Thursday, December 12, 2019

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Buyer Beware: India's Russian-Made Aircraft Carrier Was A Hunk Of Junk

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 23 minutes ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Asia* But it was better than nothing. *Key point: *India has been a big buyer of Russian weapons for 50 years. Like a lot of countries, India wants the best weapons it can afford. But ideological and financial concerns mean there are a lot of things it won’t buy from the United States or Europe. That pretty much leaves, well, Russia. India has been a big buyer of Russian weapons for 50 years. Those haven’t been easy years for New Delhi. India’s defense contracts with Russia have consistently suffered delays and cost overruns. And the resulting hardware ... more »

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Outlines Upcoming Impeachment Trial and Process…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 25 minutes ago
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appears on Fox News to discuss the upcoming impeachment trial and the processes within the Senate that will be followed. McConnell states he will be working closely with White House counsel and the President’s lawyers. … Continue reading →

Bertrand Russell, "Three Passions"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 27 minutes ago
*"Three Passions" * "Three passions have governed my life: The longings for love, the search for knowledge, And unbearable pity for the suffering of humankind. Love brings ecstasy and relieves loneliness. In the union of love I have seen In a mystic miniature the prefiguring vision Of the heavens that saints and poets have imagined. With equal passion I have sought knowledge. I have wished to understand the hearts of people. I have wished to know why the stars shine. Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens, But always pity brought me back to earth; Cries of pain reverberated in m... more »

"All It Takes..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 27 minutes ago
“Not knowing you can’t do something is sometimes all it takes to do it.” - Ally Carter

Is The U.S. Navy's New Ford-Class Carrier Program A Massive Mistake?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 36 minutes ago
Reuters *Dan Grazier, National Interest*: *Did America Make a Big Mistake Building the New Ford-Class Carrier?* *Lot of problems.* Key point: The Ford-class makes a lot of promises but is very expensive and has had several issues. Pres. Donald Trump used the Navy’s next-generation aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, as a backdrop to unveil his vision for the next defense budget in March 2017. The moment was meant to symbolize his commitment to rebuilding the military, but it also positioned the president in front of a monument to the Navy’s and defense industry’s ability to ju... more »

Will The U.S. Senate Move To Acquit President Trump If He's Impeached?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 41 minutes ago
*CNN:* *McConnell will move to acquit Trump if he's impeached, not merely dismiss charges, 2 Republican senators say * Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to hold a final vote to acquit President Donald Trump, should he be impeached, when a majority of senators believe his trial has run its course instead of holding a vote on dismissing the articles of impeachment, two Republican senators told CNN on Wednesday. Republicans want to have a vote on acquittal -- to clear the President of the charges against him -- not simply rely on a 51-vote threshold procedural motio... more »

Someone Interfered In The UK Election, And It Wasn’t Russia

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 42 minutes ago
Ladies and gentlemen I have here at my fingertips indisputable proof that egregious election meddling took place in the United Kingdom on Thursday. Before you get all excited, no, it wasn’t the Russians. It wasn’t the Chinese, the Iranians, Cobra Command or the Legion of […]

Look Out Kim Jong-Un: South Korea's Daewoo K2 Rifle Is A Real Killer

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 51 minutes ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* Better than the M-16. *Key point:* The design and adoption of the K2 was a major milestone for South Korea. In the late twentieth century, one of the hallmarks of a modern military was a country’s ability to design and manufacture its own rifles. South Korea, an emerging military power, took that to heart and produced the K2 assault rifle. A blend of good ideas borrowed from other rifles, the K2 has served Republic of Korea forces for 35 years and with a raft of upgrades will serve for years more to come. After the Korean War, the Republic of Ko... more »

How America Is Doubling-Down on Missile Defense

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 51 minutes ago
*Kris Osborn* *Technology, Asia* [image: Reuters] A new arms race? *Key point:* China and Russia aren't happy about America's progress with missile defense. The Navy is modernizing its destroyers and cruisers with Aegis radar technology equipped with new multi-mission signal processors, kill assessment systems, radio frequency upgrades and various on-board circuits, service officials said. The upgrades are part of an intense service effort to better arm its fleet of destroyers and cruisers with modernized Aegis radar technologies engineered to both help the ships better attack... more »

Russia Got Its Hands On A U.S. Tomahawk Missile In Syria (And Plans To Counter Them)

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 51 minutes ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* Sometimes missiles fail to explode. *Key point: *If it’s just a question of jamming the Tomahawk, then the United States will modify the missile’s systems to compensate for that jamming. Here’s a tip: if you don’t want the enemy to capture your weapons, then don’t use them. But if you’re afraid to use them because they might be captured, then what are good are they? Russia is crowing that it has recovered America’s Tomahawk cruise missiles that were launched in Syria but failed to explode. Russian officials have promised that examining tw... more »

The Royal Navy Isn't Done Yet: Great Britain Is Replacing Its Type 45 Destroyer

David Axe at The National Interest - 51 minutes ago
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* The Type 26 will enter service in the mid-2020s. *Key point: *Cost considerations are driving the Royal Navy's procurement plans. The Royal Navy may already have identified a possible replacement for its Type 45 destroyers. A version of the new Type 26 frigate, which should enter service with the U.K. fleet in the mid-2020s, ultimately could replace the air-defense-optimized Type 45s beginning in the 2030s. The prospect of developing an air-defense variant of the Type 26 offers some hope to the United Kingdom’s beleaguered naval shipbuilders that t... more »

Good news for Trump

Scott Sumner at Econlib - 53 minutes ago
In 1979, Margaret Thatcher was elected Prime Minister of the UK. This proved to be a leading indicator of politics in the US, as Reagan was elected a year later. In June 2016, British voters opted to leave the European Union. Here’s what I said the very next day: Of course this is good news […] The post Good news for Trump appeared first on Econlib.

Ontario raises LP affiliation limit to 25%, opens cannabis retail market

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 1 hour ago
Ontario will begin accepting cannabis store applications in January, with authorizations starting at about 20 per month beginning in April, the province’s Ministry of the Attorney General announced today. The province did not say how the 20 stores will be allocated among the hundreds of operator licence applications expected to flood into the Alcohol and […] Ontario raises LP affiliation limit to 25%, opens cannabis retail market is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

fentanyl news

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 1 hour ago
8-4-19 According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, almost 80 percent of fentanyl seized in 2017 was interdicted at U.S. Postal Service and express consignment carrier facilities, having been shipped in small quantities from China…. According to Homeland Security, more fentanyl in larger volumes is seized at land crossings, but the fentanyl seized from mail and express consignment carrier facilities is far more potent with purities of over 90 percent versus Mexico-sourced fentanyl that is often diluted to less than 10 percent…. China has grown to become the largest mass pr... more »

Neighbour tackles gunman to the ground following domestic violence incident in Adelaide

Helen Frost at Just In - 1 hour ago
A neighbour describes how he tackled a gunman who was fleeing the scene of a domestic violence incident at a home in Adelaide's north-west this morning.

