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What If Trump Loses And Refuses To Leave? Would America Want A Satwant Singh and Beant Singh To Step Up To The Plate?
I've been a Biden watcher since the 1970s and, although my disdain for him has ebbed and flowed, my opinion of him has never gotten as high as "tolerable"-- and most of the time it was far lower. He has never been someone I would have ever considered voting for-- and still isn't. The lesser of two evils is still evil... and Joe Biden is not some minor evil, not by a long shot. I don't need any excuses to sit out a Trump-Biden contest (God forbid) but one would be my absolute certainty-- as a 4 decades Biden follower-- is that he would quickly pardon Trump and his family to, you kn... more »
Musical Interlude: Diane Arkenstone, “The Secret Garden”
Diane Arkenstone, “The Secret Garden”
The Zero Carbon Bill analysis – 3
Essay 3: Climate-wise, we are the champions! The third (pdf, 240 KB) of these eleven essays by the Hon Barry … Continue Reading →
Ostracoderms To Anglerfish
The festive lassie you see here is an Anglerfish. They always look to be celebrating a birthday of some kind, albeit solo. This party is happening deep in our oceans right now. The wee candle you see on her forehead is a photophore, a tiny bit of luminous dorsal spine. In anglerfish' world, it's dead sexy. It's an adaptation used to attract prey and mates alike. read more
Reasons for Optimism
Robert Reich - 24 minutes ago
If stagnant wages, near-record inequality, climate change, nuclear buildups, assault weapons, mass... more »
Biden’s Brain Is Swiss Cheese And It’s Creepy That We’re Not Talking About It
I didn’t watch the last Democratic presidential primary debates because I figured that without Tulsi Gabbard in there shaking things up it would be a boring, vapid parade of insubstantial verbal foam, and I love myself too much to go through such a horrible ordeal. […]
Sunday Talks: Kevin McCarthy -vs- Maria Bartiromo…
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy appears on Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo to discuss several ongoing political issues. In the first two-thirds of the interview Leader McCarthy discusses Iran attacking the Saudi oil facility, and the ramifications therein. Speaker … Continue reading →
Oil Prices Explode With The Biggest Jump On Record
*Zero Hedge:* *Oil Explodes 20% Higher, Biggest Jump On Record* With traders in a state of near-frenzy, with a subset of fintwit scrambling (and failing) to calculate what the limit move in oil would be (hint: there is none for Brent), moments ago brent reopened for trading in the aftermath of Saturday's attack on the "world's most important oil processing plant", and exploded some 20% higher, to a high of $71.95 from the Friday $60.22 close, its biggest jump since futures started trading in 1988. *Read more* .... *Update*: Oil surges, stock futures slip after attack on Saudi faci... more »
You must see me face-to-face!
* Rest *in absolute peace within the heart at regular intervals. Learn by the discipline of the mind to go within--swiftly! Learn to hurl the strength of your mind to the eye of God, to the heart of your I AM Presence—to make instantaneous contact and to discover the rest-in-motion that is the mark of Mercurians and Maitreyans, which I trust you shall all be very soon. The race is to the swift and the strong. And they have a science to their swiftness and their strength. Learn it, watch them! “Watch me, I can fly!”… In past ages it has been the return karma of mankind’s mis... more »
because you have won a battle do not become over-certain
* Rest *in absolute peace within the heart at regular intervals. Learn by the discipline of the mind to go within--swiftly! Learn to hurl the strength of your mind to the eye of God, to the heart of your I AM Presence—to make instantaneous contact and to discover the rest-in-motion that is the mark of Mercurians and Maitreyans, which I trust you shall all be very soon. The race is to the swift and the strong. And they have a science to their swiftness and their strength. Learn it, watch them! “Watch me, I can fly!”… In past ages it has been the return karma of mankind’s mis... more »
Existentialism, Alienation, Sartre, and Ayn Rand
For the existentialist philosophers in the 20th century, alienation was a natural theme. In their writings they have talked about how the social pressures, mass culture, and modern technologies can alienate an individual from his surroundings. The existentialists were the first to deify the alienated individual as a man of virtue, rationality, and knowledge. Ayn Rand’s fiction owes a debt to the existentialist deification of the alienated individuals. In 1938, Jean-Paul Sartre published his novel *Nausea* in which the leading character is a tall, red-haired, alienated young man call... more »
Fraser Anning bankruptcy hearing starts tomorrow, but senator is understood to not be in Australia
Fraser Anning built his political career on putting Australia first, but it appears the former Senator is still out of the country on the eve of bankruptcy proceedings brought by the Bendigo Bank.
