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Kurds And The Syrian Regime Battle For Wheat
In a country where millions depend on bread as a staple food to survive, crops from Syria's northeastern breadbasket region of Hasakeh are in high demand AFP *France 24:* *In Syria's breadbasket, Kurds and regime battle for wheat* Gazing over his wheat field in northeastern Syria, farmer Adel Othman expects a bumper crop this year, but two rival authorities squabbling over his harvest have dashed his enthusiasm. After successive droughts and eight years of civil war, both the local Kurdish authorities and the Damascus regime are desperate to buy up his region's produce to feed th... more »
Ex Monsanto Executive Helped Reverse Phase-Out of GMOs and Neonics in US Wildlife Refuges
A former Monsanto executive serving as a political appointee within the U.S. Department of the Interior used her position to further the agrochemical giant’s agenda promoting the use of bee-harming pesticides, known as neonicotinoids, and genetically modified crops (GMOs), according to filings posted today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Last August, at the […] The post Ex Monsanto Executive Helped Reverse Phase-Out of GMOs and Neonics in US Wildlife Refuges appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
Vaccine Rhetoric vs. Reality—Keeping Vaccination’s Unflattering Track Record Secret
Officialdom’s wish to keep vaccination’s unflattering track record out of the public eye is nothing new and there is a chasm between vaccine rhetoric and reality for most if not all vaccines. However, four vaccines offer especially instructive before-and-after case studies. The post Vaccine Rhetoric vs. Reality—Keeping Vaccination’s Unflattering Track Record Secret appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Is This a Real Vintage Ad for ‘Arden Weenus Meat Softener’?
"It’s scary to see something I did purely to entertain friends become someone else’s reality."
Did U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar Say “We Are Here to Take Over America”?
Not only is the quote made up, it runs counter to several public statements Omar has made on the topic of being both Muslim and American.
It Took 7 Bombs and 10 Torpedoes To Kill the Biggest Battleship Ever
*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Asia* [image: By Hasuya Hirohata - http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6421019045/m/1221005465/p/1. This photo is part of the records in the Yamato Museum (PG061427). Search with the kanji characters of Yamato (大和) for the name (second field), and 昭和 for the perio] The story. *Yamato and its task force, designated the Surface Special Attack Force, departed Tokuyama, Japan on April 6, proceeding due south to transit the Bungo Strait. American forces had already been alerted to the Ten-Go operation, thanks to cracked Japanese military codes, and two ... more »
F-15X vs.F-35: The Air Force Debate That Is Dominating the Headlines
*Rick Berger* *Security, * In the end, the debate over choosing to buy F-15Xs or more F-35s is important but pales in comparison to much more consequential public debates that Congress and the Pentagon should be having. For instance, how will the Air Force achieve its 386-squadron goal for overall combat capability under the flat defense budgets proposed by the Trump administration? Since the March release of the 2020 defense budget, the Pentagon’s decision to purchase new F-15X fighters to replace geriatric F-15Cs has occupied a disproportionate share of defense coverage, analys... more »
Why We’re a Culture of Addicts
*Leslie Garrett * - Is addiction the result of nature or nurture?
COULD THE MEDIA PLEASE STOP TREATING THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN'S EMPTY BRAGGADOCIO AS NEWS?
Media critics regularly note that it's bad form for a news organization to reproduce a Donald Trump lie without an immediate refutation, especially in a headline -- it helps spread the disinformation. But Trump doesn't have a monopoly on falsehood. The folks running his campaign may not be liars exactly, but they've mastered the art of injecting their absurd boasts into the discourse -- like this one, which CNN jut retransmitted: *Exclusive: Trump campaign considering putting resources in Oregon* Really? The Trump campaign thinks it has a shot in *Oregon?* Fortunately, CNN's Dana Ba... more »
Anne Lewis : STORY & VIDEO PODCAST | Asilo, terror, and el futuro #2: Feliz cumpleaños número 18
Basado en casos documentados por Jennifer Harbury… ASILO, TERROR Y EL FUTURO #2 Feliz Cumpleaños Número 18 from Anne Lewis on Vimeo. Por Anne Lewis | The Rag Blog | 11 de Junio, 2019 Leer este articulo en inglés. Lee … finish reading Anne Lewis : *STORY & VIDEO PODCAST* | Asilo, terror, and el futuro #2: Feliz cumpleaños número 18
Anne Lewis : STORY & VIDEO PODCAST | Asylum, terror, and the future #2: Happy 18th Birthday
Based on case stories of Jennifer Harbury… ASYLUM, TERROR, and the FUTURE #2 Happy 18th Birthday from Anne Lewis on Vimeo. By Anne Lewis | The Rag Blog | June 11, 2019 Read this article in Spanish. Read and watch … finish reading Anne Lewis : *STORY & VIDEO PODCAST* | Asylum, terror, and the future #2: Happy 18th Birthday
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/11/2019
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Trade “Tariff-heavy U.S. trade policies are triggering financial strains in supply chains. Some companies have run up inventories of raw materials or finished goods to get around impending levies while others have offered customers longer payment terms to help them adjust to increasingly uncertain costs” [Wall Street Journal]. “the measures […]
Russia And Syrian Military Forces Prepare To Seize The Last Cities Controlled By Rebel Forces
The rebel stronghold of northwest Syria has come under deadly regime bombardment in recent weeks [File: Anas AL-dyab/AFP] *Washington Examiner:* *Russia prepares ‘crushing’ offensive in Syria* Russian forces are preparing a military operation to help Syrian dictator Bashar Assad reclaim the last major cities held by rebel forces and terrorists, according to Moscow’s top diplomat. "Terrorists systematically stage provocations and attack the positions of the Syrian army and communities and also the Russian air base Hmeymim with multiple rocket systems and drones,” Russian Foreign Min... more »
Can climate modelers be serious?
The public has no clue what a mathematical model actually is, how they work or what they can and can not do. The post Can climate modelers be serious? appeared first on CFACT.
Right On Cue...The 'New ISIS Threat' In Afghanistan
Afghanistan - the "good war" that never ends. Just when it seemed the US was making progress toward ending the longest war in its history, a new bad guy has emerged that, we are told, is far more threatening than the guys we've been fighting for 20 years. Forget the Taliban! We have to stay in Afghanistan to fight ISIS! Meanwhile, Trump has dropped more bombs on Afghanistan this year alone than Obama's average over five years. War is good for business. Tune in to today's Liberty Report:
Nuclear News
National and state level efforts to prop up an ailing nuclear industry are described as "Chernobyl Socialism" by Wasserman: Wasserman, Harvey (2019, June). Ohio's "Chernobyl Socialism" Would Hand $20 Million to Seven Utility Scammers. Reader Supported News, https://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/57020-rsn-ohios-qchernobyl-socialismq-would-hand-20-million-to-seven-utility-scammers Wasserman's points are especially well-taken when one considers the risks posed by aging nuclear reactors in the midwest now facing near-record rising levels: Smith, Mitch (2019, June 10) Paralys... more »
Would You Pay 47% More To Eliminate Child Labor From Your Cocoa?
