
PA: Testing Good News And Bad News
As was reported a few months ago, the Pennsylvania legislature has been working on finally lowering the stakes on our high school Big Standardized Tests, the Keystone exams (or rather permanently failing to raise them, as Harrisburg could never quite bring itself to say "Pass these tests or no diploma for you.") Gov. Wolf gets a partial winNow the bill has passed both houses, and the governor has indicated that he will sign it. This is a good news--bad news situation. Here's why. *Good News* Students will now have a very broad range of methods for proving they are diploma-worthy. ... more »
Deconstructing the Administrative State: Is Chevron Unconstitutional?
Craig Green Constitutional dynamics that Gillian Metzger has called “anti-administrativism”—or “deconstructing the administrative state” if one prefer Steve Bannon’s terminology—have undercut one of the most established precedents in American law. For too long, most lawyers haven’t really noticed. In 2013, Justice Scalia warned that his colleagues wished to kill “*Chevron* itself,” and in 2015, Justice Thomas wrote the first judicial opinion ever to declare *Chevron* unconstitutional. Justice Gorsuch was nominated in part because he condemned *Chevron* on the Tent... more »
How Does the Heart Beat?
The less heart beats you use, the longer and better you will live. Your heart beats through a source of electrical activity known as “electrical impulses”. This electrical system, also called the Cardiac Cycle, refers to one complete heartbeat from its generation to the next beat. What is the Heart’s Electrical System? Your heart is […] The post How Does the Heart Beat? appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
‘There is no God’: Stephen Hawking’s final book reveals his answers to the ‘big questions’
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Oooof
Here was an exchange the other day on the Open Thread: *Craig, 14 October 2018* Talking of Anthony Zurcher, this tweet is typical Zurch: If you watch the actual video you find that Trump was actually praising the head of the Union army General Ulysses S. Grant - a native of Ohio: *Monkey Brains, 14 October 2018* Yes, that was a classic Zurcher attack! Truncate the text...link to something irrelevant...and hope for the best (ie the worst for Trump). Zurcher is the gnat biting the rhino's hide a thousand times a day. Annoying but the rhino is not brought down. Well, there's an up... more »
The US Air Force Wants A Bunch Of New Tankers
Boeing's KC-46 aerial refueling tanker conducts receiver compatibility tests with a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, in Seattle Christopher Okula/ U.S. Air Force/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo *Business Insider:* *The US Air Force wants a bunch of new tankers to take the fight to China* * Concerned about the "pacing threat" that is the Chinese military, the US Air Force is looking to bolster its capabilities. * The service wants more tanker aircraft to ensure that the US has the ability to bring its top assets, such as fighters and bombers, into t... more »
Delingpole: ‘Who Drew It?’ Trump Queries IPCC’s $38.4 Trillion Ransom Note
By Paul Homewood Dellers unveils some of the “top scientists” behind the IPCC’s £38 trillion ransom note: At the beginning of the week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented the world with a $38.4 trillion ransom note: pay us da money or Gaia gets it. President Trump’s response: “Who drew it?” That […]
Is The U.S. Military Unprepared For Extreme Weather?
Tyndall Air Force Base suffered extreme damage from Hurricane #Michael as it came ashore. Nearly every structure on base suffered roofing damage according to the base commander. #flwx #tropics pic.twitter.com/9WeXTwMSu4 — Zach Covey (@ZachWPDE) October 11, 2018 *VOX:* *Hurricane Michael showed how woefully unprepared the military is for extreme weather* The military says climate change is a “threat multiplier.” It’s still struggling to prepare for those threats. Hurricane Michael roared through the Florida Panhandle last week with 155 mph winds and a storm surge that reached 14 f... more »
Extremes
Cologne railway station Kaiser at *Biased BBC* linked to two reports of the same event (a violent hostage-taking incident in Cologne) and observed that "one of these days does not seem to agree with the other". One came from Breitbart London, the other from the BBC. The Breitbart report sharply amplifies the 'radical Islamic terrorism' angle while the BBC report suppresses it. They are the two extremes. If you then turn, say, to Deutsche Welle you'll find a report which sits somewhere between them. So in the Breitbart report we get the headline *Cologne: ‘Islamic State Sympathis... more »
Hillary Clinton: Democrats have been TOO CIVIL with GOP (VIDEO)
Civil war becomes more likely as Clinton calls for greater civil unrest after weeks of absolutely insane behavior from leftist activists. The post Hillary Clinton: Democrats have been TOO CIVIL with GOP (VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.
