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Picture Of The Day
Participants of protest against the election of Republican Party nominee Donald Trump by Trump Tower skyscraper in New York. November 10. © Sputnik/ Alexey Filippov
The Jet-Powered Predator C Drome Completes Its First Successful Flight
A Predator C Avenger in flight over the Southern California desert. Courtesy General Atomics *Times of San Diego*: *Long-Range Jet Version of General Atomics’ Predator Makes First Flight* A long-range, jet-powered version of General Atomics‘ famous Predator drone has successfully completed its first flight over a test range in the Southern California desert. The San Diego-based company announced Thursday that the flight occurred Oct. 27 at the company’s Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility in Palmdale. “The first flight of Avenger ER is a significant achievement in the evolution... more »
Hey Republicans! It’s On You. Period. (Part 2)
*-by Noah* On Wednesday morning, when I wrote my post entitled, If You Voted For The Orange Fascist, It’s On You. Period, I wrote that how eerily quiet New York City was that morning. New York is not alone in its reaction to the stunning and appalling victory of Herr Trumpf and what evil it could visit on America. As with all tragedies, people have now entered a period of working through their grieving into a mood of not resignation but resolve and meeting the challenges. If Trump holds to the type of politician indicated by his campaign rhetoric and promises, his administration ... more »
Chaos In India As The Country's ATMs Run Out Of Money
*Reuters*: *Anger grows in India as banks struggle to swap banned notes* Anger intensified in India on Saturday as banks struggled to dispense cash following the government's decision to withdraw large denomination notes in an attempt to uncover billions of dollars in undeclared wealth. Tempers frayed as hundreds of thousands of people queued for hours outside banks for a third day to swap 500 and 1,000 rupee bank notes after the notes were abolished earlier in the week. The banned bills made up more than 80 percent of the currency in circulation, leaving millions of people withou... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“The Veil Nebula is a large supernova remnant, the expanding debris cloud from the death explosion of a massive star. While the Veil is roughly circular in shape covering nearly 3 degrees on the sky in the constellation Cygnus, this portion of the eastern Veil spans only 1/2 degree, about the apparent size of the Moon. That translates to 12 light-years at the Veil's reassuring estimated distance of 1,400 light-years from planet Earth. *Click image for larger size.* In the composite of image data recorded through narrow band filters, emission from hydrogen atoms in the remnant is sho... more »
"What Will Your Verse Be?"
“We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman, "O me! O life! of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless- of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life? Answer. That you are here - that life exists, and identity; that the powerf... more »
The New York Times Admits That The Mainstream Media Has Lost Their Monopoly On Information
President-elect Donald Trump says he would be more restrained in his use of social media once in the White House, but said it was nothing to be ashamed of (AFP Photo/Timothy A. Clary) *New York Times*: *Online, Everything Is Alternative Media* Breitbart, the website at the center of the self-described alternative online media, is planning to expand in the United States and abroad. The site, whose former chairman became the chief executive of Donald J. Trump’s campaign in August, has been emboldened by the victory of its candidate. Breitbart was always bullish on Mr. Trump’s chances... more »
Anti-Trump Protests Continue For A Fourth Night
*CNN*: *Weekend brings more anti-Trump protests across nation* (CNN) As President-elect Donald Trump's administration begins taking shape, thousands poured onto the streets of a divided nation again Saturday to express their frustration at the stunning election result. From New York to Los Angeles, demonstrators have marched in various American cities for four nights since Trump's unexpected victory Tuesday capped an acrimonious campaign. While largely peaceful, the protests have resulted in blocked highways and bridges, arrests during clashes with police and the early Saturday sh... more »
Bleg: Clean videos of A-tests
I need some video of an above-ground nuclear test, shot from the ground, with no watermarks and the original sound with no music or voice-overs. Everything I can find has some problem or other, and the original versions are buried way down the search results by all the crapped-up and promoted copies to the point where I wore out before I could dig that deep. ADVthanksANCE.
Hillary Clinton Blames The F.B.I. Director For Her Election Loss
*New York Times*: *Hillary Clinton Blames F.B.I. Director for Election Loss* Hillary Clinton on Saturday cast blame for her surprise election loss on the announcement by the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, days before the election that he had revived the inquiry into her use of a private email server. In her most extensive remarks since she conceded the race to Donald J. Trump early Wednesday, Mrs. Clinton told donors on a 30-minute conference call that Mr. Comey’s decision to send a letter to Congress about the inquiry 11 days before Election Day had thrust the controversy back ... more »
Is The Democrat Party Facing A Grassroots Revolt?
*The Hill*: *Seething liberals vow revolution in Democratic Party* The Republican civil war was supposed to start this week. Instead, a ferocious struggle has erupted on the left over the smoldering remains of the Democratic Party. Liberals are seething over the election and talking about launching a Tea Party-style revolt. They say it’s the only way to keep Washington Democrats connected to the grassroots and to avoid a repeat of the 2016 electoral disaster, which blindsided party elites. Progressives believe the Democratic establishment is responsible for inflicting Donald Trum... more »
Was this the most biased BBC piece about UKIP ever?
A brief trip down memory lane (courtesy of *News-watch*'s mighty *Today *archive, and a big thanks for David Keighley for this)... Nigel Farage in 2009 Some of you may recall this from 2009, but seeing a transcript of it in full after all these years has only rekindled my feeling that this was one of the most biased pieces of BBC reporting ever broadcast... ...and it came from Mark Mardell on *Today*, 30th May 2009 (preceding an interview with Nigel Farage at 7.32am). Read it and weep: A small sea, more like a pond perhaps, of Union flags drop in front of a diminished group of me... more »
Putin Begins Banning Clinton Cabal From Russia
Vladimir Putin has begun banning members of the corrupt Clinton cabal from Russia, just days after Vladimir Putin told President-elect Donald Trump he hopes the two nations can rebuild their relationship. Michael McFaul, a close Clinton ally and former US ambassador to Moscow under President Barack Obama, is the first of many to be banned from entering Russia, according to Russian Foreign Ministry sources. Mr McFaul, US ambassador in Moscow from 2012-2014, said he had learnt of the ban when applying for a visa to Russia last week. Asked what the purpose of his visit was, McFaul sa...more »
Trump: Vaccines Cause Autism And Will Be Investigated
President-elect Donald Trump believes vaccines are responsible for the autism epidemic and he has promised to find out the truth and “save our children and their future” when he takes office in January. Trump dismissed the official claim that there is no link between vaccines and autism, claiming there has been a cover up to suppress the truth and that “nay-sayers will understand soon.” “[W]e’ve had so many instances, people that work for me. Just the other day, two years old, two and a half years old, a child, a beautiful child went to have the vaccine, and came back, and a week ... more »
Leonard Cohen, Canadian Poet, Novelist, Recording Artist, Painter.
