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Oak Island, Red Glass and the Knights Templar
No, I wasn’t going to review each episode of *The Curse of Oak Island* because it just doesn’t seem to be worth the effort. They have all fallen into a pattern, and last week’s episode (No.2) was no exception. However, they did one thing that annoyed me. Once again, near the surface, meaning buried in six or seven inches of soil, they found a hunk of jewelry that had a large red stone set in the center. This, they believed, was their first real find of treasure. They took it to a university geology department for analysis. So far, so good. Under microscopic analysis, it was determ... more »
Digital anamnesis and other crimes [short story]
Ethical Technology - 8 hours ago
A database is a tool for forgetting; it decays on command, faster than nightmares and more thoroughly than graves.
Mixed Reports on Mexico’s Support for Plan Requiring Asylum Seekers to Wait in Mexico
[image: mixed-reports-on-mexico-s-support-for-plan-requiring-asylum-seekers-to-wait-in-mexico] Mexico’s incoming government has expressed support for President Trump’s plan to require asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their claims are being processed.
Gove’s Climate Nonsense
By Paul Homewood Michael Gove goes fully mental on climate! I want to begin on a personal note. I am fortunate as Secretary of State for the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to work alongside some of the most gifted, dedicated and impressive public servants in the country. Given the strength […]
CawRANT Events #72
*CawRANT Events #72* Good morning everybody. It's a very dark and rainy day on the West Coast. In fact, there's a rain warning posted. So a good "inside" day and an excellent day to do blogging and carving. I haven't done a "CawRANT Events" for some weeks now. I've always had a problem with setting strict rules for myself...such as "I MUST do a CawRANT Events post Every Second Monday. That kind of rule is just a temptation to break it. My life motto has always been*: "Everything in moderation...even moderation." *But every once in a while I feel like doing a freewheeling k... more »
Introducing the K2 'Black Panther' Tank (North Korea's Worst Nightmare)
*Ed Kim* *Security, Asia* And for lots of good reasons. *In terms of armor, the K2 most likely has a classified composite blend. Clearly, that doesn’t say much, but we do know that the front has been tested to withstand a close range sabot shot from the K2’s own L55 high velocity gun. At only 55 tons, the tank is a full 10 tons lighter than the M1A2 or Leopard 2A6, thus it isn’t well protected everywhere so reactive armor blocks bolster the vulnerable parts of the sides and roof.* The South Korean army has peculiar needs. For one, just across the Demilitarized Zone, North Korea... more »
Why Saudi Arabia Will Acquire Nuclear Weapons
*Paul R. Pillar* *Security, Middle East* [image: Wikimedia Commons] If the Trump administration continues to turn its nuclear negotiations into a boondoggle, then nothing will prevent Riyadh from building bombs. The Trump administration’s handling of nuclear negotiations with Saudi Arabia promises to lay bare some realities about security issues and nuclear programs in that part of the world that the administration has refused to acknowledge. A front-page article by David Sanger and William Broad in the *New York Times* reviews some of the still-unresolved questions. The Saudi r... more »
Like Biodiversity? Thank Sexual Harassment
What factors sustain the diversity of life on our planet? You might be surprised to learn one answer is sexual harassment. read more
White House Christmas 2018…
First-lady Melania Trump showcases the White House as decorated for Christmas 2018. . SEE MORE PICTURES HERE White House Photostream Here
Does the ‘foreskin facial’ mark the end of the world?
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/shortcuts/2018/nov/26/foreskin-facial-kate-beckinsale-serum-anti-ageing?CMP=fb_gu Advertisements
Does The Music Industry Brainwash Children & Corrupt Youth Culture?
https://truththeory.com/2018/11/24/mumble-rap-what-happens-when-you-listen-to-mumble-rap-soundcloud-rap-like-drake-6ix9ine-trippie-redd/?fbclid=IwAR3vwkDKYPG_wGYDluu-JFyUbq7Jggts1mBGhAW6csyjYINGuOqWFPvW34M
Beauty Parlor Stroke Syndrome
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/03/25/beauty-parlor-stroke-syndrome.aspx?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=twittermercola_ranart&utm_campaign=20181126_beauty-parlor-stroke-syndrome
‘Nothing Is Solid & Everything Is Energy’ – Scientists Explain The World of Quantum Physics
https://galacticconnection.com/nothing-is-solid-everything-is-energy-scientists-explain-the-world-of-quantum-physics/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_campaign=98563d4bbe-The+Daily+Alternative+News+Source+Jan+6%2C+2018_COPY&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_aebd2bb672-98563d4bbe-146545177&goal=0_aebd2bb672-98563d4bbe-146545177&mc_cid=98563d4bbe&mc_eid=84a226912c
Scientists Discover 512 Y.O. Shark, Which Makes It The Oldest Living Vertebrate On The Planet.
http://goodfullness.com/scientists-discover-512-y-o-shark-makes-oldest-living-vertebrate-planet/
Physicists finally calculated where the proton’s mass comes from.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/proton-mass-quarks-calculation?fbclid=IwAR1SZUQSkPJ-IuRvCWofI3Xz0aAQgdAq3N19bqpj_dNvI4k_f5o1IxAQLiI
Can Ketogenic Diet Raise Blood Sugar?
http://anupamghose.com/2018/10/27/can-ketogenic-diet-raise-blood-sugar/
Ketosis and Leg Cramps | Causes and Treatment
http://anupamghose.com/2018/10/21/ketosis-and-leg-cramps-causes-and-treatment/
How to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes, Why Insulin May Actually Accelerate Death, and Other Ignored Facts.
http://anupamghose.com/2018/07/26/how-to-reverse-type-2-diabetes-why-insulin-may-actually-accelerate-death-and-other-ignored-facts/
All humans are descended from just two people, scientists claim
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=12166328&ref=NZH_fb
UK COLUMN: Kerch Strait Crisis, NATO Provocation, ‘Integrity Initiative’ Exposed
*UK Column* | Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen with the early week news round-up.
NBC Fake News; Sea Level Threatens Norfolk Navy Shipyard
NBC News obviously didn’t bother to check the data. Sea Level Rate of change is basically unchanged since records began in the late 1920s. I doubt 4.62m/yr is going to do much damage, and it is certainly manageable. BTW, the sea level in about 2015 was lower than the level reached in 1947. Gasp!!! The … Continue reading "NBC Fake News; Sea Level Threatens Norfolk Navy Shipyard"
THE ELVIS PRIMARY
Charles Blow of *The New York Times* went to Louisiana to talk to Mitch Landrieu, who doesn't sound like a presidential candidate. “I am not already running for president.” He continues, “I haven’t done anything that a person who was running for president would do.” ... The 58-year-old Landrieu has spent 30 years in politics, but he really began to be talked about as a possible presidential contender when he moved to take down Confederate statues in the city and gave a powerful, poetic speech explaining why. Mitch is now asked about running for president so often that his answers s... more »
Gulf delegation visits northern Syria after reports of Saudi, UAE military deployment
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) – A political delegation from the Gulf Cooperation Council reportedly visited northern Syria on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported. According to the SOHR, the Gulf delegation traveled from Turkey to the border-city of Kobane (var. ‘Ayn Al-‘Arab) in the northern countryside of Aleppo. The purpose of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Nikki Haley leads UNSC nations in blocking Russia’s emergency meeting (video)
The UN Security Council voted against the Russian-proposed agenda for discussions regarding the Kerch Strait incident, while holding a meeting in New York City on Monday. Seven council-members voted against Russia’s agenda, four more countries abstained from the vote, while China, Russia, Kazakhstan and Bolivia voted in favour of it. Commenting on the vote, Russia’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Residents of Kafranbel protest HTS after two opposition activists are killed
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – Residents of the Idlib Governorate town of Kafranbel protested the presence of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham, opposition activists reported via social media. According to the reports, the residents of Kafranbel demanded Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham leave the town after they were blamed for killing two opposition activists. Among the activists killed was […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Houthis launches counter-offensiveto recapture lost territory in Hodeidah
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – The Houthis Movement launched a counter-offensive in eastern Hodeidah on Monday that targeted the areas they recently lost to the Saudi Coalition forces. According to the media wing of the Houthis, their forces stormed the Saudi Coalition’s defenses inside the Hays District; this resulted in a fierce battle between the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish official accuses US of blocking Turkey’s operation in northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) – The U.S. is attempting to block Turkey’s upcoming military operation in northern Syria with the use of their observation posts, Turkish Minister of Parliament Ozturk Yilmaz said on Monday. “The main aim of the [U.S.] move is to block Turkey’s possible operation in the area,” he told reporters, as reported […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
China begins building new generation aircraft carriers – report
Beijing already has two aircraft carriers that have already undergone all the necessary trials prior to duty. The first carrier, the CNS Liaoning, has even participated in its first war games, which took place in disputed areas of the South China Sea. China has launched the construction of a third aircraft carrier, Xinhua News Agency reported […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Israeli commander calls for assassination of Hezbollah leader
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – The commander of the Israeli Defense Forces’ (IDF) 300th Brigade of the 91st Division, Colonel Roy Levy, said that Israel should start carrying out targeted assassinations against Hezbollah, the Walla News site reported. The 300th Brigade commander said that the Israeli Defense Forces should assassinate the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sayyed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Soros Foundation halts operations in Turkey after Erdogan’s accusations
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 P.M.) – The George Soros Open Society Institute announced on Monday that the foundation is halting its operations inside of Turkey, the Reuters News Agency reported. According to the Reuters report, the Soros Foundation made the decision to halt its operations in Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the billionaire George Soros […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Ukrainian President declares martial law after Kerch Strait incident – report
Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko has enacted the National Security and Defense Council’s decision to declare martial law until January 25, 2019, says a document published on the presidential website. “The National Security and Defense Council’s decision concerning ‘emergency measures to ensure Ukraine’s state sovereignty and independence and declare martial law in Ukraine’ is hereby enacted,” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Over 730 Daesh terrorists killed in east Syria since August – report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) has suffered a large number of casualties since the U.S.backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) restarted their large-scale operation in eastern Syria. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), Daesh has lost 739 fighters over the last three months in the Deir Ezzor Governorate. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Assad appoints powerful politician from Khan Sheikhoun as Minister of Interior
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has named a powerful politician the southern countryside of Idlib as the new Minister of Interior. Mohammad Rahmoun is from the city of Khan Sheikhoun in southern Idlib; he has served in several posts prior to his appointment as Minister of Interior. Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Coast Guard detains three Ukrainian vessels after allegedly breaching territorial waters (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – Russia’s Coast Guard detained three Ukrainian vessels after they breached Russia’s Black Sea waters on Sunday. The moment of collision between two vessels seems to have been captured in footage that appeared online shortly after. Three Ukrainian vessels, including missile boat Nikopol, Gurza-class boat Berdyansk and Tugboat Yani Kapu, left the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Large FSA convoy heads to Deir Ezzor to aid in offensive against Daesh (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – A large military convoy consisting of Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters from Jaysh Al-Thuwar was filmed heading to the southeastern countryside of Deir Ezzor to aid in the ongoing offensive against Daesh. Jaysh Al-Thuwar is the largest Free Syrian Army faction that is allied with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army captures foreign Daesh fighter in Al-Safa (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their field operations inside the recently liberated Al-Safa region of northeast Al-Sweida this past weekend. Backed by their Russian military advisers, the Syrian Army swept through several areas that were previously occupied by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) in a bid to ensure the security […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
What has happened to church weddings?
