Thursday, October 04, 2018

4 October - Blogs I'm Following 2 of 2

11:00 pm MDT



Smear and Shekels

Gilad Atzmon at The Truthseeker - 12 hours ago
Smear has become a new Jewish industry, writes Gilad Atzmon. So that many Jewish bodies now compete mercilessly with each other for donations and funds

Utah Vet Confessed to Sending Ricin Envelopes, Officials Say

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The arrest comes after authorities confirmed an investigation into two envelopes once thought to contain ricin and later found to be castor seeds, the substance from which the poison is derived.

Melania Trump Visits School in Malawi, Part of Africa Tour

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The first lady is visiting Africa on her first big solo international trip, aiming to make child well-being the focus of a five-day, four-country tour.

Financially Hard-up Women Get Help in Pursuing MeToo Cases

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Thanks to a $22 million legal fund, victims have now teamed up with top-notch lawyers to pursue #MeToo-style sex harassment cases that they otherwise couldn’t have afforded.

CIA And U.S. Department Of Defense Servers Were Infiltrated By Chinese Spy Chips (Update)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Task & Purpose*: *China Snuck A Tiny Microchip Inside Servers Used By The DoD And CIA * The Chinese military surreptitiously inserted tiny microchips no larger than single grains of rice into servers on local assembly lines in order to gain access to data networks run by U.S. government agencies ranging from the Department of Defense to the Central Intelligence Agency, according to an explosive investigation from Bloomberg. * A three-year investigation by U.S. government officials found that servers assembled for startup Elemental Technologies by San Jose-based company Supermicro... more »

Costa Rica: "We Have Seen Two Types of UFOs"

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 12 hours ago
*Source: PLANETA UFODate: 10.04.2018* *Costa Rica: "We Have Seen Two Types of UFOs"* [*An interview by Franklin Arroyo with ufologist Alejandro Sáenz*] *Arroyo*: Do you have any theories about why more UFOs are seen in September? *Sáenz*: We once spoke to [Mexican ufologist] Daniel Muñoz and he told us that more UFOs would appear in photos and I think in part it's due to what he told us. We've always found photographing them easy, but now we do so more frequently. *Arroyo*: What types of UFOs have you seen? *Sáenz*: We have seen two types - luminous ones and disk-types. *Arro... more »

Thursday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 12 hours ago
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Jim Stanford discusses how abusing precarious workers has become the primary job of big business. But Owen Jones notes that strikes against McDonald's in the UK represent just the latest example of workers taking collective action to fight for a more fair economy. - Meanwhile, Kevin Rawlinson reports on a new estimate of the amount of unpaid work performed in the UK every year. - Alexandra Shimo reports on the contrast between Nestle's extraction of millions of litres of water from Six Nations of the Grand River treaty land, and resident... more »

Chinese Spies Infiltrated 30 American Companies Including Apple And Amazon By Embedding Chips On Their Server Boards

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Daily Mail*: *US officials say Chinese military spies infiltrated 30 American companies including Apple and Amazon by secretly embedding rice-sized computer chips onto server motherboards* * The attack is said to have happened in 2015 and targeted customers of Super Micro Computer Inc, the country's largest server supplier * Unnamed sources tell Bloomberg that Chinese spies from the People's Liberation Army designed the tiny chips * They infiltrated subcontractor factories where the Supermicro servers were being built and slipped the chips onto the motherboards, it is claimed * Th... more »

What The New California Gun Control Bills Mean

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Sam Bocetta Recently, Governor Jerry Brown of California signed a number of new gun control bills into law while vetoing several others. Even though... more »

FBI Report Sinks Kavanaugh Accusers; McConnell Schedules Cloture Vote

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: fbi-report-sinks-kavanaugh-accusers-mcconnell-schedules-cloture-vote] Not a single FBI witness corroborated the claims of Christine Blasey Ford, and Senators will view the report in one-hour turns by party today, followed by a procedural vote for Friday to move the confirmation forward.

Argentina: Anomalous Object over Buenos Aires

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 12 hours ago
*Source: Fundacion Argentina de OvnilogíaDate: 10.04.2018* *Argentina: Anomalous Object over Buenos Aires* *Luis Burgos* shares with us a sequence of photographs taken by a Buenos Aires police officer on October 3, 2018. He has summarized the information provided by the law enforcement officer thus: "Today, Wednesday, October 3, 2018, I was on duty on Calle 152 northeast and the corner of 15 and 16 in Berisso (Buenos Aires). While alone inside the cruiser, I looked skyward for a minute, straight ahead, and SOMETHING drew my attention. A dark object glided slowly from south to eas... more »

Wave Elections Are Different

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
*Going Down by Nancy Ohanian* The pundit class doesn't remember *how* different wave elections are. Seats no one was looking at suddenly some into play. Whose war chest is bigger stops being meaningful. TV ads are just as expensive but really unimportant. Even name recognition stops mattering. We're in the middle of an anti-red wave. In purple districts, anyone who isn't a Republican is in great shape. Democratic voters are gung-ho, Republican voters are dis-spirited and Independents are repulsed by Trump and his congressional rubber stamps. In analyzing the new Reuters poll by Ips... more »

How Globalists Plan To Use Technology And Poverty To Enslave The Masses

Activist Post at Activist Post - 13 hours ago
By Brandon Smith Tyranny is often seen as a sudden and inexplicable development in a society; the product of a singular despot that rockets to... more »

Podcast Episode #5: Paul Driessen on the looming corporate scandal at Bloom Energy

IER at IER - 13 hours ago
On episode #5 of the “Plugged In” podcast, IER policy analyst Alexander Stevens sits down with Paul Driessen, a senior… The post Podcast Episode #5: Paul Driessen on the looming corporate scandal at Bloom Energy appeared first on IER.

New column day

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago
Here, on the corporate sellouts in the Libs' new version of NAFTA - including a little-discussed chapter designed to turn anti-regulatory bias into official policy for an entire continent. For further reading... - The text of the USCMA is here, with Chapter 28 (PDF) forming the subject of most of the column. And by way of comparison, I'll point to the "regulatory cooperation" chapter of the CETA, which provides for some level of coordination without the obligation to systematically question domestic regulations. - I've already linked to some noteworthy USCMA commentary, including pie... more »

Processed Meats Like Bacon, Sausage Linked to Breast Cancer, Study Says

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 13 hours ago
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‘Take on an Empty Stomach.’ How Do You Know When Your Stomach Is Empty?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 13 hours ago
https://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2018/10/04/take-on-an-empty-stomach-how-do-you-know-when-your-stomach-is-empty.aspx?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=twittermercola_blog&utm_campaign=20181003_take-on-an-empty-stomach-how-do-you-know-when-your-stomach-is-empty

Genome sequencing could replace standard test in drug-resistant TB.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 13 hours ago
https://medibulletin.com/genome-sequencing-could-replace-standard-testing-in-drug-resistant-tb/

What It Takes To Succeed According To Arnold Schwarzenegger

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 13 hours ago
Arnold Schwarzenegger, holding the chair of the ‘R20 Regions of Climate Action’ attends the ‘R20 Austrian World Summit’ on climate change in Vienna, Austria on May 15, 2018. When Arnold Schwarzenegger was a teenager, he started lifting weights in the … Continue reading →

9 Odd Morning Rituals That Will Supercharge Your Day

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 13 hours ago
Would you like to get out of the starting blocks faster when your alarm clock sounds? If so, you need a morning ritual or routine you adhere to without question. Beethoven, for example, went for an early morning walk each … Continue reading →

The Brutal Truth About Success According to Andre Agassi

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 13 hours ago
On social media today, many entrepreneurs share snapshots of themselves living the dream while working on a tropical island. It’s a glossy view of success. The painful truth is success in almost every field involves many steps forward and backward. … Continue reading →

Physicians Experience Highest Suicide Rate of Any Profession

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 13 hours ago
With one completed suicide every day, US physicians have the highest suicide rate of any profession. In addition, the number of physician suicides is more than twice that of the general population, new research shows. A systematic literature review of … Continue reading →

The Amazing Benefits of Papaya Seeds

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 13 hours ago
Papaya is not only delicious, but it’s also an incredibly healthy fruit. Papaya is the fruit of the Carica papaya plant. Originated in Central America, it is now grown in many other parts of the world and available at most times … Continue reading →

5 body odors you should never ignore

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 13 hours ago
Body odor is a part of life. A lot of our bodily processes generate an odor of some kind. At times, it can be gross- sweaty armpits, flatulence, etc, and sometimes body odors can be quite weird. If you’re having … Continue reading →

Rare Infection Linked With SGLT-2 Inhibitor Use

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 13 hours ago
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors used to treat adults with type 2 diabetes have been linked with necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum, a serious rare infection also known as Fournier gangrene, the FDA has warned. Agency officials said that between … Continue reading →

Germany, Israel agree ‘Iran must never have’ nuclear weapons, Merkel says in Jerusalem

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
Germany and Israel agree that Iran should never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons but they differ on how to achieve this goal, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday. She was speaking at a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. “We are very convinced and strongly share Israel’s position that everything […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israeli official threatens to destroy S-300 missiles in Syria

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:25 P.M.) – An Israeli officer said on Wednesday that Israeli Air Force can definitely defeat the S-300 missiles recently supplied to Syria. “The operational abilities of the air force are such that those (S-300) batteries really do not constrain the air force’s abilities to act”, Tzachi Hanegbi, the country’s regional cooperation minister […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

North Korean delegation heads to Syria for meeting with gov’t

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:50 P.M.) – A delegation from the People’s Assembly discussed with the Supreme People’s Assembly Speaker of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)Choe Thae Bok the means of bolstering bilateral relations earlier today. This new meeting comes just weeks after a Syrian parliamentary delegation visited the capital of the DPRK. The DPRK’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian naval frigate leaves Syrian waters for Crimea

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
The Russian Black Sea Fleet’s newest frigate, The Admiral Makarov, is on its way back to the Crimean port of Sevastopol after accomplishing tasks as part of the Russian naval group in the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea Fleet’s press service said in a statement on Thursday. “The Russian Black Sea Fleet’s Admiral Makarov frigate […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian FM accuses militants in Idlib of committing provocations