Russian Orthodox Church officially breaks ties with Constantinople
Biggest separation in almost 1,000 years as world's largest Orthodox Church cuts communion with Constantinople over legitimizing schismatics. The post Russian Orthodox Church officially breaks ties with Constantinople appeared first on The Duran.
Untitled
*University disciplines instructor over denial of recommendation letter for study in Israel* The University of Michigan is disciplining American Culture professor John Cheney-Lippold for rescinding his offer to write a letter of recommendation for a student as part of a boycott against the state of Israel, a letter obtained by The Michigan Daily confirmed. In the letter, dated Oct. 3, interim LSA Dean Elizabeth Cole criticized his actions and reaffirmed the University does not support this boycott. “To be clear, there are no University departments participating in the boycott and... more »
Untitled
*Climatologist: Florida’s Major Hurricane Hits – No Change In 118 Years* Roy Spencer I’ve updated a plot of Florida major hurricane strikes since 1900 with Hurricane Michael, and the result is that there is still no trend in either intensity or frequency of strikes over the last 118 years: This is based upon National Hurricane Center data. The trend line in intensity is flat, and the trend line in the number of storms (not shown) is insignificantly downward. Nevertheless, the usual fearmongers are claiming Hurricane Michael is somehow tied to climate change. After all, the Gulf ... more »
Kel-Tec's PMR-30 Is One Impressive Firearm. Here's Why.
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The Kel-Tec PMR-30 blows every other gun out of the water in ammo capacity. The gun’s double-stack magazine holds thirty rounds of .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire (WMR) ammunition. That’s five times as many rounds as the typical revolver, more than four times as much as a M1911A1 handgun and 70 percent more ammunition than a Glock 17. *Another reason to choose the PMR-30 is if one is generally afraid of guns and gun recoil but wants a firearm as a self-defense tool. A soft-shooting gun like the PMR-30 would generate less anxiety for someone afraid of gu... more »
The Navy's Littoral Combat Ship: A Torpedo Killer?
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The addition of this combat technology to the LCS is consistent with the Navy’s evolving strategy for the ship, which seeks to broaden its mission scope to incorporate a wider range of surface combat possibilities. The Navy is advancing plans to arm is Littoral Combat Ship with an emerging ship defense soft-kill countermeasure able to identify, track and destroy incoming enemy torpedo fire, Navy officials said. The service plans to outfit its entire LCS fleet with the AN/SLQ-61 Lightweight Tow Torpedo Defense Mission Module (TDMM) as a way to fortify t... more »
Nearly 10 Percent of America's Stealth F-22 Raptors are Damaged. Here's Why.
*David Axe* *Security, * One reason: a hurricane. Hurricane Michael damaged potentially more than a dozen U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighters at their base on the Florida panhandle on Oct. 10. That’s nearly 10 percent the Air Force’s F-22s. And if Japan’s own recent experience is any indication, it could take the flying branch years to recover from the loss of so many planes — even if the loss is temporary. Hurricane Michael struck northwest Florida as a category-four storm. As it roared across the state’s panhandle region, the storm flattened whole towns and killed...more »
The future of city business districts in an Internet age?