No one is for child labor but people are unfailingly for lower prices rather than higher. That is why the organic industry is a tiny fraction of the overall food market. With no benefit other than paeans to health halos or holistic beliefs about urban people about farming, most remain unconvinced. What if it eliminated child labor? Nearly everyone would agree to that - unless they believe paying more would just lead to more profits by exploiters in developing nations. read more
Review M1 Abrams vs T-72 Ural, Operation Desert Storm 1991
*Review Zaloga, Steven, **M1 Abrams vs T-72 Ural, Operation Desert Storm 1991**, Oxford, New York: Osprey, 2009* Osprey’s duel series is supposed to explain a battle pitting two iconic tanks against each other. *M1 Abrams vs T-72 Ural* by famed military historian Steven Zaloga focuses upon the 1991 Gulf War and specifically the American attack into the Iraqi flank meant to cut off Saddam Hussein’s forces so that they couldn’t escape from Kuwait. Unlike many in the duel series this one covers two major confrontations where US Abrams and Iraqi T-72 tanks actually fought each other. ... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 11
1925 Head of League of Nations Mosul Commission called King Faisal a “poor creature” 1925 British intel report Iraqi govt picked MPs privately Political parties had no power and no programs 1972 Saddam went to France Finalized oil deal Said French holdings in Iraq would be last to be nationalized Also said Iraq wanted to buy weapons 1984 2nd time UN got Iran and Iraq to agree to not attack each others cities Didn’t last (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq... more »
US House Judiciary Chairman Nadler Statement for Hearing on “Lessons from the Mueller Report: Presidential Obstruction and Other Crimes”
US House Judiciary “Chairman Nadler Statement for Hearing on “Lessons from the Mueller Report: Presidential Obstruction and Other Crimes” Jun … Continue reading →
Resolution to Authorize US House Judiciary Committee to Enforce Subpoenas Through Civil Litigation Under Consideration Today
US House Rules Committee Chair McGovern’s Resolution to be considered today, according to House Judiciary Committee Chair Nadler: “we consider … Continue reading →
“China Joe” Biden Will Reverse and Call China Geopolitical Threat…
According to two media reports democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden is scheduled to completely reverse his position on China, and outline the Asian nation as a global geopolitical threat in an Iowa speech today. That’s not a reversal or a … Continue reading →
Russian MoD Releases Cockpit Video Of A Su-27 ‘Escorting’ U.S. And Swedish Spy Planes
*TASS: **Russia’s Su-27 fighter intercepts US, Swedish spy jets over the Baltic Sea* The Baltops-2019 NATO naval drills are held on June 9-21 in the southern part of the Baltic Sea MOSCOW, June 11. /TASS/. A Su-27 fighter jet was scrambled on Monday to intercept US and Swedish reconnaissance planes near Russia’s border over the Baltic Sea where NATO is holding drills, and escorted the jets to prevent the violation of Russia’s state border, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. "On June 10, the Russian airspace control services over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea detected t... more »
Why are Democrats against school choice?
Every student in the Milwaukee Cristo Rey Jesuit High School graduating class will be the first in their family accepted to college. All 85 graduates received at least two acceptances to four-year colleges. Almost all the students are Hispanic, and almost all attend the school on taxpayer-funded vouchers through the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. Why are so many on the left against choice in education? Is it because it succeeds? http://jesuitsmidwest.org/news-detail?TN=NEWS-20190607125636 http://jesuitsmidwest.org/news-detail?TN=NEWS-20190529042416 The Columbus Cristo Rey op... more »
Is there womb discrimination?
Democrats are OK with discrimination because of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or disability as long as it results in the death of an inconvenient baby in the womb. Democrats have been brutal to Justice Clarence Thomas as long as I can remember, but it has only made him stronger. https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/06/05/clarence-thomas-shows-lefts-hypocrisy-on-discrimination/
Build Your Own Intermediary Liability Law: A Kit for Policy Wonks of All Ages
*New Controversies in Intermediary Liability Law* Daphne Keller In recent years, lawmakers around the world have proposed a lot of new intermediary liability (IL) laws. Many have been miscalibrated – risking serious collateral damage without necessarily using the best means to advance lawmakers’ goals. That shouldn’t be a surprise. IL isn’t like tax law or farm subsidies. Lawmakers, particularly in the United States, haven’t thought much about IL in decades. They have little institutional knowledge about which legal dials and knobs can be adjusted, and what consequences to expect. ... more »
Japan and U.S. officials hold talks to advance trade negotiations
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11-Jun-2019 Officials from Japan and the United States started a two-day meeting Monday in Washington to advance negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement.
Thailand seeks restart of trade negotiations with EU
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11-Jun-2019 Thailand is ready to resume negotiations for a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) once the new government is established, as officials seek to offset the decline in global trade, according to a leading trade official.
Annette Vissing-Jorgensen on Fed policy and interest rates
I attended a recent Fed conference in Chicago, which was charged with the task of re-evaluating the monetary policy regime. I had very mixed feelings about the conference. On the plus side: 1. It’s a very good thing that the Fed is taking seriously the need to re-think policy in light of the zero bound […] The post Annette Vissing-Jorgensen on Fed policy and interest rates appeared first on Econlib.
Dixie Brands to enter Oklahoma marijuana market through deal with Globus
Dixie Brands, a Denver-based consumer packaged goods company, said it is entering the Oklahoma medical cannabis market through a manufacturing and distribution agreement with Globus Holdings. Oklahoma marks the sixth state where Dixie has operations. The company trades on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the ticker symbol DIXI. There are roughly 130,000 medical marijuana patients in […] Dixie Brands to enter Oklahoma marijuana market through deal with Globus is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
New Mexico regulators suggest new cap on medical cannabis production
New Mexico is proposing new medical marijuana production rules that the state said are designed to shore up supplies to its MMJ program without flooding the rapidly expanding market. Here’s what you need to know: The Department of Health published a proposal Tuesday to limit medical cannabis cultivation to 1,750 mature plants per licensed producer. […] New Mexico regulators suggest new cap on medical cannabis production is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Houthi Rebels Launch Drone Attack Against Saudi Arabia Airbase
Saudi Arabia Air Force intercepts Houthi drone. Image Credit: Twitter *Al Jazeera:** Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted two Houthi drones* *The drones targeted Khamis Mushait in the kingdom's south but caused no damage or casualties, Saudi Arabia says.* Saudi air defence forces on Monday intercepted two drones launched by Houthi rebels from neighbouring Yemen, state media reported, as the Iran-aligned group steps up attacks on the kingdom. The drones targeted Khamis Mushait in the kingdom's south and caused no damage or casualties, the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said i... more »
A lifeline through the desert
Here's a fascinating short film (about 10 minutes long) from National Geographic about the trans-Sahara railway in Mauritania. There's some great cinematography, but the story itself is one of commercial transformation in the midst of age-old tradition. We forget how something as simple as a railway line can transform a culture, and perhaps a nation, over time. However, it can only do so much. At present, parts of Mauritania are plagued by the same instability and terrorism that are affecting the rest of the Sahel. Clearly, despite operating since 1963, the Mauritania Railw... more »
Fake News You Won’t See Banned
Fake news is only deleted if it challenges the progressive left. If it supports their position, no problem. (Source) Please Like, Share, Subscribe, Re-Blog and Comment Advertisements
Facebook Deletes ‘Natural News’ Facebook Page Shortly After Publishing Anti-Global Warming Video
Facebook has deleted the popular “Natural News” Facebook page according to recent reports. The Daily Beast reports that Facebook removed the popular Natural News Facebook page, which had nearly 3 million followers, this week. In an article posted on Infowars, the administrator of the Natural News page Mike Adams wrote: “In response to a coordinated, heavily-funded smear … Continue reading "Facebook Deletes ‘Natural News’ Facebook Page Shortly After Publishing Anti-Global Warming Video"
Tinyhouse Prepper Does A Nice Summary Of Global Warming BS
A 'Tinyhouse Prepper' looks at Global Warming and finds he needs to prepare for a Grand Solar Minimum, Global Cooling, and crop losses. Continue reading →
UN Watchdog: Iran Has Accelerated Its Enrichment Of Uranium
*Daily Mail:* *Iran has accelerated its enrichment of uranium putting it on track to breach the nuclear deal, UN watchdog says* * Yukiya Amano says Tehran has accelerated production of fuel-grade uranium * Move does not automatically put Iran in breach of nuclear pact, but sets it on track to breach stockpile limits set under the deal * Iran set July 7 deadline to breach deal unless it receives benefits it was promised * German foreign minister visited Tehran this week in attempt to salvage the pact Iran has followed through on a threat to accelerate its production of enriched ur... more »
Honey Bee Colonies Across Europe Plunge 16%, Says Study
*Tyler Durden* - The pollinator insect crises continues to deepen.