A Catholic priest called the Dennis Prager (who is Jewish) Show today to respond to a question about “marriage is a sacrament” in the Catholic church. He said he’d been at his parish of about 400 families for 20 years, and weddings in the church had gone down by two thirds! Some people are not getting married, and some are choosing other venues. Prager expressed his shock, but the priest continued, that the young people he counseled over 20 years had changed. Whereas, 20 years ago they were “cultural Catholics,” and now they were “choice Catholics.” And he mentioned 3 couples ... more »
The class reunion blog has ended
It was time. It was supposed to be just our 50th reunion blog for the Mt. Morris High School class of 1957. Now we’re past 60 years since we graduated! I really appreciate those who contributed stories and photos—Mike Balluff the class president is a great story teller--but recently it was being referred to as “Norma’s blog.” I figured it was time to close the diary (which I actually did in 2010, but I kept updating it so often, I finally went back to occasional posting as there was news). Before I closed it, I pulled out the updates from 2010 and made them separate entries, m...more »
Comments on quotas and gender bias in hiring
This is a comment which appeared under the YouTube talk on attacks on a physicist who actually did research on gender hiring differences and found a bias against men. Less qualified women were hired. The Fiamengo File Episode 90 on the shaming of Alessandro Strumia. She’s a great commentator on current problems in society with feminists, genderists, racists, intellectual quality and quantity, etc. University of Ottawa. Like Jordan Peterson and Gad Saad she’s a Canadian with a great series on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOCIke7zLMo “I am a retired electrical engineer, ... more »
Heavy Fighting Reported Between U.S. Backed Syrian Forces And ISIS Militants In Eastern Syria
© REUTERS / Rodi Said *Long War Journal*: *US-backed forces launch counterattack against Islamic State in eastern Syria* US-backed fighters in eastern Syria launched a counterattack against the Islamic State yesterday. The operation came in response to a coordinated assault by the jihadists near Deir Ezzor on Nov. 23. Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) said in an announcement that coalition forces are “employing combined fires, including indirect fire and close air support” for their “Syrian Democratic Force partners, in order to contain ISIS in the ... more »
A Path Forward for Post-Trump Reforms
President Jimmy Carter with Senator Frank Church, 1977 (Source: Jimmy Carter Library/Wikimedia) The election of a Democratic House of Representatives begins the process of holding President Trump accountable and brings into focus how, in the years to come, Americans should think about repairing the damage he inflicted. To us, Trump’s abuse of our law enforcement and intelligence agencies—where we recently worked—has echoes of the era that culminated in President Nixon’s resignation. But the events of the years after Nixon resigned hold important lessons for the current moment, as ... more »
NYT: State senator, 47, dead after complaining of complications from flu shot
José R. Peralta, first elected to the State Senate in 2010 and the first ever Dominican-American elected to the NY Senate, died on Wednesday night. He was 47. A cause of death has not yet been determined but an autopsy has been scheduled. Peralta had been ill for at least two weeks, but was reluctant […] The post NYT: State senator, 47, dead after complaining of complications from flu shot appeared first on Health Nut News.
This is what happens with your lungs when you diffuse essential oils
This article is shared with permission from our friends at New Health Advisor. RELATED STORY: Daily Essential Oils User Guide Asthma is a disease that inflames the walls of passageways that supply air to the lungs. Inflamed airways are sensitive and complicate breathing. Common asthma symptoms include breathing problems, wheezing, coughing, and tightness in the […] The post This is what happens with your lungs when you diffuse essential oils appeared first on Health Nut News.
Ditch the urine strips, this lightning-fast ketone-glucose test gives accurate results
Dorian Greenow, also known as Mister Mojo, is the co-founder of Keto-Mojo, viewed by many experts as the best strategy to measure your ketone levels. While ketones can be measured by blood, breath or urine testing, blood testing is the most accurate. The drawback has long been cost, which is what Greenow set out […] The post Ditch the urine strips, this lightning-fast ketone-glucose test gives accurate results appeared first on Health Nut News.
Texas judge sanctions CPS $127K for wrongfully taking couple’s children and lying to the court
Photo credit Commentary by Terri LaPoint, Health Impact News (Thank you to our friends for this story.) There are elements that are common almost to the point of being universal in cases involving children taken from their families by Child Protective Services, including false allegations, lying by social workers, falsified medical records, failure of social […] The post Texas judge sanctions CPS $127K for wrongfully taking couple’s children and lying to the court appeared first on Health Nut News.
Why Nutritional Psychiatry is the Future of Mental Health Treatment
*Joyce Cavaye* - The future of mental health is food.
Expanding Awareness in a Gradual Ascension – Part 1/3
As a grad student in cultural history and sociology, I was always watching behavior.
Expanding Awareness in a Gradual Ascension – Part 2/3
One place we go off the rails is that we argue about such things as: Are we talking about “the self” or “the Self”?
Awakening is a Destructive Process
"Enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier."
Resist Backdoor Charter Expansion by DESE in MA
In 2016 the citizens of the Commonwealth overwhelmingly beat back a plan for charter expansion. Even though 62 percent of MA voters said NO to more charters, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is shepherding through a plan to expand charters in New Bedford and Haverhill. The cost to public education would be astronomical. In Bedford, for instance, charter expansion would cost the public schools another $15,000,000 each year that the system cannot afford. Haverhill public schools would have to dish out another $3,000,000 for charter expansion there. The ... more »
MBS visits Arab countries : Officially welcomed in Cairo and Publicly not Welcomed in Tunis
After a few hours from now, Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman aka MBS will arrive Cairo for a two-day visit as part of his current regional tour in the Arab world before his big international comeback at the upcoming G20 meetings in Argentina. That’s first regional tour for the crown prince since the assassination of late Saudi writer and journalist Jamal Khashoggi. It is a cheap PR tour to show that MBS is still in control and powerful among the Arab countries especially after the support he got from US president Donald Trump. There are few people who spoke up and did not welco... more »
Squinty and Meat Puppet Tie the Knot in Secret Ceremony
Renowned guitarist Joe Scarborough and his adoring blonde blithering dolt sidekick Mika Brzezinski, who together host the morning basement rated anti-Trump talk feast on MSNBC, finally took the big dive over the weekend. NBC News has confirmed the two are officially married. It was long rumored the two were bumping nasties and shackin' up even before their official announcement that they were engaged over a year ago. This is the third shot at Marital Bliss for Scarborough. According to Vanity Fair, in a bit of weirdness, the deed was done by Maryland Rep. Elijah "Bullet Head" Cum... more »
Study This Picture Closely: This Rifle (You Never Heard of) Changed History Forever
*Warfare History Network* *Security, * The Lee-Enfield rifle is one of the most widely used bolt-action military rifles in the world, surpassed only by the Model 1898 Mauser and its derivatives in sheer numbers. *Outside of England, at least 46 nations adopted the SMLE in its various guises, according to one estimate. India and Pakistan continue to use thousands of SMLEs, though they are no longer frontline weapons.* A small party of about 40 German soldiers had infiltrated the Australian lines around the besieged town of Tobruk, Libya, during the night of April 13, 1941. They b... more »
Introducing Heckler & Koch's M27: The Marines New Super Rifle Is Here
*Matthew Moss* *Security, * The Corps began running unit-level trials with the M27 in late 2016. In February 2017, the branch released a Request for Information asking various manufacturers about their capacity to produce 11,000 M27s. *While Neller admitted that the 17-inch M27 might not be ideal for mortar crews or Javelin missile operators, it could be issued to engineers and fire-support teams as well as to Marine infantry.* The U.S. Marine Corps has picked the Heckler & Koch M27 as its new infantry rifle. Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller confirmed the select... more »
Introducing the 5 Worst Submarines on Planet Earth
*James Holmes* *Security, * Call them bottom gun. We explain. *This Yankee-class Soviet SSBN suffered an explosion and fire in a missile tube in 1986, while cruising some 600 miles east of Bermuda. It occupies an ignominious place on this list because of the repercussions of losing a ballistic-missile boat -- a vessel stuffed with nuclear firepower -- and because by most accounts the mishap was needless.* What a drag. *Top Gun* was about the best of the best flitting around the skies, kept aloft by a lonely impulse of delight. This list of History's Worst 5 Submarines catalogue... more »
The Coming War over Ukraine?
