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Davie and Irving shipyards are in the midst of a lobbying blitz in Ottawa
News 1. Davie v Irving In recent days, Unifor Marine Workers Federation Local 1, which represents Irving Shipyard workers, has been conducting a “Ships Stay Here” campaign that included getting Halifax council to support its efforts. The union fears that some of the shipbuilding work contracted to Irving will be shifted to Davie Shipyard in […]
Panicking about climate change? See the rest of the story.
From Fabius Maximus website: Larry Kummer, Editor Science & Nature 18 October 2018 Summary: Contrast alarmists’ “news” about the climate with the estimates produced by real scientists. This is the first step to breaking the public policy gridlock that prevents us from preparing for the inevitable repeat of past weather, let alone climate change. […]
September 2018 Global Surface (Land+Ocean) and Lower Troposphere Temperature Anomaly Update
Originally posted on Bob Tisdale - Climate Observations: This post provides updates of the values for the three primary suppliers of global land+ocean surface temperature reconstructions—GISS through September 2018 and HADCRUT4 and NOAA NCEI (formerly NOAA NCDC) through August 2018—and of the two suppliers of satellite-based lower troposphere temperature composites (RSS and UAH) through September…
Subprime Loans Are Back, Proving We Have Learned Nothing from 2008
By Brittany Hunter For as often as the phrase “history repeats itself” is used, it’s shocking how rare it is for mankind to actually learn... more »
Facebook Shareholders Push to Remove CEO Zuckerberg
By Joe Jankowski As Facebook grapples with a multitude of privacy scandals, the mass exodus of young people away from their mobile application, and new accusations... more »
CRIMEAN COLLEGE FALSE FLAG
*Roslyakov* *Vladislav **Roslyakov *(aka *Vyacheslav Roslyakov*) is the alleged shooter in the 17 October 2018 attack at the Kerch Polytechnic College, in Crimea. Vladislav Roslyakov attended the meetings of Jehovah's Witnesses with his mother. "СМИ: керченский стрелок посещал 'Свидетелей Иеговы'". The Jehovah's Witnesses are said to be run by the CIA. Moscow charges CIA link to religious activist - UPI Archives *Roslyakov* "Crimean chief Sergei Aksyonov told Russian news agencies on Thursday that *it is possible that the attacker, identified as Vyacheslav Roslyakov, had an acc... more »
USMCA: A TPP Redux?
[image: bill-jasper-christian-gomez-uscma-tpp-redux] Senior Editor for *The New American* William F. Jasper interviews Christian Gomez about what Obama-era trade negotiators who worked on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have to say about the new USMCA.
Anti-GOP Violence Escalates, Top Democrats Egg On the Goons
[image: anti-gop-violence-escalates-top-democrats-egg-on-the-goons] The repeated calls from top Democrats leaders and influential leftists to harass and even attack conservatives and Republicans are having their effect.
Summit Exposes Violations of Indians’ Rights, Fringe Left Freaks
[image: summit-exposes-violations-of-indians-rights-fringe-left-freaks] WHITEFISH, MONTANA — Speaking at the “New Code of the West” conference over the weekend, a pair of activists exposed some of the major problems with federal Indian policy.
What if North Korea Collapsed?
*Jamie Metzl* *Security, Asia* "North Korea is a historical relic, destabilizing force, and human rights abomination. The Korean people and the world will be far better off without it." *The good news is that this collapse has the potential to be a win-win for nearly everyone. The North Korean people will end their terrible suffering, North and South Korea will be reunified under South Korean law, potentially following a UN-administered transitional period and referendum, the specter of a rogue nuclear nation at the heart of Asia will be removed, and China will gain a valuable t... more »
Air Force Special Operations Forces Are Getting Ready for "Major Power War"
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * And that can only mean a few countries. *The Air Force Special Operations AC-130 gunship, for instance, often circled Kandahar in Afghanistan, to fire its 20mm side-firing cannons to attack Taliban fighters. While there are of course major differences when between attacking insurgents and engaging in major air combat with a near-peer enemy, some of the tactics, approaches and technologies do seem to cross over and offer value to both kinds of conflict.* Attacking enemy fighters in close-air-support aircraft, using ground-based laser designators to “pa... more »
Made in India: America's F-16 Fighter?
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* The F-16 Block 70, the most advanced version of the Fighting Falcon, will have its wings produced in India. Lockheed Martin has partnered with India's Tata Advanced Systems to produce in Hyderabad. *Lockheed Martin spokesman told the National Interest that "it will take approximately two years for Tata to demonstrate this manufacturing capability and become a certified Lockheed Martin supplier. The opportunity for wing production occurs once that is completed, projected to be late 2020 or early 2021."* President Trump wants to bring manufacturing ... more »
Killing Jamal Khashoggi Was Easy. Explaining It Is Much Harder
[image: undefined] Getting to the bottom of the Jamal Khashoggi disappearance is a bit like peeling an onion. It is known that Khashoggi entered the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul on October 2nd to get a document that would enable him to marry a Turkish woman. It is also known, from surveillance cameras situated outside the building, that he never came out walking the same way he entered. The presumption is that he was either killed inside or abducted, though the abduction theory would have to be based on a Consulate vehicle leaving the building with him presumably concealed in... more »
CDC reports outbreak of drug-resistant Salmonella in 29 states
The CDC has reported that at least 92 people in 29 states have been infected with an antibiotic-resistant strain of salmonella. At this time, twenty-one people have been hospitalized but no deaths have been reported. “The victims contracted salmonella after coming into contact with raw chicken products. The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and […] The post CDC reports outbreak of drug-resistant Salmonella in 29 states appeared first on Health Nut News.
New proof you’re not ‘Crazy’ if you suffer from this insanely painful disease
Fibromyalgia, characterized by chronic, widespread pain is an often-debilitating condition that primarily affects women. While as many as 10 million Americans have fibromyalgia, its cause remains a mystery. Brain scans of fibromyalgia patients have offered hard evidence that the pain they experience is indeed real — mainly because their threshold for tolerating pain impulses is […] The post New proof you’re not ‘Crazy’ if you suffer from this insanely painful disease appeared first on Health Nut News.
VIDEO: Remove all the negative energy in and around you
I was incredibly stressed the other day while working when I received the link to the video below. I clicked on it and no joke, within moments, my shoulders started to drop. And as soon as that happened, I felt the need and ability to take a moment to breathe deeply. So I did. What […] The post VIDEO: Remove all the negative energy in and around you appeared first on Health Nut News.
The Healing Addiction Summit: Online, FREE October 25 – 31, 2018
All of Us are Touched and Affected by Addiction… Addiction doesn’t just affect the addict… Addiction devastates families, kills loved ones, and destroys entire communities. This is true whether you’re a family member trying to care for an addicted child or someone who offers support as part of your job or career… In a way, […] The post The Healing Addiction Summit: Online, FREE October 25 – 31, 2018 appeared first on Health Nut News.
