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Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan Resume Talks Over Disputed Nile Dam In Ethiopia
Fresh talks are beginning as construction on Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance dam reaches its final stages. Photograph: Tiksa Negeri/Reuters *The Guardian:* *Egypt and Sudan in talks to defuse tensions over Ethiopian dam* *Nile basin countries fear for their future water supplies as the Grand Renaissance hydroelectric project reaches completion.* A new round of high-level talks has started in Cairo between three Nile basin countries aimed at resolving disputes over Ethiopia’s controversial Grand Renaissance dam, which is set to become Africa’s biggest hydroelectric power plant. Anal... more »
USS Liberty - Blood in the Water
*People are Reviewing the new book* *out about the attack on and* * attempted sinking* *of the USS Liberty* To this day one of the most popular posts I've ever written is the one I wrote several years ago about the mystery surrounding the 1967 attack on and attempted sinking of the US surveillance vessel, the *USS Liberty *in the Mediterranean. No matter how much the "Jew Spew Media" as my blogging colleague Northerntruthseeker likes to call it attempts to suppress any knowledge of this heinous and highly treasonous attack...the blood keeps seeping up through the floorboards. Mor... more »
These Are The Sailors Who Keep The U.S. Navy's Ships Running
Machinist Mate 3rd Class Daryl Miles inspects an emergency diesel generator aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, November 19, 2019. US Navy/MCS 3rd Class Megan Wollam *Business Insider:* *Meet the Navy's 'Swiss army knife': The sailors who keep carriers and other warships running* The Navy's machinist's mates keep its warships in fighting shape, maintaining everything from the catapults that launch fighters off carriers to the kitchen equipment that keeps sailors fed. The rate of machinist's mate has a long and proud history in the United States Navy. Esta... more »
"And When You Gaze Long Into An Abyss..."
“In ‘Beyond Good and Evil’, Nietzsche accuses past philosophers of lacking critical sense and blindly accepting dogmatic premises in their consideration of morality. Specifically, he accuses them of founding grand metaphysical systems upon the faith that the good man is the opposite of the evil man, rather than just a different expression of the same basic impulses that find more direct expression in the evil man. The work moves into the realm "beyond good and evil" in the sense of leaving behind the traditional morality which Nietzsche subjects to a destructive critique in favor o... more »
Animals could help humans monitor oceans
BY CHARLES ROTTER: Sharks, penguins, turtles and other seagoing species could help humans monitor the oceans by transmitting oceanographic information from electronic tags. The post Animals could help humans monitor oceans appeared first on CFACT.
Special royal privileges at COP 25 for the UN
In Madrid for the UN Conference of the Parties on climate change (COP25), the UN booted the people from the royal palace. The post Special royal privileges at COP 25 for the UN appeared first on CFACT.
"How It Really Is"
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Purity vs Pollution
*Thinking Outside the Box by Nancy Ohanian* People living in Flint still don't have pure water to drink. In other words, the water is polluted. The aspiration of doing that-- making it potable and pure-- was just too costly, too idealistic... *too much of that liberal purity* for Michigan and Trump Regime conservatives to cope with. Is the water in your town pure? Towns with water no one should be drinking are listed below. Taking a sip won't kill you on the spot, but over time... take my word for it, get a good filtration system or buy Fiji Water if you live in any if these places:... more »
Top Cop Who Received Award for ‘Keeping Children Safe’ Arrested for Molesting Children
[image: children]A cop who received an award for "keeping children safe" was arrested last week on two counts of child molestation and violation of his oath.
While Killing Fleeing Suspect Near Music School, Cops Shoot Innocent Child
[image: music]An innocent teen was shot while inside a music school last month by police pursuing a bank robber. His family is now suing to get answers.
Opioid Producers Put Blame on Addicts
Story at-a-glance – Opioid overdoses kill more than 130 people in the U.S. daily in an unprecedented crisis that continues to spiral out of control Purdue Pharma, which manufactures OxyContin, was instrumental in driving up sales of the drug to close to $2 billion a year by 2004 As it became clear that people were […] The post Opioid Producers Put Blame on Addicts appeared first on Health Nut News.
