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As it happened: Tiger Woods ends 11-year major title drought with historic US Masters win
Tiger Woods completes one of the great sporting comebacks as he wins the Masters at Augusta to take his 15th major title. Look back at the action on a big day in sporting history.
Sunday Talks: Lindsey Graham Discusses Three Immigration Fixes….
Senator Lindsey Graham appears on Fox News with Maria Bartiromo to discuss his proposal for three legislative immigration fixes to help the border crisis.
Sunday Talks: Sarah Sanders -vs- Chris Wallace
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders appears on Fox News to play dodgeball with Chris Wallace as he throws left-wing talking points for thirteen minutes. OrangeManBad has threatened to resettle illegal aliens in sanctuary cities and Wallace is mighty … Continue reading →
The Assange Arrest Is a Warning from History
That this outrage happened in the heart of London, in the land of Magna Carta, ought to shame and anger all who fear for “democratic” societies The post The Assange Arrest Is a Warning from History appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
A simple demo of order and chaos; Climate Models are not so simple
Here’s a fascinating example of oscillating systems. In this demonstration 15 independent cyclic systems with different periods begin in phase, then watch how the total system departs from being in phase to apparent chaos to split phases and so on. Now consider this demonstration as a model for all the contributors, big and small, to […]
In Aftermath of Volcanic Eruption, Photosynthesis Waxes, Carbon Dioxide Wanes
From Scientific American: By Laura Wright on March 28, 2003 Read more from this special report: A Guide to Volcanoes In June 1991, when Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines spewed tons of volcanic ash and gases into the atmosphere, it just so happened that halfway around the world scientists were beginning to obtain good […]
Why Attenborough’s Walrus Claims Are Fake.
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood? Our Planet has showcased hundreds of walruses falling off a 260ft cliff to a slow, agonising death in heartbreaking scenes https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/8800576/netflix-david-attenborough-our-planet-walrus-heartbreaking/ ? ? Last week, the new Netflix series, Our Planet, was launched with great fanfare. Narrated by David Attenborough, however, one…
Bomber Surge: The Air Force Needs 288 New B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers
*David Axe* *Security, * Wow. *For the CSBA plan to become reality, the Air Force would have to request, and Congress would have to approve, potentially hundreds of billions of dollars in additional spending over the next few years.* The U.S. Air Force should cut some types of fighters and more than double its fleet of long-range stealth bombers in order to better do battle with Russian and Chinese forces, one influential think tank advised. *(This first appeared last month.)* Those are just two recommendations in a study that Congress in 2018 commissioned from the Washington,... more »
The Pistol That Has Rifle DNA: Meet the Desert Eagle Handgun
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * It was popular in the movies. But what about real life? *The Desert Eagle was originally produced in 1985 in .357 Magnum. The .357 Magnum version features a six-inch barrel, nine-round magazine, and Weaver-style accessory rail for mounting telescopic sights and red dot optics. The Desert Eagle is nearly eleven inches long, just over six inches high, and weighs four and a half pounds unloaded—more than twice as much as a loaded Glock 17. The Desert Eagle is also manufactured in .44 Magnum, which holds eight rounds and is dimensionally identical than t... more »
Breaking: Over 20 people killed, wounded after jihadists attack Aleppo city
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham fired a large number of artillery shells and missiles towards Aleppo city this afternoon, causing several casualties and significant damage to many buildings. According to a source from Aleppo city, the attack began when the jihadists detonated an IED inside the Sukkari District; […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Governing Ourselves
From a libertarian viewpoint—that is, from the point of view of giving priority to the value of individual liberty—it is not obvious whether Brexit or Remain is the best solution. And there is something wrong in what a British Conservative politician asked rhetorically: “What is liberty if not to govern ourselves?” As Benjamin Constant explained, […] The post Governing Ourselves appeared first on Econlib.
Boy Thrown from Mall of America Balcony Being Treated
A 5-year-old boy who was thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America near Minneapolis remains hospitalized with serious injuries.
Bolsonaro Receives Heavy Criticism Over Holocaust Statement
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Less than a month after visiting Israel, Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, has angered the Israeli President Reuvlen Rivlin and Jewish entities by suggesting that the Holocaust should be forgiven, however, not forgotten. “We will never give a hand to those who deny the truth or […] The post Bolsonaro Receives Heavy Criticism Over Holocaust Statement appeared first on The Rio Times.
This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 14
1915 Ottoman campaign to try to retake Basra from British failed 1948 2nd Railway strike against Anglo-Iraq Treaty 1969 Bakr govt executed opponents in central Baghdad 1983 Iraq claimed it repulsed Iran’s Op Wa al-Fajr 1 after counterattack 1983 Iraqi High Command warned Iran that had new modern weapons and would use them for first time in war Meant new WMD capabilities (Musings On Iraq article on the origins of Iraq’s WMD programs) 1987 Iran Op Fath5 Iranian Rev Guard and PUK attacked Iraqi 27th Div supply lines in Kurdistan (Musings On Iraq article on the origins of Iraq’s WMD prog... more »
Reproductive Dreams and Nightmares Continued...
