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Schrödinger’s Cat Learns To Fly
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What Happens if #Washington, D.C. Is #Attacked with #Nuclear #Weapons.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/video-alert-what-happens-if-washington-dc-attacked-nuclear-weapons-41727
Critical Things Ridiculously Successful People Do Every Day
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14 Things Ridiculously Successful People Do Every Day
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#WHO: #Anti-Vaxxers Now One of the Greatest Threats to World Health
https://futurism.com/the-byte/who-anti-vaxxers-greatest-threats
The world needs a diet overhaul, expert panel says.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-world-needs-a-diet-overhaul-expert-panel-says/
People Are Brutally Assaulting #Robots. Experts Want to Know Why
https://futurism.com/brutally-assaulting-robots/
#E-cigarettes could be BANNED over fears #vaping attracts underage #smokers as health boss warns ‘game over’
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8237160/e-cigarettes-banned-fears-vaping-attracts-underage-smokers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1547990625
Can #FitnessTrackers Improve My #Health?
https://askthescientists.com/can-fitness-bands-improve-health/
#Sleeping less than six hours a night may take a toll on #heart #health.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sleeping-less-than-six-hours-a-night-may-harm-your-heart/?utm_campaign=facebook_post&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_post
New York Times Blames The Polar Vortex On Global Warming And Melting Arctic Ice
In 2006, the New York Times announced the “endless summer.” With Warmer Weather, Different Decisions to Make – The New York Times That didn’t work out very well for them, so now they are blaming the cold and snow on … Continue reading →
Comparison Of The January 1896 Heatwave At Bourke, NSW With This Year
January 1-19, 1896 averaged 2C hotter than this year at Bourke, NSW. Spreadsheet The number of 100F (38C) days at Bourke plummeted from 1880 until the station shut down in 1996.
Checkmate; Why Trump Will Win the Wall Showdown…And Republicans Will Win in 2020
Only an idiot would signal their battle plan to the enemy…and that is exactly what Democrats have done. Regardless if the policy is good or bad, Democrats will “resist.” Democrats are demonstrating an impressive level of unity, but that is their strength, they are herd animals. (Source) Democrats will stand behind even the worst of … Continue reading "Checkmate; Why Trump Will Win the Wall Showdown…And Republicans Will Win in 2020"
Rhetoric’s Place in Economic Debate
Rhetoric is a term in the English language often synonymous with spin. But while spin seeks to redirect unliked truths into something less than truthful, rhetoric in the classical sense goes to the heart of how we understand truth – and seek to persuade others of it. Rhetoric determines the discourse. No less a figure […] The post Rhetoric’s Place in Economic Debate appeared first on Econlib.
Students Seen Mocking Native Americans Could Face Expulsion
Students at a Kentucky Catholic school who were involved in a video showing them mocking Native Americans outside the Lincoln Memorial after a Washington rally could potentially face expulsion, according to the diocese.
Giant Human Skeleton Photographs
According to the Old Testament, the Nephilim were were the offspring of the "sons of God" and the "daughters of men" before the Deluge.
UK Govt Feeding The Climate Gravy Train
By Paul Homewood h/t Dennis Ambler Claire Perry was asked about one of her climate funding projects in Parliament this week: https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2019-01-07.205845.h&s=climate+change So what is this Capacity Building she is talking about? This is the BEIS press release last month, following the UK/New Zealand Wilton Park Forum on Climate Change and Resilience: […]
Rare 'Super Blood Wolf Moon' with Lunar Eclipse is happening tonight
It's not every year that a "super blood wolf moon" can be seen, and skywatchers across the world are awaiting this rare astronomical phenomenon, which is slated to take place early on Monday morning in Europe and Africa but will begin late at night in the Americas. So what is a super blood wolf moon? This eclipse has been dubbed the Super Blood Wolf Moon eclipse. The Wolf Moon is the traditional name for January's full moon. "Blood" is for the vermilion hue that shades the moon during a lunar eclipse. And the "super" is there because this January's full moon also happens to be a "s... more »
Heartbreaking Video Shows Cop Shoot 14yo Boy Running Away with a Toy Gun
[image: toy]Police in Arizona have released the body camera footage showing their officer gun down a 14-year-old boy for holding a toy gun.
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"Acceptance..."
"Acceptance is a crucial step forward for those who prefer the idea of living this life over simply existing within it. Accept all that you've said and what you've done, because you cannot change your past. Accept the idea of the unknown, because the future is the unknown waiting patiently to reveal itself. Accept the person you have become thus far in your journey, because you are the only person who will be there with you when you finish it. Do all of this so that you may never find yourself having to accept regret that haunts you at two a.m., leaving you sweaty and broken hearted... more »
Zimbabwe Says Violent Crackdown Just A 'Taste Of Thinsg To Come'. Internet Has Been Shut Down.
