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Why are kids today less patriotic?
Jane Lo, Assistant Professor of Education, Florida State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 11 hours ago
A teen asks why so many young people don’t stand for the Pledge of Allegiance or the national anthem. The data shows that young Americans today do view the U.S. more negatively than older generations.
Children Risk Early Marriage: Climate Change One of the Factors
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 09 (IPS) - Filomena (15), a fisherman's daughter from a village in Nampula Province, Mozambique was married to a 21-year-old from the same village. Read the full story, “Children Risk Early Marriage: Climate Change One of the Factors”, on globalissues.org →
Building a Leprosy Free Bangladesh
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec 09 (IPS) - Despite having remarkable success in leprosy control in the last decades, the Bangladesh government is now moving forward with a vision to build a leprosy- free country. Read the full story, “Building a Leprosy Free Bangladesh”, on globalissues.org →
Saved Seeds are Seeds of Resilience
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
Read the full story, “Saved Seeds are Seeds of Resilience”, on globalissues.org →
The Economic & Humanitarian Catastrophe Threatening Pacific Island Communities
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 09 (IPS) - When UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) last month, he pointed out the dramatic impact of climate change triggering natural disasters around the world--- from glaciers that melt, ice caps that disappear and corals that bleach. Read the full story, “The Economic & Humanitarian Catastrophe Threatening Pacific Island Communities”, on globalissues.org →
London Terror Attack Exposes Deradicalization Programs’ Failures
London Terror Attack Exposes Deradicalization Programs’ Failures by Patrick Dunleavy IPT News Investigative Project on Terrorism Usman Khan, the unrepentant British jihadist who was on supervised early release from prison when he killed two people and wounded several others Nov. 29 near London Bridge, is just the tip of an iceberg that threatens western democracies. […]
Limitations Of Cross-Sectional Epidemiology Studies And What That Means For Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Although I’m a trained and credentialed epidemiologist, and an ardent supporter of the professional discipline as a foundational science that underlies legitimate public health efforts, several of my past blogs (Bond 2016 and Bond 2017) have remarked on the many limitations of *observational epidemiology1* research for establishing disease causation. read more
Newsweek Journo Quits After Editors Kills Report On Syria Chemical Attack Scandal
“I have collected evidence of how they [Newsweek] suppressed the story in addition to evidence from another case where info inconvenient to US government was removed, though it was factually correct.” The post Newsweek Journo Quits After Editors Kills Report On Syria Chemical Attack Scandal appeared first on MintPress News.
For Sama: A Beautiful Yet Deceptive Documentary That Betrays Reality in Syria
On the surface, "For Sama" is about romance and childbirth, but underneath, it is very political. The post For Sama: A Beautiful Yet Deceptive Documentary That Betrays Reality in Syria appeared first on MintPress News.
8yo Girl Stripped Naked by Officers, Telling Her It’s The Only Way She Can See Her Daddy
An 8-year-old girl was strip searched and forced to bend over naked in front of officers just so she could see her daddy. Mom was not present.
Remember When Russian Diesel Submarines Chased Down A British Nuclear Sub?
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/RUSSIA-MILITARY--RC1354493880.html] Depends if it actually happened. *Key Point:* We'll probably never know what happened. Russian diesel subs chased a British nuclear sub off the Syrian coast, according to British media. The incident reportedly involved one or two Russian Kilo-class diesel-powered submarines, which have been dubbed the "Black Hole" by Western navies because they are remarkably quiet. Their prey was a British Astute-class nuclear attack submarine. "Two Russian frigates and an a... more »
AR-15s Are Nothing: This Is What Makes the AR-500 Rifle so Dangerous
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Americas* All of the fact. *Key point:* The AR-500 Rifle is a weapon beyond the already-powerful AR-15. The endless adaptive nature of the AR-15 rifle platform has made it one of the most modifiable weapons in history. From buttstocks to barrels, the rifle can be customized in a variety of ways to improve power, functionality and appearance. One major innovation in the field of power is the AR-500. The AR-500 fires a modified .500 Smith & Wesson bullet, the .500 Auto Max, resulting in a rifle that manufacturer Big Horn Armory claims can down “any dang... more »
Reading the Senate Rules of Impeachment Litigation: A Response to Hurd and Wittes
Entrance to U.S. Senate, U.S. Capitol [Source: Flickr/Victoria Pickering (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)] Describing what a Senate impeachment trial of President Trump may look like, Hilary Hurd and Benjamin Wittes quote Rule 23 of the “Rules of Procedure and Practice in the Senate When Sitting on Impeachment Trials” for the proposition that if the president is convicted upon any article by a two-thirds vote of the members present, the “Senate shall proceed to the consideration of such other matters as may be determined to be appropriate,” in other words, his removal and disqualification from ... more »
First thoughts from the BBC
Just for the record, I thought I'd transcribe how Boris's remarks about the BBC licence fee were reported on the BBC News Channel this afternoon. The BBC's Alex Forsyth was the report given the task of extemporising off-the-cuff responses (to coin a phrase). Note the little touches of editorialising along the way: *2.25 pm* Well, this is a campaign which so far, from the Conservative perspective in particular, has been very tightly controlled, because they entered this campaign thinking that they were the frontrunners to win it and they didn't want to do anything to disrupt it. ... more »
From international celebrity to global pariah. What happened to Aung San Suu Kyi?