Playing in the snow
MB caught me shoveling snow around our car this morning - making a dent in it but much more on the way. My dear friends in Florida will like this photo - but yes I still enjoy playing in the snow! More than five inches are expected in Brunswick - other parts of the state are getting much more. Bruce
"95% Stock Market Loss And A Can Too Big To Kick"
*"95% Stock Market Loss And A Can Too Big To Kick"* (May 13, 2019 repost.) by Egon von Greyerz "Will the average stock portfolio gain 1,900% to make up for the coming *95%* fall? This is the unenviable task that investors will be facing in years to come. Six weeks ago I wrote about Alfred, a 74 year old man who during his life made a $14 million fortune in stocks by always being invested in the Dow. Alfred never analysed the US or the world economy. Nor did he analyze a single stock. Always being in the market was his secret. Alfred is not a deep thinker, so he hasn’t thought about ... more »
New Underwater Resort Opens In The Maldives
One year after authorities officially drowned the Maldives, a new resort opens up tomorrow. 26 Sep 1988 – Threat to islands Natural Elegance – New Resort Opens in the Maldives h/t Craig Kelly
Facebook and Your Privacy - Government Requests for Your Information
Facebook, the choice of communication for the sheeple of the world, has recently released the latest version of its Facebook Transparency Report. Here's what the company has to say about its business model and your privacy: "*We're committed to making Facebook a place that's open and authentic, while safeguarding people's private data and keeping our platform safe for everyone. We publish regular reports to give our community visibility into how we enforce policies, respond to data requests and protect intellectual property, while monitoring dynamics that limit access to Facebook p... more »
FBI Agents Exposed Trump-Russia Investigation Details to Christopher Steele
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, Americas* [image: Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos arrives to give a voluntary, transcribed interview behind closed doors before House Oversight and Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Al Drago] Oops... *During a meeting in Rome in October 2016, FBI agents shared a sensitive piece of information with a subcontractor for the Democratic party about one of the main targets of the Trump-Russia probe.* - *The subcontractor, Christopher Steele, was at the time working with Fusion GPS t... more »
Don't Sleep On Pakistan and India's Nuclear Standoff
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/PAKISTAN-MILITARY--GM1EACK1RAV01.html] Still a problem. *Key Point:* Both countries, and world powers, have an interest in keeping the peace in Asia. While the United States is preoccupied by the threat of nuclear weapons in the hands of potential adversaries such as Russia, China or North Korea, the danger of nuclear conflict may actually be greatest between two of its allies, Pakistan and India. The two nations have engaged in four wars starting since their partition along religious lines in 1947... more »
This Is Why the F-22 Remains the Most Dangerous Fighter Plane Around
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/MIDEAST-IRAN-TANKER-USA-RC1CB6680000.html] Let's add another reason to the list. *Key Point:* New weapons added to the planes make their aim even more deadly. The Air Force and Lockheed Martin have now “validated” several new weapons on the F-22 Raptor to equip the stealth fighter with more long-range precision attack technology, a wider targeting envelope or “field of regard” and new networking technology enabling improved, real-time “collaborative targeting” between aircraft. The two new weapons, which... more »
Biden: Buttigieg "Stole" My Health Care Plan
*Mary Margaret Olohan* *Politics, Americas* [image: South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg looks on as Senator Elizabeth Warren and former Vice President Joe Biden talk during a break in the U.S. Democratic presidential candidates debate at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. November 20, 2019.] “What would you have done to me? You’d have torn my ears off,” Biden said. Former Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg “stole” his health care plan. Biden has proposed expanding the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, ... more »
Barr Disagrees With Trump-Russia Surveillance Probe: Report
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr attends as U.S. President Donald Trump signs an Executive Order on Missing and Murdered Native Americans in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst] Barr has told associates that he does not believe that the FBI had enough information to justify opening a counterintelligence investigation into Trump campaign associates in July 2016. Attorney General William Barr disagrees with a key conclusion from the Justice Department inspector general’s investig... more »
Chinese Companies Use Zimbabweans As Guinea Pigs To Identify Black Faces: Report
*Chris White* *Politics, Africa* [image: Chinese President Xi Jinping and President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa attend a welcoming ceremony before talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China April 3, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter] Facial recognition...or racial recognition? Chinese big tech companies are using Zimbabwe as a large research laboratory to develop facial recognition that will help them identify and track black people, The Financial Times reported Monday. ZTE and other Chinese tech behemoths are shaping the United Nations’s architectural standards for fac... more »
Why Trump vs. Warren in 2020 Would Prove America Is in Decline
*Robert D. Kaplan* *Politics, * If a moderate cannot somehow prevail in the Democratic primaries, and President Donald Trump faces Senator Elizabeth Warren in the November election, it will punctuate a process of slow and gradual American decline that began in the middle Cold War years. For the first time in modern memory, there would not be a candidate from the political center on any ticket. If a moderate cannot somehow prevail in the Democratic primaries, and President Donald Trump faces Senator Elizabeth Warren in the November election, then it will punctuate a process of sl... more »
Here's Why The Air Force's B-21 Long-Range Stealth Bomber Is A Game-Changer
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * It will have the endurance and next-generation stealth capability to elude the most advanced existing air defenses and attack anywhere in the world. *Key point:* Designed to have a global reach. The Air Force’s stealthy long-range bomber will have the endurance and next-generation stealth capability to elude the most advanced existing air defenses and attack anywhere in the world, if needed, senior service officials said. When the Air Force revealed its first artist rendering of what its new Long Range Strike – Bomber looks like, former Air Force Secre... more »
Why Healthy Foods Won't Fix Your Health Problems
*Hunt Allcott, Jean-Pierre Dubé, Molly Schnell* *Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] Eliminating food deserts won’t help poorer Americans eat healthier. In the U.S., rich people tend to eat a lot healthier than poor people. Because poor diets cause obesity, Type II diabetes and other diseases, this nutritional inequality contributes to unequal health outcomes. The richest Americans can expect to live 10-15 years longer than the poorest. Many think that a key cause of nutritional inequality is food deserts – or neighborhoods without supermarkets, mostly in low-income areas. The na... more »
Is the P365 the Best Semi-Automatic Pistol That Sig Sauer Makes?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] A different kind of weapon. *Key point:* The Sig P365 changes several things from similar guns but has few drawbacks. The new Sig P365 pistol breaks the mold of current subcompact pistols, offering both concealability and features usually found in larger handguns. The result is a pistol with a greater magazine capacity and barrel length than any other handgun in its category and an excellent choice for shooters that carry handguns on a daily basis, with one authoritative magazine cautiously stating, “this pistol might just be... more »
How Hackers Could Shut down America's F-15s
*David Axe* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/UKRAINE-DRILLS--RC1F56FD82F0.html] A real threat. *Key point:* In tests, friendly hackers were able to gain access to an F-15's systems. A team of hackers in early August 2019 gained access to an F-15 fighter in an eye-opening U.S. military test. The successful hack underscores U.S. forces’ vulnerability to electronic intrusion. “It was the first time outside researchers were allowed physical access to the critical F-15 system to search for weaknesses,” reporter Joseph Marks wrote for *The Washingt... more »
Why Did the Pentagon Stop Work on One of Its Missile Defense "Kill Vehicles"?
