Saturday, October 19, 2019

19 October - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 5

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State of Emergency: Vital oil pipeline damaged by snow storms

Robert at Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago
Force majeure declared. Not totally shut down but restricted flows due to damage. ___________ 17 Oct 2019 – “Due to the recent storm in Manitoba over the weekend, we did declare force majeure as the province declared a state of emergency. We are currently operating at reduced flows,” a spokesperson for TC Energy told Reuters in a statement. ... Read moreState of Emergency: Vital oil pipeline damaged by snow storms The post State of Emergency: Vital oil pipeline damaged by snow storms appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Blizzard warning for western Wyoming

Robert at Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago
Winter storm – as in WINTER storm – will cause travel impacts for Interstate 80 corridor. Very strong winds could cause extensive damage to trees and power lines. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY…Oct 19 2019 National Weather Service Cheyenne WY Oct 19 2019 SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL IMPACTS NEAR ... Read moreBlizzard warning for western Wyoming The post Blizzard warning for western Wyoming appeared first on Ice Age Now.

From the inside: I’m a prisoner and I vote

J C at Halifax Examiner - 11 hours ago
This is the first of what will be an occasional series featuring the voices of prisoners in their own words. J.C. is in a federal prison. The plea from politicians is that “citizens need to get out and vote” and that “every vote counts!” Every vote is valuable. But what is the actual value of the vote […]

Street checks are banned. Now what?

El Jones at Halifax Examiner - 11 hours ago
On Friday, Justice Minister Mark Furey announced that street checks would be permanently banned following a legal opinion written by former Nova Scotia Chief Justice Michael MacDonald and researcher Jennifer Taylor that concluded street checks are illegal. We should, of course, not have needed this opinion to ban checks, which the Black community has already […]

Nina Simons on 'Living Juicy' and remembering her mother at Bioneers

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago
Migrant children in cages and missing and murdered Indigenous women remembered, as Nina Simons remembers her own mother and Mother Earth By Brenda Norrell Censored News SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- Cofounder of Bioneers Nina Simons remembered her mother as the Bioneers Conference began on Friday, "She showed me how we can reshape ourselves at any age," Nina told the crowd gathered for the

Uber fires Americans and hires foreigners

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 11 hours ago
Uber is firing around 400 American employees as it's trying to bring in more foreign workers who will presumably do the jobs for less pay. Even as it's firing American workers Uber is trying to import 1129 foreign workers under the H-1B program. That program is designed to be used only if there are no Americans that can hired. Clearly Uber is misusing the program to reduce costs. So far Uber has only been able to import 300 foreigners but that's an increase of nearly 100% over what they did last year. It's also clear why the tech giants are so anti-American. 71% of their employe... more »

Ukrainian president juggles an impossible situation

InfoBrics at The Duran - 11 hours ago
Zelensky has no choice but to oscillate non-stop regarding Crimea and Donbass, trying to appease all sides. More The post Ukrainian president juggles an impossible situation appeared first on The Duran.

What if Trump had lost in 2016?

Serban V.C. Enache at The Duran - 11 hours ago
Any politician or political movement that threatens the Unipolar system, wittingly or unwittingly, in favor of the Multipolar system must be destroyed. That is the core fundamental behind the anti-Trump cult, which fuels the Trump derangement syndrome. More The post What if Trump had lost in 2016? appeared first on The Duran.

Democrats break the law and it's ok: Hillary email edition

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 11 hours ago
The State Department has declared that 38 people sent classified information 91 times to Hillary Clinton's insecure email server. Putting classified information, some of which was at the Top Secret level which means release of it can cause serious harm to the US, on an insecure unclassified server is a serious crime. Amazingly of the 588 cases the State Department found it couldn't assign responsibility in 497 cases. Given that every email has a from address it's unclear how that is possible. But of course given that it's unlikely that anyone will be punished for their gross damag... more »

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY TRUMP GOT PERSONALLY INVOLVED IN HIS WITCH HUNTS

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 11 hours ago
*The New York Times* reports: Federal prosecutors reviewing the origins of the Russia investigation have asked witnesses pointed questions about any anti-Trump bias among former F.B.I. officials who are frequent targets of President Trump and about the earliest steps they took in the Russia inquiry, according to former officials and other people familiar with the review. The prosecutors, led by John H. Durham, the United States attorney in Connecticut, have interviewed about two dozen former and current F.B.I. officials, the people said.... The number of interviews shows that Mr. D... more »