Police begin search of national park for missing man
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The sister of a missing Adelaide man is pleading with him to return home, as police comb a national park in the search for clues.
Woman slashed after challenging intruders in Geelong home invasion
A woman who woke to find two men breaking into her Geelong home while three children are sleeping inside is stabbed after confronting the intruders.
Paul Pisasale committed to stand trial for sexual assault, perjury
Disgraced former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale is facing two charges of sexual assault and is also committed to stand trial on a charge of perjury.
Australian drivers to receive payout over illegal VW emissions device
The Volkswagen group and Audi agree to pay Australian car owners affected by the emissions cheating software scandal between $87 million and $127.1 million, the Federal Court hears.
The naturally conceived baby with DNA from both of his mothers
Rebecca and Isabelle Sutherland hope that telling their story will help transgender parents be accepted to the point where, one day, "no one bats an eyelid".
Locked and Loaded: Could Iran Sink the U.S. Navy If War Breaks Out?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Tehran has lots of missiles. Could they start sinking warships? *Key Point:* Given the volume of valuable commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf, Tehran is investing in improving its ASBMs—and publicizing that effort to the world—as a means to build conventional military deterrence in a context of rising tensions with Saudi Arabia, Israel and the United States. In 2009, it became clear that China had developed a mobile medium-range ballistic missile called the DF-21D designed to sink ships over 900 miles away. This then-nascent technical achiev... more »
Forget Those F-35s: Could Iran Crush Israel in a War?
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Iran’s armed forces ranked thirteenth in the world--and Israel sixteenth. Could it be right? One study says yes. *Key Point*: Israeli media is abuzz over a website that ranks the world’s armies—and placed Iran above Israel. Iran’s armed forces ranked thirteenth in the world, according to GlobalFirepower.com’s 2018 rankings, which apparently combined various statistics to assemble a composite military power rating (0.3131 for Iran, with 0.00 being a perfect score). Israel ranked sixteenth, with a military power rating of 0.3444. By comparison, the Un... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“The Sleeping Beauty galaxy may appear peaceful at first sight but it is actually tossing and turning. In an unexpected twist, recent observations have shown that the gas in the outer regions of this photogenic spiral is rotating in the opposite direction from all of the stars! Collisions between gas in the inner and outer regions are creating many hot blue stars and pink emission nebula. *Click image for larger size.* The above image was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2001 and released in 2004. The fascinating internal motions of M64, also cataloged as NGC 4826, are thought... more »
Only Russian Trolls And Racists Disagree With Mann’s Junk Science
Michael Mann is the favorite climate scientist of Democrats. He is an expert witness at almost all of their hearings.
"One Of Two Things..."
“When we walk to the edge of all the light we have and take a step into the darkness of unknown, we must believe one of two things will happen. There will be something solid to stand on, or we will be taught how to fly.” - Patrick Overton
Free Download: Aldous Huxley, “The Doors Of Perception”
“Perception is a clash of mind and eye, the eye believing what it sees, the mind seeing what it believes.” - Robert Brault "To become fully human, man, proud man, the player of fantastic tricks, must learn to get out of his own way: only then will his infinite faculties and angelic apprehension get a chance of coming to the surface. In Blake’s words, we must ‘cleanse the doors of perception’; for when the doors of perception are cleansed, ‘everything appears to man as it is - infinite.’ Here’s one of my favorite excerpts, about the ultimate solitude of each human being and the limi... more »
How Drones Are Dramatically Changing Warfare
Smoke billows from an Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq *James Adams, Spectator:* *How drones are dramatically changing warfar*e *Within a very few years, every vulnerable public building, sports stadium or city center will have to install some kind of drone defense* The attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities by Houthi rebels using a fleet of 10 drones loaded with explosives has caused serious damage and will result in a global production cut of around five percent. The Houthi strike was the second aimed at Saudis oil facilities after a previous effort last month resulted in minimal d... more »
