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The Green New Deal will be Devastating to McDonald’s, the Mid-West, Jobs and your Pension
Breaking: .@AOC explains ’Farting Cows’ in Green New Deal FAQ, and how she plans on fighting farmers and reduce meat consumption at the same time. This will definitely play well in Iowa, Ohio, and Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/MyXmRrr6dx — The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) February 22, 2019 Please Like, Share, Subscribe, Re-Blog and Comment Advertisements
The very peculiar "fruit" called Climate CO2 Hypothesis
The very peculiar "fruit" called Climate CO2 Hypothesis came from no ordinary tree, from no ordinary physics/chemistry department, from no ordinary communications network, from no ordinary financing, from no ordinary exponents wearing the garb of environmentalism. The issue concerning Climate CO2 is no average game, no ordinary beta testing operation, no simple issue to just get laymen to vote on and that’s it. O no. None of that at all. One must go to the root which is certainly in motivation and certainly concerns some very unusual “science” and other unusual forces--that is... more »
How The Jussie Smollett Hoax Reveals The Scope Of The Surveillance State
Op-Ed by Kevin Samson As the Jussie Smollett hoax has taken over the media, and the ramifications of such deception are yet to be felt...more »
Estonians rescue wild wolf from ice thinking it was a dog
Kind-hearted Estonian workers rushed to rescue a dog in distress from a freezing river on Wednesday - unaware of the fact they were actually about to bundle a wild wolf into their car. The men were working on the Sindi dam on the Parnu river when they spotted the animal trapped in the icy water. After clearing a path through the ice, they took the frozen canine to a clinic for medical care. Only then was it revealed they had been carrying a wolf. The Estonian Union for the Protection of Animals (EUPA) said the wolf had low blood pressure when it arrived at the veterinarian's offic... more »
Scott Wolla on an Accounting Error about Imports and GDP
If one does understand what GDP is and how it is measured, interpretation errors are not surprising–especially when reinforced by ideological wishful thinking. In a few pieces and posts, I have tried to bring attention to the mistaken treatment of imports as a “subtraction from GDP,” an error committed by many commentators, journalists, and even economists. […] The post Scott Wolla on an Accounting Error about Imports and GDP appeared first on Econlib.
About those “traditional models”
The Financial Times has an article discussing the Fed’s concern over persistently low inflation readings: The Fed’s favoured inflation measures have averaged just 1.5 per cent during the current expansion. With the US recovery 10 years old and unemployment near half-century lows, traditional models suggest inflation should be surging, but instead it has remained surprisingly […] The post About those “traditional models” appeared first on Econlib.
Paulo Coelho, "The Chess Game"
"The Chess Game" by Paulo Coelho "A young man said to the abbot from the monastery of Melk: "I’d actually like to be a monk, but I haven’t learned anything in life. All my father taught me was to play chess, which does not lead to enlightenment. Apart from that, I learned that all games are a sin." "They may be a sin but they can also be a diversion, and who knows, this monastery needs a little of both," was the reply. The abbot asked for a chess board, sent for a monk and told him to play the young man. But before the game began, he added: "Although we need diversion, we cannot al... more »
Heavy Snowfall in Las Vegas – Video
The media tried to tell us it was just it a “dusting.” This video, posted on 21 Feb 2019, shows otherwise Thanks to Dan Hammer for this video The post Heavy Snowfall in Las Vegas – Video appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Rare snowfall in Malibu CA
Less than five miles from the beach as low as 1,500 feet (457.2 m) elevation. Ana Cholo of the National Park Service drove into the hills along the Mulholland Highway early Thursday afternoon, Feb 21, and saw flakes falling from the sky. “It was definitely snowing,” said Cholo, who works for the Santa Monica Mountains National ... Read moreRare snowfall in Malibu CA The post Rare snowfall in Malibu CA appeared first on Ice Age Now.
