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"Patti Smith’s Imaginative Remedy for Insomnia"
*"Patti Smith’s Imaginative Remedy for Insomnia"* by Maria Popova "Given that it serves as the brain’s built-in therapy mechanism regulating our negative moods, given that it acts as the brain’s janitor sweeping away toxins responsible for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, sleep may be the closest thing we have a superpower - so much so that its importance is encoded into the 13 most important things I’ve learned about life. The clearest evidence of that importance comes from the extreme disruption of our functioning when sleep is taken away - the way we we grow unmoored... more »
The World Won't End: The Danger of an EMP Attack Is More Fantasy Than Fact
*Matthew Gault* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/RUSSIA-ENERGY--RC1F4E974A00.html] We break it down. *Key point:* A nuclear war is scarier and besides it isn't so easy to generate a really large EMP burst. Few weapons are as scary as those that exist only in our minds. A few years ago when the Republican Party released its platform to the public in the run-up to its national convention at the tail end of a section titled “America Resurgent,” GOP leaders detailed what they felt is a looming threat of America — electromagnetic pulses. “A single... more »
Russia's Navy Is Powerful, But It Won't Be Physically Storming Enemy Beaches Any Time Soon
*Michael Peck* *Technology, Europe* New amphibious ships would require a new Russian Navy. *Key point: *Moscow's amphibious doctrine is focusing on long-range operations. As Russia flexes its muscles in overseas conflicts like Syria, the Russian Navy is changing its amphibious doctrine to emphasize long-range operations. Russia is moving away from World War II-style storm-the-beach assaults to modern amphibious landings where the big transports remain beyond the horizon as they dispatch troops by landing craft and helicopter. “The large amphibious warfare ships currently in serv... more »
Russia Thought Its Tanks Were Unstoppable (And Then Syria Happened)
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* The battlefield was riddled with TOW missiles. *Key point:* A determined and well-armed adversary made the difference. The interconnected conflicts raging across the Middle East today have amounted to a dreadful human catastrophe with spiraling global consequence. One of their lesser effects has been to deflate the reputations of Western main battle tanks mistakenly thought to be night-invulnerable in the popular imagination. Iraqi M1 Abrams tanks not only failed to prevent he capture of Mosul in 2014, but they were captured and turned ... more »
If Aircraft Carriers Are Vulnerable, This Is How The Navy Can Replace Them
*T. X. Hammes* *Security, * A changing threat environment calls for new tactics. *Key point: *Carriers are so expensive that other, less vulnerable, means of providing analogous capabilities should be explored. There is an ongoing debate about the continued viability of the aircraft carrier. Proponents point to the fact the carrier provides a range of capabilities essential for power projection and sea control that, without basing rights, cannot be provided in any other way. Opponents note that several nations have drones and cruise missiles that vastly outrange the short-legged... more »
Study This Picture: China's J-10 Fighter Is One Tough Fighter Jet
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* [image: By 乘号同学 - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74408147] A big deal? *Key point:* Beijing is working on updating all of their military hardware. While observers focus their attention on China's new J-20 stealth fighter, the Chinese air force steadily is improving and building more copies of an only slightly less sophisticated fighter: the J-10. Much like the U.S. Air Force with its mix of stealthy and non-stealthy fighters, the Chinese air force is developing a two-tier fighter fleet. Alongside a handful of radar-eva... more »
U.S. Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff: 500-600 American Troops To Stay In Syria
COMING UP: Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley sits down with @martharaddatz and says there are "still" ISIS fighters in Syria: "Unless pressure is maintained...there is a very real possibility that conditions could be set for a reemergence of ISIS." https://t.co/ioOTF1c8I7 pic.twitter.com/CsJn1WrKk5 — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) November 10, 2019 *The Hill:* *Joint chiefs chair: Fewer than 1,000 troops will remain in Syria* Fewer than 1,000 U.S. troops will remain in Syria with a continued mission of defeating ISIS, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Sunda... more »
Hello Greta – Here’s the weather forecast for Sweden
Now comes the extreme winter: “25-30 minus,” warns the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI). During both Sunday and Monday, large parts of Sweden will feel “VERY COLD” with snow in some places. In the border area between eastern and western Svealand, down towards Bohuslän, there can be a certain amount of snow, explains Anette ... Read moreHello Greta – Here’s the weather forecast for Sweden The post Hello Greta – Here’s the weather forecast for Sweden appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Early start to skiing season in France
Significant snowfalls in France, Pyrenees, Alps, Massif Central and the Vosges. Early start to skiing season When will it next snow in France? Snow is next forecast today in at least 62 Ski Resorts including Ax les Thermes, Cambre d’Aze, Font Romeu, Lac Blanc and Les Angles. How much snow is there in France? The deepest reported snow is in ... Read moreEarly start to skiing season in France The post Early start to skiing season in France appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Why European communism fell in 1989
