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Notes on a Curious People: The Maya and Their Doings
This is a greatly updated version of a column of some years back on an unusual and intriguing people. Maya civilization was not 1850 Vienna, but neither was it the primitive horror lovingly imagined by the ill-mannered and barely informed … Continue reading →
This Picture Is the U.S. Military's Worst Nightmare Come True
*TNI Staff* *Security, * The carrier-killer and the nuclear menace--all in one missile. *The DF-26, which is now operational, has a range of 3,000-4,000 km and can carry a 1,200-1,800 kg nuclear or conventional warhead. That means that China can strike directly at the U.S. territory of Guam in the event of a war—or it can be used to target ships at sea. As such, the massive 20,000 kg missile could not only target Guam but also America’s fleet of Nimitz and Ford-class nuclear-powered supercarriers.* The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) commissioned the DF-26... more »
Yemen Ceasefire Is Not Proceeding According To Plans
*The Guardian: **Yemen ceasefire: Houthi retreat suffers setback, says UN envoy* Plans for prisoner exchanges have also not gone to plan, says Martin Griffiths. Deadlines for a retreat of Houthi troops in Yemen, agreed in talks last month, have had to be delayed, the UN special envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, has said. He also conceded plans for prisoner exchanges have not gone to plan. Griffiths also had to deny that the retired general Patrick Cammaert, appointed by the UN to implement the ceasefire in the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, had quit due to disagreements with Griffit...more »
Mark Levin and Sidney Powell Discuss Robert Mueller….
The widely held view of the process is/was that Rod Rosenstein selected Robert Mueller as special counsel, and following that selection Mueller created his team. The perspective from CTH research is slightly different. CTH believes that following the firing of … Continue reading →
Sudanese President Says Protesters Are Trying To Copy The 'Arab Spring'
*Reuters:* *Sudan's Bashir fights for survival as protests spread* KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir does little to hide his contempt for the young men and women who have been protesting for more than a month to demand an end to his three-decade rule. Addressing soldiers this month, Bashir, a 75-year-old former paratrooper who seized power in a bloodless coup in 1989, warned the “rats to go back to their holes” and said he would only move aside for another army officer, or at the ballot box. “They said they want the army to take power. That’s no problem. If so... more »
Monday Shorts
*Tom Brokaw Will Be Made to Care.* On Meet the Press, Tom Brokaw said hispanic families in the United States need to work hard at assimilating into the country and ensure their children learn English. When my grandfather immigrated to the United States after the turn of the twentieth century, he was told basically the same thing — heavy on the learn English part. It is a bit of common sense. But the left has decided this bit of common sense is racism and Brokaw is being savaged as a racist for saying it. It’s just truth. The outrage is amped up by a group of partisan progressives ... more »
Reports: U.S. And Taliban Agree In Principle To Framework For Peace Deal
*CNN:* *US and Taliban agree in principle to framework for peace deal, US envoy says* Officials from the United States and the Taliban have agreed in principle to a framework that could eventually bring Afghanistan's long-running war to an end, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan said Monday. In comments given to the New York Times and confirmed to CNN by the US Embassy in Kabul, Zalmay Khalilzad said the framework for peace would see the insurgent group vow to prevent the country from being used as a hub for terrorism in return for a US military withdrawal. "We have a ... more »
Shutdown Projected to Cause $3B Hit to Economy
A Congressional Budget Office report says the five-week shutdown has slowed growth in the near term but that most of the lost growth "will eventually be recovered."
Saved by pseudo-renewable energy?
Climate alarmists must prove expensive, weather-dependent energy is green and sustainable The post Saved by pseudo-renewable energy? appeared first on CFACT.
A Matter of Priority: No Child Should Go Hungry In America
The number of American children living in food-insecure households continues to grow at an alarming rate. This is a public health crisis of epic proportions. Proper nutrition is necessary not only for a healthy body but a healthy mind. Hungry kids are at an automatic disadvantage in the classroom because hunger impairs the ability to learn, which is why school lunches are so vital in the public school system. Through no fault of their own.… The post A Matter of Priority: No Child Should Go Hungry In America appeared first on The Ghion Journal.
The Army's Experimental Mobile 155mm Howitzer (Big Gun) Could Be a Game-Changer
*Dan Goure* *Security, * Hawkeye and Brutus would be inexpensive investments with significant near-term benefits to the warfighter. They address an operational need identified by forward-deployed forces in Europe today. These systems can almost be in the field tomorrow. That means they could be a near-term win for Army Futures Command, perhaps even its first one. The emerging security environment, marked by an intensifying technological competition among the major powers as well as the proliferation of advanced of military hardware, is leading to future battlefields that will be ... more »
What Venezuela's Interim President Must Do
*Daniel Di Martino* *Politics, Americas* [image: Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido gestures as he speaks during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, January 25, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins] There is a chance to restore democracy. On January 23, Juan Guaidó, the leader of Venezuela’s National Assembly, assumed the presidency. Then all bedlam broke loose. Venezuelans around the world took to the streets to protest against dictator Nicolas Maduro’s socialist regime and celebrate the potential change in leadership. Yet even as nearly all western countries formally... more »
We have a hate hoax problem--hate speech from the media
The media hate hoax which defamed a teen age boy needs some context. https://spectator.org/the-hate-hoax-industry/ "Consider, for example, “violence against women,” a problem allegedly so prevalent in America as to require federal legislation to suppress it. Yet reports of such crimes are often ignored by feminists, even when the violence particularly heinous. In 2017, a 15-year-old girl was rescued from a gang that had forced her into prostitution in the Maryland suburbs of D.C. Police say the gang had pimped out the girl since age 14 and she was savagely beaten with baseball bats ... more »
Rapid Arctic Warming Linked To Mid-Latitude Weather Extremes
“The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of the Earth’s poles. It … Continue reading →
TN: Legislator Says Bring On Fashion Police
Tennessee state representative Antonio Parkinson (D) considered all the issues facing education and decided that the one he wants to address is-- parent dress codes. Schools may be figuring out-- slowly-- that body-shaming students and chasing them down for ripped knees might be counterproductive. But this Memphis lawmaker wants to crack down on the parents: *"People wearing next to nothing. People wearing shirts or tattoos with expletives. People coming onto a school campus and cursing the principal or the teacher out. These things happen regularly," Parkinson told TODAY Style.* ... more »
#Condoms That Change Color In Contact with #STD Win Tech award.
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Australian Firefighters Pose With Adorable Animals For 2019 Charity Calendar And The Pictures Are Hot!
The profession of a firefighter is already honorable by nature, yet the men from Australian Firefighters Calendar want to go that extra mile for a genuinely good cause. Ever since 1993, they’ve been hosting their fund-raising calendar project for charities … Continue reading →
How to Wear High Heels to Avoid Health Problems
High-heeled shoes are a fashion staple in many women’s wardrobes. But wearing them too often is not only painful, it can be dangerous too. Not paying enough attention to your feet may lead to posture problems and foot deformities. Today, we at Bright Side have prepared this infographic that … Continue reading →
Citizens Up in Arms Against 5G Wireless Technology Roll-Out: Are Their Concerns Justified?
City council chambers and local officials in the US are facing the outcry of residents frightened by the next generation 5G wireless communications which by all accounts, will be taking over neighborhoods soon. A resident in Montgomery County, Maryland raised … Continue reading →
20,000 Satellites for 5G to be Launched Sending Focused Beams of Intense Microwave Radiation Over Entire Earth
Originally published on www.healthimpactnews.com Public attention about 5G has been focused on the plans of telecom companies to install millions of small cell towers on electric utility poles, on public buildings and schools, on bus stop shelters, in public parks, and … Continue reading →
The 2nd Annual REAL Fake News Awards
By corbettreport Live (by which I mean recorded) from western Japan, it’s The 2nd Annual REAL Fake News Awards, that ceremony where the worst Fake... more »
Heads up (or maybe down) northern Illinois and Indiana
Whatever happened to global warming? They had to fix the wording: climate change because then it covers everything. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/01/26/polar-vortex-intrusion-dangerous-brutal-cold-aimed-great-lakes-by-tuesday/? National Weather Service reports for Chicago: By Tuesday night, temperatures are expected to take another plunge, to 23 below zero, flirting with Chicago's coldest temperature ever: minus 27 on Jan. 20, 1985.
