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U.S. Intellgience: Mysterious Russian Explosion Was Triggered By Recovery Mission Of Nuclear-Powered Missile, Not A Test
This video grab from RU-RTR Russian television on Thursday, March 1, 2018, purports to show the launch of what President Vladimir Putin said is Russia's new nuclear-powered intercontinental cruise missile. President Vladimir Putin declared Thursday that Russia has developed a range of new nuclear weapons, claiming they can't be intercepted by enemy. (RU-RTR Russian Television via YouTube) *CNBC:* *US intel report says mysterious Russian explosion was triggered by recovery mission of nuclear-powered missile, not a test* * A U.S. intelligence report says the mysterious explosion off ...more »
Why Most of What You Think You Know About World War II Is Likely Wrong
*James Holland* *Security, * Horses, mechanized warfare, airplanes, and everything in between. *Almost every narrative history of the war ever published almost entirely concentrates on the strategic and tactical levels, but gives scant regard to the operational, and the result is a skewed version of events, in which German machine guns reign supreme and Tiger tanks always come out on top.* The Second World War remains an enduringly fascinating subject, but despite the large number of films, documentaries, books and even comics on the subject, our understanding of this catastroph... more »
Australia's old powerlines are holding back the renewable energy boom
Australian wind and solar farms are putting downward pressure on energy prices, and there are hundreds of new renewable facilities set to come online. But that green energy is stretching the country's outdated network of transmission lines.
Defending champion Djokovic out of US Open after retiring against Stan Wawrinka
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World number one Novak Djokovic is forced out of the US Open because of injury during his fourth-round match against Stan Wawrinka, ending his title defence in New York.
Accused wife killer says he had sex with students he sponsored, court hears
Millionaire Gold Coast businessman and self-described "philanthropist" John Chardon tells a Brisbane court he sometimes had sex with students he sponsored, but says he never "intentionally" hurt his wife, Novy.
The koala colony giving Perth its cute animal fix since 1938
Koalas were not always found in WA, but a colony for the cute marsupials at Yanchep is doing well after rocky beginnings.
I interviewed 8,000 Hong Kong protesters. This is what makes them tick
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Every weekend up to 1 million Hong Kongers demonstrate on the streets and increasing desperation is leading to calls for more radical action, writes Samson Yuen.
Elderly woman dies after being pecked by 'aggressive rooster' while collecting eggs
A pathology expert says the recent death of an elderly woman who was killed by an "aggressive rooster" while collecting eggs on her rural property in South Australia, shows how dangerous varicose veins can be.
Boy falls off end of Adelaide jetty that council failed to repair following storm
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A five-year-old boy has fallen off the end of an Adelaide jetty where the local council has failed to replace stairs damaged in a storm in December last year.
'Totally and categorically evil': Eurydice Dixon's killer Jaymes Todd jailed for life
The man who stalked, raped and murdered comedian Eurydice Dixon in a Melbourne park last year is sentenced to life in prison. Jaymes Todd, 20, will serve a minimum of 35 years in jail before he can apply for parole.
Dead woman found wrapped in plastic was never reported as missing, police say
Police believe the body of Danielle Easey was dumped in a creek near Lake Macquarie a long time ago and are treating her death as suspicious.
High Rotation turns up the volume on Brisbane's true love of music
The city known for being a hot-bed of music is giving fans a backstage pass to Brisbane's enormous contribution to the international music scene.
