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CCBGB
In the CCBGB ('comments could be going better') stakes, I think the BBC's Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale has all won hands down today - with no need whatsoever for a second people's referendum vote to make certain of that. Two of his tweets have gone down extraordinary badly with the twittering public, even with people who usually disagree about everything else and throw insults at each agree. In fact he seems to have achieved the impossible, bringing the nation together, and even uniting #FBPE types with pro-Brexit types in total condemnation of his 'cheap political poi... more »
To Make Better Translation Algorithms, Look To The Bible
Medicine uses Latin because it is a 'dead' language - the meanings of the words will not change over time. But if you want to modernize translations to different languages, an ancient book may help: The Bible. Tools to translate text between languages are widely available - and rather awful. While they can create literal translations, style is hard to bring across without human intervention. If you tried to read a translation of China's Liu Cixin using a computer, you would miss everything, most importantly a great example of the best science-fiction culture since America of the 195... more »
ICYMI: Armistice Day Edition (11/11)
Some reading from this week. Remember to share what you find interesting. *Five Myths About Pay for Success* Yet another method for Wall Street to undermine education in order to make a buck. *How Canada Became an Education Superpower* As always, I'll dispute the metrics used, but still an interesting look at how Canada handles education. *The Truth About Charters College Acceptance Rates* An op-ed from the El Paso Times explains why folks should hesitate to be impressed by charters that claim all their grads go to college. *Not Just Philanthropy* How the philanthropists who back... more »
‘Green’ drive leaves thousands of families stranded in homes riddled with damp and mould
By Paul Homewood h/t Patsy Lacey Families are stranded in damp and mouldy properties because of a state-backed green energy scheme. Thousands of low-income households were offered free insulation, double glazing and a boiler in a drive to cut greenhouse gases. But contractors bodged the work so badly that sodden walls are sprouting […]
European Central Bank In Panic Mode as Economy Stalls
By Andrew Moran The eurozone could not borrow from the momentum of the U.S. economy in the third quarter as economic growth slumped to a... more »
US Ends Refueling of Saudi Coalition Aircraft in Yemen Conflict
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — One of the most visible aspects of direct US involvement in the Saudi invasion of Yemen, mid-air refueling of Saudi warplanes bombing the...more »
War Is Peace, Freedom Is Slavery, Ignorance Is Strength, Nationalism Is UnPatriotic
People forget that Hitler took over the German Workers’ Party and added “National Socialist.” The reason for “National” was that Hitler noticed that revolutions weren’t being started by the workers “oppressed” by Capitalism as Marx has predicted. Hitler noticed that people wouldn’t give their lives to fight for a political/economic cause, but people would give … Continue reading "War Is Peace, Freedom Is Slavery, Ignorance Is Strength, Nationalism Is UnPatriotic"
Veterans Day...
*and the Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost.* *Veterans Day* *It's not about the sales...* *Gospel for Today:* *Extraordinary Form of the Mass* Matthew 13:24-30 He put before them another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well. And the slaves of the householder came and said to him, "Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these w... more »
California judge rules that coffee requires cancer warning
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/30/california-judge-rules-that-coffee-requires-cancer-warning.html?__source=Facebook%7Cmain Advertisements
Can Aging Be Reversed by Getting Blood Transfusions from Young People?
https://bigthink.com/laurie-vazquez/can-aging-be-reversed-by-getting-blood-transfusions-from-young-people?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1541821096
CDC says smoking rates fall to record low in US
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/08/cdc-says-smoking-rates-fall-to-record-low-in-us.html?__source=facebook%7Cmain
Britain funds research into drones that decide who they kill, says report.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/10/autonomous-drones-that-decide-who-they-kill-britain-funds-research?CMP=fb_gu
Adverse drug reactions.
https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k4051
Marine n−3 Fatty Acids and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1811403
Fight Asthma with Your Diet
https://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2018/11/11/fight-asthma-with-your-diet.aspx?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=twittermercola_blog&utm_campaign=20181111_fight-asthma-with-your-diet
BREAKING: You Can Make Wine in Your Instant Pot.