Aung San Suu Kyi has slowly lost her status as an international democracy icon, and her trip to The Hague to defend Myanmar on genocide charges appears to have nothing to do with winning friends overseas, writes Amy Bainbridge.
SCOLD THE ELECTORATE WELL: "A boundless sea of novel ideas!"
*MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2019Charles Mann versus The Scolds:* Thanksgiving Day arrives in this country virtually every year. Along with the four-day weekend and the football games, we now get the work of the scolds. Quite a few of the scolds haven't been overwhelmingly bright in recent years, at least in their performance of this Turkey Day assignment. They complain that Mommy and Daddy didn't tell them the truth about the so-called first Thanksgiving when they were in first grade. In response, they construct long lists of "legends and lies," not missing such turkeys as these: The... more »
The World Is in a Pickle
[image: President Donald J. Trump, escorted by U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Woody Johnson, prepares to board Marine One Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)] If we take a step back from the daily assault and battery by the Establishment media that Americans, like many others around the world, are being subjected to—running the gamut from lies about the impeachment of President Donald Trump, to lies about Russia and China, to lies about the state of the economy, to lies about what most Americans think—the real problems facing the planet ... more »
DC land of the lawless lawyers: Kingly humor at the Impeachment Hearing
Sent in by Whitetop and we thank him. From CDN: WASHINGTON: The impeachment hearings are good for humor if for nothing else. They bring out the so-called experts who demonstrate that they are anything but experts. Law professor Pamela Karlan, Standford law professor, and Shelia Jackson Lee exchanged expertise on the Constitution and the Founders’ concerns prior to writing it. These two experts immediately opened their mouths and demonstrated that sometimes it is better to keep one’s mouth closed and let people think you are stupid than to open it and remove all doubt. Shelia Jackson... more »
Did a Drunk Crop Duster Drop Manure From the Sky in Kansas?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Did Michael Jordan Announce a Run for the U.S. Senate?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Did the NAACP Endorse Trump for 2020?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Police Seize Air Fryer Containing 20 Pounds of Meth
It may be the holiday season, but police in Kentucky confiscated an unusual gift being delivered to a Kentucky man's home.
A Few Careerist Democrats-- Fools-- Are Afraid To Back Impeachment
*3 conservative Democrats; Slotkin on the right* Michigan New Dem Elissa Slotkin is one of the most worthless wastes of a House seat Democrats elected in 2018. A cowardly careerist she has spent the last year shaking in her seat that she might say or do something wrong and lose her reelection bid. ProgressivePunch rates her a big fat "F." That's why she *should* lose her seat in the Detroit suburbs. The anti-red wave that swept Michigan in 2018 gave her a 4 point win over Republican incumbent Mike Bishop. She outspent Bishop 2 to 1-- $7,401,141 to $3,374,608 and the DCCC and its all... more »
Texas Family Whose Son Was Taken Over Medical Dispute Prevails After Five Months
[image: texas-family-whose-son-was-taken-over-medical-dispute-prevails-after-five-months] After five monhts, Child Protective Services dropped its case against a Texas family whose four-year-old son it had taken away over a difference of opinion regarding his medical treatment.
Compassion, Neoliberal Style
By all accounts, homelessness in California is a humanitarian crisis as well as a shameful example of deliberate political inaction. Deaths of those living on the streets are occurring at the rate of three a day and expected to increase even more next year as the result of the paralysis of the political class, beholden as they are to the needs of their ultra-wealthy donors and "not in my back yard" (Nimby) constituents. The New York Times is on the case - but not by espousing the need for more public housing and affordable rents. Instead, the Paper of Record is running a concern-tro... more »
Why Smith & Wesson's M&P Shield 2.0 Is So Popular
*Kyle Mizokami* *Technology, Americas* [image: James Case from Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.A. [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]] A popular gun. *Key point:* This handgun is compact, reliable, and has sold well. In 2017, Smith & Wesson refreshed its Military and Police Shield (M&P Shield) series of compact handguns. The result was the M&P Shield 2.0. The M&P Shield 2.0 has all the features of a full-sized pistol in a package small enough for concealed carry. Smith & Wesson also offers the pistol in a wide variety of configurations, from caliber to ergono... more »
F-22s, F-35s, and B-52s: How America Deters Iran Every Day
*David Axe* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] A big task. *Key point:* These are high-tech weapons that Tehran cannot counter. The U.S. Air Force on June 27, 2019 *deployed* F-22 Raptor stealth fighters for the first time to Qatar as part of a build-up of forces ahead of a possible clash with Iran. The Air Force did not specify how many F-22s traveled to Qatar. Photographers *spotted* 12 of the radar-evading jets with “FF” tailcodes indicating they belong to the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. The F-22s could fly alongside stealthy F-35s that the ... more »
Meet the "Blue Magpie": Taiwan's New Domestically-Made Fighter?