Lambing rates 'best in a decade' thanks to cluster fencing

Just In - 1 hour ago
Lambing rates in western Queensland are the best they have been in a decade, despite more than eight years of drought, and graziers say it is almost certainly due to exclusion fencing.

Plans scrapped for nuclear waste dump in Flinders Ranges

Gary-Jon Lysaght, Angela Smallacombe And Shannon Corvo at Just In - 1 hour ago
Resources Minister Matt Canavan says Wallerberdina Station will no longer be considered after a community ballot returns a slim majority against the facility.

Weinstein's offer of $36m settlement for alleged victims labelled 'unfair'

Just In - 1 hour ago
A multi-million-dollar settlement proposed to end most of the civil action against former Hollywood produce Harvey Weinstein is dismissed by representatives for one of his accusers.

Meet the young Australians using social media and satellites to fight fake news in Syria

James Elton at Just In - 1 hour ago
Conflict zones like the Turkey-Syria border are hotspots for fake news and misinformation. But among the photos and videos uploaded to social media are clues that can be used to sort the truth from the spin — if you know where to look.

Australian skin banks could run out of skin. Here's how you can help

Just In - 1 hour ago
A skin donation is about as thin as tissue paper and leaves just a tiny graze on the skin. But with life-saving stocks at constant risk of running out, there's one thing each of us can do to help out — and it doesn't hurt a bit.

Koala plans frozen in a forest of red tape

Bruce MacKenzie at Just In - 1 hour ago
Plans designed to protect koalas across New South Wales are taking years to be approved the State Government, according to councils.

New spy boss becomes the first woman to lead major Australian intelligence agency

Just In - 1 hour ago
Rachel Noble, the head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre, will become the new head of the Australian Signals Directorate, the agency tasked with intercepting foreign communications.

Noosa Councillor jailed for three years for child sex abuse

Tara Cassidy at Just In - 1 hour ago
Former Noosa deputy mayor Frank Pardon is jailed for indecently assaulting a young teenage girl over several months in the 1990s. The custodial sentence means he's automatically been stripped of his council role.

Adelaide restaurant worker was stabbed 80 times, court told

Meagan Dillon at Just In - 1 hour ago
A court hears Adelaide woman Kim Chau, who was murdered in the luxury city home of two high-ranking public servants, was stabbed 80 times.

Stock trader would get drunk at lunch and rob banks in the 70s, Sydney court hears

Jamie McKinnell at Just In - 1 hour ago
A 1970s Sydney stock trader pleads guilty over 40-year-old bank robberies, after telling police he would commit the crimes during his lunch break to support his gambling habit.

UK Labour savages 'worse than useless' Corbyn as electoral defeat unfolds

Just In - 1 hour ago
MPs facing defeat in former Labour strongholds publicly blame Jeremy Corbyn for the looming Conservative landslide, with calls for the party's divisive leader to fall on his sword and resign.

Students 'locked down' more than 250 times in past two years in Queensland schools

Owen Jacques at Just In - 1 hour ago
Queensland students have been forced to urgently find shelter more than 250 times in the past two years, as schools grapple with threats coming from inside their communities.

'NZ isn't the only place people visit live volcanoes': Ardern defends tourism after White Island disaster

Stefanie Garber at Just In - 1 hour ago
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has urged people to reserve judgement on volcano tourism until the deadly eruption is investigated.

Sue Neill-Fraser's family 'extremely emotional' as murder appeal delayed

Phoebe Hosier at Just In - 1 hour ago
A new appeal hearing for convicted murderer Sue Neill-Fraser could be delayed by a further two months due to the unavailability of her legal team, a Tasmanian court hears.

'Priceless' furry lion costume stolen from Adelaide man's home

Just In - 1 hour ago
An Adelaide man's furry fandom lion costume, worth almost $4,000, is stolen from his Woodville South home. SA Police are calling for any information on the whereabouts of the distinctive costume.

Live: Follow the results of the UK election

Jack Hawke And Simon Smale at Just In - 1 hour ago
The votes are being counted in what could be the UK's most important general election since World War II, with Boris Johnson forecast to win a big majority as he seeks to ram through his Brexit plans. Follow all the action in our live blog.

China, Russia, Iran Teaming Up to Resist US (Full show)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
RT America Rick Sanchez explains how Washington’s bellicose and inept foreign policy has pushed China and Iran into closer collaboration in developing Iran’s oil resources. China is the world’s top importer of oil and is turning increasingly to Iran and Russia instead of the United States. Then RT’s Murad Gazdiev shares his analysis of the …

NATO Splits Reveal Alliance is Redundant — NATO Budget US$1Trillion, Russia Budget US$ 46B

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
NATO Splits Reveal Alliance is Redundant by https://www.strategic-culture.org/ If the NATO summit this week marking the 70th anniversary of its foundation in 1949 was meant to be a resounding celebration, it backfired spectacularly, more as a resounding farce. Amid all the pomp and ceremony afforded by an official reception at Buckingham Palace, hosted by the …

Israel Soldiers Shoot Palestinians on the Way to Work

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Modern Ashkenazi Khazars (90+% of modern Jewry) are NOT the Jews of the Bible! Ashkenaz is not from the tribe of Shem ie. not semitic! They cannot be the descendents of Jacob/Israel who are from Shem! – Genesis 10:1-3 (New King James Version) Nations Descended from Noah 1 Now this is the genealogy of the …

Rep. Doug Collins: Adam Schiff ‘Can’t Spell Truth, Much Less Tell It’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Rep. Doug Collins: Adam Schiff ‘Can’t Spell Truth, Much Less Tell It’ by Charles Creitz | Fox News House Judiciary Committee ranking member Doug Collins, R-Ga., blasted House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., as a chronic liar who is hurting his own party with his mission to impeach President Trump. – On Tuesday’s “Hannity,” host Sean Hannity called Schiff …

‘Schiff Memo’ Debunked By IG Report; Nunes Vindicated

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
‘Schiff Memo’ Debunked By IG Report; Nunes Vindicated by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ In February of 2018, Republicans and Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee released separate reports after spending months looking at the FBI’s conduct during the 2016 US election. – The FBI used the unverified ‘Steele dossier’ in October 2016 to obtain a surveillance …

