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Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* So now the White House Clown Corps is so strapped for positive PR props that it's flying Conan, the hero military dog who helped bring the leader of ISIS to justice, 8,000 miles to Washington so Putin's dog can give him a medal. Yes, Conan deserves a medal, if a medal means anything at all to him, but, I know if I was a German Shepherd, I'd rather get a crack at Trump's traditional guest tables of piled stacks of Burger King and Big Macs than have some obese orange freak breathing on me while he puts a ribbon around my neck. Trump's whole purpose in the ceremony is about... more »
"Reflect In What Happens..."
“Reflect on what happens when a terrible winter blizzard strikes. You hear the weather warning but probably fail to act on it. The sky darkens. Then the storm hits with full fury, and the air is a howling whiteness. One by one, your links to the machine age breakdown. Electricity flickers out, cutting off the TV. Batteries fade, cutting off the radio. Phones go dead. Roads become impassible, and cars get stuck. Food supplies dwindle. Day to day vestiges of modern civilization – bank machines, mutual funds, mass retailers, computers, satellites, airplanes, governments – all recede in... more »
“Have We Lost Our Humanity?”
*“Have We Lost Our Humanity?”* by Robert Wolff “Our scientists are renowned. We know so much. But more about the universe and about bacteria and viruses than we know about ourselves. Certainly, we know more than ever about the functioning of our physical selves. We have multiple imaginations about who we are and where we fit into the biosphere, for instance. But somewhere we have lost ourselves as humans. We, meaning the western "we," assume and accept that we are totally apart from the earth and all other creators. We believe we own the planet. Most of humankind still knows that w... more »
Brazil’s Financial Market Forecasts Slight GDP Growth This Year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The forecast of financial institutions for economic growth this year has increased slightly. The estimated Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, the sum of all goods and services produced in the country, rose from 0.91 to 0.92 percent. The projections for the following years remained unchanged: two percent in 2020; and […] The post Brazil’s Financial Market Forecasts Slight GDP Growth This Year appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil’s Vivo Raised Mobile Plan Rates; Third-Quarter Profits Over R$1 Billion
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Telefônica Brasil, owner of Vivo, disclosed its financial results for the third quarter of 2019 on Monday, November 4th: the operator celebrates the highest revenue growth in the past three years due to increases in consumer prices, both in prepaid and postpaid services. Meanwhile, fixed Internet recorded a drop in […] The post Brazil’s Vivo Raised Mobile Plan Rates; Third-Quarter Profits Over R$1 Billion appeared first on The Rio Times.
Egypt's Military Says It Killed 83 Islamic Fighters In Sinai Over The Past Month
Troops launched operations against ISIL affiliates in Sinai in February 2018 [File: Mohamed Abd el-Ghany/Reuters] *Al Jazeera: **Egypt forces kill 83 fighters in Sinai, military says* *Army also detained 61 criminal suspects and detonated 376 explosive devices during month-long raids.* Egypt's security forces have killed 83 suspected fighters in operations in central and North Sinai over the past month, the military said on Monday. It also said 61 criminal suspects were detained and it found and detonated 376 explosive devices during the period, which it dated from September 28. O... more »
Stop genocide of Palestinian people
Gideon Levy is an Israeli journalist and author. Levy writes opinion pieces and a weekly column for the newspaper Haaretz that often focus on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. Levy has won prizes for his articles on human rights in the Israeli occupied territories, and has been hailed as an "heroic journalist". Levy has said that his views on Israel's policies toward the Palestinians developed only after joining Haaretz. "When I first started covering the West Bank for Haaretz, I was young and brainwashed," he said in an interview. "I would see settlers cuttin... more »
Lawyer: Trump’s Phone Records Back Details of Woman’s Harassment Claim
President Donald Trump’s cell phone records show a call to a former “Apprentice” contestant on a day when she says he subjected her to unwanted kissing and groping, according to a court filing.
Former Ambassador Says She Was Warned to ‘Watch My Back’
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told House investigators of a chilling campaign to fire her as President Donald Trump and his allies angled in Eastern Europe for political advantage at home.
War$ are U.S.