The Atlantic has some ideas. These days, walking through parts of Manhattan feels like occupying two worlds at the same time. In a theoretical universe, you are standing in the nation’s capital of business, commerce, and culture. In the physical universe, the stores are closed, the lights are off, and the windows are plastered with for-lease signs ... A rich ghost town sounds like a capitalist paradox. So what the heck is going on? * . . .* There are at least three interlinked causes. First, the rent, as you may have heard, is too damn high ... commercial rents have ascended to an... more »
At Oral Argument, Supreme Court Weighs Immigrant Detention
Mandatory immigration detention is an exception to the rule that confinement requires an individualized showing of flight risk or dangerousness. In 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit narrowed the scope of mandatory detention, ruling that some noncitizens—“aliens” under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)—could show that they were not flight risks or dangerous and therefore should be released pending an immigration court hearing on the merits of their removal. The government appealed, and last week, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case, now cal... more »
Pennsylvania Voters Ready To Get Revenge
Pennsylvania was one of the states targeted by Russian hackers in 2016. They helped put an illegitimate "president" into the White House by a handful of votes. In Pennsylvania it was 44,292 votes out of 5,897,174 cast. Kushner's team told the Russians to concentrate on four counties: Erie, Luzerne, Northampton, Lackawanna, Obama country in 2012, all of whom provided Trump with "plausible" wins in 2016. He took the state's 20 electoral votes by beating Hillary 2,970,733 (48.18%) to 2,926,441 (47.46%). In 3 weeks, the Keystone State gets its revenge. The partisan makeup of the stat... more »
Evolution Dance Theater’s ‘Night Garden’ to Visit Rio’s Municipal Theater
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Wednesday, October 17th, the American-led Italian dance troupe ‘Evolution Dance Theater’ will perform their latest touring show, ‘Night Garden,’ at Rio’s prestigious ‘Theatro Municipal’ (Municipal Theater). Founded by American dancer Anthony Heinl and based in Rome, Italy, Evolution Dance Theater is an exciting dance […]
WHY DO THE TROOPS HATE AMERICA?
Donald Trump loves the military, but a *Military Times* poll says that the military doesn't love him back: President Donald Trump’s approval rating among active-duty military personnel has slipped over the last two years, leaving today’s troops evenly split over whether they’re happy with the commander in chief’s job performance, according to the results of a new Military Times poll of active-duty service members. About 44 percent of troops had a favorable view of Trump’s presidency, the poll showed, compared to 43 percent who disapproved. It's not clear from the story what the tro... more »
Your Health Freedom: HEALTH EMPOWERED! A symposium on health, wellness, and healing
Dear AoA Readers, Please click here to check out the upcoming symposium on health, wellness, and healing that the group Your Health Freedom is hosting on November 2nd and 3rd in South Jordan, Utah. Kristen Chevrier, who interviewed me last...
The Garden State Grows.... Autism
By Anne Dachel Sept 25, 2018, My Central Jersey published the piece, New Jersey Autism Center of Excellence http://njace.us/ established at Rutgers University The latest from the state with the highest rate of autism is a report that announced the...
Update and Perspectives
*One Perspective* *"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."* I think of this quote often these days when the media attacks the President for doing the right thing. There's a lot of blindness inside the beltway, in the hallowed halls of the mainstream media, at Satan's Vatican and the rest of America's elite universities. And I'm not saying that wisdom is reposed in fly-over country exclusively, but even one eye is better than being totally blind - in a metaphorical sense. The nation elected Donald Trump as president. It elected legislators where Republicans are in the ... more »
Russian warships leave Syrian waters for Caspian port
Project 21631 Buyan-M class missile corvettes – the Grad Sviyazhsk and the Veliky Ustyug – returned to the Caspian flotilla’s base in Astrakhan, southern Russia, after performing their missions in the Mediterranean Sea, the Southern Military District’s press service said on Tuesday. “The vessels sailed from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean Sea for the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
New video shows prominent Tiger Forces commander training soldiers in northwest Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – A new video from northwest Syria showed the prominent Tiger Forces commander Major General Suheil Al-Hassan instructing his soldiers on how to use Russian-made weapons. In particular, the new video shows General Hassan instructing soldiers on how to aim precisely with the Russian-made AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher. The video below […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Assad says he plans to visit Crimea in April 2019
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said at a meeting with a delegation from Crimea that he plans to attend the Yalta International Economic Forum (YIEF) in April 2019, if circumstances permit, member of the Crimean delegation and Co-Chairman of the YIEF Organizing Committee Andrei Nazarov told reporters on Tuesday. “He said that he would be […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
At least 14 Iranian border guards abducted along Pakistan border
