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Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*By Noah* So, Devin Nunes thinks he can dress like a gangster and be dressed to impress. But, all his Capone outfit did was point up how pathetic he is; not comical, not at all, but just a hideous goon who offers a picture of himself that demands darts. Imagine how damn pathetically stupid you have to be that you come to think you can dress like a mobster and promote Putin's conspiracy propaganda and be wholeheartedly accepted into Putin's Russian mob, even with an entree from Donald Trump. No Devin, you may think you're auditioning. You probably even see yourself as a future Rus... more »
I Made My Own Ammunition. Here's How It Went.
*Matthew Gault* *Guns, Americas* [image: Cartridge Comparison .30 Carbine, 7.92x33mm, 7.62x39mm, 5.45x39mm, 5.56x45mm and 7.62x51mm NATO, 19 November 2019. Grasyl/Wikimedia Commons] Safety first! *Key point:* Making or reloading your own ammunition is a great way to experiment—if you do it safely. Longtime readers probably won’t find it shocking that I enjoy firing guns. Of the weapons I’ve fired, the World War II-era Thompson submachine gun is my favorite. Not the Tommy, with its large barrel and gangster connotations, but the M1A1 with its long magazine and .45 ACP rounds. Fi... more »
'Popcorn Lung': How Vaping Gave One Teen a Life-Threatening Disease
*Karen Bosma, Simon Landman* *Science, Americas* [image: A man uses a vape as he walks on Broadway in New York City, U.S., September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly] He 'narrowly avoided' a double-lung transplant. E-cigarettes first emerged in North America in 2004 — as a supposedly safer alternative to smoking traditional, carcinogenic, tobacco cigarettes, and as a potential means to help smokers quit smoking altogether. However, with heavy marketing, an enticing array of flavours and the potential to inhale drugs other than nicotine, vaping has become increasingly popular, parti... more »
YIKES: Please Don't Give Israel B-52 Bombers
*Robert Farley* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5875729/b-52-takes-off-support-training-with-norwegian-partners] Foreign governments will hold the United States accountable for Israel's actions with American weaponry. *Key Point:* A theoretical Israeli attack on Iran using purchased B-52s may inadvertantly involve the United States in a new war. In April 2014, retired Air Force lieutenant general David Deptula and Michael Makovsky of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs penned an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal arguing that the Uni... more »
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Monday 25th November 2019
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]
Patriot Humor – Tell Us About Your Feelings
Tell Us About Your FeelingsSurprise WitnessesUnelected Deep StateBallot Box, Not ImpeachmentA DemocratThe Democrat AgendaAn InvestigationNot GodThe BurdenFaux PromisesThe Problem With Democrats…Socialist LiesAnd All I Got Was This Lousy T-shirtEven the Soup Knows…JobsRecord EmploymentTrump TrainCartoons Read more excellent articles at The Patriot Post
Media Check Our Thanksgiving Privilege, Tout ‘Day Of Mourning’
By Gabriel Hays ~ It’s that time of year again, when the cold bitter truth about our wretched Thanksgiving holiday must be brought to the surface. Rather then let today’s Americans celebrate a day of gratitude for our blessed lot in life in this successful, multicultural country, we must fixate on North America’s first bloody […]
Energy And Environmental Newsletter – November 25th 2019
By John Droz, Jr ~ This is the latest Energy Related newsletter from John Droz. Greed Energy Economics: Short video: True Costs of Renewables – the Texas Lesson When wind turbines die, the problems are just beginning 10 Times the Wind Industry Claimed it Supported Ending Its Tax Credits The NY Governor’s well paid wind-power […]
Kingdom, South Korea to study FTA feasibility
bilaterals.org - 22 hours ago
26-Nov-2019 Cambodia and South Korea have signed a joint feasibility study agreement on a potential free trade agreement (FTA) aiming to expand bilateral investment volume between the two countries.
China trade deal to boost region
bilaterals.org - 22 hours ago
26-Nov-2019 The Philippines' chief economic manager is still pushing for the massive deal covering Asean and its free-trade partners such as China to sustain fast growth and poverty reduction across the region.
PH, South Korea see conclusion of free trade deal by 2020
bilaterals.org - 22 hours ago
26-Nov-2019 The Philippines and South Korea are aiming to conclude their free trade negotiations by next year in a bid to finally cure the trade and industry imbalances between the two Asian nations.