They broke the glass ceiling with a Tomahawk first-strike attack cruise missile..... Gun runners with a mother's touch..... more »
Tweets For Today
The Trump administration has notified the U.N. that it will withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, the first step to exit the global pact to fight climate change https://t.co/v2iWKYBowT pic.twitter.com/mkXx8Jrw1s — Reuters (@Reuters) November 5, 2019 Catalonia crisis: Separatists burn pictures of Spanish king https://t.co/dDog2IU5Y4 — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 4, 2019 VIDEO: Since 2012, Mali has slowly slid into chaos as Islamic terrorist groups linked to al-Qaeda have gained ground. Over the years, the violence has swept from the country’s north, wit... more »
"B-52s for Israel": One Really Bad Idea
*Robert Farley* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5867652/tough-lightning] Foreign governments still see the United States as responsible for the damage done by their weapons of war, even when they're sold to third parties. *Key Point:* If the United States sold planes to Israel that then were used to attack Iran, the Iranians would probably still see the U.S. as culpable in the attack and respond. In April 2014, retired Air Force lieutenant general David Deptula and Michael Makovsky of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs penned an op-... more »
The U.S. Navy Was Afraid This Russian Aircraft Carrier Could Sink
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, * A long history of problems. *Key point: A carrier that has seen better days. * In December 2011, the Russian navy’s aging, poorly-maintained aircraft carrier *Admiral Kuznetsov* departed from its northern base on the troubled vessel’s fourth deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. True, the full-size carrier—which displaces 55,000 tons fully loaded—has a history of mechanical troubles since she entered service in 1991. But her operational tempo had increased, the result of a renewed push by Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin to get the fleet out into the o... more »
Why the Navy's Aircraft Carriers Are so Tough to Sink
*Loren B. Thompson* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5882552/ronald-reagan-carrier-strike-group-jmsdf-escort-division-12-conduct-bilateral-exercise-maritime-security] Built to take a lot of punishment. *Key Point:* Most countries don't have the firepower and technology to take out a carrier. Large-deck, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are the signature expression of American military power. No other combat system available to U.S. warfighters comes close to delivering so much offensive punch for months at a time without requiring land bases near t... more »
Stealth Killer: The Su-35 Might Be Too Effective For Its Own Good
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * What exactly is the Su-57 replacing? *Key point: *It's about long-term differences. “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 coast, and firing flares. On their *youtube account*, they published slightly extended footage of the same exe... more »
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Monday 4th 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 […]
Terminator: Dark Fate
Burn, Hollywood, BurnA regular review by John Black The BFD is a New Zealand based website that is your Brash, Focused and Dedicated site for news, views and social commentary on issues locally and around the world, that matter to you. So let’s get the plot of the Terminator saga straight: Big bad Arnold Swarze-wish-I-could-spell-his-name was sent […]
Patriot Humor – Did You Hear That?