YouTube’s Bad Week and the Limitations of Laboratories of Online Governance
Source: Flickr/Kaius Coolman The techlash has well and truly arrived on YouTube’s doorstep. On June 3, the New York Times reported on research showing that YouTube’s recommendation algorithm serves up videos of young people to viewers who appear to show sexual interest in children. In any other week this might have been a huge public controversy, but the news was consumed instead by a very different content moderation blow-up. Centering around the meaning of YouTube’s harassment and hate speech policies and whether a right-wing commentator with nearly four million subscribers had ... more »
Can Congress Fine Federal Officials Under Its Contempt Power?
U.S. Capitol Building. Source: Wikimedia The current tug of war between the executive branch and Congress has revived interest in the exact scope of congressional investigative power. On May 6, the House Judiciary Committee voted to recommend that Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of Congress for his refusal to provide the committee with an unredacted version of the special counsel’s report. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff had already stated that the House is willing to resort to unprecedented sanctions—including reviving Congress’s inherent conte... more »
Botswana legalises gay sex in landmark ruling that overturns colonial law
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Botswana has become the latest African country to decriminalise gay sex in a landmark case that ruled the law to be unconstitutional, with LGBTI activists hoping it will lead to other African countries following suit.
Cuba: Nocturnal Sighting in Matanzas (CE-1, 2005)
*Source: PLANETA UFODate: 06.11.2019* *Cuba: Nocturnal Sighting in Matanzas (CE-1, 2005)* *By Orestes Girbau* *Date*: 25 January 2005 *Time*: 10:00 pm *Witnesses*: Two passers-by *Duration*: Around 15 minutes *Weather conditions*: Clear Skies *Progress of the UFO Experience*: The witness, 51, a decorator by profession with a 9th grade education level, saw a UFO twice around the same time for two consecutive weeks, both on a Wednesday. According to the witness, the object was 5 meters long by 3 meters wide with three sources of light, rotating slowly and noiselessly. It had a rectan... more »
Cop Arrested for Forcing Woman to Perform Sex Act With Her Infant to Make Child Porn
[image: child]A cop in Louisiana has been arrested for telling a mother he'd arrest her unless she performed oral sex on her 1-year-old child as he filmed it.
World News Briefs -- June 11, 2019
A year after their historic Singapore summit, North Korea and the US seem as far apart as ever *Daily Mail:* *North Korea demands US 'rolls back its hostile policy' and warns nuclear deal agreed by Trump and Kim Jong-un is 'now on the verge of turning into a dead document' on the anniversary of their summit* * North Korea announced on Tuesday that America had shown 'arrogance' * Day before anniversary of historic summit between Trump and Kim in Singapore * Since second meeting at Hanoi in February, North Korea has shunned the US * They have accused the Americans of acting in 'bad fa... more »
Britain and America are Paying for Their Nationalist Ways
*Paul R. Pillar* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] London and Washington are engulfed in political turmoil and awash with economic problems. Current political strife in the United Kingdom and the United States has been providing a study in political pathology, partly involving parallels between the two countries and partly involving contrasts. A breakdown of party discipline in one case and blind partisanship in the other—opposite phenomena in most respects—have inflicted damage in each country, given the differences in the political system in each. A further question concern... more »
One Year After Singapore: Losing Ground on North Korean Denuclearization
*Bruce Klingner* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] For all its tough talk, the Trump administration’s maximum pressure policy was never maximum. While the Singapore summit was historic as the first meeting ever between U.S. and North Korean leaders, it failed to produce any headway toward actual denuclearization. Some initially mistook the summit pomp as progress. Indeed, President Donald Trump euphorically proclaimed “there is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea . . . I have solved that problem .” Since Singapore, however, hope has given way to skepticism. It became app... more »
Restraining the Impulse to Expel Turkey from NATO
*Gerald F. Hyman* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Tension between Washington and Ankara stems from America's frustration with Erdogan. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan provides the United States and its NATO allies regular, nearly constant, reasons to end their alliance with Turkey; indeed, he pushes them toward defining Turkey under the rule of Erdoğan as an adversary instead or an ally. The international irritants are many. First, there is Erdoğan’s accommodation of—rather than adamant antipathy toward—Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, his alignment with Russia and Iran... more »
Technology Trap: Why Britain Needs to Steer Clear of Huawei
*Chuck Cooper* *Security, Europe* [image: Reuters] 5G is certainly a game changer, and Huawei has convinced the world that 5G cannot be built without it. The reign of the United Kingdom’s Theresa May, a woman whose time in power has been, it is safe to say, a mixed success, is coming to an end. One of her final tasks as prime minister was to meet with President Donald Trump about her decision to include Huawei in the United Kingdom’s 5G network. While the government has at least promised to exclude Huawei from providing “core” parts of this network, the Daily Mail—a UK newspaper—... more »
Why Iran's New Anti-Aircraft Missile System Won't Shoot Down an F-35
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Is it even real? Iran has announced a new anti-aircraft missile system. But is it new, or a knockoff of a foreign weapon? The new surface-to-air missile is called the Khordad 15. Iran’s Defense Minister, Brigadier General Amir Hatami, said at the unveiling ceremony that the system is “capable of detecting fighter jets and combat drones from 150 kilometers [93 miles] away and of tracking them within a range of 120 kilometers [75 miles],” according to Iranian state media. “The system, he added, can also detect stealth targets at a distance of 85 kilome... more »
Argentina: UFO Photographed from Cable Car in Salta
*Source: Planeta UFO and Antonio ZuletaDate: 06.11.2019* *Argentina: A UFO photograph from Salta* *Antonio Zuleta writes*: This startling daytime UFO photo was taken by Ms. Josefina Ferrari while ascending Cerro San Bernado in a cable car. Josefina was in the company of her mother when she saw something strange near the cable car; she took out her cellphone and took some pictures. When she saw what she'd captured, she was stunned. A UFO, she wondered? She decided to send me this photograph, and I thanked her for entrusting me with her story and this solid UFO evidence. It would se... more »
Democrats Push New Strategy for Enforcing Russia Subpoenas
A resolution would make it easier to sue President Donald Trump's administration and potential witnesses.
Botswana Decriminalizes Gay Sex in Landmark Africa Case
Botswana's High Court said in its ruling that penalizing people for who they are is disrespectful and discriminatory, and that the law should not deal with private acts between consenting adults.
Feisty Virginia Primaries Closely Watched for National Trend
The state's 2017 elections were an early warning signal that a "blue wave" of opposition to President Donald Trump was headed for the 2018 U.S. midterms.
California Lawmakers Agree to Health Benefits for Immigrants
California will become the first state to pay for some adults living in the country illegally to have full health benefits.
