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November 18th – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #668
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →
Sunday November 18th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →
Record snowfall in Pennsylvania
More than double the previous record in parts of central Pennsylvania, according to the National Weather Service. Harrisburg saw 8.3 inches of snow on Nov 15, more than double the old record of 3 inches, which was set in 1911 and tied in 1947. Williamsport saw 6.9 inches of snow, again more than doubling the old ... Read moreRecord snowfall in Pennsylvania The post Record snowfall in Pennsylvania appeared first on Ice Age Now.
China Goes All-Out To Steal U.S. Technology Secrets
*L.A. Times:* *China ‘has taken the gloves off’ in its thefts of U.S. technology secrets* It was the great microchip heist — a stunning Chinese-backed effort that pilfered as much as $8.75 billion in patented American technology. U.S. officials say the theft took a year to pull off and involved commercial spies, a Chinese-backed company, a Taiwanese chipmaker and employees affiliated with Micron Technology, a U.S.-based microchip behemoth. Yet what Micron called “one of the boldest schemes of commercial espionage in recent times” is most notable because it’s not unusual. Beijing... more »
"The Political Rebellion Gathers Momentum"
*"The Political Rebellion Gathers Momentum"* by Charles Hugh Smith "The Ruling Class that wants us to love our servitude incites us to seek divisions: between red and blue, left and right, progressive and conservative, and so on. The Ruling Class in the mainstream media, in Washington D.C. and in Silicon Valley are experts at manipulating language and terminology to divide and conquer. But beneath the superficial red-blue divide they are hawking, a broad-based political rebellion against the Oligarchy and their Ruling Class nomenklatura is gathering momentum. People left, right and... more »
Update: Tens of rebels arrested by Turkish forces in northern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) – The Turkish Army and their rebel allies launched a new security operation in the northern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate tonight. In an effort to target looters and kidnappers, the Turkish Army and their allies rounded up tens of rebels that have been accused of committing these crimes inside the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Belgium Defense Contractor Has Sold To China The Same 'War Room Software' That NATO Uses
*SCMP:* *China matches Nato in information arms race with deal for ‘Ferrari of war room software’* * Deal with Belgian company puts China on equal footing with US * Technology may come with risks and lessons for government and military China has obtained the big screen software used by Nato and the United States for war room mapping, putting its forces on an equal organisational footing with some of the West’s elite military operations. Luciad, a defence contractor based in Leuven, Belgium, is selling the Chinese government high performance software used for situational awareness ... more »
Thing Of The Past Returns
“the global warming scam, with the (literally) trillions of dollars driving it, that has corrupted so many scientists, and has carried APS before it like a rogue wave” Hal Lewis resignation letter from the American Physical Society By the year 2001, … Continue reading →
Previous snowfall record smashed in Rhode Island – Video
A record-breaking 6″ (15 cm) of snow fell at TF Green Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island on November 15, smashing the old record of 1.5″ of snow for the date. An average of 6-8″ of snowfall from Providence to points north and west, with 3-6″ south and east of Providence. Is record Nov. snow sign ... Read morePrevious snowfall record smashed in Rhode Island – Video The post Previous snowfall record smashed in Rhode Island – Video appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Record cold week in Twin Cities
Not just for a day, but for an entire week. “Tonight on TV. KARE channel 11 weather it was said that Nov 7th thru 13th, 2018, was the coldest 7-day period on record for the inclusive dates for the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN),” says reader Don Wilkening. “I could not find any back up ... Read moreRecord cold week in Twin Cities The post Record cold week in Twin Cities appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Norway Is Stunned By The Lost Of Its Frigate
© REUTERS / Jakob Ostheim/Norwegian Coastal Administration *CNN:* *Norway stunned as warship sinks after collision* A maritime blunder then a ruinous rescue attempt has left a multi-million dollar warship under NATO command almost entirely submerged in a Norwegian fjord. A large hole was torn into the side of KNM Helge Ingstad when it collided with a Malta-registered oil tanker, Sola TS, in the early hours of November 8. The frigate, one of five in the Scandinavian country's navy, had been moving around inner fjords in western Norway for navigation training before it collided wit... more »
How the U.S. Navy Captured One of Hitler's Deadly U-Boats
*Warfare History Network, David Alan Johnson* *Security, Europe* [image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U505_bez_tekstu.jpg] The German submarine U-505 was the first enemy warship captured on the high seas by the U.S. Navy since the War of 1812. “Frenchy to Blue Jay—I have a possible sound contact,” squawked from USS Guadalcanal’s bridge intercom at 1110 hours. It meant that “Frenchy,” codename for the Destroyer Escort USS Chatelain, had located something during a sonar sweep. Read full article
How the U.S. Government Might Have Survived a Nuclear War
