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What’s Really Behind America’s ‘Russia Problem’?
*21WIRE* | Liberal America's fetish with Russia isn't going away, and continues to get worse.
The evidence is building—fat matters
If your New Year's Resolution was to walk more and eat less, you could be smarter at this time next year. Auriel Willette and Brandon Klinedinst of Iowa State University discovered people mostly in their 40s and 50s who had higher amounts of fat in their mid-section had worse fluid intelligence as they got older. Greater muscle mass, by contrast, appeared to be a protective factor. These relationships stayed the same even after taking into account chronological age, level of education, and socioeconomic status. Highlights https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889159... more »
"Are We (Collectively) Depressed?"
*"Are We (Collectively) Depressed?"* by Charles Hugh-Smith "We need to encourage honesty above optimism. Once we can speak honestly, there is a foundation for optimism. Psychoanalysis teaches that one cause of depression is repressed anger. The rising tide of collective anger is visible in many places: road rage, violent street clashes between groups seething for a fight, the destruction of friendships for holding the "incorrect" ideological views, and so on. "I Think We Can Safely Say The American Culture War Has Been Taken As Far As It Can Go." A coarsening of the entire social o... more »
Free Download: Garrett Hardin, “The Tragedy of the Commons”
*“The Tragedy of the Commons”* by Garrett Hardin "*Synopsis:* Hardin taught biology at UC Santa Barbara. Like many classics, this article is more often cited than read. The exposition of the commons problem isn’t new, but Hardin's approaches to solving the problem are insightful, if somewhat disturbing. Hardin discusses a class of "problems with no technical solutions," focusing on over-population and other common-property resource depletion problems. He provides a clear reiteration of the Malthusian argument that a finite resource base necessarily implies a limit on human populat... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “We Meet Again”
2002, “We Meet Again”
"A Look to the Heavens"
“When did you first learn to identify this group of stars? Although they are familiar to many people around the world, different cultures have associated this asterism with different icons and folklore. Known in the USA as the Big Dipper, the stars are part of a constellation designated by the International Astronomical Union in 1922 as the Great Bear (Ursa Major). *Click image for larger size.* The recognized star names of these stars are (left to right) Alkaid, Mizar/Alcor, Alioth, Megrez, Phecda, Merak, and Dubhe. Of course, stars in any given constellation are unlikely to be phy... more »
America's F-35 Stealth Fighter Won't Be Able To Compete With These Jets
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Sixth-generation fighters. *Key point: *As airbases and carriers become more vulnerable to missile attacks, warplanes will need to be able to fly longer distances, and carry more weapons while doing so... The American development and deployment of Fifth-Generation stealth aircraft like the F-35 Lightning is one of the central stories of today’s security zeitgeist. But behind the scenes, several countries are already looking ahead to the design of a Sixth-Generation jet. The relentless pace of research is arguably driven less by combat experience—... more »
'Then, all of a sudden, boom': Trump reportedly gives account of Iranian General's last minutes
Just In - 6 hours ago
US President Donald Trump is recorded giving a minute-to-minute account to a Republican fundraiser of the US drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani.
Lakes Entrance hopes for tourist revival post bushfires
With tourism numbers plummeting as a result of the recent East Gippsland fires, Lakes Entrance businesses hope for an Australia Day resurgence.
Think your baby is safe from sunburn in the shade?
More than one child a week under 10 was taken to WA emergency departments with severe sunburn in 2019, Cancer Council figures show.
Iran to send downed plane's black boxes to Ukraine, aviation official says
Just In - 6 hours ago
Iran has agreed to return the downed passenger plane's damaged black boxes to the Ukraine in the hope of accessing their contents, an Iranian news agency says.
After Shane's workplace accident, he couldn't remember anything — 'but I could remember judo'
A new judo school led by two disability service workers is catering for people with intellectual, physical and sensory disabilities — Shane, who has an acquired brain injury from a workplace accident over a decade ago, says he has found his "judo family here".
Millennials fear World War III, with almost half believing global conflict is inevitable
Amid rising tensions between Iran and the US, alarming new data shows almost half of the world's millennial population believe World War III will happen in their lifetimes.
Want to learn how to bodysurf? Here's how to read those waves
If you're anywhere near the Australian coastline this summer, chances are at some stage you'll end up at the beach. If you're keen to give bodysurfing, or bodyboarding a try this summer, there's a few pointers that can help you get started.