Recommended blog on education
Robin S. Eubanks, an experienced corporate attorney from Georgia authors an insightful blog entitled “Invisible Serf’s Collar” ( www.invisibleserfscollar.com) dealing with evolving events in the realm of education and social reform. See her January 9 column, http://invisibleserfscollar.com/systematizing-human-nature-via-internalized-marxian-standards-of-truth-goodness-and-beauty/ “The idea that the Commission pitched “practices to help students develop a growth mindset” as a solution to school shootings when its creator, Carol Dweck, was originally a Vygotsky scholar seeking to im... more »
The Science of Yin Yoga
*Jessica Humphries* - Yin yoga is much different from most yoga you see.
Education and the Dismantling of the Mind
*Jon Rappoport* - Outside groups with their own agendas have wormed their way into schools.
University of Maine System Reviewing Over 30 Academic Programs
Officials from the University of Maine System are reviewing more than 30 programs that are under-enrolled and need to be restructured or be possibly eliminated or merged in efforts of being more cost efficient. “We want to make sure there’s a vitality for the students in the program, that there is a critical mass of […]
Professor Builds Infrastructure
Dr. David H. Olwell, professor and dean of the Hal and Inge Marcus School of Engineering at Saint Martin’s University, sees assistant professor of civil engineering Dr. Floraliza Bornasal as “simply outstanding.”
Dr. King Deserves More
We have now entered what I and many other scholars of color call, “The High Season.” It’s that period between Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month and Women’s History Month when we are regularly called upon to lend our scholarly expertise to elementary schools programs, university symposia and community banquets. But, Dr. King deserves more than just annual celebrations. His memory deserves a full time commitment to eradicating poverty, abuses of power, sexism, militarism and yes, racism.
Duke University Professor Apologizes, Steps Down from Admin Post
Dr. Megan Neely, an assistant professor of biostatistics at Duke University who recently emailed students requesting they speak “English 100 percent of the time” while in campus facilities has apologized for her email, noting that it was inappropriate. She also stepped down from her administrative position. “I deeply regret the hurt my email has caused,” […]
MIT Scientists Stoked about Commercial Applications for New Laser Which Remotely Transmits Audio Into People’s Ears
By B.N. Frank It’s bad enough that tech companies have been hiring psychologists to help them deliberately design software and video games to be more... more »
Is coconut oil good for dogs and cats?
Coconut oil’s popularity as a natural remedy has grown exponentially in recent years because of its versatility in addressing various health conditions. Additionally, research surrounding coconut oil’s possible health benefits in companion animals is also increasing. If you’re planning to use coconut oil for your pets, learn about the health benefits first, as well as […] The post Is coconut oil good for dogs and cats? appeared first on Health Nut News.
Oregon to become first state to mandate universal home visits of all families with newborn children
by Brian Shilhavy, Editor, Health Impact News Oregon Governor Kate Brown has submitted her 2-year budget proposal to the Oregon state legislature, and it includes several health initiatives aimed at children’s behavioral (mental) health under the oversight of the Oregon Health Authority and Oregon’s Coordinated Care Organizations, a “uniquely Oregon approach to blending a wide […] The post Oregon to become first state to mandate universal home visits of all families with newborn children appeared first on Health Nut News.
Arizona lawmaker: All ingredients, side effects must be disclosed before any vaccine
Photo Credit: Howard Fischer / Capitol Media Services State senator Paul Boyer, R-Phoenix wants to mandate that parents are told exactly which ingredients and chemicals are in vaccines before their children are inoculated. The bill he’s introduced will require health professionals to provide not just the positive effects of vaccinations “but also the full list of […] The post Arizona lawmaker: All ingredients, side effects must be disclosed before any vaccine appeared first on Health Nut News.
Fed Folds Under Pressure, Telegraphs Looser Money Ahead
By Clint Siegner Two big questions have been front and center for Fed watchers in recent months… The first is just how high rates could... more »
Jacinda Ardern hopeful of FTA with the EU by the end of the year
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
28-Jan-2019 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says a completed free trade deal with the EU by the end of 2019 is realistic, but New Zealand will still push hard for open access for agricultural products to the EU market.
ALECA: Le barreau veut un délai de grâce
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
28-Jan-2019 Les avocats tunisiens refusent l'Accord de libre-échange complet et approfondi avec l'Union européenne (Aleca), compte tenu de ses lourdes conséquences sur plusieurs secteurs, a déclaré, le bâtonnier des avocats, Ameur Mehrzi.
Surprised? Venezuela’s US-Backed Coup Leader Immediately Targets Country’s Oil, Requests IMF Money
[image: venezuela]Unelected US-backed coup leader Juan Guaidó immediately moved to try to restructure Venezuela’s state-owned oil company and seek financing from the neoliberal IMF.
WATCH: Rights Flexing Citizen Owns Cop, Shuts Him Down for Trying to Steal Kids’ Book Sacks
[image: baltimore]Some rights-flexing citizens noticed a Baltimore cop trying to take the property of two teenage boys when they stepped in for the rescue.
EIA: Renewables Will Grow, But Not Beyond a Small Percentage of U.S. Energy Needs
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) just released its Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) 2019, which shows renewables garnering an increasing share… The post EIA: Renewables Will Grow, But Not Beyond a Small Percentage of U.S. Energy Needs appeared first on IER.
#16: Steven F. Hayward on the Green New Deal and environmentalism
The team talks with IER Board of Directors member professor Steven Hayward about the “Green New Deal” and why he… The post #16: Steven F. Hayward on the Green New Deal and environmentalism appeared first on IER.
Three women hope to get a bed in the White House
So, we’ll now have three women with a good chance to be the first female president of the United States. One rose to fame because of her marriage to a serial sexual abuser. One became a prominent figure because she was the mistress of the mayor of San Francisco. And the other achieved her success largely by pretending to be a Native American. Somehow I don’t think this is what Susan B. Anthony had in mind. African-American Conservatives Facebook wall
Rio Nightlife Guide for Monday, January 28, 2019
We have the top three picks for this Monday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: Baila Me @ Pub Kriok (Lapa) – This Monday, Baila Me are putting on a party packed with baile funk, reggaeton and all the latest pop hits. Pub Kriok’s […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Monday, January 28, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
M$M goes into Extreme Distraction Mode after Failure of Venezuelan Coup...No Effort to Reflect on What Went Wrong
*This Photo was the Lead Photo on CBC Yesterday* Whooooooshhhhhh...Did you hear the air being let out of the Main$tream Media Newz balloon yesterday when the anticipated big newz story, *The Coup in Venezuela, * failed to materialize? After the coup fizzled with the failure of the Venezuelan military to participate,* the world-wide network of lock-step presstitutes immediately went into distraction mode. * Yesterday, I checked Canada's taxpayer-funded rag, the *Ziofascist-controlled CBC*, and the above photo led the front page along with this distraction of a story. That's the lu...more »
Dairy Free Milk Alternatives | A Cardiologist’s View of Milk
Dairy milk consumption in the United States is on the decline. The US Department of Agriculture says Americans are drinking 42% less milk now than in 1970. Meanwhile, dairy-free milk sales are up a whopping 61% since 2012. Are dairy-free “milks” healthy? How do they compare with raw milk, whole, skim and 2%? Let’s look. […] The post Dairy Free Milk Alternatives | A Cardiologist’s View of Milk appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
Venezuelan “Crisis” (Coup Plot) Buoys Canadian Oil Prospects
*Two sources for the info below:Globe and Mail.* *And from January 2017- two years ago @ the CBC* *Venezuela is roiling global oil markets, with the prospect that steep declines in the country’s oil output will drive up prices for the heavy crudes that Canada produces.Production by the country’s state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) plunged in recent years and is expected to fall further in 2019, with dramatic cuts if the United States follows through on threats to impose new sanctions on its oil trade with the South American country.* *Here’s where Canadian Oil Producers... more »
Another KIPP Teacher, Fatima Sader-Aleshaiker, Shares Her Story
Fatima Sader-Aleshaiker spent two years and four months (2014-2016) as a KIPP teacher in New Orleans at KIPP Central City Primary. Beginning as a special education teacher without preparation or experience, at the beginning of her third year she became the sole adult in charge of a kindergarten class with 25-plus children. When she pointed out the unethical, illegal, and miseducative nature of this arrangement, she was marginalized and fired within weeks. Her voice now joins the growing chorus of former KIPP Model teachers who are stepping free from the shadow of shame that KIPP ... more »
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Good Old American Values’ By Lula Wiles
The following was originally published at Ongoing History Of Protest Songs. Lula Wiles is an Americana trio that effectively uses traditional music forms to provide relevant commentary on current issues. Made up of Isa Burke, Eleanor Buckland, and Mali Obomsawin, they recently released their sophomore album, “What Will We Do.” The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Good Old American Values’ By Lula Wiles appeared first on Shadowproof.
