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The Case for Basic Health
We seem to be approaching an apotheosis of liberal health care angst, as the irresistible force of the appeal of truly universal health care meets the immovable object of Democrats’ desire to make double-triple-sure not to lose the 2020 election. Replacing our current shambles of a health care system with something much simpler and more efficient and equitable makes all kinds of moral, economic, practical, and fiscal sense. However, as Elizabeth Warren is discovering, when you actually spell out a plan for Medicare for All, you start taking heavy fire fast. (And we’re still in the f... more »
FDA Renews Attack on Homeopathy
Recently, the FDA announced the withdrawal of Compliance Policy Guide 400.400, a document that had been in place since 1988 and which established the agency’s enforcement policies regarding homeopathic medicines. In its place, the FDA has issued a revised draft guidance declaring all homeopathic drugs are being marketed illegally. We must fight back against this attack on homeopathic medicine.
CDC Paid Maryland $123 Million to Promote Gardasil Vaccine as Requirement for School Attendance
The Maryland Prevention and Health Promotion Agency (PHPA) has received millions — $123 million just between 2012–2017 — as part of an effort to require public schools to force children to get the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination. Those funds came in the form of grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC maintains a nonprofit foundation that gets enormous amounts of money from Big Pharma — including Merck, the company that produces Gardasil, the HPV vaccine. At the very least, Maryland’s acceptance of those funds has the appearance of improprie... more »
The Daily Brief 2019-11-07
This is a summary of 29 AMN articles on the following subjects: SDF, Syria, Turkey, Russia, US, ISIS, Baniyas, Tartous, Homs, Hasakah, Pentagon, Armenia, Erdogan, Latakia, Hmeimim, Damascus, Daraa, Hama, Putin, Idlib, Ansrallah, Yemen, Qamishli, Iran, SNA, Manbij, Libya, China. Categories covered in this brief: Syria, Turkey, Yemen, Gulf, Iran, Middleeast, North-Africa, World-News Let us […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Heavy clashes breakout in northeast Latakia as Syrian troops attempt to advance at Kabani
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 P.M.) – Heavy clashes broke out this evening between the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and jihadist rebels at the southern axis of Kabani in northeastern Latakia. Syrian Army troops, led by the 4th Armored Division, are attempting to advance at the northern slope of the Zuwayqat Mountains, despite heavy resistance from the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Several rockets land near US base in northern Iraq
About 17 rockets have been fired at a military base hosting US forces in northern Iraq, but because the barrage only landed near the base, it did not result in any injuries or significant damage, Reuters reported, citing an Iraqi military statement. A security source told Reuters that the rockets struck near the Qayyara military […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish military runs over protester in northern Syria: monitor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:15 P.M.) – A Syrian protester was killed this week after he was run over by a Turkish military vehicle during a joint Turkish-Russian patrol in northeastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Friday, The man was among a group of residents who had chased and pelted the convoy […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey will not leave Syria until other countries do: Erdogan
Turkey will not leave Syria until other countries pull out, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Friday. He also said that Ankara will continue its cross-border offensive against Kurdish fighters until every one of them has left the region, Reuters reports. “We will not let up until every last terrorist leaves the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army, SDF troops team together to take on Turkish-backed militants
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have teamed up to beat back the Turkish-backed militants and retake territories they lost over the last few weeks. On Friday, the SAA and SDF were able to turn the tables on the Turkish-backed militants as they retook a town […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Baghdadi’s first wife leaked Daesh’s secrets after her capture: report
Ankara received “a lot of information” about the “inner workings” of the Daesh* terrorist group from the “first wife” of the group’s late leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, AFP reported, citing an anonymous Turkish official. According to the source, the wife, whose real name is Asma Fawzi Muhammad Al-Qubaysi, was captured around a year ago in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Native American Music Awards Winners 2019! Congratulations!
Congratulations from Censored News to all of this year's winners! Native American Music Awards 2019 https://www.nativeamericanmusicawards.com/19th-award-winners Artist of the Year Shelley Morningsong Simple Truth Duo/Group of the Year The Cody Blackbird Band and Connor Chee Live From White Horse Black Mountain Debut Artist of the Year Alex FireThunder Makȟóčhe
“Justice Centered Climate Policy”
Never mind all that messy science stuff. This is about re-distributing wealth.
Numb fingers tipped cricket star Jemma Barsby off to news that would change her life
Jemma Barsby didn't even know what multiple sclerosis was when she was first diagnosed with the condition, but the Perth Scorchers star is determined to play on.
Labor MPs know the party's federal woes in WA run far deeper than it cares to admit
By any objective measure, Labor's federal election campaign in WA was a failure and it's becoming increasingly clear why, writes Jacob Kagi.
'People tell you very personal stuff': Should hairdressers receive mental health training?
From relationship problems to redundancies, hairdressers often hear it all, and one union is calling for more training to help deal with tough conversations.
Grandmother's joy as 10-hour commutes for dialysis treatment draw to a close
South Australia's first remote dialysis clinic is changing lives for patients who previously had to travel hundreds of kilometres for multiple treatments a week
How an Aussie YouTuber became part of a popular US video game
Eight years of gaming and uploading YouTube videos is paying off for Canberra teenager Angus 'Killzamoi' Hartmann, who has turned his hobby into a day job.
When Tess' domestic violence situation reached breaking point she had nowhere to go
When Tess fled psychological and emotional abuse she was "pregnant and vulnerable", but had to sleep in her car because all the shelters were full.
Talking to people with body dysmorphia made me question how I see myself
Putting body dysmorphia disorder under the microscope for a Catalyst documentary forced me to interrogate my own complicated body image, writes Ruby Jones.
