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Court Mood is Jovial as Kavanaugh Takes His Place on Bench
Brett Kavanaugh, narrowly confirmed after a bitter Senate battle, joined his new colleagues to hear his first arguments as a justice.
US Student Detained in Israel for Alleged Boycott Support
The case highlights Israel's concerns about the boycott movement and the great efforts it has made to stop it.
Objections Blunt Momentum for Foreign Lobbying Law Overhaul
One of the most contentious provisions would eliminate a popular loophole that permits lobbyists representing foreign commercial interests to be exempt from the law, known as FARA.
Elie Wiesel Bust Unveiled in Romania to Mark Holocaust Day
A bust of Romanian-born writer Elie Wiesel has been unveiled in Bucharest on the country’s national Holocaust remembrance day.
Was a Tapeworm Found in Welch’s Fruit Snacks?
A viral Facebook claim about the supposed discovery of a parasite in a piece of Welch's Fruit Snack has not been verified.
Want Election Results? On West Coast, Patience is Required
If control of the U.S. House comes down to any of the competitive congressional races in Washington state and California, the American public might have to wait a while to learn the outcome.
Dutch Appeals Court Upholds Landmark Climate Case Ruling
The Netherlands, known for its historic reliance on windmills and ongoing use of bicycles, already is working to cut emissions, but the court said that the country needs to do more.
UN Ambassador Haley Resigning
President Donald Trump tweeted that he has a "big announcement with my friend Ambassador Nikki Haley in the Oval Office at 10:30 a.m."
Saudi 'Critic' Khashoggi Disappears - How Will Washington React?
What happened to Jamal Khashoggi? The Washington Post writer and friend of long-time Saudi intelligence head has been hailed as a "critic" of Saudi policy, but that reputation is not very well-deserved. Was he killed by the Saudis? Kidnapped? What might it mean for US/Saudi relations? Tune in to today's Liberty Report:
US-Saudi Relations Enter Unchartered Waters
[image: undefined] The disappearance of the Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi in mysterious circumstances while on a visit to his country’s consulate in Istanbul last Tuesday still remains unexplained. The plot is thickening by the day. The latest reports suggest that he may not even be alive. The Istanbul Prosecutor has ordered an investigation. President Recep Erdogan has called Khashoggi a “journalist and friend”. Turkey has a troubled relationship with Saudi Arabia, which has a complicated history dating back to the Ottoman era and is entangled with Erdogan’s brand of Islamism. A... more »
Aux Barricades Mes Enfants!
[image: undefined] On October 21st there will be a Women’s March on the Pentagon hosted by the Global Women’s Peace Action. My wife and many of our friends will be going and even I will tag along in support in spite of my gender. We participate with some reservations as we have only demonstrated publicly twice since 9/11, once opposing the then about to start Iraq War and once against the annual meeting of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). All too often demonstrations morph into progressive exercises in flagellation of what are now referred to as “deplorable” val... more »
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley Announces Resignation – Returning to Private Sector….
During an Oval Office press availability today, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley announces she is leaving the administration at the end of the year. Both President Trump and Ambassador Haley made the announcement together. . There are dozens of multinational corporate … Continue reading →
Is it too late to save the planet?
In order to limit the global temperature increase, the world would have to make unprecedented changes.
"Life Is Inconvenient..."
"One of life's best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and a problem. If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire – then you’ve got a problem. Everything else is an inconvenience. Life is inconvenient. Life is lumpy. A lump in the oatmeal, a lump in the throat and a lump in the breast are not the same kind of lump. One needs to learn the difference." - Robert Fulghum
The Poet: Charles Bukowski, "Mind and Heart"
*"Mind and Heart"* "Unaccountably we are alone, forever alone, and it was meant to be that way, it was never meant to be any other way - and when the death struggle begins the last thing I wish to see is a ring of human faces hovering over me - better just my old friends, the walls of my self, let only them be there. I have been alone but seldom lonely. I have satisfied my thirst at the well of my self and that wine was good, the best I ever had, and tonight, sitting, staring into the dark I now finally understand the dark and the light and everything in between. Peace of mind and heart... more »
"This Is My Wish For You..."
"This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Why?"
"Is there an answer to the question of why bad things happen to good people? The response would be… to forgive the world for not being perfect, to forgive God for not making a better world, to reach out to the people around us, and to go on living despite it all, no longer asking why something happened, but asking how we will respond, what we intend to do now that it has happened." - Harold S. Kushner
Trump Accepts Nikki Haley’s Resignation — Reports
Shock resignation being reported by multiple news outlets
Opinion: Brazil’s Election Surprises – Part I
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Sunday, October 7th was definitely a day of surprises for everyone in Brazil, and specifically for the city and state of Rio de Janeiro. The surprises are the result of democratic elections, where voters upended the presumptions and predictions of pundits, pollsters and protesters. We’ll start […]
When Smart Cities Need Citizens Asleep-at-the-Wheel, It is Time To Change Direction
By Patricia Burke Many pro-industry groups have compiled lists of the benefits of smart cities, the promise of data-driven decision-making, and the purported benefits of... more »
If power-to-gas (P2G) is the answer, what was the question?
Over at Green Car Congress, "Scottish Scientist" gushes about P2G: Power to Gas (P2G) is best for (solar, wind etc.) farm-scale energy storage for most farms where there is no possibility of farm-scale pumped hydro. P2G is excellent for mopping up all the surplus farm power because any energy which P2G can store is an efficiency gain compared to the 100% loss of all curtailed generation. Grid
"NASA Moves To Save The World From Yellowstone Supervolcano Threat"
*"NASA Moves To Save The World From * *Yellowstone Supervolcano Threat"* by sputniknews.com "While the volcano cooling venture may create a lucrative power-generating opportunity, it could also potentially cause a catastrophic eruption. NASA scientists have reportedly designed a way to avert a disaster which may threaten mankind’s continued existence – the threat of Yellowstone supervolcano eruption. Brian Wilcox of the NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab explained to BBC that the US space agency plans to “drill up to 10km down into the supervolcano, and pump down water at high pressure,” th... more »
No Columbus Day celebration in Columbus, Ohio
Many who want to demean Christopher Columbus for pursuing his mission of finding a shorter route to Asia and spreading the Gospel of Jesus see themselves as more enlightened and morally superior as they donate to or demonstrate for Planned Parenthood which ended the lives of over 321,300 Americans just last year using our tax dollars. https://californiafamily.org/2018/planned-parenthood-killed-321384-babies-last-year-bringing-total-killed-to-over-7-6-million/ Columbus was never in North America, went to prison and died unsuccessful in his mission. Unfortunately, Planned Parenthood... more »
President Trump/Nikki Haley Press Conference...
