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The Middle East Is Still Worth America's Time
*Alex Santry* *Security, Middle East* It's not all about oil. The idea that America no longer needs to dedicate significant energy toward the Middle East is a dangerous fallacy. In the Saturday Essay of this weekend’s Wall Street Journal, former Obama administration official Martin Indyk tried to give that claim credence, arguing, “The Middle East isn’t worth it anymore.” Unfortunately, he isn’t the only person making that argument. We heard it from President Barack Obama, we heard it from Democratic presidential candidates in last week’s debate, and we hear it in President Dona... more »
HMS Warspite: The Battleship That Fired First on D-Day
*Iain Ballantyne* *History, Americas* What an honor. *Key Point:* The shells of *Warspite* and other Allied naval guns followed the torpedo boats back through the smoke. One of *Warspite*’s scored a hit and instantly sank a trawler. To HMS *Warspite *went the honor of being the first ship to open fire on D-Day, with her shells pummeling a German gun battery that showed signs of life. At 5:30 AM the whole bombardment fleet roared—an awesome ripple of flame and thunder giving the occupiers of Normandy the rudest of awakenings. Lunging out of a smokescreen laid by Allied vessels to... more »
Philosophy and Science
Philosophy seeks certainty; science seeks empirical facts. The truths of philosophy are the rules of the mind; the truths of science are the rules of causality and materiality. The positions of philosophy are contextual; the facts of science are eternal. Philosophy is often historicist; science is free of the historical context.
Feet on the dashboard = pelvis in pieces
I've seen many passengers in cars, light trucks or SUV's - almost always women in my experience - put their feet up on top of the dashboard, lean back in their seats, and drive along like that. I've always regarded it as extremely dangerous, because in the event of an accident, they won't be able to stop their bodies from sliding forward, underneath their seatbelt. Also, the airbags may slam their feet and legs into other parts of the vehicle, inflicting injury. A recent accident in England produced this horrifying X-ray. Metro UK reports: Police have released a picture showi... more »
Successful Aging
A little less than 2 weeks ago, the House passed H.R. 1230, Bobby Scott's Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. Every single Democrat plus 34Republicans voted for it. Who could possibly be against protecting older workers from discrimination. Well, let's start with the 154 Republicans who voted against it, including the entire GOP House leadership, as well as extreme ideologues like Ken Calvert, Devin Nunes, Lee Zeldin, Greg Gianforte to mention a few. And then there's Mitch McConnell, who is refusing to even allow a debate and vote in the Senate, calling it "social... more »
From the streets of Portland, Maine
A veteran tells his story in a poem. Very true, real and moving.
The Epidemiology of the New Corona Virus
With China's spreading outbreak of a new refrain of the coronavirus (termed 2019-nCoV), one has to wonder how fast this latest threat to human life can spread, particularly given the high density of China's urban areas and the vast numbers of Chinese citizens that travel throughout the world. A recent study by Jonathan M. Read et al examines the rate of spread of this virus and its implications to China's population. Let's start with a basic concept, that of R0 or Rnaught. R0 is defined as follows: "*R0 is a mathematical term that indicates how contagious an infectious disease ... more »
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 1/27/20"
*1/27/20, Updated frequently as available.* ○ *"Global Stocks Crash As Coronavirus Pandemic* * Infects 3,000; China, Yuan Plummet"* Mon, 01/27/2020 - 07:50 "Global markets are a freefalling, sea of red mess, as algos finally realized that last week's optimism that "China's coronavirus epidemic is contained" was actually dead wrong, and the result is Dow down over 400 points and S&P futures plunging below 3,250 because with nearly 3,000 people infected around the globe and over 80 dead, one thing is certain: the epidemic is anything but contained." Complete article is here: - https://w... more »
What the media won’t tell you about the Australian wildfires
This is not about climate, its about using climate hysteria, weaponizing any event, for another agenda. You are free to guess what that is. The post What the media won’t tell you about the Australian wildfires appeared first on CFACT.
ABC, Greta Thunberg and her puppeteer George Soros should read this on their way to the asylum
The climate change hoax has collapsed. A devastating series of research papers has just been published, revealing that human activity can account for no more than a .01°C rise in global temperatures, meaning that all the human activity targeted by radical climate change alarmists — combustion engines, airplane flights, diesel tractors — has virtually no […]
Two injured as ageing Iran airliner crashes on highway
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An ageing Iranian passenger airliner carrying 144 people crash lands on a runway and skids onto a major highway next to an airport in the latest crash in the Islamic Republic as US sanctions hinder it from buying parts or new aircraft.
China budgets more than $12b for coronavirus outbreak amid rising death toll
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The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak rises to 81, as the Chinese Government announces $12.8 billion in funding to curb the spread of the virus.
