Tuesday, February 26, 2019

26 February - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 3

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Brazil Will Not Allow Foreign Countries Passage to Attack Venezuela

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil believes that a peaceful solution must be found for the Venezuelan crisis and says will not allow foreign countries to use its territory as a starting point to send military troops across the border in Venezuela, said the country’s Vice-President, General Hamilton Mourão, […] The post Brazil Will Not Allow Foreign Countries Passage to Attack Venezuela appeared first on The Rio Times.

The Geopolitics Of South-East Europe And Importance Of The Regional Geostrategic Position (II)

Vladislav B. SOTIROVIĆ at OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago
Located on the crossroads of different civilizations, South-East Europe during its 3.000 years of historical and cultural development preserved many materials remains from different civilizations and was under strong spiritual influence from West European, East European, Central European, Mediterranean, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and many other cultures. The post The Geopolitics Of South-East Europe And Importance Of The Regional Geostrategic Position (II) appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Brexit Endgame: One Month Out with No Clarity in Sight

asloat at Lawfare - 15 hours ago
Photo Credit: via Stratfor *Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on *Order from Chaos*.* With barely a month remaining before the United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union (EU), London is no closer to having a ratified deal, an agreement to extend negotiations, or preparations in place to manage a hard exit. British Prime Minister Theresa May has promised to hold the next parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal by March 12, a mere 17 days before the departure date. Yet the EU has shown little readiness to budge on her demands for changes to the Northern Irel... more »

Sweet Viceroy Butterflies Turn Sour To Stop Predators

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 15 hours ago
Limenitus archippus, the viceroy butterfly is a mimic, modeling its orange-and-black colors after the queen butterfly, a bug that tastes so disgusting predators have learned not to eat it or anything that looks like it, including viceroys. The apparent dependence of mimics on their models made biologists wonder if the fates of the two species are forever intertwined. If so, then what happens when the mimic and the model part ways? Thanks to a new study, scientists know. Viceroy butterflies living in northern Florida, far away from the southern-dwelling queen butterflies, are not on... more »

Manafort And Trump

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 16 hours ago
Over the weekend, Robert Mueller's suggestions for Paul Manafort's sentence were made public. The document was, in fact, a tome. Heather Digby Parton writes: As it turned out, the memorandum wasn’t filed until Saturday afternoon and it turned out to be a richly detailed 800-page document about Paul Manafort’s sordid history of criminality. There is little doubt that this man has spent a lifetime consorting with terrible people doing terrible things and making a lot of money at it. You’d think Donald Trump would have done a little bit of research before he tapped such a person to r... more »

100 percent renewable energy is economically, environmentally and societally unsustainable

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 16 hours ago
“Mayors in more than 100 US cities have announced plans to transition their electrical power systems to 100 percent renewable by 2050. They propose replacement of traditional coal, natural gas, and nuclear generating stations with wind, solar, and wood-fired stations. … Continue reading →

Airstrikes targeted militant camp in Pakistan – Indian Foreign Sec.

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
Indian jets carried out airstrikes against a militant camp in Pakistan, in an escalation of tensions between the two countries following the February 14 suicide bombing attack in the disputed Kashmir region. Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said that the airstrikes hit a training camp of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Pakistan’s Balakot, when speaking at a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Geagea blasts Iran and Hezbollah in new interview

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – The leader of the Lebanese Forces Party Samir Geagea, told a French publication on Tuesday that Iran had failed to win over the region. “It is wrong to believe that Tehran has won in the region,” Geagea told L’Orient Le Jour daily. “The Iranian axis is facing great pressures in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iran’s Supreme Leader warns US against creating buffer zone in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
Meeting Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in Tehran on Monday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei specifically warned Washington again creating a buffer zone in Syria, the Iranian news agency Press TV reports. “The issue of the buffer zone, which Americans seek to establish in Syria, is among those dangerous plots that must be categorically rejected […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Jihadist missile strike in east Idlib results in over 25 Syrian Army casualties: source

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – On Monday, the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham launched a deadly missile strike that resulted in a large number of casualties within the ranks of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), a source near the Abu Dhuhour axis told Al-Masdar News. According to the military source, the jihadist rebels fired […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish Army seeking to build new bases to block Syrian Army offensive in Idlib

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:15 P.M.) – The Turkish military is seeking to block the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) future Idlib and Hama operations by building new bases across the demilitarized zone in northwestern Syria, opposition activists reported via social media on Tuesday. According to the opposition activists, the Turkish military met with the residents of Ma’arat […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US amasses special ops in Puerto Rico, army in Colombia to oust Maduro – Russian Security Council

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
By deploying troops and special ops forces to Puerto Rico and Colombia, Washington is getting ready to intervene in Venezuela and topple its leader, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council said. The US is “preparing for a military invasion” in Venezuela, Nikolai Patrushev told Russian media on Tuesday. The relocation of American special forces’ units […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Foreign jihadists attempt to ambush Syrian Army troops in southern Aleppo

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels of Tanzim Hurras Al-Deen launched a surprise attack in the southern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate last night. According to a military source in Aleppo, Tanzim Hurras Al-Deen stormed the Syrian Army’s positions at the Ruwaydah axis in a bid to overwhelm them and kill their soldiers. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US ‘with you 100 percent’ – Pence to Guaido (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
US Vice President Mike Pence told Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido that Washington is with him “100 percent,” during a trilateral meeting with Guaido and Colombian President Ivan Duque Marquez in Bogota on Monday. “Tragic events of this past weekend have only steeled the resolve of the United States of America,” Pence said, referring to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

France's Only Aircraft Carrier To Be Deployed To Asia

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. Wikipedia *David Axe, National Interest*: *France's Only Aircraft Carrier Is Back in Action (And Headed Asia)* The French navy's only aircraft carrier is back in action following an 18-month, $1.5-billion overhaul that compelled French aviators to practice aboard an American flattop. The French navy's only aircraft carrier is back in action following an 18-month, $1.5-billion overhaul that compelled French aviators to practice aboard an American flattop. The Marine Nationale accepted the 42,000-ton-displacement, nuclear-powered Charles D... more »

First glimpse of combat drone set to join Australia's military arsenal

Andrew Greene at Just In - 16 hours ago
There are few details around the classified project, but the drone's primary purpose will be to conduct electronic warfare and reconnaissance missions in areas where it is too dangerous to send manned aircraft.