There's no one-size-fits-all solution to domestic violence, but Darcia Ondrovcik says CrossFit helped her
As a child, Darcia Ondrovcik saw her father hold a knife to her mother's throat and other examples of abuse on a regular basis. The trauma followed her into adulthood but she's finally found some inner peace through the challenge of CrossFit.
Why the Victorian Government is taking an axe to the native timber industry
Daniel Andrews is taking a slow axe to Victoria's timber industry, but with more than 2,000 jobs under threat, will his bold plan become a political liability for him in regional Victoria?
After being fished to near-extinction last century, Australia's lost shellfish reefs are roaring back to life
Empty, sandy seabeds are being turned into thriving reef ecosystems across Australia — created from seafood shells collected from restaurants that would have otherwise ended up in landfill.
The lawyers who took on the Catholic Church over Gerald Ridsdale's abuse — and won
It was a legal case that opened up one of the nation's most powerful institutions to a wave of damaging claims from survivors of child sexual abuse, and for Judy Courtin, it began with a devastating revelation from her nephew.
Rushed disability royal commission yet to hear from a victim or person with a disability
The disability royal commission heard from lots of witnesses in its first week. Not one was a person with a disability.
The people turning farms into bio-reactors in a bid to save the planet
From vertical farms to micro-algae and bio-reactors, the future of food is looking very high-tech. It promises to be more sustainable — but can it live up to the hype?
'We were shell-shocked': How the reverberations of the live-export ban are still being felt
Australia has traded in live cattle to Indonesia since the late 1980s, but in 2011 the trade was stopped suddenly. Eight years on, traders on both sides say there are still aftershocks from the ban.
Live: Fears bushfire death toll will rise as desperate firefighters 'simply could not get to people'
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Emergency-level bushfires continue to burn across New South Wales and Queensland. Follow our live blog for updates.
Skoufis introduces a bill to provide lifetime health insurance to kidney donors
Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) has introduced a new bill (S.6827) to provide lifetime healthcare through the state’s insurance exchange to anyone in New York State who donates a kidney. Currently, over 8,000 people in New York State are waiting for a
Yes, America Did Use Battleships to Fight North Korea.
*Robert Farley* *History, Asia* [image: By US Navy - [ And they served as flagships too. *Key point:* Fresh from action in World War II, America's battleships were used to fight against North Korea. In the final months of the Second World War, the battleships of the U.S. Navy (USN) ranged across the archipelago of Japan, bombarding industrial, military and logistical targets at... more »
Trump’s Tumultuous Relationships Reveal Inner-Circle Chaos and Political Opportunities
*Hunter DeRensis* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] As the impeachment inquiry proceeds and the pot slowly begins to boil, Trump’s relationships with his cabinet officials and close associates are coming under more strain. A friend in need is a friend indeed. President Donald Trump has never had many friends in Washington, DC where he promised to “drain the swamp,” and his policies (if enacted) would flip on their head many of the institutions that Washington has spent a lifetime building. As the impeachment inquiry proceeds and the pot slowly begins to boil, Trump’s relation... more »
Forget the Movie: China Is Studying the Battle of Midway
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, Asia* China hopes to get right what Imperial Japan got wrong. *Key point: *Aircraft carriers will be critical to any future naval war. China’s aircraft carrier program is maturing. The first photos have now emerged that show *Liaoning* operating with a decent clutch of J-15 fighters, as well as helicopters on deck. The aircraft are now painted in *telltale battle gray*, rather than the yellow used with the initial *prototype aircraft*. It is difficult to tell for sure, but one may assume that the testing and training regimen has been intense. True e... more »
Your Comprehensive List of the Best .22 Caliber Guns in the World
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, North America* [image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browning_Buck_Mark#/media/File:AX_Browning_Buck_Mark_Plus_UDX_SS.jpg] Look no further. *Key Point:* These small guns pack a big punch. The .22 Long Rifle (also known as 5.7×17mmR) cartridge is the oldest firearm cartridge still in common use. The “.22 LR” is so old that the cartridge’s date of invention is nearer to the Declaration of Independence than the present day. Despite the diminutive bullet’s age, it is still the most popular sub-.223 round in America by a wide margin, and the fifth most pop... more »
If The F-22 Was A Game-Changer, The F-35 Is A Revolution In Warfare
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Stealth remains king, but will it last? *Key point: *Stealth and hit-and-run tactics are critical to air superiority. In Len Deighton’s book *Fighter*, he describes the tactics used by the outnumbered English fighter pilots defending against German *Luftwaffe* bombers in the Battle of Britain: *The professional fighter pilot gained height as quickly as he was permitted, and treasured possession of that benefit. He hoped always to spot the enemy before they spotted him and hurried to the sun side of them to keep himself invisible. He needed superi... more »
IMF: “U.S. Removing Tariffs on China Will Improve Global Economy”…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has a statement out today that underlines why so many global forces are against President Trump: “there are trillions at stake”. (Reuters) – An interim U.S.-China trade deal that rolls back some tariffs has the … Continue reading →
The Great Replacement: “Foreigners” Will Soon be More Than 1/3rd of Germany
[image: the-great-replacement-foreigners-will-soon-be-more-than-1-3rd-of-germany] Existing before even Roman times, Germanic peoples long predate “Germany,” which wasn’t created till 1871. But now some may wonder if Germany will outlive the Germanic people, with demographic projections showing that more than one-third of the nation’s population — and 70 percent of large cities’ inhabitants — will have a migrant background in just *20 years*.
