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France's Yellow Vests-- Left? Right? Both? Neither?
Russian cyber-saboteurs are certainly pouring gasoline on France's Yellow-Vest protests, but could there be more to it than just social media shenanigans? Macron's government is taking the possibility seriously. Yesterday, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told radio station RTL that according to the Alliance for Securing Democracy, about 600 Twitter accounts known to promote Kremlin views have begun focusing on France, boosting their use of the hashtag #giletsjaunes, the French name for the Yellow Vest movement. "An investigation," "is now underway." [An] assertion of police d... more »
China Set to Shock Markets with Low Glyphosate Residue Limits in Food Imports
China is set to introduce low maximum residue limits (MRLs) of 200 parts per billion (ppb) or lower for glyphosate in all imported final food products and raw materials including grains, soybeans and other legumes before the end of 2019, according to Sustainable Pulse sources. The Chinese introduction of MRLs, which are officially based on […] The post China Set to Shock Markets with Low Glyphosate Residue Limits in Food Imports appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
MEPs Propose Blueprint to Improve EU Pesticides Approval Procedure
Plans to boost trust in the EU approval procedure by making it more transparent and accountable were put forward by the special committee on pesticides. Source: www.eureporter.co Among many proposals, MEPs agreed last week that the public should be granted access to the studies used in the procedure to authorize a pesticide, including all the supporting […] The post MEPs Propose Blueprint to Improve EU Pesticides Approval Procedure appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
Potatoes Now Classified as “High Risk” For GMO Contamination by Top Watchdog Organization
The movement to create a healthier, more natural food supply has made incredible progress in recent years, as about 83% of all households now buy some form of organic food, and organic crop acreage continues to grow. But despite the emergence of this vital transformation, the genetically engineered food (and lab created industry in general) is also expanding its own reach in many ways, leading to a veritable arms race between food makers. Recent years have brought us everything from lab-created meat by Bill Gates to non-browning GMO apples, and perhaps even most strangely, lab-g... more »
As Dead as a Doornail Handle
One of the tell-tale signs that an action or actions are being covered up is that the explanations given for them keep shifting — basically because the ones previously given do not comport with reality. Yet with each new shift, more reality contortions are seen and more questions raised. Objective reality is a kicker, isn’t it? This is basically what the BBC Panorama programme — Salisbury Nerve Agent Attack: the Inside Story — did. It’s account of Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey […]
Thanks to the BBC Propaganda Show, the Plausibility of the Door Handle Theory Just Plummeted to Freezing Point
Having now watched the rest of the BBC Panorama programme, Salisbury Nerve Agent Attack – the Inside Story, I have to say that I’m really very thankful. Thankful that after being subjected to an hour of what can only be described as relentless propaganda, half-baked truths, and fully-baked untruths, I have lived to tell the tale and emerged to come up for air. One of the worst aspects of this programme was the fact that the BBC is surely well […]
Trial by Propaganda
I mentioned in a couple of comments yesterday that I don’t own a television. In fact, I haven’t had one since 2001. To begin with it’s hard, but if you stick with it you very soon come to see it as remarkably odd that you’ve spent a significant amount of your time sitting in front of a box, wondering if there’s anything on, and still watching it even if there isn’t, and letting other people drip their agenda and propaganda […]
Why Has the CPS Brought Charges in the Salisbury Case That Their Own Guidance Shows Cannot Possibly be Substantiated?
In a piece back in August, I drew attention to the fact that Yulia Skripal’s understanding of what had happened to her — at least at that time and as far as her statement to Reuters was concerned — did not actually fit very well with the narrative of poisoning via the door handle. Here’s what she said: “I still find it difficult to come to terms with the fact that both of us were attacked. We are so lucky to […]
Brexit Means Fudge
I’m thinking of starting a new line of sweets called Brexit Fudge. It will of course be inedible and no-one in their right mind will buy it, but I’m convinced that there may be a market for it in Westminster and at the BBC. If only I can get the marketing right. My interest in Brexit waned fairly soon after 23rd June 2016, partly on account of becoming tired listening to the Downing Street Parrot hoodwinking people into thinking she […]
Where was Detective Sergeant Nicholas Bailey Poisoned?
I wrote back here that the Achilles Heel of the door handle theory is Detective Sergeant Nicholas Bailey. When his name was first mentioned publicly, on 8th March, it was widely reported that he had been one of the first responders at the bench in The Maltings. However, this was thrown into confusion the following day by none other than Lord Ian Blair, former Chief Constable of the Metropolitan Police, who stated the following on Radio 4’s Today Programme: “There […]
The British Government Decides to Earn Itself Yet More Contempt by Refusing to Offer Asylum to Asia Bibi
It’s been a while since I expressed my utter disgust with the British authorities. This is no doubt a failing on my part, since they do seem so very determined to earn the contempt of every reasonable citizen in as many ways as possible. My apologies. I really should make more of an effort to keep up. So here goes. According to the Huffington Post, the British Government has refused to offer asylum to Asia Bibi, a Christian farm labourer […]
“Curiouser and Curiouser!” Cried Alice as She Stared at the Door Handle
Regular readers will have noticed that most of my pieces on the Salisbury poisoning have been dedicated to showing the implausibility of the official narrative, rather than attempting to come up with my own theory of what took place. I am merely debunking a conspiracy theory, not attempting my own. There are two reasons for this. The first is that there are simply too many unknowns for me to have any confidence in any theory I could advance. The second […]
The Achilles Heel of the Door Handle Theory
There are few certainties in the Salisbury case, but one thing I am quite confident of is that Sergei and Yulia Skripal were not poisoned with a nerve agent of “high purity” on the door handle of 47 Christie Miller Road. I am also quite confident that Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey was not poisoned in this way either, and furthermore that his actions, and the subsequent actions of investigators, are the Achilles Heel of the whole explanation. I shall come onto that […]
Some Extremely Sloppy Detective Work Raises Yet More Questions
The more I look at the statement issued by Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu on 5th September, in relation to the Salisbury and Amesbury Investigation, the more I am astonished at the sloppiness on display. Mr Basu took the trouble of informing the public that the investigation has involved around 250 detectives from across the Counter Terrorism Policing Network, “brilliantly led by Counter Terrorism Policing South East, and supported by officers from Wiltshire,” and that they have been meticulously following the evidence for […]
27-Year-Old Man Becomes First Transage Winner in World Under-10s Cross Country Championship
Warning: This piece may contain traces of satire A 27-year-old man from Great Britain, who identifies as an 8-year-old boy, has become the first Transage winner of a gold medal at the World Cross Country Championship. Brian Potts, a fitness instructor from Hull, won the under-10s 6 kilometre race in a time of 17 minutes and 21 seconds, over four minutes ahead of his nearest rival. Potts, representing Great Britain for the first time, celebrated his victory on Twitter, writing: […]
Where’s Sergei?
According to an article in The Mail, the mother of Sergei Skripal, Yelena, has not heard from her son since the incident on 4th March, and the last time she heard from her granddaughter, Yulia, was on 24th July: “Recalling her phone conversation with Yulia, Yelena told the Daily Mirror: ‘The last time I actually spoke to Yulia was on the 24th of July on my 90th birthday. She rang – it was unexpected but it was so lovely to […]
The Other Bag and a Pointless Reconnaissance Mission
What I want to do in this piece is turn your attention to a bag. You already know that bags are important in SkripalWorld, don’t you? The red bag, or perhaps even multiple red bags, for instance. But I want to draw your attention to another bag, which is also significant. This time it is only one bag, so we don’t have a potential multiple bag conundrum to reckon with. However, its movements are every bit as mysterious as the […]
To Trust The Met, or to Not Trust The Met. That is the Question.