EU-Singapore trade agreement: human rights in the spotlight (may be)
bilaterals.org - 22 hours ago
26-Nov-2019 The free trade pact will test the European bloc's ability to link trade liberalization to humanitarian issues while trying to enhance ties with ASEAN members. Singapore is a key trading partner for the EU, but its human rights record is troubling.
Tweets For Today
A magnitude-6.4 earthquake has shaken Albania, causing at least minor damage. People reported seeing cracks in their apartment walls and were seen leaving homes to go to open areas. https://t.co/pWHO4RIINI — The Associated Press (@AP) November 26, 2019 Hong Kong elections: Chinese media attempts to downplay results https://t.co/VzGDPmZcu9 — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 26, 2019 Several people injured during clashes between anti-government protesters and Hezbollah supporters in the Lebanese capital Beirut pic.twitter.com/Fonmvacd44 — TRT World Now (@TRTWorldNow) Novembe... more »
No Matter What the Left Says, ‘Medicare for All’ Will Cost You. A Lot.
*Marie Fishpaw* *Politics, Americas* [image: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) pauses while speaking at a campaign town hall meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S., November 24, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder] It's not cheap. *Think you’ll be better off if Congress outlaws your private health coverage and puts you on a new government-run health plan called “Medicare for All”?* Over half of House Democrats and 14 senators, including Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., say you will. They promise that this massive ... more »
Trump's Worst Fear: Iran Bets That It Could Sink an Aircraft Carrier
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/SAUDI-ARAMCO-ATTACKS-IRAN-RC2BID9OVRHF.html] But could it? *Key Point:* Iran has a large arsenal of anti-ballistic missiles. Recent events, particularly the downing of a U.S. Navy MQ-4 Triton by Iranian military forces, again raise the possibility of war between the United States and Iran. The on again, off again standoff between Washington and Tehran, now in its fourth decade is periodically instigated by both sides, and each time Iran grows stronger. If Iran decides to stage an attack against... more »
Publisher’s Platform: Should romaine lettuce carry warning labels?
Opinion With nearly 450 sickened, 259 hospitalized and 7 deaths, is it time for a romaine Warning label? Or, are the illnesses and deaths simply a cost of doing business? 2019 41 people sickened, 28 hospitalization and 5 with HUS.A total of 40 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 16 states:... Continue Reading
Farmer must comply with food safety rules or get out of the food business
A 16-page federal court order smashes the business model used by Amish farmer Amos Miller and Miller’s Organic Farm at Bird-in-Hand, PA. He can no longer sell unsafe food to consumers throughout the nation. The order shuts Miller down by prohibiting him from selling non-federally-inspected and misbranded meat and poultry products. Under the guise of a... Continue Reading
U.S. cyclospora infections increasing; fresh produce behind many cases
In 2019, multiple outbreaks of cyclosporiasis were identified and found to be linked to different produce items, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 10 percent of ill people were associated with a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections linked to fresh basil imported from Siga Logistics de RL... Continue Reading
Another company expands recall of frozen tuna from Vietnam
More frozen tuna from Vietnam is under recall because of the danger of scombroid fish poisoning. Northern Fisheries LTD of Little Compton, RI, has expanded its voluntary recall of frozen, wild-caught yellowfin tuna “medallions” from Vietnam to include fish sold directly to consumers, according to the company’s recall notice posted on the Food and Drug... Continue Reading
Pole Shifts & Climate Change
QUESTION: Good morning, Mr. Armstrong. Last week, you wrote about the north and south poles flipping. Has Socrates ever suggested that the earth could flip so that the north and south poles move to where the equator is now; that is, has the earth ever moved sideways? I live in Edmonton, Alberta and, at one […]
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Not in Danger of Disappearing
Reports of its death are greatly exaggerated, or at least premature.
Gahan Wilson, Darkly Funny Cartoonist, Dies at 89
His humorous and often macabre cartoons were a mainstay in magazines including Playboy, the New Yorker and National Lampoon.
