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The Empire Keeps Proving Assange Right About Everything
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been charged under seal by the Trump administration. This has been revealed by a purportedly accidental copy-paste error in an unrelated court document which used Assange’s name, interestingly not long after it was reported to the Wall Street Journal that […]
AIM-WEST Annual SF West Coast Conference Summit November 17-18, 2018
By Tony Gonzalez AIM West Censored News Welcome all my Arerican Indian Movement-West (AIM-WEST), an inter-tribal non-profit human rights organization based in San Francisco is pleased to welcome everyone to its annual AIM-West Coast Conference/Summit in San Francisco beginning Saturday, November 17 and Sunday 18th from 9 am to 5 pm. Coffee, rolls, fruits and lunch will be provided. The
A Full Moon’s Irradiance is 10X that of CO2 in W/M^2
According to MODTRAN, changing CO2 from pre-industrial CO2 of 280 ppm to 400 ppm alters the downward IR Radiation by 0.6 W/M^2 of 13 to 18-micron LWIR. (Note Settings should be “looking up” and change CO2 from 280 to 400) (Source) A Full Moon, on the other hand, bathes the earth with 6.8mWM^2, or over 10X … Continue reading "A Full Moon’s Irradiance is 10X that of CO2 in W/M^2"
Freeman Dyson on Climate Change; “Those People Don’t Look at the Observations, They are in a World of Their Own.”
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New Board Member: Dr. Ian Robinson
International Bird Rescue is pleased to welcome Dr. Ian Robinson, a wildlife veterinarian and experienced response professional, to its Board of Directors. Dr. Robinson received his veterinary degree from the University of Bristol, UK, in 1975 and the diploma of Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (UK) in 2006. After a spell in […]
Indigenous Peoples Denied Access to Sacred Site as Ski Area Opens with Sewage Snow
. Friday, November, 16, 2018 Contact: protectpeaks@gmail.com www.protectthepeaks.org Indigenous Peoples Denied Access to Sacred Site as Ski Area Opens with Sewage Snow By Indigenous Action Censored News Flagstaff, Ariz. — Continuing years of ecological destruction, threats to public health, and desecration and assault on Indigenous Peoples’ ways of life, Arizona Snowbowl
A cat sarcophagus at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: A cat sarcophagus at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo] Made of wood , that is a cat sarcophagus at the Egyptian Museum
A monkey mummy at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: A monkey mummy at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo] A monkey mummy from ancient Egypt at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo
A monkey mummy at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: A monkey mummy at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo] Ancient Egyptian monkey mummy at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo.
A cat mummy at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: A cat mummy at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo] A cat mummy from ancient Egypt at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo
Judiciary Chairman Goodlatte Wants Comey and Lynch On Record Prior to Exit…
Congressional oversight in the matters of the DOJ and FBI political weaponization has been negligent by design. While Special Counsel Robert Mueller creates the “ongoing investigation shield” for all who would be questioned, the republican-led congress has been weak in … Continue reading →
536 AD Was ‘The Worst Year To Be Alive’
According to research from a Harvard professor, the year 536AD is a prime candidate for the unfortunate accolade as the worst year in the entirety of human history. The bleak year kick-started the coldest decade for more than two millennia *Daily Mail:* *Why 536 AD was the worst year to be alive: Scientists say a mysterious fog that blocked out the sun causing crop failures and widespread famine was the worst global disaster in history* * 536AD was the start of 18 months of solid darkness caused by a mysterious fog * Harvard professor believes this is the worst year in the entiret... more »
The Army Needs to Replace the M4 Rifle—And It Won't Be Easy.
*Task and Purpose, Jeff Schogol* *Security, * [image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/6850519024/sizes/l] Here are all the challenges. *The M4s biggest design flaw is its gas impingement operating system, which can easily be fouled, causing the weapon to jam, said retired Army Maj. Gen. Robert Scales.* To paraphrase the legendary military theorist Carl von Clausewitz: Everything in small arms is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult. *(This first appeared several months ago.)* Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has waged a relentless war against the D... more »
How the Sniper Came of Age During World War II
*Warfare History Network* *Security, * The deadly business of snipers further developed into a refined practice of killing and gathering intelligence during Word War II. The art of sniping developed from the sharpshooting practiced during earlier conflicts. During the 19th century, the steadily improving technology of the rifle led to the use of sharpshooters during the American Civil War and the Boer War. However, it was during World War I that sniping progressed from simply a good marksman picking choice targets to the systematic use of selected men, trained and equipped with h... more »
The Army Is Bringing Back This Old School Bazooka
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, Americas* [image: By Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod - This Image was released by the United States Army with the ID 111206-A-3108M-002 (next).This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for] The Army is planning on spending major cash to bolster its arsenal of 84mm Carl Gustaf recoilless rifles in the coming years. *While the Carl Gustaf’s been a favorite of special operations forces for decades, the M3E1 may prove especially useful to regular soldiers d... more »
Like it or Not, Regime Change is Coming to Iran
*Michael Rubin* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] And it's not because of America. Change is coming to Iran, but it has nothing to do with either the U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (also called the Iran Deal) or the Trump administration’s sanctions regime. Indeed, while U.S. policymakers debate cooption and coercion at the best strategies to change Iran’s behavior, neither the Trump administration nor its opposition is prepared for the regime change Iran faces: The death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The supreme leader is the ultimate power ... more »
Why Is America So Scared of China?
*Milton Ezrati* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] There are real concerns but not enough to justify current worries. More and more, Americans seem to fear China. In one sense, their reaction is understandable enough. As China has gained power—economic, technological, and military—it has morphed from almost an American protégé to a rival. American enthusiasm from earlier in this century, including even wonder at how quickly China adapted to markets, has been replaced by a more realistic wariness. Even considering the altered power balance, today’s fears seem to have taken leave o... more »
No Deal With China Is the Best Deal for America
*Gordon G. Chang* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Washington shouldn't accept anything less than what is best for its national interests. Vice President Mike Pence, in a stinging interview aboard Air Force Two on November 13, chastised China and rebutted critics of Trump policy. In doing so, he staked out a position not up to now heard in post–Eisenhower Washington. Pence, as summarized by the Washington Post, said this: “If China wants to avoid an all-out cold war with the United States and its partners, it must fundamentally change its behavior.” Almost nobody seems to thin... more »
Jamal Khashoggi's Murder is Playing Out as Expected
*Gil Barndollar* *Security, Middle East* There is no evidence yet that the Khashoggi killing has been leveraged by the United States to other ends. Yesterday, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced the leveling of Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act sanctions on seventeen Saudi nationals allegedly involved in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last month. Mnuchin said the right things about “justice” and “accountability,” but all indications are that the Trump administration wants to put this matter to rest as quickly as possible, with the bares... more »
Michael Avenatti Was Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges, And Then Things Got Weird
A Twitter gadfly who was recently involved in an unsuccessful plot to frame Robert Mueller for sexual assault appeared to take credit for the arrest.