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Saudi Journalist Disappears at Consulate in Turkey, Iraq Forms a New Government, U.S. Withdraws from Treaties after Challenges at International Court
*Washington Post Columnist Disappears at Saudi Consulate in Turkey* Jamal Khashoggi, a *respected Saudi journalist* who in recent years has lived in the United States and penned columns for the *Washington Post*, disappeared after visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. He had visited the consulate days before and was *reportedly* returning to pick up paperwork proving his divorce so he could remarry. When he did not leave the embassy after four hours, his fiancée, who was waiting outside, called police. Turkish authorities now *believe* that Khashoggi was tortured ... more »
The ‘Big Brother Watch’ Ruling on U.K. Surveillance Practices: Key Points from an American Perspective
Photo Credits: CherryX, CC BY-SA 3.0. Last month, a divided chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”) (that is, a panel of seven judges from ECHR’s “First Section”) issued an opinion declaring several aspects of British surveillance law to be in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights. The case is called, perhaps inevitably, *Big Brother Watch and Others v. The United Kingdom. *The opinion is ponderous, to say the least. But it’s nonetheless quite interesting from a comparative-law perspective, particularly for those of us who follow all the ins-and-outs ... more »
China’s Human Rights Abuses Against Uighurs in Xinjiang
Demonstrators protesting China's treatment of Uighurs, Washington, D.C., 2009 (Source: Flickr/Malcolm Brown) During a 2013 trip to Kazakhstan, Xi Jinping announced the “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI)—China’s ambitious plan to enhance its “friendship” with the rest of the world through expanded investments in infrastructure and trade. Xinjiang, a resource-rich autonomous region in Northwest China lying at the border of Kazakhstan and seven other central Asian countries, was to be a crucial economic artery for this new world-embracing plan. Five years later, Xinjiang looks nothing ... more »
The Congressional Map Keeps Expanding For Democrats-- Take Dave Brat's Central Virginia District
On Sunday, *DWT* went out on a limb-- not just making a random prediction about how many seats would flip red to blue but doing what so few pundits ever do-- predicting *which* seats would flip. It's the most optimistic view you've ever seen, partially because we follow the races on a granular level and partially because we picked up earlier than most that the determining issue for voters when they cast their ballots in a month would be what George Mason University's School of Policy and Government poll found this week as their #1 issue: Trump. The *strength* of Trump as a determi... more »
Crystal Palace Ballet
Crystal palace is an unusual ballet because it is based on an historical episode during the rule of Empress Anna Ioanovna. The action is set in 18th century Saint Petersburg, then the capital of the Russian Empire. The post Crystal Palace Ballet appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Argentina: A Phantom UFO?
*Source: Fundación Argentina de OvnilogíaDate: 10.09.2018* *Argentina: A Phantom UFO?* *Luis Burgos* writes: "An interesting photograph taken at random on Sunday, October 7, at the Gualeguay River (Entre Rios) by Laura Marcocich of the Villaguay Kayak Club. It is not included in the 2018 wave by virtue of being an artifact not visually detected. It even bears a certain similarity with the object photographed in Tucumán and published by Javier López Posse (GIOT) which we include here (courtsy of Yamil López Bantar)." For more information on the Tucumán photos, our readers are invi... more »
Police Forced to Kill Their Own K9 After it Turned On Them and Attacked an Officer
[image: K9] A department with a history of shooting their own K9 units has shot another dog after it attacked one of their own. The post Police Forced to Kill Their Own K9 After it Turned On Them and Attacked an Officer appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Alabama Police Chief Arrested for Allegedly Masturbating In Front of Children at the Beach
[image: chief] Not just a regular cop, but the police chief of an Alabama town was filmed on multiple surveillance cameras masturbating in front of children and teen girls. The post Alabama Police Chief Arrested for Allegedly Masturbating In Front of Children at the Beach appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
To Force Gender Equality, Schools Teach Boys to Paint Finger Nails, Massage Each Other
[image: equality] Some schools are taking gender equality to the extreme and having boys practice female stereotypes while girls practice male stereotypes. The post To Force Gender Equality, Schools Teach Boys to Paint Finger Nails, Massage Each Other appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Cities Now Threatening Jail Time and Fines for Kids Over 12 Who Go Trick-Or-Treating
[image: trick-or-treating] Tyrannical local laws threaten fines and even jail time for kids going trick-or-treating past a certain time or older than a certain age. The post Cities Now Threatening Jail Time and Fines for Kids Over 12 Who Go Trick-Or-Treating appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
On-Duty Cop Caught Selling OxyContin From Patrol Car Outside Assisted Living Facility
[image: selling] Showing just how callously this officer thought he was above the law, he was caught on duty, in uniform, selling opioids from his own patrol car. The post On-Duty Cop Caught Selling OxyContin From Patrol Car Outside Assisted Living Facility appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
WHY WOULD NIKKI HALEY RUN IN 2020?
News today: President Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley, said on Tuesday she would resign at the end of the year.... Ms. Haley, who has long been seen as a potential presidential candidate, said she had no intention of running for the presidency in 2020, as has been speculated. Instead, she said, she plans to campaign for Mr. Trump’s re-election. I don't know why she did this now, but I can speculate on what happens next. Could there be a South Carolina shuffle -- Lindsey Graham becomes attorney general or secretary of defense and then Haley is named as his ... more »
Ukraine: Rescue works continue following explosions at ammunition depot (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – Thousands of people were evacuated following explosions at a munitions depot near the northern Ukrainian city of Chernigov, in the early hours of Tuesday morning. According to Ukraine’s state emergency service, around ten thousands people have been evacuated from the area, with airspace closed within 20 km (12 miles) of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
No need to rush launch of Syrian constitutional committee: Lavrov
Moscow can see no reason to rush the launch of a Syrian constitutional committee, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said following talks with his Slovak counterpart Miroslav Lajcak on Tuesday. “We see no reasons to rush this process and artificially create some timeframes. Quality is everything in this case,” Lavrov said. He stressed that attempts […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Lebanese FM meets Jordanian counterpart in Amman
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil began his official visit in Jordan, today, by meeting with his counterpart Ayman Safadi in the capital city of Amman. According to the National News Agency of Lebanon, Bassil and Safadi discussed a number of topics, including commercial trade and the refugee crisis. Following a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Turkish officials begin searching Saudi consulate for missing journalist
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 P.M.) – Turkish officials have begun searching the Saudi consulate in Istanbul for the missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Russia Today reported this afternoon. Live link below: https://www.rt.com/on-air/440745-turkey-searches-saudi-arabia-consulate/ Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish forces crackdown on Kurdish group near Syrian border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The Turkish security forces launched a big operation this morning to arrest several suspected members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in southeast Turkey. According to the state-owned Anadolu Agency, the Turkish security forces arrested at least 90 suspected members of the PKK organization in southeast Turkey. Citing the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army keeps advancing in southern Syria despite suffering heavy losses (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their field operations in the Al-Safa region of southern Syria this week after repelling another attempt by the Islamic State (ISIS) to breakout of this area. Led by their 3rd Crops and 10th Division, the Syrian Arab Army managed to score a new advance […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Armed group attempts to enter Iran from Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – An Iranian soldier was killed in an overnight attack by an armed group near the Iraqi border, state-owned Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported this morning. According to IRNA, the Iranian soldier was killed when an armed group attempted to infiltrate into the border-city of Marivan in the Kurdistan Province; […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
More space week events in Visakhapatnam
*During space week JV Prabhakar is taking his message (see below) to students at schools in his city.* A world without wars and weapons is the objective of Global Network we explained to young Engineers. Their job is to fight for peaceful co-existence not for war, they have to protect the Mother Earth from blood shed and war. Women are the worst victims of the war. Graduate women college against wars and weapons. They raised the voice with Global Network, with professor Manju Latha. They extended support to save Jeju Island. Global Network peace campaign continues. Prabhakar J... more »
Dershowitz, ACLU Veterans: Group Betrayed Principles on Kavanaugh
[image: dershowitz-aclu-veterans-group-betrayed-principles-on-kavanaugh] Alan Dershowitz, the famed leftist civil-liberties lawyer who defended O.J. Simpson, says the American Civil Liberties Union has lost it way.
Climate Alarmists’ Temperature Data Erroneous and Incomplete, Says Researcher
[image: climate-alarmists-temperature-data-erroneous-and-incomplete-says-researcher] An audit of the primary temperature data used by climate alarmists finds that it is riddled with errors, bad assumptions, and missing data.
Threat To Kill Kavanaugh, Insane Protests, Portend Violence
[image: threat-to-kill-kavanaugh-insane-protests-portend-violence] If the Democrats fail to win the House of Representatives as pollsters confidently predict, more violence might well be ahead.