Tired Of Our Side Being Represented By Scaredy Cats? More Milquetoast Not What You're Looking For?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
I talk to candidates all day, 7 days a week. I'm so sick of hearing from "progressives" who back Medicare-for-All but are afraid to say the words... or of Democrats who believe in the Green New Deal as much as I do but have been counseled to not use the term or to speak out about it too much. One candidate who I've known for years and I know is a progressive told me he's running a moderate campaign-- in a deep, deep blue district, because a Blue Dog piece of shit in a red district told him that is the only way to win. Do you want more Democrats like Ted Lieu, Rashida Tlaib, Alan Gr... more »

Bill Barr’s actions raising fear level in the swamp

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
Who is Joseph Mifsud? Why are his cell phones and information important? Why would DC be panicking over things Bill Barr is currently reviewing? Equally important, why is Bill Barr and anyone involved in that search currently in the crosshairs of Democrats? They are supposed to be after the truth — Right? Or is it they are desperate to stop these people from revealing the truth? Recent press information directly from Shifty Schiff reveals they may have decided that the whistleblower has no need to testify since the rough draft call he wrote his complaint on is public. However, despi... more »

SNAPSHOTS OF A CULTURE: Four out of five Democrats can't all be wrong!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2019Sympathy for the bumpkins:* At least one reader of the New York Times saw value in David Brooks' column. The column appeared on October 5. It presented an imaginary conversation between a Trump supporter (Flyover Man) and an unconvinced interlocutor (Urban Guy). At least one reader thought he took value from the column's imaginary conversation. On Wednesday morning, the Times published five letters about the column. One of the letters said this: To the Editor: *David Brooks’s imagined conversation with Flyover Man was quite telling.* Those of us who co... more »

“Russian Asset” Is A Meaningless Noise War Pigs Make With Their Face Holes

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 12 hours ago
Both Tulsi Gabbard and the Green Party of the United States have issued scorching rebukes of Hillary Clinton for baseless accusations the former Secretary of State made during a recent interview claiming that both Gabbard and former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein are aligned […]

Trump Outstripping Obama on Pace of Executive Orders

AP News at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
It wasn't too long ago that Donald Trump derided presidential executive orders as "power grabs" and a "basic disaster."

Navy Patents UFO-Like Compact Nuclear Fusion Reactor and Hybrid Space/Sea Crafts

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Jake Anderson A mysterious set of patents filed recently by a U.S Navy researcher has caught the eyes of technologists and conspiracy theorists alike.... more »

6 Warning Signs That Civil Unrest Is Imminent

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By J.G. Martinez Dear fellow readers. This week has been “interesting” in South America. Interesting, indeed, but as in the ancient Chinese curse style. For... more »

Kotlikoff on Tax Progressivity

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 12 hours ago
Larry has an excellent article summarizing his work looking at the fiscal system from a life-cycle perspective. His bottom line: Far from being flat, the net tax rate facing middle age Americans rises rapidly with their resources—from negative 46.4% for the bottom 20% to positive 34.5% for the top 1%.

Letwin amendment: a dirty, silly trick to make Brexit politics meaningless

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 12 hours ago
I have watched the British House for several hours again. PM Boris Johnson has impressed me – with his clear enough ideas, politeness, and consensus building. He wanted the MPs to approve his Brexit deal – which looks much better for both sides than what I thought possible just a month ago. Sadly, Oliver Letwin submitted an "amendment" which actually implies than any real vote about a Brexit deal is delayed up to the moment when the legislation is complete. Because of this new delay – caused entirely by the British MPs in this case – one has to pay attention to the September 2019 Ben... more »

Our Republic is under attack by its president says a retired admiral

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 12 hours ago
An increasing number of people with gravitas are going on record to heighten concerns over the abuse of powers and attempts to obstruct such from view by the US president. Thomas Friedman has penned an excellent editorial along these lines … Continue reading →

World’s Record Heatwaves Of The 1920s

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 13 hours ago
There is only one long-term GHCN station in the interior of Africa. It is located at Zinder, Niger. The record heatwave there was 123 consecutive days over 100F from March 7 to July 7, 1922 – peaking at 121F on … Continue reading →

Cooling Puerto Rico

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 13 hours ago
Puerto Rico has six long-term GHCN stations, shown in the map below. Temperatures there peaked in 1925 at 104F, and afternoon temperatures have been declining a rate of 1.1F per century since 1899. Their hottest year was 1941.