Thirty years ago, the Berlin Wall physically collapsed. On November 17th, 1989, the Czechoslovak Velvet Revolution abruptly started by a student demonstration commemorating Nazi-and-students-related events on November 17th, 1939. Well, three decades ago, communism fell in Central and Eastern Europe. And those people who find this event important – and I surely do – discuss what were the reasons. Because the intensity of these discussions is pretty low, it's rather normal for various people to offer rather different interpretations of the causes. Video on YouTube, click. May 1990, th... more »
Polls Indicate A Conservative Majority When U.K. Voters Go To The Polls On December 12
*Daily Mail:* *New poll shows Tories with a 12-point lead over Labour while calamity Jeremy Corbyn stumbles from crisis to crisis * * Boris Johnson's Conservative party maintained its 12-point lead from last week * Party's early 'wobble' includes gaffe from Jacob Rees-Mogg about Grenfell fire * Support for traditional parties grown as backing for Nigel Farage has crashed Boris Johnson's uncertain start to the Election campaign has not harmed his party's poll ratings, with the Conservatives maintaining their 12-point lead from last week. The party's early 'wobble' – with gaffes su... more »
MAYBE THE TRUMP REELECTION CAMPAIGN IS GOING ABOUT THIS ALL WRONG
There's an op-ed in *The New York Times* today by Liz Mair, a right-wing Trump critic. Reviewing the results of this week's Kentucky gubernatorial contest, Mair notes that the president seem to be very weak as a "closer" for Republican candidates in tight races. One paragraph in her op-ed stood out for me. On the eve of the election, President Trump descended on Kentucky for a pro-Bevin rally. Between the available public polling and the Trump campaign’s own data coming out of that rally, the rally should have pushed Mr. Bevin to re-election. But it didn’t. The link in that paragra... more »
Illegal immigrants are booming in America; 22,000,000 and counting
According to a new study by Yale there are at least 16.7 million, and more likely at least 22 million, illegal immigrants in the US. That matters because all of those people are costing taxpayers money. Unless they've stolen the identity of an American they're not paying Federal or state taxes and so they're getting public education and other public services for free. If they have given birth to children in the US they're also probably getting welfare money and if they use ER's and can't pay they're driving up your medical expenses. Further it's silly to assume that the same peopl... more »
WATCH: The Ethics of Voluntary Carbon Offsets – Professor Clive Spash
"At the individual level, there is the potential for emissions trading to have undesirable ethical and psychological impacts and to crowd out voluntary actions. I conclude that the focus on such markets is creating a distraction from the need for changing human behaviour, institutions and infrastructure." The post WATCH: The Ethics of Voluntary Carbon Offsets – Professor Clive Spash appeared first on Wrong Kind of Green.
Yes, "OUR" Billionaires Are Bums Too-- Democratic Candidates Should Do What Kara Eastman Is Doing
"The fight happening now for the Democratic presidential nomination," wrote Norman Solomon, "largely amounts to class warfare. And the forces that have triumphed in the past are outraged that they currently have to deal with progressive opposition from not one but two candidates... The billionaire class is worried. For the first time in memory, there’s a real chance that the next president could threaten the very existence of billionaires-- or at least significantly reduce their unconscionable rate of wealth accumulation-- in a country and on a planet with so much human misery due ... more »
Hong Kong Protests Enters Its 24th Week
*ABC News Online:* *Hong Kong protesters vandalise subway station as violence spreads on 24th weekend of unrest* Protesters smashed windows in a subway station and a shopping mall on Sunday as violence broke out across the New Territories of Hong Kong amid anger over a demonstrator's death and the arrest of pro-democracy politicians. Police made arrests and fired tear gas to break up rallies as black-clad activists blocked roads and trashed shopping malls across Hong Kong on the 24th-straight weekend of anti-government protests. Protesters vandalised a train station in the cent... more »
Democrats say that calling out rats and trash in Black neighborhoods is evil
This is the woman who created all the controversy that made @realDonaldTrump go after @RepCummings and Baltimore. Cummings never got over the attack on him and the city. It is all because of her. https://t.co/jD5wEhyNw8 — AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) November 9, 2019 April Ryan is telling us that a Black woman who dared call out the fact that Black neighborhoods in Baltimore are full of rats and trash is evil and responsible for Democrat Elijah Cummings death. Wow. That's a wonderful example of the racist beliefs of modern Democrats. Clearly Ryan is siding with Democrats over Black... more »
Democrats love Venezuela where power and water are rationed
Venezuela is dying just like California due to socialism and leftists politics but Democrats don't care. Venezuela that has more oil reserves than Saudi Arabia is effectively a hell hole where both water and power are rationed due to the failure of socialism. The collapse of the electrical grid can be traced to the nationalization of the power companies in 2007. The reality is that Democrats love socialism because it would give them power over us and would enrich them. Socialist leaders always somehow become amazingly rich and they always have complete control over the lives of th... more »
"So Tell Me..."