*David Axe* *Technology, Asia* [image: Reuters] Here's what we know. *Key point:* Unable to import certain weapons, Taipei is considering building its own weapons systems. A scale model has appeared in public depicting Taiwan’s newest warplane. Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corp, or AIDC, built a model of the Blue Magpie for the 2019 Taipei Aerospace & Defence Technology Exhibition, photos reveal. The $2.2-billion Blue Magpie program, which aims to build 66 high-performance training planes for the Taiwanese air force, could help to sustain the island country’s aeros... more »
Iraqi Forces Kidnapping Protesters As Part Of Intimidation Campaign
Shot from video of captives being released in Baghdad (Bas News) Over a dozen protesters were rescued by the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) in Baghdad on December 8. They were blindfolded and handcuffed. They said they were taken hostage on December 6, the day that 25 demonstrators were gunned down in Khalani Square. One said that they had been kidnapped by Kataib Hezbollah, the same group accused of the December 6 massacre. Scores more have disappearedfrom protest sites across Iraq. This is being done by various elements of the ISF. Officers told Al Mada in November that they ignored ... more »
"The War of the Narratives"
*"The War of the Narratives"* by Jim Kunstler "Note: I will add an update on all this later today. Fighting for its very life, the Resistance rolls out a last-ditch flanking maneuver today in its three-year war against reality as Rep. Adam Schiff’s House Intel Committee presents findings to Rep. Nadler’s Judiciary Committee for crimes as yet unspecified against Mr. Trump, possibly as grave as treason. Buyer beware. The Resistance always accuses its enemy of the very acts it commits - for instance, colluding with Russia, the primal deed that the guiding spirit of the Resistance, Mr... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 9
1914 Ottomans defeated by British at Battle of Qurna and surrendered Basra province 1958 Former PM Rashid Ali al-Gaylani arrested by Gen Qasim for plotting a coup 1985 Saudis announced attempts at talks with Iran to end Iran-Iraq War failed (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Iran-Iraq War, The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-Iraq War*) 1998 Over 5 ... more »
QUEEN BACKS PRINCE ANDREW AS EPSTEIN SEX SLAVE SCANDAL GROWS, EX MOSSAD AGENT SAYS EPSTEIN AND MAXWELL WORKED FOR ISRAEL
*The Queen is doubling down and inviting Prince Andrew for a high profile event at Sandringham over Christmas to show public support for her son linked to potential Mossad agents Jeff Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at the core of paedophile blackmail ring and eugenics and depopulation science.* *https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10508039/prince-andrew-queen-sandringham-christmas-epstein/* *The Queen showed a similar lack of reality after Diana was murdered, resulting in fears of crowds attacking Prince Charles at Diana's funeral.* https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/jan/17/alasta... more »
HAVE EMAILED SUPREME COURT IN ATHENS ASKING FOR URGENT REVIEW OF MY CASE
*Something seems to be moving in the Novartis show trial in Greece with the new Supreme Court in Athens prosecutor Vasilis Pilotas asking for the case to be taken out of the hands of one of the accused prosecutors...* *https://www.tanea.gr/2019/12/02/greece/novartis-oi-efetes-apofasizoun-gia-diorismo-anakriti-pou-tha-treksei-tin-ypothesi/* *Witnesses are testifying they were pressured by the prosecutor to implicate political rivals of Alexis Tsipras etc, also formally accused in my case.* *I emailed Vasilis Pilotas and others in the Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) to ask for my case t... more »
Since Feeding the Homeless Is Illegal, Activists Carry AR-15s to Give Out Food, Supplies
[image: homeless]A large group of well-armed good Samaritans took to the streets this week to openly break a bad law to help the homeless and those less fortunate.
Two Officers Arrested for Molesting Children While Working as Pastors at Church
[image: officers arrested]Two law enforcement officers were arrested and charged with multiple sex crimes against children for molesting kids when they were youth pastors.
"How long can you justify a system whereby everybody who has a TV has to pay to fund a particular set of TV and radio channels, that is the question"
This happened this afternoon at a Conservative election event in the North East: *Audience member*: Why don't you abolish TV licence fees? *Boris Johnson*: For everybody? Well, I don't think at this late stage in the campaign I'm going to make an unfunded spending commitment like that. But what I certainly think is that the BBC should cough up and pay for the licences for the over 75s, as they promised to do. At this stage we are not planning to get rid of all TV licence fees, though I'm certainly looking at it. And what I will say is that I'm under pressure not to extemporise p... more »
Paul Volcker’s legacy
I’m not the person you’d want writing an obituary. In my view, the “Great Man” view of history is mostly inaccurate, and at a more personal level I’m skeptical of the entire notion of personal identity. Thus what we think of as “Paul Volcker” may have little correlation with Volcker’s actual lived experience, or his […] The post Paul Volcker’s legacy appeared first on Econlib.
African Free Trade Agreement: Nigeria issues strong warning
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
09-Dec-2019 Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, has warned that Nigeria will not tolerate smuggling and importation of substandard products.
Cambodia-VN forum hears plans for cross-border SEZ
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
09-Dec-2019 As Vietnam currently has a free trade agreement with the US, Cambodia may benefit from the special economic zone – particularly from the US market.
Open letter on the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT)
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
09-Dec-2019 We – 278 environmental, climate, consumer, development, and trade related civil society groups, as well as trade unions – believe that the ECT is incompatible with the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement.