Hezbollah Says Targets Israeli Military Vehicle, All Crews Killed
Press TV Streamed live 11 hours ago Lebanese resistance movement #Hezbollah says it has targeted an Israeli military vehicle near the border with the occupied Palestinian lands, killing and injuring all forces on board. According to the Lebanese resistance group, the operation was carried out by two fighter groups, who targeted two Israeli vehicles. One …
Border Battles: IDF Hits Southern Lebanon, Says in Response to Earlier Missile Attack
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BofA: “According To This Chart, Something Big Is About To Happen”
BofA: “According To This Chart, Something Big Is About To Happen” by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ It was about 10 years ago that Bank of America first declared, and many other Wall Street firms followed, that the “Great Rotation” in capital away from bond funds and toward equity funds was just around the corner. Boy, was …
Israel FM: We Can Target Iran Inside Its Territory
Israel FM: We Can Target Iran Inside Its Territory by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ Israel’s Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz has said that Israel is able to strike Iran everywhere, including deep inside its own territory. In an interview with Israeli newspaper Maariv, Katz said that Israel would strike Iran whenever necessary, regardless of the location of the strike, Shehab news …
BRICS Was Created As a Tool of Attack Against the Dollar: Lula
BRICS Was Created As a Tool of Attack Against the Dollar: Lula by PEPE ESCOBAR, CURITIBA, BRAZIL, https://www.asiatimes.com/ Former Brazilian leader wishes emerging economies were closer, recalls Obama ‘crashing’ Copenhagen climate meet – In a wide-ranging, two-hour-plus, exclusive interview from a prison room in Curitiba in southern Brazil, former Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da …
The Quiet Campaign to Reinstate the Gold Standard is Getting Louder
The Quiet Campaign to Reinstate the Gold Standard is Getting Louder by Natasha Frost & Gwynn GuilfordJuly 3, 2019, https://qz.com/ The once-fringe fantasy of a return to the gold standard is creeping back into the mainstream. It has long been dismissed as a fool’s errand, on par with abandoning the Federal Reserve and other trappings of the …
Keiser Report: Losing Money in Every Single Asset Class (E1430)
RT Published on Aug 31, 2019 SUBSCRIBE 3.6M In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max and Stacy discuss the synchronized markets causing pension fund managers to lose money in every single asset class. As trillions and trillions of freshly minted fiat money sloshes around the financial system looking for any return, Japan’s pension fund manager …
Israeli Army Fires into Lebanon After Hezbollah Missile Attack
Al Jazeera English Published on Sep 1, 2019 Israel’s military has said it fired into southern Lebanon after a number of anti-tank missiles targeted an Israeli army base and vehicles near the border. The Israeli army said it returned fire after missiles hit several of their targets on Sunday. According to Hezbollah, the missiles launched …
Wayne Jett: FedRes Admits Working Against President Trump, Bad Guys Won’t Be Allowed to Keep Stolen Wealth
Wayne Jett: FedRes Admits Working Against President Trump, Bad Guys Won’t Be Allowed to Keep Stolen Wealth by Greg Hunter’sUSAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) The Federal Reserve made it clear it was working against President Trump for the 2020 election. Former NY Fed Chief Bill Dudley wrote an Op-Ed recently that said President Trump was “making bad …
Hong Kong Activist Who Cut His Teeth Protesting Abroad, Calls for Western Support
RT Published on Aug 31, 2019 Thousands of people are currently marching through Hong Kong – in defiance of the authorities, which banned an anti-government rally that was planned for today. Joshua Wong is one of the leaders of the current protests. But apparently, he cut his teeth protesting not just at the demonstrations five …
Is This Gold & Silver Bull for Real? | David Morgan (Aug 30, 2019)
Reluctant Preppers Published on Aug 31, 2019 (Aug 30, 2019) Is this Gold and Silver bull market for real? Will we see a pullback? Is it too late to get in? …and: What strategies enable an investor to maximize this opportunity? David Morgan, widely followed strategic commodities analyst, known as “The Silver Guru,” and founder …
Hezbollah’s Response Begins: Israeli Soldiers “Killed And Wounded” In Missile Attack
Hezbollah’s Response Begins: Israeli Soldiers “Killed And Wounded” In Missile Attack by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ It begins — Hezbollah issued the following statement amid Israeli confirmation that its forces came under attack Sunday: – At 4:15 PM, Martyrs Hassan Zbeeb and Yasser Daher Group destroyed an IDF military vehicle near the road of the Avivim military base, …
Netanyahu Confirms Israeli Attacks In Iraq
Netanyahu Confirms Israeli Attacks In Iraq by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Recent unprecedented airstrikes on Iraq widely believed to have been carried out by either Israeli drones or stealth jets have been acknowledged by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who on Friday gave belated confirmation that the Israeli military has been active there. – He said during …
Israeli Military Orders Extra Forces to Lebanon Border Area
Israeli Military Orders Extra Forces to Lebanon Border Area by http://english.alarabiya.net/, Reuters Israel’s military said on Saturday it had ordered extra forces to deploy its northern command as tensions remained high with Lebanon’s heavily armed Shiite movement Hezbollah. – The army said its “ground forces, air, navy and intelligence forces improved their preparedness for various …
IDF Fires at Targets Inside Lebanon After Anti-Tank Missile Lands Near Israeli Border Town
IDF Fires at Targets Inside Lebanon After Anti-Tank Missile Lands Near Israeli Border Town by https://www.rt.com/ The Israeli military has reportedly engaged in a cross-border exchange of fire, after an anti-tank missile – said to have come from Lebanon – landed near an Israeli border town. – “A number of anti-tank missiles were fired from …
West's "Humanitarian" Claims Struggle as Syrian War Nears Endgame
*September 2, 2019* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - Headlines emanating from the West regarding Syria's ongoing war have a common theme - allegations of Syria and Russia's *"ruthless barrage"* of the northern region of Idlib. So often - however - has the US and its allies falsely invoked *"humanitarian concern"* that these headlines fall on informed and discerning ears who not only reject it, but have cemented in their minds a familiarity with this ploy that will make it all but impossible to use it again on whatever battlefield the US shifts its foreign policy to next. *Like a Broken Re... more »
Private Vices, Public Benefits
Bernard MandevilleThe ancient philosophers believed that only virtuous people can build a good society (if Aristotle was asked whether selfish and greedy men can create a good society, he would have said no), but some of the modern philosophers realized that people with vices (greed, selfishness, etc.) are better at building a good society than the people who possess all the classical virtues. The virtue of greed, selfishness, etc., was first explained by Bernard Mandeville, who coined the famous slogan “Private Vices, Public Benefits,” in his *The Fable of the Bees*, published as ... more »
70 years ago today ...