*-by Noah* *"I am an old scholar, better looking now than when I was young.* *That’s what sitting on your ass does to your face."* -Leonard Cohen Everyone seems to think of Leonard Cohen as a singer-songwriter. I dislike that term. It seems superficial to me. There are so many singer-songwriters, and, to me, the vast majority are generic, whining, humorless poseurs lacking in any amount of depth, emotional, intellectual, or otherwise. Give me real emotion, real sarcasm, real anger. Give me real. "Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just as... more »
The Poet: Wendell Berry, "The Peace of Wild Things"
*"The Peace of Wild Things"* "When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free..." - Wendell Berry
"A Message From The Hopi Elders"
*"A Message From The Hopi Elders"* "You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour. Now you must go back and tell the people that this is The Hour. Here are the things that must be considered: Where are you living? What are you doing? What are your relationships? Are you in right relation? Where is your water? Know our garden. It is time to speak your Truth. Create your community. Be good to each other. And do not look outside yourself for the leader. This could be a good time! There is a river flowing now very fast. It is so great and swift, that there are those who wi... more »
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"The Essential Thing..."
"The most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well." - Pierre de Courbertin
"My Fellow Deplorables"
*"My Fellow Deplorables"* By Francis Marion– Deplorable Legio III Gallica "A few days ago the freedom loving peoples of the western world dealt the corporate, marxist elite and their snowflake minions a terrible blow. In spite of relentless media support for the Clinton crime family and their vast network of corporate and national/international political handlers the official narrative and the direction of politics, culture and economy in the West has hit a sudden and by and large, unexpected road block. For us, the outnumbered, the harassed, the badgered and the marginalized this... more »
Mother Kicks Child Out Of Home For Supporting Trump
A mother kicked her 8-year-old son out of his family house – told never to return – because he supports Donald Trump. The shocking act of child abuse has been captured on film and has prompted police to launch an investigation. In a cold and calculating manner, the mother tells her son, Elwood, to take his things and leave the house – never to return home. The child’s clothes have been packed, waiting by the door, as the terrified child is forced to wheel his luggage out, crying as he walks down the street at night, with the mother initially locking the door behind her begging son... more »
Chelsea Clinton Being Groomed By Handlers To Replace Hillary
Bill and Hillary are preparing to pass the political baton to daughter Chelsea Clinton and help her take a Congressional seat. In an effort to continue raking in billions of dollars using the influential Clinton name, Hillary Clinton has enlisted the help of Washington D.C. groomers to prepare her daughter to continue the Clinton dynasty. Nypost.com reports: Chelsea Clinton could run for the seat in NYC’s 17th Congressional District once Lowey, a respected, 79-year-old career politician with nearly 30 years in office, decides to retire, we have exclusively learned. Lowey’s distric... more »
Donald Trump Thanks Alternative Media For Historic Win
President elect Donald Trump has publicly thanked the alternative media in helping spread the truth and help him win the presidential race. Trump phoned Info Wars host Alex Jones to thank him and others for bravely exposing and thwarting the New World Order and their plans to enslave humanity. Trumps victory has been hailed as the biggest uprising by the American people against the ruling elite since the Boston Tea Party in 1771. As the media desperately tried to trick the American public into voting for their preferred candidate, Hillary Clinton, they were left reeling when U.S. ... more »
The day impossible happened
This is something I have pursued for more than twenty-five years. The kind of story that raises the hackles on the back of your neck. There's an immediate urge to dismiss it as preposterous, impossible. Because it is preposterous and impossible. Yet the records are there. A document that tells what happened in deliberately cold and official terms. A field in North Africa during the war. An event that took place that was so impossible the commanding officer at the airfield demanded, and got, the signatures of hundreds of witnesses who saw the whole impossible incident. This is what... more »
US ADDS Rebranded AQ/Al Nusra Group, Jabhat Fateh Al Sham, to Terrorist List- Worrisome
*Why the sudden change of heart? Timing? Immediately after the election.* *In that void between old leadership and new? * *While everyone is distracted with their Trump hysterics?* *An excuse to expand or increase the bombing of Syria? Definitely. Even admitted.* *Read below * * Link* The US Department of State has amended the designation of al-Nusra Front as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, and added the ‘new alias’ of Jabhat Fateh al-Sham as a terrorist organization. “U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with Jabhat Fateh al Sham, and all property a... more »
Chaos In India As Government Close ATMs After Cash Ban
Nearly all of the ATM machines in India were shut down on Friday as people rushed to withdraw their savings amid a widespread ban on certain types of cash. Chaotic scenes were reported at tens of thousands of banks and ATMs due to the Indian government’s surprise decision to ban high-denomination banknotes, in an attempt to stamp out corruption. Zerohedge.com reports: Bloomberg’s somewhat calming perspective on the events taking place in India… India’s banks have been caught out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unexpected and widely-praised announcement late on Tuesday of the wit... more »
Mark Zuckerberg Denies Facebook Influenced Trump Result
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has categorically denied that the social media giant inadvertently helped Donald Trump get elected. Following Facebook’s decision to lay of its human editorial staff responsible for managing the site’s Trending section, the algorithm began promoting a “fake story” about Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly being a closet liberal and supporting Hillary Clinton. According to critics of Facebook, these types of fake news stories helped to influence this years presidential election. Mcclatchydc.com reports: “To think it influenced the election in any way is a prett... more »
Trump Says US Should Attack ISIS Not Assad
US President-elect Donald Trump has said the United States should fight the ISIS terrorists and stop attacking the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In his first interview since his election victory, Trump told The Wall Street Journal that he has had “an opposite view of many people regarding Syria” and suggested a sharper focus on fighting the terrorist group rather than pursuing regime change in Syria. The president-elect also warned that if the US attacks Assad, “we end up fighting Russia, fighting Syria.” Press TV reports: The president-elect criticized the Obama... more »
Was The Hillary Clinton Hiking In The Woods Photo Staged?