Cops Walk Up to Family’s Home Unannounced, Shoot Dad in the Back Through a Window

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: window]A man is in critical condition after several police officers sneaked up to his home and opened fire on him through a window, shooting him in the back.

WATCH: Elderly Handcuffed Man Suffers 8 Broken Ribs, Punctured Lung as 300lb Cop Attacks Him

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: miller]Tennessee man, Jerry Miller is now suing after he suffered multiple broken ribs and a punctured lung after a massive cop attacked him while he was handcuffed.

Kim Yo Jong Is North Korea's Most Powerful Woman

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Kim Yo Jong riding a horse alongside her brother during a strange, but likely symbolic, photoshoot. KCNA via Reuters *Business Insider:* *Meet North Korea's most powerful woman, Kim Yo Jong: Kim Jong Un's 30-ish sister who made a meaningful cameo in his bizarre horseback-riding photoshoot* * Kim Jong Un's younger sister and right-hand woman, Kim Yo Jong, is a mysterious figure whose life has piqued international curiosity. * The 30-something woman was seen in her brother's bizarre photoshoot riding a white horse on a historically meaningful mountain. * She has rapidly become North K... more »

Weekend reads: A costly code glitch; sparks fly over a heart trial; cancer researcher faced five investigations

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 13 hours ago
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured: the retraction of a study that claimed high heels made … Continue reading Weekend reads: A costly code glitch; sparks fly over a heart trial; cancer researcher faced five investigations

Tulsi Gabbard CRUSHES a Hillary Clinton, driven insane by phantom Russian trolls (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 340. More The post Tulsi Gabbard CRUSHES a Hillary Clinton, driven insane by phantom Russian trolls (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Time to Extricate From Ukraine

The American Conservative at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Kiev has become a drag on Trump, but if we don't watch out, it could turn into a geopolitical threat to everyone. More The post Time to Extricate From Ukraine appeared first on The Duran.

Perfect Distractions and Fantastical Mitigation Plans

Wrong Kind of Green at Wrong Kind of Green - 13 hours ago
"Perfect distractions come with talking points and bring framing to the issue they come to embody. Like the XR leaders, and GND proponents, Greta, under advice from a range of experts, leaves the fantastical assumptions in the IPCC mitigation plans well alone." The post Perfect Distractions and Fantastical Mitigation Plans appeared first on Wrong Kind of Green.

On Clausewitz’s Philosophy of War

Unknown at The Verma Report - 13 hours ago
The wars of ancient and medieval periods were mostly localized conflicts as the nations didn’t have large standing armies. The scope of their wars, fought mainly through mercenaries and aristocrats, was constrained by all kinds of rules and the ideas of chivalry. But the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, and the rise of nationalism led to a transformation in warfare. When Napoleon invaded Russia in 1812 his Grande Armée had a strength of 685,000 men. This was the largest land army that Europe had ever seen. Carl von Clausewitz was serving as a military officer in Jena when Nap... more »

Consciousness On Call...

Alfred Lehmberg at alienviews - 13 hours ago
*.,¸¸,.»§«,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.»§«*¥*»§«,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.»§«·.,¸¸,.* *Oh my stars and little sputniks, * *but there's water on the moon! * *I hope this means a "lunar rush," * *and I hope it means it's soon! * *A boon to our economy, * *it could save us from the "Rock"; * *let's gird our loins for future's sake; * *own up and buy some stock!* *Our destiny is manifest— * *to live upon new worlds. * *We crawled from slimy seas at first, * *progressiveness our herald. * *'Twas then we gulped our first clean air— * *now it's vacuum we're to breathe! * *We'll step out into timeless space— * *let... more »

HUSOCK: What Barr got right, what he got wrong

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 13 hours ago
BY HOWARD HUSOCK He singled out for criticism those who believe that, in effect, government social programs could replace the virtues instilled by religion. Attorney General William Barr finds himself the target of criticism for remarks he made at the

MUFLEH: Educating children of war requires innovation and patience

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 13 hours ago
BY LUMA MUFLEH As the Trump administration continues to reduce the number of refugees the U.S. will admit each year, our leaders should look to Ohio for examples of how states should welcome and resettle refugees. With strong initiatives in

MURPHY: Call off the state bid to micromanage private schools

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 13 hours ago
BY PETER MURPHY Last April, lawyers for private kindergarten through grade 12 schools found themselves defending, before a state trial-court judge, private and religious schools’ right to operate. The lawyers, representing Jewish, Catholic and nonsectarian independent schools, were challenging sweeping