The Climate Emergency
Previously in this series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. It’s not often that I root for the anti-hero in a book, but it seems that as I neared the end of Jeremy Lent’s latest book, The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning — perhaps the longest book I’ve ever read at […]
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 8, 2019
*Washington Examiner:* *At the Pentagon, Esper and Milley adapt to Trump’s intuitive and impulsive style* Things are getting back to normal at the Pentagon, the new normal that is — a world in which no military plan or policy survives its first contact with the president. During the first two years of Trump's presidency, the Pentagon, under Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, progressively stepped back from the time-honored tradition of conducting regular public briefings by an official representative to inform the press, and by extension the American public, how and why U.S. forces w... more »
OJ Simpson Sues Las Vegas Casino, Contends He Was Defamed
O.J. Simpson is suing a Las Vegas hotel-casino that banned him in November 2017, alleging that unnamed employees defamed him by telling a celebrity news site he had been drunk, disruptive and unruly.
Now the Australian police want your passwords – and you could be fined $60,000 or put in prison for five years if you refuse
Originally posted on olddogthoughts: via Now the police want your passwords – and you could be fined $60,000 or put in prison for five years if you refuse
Timothy Egan speaks to Trump voter!
*FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2019In this case, it's his sister:* Why do various people vote for Donald J. Trump? Since 63 million people did, we'll assume there are different reasons. The New York Times' Timothy Egan has spoken to one such voter—his sister. His account of his sister's outlook is almost surely worth thinking about. It may even align, to some minor extent, with our own report from this morning. That said, will our admittedly superior tribe ever get over itself and its greatness? Major top credentialed experts—and yes, they're speaking to us from the future—inform us that th... more »
Wisconsin Governor Reinstates ‘Holiday Tree’ Name
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has gone back to calling the evergreen on display at the state Capitol a holiday tree, reversing his predecessor who declared it a Christmas tree.
Facebook Is Deleting the Name of the Potential Whistleblower
Facebook says it is deleting the name of the person who has been identified in conservative circles as the whistleblower who triggered a congressional impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s actions.
Is the ‘Harry Potter’ 2020 Movie Trailer Real?
Begs the question: How many Harry Potter movies, if any, is too many Harry Potter movies?
Blair’s War on Corbyn: Warns ‘Antisemitism’ Smear Campaign Will Intensify Before Election
*21WIRE* | As with Iraq, this latest campaign of deception will not end well either.
Gotham City Digest
(O, what a world!) ------------------------------ Trumpie the Klown last month: “We’re keeping the oil — remember that. I’ve always said that: ‘Keep the oil.’ We want to keep the oil. Forty-five million dollars a month? Keep the oil.” Pentagon yesterday: "Fuck you we are." ------------------------------ Remember when Chancellor Trump said just prior to the 2016 election that if he lost he wouldn't accept the results? Meet Trump's Mini Me, Matt Bevin, who STILL hasn't conceded the election. They're literally going to have to arrest him and drag him out of the Govern... more »
Ex-President Lula da Silva About to be Released From Prison
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Former president of Brazil, Lula da Silva, is to be immediately released from prison this Friday, November 8th, after the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) changed the rule approved in 2016 that allowed the arrest after confirmation of the sentence in second instance. This rule favors thousands of prisoners in this […] The post Ex-President Lula da Silva About to be Released From Prison appeared first on The Rio Times.
"Our Doom Index Hasn’t Been This High Since 2008"
*"Our Doom Index Hasn’t Been This High Since 2008"* By Bill Bonner "It doesn’t matter whether it comes in one year or four. If you don’t start preparing now, you will maybe do better while the economy continues to do okay, but whatever gain you get from that will be overwhelmed by problems with your investments in the downturn." – Jeffrey Gundlach YOUGHAL, IRELAND – “Big news this month,” begins a note from our research director, Joe Withrow. “Our Doom Index ticked up to 9.” The last time this happened, all Hell broke loose a few months later… Major banks went broke, and Wall Stree... more »
"Economic Market Snapshot PM 11/8/19"
• MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary CNN Market Data: - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ CNN Fear And Greed Index: - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ • *Daily Job Cuts* - https://www.dailyjobcuts.com/ • Visit "ZeroHedge" and "Wall Street On Parade" for the very latest daily factual news and information: - https://www.zerohedge.com/ - https://wallstreetonparade.com/ "This Federal Agency Is Investigating Why the Fed Is Bailing Out Wall Street"
Mohawk Nation News 'The Peace Song'
THE PEACE SONG Posted on November 6, 2019 Mohawk Nation NewsPlease post and distribute.MNN. 6 NOV. 2019. “wasaseh” is sung when something is damaged and it has to be fixed. Singing songs is a language. Once the tone comes from inside our consciousness, we activate our attitude, love, appreciation, desire for information. We can communicate with everything that exists. We can sing
President Trump Says He's 'Thinking About' Attending Russia's Victory Day Parade In May
*The Hill:* *Trump says he's considering attending Russia's May Day parade* President Trump said Friday he is considering visiting Russia next year to attend its May Day Parade. “I was invited. I am thinking about it. It is right in the middle of our campaign season,” Trump told reporters at the White House. Trump said he would like to attend the parade, which Russian President Vladimir Putin invited him to earlier this year, but indicated he may not because it is in the middle of the 2020 presidential campaign season. *Read more *.... *WNU Editor:* I do not think President Tru... more »
Can Trump Manage To Get Doug Jones Reelected In Alabama?