White House Says Biden Threat Remark ‘Laughable’
After months of jabbing from afar, President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden are overlapping Tuesday in Iowa, a state that's critical to their political futures.
Kroger Recalls Some Frozen Berries Over Possible Hepatitis A Contamination
Kroger has issued a recall of their “private selection” brand frozen of berries over fears of hepatitis A virus contamination. Kroger said the contamination was discovered during a frozen berry sampling by the Food and Drug Administration, and federal officials have warned consumers to avoid the berries. The FDA is continuing to investigate to ensure […] The post Kroger Recalls Some Frozen Berries Over Possible Hepatitis A Contamination appeared first on Health Nut News.
N. Atlantic Keeps Its Cool
For the last few years, observers have been speculating about when the North Atlantic will start the next phase shift from warm to cold. Given the way 2018 went and 2019 is following, this may be the onset. First some background. An example is this report in May 2015 The Atlantic is entering a cool […]
Motorist stranded in snow on Beartooth Pass – Video
Four-wheel drive truck couldn’t even reach. Wyoming Highway Patrol was also unsuccessful. Snowdrifts 4-feet deep. It required a snowplow to finally get through and rescue him. On June 9th! Thanks to Reziac for this video The post Motorist stranded in snow on Beartooth Pass – Video appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 11, 2019
China's aircraft carrier Liaoning takes part in a military drill of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy. REUTERS *Kyodo:* *Chinese aircraft carrier again passes through southwest Japan islands* The Japanese Defense Ministry confirmed Tuesday that a Chinese aircraft carrier passed through the country's southwestern islands toward the Pacific Ocean, but there was no intrusion into Japan's territorial waters. It is the third time that the Liaoning, commissioned in 2012 as Beijing's first aircraft carrier, has sailed between Okinawa's main island and Miyako Island, according t... more »
Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Monday 10th June 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 […]
Signed by the Governor: Four New Laws Will Expand Colorado Marijuana Markets Despite Federal Prohibition
By Michael Maharrey DENVER, Colo. (June 11, 2019) – This month, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed four bills into law that will expand the legal... more »
It Isn't Just Gaslighters And Narcissts-- It's Also Fascists
I ran this *Democracy Now* video of fascism expert Jason Stanley being interviewed late last night and I don't think enough people saw it. So-- since Trump is still sitting in the White House-- here it is again. Reading Stephanie Sarkis' *Forbes* essay on how gaslights and narcissists create crises and then act like they solved them reminded me of how fascists also create crises and then act like they solved them. Perfect position for Trump-- gaslight, narcissist and fascist. Sarkis wrote that after they "solve" the crisis they invented, they "demand accolades." Sound like anyone... more »
In contrast to Assange, Russian media condemns arrest of journalist Ivan Golunov. Now FREE! (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 200. The post In contrast to Assange, Russian media condemns arrest of journalist Ivan Golunov. Now FREE! (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Apples of Discord, RT Documentary
Russia’s 2014 embargo on European food imports cut European farmers out of their second biggest export market. The post Apples of Discord, RT Documentary appeared first on The Duran.
DOJ Targets ‘NGOs And Individuals’ In Spy Agency Abuse Probe
Prime suspects would be Christopher Steele, Fusion GPS, Stephan Halper, "Azra Turk," Alexander Downer, Joseph Mifsud, along with UK and Australian intelligence services. The post DOJ Targets ‘NGOs And Individuals’ In Spy Agency Abuse Probe appeared first on The Duran.
Tulsi Gabbard Pushes No War Agenda – and the Media Is out to Kill Her Chances
Tulsi’s own military experience notwithstanding, she gives every indication of being honestly anti-war. The post Tulsi Gabbard Pushes No War Agenda – and the Media Is out to Kill Her Chances appeared first on The Duran.
L.A. trade group seeks enforcement, felonies for tainted marijuana sales
On the heels of a cannabis trade group letter last week threatening a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles over its alleged lack of enforcement against illegal marijuana shops, another MJ-focused organization sent a note to city leaders. Instead of a threat, though, the second letter was an olive branch full of policy suggestions. […] L.A. trade group seeks enforcement, felonies for tainted marijuana sales is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Soldiers vs Warriors
By Adam Kokesh Peace and freedom activist Adam Kokesh relaunches his YouTube channel with a powerful message to soldiers and activists. This new video explores... more »
Documenting police “malfeasance” in Glen Assoun’s wrongful conviction
Yesterday, Glen Assoun’s lawyer Phil Campbell filed a brief with the Supreme Court in response to a media application to unseal court documents related to his wrongful conviction. The media coalition consists of the Halifax Examiner, the CBC, and the Canadian Press. Campbell’s brief wants a partial publication ban to be placed on three people […]
Breaking: Syrian Army makes first advance in northeastern Latakia this month
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has scored their first advance inside the Latakia Governorate this month, a source from the military told Al-Masdar moments ago. According to the source, the Syrian Arab Army was able to advance at the southern axis of Kabani after peppering the jihadist defenses with missiles […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Crazy footage of the massive Houthi advance inside southern Saudi Arabia
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – The Houthi (var. Ansarallah( forces released an eight-minute-long video on Tuesday that detailed their large-scale advance inside Saudi Arabia’s Najran Province near the Yemeni border. According to the Houthi spokesperson, their forces managed to capture more than 20 military sites from the Saudi Coalition forces in a large-scale advance from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Prominent Syrian general pictured alongside Russian special forces
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – The chief commander of the Tiger Forces, Major General Suheil Al-Hassan, was recently pictured alongside the Russian special forces in the Hama Governorate. General Al-Hassan was photographed by the Anna News Agency near the front-lines in the northwestern countryside of the Hama Governorate. Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
UPDATE: Canadian Aid Worker Found Guilty of Pedophilia in Nepal
P*eter Dalglish with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau* This is an update on several posts I did last year on a Canadian man who was arrested in Nepal and charged with sexually assaulting two young men found in his home in Nepal. Details are provided in the video above. We never did find out why they were "best buds", Pedo Pete's arm casually draped over Justin's shoulder, both of them grinning. That's none of our bidness. Sure, Pete did get the usual "butt kisser" award, the* "Order of Canada".*..but that's still doesn't explain the draped arm. Please read the following snippets fro... more »
It Will Take A New Credit And Money System
[image: Foreign Currency Exchange - Photo by epSos.de] The big central banks continue to beat their way back to the quantitative easing schemes they all used to drag the London and Wall Street banks through the last crash — signalling the approach of another. The Federal Reserve, which after 10 years finally raised its discount rates in 2018, has resumed lowering them; its chair, Jerome Powell, said, don't regard the bailout measures used in the last crash as "unconventional" — they're going to be used again. After the European Central Bank supposedly left its discount rate unchange... more »
Developing Technologies for Zero-Carbon Economies
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
TRONDHEIM, Norway, Jun 11 (IPS) - Nils Røkke is Chair of European Energy Research Association and head of Sustainability at SINTEF Energy.Never before has half a degree (0.5C) meant so much for humanity. We are behaving as if we have time to deal with climate change. We don't. The main problem is that we believe we must sacrifice growth and prosperity for the sake of decarbonisation. We don't. Read the full story, “Developing Technologies for Zero-Carbon Economies”, on globalissues.org →
Driving Financialization
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
KUALA LUMPUR and PENANG, Jun 11 (IPS) - The emergence and growth of financialization from the 1980s has been driven by several factors operating at various levels – national and international, ideological and political, and of course, technological. The 1971 collapse of the Bretton Woods (BW) international monetary system arguably paved the way for financial globalization. Read the full story, “Driving Financialization”, on globalissues.org →