*Conception: Is it being politicized by certain Races?* Every so often, I need to write about one of the most suppressed/silenced issues of our time. * The engineering [weaponizing?] of conception. * It is only when the bile rises in my throat to the point where I can't ignore it any longer, do I confront and "name" this hidden assault on humanity. There it is on the back pages...a woman raised as an only child finds out she has 29 siblings through DNA testing. It's treated as a rare anomaly--no more than a curiousity. But the story line follows a vaguely familiar tale. Some e... more »
Greetings From The Sanctuary State
A powerful statement of truth from a once former liberal who is now a conservative.
The West vs. Africa: Energy Hypocrisy as Seen from Kenya
Suleiman Shahbal writes in Kenya at Standard Media Global warming: Why the West preaches water yet drinks wine.. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. A few months ago I was with a group of Kenyan politicians in Abu Dhabi. Hosting us for a cup of coffee was my good friend Abdalla Nassir. Abdalla is a […]
Is the White House Laying The Legal Groundwork For Military Action Against Iran?
A sailor stands guard as an oil tanker makes its way toward Bahrain during a joint U.S.-U.K. anti-mine exercise in the Arabian Sea in September. (Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters) *ABC News:** New concerns Trump administration may be laying legal groundwork for military action against Iran* *Congress is making clear Trump does not have the authority for military action.* When Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the Trump administration would designate a branch of Iran’s military as a foreign terrorist organization Monday, he said, “The Trump administration is simply recognizing a ba... more »
"Ocasio-Cortez Appears On ‘The Price Is Right,’ Guesses Everything Is Free"
*"Ocasio-Cortez Appears On ‘The Price Is Right,’ * *Guesses Everything Is Free"* by The Babylon Bee HOLLYWOOD, CA— "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was pumped to attend a taping of 'The Price Is Right' in Hollywood this week. The special guest introduced herself as a U.S. representative and rising star of the Democratic Party. Things got interesting when the game began and every time it was her turn to estimate the price of an item her answer was “free.” Items included a set of Italian leather handbags, an all expenses paid trip to the Bahamas, and a brand new 2019 BMW 330i, at all of whic... more »
Verbal War Between Bolsonaro and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio
By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO – BRAZIL – Despite vows of new paths of friendship with the Trump administration, Brazil’ s new right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, and his family are engaged in a verbal war with New York’s Mayor Bill De Blasio. The Mayor has called for the cancellation of Bolsonaro’s scheduled award on […] The post Verbal War Between Bolsonaro and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio appeared first on The Rio Times.
Catch The Left In A Lie, Get Harassed And Deported
A "SWAT"ing of sorts: Tell the FBI you are afraid of someone hurting you, they get harassed at the border and deported. Having a photo of you in uniform with a gun (watch out all you military & police folks!) is grounds for deportation? Just crazy. Let 100,000 nut jobs & drug mules walk over the border with a percentage of them Jihadi Wannabees is fine, offend Comedy Central by catching them in an edit lie, that's a step too far? Photo in uniform unacceptable? Continue reading →
The Democratic Establishment Does Like SOME Primaries-- If It's Against A Progressive
Two years ago Berniecrat and Democratic Socialist Lee Carter accomplished the "impossible" in Manassas (Virginia's HD-50). He ran, with more hostility than support from the Democratic establishment, against incumbent Jackson Miller, Republican majority whip of the House of Delegates. Carter, a former Marine, was targeted and derided by the GOP as a socialist-- and voters flocked to the polls to vote for him. Although Miller got the most votes he had ever had before, Carter beat him in the long-time red district 11,366 (54.42%) to 9,518 (45.58%). When Carter won the red seat that t... more »
Study: Fox News Is Obsessed with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s name is on the lips of nearly everyone at Fox News.
"A Specific Flaw..."
