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Looms Fox's The Phenomenon
*Looms James Fox's...* The Phenomenon *by Alfred Lehmberg* *It gets harder in the increasing tyranny to properly regard the UFO... even as those UFOs becomes conversely admitted, more and more, by that same extant officiality. Seems James Fox is on track to point this out, once again...* - What if we *were* summarily *blindfolded *and then abruptly hog-tied on the societal trestle. We're high above the ground hearing Maria's whistled winds. We *think *we hear a *train *a*'*comin', too... perhaps feel it in our mental metal tracks. An unsettling humming thrum, ins... more »
"Riot Acts"
*"Riot Acts"* by Antonia Malchik "One evening in 1992, my parents, younger sister and I sat on the fold-out futon on the living room floor, petting our cats and watching fires consume buildings in Los Angeles. The images that spilled from the screen are only vague memories now: a dark night, broken windows, police sirens echoing, people rampaging across the city and leaving destruction in their wake. I was 16 years old. Having mostly grown up in small-town Montana without access to cable television, this was one of my first experiences watching a national news story on live TV. Th... more »
'Driving For Christmas' In Iron Age Ireland
Navan Fort, the legendary capital of Ulster. has long been considered a site of ritual gatherings. Excavations have uncovered a huge 40-yard diameter building and a barbary ape cranium, likely from at least as far as Iberiam along with remnants of pigs, cattle and sheepfrom across Ireland, perhaps being reared as far afield as Galway, Donegal, Down, Tyrone and Antrim. That means Iron Age communities were very mobile at holiday time, their own version of driving for Christmas. read more
Protesters tear-gassed by Hong Kong police amid Christmas Eve demonstrations
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Hong Kong riot police fire tear gas at thousands of protesters as anti-government rallies escalate into chaos on Christmas Eve.
Economics as the Study of Peaceful Human Cooperation and Progress
Editor’s Note: Below is the keynote address delivered by Professor Horwitz on December 17 in Athens, Greece at the Center for Liberal Studies Annual Prometheus Awards Dinner. Dr Horwitz was presented with the Prometheus Award for the promotion of Economic Literacy. Thank you all, and thank you KEFiM, and especially Alexander, for this most […] The post Economics as the Study of Peaceful Human Cooperation and Progress appeared first on Econlib.
My Hayek Memorial Lecture
Though I’m not a big fan of Hayek, the UK-based Institute of Economic Affairs asked me to deliver the 2019 Hayek Memorial Lecture. It’s a preview of my book-in-progress, Poverty: Who To Blame. It’s also an attempt to get people to pay comparable attention to all three parts of my book. At least until my IEA […] The post My Hayek Memorial Lecture appeared first on Econlib.
Literary Corner: Bird Graveyard
Wind farm off the Aberdeenshire coastline, visible from the Trump International Golf Links in Balmedie. Photo by Nigel Mowat via BBC.By somewhat popular demand: *Tremendous Fumes* by Donald J. Trump We’ll have an economy based on wind. I never understood wind. You know, I know windmills very much. I’ve studied it better than anybody I know. It’s very expensive. They’re made in China and Germany mostly — very few made here, almost none. But they’ve manufactured tremendous — if you’re into this — tremendous fumes. Gases are spewing into the atmosphere. You know we have a world, right? ... more »
"Today France, Tomorrow America?"
*"Today France, Tomorrow America?"* by Patrick Buchanan "As that rail and subway strike continued to paralyze travel in Paris and across France into the third week, President Emmanuel Macron made a Christmas appeal to his dissatisfied countrymen: “Strike action is justifiable and protected by the constitution, but I think there are moments in a nation’s life when it is good to observe a truce out of respect for families and family life.” Macron’s appeal has gone largely unheeded. “The public be damned!” seems to be the attitude of many of the workers who are tying up transit to p... more »
Discussing Teacher Education, Education Reform and Excellent Outliers in Education on 93.1
Julian Vasquez Heilig became Dean of the University of Kentucky College of Education in July 2019. Just before the annual holiday break Dean Heilig agreed to 93.1 at the WUKY studios to share his vision leading a College of Education, which hosts nearly 2,500 students in over 70 graduate and undergraduate programs. He discusses teacher education, charter schools, excellent outliers,
"How It Really Is, For Far Too Many"
*"Stone Soup: The Wisdom of Sharing"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "Imagine a world in which we all shared our gifts and bounty with each other, rather than focusing on self preservation.There are many variations on the story of stone soup, but they all involve a traveler coming into a town beset by famine. The inhabitants try to discourage the traveler from staying, fearing he wants them to give him food. They tell him in no uncertain terms that there's no food anywhere to be found. The traveler explains that he doesn't need any food and that, in fact, he was planning to make a ... more »
State Of The Democratic Nomination Heading Into Xmas
*The B-Team* Every Monday, Morning Consult posts the results of its daily polling of Democratic primary votes. Their data goes beyond just the horse race, which is basically that Status Quo Joe (31%), Bernie (21%), Elizabeth (15%) and Mayo Pete (9%) are the top tier candidates, with Bloomberg (6%), Yang (5%), Booker (3%), Klobuchar (3%) and Steyer (3%) drawing some attention. I found it more interesting, for example, to see who the second choices was among voters who preferred the top candidates. Among Status Quo Joe backers, Bernie is the second choice with 27% of his voters. I kno... more »
House Democrats: We Might Draft Even More Articles of Impeachment
[image: house-democrats-we-might-draft-even-more-articles-of-impeachment] House Judiciary Committee Democrats raised the possibility of new impeachment articles against President Trump as they seek John McGahn's testimony.
