Wednesday, November 13, 2019

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Bioneers: Watch Videos of Keynote Speakers 2019

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago
By Brenda Norrell Censored News SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- The Bioneers think tank keynote speaker videos are now available. Ponca Casey Camp-Horinek was among the powerful women speakers, speaking on topics as diverse and as interconnected as remembering our mothers; revolutionary love, and clean air in Mississippi. The powerful women speakers include the CEO of Mother Jones, the founder of

'I'm really not safe here': What child protection officers knew before children attempted suicide

Mary Gearin at Just In - 11 hours ago
By age 12, Jane had seen her mother try to kill herself. By 13, Jack had seen his father choke a woman for so long she blacked out. Both children attempted suicide after falling through gaping holes in the child protection system.

Here's why Democrats don't need you to learn Latin to understand impeachment

Just In - 11 hours ago
A Democrat-led impeachment probe of the US President has gone public with televised hearings into allegations about Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine.

It took 30 minutes for fires to turn this commune into a ghost town

Paige Cockburn at Just In - 11 hours ago
The small, commune-like town of Wytaliba was one of the worst hit areas by the bushfires earlier this month and until residents can rebuild, it will remain an eerie, burnt-out shell.

The inflammometer has hit 11, but politicians aren't finished yet

Andrew Probyn at Just In - 11 hours ago
We appear incapable of sensibly discussing climate change at any time, but particularly at times of natural disaster of the sort that scientists will worsen as the globe warms, writes politcal editor Andrew Probyn.

Parents of Cuban Baby Who Died After Receiving MMR Shot Say They Were Threatened by Agents

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 11 hours ago
As we previously reported, on October 7 one-year-old Paloma Domínguez Caballero was administered the MMR vaccine at a clinic near Havana, and she died just two days later. We have just learned that Cuban state security agents met with and interrogated Paloma’s parents after her death, according to confirmed reports. Yaima Caballero and Osmany Domínguez […] The post Parents of Cuban Baby Who Died After Receiving MMR Shot Say They Were Threatened by Agents appeared first on Health Nut News.

Stray puppy wags her tail at every passerby trying to get someone to notice her

White Wolf at White Wolf - 11 hours ago
A stray puppy’s persistence paid off when she refused to be left behind after she caught the eye of a group of rescuers who usually save elephants. The small puppy was trying to survive in the coldest city in Sri Lanka, living at the market at the time. She would wag her tail every time someone passed her, trying to get someone to notice her. That’s when Lek Chailert and some fellow rescuers from Elephant Nature Park noticed her. Elephant Nature Park in Thailand is home to elephants rescued from all kinds of hardships and situations. The group happened to be in Sri Lanka for an ele... more »

"Stock Market Cheerleading: Why Do We Celebrate the Super-Rich Getting Richer?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*"Stock Market Cheerleading: * *Why Do We Celebrate the Super-Rich Getting Richer?"* by Charles Hugh Smith "It's not too difficult to predict a political rebellion against the machinery of soaring wealth and income inequality. The one constant across the media-political spectrum is an unblinking focus on the stock market as a barometer of the national economy: every major media outlet from the New York Times to Fox News prominently displays stock market action, and TV news anchors' expressions reflect the media's emotional promotion of the market as the end all to be all: if stocks ... more »

"The State..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
“The state - or, to make matters more concrete, the government - consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office. Their principal device to that end is to search out groups who pant and pine for something they can’t get, and to promise to give it to them. Nine times out of ten that promise is worth nothing. The tenth time it is made good by looting ‘A’ to satisfy ‘B’. In other words, government is a broker in pillage, and every election is a... more »

Sig Sauer and the U.S. Army: A Match Made in Heaven?

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Technology, * The details you want. *Key point: *Sig may be planning to build a family of “next generation” machine guns on the basis of the SLMAG design. Sig Sauer, Inc. appears to be going all in on military contracts, following their recent success with the M17 pistol, SURG upper receiver, and limited usage of the Sig MCX. However, their latest design, the Sig SLMAG, is their first attempt at making a proper machine gun, going past the rifles and pistols they are known for. While the Swiss SIG made several machine guns, including the mildly successful MG 710-3,... more »

The Gun That Can Do It All: Introducing Ruger's SR22 Pistol

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * [image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruger_SR22#/media/File:Ruger_SR22P.jpg] Its versitality is its greatest weapon. *Key Point:* The Ruger SR22 can do a little bit of everything. The field of rimfire pistols is a crowded one, with a large variety of pistols to choose from. The Ruger SR22 pistol manages to stand out by combining a modern look with versatility to match the user, from the ability to customize the pistol’s ergonomics to the installation of threaded barrels. The result is a pistol at home with target shooters or home defense enthusiast... more »

Why the Army of Reality Always Needs More Soldiers

WTStaff at Waking Times - 11 hours ago
*Jon Rappoport* - What we call Reality is a hall of mirrors. It reflects itself back and forth and builds up a consensus.

Mexican Student Develops New Form Of Rubber That Repairs Itself When Exposed To Rainwater

WTStaff at Waking Times - 11 hours ago
*Mandy Froelich* - Thanks to an innovative college student, a new formula for road pavement that repairs itself when exposed to rain has been created.

What Looking Down at Your Cell Phone Does to Your Spine

WTStaff at Waking Times - 11 hours ago
*John Vibes* - Staring down at your phone all day is like having a 60-pound weight on your neck.

Venice ‘On Its Knees’ After Second-Worst Flood Ever Recorded

AP News at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels.

Was Death Row Prisoner Igor Hamilton Set Free After Thrice Surviving Lethal Injection?

Snopes Staff at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
A routine review of content labeled satire.

Did This Old Fire Alarm Box Lock Pranksters in Place?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
A photograph of an old fire alarm box is real but is frequently shared without proper context.