Skoufis spends more than any new Senator

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 13 hours ago
Sen. James Skoufis, D-Newburgh, had $134,858 in staff and member office expenses during his first three months in the Senate, the most among newly elected members of that house, according to data posted today at SeeThroughNY.net, the Empire Center’s transparency website. From

Public universities give Chinese communists exclusive rights to intellectual concepts, trademarks

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 13 hours ago
BY TOM FITTON In the midst of a human rights crisis and violent pro-democracy manifestations in China, Judicial Watch has obtained records that expose a troubling partnership between a public American university and the Chinese Communists at the heart of

Protests Over The Economy And Corruption Rage In Lebanon

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*The Guardian/Reuters:* *Violence flares in Lebanon as protesters tell their leaders to go * Dozens wounded or held as warnings over economy spark biggest protests in decade Security forces fired teargas and chased down protesters in Beirut on Friday after tens of thousands of people across Lebanon marched to demand the demise of a political elite they accuse of looting the economy to the point of collapse. Riot police in vehicles and on foot rounded up protesters, according to Reuters. They fired rubber bullets and teargas canisters, dispersing demonstrators in Beirut’s commerc... more »

Chile Declares State Of Emergency After Days Of Violent Protests In The Country's Capital

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*CNN:* *Chile's president declares state of emergency after riots over metro fare hike* Chilean President Sebastián Piñera declared a state of emergency in a televised address to the nation on Friday after days of violent protests in the country's capital. Hundreds have taken to the streets of Santiago and surrounding cities in recent days to protest against the rising cost of public transport, vandalizing metro stations and even setting an electrical company building on fire. "The objective of this state of emergency is very simple, but very profound," Piñera said, "it's to e... more »

Be Still - A Navajo Proverb

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 13 hours ago

The Mexican Government And Its Army Were Defeated This Week By The Sinaloa Cartel

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Cartel gunmen are seen during clashes with federal forces in Culiacan on Oct. 17. Jesus Bustamante—Reuters *Time:* *How The Sinaloa Cartel Bested The Mexican Army* In Mexico’s big cities, drug cartel gunmen normally act like phantoms. They hide in safe houses or amid communities, suddenly striking with an assassination or a gunfight, and then disappearing again. Residents know they are there and are scared, but most the time, they can’t see them. But on Thursday in the Sinaloan city of Culiacan, the cartel gunmen were everywhere. They openly drove in trucks with mounted machine gun... more »

The U.S. Navy Should Use Its Retired Carriers For Target Practice And Testing Anti-Missile Defense Systems

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*National Interest:* *The Navy Should Use Its Retired Carriers for Target Practice* This way, the Pentagon can test better anti-missile systems under more realistic conditions. The U.S. Navy should convert USS Nimitz, the fleet’s oldest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, into a test ship once the flattop decommissions in the mid-2020s. That’s the recommendation of Navy lieutenant Douglas Cantwell, who served aboard the 1,092-feet-long carrier. His advice has precedent. The Navy recently formed an experimental “Surface Development Squadron” for Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers, Li... more »

Senior Israeli Security Minister: We Will Redeem the Temple Mount, Make It Ours

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
Senior Israeli Security Minister: We Will Redeem the Temple Mount, Make It Ours by Richard Silverstein, https://www.richardsilverstein.com/ NOTE: This is an expanded version of an article published earlier this week by Middle East Eye. – The headline blasted off the pages of Israel HaYom: Israel’s Public Security Minister, Gilad Erdan, boasted: “Freedom of worship on the …

Fernando Henrique Cardoso Once Sympathized with Prospect of Huck as Candidate

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As he publishes the fourth and final volume of his presidential journals, former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) is now somewhat skeptical of Luciano Huck's efforts for the 2022 elections. In an interview with the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo, FHC said . . . To read the full […] The post Fernando Henrique Cardoso Once Sympathized with Prospect of Huck as Candidate appeared first on The Rio Times.