The U.S. Air Force Calls This Bomb the "World's Largest Sniper"
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The BLU-129 is increasingly in demand because it is capable of quickly tailoring its explosive charge. *“We want to have options and flexibility so we can take out this one person with a hit-to-kill munition, or crank it up and take out a truck or a wide area,” Hasse told Warrior Maven**.* The Air Force is revving up production of the air-dropped, precision-guided BLU-129 bomb increasingly in demand by warzone commanders - so accurate, lethal and precise, it is called “the world’s largest sniper accuracy.” The often-requested weapon, described as an ad... more »
Netanyahu’s Slide Towards ‘Jewish Fascism’ Should Shock Americans
*21WIRE* | Netanyahu has been forced to do an electoral deal with Israel's most extreme racists - a development which should shock American Jews.
VENEZUELA: ‘The War Built on Lies’
*John Pilger* | A war has been declared on Venezuela, of which the truth is "too difficult" to report.
US Military’s Anti-Drug Campaign in Afghanistan Ends in Failure
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) – The Trump Administration’s attempt to curb the Afghanistan opium trade with hundreds of military strikes against “drug labs” has come to a... more »
“7 Ernest Hemingway Quotes That Offer Deep Insights Into Life”
*“7 Ernest Hemingway Quotes That Offer Deep Insights Into Life”* by Learning-Mind.com "Our existence is simple and yet, it is complicated. Life’s truths are often recognized when reading Ernest Hemingway quotes. These statements can be profound. The duties of life can sometimes hide the big picture. What is the big picture? Well, seeing the overall important things in life can be considered seeing in grand terms. Otherwise going a bit deeper without over analyzing things brings answers and revelations. Ernest Hemingway quotes are some of the best statements which describe the big pi... more »
Watch 12-Year-Old Girl Own Cop for Threatening to Arrest Her for Her Journalism
By Matt Agorist Patagonia, AZ — If you have been to the Free Thought Project before, chances are you’ve seen one of the countless videos... more »
Argentina: Santa Cruz Labor Unionist Claims Seeing UFO
*Source: Fundacion Argentina de Ovnilogia (FAO) and Tiempo Sur (tiemposur.com.ar)Date: 02.20.2019* *Argentina: Santa Cruz Labor Unionist Claims Seeing UFO* Daniel Vidal, General Secretary of the Municipal Workers and Employees Union (Sindicato de Obreros y Empleados Municipales de Puerto Deseado), claims having seen an unidentified flying object (UFO). "It was large, rectangular and full of lights, like those of a spotlight. I saw it in the early morning hours of Tuesday in Comodoro Rivadavia, around 3:30 a.m." he said. "I pulled over, got out of the car, and got closer for a be... more »
Argentina: Mysterious UFO Over Berisso
*Source: Fundación Argentina de OvnilogíaDate: 02.23.2019* *Argentina: Mysterious UFO over Berisso* *Luis Burgos* reports: At 20:45 hours on Wednesday, February 20, Angeles, V. and Juan N., a married couple, witnessed the slow, high-altitude transit of an arrow-headed luminous object, whose wide open sides displayed some ten or twelve linked spherical lights. The intruder, flying on an apparent North-to-South trajectory, was seen from the city of Berisso (Buenos Aires) for 5 minutes with no sound or noise being perceived. Inexplicata Podcasts covering items from UFO / paranormal ... more »
Win in Washington State: Judge Strikes Down Unconstitutional “Cyberstalking” Law Chilling Free Speech
By Rebecca Jeschke Great news out of Washington state: a federal judge has ruled that the First Amendment protects speech on the Internet, even from... more »
Pressure mounts on Theresa May to agree to 3 month Brexit extension (Video)
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 181. The post Pressure mounts on Theresa May to agree to 3 month Brexit extension (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Cosmic Heroes: Peterson’s Pearls (3)
This is the third in a series of posts based upon Jordan Peterson’s book Maps of Meaning, published in 1999 after 17 years of research and writing. It is rich in description and insight with many references and quotations from original sources. Reading it I began to copy passages that struck me as especially lucid […]
"I'd Like to Help You, Son, But You're Too Young to Vote."