Police stand guard as people arrested during protests appeal in court in Harare, Zimbabwe, on January 18 2019. Image: Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo *BBC:* *Zimbabwe protests: Crackdown is just a 'taste of things to come'* The Zimbabwean government says the security forces' response to this week's protests in which a number of people have reportedly died is just "a foretaste of things to come". News of a violent crackdown has emerged despite the government blocking social media sites. Local rights groups said at least 12 people had been killed and many more beaten by security forces. ... more »
"Mary Oliver On How to Live 'Your One Wild and Precious Life'"
*"Mary Oliver On How to Live 'Your One Wild and Precious Life'"* by Sanjiv Chopra, M.D. “Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.” - Mary Oliver "The quiet, plain-spoken poet Mary Oliver died this week. An outpouring of emotion and tributes spanned the globe. She was both mourned and wildly revered by those for whom her words were a totem. With stark simplicity, she offered us both spiritual guidance and common sense, all of which was garnered from lessons she learned while simply meandering in the woods. Mary O... more »
Watch: Israeli Iron Dome intercept Syrian missile over occupied Golan
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted a rocket allegedly launched by Syria over its Mount Hermon ski resort in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, footage showed on Sunday. Footage shows smoke trails and the alleged moment of interception as ski resort guests’ cries are heard in the background. The Israel Defence […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Houthi forces seize several military sites inside southern Saudi Arabia
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – The Houthi forces launched a big counter-offensive in the southern region of the Jizan province, today, targeting the Saudi military bases located near the Yemeni border. According to the official media wing of the Houthi forces, their troops managed to capture a large portion of the Jahfan area after overrunning […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Syrian military on high alert as Israeli retaliatory attack is expected
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – The Syrian military is on high alert this evening as Damascus expects Israel to launch a retaliatory attack for the missile fired into the occupied Golan Heights earlier in the day, a source in the capital city confirmed to Al-Masdar News. The source said that the Syrian military has been […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iraqi Air Force kills at least 20 ISIS terrorists in east Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – The Iraqi Air Force carried out several airstrikes over eastern Syria, yesterday, targeting the Islamic State’s (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) positions near the town of Al-Sousah. According to the official media wing of Hashd Al-Sha’abi (var. Popular Mobil, the Iraqi Air Force launched several airstrikes over the eastern region of Syria, killing at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian military confirms Syria foiled Israeli attack
A military source indicated that air defence systems in the country’s south have successfully repelled an Israeli air attack, preventing the attackers from achieving any of their objectives. “Our air defence systems have repelled Israel’s air strike in a southern region. All missiles have been intercepted, none of them hit their targets,” a Syrian military source told […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
USS Donald Cook heads to Black Sea – US Navy
The guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook began its transit of the Dardanelles Strait heading into the Black Sea, the US 6th Fleet’s press service said on Saturday. “The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) began its north-bound transit of the Dardanelles Strait, en route to the Black Sea Jan. 19, 2019, to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Air Force destroys jihadist training camp in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:15 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force unleashed a flurry of airstrikes over the Idlib Governorate last night, a military source in nearby Hama told Al-Masdar News. According to the Syrian military source in Hama, the Russian Air Force was specifically targeting a Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham base and training camp inside the town […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Netanyahu says Israel’s policy is to prevent Iran’s presence in Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his country’s policy is geared not to let Iran establish itself in Syria. “Our policy is unchanged: to undermine the establishment of Iran in Syria and to strike at anyone who tries to harm us,” Netanyahu, who is currently on a visit to Chad, wrote on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Saudi-led coalition airstrikes reportedly target Sanaa (video)
The Saudi-led coalition reportedly launched a series of airstrikes against targets in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Saturday night. Footage appears to show explosions in the distance. A bright flash of light is shortly followed by a loud booming noise. The airstrikes were reportedly directed against Houthi military positions. No information on casualties was reported. RUPTLY […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Israel says Syrian missile fired into occupied Golan Heights
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday afternoon that a missile from Syria was fired into the occupied Golan Heights. “A short while ago, a rocket was fired at the northern Golan Heights and was intercepted by the Iron Dome Aerial Defense System,” the IDF spokesperson said this afternoon. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian military foils Israeli missile attack in southwestern Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – The Israeli Air Force launched a new attack on the western countryside of Damascus, today, a military source told Al-Masdar News from the Syrian capital. According to the source in the capital city, the Syrian military activated their air defenses and began downing the Israeli missiles that were targeting the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Star Citizen - piracy interdiction routing - accretion disc gameplay
this is the kinda gameplay I want... ...and by 'gameplay' I mean 'sandbox features that allow for multiplayer *fun*'. "Mike, what's fun about restrictive stellar accretion disc gameplay?" where the play area is basically a two-dimensional plane and the lanes between static trading planets are easy-pickings from pirate interdictions and taxes from corporations. Well, look at this schematic of the Stanton Star System that includes planets Hurston, Arc Corp, Microtech, Crusader and their moons. Look real close. While CI's Star Citizen currently suffers from planar/static gameplay wi... more »
"Fundamentally Insane..."
"As a species we're fundamentally insane. Put more than two of us in a room, we pick sides and start dreaming up reasons to kill one another. Why do you think we invented politics and religion?" - Stephen King
3 depression risk factors and 5 ways to get happier without drugs
Mental health disorders are now a leading cause of disability worldwide, and three main risk factors that occur in early childhood are huge influences on mental health later, MedicalXPress reports. Exposure to early-life stresses such as illness; parents’ separation or death; and adverse family circumstances all play a part. While the medical profession most often […] The post 3 depression risk factors and 5 ways to get happier without drugs appeared first on Health Nut News.
USA Today: Jillian Michaels doubles down on keto diet attack after Al Roker, Andy Cohen diss
The Keto Diet has its supporters and apparently, some loud detractors, as well! RELATED STORY: The Ultimate Ketogenic Diet Beginner’s Guide This week, former “Biggest Loser” trainer Jillian Michaels,’ slammed the weight loss lifestyle and received backlash. Michaels feels the Keto Diet starves the body’s cells of essential macronutrients. “According to Michaels, the high-fat, low-carb […] The post USA Today: Jillian Michaels doubles down on keto diet attack after Al Roker, Andy Cohen diss appeared first on Health Nut News.
Jan. 19: a quiet day
Canada, like Brazil, has it's share of Donald Trumps in political life. https://cupe.ca/bad-day-students-funding-cut-disguised-tuition-cut-will-cost-students-more-and-hurt-universities These are people who govern to please the very, very rich. So they wouldn't dream of making billionaires pay taxes and they certainly wouldn't waste money on frills like university education. The universities are kind of important. Notice how China has made tremendous advances in recent years? it now challenges the U.S. in development and technology. That is happening because of the tremendous rise ... more »
Future A.I. Won’t Need Facial Recognition to Identify Individuals in a Crowd: Claim
By Nicholas West People of the future will apparently be no more significant than zebrafish and flies, according to new studies in tracking and surveillance... more »
Musings On Iraq In The News
Musings On Iraq was cied in "Iranian Resources and Shi'a Militant Cohesion: Insights from the Khazali Papers," by Bryce Loidolt in the CTC Sentinel.