Today commemorates the day World War 2 in Europe effectively began in earnest. Seventy years ago today, Germany invaded Poland from the west, triggering the ultimatum given to Germany by Britain and France. Two weeks later, the Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east. The invasion resulted in war against Germany, going to war to protect a territory they couldn't defend after handing over several they could. Such being the logic of war, however, while the invasion meant war with one invader the conflict resulted in an *alliance* with the other, the Soviet Union, to whom Britain an... more »
Iran Unveils A New Reconnaissance And Attack Drone
#Iran has unveiled a new high-precision #drone that can hit targets far from Iran’s borders. pic.twitter.com/L4pSh0UDMo — Press TV (@PressTV) September 1, 2019 *Al Jazeera: **Iran unveils high-precision reconnaissance and attack drone* Dubbed the 'Kian', unmanned drone can fly over 1,000km and climb to an altitude of 5,000 metres, officials say. Iran has unveiled the "Kian", a new high-precision drone that can locate and attack targets far from the country's borders, according to officials. Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard displayed the unmanned aerial vehicle at a ceremony i... more »
Argentina Imposes Currency Controls
A man shows Argentine pesos outside a bank in Buenos Aires' financial district, Argentina August 30, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/File Photo *DW:* *Argentina: Macri imposes currency controls as peso spirals* President Mauricio Macri's government has imposed foreign-exchange controls on Argentine exporters. A week of financial uncertainty has led to a sharp drop in the value of the peso. In an effort to prop up the peso, authorities ordered exporters and citizens to seek permission from the Central Bank of Argentina before purchasing foreign currency or making transfers abroad, ac... more »
CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE DORIAN CROSSING EASTERN GRAND BAHAMA (10 PM EDT Update)
These are the words of the National Hurricane Center – not ours. Updates at Hurricanes.gov “MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 185 MPH…295 … Continue reading →
inside news from Asia
8-29-19 *“Reports* that China was building internment camps and persecuting the Uyghurs seemed unbelievable … I was very eager to go to Xinjiang because I wanted to explore for myself what is going on there. But after visiting I found that much of what we hear in the West about China is not actually ‘fake news.’” Jazexhi said that after arriving he was given tours of the XUAR capital Urumqi, as well as the regional cities of Aksu (in Chinese, Akesu) and Kashgar (Kashi), during which he and other visitors were told by handlers that the region historically belonged to China, while ... more »
Why Climate Journalism Sucks
At MondayNote, Frederic Filloux writes The Hazards of Covering Climate Change. Without taking sides he describes why media coverage of global warming/climate change is so incompetent. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. Zeal, political agendas, all kinds of excesses, but above all the intrinsic complexity of the issue, make the climate crisis extremely challenging to […]
U.S. And China Slap New Tariffs
*The Guardian:* *US and China begin imposing new tariffs as trade war escalates* Chinese exports worth $125bn will face new taxes from 1 September, while China places levy on oil as agreement becomes more distant China and the United States have begun imposing additional tariffs on each other’s goods in the latest escalation of their bruising trade war that has sent shockwaves through the global economy. A new round of tariffs took effect from 0401 GMT on Sunday, with Beijing’s levy of 5% on US crude oil marking the first time the fuel has been targeted since the world’s two la... more »
Protests Continue In Hong Kong -- News Updates September 1, 2019
*Daily Mail:* *Hong Kong's pro-democracy campaigners block routes to the city's airport after demonstrators hurled petrol bombs at tear gas-wielding police in some of the worst clashes in three months of protests* * Hundreds of protesters tried to stop traffic on the main road to the airport today and barricaded bus station * Some chanted 'Fight for freedom! Stand with Hong Kong!' as riot police watched from inside the terminals * Last night demonstrators hurled petrol bombs and police used tear gas and a water cannon laced with dye * Officers made arrests inside metro stations ye... more »
A Society Is Only As Free As Its Most Troublesome Political Dissident
You wouldn’t know it from any western mass media reporting as of this writing, but musician Roger Waters is about to perform the iconic Pink Floyd song “Wish You Were Here” in front of the office of British Home Secretary Priti Patel in order to […]