Blue Acceleration: Our Dash for Ocean Resources Mirrors What We’ve Already Done to the Land
Will we drive the Blue Acceleration toward sustainable and equitable trajectories, or will we foul the ocean as we have fouled the land?
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From Jenna Orkin Prince Charles: We need a new economic model or the planet will burnBio-warfare experts question why Canada was sending lethal viruses to ChinaHere’s What Trump Has Been Up to While Americans Have Been Distracted by ImpeachmentObama feels Sanders is unfit to battle Trump – and he has told people he might say so publicly The Attempted Corporate Takeover of .Org It’s a Vast, Invisible Climate Menace. We Made It Visible. Tepco estimates 44 years to decommission Fukushima No. 2 nuclear plant Goldman Sachs asks in biotech research report: ‘Is curing patients a sustainable b... more »
Duplicated study of apologizers leads to a retraction — and an apology
The Journal of Consumer Research has retracted a 2019 paper because it overlapped significantly with a study previously published in Chinese by the same authors. But whether both authors agreed to the previous submission is a subject of some confusion on the part of one of them. The journal, published by Oxford Academic, added “RETRACTED” … Continue reading Duplicated study of apologizers leads to a retraction — and an apology
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*Did You Know? Confucius Institutes Disappearing from American Campuses* After years of expansion, Communist Party-funded Confucius Institutes have seen the tide turn against them at American colleges. The Institutes, controlled by the Chinese government, were created to teach Chinese language, culture, and history. Colleges quickly embraced them because they were cheap, easy sources of pride to claim that the school educated its students for “global citizenship.” As Politico noted in 2018, however, the Chinese government funded them for different reasons: A 2011 speech by a stand... more »
Mark Levin: Dems’ impeachment case has been an embarrassment
From “Life, Liberty, and Levin” last night. I would love it if Levin would address the Senate. Give him 15 minutes and it’s over.
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*Greta Thunberg: A Living Explanation Of The Left* It is not easy to understand what the Left — as opposed to liberals — stands for. If you ask a Christian what to read to learn the basics of Christianity, you will be told the Bible. If you ask a (religious) Jew, you will be told the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud. If you ask a Mormon, you will be told the Bible and the Book of Mormon. Ask a Muslim, and you will be told the Quran. But if you ask a leftist what one or two books you should read to understand leftism, every leftist will give you a different answer — or need some time to... more »
Center for Health Security Coronavirus Pandemic EVENT 201 Highlight Video
Below is the highlight reel from the October 18, 2019 Global Pandemic Exercise in New York starring Coronavirus. The end scene is a fictionalized epilogue of a post epidemic report in which 65 million people died, complete with steel gray... more »
Europeans to Unite in Munich on March 21 to Oppose Mandatory Vaccination
From the Corvelva YouTube channel, in Italy: March 21, 2020: this is the date chosen for the European event for freedom of choice. The law imposing the vaccination obligation on children and adults who work in contact with them is... more »
Florida's E-Verify Bills Are Not A Compromise For Business Owners
*Alex Nowrasteh* *Politics, * The bills are a stealth universal E‑Verify mandate. Florida state Representative Cord Byrd (R) and state Senator Joe Gruters (R) recently introduced bills that would impose a stealth universal E‑Verify mandate on all new hires in their state. Many in the media are reporting their bills as a compromise that will subject state employers to E‑Verify (even though former Governor Rick Scott signed an executive order that already subjects them to E‑Verify), but that will not mandate E‑Verify for private employers. That is simply not true. The bills are a... more »
This Photo Is How an Empire Died (And How the U.S. Navy Crushed Japan)
*James Holmes* *Security, * One word: Midway. *Key Point: *This battle changed it all. Founding German chancellor Otto von Bismarck was not a funny guy. As a rule, in fact, Bismarck was downright grim. He glowers at us from eternity. Once in awhile, though, the Iron Chancellor came out with a jest worthy of the great Yogi Berra—as when he reputedly proclaimed that Providence smiles on “fools, drunkards, and the United States of America.” Foolish besotted ‘Mercans must be triply blessed. Yet Providence seldom does it all. It furnishes opportunity perchance. Individuals must gr... more »
Why The Ninth Circut Court Reluctantly Dismissed The Kids' Climate Case