U.K. Defence Chiefs Want To Slash The Army And Lend Aircraft Carriers To The US
The army numbered 3.1million at the end of World War Two and then shrank to 159,000 in 1980 and was at 102,120 in 2003, during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq *Daily Mail:* *Boris Johnson vows to maintain the size of UK's military after claims that defence chiefs will slash the Army to its smallest size in a century and lend aircraft carriers to the US* * Military top brass are considering cutting the army down to between 60,000 and 65,000 * Sources said the army is pressing for an aircraft carrier to be leased to the US * Navy chiefs are understood to be furious and want RAF num... more »
No Amount Of Disastrous Failure Can Kill The Fantasy Of A Government-Directed "Great Society"
* It was 1964 — I was in the 8th grade — when Lyndon Johnson, newly elevated to the presidency by the assassination of John F. Kennedy, announced the launch of the “War on Poverty” and the imminent coming of the “Great Society.” * All that was needed was to put the powers of government to work to apply the available societal resources to the problems at hand; and presto! the problems would be solved. This was obvious to all thinking people. Experts within the government agencies would quickly set to work to devise the programs that would use the gusher of federal tax revenue to end ... more »
Picture Of The Day
A demonstrator throws a Molotov cocktail during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq November 25, 2019. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Security forces crack down on Iraqi protesters* (The Reuters).
Global Warming from the Little Ice to the Modern Warming, mainly Natural
We live in the coldest period of the last 10,000 years”, says glaciologist, Jørgen Peder Steffensen, who takes us back in time to the Greenland ice cores and reveals the secrets from the past. Watch this short interesting video: https://vimeo.com/14366077
Is Canada Facing The Possibility Of Breaking Up?
A man buys a hat to raise funds at a rally for Wexit Alberta, a separatist group seeking federal political party status, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, earlier this month. Photograph: Todd Korol/Reuters *Leyland Cecco and David Agren, The Guardian:* *Wexit: Alberta's frustration fuels push for independence from Canada * *The oil-producing western province has suffered years of recession and now a new party is channeling resentment towards the federal government.* The day after Justin Trudeau won re-election, Larry Kitz – a farmer in the western province of Alberta – went online and ... more »
Africa Is Drowning In Debt To China
*Zero Hedge:* *As Africa Drowns In Debt To China, IMF Sounds The Alarm* With China's total debt most recently clocking in at a record 300% according to the IIF... ... the country that a decade ago managed to pull the world out of a financial depression thanks to its massive debt issuance, finds itself severely constrained in how much new debt it can dish out, and the result is a now paltry credit impulse... ... which has so far been unable to push China out of its PPI slump, which in turn means that Beijing will continue dumping its exports abroad in a deflationary wave. *Read m... more »
Will The U.S. Succeed In Ending China's 'Dream' Of Military Domination In Space
The second Long March 5 heavy-lift rocket at Wenchang, Hainan, on July 1, 2017. CNS *Washington Times:* *Pentagon races to end China's 'dream' of military domination in space* The United States and China are rapidly building space warfare capabilities as part of a race to dominate the zone outside Earth’s atmosphere. Air Force Gen. John W. Raymond, commander of the Pentagon’s new Space Command, said last week that the threat of attacks against vital American satellites is real. “I can tell you from my perspective, the scope, scale and complexity of that threat is alive and well a... more »
Short story: Murder on the self-driving shared ride
Ethical Technology - 23 hours ago
*Robot cars don’t kill people: People kill people. Or at least that’s Elon Musk’s tweetstorm header and legal defense strategy.*
India is Eliminating its MiG-27 Fighters (They Were a Disaster)
*David Axe* *Security, * [image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-27#/media/File:MiG-27_take_off.jpg] They're ditching their last two Soviet-designed planes next month. *Key Point:* The MiG-27 had a nasty habbit of exploding. The Indian air force plans in December 2019 finally to retire its last few Soviet-designed MiG-27 Flogger fighter-bombers, bringing to an end 38 years of MiG-27 operations in India and leaving the Kazakh air force as the last operator of the 1970s-vintage, swing-wing warplane. New Delhi’s last MiG-27 unit, No. 29 Squadron is based in Jodhpur in Ra... more »
Stealth 'Killer': Why Russia's Su-35 Might End Up Being Too Good
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/RUSSIA-MILITARY--RC1D5A5F8BB0.html] As in damaging the chances of Russia going all-in on the Su-57? *Key point:* The differences are long term. “A unique machine, a deadly aerial fist,” is how the official television channel of the Russian Ministry of Defense introduced the Su-35S superiority fighter earlier this week. TV Zvezda’s *three-minute* clip of a recent Su-35S training sortie over Syria provides close-up shots of the fighter jet being prepped for flight, taking off, cruising over the Syrian coa... more »
Think You Know What Won World War II? Think Again.