Chance encounter?: The chance encounter Margot Gerster, a mother hiking with her daughter, had with Hillary Clinton (above) the day after losing the election may not be what it has been made out to seem *Daily Mail: **Was the Hillary hiking in the woods photo staged? Woman in the picture first met Clinton at a fundraiser her family hosted for ex-candidate* * Margot Gerster was hiking with her daughter through the woods near Clinton's New York home on Wednesday * She took a photo smiling alongside Clinton in the Chappaqua area * This is not Gerster's first time meeting Clinton, as h... more »
"Giant 'Supermoon' Will Be Biggest & Brightest Since 1948"
via GIPHY *"Giant 'Supermoon' Will Be Biggest & Brightest Since 1948"* by RT "A very rare “supermoon” will appear in the sky on Monday with the moon being the closest it's been to Earth since 1948. On Monday at 6:15 a.m. EST, it will be a mere 356,509 kilometers (221,524 miles) from Earth. NASA has dubbed it an “extra-supermoon” because of its proximity to the planet, and due to the fact it won’t appear again until until 2034. The moon will look 14 percent bigger than normal when it reaches perigee, the point when the moon is closest to the Earth. It will be much brighter too, thanks... more »
Afternoon Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Alpha”
Vangelis, “Alpha” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jG--3elufo
what i'm reading: welcome to the goddamn ice cube
Canadians might be disappointed to learn that *Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North* is not about Canada. We sometimes refer to Canada as the Great White North, but the Canada that most Canadians inhabit has little in common with the stark landscapes that author Blair Braverman called home. In the northernmost reaches of Norway or on an Alaskan glacier,these are lands of stark conditions -- brutal cold, perpetual darkness, and little in the way of creature comforts. They are also places of great natural beauty. Often, too, a rough ... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 12, 2016
*Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 12, 2016* Q & A: President Trump's Book of Secrets -- Tobin Harshaw, Bloomberg 'Macho v macho': what to expect from Putin-Trump negotiations -- Shaun Walker, The Guardian The Trump presidency: How will it affect relations with China? -- Michael Holtz, CSM Is there a Trump doctrine in the Middle East? -- Aaron David Miller and Richard Sokolsky, CNN Will Donald Trump Really Torpedo the Iran Deal? -- Daniel R. DePetris, National Interest Is this the beginning of the end for the Iran deal? -- Julian Pecquet, Al-Monitor Suspicious... more »
Is Civil War Brewing in the Democratic Party? A Guest Post By J.C. Peters
For weeks, it appeared the Republican Party was headed for imminent civil war. Eminent Republicans disavowed their own presidential nominee, Senators and Representatives seesawed, there were the #NeverTrumpers and the #RepublicanwomenforHillary. It seemed all but certain that Donald Trump would cause a split within the GOP and start his own party (and media empire) after inevitably losing the election. But after Trump’s stunning victory the shoe is suddenly on the other foot. On Wednesday evening, angry progressive millennials took to the streets in several cities to protest Trump... more »
Short Notes on Populism
Brexit, Trump. Trump, Brexit. Brexit Brexit. Trump. Trump. What disasters. And it's not over yet, what with actual fascists lining up to take the presidencies of Austria and France. It's as if the 2008 crash was the nuclear explosion, and the collapse of political establishments across the West fold as the slow coming blast wave bursts them apart. Politics is poisoned, and it's difficult to see how it can be bent in a positive direction. Offering their own solutions come Owen Jones for the left, and Ryan Shorthouse for the right. As you might expect, I'm inclined to concur with th... more »
"Forgiveness"
"People withhold their forgiveness, thinking that it makes them badass. But really, the unwillingness to forgive is merely the wishing that things were better. You wish that you had better, you wish that someone else were better so they could have treated you better... it's you making wishes. And that's not badass. To forgive is to be able to look at the person and say "I accept that you weren't any better than what you were", "I accept what you were you and couldn't have been what I wished you to be", "I accept that things were the way they were and weren't any better." The ability... more »
“The Cognitive Dissonance Cluster Bomb”
*“The Cognitive Dissonance Cluster Bomb”* by Scott Adams “Earlier this week CNN.com listed 24 different theories that pundits have provided for why Trump won. And the list isn’t even complete. I’ve heard other explanations as well. What does it tell you when there are 24 different explanations for a thing? It tells you that someone just dropped a cognitive dissonance cluster bomb on the public. Heads exploded. Cognitive dissonance set in. Weird theories came out. This is the cleanest and clearest example of cognitive dissonance you will ever see. Remember it. This phenomenon is why... more »
Clinton’s Signal Start Of America’s Purple Revolution
The Clinton’s have embraced purple to mark the launch of a colour revolution in America to take power away from Donald Trump after Hillary’s remarkable defeat in the election. The enterprise has been funded by none other than puppet master George Soros who knows a thing or two about purple revolutions. Via Strategic Culture: Defeated Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is not about to «go quietly into that good night». On the morning after her surprising and unanticipated defeat at the hands of Republican Party upstart Donald Trump, Mrs. Clinton and her husban... more »
Baba Vanga Prophecy Sparks Fears Of Donald Trump Assassination
Famous Bulgarian clairvoyant Baba Vanga warned before her death that Barack Obama would become the 44th and “last U.S. president” which implies President-elect Donald Trump won’t be taking office in January. The blind psychic who died in 1996 at the age of 85 is attributed with correctly predicting 9/11, the rise of ISIS and the 2004 Indian tsunami. Russia recently warned Donald Trump that there may be a plot to assassinate him before his inauguration. Mirror reports: Conspiracy theorists believe the blind Bulgarian mystic warned that something will happen to the president elect b... more »
World News Briefs -- November 12, 2016
*CNN:* *Afghanistan: 4 Americans dead in blast at Bagram Airfield* Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)Four Americans were killed in an apparent suicide bomb attack early Saturday at Bagram Airfield, the largest US base in Afghanistan, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said. Two of those killed were service members, and two were contractors, he said, adding he was "deeply saddened" by the news. The explosion also wounded 16 other US service members and one Polish soldier participating in the NATO mission, Carter said in a statement. The Taliban claimed responsibility in a tweet praising the "str... more »
"Fukushima Update Nov. 12, 2016: 13,370 Hiroshima Bombs"