Dianne Feinstein couldn't have possibly handled this worse than she had. Her condescending demeanor toward these California schoolchildren was nothing short of execrable and deplorable. In fact, I'll even go you one better- Her attitude toward these kids perfectly defines why Americans grow up so disillusioned with the political process and choose at an early age to disengage. This is a much older generation telling the next generation of voters, "We know it all, we ate it all, and you can't do a damned thing about it." Which is why we have 40-45% (sometimes lower) engagem... more »
Untangling “Quantum Entanglement” In Health Care…
A New Way of Looking At Solving Health Care Problems… From Germany by Karma Singh Planet Earth is at a crossroads of thinking about things – and the old view of disease, and what to do about it, will NOT survive. New science, like quantum physics, shows, for instance, that the idea of vaccines is … Continue reading Untangling “Quantum Entanglement” In Health Care… The post Untangling “Quantum Entanglement” In Health Care… appeared first on BolenReport.
"The Coming Economic Winter"
*"The Coming Economic Winter"* by Brian Maher "To everything there is a season, Ecclesiastes tells us… Is the economy entering winter? In spring the thrusting saplings of tomorrow shoulder their way out of the earth. Buds form upon the trees. The days lengthen with the late-afternoon shadows. It is the season of possibility. Summer is nature in full flower. It is green. And lush. It is the promise of spring come to fruition. The days are long, they are radiant... and they are carefree. In autumn the first wrinkles of age appear. The trees go gray. And they begin losing their hair.... more »
Deluxe Supermarket Shopping: Guess Where?
By Catherine J. Frompovich Where can one purchase some of the most epicurean delights, including craft beers and champagne? You probably are thinking some high-end... more »
No s***, Sherlock!
Sent in by several readers, original post not seen: It might indeed! Peter
Israeli Snipers Kill Another 14 Yr Old In Gaza
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:45 P.M)- Palestinians in Gaza mourn the death of a 14 year old child, killed by Israeli Sniper fire on Friday. A fourteen year old child was executed by Israeli Sniper fire yesterday, whilst taking part in Gaza’s ‘Great Return March’ protests. According to the spokesman for the Gaza Health Ministry, Ashraf al-Qaedra, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
W.E.B. Griffin, Prolific Military Novelist, Dead at Age 89
Griffin, whose real name was William E. Butterworth III, died Feb. 12.
Evacuation Order Lifted for Okuma Fukushima - Daiichi Still Steamy
Evacuation orders lifted in Fukushima Prefecture raise questions about reactor safety at Fukushima Daiichi I: Hideyuki Miura and Daiki Ishizuka. (2019, Feb 20). Host town of crippled nuke plant to lift evacuation order THE ASAHI SHIMBUN http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201902200049.html OKUMA, Fukushima Prefecture--An evacuation order will be lifted for two districts here as early as April.... It would be the first time for Okuma, which co-hosts the plant, to see the evacuation order lifted, albeit partially.... ...However, the psychological barriers are high for Okuma evacue... more »
Federal Judge Just Ruled that Prosecutors Under Trump’s Sec Labor, Broke Law in Jeffrey Epstein Case
[image: epstein]In a bombshell ruling, a Federal Judge has ruled that the prosecutors who gave billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein a sweetheart did, broke the law.
How Flawed Is Too Flawed To Be An Effective Candidate?
I'm sure no one doubts that Trump and his allies have every intention in the world of causing as much chaos as they can-- and worse-- in the 2020 Democratic primaries. Writing for CNN yesterday, Jeff Zeleny and Kaitlan Collins reported that Trump is watching announcement rallies, tuning into televised town hall sessions with voters and listening carefully to commentary on the Democratic presidential race. His opinions fluctuate on who he will, or would like to, run against. But one sentiment is unwavering-- he has no plans to sit idly by and watch. [He] intends to play an active r... more »
"How It Really Will Be, Soon Enough"
*Past is prologue... and what's coming will make 1929 look trivial...* Bing Crosby, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" Lyrics by Yip Harburg, music by Jay Gorney (1931) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eih67rlGNhU
"Don't Worry..."
"Don't worry; you'll understand eventually. Well, actually, no you won't, but in time you'll learn to fake it better." - Lester the Dragon Lizard, on life in general.