"'The Rake' - An Unparalleled Transfer Of Wealth To The Managerial Class"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*"'The Rake' - * *An Unparalleled Transfer Of Wealth To The Managerial Class"* by Ben Hunt "In a poker game, the rake is the cut that the casino dealer takes out of every pot. It’s usually a couple of dollars per hand … barely noticeable, certainly not noticeable to a casual poker player like me. But what if the dealer started taking 18-25% out of every pot as his rake? Would you notice then? That’s what JP Morgan management does with its “return of shareholder capital” through stock buybacks. Cramer: Jamie Dimon, when questioned about $31 million pay, should have said he’s worth ... more »

A New Deal for Sustainable Development

KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Nov 13 (IPS) - Almost nine decades ago, newly elected US President Franklin Roosevelt introduced the New Deal in 1933 in response to the Great Depression. The New Deal consisted of a number of mutually supportive initiatives, of which the most prominent were: a public works programme financed by budget deficits; a new social contract to improve living standards for all working families, including creation of the US social security system; and financial regulation to protect citizens' assets and channel financial resources into productive investments. Read... more »

PNG Bougainville Prepares for Historic Vote on Nationhood

BUKA / ARAWA, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, Nov 13 (IPS) - The people of Bougainville, an autonomous region in eastern Papua New Guinea (PNG), have aspired to self-government for more than a century. Now their longed-for opportunity to vote on independence will occur on Nov. 23. But, even with a clear majority in the vote count, the region's future, which must be agreed and ratified by PNG, is far from certain. Read the full story, “PNG Bougainville Prepares for Historic Vote on Nationhood”, on globalissues.org →

Family Blogging Updates

admin at Coyote Blog - 11 hours ago
My sister has a podcast that seems to be doing well on theater and its potential trans-formative effect on people and communities. The Princeton Alumni Weekly wrote about it here. My son has a blog on economics as applied to Sci Fi/Fantasy realms and board games. Having survived a period of sometimes nearly debilitating OCD […]

Ranking Member Devin Nunes Opening Statement – Impeachment Hearings Day One…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 11 hours ago
Here’s the opening statement from HPSCI Ranking Member Devin Nunes:

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘LA92’ By Moor Mother

CJ Baker at Shadowproof - 11 hours ago
The following was republished from Ongoing History of Protest Songs. “We’re here protesting and sharing stories, but when everything else is so loud, how do you penetrate through?” The above statement was made by Camae Ayewa, a Philadelphia based activist, poet, and experimental musician, better known as Moor Mother. On The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘LA92’ By Moor Mother appeared first on Shadowproof.

My Take On What I Have Heard From The Impeachment Inquiry Hearing So Far

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Bill Taylor (L) and George Kent (R) are sworn in to testify. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS *WNU Editor:* This is it? I see policy differences, but where is the overwhelming impeachable evidence that was promised by the media and the Democrats for the past few days? I have been watching these hearings on my cell phone (I am on a train right now), and it is clear that there is no eye-witness first hand knowledge of any of these key-events from these witnesses. All I see are officials talking about their opinions, and doing it in a very arrogant and condescending manner. And after tw... more »

Get Ready: More Glock Handguns Will Soon Be Made In America

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * What caused this shift? *Key point: *Export controls should not be underestimated. This year Sig Sauer, Inc. appears to be on track to supersede its German counterpart, Sig Sauer GmbH. Pistols that were previously only made in Germany are now being made in the United States. Some may wonder, will Glock head in the same direction in the future? Some Glock models are now being produced in the United States, although the majority of Glocks are still made in Austria. Like Sig Sauer, Inc., Glock, Inc. started as the distributor of Glock pistols in the Unit... more »

Modern Life

LL at Virtual Mirage - 12 hours ago
*5G* I'm waiting on Apple incorporating 5G into its cellphones before I buy a new one (cue Jeopardy music). And I'm waiting. Apple says 'sometime in 2020'. The way that I look at it, why would I buy old tech today? I run a definite risk writing anything about technical aspects of radio because SiGraybeard and DRJIM are experts in the field and I could be shot down in flames. Cell phones are radios. And there has been a lot of controversy surrounding 5G. Some people feel that there are glitches unaddressed or insufficiently addressed (wired). Technically it's 5G NR (5G New Radio) D... more »

FLINT AND FICTITION: The bad judgment never ends!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2019A truly astounding quotation:* Long ago and far away—actually, it was January 2017, the month in which Donald J. Trump ascended to power—a lengthy report in The New Yorker painted a deeply unfortunate portrait. The report was written by Sarah Stillman. She was reporting on the efforts of Maya Shankar, "an Obama staffer who was looking at ways that behavioral science might be put to work in Flint" in the wake of that city's high-profile water problem. We're quoting from Kevin Drum's post concerning this unfortunate matter. And alas—below, you see the u... more »

Gov’t Says Stealing Elderly Man’s Home Over $8.41 Tax Bill is Okay Because ‘They Want Money’

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: elderly]An elderly man was kicked out of his home and his home seized by the government because he accidentally failed to by $8.41 in property tax.

Police Responding to Man Having a Seizure, Shoot and Kill His Service Dog

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: service dog]A man went into a seizure on the side of the road and when he came to, he learned the responding officers had shot and killed his service dog.

Customer is the king

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 12 hours ago
...well, not quite, but the almost complete denial of this slogan of the markets is a big reason behind the ongoing decay of the Western societies... OK, a week ago, I wrote about the shocking treatment of patients at a North Bristol hospital who are deemed politically incorrect. I believe that this flagrant violation of the Hippocratic Oath is a crime – in my country and also in the U.K. – and the rogue physicians would surely be punished in my country and will hopefully be punished in the U.K., too. Physicians just can't refuse to help a patient for petty personal or political rea... more »

Israeli group opposes: ‘A war to keep Netanyahu on his throne’

contact@ifamericansknew.org at If Americans Knew Blog - 12 hours ago
At least 50 Israeli airstrikes & artillery shelling over the past 2 days have killed 23 Gazans, injured 69, and destroyed homes and farmland. Israeli peace group Gush Shalom opposes 'a war that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is dragging Israel into... a war that will only bring death, suffering, and pain on both sides...' The post Israeli group opposes: ‘A war to keep Netanyahu on his throne’ appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.

Breaking: Israeli forces kill 23, injure 69, in bombardment of Gaza

contact@ifamericansknew.org at If Americans Knew Blog - 12 hours ago
50 Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling against besieged Gaza during the past 2 days have so far killed 23 people, including a father and his two sons, and injured 69. At least 48 Palestinians homes have been completely or partially damaged. The post Breaking: Israeli forces kill 23, injure 69, in bombardment of Gaza appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.

Jihad Ayman Abu Khater

contact@ifamericansknew.org at If Americans Knew Blog - 12 hours ago
November 12, 2019: Jihad Ayman Ahmad Abu Khater, 22, was one of ten Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on November 12th. More than 45 civilians were wounded in the bombings. Jihad was killed in a spate of Israeli bombings of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday afternoon, in which the victims were… The post Jihad Ayman Abu Khater appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.

