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Russian military convoy filmed heading to Assyrian town in northeast Syria: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – A Russian military convoy was recently filmed heading to the Assyrian town of Tal Tamr in northeastern Syria. According to the reports, the Russian military convoy traveled from the Al-Raqqa Governorate town of ‘Ayn ‘Issa to Tal Tamr in the Al-Hasakah Governorate. Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
China allegedly develops deflectors that will render top US technology useless
Although Chinese Navy Rear Admiral Zhang Zhaozhong was reportedly simply goofing around when he said that the thick smog haunting Chinese cities is the best defence against military grade lasers, Beijing has in fact invested in more applicable ways to counter the cutting edge technology, which specifically the US is currently seeking to obtain, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian-Assyrian town to be under Russian protection after new agreement
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:35 P.M.) – A new agreement was established in northeastern Syria this week that will see the Syrian-Assyrian town of Tal Tamr under the protection of the Russian Armed Forces. According to reports, the Russian military will be deployed inside of Tal Tamr to prevent a potential militant take over this strategic town […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US military convoy passes through Qamishli city en route to oil fields: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – A U.S. military convoy entered the northeastern city of Qamishli on Sunday and was seen heading east for a regular patrol. The U.S. military convoy was reportedly heading towards the oil fields that are under their control in the eastern part of the Al-Hasakah Governorate. Washington announced last week that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia and Saudi Arabia in talks over supply of S-400 system
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – Russia and Saudi Arabia are discussing the terms of implementing their agreement signed in 2017 on the delivery of S-400 air defense systems to the Kingdom, the Sputnik News Agency reported on Sunday. “A contract was signed with Saudi Arabia to supply the Triumph S-400 air defense systems in 2017. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Intense clashes rage south of Kabani as Syrian troops attempt to reach town
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a heavy attack on the jihadist defenses in the northeastern countryside of the Latakia last night. Led by their 4th Armored Division, the Syrian Arab Army began their attack last night by storming the defenses of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and the Turkestan Islamic Party […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
UAE and Russia enter talks over supply of Su-35 jets
Dmitry Shogayev, head of the Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation, said at the Dubai Airshow 2019 that negotiations are still under way on supplying the UAE with Russian Su-35 fighter jets. “Negotiations are underway to supply the Su-35 to the UAE and develop the fifth generation of light combat aircraft,” Shogayev said. The Su-35S […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
"When Your Loved One Spends 30 Days In Cardiac ICU, It Changes You"
*"When Your Loved One Spends 30 Days In Cardiac ICU, It Changes You"* by Stucky "It’s been 30 days since my beloved (aka Ms. Freud, Mo, or Munchkin) had open heart surgery - a quadruple bypass and an aortic valve replacement. She is still in the ICU today. The ICU, the place where Mortal Fear reigns supreme. “Mortal fear is as crucial a thing to our lives as love. It cuts to the core of our being and shows us what we are. Will you step back and cover your eyes? Will you curl up with your eyes closed and die? Or can you fight your way out of it and fly?” - Author unknown I see a w... more »
Yosra Mohammad Awwad Sawarka
November 14, 2019: Yosra Mohammad Awwad Sawarka, 39, was killed along with two of her small children, her brother-in-law, his wife, and three of their children in an Israeli missile strike that hit their family home on Thursday at dawn. The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza reported that Israeli missiles targeted a Palestinian home in… The post Yosra Mohammad Awwad Sawarka appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
Firas Rasmi Salem Sawarka
November 14, 2019: Firas Rasmi Salem Sawarka, 2, was killed along with his parents and two older brothers, as well as his aunt and two cousins, by an Israeli missile strike that hit their family home on Thursday at dawn. His little sister, an infant, survived while shielded by her brother’s body. When the bodies… The post Firas Rasmi Salem Sawarka appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
Trinidad’s Islamic State Problem
Photo Credit: Author's screenshot of Dabiq Magazine; Anthony Hamlet is seated on the far left, with Milton Algernon to his immediate right *Editor’s Note*: *One of the least known, but most alarming, aspects of the Islamic State is its ability to draw recruits and sympathizers from around the world, including from many countries not known as hotbeds of radicalism. On a per-capita basis, Trinidad was one of the largest providers of volunteers for the caliphate, a development that seems to come out of nowhere. Simon Cottee of the University of Kent looks in detail at the volunteers ... more »
HOW THE PLA COULD MANAGE MEDIA RELATIONS, RESTORE ORDER IN HONG KONG AND BOOST CHINA'S IMAGE AROUND THE WORLD ALO IN TAIWAN