"In one of the earlier Sherlock Holmes mysteries, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle made an observation on logical deduction. When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. There is, however, a specific flaw in that maxim. It assumes people can recognize the difference between what is impossible and what they *believe* is impossible." - Peter Clines
Russia Might Regret the U.S. Drawdown in Syria
Photo Credit: Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo via Washington Examiner *Editor’s Note: The Syrian conflict, while hardly over, is diminishing. The Syrian people clearly lost, but who—other than the barbarous Assad regime—won? One candidate is Russia, whose military intervention helped save the regime and which has re-emerged as a power broker in the Middle East. Carol Saivetz of MIT, however, argues this may be a mixed blessing for Moscow. Although the regime has accomplished many things in Syria, these accomplishments have created new problems that will be tricky for... more »
"The Moral Peril of Meritocracy"
*"The Moral Peril of Meritocracy"* by David Brooks "Many of the people I admire lead lives that have a two-mountain shape. They got out of school, began their career, started a family and identified the mountain they thought they were meant to climb - I’m going to be an entrepreneur, a doctor, a cop. They did the things society encourages us to do, like make a mark, become successful, buy a home, raise a family, pursue happiness. People on the first mountain spend a lot of time on reputation management. They ask: What do people think of me? Where do I rank? They’re trying to win t... more »
CalPERS Wastes Fund Assets on a Sham Investigation to Intimidate Board Members
CalPERS resorts to a "garbage in, garbage out" investigation to try to bully board members who have the temerity to ask questions and talk to the press.
Russophobia, a WMD (Weapon of Mass Deception)
Russophobia: akin to Racism. The post Russophobia, a WMD (Weapon of Mass Deception) appeared first on The Duran.
Trump Approval Rating Hits Record High As Independents Surge After Mueller Report
The post Trump Approval Rating Hits Record High As Independents Surge After Mueller Report appeared first on The Duran.
U.S. House Democrats blame Trump for worsening border crisis
The post U.S. House Democrats blame Trump for worsening border crisis appeared first on The Duran.
The 7 years of lies about Assange won’t stop now
There will be no indignation at the BBC, or the Guardian, or CNN. Just curious, impassive – even gently mocking – reporting of Assange’s fate. The post The 7 years of lies about Assange won’t stop now appeared first on The Duran.
Hague Court Caves To US Threats: Rejects Afghan War Crimes Case
The post Hague Court Caves To US Threats: Rejects Afghan War Crimes Case appeared first on The Duran.
The Only Way To Solve America’s Immigration Border Crisis Without Losing Its Humanity
Submitted by Rahul D. Manchanda, Esq.: The United States of America is under unprecedented turmoil these days over its border crisis problem with Mexico, more with the political forces at work both for, and against, erecting a wall, cracking down and jailing and removing illegal aliens, giving more authority to local law enforcement to work […] The post The Only Way To Solve America’s Immigration Border Crisis Without Losing Its Humanity appeared first on The Duran.
Pentagon Warns “Next Major Conflict Maybe Won Or Lost In Space”
The post Pentagon Warns “Next Major Conflict Maybe Won Or Lost In Space” appeared first on The Duran.
What Public Opinion on Assange Tells Us About the US Government Direction
Regardless of what the American system will decide, Assange faces in America a uniquely hostile public, as was shown clearly in the 2011 Ipsos poll. The post What Public Opinion on Assange Tells Us About the US Government Direction appeared first on The Duran.
Saudi Arabia Bankrolling Haftar’s Bid To Seize All Of Libya
The post Saudi Arabia Bankrolling Haftar’s Bid To Seize All Of Libya appeared first on The Duran.
Egypt withdraws from Trump’s ‘Arab NATO’ group
The post Egypt withdraws from Trump’s ‘Arab NATO’ group appeared first on The Duran.
Putin votes for Modi. Can he help Modi win?
The post Putin votes for Modi. Can he help Modi win? appeared first on The Duran.
The Israeli Elections Came to Naught
The post The Israeli Elections Came to Naught appeared first on The Duran.
Israeli warplanes strike key Syrian city near new S-300 system
The post Israeli warplanes strike key Syrian city near new S-300 system appeared first on The Duran.
Kim Jong Un Gives Trump Until Year-End To Become More Flexible
The post Kim Jong Un Gives Trump Until Year-End To Become More Flexible appeared first on The Duran.
Trump Should Put Money Where Mouth Is – If Serious About Arms Controls
The post Trump Should Put Money Where Mouth Is – If Serious About Arms Controls appeared first on The Duran.
China, Russia ‘Spread Disorder’ in Latin America, Pompeo Says
The post China, Russia ‘Spread Disorder’ in Latin America, Pompeo Says appeared first on The Duran.
Who Is Killing Whom in the Middle East? Blaming Iran Might be an Excuse for War
The post Who Is Killing Whom in the Middle East? Blaming Iran Might be an Excuse for War appeared first on The Duran.
Salvini Is Positioning Italy for Confrontation
The post Salvini Is Positioning Italy for Confrontation appeared first on The Duran.