Vitamin D Better than Flu Shots for Respiratory Infections
Flu season is upon us again. To prevent the flu, we’re told that the best remedy is to get a flu shot—a shot which is consistently ineffective, and, incredibly, still contains mercury in many cases. ANH-USA has been beating the drum about vitamin D and its well-documented anti-viral capabilities for years, and there is new evidence demonstrating vitamin D’s role in preventing respiratory infections. When faced with the choice of a cheap, safe, and effective natural immune defense against the flu, or an expensive, dangerous, and ineffective vaccine that makes drug companies billions... more »
Oxford Dictionary Announces "Toxic" is Word of Year.
Toxic - Schuessler, Jennifer (2018, Nov 14). ‘Toxic’ is Oxford’s Word of the Year. No, We’re not Gaslighting You. The New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/14/arts/toxic-oxford-word-of-the-year-2018.html?emc=edit_th_181115&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=329620001115 It’s official: 2018 is toxic. Well, lexicographically speaking, at least. Oxford Dictionaries has chosen “toxic” as its international word of the year, selecting it from a shortlist that included such politically inflected contenders as “gaslighting,” “incel” and “techlash.” Katherine Connor Martin, the company’s h... more »
EU to Take First Steps Towards Disciplinary Process Against Italy Over Budget: Sources
euronews (in English) Published on Nov 16, 2018 EU to start disciplinary process against Italy over budget, sources say… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2018/11/16/eu… end
40 Palestinians Injured in Clashes with Israeli Forces at Gaza Border
40 Palestinians Injured in Clashes with Israeli Forces at Gaza Border by https://www.presstv.com/ At least 40 Palestinians have sustained injuries at an anti-occupation protest along the border between the besieged Gaza Strip and Israeli-occupied territories, as a fresh round of protest rallies drew several thousand Palestinian demonstrators to the flashpoint frontier. – Violent clashes erupted on Friday […]
Proof of JP Morgan Silver Manipulation – Interview w/ James Anderson
Silver Fortune Published on Nov 15, 2018 More proof of JP Morgan’s control of the silver market recently came out, and James joins us to discuss it, along with many other topics. end
Recount Madness, California Fires, Credit Crisis Coming
Recount Madness, California Fires, Credit Crisis Coming by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (WNW 360 11/16/18) The Recount has hit a whole new level for the 2018 Midterm elections in voter fraud prone Florida. It looks like Ron DeSantis will be the next governor, but the race between Scott and Nelson is coming down to the wire. Democrats say every […]
The Apostasy of Pope Francis: Wiccan Stang and an LGBT Rainbow Cross
The Apostasy of Pope Francis: Wiccan Stang and an LGBT Rainbow Cross by Dr. Eowyn, https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/ Since his election and installation in March 2013 as Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church, we now have sufficient evidence from Jorge Bergoglio’s words and deeds to raise serious questions as to whether this pope is Catholic or even Christian: […]
US Uses Dollar to Bully Other Countries
PressTV Published on Nov 16, 2018 Iran’s Deputy foreign minister says the US sanctions against Tehran primarily undermine Europe’s sovereignty, security and credibility, rather than target the Iranian economy. Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, who is in Madrid to meet high-ranking Spanish officials, said Tehran is waiting to see how Europe defends its sovereignty against U-S pressures. He […]
US Drops Record Number of Bombs in Afghanistan
Has Afghanistan attacked USA? NO! Was Afghanistan involved in 9/11? NO! Why is America waging war against Afghanistan? Think OPIUM! – RT America Published on Nov 15, 2018 Seventeen years ago, it occurred to Donald Rumsfeld that Afghanistan had too few targets to bomb and the Iraq presented a much more appealing target. But now, not […]
Correcting the New York Times’ Fake News on North Korea
RT America Published on Nov 16, 2018 Anya Parampil shares details from a recent New York Times article which claims 16 secret missile sites have been discovered in North Korea, according to commercial satellite images. In Question Producer Kei Pritsker explains why we should be suspicious of the report, highlighting its inconsistencies and noting it’s based […]
Potential Italy Exit Could Spell Disaster for EU?
Fox Business Published on Nov 15, 2018 Harvard University Economics Professor Martin Feldstein on Brexit and the European Union. end
Earthquake Today: Solomon Islands, Indonesia and Japan Suffers HUGE Quakes as 6.2 Tremors
Earthquake Today: Solomon Islands, Indonesia and Japan Suffers HUGE Quakes as 6.2 Tremors by AMALIE HENDEN, https://www.express.co.uk/, 16 Nov 2018 HUGE earthquakes has erupted around the world today across the volatile Ring of Fire. Here are the biggest earthquakes erupted today. – Tremors have been felt around the Ring of Fire today, resulting in magnitude 6.0 and […]
‘EU Can’t Break Our B***s!’ Salvini FIGHTS BACK as EU-Italy Budget Crisis Deepens
‘EU Can’t Break Our B***s!’ Salvini FIGHTS BACK as EU-Italy Budget Crisis Deepens by ALESSANDRA SCOTTO DI SANTOLO, https://www.express.co.uk/ MATTEO Salvini has struck another blow against Brussels calls on Italy to rethink its budget proposal as he claimed the EU should stop bothering his Government on the future of Italy’s economy. – Speaking on Italian Maurizio Costanzo’s […]
Climate Change and Forest Fires - Alarmists Desperation to Promote Fear
The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions says: Large wildfires in the United States burn more than twice the area they did in 1970, and the average wildfire season is 78 days longer. Research shows that changes in climate, especially earlier snowmelt due to warming in the spring and summer, have led to hot, dry conditions that boost this increase in fire activity in some areas. For much of the U.S. West, projections show that an average annual 1 degree Celsius temperature increase would increase the median burned area per year as much as 600 percent in some types of forests. DW.c... more »
U.S. Justice Dept Denies Media Reports That They Were Exploring Extradition Options For Fethullah Gulen To Appease Turkey
U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 10, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller/File Photo *Reuters:* *U.S. Justice Dept denies exploring extradition of Erdogan foe to appease Turkey* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday denied that it was planning an extradition deal designed to persuade the Turkish president to ease off on a probe over the killing of a journalist in an Istanbul embassy. NBC News reported on Thursday that the Trump administration had been seeking ways to extradite U.S.-based Muslim cleric ... more »
Telling the HBCU Story
Since their founding, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been an important asset to the American higher education system. While keeping true to their original mission, HBCUs currently provide educational resources to students from all racial and ethnic backgrounds and provide access to higher education to students that are still plagued by the systemic barriers that exist within this country.