*A step by step plan for restoring order in HK.* *The PLA issues a press release saying * *"The PLA are entering HK to give limited riot control support to the HK police to uphold their obligations under international law, restore the rule of law, fundamental human rights of the people in accordance with HK Basic Law.* *They will also give humanitarian aid in the form of food packages to the people etc suffering from a severe disruption of the economy etc* *They will leave as soon as the mission is accomplished.* *The troops are supporting HK police and will take orders and direct... more »
Millions of acres of Canadian canola freeze
This year will be remembered as the “harvest from hell,” said farmer John Guelly, chairman of the Alberta Canola industry group. Heavy snow and rain during harvest have left several million acres of canola, renowned as Canada’s most profitable crop, buried until spring. As of November 5, some 17% of Alberta’s canola remained unharvested along ... Read moreMillions of acres of Canadian canola freeze The post Millions of acres of Canadian canola freeze appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Review Shatter the Nations, ISIS and the War for the Caliphate
*Review Giglio, Mike, **Shatter the Nations, ISIS and the War for the Caliphate**, New York: Public Affairs, 2019* Mike Giglio worked for Newsweek and the Daily Beast covering the Arab Spring in Egypt, the Syrian civil war, and finally the Battle for Mosul. He put that experience into *Shatter the Nations, ISIS and the War for the Caliphate*. It reads like short vignettes of Giglio’s time in Egypt, Turkey, Syria and Iraq. That’s its major problem however as these individual stories, while enjoyable to read, don’t add up to a unified story. The first half of *Shatter the Nations* ... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 17
1952 Opposition parties agreed to coordinating committee to lead strikes Started Intifada against Regent 1975 France-Iraq nuclear deal France would provide enriched uranium build a reactor and power station called Osirak in Iraq 1980 Iraq took Susangard Khuzistan 2nd time (Musings On Iraq book review *Iran-Iraq War Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts*) 1982 Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim announced Supreme Assembly of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq formed in Iran (Musings On Iraq history of Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq) 1987 Iraq bombed 2 abandoned nuclea... more »
Tweets For Today
Hong Kong protesters shot arrows and hurled petrol bombs from a barricaded university at police who fired tear gas and water cannon in some of the worst violence in the Chinese-ruled city since anti-government unrest erupted https://t.co/G6XgDjrh1Z pic.twitter.com/PwqgFlSadw — Reuters (@Reuters) November 17, 2019 #UPDATE Hong Kong police early Monday said they may use "live rounds" if they continue to face protesters wielding "deadly weapons", the first time in a near-sixth month crisis they have issued the stark warning https://t.co/Pc9a81wqYV pic.twitter.com/WXtXA4iLOD — AFP new... more »
'These fires will not go out': Dire warning as smoke from Queensland fires reaches New Zealand
The fire emergency facing Queensland is still not over and it won't be for weeks, according to the Acting Fire Commissioner, with the smoke haze from fires burning in NSW and South East Queensland now reaching New Zealand.
Politicians must accept climate change and the economy are linked
As the country braces for a long, hot summer, it's time for politicians to realise that getting serious about the environment would be good for business, writes Ian Verrender.
With Britain on the brink, female politicians face threats, violence and vitriol
An increase in death threats and threats of sexual violence leads police to warn candidates in the upcoming December general election not to campaign alone or in the dark.
9-Year-Old Boy Catches Massive Blue Catfish in New Mexico
A 9-year-old New Mexico boy landed a 42-pound (19-kilogram) blue catfish while fishing in the Elephant Butte Reservoir.
Russia Providing Mood Music for House Impeachment Drama
For all the talk about Ukraine in the House impeachment inquiry, there’s a character standing just off-stage with a dominant role in this tale of international intrigue: Russia.
Don't be confused about prayer...
*it's not that hard* Venerable Francis Xavier Nguyên Văn Thuân: A Simple Way to Pray Always After my liberation many people said to me: “Father, in prison you must have had a lot of time to pray.” It was not as simple as one might think. The Lord permitted me to experience all my weakness, my physical and mental fragility. Time passes slowly in prison, particularly in solitary confinement. Imagine a week, a month, two months of silence…. There were days when I was so worn out by exhaustion and illness that I could not manage to say a single prayer! This reminds me of a story. There ... more »
Eavesdropping on a Twitter spat featuring Mark Mardell
For fans of bewildering Twitter exchanges, here's one dragging in the BBC's Mark Mardell in the wake of today's *The World This Weekend, *which began with the Prince Andrew/Virginia Roberts story: *Father Didymus*: Hi Mark Mardell. She's a 17 year old girl not a 17 year old woman. Language is important here. *Mark Mardell*: Isn’t that rather patronising? *Father Didymus*: Am I missing something here? Who exactly am I patronising? You? The child involved? *Mark Mardell*: The 17 year old- language is important but fluid - when boy/girl stop ? 16, 18, 21,48 ? *Father Didymus*: ... more »
Selected stockmarkets 3 years after the US Presidential elections 2016
The DJIA (US), Shanghai (China), Hang Seng (HK) and Dax (Germany) performance some three years after the US Presidential elections of 2016. The main lessons here: Trump is somehow good for the US economy, but he is bad for CN economy. HK and Dax somehow performed good performance. https://quotes.wsj.com/index/US/DOW%20JONES%20GLOBAL/DJIA
The Daily "Near You?"
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"I Have Been Wondering..."