The Many Scientifically Proven Benefits of Meditation and Self-Hypnosis
*Phillip J. Watt* - It’s like entering code into your subconscious programming.
Ontario Cannabis Store offers opportunities for delivery, insurance firms
The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) is looking to expand its network of partners, including for same-day deliveries and risk management services. Adding same-day home delivery service – including an interface that links to its website – “to meet customers’ expectations is imperative to the growth of its e-commerce business,” according to the OCS’ tender offering. The […] Ontario Cannabis Store offers opportunities for delivery, insurance firms is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Japan Starts Building A Sea Wall For The New U.S. Base In Okinawa
The construction site for a U.S. military base off the Henoko district of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture (Shinosuke Ito) *Japan Times:* *Japanese government starts building sea wall for new U.S. base in Okinawa's Henoko* NAHA, OKINAWA PREF. - The government began constructing a new sea wall Monday in Okinawa as part of a controversial plan to relocate a U.S. military base within the prefecture, the local defense bureau has said. The move is expected to draw fresh backlash from the Okinawa Prefectural Government, which has persistently opposed the Japan-U.S. plan to move U.S. Marine Corp... more »
Back to the Future: Vietnam Now and Then
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Jan 28 (IPS) - In 1989 I watched *Back to the Future, Part II* by Robert Zemickis, a complicated story about a youngster who from 1985 time travelled to 2015. Within the movie I spotted a poster from the imaginary 2015: *US AIR Surf Vietnam*. Back in 1989 I associated Vietnam with the war that lasted from 1955 to the fall of Saigon in 1975 and by different media was brought into the homes of millions, radicalizing and engaging youngsters, not the least me. Read the full story, “Back to the Future: Vietnam Now and Then”, on globalissues.org →
Ending Poverty is Possible, but it Means Facing up to Inequality – Within & Between Countries
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 28 (IPS) - Liu Zhenmin* is UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs World leaders have committed to ending poverty everywhere for all people by 2030. Achieving this aim means facing up to the need for dramatic declines in inequalities – in income, in opportunity, in exposure to risk, across gender, between countries and within countries – over the next decade. Read the full story, “Ending Poverty is Possible, but it Means Facing up to Inequality – Within & Between Countries”, on globalissues.org →
Desertification, Land Degradation and Climate Change Go Hand in Hand
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
GEORGETOWN, Jan 28 (IPS) - The link between desertification, land degradation and climate change is among several issues occupying the attention of the 197 Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) for the next three days. Read the full story, “Desertification, Land Degradation and Climate Change Go Hand in Hand”, on globalissues.org →
Who Has The Better Bullet?
(Click on Image to Enlarge) AR500 Armor *Charlie Gao, National Interest*: *Army vs. Marines: Which U.S. Service Had the Better Bullet?* In Mark Bowden’s book, Black Hawk Down, he describes an incident where a soldier’s CAR-15 5.56mm carbine failed to put down an enemy combatant despite multiple hits to center mass. The ammunition used by the soldier was the M855 “green-tip” projectile, adopted by the U.S. Army and Marines in the 1980s. Further reports of M855 underperforming lead the U.S. military on a hunt for a new cartridge that would be more effective. Surprisingly, the Army ...more »
The Next States to Get Hammered by the Blue State Model
A perfectly reasonable way to read this chart is to note the high correlation between state taxation and regulatory intensity and states that are gaining or losing population Unfortunately, my experience in Arizona (one of the "inbound" states above) has been that people have zero ability to correlate specific elements of public policy with particular […]
The Washington Post is very upset!
*MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2019They weren't real upset in real time:* Once more, we're forced to delay for a week the start of the new year at this awatd-winning site. "Aristotle's error" begins next week. For today, we turn to the deep concern expressed by the Washington Post in yesterday's top editorial. The editor are very upset with the past conduct of one Roger Stone. His behavior took place in 2016, an election year. According to the editors, Stone's gross moral corruption concerned the well-known nature of WikiLeaks. Hard-copy headlines included, the editorial started like thi... more »
Artificial Intelligence Is Already Sending People To Jail — And Getting It Wrong
By Elias Marat As machine-learning algorithms, big data methods and artificial intelligence are increasingly used in the toolkit of U.S. law enforcement agencies, many are... more »
“I’m Not Going to Enforce That” — Sheriffs Disobey New Anti-Gun Laws; Refuse to Disarm Citizens
By Matt Agorist Klickitat County, WA — In reaction to the tragic shootings throughout 2018, Washington state has passed and is planning to pass a... more »
White House Won’t Rule Out Attacking Venezuela Militarily
By Jason Ditz While the indications are that the immediate US efforts on trying to impose regime change in Venezuela will be mostly economic, the... more »
Collapse Of The Polar Melting Scam
Arctic sea ice volume last spring was the highest of the past decade, and this year is well ahead of last year. Spreadsheet Data There are only about 90 days a year when ice can melt near the pole, and … Continue reading →
If The World Understood Sovereignty, It Could End All Our Problems
My own Australia has of course joined the chorus of US lackeys who are refusing to recognize Venezuela’s only legitimate and elected government, recognizing instead the presidency of some guy named Juan who decided to name himself Venezuela’s president with the blessing of the United States […]
Brokaw Says He Feels Terrible Commentary Offended Hispanics
The 78-year-old journalist said he's been saying for a long time that Hispanics need to work harder at assimilation.
High-Schoolers Get Face Time with Extremists in Class
These social studies teachers invite members of extreme political groups —including the National Socialist Movement, the Weather Underground and the Revolutionary Communists — into their classroom each semester.
Democrats Uneasy About Potential Howard Schultz Bid
Former Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz told '60 Minutes' he's considering running for president as an independent in 2020.
