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Explaining The U.S. Military’s Cryptic Letters, Numbers, And Symbols
*Popular Mechanics:* *The U.S. Military’s Cryptic Letters, Numbers, and Symbols, Explained* *A quick guide to the nomenclature that identifies America's military vehicles and units.* The U.S. military speaks many languages. From the markings on tanks to the classification of aircraft, the armed services use a lot of symbology and abbreviated text to quickly convey information. The Armed Forces are all about efficiency, particularly in wartime, and the ability to quickly discern a lot of information from a simple glance is useful, particularly in high-stress situations. As an out... more »
Democrats Planning To End The House's Investigation Into Political Bias At The Highest Levels Of The FBI And DOJ
*Zero Hedge*: *Incoming House Judiciary Chair Planning To End Probe Into FBI, DOJ* During a break during former FBI Director James Comey's heated closed-door testimony on Capitol Hill on Friday, incoming House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler confirmed to reporters what many had already suspected: That Nadler (and probably his fellow Democratic leaders) would put the kibosh on the House's investigation into alleged political bias at the highest levels of the FBI and DOJ as they launched an investigation into the Trump campaign - an investigation that eventually morphed into the Mue... more »
The Existential Danger of the Usual Suspects
This Youtube video seems accurate enough. So yes, UFO’s do exist but it’s the totalitarian monotheists who pose the greater danger. One probable but sobering conclusion is the existential danger members of monotheistic totalitarian religious faiths pose to the biosphere. … Continue reading →
Climate lunacy takes center stage in Poland
“People resent being scammed and get angry when they realize their taxes and energy payments often line the pockets of climate activists, scientists, bureaucrats, politicians, and wind, solar and biofuel cronies.” – Paul Driessen___________ “The IPCC recently claimed carbon taxes worldwide must climb to $5,500 per ton of CO2 by 2030, to avoid climate chaos,” ... Read moreClimate lunacy takes center stage in Poland The post Climate lunacy takes center stage in Poland appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Extreme cold in northern China
Temperatures lower than minus 43 F (-41.7 C) in Heilongjiang Province. The province was under an orange alert, the second highest of the country’s alerts, Monday through Wednesday because of the dangerous temperatures, according to local news site, Ecns.cn. https://weather.com/photos/news/2018-12-06-extreme-cold-china https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2176672/extreme-cold-disrupts-chinas-northeast-tourists-love-it https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/07/asia/ice-fog-china-mohe-weather-intl-scli/index.html Thanks to François for these links The post Extreme cold in northern Ch... more »
Major winter storm – More than 400,000 lose power
More than 247,000 customers in North Carolina were without power Sunday afternoon, more than 82,000 in South Carolina, and another 75,000 in Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi. Parts of Georgia also saw outages. The mercury is forecast to drop to 23 F (-5 C) overnight in Winston-Salem, not the best of times to be without power. “North Carolina ... Read moreMajor winter storm – More than 400,000 lose power The post Major winter storm – More than 400,000 lose power appeared first on Ice Age Now.
President Trump Tells The Pentagon To Boost The Defense Budget To $750 Billion
U.S. President Donald Trump waves to the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before his departure for the annual Army-Navy college football game in Philadelphia, U.S., December 8, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas *Politico:* *Trump reverses course, tells Pentagon to boost budget request to $750 billion* The president had previously called for a cut in defense spending. President Donald Trump has told Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to submit a $750 billion budget proposal for fiscal 2020, in a reversal from his pledge to trim defense spending, two people familiar with t... more »
Top U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer: March 1 'Hard Deadline' For Trade Deal With China
*Reuters:* *U.S. says March 1 'hard deadline' for trade deal with China* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-China trade negotiations need to reach a successful end by March 1 or new tariffs will be imposed, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Sunday, clarifying there is a “hard deadline” after a week of seeming confusion among President Donald Trump and his advisers. Global markets are jittery about a collision between the world’s two largest economic powers over China’s huge trade surplus with the United States and U.S. claims that China is stealing intellectual propert... more »
The Next F-35 Headache Is Here