Rani Fayez Abu al-Nasr

contact@ifamericansknew.org at If Americans Knew Blog - 12 hours ago
November 12, 2019: Rani Fayez Rajab Abu al-Nasr, 35, was one of ten Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on November 12th. More than 45 civilians were wounded in the bombings. Rani was killed in a spate of Israeli bombings of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday afternoon, in which the victims were… The post Rani Fayez Abu al-Nasr appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.

Impeachment Hearings Open, Nunes Tears Into Democrats ‘Low Rent Sequel to RussiaGate’

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 12 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Nunes derides a "televised theatrical performance, staged by the Democrats."

Red Dwarf Planets and Habitability

Paul Gilster at Centauri Dreams - 12 hours ago
The question of habitability on planets around M-dwarfs is compelling, and has been a preoccupation of mine ever since I began working on Centauri Dreams. After all, these dim red stars make up perhaps 75 percent of the stars in the galaxy (percentages vary, but the preponderance of M-dwarfs is clear). The problems of tidal […]

HRM women: Hell no, we don’t want a stadium

Suzanne Rent at Halifax Examiner - 12 hours ago
November subscription drive Last week, I talked about Phil Moscovitch and a piece he wrote for a Morning File in July about Becky from Lockeport. I said what I loved about the Examiner is that the simplest observations, like Moscovitch seeing someone wearing a Future Proofing Lockeport t-shirt, turned into the best stories. That’s true, […]

Mike Huckabee – Forcing the Deep State to the Surface

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
Trump Is FORCING The DEEP STATE To The Surface | Huckabee . . –##– Deconstructing the deep state Donald Trump isn’t the first president to be deeply skeptical of the institutions and people he now leads Government Executive Charles S. Clark September 14, 2017 A month after President Trump took the oath of office, his chief strategist offered a controversial description of what Americans, including the 2 million career civil servants Trump now leads in the executive branch, could expect from the new president: Every day would be a battle for “deconstruction of the administrative stat... more »

Fiona Hill Slams Steele Dossier: 'It’s Very Likely That the Russians Planted Disinformation'

Chuck Ross at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, Americas* [image: Fiona Hill, former senior director for European and Russian affairs on the National Security Council, departs after testifying in the U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington] The former MI6 agent was 'constantly try to drum up business,' Hill said. - *Fiona Hill, who was the top Russia expert at the White House, told lawmakers in October that she believed Russians fed disinformation to dossier author Christopher Steele.* - *Hill offered ... more »

Schiff: We 'Will Not Permit the Outing of the Whistleblower'

Shelby Talcott at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Shelby Talcott* *Politics, Americas* [image: Chairman Adam Schiff, Democrat of California, speaks during the first public hearings held by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence as part of the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump] The first public impeachment hearings began with an attempt to keep the whistleblower's identity secret. The first public impeachment hearing into President Donald Trump began Wednesday with arguments over whether or not to out a whistleblower. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff began the hearing with his o... more »

Smith & Wesson's Low-Recoil M&P 22: The Best Caliber Target Pistol?

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The 22 Compact stands out on its own. *Key point: *A reliable .22 firearm. One of the most useful things to have in firearms training is a handgun with the look and feel of a full-sized pistol while chambered for the low recoil .22 caliber round. The Smith & Wesson M&P 22 Compact pistol is nearly identical to a full-sized M&P Compact but significantly lighter and easier to shoot. The 22 Compact also stands on its own as a pistol for camping, target shooting, and even home defense. Introduced in 2005, Smith & Wesson’s “Military & Police’ line of handg... more »

'Hurricane Rudy' Calls Impeachment Inquiry an ‘Affront To American Fair Play’

Shelby Talcott at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Shelby Talcott* *Politics, Americas* [image: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks in New York City, New York, U.S., September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton] Giuliani is not happy. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani wrote an op-ed Tuesday slamming the impeachment inquiry and backing up the president ahead of the House’s first public hearing in the probe Wednesday. Giuliani has been vocal about defending the president’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, where he asked Ukraine to look into former Vice President Joe... more »

Gaetz-Schiff Fight Revealed: 'Absent Yourself'

Chuck Ross at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, Americas* [image: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) speaks as former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on] There's a fiery moment on the hearing transcript. The transcript of a deposition given in October in the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump shows a heated exchange between Reps. Matt Gaetz and Adam Schiff, the California Democrat overseeing the impeachment push. The argument took place early on in the Oct. 14 deposition of Fiona Hill, who served as the top White House adviser ... more »

Tim Ryan Endorses Joe Biden

Mary Margaret Olohan at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Mary Margaret Olohan* *Politics, Americas* [image: 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) and MSNBC's Ali Velshi participate in the] Who will be the next domino to fall? Democratic Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan announced his endorsement of 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday. Ryan, who is also a former Democratic presidential candidate, said he endorsed Biden because he believes Biden can win over states that President Donald Trump won in the 2016 election. “I think this election for many, many Democrats, regardless of where you live, is about who can b... more »

Experts: Tariffs Won't Hold China Accountable. Here's What Will.

Audrey Conklin at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Audrey Conklin* *Politics, Americas* [image: A farmer's corn harvesting combine is seen during the corn harvest as farmers struggle with the effects of weather and ongoing tariffs resulting from the trade war between the United States and China that are effecting their agricultural business] There are other ways to pressure them on intellectual property theft, opioid smuggling, currency manipulation and cyberattacks. - *Some economists, farmers and Main Street business owners agree that the U.S.-China trade war has hurt trade and jobs across the country.* ... more »

ABC and CBS Silent on Alleged Epstein Whistleblower Firing

Shelby Talcott at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Shelby Talcott* *Politics, America* [image: An employee of the Southern District of New York hangs a sign containing a photograph of Jeffrey Epstein, charged of sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors, in New York, U.S., July 8, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton] CBS fired the alleged ABC 'insider' for leaking a rant about Jeffrey Epstein. But the leaker might still be inside. ABC News and CBS News have remained silent since reports suggested the networks colluded to fire a woman who said she was not responsible for a leaked video. ABC anchor... more »

Shootout: The Glock 17 Handgun Takes On Colt's M1911A1 (Who Wins?)