*Publishing Note: *Due to Bob Nichol's other commitments the city-specific radiation reporting will now be published every 2 weeks until further notice. The next such report will be on November 19, 2016. I will update the weekly Hiroshima bomb equivalents information. This is to keep you as aware and informed as possible, not alarm you, though you should be alarmed, and is scientific *FACT,* not sensationalistic nonsense. Everything here is active-linked for your own verification, or not; I encourage you to do so. The radiation's not going anywhere, folks, but we are... - CP *"**Your... more »
Trump Family Join Transition Team
US President-elect Donald Trump has moved his children from his campaign to his transition team. His daughter Ivanka, sons Donald Jr. and Eric, and son-in-law Jared Kushner (Ivanka’s husband) will join Trumps executive committee that will help choose his cabinet and guide his early strategies. Vice President-elect Mike Pence will be heading the team, after taking over from Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey. The team also includes some of extremely wealthy advisers and donors who supported Trump’s campaign. According to Vox, Rebekah Mercer, the daughter of billionaire hedge fund... more »
Syrian Refugees Abducted And Sold In Lebanon
The abduction of women for slavery is on the rise in Lebanon. Human traffickers are interested in Syrian refugees, who are tricked with promises of attractive work conditions and then kidnapped and force into prostitution. Sputnik reports: Representative Gada Jabur of KAFA, an organization that seeks to combat human trafficking told Sputnik Arabic that there are many criminal networks operating on the borders of Lebanon and Syria. Jabur said the economic situation of the refugees is the reason for the increase in abductions. Refugees are promised attractive work conditions and as ... more »
The Syrian War To Free Itself From The Evil US/Israeli/NATO Criminal Cabal: Updates On Situation, And Is Selection Of Donald Drumpf Actually A Good Thing For Syria?
*I again have been busy once again these last few days with so much work going on in both my personal and business life... I received some emails and comments this last while asking of course WHY I have not been blogging as much as I used to here? And of course the answer is that I have a lot going on these last few months and this blog has regrettably been put on the back burner from time to time... I will state again that when I do have some time I am always trying to post up material here and to do some "catching up"... And of course I do try to cover what I did miss in my rants... more »
Economic News , Data , Views .... November 12 , 2016.....Quick Hits For Saturday -1) Markets : Overview From Doug Noland & Essay " What A Week" ; Oil Items Of Note ; Bond & EM Currency Carnage Really The Big Stories Last Week. 2) US Politics - Items In the News For Saturday. 3) Around The Horn For Europe - News Touching On Various Countries & EU General.
Markets..... *fred walton* @fredwalton216 7m 7 minutes ago Credit Bubble Bulletin: Weekly Commentary: What a Week http:// creditbubblebulletin.blogspot.com/2016/11/weekly -commentary-what-week.html?spref=tw …Best weekend read to catch up on the market week. *fred walton* @fredwalton216 13m 13 minutes ago fred walton Retweeted zerohedge ETFs aftermath... fred walton added, *zerohedge* @zerohedge ETF flows post Trump *fred walton* @fredwalton216 14m 14 minutes ago fred walton Retweeted zerohedge Markets aftermath... fred walton added, *zerohedge* @zero... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 11, 2016
© Francois Lenoir / Reuters *RT:* *NATO mulls worst-case scenario in case Trump pulls US troops out of Europe – report* NATO strategists are reportedly planning for a scenario in which Trump orders US troops out of Europe, as the shock result of the US presidential election sinks in, spreading an atmosphere of uncertainty. According to Spiegel magazine, strategists from NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg’s staff have drafted a secret report which includes a worst-case scenario in which Trump orders US troops to withdraw from Europe and fulfills his threat to make Washington l... more »
Nov. 12: 'You'll get used to it'. (World War 2 army song)
"You'll get used to it. You'll get used to it. The first time is the worst time, Then you'll get used to it." The commentary and opinion pages in the irving press are notable for having nothing to say. And Brian Murphy's column has fit right in to that tradition - say nothing, offending nobody. Today, it's the conventional stuff about how our military people died for freedom. Certainly, that's what we told them they were dying for. But the Boer war had nothing to do with freedom. It was about stealing South African gold to please British millionaires. As for Flanders Fields, 'tak... more »
Two points of view
To all of those who were aghast at American 'liberal' Adam Gopnik's pre-US election *A Point of View, *where BBC impartiality appears to fly out of the window (like a TV after a particularly annoying episode of *Question Time*), Radio 4 'balanced' it this week with a Roger Scruton *A Point of View *that was a good deal less hysterical and much more understanding of Trump voters. Not that Professor Scruton is keen on Donald Trump either. After Adam Gopnik ended last week's programme by saying that "a modern apocalypse will be upon us" if Trump wins the election, this week's edition...more »
Winning the popular vote - the BBC propagandising a useful myth
The BBC is cheerfully propagating the myth that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote and thus should be the next US President. This is wrong for at least three reasons: First because the electoral college method is well understood and the method used in the USA for Presidential Elections. Second because the number of votes counted is not the same as the number of votes cast. This is because some states stop counting votes once the result would no longer be affected by the remaining uncounted votes. Third because there are still a lot of uncounted absentee ballots. Two thirds of ... more »
Will Former CIA Chief Jose Rodriguez Be Chosen By Donald Trump To Be CIA Director?
*The Intercept*: *Donald Trump May Select an Architect of Bush’s Torture Program to Run CIA* Donald Trump may select Jose Rodriguez, one of the primary architects of the George W. Bush torture program, to run the Central Intelligence Agency, according to a law firm with close ties to Trump. Rodriguez, the former director of the National Clandestine Service, helped developed the CIA black sites, secret prisons operated in foreign countries where interrogators used a range of torture tactics, including the use of “waterboarding,” the simulated drowning technique once used by the Kh... more »
president trump: what didn't just happen
*Since I'm making an effort to put more of my thoughts here, I'm gathering up a bunch of my Facebook posts and responses. If we know each other on Facebook, apologies for the repetition.* I find much of the analysis and commentary I've seen about the recent US election to be quite strange. Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States. That happened. Here's what didn't happen. *1. "The United States is a democracy. The people chose Trump, end of story."* 60,467,601 US voters chose Hillary Clinton. 60,072,551 US voters chose Donald Trump. More than 100,000,000 Americ...more »
Bias, bias everywhere. And not a drop of impartiality to drink.