Horowitz Admits FBI Engaged in “Illegal Surveillance” of Trump Campaign

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Horowitz Admits FBI Engaged in “Illegal Surveillance” of Trump Campaign by Kelen McBreen | ww.Infowars.com ‘It’s illegal surveillance. It’s not court-authorized surveillance’ During Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee testimony, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz admitted the FBI engaged in “illegal surveillance” of the 2016 Trump campaign. – When Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) asked Horowitz if …

Gold’s Rise and the Dollar’s Demise (w/ Rick Rule)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Real Vision Finance Rick Rule, president and CEO of Sprott U.S. Holdings Inc., shares how the worldwide explosion of negative yielding debt shapes his bullish outlook on gold. He examines the impact that a “war on savers” has on the global financial system and on precious metals, and he shares his ideas on where inflation …

The Warfare State Lied About Afghanistan, Iraq, & Syria. They Will Lie Again!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
The Warfare State Lied About Afghanistan, Iraq, & Syria. They Will Lie Again! by Tho Bishop, https://mises.org/ Today the Washington Post published a bombshell report titled “The Afghanistan Papers,” highlighting the degree to which the American government lied to the public about the ongoing status of the war in Afghanistan. Within the thousands of pages, consisting of internal …

SCAM ALERT: The Federal Reserve is Out of Control

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
The Dollar Vigilante SCAM ALERT: The Federal Reserve is Out of Control . Jeff Berwick on Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w Host Dennis Tubbergen. end

Eyes Turn To Fed, Powell, And The Thing We Shall Not Call “QE”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
SilverDoctors This week is turning out to be one interesting week in the markets, the economy, in politics and in geo-politics, but come this afternoon, it’s all eyes on the Fed! end

Exit Polling a ‘Stunning Rejection of Jeremy Corbyn’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Sky News Australia Former adviser to Tony Blair, John McTernan says the results of exit polling – suggesting a majority Conservative win – is a “stunning rejection of Jeremy Corbyn and everything he stands for”. end

Bill Murphy – Physical Gold & Silver Market Closer to Overpower Price Suppression

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Silver Bullion TV Our guest on SBTV this week is Bill Murphy, the Chairman and Director of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA). Bill is a veteran in the gold and silver industry known for his dogged efforts in calling out market manipulation in the precious metals markets by bullion banks and the government. Discussed …

BANG!! 30-Day Bank Bailout Program Est. $700B+ by Dec 31st!! (Bix Weir)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
RoadtoRoota I’d hate to say “I told you so!”…but I TOLD YOU SO!! And this isn’t even enough. They will ALSO have to change the banking rules and increase POMO’s or the system will fail within weeks! end

“Massive… Huge… Largest Ever”: Fed Will Flood Market With Gargantuan $500 Billion In Liquidity To Avoid Year-End Repo Crisis

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
“Massive… Huge… Largest Ever”: Fed Will Flood Market With Gargantuan $500 Billion In Liquidity To Avoid Year-End Repo Crisis by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ In previewing today’s Fed statement regarding repurchase operations, on Tuesday Curvature Securities repo expert Scott Skyrm said that he expects the Fed to announce a $50 billion (at least) term operation for Monday …

Forget Impeachment! Washington Unites Behind Massive Military Bill!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
RonPaulLibertyReport As usual, when it comes to the warfare/welfare state there is no rancor in Washington. All the pretend acrimony between Republicans and Democrats is thrown out and consensus is magically reached. This week another massive military spending bill was approved by both parties – even as we learn about a trillion dollars being wasted …

Students Fighting Back

TNA Video at rss - 1 hour ago
[image: students-fighting-back] VIDEO - In this interview, Alex Newman speaks with the co-founders of SPARK – Students Protecting All Rights for Kids. The three young men started their group in middle school as a result from political bias and bullying from their teachers. Their goal is fair education for all, and they have succeeded in having politically biased assignments thrown out of public schools.

George Washington Reflects on Today’s Government

TNA Video at rss - 1 hour ago
[image: alex-newman-george-washington-reflects-on-todays-government] VIDEO - At the Red Pill Expo, Alex Newman had a chance to speak with the one and only General George Washington (professional reenactor) and asked him about his role in the founding of our Republic. Washington tells Alex that the two pillars this country was founded were morality and religion, and that there many men in our capitol today who want to see them removed. He also explains that for civilians to maintain our Republic , they must understand the “science” of government, i.e. the cause and effect.

Bringing a Biblical Worldview Back to Politics

TNA Video at rss - 1 hour ago
[image: bringing-a-biblical-worldview-back-to-politics] VIDEO - Teen Eagles President Andrew Muller explains how his organization is working to bring a biblical worldview back into politics. This homeschooled teen, a top young conservative leader, talks about his homeschooling experience and how home education can help save America. He also discusses the importance of the Bible and the Constitution, getting involved, and so much more. "We have got to do something now!" he says. Muller has some amazing things to say — check it out and share!

President Trump and First Lady Melania Host Congressional Christmas Ball – Video…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
President Trump begins by saying “we’re having a very exciting month in Washington DC”, and later remarks “we’re going to have a fantastic year.” Doesn’t sound like President Trump is too concerned with the impeachment fiasco. Lead on Mr. President, … Continue reading →

40% to 80% of Parents in U.S. with Intellectual Disabilities Lose Custody of their Children

AdminM at Health Impact News - 2 hours ago
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced an agreement with the state of Oregon to develop a system to ensure the state’s child welfare agency does not discriminate against parents with disabilities, a move that could benefit one in ten parents in the United States. The agreement stems from a case involving Amy Fabbrini and Eric Ziegler. Fabbrini and Ziegler endured a five-year battle with the state of Oregon to regain custody of their two sons, who were both taken into foster care after their respective births. No abu... more »

American University Receives $300,000 Grant to Increase Minority STEM Faculty

Sarah Wood at Diverse - 2 hours ago
American University (AU) received a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to increase the number of women and underrepresented minority faculty within the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) field. The funding would go towards an analysis of university policies and procedures that affect equitable hiring. There will also be a focus on the […]

SUNO Suspends All Athletic Programs Due to Financial Issues

Sarah Wood at Diverse - 2 hours ago
Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) suspended all athletic programs as a result of lingering financial issues, according to Victory Sports Network. The suspension will impact around 60 student-athletes and coaches. SUNO had five athletic programs including men’s and women’s basketball teams, men’s and women’s track-and-field teams and a women’s volleyball team. The historically Black […]