https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/j5bnd7/how-to-make-wine-in-an-instant-pot?utm_source=dmfb
The Causes and Ramifications of Stress-Related Burnout
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/06/24/amp/stress-related-burnout-causes-ramifications.aspx
What ancient DNA reveals about the first humans in the Americas
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/11/ancient-dna-reveals-complex-migrations-first-americans/
Remembrance Day Post, November 11, 2018
*Wooden Wreath with Bird and Poppy* I took the photo above just a few moments ago. It's of a wreath currently hanging on our front door. I made the wreath out of circles of discarded wood, and carved the little "comfort bird" perched on the wreath. This year, I decided to add a poppy to the wreath, as a mark of respect for all the *naïve and well meaning men and women who have been hoodwinked over the years to fight in wars rigged by the Khazarian bankster Jews*. As readers will learn by reading the concise history written and posted this morning by my blogging colleague, North... more »
UC Encourages Recipients to Renew DACA Immediately as Court Saves Dreamers Program
President Trump lost more than just the House of Representatives in last week’s midterms.
Editor's Note
At the Remembrance Day Ceremonies with the GF in Ottawa right now. Regular blogging will return within a few hours.
On Veteran's Day
Dear Leader: I thought you might like this. This is President Barack Obama cowering from that deadly terrorist known as drizzle. By blowing off our dead on Veterans Day weekend and the 100th anniversary of the WWI Armistice, you showed your true mettle. But you took a huge gamble and risked losing face before the world by playing it safe and blowing off our fallen veterans so the Presidential Pompador wouldn't look like strips of chamois cloth draped over a honeydew melon. But just to show you how reckless you can be when a solo game of golf's on the line, here's an acti...more »
Strategy Without Politics is No Strategy: A Lesson of World War I for the Trump Era
The Belgian newspaper Le Soir reports on the German attack on Belgium on Aug. 4, 1914. (This work is in the public domain in the United States.) The lessons of World War I are many and varied for those who study warfare. To name a few: economic interconnectedness does not avert armed conflict; democratic states are capable of making durable and costly commitments to both war effort and alliances; the decisiveness of battlefield outcome is a central determinant of the sustainability of peace settlements; technological innovation can radically alter the offense-defense balance in mi... more »
When Did World War I End?
New York troops in Corbie, France, celebrate the signing of the Armistice Treaty, Nov. 11, 1918. (Source: Flickr/AP) Today is the centennial Armistice Day, remembered as the day the Great War ended. In a military sense it did, but as a matter of U.S. domestic law, it dragged on for another three years. On November 11, 1918, the Allies and Germany signed the Armistice that ended the remaining fighting on the Western Front. It went into effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Often an armistice is only a pause, or a ceasefire pending further negotiations, but this... more »
A Test of Character at the Justice Department
Department of Justice (Source: Flickr/Ryan J. Reilly) As was long anticipated, President Trump this week sacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions and designated Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general. Others have debated the legality of Whitaker’s designation, and whether he is disqualified from supervising Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. But apart from legality, the present circumstances pose a crucial test of character for Whitaker and others. The first, and most important, test is Whitaker’s. He takes office with a background of political partisanship, a recor... more »
The U.S. Drone War in Pakistan Revisited
Photo Credit: U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Paul Labbe *Editor’s Note: **The armed drone has become the emblem of U.S. counterterrorism, but critics charge that it leads to high numbers of civilian casualties and a popular backlash in places like Pakistan. Asfandyar Mir, a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford, argues that the drone campaign has proven highly effective at degrading (though not ending) al-Qaeda and other groups in Pakistan. He lays out conditions under which a drone campaign would be effective elsewhere, noting the importance of intelligence and the need for a rapid... more »
Lion In The Rain, Monkeys In Trees
As the monkeys "fling poo" the lion does not notice. Continue reading →
This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 11
