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Labour’s Shadow Chancellor plans to slap new ‘green’ taxes on plane tickets
By Paul Homewood h/t Patsy Lacey Labour’s John McDonnell is plotting a tax hike on plane tickets and getting rid of duty free at airports, the Treasury warned last night. The Shadow Chancellor wants to put up levies on flying and increase rates paid on alcohol in the departure lounge, according to comments made […]
The Story of an American Islamic State Member Allegedly Captured in Syria
On the morning of Jan. 6, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that it had captured five Islamic State foreign fighters in Syria, including two reported U.S. citizens. The SDF identified the American captives as Zaid Abed al-Hamid, a 35-year-old from an undisclosed location in the U.S, and Warren Christopher Clark, a 34-year-old from Houston, Tex. If Clark’s capture is verified, it adds another chapter to years-long efforts to investigate into American Islamic State members. Clark is one of several dozen Americans to join the Islamic State out of the around 295 whom intel... more »
Cambodia Marks 40 Years Since The Fall Of The Khmer Rouge
Photo: An estimated 2 million Cambodians died during the Khmer Rouge era. (ABC News: Claire Slatterly) *ABC News Online*: *Reconciliation remains elusive as Cambodia marks 40 years since fall of the Khmer Rouge* When you discuss the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, you will often hear people recite a very specific period of time: three years, eight months and 20 days. Even 40 years after Pol Pot and his cadres were brought down, the length of their reign is seared into people's minds for the terror and brutality it evokes. An estimated 2 million people died from overwork, starvation and ... more »
French President Macron's Tough Stance Against The 'Yellow Vests Protest' Is Backfiring
*Reuters:* *France's Macron reeling as tough stance against 'yellow vests' backfires* PARIS (Reuters) - Emmanuel Macron intended to start the new year on the offensive against the ‘yellow vest’ protesters. Instead, the French president is reeling from more violent street demonstrations. What began as a grassroots rebellion against diesel taxes and the high cost of living has morphed into something more perilous for Macron - an assault on his presidency and French institutions. The anti-government protesters on Saturday used a forklift truck to force their way into a government... more »
The Creator Writings: Changing Your World
via Jennifer Farley, The Creator Writings In the past, you have may have wondered why you experience what you do. What appears to be a let-down or challenging situation can certainly knock you back on your heels and feel like things will never change. Remember, everything is falling into place just as it should. You […]
Eternally, Permanently
By Steve Beckow, Golden Age of Gaia What about me is permanent, eternal, persistent? What about me is unchanging, firm, and stable? Have I seen anything like that about myself? Or within myself? There must be some indication somewhere. I’ve seen the eternal, but my glimpses themselves have been impermanent, transitory, passing. My experience of […]
President Trump Impromptu Presser Departing White House…
President Donald Trump delivers impromptu remarks to pool reporters as he departs the White House for Camp David. .
PLOS ONE: women are privileged across the West
You must have met one of these unhinged loons (sometimes calling themselves "feminists") who claim that women are being discriminated against. Every sane person knows that in almost all the Western countries, it's the other way around. Authors from the Universities of Missouri and Essex, Stoet and Geary, have embraced this question as a serious one, performed a massive statistical analysis, and published the results: Men face MORE discrimination than women according to new research (RT, pop summary) ------------------------------ A simplified approach to measuring national gender in... more »
Language
Breaking news... The fourth story on the Sky News website tonight is Terrorist behind USS Cole attack killed, says Trump. And the BBC News website has just reported it too. It's their 11th story, published two minutes ago, under the headline *USS Cole bomber died in air strike - Trump*. It almost feels like stating the blindingly obvious to point out that the BBC uses very BBC language here, while Sky is less PC. The Sky headline, as you'll have seen, calls Jamel Ahmed Mohammed Ali al Badawi a "terrorist" while the BBC's headline merely calls him a "bomber". And, of course, the... more »
The future of money
Commenter Ted asked me the following question: What will money look like in 100 years? In 1,000 years? In 10,000 years? I’m no more able to answer that question that a citizen of the Holy Roman Empire (or a Mesolithic human) would be able to describe our current monetary system. So I’ll try to answer […] The post The future of money appeared first on Econlib.