Ancient Egyptian animal sarcophagi at the Egyptian museum of Cairo [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Ancient Egyptian animal sarcophagi at the Egyptian museum of Cairo] Ancient Egyptian animal mummies mostly cats in their own wooden sarcophagi at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo
An ancient Monkey mummy at the Egyptian museum of Cairo [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: An ancient Monkey mummy at the Egyptian museum of Cairo] A monkey mummy from ancient Egypt at the Egyptian museum of Cairo
A sacred fish at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: A sacred fish at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo] A sacred fish found in one of the ancient Egyptian temples at the Egyptian Musuem of Cairo. That kind of huge fish does not live in River Nile anymore.
A taxtidermied bird at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: A taxtidermied bird at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo] A taxtidermied bird from Ancient Egypt at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo
Brazil on Paris Accord...No..er..Yes..er...no!
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro At the end of last month, Jair Bolsonaro was voted in as the next president of Brazil. During the campaign Bolsonaro said he would follow Donald Trump out of the international pact, drawing criticism from the UN’s environment chief (link) however, Bolsonaro folded after bleatings from the lefty sheeple: Bolsonaro vowed to follow in U.S. President Donald Trump's footsteps and leave the Paris climate accord, though he recently backpedaled on that stance............. He said the country would stay in the agreement - as long as it did not have to give... more »
Butte County Sheriff – Missing Person List Now 630, Mostly Elderly….
A grim possibility for massive increases in the death toll is looming a week after a historic fire ripped through Paradise, CA, and killed at least 66 residents. 630 are missing, and the Butte County Sheriff’s Department has released the … Continue reading →
The Fighting Lady (1944) - USS Yorktown
*From YouTube*: American documentary & propaganda film produced by the U.S. Navy during World War II and narrated by Lt. Robert Taylor USNR.
Union of Concerned Scientists For Nukes!
From Watts Up With That: charles the moderator / November 16, 2018 From Reason Activist group finally recognizes that it can’t achieve its energy and climate goals without nuclear power. Ronald Bailey|Nov. 13, 2018 4:00 pm The activists at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) have had a partial change of heart about nuclear power. […]
New York City shatters 112-year-old snowfall record
Killer storm dumps six times more snowfall on Central Park than previous record. 16 Nov 2018 – The 6.4 inches (16.3 cm) of snow that fell on New York City (Central Park) yesterday eviscerated the previous record of one inch set on Nov 15, 1906. To put this in perspective, keep in mind that average ... Read moreNew York City shatters 112-year-old snowfall record The post New York City shatters 112-year-old snowfall record appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Laptops on Laps are Lousy for Libidos and More
By B.N. Frank There never seems to be a shortage of medical and media attention paid to improving sexual health. Reducing exposure to digital, electronic,... more »
Kazakhstan: Soyuz-FG rocket successfully launched to space (video)
Soyuz-FG rocket with cargo spacecraft Progress MS-10 was successfully launched from Baikonur cosmodrome on Friday. The spacecraft’s mission is to delivery about 2 thousand tons of cargo, including life support equipment for crew members, fuel components, water and gas reserves and so on to the International Space Station. The Soyuz-FG launch is the first since […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Houthi forces kill several Saudi Coalition fighters at military camp (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 P.M.) – The Houthi forces carried out another powerful attack against a group of Saudi Coalition fighters near the border this week. According to the Houthi forces, their attack targeted a Saudi military encampment at the Al-Beqa’ Camp in the Najran Province. As shown in the short video below, the Houthi blasts […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army inches closer to large volcano under Daesh control
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their large-scale offensive in the Al-Safa region of southern Syria, today, after taking a brief hiatus this week due to the weather. Led by their 3rd Corps and 4th Armored Division, the Syrian Arab Army kicked off their attack on Friday by storming the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Highly decorated Navy Seal charged for war crimes in Iraq
Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, a highly decorated Navy SEAL medic and sniper, is under investigation for committing war crimes in Iraq. Gallagher served with the elite SEALs for almost 20 years, but is currently being detained and facing severe punishment for indiscriminately shooting at civilians and performing his reenlistment ceremony while posing with the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Were 53,000 Dead People Found on Florida’s Voter Rolls?
Zombie voters, or zombie claims?
Did Obama Block Fox News Reporters from White House Press Conferences?
Obama's relationship with Fox News was tempestuous to say the least, but none of the network's correspondents was ever banned or ejected from the briefing room.
Are Indonesian Teens Drinking Boiled, Bloody Menstrual Pads to Get “High” in a “New Trend”?
Media outlets have taken a voyeuristic look at child poverty in the poorest parts of Indonesia and repackaged it as a viral “teens do dumb things to get high” story for clicks.
The Pelosi Problem
*Train Wreck by Nancy Ohanian* I don’t know about you, but I have a Pelosi problem. It is time for her to GO— before she saddles Congress with PAYGO, in fact. Her time is UP. Go, go, go… away. Pelosi and Hoyer— who’s much worse— are living in another era and are totally and utterly out of touch with where the Democratic Party is and where it’s going. As Norman Solomon wrote this week, “Progressives should recognize the long-standing House Democratic leader as a symptom of a calcified party hierarchy that has worn out its grassroots welcome and is beginning to lose its grip. Increasi... more »
What Is The “Epidemiologic Triangle”?