Professors Sue Tufts University Over Required Fundraising

Sara Weissman at Diverse - 2 hours ago
Eight professors at Tufts Medical School – who research cancer, addiction, autism and other topics – are suing the university, claiming the school is violating their tenure contracts, The Boston Globe reported. They’re alleging that since 2017, the school has required them to bring in large outside grants, making up at least 40 percent of […]

Faculty Members Urge Syracuse University to Create Campus-Wide Diversity Courses

Jessica Ruf at Diverse - 2 hours ago
Nearly 150 faculty members at Syracuse University have signed a petition calling for a university-wide, liberal arts core curriculum that would foster critical thinking on issues surrounding diversity, reported The Daily Orange. The letter comes in response to a series of at least 17 hate crimes and bias-related incidents on or near SU’s campus since Nov. […]

N.C. Attorney General, Civil Rights Group Criticize UNC’s “Silent Sam” Settlement

Jessica Ruf at Diverse - 2 hours ago
North Carolina’s Attorney General Josh Stein “lashed out” in response to the University of North Carolina’s (UNC) gift of $2.5 million to a Confederate heritage group for the preservation of a Civil War memorial, according to The Washington Post. Stein criticized the school, saying the money would be better spent helping students. As part of […]

Group of UCSC Graduate Student Workers On Strike

Jessica Ruf at Diverse - 2 hours ago
A group of graduate student workers at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) are on strike and withholding students’ semester grades until given a 70% pay increase, which would equal an additional $1,412 a month. According to the students, the raise would account for the higher cost of living in Santa Cruz, which they […]

Democrats in Congress Question DeVos on Relief For Defrauded Students

Sara Weissman at Diverse - 2 hours ago
Tensions ran high at a House Education and Labor Committee hearing on Thursday, where Democrats questioned U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos about her implementation of the borrower’s defense rule, the provision that allows loan forgiveness for defrauded students.

The Three Aspects of a Nation

Unknown at The Verma Report - 2 hours ago
The political existence of a nation rests on three fundamental aspects: first, the center of political power; second, the mode of exercise of political power; third, the culture that makes people feel that they are a part of a society. When the correlation between these three aspects is judicious and free of contradictions, the nation can be a land of happiness, stability, and prosperity. In a democratic or republican country, the political activity should be aimed at keeping the three aspects in consonance, but it’s generally the conservative political forces which seek to achieve ... more »

Japan to Sweden and the Sterilization of the “unworthy”

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 2 hours ago
Japan to Sweden and the Sterilization of the “unworthy” Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan acknowledged the brutality of forced sterilizations that inflicted vast numbers of people between 1948 and 1996. Hence, compensation will now be given to victims who suffered greatly from the deeds of […]

E.U. Leaders Agree To Extend Russian Sanctions By Six Months

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*DW: **EU extends sanctions on Russia over Ukraine conflict* EU sanctions targeting Moscow's finance, energy and defense industries will stay in place until mid-2020. The decision comes after the leaders of Russia and Ukraine met in Paris to seek a solution to Ukraine conflict. European Union leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday agreed to extend economic sanctions against Russia for another six months, officials said. The measures were first implemented in 2014 after Moscow annexed Ukraine's Crimean peninsula and backed a separatist insurgency in the country's east. The sanctio... more »

US sugar production way down due to wet and cold 

Robert at Ice Age Now - 2 hours ago
“America will import more sugar this year than it has in 4 decades,” reads the headline. 11 Dec 2019 – First came the water. “Ten inches, up to almost 20 inches of rain,” says Dan Younggren, who grows sugar beets in the northwest corner of Minnesota. The fields were so wet that farmers couldn’t work in ... Read moreUS sugar production way down due to wet and cold The post US sugar production way down due to wet and cold appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Ricchiazzi responds to questions posed by Politico

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 2 hours ago
Matthew Ricchiazzi, the publisher of The Buffalo Chronicle, was kind enough to questions posed by Caitlin Dewey, a writer with Politico. His responses can be read in their entirety below: I understand the Chronicle is not your full-time gig — what else

Send in the Clowns

nonnie9999 at HYSTERICAL RAISINS - 2 hours ago
Today’s House Judiciary Committee’s Rethuglican highlights: Original DVD cover Doug Collins (GA)—Unintelligible, as 194 dB is the maximum undistorted sound pressure level that can be transmitted on Earth, and Collins apparently can only speak at 200 dB. Matt Gaetz (FL)—Floriduhhh … Continue reading →

US And China Reaches A 'Deal In Principle' To End Trade War

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*CNBC:* *US reaches a phase one trade deal with China in principle pending Trump’s approval* * The Trump administration has reached a trade deal in principle with China, three sources close to the talks told CNBC. * The president met with advisors Thursday afternoon about whether to scrap the next round of tariffs on China. * The Trump administration has offered to eliminate tariffs on Chinese goods set to take effect Sunday and cut some existing duties in half, sources told CNBC. The Trump administration has reached a phase one trade deal with China in principle, pending approv... more »

Did Insect Repellent Companies Hire a Ugandan Man Whose Flatulence Kills Mosquitoes?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 2 hours ago
Multiple news websites from around the world were taken in by a crude hoax in December 2019.

Trump Appears to Hit Record for Daily Tweets

AP News at Snopes.com - 2 hours ago
The always-prolific Tweeter-in-chief appears to have hit a new record.

Lost in tongue: The politics of mother tongue education in Myanmar

Andre Kwok at New Mandala - 2 hours ago
A glimpse into the current state of mother tongue education and its connections to the broader ethnic reconciliation process. The post Lost in tongue: The politics of mother tongue education in Myanmar appeared first on New Mandala.