Did You Hear That?Good BoyMovie TimeThat’s RuffThis One DogBoomIlhan OmarEvery TimeBetrayalHillary’s AccomplishmentsJeffrey EpsteinBelow the SurfaceHondaDave ChappelleAwake Yet?The NewsVersusBird BrainCartoons Read more excellent articles at The Patriot Post
Hillary Clinton Wants Zuckerberg To ‘Pay A Price’ For Facebook Ads
By Corinne Weaver ~ Liberals think any advocacy for freedom of speech that does not benefit them merits punishment. Former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic nominee for president Hillary Clinton is ready to crack down on Facebook. At a Netflix event for the documentary “The Great Hack,” Clinton addressed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg from […]
The Giga And Terra Scam Of Offshore Wind Energy
By Paul Driessen ~ Can anti-fossil fuel policies based on climate crisis alarmism possibly get any more insane than this? In what might be described as a pre-Halloween trick of ginormous proportions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) now asserts that “renewable, sustainable” energy output will explode over the next two decades. Certainly for onshore wind […]
Interpretation of Planck data: the Universe is a sphere
The Quantum Magazine promotes an ambitious, would-be game-changing paper on cosmology: What Shape Is the Universe? A New Study Suggests We’ve Got It All Wrong (by Wolchover) Planck evidence for a closed Universe and a possible crisis for cosmology (Nature) Di Valentino, Melchiorri, and Silk point out that the 2018 Planck data show a surplus of lensing, relatively to the Lambda-CDM model's prediction. And their straightforward interpretation is that the density of the Universe is some 5% higher than the critical one – say 6.0 instead of 5.7 hydrogen atoms per cubic meter. (adsbygoogl... more »
Baghdadi’s sister arrested by Turkish forces in northern Aleppo
A senior Turkish official claimed Turkey captured the older sister of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, previously killed during a US raid in Syria’s Idlib province, AP reported Monday. The official called the arrest an “intelligence gold mine,” the report says. According to the report, the 65-year old woman, named Rasmiya Awad, was captured in a raid […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
"The Deep State Already Runs the Country"
*"The Deep State Already Runs the Country"* By Bill Bonner PARIS, FRANCE – "In Part 5 of the Persecution and (political) Assassination of Donald J. Trump, as performed by the mental defectives, jackasses, and turpitudinous con artists of the Deep State, we finally answer the question: How come they’re out to get Donald Trump? The answer: It’s complicated. *Epic Battle: *We saw last week how the epic battle for the soul and future of America is over. The Deep State won. No victory parade was held. And the Constitution was not repealed or rewritten. But the Deep State now controls t... more »
Is Iraq On The Verge Of Revolution?
Members of Iraqi security forces are seen in front of the Iranian consulate, as demonstrators gather during ongoing anti-government protests in Kerbala, November 3. REUTERS/Stringer *News.com.au:* *The ominous sign for Iraq as it spirals towards revolution* It’s suffered two invasions and a mission to save it from the Islamic State. Now this nation caught between the world’s fiercest enemies is on the brink of spiralling out of control. At least three people have been reportedly shot dead at protests outside the Iranian consulate in Iraq this weekend, as the country is engulfed in... more »
The 18th Meeting Of The Council Of Heads Of Government Of Member States Of The SCO
The SCO member states agreed to further increase inter-connectivity in such areas as facilities, trade, culture and energy, and build a broad, open, mutually beneficial, win-win and equal space for cooperation in the Eurasian region to ensure reliable, safe and sustainable development, said the communique.
Dashcam shows horror two-car crash at Adelaide intersection
Just In - 23 hours ago
Police are investigating a horror two-car smash at an Adelaide intersection, which left a woman with serious injuries.
Boeing executives might have a headache, but passengers should rest easy
Just In - 23 hours ago
Boeing and Qantas are right to be concerned by the grounding of three of its aircraft. But while the cracked pickle forks will be giving executives headaches, passengers should rest easy in their seats, writes John Page.
Children made to sit in own urine and 'belittled' for needing to go to the toilet, disability royal commission hears
Witness AAC says five of her children with disability have had negative experiences with the education system, with problems ranging from verbal abuse to denial of access to bathroom facilities and other restrictive practices.
Crazy frog calls can sound like sheep, motorbikes and banjos, and researchers want your recordings
These creatures can make some strange sounds and the Australian Museum wants you to record them to help monitor populations.
Dozens of migrants found alive in refrigerated truck in Greece
Just In - 23 hours ago
Greek police say 41 migrants, mostly of Afghan nationality hiding in a refrigerated truck, have been found alive during a routine check on a motorway near the city of Xanthi in northern Greece.
Inspector-General calls for transparency from ATO
The call comes as a probe into complaints handling and treatment of small business proposed better access to review schemes and beefed up compensation for taxpayers wrongly targeted by the ATO.
The eagle has landed safely: New tech trialled on turbines to protect eagles from blade strikes
Using cameras and wind disturbance, a Tasmanian wind farm will be the first in Australia to deter wedge-tailed eagles from flying into the turbine blades.
Australian women cashed in two world-first wins this week, but devil is in the detail
Pay negotiations are notoriously fraught and complex, and until such an announcement is made, it is difficult to know just how equitable this version of pay equality will be for the Matildas, writes Kate O'Halloran.
