Thursday, December 06, 2018

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Meet Russia's T-80 Tank (One of the Worst Tanks on Planet Earth?)

S.K. Au-Yeong at Test Feed Using Fields - 17 hours ago
*S.K. Au-Yeong* *Security, * Let the debate begin. *When the Soviet Union collapsed, Russia lost the T-80UD production plant in Kharkov to the newly independent Ukraine. The T-80U factory at Omsk declined into bankruptcy, while the Leningrad LKZ plant no longer made the earlier T-80BV.* The T-80 is a glaring lesson in why heavily-armored tanks can hide major weaknesses. Once considered a premium tank by the Russian military establishment, T-80s suffered savage losses to lightly armed guerrillas during the First Chechen War. The tank’s reputation never recovered. It wasn’t supp... more »

Guest Post: Why Tests Are Boring

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 17 hours ago
*It's Guest Post day here, and my guest is William Bryant. Bryant is currently an edupreneur with a company focused on helping students get ready for college, but he spent a decade working in test development for the folks at ACT. He has some interesting insights to offer about why tests end up the way they do; important to understand not just because of the tests themselves, but because of the testing effect on curriculum. Read on. * *Why Are Standardized Tests So Boring?: A Sensitive Subject * It’s a guiding principle in educational testing that test questions should not upset te... more »

Chinese - North Korean Trade Flourishing Despite Sanctions

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
*Asia News:* *The (illegal) trade between China and North Korea returns* Despite international sanctions, the exchange of goods on the border between the two nations is once again flourishing. Mainly steel and rare minerals fundamental for the development of the hi-tech industry in China. Seoul (AsiaNews) - International sanctions have not completely abolished trade between China and North Korea. According to Radio Free Asia, after an initial period of cooling between the two nations, the economic exchange would have resumed and is flourishing at the border. The most requested prod... more »

The Greatest Generation Dies the Sickest Generation is Born

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
Yesterday, our nation buried President George H.W. Bush, a World War II hero. Tom Brokaw wrote a book called The Greatest Generation about men like Bush, who served in what my Dad, a WWII Navy vet called "the great 'waah'... more »

PFAS in US source and treated drinking waters

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 17 hours ago
Boone JS, Vigo C, Boone T, Byrne C, Ferrario J, Benson R, Donohue J, Simmons JE, Kolpin DW, Furlong ET, Glassmeyer ST. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in source and treated drinking waters of the United States. The Science of the total environment. 2018 Oct 18;653:359-369. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.245. Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), including … Continue reading →

Enjoy Watching Holly Star on DVD and Amazon Prime!

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
The December holidays are upon us. We usually suggest books and films related to autism, however, we invite you to rent (on Amazon Prime) or buy Holly Star, a Michael Nickles film, because the producer is Scott Taylor, husband of... more »

French riots have streets on fire over the Paris Climate Accords

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 18 hours ago
France goes up in flames as the implementation of the vaunted Paris Accords increases, showing that socialism does not even work in Europe. The post French riots have streets on fire over the Paris Climate Accords appeared first on The Duran.

Trump and Putin meet anyway, but future meeting plans on hold

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 18 hours ago
Ukraine largely seen at fault even by US media for provocation that was successful at preventing the planned meeting between the two leaders. The post Trump and Putin meet anyway, but future meeting plans on hold appeared first on The Duran.

Syrian military seizes Israeli and US-made weaponsin Al-Quneitra

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The Syrian military uncovered another large weapons cache in southern Syria this week, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on Thursday. According to the SANA report, the Syrian military seized the large weapons stockpile while combing through the northern countryside of the Al-Quneitra Governorate. Among the weapons seized from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US naval destroyer comes within 400 meters of Russian territorial waters

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
The USS McCampbell guided missile destroyer did not go farther than 100 kilometres (62 miles) from Russian territorial waters, Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov stated. The US destroyer was moving under control of big anti-submarine ship admiral tributes, the aircraft of Russian Pacific fleet aviation, according to the Russian Defence Ministry. “In reality, the USS McCampbell […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Kurdish official calls for no-fly-zone over northern Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – A senior Kurdish official told Kurdistan 24 on Wednesday that she would welcome a no-fly-zone over northern Syria because it would prevent any-kind of air attack by the Turkish military. Speaking to Kurdistan 24, Jihan Sheikh Ahmed, the Kurdish co-head of the Defense Office in the self-administration of the north […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Ukrainian Army sends reinforcements to Russian border