*Steve Weintz* *Security, * [image: Reuters] Yes, this is the real Deep State. With the arrival of the Bomb and its immense destructive power, the efforts to protect elites and commoners alike from swift destruction assumed novel and at times grotesque forms. Civil defense foundered in America upon the sheer scale of the problem—getting tens of millions of urbanites out of cities and into shelters before enemy nukes arrived. Ultimately the United States quietly gave up on protecting the majority of its residents from nuclear attack via shelter, and opted for a grand technological... more »
Why the Marines Want a Piece of the Army’s Lethal New Sniper Rifle
*Task and Purpose* *Security, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Here is what we know. The Marine Corps may finally adopt a new sniper rifle through a stroke of luck: Army officials, continuing to develop their own brand-new sniper rifle, told Task & Purpose that both the Marines and Air Force “are committed” to purchasing the weapon once the Army signs off on the improved system. Despite the budget turmoil currently rankling lawmakers and Department of Defense planners, the Army is moving ahead with the Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System (CSASS), PEO Soldier spokeswoman Deb... more »
Trump Didn't Wreck the "Liberal International Order"
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] It never really existed to begin with. A frequent criticism of President Donald Trump is that he has undermined the “rules-based” liberal international order that the United States installed after World War II and subsequent generations of American leaders maintained. Unfortunately, there always has been far more image than substance to that international system. In reality, the U.S.-led (indeed, the U.S.-dominated) liberal international order has not been all that liberal, nor has it been all that orderly. The rules-based ... more »
Here's How Mitt Romney Could Win in 2020
*David Pring-Mill* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] It is more likely than you think. It has been speculated that Mitt Romney’s Utah Senate seat could serve as a prelude to another Presidential run. In the most ambitious version of events, he could even challenge Donald Trump in the 2020 primaries, newly legitimized and augmented by his actions in the Capitol Building. This would allow moderate Republicans to reclaim their party’s mantle and unroot alt-right influences. But would Romney do it? His willingness to unequivocally challenge Trump could be seen either as a pro or... more »
Arctic Sea Ice Volume 16-Nov-2018
Originally posted on sunshine hours: Arctic Sea Ice Volume is approaching the 2004-2013 average again.
Summit Builds Its Own Facilitators
Education Dive just became the latest site to ooh and ahh over Summit Charter School's in-house facilitator factory. The focus of the story is a molecular biologist who has decided to try his hand in the classroom-- specifically a classroom in one of Summit Charter's chain of charteriness. Summit, you may recall, is the chain that garnered back from Mark Zuckerberg, that offers its program for free to any school that wants it, and plans to spin that part of the business off into a Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative controlled enterprise soon. Summit is all about the mass-customized, comput... more »
US Postal Service Subsidizes Chinese Package Delivery
Edward Hudgins, Ph.D., Research Director of the Heartland Institute, has written a very interesting article on how the Universal Postal Union (UPU) agreement forces the US Postal Service to subsidize the delivery of small packages sent from China to American addresses. The USPS lost about $75 million in 2014 due to it having to deliver small packages from China. It costs less for a Chinese business to send a package thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean to most American addresses than it costs an American business to send a similar package 600 miles to an American address. ... more »
Top U.S. Military General Admits That The Taliban 'Are Not Losing' In Afghanistan
Defense Secretary James Mattis, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman and Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford at a press briefing on the campaign to defeat ISIS at the Pentagon, May 19, 2017. Thomson Reuters *CNN:* *Top US military officer says Taliban 'are not losing'* (CNN)The top US military officer said Saturday that the Taliban "are not losing" in Afghanistan, and much more needs to be done to bring peace to the war-torn country. "They are not losing right now, I think that is fair to say," Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said of the Taliban during a discussion a... more »
Don’t touch this during winter, data says it should be banned
Flu season is upon us again — the time of year when the steady message is “Have you gotten your flu shot yet?” Considering the many studies showing flu vaccines offer minimal protection against illness even when well-matched to circulating viral strains, the fact that vaccination continues to be touted as your first line of […] The post Don’t touch this during winter, data says it should be banned appeared first on Health Nut News.
Daily Mail: Schoolgirl leaves teacher bent over in pain after she kicks him in the groin for chasing her around classroom to give her flu jab
While the mainstream media might find this “cute” or “funny,” scaring and abusing children is not funny to us. Watch below as a little girl, distraught after being told it was her turn to have a vaccine, kicks her teacher in the groin and runs away. “She began yelling and screaming as she paced around the classroom while […] The post Daily Mail: Schoolgirl leaves teacher bent over in pain after she kicks him in the groin for chasing her around classroom to give her flu jab appeared first on Health Nut News.
