Thursday, November 08, 2018

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Dumb Canadian wonders : If Sessions will not fulfill duties of office, when would you replace him, if not at commencement of  second term ?



ANTI-COMMUNISM AS RUSSIA’S NATIONAL IDENTITY IS A ONE-EDGED SAW

Editor at Dances With Bears - 17 hours ago
By John Helmer, Moscow The end of the Soviet Union, and the election in 1991, then re-election in 1996 of Boris Yeltsin as President of the Russian Federation, are usually depicted in Russia as a kind of election defeat for the Communist Party as well as of leftwing, socialist or communist policy. Yeltsin’s destruction of […]

Trump Replaces Attorney General Sessions With Critic Of Mueller Investigation; New Acting AG Will Take Oversight Of The Mueller Investigation Away From Rosenstein

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 17 hours ago
AG Jeff Sessions had recused himself from the Russia investigation, so Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein has been overseeing Mueller’s investigation … Continue reading →

Nobody Is Above The Law-Mueller Protection Rapid Response: Hundreds Of Protests At 5 PM Today Local Time (Check For Closest Location)

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 17 hours ago
In firing Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump has crossed a red line and started a constitutional crisis. We are activating our … Continue reading →

Here Comes the F-16V (Thanks to F-22 and F-35 DNA)

Dave Majumdar at Test Feed Using Fields - 17 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * We have all the details. *The future is still bright for the F-16. Here's why...* Lockheed Martin has received a massive $1.12 billion contract from the U.S. government to produce 16 advanced F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcons for Bahrain. The “undefinitized contract action award” means that the Royal Bahraini Air Force will become the first operator of the most advanced and capable version of F-16 ever designed. *(This first appeared several months ago.)* Moreover, unlike previous versions of the F-16—which were built in Fort Worth, Texas—these new “... more »

Despite Criticism, Brazil Not Likely to Abandon Mercosur

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Despite statements made by future Economy Minister, Paulo Guedes that Mercosur would not be a priority to Brazil in the Bolsonaro Administration, representatives of the countries that integrate the trade bloc said Wednesday that they expect changes but no damage or disintegration of the […]

Rain Threatens Recovery of Brazil’s National Museum in Rio

Nelson Belen at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – According to officials leading the recovery and reconstruction of the National Museum of Brazil, which was destroyed in a massive fire on September 2nd, the 200-year-old structure is now facing the threat of an entirely different element: rain. “We’re pretty worried about the rain,” exclaimed […]

Rio Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, November 8, 2018

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
We have the top three picks for this Wednesday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: Quinta Reggae Radiola Visto Rasta @ Beco Das Artes (Centro) – Quinta Reggae comes to the ‘Bar do Nanam’ in one of the liveliest party streets, Beco Das Artes, […]

Syrian Army scores direct hits on jihadist positions in southern Idlib

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their strikes on the jihadist defenses in the southern countryside of Idlib last night. Led by the 11th Tank Division, the Syrian Arab Army fired several surface-to-surface missiles at the jihadist positions in towns of Al-Taman’ah and Sukeek, causing a number of powerful explosions […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US is ‘very concerned’ about who controls Syria’s S-300 system

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 A.M.) – Washington is “very concerned” about who controls Syria’s newly supplied S-300 air defense system, the U.S. envoy to Syria James Jeffrey told reporters on Wednesday. “We are concerned very much about the S-300 system being deployed to Syria. The issue is at the detail level. Who will control it? What […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Snowden accuses Israeli cybersecurity firm of enabling Khashoggi murder (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 A.M.) – US whistleblower Edward Snowden accused an Israeli cybersecurity firm of developing and selling surveillance software to Saudi Arabia, enabling the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, at a conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday. Snowden, who was speaking at the conference via video-link from an undisclosed location in Russia, claimed that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iran unveils new missile system during military exercises

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 A.M.) – Iran unveiled a new missile system during their military exercises that took place in the capital city of Tehran this week. According to a CSIS report, the Iranian Army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) showcased their new surface-to-air missile system on the second day of their military. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

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Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Somebody commented the other day about pop ups appearing on this site. It appears that WUWT and probably other WordPress sites are also affected. I have copied Anthony’s comments, and ask that readers do the same: I’m sorry I have to write this, but I need your help, especially if […]

Themes without variations

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
An earlier post looked at the first few episodes of podcast offshoot of the *Today *programme, *Beyond Today,* hosted by Tina Daheley and Matthew Price, and found them to be little different to the *Today *programme (except that, being aimed at a younger audience, Matthew Price was speaking more slowly and pretending not to know stuff, such how to pronounce the new Brazilian president's name). Overall, I thought that the themes - including fake news, hate speech, middle-class drug abuse and concerns about Instagram and WhatsApp - were very BBC/*Guardian*-type themes. The four s... more »