I was listening to a podcast a while ago about what constitutes a successful business, and the guy being interviewed said that every business problem is essentially a trust problem. If people don’t believe that a product or service is reliable and that they can trust it, they won’t buy it, or if they do, they won’t come back. And so one of the major goals of every company should be to create conditions where customers and potential customers really […]
Lady Justice Turns up Again to Finally Give Ashers Bakery the Right Judgement
Having just written a piece implying that Lady Justice might be looking for a new career, I’m profoundly grateful that she has decided to stick around for a little while longer in her old job to see how things go. I refer to the Supreme Court judgement that has ruled in favour of Ashers Bakery, in their refusal to bake a cake with the slogan, “Support Gay Marriage” written on the top. This judgement comes after a number of previous […]
Lady Justice Sits Down With a Stiff Drink to Consider Her Next Career Move
I am currently in the U.S., and so watching from afar as the biggest criminal investigation Britain has ever seen is sub-contracted out to the Atlantic Council/Soros-sponsored website, Bellingcat. Pinch yourself once. Pinch yourself twice. Yes, it really is happening. It is truly remarkable that having seen millions of pounds spent on an investigation which has failed to give consistent and logical answers to some of the biggest questions in the case, and which has been remarkably economical with the […]
The Claim That CCTV Shows the Salisbury Poisoning Suspects in the Vicinity of Mr Skripal’s House is Deeply Misleading
The images and timeline released by the Metropolitan Police on September 5th, when they formally accused two men of the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal, contain a number of problems and oddities. These include: The fact that very few of the images have the original timestamps on them, but rather have the Metropolitan Police’s own timings. The fact that there is an unaccounted for, yet vital, 42 minutes between the image of the men at the entrance to Summerlock Approach (said […]
Urban’s Tale Clears Away Some of the Smoke and Mirrors in Salisbury
There’s enough smoke and mirrors in the Salisbury poisonings to make the Magic Circle blush. It is impossible for the public to understand what happened, and who did what to whom, not only because the details don’t add up, but because many of the so-called “facts” that have been released are suspicious in and of themselves. Whichever aspect of the case we look at to try to make sense, we can never quite be sure that we are not going […]
British Media Regurgitates Blogger’s Unverified Claims to Prove the Bottom of the Barrel Hadn’t Previously Been Reached
The regurgitation by most of the British media of claims made by Bellingcat, that Ruslan Boshirov is in reality a decorated Colonel of the GU, marks a new low in the already low standards of journalism in this country. I don’t want to spend my time going through Bellingcat’s claim. I have no idea whether it is true or not. However, I will say that if the purpose of the report was intended to prove to discerning people that Colonel […]
William of Ockham Lends His Razor to the Skripal Case
I’m a bit snowed under with things at the moment, and so haven’t got time to do a big post, but I did want to start a new thread as the old thread is a worn-out thread, and we don’t want a worn out thread, do we? Firstly, I’d like to thank the UK Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, who in a Tweet, which he subsequently deleted, wrote in response to the new Bellingcat Report: “The true identity of one of the Salisbury […]
CCTV Footage Shows Petrov & Boshirov Close to the Skripals — Only it’s Not at Mr Skripal’s House
Here’s a question for those who have been scratching their heads over the Salisbury poisonings, and even those who haven’t: How many clear pieces of CCTV footage from 4th March of people connected or allegedly connected to the case have you seen? The images of Mr Skripal’s car being driven down India Avenue and then Devizes Road do not count, since there is no clear image of the person or persons in the car. Nor does the two seconds of […]
Petrov, Boshirov and the Burden of Proof
I am currently away for a few days and so haven’t been able to study the interview of Petrov and Boshirov in any great detail, though I have read the transcript and seen something of the reaction from a number of different quarters. I don’t really want to comment much on the credibility or otherwise of their claims, but rather on something far more important, which seems — not for the first time in this case — to have been largely […]
Some Questions for the Metropolitan Police
On 5th September, the Metropolitan Police released a series of pictures showing two men, named as Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, along with a timeline of their movements from 2nd March to 4th March 2018, and claimed that there was enough evidence to prosecute the pair in relation to the Salisbury incident, including conspiracy to murder Sergei Skripal; attempted murder of Sergei Skripal, Yulia Skripal and Nick Bailey; use and possession of Novichok contrary to the Chemical Weapons Act; and […]
Petrov, Boshirov and the Missing 42 Minutes
Not for the first time in the Skripal Case, there are some distinctly odd things to come out of an official timeline. This time, it is the timeline put out by the Metropolitan Police on 5th September, when they formally accused two people – named as Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, of being the perpetrators (although according to Assistant Commissioner, these may well be aliases and so they may not be called Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov after all. Ho […]
Open Thread on the New OPCW Report and Any Other Business
I’ve decided that the previous piece has had its fill of comments, and that I would start another thread (this is another way of saying that I’m probably not going to get around to doing Part 7 of the current series until the end of the week, or possibly beginning of next). Anyway, to get your thoughts flowing, I thought I’d just throw in a quick comment on the new OPCW summary report into the “Amesbury poisonings”. It is, like […]
The 10 Main Holes in the Official Narrative on the Salisbury Poisonings: #6 – The Meal and The Drink
My thanks to Liane for her help in giving me the links to articles in this piece. In the last two pieces, I have focused on the official timeline of events on March 4th, as stated by The Metropolitan Police on 17th March. In Part #4, I concentrated on the fact that the timeline has not been updated since 17th March to let us know what the Skripals were doing on the morning of 4th March, even though this information […]
The 10 Main Holes in the Official Narrative on the Salisbury Poisonings: #5 – The Feeding of the Ducks
In the previous piece, I began to focus on the official timeline of events on March 4th, as stated by The Metropolitan Police on 17th March, noting that there is a missing 4 hours in the morning, which investigators were very anxious to receive information on at the time, but which they have been conspicuously silent on since. Not only have they failed to update the timeline with information about the Skripals movements on the morning of 4th March, but they […]
The 10 Main Holes in the Official Narrative on the Salisbury Poisonings: #4 – The Missing Four Hours
According to the Metropolitan Police investigation into the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, the official timeline of their movements on the weekend of the incident is as follows: Saturday 3rd March 14.40hrs on Saturday 3 March: Yulia arrives at Heathrow Airport on a flight from Russia. Sunday 4th March 09.15hrs on Sunday, 4 March: Sergei’s car is seen in the area of London Road, Churchill Way North and Wilton Road. 13.30hrs: Sergei’s car is seen being driven down Devizes […]
The 10 Main Holes in the Official Narrative on the Salisbury Poisonings: #3 – The Capability
Once again I return to Theresa May’s statement of 26th May, in which she stated the following: “In conclusion, as I have set out, no other country has a combination of the capability, the intent and the motive to carry out such an act.” She then went on to claim: “We have been led by evidence not by speculation.” However, as I showed in Part 1 and Part 2, her statement to the Commons contained no actual evidence of motive […]
The 10 Main Holes in the Official Narrative on the Salisbury Poisonings: #2 – The Intent
In the first piece in this series exposing the holes in the official narrative of the Salisbury poisonings, I looked at Theresa May’s claim of what she said was “the motive” behind the incident. In this piece I want to move on to what she called “the intent”. Once again, I turn to the statement she gave to the House of Commons on 26th March, as it essentially sets out sets out the Government case for what happened in Salisbury […]
The 10 Main Holes in the Official Narrative on the Salisbury Poisonings: #1 – The Motive
When I began writing about the Skripal case, I was moved to do so by three main considerations. Firstly, I really am passionate for the truth, and whatever the truth happens to be in this case, I strongly desire it to be made manifest. It was clear to me fairly early on that this was not happening. Secondly, I am also very passionate about concepts such as the rule of law, innocent until proven guilty, and the apparently quaint notion […]
BBC Crimewatch Reconstruction of Salisbury Poisonings Shelved After Director Gives up and Considers New Career
Warning: This article may contain traces of satire The BBC’s plans for a one-off episode of Crimewatch, reconstructing events in Salisbury on 4th March, have had to be abandoned after running into a series of problems, according to the programme’s director, Hugh Dunnit. Despite his desire to make the reconstruction as realistic as possible, after weeks of filming Hugh says he has given up, citing a loss of confidence in his professional abilities, after failing to get the details to […]
Are Any MPs Prepared to Ask the Prime Minister Why She Appears to Have Made a Deeply Misleading Statement on 26th March?
I would like to thank the many commenters to this blogsite, whose information and insights have been immensely valuable in putting this piece together. I’m afraid I don’t currently have much faith in the nation’s MPs to hold the Government of the day to account on critical issues. This is especially the case with issues where the words “national security” are mentioned. The phrase seems to engender a dangerous sort of Groupthink, whereby it is considered to be unpatriotic and […]
If Yulia Skripal Can’t be Prevailed Upon to Believe the British Government’s Claims, Why Should Anyone Else?
My last two articles focused on some words of Yulia Skripal: one on the statement she read out on 23rd May in her “interview” with Reuters, the other on a conversation she had with her cousin, Viktoria, on 4th July. My view is that these two statements, when read very carefully together, blow the British Government’s case to smithereens. However, I’m not sure that I have done a very good job conveying why I believe this to be so in […]
Why Yulia Skripal’s Belief That She Was Attacked is Not Supported by the Door Handle Theory
In my last piece, I attempted to show how on 4th July, when Yulia Skripal called her cousin, Viktoria, she appeared blissfully unaware of the British Government’s central claim that the poisoning of her and her father was carried out by the Russian state. So blissfully unaware, in fact, that somewhat bizarrely she seemed to think that her cousin Viktoria was responsible for the publicity around the incident, and she also expressed her desire to return to Russia soon – […]
If Yulia Skripal Now Understands Everything, What Did They Tell Her Before?
There are a multitude of oddities in the case of the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, but I want to draw your attention to yet another one, which I think is far more revealing than the publicity it received would suggest. It is a telephone conversation between Yulia Skripal and her cousin, Viktoria, which took place in early July (on the 4th, I think). Here is the full transcript of the conversation, as given on the @BBCMonitoring Twitter account […]
The Salisbury Poisonings: Time for a Review of the Official Timeline
I think it’s time for a question or two around the official timeline of events on 4th March. As I have mentioned previously, many of the appeals regarding the timeline were in connection with what happened in the morning of that day, since Mr Skripal’s and Yulia’s phones were both switched off, and at the time of the appeals, neither was apparently able to talk. As I also never tire of pointing out, Sergei and Yulia have been awake and […]
The Salisbury Poisonings: 10 Questions for the Authorities to Answer About Their Handling of This Case
The two most basic claims made by the Government and investigators regarding the method and the mode in the Salisbury poisoning are these: That military grade nerve agent was used to poison Mr Skripal That it was applied to the door handle of his house These claims raise a number of very obvious questions. For example, how did the assassin(s) apply such a powerful chemical without wearing protective clothing? How did the people who are said to have come into […]
The Salisbury Bookshop Sketch
Warning: This piece may contain traces of satire The door of a bookshop opens and in walks Mr Roderick Praline, played by John Cleese. He walks over to the counter and rings a bell. A moment or two later the owner of the establishment, played by Michael Palin, enters nervously from a door behind the counter. Mr Praline: “’Ello. I wish to register a complaint.” Owner: “Sorry, sir. We’re … er … we’re closin’ for lunch.” Mr Praline: “Never […]
An Open Letter From a Salisbury Resident to Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu
Dear Mr Basu, I am a Salisbury resident, and I am concerned with some aspects of the investigation into the poisonings that occurred in March and June this year in Salisbury and Amesbury respectively. Let me begin by quoting some words from your predecessor as Head of Counter Terrorism Policing, Mark Rowley, who made the following statement on 7th March, shortly before his retirement: “We would like to hear from anybody who visited the area close to the Maltings shopping […]
The Salisbury Poisonings: “Novichok” – The Odourless Nerve Agent That Stinks to High Heaven
Here is a little primer for the British Government on basic logic. Actions have consequences. What this means is that consequences must stem from actions. And the two must be connected. So far so good? Let me give an example. If I spill boiling hot coffee on my foot, it will cause me pain and possibly even a blister. To flip that over, if I have a blister on my foot, you might ask me, “Oh, how did you get […]
The Salisbury Poisonings: Clearing up a Mess Left by The Times
One of the strangest episodes in the Salisbury poisonings was a letter that appeared in The Times on 16th March, written by Dr. Stephen Davies, who is Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Salisbury District Hospital. Here is the text of his letter, as it appeared in the paper: “Sir, Further to your report (“Poison Exposure Leaves Almost 40 Needing Treatment”, Mar 14), may I clarify that no patients have experienced symptoms of nerve-agent poisoning in Salisbury and there have only […]