Jet Fighters, Super Tanks and Rockets: How Hitler Planned to Win World War II
*Warfare History Network* *Security, * It didn't work. *During the war, 1,433 Me-262s were delivered to the front; however, few became fully operational and their numbers were too few to mount significant attacks on the enemy. Some Me-262s continued in the tactical bomber role while others fought Allied air assaults over central Germany. Reports of Allied aircraft shot down top 100 bombers and fighters falling to the Me-262’s four 30mm MK 108 cannons. But many of the jets were brought down by American and British piston engine fighters, destroyed by enemy fire while taking off ... more »
The AR-500 Rifle Isn’t for Everyone (But It Might Be Nearly Unstoppable)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The AR-500 is an AR platform weapon designed to accommodate a modified version of the .500 Smith & Wesson bullet. *At 1,875 feet per second the .500 Auto Max round is decidedly slower than the 5.56 round, which is typically clocked between 3,000 and 3,700 feet per second. However, ballistic tests indicate the big 400 grain (.91 ounce) .500 round packs a whopping 3,122 foot pounds of energy, compared to just 1,282 foot pounds of energy for 55 grain 5.56-caliber rounds. Although basically a pistol round, the .500 Auto Max round achieves faster velociti... more »
Claire Perry Has “Good And Productive Chat” With Far Left Rabble
By Paul Homewood A Business Minister was last night facing questions about why she met members of a radical environmental group which is plotting to paralyse London this week. Claire Perry held meetings with the Extinction Rebellion (XR) group at a climate change conference in Poland in November. Ms Perry told The Mail on […]
Pentagon Warns “Next Major Conflict May be Won Or Lost In Space”
By Tyler Durden “The next major conflict may be won or lost in space,” Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs,... more »
WHY TRANSPORTING IMMIGRANTS TO "SANCTUARY CITIES" MAKES SENSE TO CONSERVATIVES
The obvious question is: If you're Donald Trump or one of his supporters, and you don't want undocumented immigrants in America, doesn't this defeat the purpose? An idea floated by President Donald Trump to send immigrants from the border to “sanctuary cities” to exact revenge on Democratic foes could end up doing the migrants a favor by placing them in locations that make it easier to put down roots and stay in the country. The plan would put thousands of immigrants in cities that are not only welcoming to them, but also more likely to rebuff federal officials carrying out deporta... more »
Ukraine Challenger Does Not Show Up At President Petro Poroshenko's Sponsored Debate
Petro Poroshenko, walks next to an empty tribune prepared for his opponent comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy. ©REUTERS / Valentyn Ogirenko *RFE: **Ukrainian President Arrives for Debate In Kyiv, Challenger Doesn't * Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko arrived at Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv for a presidential election debate even though his challenger, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has said he will only agree to spar with Poroshenko at the stadium five days later. Poroshenko is to face Zelenskiy in Ukraine's presidential runoff on April 21. Zelenskiy won the first round earlier this month by a ... more »
Libyan Civil War -- News Updates April 14, 2019
*Al Jazeera:* *Haftar's forces 'set to push into capital Tripoli'* Head of eastern parliament says LNA forces will press offensive on Libyan capital as Sisi meets with Haftar in Cairo. Forces loyal to renegade General Khalifa Haftar are set to move in on Libya's capital, Tripoli, on Sunday, the head of the country's self-proclaimed eastern parliament said. Haftar announced an attack against Tripoli on April 4 to capture the capital and the entire west of Libya from the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), headed by Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj. "We need to get rid of... more »
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Riley Yesno rightly calls out the Libs for telling Canadians they have no choice but to settle for a slight variation in tone from Andrew Scheer: When we become comfortable with the idea that the best we can hope for is a government that is even marginally better than what we believe is the worst option, we allow ourselves to become complacent in the face of that party’s shortcomings and acts of injustice. We cede our ability to hold the government accountable beyond the most basic principles of decency and good governance. We give permission... more »
#55 - Baum on the Long-Term Future of Human Civilisation
Ethical Technology - 13 hours ago
In this episode I talk to Seth Baum. Seth is an interdisciplinary researcher working across a wide range of fields in natural and social science, engineering, philosophy, and policy. His primary research focus is global catastrophic risk. He also works in astrobiology. He is the Co-Founder (with Tony Barrett) and Executive Director of the Global Catastrophic Risk Institute. He is also a Research Affiliate of the University of Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. We talk about the importance of studying the long-term future of human civilisation, and map out four pos... more »
Lenten vigil at BIW
Twenty-two folks gathered yesterday for the weekly Lenten vigil at Bath Iron Works (BIW). We broke out a new banner that was made by Veterans For Peace members Tarak Kauff (Woodstock, NY) and Ellen Davidson (NYC) for the upcoming April 27 'christening' of the Zumwalt destroyer to be named after former president Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) who was driven from office by the anti-Vietnam war movement. (The Vietnamese people called it the 'American war' which it truly was. LBJ escalated the war and a favorite chant of the young people opposing the war was 'Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids... more »
Brazil Wants to Lead Global Seafood Market
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Jorge Seif Júnior, National Secretary of Aquaculture and Fisheries, said he is determined to include Brazil among the world’s leading seafood producers. During a live transmission on social media, he highlighted the vastitude of the Brazilian coast. “We have everything it takes to be a […] The post Brazil Wants to Lead Global Seafood Market appeared first on The Rio Times.
