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Ralph Lauren: Turning Plastic Bottles Into Polo?
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From the team at CFACT ~ When it comes to clothing, most people prefer the look and feel of cotton or wool instead of polyester made from plastic. But the Ralph Lauren Company is looking to change that trend. In a press release last Thursday, Ralph Lauren declared it is reimagining its legendary polo shirt … Continue reading Ralph Lauren: Turning Plastic Bottles Into Polo?
DARPA is Eyeing a High-Tech Contact Lens Straight Out of 'Mission: Impossible'
*Task and Purpose* *Security, United States* Calling Tom Cruise? The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is reportedly interested in a new wirelessly-connected contact lens recently unveiled in France, the latest in the agency's ongoing search for small-scale technology to augment U.S. service members' visual capabilities in the field. Researchers at leading French engineering IMT Atlantique in mid-April announced “the first autonomous contact lens incorporating a flexible micro-battery,” a lightweight lens capable of not only providing augmented vision assistance... more »
Microsoft, Amazon Leading The Way To The Pentagon’s Multi-Cloud Environment
*Dan Goure* *Security, * Here's why that matters. The Department of Defense (DoD) recently announced that two companies, Microsoft and Amazon, made the cut to compete for a contract to build the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI). The decision to allow Microsoft and Amazon to compete head-to-head for JEDI undercuts the arguments by some critics that the contract was wired for the latter. Moreover, even if Amazon were to win JEDI, this amounts to no more than 16 percent of overall Pentagon demand for cloud services. Given the rapid pace of technological change in this... more »
There Is a "Private" Air Force in Texas (And the U.S. Military Loves It)
*David Axe* *Security, * For training, that is. A private company in Texas has acquired scores of old French fighter jets. With its 63 former French air force Dassault Mirage F.1s, Fort Worth-based Airborne Tactical Advantage Company possesses an air force that, in size, rivals that of many countries. ATAC in 2017 announced it would buy the single-engine Mirages in order to expand its adversary operation, which simulates the "red air" enemy force in U.S. and allied war games. Two years later ATAC announced that, with the help of parent company Textron, it has finished refurbish... more »
A Marriage Made In Heaven: Capitalists And Christian Conservatives
*-by Tim B. GilmanCreative Director, Vote Common Good* *"The postwar revolution in America's religious identity had its roots not in the foreign policy panic of he 1950s but rather in the domestic politics of the 1930s and 1940s "* Kevin M. Kruse, in his book *One Nation Under God-- How Corporate America Invented Christian America*, presents a very concise and understandable time capsule in which we can discover and understand the basic values, beliefs, and intentional agenda of the current *conservative movement* in America from it's genesis in the hearts and minds of American... more »
Tweets For Today
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the official reception in honour of Chairman of the State Council of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un (left) after talks at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok. © Sputnik / Aleksey Nikolskiy *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *This Week in Pictures: 20 April - 26 April *(Sputnik).
LBJ's daughter: 'These ships not to destroy'
Former US Navy Academy graduate (and All-American lacrosse player) Dud Hendrick arrested at BIW. Dud is a Vietnam war veteran and now a member of VFP. Lynda Bird Johnson Robb thanked the crowd gathered at Bath Iron Works on behalf of her father (LBJ) and quoted John Quincy Adams, calling America a ‘well-wisher of freedom for all.’ “We christen this ship in that spirit, not seeking to destroy, conquer, or dominate other nations, but rather to defend our own safety and the safety of other nations,” said Robb. “This ship goes to its mission not as part of an American vessel, not ju... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Far beyond the local group of galaxies lies NGC 3621, some 22 million light-years away. Found in the multi-headed southern constellation Hydra, the winding spiral arms of this gorgeous island universe are loaded with luminous young star clusters and dark dust lanes. *Click image for larger size.* Still, for earthbound astronomers NGC 3621 is not just another pretty face-on spiral galaxy. Some of its brighter stars have been used as standard candles to establish important estimates of extragalactic distances and the scale of the Universe. This beautiful image of NGC 3621 traces the ... more »
"Choices..."