*David Axe* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.raytheon.com/sites/default/files/2017-09/kv_hero_img_wide.jpg] It was time to go. *Key point:* The project was too hard, costly, and time-consuming to continue. In a move that should surprise no one, the U.S. Defense Department has ended its faltering effort to develop a new “kill vehicle” -- a kind of non-explosive warhead -- for its most powerful missile-defense system. The Pentagon has canceled, effective Aug. 22, 2019, its contract with Boeing to develop the Redesigned Kill Vehicle. The cancelation underscores just how... more »
FBI Offers $5m Reward For A US Citizen Now Leader Of The African Terror Group al-Shabab
*Daily Mail: **FBI offers $5m reward for Wisconsin-born leader of African terror group al-Shabab - who they fear is planning terror attacks in US* * Officials unsealed a new indictment against 37-year-old Jehad Serwan Mostafa on Monday, claiming him to be a leader of the terrorist outfit al-Shabaab * He's regarded as the highest-ranking US citizen fighting overseas with a terrorist outfit and was first charged in 2009 with providing material support to the group * But now, Mostafa has accused of playing a critical role in al-Shabab, which promotes an Islamic state and has killed ... more »
Protests Cause Splits Within Iraq’s Security Forces
(Shafaaq News) As Iraq’s protests head into their third month there are scattered reports that they are causing splits within the security forces (ISF). Some elements are refusing orders to crackdown upon the demonstrations. Occasional news stories coming out of Iraq mention divisions within the government’s forces about using force and intimidation against the protests. On November 16 for instance, the commander of the Rapid Reaction Division General Thamir al-Husseini told Al Forat that tear gas cannisters had killed protesters. This came after the Defense Minister Najah al-Sham... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 3
1914 Start of Battle of Qurna between British and Ottoman British attacked but beaten back 1967 Arif govt issued new press law restricting freedom of the media 1996 Iran admitted to Iraq smuggling oil through its territory violating UN sanctions and promised action against it 1999 UN Res 1280 extended Oil for Food program 2001 PM Blair told Bush he was not opposed to removing Saddam (Musings On Iraq article Chilcot Report Sec 3.1 Development of UK Strategy and Options on Iraq, 9/11 to Early January 2002) 2002 Iraq officials cooperated with UN inspectors at surprise search of one of ... more »
Euphemism watch: Jails are now “prisoner care facilities”
News 1. Health care funding Canadian premiers met Monday and issued a call for a 5.2% annual bump in the Canada Health Transfer, among other demands. Andrea Gunn reported on the meeting for the Chronicle Herald: Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil said he wasn’t sure whether a 5.2 per cent increase would be sufficient to […]
The Ivany Report set a target of a $4 billion tourism industry in Nova Scotia by 2024. We’re nowhere near that. Now what?
Despite making significant progress in attracting more visitors and generating $2.6 billion in revenue last year, the province’s tourism industry is still a long way from the goal of $4 billion by 2024 envisioned by the Ivany Report five years ago. “We’re updating our strategy which we are calling The Second Half,” Judy Saunders told […]
Should There Be a War Crime Pardon Exception?
From left, incoming chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, Vice President Mike Pence, President Trump, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Joseph Dunford. (U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann) In May 2019, President Trump pardoned former 1st Lt. Michael Behenna for crimes committed while deployed in Iraq. Behenna, who had served less than five years in prison by that point, had executed an unarmed Iraqi he believed was responsible for an attack that killed two of his troops. In November, the president followed up his historic... more »
China's Anti-Submarine Efforts Ae Making US Navy Submarines Less Survivable
Image: Flickr *National Interest:* *SUNK: Thanks To China, Navy Submarines Are Becoming Less Survivable* *And the Navy is taking appropriate measures.* *Key point: *China has a powerful, and growing, array of sensors support its anti-submarine mission. The U.S. Navy is rethinking the way it deploys its submarines, all in order to help the powerful vessels avoid detection by increasingly sophisticated Chinese sensors. “Get deeper,” is how Vice Adm. Chas Richard, commander of the 70-strong American submarine force, summarized his guidance. Richard spoke at a professional symposium... more »
In Hong Kong, It’s US vs. China Now
[image: in-hong-kong-it-s-us-vs-china-now] Are we telling the protesters of Hong Kong, “We've got your back!” when we really don’t?
London Terrorist Launched Attack at Event Where He Spoke as a “Rehabilitation” Success Story
[image: london-terrorist-launched-attack-at-event-where-he-spoke-as-a-rehabilitation-success-story] In an ironic twist, the previously incarcerated, on-probation London terrorist shot dead Friday launched his fatal knife attack at an event celebrating a rehabilitation program he’d been a part of.
Greta Thunberg 'energised' after arriving in Europe for COP 25 after a three-week voyage
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrives by catamaran to the port of Lisbon after a three-week voyage across the Atlantic Ocean from the United States.
'Wake up': Jacqui Lambie makes impassioned speech to Parliament about Chinese influence
Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie says warnings about China's attempts to influence Australia's parliament aren't "some wacky conspiracy theory", urging support for an inquiry into the relationship.
Kim Jong-un opens the 'epitome of modern civilisation' — North Korea's newest city
Just In - 12 hours ago
North Korea celebrates the completion of leader Kim Jong-un's signature construction project, a new city near the sacred mountain where his family claims its roots.
'It has to be reformed': Radical plan to overhaul private health insurance
There is a "fatal flaw" in Australia's private health system, according to a public policy think tank that has released its plan to make it sustainable, as more young people opt out of buying coverage.