Wealth and Power: Andrej Babiš and Donald J. Trump
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
STOCKHOLM/ROME, Jun 11 (IPS) - When I recently visited the Czech Republic I noticed an increasing Czech opposition against their wealthy Prime Minister. Andrej Babiš has been endowed with the nickname *Babisconi* since he, like the former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, is accused of purchasing and using various means of communication for his own propaganda purposes. Apparently, this endeavour has so far been quite successful, since according to my Czech friends Babiš is still popular among a majority of their compatriots. Read the full story, “Wealth and Power: Andrej B... more »
Championing Social Changes: A Tale of Two Women
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
MADRID, Spain, Jun 11 (IPS) - Karessa Ramos is Social Media Data Analyst for BBVA Microfinance Foundation based in MadridThis is the story of two women who are positively transforming social norms in their respective societies, as part of the global movement towards gender equality. Read the full story, “Championing Social Changes: A Tale of Two Women”, on globalissues.org →
Scottish Power’s “Vast New Battery”
By Paul Homewood h/t ianprsy Has Silly Jilly moved to the Grauniad? Scottish Power is to undertake the most ambitious battery power project in Europe in an attempt to unlock the potential of the UK’s wind and solar farms. The company will connect an industrial-scale battery, the size of half a football […]
Theresa May is about to spend £1 trillion on a pointless policy. This climate madness has to end–Bjorn Lomborg
By Paul Homewood Once again, Bjorn Lomborg points out the emperor has no clothes! Chancellor Phillip Hammond was slapped down by Downing Street last week for warning that reaching net zero carbon emissions could cost the UK £1 trillion and require cuts to funding for schools, hospitals and the police force. Climate change […]
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Heather Mallick discusses the pattern of right-wing governments obsessing over undoing the good done by their predecessors, rather than paying the slightest attention to the public interest. And Mariana Mazzucato and Josh Ryan-Collins examine (PDF) about the importance of having leaders who work on building public value, rather than reacting only to perceived market failures. - Matthew Yglesias points out that a contrast in views over public policy which further enriches the wealthy represents one of the most promising wedge issues to split... more »
Biden Can Hide But He Can't Run
Status Quo Ante Uncle Joe's campaign has made the mistake of letting one pool reporter cover each of his big-dollar fundraisers in the interests of fairness and transparency. On Monday night, Biden reportedly reassured a group of wealthy donors and lobbyists that he thinks quite well of the oligarchs whose interests they (and he) represent. *"Wall Street and significant bankers and people, they're all positive, they can be positive influences in the country. But they didn't build the country. The middle class built the country."* As for the Republican senators now so mysteriously i... more »
Breaking Washington's Addiction to War
[image: undefined] - *Join Ron Paul and Guest Speakers for another great RPI Washington Conference!* Washington is in a constant state of war frenzy. The question of how to manage global challenges seems to be always met with the same answer: threaten sanctions and move military assets. Thus, the US sends carrier strike groups toward Iran, into the Black Sea, into the South China Sea, and elsewhere to make it clear that force is the only language spoken by the United States government and its national security apparatus. US sanctions cripple a targeted country's economy, p... more »
Remember Haiti
Massive protests in Haiti are still going on.... Thousands of people took to the streets of Port-au-Prince demanding that the US puppet, corrupt Jovenel Moise resign from office. You have not likely seen anything about this in the mainstream corporate media. Cynthia McKinney writes: We might be witnessing the Third Haitian Revolution: Haitians take to the streets demanding to know what happened to the billions [in aid money]? Haitians also need to Kick Out the do-nothing NGOs as the money class flees the country.
Gender Inequality Has Been Around Since The Stone Age
The Neolithic period, the end of the Stone Age and the beginning of civilizations, began about 12,000 years ago with the advent of agriculture in the Epipalaeolithic Near East. It spread to other parts of the world. It provides not just the first evidence of farming, it also provides early evidence of gender inequality. according to a paper by researchers from the Department of Prehistory and Archaeology at the University of Seville who study prehistoric societies in the Neolithic Period in the Iberian Peninsula. read more
A Microscope - What A Wonderful Toy
I have always been fascinated by optical instruments that provide magnified views of Nature: microscopes, binoculars, telescopes. As a child I badly wanted to watch the Moon, planets, and stars, and see as much detail as I could on all possible targets; at the same time, I avidly used a toy microscope to watch the microworld. So it is not a surprise to find out I have grown up into a particle physicist - I worked hard to put myself in a vantage position from where I can study the smallest building blocks of matter with the most powerful microscope ever constructed, the Large Hadron ... more »
600 Plant Species Extinct (0.15%) NOT 'Bad News For All Species' - Scary And Clickbait BBC News - Annotated
This article is scaring people, with the usual “all going to be extinct soon ” hype that we have had so many stories about this year. It is running in many news sources. I am not singling out the BBC as such but many people have come to rely on the BBC as a respected source on such matters so I'm taking them as an example. Similar remarks apply to most journalism in this topic area recently. In this case most of the articles were more measured, and the BBC one unusually was the most click bait of them all. read more
Declining June 11th Temperatures In The US
Prior to 60 years ago, June 11 was often a very hot day in the US, but hot weather on this date is unusual now outside of the desert southwest. The trend is not just for June 11, but for … Continue reading →
Kosovo’s Great Martyr (IV)
Part I Part II Part III The Cult from 1690 until 1800 Between the fall of the Serbian lands under the Ottoman lordship in the mid-15th c. and the First Serbian Uprising against the Turks at the beginning of the 19th c. (1804−1813),[i] the 1690 First Great Serbian Migration was the […]
Instead of Ticketing Elderly Woman for Tall Grass, This Cop Mowed it For Her
[image: grass]Instead of fining an elderly woman for her tall grass or arresting her, a Minnesota cop used discretion and kindness and mowed it for her.
Fmr Senator Murdered in Her Home After Reportedly Uncovering Gov’t Child Trafficking Ring
[image: senator]A former state senator from Arkansas was gunned down at her home just before she was reportedly going to blow the whistle on a government-run child trafficking ring.
Investigating the investigative reporters: Bad news from Down Under
Michael J. Socolow, Associate Professor, Communication and Journalism, University of Maine at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
An American media scholar studying in Australia looks at the protections offered by the two countries for investigative reporting, raising crucial questions about journalism's role in democracy.
Migrants will pay the price of Mexico's tariff deal with Trump
Luis Gómez Romero, Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
Mexico says it emerged from tariff negotiations in Washington with its 'dignity intact.' But that dignity comes at great cost to the migrants fleeing extreme violence in Central America.
Why Sudan's deadly crackdown on protesters could escalate in coming weeks
Joshua Lambert, Ph.D Candidate in Security Studies, University of Central Florida at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
History shows that when government elites believe that there is a risk that they may lose control of the capital, they escalate targeted violence against civilians.
ALP invoice reveals 'expenses' payment to golden boy of NSW Labor
Labor leadership contender Chris Minns was studying in the United States when he received $5,000 moving expenses from the party, part of a $100,000 donation from an association with deep links to the Chinese Communist Party.
Leaked video reveals life for Julian Assange inside maximum-security prison
Just In - 13 hours ago
The five-and-a-half minute clip purportedly shows a gaunt WikiLeaks founder chatting to other prisoners inside London's Belmarsh prison, despite it being forbidden to have filming or recording devices inside a prison.