Yes, A Wealth Tax Is Constitutional-- A Elizabeth Warren's Plan Is Solid
Last week, even before Elizabeth Warren announced her wealth tax plan, I went back and forth with Alan Grayson about the constitutionality of the whole *concept* of a wealth tax. The original wealth tax post we ran about it on Thursday left out the constitutionality piece from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy report, the assertion that it would be constitutional. He was worried that the Supreme Court-- especially the current Supreme Court-- would look for reasons to overturn a wealth tax. The states could o it of course, as Florida did before Jeb Bush was elected, as... more »
War Of Words Between Israel And Hezbollah Intensifies
*Haaretz*:* Netanyahu Warns Hezbollah of 'Lethal Force' Following Nasrallah Comments on Attack Tunnels* *PM refutes the group's leader recent comments on attack tunnels entering from Lebanon being obsolete, says the organization is 'embarrassed'.* Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked on Sunday Nasrallah's comments on the military operations to destroy the attack tunnels entering Israel from Lebanon, warning that Hezbollah faces "the lethal force of the Israel Defense Forces." On Saturday Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah made his first public comments since Israel announced ... more »
2 Studies Show Why the U.S. Air Force Is In Serious Trouble
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Two recent studies by RAND Corp. and the Government Accountability Office paint a grim picture of U.S. airpower. *The estimates are dismaying: in a peacekeeping/no-fly zone scenario, the Air Force could only meet 29 percent of C3ISR requirements, 32 percent of tanker demand, 40 percent of special operations missions, and 46 percent of bomber missions.* Like a trucking company with too few trucks and too many deliveries, America's airpower is being overworked and under-maintained. *(This first appeared late last year.)* Two recent studies by RAND Corp... more »
Russia's Navy Dream: New Aircraft Carriers and a Deadly New Fighter Jet
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Will it happen? *The Admiral Kuznetsov has been the only Russian carrier able to launch and recover regular fixed-wing aircraft as the U.S. Navy does.* Russia is developing a new vertical-takeoff aircraft—and new carriers to launch them. An article in the Russian newspaper Izvestia (see translation here) featured statements by two Russian officials that suggested vertical takeoff and landing, or VTOL, aircraft carriers and aircraft will be joining the Russian Navy. *(This first appeared late last year.)* Denis Manturov, the head of the Russian Mini... more »
China Copied This Advanced Russian Fighter (And Now It Has Big Problems)
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* Remember that Russian carrier-based jet that China copied without permission? Those airplanes are crashing, and Russia doesn't seem too broken up about it. *"The development of the J-15 took more time and more money than expected, and the first planes proved less than reliable," said Kashin. "By spending some more time and money, the Chinese will apparently solve the problems they now have and will get a fairly reliable and powerful carrier-based fighter."* Cheaters never prosper, says Russia. Remember that Russian carrier-based jet that China co... more »
NewsGuard: A Neoconservative Contrivance Which Promotes an Establishment View
[image: undefined] There’s a new thought policeman in town. He calls himself NewsGuard and he promises to restore “Trust and Accountability” to what one reads online. His website elaborates that “NewsGuard uses journalism to fight false news, misinformation, and disinformation. Our trained analysts, who are experienced journalists, research online news brands to help readers and viewers know which ones are trying to do legitimate journalism—and which are not…Our Green-Red ratings signal if a website is trying to get it right or instead has a hidden agenda or knowingly publishes fals... more »
Trump’s Venezuela Fiasco
[image: undefined] Last week President Trump announced that the United States would no longer recognize Nicholas Maduro as president of Venezuela and would recognize the head of its national assembly, Jose Guaido, as president instead. US thus openly backs regime change. But what has long been a dream of the neocons may well turn out to be a nightmare for President Trump. Why did Trump declare that the Venezuelan president was no longer the president? According to the State Department, the Administration was acting to help enforce the Venezuelan constitution. If only they were so ea... more »
How the Shutdown Shows Us Exactly Where to Start Cutting Government
By Joe Jarvis Problem: Do you have any idea how many areas of your life involve the government? Now all these areas, that you didn’t... more »
Genetically Modified Chicken Can Lay Eggs That Help Create Drugs For Cancer
Chicken eggs are already used for growing viruses that are used as vaccines, such as the flu jab but science is going one better; chickens that are genetically modified to produce human proteins in their eggs as part of the egg white. A new study found the drugs work at least as well as the same proteins produced using existing methods and high quantities of the proteins can be recovered from each egg using a simple purification system and there are no adverse effects on the chickens themselves, which lay eggs as normal. read more
World’s First Vine-Like Robot Can Climb and Curl Like an Octopus
By Markab Algedi On January 24, 2019 a paper published in Science Daily revealed that researchers from the Italian Institute of Technology successfully created the first... more »
Shaping A New GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE — World Economic Forum Discuses A.I. MIND CONTROL!
By Press For Truth The World Economic Forum is currently shaping a new global architecture with hopes that AI in conjunction with mind controlling technologies... more »
Iraqi Parties Make Push For US Withdrawal As America’s Presence Increases
(Shafaaq News)Various Shiite parties are pushing for legislation that would require the United States military to withdraw from Iraq. This comes as the Americans are increasing their presence, and after a controversial visit by President Donald Trump. While the moves in parliament are largely symbolic for now they could become more serious due to increasing rumors and propaganda. At the end of 2018 some Shiite blocs began demanding America draw down its forces. For example, Asaib Ahl Al-Haq leader Qais Khazali who is a member of the Fatah list said that parliament would expel the ... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 28
1920 Turkish National Pact said Turkey gave up rights to all Ottoman provinces with Arab majorities including Basra and Baghdad Did not include Mosul province which Turkey claimed had Turkish majority Kurds called Turks 1920 British also claimed Mosul province which it occupied after armistice with Ottomans in 1918 (Musings On Iraq article on how Mosul province became part of Iraq) (Musings On Iraq interview with Princeton’s Sara Pursley on Sykes-Picot and creation of Iraq) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Creation of Iraq 1914-1921*) 1941 Regent appointed 2 new ministers to try t... more »
ABC: Parents are denied access to their children’s medical records
Parents of children as young as 10, please pay attention. Your rights as a parent are being taken away again. Check out the video just below… When Kevin Christians recently got a letter letting him know he would no longer have access to his daughter’s medical records- and she’s 12 by the way- he was shocked. But […] The post ABC: Parents are denied access to their children’s medical records appeared first on Health Nut News.
Entrepreneurship Lifts Cambodia from the Clutches of Extreme Poverty in a Single Generation
By Jason Riddle Lim Pengkhun was born in 1980 near the Cambodian-Vietnamese border. The possibility he’d one day manage his own business would have been... more »
Iran's Military Chief Of Staff: 'Forces Could Shift To 'Offensive Approach'
Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, the Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, said on Sunday that Iran may adopt an offensive approach to protect its national interests. *Times of Israel*:* Iran’s military chief warns his forces could shift to ‘offensive approach’* Mohammad Bagheri indicates Tehran preparing to change up military tactics; ground forces’ commander says his troops ready for ‘forward-moving and offensive’ operations. Iran’s military chief of staff indicated on Sunday that Tehran was preparing to adopt offensive military tactics to protect its national interests. ... more »
‘I’m Not Going to Enforce That’: Sheriffs Disobey New Anti-Gun Laws—Refuse to Disarm Citizens
[image: gun]As the state passes a slew of anti-gun laws in reaction to recent shootings, a handful of sheriffs have formed a resistance and are refusing to disarm citizens.