Two Huge Bombshells Concerning Hillary Clinton Bring Out the Global Pravda Crickets … Chirp … Chirp
Looking on from afar at the disintegration of the American Republic, as it circles the drain morally, spiritually, and economically, is profoundly depressing. The irrationality of the talking heads and politicians, the endless barrage of absurd propaganda, and more generally the absurd spectacle of Cultural Marxism and identity politics causing the country to devour itself — I can’t help but watch with a sense of foreboding as the lights inevitably go dim in the world’s most powerful nation. A tiny […]
The Salisbury Poisonings: How the Ducks Led Down a Rabbit Trail, Then to Some Potentially Crucial Information
Nothing is simple in the Salisbury poisonings. Nothing makes much sense. The reason for this is not because no credible explanation exists which might make sense of it all. It is because the authorities have sold us a narrative which is not credible, which does not make sense, and they have done so whilst withholding crucial details about the case from the public. Here are three pieces of key information that they have withheld, which they could easily release, and […]
British Government Chairs Emergency Meeting of COBRA to Discuss the Sinister Discovery That Russia Isn’t Mordor
WARNING: THIS PIECE MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF SATIRE By TheBlogmire’s resident Russia expert, Russ O’Phobe To many, the 2018 World Cup seems to have been a resounding success. After warnings in the media of potential hooliganism, poisoning, and football ultras ready to engage in street battles to the death, many fans who went to Russia, nervous of what might happen, have reported that they have been pleasantly surprised with the welcome that they have been given. Indeed, the atmosphere […]
It’s the Wrong Park! How the Ducks Raise Some Serious Questions in the Salisbury Poisonings
According to the Metropolitan Police investigation into the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, here is a timeline of events on 4th March: 13:40: Sergei and Yulia arrived at the Sainsbury’s upper level car park in The Maltings. The pair go to The Mill pub. Approximately 14.20: They eat at Zizzi restaurant on Castle Street 15:35: They leave the restaurant 16:15: Emergency services are called by a member of the public to the bench where Sergei and Yulia are slumped on […]
Skripal 2.0: It’s High Time for the British Government to Explain Itself – Here’s 10 Easy Questions to Help Them Out
In his statement to the House of Commons on 5th July, the British Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, stated the following: “The use of chemical weapons anywhere is barbaric and inhumane. The decision taken by the Russian government to deploy these in Salisbury on March 4 was reckless and callous – there is no plausible alternative explanation to the events in March other than the Russian state was responsible. The eyes of the world are on Russia, not least because of […]
Debunking the First Piece of Nonsense in Skripal 2.0
Elizabeth Gardens in Salisbury is a rather lovely park. Situated next to the river, and overlooking the Water Meadows, it is a wonderful place to take an early morning stroll, and then to walk along the town path, where you get a wonderful view of the towering 13th Century gothic cathedral from the very spot where Constable painted his famous Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows. Yet, like the centre of the City, it is now apparently a place synonymous with […]
Quick Question Regarding the CCTV Footage of the Couple in The Market Walk
A number of commentators on the open thread have remarked on the passing similarity between Charlie Rowley and Dawn Sturgess, and the couple who were seen on CCTV camera in the Market Walk at 15:47 on 4th March. I had noticed the similarity myself, especially between Ms Sturgess and the person with the red bag, even before I read anyone else make the connection. Still having other people say the same thing is at least reassuring that I might not […]
An Open Thread on the Latest Skripal Developments
At the end of my last piece, I said that I wanted to leave the Skripal case alone for a while. Having done a ton of pieces on it (I’ve lost count), and having given myself a lot of late nights and a headache or two in the process, it seemed to me to be a good idea to leave it alone and attend to something called “life”. Unfortunately, whilst I’m all for leaving the Skripal case alone, it seems […]
Joining Some Dots on the Skripal Case: Part 6 – Tying up the Loose Ends
Over the last five pieces (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5) I have, slowly but surely, advanced a theory of what happened in the Skripal case. I must confess to having done so with a fair amount of unease. I don’t want to believe that my Government has been stating a case that is false. I don’t want to believe that the public have been lied to. I don’t want to have to think that there […]
Joining Some Dots on the Skripal Case: Part 5 – An Educated Guess
I want in this piece to start joining some dots together on this case, using some of the facts, clues and suppositions that I have set out in the previous parts. I said at the end of Part 4 that there would be one more piece. That has turned out to be wishful thinking on my part, and there will in fact be a further article after this one. In this piece, I want to propose a theory — or […]
Joining Some Dots on the Skripal Case: Part 4 – The Dodgy Dossier
So far in this series of pieces, I have attempted to demonstrate why I believe the official story of the poisoning of the Skripals doesn’t add up (Part 1). I have then pointed to some of the most significant pieces of the jigsaw, which have either been largely ignored or quietly forgotten (Part 2). And I then went on in Part 3 to show what I believe to be perhaps the key to the whole case; that Mr Skripal became […]
Joining Some Dots on the Skripal Case: Part 3 – The Agitated Mr Skripal
In Part 1 of this series, I stated why I believe the official narrative on the Skripal case does not appear to hold water. Firstly, the nerve agent A-234 (Novichok) can and has been produced outside Russia, in a number of places, thus disproving the claim that it must have come from Russia. Secondly, the fact that the effects experienced by the Skripals — four hours of moving freely around Salisbury, followed by no irreparable damage — do not remotely […]
Joining Some Dots on the Skripal Case: Part 2 – Four “Invisible” Clues
Having stated in Part 1 why I believe the official story does not hold water, I want in this piece to take a look at four important aspects of the case. However, what is particularly remarkable about them is not so much the aspects themselves, but rather the fact that they seem to have been either: Ignored altogether or Quietly forgotten Yet in each instance they are clearly significant aspects, and so the fact that they are being ignored or […]
Joining Some Dots on the Skripal Case: Part 1 – An Official Story That Doesn’t Hold Water
I have asked a lot of questions in relation to the Skripal case and many, if not most, are still unanswered. However, I want in this piece to go further than asking questions, and to start to join a few dots together. There is much to say, and rather than doing it in one long piece, which only three people will have the attention span to sit through, I want to do it over a number of articles. Probably four […]
Irish People Take to the Streets to Celebrate a World With Fewer Irish People
I like the Irish. All the Irish people I have known have been very nice and pleasant, and my one trip to the Republic only confirmed my impression. I should indeed be sorry to live in a world with fewer Irish people. So imagine my surprise when I looked at the news this weekend to find people celebrating a world with fewer Irish people. I wondered who these people were and where they might be from. Were they ultra hardcore […]
Draft Version of Scotland Yard’s Statement on Behalf of Sergei Skripal
Warning: It is “highly likely” that this statement contains traces of satire. “I was discharged from Salisbury District Hospital on the 18th May, more than two months after being poisoned by a military grade nerve agent, of a type developed by Russia. Like my daughter Yulia, I find myself in a new and unique set of circumstances than the ones I faced before the 4th March, when I was poisoned by a military grade nerve agent, of a type developed […]
Why Jesus May Well Have Got Himself Thrown Out of the Royal Wedding for Hate Speech
The Sermon on the Mount (1598) – Jan Brueghel the Elder For some reason that entirely escapes me, the Sermon on the Mount is loved by liberals and non-Christians alike. They love the Beatitudes, they love the stuff about loving your enemies, and they love the stuff about turning the other cheek. It somehow seems to give them warm, fuzzy feelings, and makes them think of Jesus as some squishy, marshmallowy sort of fellow, come to correct the hard line […]
Scientists Revise Their Understanding of Novichok After it Fails to Produce the Lethal Effects They Expected
Warning: This article is likely to contain traces of satire. In the aftermath of the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury on 4th March, scientists are currently re-evaluating their understanding of A-234 — or Novichok as it is more commonly known. Prior to the poisoning, it had been thought that the substance was around 5-8 times more toxic than VX nerve agent, and therefore that just a tiny drop would be likely to kill a person within minutes […]
What Would Sherlock Holmes Have Made of the Government’s Explanation of the Case of Sergei and Yulia Skripal?
In an article on 3rd May, the Guardian journalist, Luke Harding, made the following rather amusing observation: “Since the Skripals were found stricken on a park bench, Downing Street has stuck to one version of events. Theresa May says it is ‘highly likely’ Moscow carried out the attack using a Soviet-made nerve agent. Only the Kremlin had the motive to kill its former officer, she argues.” The funny part, in case you didn’t spot it, was his claim that Downing […]
A Bucketful of Novichok
In my last piece, I wrote that one of the downsides of the probable D-Notice slapped on the Skripal Case was that we may well be deprived of our daily dose of farcical nonsense, such as whether the poison was administered in the restaurant, the car, the cemetery, the flowers, the luggage, the bench, the porridge, the door handle or – and I’m surprised nobody has thought of it yet – perhaps the cat. There is no doubt an FSB […]
From the Skripals to Douma, the Globalist Pravda Network Reveals its True Face
People living in the Soviet Union had a wonderful phrase to describe the two biggest circulation state-controlled newspapers, Pravda (meaning “truth”) and Izvestia (meaning “news”). There’s no truth in Pravda and no news in Izvestia, was the oft-repeated expression. It is unfortunate that the mainstream media in the Western nations these days don’t have similar sorts of names, since it deprives us of an endless source of amusement in coming up with similarly apposite phrases about them. It is, however, […]
The UK Government’s Skripal Conspiracy Theory – or The Art of Holding a Mass of Contradictory Thoughts in Your Head
The Official Narrative on the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal is a collection of illogical claims and assertions that cannot be made to fit together, that make no rational sense, and which would require us to hold a mass of contradictory thoughts in our head if we were to accept it. It is in short a conspiracy theory, and a particularly bad one at that. As I have pointed out before, I am not attempting to counter this conspiracy […]
Did You Really Drop Bombs on a Chemical Weapons Facility Mrs May?
On April 14th, shortly after the United Kingdom, United States and France bombed the sovereign country of Syria, on the basis of unproven allegations of the use of chemical weapons in Douma on 7th April, the British Prime Minister, Theresa May made the following comment in her official statement: “Together we have hit a specific and limited set of targets. They were a chemical weapons storage and production facility, a key chemical weapons research centre and a military bunker involved […]
The Lady and the Curiously Absent Suspect — Yet Another 20 Questions on the Skripal Case
Okay, so I’m up to 70 questions so far on this case (here, here and here), and here come another 20. Most of these are focused on Yulia Skripal, but there are also a number of questions at the end relating to the main character in the case, who so far seems to have been almost entirely forgotten. Let’s just call him or her or them “A. Suspect”, and note that so far he or she or they have been […]
The Skripal Case: 20 New Questions That Journalists Might Like to Start Asking
While the world’s attention has been largely focused on Syria for the past couple of weeks, we must not forget the Skripal case. The reason for this is that the two events appear to be inextricably linked, either because they show that the Russian and Syrian Governments are willing and able to use chemical weapons for their own ends, or because they show that the Governments of the United States, United Kingdom and France in particular are willing to use […]
Here’s What Syrian Christian Leaders Think of their Western Saviours
It is a marvel to me how many Western Christians support the actions of their Governments as they “take action” against the Syrian Government. If they are aware at all of the huge Christian population in Syria (which many are not), they somehow believe that the Assad Government is the biggest threat to these Christians, and that their own Western Governments are the heroes of the hour, stepping in with their courageous stance and their pinpoint missiles to save the […]
Why Theresa May Must be Impeached
So the moment we’ve been holding our breaths for a week finally came. In the end, I am mighty glad that this particular strike seems more like the impotent thrashing of the neocon snake that didn’t dare to attack places where Russian servicemen were likely to be killed, than it does the start of World War III. For the moment, at least, thank God. But the fact that it was a fairly limited strike — compared to what it might […]
From Skripal to Syria – The Empire’s “New Realities” Are Reaching The End of the Road
“That’s not the way the world really works anymore. We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you’re studying that reality—judiciously, as you will—we’ll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that’s how things will sort out. We’re history’s actors … and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do.” Thus spake Karl Rove, Deputy Chief of Staff in the Government of George […]
The Washington Madhouse and Its Imbecilic Front Man Take us to the Very Edge
Just over a month ago, I posed the following question, after Vladimir Putin unveiled Russia’s new weapons systems, which was a response to Washington’s reckless tearing up of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM) in 2002, which had guaranteed international security for 30 years: Will Russia’s Stunning Response to US Aggression Have Any Effect on the Washington Madhouse? At the end of that piece, I wrote the following: Unfortunately American foreign policy was hijacked in the 1990s by fanatical ideologues with […]
Is Yulia Skripal Being Denied Her Legal Rights?