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Who wins? *Key point: *There is a temptation to directly compare the 1911 and Glock handguns, but the two really are a form of apples and oranges. Over the past hundred years there have been two guns that have defined semiautomatic pistols in the United States. The Colt M1911A1, now popularly known as the 1911, and the Glock 17, which were designed seventy years apart and each dominated the market for decades that followed. Both are still popular handguns in a market crowded with choices, and both still have a loyal, enduring following. What makes ea... more »

Why Are American Companies Helping China Build an Artificial Intelligence Authoritarian State?

William Giannetti at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*William Giannetti* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] If the future looks like China’s digital autocracy, then lawmakers ought to set a new standard for business ethics on the internet now, before it’s too late. President Xi Jinping wants China to dominate artificial intelligence by 2030. But all it seems the Middle Kingdom’s new AI entrepreneurs want to talk about ancient history. Take Kai-Fu Lee, for example. Born in Taiwan, he emigrated to America at eleven years old. After earning a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon in the 1980s, Lee worked his way up at Apple, Microsoft, and e... more »

Will the DOJ Watchdog Unveil their FISA Surveillance Report?

Chuck Ross at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst] Republicans say that the Obama administration used the Steele dossier to spy on a Trump advisor. The Justice Department’s inspector general has reportedly started inviting government officials to review a report of an investigation into the FBI’s surveillance activities against a Trump campaign official, the latest signal that the re... more »

The Gun Debate That Will Never End: Revolver or Semi-Automatic?

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/USA-GUNS-NRA-RC12D572FAC0.html] What'll protect you better? *Key Point:* Each comes with their own pros and cons, and it comes down to user's preference. One of the most important roles a handgun can play is in home defense. Compact and easy to secure, handguns are ideal weapons for defending one’s own home. Caliber aside, one of the major questions when picking a home-defense gun is whether or not to choose a revolver or semiautomatic handgun. Both types have bring their own advantages and disadvantages t... more »

Erdogan's Turkish Delight: The Dangerous Reign of Ankara's Corrupt President

Daniel Pipes at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Daniel Pipes* *Security, undefined* [image: Reuters] The time has come not just to perceive Erdogan as an adversary but to anticipate the threat he presents to his country, his region, and beyond. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s rule over Turkey began in March 2003 and divides precisely into two eras. In the first half, which lasted eight years and four months, he was brilliant. He oversaw unprecedented economic growth and regional influence. He tackled long-festering problems, such as the Kurdish issue, while discreetly handling his military overlords. His string of successes culminat... more »

FACT: The F-35 Is Actually Three Different Fighter Jets

David Axe at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5848664/f-35-demo-team-performs-wings-over-houston-airshow] Different roles, different jets. *Key Point:* The F-35 is not one, but three distinct airplanes. The U.S. Senate some time ago *confirmed* what an Air Force general *hinted at* in February 2016 — and which should have been obvious for years to close observers of U.S. air power. The Joint Strike Fighter program is not developing one, common warplane for the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps and the air arms of America’s closest allies. No, the Joint S... more »

Complaint: Whistleblower Is Soliciting, Accepting Illegal Gifts Through GoFundMe

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: complaint-whistleblower-is-soliciting-accepting-illegal-gifts-through-gofundme] The ballyhooed CIA “whistleblower” is soliciting illegal gifts through the popular GoFundMe website, alleges a formal complaint with the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.

New Zealand – South Island ‘snapping back to winter’

Robert at Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
Summer might be 18 days away, but it is feeling like winter never left in some parts of the country. 12 Nov 2019 – South Island ‘snapping back to winter’ with 0C morning. Central Otago and Alexandra woke to a cool Tuesday morning, with temperatures dropping down to 0 degrees Celsius. MetService meteorologist Tahlia Crabtree ... Read moreNew Zealand – South Island ‘snapping back to winter’ The post New Zealand – South Island ‘snapping back to winter’ appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Heavy snowfall in Austria

Robert at Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
Many roads impassable. Thousands lose power. Schools closed. In the Lesachtal there are so far about 70 cm (27½ inches) of fresh snow. In Großkirchheim there are almost 60 cm of fresh snow, in Heiligenblut a meter. All schools and kindergartens in Heiligenblut, Großkirchheim, Mörtschach, Winklern and Flattach are closed. Many access roads are impassable, ... Read moreHeavy snowfall in Austria The post Heavy snowfall in Austria appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Descent into the next Glacial Period perhaps within our lifetimes

Robert at Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
“If planners and governments want to prepare for a substantial “climate change” in the future, it’s global cooling they should be concerned about, not global warming.” – Gregory F. Fegel ____________ Descent into the next Glacial Period perhaps within our lifetimes The effects of global cooling will be far more devastating than global warming. Gregory ... Read moreDescent into the next Glacial Period perhaps within our lifetimes The post Descent into the next Glacial Period perhaps within our lifetimes appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Red Hot Louisiana Appears To Be Trending Towards John Bel Edwards In The Gubernatorial Race

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
Louisiana's gubernatorial runoff is this coming Saturday, Nov. 16. It pits current governor, John Bel Edwards, a conservative Democrat, against a corrupt Trumpist businessman, Eddie Rispone, who beat Rep. Ralph Abraham in the October 12 primary. Rispone beat Abraham by writing himself a $12 million check. Jungle primary results: *•* John Bel Edwards (D)- 625,970 (46.6%) *•* Eddie Rispone (R)- 368,319 (27.4%) *•* Ralph Abraham (R)- 317,149 (23.6%) Although Trump and Pence have been campaigning like their lives depended on it for Ripsone, two of the most prominent Republicans in... more »

ISIS Captives Offer a Convenient Pawn in Turkey’s Syria Chess Game

Vanessa Beeley at MintPress News - 12 hours ago
ISIS is the latest bogeyman in a global terror portfolio that serves a neoconservative agenda in the Middle East, and Turkey has been its midwife and curator. The post ISIS Captives Offer a Convenient Pawn in Turkey’s Syria Chess Game appeared first on MintPress News.

Proposed law in North Macedonia to allow cannabis flower export shelved

Alfredo Pascual at Marijuana Business Daily - 12 hours ago
A North Macedonian draft bill that proposed modifications to the current medical cannabis framework has been removed from parliament’s agenda, according to Telma Television. The bill would have created a legal framework for the export of cannabis flower, which is currently not possible. That means local companies that have been stockpiling flower for export are going to […] Proposed law in North Macedonia to allow cannabis flower export shelved is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Abstract for My IEA Talk

Bryan Caplan at Econlib - 12 hours ago
I’m giving the Institute of Economic Affairs‘ 2019 Hayek Memorial Lecture on December 3 in London. The title: “Poverty: Who’s To Blame?” And unlike in the U.S., lectures in the U.K. have abstracts! Here’s mine: Abstract: Who, if anyone, is morally to blame for the continued existence of severe poverty? I argue that governments in […] The post Abstract for My IEA Talk appeared first on Econlib.