Was New Zealand’s Gun Buyback a Success?
[image: was-new-zealand-s-gun-buyback-a-success] New Zealand's gun-buyback program ended after taking 56,000 firearms out of circulation. Did it really succeed in getting guns off the streets and in making the country safer?
Christians support religious liberty in the public square: Space Station edition
Happy Hanukkah to all those who celebrate it on Earth! #HappyHanukkah pic.twitter.com/FKC2M5iXni — Jessica Meir (@Astro_Jessica) December 23, 2019 While angry atheists do their best to prevent people from saying "Merry Christmas" in public Christians have absolutely no problem with a Jewish astronaut publicly celebrating Hanukkah on the very public Space Station. That's because unlike intolerant atheists, as opposed to atheists who respect people of faith's rights, Christians are cool with everyone being able to live their faith even in public settings. What Christians oppose, an... more »
Cop Granted Immunity Despite Video of Him Shooting Little Girl, While Trying to Kill Small Dog
[image: shoot]A cop who while attempting to kill a dog, shot a little girl, on video, was granted criminal and civil immunity by a judge, shielding him from accountability.
Democrats prove that there are hardly any white nationalists in America
If you listen to the #FakeNews media and the Democrats you must think that America is teaming with people who are racists. Yet Antifa, which many Democrats and members of the #FakeNews media commend, commits far more violence than any racist groups. The paucity of real white racists in America is proven by the fact that the Democrats and the #FakeNews media are constantly pretending that things that have nothing to do with white nationalism are in fact proof of it. Take the now infamous hand gestures at the Army Navy football game. They were part of a silly game and the gesture its... more »
Sanctions on Nord Stream 2, last ditch effort to stop Russian-German energy checkmate (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 413. More The post Sanctions on Nord Stream 2, last ditch effort to stop Russian-German energy checkmate (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Brexit, Macron and Russia: Will 2020 be as Difficult for EU as 2019 Was?
2019 - Year when Macron Pushed EU Away from US More The post Brexit, Macron and Russia: Will 2020 be as Difficult for EU as 2019 Was? appeared first on The Duran.
Tehran: ‘We’ll respond to American and Israeli crimes in Syria’
*21WIRE + AMN* | Condemnations and threats from both sides, indicate that a wider military conflict may indeed manifest itself in the near term.
Crytpo: ‘Monopoly of Sovereign Issuance of Money is Clearly Over’
*21WIRE* | Crypto advocates believe the juggernaut is already in motion and that mass adoption is a fait accompli.
10 Ways to Live Longer
Written by Joseph Mercola, D.O., Ph.D. Story at-a-glance – Researchers from Arizona and Texas have made a breakthrough discovery in plant DNA that could lead to stopping cancer cold, as well as slowing the aging process Centenarians are optimistic and have low rates of depression and other psychiatric problems Good quality sleep, in the right […] The post 10 Ways to Live Longer appeared first on Health Nut News.
Iraqis In Kirkuk And Salahaddin Feel Safer But Worried About Future
(US Business Council in Iraq)Kirkuk and Salahaddin used to be two of the foundations of the insurgency. Today, both are relatively secure with a decline in attacks. Two surveys by PAX show that people there are feeling safer, but have some trepidations about the future. In April 2019, Pax interviewed 613 people in Kirkuk. 40% were Kurds, 29% Arabs, and 15% Turkmen from all of the districts in the province. When asked how would they rate their personal security compared to a year ago 16% said it was worse, 31% said it was unchanged and 52% said it was improved. They were then quest... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 24
1922 Anglo-Iraq declaration to League of Nations talked about giving Kurds rights and own govt in their region (Musings On Iraq book review *Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope*) 1938 Golden Square army colonels overthrew PM Jamil Midfai for trying to remove pan-Arab officers Coup backed by Nuri al-Said who became PM and Taha al-Hashimi who became Def Min Rashid al-Gaylani became Chamberlain of Royal Office (Musings On Iraq book review *The Role of the Military In Politics, A case study of Iraq to 1941*) (Musings On Iraq book review of *Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The National Movement in ... more »
Governor Cuomo declares that he hates democracy
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill that would have allowed all judges to officiate at weddings because some judges have been appointed by Trump. We the people elected Trump and gave him the power to select candidates for the Federal Judiciary. We the people gave Republicans control of the Senate which has the power to confirm or deny the Presidents judicial selections when we voted. But now Cuomo is saying that we don't actually have any rights as voters. No matter who we elect they can't exercise their authority unless he approves. This is a great example of how modern... more »
‘County’ Misspelled on 10,000 Trash Bins in Alabama Town
Some spelling mistakes are tough to see, but that doesn't include the one that was made on 10,000 trash bins.