By Catherine J. Frompovich In this “day and age” of mandated ‘herd immunity’ from vaccines—rather than natural immunity provided by Nature, one has to question... more »
Tucker Carlson & Free Speech CNN-style Delineated
By Catherine J. Frompovich Tucker Carlson, in the following video, delineates the CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s “free speech” fiasco with Victor Davis Hanson of the... more »
Crosstalk: Nationalism
Was French president Emmanuel Macron correct at the WWI commemoration over the weekend when he asserted that patriotism is the opposite of nationalism in a pointed dig at US president Donald Trump? RPI Board Members Lew Rockwell and John Laughland join scholar George Szamuely on RT's Crosstalk to debate whether nationalism is the bogeyman that Macron and others make it out to be. Or is blaming nationalism just a way to further destroy national sovereignty and bring about an unelected permanent globalist empire?
Take Your Vit C To Reduce Cardiovascular Disease
This is a surprise. Mice with the normal ability to make their own Vit C knocked out, so they are like humans, get more atherosclerotic plaques with sub-clinical Vit C levels. Give them enough Vit C, the don’t get plaques. … Continue reading →
Death of to HHS official ruled suicide by blunt force object
On November 1st, Daniel Best, a pharmaceutical executive from Bay Village, Ohio who led the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services efforts to lower prescription drug prices, died. And now, his death has been ruled a suicide. “Police say Best was found ‘unresponsive’ near the garage door exit of an apartment building in Washington, […] The post Death of to HHS official ruled suicide by blunt force object appeared first on Health Nut News.
Musical Interlude: 2002, "The Sea at Night"
2002, "The Sea at Night"
"An Odor of Perfidy"
*"An Odor of Perfidy"* by James Howard Kunstler "I suspect there’s a hidden agenda behind the announcement in The Wall Street Journal op-ed by former Hillary Clinton aide Mark Penn that the Ole Gray Mare is actually eyeing another run for the White House in 2020. No, it’s not just that she would like to be president, as she averred on video last week in a weak moment, or that she has decided late in life to go full Bolshevik policy-wise. It is to establish her in the public mind as a serious candidate so that when she is indicted a hue-and-cry will arise that the move is a purely p... more »
"So Tell Me..."
"In a room sit three great men, a king, a priest, and a rich man with his gold. Between them stands a sellsword, a little man of common birth and no great mind. Each of the great ones bids him slay the other two. ‘Do it,' says the king, ‘for I am your lawful ruler.' ‘Do it,' says the priest, ‘for I command you in the names of the gods.' ‘Do it,' says the rich man, ‘and all this gold shall be yours.' So tell me - who lives and who dies?" - George R.R. Martin
Samarco Offers Millions to Municipalities to Drop Dam-Break Lawsuits
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Thirty-nine municipalities in the states of Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo have been offered R$53 million to withdraw lawsuits against Samarco and its main shareholders, Brazil’s Vale and Anglo-Australian giant BHP Billiton, including those filed in the United Kingdom, according to government news agency […]
Women of the World Festival Debuts in Brazil at Rio’s Porto Maravilha
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Friday, November 16th, the first ever South American Women of the World Festival (‘WOW’ or ‘Festival Mulheres do Mundo’) will be arriving at Rio’s Porto Maravilha area, where over 150 activities will be held, all free and open to the public. The event will […]
Brazil Faces Uruguay in London at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The football (soccer) teams of Brazil and Uruguay face off in a friendly game on Friday (November 16th) at 8PM in London, or 6PM in local Brazilian time zone. Playing at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, the Seleção will be short of two starters: Phillipe Coutinho […]
Opinion: Brazil’s Bolsonaro – How’s He Doing?
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As the weeks pass since Jair Bolsonaro won election as President, he’s been taking steps to define his policies and practices after his inauguration on January 1st. These steps include reorganizing Ministries and appointing Ministers, as well as announcing new policy directions. It is clear that […]
Rio Nightlife Guide for Friday, November 16, 2018
We have the top three picks for this Friday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: Meu Baile é Neon @ Espaço Acústica (Centro) – Do you want to party in neon all through this holiday night? Then this is the event for you! Meu […]
California’s fires not climate
Governor Brown, if you are still searching for the anthropogenic link to California's tragic fires, we expect somewhere in the governor's mansion there’s probably be a mirror. The post California’s fires not climate appeared first on CFACT.
AP Calls Georgia Governor Race for Republican Brian Kemp After Democrat Delivers Speech Complaining…
Democrat candidate Stacey Abrams ‘conceded-not-conceded’ the Georgia governor’s race in Georgia after more than a week of vote counting and party anxiety about her inability to generate the needed post-election day ballots to overcome the voter deficit. Republican Brian Kemp … Continue reading →
Has the U.S. Become a Medical Police State? How Doctors Deny Due Process to Kidnap Children Through CPS
At what point will law enforcement and the courts stop letting Child Abuse Pediatricians, who have held themselves up as the ultimate authority regarding child abuse, continue condemning parents and stealing children by denying due process and preventing true investigations from happening when child abuse is suspected? When will pediatricians start doing the real work of doctors in searching for answers to health problems that could cause brittle bones and other illnesses? Should not every other medical option be explored first, to explain symptoms that are now, primarily, only bein... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 16, 2018
Map of the Gaza Strip and southern Israel as of November 12-13, 2018, locating main areas hit by Israeli army air raids and Palestinian mortars and rockets *AFP: **Latest Gaza flareup: what does it mean?* A truce in Gaza has left Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu battling to keep his government afloat after defence minister Avigdor Lieberman walked out in protest. Islamist movement Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, welcomed Lieberman's resignation on Wednesday as a "victory" -- but what will it mean for Gaza? What's the context? *Read more* .... *Commentaries, Analysis,...more »
Examining the Role of TCUs in Native Student Success and Retention
Higher education leaders can take cues from Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) to better support Native American students, according to a research brief sponsored by the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) at the University of Pennsylvania.