Hurricane Dorian -- News Updates September 1, 2019
*Daily Mail:* *South Carolina orders the evacuation of nearly a MILLION people along its ENTIRE coastline as 'Apocalyptic' Hurricane Dorian barrels towards the US and batters the Bahamas with 200mh gusts* * As Hurricane Dorian comes perilously close to mainland US, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster announced mandatory evacuation orders for the state's coastline, which will go into effect on Monday * The order covers some 830,000 residents, many of whom will be evacuating their homes for the fourth time in four years * Hurricane Dorian intensified into a Category 5 storm ear... more »
Red Cross: 'More Than 100 Killed' In Saudi Airstrike On Yemen Prison
*BBC:* *Yemen war: More than 100 dead in Saudi-led strike, says Red Cross* More than 100 people have died in Yemen after the Saudi-led coalition launched a series of air strikes on a detention centre, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The ICRC said that at least 40 survivors were being treated after the attack on Sunday in the city of Dhamar. Local residents reported hearing six air strikes during the night. The Saudi-led coalition, which backs Yemen's government, said its attack destroyed a drone and missile site. The Iran-aligned Houthi rebel mov... more »
Israel, Hezbollah Exchange Fire At Lebanon Border
*The Guardian:* *Israel and Hezbollah trade cross-border fire for first time in years* Tensions between Israel and Iran threaten to drag Lebanon into renewed conflict Hezbollah has launched an attack on Israeli military positions and drawn heavy return fire in the first cross-border clash for years between the longstanding foes. Israel’s military said “two or three anti-tank missiles” had been fired from southern Lebanon toward an army base and a military ambulance but had caused no deaths or injuries.. *Read more* .... *More News On Today's Israel - Hezbollah Clash At The Bord... more »
Attention Navy Fans, Britain's Type 26 Frigate Is Nearly Here
*David Axe* *Security, * The first Type 26 is due to enter service in the mid-2020s. *The frigate’s weapons loadout in theory is impressive. In addition to the standard five-inch gun, it includes 48 vertical launch cells for Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missiles with a 15-mile range. There also are 24 Mk. 41 vertical launch cells for larger missile types, including the Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile and various heavy anti-ship missiles.* The Royal Navy’s new Type 26 frigate could be its most powerful and flexible warship type in many decades. Assuming, that is, that the U.K. d... more »
NBC News Inflates Dorian 25 MPH
NBC news says Dorian in 10 MPH higher than Camille. (18) Tony Heller on Twitter: “@BillKarins @rrcasper1 Camille had winds over 200 MPH. 25 Aug 1969, 13 – El Paso Times at Newspapers.com 14 Aug 2005, Page 4-10 – Chicago … Continue reading →
A Society Is Only As Free As Its Most Troublesome Political Dissident
By Caitlin Johnstone You wouldn’t know it from any Western mass media reporting as of this writing, but musician Roger Waters is about to perform... more »
Aug 31:My second chance
Annus mirabilis. I have found the page I lost many times. Here's hoping. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/andrew-scheer-social-controversy-conservative-1.5264360 Wow! That's Canada's big election issue? Right. Who gives a damn about climate change? Right? Who cares about Canada committing itself to help out American billionaire wars? Who cares that it will take uncountable billions of dollars to clean up the Alberta oil sands? (And will oil barons pay for that? Get real.) But don't worry about it. Some estimates are it will take at least 2,000 years to clean it. And by then, long... more »
Catastrophic Cat 5 Hurricane Dorian: 185 mph Winds; Gusts Over 220 mph; 18-23 ft Above Normal Tide with Higher Waves (7 pm EDT update)
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : Updates at Hurricanes.gov Models: https://web.uwm.edu/hurricane-models/models/ Ranks as one of the most powerful storms for both pressure…
Catastrophic Cat 5 Hurricane Dorian: 185 mph Winds; Gusts Over 220 mph; 18-23 ft Above Normal Tide with Higher Waves (7 pm EDT update)
Updates at Hurricanes.gov Models: https://web.uwm.edu/hurricane-models/models/ Ranks as one of the most powerful storms for both pressure and winds. Minimum Central … Continue reading →
Kevin Hart suffers 'major back injuries' in Malibu vintage car crash
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A Californian Highway Patrol report names the US comedian as a passenger in the 1970 Plymouth Barracuda which was crushed after coming off a highway and crashing down an embankment in the early hours of Sunday.