Indian Airstrikes Hit Pakistan- Islamic Bloc Meets on Kashmir

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 16 hours ago
*1- Based on what’s being reported India launched limited air strikes.* * CBC* Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale says aircraft targeted Jaish-e-Mohammed camps in a pre-emptive strike.*Link* *“In an intelligence led operation in the early hours of today, India struck the biggest training camp of JeM in Balakot. In this operation, a very large number of JeM terroirsts, trainers, senior commanders nd groups of jjihadis who were being trained for fidayeen action were eliminated. This facility at Balakot was headed by Maulana Yousuf Azhar (alias Ustad Ghouri), the brother-in-law of ... more »

“Experts Say”

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 16 hours ago
Steve Goddard on Twitter: “By attaching the words “experts say”

Maldives To Drown Again

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 16 hours ago
Desperate conditions today in the Maldives. Live Cam Kuredu Island Resort The Maldives, which experts predicted would disappear beneath the seas last year, is going to drown again. And the picture below proves it. Rising sea levels could make thousands … Continue reading →

Jimmy Dore: In Defense of Tulsi and Condemnation of Meghan McCain

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 16 hours ago
*The Jimmy Dore Show* | US presidential candidate faces off against the offspring of America's most notorious warmonger.

Send a message

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 17 hours ago
Click *here* to send letter to Congress. Everyone from @marcorubio to @senfeinstein to Colombian President @IvanDuque claimed without evidence that Venezuelan national guard burned US aid on the Santander bridge. But as I explain, all evidence suggests opposition guarimberos torched the aid: https://t.co/clwyxHPJEC — Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) February 24, 2019

Candidate-Wise, Is The Democratic Tent Too Big? Should They Really Keep Recruiting Blue Dogs And New Dems For Congress?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
Early Monday morning, the *NY Times* published a piece by Catie Edmondson and Emily Cochrane, In Conservative Districts, Democrats Have To Answer For Party's Left Wing, that gets off on the wrong foot right from the very start, describing reactionary Utah Blue Dog Ben McAdams as a "moderate." He isn't. Edmondson and Cochrane started their tale in Nephi, Utah, a small city of less than 6,000 people in Juab County, western Utah. It's part of McAdam's newly won congressional district. In 2016 Democrats there went overwhelmingly for Bernie-- 55 (77.5%) to 16 (22.5%) and Trump came in ... more »

Daughter Of Putin Spokesman Peskov Working In European Parliament For Member Of Foreign Affairs Committee; Subcommittee On Security & Defense

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 17 hours ago
She is working for Chauprade: “Chauprade is a member of both the EP’s foreign-affairs committee and the subcommittee on security … Continue reading →

Lawsuit: Trump Predatory Harassing Behavior & Underpaying Women Campaign Staff

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 17 hours ago
Lawsuit filed on Monday against Trump “In his Individual Capacity and DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT, INC.“, by former campaign … Continue reading →

Pakistan Army Says Indian Jets Violate Airspace, Release Payload

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 17 hours ago
Al Jazeera English Published on Feb 25, 2019 India says its military has carried out air raids targeting armed groups in Pakistani territory. Pakistan says the planes carried out the attacks after crossing the line of control into Pakistani-administered Kashmir. A member of Pakistan’s military tweeted pictures said to show damage from the attacks. Tensions […]

India Bombs Pakistan Due to Inaction of the Latter in Combating Terrorists – Indian FM

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 17 hours ago
RT Published on Feb 25, 2019 An Indian minister claimed that the country’s aircraft made a successful bombing run against terrorists on the Pakistani-controlled side of Kashmir. Pakistan said the Indian jets ‘released a payload’ while fleeing. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9p32 BBC News Published on Feb 26, 2019 India says it launched air strikes against Kashmiri […]

Voegelin’s “Gnosticism” Reconsidered

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 17 hours ago
Eric VoegelinEugene Webb is an admirer of Eric Voegelin’s philosophical ideas; he is the author of the book called *Eric Voegelin: Philosopher of History* which is on Voegelin’s multivolume work, *Order and History*. But Webb sees some serious problems in the way Voegelin has used the word “gnosticism” in his writings on political theory. In his essay, “Voegelin’s “Gnosticism” Reconsidered,” Webb lists five problems in Voegelin’s use of such a language: 1. It begins by claiming to draw out the implications of historical research on the ancient gnostics but does so in ways that con... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 17 hours ago
*UK: University of Lincoln lecturer leaves job after controversial tweets* A lecturer whose tweets on the subject of terror attacks and feminism drew complaints from students has left his job at the University of Lincoln. Michael Blackburn who worked in the English department at the university tweeted: "I know the media haven't told us but I suspect these terror attacks were carried out by Muslims because of Islam." Another post added: "Thank God all those papers going on about patriarchy and the oppression of women are out of the way for another year." The tweets sparked a numbe... more »

Microsoft Employees Protest HoloLens Reality Headset Deal With The Pentagon.

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *'We did not sign up to develop weapons': Hundreds of Microsoft workers protest $480m HoloLens reality headset deal with the U.S. military* * Microsoft employees have circulated a letter addressed to company bosses arguing they should not supply HoloLens technology to the US military * Microsoft has unveiled a next-generation AR headset available for workers * Company was awarded the contract to supply 'Integrated Visual Augmentation System' prototypes to the US military in November * They could eventually deliver over 100,000 headsets under the contract * Microsoft's H... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 17 hours ago
*Jordan Peterson in Sydney on global warming* Go here to see the relevant section of a panel show in which he was challenged on whether his values and methods would cure climate change He basically says that to arrive at a useful opinion about such issues, you first have to grow up and solve your personal problems. He is basically saying that concern about climate change is immature and puerile attention-seeking His best answer of the evening was simply "No" *Stop scaring kids stiff about climate change* *Adults should dispel children’s worst fears, not encourage them* Last... more »

Study claiming hate cuts 12 years off gay lives retracted

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 17 hours ago
After years of back and forth, a highly cited paper that appeared to show that gay people who live in areas where people were highly prejudiced against them had a significantly shorter life expectancy has been retracted. The paper, “Structural stigma and all-cause mortality in sexual minority populations,” was published in 2014 by Mark Hatzenbuehler … Continue reading Study claiming hate cuts 12 years off gay lives retracted

"If self-driving cars were Southern"

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 18 hours ago
The South will rise again - automotive edition! A tip o' the hat to reader Carl S. for sending me the link. Peter

[Vidéo] AI Superpowers : automatisation, chômage et utilité social

Ethical Technology - 18 hours ago
*[Vidéo] AI Superpowers : automatisation, chômage et utilité sociale*