Energy market operator warns 1.3 million households could lose power this summer
Extreme weather forecast for summer will reduce the reliability of power supply across Australia in the coming months, with ageing coal plants becoming less reliable, the energy market operator warns.
Trump hits back at Macron's 'very nasty' description of NATO
Just In - 12 hours ago
Tensions between several world leaders have emerged ahead of a military summit in the UK, as Donald Trump hits back at criticisms from the French president.
BWorld 389, Tourism, taxation and competition
* My column in BusinessWorld on November 26, 2019. The Philippines with 7,600+ islands and islets and 108 million population still has difficulty reaching $10 billion in tourism revenues, something that many of our neighbors in the region had attained nearly a decade ago (see Table 1). During The Arangkada Philippines Project (TAPP) Conference last week, Nov. 21, at Marriott Grand Ballroom Manila, three policy reports were launched and discussed — on tourism, agribusiness, and power. Among the data discussed in the tourism paper are milestones in the country’s airport developme... more »
Federalism Laboratory Of Belgium (II)
The growing economic, social, linguistic and political gap between Wallonia and Flanders led Belgium during the last decades into instability and segregation of the society along the ethnic lines. It is visible and from the political scene of the country as new regional parties were formed by the Flemish and Walloon sections of the Christian Democrats, the Socialists, and the Liberals.
SCOLDING THE ELECTORATE WELL: Finally, someone drew back the curtain...
*TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2019...on those second-grade Turkey Day pageants:* The New York Times is never slow to pander to its readers. Consider what we encountered on page A2 of last Friday's print editions. The silly encomium came from Marc Lacey, the newspaper's national editor. Lacey was pandering to New York Times readers, and he was pandering hard. Below, you see the ridiculous way the fulsome fellow started. We include Lacey's hard-copy headline. All the italics are his: *We Try to Avoid Superlatives, But Our Readers Really Are the BestJournalists are cautious about using su... more »
U.S. Navy Pays $22 Billion For Nine Virginia Class Nuclear-Powered Submarines
Virginia class subs - first introduced in 2004 - are essential to the Navy's multi-mission undersea program as they are capable of attacking other submarines, surface ships and land targets as well as conducting special operations for intelligence gathering and reconnaissance. One of the 18 subs in the current Virginia class fleet is shown above *Daily Mail:* *US Navy spends $22billion on nine Virginia class attack submarines in largest shipbuilding contract ever awarded in bid to counter rapid Chinese naval growth* * The US Navy announced the contract for nine new Virginia class ... more »
Will the Vatican meddle in the 2020 election?...
*I'm sure they'll try.* Not only do we Catholics have to deal with the loons in our government, but we also have one of the worst Popes ever. And, yes, Martha, he *is* your Pope just as Trump *is* your president. All I have to know about Francis is that the majority of my family who are not merely lapsed Catholics, but actually apostates, think he's just so so so very humble and wonderful. Remember this Catholics and non-Catholics - *the teachings of the Church have not changed no matter how many commies the pope hangs out with. * The *Remnant's* Michael Matt sums it up quickly an... more »
Human Rights and Hypocrisy in the White House and Congress
[image: undefined] For months Western media outlets have been retailing stories about riots in Hong Kong. With lip-smacking relish there have been such reports as “On October 1, China’s National Day, the first live round to hit a protester was fired by riot police pursued by protesters in the distant suburb of Tsuen Wan.” Unfortunately for the anti-China zealots in the US and Europe there were no deaths of rioting students, except one “who fell from a parking garage during a police dispersal operation… escalating tensions between police and the public that have been increasingly str... more »
NATO at 70: Sclerotic & bureaucratic zombie should be pensioned off
[image: undefined] Seventy is normally considered a ripe old age at which people should be enjoying retirement. The NATO alliance, which meets to celebrate its anniversary in London, should have been pensioned off long ago. The French president, who told the Economist in early November that NATO was “brain dead”, seems determined to jolt the alliance and its members out of their collective coma. In a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Paris on November 28, Macron tried to inject a large dose of realism and clarity into a body which years ago haemo... more »
Brazil’s GDP Rises 0.6% in Third Quarter; Above Market Expectations
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose 0.6 percent in the third quarter of 2019 compared to the second quarter of 2019. The data were released on Tuesday, November 3rd, by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). In current values, the GDP reached R$1.842 trillion (US$438 billion). Compared […] The post Brazil’s GDP Rises 0.6% in Third Quarter; Above Market Expectations appeared first on The Rio Times.
Drafting Articles of Impeachment
Now that many (though certainly not all) of the relevant facts concerning President Trump’s Ukraine affair are in, House Democrats face crucial choices. Drafting articles of impeachment is no boilerplate task. How the Judiciary Committee chooses to define Trump’s transgressions may have far-reaching consequences. In drafting articles of impeachment Democrats are not merely determining their trial strategy in the Senate. They are also setting the boundaries of public debate, laying the foundation for how the impeachment will be assessed, win or lose, in the 2020 presidential cam... more »
"Two Paths Forward with China – The Good and The Bad"
*"Two Paths Forward with China – The Good and The Bad"* by Mike Krieger "Since a few things became clear to me last year, I’ve consistently forecasted a significant worsening in U.S.-China relations, and remained adamant that all the happy talk of trade deals and breakthroughs is just a lot of hot air. What first appeared to be a unique quirk of Donald Trump has morphed into bipartisan consensus in Congress, and clear signs have emerged that the general public has likewise become alarmed at China’s growing global clout. Due to this, as well as a litany of other factors outlined i... more »
It Is Time To Fight for the Republic: Stop This Coup Now
[image: President Donald J. Trump waves after disembarking Marine One at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Monday, December 2, 2019, and walks to board Air Force One for his trip to London. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)] PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20191203-time-fight-republic.pdf After nearly four years in which the British and U.S. intelligence agencies have constantly pursued the destruction of candidate and then President Donald Trump, as a “Putin agent,” it is time that patriotic Americans move up to a higher level of this fight against British imperialism. This blatant “... more »
New York Times declares that propaganda is news and that lies are truth
Recently Bloomberg News, owned by Michael Bloomberg Democrat candidate for President, announced that it would follow its boss's orders and not investigate him or any other Democrat candidate. But that they would continue to investigate Trump. That's nothing less than an admission that Bloomberg News is a full time Democrat infomercial. That by the way also violates campaign finance laws because every story about Trump Bloomberg News runs is now a in kind contribution and further Bloomberg has admitted that Michael Bloomberg has direct editorial control which means that Bloomberg Ne... more »
Cats To Be Put on Leashes to Protect Wildlife? EU Says No
Put domestic cats on a leash to better protect threatened birds and the environment?