Flag of Liberland Today's *From Our Own Correspondent *began with a piece from Ireland by playwright Vincent Woods on how: ...the political temperature has changed in Ireland as a result of Britain's Brexit vote and Donald Trump's Brexit Plus. In a country slowly recovering from its Celtic tiger mauling the potential consequences of Brexit come in a count of hard minuses and the potential fallout from a Trump presidency may add to our woes... ...thus combining negativity about Brexit with negativity about Trump (a double whammy). Then the BBC reporter I suspected might actually h... more »
Another Quiet Year For Tornadoes
By Paul Homewood http://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/torngraph-big.png As the year winds down, it looks like being yet another very quiet one for tornadoes in the US. Based on provisional data to Nov 11th, only 2013 has had less tornadoes since 2005. After “inflation adjusting”, which takes account of the fact that many more tornadoes […]
Outgoing Sen. Kelly Ayotte The Next U.S. Secretary Of Defense?
*Washington Post:* *Trump team discussing Ayotte for defense secretary* The Trump team has added a name to its list of potential candidates for secretary of defense — outgoing Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), according to two sources familiar with the ongoing discussions. If chosen, Ayotte would stand out in a Trump administration as a neoconservative defense hawk and one of the few women in the incoming Trump Cabinet. No decisions have been made and the current list for possible defense secretary picks still centers around retired Army Lt. Gen. Joseph “Keith” Kellogg, former Defense I... more »
Freud and the Science of Human Irrationality.
*Freud and the Frankfurt School by Michael Minnicino* So, tell me: About how long have you been feeling depressed? ... Okay, we can come back to that later. If you are going to undergo psychoanalysis with me, perhaps it might be better if I started, and told you how I go about things. I'm not really a strict Freudian psychoanalyst, you know—almost nobody is a strict Freudian these days. But, that is not to say that the old boy doesn't have his influence. It's amazing, you know: *Sigmund Freud's scientific credibility was nearly destroyed, but right after World War II, his ideas be... more »
Trump Administration... Reading The Tea Leaves
On Thursday the *NY Times* ran a piece by Eric Lipton about what a bonanza a Trump administration is going to be for K Street lobbyists and other insiders he railed against during his fraudulent campaign. Yesterday, they revamped , expanded and updated it and ran it again. On Thursday, Lipton wrote that "Corporate America is both excited and anxious about the prospect of Mr. Trump’s presidency, seeing great opportunity to shape the agenda after an extended period of frustration over gridlock in Congress. With Republicans poised to control both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, [top corp... more »
Domestic Terrorists on the Left Riot and Fear for Their Lives? Facts vs Feelings...
*notice that neither Hillary or Odumbo has one thing to say about the dangerous riots in some major cities.* Notice also that the riots are happening in Democratically controlled cities - most of which are also sanctuary cities. The Soros funded "spontaneous" riots (these are not "protests"), are completely ignored by the libtards as they declare on Facecrap their "fear" for their future. When a conservative expresses fear it is always based on facts. It's a *fact* that Odumbo and his minions wished to take away our right to bear arms. It is a *fact* that Odumbo took over 1/6 ... more »
Introducing an important new service!
*SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2016Helping Josh speak to the world:* Even in his disappointment this week, Josh Marshall has continued to issue sharp economic analyses. In this analysis, his latest, he thoughtfully "tries to answer a recurring question from a number of existing Prime members." We post the start of his attempt: MARSHALL (11/11/16): We've had a recurring question from a number of existing Prime members over the last few days. Let me try to answer it. *We've had a slew of emails asking whether you can contribute more to support TPM in addition to your subscription fee.* W... more »
Yes, as a Matter of Fact, I do Blame You!
The problem created by the election of Donald Trump to the Presidency of the United States of America, is not the fault of the Electoral College, Hillary Clinton, President Obama, the Democrats or Jon Stewart. It is the fault of the electorate. It is not the fault of neo-liberalism, political correctness or the news media. It is the fault of the electorate. Yes Hillary Clinton received a
Arrogant Presumption
KIRK: Dining on ashes? SPOCK: You were right. It was *arrogant* *presumption* on my part that got us into this situation. You and the Doctor might have been killed. KIRK: The night is young. You said it yourself. It was logical. Peace is worth a few personal risks. ...You're a great one for logic. I'm a great one for rushing in where angels fear to tread. We're both extremists. Reality is probably somewhere in between us. ...I couldn't get past the death of my son. SPOCK: I was prejudiced by her accomplishments as a Vulcan. KIRK: Gorkon had to die before I understood... more »
Mosul Campaign Day Twenty-Six, Nov 11, 2016
A new neighborhood was freed in eastern Mosul, while five more were attacked. The latest area of the city cleared was Qadisiyah. The Golden Division attacked Arbajiyehand Karkuklineighborhoods, but the latter was declared liberatedtwotimes before this month. The 9th Division operating alongside the Golden Division also entered threenew areas. The army and Federal Police were also making advances on other fronts. The 16thDivision and the Federal police freed one town each to the north and south of Mosul, although the 16thDivision was said to have already freed Tal Yara. It’s impor...more »
Is China's Massive New Military Base Near The North Korean Border An Indication That They Expect Kim Jong-Un's Regime To Collapse?
*IBTimes:* *China secretly building new military facility near North Korea border – Report* The Chinese military is reportedly expanding its base to prepare for 'collapse' of Kim Jong-un's regime. China is reportedly expanding its military facilities along the border it shares with North Korea amid ongoing tensions in the Korean peninsula following Pyongyang's missile launches and nuclear tests. Chinese military authorities began evacuating local residents at Kaishantunzhen in Longjing city in the north of the border with North Korea to another area, according to a source who tol... more »
On Twitter
For those of you (like Sue) who aren't into Twitter, this is simultaneously evidence of the downsides and the upsides of the medium:
Concrete Worker Drives Truck into Crowd of Water Protectors, Fires Gun Above Them
Irate Concrete Worker Drives Truck into Crowd of Women, Children and Elderly Water Protectors, Firing His Gun above their heads By Brenda Norrell Censored News MANDAN, North Dakota -- This concrete worker drove his truck into the crowd of water protectors during a prayer walk and ceremony today in Mandan, and fired his gun repeatedly above their heads. At least two people was injured when
After Helping Trump Win, Will Weingarten and Eskelsen-Garcia Now Step Down?