Capitalism Has Been Conquered - Here Is Why Workers Should Take It Back
In the early days of industrial capitalism there were no protections for workers, and industrialists took their profits with little heed to anyone else. Following the growth of the labour movement, the establishment of trade unions and the founding of the welfare state in the first half of the 20th century, corporations in decades after World War II embraced a more open, stakeholder capitalism, where profits were shared between employees, managers and shareholders. This led to a flourishing middle class as workers and communities benefited from the success of the corporations of w... more »
Security In Iraq Oct 1-7, 2018
(Shafaaq News) There was a relatively high number of incidents in Iraq during the first week of October. That was due to a large number of attacks in Baghdad and Kirkuk. Another mass grave was discovered in Kurdistan as well raising the number of casualties. There were 60 incidents reported in Iraq from October 1-7, 2018. That was the most since 64 during the second week of April. Since that month there has been around 40 incidents per week, but that occasionally goes up to 50, which made this week an exception to the norm. Kirkuk at 16 and Baghdad at 20 were the two areas in doub... more »
Gregory Mannarino, “Monstrous Market Distortions Are A Direct Result Of Central Bank Rigging”
Gregory Mannarino, “Monstrous Market Distortions Are A Direct Result Of Central Bank Rigging” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o75yJJqS3Sw - https://www.traderschoice.net/
Too many walls and not enough bridges
News 1. Chris Mosher I reported over the weekend: After he was charged with sexual assault and then for repeatedly violating the conditions of his release, Halifax cop Chris Mosher was fired last year by the Halifax police department. But Mosher has successfully appealed his firing, and has received a cash payout from the city […]
Yoko Ono’s Imagine Peace Tower will be lit up tonight
A relative newcomer to Nova Scotia, I’ve not yet visited Sydney. However, in addition to its fabled Big Fiddle, the city has loomed large in my reporter’s imagination because of John Lennon. For it was in May 1969 that Lennon conducted a surprise live interview with an audibly stunned Sydney disc jockey. At the time, […]
This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 9
1941 Nuri al-Said became premier 3rd time Went after supporters of former PM Gaylani (Musings On Iraq interview with Historian Phebe Marr comparing PM Said with PM Maliki) (Musings On Iraq book review of *Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The Nationalist Moement in Irq 1939-1941* on Said govt) (Musings On Iraq book review of *‘Independent Iraq’ The Monarchy & British Influence, 1941-1958 *on Said govt) 1969 Baath announced language and cultural concessions to Kurds as part of talks with Mullah Mustafa Barzani 1970 Tikriti removed as VP under Pres Bakr and retired fro... more »
Bellingcat claims it has identified second Skripal poisoning suspect as military doctor
Via RT UK-based ‘investigative’ group Bellingcat claims one of the the men accused by the UK authorities of being involved in the Salisbury poisoning affair is known as Aleksandr Petrov and is a doctor working for Russian intelligence. In another instalment of its running coverage about the two men London calls the Salisbury poisoning suspects, […] The post Bellingcat claims it has identified second Skripal poisoning suspect as military doctor appeared first on The Duran.
Missing or murdered? Erdogan dares Saudi Arabia to produce Jamal Khashoggi (Video)
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 128. The post Missing or murdered? Erdogan dares Saudi Arabia to produce Jamal Khashoggi (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
If Winston Churchill's comments cannot be excused by the excuse of the time they were made in, then what about Mahatma Gandhi’s 'racist' quotes?
US astronaut Scott Kelly suffered a backlash for being positive about Winston Churchill. Apparently the defence of different times is no defence. So would the same SJW types attack Mahatma Gandhi? All the below quotations are direct quotations from "The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi". All grammatical errors and misspellings are the responsibility of Mohandas Gandhi, the original author, and are preserved for historical consistency. They can be seen here http://originalpeople.org/mahatma-gandhi-racist-quotes/ Before Dec. 19, 1894 "A general belief seems to prevail in the Colony... more »
Commentariat Central: Post-Kavanaugh Blues
As long as the New York Times keeps ignoring the war-mongering Atlantic Council's advice to shut down reader commentary, I'll keep shoving my two cents into their digital piggy bank of views, which they euphemize as "sharing our thoughts." It seems like only yesterday that the liberal press was editorializing against Brett Kavanaugh, and it seems like only today that we're being advised to put all those bad memories of rape and corruption and mendacity behind us and redirect our energies toward the vaunted Blue Wave, and support corporate Democrats. In his latest column, Paul Krug... more »
If you want honesty, be careful . . .
. . . because, as Scott Adams points out, you might get it! Click the image to be taken to a larger version at the Dilbert comic strip's Web site. So much for honesty . . . Peter
That's a brave/foolhardy accusation to make about a newly sworn-in Supreme Court Judge
Boing Boing https://boingboing.net/2018/10/09/dont-get-fooled-again-2.html make a rather brave/foolhardy accusation about a Supreme Court Judge: 'Facebook's newest product is "Portal," a home camera intended to follow you from room to room while you videoconference. The product is presumably overseen by Consumer Hardware VP Andrew Bosworth, last seen telling female Facebook employees to shut the fuck up about the company's top lobbyist throwing a victory party for serial rapist Brett Kavanaugh on the eve of his lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.' Calling a Supreme Court Judge... more »
California ranks #1 in sending dollars abroad for energy
The USA is now a net exporter of crude oil, with crude oil exports exceeding imports. This oil boom is beneficial to 49 states, but not to California.
The IPCC Should Heed the Work of Nobel Laureate William Nordhaus
One of the recurring themes of my work on the economics of climate change is that the very people who… The post The IPCC Should Heed the Work of Nobel Laureate William Nordhaus appeared first on IER.
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From Jenna Orkin Major Climate Report: Strong Risk of Crisis Before 2040 Planet Has Only Until 2030 To Stem Catastrophic Climate Change 'Father of climate change economics' and former World Bank chief economist win Nobel prize Is The U.S. Using Force To Sell Its LNG To The World?Homeland Security Backs Apple, Amazon In Denial Of Chinese "Spy Chip" InfiltrationBrazilian Stocks, Real Surge As Bolsonaro Presidency Seen As "A Done Deal""Disappeared" Interpol Chief Abruptly Resigns After Wife Reveals Chilling Text Message New Report Says Trump Wants Chinese Parts Out Of American WeaponsW... more »
Russian Influence Rising in Balkans, Baltics, Central Europe
While the Russian influence is the most obvious in the Balkans, an upsurge of populism in Central Europe has also played into Moscow’s hands.
Hurricane Michael Gains Strength, Takes Aim at North Florida
Residents of a Florida panhandle city were busy readying themselves for Hurricane Michael, which is predicted to make landfall somewhere around Panama City, Fla.
Officials: 4 Men Remain Missing in West Texas Flooding
Rescue crews in boats and helicopters are searching for several people missing since heavy rain washed away a recreational vehicle park in a small West Texas city.
Pot Legalization Advocates Seek Foothold in Midwest States
Michigan and North Dakota, where voters previously authorized medical marijuana, will decide now if the drug should be legal for any adult 21 and older.
Hundreds Attend Vigil to Honor 20 Victims of Limousine Crash
Authorities have yet to say how fast the limo was going or determine why it failed to stop and sped off the road at the bottom of a long hill.
Kavanaugh to Hear His 1st Arguments as Supreme Court Justice
Brett Kavanaugh's predecessor, Justice Anthony Kennedy, was a more moderate conservative and sometimes sided with the court's four liberal justices.
Sanders Barnstorming Country Ahead of Midterm Elections
Sen. Bernie Sanders is embarking on a nine-state battleground tour on behalf of Democratic candidates.
Kanye West To Visit Trump, Discuss Prison Reform, Violence
Kanye West will visit the White House to meet with President Donald Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner talk about manufacturing in America, gang violence, prison reform and Chicago violence.