Despite rough 2018, California’s cannabis industry might have reason for optimism

Kevin Huhn at Marijuana Business Daily - 18 hours ago
“The year of stability.” That’s what Lindsay Robinson, executive director of the California Cannabis Industry Association, is hoping 2019 will become in the Golden State. And it very well could play out that way, especially compared to the roller-coaster turbulence California's cannabis market experienced in 2018. But there are many who would scoff at that notion. Despite rough 2018, California’s cannabis industry might have reason for optimism is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Dostoyevsky On Socialism’s Atheistic Question

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 18 hours ago
Fyodor DostoyevskyDecades before the establishment of any socialist country, Fyodor Dostoyevsky noted that socialism is an atheistic and materialistic religion. Here’s a quote: “For socialism is not merely the labour question, it is before all things the atheistic question, the question of the form taken by atheism today, the question of the tower of Babel built without God, not to mount to heaven from earth but to set up heaven on earth.” This is Dostoyevsky’s own thought—which he offers in *The Brothers Karamazov* (Book 1, Chapter 5), while describing Alyosha, the youngest Karam... more »

Right here in Ohio, there are crazy folks

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 18 hours ago
*'Shoot the president': School cancels assassination party game for kids after public outcry* | 18 Feb 2019 | A college running a community arts center in Ohio was forced to stop advertising a party game where kids are instructed to 'eliminate' the president with toy guns, after it sparked national outrage. [If there was national outrage, I didn’t see it in Columbus.] The game entitled 'President' had been advertised as a part of NERF gun-themed party organized by the Olmsted Performing Arts community center in Berea, a suburb of Cleveland. "There is one president with body guard... more »

Connecticut Bill Would Give 9 Year Olds Consent for Sexually Transmitted Disease Shot

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
The nutty Nutmeg state of Connecticut is considering a bill that would allow 9 year olds to consent to a Gardasil vaccine for the sexually transmitted disease of genital warts. Nine. Years. Old. Making a medical decision. From our friends... more »

RUSSIA: Western Sanctions Send a Dangerous Message

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 19 hours ago
*Tony Kevin* | Opposition to U.S hegemonic designs have brought China and Russia closer than ever before.

A Quick Glance In The Rear View Mirror

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 19 hours ago
For a little background noise this weekend a *documentary* from 2015 was on television while I was reading and enjoying a nice bottle of wine having a spot of tea. The upshot to the program was that a dinosaur hunter found not one, but two civilizations in the same burial ground area; one from around 10,000 years ago and the other from 5,000 years ago. Forgive me for not paying closer attention. Scientists propose the one that originated around 10,000 years ago was driven from their lush homes in Africa after a couple thousand years due to drought and climatic change that caused ... more »

“Howard Beale”, “Network - Mad as Hell”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago
“Howard Beale”, “Network - Mad as Hell” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WINDtlPXmmE

"The Mueller Report Is About To Be Released, And It Could Unleash Hell All Across America"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago
*"The Mueller Report Is About To Be Released,* * And It Could Unleash Hell All Across America"* by Michael Snyder "After two very long years, the Mueller report is finally going to be released, and it could potentially be the spark that unleashes chaos all over the country. Initially, some in the mainstream media had speculated that the Mueller report could be released this week, but now it is being reported that this probably will not happen. However, it is expected that the report will almost certainly be handed over at some point in March. Robert Mueller will submit a private cop... more »

Elderly woman found not guilty of manslaughter after husband's pool death

David Weber at Just In - 19 hours ago
An elderly woman is found not guilty of the manslaughter of her husband after he drowned in the couple's backyard pool in suburban Perth with weights tied around his waist.

Young dad's electrocution leaves outback NT town reeling

Thea Halpin at Just In - 19 hours ago
Derick Suratin, the 34-year-old father killed by electrocution on Monday, leaves many in the Stuart Highway town of Tennant Creek mourning his loss.

Two months after it happened, George Pell's conviction stuns nation

Just In - 19 hours ago
George Pell had grown accustomed to walking from court to his car in relative peace, but it was a different scene as he made the short journey on Tuesday morning as a convicted paedophile.

India bombs militant camps in Pakistan as tension ratchets up

Siobhan Heanue at Just In - 19 hours ago
The airstrikes are the latest escalation between the neighbouring countries following a deadly attack that killed 46 Indian policemen in the disputed Kashmir region this month.

Melbourne man sentenced over 'poorly planned' plot to support militants in Philippines

Karen Percy at Just In - 19 hours ago
Melbourne man Shayden Thorne is sentenced to over three years in jail for preparing for a foreign incursion by plotting to sail from Queensland to the Philippines to work with Muslim militants to overthrow the government.

Will the SEC allow Musk to urinate on their faces again?

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 19 hours ago
Elon Musk is probably the single best example of a crook energized by millions of brain-dead fans who is basically allowed to stand above the law by the decaying American justice system simply because he's producing lies – his business is the production of lies on a 24/7 basis – which are mixtures of pseudoscientific superstitions, impossible promises, attacks against all his real and fabricated enemies, and political correctness – the latter is primarily about the global warming delusions that are still a fundamental part of this whole cult. In August 2018, he notoriously tweeted t... more »

Yes, Again With The “Comfortably Numb”…

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 19 hours ago
So is "Comfortably Numb" necessarily followed by "Suddenly Tomorrow"? Or sometimes by "Shine On You Crazy Diamonds"? Or what? Continue reading →

A Word Or Three About Women

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 19 hours ago
So what about "Toxic Femininity"? Think a woman might have an insight? Continue reading →

"How Does 'Trickle Down' Work Again?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago
○ ○ "How many times do you have to be hit over the head before you realize who is hitting you?" - Harry S. Truman

Hate Speech Threatens Our Humanity

BHUBANESWAR, India and KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (IPS) - Do politicians' words matter? Since becoming US President, Donald J Trump has dismissed his opponents and others he does not like as evil, stupid or both. He has referred to undocumented immigrants as animals, and to poor countries as shitholes. Read the full story, “Hate Speech Threatens Our Humanity”, on globalissues.org →

"Remember..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
“There is good in everything, if only we look for it.” - Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the classic series Little House, lived this, facing some of the toughest and unwelcoming elements on the planet: harsh and unyielding soil, Indian territory, Kansas prairies, and the humid backwoods of Florida. Not afraid, not jaded - because she saw it all as an adventure. Everywhere was a chance to do something new, to persevere with cheery pioneer spirit whatever fate befell her and her husband. That isn’t to say she saw the world through delusional rose-colored glasses.... more »

Meet the Ruger Mini-14 Rifle: The Most Underappreciated Gun on the Planet?