1914 Battle of Basra began when Ottomans attacked and were turned back by British troops 1920 League of Nations announced British mandate over Iraq 1920 Abd al-Rahman al-Gaylani became Iraq’s 1stprime minister 1922 UK Colonial Sec argued UK should keep Mosul Said if Turks gained Mosul would be threat to UK holdings in Iraq and King Faisal (Musings On Iraq article on how Mosul province became part of Iraq) 1956 Communists issued manifesto saying violence might be necessary for Iraq’s circumstances (Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Commu... more »
Britain’s Looming Energy Crunch–Geoff Ho
By Paul Homewood h/t Dave Ward This appears in the Sunday Express today: Geoff Ho is the City Editor. Normally items like this are limited to Booker and the like. It is unusual to see something like this from a respected financial guy. Advertisements
Removal of Columbus Statue in Los Angeles with Native American Chants, Cheers and Celebrations
Dozens of Angelenos gathered Saturday morning to watch crews remove a bronze statue depicting Christopher Columbus, Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell, and the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission announced today. The historic record is clear that Christopher Columbus did not ‘discover’ America since he never reached the shores of North America and there were millions of Indigenous people already living here. The genocide of indigenous people during the colonization of the Americas lasted centuries. Today, statues of Christopher Columbus ar... more »
You, 50 Years Later - New Study Says Your Personality Does Change
Is your personality set in stone at a young age? If you were a jerk in high school will you still be a jerk at 60? Not necessarily. And what changes there are may not be defining. The only time you might see a big disparity could be when comparing yourself to others. read more
SUNDAY SCREENING: ‘The History of Oil’ (2006)
*SUNDAY SCREENING* | The story of black gold and the Empire it built.
Episode #256 – ‘About Those Poppies’ with guests Alex Krainer, Beady Man and more
*SUNDAY WIRE SHOW* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…
Why World War I Started: Germany Wanted to be a Superpower
*Michael Lind* *Security, * Would this new superpower, created in a bloody war of aggression by Berlin, have been a status quo power? It seems more likely that the German imperial elite, emboldened by success, would have charged recklessly on to wage cold war against the British empire and against the U.S. in the western hemisphere. *It’s time to retire the myth that World War I was a meaningless, avoidable tragedy while World War II was a just and necessary crusade. * The centenary of the beginning of World War I has revealed a deep divide between perceptions of the war held b... more »
Germany Could Have Won World War I. Here's How.
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* If twentieth-century Germany had a tombstone, it would say "This is What Happens to Those Who Fight on Two Fronts". Much as kung-fu movies make fighting multiple opponents look easy, it's generally better to defeat your enemies one at a time. *Despite ambitions of becoming a global colonial empire, Germany was still a Continental power in 1914. If it won the war, it would be through the immense power of its army, not its navy. What could Germany have bought with the money, material and manpower tied up in the High Seas Fleet? More divisions? Mor... more »
The Navy Has a New Way To Crush 1 of Its Oldest Enemies
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The Navy can now use sonar and video-guided underwater warheads to attack and destroy enemy sea mines. The Navy can now use sonar and video-guided underwater warheads to attack and destroy enemy sea mines at the bottom of the ocean, improving protection for submarines and surface ships while bringing new combat ability to maritime war operations, service officials said. Operating from a MH-60S maritime helicopter, the Airborne Mine Neutralization System (AMNS) is designed to enable Carrier Strike Groups, Expeditionary Strike Groups and Amphibious attac... more »
REPUBLICANS WON'T TRY TO SOLVE THEIR SUBURBAN-WOMEN PROBLEM BY APPEALING TO SUBURBAN WOMEN
Karl Rove is concerned. Republican guru Karl Rove is sounding the alarm after steep losses in suburbs across America cost his party control of the House of Representatives.... “We’ve got to be worried about what’s happening in the suburbs. We get wiped out in the Dallas suburbs, Houston suburbs, Chicago suburbs, Denver suburbs — you know there’s a pattern — Detroit suburbs, Minneapolis suburbs, Orange County, Calif., suburbs,” Rove said Saturday during a panel discussion for the Washington Examiner’s Sea Island Summit. “When we start to lose in the suburbs, it says something to us,... more »
Centenary of End of WWI Marked with Paris Ceremony: Most Leaders Walk In Rain; Trump & Putin Do Not; Trump Appears To Fear Rain & Putin Arrives Last & Gives Trump Thumbs Up; Did Trump-Putin Have Their Paris Summit In Secret?