Theistic Evolution and Atavism Explanations

Dan Klein at Econlib - 12 hours ago
The Prager U video Evolution: Bacteria to Beethoven presents two challenges to Beethoven-from-small-variations. It implicitly suggests God-guided evolution, a version of theistic evolution. In another longer conversation the speaker Stephen Meyer of the Discovery Institute engages others. A God-guided evolution would still be a story of transmutation of species over millions of years, and […] The post Theistic Evolution and Atavism Explanations appeared first on Econlib.

The Many Red Flags of Trump’s Partners in India; Five Trump Towers-Tower Projects in India

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 12 hours ago
From ProPublica: “TRUMP, INC. The Many Red Flags of Trump’s Partners in India — ‘Trump, Inc.’ Podcast The Trump Organization … Continue reading →

Russian interference threatens elections across the world — including ours

James Ball at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 13 hours ago
The spectre of electoral interference from Russia has hung over elections and referendums from France to Ukraine, and from the USA to the UK

The Bureau mounts legal challenge for release of Russian interference report

James Ball at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 13 hours ago
The Bureau has instructed its lawyers to write to the prime minister requesting the report and, if necessary, challenge any refusal with an application for judicial review

Democrats hiding their spies

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
Alexandra Chalupa a Democrat spy has had her name redacted from the transcripts of Adam Schiff's kangaroo hearings. According to Devin Nunes--a real Hispanic not a fake one like O'Rourke--: “Violating their own guidelines, the Democrats repeatedly redacted from the transcripts the name of Alexandra Chalupa, a contractor for the Democratic National Committee who worked with Ukrainian officials to collect dirt on the Trump campaign, which she provided to the DNC and the Hillary Clinton campaign,” Even worse Adam Schiff has rejected the entire list of witnesses that the Republicans wa... more »

Livestream: Public Hearing in Impeachment Inquiry with Bill Taylor and George Kent

gahl at Lawfare - 13 hours ago
On Nov. 13, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence will hold the first public hearing of the impeachment inquiry. The hearing will feature testimony from William B. Taylor, the State Department’s Chargé d’Affaires Ad Interim in Ukraine, and George Kent, the deputy assistant secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs. The livestream is available here and below. Topics: - Documents, - Impeachment, - The Ukraine Connection Gordon Ahl is a senior at Georgetown University, studying international politics. He is an intern at Lawfare and the Brookings Institut... more »

Democrats hate America and I've got number to prove it

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
According to a Rasmussen poll 51% of Democrats say American society is unfair and discriminatory while only 38% believe that it's generally fair and decent. This after the US elected a Black President twice. Of course there are problems in America but they're all caused by Democrats who want to change society. Thousands of Blacks are shot each year and millions of Blacks get horrible educations in Democrat run cities. It's Democrat run San Francisco where Blacks are 6 times as likely to be homeless as whites. Democrats reject the idea of free speech declaring that any speech they ... more »

Nuckin Futz Newz: MainZtream Media going Bonkers over Fake Effort to Take Down Demented President

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 13 hours ago
*I Don't Know who these guys are but apparently* *they're USrael Big Wigs who are stars* *of the upcoming Impeachment TV Frenzy* Folks, the TV channels are going into frenzy mode this morning. How long has it been since they've been able to have one of their 24/7 TV orgies? The younger generations don't remember the Watergate hearings or the OJ Simpson Trial. Time for another popcorn lolapolusa. Why must we in Canada be subjected to the monstrous waste of time and resources you ask? Well, that just tells you how "independent" and "sovereign" we are...that both of our national br... more »

Impeachment inquiry...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 13 hours ago
*yes - I'm still alive.* The summer work (except for a few tiny jobs) has drawn to a close. So why the silence? I discovered during my days of hard labor with lots of time to think that rather than having nothing to say, I had *too* much to say. Day after day I read article after article and at the end of the day I hit the "OneTab" button and tucked them all away for future reference. I'm sure I'm not alone. And now, that weasel, Adam Schiff, is blathering away telling us the president of the United States is an evil person and deserves to die a dog's death - or something. And e... more »

Message To California’s Newsom – Blame Fires On Uncleared Fuel, Not The Utility Company

Hifast at Climate Collections - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Ronald Stein ~ As California fires rage, nobody is taking responsibility for the unlimited “fuel” for the fires. Rather than addressing ways to reduce the amount of “fuel” awaiting the next spark, homeless campfire, or lightning strike, California Governor Newsom’s solution is for more litigation and a reorganization…

Climate Models vs Observations: 2019 Update – by Ross McKitrick

Hifast at Climate Collections - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Earth and climate – an ongoing controversy Below are a few quotes from the GWPF article. More discussion with graphics via the link. Is the handbrake about to be re-applied to so-called human-caused warming of the planet, in contradiction of alarmist ‘projections’? Back around 2014 many people, me included,…

New Hurricane Study Systematically Debunked By Roger Pielke

Hifast at Climate Collections - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? Matt McGrath gives top billing to the latest piece of junk science: ? The biggest and most damaging hurricanes are now three times more frequent than they were 100 years ago, say researchers. Using a new method of calculating the…

Musical Interlude: "Stress Relief And Relaxation: Peaceful Concentration"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
"*Stress Relief And Relaxation: Peaceful Concentration"* Listen to this music when ever you feel stressed out or to read a book, write, meditate or anything else that requires you to be calm and focused. - https://www.youtube.com/ Take a break. Forget it all for 10 minutes and relax...