*Dan Grazier* *Security, * The troubled $1.5 trillion F-35 program is not ready to begin the critical combat-testing phase, the Pentagon’s testing director said in a previously undisclosed August memo obtained by the Center for Defense Information at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO). *What happens next? * The troubled $1.5 trillion F-35 program is not ready to begin the critical combat-testing phase, the Pentagon’s testing director said in a previously undisclosed August memo obtained by the Center for Defense Information at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO). ... more »
China's J-10 Fighter Now Has Something In Common with the F-22, Su-57 and Su-35
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Is this a big deal? *Important: The J-10 joins the Su-30, Su-35, Su-57, and F-22 as one of the few fighter jets to integrate a thrust-vectoring nozzle, but not all TVC systems are created equal.* In a surprise move, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has debuted a specially modified iteration of their Chengdu J-10 fighter jet at the 2018 Zhuhai Airshow. An update over the original J-10 “Vigorous Dragon” and its J-10B variant, the J-10 Thrust Vectoring Control, or TVC, comes equipped with a hinged thrust-vectoring nozzle. The en... more »
Why Israel Confronted Hezbollah’s Tunnel Threat
*Seth J. Frantzman* *Hezbollah, Middle East* The impact of Israel’s operation will have wider regional implications. Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah risk boiling over as Jerusalem seeks to confront Hezbollah’s tunnels along the border with Lebanon. On Tuesday Israel launched a major operation dubbed Operation Northern Shield to dismantle cross-border attack tunnels. It comes amid rising tensions with Iran as Tehran entrenches in Syria. The operation also represents Israel’s attempt to preempt a new war with Hezbollah that will likely be fought not only in Lebanon but also i... more »
Is Russia a U.S. 'Adversary' or Just a 'Competitor'?
*Nikolas K. Gvosdev* *Security, Europe* Dealing with Russia as a serious competitor—even given its economic size and population endowment—also requires facing up to the challenge of how to compete. Writing in the wake of the Kerch crisis, Jill Dougherty, summing up the latest discussions of the Mayflower Group, concluded: “America's current strategy toward Russia, simply put, is not working; it is instead tying our hands. It’s making Russia more aggressive externally and less democratic internally.” In theory, U.S. policy vis-à-vis Russia should be grounded in the twin requirem... more »
Is U.S. Confrontation with China Threatening U.S. Nuclear Competitiveness?
*Randolph Bell, Robert A. Manning* *Security, Asia* The United States has created neither the market conditions nor the regulatory environment to maintain U.S. global nuclear leadership. The Trump administration may be undermining one of its top energy and national security priorities—civilian nuclear power—by putting it in the crossfire of its current confrontation with China while not creating a conducive economic and regulatory environment for nuclear power at home. U.S. global leadership in civilian nuclear power is crucial for advancing a number of national security goals, i... more »
What Must Change for Libya to Prosper?
*Edward P. Joseph* *Libya, Africa* It's time to craft a new international compact with the Libyan people that reflects their core demands for local institutional support and national transparency. “They came, they didn't meet, they pronounced it a success.” This is the skeptical press line on the latest international bid to stabilize Libya—the Italian hosted “parley in Palermo” this month that was more fizzle than sizzle. After keeping the organizers in suspense, Libya’s most prominent figure, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, commander of the breakaway Libyan National Army in the east, s...more »
India’s Secular Democracy at the Crossroads
*Mohammed Ayoob* *India, Asia* The current trajectory of Indian politics is eerily similar to Pakistan's first decade: a gradual slide from secular order. In recent years India has assumed considerable strategic importance in American policy toward the Indo-Pacific (formerly Asia-Pacific) region. This is the result of its growing economic and military capabilities and the perception in Washington that it can act as a balancer to China’s rising power in the region. India’s traditional democratic values that seem to be compatible with American principles also make it a desirable s... more »
Would Taiwan Fight China Without U.S. Support?
*Yao-Yuan Yeh, Austin Wang, Charles K.S. Wu, Fang-Yu Chen* *Security, Asia* It is in the interests of the United States to send reassuring signals to the public in Taiwan about the U.S. determination to assist and defend Taiwan. Policymakers in the United States have long believed that U.S. assistance to Taiwan, such as arms sales and an implicit promise to militarily assisting Taipei if China invades Taiwan, is critical to maintaining the peace and security across the Taiwan Strait. Such belief, however, has recently been challenged. Rapid advancements in the People’s Liberation... more »
US Military Drowning in the Swamp
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Acting PM’s bloc taking lead in Armenian parliamentary elections – preliminary results
The post Acting PM’s bloc taking lead in Armenian parliamentary elections – preliminary results appeared first on The Duran.