Russia was the first to exit World War I, signing a separate peace, and Putin was the last to arrive … Continue reading →
Birds of a feather tweet together
Whatever you thought of President Trump's helicopter/rain problems yesterday (with or without ironic quotation marks), I was struck by the instant, almost unthinking downpour of disapproval and disdain that rained down on him from some of the BBC's finest (and John Sweeney)... ...as chronicled by Guest Who at *B-BBC* in a quite devastating sequence. It really hits home when you see a stream of tweets like this just how like a flock they act...(whether that be of sheep, or of starlings, or of free, fair and impartial BBC journalists I'll let you decide!):
One Hundred Years Ago Today
The total number of military and civilian casualties in World War I, was around 40 million. There were 20 million deaths and 21 million wounded. 11 Nov 1918, Page 1 – The Des Moines Register at Newspapers.com
US Permanent Drought Update
Two thirds of the US has had above normal precipitation over the last three years, including nearly half of California. 36mPNormUS.png (688×531) Thirty years ago, James Hansen predicted a huge increase in drought, and said that droughts hardly ever happened … Continue reading →
What Do We Have That They Don’t?
Most people in Israel are armed, and most households in Switzerland have an assault rifle. What makes the US different is that we have Democratic Party hellholes like Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore, Washington DC, St. Louis and New Orleans where youth … Continue reading →
Nasty NATO in Norway
In October, NATO launched large-scale military drills in Norway involving some 50 thousand troops from 31 countries. Also there hundreds of aircraft, armored vehicles and dozens of ships, but now locals are complaining they've left things in a bit of a mess.
Nasty NATO in Norway
In October, NATO launched large-scale military drills in Norway involving some 50 thousand troops from 31 countries. Also there hundreds of aircraft, armored vehicles and dozens of ships, but now locals are complaining they've left things in a bit of a mess.
Importance of Counselors Made Clear in College Admission Report
The latest report from the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) details the various factors considered when colleges and universities build their freshmen classes.
Equity Considerations for Policymakers & Researchers
With the face of higher education changing rapidly, colleges and universities are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their value to an increasingly skeptical public.
The Angel of the Bronx
This week's Radio 4 *Profile *had a political subject. Usually (though not always) such editions have a reasonably fair spread of views. Not this one though. There was about half a minute of criticism in total in a programme that lasted last nigh on 14 minutes. (It came from a male US conservative.) And the narration was negativity-free too. The lucky lady was 'democratic socialist' US Democrat Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Maybe she should recycle parts of it for her reelection campaign?
The bells! The bells!
Walpole St. Peter's Church (the church said to have inspired Dotty L.) It's such a shame the BBC is scrapping Radio 4's *Something Understood. *This morning's edition on bells was a belter, beautifully delivered by Mark Tully - a fine mix of music and words. (Sir Mark seems to guess what things I'll like). I learned, for example, that Dorothy L. Sayers wrote *this *in one of her Lord Peter Wimsey novels, *The Nine Tailors *on the subject of bell-ringing: The eight men advanced to their stations, and Hezekiah consulted his watch. Time, he said. He spat upon his hands, grasped th...more »
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Wade Davis comments on the ecological amnesia which has resulted in repeated cycles of extinctions: In three generations, a mere moment in the history of our species, we have throughout the world contaminated the water, air and soil, driven countless species to extinction, dammed the rivers, poisoned the rain and torn down the ancient forests. As Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson reminds us, this era will not be remembered for its wars or technological advances but as the time when men and women stood by and either passively endorsed or actively... more »
The Brain, Consciousness, and Computers
I am currently reading *The Mystery of Consciousness* by John R. Searle. In Chapter 1, “Consciousness as a Biological Problem,” Searle explains how brain research can proceed to solve the problem of consciousness. Here’s an excerpt: The brain is an organ like any other; it is an organic machine. Consciousness is caused by lower-level neuronal processes in the brain and is itself a feature of the brain. Because it is a feature that emerges from certain neuronal activities, we can think of it as an “emergent property” of the brain. An emergent property of a system is one that is cau... more »
Just MONTHS to save the planet! Again. And again. And again.