Why Is This Legal? Presentation on Vaccines by Laura Hayes

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
Dear AoA Readers, I wanted to share the video link and transcript for the vaccine-related presentation I gave in Utah this past Friday titled, "Why Is This Legal?" A big shout out to symposium organizer, Kristen Chevrier. She and her... more »

The Role of Toxic Stimuli Combinations in Determining Safe Exposure Limits

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
Thank you to author Ronald Kostoff for this link. An Editorial in the journal Toxicology Reports entitled "The role of toxic stimuli combinations in determining safe exposure limits" has been published recently. The article asserts that lack of adequate testing... more »

Balance? What balance?

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 18 hours ago
Last night's *Newsnight *had a very 'Newsnight' balance of guests talking about the midterm elections in the US. It was a 'classic' 5:1 ratio - i.e. five critics of Mr. Trump's Republicans versus one supporter. The final pairing of guests, Simon Schama and David Frum (Mr. Trump's most vociferous critic on the right), was particularly 'inspired'' as they each agreed with each other about everything.

It's enough to make you start peering over the top of your glasses

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 18 hours ago
So, Dame Jenni Murray has pulled out of a talk at Oxford University after three student groups called for her to be no-platformed because of her 'transphobic' views. She was intending to talk about 'Powerful British Women in History' (unsurprisingly), but some students wanted her 'publicly condemned' and 'if possible' for the event to be 'cancelled'. What a remarkable state of affairs - one of the most politically correct BBC presenters isn't politically correct enough for some Oxford University students and, thus, other Oxford University students won't get to hear her!

Culture Wars: Girl Scouts to Sue Boy Scouts Over Its New ‘Gender Inclusive’ Initiative

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 18 hours ago
*21WIRE* | The culture wars are now heating up in America, and women begin to realize that the PC agenda has its drawbacks.

Hollywood’s Midterm Fail: Democrat Celebrity Endorsements Losing Their Effect

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 18 hours ago
*21WIRE* | It would appear that the power of celebrity is becoming a non-factor on the Democratic side of the ticket.

Discussions commerciales UE/É.-U. la semaine prochaine à Washington

bilaterals.org - 18 hours ago
08-Nov-2018 Les deux parties semblent se concentrer à renforcer la coopération réglementaire entre les deux régions.

Why we are worried over African Free Trade Agreement — Dangote, MAN, LCCI

bilaterals.org - 18 hours ago
08-Nov-2018 Business groups have supported the Nigerian Federal Government's delay in signing the African Continental Free Trade Area, stressing that adequate measure should be put in place to prevent dumping of goods into Nigeria and Africa countries in general.

Drugs costs impact health

bilaterals.org - 18 hours ago
08-Nov-2018 Canada's negotiators extended data protection on biologics without knowing impact on prices.

Indonesia to ratify Pakistan trade deal to protect palm oil exports

bilaterals.org - 18 hours ago
08-Nov-2018 The Indonesian government will push ahead and ratify a trade deal with Pakistan to protect $1.5 billion in annual palm oil exports to the South Asia nation, a cabinet minister said.

Special economic zones: engines of development or sites of exploitation?

bilaterals.org - 18 hours ago
08-Nov-2018 Many SEZs have been associated with compressions of land, labour and human rights. Investment treaties protect investments against adverse regulatory change, including in SEZs. To date, investors have brought at least 20 arbitrations to challenge diverse aspects of SEZ regimes.

Labour and the "Left Behinds"

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 19 hours ago
The joint Hope Not Hate/British Future report, *The National Conversation on Immigration* and its focus on "left behind" communities is to be welcomed, not least because it *isn't* the usual regurgitation of Blue Labour dogma. It acknowledges some of the problems Labour has with its former 'traditional' base, and suggests things the party needs to do to avoid more significant difficulties down the road. You can read a précis here by Rose Carter, one of the report's authors. The conclusions are familiar. At the last election, Labour did best in metropolitan, socially liberal, and gr... more »

Democrats Need to Learn from US Congresswoman-Elect Deb Haaland’s Historic Win

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 19 hours ago
US Congresswoman-Elect Deb Haaland and Sharice Davids will be the two first Native American/American Indian women to serve in the … Continue reading →

NASA’s Parker reaches nearest point to Sun during first solar encounter.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/08/c_137592266.htm Advertisements