Video Game Maker to Pay $10 Million in Gender Bias Case
The maker of popular video game League of Legends has agreed to pay $10 million to female employees to settle a broad gender discrimination case.
Trump Calls Democrats’ Impeachment Push ‘Unpatriotic’
President Donald Trump criticized Democrats at the opening of a NATO leaders' meeting, calling the impeachment push by his rivals “unpatriotic" and “a bad thing for our country."
Diversity statements: rebellious UC Davis under attack by far left warriors
Anti-Western, far left fanatics have taken over most of the Californian universities. One of the shocking "improvements" that has been introduced by these pathological entities are the so-called "diversity statements". Newly hired people – especially in the mathematics departments – are obliged to submit "diversity statements" in which they not only plead loyalty to the far left movement but they must also present actual evidence that they have spent nonzero energy to fight against the whites, men, straight people, and other groups that the far left movement labeled undesirable. Mak... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Pennsylvania County's Election Day Nightmare Underscores Voting Machine Concerns Permaculture Design Certificate Online U.S. homeland security proposes face scans for citizens YouTube CEO Wojcicki: We've Cut Amount Of Time Americans Watch "Controversial Content" By 70%Here are the 5 biggest revelations from the newly released FBI interview notes from the Mueller investigation The University of Miami just invested $3.7 million in a new campuswide supercomputer, and it's a case study in how higher education is changing in the age of big data Amazon has removed a ban o... more »
Can China Be Trusted In The Arctic?
China's icebreaker Xuelong docks at an ice covered area in the Antarctic during a 2014 expedition. [Photo/Sina Weibo] *Commander William Woityra, U.S. Coast Guard, US Naval Proceedings:** China Can’t Be Trusted in the Arctic* Nearly 40 years ago, scientists sounded the alarm that emissions of industrial chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) were eating a hole in the earth’s ozone layer, exposing the planet to harmful levels of radiation from space. The international community responded quickly to enact a ban on CFCs called the Montreal Protocol. It went into effect in 1989 ... more »
There are at least 2 honest Democrats: Van Drew and Collin Peterson
Not all Democrat politicians are evil. Dan Lipinski for example is the lone Democrat who doesn't support abortion for any reason at any time funded by your tax dollars. Now two Democrats, Rep. Van Drew (D-NJ) and Rep. Collin Peterson(D-MN), are showing that there are lies they won't support. They don't like Trump but they admit to the obvious that there is no basis for impeachment; no evidence of any crime. That's why they voted against the impeachment inquiry. Drew has gone on to say that this whole impeachment/coup is "Everything our country doesn’t stand for.”. Drew pointed ou... more »
Clint Lorance’s first interview since being pardoned
Clint Lorance gives first interview since pardon by Trump November 18, 2019 Trump issued a full pardon November 15, 2019 for Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance, who served at Fort Bragg. Lorance was found guilty in 2013 of second-degree murder for ordering men under his command to fire on three men on a motorcycle in Afghanistan, killing two of the men. Prosecutors claim he illegally ordered the fatal shootings in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province in 2012. Lorance, of Hobart, Oklahoma, was also found guilty of attempted murder for the third Afghan who was injured. Lorance was initially senten... more »
A bloody month in the drone wars: 7 separate drone strikes kill dozens of civilians across 4 war zones
November 2019 saw seven civilian casualties incidents from drone strikes in four different war-zones illustrating the growing spread of drone warfare. The seven strikes between them are thought to have killed 41 civilians including 11 children.
Privatization 14, Notes in 2005
These are some of our exchanges on the subject in Minimal Government yahoogroups, *Feb-March 2005*. This chart is part of my ppt in one panel discussion in a conference in Hawaii in 2007. *(1) Me:* Is there market failure in housing? NO. Me thinks the problem in supply of housing is because of government bureaucracy -- just too many steps and regulations, too many signatures by bureaucrats, local and national, before one can put up just 1 condo building. *(2) Cynthia:* My opinion - YES, there is a market failure in the housing sector. Whether this is due to supply side (nobody wa... more »
Our greatest hope and China's worst nightmare; protests move to the mainland from Hong Kong
The monsters who run China are deathly afraid of the people wing up to how they're being mistreated and demanding justice. That's why it's a big deal that protesters in Southern China have taken to the streets to demand that a polluting crematorium not be built by their city. In a country where Big Brother is real and people can lose the right to fly on a plane or lose their job for daring to speak out against the tyrants who are running China the idea of a mass public protests is amazing. America always wins when people are free because free people are less likely to be for war an... more »
EXCLUSIVE: Daughter of Police Chief in Starbucks Pig Outrage, Says Her Dad is ‘Absolutely a Pig’
[image: pig]A police chief in Oklahoma raised quite a stir after a Starbucks barista wrote "pig" on coffee for officers, but the chief's daughter says it's a deserving title for her dad.