An Iranian official said, without providing further details, that the servicemen had been captured by terrorists in Lulakdan border area in the country’s southeast. Fourteen Iranian border guards were abducted on the border with Pakistan in the early hours of Tuesday, the state-funded Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported, citing an unnamed official. According to the source, the border guards […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Assad says Syria and Iraq have triumphed over terrorism
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 A.M.) – President Bashar al-Assad on Monday received Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari and his accompanying delegation, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported. The meeting discussed the latest developments in Syria and Iraq, along with regional and international issues. President Assad stressed that the victories achieved in combating terrorism in Syria […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia accuses US inaction of allowing ISIS to grow east of Euphrates
Terrorists have managed to establish complete control over a 20-kilometer territory on the Euphrates’ east bank in Syria due to the inaction of pro-American groups, chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties Vladimir Savchenko said on Monday. “As a result of inaction of pro-American groups, terrorists have managed to establish complete […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US designates Hezbollah, MS-13 as transnational criminal organizations
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Monday that he had designated five groups as transnational criminal organizations. Among the groups designated as transnational criminal organizations by the Attorney General on Monday were Hezbollah, MS-13, Sinaloa Cartel, Clan de Golfo, and Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion. A special team of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army demands answers from Turkey regarding failed militant withdrawal from Idlib buffer zone
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is demanding answers regarding the failed militant withdrawal from the designated buffer zone in northwest Syria, an officer told Al-Masdar News this morning. Speaking to Al-Masdar from the large town of Mhardeh, the officer said that the Syrian Arab Army’s High Command is in talks […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS beats back Syrian Army attack on last bastion in southern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a powerful attack on the Islamic State’s (ISIS) last bastion in southern Syria on Monday. Led by their 4th Armored Division, the Syrian Arab Army began their attack on Monday by storming the Islamic State’s positions in the Qasr Sheikh Hussein area of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Petition urges CERN to rehire Strumia, end totalitarianism
Edwin has pointed out that two German pro-free-speech groups, Agens Die Miteinander and Cuncti (and Tom Todd of Hamburg is usually signed in the e-mail), have launched a petition at Science Censored: CERN: Return Prof. Strumia to office! It's formally a letter to CERN's General Director Ms et Dr Fabiola Gianotti which claims that there can be no research or freedom of expression when people are being existentially threatened for simply expressing their opinions. The signatories want Strumia to return to his CERN office as soon as possible. (See previous articles on Strumia.) My u... more »
Dental fluorosis prevalence high in Turkey village fluoride study
I’m somewhat surprised that this study has no control group or that the findings were not compared to a town of similar size with no fluoride. Comparing results to national statistics is not very informative. In a limited study such … Continue reading →
Off Target: 5 Worst Guns of All Time (Colt Made the List, Twice)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Not worth your time--on the range. Here's why. *The Colt 2000 was billed as a gun that would dominate the world of twenty-first-century handguns, but the gun lasted only four years on the U.S. market, from 1991 to its cancellation in 1994.* Guns are tools meant to address life or death situations, so a poorly designed or manufactured gun often earns particular scorn. The gun world has long memories of particularly bad firearms, many of which sealed the fate of brave soldiers. The rapid pace of firearms development in the nineteenth and twentieth cent... more »
Time for Australia to Build Nuclear Submarines?
*Peter Briggs* *Security, * "A force of at least 12 conventional future submarines, each with a crew of at least 60 and a total submarine arm of at least 2,100, is judged to be a conservative, safe and viable starting point for a transition to a force of 10 SSNs." Australia’s rapidly deteriorating strategic circumstances have caused me to review my earlier stance on the navy’s future submarine requirements and the case for nuclear propulsion. As Hugh White wrote in response to Paul Dibb and Richard Brabin-Smith’s 2017 paper on strategic risk in a new era: If we decide that Aust... more »
Men – Don’t Give Up on Women!
A woman is like a flower. If you love her, she will blossom and bear fruit.
The Greatest Con of the Global Elite
Windows on the World pulls apart the flawed data and the Big Lie of The Climate Change Agenda.
Meet Ten Corporate Giants Helping Israel Massacre Gaza Protesters
The ongoing slaughter in Palestine depends on an array of contractors and suppliers, many of them companies based outside Israel
Israel crowns 93-year-old as ‘Miss Holocaust Survivor’
What does this say about the conventional Shoah narrative? When the slaughter of Russian Jews by Nazis is largely ignored, while events like this are celebrated?