The USS John C. Stennis Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Has Arrived In The Middle East
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew, Nov. 13, 2018. *VOA: **US Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Middle East* PENTAGON — The USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in the Middle East after eight months without a carrier in the region, U.S. officials confirmed to VOA. The U.S. carrier and its supporting ships and aircraft will help in the fight against the Islamic State terror group in Iraq and Syria and the war in Afghanistan, where the U.S.-led coalition is ... more »
10,000 Palestinians Protest Along Gaza Border, 33 Wounded
10,000 Palestinians Protest Along Gaza Border, 33 Wounded by https://www.timesofisrael.com/ Demonstrations come as Israel allows in a second shipment of cash from Qatar; Hamas keeping most demonstrators away from fence – Some 10,000 Palestinians protested along the Gaza border fence on Friday, with some burning tires and throwing rocks and firebombs at soldiers who responded with […]
Geminid Meteor Shower – Shooting Stars in Spectacular Display
nemesis maturity Published on Dec 9, 2018 Geminid Meteor Shower – Get Ready For A Spectacular Cosmic Show December 12 up to 14, 2018 – are expected to be the best nights for watching the annual Geminid meteor. The peak night will probably be the night of December 13 (morning of December 14), but the night […]
Former US State and Defense Department Officials Discuss Prospects for Nuclear War
Former US State and Defense Department Officials Discuss Prospects for Nuclear War by J. L’Heureau, https://www.wsws.org/ On December 3, Foreign Affairs, published by the US. Council on Foreign Relations, and Scientific American hosted a panel discussion entitled “Do Nuclear Weapons Matter?” Gideon Rose, the editor for Foreign Affairs and one of the three participating panelists, explained that the panel’s purpose, over […]
Former Israel PM Ordered Targeting Densely Populated Areas in 2008 Gaza War
Former Israel PM Ordered Targeting Densely Populated Areas in 2008 Gaza War by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ Former Israeli Prime Minister and Defence Minister Ehud Barak ordered the targeting of densely populated areas in the 2008 war on Gaza. – The revelation was made yesterday by Israeli newspaper Maariv, which reported that Barak had been frustrated by his failure to […]
‘Yellow Vest’ Violence Erupts Across Europe: Paris Riots Spread to Brussels and Amsterdam as 1,400 are Arrested, French Police Call Up 8,000 Reinforcements And Rioters Torch Everything in Their Path
‘Yellow Vest’ Violence Erupts Across Europe: Paris Riots Spread to Brussels and Amsterdam as 1,400 are Arrested, French Police Call Up 8,000 Reinforcements And Rioters Torch Everything in Their Path by JAMES WOOD and ROD ARDEHALI FOR MAILONLINE and ASSOCIATED PRESS, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ * The protest movement crossed borders, with demonstrations in neighboring Belgium and the Netherlands * Belgian police fired tear […]
Protests in Brussels Turn Violent as Yellow Vest Demonstrators Hit the Streets
RT Published on Dec 8, 2018 ‘Yellow vest’ protests turned violent as demonstrators marched on the streets of the Belgian capital on Saturday. Police fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters who tried to gain access to blockaded areas housing European institutions, including the offices of the European Commission and the European Parliament. end
FREXIT? French Protesters Call for EU EXIT as Macron Fails to Control DEADLY Paris Riots
FREXIT? French Protesters Call for EU EXIT as Macron Fails to Control DEADLY Paris Riots by ALESSANDRA SCOTTO DI SANTOLO, https://www.express.co.uk/ YELLOW vest protesters in Paris have been calling for France to leave the European Union as President Emmanuel Macron struggles to control the deadly riots currently shutting down the capital. – The yellow vest protests in […]
All Eyes on Macron After Fresh Yellow Vest Protests Hit Paris
Looks like Mr Jupiter is in deep shit. He needs to pull out several ‘rabbits’ from his own ass to save his neck. The smart move will be to turn 180 degrees and go with the people. Take advantage of the situation by blaming the EU for all France’s problems and possibly call for a […]
Armored Vehicles in Central Paris as France Braces for Another Day of Protests
RT Streamed live on Dec 8, 2018 #YellowVests #LesGiletsJaunes #France Several armored vehicles belonging to the French Gendarmerie – the military police – have arrived in Paris… READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9k2w end
Ted Malloch: Rome Burned and Nero Lost His Empire – What Will Happen to Europe this Century?