I warned against this water 8 years ago, yet its popularity is soaring
Alkaline water is experiencing a resurgence in popularity with sales jumping from $47 million in 2014 to $427 million in 2017. Marketers claim alkaline water can correct excess acidity in your tissues, which can then prevent or reverse cancer, arthritis and other degenerative diseases. However, there’s virtually no good evidence to support such claims, and […] The post I warned against this water 8 years ago, yet its popularity is soaring appeared first on Health Nut News.
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Inner Light”
2002, “Inner Light” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swkTCTmajRI
"A Look to the Heavens"
“What will become of these galaxies? Spiral galaxies NGC 5426 and NGC 5427 are passing dangerously close to each other, but each is likely to survive this collision. Typically when galaxies collide, a large galaxy eats a much smaller galaxy. In this case, however, the two galaxies are quite similar, each being a sprawling spiral with expansive arms and a compact core. As the galaxies advance over the next tens of millions of years, their component stars are unlikely to collide, although new stars will form in the bunching of gas caused by gravitational tides. *Click image for larger... more »
"We Are Dead Stars: Every Cell In Your Body Is Infused With The Collapse Of A Star“
*"We Are Dead Stars:* *Every Cell In Your Body Is Infused With The Collapse Of A Star“* by Cate Matthews “Living shoulder-to-shoulder on a small blue planet zooming through an ever-expanding universe, it's easy to feel very, very small. But what we are is actually pretty incredible. "We are dead stars looking back up at the sky," Dr. Michelle Thaller, astronomer and science communicator at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, says in a recent video posted by "The Atlantic": Every single cell in our bodies contains elements created in the burning center of a collapsing star- from the... more »
"What Makes People Tick? Exploring An Alternate Universe"
*"What Makes People Tick? Exploring An Alternate Universe"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "Many people are very different from ourselves and coming to a place of acceptance can make the road easier. All people have their own way of being in the world. It is easiest to comprehend this basic yet profound fact when we consider that every human being on the planet occupies a distinct role in the universe. We grow up in different environments, affected by a unique range of influences. The preferences, values, and beliefs we embrace are frequently related intimately to our origins. And t... more »
Chet Raymo, "Free As A Bird"
*"Free As A Bird"* by Chet Raymo "All afternoon I have been watching a pair of hummingbirds play about our porch. They live somewhere nearby, though I haven't found their nest. They are attracted to our hummingbird feeder, which we keep full of sugar water. What perfect little machines they are! No other bird can perform their tricks of flight - flying backwards, hovering in place. Zip. Zip. From perch to perch in a blur of iridescence. If you want a symbol of freedom, the hummingbird is it. Exuberant. Unpredictable. A streak of pure fun. It is the speed, of course, that gives the ... more »
Argentina's Missing Submarine Has Been Found
*CNN:** Argentina's missing submarine found a year after it vanished with 44 aboard* A missing Argentine naval submarine has been found, a year and a day after it vanished in the South Atlantic with 44 crew members on board, authorities said Saturday. The wreckage of the ARA San Juan, which "suffered an implosion," was found about 870 meters (2,850 feet) down on the ocean floor, Argentine naval Capt. Gabriel Attis later told reporters in Buenos Aires. Family members at the navy headquarters were shown three images of the remains of the San Juan's "sail," or tower, and bow secti... more »
Oopsies – Brenda Snipes “Misplaces” 2,000 Ballots: “They’re Somewhere In The Building”…….
Well, amid the absolute s**t-show that is Broward County elections, a mysterious set of 2,000 ballots going missing is probably the least of their issues. However,…. How many people suspect those 2,000 ballots are only “missing” insofar as some, well, … Continue reading →
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Saturday Evening Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Nick Charity reports on the observations of the UN's envoy on poverty and human rights that callous and cruel austerian political choices have caused harm to millions of UK residents. - Tess Kalinowski reports on the reality that Doug Ford's move to remove rent controls won't do anything to make housing available to the people who need it most. And Rick McGinnis writes that even leaving aside the importance of dealing with poverty and homelessness generally, suburban residents can't pretend they're somehow contained in core urban areas o... more »
Green policies fanned California’s raging wildfires
California's state’s forests and adjacent grasslands are a tinder box waiting to explode. Yet Gov. Brown has never called for an overhaul of these disastrous policies. The post Green policies fanned California’s raging wildfires appeared first on CFACT.