Trident Juncture 2018 Is Kicks Off: NATO’s Big War Games Near Russia’s Borders Never End
45,000 participants from over 30 nations, including Sweden and Finland which until now mainly feigned neutrality between NATO and Russia
Trump’s number move up to 51 percent
I’d like to think it’s because of his continued insistence that global warming is NOT caused by humans. Trouble is that a lot of swamp dwellers are making tons of money off of the AGW hoax, and they don’t like it one bit. The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday, October 15, shows ... Read moreTrump’s number move up to 51 percent The post Trump’s number move up to 51 percent appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Neo-Ottomanism Surges in Middle East Politics
The US-backed alliance between Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Israel and Egypt to contain Iran does not make a new regional order. Erdogan will now assert Turkey’s leadership role in the Muslim Middle East. Importantly, he is known to champion the Muslim Brotherhood as the charioteer of a New Middle East. The post Neo-Ottomanism Surges in Middle East Politics appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Do we have freedom of speech in the UK?
https://youtu.be/REaaC8y4GR8 "Freedom doesn't disappear, it gets eroded..." Ask yourself why we are heading towards living in a police state?
Stephen Hawking warns world ‘in danger’ from Trump and Brexit in message from ‘beyond the grave’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/stephen-hawking-message-trump-brexit-science-death-brief-answers-big-questions-a8585181.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1539622700 Advertisements
25 Israeli Inventions That Have Changed the World.
https://www.jerusalemonline.com/headlines/25-israeli-inventions-that-have-changed-the-world?camp=fb_global
Climate change to double costs of making beer, scientists say.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-to-double-costs-of-making-beer-scientists-say/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0h&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5bc5757904d3014071a46744&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook
Brain-eating amoebas are spreading—and that’s just as bad as it sounds.
https://www.popsci.com/brain-eating-amoeba-spreading
TPO – Clinical: Thyroperoxidase (TPO) Antibodies, Serum
https://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-catalog/Clinical+and+Interpretive/81765
Anti-thyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO) antibodies in thyroid diseases, non-thyroidal illness and controls.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/8088002/
Brain-eating amoebas are spreading—and that’s just as bad as it sounds.
https://www.popsci.com/brain-eating-amoeba-spreading
Truth About Khashoggi - Nutbar SA Prince offs two-faced Wapo [CIA] asset.
*Analysis: Khashoggi picked the wrong prince* *MBS: "Look in my eyes...Anybody can see* *I'm a reasonable man."* *Nutbar SA Prince offs two-faced Wapo [CIA] asset.* I received an interesting item from pro-Russian news analyst Michael Averko today. Please view the above video wherein a professor in SA studies from California gives background on the "journalist", Khashoggi who's bloody assassination in the Saudi Arabia Embassy in Ankara, Turkey is the subject of a 24/7 M$M newzfrenzy. Please read the attached comments to the video by Averko, and I will have final comments to follo... more »
A BBC Psyop for Escalating Conflict in Syria?
Is the West preparing for direct military intervention in Syria? A recent BBC Online report may well foreshadow more ominous developments in the conflict
Why the Air Force's Mighty F-22 Raptor Fleet Is In Serious Trouble
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, * All thanks to one storm. In an update the 325th Fighter Wing shared on Facebook in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael’s landfall, leadership at the Florida base detailed a “complete loss” of base facilities. Several critical installations sustained “catastrophic” damage; other facilities, like the Tyndall marina and docks, are simply gone. But the most devastating impact of Michael may lie far beyond the bases’ devastated flight line and reverberate across the U.S. military’s air superiority posture at a time when the service branch... more »
Carter Page Suing DNC and John Solomon Discussing McCabe Investigation (Video)…
Appearing on Fox News Carter Page discusses his lawsuit against the DNC and Perkins Coie [Story Here]; while John Solomon discusses a recent FBI release showing Andrew McCabe was investigated by INSD for involvement in media leaks about General Michael … Continue reading →
Musical Interlude: Rudi en Corlea, "Hoor Jy My Stem"
Rudi en Corlea, "Hoor Jy My Stem" Haunting song by Rudi Claare and Corlea Botha of South Africa, sung in Afrikaans with subtitles in English. - https://www.youtube.com/
The U.S. Services Have Joined Together To Field America's First Operational Hypersonic Weapon