Kyle Mizokami at Test Feed Using Fields - 20 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * One of the most enduring and popular semi-automatic rifles in America traces its lineage to the battlefields of World War II and Korea. One of the most enduring and popular semi-automatic rifles in America traces its lineage to the battlefields of World War II and Korea. The Mini-14 rifle, designed and developed by Sturm Ruger, is in widespread use as a ranch rifle, defensive weapon, and even a hunting arm. Now in its fifth decade, the Mini-14 shows no sign of going out of production anytime soon. In the late 1960s, firearms designer Bill Ruger and J... more »

Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Monday 25th February 2019

By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily power consumption data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click on […]

NY Times Laments Loss Of California’s Lefty Bullet Train: ‘Can America Still Build Big?’

By Clay Waters ~ California’s new Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has made liberals crestfallen by conceding to fiscal reality and scaling back the massively expensive and delayed high-speed rail project meant to connect Los Angeles with San Francisco. But Monday’s New York Times didn’t quite frame it that way: “California Curtails a Rail Project, Undercutting […]

Women, Stand UP and be Counted

LL at Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
So there you are, a 5'2" woman, and today, you've decided to be a 6' man (because gender is as fluidic as is race and height). The lines at the public restrooms are shorter for men than they are for women, and you want to saddle up between Steve and Jerry and take a whiz. No, there are no privacy guards, but as a man, you have a right to whip it out and stand hip to hip as you relieve yourself. Except that you only decided to be a man - today. That means that there hasn't been time for messy and painful surgery and you're not completely sure that you want to be a man tomorrow. Don'... more »

No joint Turkish-Russian military operation planned in Syria: Lavrov

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – Russia and Turkey have no plans to carry out a joint military operation inside Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Vietnam’s national broadcaster Vietnam Television, China’s CCTV and Phoenix TV this week. “We don’t plan to carry out any military operations in Syria that would involve Russia, Turkey and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Most Iranian lawmakers sign letter backing Zarif

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
Most Iranian lawmakers have signed a letter asking President Hassan Rouhani for Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to continue his job, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported, quoting a member of parliament. Shortly after the unexpected announcement of his resignation, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif spoke about the country’s foreign policy in an interview published […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Baghdadi believed to be trapped in Euphrates enclave: report

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – The leader of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh), Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, may be hiding inside the terrorist group’s last enclave in the Euphrates River Valley region, veteran journalist Elijah Magnier reported on Tuesday. “There are strong indications ISIS top ranking leaders are in the city, probably including Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,” a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Middle East nations eye Russia’s shipborne air defense missile system

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
Middle East countries have displayed interest in Russia’s latest Pantsyr-ME shipborne air defense missile/gun system, Director for International Cooperation and Regional Policy at the state hi-tech corporation Rostec Viktor Kladov told TASS on Monday. “We see great interest in this weapon from Middle East countries and not only from them. We are confident that the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Kurdish forces kill Turkish-backed rebel commander in northwestern Aleppo

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – A commander from the Turkish-backed rebel forces was recently killed in an ambush by the Kurdish-led Afrin Liberation Forces in the northwestern region of Aleppo. According to reports, the commander of the Sultan Murad Brigade, Anwar Al-Hussein, was killed when a bomb planted inside a motorcycle was detonated near the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Pakistan reserves right to respond to Indian airstrikes: FM

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – The Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi said in a statement on Tuesday that India did indeed cross the Line of Control (LoC) area this morning. According to Qureshi, the Pakistani government had an inclination that India would do something like this. “We had been telling the world that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Jihadist group kills several Syrian soldiers with US-made missile in east Idlib

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 A.M.) – The largest jihadist rebel faction in northwestern Syria carry out a devastating missile strike in the eastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate last night. According to reports from this front, the jihadist group Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham fired a U.S.-made TOW missile towards a gathering of Syrian Arab Army (SAA) soldiers […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Don’t Underestimate the Effect of Minor Candidates

John F. McManus at rss - 21 hours ago
[image: don-t-underestimate-the-effect-of-minor-candidates] Through the years, third party or independent candidates have intentionally or haphazardly impacted presidential races.

Elderly woman dies after being struck by train in Brisbane's east

Just In - 21 hours ago
A woman aged in her mid-70s is struck and killed by a train in Brisbane's east while crossing the tracks about 5:00pm.

Black lung advocates say 20 Queenslanders diagnosed with coal dust diseases in a fortnight

Megan Hendry at Just In - 21 hours ago
A black lung advocacy group says there have been almost 20 new diagnoses of coal dust diseases in Queensland workers in the past two weeks and there are many more likely coming.

Dan Murphy's pledges millions for Darwin economy as objectors line up

Matt Garrick at Just In - 21 hours ago
Liquor giant Dan Murphy's looks likely to face an uphill battle in its bid to build its first superstore in the Northern Territory, with 17 objections lodged against the application and hearings expected to take longer than first expected.

Taxpayers potentially slugged millions in marathon illegal worker case as charges dropped

Charlotte Hamlyn at Just In - 21 hours ago
Charges are dropped against two brothers accused of an illegal worker scam at their market gardens north of Perth, putting an end to a five-year-long legal ordeal that is believed to have cost taxpayers millions of dollars.

Facebook’s Purge Of Maffick Media’s Pages Is A Message To Everyone

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 21 hours ago
Facebook imposed double standards to censor popular Russia-connected pages. The US-based social media platform removed several pages managed by Maffick Media, a company partly owned by RT-subsidiary Ruptly, on the alleged basis that they were misleading their audience about their connections to Russia. The company’s CEO Anissa Naouai suggested that […] The post Facebook’s Purge Of Maffick Media’s Pages Is A Message To Everyone appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

A.I. – Well This Kinda Sucks…

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 21 hours ago
What will robots and A.I. do in the future? What are they doing now? Are we ready for this, and who controls them? Continue reading →

‘Here’s the system; it sucks’

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
There is a problem out there in the political and government universe. The only ideas on tap have all failed over and over again, most often because of government. In fact, the only thing that consistently seems to work well enough is any movement to less government and that mostly works because it knocks out a layer of rent seekers. It is all very nice to agree to end poverty, but it is ridiculous to then hire a layer of government with no plan or real idea. We do have one working process out there and that is the social transfer of funds. This is actually necessary in ord... more »