Israeli Attacks On Syria Halted After Russia Threatened To Shoot Down Jets
Israeli Attacks On Syria Halted After Russia Threatened To Shoot Down Jets by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ According to reports in both Israeli and Arabic regional media, Israel this past week was preparing to expand major airstrikes against “Iran-backed” targets in Syria, but Moscow imposed its red line. The Independent has published a story describing that Russia’s …
Israel Demolishes Another Two Palestinian Buildings in West Bank Near Separation Wall
Israel Demolishes Another Two Palestinian Buildings in West Bank Near Separation Wall by Kate, https://mondoweiss.net/ Land, property theft & destruction / Ethnic cleansing / Settlements Israel demolishes two Palestinian buildings east of Jerusalem JERUSALEM (WAFA) 11 Sept — Israel demolished today two Palestinian buildings that were still in the construction phase in the town of …
Iranian General Says Country Ready for ‘Full-Fledged War’ with US
Iranian General Says Country Ready for ‘Full-Fledged War’ with US by https://www.timesofisrael.com/ Amir Ali Hajizadeh warns that American bases up to 2,000 kilometers away are ‘within the range of our missiles,’ after Washington blamed Tehran for Houthi attack on Saudi oil – A top Iranian commander warned on Sunday that Tehran was prepared for an …
Iraq Will Respond to Israeli Attacks, Sees Itself in War Against Zionist Entity: Iraqi MP
Iraq Will Respond to Israeli Attacks, Sees Itself in War Against Zionist Entity: Iraqi MP by https://www.presstv.com/ All options are on the table in response to Israel’s recent drone strikes targeting Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as the Hashd al-Sha’abi, according to a leading Iraqi parliamentarian. – Speaking to the Lebanese al-Mayadeen television …
Hong Kong Protesters Block Station And Smash Cameras at Admiralty MTR
CNA Hong Kong protesters on Sunday (Sep 15) used road barriers to block Admiralty Station’s entrance, and some were also seen vandalising security cameras in the latest demonstration against the government. end
De-Dollarization: Europe Joins the Party
De-Dollarization: Europe Joins the Party by Ronald-Peter Stöferle, https://mises.org/ The ongoing “World War of Currencies”, as the German journalist Daniel D. Eckert called it, the battle for the future of the world monetary system is not a shallow action film but more like Game of Thrones – a complex series with hundreds of actors and …
Saudi Oil Output Halved After Yemeni Raids; US Blames Iran
Press TV Riyadh has admitted that #Yemen’s #drone strikes on #Saudi Arabia’s key oil facilities have shut down about 50 percent of the kingdom’s crude and gas production, with the United States rushing to point the finger at Iran for the raids without providing any evidence. end
‘Maximum Lies’: Iran Rejects US’ Claim It Attacked Saudi Oil Facilities, Warns It’s Ready for War
‘Maximum Lies’: Iran Rejects US’ Claim It Attacked Saudi Oil Facilities, Warns It’s Ready for War by https://www.rt.com/ Iran has rebuffed US accusations of launching a drone attacks that cut Saudi Arabia’s oil output in half. A senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander, meanwhile, has warned Washington that Tehran is ready for war. – Allegations …
Avi Dichter: The First War in Gaza Will Be the Last War
i24NEWS English STRICTLY SECURITY | Israel must mount a large-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip, one that would leave Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) groups done away for good, Chair of Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Avi Dichter told i24NEWS. In an exclusive interview, the Likud MP and former head of Israel’s …
911 Whistleblowers (FULL DOCUMENTARY | 2019)
Corbett Report Extras TRANSCRIPT: corbettreport.com/911whistleblowers/ “But someone would have talked,” say the self-styled skeptics who believe the government’s official conspiracy theory of 9/11. But there’s a problem with this logically fallacious non-argument. “Someone” did talk. In fact, numerous people have come out to blow the whistle on the events of September 11, 2001, and the …
John Rubino: Negative Interest Rates Are the Death Knell of a Financial System
John Rubino: Negative Interest Rates Are the Death Knell of a Financial System by Financial Survival Network John Rubino says that we’re truly in Bizarro Land. Negative interest rates are the death knell of a financial system. In Sweden they’re giving negative rate mortgages. The system cannot function for long in this current state. A breakdown …
Harley Schlanger: The Central Bank Just Revealed Their Dark Sinister Plan For The World — One World Currency — ‘666’ is Here?