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The Ukrainian military has sent reinforcements to their eastern border with Russia, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday. “…military units from the Ukrainian armed forces have been redeployed to the most dangerous directions along the entire line of our border [with Russia] in order to strengthen defensive capabilities”, Poroshenko said, as quoted by Sputnik News […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Suicide bombing in Iran’s Port of Chabahar kills four people (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
Four people died and many others were left injured after a car bomb went off near police headquarters in the southern Iranian port city of Chabahar on Thursday. Thick clouds of smoke could be seen emerging from the affected area. According to an official source from Chabahar’s governor’s office, a suicide bomber placed explosives inside […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Fresh SDF reinforcements pour into Deir Ezzor to help in ongoing offensive (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) – Hundreds of fighters from the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) poured into the Deir Ezzor countryside recently to aid in the ongoing offensive to capture the key town of Hajin. According to the official media wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces, at least 300 fighters from the Al-Raqqa and Al-Hasakah […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army intensifies attacks against jihadist forces in northern Hama (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has intensified their attacks against the jihadist forces in northern Hama these 48 hours after the latter launched several infiltration attempts this past weekend. According to a military source in the government stronghold of Mhardeh, the Syrian Arab Army and their allies from the National […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Powerful explosion rocks city in southeast Iran (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – A powerful explosion ripped through a city in southeastern Iran this morning, Iranian officials told state TV. Citing Mohammad Hadi Marashi, the deputy security chief of Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iranian state TV reported an explosion near the police headquarters in the city of of Chabahar. حادثه تروریستی در #چابهار شنیدن […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israeli Army spox. tells Hariri that Hezbollah is ‘lying’ to him

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:15 A.M.) – The Arabic spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), Avichay Adraee, tweeted to Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Wednesday that Hezbollah was ‘lying’ to him and to his nation’s people. According to Adraee, Hezbollah is violating U.N. Resolution 1701 and Hariri is believing them. “You have said these things […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Watch Syrian Army troops uncover jihadist tunnel along Jordanian border

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) uncovered a new tunnel in the southern countryside of the Dara’a Governorate this week, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported on Wednesday. According to the SANA report, the Syrian Arab Army uncovered this tunnel while coming through the formerly jihadist-held areas near the Nassib Crossing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israel calls for more sanctions against Hezbollah as anti-tunnel operation intensifies

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on 4 December announced the launch of the “Northern Shield” operation aimed at destroying the transboundary tunnels dug by the Lebanese Hezbollah movement to secretly transfer its militants to Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged international criticism of Hezbollah and more sanctions against the terrorist group, declaring it a “flagrant […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Over 50 killed in violent battle for strategic Deir Ezzor town

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – Over 50 fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) have been killed in the Deir Ezzor town of Hajin over the last 48 hours, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported. According to the SOHR report, at least 51 fighters from both the Islamic State […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army stops jihadist infiltrators dead in their tracks

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) caught another group of jihadist rebels making their way through the demilitarized zone en route to the government-held areas in northwest Hama last night. According to a report from nearby Mhardeh, the Syrian Arab Army’s scouts monitored a group of jihadist rebels last night that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Chinese Military Aircraft Are Continually Challenging South Korea's Air Defense Zone

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *SCMP:** Seoul voices concerns as more Chinese military aircraft spread their wings in South Korean air defence zone* South Korea has voiced its frustration about repeated intrusions into its air defence identification zone by Chinese military aircraft, moves that analysts say reflect Beijing’s opposition to strengthening ties between Seoul, Tokyo and Washington. South Korean authorities said a Chinese plane, possibly a Shaanxi Y-9 electronic warfare and surveillance aircraft flew into the Korean zone Monday last week without notice. The plane entered... more »

Speculation

LL at Virtual Mirage - 19 hours ago
This blog explores the improbable from time to time, but in situations such as the topic today - it may be more plausible than you think at first blush. Robert Mueller In a field of the lame, sick and lazy such as Old Slow Joe Biden, Poke-a-haunt-us, The Ancient Communist, Spartacus, the Creepy Porn Lawyer, and Crooked Hillary, who says it's still Her turn, the Donkeys may turn elsewhere to draft a candidate. I'm going to suggest that it may be Robert Mueller, Special Counsel, former FBI Director and Democratic Party operative. Hillary may contend that she has earned the presidency.... more »