Recorded in Prison, Brazilian Series Shows Birth of Criminal Faction

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a favela in São Paulo, a girl sees the police beat her brother before he is arrested on drug charges. Years later, she becomes a lawyer, and he takes on the leadership of a criminal faction. The fictional series 'Irmandade' ("Brotherhood"), which premieres on October 25th on Netflix, has […] The post Recorded in Prison, Brazilian Series Shows Birth of Criminal Faction appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazilian Finalist for 2017 “Global Teacher Prize” Is Banned From Teaching

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Professor Wemerson Nogueira, a finalist in 2017 for the "Global Teacher Prize", sometimes called the "Nobel Prize for Education", was banned by the Espírito Santo State government from teaching for five years, on charges of using falsified diplomas. Nogueira ascribed the matter to a bureaucratic issue and said he does […] The post Brazilian Finalist for 2017 “Global Teacher Prize” Is Banned From Teaching appeared first on The Rio Times.

Well if it isn't Aaron Burr, sir. (Further on Cataline . . . and Trump.)

Marty Lederman at Balkinization - 14 hours ago
À propos of Charles Fried's post invoking Cicero on Cataline, I couldn't help but recall once more what Alexander Hamilton wrote about Aaron Burr in his efforts in 1800-1801 to persuade his fellow Federalists serving in the House to actually vote for Hamilton's lifelong nemesis, Thomas Jefferson, for President. (I wrote more about this fascinating story here.) Notwithstanding his profound disagreements with Jefferson on virtually everything, Hamilton insisted that it wasn’t even a close call—that Burr would be far more dangerous to the Nation, for reasons that should sound painful... more »

They're Having A Hard Time

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
The outcome of the election is uncertain. But one thing is certain. Like the Phoenix, the Bloc Quebecois has risen from its ashes. Alan Freeman writes: From holding caucus meetings in a large phone booth not long ago, the party is now nipping at the heels of the Liberals in public opinion polls and could even end up with more seats in Quebec than the Liberals in Monday’s election. Credit is given to the strong performance on the hustings by Yves-François Blanchet, a previously relatively obscure cabinet minister in the government of Parti Québécois premier Pauline Marois, who lon... more »

VIDEO: Expert Explanation of US Meddling in Hong Kong

Land Destroyer at Alt Thai News Network ATNN - 14 hours ago
*October 19, 2019 (LD)* - Independent journalist Dan Cohen provides an expert explanation of US meddling in Hong Kong in the video below - exposing the steady stream of propaganda emerging from the US and other Western powers directly involved in engineering and perpetuating growing violence aimed at undermining China's sovereignty and stability. Violent fanatics are assaulting people in the streets of Hong Kong while corporate media cheers them on as “pro-democracy” and oligarchs cash in. I explain how the US meddling machine is ramping up the Cold War with China: pic.twitter.com/h... more »

VIDEO: Expert Explanation of US Meddling in Hong Kong

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 14 hours ago
*October 19, 2019 (LD)* - Independent journalist Dan Cohen provides an expert explanation of US meddling in Hong Kong in the video below - exposing the steady stream of propaganda emerging from the US and other Western powers directly involved in engineering and perpetuating growing violence aimed at undermining China's sovereignty and stability. Violent fanatics are assaulting people in the streets of Hong Kong while corporate media cheers them on as “pro-democracy” and oligarchs cash in. I explain how the US meddling machine is ramping up the Cold War with China: pic.twitter.com/h... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 14 hours ago
*The Idea of a University: When Trustees Turn a College into a Commodity* Editor’s Note: This article by Randolph Bourne, a writer and public intellectual, was originally published as “The Idea of a University” in The Dial on November 22, 1917. This is the second of a Martin Center “History of Higher Ed” series where the Center will republish overlooked writings that shaped American higher education. In September 1917, Professor J. McKeen Cattell of the psychology department and Professor Henry W.L. Dana, an assistant professor of comparative literature, were dismissed by the tru... more »

Australian farmers pushed into drought three years early because of greedy and thieving corporates

Shane Dowling at Kangaroo Court of Australia - 14 hours ago
The more you read about the drought and water buy-back scandal the more it becomes obvious the rich are prospering by ripping off taxpayers as well as prospering off the financial tragedy […]

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Russia Ready To Seize Control Of The World's Largest Oil ReservesQatar Is Air-Conditioning the Outdoors Because of Climate ChangeA Million People Are Jailed at China's Gulags. I Managed to Escape. Here's What Really Goes on InsideBritish people would rather stop Brexit than leave the EU with Boris Johnson's deal The EU is preparing to delay Brexit if the UK Parliament rejects Boris Johnson's deal 1. Facebook pulls more than a dozen groups after BI investigation 2. Former top Navy SEAL who oversaw the Osama bin Laden raid says the US is 'under attack from th... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago
*Honey Dew, Dunkin’ toss out Styrofoam cups, but is it enough to save the planet?* *I have still yet to hear what is wrong with tossing everything into landfills -- it's cheap and we did it for generations. A lot of Australia's sportsgrounds and public parks were once landfills. Once the dump is full, you level it off, add rocks and soil and call in the gardeners.And most landfills were unsupervised dumps. It was great fun to go to the dump with your rubbish and come back with things other people had tossed out. That was REAL recycling. I remember it well. Many wives complain... more »