"The human life is made up of choices. Yes or no. In or out. Up or down. And then there are the choices that matter. Love or hate. To be a hero or to be a coward. To fight or to give in. To live. Or die. Live or die. That's the important choice. And it's not always in our hands." - "Grey's Anatomy"
"3 Simple Questions That Will Change Your Life"
*"3 Simple Questions That Will Change Your Life"* by Jonathan "I love simple solutions to seemingly complex issues, don’t you? So often we seem to complicate the daylights out of things by over-analyzing, dissecting and brainstorming. I gravitate toward simple solutions whenever possible. Asking yourself the right question is one of the simplest ways to direct your thoughts in a positive direction without jumping through a bunch of mental or emotional hoops. What are the right questions? In particular, those that stimulate your mind to consider new possibilities or interrupt old es... more »
NBC’s Doctored Baby Photos (After Demanding Censorship of “Vaccine Misinformation”)
AFTER DEMANDING CENSORSHIP OF “VACCINE MISINFORMATION,” NBC BROADCASTS DOCTORED PHOTO OF SICK BABY TO FRIGHTEN VIEWERS AND ENRICH NO.1 ADVERTISER, MERCK. Big Pharma’s $27 billion in annual advertising expenditures has transformed NBC and the other networks into marketing arms for their uber-lucrative vaccine divisions. Merck, NBC’s top advertiser, falsified the MMR’s preclinical trials by […] The post NBC’s Doctored Baby Photos (After Demanding Censorship of “Vaccine Misinformation”) appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
The Daily "Near You?"
Mandan, North Dakota, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
The Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke, "I Want A Lot"
*"I Want A Lot"* "You see, I want a lot. Perhaps I want everything: the darkness that comes with every infinite fall and the shivering blaze of every step up. So many live on and want nothing and are raised to the rank of prince by the slippery ease of their light judgments. But what you love to see are faces that so work and feel thirst... You have not grown old, and it is not too late to dive into your increasing depths where life calmly gives out its own secret." - Rainer Maria Rilke
Russian Agent Maria Butina Sentenced To 18 Months In U.S. Prison
*Daily Mail*: *Russian secret agent Maria Butina is sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting she covertly gathered intelligence on the NRA* * Russian secret agent Maria Butina has been sentenced to 18 months in prison * She has been jailed since her July 2018 arrest and will get credit for time served * Butina will be deported to Russia after she completes her sentence * She admitted she covertly gathered intelligence on the National Rifle Association and other groups at the direction of a former Russian lawmaker * Russia accused the US of forcing Butina to falsely confess ... more »
This is Simply Overt Fraud. Climate Skeptics Model Climate Corruption better than the Alarmists Model the Climate
It is pretty alarming when people can predict with 100% accuracy a predicted fraud. How Congress isn’t investigating this is beyond me, we can have concentrated way too much power in the hands of a few activists. This is all the more reason for an open source temperature construction. No way would this fraud pass … Continue reading "This is Simply Overt Fraud. Climate Skeptics Model Climate Corruption better than the Alarmists Model the Climate"
Second cyclone to hit Mozambique leaves five dead and homes flattened
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Mozambican officials urge those living near two rivers in the country's north to move to higher ground, as Cyclone Kenneth dumps heavy rains and causes some flooding.
Four killed as crane collapses on top of cars in US
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Two crane operators and two people sitting in their cars are killed when a construction crane atop the new Google building in Seattle collapses, pinning six cars underneath.
Extra $100 million for upgrades to one of NSW's worst roads promised by Labor
Labor announces it would spend almost $250 million to duplicate the Barton Highway between Canberra and Murrumbateman, $100 million more than the Coalition has budgeted for.
This man escaped eight years in a refugee camp only to put himself on Nauru
Riziki Saidi spent nearly a decade raising five children in an African refugee camp before coming to Australia. Here's why he chose to work on Nauru.
The Daily Brief 2019-04-26
This is a summary of 11 AMN articles on the following subjects: China, Idlib, Russia, Syria, US, Venezuela, Aleppo, Iraq, Latakia, Iran, Assyria, Sweden, Baghdadi, ISIS, Hmeimim. Categories covered in this brief: World-News, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Middleeast Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Chairman Lindsey Graham Will Not Request Robert Mueller Testimony…
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham gave some brief remarks to local Dallas media discussing his summer agenda for the Judiciary Committee. Graham notes he does not intend to question Robert Mueller -deferring to AG Barr- which is not surprising considering … Continue reading →
Hungarian Exhibition Highlights Persecution of Christians in the Middle East
Assyrian International News Agency - 1 hour ago
Munich (AINA) -- A unique, disturbing and touching exhibition of the Hungarian National Museum under the title In the Crossfire: Christian Persecution in the Middle East drew attention to the sad reality of the persecution, suffering, fear and destruction of Christians in the Middle East and North Africa.