Mainstream Journos Pissed As Saudi Clown Prince Nabs One Of Their Own
In marked contrast to the corporate media's coverage of the incident, Moon of Alabama looks at the kidnapping of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Brazil Confidence in Micro and Small Business Unmoved by Elections
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A recent survey showed the confidence index of micro and small entrepreneurs stood at 51.0 points in September from 51.1 points in August, which indicated that the elections have not change the view of the entrepreneurs, according to a report by Agencia Brasil yesterday (October […]
A Culinary Guide to Street Food Vendors in Rio de Janeiro
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – It’s hard to go for a walk anywhere in Rio without seeing at least one street food vendor. And as many tourists will know, if you’re strolling along Copacabana beach, there seems to be one every couple of steps. So here is a handy culinary […]
Why the B-61-12 Bomb Is the Most Dangerous Nuclear Weapon in America's Arsenal
*Zachary Keck* *Security, * A combination of accuracy and low-yield make the B61-12 the most usable nuclear bomb in America’s arsenal. *This makes using nuclear weapons thinkable for the first time since the 1940s. The B61-12 only encourages this trend further.* The United States maintains an extensive nuclear arsenal. *According to the Federation of Atomic Scientists*, in April of this year the United States maintained an arsenal of over 7,200 nuclear bombs. Of those, more than 2,000 were deployed (1,900 strategic nuclear weapons and 180 non-strategic weapons). *(This first ap... more »
Ultimate Weapon: Why America's Enemies Fear the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * While many media sources tout the GBU-43/B as the largest conventional bomb ever built, it’s not really the case. *The casing is what allows the massive GBU-57 weapon to penetrate some of the hardest bunkers potential adversaries have built. The Air Force is currently developing a Next Generation Penetrator Munition to replace the MOP as enemy fortifications become ever more hardened and deeply buried.* The United States Air Force has dropped one of the largest non-nuclear bombs ever built on an ISIS terrorist tunnel network in Afghanistan. The weapo... more »
The Evidence For AGW
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? An interesting question posed by one if our readers, David Murdoch, which I thought I would throw open for comments: ? Neither my father in law, who was a geography lecturer nor I, are convinced in the arguments around man made…
Receding Swiss Glaciers Reveal 4000 Year Old Forests – Warmists Try To Suppress Findings
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? I ran this story in 2014, but it is worth re-posting: ? As many sources, including HH Lamb, have pointed out, back in the Bronze Age around 2000BC, the climate in the Alps was much warmer than now. It is therefore…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Matt Taibbi interviews Bernie Sanders about the concentration of wealth in a few large financial institutions - and the importance of regulating them in the public interest before they once again crash the economy as a whole. - John Stapleton argues that there's no reason why inheritances should be the most reliable path toward financial security when we can afford a basic income for everybody. And CBC talks to Evelyn Forget about her push for a basic income based on her research into Manitoba's experience with one. - Leonid Bershidsky p... more »
MbS made USCIRF smile: Gatekeepers and Norm Erosion
For many, Saudi Arabia finally went too far. Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi went missing after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul; reports suggest he may be dead. Pundits who gave Mohammed bin Salman—Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, also known as MbS—a chance to prove his reformist credentials have become critical. In the midst of all this, […]
Why China’s Disappearance of Interpol’s Chief Matters
The headquarters of Interpol in Lyon, France. (Photo: Wikimedia) Even seasoned China-watchers were startled last week when news broke that Meng Hongwei, the vice minister of China’s chief law-enforcement ministry, had disappeared. Meng is not just a high-level government official. As chief of Interpol, he is arguably the highest-profile Chinese leader of an international organization. His sudden disappearance, abrupt resignation from Interpol and detention on unspecified corruption charges could and should cause the rest of the world to think harder about how to respond to China’s... more »
Nazi Nationalism and Soviet Communism
Hannah Arendt, in *The Origins of Totalitarianism*, shows that the conditions that led to the rise of Nazi Nationalism and Soviet Communism are essentially the same. There is also similarity in the global ambitions of these regimes and the political methods that they deployed to subdue the masses. Here’s an excerpt: Nazis were not simple nationalists. Their nationalist propaganda was directed toward their fellow-travelers and not their convinced members; the latter, on the contrary, were never allowed to lose sight of a consistently supranational approach to politics. Nazi "nation... more »
No one listens to the IPCC fearmongering anymore
*The boys have cried wolf too many times* A decade ago, I would probably read the press release in its entirety – plus several pages of the full report that I would pick as important or representative. The climate hysteria was already perfectly understood to be pseudoscientific hogwash promoted by left-wing activists. But there was still something new in it, something that provoked us, something we were afraid of. I am no longer reading this garbage – and neither does an overwhelming majority of the people. There's absolutely no true, useful, or original content in this stuff. Almo... more »
IMF Reduces Brazil’s Growth Projection to 1.4 Percent in 2018
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Despite the strong showing for Jair Bolsonaro and his pro-market reform party in Sunday’s general election in Brazil, the economy is expected to grow less in 2018 and next year, according to updated estimates of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook report released […]
University of Kentucky cancer toxicologist retracts three papers for image duplication
A researcher at the University of Kentucky who studies the cancer risks of toxic chemicals has retracted three papers. All of the retraction notices, which appear in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, refer to some kind of image duplication. The papers were originally published between 2014 and 2017, with the 2014 paper cited 39 times, … Continue reading University of Kentucky cancer toxicologist retracts three papers for image duplication
The USMCA - How the Trudeau Government Surrendered Canada's Trade Sovereignty
While some of Canada's mainstream media, particularly the Globe and Mail as shown here: ...is lauding the recent signing of the new USMCA trilateral trade agreement with the United States and Mexico, the devil, as always, is in the details, many of which have not been covered by the media. Let's look at one particular Article that shows us how the Trudeau - Freeland negotiating team has sold Canada's trade sovereignty all in the name of striking a flawed agreement. Here is part of what the Canadian government has to say about the USMCA: "*Canada, the United States and Mexico have... more »
OH CRAP, NOT THIS AGAIN
In a conversation posted on the *New York Times* website, two of the paper's op-ed columnists, Bret Stephens and Gail Collins, agree on one thing: They have no idea what the Democrats' agenda for 2020 is. This emerges from a discussion of the big *Times* story about the Trump family's money. Stephens says: Of course, the larger issue is a tax code that’s filled with so many loopholes that it allows the ultrarich to game the system. How about lower rates for all and exemptions for none? To which Collins replies: I might buy into that. The Democrats need to come up with a compelling,... more »
NATO, UK prepare for WAR on Russia in the Arctic
The NATO military alliance is preparing for war in the Arctic, and deliberately confronting Russia by conducting manoeuvres ever-closer to its borders. The post NATO, UK prepare for WAR on Russia in the Arctic appeared first on The Duran.
Mosher Raging Against USHCN
The United States Historical Climatology Notwork (USHCN) is by far the best temperature data set in the world, and it wrecks the global warming scam. Climate scientists massively tamper with it, and Mosher is raging against it on twitter today. … Continue reading →
1931 Flood Killed Millions, Flooded 50,000 Square Miles
21 Aug 1931 – 30 MILLIONS HUNGRY – Trove
Receding Swiss Glaciers Reveal 4000 Year Old Forests – Warmists Try To Suppress Findings
By Paul Homewood I ran this story in 2014, but it is worth re-posting: As many sources, including HH Lamb, have pointed out, back in the Bronze Age around 2000BC, the climate in the Alps was much warmer than now. It is therefore no surprise to find direct evidence of this from geologist […]
The Evidence For AGW
By Paul Homewood An interesting question posed by one if our readers, David Murdoch, which I thought I would throw open for comments: Neither my father in law, who was a geography lecturer nor I, are convinced in the arguments around man made climate change and we both read some of Chris Booker’s […]
IPCC Shows Us All Why Trump Was Right To Pull America Out of the Paris 'Climate Agreement'
[image: Wind power is deadlier and more wasteful than Nuclear Power. Windmill fires are more common than is popularly believed. This one seen here in October 2013, claimed the life two engineers in Ooltgensplaat on Goeree-Overflakkee, Netherlands.] Less than two years after the Paris Climate Accord was adopted, President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from it, charging correctly that it would carry huge economic costs and eliminate employment without achieving its stated intention of improving the environment. Now the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change... more »
The March To Oblivion
The United Nations has just told us that we have twelve years to prevent a global catastrophe. Global warning will soon have disastrous consequences. But the U.N. report isn't on Doug Ford's and Jason Kenny's radar. Geoffrey Stevens writes: Appearing together before an overflow crowd of 1,500 true believers in Calgary, the two provincial leaders — one in power, the other in waiting — pledged their mutual, undying opposition to carbon taxes, and they took turns swatting enthusiastically at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau, of course, is doubly damned among Conservatives in Al... more »
Remembering Chancellor Chang-Lin Tien, Champion of Affirmative Action
This past week, I was moved by the memorial for the late Chancellor Chang-Lin Tien. The first Asian American to head a major research university, University of California Berkeley, which he led from 1990 to 1997, he was remembered again on the tenth anniversary of the naming of an East Asian Library in his honor.