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
Renton, Washington, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

New School Strike And Continued Protest Actions In Southern Iraq

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
Students on strike in Maysan province (Al Ghad Press) Iraq’s Teachers’ Union called for a new general strike after the first one expired a few days ago. That shut down most of the country’s schools in the south. Speaking of that region, protesters tried to re-start the sit-in camp in Basra, there were more clashes in Dhi Qar, and new demonstrations in Karbala and Maysan. Iraq’s Teacher’s Union started a new strike. That led most schools and universities in southern Iraq and Baghdadto shut down. On October 27 students in Baghdad walked out of their schools and joined the protests. ... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 13

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
1929 PM Sadoun shot himself due to criticism he faced over his performance 1963 Baath National Guard commander Wandawi began bombing Rasheed Camp while Guard rampaged through Baghdad 1963 Baath Sec Gen Sadi said party run by new 15 member council headed by Gen Bakr 1980 Iraq launched new attack in Khuzistan province southern Iran Attacked Dezful but stopped after only a few miles Iran counterattacked and recaptured Alvan Shush Naderi Iraq attacked Ahwaz but got stuck (Musings On Iraq book review *Iran-Iraq War Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts*) 1981 UN Resolution 36/27 again critici... more »

Wednesday walkabout on a cold November day

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 13 hours ago
Stay warm everyone in the northern hemisphere! A cold spell has blown in from Siberia here on the North American continent. Brr. So, bundle up for today’s walkabout with a few topics wandering around in mind. A 17 year-old vaper … Continue reading →

"The Deadliness of Certainty"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"The Deadliness of Certainty"* by Kathleen Parker "Freud recognized that human beings have a sex drive and even a death drive. Is it possible that we also have an aphorism drive? We do seem attracted to pat answers and pithy summation- especially from our politicians. It isn't enough to be wise or effective; one must be quotable. In fact, aphorism is the oldest written art form, according to aphorism expert and author James Geary ("The World in a Phrase: A Brief History of the Aphorism"). Before famed aphorists Mark Twain, Dorothy Parker and Woody Allen put the party in repartee, ... more »

Venice mayor blames climate change for city's devastating flood

Just In - 13 hours ago
The mayor of Venice blames climate change for severe flooding in the historic Italian canal city reaching the second-highest levels ever recorded, as financial costs are expected to run to hundreds of millions of euros.

'Sneaky coup': Exiled Bolivian leader condemns senator for declaring herself president

Just In - 13 hours ago
Bolivian opposition senator Jeanine Anez proclaims herself Bolivia's interim president, in an effort to fill the power vacuum left by the abrupt resignation of Evo Morales, who immediately condemned the move as a "sneaky coup."

"And Sometimes..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
"When we're headed toward an outcome that's too horrible to face, that's when we go looking for a second opinion. And sometimes, the answer we get just confirms our worst fears. But sometimes, it can shed new light on the problem, make you see it in a whole new way. After all the opinions have been heard and every point of view has been considered, you finally find what you're after- the truth. But the truth isn't where it ends, that's just where you begin again with a whole new set of questions." - Dr. Meredith Grey, "Grey's Anatomy" "The closer you look, the more complicated it get... more »

Delingpole: Cambridge Prof – UK’s Green Energy Targets Require ‘Herds of Unicorns’

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 14 hours ago
By Paul Homewood From Breitbart: The green energy targets being pursued by Britain’s main political parties are so impossibly deluded, fantastical and overambitious that they could only be achievable with the intervention of herds of magical unicorns. So says Cambridge engineering professor Michael Kelly in a stinging rebuke to the Net Zero policies currently […]

The Ukrainian Influence Peddling Rings – A Microcosm of How Imperial Washington Rolls

David Stockman at Peace and Prosperity - 14 hours ago
[image: undefined] *Mykola Zlochevsky, former employer of Hunter Biden and current partner of the Atlantic Council* Last night we heard some knucklehead on the War Channel (CNN) braying about Ukraine as a vitally important "ally and strategic partner". The implication, of course, was that the Donald’s attempted squeeze play on its new President was dangerously undermining national security. What unadulterated tommyrot! The safety and security of the American homeland has absolutely nothing to do with it. That’s because Ukraine is a no count, strategically irrelevant patch of earth ... more »

The Twilight of Liberty: the State Destroys Alternative Media

Kurt Nimmo at Peace and Prosperity - 14 hours ago
[image: undefined] It should be obvious by now what the plan is for Julian Assange—psychological torture resulting in either a total breakdown or an untimely death, the latter supported by the psychopaths who claim they are our leaders. This psychological torture was noted, with standard corporate media disinterest, by Nils Melzer, an internationally recognized expert on torture treatment. “Unless the UK urgently changes course and alleviates his inhumane situation, Mr. Assange’s continued exposure to arbitrariness and abuse may soon end up costing his life,” Melzer, UN special rap... more »

Bolivian Coup Comes Less Than a Week After Morales Stopped Multinational Firm's Lithium Deal

Eoin Higgins at Peace and Prosperity - 14 hours ago
[image: undefined] The Sunday military coup in Bolivia has put in place a government which appears likely to reverse a decision by just-resigned President Evo Morales to cancel an agreement with a German company for developing lithium deposits in the Latin American country for batteries like those in electric cars. "Bolivia's lithium belongs to the Bolivian people," tweeted Washington Monthly contributor David Atkins. "Not to multinational corporate cabals." The coup, which on Sunday resulted in Morales resigning and going into hiding, was the result of days of protests from right... more »

No Man’s Land: ‘Former’ American ISIS Terrorist Stranded Between Greece and Turkey

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 14 hours ago
*21WIRE + South Front* | Why is US now abandoning its previously valued jihadi field assets deployed in Syria?

The Question Of A Kurdish State

Leonid SAVIN at OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
The creation of an independent and sovereign state of Kurdistan is a topic with a long history and differing visions for how to realise it. The territory currently occupied by the compact Kurdish population is around 500,000 kilometres. They live at the crossroads of Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Iran, and […]

WATCH: Cop on Trial for Stomping Innocent Man As K9 Chewed Off ‘Hunks of Flesh’

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: k9]Because a good cop was unafraid to cross the line, a bad cop is on trial for horrifically beating an innocent man whilst their K9 literally took bites out of him.

Should China use its hypersonic missile capabilities to deal with theNWO Globalists directing the HK terror, the biological warfare against pigs etc?

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 14 hours ago
*A strategic strike using hypersonic missiles against key Globalist bases like the BIS, US Fed, BoE, JP Morgan, WHO, Merck, Xi Jinping in Brasilia might also solve the HK terror at the same time as the threat of biowarfare against China's food supply, secret vaccines against pigs, plague threat, impoverishment and colour revolution plot, since it all the same clique behind it.* *The NWO Globalists are going to find dealing with the Chinese very different from torturing and killing children and women on their islands and bludgeoning girls like the thugs on the streets of HK...* *We'... more »

Don't Sleep on SIG's MG 710-3 Machine Gun

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * A reliable and legendary weapon. *Key Question:* Can this design deliver? One of the greatest revolutions in military small arms occurred during WWII. The German MG34 and MG42 almost totally revolutionized light machine guns. Prior to the war, most nations fielded light, magazine-fed machine guns as the light machine guns in a weapons platoon or section. After the war, almost everyone wanted a light belt fed for that role. The Soviets developed the RPD, the Americans slowly developed the M60, but most of the world adopted the FN MAG. The Germans, Ital... more »

Heckler & Koch's P2000: Can It Still Take on a Glock or Sig Sauer Despite Its Age?