Time ran out in 2006. Uh, no, make that 2013. Strike that, 2009 for sure. Oops, 2010. Would you believe 2017? Ahhhh, but this time we are ABSOLUTELY SURE! Only 12 years left, says the U.N. Give us all your money and we’ll save you. _______________ The BBC’s left wing topical comedy ‘Mash Report’ programme this ... Read moreJust MONTHS to save the planet! Again. And again. And again. The post Just MONTHS to save the planet! Again. And again. And again. appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Russian cargo ship heads to Syria to deliver military equipment (photos)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – A Russian cargo ship was photographed crossing the Bosphorus Strait this past week as it makes its way to the Syrian coast. According to Yoruk Isik of the Bosphorus Observer, the Russian flag ship RoRo Spara II transited the Bosphorus Strait this weekend en route for the Syrian port-city of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jordanian border guards open fire on Syrian refugees near Rukban Camp
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – Jordanian border guards opened fire on a group of Syrian refugees near the Rukban Camp in southeast Homs on Saturday. According to a report from this front, the Jordanian guards killed one civilian after opening fire near open fire along the border. The Jordanian guards killed an elderly woman that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Battle for Idlib looms as Syrian Army troops move to front-lines (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – The battle for Idlib is quickly approaching as Syrian troops mass mobilize and move towards the front-lines. According to the official media wing of the Tiger Forces, the commander of the group Major General Suheil Al-Hassan has ordered all of his troops to be on high alert. General Al-Hassan has […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jihadist rebels attempt to advance in northwest Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels attempted to score a new advance near the Al-Ghaab Plain of northwestern Hama last night, a Syrian military source in Damascus told Al-Masdar News this afternoon. According to the source, the jihadist rebels of the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) launched attacks on the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish troops strike Kurdish forces in northeast Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – The Turkish military and their allied rebels launched a fresh attack against the Kurdish forces in northeast Aleppo this morning. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the Turkish military struck the defenses of the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) near the key city of Manbij this morning. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Rare footage from Russian military post near Idlib buffer zone
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – Rare footage from a Russian military post near the Idlib buffer zone was captured by a Russian channel recently. The video footage shows the Russian military operating near the jihadist front-lines in both the Idlib and Hama provinces of Syria: With Turkey’s 12 observation posts in northwestern Syria, the Russian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ will not pass – Abbas
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas described attempts to separate Gaza from Palestinian mainland as futile in a televised address from Ramallah on Saturday. “The Deal of the Century will not pass,” said Abbas alluding US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace proposal. He referred to it as a continuation of Balfour […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army placed on high alert in Idlib after jihadist attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has been placed on high alert in the Idlib countryside after the jihadist rebels attempted to infiltrate their positions near the Abu Dhuhour Airport. According to a military source in Hama, the jihadist rebels launched a powerful attack near the Abu Dhuhour Airport last night […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Houthi ambush kills several Saudi Coalition fighters near Yemen border (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:15 A.M.) – The Houthi forces carried out a powerful ambush against a group of Saudi Coalition fighters that were traveling near the Yemeni border this past week. Using roadside bombs, the Houthi forces managed to blow a Saudi military vehicle that was traveling through the Najran province of southern Saudi Arabia. According […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian military played crucial role in liberating kidnapped civilians
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) – The Russian military played a key role in liberating the 20+ civilians that were held hostage by the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) in southeastern Syria. Speaking to Al-Masdar News on Saturday, a Syrian Army source said that the Russian forces helped locate the hostages using their military technology. The source […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish-backed rebels kill 6 Syrian soldiers in retaliatory attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels responded to the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) powerful ambush by launching a powerful attack in the northern countryside of Hama. Using heavy artillery and missiles, the Turkish-backed rebels of Jaysh Al-‘Izza repeatedly struck the Syrian Arab Army’s defenses in northern Hama. According to the Russian Ministry of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Thousands of corpses from US-led airstrikes found under Raqqa rubble: Russian diplomat