House price surge in Sydney and Melbourne drags national index higher
Very strong home price gains in Sydney and Melbourne last month are driving national average dwelling values higher, but analysts caution August's sharp bump is not necessarily the beginning of a fresh boom.
'I didn't want to be here': Ricciardo glad Belgian GP is over after death of Hubert
Daniel Ricciardo questions whether he should race after the death of French F2 driver Anthoine Hubert at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit as Charles Leclerc claims an emotional maiden victory.
Game of Thrones creators finally address coffee cup incident
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David Benioff and D B Weiss are now able to see the humorous side of the mistake, but their initial reactions were of disbelief and embarrassment.
Barnaby Joyce compares Tamil family decision to policeman letting speeding driver off the hook
The Nationals backbencher wants the family to remain in the central Queensland town of Biloela but the Home Affairs Minister, and his Cabinet colleagues, say there are no grounds for the Tamil family to remain in Australia.
Lecturer who raped student loses fight to skip sex offender program
A former Canberra law lecturer serving time for sexual offences against several students loses his battle with prison authorities, who want him to undertake a course for sex offenders.
Marine park or theme park? Concerns raised over Great Barrier Reef's changing image
Underwater statues and submerged hotels are some of the latest attractions on the Great Barrier Reef, and that is concerning some old-school tourism operators.
The 'crazy' Darwin rallies which exposed brutality in Timor-Leste
Twenty years after Timor-Leste voted overwhelmingly for independence from Indonesian occupation, activists look back at Darwin's role and their lengthy struggle in the lead up to the historic vote.
The Daytona 3,000 – Power Crews from All Over U.S. Stage at Daytona International Speedway…
Warning, Toxic Masculinity Alert! LOL After a hurricane, lunch-buckets are the second-best ‘buckets’… believe me. So far over 3,000 power crews have arrived at the Daytona Intl Speedway staging area, with more en route. That’s a not-so-small army of over … Continue reading →
Texas Joins Multi-State Lawsuit Against Sprint/T-Mobile Merger
By B.N. Frank Activist Post has already reported about states filing lawsuits against the proposed Sprint/T-Mobile merger (see 1, 2). Now Texas is joining them.... more »
A note of apology
Not a good week. I have written a post for Saturday on the Canadian election. Unlike the others, it is not a survey of news media. It is my attempt at a clear view of where we are going. And where we are going is not pretty. My theme is that very wealthy Canadians are robbing us blind at an increasing rate. that they own the Liberals and Conservatives - and that Canadians are even more backward in seeing this than Americans are. Indeed, Canada has nobody, no party, like a Bernie Sanders. Politically, we are even more backward than Americans - and unpleasantly like Trump's followers... more »
Russia Accuses The U.S. Of Undermining The Syrian Ceasefire After Yesterday's Airstrike
*DW*: *Russia accuses US of risking Syria cease-fire in Idlib* Russian officials said the US launched an attack during a cease-fire "in violation of all agreements." The US justified the strike, saying it targeted al-Qaida leaders "responsible for attacks threatening US citizens." The Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday accused the US of undermining a cease-fire in the Syrian province of Idlib after it launched airstrikes against al-Qaida leaders overnight. US Central Command on Saturday said it had conducted a strike against al-Qaida in Idlib and that it targeted "leaders responsi... more »
you must lay claim to the Earth and claim it for Almighty God
…*you* must lay claim to the Earth and claim it for Almighty God and the God within *you* and the God within the seed of the generations of Lightbearers that yet go forth through my own heart….Yes, beloved, the patriarchs and prophets and avatars do embody the mighty Tree of Life… Let there be the time therefore whereby the vessels of the four lower bodies are strengthened, strengthened in the might of the LORD that you might understand that the Earth is overrun even as Canaan was overrun with those evolutions who took the way of *Din* and rebelled against the mercy of God. And ... more »
I Wonder If Pundits Predicting That The GOP Will Keep Control Of The Senate Factor In Schumer's Incompetence
As Trump's leader-less FEC prepared for Hurricane Dorian's landfall Saturday morning, Trump took time out of his busy schedule of golfing and not going to Poland to tweet about giving the wealthiest Americans another tax cut and to start fighting with his reality TV doppelgänger Omarosa, who he brought into the government and then fired: He's very worried that another of his ex-employees is going to do a tell-all about what a psychopath he is too, Madeleine Westerhout, the one who was fired last week for getting drunk and telling reporters that Trump won't allow his daughter Ti... more »
Inside al-Hawl Camp And What Remains Of The Islamic State