Le JEFTA met Fukushima dans nos assiettes
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
09-Dec-2019 La mise en place du traité de libre-échange entre le Japon et l'UE fait craindre que des produits contaminés à proximité de Fukushima arrivent dans les assiettes des Européens.
Moon appelle à élargir le réseau d'accords de libre-échange de la Corée du Sud
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
09-Dec-2019 Le président Moon Jae-in a appelé jeudi à élargir le réseau d'accords de libre-échange (ALE) de la Corée du Sud pour stimuler la croissance économique et empêcher le protectionnisme.
Civil society seeks reforms to stem trade suits losses
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
09-Dec-2019 Civil society groups are now calling on governments to reform their investor state dispute settlement because “it is being unfairly used by investors to sue states for millions of dollars.”
Steel rules for cars stall progress on the revised Nafta agreement
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
09-Dec-2019 US rules-of-origin demand presents new challenge for Mexico. Requirements for cars are among most complicated USMCA topics.
Le Mexique veut amender l'accord de libre échange nord-américain sur l'acier et l'aluminium
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
09-Dec-2019 Le Mexique veut amender les termes du nouvel accord de libre-échange avec les Etats-Unis et le Canada concernant l'acier et d'aluminium.
La Tunisie entame la zone de libre échange du COMESA, en janvier 2020
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
09-Dec-2019 La Tunisie entame officiellement, la mise en œuvre de la zone de libre échange du Marché commun de l'Afrique orientale et australe (COMESA), en janvier 2020.
Judiciary Hearing Sets Stage for Trump Impeachment Charges
The House Judiciary Committee convened Monday to formally receive the investigative findings against President Donald Trump as Democrats pushed toward articles of impeachment and the White House and its allies launchedan aggressive attack on the proceedings.
Nicole Kidman, Toni Collette, Cate Blanchett among Australians nominated for Golden Globes
Just In - 13 hours ago
The Netflix divorce drama Marriage Story led the 2020 Golden Globes nominations with six nods, followed by gangster movie The Irishman, also on Netflix, with five.
Shock aboard cruise ship after New Zealand volcano eruption
ABC journalists Donna Field and John Taylor were enjoying a cruise, anticipating a magical holiday taking in all that New Zealand has to offer. Then a volcano erupted.
Money, Power and Turf: Winning the Middle East Media War at Any Cost
Honest, objective and trust-worthy journalism in the Middle East is suffering a long, agonizing death, thanks not only to crackdowns on the media but also to well-financed propaganda empires. The post Money, Power and Turf: Winning the Middle East Media War at Any Cost appeared first on MintPress News.
BBVA Compass Fails to Dispute, Much the Less Remedy, Retaliatory Swatting, Disclosure of Confidential Information, and Reckless Treatment of Elderly Customer
BBVA has not denied that an officer swatted an elderly woman on fabricated grounds as retaliation for documenting his reckless advice.
Canopy Growth hires ex-Constellation exec David Klein as CEO
Canada’s largest cannabis company by revenue has appointed David Klein as its new CEO, effective Jan. 15, 2020. Klein currently serves as Canopy Growth’s board chair and chief financial officer (CFO) at Constellation Brands, which became the Smiths Falls, Ontario, company’s largest shareholder earlier this year. Klein will step down from his role at Constellation. […] Canopy Growth hires ex-Constellation exec David Klein as CEO is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Marijuana research
More than 20 congressional lawmakers sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr, requesting that the Drug Enforcement Administration allow federally-licensed researchers to buy products from state-legal dispensaries to study the medical benefits and risks of cannabis. Marijuana research is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Congress is Trump’s Co-Conspirator Against Liberty
[image: undefined] Imagine that President Trump spent his phone call with the Ukrainian president threatening to withhold military aid unless the Ukrainian government agreed to use the money to purchase weapons from a US manufacturer. Does anyone seriously think that foreign service professionals and deep state operatives would be so shocked and offended by Trump’s request that they would launch efforts to impeach him? Would Congress view this as “high crimes and misdemeanors” or applaud Trump for carrying out one of modern presidents’ supposedly most important jobs — acting as sal... more »
"Russian Doping Scandal" as Anti Russian Hysteria Continues
*Please don't pay attention to the OPCW report scandal. * - *NEWSWEEK Reporter Resigns After Suppression Of Facts Regarding Douma/OPCW report* - *Revisiting the Douma False Flag & Subsequent Attacks- Plus Corbett's Report* *Pretend that athletes from other nations, save for Russia, have NO scandalous doping issues with their so called athletes. Just target Russia. (rolls eyes) And go back to sleep.* *Most recently a Canadian canoeist* Canoeist Laurence Vincent Lapointe is the latest Canadian Olympic medal hopeful to get caught up in a doping controversy. She has tested ... more »
There is no epidemic of transgendered people being murdered
Because truth isn't on their side leftists have to lie. Their latest attempt to hurt mentally ill people who think they're something they're not is to pretend there is an epidemic of transgendered people being murdered. But the numbers don't support that. First the Human Rights Campaign, hardly a bastion of conservatism, says that the every year about 26 trans gendered people are murdered. The trend seems to be going down but there is certainly no sign of an increase since 2017. According to LBGTQ activists about 3% of Americans are transgendered; the real number is more like 0.6%... more »
The NHS Is Opening Up to US Business: The Reassurances Are Demonstrably False
British officials dodged invitations to exclude the NHS from a US-UK trade deal. Not surprising, given how much public money already goes to the US healthcare industry.