Food Companies Market Chemicals Without Safety Disclosure

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/12/17/amp/food-safety-chemical-disclosure.aspx Advertisements

Coffee and Liver: Is Coffee Good for Your Liver?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/06/12/amp/coffee-good-for-liver.aspx

Helpful Gardening Hacks That Really Work

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/06/09/amp/gardening-hacks.aspx?__twitter_impression=true

Single workout can boost metabolism for days

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2018-12-workout-boost-metabolism-days.html

Bringing balance to the universe: New theory could explain missing 95 percent of the cosmos

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
https://m.phys.org/news/2018-12-universe-theory-percent-cosmos.html

NASA Scientist Claims Aliens May Have Visited Earth, And We Are Just Too Dumb For Our Own Good.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
https://m.indiatimes.com/technology/news/nasa-scientist-claims-aliens-may-have-visited-earth-and-we-are-just-too-dumb-for-our-own-good-357989.html

An Oxford Scientist May Have Solved the Mystery of Dark Matter

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
https://futurism.com/oxford-scientist-may-have-solved-mystery-dark-matter/

What Happens When a Smoker Quits?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
http://anupamghose.com/2018/09/27/what-happens-when-a-smoker-quits/

What Happens When a Smoker Quits?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
http://anupamghose.com/2018/09/27/what-happens-when-a-smoker-quits/

The Mushroom Advantage: Benefits and Uses of Mushroom

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 19 hours ago
http://anupamghose.com/2018/09/27/the-mushroom-advantage-benefits-and-uses-of-mushroom/

Ukraine's Top General Says Russia Now Poses The Greatest Military Threat Since 2014

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 19 hours ago
Chief of the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces Muzhenko shows documents during an interview with Reuters in Kiev. Thomson Reuters *Business Insider/Reuters:* *Ukraine's military chief says Russia now poses the greatest military threat since 2014* * Russia has been ramping up its forces near the border with Ukraine since August and now poses the greatest military threat since 2014, says the commander of Ukraine's armed forces. * General Viktor Muzhenko says the presence of Russian T-62 M tanks stationed 11 miles from the Ukrainian border had more than doubled to 250 from 93 m... more »

A Marine’s M107 Sniper Rifle Failed During a Gun Battle—So He Called Customer Service.

Task and Purpose at Test Feed Using Fields - 19 hours ago
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * What happenned next? *“It’s probably one of the biggest highlights of my life, to be able to help a Marine unit during a firefight,” Cook told National Geographic.* The Barrett M107 .50-caliber long-range sniper rifle is a firearm made for the modern war on terrorism. Officially adopted by the U.S. Army in 2002 and boasting a 2,000-meter range, a suppressor-ready muzzle brake, and recoil-minimizing design, the semi-automatic offers “greater range and lethality against personnel and materiel targets than other sniper systems in the U.S. inventory,... more »

It's spin to call 1850-1900 "pre-industrial era"

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 20 hours ago
The climate hysteria has faded away but some people keep on doing their propaganda work as if it were 2007. Tomorrow, I have an introductory talk about physics of the climate change in front of some selected audience, including a young presidential candidate from 2018. At the beginning of the talk, I mention some elementary-school science such as the days and nights and seasons. Everyone understands why we have days and nights and why the weather changes during the year as well, doesn't she? Well, when I opened a news app in the morning, I could see that the media-savvy geologist M... more »

The Lioness in Winter: The Sad Sunset of Angela Merkel

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
At best Angela Merkel will be remembered as an arrogant bungler. At worst, generations of Germans and Europeans to come will curse and revile her memory

Satanic Sculpture Installed at the Illinois Statehouse

Vigilant Citizen at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
An indication perhaps of precisely where America’s governing class gets its direction

Word via Ned Dougherty Dec 2, 2018

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
After a NDE Ned Dougherty has been receiving messages of significance for all. In the latest he warns of attempts to instil fear through talk of climate change

US tries to stop Ireland banning imports from Israel’s settlements

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
Veteran US lawmaker Peter King has lobbied against an Irish attempt to ban goods from Israel’s settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Trump: “US Troops will Stay in the Middle East to Protect Israel”

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
For the first time a U.S. president is saying it clearly. The U.S. military isn’t in the Middle East to safeguard American interests or even oil. It’s there to protect Israel

Out of evil cometh good. Sometimes anyway

Irish Savant at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
Despite the efforts of the MSM there’s an awakening underway. True, what people are finally waking up to is not very pleasant but it’s better than the media’s illusion

France has Fractured into 3 Factions

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
Four reports from Henry Makow’s worldwide network paint a grim and disturbing picture of our New World Order

The Disintegration of Western Society

Paul Craig Roberts at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
Everything that every Western government and “news” organization says is a lie to control the explanations that we are fed in order to keep us locked in The Matrix.