After days of talks, Harry and Meghan have struck a deal with the Queen. Here’s how it works
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Buckingham Palace says Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will no longer use the titles "royal highness" or receive public funds under a deal struck for them to step aside as senior Royals.
Well, Whaddaya Know! What DO You Really Know?
Well, Whaddaya Know! What DO You Really Know? This is a long one, folks, but extremely important. Pour yourself a cup of coffee and prepare to have your mind blown. – Infinity Iran shoots down Ukrain airliner read the headlines. Hammas sends rockets into Israel. Hezbollah bombs market. Paris Climat Accords…. Joe Biden said… Hillary had insecure server… Blah, blah, blah. We are inundated with “news” from thousands of sources, 24/7/365.25 non-stop, and the stories often if not usually, conflict. We all know about “fake news” allegations and the extreme partisanship that exis... more »
BBC’s Climate Check
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? We did not have to wait long for the first of the BBC’s monthly Climate Checks, all part of their indoctrination programme for this year: ? https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/51127701 ? According to the introduction, it will give a picture of the “state…
USA Today: Concerns Over New Virus from China Prompt Rare Airport Screenings for Some Travelers
Passengers traveling from Wuhan, China, to the United States will undergo entry screening at three U.S. airports for symptoms associated with a new coronavirus that has killed two people in Asia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. for symptoms associated with a new coronavirus that has killed two people in Asia, the […] The post USA Today: Concerns Over New Virus from China Prompt Rare Airport Screenings for Some Travelers appeared first on Health Nut News.
Here's Everything Israel's Super Long-Range Torpedo Can Do
*Robert Beckhusen* *Technology, Middle East* [image: Reuters] It will sink your battleship. *Key point: *Israel's five submarines just got a lot more deadly. Israel is known for building excellent weapons to defend itself with. Submarines and torpedoes are among the most closely-guarded and sensitive topics among navies. True to type, a recent announcement by the Israeli navy about the adoption of a new torpedo came with few details. But it appears to be an interesting torpedo — more advanced, with state-of-the-art technology. The Kaved will become the Israeli navy’s primary att... more »
Why Did The U.S. Navy Surface 3 Submarines At The Same Time In Asia?
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* A stern message to China. *Key point: *America’s intent in the aftermath of the Chinese tests was to signal U.S. strength with just the right amount and kind of potential force. Nuclear powers rarely go to war with each other, but that doesn’t mean they don’t *threaten* to do so. Indeed, military posturing is an integral part of what Forrest Morgan, an analyst for the RAND Corporation, called “crisis stability.” In other words, “building and posturing forces in ways that allow a state, if confronted, to avoid war without backing down.” Long-range he... more »
No Bullets? Just One More Reason Why America's Battleships Are Gone For Good
*James Holmes* *Security, * Big bullets for big guns. *Key Point:* Let’s learn what we can from the past—but leave battleship reactivation to science fiction. There’s a mystique to battleships. Whenever inside-the-Beltway dwellers debate how to bulk up the U.S. Navy fleet, odds are sentimentalists will clamor to return the *Iowa*-class dreadnoughts to service. Nor is the idea of bringing back grizzled World War II veterans as zany as it sounds. We aren’t talking equipping the 1914-vintage USS *Texas* with superweapons to blast the Soviet Navy, or resurrecting the sunken Imperial... more »
What Can Iran Hope To Do Against America's Stealth Aircraft?
*David Axe* *Security, Middle East* Drones and more. *Key point:* The need for stealth grew only more urgent in 2019 when an Iranian missile knocked an MQ-4C out of the sky. U.S. forces on deployment to the Middle East include F-15E fighter-bombers, F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters and B-52 bombers, among others. But as tensions escalate between the United States and its allies including Saudi Arabia on one hand, and Iran and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels on the other hand, it’s worth considering what other American aircraft might be in the region. The Pentagon maintains an e... more »
The Air Force Wants to Turn Rocket Fuel Accidents...into a Weapon?