President Trump: USS Cole Bomber Died In Yemen Air Strike By U.S. Forces
Our GREAT MILITARY has delivered justice for the heroes lost and wounded in the cowardly attack on the USS Cole. We have just killed the leader of that attack, Jamal al-Badawi. Our work against al Qaeda continues. We will never stop in our fight against Radical Islamic Terrorism! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2019 *The Guardian*: *Trump: US has killed al-Qaida militant tied to USS Cole bombing* * Seventeen sailors died in 2000 suicide attack in Yemen harbour * Trump: ‘We have just killed the leader of that attack’ Donald Trump said on Sunday the US military has k... more »
U.S. Secretary Of State Pompeo To Travel To The Middle East Ths Week
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Riyadh. Reuters/Leah Millis/Pool *The National:* *Pompeo set for Gulf tour to reassure allies on Iran and Yemen* Secretary of State to stop in Abu Dhabi, Manama, Riyadh, Muscat and Kuwait City US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is to embark on an expansive tour of the Gulf and wider Middle East this week in a bid to strengthen alliances and reassure key partners about American backing for the war in Yemen and the battle against Iran’s influence in the region. Washington’s top diplomat will leave ... more »
Yet Another "Cascading Series of Catastrophic Errors" SHOCKING cost of CSIS is upped by 34 million taxpayer dollars
*Security certificate detainee Mahmoud Jaballah waits* *at home in this image from the film The Secret Trial.* *Noah G. Bingham via CP * I have been spilling copious amounts of virtual ink on this blog informing readers about the ongoing corruption in Canada's Intelligence and Security Agencies...notably *the RCMP and its handler, CSIS [Canadian Intelligence and Security Services].* It is highly significant that the year that CSIS was founded...[or as I believe...was *inserted* into the Canadian governmental bureaucracy as a MosCIAd mole] by order of Parliament was on *June 21, 198... more »
Shootout: 5 Best Guns from Glock, Smith & Wesson and Heckler & Koch
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * 15 guns you need to know about. *Let the debate begin...* *(Here we present several of our most popular handgun profiles as one combined post for your reading pleasure. These appeared seperately in 2017 and 2018.)* *5 Best Glock Handguns on the Market* The Glock 17 handgun shook up the gun industry in a big way. Gaston Glock’s polymer pistol masterpiece, with its emphasis on ruggedness and reliability, swept the military and law-enforcement world and conquered the civilian market. Slowly, the company has introduced new handguns, all based on the o... more »
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 5 – 2019
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
Melting ice sheets release tons of methane into the atmosphere, study finds
Reblogged from Watts Up With That: charles the moderator / January 6, 2019 From EurekAlert! Public Release: 3-Jan-2019 Melting ice sheets release tons of methane into the atmosphere, study finds University of Bristol Melting ice sheet release tons of methane into the atmosphere, study finds The Greenland Ice Sheet emits tons of methane according to […]
Tim Osborn Prefers Spin To Facts
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood h/t Paul Matthews ? https://twitter.com/TimOsbornClim/status/1081241842996396032 ? Tim Osborn, Director of the Climatic Research Unit at the UEA has taken great exception at the GWPF for publishing my latest post on UK Climate Trends: ? https://www.thegwpf.com/uk-temperatures-unchanged-for-more-than-a-decade/ In particular, he seems to object to…
The long memory of the Pacific Ocean
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: The Great Ocean Conveyor Belt – blue = deep cold and saltier water current, red = shallower and warmer current[credit: NWS / NOAA] It’s known, or at least believed, that transit times of some ocean waters can be as long as 1,000 years. The researchers are well aware that…
Storage wars
[Hifast Note: The study conclusions and statements by the researchers are perplexing. The comment thread (here) at WUWT is better than the article.] Reblogged from Watts Up With That: charles the moderator / January 5, 2019 From EurekAlert! UC Santa Barbara researcher conducts first-ever global-scale evaluation of the role of soil minerals in carbon storage […]
Aaron Bastani vs Smug Centrism
Full solidarity to Novara Media's Aaron Bastani. In the last fortnight he was piled on by the last people you'd want to turn your back to. Jolyon QC did some digging into Novara's funding, because the concept of a small media operation funded by donations and powered by volunteers is alien to him. Others, whose concern with anti-semitism coincided with it becoming something to attack the left with, tried smearing Aaron as a racist because of a jokey tweet sent years ago. Most egregiously Jeremy Duns (who?) wrote a clueless and tedious blog post questioning the validity of Aaron's Ph... more »
Owen Bennett-Jones on the BBC's "statistical alchemy" over audience figures
Owen Bennett-Jones writes: The BBC says it doesn’t really matter because the BBC World Service's worldwide audience is climbing steadily towards a target of five hundred million. However, the sleights of hand used to achieve these audience figures render them largely meaningless. The trick has been to take the existing content, chop it up into ever smaller gobbets and pump them out on every social media platform imaginable. Anyone who glances at one of these offerings, even if momentarily and by accident, counts as a member of the audience.
Owen Bennett-Jones on how the BBC is not unreasonably seen as a liberal-biased outlet in the USA
Owen Bennett-Jones writes: Radio is growing in the most advanced markets such as the US, where it consistently outperforms BBC TV. This brings its own problems. Since the BBC is far more likely to report, for example, on climate change rather than, as Fox News might, on crimes committed by immigrants, its agenda is perceived in the US as liberal-leaning. This perception is bolstered by the rebroadcasting of the BBC on public radio stations, whose audiences tend to be liberal. The BBC is now, not unreasonably, associated with one side in the US culture wars.