"O, great wise man,' she said, 'I have been wondering so many things. Is life more than sitting at home doing the same thing over and over? Wise man, is life more than watching one's relatives do unpleasant things, or more than grim tasks one must perform at school and at work? Is life more than being entertained by literature, wise man, or more than traveling from one place to another, suffering from poor emotional health and pondering the people one loves? And what about those who lead a life of mystery? And the mysteries of life? And, wise man, what about the overall feeling of ... more »
"The Hound In The Kennel"
*"The Hound In The Kennel"* by John James "In my experience most of us take whatever frightens us or makes us uncomfortable and push it out of sight. This puts it into the unconscious. It does not disappear, but just lies in waiting like a faithful hound until let out. Meanwhile the conscious part can go on living as if nothing had happened. But as Carl Jung pointed out so perspicaciously, the hound keeps howling from the depth and thereby influences all that we do. So we can’t go on as before. We may try to carry on as always, but in truth everything we do is influenced by the uns... more »
"From Inside..."
"All that threatened the cave man - dangers, darkness, famine, thirst, ghosts, demons - all has passed to the interior of our souls, all troubles us, grieves us, threatens us from inside." - E. Morin
Gotabaya Rajapaksa Elected As Sri Lanka's New President
*BBC: **Sri Lanka election: Wartime defence chief Rajapaksa wins presidency* Sri Lanka's former wartime defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa has won a presidential election that has split the country along ethnic lines. Official results showed Mr Rajapaksa, 70, took 52.25% of the vote. His rival Sajith Premadasa had already conceded. Mr Rajapaksa was the clear victor in Sinhalese majority areas while Mr Premadasa scored better in the Tamil-dominated north. The election is Sri Lanka's first since the deadly Easter Sunday attacks. Militants linked to the Islamic State group targeted chu... more »
UK Media: Prince Andrew’s Sex Claims Rebuttal a PR Disaster
Britain’s newspapers and social media commentators criticized him for defending his friendship with Epstein and for failing to show empathy for the convicted sex-offender’s victims.
Bloggers on Blogging: Part 2
This is fun! Second in the series is by Kev and is also up at his blog Trapped in a Whirlpool. He is also known as @trapdinawrpool on Twitter. Edited to add: https://trappedinawhirlpool.blogspot.com/2019/11/twitter-killed-blogging-star.html?showComment=1574008135114#c2057308226075208011 Why won't Blogger let me link to some sites? Grrr. I've forgotten how to do this. ***************** *Twitter Killed the Blogging Star* First off I want to thank the folks at DJ for all the amazing work they have done over the years you are an inspiration to many of us. I have kept my blog open ... more »
IS TRUMP'S BIZARRE SENSE OF SHAME PREVENTING HIM FROM TAKING POLITICAL ADVANTAGE OF A HEALTH SCARE?
You don't have to be conspiracy-minded to be skeptical of this official story. President Trump underwent a two-hour doctor’s examination on Saturday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, which the White House said was part of a routine annual physical and included lab work. The appointment was not on the president’s schedule, in contrast to a previous physical that Mr. Trump had in February, also at Walter Reed outside Washington. In a statement, Stephanie Grisham, the White House press secretary, said Mr. Trump, 73, was taking advantage of a free weekend to begin portio... more »
Is Adam Schiff Re-Inventing Himself-- With The Help Of Trump?
*Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) hammering Trump by Nancy Ohanian* I don't want to go into-- for the 300th time-- the whole long story about how I helped my congressman first get elected in 2000 and then was mortified when he joined the Blue Dogs and started voting like a Republican. Needless to say, my support turned to anger and I never voted for any of his reelection bids-- and stopped talking to him. But, lately, things have changed. It wasn't even that he quit the Blue Dogs and started voting more like a Democrat. He still wasn't a progressive and identified with the Wall Street-ow... more »
French Protesters Clash With Police On The One Year Anniversary Of The Yellow Vest Protests
*France 24: **French protesters clash with police on anniversary of Yellow Vest protests* French police detained dozens in Paris on Saturday as fierce clashes broke out in demonstrations marking the first anniversary of the yellow vest protest movement challenging President Emmanuel Macron's policies. Yellow vest protesters are staging nationwide demonstrations this weekend in a bid to prove their movement is still a force to be reckoned with, a year after the first giant demonstration on November 17, 2018. Numbers attending the protests and levels of violence have sharply d... more »
BWorld 383, Bureaucracy control and drug price control
