Tuesday, July 23, 2019

23 July - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 4

10 pm MDT

Voice AI: Dawn of the Reduction of Human Thinking

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 13 hours ago
*Makia Freeman* - Voice AI tech is gearing you to accept one right answer.

Hundreds of Black Deaths in 1919 Are Being Remembered

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
America in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet today, 100 years later, not many people know it even happened.

Goose Freed, Got Stuck in Pizza Driver’s Car Grille

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The goose is expected to survive.

B.B. King’s ‘Lucille’ Guitar Going up for Auction

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
In B.B. King's hands she gave voice to the "King of the Blues."

Male Nominees to Service Academies Outnumber Women 3-to-1

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The percentage of female students nominated by members of Congress for admission to U.S. service academies has been rising.

Li Peng, Chinese Premier During Tiananmen Crackdown, Dies

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
He leaves behind a legacy of extended and broad-based economic growth coupled with authoritarian political controls.

Boris Johnson Wins Race to Become UK’s Next Prime Minister

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Johnson resoundingly defeated rival Jeremy Hunt, winning two thirds of the vote.

Dallas, Texas Bond Election Under Intense Scrutiny

Kelly Holt at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: dallas-texas-bond-election-under-intense-scrutiny] A lawsuit has been filed against the Dallas County Community College District to contest election results in a May 2019 bond election, alleging tabulation errors and potential fraud.

O’Rourke Compares Trump Rallies to Hitler Rallies of 1930s

Steve Byas at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: o-rourke-compares-trump-rallies-to-hitler-rallies-of-1930s] Could O'Rourke's comparisons of Trump supporters to Nazis lead to violence against Trump or his supporters?

Biden: Myth That Young People Favor Socialism

Steve Byas at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: biden-myth-that-young-people-favor-socialism] Americans who favor a free market need to take up the challenge and educate the younger generation of the negative effects on liberty and prosperity brought on by any of the varieties of socialism.

Putin tells Oliver Stone on Skripal poisoning: ‘Something fishy here’ (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 251. The post Putin tells Oliver Stone on Skripal poisoning: ‘Something fishy here’ (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Trick Or Treat? Less Than Half Of Brits Believe UK Will Leave The EU On Oct 31

The Duran at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The notion the UK will be hurt more by Brexit is nonsensical. But if the EU really believes that, they may go for it. The post Trick Or Treat? Less Than Half Of Brits Believe UK Will Leave The EU On Oct 31 appeared first on The Duran.

S.Korean Fighter Fires 360 Rounds Of Warning Shots At Russian Jet In “Mid-Air Confrontation”

Zerohedge at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The airspace allegedly violated by Russia lies over a string of South Korea-held islands roughly halfway between South Korea and Japan, which makes it a sensitive area. The post S.Korean Fighter Fires 360 Rounds Of Warning Shots At Russian Jet In “Mid-Air Confrontation” appeared first on The Duran.

Trump’s Wall is on the Fence

Serban V.C. Enache at The Duran - 13 hours ago
There are numerous gimmicks Trump can pull to bypass financial constraints on the Executive. The post Trump’s Wall is on the Fence appeared first on The Duran.

Comey Under DOJ Investigation For Misleading Trump While Targeting Him In FBI Probe

Zerohedge at The Duran - 13 hours ago
According to RealClearInvestigations' Paul Sperry, "Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz will file a report in September which contains evidence that Comey was misleading the president" while conducting an active investigation against him. The post Comey Under DOJ Investigation For Misleading Trump While Targeting Him In FBI Probe appeared first on The Duran.

After Russia Narrative Implodes, BuzzFeed Fingers Ukraine As 2020 Pro-Trump Bogeyman

Zerohedge at The Duran - 13 hours ago
According to cat blog BuzzFeed, two unofficial envoys reporting directly to Rudy Giuliani "have waged a remarkable back-channel campaign to discredit the president's rivals and undermine the special counsel's inquiry into Russian meddling in US elections." The post After Russia Narrative Implodes, BuzzFeed Fingers Ukraine As 2020 Pro-Trump Bogeyman appeared first on The Duran.

Why the Religious Right Can’t Win Against Islam

Serban V.C. Enache at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The US was founded as a Masonic state, not a Christian state. The post Why the Religious Right Can’t Win Against Islam appeared first on The Duran.

Why Has The West Destroyed Its Own Industrial Base?

Matthew EHRET at OrientalReview.org - 13 hours ago
If money drives capitalism, why have trillions been spent over the past decades to fund “green” activities which inherently undermine the basis of capital creation (ie: infrastructure and industrial production)? Why has the “capitalist west” destroyed itself? Is it folly or something more insidious?

Winship Psychoanalyzes Economic Pessimism

Bryan Caplan at Econlib - 13 hours ago
I’ve spent years telling Tyler Cowen that conventional price indices are upwardly biased, so his stagnationist views are wrong. And he’s spent years replying that my views are sadly out-of-date. In this piece, the highly up-to-date Scott Winship unequivocally reaffirms the classic view that indices are indeed upwardly biased. Indeed, the old Boskin Report was […] The post Winship Psychoanalyzes Economic Pessimism appeared first on Econlib .

Corporatists Behaving Badly

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 13 hours ago
Let me get this straight. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Trump Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin have miraculously just come to a silky-smooth bipartisan budget agreement that rips the feathers right off the deficit hawks and kills the Obama-era Sequester and fake debt ceiling crises all in one swoop. The catch is that the debt ceiling truce is only for two years. So if a Democrat wins the White House and the GOP holds the Senate it will be back to deficit hawkery as a bipartisan weapon to kill any possible resurgence of the New Deal. Meanwhile, Trump is happy because the deal prote... more »

FOUR, POSSIBLY MORE, VACCINATED AMONG THE LATEST 16 EBOLA VICTIMS IN THE DR CONGO

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 13 hours ago
*TWO MORE HEALTH WORKERS INFECTED WITH EBOLA IN THE DR CONGO* *ONE OF THEM MAY HAVE BEEN VACCINATED* *41 HEALTH CARE WORKERS HAVE DIED OR ABOUT 33%* *FOUR VACCINATED AMONG THE 14 NEW CASES IN THE GENERAL POPULATION * *THE DEATH RATE IN THE GENERAL POPULATION IS MORE THAN 70%* *NO INFORMATION AGAIN ON HOW LONG BEFORE THE ILLNESS THE VICTIMS WERE VACCINATION* *THE TIME IS CRUCIAL FOR ESTABLISHING POSSIBLE CAUSATION* *WHY IS THIS INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE? IS IT BEING COLLECTED AND HIDDEN? OR NOT BEING COLLECTED IN THE FIRST PLACE? HOW CAN THIS BE A SERIOUS STUDY OR CAMPAIGN IF THIS ... more »