From a solid article from *In These Times*: . . . .What makes union leaders' actions so astounding is that they rejected a stalwart champion [Bernie Sanders] of their agenda who raged against the billionaire class, walked picket lines with workers and spoke obsessively about widening inequality. Instead, they opted for a millionaire former Walmart board member with a checkered past on labor issues whose campaign refused to endorse a $15 minimum wage and couldn’t even muster a tweet in favor of low-wage workers. Some union leaders’ sins are greater than others’. Randi Weingarten, p... more »
Colbert King is engaged in a great civil war!
*SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2016The truth about us elitists:* You might say that we the liberals got tea-bagged last Tuesday night. The people Rachel mocked with such glee came back to take us down. (Night after night, she kept pretending that she was embarrassed to do it. How we loved what she did!) Only a fool would say we didn't deserve and earn what we got. But then, what fools we pseudo-liberals turn out to be! Starting Monday, we'll be spending a week or two exploring the ways we liberals worked for what we received this week. That said, this morning's Washington Post provides... more »
The National Popular Vote Compact (NPVC)
Five times in American history the presidential candidate who received the most citizen votes for President did not become President. Two of those five undemocratic and incomprehensible incidents occurred in 2000 and in 2016 (Bush II and Trump). The winner-take-all Electoral College system was not the original intent of the Founders, and it wasn't until 1880 that 48 states passed similar legislation in their state legislatures to make it so. That same state-by-state process can be used to alter the Electoral College to make the popular vote the deciding factor in presidential elec... more »
The Triumph of the Less Educated
In a *Times* column back in July, I noted that the Brexit vote was strongly correlated with education. The recent presidential election shows the same pattern: "College graduates backed Clinton by a 9-point margin (52%-43%), while those without a college degree backed Trump 52%-44%." The graph below shows that it is unusual for the more educated and less educated to be in such substantial disagreement. Source.
Pence Appointed Chair Of Trumps Transition Team
US President-elect Donald Trump has put Mike Pence in charge of his transition team. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, whom many thought would have a lead in the new administration was replaced by Trump’s running mate and VP-elect Mike Pence. “Together this outstanding group of advisers, led by Vice President-elect Mike Pence, will build on the initial work done under the leadership of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to help prepare a transformative government ready to lead from day one,” Trump said in a statement on Friday. Press TV reports: Christie is to stay as a vice chairma... more »
ReOpening An Appeal
In theory an appeal can be reopened after disposition - but it is a high standard to meet: Chuang v. Toyota Canada Inc., 2016 ONCA 85: [7] A party seeking to re-open an appeal after the appeal decision has been rendered faces a high hurdle. After more than 10 years of litigation, it would be unfair to permit the appellants to re-open their appeal on a different legal issue. In Mujagic v. Kamps, 2015 ONCA 360, 125 O.R. (3d) 715, at para. 12, this court said that the power to re-open an appeal "will be exercised sparingly and only where it is clearly in the interests of justice" (c... more »
The Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates November 12, 2016
*Reuters*: *Iraqi army says advances in Mosul, despite suicide bombers* Iraqi special forces backed by U.S. and Iraqi air power took control of two districts of eastern Mosul on Saturday after heavy fighting in which they destroyed nine cars deployed by Islamic State as suicide bombs, the military said. Infantry and armored division troops also advanced in a nearby neighborhood, destroying three rocket launchers and killing 30 militants, it said in a statement said. Iraqi troops have been fighting for 10 days inside eastern Mosul, trying to expand their small foothold in the city... more »
The Death of Political Science is Greatly Exaggerated
There is a lot to think about in the aftermath of Trump’s win. Lots of early hot talks will be wrong. One of the first reactions has been to wonder about the value of political science (which is not the most important thing to think about but we have plenty of time and bandwidth to […]
Syrian War News Updates -- Condemner 12, 2016
*Reuters:* *Syrian army and allies make gains in Aleppo* The Syrian army captured the Dahiyet al-Assad district of western Aleppo on Saturday, reversing all the gains made by rebels two weeks into their counter-attack against government-held areas, a war monitor and rebel official said. State television said the army swept the suburban area for landmines after regaining full control. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based war monitor, said the army and its allies made several advances on the divided city's western edge this week, hampering the rebel offensive to... more »
100,000s Protest In South Korea To Demand President Resign
Hundreds of thousands took to the the streets of Seoul on Saturday in the latest and largest protest against South Korean President Park Geun-hye. Seoul right now. Anti-Park Geun-hye protest already notably bigger than last weekend, people still coming in their thousands. pic.twitter.com/8TSnCwmbnb — James Pearson (@pearswick) November 12, 2016 Park come under fire for allowing her close confidante to have too much influence over her government policies for personal gains. RT reports: According to organizers, 850,000 people joined the candlelight rally at Gwanghwamun and a public ...more »
Exams Cancelled For Students ‘Traumatized’ Over Trump’s Election
American college campuses are currently freaking out over the prospect of a Trump presidency. Professors and administrators have cancelled exams and sent messages of support to students who have been left ‘traumatized’ by the election results. Reason reports: A University of Michigan psychology professor delayed an exam until next week and wished students good fortune during this “tumultuous time.” Some Columbia University professors postponed midterms as well. A University of Connecticut professor excused students from attending class. And at Yale University, one professor decid... more »
Students Frighten Latino Kids In School By Chanting ‘Build the wall’
On the day Donald Trump was elected president, students at a middle school in Michigan were filmed chanting “Build the wall! Build the wall!” at their fellow students, scaring the Latino kids. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to build a beautiful long wall along the southern border with Mexico to keep out undesirables and Mexicans and get Mexico to pay to make America great and secure. Some school kids at the Royal Oak Middle School in Michigan have picked up on Trump’s simple message and are openly allowing their innocent childhood prejudices play out in school by picking... more »
Interesting timing
(h/t a kind reader) Here's a question: Do you think this: has anything to do with this, starting next Friday on Amazon Prime?: It is certainly interesting timing and, as our reader put it, "strange that the BBC would investigate a private company and show the report on all news broadcasts when there is so much going on in the world". The BBC News reports in question are based on last night's *Inside Out*. By coincidence I had a delivery from Amazon Prime today and asked the delivery driver whether anyone had mentioned that programme to him. He said one other person had. He al... more »
Weekend reads: Jail for scientific fraud?; data-sharing horrors; the lighter side of retractions
The week at Retraction Watch featured the retraction of a physics society’s press release quoting U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, and an apparent blow for clairvoyance research. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: The true — but hilarious — horrors of asking for someone’s data, courtesy of David Crotty in The Scholarly Kitchen. The risk to a researcher’s […] The post Weekend reads: Jail for scientific fraud?; data-sharing horrors; the lighter side of retractions appeared first on Retraction Watch.