GHCN Country Code Changes by Version – MySQL results
The first results from my MySQL exploits. A table of countries with the different country codes applied to them between v1, v2, and v3 versions of GHCN. Continue reading →
Singing the Indian Song
Why has the term 'Native American' been trending so massively on social media today? Well, a video went viral appearing to show a Native American veteran being surrounded and taunted by anti-abortion Catholic schoolboys wearing MAGA caps in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Twitter went mad, and there was a mega-tsunami of outrage at the 'blatant hate, disrespect and intolerance' shown towards the drum-banging Native American by the (mainly white) children. And righteous hate duly flowed towards the Trump-supporting 'racist' kids. The mainstream media - from CNN and... more »
Political Crisis In DR Congo On Who Is The Next President
*CNN:* *Congo presidential runner-up rejects court ruling and declares himself president-elect* (CNN)Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader Martin Fayulu rejected a court ruling Saturday that upheld his defeat in the country's presidential election, instead declaring himself president-elect. "I am now considering myself as the sole legitimate President of the Democratic Republic of Congo," Fayulu said in a statement. "As such, I ask the Congolese people not to recognize any individual who would claim this authority illegitimately nor to obey any orders that would emanate... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 20
1943 Fmr PM Gaylani in exile in Germany made radio broadcast claiming Iraq still in state of war with England (Musings On Iraq book review of *Persian Gulf Command, A History of the Second World War In Iran and Iraq*) 1948 March by railway workers and students against Anglo-Iraq treaty fired upon by police killing some Organized by Communists (Musings On Iraq book review *Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam*) (Musings On Iraq Interviewwith Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party) 1970 failed military coup against Pres Bakr led by ex-Gen Rawi an... more »
Watch Covington Catholic High School Student “Harass” Native American
The Left-Wing Media’s treatment of this unfortunate and apparently staged event is truly despicable. Grown adults exploiting children for political purposes is truly deplorable. I will represent the kids for free if they want to sue @maggieNYT for obvious libel. https://t.co/VmqVqIVNoe — Robert Barnes (@Barnes_Law) January 20, 2019 Scott Adams addresses this issue. It is … Continue reading "Watch Covington Catholic High School Student “Harass” Native American"
Racist Democrats Call Chinese Immoral for Wall
If walls are “immoral” racists Democrats are smearing the entire Chinese population, all of Israel, Vatican City, etc etc etc. President Trump should simply offer two options to the Democrats 1) Tear down the Tiajuana Wall that already exists, as well as the Walls around Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama’s homes or 2) fund the … Continue reading "Racist Democrats Call Chinese Immoral for Wall"
"The Truth..."
“The truth is hard, the truth is awkward, and very often the truth hurts. I mean, people say they want the truth but do they really? The truth is painful. Deep down nobody wants to hear it. Especially when it hits close to home. Sometimes we tell the truth because the truth is all we have to give. Sometimes we tell the truth because we need to say it out loud to really hear it for ourselves. Sometimes we tell the truth because we just can’t help ourselves. And sometimes we tell them because we owe them at least that much.” - “Meredith Grey”, “Grey’s Anatomy”
History's Project Blue Book - The Flatwoods Monster
Well, I have posted a review of the second episode of *Project Blue Book* from the point of view of someone who is watching the show for its entertainment value. Now, I’ll look at it from the other side of the fence and that is as a glimpse of history. This episode is about the Flatwoods, West Virginia, landing of September 12, 1952, and it bears little resemblance to the actual case. It was not a crash as shown, but a landing. There were several people involved in the original sighting and the subsequent events, none of whom are actually portrayed here. There were no townspeople wi... more »
Guessing compliments will get you further than insults. Ya think?
[image: Image may contain: one or more people, crowd and text] Use farther for physical distance, further for metaphorical.
Journalist Given Six Months in Prison for Organizing Yellow Vests Protest on Facebook
By Elias Marat As the Yellow Vests gear up for their tenth consecutive week of protests, dubbed “Act X” by the grassroots social movement, President... more »
US Withdrawal From NATO Would Benefit Americans Most Of All
By Tony Cartalucci Alleged discussions between US President Donald Trump and his aides about a US withdrawal from NATO have been making headlines recently. The... more »
Dream Match: Could an Old F-14 Tomcat Kill a Stealth F-22?
*TNI Staff* *Security, * We take a look. *Even if the Raptors had run out of AMRAAMs and were forced to engage within visual range, the F-22s can use their stealth to close in unobserved to less than 1000ft to either kill the F-14s with Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinders or 20mm Vulcan cannon fire* With the United States withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear deal with Iran, a war with Tehran seems to be a distinct possibility. In the event of a military conflict between Washington and Tehran, there is also the ever growing possibility that the White House m... more »
Chaos In Burkina Faso As The Government Resigns And The Security Situation In The Country Deteriorates
*The National:* *Burkina Faso government resigns as security deteriorates* *Meanwhile two westerners missing in the west African country are believed to be alive* Burkina Faso's government and Prime Minister Paul Kaba Thieba stood down on Friday, according to a statement released by the country's president. No explanation was given for the resignations, though sources told AFP President Roch Marc Christian Kabore wants to breathe new life into the leadership of the landlocked west African country, which is battling a rising wave of militant attacks and hostage-taking. Canadian Ed... more »
The Violence Conitnues In Mali
*Reuters:* *Eight U.N. peacekeepers killed in attack in northern Mali* BAMAKO (Reuters) - Eight U.N. peacekeepers were killed and several were wounded while repelling an attack by armed assailants near a village in northern Mali on Sunday, the West African nation’s U.N. mission said. The identity of the attackers was not immediately clear. U.N. peacekeeping and French forces are stationed in northern Mali to combat well-armed jihadist groups seen as the gravest threat to security across Africa’s Sahel region. The clash near Aguelhok occurred early on Sunday following an attack “by... more »
Greg Hunter, "MSM Covers Up $21 TRILLION Historic Government Fraud"
*"MSM Covers Up $21 TRILLION Historic Government Fraud"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Michigan State Economics Professor Mark Skidmore has revealed there was $21 trillion in what he calls “missing money” from the Department of Defense (DOD) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD). He and a team of academics used publicly available government accounting reports and revealed their results in late 2017. Now, the mainstream media (MSM) has picked up the story. Instead of sounding the alarm to the public, it says it’s basically all a big mistake and is discounting the biggest accou... more »
Chemtrails and the Deep State Exposed: Peter Kirby does Caravan to Midnight w/ John B. Wells
By Activist Post Activist Post’s very own staff writer and chemtrail expert Peter A. Kirby recently had a chance to sit down and talk with... more »
Dr. Martin Luther King: A Knock At Midnight & Joy Cometh In The Morning
“And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and … Continue reading →
Boulder Global Warming Update
Pronghorn off I-25 in Cheyenne
Blue America's First Texas 2020 Endorsement-- Mike Siegel Declares His Candidacy Today
Mike Siegel ran in 2018 in Texas' 10th district-- and he just announced he's running again... starting now. Last time he held entrenched Republican multimillionaire Michael McCaul down to a 51.1% win in a district with an R+9 PVI and where Trump beat Hillary 52-43%. The shift towards Mike Siegel in 2018 was 15 points, one of the strongest in Texas. In 2020 he plans to complete what he started in one of the country's most compelling, high-profile re-matches. This afternoon his campaign is hosting a celebratory "Appreciation and Action" event to honor the volunteers, supporters, ... more »
Open Thread
Beast from the East open thread. Lights are green - please go ahead.