*Michael Peck* *Security, Americas* [image: The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, atop a ULA Atlas V rocket, lifts off for an uncrewed Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida December 20, 201] Can they get it to explode when it's supposed to? *Key Point:* Not surprisingly, what the Air Force wants is not just fuel that detonates like a bomb, but also detonates only when it’s supposed to. That’s no easy challenge. The military uses explosives to blow things up. The military... more »
2020: The Lowest Solar Activity in Over 200 Years
“Iceland’s, Europe’s and North America’s weather have historically been tied to the sunspot activity of the Sun,” writes Mac Slavo. Unfortunately, “when solar activity gets really low, it can have the effect of a ‘mini ice age.'” ___________ 2020: The Lowest Solar Activity in Over 200 Years Mac Slavo . 14 Jan 2020 – As ... Read more 2020: The Lowest Solar Activity in Over 200 Years The post 2020: The Lowest Solar Activity in Over 200 Years appeared first on Ice Age Now.
The Case Against Climate Science
Originally posted on Iowa Climate Science Education: The Case Against Climate Science This entry was posted in Uncategorized . Bookmark the permalink . via Real Climate Science https://ift.tt/30w4WBJ January 18, 2020 at 02:17PM
"Remember..."
“Every time you wake up ask yourself, ‘What good things am I going to do today?’ Remember that when the sun goes down at sunset, it will take a part of your life with it.” - Native American proverb.
Chet Raymo, “What Not to Believe”
*“What Not to Believe”* by Chet Raymo “In Stacy Schiff's biography of Cleopatra, I came across this epigraph from Euripides: "Man's most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to believe." I have no idea which of Euripides' plays the quote is from, but it strikes me as a suitable source for reflection. Credulity is the default state of a human life. Children are born to believe, to accept as true what they are told by adults. An innate credulity has survival value in a dangerous world. If a grown-up says "There are crocodiles in the river," it is probably best to stay out ... more »
"The Only Absolute..."
"Never perceive anything as being inevitable or predestined. The only absolute is uncertainty." - Lionel Suggs "Humans may crave absolute certainty; they may aspire to it; they may pretend, as partisans of certain religions do, to have attained it. But the history of science - by far the most successful claim to knowledge accessible to humans - teaches that the most we can hope for is successive improvement in our understanding, learning from our mistakes, an asymptotic approach to the Universe, but with the proviso that absolute certainty will always elude us." - Carl Sagan We d... more »
Reward Candidates Whose E-mails Aren't Meaningless Spam-- Meet Mark Gamba Of Oregon
Remember that series I started a couple of months ago to demonstrate how candidates can write worthwhile e-mails rather than the hackish garbage turned out by the media consultants spawned by the DCCC? We've got another one today, this by the progressive mayor of Milwaukie, Oregon, Mark Gamba, who is competing for a congressional seat with reactionary Blue Dog Kurt Schrader. It does what every e-mail to voters *should* do; it lets the reader know what kind of a representative the writer will be. Mark doesn't say he will work with Pelosi and Hoyer to protect the status quo. Instead ... more »
Interview with Roger Scruton, 2017
Sir Roger Scruton was an English writer and philosopher who passed away this last week on January 12. He was 75, born in 1944. He has published more than fifty books in philosophy, aesthetics, and politics. His book discussed in this episode was *How to Be a Conservative**; * it was published in 2014. He was a fellow of the British Academy and a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He taught in both England and America and is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington. DC. He taught an MA in philosophy course for the University of Buckingham. Sir Scr... more »
The Reprehensible Pussy Hat Brigade is at it Again...
*marching around demanding the right to kill their unborn babies thereby announcing to the world that they're too stupid to not become pregnant.* The only thing more disgusting than these "women" is the "men" dressed up in pink shirts with pussy hats on their heads. Do these guys ever get laid?? It seems their other big issue is the Equal Rights Amendment. I challenge these ignorant women to tell me what rights they don't presently have. Oh, wait - I forgot about the signs worshiping Gaia, aka Mother Earth. It goes without saying that also hate Trump. They obviously have no idea... more »
Lone Star State Blues? Ted Cruz Says Texas (and Thus the Presidency) in Play for Dems in 2020
[image: lone-star-state-blues-ted-cruz-says-texas-and-thus-the-presidency-in-play-for-dems-in-2020] The Democrats are going to mess with Texas in 2020. So says Republican Senator Ted Cruz, who predicts that a massive Democrat turnout in the coming November 3 contest will threaten President Trump’s re-election chances. He also states, however, that the impeachment effort has helped Trump, transforming his second-term prospects from “a coin flip” proposition into something greater.