TN: Market Forces Are Not Magical
Shelby County is running up against two of the fallacies embedded in most charter school policy. One is the modern charter policy lie-- the notion that you can run multiple parallel school systems with the same money that used to run one system. The other is that charter systems don't need a lot of regulation because the invisible hand of the market will take care of it all. Shelby County Schools in Tennessee has noticed that it has problems with both of those principles. The issue was raised back in August when the board considered nine more charter applications-- which would have... more »
Arctic Higher Than 2005, 2006 and 2007 – Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 53 – 2019
Originally posted on sunshine hours: Arctic is higher than 2018 2016 2006 2017 2005 2011 2015 2014 2007 South / North
CO2 is not causing global warming
Bud Bromley January 15, 2019 CO2, water, and CH4 (methane) and some other minor gases are so-called “greenhouse gases” because they absorb infrared energy. However, be careful to avoid the common misunderstanding that the earth and its atmosphere behave like a garden greenhouse; that is not true. Greenhouses are closed systems except to incoming energy. …
180 YEARS OF ATMOSPHERIC CO2 GAS ANALYSIS BY CHEMICAL METHODS
by Ernst-Georg Beck Reprinted from ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT VOLUME 18 No. 2 2007 ABSTRACT More than 90,000 accurate chemical analyses of CO2 in air since 1812 are summarised. The historic chemical data reveal that changes in CO2 track changes in temperature, and therefore climate in contrast to the simple, monotonically increasing CO2 trend depicted in …
"The Real National Emergency Isn't At The Border. It's The National Debt!"
*"The Real National Emergency Isn't At The Border.* * It's The National Debt!"* by Mac Slavo "Peter Schiff, the CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital Inc. says that the real national emergency is not at the southern border. The real ticking time bomb is the national debt. We are headed for a train wreck in this country because of the national debt and yet nobody seems concerned about it. In fact, many Americans have taken to emulating the federal government by getting themselves buried in massive amounts of debt as well, compounding the issue. According to Seekin... more »
BWorld 295, Growth and electric cooperatives
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last February 19, 2019. On the Philippines’ GDP growth rates, the good news is that from 2010 to 2018, the Philippines has been growing above 6% yearly except in 2011. High growth was experienced in 2010 with 7.6% (recovery from 2008-2009 global financial turmoil) and 2013 (election year) with 7.1%. The bad news is that these growth rates are not enough. The Philippines, with 106 million people, has a GDP size in 2017 of only $314 billion while neighbors with their smaller populations had similar or larger GDP sizes: Malaysia (32M) has $312B, Si... more »
The United States Government Told You Vaccines Cause Autism
Following the Hannah Poling award in 2008 Julie Gerberding, at the time Director for the centers for Disease Control, told Sanjay Gupta on CNN: "Now, we all know that vaccines can occasionally cause fevers in kids. So if a child... more »
Rio Nightlife Guide for Saturday, February 23, 2019
We have the top three picks for this Saturday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: Facchi Records Convida @ Boca (Centro) – ‘Facchi Records Convida’ (Facchi Records Invites) is a series of parties dedicated to spreading good music around town! This first edition has […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Saturday, February 23, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
"You Never Know..."
“You never know who’s swimming naked until the tide goes out.” - Warren Buffett "The problem with comparing yourself to other people is you really never know anyone else’s situation. The co-worker with a nice car? It could be a dangerous and unsafe salvage with 100,000 miles. The friend who always seems to be traveling to far off places? They could be up to their eyeballs in credit card debt and about to get fired by their boss. Your neighbors’ marriage which makes you so insecure about your own? It could be a nightmare, a complete lie. People do a very good job pretending at thing... more »
Proof That Climate Action Works
Flagstaff joins 9,000 other cities to join global climate change coalition | News | azdailysun.com Two weeks ago, Flagstaff, Arizona joined the fight against global warming. They were immediately rewarded with the largest one day snowfall on record, and rescued … Continue reading →
Truth isn't the same as accessibility: a Columbus metaphor
Muhammad Nima has asked question that I have been asked 2,019 times (including cases when I was giving a popular lecture on string theory, and it was usually the first question) and I have answered it 1,212 times: Dear Lubos, you say that "to kill a theory, one has to just falsify it", but how would you respond to those activists who say that for a theory to be real science, it must make predictions as well? The mere condition of a theory not being falsifiable doesn't make it science - then God is science - they say. Clearly, the impact of my explanations has been close to zero. The ... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 23