A US Air Force briefing slide from 2017 describing the High Speed Strike Weapon (HSSW) program, which encompasses the Tactical Boost Glide (TBG) and Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) projects. *Warzone/The Drive: **USAF, Army, and Navy Join Forces To Field America's First Operational Hypersonic Weapon* Concerns about Russian and Chinese threats have pushed the services to work together to try to get the weapon operational in two years. The U.S. military’s recent burst of investment into hypersonic technology has created an often confusing morass of different programs s... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* Oh poor you, Melania. So abused. So picked upon. Fuck you! The last First Lady got repeatedly subjected to typically Republican racial diatribes calling her an ape and a man, complete with idiotic YouTube videos offered as so-called evidence. Fuck you to the heavens and all the way down to the hell where you belong. Melania, you signed up for any abuse you get when you married what you married. You won the Slovenian Whore Championship and snuck into America as a mail order blow up doll for your orange Jabba the Hutt. You even got your relatives here via chain migration,... more »
Due Process and the Trump Presidency
I am writing this item to address our natural impatience. All of us have seen politicians and their enablers go out and essentially flaunt the law. Others such as my self have investigated the genesis of many important decisions in many areas including medical in particular and easily locate a troubling stream of behavior that is best described as corrupt. That is the direct evidence. At the same time we all mostly understand human behavior and understand that the easy road is to initiate a corrupt practice. My key point though is that it is easy to be a witness to a criminal ... more »
Astronomers detect moon outside solar system for first time
Its is truly astounding just how wonderfully we have advanced in our ability to observe planets and now moons. The next scope going up will likely wink out a slew of moons associated with known planets. Soon enough we will learn how to produce and direct wormholes in space. This will certainly allow sending telescopes out into deep space allowing excellent triangulation long before we travel ourselves. I even have a starting point on that technology and it s also central to so called time travel. We do have evidence that it has been developed in our near future. Maybe... more »
The Army May Have Found Its Next Rifle In A Colorado Garage
[image: army rifle colorado ribbon gun] This appears to be promising. we have had about three generations of work with light rapid fire automatic weapons which lay on the fire power but always give up accuracy. This often means a loss of reliability as well. The AK 47 stills works well enough in that environment even if it is seventy years old. Something like this may well solve the reliability problem while throwing real weight down range. My personal standard is still the military Lee - Enfield 303 which has only now been replaced by the Arctic Rangers. The delay was for r... more »
Churchill, Hitler and "The Unnecessary War" with Pat Buchanan
I had largely come to this opinion years ago but reading this book rather clearly makes the whole argument. The only thing missing in this mix was the continuing pressure from Russia at the same time that set up the French opportunity to play revenge. Churchill's grasp of strategy was always lacking and famously so. That he strengthened Grey before the WWI led directly to the central decision of jumping into France without an escape strategy was a complete folly that ultimately allowed the American's to dismantle the British Empire which was also folly of the American kind... ... more »
KREMLIN ENDORSES KUDRIN CAPITULATION TO US “RESTRICTIONS”
By John Helmer, Moscow The Kremlin through Dmitry Peskov, the President’s spokesman, has endorsed Alexei Kudrin’s call for changing Russia’s foreign and defence policy to save the country from American sanctions. “We can perhaps agree with the point of view [of Kudrin],” Peskov said, https://tass.ru/politika/566823 “– except [that the reason] is not the foreign policy […]
Here Are The Weapons That Russia's Special Forces Use
Ilya Naymushin / Reuters *Business Insider:* *11 weapons used by Russia's elite Spetsnaz operators* The Russian Defense Ministry recently announced that its elite Spetsnaz forces would receive "several dozen" new 2B25 "silent" 82mm mortar systems. The 2B25's noise level reportedly "does not exceed that of a Kalashnikov AKMB assault rifle fitted with the PBS-1 silencer," while the system itself "produces almost no muzzle flash or smoke." Spetsnaz special operators have a long history going back to the Red Bolshevik Guard, but little is known about them because of the unit's secret... more »
Tweets For Today
Just in: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet Saudi King Salman amid growing controversy over the fate of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. https://t.co/T8piAtjQbB — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 16, 2018 Turkish prosecutor in Saudi journalist's disappearance leaves consulate: witness https://t.co/8AUqfYpY55 — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) October 16, 2018 From a university student to a middle-aged housewife, Afghans planning to vote in the October 20 parliamentary election say they are willing to risk their lives for democracy https://t.co/FsuYvJhUKr pic.twitter.com/... more »
Syria and Crimea look at opening direct air service