The wind beneath their wings . . . was a tornado
The flight line at Antalya airport, in southern Turkey, was hit by a tornado on Saturday. Video of the incident shows several airliners being moved around by the windstorm. I hope they checked them all carefully before allowing them to take off again! Peter
Next Astana meeting on Syria to take place in February – Lavrov
The next Syria peace talks in the Astana format are going to take place mid-February, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated in Moscow on Monday at a joint press conference with his Kazakh counterpart Beibut Atamkulov. Lavrov said that the twelfth Astana talks will be attended by the three guarantor nations of the peace process, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Two Israeli choppers entered southern Lebanon
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – Two Israeli choppers entered southern Lebanon on Sunday, prompting the Lebanese Army to raise their alert levels. According to the National News Agency of Lebanon, the two Israeli choppers entered the Nabatieh Governorate, where they circled the towns of Abbassieh, Al-Ghajar, Wadi Al-‘Assal, and parts of the occupied Sheba’a Farms. The Israeli […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey to form safe zones in northern Syria to return refugees: Erdogan
Ankara is aiming to form safe zones in northern Syria so that around 4 million Syrian refugees hosted by Turkey can return, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Erdogan also said in Istanbul that nearly 300,000 Syrians had already returned and that he expected millions of Syrian nationals would return to the safe areas, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Su-27 intercepts US ‘surveillance plane’ (video)
Footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry on Monday shows Russian Su-27 fighter jet intercepting what it called US surveillance aircraft P-8A Poseidon. The Ministry of Defence said in a statement that it located the aircraft as it was heading towards the Russian border over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. After this, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Iran denies they blamed Russia for Israeli attack on Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – The spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry Bahram Qasemi said that the recent remarks by a parliamentarian about the S-300 system were his personal position, not the official stance of the Islamic Republic. Qasemi said at the news conference on Monday that the statements by the head of the National Security […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jordan invites Syria to attend Arab Inter-Parliamentary union confeerence
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 P.M.) – The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan sent the Syrian Arab Republic an official invite to the 29th meeting of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union which will be held in Amman in March, the Lower House Speaker Atef Tarawneh said on Sunday. “We are aware of the importance of coordination and cooperation between Jordan […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Ex-Saudi intel chief attacks Assad in new interview
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – The former chief of Saudi Arabia’s intelligence wing, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, sat down for an interview with the newly established Independent Arabia to discuss several topics, including the Syrian Conflict, Qatar, Palestine-Israel, and former U.S. President Barack Obama. In particular, Prince Bandar heavily criticized Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, calling him […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Su-27 jet intercepts US P-8A Poseidon aircraft: MoD
A Russian Su-27 fighter jet scrambled to intercept a US Boeing P-8A Poseidon military aircraft above the Baltic Sea, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a press release on Monday without specifying when the incident took place. The ministry added that Russian airspace control systems discovered an air target approaching Russia’s state border over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. “To […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Up-close footage of Syrian Army troops attacking Turkish-backed rebels in rural Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has recently stepped up their attacks against the Turkish-backed rebels in southern Idlib and northern Hama. These attacks have often targeted Jaysh Al-Izza’s positions near the town of Al-Latamnah and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s trenches near Al-Ta’manah. In the short video below, the Syrian Arab Army […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia test-fires weapons from strike drone – TASS
Russia has test-fired weapons from a small interceptor/attack drone, a source in the defense industry told TASS on Monday. “During the continued flight trials of the Karnivora drone, the use of the ammunition load was tested: the attack weapons and nets for the interception of other drones,” the source said. As TASS reported earlier, in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
‘All of Europe is kneeling before Donald Trump’ – Maduro
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro struck out at Europe in a televised interview with CNN Turk in Caracas on Saturday, January 26. “Unfortunately, Europe is making a big mistake again with Venezuela,” he told the host. “European leaders are in the queue. They are behind, on their knees before Donald Trump’s politics. All of Europe is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia believes Syria and Turkey can carry out border operation together
Moscow considers it possible for Syria and Turkey to agree on providing security along their common border after the withdrawal of the US forces from northeastern Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday during a press conference after negotiations with his Kazakhstani counterpart Beibut Atamkulov. “The problem of security on the Syrian-Turkish border […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS hanging on by a thread as SDF troops make last push east of the Euphrates
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) launched a desperate offensive in the eastern part of the Euphrates River Valley last week as their recent string of losses left them with their backs against the wall. However, this Islamic State offensive would be short-lived and limited in terms of success due in large […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Venezuelan FM accuses Trump of leading coup against gov’t
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – In a new interview with RT Spanish, the Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza accused U.S. President Donald Trump of not only being behind the coup but also leading it. “The main leader of the coup, the ‘director of the circus,’ namely, the US government, Mr. Trump and his representatives.” The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iran’s strategy is wipe Israel off of the map: IRGC commander
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – During a television address on Monday, the second in command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Hossein Salami, said that Iran’s strategy is “remove Israel from the political map.” “We announce that if Israel takes any action to wage a war against us, it will definitely lead to its own elimination […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Thousands of Syrian soldiers await orders to start largest Idlib operation: report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies are awaiting the green light from their high command and the Russian military in order to begin their long-awaited Idlib operation, a military officer told Al-Masdar News from the city of Mhardeh in northern Hama. Speaking to Al-Masdar on the condition of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
‘Most important drills in history!’ Venezuela’s Maduro inspects troops amid power struggle (VIDEOS)
Ahead of the grand military drills, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro visited several bases to demonstrate that his legitimacy is backed by the army, which is ready to defend the nation from potential foreign interventions. After the US pledged full support for the self-proclaimed “interim president” of Venezuela, Juan Guaido, not ruling out a ‘humanitarian’ military […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Watch: Turkish-backed rebels heavily attack Kurdish forces in northern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels carried out a fierce attack against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the northern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate last night. Led by their Al-Mutassem Brigade, the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) could be seen engaging the Syrian Democratic Forces in a fierce battle overnight: 📹 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Israel warns Ireland over bill boycotting settlement goods, summons ambassador
Israel has warned Ireland over passing a bill to ban imports of West Bank settlement products, saying the legislation, if adopted, would have “severe ramifications” on mutual relations, AP reported. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said Friday it summoned Irish Ambassador Alison Kelly to the headquarters in Jerusalem and made Israel’s stance on the matter clear to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
New Migrant Caravan from Central America to US Has Grown to 12,000 People
Mexican officials are processing 'humanitarian' visas to allow the migrants to travel legally. Although the Mexican government is inviting members of the caravan to remain in Mexico to work, there is little doubt that the motivation for most migrants is to reach the welfare paradise called the United States.
58,000 Non-Citizens Illegally Voted in Texas State Elections
The Texas Department of Public Safety reported that 95,000 non-citizens are illegally registered to vote in Texas, and 58,000 of them voted in at least one Texas election since 1996. Non-citizens who are lawfully residing in Texas may obtain drivers licenses, but only citizens are entitled to vote.
Democrats Voted Against Three Proposals by Republicans to Pay Federal Workers During the Shutdown
Here is a list of compromise offers from President Trump and the Republicans that have been rejected by the Democrats. The only conclusion possible is that they want the shutdown in order to - with the help of their friends in the media - make it seem that it is Trump's doing. The list is impressive.
Still No Deal for the Wall, But Trump Agreed to Reopen the Government for 3 Weeks
Trump signed a bill to reopen the government for 3 weeks and says he may shut it down again or might use emergency powers if a deal is not reached on a border wall. Democrat Senator, Chuck Schumer, says, if Trump declares an emergency to build the wall, it will be challenged in court.
On Mueller’s Orders, the FBI Conducted a Pre-Dawn Raid on Roger Stone, a Former Trump Confidant
Stone is charged with obstruction of proceedings, witness tampering, and lying to Congress. None of these relate to collusion with Russia. Stone has been investigated and harassed by the Mueller team for two years, forcing him to exhaust his savings on legal defense.
Over 1,000 Digital Media Journalists Laid Off
Nothing from the companies themselves explains why revenue is dropping, so we can only speculate at this time. We believe, however, that it is due to leftist bias in the media and increasing competition from Google, Youtube, Twitter, Facebook and alternative media outlets like Need to Know.
Philadelphia: Soros-Backed District-Attorney Soft-On-Crime Agenda Bears Ugly Fruit
Larry Krasner - with the backing of George Soros - became the district attorney of Philadelphia. He cut back law enforcement and the murder rate in Philadelphia has risen significantly, and 4,000 felons have been released on the streets in the past year. This is the fruit from the tree planted by George Soros.