*James Holland* *History, Europe* [image: SC 197925. Btry C, 702nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, 2nd Armored Division, tank destroyer on dug-in ramp has plenty of elevation to hurl shells at long range enemy targets across the Roer River. (16 Dec 1944).] 'Teutonic efficiency' was anything but. *Key point:* Histories of World War II have focused on strategy and tactics, but logistics was the key to defeating Nazi Germany. The Second World War remains an enduringly fascinating subject, but despite the large number of films, documentaries, books and even comics on the subject, our unde... more »
Should the U.S. Navy Feel Threatened by China's DF-100 Missile?
*James Holmes* *Security, * [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/CHINA-ANNIVERSARY-PARADE-RC1734390750.html] Chinese anti-ship missiles will make U.S. power projection more dangerous. *Key Point:* Land-based missiles to counteract the U.S. Navy will be the Chinese form of sea power. So China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unveiled new weaponry during its October 1 military parade? Color me gobsmacked. If China’s rise to martial eminence has shown one thing, it’s that PLA commanders and their political overseers delight in surprising and trolling Western observers. The... more »
The 3 Hot Spots That Could Start World War III (Can You Guess Where?)
*Robert Farley* *Security, World* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/USA-ATOMIC-PHOTOS-RC14E31F6CE0.html] Billions would die in nuclear fire. *Key point:* These hot spots represent some of the most intractable geopolitical problems. The world has avoided war between major power war since 1945, even if the United States and the Soviet Union came quite close on several occasions during the Cold War. In the first two decades following the fall of the Berlin Wall, great power war seemed virtually unimaginable. Today, with China’s power still increasing and Russia’s rejec... more »
November 26th – 2019 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1041
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →
Tuesday November 26th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →
President Trump Signs H.R.724 – A Law to Prevent Animal Cruelty and Torture – Video and Transcript…
Earlier today President Trump signed H.R. 724, the “Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act,” which makes it a Federal crime to engage in animal crushing. Quite remarkably this law is the first ever federal anti-cruelty statute to protect animals … Continue reading →
Supreme Court Maintains Stay Blocking House Democrats From Trump Taxes – Pending Writ of Certiorari…
The Supreme Court has issued a ruling maintaining the block against House Democrats receiving President Trump’s tax returns. The one paragraph order [pdf here] essentially maintains the stay and requests the Trump administration to file a formal request for review … Continue reading →
Carrie Lam acknowledges public discontent in Hong Kong after pro-democracy landslide
Just In - 23 hours ago
Hong Kong's Carrie Lam has acknowledged "deficiencies in government" following a landslide swing to pro-democracy candidates at local elections, but she ruled out granting concessions to the city's anti-government protesters.
Developer bragged about getting Labor MP on side over Cranbourne West property development
The Victorian anti-corruption commission hears recordings of a developer bragging that he had paid off state Labor MP Pauline Richards to support his development in Cranbourne.
Prosecutors reveal the link connecting Edwards to the Claremont killings
A DNA sample obtained by undercover detectives from a discarded soft drink bottle definitively linked the accused Claremont serial killer with the alleged murder of Ciara Glennon, his trial is told.
Man accused of murdering teen found in barrel said he would 'knock her', court hears
A witness says accused murderer Zlatko Sikorsky told him teenager Larissa Beilby "wasn't in a good way" after he punched her in the face, a court hears.
Up to 400 jobs lost in East Pilbara copper mine closure
Nearly 300 internal jobs and 110 contractor positions are set to be lost as Metals X Limited mothballs its Nifty Copper operations in Western Australia.
Malaysia frees Sydney grandmother catfished by global drug syndicate
Australian woman Maria Exposto, who claims she was duped into carrying drugs through Kuala Lumpur Airport by an international drug ring posing online as a US Army captain, is released from custody after her death sentence was overturned by Malaysia's Federal Court.