President Trump: U.S. Is Not Considering To Extradite Exiled Turkish Cleric Fethullah Gülen Back To Turkey
U.S President Donald Trump (L) welcomes Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the entrance to the West Wing of the White House in Washington, U.S. May 16, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts *The Hill:* *Trump: US will not hand over Erdoğan foe for Turkey* President Trump on Saturday rejected reports that his administration is considering extraditing a foe of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Trump told reporters at the White House before leaving for a trip to California that extraditing exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen was "not under consideration." He added that “we’re... more »
Why the Press Sucks So Bad, Part 2: Take Me to the Bridge
Alright, a few weeks ago, I published a piece (admittedly, broad in scope) about the evolution of the press in the U.S. I wanted to lay down some foundational information as a way of getting to a discussion about TV news as the main purveyor of press suckitude. I’m getting there, I really am. In my very next post, I promise. But there’s a kind of a bridge period between print/radio journalism (which coexisted in tandem quite… The post Why the Press Sucks So Bad, Part 2: Take Me to the Bridge appeared first on The Ghion Journal.
Lee Camp’s New Stand-Up Special Is What Comedy Is Supposed To Be
Redacted Tonight‘s Lee Camp has released a new stand-up special, his first in over four years. You won’t see it in the new releases column on Netflix, and you won’t see him plugging it on Fallon or Colbert. And if you shell out a few […]
Kahlil Gibran, "The Seven Selves"; "How I Became A Madman"
*"The Seven Selves"* by Kahlil Gibran "In the silent hour of the night, as I lay half asleep, my seven selves sat together and thus conversed in whispers: *First Self:* Here, in this madman, I have dwelt all these years, with naught to do but renew his pain by day and recreate his sorrow by night. I can bear my fate no longer, and now I must rebel. *Second Self:* Yours is a better lot than mine, brother, for it is given me to be this madman's joyous self. I laugh his laughter and sing his happy hours, and with thrice winged feet I dance his brighter thoughts. It is I that would re... more »
Bishops disappoint, but Pope even more so
“The annual Fall Meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), which took place in Baltimore earlier this week, was a disappointment on many levels. Yet there were also moments of light and strength coming from a good number of bishops. They spoke with clarity, acknowledging the seriousness of the crisis both in terms of the need to bring some semblance of justice to the victims and of the faltering credibility of the Church. Some even made the forbidden connection of the crisis to active homosexuals in the priesthood. Still others lamented the collective si... more »
"The Cruelest Joke Of All..."
"The smallest decisions made had such profound repercussions. One ten-minute wait could save a life… or end it. One wrong turn down the right street or one seemingly unimportant conversation, and everything was changed. It wasn't right that each lifetime was defined, ruined, ended, and made by such seemingly innocuous details. A major life-threatening event should come with a flashing warning sign that either said ABANDON ALL HOPE or SAFETY AHEAD. It was the cruelest joke of all that no one could see the most vicious curves until they were over the edge, falling into the abyss belo... more »
The Poet: Sheenagh Pugh, “What If This Road”
*“What If This Road”* “What if this road, that has held no surprises these many years, decided not to go home after all; what if it could turn left or right with no more ado than a kite-tail? What if its tarry skin were like a long, supple bolt of cloth, that is shaken and rolled out, and takes a new shape from the contours beneath? And if it chose to lay itself down in a new way; around a blind corner, across hills you must climb without knowing what's on the other side; who would not hanker to be going, at all risks? Who wants to know a story's end, or where a road will go?” ~ Sheenagh... more »
U.S. State Dept.: No Conclusion Has Been Reached On Khashoggi's Death
*Reuters*: *U.S. State Department says no 'final conclusion' on Khashoggi killing* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department on Saturday said the U.S. government has not made a final conclusion on who was involved in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi amid media reports of a Central Intelligence Agency assessment that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing. “Recent reports indicating that the U.S. government has made a final conclusion are inaccurate,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement. “There remain numerous unanswered q... more »
Strictly Wrapped Up In Himself— And Spinning Out Of Control
“A caged animal” is an awful way to describe even an illegitimate “president” if the United States. But it isn’t inaccurate. On Friday, Carol Leaning and Josh Dawsey reported for the *Washington Post* that Trump wrote his own answers to Mueller’s questions. I wonder what percentage of his own hard core base-- even the most drug addicted, low IQ Trump worshipping zombies-- believe that. The man is so far gone he can hardly string two sentences together any longer. While his team of lawyers labored over the answers, Trump wrote tweets denouncing Mueller and the Putin-Gate investiga... more »
New Animated Pedagogical Series—New Bretton Woods
New International Economic Order NBW forex Video of NBW forex LaRouchePAC has released the first in a new series of animated pedagogies on the need for LaRouche's New Bretton Woods! The total daily volume of currency trade—over $5 trillion per day!—is nearly 100 times larger than the total volume of international trade in goods and services—meaning only 1% of global currency trade is connected to actual trade in goods and services, while 99% is pure speculative gambling. The present global financial system must be replaced with LaRouche's proposal for Four Powers for a New Bretton... more »
Editor's Note
Lost power in my chalet last night (just came back on right now). And it is a good thing too. It is going down to -15C tonight. The joys of living in the woods in the Laurentians of Quebec. Blogging will be light tonight, but it will return tomorrow.