Herder and the Enlightenment
In his essay, “Herder and the Enlightenment,” Isaiah Berlin hammers new nails in the Enlightenment’s coffin by suggesting that the Enlightenment was a conformist, elitist, idealistic, and monolithic project, which contained the seeds that would one day germinate into totalitarian movements, while the counter-Enlightenment of thinkers like Johann Gottfried Herder was essentially pluralistic and hence conducive for the rise of free societies. In section 9 of his essay, Berlin asks two questions: “What is the best life for men?” and “What is the most perfect society?” A few paragraphs ... more »
Rapper Juice WRLD Dies After Medical Emergency in Chicago
The rapper, whose legal name was Jarad A. Higgins, was 21.
World Anti-Doping Agency Imposes 4-Year Ban on Russia
The Russian flag and national anthem were banned from next year's Tokyo Olympics and other major sports events for four years.
UKC News: Election Picks, OPCW MSM Breach, Russia Banned from Sport, Trump’s Israeli Love-in
*UKC News* | Co-hosts Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen with the early week news round-up.
Adam Schiff says he's above the law
The Democrats passed a highly biased set of rules that were to govern their coup err.... impeachment attempt. Among the rules was the following: “the chair of the Permanent Select Committee or the chair of any other committee having custody of records or other materials relating to the inquiry referenced in the first section of this resolution is authorized, in consultation with the ranking minority member, to transfer such records or materials to the Committee on the Judiciary.” That's in House Resolution 660 which defines how the witch-hunt is to be conducted. Yet Adam Schiff tr... more »
New York Times lies again?: Former Trump voter didn't vote for Trump
As part of its propaganda campaign to ensure that a Democrat wins the presidency in 2020 a few months ago the NYT published an article about a Trump voter who has changed his mind and is going to vote for a Democrat in 2020. The only problem is that the NYT didn't bother to fact check their own article and so now, months later, they had to post a correction that in fact the voter didn't vote in 2016. They say that the voter says that his feelings that are in the article are correct and the NYT seems to be saying that that's what matters. Of course the obvious question is if this vo... more »
Let Us Tell You Why White Island Erupted (And Why There Was No Warning)
*Shane Cronin* *Security, * In this age of technology and instrumental monitoring, it seems irrational that there should be little or no warning for such eruptions. The eruption is not caused by magma, but by steam, and this is much harder to track in our current monitoring systems. Five people have been confirmed dead, 18 have been rescued and are injured, some seriously, and several remain unaccounted for after a sudden volcanic eruption on Whakaari/White Island off the east coast of New Zealand. The island is a tourist destination and around 50 people were on it when it erupt... more »
A North Korea Crisis for Christmas
*Gordon G. Chang* *Security, * Gordon Chang: "There will be a year-end crisis this year, but it will be one that takes Pyongyang by surprise. All Kim needs to do is ask Xi Jinping what happens when Trump gets frustrated and loses patience." There will be a North Korea crisis for Christmas this year. Hours after President Donald Trump admonished North Korea supremo Kim Jong Un on Sunday, Kim’s right-hand man, Kim Yong Chol fired back, calling the American leader “a heedless and erratic old man.” Trump issued his warning, in the form a two-part tweet, after Pyongyang took steps to... more »
This Pictures Proves 1 Fact: It's Really Hard to Sink a U.S. Navy Submarine
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * And thank god for that. *Key Point:* The heroic actions of the crew were essential to the submarine’s survival. In 2005, a U.S. Navy attack submarine collided head-on with an undersea mountain at more than thirty miles an hour. Despite the damage the ship sustained and the crew’s injuries, the USS San Francisco managed to limp to her home port of Guam on her own power. The incident was a testament to the design of the submarine and the training and professionalism of her crew. USS San Francisco is a *Los Angeles-class* nuclear attack submarine. Sub... more »
"How It Really Is"
"Hospitals Play Pin The Price On The Donkey Game" Of course you understand whom they consider the donkey, right?
Community Gardens Spreading Across Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A project is changing the landscape of several Brazilian cities. Wasteland - which during this rainy season has become a public health problem - is gaining another utility throughout the country. There are cabbage, lettuce, scallions, pumpkin. Fresh, organic food, planted jointly for the whole community. "We needed it, now […] The post Community Gardens Spreading Across Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
In Peace Move Before Inauguration, Macri and Fernández Embrace in Argentina
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Mauricio Macri and his successor, Alberto Fernández, embraced for a few seconds. They were watched by many of their ministers, and a crowd gathered outside the Luján Basilica, the largest shrine in honor of the Virgin Mary in Argentina. It . . . To read the full NEWS and […] The post In Peace Move Before Inauguration, Macri and Fernández Embrace in Argentina appeared first on The Rio Times.
"We're Living On Borrowed Time..."