The Hildabeast WILL be the
Democrud’s nominee. If you watch the crockumentary below, it is a campaign ad and Cankles will run again. The Gunny bets that it’ll be Cankles and The Wookie as her running mate. Bet on it. She HAS to run in order to continue covering up all of the Clinton’s and the Democrud’s crimes from Haiti to now. After all, Democrats are dumb as the Alaskan Summer day is long e.g., the enviro-Nazis protested at Butthead’s rally, to protest “fossil fuel” after driving up in their cars, buses, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViAAwc0BtiE With any luck, she’ll stroke out during the campaign (... more »
New York Theater Abruptly Cancels Play on Big Oil, Facebook and Trump
Brief Statement from Josh Fox about THE PUBLIC THEATER CANCELLATION OF THE TRUTH HAS CHANGED For the past week I have been performing my solo show THE TRUTH HAS
BBC’s Climate Check
By Paul Homewood We did not have to wait long for the first of the BBC’s monthly Climate Checks, all part of their indoctrination programme for this year: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/51127701 According to the introduction, it will give a picture of the “state of our changing climate”. This is in itself absurd, the […]
When should your glasses be listed on your driver's licence?
Matt's daughter was incorrectly instructed to take off her glasses for her driving test, even though she's never driven without them. Who should you tell about the state of your vision?
Meet Russ and Jane, the Cockle Creek caretakers at the end of the road
A passion for parks brings Russ Wilson and Jane Thomas 17,000 kilometres from the United States to Cockle Creek in Tasmania's far south.
Bushfires forced Scott Morrison to cancel his India trip — but why was he going anyway?
If this summer hadn't presented a bushfire crisis of unprecedented scale, Prime Minister Scott Morrison would have spent this week in India — but it's a voyage he will need to make sooner rather than later.
Documenting the plight of China's 7 million 'left-behind' children
Tami Xiang set out to photograph hundreds of children who are among the millions left behind in rural China as their parents head for the big cities, sometimes for years on end, to earn money.
After the inferno: Australia's bushfire crisis, from above
The ABC is given a flyover of the fire ground above the New South Wales Southern Highlands, about 100 kilometres south-west of Sydney. Before the fires, there has always been one constant in this lush landscape: green. But not anymore.
My addiction is not one that you can see — but it sent me to jail
Just In - 9 hours ago
I hadn't had a speeding ticket or parking ticket before I went to jail for 18 months after stealing from my workplace. Poker machines came close to ruining my life, writes Carolyn Crawford.
How the Amazon's lost tribes are turning Colombia's cocaine farmers into conservationists
Just In - 9 hours ago
The cocaine trade stripped thousands of hectares of Amazon rainforest to grow coca. But inspired by traditional methods and feeling threatened by climate change, a small group of Colombian farmers are fighting back, writes Luke Taylor.
Netflix doco reveals what fans have always known — cheerleaders are tougher than footballers
Just In - 9 hours ago
When I was asked to join the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs cheer squad as a gonzo journalism assignment, my editor was expecting I'd produce a piece of feminist snark — and to be honest, so did I, writes Emma Jane.
Australia in danger of 'sleepwalking straight into an extinction crisis'
Ecologists say Australia is in danger of "sleepwalking straight into an extinction crisis" if it doesn't act to save threatened species hit by fire.
The Poet: Spadecaller (Matthew Schwartz), "Ex Obscurum"
"From emotional turmoil, hatred, and addiction the miracle of recovery begins in this Spadecaller Video entitled "Ex Obscurum" (From Darkness). Featuring original poetry narrated by the author and visual artist, Matthew Schwartz. Composer Samuel Barber's powerful musical score, adopted for the movie Platoon, (Adagio for Strings) sets the background for this spiritual exodus "From Darkness." - https://www.youtube.com/ *"Ex Obscurum"* "Remnants of my arrogance Crumbles like ancient paper. Why have me suffer this way? Knowing I’m unable to lift myself up? My dreams of grandeur are dea... more »
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"InternetRadio"
*Music from 28,316 radio stations!* Tune in to thousands of internet radio stations live right now!" *Click image for larger size.* - https://www.internet-radio.com/ *Enjoy!*
"Luminarium"
*"Luminarium"* by Anniina Jokinen “This site combines several sites first created in 1996 to provide a starting point for students and enthusiasts of English Literature. Nothing replaces a quality library, but hopefully this site will help fill the needs of those who have not access to one. Many works from Medieval, Renaissance, Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries can be found here. The site started in early 1996. I remember looking for essays to spark an idea for a survey class I was taking at the time. It seemed that finding study materials online was prohibitively difficult an... more »
"The Web Gallery of Art"
"The Web Gallery of Art" "The Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism and Realism periods (1100-1850), currently containing over 48,600 reproductions. It was started in 1996 as a topical site of the Renaissance art, originated in the Italian city-states of the 14th century and spread to other countries in the 15th and 16th centuries. Intending to present Renaissance art as comprehensively as possible, the scope of the collection was later extended to show its M... more »
"Internet Sacred Text Archive"
*"About Sacred Texts"* "All ancient books which have once been called sacred by man, will have their lasting place in the history of mankind, and those who possess the courage, the perseverance, and the self-denial of the true miner, and of the true scholar, will find even in the darkest and dustiest shafts what they are seeking for,--real nuggets of thought, and precious jewels of faith and hope." - Max Müller, Introduction to the Upanishads Vol. II. "This site is a freely available archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore, and occult and esoteri... more »
"Choose A Side..."