Alabama Senator Doug Jones isn't my idea of a Democrat. His record-- although not as bad as Arizona psychopth Kyrsten Sinema's-- is horrifying. It's not easy for a Democrat to rack up a worse voting record than Joe Manchin... but Jones, in an effort to extend his stay in the Senate, has managed to do so. He votes like a moderate Republican. His record has far more in common with Susan Collins (R-ME) than ever a moderate Democrat's like Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Bob Casey (D-PA) or Tammy Duckworth (D-IL). People excuse him voting with Republicans on crucial votes-- like confirming Bill... more »
Dalibor Rohac for non-nationalist conservatism
Dalibor Rohac has an excellent article in “Standpoint“. It is a brave endeavour, as it is addressed to our British conservative friends who, not unlikely their American counterparts, have recently fallen in love with the nation-state. (Remember when they used to dream about the glories of the British empire?). Dalibor makes quite a few interesting […] The post Dalibor Rohac for non-nationalist conservatism appeared first on Econlib.
Department of Education Will Cancel Loans For Art Institute of Colorado and Illinois Institute of Art Students
The Department of Education will cancel student loans and restore Pell grant eligibility for students who attended the Art Institute of Colorado or the Illinois Institute of Art between January 20, 2018 and December 31, 2018, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced on Friday. It will also extend the closed school discharge lookback period […]
Furious Flower Poetry Center Celebrating 25 Years
In September 1994, if you were a Black poet or needed assurance that Black poetry and its writers were not extinct but alive, cra¬fting, publishing, teaching and flourishing, then the inaugural Furious Flower Poetry Conference at James Madison University was the place to be. Since that first decade-defining gathering 25 years ago, Furious Flower has grown into an internationally recognized center for the study and preservation of Black poetry.
Thank You Twitter
I’ve picked about about 300 new Twitter followers since they started censoring me four days ago. I don’t have a lot of respect for people who think they can alter reality via dirty tricks.
FOX: Man Dies of Flu After Getting Flu Shot, Local Officials Respond by Saying Still Get Your Flu Shot
An eighty-year-old North County man died November 1, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency. He had received this season’s flu shot before his death. County health officials announced Wednesday that he is the county’s third person to die of flu-related causes since the 2019-20 flu season began. RELATED STORY: CBS: […] The post FOX: Man Dies of Flu After Getting Flu Shot, Local Officials Respond by Saying Still Get Your Flu Shot appeared first on Health Nut News.
U.S. Launches National Security Probe Into Chinese-Owned App TikTok
Tik Tok in use on a mobile phone (Source: Flickr/Aaron Yoo) *U.S. Launches National Security Probe Into Chinese-Owned App TikTok* The Treasury Department’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has reportedly launched a national security investigation into TikTok, a rapidly growing video-streaming and social media app owned by Chinese social media company ByteDance. TikTok, which has more than 110 million downloads in the U.S. and is especially popular with teens, has come under heightened scrutiny in recent weeks from American lawmakers. Last week, Sens. Ch... more »
Archive, CREW, Historians Sue Pompeo and the State Department over Failure to Create Records, and More: FRINFORMSUM 11/8/2019
Archive, CREW, Historians Sue Pompeo, State Department for violating FRA The National Security Archive, together with Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR), recently sued Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Department of State for violating the Federal Records Act by failing to create and preserve essential […]
US Military Duped Into Buying Chinese Cameras That Are Banned
*PCMag:* *US Military Duped Into Buying Chinese Cameras Rife With Flaws* According to the Justice Department, New York-based Aventura Technologies has been concealing that its network-connected camera products were made in China while raking in millions through lucrative contracts with the US military and government agencies. A New York-based company was raided by federal agents on Thursday for allegedly selling insecure, Chinese-made surveillance cameras to the US military. Since 2006, Aventura Technologies has been concealing that its products were made in China while raking i... more »
Assyrians in History
Assyrian International News Agency - 8 hours ago
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Assyrians in History
Assyrian International News Agency - 8 hours ago
(AINA) -- This is a collection of historical references to Assyrians, from the earliest times to the 20th century. By Mark Gewargis By Mark Gewargis By Mark Gewargis By Mark Gewargis By Mark Gewargis By Mark Gewargis By Mark Gewargis By Mark Gewargis By Mark Gewargis By Mark Gewargis By Mark Gewargis By Mark Gewargis By Mark Gewargis B
See-Through Glocks from Pakistan: A Glock 19 Gun on the Cheap?