Democrats weaponize impeachment for political gain
The Democrats couldn't find any evidence that Trump had actually committed any sort of crime, which is the Constitutional requirement for impeachment, but they impeached him anyway. Now they're saying that they will continue the impeachment process indefinitely trying to manufacture more evidence. That's also why they're not sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate. Once the Senate rules the Democrats show is over. Clearly Pelosi's plan is to make impeachment an ongoing thing right up to the 2020 election, and beyond if Trump wins, so that the #FakeNews media has an unend... more »
1,000 Books: How Many Have You Read?
Shall we lay off the politics for a little bit? I know it's hard for those of you who, like me, don't have much substance beyond the patina of movement building and Westminster watching but even freaks like us need a break. And this is how I'm doing it. About 10 years ago the *Graun* published its list of a thousand books you simply have to read if you're ever to pass muster at a liberal dining table. I reproduced said list here. Forward to now, I found this list knocking about the internets. This one is from one of those *Thousand books you must read before you die* things that h... more »
Terrifying for the Wrong Reasons: Meet Russia's Worst Rifles Ever
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* Really poorly designed. *Key Point:* Success requires failure. Russia is famous for producing the AK rifle, an amazing design known for its reliability under adverse conditions. However, Russia has also fielded some rifles with questionable or just plain bad designs and characteristics. Here are some of the worst Russian and Soviet rifle designs to have seen the light of day. *Avtomat Shpagina Obr. 1944* While Shpagin is best known for his submachine gun, the PPSh-41, he also entered the 1944 trials to build an automatic weapon for the new inte... more »
Meet Iron Duke: The Royal Navy's Flagship Super Dreadnought Battleship
*Robert Farley* *Security, Europe* It's usefulness quickly eroded in the inter-war period. *Key point: *Its type was of so little use by World War II that the Royal Navy made no effort to restore it to frontline service, as it would have suffered badly under the guns of modern German, Japanese and Italian warships. HMS *Iron Duke* was the second battleship named after the Duke of Wellington. The first, scrapped in 1906, had the distinction of ramming and sinking HMS *Vanguard*, another Royal Navy battleship. The second *Iron Duke* was the name ship of the last class of dreadnoug... more »
Why The Navy SEALs Finally Decided To Replace Their Beloved P226 Pistol
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Americas* It was about time. *Key point:* The Mk. 25 has been a constant companion for SEALs over the past three decades, including operations in Panama, Somalia, Haiti, the Balkans, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and other countries. For three decades, the U.S. Navy’s Sea Air Land (SEAL) special-forces teams relied on a pistol apart from the rest of the American military. While the Army, the Marine Corps and even the rest of the Navy toted the Beretta M9 pistol, Navy SEALs carried an entirely different handgun altogether: the Sig Sauer P226. In the mid-198... more »
Why No One Wants To Mess With America's Los Angeles-Class Submarines
*Kyle Mizokami* *Technology, Americas* A true Cold War warrior. *Key point:* In addition to the traditional roles of undersea, surface and strike warfare, the Los Angeles class was capable of conducting special operations. The Los Angeles–class nuclear attack submarines were the most successful American submarines of the Cold War. The United States built sixty-two Los Angeles–class subs, more than any class except for the Gato class of World War II. Fast, powerful and heavily armed, the submarines are slowly being replaced by Virginia-class attack boats. The Los Angeles–class s... more »
Green ideology, not climate change, makes bushfires worse
By Paul Homewood Whatever the progressives at the Guardian/BBC may say about wildfires, the blokes actually fighting them understand the reality. This was what they had to say back in March: March 5, 2019 Melissa Price, the new federal Environment Minister, has done untold political damage to a government already divided over […]
The Messiah Has Come
Many people in the modern era treat the possibility that there are answers to the great questions about life as self-evidently absurd. One of the best representations of this can be found in the book and TV series, the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. In the third book of the series – Life, the Universe and Everything – the author, Douglas Adams, who was an avowed atheist, decided to tackle the meaning of life head on. He imagined that a […]
Message from Santa (Pentagon version)
Video by Will Griffin
Fantastic Speech in Virginia 2nd Amendment Battle
This woman knocked it out of the park. She expresses the concerns and sentiments of millions of Virginians. “… just because a law is legal does not make it lawful…” We will not comply. ~ Hardnox PS. 95% of all Virginia jurisdictions have flipped the bird to our Lefty gun-grabbing Governor and his Lefty minions in the Legislature. The total is over 100 and more to follow.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
*Happy Christmas, dear readers!* *What is Christmas? It is a feast to celebrate the birth of the destroyer of the fear of death, of death itself, of Life, of Jesus Christ.* *Let's be a part of his Kingdom of light, truth, and goodness. * *We don't need churches, buildings. We need hearts, souls for that Kingdom to reign inside us. And when it does, each and every one of us will experience real happiness, real peace, real delight.*
It Takes a Tech Village to Track Santa on Christmas Eve
Depending on which country they’re from, the kids may ask about Father Christmas, Papa Noel, Saint Nick or Santa Claus.