Fake News regarding alleged Khashoggi Death Squad Retracted
*Of course, I’d seen the story about the death squad allegedly taking out the “journalist” Khashoggi !!! Read it and knew immediately the whole claim was a giant disinfo smokescreen pile of sensationalized rubbish. Wouldn’t touch it with a 100 ft pole. Took time to check multiple stories from other places- Particularly Turkish accounts and nothing of that sort was reported. Nothing.* *Zero Hedge ran with it. Of course. When it comes to spreading disinfo as well as the mainstream Zero Hedge is right up there with the best of them. And then to exacerbate there non credibility, in my ... more »
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*Not all schools follow Harvard’s lead on race-conscious admissions* Ithaca College in upstate New York doesn’t consider race at all in its admissions decisions. At Davidson College, a top-ranked liberal arts institution in North Carolina, admissions officers say they value diversity and are aware of applicants’ race, but it’s not a factor in choosing individual students. The College of Charleston in South Carolina dropped race from its admissions review two years ago, only to reverse its decision this past summer after community members discovered the change and protested. On... more »
Hyun Lee on Korean reunification
President trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are ready to meet once again, after Secretary Mike Pompeo's trip to Asia over the weekend. RT America’s Sara Montes De Oca reports. For analysis, RT is joined by Hyun Lee, Managing Editor of Zoom In Korea.
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*Clothing is pollution!* *That's the latest dotty shriek from the Greenies below. But what really is a source of severe pollution, the manufacture of solar panels, passes without a murmur from them.And their picking out the shrinkage of the Aral sea (not to be confused with the sea of Azov, the world's shallowest sea) is particularly dotty. Rivers flowing into the landlocked Aral sea were diverted in Soviet times. It had nothing to do with anything recent or modern. The Aral sea does still exist. The Russians have dammed off the bottom two thirds so that what is left o... more »
Straight People Don’t Exist, Research Says.
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Is The Big Standardized Test A Big Standardized Flop?
Since No Child Left Behind first rumbled onto the scene, the use of a Big Standardized Test to drive accountability and measure success has been a fundamental piece of education reform. But recently, some education reform stalwarts are beginning to express doubts. There are plenty of reasons to doubt the validity of the Big Standardized Test, be it PARCC or SBA or whatever your state is using these days. After almost two decades of its use, we've raised an entire generation of students around the notion of test-based accountability, and yet the fruits of that seem.... well, elusive. ... more »
How the Navy Sent 4 of Its Most Deadly Battleships To Attack North Korea
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* The very presence of the battleships may have had some degree of psychological effect on Communist and UN forces alike. In the final months of the Second World War, the battleships of the U.S. Navy (USN) ranged across the archipelago of Japan, bombarding industrial, military and logistical targets at will. The Japanese military lacked enough ships, planes and fuel to defend the nation, leaving coastal areas at the mercy of the steel behemoths. Although most of the credit (such that it is) for the destruction of urban Japan belongs to the bombers o... more »
Going Into The Final Month Before The Midterms, 65% Of Americans See Trump As Dishonest
*Joseph Goebbels, Master of Propaganda by Nancy Ohanian* Trump has an astonishingly bad job approval rating. In the latest SSRS poll for CNN his overall approval was just 36% and disapproval had risen to 58%. Worse yet, just 32% of Americans perceive him as honest and trustworthy. 65% of Americans see him as dishonest and untrustworthy. The only people who still say they find him honest have been brain-washed by Hate Talk Radio and Fox News. Normal Americans see right through the bullshit and gas-lighting. Lisa Brown, former chancellor of Washington State University, seems to get o...more »
Corbyn’s Complaint - Philip Roth explains
This article https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/jeremy-corbyn-labour/572464/ in The Atlantic by Philip Roth is a must read. It's a fine summary of the case for the prosecution. Here's an extract that should receive more attention from the likes of the BBC: 'He (Jeremy Corbyn) was no racist, he proclaimed over and over again. Maybe not, but his anti-racism wasn't all embracing. You could, by no very-elaborate ethical contortion—since Jews were hardly any longer a poor or an oppressed people—be both anti-racist and anti-Semitic. At times, indeed, it seemed that a dis... more »
Editor's Note
Stuck with doing a gazillion personal things this morning. Blogging will return later today.
Musical Interlude: The Moody Blues, “Your Wildest Dreams”
The Moody Blues, “Your Wildest Dreams”
"Eternal Enemies..."
"Liberty and democracy are eternal enemies, and every one knows it who has ever given any sober reflection to the matter. A democratic state may profess to venerate the name, and even pass laws making it officially sacred, but it simply cannot tolerate the thing. In order to keep any coherence in the governmental process, to prevent the wildest anarchy in thought and act, the government must put limits upon the free play of opinion. In part, it can reach that end by mere propaganda, by the bald force of its authority - that is, by making certain doctrines officially infamous. But i... more »
Justice Kavanaugh is a threat to Roe v. Wade – but not the only one
B. Jessie Hill, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
Many states are also eroding a woman's right to access abortions.
Mysterious US-funded ‘bioweapons’ laboratory implicated in death of 73 people in Tbilisi, Georgia (Video)
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 127. The post Mysterious US-funded ‘bioweapons’ laboratory implicated in death of 73 people in Tbilisi, Georgia (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Free Download: Henry Miller, “Tropic of Cancer”
"The monstrous thing is not that men have created roses out of this dung heap, but that, for some reason or other, they should want roses. For some reason or other man looks for the miracle, and to accomplish it he will wade through blood. He will debauch himself with ideas, he will reduce himself to a shadow if for only one second of his life he can close his eyes to the hideousness of reality. Everything is endured- disgrace, humiliation, poverty, war, crime, ennui- in the belief that overnight something will occur, a miracle, which will render life tolerable. And all the while a... more »
Cannabis kicks Lyme disease to the curb
(NaturalNews) Lyme disease has been controversial for some years. Many medical practitioners misdiagnose it, while several think that it’s mental. With Lyme disease, there are so many symptoms, so many debilitating, agonizing manifestations, that it’s often misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue, lupus or a mental issue. (To learn more about my personal story with […] The post Cannabis kicks Lyme disease to the curb appeared first on Health Nut News.
EPA Plans to Allow Unlimited Dumping of Fracking Wastewater in the Gulf of Mexico
Environmentalists are warning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that its draft plan to continue allowing oil and gas companies to dump unlimited amounts of fracking chemicals and wastewater directly into the Gulf of Mexico is in violation of federal law. In a letter sent to EPA officials, attorneys for the Center for Biological Diversity warned […] The post EPA Plans to Allow Unlimited Dumping of Fracking Wastewater in the Gulf of Mexico appeared first on Health Nut News.
Try these 15 stretches to relieve a stiff neck, tight shoulders and upper back Pain!
Stiffness and body pain is extraordinarily common, especially in today’s day and age of desk jobs, long commutes, and time spent sitting watching your favorite television shows. Little things like sleeping in the wrong position can cause enough pain in your shoulders and back to affect your daily life. Rather than taking some painkillers, here are some […] The post Try these 15 stretches to relieve a stiff neck, tight shoulders and upper back Pain! appeared first on Health Nut News.