*Jonas Driedger* *Security, Europe* [image: The Russian Navy's landing ship Azov sets sail in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey May 29, 2018. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik] The danger of escalation is real and must be treated as such. On November 25, Russian warships attacked and seized three Ukrainian navy boats that tried to cross the Kerch Strait. The Ukrainian navy reports that Russian vessels opened fire and wounded at least six Ukrainian naval officers. On the same day, Ukrainian President Poroshenko and his Military Cabinet passed a resolution to impose... more »
Introducing the Ulyanovsk: The Super Aircraft Carrier Russia Wished It Had
*Paul Richard Huard* *Security, Europe* But it wasnt meant to be. Here's why. *But by the mid ’90s, Russian naval vessels were rusting at their moorings, sailors served without pay and the United States stepped in to help deactivate Soviet-era nuclear submarines and provide security for the Russian nuclear arsenal.* Had she ever sailed, the Soviet supercarrier *Ulyanovsk* would have been a naval behemoth more than 1,000 feet long, with an 85,000-ton displacement and enough storage to carry an air group of up to 70 fixed and rotary wing aircraft. *(This first appeared several y... more »
Naval Nightmares: Meet Russia's Deadliest Submarines
*Evan Gottesman* *Security, * And they can do some real damage. *Sevmash Shipyard’s Project 885 Yasen is Russia’s response to an aging fleet of Akula class submarines. This nuclear powered model will eventually replace Soviet-era designs and service Moscow’s need for a capable attack submarine. The first Yasen class sub, the Severodvinsk, joined the Northern Fleet, based in Severomorsk, in 2014.* During the Cold War, the Soviet submarine program was a force to be reckoned with. The U.S.S.R.’s underwater killing machines captured the imagination of Westerners and Soviet citizens... more »
Why America Should Say No to an Arab NATO
*Doug Bandow* *Security, Middle East* [image: By Meteb Ali - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66976179] Saudi Arabia is not fit to be the cornerstone of a new military alliance. Perhaps Jamal Khashoggi did not die in vain. The state-sponsored murder by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia revealed the cruelty of those who rule what President Donald Trump bizarrely called a “truly spectacular ally.” Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s (MbS) reckless brutality should end any further discussion of the United States creating an “Arab NATO,” modeled after... more »
Give thanks that we no longer live on the precipice
Suddenly, a great miracle happened! Beginning around 1800, health, prosperity and life expectancy began to climb … slowly but inexorably at first, then more rapidly and dramatically. Today, the average American lives longer, healthier and better than even royalty did a mere century ago. How did this happen? What was suddenly present that had been absent before, to cause this incredible transformation? The post Give thanks that we no longer live on the precipice appeared first on CFACT.
Gilad Needs Additional Support
We don’t usually ask for money but Gilad Atzmon has put in sterling work exposing the Zionists. As a result he’s incurred huge legal expenses and we should all help
20 Paleo Holiday Appetizer Recipes
They’re tasty, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free and refined sugar free too! We have gathered our favorite holiday, Paleo recipe finds to serve your family and friends throughout the season. Even though there probably were not many holiday parties 10,000 years ago, you can still enjoy the Paleo lifestyle this holiday season. Stay healthy during the holidays […] The post 20 Paleo Holiday Appetizer Recipes appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
What's Next With Brexit?
*Silvia Amaro, CNBC:* *Brexit: Here’s what happens now* * But there’s a high possibility that the deal will be voted down — risk consultancy Eurasia Group assigns a 75 percent probability for that outcome. * If the agreement is voted down by U.K. lawmakers, the government could try to extend the deadline of March 29 (when the U.K. is officially due to leave the European Union) or the country crashes out of the EU without a deal. There is one thing currently uniting Prime Minister Theresa May with her 27 EU counterparts: They all want the Brexit withdrawal agreement to be approv... more »
Study Shows Lack of Gender Equity in Higher Ed Leadership
Women in Massachusetts represent half of all provosts and deans in the state, and more than one-third of institutions have never had a female president. Among all of the colleges and universities surveyed, 26 have less than 30 percent female board members. That was the findings of the a new report released by the Eos […]
Recent Ph.D Makes History at University of Michigan
Dr. Ciara Sivels recently made history when she became the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering and radiological sciences (NERS) from the University of Michigan (UM).
The Celebrity Doctor
Dr. Ian Smith draws from personal experience in new thriller book about Ivy League secret societies.
Authorities Are Using A “Mysterious New Tool” That Can Unlock Virtually Any Cellphone
By Michael Snyder Your cellphone is a gold mine of information about where you have been, who you have been talking to, and what you... more »
Organizaciones sociales en Argentina activan Semana de Acción Global Fuera G20 FMI
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
26-Nov-2018 Foros, talleres, actos culturales y políticos, ferias populares y una gran marcha final a nivel nacional ocupará la agenda popular de Argentina en rechazo y respuesta al G20.
Bolivia gana el arbitraje internacional a South American Silver de Canadá
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
26-Nov-2018 El Estado boliviano le ganó el arbitraje internacional que le había instaurado la empresa canadiense South American Silver por la mina Mallku Khota y ahorró más de 367 millones de dólares.
Chile and Brazil sign free trade agreement in Santiago
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
26-Nov-2018 Chile and Brazil have signed a free trade agreement that scraps red tape and tariffs between the two South American economies.
Was there an ideological contamination from the Nazis?
I first learned about Operation Paperclip and the Nazi scientists creating the US space program when I read the book *Secret Agenda* by former CNN investigative reporter Linda Hunt. The book told in detail how 1,500 top Nazi scientists, engineers and intelligence opeatives were smuggled into the U.S. through Boston and West Palm Beach, Florida. One hundred of them, along with 100 copies of Hitler's V-2 rocket, were brought to Huntsville, Alabama to create the U.S. space program. Wernher von Braun, the lead scientist of Hitler's team that built the V-1 and V-2 rockets was made the ... more »
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 329 – 2018
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
Will DOJ Finally Hold Bullion Banks Accountable for Market Rigging?
By Clint Siegner It is hard to cheer for the Department of Justice these days, but federal prosecutions have begun to offer hope for precious... more »
New Patents: Google Wants to Monitor Everything You and Your Children Do at Home
[image: new-patents-google-wants-to-monitor-everything-you-and-your-children-do-at-home] According to recently disclosed patents, Google is preparing to take “surveillance as a feature” to a whole new level, with devices in every room of users’ homes to watch, listen, and analyze users’ every word and action.
U.K. Politician on Migration: No One Asked Us if We Wanted Our Culture Destroyed
[image: u-k-politician-on-migration-no-one-asked-us-if-we-wanted-our-culture-destroyed] “No one asked the people of the UK if we wanted our culture and way of life destroyed.” So said Janice Atkinson, an independent Member of the European Parliament for South East England, in a recent interview.
Scientists Ridicule Latest Round of Federal “Climate Change” Hysteria
[image: scientists-ridicule-latest-round-of-federal-climate-change-hysteria] What President Donald Trump has ridiculed as the “global-warming hoax” is not dead yet — at least not in the bowels of the federal bureaucracies. The latest round of climate-change alarmism by Obama appointees and left-wing bureaucrats in the federal government began last week with the release of the fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA) by the U.S. Global Change Research Program. However, scientists around the world are already ridiculing the debunked document as unhinged cherry-picking and embarrassing... more »
Shoppers Set Records on Black Friday; Cyber Monday Records Likely As Well
[image: shoppers-set-records-on-black-friday-cyber-monday-records-likely-as-well] While the Conference Board says the economy is slowing, Black Friday sales broke records and Cyber Monday sales are expected to do the same.