Merry Christmas Everybody!
Hope everyone enjoys some good time with family and friends. *And yes, there will be new posts in short order!* *We had dinner and company this past week end and will be eating another big meal tomorrow, but, I'm not cookin'! Yahoo!* *To all the readers, commenters and other truth bloggers - I wish the best for you all. * *PS: Give life to those that have passed, by keeping their memories alive this Christmas. It does warm the heart quite a bit. A little sad, a little happy, but good.* *If you haven't read the posts below- hopefully you'll find some down time to do so.* ... more »
Globalist insider Zerohedge acknowledges NWO can no longer control conflicts, new era of chaos
*"With so many sparks flying, the combustible mix is looking increasingly unstable, chaotic and risky." says Zerohedge linking to a video, listing all the biological and chemical, nuclear and other warfare treaties Donald Trump has ripped up.* *https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/welcome-era-intensifying-chaos-and-new-weapons-conflict* *The Globalists should take a few days to think things through, think through what is going to happen to them if they try and unleash an Ebola epidemic on a decompartmentalized world, armies, police, on China or North Korea etc or start a convent... more »
John Adams’ Opinion Of Democrats
“a boy of fifteen who is not a democrat is good for nothing, and he is no better who is a democrat at twenty” – John Adams 1799 Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies: From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson – Thomas … Continue reading →
The Western Kosovo Meta-Mythology And Serbian Ethnohistory
A national trauma which the Serbs after the fall of the Serbian national state and the Ottoman occupation experienced after June 20th, 1459[i] can be compared with that felt by Judea’s Jews after the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD.[ii] Since Serbia soon found […]
Bill Gates and MIT develop tatoo ID to track who has been vaccinated
*From Sputnik news* *The invisible “tattoo” is a pattern made up of tiny semiconducting crystals that reflect light and thus glows under infra-red light. The pattern will be delivered alongside the vaccine into the skin via hi-tech dissolvable microneedles made of a mixture of polymers and sugar.* *MIT researchers have struck on a novel, and for many surely unsettling, method of keeping track of who has and hasn’t had a particular vaccination - creating an ink that can be safely embedded in the skin alongside the vaccine itself, and only visible using a special infra-red applicatio... more »
Merry Christmas; in 2020 “You Will Know the Truth, and the Truth will Set You Free”
In 2020 Democrats, Progressives, Liberals, all people older than the age of 12 years old are going to be punched in the face with the reality that they live in a world of false narratives and they are either biblically gullible or willingly complicit in the greatest political hoax/fraud in recent history. 2020 will be … Continue reading "Merry Christmas; in 2020 “You Will Know the Truth, and the Truth will Set You Free”"
The U.S. Air Force’s New Helicopter Is Being Called The 'Grey Wolf'
“Grey Wolf” reflects how #MH139 aircraft will be deployed in packs to protect intercontinental ballistic missile bases for the @USAirForce. pic.twitter.com/GbrqKjfJO0 — Boeing Defense (@BoeingDefense) December 19, 2019 *Popular Mechanics:* *The U.S. Air Force’s New Helicopter Is Called 'Grey Wolf'* The helicopter will help safeguard America’s nuclear weapons. * The U.S. Air Force’s Vietnam-era Huey helicopters badly needed replacement. * The service picked the Boeing/Leonardo AW139 in 2018. * The new helicopter is called “Grey Wolf” and will equip Air Force security teams protect... more »
Wiould Kim Jong Un be better off using biological warfare against the Globalists? Attack can be "cloaked in deniability", tiny amount can kill millions, says US expert Andrew Weber
*From Foxnews* *North Korea’s nuclear program has long triggered condemnation – including the U.N. Security Council’s recent decision to apply some of the toughest sanctions in history – but is something far more lethal lurking in the Hermit Kingdom’s arsenal?* *"They have a large stockpile of chemical weapons, but the one that gets the least attention, and that I worry most about, is their biological weapons program," said Andrew Weber, the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Chemical and Biological Defense Programs from 2009-2014.* *When it comes to biologica... more »