Pitch perfect
Here’s a much more fact-packed account of the subject of my previous post, including Huw Edwards’s intro, which I had missed. The thing that struck me was, well, it looks as if Huw *knew* that the shortages and deprivations inflicted on Gaza's civilians were due to internal political feuds and enmities, but he threw in “years of an Israeli blockade” for good measure. Why? Because he could. Lazy and biased. Nearly all BBC broadcasting is fundamentally pitched from an identifiable position. Andrew Marr’s line of questioning is clearly constructed from the Remain perspective. All Middl... more »
Thinking Critically About “By, With, Through” in Syria, Iraq, and Beyond
Photo Credit: SPC Arnada Jones/U.S. Army Photo vis DVIDS *Editor’s Note: In the years since 9/11, the United States has waged war around the globe. It has often done so, however, “by, with, and through” local partners. Despite the importance of this approach and its overall value to the United States, its risks and limits do not receive enough attention. Morgan Kaplan of the Buffett Institute at Northwestern asks several probing questions about U.S. efforts to work with partners and concludes that this approach should not be uncritically embraced.* *Daniel Byman* *** The surpris... more »
Has President Trump Given 'New Life' To ISIS In Syria?
Brett McGurk at the Sulaimani Forum. Rudaw *CNN:* *Former US envoy to anti-ISIS coalition says Trump has given 'new life' to terror group* Washington (CNN)The former US envoy for the anti-ISIS coalition, who resigned last month because of the President's abrupt decision to pull US forces out of Syria, has penned an op-ed arguing that Donald Trump has given the terrorist group "new life." "The irony is that defeating the Islamic State is what the president said from the beginning was his goal. In 2016, he vowed to 'knock the hell out of ISIS.' His recent choices, unfortunately, are... more »
Despite Big Tech Antitrust Accusations, AG Nominee William Barr Is a Former Big Tech Lawyer
By B.N. Frank Current AG nominee, William Barr, is getting a lot of press right now because of the Mueller investigation. What’s not getting a... more »
Health minister promises to fix long-term care, but offers no money to actually fix it
Health Minister Randy Delorey says his government “will pursue and act upon” the five recommendations and 22 action items in last week’s expert-panel report into the province’s flat-lining long-term care system. The backdrop: in September, a woman with untreated, infected bedsores died in a long-term care facility. She wasn’t the first. And questionable patient deaths […]
Is the Violent Dismemberment of Russia Official US Policy?
Neocons make the case that the West should not only seek to contain “Moscow’s imperial ambitions” but to actively seek the dismemberment of Russia as a whole. The post Is the Violent Dismemberment of Russia Official US Policy? appeared first on The Duran.
Vladimir Putin visits Serbia, as NATO encircles the country it attacked in 1999 (Video)
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 171. The post Vladimir Putin visits Serbia, as NATO encircles the country it attacked in 1999 (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Here's Why the F-35 Won't Be Coming to Taiwan
*Wendell Minnick* *Security, * The new proposal will push for the release of sixty-six F-16V Block 70 fighters, with an additional six aircraft to replace crashed F-16A/B Block 20s (seventy-two total aircraft). *Key point: There are also suspicions in Taiwan that opposition to the sale of a fifth-generation fighter would be raised in Washington over secrecy issues, as mainland Chinese espionage on the island is rampant.* TAIPEI - Taiwan’s air force will cease campaigning for the F-35 Lightning stealth fighter aircraft and will, instead, reissue a request to the U.S. government f... more »
Coming Soon: Is Boeing's 'New' F-15X Fighter Really Joining the Air Force?
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, * Brace yourselves: the Department of Defense is eyeing a brand new variant of the storied F-15 Eagle to rule the skies, the U.S. military’s first purchase of the storied aircraft in more than 15 years. *If purchased, the F-15X aircraft will reportedly end up in the hands of several Air National Guard units as a replacement for the service’s current F-15C aircraft. But at the moment, it appears any acquisition of the advanced F-15 variant will prove an uphill battle within the Pentagon.* Brace yourselves: the Department of Defense is ey... more »
Forget the B-2 Bomber or F-35: Next Generation Stealth Might Be a Game-Changer
*War Is Boring* *Security, * It’s long been a goal of aerospace developers to eliminate moving control surfaces from airplanes. And it could change everything. *In 1975 John Kelly, a Boeing researcher, identified moving control surfaces as a major impediment to developing stealthy warplanes. “Elimination of control surfaces is a consideration that should be examined for low-RCS designs,” Kelly wrote in a company study.* The 12-foot-span, jet-propelled MAGMA drone could help BAE develop stealthier warplanes. Control surfaces account for a significant portion of an airplane’s rad... more »
Introducing the Mosin Rifle: The Ancient Russian Gun That Just Won't Stop 'Shooting'
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * She might be old... *Even now, well into the twenty-first century, the Mosin soldiers on. Recently, the Mosin was spotted in the hands of separatist forces in the Donbass region of Ukraine.* One of the most widely used weapons of the twentieth century was the predecessor to the legendary AK-47 rifle. Developed at the end of the nineteenth century for the Czar’s armies, the Mosin Nagant infantry rifle ended up becoming the standard issue weapon of the new Soviet Union. An unassuming but accurate and reliable weapon, the “Mosin” served well into the t... more »
Stealth Battle: America's F-22 Raptor vs. Russia's New Su-57 (Who Wins?)