"In a room sit three great men, a king, a priest, and a rich man with his gold. Between them stands a sellsword, a little man of common birth and no great mind. Each of the great ones bids him slay the other two. ‘Do it,' says the king, ‘for I am your lawful ruler.' ‘Do it,' says the priest, ‘for I command you in the names of the gods.' ‘Do it,' says the rich man, ‘and all this gold shall be yours.' So tell me - who lives and who dies?" - George R.R. Martin
Sausage for pizza recalled for possible Listeria contamination
Columbus-based Ezzo Sausage Company has recalled 25,000 pounds of sausage products after a test returned positive results for Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The 15 ready-to-eat sausage products were produced on Oct. 29, 2019, Oct. 30, and Nov. 5. The product list is found here. The... Continue Reading
"What Really Matters"
*"What Really Matters"* A reality-check on what's truly important in life. by Adam Taggart "Here at PeakProsperity.com, we devote a lot of focus to building wealth and other forms of "capital". This website has hosted thousands of discussions over the years on how to preserve and increase wealth. But what's it all for? Every so often, it's useful to pull waay back to look at the big picture. To re-examine the Why? underlying our plans and aspirations. Most of us don't do this very often. We usually only do so after life throws us a curve ball - often some form of tragedy or crisis ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Thanks for stopping by!
"We All Know..."
“We all know that something is eternal. And it ain’t houses and it ain’t names, and it ain’t earth, and it ain’t even the stars... everybody knows in their bones that something is eternal, and that something has to do with human beings. All the greatest people ever lived have been telling us that for five thousand years and yet you’d be surprised how people are always losing hold of it. There’s something way down deep that’s eternal about every human being." - Thornton Wilder
Voting Has Started In Romania's Presidential Election
*DW:* *Romania: Iohannis tipped for runoff before second term as president* The polls have opened in Romania with incumbent Klaus Iohannis the favorite to win, but the vote may need to go to a second round. Thirteen others are vying for the presidency; the two main challengers are way behind. Romanians began voting in their presidential election on Sunday with incumbent Klaus Iohannis likely to need a runoff to secure a second term. Polls suggest the 60-year-old centrist liberal will receive some 40% support but will lack the absolute majority needed in the first round to guarant... more »
Democrat Adam Schiff calls for tyranny
Republicans want the "whistleblower" who started the whole impeachment lie to testify. This is a core principle of American justice; the accused has the right to confront and question those whose testimony is being used to convict them. Yet Adam Schiff, hyper partisan Democrat, is saying that the "whistleblower" doesn't have to testify. Why? Well Schiff says that that's because doing so would put the "whistleblower" at risk but that's a lie. There is no Republican equivalent of Antifa so just as Democrat political rallies don't need lots of security but Republican one's do there i... more »
Bolivian President Evo Morales Calls For New Elections After OAS Audit Revealed Widespread Electoral Fraud
*The Guardian:* *Evo Morales agrees to new elections after irregularities found* Bolivian president’s decision follows protests over disputed 20 October election result The Bolivian president, Evo Morales, is to call fresh elections after international monitors identified serious irregularities in the last vote and recommended a new ballot. The announcement comes after weeks of unrest over disputed election results, which escalated over the weekend as police forces joined anti-government protests, and the military said it would not “confront the people” who had taken to the st... more »
The Fractured Terrorism Threat to America
Photo Credit: Reuters/K. Ashawi via DW *Editor’s Note: The terrorism threat to the United States is evolving constantly, shaped both by the rise and decline of terrorist groups at home and abroad and by changes in U.S. counterterrorism policy. Seamus Hughes and Devorah Margolin of George Washington University’s Program on Extremism provide a picture of the current danger to the United States, emphasizing how the threat has fractured in recent years.* *Daniel Byman* *** The Islamic State and its formerly held territory are no longer the incandescent bug lamp for the jihadist scen... more »
Democrats are working hard to hide the truth from you: Not wanting witnesses to testify in Impeachment edition
Democrat Hakeem Jeffries is attacking Republicans for wanting to call people who would destroy the fake Democrat narrative like Hunter Biden and the "whistleblower". House Republican #CoverUpCaucus wants sham witnesses to testify. My two cents? GET LOST. — Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) November 10, 2019 Clearly this is an admission that the truth is dangerous to the Democrats Big Lie on impeachment. If Jeffries really believed in the lies that the Democrats are pushing and thought that they "whistleblower" was an unbiased and honest person and that Hunter Biden hadn't engaged i... more »
Free Download: Aldous Huxley, “The Doors of Perception”
* “The Doors of Perception”* by Aldous Huxley "If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to Man as it is, Infinite." - William Blake “We live together, we act on, and react to, one another; but always and in all circumstances we are by ourselves. The martyrs go hand in hand into the arena; they are crucified alone. Embraced, the lovers desperately try to fuse their insulated ecstasies into a single self-transcendence; in vain. By its very nature every embodied spirit is doomed to suffer and enjoy in solitude. Sensations, feelings, insights, fancies—all these ... more »
Live by the Dog Whistle die by the Dog Whistle: Ilhan Omar edition
Many people are saying that this tweet is an antisemitic dog whistle because what Omar is really saying is that Cooperman is supporting Bloomberg for President because they're both Jews and Jews stick together. I wonder why? 🤔 https://t.co/fc2wx26oTA — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) November 9, 2019 To be honest that may not be the case. Perhaps she's saying rich people stick together. The problem is that given her unapologetically antisemitic comments in the past and her support of the BDS movement that calls for the destruction of Israel it's hardly a leap to assume that in fact what sh... more »
Episode #301 – ‘Operation Feline Snarl’ with guest Basil Valentine and More
*SUNDAY WIRE SHOW* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…
Happy Birthday and Semper Fi !