Massive Fire At Russian ICBM Plant
Ракетный завод "Красмаш" горит в Красноярске pic.twitter.com/AIgeA7dm23 — Life | Новости (@lifenews_ru) April 26, 2019 *RT:* *Massive fire engulfs fridge factory at ballistic missile plant in Siberia (VIDEO)* Plumes of thick black smoke rose hundreds of meters into the air as a huge fire broke out at the Krasnoyarsk plant, which makes Sarmat and Sineva ballistic missiles for the Russian military. Despite the apocalyptic pictures from the site, the Krasmash administration made assurances that the blaze was no threat to missile production facilities. The plant’s employees, togethe... more »
Australian ballad for Muslims
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Trump Announces U.S. Withdrawal From UN Arms Trade Treaty
[image: president-trump-announces-u-s-withdrawal-from-un-arms-trade-treaty] At a speech to the NRA, President Trump announced his intent to withdraw completely from the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty.
In Mixed-Race South Africa, Some Believe Apartheid Was Better Than the Current System
[image: in-mixed-race-south-africa-some-believe-apartheid-was-better-than-the-current-system] While most of the world is happy that apartheid government in South Africa is a thing of the past, in one minority group of the nation there are some who believe they were treated better under that system than the current one.
Flag Flap: Does New Jersey Hate Mississippi?
[image: flag-flap-does-new-jersey-hate-mississippi] New Jersey's decision to remove the Mississippi state flag from Liberty Park can logically be described as an act of hate by one state against another.
Gaza's Deterioration is Making War with Israel More Likely
*Ram Yavne, Ari Cicurel* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Several variables could undermine the relative stability between Israel and Hamas and raise the risks of another major conflict. A casual observer could be forgiven for presuming Israel and Hamas again stand on the precipice of war as rockets fly over Tel Aviv and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) strike key Hamas leadership targets in response. Despite the volatile situation in Gaza this past year, including ongoing attacks incited by Hamas along the border, both sides are exploring a ceasefire rather than escalatin... more »
America Must Stand with Ukraine Against Russia
*Michael McCaul* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] Michael McCaul: Washington should increase foreign military sales and security assistance to Ukraine. The free and fair election in Ukraine of new President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky reflects a positive step for Ukraine’s democratic future, but the same challenges from Russia remain. There is still the looming cloud of Ukraine’s active military conflict with Vladimir Putin’s Russia, as well as ongoing efforts by the Kremlin to sow discord and chaos through sophisticated disinformation and propaganda campaigns against the Ukrain... more »
Synagogue Shooting Kills 1, Wounds 3 during Jewish Holiday
An off-duty Border Patrol agent working as a security guard at the Chabad of Poway fired at the shooter as he fled, missing him but striking his getaway vehicle, San Diego County Sheriff William Gore said.
Senior Revolutionary Guard Corps General Defects To The U.S.
ISICRC Staff Brigadier General Ali Nasiri, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Protection Bureau. ISICRC.org *Washington Free Beacon:* *Report: Senior IRGC Officer Flees Iran With Secret Intel* A senior Iranian military officer affiliated with the country's Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, has fled the Islamic Republic with a cache of secret documents said to contain information on Tehran's military plans, according to reports. Ali Nasiri, a former IRGC brigadier general who once headed Iran's counterintelligence operations, is reported to have fled Iran and requeste... more »
Japanese art and the enigmatic Utamaro
Japanese art and the enigmatic Utamaro Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The distinguished art of Utamaro Kitagawa is known internationally based on his stunning art. This notably applies to the depiction of beautiful women (bijin-ga). However, while Utamaro is internationally famous, his life remains shrouded in mystery based on many areas remaining foggy. Therefore, […]
The President and First Lady Host the Abe’s…
President Donald Trump hosts Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for a round of golf today, while First Lady Melania Trump hosts Madame Akie Abe in DC. The relationship between the Trump’s and the Abe’s goes back quite a while and … Continue reading →
Smart cities are for refugees
Ethical Technology - 2 hours ago
There’s very little difference between smart cities and modern occupied zones. Both postulate ubiquitous sensor coverage, continuous algorithmic vigilance, and the automated use of (ordnance) delivery drones. Neither, for different but obvious reasons, is what we need.
April 27::The scum of the earth rule over us...
a-far-right-party-is-poised-for-a-breakthrough-in-spain-s-elections-for-the-first-time-since-franco-1.5110632 It's 1930s fascism all over again - but on a far wider scale. The world hasn't learned a thing from the Second World War. By the way Mussolini and Hitler (despite the latter calling himself a National Socialist) were both ardent capitalists. ________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/26/joe-biden-democrats-2020-fundraising And guess who paid out that 6.3 million. And guess what they expect in return. _________... more »
Aussie punter Mitch Wishnowsky 49ers-bound after NFL Draft
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The San Francisco 49ers welcome punter Mitch Wishnowsky with an "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie" chant as they pick the Western Australian native in the fourth round of the NFL Draft.
US 'saving face' by sentencing Russian agent, Putin says
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The Russian President makes his first comments on the sentencing of admitted Russian agent Maria Butina, saying the United States is desperate to "show that she was guilty of something" and "fixed her up" with an 18-month sentence.