*TNI Staff* *Security, * We try to get you some answers. *The idea is that a focused search by the jet’s other sensors would result in a weapons quality track to engage a fifth-generation fighter such as a F-22. If the technique works, the Russians will have negated the Raptor’s stealth.* The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is the king of skies—it combines stealth and eye-watering kinematic performance with a power array of sensors weapons. For over a decade since the Raptor was declared operational in December 2005, the F-22 has been unquestionably the best air superiority fighte... more »
What is a Man?; A Tale of a Divided America
United we stand divided we fall. Progressives are great at identifying problems without offering solutions. Progressives “raise awareness” but offer society no solutions other than agitation and division. Men could just as easily turn the spotlight of society as well, but they usually just pick up their shovels and go back to work and focus … Continue reading "What is a Man?; A Tale of a Divided America"
Dilbert Challenge Revisited; If this is the best Climate Alarmists have, they don’t have Anything
Previous Post on this issue: Let’s Get Ready to RRRRuuuummmmbbbbbleee!!!!! Climate Change Cage Match Key Takeaway Points: Ice Ages start when CO2 is at a PEAK Ice Ages end when CO2 is at a MINIMUM There is no defined mechanism in the CAGW theory that would explain a cyclical trend in temperatures There is no … Continue reading "Dilbert Challenge Revisited; If this is the best Climate Alarmists have, they don’t have Anything"
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Penney Kome writes about the importance of treating poverty as a social disease rather than a purely individual circumstance. And Jackie Esmonde and Todd Gordon discuss how Doug Ford is using the social effects of poverty to force workers to put up with whatever treatment employers see fit to inflict: While the severity of poverty in Canada in 2018 is less than a century ago, today’s austerity agenda broadly follows a similar pattern: attaching poverty conditions to social assistance and promoting the general vulnerability of workers. These ... more »
Trump - Kim Summit To Be Held In Vietnam
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walk after lunch at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo *AFP:* *Location of next summit with Kim chosen, says Trump* US President Donald Trump said Saturday that the location has been decided for his next summit with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, around the end of February. "We picked a country," Trump told reporters, without giving more details. A Vietnamese government source earlier told AFP that "logistical preparations" were under way to... more »
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Supreme Court declines to hear case about toxic burn pits on military bases overseas Arizona: Four women convicted after leaving food and water in desert for migrants Special counsel issues rare statement disputing explosive Cohen report Army Struggles To Reach Generation Z, Tries Recruiting At Video Game Tournaments US Oil Rig Count Plummets Most In 3 Years After Production Hits Record High Fannie, Freddie Soar On Report They May Be Released From Government Control Global Debt Tops 244 Trillion Dollars As "Nearly Half The World Lives On Less Than $5.50 A Day" This ... more »
More people joining Labour each week than leaving
The mainstream media are reporting today that The Labour Parties membership has plunged by 150,000 amid backlash over ‘Corbyn’s handling of Brexit’ – however this has been disputed by the General Secretary of The Labour Party who today tweeted that this was a total fabrication, and confirmed that more people are joining the party each […] The post More people joining Labour each week than leaving appeared first on The Left Bible.
ICYMI: Too Much Snow Edition (1/20)
While you're waiting to dig out (or feeling clever because you live somewhere where you don't have to), here are some pieces from the week for your reading. Remember to share. Only you can amplify writer voices. *These Students Walked Onto Westminster Campus And Into History* Another chapter from the history of integration in the US. *Five Years After Common Core A Mysterious Spike In Failure Rate Among NY High School*s Huh. What could it be? The Hechinger Report lays out the phenomenon. *League Of Women Voters Calls For Charter Changes * The usually-quiet League has some feelings ... more »
Labor says O'Dwyer's departure highlights a lack of support for Liberal women
The Federal Opposition seizes on Coalition frontbencher Kelly O'Dwyer's decision to quit politics at the next election, with Labor leader Bill Shorten saying "once she goes, what other women are they going to put on the frontbench?"
World's oldest man dies aged 113 at his family-run hot springs inn
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The supercentenarian lived through two world wars and the end of the Cold War, seeing out his twilight years from a hot springs inn in northern Japan that was started by his family 106 years ago.
A STORY MAINSTREAM JOURNALISTS LIKE, IN WHICH THEY'RE IDIOTS
At the new anti-Trumpist right-wing site The Bulwark, Bill Kristol posts a message from Bruce Gyory, a longtime New York state political operative. ... The slippage we anticipated for Trump’s standing in terms of public opinion from the shutdown is coming to pass. The slippage is the worst kind—the slow erosion of support from key blocs: swing voters (independents and suburbanites) and those who put Trump over the top (blue collar white men and Republicans over 60). ... Trump’s job approval rating is down to 31 percent among independents in Gallup.... The Marist data for PBS shows a... more »
MOUNT ATHOS INCLUDED IN MEDIA MAPS OF NEW MACEDONIA!