Ted Malloch: Rome Burned and Nero Lost His Empire – What Will Happen to Europe this Century? by Ted Malloch, https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/ You have doubtless heard the well-worn euphemism, Rome’s emperor at the time, the decadent and unpopular Nero, “fiddled while Rome burned.” The expression of course has a double meaning: Not only did Nero stroke his violin making music while his people suffered, but […]
The Russia Investigation is about Criminalizing Peace
The Russia Investigation is about Criminalizing Peace by david gornoski, http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/ “For those who long wondered why throughout the presidential campaign Trump could not bring himself to say a critical word about Russian President Vladimir Putin, we now know the answer: Trump was hoping to do business in Russia, and doing so would require the approval of […]
Europe’s ‘Free World’ Impostors Are Falling — German, French and British Leaders on the Brink
Europe’s ‘Free World’ Impostors Are Falling — German, French and British Leaders on the Brink by https://larouchepac.com/ The British Parliament yesterday found the Government of Theresa May in contempt of Parliament, for refusing to turn over the Legal Advice from the Attorney General on the legal impact of Prime Minister May’s phony Brexit deal, which leaves […]
Macron Heralds The End Of The European Union
Macron Heralds The End Of The European Union by Raúl Ilargi Meijer, https://www.theautomaticearth.com/ The concept of the EU might have worked, but still only might have, if a neverending economic boom could have been manufactured to guide it on its way. But there was never going to be such a boom. Or perhaps if the spoils that […]
END of EU? Brussels in ‘Vulnerable’ Position and THIS ‘Could Prove Fatal’ Predicts Expert
END of EU? Brussels in ‘Vulnerable’ Position and THIS ‘Could Prove Fatal’ Predicts Expert by AURORA BOSOTTI, https://www.express.co.uk/ THE European Union could soon face collapse because of the “weak and vulnerable” position the volatility of the euro and clashes with member states have created, European affairs expert Ian Kearns claimed. – Mr Kearns suggested a new financial […]
Bye-Bye Dollar: India & UAE Agree to Trade in Local Currencies
Bye-Bye Dollar: India & UAE Agree to Trade in Local Currencies by https://www.rt.com/ New Delhi and Abu Dhabi have inked a currency swap agreement to boost trade and investment without involvement of a third currency like the US dollar. The swap is for an amount of two billion UAE dirham or 35 billion Indian rupees (US$495 […]
Top Useful Idiots Of 2018
“We will know our disinformation program is complete, when everything the American public believes is false” – William Casey CIA Director 1981 They are doing an excellent job. Leftists now believe that people like Clapper, Brennan and Mueller are their … Continue reading →
Comey Says FBI Didn’t Investigate Trump Campaign; however,….
The transcript from the first James Comey interview with the joint house committee is rather revealing for several measures. One of the more interesting aspects surrounds Comey claiming the FBI never investigated the Trump campaign; and yet also claiming four … Continue reading →
Democrats Planning To End The House's Investigation Into Political Bias At The Highest Levels Of The FBI And DOJ
*Zero Hedge*: *Incoming House Judiciary Chair Planning To End Probe Into FBI, DOJ* During a break during former FBI Director James Comey's heated closed-door testimony on Capitol Hill on Friday, incoming House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler confirmed to reporters what many had already suspected: That Nadler (and probably his fellow Democratic leaders) would put the kibosh on the House's investigation into alleged political bias at the highest levels of the FBI and DOJ as they launched an investigation into the Trump campaign - an investigation that eventually morphed into the Mue... more »
Iranian President Rouhani Warns That U.S. Sanctions Will Mean More Drugs, Refugees And Attacks On The West
*Reuters:** Iran's Rouhani says sanctions may lead to drugs, refugee, bomb 'deluge'* DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani predicted a “deluge” of drugs, refugees and attacks on the West if U.S. sanctions weaken Iran’s ability to contain them. “I warn those who impose sanctions that if Iran’s ability to fight drugs and terrorism are affected ... you will not be safe from a deluge of drugs, asylum seekers, bombs and terrorism,” Rouhani said in a speech carried live on state television. Separately, Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted as saying that the U... more »
Trump Going To The Mattresses? Are They All Stained And Disgusting?