* My article in BusinessWorld on November 05, 2019. Among the recent good news in the Philippines in terms of improving economic competitiveness is the big jump in its global ranking in the World Bank’s Doing Business (DB) report, from No. 124 in DB 2019 to No. 95 in DB 2020 reports, a jump of 29 notches. I backtracked and checked the DB reports from 2015. There were 189 countries covered in DB 2015-2016 reports, then 190 countries in 2017-2020 reports. The Philippines simply reclaimed the No. 95 spot it occupied in 2015 (see Table 1). The top 10 countries were consistently the... more »
"All Hell Breaks Loose When Everything Falls Apart"
*"All Hell Breaks Loose When Everything Falls Apart"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Financial writer and book author John Rubino says he can see the end of the economic expansion fueled by massive debt creation. Rubino explains, “Every sector of the U.S. economy is so over indebted I don’t see how we go on much longer. The Fed is desperately trying to prolong this thing. We are running trillion dollar deficits now, and what that is for is to keep the system from falling apart. We are 11 years into an expansion, a record. This is the longest bull market in history, and this is th... more »
THE PLA, HK PEOPLE CAN GO TO HK COURTS TO COMPEL THE HKSAR R TO OBEY THE LAW, SAME ARGUMENTS DEFEATED BORIS JOHNSON IN THE UK
*PLA AND HK PEOPLE CAN GO TO COURT TO FORCE CARRIE LAM AND HKSAR TO OBEY THE BASIC LAWIN RELATION TO FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND EMERGENCIES* *THEY CAN ALSO APPLY FOR A REFERENDUM TO BE HELD ASKING THE HONG KONG PEOPLE IF THEY WANT HELP FROM THE PLA* *SINCE A REFERENDUM WOULD TAKE TIME TO ORGANIZE, AN EMERGENCY COURT ORDER COULD FORCE THE HK GOV TO OBEY THE BASIC LAW ASK THE PLA FOR TEMPORARY HELP IN CONTROLLING THE RIOTS, SECURING HUMAN RIGHTS * *COURT SHOULD SCHEDULE HEARING IMMEDIATELY AND MEET IN EMERGENCY SESSION TO DECIDE THE COURT ORDER SINCE THE VIOLENCE IS AN EMERGENCY A... more »
WATCH: Cops Force Innocent Man to Run from Them, Taser Him from the Car Window
[image: taser]A duo of racist Texas cops cajole a suspect into running and then taser him for doing so. Both lied on their police reports and were convicted of felonious falsifying police records and sentenced to prison.
In Uganda, Opposition Adapts to Evade Chinese Tech Giant Huawei Assisted Government Spying
From VOA News: “In Uganda, Dissidents Adapt to Evade Huawei Assisted Government Spying By Salem Solomon November 14, 2019 11:37 … Continue reading →
Uganda’s Finance Minister Not Worried China Will Seize Assets Over Rising Debt Despite Auditor-General’s Warning
From VOA News: “Uganda Not Worried China Will Seize Assets Over Rising Debt By Halima Athumani January 11, 2019 12:27 … Continue reading →
China and Russia Want to Build and Operate Nuclear Power Stations in Uganda
From VOA News: “China to Help Uganda Build Nuclear Power Plants May 17, 2018 04:21 PM KAMPALA – China will … Continue reading →
US House Committees Release Morrison and Williams Transcripts as Part of Impeachment Inquiry
US House “Committees Release Morrison and Williams Transcripts as Part of Impeachment Inquiry. Washington, November 16, 2019 Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. … Continue reading →
Quit Moaning About Billionaires and Stop Giving Them Your Money!
The current trend among liberals and the left political spectrum is to blame all the problems of the World on Billionaires. They tend to be under some illusion that voting for their lefty-swinging political leader, whether that be the UK’s current running Jeremy Corbyn or in the case of the US, Bernie Sanders – both … The post Quit Moaning About Billionaires and Stop Giving Them Your Money! appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Must View! Gregory Mannarino, "Markets, A Look Ahead: Perception IS NOT Reality"
Gregory Mannarino, "Markets, A Look Ahead: Perception IS NOT Reality" - https://www.traderschoice.net/ ○
Record Informal Employment Cuts Brazilian Economy’s Productivity
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The record informality in the labor market is contributing to a drop in the productivity of the Brazilian economy, which is slowly recovering from the recession experienced between 2014 and 2016. Under normal circumstances, when an economy grows and creates . . . To read the full NEWS and much […] The post Record Informal Employment Cuts Brazilian Economy’s Productivity appeared first on The Rio Times.
Flamengo/Marinha Defeats Fluminense by 3 to 1 and is Female Champion
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Flamengo/Marinha won the title of the Women's Rio de Janeiro Champions 2019. On Saturday, the team defeated Fluminense, turning 3-1 at the Luso-Brasileiro Stadium on Governador Island. The goals of Flamengo/Marinha were scored by Ana Carla, Larissa, and Gaby; Revena unlocked the score for Fluminense. This was the fifth state […] The post Flamengo/Marinha Defeats Fluminense by 3 to 1 and is Female Champion appeared first on The Rio Times.
SHOULD PEOPLE IN HK GO TO COURT TO FORCE THE HKSAR GOVERNMENT TO OBEY THE LAW AND ASK THE PLA FOR HELP?