This was made for the 239th USMC birthday, but it’s a good one and it’s timeless : 244 years of keeping us safe. A Special shout-out to the Jarheads on the Nox & Friends crew ! THANK YOU ! ~Terry
Iran Thermonukes Team Obama
This is a bombshell from Hell, as far as the Democruds are concerned. EXCERPT: “Mr. Levinson disappeared from Kish Island, off the coast of Iran, on March 9, 2007. For years, United States officials would only say that Mr. Levinson, a meticulous F.B.I. investigator credited with busting Russian and Italian mobsters, was working for a private firm on his trip,” The AP added. “In December 2013, The A.P. revealed that Levinson had in fact been on a mission for C.I.A. analysts who had no authority to run spy operations. Mr. Levinson’s family had received a $2.5 million annuity from the ... more »
Romania, Willing Western Colony
By far the biggest problem in Romania is that investment spending looks great on paper, but on the ground is largely absent. In other words, a lot of money is spent on projects that never finish, that never get to be used by business and consumer agents. More The post Romania, Willing Western Colony appeared first on The Duran.
An Athonite monk rebukes Patriarch Bartholomew’s recent actions
The question of whether or not the Patriarch of Constantinople has exclusive powers over all Orthodox jurisdictions everywhere, much as the Pope of Rome exercises universal jurisdiction across all of the Roman Catholic Church's dioceses and "jurisdictions." More The post An Athonite monk rebukes Patriarch Bartholomew’s recent actions appeared first on The Duran.
Pavel Chistyakov (1832 – 1919) – from serfdom to the heights of art in Russia
The turn of the century was in many respects a time of great upheaval for Russia. Pavel Chistyakov is the perfect example of a man, who emancipated himself from serfdom to become a well-known painter and professor at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. More The post Pavel Chistyakov (1832 – 1919) – from serfdom to the heights of art in Russia appeared first on The Duran.
Another Sign of Turkey Turning Away from U.S.
Eric Zuesse On November 6th, Ibrahim Karagül, who is an extremely influential Turkish media baron and newspaper columnist, and is considered to be a mouthpiece for Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s boldest positions in international relations, virtually declared war against the U.S. and its main allies in the Middle East, and called them promoters of […] More The post Another Sign of Turkey Turning Away from U.S. appeared first on The Duran.
OPINION: Why the Billionaires Love Candidates Such as Pete Buttigieg
Eric Zuesse Pete Buttigieg is by far the billionaires’ top darling amongst all of the Democratic candidates who are running for President, and his stand on healthcare is one of the major reasons for this. Medical care in America costs over twice as much per person as in any other country, and also twice as […] More The post OPINION: Why the Billionaires Love Candidates Such as Pete Buttigieg appeared first on The Duran.
Why does no other writer refer to “the U.S. regime”?
Eric Zuesse I was shocked to find that a Google search of the phrase “the U.S. regime” indicates that I am the only writer who refers to “the U.S. regime.” Is the United States really more democratic than this description of the political reality in the UK (which doesn’t appear to be at all democratic)? […] More The post Why does no other writer refer to “the U.S. regime”? appeared first on The Duran.
Tulsi Gabbard’s Failure to Break Above the 2% Mark in the Polls
Eric Zuesse Tulsi Gabbard, a U.S. Presidential candidate in the Democratic Party primaries, had gotten transformed by her experience as a soldier in Iraq. The American public seem to repudiate her for what that experience turned her into, which is a fighter now against lying news-media and politicians — against the people who inflicted this […] More The post Tulsi Gabbard’s Failure to Break Above the 2% Mark in the Polls appeared first on The Duran.