President Trump Delivers Remarks During White House Summit on Child Care and Paid Leave – Video and Transcript…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
Earlier today President Trump outlined principles for common sense, innovative child care policy reforms and practices that increase access to quality care, choice, and flexibility for America’s working parents. [Video and Transcript Below] The booming economy and strong labor market … Continue reading →

Carter Page Discusses the IG Report and His Probable Lawsuit Against DOJ and FBI…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
Former Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page discusses the details of the IG report, allegations of FISA court abuse and his future plans to sue the DOJ and FBI:

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 12, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*Martin Kettle, The Guardian*: *If the exit poll is right, this election will transform British politics * For the last four UK general elections, bar 2015, the 10pm exit poll on election day has been almost exactly correct, even if sometimes the predictions have been a shock to many experts. So the likelihood is that the pollsters have got it right again in 2019. But whereas in 2017 their correct prediction of a hung parliament guaranteed a embattled legislature, the 2019 prediction may even transform British politics. *Read more* .... *Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- ... more »

MJBizCon 2019 panelists shine spotlight on new and evolving US and global cannabis business opportunities

Laura Hamilton at Marijuana Business Daily - 3 hours ago
LAS VEGAS – How might the Canadian cannabis market fare in 2020? What will happen with the SAFE Banking Act in the U.S. Congress? How are U.S. cannabis operators complying with marijuana regulations across multiple states? Those issues and others were among the many U.S. and international cannabis business topics tackled during the second day […] MJBizCon 2019 panelists shine spotlight on new and evolving US and global cannabis business opportunities is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

No, AOC, Dogs Don’t Have More Time With Their Children Than Women

Rachel Greszler at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Rachel Greszler* *Politics, Americas* [image: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announces introduction of public housing legislation as part of the Green New Deal in Washington, U.S. November 14, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott] Womp, womp. As a woman who gave birth to six children and is raising them, I find being compared to a breeding dog incredibly offensive. Earlier this week at a hearing held by the House Oversight and Reform Committee, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said the government should require at least eight weeks of paid maternity leave because puppies get eight we... more »

What Does It Matter That Finland Is So Happy?

James Pethokoukis at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*James Pethokoukis* *Politics, * Finland is a happy and homogeneous little country of 5.5 million people. Finland is a happy and homogeneous little country of 5.5 million people. A consistently strong Winter Olympics performer. Heavily forested. Oh, and one more thing: It’s a “capitalist paradise,” at least according to a Sunday New York Times op-ed by Finnish-American journalist Anu Partanen. Dynamism and innovation coexist nicely with high supertaxes and a superbig welfare state. Partanen’s message to America: Be not afraid of universal healthcare, tuition-free college, and mon... more »

Is Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier Doomed?

David Axe at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Russia’s sole aircraft carrier is on fire. The blaze aboard Admiral Kuznetsov could mean the end of Russian at-sea, fixed-wing naval aviation. Russia’s sole aircraft carrier is on fire. The blaze aboard *Admiral Kuznetsov* could mean the end of Russian at-sea, fixed-wing naval aviation. The fire started at 10:20 in the morning, local time on Dec. 12, 2019, when diesel fuel ignited on a lower deck, Russian media reported. *Kuzentsov *at the time was pierside in Murmansk for pre-planned repairs following a disastrous 2016 deployment to the Syrian coast. Th... more »

What if North Korea Launches a Satellite?

Ted Galen Carpenter at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, Asia* North Korean leaders must be aware of the underlying dangers if they conduct an overtly military missile test. But what if Pyongyang chooses to use the new missile engine to launch a satellite into Earth orbit instead? It is not entirely clear how the United States and its East Asian allies would (or should) react to that development. Multiple reports are circulating in the news media that North Korea has tested a new, larger, and more capable rocket engine. There is growing concern that Pyongyang may be about to give the United States and... more »

Russia's Only Aircraft Carrier Just Went up in Flames

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Europe* What happens now? It seemed as though things couldn't get any worse for Russia's sole, aging aircraft carrier after a crane smashed through its hull in 2018-- but then, it caught fire. Russian state news agency TASS reported that a fire broke out on Admiral Kuznetsov in the Murmansk shipyard, where it is currently undergoing a deep refit. Six people were initially reported to be injured in the aftermath of the accident, reportedly from toxic fumes. That number has since shot up to twelve. One ship officer is still missing as of the time of wr... more »

Revealed: We Now Know Why America Sent Nuclear Weapons To South Korea

Daniel R. DePetris at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Asia* We all know how this story ended. *Key point: *America had nuclear weapons in South Korea until 1991. The day was January 17, 1957, and Assistant Secretary of State Walter Robertson had a nagging worry that his boss, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, wouldn’t go toe-to-toe with the Pentagon on the subject of introducing nuclear weapons into South Korea. The State Department, Robertson wrote in a memo to Dulles, remained unequivocally opposed to deploying atomic weapons on the Korean Peninsula. “In my opinion the introduction of atomic w... more »

Will the Navy Double-Down on "Stealthy" Warships?

David Axe at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Good idea or expensive boondoggle? *Key point:* Stealthy warships might be harder to find, but they are expensive and not well-armored. The U.S. Navy’s next big warship could look a lot like its current DDG-1000 *Zumwalt* class of stealthy destroyers, Rear Adm. William Galinis, the Navy’s program executive officer for ships, said at a June 19, 2019 symposium. By contrast, the new ship probably won’t look like the DDG-51 *Arleigh Burke* class, currently the mainstay of the 290-ship U.S. fleet, Galinis said. The Navy is still stud... more »

Seeds of Renewal

Elias Antar displays the fruit of his labor. ( Mindy Belz)We are stepping through his orchards, crunching grasses and wild thyme underfoot, rich aromas rising around us in the crisp morning air.

Chaldean Patriarch Appeals for Aid to Christians in Ninevah Plain

Cardinal Louis Sako, Chaldean Catholic patriarch, has appealed for Christian relief in the towns of the Ninevah Plain, the historical cradle of Christianity in Iraq.

"Markets vs. Politics: Which Will It Be?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*"Markets vs. Politics: Which Will It Be?"* by Brian Maher "No man can avoid politics. All are in siege. No rival field of human enterprise can approach its ferocity. War is the extension of what by other means… in Mr. Carl von Clausewitz’s telling? The answer is politics of course. Today we file a scorching tort against politics. Politics separates, divides, enrages, disrupts - as war itself. Democratic politics offer no exception. Reduce electoral politics to its naked core… *The Essence of Electoral Politics: *You have Candidate X and you have Candidate Y. Each is nothing more i... more »

ABC: San Diego Woman Dies From Flu After Vaccination

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 3 hours ago
An 86-year-old woman who had been vaccinated is the latest flu death in San Diego. According to the County Health and Human Agency, the woman died on December 1 from influenza A and had been vaccinated this season. This flu season, seven San Diegans have died from the flu. At this time last year, San […] The post ABC: San Diego Woman Dies From Flu After Vaccination appeared first on Health Nut News.

Mainstreaming Leprosy-affected People a Big Challenge in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec 12 (IPS) - When Feroza Begum was first diagnosed with leprosy in 2006, it felt as though she had been struck by a thunderbolt due to the deep-seated prejudice in her society that the disease is a curse from Allah (God). Read the full story, “Mainstreaming Leprosy-affected People a Big Challenge in Bangladesh”, on globalissues.org →

Was There a Housing Bubble?