Police Chief in Washington State Supports Second Amendment; Refuses to Enforce Gun Regs
[image: police-chief-in-washington-state-supports-second-amendment-refuses-to-enforce-gun-regs] Police Chief Loren Culp of Republic, Washington, is refusing to enforce new state gun restrictions.
D.C. City Council: Parents Need License for Kids in Playgroups
[image: d-c-city-council-parents-need-license-for-kids-in-playgroups] A proposal being considered by the Washington, D.C., city council would require parents participating in playgroups to get a license.
New Bill Bans Building AR-15s and Buying, Selling Parts for Firearms
[image: new-bill-bans-building-ar-15s-and-buying-selling-parts-for-firearms] Representative Frank Pallone's bill pretends to ban 3D printing of weapons, but aims at outlawing weapons manufacture and repair.
Politics Is Destroying Civil Society—But Gratitude Can Save Us
[image: gratitude] The seeds of civil society are sown through the practice of gratitude. The post Politics Is Destroying Civil Society—But Gratitude Can Save Us appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
WATCH: Police Shoot Unarmed Teen Holding a Cellphone Trying to Call His Mom
[image: shoot] The 19-year old had committed no crime, had no criminal record and was trying to call his mom when police decided to shoot him. The post WATCH: Police Shoot Unarmed Teen Holding a Cellphone Trying to Call His Mom appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
French President Emmanuel Macron To Address The Nation After A Week Of Protests And Riots
*France 24:* *Macron to address nation in wake of violent protests* Faced with violent anti-government protests in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday will announce new measures in an attempt to rally support for environment-friendly tax increases. Paris was counting the cost of clashes between police and demonstrators Sunday on the Champs-Elysees where barricades were set on fire, luxury shop windows smashed, and traffic lights uprooted. Some 30 people were injured and 101 arrested, police said. The government blamed much of the violence on a small minority of "ul... more »
Saudi Arabia Continues To Pump Record Amount Of Oil
General view of Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo *Reuters*:* Saudi Arabia pumps record amount of oil as Trump piles on pressure* DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia raised oil production to an all-time high in November, an industry source said on Monday, as U.S. President Donald Trump piled pressure on the kingdom to refrain from production cuts at an OPEC meeting next week. The meeting, at which OPEC members will consider how to arrest a decline in oil prices, comes days after leade... more »
Is There Such A Maniacal State In The USA Known As The “Deep State”?
By Catherine J. Frompovich For many years, especially since the infamous and diabolical decimation of the NYC World Trade Towers and Building No.7, which no... more »
OPEC: The Walking Dead
America is fracking away and has become the world’s greatest oil producer. Investor’s Business Daily has the story How Fracking Turned OPEC Into The Walking Dead Excerpts in italics with my bolds. The river of oil now hitting the market from U.S. fracking has stunned global energy markets. The U.S. has already leapfrogged both Russia […]
Thing One, Thing Two with Hillary Clinton
*A tripwire question for Democrats and Republicans alike* *by Gaius Publius* A brief conjunction of statements from 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who is (a) rumored to want to run again, and (b) representative of what most "centrist" Democrats think, even if she doesn't re-emerge as a candidate. *Thing One: Nations, Close Your Borders* Clinton seems to want to bow to the right, once again, on immigration, by urging European nations to close their borders to refugees and immigrants: *Hillary Clinton: Europe must curb immigration to stop rightwing populists * ...In ... more »
Did Astronaut Chris Hadfield Test the Effects of Marijuana in Space?
A photograph shows astronaut Chris Hadfield holding what looks like a bag of marijuana aboard the International Space Station.
Melania Trump Unveils White House Christmas Decorations
Christmas has arrived at the White House.
UAE Pardons, Releases British Academic Convicted of Spying
The United Arab Emirates said it pardoned and released a British academic sentenced to life in prison on spying charges, ending a diplomatic dispute with its longtime Western ally while still alleging the researcher spied for MI6.
Oscar-Winning Director Bernardo Bertolucci Dies at 77
Italian film-maker Bernardo Bertolucci, who won Oscars with "The Last Emperor" and whose erotic drama "Last Tango in Paris" enthralled and shocked the world, has died.
Snowstorm Batters Parts of Midwest, 100s of Flights Canceled
A wintry storm brought blizzard-like conditions to parts of the Midwest.
Chinese Researcher Claims First Gene-Edited Babies
A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world's first genetically edited babies.
Mississippi Senator Banking on Boost from Trump Rallies
President Donald Trump is stumping in Mississippi for a Republican Senate appointee who wants voters to focus on her unwavering support for him.
Mozambique Now Being Hit By Suspected Islamist Attacks
File picture shows Mozambique soldier looking at a burned village structure in the north of the country where over the past year, hardline Islamists have been active *AFP:* *12 dead in suspected Mozambique Islamist attack* Twelve people have been killed in a suspected Islamist attack in northern Mozambique, with thousands of villagers fleeing the area into neighbouring Tanzania, police sources said Sunday. Early Friday, "there was an attack in Nangane district, where there are no security patrols. The attackers killed 12 people, mostly women and children," a police source in Cabo ... more »
Khashoggi Case: A Massive PsyOp Concocted by CIA-MI6-Mossad
*I've long been ambivalent about Sibel Edmonds- Here work has only appeared at the blog a few times. An exception has been made for her latest report. In my opinion it's worth reading. She seems to have filled in some gaps in info. Sibel claims she is the only person who reported on the Egyptian wife- She’s not.I picked up the report from a media outlet just over two weeks ago -Foregone Conclusion: CIA says MBS Ordered Khashoggi Assassination & Another Wife Appears. * *As for her debunking the fiance’s claims- That's not difficult. Those claims could not be believed at all- The ... more »
Moscow Warns Kiev of ‘Consequences’ for Attempts to Provoke Conflict After Kerch Strait Standoff
Moscow Warns Kiev of ‘Consequences’ for Attempts to Provoke Conflict After Kerch Strait Standoff by https://www.rt.com/ Moscow has protested Kiev’s “planned” breach of Russian waters in the Kerch Strait and cautioned Ukraine’s foreign backers against blowing the incident out of proportion. Russia will “strongly” respond to similar “provocations.” – Three Ukrainian military boats on Sunday tried […]
Cannabis dispensary owner Ryan Nehiley was shot dead in his Spryfield home
November subscription drive Not too late! Click here to subscribe. 1. William Shrubsall The Parole Board of Canada agrees that dangerous offender William Shrubsall is still a danger, writes Stephen Kimber. “So why grant him full parole? Good question. Bad answer.” Click here to read “William Shrubsall: gambling on American justice, gambling on public safety.” This article is for […]
How To Reduce Gadolinium Heavy Metal Contrast Agent In MRI Using AI
In 2017, action star Chuck Norris and his wife Gena sued 11 companies for $10 million over gadolinium used in her MRIs, stating she was poisoned by the contrast agent. read more
What America Can Do to Avoid War in the South China Sea
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Asia* [image: The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew November 13, 2018. Picture taken November 13, 2018. Courtesy Nick Bauer/U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION] Here are some helpful steps both Washington and Beijing should take. Is the world at a point of no return in the South China Sea? Judging by the comments coming from the mouths of senior U.S. and Chinese officials, that would certainly seem like the reality. Both sides have dug into ... more »
A Blue Wave? KMT Wins Big in Taiwan's Midterms
*Gerrit van der Wees* *Politics, Asia* [image: Supporters of Opposition Nationalist Kuomintang Party (KMT) Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Han Kuo-yu celebrate after Han won the local elections, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan November 24, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu] The stage is set for Taiwan's 2020 elections. In the recently-held U.S. mid-term elections, there was talk of a “blue wave”: the possibility that the Democrats would overwhelm the Republicans. But it turned out to be a “blue ripple” when the Democrats only won the House by a relatively small margin. However, in Taiwan’s mid-term ele... more »
Meet Russia's Very Own 'Delta Force'
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Europe* But very much a work in progress. *KSSO—along with the rest of Russia’s special operations forces—will only grow more capable as they gain experience and integrate additional capabilities. Undoubtedly, the Russian special operators could be some of the most formidable adversaries that might one-day challenge American forces.* Incorporating lessons from Western special operations forces (SOF), the Kremlin had established its own equivalent of the U.S. Army’s elite 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta—better known as Delta Force. Thi... more »
Meet the Javelin Tank-Killer Missile (And Russia Hates It)
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Coming to a war near you? *The Javelin is one the U.S. military’s most effective, man-portable weapon systems. They’re available to frontline infantry squads in the Marines and Army, and typically a few are stowed inside vehicles in mechanized units.* The U.S.-made FGM-148 Javelin is one of the premier portable anti-tank missile systems in the world. It’s also an expensive piece of kit, with each missile typically costing more than the targets it eliminates. *(This first appeared late last year and is being reposted due to reader interest.)* *Re...more »
US military trying to catch up with Russian hypersonic weapons
American R&D catches up to existing Russian hypersonic weapons technology, with planned weapons of similar scope and capability as the goal. The post US military trying to catch up with Russian hypersonic weapons appeared first on The Duran.
Ukrainian martial law declaration may be preparation for war with Russia
Imposition of martial law is likely part of the plan, as Ukraine has been increasingly provocative on several fronts recently. The post Ukrainian martial law declaration may be preparation for war with Russia appeared first on The Duran.