X22Report Spotlight Today’s Guest: Harley Schlanger Harley’s Memo On The CB: https://harley.larouchepac.com/specia… Harley’s Memo On The X22 Report: https://x22report.com/special-memo-g7…
Gold to Decouple from Treasuries
Peter Schiff The Peter Schiff Show Podcast – Episode 501 Recorded September 13, 2019 Dow 200 Points from Record High – It was pretty quiet today in the equity markets; the Dow Jones managed to inch up 37 points, closing at 27,219 but, you know, how we’re less than 200 points away from a new …
Embassy insider exposes CNN lies about Julian Assange
The Grayzone Pushback with Aaron Maté ||| A “bombshell” CNN report claimed to show how Wikileaks founder Julian Assange published stolen Democratic Party emails in 2016 in cooperation with the Russian government from his place of refuge in Ecuador’s London embassy. Ecuadorian diplomat Fidel Narváez — who served in the embassy throughout Assange’s stay — …
Chet Raymo, “The Spare And The True”
*“The Spare And The True”* by Chet Raymo “Twice during the past few years, someone has alerted me to quotes from my Globe columns in the American Heritage Dictionary (4th ed.), illustrating the use of words. For spacefaring, the dictionary cites my reference to "spacefaring nations." For exotic, 2. Intriguingly unusual or different; excitingly strange, the dictionary cites my observation "If something can be explained simply, in a familiar way, then it is best to avoid more exotic explanations." Now that pleases me. I contributed Ockham's Razor to the American Heritage Dictionary!... more »
Samantha Power: The Woman of System
We need to restore a constituency and a faith that we can have a productive foreign policy, and I think that part of what that will entail is putting diplomacy and burden sharing at the front of our messaging and of our packaging and of our actions. Right now, humanitarian intervention, if it happens […] The post Samantha Power: The Woman of System appeared first on Econlib.
Rocker Ric Ocasek, Frontman of The Cars, Dead at 75
Ric Ocasek, The Cars frontman whose deadpan vocal delivery and lanky, sunglassed look defined a rock era with chart-topping hits like “Just What I Needed,” has died.
Egypt’s external debt : Something to truly worry about
No, I am ignoring the ongoing Live streaming/YouTube/Facebook videos online uprising but what I am writing about in this post is extremely alarming and actually, it is being ignored and dealt with a trivial matter in the mainstream media and social media. In August, we found according to the Central Bank of Egypt’s statements that it paid nearly USD25 billions of the country’s maturing foreign debts and their interests in the past two years from the end of March 2017 to the end March 2019. Al-Mal newspaper reported those important findings in a news report that I found a cache ver... more »
Michael Yon On Hong Kong And How China's Dependence On Food Imports Is A National Security Concern
An anti-government protester throws back a tear gas canister at the police during a demonstration near Central Government Complex in Hong Kong, China, September 15, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva *Instapundit: *LOTS OF ONGOING HONG KONG COVERAGE FROM *MICHAEL YON*. Plus, he offers this observation from a friend, about the pork-tariff item noted here yesterday: ”There is a tiny, tiny notice in the news today that China has backed off on its tariffs on US soy and pork. Ya don’t say… * First of all, soy and pork are protein, which is a chronic problem in all national food chains, but mor... more »
Mattis Had A Plan To Capture Osama bin Laden In Tora Bora But Was Told Not To Proceed
Anti-Taliban fighters observing U.S. bombing of the cave sanctuaries of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization in the Tora Bora mountains of Afghanistan on December 16, 2001. Reuters NewMedia Inc./Corbis Washington Examiner: *Jim Mattis on Osama bin Laden, how ancient history guides his modern strategy, and his pithy aphorisms* Legendary military commander retired Marine Corps Gen. Jim Mattis is on a whirlwind publicity tour promoting his book Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, which he co-authored with Bing West. Washington Examiner senior writer Jamie McIntyre covered Mattis both wh... more »
Letter to US Senate Judiciary Committee Opposing S386: Root Cause of Green Card Backlog is H1B Abuse By IT Outsourcing Cos on Behalf of Workers from India
Excerpts from letter: Entire letter: Submitted to the US Senate, it is part of the public record. Source: https://twitter.com/AntiS386/status/1173079775629336576 More … Continue reading →
Why Are There So Few Dalit Entrepreneurs? The Problem Of India’s Casted Capitalism
From “The Conversation”: “Why are there so few Dalit entrepreneurs? The problem of India’s casted capitalism by Kathryn Lum, Nottingham … Continue reading →