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The Spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova accused the militants in the Idlib Governorate of committing provocations inside the province. “We are still receiving information on the imitation of chemical attacks that had been prepared by terrorists at a large scale in Idleb in order to blame the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

VIDEO: Syrian Army uses MT-12 “Rapira” in war against terrorism

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:25 P.M.) – Syrian Army soldiers have expressed deep satisfaction with using the MT-12 “Rapira” anti-tank gun for hunting down vehicles and barricades of jihadi groups across the country. Commonly known as “the sniper cannon”, the MT-12 “Rapira” features a new smoothbore gun, the 100 mm 2A29 gun, as well as a redesigned […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkey summons Saudi envoy after journalist disappears

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
The journalist has not been seen for over 48 hours since Tuesday when he reportedly entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The Saudi ambassador to Turkey has been summoned to the Turkish Foreign Ministry over the incident. According to Khashoggi’s fiancée, he had entered the consulate to get the necessary documents for a marriage licence, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Khamanei says Iran ‘will slap the US once again’ by defeating sanctions

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei said Iran ‘will slap the US once again’ by defeating US sanctions, during a speech at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Thursday. “Economic sanctions are more fragile than our national economy. Our national economy is able to defeat sanctions and thanks to God we will defeat them. Defeating sanctions means […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US-backed SDC says Syria’s acquirement of S-300 system is a positive development

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
The deployment of Russia’s S-300 air defense systems to Syria will strengthen the Syrian government’s defenses and be a positive development, the head of US Mission of the Syrian Democratic Council, the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces, told Sputnik. “We don’t have any concerns about [the S-300 systems]. I think it is up to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Syrian Army launches big retaliatory attack near Idlib buffer zone

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a big retaliatory attack in the northern countryside of the Hama Governorate, today, after the jihadist rebels attempted to infiltrate their positions near the Idlib buffer zone. Led by the 4th Division, the Syrian Arab Army began the attack by firing a number of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Houthis unleashes barrage of missiles on southern Saudi Arabia (video0

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – The Houthis unleashed a barrage of missiles towards southern Saudi Arabia these past 24 hours, targeting a number of military and industrial sites. According to the official media wing of the Houthis, their rocket battalion fired at least five surface-to-surface Zilzal-1 missiles towards the Saudi installations near the Al-Alab Crossing. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Officials Claim Police Drones Will Revitalize Downtown and “create a community connection”

Activist Post at Activist Post - 13 hours ago
By MassPrivateI If you are having trouble digesting the headline, just imagine how much trouble I am having trying to write about it. In what... more »

The “Indiana Jones Warehouse:” How to use FOIA to get Documents from Purgatory

Nate Jones at UNREDACTED - 13 hours ago
As documents age, the likelihood that they will be released to FOIA requesters should increase. But because of a quirk of the US record keeping system, this is often not the case. Usually, when someone requests a “historic document” (defined as older than 25 years) from an agency, the agency FOIA shop will state that […]

This Might Be the Navy's Biggest Mistake (And China Will Love It)

Ben Ho Wan Beng at Test Feed Using Fields - 13 hours ago
*Ben Ho Wan Beng* *Security, Asia* No more nuclear-powered cruise-missile submarines? *All that being said, it is virtually a cast-iron certainty that the Ohio SSGN will be the sole class of nuclear-powered cruise-missile submarine to serve in the United States Navy.* How best could the United States metaphorically “kick down” the anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) “door” of a near-peer adversary during a conflict? This has been an idée fixe for American defense planners during recent years, in view of the rising A2/AD capabilities of strategic competitors such as China. There se... more »

FACT: The Navy Secretly Handed Over 150 Warships to Russia for an Invasion of Japan

Sebastien Roblin at Test Feed Using Fields - 13 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Yes, this is true. We explain. *Though Soviet military leaders briefly considered landing troops on the home island of Hokkaido, thirty LCIs would have proven inadequate for all but a token Soviet presence. Besides, some considered that a Soviet presence on the home islands had by then been ruled out at the Yalta Conference. However, the amphibious craft did enable the landing on the Kuril Islands, reshaping international boundaries. Japan still maintains the Kurils are part of its northern territories in a dispute with Russia that continues to t... more »

Northrop's F-23 Stealth Fighter Would Have Been a Killer. (And Japan Might Be Interested In It.)

Sebastien Roblin at Test Feed Using Fields - 13 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Well, in some capacity. *In fact, the Air Force’s sixth-generation stealth fighter project, Penetrating Counter Air, emphasizes long range over maneuverability—and Lockheed’s proposed design happens to bear an uncanny resemblance to the YF-23.* Japan has been seeking foreign partners to help develop an F-3 air-superiority oriented stealth fighter for its Air Self-Defense Force. The concept that has attracted by far the most public interest is Lockheed Martin’s proposal for a hybrid of the F-22 Raptor, the world’s top air warfare platform, and th... more »

Lifting the Cloak of Secrecy From NYPD Surveillance Technology

Activist Post at Activist Post - 13 hours ago
By Nathan Sheard For too long, the New York Police Department has secretly deployed cutting-edge spy tech, without notice to the public. Many of these... more »

5 Necessary Additions to Teacher Prep Programs

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 13 hours ago
In the search to improve teacher preparation programs, the focus has often been on tweaking some traditional features, like methods courses that focus on bulletin board construction and education professors who haven't been in a classroom since Ronald Reagan was a governor. But if we really want to beef up the preparation of teachers, there are some larger steps we need to take. If you run a college teacher program, consider adding these requirements. If you intend to become a teacher, the following should be elements of your preparation program. *Major Level Course Load* If you ar... more »

Oct. 4: It took two minutes to read today's irving press.

Graeme Decarie at The Decarie Report - 13 hours ago
For three hours I have been writing this blog. Then, sudenly, everything has been erased. It happened twice. I have no idea why. Damn! It's now been six hours and I'm now proofreading. I can only hope nothing happens before I finish. ________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/04/libya-war-zone-eu- refugees-tripoli-fighting For a century, British, American and European capitalists have been making countries like Libya into hells. That has created millions of refugees, broken families, enormous misery. Tough luc... more »

Check Out John McAfee’s (Educated) Warning About The Dark Side of That Presidential Alert Sent to Your Phone

Activist Post at Activist Post - 13 hours ago
By Daisy Luther Yesterday, the first Presidential Alert was sent to phones all across the country. Theories and screenshots took over the Internet shortly thereafter.... more »

The Necessary Authority to Counter Drone Threats

nweaver at Lawfare - 13 hours ago
A recreational use drone. (Credit: U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command) On Aug. 4, as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gave a speech in front of the ranks of the Venezuelan National Guard, two DJI Matrice M600 drones took to the sky. Each drone was armed with a little less than a kilogram of explosives, their operators seemingly intent on assassinating Maduro. The effort was unsuccessful. One drone crashed into a building while the other appeared to explode in mid air; Maduro was unharmed. But amazingly, should someone try a similar attack in the United States, fe... more »

Adam A. Ford Wins 1st Prize in the Longevity Film Competition

Ethical Technology - 13 hours ago
Synopsis “Aging is a technical problem with a technical solution - finding the solution requires clear thinking and focused effort. Once solving aging becomes demonstrably feasible, it is likely attitudes will shift regarding its desirability. There is huge potential, for individuals and for society, in reducing suffering through the use of rejuvenation therapy to achieve new heights of physical well-being. I also discuss the looming economic implications of large percentages of illness among aging populations - and put forward that focusing on solving fundamental problems of ... more »

Review Quicksilver War, Syria, Iraq and the Spiral of Conflict

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
*Harris, William, **Quicksilver War, Syria, Iraq and the Spiral of Conflict**, New York: Oxford University Press, 2018* Looking for a really short introduction to the wars in Syria and Iraq? *Quicksilver War, Syria, Iraq and the Spiral of Conflict* would be a good start. William Harris a professor of politics at the University of Otago, New Zealand gives a brief, only 174 pages of text, overview of how the two wars joined together, peaking with the Islamic State announcing its caliphate across both countries, up to the group’s defeat in Iraq and the continued civil war in Syria up ... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 4

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
1920 All of Upper Euphrates modern day Anbar was under British control during 1920 Revolt (Musings On Iraq book review of *Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State*) 1980 Lack of progress in Iran invasion led Iraq to announce unilateral ceasefire only 2 weeks into war Iran didn’t comply 1982 Sec of State Shultz and Soviet For Min Gromyko met and agreed Iran-Iraq War should end as soon as possible (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-I... more »

Russia’s new lethal howitzer to be a MASSIVE game changer for its ground forces

Military Watch at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Making its first appearance during Russia’s 2015 military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the country’s victory in the Great Patriotic War against Nazi Germany and its European allies, the 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV represents a formidable new mobile artillery piece which is set to revolutionise fire support for the Russian ground forces. Unveiled alongside the T-14 Armata […] The post Russia’s new lethal howitzer to be a MASSIVE game changer for its ground forces appeared first on The Duran.

After Embarrassing Defeat, NATO, EU and the West Try to Alter Reality in Macedonia

Aleksandar Pavic at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Amidst all the faux cheer and public displays of confidence of the pro-NATO/EU crowd, a palpable sense of unease hangs in the air. The post After Embarrassing Defeat, NATO, EU and the West Try to Alter Reality in Macedonia appeared first on The Duran.

The left's obsession with sex...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 13 hours ago
*is puzzling.* Didn't all these feminist women back in the 60's who spawned the current crop of feminists want to "have it all." I seem to recall that birth control was going to make having sex, often with a rat pack of different partners, all nice and safe. And then they got the right to abort their unwanted "product of conception." Woohoo! Life just kept getting better for them. Now suddenly they've all become victims of sexual assault. Not real sexual assault. Not rape. Just an annoying teenage boy acting like a fool. What the heck happened to "I am woman, hear me roar?" W... more »

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia agree to negotiate FTA

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
04-Oct-2018 Pakistan and Saudi Arabia agreed to negotiate a free trade agreement for trade liberalisation and increasing the volume between the two countries.