Can Italy survive EU financial war about to be launched against it? (Video)
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 155. The post Can Italy survive EU financial war about to be launched against it? (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
UK commits more military forces to Ukraine
Ukraine is the focus of the struggle between Western culture and traditionalism, and new military forces threaten total war. The post UK commits more military forces to Ukraine appeared first on The Duran.
Ukraine government seizes religious site
Ukraine uses its historical training in Communism technique to usurp one of the Orthodox Church's most holy sites for nefarious purposes. The post Ukraine government seizes religious site appeared first on The Duran.
Iraq Announces Free Trade Zone With Iran In Face Of U.S. Sanctions
Pres Salah and Pres Rouhani in Nov meeting (AFP) Iraq’s response to the Trump administration’s new Iran sanctions has been a bit schizophrenic. On the one hand, it stoppedsending oil to Iran, and agreed to a deal with the Kurdistan Regional Government to start using its pipeline to Turkey again to help keep oil prices lower as Iranian petroleum was cut to the international market. On the other Iraq announced that it would be creating a free trade zone with its neighbor, which seems to fly in the face of Washington’s new restrictions. Iraq’s President Barham Salah made a trip to Teh... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 26
1920 Last British correspondence saying that 1920 Revolt had ended (Musings On Iraq book review of *Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State*) 1969 Bakr govt executed opponents in central Baghdad 1980 Iraq sent letter to UN saying it was still following the 1975 Algiers Accord on Shatt al-Arab and Iran was violating it 1983 Pres Reagan signed NSDD114 saying U.S. would back Iraq in Iran-Iraq War to prevent it from losing (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-Iraq War 198... more »
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From Jenna Orkin All Humanity (and quite a few animals as well) Descended from Two People THE SCIENCE IS CLEAR: DIRTY FARM WATER IS MAKING US SICKSprayed - (Zika) Beijing to Judge Every Resident Based on Behavior by End of 2020 The EPA Can’t Wait to Reopen the Mine That Poisoned North Idaho Police fatally shot a man after gunfire broke out at an Alabama mall on Thanksgiving — then conceded he 'likely did not fire' the shots George Papadopoulos tweets offer at Comey: Testify publicly and I’ll withdraw my request for immunity Scientists may have found a way to treat cancer without chemoth... more »
TRIBAL FICTIONS: More specifically, fictions delivered to us Over Here!
*MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2018Maddow and Lemon and Toobin:* Last Tuesday evening, as Thanksgiving approached, Rachel Maddow was at it again. Already, she'd floated several loaded claims in the course of her opening segment. In the course of the hour, she'd go on to offer an unfounded condemnation of a major figure from the Justice Department of the Nixon era. Now, midway through her opening segment, she turned to a new topic. As she did, she returned to a favorite master narrative. This pleasing narrative involves former Trump aide Don McGahn: MADDOW (11/20/18): *The New York Times al... more »
United In Exile
With about eight dynasties now possessing as much money as half the entire world's population combined, it is impossible to ignore the fact that extreme wealth inequality is antithetical to the health and future of humanity and every other living thing on earth. Despite the dystopian title - *American Nightmare* - of his latest book, cultural critic and prolific author Henry Giroux thinks that with a combined regimen of education and organization, we might still overthrow neoliberal fascism, of which the Donald Trump administration is only the most recent and most noxious end-pr... more »
Migrants Attack U.S. Border Cops; Trump Firm: No Entry
[image: migrants-attack-u-s-border-cops-trump-firm-no-entry] Using children as human shields to break the will of U.S. authorities at the border, a contingent of the “migrant caravan” in Tijuana attempted to invade the United States on Sunday only to be met with stiff resistance, tear gas, and a closed border.
Big Brother is watching - and it's not doing a damned bit of good
As part of its overall anti-terrorism strategy, the British government introduced a program called Prevent. It appears to have become more an instrument for Big Brother-style thought control, rather than an effective tool against terrorists. Reason reports: Part of a larger anti-terrorism strategy, Prevent was designed to prevent radicalization and seeks to monitor supposedly vulnerable people for evidence of extremism in the materials they peruse and the ideology they express. The idea is that, once identified, these individuals can be steered by authorities away from negative o... more »
Awakening is a Destructive Process
*Greg Calise* - There is no easy road to enlightenment.
What was behind the UAE’s detention of a UK graduate student
Like everyone else, I’m still trying to catch up after the Thanksgiving holiday. So I have a quick, kind of speculative post this week. It looks like the distressing saga of Matthew Hedges has finally been resolved. As I wrote about before, Hedges is a grad student in the UK who traveled to the UAE […]
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Robinson Meyer rightly criticizes the Trump administration for trying to bury a devastating national climate assessment on Black Friday. - David Leonhardt discusses the U.S.' increasing corporate concentration and monopolization of nearly every major industry - and the resulting pressures on communities and workers in the face of shrinking choices. - Meanwhile, Melanie McFarland writes that the tax evasion and offshoring reflected in the Panama Papers is far from a victimless crime, as everybody else ends up paying more for weaker publi... more »
Celine Dion's New Order
Celine Dion peddles the New World Order's multigenerational plan for a sexless, genderless, ethnic free world, by echoing Hillary Clinton's line that the State is responsible for baby care not... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
College-educated cops enforce the law more aggressively
Thaddeus L. Johnson, Ph.D Candidate in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Officers with college degrees were significantly more likely to pull over drivers for less serious violations, search drivers or their vehicles and make arrests on discretionary grounds.
Mexico wants internet access for all. Getting everyone online could reduce poverty, too
Jack J. Barry, Postdoctoral research associate, University of Connecticut at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Mexico made internet connectivity a constitutional right in 2013, but most poor people still aren't online. Research shows that internet access would give these residents more economic mobility.
US complicity in the Saudi-led genocide in Yemen spans Obama, Trump administrations
Jeff Bachman, Professorial Lecturer in Human Rights; Director, Ethics, Peace, and Human Rights MA Program, American University School of International Service at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
The Obama and Trump administrations have supported a military coalition that has inflicted profound and deadly damage on Yemen. A human rights scholar says the US is complicit in genocide.
PRIVATE BLIND EYE – HOW THE LAST BRITISH INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST TURNS ONE ON RUSSIA
By John Helmer, Moscow With a recently reported circulation of almost 300,000, Private Eye of London is the largest-selling serious affairs magazine in the United Kingdom; it is also the last investigative publication in the country in which truth is the standard. Its editor, Ian Hislop, is paid to clown on British Broadcasting Corporation radio […]
Breaking: Iraqi Special Forces kill high ranking Daesh commander
The US-led coalition reported earlier in October that with help of Iraqi Special Forces they managed to arrest 10 members of a suspected network that provided funds to the Daesh* terror group. Combined Joint Task Force of the US coalition stated Monday that Iraqi servicemen had eliminated a dangerous Daesh officer. “Combined Joint Task Force — Operation […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Poroshenko demands immediate release of Ukrainian servicemen (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko demanded the immediate release of the Ukrainian servicemen who were detained on Sunday by Russian security forces, after their vessels breached Russia’s territorial waters. “We demand their immediate return to the Ukrainian side along with the vessels, and an immediate de-escalation of the situation in the Sea […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian military uncovers multiple weapons caches in East Ghouta, Homs, Daraa (photos)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The Syrian military uncovered several weapons caches in the Homs, Damascus, and Homs provinces over the weekend. According to a new report from the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the military uncovered their first cache in the East Ghouta region of Damascus. Two other weapon caches were uncovered in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Over 100 US military vehicles enter eastern Syria – report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – A large number of U.S. military vehicles entered the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, today, local activists reported. According to the reports, over 100 U.S. military trucks carrying weapons were seen traveling from northern Syria to the Syrian Democratic Forces’ (SDF) front-lines in the Deir Ezzor Governorate. These weapons will […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia says Azov Sea ‘definite provocation’ by Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov described the incident in which three Ukrainian vessels were impounded in Kerch by the FSB after they allegedly violated Russia’s Black Sea territorial waters as a “definite provocation” by Ukraine. He was speaking during a press conference in Moscow on Sunday. “Key provisions of international law were violated, not only […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Syrian Army reopens vital east Idlib crossing
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has reopened the vital Abu Dhuhour Crossing in eastern Idlib, today, a military source told Al-Masdar this afternoon. According to the military source, the Syrian Army made the decision to reopen the Abu Dhuhour Crossing in order to allow civilians to leave the dangerous situation […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS offensive in eastern Syria kills 92 US-backed fighters – monitor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) launched a large-scale offensive in the southeastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate this past weekend. Daesh was able to overwhelm the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces along the eastern Euphrates front, resulting in the capture several points, including the town of Al-Bahra. While the Syrian Democratic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish military sends large convoy southern Idlib amid reports of Syrian Army offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Turkish military sent a large military convoy to southern Idlib this week amid reports of an impending Syrian Arab Army (SAA) offensive in the area. According to opposition activists, the Turkish military sent a large military convoy from their Hatay Province to Syria’s Idlib Governorate. The Turkish military convoy […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Trump asked Iraqi PM to repay US with oil for their wars – Axios
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – U.S. President Donald Trump allegedly asked former Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-‘Abadi to repay America with oil for their wars inside the Middle Eastern nation, Axios News Agency reported on Sunday. “It was a very run-of-the-mill, low-key, meeting in general,” a source told Axios. “And then right at the end, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
UAE pardons British academic accused of espionage
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – The President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pardoned the British academic Matthew Hedges after previously sentencing him to life in prison for espionage. Hedges, a 31-year-old PhD student at Durham University, was initially arrested at the Dubai International Airport for allegedly ‘spying’ while studying inside the country. However, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US spy plane enters Black Sea amid Russian-Ukraine tensions – reports
A Crete-based US spy plane entered the Black Sea area on Monday morning after a standoff between Ukraine and Russia over a strait that separates it from the Sea of Azov, the Ukrainian military portal reported. The Boeing RC-135V reconnaissance plane left the US naval base at Souda Bay on Crete at 05:50 GMT and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