Yesterday, two of the *Washington Post*'s star political reporters, Robert Costa and Philip Rucker, wrote that Republican anxiety is spiking as Trump faces growing legal and political perils and asserted that "a growing number of Republicans fear that a battery of new revelations in the far-reaching Russia investigation has dramatically heightened the legal and political danger to Donald Trump’s presidency-- and threatens to consume the rest of the party as well." "Consume the rest of the party as well?!?!" So what exactly consumed Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Mimi Walters (R-CA), Bru... more »
US special forces conduct raid inside Raqqa city
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 A.M.) – The U.S. special forces conducted a raid inside of the provincial capital of Raqqa on Sunday, local activists reported from the city. According to the reports, the U.S. special forces raised a home inside the Al-Mashlab District; they would arrest on person during the operation. No further details were released […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Israeli forces remove bulldozers from Lebanese border-town: report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 A.M.) – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) removed their bulldozers and heavy drilling equipment from the Lebanese border-town of Mays Al-Jabal on Sunday evening, a new military communique from Beirut read. According to the military communique, the Israeli Defense Forces withdrew all of their equipment from the United Nations’ “blue line”, leaving […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Reconciled FSA commander assassinated in rural Daraa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 A.M.) – A reconciled Free Syrian Army (FSA) was assassinated by unknown assailants inside the Daraa countryside on Sunday, the Syrian military reported. According to the Syrian military, the former Free Syrian Army commander, Mashhur Kanakri, was killed on Sunday when unknown assailants opened fire on him inside the town of Da’el. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian soldier killed in latest attack by jihadist rebels in Aleppo
A Syrian serviceman was killed and another wounded during the shelling of Syria’s city of Aleppo and province of Latakia by illegal armed groups, the Russian Defense Ministry’s Center for Syrian reconciliation said at a briefing on Sunday. “Over the past 24 hours, militants have attacked settlements of Maan, Qibirah,Tal-Maraq and Qubeybat-Abu-al-Houda in Hama province, settlements Sandran (twice), […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Tunisian jihadist commander assassinated in northwestern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 A.M.) – Another foreign jihadist commander has been assassinated by unknown assailants in northwestern Syria, marking the fourth time in the last ten days that this has happened. According to opposition activists in the Idlib province, the leader of Kataeb Ansar Al-Tawhid “Abu Bakr Al-Tunisi” was assassinated inside the the Idlib province […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US Coalition sets up new military base along Syrian border – PMU official
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) – The U.S. Coalition has setup a new military base along the Iraqi-Syrian border, Farhan Mahd al-Deilami, a member of Anbar province Council, told the Arabic-language Al-Ma’aloumah news site on Sunday. According to the official from the Popular Mobilization Units (var. Hashd Al-Sha’abi), the U.S. Coalition base was setup in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Daesh terrorists hold strong at Hajin as SDF troop suffer heavy casualties in latest push
BEIRUT, LEBANONN (11:45 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) managed to foil another big assault by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the strategic town of Hajin. According to local activists, the Daesh terrorists were able to repel the Syrian Democratic Forces’ attack on their positions at the northern axis of Hajin after several […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Qatari leader skips GCC meeting in Saudi capital, sends FM
Qatari Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani has decided to skip the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held in Riyadh on Sunday, sending the country’s state minister for foreign affairs to head the delegation, amid ongoing diplomatic crisis with Qatar’s Persian Gulf neighbors, Qatari Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed AlRumaihi said on Sunday. “Qatari State Minister for Foreign […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian military denies attack on Damascus Airport
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 P.M.) – The Syrian military has denied any attack took place at the Damascus International Airport this evening. According to the source, there was a false alarm around the radius of the Damascus International Airport; this prompted the military to activate their air defenses. Russia’s Sputnik News reported that a source at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
U.S. Air Force Conducting Massive Exercises Across The U.S.