The Hybrid Benefits of the National Guard

mruiz at Lawfare - 13 hours ago
Kansas National Guard at Cyber Shield 19 (Source: Kansas Adjutant General Department) On March 1, 2018, the governor of Colorado issued the first-ever state emergency declaration based on a ransomware attack. He did so to deploy cybersecurity specialists in the state’s National Guard. A week earlier, a variant of the SamSam ransomware had infected 150 servers and more than 2,000 workstations owned by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). With private assistance, state employees successfully contained the attack, only to see the malware reappear. Following the governo... more »

Tuesday Morning Links

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Osita Nwanevu describes the higher-brow forms of bigotry and wilful ignorance being pushed by U.S. Republicans for upper-class audiences. And Kate Aronoff discusses the racial undertones of yet another wave of red-baiting. - Meanwhile, David Climenhaga highlights how Canadian right-wing governments are fully adopting the Republican playbook - including by denying constituents the benefit of funding from other levels of government for partisan gain. And Alan Freeman takes note of the dubious company Jason Kenney has joined in using public mo... more »

Keeping the Oil in the Soil

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
The goal of any serious climate policy is to keep oil and other fossil fuels in the ground. The central question is how.

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un Inspects New Submarine

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
The dictator (pictured with his officials) was shown praising a submarine that he says will patrol the sea to the east of his country as he boasted of a boost to national defences *Daily Mail:* *Kim Jong-Underwater inspects new submarine that was built with his 'special attention' as he orders many more to be constructed* * Kim Jong-Un pictured addressing his officials on state media claiming he will deploy a submarine protection * Broadcaster KCNA did not specify what weapons the submarine will carry in the sea to the east of the country * The so-called Supreme Leader hailed 'ou... more »

What comes next in Ukraine?

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
- Elections for the Rada (parliament) in Ukraine were held on Sunday and it appears that the new party under President Zelensky will win a strong majority. The question remains as to whether Zelensky will end the war on his own Ukrainian citizens who are the Russian speaking population in the Donbass, near the Russian border? - In this video interview political scientist, Dimitriev shares his thoughts on what happens next in Ukraine: *”Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.”* Two men walk into a room and leave with the same anti-Russian p... more »

Boris Johnson UK’s new Prime Minister

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 14 hours ago
The Telegraph Jul 23, 2019 . Boris Johnson has just been elected Britain’s next prime minister after being elected leader of the Conservative party, defeating Jeremy Hunt in the party’s leadership contest. Johnson defeated Jeremy Hunt with 66.4 per cent of the vote and will become prime minister tomorrow. While his background is as a journalist, Johnson has held quite a few important political posts; Member of Parliament 2015-2019 and 2001-2008; Mayor of London 2008-2016; and, Foreign Secretary 2016-2018. He is the first prime minister to be directly elected by a party membership. T... more »

Did a U.S. Navy Fighter Jet Get Video Footage of a UFO?

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, Space* [image: By Service Depicted: NavyCamera Operator: TSGT ROB TABOR, USAF, derivative work Lämpel - ID:DFSD0609181 / 050913F5480T016, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68025537] Let's find out. *The objects appeared suddenly at 80,000 feet, and then hurtled toward the sea, eventually stopping at 20,000 feet and hovering. Then they either dropped out of radar range or shot straight back up.* The Pentagon has given The New York Times the following video video which shows a F/A-18F from USS Nimitz aircraft carrier – flown by ... more »

The Navy Wants to Use Lasers to Kill Enemy Mines. Will It Work?

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Let's find out. The Navy is looking at ways to improve its now operational airborne laser system designed to track enemy mines from low-flying helicopters and expand the surface area from which mine detection takes place -- and no longer rely purely upon more narrowly configured mechanized or towed mine detection systems. The system, called Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) enables shallow-water warships such as the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) have a much safer sphere of operations as commanders will have much greater advanced warnin... more »

Trump Wins? House Democrats Probably Won’t Like Budget Deal

Evie Fordham at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Evie Fordham* *Security, * Here's why. The Trump administration and congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle struck a budget deal Monday, and House Democrats may not react well to some of its details. House Democrats will find it hard to negotiate for policy changes using the deal, like pushing for federal funding of abortion as prohibited by the Hyde Amendment or clamping down on President Donald Trump using Pentagon funding for building a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Congressional leaders agreed to prevent such measures, known as “riders” or “poison pills,” as part of... more »

Did U.S. F-16's Dogfight 'UFOs' Over Area 51 Last Year?

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, * What is going on? The interesting video in this post was recently uploaded by YouTube Channel thirdphaseofmoon and shows video in which UFO seekers Tim Doyle and Tracey Su capture photos of F-16s dogfighting a triangular aircraft over Area 51. As reported by Mirror the fighter planes are seen zipping through the sky in an apparent routine training mission over the top secret military base Area 51 in a desert area in Lincoln County, Nevada. Doyle and Su camped out some 12 miles away to snap pictures and videos of activity over its skies and didn’t see ... more »

This Plane Could Have Replaced the F-16 Fighter

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, * Imagine this. The interesting photo in this post shows the Northrop YF-17 and the General Dynamics YF-16 in flight together. At the time this picture was taken, the aircraft were competing one versus the other in the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Lightweight Fighter (LWF) program. The program sought a small, lightweight, low cost, air superiority day fighterdesigned for high performance and ease of maintenance. The LWF was initiated because many in the fighter community believed that aircraft like the F-15 Eagle were too large and expensive for many combat ro... more »

Young Americans Are Still Flocking To College Despite A Ton Of Open Jobs

Tim Pearce at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Tim Pearce* *Politics, * Job openings in the U.S. hit a record high of 7.3 million in February. The U.S. labor market has continued to grow for more than 100 straight months and the unemployment rate is holding steady at 3.8 percent, which economists consider to be full employment, according to the March jobs report released April 5 by the Department of Labor. The rate of high school graduates enrolling in higher education increased from 2017 to 2018 despite record levels of open jobs in the U.S., The Wall Street Journal reported. Roughly 69 percent of all high school graduates... more »