1935 PM Aiyubi gave resignation to King Ghazi King asked Yashin al-Hashemi to form new govt but exclude Rashid Ali al-Gaylani and Hikmat Sulaiman because they were agitating mid-Euphrates tribes 1946 Tawfiq Suwaidi became premier for 2nd time Was supposed to carry out Regent’s reform program (Musings On Iraq book review of *‘Independent Iraq’ The Monarchy & British Influence, 1941-1958 *on Said govt) 1959 Communists called for march in Mosul to counter rumors of military revolt against Gen Qasim there (Musings On Iraq book review *Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Sadda... more »
"Saul Alinsky's 13 Rules For 'Have-Nots' To Gain Power"
*"Saul Alinsky's 13 Rules For 'Have-Nots' To Gain Power"* by Tyler Durden Submitted by Bilal Hafeez of Nomura "Obama used his ideas on his path to the US Presidency, Hilary Clinton wrote her thesis on his work, and grass-roots movements, from both the left and now the right, treat his work as the template for action. Yet many people have never heard of the American Saul Alinsky. He is thought be the founder of modern community organizing and wrote one of the most influential books on setting up grass-roots movements: the 1971 book “Rules For Radicals”. The basic philosophy was to gi... more »
Killer Combo: The Stealth F-35 and New F-15X Joining Forces in the Sky
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * The ultimate dynamic duo? Could this happen? In January, the first Red Flag exercise of the year began, pitting the USAF and various partners against various realistic air-to-air combat scenarios. The exercise is considered by many to be “as close to real air-to-air combat” as possible and is instrumental in the development of air-to-air tactics and skills for USAF aviators. Several units equipped with the F-35A fighter jet participated. Notably, this year’s Red Flag featured a more “contested” environment that assumed that the United States would not ... more »
Russia's Stealth Su-57 Fighter: Nearly Ready for War?
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Europe* Is Russia’s fifth-generation stealth fighter on the verge of deployment readiness? The manufacturer seems to think so. Is Russia’s fifth-generation stealth fighter on the verge of deployment readiness? The manufacturer seems to think so. In a recent interview with one of Russia’s leading state news agencies, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) President Yuri Slyusar announced that the first, serially produced Su-57 units will be transferred to the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) by the end of 2019. “During the Army 2018 exhibition, we signed two ... more »
Evolve or Die: The Navy's Aircraft Carriers Could Become As Obsolete as Old Battleships
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * But change is possible. Since World War II, aircraft carriers have dominated naval warfare based on a simple principle: their onboard air wings could assail targets far beyond the reach of the guns and torpedoes of opposing warships and coastal batteries. However, that dynamic has not remained constant. Already, China and Russia have developed numerous of long-range anti-ship missiles deployable by air, sea and land with ranges approaching or exceeding that of today’s carrier-based jets. A new report by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Asse... more »
Tennessee Children (and Adults) Beware of Blackburn Lies
Marsha Blackburn's weekly "Blackburn Report" offers clear signs that Tennessee's new U. S. Senator will send current awareness levels in the state to a new low. From the example below, it's obvious that Marsha plans to use Trump-level lies to scare and misinform her poor constituents into supporting the malignant agenda of her billionaire political patrons. *THE “GREEN NEW DEAL” IS SOCIALIST TRIPE*From banning beef cattle to raising gas prices to killing countless Tennessee jobs, the “Green New Deal” would drag our state’s economy into the red if it ever became law. This week, I... more »
Plunderers are above the law
Senators Jinggoy Estrada, Juan Ponce Enrile, and Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. are convicted plunderers in connection with the Napoles pork barrel scam, were put to jail in the previous administration. Enrile was freed "due to health reasons" while Estrada and Revilla were later freed under the present administration. See https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1044283/3-ex-senators-in-pork-scam-running-again . Former President and now House Speaker Gloria Arroyo was also a convicted plunderer and was on hospital arrest but was later acquitted by the Supreme Court. See https://www.rappler.com/new... more »
Charter Schools Are Not Public Schools
Modern charter schools prefer to attach the word "public" to their descriptions. Many of the charter advocacy groups include "public charter" in their title. And truthfully, there are no regulations attached to the term--any school can attach the word "public" to its title without having to worry about any sort of penalty. So technically, any charter school can call itself a public school. Heck, any private or parochial school can call itself a public school if it's so inclined. But while modern charter schools are financed by public tax dollars, they are not truly public schools for... more »