*China and HK people should go to court and ask for an emergency order compelling Carrie Lam and the HKSAR to obey the Basic Law and ask the PLA for help in controlling the violence the current emergency.* *Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, a member of the Hong Kong government’s Legislative Council, has suggested appointing special constables and temporary police, or even hiring mercenaries to end the riots.* *http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1170194.shtml* *My thinking is these are the worst of all options. * *Hired mercenaries, belonging to private corporations which can financial and oth... more »
Think You Could Join the Delta Force? Here Is What It Takes.
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * It's the most difficult thing you'll ever do. *Key point: *You have almost no chance of making the cut. Just how much torture is a person willing to undergo to get a prestigious job? Given that an average of 250 resumes are submitted for every job position in the United States, one would assume quite a lot. But there’s writing endless resumes—and then there’s running forty miles at night on an uneven forest trail while lugging a fifty-pound rucksack—with more weight added upon achieving each waypoint. And to even get into the application pool for ... more »
"I Would Like To See...
“I would like to see anyone, prophet, king or God, convince a thousand cats to do the same thing at the same time.” - Neil Gaiman
Episode #302 – ‘American-Style Justice’ with guest George Szamuely, Andre Vltchek and more
*SUNDAY WIRE SHOW* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…
"The Illusion of Truth and How Liars & Manipulators Are Using It to Trick You"
*"The Illusion of Truth and How Liars & **Manipulators* * Are Using It to Trick You"* by Learning Mind "The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell the truth. The more a man dreams, the less he believes. The most common of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind." - H. L. Mencken "Maybe what you’re hearing is not factional information. You could be the victim of the illusion of truth. Truth is the truth and a lie is a lie, ... more »
CHINESE SOLDIERS DEPLOYED IN HONG KONG, PERFECT MEDIA MANAGEMENT
*From Zerohedge* *Dozens of People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers were spotted on the streets of Hong Kong's Kowloon Tong neighborhood on Saturday afternoon, cleaning up bricks and roadblocks left behind by pro-democracy protestors, according to broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK). * *Atlantide* *@Atlantide4world* *Chinese People's Liberation Army (#PLA) soldiers in shorts and t-shirts joined pro-#China residents in #HongKong on Saturday (Nov 16) to clean up barricades and debris after anti-government protests blocked roads pic.twitter.com/czZH5k8o3R https://bit.ly/2q... more »
Conservatives Continue To Lead According To Opinion Polls Published On Saturday
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson with Conservative party candidate for the Mansfield constituency Ben Bradley speaks with people as they campaign in Mansfield, Britain, November 16, 2019. Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERS *Reuters:* *UK PM Johnson's Conservatives have highest support since 2017: polls* LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party have the highest level of support since 2017, according to opinion polls published on Saturday. The Dec. 12 election was called to end three years of disagreement over Brexit that has sapped investors... more »
HK POLICE SHOT WITH ARROWS, CLEARLY UNDERARMED
*Hong Kong police units with rifles have started to deploy as the violence of the colour revolution intensifies. Heavier weapons should be given to all HK police given the very real threat of arrows, which wounded one police man today.* *https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3038039/flying-tigers-join-fight-against-hong-kong-protesters* *HK police are clearly underarmed. It is better for them to be issued heavy weapons than for the PLA to have to use heavy weapons.* *ps://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/hong-kong-protests-violence/* *Hong Kong protes... more »
Editor's Note
I have been feeling "under the weather" for the past few days. Blogging will be light today.
PICtURE OF XI JINPING WITH PRINCE ANDREW. WAS HE ENTRAPPED BY PRINCE ANDREW AND JEFF EPSTEIN BLACKMAIL OPERATIONS?
*My thinking is that Xi Jinping was entrapped by the blackmail operations of Jeff Epstein and his circule during his visit to Iowa in 1985 and that his handler is the then Iowa government and current US ambassador Terry Branstad.* *Once entrapped by some horrific crime against underage children, he was promoted inside China by a network of officials who had been entrapped abroad before and he went on to promote others who were later entrapped, which almost certainly includes thePBoC chief Yi Gang.*
"We Don't Have A Clue..."
“We don't have a clue what's really going down, we just kid ourselves that we're in control of our lives while a paper's thickness away things that would drive us mad if we thought about them for too long play with us, and move us around from room to room, and put us away at night when they're tired, or bored.” - Neil Gaiman
PRINCE ANDREW DELIVERS HIS ACCUSERS PROOF TO CONVICT HIM IN BBC INTERVIEW, THEY SHOULD TAKE THE TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO TO THE POLICE
*Prince Andrew has delivered his accusers all the proof they need to convict him in his interview with the BBC, admitting the photo of him with Virginia Guiffre is "definitely me."* *They have it on record now. The media is full of it.* *Prince Andrew also revealed he met socialite Ghislaine Maxwell just months ago, reinforcing the notion of a hardened criminal with zero remorse.* *Furthermore, his expressions, demeanour druing the interview reveal subconscious guilt and that he knows he is lying.* https://www.infowars.com/prince-andrew-blinks-10-times-in-10-seconds-during-respon... more »
‘I Will Drown Him’: Cop Cleared After Threatening to Drown an Autistic Child
[image: autistic]A Louisiana cop escaped any accountability after leaving a voicemail threatening to drown an autistic child if she didn’t shut up and stop screaming.