Jihadists launch counter-offensive to capture key town in southeast Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels have launched a counter-offensive this afternoon to retake the key town of Jarjanaz in southeastern Idlib. Led by Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), the jihadist rebels are reportedly attempting to advance from the town of Al-Ghadfah towards the former militant stronghold of Jarjanaz. No advances have been reported […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Palestinian-led forces help Syrian Army encircle Turkish military post: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) – The Palestinian-led Al-Quds Brigade was filmed on Monday advancing in the southeastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate. In particular, the Palestinian group released a video showing their forces within the vicinity of the Turkish military’s observation post in the town of Al-Sarman. The Al-Quds Brigade is considered one of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey claims Kurdish-led forces have not left Syrian border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – Turkish Defense Minister, Hulusi Akar, said on Tuesday that the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and People’s Protection Units (YPG) did not leave Syria’s northern border, as they were supposed to leave under the agreements made with Russia and the United States. “As a result of the peace process, a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iran vows to ‘respond to American and Israeli crimes’ in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The adviser to the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran on international affairs, Ali Akbar Velayati, said on Tuesday that Israel will sooner or later receive a response to its attacks in Syria. Velayati said that the “unlawful Israeli attacks in the region cannot pass without a response.” The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
New footage of Syrian Army troops on the move in southeast Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) -The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued its operations in the south eastern countryside of Idlib Governorate on Monday, regaining control over several villages near the Turkish military observation point. “After taking control of the village of Saqeah, the Turkish military observation point is now encircled from all sides. As we can […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US F-16 downs drone first test of new anti-cruise missile system: video
The 53rd Wing of the Air Force announced Monday that an F-16 of the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron downed a drone over Eglin Air Force Base’s Gulf of Mexico water range using BAE Systems’ AGR-20A Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) on December 19. “The test was unprecedented and will shape the future of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jihadist forces foil Syrian Army’s attempted advance in northeast Latakia
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a new attack on the jihadist defenses in the northeastern region of Latakia this morning. Led by the 4th Armored Division, the Syrian Arab Army began their attack by launching heavy artillery and rockets towards the defenses of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) and the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army falls back to Jarjanaz after jihadists retake southeastern Idlib town
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels and their Turkish-backed allies have retaken a town in the southeastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate. According to reports, the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) and the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) are in full control of Al-Ghadfah, which is located just north of Jarjanaz […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Lebanon slams Israel for using airspace to attack Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Bou Saab slammed Israel’s latest attack on Syria, criticizing the neighboring country for violating their airspace to attack Damascus. Bou Saab called on the international community to intervene to prevent these attacks on the sovereignty of Lebanon. “I read the report of the Lebanese Army on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Su-57 fighter jet crashes northeastern Russia
A Su-57 (internal name T-50) fighter jet has crashed near the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur in the Russian Far East. According to a law enforcement representative, the aircraft, which belongs to the Gagarin Aviation Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, was not a military one. The incident occurred 120 kilometres from the Dzyomgi airbase in Khabarovsk Krai. The fighter […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Editor's Note
Blogging will be sporadic today and tomorrow. The joys of Christmas. Spending today cleaning the house and preparing the big for tomorrow. And tomorrow is when I play host to family and a few friends for Christmas.
Video Shows What Filming Cops from Your Own Driveway Looks Like in a Police State
[image: filming]An innocent Las Vegas man was attacked by cops, beaten and kidnapped for filming police from his own driveway on his own property.
Tiny Children as Young as 7 Being Locked in Solitary Confinement for ADHD in Public School
[image: school children]One Illinois school is under investigation and one teacher’s aide has been charged with abusing children inside a “seclusion room."
Queen Elizabeth Omits Prince Andrew, Meghan and Harry From Her Photos
Prince Andrew, Meghan and Harry missing from Queen’s photos as she notes ‘bumpy’ year https://t.co/sSRqDbj4xJ pic.twitter.com/bUsUcgjd8E — Page Six (@PageSix) December 24, 2019 *WNU Editor:* I think the Queen is sending a very clear message.