"Fukushima Update 2/23/19: 18,782.4 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva ◆ *Updated Feb. 23, 2019: Fukushima Equals 18,782.4 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of Feb. 23, 2019 - 2,912 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of *18,782.4 *Hiroshima atomic bombs and it is sti... more »
Deception & the Third Temple – Tom Horn, Steve Quayle & Stan Deyo
The Official Hagmann Report Published on Feb 20, 2019 Steve Quayle and Tom Horn join us to discuss recently discovered evidence of a secret satanic globalist agenda behind the construction of The Third Temple. Link to the article here – Segment 1-4: Steve Qualye (SteveQuayle.com) & Tom Horn (SkyWatchTV.com) Segment 5-6: Stan Deyo (StanDeyo.com) end
Saudis Build ‘Unholy Alliance’ to Isolate Iran
RT America Published on Feb 22, 2019 China and Saudi Arabia have agreed to expand cooperation. Former Pentagon official Michael Maloof sits down with RT America’s Manila Chan to explain the role the United States has played in the latest geopolitical dance. #RTAmerica #InQuestionRT end
Trump’s Syria military pullout, not under John Bolton’s watch (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 89. The post Trump’s Syria military pullout, not under John Bolton’s watch (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Putin’s State of the Nation in review Part II – International Commerce
The State of the Nation examines Russia's present and proposed direction, drawing new economic and commercial alliances around the world. The post Putin’s State of the Nation in review Part II – International Commerce appeared first on The Duran.
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Matthew Desmond writes about the large number of economic and social benefits from paying workers a living wage. And Stephanie Akin reports on the significance of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez walking the talk when it comes to her own staff. - Andrew MacLeod discusses the losses the B.C. Liberals inflicted on the province's Crown corporations - and the sad reality that reporting at the time was largely ignored by the corporate media. - Paul Willcocks highlights the absurdity of the complaints about land speculation taxes by wealthy property ... more »
WATCH: 12yo Girl Owns Cop for Threatening to Arrest Her for Her Journalism
[image: arrest]A 12-year-old girl, who runs her very own news organization, was threatened with arrest by a police officer who claimed it was illegal to film him and put it online. So she owned him by proving him wrong.
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Decryption Key for Law Firm Emails in Hacked 9/11 Case Released Trump Nominates Man Whose Firm Tripled Price of Insulin to Regulate Drug Companies Federal Prosecutors Broke Law in Jeffrey Epstein Case, Judge Rules Saudi Arabia and China strike $10 billion oil deal, brush off Khashoggi killing, Xinjiang Muslim camps What's Up With Australia's 80 Tonnes Of Gold At The Bank Of England? Corruption Scandal Could Cost Trudeau His Job, Polls Show Turkey To Receive Russian S-400 Delivery in July, Rejects US Patriot Systems Offer Maduro Closes Border With Brazil To "Protect... more »
Energy 121, US oil and natgas production
US crude oil production: (1) End of Bush Jr's term 5.0 million barrels per day (mbpd), (2) End of Obama 1st term 7.0 mbpd, (3) End of Obama 2nd term 8.8 mbpd, (4) Trump 2+ years 12.0 mbpd. Or an increase of 3.8 mbpd after 8 years of Obama, and increase of 3.2 mbpd after 2 years and 2 months. https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=WCRFPUS2&f=W Saudi and Russia oil production about 11.5 mbpd each and they are cutting their output to force higher oil prices while US is raising output to lower oil prices. And US natural gas production. (1) End of Bush Jr. 1st ter... more »
Weekend reads: Retractions at Nature and NEJM; editor resigns after paper with “racist characterizations;” CRISPR babies ethics paper retracted
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured a new record for most retractions by a journal; the … Continue reading Weekend reads: Retractions at Nature and NEJM; editor resigns after paper with “racist characterizations;” CRISPR babies ethics paper retracted
BWorld 294, The freedom to fly
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last February 15, 2019. *“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”* — Leonardo da Vinci (Italian polymath, 1452 — 1519) While I have been to many ASEAN countries, it was only recently that I have visited some South Asian countries like India (Mumbai only), Nepal, and Bhutan, all related to attending the Asia Liberty Forum (ALF) or the Economic Freedom Network (EFN) Asia conferences. The big cities in our ASEAN neighbors are m... more »
LIMBAUGH MAINSTREAMS KAMALA HARRIS/JUSSIE SMOLLETT CONSPIRACY THEORY
Last week, at a little-known right-wing site called the Clover Chronicle -- the kind of site where a momentary hesitation by Nancy Pelosi during the State of Union address was described as an "MK-Ultra 'Glitch,'" a reference to a Cold War-era CIA mind control program -- a theory was advanced about the Jussie Smollett story: that it was all a 2020 campaign stunt. *HUGE: Kamala Harris Was Allegedly Involved In Jussie Smollett’s “MAGA Country” Hoax* ... One person who apparently has knowledge of the situation claims 2020 presidential hopeful Kamala Harris may be involved (link): “This... more »
Thou Shall Not Think!