Thugs of Hindostan review: ‘KING-SIZED DISAPPOINTMENT’, says Taran Adarsh.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
https://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/thugs-of-hindostan-review-king-sized-disappointment-says-taran-adarsh/1376086/

Alcohol is killing Canadians, so why are we still drinking?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
https://globalnews.ca/news/4634194/harms-of-drinking-alcohol/?utm_source=GlobalNews&utm_medium=Facebook

Microsoft develops flexible AI system that can summarize the news.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
https://venturebeat.com/2018/11/06/microsoft-researchers-develop-ai-system-that-can-generate-articles-summaries/

Juicing isn’t actually good for you and your diet is probably dumb.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
https://www.popsci.com/fad-diet-nutrition-bad-for-you?src=SOC&dom=fb

Best Bodyweight Exercises For Burning Calories: TOP 3

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
https://www.runtastic.com/blog/en/best-bodyweight-exercises/?utm_content=bodyweight-exercises&utm_source=runtastic&utm_medium=facebook.en&utm_campaign=newyears-2018&utm_term=paid

The Top 25 Best Cult Films Of All Time

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
https://www.amexessentials.com/greatest-cult-films/?utm_source=JI&utm_medium=Social&utm_term=00009&utm_content=Feature&utm_campaign=Greatest_Cult_Movies

Cockroaches Feeling Very Optimistic About Future Of Planet

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
https://www.theonion.com/cockroaches-feeling-very-optimistic-about-future-of-pla-1819579564?utm_content=Main&utm_campaign=SF&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing

Fight Against Last Vestige of ISIS in Syria Stalls, to Dismay of U.S.

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 19 hours ago
Far from being a spent force, ISIS (otherwise known as Islamic State, ISIL or Daesh) could be resurgent, says US counter terrorism official

Yemen death toll five times higher than previous estimate, researchers say

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 19 hours ago
At least 56,000 have been killed in the conflict since January 2016. In addition to 1.1 million cases of cholera having been reported

What Anthony Zurcher would have asked the President...if he'd been called

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
Incidentally, if you were wondering which beauty of a BBC reporter didn't get called to asked a question to Donald Trump at yesterday's eventful White House press conference, well, it was none other than Anthony Zurcher. And here he is: "Unfortunately, the president didn’t call on me at his press conference today", he later tweeted. Here are the four questions he had prepared to ask: 1) Both Barack Obama and Bill Clinton lost the House in their first term. They went on to win re-election two years later. After their mid-term setbacks, they said they were humbled and learned impo... more »

Sorry, China: J-20 Stealth Fighters are No Match for an F-22 or F-35

Zachary Keck at Test Feed Using Fields - 19 hours ago
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Asia* Here's why. *Michael Raska, an assistant professor at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, was quoted as saying in the article. “Among the issues,” Reuters noted, “China’s J-20 and J-31 stealth fighters cannot super-cruise, or fly at supersonic speeds like their closest rivals, Lockheed Martin’s F-22 and F-35 stealth planes, without using afterburners.”* China’s first fifth-generation aircraft is having a major issue. *(This first appeared in January.)* As Dave Majumdar previously covered, China recently declared that its J... more »

The Super Slick Way China's Army Plans to Win Asia's Next Big War

Robert Beckhusen at Test Feed Using Fields - 19 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, Asia* In the event of a rapidly deteriorating crisis, the Second Artillery would have to speed toward the problem. This is where high-speed rail comes in. *According to the China Youth Daily report, the Corps could rush its cruise missiles along the high-speed rail lines toward the coast in the event of a conflict with Japan or Taiwan.* On most days, China’s high-speed rail network is for hauling millions — yes, millions — of commuters, vacationers and tourists around the country. But on May 14, 2015, one section of the growing network served a very ... more »

Other views are available

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
Some views on the Acosta affair (including about the banning of the CNN reporter from the White House) from BBC journalists on Twitter: *Nick Robinson*: Trump’s attack on CNN’s Jim Acosta is an attack on the right of all journalists everywhere to ask tough questions of people in power. That’s our job. Only fair to note - as others have - that Trump is more available for questioning than many politicians here, that CNN relishes the fight & that journalists should talk about others not ourselves. However, attacks on news organisations as ‘enemies of the people’ crosses a line. *Nick... more »

In Memoriam Colin

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 20 hours ago
What goes around comes around. Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

The camera never lies

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 20 hours ago
Did Jim accost her? Well, the female White House intern tried to take the mic off the CNN reporter and he refused to let her take it, making contact with her arm and saying 'Pardon me, ma'am' as he did so. She then sat down and waited and then took it off him and handed it to the next journalist. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders is saying that Jim Acosta laid hands on the young woman. Jim Acosta says that's a lie. The White House and its supporters are putting out a short video showing....in....slow....motion....orspeedingup...or ZOOMING IN...the moment when the CNN man's ... more »

US Declares War on ‘Troika of Tyranny’ Pushing Them Closer to Russia

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
John Bolton has announced that tough new penalties will be imposed on Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua in the near future

Addressing Questions about Holocaust & Race

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
Holocaust deniers are missing the point. World War Two was contrived to kill goyim not Jews.