Analyzing the New NAFTA Deal — Better, But Not by Much
*Donald Trump on NAFTA. That was then; this is now.* *by Gaius Publius* NAFTA 2.0 is on the horizon, and I wanted to offer an update courtesy of Public Citizen's Trade Watch, the best go-to source on trade agreement issues. Their infographic is here. Click here for their full analysis. I'm excerpting the relevant details below. Bottom line: The NAFTA 2.0 draft is a mixed bag and will need fixing. It does improve the original agreement, but not by much. Public Citizen begins this way (emphasis mine): *NAFTA 2.0 Text Analysis* *How does NAFTA 2.0 text measure up against the essenti... more »
Anatomy of a Liar
One of the biggest factors of more autocratic governments is difficulty with the truth. Vladimir Putin, for example, may be the world’s most adroit liar. This is a key reason that the US President’s frequent problem with the truth give … Continue reading →
Cleaning Up Loose Ends? Khashoggi Murder Suspect Dies in “Suspicious Car Accident”
[image: khashoggi] A member of the 15-man team suspected in the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has died in a mysterious accident, according to Turkish media. The post Cleaning Up Loose Ends? Khashoggi Murder Suspect Dies in “Suspicious Car Accident” appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
The US Would Be Under Serious Hybrid War Threat If Mexico Legalized Opium
There’s simply no way that legalizing opium for any purposes in Mexico is good for the US’ so-called “soft security” if its southern neighbor remains totally corrupt and strict border security isn’t in place. It can therefore be expected that the US will either pressure Mexico to keep opium cultivation illegal or will try to find a way to shield itself from the catastrophic consequences if this happens. The post The US Would Be Under Serious Hybrid War Threat If Mexico Legalized Opium appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
WATCH: Cop Shoots Innocent Autistic Teen From his Vehicle in a Drive-By Shooting
[image: teen] Deeply disturbing video has just been released showing a Chicago cop conduct a drive-by shooting on an innocent autistic teen who was lost. The post WATCH: Cop Shoots Innocent Autistic Teen From his Vehicle in a Drive-By Shooting appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Killings in Kandahar: Implications
The news out of Kandahar is pretty awful: the top leadership of the province was killed in an apparent attempt to kill General Austin Miller, the commander of US and NATO forces in the country. There is not many details, but the WashPost account is suggestive of some key dynamics and challenges. First, it sounds […]
This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 18
1920 Najaf surrendered to British in 1920 Revolt (Musings On Iraq book review of *Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State*) 1928 Shiite sheikhs issued statement about conscription saying only the Shiites would be drafted as Kurds and western tribes would never allow it meaning Shiites would make all the sacrifices 1940 Ger Amb to Turkey told Fin Min Shawkat Germany supported Arabs but gave no specific promises or support (Musings On Iraq book review *Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The Nationalist Movement in Iraq 1939-1941*) (Musings On Iraq book review... more »
THE RATIONAL ANIMAL WALK: Avenatti supplied five names!
*THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2018What happened when NBC asked:* "You can't fix stupid," the columnist said. Because "stupid" generally reads as an insult, we decided to clean up his comment. Yesterday, we skillfully said that he really meant: Simply put, you can't fix *human.* There is no cure for *that*. Today, we'll admit that even we succumbed, in recent weeks, to the temptation of human. We did so when the Kavanaugh clash led us away from our earlier, high-minded pledge—from our pledge to examine certain "philosophical" topics, while leaving the world of the American public discou... more »
Facebook’s Election ‘War Room’ Takes Aim at Fake Information
The war room is a major part of Facebook's ongoing repairs.
May Says Brexit Transition Era Could Grow, Angers Many in UK
British Prime Minister Theresa May came under attack from across Britain's political spectrum.
Baby Born after Michael Starts Life in Walmart Parking Lot
Wilmer Capps says he and wife Lorrainda Smith had no choice but to camp out at the store the night their son Luke was released from an Alabama hospital.
After Canada Legalizes Pot, Industry Eyes Rest of the World
Canada became the largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace as sales began early Wednesday.
On Nietzsche’s Call for Renewed Aristocratic Sensibility
I am now reading the new translation of Friedrich Nietzsche’s *The Will to Power*, by R. Kevin Hill and Michael A. Scarpitti (Penguin Classics, 2017). Here’s an excerpt from Kevin Hill’s Introduction to the book: ...in the fourth book, “Discipline and Cultivation’, Nietzsche hints at a practical, perhaps even a political, solution to the crisis of Nihilism. For a part of Nietzsche’s diagnosis of modernity is that centuries of Christian influence have made us so submissive and mediocre that we willingly allow ourselves to become exploited politically and economically; as a result th... more »
Tratados comerciales, jaque mate a la democracia
18-Oct-2018 “La puntilla a este proceso de desmantelamiento de los mínimos democráticos a escala global tiene nombre propio: los tratados comerciales”, reflexiona Gonzalo Fernández Ortiz de Zárate.
The Guardian’s Alarming Recent Record Of Propaganda, Misinformation, And Slander
*Rainer Shea* | Is The Guardian telling "deliberate lies?"
Damaged Dem Dames Distract From Climate Change
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Fauxcahontas again
The blog memes - and the hits - just keep coming for Senator Warren. I've long since lost count of how many there are out there. Here's my latest favorite: Aesop has his own collection over at his blog. Click over there for some punny fun. How on earth Senator Warren ever expects to be taken seriously again, I just can't imagine. She's not only painted herself into a wacky, lunatic-fringe corner, she's pulled it in after her and padlocked the corners together. Oh, well . . . at least she's provided some much-needed light-hearted (not to mention light-skinned) entertainment... more »
Gregory Mannarino, "Watch These Three Major Factors Weighing On Stocks"
Gregory Mannarino, "Watch These Three Major Factors Weighing On Stocks" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KogBdYIU9U - https://www.traderschoice.net/
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Don Pittis writes that the disastrous results of the U.S.' giveaways to corporations and wealthy individuals - including a ballooning deficit which isn't contributing to any improvement in the rate of economic growth, together with an expectation that people will pay the price in cuts to health and social programs - should serve as an important warning to anybody pushing Canada to join the race to the bottom. And Jim Tankersley refutes the predictable claim that Donald Trump's tax cuts for the rich have represented anything but a needless c... more »
Is Arizona's Kyrsten Sinema the Weirdest, Most un-American Mid-term Candidate?
[image: is-ariz-s-kyrsten-sinema-the-weirdest-most-un-american-mid-term-candidate] She said it was okay for Americans to join the Taliban and fight against America, equated dead illegal aliens with dead U.S. soldiers, called her home state “crazy” and the “meth lab of democracy,” and summoned witches for an anti-war rally. That’s certainly a good résumé for a candidate seeking office in San Francisco, NYC’s Greenwich Village, or Port-au-Prince. But Representative Kyrsten Sinema is running for the Senate from Arizona — and now is running from her past.
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From Jenna Orkin WaPo, As It Shames Others, Continues to Pay and Publish Undisclosed Saudi Lobbyists and Other Propagandists - Greenwald Rules for Assange to Have Freedom from Isolation Restored NYT Identifies Four Suspected Saudi Hit Squad Members As 'Close Associates' Of Crown PrinceTurkish officials keep blowing the lid off Trump and Saudi Arabia's Khashoggi story After UAE 'Murder Squad' Revelations, How Many More Private US Hit Teams Are Under Gulf Regimes? Venezuela Ditches US Dollar, Will Use Euros For International TradeComment: In Russian, Chinese and Latin American press... more »
New column day
Here, discussing the Price of Oil collaborative's latest report on how the Saskatchewan Party is requiring provincial regulators to keep the public at risk in order to avoid having oil operators answer for their sour gas pollution. For further reading, I've previously written about the the same issue based on an earlier series of reports here; see also my related post, including links to previous media work dating back to 2015.