Vow And Declare wins thrilling 2019 Melbourne Cup
Just In - 23 hours ago
The 2019 Melbourne Cup has been won by Vow And Declare, who claimed the cup for Australia in a thrilling blanket finish at Flemington.
Gold Coast Deputy Mayor refuses to comment on donations 'error' following tribunal
Gold Coast Deputy Mayor Donna Gates refuses to comment on a ruling handed down by the Office of the Independent Assessor made public this week.
Woman shot with crossbow as 'feuding families' trigger violent attack in Arnhem Land
Northern Territory Police send in reinforcements after a woman is shot with a crossbow during a violent outbreak in a remote Arnhem Land community
'I dare say they were yum': Edible insects fly off shelves in Darwin
Edible insects are praised as a sustainable form of snack, but that is not their only drawcard, with some Territorians reporting that they are 'crunchy and full of flavour'.
RBA keeps interest rates on hold at 0.75pc
The recent dip in unemployment and pick-up in inflation has given the RBA some breathing space, with rates now expected to remain on hold until at least early next year.
‘I couldn't do anything’: Aged care royal commission hears of home care service rort
The commission, sitting in Mudgee, hears how home care providers are charging for services that haven't been delivered in rural and remote areas.
Herald Sun, Daily Mail defend love affair stories after court clerk's death
Just In - 23 hours ago
A magistrate whose relationship with a young court clerk attracted extensive media coverage says his partner was pushed "over the top" by "salacious revelations of her private life" in the days leading up to her suspected suicide.
'Dangerous' waterfall where couple were found dead was off limits, police say
The woman, 32, and man, 24, were reported missing in the Cairns area yesterday after they both failed to show up for work.
November 5th – 2019 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1020
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 5th – 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 →
Lengthy Interview – Lee Smith: From Spygate to Impeachment “The Plot Against The President”…
Journalist and author Lee Smith sits down for a lengthy interview with Jan Jekielek about his new book “The Plot Against The President”:
How the US Regime ‘Justifies’ the Theft of Syria’s Oil
On October 26th, the New York Times headlined “Keep the Oil’: Trump Revives Charged Slogan for New Syria Troop Mission” and opened by saying that “in recent days, Mr. Trump has settled on Syria’s oil reserves as a new rationale for appearing to reverse course and deploy hundreds of additional troops to the war-ravaged country.” … Continue reading How the US Regime ‘Justifies’ the Theft of Syria’s Oil →
Picture Of The Day
Iraqi demonstrators block Al-Sanak Bridge during the ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, November 4. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Defying PM, thousands of Iraqis continue to flood Baghdad square* (Reuters).
REUTERS: Illegal Loggers Murder Amazon Forest Guardian
Illegal loggers shot and killed an indigenous defender of Brazil‘s Amazon rainforest, the Guajajara tribe announced Saturday, as Reuters reported. Paulo Paulino Guajajara, in his 20s, was a member of the Guajajara group Guardians of the Forest, which was formed in 2012 to protect the Araribóia reservation in Brazil’s Maranhão state. In an interview with Reuters in September, he said […] The post REUTERS: Illegal Loggers Murder Amazon Forest Guardian appeared first on Health Nut News.