"We Americans have a saying: "It's more important what you stand for than who you stand with." I do not rely upon peer opinion to decide what is right and what is wrong. I make those decisions for myself, and even if I discover that every other human alive chose differently, that doesn't mean I was wrong. There comes a time in every person's life when they have to choose sides. I have chosen my side. I am comfortable with my decision. I do not think everyone on my side is a saint, but I know that those on the other side are much, much worse. Sometimes a man with too broad a perspe... more »
"The Inevitability of Snollygosters"
*"The Inevitability of Snollygosters"* by Jeff Thomas "Snollygoster is an archaic term for, “A fellow who wants office, regardless of party, platform or principles, and who, whenever he wins, gets there by the sheer force monumental talknophical assumnancy.” All right, that’s a rather antiquated definition, but then, “snollygoster” is a very antiquated term. It hasn’t been in use since the mid-1800’s. Another definition is, “A shrewd, unprincipled person, especially a politician.” So, of what interest is this bygone nomenclature to us today? Well, the definitions are exactly in kee... more »
Lynn Ungar, “Hawks”
*“Hawks”* “Surely, you too have longed for this- to pour yourself out on the rising circles of the air to ride, unthinking, on the flesh of emptiness. Can you claim, in your civilized life, that you have never leaned toward the headlong dive, the snap of bones, the chance to be so terrible, so free from evil, beyond choice? The air that they are riding is the same breath as your own. How could you not remember? That same swift stillness binds your cells in balance, rushes through the pulsing circles of your blood. Each breath proclaims it- the flash of feathers, the chance ... more »
"Suppose That..."
"Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance. It is better to know - even if the knowledge endures only for the moment that comes before destruction - than to gain eternal life at the price of a dull and swinish lack of comprehension of a universe that swirls unseen before us in all its wonder. That was the choice of Achilles, and it is mine, too." - Isaac Asimov
"Living On Borrowed Time"
*"Living On Borrowed Time"* by MN Gordon "Practically the entirety of Congress now believes that the ability to pay should not limit the ability to promise people whatever they want. There’s no poll of members of Congress to support this assertion. We base it on what they’ve communicated by real, material actions. Remember, per the Constitution, Congress – and in particular, the House of Representatives – is vested with the “power of the purse.” They retain the authority to tax and spend public money for the federal government. Over the last 50 years Congress has demonstrated they... more »
Russia busts 11 ISIS terror cells in Dagestan
Russia’s law enforcement agencies eradicated 11 sleeper cells of the Islamic State terrorist group (outlawed in Russia) in the North Caucasus region of Dagestan in 2019, Igor Sirotkin, the head of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) Central Office, said on Saturday at a meeting of the counterterrorism commission in Dagestan. “Despite substantial results, prerequisites are […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US will keep isolating Iran until they behave ‘like a normal nation’: envoy
US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said that Iranian actions and threats would lead to it becoming “further isolated” during a press briefing in Washington DC on Friday. “Today the Supreme Leader lashed out against Europe for standing up against Iran’s nuclear blackmail. As long as the regime threatens the world, it will become […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Lebanese police, protesters clash in Beirut as tensions soar
Protesters from across Lebanon flocked to Beirut earlier in the day to attend the “Saturday of outrage” rally near the parliament building against economic mismanagement and the weakening national currency. Clashes with law enforcement ensued as protesters were throwing stones and metal rods at officers and eventually attempted to storm the fences of the parliament […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iraq denies resuming joint operations with US military
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The Iraqi government denied claims that the country’s military is resuming joint operations with the US-led coalition after Washington’s assassination of top Iranian and Iraqi commanders. “The joint operations have not resumed and we have not given our authorization,” Major General Abdul-Karim Khalaf, the spokesman for the commander-in-chief of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Joint Russian-Syrian attack devastates jihadist defenses in Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – The ongoing joint Russian-Syrian military attack on the jihadist-held positions in the Aleppo Governorate has devastated the latter’s defenses, a source from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) told Al-Masdar News. According to the source, the Russian and Syrian air forces have repeatedly struck jihadist convoys and bases across the southern […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Iran to send Ukraine flight recorders of downed aircraft