Petrobras’s Natural Gas Monopoly Could Soon Be Over
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Bento Albuquerque (Ministry of Mines and Energy) has announced that the federal government will open the natural gas market to competition. According to the minister, the fact that only the state-owned company Petrobras operates in most areas related to the import and production of gas […] The post Petrobras’s Natural Gas Monopoly Could Soon Be Over appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio Officials Blame Militia For Irregular Constructions in Muzema
By Dorah Feliciano, Contributing Reporter BRASILIA, BRAZIL – As more than 100 firefighters and civil defense agents race against time to find survivors trapped in rubble of two buildings which collapsed on Friday in the Muzema favela community, in the Western region of Rio de Janeiro, officials try to justify the lack of control over […] The post Rio Officials Blame Militia For Irregular Constructions in Muzema appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil to Abolish Over 13,000 Federal Posts
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – One month after the presidential decree that eliminated 21,000 commission-paid posts, duties, and bonuses at the federal level, the Bolsonaro administration has announced the end of an additional 13,231 jobs. Targeted this time are federal administrative positions already vacant or set to become vacant in […] The post Brazil to Abolish Over 13,000 Federal Posts appeared first on The Rio Times.
By This Standard, Everything a Democrats Says is Hate Speech
WE WILL NEVER FORGET! pic.twitter.com/VxrGFRFeJM — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 12, 2019 Like Pavlov’s Dogs, the triggered liberals respond: The President is inciting violence against a sitting Congresswoman—and an entire group of Americans based on their religion. It's disgusting. It's shameful. And any elected leader who refuses to condemn it shares responsibility for it. … Continue reading "By This Standard, Everything a Democrats Says is Hate Speech"
Live: Tiger Woods on the prowl in US Masters final round
Fourteen-time major winner Tiger Woods is hunting his first victory at Augusta since 2005. Follow all the action from the final round of the US Masters in our live blog.
On Marxist Historians
Gertrude HimmelfarbGertrude Himmelfarb notes that Marxist history is a continuation of politics by other means. Here’s an excerpt from her book *The New History and the Old *(Page 88-89): It is this idea of history more than anything else—more than the specific ideas about class and class struggle, consciousness and culture, mode of production and social relations—that is the common denominator of Marxist history. Marxist historians can be revisionist about almost everything else in the Marxist canon, but they cannot separate politics from history. They cannot abandon, or even hold... more »
Workers Find Dozens of Alleged Secret Graves at Juvenile Institution Where Boys Were Tortured, Raped
[image: graves]Workers attempting to clean of fuel pollution stumbled on what they think are dozens of child graves from a government juvenile home at which children were tortured and raped.
Apologies of an Economic Hitman
John Perkins was a prominent member of the top-secret team of 'economic hit men', who used fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, military coups and murder to create the global American empire after World War II. The post Apologies of an Economic Hitman appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
MMR Vaccine Approved After Only 42-Day-Trials In 1978 According to FDA Data
In a recent episode of The High Wire, Del Bigtree revealed the trial data from the 1978 MMR Vaccine Trials, the data was acquired by Del Bigtree and his team using Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The post MMR Vaccine Approved After Only 42-Day-Trials In 1978 According to FDA Data appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
The Cost Of Ignorance
Donald Trump has been throwing the word "treason" around these days -- alot. Dana Milbank writes: On Wednesday, Trump tweeted that the [Mueller] probe was a “Treasonous Hoax” and that “what the Democrats are doing with the Border is TREASONOUS.” That same day, boarding Marine One, he reaffirmed that what Democrats and Justice Department officials did in the Mueller probe “was treason.” On April 6, he declared it’s “about time the perpetrators . . . start defending their dishonest and treasonous acts.” He added an injunction associated with the Holocaust: “Never Forget!” In the p... more »
ICYMI: Finish Those Taxes Edition (4/14)
Personally, mine are already mailed in. My circumstances changed so much this year I have no idea whether I took a bigger hit or not. But regardless of your tax status, here are some pieces from the week for your edification. Take a read, and support these writers by passing on their stuff. Remember-- when you amplify a news media piece about education and it garners more hits, you help convince editors that it's worth their time to cover education. *Most Vouchers Go To Students From Wealthier Districts* This is not a new piece, but it's a reminder that in Arizona, where vouchers h... more »
Turkish special forces deployed to Idlib border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – The Turkish military deployed its special forces to the border of the Syrian province of Idlib last night, the Asharq Al-Aswat publication reported on Sunday. According to the publication, the military convoy transported several commandos through the southern region of the Hatay Province, where they ultimately took up positions along […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Pompeo accuses Iran of supporting terrorism in Latin America