*The Globalist controlled mainstream media have begun to show maps of a new Macedonian geographical region showing the inclusion also of Mount Athos in an ominous sign as members of the Holy Mountain attended the protest today in Athens.* *Masses were also held at 2 pm today in monasteries on Mount Athos to coincide with the times of the protest in Athens.* https://www.vimaorthodoxias.gr/agioreitika-nea/agio-oros-trisarchieratiki-theia-leitourgia-sti-moni-xenofontos-foto/ *Austrian and German tour operators have also started to offer tours to the "Cities of Alexander the Great" ... more »
The Carbon Tax Shell Game
James Taylor explains current efforts to distract us with a tricky proposal. A ‘Revenue Neutral’ Carbon Tax Is a Costly Myth. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and other media outlets are reporting that a bipartisan group of top economic advisors has signed a statement supporting a carbon […]
Twelve Years Of Endless Summer At The New York Times
Twelve years ago, the New York Times announced the “Endless Summer” and said “It goes hand in hand with polar bears dying in the Arctic as the sea ice shrinks.” With Warmer Weather, Different Decisions to Make – The New … Continue reading →
Aristotle and Aquinas
Aristotle and Aquinas believed that all naturally attainable knowledge originates in external sensible things—for them the external things remain epistemologically prior. That is why their philosophy will not fit into the modern or postmodern settings which is mostly conditioned by the Cartesian belief that sense cognition is immature and one’s ideas must be taken as the starting point of philosophy. But Aristotle and Aquinas differ on the nature of sensible things. Here’s an excerpt from Joseph Owens’s essay, “Aristotle and Aquinas,” (Chapter 2; *The Cambridge Companion to Aquinas... more »
ESTABLISHMENT MEDIA PUSHES PROPAGANDA ABOUT MACEDONIA NAME DEAL PROTESTS
*A New York Times fake news article on the Macedonia name deal protests in Athens with omitted facts added by me in capital letters.* *ATHENS — HUNDREDS OF thousands of people demonstrated in Athens on Sunday, days before the Greek Parliament was to vote on ratifying an agreement to rename the country’s northern neighbor North Macedonia.* *Former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, a conservative, told reporters that the rally was “a demonstration for democracy, for Greece, for what we know to be right.”* *A DEMONSTRATION TO PREVENT THE BIRTH OF A NEW MACEDONIAN REPUBLIC CLAIMING THE NO... more »
Reports: Syria Claims To Have Repelled An Israeli Air Attack. Israel Says It Downed A Syrian Missile Over The Golan Heights
#BREAKING: Video showing what appears to be 2 Israeli air defense missiles over Mount Hermon in northern #Israel pic.twitter.com/snW1Jb4Sup — Instant News Alerts (@InstaNewsAlerts) January 20, 2019 *Al Jazeera*: *Syrian air defence repels Israeli attack in south: State media* *Air defence systems thwart Israeli air raid, state media reports, hours after blast rocks capital, Damascus.* Syrian military air defences thwarted an Israeli attack on Sunday, shooting down several missiles in the south of the country, state media said. "Our air defence systems thwarted ... an Israeli air ... more »
ICONIC GREEK COMPOSER SAYS MACEDONIA NAME DEAL PLOT IS A "CRIME AGAINST GREECE"
*From Greek Reporter* *Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis in an open letter published by the Greek daily Ta Nea on Saturday calls on Greek Parliamentarians to vote against the Prespa Agreement.* *Theodorakis calls on all 300 members of the Parliament not to support ”this crime against Greece” adding that the damage that the agreement will cause to Greece will be irreversible.* *The famous composer notes in his letter that the Greek people did not authorize any government to handle this issue according to its will, saying that the only prudent decision would be a referendum so that the ... more »
MASSIVE TURNOUT FOR ATHENS PROTESTS AGAINST GLOBALIST MACEONIA NAME DEAL PLOT
*Huge protest in Athens today, more than 400,000 people estimated to have attended at about 2 pm.* https://www.protothema.gr/greece/article/856982/makedonia-xakousti-sto-sudagma-deite-fotografies-kai-video/ *A attempt by what seem to be a tiny group of agents provocateurs to end the protest has failed with police targeting them for tear gas while leaving the main assembly with various speakers to continue.* *Brave Greeks, not fazed!* *https://www.vimaorthodoxias.gr/nea/syllalitirio-gia-makedonia-pano-apo-400-000-laou-eos-tora/* *Citizens’ groups have intensified a campaign on social ... more »
Tweets For Today
#AFP PICTURES OF THE WEEK (12 - 18 JANUARY) https://t.co/qxCkgkhu36 pic.twitter.com/m6ra5dleQm — AFP Photo (@AFPphoto) January 20, 2019 China set to post slowest growth in 28 years in 2018, more stimulus seen https://t.co/aOY6n9x7X2 pic.twitter.com/JxNmny406E — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 20, 2019 Thousands arrested, hundreds injured, one killed. Macron's government has cracked down hard on the Yellow Vest movement in France. #GiletsJaunes pic.twitter.com/gSnVDc1fGD — redfish (@redfishstream) January 20, 2019 'About 170 migrants dead' in Mediterranean shipwrecks https:/... more »
Israeli Airstrikes Target Syria, Again
*This has been a consistent and regular occurrence since 2011.* *SANA* *Damascus, SANA: January 20/19* * Syrian air defenses have confronted an Israeli aerial attack targeted the southern region and prevented it from achieving any of its objectives, a military source said Sunday.* Syria accuses Israel of conducting rare daylight strike near Damascus *Syrian state media on Sunday accused Israel of conducting a rare daylight missile attack in and around Damascus, triggering the country’s air defenses. * *The Israeli military refused to comment on the reported strike. * *For all th... more »
This Is Why Soldiers Do a Lot Of Training On The Ground Before Doing a Real Parachute Jump
Parachuting isn’t without its dangers and we invest a lot of time in ground training prior to actually jumping from a plane so we know how to handle emergencies in the air. This is why... These are two of my soldiers: both walked away from this landing without injury. #TheParas pic.twitter.com/U2QyARRpTB — Major Andrew Fox (@maj_fox) January 18, 2019 *WNU Editor:* That was still a hard landing, but they were the first to hit the ground.
Actually, none of us can survive without help at any age
[image: Image may contain: 1 person, smiling, outdoor] “Every strong woman was once a helpless child.” And we still are. That part of our humanity doesn’t change, there are just degrees. I don’t grow my own food or make my own clothes or drive a van that I put together. I’m much more helpless than my Ohio great great grandmothers who could manage chickens, gardens and trim a lamp wick and help the neighbors birth the babies. The issue is* life*, not helplessness. At both ends of the spectrum. I chatted with my friend Rosalie at the grocery store on Thursday who is the care ... more »
Who’s responsible for the immigration mess?