Gallup Now Ranks Personal Safety in 142 Nations
Eric Zuesse Gallup on November 8th issued its third annual global “Law and Order” report. Starting in 2015, Gallup has asked over 133,000 people around the world the following 3 questions, to score (from 0 to 100) and rank nations on “Law and Order” — and they issued their first, the “2016 Global Law and […] More The post Gallup Now Ranks Personal Safety in 142 Nations appeared first on The Duran.
Tweets For Today
#UPDATE Bolivian President Evo Morales called new elections Sunday, bowing to demands to do so after three weeks of deadly protests amid charges he had won a fourth consecutive term through fraudhttps://t.co/lpialN0m2T pic.twitter.com/b4mRi8czwT — AFP news agency (@AFP) November 10, 2019 Factbox: Who's who in the Spanish election https://t.co/PVhzefjmIa pic.twitter.com/KJhBv9Zu9h — Reuters (@Reuters) November 10, 2019 Bolivian police join protests against President Morales https://t.co/R6R3dKC0sD — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 9, 2019 Iran oil: New field with 53bn b... more »
Symposium Puts Focus on Black Women as Feminists and Civil Rights Activists
Explaining the dual role of Black women as feminists and civil rights activists throughout American history was at the core of a symposium held on Friday that focused on the intersectionality of Women’s Studies and African American Studies at Prairie View A&M University.
Syria, War Propaganda and the “White Helmets”
The Western public’s perceptions of the war in Syria are based on an unprecedented campaign of war propaganda. Why? Because the imperial war against Syria consists of Supreme International War Crimes.
WATCH: The Ethics of Voluntary Carbon Offsets – Professor Clive Spash
The following clip is an excerpt from the lecture The Brave New World of Carbon Trading by Professor and ecological economist Clive Spash, who discusses the limitations of emissions trading schemes. Video published March 11, 2010.
The Guardians of the Jewish ‘Mainstream’ Have Their Own Questions to Answer Over Jews’ Corbyn Fears
On day one of this general election campaign, the Jewish Chronicle ran an editorial imploring non-Jewish British citizens not to vote Labour. Citing a poll commissioned by the paper which suggested that 87% of British Jews consider Jeremy Corbyn to be an antisemite, the Chronicle warned: “If this man is chosen as our next prime minister, the message will be stark: that our dismay that he could ever be elevated to a prominent role in British politics, and our fears of where that will lead, are irrelevant.”
Picture Of The Day
East Berliners cross and meet West Berliners at Potsdamer Platz after the Berlin Wall was torn down here making way for a new border crossing, November 12, 1989. REUTERS/Files *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *When the Berlin Wall fell *(Reuters). *Update:* Here is a good photo-gallery from CNN .... *In pictures: The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall *(CNN).
India's Nuclear Arsenal Keeps Growing, And That's Bad News For Pakistan and China
*Michael Peck* *Security, * India could be approaching 200 warheads. *Key Point:* South Asia has the world's most dangerous nuclear standoff. “India is estimated to have produced enough military plutonium for 150 to 200 nuclear warheads, but has likely produced only 130 to 140,” according to Hans Kristensen and Matt Korda of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists. “Nonetheless, additional plutonium will be required to produce warheads for missiles now under development, and India is reportedly building several new plutonium production facilities.... more »
Is North Korea’s Year-End Countdown for Real?
*Robert E. Kelly* *Security, * What happens if North Korea tests another ICBM? With Trump dealing with impeachment back home, it seems trouble is brewing on the Korean Peninsula. Is Moon Jae-in the only person who can save the day? A week ago in this space, I argued that North Korea might not be aware of just how unique its current negotiating opportunity is. The American president – Donald Trump – and South Korean President – Moon Jae-In – are more dovish on North Korea than any of their predecessors. And that their two dovish presidencies overlap is genuinely unique: North Kor... more »
Meet Smith & Wesson's M&P 9 2.0 Compact FDE: Can This Really Compete with a Glock?