Dear Mr. President
Below is a slight variation of a letter I posted on the White House website. To be heard, my message is not accusational. It is an earnest, forthright plea for help. Please feel free to use any elements you like. … Continue reading →
Owen Bennett-Jones on BBC timidity
Owen Bennett-Jones writes: Despite flashes of editorial independence, there is plenty of evidence that the BBC, in both its international and domestic manifestations, deserves the epithet ‘state broadcaster’. The most important moment in the recent history of BBC news was the publication of the Hutton Inquiry report into the circumstances surrounding the death of the scientist David Kelly. The report was highly critical of the BBC and, ever since, editorial controls on output have become stifling. Most editors are less concerned about what should be in a programme than with what sh... more »
Owen Bennett-Jones on BBC 'independence' from the government
Owen Bennett-Jones writes: As for the claim that the BBC is independent of government influence, I have never believed it since conducting an interview with the then foreign secretary Jack Straw in 2004. Our interaction came at a moment when there was a slight difference in the line being taken by the Foreign Office and Number Ten about the various inquiries into Iraq – exactly the sort of thing BBC journalists were paid to niggle away at. When I kept going on about it, Straw eventually lost his temper and swore on tape. Scoop! The difficulty was that the Foreign Office funded the ... more »
Owen Bennett-Jones on unsackable BBC managers
Owen Bennett-Jones writes: BBC managers are unsackable. In the recent judgment on the Cliff Richard case, besides criticising the rationale behind broadcasting the story in the first place (which, typically enough, was in part to avoid criticism for not broadcasting it), the judge found that the UK news editor was not a reliable witness and that the head of newsgathering had ‘almost wilfully’ failed to ‘acknowledge inconsistencies’ in the BBC case. Both still hold senior positions. Had named executives in the Murdoch empire faced such sharp judicial criticism, BBC presenters would ... more »
Owen Bennett-Jones on rats-in-sacks BBC managers
Owen Bennett-Jones writes: Elsewhere, the BBC’s excessive funding has different manifestations. For an independent programme maker, selling a single TV documentary to the BBC can involve more than ten face to face meetings, dozens of conference calls and several hundred emails over a year or two. Many independents now pitch to the BBC last because, much as they would like to secure a BBC commission, they can’t find an individual person to take responsibility for making a decision and sticking to it. I recently made a series of ten podcasts on the murder of Benazir Bhutto called *Th... more »
Owen Bennett-Jones on BBC profligacy and one-upmanship
Owen Bennett-Jones writes: Yet anyone witnessing a BBC news operation during a major story would think it had money to spare. It takes more than thirty BBC staff to cover an event such as the World Economic Forum in Davos. For Nelson Mandela’s state memorial service, there were more than a hundred. The only effective check on this is the *Daily Mail*, which, as part of its long-running campaign to undermine the BBC, sometimes carries stories about these excessive deployments. Managers, for whom the avoidance of bad publicity is by far the highest priority, are so nervous of these ... more »
Florida High Schooler Receives Support After Accused of Cheating on SAT Test
The NAACP has offered support for Kalimah Campbell, a Florida high school student who is fighting to have her SAT test scores released after test officials claim that she cheated. Campbell’s latest score is 300 points higher than her previous score, an improvement that Campbell said is a result of hard work. “I know from […]
Trouble at t'mill
This year's *Correspondents Look Ahead *on Radio 4 lacked its long-term host Owen Bennett-Jones. I've always liked OB-J, and was going to joke that his eternal prophecy about Imran Khan becoming PM of Pakistan, made year in and year out, actually came true last year, but unfortunately the freelance BBC World Service host didn't get the gig this time. I wonder whether that was in any way connected to the coruscating piece he wrote for the *London Review of Books *just before Christmas, in which he delivered elegant punch after elegant punch to the BBC's solar plexus and left it re... more »
Pentagon Chief Of Staff Has Resigned
*The Hill*: *Pentagon chief of staff resigns* The Department of Defense's chief of staff Rear Adm. Kevin Sweeney has resigned, according to a statement. Sweeney said in a brief statement that he planned to return to the private sector, giving no reason for his departure. His exit comes just days after Secretary of Defense James Mattis, for whom Sweeney previously served, left the agency after announcing his resignation earlier in the month. "After two years in the Pentagon, I've decided the time is right to return to the private sector. It has been an honor to serve again alongsid... more »
China Overrated by Right-Wing Kooks: These Crazies Are Just Like Hitler