High ranking Daesh commander killed in Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – A high ranking Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) commander was reportedly killed in southeast Deir Ezzor this past weekend after the U.S.-led Coalition attacked the terrorist group’s base. According to pro-opposition STEP News Agency, ‘Abdel-Rahman Al-Rawi was killed in a U.S.-led Coalition attack on the Deir Ezzor Governorate town of Baghouz Al-Fouqani. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
YPG mourns death of 14 fighters killed by Daesh in Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 P.M.) – The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) mourned the recent death of 14 fighters that were killed during an Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) offensive in the Deir Ezzor Governorate. In addition to the death of 14 fighters, the YPG also reported that several other combatants were wounded during their defense of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Three Ukrainian ships detained in Kerch after entering Russian territorial waters (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) impounded three Ukrainian vessels in Kerch, Monday, after they breached Russia’s Black Sea territorial waters the previous day. The FSB initiated a criminal case against the crew of the Ukrainian vessels – which include missile boat Nikopol, the Gurza-class boat Berdyansk and the tugboat Yani Kapu […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian gov’t alleges jihadists moved 50 French-modified toxic missiles to Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The Syrian government has accused the jihadist rebels of moving 50 French-modified toxic missiles to the Idlib province from Aleppo this week. In a report published on Sunday, Russia’s Sputnik News Agency quoted local sources as saying that Al-Nsura terrorists transported around 50 missiles at dawn on Sunday after they […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Region Increases by 13.7 Percent
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Deforestation in the Amazon increased by 13.7 percent between August 2017 and July of 2018, the highest increase in deforestation in nine years, according to the Ministry of Environment (MMA) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MCTIC). The total deforested area reached 7,900 […] The post Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Region Increases by 13.7 Percent appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil’s Health Ministry Says More than 96% of Mais Médicos Jobs Filled
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANIERO, BRAZIL – The Ministry of Health in Brazil reported yesterday (November 25th) that 96.6 percent of the doctor positions left open in the Mais Médicos (More Doctors) program have been filled. This follows the announcement two weeks ago by Cuba that it will not continue in the […] The post Brazil’s Health Ministry Says More than 96% of Mais Médicos Jobs Filled appeared first on The Rio Times.
Free Showing of ‘Get Out’ at Rio’s Federal University this Tuesday
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Tuesday, November 27th, starting at 5PM, there will be a free showing of Jordan Peele’s 2017 Oscar-winning film ‘Get Out.’ The screening will be followed by a discussion featuring film critic and doctor of philosophy Bernardo Oliveira. This free screening is being hosted by […] The post Free Showing of ‘Get Out’ at Rio’s Federal University this Tuesday appeared first on The Rio Times.
World Military Taekwondo Tournament is in Rio from Nov 27th to Dec 3rd
By Scarlet Bringuenti Bennett, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On November 27th, the International Military Sports Council (CISM) will be opening their 24th World Military Championship (WMC) Taekwondo tournament for the second time at the Brazilian naval base in Rio, which ends December 3rd. CISM annually organizes over twenty WCM’s for different sports […] The post World Military Taekwondo Tournament is in Rio from Nov 27th to Dec 3rd appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio Nightlife Guide for Monday, November 26, 2018
We have the top three picks for this Monday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. LIVE: Melim @ Midem (Centro) – This is a free open-air performance in the heart of Rio from one of Brazil’s biggest contemporary bands. Famous for their hit songs such […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Monday, November 26, 2018 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Dental researcher in Spain up to 18 retractions
A researcher in Spain who studies dental implants has had another six papers retracted, for a total of 18. José Luis Calvo-Guirado‘s latest retraction, which along with the other 17 appeared in Clinical Oral Implants Research, a Wiley title, was for “image discrepancies resulting in unreliable data.” Three appeared in June, and two in July, also … Continue reading Dental researcher in Spain up to 18 retractions
World News Briefs -- November 26, 2018
*Irish Times:* *Ukraine’s president signs decree to introduce martial law* Decree to go before parliament, after Russian seizure of Ukrainian ships in Black Sea Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree on Monday to introduce martial law for 60 days, a statement on his website said, though it needs parliamentary approval to come into force. The decision came a day after Russia fired at and captured three Ukrainian vessels, triggering a sharp escalation in tensions between the two countries. Ukraine’s parliament is expected to debate the decree later on Monday. *Read m... more »
US Agents Fire Tear Gas as Some Migrants Try to Breach Fence
U.S. border agents fired tear gas on hundreds of migrants protesting near the border with Mexico after some of them attempted to get through the fencing and wire separating the two countries.
The Saker: About the latest Ukronazi provocation in the Kerch strait
By The Saker First, here is a pretty good summary of what has taken place (including videos) posted by RT: - https://www.rt.com/news/444853-russia-ukraine-ships-conflict/ - https://www.rt.com/news/444857-russia-ukraine-kerch-strait-standoff/ I will just add that at the time of writing (07:38 UTC) the cargo ship blocking the passage under the bridge has been removed, traffic has resumed and the situation has returned to normal. Second, let me give you the single most important element to understand what is (and what is not) taking place: *the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea a... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 26, 2018
*The Aviationist:* *Russia blocks passage in Kerch Strait Near Crimea, Deploys Su-25 Jets And Ka-52 Attack Helicopters.* Moscow has blocked passage through the Kerch Strait, between Crimea and mainland Russia, after three Ukrainian navy ships made what the Russian authorities have called a violation of Russian territorial waters. Russia has stopped all navigation through the Kerch Strait, the only passage into the Sea of Azov amid growing tensions with Ukraine. Videos coming from the scene show a cargo ship, accompanied by two Russian military boats blocking the passage under the ... more »
Justice for Syria: Civil Society, The UN Mechanism and National Proceedings
House destroyed by tank shell in al-Qsair, Syria (Source: Freedom House/Flickr) After more than seven and a half years of death and destruction, there is a sense that the Syrian war is coming to an end. Since its decisive victory in Aleppo in 2016, the Assad regime, supported by Russia and Iran, has seized back territory throughout the country, with Idlib as the last remaining area held by anti-regime forces. Syrian human rights activists warn about the risks of agreeing to peace without some form of justice, an argument echoed by Stephen Rapp, the former U.S. ambassador-at-large ... more »
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Available now from the Lawfare Store for #CyberMonday: the very special—limited edition—"material support" shirt. [image: Benjamin Wittes] Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books. - @benjaminwittes More Articles Display Facebook comments: 1 FB Author Image URL: https://lawfare.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/staging/styles/facebook_post/s3/pictures/picture-16-1431624460.jpg?itok=xlHQVunQ Publish Date: Monday, November 26, 2018, 7:32 AM Show Secondary Ad:
Allow Americans to ‘Opt Out’ of Abortion and War
[image: undefined] The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released proposed rules allowing individuals to opt out of Obamacare’s abortion and contraception mandates for moral or religious reasons. These new rules should be cheered by all who agree with Thomas Jefferson that forcing people to subsidize that which they find abhorrent is “sinful and tyrannical.” Sadly, Congress continues to pass, and President Trump continues to sign, spending bills subsidizing abortion providers. When government gives taxpayer money to abortion providers, it forces anti-abortion t... more »
President Trump Threatens To Close The U.S. - Mexico Border
Daily Mail: *We will close the border permanently if need be': Trump threatens decisive action unless Mexican government deports caravan migrants as hundreds storm border and officers fire tear gas and rubber bullets into crowds of people* * President Trump threatens to shut U.S. border with Mexico permanently if migrant caravan is not deported * He called on Congress to fund his border wall, declaring that the caravan is 'not coming into the USA' * Migrants threw 'projectiles' that hit U.S. Border Patrol agents on Sunday at the San Ysidro Port of Entry * Officers responded by firi... more »
Met Office Forecasts
More barbecue science at the Met Office. Barbecue summer? The Met Office issues a revised summer forecast – Telegraph By some remarkable coincidence, the UK Met Office decided to come out with a wildly fraudulent climate assessment the same week … Continue reading →
What Is Next As Tensions Between Russia And Ukraine Increase
*Philip Williams, ABC News Online:* *Russia has attacked Ukrainian navy ships but what will the response be?* The flashpoint between Russia and Ukraine over access from the Black Sea to the Sea of Azov is remarkable in that it did not flare up years ago. And that's because the pinch point between the Russian annexed Crimea and the "motherland" known as the Kerch Strait is so loaded with political and military pressures that it's surprising the clash we have just witnessed hasn't happened before now. Rewind four years and the newly assertive pro-Western government headed by Pres... more »
From Freedom To Fascism
Chris Hedges writes that neoliberalism has always been an absurd idea: Neoliberalism as economic theory was always an absurdity. It had as much validity as past ruling ideologies such as the divine right of kings and fascism’s belief in the Übermensch. None of its vaunted promises were even remotely possible. Concentrating wealth in the hands of a global oligarchic elite—eight families now hold as much wealth as 50 percent of the world’s population—while demolishing government controls and regulations always creates massive income inequality and monopoly power, fuels political ext... more »
Sober Up Folks, the Fight for Trump's Presidency Continues Ferociously; Dershowitz Opines that Mueller Report Will Be Politically Devastating
[image: Alan Dershowitz appearing on ABC's ThisWeek with George Stephanopoulos, November 25, 2018. [ABC Screengrab]] Yesterday, on ABC's ThisWeek with George Stephanopoulos, Alan Dershowitz, a frequent defender of President Trump on behalf of the U.S. Constitution, said that Robert Mueller's Special Counsel Report will be designed to be "politically devastating" to the President and that it could come down the pike soon, with the White House working on its response. Dershowitz continues to state that President Donald Trump will not face criminal charges from Mueller but could face l... more »
Mall Shooter Gets Away After Police Show Up and Kill Different Man Who Reportedly Stopped Him
[image: police] According to an attorney for the victim's family, a 21-year-old good guy with a gun was shot by police as he attempted to diffuse a shooting in the mall. The post Mall Shooter Gets Away After Police Show Up and Kill Different Man Who Reportedly Stopped Him appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Ukraine President Declares Martial Law. Russia - Ukraine Crisis -- News Updates November 26, 2018
*The Guardian: **Russia accuses Ukraine of naval 'provocation' in Kerch strait* Nato calls for calm and UN security council gets ready to meet after three vessels seized Russia’s foreign ministry has accused Ukraine of coordinating with the US and the EU in a “planned provocation” aimed at securing further sanctions against Moscow, as tensions mount after a dangerous clash between the two countries. As the UN security council prepared to meet later on Monday, Nato joined western calls for restraint after Russia fired on and seized three Ukrainian naval ships in the Kerch strait ... more »
Scientists suggest ‘dimming the sun’ to solve global warming.