Tropical Weather Outlook Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico – Two “Disturbances” & Tropical Storm Humberto
Updates at Hurricanes.gov Now’s a good time to make sure you have batteries-keep batteries charged; make sure to have extra … Continue reading →
Greenpeace Members Face Federal, State Charges in Houston Protest
Link: https://youtu.be/AVM4uej_oIg “Greenpeace members face federal, state charges in Houston protest Posted:Fri, 13 Sep 2019 21:18:50 -0400 Federal and state … Continue reading →
Good stuff on our Facebook page this week
Graham Higgs shared some posts from Craig Kelly originally from Electroverse (link) & extracted from the BoM (link) AUSTRALIA’S PERISHER SKI RESORT IS EXTENDING TO OCTOBER 13, MAKING 2019 THE LONGEST SEASON ON RECORD SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 CAP ALLON“*BREAKING NEWS: Perisher’s natural snow depth has hit 2.25 metres. We’re extending the season!*“* –reads the opening lines of a recent perisher.com.au/ article.*Conditions are reportedly “incredible” at Perisher right now *(the largest ski resort in the southern hemisphere located in the ‘Snowy Mountains’ of NSW) *with the natural snow base ... more »
Qld Labor bushfire policies non-existent
by Viv Forbes, science writer Bushfires are normal events in this season in tropical and sub-tropical latitudes of the southern hemisphere – in Australia, Africa and South America. Even Captain Cook noted many fires in Eastern Australia in 1770, long before the era of “global warming” hysteria. What is unusual is the number and ferocity […]
The Poet: Galway Kinnell, "Another Night in the Ruins"
*"Another Night in the Ruins"* "How many nights must it take one such as me to learn that we aren't, after all, made from that bird that flies out of its ashes, that for us as we go up in flames, our one work is to open ourselves, to *be* the flames?" ~ Galway Kinnell
More Democratic Lies – Impeach Screech At Kavanaugh
It would seem the Idiots On Parade are now pushing to impeach Kavanaugh over another completely unsupported blind accusation of 30 years ago involving a woman who doesn't remember it... The Stupid not only burns, it's gone nuclear... Continue reading →
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"The Truth Is..."
"The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers." - M. Scott Peck
"Why You Don't Know Your Own Mind"
*"Why You Don't Know Your Own Mind"* by Alex Rosenberg "It is often said that we can never truly know the minds of others, because we can't "get inside their heads." Our ability to know our own minds, though, is rarely called into question. It is assumed that your experience of your own consciousness clinches the assertion that you "know your own mind" in a way that no one else can. This is a mistake. Ever since Plato, philosophers have, without much argument, shared common sense's confidence about the nature of its own thoughts. They have argued that we can secure certainty about... more »
"Snobbery..."
"The word ‘snobbery' came into use for the first time in England during the 1820s. It was said to have derived from the habit of many Oxford and Cambridge colleges of writing sine nobilitate (without nobility) or ‘s.nob.' next to the names of ordinary students on examination lists in order to distinguish them from their aristocratic peers.” - Alain De Botton
Increase in Teen Myopia (Near-Sightedness) Blamed on Electronics and Screens
By B.N. Frank The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, and other health experts have provided parents with many different reasons to reduce kids’... more »
"Israeli Attacks On Syria Halted After Russian Threat To Shoot Down Jets"
*"Israeli Attacks On Syria Halted After * *Russian Threat To Shoot Down Jets"* by Raul Ilargi Meijer "Those winds just keep on shifting, no matter that the western press either doesn’t see them shift, doesn’t recognize them for what they are, or chooses to ignore them. But these winds bring tidings of a tectonic plate-shaking shift in the global political climate. To court the right wing vote, Bibi planned to bomb locations in Syria controlled by “Iran-backed” Assad troops, right about right now. And he needed permission from Vladimir Putin to do that. So he flew to Moscow, did a b... more »
Tourist trip to the Pinnacles turns fatal after car, bus collide on notorious road
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A car and a bus carrying 34 people crash on Indian Ocean Drive north of Perth, at the turn-off to the world-famous Pinnacles rock formations, leaving two Chinese tourists who were in the SUV dead and a third in hospital.
Trump wants US Justice Department to 'rescue' judge after new sex claim
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US President Donald Trump says US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh "should start suing people for libel" after another claim of sexual misconduct against him.