*Charlie Gao* *Technology, * Or a total disaster you need to avoid? Early in 2019, photos of a Glock with a clear frame began to circulate on the Internet. The design is certainly eye-catching, providing a clear view into the magazine and internal workings of the gun. Bearing Glock trademarks on the slide and frame matching a Glock 19 Gen 4, some people speculated that it was a Glock OEM frame built on a limited custom run for demonstrations. Some said it was an official version of a clear frame produced by one maker of custom Glock frames, Lone Wolf Distributors, in 2013. But m... more »
This Secret About America's B-29 Bomber Might Surprise You (Russia Flew It Too)
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* Really. The same plane. *Key point: *China is not the only nation known for successfully reverse-engineering other countries' military equipment. Few aircraft have as great a mark on history as the B-29, the pencil-shaped American four-engine bomber that dropped the atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. What’s less well known is that the Soviet Union had its own B-29—as in, *literally *the same airplane, in all but a few respects. And like its American counterpart, this duplicate B-29 would deliver the Soviet Union’s first air-dropped n... more »
After the Baghdadi Raid, the Forever War Drags On
*Daniel Davis* *Security, Middle East* [image: Flickr / U.S. Department of Defense] Donald Trump has doubled down on Obama’s worst policy missteps. President Donald Trump claimed a major accomplishment in taking out Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State. However, lost in the avalanche of media coverage, has been the fact that after years of blasting former President Barack Obama’s policies on Syria—which were, in fact, awful—Trump has doubled down on Obama’s worst policy missteps. Since early 2018, Trump promised three times he would withdraw troops from Syria an... more »
Donald Trump’s Only ‘Crime’ Is Defending Himself
*Daniel McCarthy* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] With Trump, there is no crime, but his defiant acts of self-defense are enough to convict him—or so the Democrats and their allies hope. Impeachment is a game that Democrats are playing with Donald Trump, and the game’s only rule is “heads I win, tails you lose.” The president is familiar with these rules by now, as they’re the same ones that governed the investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. FBI Director James Comey told Trump at the outset that he was not a target of the investigation. Yet anonymous q... more »
More Dictator Than God: Kim Jong-Un's Cult Of Personality Is Going Strong
*Doug Bandow* *Politics, Asia* But it can't last forever. *Key point: *North Koreans have faced a severe level of psychological indoctrination. North Korea without doubt is unique. If nothing else, its claimed accomplishments rival the faux Russian achievements cited by Pavel Chekov in the original *Star Trek*. Yet only the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has established a Communist monarchy, now reaching the third generation. The real question for Kim Jong-un is whether he, like his father and grandfather, will follow the Ottoman practice of producing multiple children ... more »
"Opening all borders would swiftly created unprecedented prosperity”
The author writes: *This just in: Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration, has made the *New York Times Bestseller List *! The one line summary – “An economics professor argues that opening all borders could bolster the global economy” – is an bizarre understatement. Far better to say, “An economics professors argues that or better yet “An economics professor argues that immigration restrictions are an economic and moral disaster.”Still, I’ll take what I can get!* And you can get your local copy here. Or here. Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to repu... more »
The Truth is no Defense | Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff
[image: elisabeth-sabaditsch-wolff-the-truth-is-no-defense] VIDEO - Free speech activist and author of The Truth is No Defense, Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff, shares with Alex Newman of The New American how she was charged with “hate speech” under Austrian law.
Meghan McCain Tells Don Jr. Winning Isn’t Worth Hurting People
[image: meghan-mccain-tells-don-jr-winning-isn-t-worth-hurting-people] On ABC’s *The View*, co-host Meghan McCain asked Donald Trump, Jr. if seeing his father attack others makes him “feel good.”
Neurologists Warn of Dangers of Daylight Saving Time
[image: neurologists-warn-of-dangers-of-daylight-savings-time-dst] Not only is daylight saving time a burden to many Americans, but some scientists are now saying it could have negative long-term consequences on the human brain.
Senators' silence suggests they may be taking their impeachment trial duty seriously
Lynne H. Rambo, Professor of Law, Texas A&M University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 9 hours ago
No written law or rule requires the senators to remain silent on the issues. But it's probably a good idea, and a promising sign of fairness.
Iran Claims To Have Down A 'Foreign' Drone Over Persian Gulf Port
A still from a five-second clip published by the Iranian military shows the moment a surface-to-air missile system is fired, purportedly in the vicinity of Mahshahr Country and targeting a "foreign" drone that entered the country's airspace over southwestern Khuzestan province, November 8. Islamic Republic of Iran Army *The Guardian: **Unidentified foreign drone shot down in Iran, say news agencies* Reported incident near Bandar-e Mahshahr port comes amid tensions in the Gulf The Iranian army has shot down an unidentified foreign drone near the port of Bandar-e Mahshahr on the G... more »
Jim Jordan Joins House Intelligence Committee – Interim Replacement for Rep. Rick Crawford…
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has announced the move of Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) to the HPSCI for impeachment proceedings. Jordan will replace Rick Crawford for open committee hearings during the House Intelligence push toward impeachment. Jim Jordan is an … Continue reading →
TLCAN abrió la puerta a enfermedades: investigadora
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
08-Nov-2019 La investigadora de la Universidad de Nueva York, Alyshia Gálvez, dictó la conferencia “Tratado de libre comercio en la salud e integridad de las familias mexicanas: salud, trauma y movilidad”, donde expuso que después de la aplicación del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte, las enfermedades crónicas aumentaron de manera considerable en México.
Líderes indígenas de Brasil critican el acuerdo UE-Mercosur
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
08-Nov-2019 Los líderes indígenas de la selva amazónica han viajado hasta Bruselas para exigir el fin de los abusos contra los derechos humanos en la región. Denuncian la explotación incesante de los recursos naturales. Y culpan tanto a Europa como al gobierno brasileño.
China y otros 14 países acuerdan crear el TLC más grande del mundo
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
08-Nov-2019 La Alianza Amplia de Asociación Económica Regional será firmada el año próximo y estará conformada por naciones del sudeste asiático, China, Japón, Corea del Sur, Australia y Nueva Zelanda
Decepcionante avance salarial de México tras el TLCAN: BM
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
08-Nov-2019 El crecimiento de los ingresos de los trabajadores y su capacitación siguieron siendo decepcionantes en México luego de que entró en vigor el TLCAN, aun cuando en el periodo se dio un incremento en el gasto en educación pública, refirió el Banco Mundial.
How an engineer used Lego to quit smoking
Novice Lego creators have used millions of the tiny bricks to bring some of Queensland's most iconic locations to life while connecting communities and generations in the process.
This alternative Australian currency celebrates Indigenous leaders
Artist Ryan Presley invites passers-by to swap legal tender for his 'Blood Money' dollars, to challenge their ideas of history and value.
'Like an episode of Utopia': What is the Blue Dot Network?
Australia joined the United States and Japan in announcing the Blue Dot Network this week — a scheme observers have characterised as rivalling China's Belt and Road Initiative — but what is it exactly and why has Australia opted in?
Firefighter breaks leg as blaze destroys home near Noosa
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Thousands of people are evacuated from their Sunshine Coast homes and a firefighter is in hospital as a bushfire remains at emergency level in Queensland's south-east.