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of supporting terrorism in Latin America in an interview with the Voice of America while touring the continent. “There’s no doubt. Iranian money remains in South America… supporting Hezbollah, supporting transnational criminal organizations, supporting efforts at terrorism throughout the region,” the top US diplomat said when he […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US military conducts aerial landing to arrest ISIS members in northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The U.S. Coalition carried out several raids on Saturday evening that targeted an Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) sleeper cell in the eastern region of the Euphrates River Valley, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported this morning. According to the SOHR report, the U.S. military personnel raided the village of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia prepares to unveil new S-500 system
The Russian Armed Forces will soon begin receiving a number of the newest air defence systems, a top Aerospace Forces officer said. Speaking to the official armed forces newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda, Aerospace Forces Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Yuri Grekhov disclosed that the development of the S-500, the successor to the S-300 and S-400 air defence systems — has reached […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: ISIS kills several pro-gov’t Palestinian fighters in eastern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) carried out another deadly ambush in eastern Syria, killing and wounding several members of the pro-government Palestininan paramilitary group “Liwaa Al-Quds” (Jerusalem Brigade). According to a military source in Damascus, the Islamic State terrorists carried out the ambush near the Bir ‘Ali area in the Al-Mayadeen […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
The Forgotten Story of D-Day
*War Is Boring* *Security, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Historian Mary Louise Roberts looks at the invasion through a French perspective. For Normans, D-Day began with noise. Just before midnight the night before, hundreds of airplanes could be heard flying south over the Cotentin. Thousands of Normans woke to the “a ceaseless storm”—the rumble of plane engines and the distant roar of artillery. Soon the night was filled with strange sights as well as sounds: the landing of parachutes and gliders, the dancing lights of artillery, the red glow of villages in flames. These s... more »
A Sixth-Generation Stealth Fighter: The Plane That Could Make the F-22 Obsolete
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * And everything else. *Beyond-visual-range missiles will remain a key technology. Extent missiles like the AIM-120D can already hit targets over one hundred miles away, but realistically must be fired much closer to have a good chance of a kill against an agile, fighter-sized target. However, new ramjet-powered high-speed air-to-air missiles like the British Meteor and Chinese PL-15 point to why future air warriors may mostly fight at great distances from their adversaries.* The American development and deployment of Fifth-Generation stealth airc... more »
Russia Won't Like This: THAAD Missile Defense System Headed to Europe
*David Axe* *Security, * As of early 2019, the Army had acquired around 200 THAAD rockets for its seven batteries and roughly 40 launchers. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency on its website describes THAAD as a “land-based element capable of shooting down a ballistic missile both inside and just outside the atmosphere.” The U.S. Army in April 2019 *announced* it would deploy to Romania one of its seven Terminal High-Altitude Area-Defense missile-interceptor batteries. The planned summer 2019 deployment coincides with a shut-down of the U.S. Aegis Ashore missile-defense site, also in... more »
This Picture Could Be America's Next Armored Vehicle (Or Not)
*Michael Peck* *Security, Americas* [image: TNI Archives] The U.S. Army hasn’t had much luck replacing its Cold War M-2 Bradley troop carriers. The U.S. Army hasn’t had much luck replacing its Cold War M-2 Bradley troop carriers. First, there was the Future Combat System project, conceived in 1999 and canceled in 2009 at a cost of $21 billion. The Ground Combat Vehicle program was launched in 2009 and terminated in 2014, after wasting $1.5 billion. Both programs suffered immature technologies, unrealistic requirements and botched management. Now comes the Optionally Manned Figh... more »
Why Attenborough’s Walrus Claims Are Fake.
By Paul Homewood Our Planet has showcased hundreds of walruses falling off a 260ft cliff to a slow, agonising death in heartbreaking scenes https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/8800576/netflix-david-attenborough-our-planet-walrus-heartbreaking/ Last week, the new Netflix series, Our Planet, was launched with great fanfare. Narrated by David Attenborough, however, one segment made headlines around the world, showcasing hundreds of walruses falling […]
Sudan And Algeria Are Now Experiencing Their Arab Spring
Sudan's protest movement appears to have learned lessons from the 2011 Arab Spring.REUTERS *Isma'il Kushkush, The Atlantic:* *Protesters in Sudan and Algeria Have Learned From the Arab Spring* The demonstrations have their own local characteristics, but there are several parallels. A photograph has been floating around on social media recently featuring six Arab leaders at a summit meeting in 2010, all with red X marks on them. The first four, from left to right, were deposed during the Arab Spring in 2011: Tunisia’s Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Yemen’s Ali Abdullah Saleh, Libya’s Mu... more »
Tweets for Today
Sudanese protesters await military's response on transition demands https://t.co/gT5Vp44t4z pic.twitter.com/QNFUuU6L5j — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) April 14, 2019 Polls open in Finland's general election in which the Social Democratic Party appears set to topple the centre-right government after four years of spending cuts, with the far-right predicted to make large gains https://t.co/NJpfKZTpQf pic.twitter.com/92GObNTufO — AFP news agency (@AFP) April 14, 2019 Ukraine election: Poroshenko debates empty podium as Zelensky stays away https://t.co/pxpVUsGz24 — BBC News (World) (@... more »
Opening Day
Yesterday was the official opening day at the Estes Park, Colorado Golf Course. Unfortunately, the man-made overheated atmosphere caused management to decide to shut down the course.