Air Force Thunderbirds Pilot Pulled Nearly 9G’s Before Blacking Out In Fatal Crash
*Task and Purpose, Jeff Schogol* *Securiyt, * Just prior to the crash, Del Bagno had been flying inverted, the investigation found. In the last two seconds of flying upside down, he endured a sharp increase in negative G forces, which lowered his blood pressure and heart rate at precisely the wrong time. An Air Force pilot with the Thunderbirds flight demonstration team was killed in an April 4 crash after he lost consciousness while performing an aerial maneuver, the investigation into the incident determined. Maj. Stephen Del Bagno died after his F-16CM went down at the Nevada ... more »
Iran's Navy-Killer Missiles Now Have Double the Range
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, * Iranian Revolutionary Guard aerospace division chief Amirali Hajizadeh declared Tuesday that Iran had boosted the range of its land-to-sea ballistic missiles up to 700 km, or 435 miles, Reuters reports, capable of hitting “any vessel or ship” at that range. Iran just sent a veiled warning to the U.S. military: We see you, and now we can reach you everywhere. Iranian Revolutionary Guard aerospace division chief Amirali Hajizadeh declared Tuesday that Iran had boosted the range of its land-to-sea ballistic missiles up to 700 km, or 435... more »
Suspect in Khashoggi disappearance dies in car accident: Yeni Safak
A Saudi man suspected of involvement in the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a car accident, Turkish outlet Yeni Safak reported on Thursday. Meshal Saad M. Albostani, who was inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul when the journalist, later reported missing, entered it, died in a traffic accident in Riyadh, Yeni Safak reported. The outlet, however, provided […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army keeps climbing southern Syria’s steep cliffs amid heavy resistance from ISIS
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their large-scale offensive in the Al-Safa region of Al-Sweida, today, after a 24 hour hiatus to fend off an Islamic State (ISIS). Led by their elite 4th Armored Division and 5th Corps, the Syrian Arab Army began their push up the steep cliffs of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia accuses US of transferring ISIS from Syria to Afghanistan and Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the U.S. government on Thursday of transferring the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) from Syria to neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan. “Moscow is concerned with Washington’s transfer of Daesh militants to Iraq and Afghanistan,” Lavrov said during a press conference on Thursday. “Russia calls on the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS ruthlessly executes 5 civilians in east Syria for charges of ‘espionage’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS) continued their reign of terror against the people of east Syria this week, as their terrorists executed more civilians from the Deir Ezzor province. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the Islamic State executed five civilians from the town of Al-Sha’afah on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Aerospace Defense Forces to receive S-400 and Pantsir-S missile systems
Russia’s Aerospace Defense Forces will soon a regimental unit of S-400 Triumpf missile systems and three divisional units of Pantsir-S missile systems, Russian Defense Ministry’s department of information and communications said on Wednesday. “The Aerospace Defense Forces have received three S-400 Triumf missile systems this year for delivery to air defense units of military districts. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Jihadist rebels launch attack on Aleppo city
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels in the southwestern countryside of Aleppo launched a new attack on the provincial capital this afternoon, a source from the city told Al-Masdar News. The Turkish-backed National Liberation Front (NLF) reportedly fired several artillery shells and missiles towards the New Aleppo District, causing a number of explosions […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS launches big counter-attack in eastern Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M) – The so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) launched a counter-attack in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, today, targeting the areas controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Daesh reportedly began their counter-assault on Thursday morning by storming the Syrian Democratic Forces’ positions in the Badiya Al-Sha’afah area of southeastern Deir […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Four Months Later, How Are Courts Interpreting Carpenter?
Last June in a 5-4 ruling in *Carpenter v. United States*, the Supreme Court extended Fourth Amendment protections to an individual’s cell phone location data for the first time. Many commentators described* Carpenter *as a “landmark” decision., but just how far the decision’s reasoning will extend is still an open question. As Orin Kerr put the uncertainty: “[Y]ou now have a right not to be monitored too much without a warrant.” And as Paul Rosenzweig put it in the days after the decision: Anyone who says they can read the majority opinion and predict with any degree of confidenc... more »
The U.S. Government Needs to Better Immunize Itself From Supply-Chain Attacks
It has now been two weeks without confirmation of Bloomberg’s reporting concerning a supply chain attack targeting SuperMicro motherboards from any news outlet. Given the alleged widespread nature, incredibly strong denials from the allegedly affected companies and multiple intelligence agencies around the world (including the NSA), and at least two previous incidents where the same reporters probably got a computer security story horribly wrong, absent independent evidence many are right to call this particular incident a false alarm. Earning less attention is a new article by th... more »
The Dark Story Behind Global Warming aka Climate Change
Signed by over 31,000 U.S. scientists, the petition is categorical when it states that there is "no convincing scientific evidence" for man-made global warming
Show Him The Money!
Lawrence Martin understands what is at Donald Trump's core -- money, plain and simple: While so much of Mr. Trump’s policymaking is helter-skelter, scattershot, spur of the moment, it’s not so difficult to discern a constant in what he is doing, not just on foreign policy but with everything. Money is the morality. The drive for riches underpins this man’s entire life, his grotesque vanity, Mar-a-Lago, his gold-embossed Trump towers. It’s what’s behind the scandals, his alleged Russian ties, his Saudi softness, his refusal to release his tax records. It drives his thinking to the ... more »
Editor's Note
Blogging will return later today. Stuck with a lot of personal business affairs today.
How a typo in a catalog number led to the correction of a scientific paper — and what we can learn from that
Papers are corrected for lots of different reasons. In this guest post, Anita Bandrowski, who leads an initiative designed to help researchers identify their reagents correctly, describes one unusual reason for a correction — and explains what researchers can learn from the episode. Last December, Tianyi Wang and her colleagues published a very interesting paper … Continue reading How a typo in a catalog number led to the correction of a scientific paper — and what we can learn from that
The Crisis in Yemen - How Washington is Fighting Both Sides of the Same War
Given this recent certification to Congress from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo which allows continued sales of U.S.-built arms to Saudi Arabia: ...one would think that all is well in Yemen and that the Saudi's are doing their very best to ensure that Yemenis are not suffering at their hands. Unfortunately, as you will see in this posting, according to the United Nations World Food Program and other reputable sources, Yemen continues to suffer at the hands of the Saudi Royal family particularly given that King Salman is the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Saudi Arabian Armed F... more »
Bolsonaro Maintains Wide Lead Over Haddad in Latest Poll, 59% to 41%
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The controversial right-wing presidential candidate in Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, continues to hold a wide lead over his leftist rival Fernando Haddad. In the second poll for the October 28th runoff from Ibope, Bolsonaro has 59 percent of voter intentions while Haddad has 41 percent. In […]
Philippe Garrel Film Retrospective Showing at Rio’s CCBB this October
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – From Wednesday, October 17th, until Wednesday, October 31st, CCBB ‘Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil’ (Bank of Brazil Cultural Center) Rio will be screening the most complete retrospective of French film-maker Philippe Garrel ever held in Brazil. Philippe Garrel is widely regarded as one of the […]
Man Linked to Saudi Prince at Consulate When Writer Vanished
The Sabah newspaper's report showed the man also later outside the Saudi consul general's home.