Viktoria Skripal is said to now believe that her cousin, Yulia, is being detained against her will. Following their telephone call on 5th April, she said: “We are very confused by what Yulia said – she didn’t quite sound like her usual self. Naturally we understand she can’t be her usual self after the poisoning and the shock of what happened to her. And yet the feeling from hearing her voice was that she wasn’t speaking at her own initiative. […]
The Slowly Building Anger in the UK at the Government’s Handling of the Skripal Case
In her daily press conference on 5th April, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, mentioned a quiet resentment and fury that is building up amongst ordinary Russians over the way the Government of the United Kingdom has handled the case of Sergei and Yulia Skripal. Strange though it may seem, I sense a similar feeling of anger and resentment building up here in the UK, as it becomes clearer and clearer that the official narrative has little or no […]
Boris Johnson’s Statements Analysed by Experts and Found to Contain Traces of the Ministry-Grade Swerve Agent, “Govichock”
Warning: This piece may contain traces of satire Experts at the Department for Sifting Truth from Lies (DSTL) at Porkie Down in Wiltshire, have been analysing Boris Johnson’s statements made during an interview with Deutsche Welle on 20th March, to see whether they may contain any traces of truth. In answer to a question about how scientists were able to identify Russia as the source of the substance allegedly used to poison Sergei and Yulia Skripal, and whether the laboratory […]
The Three Most Important Aspects of the Skripal Case so Far … and Where They Might be Pointing
I have now asked a total of 50 questions around the Skripal case, which you can find here and here. Having gone back through these questions, as far as I can see only three have been answered by the release of public information or events that have transpired. These are: Are they (Sergei and Yulia Skripal) still alive? If so, what is their current condition and what symptoms are they displaying? Can the government confirm that its scientists at Porton […]
The Wonders of the Resurrection
Time to take a break from all things Skripal and look at something rather more wonderful and momentous – the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Below is the text of a sermon I am preaching at Christ Church Salisbury on Easter Sunday, mostly based on 1 Corinthians 15. It’s long. But hopefully not too long! Let’s begin with a few rather grand statements: The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most momentous and pivotal point in history. It is the earth-shattering […]
20 More Questions That Journalists Should be Asking About the Skripal Case
To my knowledge, none of the questions I wrote in my previous piece – 30 questions That Journalists Should be Asking About the Skripal Case – has been answered satisfactorily, at least not in the public domain. Yet despite the fact that these legitimate questions have not yet been answered, and many important facts surrounding the case are still unknown, the case has given rise to a serious international crisis, with the extraordinary expulsion of Russian diplomats across many EU […]
The Skripal Case: It Looks Like Mrs May Has Some Explaining to do!
On Monday 12th March, the Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Theresa May, stood up in Parliament and made the following claim as part of her 36-hour ultimatum to the Russian Federation: “Mr Speaker, this morning I chaired a meeting of the National Security Council in which we considered the information so far available. As is normal, the Council was updated on the assessment and intelligence picture, as well as the state of the investigation. It is now […]
30 Questions That Journalists Should be Asking About the Skripal Case
There are a lot of issues around the case of Sergei and Yulia Skripal which, at the time of writing, are very unclear and rather odd. There may well be good and innocent explanations for some or even all of them. Then again there may not. This is why it is crucial for questions to be asked where, as yet, there are either no answers or deeply unsatisfactory ones. Some people will assume that this is conspiracy theory territory. It […]
The Skripal Case: The Unbelievable Recklessness of the British Government and Their Utter Contempt for the Rule of Law
My first piece on the Skripal case can be found here. In her statement to the House of Commons on Monday 12th March, Theresa May spoke about Britain being “a nation that believes in justice and the rule of law” and went on to say that “it is essential that we proceed in the right way – led not by speculation but by the evidence.” She then proceeded both then, and in her subsequent statement on Wednesday 14th March, to […]
Sergei Skripal, Salisbury and the Dangerously Hysterical Response of the British Government
Readers of this blog may be aware that I happen to live in the rather lovely city of Salisbury — a name that until last week was synonymous with its wonderful 13th Century gothic-style Cathedral and the world’s most famous pile of stones about 8 miles away. Unfortunately, it is now synonymous with international espionage and what looks like a case of attempted murder using some sort of nerve agent. I have been reluctant to comment on the case for […]
Philistines “Disappointed” by David the Shepherd Boy’s Revelation of New Israelite Stone-Slinging Deterrent
Warning: May contain traces of satire Philistine officials have told lawmakers that they are “disappointed” by David the Shepherd Boy’s public announcement of his unmatched stone slinging capability, lamenting that he will use it to further “intimidate” Philistine giants and their allies. “I think the public picking up of 5 smooth stones and the use of a sling, while not surprising, were nonetheless disappointing. While we have been aware of the development of the David the Shepherd Boy’s capabilities and […]
Will Russia’s Stunning Response to US Aggression Have Any Effect on the Washington Madhouse?
Back in 2007, Vladimir Putin made what was probably the most important international speech of the 21st Century so far at the 43rd Munich Security Conference. His main theme was that attempts to create a unipolar world with one country dominating and policing the globe were not only morally wrong, but also doomed to failure: “However, what is a unipolar world? However one might embellish this term, at the end of the day it refers to one type of situation, […]
Message to America: Isn’t it Time to Take a Good Long Look in the Mirror?
The recent shooting in Florida, apart from being yet another horrendous loss of life, was yet another tragic pointer to a nation in deep, deep turmoil. It was, so the figures show, the 291st shooting in an American school since 2013. Of course, not all of them have led to fatalities, and certainly none were on the scale of the Florida massacre. But still: more than one shooting in a US school per week. Let that sink in. The aftermath […]
The Mueller Investigation’s Latest Nothing Burger
I had understood that the Special Counsel headed by Robert Mueller was set up to investigate allegations of collusion between the campaign team of Donald Trump and the Government of the Russian Federation. On this basis I had presumed that if any indictments were issued, they would at least attempt to prove that such collusion went on. However, in every case so far, the indictments have had nothing whatsoever to do with the central claim that the investigation is supposed […]
Somebody is Making Money Out of Turning Planet Earth Into an Asylum
What strange times we live in. Times in which a boy with perfectly normal XY chromosomes and intact male genitalia can think himself to be a girl, and instead of telling him “No Jonnie, it’s not your body or your chromosomes that are messed up, it’s your head,” we are apparently meant to encourage him in his delusion and spit venom at anyone who thinks that lopping off his thingy is a bad idea. Times in which the institution of […]
The Globalist Cabal Bring Their Lawless Revolution Home
One of the main points I made in my previous posting on the recently released Nunes memo, was that the big problem the US now faces is not that there has been a deep level of corruption and lawlessness in those organisations that are meant to enforce the rule of law, but that there are huge numbers of people in the political and media class that not only refuse to admit this, but are accusing those who have exposed the […]
The Nunes Memo, the Plot to Destroy the President, and the Writing on the Wall
So the Nunes memo has finally been released, and its contents are indeed damning, although nothing particularly surprising for those who have been paying attention. It has been clear for months that the entire basis for the Russiagate hoax was the so-called Trump Dossier; that this was an entirely unverified and uncorroborated document; and that — as I wrote here — it was quite obviously suspect since it was funded by Mr Trump’s political opponents, including the DNC and the […]
Gavin Williamson Unveils Britain’s New Energy Policy: When the Blackouts Come, Blame Them on the Russians
Having closed the coal mines, shut most of our coal-fired power stations, and having neglected to build more nuclear power stations, all the while erecting wind turbines that produce enough electricity each day to boil a kettle, I see that the British Government has come up with a novel way of dealing with the power cuts that are likely to hit us. You might think it would be left to the Energy Secretary to reveal the new plan of how […]
The Russiagate Hoax is About to Implode, But the Neocon/Trotskyist Cult’s New Cold War is Here to Stay
Back in November, I described Russiagate as A Convention of Village Idiots Holding a Never-Ending Hunt for a Non-Existent Needle in an Ever-Expanding Haystack. Well, it looks like the Convention might be nearing its end, not because the VI’s have actually found the needle they were looking for – you can’t find a non-existent needle, you see – but for another reason entirely. It’s because the haystack itself was entirely the creation of the US Intelligence Agencies, the Obama Administration, the […]
Can President Winfrey “Make America Love Again”?
It was a fine spring morning and President Winfrey leaned back in her chair, taking a look around the Oval Office, and breathing a long sigh – half relief, half sorrow. Yes, she had a multitude of difficulties and problems to deal with, but today – the 100th day of her Presidency – she was determined to enjoy. The celebrations were due to kick off shortly, with a number of carefully selected guests, a handful of schoolchildren and members of […]
Did President Swamp Just Say What the US Elites Have Long Thought?
It seems that we still don’t know for sure whether President Swamp did actually refer to certain nations — excluding Norway of course — as s******* countries. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois is sure he did. Senator David Perdue is sure he didn’t. New reports suggest that he may have said another “s” word — not the same, but equally crass. Of course it’s easily imaginable that this oaf of a man, not exactly known for his carefulness or his […]
Difficult Bible Passages: Jesus and the Fig Tree
One of my regular correspondents, Richard, has asked for my thoughts on the “Jesus and the fig tree incident”. You know, the one where Jesus talks to a tree before cursing it. What on earth is that all about? Below is my attempt at making sense of it, but before that, here’s the passage in question: “On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he [Jesus] was hungry. And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he […]
Difficult Bible Passages: What Did Noah’s Youngest Son do to Him?