The Oldest Trick In the Book: False Flags to “Justify” War

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
Presidents, Prime Ministers, Congressmen, Generals, Spooks, Soldiers and Police ADMIT to False Flag Terror

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s Declaration on Trump Sanctions

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
The U.S. should be addressing the catastrophe's it has wrought in the region rather than imposing yet more sanctions, says Zarif

Kurdish militia made a swap with ISIS to get back 7 US troops – sources

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
Washington has denied the reports. Includes video

Q Drop - Senate Locked in

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
Mission accomplished The senate is now under the firm control of the Administration. You cannot imagine how important that this is going forward. Add in the likelihood that the GOP has been cleansed as well with all the noted resignations and what is left is a lot of Democrats whose past will likely haunt them through the next two years. Recall that a long worked out plan is in place under the guidance of Mil Intel. Notice Q+ just thanked Jeff Sessions. Jeff is too old for a real overarching war, but he was perfect to hold the position open for the past two years while the ... more »

Just in Time Stimulus: Fed Proposes Looser Rules for Large U.S. Banks

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
I do not support this writer ideas, but the news is important. Regional banks will revert back to mostly 2007 rules. Recall that those banks and in fact the banks outside the too big to fail group did fine with few going bust. Our rules were really good enough then.Our serious banking problem is that we must breakup the big ones as soon as possible and demand as much overseas for USA access. This is not a slight danger. What happened in 2008 is that the larger players converted their overseas placing power into dumping garbage assets they knew were garbage. Where they smalle... more »

China Boosts Antarctic Presence With Planned Permanent Airbase, Cites "Strategic Needs"

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
Maintaining a presence is difficult and putting in an airfield makes complete sense. In fact the more the merrier. The place needs to be spotted with airbases of this sort. If something is really happening down there a la what i call the NAZI meme, then this might flush it out or not at all. What we presently have are ample unanswered questions presently been ignored or treated as fake news. Why would anyone go to this trouble and sustain it for decades? All i am sure of is that we get the nothing to see here routine. By the way i am looking for a unedited satellite image ... more »

Upright Canine Encounter in Centre County, PA

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
The oversized feet and paws are the long claws, obviously sheathed. It is the Giant Sloth again and this cannot get any better. It certainly knew better than hang around when the safety came of. This creature stalks and will not attack unless it gets a clean shot. Thus it clearly hung around other hunters and observed them. It is naturally arboreal after all. I suspect this happens often as we are easy targets in fact. Watch your back in the bush if you are setting up a blind. Otherwise we are always moving and that makes simple stalking far more difficult, whereas deer ... more »

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 21 hours ago
*by Noah* I have a dream. I have a dream that one day our current president will by judged, not by the orange hue of his skin but by the content of his hideously bad character. Note to self: Dream on, Noah. Consider this, however: Any idea of an actual, real impeachment of Donald J. Trump is an idea that, in a practical framework, exists in the far more slowly moving time continuum of Washington, DC, not in the reality that normal Americans live in outside the beltway. In fact, recent polls of Americans who aren't members of Congress and what is called the Washington intelligent... more »

Historic Firsts: Deb Haaland & Sharice Davids Will Be First Native American Women To Serve In the US Congress

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 21 hours ago
Finally two historic firsts: Deb Haaland and Sharice Davids will be the first Native American/American Indian women to serve in … Continue reading →

Megalithic Masonry VS Modern Masonry

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 21 hours ago
The new house built on the farm included a stone feature wall. The rocks were freshly quarried from a nearby quarry, and are various igneous rocks, or tough fine grained felsites. The base of the wall is 6 metres long … Continue reading →

China's Navy: Armed with 4 Aircraft Carriers by 2022?