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Or not? Smith and Wesson’s Military & Police (S&W M&P) series of semiautomatic pistols have had a rocky history. Designed at a time when Smith and Wesson desperately needed a competitor to the Glock, the first generation M&Ps suffered from significant reliability issues. But now with the M&P 2.0, does S&W have an actual competitor to the venerable Glock? S&W first tried to create a striker-fired polymer-framed pistol with the S&W Sigma in the 1990s as a knee jerk reaction to Glock’s exploding popularity on the American pistol market. But in their rush,... more »
Yes, China Has Missiles That Could Destroy the Navy's Aircraft Carriers
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/3010193/161118-n-oi810-271] What can be done? *Key point:* It is becoming increasingly difficult to counter China's expanding sea claims, but with the right leadership its neighbors can push back. Recently China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force most likely tested a DF-21D or DF-26 anti-ship ballistic missile—sometimes know as "carrier-killers"—in the South China Sea. Details remain sketchy, as Chinese spokesmen have remained close-mouthed about the exercise. The test came on the heels of news la... more »
The Army Is Bringing Artificial Intelligence To Its Armored Vehicles
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* Russia and China beware. (*Washington, D.C*.) Streamlining multiple targeting sensors to destroy long-range targets, arming forward- positioned robots to penetrate enemy defenses and receiving organized weather-specific terrain mapping from nearby drones - are all emerging combat dynamics increasingly made possible by AI-enabled weapons and technologies. New applications of AI are consolidating data from otherwise disparate sensor systems, analyzing seemingly limitless amounts of targeting data in seconds and instantly sifting through hours of ... more »
Sig Sauer MCX Virtus: The Most Powerful Rifle on the Planet for Police?
*Charlie Gao* *Technology, * Or are there better rifles out there? The Sig Sauer MCX Virtus could be said to be Sig Sauer, Inc.’s first truly “clean slate” rifle. Earlier rifles like the 556 were derivatives of Schweizer Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG AG) designs, and the Sig Sauer M400 and 516 were both built on the basis of the AR-15, though the 516 sports a piston system. While the MCX resembles an AR-15 and features a similar layout and many parts, the internal action resembles a AR-18. The MCX also built on Sig Sauer’s earlier MPX in general design cues and in compatibility wi... more »
WATCH: Officer Attacks, Chokes Out Inmate for Trying to Pray
[image: pray]An Ohio man was dragged out of the jail cell by his neck for attempting to pray in an overcrowded jail where inmates die frequently.
Landmark Bill Would Bar State from Enforcing Federal Red-Flag Gun Laws
[image: laws]A first of its kind bill scheduled for 2020 would bar the enforcement of any federal red-flag laws “which would infringe upon a citizen’s Constitutionally-protected rights."
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Falling Through Time”
2002, “Falling Through Time”
"Here We Are..."
"Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why." - Kurt Vonnegut
Satire? “How to Write a Sentence”
*“How to Write a Sentence”* by James Thomas “Well, here you are, looking at this, trying, hoping, floundering, scrabbling, wishing, dying to find out the mystery of “how to” write a sentence. Or possibly you have tried write sentence and failed utterly. Never mind and never fear. I am an, thankfully, expert of sentences. Read on and be disbelieving! There is much to have taught you, and little time, so very, very little and small time. Where shall/should you/one start/begin? At the start/beginning, of course! You ought always, and in everything you do, to begin a sentence at the b... more »
Taxpayers could face $200m bill if no one buys rust-riddled oil platform
If an administrator cannot find a new owner for the Northern Endeavour oil platform, oilfields in the Timor Sea may have to be decommissioned at an estimated cost of $200 million — which the federal government may need to pay.
Violence spreads across Hong Kong New Territories on 24th weekend of unrest
Just In - 13 hours ago
Hong Kong is in the sixth month of unrest that began over a proposed extradition law but pro-democracy protesters, fuelled by what they say is police brutality and China's meddling, show no signs of backing down.
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Arwa Mahdawi writes that the outsized influence wielded by billionaires makes them something beyond merely wealthy people. Tom Whyman challenges the worship of the excessively wealthy as a particularly destructive religion. Robert Reich points out that the means of accumulating a billion dollars bear no relationship to the public good. The New York Times' editorial board rightly notes that the concentration of wealth is an impediment to overall growth (to say nothing of shared prosperity). And Rashaan Ayesh points out how that concentration ... more »
Chet Raymo, “Immortality”
*“Immortality”* by Chet Raymo “A second life? I can barely cope with this one. I'm referring to the increasingly popular virtual world Second Life, available to online gamers. One enters Second LIfe by creating a three-dimensional, animated avatar that is one's virtual self. Then one can do just about anything in the Second Life world that is possible to do in real life, including, one presumes, things one would not do in real life. By all accounts, the Second Life universe is booming, to the extent that real-world businesses are setting up virtual franchises in a place that exists... more »
Is Your Money Safe?
Securing your finances properly is becoming more and more important in the modern world. There are numerous implications to leaving your money and bank accounts without proper supervision, and it can seem like the number of things that you have to pay attention to just keeps growing all the time. And that’s somewhat true. There […]
Investing Is Not Just for Professional Investors Anymore!
It’s not rare to hear talks about the investment market and how open it is to newcomers. And yet, it seems like whenever you want to give that a shot, there are always countless obstacles that you have to overcome. It’s not actually that complicated though – you just need to have the right mindset, […]
"I Have Never..."