Syria and Russia’s Republic of Crimea are looking at opening direct air service, Crimea’s head, Sergei Aksyonov, said on Monday. “We are looking at opening air service between Crimea and Syria,” he told journalists. He also said that the Crimean portы are ready to implement the plans for the establishment of a Crimean-Syrian steamship company. “We […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish police search Saudi consulate for Khashoggi DNA traces (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) – A Turkish investigative team searched the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul for DNA traces of the missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Monday. Forensic experts equipped with special lights were seen searching the roof of the consulate. Turkish officials allege that Khashoggi was murdered and dismembered in the building by Saudi […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Exiled Yemeni President fires Prime Minister after accusing him of ‘negligence’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 A.M.) – Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi fired Prime Minister Ahmad bin Dagher after accusing him of ‘negligence’ in running the country. According to Hadi’s official statement, he said bin Dagher was guilty of poor economic performance and failure to avert a collapse of the currency. Hadi has named Maeen Abdul-Malik […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
New scenes from Idlib’s DMZ as deadline for militant withdrawal expires
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – Footage filmed on Monday morning shows what is meant to be a demilitarised zone between the militant controlled city of Morek and the Syrian government controlled city of Soran in the Hama countryside, facing Idlib. Russia and Turkey reached a deal in September 17th to create a demilitarised zone in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS terrorists abduct 700 civilians in eastern Deir Ezzor: Russian MoD
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organization attacked a refugee camp in eastern Deir Ezzor and took hundreds of people hostage, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Monday evening. The terrorist group’s assault on the Al-Bahra Refugee Camp took place on Saturday and saw approximately “130 families of about 700 people” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Israeli Military Violently Close A Palestinian School and Execute A Man In Nablus
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:40 A.M)- Israeli Occupation forces, yesterday, closed a Palestinian school, later executing a Palestinian man, accused of attacking military personnel, in the South of Nablus (Occupied West Bank). Early Monday morning, Israeli Occupation forces violently closed a high-school, located in the village of al-Lubban (South of Nablus). A protest, consisting of Palestinian education […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US Envoy to Syria is heading to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey to push for political solution
The US special envoy for Syria is traveling to Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia to push for a political solution to the conflict and to establish a constitution, the State Department said in a press release. “The Secretary’s Special Representative for Syria Engagement, Ambassador James Jeffrey, will travel to Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, October 15–23, for discussions […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
‘Full victory’ once Syrian gov’t reclaims Idlib and Euphrates – Muallem
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said “full victory” would be achieved once the “lands in Idlib, north of Aleppo, and east to Euphrates” are put under government control, speaking alongside his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim Jaafari in Damascus on Monday. “Liberating Idlib by reconciliation is much better that shedding blood,” Muallem said. “Our support to the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, “Night Light”
Liquid Mind, “Night Light” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5VzYAPBVJc
"A Look to the Heavens"; "Why Do We Look to the Stars?"
"Distorted galaxy NGC 2442 can be found in the southern constellation of the flying fish, (Piscis) Volans. Located about 50 million light-years away, the galaxy's two spiral arms extending from a pronounced central bar give it a hook-shaped appearance. This deep color image also shows the arms' obscuring dust lanes, young blue star clusters and reddish star forming regions surrounding a core of yellowish light from an older population of stars. But the star forming regions seem more concentrated along the drawn-out (right side) spiral arm. The distorted structure is likely the resul... more »
"A Logical Explanation..."
"There is a logical explanation for everything, often mistaken for the reason it happened." - Robert Brault
South Korean President Moon Jae-in Says North Korea Is in Trouble. Kim Jong-Un Cannot Go Back On Its Promise To Wind Down Its Nuclear Program
Moon Jae In said Kim Jong Un "felt frustrated by the international community's continuing mistrust". *Time:* *South Korean President Moon Jae-in Says North Korea Is in Trouble* North Korea’s economy is in such dire straits that the reclusive nation can’t afford to go back on a promise to Donald Trump to wind down its nuclear program, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said in an interview with Le Figaro. Speaking to the French daily ahead of a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron, Moon explained why he believes North Korea’s Kim Jong Un will deliver on the pledges made at his hi... more »
Rapper Yella Beezy Shot on Texas Highway, Still Hospitalized
Management for rapper Yella Beezy says he remains hospitalized after being shot while driving on a highway in Texas.