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*Personalizing and Empowering Special Education* Across the nation, states are facing pressure to halt charter school growth. California’s Los Angeles school district requested a state moratorium on charter schools. Oakland officials implemented a local moratorium themselves. Kentucky lawmakers refuse to fund charters, and West Virginia delegates tabled legislation that would have made state charter schools possible. But few realize that these efforts cripple opportunity for the students who struggle most. Today, only 69% of special education students graduate from high school... more »
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Algerian security forces use a water cannon to disperse students taking part in an anti-government demonstration in the capital Algiers on 9 April 2019. © AFP 2019 / Stringer *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *This Week in Pictures: 6 April - 12 April* (Sputnik).
Trivia : April 14th
These things happened on this date… Feast Day of St. Justin Patron saint of philosophers. In Cold Blood April 14, 1965 Richard Hickock and Perry Smith are hanged for the 1959 murder of the Clutter family in Kansas. These murders were the basis for Truman Capote‘s book and 1967 movie In Cold Blood. First Commercial Magnetic Video Tape Recorder April 14, 1956 Ampex Co. demonstrates the first commercial magnetic video tape recorder. It cost $45,000 and an hour-long reel of tape cost $300. It went into use later in the year. Ampex received a 1957 Emmy Award for their device. Black Sunday... more »
Our Constitution was bathed in prayer
“America is a nation founded and nurtured on prayer. However, according to a recent Pew Report, prayer in America has “gone rogue.” In other words, anything goes: from spirit drumming to mystical chanting. People across the USA are praying, but most confess they are merely addressing “someone out there.” “We always pray for you, that our God…may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith.” 2Thessalonians 1:11 In 1787, about five weeks into the Constitutional Convention, the framers were frustrated in their attempts to draft the U. S. Constitution. Benjamin Franklin c... more »
George Orwell was a prophet—today’s MeToo movement and the Left 3.0
From the book “1984:” "The aim of the Party was not merely to prevent men and women from forming loyalties which it might not be able to control. Its real, undeclared purpose was to remove all pleasure from the sexual act. Not love so much as eroticism was the enemy, inside marriage as well as outside it. " "Sexual intercourse was to be looked on as a slightly disgusting minor operation, like having an enema. This again was never put into plain words, but in an indirect way it was rubbed into every Party member from childhood onwards. There were even organizations such as the Juni... more »
Joe Biden doesn’t get it
But Janice Fiamengo does. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhAir7sJ3ys She has carefully looked at the Creepy Uncle Joe videos of his “inappropriate” behavior with women and girls, and sees nothing alarming. She regrets that some conservatives are using this to go after him—or even some who want something other than a white male running for the DNC. What she does announce is how Biden supported all the anti-male regulations, behaviors and law suits of the Obama era. For that she wants an apology from him. She knows the rage to condemn will keep expanding, no matter how innocent o... more »
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*How to Have a Useful Conversation About Climate Change in 11 Steps* There is an article under the title above here. It is aimed at convincing people about the danger of anthropogenic global warming. So is it from some high-powered Warmist source? No. Rather curiously, it is by a professor at a Tibetan Buddhist college located in Portland, Oregon. Even more curiously, it actually says nothing about global warming. It is a manual telling how to persuade anybody of anything. And it is a pretty good one. The steps outlined make sense in any discussion of a sensitive topic. So ... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Wikileaks Files Russia Revamps Arctic Military Base to Stake Claim on Region U.S. Budget Deficit Running 15% Higher Than a Year Ago U.S. Prisoners Have Lost a Combined 20,000 Years of Life to False Convictions New Human Species Found in Philippines The Next Geopolitical Flashpoint For OilFacebook accidentally put hidden messages like 'Big Brother is Watching' and 'The Masons Were Here' in 'tens of thousands' of VR controllers YouTube's algorithm is under fire for boosting a sexist conspiracy theory about black-hole researcher Katie Bouman Tverberg: The True Feasibil... more »
Bolsonaro to Auction Offshore Oil Fields in the Northeast Despite Warnings From Environmentalists
By Peter Prengaman And Mauricio Savarese, The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The administration of President Jair Bolsonaro plans to auction seven offshore oil fields in the northeast despite contrary advice from analysts of Brazil’s main environmental body, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press. Environmentalists say it’s the latest example of […] The post Bolsonaro to Auction Offshore Oil Fields in the Northeast Despite Warnings From Environmentalists appeared first on The Rio Times.