One often sees the silly assertion by right-wing extremists that feminists, social justice warriors, and other “cranks” are enstupidating American education. The purpose. according to these fascists, who are just like Hitler, is “to make historically incompetent groups look competent.” … Continue reading →
U.S. National Security Adviser Bolton: U.S. Withdrawal From Syria Is Conditional
*BBC:* *Syria conflict: Bolton says US withdrawal is conditional* The withdrawal of US troops from Syria depends on certain conditions, US National Security Adviser John Bolton says, in a further indication that the process is being slowed down. On a trip to Israel and Turkey, he said he would seek Turkish assurances that Kurds in northern Syria would be safe. The US also wants to ensure that the remnants of the Islamic State (IS) group are defeated, he added. President Donald Trump has faced strong criticism over the planned US pullout. When he first announced the move in the m... more »
Syrian Army’s elite 9th Division shock troops head to Idlib front-lines (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 P.M.) – A large convoy from the Syrian Arab Army’s 9th Division was filmed heading towards the front-lines in the Idlib Governorate this past weekend as the situation across the province worsens due to rebel infighting. According to a report from northwest Syria, reinforcements from the 9th Division’s elite shock troops were […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
SO YOU'RE SAYING TRUMP CAN FLOUT THE LAW AND ORDER THE WALL BUILT ON AN "EMERGENCY" BASIS
CNN reports that the president is seriously considering a legally dubious way to end the wall impasse. President Donald Trump is inclined to declare a national emergency to secure military funding for his long-promised southern border wall if talks between administration officials and top lawmakers from both parties continue to stall, a White House official told CNN on Saturday.... If a national emergency is declared to build the wall, the administration likely will face lawsuits questioning the legality of the move. In *The New York Times,* Bruce Ackerman, a Yale law professor, met... more »
Who Will Pick The Democratic Presidential Nominee? You, That's Who
*Kamala Harris by Nancy Ohanian* As we saw Saturday morning, Gillibrand has been sniffing around Wall Street for financing for her presidential campaign. But in Saturday morning Elena Schneider was reporting for *Politico* about another type of fundraising-- building a grassroots army of small donors instead of a few Wall Street fat cats. That's Bernie, Elizabeth Warren, Beto, Cory Booker territory. Can you even imagine plutocrat Mike Bloomberg asking for small contributions? "Democratic presidential contenders," wrote Schneider, "are already locked in an important battle to showcas... more »
New Look, Familiar Face
I had to smile at Nicky Campbell previewing today's new series of *The Big Questions* by telling us the show had "a brand-new look" and yet as soon as it began there was Peter Hitchens, 'the only right-winger in the BBC village', seated at the front, as he so often is. I'm all for Peter Hitchens on the BBC, but he does seem to be 'the right-winger for all seasons' on programmes like *The Big Questions. * The first Big Question today was 'Should drugs be treated like alcohol?'. And it turned out to be a very good thing that Mr. Hitchens received his usual invite because* without *h... more »
Episode #263 – ‘Maddcow Syndrome’ with guest Basil Valentine
*SUNDAY WIRE SHOW* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…
RED ALERT! TRUMP HAS SENT US TROOPS TO FIGHT EBOLA IN AFRICA, RERUN OF GLOBALIST PLOT IN 2014
*TRUMP IS USIN OBAMA'S 2014 EBOLA MARTIAL LAW PLOT* *HAS SENT US TROOPS TO EBOLA AFFECTED REGION IN CENTRAL AFRICA* *MADE ANNOUNCEMENT ON FRIDAY AS RUSSIA PROBE THREAT FOR HIM GROWS AND US FINANCIAL CRASH LOOMS* *PLANS TO ANNOUNCE NATIONAL EMERGENCY* *GLOBALISTS AGENTS MOVE TO ENDGAME FOR THE USA, UK, EUROPE, GREECE, AFRICA ETC?* *LAUNCH THERMONUCLEAR THREAT AGAINST WORLD'S POPULATION* *LOCK AND LOAD, ARMIES, ALSO THEIR TARGET, USUALLY THEIR FIRST TARGET* *Donald Trump on Friday said he has sent US troops to a part of Africa affected by an Ebola outbreak following a dangerous p... more »
U.S. To Hold "First-Ever" Missile Drills On Japan's Okinawa
The Ryukyu Islands, as seen on a map at the Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor. Samurai Wiki *SCMP/AFP:* *US plans to conduct first missile drill near divisive Okinawa base, countering China’s ballistic weapons* * The drill would reportedly involve a mobile rocket launcher seen as a countermeasure to potential attacks from Chinese surface-to-sea ballistic missiles * China’s military build-up has unnerved Asian neighbours, with Japan’s defence chief last year saying China was ‘unilaterally escalating’ activities The US military will this year conduct its first missile drill ar... more »
Shootout: Meet the 5 Worst Guns That Ever Fired a Shot
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * What would you choose? *Here are five of the worst guns ever made.* Guns are tools meant to address life or death situations, so a poorly designed or manufactured gun often earns particular scorn. The gun world has long memories of particularly bad firearms, many of which sealed the fate of brave soldiers. The rapid pace of firearms development in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries meant that few if any mistakes were repeated, but the memories of these weapons—some with lethal consequences for the owner—linger go on. *(This first appeared sever... more »