New experimental drug rapidly repairs age-related memory loss and improves mood

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
[image: It's hoped a new drug showing promise for reversing age- and depression-related memory loss will move...] Reading this correctly, the drug regime essentially restores the brain to youthful functionality. No other organ has ever been rendered youthful, but the brain is the one organ actually susceptible to such a possibility. This can actually lead to human transition to brain cans when the physical body is no longer worth restoring. This is another SF possibility coming home. A computer supported system can then be sent out to the stars ... more »

How we discovered that Europeans used cattle 8,000 years ago

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
It is one thing to suspect as much and much better to know as much. We now know for sure that cattle traction is at least 8,000 years old. This is very important as it certainly predates any developed grain culture which likely arrived in Europe around 6,000 years ago. We have already understood the real power of one cow per family. That is sufficient to actually sustain the family through an entire year by way of cheese and butter along with a potential meat harvest as well converted into dried jerky. All this seen within a natural community provides a high quality of foo... more »

The first God

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Yes it all had a beginning. The young pharaoh literally created a great god and then suppressed all the other gods then extant, very much in imitation of what was typically done to the cults of former pharaohs. All we lack is the back story. The movement went on the ultimately displace all remnants of the global Sun God creed which had been supported by the Atlanteans whose global culture was knocked out in 1159 BC two centuries later. . . *The first God * *Out of the many gods of ancient Egypt an inspired Pharaoh created a monotheistic faith. What was Atenism and why did... more »

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*by Noah* For today, Tuesday 2/26, a reminder of two Tuesday attacks on The United States Of America; one attack was the product of Saudi state-sponsored terrorism. The other attack was the product of Russian intelligence efforts. Now, both governments are enjoying an "extra special relationship" with the Trump Crime Family and its loyal supporters and accomplices in the Republican Party. You might even say ownership rather than relationship. Retaliation for 9/11 but an embrace for 11/9. The Russians were more sophisticated. They knew they could buy inaction with money-laundered ... more »

US Take Action: Wed. measles hearing will be a pharma only show

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 22 hours ago
From Autism Action Network The US House of Representatives Oversight & Energy Subcommittee, of the Energy and Commerce Committee, will hold a hearing on the current measles outbreak and response efforts this Wednesday, February 27 at 10 am in the... more »

Urgent Action Required to Maintain Our Medical Freedom to Choose

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 22 hours ago
From AHRP FYI & Action History is repeating itself! Once again, a massive propaganda machine has fomented disease hysteria, preempting rational public health policy decisions. Last time around, coercive medical sterilizations were performed in the U.S.; their goal was to... more »

Green Energy

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 22 hours ago

India Conducts Airstrikes Across Kashmir Border Into Pakistan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
An Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 aircraft lands on the Agra-Lucknow expressway during a drill in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar/File Photo *Reuters:* *India says carried out air strike on 'terror camps' inside Pakistan* ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian jets crossed into Pakistani territory on Tuesday, conducting what one minister said was an air strike on “terror camps”, dramatically escalating tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors who have fought three wars against each other. The confrontation follows a growing rift between the arch-foes ... more »

How Nazi Germany Went to War Against Japan (Once) During World War II

WarIsBoring at Test Feed Using Fields - 23 hours ago
*WarIsBoring* *Security, * How a bunch of German soldiers found themselves in a war in Asia in the 1930s. Most people who stayed awake for at least half of their high school history class knows that the Axis Powers in World War II consisted of Germany, Italy and Japan. But few know that German tactics and weapons—not to mention some actual Germans—helped the Chinese Nationalists stall Imperial Japan’s conquest of China. For about a decade, German soldiers advised Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek in his campaigns against Chinese Communists … and also against Germany’s future allie... more »

Sixth person charged over 'extremely violent' attack on police in St Kilda

Zalika Rizmal at Just In - 23 hours ago
Five out of six people charged with assaulting police in a violent brawl at St Kilda on the weekend have been released on bail.

Ever gone to introduce someone and blanked on their name? There's a word for that

Just In - 23 hours ago
There are few feelings worse than meeting someone, then instantly forgetting their name the next time you see them. And Scotland has a word to describe that awful moment.

'You can be anybody you like online': Alleged backpacker rapist admits to using fake name

Rebecca Opie at Just In - 23 hours ago
A man accused of abducting and raping a European backpacker admits he used a made-up name when he responded to the young woman's Gumtree ad looking for farm work, but says it was to "protect himself".

Tax is where the home is, regardless of what it looks like

Nassim Khadem at Just In - 23 hours ago
Australian expats could find it easier to argue they are non-residents for tax purposes following a new court ruling against the Australian Taxation Office.

Elon Musk could be held in contempt of court for unauthorised tweet

Just In - 23 hours ago
A tweet could once again have landed the tech billionaire in hot water, with the US Securities and Exchange Commission saying he should be held in contempt by a federal court.

PFAS precautions 'disregarded' at Darwin Airport

Rani Hayman And Jacqueline Breen at Just In - 23 hours ago
The government-owned firefighting service at Darwin Airport "disregarded" directives designed to prevent the release of potentially toxic PFAS chemicals into nearby waterways, an investigation finds.

Animal activist faces trespass charge after live streaming piggery video

Evan Morgan Grahame at Just In - 23 hours ago
WA Police charge a 25-year-old man who streamed footage on Facebook live claiming to be inside a Pinjarra piggery and alleging it showed animal cruelty.

Wilderness camp proponent flags appeal after council knockback

Alexandra Humphries at Just In - 23 hours ago
The man behind a controversial "luxury" camp proposal which sought to fly guests in and out of the Tasmania's wilderness plans to appeal the knockback by the local council, saying they "failed in their role" to assess the project on planning merits.

NRL player's fiancee backflips on hair-pulling testimony, says she 'overreacted'

Chloe Hart at Just In - 23 hours ago
Manly Sea Eagles player Dylan Walker's fiancee tells a court she recalled the facts about an alleged domestic violence incident incorrectly, despite originally telling police her partner was "scaring" her.