GAIA PORTAL: Serenities of hu-beings magnifies as apocalyptics rain
*Serenities of hu-beings magnifies as apocalyptics rain* by ÉirePort Serenities of hu-beings magnifies as apocalyptics rain. Halversons illuminate the pathways. Spontaneous emissions of Light entrust the masses. Solidifications are in order. ÉirePort | November 12, 2016 at 09:09 | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-AK *Terran note: I really dislike the word apocalypse, given its connotation in Protestant America. But here's the word's origin..* *Origin of apocalypse* *1125-11751125-75; Middle English < Late Latin apocalypsis < Greek apokálypsis revelation,... more »
Will A President Trump End Aid To The Syrian Rebels Waging War Against The Assad Regime?
*New York Times*: *Donald Trump Likely to End Aid for Rebels Fighting Syrian Government* WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump said Friday that he was likely to abandon the American effort to support “moderate” opposition groups in Syria who are battling the government of President Bashar al-Assad, saying “we have no idea who these people are.” In an interview with The Wall Street Journal that dealt largely with economic issues, including his willingness to retain parts of the Affordable Care Act, he repeated a position he took often during his campaign: that the United St... more »
Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills 4 NATO Soldiers And Wounds 18 At Bagram Airbase
*Reuters*: *Taliban suicide bomber kills four at NATO base in Afghanistan* A Taliban suicide bomber dressed as a laborer blew himself up at the NATO air base at Bagram north of the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, killing at least four people and wounding 18, officials said. "An explosive device was detonated on Bagram Airfield resulting in multiple casualties," the NATO-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement. "Response teams at Bagram continue to treat the wounded and investigate the incident," the statement said. Waheed Sediqqi, spokesman for the Parwan provincial gov... more »
The world turns upside down on 'Dateline'
This week's *Dateline London *was surprising on many fronts (and highly enjoyable). I expected it to be like every other BBC programme at the moment (slight exaggeration but not much!) and to be a tiresome festival of misery about the US election result with all the usual crowd wailing and gnashing their teeth and agreeing with each other from a shared left-liberal position. Not a bit of it, it turned out. The range of views on Donald Trump was pleasingly diverse, with lots of positive things as well as negative things being said about his election and what it means. It was far... more »
Trump Does Sort Of U-Turn On Obamacare
President-elect Donald Trump has performed an apparent U-turn on one of his main campaign promises to repeal the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. Trump’s promise to repeal Obamacare helped him clinch the White House. After meeting with President Obama this week Trump said he wants to keep some if good parts of Obamacare. The president-elect told Washington Post that “either Obamacare will be amended, or repealed and replaced.” There are reports that Trump is surrounding himself with establishment insiders and Washington lobbyists. Anti Media reports: Donald Trump has... more »
MENA Report ...... November 12 -13 , 2016 ( Updated Over The Weekend .... Quick Hits 1) Iraq In Focus - Mosul Campaign Updates , ISIS Crumbling Away but Causing Pain & Disarray. 2) Syria - State Of Play - Very Complicated Scenarios Playing Out. 3) Libya - Domestic And International Politics In Focus , Battlefield Updates , Economy & Business Related Items , Oil Refugee Situation.
Iraq.......... *Elijah J. Magnier* @EjmAlrai 3m 3 minutes ago #ISIS is using chemical bombs in their #VBIEDs, attacking group of Nineveh families leaving the combat area. *Elijah J. Magnier* @EjmAlrai 5s 6 seconds ago #ISIS turned civilian houses into "Tasni' al-Harbi" (explosives & rockets manufacturing) and prisons for locals in #Mosul #Iraq. Many found. *Alwasat* @alwasatengnews 2h 2 hours ago Advisor to President-elect Donald Trump says one of main priorities is to eradicate #ISIS including #Libya presence http://alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/ 124150/ … ... more »
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*From Jenna Orkin *Maryland Sidesteps Electoral College It looks like we're going to have a less open internet under Trump Clintons Already Plotting Their Comeback As Chelsea Is Being Groomed For Congressional Run "He Won Because The Elites Want Him There, The Global Economy Will Collapse" US Company Creation Crashes Most On Record - Worse Than When Obama Elected Under Trump: Closing The Department Of Education Might Be On The Table Trump’s Proposed Cabinet Would Bring Some Fringe Figures In From The Cold Thiel Floated For Transition Chair Trump Said To Consider Jamie Dimon For Treasury... more »
NATO Is Intensifying Its Monitoring Mission Of The Russia's Naval Task Force Off Syria
Russian Navy NOTAM Training Flights and Rocket Firings 10-15 & 17-22 November 2016 0500-2100 Hours. From Cyprus info https://t.co/Y8tUQdGAHv pic.twitter.com/q07ngwfm4X — TJ (@te3ej) November 6, 2016 *Tyler Rogoway, Warzone/The Drive*: *An Undersea Game of Cat-and-Mouse Is Afoot off Syria as Air Strikes Loom* *Russia’s naval task force in the Med is chasing off NATO submarines as massive strikes on Syrian targets appear imminent.* Just as The War Zone predicted, reports are surfacing that Russia’s large naval flotilla, led by the carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, has already had a confr... more »
"Unbearable bunch of right-on bores..."