Despite the guards’ AK-47s, they are outnumbered and have been attacked. Photograph: Achilleas Zavallis/Guardian/The Guardian *The Guardian*: *Inside al-Hawl camp, the incubator for Islamic State's resurgence* *Camp for Iraqis and Syrians fleeing caliphate flooded by families of Isis fighters, brewing deeper problems* The vast scale of al-Hawl can be seen from miles away, on the road that leads to the camp from the west. The white tents housing the displaced women and children of Islamic State stretch out over the dusty landscape far beyond the adjacent town’s outskirts, the furth... more »
"Thucydides in the Underworld"
"Thucydides in the Underworld" by J. R. Nyquist "Master, what gnaws at them so hideously their lamentation stuns the very air?" "They have no hope of death," he answered me..." - Dante Alighieri, "The Inferno" "The shade of Thucydides, formerly an Athenian general and historian, languished in Hades for 24 centuries; and having intercourse with other spirits, was perturbed by an influx into the underworld of self-described historians professing to admire his History of the Peloponnesian War. They burdened him with their writings, priding themselves on the imitation of his method, tr... more »
Will YouTube Influencers Help Drive U.S. Navy Recruitment?
YouTube creator William Osman, center, poses for a photo aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Osman competed in an egg-drop contest with sailors aboard the ship. (U.S. Navy) *The Virginia-Pilot:* *The Navy’s newest recruiting strategy: YouTube influencers* William Osman appears thrilled that he’s about to perform an egg-drop experiment. The challenge is the same one that generations of students have done before: Engineer a way to stop an egg that’s dropped from a high elevation from obliterating on impact. But Osman is no student. And the location of this egg drop is anything but ... more »
Showing Love, etc.
*Expressing Love* Rockefeller Center has included diamond engagement rings to its vending machines. Nothing says love and eternal commitment like an engagement ring purchased from a vending machine in the basement under Rockefeller Center. (NY Post) Looks like Rockefeller Center wants to cater to shoppers who are in a hurry. Six vending machines have recently landed on the concourse under the famed tourist Mecca — and they spit out everything from chicken pesto sandwiches and ready-to-eat cookie dough to a Brooks Brothers shirt, a shaving kit and an $800 diamond engagement ring. ... more »
Could the End of the World Be Brought On By...Israeli Submarines?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Middle East* A secret that is not so secret. *There is also the possibility the nuclear armament is based on the Gabriel antiship missile, and there are also reports that Harpoon missiles were modified to carry nuclear weapons. Nobody appears to know for sure what missile is operational, only that it was observed and that arming them with nuclear weapons is a logical conclusion. The yield of the nuclear warhead on these missiles is unknown, but estimates float around the two-hundred-kiloton mark, which would make them roughly fourteen times more powerf... more »
Why China's Air Force Keeps Buying More Russian Su-35 Fighters
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Think logistics. *Two days later, a Chinese military television channel reported that China may buy more Su-35s to replace older aircraft. China has about 3,000 aircraft – roughly the size of the U.S. Air Force – including 1,700 fighters.* For a nation that boasts of developing an advanced stealth fighter, it seems strange that China would need to buy warplanes from its former rival Russia. Yet Moscow is offering to sell more Su-35 fighters to Beijing – and Chinese media reports that Beijing may accept. *(This first appeared several months ago.)* C... more »
The Air Force's Hypersonic X-15 Set Several World Records—And Almost Went to Space
*Dario Leone* *Security, * An unbelievable aircraft *The X-15s set an absolute speed record of Mach 6.7 and an absolute altitude record of 354,000 feet which qualified several of its program pilots for astronaut wings. Fortunately the ejection system was never needed and the one fatality, Michael Adams, occurred when his X-15 lost control and broke up on re-entry into the thicker levels of the atmosphere and the X-15’s complex ejection system might not have saved him.* The X-15 is a famous and significant part of aviation history. Its purpose was to fly high and fast, testing th... more »
President Trump Impromptu Presser From South Lawn – (Video and Transcript)…
Chopper pressers are the best pressers. As President Trump arrived back at the White House from Camp David, and just prior to a visit to FEMA Headquarters, he paused on the south lawn to answer media questions. [Video and Transcript … Continue reading →
Electric Sun
The Safire team 2019 Bath, UK, Electric Universe conference presentation may be viewed here. The Sun is electric, as is the fundamental force in the Universe. Where does gravity fit into this? You need to lose your religion to work … Continue reading →
Comedian Kevin Hart Injured in Southern California Car Crash
Actor-comedian Kevin Hart has been injured in the crash of a vintage muscle car in the hills above Malibu.