Disruption is good for business, including cannabis firms: Q&A with Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph
Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph shares insights on why disruption is fundamental to business success and why cannabis companies should strive to remain disruptors. Disruption is good for business, including cannabis firms: Q&A with Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Medical cannabis licensing
Medical cannabis licensing is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
J.D Alt: The People’s Money (Part 4)
Why a Green New Deal looks like it will create a money, as in spending, as in inflation problem. Rest assured, there is an answer....
Climate, not conflict, drove many Syrian refugees to Lebanon
Hussein A. Amery, Professor of International Studies, Colorado School of Mines at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Both drought and violence drove many Syrians out of their homes; even if the war ends, the continuing difficulty of farming will make it hard for them to return.
Haitian migrants face deportation and stigma in hurricane-ravaged Bahamas
Bertin M. Louis, Jr., Associate Professor of Anthropology and African American & Africana Studies, University of Kentucky at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
The economy of the Bahamas depends on Haitian labor. But some Bahamians see no place for migrant workers in their country's long, slow recovery from Hurricane Dorian.
Paedophilia Embedded In Our Society – David Icke
Excerpt from David Ickes ‘Awaken’ tour back in 2014. Exposing the rampant paedophilia embedded within the highest ranks of our society. David Icke has been talking about paedophilia within high society for decades, he was deemed a lunatic for saying so, however as more and more of those he alleged get exposed it would seem … The post Paedophilia Embedded In Our Society – David Icke appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Why you can't trust psychiatrists about Trump
It's a violation of the standards of the psychiatric community to "diagnose" someone who they haven't actually interviewed. Yet leftists psychiatrists are saying that Trump should be impeached because he's mentally unstable. If you read their complaints what is clear is that they're basically attempting to declare that anyone who doesn't support radical Democrat policies is clinically insane. The reality is that they are dishonest and they're misusing their profession to advance their political agenda. But of course tyrants have a long history of having their political opponents d... more »
If you want the truth about impeachment read this
No not this blog post but rather the report produced by the Republicans on the Intelligence Committee. The Wall Street Journal has posted it here. Here's the first two paragraphs of the executive summary: "On November 8, 2016, nearly 63 million Americans from around the country chose Donald J. Trump to be the 45th President of the United States. Now, less than a year before the next presidential election, 231 House Democrats in Washington, D.C., are trying to undo the will of the American people.* As one Democrat admitted, the pursuit of this extreme course of action is because the... more »
What's wrong with European foreign policy in one quote: Macron edition
The US had troops in Syria to take down ISIS. But ISIS is more of a problem for Europe since Syria is a lot closer to Europe than the US is and Europe is full of Syrian "refugees" who are causing significant problems. But the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, had the audacity to condemn the US for withdrawing its troops from Syria in order to avoid war with Turkey. Of course when Trump said he was going to avoid another unending war in the Middle East Macron didn't immediately rush French troops to Syria. Instead he just whined that America wasn't doing Europe's job for it. ... more »
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 12/3/19"
*Updated frequently as available.* — § — PM 12/2/19: Gregory Mannerino, "ALERT! STOCK FUTURES DIVE - US/China Trade Deal DEAD AND BURIED" - https://www.traderschoice.net/ — § — *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary *12/3/19 Alert: Watch the % change!* A study, long lost, determined that a 3% drop in the daily % change would be the trigger for an irrecoverable free fall for not only the American economy but the entire global economy as well. The resulting mega-hurricane of margin calls, derivative claims, defaults and bankruptcies ... more »
Is The U.S. Army Ready For The Next War?
*James A Warren, Daily Beast: **The U.S. Army’s Worst Tradition: Never Ready for the Next War* While the U.S. Army was bogged down in Iraq and Afghanistan, China and Russia were dexterously outflanking American military capabilities. Since the end of the Cold War, the U.S. Army has been consistently ranked as the most capable land force on the globe by defense analysts of all stripes. So why are so many people in the American military community today worried about the Army’s ability to deter conflicts with likely adversaries or prevail against those adversaries in future wars? Th... more »
NATO’s Continuing Enlargement Aims at further Weakening of Russian Influence in the Balkans
North Macedonia Pushing Ahead to Join the Globalist Order. More The post NATO’s Continuing Enlargement Aims at further Weakening of Russian Influence in the Balkans appeared first on The Duran.
Hunter Biden an embarrassment to his father
Joe Biden deserves better than his delinquent son More The post Hunter Biden an embarrassment to his father appeared first on The Duran.
How the Democrats are telling us Trump hasn't done anything wrong
Despite the lies in the #FakeNews media not a single witness in Adam Schiff's attempted coup has testified to having first hand knowledge of anything that they considered to be criminal much less anything that's actually criminal. The "whistleblower" was in fact conspiring with Adam Schiff and Swamp people to make up a charge against Trump. But that fell apart when Trump released the transcript, the accuracy of which has been supported by all the Democrat witnesses including Lt. Col. Vindman, which showed that there was no quid pro quo, no bribe. Clearly the Democrats didn't think... more »
Burying McCulloch?