Democrat Andrew Gillum Re-Concedes Florida Election…
Democrat Andrew Gillum conceded defeat to Republican Ron DeSantis in the Florida Governors race on election night; then the national democrats got hold of him, and Gillum withdrew his concession. Today, following a recount, he re-conceded the race. TAMPA, Fla. … Continue reading →
‘Indivisible’ Anti-Trump Strategy: Obstruct. Disrupt. Sabotage. Delay. Defame. Accuse. Investigate. Agitate. Impeach
[image: indivisible-anti-trump-strategy-obstruct-disrupt-sabotage-delay-defame-accuse-investigate-agitate-impeach] A new activist handbook provides a how-to program for “progressive” Democrats to take back the White House, as well as the Senate, and expand their new majority in the House of Representatives.
Middle Finger Symphony Theater
** No Tuxedos Required ** *Brought To You By BLUESJUNKY: Honorary Chair of Music - Middle Finger Symphony Music Director*
New toy
Following Mike's recommendation concerning larger-caliber firearms, I've been trying to upgrade my defensive battery. Ideally, I'd like to replace my .38 Special snubnose revolvers with .44 Special equivalents, accepting the slightly larger size and greater weight of the latter in return for greater power and (hopefully) better performance. In the process, I happened to run across this beauty. (Click the image for a larger view.) It's a Taurus Model 431, a fixed-sight 5-shot .44 Special revolver. This example is one of the relatively rare 4" barrel models (most were made with... more »
I Never Witnessed any Violence or Racism at a Tea Party; ANTIFA is given a Pass by the Press
I attended many Tea Party Rallies and never witnessed any violence or actions or signs that could be considered racist. I used to teach a class and I offered the students $1,000 is they could find me proof of violence at a Tea Party. I never had to pay. The best the students could do … Continue reading "I Never Witnessed any Violence or Racism at a Tea Party; ANTIFA is given a Pass by the Press"
Climate Change Chickens are Coming Home to Roost
Countless public dollars have been misallocated on inefficient and ineffective “green priorities.” California during the drought didn’t build desalination plants, they built wind farms. When the drought ended the neglect became obvious. Instead of maintaining dams, California built wind farms. Today much of California is burning. Instead of properly maintaining the forests, California built wind … Continue reading "Climate Change Chickens are Coming Home to Roost"
Breaking: Turkish Army, rebels starts new security operation in northern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 A.M.) – The Turkish Army and their rebel allies have begun a new security operation, tonight, in northern region of Aleppo, opposition activists reported. According to the opposition activists, the Turkish Army and their rebel allies launched a security operation targeting the “thieves and looters” in the Afrin region of the Aleppo […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey demands US cut ties with Kurdish-led YPG
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 P.M.) – The Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar slammed the recent photo of U.S. soldiers having dinner with the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria. “These photos have found wide coverage in our media and disturbed our people. They tarnished the image of the U.S. and its army… for the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US denies carrying out new massacre in Deir Ezzor
The US-led coalition confirms that it has carried out airstrikes in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor but refutes media reports about mass civilian casualties caused by the strikes, coalition’s spokesman Col. Sean Ryan told Sputnik on Saturday. “We have confirmed Coalition strikes in the area of Deir ez-Zor province and no civilian casualties are […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Over 6,500 Turkish-backed rebels mobilized for new offensive against YPG
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 P.M.) – Over 6,500 Turkish-backed rebels from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) have been mobilized for the upcoming offensive against the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) in the eastern region of the Euphrates River Valley, the Ankara state-owned Anadolu Agency reported. According to the Anadolu report, over 6,500 members of the Free […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jihadist rebels kill 18 Syrian soldiers in northern Latakia
Militants attacked on Saturday Syrian troops in the province of Latakia leaving 18 servicemen dead and one more injured, the Russian Center for Syrian reconciliation said. According to the centre’s head Lt. Gen. Vladimir Savchenko, illegal armed formations continue to violate the ceasefire in the Idlib de-escalation zone. He also noted that militants continued to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Video: Chechen woman blows herself up at Grozny police checkpoint (EXCLUSIVE)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – A woman blew herself up at a police checkpoint in the Chechen capital of Grozny on Saturday, in southern Russia. Footage shows Investigation team working at the scene following the blast. According to the reports, the unknown woman came to the 21st police post in the Staropromyslovski district in Grozny at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Roy Clark (April 15, 1933 – November 15, 2018)
Charles Aznavour wrote "Yesterday when I was young," my favorite recording of Roy Clark, who died this week at 85. Clark was a popular Country Western star, yet this song was a "cross over" and one of his most popular recordings. We used to watch Clark and Buck Owens on "Hee Haw" and occasionally using Roku find a channel replaying the early years of that popular show. "I ran so fast that time and youth at last ran out, I never stopped to think what life was all about and every conversation I can now recall concerned itself with me and nothing else at all." Aznavour died just about ... more »
Progress or Failure in North Korea?