Kyle Mizokami at Test Feed Using Fields - 21 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* The People’s Liberation Army Navy carrier fleet is a rapidly growing force shaping up to be a powerful, flexible tool of statecraft and war. Beijing could realistically have four aircraft carriers by 2022—a remarkable feat of military construction. All of this lead to a number of unsolved questions *A future aircraft could be a carrier-based version of the Chengdu J-20 or the J-31/FC-31, China’s two new fifth-generation fighters. An interim solution could be the so-called J-17, an improved J-15 roughly comparable to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and ... more »

MATT WHITAKER - US ATTORNEY GENERAL

Anon at Aangirfan - 21 hours ago
Whitaker Jewish *Matthew Whitaker, Donald Trump's new attorney general*, was part of a company accused by the US government of running a multimillion-dollar scam. World Patent Marketing was ordered in May 2018 to pay a $26m settlement following legal action by federal authorities, which said it tricked aspiring inventors. Matt Whitaker [image: 🇺🇸] ✔@MattWhitaker46 Who knew tricep ext and curls worked? The Workout That Burns 346 Calories In 13 Minutes http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/346-ca lories-in-13-minutes?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebutton … 2:59... more »

Dutch man, 69, brings lawsuit to lower his age 20 years per BBC News

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 22 hours ago
'A Dutch pensioner has started a legal battle to legally change his age and boost his dating prospects. Emile Ratelband, 69, wants to shift his birthday from 11 March 1949 to 11 March 1969, comparing the change to identifying as being transgender. "You can change your name. You can change your gender. Why not your age?" he told Dutch paper De Telegraaf.' The story is reported straight down the line by the BBC or here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46133262 after all if people are free to change sex, at will, then why not change age? Do you see what happens when Pandora's b... more »

Antifa Publishes The Home Addresses Of U.S. Conservatives In The Media. Mobs Form Outside Of Their Homes

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
WATCH: Activists ring doorbell, gather outside of Fox News Personality Tucker Carlson’s home. “Tucker Carlson, we will fight! We know where you sleep at night!” https://t.co/TLGZSWOlmj — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 8, 2018 *NRO*:* Protesters Send Message to Tucker Carlson outside His Home: ‘We Know Where You Sleep at Night’* A group of protesters congregated outside what they claimed was Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s home in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night to chant threatening messages. Smash Racism D.C., a self-described “anti-fascist” group, posted a video of th... more »

'Shock' as Macron announces French Nazi collaborator Marshal Pétain to be honoured for wartime service per The Jewish Chronicle

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 22 hours ago
'Emmanuel Macron has announced that Marshal Philippe Pétain, the Nazi collaborator whose administration helped deport of tens of thousands of French Jews to death camps, will be honoured a centenary tribute because he "was a great soldier in World War One."' More here at the JC https://www.thejc.com/news/world/shock-emmanuel-macron-announces-french-nazi-marshal-p%C3%A9tain-honoured-first-world-war-service . France's recent history of antisemitism is well documented but has been brushed over by the post second world war French. Somehow I doubt that the antisemitic, by at least one of... more »

Saudi Regime Survives But Enters The Time Of Troubles

M. K. BHADRAKUMAR at OrientalReview.org - 22 hours ago
The New Yorker report by Dexter Filkins, a Pulitzer Prize winner and acclaimed author with long experience in reporting from the frontlines of Middle Eastern hotspots, concludes: “Even if—especially if—M.B.S. hangs on to his position, it seems likely that the Saudi royal family, and Saudi Arabia more generally, are entering a dangerous period.” The post Saudi Regime Survives But Enters The Time Of Troubles appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Free Download: ‘William Kingdon Clifford, "The Ethics of Belief’

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago
*"Believing Without Evidence Is Always Morally Wrong"* by Francisco Mejia Uribe "You have probably never heard of William Kingdon Clifford. He is not in the pantheon of great philosophers – perhaps because his life was cut short at the age of 33 – but I cannot think of anyone whose ideas are more relevant for our interconnected, AI-driven, digital age. This might seem strange given that we are talking about a Victorian Briton whose most famous philosophical work is an essay nearly 150 years ago. However, reality has caught up with Clifford. His once seemingly exaggerated claim tha... more »

CNN Is Banned From The White House

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
Acosta wrestled with a White House intern who tried to take the provided mic to pass it to another journalist *Daily Mail: **CNN's Jim Acosta is BANNED from the White House as it suspends his media credentials after heated press conference exchange with the President* * CNN Correspondent Jim Acosta was denied access to the White House on Wednesday night * Acosta got into heated shouting match with Trump at White House press conference earlier Wednesday * Trump told him 'that's enough' and female White House intern tried to take the provided mic back from Acosta * Acosta swatted her... more »

CARBON What is Driving the Strategy to Demonize the Most Amazing, Life Sustaining Element? Chapter 4, 5, 6