David Henderson at Econlib - 3 hours ago
In his recent book Shut Out, Kevin Erdmann, a finance expert and visiting fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, has two main messages. The first, which is not controversial among economists, is that restrictions on residential construction in coastal California and the urban Northeast have constrained supply so much that housing […] The post Was There a Housing Bubble? appeared first on Econlib.

No survivors of Chilean plane crash, human remains found among debris

Just In - 4 hours ago
Chilean search teams recover human remains in the search for an Antarctica-bound plane that crashed earlier this week, prompting officials to declare none of the 38 people on board survived.

Glasses chain Oscar Wylee sued over 'misleading' one-for-one donation claims

Stephanie Chalmers at Just In - 4 hours ago
The ACCC alleges Oscar Wylee only donated 3,000 pairs of glasses over a period it sold 320,000, despite claiming to donate glasses to someone in need for every pair sold.

Woman jailed over fatal bashing of grandmother walking her dogs

Karen Percy at Just In - 4 hours ago
Amy Tran is jailed for seven years for bashing Le Ngoc Le to death as the 76-year-old grandmother walked her dogs in what the sentencing judge described as a "senseless crime".

Dairy code of conduct launches guaranteeing prices, banning retrospective cuts

Clint Jasper And Warwick Long at Just In - 4 hours ago
Beginning today, the horror caused by retrospective price cuts in 2016 will now be banned under the new mandatory code of conduct.

Australia-New Zealand joint Women's World Cup bid about something 'bigger than the sport'

Just In - 4 hours ago
Australia joins forces with New Zealand to put their hands up as joint hosts for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Lynton runs Tarpeena's only pub, post office and servo, and he's doing it to keep his town alive

Bec Whetham at Just In - 4 hours ago
When a rural town loses jobs or services, it can be hard to keep people. The neighbouring towns of Nangwarry and Tarpeena in South Australia's south-east have two very different stories to tell.

Woman dies, two in hospital after suspicious fire breaks out in backpacker hostel

Just In - 4 hours ago
A woman is dead and another person is taken to hospital in a serious condition after a suspicious fire rips through the Exclusive Backpackers hostel in East Perth.

People in Perth's north told to evacuate before the 'window of opportunity' closes

Just In - 4 hours ago
People in a bushfire zone that is threatening communities north of Perth are being urged to evacuate now ahead of strong winds, as a second emergency warning is issued for Perth.

Johnson set for biggest majority since Thatcher

Just In - 4 hours ago
Boris Johnson's Conservative Party is tipped to win the UK election with 368 seats, giving it a clear majority as dozens of Labour MPs lose their seats.

Is this the spark Scott Morrison needs to act on climate change?

Michelle Grattan at Just In - 4 hours ago
The Government is inviting anger into the debate over Australia's devastating fires by being so inactive and partisan about climate change over the years. Scott Morrison can no longer gloss over the debate, writes Michelle Grattan.

Six bodies from White Island 'expected' to be Australians

Just In - 4 hours ago
Elite military teams have left White Island with six bodies, all expected to be Australians, as the daring operation to return the dead to their loved ones is put on hold.

Trump Went Crazy In Hershey

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
On Tuesday night, the Trump circus found its way to Hershey, Pennsylvania, where Pennsylvania's 9th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts meet. Hershey is in the 10th. Trump won all three districts and all three are held by Republicans in Congress, but the 10th is the least solidly Republican and I suspect Rep. Scott Perry was worried that Trump was showing up in his district, which Trump only won with 52.3% in 2016. According to the latest Morning Consult numbers, Trump's approval statewide has decreased by 17 points since he was inaugurated and now stands at 45% approve, 52% d... more »

World News Briefs -- December 12, 2019 (Evening Edition)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *Exit poll shows Boris Johnson STORMING home: Sensational prediction has Tories winning historic Brexit election with a stonking majority of EIGHTY SIX and Labour with its worst result since 1935 as 'red wall' crumbles* * Exit poll has given the first indication of results after ballot boxes closed in biggest election for a generation * The prediction shows voters handing the Tories a whopping 368 seats with Labour collapsing to just 191 * The result would mean a huge 86 Commons majority and be the worst Labour showing in modern history * Declarations in key seats ... more »

Fake Trump Demonizes U.S. at UN Climate Summit

TNA Video at rss - 4 hours ago
[image: fake-trump-demonizes-us-at-un-climate-summit] VIDEO - In this interview with The New American magazine, fake Trump discusses how and why the United States won first, second, and third place in being "the best at being the worst." The event was put on by the Russia-funded Climate Action Network at the United Nations COP25 "climate change" summit.

In 1956, A Nuclear World War III Almost Broke Out Between Britain, France, Israel, and Russia

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *History, Middle East* And America would not have been directly involved. *Key point:* A European imperial plot went horribly wrong. The war began with an imperialist invasion to seize the Suez Canal. It ended with the Soviet Union threatening to nuke Britain, France and Israel. The 1956 British and French attack on Suez, and the parallel 1956 Israel-Egypt War, have to be among the strangest conflicts in history. The cast of characters includes two fading empires reluctant to admit their decline, a charismatic Arab dictator, a paranoid Jewish state, a semi-fake wa... more »

Will the Air Force's F-35 Soon Get a Laser Gun?

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The future of war. *Key point:* The Pentagon is looking into arming many of its planes with lasers. The Air Force will one day fire high-tech laser weapons from drones and fighter jets to destroy high-value targets, conduct precision strikes and incinerate enemy locations from the sky. The first airborne tests are expected to take place by 2021, Air Force officials have said. The developmental efforts are focused on increasing the power, precision and guidance of existing laser weapon applications with the hope of moving from ... more »

F-35: Would You Spend $1,500,000,000,000 On a Plane That Can't Fly?