Australian animals tortured, killed in Gaza - Watch the video only if you have a strong stomach
'*WARNING:* No words adequately describe the carnage in these videos and the scale of abuse endured by Australian cattle. *It is shocking and completely harrowing to watch.* Filmed by civilians during the Festival of Sacrifice in October, this footage shows cattle being terrorised by crowds and tortured in streets and makeshift slaughterhouses — all in breach of Australia's live export regulations. Most politicians precondition their support of live export on animals being treated 'humanely' and in accordance with regulations. That is why Animals Australia has provided each MP and ... more »
Evolving into the Fixed Constitution
Christina Mulligan For the Symposium on Jonathan Gienapp, The Second Creation: Fixing the American Constitution in the Founding Era (Belknap Press, 2018). If the public’s understanding of the Constitution’s nature was wildly unsettled during ratification, what would that mean for constitutional interpretation today? Jonathan Gienapp explores this possibility in *The Second Creation*, arguing that the essential character of the U.S. Constitution was initially undetermined. Many of the former colonists (consciously or unconsciously) held preconceptions about how constitutions worked... more »
A MILLION ORDINARY DEAD PEOPLE IS A STATISTIC, BUT THE DEATH OF ONE OF US IS A TRAGEDY
To explain why the death of Jamal Khashoggi has inspired much greater outrage than, say, the cruelties of the war in Yemen, Max Fisher of *The New York Times* turns to a familiar quote attributed to Stalin: Any reporter who has covered a humanitarian disaster should understand what Stalin is once reported to have said to a fellow Soviet official: The death of one person is a tragedy, but the death of one million is a statistic. ... It is not easy to wrap one’s mind around thousands of deaths. It becomes an abstraction of geopolitics, economics, conflict dynamics — of statistics. Bu... more »
Only Humanity Can Augment Humanity - A Quotation from M.N. Hopkins
Only humanity can augment humanity. AI can never and will never be up to the task. © 2018 M.N. Hopkins
Originalism as Performed by the Supreme Court
Eric Segall has an interesting post on "Originalism in the Classroom?" I thought it might be interesting to try to figure out how one might teach originalism in a standard doctrinal course on the First Amendment. My text is Justice Alito’s discussion of the respondent union’s “originalist defense” in the recent *Janus* decision. Here’s what Justice Alito says. (“Originalist defense” is a quotation from Justice Alito. It should be clear when I’m quoting from the opinion and when I'm using scare quotes around my own formulations.) (1) “[W]e doubt that the Union—or its members—actual... more »
Did Donald Trump Just Cut Off A Finger Belonging to Jeff Bezos?
It's a gruesome story but let's never forget that all sides in the power game are quite capable of genocide, arms deals and burning the skin off infants to hold onto power. Seven minutes of... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
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*Despite crusade against school choice, most Americans are still in favor* Most Americans support wider private-school options for all families, according to the newly released 2018 Education Next Poll. This finding flies in the face of the highly politicized onslaught to discredit U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Trump administration for being, among other things, “out of touch … with what works best for students, parents, educators and communities,” as National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen García put it. Based on the poll, however, it appears that o... more »
Virtual Training Is Playing A Bigger Role In Determining If A Soldier Is Ready For War
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bobby McDonald sits in front of a large screen depicting a simulated battle field, to practice calling in precision airstrikes during joint U.S.-Latvian military exercises at a base in Ādaži, Latvia. CBS/CAMI MCCORMICK *Business Insider*:* This smart tech can tell instantly whether or not a US Army soldier is ready for war* * The Army is modernizing to ensure that it is ready to fight wars in an age of competition with adversarial powers like China and Russia. * Training is changing as the Army pursues dynamic live, virtual, and mixed-reality training that... more »
The Mueller Investigation Into Russian Collusion Will Occupy The News Cycle From Now To The Midterm Election
*The Hill:* *Mueller assembles team of cooperators in Russian probe* Special counsel Robert Mueller has assembled a list of figures cooperating with his Russia investigation that could provide him with substantial insight into the workings of the Trump campaign. Mueller’s ability to turn associates of President Trump into cooperators has been a key facet of his investigation, lending both strength to a probe that has pressed on for nearly a year and a half amid withering public scrutiny. Legal analysts expect former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and other recruits to bring... more »
Why The West Is Not Going To Abandon Saudi Arabia
US President Donald Trump (L) and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, Riyadh May 20, 2017. © Mandel Ngan / AFP *Daily Mail:* *Why the West WON'T break ties with Saudi Arabia: Middle East expert DR STEVEN HURST says brutal 'killing' of a journalist won't ruin the most powerful friendship we have in the region* * Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been missing since October 2 * Turkish police believe he was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul * UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned of possible 'serious consequences' * But Middle East expert Dr Steve... more »
Lavrov: Expect ‘larger-scale provocations’ by the West
*21WIRE* | At what point does this situation become critical? At what point do the people of US, UK and EU, start to reign-in their governments' aggressive war machines?
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*Scientists bet $10K on the climate. Guess who lost* *Climate science decided by gambling! A rather desperate recourse! There are others better qualified than I to comment on all the matters raised in this but I want to point out a couple of basics.1). OF COURSE climate skeptics declined to predict a specific climate outcome. The whole position of climate agnosticism is that the climate is a multivariate product which CANNOT be reliably predicted. You can only get a prediction right by chance.2). And the quite glaring fault in Annan's reasoning was that he got his big...more »
Walking regenerates the brain, relieves sadness and stress.
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Trump sees opportunity in Venezuela's humanitarian crisis as midterms approach
Marco Aponte-Moreno, Assistant Professor of Global Business, St Mary's College of California at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
Trump has called Venezuela a 'human tragedy' and threatened invasion while quietly deporting and denying asylum to Venezuelan refugees. His anti-socialist rhetoric may make for good midterm politics.
What Thomas Jefferson, Donald Trump and the American people think about freedom of the press
Robert Shrum, Carmen H. and Louis Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
Americans are overwhelmingly committed to a free press and hostile to government restrictions, a new poll finds. But the country is divided on the meaning of President Trump's attacks on the press.
Free Download: Gary Zukav, "The Seat of the Soul"
*"The Seat of the Soul"* by Gary Zukav "Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to be true is what we believe. What we believe is based upon our perceptions. What we perceive depends upon what we look for. What we look for depends upon what we think. What we think depends upon what we perceive. What we perceive determines what we believe. What we believe determines what we take to be true. What we take to be true is our reality." "As we become aware of our new abilities and values, like a baby opening its eyes and stretching its arms and legs for the first time, we are als... more »
"Remember..."
“How do we shape the future? Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet.” - Stephen Hawking
"Nicole Krauss’s Beautiful Letter to Van Gogh on Fear, Bravery, and How to Break the Loop of Our Destructive Patterns"
*"Nicole Krauss’s Beautiful Letter to Van Gogh on Fear, Bravery,* * and How to Break the Loop of Our Destructive Patterns"* by Maria Popova “Feeling helpless and confused in the face of random, unpatterned events, we seek to order them and, in so doing, gain a sense of control over them,” the great psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom wrote in his magnificent meditation on uncertainty and our search for meaning. But as our terror of losing control compels us to grasp for order and certainty, we all too often end up creating patterns that ultimately don’t serve us, then repeat those patterns ... more »
BPA-free plastics disrupt fertility
Many plastic bottles are sold as “BPA-free” — meaning they don’t contain bisphenol A, an ingredient known to disrupt reproduction in mice. But now it seems that the additives used in place of BPA are potentially just as harmful. “The discovery could mean that the replacements, such as bisphenol S (BPS), might potentially affect people […] The post BPA-free plastics disrupt fertility appeared first on Health Nut News.