“Noah’s Drunkenness” by Jacques Joseph Tissot, 1836-1902 “Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard. He drank of the wine and became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent. And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside. Then Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned […]
Saudi Arabia’s Best Friend Cries About Human Rights in Iran
Are the recent street protests in Iran a genuine grassroots uprising against that country’s repressive government? Or is thus yet another regime change attempt from the people that messed up Ukraine, Libya and Syria? The jury may still be out on that one, but one thing is obvious, which is that the chief suspects in the regime change theory sure are enjoying themselves exploiting the opportunity for that end. Ahead of an absurd emergency meeting of the United Nations Security […]
A Tale of Two Decrees: Caesar’s Tax on All the World and God’s Gift For All the World
All quotations are taken from Luke 2:1-20. “In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.” Caesar Augustus was the ruler of the most powerful empire history had ever seen. His opinion of himself and the power he possessed was so great that he styled himself Divi Filius — Son of a God. Just in case anyone might miss the point, he had the title inscribed on every coin he issued for […]
Difficult Bible Passages: 1 Corinthians 11 – Hats and Hair
Some of my regular commenters seem to enjoy my attempts at Biblical expositions, so I thought it’d be good to start what will hopefully become a regular slot on TheBlogMire, where I give my thoughts on some of those verses and passages of the Bible that tend to make people go “huh?” First off is an amended piece that I wrote some years back for American Vision, which deals with a somewhat bizarre passage in 1 Corinthians 11:1-17, and which […]
Results of International Literacy Study Reveal Yet More Attempts by Russia to Meddle in Western Democracies and Undermine Our Way of Life
By the Blogmire’s resident Russia expert, Russ O’Phobe The recent news that Russia has topped the Progress in International Reading and Literacy Study (PIRLS), has sent shockwaves through the civilised world, with analysts believing that this is yet more evidence of a mendacious scheme by the Kremlin to destroy our values and way of life. The study, which is based on tests taken every five years, measures literacy rates amongst 10-year-olds around the world, with around 320,000 children across the […]
GOOGLE: Globalist Organ of Orwellian Groupthink and Liberal Engineering
Do you remember Google? It used to be a search engine. It used to be a good search engine. That’s why it became not just a search engine, but the search engine – so universally used that it became a verb: “Have you Googled it out”; “Let me Google that.” William Inge, Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral in the 1940s once observed that “Every institution tends to produce its opposite,” by which he meant that all institutions have a tendency […]
The Unbiblical Teaching That Has Driven Donald Trump’s Jerusalem Decision
Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem, rather than Tel Aviv, as the capital of Israel seems to me to be an act of monumental folly, guaranteed to provoke a huge backlash and wave of anger across the Middle East. It will be sure to add to the ranks of Islamist terrorists. It will alienate still further some of the US’s supposed allies (such as Turkey). And it will increase the influence of Iran throughout the Middle East. In other words, […]
Trump Trolls UN Climate Summit With Event Promoting Oil, Coal
[image: trump-trolls-un-climate-summit-with-event-promoting-oil-coal] KATOWICE, POLAND — The Trump administration held an event at the United Nations “COP 24” climate summit to promote the continued use of fossil fuels such as coal and oil, and particularly American innovation and energy exports. Obviously, the panel discussion by U.S. officials and the subject itself sparked outrage among man-made global-warming theorists at the UN seeking to restrict access humanity's access to cheap and reliable electricity, many of whom held a loud protest inside the venue during the event. But ... more »
The First Shots in the Climate Wars
Originally posted on Sierra Foothill Commentary: Joel Kotkin In launching their now successful protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s gas hike, the French gilets jaunes (yellow jackets) have revived their country’s reputation for rebelling against monarchial rule. It may well foreshadow a bitter, albeit largely avoidable, battle over how to address the issue of climate change.…
Trump Has Been Broken by the Military/Security Complex
Trump Has Been Broken by the Military/Security Complex by Paul Craig Roberts, https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ In order to protect himself from the military/security complex, President Trump has abandoned his intention of normalizing relations with Russia. Just as the neoconservative ideology needs US hegemony, the military/security complex needs an enemy to justify the $1,000 billion annual budget. The Clinton, George […]
Star Attraction: How to Catch the Biggest Meteor Shower of the Year
Star Attraction: How to Catch the Biggest Meteor Shower of the Year by https://www.rt.com/ The biggest meteor shower of the year takes place this month, providing us with an amazing spectacle in the night skies. RT has all the information you need to enjoy the celestial show. – The Geminids is an annual meteor shower that […]
UK Elite ‘Horrified’ “Russian Aggression” Fairytale Starts to Crumble – Journo
UK Elite ‘Horrified’ “Russian Aggression” Fairytale Starts to Crumble – Journo by https://sputniknews.com/ UK media and parliamentarians have voiced concern over the fact that the UK’s largest online pharmacy, which has links to the NHS, has been ‘caught’ advertising with Russia’s RT television network. Sputnik has discussed another anti-Russia campaign spread in the UK media with […]
US Invaded Afghanistan to Exploit Its Vast Mineral Resources: Scholar
And, of course, the vast Opium fields! PressTV Published on Dec 10, 2018 The 2001 invasion of Afghanistan and following occupation by the United States was largely to protect the country’s opium cultivation and exploit its vast mineral resources, particularly the deposits of lithium, according to James Henry Fetzer, an American academic who has been studying […]
EU Still Seeking Ways Around US Sanctions on Iran
RT America Published on Dec 10, 2018 The European Union plans to create an alternative payment channel to facilitate transactions with Iran in the near future to bypass US sanctions, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini has announced. RT America’s Dan Cohen has the details. end
Israeli Court Says Gov’t Does Not Have to Compensate Gaza Doctor After Killing Three of His Children During Cast Lead
Israeli Court Says Gov’t Does Not Have to Compensate Gaza Doctor After Killing Three of His Children During Cast Lead by Kate, https://mondoweiss.net/ Israeli press review: No compensation for Gaza doctor over children’s killing MEE 6 Dec — An Israeli court ruled that the defence ministry did not owe anything to a Gaza doctor after three of […]
Hezbollah: No Spot in Israel Safe from Our Missiles
Hezbollah: No Spot in Israel Safe from Our Missiles by https://www.presstv.com/ Hezbollah’s deputy secretary general says there is no spot across Israel outside the range of the Lebanese resistance movement’s missiles. – “There is not a single point in the occupied territories out of reach of Hezbollah’s missiles,” Sheikh Naim Qassem told Tehran-based al-Vefagh newspaper in remarks […]
Third Lebanon War Seems Inevitable Amid Threats, Discovery of Terror Tunnels
Zionist war propaganda! Third Lebanon War Seems Inevitable Amid Threats, Discovery of Terror Tunnels by http://www.israeltoday.co.il/ Analysts have been saying for years that it was only a matter of time until Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah terrorist militia were again engaged in open conflict. The events of the past several days have finally woken most Israelis up […]
Armoured Vehicles Bearing EU Flag STORM Paris in Sign European Army ALREADY Created
Armoured Vehicles Bearing EU Flag STORM Paris in Sign European Army ALREADY Created by Rachel O’Donoghue, https://www.dailystar.co.uk/ ARMOURED vehicles bearing the European Union flag have stormed into Paris as protesters bring the city to a standstill. – Riots have been raging across the city for the last few weeks as anger about the high cost of living and increased […]
A Year After His Jerusalem Bombshell, Trump Continues to Strangle the Palestinians
A Year After His Jerusalem Bombshell, Trump Continues to Strangle the Palestinians by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ On 6 December last year, US President Donald Trump formally recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and promised to relocate the US embassy from Tel Aviv. One year on from that bombshell, he continues to strangle the Palestinians. – “My announcement […]
Nations Invited to Consecration of Altar for 3rd Temple
Nations Invited to Consecration of Altar for 3rd Temple by https://www.wnd.com/ Given opportunity ‘to participate in the Temple and to receive its blessings’ – The newly re-created Sanhedrin in Israel is planning a ceremony to consecrate a stone altar prepared for use in the Third Temple, and it has released a declaration intended to be an […]
Familiar Symbols? Ukraine’s President Poses with ‘Elite’ Paratrooper Sporting…SS Insignia (PHOTOS)
Familiar Symbols? Ukraine’s President Poses with ‘Elite’ Paratrooper Sporting…SS Insignia (PHOTOS) by https://www.rt.com/ Petro Poroshenko has met the country’s elite troops – paratroopers – ahead of their redeployment to bolster the “partial” martial law state. One of the soldiers openly sported an insignia of a Waffen SS division. – “Looking at your hardened, courageous faces, I […]
Yellow Vest Protesters Erect a GUILLOTINE in Paris Bearing French President’s Political Party Name Amid Revolt that Has Forced Macron to Address the Furious Nation Monday Evening
Yellow Vest Protesters Erect a GUILLOTINE in Paris Bearing French President’s Political Party Name Amid Revolt that Has Forced Macron to Address the Furious Nation Monday Evening by GEORGE MARTIN FOR MAILONLINE and AFP, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ * Yellow Vest protesters erected the guillotine bearing the slogan En Marche! in a threat to Emmanuel Macron * The move came after another […]
‘Bullet Hit Between His Eye & Nose’: Killing of Mentally Disabled Palestinian Triggers Investigation
RT Published on Dec 10, 2018 The killing of a mentally disabled Palestinian man in the West Bank has once again brought the actions of the Israeli Defence Forces into question. end
Macron Addresses ‘Yellow Vests’ Crisis (Full Statement)
RT Streamed live 5 hours ago French President Emmanuel Macron’s statement from Paris to address the ‘Yellow Vests’ movement crisis. end
Macron’s new economic measures will cost up to 10 bln euro
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US failed to use Kerch incident as pretext to ramp up sanctions on Russia, diplomat says
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Byron York: Sudden shift in get-Trump talk; now it’s campaign finance, not Russia
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Meanwhile In Brexit… Total Chaos
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DOJ Wants Details of Mysterious FBI Raid on Protected IG Whistleblower Kept Secret – Target of Raid Says “Police State”…
An interesting legal development (full pdf below) in the aftermath of the mysterious FBI raid on protected FBI whistleblower Nate Cain. [Backstory] The DOJ wants the details behind the search warrant to remain under seal, and the whistleblower target of … Continue reading →
The F-22 Is About To Get Even More Deadlier
*Kris Osborn, National Interest*: *Why the F-22 Raptor Will Soon Be Deadlier Than Ever* "For the long term, given that the Air Force plans to fly the F-22 well into the 2060s, these weapons upgrades are engineered to build the technical foundation needed to help integrate a new generation of air-to-air missiles as they emerge in coming years." Made by Lockheed Martin and Boeing, the F-22 uses two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofan engines with afterburners and two-dimensional thrust vectoring nozzles, an Air Force statement said. It is 16-feet tall, 62-feet long and weighs 43,3... more »
MAGAnomic Report: Job Openings Still Growing 7+ Million Jobs Available…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has updated the data for the number of jobs that are available in the U.S. economy. More than 7 million jobs are available for an estimated unemployed labor force (job seekers) of approximately 6 … Continue reading →
A Remarkable Vaccine Research Event Has Occurred: What Is It?