Monday's Muse
*The Polar Vortex* (link) It's coming and it's elegant proof of climate change and the melting ice caps. Except that they're not melting - yet. Nor are polar bears extinct and that extinction event was scheduled for 2017. "Don't be disappointed, they'll be extinct soon enough," climate scientists who are funded by global warming activists assure us. So if you're impacted by the Polar Vortex, the way out for you is to pay more taxes. I'm thinking of setting up a go-fund-me page to help fight the scourge of global warming. In the mean time, you can always send me cash, gold or silver... more »
All the news that is fit to ignore - Venezuela to Hawaii
- Anti-government protests in Venezuela that seek regime change have been led by several individuals and organizations with close ties to the U.S. government. Leopoldo Lopez and Maria Corina Machado - two of the public leaders behind the violent protests that started in February (2014) – have long histories as collaborators, grantees and agents of Washington. The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have channeled multi-million dollar funding to Lopez’s political parties Primero Justicia and Volunt... more »
BWorld 288, Economic prospects 2019 and cement tariff
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last Friday, January 25, 2019. To be frank about it, Dutertenomics is lousy in macroeconomic management. Inability to sustain fast growth of 6.5% or higher, inability to control inflation rate below 3%, and inability to control interest rates below 5% for government bonds. Compared to the ASEAN 6 (excluding Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar because they have late and incomplete economic data, smaller economic size), the Philippines is the odd-man-out on three important indicators: reducing inflation rate, raising GDP growth, and reducing interest... more »
'Like a horror movie': At least three dead in Havana after tornado decimates Cuban capital
Just In - 13 hours ago
A rare and powerful tornado of "great intensity" rips through Havana, destroying houses, flooding streets and leaving parts of the city without power.
Pilot in Kathmandu plane crash that killed 51 people was smoking in the cockpit, report finds
A civil aviation report finds that the pilot of a plane that swerved erratically and flew dangerously low before crashing at Kathmandu airport last year, killing 51 people, was smoking in the cockpit during the flight.
Commission findings to show parts of Murray-Darling-Basin Plan breached the Water Act
Commissioner Bret Walker SC dismisses recollections from former water minister Tony Burke that the sustainable level of water "take" was determined purely by environmental concerns, saying it was not consistent with contemporaneous records.
Morrison echoes Abbott's pledge to create more than 1 million jobs over next term
The Prime Minister is expected to use a speech in Brisbane to announce that a re-elected Coalition government will create 1.25 million jobs over the next five years.
This Morning's Rendezvous with Destiny
[image: Civil rights leaders meet with President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office of the White House after the March on Washington, D.C.. August 28, 1963 (Public Domain)] As you probably know, on Jan. 21, Martin Luther King Day, 60 prominent Americans, including two of Robert Kennedy's children and a nephew and co-workers of Dr. King, called for a "Truth and Reconciliation Committee" to re-open the investigations into the actually-unsolved assassinations of Malcolm X in 1961, John F. Kennedy in 1963, and Dr. King and Robert Kennedy in 1968. The demand itself is fully justified, e... more »
More photos, 1st PRPX Hawaii, May 2007
See the earlier photos that I posted during the 1st Pacific Rim Policy Exchange (PRPX), The 1st PRPX, May 2007 in Hawaii, Photos (May 04, 2015). The event was sponsored by the Americans for Tax Reforms (ATR), International Policy Network (IPN, London), Grassroot Institute Hawaii (GIH), and three other institutes. With Masaru Uchiyama ("Mr. You"), Tracy Sharp of State Policy Network (SPN) and her two boys. Forgot the man on the right... With Mr. You, Grover Norquist, President of ATR, and his wife. With Ken Schooland of University of Hawaii, also author of the famous libertarian ... more »
The Growth in Global Inequality
The recent report "Public Good or Private Wealth" by Oxfam provides us with an up-to-date examination of the growing global wealth gap between the wealthiest and poorest among us and how this inequality can be reduced to benefit the hundreds of millions of ordinary people who need access to better education and health care. Here is a summary of the findings of the report. *A.) The wealthiest among us:* 1.) in the decade since the Great Recession, the number of billionaires in the world has nearly doubled to 2,208 in total. Between 2017 and 2018, a new billionaire was created ever... more »
LIKE TRUMP, HOWARD SCHULTZ CHERRY-PICKS THE STATISTICS HE LIKES (OR MAKES THEM UP)
Howard Schultz has crunched the numbers, and by "crunching the numbers" I mean he's developed a hunch about what the electorate wants that's not based on evidence at all: “We have a broken political system with both parties basically in business to preserve their own ideology without a recognition and responsibility to represent the interests of the American people,” Mr. Schultz said in [last night's *60 Minutes*] interview. “Republicans and Democrats alike — who no longer see themselves as part of the far extreme of the far right and the far left — are looking for a home,” he adde... more »
New Missile Launchers Won't Save Taiwan's Navy
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* Taipei is wasting money on naval upgrades. Taiwan has acquired vertical launchers that could enhance the firepower of its warships. But in pouring precious resources into conventional weaponry such as the Mk. 41 vertical-launch system, Taipei is making a big mistake, one expert argued. Taiwan has received two sets of Mk. 41 launchers from the United States, Up Media *reported* in January 2019. Taipei has acquired the license locally to produce additional launchers. The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology is modifying its Hai Kung ... more »
Meet the Navy's Deadliest 'Stealth' Submarine to Ever Sail
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The US Navy is arming a new fleet of attack submarines with stealthy “quieting” systems, new weapons, next-gen sonar and additional advanced undersea warfare technologies to enable its future boats to execute massive land-attacks, perform “covert insertions” of forces and conduct reconnaissance missions undetected. *The USS South Dakota was christened by the Navy Oct. 14 at a General Dynamics Electric Boat facility in Groton, Ct.* The US Navy is arming a new fleet of attack submarines with stealthy “quieting” systems, new weapons, next-gen sonar and ad... more »
The U.S. Navy Is Going Old School to Kill Enemy Warships and Submarines
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * As is mines. The US Navy is making an aggressive push toward "offensive" mine warfare designed to attack and destroy enemy ships and submarines with undersea explosives - all while preparing a complex suite of interwoven mine countermeasure technologies. “We will produce a mine warfare plan to include offensive mine lines of effort. We are asking the CNO (Chief of Naval Operations) to sign in the next 90 days,” Maj. Gen. David Coffman, Navy Director of Expeditionary Warfare, told an audience recently at the Surface Naval Association Symposium. Mine ... more »
Russia Thinks the F-22 and F-35 Stealth Fighter are "Paper Fiction"
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Really? *Even if the Kremlin had found a way to defeat American low observable technology, it would be imprudent for Moscow to telegraph that message to its opponents in Washington* Why is the Kremlin investing billions of dollars (rubles) into the *Sukhoi PAK-FA fifth-generation fighter* and *the PAK-DA stealth bomber* if Moscow considers stealth technology to be useless? Recently, in response to a column I wrote, Russian *media* denounced stealth technology as useless—asserting that aircraft such as the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor or F-35 Joint S... more »
Constitutional Issues Relating to the NATO Support Act
Arrival of President Trump to July 2018 NATO Summit (Source: Flickr/NATO) President Trump is making noises again about withdrawing the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, which established NATO. Last week the House of Representatives voted 357-22 in support of the NATO Support Act. The bill does three things. First, it states the “sense of Congress” that the president “shall not withdraw the United States from NATO,” and that “the case *Goldwater v. Carter* is not controlling legal precedent.” Second, it states that “the policy of the United States” is to remain in NATO, ... more »
United Educators of San Francisco Webinar On How to Reduce Kids’ Exposure to Harmful Cell Phone and WiFi Radiation in Schools
By B.N. Frank Earlier this month, Theodora Scarato, Executive Director of Environmental Health Trust and Dr. Cindy Russell of Physicians For Safe Technology presented a... more »
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Bess Levin comments on the self-serving attempts of the Davos class to shut down any call for progressive taxes. And Keith Brooks points out the absurdity of a PR campaign on behalf of a largely foreign-owned fossil fuel sector attempting to vilify environmental activists for not stopping their connections at national borders. - Brendan Maton discusses Stephanie Kelton's call for governments to invest in a balanced society rather than obsessing solely over their own balance sheets. And Roderick Benns examines how Ontario's small basic in... more »
En Inde : Pravind Jugnauth annonce la signature d'un accord de partenariat économique
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
28-Jan-2019 L'Inde et Maurice sont sur le point de signer un accord de partenariat économique global visant à approfondir les relations entre les deux pays.