The flight recorders from the Ukrainian Airlines Boeing that was accidentally shot down by the Iranian military shortly after takeoff from Tehran International Airport are to be sent to Ukraine, Tasnim News agency reported on Saturday. Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 crashed on 8 January near Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport, killing all 176 people […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iranian military seizes smuggled weapons from Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The commander of the Iranian Army, Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari, announced on Saturday that his forces seized two consignments of smuggled weapons along the Iraqi borde. “The weapons were seized in Kermanshah province and included items that could be used in terrorist acts,” Brigadier General Heidari said on Thursday. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Erdogan warns Europe of new ‘terrorist’ threat if Turkish-backed Libyan gov’t falls
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:15 P.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Europe it could face new threats from ‘terrorist’ groups if Libya’s U.N.-recognized government in Tripoli were to fall, Politico reported. In the article released on Saturday, on the eve of a peace conference in Berlin, Erdogan said the European Union’s failure to adequately support […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Over 70 Syrian Army soldiers, jihadist rebels killed in southeast Idlib in last 72 hours
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – The ongoing battle in southeastern Idlib has become incredibly costly these past 72 hours, as all parties have suffered heavy losses to personnel and equipment. According to a field source in the area, the Syrian Army and jihadist rebels have suffered a large number of casualties as a result of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia detected 6 F-35 jets near borders of Iran after attack on US base: Lavrov
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that his country’s military detected six F-35 jets near the borders of Iran after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) attack two Iraqi bases hosting U.S. forces. Citing Lavrov’s statement, the aviation publication Avia.Pro reported that the Russian Foreign Minister claimed his country’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian mercenaries filmed heading to Libya: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – Mercenaries from the Turkish-backed “Syrian National Army” (SNA) were filmed recently heading to Libya to assist the U.N.-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA). In the video shared on social media, several militants can be seen on this flight to Tripoli, with some filmed in their military fatigues while covering their […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Learning English from Cartoons
I’m coming off a very successful Mont Pelerin Society meeting at Hoover that started Wednesday night and went to last night. One of my pleasures at such events is meeting new people and hearing their stories. At breakfast on Thursday, I was sitting with Robert Skidelsky, the famous biographer of Keynes (a real sweetheart, by […] The post Learning English from Cartoons appeared first on Econlib.
The Soviet's War In Afghanistan Had Russian Pilots Fighting Pakistani F-16s
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* That were sold to Pakistan by America. *Key point:* A proxy war that we are still paying for. In 1977, General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq overthrew Pakistan’s civilian president in a coup. He proceeded to institute hardline Islamist laws throughout Pakistan, and began rebuilding Pakistani military power after its humiliating defeat in a 1971 war with India. Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, Washington found that Zia’s policies dovetailed conveniently with getting Pakistani assistance in supporting Mujahideen insurgents figh... more »
King Of The Skies: Who Wins When The F-23 And F-22 Stealth Jets Do Battle?
*TNI Staff* *Security, * Find out. *Key point: *Had Northrop won the competition, the F-23 might have been a better overall performer, but it would have likely been more expensive. In 1991, Lockheed won the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition and went on to develop the stealthy world beating F-22 Raptor air superiority fighter. While in many ways, Northrop’s losing YF-23 was a *much better design*, but the U.S. Air Force chose the Lockheed aircraft because it believed that company would better manage the development program—and because the service thought the Raptor wou... more »
B.C. government, environmentalists ‘disappointed’ over Trans Mountain court decision
*© THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson* * Pipe for the** Trans Mountain pipeline* * is unloaded in Edson, Alta. ** on Tuesday June 18, 2019. * The Canada Supreme Court decision on the British Columbia submission was handed down very soon after the hearing last Thursday. I posted on same a few days ago and expressed hope that the SCC would rule in my province's favour...saying that BC had the right to control huge construction projects such as pipelines being built through its territory. Unfortunately, it was not to be. Yesterday, it was reported that *the SCC ruled against British Co... more »
Bees Absolutely Love Cannabis and It Could Help Restore Their Populations
*Elias Marat* - That’s great news for the environment!