For the symposium on David S. Schwartz, The Spirit of the Constitution: John Marshall and the 200-Year Odyssey of McCulloch v. Maryland (Oxford University Press, 2019). David Schwartz Kurt Lash is a superb constitutional historian trapped inside the body of an originalist. He is one of the few originalists bold enough to acknowledge that *McCulloch v. Maryland* needs to be ejected from the (conservative) originalist canon of great constitutional cases. While he attributes to me an intention “not to praise the mythological *McCulloch,* but to bury it,” it is Lash who seeks to bury *... more »
A Clear Signal Of Climate Fraud
“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” – George Orwell For the past 130 years, Colorado’s official record maximum temperature was 118 degrees on July 18, 1888 at Bennett. … Continue reading →
Militarizing the U.S. university system
Video produced by Global Network board member Will Griffin from Philadelphia, PA.
Walmart uses FTA to sue Chilean government for insufficient repression of popular protests
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
03-Dec-2019 Walmart is using the Chile-US FTA to sue the Chilean State for not providing enough police protection.
Trump administration considers loosening drug protections in USMCA
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
03-Dec-2019 Generic versions of biologic drugs could come to market faster.
How to protect the NHS in a post-Brexit trade deal with the US
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
03-Dec-2019 There are two solutions to this impending problem, which most political parties could agree to if they are truly committed to protecting the NHS.
So What Was That All About?
Yesterday, Canada's premiers gathered in Mississauga. Martin Regg Cohn writes that it was a strange meeting: For a moment in time Monday, Canada’s premiers all pledged fealty to national unity. No more disunity, not until further notice. They put their best faces forward collectively even if, as a country, we’re not much further ahead. How did they achieve their new-found harmony? By putting their old discord on hold. Pharmacare? Not ready. Pipelines? Not really. Pricing carbon? Not in this or that province. Preventing religious discrimination? None of your business (if Quebec ... more »
Tweets For Today
President Trump criticizes Democrats at a NATO meeting, calling the impeachment push “unpatriotic." Democrats contend Trump abused his presidential powers by holding up aid to Ukraine to pressure Kyiv into investigations against his political rivals. https://t.co/N1cjgcCX6x — AP Politics (@AP_Politics) December 3, 2019 President Trump accuses French counterpart Emmanuel Macron of being "nasty" for saying Nato was brain dead https://t.co/MuvxSpjB3v — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 3, 2019 Sal's "Naughty or Nice" list. https://t.co/UFiDWfmloz — cdrsalamander (@cdrsalamander... more »
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Rupert Neate writes about the twelve-figure tax avoidance by the U.S.' largest tech firms, while noting that Amazon stands out as the worst offender. And Meagan Day interviews Ramesh Srninivasan about the need to democratize the administration of the Internet. - Meanwhile, Grace Blakeley makes the case to socialize the financial sector to ensure it serves the public rather than facilitating the concentration of wealth. And Anoosh Chakelian hopes that a devastating report on child poverty will offer a much-needed reality check in the course ... more »
CAN'T ANYBODY HERE PLAY THIS GAME?
Charlie Pierce is right about how Judiciary Committee hearings on impeachment are likely to go: *The Republicans Will Let Their Freak Flags Fly. The Democrats Will Do 'Gravitas.'* ... if this account from *The New York Times* is to be believed, the committee warfare well may be sadly asymmetrical. Democrats, led by Mr. Nadler, *intend to try to rein in their more fiery progressives* and infuse the proceedings with gravitas, mindful of their role in history. But the freewheeling nature of the panel, with its hyperpartisan members, does not easily lend itself to that task.... Republ... more »
Don’t Blame Turkey for NATO’s Woes- NATO's UK Summit Begins Today
*NATO is holding it's summit today and tomorrow in London* *Press Release : NATO Leaders Meeting - Updated media advisory * *London, UK – 3-4 December 2019 * *Hence the blog's focus the past couple of days...* *Earlier today: * - Kremlin Spokesperson ... Not Erdogan but " other people ordered the Russian plane to be shot down" * The NATO summit is certainly stirring some memories. Interesting that this incident is being covered by TASS today.* *Sunday: * - NATO Needs to Show Turkey Tough Love- NOW *A different view: * Erdogan, Trump and Macron*Don't Blame Turkey for NATO... more »
Beautiful hymn of praise in the book of Tobit
This morning I've been reading the story of Tobit, Anna, Tobiah and Sarah. Such an interesting cast of characters including a demon named Asmodeus and an angel named Raphael. Such beautiful hymns of praise and promise. It's a shame we Protestants don't use it. You don't need to read it as either fact or fiction, just enjoy it for God's amazing works and the praise offered to him. I really identified with the husband/wife conversation between Tobit and his wife Anna, that is still being repeated to this day. Backstory: Tobit was a wealthy, successful man who became blind and lost ... more »
Fighting in the streets for food? Not yet
But you will be paying more. “America Braces for Possible French Fry Shortage After Poor Potato Harvest,” reads the headline. Cool weather and frosts started hitting key potato-growing regions in the U.S. and Canada in October, leading to potato shortages in Alberta, Manitoba, Idaho, North Dakota and Minnesota. Alberta and Idaho were able to dig ... Read moreFighting in the streets for food? Not yet The post Fighting in the streets for food? Not yet appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Amateur astronomer finds lost Indian lunar lander on the face of the Moon
An IT worker's painstaking search is vindicated as NASA confirms the crash site of the Chandrayaan-2 Vikram lander, which smashed into the lunar surface.
Coroner investigating deadly WA bushfires warns climate change increasing risk
A West Australian coroner investigating the deaths of four people on the state's south coast says climate change is undoubtably intensifying bushfires nationwide, dismissing all political claims to the contrary.