Tweets For Today
Pilgrims from around the world gathered on Tuesday in the biblical city of #Bethlehem, revered by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus, to celebrate Christmas in the Holy Land https://t.co/P9ixZo9StP #ChristmasEve pic.twitter.com/gl9QHr1pkT — AFP news agency (@AFP) December 24, 2019 China hosted the leaders of squabbling neighbours South Korea and Japan for their first official meeting in over a year on Tuesday, flexing its diplomatic muscle with America's two key Asian allies and seeking unity on how to deal with North Korea https://t.co/DDItqbnRms #Chengdu pic.twitter.com/0iY... more »
Continuing European Economic Stagnation
Fig. 1: Ten-year moving time-averages of Northern EU countries’ GDP growth rates. Data Source: The World Bank Almost two years ago, I produced the plots above as evidence for Western economic stagnation. If anything, the situation for European stagnation is only getting worse. The purpose of this essay is to examine the updated evidence for European economic […] The post Continuing European Economic Stagnation appeared first on A Divided World.
Explosion at Russian lab producing enough small pox material to kill the world's population several times over. May have been deliberate attack modelled on the WW2 Norwegian heavy water sabotage raids
*An explosion in a Siberian lab housing small pox virus may have been a deliberate attack, according to biosecurity experts.* *Just a few grams of small pox could kill millions of people, US bioweapons expert Andew Weber told Foxnews.* https://www.foxnews.com/world/north-koreas-other-weapons-expert-warns-nukes-arent-biggest-concern *If it was sabotage, then special forces in team patriot Russian army may have conducted the raid on what looks like a NWO Globalist controlled biological warfare programme which can be used, like Ebola, against the Russian people by Illuminati puppet Vla... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Greenland ice loss is at ‘worse-case scenario’ levels, study findsSteven Mnuchin Explains Why $1.5 Trillion In $100 Bills Have DisappearedThe Space Force is officially the sixth military branch. Here’s what that means. If you don't think illegal immigrants are voting for president, think again Senate Goes On Judge-Approval Binge, One In Every Four Circuit Court Judges Now Trump Appointee The Fake Impeachment: Pelosi’s Botched Ploy Helps Trump Towards Victory TRUMP IS ALLOWING TURKEY'S ERDOGAN A VETO ON U.S. POLICY, SENATOR SAYS AS WHITE HOUSE FAILS TO RECOGNIZE ARMENI... more »
When Are White Evangelicals Going to Speak Out Against White Evangelical on White Evangelical Crime?
via GIPHY Turns out some evangelicals are, in fact, being persecuted for their beliefs...by other evangelicals: As the political clamor caused by a top Christian magazine’s call to remove President Donald Trump from office continues to reverberate, more than 100 conservative evangelicals closed ranks further around Trump on Sunday.... The letter to the magazine’s president sent on Sunday also included a veiled warning that Christianity Today could lose readership or advertising revenue as a result of the editorial, which cites Trump’s impeachment last week. Citing Galli’s past c... more »
Men dress as Nazis in Thai Christmas display but they're not to blame, says Israeli ambassador
Israel's ambassador to Thailand says ignorance is to blame after photos emerge of two men posing as Nazi military officers in a busy Bangkok mall.
Picture Of The Day
A man dressed as Santa Claus wades through floodwater in St. Mark's Square during high tide in Venice, Italy, December 23, 2019. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri *WNU Editor: *There are some cool pictures here .... *Here comes Santa Claus* (Reuters).
China Accuses US of ‘Weaponizing’ Space, US Hits Back Blaming Russia & China
*21WIRE + South Front* | Trump's move into space has already triggered a war of words back here on terra firma.
Is It Only A Matter Of Time Before China Invades Taiwan?
*Ian Easton* *Security, Asia* What can America do? *Key Point:* Making sure Taiwan has the strong self-defense capabilities it needs will help keep the globe's greatest powder keg from ever igniting. Various *sources* from within the People's Republic of China have *allegedly suggested* that time is running out for Taiwan's democracy. In their narrative, China's iron-fisted leader, Xi Jinping, is "losing patience" and could order the invasion of Taiwan in the early 2020s. The world's most dangerous flashpoint might witness an overwhelming amphibious blitz, perhaps before July 20... more »
European Court of Justice Opinion Clouds Future of Transatlantic Commercial Data Transfers
European Court of Justice, 2010 (Source: Flickr/Gwenael Piaser/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) On Thursday, Dec. 19, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a long-awaited preliminary opinion on whether U.S. surveillance laws violate the fundamental rights of individuals whose personal data are transferred across the Atlantic for commercial purposes, such as for cloud services, finance and consumer transactions. The views expressed by Advocate General (AG) Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe of Denmark in the case of *Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland* should generate equal ... more »
Now N.Y. Law: Under TV “Diversity Bill,” White Men Need Not Apply
[image: now-n-y-law-under-tv-diversity-bill-white-men-need-not-apply] It’s not enough that the “browning of America,” as NPR put it, has been accompanied by the browning of previously white entertainment characters and “woke” films that wane at the box office. Now greater political correctness will reign behind the camera, too, with New York’s new “TV diversity bill.” Don’t expect greater ideological diversity, however — the kind mandated is purely superficial.