'I'm embarrassed': Broncos deal with humiliating finals defeat
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The Brisbane Broncos will undertake a throughout review after their NRL season ended in a whimper, as Darius Boyd cautions social media trolls to curb the negative comments.
Infant formula company Bellamy's to be bought out by Chinese
Tasmanian-based infant formula company Bellamy's tells shareholders to vote in favour of a $1.5 billion takeover by Chinese company Mengniu.
'A lot of blood': Man dies while fleeing swooping magpie
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Locals say a man who died while under attack from a swooping magpie near Wollongong was in a 'bad way' and they tried to resuscitate him before help arrived.
Boy was inside parked car where man and woman died in Melbourne's east
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Investigators are yet to determine the cause of the deaths of a man and woman who were found inside a car on the weekend, but are not looking for any other people. They say an eight-year-old boy was found physically unharmed inside the car.
Oil prices jump 13pc on Saudi attack, but fuel prices shouldn't follow … yet
Oil prices are up 13 per cent, with the potential to drive petrol prices higher, following an attack that has knocked out about half of Saudi Arabia's crude processing.
After all those weeks, the contest ended level. Are you not entertained?
Another impossibly close finish looked a chance, but even when it wasn't, there was another glorious display as after all those weeks, the contest ended level. Are you not entertained?
The best moments you may have missed from triple j's One Night Stand in Lucindale
Australia's top musicians joined a 15,000-strong crowd in Lucindale for triple j's One Night Stand, marking the small town's biggest day ever. Some of the best moments happened off-stage.
A year after a death that captivated the world, the Goodall family still grapple with the decision
As the voluntary assisted dying debate rages in Western Australia, David Goodall's family is still processing the 104-year-old's decision to travel to Switzerland to end his life.
Anger as Optus chosen to cover mobile black spots in remote Australia
Locals in far-north Queensland say it's "ludicrous" to install an Optus satellite small cell service in a remote Telstra-dominated area.
Peroni returns to Hobart after incredible airborne crash at Monza
Formula Three driver Alex Peroni walks off a plane in his hometown of Hobart just one week after a horror race day crash in Italy.
Iran War Imminent? Trump Says US “Locked And Loaded” To Respond To Saudi Attack
By Tyler Durden Just as the price of oil was settling down from its record surge, it spiked once again, following a tweet by president... more »
Our children deserve better
Two time Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof wrote an editorial earlier this week in The New York Times called “Our children deserve better.” It is a clarion call to our nation showing the plight of kids in America. Here are … Continue reading →
The Three Stooges Take To The Pages Of The Washington Post
*The 3 Stooges by Nancy Ohanian* Mark Sanford (SC), Joe Walsh (IL) and William Weld (MA) don't have anything in common except that they are Republicans who hate Trump and are "running" for the Republican nomination against him. The party isn't interested in their criticisms of Trump and they are being largely ignored even though Sanford is a former governor and congressman, Walsh was a congressman and tea party firebrand and Weld was a distinguished governor and ambassador. Even if the Republican establishment-- and voters-- yawn at the mention of their campaigns, the *Washington Po... more »
See This Picture? This Is Iran's 'New' Jet Fighter (More Like a Fraud)
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Is Tehran's air force in serious trouble? *Key Point*: The irony is that Tehran doesn’t need to be ashamed of its resourceful use of old jet fighters. In February 2017 I published an article on the Iranian Saeqeh (“Thunderbolt”) fighter. Billed as Iran’s first domestically-built jet fighter to enter operational service, the Saeqeh. Fast forward and we are again greeted with headlines for yet another “100% indigenously made” fighter jet, this time a “state of the art” two-seater called the Kowsar. And yet it appears identical to an F-5F Tiger II ... more »
Iran and North Korea: Soon To Build Hypersonic Missiles?