Breaking: Brexiteer Boris Johnson To Be UK’s Next Prime Minister

Evie Fordham, Ben Whedon at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Evie Fordham, Ben Whedon* *Politics, * What can he accomplish? Brexiteer Boris Johnson secured his position as the United Kingdom’s next prime minister Tuesday after members of the Conservative (Tory) Party elected him to replace outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May. He received 92,153 votes in the leadership contest, doubling the vote share of his opponent, according to the Conservative Party leadership, which certified the election results. Johnson, the Conservative member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, previously served as May’s foreign secretary until he... more »

AOC and 'The Squad' Is Only the Beginning of Nancy Pelosi’s Problems

Kelsey Harkness at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kelsey Harkness* *Politics, * Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the rest of “the squad” are just the beginning of problems for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the left. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the rest of “the squad” are just the beginning of problems for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the left. Socialism—and not the soft, “Scandinavian” kind—is building so much momentum that soon, it could come to define the modern-day left. My colleague Jarrett Stepman shed light on this in attending the “Socialism 2019” conference in Chicago over the Fourth of July weekend. Despite... more »

Trump vs. Ilhan Omar: Why the Media Won't Stop Covering It

Chuck Ross at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, * Journalists are still giving President Donald Trump a massive amount of media even after critics complained that reporters’ wall-to-wall coverage of the former real estate tycoon helped him win the presidency. Journalists are still giving President Donald Trump a massive amount of media even after critics complained that reporters’ wall-to-wall coverage of the former real estate tycoon helped him win the presidency. Trump’s decision to post several tweets telling Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of News York and others “to go back”... more »

IN HOC SIGNO, WARFARE: Constantine I saw a mighty sign!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2019His legions triumphed beneath it:* Constantine I, the first Roman emperor who was a Christian, was engaged in a great holy war. According to major anthropologists who report to us from the future, our rather imperfect human brains were always wired for that. Let's be more precise! Constantine I wasn't emperor yet at the start of our story. That's what his holy war was about. Nor was he yet a Christian. We're apparently speaking of The Battle of the Milvian Bridge, which occurred on March 28 in the year 312 and doesn't get taught in the schools any more. Th... more »

First Time Users Try Recreational Drugs During Recreational Summers

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 14 hours ago
There are only four seasons so one of them is going to win when it comes to drug use, and it's little surprise that season for teenagers is summer,when kids are not in school. A recent analysis of survey results found that 34 percent of new LSD initiates first used the drug in the summer. In addition, 30 percent of marijuana, 30 percent of ecstasy (MDMA/Molly), and 28 percent of cocaine use was found to begin in summer months. Since summer is 25 percent of the seasons this is not really compelling insight, but if epidemiologists want to get National Institute of Environmental Healt... more »

On The Unity Between Plato and Aristotle

Unknown at The Verma Report - 14 hours ago
The idea that for two millennia history has been the expression of a “philosophical duel” between Aristotle and Plato is the outcome of the Marxist and Nihilistic thinking of the 19th century. Karl Popper and Bertrand Russell are the major proponents of this theory which holds that Plato is the philosopher of mysticism, totalitarianism, and nihilism; whereas Aristotle is the philosopher of individualism, classical liberalism, and an objective view of reality. This kind of thinking obscures the fact that Plato and Aristotle have a lot in common and that they have marched hand in han... more »

Warplanes From South Korea, Russia, China, And Japan Were Involved In Yesterday's Air Confrontation

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *CNN:* *Warplanes from four countries face off in Asian confrontation* Warplanes from four countries faced off Tuesday in a chaotic and unprecedented confrontation above a small, disputed island off the coast of South Korea and Japan. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff issued a statement claiming they had fired more than 300 warning shots at a Russian A-50 command and control military aircraft early Tuesday morning after it had twice violated the country's airspace, the first such incident between the countries. Moscow furiously denied Seoul's acco... more »

In the past 16 months, there have been 5 fires in the South End within 100 metres of each other

Tim Bousquet at Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago
News 1. The Glen Assoun case: a primer I’ve been doing a lot of reporting on the wrongful conviction of Glen Assoun, and there’s more coming. So this is a good time to pause and provide an overview, a primer, if you will, so people not familiar with the case can get up to speed. Glen […]

Historic US Senate hearing eyes cannabis banking hurdles, but major reform seen as long shot

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 14 hours ago
The GOP-controlled U.S. Senate will hold its first marijuana hearing Tuesday on the challenges that state-lawful marijuana companies confront when seeking banking services, but it’s unlikely the chamber would approve major reform anytime soon. “I remain pessimistic unless and until somebody signals to me that either Sen. (Mitch) McConnell, as the leader of the Senate, or his […] Historic US Senate hearing eyes cannabis banking hurdles, but major reform seen as long shot is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Pakistan seeks convening of TIFA meeting

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
23-Jul-2019 Pakistan will seek engagement with the United States in the economic and trade arena, while emphasizing the need for early convening of the next round of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA).

Industry inputs sought as India readies strategy for RCEP talks in China this week

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
23-Jul-2019 The Commerce Ministry is holding a series of meetings with various industry associations on tariff elimination under the proposed 16-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership pact.

Pakistan and World Bank Settlement of Investment Disputes – Do not pay the unfair fine; oppose the unjust decision of ICSID

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
23-Jul-2019 This is a story of the dodgy deal by a multi national company and then earning massive amount of money through a World Bank institution acting against developing countries.