Petition against Singapore FTA postponed to next year

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
04-Oct-2018 The petition filed seeking a court order pronouncing that the Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement is against the Constitution, will be taken up for consideration on January 09, the Supreme Court has decided.

What Real Winning Looks Like; Democrats Drop Climate Change as Key Issue

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 13 hours ago
Let me get this straight. Democrats manufacture this Climate Change Hoax, convince gullible people that without action the Human Species will become extinct and Manhatten will flood, and when it doesn’t deliver the political gains they had hoped, they drop the issue? If Democrats truly believed that only they could save the world with their … Continue reading "What Real Winning Looks Like; Democrats Drop Climate Change as Key Issue"

Read it and weep.....

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago

Atlantis will be a reality

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 14 hours ago
Back in the early 1970s, an interesting and different song by Donovan called “Atlantis” hit the airwaves. It spoke of the destroyed world consumed by the sea. As sea level rises, the city of Miami will become a future Atlantis. … Continue reading →

Just in: a beautiful new mobile experience

Stefan van Dierendonck at start.me - 14 hours ago
We promised this a while ago, and now we deliver: our beautiful new mobile experience has finally arrived! Many of our users asked us to integrate their desktop experience more seamless into a mobile solution. To make this happen, we’ve simplified the mobile version and made it faster and more intuitive. In this article, we explain… Read More Read More

Police Investigation Concludes, Points to Edward Heath as Pederast Prime Minister of UK

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 14 hours ago
The involvement of a former prime minister in pederasty while still in office is a reflection of how Britain is controlled by an gay clique

UNO: Birth Of The Post-Western World

Thierry MEYSSAN at OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
The administration of the UNO had been hoping for a clash between the pro- and anti-Trump factions during the General Assembly. What actually happened was very different. While several States, including France, denounced the methods of the resident of the White House, Russia undertook an analysis of the Western alliance. The post UNO: Birth Of The Post-Western World appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Salad on your feet?

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
I have no desire whatsoever to wear these things. Introducing the “lettuce slide,” a crunchy riff on the ubiquitous Adidas sport sandals from vegan footwear brand Rombaut. The garden-variety wonders dispense with the classic striped band and instead stay on wearers’ feet with what appear to be crisp leaves of Boston bibb. Yum? You’ll need plenty of green to get a pair: The limited-edition rubber kicks are going for $122 — enough to make many people choke on their salads. . . . If you don’t nab one of the 50 available pairs on the brand’s website, don’t lament: With Paris Fashion... more »

THE RATIONAL ANIMALS FILE: C-Span callers know who they believe!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2018Rational animals, 2500 years later:* Long ago and far away—indeed, it was at the dawn of the west—Plato's Socrates established several of the most basic norms which inform western thought, to the extent that that critter exists. Today, some 2500 years later, we largely observe these norms in the breach. Despite our allegedly rational nature, we might almost seem to be a species of extremely slow learners. To what norms do we refer? One concerns skepticism concerning intellectual or clerical authority. Professor Lee provides the background to this founda... more »

The British in Britain and the British in the U.S. Are Desperate to Rewrite History

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
[image: President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May appear at a joint press conference, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)] PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20181004-british.pdf Ever since the shocking defeat of Hillary Clinton, the anointed successor to their man Barack Obama in the November 2016 U.S. Presidential election, the British Empire has been trying to rewrite history to make the outcome more to their liking. They simply refuse to accept reality, howling instead: Donald T... more »

Russia Claims US Running Biological Weapons Lab in Georgia

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
The exceptional accusations came the same day British and Dutch officials accused Russian military intelligence of new cyberattacks.

Russian Intel Agency GRU Accused of ‘Brazen’ Cybercrimes

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
The Dutch defense minister accused Russia's military intelligence unit of attempted cybercrimes targeting the U.N. chemical weapons watchdog and the investigation into the 2014 Malaysian Airlines crash over Ukraine.

Poll: Young Americans Say Online Bullying a Serious Problem

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Teens and young adults say cyberbullying is a serious problem for people their age, but most don’t think they’ll be the ones targeted for digital abuse.

Cemetery Case Puts Property Rights Issue Before High Court

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Rose Mary Knick doesn't buy that there are bodies buried on her eastern Pennsylvania farmland, and she doesn't want people strolling onto her property.

Probes of Trump Taxes Carry Potential for Millions in Fines

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
The New York Times is reporting that President Donald Trump received at least $413 million from his father over the decades, much of that through dubious tax dodges, including outright fraud.

7 Officers Shot, 1 Fatally, in South Carolina Standoff

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
"Officers went there unknowing the firepower the suspect had," Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone said at a news conference.

Is Christine Blasey Ford’s Lawyer the Vice Chair of a ‘Soros-Funded Org Opposing Kavanaugh’?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Conspiratorial stories that link an organization on which Debra Katz serves as vice chair only tell part of the story.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Needs $20,000 for His Children’s Health Defense Campaign!

Kent Heckenlively at BolenReport - 14 hours ago
BolenReport Readers Need to Step Up! By Kent Heckenlively JD Many people may mistake our boldness at BolenReport as not being open to other viewpoints. Nothing could be further from the truth. Here at BolenReport we WELCOME ROBUST DEBATE. It’s no secret we lean right, but that’s simply because we believe the pharmaceutical companies have … Continue reading Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Needs $20,000 for His Children’s Health Defense Campaign! The post Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Needs $20,000 for His Children’s Health Defense Campaign! appeared first on BolenReport.

Attacks on Trump Echo Smears of John Birch Society

William F. Jasper at rss - 15 hours ago
[image: attacks-on-trump-echo-smears-of-jbs] Pro-globalist socialists have twisted virtually every word and action of Donald Trump to make them bad — just as they have done with the JBS for decades.

Does a man's social class have anything to do with the likelihood he'll commit sexual assault?

Jamie L. Small, Assistant Professor, University of Dayton at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Brett Kavanaugh presented himself as a good and reputable man in his recent Senate hearing. But a man's social status and education tell us nothing about whether he's likely to commit sexual assault.

Interruptions at Supreme Court confirmation hearings have been rising since the 1980s

Lori A. Ringhand, J. Alton Hosch Professor of Law, University of Georgia at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
One striking feature of Brett Kavanaugh's testimony was the number of times he interrupted. Data shows that hearing interruptions are becoming more common, particularly when the nominee is female.

Sexism, racism drive more black women to run for office in both Brazil and US

Kia Lilly Caldwell, Professor, African, African American, and Diaspora Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
In Brazil, a record 1,237 black women will stand for office in Sunday's general election. As in the US, their campaigns reflect deep personal concern about rising racism and sexism in politics.

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin International Court of Justice Orders US to Lift New Iran Sanctions Chosen One? New Film Claims Trump's Election Wa Act of God Trump's Showdown Kavanaugh FBI Report Won't Be Released To Public: McConnellUS Gross National Debt Soars $1.27 Trillion In Fiscal 2018, Hits $21.5 Trillion The Real Reason Why Amazon Is Hiking Minimum Wages UK University Bans Clapping At Performances To Avoid Triggering Students With AnxietyA 15-year-old's horrific death from an allergic reaction prompted Pret a Manger to completely change how they label food Blasey Ford's Kavinaugh Testimo... more »

Ice-Free Glacier National Park Update

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 15 hours ago
Montana had a very cold, snowy winter last year, and this is what Glacier National Park Looks like today Glacier National Park Webcams – Glacier National Park (U.S. National Park Service) Scientists predicted Glacier National Park would be ice-free by … Continue reading →

180 Seconds to Death: How Israel's Air Force Shot Down 5 Deadly Russian MiGs in 3 Minutes

Michael Peck at Test Feed Using Fields - 15 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* Some history you need to know. On July 30, 1970, five Soviet MiG-21 fighters were blown out of the sky by the Israeli Air Force. And all in three minutes. *(This first appeared in April.)* As America, Russia and Israel today face off in Syria, the story forty-eight years ago sounds ominously familiar. A Soviet client state—Egypt at the time—was in trouble. Humiliated by crushing defeat in the 1967 Six-Day War, Egypt's president Gamal Abdel Nasser chose to confront Israel without risking defeat in open battle: the War of Attrition of 1967–... more »

What to Make of the ICJ's Provisional Measures in Iran v. U.S. (Nuclear Sanctions Case)

echachko at Lawfare - 15 hours ago
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a unanimous order on Oct. 3 indicating limited provisional measures against the United States. Iran brought the case after President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal (known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA) in May and revoked sanctions relief provided in the framework of the agreement. In today’s order, the court rejected the U.S. challenge to its jurisdiction to hear the case, with the U.S.-appointed ad hoc judge joining the court’s ruling. However, the provisional measures the court o... more »

Anthony Powell’s A Question of Upbringing

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 15 hours ago
Anthony Powell’s *A Dance to the Tune of Music of Time *is a challenging journey, because it is too long—spanning across 12 volumes. But I have now started reading the first volume, *A Question of Upbringing*. Nicholas Jenkins is the narrator of the entire 12 volume series. In volume one the focus is on his life as a student in a nameless public school. In the opening scene, Jenkins witnesses a group of workmen in the street and is reminded of Poussin’s famous painting *A Dance to the Music of Time*. This excerpt gives a taste of Powell’s writing style: For some reason, the sight o... more »

Cancer researcher who once tried to sue critics is up to 40 retracted papers

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 15 hours ago
Welcome to the Top 10, Fazlul Sarkar. Sarkar, the cancer researcher formerly of Wayne State University who once tried to sue critics on PubPeer, has had another seven papers retracted. That makes a total of 40, and places him in the Top 10 of our leaderboard of authors with the most retractions. Three of the … Continue reading Cancer researcher who once tried to sue critics is up to 40 retracted papers

10 Risk Factors for High Blood Pressure

thedrswolfson at The Drs. Wolfson - 15 hours ago
What is high blood pressure? High blood pressure is also known as hypertension. It is defined as the pressure or force that is exerted against the artery walls. When your heart beats normally, it pumps blood through the arteries and into the body. There is a normal pressure that occurs to keep the blood pumping. […] The post 10 Risk Factors for High Blood Pressure appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.

Three “Green” ballot initiatives to shut down fossil fuels this November

Adam Houser at CFACT - 15 hours ago
The war on energy moves to the states.