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, North America* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/SOUTHKOREA-ANNIVERSARY-MILITARY-RC12265076A0.html] That's what the U.S. government did on the F-35. *Key Point:* The F-35, despite its laundry list of setbacks and malfunctioning, might be too big of a program to fail. The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter is estimated to be the most expensive weapons system in human history, based on its projected lifetime cost of $1.5 trillion dollars ($406 billion for the aircraft, the rest in lifetime operating costs)—and that’s before we factor in... more »

Meet The J-10 Fighter: China's Very Own F-16 That Is Now For Sale

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* It's a bit behind the curve in terms of what modern air forces are flying. *Key point: *Like the F-16, the J-10 boasts a highly agile, aerodynamically unstable airframe which is stabilized by a computer in its fly-by-wire flight control system. China has been showcasing its Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon single-engine fighters prominently since 2018. The latest J-10C model is comparable with modernized variants of the classic American F-16 Fighting Falcon tactical fighter with capabilities including beyond-visual-range engagement, precision air-... more »

Bad News for Taiwan: China Has Russia's S-400 Missiles

David Axe at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*David Axe* *Technology, Asia* [image: Reuters] RIP Taipei's Air Force? *Key point:* Beijing wants the most advanced weapons possible to squeeze Taiwan. The Chinese military's new S-400 surface-to-air missile system can hit targets more than 150 miles away, if the reported result of the type's first-ever test in Chinese service is accurate. The Taiwan strait is just 140 miles across at its widest point, meaning that, in theory, Chinese S-400s could target Taiwanese warplanes shortly after they take off. But the short distance separating China and Taiwan works both ways. At the ... more »

US Department of Justice Tells Judicial Watch it Can’t Produce Documents on Imran Awan Due to “Technical Difficulties”

Gateway Pundit at Need To Know - 4 hours ago
Imran Awan and his brothers were paid millions of dollars for managing the IT for several Democratic officials and are suspected of hacking. Even though the DOJ agreed not to prosecute Imran Awan in 2017, Judicial Watch filed FOIA requests. The DOJ says it cannot comply due to "technical difficulties".

Los Angeles and Chicago Are Readying to Erase 68,000 Nonviolent Marijuana Convictions

Phillip at Waking Times - 4 hours ago
*Phillip Schneider* - Cook and Los Angeles counties are taking the bold move of erasing tens of thousands of past nonviolent marijuana convictions.

Reefs Could Be Brought Back To Life By Luring Fish Back To Dead Coral Reefs By Playing Healthy Reef Sounds

WTStaff at Waking Times - 4 hours ago
*Mayukh Saha* - Large tracts of the Great Barrier Reef are dead. But scientists have been successful in bringing some dead patches back to life using an ingenious method.

NYPD Cops Brag About Stealing Legal Hemp to Be Used as Medicine for Cancer Patients

WTStaff at Waking Times - 4 hours ago
*Matt Agorist* - These cops became the laughing stock of the internet after they bragged about seizing 106 pounds of entirely LEGAL hemp.

Too Much Screen Time Harms Brain Development

WTStaff at Waking Times - 4 hours ago
*GreenMedInfo Research Group* - Children under 2 years shouldn't use screens, but even those 2 and over may face lifelong consequences of too much screen time during childhood.

Epstein Partied With Harvey Weinstein at Princess’s 18th Birthday, Photos Reveal

WTStaff at Waking Times - 4 hours ago
*John Vibes* - The connection between Epstein and Weinstein has been documented for several years.

Breaking: Haftar-led Libyan Army launches ‘final offensive’

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
East Libya’s Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar announced the start of the Libyan National Army’s final offensive to gain control over rival Government of National Accord-held Tripoli. “The zero hour passed, to all military units … The hour that our people in Tripoli were looking forward to,” Haftar said in an official statement. Last week, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

ISIS terrorist attack kills 7 Iraqi military personnel

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
Seven Iraqi military personnel have been killed in a suicide attack near the city of Samarra north of Baghdad on Thursday, Reuters reported, citing a statement by the military. Three more military personnel were injured in the attack, the statement said, adding that no group has claimed responsibility for it. The attack was reportedly carried […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

“You’re Either With Us, Or You’re Gone”: EU Gun Bans Disarm Switzerland

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 4 hours ago
Consider that the EU is the wet dream of proper governance of globalists both here and abroad. Consider that the American Left hopes one day to subsume American law to the EU’s international global courts. And consider that, virtually since its founding centuries ago, Switzerland has required – you read that right, required – its male citizens to both own a firearm, and to train annually in its use for civilian defense. In light of what is now going down in Ralph “Blackface” Northam’s Commonwealth of Virginia (see: http://hardnoxandfriends.com/2019/12/12/virginia-democrats-make-thre... more »

Black Wisdom that breaks the chains of a Democrat Plantation and destroys their narrative

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 4 hours ago
TRUMP’S BLACK SUPPORT SKYROCKETS TO 34%…THE TRUTH!!! . This guy isn’t giving a religious sermon. He is giving a motivational one and not just for one skin color or another but one we older folks were recognize as something we were taught years ago to live by. It is definitely one that the leftards DO NOT WANT BLACKS TO HEAR! Well done sir. –Uriel–

Carter Page heading to Supreme Court if needed

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 4 hours ago
Carter Page: We’re taking this case to the Supreme Court In case you missed this Fox Business news clip: Maria Bartiromo interviews Carter Page today, December 12, 2019. . Interesting that this man was actually working with the FBI from 2008-2013. And yet they quickly turned on a dime and used him as a surveillance excuse in 2016 when he told them he had joined the Trump campaign as a volunteer. –Uriel–

Was the Statue of Liberty Originally a Different Color?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Copper-oxidation reactions can produce a natural patina on surfaces that significantly changes their colors.

Pastor: Donated Toys Were Tainted by Meth Lab in Church Playroom

AP News at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Christmas toys donated to a Maine church where a meth lab was discovered in the playroom have been contaminated and cannot be given out to children in need.

Is This Teen Activist Greta Thunberg Shooting a Gun?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Time magazine's 2019 Person of the Year has been the subject of numerous false rumors.

Volcker: "Central banks are not exactly the harbingers of free market economies ... central banks were created as a means of financing the government." #QotD

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 5 hours ago
*"Central banks are not exactly the harbingers of free market economies... not at the cutting edge of a market economy; they were Johnny-come-latelies. ... Central banking is almost entirely a phenomenon of the twentieth century.... central banks were looked upon and created as a means of financing the government, which I do not think people have in mind when thinking about central banking today.”* ~ Paul Volcker (Federal Reserve Chairman from 1979 to 1987) who died this week, speaking in 1990 on 'The Role of Central Banks' . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to r... more »

No Biggie. DJT Gets Re-elected We'll Just Impeach Him Again

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 5 hours ago
Impeachment is a ridiculous bit of theater that has failed in its most basic mission. It was supposed to damage the President while convincing American voters that DJT, and by extension Republicans, were criminals. They were supposed to reject both the man and the party in favor of some joke-candidate like Joe Biden. Polls show that’s not going to happen. They’re out of ideas, their Hail Mary is failing, and their 2020 field is such a mess that even the most stalwart lefties are rolling their eyes. So, what are Dems to do? They’re going to do the same thing all over again, that’s wh... more »