"The Consequences You Sow: Action and Effect"
*"The Consequences You Sow: * *Action and Effect"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "We should strive always to speak, think, and behave with great thoughtfulness and compassion. All motive and action affects the cosmos in some way. The principle of cause and effect is the truth that allows us to change ourselves and the world around us for the better. However, this same universal law is also at work when change is not at the forefront of our minds. Our intentions flow forever outward in the form of energy, affecting both the people closest to us and billions of individuals we will li... more »
The Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke, "Beyond Undoing"
*"Beyond Undoing"* "Why, then have to be human? Oh, not because happiness exists, Nor out of curiosity... But because being here means so much; Because everything here, Vanishing so quickly, seems to need us, And strangely keeps calling to us... To have been Here once, completely, even if only once, To have been at one with the earth - This is beyond undoing." ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
“Chronic Stress: The Hidden Health Risks”
*“Chronic Stress: The Hidden Health Risks” * By Meryl Davids Landau “According to an American Psychological Association poll, nearly a quarter of Americans confessed to currently feeling under "extreme stress." Respondents especially blamed money, work, and the economy—a feeling 56-year-old Sue Wasserman knows all too well. The public relations manager left Atlanta after her job was eliminated by a corporate restructuring and took a new post in Asheville, N.C. When that proved a bad fit, she struck out on her own as a freelance writer and publicist. Though Wasserman is thrilled som... more »
"Where? Who? How? What?"
"Where am I? Who am I? How did I come to be here? What is this thing called the world? How did I come into the world? Why was I not consulted? And If I am compelled to take part in it, Where is the director? I want to see him." - Soren Kierkegaard
An interesting day in Cañon City and the Wet Mountain Valley
Miss D. and I had an enjoyable morning running (well, ambling, really) through the Royal Gorge aboard a tourist train. We splurged on the deluxe package, which included a very tasty, well-prepared breakfast, equal to anything I've had in decent restaurants that weren't moving. We sat in the observation car, high up, with big curved windows offering the best view of the Gorge. It was a cool, rainy, cloudy morning, not the best weather for viewing the sights, but one makes do with what Mother Nature provides. The train moves pretty slowly, probably at no more than 10-12 miles per ... more »
Ten Su-24 attack aircraft destroy ‘enemy’ at military drills in central Russia
Su-24 attack aircraft have delivered strikes at ‘enemy’ headquarters during military exercise in Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region, the Central Military District’s press service told journalists on Tuesday. “In accordance with the flight assignment, the crew of the Su-24MR reconaissance aircraft determined the location of the ‘enemy’ headquarters. Upon receiving coordinates, a group of Su-24M attack aircraft […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish soldier killed in cross border fire from Iraq
One Turkish serviceman was killed and four more people, including a civilian, were injured in the rocket fire from Iraq’s northern areas controlled by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the authorities of Turkey’s southeastern Hakkari province said in a statement. “One of our servicemen was killed as a military base, located in the regional center of Cukurca in our province, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian warship returns home after Syrian mission
Crew members of the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s guard ship Pytlivy will return to Sevastopol from the Mediterranean Sea late this week, Fleet Spokesman Captain 2nd rank Alexei Rulev said on Tuesday. “The Pytlivy guard ship of the Black Sea Fleet has completed its missions as part of a permanent task force of the Russian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian paratroops enter battle in southern Syria after suffering heavy casualties
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – Syrian paratroopers have entered the battle in southern Syria this week after the army suffered heavy casualties at the hands of the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists inside the Al-Safa region. According to a military source in Sweida city, the Syrian paratroopers landed behind enemy lines in the Al-Safa region, Monday, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Syrian President passes historic decree granting amnesty to all military deserters
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad passed a historical legislative decree this morning that grants all military deserters amnesty. According to a government report, the Syrian President issued decree number 18 for 2018, which grants general amnesty for military deserters inside and outside the country and the crimes included in the Military […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
UK intel alleges Putin aims to turn Libya into ‘new Syria’
UK intelligence agencies have told Prime Minister Theresa May that Russia wanted to “turn Libya into a new Syria” in order to take control of migration flows and flood Europe with refugees, thus increasing its influence on the West, The Sun newspaper reported. The Sun newspaper alleged, citing a high-ranking source in the British government, that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
The Creator of GMO Potatoes Reveals The Dangerous Truth – Exclusive Interview
The Ex-Director of J.R. Simplot and team leader at Monsanto, Caius Rommens, has revealed the hidden dangers of the GMO potatoes he created, in a wide ranging interview for Sustainable Pulse, on the same day that his book ‘Pandora’s Potatoes: The Worst GMOs’ was released on Amazon. How many years did you spend working on […] The post The Creator of GMO Potatoes Reveals The Dangerous Truth – Exclusive Interview appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
California's Top Vax Zealot Richard Pan Seeking More Ways to Prevent Choice
Senator Richard Pan, the patron saint of vaccine mandates in California and sponsor of SB277, the legislation that radically reduced the ability for California families to make medical vaccination choices for their children, is quoted heavily in this article below....
Why are Measles So Important? Vaccines: Safety Effectiveness and Risk
Vaccines Risks YouTube channel presents: Why are measles so important? What is the difference between mortality and morbidity? Why does it matter? Learn about the science behind the stories. Thank you to Andy Wakefield for never abandoning our kids, no...
India vs. Pakistan: Which Army Would Win a War?
*Michael Peck* *Security, * A nuclear war? *For its part, the Indian army plans to immediately take the offensive under a doctrine called “Cold Start.” Cold Start envisions rapid mobilization followed by a major offensive into Pakistan before the country can respond with tactical nuclear weapons. Such an offensive—and Pakistan’s likely conventional defeat—could make the use of tactical nuclear weapons all the more likely.* The Indian subcontinent is home to two of the largest armies on Earth. Not only are the armies of India and Pakistan both larger in personnel than the U.S. ... more »
From Russia with Bullets: Why U.S. Special Forces Want Russian Machine Guns
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Yes, this might happen. *More specifically, USSOCOM wants American companies to explore whether it is feasible to “reverse engineer or reengineer and domestically produce the following foreign-like weapons: 7.62×54R belt fed light machine gun that resembles a PKM (Pulemyot Kalashnikova Modernizirovany), and a 12.7×108mm heavy machine gun that resembles a Russian-designed NSV (Nikitin, Sokolov, Volkov).”* Why would U.S. special forces want to manufacture Russian machine guns? Just watch any video of a conflict such as Iraq and Syria, and the answer b... more »
Rio Nightlife Guide for Tuesday, October 9, 2018
We have the top three picks for this Tuesday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. LIVE: Siba Convida Marcelo Jeneci @ Teatro Ipanema (Ipanema) – After a few years on the road touring his last album ‘Avanti,’ Siba will present a show featuring music from […]
No More Torture Says France
France is now purging itself of the crimes against humanity committed during the Algerian War. Nations, like people, need to occasionally cleanse their spirit of foul deeds and crimes. But not so the United States where the White House and Congress have become cheerleaders for torture. The post No More Torture Says France appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
International Team of Researchers Concerned Over US Efforts to Create Bio-Weapons
DARPA's development of bio-weapons in labs in the former Soviet republics may be in breach of the Biological Weapons Convention
NATO invited the Russians to watch its massive war games
Because they want Russia to get the message from the drills, which run from late October into November, and involve 45,000 troops, 60 ships and 10,000 vehicles
The UK is practicing cyberattacks that could black out Moscow
British defence officials warn that they've practised cyberattacks that would shut down Moscow's power supplies, which would be deadly in Russia's winters
Pentagon’s plan: transformation of cereal fields into GMOs
Turning crops into biological weapons and insects into the means to deliver them
Our Technocratic Feudal Society
Mark Windows and Sandi Adams talk about the new feudalism that's emerging dressed in the guise of high technology
Musical Interlude: 2002, "We Meet Again"
2002, "We Meet Again" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_OmsxDef9c
Musical Interlude: Deuter, “Black Velvet Flirt”
Deuter, “Black Velvet Flirt” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qWFCocIfXI
"A Lion Fight..."