The Defeat Disguised As Victory

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
It's beginning to look like the fix is in. The truncated F.B.I. investigation of allegations against Brett Kavanaugh has arrived at the White House, which is crowing that there is "no corroboration" of those allegations. It's a dark time in the United States. The Trumpists will soon control all three branches of the American government. But Geoffrey Kabaservice writes that the Kavanaugh confirmation may be the Republican Party's last hurrah. The Kavanaugh circus has underscored just how male dominated the Republican Party is: Congress has long been a lopsidedly male place. There ... more »

Paul Craig Roberts: How the American Media Was Destroyed

Paul Craig Roberts at The Duran - 15 hours ago
American media is totally unreliable. No reader can rely on any report, not even on a New York Times obituary. The post Paul Craig Roberts: How the American Media Was Destroyed appeared first on The Duran.

EU globalists fume as Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz meets with Vladimir Putin (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 15 hours ago
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 125. The post EU globalists fume as Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz meets with Vladimir Putin (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Ideological Polarization in the United States - Dividing and Conquering the Voting Public

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 15 hours ago
We need look no further than the Senate confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh to see that Congress no longer acts in the best interest of Americans, rather, they are playing to their increasingly partisan voting and donor bases. A recent look at the evolving ideological polarization by Pew gives us a sense of how both sides of the spectrum are growing further and further apart and how there is growing distrust between the two sides of the spectrum. The American Trends Panel was created in 2014 by the Pew Research Center and is a nationally representative panel of randomly selec... more »

Inability to Opt Out of Beeping Presidential Alerts Violates the US Constitution; Violates Right To Be Let Alone; Violates Nuisance Laws & More

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 15 hours ago
Now in what used to be the USA: Freaking Presidential Alerts beep frenetically even with volume off phone and phone … Continue reading →

LAWSUIT UPDATE: US SENATOR MERKLEY FILES EMERGENCY MOTION IN LAWSUIT OVER KAVANAUGH CONFIRMATION PROCESS

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 15 hours ago
“The President and Mitch McConnell want to ram through this nomination come hell or high water, without real advice or … Continue reading →

National Council of Churches Calls for the Withdrawal of the Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 15 hours ago
Jesus Chasing the Money Changers by Carl Heinrich Bloch News Release from the National Council of Churches: “The National Council … Continue reading →

“Vice”

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 15 hours ago
White House photo by David Bohrer Vice President Dick Cheney is seated with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary … Continue reading →

Editor's Note

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
I am giving a presentation to some businessmen in the next 30 minutes. They want my take on current geopolitical events, and how will it impact the markets. Blogging will return at 12:00 EST.

Remembering Russia's 'Black October' 25 Years Ago

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
© Sputnik / Strelnikov *Sputnik*: *'Both Sides Were Shooting Crazily': Canadian Journo Recalls Russia’s 1993 Crisis* This October marks the 25th anniversary of the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis, which began as a row between President Yeltsin and his opponents, leading to clashes and the shelling of the White House. Fred Weir, a Canadian journalist who covered the so-called “Black October” events in Moscow shared his experience with Sputnik. The October 1993 crisis followed a political standoff between Russia’s former president Boris Yeltsin and his opponents, led by Vice Pres... more »

Fun Speculation - Can Neptune Sized Exomoon Have Triton Sized Exomoonlet - And Maybe A Ring? Exomoonlets Of Exomoons?

Robert Walker at Science 2.0 - Physical Sciences - 16 hours ago
Just before the flyby of Pluto by New Horizons I wrote a speculative fun article about whether it could spot moonlets of Pluto’s moons. Can Moons Have Moons? Or Rings? Theoretically it seems possible that moonlets just possibly might be dynamically stable for a while. But sadly - no moonlets were found. One of its moons, Hydra, is the closest, irregular, almost double lobed in shape. read more

ALREADY IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHICH WAS WHICH

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
2016 #NeverTrumper and likely 2020 Trump voter Bret Stephens previews his probable abandonment of Trump opposition in the next election: *For Once, I’m Grateful for TrumpIn the president, one big bully stands up to others.* For the first time since Donald Trump entered the political fray, I find myself grateful that he’s in it. I’m reluctant to admit it and astonished to say it, especially since the president mocked Christine Blasey Ford in his ugly and gratuitous way at a rally on Tuesday. Perhaps it’s worth unpacking this admission for those who might be equally astonished to re... more »

Trying to get straight answers from the provincial government is an exercise in frustration and futility

Joan Baxter at Halifax Examiner - 16 hours ago
Joan Baxter here again, filling in for Tim who is in Toronto for Wrongful Conviction Day, and being recognized by Innocence Canada, a non-profit organization dedicated to identifying, advocating for, and exonerating individuals convicted of a crime that they did not commit. He is being awarded the the Tracey Tylor Award for his reporting on the […]

How to profit in cannabis gold rush: sell picks and shovels

Jennifer Henderson at Halifax Examiner - 16 hours ago
“During a gold rush, there’s a lot of money to be made supplying the picks and shovels,” said Paul Pedersen. The 2006 Saint Mary’s University business graduate is talking about the stampede to produce and sell cannabis when it becomes legal two weeks from now. In just the last six months, $2.4 billion has been […]

Cop Caught on Own Body Cam Stealing Dying Elderly Man’s Money Instead of Helping Him—NO JAIL

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago
[image: money] Police have confirmed that a Texas cop was seen on his own body cam reaching into a dying man's pocket and stealing his Christmas money and he will not go to jail. The post Cop Caught on Own Body Cam Stealing Dying Elderly Man’s Money Instead of Helping Him—NO JAIL appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
* Teachers and Students Get Shortchanged by K-12 Spending Priorities* The United States is the fourth leading country in per-capita spending on K-12 education—trailing only Norway, Austria, and Luxembourg, according to the available data. But the U.S. spends only 54 percent of its education dollars on teacher compensation, compared to an average of 63 percent for developed countries. In a new op-ed for the Washington Examiner, Independent Institute Research Fellow Vicki E. Alger, author of Failure: The Federal “Misedukation” of America’s Children, puts these dire percentages in... more »

German Soldier's Unseen Photos Reveal Sinister Snapshot Of Nazi Invasion Of Soviet Union

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
Heinz Guderian (third from left) and German troops intently study a map during the invasion of Russia - no doubt planning their next move. During the invasion his Panzer group was ordered to turn south in an effort to encircle the Soviet forces to the south. After the Battle of Kiev he was ordered to make a drive for Moscow in September 1941 *Daily Mail: **Jewish ghettos, Russian refugees and plotting high command: German soldier's unseen photos reveal sinister snapshot of Nazi invasion of Soviet Union* * Never seen before photographs show the German invasion of Russia which resul... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 16 hours ago
*Trump’s EPA moving to loosen radiation limits* *At last Greenie knee-jerk reactions will be replaced by real science. There is plenty of evidence of radiation hormesis -- the fact that low levels of ionizing radiation are not bad for you and can be good for you. The claim that ALL radiation is bad is just the simplistic thinking you expect from the GreensOfficial bodies have resisted acknowledging hormesis but there are some striking incidents of it. Even the Wikipedia article on it treats the topic with respect. It is far from a "way out" idea.Everything... more »

Bolsonaro to Sit Out Brazil’s Final Presidential Debate

Nelson Belen at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Wednesday, October 3rd, doctors for Jair Bolsonaro, confirmed that the controversial right-wing presidential candidate will be sidelined for tonight’s final debate between the candidates due to his injuries sustained from his September 6th stabbing. “After our clinical evaluation, we advised against participating in discussions […]

German Festival Comes to Rio’s Santa Teresa this Saturday

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Saturday, October 6th, ‘Parque das Ruinas’ (Park of Ruins) in Santa Teresa will be hosting the ‘Festa da Alemanha’ (German Festival) with plenty of food, drink, and activities for all the family. The festival will include a gastronomic fair with authentic German cuisine, a […]

US FDA and Cornell University Reports Show Glyphosate Residues in Corn, Soybeans and Pet Food

Sustainable Pulse at Sustainable Pulse - 16 hours ago
The world’s most used herbicide, glyphosate, has been found in corn, soybeans and pet food by two different testing studies released by the The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Cornell University this week. The FDA report released Monday on their 2016 testing program, showed that 2,670 domestic food samples were tested for pesticides, 99% of which […] The post US FDA and Cornell University Reports Show Glyphosate Residues in Corn, Soybeans and Pet Food appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.

The Decline Of The American News Profession

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
*Jonah Goldberg, NRO:** You Idiot Reporters Are Making It Worse* Before I get started, let me clarify something. Groupthink, mob behavior, panic, etc. have a powerful capacity to make smart people dumb. This is the moral of every witch-hunt story and is about as well documented as any phenomena in human history. As Tommy Lee Jones says in Men in Black, “A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals, and you know it.” I mention this up front to acknowledge that many of the people I am appalled by are, individually, smart and decent professionals. But, as a group, t... more »

Toys R Us … Not Dead Yet

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 16 hours ago
There may be a second act for Toys R Us, the retail wonderland for children that turned out the lights at hundreds of stores for what was thought to be the final time over the summer.

SW Florida kid makes science fair project about Lake Okeechobee releases

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 16 hours ago
Thirteen-year-old Ashton Brewster lives along the Caloosahatchee River with his family in Fort Myers and has seen the devastation to our ecosystem first hand. Three years ago when he couldn’t catch any fish near his home he decided to do his school project on Lake Okeechobee, where they had started releasing water. RELATED STORY: NBC: More […] The post SW Florida kid makes science fair project about Lake Okeechobee releases appeared first on Health Nut News.

MEDICAL KIDNAP:15-year-old autistic boy deprived of food

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 16 hours ago
Watch the video below and share with friends and family. The medical kidnapping of children MUST STOP. RELATED STORY: A history of medical kidnapping at Phoenix Children’s Hospital Please take the time to listen to Mom as she describes the situation surrounding the kidnapping of her 15-year-old AUTISTIC son. She simply wanted a second opinion […] The post MEDICAL KIDNAP:15-year-old autistic boy deprived of food appeared first on Health Nut News.