The Poet: Matthew Schwartz, "Spadecaller", "Ex Obscurum"
"From emotional turmoil, hatred, and addiction the miracle of recovery begins in this Spadecaller Video entitled "Ex Obscurum" (From Darkness). Featuring original poetry narrated by the author and visual artist, Matthew Schwartz. Composer Samuel Barber's powerful musical score, adopted for the movie Platoon, (Adagio for Strings) sets the background for this spiritual exodus "From Darkness." - https://www.youtube.com/ *"Ex Obscurum"* "Remnants of my arrogance Crumbles like ancient paper. Why have me suffer this way? Knowing I’m unable to lift myself up? My dreams of grandeur are dea... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
"How did galaxies form in the early universe? To help find out, astronomers surveyed a patch of dark night sky with the Very Large Telescope array in Chile to find and count galaxies that formed when our universe was very young. Analysis of the distribution of some distant galaxies (redshifts near 2.5) found an enormous conglomeration of galaxies that spanned 300 million light years and contained about 5,000 times the mass of our Milky Way Galaxy. Dubbed Hyperion, it is currently the largest and most massive proto-supercluster yet discovered in the early universe. *Click image for la... more »
The Poet: Mary Oliver, "One"
*"One"* "The mosquito is so small it takes almost nothing to ruin it. Each leaf, the same. And the black ant, hurrying. So many lives, so many fortunes! Every morning, I walk softly and with forward glances down to the ponds and through the pinewoods. Mushrooms, even, have but a brief hour before the slug creeps to the feast, before the pine needles hustle down under the bundles of harsh, beneficent rain. How many, how many, how many make up a world! And then I think of that old idea: the singular and the eternal. One cup, in which everything is swirled back to the color of the sea and s... more »
"Quiet Please! Taming 'Monkey Mind' in Meditation"
*"Quiet Please! Taming 'Monkey Mind' in Meditation"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "We all have the endless chattering and noise in our head often referred to as the monkey mind. It’s been called the monkey mind – the endless chattering in your head as you jump in your mind from thought to thought while you daydream, analyze your relationships, or worry over the future. Eventually, you start to feel like your thoughts are spinning in circles and you’re left totally confused. One way to tame this wild creature in your head is through meditation – although the paradox is that when ... more »
"What Is The Point?"
"What is the point? We assume that every time we do anything we know what the consequences will be, i.e., more or less what we intend them to be. This is not only not always correct. It is wildly, crazily, stupidly, cross-eyed-blithering-insectly wrong!" - Douglas Adams, “The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide”
World News Briefs -- November 16, 2018 (Evening Edition)
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street via the back exit in London, Britain, November 16, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls *Reuters: **UK PM May defends Brexit deal as opponents plot no-confidence vote* LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of the most prominent Brexiteer in her government on Friday as she fought to save a draft European Union divorce deal that has stirred up a plot to force her out of her job. More than two years after the United Kingdom voted to leave the EU, it is still unclear how, on what terms or even if it... more »
"The End of the 40-year Interest Rate Cycle?"
*"The End of the 40-year Interest Rate Cycle?"* by Brian Maher "Is the decades-long regime of low interest rates ending? And will the stiff dose of rising rates shove this debt-drunk economy over? These are the questions that slump our shoulders today… and crease our brow. The United States has taken on trillions of dollars in debt since the early 1980s. Today the national debt crests above a preposterous $21.6 trillion. Meantime, long-term interest rates peaked in 1981… and dropped steadily thereafter. That is, the cost of debt declined for decades as debt itself was piling high. ... more »
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1,100 Vote Fraud Cases Forgotten While Florida Counts Ballots
[image: 1-000-cases-of-vote-fraud-forgotten-while-florida-counts] As Florida is counting and recounting ballots, and with leftists having long insisted that vote fraud is like unicorns, two truths should be noted. First, there are more than 1,100 documented cases of vote fraud — including *1,019 criminal convictions* — spanning 47 states. Second, despite public protestations to the contrary, Democrats have already admitted vote fraud is a problem.
Climate-change Narrative Challenged by Unusual Weather & Scientific Studies
[image: climate-change-narrative-challenged-by-unusual-weather-scientific-studies] Snow in South Texas? In mid-November? Climate-change alarmists clam up in the face of unusually cold weather in the southern United States for the second straight year.
The great facade of the Egyptian Museum of Cairo [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: The great facade of the Egyptian Museum of Cairo] The great facade of Egyptain Museum of Cairo in November 2018
Kings of Memphis and Thebes on the facade of Egyptian Museum of Cairo [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Kings of Memphis and Thebes on the facade of Egyptian Museum of Cairo] The building of the Egyptian museum of Cairo is full of surprises including having the names of ancient Egyptian kings and pharaohs of Old Kingdom in Memphis and Modern Kingdom in Thebes inscribed on its facade in Latin. اسماء ملوك مصر القديمة فى فترة الدولة الحديثة على واجهة المتحف المصرى بالتحرير
Gods and Kings from the Old kingdom on the facade of Egyptian museum of Cairo [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Gods and Kings from the Old kingdom on the facade of Egyptian museum of Cairo] The names of Egyptian deities like Osiris and Horus and Egyptian kings of the old Kingdom era of ancient Egypt like Cheops and Teti inscribed on the facade of Egypt's Egyptian museum of Cairo. اسماء الهة مصرية قديمة مع ملوك المملكة القديمة فى مصر مثلا خوفو على واجهة التحف المصرى فى التحرير
Rosellini and Kings on Egyptian Museum of Cairo's facade [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Rosellini and Kings on Egyptian Museum of Cairo's facade] The name of pioneer Egyptologist Ippolito Rosellini inscribed on the facade of Egypt's Egyptian Museum of Cairo along with the kings of Late Kingdom and First Egyptian Satrapy "Persian kingdom" اسم عالم المصريات الشهير الايطالى روسيلينى مع اسماء ملوك الفترة الاخيرة من المملكة الحديثة و حكام مصر من الفرس على واجهة المتحف المصرى فى التحرير
Kings and historians on the facade of Egyptian Museum of Cairo [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Kings and historians on the facade of Egyptian Museum of Cairo] The names of famous Kings and queens of the Ptolemaic period in Ancient Egypt like Alexander the great and Cleopatra along with the famous historians of ancient world including Herodotus on the facade of Egypt's Egyptian museum of Cairo اسماء ملوك الفترة البلطمية مثل الاسكندر الاكبر و كليوباترا مع اسماء اشهر مورخى مصر القديمة مثل هيرودت على واجهة المتحف المصرى فى التحرير
A WELCOME CHANGE -- LET'S HOPE IT LASTS
I approve of this: Democrats want to change a rule banning House members from wearing hats on the chamber floor to accommodate the first Muslim women to ever be elected to Congress — one of whom wears a headscarf. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Rules Committee ranking Democrat Rep. Jim McGovern (Mass.) and congresswoman-elect Ilhan Omar of Minnesota are the co-authors of the proposal, which was included as part of a slate of rule changes that Democrats will seek to implement once they assume control of the House next year. Omar, who was born in Somalia but came to... more »
The Modern Myth of “Global Markets”…
Reposted by request – There are massive multinational interests inherently at risk from President Trump’s “America-First” economic and trade platform. Believe it or not, President Trump is up against an entire world economic establishment. When we understand how trade works … Continue reading →
How Long Does It Take for a Multivitamin to Start Working?