[image: undefined] In this same week the New York Times asserted North Korea is engaged in a “great deception” over its nuclear forces, South Korean unification minister Cho Myoung Gyon is visiting the United States with plans to meet Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a Member of Congress, and to address several forums. Will he speak of diplomatic failings and deceptions? Or will he talk about how to make progress as the two allies seek a balance between economic rewards and North Korean denuclearization? It’s likely the latter. Cho may compare the situation to one year ago, when th... more »
A White House Press Pass Has Nothing to do with the First Amendment
[image: undefined] A federal judge this week ruled the White House must temporarily re-instate the press pass of CNN reporter Jim Acosta's, who had been barred after an argument with Donald Trump in the press room. The judge ruled the White House had violated due process by banning Acosta. CNN, however, had requested a ruling saying that Acosta more or less had a constitutional right to a press pass, and that the First Amendment guaranteed CNN and its reporters access to the White House press conference room. Judge Timothy Kelly disagreed. According to the Washington Post: In exp... more »
Amnesty Strips Aung San Suu Kyi of its Highest Honor; Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Should be Next
[image: undefined] Amnesty International announced it would strip Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi of its top award, saying it was “profoundly dismayed” at her failure to acknowledge the full scale of atrocities against the Rohingya people. Before you are tempted to view this as some kind of principled, honorable move on Amnesty’s part, stop yourself and check out its dubious government and corporate funding sources, its selective support for the concept of free speech and the fact that it spends quite a bit of time soft-pedaling Western imperialism and its atrocities while magnifyin... more »
KNM Helge Ingstad: Norwegian Warship, Under NATO Command, Sinks After Collision
*With an oil tanker! * *How familiar is this narrative in the past couple of years? * *War ships coming into contact with lumbering transport/merchant ships. * *For no sensible reason at all... Only negligence (stupidity/arrogance) on the part of the military crews.* * USS John McCain:* - USS John S. McCain Collides with Merchant Vessel- 10 Sailors Missing - Sudden Turn by USS John McCain Caused Collision Which Killed 10 Sailors *USS Fitzgerald:* - USS Fitzgerald/ACX Crystal Collision- Missing Sailors Presumed Dead. - * The Far More Maneuverable Fitzgerald Will Likely Bea... more »
Trump Signs Bill to Further Protect Critical Infrastructure, Including Pandemic Delivery System
Op-Ed by Janet Phelan It’s a sad day when protection equals assault, and when events such as the President signing H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and... more »
"The Reality Of Life..."
"Despite my firm convictions, I have been always a man who tries to face facts, and to accept the reality of life as new experience and new knowledge unfolds it. I have always kept an open mind, which is necessary to the flexibility that must go hand in hand with every form of intelligent search for truth." - Malcolm X
Coral Adaptation and Epigenetics
From Watts Up With That: Guest Blogger / November 17, 2018 By Rud Istvan WUWT has posted several excellent articles by Jim Steele on how global warming alarmism uses corals as the poster child for warming and acidifying oceans, none of which is scientifically justified. A brief review follows, calling attention to a recently discovered […]
Arctic Update: Hell Freezing Over
Originally posted on Science Matters: The title of this post is over the top, but was provoked by the repeated claims last summer earth was going to hell right now. For example, The world’s summer of hell. Hot, hot, hot: Summer of extremes setting heat records around the world, July 2018, CBC Summer 2018: On…
"Why?"
"Is there an answer to the question of why bad things happen to good people? The response would be… to forgive the world for not being perfect, to forgive God for not making a better world, to reach out to the people around us, and to go on living despite it all, no longer asking why something happened, but asking how we will respond, what we intend to do now that it has happened." - Harold S. Kushner
President Trump Receives Briefing From California Wildfire Response Officials….