Geoff Brown at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 22 hours ago
Chapter 4WHY THE BENEFITS OF CARBON EMISSIONS ARE NOT EMBRACED *Robert D. Brinsmead* When that hugely respected American scientist, Freeman Dyson (a self-confessed Democrat and supporter of Barack Obama) looked at how carbon dioxide was being demonized, he said, “The people who are supposed to be the experts and who claim to understand the science are precisely the people who are blind to the evidence…I hope that a few of them will make the effort to examine the evidence in detail and see how it contradicts the prevailing dogma, but I know that the majority will remain blind. That t... more »

CARBON What is Driving the Strategy to Demonize the Most Amazing, Life Sustaining Element? Chapter 2, 3

Geoff Brown at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 22 hours ago
*Robert D. Brinsmead* Chapter 2HOW CARBON EMISSIONS BENEFIT AGRICULTURE AND GREEN THE EARTH Since the beginning of our Industrial Age around 1800 CE, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have risen from about 280 ppm to a little over 400ppm. This is a rise of 45%, most of which has happened in the last 50 years. Most of these elevated carbon dioxide levels are due to mankind’s increasing use of hydrocarbons such as coal, oil and gas. We have been digging up and pumping out hydrocarbons from the ground and returning it to the atmosphere. Although there may be some question whethe... more »

Heckler Acosta no longer welcome to Trump's house

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 22 hours ago
When I was a kid, and even as recently as 20 years ago or so, I considered CNN to be a rather impressive brand. It had to be better than many other news outlets. Times have changed a lot. Jim Acosta still calls himself a "CNN White House Correspondent" on his Twitter account – which I consider a fraudulent description because of the outcome of the story I am going to remind you of (he is no longer capable of "corresponding" with someone on the White House side). Fine, during the press conference, Jim Acosta started his "question" by the statement "I want to challenge you". If y... more »

What Would Be The Global Impact Of A Chinese Recession?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
*Kenneth Rogoff, Project Syndicate:* *The Global Impact of a Chinese Recession* Most economic forecasts suggest that a recession in China will hurt everyone, but that the pain would be more regionally confined than would be the case for a deep recession in the United States. Unfortunately, that may be wishful thinking. CAMBRIDGE – When China finally has its inevitable growth recession – which will almost surely be amplified by a financial crisis, given the economy’s massive leverage – how will the rest of world be affected? With US President Donald Trump’s trade war hitting China ... more »

CARBON What is Driving the Strategy to Demonize the Most Amazing, Life Sustaining Element? Chapter 1

Geoff Brown at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 22 hours ago
*CARBON* *What is Driving the Strategy to Demonize the Most Amazing, Life Sustaining Element?* *Robert D. Brinsmead* Irenic Publications September 2018 © Contents *Chapter 1. 3* *WHY CARBON SHOULD BE CELEBRATED. 3* *Chapter 2. 8* *HOW CARBON EMISSIONS BENEFIT AGRICULTURE AND GREEN THE EARTH. 8* *Chapter 3. 11* *HOW CARBON EMISSIONS BENEFIT THE CLIMATE. 11* *Chapter 4. 17* *WHY THE BENEFITS OF CARBON EMISSIONS ARE NOT EMBRACED. 17* *Chapter 5. 19* *WHAT IS DRIVING THE WAR ON CARBON?. 19* *Chapter 6. 24* *HOW THE WAR ON CARBON IS A WAR ON HUMAN FREEDOM* Chapter 1WHY CARBON SHO... more »

What Is Next With The Mueller Special Counsel?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
Photo: Wikimedia/The White House *Chicago Tribune/Washington Post: **Sessions' ouster throws future of special counsel probe into question* The future of the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 campaign was thrown into uncertainty Wednesday after President Donald Trump ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a move that will result in a change in the probe's supervision. Trump named as acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker, Sessions chief of staff, who as a legal commentator last year wrote that special counsel Robert Mueller III appeared to be ta... more »

CARBON What is Driving the Strategy to Demonize the Most Amazing, Life Sustaining Element?

Geoff Brown at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 23 hours ago
*CARBON* *What is Driving the Strategy to Demonize the Most Amazing, Life Sustaining Element?* *Robert D. Brinsmead* Irenic Publications September 2018 © Contents *Chapter 1. 3* *WHY CARBON SHOULD BE CELEBRATED. 3* *Chapter 2. 8* *HOW CARBON EMISSIONS BENEFIT AGRICULTURE AND GREEN THE EARTH. 8* *Chapter 3. 11* *HOW CARBON EMISSIONS BENEFIT THE CLIMATE. 11* *Chapter 4. 17* *WHY THE BENEFITS OF CARBON EMISSIONS ARE NOT EMBRACED. 17* *Chapter 5. 19* *WHAT IS DRIVING THE WAR ON CARBON?. 19* *Chapter 6. 24* *HOW THE WAR ON CARBON IS A WAR ON HUMAN FREEDOM.. 24* Chapter 1... more »

CARBON What is Driving the Strategy to Demonize the Most Amazing, Life Sustaining Element?