*Zachary Keck* *Security, * Could it happen? A U.S. general thinks so. *Key Point*: The concern is that once Russia and China have perfected their own hypersonic capabilities the technology will begin spreading, as it often has historically with everything from missiles to nuclear weapons technology. It is extremely likely that Iran and North Korea will acquire hypersonic missiles, according to a senior U.S. general. Back in April of last year, Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, the director of the Missile Defense Agency, testified to the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee. Duri... more »
How Argentina Can Prevent an Economic Crisis: Dollars
*James Roberts* *economy, Americas* [image: Reuters] It was dollarization in 2000 that saved Ecuador during the Rafael Correa years from experiencing the devastating economic damage that Correa’s role model, Hugo Chávez, inflicted upon Venezuela. It’s not hurricane season in South America, but yet another currency crisis has slammed into Argentina. It has arrived just as President Mauricio Macri is running for re-election. Macri, a non-Peronist president, has always expected hard-going. Since Argentina’s return to democracy in the early 1980s, the Peronist party has never permit... more »
Why Pakistan Needs a New Strategy for the Pending Political Gulf Crisis
*Chirayu Thakkar* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] The key to Islamabad’s bewilderment lies elsewhere, perhaps in a newer geopolitical realignment. Recently, India abruptly ended special autonomy of the Indian-administered Kashmir and dismembered it into two federally administered regions. A revved-up Pakistan prime minister resorted to all means to attract the attention of the global community to attend this issue including nuclear saber-rattling. Many countries have turned a blind eye to Imran Khan’s entreaties for intervention advising both neighbors to resolve the mat... more »
Trump Must Not Give Israel a Blank Check in the Middle East
*Dalia Dassa Kaye* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Israel has a right to defend itself, but not at the expense of regional stability and American interests. Israel’s military campaign against Iranian-aligned forces in Syria, Lebanon, and reportedly Iraq might seem like an appealing way to subcontract parts of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Iran, but it may be time to ask whether these attacks are serving the interests of the United States—especially in Iraq. There is little debate among external powers about Israeli attacks in Syria, where Israel i... more »
How Can the United States Support Democracies in the Former USSR
*Kenneth Yalowitz, William Courtney* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] Democratic development in Eurasia must be organic, but targeted Western support for reforms could be most productive in these four countries. Sustained public protests in Moscow despite police violence, and embarrassing losses by the Kremlin-backed ruling party in city council elections on September 8, are indicative of rising challenges to the authoritarian model in some of the post-Soviet space. Since the collapse of the USSR in 1991, Ukraine and Georgia have made notable democratic gains. A popular upri... more »
Why Is China Afraid of a Few Free Market Academics?
*Doug Bandow* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] China’s time as a helpless victim of Western imperialism is long over. I visited Beijing a few weeks back. China’s capital continues to impress, full of growth and energy. My first trip there was in 1992 to a city more dependent on bicycles and motor scooters than automobiles, and without block after block of gleaming new offices and hotels. Today Beijing looks like the center of a great power likely on its way to superpowerdom. Certainly, leaders of the People’s Republic of China believe they are destined to exercise ever greater... more »
Trump Would Be Shocked: How Iran Could Kill a Stealth F-22 Raptor
*TNI Staff* *Security, * The chances are slim, but it could happen. Here is how. *Key Point:* The Raptor’s incredible specific excess power and sheer maneuverability combined with its new AIM-9X missiles makes it so that the odds are grotesquely stacked in the F-22 pilot’s favor. A full-scale military campaign against Iran would require the United States to destroy the Iranian air force—which to this day flies American-built warplanes. The best of Iran’s decrepit fighter aircraft fleet is the Grumman F-14 Tomcat. The Imperial Iranian Air Force purchased 80 of the powerful fourt... more »
Why Hitler's Shock and Awe Strategy at the Battle of the Bulge Failed
*Michael Peck* *Security, * The attack began with a barrage from 1,600 guns and rocket launchers that pounded trenches and command posts. Then came waves of tanks and infantry that surged out of the winter mist and slammed into the stunned and bewildered defenders. *Key Point*: As the Bulge proved, brave soldiers can make up for failed strategy. But only at an immense cost. The attack began with a barrage from 1,600 guns and rocket launchers that pounded trenches and command posts. Then came waves of tanks and infantry that surged out of the winter mist and slammed into the stun... more »
Lawfare Group Begins Delegitimizing Supreme Court…
By now everyone is familiar with the Lawfare network; an alliance of ideological political interests inside and outside government who use the law to achieve their objectives. [Specific Example Here] During the Obama administration the Lawfare group: (1) weaponized the … Continue reading →
Man Being Fired Brings Emotional Support Clown to Meeting
A man from New Zealand who was getting fired brought a support clown to his recent termination meeting. He brought the $200 performer along for comedic relief as his bosses fired him. Ad man Joshua Jack, from Auckland, said he had a feeling he was going to be getting bad news after he received an […] The post Man Being Fired Brings Emotional Support Clown to Meeting appeared first on Health Nut News.