Meet the creator of a 4-metre robotic dragon named Toothless
Robot artist Paul Aitken has a new lease on life thanks to the community behind the fantasy festival, Ironfest.
Sports car erupts into flames at Sydney petrol station
A petrol station worker is praised for his quick response after a car parked at the bowser burst into flames which soon engulfed the whole station.
Guns found near scene of fatal shooting in Melbourne park
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Two firearms are recovered in a Melbourne park where a 41-year-old man was shot in what police are calling a targeted shooting.
Land owner defends plan to build restaurant on 2002 Bali bombing site
The owner of the site of Bali's Sari Club — one of two nightclubs bombed in 2002 — has defended his right to build a new multi-storey development there, despite verbal promises for a peace park.
NRA boss 'forced out' after alleging financial impropriety within gun lobby's leadership
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The president of the National Rifle Association announces he will step down less than a year into the role, saying he has been informed he should not stand for re-election after alleging financial impropriety among the NRA's leaders.
Melbourne dog sniffs out lost plans for South Australia's Parliament House
The first colour plans of South Australia's Parliament House are discovered in a bin by a pooch and its owner out for its morning walk in Victoria.
'Served in silence': homophobia persists amongst older veterans, digger says
Keith Drew has been punched in RSLs, kicked out of clubs, and treated with disdain by those who were once his brothers in arms. The gay veteran speaks out about his treatment in the armed forces, and says there's still a long way to go to tackle homophobia, particularly among older servicemen.
China wants more countries to join its Belt and Road program
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Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for more countries to join his sprawling infrastructure-building initiative as he promises better environmental and financial standards in the hopes of winning over more world leaders.
"Truth Is Always Stranger..."
"Truth is always stranger than fiction. We craft fiction to match our sense of how things ought to be, but truth cannot be crafted. Truth is, and truth has a way of astonishing us to our knees. Reminding us, that the universe does not exist to fulfill our expectations. Because we are imperfect beings who are self-blinded to the truth of the world's stunning complexity, we shave reality to paper thin theories and ideologies that we can easily grasp – and we call them truths. But the truth of a sea in all its immensity cannot be embodied in one tide-washed pebble." - Dean Koontz
Did The New York Time's Post An Antisemitc Cartoon?
In the NYTimes international: Bibi Netanyahu characterized as a dog leading a blind, Jewish Trump. When did the @nytimes hire David Duke as an editor? pic.twitter.com/7bGf1jLrri — Harry Khachatrian (@Harry1T6) April 27, 2019 *Jerusalem Post:* *New York Times internationally prints antisemitic cartoon of Trump, Netanyahu* *New York Times admits cartoon had antisemitic tropes and says it was an error of judgement to publish. * The New York Times International Edition ran a cartoon on Thursday of an apparently blind US President Donald Trump wearing a yarmulke being led by a dog wi... more »
Art Deserves To Be Preserved-- Lost Patti Smith Tape Surfaces... Make America Great Again
The Billboard Top 10 didn't look even vaguely familiar to me this week. "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus is #1. Post Malone has the #2 and #3 song, #3 with Swae Lee. Ariana Grande has the #4 slot with "7 Rings." Halsey's "Without Me" is #5. The Jonas Brothers was basically a commercial concoction of Disney's for little children in 2005 and are now grown adults with little children of their own-- and a big hit, "Sucker" (#6). "Dancing With A Stranger" by Sam Smith and Normani is #7; and... remember Halsey back at #5? She's featured by BTS on "Boy With Luv" at... more »
Huge delays for Northwest planting season
This year’s long and record-breaking winter has left many fields of Northwest America either frozen or flooded much later than normal and, as a result, farmers are struggling to get their seeds sown on time. “We’ve had the longest winter ever,” said Chris Voight, director of the Washington State Potato Commission. “Normally we start planting ... Read moreHuge delays for Northwest planting season The post Huge delays for Northwest planting season appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Air Force: Trading New F-15s for Stealth F-35s Is a "Bad Choice"
*David Axe* *Security, United States* And now we know why. *"Ma’am, if we ever get to a point where we are trading F-15s for F-35s, that is a bad choice," Goldfein said. "The F-15 is not an F-35, it will never be an F-35."* The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on March 4, 2019 questioned the U.S. Air Force's proposal to buy *new F-15Xs* from Boeing starting in 2020. *(This first appeared in 2019.)* Sen. Jim Inhofe, an Oklahoma Republican, and ranking member Sen. Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat, asked how the Air Force could justify buying non-stealthy, fourth-generation ... more »
The Fall of Singapore to Japan: The Day the British Empire Died
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Asia* [image: By USN - scan from Robert L. Lawson (ed.): The History of US Naval Air Power. The Military Press, New York (USA), 1985. ISBN 0-517-414813, p. 75. US Navy cited as source., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7687523] It was a shocking defeat that changed history. On Saturday, December 6, 1941, a Royal Australian Air Force Lockheed Hudson bomber on a reconnaissance mission from Khota Bahru on the west coast of Malaya was flying northwest over the China Sea toward the Gulf of Thailand. At 12:12 pm, near ... more »
The klanfederates shot up another synagogue…
Right (wing fanatic) after Trump and Pence gave the green light for the NRA to keep the Civil War going.