Israeli Air Force ‘accidentally’ fired missile into Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – The Israeli Air Force ‘accidentally’ fired a missile into Syrian territory last month, Israel’s Channel 12 News reported on Monday. According to the Channel 12 report, the incident occurred on June 28th over the occupied Golan Heights. The report said the Israeli warplane scrambled to a suspicious airborne target that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

South Korean fighters fired 360 warning shots toward Russian warplane

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
South Korean fighter jets fired about 360 warning shots towards a Russian warplane that had allegedly entered the country’s airspace, the Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, citing South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. According to the news agency, the South Korean Air Force fired a total of 20 flares and about 360 warning shots […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkey launches heavy retaliatory attack in northern Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Turkish Armed Forces launched a heavy retaliatory attack on Tuesday after a rocket fired from northern Syria hit the Turkish province of Sanliurfa. According to the Turkish Ministry of Defense, the rocket fired from Syria hit the Ceylanpinar District, killing one aid worker and wounding a half dozen bystanders. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian Air Force steps up attack on militant stronghold in southern Idlib

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force has continued their strikes over the Idlib Governorate this week, targeting several sites under the control of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. According to a military report from the nearby Hama Governorate, the Russian Air Force conducted several raids over the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Asia Updates

LL at Virtual Mirage - 14 hours ago
*North Korea* On 23 July, the *Korean Central News Agency* (KCNA) published images of North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un conducting an inspection of a newly built submarine. The article said Kim pointed out its tactical capabilities and weapons systems. KCNA reported that the submarine was built under Chairman Kim's "special attention" and will operate in the East Sea, aka the Sea of Japan. KCNA did not describe the kind of weapons systems the submarine contained or when the inspection took place. Kim may have been at the Sinpo shipyard, which built the only *Sinpo *class ballistic... more »

Chossudovsky: NATO, the Middle East and the "defacto exit from NATO" of Turkey

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 14 hours ago
*gunsandbutter * *"Michel Chossudovsky discusses the recent US/Iran clash in the Persian Gulf; Iran’s capability as a military power; the breakup of the Gulf Cooperation Council; the Al-Udeid military base in Qatar the largest US base in the Middle East, and Qatar an ally of Iran; the flop of the proposed Middle East Strategic Alliance, also known as the Arab NATO; the July 2016 failed coup d’etat against Turkish President Erdogan; the US/Israel/Turkey “triple alliance” now a Turkey/Iran/Russia “triple entente”; Turkey’s purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense shield constitu... more »

South Korea Fired ‘Warning Shots’ At A Russian Military Aircraft Aftr It ‘Violated Airspace’

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*Reuters:* *South Korea fires hundreds of warning shots at Russian military plane in its airspace* SEOUL (Reuters) - The South Korean military fired hundreds of warning shots at a Russian military aircraft that entered South Korean airspace on Tuesday, defense officials in Seoul said, with Chinese military aircraft also entering South Korean airspace. It was the first time a Russian military aircraft had violated South Korean airspace, an official at the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul said. The warplane was one of three Russian aircraft to enter the Korea Air Defense Ident... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
*Two bills introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley aim to break up the education "monopoly."* In what would amount to a societal shift of epic proportions were it to succeed, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has filed two bills in an effort to break up what he labels a “higher education monopoly” that has saddled thousands of students with massive levels of debt. The first piece of legislation Hawley proposed aims to “amend the Federal Pell Grant Program to support career training opportunities for young Americans,” as the bill states. Toward that end, Hawley wants the Department of Educat... more »

Katrinna Martin: “The local Democratic Party is shameful…”

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 15 hours ago
BY KATRINNA MARTIN The local Democratic Party is shameful in their tactics and the unleashing of their social media trolls that lie about any and everything to paint these wicked pictures of democrats is horrible. They are simply part of

Katrinna Martin plans third party bid for County Legislature to hold local Democrats accountable

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 15 hours ago
Katrinna Martin is planning a third-party bid for County Legislature on the Working Families line to hold local Democrats accountable. She is a critic of local party leaders, including County Executive Mark Poloncarz and Party Chairman Jeremy Zellner, who she says

Analysis Part Two – The GOOD And The BAD of Today’s “Anti-Vax” Movement…

Tim Bolen at BolenReport - 15 hours ago
“What Can We, As the Anti-Vax Movement, SPECIFICALLY DO to WIN the Vaccine War?” Opinion by “Deplorable” Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen Considering the ACTUAL situation I am going to lay out a simple course of action that involves a simple strategy and even simpler tactics. Will this strategy, and the individual tactics work? Absolutely. Why? Because the “Ant-Vax” … Continue reading Analysis Part Two – The GOOD And The BAD of Today’s “Anti-Vax” Movement…

UN, Arab League, France Slam Israel for Demolishing Palestinian Homes

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 hours ago
Press TV Published on Jul 22, 2019 International condemnations are pouring in following the demolition of scores of Palestinian homes by Israel in the occupied West Bank. end

Protests Continue In Puerto Rico

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*Time/AP:* *Puerto Rico's Political Crisis Deepens as Massive Protests Fail to Oust Governor* (SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — The political crisis in Puerto Rico has escalated to a point where many wonder how Gov. Ricardo Rosselló will be able to govern the U.S. territory in the coming days and possibly weeks amid the massive protests to oust him. Rosselló dug his heels in late Monday after what seems to have been the biggest protest the island has seen in nearly two decades, telling Fox News that he has already apologized and made amends following the leak of an offensive, obscenity... more »

Distributing The Pork

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
Doug Ford came to power proclaiming that he would slash unnecessary spending. Martin Regg Cohn writes that he has done the opposite -- he's building an empire: Quite apart from the patronage angle, why are we dispatching new envoys — to the U.S. and U.K., of all places — to hold the hands of entrepreneurs and investors? After all, Americans and Britons speak our language — not just English, but economic openness. After all, Canada has ambassadors in both capitals. But there was a time when provinces had missions to major countries: Ontario once bankrolled a network of 17 interna...more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago
*Putting a Cap on Heat Hysteria* Joe Bastardi It’s summer, it’s hot, and the climate-change agenda is turning up the heat on the weaponization of weather. So I thought some perspective may be in order. No question the last three Julys have been warmer than average for a large area of the nation. But for perspective, the three Julys before that were quite cool in the U.S. The 2015-16 Super El Niño, with its input of massive amounts of water vapor, changed all that. How can we tell it’s water vapor and not CO2? Because nighttime lows (mins) are beating out daytime highs (maxe... more »

'They like me over there': Incoming PM Boris Johnson praised as 'Britain Trump' by US President

Rebecca Armitage at Just In - 15 hours ago
Boris Johnson has triumphed over his rival Jeremy Hunt to become the new leader of the UK Conservative Party. Tomorrow he will visit the Queen and take over as prime minister.