*"We're Living On Borrowed Time..."* by Adam Taggart "The laws of physics are governed by cause and effect. But there can exist a time lag between the two. For instance: via GIPHY Note how the speed of both the bullet and the retracting latex far exceed that of the shockwave or gravity on the water contained inside each balloon. There’s an observable time lag during which the globe of previously-contained water momentarily hangs there in space. Then, a beat later, it’s obliterated. *Living On Borrowed Time: *I’m unusually focused on time these days as we’re updating Peak Prosperity... more »
Unhappy Taxpayers Vote to Get Rid of … Their Village!
[image: unhappy-taxpayers-vote-to-get-rid-of-their-village] Belief in the unique American foundational principle that governments are instituted to protect precious rights and not to infringe them remains alive and well in what used to be Amelia, Ohio.
Editor's Note
Must take my mom for her annual blood test and all. Blogging will return later today.
Twitter and Shadow Banning - Controlling the Narrative
Twitter, one of the world's leading social media networks, has implemented new terms in its Terms of Service agreement which will take effect on January 1, 2020. While users are required to click to accept these terms in order to continue to use Twitter, it is highly unlikely that any of them will actually read through the entire 34 page document, thereby missing a key change to Twitter's modus operandi. Let's start with some background on shadow banning. Shadow banning is a technique used by social networks to block a user's content on social media sites in a way that the user d... more »
Kudos To Pelosi
One of the many things that have been lost in the Trump years, E.J. Dionne writes, is the art of persuasion: One of the most debilitating aspects of our politics is the assumption that nobody can be persuaded of anything anymore. We are said to be locked into our identities, our media bubbles, our religious beliefs (or nonbelief), our homogeneous neighborhoods and our online friend groups. Elections are not simply census-like head counts, and political arguments are about more than marshaling talking points to solidify the views of those who are already on your side. The advantage... more »
RWANDA STARTS VACCINE CAMPAIGN WITH RISKY JOHNSON JOHNSON EBOLA JAB
*Rwanda launches voluntary Ebola vaccination campaign* *By David Ochieng Mbewa -19 hours ago087* *Rwandan Minister of Health Diane Gashumba welcomes a delegation from the Democratic Republic of Congo, including the coordinator of Ebola response in the DR Congo, Jean-Jacques Muyembe and the Deputy Governor of the Northern Province of Kivu, to launch the Ebola Vaccination campaign in Rubavu district. COURTESY: TWITTER/Rwanda Ministry of Health* *The Rwandan government on Sunday officially launched a voluntary Ebola vaccination campaign at La Grande Barrière’s no man’s land in Rubavu d... more »
Geroge Church and Pardis Sabeti. Two geneticists at the heart of the NWO eugenicist and depopulation agenda talk about their work at Time 100 Summit in 2019
*Screengrab of Harvard geneticist George Church funded by Jeff Epstein and Ebola geneticist Dr. Pardis Sabeti funded by Bill Gates together with Ariana Huffington moderating a dicussion on "medical miracles" at the Time 100 Summit in April 2019.* *From Time* *Speaking at the first Time 100 Summit in New York City on Tuesday, prominent geneticist George Church admitted that for about 10 years, he knew biological weapons could be specifically targeted to individual people. But he kept it to himself. Church, a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, participated in a panel ... more »
EPSTEINS SCIENTIST GEORGE CHURCH IS BUILDING A DATABASE OF MUTATIONS THAT COULD GIVE PEOPLE SUPERHUMAN CHARACTERISTICS
*From media* *Harvard geneticist George Church makes a list of genes that could be modified to enhance human abilities.* *The list tracks both positive and negative effects.* *Redesigning humans can lead to posthumans or transhumans.* *In an interview with Futurism, the professor explained that one purpose of assembling such a list is in giving correct information to the people. It has been his long-term mission to drive down the costs of genetics resources. To that end, the list includes both protective and negative consequences of hacking a particular gene.* *"I felt that both en... more »
“The Cost Of Sanity, In This Society, Is A Certain Level Of Alienation”
The late psychonaut/philosopher Terence McKenna once said “The cost of sanity, in this society, is a certain level of alienation,” and I think my regular readers will immediately and experientially understand exactly what he was talking about. It’s not always easy to be on the […]
IS A HARVARD LAB FUNDED BY JEFF EPSTEIN BEHIND HUMAN AND PIG EBOLA?
*George Church, a Harvard geneticist funded by Jeffrey Epstein, is working on the human immune system and viruses and DNA editing on a vast scale.* *https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harvard-scientist-george-church-talks-about-accepting-donations-from-jeffrey-epstein-60-minutes-2019-12-08/* *But Church's work can be used to make humans more susceptible to viruses as well as less. Once the genetic codes are known for human immunity, they can be switched off to allow viruses to replicate, something which Church would not admit to wishing to do for obvious reasons.* *His lab appears to have ... more »
COP 25: Climate campaigners on the march
The climate agenda is not advancing as quickly inside the UN conference on climate change as the 15,000 who gathered outside would like. The post COP 25: Climate campaigners on the march appeared first on CFACT.
COP 25: UN slogans make scientifically baseless radical claims in Madrid
These are official slogans being put up by the UN at COP 25 in Madrid. They are ramping up the rhetoric, disconnecting from science, and rolling out the latest propaganda language. The post COP 25: UN slogans make scientifically baseless radical claims in Madrid appeared first on CFACT.