Get Ready For A Major Paradigm Shift
*Richard Fernandez, PJ Media*:* Get Ready for a Paradigm Shift on Russia, Climate Change, Everything You Think You Know...* It may now sound ridiculous, but Nikita Khrushchev once told America "we will bury you" and Washington believed him. For years the intelligence community thought the U.S.S.R. was on the verge of overtaking the U.S. as the world's largest economy before the Soviets unexpectedly collapsed. Daniel Patrick Moynihan's book, Secrecy: the American Experience, tries to explain how such a tremendous intelligence misjudgment could take place. *The Gaither report ... was...more »
Man in the state of becoming is an uncut and unfinished stone
1)* Seed* produces in kind. Therefore the only safe counsel comes from above where all cosmic virtue and purity are born…. This poses the question to some as to whether morality has value. Here let me say firmly and clearly yes--but only value to the conscience of each lifestream as it is true to the leanings of divine guidance and then secondarily to the conscience of its neighbor by its use of divine love and care so as not to knowingly cast a stumbling block in his pathway. Yet, above all, it must stand out clearly that the development of each one’s latent divinity is the p... more »
Promise Programs Boost College Access, But More Support Needed for Graduation
As Congress takes up myriad issues relevant to upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, it’s an ideal time to examine how Promise scholarship programs can inform the discussion, according to those who study and implement such programs.
Dr. Martin Kilson Dead at 88
Dr. Martin Kilson, the first Black to be named a full professor at Harvard University, died last week. He was 88. A trained political scientist, Kilson began his teaching career at Harvard in 1962 and was later named the Frank G. Thomson Professor of Government from 1988 until his retirement in 1999. Born in 1931, […]
Massive Crowd for President Trump MAGA Rally, Green Bay, Wisconsin – 7:00pm CDT Livestream…
Tonight President Donald Trump is holding a massive ‘Make America Great Again’ rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin at the Resch Center. President Trump is expected to highlight the U.S. economic growth, jobs and continued success following a first quarter GDP … Continue reading →
Synagogue Shooting Poway, California, Last Day of Passover…
A shooting at at synagogue in Poway, California, has left one woman dead and three others wounded on the last day of Passover. Four people -a young girl, two adult men, and an older woman- were injured. [AP News] A … Continue reading →
Fukushima Update 4/27/19: 19,188.75 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva ◆ *Updated April 27, 2019: Fukushima Equals 19,188.75 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of April 27, 2019 - 2,975 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of *19,188.75 *Hiroshima atomic bombs and it is... more »
'If I had been breathalysed, I'd have been deported': Migration agent's trail of deception revealed
Immigrants trying to start a new life in Australia have been left thousands of dollars out of pocket and at risk of deportation due to a migration agent who has been described as a "serious risk to consumers".
'You can fix it yourself': Workshops teach migrants technical skills recycling old computers
A workshop at the State Library of Queensland takes a fresh approach to electronic waste by teaching refugee and migrant students to build their own computers, repurposing old government PCs that would otherwise be destined for landfill.
Can you compost citrus and onion? Gardening Australia's Costa says yes
Are citrus fruits, bread and onions able to go in your compost? How about cardboard and coffee grounds? The guru of all things gardening, Costa Georgiadis, answers all your composting questions.
Middle Finger Symphony Theater
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He's lost one son to overdose, was stabbed by another on ice. Now Reggie fights for change
Law and order is shaping up as an issue at the upcoming federal election for the central-western NSW city of Dubbo — with residents calling for a drug rehabilitation centre to tackle the growing problem. *WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this story contains images of people who have died.*
Folbigg to give her version of what diary entries about her dead children meant
Kathleen Folbigg will step into a witness box for the first time tomorrow in an attempt to clear her name and give her version of what she meant when she wrote in her diaries about her four infant children.
California synagogue shooting leaves one dead, three injured
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Worshippers celebrating the last day of Passover at a synagogue outside of San Diego are attacked by a gunman brandishing an AR-type assault weapon. A 19-year-old man is in custody.