https://www.indy100.com/article/dimming-sun-climate-change-global-warming-environment-chemicals-research-8650176?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1543220316 Advertisements
Elon Musk says ’70 percent’ chance he’ll move to Mars.
https://www.cnet.com/news/elon-musk-says-70-percent-chance-hell-move-to-mars/?ftag=COS-05-10-aaa0a&linkId=60153640
Earth Is Sucking Down Way More Water Than We Thought, And No One’s Sure Where It’s Going
https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-swallows-way-more-water-than-we-thought
Scientists Believe They Have Just Discovered A Parallel Universe
http://www.thescinewsreporter.com/2018/09/scientists-believe-they-have-just_17.html?m=1
Understanding the mechanisms and drivers of antimicrobial resistance.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)00473-0/fulltext
‘Made In China’ Designer Babies? Chinese Scientist Claims Successful Birth Of World’s First Genetically Edited Humans
https://swarajyamag.com/insta/made-in-china-designer-babies-chinese-scientist-claims-successful-birth-of-worlds-first-genetically-edited-humans
Russia Says It Will ‘Verify’ Whether The US Moon Landings Ever Really Happened
https://www.sciencealert.com/russia-says-it-will-verify-whether-the-moon-landings-ever-really-happened
6 Things That Happen When You Eat A Spoonful Of Coconut Oil Everyday.
http://dailytipsfitness.com/2018/11/25/6-things-that-happen-when-you-eat-a-spoonful-of-coconut-oil-everyday/
Five Diabetes Superfoods.
https://diabetesnewsnow.com/2018/11/23/28/
How to make cold brew coffee.
http://healthntech.seoresultmaster.com/how-to-make-cold-brew-coffee/
OUTSIDE LIBERAL CIRCLES, THE TEAR GAS WON'T LEAD TO MUCH OUTRAGE
You may think this will shock America's conscience: U.S. border agents fired tear gas on hundreds of migrants protesting near the border with Mexico on Sunday after some of them attempted to get through the fencing and wire separating the two countries.... But I lived through 1970: A Gallup Poll taken shortly after the shootings at Kent State revealed that 58% of the respondents believed the responsibility for the deaths lay with the demonstrators; only 11% blamed the National Guard. As the author of a book about the shootings would later write, “These were the most popular murders... more »
Matt Bevin, governor of Kentucky, gives outstanding response to woman playing "gotcha"...
*you really should watch this - at least twice.* We can thank the media for a good part of the ills of this world. There are bad people. There always will be bad people. There are good people, and always will be good people. The media is going to make damn sure you only hear from and about the bad people. Governor Bevin is talking about our degraded culture, driven by the media in my opinion, to glorify all that is wrong with human nature. Not only are they going to glorify the bad, but they're demanding that you go along with it or they will destroy you. It's *Cyber Monda...more »
Watch InSight's Successful Landing On Mars - First Peek Into Deep Interior, First Interplanetary Cube Sats, Many Firsts ...
Coverage began at 2 p.m. Eastern (7 p.m. UTC). Landing started about 40 minutes later, the entire landing telemetry was streamed live through the briefcase sized Mars Cube One interplanetary "cube sats", and at around 3.01 p.m. EST they got first confirmation of the landing. First image from the surface arrived several minutes later, relayed through the cube sats, and the landing went without a hitch. See the timeline here NASA Landing on Mars milestones read more
Introducing the U.S. Navy’s "Acoustic Superiority Program" (Think Stealth Submarines)
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * And Russia or China won't like that one bit. *The idea behind the effort is to anticipate potential future threats in advance and counter them. “SSTP has been around for a long time,” said Richard—who worked in that office 30 years ago. “It looks out into the future—as far as 25 or 30 years—based on the physics—so it’s physics based, intel informed—how could someone potentially attempt to detect a submarine and if we see something feasible, we start working on what we’re going to do to counter that.”* The United States Navy has taken delivery of wha... more »
China's Nuclear Weapons are Going 'Underwater' (And It Might Be a Good Thing)
*David Axe* *Security, * Here's why. *For China’s rivals, a small but reliable Chinese boomer fleet could be as calming as a big one is alarming.* China for decades has struggled to develop nuclear ballistic-missile submarines. The country finally might be on the cusp of deploying reliable boomers. An effective Chinese ballistic-missile submarine fleet over the long term could have a stabilizing influence on the world's nuclear balance. But in the short term, it might heighten tensions. Especially if Beijing lets popular fervor drive its build-up. *(This first appeared last m... more »
Introducing the 1 Problem the F-22 and F-35 Can't Seem to Shake
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The "range" issue. *The dilemma is much worse for stealth fighters attempting to penetrate enemy airspace, as the F-35 is designed to do. Contemporary surface-to-air-missiles like the S-400 can already strike less agile aircraft (again, think tankers) up to 250 miles distant using 40N6 missiles. This means conventional tankers simply will have to loiter hundreds of miles back from defended airspace—and even there, will be visible on radar and vulnerable to attack by enemy fighters.* The United States has devoted billions of dollars to building st... more »
Meet the 5 Deadliest Tanks on Planet Earth
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Who made the cut? *The latest in a very long series of tanks by the country that invented the tank, the Challenger 2 equips the British Army’s tank corps. Although based on the older Challenger 1, extensive redesigns resulted in a tank with only five percent parts commonality with its predecessor. Unique among tanks of the world, Challenger 2 is still equipped with a rifled barrel, the 120-millimeter L30 gun.* The world of the tank—an armored fighting vehicle equipped with a large main gun, tracks, and whose mission is to conduct mechanized warfare ... more »
Meet Russia's 5 Weapons of War that Could Terrorize NATO
*Robert Farley* *Security, * If war breaks out, that is. *There is little question that NATO weaponry remains technologically ahead of Russian. The existence of a gap was clear in the 1980s, and the size of the gulf has grown since. However, the Russian military still commands sufficient resources, and can harness enough innovative thinking, to hurt NATO if a European dispute ever came to blows.* *The technologies of war developed since the end of the Cold War* (and indeed, in the last decade of the Cold War) remain untested in high intensity combat against sophisticated, res... more »
Meet the 5 Russian Weapons of War Ukraine Should Fear
*Robert Farley* *Security, Europe* If things go bad in the Sea of Azov... *Russia was slower than the United States to make drone technology a central focus of warfighting, although it has taken aggressive steps to catch up. In Ukraine, unmanned aerial vehicles have become the most important means through which Russia keeps track of developments on the battlefield.* The smoldering conflict in Ukraine’s eastern provinces has now gone on for more than two years. Although an uneasy status quo has settled on the region, skirmishes continue, and tension periodically run high. With th... more »
Remembering The Mumbai Terror Attacks 10 Years Later
*DW:* *India marks 10 years since Mumbai terror attacks* *Scores of people were killed when Islamist militants launched attacks on several targets across India's financial capital. A decade later, India and its allies have called on Pakistan to bring the masterminds to justice.* India's financial capital Mumbai on Monday marked the tenth anniversary of terror attacks that killed 166 people and injured hundreds more across the city. Several memorial services were held for the victims, survivors and their families at the sites of the attacks. "Tributes to those who lost their lives ... more »
Taiwan Rebukes Ruling Party In Local Elections. China Claims Victory Over Defeat Of Pro-Independence Supportersion
*The Independent: **Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen steps down as chair of Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses* *Premier vows to press on after defeat* Taiwan‘s president, Tsai Ing-wen, has resigned as chairwoman of the ruling pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after it suffered a major electoral defeat on Saturday, losing two of the island’s most important city posts in mayoral elections. The results of the polls, being held just over a year before Taiwan’s next presidential election, are likely to please China, which claims self-ruled a... more »
The Russian Minority Question In Estonia (I)
The Estonian society was relatively homogeneous with 88% of ethnic Estonians followed by mainly Russian-speakers as the most numerous ethnic minority. This led the country in the interwar period to an atmosphere of interethnic toleration for the reason that the ethnic Estonians could appreciate the cultural distinctiveness of Russians, Germans, Swedish, and Jews as minorities. The post The Russian Minority Question In Estonia (I) appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