Revenue Neutral-- Not A Chance... So The GOP Wants To End Medicare, Medicaid And Social Security-- Will Voters Get Even?
What could make the anti-red wave bigger and higher? Mitch McConnell. He's already the most despised senator in the whole country but now he's running around salivating over the prospect of destroying Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, the ultimate, decades-long Republican dream. This is exactly what he and Ryan plotted when they passed the enormous and highly unpopular tax-cut for multimillionaires and billionaires last year. They *wanted* the deficit to scare people so they could cut essential programs, like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. And now McConnell is start... more »
Weighing HPV Vaccine For Yourself, Your Child? Real Answers Now Available.
Jessica Ericzon Note: Below is the introduction from a new book called HPV Vaccine on Trial, written to give parents and adults of vaccine receiving age complete information. The book is ranked #1 on Amazon's Preventive Medicine category. That's Jessica...
Europe Reloaded Presents HPV Vaccine: Sex, Conflicts Of Interest & Videotape
PART ONE, THE PRESENT ANNA ROSSI Some stories have many parts; the HPV vaccine story is no different. I will discuss with you one part of this incredible story that needs to be widely known. I will follow-up with part...
Our lunch with Angela
by Martha Paynter, El Jones, and Emma Halpern We sat down with Angela Davis for one hour over lunch when she was in town this week to receive an honourary Doctor of Laws from Dalhousie University and deliver the inaugural lecture in the Viola Desmond series. She asked us about prison abolition, sexual violence, racism, […]
The Navy's Columbia-Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Has a Very Special Propulsion System
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * And its getting closer to becoming reality. The Navy has now completed at least one-fourth of the design drawings and begun advanced work on a stealthy "electric drive" propulsion system for the emerging nuclear-armed Columbia-Class ballistic missile submarines -- as part of its strategy to engineer the quietest, most technically advanced and least detectable submarine of all time. The Columbia class, slated to begin full construction by 2021, is to be equipped with an electric-drive propulsion train, as opposed to the mechanical-drive propulsion trai... more »
Air Force Will Need New Bombs to Wage War Against Russia or China. Here's What We Know.
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * “The Russians and Chinese, in particular, have observed American warfighting strategies over the last several decades and have sought to make their valued military facilities especially difficult to destroy. US commanders involved in future scenarios with these two potential adversaries may find themselves requiring exceedingly powerful munitions to eliminate these types of targets,” the study, called “The Munitions Effects Revolution,” writes. Air Force experts and researchers now argue that, when it comes to the prospect of major power warfare, the s... more »
Iran's Worst Nightmare?: What if the America Sold to Israel B-52 Bombers?
*Robert Farley* *Security, * "This is to say nothing, of course, of the problems the Israelis would face in developing sufficient expertise to fix and fly the 1960s-vintage B-52s. The bombers cost a lot to maintain compared to F-15s and F-16s. The Israelis retired their last large, multi-engine bombers—B-17s—in 1958. Since then, Tel Aviv has built its air power around small fighter-bombers." *If B-52s struck Iran, who could pretend that Israel alone was responsible? Transferring the B-52s wouldn’t actually insulate the United States from any political or military blow-back. “B-52... more »
Is the U.S. Navy Too Small to Protect Convoys in a War with Russia or China?
*David Axe* *Security, * Maybe, but don't panic quite yet. The U.S. military’s top sealift officials are worried that, in a war with Russia or China, the U.S. Navy might not have enough warships to escort vital supply convoys from the United States to war zones in Europe or Asia. Those fears might be overblown. Regardless, the Navy is moving to acquire a new fleet of frigates whose missions include convoy-escort. Mark Buzby, a retired rear admiral who now leads the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration, has been vocal about what he claimed is a dangerous shortag... more »
Iceball Earth 2020
At current rates of Arctic sea ice growth, the entire Earth will be completely covered with ice no later than July, 2020. Ocean and Ice Services | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut My prediction was made using the Nobel Prize winning Climate … Continue reading →
Noor Inayat Khan or Harry Maguire: Who will be on the new £50 note? Per BBC News
The SJWs at the BBC are at it again, boosting the names of Inayat Khan and Mary Seacole, mentioning Clement Attlee only approvingly but when it comes to Lady Thatcher: '... Despite being a divisive figure, Margaret Thatcher is widely considered one of the most influential political figures of the 20th Century.' That's right BBC, anyone not 100% in your approved of list must be divisive. More BBC bias here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45894306 and indeed all over the BBC.
Hate Speech, Threat Liability, Pedagogy (and Civility)
Teaching obscenity law used to be a real problem. One relevant “concept” was Justice Stewart’s “I know it when I see it” standard and Catharine MacKinnon’s riposte. But, you couldn’t really teach the material effectively without being sure that students had seen the material. (That’s no longer an issue because the material is readily available for free on the internet. Indeed, when I was teaching in Singapore I discovered that two popular sites for obscene material were blocked by the government but another, with a name that didn’t make its content clear, was not blocked.) And yet... more »
A terrifying example of why loose loads make for dangerous roads
Having driven a pickup for most of my years in the USA, and covered tens of thousands of miles in them (and similar vehicles) in Africa prior to that, I've got a fair old collection of horror stories that I've seen, encountered and experienced. Cargo improperly loaded, loads improperly secured, things coming loose under the stress of travel and falling off, sometimes hitting other vehicles . . . there are any number of examples. The latest comes from Florida. Click the image for a larger view. A news report adds more details. A driver in Florida is lucky to be alive after a la... more »
EU envoy to hasten FTA talks with PH
18-Oct-2018 European Union (EU) Ambassador to the Philippines Franz Jessen on Thursday said he wants to hasten discussion for the free trade deal with the country to improve the economic ties between the EU and the Philippines.
AMWU Statement on the Trans Pacific Partnership
18-Oct-2018 As part of the Change the Rules campaign, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) and the broader union movement have raised significant concerns with Labor and the Government about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
Rio Nightlife Guide for Thursday, October 18, 2018
We have the top three picks for this Thursday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: Sonoro’s Especial: Cardi B vs Nicki Minaj @ La Esquina (Lapa) – Sonoro is taking the current feud between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B for a night out on […]
Provocation: US, Israel Send Secret Cohort to Ukraine to Train on S-300 Systems
*21WIRE + Antiwar.com* | This latest antagonistic move by Tel Aviv will weaken, not enhance, its future negotiations with Russia.
Clinton’s Turn? Luongo: ‘Containment Around Hillary’s Crimes Has Been Breached’
*Tom Luongo* | All that’s left now is for the people close to her to start turning on each other. The mid-terms are their last, best hope for any stay of execution.