Not Donald J. Trump. [image: Image may contain: text] Remember how Obama blamed Bush for 4 years for the recession and then set out to make it worse? Slowest recovery since the 30s when FDR tried the same tricks with the economy. The “experts” are still trying to figure out what happened. Along comes Trump who asks for 1/4 of what the Democrats promised during the last administration, who suggests a deal to correct the DACA executive order mess which Obama illegally foisted on us, but they are terrified to give him another win like he's done with the courts, the economy and the ... more »
Drinking Alcohol Actually Makes Your Face More Attractive, Says Science
https://www.lucisphilippines.press/2019/01/drinking-alcohol-actually-makes-your-face-more-attractive.html?m=1 Advertisements
To Save the Sound of a Stradivarius, a Whole City Must Keep Quiet
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/arts/music/stradivarius-sound-bank-recording-cremona.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur
The oldest bottle of wine in the world remains unopened since the 4th Century
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/07/20/bottle-of-wine/
How to Release the Toxic Stress stored in our Bodies through the ‘Muscle of the Soul’
https://mysticalraven.com/health/4016/how-to-release-the-toxic-stress-stored-in-our-bodies-through-the-muscle-of-the-soul?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com
Simple Animations by a NASA Scientist ‘Prove’ The Speed of Light Is Torturously Slow
https://www.sciencealert.com/simple-animations-by-a-nasa-scientist-prove-the-speed-of-light-is-torturously-slow
5G Network Uses Same EMF Waves as Pentagon Crowd Control System
https://www.wakingtimes.com/2018/10/05/5g-network-uses-same-emf-waves-as-pentagon-crowd-control-system/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com
Microsoft ending Windows 10 mobile, says switch to iPhone or Android
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/18/microsoft-ending-windows-10-mobile-says-switch-to-iphone-or-android.html?__source=facebook%7Cmain
Why Nutritional Psychiatry is the Future of Mental Health Treatment
https://www.wakingtimes.com/2018/11/26/why-nutritional-psychiatry-is-the-future-of-mental-health-treatment/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com
New dissolvable, plastic-free bottle could save ocean life.
https://bigthink.com/news/disposable-water-bottle-made-of-paper-has-potential-to-save-2?utm_medium=Social&facebook=1&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1547925563
Burnout Rises Above 50% in Some Specialties, New Survey Shows
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/907834?src=soc_fb_190118_mscpedt_news_mdscp_happiness2018&faf=1
Prespes name deal is unconstitutional
*FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev ha snot signed the Prespes agreement, making it invalid.* *Zaev did not sign after a referendum FYROM on the name change fell far short of the 50% turnout required with just over a third of Macedonians voting.* https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45699749 *From Ekathimerini* *“(FYROM Prime Minister Zoran) Zaev has already violated the agreement, which is anyway inoperative because it lacks the signature of (FYROM's) president...when the president of the other country disagrees, you cannot sign a treaty,” Kammenos said.* *FYROM president Gjorge ... more »
Picture Of The Day
A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and two F-22 Raptors from the 199th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, fly in formation near Diamond Head State Monument, Hawaii, after completing interoperability training, Jan. 15, 2019.(U.S. Navy/MC2 Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago) *WNU Editor: *The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Air Force F-22s And B-2 Bombers Are Prowling The Pacific, And The Photos Are Awesome* (Task & Purpose).
New Macedonian lanugage, citizenship and people referred for a new republic....
*Well, here is the new republic that the Globalists seek to bring to birth with a capital in Thessaloniki.* *From Ekathimerini* *The diplomatic note sent by the former Yugoslv Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to Greece compounds an already problematic name deal, says Angelos Syrigos, associated Professor of International Law and Foreign Policy at Athens' Panteion University.* *“(The Prespes Agreement) concedes a (Macedonian) language and citizenship and, unfortunately, the diplomatic note that was sent a couple of days ago, adds, for the first time a 'Macedonian' people,” Syrigos tol... more »
WHY CHINA SHOULD NOT TRUSTGERMAN BANKSTER OLOF SCHOLZ
*China should be on alert for German bankers trying to bribe or blackmail their counterparts to switch over its system of state issued money to private money after Olaf Scholz's visit.* *https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKCN1PC07G* *v* *German banker Paul Warburg moved to the USA to plot the privatisation of the Federal Reserve in 1913. Woodrow Wilson who signed the federal reserve act was allegedly blackmailed for infidelity. He appointed Warburg to the new private central Federal Reserve's board.* *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Warburg* *Olaf Scholz's record in Ger... more »
UK BACKBENCHERS MAKE DRAMATIC MOVE TO TAKE CONTROL OF BREXIT AND STOP A NO DEAL CATASTROPHE
*UK MP Dominic Grieve has drawn up proposals for just 300 MPs to be able to seize control of the Commons agenda and stop a catstrophic no deal Brexit.* *The Brits did not vote for economic collapse, rocketing unemployment, starvation, which would be consequences of a no deal Brexit.* *It is very positive to see a cross party back benchers taking the initiative to stop a national catastrophe.* *Theresa May may seek to use a trick used Alexis Tsipras in 2015 and call snap elections to be used as a pretext to purge the party of team patriot (voter fraud) and allow in either Boris John... more »
Are Hezbollah’s Attack Tunnels the Future of Warfare?
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* [image: Photo by Cpl. Yoav Pinus, IDF Spokesperson's Unit.] What you need to know. Israel has faced many threats during its tumultuous seventy-five-year existence: ballistic missiles, tanks, hang-gliding terrorists, suicide bombers. But now Israel faces a new threat that doesn’t go through Israeli defenses, but under them. Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia militant group, has dug tunnels under the border between Lebanon and the Galilee region of northern Israel. Israel says the tunnels have a deadly purpose: to allow Hezbollah fighters to ente... more »
Is a “Terrorist” Serial-Killer Gang Murdering Young White Men Nationwide?
[image: is-a-terrorist-serial-killer-gang-murdering-young-white-men-nationwide] It’s a shocking claim: A shadowy serial-killing gang, with cells in cities nationwide, has been murdering college-age white men — for more than two decades. It’s suspected the group might have already claimed hundreds of victims. Yet police agencies are uninterested in ferreting out the truth and instead write the killings off as accidents or undetermined.