Grinch Science: Mistletoe Is A Tree-Plundering Parasite

The Conversation at Science 2.0 blogs - 5 hours ago
Christmas and mistletoe: have you ever simply asked yourself … why? I have studied plant parasites like mistletoe for almost ten years, and I’m here to tell you that the answer is absolutely fascinating. In Norse mythology, Baldur (younger brother to magic-hammer-wielding Thor), was the subject of a premonition from his mother Frigg, who could see the future: he would be killed. Frigg tackled this head on, extracting an oath from every object on Earth, to avoid harming her son. This was agreeable to all … except mistletoe, which was overlooked. read more

Impeachment effort a colossal waste of time, energy and money

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 5 hours ago
“Two polls released this week show that a majority of registered voters in America now oppose the impeachment of President Trump and his removal from office.” click here

Wakey Wakey – Exit Polls Show Landslide Conservative Boris Johnson Win in U.K. Elections – Open Discussion Thread….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
A “landslide”, a complete “wipe-out”, a “massive victory” appears looming for Boris Johnson and the conservative party in the U.K. if exit polls are accurate. These blowout results guarantee a faster Brexit from the European Union and the leftist labor … Continue reading →

U.S. capital--the lifeline of the Chinese Communist Party

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 5 hours ago
12-12-2019 interview on video: Roger Robinon: “But they can live with that because ZTE (ban) was reversed. They’re planning to reverse Huawei (ban). They’re trying to get even Megvii off of the (banned) entity list—artificial intelligence. So they can work it. I’ll tell you what they can’t afford to see the light of day: *the money, the US capital markets. Because that’s where they live or die.”* Roger Robinon: “Do we really believe that if they (American investors) knew that their investment dollars were going into the perpetrators of these abuses that are threatening th... more »

Musical Interlude: Vangelis, "Alpha"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
"So great has been the endurance, so incredible the achievement, that, as long as the sun keeps a set course in heaven, it would be foolish to despair of the human race." - Ernest L. Woodward The March of Mankind, despite ourselves... Vangelis, "Alpha"

"A Look to the Heavens"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
“The small, northern constellation Triangulum harbors this magnificent face-on spiral galaxy, M33. Its popular names include the Pinwheel Galaxy or just the Triangulum Galaxy. M33 is over 50,000 light-years in diameter, third largest in the Local Group of galaxies after the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), and our own Milky Way. *Click image for larger size.* About 3 million light-years from the Milky Way, M33 is itself thought to be a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy and astronomers in these two galaxies would likely have spectacular views of each other's grand spiral star systems. As for ... more »

Chet Raymo, "Know Thyself"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"Know Thyself"* by Chet Raymo "The ancient Greek aphorism, attributed to Socrates and others. Good advice, I'm sure. If only we knew what it means. Is it the same as the "examination of conscience" we were asked to perform as young Catholics? "Bless me, Father, for I have sinned." Well, yes, it is good to ask ourselves if we have lived up to our highest moral aspirations. But surely "Know thyself" means more than that. Does it mean to be aware of our self-awareness? That is to say, not to act impulsively, but reflectively. Thoreau's "I went to the woods because I wished to live d... more »

"Stop Whinin'..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
"We all got problems. But there's a great book out called "Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart." Did you see that? That book says the statute of limitations has expired on all childhood traumas. Get your stuff together and get on with your life, man. Stop whinin' about what's wrong, because everybody's had a rough time, in one way or another." - Quincy Jones

Delingpole: Greta the Teenage Climate Puppet Goes Full Marxist

Hifast at Climate Collections - 5 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood The mask has slipped! ? ? Greta Thunberg the teenage Climate Puppet has gone full Marxist. In her latest public statement, she says that the ‘climate crisis is not just about the environment’: That action must be powerful and wide-ranging. After all,…

BBC’s One Planet falsely claims that polar bears hunting whales from shore is an unprecedented effect of climate change

Hifast at Climate Collections - 5 hours ago
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Polar bears leaping on the backs of belugas off Seal River, in western Hudson Bay, is being falsely promoted by the BBC’s new “Seven Worlds: One Planet” TV special as an unprecedented effect of climate change. More specifically, the Daily Mail (30 November 2019) this morning quoted the documentary, narrated by…

Latest Attenborough BS–”Starving Polar Eating Poor Belugas”–Never Happened Before, He Lies

Hifast at Climate Collections - 5 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? h/t AC Osborn Attenborough is on the march again tonight, with his latest load of BS: A polar bear bravely leaped into a pod of beluga whales in a desperate bid to avoid starvation. Sir David Attenborough’s Seven Worlds One…

The Trifecta Of Genius

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 5 hours ago
Here we see the Trifecta of Genius seeking to impeach President DJT. One questioned a Navy Admiral under oath if Guam would tip over in the Pacific with to many U.S.Marines, one brought a bucket of Fried Chicken to a congressional committee hearing, and the other, who wears what looks like a go-cart tire on her head, once questioned NASA fight controllers why the Mars Rover didn't land and take pictures of the Apollo landing site. Ladies and Gentlemen, a Democrat Impeachment Tour de Force...... *Johnson - Cohen - Jackson Lee*

The Poet: David Whyte, "In the Beginning"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"In the Beginning"* "Sometimes simplicity rises like a blossom of fire from the white silk of your own skin. You were there in the beginning you heard the story, you heard the merciless and tender words telling you where you had to go. Exile is never easy and the journey itself leaves a bitter taste. But then, when you heard that voice, you had to go. You couldn't sit by the fire, you couldn't live so close to the live flame of that compassion you had to go out in the world and make it your own so you could come back with that flame in your voice, saying listen... this warmth, this unbea... more »

Hair Dyes and Chemical Straighteners Linked to Breast Cancer

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 5 hours ago
There are nearly 13,000 chemicals found in personal care products sold in the U.S., and only 10% have been tested for safety. Considering that fact, it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that a recent study linked permanent hair dyes and chemical straighteners — both of which are full of questionable ingredients — to an […] The post Hair Dyes and Chemical Straighteners Linked to Breast Cancer appeared first on Health Nut News.

Curse of Oak Island and Red Water

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 5 hours ago
As those of you who visit here know, I have about given up on *Curse of Oak Island*. They had been tearing up the island for years and all they have to show for all that destruction are some crummy artifacts that are essentially worthless and a pack of speculations that are laughable in the extreme. Oak Island, obviously. Remember back in the early days when we were repeatedly shown that lousy video from Borehole 10X. There were images seen on that video that resembled a body, there was a hammer seen, and some sort of box that suggested treasure. When was the last time they showed ... more »

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