*William Yeatman* *Politics, Americas* This was not a problem for the courts. Today, a split panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit “reluctantly” dismissed *Juliana v. United States*, known colloquially as the “kids’ climate case.” We should all be thankful for the court’s avowed restraint — for much of this controversy, judges in the circuit seemingly champed at the bit to take on central planning of the American economy. A big assist is due the Supreme Court, which bench‐slapped some sense into the Ninth Circuit. Here’s the backstory. In 2015, a group of chi... more »
Extinction Rebellion’s British Hedge Fund Backer Profits From ‘Dirty’ Firms
We’ve talked a lot about Extinction Rebellion and the major hypocrisies surrounding this supposed ‘grassroots’ environmental activist group, well, here is another taint in the credibility of the movement as we discover one of the groups major backers have just made millions from the very industries they vow to destroy. MSN reports: Sir Chris Hohn, … The post Extinction Rebellion’s British Hedge Fund Backer Profits From ‘Dirty’ Firms appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Ark Invest’s Big Five Technologies in 2020 Will Be Worth Multiple Trillions Around 2030
If the world listens to me, we will also manipulate gravity and have those electric gravity cars from Star Wars as well and all the free energy we need by tapping Dark Matter. In the meantime, though we are now transitioning fast to battery powered electrics and this will be done by 2030. We already ship 2,000,000. Doubling yearly is a potential of two to the eight power or 256.000,000 vehicles at least. That is why you are seeing massive industry investments now been made. Even without free energy, shifting all our energy away from battery storage is a quick way to double sup... more »
Federal Grand Jury to Hear Evidence that 9/11 Was a Controlled Demolition
Let us understand something. I personally cannot claim that I came to this position early either. It was only after i made myself review the material years later that I understood just how much I had been convinced to dismiss such claims. It even extended to dismissing the building 7 as relevant. It was only after finally reading the official explanations there that i called bunk. This was not possible. Now we wonder about those planes as well. Once you understand that this was a carefully preplanned demolition done professionally in order to minimize the effect on the rebu... more »
Two Guys In Mexico Created Vegan Leather From Cactus
It is a cotton canvas combined with a powdered plant product made from cactus. Well maybe. Ultimately leather has been a staple forever because of real world durability and availability. That is not changing anytime soon, fashion notwithstanding. The logic of promoting the extinction of all our animal friends as an act of compassion escapes me. This would also induce the general collapse of agriculture as well and drive a savage reduction in the human population on Earth or the proposed extinction of several billion souls. This is the same way in which we produce plastic leather... more »
7-Foot Cryptid Owl Encountered Near Lake Michigan
Again we have seen these giant owls before and many so called moth-man reports may well be giant owls. Way more important though is that this interaction was with a female protecting its brood and all that was seen as well. Suddenly we have seen a real animal and it is unmistakable. We have already discussed the potential for the existence of a number of large birds. We do have the Thunder Bird out there and other non bird options as well. The possibilities are proving to be totally real as well. Giant birds have plenty of habitat in any available large evergreen tree and p... more »
Desperation Hidden in Plain Sight: Coastal Edition
Reports of desperation from what some might consider unlikely quarters: the Pacific Northwest.
Syrian Army uncovers large tunnel stretching from rural Idlib to Ma’arat Al-Nu’man: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has recently uncovered a massive tunnel that stretches from the eastern Idlib countryside to the city of Ma’arat Al-Nu’man. According to the ANNA News Agency, the uncovered tunnel stretches from the town of Ma’ar Shamshah to the city of Ma’arat Al-Nu’man. The ANNA News field […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia completes 2nd S-400 delivery to China
Russia has concluded delivery of a second S-400 Triumf (Triumph) missile system regimental set to China via maritime transport, the handover certificate was signed in December in China, a military diplomatic source told TASS on Monday. READ ALSO: Russia equips new Baltic fleet regiment with S-400 system “Delivery of a second S-400 regimental set consisting […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army attempts to advance at several fronts in Aleppo as offensive intensifies
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their offensive in the Aleppo Governorate this morning after achieving mixed results on the first day of their offensive. READ ALSO: Syrian Army reaches strategic highway in southern Idlib after new advance Led by the 4th Armored Division in western Aleppo, the Syrian Arab […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US more ‘vigilant’ after missile attack near embassy: State Dept.