October 16th – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #635
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 →
Tuesday October 16th – 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 →
Ten Years After the Last Meltdown: Is Another One Around the Corner?
[image: ten-years-after-the-last-meltdown-is-another-one-around-the-corner] Today credit card debt is over a trillion dollars, student loan debt is at 1.5 trillion dollars, there is a bubble in auto loans, and there is even a new housing bubble.
"These Downbeat Times..."
"In these downbeat times, we need as much hope and courage as we do vision and analysis; we must accent the best of each other even as we point out the vicious effects of our racial divide and pernicious consequences of our maldistribution of wealth and power. We simply cannot live in the twenty-first century at each other's throats, even as we acknowledge the weighty forces of racism, patriarchy, economic inequality, homophobia, and ecological abuse on our necks. We are at a crucial crossroad in the history of this nation - and we either hang together by combating these forces that... more »
"Sometimes..."; "Be That Guy"
"Sometimes a person must fight for what he or she feels is right, even against the majority. Something that is wrong does not change to right just because the majority approves it, ignores it, or the government says it is right. It is still wrong." - Kenneth Ead *"Be That Guy"* by Scott Faith "We’re frequently told “don’t be that guy,” often with good reason. Drunk and stupid at a party? Don’t be that guy. Park in a spot someone else shoveled out of the snow? Don’t be that guy. Chow thief at Ranger School? Definitely don’t be that guy. But sometimes situations arise where you DO ne... more »
Israeli Ministers Say No Major Gaza Military Op Until at Least Next Week — Report
Zionist war propaganda. The plan is to attack Gaza and drive all Palestinians (REAL Jews) into the Sinai desert, in fulfillment of Revelation 12:6,13-14. – Ministers Say No Major Gaza Military Op Until at Least Next Week — Report by TAMAR PILEGGI, https://www.timesofisrael.com/, 14 October 2018 Security cabinet adopts a wait-and-see approach, despite threats from Netanyahu and […]
Propaganda: World War 3 — Fears Spike of Iran Planning TERROR Attacks Across Europe After Paris Plot
Western propaganda. Probably to prepare the sheeple for false flag attacks to ignite the Satanic WW3. It is the western Illluminist governments and their allies (Israel …) which is behind the global terrorism wave. – World War 3: Fears spike of Iran planning TERROR attacks across Europe after Paris plot by JAMES BICKERTON, https://www.express.co.uk/ FEARS are growing […]
Israeli Forces, Bulldozers Enter Khan al-Ahmar to Demolish Palestinian Village, Homes, Arrest Activists
PressTV Published on Oct 15, 2018 Israeli forces accompanied by three military bulldozers entered the village of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank on Monday, ahead of a planned demolition of the village by the Israeli army. Footage shows Israeli forces clashing with activists and inhabitants of the village, as a bulldozer works on moving […]
EU Commission: Bloc Preparing for BREXIT No-Deal
PressTV Published on Oct 15, 2018 The European Commission says the EU is preparing for a no-deal Brexit as an October 17 summit on Britain’s divorce is drawing closer. Schinas added, several key issues remain unresolved in bilateral talks. He noted, the EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier will brief the EU leaders about the progress in […]
Global Markets Continue To Fall As Bloomberg Warns “The Next Financial Crisis Is Staring Us In The Face”…
Global Markets Continue To Fall As Bloomberg Warns “The Next Financial Crisis Is Staring Us In The Face”… by http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/ It looks like it could be another tough week for global financial markets. As the week began, markets were down all over the world, and relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia have taken a […]
Dr. Mark Skidmore: $21 Trillion “Missing” Money Huge Implications for Dollar. Entire Federal Budget Now National Security Secret
Dr. Mark Skidmore: $21 Trillion “Missing” Money Huge Implications for Dollar. Entire Federal Budget Now National Security Secret by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) Michigan State Economics Professor Mark Skidmore made a stunning discovery late last year. Using publicly available government accounting reports, he revealed there was $21 trillion in what he calls “missing money” from the Department […]
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