"It's good to be scared. It means you still have something to lose. So chin up. Put your shoulders back, walk proud, strut a little. Don't lick your wounds: celebrate them. The scars you bear are the signs of a competitor. You're in a lion fight. Just because you didn't win doesn't mean you don't know how to roar." - "Dr. Meredith Grey", "Grey's Anatomy"
"Making Your Best Guess"
*"Making Your Best Guess"* by Arthur Silber “We are not gods, and we are not omniscient. We cannot foretell the future with certainty. Most often, cultural and political changes are terribly complex. It can be notoriously difficult to predict exactly where a trend will take us, and we can be mistaken. We do the best we can: if we wish to address certain issues seriously, we study history, and we read everything that might shed light on our concerns. We consult what the best thinkers of our time and of earlier times have said and written. We challenge everyone's assumptions, includi... more »
"Ron Paul Is Warning That A 50% Stock Market Decline Is Coming – And That There Is No Way To Stop It"
*"Ron Paul Is Warning That A 50% Stock Market Decline Is Coming - * *And That There Is No Way To Stop It"* by Michael Snyder "Is Ron Paul about to be proven right once again? For a very long time, Ron Paul has been one of my political heroes. His willingness to stand up for true constitutional values and to keep saying “no” to the Washington establishment over and over again won the hearts of millions of American voters, and I wish that there had been enough of us to send him to the White House either in 2008 or in 2012. To this day, I still wish that we could make his classic work... more »
TAIL WAGS DOG – DID THE SWISS SPIEZ LABORATORY REPORT UNCOVERED BY RUSSIAN ESPIONAGE EXPOSE THE OPCW, BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN FAKING SKRIPAL EVIDENCE?
By John Helmer, Moscow Did the Russian espionage operation at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague last April succeed before the Dutch counter-intelligence agents stopped it and caught the Russian agents? Did the report of an OPCW laboratory investigation of the Skripal poisoning, released publicly in Moscow the day […]
“How Commodities Will Perform In The Impending Massive Credit Crunch”
*“How Commodities Will Perform In The* * Impending Massive Credit Crunch”* by Clive Maund "An enormous “sword of Damocles” hangs over all markets now. A massive liquidity drain is underway as global QE reverses into QT and rates rise against the background of immense ubiquitous crippling debt burdens. What this means is that the biggest credit crunch of all time is bearing down on us, which will involve markets crashing in the absence of bids, serious dislocation of capital markets and out of control interest rates. This is probably the high point for Trump’s Presidency as the stock... more »
EU Justice Commissioner Says Media Must Be Regulated to Prevent 'Hate'
Far better is the proper education of children to abhor hate and to love their country as their family. This inoculates them against hate mongering and places it beneath the pale. Canada has hate laws that never end, but absolutely no courage to call out the Koran as hate literature as far too much of it is. Yet a simple reading shows it for just that. Identification is important and redlining is sufficient to assist an educated population. It is easy enough to separate the teachings acceptable to Jesus as against those that are barbarous paganism folded in to appease t... more »
Gene editing wipes out mosquitoes in the lab
This appears promising. The good news though is that pressure continues on the mosquito populations world wide as resources continue to be applied against it. This method continues the effort to bring about collapse by biological means. It remains a tough problem. Imagining method has been simple enough for years. Yet here we are trying another avenue. . *Gene editing wipes out mosquitoes in the lab* *24 September 2018* *https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45628905* *Researchers have used gene editing to completely eliminate populations of mosquitoes in the lab... more »
EU Rebukes Trump, Will Create "Special Vehicle" to Bypass US Sanctions on Iran
The whole global payments system is long overdue by a complete shakeup and an onset of dynamic change. Trump is not wrong to overplay his hand and set the stage for real reform and solving no end of festering issues. In the end it will end well enough for everyone as everyone will be at the table to protect interests. They just do not know this yet. Observe how rapid progress is been made on trade agreements everywhere. This is no accident. ... *EU Rebukes Trump, Will Create "Special Vehicle" to Bypass US Sanctions on Iran * * byMike Mish Shedlock* * https://moneymave... more »
The Unheard White Album: An Exclusive First Listen
Curiously, I trekked across town to run down a copy back in 1968 when it first hit the stores. Then listened to it for weeks before dorm mates got into it. The record remained in short supply for some time. I finally wore my set out. This will be interesting. They explored the limits of their art with this one and it really was the true swan song as a band as well with no where to really go afterward and they did not in fact go further. It is fifty years now. It is remarkable that this mass of music still wonderfully informs.. *The Unheard White Album: An Exclusive First... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* As we all know, just about anything can show up in your mail. The other day, I received this letter from Melania Trump. I don't think I have ever received mail from a Republican. Maybe I should just be like some political sleazebag and say "I don't recall." My first reaction to having such a thing in my mailbox was embarrassment. How do I explain this to my letter carrier? How many people at the Post Office saw this? How many times do I have to wash my hands? The emails from Republicans are bad enough, but something I have to actually touch? What's in this envelope? I s... more »
Major Climate Report Just Issued a Dire Warning, But Everyone’s Going to Ignore It Anyway
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Eight Out Of Ten People With The Same Cancer Risk Gene As Angelina Jolie Don’t Know They Have It
https://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriaforster/2018/09/21/eight-out-of-ten-people-with-the-same-cancer-risk-gene-as-angelina-jolie-dont-know-they-have-it/#26d12d2a29b4
CRISPR technique paves way for treating genetic dieases bfore birth.
https://www.statnews.com/2018/10/08/crispr-cures-inherited-disorder-in-mice-paving-way-for-genetic-therapy-before-birth/
Here Are The Current 2018 Members Who Sit On The U.N. Human Rights Council
New members to be elected on Oct. 12 to UN Human Rights Council include: • Eritrea • Bahrain • Somalia • Cameroon • Philippines • Bangladesh pic.twitter.com/lLpOi7TcSv — Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) October 5, 2018 *WNU Editor:* Here is the list: •Iraq •Cuba •China •Qatar •Angola •Burundi •Pakistan •Venezuela •DR Congo •Afghanistan •Saudi Arabia •United Arab Emirates Someone has a sick sense of humor.
Jokowi’s authoritarian turn
Once hailed as the saviour of the democratic status quo, Indonesia’s president is now busily degrading democratic norms. The post Jokowi’s authoritarian turn appeared first on New Mandala.