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Indian aircraft cross into Pakistan and carry out an airstrike, Pakistan's military spokesman tweets, but says there were no casualties from the attack. https://t.co/jwEbu4q9TK — The Associated Press (@AP) February 26, 2019 Indian warplanes conducted airstrikes in Pakistan-controlled territory, Pakistan’s military said. This is the first time in years that either nation has deployed warplanes to venture into disputed territory. https://t.co/FWc8oNtRtD — The New York Times (@nytimes) February 26, 2019 US President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet for dinner in ... more »

Fighting for energy and human rights equality in Africa

Paul Driessen at CFACT - 23 hours ago
The Congress of Racial Equality Uganda has lost another leader, but the fight continues. The post Fighting for energy and human rights equality in Africa appeared first on CFACT.

America Has Already Fired Trump

Robert Reich - 23 hours ago
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s soon-to-be-delivered report will trigger months of congressional... more »

Univision Anchor Jorge Ramos And His Team Detained And Then Released In Venezuela

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
*FOX News:* *Univision anchor Jorge Ramos, team detained, released in Venezuela, network says* Univision anchor Jorge Ramos and five members of his team were detained and later released in Caracas, Venezuela by President Nicolas Maduro on Monday during an interview in which the embattled president "didn't like the questions" he was being asked, the network said. Ramos, 60, was interviewing Maduro when the president "became upset with the line of questioning and ordered the seizure of the video and Univision equipment, including TV and phones, as well as the detention of the journ... more »

February 26th – 2019 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #768

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →

Tuesday February 26th – Open Thread

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →

Roofs collapsing in Quebec

Robert at Ice Age Now - 1 day ago
“So much snow in the province of Quebec that the roofs of buildings are collapsing,” writes reader Pierre Demers. “Some have between 4 and 6 feet (1.2 to 1.83 m) of snow on them.” ________________ A week after a pair of roof collapses prompted Quebec officials to warn owners to regularly clear ice and snow ... Read moreRoofs collapsing in Quebec The post Roofs collapsing in Quebec appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Fighting for energy and human rights equality in Africa

Robert at Ice Age Now - 1 day ago
“Last year 70,000 Ugandans died from malaria. In 65 years, DDT never killed anyone.” -Paul Driessen Fighting for energy and human rights equality in Africa The Congress of Racial Equality Uganda has lost another leader, but the fight continues Paul Driessen “She has gone to the Lord,” her sister Diana told me a few days ... Read moreFighting for energy and human rights equality in Africa The post Fighting for energy and human rights equality in Africa appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Uncertainty after the outbreak — ‘My niece may not know her father has died’

Joe Whitworth at Food Safety News - 1 day ago
On assignment: South Africa JOHANNESBURG — Lesiba Thomas Mogale believes his niece may not even know her father was one of the victims in the largest ever recorded Listeria outbreak. Godfrey Mogale, 45, died in June 2017 and was casualty number 29 in the outbreak between Jan. 1, 2017, and July 17, 2018 with 1,060 cases... The post Uncertainty after the outbreak — ‘My niece may not know her father has died’ appeared first on Food Safety News. Continue Reading

Montana again smacks down efforts to legalize sales of unpasteurized milk

Dan Flynn at Food Safety News - 1 day ago
Lingering death is the usual means for killing legislative bills, but there’s also the swift smackdown method. The Montana Legislature used that second method, also known as tabling, to cut down House Bills 516 and 521. That means for the second time since 2017, Montana lawmakers have killed bills to open up distribution of raw... The post Montana again smacks down efforts to legalize sales of unpasteurized milk appeared first on Food Safety News. Continue Reading

Company recalls marinara sauce after consumer reports allergic reaction

News Desk at Food Safety News - 1 day ago
A New Jersey company is recalling certain jars of Victoria brand marinara sauce after receiving a consumer complaint of an allergic reaction. The company, B&G Foods of Parsippany, NJ, posted its recall with the Food and Drug Administration, reporting that an internal investigation revealed the possibility of undeclared cashew nut contents. Federal law requires that... The post Company recalls marinara sauce after consumer reports allergic reaction appeared first on Food Safety News. Continue Reading

Chicken caesar salads recalled for undeclared milk, anchovy allergens

News Desk at Food Safety News - 1 day ago
Russ Davis Wholesale is recalling more than 700 pounds of packaged “Crazy Fresh” and “Jerry’s” brand chicken caesar salads that it sent to retailers in nine states, according to a notice posted by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The salads contain known allergens, specifically milk and anchovy ingredients, that are not declared on the... The post Chicken caesar salads recalled for undeclared milk, anchovy allergens appeared first on Food Safety News. Continue Reading

FSS clarifies position on STEC bacteria in ready-to-eat foods

News Desk at Food Safety News - 1 day ago
Presence of any Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in ready-to-eat food is a potential risk to health, regardless of strain or genetic fingerprint, according to Food Standards Scotland (FSS). The agency says it wants to make clear its position that such foods should not contain STEC. Presence of STEC in food not cooked prior to... The post FSS clarifies position on STEC bacteria in ready-to-eat foods appeared first on Food Safety News. Continue Reading

Cause of increased canine, feline DCM incidence remains a mystery

Phyllis Entis at Food Safety News - 1 day ago
Between Jan. 1, 2014, and Nov. 30, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration received reports of 325 cases of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) involving dogs, and 10 involving cats, according to an investigation update released Feb. 19. Two of the cats died, as did 74 of the dogs. In some cases, more than one pet in a... The post Cause of increased canine, feline DCM incidence remains a mystery appeared first on Food Safety News. Continue Reading

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un waves as he arrives at the Dong Dang railway station, Vietnam, at the border with China, February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... The second Trump-Kim summit (Reuters)

A Look At The Growing Arms Race Between Serbia And Croatia

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Time/AP:* *Serbia Just Got More Russian-Made MiG Fighters as Arms Race With NATO-Member Croatia Escalates* (BELGRADE, Serbia) — Serbia took delivery of four Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets from Belarus on Monday, the defense ministry said, part of an arms purchase that could heighten tensions in the Balkans and increase Moscow’s influence in the region. Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin attended the ceremony at an air force base in Belarus, saying that with the delivery “our air force has never been stronger in decades.” Serbia has recently received six MiG-29 jets fro... more »

This Map Shows a Trillion-Dollar Reason Why US is Backing Terrorism in Western China

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 1 day ago
*February 26, 2019* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - As part of a larger, concerted effort to encircle and contain China, an ongoing disinformation campaign has been waged by the Western media against Beijing's massive global infrastructure building spree known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). A recent and particularly appalling example of this comes from a Business Insider article titled, "This map shows a trillion-dollar reason why China is oppressing more than a million Muslims." The article has been widely circulated by the Western-funded fronts cited in the article itself, inc... more »