VALKYRIE 2.0 NEEDED TO SAVE GLOBE FROM GLOBALIST EBOLA BIOLOGICAL WAREFARE THREAT, CHINA S PIG HERD HALVED IN CRIMINAL BIOWEAPONS ATTACK IN WARNING
*Team patriot can use the NWO's own plans involving biological warfare also using drones against them in a repeat of the Valkyrie plan to overthrow the Nazi regime in 1944.* *Biological warfare seems to have been unleashed on China's pig herd in a sophisticated operation which is a warning to the world of how dangerous bioweapons can be to human beings.* https://supchina.com/2019/12/16/the-chinese-gangsters-using-drones-to-spread-african-swine-fever/ *US expert Andrew Weber warned that tiny amounts of contaminated bioweapons material which can be spread by a few people can kill t... more »
Christmas Festivities Begin in West Bank Town of Bethlehem
Thousands of Christian pilgrims descended on the West Bank town of Bethlehem, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, ahead of annual Christmas Eve celebrations.
Marijuana charges
Former Maryland state lawmaker Cheryl Diane Glenn, a leading advocate for legalizing adult-use marijuana in the state, is facing several federal charges for fraud and bribery, including an allegation she voted to increase the number of medical cannabis grower and processing licenses available to an unnamed, out-of-state company. Marijuana charges is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Chart: Pre-Christmas marijuana product sales increase up to 53%
‘Tis the season for increased holiday spending – and that includes outlays on recreational cannabis products, which saw average category sales increases of more than 50% in 2018 on items designated for both gift-giving and personal consumption. Data from Seattle-based cannabis analytics firm Headset shows that sales in the pre-Christmas week (Dec. 18-Dec. 24) in 2018 […] Chart: Pre-Christmas marijuana product sales increase up to 53% is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Christmas 2019
We live in a time and place where grievance fills the air. We're constantly reminded of how we've been short changed and what we don't have. But, every year at this time, we're reminded of our possibilities -- of what we might achieve if we practised a simple principle -- good will to all. We need more good will and less grievance. May all of you find more good will during this season. Merry Christmas! Image: The Toronto Star
American internal collapse continues....
A freight train derailed on the bridge crossing the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia on December 21. No one was injured. Some cars went into the river, according to news reports. The derailment damaged the bridge and a pedestrian walkway that is part of the Appalachian Trail. America's roads, bridges, airports, water, sewer and transit systems are in bad shape, according to civil engineers. The *report card* from the American Society of Civil Engineers gives US infrastructure a D-plus grade. The reason for this steady decay of course is disinvestment by the governme... more »
Behold: Take a Look at the 5 Best Guns from Glock (And Why They Won't Go Away)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Americas* 5 excellent guns. *Key point:* The company competes in virtually every niche of the handgun market. The Glock 17 handgun shook up the gun industry in a big way. Gaston Glock’s polymer pistol masterpiece, with its emphasis on ruggedness and reliability, swept the military and law-enforcement world and conquered the civilian market. Slowly, the company has introduced new handguns, all based on the original design, to compete in virtually every niche of the handgun market, from large-bore semiautomatics to discreet concealed carry. Here are fiv... more »
A Gun Cabinet Or Gun Safe? What Is Best to Store Your Guns?
*Gun News Daily* *Technology, * We evaluate. The choice between a gun safe and a gun cabinet may seem simple at first, but it can get complex quickly. Your choice is influenced primarily by two things, your budget, and your level of paranoia. Just remember, no matter how old, rusted or plain worn out your gun is, there is always somebody willing to steal it. My dad had an ancient revolver that would have been a museum piece had it not been falling apart. Somebody stole it. Maybe you just need a small gun safe to safeguard a couple of handguns. The good news is that it is cheap ... more »
The Pitfalls of Silicon Valley
*James Pethokoukis* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Has Silicon Valley failed us by its no longer dreaming big dreams? It was back in 2011 that billionaire investor Peter Thiel published his “What Happened To The Future?” essay, an expression of disappointment in technological progress. He’s probably no more enthusiastic today. We have more Twitter characters, but no new car of either the flying or autonomous, ground-based sort. And other people have picked up the theme of tech stagnation, as I write in my new The Week column. For them, smartphones, Amazon Prime, and glob... more »
Beijing Controls Chinese Citizens Through Family, Education, and Speech
*Lee Edwards, Paul Mossimann* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Communist China has adopted other methods of suppressing the growth of the individual by attacking three bedrock institutions of society; namely, the family, the school, and free speech. You may have read about China’s practice of foot-binding. It’s an ancient custom dating back to the supposedly pleasing aesthetic sense of the 10th century. To improve their marriage prospects, women would bind their feet with bandages from an early age to stunt the growth of them. The tradition was damaging to the development of th... more »
Vikings Didn’t Just Murder People—They Helped Spread Christianity Too
*Caitlin Ellis* *Religion, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] The Viking world was as much populated by missionary kings, bishops and saints as it was by raiders, gods and giants. Vikings are often seen as heathen marauders mercilessly targeting Christian churches and killing defenceless monks. But this is only part of their story. The Vikings played a key role in spreading Christianity, too. Norse mythology has long captured the popular imagination and many today have heard stories about the pagan gods, particularly Odin, Thor and Loki, recently reimagined in Marvel’s comic books and mov... more »
Here Are the 5 Best Guns, Shotguns and Rifles for 2020
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Sig Sauer and Kimber made the cut. With a slew of new guns revealed several months ago at the 2019 National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) Expo and the SHOT 2020 show right around the corner, it’s an exciting time of year for firearms enthusiasts. Here are five of the most interesting and hotly anticipated coming in 2020: *Heritage Rough Rider Rancher 22LR* With the release of the Taurus’ Raging Hunter, which won the NRA American Hunter’s 2019 Hunting Handgun of the Year award, hunters looking to try something radically differe... more »
Is This North Korea's Secret Weapon? No, Not a Nuclear Weapon.