Doug Ford says the rationale behind his budget cuts is to save people money. But Rick Salutin wonders if one of the collateral benefits of the budget cuts is to make people stop thinking: Doug Ford's tax cuts will lower provincial revenues by $22 billion, necessitating spending decreases. The goal is, allegedly, saving us money. But what if there's an additional effect: diminishing the level of critical thought Ontarians give to public issues. I'm not saying that's an overt purpose. It's hard to picture Ford entertaining more than one goal at a time. But it could be a collateral ... more »
He Said to Kill People in Interracial Relationships, Yet an Airport Is Named for Him. (No, It’s not John Wayne)
[image: he-said-to-kill-people-in-interracial-relationships-yet-an-airport-is-named-for-him-no-it-s-not-john-wayne] “A black man should be killed if he’s messing with a white woman.” This sentiment was uttered not in 1875 but 1975 — by a man with an airport named in his honor. This brings us to the effort to strip late actor John Wayne’s name from the airport in Orange County, California.
A New Report Claims There Has Been Over 300 Chemical Weapons Attacks in Syria
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Syria* Or, to be more exact: 336, roughly 4.5 chemical strikes every month over the last seventy-four months. According to the authors’ calculations, 98 percent of the CW attacks recorded were the fault of regime or regime-affiliated forces. We all knew the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad dropped chemical weapons (CW) on his own people throughout the eight-year civil war. Some of the bombings were so horrific—think of the April 2017 sarin gas attack in Khan Sheikhoun and the April 2018 chlorine strike in Douma—that President Donald Trump ordered ... more »
How Russia's Military Might Have Come Up with a Super Machine Gun
*Task and Purpose, Brad Howard* *Security, * [image: Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev takes part in testing small arms at the training ground of the Central Research Institute for Precision Machine Building in Klimovsk, Moscow Region October 3, 2012. REUTERS/Alexander Astafyev/RIA Novosti/Pool (RUSSI] All thanks to the Predator movies? *Here is what we know. * Images have been circulating on Twitter of a Russian Spetsnaz soldier apparently testing out a PKM heavy machine gun with an unusual ammunition-feeding backpack that bears an uncanny resemblance to Jesse Ventura's ... more »
GMO Foods Will Soon be Mislabeled as ‘Biofortified’
*Scott Tips* - The term Biofortification will have huge ramifications for the entire World.