Patriot Humor – New Money

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Energy And Environmental Newsletter – February 25th 2019 (Green New Deal Edition)

By John Droz, Jr ~ This is the latest Energy Related newsletter from John Droz. This version of the AWED Newsletter is dedicated to a single topic: the proposed US Green New Deal (GND). The next issue will revert to our normal format about general Energy and Global Warming reports. One reason the GND was chosen to be focused on […]

A better world is needed

Avedon at Avedon's Sideshow - 1 day ago
I have had the kind of cold that definitely isn't the worst I've ever had but man is it making me drowsy. I should be all excited but it's hard to concentrate. He's in: "Bernie Sanders announces 2020 run: 'We're gonna win'." I particularly liked the part where he responded to being asked about Howard Schultz. He was also interviewed by none other than Thom Hartmann, who didn't ask the dumb questions. "Leahy endorses Sanders for president: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Tuesday endorsed his colleague Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for president, hours after Sanders announced his cand... more »

Looks Like The Shoe Fit-- Like A Glove

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Remember when Spike Lee tore into America's most hated and most racist "president" when he accepted his award at the Oscars last night? No? Neither does anyone else... except psycho Señor Trumpanzee. This morning, Putin's abortion started his day raging on Twitter claiming Academy Award winning director Spike Lee did a "racist hit" on him. *BlacKkKlansman* won for best adapted screenplay and in his acceptance speech mentioned how he is descended from slaves. Trump, whose father was arrested at least once as a KKK street thug, must have felt guilty because he reacted like the racis... more »

An F-15C Eagle Dumped Millions of Dollars of Missiles Into the Ocean

Task and Purpose at Test Feed Using Fields - 1 day ago
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * The aircraft, assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing out of Portland Air National Guard Base, was conducting an alert training mission on the morning Feb. 21 when it experienced a malfunction "centered around its landing gear." *Here's what we know. * An Oregon Air National Guard F-15C Eagle that made an emergency landing on Wednesday ditched its entire arsenal of live air-to-air missiles before touching down at Portland International Airport, The War Zone reports. The aircraft, assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing out of Portland Air National Guard Ba... more »

Melbourne Zoo ditches Cadbury chocolates over palm oil concerns

Iskhandar Razak at Just In - 1 day ago
Zoos Victoria are dumping chocolates and lollies made by sweets companies because makers have failed to declare where all the palm oil used in their products comes from.

'Your mother is a moron': China pulls horror game over hidden insults to President Xi Jinping

Christina Zhou at Just In - 1 day ago
Taiwanese horror game Devotion is pulled in mainland China after drawing the ire of gamers who found a hidden insult to Chinese President Xi Jinping, including comparisons to Winnie the Pooh.

Kim rolls into Vietnam for second summit with Trump

Just In - 1 day ago
It has been dubbed the "special hotel" — with bullet-proof armour, of course. Kim Jong-un's train has rolled onto Vietnamese soil, completing the final leg of a closely guarded trip from Pyongyang to Hanoi for his second summit with US President Donald Trump.

'All you could hear were people shouting': British Airways plane filmed swinging after failed landing

Jack Hawke at Just In - 1 day ago
Video filmed from the ground shows the British Airways flight rocking side to side, seemingly out of control, as it climbs after an aborted landing at a windy Gibraltar International Airport.

'Not a good look': Helloworld to sponsor Victorian Liberal Party fundraiser

Richard Willingham at Just In - 1 day ago
The travel company at the centre of a string of controversies will host a Liberal Party fundraiser, just a week after it was revealed it did not charge Finance Minister Mathias Cormann for a family vacation.

Australia's tallest tree damaged in bushfire but still standing

Georgie Burgess at Just In - 1 day ago
The tallest hardwood tree in the world was in the direct line of the recent Tasmanian bushfires, and now has the scars to prove it.

Expect to pay more for vegetables as floods, drought and heat start to cut supplies

Nikolai Beilharz And Cassandra Hough at Just In - 1 day ago
After floods in Queensland and continuing drought in other parts of the country, the supply of vegetables is being hit hard and prices are rising.

Cuba Constitutional Referendum: 86.85% Vote Yes

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*The Guardian:* *Cuba overwhelmingly approves new constitution affirming ‘irrevocable’ socialism* 86.85% of voters ratified the document, but in an unprecedented display of ballot-box dissent, more than 700,000 people voted against it Cubans have overwhelmingly ratified a new constitution that reaffirms that socialism on the island is “irrevocable” while also legalising modest economic reforms instituted over the last decade. But in an unprecedented display of ballot-box dissent on the Communist-ruled island, more than 700,000 people voted “no” to the new founding document. 86.8... more »

Indian Air Force carries out massive attack inside Pakistan

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 A.M.) – The Indian Air Force carried out a massive attack over Pakistan on Tuesday morning, striking a terrorist camp across the Line of Control (LoC). According to the ANI News Agency, the strikes were carried out at 3:30 A.M. (local time), with the Indian Air Force dropping over 1,000kg of laser-guided […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Khamenei and Assad hold meeting in Tehran (video)

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad met with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Monday, as seen in footage released by the Syrian presidency. Assad was also greeted in Tehran by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, with whom he reportedly discussed the Syria conflict. It was Assad’s first visit to Iran since the outbreak of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iranian Foreign Minister announces abrupt resignation

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced his resignation Monday, Reuters reported, citing Zarif’s Instagram. “I am apologizing you for all the shortcomings […] in the past years during my time as foreign minister […] I thank the Iranian nation and officials”, Zarif said as quoted by Reuters. “Many thanks for the generosity of the dear and brave people of Iran and its authorities over the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Venezuelan forces take control of Colombian border bridge (video)

Venezuelan forces took control of the Francisco de Paula Santander bridge, which marks the border between Colombia and Venezuela, near the town of Cucuta on Monday evening. Footage shows the Venezuelan National Guard (GNB) occupying the bridge, and a small group of them walking all the way up to the Colombian side before retreating once […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Free Download: Henry David Thoreau,"Walden" and "On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to establish themselves around and within him; or the old laws be expanded, and interpreted in his favor in a more liberal sense, and he will live with the license of a higher order of beings. In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the univ... more »

A Profession Without Intelligence

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 1 day ago
Michael Mann, who has a PhD in geology, says 1,200 PPM would create a world without clouds. For the majority of time life has existed on Earth, atmospheric CO2 has been well above 1,200 PPM. There would be no oceans … Continue reading →

Coldest Spring Day On Record?