How long does it take for your multivitamin to start working? This is one of the top searched questions on most health websites. And for good reason! People want to know when their nutritional purchases are going to be paying off and they’re going to start feeling better. This may seem like a simple question, […] The post How Long Does It Take for a Multivitamin to Start Working? appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
Eight UN Peacekeepers Killed In Fight Against Islamist Militias In DRC
*The Guardian:* UN peacekeepers killed in fight with Islamist militias in DRC *At least seven peacekeepers and 12 Congolese soldiers killed in clashes with ADF* At least seven UN peacekeepers and 12 Congolese soldiers have been killed in clashes with militias in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The fighting took place near Beni, in the east, and close to the centre of the country’s worst Ebola outbreak. The peacekeepers were supporting an offensive by local forces against an Islamist group, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), officials said. A UN spokesman said the secretary... more »
Chinese Presedint Xi Begins His Pacific Tour
*CNN:** Xi Jinping starts goodwill tour of the Pacific amid rise in South China Sea tensions* Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off a packed itinerary in Papua New Guinea Friday at the start of a tour which marks Beijing's latest diplomatic foray into a region once considered outside of China's sphere of influence. Xi, who will attend the 2018 APEC summit in the PNG capital Port Moresby, will then continue on to Brunei and the Philippines, both important claimants in the hotly contested South China Sea. Facing an increasingly hostile US government, pushing back on issues of se... more »
Two Navy SEALs And Two Marines Have Been Charged In The Death Of A Green Beret
*Photo*: Four US special forces troops have been charged in connection with Sgt Melgar's death. US Army *Daily Mail:* *Two Navy SEALs and two Marines are charged with murder in the 2017 death of a Green Beret who 'was duct-taped and choked to death in his room' in an argument over a party snub* * Staff Sgt Logan Melgar was strangled to death on June 4, 2017, in Bamako, Mali * Two SEALs told investigators he'd died from a drunken accident but an autopsy revealed there were no drugs or alcohol in his system * Sources say Melgar was targeted because he'd discovered the pair were skim...more »
Trust Scores, Social Points, Privacy
Social Scoring - a Sci Fi paranoid worry becoming reality in phones near you. Continue reading →
Judge Rules Jim Acosta Gets His Lil' Pecker Back
A Trump appointed judge ruled Friday morning the Constitution say DJT doesn't have the basic powers all other Presidents have. The president can not deny a press pass to an unprofessional grandstanding insufferable reporter from a disgraced basement ranked news network who physically pushes away an intern, and declares that *Jim Acosta now has his press pass back*. This is an emergency injunction, not a decision following a full trial, but the judge found a substantial likelihood that CNN would prevail on the merits (which is necessary finding for granting an injunction). The judg... more »
Lessons From Lansing
At the beginning of the week I made the drive to Lansing, Michigan (shorter trip than flying, and I like a good drive) at the invitation of a member of the State Board of Education at their meeting on the subject of competency based education. I'll try to distill what I told them for this space at some point; in the meantime, there's video out there somewhere. I'd never been to Lansing before, never addressed a state board of education before. It was an adventure, and there were a few lessons to be gleaned from the trip. In no particular order: *Architecture* While many state capit... more »
What Trump's picks for the Presidential Medal of Freedom say about him
Kyle C. Kopko, Associate Professor of Political Science, Elizabethtown College at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 7 hours ago
Researchers have analyzed data from the last 50 years of medals to learn what presidents consider important and what legacy they hope to leave behind.
Flanders describes how most White Americans no longer care about their families
*by Flanders* Making it known that we’re opposed to what is happening in our ancestor’s homelands may be quite a stretch considering the fact that most Americans no longer care about their own families, neighbors or co-workers. The majority of people who we should consider Brothers and Sisters are already too far gone with entertainment, sports and nigger lovin’ jewish-media propaganda - and don’t forget the 10’s of millions of illegal scumbags that roam our lands, we don’t even know who the hell they are, except "I need benefits, a number and a drivers license" - "Oh, and my cousin... more »
Do non-citizens vote in U.S. Elections
This article was published in the journal Electoral Studies in 2014, and the authors wrote about their findings in the Washington Post, which because it is a liberal publication, had to post all the criticisms not in the comments, but in the paragraph preceding the article! “Our best guess, based upon extrapolations from the portion of the sample with a verified vote, is that 6.4 percent of non-citizens voted in 2008 and 2.2 percent of non-citizens voted in 2010.” This received no where near the attention that the “Russia stole the election” meme did. But it would definitely cha... more »
China, PNG agree on comprehensive strategic partnership
bilaterals.org - 7 hours ago
16-Nov-2018 Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the two sides to reach a consensus as soon as possible to start negotiations on a free trade agreement. Papua New Guinea was the first among Pacific island countries to sign a cooperation agreement on the Belt and Road.
TPP-11 chief negotiators to meet in Tokyo next week, Japanese minister says
bilaterals.org - 7 hours ago
16-Nov-2018 Chief negotiators will discuss how to operate the pact and the basic policy on accepting future members after it enters into force.
US-Nepal trade and investment forum
bilaterals.org - 7 hours ago
16-Nov-2018 The United States engaged with Nepal to identify ways to increase intellectual property protections and facilitate foreign investment, as well as greater market access and reform in Nepal's agricultural sector.