The benefits and potential risks of lucid dreaming

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 16 hours ago
Healthy sleep consists of several stages, and you cycle through these stages four to five times during the nightly sleep cycle. As a result, you’re progressively descending into deep sleep and ascending toward lighter states of sleep several times, and this cycling is tremendously important, both from a biological and psychological perspective. During stages 1 […] The post The benefits and potential risks of lucid dreaming appeared first on Health Nut News.

CNN: Texas family fights to keep 9-year-old on life support

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 16 hours ago
Sweet 9-year-old Payton Summons has been on life support at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, since late September. However, since the hospital declared her brain-dead her family is now fighting to keep her alive. “Last month, Payton was staying overnight with her grandmother when the young girl suddenly woke up, ‘screamed for her […] The post CNN: Texas family fights to keep 9-year-old on life support appeared first on Health Nut News.

White House Tells GOP Candidates To Commit Political Suicide By Counting On Trump

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
Trump has an historically low approval ranking among likely voters, particularly likely voters in battleground districts. (Who cares what people think of him in New York City or L.A. or in Alabama or Wyoming?) Last week's Quinnipiac poll shows him a heavy albatross around the necks of Republican candidates in swing districts. Voters disapprove of the job he's doing 53-41%, a couple of points word than in early September. And what matters most is that independent voters disapprove 53-37% (46% *strongly* disapproving). Though Trump is absolutely toxic in purple districts, *NY Times*... more »

Israel boosts defenses on southern border – IDF

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
Israel is reinforcing the Southern Command of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) amid growing tensions at the border and intends to continue countering any terrorist attacks from Gaza, the IDF stated. “The Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot & senior IDF & ISA officials decided to implement wide-scale reinforcements in the Southern Command & to continue […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

HTS sends armored convoy to northeast Idlib to demand rebel force handover wanted fighter

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham sent a large armored convoy to the northeastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate last night in order to force a rebel group to handover a wanted fighter. According to opposition activists in Idlib, HTS sent the armored convoy to Zardana, where they later cordoned off the town […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

ISIS terrorists ruthlessly execute kidnapped Druze woman in Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – The so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS) carried out a new execution in eastern Syria this week in response to their territorial and personnel losses in the Al-Safa region. According to the Sweida 24 Facebook page, the Islamic State ruthlessly executed a young Druze women that was kidnapped during the terrorist group’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia, Turkey discuss reopening strategic highway from Latakia to Gaziantep

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – The Russian Federation and Turkish regime are currently in talks about reopening the strategic highway from Latakia city to Gaziantep, a source told Al-Masdar News this afternoon. According to the source, the Russian and Turkish officials are discussing security measures between the Idlib and Aleppo governorates, as these two provinces […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army reinforcements pour into southern Syria for final showdown with ISIS

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – A large number of reinforcements from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) reportedly made their way to the southern province of Al-Sweida, where they are set to join the ongoing offensive against the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS). According to a military source in Sweida city, reinforcements from the Syrian Arab Army […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Seven Turkish soldiers killed by PKK forces in Batman Province

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – At least seven Turkish soldiers were killed, today, when a roadside bomb was detonated inside the Batman Province in southeast Turkey. According to a report from the Turkish Ministry of Defense, the soldiers were traveling through the town of Gercus in the Batman Province, when their vehicle struck a roadside […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia says new steps will follow delivery of S-300 to Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
Russia has completed the first delivery of S-300 systems to Syria, including 49 units of equipment-related components such as radar, basic target acquisition systems, command posts and four launchers, according to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. The deconfliction channel between Russia and Israel shall remain in place despite the Il-20 downing, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin stated. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

‘Destructive response’ awaits those who act against Iran – Defense minister

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – Iran’s Defence Minister Amir Hatami hailed the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ (IRGC) missile attack on positions in eastern Syria as a success and issued a warning against those who might think about targetting Iran, speaking from Tehran on Wednesday. “Those who do anything against the security of our dear country and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Jihadist rebels attempt to infiltrate Syrian Army lines from new Idlib buffer zone

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:50 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels attempted to infiltrate the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) front-lines in the northern countryside of the Hama Governorate this morning. According to a field report from Hama city, a group of jihadist rebels attempted to infiltrate the Syrian Arab Army’s positions south of the Turkish observation post near […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US Air Force may employ F-22 stealth fighters to counteract Syria’s S-300: report

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) – The U.S. Air Force may consider employing the F-22 stealth fighters and F-16CJ Vipers to counteract Syria’s S-300 air defense systems, the Drive reported on Wednesday. “During the opening phases of the U.S. military air campaign in Syria, when it was unclear how Assad might respond, the U.S. Air Force employed F-22 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

‘Smelly Dagestani rat!’ – McGregor pulls no punches for Khabib bout (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:15 A.M.) – MMA fighters Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov held open workouts in Las Vegas on Wednesday, just three days ahead of their bout at UFC 229. In front of fans and journalists, both fighters practised grappling and stand-up techniques before addressing the crowd briefly. “I’m going to come out the gate fast, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

No large-scale military involvement required in Idlib – Putin (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that a deal with Turkey to set up a demilitarised zone in Syria’s Idlib province is being successfully implemented and that large-scale military involvement is not foreseen in the area in the near future. He made the statement at a joint press conference with Austrian Chancellor […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

F-14 Tomcat: The Plane the Navy Misses (Despite a Ton of Problems)

TNI Staff at Test Feed Using Fields - 17 hours ago
*TNI Staff* *Security, * But we won't see it on Navy carriers anytime soon. *The Tomcat was an antiquated and unreliable beast in the late 1980s and it simply was not up to par during the 1990s and the early 2000s in terms of its avionics. Thus, don't expect a comeback...* The United States Navy retired the venerable Grumman F-14 Tomcat in 2006 after more than three decades in service. However, the Tomcat’s demise has left gaps in the carrier air wing that are only now being felt. With the end of the Cold War and declining budgets, the Navy simply could not afford to keep the i... more »

This Might Have Become the F-52 Fighter

Dave Majumdar at Test Feed Using Fields - 17 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * A plane that only flies in video games. *A future F-52 will not resemble is fictional counterpart.* President Donald Trump several months back told reporters that the United States had delivered the F-52 to Norway. The statement was obviously a mistake; there is no such thing as an F-52 yet. The aircraft only exists in the context of a video game called “Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare”—however, there was once a real world concept that looks similar to the fiction jet. “In November we started delivering the first F-52s and F-35 fighter jets,” Trump ... more »

SYRIA: The Importance of Delivery of S300 Air Defence Systems Explained

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 17 hours ago
*Salman Rafi Sheikh* | For Israel, digesting this new reality will be difficult.

Faith, power, money: Conflicting agendas in Ukraine Church politics

Jim Jatras at The Duran - 17 hours ago
One of the most contentious and significant controversies in the world today is also one of the least-well understood. The post Faith, power, money: Conflicting agendas in Ukraine Church politics appeared first on The Duran.

Scientists blame sun for global warming–BBC 1998

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Before the “Science Was Settled!” In 1998, the BBC still reported climate issues with impartiality: Climate changes such as global warming may be due to changes in the sun rather than to the release of greenhouse gases on Earth. Climatologists and astronomers speaking at the American Association […]

Wind turbines are a major environmental problem

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 18 hours ago
“Thousands of aging wind turbines will eventually need to be decommissioned, but the disposal of this “green” technology could prove to be a dirty job for environmental regulators.” click here

America is under attack by guest blogger, Todd L. Thorton

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 18 hours ago
“I'll go out on a limb here and say assaulting people in restaurants, airports, and elevators because they don't agree with a particular point of view rises well above a civil conversation. Destroying businesses, city vehicles, occupying parks, defacing private homes, and blocking city streets is no way to win an argument. Taking a stand against national borders, law enforcement, and the rule of law tips the scales of sound judgement. America doesn't want socialism in any form. We are proud nationalists, not racists. We want everyone to do well and be successful. The left has dest... more »

A masterpiece

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 18 hours ago
Over at Raconteur Report, Aesop has penned an excellent essay on democracy, our Constitution, and the importance of voting. (Profanity alert; he doesn't pull his punches, or his language.) It's far too long to excerpt all the important points here, so I'll just hit a couple of highlights. If any people were populated solely by absolute saints, a theocracy would suffice, and no written laws necessary at all. Such has existed never, nowhere, in recorded human history, and the Founders knew this. They also knew that laws only ever work for the law-abiding, no matter what form of go... more »

Cedella Marley: Choose a Positive Response

Karma Yoga Daily at Karma Yoga Daily - 18 hours ago
Choose a positive response, and quickly get beyond whatever was threatening to bring you down.

8 Choices You Can Make Today For a Better Tomorrow

Karma Yoga Daily at Karma Yoga Daily - 18 hours ago
Are you looking forward to a brighter future?

Say "10 4" to Age of Autism

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
Hello, friends. Say "OK!" to supporting Age of Autism! 10-4 is one of the so-called ten-codes, or radio signals, invented by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International (APCO). 10-4 is an affirmative signal: it means “OK.” I remember CB radios!...

Childhood's Demise "Worrisome"

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
Our Anne Dachel puts out daily reports from around the world about the decline of pediatric health including the sharp increase in mental health problems. "Worrisome" is an understatement used by US News (no friend to autism or vaccine injury)...