EPA: Test of unity as Kenya breaks away
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
28-Jan-2019 Kenya is asking that EAC partner states adopt the variable geometry, a move that would be viewed as counter to regional integration.
Les négociations de l'ALECA se déroulent dans un silence médiatique
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
28-Jan-2019 Les négociations avec l'Union européenne sur l'ALECA se déroulent dans un silence médiatique, en l'absence de données et de déclarations officielles du gouvernement tunisien, a indiqué le professeur Mustapha Jouili.
Democracy instead of corporate power. Food sovereignty instead of free trade
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
28-Jan-2019 Representatives from 17 farmer organizations from 7 European countries gathered here to denounce the EU's current trade agenda.
Democracia en lugar de poder corporativo. Soberanía alimentaria en lugar de libre comercio
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
28-Jan-2019 Representantes de 17 organizaciones de agricultores de 7 países europeos se reunieron aquí para denunciar la actual agenda comercial de la UE.
La démocratie au lieu de la domination des grandes entreprises. La souveraineté alimentaire au lieu des politiques de libre échange
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
28-Jan-2019 Les représentants de 17 organisations agricoles venant de 7 pays européens se sont rassemblés pour dénoncer le programme commercial actuel de l'Union européenne.
Singapore free trade deal gets green light in Trade Committee
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
28-Jan-2019 Trade Committee MEPs agreed to the EU-Singapore free trade agreement, a stepping stone to cooperation between the EU and south-east Asia.
Indonesia, Turkey conclude third round of CEPA talks
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
28-Jan-2019 Indonesia and Turkey have held a third round of talks on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IT-CEPA) in Jakarta.
Part 3: Adana & Encouraging Formal Cooperation Between Turkey and Syria
*Yup, one more. Should be the last, at least for a while. You will find all older posts on the subject of the Adana agreement at the bottom of today’s report. It makes sense to me that Russia is setting the tone for Turkey and Syria to cooperate openly and formally in recuperating all of Syria’s territory. Certainly, with regard to Idlib and quite likely the Usreal Kurd eastern annexed and occupied part as well. * * There are several reports here talking about informal cooperation between Turkey and Syria. Most recently-* *December 25/2018:How Turkey, Iran and Russia will agree o... more »
With The End Of The War Against ISIS In Syria Nearing The End, Fighters Face Women Suicide Bombers
A picture taken from inside a car shows US-led coalition vehicles driving through the Syrian village of Baghouz on January 26, 2019 (AFP Photo/DELIL SOULEIMAN) *AFP: **Near IS holdout, Syrian fighters face women suicide bombers* Baghouz (Syria) (AFP) - Driving towards the frontline of what remains of the Islamic State group's self-declared "caliphate" in eastern Syria, US-backed fighters pass huge craters from air strikes and buildings reduced to rubble. Backed by air strikes of the US-led coalition, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces are battling to expel IS from a few haml... more »
You Don’t Meet Anyone by Accident – 6 Types of Cosmic Connections
https://awarenessact.com/you-dont-meet-anyone-by-accident-6-types-of-cosmic-connection-soulmate-love/?fbclid=IwAR2fs-Qx6JYxcsMJM7mSb6DPlbLkVENlNTxx6x6BkVuxDhtieAaOeo0hl9I Advertisements
Night shifts may cause #DNA damage: Study
https://m.timesofindia.com/home/science/night-shifts-may-cause-dna-damage-study/articleshow/67710439.cms?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=TOI&utm_content=om-bm
Wrist fractures in children: how are they best treated?
http://www.evidentlycochrane.net/wrist-fractures-children/
The First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole Is Almost Ready. Here’s What It Might Look Like
https://www.sciencealert.com/black-hole-event-horizon-accretion-disc-jean-pierre-luminet-event-horizon-telescope
#Norway Is The First Country To Ban #Palm Oil Based #Biofuel
https://www.intelligentliving.co/norway-ban-palm-biofuel/
#Australia Doesn’t Exist And People Who Live There Are Actors Paid By #NASA – Flat Earthers Claim.
https://beyondblindfold.com/australia-doesnt-exist-and-people-who-live-there-are-actors-paid-by-nasa-flat-earthers-claim/
Working night shifts may cause DNA damage, increases risk of cancer and cardiovascular diseases: Study
https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/working-night-shifts-may-cause-dna-damage-increases-risk-of-cancer-and-cardiovascular-diseases-study/1456531/
This new tooth-mounted sensor can tell you exactly what you’ve eaten.
https://bigthink.com/philip-perry/a-new-tooth-mounted-sensor-could-soon-help-you-lose-weight?utm_medium=Social&facebook=1&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1548572578
The GM chickens that lay eggs with anti-cancer drugs.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46993649
Study Finds Women’s Brains Are Far More Active Than Men’s
https://bigthink.com/robby-berman/study-finds-womens-brains-are-far-more-active-than-mens?utm_medium=Social&facebook=1&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1548570712
Halifax councillors should tell city staff to stop dithering and adopt a living wage policy already
News 1. Blackface Last Monday, some Dalhousie students protested at the welcoming reception for incoming interim president Peter MacKinnon. As I noted Tuesday, the students were particularly riled over MacKinnon’s book, University Commons Divided: Exploring Debate & Dissent on Campus, which included a section that downplays and excuses the wearing of blackface while mischaracterizing and sidelining those who object […]
DisabilityX: “people telling stories to illuminate their lives so we can see the commonality in all of us”
Part performance and part town hall meeting, “DisabilityX” attracted more than a hundred paying customers at The Bus Stop Theatre last week. If the laughter and applause that greeted the half-dozen performers is any indication, this first sold out event will not be the last. And it will need to find a larger, wheelchair accessible […]
Western Media Promotes Color Revolution in Asia
*January 28, 2019* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - Just as the US has done across the Arab World and in Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia faces political subversion aimed at transforming the region to serve Washington's interests. Thailand is a pivotal Southeast Asian state of nearly 70 million people, with the region's second largest economy, a formidable military and able to boast as the only nation in Southeast Asia to avoid European colonisation. It's decisive pivot away from Washington, toward Beijing and other emerging global powers has led to the current government's determination to re...more »
Massachusetts hits $24M in adult-use marijuana sales as state issues 100th license
Recreational marijuana shops in Massachusetts have racked up nearly $24 million in sales since the initial ones opened two months ago. That’s according to the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), the state’s marijuana regulatory agency, which also this week issued its 100th recreational marijuana business license and moved three shops closer to opening their doors to […] Massachusetts hits $24M in adult-use marijuana sales as state issues 100th license is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Chart: US-affiliated medical cannabis firms led fundraising on Canadian Securities Exchange in 2018
U.S.-affiliated medical cannabis companies dominated Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) fundraising in 2018, raising nearly $2 billion through 50 equity-related deals. As of December 2018, 47% of the 124 cannabis-related companies trading on the CSE were based in the United States or had U.S. assets or interests. Cannabis-related companies in the life sciences sector – which […] Chart: US-affiliated medical cannabis firms led fundraising on Canadian Securities Exchange in 2018 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
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From Jenna Orkin Jill Abramson: Bleak Part of the Picture is Death of Local Papers Parents Denied Access to Their Children's Medical Records By Law Drama on CIA Torture Investigation Russian Long-Range Bombers Intercepted In Canadian Air Identification Zone By NORAD Jets Venezuela's Highest Ranking Military Attaché Flips On Maduro; Urges Armed Forces To Recognize Guaidó YouTube Tweaks Recommendations Algorithm To Block Videos By Flat Earthers, 9/11 TruthersWhat Is 5G? Here's Everything You Need To Know About The Newest Cell Phone TechnologyAmericans Are Fleeing Illinois And Moving... more »
MD: Failing Five Year Olds
Maryland joins the ranks of those states that have kindergarten exactly backwards. News overage of this Alarming Crisis starts with this sentence: *Less than half of Maryland’s children have the behavior and academic skills they need to be successful in kindergarten, according to a new state report.* Only 47% tested as "ready" (that's up 2% from last year). And I want to smack my head so hard that Maryland education policy makers all get a headache. Look. If I go into business making pants, and it turns out that my pants don't fit the proportions of most living humans, the headline... more »
New survey about fury of the Brits should be a warning to the Nazi Queen and her Globalist clique
*New research shows that the UK could be swept with Yellow Vest protests in the event that the Globalist controlled government continues to push for no Brexit deal disaster.* *The Sun reports 40% of the people now would be ready to join violent protests.* *"FOUR in ten Brits say that Brexit has made them more likely to participate in violent protests, an alarming survey has found.* *An annual Trust Barometer by communications firm Edelman also found that Brexit has made seven in ten people angrier about politics.* *https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/brexit/8293377/brits-more-likely-to-pr... more »
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro Undergoes New Surgery
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, is undergoing surgery on Monday to remove a colostomy bag and reconstruct his intestinal tract. This is the President’s third surgery in four months to repair damage done after a man stabbed him during a campaign rally. Bolsonaro, through a […] The post Brazil’s President Bolsonaro Undergoes New Surgery appeared first on The Rio Times.