Man hands himself in to police over fatal shooting at Melbourne boxing tournament

Sarah Farnsworth at Just In - 15 hours ago
A fugitive wanted over a fatal shooting at a Victorian boxing match in March hands himself in to police, who charge him with attempted murder and other gross violence crimes.

Woman spared jail after Christmas party hot tub sex assaults

Sarah Farnsworth at Just In - 15 hours ago
A Melbourne woman is spared jail after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting women in hot tubs at a Christmas party, with a judge saying she "over-stepped in significant ways".

2 WORDS, 1 FINGER: SILVER KNOWS THE SCORE!

Activist Post at Activist Post - 15 hours ago
This is a critical update from one of the best financial commentators I know, a good friend of ours, Mr. Lior Gantz of WealthResearchGroup.com and... more »

Jesse Marcel's Journal - Update 2

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 15 hours ago
The other day I was discussing the latest update on the Jesse Marcel, Sr. journal (or journals) and had a thought or two about it. I had mentioned that nothing being found in the journals for 1947 wouldn’t be all that surprising because it was, well, 1947, and Marcel was still in the military. Had there been a crash, and from what others had said, they were all cautioned about sharing of classified material with those who weren’t cleared to receive it. It was pointed out that he had been talking about it in 1978. I thought that point irrelevant because so much time had passed. No m... more »

Was Trump Trying To Distract From More Foreign Money Flooding Into The GOP With His Tweets Vilifying The Squad?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
On Sunday, Chris Wallace had Kapo Stephen Miller on his show, where he pushed back on Trump's racism by telling Miller that "There’s no question that he is stoking racial divisions," referring to Trump's repulsive lies about The Squad. Meanwhile, another Fox personality, Geraldo Rivera, told the *NY Times* that Señor Trumpanzee's recent attacks on The Squad have shown him that critics of Trump "were much more right than I... My friendship with the president has cost me friendships, it has cost me schisms in the family, my wife and I are constantly at odds about the president." He's... more »

Vladimir Putin's Observations on America's Democracy and Russia's Electoral Interference

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 16 hours ago
The Kremlin recently published the transcript of an interview with American film producer and director Oliver Stone that took place on June 19, 2019. In this interview, President Putin provides us with insight into Washington's narrative that Russia interfered with the 2016 presidential election. One of his comments is particularly pertinent as you will see. Here is the initial part of the exchange about the allegations of electoral interference in 2016 which may surprise you: "*Oliver Stone: Yes. So recently, you know Russia has been obviously accused and accused over and over ag... more »

Heat Index In 1872

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 16 hours ago
One night in 1872, the temperature in New York City never dropped below 80 degrees. TimesMachine: Thursday July 19, 1900 – NYTimes.com And this was without the 8°C Urban Heat Island now occurring in New York City. NYC-2009_Rosenzweig_etal.pdf

The Neurodiversity Movement Should Acknowledge Autism as a Medical Disability

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
Note: We excerpt this opinion piece in the Scientific American blog for your review. The content is indeed in keeping with the POV of many (most) of us at Age of Autism. I wish the author had referenced Mark Blaxill... more »

Best of: Dear David of 1932: What Factors Led to Your Autism?

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
Note: Kim is on a bit of a summer break and we're running some of our contributors favorite posts from the past. Please remember our Summer of Freedom AoA fundraiser! Donate here. Enjoy! By Teresa Conrick - October, 2017 This... more »

Sane Vax Press Release: Dr. Sin Hang Lee Challenges Medical and Scientific Community

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
By Norma Erickson Dr. Sin Hang Lee In an unprecedented move, pathologist/clinical microbiologist, Dr. Sin Hang Lee has decided to invite the international community of scientists and medical professionals to peer-review and/or discuss his latest research “Toll-like receptor 9 agonist... more »

I wish we'd had this when I was injured

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
Back in 2004, I suffered a work-related injury that necessitated two spinal surgeries. It left me with permanent partial disability, a fused spine, and in pain 24/7/365. Sadly, once the injury had been suffered, there was nothing that medical science could do but treat its resulting symptoms (rather than their cause), and prop up the damaged spinal structure around the affected nerves. The nerve injuries themselves, and their permanent effects, could not be healed. Now comes news that future such injuries might be treated in a whole new way . When your body suffers trauma, its f... more »

DEFRA Proposes Personal Water Budgets

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood DEFRA have set up a public consultation to look at ways to reduce water usage: The proposal forms part of a public consultation examining how water can be better managed at individual, local and business levels, launched in the wake of the Environment Agency’s (EA) warning that England could run […]

Trump and Congress Compromise on Budget Deal

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 16 hours ago
Newsy Jul 22, 2019 The Bipartisan Budget Agreement would raise spending caps and suspend the debt ceiling until the end of July 2021. . . . Trump announces ‘real compromise’ on budget deal, as fiscal hawks and some Dems cry foul Fox News Gregg Re July 22, 2019 The Trump administration and congressional leaders, including Democrats, have reached a critical debt and budget agreement that all but eliminates the risk of another government shut down this fall — but that has already drawn fierce blowback from fiscal conservatives worried about overspending, as well as progressives unhappy... more »

Here’s What DOJ Will Let Mueller Tell Congress About Russia Probe

Chuck Ross at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, * “Finally, any testimony must remain within the boundaries of your public report because matters within the scope of your investigation were covered by executive privilege, including information protected by law enforcement, deliberative process, attorney work product, and presidential communications privileges.” The Justice Department on Monday told former special counsel Robert Mueller that he must stay within the confines of the public version of his Russia report when he testifies Wednesday before Congress, setting the stage for potential drama with ... more »

What It Was Like To Be a Pilot During the Hellish Iran-Iraq War

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *History, Middle East* [image: (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Samuel Eckholm)] A terrible experience. *‘Meanwhile, my wingman had engaged another MiG-21 and shot it down using two Sidewinders. He later reported that after seeing my F-14 exiting on the other side of the explosion, he was sure that it was badly burned and the crew dead.* Retired by the U.S. Navy on Sep. 22, 2006 the iconic F-14 Tomcat remains the backbone of Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) interceptor fleet. However, as told by Tom Cooper and Farzad Bishop in their book Iranian F-14 To... more »