New Series: Democraps Who Are Calling Out To Be Primaried-- Meet California Blue Dog Jim Costa
*Sit in at his office didn't prevent Costa from voting with the GOP for TPP* I'm not being coy-- you know me better than that-- and I wish I could remember her name, but I can't even remember for sure if I heard her on the radio while I was driving or on TV in the next room while I was working. She truly exemplifies everything wrong with unlicensed political punditry. I can't imagine as stupider person talking on politics but apparently she wrote a funny political story in a magazine before the election about something or other that had to do with denigrating Democrats, who she pred... more »
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*The Law of Diminishing Returns: Much Academic Research Is Either Ignored or Fake* Most of the criticism of higher education revolves around teaching: fees are too high, too little learning is going on, viewpoint diversity is absent. Perhaps because it is less visible to the public, less emphasis is placed on research. Here the problems are similarly significant and growing. For years I thought the problem was mainly over-investment: too many professors were writing too many largely unread papers for mostly obscure journals on trivial topics. Increasingly, however,there is a secon... more »
Extended Trailer For Peter Jackson’s New World War I Documentary Has Been Released
*Task & Purpose*: The Extended Trailer For Peter Jackson’s New World War I Documentary Is Epic If there were ever a good time to be British it would have been on Nov. 11, the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, when BBC Two premiered Peter Jackson’s highly anticipated World War I documentary They Shall Not Grow Old. As for those of us stuck on this side of the pond, we still have a few more weeks to go before we too can watch the film, which debuted in the U.K. to rave reviews. The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw gave it five out of five stars, writing, “The soldiers are returned to a... more »
Incident in the Kerch Strait – TTG
We cannot confirm this report but if true Russia may have just prevented a WWWIII level provocation/false flag
Tweets For Today
VIDEO: Ukraine's navy says six seamen were wounded when Russian coast guard vessels opened fire on three Ukrainian ships near the Kerch Strait and then seized them. The two nations blame each other. Video on Russian TV shows two ships colliding. https://t.co/wy1QeHoaED — The Associated Press (@AP) November 26, 2018 #UPDATE At least 22 police officers were killed in a Taliban ambush in western Afghanistan, a health official says, in another blow to Afghan forces already suffering record casualties https://t.co/DLclPUm6oa — AFP news agency (@AFP) November 26, 2018 Migrant Caravan: ... more »
What’s Going On With Jupiter? – Comet 46P/Wirtanen is Fast Approaching Earth
nemesis maturity Published on Nov 25, 2018 Jupiter will pass very close to the Sun in the sky as its orbit carries it around the far side of the solar system from the Earth. At closest approach, Jupiter will appear at a separation of only 0°39′ from the Sun, making it totally unobservable for several weeks […]
Ukrainian Ships Seized & Towed to the Kerch Port After Tense Standoff
RT Published on Nov 26, 2018 The Ukranian vessels were sailing between two Ukrainian ports: from Odessa in the Black Sea to Mariupol in the Azov Sea. The only waterway that connects these is the Kerch Strait between Crimea and mainland Russia. Kiev says it notified Moscow in advance that its navy ships would be sailing […]
Ukraine Puts Army on ‘Full Combat Alert’ After Naval Clash with Russia off Crimea
There is NO possibility of a Ukraine victory in war with Russia. Within 48 hours Kiev will fall to Russian forces. So what is all these about? The western Illuminati is using Ukraine as cannon fodder, as bait to lure Russia into war with NATO. If it happens it will likely become the limited nuclear […]
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*What’s New in the Latest U.S. Climate Assessment* *Below is the first part of an NYT article. It is totally uncritical. The days of journalists examining evidence critically are now gone -- except for anything favouring Mr Trump, of course.Yet the report has glaring holes. Attributing South coast flooding to global warming without mentioning all the reports showing land subsidence there is just not serious reporting. It is a perfunctory restatement of an item of faith. It is a sort of chant of the global warming religion, not anything scientific* Global warming is now affec... more »
New academic rock star, Gad Saad
Professor Gad Saad is another academic who's become some what a popular rock star of PC and crazy feminism like Jordan Peterson through YouTube and podcasts. He's a Lebanese-Canadian Jewish immigrant whose family first fled to Syria from Lebanon. That should get him points. His field is evolutionary behavior and he's even been bold enough to research how hormones affect consumer decisions. Interview is with one of my favorites, Greg Gutfeld . https://radio.foxnews.com/2018/10/10/dr-gad-saad-on-idea-pathogens/ [image: La guapa hipocresÃa de Justin Trudeau: LÃder de Guerreros ...]... more »
How the Clintons became so wealthy and powerful
An article from 2015 reminds us of how the Clintons became fabulously wealthy--and powerful. "Clinton Foundation has basically been a foreign money-laundering operation. The scheme works like this: collect millions of dollars in foreign money, dump it into a foreign charity, pretend that the law prohibits you from ever disclosing the identities of those foreign donors to the foreign charity, then have the foreign charity bundle all the cash and send it to the Clinton Foundation. Then, when the time comes–whether it be a Clinton Foundation conference or a lavish Clinton Foundation ... more »
Foreign Work Visas Issued in Brazil Drop 60 Percent in Past Five Years
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The number of work visas issued to foreigners in Brazil has tumbled 58 percent in the past five years, falling from 61,842 in 2013 to only 25,937 in 2017. Last year’s figure also represents a 14.5 percent decline from 2016’s total of 30,327 foreign work […] The post Foreign Work Visas Issued in Brazil Drop 60 Percent in Past Five Years appeared first on The Rio Times.
Is The US Pivoting the Fight In Syria Toward A War With Iran? YES!
Is the Trump Administration Pivoting the Fight in Syria Toward a War with Iran?- New YorkerSelected excerpts: The number of U.S. military personnel in-country has steadily grown, and the rhetoric of the President and members of his national-security team continues to escalate. *"The largest American military base in Syria covers more than five hundred acres, but it can’t be seen from the road*. When I visited in mid-October, on the condition that I not reveal the exact location, I thought my taxi-driver had brought me to the wrong place. All I saw were a few Kurdish soldiers standin... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 25, 2018
Image: Reuters. *Mohammed Ayoob, National Interest:* *The United States and Pakistan: A Marriage Made in Hell* The current open spat between Trump and Imran Khan may be the much-awaited signal that divorce is around the corner. In the last few days the war of words between President Donald Trump and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has reached unprecedented heights. Trump has declared that Pakistan has “done nothing for the United States” despite receiving aid amounting to $20 billion. Khan has responded by challenging what he called “Trump’s false assertions” that “add insult ... more »
Tense standoff around Kerch Strait between Russia & Ukraine: How it developed
3 Ukrainian naval vessels breach Russian border near Crimea The post Tense standoff around Kerch Strait between Russia & Ukraine: How it developed appeared first on The Duran.
All U.S. Gov’t. Accusations Against Russia’s Gov’t. Are Lies
Because of what the U.S. regime did to Ukraine, Ukraine now has vastly higher debt, and also significantly reduced GDP from which to pay it. Nothing about this operation was at all democratic. The post All U.S. Gov’t. Accusations Against Russia’s Gov’t. Are Lies appeared first on The Duran.
The Prisoner (commentary)
I'm lounging on an island and that brought to mind The Village on The Island, and the old series, "The Prisoner" (1968), a seventeen episode series starring Patrick McGoohan. In the series, a British case officer/spy quit and the Brits tossed him into the Village to try and figure out why...and to determine if he "knew too much". The standard gripes common to people who leave the service were never fully explored. He was #6 (but didn't like the number for some reason) and kept wanting to know who #1 was. The #2's were assigned to break him and everyone who failed left the show an... more »
Heeeere, fishy, fishy, fishy . . .
A cat in China hasn't figured out the meaning of ice. Peter
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