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Can this deliver as a concealed-carry firearm? *Key point:* German engineering meets an easily concealed, compact handgun. The world of compact defensive handguns is a crowded one, but one pistol that stands out ahead of the pack is the Heckler and Koch P2000 pistol. Introduced to market in 2001, the P2000 has carved out a niche as a pistol for those that appreciate fine German engineering and attention to detail in a carry handgun. Even as the company has introduced new compact handguns the P2000 remains in production, a testament to the pistol’s ma... more »

Religious Diversity and Challenges in the U.S. Military

Ronit Y. Stahl at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Ronit Y. Stahl* *History, Americas* [image: Reuters] The government did not spontaneously decide to make the chaplaincy more religiously diverse. Rather, the draft conscripted millions of young men from varied religious backgrounds to fight for the United States in World War I. In 1919, Lee Levinger buried four soldiers in France. The responsibility to preside over a funeral was not unusual for military chaplains. But during World War I, most Americans would have been surprised to learn that a rabbi led a service for four Christian soldiers. In 1917, when the United States ente... more »

Only Child Mythology Debunked

Ana Aznar at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Ana Aznar* *Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] Some studies have found that only children tend to be more intelligent and have higher academic achievement than people with siblings. Only children get a bad rap. They are often perceived as selfish, spoiled, anxious, socially inept and lonely. And my profession, psychology, may be partly to blame for these negative stereotypes. Indeed, Granville Stanley Hall, one of the most influential psychologists of the last century and the first president of the American Psychological Association, said that “being an only child is a disease i... more »

The Many Promises of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

Yohannes Gedamu at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Yohannes Gedamu* *Politics, Africa* [image: Reuters] This federal system draws its legitimacy from citizens maintaining a strong ethnic identity at the regional level. In light of this the new premier has two options. When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power in 2018, the political reforms and initiatives he promised were met with much hope and optimism. He promised to address Ethiopia’s deteriorating ethnic relations, to build national unity, and reignite the stalled democratic process. And his efforts to end the 20-year conflict with Eritrea won him the 2019 Nobel Peace Pr... more »

Sig Sauer's P365XL: Is This Gun Worth All the Hype?

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * We take a look. *Key point: *The P365XL is also significantly thinner than the P320 Compact. Read full article

Chilean President Piñera Promises New Constitution

Christian Gomez at rss - 14 hours ago
[image: chilean-president-pinera-promises-new-constitution] Chilean President Sebastián Piñera caves on the face of protests and communists demands to draft a new constitution, but opposition groups reject his method.

Brexit Party Will Not Contest Tory Seats in Coming British Election

James Murphy at rss - 14 hours ago
[image: brexit-party-will-not-contest-tory-seats-in-coming-british-election] On Monday, long-time Boris Johnson rival and head of the Brexit Party, Nigel Farage, announced that his new party would not challenge Conservative Party held seats in the upcoming British snap general election in December.

"Guess Who Is Preparing For A Major Stock Market Crash?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*"Guess Who Is Preparing For A Major Stock Market Crash?"* by Michael Snyder "Pessimism is spreading like wildfire on Wall Street, and this is particularly true among one very important group of investors. And considering how much money they have, it may be wise to listen to what they are telling us. According to a very alarming survey that was recently conducted by UBS Wealth Management, most wealthy investors now believe that there will be a “significant” stock market decline before the end of next year. The following comes from Yahoo Finance: "Wealthy people around the globe ar... more »

Watch: Bolivia’s military coup has demolished the country’s democratic process

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
Bolivia's military coup has demolished the country's democratic process. Anya Parampil explains why a November 13 vote in the Bolivian senate is so crucial. The vote takes place a day after an unknown opposition lawmaker, Jeanine Áñez, declared herself president of the senate and country without any democratic mandate. Meanwhile, state security forces have launched an intimidation campaign against lawmakers of the ruling MAS party, which controls a vast majority of senate seats,

Iran News Links 11-13 November 2019

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
13 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 Yemen: A Beleaguered Saudia Opting for a ‘Political Solution’? https://journal-neo.org/2019/11/13/yemen-a-beleaguered-saudia-opting-for-a-political-solution/ It’s the Federalist Fantasy of a Bolder EU Which Is ‘Brain Dead’, Not NATO https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/11/13/its-the-federalist-fantasy-of-a-bolder-eu-which-is-brain-dead-not-nato/ Geopolitical Bombshell: Major New … Continue reading Iran News Links 11-13 November 2019

Blairite Margaret Hodge refuses to back Corbyn, exposing fraud of Labour’s “socialist transformation”

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
13 November 2019 — WSWS By Thomas Scripps Labour Party MP Dame Margaret Hodge has refused to endorse party leader Jeremy Corbyn as a potential prime minister. Her comments come just days after former Labour MPs John Woodcock, John Mann and Ian Austin called for a vote for Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party. Hodge has dedicated the … Continue reading Blairite Margaret Hodge refuses to back Corbyn, exposing fraud of Labour’s “socialist transformation”

Syria News Links 11-13 November 2019

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
13 November 2019 • 14:50 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back U.S. Forces Establish Two New Bases In Syria’s Al-Hasakah – Report Turkish-Backed Militants Target Kurdish Forces In Northeast Syria With TOW Missiles (Videos) Military Situation In … Continue reading Syria News Links 11-13 November 2019

The Impeachment Farce Opens Wednesday: A Memo to the President Trump’s Friends

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
*“Nothing Is As Hostile to Wisdom as Too Much Subtlety” —Edgar Allen Poe, citing Cicero, and referencing his Masterpiece, “The Purloined Letter” * Here are the things to keep in mind about Wednesday’s impeachment farce, featuring U.S. State Department bureaucrats William B. Taylor and George Kent, and what will surely be Thursday’s hyping of Wednesday’s hearsay and gossip followed by even more hearsay, gossip, and histrionics on Friday with the testimony of former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch. How We Got Here: This is the third stage of the coup against Donald Trump which began t... more »