Democrats idea of charity: Al Sharpton gets $1M a year from his charity
Al Sharpton is a liar and a racial agitator who has been behind at least one dishonest story--Tawana Brawley's fake rape. Yet his "charity" paid him $1,046,948 last year according to its tax filings. Much of that was to "make up" for money he wasn't paid in previous years. That's the typical Democrat charity. Democrats think it's charitable to raise taxes on other people but not give their own hard earned money to those in need. They want to be philanthropic with other peoples money. Conservatives give more of their own time and money to those in need while the #FakeNews media a... more »
Meet the AR-556: The Latest AR-15 Pistol To Make Some Serious Waves
*Kyle Mizokami* *Technology, * The AR-15 in pistol format. *Key Point:* It's unique in the world of ARs for being sold without a sight. The AR-15 rifle, or ArmaLite Rifle-15, was developed by Eugene Stoner as a potential military firearm. The AR-15, first adopted by the U.S. Air Force and later by the rest of the armed forces, is a gas operated, direct impingement firearm that siphons off gunpowder gasses to cycle the weapon. This also has the beneficial side effect of significantly reducing recoil, allowing a rifle shooting a 55-grain cartridge at velocities in excess of 3,000 ... more »
Is China's DF-100 Missile Good Enough To Kill America's Navy?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Critics say aircraft carriers are vulnerable. *Key point: *Many important characteristics regarding the DF-100 remain unclear. On October 1, 2019, the People’s Liberation Army rolled out an impressive procession of advanced new weapons systems to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the People’s Republic of China. Still, many of the weapons officially debuted that day, like the DF-17, the first hypersonic missile to officially enter regular service, had been public knowledge for some time. But that was not the case for the regiment... more »
Was The AK-47 A Nazi Germany 'Creation'?
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* Although denied by Anton Kalashnikov, its influence on the design of the AK-47 assault rifle is readily apparent, and the MP-44 can still be found serving in many African and Middle Eastern armies and militias to this day. *Key point: *The world's first select-fire assault rifle. With the conflict in Iraq, combat photography is once again prevalent in the media, and it would be impossible to miss images of U.S. soldiers toting the omnipresent M4 weapons system. Based on the venerated M-16 assault rifle (now redubbed the M2), this “syste... more »
Back in 2017, Russian Nuclear Submarines Fired Torpedoes at Each Other
*TNI Staff* *Security, Europe* It was a drill--and thank god for that. *Key point: *Russia still maintains a powerful submarine fleet. Back in May of 2017, the Russian nuclear-powered attack submarine *Obninsk* fired a torpedo against one of Moscow’s newest nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, *Yuri Dolgoruky*. The massive Project 955 *Borei* missile boat in turn launched a torpedo back at *Obninsk*, a smaller Project 671RTMK *Schuka*-class vessel more commonly known as a *Victor *III in NATO parlance. But unlike in the Tom Clancy’s classic novel *The Hunt for Red Octo... more »
EPSTEIN MURDER COVER UP FALLS APART. PRINCE ANDREW, QUEEN, TRUMP, NAT ROTHSCHILD CHIEF SUSPECS
*An attempt to frame two prison guards for Jeff Epstein's murder is falling apart after the guards refused a plea deal, requiring them to admit falsifying records to say they checked on him every half an hour.* *Evidence of who falsified the records will be on the video surveillance cameras etc. * *If all these were turned off, then the question is who turned them off.* *In the meantime, virtually the whole world knows Epstein was murdered and the murder covered up. The prime suspect must be Prince Andrew and the Queen since they had the motive, means and opportunity to murder Epst... more »
They SHOULD be Sorry
*I'm Sorry, I Haven't A Clue *has began its 72nd series. It's a programme I've enjoyed since the days of Willie Rushton, and praised several times on this very blog as being, by and large, an oasis of old-fashioned, funny, BBC comedy - rather than the usual humour-deficient, over-politicised stuff the BBC now churns out. (I've even transcribed some of Jack Dee's funnier introductions for your delectation (assuming he wrote them)). So what's happened? Well, yes, ISIHAC has always dropped in the odd political joke, but this week's programme began with what can only be described a... more »
Paddy's Choice
Paddy's *Broadcasting House *has, quite rightly, stood down its long-serving election generals, Lord Peter Hennessy and John Sargeant. Their openly-expressed strong contempt for Boris Johnson would have made them difficult to justify, impartiality-wise. So a new trio of election generals have been promoted: One's a former advisor to Boris Johnson, the second a fotmer advisor to Jeremy Corbyn and the third a former advisor to Nick Clegg - i.e. a Conservative, a Labour supporter and a Liberal Democrat supporter. And they'll be reappearing each week throughout the election. Now, t... more »
Amol exults!