Geoff Brown at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 23 hours ago
*CARBON* *What is Driving the Strategy to Demonize the Most Amazing, Life Sustaining Element?* *Robert D. Brinsmead* Irenic Publications September 2018 © Contents *Chapter 1. 3* *WHY CARBON SHOULD BE CELEBRATED. 3* *Chapter 2. 8* *HOW CARBON EMISSIONS BENEFIT AGRICULTURE AND GREEN THE EARTH. 8* *Chapter 3. 11* *HOW CARBON EMISSIONS BENEFIT THE CLIMATE. 11* *Chapter 4. 17* *WHY THE BENEFITS OF CARBON EMISSIONS ARE NOT EMBRACED. 17* *Chapter 5. 19* *WHAT IS DRIVING THE WAR ON CARBON?. 19* *Chapter 6. 24* *HOW THE WAR ON CARBON IS A WAR ON HUMAN FREEDOM.. 24* Chapter 1... more »

November 8th – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #658

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
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 →

Thursday November 8th – Open Thread

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
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 →

Global Warming Targeting Switzerland

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 1 day ago
Global warming has long targeted women and children of color, but it now plans to go after Switzerland too. Global warming to impact Switzerland at twice average speed, researcher warns

Did the Whole Migrant Caravan Turn Down Mexico’s Offer of Jobs, Medical Care and Education?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Some members of the caravan accepted the offer, some spurned it, and some returned home.

Progressives are now Turning on White Women

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 1 day ago
59 percent of white women voted for Ted Cruz. 53 percent of white women voted for Donald Trump. So given these numbers, who is the real face of feminism? pic.twitter.com/BSCg0b5RSJ— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) November 7, 2018 There needs to be accountability and an honest reckoning. There’s a lot of work to do, white women. A … Continue reading "Progressives are now Turning on White Women"

HEADLINE-GRABBING GLOBAL WARMING STUDY SUFFERS FROM A MAJOR MATH ERROR

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 1 day ago
Lead of Princeton press release on Resplandy et al. was that IPCC has gotten things wrong & repeated by NYT, WP, E&E, USAT etc.We've known peril in relying on single studies to overturn decades of assessed literatureSignature moment now for climate folkshttps://t.co/i7t6WOz28K— Roger Pielke Jr. (@RogerPielkeJr) November 6, 2018 (Source) Please Like, Share, Subscribe and … Continue reading "HEADLINE-GRABBING GLOBAL WARMING STUDY SUFFERS FROM A MAJOR MATH ERROR"

Was Cesar Sayoc a Lifelong Democrat Who “Recently” Covered His Van in Trump Stickers?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
The mail bombing suspect had never been a registered Democrat, and his van had been home to pro-Trump material for years.

White House Suspends CNN’s Acosta After Trump Confrontation

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders released a statement accusing Acosta of "placing his hands on a young woman just trying to do her job as a White House intern."

Did a Man Photobomb Mitch McConnell With a Thumbs-Down Gesture While They Voted?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
This isn't exactly what we mean when we refer to a "photo booth."

Breaking: Oklahoma’s new governor doesn’t vaccinate his kids

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 1 day ago
Oklahoma’s new governor, Tulsa businessman Kevin Stitt, said he “personally did not vaccinate some of his own kids and opposed legislation that would require vaccinations for children if they wanted to attend public schools.” We weren’t able to #CanPan like we wanted to but our message isn’t dead. Earlier in the year, Stitt expressed skepticism […] The post Breaking: Oklahoma’s new governor doesn’t vaccinate his kids appeared first on Health Nut News.

Things I Have Invented

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 1 day ago
I have invented a synergistic dongle widget which uses VPN robo-cybertechnology to turn millionaires into billionaires. Invest, invest, get in on the ground floor and invest. I have invented a new rechargeable battery which is made entirely of eco-friendly materials by the youngest slaves in […]

Jeff Sessions’s Firing, Matthew Whitaker’s Rise and the Attorney General’s Role In the Mueller Investigation

mfogel at Lawfare - 1 day ago
Departing Attorney General Sessions says farewell to the Department of Justice (Source: U.S. Department of Justice) The firing of Jeff Sessions and his replacement on an interim basis by a man who has expressed open hostility to the Mueller investigation and in whose loyalty President Trump has expressed confidence marks a major moment in the course of the Russia investigation. It is a profoundly dangerous moment: The president fired the attorney general, as he once fired the FBI director, for plainly illegitimate reasons: because the attorney general acted appropriately on an in... more »