Fighter Jets Denied: Why Iran Will Never Get Any of Russia's Su-30 Flankers

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Politics, Middle East* [image: By Soulaho - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30040915] Too bad. *Furthermore the Russian Ambassador added that even if his country is ready “to cooperate with Iran on this sensitive issue,” Russia intends to adhere to the restrictions set out by the UN Security Council.* The Russian Ambassador to Tehran, Levan Dzhagaryan, told Tehran Times that due to United Nations (UN) Resolution 2231, it will be difficult for Iran to acquire Sukhoi Su-30SM Flanker fighters. Actually earlier this year Iran he... more »

The Time a Decorated Air Force Pilot Defected to Iran

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *History, Middle East* [image: By U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung - 060314-RC-135-299, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15648570] She did what? *President George W. Bush awarded the Air Medal to Witt, and the citation, dated Dec. 2, 2004, was signed by Lt. Gen. Walter Buchanan III, then-commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command.* Former Tech. Sgt. Monica Elfriede Witt, a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who had defected to Iran and who was charged with espionage on Feb. 13, 2019, served as an air... more »

All Is Quiet at North Korea's Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Facility: Report

David Axe at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * But for how long? Eighteen months after North Korea shut down its Punggye-ri nuclear test facility, there has been no major observable activity at the site. But the regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un clearly is maintaining Punggye-ri and could reactivate the site with little notice. North Korea likewise hasn’t tested a longer-range ballistic missile -- the kind that could carry a nuke over great distance -- since late 2017. That testing-halt, like the ongoing shuttering of Punggye-ri, could be temporary. “Commercial satellite imagery from early J... more »

Bernie Sanders Employees Demand $15 Hourly. 1 Strategist Calls That ‘Ridiculous’.

Kyle Hooten at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Kyle Hooten* *Politics, * Why? Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’s campaign staffers are demanding wages of at least $15 hourly, but a campaign strategist is calling that prospect “ridiculous,” saying productivity would have to be cut to stay within budget. After facing criticism earlier in July, the Vermont senator defended how he compensates his staff. “I’m very proud to be the first presidential candidate to recognize a union and negotiate a union contract,” he told the Des Moines Register on Friday. “And that contract was ratified by the employees of the ca... more »

Mueller’s ‘Pit Bull’ Offered Ukrainian Oligarch A Sweet Deal To Provide Dirt On Trump

Chuck Ross at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, * What we can tell you from the report. Andrew Weissmann, who served as one of Robert Mueller’s top deputies on the Russia probe, offered a Ukrainian oligarch a sweetheart deal in 2017 in exchange for information on President Donald Trump, according to a new report. In July 2017, Weissmann, who has been labeled Mueller’s “pit bull” because of aggressive prosecutorial style, met with attorneys representing Dmitry Firtash, an energy magnate who was indicted on bribery charges in 2014, reports The Hill. The story cites sources familiar with Weissmann’s off... more »

Exposed: 4 ‘Retired’ F-117 Stealth Fighters Went Back to War?

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, Middle East* [image: By Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II - http://www.defenselink.mil/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3770855] What did they do? *“During this extremely covert deployment the four Nighthawks flew missions over Syria and Iraq with Small Diameter Bombs (SDBs).”* After at least one F-117 had been spotted flying in Nevada and Eastern California last week, Scramble Magazine is reporting that “Back in 2017, and not published by any other source so far, Scramble received very reliable information that at least four F-1... more »

RIP: Another Iranian F-14A Tomcat Just Bit the Dust

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, Middle East* [image: By Camera Operator: SSGT MICHAEL D. GADDIS, USAF - ID:DF-SD-03-06180 / Service Depicted: Navy / 011107-F-5795G-006 / Operation / Series: ENDURING FREEDOM, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3318454] Here's how. *The U.S. Navy retired the iconic Tomcat on Sep. 22, 2006 and today the F-14 remains in service with IRIAF.* The picture in this post features the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) F-14A Tomcat that crashed yesterday . According to Scramble Facebook News Magazine, it is now (still unconfirm... more »

Links 7/23/19

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

Chart: Hawaii’s medical cannabis reciprocity program off to slow start

Maggie Cowee at Marijuana Business Daily - 17 hours ago
Hawaii’s fledgling medical marijuana reciprocity program has the potential to boost sales at the state’s dispensaries given that several million domestic tourists visit the state each year, but the program experienced a slow start since its launch. From early March through the end of May, Hawaii’s out-of-state program added an average of 160 patients per month. Growth slowed […] Chart: Hawaii’s medical cannabis reciprocity program off to slow start is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Gravitational fields, silkworm excrement, and “putor” programs: How did this “pure, utter nonsense” get into in a peer-reviewed journal?

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 17 hours ago
Sometimes, a paper comes along that is so revolutionary, it defies description. So rather than try to do justice to a recent paper in Parasitology Research, we’ll reproduce a few paragraphs here: A certain point between the center of the earth and the center of a certain outer planet is where the gravities of each … Continue reading Gravitational fields, silkworm excrement, and “putor” programs: How did this “pure, utter nonsense” get into in a peer-reviewed journal?

Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg’s Fake Accounts Ponzi Scheme

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Why Facebook may be a bigger fraud than Enron.

Elizabeth Warren Seeks to Cut Private Equity Down to Size

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Elizabeth Warren's bill to end private equity abuses targets a wide range of bad practices.

A New Power Blackout Hits Most Of Venezuela

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Widespread blackout hits Venezuela, government blames 'electromagnetic attack'* CARACAS (Reuters) - More than half of Venezuela’s 23 states lost power on Monday, according to Reuters witnesses and reports on social media, a blackout the government blamed on an “electromagnetic attack.” It was the first blackout to include the capital, Caracas, since March, when the government blamed the opposition and United States for a series of power outages that left millions of people without running water and telecommunications. The blackouts exacerbated an economic crisis that... more »

Liberal MP angry over cabinet reshuffle looks to defect to WA Nationals

Jacob Kagi at Just In - 17 hours ago
The West Australian Liberal Party is facing a fresh round of internal turmoil, with one of its state MPs in discussions to defect to the Nationals, sparking fears it could amplify tensions between the parties.

Generous sympathy for bus driver who caused fatal minibus crash

Kelly Fuller at Just In - 17 hours ago
The family of a grandmother killed when a minibus clipped a fuel tanker offers generous sympathy to the bus driver at his sentencing in Wollongong District Court today.