Cameras prove too 'intimidating' for python feasting on tawny frogmouth
Snakes have been known to wrap their jaws around crocodiles, kangaroos and goats — so why would one give up on a bird?
Banks on shaky ground hit by inquiry costs, flat revenues and demands for high dividends
Banks have nowhere to hide this results season as the royal commission, a cooling economy and high dividend payouts leave them on shaky ground.
The 'watergate scandal' is still as clear as mud in a drought
Labor is intent on pushing the so-called "watergate scandal". What exactly it is alleging is about as clear as the water flowing through the Menindee Lakes, writes Kath Sullivan.
Ladies, here's your guide to winning a seat in Parliament like a man
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We all want to see more women in Parliament and on the front bench. But we need a shortcut, writes Zoe Norton Lodge.
No-one can say we haven't seen this moment coming, but the West must act
China is shaking up the global order to the point where some analysts see an inevitable conflict with the reigning superpower, America. Can freedom and peace be preserved, asks Stan Grant.
'Vegandale Sucks': When vegans moved in, Parkdale residents got angry
It started with a brewery and led to nasty rumours and civil disobedience. When vegans moved into inner-city Toronto, long-time residents weren't impressed.
These photos undid a top WWII Nazi. So how did they end up in Australia?
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For decades, a photo album that helped convict Nazi generals of war crimes was kept in a cupboard in suburban Australia. The story of how it got here remains mysterious.
Remembering Simon Speck
My friend and colleague Simon Speck passed away on the 19th after a short illness. Finding words to describe the shock and accompanying numbness is difficult. It still hasn't properly sunk in. I first met Simon at my Derby job interview - he was one of the panellists. Little did I then know we would be spending the next couple of years cooped up in a cramped three-person office. And in such surrounds, you can't fail to get to know someone well. He would talk with pride about his footy-mad daughter, Melitta, while offering caustic observations about the mums and dads who would bawl... more »
A Fasika Reflection: Fiker Yashenifal, Love Will Win
Today was supposed to be the day when I publish my first article under the auspices of Ethiopians for Constitutional Monarchy. I was in a rush to get the story out under a self-imposed deadline that I set in yesterday’s article. But upon further reflection and some introspection, it dawned upon me that my transition from journalist to a leadership position is one that requires deliberate actions instead of rushing to “make news”. Journalism is… The post A Fasika Reflection: Fiker Yashenifal, Love Will Win appeared first on The Ghion Journal.
Hitler's World War II Sniper Tank Was a Beast of a Machine
*War Is Boring* *Technology, Europe* [image: https://www.google.com/search?q=nashorn+tank&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj03_uZn-7hAhVBhOAKHbbHDcgQ_AUIDygC&biw=1536&bih=722#imgrc=rQZn1AkWg29BqM:] The allies feared it. *But there’s a lesson there. Although the Nashorn had its downsides, notably the lack of armor, it was a cheap and effective long-range weapon.* German tanks during World War II were often outmatched by superior Red Army designs beginning with the T-34. Armor, reliability and firepower were all—at various times—serious shortcomings. To counteract the Soviet b... more »
What You Need To Know: The U.S. Marine Corps Is Getting Some New Light Armor
*Michael Peck* *Security, United States* The Light Armored Vehicle, or LAV-25, will be replaced by the Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle, or ARV, in Marine Light Armored Reconnaissance battalions sometime in the late 2020s. The U.S. Marine Corps is replacing its Cold War-era light armor with a twenty-first-century vehicle. The Light Armored Vehicle, or LAV-25, will be replaced by the Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle, or ARV, in Marine Light Armored Reconnaissance battalions sometime in the late 2020s. “The ARV will be highly mobile, networked, transportable, protected and lethal,” s... more »
Senator Elizabeth Warren: Help the Relatively Rich by Taxing Everyone
Despite her best intentions and her description of the plan as progressive, a quick analysis finds the [Senator Elizabeth] Warren proposal to be regressive, expensive, and full of uncertainties. As I show below, the top 20 percent of households receive about 27 percent of all annual savings, and the top 40 percent about 66 percent. […] The post Senator Elizabeth Warren: Help the Relatively Rich by Taxing Everyone appeared first on Econlib.