Israel’s Polonophobic Racism Might Help Netanyahu Win Reelection
Poland and its institutional partners – be they those from the Visegrad Four or the broader Warsaw-led Three Seas Initiative all across Central Europe – believe that they have more civilizational commonalities with Israel than their EuroLiberal Western European counterparts do. The post Israel’s Polonophobic Racism Might Help Netanyahu Win Reelection appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
We Told You To Vote For Kevin De León
Feelin' the Bern yet? Watch that video above; it's short and sweet. "Our president is a liar," Bernie said yesterday. "The Green New Deal is a bold proposal that will radically transform our energy system into sustainable sources of energy while creating millions of jobs and revitalizing our communities. We must fight to ensure we leave a habitable planet for our kids and grandchildren." I'm sure I don't have to tell you that Republicans aren't the only creeping crawling politicians working hard to sabotage the Green New Deal, some because they take bribes and some because their ... more »
The manipulated media, and how it manipulates you
Sharyl Attkisson describes how the news media and social media are manipulated by special interests, and how they in turn try to manipulate us. In the light of the Covington affair, the Smollett fiasco, and other recent events, this is well worth watching. Ms. Attkisson has been independently investigating and reporting on scandals for years. She knows whereof she speaks. Peter
On Dogmatism
The security of cognition, Stephen C. Pepper argues, rests on the evidence itself and on its convergence toward belief, not on an intensity of belief in excess of the actual cognitive value of the evidence. In his book *World Hypothesis*, Pepper says: "The desire to know more than one has grounds to know is so strong and pervasive that it is difficult to be convinced of the fallaciousness of dogmatism in principle. Historically, a few men in any cognitive field, whether in common sense, history, science, or philosophy have acknowledged the fallaciousness of dogmatism in principle or... more »
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*Syracuse University has refused to grant a Young Americans for Freedom group status as a Registered Student Organization (RSO)* Syracuse University denied an application for Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) to become a Registered Student Organization (RSO), stating, as one of its reasons for doing so, that requiring students to believe in the U.S. Constitution is “exclusionary to international students.” The Syracuse Office of Student Activities denied YAF’s application, in part because members must support the “Sharon Statement,” which is a statement of support for the U.S. Con... more »
Winners and losers
bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
23-Feb-2019 How the Global South is affected by the current trade turmoil – and old patterns of power.
Revealed: How dark money is winning ‘the Brexit influencing game'
bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
23-Feb-2019 Documents show the “unfettered” access to ministers and senior politicians enjoyed by secretive think tanks that are “marching the country” to a no-deal Brexit and radical free-trade deals.
Tafta : l'Europe va-t-elle reprendre les négociations avec Trump ?
bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
23-Feb-2019 Soucieux d'éviter une guerre commerciale transatlantique, la Commission européenne et les États-membres multiplient les gestes pour tenter d'amadouer Donald Trump.
Reforming investor-state dispute settlement: what about third-party rights?
bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
23-Feb-2019 Existing arrangements for third parties to participate in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) are not designed to protect people whose rights and interests are directly at stake.
Poetry and music—how the schools and churches fail us
Although this is a challenge for Catholic schools and churches, it applies to all worship leaders and educators: poetry and music. Even when I was in school 60 years ago, my mother complained that we didn't have enough poetry in our curriculum. "First, get rid of the lousy poetry and lousy music. Stupidity is always a vice, says Maritain. Nobody says, “It doesn’t matter what movies my child watches, so long as he watches movies,” or, “It doesn’t matter what my husband drinks, so long as he drinks.” Get rid of it. Nobody but the church performers enjoys it anyway. Replace it with r... more »
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*Green New Deal Seeks Virtually Totalitarian Transformation of US* Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says America should lead the world – in committing national economic suicide and sending living standards back to 19th century. 29-year old ex-bartender and freshman U.S. Representative (D-NY) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez received thunderous environmentalist and media acclaim when she introduced her Green New Deal resolution in the House and Ed Markey (D-MA) submitted it in the Senate. It was quickly endorsed or cosponsored by scores of House and Senate Democrats, including many who want t... more »
National Vaccine Policy Hinted at by FDA's Gottlieb Oversteps States and Personal Rights
Note: Thank you to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and his team at Children's Health Defense for this important action alert. We are on on the defense as regards vaccination mandates and personal choice because the heavy hand of pharma in... more »
Sweden Has Become for Jihadists ‘What Argentina Was for Nazis’: MP Slams Govt Over ISIS Inaction
Sweden Has Become for Jihadists ‘What Argentina Was for Nazis’: MP Slams Govt Over ISIS Inaction by https://www.rt.com/ Moderate Party MP Hanif Bali railed against Sweden’s ruling party for letting jihadist fighters take refuge in the country, demanding that the government apologizes to people for not taking any action. – Bali made the comments in […]
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