Australia Firefighters Save the Only Wild Prehistoric Wollemi Pines on Earth
*Olivia Rosane* - Firefighters in Australia have succeeded in saving a secret grove of prehistoric trees belonging to a species that dates back to the time of the dinosaurs.
Living Concrete Lays Foundation for ‘New Discipline’ in Sustainable Development
*Jordan Davidson* - Cement production is a leading source of carbon dioxide emissions, coughing up 2.8 gigatons of emissions every year.
The War on Media Comes Home
*Jon Rappoport* - Specific lies, specific omissions, specific strategies intended to keep the public from knowing the truth about a variety of life and death matters.
Navy: Releasing UFO Files Would Cause ‘Exceptionally Grave Damage To US National Security’
*Tyler Durden* - Classified materials regarding an infamous UFO incident are so sensitive that their release would cause "exceptionally grave damage" to US national security.
5 things you can do to make your microbiome healthier
*Connie Rogers* - Few consider the well being of the microbes that live inside the human gut, which are vital to an individual’s good health.
Do you regard Vox's presentation as dumb?
*SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2020Also, (all but one of) The Reasons Why Hillary Lost:* At some point, should a major political movement decide to reject the transparent dumbness of its thought leaders? Should political players decide that it *isn't* OK to be transparently dumb in pursuit of legitimate values? Over the past month, we've been asking ourselves these questions. Golden Globe nominations were announced on December 9. It's been A Furious Time in the Neighborhood ever since. Liberal and feminist pundits have declared that Greta Gerwig and her film, Little Women, have been wi... more »
Khalifa Haftar: Friend of Israel, Not A Force for Good In Libya
Dedicated to the many dis/misinformants that populate the so called alt media, including Mark Sleboda, MoA, Canthama and other disinformers who resided at Syper, where extolling the unimpeachable virtue of Saint Haftar was an everyday ritual.Khalifa Haftar is not a force for good in Libya Haftar I’m using the paragraph below from the above linked article to start this report: * “The justification of those who support the Russian role in aiding the Syrian government, to defeat the opposition forces which included al-Qaeda and Daesh, is that the internationally-recognized governmen... more »
Court Thwarts Seattle Climate Power Play
News today that the Washington state supreme court has blocked a scheme by Governor (and erstwhile candidate for climate President) Inslee from taking over the energy industry. Washington state is a place where leftist progressives live in large numbers in and around Seattle and impose their virtue signalling ideas on the rest of the population […]
CNN Video that they deep-sixed
because exonerates President Trump. Surprise, surprise. EXCERPT: “Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko speaks with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour following a claim by Soviet-born business man Lev Parnas that President Trump was directly involved through his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani in an alleged quid pro quo with Ukraine.”
This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 18
1915 Ottomans and local tribes fought British in Rota Basra province and stopped their advance 1981 Saddam accused Iran of getting US spare parts despite US embargo 1981 UN Envoy Palme warned that superpowers might get involved in Iran-Iraq War 1987 Iran ended 1st phase Op Karbla 5 seized western bank of Shatt al-Arab Iraq suffered 17,500 casualties Iran 20-30,000 (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... more »
GAME OVER! This Madness has to end!
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Earth and climate – an ongoing controversy Regular Talkshop contributor and climate expert Ian Wilson highlights the lack of scientific logic in the idea that carbon dioxide (CO2) somehow controls climate variations in the modern era. This has led to such absurdities as claims of a ‘climate emergency’ and…
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 17 – 2020
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
Court Thwarts Seattle Climate Power Play
Originally posted on Science Matters: News today that the Washington state supreme court has blocked a scheme by Governor (and erstwhile candidate for climate President) Inslee from taking over the energy industry. Washington state is a place where leftist progressives live in large numbers in and around Seattle and impose their virtue signalling ideas on…
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