Boxing fans are cringing, but Logan Paul vs KSI is breaking new ground for the sport
Two YouTube stars are about to fight in one of the biggest bouts of the year to an audience of millions. But why? And what does it mean for boxing?
PNG has a problem — a huge and growing population of teenagers
In the highlands of Papua New Guinea, the majority of residents are under 18, and many battle unemployment, lack of education and drug issues. But for one town, a weekly fight club has given some kids hope.
Secret lagoon found to be bringing Murray hardyhead fish back from the brink
Deep in a secret lagoon in South Australia's Riverland, still kept under wraps by wetlands officers, a nationally endangered freshwater fish has been found spawning.
'More real than sperm from someone you don't know': Searching for a donor on Facebook
This young Western Australian couple are joining a growing community of people using Facebook to search for a sperm donor to start their family.
'It is a monster': Out-of-control fire claims two lives, destroys more than 100 homes in NSW
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The NSW Rural Fire Service says it has found the remains of two people, while at least 100 homes have been destroyed as an unprecedented bushfire emergency continues into a second day.
'Labor heartland' is a mirage, not a destination — so it's probably time to find a new roadmap
As Labor digests this week's political post-mortem, Anthony Albanese will be tasked with redefining what the party actually represents in modern times when its historical footings have disappeared, writes Laura Tingle.
residents in China will be required to pass facial recognition test for internet connection
12-20-18 *The* U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division John Demers said at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Dec. 12: “The [Chinese regime’s] playbook is simple: Rob, replicate and replace. Rob the American company of its intellectual property. Replicate the technology. And replace the American company in the Chinese market and one day in the global market.”… U.S.-based China affairs commentator Tang Jingyuan told the *Epoch Times *on Dec. 18: “Most of the recruits of the Thousand Talents Program are naturalized Americans, [meaning that] the... more »
Did Malia Obama Cause 24 Classmates to Be Expelled for Praying on Campus?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
The Strange Case of Time Traveling Rudolph Fentz
A man who had mysteriously disappeared 74 years earlier reportedly turned up in New York City in 1950 — yet he hadn't aged a day.
Hot, Crowded and Secret Room Now Part of Impeachment Lore
The SCIF has its own hashtag and the staircase has attracted a variety of nicknames from reporters and staffers, including “The Pit of Despair.”
Is This a Carp with a Human Face?
With fishes — and with humans — looks can be deceiving.
Henningsen: New UK ‘Russia-Brexit Interference’ Report Will Flop, Distracts from Real Election Issues
*21WIRE* | The UK's General Election campaign kicks off with a likely political circus, including a new 'Russia' narrative - driven by the usual suspects.
The Report, Episode Fifteen: Mueller's Report
Today, we released the final episode of *Lawfare*’s narrative audio documentary, The Report, which recounts the story Robert Mueller lays out in his 448-page report. This episode details the challenges Mueller faced as he tried to reach a conclusion about the president’s conduct. After two years of investigating, Mueller confronts a series of hurdles in making his final judgment about obstruction of justice. Some factual questions stand in his way, but Mueller’s most formidable obstacles all come from the Department of Justice itself. An old Office of Legal Counsel opinion and th... more »
SOON YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TELL WHAT VACCINES PEOPLE HAVE HAD VIA THEIR IMPLANTED DIGITAL MICROCHIP
Would it not be easier to see if someone was vaccinated, or not, simply by looking on their wrist, or by monitoring their digital ID via 5G cell towers and the frequency they emit? That’s... The post SOON YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TELL WHAT VACCINES PEOPLE HAVE HAD VIA THEIR IMPLANTED DIGITAL MICROCHIP appeared first on Healing Oracle.
CBS Just Fired Employee Who Blew Whistle on Epstein Cover-Up at ABC News
*Emma Fiala* - Why did CBS side with a pedophile to protect ABC?
THE MYTHICAL TRUMP VOTER WHO'S MOVED BY QUESTIONS OF RIGHT AND WRONG
I groaned when I saw this at Politico: But Alberta knows that there won't be a mass rejection of Trump in the GOP. There is a sizable number of Republican senators and representatives who believe Trump’s actions are at least theoretically impeachable, who believe a thorough fact-finding mission is necessary, who believe his removal from office is not an altogether radical idea. But it’s also evident that, barring a plain admission of guilt by the president himself—think Jack Nicholson in *A Few Good Men*—the Republican Party will not be forsaking Trump. He could lose a stray vote ... more »
Look at all of the record lows in October!