Families pray as search continues for couple missing in WA
Just In - 23 hours ago
Geoffrey Bignell, 20, and Victoria McCloy, 22, were last heard from on Friday. Their families are praying they will be found safe and well after their car was located at a WA national park known for its dangerous conditions.
Britain's Chief Rabbi gets political to denounce Labour ahead of election
Just In - 23 hours ago
As the days to next month's UK election count down, Britain's Chief Rabbi lashes the Labour Party and leader Jeremey Corbyn for what he says is a failure to eradicate anti-Semitism from the party.
Father who drank up to 40 cans of alcohol before fatal crash jailed for eight years
Thomas Richard Baksh, who smashed his car into a power pole after drinking up to 40 cans of alcohol at a children's birthday party, is sentenced to eight years in prison for the crash that killed his 12-year-old son.
PM backs Taylor amid police investigation into Clover Moore travel documents
The Prime Minister believes Angus Taylor should remain a minister despite a NSW Police investigation into potential doctoring of documents he used to accuse Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore of excessive travel expenditure.
Man lied for 'dominating' partner who killed 10yo Curtis Powell, court told
A man was "cowed" into helping his abusive partner cover up the killing of 10-year-old Curtis Powell who was in their care, a court hears.
Westpac's nightmare has been made worse by its highly paid bosses engaging in a charade
The AUSTRAC case against Westpac is shaping up to be the worst episode in the bank's more than 200 years of operation, writes Nassim Khadem.
Overworked NSW Ambulance staff getting up to $100k in overtime
New South Wales Ambulance is paying some workers six figures a year in overtime on top of their usual pay, a report from the state's audit office finds.
'Fighting Cowboy' Dwight Ritchie farewelled by enormous crowd after sudden death
Australian boxer Dwight Ritchie, who died in a freak accident earlier this month, has been remembered as a loving family man of unshakeable resolve at a service in Shepparton.
Power cut to 52,000 homes, trees uprooted as storm hits Sydney
Just In - 23 hours ago
Sydney is hit by an intense burst of wild weather, which uproots trees and leaves 52,000 homes without power amid a severe thunderstorm warning.
Man dies of bacterial infection from being licked by his dog
Just In - 23 hours ago
A 63-year-old man in Germany dies after a lick from his pet dog led to a bacterial infection that caused flu-like symptoms and eventually severe sepsis.
Why Australian Parliament is an easy target when it comes to foreign interference
If a foreign power tried to get an agent elected to Parliament "frankly there aren't many checks currently in place," an expert in foreign influence says.
A New Pipeline Could Undo America’s Influence In Asia
A China-Pakistan pipeline deal bodes ill for the US.
Will Iran's Military Buildup Bankrupt The Country?
Reuters *Michael Peck, National Interest:* *Will Iran Become the Next Soviet Union (As In Bankrupted by Massive Military Spending)?* While Iran’s rulers have no aspirations to be a superpower, they do seem to covet being a regional hegemon as the Persian Empire was. So far, Iran has waged war on the cheap by using proxies rather than massive troop commitments as the U.S. did in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. But as Hezbollah has discovered when its Iranian subsidies were slashed, even war on the cheap can be expensive. Iran’s military is switching from unconventional warfare to mo... more »
Shelby County Ex-GOP Chairman Chris Gibbs To Gym Jordan: "Legislation Is Not Wrestling. It Isn’t Pin And Get Points"
*Gym Jordan by Chip Proser* Last week, much of the nation united in its hatred for a man few had ever heard of before, Gym Jordan, the former wrestling coach who allowed one of his colleagues to molest his Ohio State University students for years, despite their pleas for help. It was Jordan's harsh, loud and ugly screaming at congressional witnesses during the Intel Committee impeachment hearings that etched him into the nation's book of political villainy. His turns at bat, even more than his colleagues John Ratcliffe and Devin Nunes, became excuses for bathroom breaks from coast t... more »
Peace is a Dangerous Game
Peace is not an ultimate value for a nation. The nations which lose their appetite for power and war are doomed in the long run. When a nation has convinced itself that it faces no existential threats and has achieved lasting peace, its politics gets mired in complacency and hypocrisy and this has a negative consequence for the moral values, courage, intelligence, and integrity of its people. The nation’s culture takes a nihilistic turn and its politics becomes frivolous and corrupt. Its people lose their appetite for hard work and its institutions become incapable of maintaining an... more »
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