Reconsider Lettuce Use in Light of Recurring Contamination
Written by Dr. Mercola, D.O., Ph.D. Story at-a-glance – In the last week of November 2019, the CDC issued a food safety alert stating it is investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli linked to romaine lettuce harvested from the Salinas, California, region As of November 25, 2019, 67 cases had been reported across 19 […] The post Reconsider Lettuce Use in Light of Recurring Contamination appeared first on Health Nut News.
Aux Armes, Citoyens! The Americans Attack
Citizens of France. To arms! Man the ramparts. The American barbarians are coming. They shall not pass! Le Trump’s threat to France’s splendid wines and Roquefort cheese are the gravest menace France has faced since the Germans invaded this fair land in 1914. Burgundy wines and France’s 300 fromages form […]
Massive US military convoy arrives base in western Iraq: media
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – A massive U.S. military convoy reportedly arrived in western Iraq this week amid recent attacks carried out near their installations inside the country. According to Al-Sumaria TV, the U.S. military convoy consisted of 500 vehicles that entered Iraq from neighboring Jordan. The U.S. military convoy reportedly reached their final destination […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
China’s advanced type PCL191 multiple rocket system in strategic proximity to Taiwan – reports
A report in the latest issue of Modern Ships praises the Chinese multiple launch rocket system called the Type PCL191 as the most cutting-edge piece of weaponry capable of firing both rockets and ballistic missiles. The modular launcher appears to be based on the AR3 system intended for the export market. Unlike other weaponry on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Unknown gunmen attack Syrian intelligence checkpoint in Daraa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – A group of unknown gunmen carried out an attack on a checkpoint belonging to the Syrian Air Force Intelligence in eastern Daraa this morning. According to local reports, the gunmen, who were suspected to be members of a Free Syrian Army (FSA), Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) or Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army launches heavy attack across southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) artillery and missile teams unleashed a heavy attack across the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate this morning. According to a military report from the nearby Hama Governorate, the Syrian Army heavily targeted several front-lines towns and villages in southern Idlib, with a primary focus […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Russian military choppers resume heavy attack on jihadist mountain stronghold
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – Minutes ago, the Russian Air Force’s attack choppers resumed their strikes on the jihadist mountain stronghold of Kabani. According to an army source in the Al-Akrad Mountains of northeastern Latakia, the Russian military choppers launched a heavy attack on Kabani and its surroundings, causing a number of explosions that could […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
IDF tank flips over during military drill along Lebanese border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – A tank belonging to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) was reported to have flipped over during a military drill along the Lebanese border on Monday. According to the website Hamodia, the tank was damaged after being overturned, but no one was hurt. “The tank was traveling on a road along […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Bishop Aude says Lebanon is being ruled by ‘one person and an armed group’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – The Metropolitan bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch for the Archdiocese of Beirut, Elias ‘Aude, said Lebanon was being ruled by “one person and an armed group” during his sermon on Sunday. Bishop ‘Aude made the comment during the mass marking the 14th anniversary of Gebran Tueni’s assassination. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian troops enter Raqqa city for first time during Syrian War
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 P.M.) – The Russian Armed Forces have entered the city of Raqqa for the first time during this nearly nine-year-long war, a number of activists in northern Syria reported on Monday. According to the reports, the Russian Armed Forces entered Raqqa to distribute humanitarian aid to the people in the war-torn city. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Unknown rockets target area around Baghdad Airport and US military base
The area around the Baghdad International Airport came under attack on early Monday after a rocket warning alert was heard in the area. US and Iraqi military installations are situated near the airport, which was put on alert after loud rocket sirens became audible for a period of time before blasts were reported. Al-Arabiya alleged […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
The Daily Brief 2019-12-07
This is a summary of 20 AMN articles on the following subjects: Iran, Saudi, Idlib, Russia, Syria, Iraq, IRGC, Soleimani, Sudan, Yemen, US, Najaf, Israel, Netanyahu, Putin, Gabbard, Libya, Kabani, Latakia, Deir_Ezzor, SDF, Lavrov, Turkey, Hasakah. Categories covered in this brief: Gulf, Iran, Syria, Iraq, World-News, Yemen, Middleeast, North-Africa, Turkey Let us know how you […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Kristen Bell, Celebrity Charity, Flaming Possums
Sigh. I was already thinking about this, about how Dana Goldstein's Common Core retrospective for the New York Times collapsed a lot of history, but still had room for that time that pre-disgraced Louis CK made a crack about Common Core math. A great reminder of how a gazillion teachers and parents can comment on the quality of the Core, but a celebrity makes a comment and suddenly people listen. Well, here comes another one of those feel good stories that doesn't make me feel so good. Kristen Bell, actress, star, celebrity, has started doing a little crowd-sourcing charity for clas... more »
NATO Doesn’t Care That Montenegro Is a Haven For Crime and Corruption
Montenegro Is Đukanović’s Personal Fiefdom More The post NATO Doesn’t Care That Montenegro Is a Haven For Crime and Corruption appeared first on The Duran.