I think this map speaks for itself. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-content/sotc/national/grid-ranks-temp/grid-ranks-tmin-201910.png Thanks to Oly for this link The post Look at all of the record lows in October! appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Delingpole: Nearly Half of Conservative Voters Want Green Unicorns Sooner, Claims Shock Poll
By Paul Homewood Dellers on a new dodgy poll: Nearly half of all Conservative voters back swingeing carbon reduction measures even more drastic than the insane ones already proposed by the government, according to a poll currently being bigged up excitedly by the Guardian. Boris Johnson’s government is promising to deliver Net Zero […]
Russian choppers carry out patrols along the Syrian-Turkish border: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – On Friday, the Russian military began their first air patrols over the vast Syrian-Turkish border. Russian military choppers were seen flying over several border points in northern Syria, including cities like Ras Al-‘Ayn, Al-Qamishli, Al-Debasiyeh, Al-Malkiyah, Kobane, and Tal Abyad. Video footage of these patrols was captured earlier in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
First Su-57 stealth fighters to enter Russian military service
The first serial-produced fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet is ready for its delivery to Russia’s Aerospace Force, Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko told journalists on Friday. “As for the program of creating fifth-generation aircraft, we can see together with you that the first serial-produced Su-57 plane is actually ready for its delivery to the troops. It […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Ansarallah forces capture strategic hills inside southern Saudi Arabia: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The Ansarallah forces scored an important advance in the southern region of Saudi Arabia this week, as their troops managed to capture a number of hills in the Jizan region’s Al-Dood area. In a video released on Thursday, the Ansarallah forces can be seen fighting their way up this rugged […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Dozens of people pelt Turkish and Russian troops with rocks in northeast Syria: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 P.M.) – Dozens of people in northeastern Syria were filmed pelting the Turkish and Russian troops with rocks as they drove by a formerly SDF-held town. According to ANHA, the villagers pelted the joint Turkish-Russian forces inside the village of Derna Agha, which is in the Al-Hasakah Governorate. Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
First video of Iran shooting down foreign drone
Iranian media have released a video showing how the country’s domestically-produced air defence systems stationed at the southern port of Mahshahr shot missiles at an unidentified drone that violated the country’s airspace. According to a report by the Tasnim News Agency, the air defence system Mersad was used to take down the drone. UPDATE Sabahi-Fard: #Iran’s indigenous air defense […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
This Man Saved 2,700 Lives On 9/11, And Was Recognized By President Trump Yesterday With The Presidential Citizens Medal
*FOX News:* *Trump awards posthumous Presidential Citizens Medal to Sept. 11 hero Rick Rescorla* President Trump awarded a posthumous Presidential Citizens Medal Thursday to the family of retired Army Col. Rick Rescorla, a Vietnam veteran credited with saving thousands of lives during the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. The Presidential Citizens Medal is the second-highest civilian award after the Presidential Medal of Freedom. “On behalf of the entire nation, I pledge we will forever and ever memorialize this American hero," the president said. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: ... more »
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/8/2019
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, with both Bloomberg and impeachment, I’m a little overloaded, so I’ll have a bit more quite shortly. –lambert Trade “Shutterstock Employees Fight Company’s New Chinese Search Blacklist” [The Intercept]. “The publicly traded company built a $639 million-per-year business on the strength of its vast — sometimes comically vast […]
Ontario business group wants ‘clear timeline’ for cannabis store expansion
A group comprised of cannabis industry leaders and experts is calling on Ontario’s government to provide a more complete timetable for when retail stores will be permitted through an open allocation of licenses. So far, the province has used a botched lottery system to award opportunities to open recreational marijuana stores. The Ontario Cannabis Policy […] Ontario business group wants ‘clear timeline’ for cannabis store expansion is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
"The Pathetic Truth..."
"The pathetic truth is that most people fear genuine independence more than they fear death itself. So desperate are they for "acceptance" and so fearful of being thought "peculiar," they will deny the evidence of their own eyes and mindlessly repeat the lies and ignorance of others. When it comes to a subject like economics or foreign policy, they think: "Oh, that's so hard! I can't understand that. I'll just listen to what the 'experts' say. They know best." - Arthur Silber - http://powerofnarrative.blogspot.com/ Since you're here reading this it obviously doesn't apply to you, my... more »
"A Long, Melancholy Roar"
"A Long, Melancholy Roar" by Olivia Judson "On a recent evening at twilight, I was sitting on the grass in Regent’s Park - one of London’s most manicured public spaces - when I heard the fierce, melancholy sound of a lion’s roar. I wasn’t dreaming: it was coming from the zoo. Listening to it, I began to reflect on predators - and us. On returning home, I did some reading. I discovered that between 1990 and 2004, lions attacked 815 people in Tanzania, killing 563. Some of the victims were pulled out of bed during the night after lions forced their way inside huts. Between January 20... more »
President Trump Impromptu Remarks Departing White House – Video….
Chopper pressers are the best pressers. Early this morning President Trump stopped to answer questions from the assembled press pool as he departed the White House for Atlanta, Georgia. High Energy. [Video Below, Transcript Will Follow]
Europe’s Green Fall
The stresses of a Green New Nightmare are showing up in European de-industrialization, heating poverty, and social unrest over fuel prices. Continue reading →
Has Presdient Trump Helped Ukraine?
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) *Byron York, Washington Examiner:* *Testimony: How Trump helped Ukraine* One notable and little-reported conclusion emerging from the House Democratic impeachment proceedings is a consensus among some foreign policy professionals that President Trump's Ukraine policy has been an improvement over President Barack Obama's. Ukraine was an occasionally hot issue in the 2... more »
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "Laguna Indigo II (Aurora)"
Chuck Wild, Liquid Mind, "Laguna Indigo II (Aurora)"
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Stars are forming in the Soul of the Queen of Aethopia. More specifically, a large star forming region called the Soul Nebula can be found in the direction of the constellation Cassiopeia, who Greek mythology credits as the vain wife of a King who long ago ruled lands surrounding the upper Nile river. *Click image for larger size.* The Soul Nebula houses several open clusters of stars, a large radio source known as W5, and huge evacuated bubbles formed by the winds of young massive stars. Located about 6,500 light years away, the Soul Nebula spans about 100 light years and is usual... more »
"Time Passes..."
"Time passes in moments. Moments which, rushing past, define the path of a life, just as surely as they lead towards its end. How rarely do we stop to examine that path, to see the reasons why all things happen? To consider whether the path we take in life is our own making, or simply one into which we drift with eyes closed? But what if we could stop, pause to take stock of each precious moment before it passes? Might we then see the endless forks in the road that have shaped a life? And, seeing those choices, choose another path?" - Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully, "The X-Files"
The Poet: Mary Oliver, "What Is There Beyond Knowing?"