I think the Vatican - and chromosomes - have the right of it
Speaking the truth, in the face of popular rejection of it, has never been easy or safe; but if one wants to be honest, it has to be done. I commend the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education for doing precisely that. The Vatican condemned gender theory on Monday as part of a “confused concept of freedom”, saying in a new document that the idea of gender being determined by personal feeling rather than biology was an attempt to “annihilate nature”. LGBT rights advocates denounced the 30-page document, called “Male and Female He Created Them”, as harmful and confusing, sayi... more »
Why U.S. Special Forces Would Love the A-29 Super Tucano
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The A-29 is turboprop light attack aircraft designed and built by Embraer which has been helping the Afghan Air Force battle insurgents for many years in Afghanistan. It has received rave reviews regarding its performance in theater as a platform which can support ground troops fighting enemies or insurgents. Members of Congress would like to see a more expansive use of the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft in various global hotspots as a way to support US Special Operations Forces and continue needed counterinsurgency efforts. The A-29 is turboprop light att... more »
See How Russia Is Selling Lots of Military Hardware Around the Globe
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Can this trend continue? Spurred by a revised business strategy and favorable international climate, Russia’s chief arms exporter-- Rosoboronexport-- is seeing record profits. Rosoboronexport has sold 5.7 billion dollars worth of weapons since the beginning of 2019, setting the Russian defense industry up for its strongest-grossing year decades. Though 2019 is shaping up to be a particularly profitable earnings period on the heels of Moscow’s multi-billion dollar *S-400 deal *with Ankara, this cannot be dismissed as a one-off occurrence. Currently ... more »
This 2015 Wargame Proves the F-35 Would Crush Russia in an Air War
*War Is Boring* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usairforce/5951820142/sizes/o/] Here is the proof. On June 29, 2015, we saw what seemed like a fairly damning flight test report leaked to War Is Boring — where a F-35A test pilot was unable to triumph over a ’70s-era F-16D with two external tanks in a close-in mock dogfight. In the report, the unnamed pilot noted the F-35’s lack of energy maneuverability and its restrictive flight control software led to it being unable to turn the tables against the Viper. He also criticized the aircraft’s lack of rearwa... more »
"SEGREGATION" AND SCOLD: The "segregated schools" of New York (State)!
*TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2019Empire (State) of the scolds:* On March 3, 2014, readers of The Daily Beast were handed a pleasing jolt. The possibly pleasing Beast report had been written by "Conor P. Williams, PhD." Williams was identified as "a Senior Researcher in the Education Policy Program at New America." Williams was describing a new report from The Civil Rights Project, a high-profile institute which was founded at Harvard, then migrated to UCLA. The pleasing jolt delivered to readers concerned, or at least seemed to concern, New York City's public schools. According to the Civi... more »
Responses to Critics-- Part Five: On Publian republicanism and boiling frogs
For the symposium on Sanford Levinson and Jack M. Balkin, Democracy and Dysfunction (University of Chicago Press, 2019). It is finally time to conclude my response. Let me express my thanks one final time to everyone who responded. I found each and every one interesting and illuminating. Steve Griffin exhibits puzzlement at my "frequent recourse to eighteenth-century republicanism as the normative standard to evaluate our present political and constitutional order." This is certainly fair comment. The social world underlying that republicanism is long-since dead, and we are pr... more »
New Cars To Be Equipped With Breathalyzers, Drivers Given Mental Health Assessments
By MassPrivateI If you thought the TAPS Act was bad, wait until you read this. Our politicians are hard at work introducing bills that promise to turn... more »
The physics of evaporation explained – pressure is the key factor
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Not what some might have imagined perhaps. Researchers found that temperature difference between the surface and the liquid was less important than ‘the difference in pressure between the liquid surface and the ambient vapor’. For the first time, MIT scientists have analyzed the evaporation process in detail at a…
Cubans Are Frustrated With Their Internet
*AFP:* *Cubans left frustrated by slow and costly internet rollout* Havana (AFP) - Six months on from the euphoria that greeted full internet access for mobile phones on the communist-run island, frustrated Cubans complain it is too expensive, too slow and crippled by government censorship. Hundreds have joined a Twitter campaign to call for affordable rates. "We are hungry, hungry for information, hungry for online surfing, hungry for knowledge and intellectual freedom," summed up one user. "It's not possible that the internet is a luxury in the 21st Century," said another campa... more »
Radiohead to Release Stolen Music for Climate Campaigners
Instead of paying a ransom for a trove of unreleased music, Radiohead says it will release it in aid of an environmental activist group.
U.S. Military Researchers Are Studying How Nutrition And Certain Drugs Can Enhance Sodiers Fighting In Combat
The Consumer Research Team at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center has posted an online questionnaire that will help the center's Combat Feeding Directorate determine the direction it will take with future operational rations. (Photo Credit: Michael Stepien, NSRDEC Combat Feeding Directorate) *Washington Times:* *Pentagon eyes controversial diet in bid to build more lethal warriors* *Ditching carbs may be the key to military success in America’s future wars.* Top Pentagon officials say research has shown that human bodies in ketosis — the goal of the po... more »
Out of the pool
I think it is time to fire any politician in Washington who is forgetting why they are there. We could start with the White House incumbent and then take out hundreds of members of Congress in both Houses. I understand … Continue reading →
TIME Magazine Reports How 5G Will Increase Our Already High Levels of E-Waste and Why This Isn’t Green
By B.N. Frank Activist Post has reported before about how digital, electronic, and wireless technology has created an already huge and increasing environmental E-Waste problem... more »
Part 1: Syria's Northern Border- Hot Spot Getting Hotter
*The northern border of Syria seems to be in extreme turmoil- from the Mediterranean to the Iraqi border. Easiest way to address all that’s ongoing is to simply list numerically, but, spread it over a two part post- I've lots of ground to cover.* *1- A Hot Spot Is Getting Hotter* *North East Maneuvers* * "Turkish, U.S., and European maneuvers continue around northern Syria, where the fighting has escalated.* *The unconventional diplomatic and military choreography over northeastern Syria continues unabated between Ankara and Washington, and it involves European states as well, a... more »
Revealed: Americans Care More About Social Needs Than Deficits
A recent poll from the Democracy Collaborative and YouGov reveals that most Americans are ready to spend more for social needs, even if it raises the deficit.
Uh… What Did Pompeo Mean When He Vowed To “Push Back” Against Corbyn?
The notion that Jeremy Corbyn advances antisemitism is literally just some gibberish the smear merchants made up to prevent the rise of a politician who threatens to upset existing power structures. The post Uh… What Did Pompeo Mean When He Vowed To “Push Back” Against Corbyn? appeared first on The Duran.
Judicial Watch Sues U.S. Dept. of Justice Regarding Bruce Ohr & Peter Strzok
By Catherine J. Frompovich The press room at Judicial Watch sent out a Press Release June 7, 2019 wherein JW stated: DOJ Documents Show Bruce... more »
Judge Orders British Man Opposing 5G Released from Jail – Attempts to Silence Him Failed
by John P. Thomas Health Impact News Anti 5-G Educator from England – Arrested and Jailed but not Silenced Mark Steele, from England, has been making headlines for telling the truth about the dangers of 5-G. He has been trying to educate the Gateshead community and its Council about the serious risks of 5-G technology. […] The post Judge Orders British Man Opposing 5G Released from Jail – Attempts to Silence Him Failed appeared first on Health Nut News.