The removal of Darwin and evolution from schools is a backwards step.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/03/darwin-theory-evolution-schools-earth?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook Advertisements

A Doctor Built a Machine That Helps People Die.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
https://tonic.vice.com/en_us/article/434yaj/a-doctor-built-a-machine-that-helps-people-die?utm_source=dmfb

Scientists Conclude That Eating Bogies Is Good For You

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
http://www.gosocial.co/scientists-conclude-that-eating-bogies-is-good-for-you/

Plants React To Being Eaten Much Like Animals Do, New Study Shows

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
https://allthatsinteresting.com/plants-defense-mechanism?utm_campaign=fbpdtol&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

It’s official, left-handed people are smarter.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
https://www.indy100.com/article/left-handed-people-smarter-science-ifl-science-maths-7797656?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1538632202

Fumigants and Fast Food Packaging Are a Source of Toxic Fluoride

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/02/15/amp/toxic-fluoride-sources.aspx?__twitter_impression=true

The Case Against Veganism — Carefully Researched Book Spills the Beans.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
http://anupamghose.com/2018/09/30/the-case-against-veganism-carefully-researched-book-spills-the-beans/#

China’s Deadly Drones Are Increasingly Doing Battle Across The Middle East

Task and Purpose at Test Feed Using Fields - 19 hours ago
*Task and Purpose* *Security, Asia* And that could be a game changer. Middle Eastern countries prohibited from purchasing armed drones from the United States are flocking to another increasingly influential seller in the Chinese government, according to a new report from the Associated Press, sales that “are helping expand Chinese influence across a region vital to American security interests.” - Chinese drones are increasingly doing battle in the skies above Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Nigeria, Yemen, Iraq, and the UAE thanks to increasing sales, with more than 30 CH-4 unmanned aeri... more »

Nuclear Weapons Time for Australia?

Paul Dibb at Test Feed Using Fields - 19 hours ago
*Paul Dibb* *Security, Asia* Could this happen? Australia’s deteriorating strategic outlook raises the question under what conditions should we develop a nuclear weapon of our own? This option was seriously considered by Australian governments in the 1960s, and the Department of Defense kept the technological lead time for an Australian nuclear weapon under review until the early 1980s. That was at the height of the Cold War and, as one of America’s closest allies, we faced a real risk of Soviet nuclear attack. We face no such risk these days. Nevertheless, we now have the pros... more »

Sudden Change In “Climate Mechanism”

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 19 hours ago
Over a period of eleven minutes, the “climate mechanism” changed from CO2 to Malinkovitch Cycles.

Your News Cycle of Outrage for the Next 48-72 Hours

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 20 hours ago
No Corroboration of Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Judge Kavanaugh in FBI report: WSJ Expect the outrage to be played out across the media as they join in a choir of Kavanaugh's destroyers to attack the FBI report, and repeat the falsehood the FBI refused to interview Christine Ford or her collaborating witnesses. Dr. Ford's story is already well documented and THERE ARE NO CORROBORATING WITNESSES! The FBI interviewed the witnesses she claimed, the witnesses did not support the claim. If the attorneys had more witnesses who could corroborate her testimony they should ha... more »

PayPal’s Punishment Of InfoWars Is Part Of Big Tech’s Censorship Campaign

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 20 hours ago
The harsh reality is that “the genie has already been let out of the bottle”, so to speak, and short of a worldwide movement away from these platforms – which could also have the unintended consequences of disrupting activist outreaches and reinforcing groupthink – nothing will probably ever change much. The post PayPal’s Punishment Of InfoWars Is Part Of Big Tech’s Censorship Campaign appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Evolving Cats and Pigeons

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 20 hours ago
Peter “Mungo” Jupp throws an evolving cat into the Uniformitarian pigeons and the first episode is below. The second will be posted here when published.

ANGER THERAPY IN WARTIME

Editor at Dances With Bears - 20 hours ago
By John Helmer, Moscow On Monday President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, responded to British and American press reports about the Skripal case by saying the Kremlin had decided not to respond. “We will no longer talk with the media. The BBC cannot confirm anything; the BBC can put forward an assumption or something […]

Florida school ignores vaccine non-consent forms, parents erupt

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 21 hours ago
The Santa Rosa County School District has (thankfully) had to suspend their student vaccination program because, once again, nurses were found to have administered vaccines to children whose parents had opted out. Indeed many parents (shown in the video below) said they had requested the school not vaccinate their child, only to learn once their kids got […] The post Florida school ignores vaccine non-consent forms, parents erupt appeared first on Health Nut News.

Carl Sagan, “Pale Blue Dot”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
Carl Sagan, “Pale Blue Dot” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupToqz1e2g

"The Cost Of Knowing It..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
"There's a truth deeper than experience. It's beyond what we see, or even what we feel. It's an order of truth that separates the profound from the merely clever, and the reality from the perception. We're helpless, usually, in the face of it; and the cost of knowing it, like the cost of knowing love, is sometimes greater than any heart would willingly pay. It doesn't always help us to love the world, but it does prevent us from hating the world. And the only way to know that truth is to share it, from heart to heart, just as Prabhakar told it to me, just as I'm telling it to you n... more »

"There For All Of Us..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
"We are hurt; we are lonely; and we turn to music or words, and as compensation beyond all price we are given glimpses of the world on the other side of time and space. We all have glimpses of glory as children, and as we grow up we forget them, or are taught to think we made them up; they couldn't possibly have been real, because to most of us who are grown up, reality is like radium, and can be borne only in very small quantities. But we are meant to be real, and to see and recognize the real. We are all more than we know, and that wondrous reality, that wholeness, holiness, is t... more »

COMMENTS: QUEBEC; KAVANAUGH; BORIS JOHNSON; NATIONALISM; WESTMINSTER BRIDGE; LINCOLN

Anon at Aangirfan - 21 hours ago
*Alexandre Bissonnette and his twin brother.* In October 2018, the *Coalition Avenir Québec* (CAQ), a right-wing party, won the general election in Quebec. *Francois Legault, leader of CAQ.* The CAQ promises lower taxes for the rich, austerity, privatization of some aspects of the health-care system and a cut in the number of immigrants. *Was the QUEBEC MOSQUE ATTACK FALSE FLAG designed to make Quebec more conservative?* *Kavanaugh, Vince Foster.* In 1993, Deputy White House counsel Vince Foster, a close friend of Hilary Clinton, was found dead in Fort Marcy Park, just outside ... more »

Idlib: Syrian security forces uncover three mass graves

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (9:40 A.M.) – Security forces unearthed three mass graves in Abu Duhur town in eastern countryside of Idlib as civilians continue to use the crossing toward the government-held areas. The mass graves include 12 bodies for fallen Syrian Army soldiers who had been killed during battles against the jihadi groups. The bodies were […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

‘Secret atomic warehouse': The mystery building at the centre of Israeli PM’s claim

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
A camera crew locates the "secret atomic warehouse" that Netanyahu warned about in his U.N. address last week. Includes video

Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford ran mass “hypnotic inductions” of psychiatric subjects

Mike Adams at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
Christine Blasey Ford confirmed to be a co-author of the mind control study

What the Bleep Happened to America? —Tucker Carlson

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
Tucker Carlson talks about his latest book and the slow death of America's middle class

Seven Days in September

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
According to Bob Woodward, insiders claim that on at least two occasions the U.S. military has openly defied President Trump and not carried out his commands

Dr Ford’s Fatal Fixation

Brother Nathanael Kapner at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
Brother Nathanael probes the psychological substructure of the Ford-Kavanaugh issue

US blasts international court on Iran ruling, pulls out of 1955 treaty

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
After the international court rules in Iran's favour and orders the U.S. to lift sanctions on items ranging from medical devices to agricultural commodities

F-35 Is Old News: BAE Systems Has a Radical Idea for America's Next Killer Jet Fighter

Dave Majumdar at Test Feed Using Fields - 21 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Next generation fighters of the future might have cockpits and flight control systems that are radically different from the cockpits of today. Next generation fighters of the future might have cockpits and flight control systems that are radically different from the cockpits of today. While the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the forthcoming Block III version of the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet have state-of-the-art wide screen displays and feature advanced helmet-mounted displays, a next-generation fighter might dispense with tradition... more »

Qanon CIA Farm & Christine

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
. I specifically said several days ago that Christine Ford appeared to me to be an MK ultra type. What that means is that advanced hypnotic and drug tech had been applied to her under the top secret CIA program. Having met one other victim, my subconscious identified the pattern. However i am not expert enough to lay out specifics as others are now in fact doing. This wreaks their ability to live rationally as well and is unfortunate. Now this meme has just been confirmed last night by Q Blow back should include an extensive outing of this whole technology as well. Turns out ... more »

Review: MONSTER TREK: THE OBSESSIVE SEARCH FOR BIGFOOT by Joe Gisondi

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
I discovered something here that i did not expect. It is that the primates actually troll the searchers by hanging around and making the odd noise and generally watching during the night. It really is a two way street, advantage Bigfoot. They have complete control.They do not understand thermal imaging and they are been observed because of this. That means that getting that form of evidence will become steadily easier.What searchers need to do is to simply set up in a campsite with a known history of occurrences and then sit back and perhaps signal as well. They will come to yo... more »

Exercise with Oxygen Therapy (EWOT)

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This is the hard way of doing all this. I much prefer to use a water solution of H3O3 or the Hydronium Ring which supplies all the oxygen to marine life and can easily supply a third of our oxygen needs. Unfortunately it is not yet commercially available. Then a glass of H-Ring water every hour or so will do the job. We will get there another day. In the meantime breathing enriched air is a good substitute. *Exercise with Oxygen Therapy (EWOT)* *Published on May 30, 2018 Within the past several years, scientists have found... more »

Singapore solved clean and safe public housing

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Wake up and smell the roses. It is a public good if everyone owns their own home. Singapore has 90% + ownership. This is proof that it can work provided the effort is not subverted by evil agendas. We are entering a world in which public servants will be subject to a review of their conversations for malfeasance and this can become everyone's new standard even without applying the rules of a natural community. No one can argue that it is impossible. About time. *Singapore solved clean and safe public housing * *brian wang | September 18, 2018 * * https://www.nextbig... more »

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*by Noah* With all the commenting on Brett Kavanaugh and his lowlife character issues, let's not forget another major line in this sordid episode of American history. Let's not lose sight of what the Kavanaugh nomination to the Supreme Court has rawly exposed, and that is that, to the Republican mind, sexual assault is not wrong in any way, shape or form. They don't get why anyone would be upset about it. They are mystified that the actions Kavanaugh has been accused of could elicit such condemnation. They literally applauded Kavanaugh after his hearing. This is who they are, not ... more »

Electric Universe - Galactic influence on evolution - Earth has an alternative timeline