Boy, is this video ever interesting. In the first several minutes of the video (briefing) Governor Brown and Governor-elect Newsome are absent. Likely both are receiving massive inbound communication from their political teams and national democrats who are watching every … Continue reading →
Broward Counts Wrong Ballots – Supervisor Brenda Snipes Blames Criticism on Racism…
Let it not be said this wasn’t transparently predictable. After missing the deadline for reporting the official machine ballot count, the hand-count in Broward County had to be halted when officials noticed the staff were counting the wrong ballots today. … Continue reading →
"Fukushima Update 11/17/18: 18,079.35 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva *Updated Nov. 17, 2018: Fukushima Equals 18,079.35 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of Nov. 17, 2018 - 2,803 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of *18,079.35 *Hiroshima atomic bombs and it is s... more »
Big Charity as Big Capital
1. Big charities discharge a number of functions. Their *raison d'etre* is the provision of some sort of service and/or support for certain groups of recipients. It may be a cold, grey, loveless thing as Clem Atlee put it, but unfortunately their works are often important and necessary. Especially when, for whatever reason, the state refuses to step in and charity makes up the short fall. Simultaneously, the cause is a charity's call sign. It exists because a need exists, and the worthier the need is perceived the more feted the charity becomes. It comes to epitomise a certain self... more »
Arctic Update: Hell Freezing Over
The title of this post is over the top, but was provoked by the repeated claims last summer earth was going to hell right now. For example, The world’s summer of hell. Hot, hot, hot: Summer of extremes setting heat records around the world, July 2018, CBC Summer 2018: On the highway to hell? August […]
This Headline Says it All; Climate Science is Anti-Science
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Political scandals and more
So, the U.S. midterms proved that the republic isn't dead yet, and has some gumption still. The most important elections many have been at the state level, where voters may have seized back enough power to end many electoral cheats, like gerrymandering. Not in deep red states, of course, where citizens are fine with every kind of cheating. But democrats are realizing what Obama has preached -- that it's best to reform where possible, then let it dawn on every sane, reasonable and patriotic American that these are all Republican crimes. It mustn't stop there. Over a few weeks, I’ll ... more »
Flanders on the Holodomor, Ukraine, Stalin, Kaganovich and Duranty
*by Flanders* Josef Stalin (aka Dzhugashvila [Stalin's birth name], Jughashvili, or Jewison) and his brother-in-law, also a jew, Lazar Miseyevich Kaganovich, Soviet Union First Deputy Premier, were responsible for hiding the murders of millions of White people in the era of the Holodomor. Kaganovich helped to place Stalin's supporters in important jobs within the Communist Party bureaucracy. ---- Lazar M. Kaganovich, (Jew) Soviet Union First Deputy Premier, in charge of all heavy industry, made a speech on November 6, 1955 in Moscow at the annual meeting of the Moscow party organiza... more »
Wild Free and Happy Sample 03
[Note: This is the third sample from my rough draft of a far from finished new book, *Wild Free & Happy*. I don’t plan on reviewing more books for a while. My blog is home to reviews of 196 books, and you are very welcome to explore them. The Search field on the right side will find words in the full contents of all rants and reviews, if you are interested in specific authors, titles, or subjects.] *The Primate Clans* Primates include both apes (no tails) and monkeys (tails). Over the eons, different primate species evolved in different ecosystems. Each location had a diffe... more »
The Motion to Substitute
The Supreme Court would be doing everyone a favor by ordering briefing on the motion to substitute that Tom Goldstein has filed challenging the legality of the Acting Attorney General's appointment. I doubt that the Court would ever have to resolve this dispute. The mere order of briefing probably will hasten either the nomination of the next Attorney General or the withdrawal of Whitaker in favor of Rod Rosenstein, whom everyone agrees can serve as the Acting Attorney General.
What a sore, sour loser! Stacey Abrams
“This is not a concession speech,” Ms. Abrams said, delivering a fiery speech to supporters saying the voting process was poisoned from the start by Republicans — and in particular Mr. Kemp, who had been secretary of state until he resigned after the election. He led by 60,000 votes, well over the number needed to avoid a run-off. If every time a black and/or female candidate loses and she cries foul, what happens if there are two black candidates? Doesn’t someone have to lose? Considering Abrams’ socialist stance and Georgia’s traditional conservative views, Kemp should be emba... more »
How disgusting!
After riding four miles on the cycle at the Lifetime Fitness center I switched to the treadmill. Because it was Saturday, it’s a bit more crowded than usual and almost all the machines in that row were busy. So I’m moving along at 2.5 mph reading my JAMA when I hear someone blowing her nose—a very juicy, sick as a dog, sort of sound. I looked to my left and saw a very thin blonde woman blowing her nose on one of the towels that are provided for showers by the gym. Oh yuk! Although I would not be surprised if a guy were doing that, I’d never seen that behavior from a woman. O... more »
A little Thanksgiving humor
*From my November 25, 2013 blog entry.* The U.S. government has just passed a new law called: "The Affordable Turkey Act..." declaring that every citizen MUST purchase a Turkey this Thanksgiving, no later than Thanksgiving itself, Thursday, November 28th, 2013. These "affordable" turkeys will cost an average of $430 -$545 each. This does not include stuffing, cooking pots, meat thermometers, hunting fees, feather plucking fees, a stove or other device used to cook it in, meat cutters, “removal of innards” fees, labor costs resulting from losses caused by passing out after eating y... more »
National Hiking Day
Today is National Hiking Day. I went hiking, just like every other day.