The bodies of over 8,000 Syrians killed in bombing raids by the US-led coalition have been found in mass graves in Syria’s Raqqa after the rubble was partially cleared away, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. “Last week, the Syrian government, in its letters addressed to the UN secretary general and the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US hopes Russia will allow Israel to bomb Syria
The US is seeking to push all foreign military forces from Syria, the US ambassador to the country said. Besides Russian ones, of course. US Ambassador to Syria James Jeffrey said Wednesday that Washington hopes Russia will allow Israeli forces to bomb Iranian military forces in Syrian territory after the delivery of S-300 air defense […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Saudi Coalition troops capture strategic Hodeidah Hospital
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – Fighting persisted in Yemen’s strategic port city of Hodeidah on Friday, as Saudi-led coalition forces continued their offensive to wrest control of the city from the Houthis. Led by the Yemeni Republican Guard and Southern Resistance Army, the Saudi Coalition managed to score an imperative advance on Friday when their […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Tweets For Today
World leaders gathered in driving rain in Paris on Sunday to lead global commemorations marking 100 years since the end of World War I, at a time of growing nationalism and diplomatic tensions https://t.co/Ee6FcY4WNQ #Armistice100 pic.twitter.com/4keOZHcyG6 — AFP news agency (@AFP) November 11, 2018 "Long live peace" President Macron stressed the importance of global unity at a ceremony in Paris marking a century since the end of World War One #ArmisticeDay100 https://t.co/Z3MHXOjb9X pic.twitter.com/LpMrMOMZDy — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 11, 2018 Politics and trench w... more »
The Democrats-- And The Country-- Cry Out For A Champion... It's Not The Starbucks Guy, No Matter How Many P.R. People He Hires
*Howard Schultz, left of Trump... right of the Democratic Party* If there’s one thing that people seem to think Trump proved is that virtually *anyone* can run for president. I suspect, though, that once he’d finally driven out of office, that isn’t going to be a consensus. But in 2020 several ambitious but questionably-qualified candidates will give it a go— unaccomplished congressmen, freshmen senators who have never done a thing but run their mouths, businessmen galore, self-entitled billionaires, cultural celebrities in the same way Trump was… It’s hardly news that billionaire M... more »
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Most Destructive Fire in History Woolsey Fire Went Through Site of Nuclear Meltdown First Officials Open Beach Near Malibu to Animals Fox News went silent on Twitter — and it could be because of protesters who showed up at Tucker Carlson's house Chinese Company Pays Bondholders In Ham Instead Of Cash As Domestic Defaults Soar The US and Japan finished their 'largest and most complex' military exercise, amid rising tensions with China Researchers have succeeded in creating a fifth state of matter in space Broward Mystery Boxes Tossed Into Trucks After Missed Deadline... more »
New Study Finds Harmful Agricultural Pesticides in Rural New York State Homes
Despite the existence of chemical-free methods to eradicate pests, Americans use more than a billion pounds of agricultural pesticides per year. These chemicals are mostly out of sight and out of mind to unsuspecting homeowners, who are typically unaware of how to prevent potential harm – something new Cornell research is addressing. In a study […] The post New Study Finds Harmful Agricultural Pesticides in Rural New York State Homes appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
Release of Risky GM Mosquitoes in Burkina Faso is “Highly Unethical”
Risky genetically modified (GM) “male-sterile” mosquitoes are due to be released in the very near future, in Burkina Faso by the Target Malaria research consortium. However, Target Malaria acknowledges that there are no benefits to the proposed GM mosquito release, a report released Friday has stated. According to Mariam Mayet, Executive Director of the African […] The post Release of Risky GM Mosquitoes in Burkina Faso is “Highly Unethical” appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
On This Remembrance Day
Today marks the one hundredth anniversary of the end of The Great War. It was supposed to be the war to end all wars. And it's true that, since 1945, there have been no world wars. But there have been plenty of proxy wars -- in Korea, in Vietnam and in Afghanistan -- the longest war of the modern era. The Great War was supposed to Make The World Safe For Democracy. And today democracy is threatened around the world. So, what are we to make of today? Some might say that we've made precious little progress. And, on my darker days, I'm inclined to agree. Perhaps we've just been luck... more »
Secret plot by 200 elite neo-Nazi soldiers within ‘German SAS’ to slaughter politicians and immigrants
Such is the corporate media's standing that, in the words of the correspondent who sent this in: "who makes this stuff up"?