Sobering look at Medicare/Medicaid through the 2020 proposed budget
The 2020 proposed budget includes Medicaid block grants, drastic cuts to Medicare spending, and stricter eligibility criteria for safety net programs. – – President Trump’s 2020 budget proposes nearly $600 billion in net Medicare spending reductions over ten years. Most of the proposals would reduce payments to health care providers and not affect beneficiaries directly. Medicare’s trustees project that its Hospital Insurance trust fund will be depleted in 2026 under current law, though incoming payroll taxes and other revenue could still pay 91 percent of Medicare hospital insuranc... more »
More incredible space stuff
Today it's the Poway shooting. Each day more evidence that our crisis is *not* about left-vs.-right, but a mob that's been riled-up against *modernity*. And so... we turn to what *should* be the non-political world of SPACE! Yep, let's focus this weekend on the 99.999999% of everything in the universe that may be within reach of our grandchildren, if only we leave them a positive civilization. *== Cosmology ==* Phil Plait makes the discovery of a relatively nearby and very ancient dwarf galaxy sound like the most exciting thing since Battlestar Galactica got rebooted! A central ... more »
"In order to survive, man has to discover and produce everything he needs, which means that he has to alter his background and adapt it to his needs. Nature has not equipped him for adapting himself to his background in the manner of animals. " #QotD
*"In order to survive, man has to discover and produce everything he needs, which means that he has to alter his background and adapt it to his needs. Nature has not equipped him for adapting himself to his background in the manner of animals. From the most primitive cultures to the most advanced civilisations, man has had to manufacture things; his well-being depends on his success at production. The lowest human tribe cannot survive without that alleged source of pollution: fire. It is not merely symbolic that fire was the property of the gods which Prometheus brought to man. Th... more »
New York City Tickets 12 People For DEFYING Measles Vaccine Order
By Press For Truth Mandatory vaccinations are now a reality in the United States and if you refuse to take the shot it’ll cost you!... more »
Message to BIW: Convert & deal with coming climate catastrophe
Twenty-five good hearted souls were arrested in Bath, Maine early this morning as they blocked the entrance road into the Bath Iron Works 'christening' ceremony of the $7 billion Zumwalt 'stealth' destroyer. In their act of civil resistance they called for the conversion of the shipyard to sustainable production - commuter rail, offshore wind turbines, tidal power systems and the like. In order to save the future generations from the coming climate catastrophe we must shift wasteful and dangerous military spending to peaceful and sustainable production immediately... more »
Thoughts And Prayers: The NRA, Russia And Trump... Bonus Track: Ollie North vs Wayne LaPierre
This morning, NPR reporter Tim Zak noted that on the same day Russian spy/saboteur Maria Butina, who has admitted to infiltrating the NRA on behalf of the Kremlin, was sentenced to 18 months in prison, Señor Trumpanzee, on whose behalf the Kremlin sent Butina to work on the NRA, spoke at the NRA convention in Indianapolis. That the Butina/NRA case is redacted from the Mueller report indicates that the evidence she provided the FBI-- so that her sentence was 18 months rather than 18 years-- is part of the *on-going* investigation into the NRA. The Kremlin's goal was to exert influ... more »
'OK I'm taking you out of the show': What happens when audience interaction goes wrong
From inappropriate behaviour to over-enthusiasm, six performers talk about the good, bad and ugly of interactive shows.
World's biggest dark net market shuts as rumours swirl about what's next
Rumours are spreading as the world's biggest and longest-running dark net marketplace "voluntarily" ends operations on April 30 this week — is it a law enforcement takeover or will a new site emerge to replace it as promised?
Facebook's uphill battle to safeguard the election from sock puppets and bad actors
Facebook's platforms have been key facilitators in the industrial scale spread of falsification, but now it says it wants to fix what it broke.
Headspace is 'easy for politicians', but failing Australia's youth, experts say
Both the Coalition and Labor pledge to throw millions more at youth mental health service Headspace, but former clients, social workers and mental health policy experts say the model only helps young people in the "Goldilocks zone".
If you vote early, it may cost you more than an election sausage
Ignoring election sausages and cakes, more Australians than ever will vote early in 2019, meaning parties need to win voters over early. But there's also a flipside.
Yet another historic snowstorm for Chicago
Second record-breaking snowstorm in less than two weeks. Winter storm watches or warnings have been issued for Boone, De Kalb, Ogle, Winnebago, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Lake and McHenry counties in Illinois, and for Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties in Wisconsin. Within the Winter Storm Watch area, there will be a swath of heavy ... Read moreYet another historic snowstorm for Chicago The post Yet another historic snowstorm for Chicago appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Possible record snow and cold from the Dakotas to New York.