Remembering my moments with Russian cosmonaut
Just across the road from the Cosmos Hotel is the Russian space museum - a five minute walk through an underground tunnel. The metro station is right next to the museum. It was instructive to see how they portrayed their national space flight history and I was impressed with the international character of the museum. They had several displays of US and other international space missions - something I've not seen in US space museums which only showed American exploration of the heavens - all part of the US domination of space ethic. Of particular interest to me was the section o... more »
More misplaced environmentalist outrage
Fining industries they dislike up to $15,000 per bird – but looking away when wind generators chop up eagles, or solar panels in the Mohave Desert fry birds in mid-air. ______________ “Greg Walcher has written another perceptive column addressing US environmental laws and regulations, writes Paul Driessen. “As Walcher notes, these rules can be applied ... Read moreMore misplaced environmentalist outrage The post More misplaced environmentalist outrage appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Marine Corps Rocket Batteries Could Become Ship-Killers (Thanks to the F-35)
*David Axe* *Security, * F-35s could pick targets for long-range rocket strikes. The U.S. Marine Corps recently proved that an F-35 stealth fighter can pass targeting data to a ground-based rocket launcher. The test, which took place in Yuma, Arizona sometime prior to mid-October 2018, involved a Marine F-35B detecting a metal container on the ground and passing the GPS coordinates via radio datalink to one of the Corps’s wheeled High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher. The HIMARS launcher fired a rocket at the coordinates. “We were able to target a particular conex box,”... more »
How China's Aircraft Carriers Could Become Truly Deadly
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The new Chinese AEW plane may not be quite the wonder weapon it’s made out to be, but it’s a useful capability which will allow Chinese carriers to extend radar coverage and coordinate operations further away from their littoral waters *The new Chinese AEW plane may not be quite the wonder weapon it’s made out to be, but it’s a useful capability which will allow Chinese carriers to extend radar coverage and coordinate operations further away from their littoral waters. Its another piece of evidence that Beijing is meticulously building up elements... more »
Skripal and Khashoggi: A Tale of Two Disappearances
Two disappearances, and two different responses. The post Skripal and Khashoggi: A Tale of Two Disappearances appeared first on The Duran.
The US Meddles In Syria’s Constitutional Reform Process By Threatening Sanctions
Since the de-facto “partition” of Syria is already a fait accompli at this point, the next goal of the US and its allies is to compete with its rivals over the reconstruction of their respective “spheres of influence” in the country. The post The US Meddles In Syria’s Constitutional Reform Process By Threatening Sanctions appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Crime on the streets of London, not reported by the BBC or taken seriously enough by the Metropolitan Police
This London Standard report https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/hero-shop-owner-fights-off-100-youths-with-baseball-bat-during-supermarket-looting-in-north-london.html shows how London is falling apart: 'Scores of young men spilled out of a house party and caused mayhem on the streets of Crouch Hill. Witnesses said they set off fireworks by a petrol station, threw missiles at cars, pushed a moped rider off his bike and hurled eggs and paint at passers-by before storming the shop. Footage captured on the Budget Supermarket's CCTV shows the gang rush inside and clear the shelves ... more »
Corrupt Scientists Driven To Resign, but Not Climate Scientists?
The fundamental problem is that manipulation of data is often an accepted casting out of a small group of anomalies as lab error or its equivalent. It is my contention that this is a grave mistake. those 'errors' need to be carefully vetted for the possibility of new information. In fact i would invest as much on anomalies as on well behaving data which could well be defining the media. In fact twenty anomalies just by themselves if conforming represent a new phenomena, no matter how large the primary universe of samples. I use this all the time to winkle out new informatio... more »
FBI Investigator Charged With Child Rapes Found Dead
This means he is no longer the star witness in ongoing investigations, but this tells me he has already sung like a canary, so the information is not lost. There is little doubt here that this man was simply suicided and is a clear reminder just how deep this corruption goes. We need to do much better in protecting these assets and surely that is on the table after this. Do look at those charges though. We never had anything like this in the past and this was awfully functioning human being who was employed at a professional life giving him a clean middle class lifestyle. Th... more »
Economics Everywhere, Politics Nowhere: The Benefits of Swiss Decentralization
The fundamental error of hierarchical economic thinking is that good management at the upper level has any chance of working down to the lowest level. It does not. However good management at the lowest level has every chance of working its way up the food chain. Now imagine a world in which tribes or ethnic groups establish nation states with little land attachment except to a designated city state to which all are enrolled as citizens. This even allows dual citizens at the least and arrangements such as made by italy with long gone non residents. After all this means exactly... more »
Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford ran mass “hypnotic inductions” of psychiatric subjects
Now that she has dropped out of the picture, we can pay attention to the real story here. This lady is as good as it gets in terms of an example of mind manipulation as likely practiced by the CIA to undertake a variety of tasks. Those tasks have included producing a pilot able to shut of the fuel line in an aircraft and then interfere to prevent its recovery as well. This appears to be what happened to JFKjr's aircraft and shortly after to an Egyptian bound aircraft. That is why i think that the JFKjr crash was actually faked in order to prevent an actual attempt on his life.... more »
Modern Life
*We're all Indians Now* Some of you will recall that I had a family legend that circulated my entire life, suggesting that I had relatives who were part Creek. In fact, if you believed the legend, I was 1/8 Creek. I swallowed the lie because it was convincingly delivered. I found genetic comfort in the fact that I like both knives AND tomahawks. With modern family search/ancestry/DNA resources available, I found that the story was *a complete fabrication*. Those ancestors who were said to be Indian were white as were their ancestors and there were documents (original images on-lin... more »
UN Climate Report is flawed (once again)
“The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released “Global Warming of 1.5 C,” dubbed SR15, an IPCC special report last week, claiming that, unless governments virtually eliminate human production of carbon dioxide (CO2), we are headed toward a climate … Continue reading →
Neurotoxicity of fluoride in rats
Jiang P, Li G, Zhou X, Wang C, Qiao Y, Liao D, Shi D. Chronic fluoride exposure induces neuronal apoptosis and impairs neurogenesis and synaptic plasticity: Role of GSK-3β/β-catenin pathway. Chemosphere. 2018 Sep 17;214:430-435. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.09.095. Fluoride is becoming an … Continue reading →
Here Is A Plan To Replace The U.S. Navy's Aircraft Carriers
Top to bottom: USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) alongside Nimitz class carriers USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) & USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). Pinterest *Business Insider:* *Navy Aircraft Carriers Are Expensive and Vulnerable to Attack. Here's How to Replace Them.* *Could this work? * If we stop buying carriers after the JFK, the United States will still have seven carriers through 2050. If we shift funds to container ship carriers, we can vastly increase the numbers of platforms and weapons while cutting personnel and procurement costs drastically. And while carriers represent a fifty-year com... more »
Moscow ‘Ready for Larger-Scale Provocations’ by the West, Says Lavrov
Moscow ‘Ready for Larger-Scale Provocations’ by the West, Says Lavrov by https://www.rt.com/ Western provocation, the prospect of WWIII, and China’s closer stance with Russia are just some of the topics that Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has spoken about with RT France. – “We will be ready for larger-scale provocations too. But our answer is very simple […]
The United States is Not the Worst Source of Plastic Pollution By a Long Shot. These 5 Countries are the Current Worst Offenders By Far
The ocean plastic debris situation has been worsening fast the last few decades. There are mounds of plastic floating around, for starters, and the problem only seems to be getting worse. One of the biggest areas is the Great Pacific garbage patch, which was first discovered in the 1990s, is now twice the size of the state of Texas. It is floating between Hawaii and California and is over 600,000 square miles. A great majority of plastics that pollute this and other patches include the ones with use in our daily life such as plastic water bottles, plastic bags, food wrappers, bever... more »
KHASHOGGI AND ISRAEL
Jerusalem Post columnist Seth Frantzman foresees the possibility of closer ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia coming following the suspected killing of Khashoggi. "If the US loosens ties with Riyadh, that could bring Saudi Arabia and Israel closer, as the kingdom feels isolated. That is what happened during the Obama administration," he wrote. *Lamia Khashoggi, Adnan Khashoggi and Denise Rich (wife of Marc Rich). Dodi al Fayed's mother is the sister of the arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi.* Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu... more »
The U.S. Marines Want the M27 Rifle to Replace the M16. Congress and the Army Aren’t So Sure.