U.S. Navy Makes Preparations To Sail Warship Into Black Sea

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 20 hours ago
Reuters *CNN:* *US makes preparations to sail warship into Black Sea amid Russia-Ukraine tensions* Washington (CNN)The US has begun making the necessary preparations to sail a warship into the Black Sea, a move that comes amid heightened tensions in the region following Russia's seizure of Ukrainian ships and detention of Ukrainian sailors. The US military has requested that the State Department notify Turkey of its possible plans to sail a warship into the Black Sea, three US officials tell CNN, a move they said is a response to Russia's actions against Ukraine in the Kerch Stra... more »

Geopolymer and polygonal stone constructions

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 21 hours ago
A dutch blogger interested in historical revisionism posted a comment about geopolymer, a method of fabricating building stones using some sort of lithic slurry mediated with plant or vegetable extracts. The post is in Dutch, so I won’t link to … Continue reading →

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 21 hours ago
*by Noah* How ironic that a quote that so describes Putin's Puppet comes from a Russian; fitting really. Trump is a man who lies to himself because he is weak in every way. Lying to himself and to others is a way he gets comfortable with his endless shortcomings. Those who believe his lies do so to deal with some of their own.

U.S. Destroyer Sails Near Russia's Pacific Fleet Base In Vladivostok

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 21 hours ago
The US sailed the guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell Wednesday "in the vicinity of Peter the Great Bay to challenge Russia's excessive maritime claims" in the Sea of Japan, according to the US Navy https://t.co/GXNa6NwGSB — Ryan Browne (@rabrowne75) December 5, 2018 *RT:* *US Navy sends ship to Russia’s Far East, reportedly prepares to enter Black Sea * An American destroyer sailed off the Russian coast, near the Pacific Fleet base in Vladivostok, in a first such stunt since the Cold War. Another US ship is expected in the Black Sea soon, amid tensions between Russia and Uk... more »

Media ignoring the real cause of French riots

Robert at Ice Age Now - 21 hours ago
The ‘gilets jaunes’ (yellow jackets) were rioting against fuel taxes meant to “save the environment,” but the elite media seems to be trying to bury that fact. The fuel-tax increase enraged much of the nation and sparked violent protests from Paris to Marseilles in which four people were killed and hundreds injured. Hundreds of thousands ... Read moreMedia ignoring the real cause of French riots The post Media ignoring the real cause of French riots appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Carbon capture technology to eliminate CO2 emissions is unsustainable.

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 21 hours ago
“The Environmental Protection Agency is set to announce Thursday it is weakening an Obama-era rule that had required costly technology capturing carbon dioxide emissions on new coal plants, according to multiple people familiar with the news.” click here

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
Former U.S. President George W. Bush slipped Michelle Obama another treat at his father's funeral, just as he did months ago at John McCain's funeral pic.twitter.com/qg9J8DHZ6x — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 5, 2018 “There is nothing more fulfilling than to serve your country and your fellow citizens and to do it well.” - President #GeorgeHWBush #Remembering41 pic.twitter.com/1YqMsBN8fv — U.S. Dept of Defense (@DeptofDefense) December 5, 2018 The Latest: Second crew member found in the waters off the Japanese coast where two U.S. Marine Corps warplanes collided and crashe... more »

"The Disintegration Of Western Society"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago
*"The Disintegration Of Western Society"* by Paul Craig Roberts "Radical feminists are now being banned by Twitter not because they hate men, which is perfectly OK as far as Twitter is concerned, but because they object to “transwomen.” What is a “transwoman?” As far as I can understand, a “transwoman” is a male with a penis who declares himself to be a women and demands his right to use women’s toilette facilities along with the women who are using them. The feminist, Meghan Murphy, twittered a statement and a question: “Men are not women.” “How are transwomen not men? What is the ... more »

Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Wednesday 5th December 2018

By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily power consumption data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click on […]

The Bushes, Back In The Media’s Good Graces

By Brent Bozell and Tim Graham ~ The death of former president George Herbert Walker Bush created a calm oasis of civil discourse, if only for a couple of minutes. It was appropriate to salute this man’s kindness and statesmanship, even when you disagreed with him passionately, as many conservatives did. And yet, it’s a […]

‘Mission Complete’: Funeral Recalls George H.W. Bush’s Service To God, Family, Country

By Fred Lucas ~ George H.W. Bush came close to dying young twice, first as a teen from a staph infection and then as a Navy fighter pilot in World War II. But the nation’s 41st president managed to “die young as old as possible,” his son and the 43rd president, George W. Bush, said […]

Australian Politics – Don’t Let Us Stop You

By Andrew Bolt ~ Why wait?: Liberal insiders say Julie Bishop will retire from parliament just before the next election, despite speculation she might consider a career as opposition leader should the government lose the election, and despite the fact she has been re-endorsed for her seat of Curtin. One theory in Liberal ranks is […]

“Designer Babies” Could Lead To “Super Cyborg” And Bioweapons Arms Races

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 22 hours ago
Basically, the “designer baby” industry could easily lead to “superhuman cyborgs” and a bioweapons arms race that might altogether frighteningly wipe out large amounts of the global population and fundamentally alter what it means to be human. The post “Designer Babies” Could Lead To “Super Cyborg” And Bioweapons Arms Races appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

On This Day In History

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
*History.com: **The Great Halifax Explosion (1917)* At 9:05 a.m., in the harbor of Halifax in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, the most devastating manmade explosion in the pre-atomic age occurs when the Mont Blanc, a French munitions ship, explodes 20 minutes after colliding with another vessel. As World War I raged in Europe, the port city of Halifax bustled with ships carrying troops, relief supplies, and munitions across the Atlantic Ocean. On the morning of December 6, the Norwegian vessel Imo left its mooring in Halifax harbor for New York City. At the same time, the Fr... more »

Documents Show Facebook Used User Data as Competitive Weapon

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 22 hours ago
Facebook called the documents misleading and said the information they contain is "only part of the story."

CO2 Having Difficulty Trapping Heat Today

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 22 hours ago
Climate Reanalyzer CO2 seems to get distracted during the holiday season.

The David Appell Trend

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 22 hours ago
David Appell re-appears. December 6, 2018 at 5:09 am This is the graph David wants plotted, with a peak on the left side and a trough on the right side. The trend is down. Let’s do the same plot with … Continue reading →

Three Weeks Left For The Maldives

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 22 hours ago
“Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth.” – Albert Einstein Authorities predict the Maldives will drown by the end of this month. 26 Sep 1988 – Threat to islands Terrified tourists are beginning to flee. Live Cam … Continue reading →

New Toys!

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 23 hours ago
New Toys! 3 SBCs now in hand. Continue reading →

December 6th – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #686

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →

Thursday December 6th – Open Thread

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Former President George W. Bush speaks at the funeral for his father. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Funeral for a president* (Reuters).

Su-57 jets will be equipped with hypersonic missiles

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
Russia’s fifth-generation jet fighter Su-57 will be equipped with hypersonic missiles with characteristics similar to that of the Kinzhal missile, a source in the aircraft industry told TASS on Thursday. “In accordance with Russia’s State Armament Program for 2018-2027, Su-57 jet fighters will be equipped with hypersonic missiles. The jet fighters will receive missiles with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Miseducated or Stupid?

Walter E. Williams at rss - 23 hours ago
[image: miseducated-or-stupid] A recent Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation survey found that 51 percent of American millennials would rather live in a socialist or communist country than in a capitalist country.

Largest glaciers in Iceland growing for first time in decades

Robert at Ice Age Now - 23 hours ago
First year in a century that Icelandic glaciers did not lose ice. In past years, Vatnajökhul and Langjoökull glaciers have lost about 1.5 meters of ice each year, measured autumn to autumn. This year, they did not deteriorate. Hofsjōkull has grown slightly, while Mýrdalsjōkull “has a really significant addition.” These are the largest glaciers in ... Read moreLargest glaciers in Iceland growing for first time in decades The post Largest glaciers in Iceland growing for first time in decades appeared first on Ice Age Now.