By Catherine J. Frompovich Ever since the 2004 “CDC DeStefano Autism Study” regarding the MMR vaccine ‘not causing’ Autism was published, there’s been a lot... more »
Pedophilia Crimes Against Children Inside and Outside the Church – Time to Acknowledge the Child Sex Trafficking Problem
Earlier this year Health Impact News investigative reporter John P. Thomas began a series of articles on child sex trafficking within the Roman Catholic Church. Other Christians who are not part of the Catholic Church might be tempted to believe that such horrible crimes could never happen in their particular church or denomination. However, the Star Telegram in Fort Worth, Texas has recently published a series of articles covering an 8-month investigation in the Independent Fundamental Baptist Churches across the U.S. showing that sexual abuse against children has been rampant and... more »
2018: Trump Winning, IPCC Losing
Don’t take it from me, this is the state of affairs according to IPCC insiders. This report comes from a carbon alarmist who is dismayed by recent developments in the battle against global warming. The Paris Climate Agreement versus the Trump Effect: Countervailing Forces for Decarbonisation by Joseph Curtin, Senior Fellow, Institute of International and […]
US Arrests 32 at San Diego Border Demonstration
More than 300 people, many the leaders of churches, mosques, synagogues and indigenous communities, participated in the demonstration at San Diego's Border Field State Park, which borders Tijuana, Mexico.
Meet the Australian Aircraft Carrier That Jump-Started China's Own Carrier Quest
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* The story of the HMAS Melbourne. The ability to project airpower across oceanic expanses has long appealed to island nations—indeed, the first carriers were deployed by the United Kingdom and Japan. After experiencing Japanese air and submarine attacks during World War II, Australia understandably sought a carrier of its own. This came in the form of the Sydney, originally one of sixteen “Light Fleet Carriers” laid down in the United Kingdom, intended to fall in between the huge slugging-power of a fleet carrier and small escort carriers used ... more »
A Global PLAN?: China's Navy Could Have 10 Aircraft Carriers (And More)
*Richard D. Fisher Jr.* *Security, Asia* Signs abound that China is building or seeking the infrastructure necessary for global maritime projection. In his reaction to the December 6 Chinese Global Times article quoting experts saying China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) may require five or six aircraft carriers, David Axe wrote an article asking, “Could Beijing really pull it off?” The short answer is that Beijing is just getting started. For the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) one of the most important missions for state media like the Global Times is to ensure that the ... more »
The Children Of Venezuela Do Not Have A Future
*Bloomberg:* *Gaunt, Filthy Kids Roam Streets of Caracas in Packs* (Bloomberg) -- Editors Note: There are few places as chaotic or dangerous as Venezuela. “Life in Caracas” is a series of short stories that seeks to capture the surreal quality of living in a land in total disarray. Most weekend mornings, you can find Andrea and her cousins juggling on a street corner. She’ll be throwing limes up in the air and catching them just in time to dash over to idling cars before the light turns green. Early on this Saturday, only a handful of motorists rolled down their windows. Most shook... more »
Breaking: Several Syrian soldiers killed in ISIS attack near Iraqi border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 A.M.) – Several Syrian Arab Army (SAA) soldiers were killed overnight in the southeastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate, a military source told Al-Masdar News. According to the military source, the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) targeted a bus carrying several Syrian Army soldiers that were en route for an Iraqi border post. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
CBS “60 Minutes” Reports on $300M Federal Study on American Kids’ Brains Being Compromised by Screens
By B.N. Frank Activist Post and sister publication, Natural Blaze, have reported many times about research already proving that kids are being harmed by screen... more »
New Aussie Law Attacks Encryption, Threatens Privacy and Liberty
[image: new-aussie-law-attacks-encryption-threatens-privacy-and-liberty] Australia has passed a controversial anti-encryption law that will allow law enforcement and intelligence agencies to spy on the encrypted communications of individuals.
Huawei Executive Requests Bail in Canada, Pending Extradition to U.S…
The issues appear multifaceted. In a Canadian court lawyers for Chinese company Huawei CFO, Meng Wanzhou, are arguing for bail while she awaits extradition to the United States for violations on Iran sanctions. There’s an element to this entire story … Continue reading →
The EU and the warning signs of Fascism
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French opposition rejects Macron’s concessions to Yellow Vests, some demand ‘citizen revolution’
The post French opposition rejects Macron’s concessions to Yellow Vests, some demand ‘citizen revolution’ appeared first on The Duran.
Macron announces state of ‘economic emergency’ in France, promises small salary increases
The post Macron announces state of ‘economic emergency’ in France, promises small salary increases appeared first on The Duran.
Russian Blackjack Bombers Are Being Deployed To Venezuela To Conduct Exercises
Tupolev Tu-16 flies over USS Hewitt. Wikimedia *Washington Free Beacon:** Russia Dispatching Blackjack Bombers to Venezuela* *Nuclear-capable jets to bolster leftist Maduro regime.* Russia is deploying nuclear-capable Tu-160 Blackjack bombers to Venezuela this week as part of an increasingly provocative pattern of bomber training flights, according to American defense officials. At least two Blackjacks will fly from a strategic forces air base in Russia to Venezuela as part of a series of training exercises that will include long-range refueling, said officials familiar with Russi... more »
The Electric Physics of Matter
Eugene Bagashof summarised a scientific paper published this year on “Water: Demonstration of Water Properties, depending on its Electrical Potential” by Yuri Pivovarenko, on the Thunderbolts.info Space News Youtube channel, watch below. Essentially Pivovarenko proposed that in addition to the … Continue reading →
Trump's A Congenital Liar-- And There IS A Smocking Gun! Even Better Than Pants On Fire
Trump says his base will believe anything he tells them and I'm sure he's right-- but the other 65% of the country knows he's a liar and don't believe *anything* he says. Trump's reflexive lying didn't especially work than well for him in business-- and, as a strategy, it's working even worse in the Oval Office. From Greg Sargent's new book, *An Uncivil War: Taking Back Our Democracy in an Age of Trumpian Disinformation and Thunderdome Politics*, he points out, helpfully (at least for posterity) that Señor T "isn’t trying to persuade anyone to believe his lies as much as he’s try... more »
CDC data reanalysis shows strong, statistically significant relationship between MMR vaccine & autism
By the Children’s Health Defense Team Note: After four long years, CHD Board Member, Dr. Brian Hooker‘s reanalysis of the CDC’s MMR-autism data from the original DeStefano et al. 2004 Pediatrics paper has been republished in the Winter 2018 Edition of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. The data, when properly analyzed, using the […] The post CDC data reanalysis shows strong, statistically significant relationship between MMR vaccine & autism appeared first on Health Nut News.
Six things to know about the legislature scandaL
Congratulations if you’ve mostly skipped the flood of news reports on the legislature scandal. It’s been entertaining, if you’re the kind of person who stops to look at car crashes. But despite all the noise, we know very little. Here’s the Quick Notes version, and six things you need to know in order to understand what’s happening. To start with, the facts. On Nov. 19, Speaker Darryl Plecas called a meeting with the three house leaders — Liberal Mary Polak, New Democrat Mike Farnworth and Green Sonia Furstenau. He told them the RCMP were investigating possible wrongdoing by Clerk ... more »
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Magic’ By Xiuhtezcatl
Indigenous hip-hop artist Xiuhtezcatl saw magic in sunrises and rainfalls when he was a young boy. His appreciation of environment, what is natural, the humanity that binds people together, that gave him an innate sense of what was wrong with society, politicians, and the ecosystems that are dying around us. The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Magic’ By Xiuhtezcatl appeared first on Shadowproof.
Politics of Global Warming; He is Sounding More and More like Marie Antoinette Saying Let Them Eat Cake…and That is Very Dangerous in this Country
The greatest proof that Man Made Climate Change is a pure hoax, and nothing more than a political agenda will be how the Progressives handle a political loss directly tied to Global Warming. If there is a political uprising and a backlash at the polls, Progressives will never mention this again. They will simply go … Continue reading "Politics of Global Warming; He is Sounding More and More like Marie Antoinette Saying Let Them Eat Cake…and That is Very Dangerous in this Country"
Baby its Cold Outside; Progressives At Their Best
The above video highlights the Progressive’s solution to overpopulation. After the first “no,” call Uber. You will never get another date for sure. The best line “The World’s got enough problems, and luckily I’m here to find more problems instead of solving any of them.” Most people call this romance, flirting, normal sexual behavior. Progressives … Continue reading "Baby its Cold Outside; Progressives At Their Best"
Record Count Reported for Mysterious Paralyzing Illness
It's still not clear what's causing the kids to lose the ability to move their face, neck, back, arms or legs.
Southerners Make the Best of a Snow Day
Snowfall totals topped 20 inches in some areas of the western part of the state, according to the National Weather Service.
Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Say We Need to ‘Invent Technology That’s Never Been Invented’?
Representative-elect Ocasio-Cortez made the comment during a speech about environmentally sound new jobs.
It seems that we are going to have constitutional amendments in Egypt : Voters be ready in 2019 !!
Earlier Friday, we found out that Egypt’s Urgent Matter Court scheduled a hearing 23 December 2018 to demand the parliament to look into a lawsuit demanding constitutional amendments that will cancel the presidential terms limits officially. [image: A ballot box at a polling station in Egypt's Giza] A ballot box at a polling station in Giza during the Constitution referendum in 2012The news was originally published by Egypt’s Official State-owned News agency MENA and according to it, a bunch of concerned citizens from lawyers “they are always good citizens” want to amend article No.1... more »
China’s Political Economy After 40 Years of Reform
*Si Wu, George Yin* *economy, Asia* [image: Reuters] Entrepreneurs and consumers in Beijing may become the largest beneficiaries of Trump's trade war. The year 2018 marks the fortieth anniversary of China’s “reform and opening up.” In the past four decades, China’s program of economic reforms has seen its ups and downs. Indeed, China has experienced two waves of liberalization, each followed by a wave of retrenchment. The first wave of reform lasted from 1978 to 1989 and was characterized by agricultural reform and revival of the private sector. The first wave of retrenchment la... more »
Musical Interlude: Mike Oldfield, “Tubular Bells Finale”
Mike Oldfield, “Tubular Bells Finale”
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 10, 2018 (Evening Edition)
*Jennifer Williams, VOX*:* Embattled French President Macron announces concessions to quell weeks of violent protests* *Macron announced a minimum wage raise and tax cuts to try to appease protesters.* French President Emmanuel Macron has announced dramatic new concessions including a raise in the minimum wage and tax cuts for pensioners and overtime workers in an attempt to quell weeks of violent anti-government protests. For the past several weeks, France has been in the grip of widespread protests and riots that have led to clashes with police, leaving several people dead, hu... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“What created the Waterfall Nebula? No one knows. The structure seen in the region of NGC 1999 in the Great Orion Molecular Cloud complex is one of the more mysterious structures yet found on the sky. Designated HH-222, the elongated gaseous stream stretches about ten light years and emits an unusual array of colors. *Click image for larger size.* One hypothesis is that the gas filament results from the wind from a young star impacting a nearby molecular cloud. That would not explain, however, why the Waterfall and fainter streams all appear to converge on a bright but unusual non ... more »
Chet Raymo, “Les Matins Du Monde”
* “Les Matins Du Monde”* by Chet Raymo "Thirteen billion years ago it was morning in the universe." So began a story in the New York Times about new studies of the earliest galaxies. The Hubble Space Telescope and the giant Subaru and Keck Telescopes on Mauna Kea in Hawaii are turning back the curtain on the birthing room of the first stars- colossal spheres of primeval hydrogen and helium, hundreds of times as massive as the Sun, that lived and died in violence, forging heavy elements, seeding creation with the stuff of planets and life. Tous les matins du monde sont sans retour:... more »
"Huxley vs. Orwell"
*"Huxley vs. Orwell"* by Neil Postman “What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one... Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism... Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us. Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance... Orwell feared we would become a captive culture. Huxley feared we would become a trivi... more »
The Poet: Linda Pastan, "What We Want"
*"What We Want" * "What we want is never simple. We move among the things we thought we wanted: a face, a room, an open book and these things bear our names- now they want us. But what we want appears in dreams, wearing disguises. We fall past, holding out our arms and in the morning our arms ache. We don't remember the dream, but the dream remembers us. It is there all day as an animal is there under the table, as the stars are there even in full sun." ~ Linda Pastan, "Carnival Evening"
“Anxiety! Why We're Anxious and the Secret to Getting Better”
*“Anxiety!* * Why We're Anxious and the Secret to Getting Better”* By Reid Wilson “Anxiety and its next of kin, fear, are arguably the oldest, most basic human emotions, bequeathed to us by a vast history of prehominid ancestors. We owe our survival as Homo sapiens to these emotions, which were literally built into our nervous systems as an evolutionary hedge against extinction. Yet today, while still protecting us from genuine danger, they’ve morphed into a multitude of extraneous and dysfunctional afflictions—panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, and all-purpos... more »
"A Good Place..."