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 22 hours ago
I've been asking the people who run the Electric Universe and are involved in the Thunderbolts Project for an alternative timeline for planet Earth, as we call it. According to their concept of how galaxies, stars and planets form, and based on observations noted down in mythology of an alien electric sky and its gods, Earth might not be the slow-accretion slow-sedimentation slow-evolution rock that we've all thought. Hell, if you can carve out a catastrophic mountain range like the Rockies in a few moments of electrical discharge activity between near-colliding planets (one nativ... more »

Leon Lederman: 1922-2018

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 22 hours ago
Leon Lederman was a giant of the 20th century experimental particle physics. Sadly, he died on Wednesday in a care center in Idaho, due to the complications from dementia (not so shocking at age of 96). He was born to a Russian Jewish family in 1922. He was the key man in teams that discovered the neutral \(K\)-mesons (do you remember Feynman's discussion about the two-state Hilbert space of \(K^0\) and \(\bar K^0\) that may be mixed as the superpositions of long-lived and short-lived kaons?), the bottom quark \(b\), and the muon (i.e. second) neutrino. For the muon neutrino discov... more »

James Baker Testimony: DNC Lawyers Met With FBI Officials Prior to October 2016 FISA Application…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 22 hours ago
The DOJ-NSD and FBI are holding a press conference today at 9:30am. The topic is unknown, but the timing coincides with a document production subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee for McCabe Memos, the “Woods File” supporting the Carter Page … Continue reading →

Israel’s Planned Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar Village War Crime: Amnesty International

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
TRT World Published on Sep 29, 2018 Israel wants to connect two illegal settlements on Palestinian land with hundreds of new buildings. The problem is, there’s a Palestinian village in the way. Here’s what you need to know about Khan al Ahmar, the village in the middle of it all. #khanalahmar #bedouinvillage #israel #palestine Israel’s Planned […]

Will Hyperinflation Push Us to Return to the Gold Standard? The Questions that Didn’t Get Answered.

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
ITM Trading Streamed live 5 hours ago Question 1: I’ve read that one of the reasons we haven’t experienced hyperinflation is because the banks have placed QE reserves they received at the Central Bank where they are receiving more interest $ than they could in other instruments. I have heard Lynette say that the banks have […]

Mauldin Warns: Trump Might End US Hegemony

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Mauldin Warns: Trump Might End US Hegemony by John Mauldin via MauldinEconomics.com, via https://www.zerohedge.com/ With all the trade war talk, we all ask the obvious question: Who will win? President Trump says the US will win. Chinese business leaders say no, we will win. Free-traders on both sides say no one will win. Few stop to ask, “What does a […]

Draconid Meteor Shower May Burst Into Meteor Storm – Shooting Stars Can Shoot Down Satellites

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
nemesis maturity Published on Oct 3, 2018 The October Draconids is an established meteor shower that occurs annually around the 9th of October. The shower was linked in 1926 to the Jupiter-family comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, known to evolve on a perturbed and “erratic” orbit. Although the annual activity of the shower is usually low (a few visual […]

U.S. Threatens Russia with Military Strike

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
PressTV Published on Oct 3, 2018 The United States has threatened Russia with a military strike after claiming that Moscow is developing banned cruise missiles. U-S ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison said Russia is building medium-range ballistic missiles in violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. She said Washington remains committed to a diplomatic solution […]

Three scholars mass-produce Sokal hoaxes

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 23 hours ago
*Publication of the numerous papers proves that "grievance studies" are worthless and ludicrous parasitic pseudosciences* As The Wall Street Journal and dozens of other outlets describe in detail, three self-described "left-leaning liberal" academics have had lots of fun since Summer 2017. Peter Boghossian (philosopher at Oregon), James Lindsay (PhD in mathematics), and Helen Pluckrose (English literature) have managed to get seven hoax articles – they termed them "grotesque exagerations" at the end – accepted for publication in journals dedicated to *grievance studies* such as gen... more »

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Some senators are using police escorts to move around the Capitol, as security tightens with the impassioned fight over Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court. https://t.co/59XxhrARxH — AP Politics (@AP_Politics) October 4, 2018 Cameroon's Anglophone crisis: Red Dragons and Tigers - the rebels fighting for independence https://t.co/AiG04XAmub — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 4, 2018 Check out https://t.co/Z56nUSoyyw - an interactive slideshow of AFP photographs after Indonesia's September 28 quake and tsunami @AFPgraphics pic.twitter.com/e7NK5grIJK — AFP news a... more »

October 4th – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #623

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
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 4th – Open Thread

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
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 →

Unprecedented Canada snowfall even makes it to Russian news outlets

Robert at Ice Age Now - 23 hours ago
Природные происшествия Зимняя сказка: в Канаде небывалый снегопад в октябре Такого не случалось еще ни разу за всю историю метеонаблюдений. Translation: Winter fairy tale: unprecedented snowfall in October in Canada This has never happened before in the entire history of meteorological observations. 30 centimeters of snow – this has never happened in Canada in October! ... Read moreUnprecedented Canada snowfall even makes it to Russian news outlets The post Unprecedented Canada snowfall even makes it to Russian news outlets appeared first on Ice Age Now.

The Goods-Producing Jobs Picture -- Trump Period Compared to Obama Period

Charles R. Anderson, Ph.D. at An Objectivist Individualist - 23 hours ago
In the last 21 months, namely for all of 2017 and 2018 to date, there has been a sky-rocketing increase in goods-producing jobs compared to the prior 21 months. These goods-producing jobs are jobs in mining, construction, and manufacturing. Charles Payne pointed this out in Strongest Economy Ever? Trump last 21 months: 825,000 new jobs Obama prior 21 months: 275,000 new jobs Remember that the "New Normal" economy under Obama was said to have no place for less-educated Americans except in the low-paying portion of the service economy. Their unemployment rate was expected to rem... more »

Cartoon Roundup

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
U.S. first lady Melania Trump sits as she meets with Fante chiefs to gain permission to visit Cape Coast castle, Ghana, October 3, 2018. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Melania in Africa* (Reuters).

Latest From The Arizona Permanent Drought

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 1 day ago
We had more than one fourth of our average annual rainfall in Phoenix yesterday. This guy did a couple of doughnuts before he sank into the swamp. Before the rain arrived it was windy. This hawk was hovering motionless in … Continue reading →

Congressional Investigators Have Confirmed That DNC Lawyers Met With The FBI On The Trump Russian Dossier Before Obtaining A Surveillance Warrant Targeting The Trump Campaign

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
James A. Baker, then the FBI’s general counsel, appears on a speaking panel at Georgetown University Law Center in 2016. (CSPAN) *John Solomon, The Hill:* *Russia collusion bombshell: DNC lawyers met with FBI on dossier before surveillance warrant* Congressional investigators have confirmed that a top FBI official met with Democratic Party lawyers to talk about allegations of Donald Trump-Russia collusion weeks before the 2016 election, and before the bureau secured a search warrant targeting Trump’s campaign. Former FBI general counsel James Baker met during the 2016 season with a...more »

Ofelia Rivas -- Evacuation of Ali Jegk Village

Brenda Norrell at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
. . Article and photos by Ofelia Rivas Censored News Hello to all concerned friends and supporters, I am on travel and not at home in the village. Hurricane Rosa brought heavy rainfall and caused flooding. There was an evacuation last night of a majority of the people but some are still there.The authority fear that the earthen dam is over capacity and may collapse flooding the entire

Of Auld Lang Syne And New Friends

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 1 day ago
I ran into this at SDA: http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/index.php/2018/10/02/some-forthright-words-from-a-newfie/ A “newfie” is someone from Newfoundland (I looked it up ;-) So I thought “OK, so its going to be a sob story about friends and such. Feh. OK, I’ll sample it a … Continue reading →

U.S. Senator Rand Paul's Wife Makes A Plea To A Democrat Senator To Retract His Call To His Supporters To Physically Confront Republicans

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Senator Rand Paul being ceremonially sworn-in by Vice President Joe Biden, along with his family. 4 January 2011, Wikipedia *Kelley Paul, CNN:* *My husband, Rand Paul, and our family have suffered intimidation and threats* *(CNN)An open letter to Senator Cory Booker:* It's nine o'clock at night, and as I watch out the window, a sheriff's car slowly drives past my home. I am grateful that they have offered to do extra patrols, as someone just posted our home address, and Rand's cell number, on the internet -- all part of a broader effort to intimidate and threaten Republican member... more »

New Campaign Videos

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Campaign videos don't have to be expensive to be effective. I asked Mike Siegel what this one cost him. I caught up with him just as he was headed out the door to meet Beto for a rally in Elgin. He told me the video was part of a package that includes 12 clips and some mailers, but that if you break down the package, you could say the video cost around $1,500. "This is what a resistance campaign in 2018 looks like," he told me. "Focused messages targeted at specific segments of voters. Our goal is to let the Texas 10th know how the current representative has betrayed their intere... more »

The Donkey Standard

LL at Virtual Mirage - 1 day ago

"The Retail Apocalypse Picks Up Speed As Sears, JCPenney, Brookstone And Mattress Firm Spiral Toward Bankruptcy"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"The Retail Apocalypse Picks Up Speed As Sears, * *JCPenney, Brookstone And Mattress Firm Spiral Toward Bankruptcy"* by Michael Snyder "Over 20 major retailers have filed for bankruptcy since the beginning of last year, and in 2018 we may break the all-time record for annual store closings that was established just last year. We are in the midst of the worst retail apocalypse in American history, and it appears to be picking up speed as retail giants such as Sears, JCPenney, Brookstone and Mattress Firm spiral toward bankruptcy. We live at a time when the middle class is being syst... more »

Senate Leader Mitch McConnell Files Cloture for Kavanaugh Nomination….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
The FBI report on Judge Kavanaugh is being reported as delivered tonight. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has filed cloture tonight for the supreme court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. The cloture vote will likely take place Friday ending debate … Continue reading →

Volcano erupts on same island as earlier quake

Robert at Ice Age Now - 1 day ago
More than 1,400 dead from the powerful earthquake and ensuing tsunami on Friday … and now this.  The eruption of Mount Soputan, on the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, came just days after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck central Sulawesi. The eruption spewed ash 19,700 feet (6,000 meters) into the ... Read moreVolcano erupts on same island as earlier quake The post Volcano erupts on same island as earlier quake appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Russia and Turkey fulfilling their agreement on Idlib – Putin