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * "The M27’s cost has also caused concern. The M27 originally came in at $3,000 each—or even higher for HK416s. This was reduced to $1,300 in a later bath due to economies of scale, but this is still two or three times the cost of a new M4 or M16." *If a new family of Army small arms is introduced in 2020s, there will be pressure on the Marines adhere to the new standard—and displeasure that so much money was spent procuring an expensive rifle which may not remain long in service. Still, despite potential future problems, most reports from the field... more »
Come see me, Dr Mercola, and the best holistic doctor line up speak in Orlando this November!
We are so excited to be speaking at the Brain Regeneration Conference in Orlando this November. And we are proud to partner with ACIM. Their mission: “To be the leader in shifting the healthcare paradigm toward wellness by restoring hope, empowering people, training and supporting practitioners, conducting research, implementing therapeutic innovations, and creating a global […] The post Come see me, Dr Mercola, and the best holistic doctor line up speak in Orlando this November! appeared first on Health Nut News.
Meeting with Russian filmmakers last night
РАДИУС ПОРАЖЕНИЯ from GOOD EMPIRE on Vimeo. I met with the two men who made this film last night, Konstantin Semin and Nikolay Diakov, for dinner here in Moscow. After we ate they took me to a huge building that used to be the headquarters of the Pravda publishing operation during the former Soviet Union. Now rooms in the building are rented out for various purposes. In our case a film studio waited for us. As we entered the room four young men were preparing to film an interview with me. The hour-long interview was done by Konstantin and Nikolay will work on the translation and ... more »
Russian President Putin Drives Egypt’s President Sisi Around F1 Sochi Circuit In An Aurus Motorcade Car
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi inside the Aurus car of the Russian presidential motorcade at the Sochi Autodrom. © Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin *RT:* *Checking it out: Putin drives Egypt’s Sisi around F1 circuit in Aurus motorcade car (PHOTO) * Russia’s Vladimir Putin got behind the steering wheel to show Egypt’s Abdel Fatah el-Sisi what the Formula 1 circuit in Sochi looks like, picking an Aurus sedan from his motorcade for the job. After concluding their talks on Wednesday, the two leaders traveled to the Sochi Autodrom, which just recently hos... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* Comrade Trump is on a pace to beat them all and win the Presidential Indictment Championship. He may even beat them all combined. And we don't even have the full results of the Mueller Investigation yet. So. Much. Winning!
Nazi march in Ukraine - Terrorism in Crimea
- These are the forces that the US has been supporting since the 2014 US-sponsored coup in Kiev. Days ago over 8,000 of them marched through the city. American dollars have trained and armed the Nazi death squad battalions to fight against their own fellow citizens in eastern Ukraine who live near the Russian border as a way to create chaos and to draw Moscow into the tar pit. - See an excellent article by Diana Johnstone that tells the story about how the coup came into motion *here*. - A US Air National Guard pilot was just killed in Ukraine fly... more »
Russia’s New R-37M Air-to-Air Missile: Unique and Unmatched
NATO has nothing to compare with the new hypersonic air-to-air R-37M missile, which will give Russia dominance of the skies in any conflict with the West
The Search for God and the Imaginary Worlds Between
I am grateful now for all that has happened to me but what it has done is to strip away so many of my foolish attachments which. Les Visible explains
Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Goes Neocon
The Trump administration is being taken over by Pompeo and Bolton who represent everything Trump ran against
Hundreds of Syrian ‘White Helmets’ leave for West: Jordan
According to Jordanian officials, nearly 300 members of the militant-linked Syrian White Helmets have been granted asylum in Britain, Germany and Canada
Close to Home, Heterophobia Claims A Legislator
The difference between flirting and sexual harassment is how hot the person doing it is
The Still Unsolved Mystery of the Eugene Signal
Truth Stream media on the danger microwaves pose to our physical and psychological health. And why some don't want those dangers exposed
Is President Trump About To Cut The Defense Budget?
President Donald Trump, left, seen here with Maj. Gen. Walter Piatt, commander of the 10th Mountain Division, during an August trip, appeared to call for cuts to the Defense Department's budget. (Sgt. Thomas Scaggs/U.S. Army) *Military Times:* *Trump appears to call for defense spending cuts* WASHINGTON — In a surprise announcement, U.S. President Donald Trump has called for government spending to be cut 5 percent across every federal department, leaving next year’s military budget in confusion. “I would like you to come back with a 5 percent cut,” Trump told members of his Cabine... more »
1,000,000 views! Thanks for reading!
CloakingInequity.com just hit 1,000,000 views! I’m not able to post as much these days so I appreciate you visiting when I do write. Advertisements
Tweets For Today
Comoros' government claimed Wednesday that clashes between troops and opponents of President Azali Assomani on the island of Anjoiuan had subsided despite witnesses describing continued violence https://t.co/pxUOtxyUnB — AFP news agency (@AFP) October 17, 2018 President Trump says U.S. has asked Turkey for recording of alleged Khashoggi murder. https://t.co/i4VM7lBZWX — NBC News (@NBCNews) October 18, 2018 Turkish police search Saudi consulate for second time in Khashoggi case. Home of Saudi consul to Istanbul also inspected after he left Istanbul for Riyadhhttps://t.co/ZLM4fT8v... more »
Are NPCs catchy enough to supersede SJWs?
In recent days, a meme became very popular among people who are approximately right-wing, conservative, or pro-Trump and who want to mock the incredible knee-jerk mindlessness of the responses by... and the amazing group think of the far left, the SJWs – social justice warriors. The latter began to be called NPCs. What is an NPC? It is a "non-player character", an entity in games whose decisions aren't determined by an actual human being with free will. They first appeared in Dungeons and Dragons, a 1974 tabletop game. But such NPCs are a part of most 3D video games today. They ta... more »
Are 20 Percent of Homicide Victims with Restraining Orders Killed Soon After Obtaining Them?
An image disseminated online cites part of a 2008 study on domestic violence but omits one key piece of information.
October 18th – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #637
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →
Thursday October 18th – 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 →
Democrats Taking Us Back To The 16th Century
As part of their demonization, mass hatred and mob rule strategy, the New York Times is accusing people who speak factually about climate – of being murderers. The same mentality as the 16th century when thousands of witches were killed … Continue reading →
Greenhouse gas emissions decrease during first year of Trump Presidency
“The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report on Wednesday which found greenhouse gas emissions decreased during President Donald Trump’s first year in office.” click here
Picture Of The Day
Canopy Growth CEO Bruce Linton applauds after handing Ian Power and Nikki Rose, who were first in line to purchase the first legal recreational marijuana after midnight, their purchases at a Tweed retail store in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, October 17, 2018. Canada became the first industrialized nation to legalize recreational cannabis on Wednesday. REUTERS/Chris Wattie *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Canada legalizes recreational marijuana* (Reuters).