Schumpeter’s Theory of Creative Destruction
In his 1942 book *Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy*, Joseph Schumpeter presents the thesis that capitalism will not die due to its economic failures, as Karl Marx had predicted, but due to its economic success. The following sentence from his book can be seen as a good summary of his thesis: “Capitalism, while economically stable, and even gaining in stability, creates, by rationalizing the human mind, a mentality and a style of life incompatible with its own fundamental conditions, motives and social institutions.” Schumpeter devotes six pages in his book to discussing the “per... more »
Wait, China Has TWO Hypersonic Missiles?
*David Axe* *Security, * China is testing two hypersonic surface-to-surface missiles and not one as previously reported, state media claimed. If true, the development of a second munition capable of traveling at least five times the speed of sound while maneuvering could weigh on the balance of power in the Pacific region. China is testing two hypersonic surface-to-surface missiles and not one as previously reported, state media claimed. If true, the development of a second munition capable of traveling at least five times the speed of sound while maneuvering could weigh on the b... more »
The Great Christmas Tree Tragedy of 2019 (As In Shortages Thanks to Climate Change)
*James Robert Farmer* *economy, Americas* [image: Reuters] Christmas tree shopping is harder than ever, thanks to climate change and demographics. If you’re shopping for a live Christmas tree this year, you may have to search harder than in the past. Over the last five years Christmas tree shortages have been reported in many parts of the U.S. One factor is that growers sold off land and planted fewer trees during and after the 2008 recession. In the lifespan of Christmas trees, the decade from 2008 to the present is roughly a single generation of plantings. However, in my resea... more »
How to Stop Fake News: Rating News Sources?
Antino Kim, Alan R. Dennis, Patricia L. Moravec, Randall K. Minas at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Antino Kim, Alan R. Dennis, Patricia L. Moravec, Randall K. Minas* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Rating news sources can help limit the spread of misinformation. Online misinformation has significant real-life consequences, such as measles outbreaks and encouraging racist mass murderers. Online misinformation can have political consequences as well. The problem of disinformation and propaganda misleading social media users was serious in 2016, continued unabated in 2018 and is expected to be even more severe in the coming 2020 election cycle in the U.S. Most people thin... more »
Why America Is Investing in Future Wars
*Michael E. Flynn, Carla Martinez Machain, Michael A. Allen* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] There is a reason for why the United States pays so much for the defense of its allies. Since the start of Donald Trump’s run for the U.S. presidency in 2015, he has been critical of the amount of money U.S. allies contribute to their own defense. Now, the Trump administration is demanding that Japan and South Korea pay more for hosting U.S. troops stationed in those countries. The media also reported that U.S. military leadership in South Korea discussed the possibility of withdra... more »
Welcome to the Era of Wars Without an End
*Cian O'Driscoll* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Can wars no longer be won? Kurdish forces seized control of the Syrian town of Kobani in January 2015 after a four-month battle with Islamic State fighters. Footage of their triumph was relayed around the world. A global audience witnessed Kurdish troops indulge in raucous celebrations as they raised their flag on the hill that once flew the IS black banner. And so it came as something of a shock when, in October 2019, President Donald Trump granted Turkey carte blanche to seize territory held by the Kurds. Consequently, wh... more »
Could Russia's S-400 Shoot down the Air Force's New B-21?
*Kris Osborn* *Technology, Europe* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/RUSSIA-TURKEY-DEFENSE-RC1237609240.html] Let's take a look. *Key point:* The B-21 is a powerful and modern weapon system, but so is Russia's new S-400 system. The Air Force is preparing for a substantial technical “critical design review” of its next-generation B-21 Raider bomber, an aircraft said by developers to mark a new “generation” in stealth technology able to elude the most advanced air defenses in the world. The review, described by Air Force officials as a key step prior to formal constru... more »
Should the Army Be Using This Kind of Sig Sauer Training Ammo?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Technology, Americas* [image: Reuters] Worth the cost? *Key point:* If trainings are meant to simulate real-life battles, they shouldn't be using ammo that feels different. A common pitfall in the world of pistol shooting is training with low-quality, low-cost training ammunition but using higher power pistol ammo in real-world situations. This can lead to situations where firing a gun in anger could have a very different feel than firing during training. Following the release of a commercial version of the Army’s new M17 handgun, manufacturer Sig Sauer is now r... more »
Revealed: Iran's Vaunted Saeqeh "Thunderbolt" Fighter Is Not What It Seems
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* Just a reverse-engineered Cold War jet. *Key point: *An arms embargo is preventing Iran's military from buying many modern military platforms. Tehran is keen to produce its own jet fighters—but designing and manufacturing advanced combat jets poses formidable technological challenges difficult for an isolated industrial base to resolve on its own. Nonetheless, the Iranian air force has prominently showcased its development of several domestic fighter jets since the turn of the century, most notably the HESA Saeqeh (“Thunderbolt”), which... more »
A Salute to the EA-6B Prowler: The Navy Really Misses This Plane
*Edward Chang* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The end of an era. *Key point:* The Prowler served well for a long time, but it was time for these aging planes to be retired. In early November 2018, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron Two (VMAQ-2) “Death Jesters” departed Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar and returned to their home base of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina. The 250 Marines were not only undoubtedly overjoyed to return home after a deployment that began in April, but were also proud to hold the distinction of having completed the fi... more »
CA Senator Richard Pan Recalls a Debate With Robert Kennedy Jr... THAT NEVER HAPPENED
Oh dear. Perhaps someone has had one too many flu shots? Here are two Instagram posts from Richard Pan, architect (or marionette) of SB277 and SB276 in California, and Dr. Peter Hotez, whose actually uses his daughter to support vaccines... more »
December Donation Days to Age of Autism
December is an important month for non-profits like Autism Age. We're tiny. Elfin even. And we rely on donor support. Many of you have donated during the year. And a few of you make monthly donations that warm my heart.... more »
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