Russia's Air Force Is Getting Lots of New Aircraft (Just Not a Lot of Su-57s or Stealth)
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* What happenned to the Su-57? The Russian air force received around 100 new aircraft in 2018 and, under current plans, should get another 100 in 2019, the Kremlin announced. The steady acquisition of new warplanes and helicopters has helped the air force to boost to nearly two-thirds the proportion of its roughly 3,600 aircraft that it considers "modern," the Kremlin stated in a January 2019 announcement. But Russia is acquiring new military aircraft at a rate much lower than is its main rival the United States. And in stark contrast to America's o... more »
Evangelical Hypocrisy
It's more than ironic that Jerry Falwell Jr. is one of Donald Trump's strongest supporters. Christine Emba writes in *The Washington Post*: On New Year’s Day, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. defended his unwavering support of President Trump with a thoroughly confused reading of the Gospel. Speaking to The Post, the evangelical leader claimed that it was a distortion of Christ’s teachings to suggest that because He taught love and forgiveness, “the United States as a nation should be loving and forgiving.” According to Falwell’s creative theology, Christ “went out o... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 6
1909 Riots in Mosul killed Sheikh Said Sufi leader in Sulaymaniya Led his followers to revolt cutting off trade in northern Mosul province 1916 Start of Battle of Sheikh Saad as British forces moved up the Tigris and encountered the Ottoman defenses 1921 Govt issued order to form Iraqi General Staff Nuri al-Said became Chief of Staff 1st unit of Iraqi army formed 1942 Court sentenced fmr PM Gaylani and 3 Golden Square colonels to death in absentia (Musings On Iraq book review *Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The Nationalist Movement in Iraq 1939-1941*) 1948 College students went on strike ... more »
All Hell Breaks Loose in France After Yellow Vest Movement Founder Arrested
By Tyler Durden (ZHE) — More violence has erupted across France just days after French authorities arrested a key organizer of the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vest) movement. After the...more »
How To Secede From The Biology Wars
Op-Ed by Jeffrey A. Tucker The government shutdown has put a fine point on what everyone now recognizes. The struggle for control of the institutions... more »
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Salt-Water Fish Extinction Seen By 2048This graphic shows how much more diverse the House of Representatives is getting *And they can all be blamed for collapse.* President Xi Orders Chinese Army To "Prepare For War" Visualizing The Military Imbalance In The Taiwan Strait Russia Demands US Justify Arrest Of Suspected Arms DealerAfter Introducing Mass Migration To Europe, Germany Now Bribing Foreigners To LeaveFBI Testing Amazon's Facial Recognition SoftwareAI Program Taught Itself How To 'Cheat' Its Human CreatorsMurders In Washington, D.C. Jump 40% In 2018Forget El... more »
Is China's GDP Growth Below 2%?
*Zero Hedge*: *Chinese Professor Censored After Admitting Real GDP Growth Is Below 2%* Stirring up unpleasant echoes of the market chaos that swept the world in the opening days of 2016, Apple's decision to cut its quarterly revenue guidance for the first time in 16 years - citing slowing iPhone sales in China as the primary culprit - reinforced concerns about slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy that could have wide-ranging repercussions for global markets. This wasn't the only factor prompting fears over slowing Chinese economic growth: a batch of soft economic ... more »
Let’s Do Follow The Climate Money!
By Paul Driessen The climate crisis industry incessantly claims that fossil fuel emissions are causing unprecedented temperature, climate and weather changes that pose existential threats... more »
Drawing the Line on U.S. Reassurance to Eastern Europe
Sgt. Arturo Guzman/Tennessee Army National Guard via DVIDS *Editor’s Note: The United States is considering deploying permanent forces to Poland to signal the U.S. security commitment to that country. Such a move would be a massive strategic shift and one that raises many questions. Sara Bjerg Moller of Seton Hall assesses this move and argues that the deployment would not solve Poland's fundamental security problems but would create risks for the United States.* *Daniel Byman* *** After quietly studying the issue since 2014, the U.S. Department of Defense began writing a congre... more »
5 ways AI is transforming the world
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Being single will kill you faster than obesity, study says
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Essential ubiquity: How one tiny salamander species has a huge impact
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Give yourself an annual health self-assessment.
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Why You Shouldn’t Hide Your Emotions at Work.