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 1 day ago
Meteorological spring starts in four days, and there is a good possibility that next weekend will bring the coldest springtime afternoon temperatures ever recorded in Iowa and possibly Nebraska. 10-Day Temperature Outlook for the Conterminous U.S.

Evil Unmasked

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 1 day ago
The infiltration of our school systems and press corps has been going on for decades, and the election of Donald Trump combined with collapse of the global warming scam, has forced the people behind it out into the open. Steve … Continue reading →

Cui Bono? -- A Brief Disquisition on the Jussie Smollett Lynching Hoax

dr.samizdat1618@gmail.com at Event Horizon Chronicle - 1 day ago
Let's get one thing out of the way right from the start. Between them, the three, publicly known principals (so far) in this Chicago farce don't have two spare neurons to rub together. Rarely have three stupider numbskulls appeared on the public stage in such pathetic fashion. Of course, I don't mean to appear politically incorrect in calling them numbskulls. What I mean to say, in more proper English, is that they are well and truly dumb. By comparison, they make the Three Stooges look like geniuses. I smelled a rat in this Jussie Smollett caper from the beginning. Who goes out a... more »

Gold Breakout: Three Major Factors

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Gold Breakout: Three Major Factors by Jim Willie, http://www.goldenjackass.com/, via http://www.goldseek.com/ The Gold suppression game appears finally to be coming to an end. A Perfect Storm is hitting the Gold market, with an internal factor (QE), an external factor (SGE), and a systemic factor (Basel). These factors can be identified, each very powerful, each with […]

NASA: Life on Saturn’s Largest Moon

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT America Published on Feb 25, 2019 NASA scientists say that one of Saturn’s moons may harbor methane-based life forms. Probes sent from Earth to Titan have shown continents and what resembles a river system. RT America’s Michele Greenstein joins Rick Sanchez to discuss the news. end

Hollywood Insider Spills Information On The Mark Of The Beast That Will Leave You Speechless!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
“What he (Black project scientist) told me was: Tell people, if they say NO to one thing say NO to the (RFID) microchip! … It is not (just electronic tagging ie. identification)! The main thrust, the main reason for (RFID) microchipping is not the message that is going from the chip to the computer. It […]

US Helps Syria Terrorists, It Doesn’t Fight Them – Assad Aide

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT Published on Feb 25, 2019 Afshin Rattansi speaks to Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban, the Political and Media Advisor to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on America’s withdrawal from Syria, Israeli strikes on Syria, the West’s lack of understanding of the Middle East and the Islamist threat and ISIS bride Shamima Begum. end

Most US Media Biased – Former CBS Correspondent

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT Published on Feb 25, 2019 No stranger to controversies, former CBS reporter Lara Logan has drawn the ire of mainstream journalists for saying that the “mostly liberal” media have become more like “political activists” and “propagandists.” READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9os8 end

Israeli Military Launches Surprise Drill Simulating War with Gaza

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Israeli Military Launches Surprise Drill Simulating War with Gaza by https://www.i24news.tv/en Drill follows assessment warning of a high probability of military escalations in both Gaza, West Bank in 2019 – The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday morning announced it had launched a surprise military-wide exercise simulating a number of different war scenarios, including renewed […]

Man Charged with Pulling Gun on Couple for Wearing MAGA Hats

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Why don’t you hear about the constant attacks on Trump supporters by these insane people? The Illuminist MSM is promoting Anti-Trump sentiment/movement throughout America by their constant lying psyop. – Man Charged with Pulling Gun on Couple for Wearing MAGA Hats by MORGAN GSTALTER, https://thehill.com/ A man was arrested in Kentucky over the weekend after […]

Donald Trump Administration: Abortion Is Not Family Planning — Trump: “All Children, Born and Unborn, Are Made in the Holy Image of God”!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Donald Trump Administration: Abortion Is Not Family Planning by Dr. Susan Berry, https://www.breitbart.com/ The Trump administration issued a final rule Friday that underscores that federal taxpayer funds provided for family planning services may not be used to support abortion in any way. – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the new rule […]

US-Backed Opposition Caught on VIDEO Throwing Molotov Cocktails at Aid Truck on Venezuela Border

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
For the record: I am NOT pro Maduro nor am I Anti Maduro. I simply don’t know who to support in Venezuela. I am anti American intervention for OIL. The CIA is definitely attempting an illegal coup against Venezuela. – US-Backed Opposition Caught on VIDEO Throwing Molotov Cocktails at Aid Truck on Venezuela Border by […]

Iran IRGC Hacks US Drone Command & Control Centers

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
PressTV Published on Feb 24, 2019 A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says Iran’s hacking of US drone command and control centers was a response to Washington’s impudence. Head of IRGC’s Aerospace Division, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh says the Islamic Republic wanted to tell the Americans that they did not achieve […]

US Aid ‘Smokescreen’ for Regime Change in Venezuela: Analyst

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PressTV Published on Feb 25, 2019 The United States is using humanitarian aid as a cover to bring down Venezuela’s legal government and break the country’s will to stay independent, says an American political analyst. Keith Preston, director of Attackthesystem.com, said Washington wanted a puppet regime that could allow it to take over Venezuela’s oil […]

Venezuela FM Claims “CIA Expert” Pompeo Torched Aid Trucks In False Flag Attack

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Venezuela FM Claims “CIA Expert” Pompeo Torched Aid Trucks In False Flag Attack by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza suggested that the United States was behind the burning of a truck carrying US Aid which made international headlines, blaming Secretary of State and former CIA boss Mike Pompeo for staging a false […]

‘Behind Me is Toothpaste CNN Said Doesn’t Exist in Venezuela’ – Max Blumenthal Explores Markets

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Sheeple: naive, gullible, easily deceived, useful idiots complicit in their own destruction and the destruction of others. People with an amazing ability to accept any amount of BULLSHIT. Last to know/understand what is going on. First to fall. – ‘Behind Me is Toothpaste CNN Said Doesn’t Exist in Venezuela’ – Max Blumenthal Explores Markets by […]

AIPAC World Order: How the Zionist Lobby Has Driven U.S. Leadership

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TruNews Streamed live on Feb 22, 2019 Today on TruNews, we the tackle a topic rarely discussed out of fear, the powerful influence that the Zionist lobby exerts on past, present and future leaders in America to achieve their goals of Greater Zion. Edward Szall, Doc Burkhart, Kerry Kinsey, Matt Skow. Air date: 2/22/19. end

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