Syrian Army uncovers large weapons cache in eastern Daraa (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) uncovered a large weapons cache in the eastern countryside of the Daraa Governorate this week. According to a field journalist from Al-Ikhbariya, the Syrian Arab Army uncovered this large weapons cache while combing through the towns that were previously controlled by the rebel forces. Among […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian analysts allege S-300 system can detect F-22 jets
The delivery of Russia’s S-300s to Syria has prompted US media to speculate that the US Air Force may deploy its F-22 stealth fighters to take out the country’s air defenses. Meanwhile, Washington also promised to supply Israel with more F-35s. But will the 5th gen planes be able to evade the Russian air defense […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
High ranking jihadist commander assassinated in northwest Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) – A high ranking jihadist commander was assassinated in the northwestern countryside of the Idlib Governorate on Monday, opposition activists reported. According to the opposition activists, the military of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham, Abu Mussab Al-Dureer, was killed alongside two of his associates in the northwestern countryside of Idlib this week. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
‘I begged God for one thing – to leave me in the cage with this clown’ – Khabib Nurmagomedov
The undefeated UFC champion delivered a stone-cold verbal assassination of Conor McGregor to a stadium full of raucous home fans. About the post-fight fracas, instead of apologizing he said: “You can’t confine an eagle to a cage.” Struggling to be heard over close to 10,000 cheering fans in Dagestan’s Anzhi Arena, who gathered to greet […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Third party may be involved in Khashoggi disappearance – Erdogan adviser
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 A.M.) – Turkish authorities are not ruling out the possibility of third-party involvement in the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, said Yasin Aktay, an adviser to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, in an exclusive interview with RT filmed in Antalya on Monday. “Because this situation is bad for both sides [Turkey and Saudi […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Review: Roku Channels: America’s Survival and Liberty One TV
A review of two conservative TV channels on the Roku. I found them both interesting, enlightening, and entertaining. Liberty One TV and America's Survival. Continue reading →
Tweets For Today
Turkey's tells Saudis to prove missing journalist left consulate, U.S. urges Saudis to support inquiry https://t.co/Sf7FWUSj4Z — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) October 9, 2018 Brazil election: Far-right Bolsonaro 'will not soften rhetoric' https://t.co/qtNBVWKVeA — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 8, 2018 Evacuations ordered as Florida braces for Hurricane Michael https://t.co/7mf8BAa5PY pic.twitter.com/W2yLTfrYty — AFP news agency (@AFP) October 9, 2018 The 2018 Nobel Economics Prize was awarded to Americans William Nordhaus and Paul Romer, pioneers in climate change research ... more »
First dominant pure Czech bank may be being born
For centuries, Czechs have been savers who were conservative when it came to their finances. A consequence was that they trusted "our" currencies, preferred all payments and savings to be done in the domestic currency, and the currency was correspondingly stable. Relatively to our communist comrades, we had a hard currency during communism, too. Westerners have usually no clue about the huge differences between the individual post-communist countries. For example, Hungary has accumulated a huge debt and their forint has always been inflating and weak; Czechoslovakia has never had th... more »
X22 Report, “Trillions Wasted On Scams, Waiting Is Over, The Pain Is About To Be Unleashed”
X22 Report, “Trillions Wasted On Scams, Waiting Is Over, The Pain Is About To Be Unleashed” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcURqhaI4zY
This Is How The Mona Lisa Was Saved During World War Two
A new book reveals how Jacques Jaujard worked out a modus vivendi with the Nazis of civil co-existence which helped him to oversee the evacuation of Louvre’s treasures including the Mona Lisa (pictured being returned to Louvre in 1945) during World War II. He was able to protect thousands of cultural masterpieces from destruction *Daily Mail: Quiet man who saved the Mona Lisa from the Nazis’ clutches: Fascinating account of the thousands of French masterpieces saved during World War II* * A new book reveals how the Louvre’s treasures were protected in World War II * Jacques Jaujar... more »
October 9th – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #628
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →
Tuesday October 9th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →
Picture Of The Day
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi shows the way to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo before a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Andy Wong/Pool via REUTERS *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Editors Choice Pictures* (Reuters).
Hisham Al-Ashmawy is arrested in Libya and it is a big deal
Egypt has officially demanded Libya to extradite the country’s most wanted man Hisham Ashmawy after his surprising arrest earlier in Libya. I think within hours the man who was sentenced to death in Egypt in at least two military trials, will be transferred back home. [image: Hisham Al-Ashmawy] Hisham Al-Ashmawy after his arrest in Derna According to Libya’s National army aka “Hafter’s forces”, Al-Ashmaway was arrested in the city of Derna that was once a stronghold of Al-Qaeda fighters in the Eastern city earlier Monday. *“About 3.30 am Libya local time”. * He was found along a grou... more »
This Is Why Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau Had To Sign A Trade Deal With The U.S.
President Trump welcomes Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau to the White House in 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) *John Fund, NRO:* *Why Canada’s Trudeau Had to Sign a Trade Deal with the U.S. * *He’s less popular than Trump, his party is trailing in the polls, and he couldn’t afford facing the heat coming his way if he failed to cut a deal.* It’s no secret that President Trump and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau don’t get along. In June, as both nations threatened each other with tariffs during negotiations to rewrite the NAFTA trade deal, Trump tweeted that his 46-yea... more »
Might Astronauts Be Able To Dive Through A Liquid Airlock Into A Lunar Cave Habitat From The Surface Vacuum? (Like A Barometer)
This is a rather fun idea originally suggested in the Moon Miner's Manifest Classics - 1987-1988 (see page 31). It's not so likely in the early stages, because of the large amounts of water needed to construct it, but it may perhaps be of great value at a later stage, especially for bases that have a lot of traffic in and out. If the liquid is water, it has to be over sixty meters deep (62.3 meters), to equalize the pressure inside and outside the habitat. The depth can be much less, if it is a denser fluid. You then don't need any doors but can just dive through it and come out on... more »
1906 Climate Disasters Caused Bush Fires And Drove Sheep Mad
27 Jan 1906 – Australian Climate. – Trove
Chairman Devin Nunes Discusses Rod Rosenstein…
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes appears with Laura Ingraham to discuss the ongoing congressional issues with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Chairman Nunes notes the motives and intents of the DOJ to hide the information within the previous declassification … Continue reading →
Teach Your Children Well
I was a dj on my college radio station, WUSB. I was also the chairman of the Student Activities Board and put on all these great concerts by bands like the Doors, Jimi Hendrix, the Dead, the Airplane, the Byrds, Joni Mitchell, Otis Redding, The Four Tops, Ravi Shankar, Muddy Waters, Love... I got tapes in the mail... like everyday. In 1969 I was getting ready to cut out and go the Europe before officially graduating. I had heard this new group's first song, "Marrakech Express," and I remember it because I was planning to go there. But I wasn't moved enough by it to ask the band t... more »
Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Beautiful Planet Earth”
Vangelis, “Beautiful Planet Earth” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Akb1t37T4E
"A Look to the Heavens"
"A bright spiral galaxy of the northern sky, Messier 63 is about 25 million light-years distant in the loyal constellation Canes Venatici. Also cataloged as NGC 5055, the majestic island universe is nearly 100,000 light-years across, about the size of our own Milky Way. Known by the popular moniker, The Sunflower Galaxy, M63 sports a bright yellowish core and sweeping blue spiral arms, streaked with cosmic dust lanes and dotted with pink star forming regions. *Click image for larger size.* This deep exposure also reveals an enormous but dim arc extending far into the halo above the ... more »
The Poet: Mary Oliver, “Wild Geese”
*“Wild Geese”* "You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world goes on. Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains and the rivers. Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again. Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagi... more »
Better governance in a better parliament
Establishing parliamentary committees will help the new PH government meet its GE14 promises of better governance, as ministers and senior officials can be called to account. The post Better governance in a better parliament appeared first on New Mandala.
Yes, We Can Rise To The IPCC Target To Keep Global Warming Within 1.5°C (2.7°F)
The basic message of the IPCC report is that we need to act now before 2040, to avoid more expensive mitigation measures in the last 60 years of the century. The worst effects are for 2100. And that if we aim for 1.5°C, it is far better than 2.5°C. read more
Spectacular Jupiter Moon Conjunction – Dazzling Draconid Meteor Shower & New Moon Tonight
nemesis maturity Published on Oct 8, 2018 “We are travelers on a cosmic journey,stardust,swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share.This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.” ― Paulo Coelho, […]
British Intelligence Now Officially a By-Word for Organized Crime
Western Illuminist intelligence agencies: CIA, MI5/6, Israeli Mossad … serve the western Illuminati. At the upper echelons of power are Illuminist ie. Satanists. The roots of these agencies (of which British Intelligence is the grand daddy) are found in the occult intelligence network of the Satanic bloodlines via the corporations which the British empire / […]
The Debate: US-China Tensions
PressTV Published on Oct 8, 2018 It was a heated exchange of words, unprecedented by some accounts. The US secretary of state Mike Pompeo was greeted by his counterpart right from the get-go by criticisms of US policies against China. In this edition of the debate, we will look at those crisis points and see whether […]
Analyzing the Media Coverage of Judge Brett Kavanaugh: No Evidence to Support Allegations
Fox News Published on Oct 7, 2018 Media Research Center says 90% of the media coverage of Kavanaugh has been negative; Mollie Hemmingway and Joe Concha react on ‘Life, Liberty & Levin.’ end
The Fed Is Killing The Economy, Depression Warning Spreading Around The World
X22Report Published on Oct 8, 2018 Ron Paul warns that the stock market will drop by 50% and there is no way to stop it. John Williams of Shadowstats is reporting that the Fed is killing the economy. Major warnings coming from the IMF, BIS and the MSM that we are headed towards a recession or […]
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