The sound of 26 C-130s prepping for take off #USAF #FREEDOM pic.twitter.com/hO6od7tvZQ — Chandler Cody (@AChandlerCody) December 9, 2018 *Warzone/The Drive*:* Conga Lines Of USAF Airlifters Filled The Night Sky Across U.S. For Joint Forcible Entry Drill* No, those lights in the sky aren't Santa and company on a dry run. They're the U.S. Air Force practicing to make good on its own naughty or nice list. t's that time a year again! Air Mobility Command's airlifters have hit the skies en masse under the cover of night to fly across the U.S. and into the vast military training ranges... more »
5G: A WRONG WAY DRIVER on the Path to Scientific Inquiry and Media Integrity
By Patricia Burke On November 21, the eve of Thanksgiving, a wrong way driver on route 495 in Norton MA injured 6 people and lost... more »
Whiteland Ice 1,100 Years Old
Tim Cullen at the Malaga Bay site has provoked the settled scientific silliness camp by showing that the ice cap on Whiteland,(it’s called Greenland but green it ain’t), is some 1,100 years old. The age estimation is compelling as the … Continue reading →
CO2 Climate Feedback
Carbon Dioxide absorbs heat and when injected into horticultural greenhouses causes a drop in the internal temperature of the greenhouse, (H. Ratcliffe Pers.comm). In a biological sense increased CO2 emission absorbs heat, cooling the environment down and slowing biological activity. … Continue reading →
Video: This spoken word artist tears into Theresa May
In her latest spoken word video labelled ‘Dear Theresa May an open letter to our Prime Minister’ artist Naomi Minto absolutely tears into Theresa May whilst touching on many issues currently affecting the UK. Check it out below: The post Video: This spoken word artist tears into Theresa May appeared first on The Left Bible.
Sunday Talks: IMF’s Christine Lagarde Discusses Global Economy in Era of Trump…
I hope y’all are hanging in there with me today because each of these Sunday posts is essentially an audio-video chapter in one singular book. A stunningly deep book that explains the entire purpose of Trump from his/our perspective. Here … Continue reading →
Comey’s Lack of Memory was ‘Truly Stunning’
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French Yellow Vests demands
Here is the full list of our demands, which go well beyond the abolition of a punitive diesel tax: *1. *zero homeless (urgently) *2.* much more progressive income tax (much more tax bands) *3.* Living wage at 1300€ net (currently at 1050€) *4.* Promote small business in towns and slow the development of large-scale commercial developments on the outskirts of towns (which encourage the use of cars) *5.* Large-scale national plan to insulate houses *6.* Tax the multi-nationals and lower taxes for small businesses *7.* Universal social security (including for self-employed who are ex... more »
Mexican President Obrador's Is Targeting Drug Cartel Finances
Mexico's new President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador holds a news conference at National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico December 3, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrid *Reuters:* *Mexican President Obrador's Is Targeting Drug Cartel Finances* MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is taking aim at the finances of the powerful Jalisco cartel in what a top anti-money laundering official said was an opening salvo in the fight to stop criminal gangs from flourishing with impunity. Santiago Nieto, new head of the finance ministry’s Financial Intelligence Unit, told... more »
Giant Colorado energy company Xcel goes crazy green
Xcel stands to make huge profits from global warming policy. Being a regulated utility, the more they spend the more they make... and the more customers pay. The post Giant Colorado energy company Xcel goes crazy green appeared first on CFACT.
Big Names in Big Data Continue to Harvest Users' Data, Put Users at Risk
[image: big-names-in-big-data-continue-to-harvest-users-data-put-users-at-risk] In the wake of the British Parliament’s release of e-mails detailing Facebook selling access to users’ data, more information is coming to light showing that this revelation may be only the tip of the iceberg. Big Data — including big tech companies, grocery store chains, retail chains, and others — harvest users’ data and use it to create startlingly accurate dossiers of those users. They use that data for their own targeted advertising and sell it off to others to use, as well.