Amol Rajan, ready for Emily and Esme's big awards moments As MB notes on the Open Thread, Amol Rajan - the BBC's Media Editor - is joining in the BBC-on-BBC backslapping - and then some - over the Prince Andrew *Newsnightie *scoop: Maximum respect. Clearly Emily Maitlis was magnificent and deserves every award coming her way. But this moment of television and British history would not have happened without exceptional producers - heroic public servants the public know virtually nothing of. Nice one Esme Wren. Isn't that lovely! I hope* he *gets an award too for being so simply su... more »
LE DENI DE LA MORT ?
Ethical Technology - 13 hours ago
La metformine est un médicament courant, bon marché, et dont certains chercheurs soupçonnent qu’il pourrait avoir un effet positif global sur le vieillissement. Plusieurs essais sont en cours …
GLOBALIST XI JINPING MET ILLUMINATI KINGPIN PUTIN IN SPAIN, MAY HAVE HAD SECRET MEETING WITH QUEEN SOFIA OF SPAIN, COUSIN OF PRINCE PHILIP
*Globalist minion Xi Jinping has touched down in Peking after meeting Illuminati bankster Vladimir Putin in Spain, which is ruled by the son of a cousin of Prince Philip.* *http://german.cri.cn/aktuell/alle/3250/20191117/381860.html* *King Felipe's mother Sophia **Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg is the daughter of Greek king Paul and was born in Athens in 1938.* *King Paul was famous for his decadent ways in the UK where he lived after the military dictatorship collapsed and he was exiled.* *"The glitterati, along with the beautiful and the handsome unknowns, made their w... more »
Massive class action needed against state governments for bush fire deaths and property losses
NSW fire bill expected to top $1billion More than 476 homes across NSW have been lost to wildfire, and at least four landowners burnt to death leaving the gate open for a massive class action against the State of NSW for negligence at common law. By adhering to the United Nations Agenda 21 environmental policy […]
Bloggers on Blogging: The All-Star Lineup
DAMMIT JANET! turns ten years old today. Well, I thought it did, until I started looking for the first blog post. Turns out deBeauxOs and I started this site 11 years ago. As the kids say: whatevs. It's hard to believe now how vibrant the blogosphere was back then. First order of the day's business was to see if yesterday's post had attracted any comments overnight. Then on to check out what others were talking about. The easiest way to find out what was happening was to go to an aggregator. DJ! was on Progressive Bloggers. (Good grief, it still exists.) We were accepted reluct... more »
Picture Of The Day
Palestinians gather around the remains of a house destroyed in an Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza Strip November 13, 2019. Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad and Israel declared a halt to hostilities across the Gaza Strip border but a lasting ceasefire appeared tenuous as they differed on terms. Islamic Jihad said an Egyptian-mediated truce went into effect on November 14, about 48 hours after Israel triggered the exchange of fire by killing the Iranian-backed faction's top Gaza commander in an air strike, deeming him an imminent threat. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa ... more »
We're In Deep
UBC economist William Rees argues that we are -- in George Bush Sr.'s memorable phrase -- "in deep do do:" We can probably agree that techno-industrial societies are utterly dependent on abundant cheap energy just to maintain themselves — and even more energy to grow. The simple fact is that 84 per cent of the world’s primary energy today is derived from fossil fuels. It should be no surprise, then, that carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels is the greatest metabolic waste by weight produced by industrial economies. Climate change is a waste management problem! Cheap fossil en... more »
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Chris Hedges writes about the damage oligarchs are doing to humanity and the planet. And Dominic Rushe points out how whiny the people who have rigged the economy toward their own concentration of obscene wealth become when they face the slightest hint of being asked to contribute to the common good. - David Roberts writes that Donald Trump's impeachment proceedings represent what may be the most important clash of truth against the Republican noise machine. And Drew Anderson discusses how any talk about Alberta separation mirrors the U.S.... more »
Solving the Mystery: Where Did North Korea Get Its Missiles?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/NORTHKOREA-MISSILES--RC136C090B20.html] A foreign government, or a nonstate actor? *Key Point:* There are multiple possabilities, some more likely than others. In the quarter century since the end of the Cold War, much of North Korea’s conventional-weapons capability has quietly aged into obsolescence. Abandoned by the now-defunct Soviet Union and China, Pyongyang’s arsenal of tanks, ships, planes and artillery appears trapped in the 1980s—or earlier. A few weapons, however, including a new antiship ... more »
America Should Be Disappointed In China's Progress Towards Democracy
*AEIdeas* *Security, * The country has opened up economically, but not politically. *The following is the latest in a series of blog posts accompanying newly-released Bradley Lectures Podcast episodes. The subject of this post is “Democracy with Chinese characteristics,” an episode examining Arthur Waldron’s 2000 Bradley Lecture, “China after communism.”* When Daryl Morey, general manager of the NBA’s Houston Rockets, recently tweeted in support of protestors in Hong Kong, the backlash was swift and forceful. Morey quickly deleted the tweet and apologized to the Chinese governme... more »
This Is How The U.S. Marine Corps Will Dominate In The 21st Century
*Walker D. Mills* *Security, * The Marine Corps must change in order to survive. The Marine Corps must change in order to survive. Thankfully, senior leaders in the Marine Corps and the Navy through the Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Chief of Naval Operation recognize this imperative and are charting a new course with the Commandant’s Planning Guidance (CPG), the new Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) concept, and the Integrated Force Structure Assessment. To their credit, these leaders have recognized that optimizing the Marine Corps for great power competiti... more »
It's Time for a Massive U.S. Navy Base in Australia
*James Holmes* *Security, Americas* [image: Flickr / Official U.S. Navy Imagery] Today the time has come to expand and deepen the transpacific relationship beyond periodic U.S. Marine deployments and air-force exercises. Some ideas are worth broaching even when it’s plain no one will act on them instantly, in whole, or even in part. They make sense even when vagaries of politics or strategy may rule out implementing them. They force people to think—and on occasion, the times catch up with the idea. Case in point: back in 2011 my wingman Toshi Yoshihara and I bruited about the ide... more »