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Four Powerful Adaptogens for Adrenal Support
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Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Paul Krugman examines the economics of a higher tax rate on extreme high-income individuals: Diamond, in work with Emmanuel Saez — one of our leading experts on inequality — estimated the optimal top tax rate to be 73 percent. Some put it higher: Christina Romer, top macroeconomist and former head of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, estimates it at more than 80 percent. Where do these numbers come from? Underlying the Diamond-Saez analysis are two propositions: Diminishing marginal utility and competitive markets. Diminishin... more »
Let There Be Lawsuits! Insurance Underwriters Have Refused to Cover The Tech Industry for 20 Years.
By B.N. Frank A November 11, 2018 article from Global Research provides more details about the eventual inevitable: “Radiation From Mobile Phones Can Cause Cancer?... more »
In Conversation: Aaron Cynic Discusses Race For Next Chicago Mayor
Shadowproof launched a six-part series by Aaron Cynic on the upcoming mayoral election in Chicago. It presents a major opportunity to advance a progressive agenda in the city because Mayor Rahm Emanuel is not seeking a third term. Aaron produced the first piece in the series in December. It offers The post In Conversation: Aaron Cynic Discusses Race For Next Chicago Mayor appeared first on Shadowproof.
John Bolton: “No Timetable for US Withdrawal From Syria” & Threats to Turkey.
* The quoted wording is, in fact, the original headline USA Today published this article with, until some editor realized there was a way too much truth being told. Simply by stating the obvious.* *image from here* JERUSALEM – President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, said Sunday that *the U.S. military withdrawal from northeastern Syria is conditioned on defeating the remnants of the Islamic State group, and on Turkey assuring the safety of Kurdish fighters allied with the United States.* Bolton, who traveled to Israel to reassure the U.S. ally of the Trump... more »
The Russian Card on North Korea Has Yet to Be Played
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Turkey allegedly rejects new US demand to abandon Russian S-400 system
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Macron’s Approval Rating Shrinks To 25% Despite Concessions To Protesters
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May says if Brexit deal is rejected, UK will be in uncharted territory
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US troop pullout from Syria conditional on Turkey’s security guarantees for Kurds – Bolton
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Russian-Japanese peace treaty will be beneficial for US – Japan’s PM
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‘For peace and stability’: Russia and Iran prepare for joint naval drills in Caspian Sea
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Ukraine’s chief rabbi speaks against law on renaming of Ukrainian Orthodox Church
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China's Navy Railgun Is Out for Sea Trials. Here's Why It’s a Threat to the U.S. Navy.
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* A railgun uses magnetic force, rather than an explosive charge, to propel its projectile, potentially giving the gun greater range and destructive power than a conventional weapon if capable of. The Chinese navy apparently has sent a high-tech electromagnetic gun to sea for tests. In December 2018, a photo appeared on the Chinese internet depicting what appeared to be a Chinese navy amphibious assault ship sporting a prototype electromagnetic railgun on its deck. It's difficult to confirm the photo's authenticity and when and where the photographer ... more »
Russia's Uran-9 Robot Tank Went to War in Syria (It Didn't Go Very Well)
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* Back to the drawing board? In May 2018, the Russian military revealed it had combat-tested its Uran-9 robot tank in Syria. The diminutive remote-control tank is noted for its formidable gun and missile armament. However, just a month later Defense Blog reported that Senior Research Officer Andrei Anisimov told a conference at the Kuznetsov Naval Academy in St. Petersburg that the Uran-9’s performance in Syria revealed that “modern Russian combat Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) are not able to perform the assigned tasks in the classical types... more »
The U.S. Navy Cracked Imperial Japan's Secret Codes (And a Newspaper Headline Almost Exposed It)
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Asia* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Following the Battle of Midway, an overzealous reporter and a negligent naval officer nearly caused an intelligence disaster for the United States. Stanley Johnston, a reporter for the Chicago Tribune accredited to the Navy as a correspondent, had made two forays into the South Pacific aboard the aircraft carrier Lexington. He was rescued when the ship was sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942. He and other survivors returned to San Diego via Noumea. En route, Johnston’s roommate aboard the cruiser Ch... more »
How China Colonized Africa
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Zero Hedge:* *How China Colonized An Entire Continent Without Firing A Single Shot* Back in 1885, to much fanfare, the General Act of the Berlin Conference launched the Scramble for Africa which saw the partition of the continent, formerly a loose aggregation of various tribes, into the countries that currently make up the southern continent, by the dominant superpowers (all of them European) of the day. Subsequently Africa was pillaged, plundered, and in most places, left for dead. The fact that a credit system reliant on petrodollars never managed ... more »
Caen, France Looks Like A Battlefield. But The Media Is Saying That Saturday's Protests Were Small
Caen, France. Looks like a battlefield. pic.twitter.com/y3jgZxVa0b #GiletsJaunes #ActeVIII — Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) January 5, 2019 But the Media said it was a small #GiletsJaunes gathering today in #France... pic.twitter.com/8570n5ziOu — Sotiri Dimpinoudis (@sotiridi) January 6, 2019 *WNU Editor:* I live in Canada .... very little if any coverage on what is happening in France, and what was covered was with the headline that the protest turnout was small. I have 2 close friends in Paris and a very good friend who lives on the French Riviera. They are telling me that ... more »
PROJECT BLUE BOOK: FLATWOODS MONSTER--THE TRUE STORY Part 1
*WE INTERRUPT THE PREVIOUS * *PROGRAMMING FOR BREAKING NEWS!* PROJECT BLUE BOOK: FLATWOODS MONSTER THE TRUE STORY Part One by Alfred Lehmberg On January 8, 2019, a new and much-anticipated HISTORY CHANNEL UFO series will be broadcast, if TV and internet hype is to be remotely believed, titled "Project Blue Book." *...And here we go... * The website of the HISTORY CHANNEL states the following information about their new series [please excuse the *necessarily bold *brackets from this writer]: HISTORY’s *[...and pause a moment to ponder the implications of that proclamation! Truth... more »
Jordan holds on for historic win over uninspired Socceroos
The Socceroos come up short against a brave Jordan side, losing 1-0 in a shock defeat to open its Asian Cup title defence.