The Left Coast Goes Full Throttle Retard
The Left Coast is as nutty as a Christmas fruitcake.EXCERPT: “Using a loudspeaker, he warned the right-wing activists who turned out to condemn the city’s handling of recent violent demonstrations that they needed to protect themselves against their anti-fascist, or antifa, rivals. “If antifa gets to the point where they start killing us, I’m going to kill them next,” Kohfield, 32, said. “I’d slaughter them and I have a detailed plan on how I would wipe out antifa.” That threat pushed the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task to take a series of extraordinary steps against Kohfield, including ... more »
Musical Interlude: Kevin Kern, “Joy of the Journey”, Playlist
Kevin Kern, “Joy of the Journey”, Playlist
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Is this what will become of our Milky Way Galaxy? Perhaps if we collide with the Andromeda Galaxy in a few billion years, it might. Pictured below is NGC 7252, a jumble of stars created by a huge collision between two large galaxies. The collision will take hundreds of millions of years and so is effectively caught frozen in time in the above image. The resulting pandemonium has been dubbed the Atoms-for-Peace galaxy because of its similarity to a cartoon of a large atom. *Click image for larger size.* The above image was taken recently by the MPG/ESO 2.2 meter telescope in Chile. ... more »
The Poet: Stephen Levine, "Half Life"
*"Half Life"* "We walk through half our life as if it were a fever dream, barely touching the ground, our eyes half open, our heart half closed. Not half knowing who we are, we watch the ghost of us drift from room to room, through friends and lovers never quite as real as advertised. Not saying half we mean or meaning half we say, we dream ourselves from birth to birth seeking some true self. Until the fever breaks and the heart can not abide a moment longer as the rest of us awakens, summoned from the dream, not half caring for anything but love." ~ Stephen Levine
"Life, Destiny, Fate..."
"Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such" "Destiny is what you are supposed to do in life. Fate is what kicks you in the ass to make you do it." ... more »
“Somebody Will Do Something Stupid”
*“Somebody Will Do Something Stupid”* by James Quinn “Is it just me, or does it seem like we are moving inexorably towards a global confrontation? China claims some islands in the South China Sea and we attempt to provoke a military response by sending a US warship within 12 miles of the disputed islands. We accuse both China and Russia of cyber terrorism on a regular basis, even though we released the Stuxnet virus into the Iranian nuclear facilities and have used mass surveillance against people around the world, including allied leaders. We created ISIS as part of our grand str... more »
“The Myth of Human Progress”
*“The Myth of Human Progress”* by Chris Hedges “Clive Hamilton in his "Requiem for a Species: Why We Resist the Truth About Climate Change" describes a dark relief that comes from accepting that "catastrophic climate change is virtually certain." This obliteration of "false hopes," he says, requires an intellectual knowledge and an emotional knowledge. The first is attainable. The second, because it means that those we love, including our children, are almost certainly doomed to insecurity, misery and suffering within a few decades, if not a few years, is much harder to acquire. To... more »
"We Have Come To A Point..."
"We have come to a point in time where using common sense, speaking factual truths and asking honest questions have been deemed radical behavior. While in turn, manipulation, thoughtlessness and dishonesty is often rewarded and rules the day." - Gary Hopkins
Debate Expected in Philly Over “Smart” LED Streetlights Due to American Medical Association Warnings and Cost
By B.N. Frank Philadelphia residents can’t seem to get a break. City leaders have already installed sonic technology to deter crime that has been described... more »
Dorian Prep – Florida East Coast Counties Begin Announcing Mandatory Evacuations – Hurricane Warnings Now In Effect…
[Effective 5:00pm] A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Florida’s east coast from Jupiter Inlet to the Volusia/Brevard County Line. Evacuations outlined below. At 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC), the distinct eye of Hurricane Dorian was located near latitude 26.6 … Continue reading →
Haddad Says Lula Should be Released by end of September
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "It is increasingly clear to the judiciary that a number of injustices have been committed against President Lula. Many decisions are being reversed and we hope that the decision that convicted Lula will be re-examined because he did not have ample rights of defense and was convicted in the absence […] The post Haddad Says Lula Should be Released by end of September appeared first on The Rio Times.