75 Years Ago the USS Grayback Was Lost in the Pacific Ocean: This is the Doomed Submarine’s Epic Story.
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Here is the story of what happened. On February 27, 1944, a Japanese Nakajima B5N torpedo bomber patrolling over the East China Sea near Okinawa spotted the glinting hull of a submarine surfaced above the water. Earlier that very day, the freighter *Celyon Maru *had been sunk by two torpedoes. The three-man bomber swooped down and reported a direct hit with a 500-pound, causing the submarine to “explode and sink immediately.” To play it safe, Japanese warships closed in on a trail of bubbles left at the scene an... more »
Global Meeting in the Heart of the Amazon Tries to Defer World’s End
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the mythology of the Yanomami Indians, butterflies came out from the edge of the world to continue life. Fate dictated that, at the moment when five 'voadeiras' (as the motorized boats of the Amazonian rivers are called) docked in the Iriri Extractive Reserve, in the Terra do Meio (Amazon), […] The post Global Meeting in the Heart of the Amazon Tries to Defer World’s End appeared first on The Rio Times.
Could US Force Regime Change in Turkey? The Short Answer is Yes.
*The longer answer is below. Pay attention to the fact that Istanbul's mayor is going to London to meet the banksters. Recall my reporting here that there were anomalies in the Istanbul mayoral election? And that the candidate positively reeked of western backing. Called that one correctly. I'll relink to one previous mention. And will highlight the upcoming meeting. Are we seeing the early seeds of a divided Turkey being planted? I'd say... YES.* *The interview is with David L. Phillips, director of Columbia University’s Programme on Peace-building and Rights. It was featured ori... more »
Bangkok Thailand will soon be underwater, only 5,000 years to go….
“At current sea level rise rates, it will take at about 5,000 years for Bangkok to drown. Same amount of time since these artifacts were made.” click here
AIM West Conference, Feast and Concert Nov. 25 -- 30, 2019
AIM West Conference Nov. 25 -- 26 Feast Nov. 27 San Francisco Govinda will be broadcasting live. Censored News live coverage depends on obtaining a travel sponsor. Mon-Tue, Nov. 25-26,2019, 9 am -- 5:30 pm AIM-West Coast Conference 2969 Mission Street, San Francisco (between 25th SSt.and 26 St, nearest Bart 24th St at Mission St) Special AIM guests include:
The Progressives Seek an Earthly Paradise
In his November 15, 2019 lecture, William Barr says that the difference between the progressives and conservatives is that the former treat politics as their religion and their holy mission is to use the coercive power of the State to remake men and society and create an earthy paradise, while the latter restrict themselves to preserving the proper balance of freedom and order to enable the development of a healthy civil society in which individuals can thrive. Here’s an excerpt from Barr’s lecture: “In any age, the so-called progressives treat politics as their religion. Their ho... more »
Iran may collapse
The Iranian economy, battered from Western sanctions, took a huge dive after the Government heavily changed its fixed pricing of fuel on Friday, under the pretext of “diverting funds” to help the poor. Last week, drivers were allotted up to 250 liters a month at the pump for a controlled price of 10,000 rials per […] More The post Iran may collapse appeared first on The Duran.
Where’s Greta Today?
Where’s Greta today? She is in a quiet spot right now, but will be dealing with gale force winds and thunderstorms by tomorrow. Greta has two weeks to get to Madrid without emitting any CO2. The joys of life in … Continue reading →
Public service executive accused in $25 million fraud critical in hospital after incident at home
Just In - 15 hours ago
Paul Whyte, the man at the centre of a WA corruption probe worth up to $25 million, was rushed to a Perth hospital after an emergency incident at his home, just days after he was released on bail.
Hong Kong police threaten to shoot back with live rounds after officer hit through leg with arrow
Just In - 15 hours ago
Hong Kong police threaten to respond with live bullets if "rioters" used lethal weapons, after one police officer was shot in the leg with an arrow. WARNING: This story contains graphic images.
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