Why China Is Boosting Its Space Program
China's Chang'e 4 lunar probe sent back the first-ever shot of the far side of the moon after landing early Jan. 3, 2019. China National Space Administration/CNS/Reuters *Eva Botkin-Kowacki, CSM:* *To the moon and beyond: Why China is aiming for the stars * *For Beijing, Thursday's historic lunar landing is as much about cementing global-power status on Earth as it is a foray into the cosmos.* It’s never been done before, even by space-faring nations with decades of experience. But on Thursday, China became the first to land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon. The Chang’e ... more »
Remembering Occupy Wall Street: Decimated by Mainstream Media Assassins and Late Night Comedians
Before the Yellow Vests captivated Parisians and put the fear of God in Macron and the global banking cartel he dutifully serves, there was another movement that threatened to blow up the corporate order. After witnessing the implosion of the US economy in 2008 and watching in disbelief as Obama rushed to the aid of the capital larcenists who made off with the life savings of workers and investors, protesters took to the streets of… The post Remembering Occupy Wall Street: Decimated by Mainstream Media Assassins and Late Night Comedians appeared first on The Ghion Journal.
The U.S. And China Are In A Quantum Arms Race
Wikimedia commons *MIT Technology Review*: *The US and China are in a quantum arms race that will transform warfare* Radar that can spot stealth aircraft and other quantum innovations could give their militaries a strategic edge. In the 1970s, at the height of the Cold War, American military planners began to worry about the threat to US warplanes posed by new, radar-guided missile defenses in the USSR and other nations. In response, engineers at places like US defense giant Lockheed Martin’s famous “Skunk Works” stepped up work on stealth technology that could shield aircraft fro... more »
The Mountain Road (1960) James Stewart
*Director:* * Daniel Mann* Writers:* Alfred Hayes, Theodore H. White (novel)* Stars:* James Stewart, Lisa Lu, Glenn Corbett* *Maj. Baldwin (James Stewart) wants a command, even if its a command in retreat. He leads a demolition crew on a bug-out through a mountain road. Will the power go to his head? Does he use his power to seek revenge? Revenge, which could decide his destiny. The Mountain Road holds your interest from beginning to end, an exciting story with lots of action as the crew leave a path of destruction ahead of the Japanese advance. This is one of Stewart's best ... more »
Hiding The Antarctic Sea Ice
I frequently write about how climate alarmists hide Arctic sea ice data prior to 1979, but now they are hiding Antarctic data too – claiming a record low January extent. S_20190104_conc_v3.0.png (420×500) As is invariably the case with climate alarmists, … Continue reading →
Declining Snow Cover Update
It is early January, and the western US is buried in deep snow already, with lots more on the way. Ventusky – Wind, Rain and Temperature Maps Climate experts say declining snow cover is a “notable finding.” It is pouring … Continue reading →
The Democrats Still Haven't Impeached The Motherfucker-- Passing PAY-GO Is All They're Capable Of
I don't have the kind of sweeping knowledge of the presidency Señor Trumpanzee pretends to have. But I can state that there has never been a president *in my lifetime* as profane and in the gutter as the intellectually lazy slug currently occupying the White House. Trump was a grotesque pig long before the Kremlin rallied easily-manipulatable fans of *The Apprentice* to elect him to office. Imagine a carefully curated compilation of, say, *The Best of Trump With Howard Stern*. But more recently, he got laughs from those *Apprentice* fans by referring to mu congressman, the new ch... more »
"Cosmopolitan media bubbles of uniform opinion"
Glen Innes (h/t D.B.) There's a very interesting piece in *The Journalist *(not available online but readable here, if you enlarge the image) by former BBC foreign correspondent Steve Evans, the man who preceded Jenny Hill as the BBC's Berlin correspondent and who ended his BBC career as the corporation's Seoul correspondent. On leaving the BBC after 25 years in 2017, Steve moved to Australia and began work at a local paper in a small town in New South Wales. He describes it as "the hardest and also perhaps the most satisfying job" he's ever had. The small town in question, Gle... more »
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*7 Reasons to Say Goodbye to Teachers Unions* *This is a rather long article so I will be posting only one other article with it today -- JR* Every year, my school district hosts a beginning of the year meeting with every employee in the district. Amidst all the pomp are 15 minutes during which my school district provides a platform for the head of the local teachers union. He doesn’t say much, keeping it vague and general. He says the union works with the school board and other leaders to fight for both teachers and students. He also spends time in the teachers’ lounge occasiona... more »