The Battle For Plum Committee Positions Begins-- Alexandria Ocasio v Tom Suozzi

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*Alexandria by Nancy Ohanian* Currently there are 40 members of the House Ways and Means Committee-- 24 Republicans and 16 Democrats. 9 Republicans and 2 Democrats [Joe Crowley and Sandy Levin] will not be returning to the House in January. I imagine democrats will name a good 8 new members. Members want to ben that committee because it leads to a lot of campaign contributions bribes. Crowley used his seat on the powerful committee to leverage immense bribes he collected from the industries-- nearly all-- impacted by Ways and Means Committee legislative deliberations. Here are a few... more »

John Solomon Discusses Latest Spygate Developments With Sean Hannity…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
John Solomon appears on Fox News Tick-Tock to discuss the latest breaking tick-tock developments deep inside the spygate story. The bombshell discovery lies within a chain of emails, prior to the FISA application against Carter Page, that includes DOJ and … Continue reading →

Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On

dr.samizdat1618@gmail.com at Event Horizon Chronicle - 1 day ago
The M7.6 earthquake earlier today near New Caledonia in the western Pacific Ocean, and the M7 a few days ago in Alaska have gotten my attention. In my view, they are quite possibly foreshocks of much larger to come. I cannot help but wonder if they are perhaps related to a mysterious 20 minute long seismic vibration that traversed the Earth on this past 11 November, triggering sensors all around the world, but without being felt by humans anywhere. Scientists have traced the origin of those anomalous vibrations to deep subterranean geologic movement near the French island of Mayotte... more »

Ukraine Launches Drill Near Russia’s Border

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
PressTV Published on Dec 5, 2018 Ukraine launches a military drill near Russia’s border with which Kiev has been at loggerheads over a wide range of issues. The three-day military exercises involve tanks and heavy artillery. Ukraine stressed that it is prepared to defend its territory. The drill came as Kiev has accused Moscow of planning […]

What You Need to Know about Farmed Salmon

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT America Published on Dec 4, 2018 RT producer Michele Greenstein joins Rick Sanchez to dispel the widely held misconception of fish being a “healthy alternative to meat,” discussing specific farming practices in nauseating detail and shedding knew light on the wisdom of a fish-filled diet. end

Moscow Denies Violating INF Treaty, Calls US Claim Groundless

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT Published on Dec 5, 2018 #Moscow has hit back at the allegation it’s violating the #INF treaty after The #US Secretary of State has given Moscow an ultimatum over its alleged violations of a key nuclear missile treaty. Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, calling allegations groundless. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9jta end

SKY FIREWORKS: How to Watch the Geminids Meteor Shower in the UK?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The Geminids meteor shower coincide perfectly with the Sigma Hydrids meteor shower out of Hydra the Serpent constellation. The Hydra constellation is the largest constellation. If there is a serpent with a tail long enough to sweep one third of the “stars” down to earth, this is easily the one. Will it be this year […]

Flashback: Tony Abbot — “Let’s Be Under No Illusions the Carbon Tax was Socialism Masquerading as Environmentalism”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Flashback: Tony Abbot — Let’s Be Under No Illusions the Carbon Tax was Socialism Masquerading as Environmentalism” by https://www.abc.net.au/news/ , 26 Oct 2013 Prime Minister Tony Abbott has used Labor’s internal leadership rivalries as ammunition to goad the Opposition into helping scrap the carbon tax. Mr Abbott wants legislation to end the tax passed by Christmas, […]

RAW: At Least 9 Protesters Injured as Gaza Flotilla Tries to Break the Israeli Naval Blockade

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT Published on Dec 4, 2018 At least 9 protesters were reportedly injured by Israeli fire during a protest at the northern border of the Gaza Strip on Monday. Protesters had gathered in support of the launch of a flotilla titled ‘Freedom Ship 18’ that set sail from the port of Gaza in an attempt to […]

Does Israel’s Northern Op Mean War With Hezbollah and Iran?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Does Israel’s Northern Op Mean War With Hezbollah and Iran? by https://www.haaretz.com/ After weeks of hints that a big military operation is in the offing, Israel has launched a broad operation against Hezbollah tunnels. A snap audio-analysis with Haaretz’s senior military correspondent Amos Harel – In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the Israel Defense Forces launched Operation […]

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