Musical Interlude: Cesar Benito, “Tema de Sira”
Cesar Benito, “Tema de Sira” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rC1I5u4ZwU "Memories, important yesterdays, were once todays. Treasure and notice today." - Gloria Gaither
"A Look to the Heavens"
“First came the trees. In the town of Salamanca, Spain, the photographer noticed how distinctive a grove of oak trees looked after being pruned. Next came the galaxy. The photographer stayed up until 2 am, waiting until the Milky Way Galaxy rose above the level of a majestic looking oak. *Click image for larger size.* From this carefully chosen perspective, dust lanes in the galaxy appear to be natural continuations to branches of the tree. Last came the light. A flashlight was used on the far side of the tree to project a silhouette. By coincidence, other trees also appeared as simil... more »
Free Download: Aldous Huxley, “The Doors Of Perception”
“Perception is a clash of mind and eye, the eye believing what it sees, the mind seeing what it believes.” - Robert Brault "To become fully human, man, proud man, the player of fantastic tricks, must learn to get out of his own way: only then will his infinite faculties and angelic apprehension get a chance of coming to the surface. In Blake’s words, we must ‘cleanse the doors of perception’; for when the doors of perception are cleansed, ‘everything appears to man as it is— infinite.’ Here’s one of my favorite excerpts, about the ultimate solitude of each human being and the limit... more »
Gregory Mannarino, “Markets: A Look Ahead, 12/9/18”
Gregory Mannarino, “Markets: A Look Ahead, 12/9/18” - https://www.traderschoice.net/
Are Peace Talks With North Korea Still Progressing?
President Donald Trump sits next to North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un before their bilateral meeting at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018.Jonathan Ernst / Reuters *Newsweek:* *Donald Trump and North Korea's Peace Talks Are Working, Even With 'New' Missile Sites, Experts Say* President Donald Trump's ongoing attempts to secure the denuclearization of North Korea in exchange for peace have progressed in spite of reports of new missile sites that experts argue were likely already known to the U.S. government and analysts. CNN published on Wednesday images ... more »
Sunday Talks: USTR Robert Lighthizer -vs- Margaret Brennan…
President Trump is the first U.S. President to confront Beijing directly -head on- and the Chinese respect him immensely for it. It is an inherently adversarial relationship; but it is also a conflict where opponents respect their enemy because the … Continue reading →
"The world is a closed system in the way that a piano is a closed system. The instrument has only 88 notes, but those notes can be played in a nearly infinite variety of ways. The same applies to our planet." #QotD
*"The world is a closed system in the way that a piano is a closed system. The instrument has only 88 notes, but those notes can be played in a nearly infinite variety of ways. The same applies to our planet.* * "The Earth’s atoms may be fixed, but the possible combinations of those atoms are infinite. What matters, then, is not the physical limits of our planet, but human freedom to experiment and reimagine the use of resources that we have."* ~ Marian Tupy, editor of Human Progress, and Professor Gale Pooley from Brigham Young University, quoted in Allis... more »
Climate change and wildfires. An Interview with An Imperfect Union
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Researchers conclude livestock have no detectable effect on climate
From BeefMagazine.com: By Amanda Radke | Dec 05, 2018 Good news — researchers have debunked the cattle and climate change myth! Check out the latest findings and share this blog post far and wide! Cow burps are destroying the ozone layer — we’ve all heard that one, and frankly, it’s time for the […]
Arctic Ice Machine Back on
Originally posted on Science Matters: Seventeen Days in Hudson Bay are shown in the above animation. In the lower center, Hudson Bay pushed its ice extent up to 1.24M km2, 98% of maximum. Just to the northeast, Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay are completely frozen over, with Baffin Bay reaching down. At the top left you…
Arctic Sea Ice Volume 8-Dec-2018
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Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 342 – 2018
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France isn’t Falling…It is Rising!
The general feeling expressed about the mass revolt currently taking place in France, is that the country is falling. But that assumes that France is composed of just it’s government and not composed of its people. If it is the people of France revolting against their neoliberal government, is it really falling? Or, is it rising? Who makes France what it is? Is it the government or is it the people? The answer can be… The post France isn’t Falling…It is Rising! appeared first on The Ghion Journal.
China Summons US Ambassador Over Huawei Arrest, Threatens “Further Action”
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Canada’s treatment of Meng Wanzhou in violation of human rights
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Diplomatic naiveté puts Canada in awkward position
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A Tax Revolt in France
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Key US Lawmaker: Trump Impeachment Hearings Possible; “There’s Nothing In The Constitution That Prohibits The President From Being Indicted; Nobody Should Be Above The Law”
“The U.S. Justice Department has a standing guideline against indicting sitting presidents, although they can be charged after leaving office. … Continue reading →
Pro-Tech Website Slams 5G Proponents for the “Race for 5G” and Installing Small Cell Towers Everywhere
By B.N. Frank Droid Life recently published an article, “5G Is Really Starting to Sound Awful” and 5G opponents couldn’t agree more with these excerpts:... more »
U.S. Military Aircraft Accidents Have Risen 40 Per Cent Since 2013
The McCain's collision with the Alnic MC caused "significant damage" to the destroyer's hull, resulting in flooding in the crew berths, machinery and communications rooms. (MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 2ND CLASS JOSHUA FULTON) *Popular Mechanics:* *What's Behind the Stark Rise in U.S. Military Accidents?* *Collisions at sea and aviation accidents point to an overtaxed force.* December 6, 2018: Yesterday, a Marine F/A-18 Super Hornet collided with a KC-130 refueling tanker during an exercise off the coast of Japan. Both planes went down. Two pilots were recovered from the Hornet, ... more »
Will White Collar Crime Be A Campaign Issue In 2020?