Unusually heavy late season snowfall is forecast in or near many major cities including Mason City, Sioux Falls, Bismarck, Minneapolis, Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago, Grand Rapids and Detroit. And we’re already a month into spring! Parts of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois could see more than 6 inches (15 cm) of snow. In some areas this could ... Read morePossible record snow and cold from the Dakotas to New York. The post Possible record snow and cold from the Dakotas to New York. appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Blizzard warning for Montana
Whiteout conditions expected on Sunday for several hours. Strong winds could cause tree damage or power outages. Up to a foot of snow. The National Weather Service in Great Falls, Montana has issued a BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 2 AM TO NOON SUNDAY Periods of light snow today, then blizzard conditions and snow expected late tonight and ... Read moreBlizzard warning for Montana The post Blizzard warning for Montana appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Russia's Su-22 Might Be an Old Fighter-Bomber But She Won't Go Away Quietly
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* [image: By Merkur49 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34954981] She recently went to war in Syria. For many military watchers, the Sukhoi name is synonymous with the clean flowing lines of the Su-27, Su-30, and Su-35 series of Flanker aircraft or the squat and stubby Su-25 ground attack aircraft. However, during the majority of the Cold War, the swing-wing Su-17 (known as the Su-22 for export) formed the bulk of strike and CAS aircraft for Soviet and Warsaw Pact forces. Some of these aircraft still fly tod... more »
Should Trump Worry About the Putin-Xi Meeting?
*Doug Bandow* *China Russia, Eurasia* The Chinese-Russian bilateral relationship is better than at many points in the past, but it remains superficial. Russian president Vladimir Putin left his meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un to journey to Beijing. The former’s destination: a forum on China’s infamous Belt and Road initiative, where Putin announced the approval of a toll road tying Belarus to Kazakhstan. The more important objective, though, for the Russian leader was meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping. The former lauded Belt and Road “an extremely important initia... more »
The Russian Military's Worst Enemy (HINT: Not America)
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* A morale problem. From Borodino to Stalingrad, Russian soldiers have been willing to die to save the Motherland. But dying to save Russian billionaires? Not so eager, Comrades. Economic inequality is hurting Russian military morale, warns a Russian military commentator. Oligarchs like Roman Abramovich, worth an estimated $13 billion, are living well while ordinary Russians are not. “Imagine a situation where private Ivanov approaches the commander and says: ‘Why should I protect Abramovich’s oil rigs and shed blood for the oligarchs, if my moth... more »
Int’l Monitors: US Coalition Killed Over 1,600 Civilians During Bombing of Raqqa, Syria
[image: undefined] According to a new report issued by an independent conflict monitoring group, the US-led bombing campaign waged in 2017 to ‘liberate’ the Syrian city of Raqqa from the Islamic State (ISIS), ended up killing more than 1,600 civilians – a figure that is 10 times as high as the number of dead claimed by the US-led coalition. These numbers are according to reports submitted by Amnesty International, and Airwars, a London-based conflict monitoring group formed in 2014 to study the impact of the US-led air campaigns against target nations. After 18 months of researchin... more »
Saudi Savagery: Kingdom Beheads 16-Year-Old For Sending Whatsapp Message
[image: undefined] The controversy over Saudi Crown Prince MbS's alleged orchestration of the murder of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi has largely subsided since the government insider-turned-critic walked into the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul in early October and never walked out. But a new controversy is brewing over one of the kingdom's most controversial practices: Its mass-beheadings of men convicted of 'terrorism' charges, typically members of the Shiite minority living in the eastern part of the kingdom. Saudi Arabia has long practiced execution by beheading. But this yea... more »
Trump's Crusaders March To War
[image: undefined] The world is still reeling in horror from the deadly Sri Lanka bombings that may have been the work of Islamic State madmen. Poor Sri Lanka has suffered so much after three decades of civil war and communal strife. We weep for this beautiful and once gentle nation. But behind the horror in Sri Lanka, a huge crisis was building up of which the world has so far taken insufficient notice: renewed tensions in the oil-producing Gulf. This is the latest attempt by the United States to crush Iran’s independent-minded government and return it to American tutelage. The T... more »
Trump’s Crusaders March To War
Trump’s irrational quest to crush Iran could very well turn the rest of the world against Washington. But Trump & Co. don’t seem to care. Someone must tell Trump’s out of control administration to stop trying to overthrow governments it does not like around the globe and promoting itself as the Second Coming of Christ.
Five Eyez Newz - New Zealand not "towing the line"....and more countries that could experience "mass casualty events" in the next little while
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern walks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 1. (Andy Wong/Associated Press) Today's headline from the CBC is interesting from a number of standpoints: "New Zealand: the Five Eyes ally that came up short in Canada's Huawei dispute" According to the CBC so-called "journalists' [but who are, in fact, MosCSISd toadies] if you don't get on whatever punitive bandwagon the Ziofascist globalist Deep State is running at the moment...you're "*coming up short*". You're not "*pu... more »
New York Times Publishes Brutally Antisemitic Cartoon….
The rather alarming aspect here is the multiple layers of editorial review and approval this had to pass through. This is not simply an example of bad judgement, this is a clear reflection of the ideology within the publication. Not … Continue reading →
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