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] But a very specific Army division. *Key Point: *Not what you think. In any future war on the Korean Peninsula, U.S. and South Korean forces would encounter a familiar foe: the Korean People’s Army (KPA) 105th Armored Division. Equipped with North Korea’s most modern tanks and armored vehicles, the 105th Division’s mission is to rapidly exploit any breakthrough in the lines and drive deep into the heart of South Korea. The division traces its lineage to the first Korean War, when its Soviet-made tanks panicked ill-prepared U.S. t... more »
PRINCE PHILIP MAY BE SPEARHEADING THE USE OF NAZI BIOLOGICAL PROGRAMME IN A PUSH FOR DEPOPULATION WITH EBOLA
*In an episode of Danger Man made in 1965, the UK government orders John Drake to rescue a doctor who experimented on inmates in a Nazi concentration as part of a biological warfare programme in order to use him for their own research.* *https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0553828/* *Intercepted by an Israel hit squad, Dr Garriga is interrogated about the way he killed prisoners by infecting them with bubonic plague using vaccines.* *"Ah, but in the next war, they may not use the bomb, destroys too much property, " he says in defence, "They may use viruses and that's why we must hav... more »
In the UK – Do Subjects Deserve their Rulers?
I constantly receive such letters; letters which repeat, again and again, year after year, basically the same thing: “If only we would have an opportunity to vote out our damn system!”
Australian police begin “foreign interference” raids
Without providing any details whatsoever, the front-page headline on last Saturday’s Weekend Australian declared: “Police launch raids on foreign agents.” It began: “The Australian Federal Police has frozen the bank accounts of a suspected foreign agent and will move against a range of foreign operatives in the first half of next year as part of a crackdown aimed at curbing unprecedented levels of foreign meddling.”
Enhancing the tourist experience by putting parking on protected land
It’s Christmas Eve and I have no idea if anybody is reading or not. If you’re here, enjoy the Morning File. I usually work only minimally between Christmas and New Year’s, and I hope you get some time off too. News 1. Christmas in prison A prisoner we are calling JC offers a moving piece […]
Christmas in prison
What do you think about when you think about Christmas in prison? Perhaps the image of a prisoner alone in his cell looking off into the distance and hearing the faint sounds of carollers in the local village, or perhaps the old turnkey giving his once per year show of mercy to his wards and […]
Five Books to talk classical liberalism with your family over the holidays
Politics at the Christmas table is a classic. Once your relatives know you are somehow “politically minded”, they are likely to pester you with their own views on current events. Yet if you share a broadly classical liberal perspective, you are likely to run into troubles. These ideas are sometimes difficult to grasp, particularly because […] The post Five Books to talk classical liberalism with your family over the holidays appeared first on Econlib.
The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future
Teresa wrote this post in 2011. Since then, Megan, like many of our children, has aged out of school into adulthood. Autism takes no holidays. Many of us will awaken tomorrow not to gifts and a hot cup of coffee,... more »
Chicago's quality of life, by the numbers
I note that according to HeyJackass (which Second City Cop calls "the ONLY trusted source for actual crime numbers" - and do read the comments there, too), Chicago has passed another grim milestone for 2019. *Five-hundred-plus homicides in a year* . . . The latest mass shooting in Chicago says a great deal about why the numbers are so high. Note that the gathering concerned was to honor - HONOR!!! - the memory of a thug and criminal who tried to carjack a vehicle, and was shot in the attempt. Congratulations to the shooter, and thank you for removing a menace from the streets ... more »
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