Schiff colludes with CNN parent company AT&T. Releases call logs of Nunes, Giuliani & Solomon (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 399. More The post Schiff colludes with CNN parent company AT&T. Releases call logs of Nunes, Giuliani & Solomon (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Mayor Pete is a front-man
Butta-jig-jug is a front man for corporate interests He is a phony baloney He is a hoax an imitation posing as a sincere elected official who has the people's interests at heart. Ask yourself.... How did a small town mid-west mayor with no real accomplishments, no national base, suddenly get all this *$$$$* to run for prez? How did he finagle great media, get headlines that read 'Mayor Pete solidly in 4th place'? Come on now do you take us for fools? This is the way corporate candidates are made, front men-women who do the bidding for Mr. Big. Empty suits who have proven only o... more »
NOT THIS AGAIN
I don't like the headline of this *New York Times* story. *With White House Absent, Impeachment Devolves Into Partisan Brawl* Fuck you, @nytimes. It isn't a "partisan brawl", it's a partisan attack by Republicans on the constitutional order and democratic governance. pic.twitter.com/jrgwLjySRz — Tom Hilton (@TVHilton) December 8, 2019 But the story itself is better than headline, and it contains some news. At a meeting with senior White House officials and senators in the Roosevelt Room of the White House almost three weeks ago, Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, made clear t... more »
Power rates are going up
Power rates will go up an average of 1.5% in January and by the same amount for each of the next two years. The new rates were approved by the Utility and Review Board in a written decision released Friday. While large industrial customers such as Oxford Frozen Foods will pay 3% a year more, […]
Livestream: House Intelligence Committee Presents Impeachment Findings to Judiciary Committee
On Monday, the House Committee on the Judiciary will hear testimony from the majority and minority counsels for the House Intelligence Committee. Daniel Goldman and Stephen Castor will present their committee's findings in the impeachment inquiry into the activities of President Trump. The livestream video of the hearing is available here and below. Topics: - Documents, - Impeachment Tags: - Congress, - House Judiciary Committee [image: Mikhaila Fogel] Mikhaila Fogel is an associate editor at Lawfare and a research analyst at the Brookings Institution. She previ... more »
U.S. Senate Republicans Will Not Call The Witnesses That The Trump Administration Wants In An Impeachment Trial
U.S. President Donald Trump sits for an exclusive interview with Reuters journalists in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. December 11, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst *PoliticusUSA:* *Republicans Lack The Votes To Call Trump Impeachment Trial Witnesses* Senate Republicans don’t have the 51 votes needed to call the Hunter Biden, or anyone associated with Trump’s favorite conspiracies to testify at his impeachment trial. According to The New York Times: While Democrats who control the House are focused on a swift impeachment vote by year’s end, the White House is ... more »
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Rachel Shabi writes that UK Labour's plans for universal social investments would be both more compassionate and more efficient than the Conservative-created tearing patchwork. - Simon Jäger, Benjamin Schoefer and Jörg Heining study (PDF) the positive effects of worker representation in corporate governance. And Michael Laris and Ian Duncan report on the consequences of Boeing's obsession with short-term capital interests which led it to conceal defects on its planes. - Fiona Harvey reports on the vast swaths of ocean facing oxygen def... more »
Poll: Nearly Half Of US Armed Services Households View Russia As An Ally
U.S. soldiers wait for a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump as he meets U.S. troops based in Osan Air Base, South Korea, June 30, 2019. *VOA:* *Pentagon Concerned Russia Cultivating Sympathy Among US Troops* WASHINGTON - Russian efforts to weaken the West through a relentless campaign of information warfare may be starting to pay off, cracking a key bastion of the U.S. line of defense: the military. While most Americans still see Moscow as a key U.S. adversary, new polling suggests that view is changing, most notably among the households of military members. The second annual R... more »
Untitled
*No time for science at COP25* The official signage throughout the UN facility reads “COP25: #TimeForAction”. Not “COP25: #TheLatestScience”. Not “COP25: #PursuingTruth”. No, it is “#TimeForAction”. And the “Time for Action” theme permeates the exhibits of climate activist groups, protesters, and even the exhibit booths of the various nations. Action is our theme, gosh darn it, and everybody better be on board.COP 25: Climate propaganda crowds at objective science With the UN so fully committed to urgent and immediate action, what does that tell us about the objectivity of its in... more »
Beijing Orders All Government Offices To Replace Foreign PCs And Software
*The Guardian*:* China tells government offices to remove all foreign computer equipment* *Directive is likely to be a blow to US multinational companies like HP, Dell and Microsoft.* China has ordered that all foreign computer equipment and software be removed from government offices and public institutions within three years, the Financial Times reports. The government directive is likely to be a blow to US multinational companies like HP, Dell and Microsoft and mirrors attempts by Washington to limit the use of Chinese technology, as the trade war between the countries turns i... more »
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*Warren Tells Poor Parents to Fix Their Own Schools* It's a foregone conclusion that whatever Democrat wins the nomination will, in large part, have the teachers' unions to thank for it. Teachers put the NRA to shame when it comes to exercising their influence. They are the most politically active pressure group in the country and no Democrat is likely to win the nomination without a sizable percentage of them backing their candidacy. So it's not surprising that Democratic candidates shamelessly pander for their votes -- even if that means embracing an education agenda that does ... more »
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