Majority Of American Women Age 18-54 Would Prefer Living In A Socialist Country
*Daily Mail:* *Socialism is losing its stigma thanks to Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez as a MAJORITY of American women age 18-54 would prefer it to living in a capitalist country* * 55 per cent of U.S. women between age 18 and age 54 would prefer to live in a socialist society rather than a capitalist one ,polling data from mid-April show * That number is 40 per cent for men and women combined, underscoring a deep gender schism * Self-described Democratic socialists like New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders have brought socialism back in vogue * Americ... more »
Next Batch Of F-35As Will Be Cheaper
*Defense News:* *Lockheed, Pentagon reach handshake agreement on next F-35 lot, paving the way for an $80M jet next year* WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Department of Defense have reached a handshake agreement on the next lot of F-35 joint strike fighters, an agreement that for the first time includes options for customers to purchase additional aircraft over the next few years. In a statement, Pentagon acquisition head Ellen Lord called the agreement, worth $34 billion over lots 12, 13 and 14 for 478 aircraft, a “historic milestone.” The agreement includes 157 jets in... more »
The First and Second Founders in Conservative Thought
For the symposium on Ken Kersch, Conservatives and the Constitution (Cambridge University Press, 2019). Chief Justice John Robert’s dissenting opinion in *Patchak v. Zinke* (2018) makes a remarkable claim. The issue in that case was whether Congress could strip federal courts of jurisdiction over cases already pending in those tribunals. The majority relied in part on *Ex parte McCardle* (1868), which dismissed a case after oral argument but before judgment on the ground that Congress had repealed the federal law granting jurisdiction. Roberts’s dissent in *Patchak *urged a ve... more »
Turkey Is Considering The Russian Su-57 Or Chinese J-31 Jets To Replace F-35s
© Sputnik / Ilya Pitalev *Ahval:* *Turkey considers Russian Su-57, Chinese J-31 jets to replace F-35s - Yeni Şafak* Turkey’s security bureaucracy already has alternative plans in case the United States halts the delivery of the F-35 jets over Ankara’s decision to buy S-400 missile systems and has been considering Russian Su-57 or Chinese J-31 stealth fighters as possible options, pro-government Yeni Şafak daily said on Sunday. As a last move of Washington’s increased pressure on Ankara to cancel the S-400 deal with Moscow, the Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan sen... more »
La Thaïlande va reprendre les négociations de l'ALE avec l'UE
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
11-Jun-2019 Le ministère thaïlandais du Commerce a annoncé le 11 juin que le pays discuterait avec l'Union européenne de l'impact du Brexit et relancerait les négociations sur un accord de libre-échange (ALE) entre les deux parties lors de la 14e réunion du Groupe de travail UE - Thaïlande prévu pour le 14 juin à Bruxelles, en Belgique.
U.S. Ends Turkish Pilot F-35 Training
*Daily Sabah*: *Turkey slams US resolution, chafes at pressure over S-400 deal as F-35 pilots grounded* Turkey has slammed an "unacceptable" U.S. resolution and expressed concern about the alliance between Ankara and Washington, saying a U.S. House of Representatives' resolution condemning Ankara's purchase of Russian air defense missile systems and urging potential sanctions was unacceptably threatening. The resolution "Expressing Concern for the United States-Turkey Alliance" approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday does not comply with the deep-rooted friendship... more »
DONALD TRUMP, SECOND-TERM RECLUSE?
Writing for *The New York Times,* Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman hint at a question that they never quite ask: Why the hell is President Trump going to Iowa? Late at night, using his old personal cellphone number, President Trump has been calling former advisers who have not heard from him in years, eager to discuss his standing in the polls against the top Democrats in the field — specifically Joseph R. Biden Jr., whom he describes in those conversations as “too old” and “not as popular as people think.” ... Mr. Biden seems to have gotten into the president’s head — at least for ... more »
Chart: Massachusetts recreational marijuana sales approach $140 million
After six full months of operations, Massachusetts adult-use marijuana sales continue to rise, with aggregate sales approaching $140 million through the last week in May. The market enjoyed a solid launch the week of Thanksgiving 2018, and Massachusetts retailers have seen average month-over-month sales increases of 21% between December 2018 – the first full month of […] Chart: Massachusetts recreational marijuana sales approach $140 million is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
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*A big stir over trivia* Yearbooks are meant to preserve. To flash-freeze memories from yesteryear, providing a snapshot in time, decades down the line. For better or worse. In recent weeks, several area high schools have pulled or reprinted the coveted keepsakes due to controversial photos and quotes within their pages, forcing schools to foot the bill and tread carefully into new territory. Among the major concerns: The “OK” hand gesture. The once-harmless symbol took on new meaning after a 2017 social media hoax by a right-wing group who spread word that it symbolized whit... more »
Japan Says Its F-35A Pilot Was Likely Disoriented Before Fatal Crash In April
*CNN*: *Japan F-35 fighter crash: Pilot suffered 'spatial disorientation'* The sudden crash of a Japanese F-35 stealth fighter into the Pacific Ocean in April this year was likely caused by the "spatial disorientation" of its pilot, the country's defense minister said Monday. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force jet, among the world's most sophisticated aircraft, disappeared from radar while on a training mission with three other F-35s off northern Japan on April 9. There was no indication from the jet's pilot, Maj. Akinori Hosomi, of any problems with the aircraft before contact was ... more »
Role of Gossiping in Human Progress
Depiction of the Stone Age, by Viktor VasnetsovHuman beings have a natural and unusual ability for making great progress by indulging in acts that are trivial. It is likely that the wheel was invented around 70,000 years ago when a group of children started using a circular piece of wood or stone as their new toy. After years of watching their children play around with circular objects, some of the grownups realized that the wheel could be used to transport heavy loads across large distances. Boats, bows and arrows, oil lamps, and needles (which are essential for sewing animal skin... more »
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*More than 500 species of plants have disappeared in the past 250 years potentially robbing us of sources for future drugs, new research reveals* *Only 500? I think it was a million last time I heard. Nobody knows in reality. In 2016, scientists reported that 1 trillion species are estimated to be on Earth currently with only one-thousandth of one percent described. But 500 extinctions is reasonable for the time period concerned. On some estimates 99% of all species that have ever lived are now extinct. Extinctions are a regular natural occurrence. And no extinction has ... more »
The Emperor Of Toronto
Doug Ford was elected premier of Ontario. But, Tom Walkom writes, he really wants to be Emperor of Toronto: Ford’s fascination with Toronto is not new. It revealed itself immediately after the election last year that saw his Progressive Conservatives take power at Queen’s Park. That’s when, out of the blue, he decided to dramatically cut back the size of Toronto’s city council. Was he settling scores? Was he fulfilling a downsizing dream that had eluded him when he and his brother Rob were members of that council? Who knows his motive? The point is that the new premier of Ontario... more »
America’s Hypersonic Missiles Are Coming
*Michael Peck* *Security, * The U.S. Army plans to field a battery of hypersonic missiles by 2023, according to a senior Army official. Hypersonic weapons travel at faster than Mach 5. The Pentagon must be sick and tired of hearing about Russia’s hypersonic missiles. It seems like every other day, Russian President Vladimir Putin is boasting about some high-speed superweapon. But the U.S. Army plans to field a battery of hypersonic missiles by 2023, according to a senior Army official. Hypersonic weapons travel at faster than Mach 5. Lt. Gen. Neil Thurgood, who directs the Army... more »
Does This Video Show Islamic Jihad Drones Bombing Israeli Tanks?
*Michael Peck* *Security, * The Israel Defense Forces refused to comment on the video to Israeli media. Did an Islamic Jihad drone drop a bomb an Israeli tank outside Gaza? Islamic Jihad, a violent group based in Hamas-controlled Gaza, claims it does. Others aren’t so sure. The Youtube video shows what appears to be an aerial – or drone’s eye – view of an Israeli Merkava tank in arid terrain characteristic of southern Israel. As red crosshairs (which appear to have been added after the video was taken) frame the tank, an Israeli soldier is shown walking up to it. Then a puff of ... more »
Could You Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier with a Russian Anti-Tank Missile?