Carbon Kings and Sovereign Power
The Energy 202: Big oil and gas companies are winners in Trump's new trade deal. The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-energy-202/2018/10/03/the-energy-202-big-oil-and-gas-companies-are-winners-in-trump-s-new-trade-deal/5bb39b531b326b7c8a8d17cc/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8ac69f13380d&wpisrc=nl_evening&wpmm=1 EPA to scale back federal rules restricting waste from coal-fired power plants. (2019, November 3). The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/11/03/epa-scale-back-federal-rules-restricting-waste-coal-fired-pow... more »
Recommendations on romaine, leafy greens soon to move to implementation stage
Produce industry leaders say work to review and improve food safety measures for romaine lettuce and other leafy greens is on track and should mostly be wrapped up in March 2020, two years after a deadly outbreak. Once the recommendations are in place, work toward implementation will begin, with the trade associations planning to tackle... Continue Reading
FSA chief expresses food standards concerns
The Food Standards Agency is currently more concerned about issues relating to food standards than hygiene, according to the authority’s chief executive. Emily Miles, chief executive of the Food Standards Agency (FSA), said the agency is more worried about the food standards space than the food hygiene area. Food hygiene is about the safety of... Continue Reading
FDA may add sesame to list of major food allergens requiring label disclosure
An estimate of 17 percent of children who have food allergies are allergic to sesame, according to research published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. Sesame is one of the 10 most common childhood food allergies and severe reactions are common. The Food and Drug Administration is currently considering adding sesame to the list of allergens... Continue Reading
excerpt of Quigley’s Tragedy and Hope, 1966:
excerpt of Quigley’s *Tragedy and Hope*, 1966: http://www.carrollquigley.net/pdf/Tragedy_and_Hope.pdf …the great volume of savings in England, resting on England's early successes in commercial and industrial capitalism. Second was England's oligarchic social structure (especially as reflected in its concentrated landownership and limited access to educational opportunities) which provided a very inequitable distribution of incomes with large surpluses coming to the control of a small, energetic upper class. Third was the fact that this upper class was aristocratic but not nobl... more »
Israel’s Ayelet Shaked Proposes Law to Speed Up West Bank Annexation
Israel’s Ayelet Shaked Proposes Law to Speed Up West Bank Annexation by https://www.middleeasteye.net/ If passed in parliament, the Jordan Valley and several strategic settlements would come under regular Israeli law and jurisdiction – With the chances of a far-right government slimming and the US “deal of the century” around the corner, Israel’s Ayelet Shaked has …
In Chilling Detail, Ex-Envoy to US Oren Warns of Israel-Iran ‘Conflagration’
In Chilling Detail, Ex-Envoy to US Oren Warns of Israel-Iran ‘Conflagration’ by TOI STAFF, https://www.timesofisrael.com/ A minor miscalculation by Jerusalem could lead to devastating war, with rockets raining down on Jewish state and overwhelming its defenses, former ambassador writes in The Atlantic – Former Israeli ambassador to the US Michael Oren has described in chilling …
ISIS Has Found A Safe Haven In An Ungoverned Part Of Iraq
*NBC: **'Defeated' ISIS has found safe haven in an ungoverned part of Iraq* Though President Donald Trump declared "100% of the ISIS Caliphate" defeated, the group is roaming freely in a remote part of Iraq, military officials say. MAKHMOUR, Iraq — Just months after the Islamic State militant group lost the last of its territory in Syria, and days after its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in a U.S.-led raid, the group has found safe haven in a remote, ungoverned space in Iraq, as foreign fighters move across the border from Syria, military officials tell NBC news. "The f... more »
Uber Loses Another $1.2 Billion, Stock Dives Again
Uber manages to bleed even more cash.
Michigan 2020-- Will Democrats Make The Same Mistake They Made In 2016?