"Trump," Samantha Bee explained on her most recent show, "is a sleazy con man who's been specializing in rich guy crime since the disco era. But law enforcement has always backed off or let him go with a slam on the wrist. There were his acts of racial discrimination, his fishy real estate deals, his bullshit university, his swindling of people who worked for him, *and* his violations of labor law, anti-trust law, gaming law, self-dealing law, anti-money laundering regulations of the Cuban Embargo... Those laws don't mean anything unless criminals who launder money, drain peoples'... more »
Sunday Talks: Peter Navarro -vs- Wall Street Sales Lead…
President Trump’s MAGAnomic trade and foreign policy agenda is jaw-dropping in scale, scope and consequence. There are multiple simultaneous aspects to each geopolitical policy objective; however, many have been visible for a long time – some even before the election … Continue reading →
"Against Self-Righteousness: Anne Lamott on Forgiveness, Self-Forgiveness, and the Relationship Between Brokenness and Joy"
*"Against Self-Righteousness: Anne Lamott on Forgiveness,* * Self-Forgiveness, and the Relationship Between Brokenness and Joy"* by Maria Popova "Few things in life are more seductive than the artificial sweetness of being capital-R Right - of “winning the narrative,” as my friend Amanda likes to say. This delicious doom and glory of being Right - which is, of course, a matter of feeling rather than being it - tends to involve framing our emotional triggers as moral motives, then thundering them upon those we cast in the role of the Wrong, who may do the same in turn. How, amid this... more »
Secretary of Defense James Mattis Gets Involved In The Niger Ambush Investigation After Only Junior Officers Were Punished
*Task & Purpose:* *The Pentagon Scapegoated Junior Officers For The Niger Ambush. Then Mattis Got Involved* The Department of Defense last month did an about-face on the punishments handed down to members of the Green Beret team deemed responsible for the deadly Oct. 4, 2017, ambush in Niger that left four Army Special Forces personnel dead, the New York Times reports, shifting blame from junior officers to more senior commanders following a furious intervention from Secretary of Defense James Mattis. * According to the New York Times, a “livid” Mattis chewed out “top military o... more »
Climate change: COP24 fails to adopt key scientific report
By Paul Homewood h/t Joe Public Hardly an auspicious start! Attempts to incorporate a key scientific study into global climate talks in Poland have failed. The IPCC report on the impacts of a temperature rise of 1.5C, had a significant impact when it was launched last October. Scientists and many delegates in Poland […]
Sad Fact: The Air Force Only Has 20 B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Why? *The Air Force’s twenty Spirits remain an intimidating “silver bullet” first strike weapon that can drop heavy conventional or nuclear payloads onto even well-defended command bunkers, air defense radars or strategic weapon sites with little advance warning.* Since its inception in 1947, the U.S. Air Force has been deeply invested in operating long-range strategic bomber for nuclear deterrence. However, by the 1960s it grew clear that high-flying B-52 bombers had poor odds of surviving the Soviet Union’s growing network of high-speed interce... more »
The Case for Trump is Stronger Than Ever
*Daniel McCarthy* *Donald Trump, United States* The great white whale, proof of serious collusion with a foreign power, remains elusive. The same kind of motivated thinking that pushed Republicans to believe in “birtherism” just a few years ago now drives Democrats and liberals to think that Donald Trump has already been convicted of collusion with Russia. Trump is a goner—it’s all over but the crying, or so they think. Any news at all about Robert Mueller, Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn or Michael Cohen can only reinforce the pre-existing belief. Trump did not win legitimately in... more »
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