Green energy wave coming in Colorado?
The good news is that the fracking-killing Proposition 112 did not pass, but the bad news is that it got 43% of the votes, which in political terms is a lot. Let-wing politicians see this near victory as a mandate for change. The ugly news is that the new Governor is a radical green and the Democrats now control both houses in the legislature. This likely adds up to a green energy wave coming in Colorado. The post Green energy wave coming in Colorado? appeared first on CFACT.
100 Years Since End of WWI, Fears That US Sacrifices in Europe Forgotten
“100 Years Since End of WWI, Fears That US Sacrifices in Europe Forgotten November 06, 2018 9:00 AM, by Henry … Continue reading →
F-35 vs. the Rest: Which Of These 5 Planes Will Be Canada's New Fighter Jet?
*Michael Peck* *Security, * [image: By MSgt John Nimmo Sr. - http://www.defenseimagery.mil/imageRetrieve.action?guid=71024c28199f46498ffcba8f117973f3e294e4c1&t=2, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26519537] And this could get very interesting indeed. The Canadian government just released a draft tender seeking information from five companies who will compete for the eighty-eight-jet, $26 billion (USD $20 billion) order. The contenders will likely be the Eurofighter Typhoon, France’s Dassault Rafale, Sweden’s Saab Gripen, and for the United States, Bo... more »
World War I Ended 100 Years Ago Today: The Real Lesson of 1918
*Salvatore Babones* *Security, Europe* So this Armistice Day, since 1954 known as Veterans Day, remember the service and sacrifices of all American veterans of all wars, and of peacetime too. But also remember the lasting peace that could have been and almost was. One hundred years ago today, the United States and its allies squandered a hard-won opportunity to prevent the next world war. November 11, 2018 is the centenary of the end of the Great War, the “war to end all wars.” In light of the even greater war that broke out just two decades later, that epithet has become an ico... more »
Russia's Next Weapon: A Church
*Michael Peck* *Politics, Europe* [image: A general view shows Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in Saint Petersburg, a host city for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russia July 11, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Romero] The Russian military plans to build a military church to bolster the spiritual values of its armed forces. Meet Vladimir Putin's newest weapon: a church. The Russian military plans to build a military church to bolster the spiritual values of its armed forces. Construction will soon begin of the Main Church of the Armed Forces, to be erected in Patriot Park outside Moscow, ac... more »
Russia's Sale of the S-400 to India: Part of a Bigger Defense Partnership?
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Asia* [image: Russian S-400 Triumph/SA-21 Growler medium-range and long-range surface-to-air missile systems drive during the Victory Day parade at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2015. Russia marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe on Sat] And how will America respond? Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Russian president Vladimir Putin have signed a $5.43 billion deal for the delivery of five Russian S-400 surface to air-weapons systems, part of a larger package also involving the sale of four Russian Admiral Grigoro... more »
Why the Air Force Only Has 20 B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, United States* The Spirit procurement was first reduced to 75, than cut to 20 by the Bush administration in 1992. And that made the costs skyrocket. Here is the whole story. Since its inception in 1947, the U.S. Air Force has been deeply invested in operating long-range strategic bomber for nuclear deterrence. However, by the 1960s it grew clear that high-flying B-52 bombers had poor odds of surviving the Soviet Union’s growing network of high-speed interceptors and surface-to-air missiles. The Air Force instead invested in supersonic FB-111 and B-1... more »
Sunday morning music, for the centenary of Armistice Day
One hundred years ago today, "on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918, fighting ended in the First World War with the implementation of an armistice. Since then, 11th November has been celebrated all over the world, particularly in Britain and her former colonies, as Armistice Day. The full peace treaty took many months more to negotiate, but at least the killing was over. It was one of the very worst, most destructive, and most pointless wars in the history of the world. Untold millions died, or were maimed, or were hurt, yet their sacrifice achi... more »
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