Microplastics in Danjiangkou Reservoir, China
Di M, Liu X, Wang W, Wang J. Manuscript prepared for submission to environmental toxicology and pharmacology pollution in drinking water source areas: Microplastics in the Danjiangkou Reservoir, China. Environmental toxicology and pharmacology. 2018 Dec 17;65:82-89. doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2018.12.009. As the source of water for the South-to-North Water Diversion Project of … Continue reading →
Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal” Represents the True Wishes of Democrats and Globalists
[image: ocasio-cortez-s-green-new-deal-represents-the-true-wishes-of-democrats-and-globalists] While newly minted House member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's "Green New Deal" seems like a fanciful propostion, it tells us exactly the direction that Democrats and globalists wish to take America in the near future.
Former President of Community College Sued, Accused of Violating Constitutional Rights
Several current and former Garden City Community College employees filed a lawsuit against the college and its former president, Herbert Swender, alleging that he violated Constitutional rights. The lawsuit focused on a series of actions that Swender allegedly took regarding several all-staff attendance meetings in 2017 and 2018, stating that he “infringed and chilled Plaintiffs’ […]
CUNY Researchers to Study Community College to 4-Year Institution Transfer
Researchers from the City University of New York (CUNY) have received a $550,000 award from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help their study in determining what factors help or deter community college students interested in the humanities transfer to four-year institutions.
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*Are Climate Skeptics the new Jews?* *Before WWII Jews were a despised minority almost everywhere. That is no longer so. But a similar prejudice has emerged to replace it* Climate change is a full-blown religious crusade. News organizations, church leaders, schools, corporations, and governments all insist something dangerous is underway, and that vigorous responses are necessary. Anyone who dares challenge this doctrine is a heretic. In other eras, religious heretics were burned at the stake. Today, climate skeptics often remain in the closet. Some have been bullied into play ac... more »
Syrian Army seizes large cache of weapons in Homs
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) seized another large cache of weapons that were left behind by the jihadist rebels in the northern countryside of the Homs Governorate recently. According to a military communique from the Homs province, the Syrian Arab Army seized a large stockpile of weapons inside the towns […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey allegedly rejects new US demand to abandon Russian S-400 system
According to the Yeni Safak newspaper, a US delegation has tried to convince Turkey to give up on purchasing the Russian missile systems during the visit to Ankara earlier this week. However, the Turkish authorities reportedly rejected the offer since it did not include a discount on the price set or a transfer of technology. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Christmas decor, one last time
[image: Image may contain: people sitting, table, living room, plant and indoor] This is NOT my dining room—it’s my neighbor Jan’s. Each year she does something a little different. I’m so happy she has shared her ideas with us—she even decorates the chairs. She is a fabulous decorator—even does store windows and others’ homes. I’ll finish the season today with Sunday brunch for our church group. There are 9 of us which is a bit of a squeeze in our small dining room, so I’m using 2 sets of Christmas plates and a blue checked table cloth with blue and white plates I’ve had over... more »
Questions to the Prime Minister
Those of you who think a 'no-deal Brexit' isn't necessarily a bad thing, and that fears about it are being overstated, probably *won't* have appreciated Andrew Marr's questions about it to Theresa May this morning: *Andrew Marr*: Let me explain why I have been going through the alternatives, which is: You have a deal on the table. It's almost certain - we may all be wrong - but it looks very like you don't at the moment have the numbers to get through the House of Commons on that deal. If that deal falls, and all the alternatives we've talked about also fall, because you won't im... more »
"Diane Abbott: Chairman Mao "on balance did more good than harm"
https://youtu.be/uB4o5n2EGyA One positive word said about Adolf Hitler and the BBC would vilify the person for ever. But anything questionable said about the mass murderer Mao is matter for discussion on the BBC. Does anyone else also find the likes of Diane Abbott vile?
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