A Look At The Air Force's Unique Navigator's Cockpit Station
*Warzone/The Drive:* *Air Force One Has This Unique Navigator's Cockpit Station That's Unlike Any Other 747* *The USAF's duo of highly modified VC-25A jumbo jets still have some surprising features even though they've been flying for nearly 30 years*. The two Boeing VC-25As that are often referred to generally as 'Air Force One'—which is really the callsign of any Air Force aircraft when the President is onboard—are incredibly capable and highly customized flying machines. From featuring one of the most elaborate flying communications systems in the world to being covered with dir... more »
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 289 – 2018
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
Why I’m Leaving California
Why one would leave California... where I am one. Continue reading →
Remembering You…
A beautiful song from a beautiful woman in a language I love... Continue reading →
Mueller’s Art Of War, A Guest Post By Ryan Casey
*When I first met Ryan Casey, he was chairman of the Lincoln County Democratic Party in Sioux Falls, South Dakota who had served as chairman of South Dakota's delegation to the 2012 Democratic National Convention. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and of Georgetown University, he was on his way to Seattle to study law at the University of Washington. Now he's an attorney, a commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve and the author of today's guest post.* Will Robert Mueller indict Trump? Speculation has been rampant, though insiders don’t expect the special counsel to contravene a ... more »
Analysis, Gaza Escalation: Netanyahu and Lieberman Are Talking Israel Into a Corner
War propaganda! Hamas is a creation of Israel and works for the Israeli ShinBet/Mossad. Hamas has agreed to move Palestinians into the Sinai desert. See bottom of post. The plan by Zionist ‘666’ Israel, the Satanic counterfeit, is to drive Palestinians into the Sinai desert via war! – Analysis, Gaza Escalation: Netanyahu and Lieberman Are […]
Lynette Zang: Dollar Collapse & Gold
ITM Trading Streamed live on Oct 16, 2018 yt-… Link to Slides and Sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/takes… – Question 1. Sean B: Would zirp apply to brokerage accounts? Would a brokerage money market account be safer than a bank account? Question 2. Stephanos R: How do you come up with 25 gold 1oz coins can buy you 1 […]
Palestinian Woman Killed by Israeli Settlers in Southern Nablus
PressTV Published on Oct 13, 2018 Israeli settlers have killed a Palestinian woman in the occupied West Bank after attacking her and her husband in their vehicle. end
Study Shows 2/3 of Americans Are Not as Polarized as the Media Wants You to Think
RT America Published on Oct 17, 2018 A recent study called “Hidden Tribes: A Study of America’s Polarized Landscape” shows that about 2/3 of Americans have views far outside what the media promotes as our “national conversation.” They polled 8,000 Americans about issues like immigration, white privilege, sexual harassment, and a bunch of other stuff that […]
Venezuela Ditches US Dollar, Will Use Euros For International Trade
Venezuela Ditches US Dollar, Will Use Euros For International Trade by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Venezuela has just taken the next step in its quest to “free” itself from the tyranny of US dollar hegemony. One year after the country said it would stop accepting US dollars as payment for its (ever shrinking) oil exports (saying the country’s […]
Dollar Monopoly Slips as China & Japan Dump US Treasuries
Dollar Monopoly Slips as China & Japan Dump US Treasuries by https://www.rt.com/ China and Japan – the two main holders of the US Treasury securities – have trimmed their ownership of notes and bonds in August, according to the latest figures from the US Treasury Department, released on Tuesday. – China’s holdings of US sovereign debt dropped to […]
‘VIOLENT REACTION!’ Juncker Warns Italy of Eurozone MELTDOWN Over Budget Proposals
‘VIOLENT REACTION!’ Juncker Warns Italy of Eurozone MELTDOWN Over Budget Proposals by LEVI WINCHESTER, https://www.express.co.uk/ JEAN-CLAUDE Juncker has warned that if the EU were to back down on its stance against Italy’s rampant spending they would risk a “violent reaction” from other eurozone countries. The no-compromise warning from the European Commission President is the latest signal that […]
Trump: Biggest Threat is the FedRes, Say Goodbye FedRes
X22Report Published on Oct 17, 2018 Car sales around the world are plunging, especially the European market. Housing permits and starts have declined once again and this follows mortgages imploding on themselves. The debt level is skyrocketing and there is no way to stop it, this is part of the plan to get the central bank […]
Syria Accuses US of Supporting ISIS-Daesh
PressTV Published on Oct 15, 2018 The Syrian Foreign Minister accuses the United States of supporting the Daesh terror group in Syria. Walid al-Muallem said the US is battling everything except the terrorists on Syrian soil. He made the comments during a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari. For his part, Jaafari said […]
ANALYSIS: Hamas and Israel One Step Closer To All-Out War
Hamas is a creation of Israel and is controlled opposition. They are controlled via the Israeli Mossad/ShinBet. Hamas serves as a pretext for the continued genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people. Article is mostly Zionist war propaganda ‘666’. – ANALYSIS: Hamas and Israel One Step Closer To All-Out War by Yochanan Visser, http://www.israeltoday.co.il/ Hamas and […]
Hamas Denies Responsibility for Attack; IDF: Only Hamas Has These Rockets
Now why would Hamas fire these rockets (projectiles with no explosive charge really) and invite massive Israeli retaliation, mass murder of the Palestinians? These are false flag operations. – Hamas Denies Responsibility for Attack; IDF: Only Hamas Has These Rockets by ANNA AHRONHEIM, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, https://www.jpost.com/ Israeli jets struck Hamas targets in response to rocket fire from […]
US Imposes New Sanctions on Iran Banks, Companies
PressTV Published on Oct 16, 2018 The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on a number of Iranian banks and financial institutions as well as companies ahead of the start of the next month’s new round of the US sanctions against the Islamic Republic. end
Israel Conducts Airstrikes, Shuts Down Checkpoints in Retaliation for Rocket Fire from Gaza
Israel Conducts Airstrikes, Shuts Down Checkpoints in Retaliation for Rocket Fire from Gaza by https://www.rt.com/ Six people were reported injured overnight in a rocket attack from Gaza and Israel’s retaliatory airstrikes. Israel also shut down border checkpoints and imposed more restrictions on fishing off the Gaza coast in response. – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said […]
In the World of American Politics, One Khashoggi Is Worth One Million Yemeni Lives. 12 Million Yemenis May Face Worst Famine in 100 Years
In the World of American Politics, One Khashoggi Is Worth One Million Yemeni Lives by MICHAEL HOWARD, https://ahtribune.com/ At this point we can only assume that the Turkish version of events regarding the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi is true. As always, I’m open to being proved wrong, and it’s certainly incumbent upon Ankara to release the audio […]
Record cold across central United States
16 Oct 2018 – “High temperature of 50°F (at midnight) in Dallas-Fort Worth is really sad, says meteorologist Dr Ryan Maue. “It’s also a super record … Coldest daytime high on record for any day up until October 20th.” was the chilliest so early in the season by a full week (besting Oct 22, 1936). It ... Read moreRecord cold across central United States The post Record cold across central United States appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Musical Interlude: Philip Wesley, “The Approaching Night”
Philip Wesley, “The Approaching Night” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS2rJdV8UYk
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Similar in size to large, bright spiral galaxies in our neighborhood, IC 342 is a mere 10 million light-years distant in the long-necked, northern constellation Camelopardalis. A sprawling island universe, IC 342 would otherwise be a prominent galaxy in our night sky, but it is hidden from clear view and only glimpsed through the veil of stars, gas and dust clouds along the plane of our own Milky Way galaxy. *Click image for larger size.* Even though IC 342's light is dimmed by intervening cosmic clouds, this deep telescopic image traces the galaxy's obscuring dust, blue star cluste... more »
"The Limits Of The World..."
“Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.” - Arthur Schopenhauer
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