'Don't be like Mack Horton': China's online outrage towards Australian in Sun Yang spat

Bill Birtles at Just In - 17 hours ago
Millions of people on Chinese social media are directing their fury at Australian swimmer Mack Horton after he refused to share a podium with Sun Yang after the Chinese swimmer beat him.

Public servant sent animal faeces to woman's work to 'torture her psychologically'

Alexia Attwood at Just In - 17 hours ago
Court hears how 54-year-old Paul Anthony Bennett stalked a woman by sending animal faeces to her work, breaking into her home and graffitiing sexually abusive messages across her bedroom.

Princess Diana death pathologist casts doubt over knife blamed for murder of pregnant WA woman

Joanna Menagh at Just In - 17 hours ago
A forensic pathologist who has been involved in high-profile cases including the September 11 and Bali Bombing attacks, tells a Perth court it is unlikely the knife said to have been used to murder of a West Australian woman could have inflicted the fatal injuries.

First Victorian euthanasia patient granted access to lethal dose

Richard Willingham at Just In - 17 hours ago
A terminally ill Victorian is granted permission to have a medically assisted death under Victoria's historic euthanasia laws, but the ABC understands they have not yet accessed the lethal dose.

Property owners face council rate hit as house values based on boom-time rents

Rebecca Trigger And Charlotte Hamlyn at Just In - 17 hours ago
Many property owners in Perth are being hit with council rates which are grossly out of step with actual property values, according to the former head of the state's real estate lobby.

Sassy sketches by in-home carer draws a smile from residents

Fred Hooper at Just In - 17 hours ago
Meet the disability carer who takes the time to connect with residents by affectionately drawing their caricatures — in the process highlighting that their identities run far beyond their disability.

How School Choice Undermines Democratic Processes

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 18 hours ago
Opponents of school choice in its many forms often talk about processes and institutions and policies, but one way to grasp choice-created problems is simple, old fashioned, and non wonky. Just look at who is holding the purse strings. In the public school system, the money is controlled by some combination of taxpayer-elected local school board members and taxpayer-elected state legislators (the nature of the combination varies by state). Every person who pays into the system gets a vote on how the system uses their money. We'll probably want a bigger purse In a voucher or charter sy... more »

Pentagon Accuses A Venezuelan Fighter Jet Of Endangering The Crew Of A US Navy Plane

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago
*BBC:* *US denounces Venezuela aircraft's 'unsafe approach'* The United States military has accused a Venezuelan fighter aircraft of endangering the crew of a US navy plane in international airspace. The Venezuelan plane made an "unsafe approach" and "aggressively shadowed" the US reconnaissance aircraft over the Caribbean Sea, US Southern Command said on Sunday. Venezuela said the US plane had entered Venezuelan airspace without permission. Relations between the two countries have been tense for years. *Read more *.... *More News On Reports That A A Venezuelan Fighter Jet Endan... more »

Ukrainian President's Party Wins A Parliamentary Majority In Sunday's Vote

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago
NPR: *Ukrainian President's Party Wins Snap Elections In Bid To Consolidate Power* Exit polls in Ukraine indicate that the party of the country's comedian-turned-president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has won a snap election aimed at strengthening its coalition only months after coming to power. Zelensky's Servant of the People party is expected to garner about 41 percent of the vote and gain a majority in parliament, but it will not have enough seats to govern without allies, according to the polls released Sunday. The pro-Russian Opposition Platform appeared to have placed second, w... more »

Some climate alarmists embrace chemtrails

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 18 hours ago
According to a popular conspiracy theory, long-lived condensation trails behind airplanes are chemtrails whose longevity is enhanced by the addition of some special compounds. The governments are adding these chemicals to harm the population or make it obedient or something like that. Most of the believers are probably considered "right wing nut jobs". Why would you get obsessed with the innocent "man-made clouds" whose main component is clearly partly condensed water vapor? Well, not all of them are right-wing. A month ago, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics published a paper by t... more »

Iran claims 17 CIA operatives captured

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
According to semi-official Fars news agency citing an Iranian intelligence ministry official, 17 CIA-trained spies have been identified. “Some were sentenced to death and some to long-term imprisonment,” a ministry official said. “The rulings for these spies have been issued and a number of them will be executed as corruptors on Earth,” the director-general of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkey will launch military operation in northern Syria if safe zone is not established

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated on Monday that if a safe zone is not established in northern Syria, the Turkish Armed Forces and their allied rebels will launch a military operation east of the Euphrates. Citing Cavusoglu’s interview with TGRT Haber, the Reuters News Agency reported that the Turkish […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iran possesses images of US ships in Persian Gulf: naval chief

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
Iran’s navy chief has said that Iran observes all US vessels operating in the Persian Gulf region and has a large archive of images of their daily movements. “We observe all enemy ships, particularly America, point-by-point from their origin until the moment they enter the region,” Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi, commander of Iran’s navy, said […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Antarctica is cooling driven by natural variability

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 18 hours ago
Sebastian Lüning, Mariusz Gałka, Fritz Vahrenholt, The Medieval Climate Anomaly in Antarctica, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, Volume 532, 15 October 2019, 109251 The Medieval Climate Anomaly (MCA) is a well-recognized climate perturbation in many parts of the world, with a core … Continue reading →

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago
South Korea fires warning shots at Russia warplanes https://t.co/VJ7802TU49 pic.twitter.com/GMPBrqBGbX — Military Times (@MilitaryTimes) July 23, 2019 Kim Jong Un inspects North Korea's new submarine. More here: https://t.co/QjWmglNvoU pic.twitter.com/hHhR8REM4z — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 23, 2019 Ballots closed in the race to become Britain's next prime minister, with the favourite Boris Johnson facing more defections by ministers over his Brexit plan https://t.co/dtbA7ZYKWA pic.twitter.com/G8fwPAAWN5 — AFP news agency (@AFP) July 23, 2019 45 people were injured afte... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago
F/A-18F aircrafts are seen on the deck of USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah *WNU Editor:* The above photo came form this photo-gallery .... *Editor's Choice Pictures* (Reuters/July 19, 2019)

Qanon Washington Roundup?