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Cracked Regulators Allow Hundreds of Cracks in Graphite Cores of Reactors across the UK
Dear Office for Nuclear Regulation The arrogance displayed in your email reply dismissing my concerns about the running of the…
At Least 3 Dead as Australia Battles Bushfires; Tuesday 12 November Forecast to be an Especially Dangerous Fire Day
“Radiant Heat Kills from a Distance” http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/prepare_for_bushfire/be_bushfire_ready/be_bushfire_ready_app.jsp#step1 “What to expect in the event of a Bushfire?” from p. 24 of … Continue reading →
Elections in Spain Today
From VOA News: “Polls Open In Spain By VOA News November 10, 2019 04:36 AM Voters in Spain are casting … Continue reading →
Catalan Separatists Demonstrate on Spain’s Election Eve
From VOA News: “Catalan Separatists Demonstrate on Election Eve November 09, 2019 05:46 PM BARCELONA, SPAIN – Waving separatist flags … Continue reading →
On Existentialism
Philosophers with existentialist sensibilities can be found as far back as ancient times. Existentialist way of thinking has been identified in Heraclitus, Socrates, and even Augustine. Modern existentialism is generally identified with the thought of five thinkers: Søren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, Albert Camus, and Jean-Paul Sartre. The wide difference in the religious and political thought of these five philosophers is something that makes it impossible to see existentialism as a school of philosophy. Modern existentialism is not a set of doctrines; it is ... more »
Exhibition Favelagrafia 2.0 Unveils Creative Powers of Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The 'Favelagrafia' social project, launched in 2016, is now back in a broader and new format, showing the public, free of charge, the unpublished Favelagrafia 2.0 multimedia exhibition at the Rio de Janeiro Museum of Modern Art (MAM). The exhibition opened yesterday, November 9th, and will run until December 8th. […] The post Exhibition Favelagrafia 2.0 Unveils Creative Powers of Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas appeared first on The Rio Times.
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From Jenna Orkin How Scientists Got Climate Change So Wrong *Few thought it would arrive so quickly. Now we’re facing consequences once viewed as fringe scenarios.* Maasai Evicted to Make Way for Serengeti Trophy Tourists Keystone Pipeline leaks 383,000 gallons of oil into wetlands in second big spill over two yearsHow AI Is Reshaping Legal Services - Ad Jeffrey Epstein: ABC stopped report 'amid Palace threats' Maasai evicted from their lands to make space for trophy tourism in the Serengeti"Clients With Guns" Are Demanding Deposits From Crisis-Stricken Lebanese BanksBrazil's Leftist... more »
Is Extreme Daily Rainfall Getting Worse In England?
By Paul Homewood As expected, the media has been full of claims that This week’s floods in S Yorkshire were due to global warming. I even has my old neighbour saying we “never used to have rain like this” and how it was “tropical”. There is an easy way, however, to check if daily […]
Enter Bloomberg
It looks like Michael Bloomberg will enter the presidential race. Whether or not that will be good for the Democratic Party is an open question But Maureen Dowd writes, things could certainly get interesting: Donald Trump has turned the White House — and America — into his crib, wailing and spitting up and throwing things. Republican lawmakers have been consigned to diaper duty. So maybe it’s fitting for Mrs. Doubtfire to pop in to lay down the law in this federally funded nursery. Still, it would be undeniably entertaining to have a stinging face-off between a couple of rich, ca... more »
Petition to reinstate $13m slashed from Qld Rural Fire brigade budget
Letter to the Editor I am writing to you seeking your support for the volunteers of the Queensland Rural Fire Brigades. The State Government has slashed 13 million dollars from the Rural Fire budget for this financial year. I have lodged an e-petition to the Parliament requesting the Government increase support for our Rural Fire […]
Potential role of fluoride in Alzheimer’s Disease
Goschorska M, Baranowska-Bosiacka I, Gutowska I, Metryka E, Skórka-Majewicz M, Chlubek D. Potential Role of Fluoride in the Etiopathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease. Int J Mol Sci. 2018 Dec 9;19(12). pii: E3965. doi: 10.3390/ijms19123965. The etiopathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease has not … Continue reading →
The greatness whereof I cannot enough commend, comes with him
It's always pleasant to receive compliments from your work colleagues, but too many compliments from a boss towards just one employee can arouse envy. I though of that after hearing Andrew Marr call his colleague Chris Mason "the great Chris Mason" after that young man had finished reading the news on this morning's *Marr* show. Poor Ben Thompson didn't get any such praise last week, nor did poor Roger Harding the week before. But back on 0ctober 20, Chris Mason was on again and, yes, after that young man had finished reading the news Andrew again called him "the great Chris Mas... more »
Ukraine News Links 10 November 2019
10 November 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Tim Kirby: “Trump Declared Anti-Ukrainian Racist By Clownish Mainstream Media” Stick a Fork in Detente: We’re Just About Done https://journal-neo.org/2019/11/10/stick-a-fork-in-detente-we-re-just-about-done/ Kiev forces shell area of disengaging forces and hardware … Continue reading Ukraine News Links 10 November 2019
Syria News Links 8-10 November 2019
10 November 2019 • 13:20 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Kurdish Rebels Assassinate Commander Of Turkish-Backed Group In Northern Aleppo (Video) Large Blast Rocks Turkish-Occupied Areas In Northern Raqqa, Casualties Reported (Video) Terrorist Attack Targets Syrian … Continue reading Syria News Links 8-10 November 2019
Iran News Links 10 November 2019
10 November 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Iran Discovers New Oilfield Containing 53 Billion Barrels Of Crude Iran with Russia officially launch construction of Bushehr NPP second stage https://tass.com/economy/1087884 Grand Ayatollah Sistani Warns Against U.S. Coup … Continue reading Iran News Links 10 November 2019
The Hours of a Coup Offensive in Bolivia
These are days and hours of coup offensive in Bolivia. The attempt to overthrow President Evo Morales is gaining strength, territory and capacity for action. Like an announced bullet that arrives from the front and has a date: before next Tuesday.