Yellow Vest protests continue in France for tenth week
*France in flames: 84,000 Yellow Vest protesters take to the streets across six cities as they attack a bank and riot beside Napoleon's tomb in Paris on the TENTH weekend of demonstrationsTear gas, water cannon and flash ball guns used by Paris police at Les Invalides, where body of Napoleon is A police officer at the scene said hundreds of riot police were being attacked by Yellow Vest protestersDemonstrations mark 10th weekend of violence to hit French capital since Macron's controversial policies The protests hit six cities all over France, including Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon,... more »
Yellow Vest protests continue in France for tenth week
*France in flames: 84,000 Yellow Vest protesters take to the streets across six cities as they attack a bank and riot beside Napoleon's tomb in Paris on the TENTH weekend of demonstrationsTear gas, water cannon and flash ball guns used by Paris police at Les Invalides, where body of Napoleon is A police officer at the scene said hundreds of riot police were being attacked by Yellow Vest protestersDemonstrations mark 10th weekend of violence to hit French capital since Macron's controversial policies The protests hit six cities all over France, including Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon,... more »
Yellow Vest protests continue in France for tenth week
*France in flames: 84,000 Yellow Vest protesters take to the streets across six cities as they attack a bank and riot beside Napoleon's tomb in Paris on the TENTH weekend of demonstrationsTear gas, water cannon and flash ball guns used by Paris police at Les Invalides, where body of Napoleon is A police officer at the scene said hundreds of riot police were being attacked by Yellow Vest protestersDemonstrations mark 10th weekend of violence to hit French capital since Macron's controversial policies The protests hit six cities all over France, including Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon,... more »
Robert Mueller brazenly lies to cover up Trump's links to Russia
*More evidence that Robert Mueller has done a deal with Donald Trump comes in the way he immediately dismissed, and without offering any proof, Michael Cohen's claim that Donald Trump told him to lie to Congress about his links to Moscow after he won the election as fake news.* https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/19/media/trump-tower-buzzfeed-report-stelter/index.html *First off, Robert Mueller offered no conclusive proof that Michael Cohen's claim is a lie. He can never offer such conclusive proof since he was not present at every personal interaction between Cohen and Trump, interact... more »
Federer stunned by Greek young gun Tsitsipas at Australian Open
Just In - 15 hours ago
Roger Federer's bid for a seventh Australian Open title is crushed, as Greek wunderkind Stefanos Tsitsipas rises up to floor the Swiss master.
Nadal says if women draw bigger crowds they should earn more prize money than men
Rafael Nadal reluctantly joins the ongoing debate about equal prize money in tennis, saying female players deserve more than their male counterparts if they generate more ticket sales.
Both Sides-- But Not The Joni Mitchell Version
The *Wall Street Journal* ran an OpEd by Robert Gates Friday evening, To End the Shutdown, Try Thinking Big on Immigration. It almost doesn't matter what his "big idea" is since his presentation is so utterly flawed. "Both parties are to blame for this embarrassing impasse," he wrote. Really? Both parties. Pin a pin in that. We'll come back to it. First I want to make sure you know who Robert Gates is. Since 2012 he's been a principal in the Silicon Valley-based neocon consulting firm RiceHadleyGates LLC, with Condoleeza Rice and Stephen Hadley. ("We offer advice based on extensiv... more »
New Left Blogs January 2019
Once again, it's been a while since I last did one of these. But I'm always happy to welcome new left blogs/pod casts and other contributions to the socialist firmament. Here's what the fates have supplied me these last couple of months: 1. Samantha Asumadu (Twitter) 2, Stats for Lefties (Twitter) 3. The Social Review (Twitter) 4. Wendy Liu (Twitter) If you know of any new(ish) blogs that haven't featured before then drop me a line via the comments, email, Facebook, or Twitter. Please note I'm looking for blogs that have started within the last 12 months or thereabouts. The new ... more »
A Curious Omission–Booker
By Paul Homewood Booker runs with the North Devon AONB story this week: Such a national treasure is the coast of North Devon that for 50 years it has been designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB); with the local authorities required to produce successive management plans to protect it. But […]
Study Claiming Insect Decline Due To Global Warming Is Based On Faulty Temperature Data.
By Paul Homewood h/t Joe Public/Dave Ward Many thanks to some real Sherlock Holmes work by Joe and Dave. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/15/insect-collapse-we-are-destroying-our-life-support-systems The article refers to this study by Brad Lister last year: Significance Arthropods, invertebrates including insects that have external skeletons, are declining at an alarming rate. While the tropics […]
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*UK: Elite food? Oxford college bans octopus from menu in bid to make disadvantaged students feel more 'comfortable'* *Royall is an old Labour party hack* The president of an Oxford college has asked for octopus to be taken off in a bid to prevent upset among disadvantaged students, it was claimed. Baroness Royall, head of Somerville College, has reportedly said she wanted to make the college welcoming to all and change its culture. The Telegraph reported how Baroness Royall had told catering staff to replace an octopus terrine dish with a less exotic alternative, following a co... more »
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*Pacific nations spooked by climate scare* *Bainimarama and Rabuka are the leading figures in Fiji politics and both are fine and reasonable men. Both have led military coups during their path to power but on all occasions did so bloodlessly. They both now hold democratically elected posts. But they are military men, not exactly steeped in world politics, so have understandably taken seriously all the Greenie shrieks about sea-level rise swamping Pacific atolls.Most of the Fiji islands are volcanic in origin but there are a few lightly populated outlying coral atolls. The... more »
Young Labour support Corbyn’s Brexit position
In response to a letter published in the Islington Tribune by Labour Future, Young Labour (@YoungLabour) schooled them on what really is Labour’s Future, which is the millions of young workers and students fighting for socialist change in Britain. And as can be seen from the tweet above, they support the leaderships position on Brexit. This […] The post Young Labour support Corbyn’s Brexit position appeared first on The Left Bible.
Sunday morning music
The Swingle Singers were founded in Paris in 1962, and have been through several incarnations since then. Until 2011, the group consisted of eight voices: two sopranos, two altos, two tenors and two basses. The French group performed and recorded typically with only a double bass and drums as accompaniment. In 1973, the original French group disbanded and Ward Swingle moved to London and hired members who debuted as Swingle II. The current group performs primarily *a cappella*. The group later performed and recorded under the name The Swingles, then The New Swingle Singers and The... more »
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