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
Q draws our attention to the secret operations now occurring in and around Washington. turns out it has been underway for over several months and corresponds to earlier statements regarding eminent actions. If we assume twenty missions each day only, then that is a couple of thousands at the least. That is a low baseline. This prevents trucks all over the place that would attract a lot of attention, while a chopper needs to only come in and perhaps never set down. It makes local noise but is long gone before any one shows up and the cops would have a heads up at the time to se... more »

Study: A Daily Dose Of Nuts Could Be Key To Staying Sharp In Old Age

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
As laid out in this item the benefit from a small handful of nuts or even peanuts is hugely beneficial for sustaining cognition as we age. This is no minor correlation either and the population sample is large enough to strongly indicate. The obvious take home is to add a handful of nuts to your daily diet as a mattetr of course. Make it your snack food. Nothing else really is good for that anyway. *Study: A Daily Dose Of Nuts Could Be Key To Staying Sharp In Old Age* *July 12, 2019* *by John Anderer* *https://www.studyfinds.org/daily-dose-nuts-key-to-staying-sharp... more »

The Mystery of the Four Golden Hats of the Bronze Age

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This all requires an underlying bronze shell as could be expected. The gold is laid on in the form of gold leaf. In the examples, this still added up to over ten ounces of gold. This was very impressive anytime in history. We even have several examples, all decorated in a similar manner. This completely vindicates the whole spiritual MEME in particular around the Druids. Recall that Jesus took training with them and we have the tradition of his disciples producing a powerful aura. I now wonder if such a hat powers up an adept's aura allowing him to project healing in part... more »

'These kids are ticking time bombs': The threat of youth basketball

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This is seriously stupid. Until your mid twenties even, the body is either growing or in some way maturing. Stress training helps to shape that and even transform it. Excess training is beneficial but only if it is applied to all aspects of the body. Unbalanced strength is clearly unwise. It obviously sets you up for a serious injury. Perfecting skills for a specific sport is done easiest when the body is already in overall peak shape with even moderate skills to begin with. We really have to lay off these kids and focus on skills. Back in the day, strength took a back se... more »

Brazil’s Minister Guedes Cell Phone Hacked; Deputy Hasselmann also Hacked

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Ministry of Economy disclosed on Monday night, July 22nd, that Paulo Guedes’ cell phone had been hacked and that he intends to take appropriate measures on Tuesday, July 23rd. The advisory further reported that messages originating from the minister’s cell phone should be disregarded. Besides justice minister Sérgio Moro, […] The post Brazil’s Minister Guedes Cell Phone Hacked; Deputy Hasselmann also Hacked appeared first on The Rio Times.

Massive Blackout Strikes Venezuela, Government Blames “Electromagnetic Attack”

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A new blackout in Venezuela left much of the country without electricity on Monday, July 22nd. According to Reuters, at least 14 states were left without power. However, Venezuelan media outlets such as El Nacional speak of up to 23 affected states as well as the capital, Caracas. Venezuelan Communications […] The post Massive Blackout Strikes Venezuela, Government Blames “Electromagnetic Attack” appeared first on The Rio Times.

Eighty Percent of Brazil’s Inmates are Undocumented, Says National Council of Justice

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – An unprecedented study by the National Council of Justice (CNJ) points out that only five states in Brazil have control over the personal documentation of their respective prison populations. According to the president of the Federal Supreme Court and the CNJ, Justice Dias Toffoli, 80 percent of all prisoners, estimated […] The post Eighty Percent of Brazil’s Inmates are Undocumented, Says National Council of Justice appeared first on The Rio Times.

Interview with Dr. Ira Helfand, IPPNW

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://www.pressenza.com/2019/07/interview-with-dr-ira-helfand-ippnw/ Advertisements

Astronomers make first calculations of magnetic activity in ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanets

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://m.phys.org/news/2019-07-astronomers-magnetic-hot-jupiter-exoplanets_1.html

Psychologists urge folks to be friends with those who swear a lot

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://optimalpositivity.com/people-swear-lot-good-friends/

Cigarette butts are the most pervasive man-made pollutant.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/cigarette-butts-are-biggest-source-ocean-garbage

Infographic: DNA Detection with a Chip

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://www.the-scientist.com/infographics/infographic–dna-detection-with-a-chip-66151?utm_content=96750384&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-212009668822281

The Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Is a Floating Disaster. Here's Why.

David Axe at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*David Axe* *Technology, Americas* [image: By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Evans - http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=144322, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25188132] A complete waste of money. *Navy officials in early 2019 claimed at least three LCSs would deploy before the end of the current fiscal year in September 2019.* But after spending $30 billion over a period of around two decades, the U.S. Navy has managed to acquire just 35 of the 3,000-ton-displacement vessels. Sixteen were in service as of late 2018. Of those ... more »

The True Story of How Fast the SR-71 Blackbird Spy Plane Can Actually Go

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/704678/three-sr-71s-ramp] Amazing. *‘I played along for a while, dragging out the inevitable answer of Mach 3-plus, which, when all was said and done, was all I really could tell them anyway. I finally got them leaning in toward me as we sat around the dinner table. I did a pretty good acting job as I began nervously looking around the room be sure no one else was eavesdropping on what they thought would be a classified conversation.* The SR-71, the most advanced member of the Blackbird family that includ... more »

Forget Stealth: Check out the F-35's "Beast Mode"

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Technology, Americas* [image: (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook)] Devastating. *In stealth mode, the F-35 can infiltrate enemy territory that other fighters can’t, carrying 5,700 pounds of internal ordnance. Once air dominance is established, the F-35 converts to beast mode, carrying up to 22,000 pounds of combined internal and external weapons.* Known for its stealthy characteristics, the F-35 is a multirole platform that can adapt to any task it’s called on to complete. And according to Lockheed Martin when it comes to the extensive combat ca... more »

THE UKRAINE ELECTION RESULT – GREEN & BLUE WIN FOR PEACE, RED IS DEFEAT FOR ADOLPH HITLER & CHRYSTIA FREELAND

Editor at Dances With Bears - 18 hours ago
By John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with The new Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of the Ukraine, elected on Sunday, will have an overwhelming national mandate to negotiate peace terms to end the five-year civil war. Sluha Narodu (“Servant of the People”), the party of President Volodymyr Zelensky, having won more than 43% of the votes countrywide, will now […]

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