US Shale Production To Set A New Record In December Of Nearly 8 Million Barrels A Day
An oil pump is seen operating in the Permian Basin near Midland, Texas, U.S. on May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Ernest Scheyder *Reuters*: *U.S. shale oil output to hit record high 7.9 million barrels per day in December: EIA* NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil output from seven major shale basins was expected to hit a record of 7.94 million barrels per day (bpd) in December, according to a monthly government forecast released on Tuesday. The total oil output from the basins was expected to rise 113,000 bpd, driven largely by increases in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico, where out... more »
Emergency Fundraiser: We Need a New Roof
For anyone who can help - our roof is badly damaged and in need of replacement.
President Trump Answers Reporter Questions During Oval Office Bill Signing…
After signing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act in the Oval Office, President Trump takes questions from reporters on issues of the day. The first question surrounds a judge intervening to restore the press pass of Constant Narcissism News … Continue reading →
Chet Raymo, "The Meaning Of Life"
*"The Meaning Of Life"* by Chet Raymo "There is only one meaning of life, the act of living itself." – Erich Fromm "I had heard from a high-school student in the midwest who had read my book 'Skeptics and True Believers,' in which, as you may know, I take to task all forms of faith that lack an empirical basis, including astrology and supernaturalist religion. He writes: "Are we just meaningless beasts roaming a meaningless Earth with the sole purpose of popping out babies so we can raise them to live longer, more meaningless lives?" A good question, the best question. What we have... more »
Growing Labor Unrest In Iran
*Hassan Mahmoudi, American Thinker:* *Iran: Steel Factory Workers protest in oil-rich Ahvaz* Strikes are breaking out all over Iran now. It's not just the teachers, the elderly pensioners and the truckers now, the strikes are moving to big cornerstones of the Iranian economy, such as the steel industry. Chanting “I don’t leave until I get my rights,” “Dying workers don’t accept submission,” “No nation has seen this much injustice,” “One less embezzlement, our problem is solved,” the workers of the Ahvaz Steel Factory hit the sixth day of their strike on Nov. 14. It was a raucous ... more »
CNN Wins for Now. But Do Reporters Have Right to be Rude, Disruptive?
[image: cnn-wins-for-now-but-do-reporters-have-right-to-be-rude-disruptive] The decision means Acosta can return to the White House and continue disrupting press conferences and arguing with the president with leftist talking points disguised as questions.
Top Headline – New Report Says U.S. Could Lose Future War to China
[image: top-headline-christian-gomez-new-report-says-us-could-lose-future-war-china] VIDEO - According to a new report by the National Defense Strategy Commission, the U.S. could potentially lose a state-versus-state war with either China or Russia, unless the U.S. spends more on national defense.
Democrats Charge Vote Fraud in Georgia, After Months of Saying Voter Fraud Does Not Happen
[image: democrats-charge-vote-fraud-in-georgia-after-months-of-saying-voter-fraud-does-not-happen] It is hypocritical to say vote fraud hardly ever happens, but to charge it every time you lose a close election, as is the case in Georgia.
Long Past Time To Retire Brenda Snipes AND Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Florida is in the news— and at least it isn’t a hurricane. I think the first time we rang an alarm bell about Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s crooked crony, Broward County elections chief Brenda Snipes, we were picking up on a *Politico* report by Marc Caputo. In the 2016 cycle, she worked to steal the election for DWS, as sure as DWS worked to steal the presidential primary for Hillary. Snipes broke the law by destroying ballots cast in the tight primary election between Wasserman Schultz and Tim Canova after Canova sued to get access to the ballots. Canova, according to Caputo "want... more »
Were This Fawn and Bobcat Found Huddled Together After a California Wildfire?
Natural disasters do sometimes make for strange bedfellows.
Was Donald Trump the First President in 56 Years Not to Visit Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day?
Presidents sometimes express support for U.S. troops on Veterans Day at places other than Arlington National Cemetery.
"If America Is Such A Happy Place, Why Is The Suicide Rate Up 34% Since The Year 2000?"
*"If America Is Such A Happy Place,* * Why Is The Suicide Rate Up 34% Since The Year 2000?"* by Michael Snyder "What in the world has happened to us? Despite our ridiculously high standard of living compared to the rest of the world, America is a deeply unhappy place. When I was growing up, there were no “smart phones”, the Internet did not exist, if you wanted to buy something you had to actually go to a store and hunt for it, and most vehicles were pieces of junk that completely broke down after a few years. Today, we have hundreds of television channels, we have more movies than ... more »
The Pentagon Moves To Protect The Budget For Its Space Programs
Air Force *National Defense:* *Pentagon Plans to Shield Space Programs from Potential Budget Cuts* Protecting space program funding will be a top priority for the Pentagon as it carries out President Donald Trump’s order to trim $33 billion from its fiscal year 2020 budget blueprint, Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan told reporters Nov. 15. Pentagon officials have spent about 10 months building a $733 billion budget to submit to the White House. But a few weeks ago, Trump tasked the department to come back to him with a $700 billion proposal for 2020. The military serv... more »
A brief review of the Buckland, Alaska, solar project
From Euan Mearns’ Energy Matters: Posted on November 14, 2018 by Roger Andrews Buckland is one of a number of projects in remote Alaskan villages that aim to replace expensive diesel with “cheap” solar. Here I examine how much diesel the Buckland array will actually save and how cheap the solar electricity that replaces it […]
A Quick Post before the Monthly Global Surface and TLT Temperature Update
Originally posted on Bob Tisdale - Climate Observations: I’m adding Two Graphs to my Monthly Global Surface and TLT Temperature Updates. The new graphs are being added for a simple reason: to provide different perspectives on the increases in global temperatures since 1979. The graphs are of Berkeley Earth global land+ocean surface temperature data and…
Global warming has never stopped in the past hundred years
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Earth and climate – an ongoing controversy Researchers believe the so-called global warming hiatus ended in 2014 ‘as a new El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event was developing’. Whether there’s a struggle between natural cooling and non-natural warming is an open question. So-called internal variability can surely vary either…
Calculating global temperature anomaly
From Watts Up With That: Guest Blogger / November 14, 2018 By Nick Stokes, There is much criticism here of the estimates of global surface temperature anomaly provided by the majors – GISS, NOAA and HADCRUT. I try to answer these specifically, but also point out that the source data is readily available, and it […]
Greenland ice sheet hides huge ‘impact crater’
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Topographic map of Greenland Something creating a 19-mile wide dent in the Earth’s surface would clearly have been a major strike. If confirmed it would be the most northerly impact crater on Earth. What looks to be a large impact crater has been identified beneath the Greenland ice sheet,…
Chukchi Sea polar bears number almost 3000 according to new survey results: update