Justices and Their Audiences
For the symposium on Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum's new book, The Company They Keep: How Partisan Divisions Came to the Supreme Court (Oxford University Press, 2019). Neal Devins and Larry Baum Thanks to Jack Balkin for organizing and writing for this symposium; thanks too to all the participants for working so carefully through the ideas and evidence in the book and offering such insightful comments. In this post, we will discuss the factors that shape the Justices’ choices as decision-makers. While *The Company We Keep *does not offer a comprehensive theory of decision making,... more »
When Size Matters: The Tiny Impotent Republican God
*Republican Values by Nancy Ohanian* Bret Stephens is one of the *New York Times*' neoconservative #NeverTrump on-staff Republicans. Yesterday's column, Trump and the Annihilation of Shame, is another public yearn for the good ole days. "The contrast between then and now," he wrote, "is worth pondering in the Age of Trump-- an age whose signature feature isn’t populism or nationalism or any other –ism widely attached to the president. It’s the attempted annihilation of shame. Shame is neither sin nor folly. It’s what people are supposed to feel in the commission, recollection or exp... more »
SUNDAY SCREENING: ‘United States of Secrets’ (2014)
*SUNDAY SCREENING* | An extensive look into the unprecedented ramping-up of the digital Stasi in America.
Green signaling
Have you been cajoled into doing things that show you are in compliance with the Green agenda, yet do no actual good? The post Green signaling appeared first on CFACT.
World War II Facts: Lend-Lease Saved Countless Lives — But Probably Didn’t Win the Eastern Front
*War Is Boring* *Security, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Look at the evidence. Around 80 percent of the more than five million German military deaths in World War II occurred on the Eastern Front. This terrible conflict with the Red Army consumed great quantities of men and material until the Soviets decisively ended the war by capturing Berlin in May 1945. During that time, the Red Army underwent a radical transformation, having been decimated by Joseph Stalin’s purges before Hitler’s armies invaded on June 22, 1941, inflicting horrendous losses. But as the war progresse... more »
Marine Who Served on Iwo Jima Recalls the Time a Japanese Soldier Asked for Some of His Hot Chocolate
*Task and Purpose* *Security, East Asia* Yes, these things happen. The Battle of Iwo Jima, which began Feb. 19, 1945, was one of the bloodiest battles in Marine Corps history, as former Cpl. Don Graves knows firsthand and will never forget. He'll also never forget the time a Japanese soldier smelled hot chocolate being brewed near him and called out for him to bring him some. The moment, as he recounted in a video posted to the Marine Corps Facebook page Tuesday, was almost like the Christmas truce that wasn't. Sitting in a fox hole with two other Marines on the fifth week of th... more »
Fazenda Futuro sells Plant Based Burgers in Rio, São Paulo and Beyond
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo are getting a next-gen plant-based burger of its own soon. A new company, Fazenda Futuro, announced recently that it is pioneering a beef-sans-cow in Brazil with the plant-based Futuro Burger. Like Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat catalyzed a sea-change […] The post Fazenda Futuro sells Plant Based Burgers in Rio, São Paulo and Beyond appeared first on The Rio Times.
Video: The Yanomami People – Greetings from the Amazon
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – To our friends, supporters, and readers: Send us your videos about Rio, São Paulo, and Brazil to publisher@riotimesonline.com, and we might publish it. Here a video, by Elvira Flores. The post Video: The Yanomami People – Greetings from the Amazon appeared first on The Rio Times.
Ethanol Prices in Brazil Jump over 18 Percent
By Phillip Herring, S&P Global RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Hydrous ethanol prices in Brazil’s key Center-South region jumped just over 18 percent over the first 11 days of April to a record high of R$ 2,350/cu m (US$ 604) because of heavy rains in the region. During the same period, anhydrous ethanol prices have […] The post Ethanol Prices in Brazil Jump over 18 Percent appeared first on The Rio Times.
"Abandon rational thinking" is too deep a paradigm shift for science
...but philosopher Wallace has understood many hard issues in physics correctly... Philosopher David Wallace has previously written many things about the foundations of quantum mechanics that – I believe – no competent quantum physicist may subscribe to. However, if he carefully avoids this particular foundational topic, he may look very intelligent to me. In February, he wrote Naturalness and Emergence (PDF, HTML). The main conclusion is radical. He calls for a paradigm shift because the LHC null results and some facts about cosmology "undermine the entire structure of our understa... more »
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