Mining Giant Vale Fined Over R$11B for Dam Burst in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the wake of the Brumadinho dam disaster and while firefighters are still looking for more than 300 people missing since the Feijão dam burst on Friday afternoon, state and federal agencies announce heavy fines to be paid by the dam’s owner, Vale, totaling […] The post Mining Giant Vale Fined Over R$11B for Dam Burst in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Worst Democraps Who Want To Be President, Part VI: The Starbucks Guy
The Starbucks guy deserves a *60 Minutes* feature? Do they think he's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or something? He isn't. He's just another super-rich, under-taxed old white guy who thinks he should be king. I think *60 Minutes* would be better off-- as would America-- if they ran an interview with author Marianne Williamson, who is announcing her campaign tonight in Los Angeles. She sure has more interesting things to say than Schultz does! Schultz showed himself to be nothing but a rich asshole and moron (trained monkey). And yes... of course he said, "Extremists on both sides." Whe... more »
Green Wave rising in Colorado
Now we have Colorado's governor, legislature, public utility commission and power utility Xcel all lined up and ready to roll over the people of Colorado. The post Green Wave rising in Colorado appeared first on CFACT.
How the West Weaponizes Refugees it Creates
*January 28, 2019 *(Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - The only thing more sinister than intentionally creating refugees, is weaponizing them as leverage to further coerce nations and advance hegemonic ambitions. The United States and its allies have done both extensively - from exploiting the flow of refugees fleeing US-led wars in Libya and Syria - to the cynical exploitation of high-profile cases like Rahaf al-Qunun of Saudi Arabia and Hakeem al-Araibi of Bahrain - both of whom are fleeing autocratic regimes armed and propped up exclusively by the West. In addition to creating the conditi... more »
A fun simple problem in quantum computing
Before the lunch, Hallyu Website provoked me to solve a neat straightforward optimization exercise in quantum mechanics which could be a nice exercise in QM courses. After very many factor-of-two errors were fixed (I like Feynman's methodology to do science which starts with "guessing the right results" and it sometimes doesn't work immediately LOL), some of which made a huge impact on the result LOL, I hopefully got the correct solution at the Quantum Computing Stackexchange. *Jjbid asked:* Consider the following game: I flip a fair coin, and depending on the outcome (either hea... more »
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*The LA Teacher Strike: 3 Things You Should Know* The government has been shut down for a month, and now the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has been on strike for a week. The district and unions reached an impasse last Friday, and the teachers left the schools on Monday. In interviews, the head of the local teachers union has echoed three complaints: loss of students to charter schools, too little pay, and too big of classes. On the district side, the superintendent wants to meet demands, but seeing as LAUSD is projected to run a deficit of $600 million in the 2019... more »
FALSE FLAG RED ALERT! TSIPRAS COULD BE PLANNING WAR WITH TURKEY
*MAY HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED ON FRIDAY ALREADY* *KEY FIGURE HAD HEART ATTACK* *WAR WITH TURKEY COULD BE USED TO ENGAGE GREEK ARMY* *LEAVE GEORGE SOROS A FREER HAND TO SIMULTANEOUSL ETHNIC CLEANSE GREEK MACEDONIA* *Events surrounding the sudden heart attack of the newly appointed chief of staff George Kampas in Greece suggests that Alexis Tsipras and the Globalists could be planning a false flag attack to be blamed on Turkey.* *https://www.inevros.gr/2018/12/19/evros-oi-stratigoi-zervakis-kai-kampas-vravefsan-simera-to-kalytero-fylakio/* *Tsipras wasted no time in promoting an officer w... more »
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*There are none so blind as those who will not see: Amid fracking, Warmists are still running out of oil* *The whole basis of the article below is that we are about to run out of oil. The Muslim Warmist below seems quite unabashed that that century-old prophecy never comes true and he has apparently not heard of the great boom in oil availability unleashed by fracking.And as for economic growth collapsing, has he not heard of America's great Trump-led economic boom? The man is a moron. He is living in a little self-congratulatory world of his own. It is another article ... more »
US Plans for Space Wars Are Real – Russian Foreign Ministry
The real reason for the Space Force is to attack Jesus Christ, the Blessed Son of God, on His 2nd coming. – US Plans for Space Wars Are Real – Russian Foreign Ministry by https://www.rt.com/ US plans to pursue development of space-based interceptors signals that Washington would use space for military operations, the Russian Foreign Ministry […]
Media focuses on three Yellow Vest protestors. Controlled opposition?
*Eric Drouet, Priscillia Ludosky, Ingrid Levavasseur are Yellow Vests being promoted by the mainstream media, strongly suggesting they are Globalist infiltrators and fake protestors seeking to hijack the movement.* *Qatar has now also claimed a PR firm paid fake protestors to demonstrate against them in what appears to be a common phenomena.* *From The Independent.* *From the Independent* *Qatar has claimed it is victim of an “international smear campaign” after extras were allegedly offered $100 (£78) to take part in a demonstration against the country outside the headquarters of ... more »
China powers ahead in renewable energy technology as George Soros banksters focus on depopulation
*I hope China has already got its special forces op organized to mop up any Globalists left whether on land or sea if and when they carry out their engineered economic collapse and epidemic.* *Don't forget the Queen, Prince William and his kids, China! A lot of rich agricultural land to be had in the UK if you remove the Illuminati bankster Nazi royals.* From *Prof Michel Chossudovsky has said George Soros is attacking China because China's economic success linked to state issued money is a threat to speculators like him.* *He notes that China is currently ahead in several key tec... more »
Separation of powers: An invitation to struggle
Bruce Peabody, Professor of American Politics, Fairleigh Dickinson University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 16 hours ago
After the recent government shutdown and breakdowns in functioning within all three branches, it looks like the separation of powers system is broken or unbalanced. It is – and it isn't.
The shutdown took so long to end because it became a moral issue
Peter DeScioli, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York) at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 16 hours ago
Research on the psychology of politics reveals that when issues are framed in terms of moral right and wrong, the possibility of compromise becomes very small.
Write to Cumbria County Council: Tell Them to Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole – Consultation Formal Deadline Today
Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole: Irish Sea – the scene of the first deep coal mine in the UK in 30…
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