Home Office-funded counter-extremism group promoting anti-Corbyn messages
An initiative receiving counter-extremism funding from the Home Office has reportedly been posting consistently anti-Corbyn messages. Faith Matters is funded by the Home Office’s Building a Stronger Britain Together programme (BSBT). It has regularly shared views against Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn. According to a report published by the Home Office in October, it has awarded “around £8.8 million of government funding” to recipients of BSBT funding since 2016.
Bolivia News Links 9-10 November 2019
10 November 2019 • 22:55 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back The Hybrid War On Bolivia: The Indirect Adaptive Approach To Regime Change https://www.greanvillepost.com/2019/11/10/the-hybrid-war-on-bolivia-the-indirect-adaptive-approach-to-regime-change/ Bolivia’s military chief calls on President Morales to resign after new elections announced … Continue reading Bolivia News Links 9-10 November 2019
Hitler's Battleship Tirpitz Never Fought Another Battleship (But Nearly Sank Thanks to a Submarine)
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * A mini-sub, that is. The *Tirpitz *was the follow-on sistership of the notorious *Bismarck*, a monster battleship designed from the get-go to vastly exceed the tonnage-limitations stipulated by the Washington Naval treaty Nazi Germany was still supposedly adhering to in the early 1930s. However, once World War II broke out, the comparatively small German Navy struggled to make use of its battleships, as each was vulnerable to air attack and too valuable to risk. *Bismarck*’s only operation deployment in May 1941 ended in a blaze of glory as she s... more »
Before You Decide to Work in College, Ask Yourself These Questions
*Laura Perna, Taylor K. Odle* *economy, Americas* [image: Reuters] Working in college helps pay the bills, but working too many hours can bring some ill effects, research shows. For many undergraduates, working for pay during the academic year is a necessary part of the college experience. If they don’t work while enrolled, they may not have the money needed to pay tuition and other fees, keep a roof over their head or buy things like books and food. But, working – especially working many hours per week – can be stressful and can harm academic performance and progress. About two... more »
Lula Challenges Bolsonaro, Staking Out Position as Greatest Rival
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ex-president Lula da Silva has returned to the political game and has already awakened his ranks while triggering reactions from his opponents. In his speech in São Bernardo do Campo, he sweetened the hearts of . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium […] The post Lula Challenges Bolsonaro, Staking Out Position as Greatest Rival appeared first on The Rio Times.
Chico Buarque’s Latest Novel Highlights Tensions in Brazil under Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "As if personal travails were not enough, it became difficult for me to devote myself to literary daydreams without being affected by recent events in our country". The sentence on the front page of "Essa Gente" ("Those People") is in a letter from the main character, writer Manuel Duarte, but […] The post Chico Buarque’s Latest Novel Highlights Tensions in Brazil under Bolsonaro appeared first on The Rio Times.
#onthesideoftheaudience
Ah, must have a bit of Kamal today... Throughout #Election2019 our super workers @BBCRealityCheck will be sorting through the headlines and noise. Our job is to inform our audiences so they know what is going on. Today, do Labour’s spending plans cost £1.2trn? #onthesideoftheaudience https://t.co/ghcvLWSQNW — Kamal Ahmed (@bbckamal) November 10, 2019 Can you guess the verdict of Reality Check's analysis? Ah yes, there are "problems" and "issues" with what the Conservatives are saying and Labour has been "upfront" in its spending commitments. So, despite some qualms from the IFS... more »
Fighting Fake Statistics With Software
Someone left this comment on my blog. November 10, 2019 at 5:32 am Atlanta is about to break the record for most 90-degree days in one year | The Georgia Sun It took me about two minutes to generate these … Continue reading →
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