Crimea Offers Iran Use of Its Ports for Oil Transport
Crimea Offers Iran Use of Its Ports for Oil Transport Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor By: John C. K. Daly The Jamestown Foundation Both Iran and Russia suffer from the United States’ sanctions: the former since the 1979 Islamic revolution, the latter since its 2014 illegal annexation of Crimea. But in a recent bout of creative […]
A Japanese artist who bridged the pre-Edo and start of the Edo Period
A Japanese artist who bridged the pre-Edo and start of the Edo Period Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Kano Sanraku (1559-1635) witnessed the power processes of the centralization of Japan that ultimately led to the unification of this nation under the Tokugawa Period of 1603-1868. Naturally, the art world of Japan […]
Central England Summer : Five Degrees Cooler Than 1976
Central England average daily maximum temperatures averaged 69.5F this summer, almost five degrees cooler than 1976. Almost two-thirds of days were cooler this summer than the corresponding day in 1976. There was one hot day on July 25, which was … Continue reading →
Plummeting September 15 Temperatures In The US
Something happened after 1955 which caused September 15 temperatures to plummet in the US. If climate science was a real science, academics would want to understand this rather than bury it. Temperatures have decreased as CO2 has increased.
The Daily Brief 2019-09-14
This is a summary of 11 AMN articles on the following subjects: Idlib, Russia, Syria, Latakia, Israel, Netanyahu, Trump, US, Iraq, Yemen, Turkey, Bin_Laden, Daraa, Houthis, Iran, Saudi. Categories covered in this brief: Syria, Middleeast, Iraq, Yemen, Turkey, World-News, Iran, Gulf Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
NYC public schools excusing students for climate strike
Would they release kids who want to strike for climate sense? How about freedom? The post NYC public schools excusing students for climate strike appeared first on CFACT.
"Economic Market Snapshot PM 9/15/19"
• Gregory Mannarino, "Markets: A Look Ahead - Stocks Poised To Gain" - https://www.traderschoice.net/ • MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary • CNN Market Data: - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ CNN Fear And Greed Index: - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ • "Thus, while additional stimulus may provide some relief or even short-term euphoria for the markets, it will only be a mirage, a “Bull Trap”. After a brief uptick, the global economy will continue to sink, until the fragile European banking system breaks and global st... more »
A Chief of Largest Brazilian Crime Organization Arrested in Rio State
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The trafficker, André de Oliveira Macedo, known as André do Rap, was arrested by the team of the São Paulo Anti-Kidnapping Police this Sunday morning, September 15th, in Angra dos Reis, near Rio de Janeiro. He was wanted by Interpol and named as one of the chiefs of the criminal […] The post A Chief of Largest Brazilian Crime Organization Arrested in Rio State appeared first on The Rio Times.
Evaluation Of Elizabeth Warren As Potential Democratic Candidate For President
In the polls for the past several months, the top three among the contenders for the Democratic nomination for President have been Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders. I doubt that Biden will make it all the way to the end of this marathon; and I sense that Sanders’s shtick has started to wear thin and that he is fading. That would leave Elizabeth Warren as the most likely to get the nomination. Heaven help us. Warren has her own shtick. The basic idea is to claim that the U.S. economy is fundamentally not working for most people, and then to stir up resentment against a... more »
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The Legend of Corn Pop: “I’ma Cut You”…
Joe Biden tells the story of his chain-wielding face-off with a gang of rusty razor-wielding ne’er-do-wells led by a black guy named ‘Corn Pop.’ “Corn Pop was a bad dude”… . If only Corn Pop mamma had him listenin’ to … Continue reading →
Saudis Scramble to Restore Oil Output After Drone Attacks; Trump Sec. Pompeo Blames Iran as Trump Discusses “Security Pact” with Israel
It’s unclear if Pompeo is trying to manipulate the price of oil or if he is eyeing up a war … Continue reading →
Why I Don’t Have A Raspberry Pi 4: Poor Cooling
Why don't I have a Raspberry Pi Model 4? Because it has lousy heat design, the case sucks for heat removal, and you must spend up to $20 to get an effective passive cooling design that lets you run full power without a fan. Continue reading →
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