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Aircraft carriers face a litany of threats in the modern age, but the U.S. Navy has spent the last half-century thinking of ways to defeat threats to them. Kornets mounted on dhows is the least of a carrier’s worries. Could Russian Kornet Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGMs) *attack* the USS *Abraham Lincoln*, a *Nimitz*-class aircraft carrier? Using limited analysis of the capabilities of the Kornet and the carrier’s defensive capabilities, Mark Langfan, the Chairman of Americans for a Safe Israel, has come to the conclusion that Kornets were a serious th... more »
Made the List: Check Out the Best Colt 1911 Guns on the Planet
*Gun News Daily* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/szuppo/337936344/sizes/o/] Here is what we think. Ah, the Colt 1911. No, not just any 1911. Specifically the Colt 1911. For some reason, there’s just something more fun and classic about saying “Colt 1911” rather than “Springfield 1911” or “Kimber 1911” or “Ruger 1911” or whatever have you. That’s not to say that all other manufacturers of the 1911 are bad, because it’s absolutely not true. Springfield, Kimber, Ruger, among many, many other manufacturers have certainly proven to produce high quality mode... more »
The M1 Rifle: The Gun the Army Didn't Want to Give Up
*War Is Boring* *History, Americas* [image: By Alfred T. Palmer - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs divisionunder the digital ID fsac.1a35197.This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is sti] It fought in three wars. A grim-faced U.S. Army major led a group of armed men away from a tropical village he decided not to attack. Wearing jungle boots and olive-drab battle dress, Edwin Brooks grasped a lightweight, reliable, .30-caliber weapon in his right hand as he walked. It ... more »
Is The Media Building Up Warren In The Hopes Of Destroying Bernie?
The goal isn't to put Elizabeth Warren into the White House. They'll take care of her in due time. The goal is simple: to stop Bernie's people-powered campaign. Bernie *means what he says* and that would spell doom for those whose fortunes and social positions depend on the status quo. These people don't care if they get Biden or McKinsey Pete as the nominee-- nor even if Trump gets a second term-- for them *anything* is preferable to Benie (albeit Warren least so). But lately the political and media establishment are testing the waters to see if building her up could help in thei... more »
Trivia : June 11th
These things happened on this date in history…. Timothy McVeigh Executed June 11, 2001 Timothy McViegh had conspired with Terry Nichols in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. The attack killed 168, injured more than 680 others, and caused $652 million worth of damage. It was the largest domestic terrorist attack in the United States up to that date. He was executed by lethal injection. Sacrifice of a young boar in ancient Greece Animal Sacrifice June 11, 1993 U.S. Supreme Court rules that the religious sacrifice of animals is protected by the First Amendment. The case overturned an ordi... more »
Complaint levelled over minister's 'off-the-cuff' comment inside a lift
Two ministers in the Gunner Government are the focus of separate complaints made to the Northern Territory Speaker, a budget estimates hearing in Darwin is told.
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From Jenna Orkin Kuwait records world’s highest temperatureThe Most Crucial Pipeline Of The Middle East?No children or ducks harmed by novichok, say health officials (April)*Also see: *MSM retracting earlier story: Gina Haspel Relies on Spy Skills to Connect With Trump. He Doesn’t Always Listen.Trump's Plan to Reduce Trade Deficit Falters as It Hits an All-Time High Instead (March)Military-Industrial Blockbuster: United Technologies To Buy Raytheon, Creating One Of World's Largest Defense FirmsChina To Surpass America In Box Office Sales Next YearBeijing Bans Washington Post, Gu... more »
Marijuana, hemp side by side at MJBizConNEXT & Hemp Industry Daily Conference in New Orleans
The cannabis industry is in New Orleans this week for MJBizConNEXT with attendees having the option to specifically focus on either marijuana or hemp – or both, for that matter. That’s because, for the first time, Marijuana Business Daily is hosting side-by-side conferences for both varieties of the cannabis sativa plant, Wednesday-Friday at the Ernest […] Marijuana, hemp side by side at MJBizConNEXT & Hemp Industry Daily Conference in New Orleans is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Syrian Air Force resumes airstrikes amid Idlib ceasefire talks between Russia and Turkey
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) has resumed their airstrikes over northwestern Hama and southwestern Idlib, hitting several sites under the control of Jaysh Al-Izza and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. According to a field source, the Syrian Air Force targeted the towns of Al-Sirmaniyeh, Kafr Zita, Al-Latamnah, Zakat, Tal Malah, Jibeen, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Israeli forces attack Palestinian security HQ in Nablus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reportedly launched an attack on the Palestinian security headquarters in the West Bank city of Nablus this morning. According to the Palestinian Foreign Ministry, the Israeli forces attacked the security HQ at dawn, wounding one soldier that was present inside the building. The Palestinian Foreign […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Clashes halted across NW Syria amid renewed ceasefire talks between Turkey and Russia
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – The clashes between the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the Turkish-backed militants in northwestern Syria have been halted, a military source in the Hama Governorate told Al-Masdar News this aftenroon. According to the source, the clashes were halted after the Russian and Turkish armed forces renewed their ceasefire talks. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: ISIS claims deadly attack against Indian Army in Kashmir
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) announced this afternoon that their terrorists have carried out a deadly attack against the Indian Army in the Kashmir region near. According to an official statement from the Islamic State’s media wing, their terrorists attacked an Indian Army post in the town of Zein Bora. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Dozens of US military trucks head to Deir Ezzor: monitor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The U.S. military reportedly sent dozens of trucks filled with equipment to Syria’s Deir Ezzor Governorate this week, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). According to the SOHR report, hundreds of trucks carrying military and logistical equipment were transported to the territories under the control of the Syrian Democratic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Watch: Russian Su-27 intercepts US and Swedish spy planes
A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter aircraft was scrambled to intercept US and Swedish reconnaissance planes approaching the Russian border over neutral waters in the Baltic Sea, as shown in footage released on Tuesday. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence: “Two air targets approaching the Russian national border” were detected on Monday. After the Russian fighter […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Su-27 intercepts US and Swedish armed forces aircraft at Russian border
Russian Su-27 fighter was scrambled to intercept two reconnaissance aircraft of the US Armed Forces and the Swedish Armed Forces that approached the Russian border over the waters of the Baltic Sea, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. “On June 10… two air targets approaching the Russian state border were registered over the neutral […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Syrian Army rains missiles on Kabani in preparation for storming jihadist stronghold
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has begun raining missiles on the key town of Kabani in the northeastern countryside of the Latakia Governorate this morning. Using their Golan-1000 launcher, the Syrian Arab Army’s 4th Armored Division has been heavily targeting the defenses of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and the Turkestan Islamic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS steps up attacks against Syrian Army near Palmyra
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) carried out two attacks against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) on Monday, targeting the latter’s positions near the historical city of Palmyra (Tadmur). Using the night as cover, the Islamic State’s first attack targeted the Syrian Arab Army forces at the western axis of the T-3 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army offensive in northwest Hama delays Turkey’s planned invasion of northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – The Turkish regime has been forced to redeploy many of their allied rebel units from northern Aleppo to the Hama and Idlib governorates, following a series of losses at the Kafr Naboudeh and Qal’at Al-Madiq fronts. According to a military source in Aleppo city, many of the militant forces needed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
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