"Everything Is Awesome 9/1/19"
"US Slaps New Tariffs On China; One Minute Later China Retaliates" BofA: "According To This Chart, Something Big Is About To Happen" "US Private Debt Funds Prepare For Economic Downturn" "'Financial Vandalism' Of Low And Negative-Yield Bonds Wreck Pension Plans" This lengthy article deserves your focus: "New World Order In Meltdown" ◆ Savor the moment, Good Citizen...
Ascension issues for the Pope as Vatican elevator gets stuck
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Pope Francis apologises for arriving late to weekly prayer due to being stuck in an elevator for 25 minutes until he was rescued by firefighters.
Uncharacteristic error-strewn display sees Barty exit US Open in shock loss
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Ash Barty's US Open run is over after a disappointing straight-sets defeat against Qiang Wang, but now the Australian has set her sights on retaining her doubles title.
Live: NSW Now: Stranded walkers spend night in bush, burst water main clean up begins
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*MORNING BRIEFING:* A family of bushwalkers are forced to spend a chilly night in the elements after becoming stranded on the Central Coast, while residents remain in temporary accommodation after a burst water main flooded western Sydney streets.
This is the simple solution to peak hour traffic that we could start tomorrow
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One obvious solution to traffic congestion might appear to be building more, or bigger, roads. But a less-obvious answer, and potentially a more cost-effective one, is staring us in the face, writes John L Hopkins.
How do you like your spinach, fresh or powdered?
Spinach consumption grows 20 per cent in a year thanks to the vegetable's versality and consumers' health awareness, but growers say more needs to be done.
Teen filmmaker with autism earns accolades at film festival
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Isaac Doman could not talk until he was eight years old. Now he's directing his own short films for an award-winning company.
'It's heartbreaking': Townsville's property market nightmare wipes $100k off homes
When Heather White bought her family home in Townsville more than a decade ago, she thought the resale profit would fund her retirement — now she's preparing to lose almost $100,000.
Authorities in Bali and Thailand are increasingly cracking down on 'begpackers'. Who are they?
Some would like to debate whether busking or selling trinkets is begging, but many people across South-East Asia hate 'begpackers' regardless.
Grazier defends burning land in greater glider habitat as necessary, legal 'fire hazard reduction'
The Federal Government approved woodland clearing on a Queensland cattle station despite internal advice. Now a conservation group is alleging the owner has burned the small section set aside for the greater glider.
Hong Kong in a battle for its future as frontliners outfox police and defy China
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Like a flash mob, they appear and then dissolve back into the city once their task is complete. They carry cable ties, gas masks and spare clothes, and they need to be able to outrun the police. These are Hong Kong's frontliners.
From the streets to the stage: What happened to Choir of Hard Knocks?
It was the unlikely ragtag bunch of people that became a musical phenomenon. Choir of Hard Knocks put homelessness in the national spotlight, but 13 years on from the ABC documentary where have their voices led them as a new choir master takes over the mic?
'Everyone's aiming for Netflix': Streaming on the rise as ad revenue comes under pressure
A major disruptor to the traditional free-to-air TV market, video on demand's subscriptions and advertising dollars are growing, as viewers have more to choose from than ever.
Father's travel history among reasons why Tamil family's case is 'hopeless', says lawyer
Pro-refugee activism and the suspicious travel history of a Tamil father could see a Biloela family at the centre of an immigration row deported, an experienced immigration lawyer says.
I’m tired of playing chess with pigeons
Excerpts from an article entitled “ARCTIC SEA-ICE — The Refreeze Begins” I’m tired of playing chess with pigeons Caleb Shaw What gets boring is having to deal with the drag of politics. The really spectacular claims of Alarmists, (that the world will end in 12 years, or that all the sea-ice will vanish at the ... Read moreI’m tired of playing chess with pigeons The post I’m tired of playing chess with pigeons appeared first on Ice Age Now.
"[Camille] Paglia laments that the 'antisex and repressively doctrinaire side of feminism is back.' She calls it 'victim feminism' and complains that 'everything we’d won in the 1990s has been totally swept away. Now we have this endless privileging of victimhood. Everyone is made to cater to it—'in the workplace, in universities, in the demand for safe spaces.'" #QotD
*"[Camille] Paglia laments that the 'antisex and repressively doctrinaire side of feminism is back again—big!' She calls it 'victim feminism' and complains that 'everything we’d won in the 1990s has been totally swept away. Now we have this endless privileging of victimhood, with a pathological vulnerability seen as the default human mode.' Everyone is made to cater to it—'in the workplace, in universities, in the demand for safe spaces.'* * "As a teacher of undergraduates, Ms. Paglia despairs at how 'bad it is for young people, filled with fears, to be raised in this kind of ... more »
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