Originally posted on polarbearscience: The Chukchi Sea finally has a polar bear population estimate! According to survey results from 2016 only recently made public, about 2937 bears (1522-5944) currently inhabit the region, making this the largest subpopulation in the Arctic. This is exciting news — and a huge accomplishment — but the US Fish and Wildlife Service…
May's Brexit Nightmare
*Peter Harris* *Politics, Europe* [image: European Parliament President Antonio Tajani displays withdrawal agreement at a news conference about Brexit at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, November 15, 2018. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler] London faces only bad choices. Uncertainty reigns in Britain. Yesterday, Prime Minister Theresa May announced the details of her proposed withdrawal agreement to take Britain out of the European Union (EU). Her plan sparked resignations from the government and catalyzed a bid to topple May as leader of the Conservative Party. Can May rema... more »
Scam alert
Four times now, a commenter calling himself "Aaron Harris" has tried to leave a comment like the two below on this blog: Hello everyone reading this message I'm here to ask for your assistance in helping those poor kids out there. I want to feed 5,000 (five thousand kids) in Africans this Christmas and I want to also send them back to school and I'm asking for your help to make this possible. No amount is too small or big $50, $100 any amount will be appreciated. Contact email via (deleted) thanks. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Please join me today as I make impact, as you are plann... more »
Libya's Peace Process Dies in Palermo
[image: undefined] “Resounding flop” was the verdict of Italy’s former prime minister Matteo Renzi on this week’s Libya peace conference held in Palermo. He’s not wrong. The conference hosted by Italy’s new government achieved the remarkable feat of making Libya’s tensions worse, not better. Acrimony broke out between the parties, and Turkey’s delegation walked out, its vice president Fuat Oktay accusing unnamed States of trying to "hijack the process.” Some sources in Palermo suggested, yet to be verified, that the US thought the Conference was not too bad: a joke if true. Moreov... more »
First snow of season
We had our first snow of the season here in Bath, Maine last night and continuing into today. Got about five inches. It's been our experience since moving to Maine in 2003 that the snow does not usually come until after Thanksgiving (Nov 22) but the last two years it has been different. Climate change to me means that the weather has become unpredictable and I'd say that is the way things are stacking up here in Maine these days. Last summer we had the hottest weather in Maine's recorded history. It often felt like Florida - hot and humid. I recall the first summer we moved to... more »
Syrian Army vows to avenge 20+ soldiers killed in jihadist attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army is vowing to avenge the death of the 20+ soldiers that were the victims of the jihadist attack on the government’s positions near the Al-Ghaab Plain this morning. According to a military source in nearby Latakia, the Syrian Army has shifted their focus to the jihadist […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Over 40 Palestinians injured by Israeli forces in Gaza border protests
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) – Dozens of Palestinians sustained injuries along the Israeli border in the Gaza Strip on Friday, as the ‘Great March of Return’ protests resumed. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, over 10 protesters were injured by live ammunition, whereas at least 30 were hospitalised due to tear gas inhalation. The Great […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
German gov’t may deport Syrian refugees that commit crimes
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) – The German government is currently looking at whether or not they can deport Syrian refugees that have committed crimes inside their country, the Daily Mail reported on Friday. According to the Daily Mail report, the German government may choose to deport the refugees back to war-torn Syria if they are […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
UN votes overwhelmingly in favor of condemning Israel’s occupation of Golan Heights region
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 P.M.) – The General Assembly of the United Nations voted overwhelmingly in favor on Friday of recognizing the Golan Heights region as Syrian territory. A total of 151 votes were cast in favor of the draft resolution, while both the United States and Israel voted against it. Another 14 states abstained from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian frigates hold anti-submarine warfare drills near Syrian coast
The crews of the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s frigates Admiral Makarov and Admiral Essen held drills jointly with deck-based rotorcraft in the Mediterranean Sea to practice searching for a notional enemy’s submarines, the Fleet’s press office reported on Friday. The crews of the Russian frigates are accomplishing their assignments as part of the Russian Navy’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US-backed forces resume offensive against Daesh in southeast Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 P.M.) – The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) resumed their field operations inside the southeastern countryside of Deir Ezzor on Friday. Backed by heavy artillery and airstrikes from the U.S. and French forces, the SDF attacked the Islamic State’s positions west of the imperative mountaintop of Jabal Baghouz. No advances have been […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky in Barents Sea drills (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – Russian heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky took part in Russian Northern fleet drills in the Barents Sea, footage released on Thursday shows. The vessel’s crew practised with anti-ship missile-torpedo RPK-6 Vodopad, shooting targets over and under the water. According to Russian Defence Ministry, the battlecruiser simulated an attack against an […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army spy films from heart of jihadist capital (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – A Syrian Arab Army (SAA) spy filmed from the heart of the jihadist capital in northwestern Syria this week. The Syrian Army spy filmed from the city-center of Idlib this week, showing several areas that are under the control of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. As shown in the footage that was […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish media claims tapes prove Saudi version of killing Khashoggi is false
The recordings that the Turkish authorities have at their disposal contradict the results of the Saudi probe into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Hurriyet reported on Friday, citing law enforcement sources. According to the Hurriyet newspaper, Turkey has a seven-minute audio recording of Khashoggi’s desperate attempts to survive, while nobody seems to be seeking […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
U.S. Defense Leaders Are Urging To White Hosue To Not Cut U.S. Troops In The Middle East
*Al-Monitor*:* Intel: Why defense leaders are urging against Middle East budget cuts* A congressionally mandated commission is urging the Donald Trump administration not to rapidly cut US troops in the Middle East on the heels of the 2018 National Defense Strategy that called for the military to turn its attention to emerging threats from Russia and China. “US security commitments and operations in the Middle East cannot be wished away,” says the National Defense Strategy Commission report released on Wednesday. “US military posture there should not shrink dramatically, even as th... more »
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