*"What Is There Beyond Knowing?"* "What is there beyond knowing that keeps calling to me? I can't turn in any direction but it's there. I don't mean the leaves' grip and shine or even the thrush's silk song, but the far-off fires, for example, of the stars, heaven's slowly turning theater of light, or the wind playful with its breath; or time that's always rushing forward, or standing still in the same- what shall I say- moment. What I know I could put into a pack as if it were bread and cheese, and carry it on one shoulder, important and honorable, but so small! While everything el... more »
Documents Reveal Why The Pentagon Panicked Over Israel Building Nuclear Weapons
*Robert Beckhusen* *History, Middle East* It could have destabilized the region. *Key point: *America's fears were not confirmed. Israel’s nuclear weapons program is one of the biggest military open secrets in the world. Now we know a little more about the angst inside the Pentagon in the late 1960s, as Israel was months away from activating its *nuclear deterrent*. That’s all according to new documents obtained by the nonprofit National Security Archive at George Washington University. In 2006, the researchers revealed the Nixon administration’s wrangling over what to do about ... more »
Look Out America: Russia's Is Claiming To Have Smarter "Smart Bombs"
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Is it true? *Key point: *Syria has been a critical testing ground for Russian military tech. Russia claims to have developed an ingenious new smart bomb. Or rather, instead of making the bomb smarter, it's the aircraft carrying the bomb that has all the brains, according to the Russian news site the *Saker*. The *Saker* article attributes the "amazingly accurate" and "quasi-miraculous" Russian bombing in Syria to a weapon called the SVP-24. The SVP-24 is a system that turns unguided conventional bombs into precision-guided weapons, similar to the U.... more »
Star Wars Wants Its Droid Back: This Nazi German Tank Is Almost Too Strange To Be Real
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* Meet the Kugelpanzer. *Key point: *The tank lacks official records, but we know at least one existed. The *Star Wars *prequel movies featured various *monowheel robots* and *vehicles* amongst its various fantastical elements. After all, who in real life would be crazy enough to invent such impractical designs? Why, the Nazis, of course! The unique Kugelpanzer, or “ball tank”, was built in Germany and at some point shipped over to Japanese-occupied China. The sole prototype was then captured by the Russian Army in 1945 during its invasion ... more »
America's Great-Power Problems Will Come Back to Haunt It in the Middle East
*Ariel Cohen* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] In the past, when great powers exited a geopolitically critical region, a strategic vacuum ensued. Trump’s hasty withdrawal of troops in Syria, just like his predecessor’s pullout from Iraq, is no exception. When assessing the implications of President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw some one thousand U.S. servicemen and women from Northern Syria, history should be our guide. In the past, when great powers exited a geopolitically critical region, a strategic vacuum ensued. Trump’s hasty withdrawal of troops in Syria, just l... more »
The Army Must Prepare for the Next Great-Power Competition
*Patrick Donahoe* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Today America once again finds itself in a world of geopolitical competition between rising powers and a status quo power, where global economic competition has reached a fever pitch. Many Army leaders are proudly proclaiming that “it’s 1973 all over again!” They might be right. But they might be wrong. They hark back to the heady days when the revolutionaries within the Army turned away from the darkness of Vietnam to face a brightly lit future that would lead to victory in Desert Storm. These visionaries, led by Generals C... more »
Israeli human rights violations in West Bank & Gaza, Nov 4-7
The Israeli forces commit 600 violations against journalists this year, remove residential Palestinian tents, Israeli soldiers abduct two teens & a cancer patient ... Israeli soldiers abduct fishermen & two Palestinian siblings ... Israel's deportation of Human Rights worker upheld by Israeli Supreme Court , etc. The post Israeli human rights violations in West Bank & Gaza, Nov 4-7 appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
College Students Sharing Dorm Space With Senior Citizens
Several college students in Minnesota have a unique living arrangement in the form of a partnership with a nearby assisted living home. The Watkins assisted living home has stood for years in contrast to Winona State University. Young and old separated by a few blocks and lots of decades. But not anymore, because now six […] The post College Students Sharing Dorm Space With Senior Citizens appeared first on Health Nut News.
Wind turbine waste
Wind energy is expensive, intermittent, inefficient, highly subsidized, born from the dirtiest strip mines on Earth and kills birds. When they wear out they can't be recycled. The post Wind turbine waste appeared first on CFACT.
Hampton University Offers Another Free Semester to Bahamian Students
After Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas in August, Hampton University opened its doors to 43 displaced students from the University of the Bahamas-North Campus. Now, as the fall semester draws to a close, Hampton University recently announced it will offer those students a second semester of free room, board and tuition. “It’s a great feeling,” […]
University of West Georgia Considers Cutting Faculty Members
The University of West Georgia found itself with a $3 million tuition revenue gap this fall after enrollment fell by 500 undergraduate students, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. As a result, the school is considering cutting members of its faculty. According to state data, University of West Georgia employs 590 faculty members with an average salary […]
University System of Maryland Selects New Chancellor
Dr. Jay A. Perman, the president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, has been chosen to be the new chancellor of the University System of Maryland, the Baltimore Sun reported. Perman worked at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine then led the University of Maryland medical school’s pediatrics department. He also served as dean […]
University of Utah Announced $2.5M Scholarship Program
To increase the number of students completing their degrees within four years, the University of Utah has announced a $2.5 million scholarship program. Students are automatically considered for the scholarship when they apply to the university. In order to be eligible, students must have at least a 3.2 GPA, be a Utah resident, start school […]
Finding Alpha Centauri
It’s always breathtaking to see the band of the Milky Way under good viewing conditions. I remember so well the night I saw it best, about 20 years ago on a cold, absolutely clear night from a boat in the middle of Lake George. This is up in New York’s Adirondacks, and when I glanced […]
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