USS Zumwalt Is Running Six Years Late

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*Popular Mechanics:* *The USS Zumwalt Won't Be Battle-Ready Until 2021* *The first stealth destroyer of its kind is running six years late.* * The new stealth destroyer USS Zumwalt is six years late. * The ship won't be ready to perform any missions until September 2021. * The ship costs $7.6 billion, or more than half as much as an aircraft carrier, and its two Advanced Gun Systems lack ammunition. The USS Zumwalt, the world’s first stealth warship, won’t be ready for any sort of action until the second half of 2021. The six hundred foot long destroyer is six years late and has ra... more »

Ecuador News Links 19 October 2019

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
19 October 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Mass Protests in Ecuador Force Government to Withdraw Austerity Measures–Was More Possible? The Ecuador Protests Show How Those In The U.S. Can Overpower Their Government Indigenous Rising in Ecuador and … Continue reading Ecuador News Links 19 October 2019

The Russian Masterpiece in Syria: Everyone Wins By Federico Pieraccini

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
Moscow has managed to maintain contacts with all parties in the conflict, even in spite of its stance against partition and illegal foreign presence. Trilateral talks between Iran, Turkey and Russia occurred in Astana at Moscow’s urging. Putin managed to bring together in Sochi the Syrian government and opposition groups to discuss the future of Syria. In Geneva, Moscow mediated between Damascus and the international community, shielding Syria from the diplomatic skulduggery of the US and other enemies of Syria.

Media Alarmed by Imaginary US Pullout From Syria

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
President Donald Trump’s modification of the US’s Syria policy has generated a torrent of confusion, so it’s worth reviewing the record. Influential sectors in corporate media clearly believe that US policy in Syria should be tailored toward assuring worldwide US hegemony. That’s necessarily going to entail Kurdish and many other peoples winding up in body bags.

US Has Backed 21 of the 28 ‘Crazy’ Militias Leading Turkey’s Brutal Invasion of Northern Syria

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
Former and current US officials have slammed the Turkish mercenary force of “Arab militias” for executing and beheading Kurds in northern Syria. New data from Turkey reveals that almost all of these militias were armed and trained in the past by the CIA and Pentagon.

Winners and Losers in the Turkish Attack on Syria. Russia is the Most Successful Player

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
18 October 2019 — Global Research Part III By Elijah J. Magnier The United States of America emerged victorious from the Second World War, and came out stronger than any other country in the world. The allies- notably the Soviet Union- won the war but emerged much weaker. They needed to reconstruct their countries and rebuild … Continue reading Winners and Losers in the Turkish Attack on Syria. Russia is the Most Successful Player

The War on Weed: Monsanto, Bayer, and the Push for “Corporate Cannabis”

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
Canada is to become the second country after Uruguay to legalize the recreational use of cannabis. Adults will be able to purchase cannabis from “federally licensed producers”. At present, Canada has according to the BBC “one of the highest rates of cannabis use” Worldwide. “Canadians spent an estimated C$5.7bn ($4.6bn; £3.5bn) in 2017 alone on combined medical and recreational use – about $1,200 per user. The bulk of that spending was on black market marijuana.”

UK police gain access to details of thousands of men, women and children through government’s Prevent database By Barry Mason

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
The UK’s police forces have full access to private information, including the political views, of thousands of men, women and children who have been referred to the government’s Prevent programme.

What Happens When a U.S. Navy Attack Submarine Crashes Into A 'Mountain'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*National Interest:* *This Is What Happens When a U.S. Navy Attack Submarine Crashes Into a 'Mountain'* *Well, an 'underwater mountain', that is. * Key point: A submarine vs and undersea mountain. What could go wrong? In 2005, a U.S. Navy attack submarine collided head-on with an undersea mountain at more than thirty miles an hour. Despite the damage the ship sustained and the crew’s injuries, the USS San Francisco managed to limp to her home port of Guam on her own power. The incident was a testament to the design of the submarine and the training and professionalism of her crew... more »

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