Michigan used to be a reliably Republican state. Michiganders picked native son Jerry Ford over Carter in 1976, Reagan both times he ran and the George H.W. Bush over Dukakis in 1988 but in 1992 the state started turning-- and voting-- blue. Bill Clinton beat George H.W. Bush and then Dole; Bush II lost there both times he ran and then Obama won both times he ran. And then along came Hillary-- the worst possible candidate for a state like Michigan. She lost to Trump because she stood for the status quo and he stood for change-- and Michiganders wanted change. It was close but Mich... more »
The 1 Reason Why America's F-22s, F-35s, And B-2 Bombers Can't Be Stopped
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Will stealth continue to be king? *Key point: *You can't kill what you can't see. Despite the loud and fast-growing chorus of analysts, critics and weapons developers who continue to raise the question as to whether stealth technology may slowly be becoming obsolete, some senior weapons developers are citing some ways current and emerging stealth platforms will - for years to come - remain very difficult to destroy. Russian built S-300 and S-400 air defense weapons, believed by many to be among the best in the world, are able to use digital technology ... more »
World War II's Last German Victory Ended Up Being a Train Wreck
*Daniel L. Davis* *Security, Europe* Field Marshal Manstein turned the fate of the battle. And then reality set in. *Key Point:* Leadership in battle can mean everything. To the Russians, the plan to liberate Ukraine held out the possibility of destroying the heart and soul of the German army, and with luck, bringing an early end to the war. The Soviet High Command, called the Stavka, ordered an attack into the Kharkov area where Manstein’s forces were defending using three main thrusts: the Voronezh, Southwestern, and Southern axis. The Voronezh front consisted of the Fortiet... more »
How Russia and China Almost Started World War III in 1969
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* [image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Soviet_border_conflict#/media/File:Sino-Soviet_border_conflict_May_1969.jpg] The two global powers clashed in 1969. *Key Point:* A dispute along the Sino-Soviet border led to multiple clashes as both militaries prepared for a fullbore war. The situation was narrowly resolved as the Chinese claimed superiority. Americans tend to remember the Cuban Missile Crisis as the most dangerous moment in Cold War brinksmanship. Despite some tense moments, Washington and Moscow resolved that crisis with only the dea... more »
3 Reasons Midwest Farmers Hurt By the U.S.-China Trade War Still Support Trump
*Wendong Zhang, Lulu Rodriguez, Shuyang Qu* *economy, Americas* [image: Reuters] It’s harvest time. America’s farmers have borne the brunt of China’s retaliation in the trade war that President Donald Trump launched in 2018. One reason: China is the biggest buyer of many U.S. agricultural products, such as soybeans, grain sorghum, cotton and cattle hides, which made these products an obvious target for retaliatory tariffs. The other related reason is more strategic: China hoped inflicting economic costs on U.S. farmers – who voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2016 – would in turn... more »
China Couldn't Really Invade Taiwan, Could it?
*Ian Easton* *Security, Asia* The threat against Taiwan is very real. *Key Point:* The United States will have to grapple to with a security guarantee to Taiwan that might soon involve them in a dire war with China. A Chinese diplomat in Washington recently threatened that China would invade Taiwan if the U.S. Navy sent a ship to visit the democratic island, something that Congress has called upon the Pentagon to do in 2018. Is this just empty rhetoric? Or does it reflect Beijing's actual intentions? It's actually a bit of both. According to leaked Chinese military documents (a... more »
Meet the Battleship USS Massachusetts (Destroyer of Battleships)
*Robert Farley* *History, Asia* [image: By USN - U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Massachusetts (BB-59) World War II cruise book available at Navysite.de, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25364307] A fearsome war machine. *Key point:* The USS *Massachusetts *fought well against Imperial Japan. The U.S. Navy began construction of its first fast battleships in 1937, with the two ships of the North Carolina class. The restrictions of the Washington and London Naval Treaties had imposed a battleship “holiday,” and mandated limits on the size of new wars... more »
Lou Dobbs One-on-One With Secretary of State Mike Pompeo….
Fox Business host Lou Dobbs interviews Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about the issues with the ongoing sub-contracted Lawfare impeachment program and the exploitation of State Dept. personnel to attain their objectives. Additionally Secretary Pompeo discusses Iran continuing to work … Continue reading →
One for the books
From Bloomberg: The president’s oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., airs some of the family’s grievances over the probe into Russian 2016 election meddling — and many other topics, including Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize — in a new book. …snip… … Continue reading →
Giant RCEP regional trade deal text without India must be released and evaluated before signing says AFTINET
bilaterals.org - 1 day ago
05-Nov-2019 India's departure from the RCEP announced yesterday in Bangkok is not only caused by India's resistance to lower tariffs. There is a hidden agenda of non-tariff issues that could restrict future government regulation by giving more rights to global corporations.
Pan-Asian trade deal goes ahead, but with a chunk missing
bilaterals.org - 1 day ago
05-Nov-2019 A free trade deal that would have created a trading bloc covering half of the world's population and more than a third of the world's economic activity will stay on hold until 2020 after India refused to sign up.