Iranian-backed groups threaten Iraq’s security, the US State Department said on Sunday, following the recent strikes at the US Embassy in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. READ ALSO: US suspects Iran is behind attacks on their bases in Iraq “The security situation remains tense and Iranian-backed armed groups remain a threat. So we remain vigilant”, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Ansarallah forces capture important sites in northern Yemen amid massive offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – The Ansarallah forces are rolling through eastern Sana’a and western Marib after seizing the strategic Nihm District from the Saudi-backed Hadi loyalists. On Sunday, the Ansarallah forces announced the capture of the road linking Marib with the border province of Al-Jawf, which had previously been under the control of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jihadist defenses collapse east Idlib as Syrian troops capture several towns
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a new advance in Idlib last night after capturing several areas earlier in the day. READ ALSO: Massive attack launched by Russian and Syrian forces in Aleppo Backed by heavy airstrikes from the Russian Air Force, the Syrian Arab Army’s 25th Special Mission Forces […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
New rocket strike targets US embassy area in Baghdad
Five Katyusha rockets reportedly landed in Baghdad’s “green zone”, where the US Embassy and various Iraqi government buildings are located, with no reports of casualties so far, Iraq’s Security Media Cell reported. “Five Katyusha rockets have landed in the green zone without resulting in casualties”, the Security Media Cell wrote on its Twitter account. There […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
This Picture is Why Sea Levels Will Rise At Least Until 2300
*Bill Hare* *Environment, Americas* This report is the first to quantify the sea-level rise contribution of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions that countries would release if they met their current Paris pledges. Greenhouse gas emissions released over the first 15 years of the Paris Agreement would alone lock in 20cm of sea-level rise in centuries to come, according to new research published today. The paper shows that what the world pumps into the atmosphere today has grave long-term consequences. It underscores the need for governments to dramatically scale up their emissio... more »
Merry Glock-mas and a Happy New Year: The Best Gifts for Glock Owners
*Alex Joseph* *Security, Americas* [image: An Air Force pararescueman fires his Glock 9 mm handgun during weapons training at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2018. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook] What better gift than the gift of gun accessories? Buying a gift for a gun-lover is difficult, especially if you are not a weapons aficionado yourself. Ammunition is always a helpful option, but doesn’t exactly scream thoughtful and personal. If you could use a little assistance in the gift giving department, consider the following gift ideas for Glock owners. Any ... more »
“A Who’s-Who” of People Against Progressives’ Agenda: DNC’s Perez Under Fire for Convention Committee Picks
The knives are out. Typical pick: Former Congressman Barney Frank, who wrote an op-ed entitled "Why Progressives Shouldn't Support Bernie."
Emergency bushfire downgraded in Perth Hills, power blackouts in city's south
Just In - 19 hours ago
A bushfire that threatened lives and homes near a popular hiking spot near Lesmurdie is downgraded but still burning out of control.
Drought-stricken farmers given helping hand with Australia Day hay donation
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A convoy of trucks carrying 2,000 bales of hay gives WA pastoralists something to smile about as they battle the crippling drought.
Live: Nick Kyrgios out of Australian Open following tight loss to Rafael Nadal
The Australian shows plenty of fight, but the world number one prevails in four gripping sets to once again advance to the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park. Follow our blog.
Another heatwave is set to sweep across Australia. Here's where it will be felt first
Summer is very far from over as another heatwave lines up the south-east. Severe conditions will be widespread with extreme conditions forecast for Canberra, eastern Victoria, south-east New South Wales and eastern Tasmania.
Study finds one fifth of whale sharks injured by boat collisions, as shipping routes get busier
There is hope a photographic study of close to 1,000 whale sharks in the Ningaloo Reef area may lead to changing practices of marine vessels on shipping routes.
What superficial "scientists" in the media misunderstand about quantum field theory
Cutely enough, my pure report about 33 mandatory hours of climate hysteria in Italy a year was labeled "hate speech" by Google and demonetized. The attack on free speech keeps on escalating. First, something about the "interpretations" of quantum mechanics. Under a 2018 blog post about Bohmism, FF asked how I can precisely prove that Bohmian mechanics predicts lots of unseen phenomena in a specific experiment and what the experiment is, something that I also discussed on Quora. Well, as I wrote on both places, we can't make any specific, quantitative, or precise predictions because ... more »
China Ranked World’s Second Largest Arms Producer Trailing Behind US
Global Issues News Headlines - 20 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 27 (IPS) - Donald Trump, the vociferously unpredictable US president, has long chastised China for seeking "unfair" advantage over trade and tariffs, violating intellectual property rights and "manipulating" the country's currency to its advantage. Read the full story, “China Ranked World’s Second Largest Arms Producer Trailing Behind US”, on globalissues.org →
Feel The Joy Of Living - A Quotation by M.N. Hopkins
*Feel the joy of living, the joy behind and within all of creation. Feel and be healed of the past and the stupidities of today. Concentrate not upon weakness, but upon the strength that lies dormant within yourself. Awaken the sleeping giant and take it into your heart. * *© **M.N. Hopkins* *Note: During this month of January 2020 I intend to release one to two of my quotations which were taken from earlier inspirational writings going back 23 years to today. I will also post any newly inspired quotations or poems written during this month of January, 2020 along wit... more »
Vi Önskar Att Du....En offert från M.N. Hopkins
*Översatt av Ulf Brånell* *Vi önskar att du får uppleva sanning och ärlighet, om så för bara ett ögonblick, så att du kan se och känna skillnaden mellan gudomligt inspirerade ord och orden från de mörka bedragare som livnär sig på mänsklig svaghet och bara söker sina egna belöningar med en total brist på intresse för andra i ert mänskliga samhälle.* *© **M.N. Hopkins*
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