New Video : The Earth Is Over

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 14 hours ago

US House Committees Release Transcripts as Part of Impeachment Inquiry: November 8th to 11th 2019

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
Links to transcripts and key point summaries are found at the following links: US House “Committees Release Laura Cooper’s Transcript … Continue reading →

US House Intelligence Committee Impeachment Inquiry Hearing With William Taylor & George Kent Youtube Livestream Starts Shortly (10 am ET)

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
Looks like a good activity for snowbound Americans. Watergate hearings were during lovely weather. Almost 900 awaiting the start on … Continue reading →

Pink Razors, Manly Beer, And Lady Backpacks - The Folly Of Gendered Products

The Conversation at Science 2.0 blogs - 15 hours ago
As women started counting steps and walking to work wearing running shoes and fitness trackers, there was one work-related item that had to change: the briefcase. It’s not suited to walking fast and gets in the way of drinking coffee en route to the office. Enter the working women’s backpack. It’s a trend. *The Atlantic* announced that this is the year professional women started wearing backpacks, even though some of us swear it’s been going on for a while. The sale of women’s backpacks is up by more than 20 per cent in the past year, but the sale of men’s backpacks has flat-lined... more »

What is "Appropriate" Legislation?: McCulloch v. Maryland and the Redundancy of the Reconstruction Amendments

Guest Blogger at Balkinization - 15 hours ago
For the symposium on David S. Schwartz, The Spirit of the Constitution: John Marshall and the 200-Year Odyssey of McCulloch v. Maryland (Oxford University Press, 2019). Franita Tolson I am thankful for the opportunity to review Professor David Schwartz’s really thoughtful and incisive critique of *McCulloch v. Maryland*. The book is a creative and masterful reinterpretation of a decision that I thought I knew well, but I learned a lot of new and interesting facts about *McCulloch* and the (sometimes frosty) reception that the decision has received over the course of the last two ... more »

With Lebanon Making Fragile Progress, Now Is the Wrong Time to Pull U.S. Assistance

jfeltman at Lawfare - 15 hours ago
Photo Credit: Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis via The Nation *Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on *Order from Chaos*.* Lebanon’s protesters show that the once-unthinkable may now be plausible. The proxies of Iran and Syria in Lebanon, after years of solidarity, show tentative signs of diverging. With even Shia protesters on the street, and with Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah’s calls to disperse unheeded, Hezbollah’s façade of invincibility is showing cracks. The Lebanese army and security forces have responded with admirable courage, restraint, and indepe... more »

Turkey is Not A Hotel for Jihadists, EU Must Provide A Grand Welcome

GeoPolitics101 at Covert Geopolitics - 15 hours ago
The attempt to grab Syria using ISIS terrorists for the benefit of Israel has failed and has been officially ended with the Russia-Turkey joint patrols over the Northeast Syrian border, specifically to provide a safer path for the reentry of more than a million Syrian refugees from Turkey. The big question now is: what to … Continue reading Turkey is Not A Hotel for Jihadists, EU Must Provide A Grand Welcome →

Nevada lawsuit

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago
Nevada lawsuit is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

California Marijuana Notebook: Emerald Triangle growers show confidence in market health but prep for challenges ahead

John Schroyer at Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago
After a turbulent transition into a legal market in 2018, marijuana cultivators and other cannabis companies in California's famed Emerald Triangle are finally finding their footing and are optimistic about the future a they finish off the fall harvest. California Marijuana Notebook: Emerald Triangle growers show confidence in market health but prep for challenges ahead is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

GOP VOTERS DON'T BELIEVE THERE WERE ANY ACTUAL AMERICANS IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR NEARLY THIRTY YEARS

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
Frank Bruni makes an obvious point: ... this week, as several longtime civil servants testify at the inquiry’s first public hearings, a ... narrative demands notice.... That story is the collision of a president who has absolutely no regard for professionalism and those who try to embody it.... I mean William Taylor, America’s top diplomat in Ukraine, who is, tellingly, the first impeachment witness to testify on live television.... He’s a West Point graduate and Vietnam veteran with a half-century career that’s devoid of obvious partisanship and entirely about the public good.... ... more »

Editor's Note

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*WNU Editor:* Travelling this morning. Blogging will return later today. Military and Intelligence News Briefs and World News Briefs will be posted later today. In the meantime watch the impeachment hearings from Washington (Live at 10:00 EST).

New email address for cairnsnews

Editor, cairnsnews at cairnsnews.org - 15 hours ago
To all readers and contributors please note as of November 14, 2019 the new email address for cairnsnews is: cairnsnews@protonmail.com We no longer trust Google or hotmail. More and more information coming from the US and UK reveals Google is very much in bed with false news and the Deep State. Read the latest article […]

FTC Cracks Down On Edu-Influencers

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 15 hours ago
One of the small tricks that education marketers have developed is to enlist teachers as brand ambassadors. Teachers are, after all, the voices most often trusted by other teachers, so it's got to be a real boost if you can get Mrs. Teachwell to tout your product on Twitter or Instagram or Pinterest. And the beauty of it is that Mrs. Teachwell may come cheap-- some free product, box of pens, maybe even some actual money. It's a fuzzy ethical line; do teachers who accept some sort of marketing deal compromise their professional judgment? On the other hand, if you find an edu-product ... more »

Springfield's SAINT Series of AR-15s: The Ultimate Rifle or Simply a Pretender?

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * With the SAINT, Springfield plunged headfirst into a particularly crowded segment of the AR-15 market. Does it deliver? The AR-15 has long been the dominant semi-automatic rifle platform in the U.S., prized for its unparalleled modability and component diversity. The AR-15 platform’s immense popularity has spawned a fiercely competitive consumer market, with firearms manufacturers constantly searching for ways to innovate a better price-to-performance ratio. This competition has been especially good for a growing segment of first-time shoppers seeki... more »

Untitled

Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Attorney: 9/11 secrets were motive for murder of journalist Jamal KhashoggiFor Millions Of Americans In The Middle Of The Country, It Feels Like An Economic Depression Right Now Meet the judge who is forcing the government to reunite immigrant families Next week's Arctic blast will be so cold, forecasters expect it to break 170 records across US The Labour Party has suffered a 'sophisticated and large-scale cyber-attack' ahead of the general electionTwitter wants to stop 'malicious actors' from abusing next month's pivotal UK election so it's creating special reportin... more »

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