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the idea to establish a demilitarized zone in Syria’s Idlib arose during his recent talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Russian leader confirmed that both Russia and Turkey are fulfilling their commitments. “We are working together with our Turkish partners. We see that they are treating […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

CJ verdict on sanctions, Tehran appeals a ‘defeat for Iran’ – Bolton

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 A.M.) – US National Security Advisor John Bolton described the decision taken by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to reject Tehran’s appeals and ease sanctions as a “defeat for Iran” while speaking at a press conference in Washington DC on Wednesday. Although Bolton claimed that the outcome was a victory for the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

How To Make A Solid, Customized News Stream That Isn’t Manipulated By Silicon Valley

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 1 day ago
It can be hard to find a supply of information about what’s going on in the world that isn’t being manipulated by power. You find a news outlet you like, then you start to notice them hiring reporters who regurgitate the establishment line on WikiLeaks […]

Retired FBI Agent/DOJ Lawyer Ms. Monica McLean Attended Kavanaugh Hearing With Blasey-Ford…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
Earlier today we did a deep dive into the background of Ms. Christine Blasey-Ford’s life-long friend, Monica Lee McLean. We outlined how Ms. Ford and Ms. McLean grew up together; went to high school together; moved to California together; went … Continue reading →

Crazy video of the Gulf's massive fish migration

Ben Raines | braines@al.com at Louisiana Environment and Flood Control - 1 day ago
As with the birds, the fish hit the road in late September and early October. Their run is predictable, and carefully timed. The goal is to make it the warmer climes of the Caribbean and Central American coast before winter's chill turns the upper Gulf of Mexico into a 50-degree ice box.

Russian President Vladimir Putin Urges Washington To Stop Its Political Infighting

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia September 12, 2018. Donat Sorokin/TASS Host Photo Agency/Pool via REUTERS *Reuters:* *Russia's Putin urges end to Washington political infighting* MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the United States should bring a halt to internal political infighting which he said was poisoning U.S. relations with Russia. Putin has previously said allegations of Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election have been fabricated by d... more »

A long one. Collusion, conspiracy, corruption - and the one absolutely undeniable fact about Donald Trump.

David Brin at CONTRARY BRIN - 1 day ago
First a quick announcement: My uplift novel Brightness Reef - beginning to answer your many questions from Startide Rising and The Uplift War - is now on sale at BookBub! And on ebook daily and Bargains. Ideas galore, an awards nominee and Michael Whelan cover, all for just $2.99. *"Refugees from six alien races - including strange "earthlings" -have made their home on the forbidden planet Jijo… but a mysterious starship may soon determine their fate, linking it to chaos in the Five Galaxies."* Now on to a nation and world so weird it might be Serling's *The Twilight Zone,* or Hein... more »

IAEA Rejects Israel’s Anti-Iran Allegations, Says It’s Visited All Relevant Sites in Iran

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
PressTV Published on Oct 3, 2018 The International Atomic Energy Agency has turned down a call by Israeli Prime Minister to inspect what he claims to be a secret nuclear facility in Iran. I-A-E-A Director General, Yukiya Amano, has said in a statement that the agency inspects sites and locations ONLY when needed. He noted that […]

Any US Strike on Russia Missiles Could trigger World War 3

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
PressTV Published on Oct 3, 2018 Any attempt by the United States to take out Russian cruise missile systems would lead to a larger military confrontation between the two nuclear powers, says an analyst. end

Putin Warns US on Oil, Dollar Policies

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
PressTV Published on Oct 3, 2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin says the US president himself is to blame for the current high oil prices. Putin says interfering in market processes and trying to gain competitive advantages by using political tools is not the right way to regulate markets. He also warned the US over the dollar. […]

Planet X? Mysterious Planet ‘The Goblin’ Redefines Solar System

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Planet X? Mysterious Planet ‘The Goblin’ Redefines Solar System by Mac Slavo, October 2nd, 2018, SHTFplan.com The discovery of a new dwarf planet called “The Goblin” is redefining our solar system. The planet’s massively elongated orbit suggests object is influenced by theoretical giant Planet Nine (Planet X) in the Oort Cloud region. – Planet X, an […]

After UN Top Court Rules In Favor Of Iran, Pompeo Terminates Decades-Old Treaty

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
After UN Top Court Rules In Favor Of Iran, Pompeo Terminates Decades-Old Treaty by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ The drums of war are beating over Iran and Syria as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday morning responded to the United Nations’ top court ordering the US to lift sanctions on “humanitarian” goods to Iran. Pompeo made a series of […]

Peter Schiff: Coming Financial Crisis Much Bigger than 2008. People Will Be Dumping Dollars & Buying Gold

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Peter Schiff: Coming Financial Crisis Much Bigger than 2008. People Will Be Dumping Dollars & Buying Gold by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Money manager Peter Schiff was in a small group warning of a coming financial meltdown that happened in 2008. Schiff says, “I was kind of a fixture on financial cable TV giving these warnings. My thought […]

Trump Told Saudi King He Wouldn’t Last ‘2 Weeks’ Without US Support

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Trump Told Saudi King He Wouldn’t Last ‘2 Weeks’ Without US Support by https://www.rt.com/ The Saudi Arabian monarchy would fall “within two weeks” if it wasn’t for the military support that the US has provided to the Gulf kingdom over the decades, Donald Trump noted in graceless remarks to the King. – “We protect Saudi Arabia,” Trump […]

Soputan Volcano Erupting on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Days After Fatal Quake & Tsunami

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT Published on Oct 3, 2018 Natural disasters continue to plague Indonesia, with the Mount Soputan volcano erupting on the island of Sulawesi just days after a devastating tsunami, triggered by a massive earthquake, struck the island, killing hundreds. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9fn4 end

US Against World Court: Trump Hits Back After Iran Ruling

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT Published on Oct 3, 2018 The US is withdrawing from the “optional protocol” in the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, John Bolton has confirmed. He said it follows a case brought by Palestine, challenging the US embassy’s move to Jerusalem. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9fp3 end

Moonbeam Brown Destroys Our Hospitals

Willis Eschenbach at Skating Under The Ice - 1 day ago
Governor Jerry “Moonbeam” Brown of California continues with his mad liberal claim that if you just pass a law, things will get better. His latest lunacy involves hospitals discharging homeless people … in many cases after they have received “free” care at taxpayer expense. And the state is full to the brim with homeless ……

LNG Canada....Facts Versus Fiction

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 1 day ago
*Written by Grant G* *Time for a Straight Goods look at the LNG Canada deal....* Justin Trudeau and the stranger known as John Horgan were quick to plant their faces in as many smiling photo-ops possible...all taking credit for "Canada's largest ever private sector investment" .. Funny stuff indeed....The project itself got federal approval many years ago under Stephen Harper, the project received taxpayers gifts and provincial approvals under Christy Clark's BC Liberals... Johnny come lately Horgan was actually opposed to Christy Claek's LNG taxation framework, he and his ent... more »

Capitol Police Arrest Democrat Staffer For Doxing U.S. Senators…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
According to a U.S. Capitol Police announcement, they have arrested a man named Jackson A Cosko, 27, for publishing the private information of at least one senator online: WASHINGTON DC – Today, the United States Capitol Police arrested the Suspect … Continue reading →

Study: No Clear Definition On Who is a First-Generation Student

Jamie Rogers at Diverse - 1 day ago
Higher education institutions have made strides in identifying and assisting first-generation students, but the lack of a standardized definition of a first-generation student is negatively impacting how colleges and universities properly aid this group, according to a new study released Wednesday.

TPPF's Capitol Leader Graduates Hear from Venable

Content Multimedia - 1 day ago
By Kevin Roberts, Stephanie Matthews I could think of no one more perfect to address this group of leaders early in their careers than Peggy who is a long-time champion for freedom and is now helping the Governor appoint exceptional Texans to many of the state’s leadership roles. Peggy is a shining example of what it means to be a leader both inside and outside the framework of government.

Is The Mueller Probe Finally Winding Down?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Zero Hedge:* *After 17 Months, The Mueller Probe Is Finally Winding Down* The Mueller probe into allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian government has continued long past its expected termination date (it was initially expected that the probe wouldn't last more than a year from Mueller's appointment in May 2017). And with the mid-term elections roughly one month away, signs that the probe is winding down are finally starting to emerge. As the Associated Press reported on Wednesday, several members of Mueller's team of prosecutors have been reassigned back ... more »

Musical Interlude: Alan Parsons Project, “Ammonia Avenue”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Alan Parsons Project, “Ammonia Avenue” -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK-_2G7MMgc ○ *"Ammonia Avenue"* “Is there no sign of light as we stand in the darkness, Watching the sun arise. Is there no sign of life as we gaze at the waters, Into the strangers eyes. And who are we to criticize or scorn the things that they do? For we shall seek and we shall find Ammonia Avenue. If we call for the proof and we questions the answers, Only the doubt will grow. Are we blind to the truth or a sign to believe in, Only the wise will know. And word by word they handed down the light that shines toda... more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“An asterism is just a recognized pattern of stars that is not one the 88 official constellations. For example, one of the most famous (and largest) asterisms is the Big Dipper within the constellation Ursa Major. But this pretty chain of stars, visible with binoculars towards the long-necked constellation of Camelopardalis, is also a recognized asterism. *Click image for larger size.* Known as Kemble's Cascade, it contains about 20 stars nearly in a row, stretching over five times the width of a full moon. Tumbling from the upper right to lower left in the picture, Kemble's Cascade ... more »

Chet Raymo, "Like Rubies Ringed With Gold"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Like Rubies Ringed With Gold"* by Chet Raymo "Here's a new Hubble Space Telescope composite photograph of two colliding galaxies in the constellation Corvus. Click to enlarge. Each of the three books of Dante's "Divine Comedy"* ends with the same words: "the stars." The Inferno concludes with distant stars glimpsed through the narrow exit of hell. "We emerged," says the poet, "and saw the stars." The poet's journey through Purgatory ends on Earth's highest mountain, with the heavens seemingly not so far away. He is "ready to ascend to the stars." Finally, Dante looks down upon the ... more »

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