Nearly 170 Dogs and Puppies Rescued from Horrific Iowa Puppy Mill
Nearly 170 dogs were rescued on Monday from a puppy mill near the Minnesota border in northern Iowa, according to a report from the Des Moines Register. The commercial breeding operation, known as White Fire Kennel, was keeping the dogs inside a home and in barn-like structures, Tim Rickey, vice president of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) field investigations and response, told the Register. All of the dogs were Samoyeds, a breed of large herding dog with a thick, white, double-layer coat famous for herding reindeer in Siberia, and ranged in a... more »
Why 'Robot Wars' Might Not Be Our Future
*Michael P. Ferguson* *Security, * [image: Reuters] Despite the popular consensus that robot war is inevitable, future conflicts might look more like those of the past than some care to let on. In 1926, Maj. Gen. J. F. C. Fuller, one of the most prolific military writers of the twentieth century, implored his colleagues to adopt a more open mind toward merging scientific progress with military theory. Long before anyone dreamt of autonomous machines, Fuller had a vision: “To restrict the development of war by divorcing it from civil science is to maintain warfare in its present ... more »
President Trump Surveys The Horror in Paradise, CA: “I Think People Have Seen The Light”…
President Trump is in Paradise, California, with Governor Jerry Brown and Governor-elect Gavin Newsome to review the absolute horror as the death toll from the worst wildfire in California history continues to climb. Up to a thousand people are still … Continue reading →
America is addicted to war, violence & chaos
Our real problem these days is climate change. Why are we wasting hundreds of billions of tax dollars each year building weapons for endless war when we could be building rail, offshore wind turbines, tidal power systems, solar power and more? Each of these types of sustainable technologies creates many more jobs than does military production. See the Brown University study that reveals these truths *here.*
If Fox Business News Has A License, It Should Be Revoked
Actually Fox should lose its ability to use the public airwaves entirely, unless it forces its cable division to stop creating and disseminating fake news that has become a danger to American social cohesiveness. Fox News does this all day, everyday, but Lou Dobb’s racist little Trump-pleaser on Thursday is a good example of what they’re up to. Remember Lou Dobbs? The 73 year old far right racist broadcaster was fired by CNN for one of his racist outbursts… and then happily welcomed by Fox Business News. On Thursday Dobbs just asserted one of his bullshit, incendiary tales about “... more »
Nov. 17: The crunch is here.
Forgive me. I should proof read this. But I've been working on it a long time - and I have a terrible feeling that usually means I'm catching a cold. __________________________________________________________ Very late news - glyphosate spraying in dangerous in more ways than I thought. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/it-blows-my-mind-how-b-c-destroys-a-key-natural-wildfire-defence-every-year-1.4907358 Boy, good thing we have an alert premier like Mr. Higgs. __________________________________________________________ As I write this, the California death toll in the Par... more »
Congressman Introduces Legislation to Protect Native American Voting Rights
“For too long, Native Americans have been blocked from exercising their constitutional right to make their voices heard in their democracy,” Udall said. On Thursday, Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) introduced the Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018, landmark legislation to provide the resources and oversight necessary to protect Native Americans’ access to the ballot box. The bill incorporates principles of self-determination into the electoral process, meaning that Indian Tribes and their members will be the decision-makers when it comes to ensuring their communities and members h... more »
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Discusses Big Picture Issues…
If you want a prelude to how the democrat/globalist/left-wing political machine is gearing up to disrupt any U.S. economic success, here it is. With the opportunity to discuss important and consequential economic initiative with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Yahoo Chief … Continue reading →
CO: Charter Battles First Amendment
It's a reminder, again, that some charter operators feel certain they don't have to play by the same rules as the rest of the country. Victory Preparatory Academy in Commerce City, Colorado, is getting hauled into court over an alleged violation of First Amendment rights. VPA (6-12) and Community Leadership Academy (PK-5) are run by CEO Ron Jajdelski, a man who leaves a pretty tiny internet footprint. His LinkedIn account lists only his current job. But the sixty-ish CEO does turn up in a few spots. He appears to have attended Saybrook University's School of Organizational Leadershi... more »
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