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Dream Come True”
2002, “Dream Come True”
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Why are there faint rings around this spiral galaxy? Possibly because the galaxy, NGC 4911, is being pulled at by its neighbors as it falls into the enormous Coma Cluster of Galaxies. If NGC 4911 ends up like most of the galaxies in the central Coma cluster, it will become a yellowish elliptical galaxy, losing not only its outer layers, but dust, gas, and its cadre of surrounding satellite galaxies as well. Currently, however, this process is just beginning. * Click image for larger sizes.* Visible in the above deep image from the Hubble Space Telescope are NGC 4911's bright nucleu... more »
"May You One Day...
"May you one day find the place where your dreams and reality collide." - R.S. Novelle
"How to Use Occam’s Razor Without Getting Cut"
*"How to Use Occam’s Razor Without Getting Cut"* by Farnam Street "Occam’s razor is one of the most useful, (yet misunderstood,) models in your mental toolbox to solve problems more quickly and efficiently. Here’s how to use it. Occam’s razor (also known as the “law of parsimony”) is a problem-solving principle which serves as a useful mental model. A philosophical razor is a tool used to eliminate improbable options in a given situation. Occam’s is the best-known example. Occam’s razor can be summarized as follows: Among competing hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions sh... more »
US withdraws from Paris Agreement
*On the U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement* Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State November 4, 2019 Today the United States began the process to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. Per the terms of the Agreement, the United States submitted formal notification of its withdrawal to the United Nations. The withdrawal will take effect one year from delivery of the notification. As noted in his June 1, 2017 remarks, President Trump made the decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement because of the unfair economic burden imposed on American workers, businesses, an... more »
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More Videos Emerge Of U.S. Forces Guarding Syrian Oil Fields
*RT:* *‘Like a giant ISIS recruiting poster’: Trump’s Syrian oilfield occupation slammed by ‘moderate’ rebel recruiter Biden * Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden – who, back in the good old Obama administration days, lobbied for the arming of ‘moderate’ rebels in Syria – slammed Trump for downgrading the US military to an oilfield occupation force. “Leaving troops behind like [Trump’s] doing now – he says that what he wants to do is we’re going to occupy the oil fields and we’re going to take ‘em,” Biden told the Wall Street Journal. He expressed deep regret that the vacuu... more »
Biden Lied – Emails Show Burisma Executives Leveraging Hunter Biden Membership as Pressure on U.S. State Dept. For Assistance in Removing Ukraine Corruption Probe…
Well, well, well…. everything Joe Biden and the Obama administration previously denied taking place is now documented as having taken place. Newly discovered emails between Ukrainian energy company Burisma and State Dept. officials show the company was leveraging Biden’s affiliation … Continue reading →
Ukraine Postpones 2nd Stage Of Troop Pullback Thereby Delaying Key Peace Summit With Russia
*France 24:* *Ukraine foes defer troop pullback, delaying key peace summit* Ukrainian soldiers and Moscow-backed separatists deferred the last phase of a troop pullback in war-torn eastern Ukraine at the 11th hour on Monday, delaying a high-stakes summit with Russia. The long-awaited move is a precondition for the first face-to-face talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky. The summit will be mediated by French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel. Last week, the enemies completed a long-stalled withdrawal of... more »
'Makes one want to move to New Zealand': Jacinda Ardern's Facebook video goes global
Jacinda Ardern was challenged to list her biggest achievements as NZ's Prime Minister in two minutes. The result has since gone global.
'Brutal' hailstorm hits Riverland, wiping out crops in minutes
Riverland growers assess the damage to crops after a sudden hailstorm cut through the region late last night, wiping out crops in minutes.
'Water started to disappear well before the drought': Farmers blame coal mine for diminishing groundwater
Whitehaven's Maules Creek coal mine is being investigated for allegedly unlawfully taking water, after farmers say their groundwater is drying up. The company has already been found to have allegedly unlawfully taken surface water by the NSW regulator.
Newspaper's lawyer accused of using 'tabloid wit' to bring Rush down
Geoffrey Rush's barrister tells an appeal hearing his client has been "slurred" by The Daily Telegraph's lawyer, who yesterday accused the actor of "delivering lines" when describing the impact the newspaper's articles had on his life.
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