“A good place to look for wisdom is... where you least expect to find it: in the minds of your opponents. You already know the ideas common on your own side. If you can take off the blinders of the myth of pure evil, you might see some good ideas for the first time.” - Jonathan Haidt Good luck!
Black man wants to help people in the “hood.”
What happened to a Columbus couple who came out for Trump. The left tried to destroy their business (and succeeded). Imagine what would have happened if someone from the right had tried to destroy a black family business. CNN would have been hectoring us for weeks. https://youtu.be/N1IH6e4p3wk https://www.thegoodfrank.com/redwave
The predictable New Old Left of the 21st century
Today's New Old Left has merged with the New Left of the 1960s--Jerry Rubin, Jane Fonda, and Bill Ayers, Obama's old neighborhood buddy, who helped launch his presidency. The New Old Left uses the methods of Mao and Stalin, yet instead of organizing coal miners, they want to destroy the coal industry. They've got a long list of forbidden words, whereas the New Left liked to shout out obscene words to shock. "No wonder the New Old Left shares the worst traits of both inheritances: protestors shout profanities and yell in classrooms and lecture halls, but their shouts are boring and... more »
Colombian Police Arrest Six Israelis in Alleged Sex Trafficking Ring
*SouthFront* | Report: Israeli tourists were provided with “tourism packages” which included prostitutes, some of whom were minors.
UNHCR Abandon Palestinian Refugees In Thailand
*Robert Inlakesh* | Refugees twice over, Palestinians in Thailand are in a state of panic, as they fear unjust arrest at the hands of Thai Authorities and possible indefinite detainment.
Gregory Mannarino, “Post Market Wrap Up 12/10/18”
Gregory Mannarino, “Post Market Wrap Up 12/10/18”
London Calling: Post-Brexit Prospects for a U.S.-U.K. Digital Trade Deal
As opposition grows in the British Parliament to the nearly 600-page agreement negotiated by Prime Minister Theresa May’s government to withdraw the United Kingdom from the European Union, it’s increasingly clear that the current text will not be the final word. But even if the British government is ignominiously sent back to the negotiating table with Brussels, it would be a mistake to dismiss the behemoth withdrawal agreement, and the accompanying 26-page political declaration on the future U.K.-EU relationship, as headed for the trash heap. Barring a complete u-turn on Brexit, ... more »
Not a bad likeness
Stemming from the *gilets jaunes* protests in France, someone drew this portrait of President Trump. I received it via e-mail, so I don't know who the artist is. French, perhaps? Click the image for a larger view. Yellow? Well, sacred blue and all that sort of thing! Peter
When Government has a Nervous Breakdown
Seldom do I feel sorry for Michael Gove. In fact, his state of wellbeing isn't something that should trouble any right thinking person. But to spend part of your morning defending Theresa May and swearing that the "meaningful vote" on her Brexit withdrawal deal was definitely happening on Tuesday ... it's almost as if she set him up knowing she was going to smack his face with a great big egg. It's remarkable really. After spending an eternity of exclaiming my way of the highway, the PM pulled the vote and has promised to go back to Brussels to beg for further "reassurances" on the... more »
Mark Meadows Leading Contender for President Trump Chief-of-Staff?…
Lots of speculation around the DC circuit about who will replace President Trump’s outgoing chief of staff John Kelly. However, one name seems to be gaining considerable consensus, congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC). According to a statement from Mr. Meadows office: … Continue reading →
World News Briefs -- December 10, 2018 (Evening Edition)
*Reuters*: *To quell unrest, France's Macron speeds up tax cuts but vows no U-turn* PARIS (Reuters) - France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced wage rises for the poorest workers and tax cuts for pensioners in further concessions meant to defuse weeks of often violent protests that have challenged his authority. In his first national address following France’s worst unrest for years, Macron sought to restore calm and struck a humble tone after accusations his governing style and economic policies were fracturing the country. *Read more* .... *MIDDLE EAST* Yemen’s... more »
U.S. Marine Corps Built A Replica Of China's Advanced Fighter The J-20
Загадочный истребитель в аэропорту Саванны. Фото https://t.co/IdKUy98GB4. pic.twitter.com/qZVFhdNMJW — Ivan O'Gilvi (@o_gilvi) December 7, 2018 *Daily Mail: **US Marines Corps reveals it owns the full scale replica of a Chinese stealth fighter that was pictured at a Georgia airbase* * J-20 Mighty Dragon jet was seen at Savannah-Hilton Head Airport, in Georgia * The stealth fighter has now been confirmed as a scale replica used for training * Speculation over aircraft included it being a film prop for new Top Gun movie The US Marine Corps has confirmed that a mysterious jet spott... more »
Brazil’s Brave Eco-Realism
Climate Change Is a Secondary Issue, Says Future Minister Of Environment is published at Folha de S.Paulo, December 8 2018. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. Ricardo Salles says that until now, Brazilian environment policy decisions have been based on “guesswork” Appointed on Sunday (9th) by president-elect Jair Bolsonaro (PSL), the future Minister of Environment […]
Another Supposed “Far Right” Party Rises in Europe
[image: another-far-right-party-rises-in-europe] When is “far right” actually moderate? When it’s defined by the far Left. Such appears the case with Spain’s Vox party, which was vaulted to prominence in December 2’s Andalucían election.
100 Chinese Christians Arrested in Coordinated Raids on Unofficial Church
[image: 100-chinese-christians-arrested-in-coordinated-raids-on-unofficial-church] Chinese police detained about 100 members and leaders of an unofficial Protestant church in an apparent effort to force the church to shut down.
UN Climate Alarmists Angry at Trump Amid Push to "Transform" World
[image: christian-gomez-alex-newman-cop24-update-dec-10] VIDEO - KATOWICE--United Nations climate alarmists are furious with the Trump administration's efforts to promote fossil fuels at an event, The New American's foreign correspondent Alex Newman reports from Poland. While the head of the UN wants to "transform the world," U.S. officials were here holding an event promoting continued use of oil, coal, gas, and other cheap and reliable energy sources. Newman was also able to ask a question about this to the U.S. panel: Why are U.S. officials playing along with the man-made global-... more »
Theresa May Calls off Tuesday Brexit Vote
[image: theresa-may-calls-off-tuesday-brexit-vote] The future of Brexit is uncertain as Prime Minister Theresa May delays a key vote on her current plan. May is looking to get a better deal from the EU on the “Irish Backstop” issue.
Trump Will Nominate Bush 41 AG William Barr for Attorney General
[image: trump-will-nominate-bush-41-ag-william-barr-for-attorney-general] President Trump announced that he will nominate William P. Barr, who served as attorney general under President George H.W. Bush, to again head the Justice Department.
Ruling That the Second Amendment Is a Second-class Right Faces Dissent
[image: third-circuit-rules-the-second-amendment-is-a-second-class-right] Trump's judicial appointees are already hard at work trying to repair the damage wrought by Obama's.
Is This a Photograph of European Jews Protesting Deportation from the U.S. to Nazi Germany?
The photograph shows Otto Richter, who escaped to the U.S. from Nazi Germany, only to face deportation three years later.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Threatens Trump USMCA Deal – Eliminate Steel/Aluminum Tariffs or No Support…
CTH has never hidden our disgust for the corrupt lobbying enterprise known as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and their President Tom Donohue. No internal organization in modern history has done more to harm American workers and American industry than … Continue reading →
Violent Revolutions Devolve into the Tyranny That Gave Birth to Them
Perhaps I am a bit more leery of upheavals and social unrest because of my own experiences. As a first generation immigrant who fled the violence spurned by a coup that toppled Emperor Haile Selassie, I am keenly aware of the promises and turbulence that is wrought when pent up frustrations rupture into revolutions. What I have learned through my family’s uprooting and the horrors that enveloped my birth land is that movements started by… The post Violent Revolutions Devolve into the Tyranny That Gave Birth to Them appeared first on The Ghion Journal.
My Apologies
I''ve just discovered a raft of of comments that I didn't know were made to this blog. I apologize for their tardiness. Apparently, not all comments have come to my email. I'll make a point of checking comments on the blog, not just my email.