Finally: White House Suspends CNN Reporter Jim Acosta Press Credential…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
Not exactly sure what took so long on this but the White House has finally suspended the “hard pass” press credential for CNN narrative engineer Jim Acosta following his rude behavior and physical confrontation with a White House intern earlier … Continue reading →

Major Math Error Puts Widely-Cited Global Warming Study On Ice

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Major Math Error Puts Widely-Cited Global Warming Study On Ice by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ An widely-circulated study which concluded that global warming is far worse than previously thought has been called into question by a math error, reports the Daily Caller‘s Michael Bastasch. – Princeton scientist Laure Resplandy and researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography concluded in October that […]

Israeli Settlers Dump Sewage on Palestinian School in Qalqiliya

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Israel Settlers Dump Sewage on Palestinian School in Qalqiliya by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ Israeli settlers dumped their sewage on a Palestinian school in the northern occupied West Bank district of Qalqilia yesterday. The Azzun Beit Amin School playground was flooded with sewage for the second time in two months as a result of the settlers’ actions. – Principal […]

EU CIVIL WAR: Brussels Chief Threatens Italy with SANCTIONS in Punishment for Budget

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
EU CIVIL WAR: Brussels Chief Threatens Italy with SANCTIONS in Punishment for Budget by LAURA MOWAT, https://www.express.co.uk/ ITALY has been threatened with sanctions from the European Union if it fails to budge on its planned 2019 budget. – Economic Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said Rome must realise it cannot break the EU’s fiscal rules, which it is in […]

EU Warned: Budget Clash with Italy ‘to Get WORSE’ as Eurosceptic Leaders Refuse to Budge

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
EU Warned: Budget Clash with Italy ‘to Get WORSE’ as Eurosceptic Leaders Refuse to Budge by AURORA BOSOTTI, https://www.express.co.uk/ THE European Union is on track to face additional headaches as Italian leaders refuse to budge on their proposed budget plan for 2019. Goldman Sachs has warned Brussels the clash with Rome could “get worse” as the deadline […]

“Flashpoint For War”: U.S. And Japan Plan Military Response To Chinese Incursions Of Disputed Islands

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
“Flashpoint For War”: U.S. And Japan Plan Military Response To Chinese Incursions Of Disputed Islands by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Things are again rapidly heating up in the East China Sea amidst already heightened tensions in a region where Washington is increasingly asserting the right of navigation in international waters against broad Chinese claims and seeking to […]

Macron Calls for ‘Euro Army’ to Defend Against US, Russia, China

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Is it game over for USA hegemony over Europe? YES! Is it game over for NATO? YES! Macron’s statement of ‘defend against (even) United States’ is startling. Such public statements are not made by friends, loyal allies. – Macron Calls for ‘Euro Army’ to Defend Against US, Russia, China by https://www.presstv.com/ French President Emmanuel Macron has […]

Russia, China Can Ink Deal on National Currencies Payments by End of Year – Bank

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Russia, China Can Ink Deal on National Currencies Payments by End of Year – Bank by https://sputniknews.com/ BEIJING (Sputnik) – Russia and China can sign an agreement on settlements in national currencies by the end of the year, the head of the Russian state development bank Vnesheconombank, Igor Shuvalov, told reporters on Wednesday. – “We are […]

Gerald Celente: Global Economic 9/11 Debt Bomb Ahead

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Silver Bullion Published on Nov 4, 2018 Veteran trends forecaster, Gerald Celente of Trends Research Institute, speaks with SBTV about how the gold price performed from the 80’s to today – the peak in 1980, why the gold price was flat in the 90’s and what fueled gold in the 2000s. Gerald also gave a price […]

EU Remains Committed to Iran Nuclear Deal Amid US Sanctions – Spokesman

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
EU Remains Committed to Iran Nuclear Deal Amid US Sanctions – Spokesman by https://sputniknews.com/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The European Union will remain committed to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as long as Iran complies with the deal, spokesman for the European Commission said Tuesday. – “There is already a deal to stop Iran from developing nuclear […]

Who’s the Boss? SWIFT Defies EU, Caving in to US Pressure to Cut Off Iranian Banks

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Who’s the Boss? SWIFT Defies EU, Caving in to US Pressure to Cut Off Iranian Banks by https://www.rt.com/ The international financial messaging system SWIFT has announced the suspension of several Iranian banks from its service. The move comes as the United States re-imposes nuclear sanctions on Tehran. – “In keeping with our mission of supporting the […]

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