UNHCR Lets Down Palestinian Refugees In Thailand
Refugees twice over, Palestinians in Thailand are in a state of panic, as they fear unjust arrest at the hands of Thai Authorities and possible indefinite detainment. Imagine living life as a two time refugee, having been expelled from one country, to eventually finding yourself having to flee war in the next. For Palestinian refugees […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Transgender rights reforms: How it could be ILLEGAL to say ‘he’ or ‘she’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6477547/Transgender-rights-reforms-ILLEGAL-say-she.html?ito=social-facebook Advertisements
Experienced Butcher Admits: “When We See Cancer In The Pork, We Just Cut It And Still Sell It To Customers”
https://educateinspirechange.org/health/experienced-butcher-admits-see-cancer-pork-just-cut-still-sell-customers/
Scientists identify vast underground ecosystem containing billions of micro-organisms.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/dec/10/tread-softly-because-you-tread-on-23bn-tonnes-of-micro-organisms
Japan Has Become Ground Zero Where The HPV Vaccine Debacle Is Unfolding In Public View
https://realfarmacy.com/japan-hpv-vaccine/
Huge snowfall across North Carolina
More than 18 inches (45 cm) of snow in many counties. How do you drive through snow that’s piled up higher than the bumpers on your car? PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT – SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1041 PM SUN DEC 09 2018 Here are just some of the areas that received ten inches of ... Read moreHuge snowfall across North Carolina The post Huge snowfall across North Carolina appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Senior Chinese Military Officer Calls For Attacks On U.S. Ships Conducting Freedom-Of-Navigation Operations In The South China Sea
PLAAF Colonel Commandant Dai Xu (Image from Chinese media) *Business Insider*: *Senior Chinese military officer calls for attacks on US ships in the South China Sea* * A senior Chinese military officer urged the Chinese Navy to use force to counter US activities in the South China Sea. * A People's Liberation Army Air Force senior colonel argued at a conference Saturday that the Chinese PLA Navy should ram US Navy warships that try to conduct freedom-of-navigation operations in "Chinese waters" in the South China Sea. * Such an aggressive action would certainly constitute an escalat... more »
Here's Why U.S. Tactical Nukes Are a Bad Idea.
*Kristin Ven Bruusgaard* *Security, Europe* [image: An unarmed AGM-86B Air-Launched Cruise Missile is released from a B-52H Stratofortress over the Utah Test and Training Range during a Nuclear Weapons System Evaluation Program sortie, 80miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., September 22, 2014. Picture] They likely won't change Moscow's calculations during a crisis. Policymakers in Washington are making a case for low-yield nuclear weapons. But these weapons aim to solve a problem based on major and unsubstantiated assumptions about Russian doctrine. Such weapons will not mea... more »
Don't Let Ukraine Drag America into War
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, Europe* [image: Activists of Ukraine's far-right parties attend a rally demanding to terminate diplomatic relations with Russia, near the Presidential administration headquarters in Kiev, Ukraine December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich] The adage to not let a weak ally make major decisions still rings true. Ukraine’s behavior in the Kerch Strait is another example of a U.S. ally (or security dependent) trying to gain American military backing for its own parochial agenda. Georgia sought to do that in 2008 regarding its territorial dispute with Ru... more »
Trump Shouldn't Lower His Guard on North Korea
*Bruce Klingner, Thomas Spoehr* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits fisheries in the Donghae area, North Korea, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on December 1, 2018. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UN] It is one thing to try and negotiate, it is another to let military interoperability degrade. Following the Singapore summit, President Donald Trump unilaterally decided to end allied “war games” (a North Korean derogatory term, previously rejected by Washington and Seoul... more »
Does Brexit Mean the West is in Decline?
*Sir Malcolm Rifkind* *Security, Europe* [image: Reuters] You cannot persuade the British public, any more than you can persuade the Swiss, that sharing sovereignty on domestic issues is anything other than a loss of self-government and accountability. I recall Henry Kissinger making a speech in London in the late 1980s. He started by saying that when Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden, Adam turned to Eve and said, “You know my dear; we are living in an Age of Transition.” That can be said of any period but, by any standards, today’s world is exceptional. My own... more »
Why the F-22 Raptor Will Soon Be Deadlier Than Ever
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * "For the long term, given that the Air Force plans to fly the F-22 well into the 2060s, these weapons upgrades are engineered to build the technical foundation needed to help integrate a new generation of air-to-air missiles as they emerge in coming years." *Made by Lockheed Martin and Boeing, the F-22 uses two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofan engines with afterburners and two-dimensional thrust vectoring nozzles, an Air Force statement said. It is 16-feet tall, 62-feet long and weighs 43,340 pounds. Its maximum take-off weight is 83,500.* The Air ... more »
Condo Christmas party
We had a wonderful Christmas party/progressive dinner with our neighbors last night. Such fun and delightful people. [image: Condo party Dec. 2018] [image: Condo party Dec. 2018 2]
Report: Is Guaranteed Admissions Effective in Developing Diverse Class?
In a recent study published by the American Educational Research Association, researchers evaluated whether admissions certainty for Texas high school graduates has different effects on high- and low-income students.
Herman J. Felton Jr. Earns Ph.D. from Jackson State University
Dr. Herman James Felton Jr., who grew up in poverty and with dyslexia, beat all odds and earned a Ph.D. from Jackson State University and has become one of the youngest presidents of a historically Black college and university (HBCU). His story from poverty to college president was chronicled in the Clarion Ledger. Felton was the […]
UNC Faculty Demand Involvement in ‘Silent Sam’s’ Future, Teaching Assistants Promise Strike
On Friday, the University of North Carolina (UNC) Faculty Council called for university system leaders to drop a plan to have the ‘Silent Sam’ statue on the Chapel Hill campus and requested that a faculty committee be involved with the statue’s future plans. The meeting came after a strike involving more than 79 UNC instructors […]
Would Members Of Congress Push Forward Policies That CAUSE Forest Fires In Return For Cash? Depends How Much Cash You're Offering-- But Sure
*Ansel Adams: "It is horrifying that we have to fight our own Government to save our environment."* When Trump tweets about forest management and about raking and cleaning forest floors to prevent forest fires, he's not talking about getting rid of dead leaves, pine needles and rubbish. He's talking about the indiscriminate logging operations a small handful of GOP donors-- who own logging companies-- are demanding. Tom Wheeler, executive director of the northern California-based Environmental Protection Information Center: "Trump doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about. T... more »
Jurassic Ichthyosaur Fossil So Well-preserved The Skin Is Still Soft
The ichthyosaur (literally ‘fish-lizard’) lived in what is today southern Germany during the Jurassic Period some 180 million years ago. The two-meter long reptile swam in the vast ocean that is now, after climate and geological changes, Europe. Researchers have analyzed the remains of an ichthyosaur so well-preserved that its soft-tissues retain some of their original pliability; the most comprehensive and in-depth examination of a soft-tissue fossil ever undertaken. Among other things, the study reveals that the soft parts have fossilized so quickly that both the original cells a... more »
Best Option For Funding Medicare For All May Be Employer Mandate
Voters have a clear preference for how to fund Medicare for All: requiring employers to purchase Medicare (or equivalent) coverage for their employees. The post Best Option For Funding Medicare For All May Be Employer Mandate appeared first on Shadowproof.
NBC: Feds reopen investigation into potentially cancer-causing military waste in Florida (in my neighboring county)
Thanks to the work done by scientists, that we reported on back in August, state and federal environmental officials are finally reopening an investigation into whether buried military debris has caused a cancer cluster in the area and specifically, a South Patrick Shores subdivision. RELATED STORY: Florida man does stunning rap about red tide and big […] The post NBC: Feds reopen investigation into potentially cancer-causing military waste in Florida (in my neighboring county) appeared first on Health Nut News.
Is this the deadliest vaccine on the market?
The HPV vaccine Gardasil was granted European license in February 2006, followed by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval that same year in June. Gardasil was controversial in the U.S. from the beginning, with vaccine safety activists questioning the quality of the clinical trials used to fast-track the vaccine to licensure. Merck, which manufactures […] The post Is this the deadliest vaccine on the market? appeared first on Health Nut News.
CNN: Breast cancer testing out of date says study
A study published today (Monday, Dec 10th) in the Journal of Clinical Oncology has found that the current guidelines for genetic testing of breast cancer patients, limits the number of women (and men) who can get tested and because of those restrictions, the tests miss as many patients with hereditary cancers as they find. RELATED STORY: 8 […] The post CNN: Breast cancer testing out of date says study appeared first on Health Nut News.
2018 Nobel Peace Prize Winners Urge Global Action On Wartime Sexual Violence
*ABC News Online:* *Nobel Peace Prize winners urge world to step up when combatting wartime sexual violence * One of the winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize says the attention the prize has drawn to sexual violence against women in war zones must be followed by action against the abuses. Dr Denis Mukwege spoke on Sunday at a news conference with Nadia Murad of Iraq, with whom he shared the 9 million Swedish kronor ($1.9 million) prize. The doctor was honoured for his work helping sexually abused women at the hospital he founded in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ms Mur... more »
French President Macron Declares “Social and Economic” State of Emergency….
With massive civil unrest overwhelming many parts of French society, President Emmanuel Macron made a televised speech to the nation attempting to calm the anger. Macron declared a social and economic state of emergency and attempted to stop the ongoing … Continue reading →
CDC Data Reanalysis Shows Strong, Statistically Significant Relationship Between MMR Vaccine & Autism
By the Children’s Health Defense Team Note: After four long years, CHD Board Member, Dr. Brian Hooker‘s reanalysis of the CDC’s MMR-autism data from the original DeStefano et al. 2004 Pediatrics paper has been republished in the Winter 2018 Edition of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. The data, when properly analyzed, using the […] The post CDC Data Reanalysis Shows Strong, Statistically Significant Relationship Between MMR Vaccine & Autism appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Mueller’s Investigation is Missing One Thing: A Crime
The post Mueller’s Investigation is Missing One Thing: A Crime appeared first on The Duran.
Save the INF Treaty
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Is This a Photograph of Robert Mueller Meeting with Viktor Yanukovych?
It is neither unusual nor nefarious for an FBI director to meet with foreign leaders about shared security issues.
Illegal Banknote Print Shop Dismantled In Austria Not Far From Company Which Makes Machines That Print Real Euros, US Dollars, & Most World Currency; EU-Wide Action Against Buyers Of Counterfeit Money
“All over Europe, law enforcement agencies performed actions against suspects who bought counterfeit euro banknotes on illegal platforms on the … Continue reading →
Top Petroleum Producing Countries – US, Russia, Saudia Arabia – Refuse To Endorse Key Study On Global Warming
“US, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Have not Endorsed a Key Study on Global Warming December 10, 2018 1:04 AM VOA … Continue reading →
Migrants Continue Sneaking Into United States
[image: migrants-continue-sneaking-into-united-states] Central American migrants in the migrant caravan waiting in Tijuana are climbing over, squeezing through, and now tunneling under the border fence to gain access to the United States.
Ocasio-Cortez Misquotes Constitution on Presidential Qualifications
[image: ocasio-cortez-misquotes-constitution-on-presidential-qualifications] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez continues to demonstrate her lack of basic civics knowledge. This time, she displayed her ignorance while musing that she might run for president.
The New Cash? Why Governments Don’t Like Cryptocurrency
By Steven Maxwell Cash is a problem for banks and governments. And, as we know, banks and governments are joined at the hip – each... more »
Climate Looters Scheme While France Burns
Climate Looters eat Caviar and sip Champaign while the French roast hotdogs on burning police cars. Why are the French so angry? Just look at where their tax dollars are going: Some 30,000 politicians, activists, computer modelers, bureaucrats, lawyers, journalists, renewable energy sellers and a few scientists are in Katowice, Poland December 2-14, for another … Continue reading "Climate Looters Scheme While France Burns"
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