“The Now Show (BBC Radio 4) - unbearable bunch of right-on bores who think they are funny at the best of times - but today - dearie, dearie me. Some American woman insulting Bush (force of habit) to add to her ranting unfunny insults about Trump. Dreadful rubbish.” Not my words. A commenter on another site. I daren’t listen. Still traumatised after watching Question Time. How can “they” not know what most people are thinking? (Or, if they do know, are they really arrogant enough to think their duty is to re-educate everyone?) We’ve been speculating over this conundrum for ... more »
Trump's Foreign Policy?
Millions of Americans are tired of being ignored and want radical change. Regarded as an outsider in his own party – will Trump be able to implement his foreign policy approach? RT asks professor emeritus at Princeton University, contributing editor at The Nation magazine, Stephen Cohen.
Supporting Trump's Infrastructure Bill-- What Could Go Wrong?
Friday, Morning Consult published polling that shows that among Republican voters, priorities aren't identical to Trump's. Passing an infrastructure bill seems to be what he's signaling what he wants to do first. It's way down the list for his supporters, as you can see in the chart below. Trump, when asked: "A lot of really great priorities. People will be very, very happy. Well, we have a lot. We’re looking very strongly at immigration, we’re going to look at borders. Very importantly, we’re looking very strongly at health care and we’re looking at jobs. Big league jobs." On o... more »
Will Russia's Armata T-14 Tank Make A Difference On The Battlefield?
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Business Insider:* *Russia's Armata T-14 Tank Could Be Super Dangerous on the Battlefield (But There Is One Simple Problem)* A British Army intelligence report offers an alarmist assessment of Russia’s new T-14 Armata main battle tank. Most U.S. defense analysts, however, are much more measured in their analysis of the new Russian machines. While the T-14 will likely be an excellent tank when it becomes operational, it is not quite the “revolution” that the British claim it to be. Moreover, it is far too expensive to produce in mass numbers. “Without... more »
Polish Women Being Taught Self-Defence By The Polish Army
Women of Poland's Pomeranian Mechanised Division are shown here in training *BBC*: *Polish army to teach women self-defence for free* The Polish defence ministry is launching free nationwide classes for women to learn unarmed combat. The classes will start at 30 military facilities, running from 19 November until 3 June. Polish army instructors will provide the training. The techniques will include defensive postures, how to break holds, and guards against kicks, strangulation and assaults with a weapon. Some Poles see the initiative more as a way for the army to promote its image... more »
Picture Of The Day (Again)
Barack Obama meets with Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque *Business Insider*: *21 photos of President-elect Donald Trump's life* Donald Trump pulled off the impossible. On January 20, he'll be the oldest president ever to take office. Here are a few photos that depict the President-elect's life journey. *Read more* .... more »
Who's telling the truth: the BBC or social media?
This morning's *Today *opened to the following main headline from Justin Webb: Donald Trump says he intends to keep parts of Obamacare, the health reforms that led to millions of Americans getting health insurance for the first time - a policy he had said he wanted to abolish. The following news bulletin continued the theme: The President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, who campaigned vigorously on a pledge to scrap Barack Obama's signature healthcare reforms, has said he may now keep elements of the policy. Mr Trump had repeatedly vowed to repeal the legislation, whic... more »
Trouble In River City
During the American election campaign, I kept thinking of Harold Hill. His creator, Meredith Willson, grew up in Mason City, Iowa. He tapped into something deep in the American character. *The Music Man *is a quintessential American story. It's set in 1912. But, in some ways, not much has changed.
Picture Of The Day
White House Photo *Business Insider:* *44 iconic images of Barack Obama's tenure as president* On November 4, 2008, more than 69.4 million Americans voted for then-Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois) to become the 44th president of the United States — and the first African-American to hold the position. Obama, then 47, earned 365 electoral votes and nearly 53% of the popular vote in a wider-than-expected margin of victory. His Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona), captured 173 electoral votes and a little more than 45% of the popular vote. On Tuesday, Americans head to the... more »
Tweet For Today
Russian navy seals. pic.twitter.com/IDEFiq6cMR — Only In Russia (@CrazyinRussia) November 12, 2016
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*That moment when Millennials realized Trump was winning* It was the election result everyone thought was a joke. As I sat in a room with liberal, college age students at George Mason University I realized that it was the first time these students ever took Donald Trump seriously, and ever even heard his message. For the liberal student, college has been an environment in which liberal ideas are encouraged to thrive and students constantly relate on progressive ideology, liberal students around me all shared the same baffled sentiment as they wondered how this could ever happen. ... more »
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*Behind the Furious Green/Left protests at the Trump triumph* The screaming will get louder. The Greenies know full well that the Trump win means that we have bought 8 or more years of time to study Climate Change. The truth will be determined and it will not be too late to react if indeed the world has to do something to counter Climate Change. Many of the pundits screaming for CO2 reductions will be gone, having given up or dead. This world wide movement to suppress the expansion of wealthy, healthy countries will end. Cheap available energy is the single most important element ... more »
Smugness in a suit (and colourful tie)
Gavin Allen, looking (and being) smug Gavin Allen, BBC Controller of Daily News Programmes, was on this week's *Newswatch *defending the BBC for viewer's charges that it was massively biased against Trump in its US election coverage. Did Gavin admit any failings in the BBC's coverage? Not a bit of it. He dismissed all criticism out of hand and insisted that the BBC had got everything right. Here's a tweet from DB which sums it all up in less than 140 characters:
Arrival - Ted Chiang - film review
*"Language is a virus,"* proclaimed performance artist Lauri Anderson in the 1980s. In Arrival's case, the viral-language is the mostly-symbolic squid-ink circle-script of an octopus-like alien species that looks like smooth-Cthulhu pouring from the roiling mists of ancient Earth history. You're right, I used a lot of imagery there but Hollywood's Satan-worshipping prance is never that easily exorcised. Satan, how is that fair? Looking at the 'alchemical' image above, you'll see that it's an inverted seven-star. This is how the seven-fingered 'hands' of the seven-legged 'heptopod... more »
Fighting Trump By The Poolside In Old Marrakesh
By Paul Homewood https://cliscep.com/2016/11/10/fighting-trump-by-the-poolside-in-old-marrakesh/ A rather unsympathetic look at how our poor, grant addicted, left wing, hypocritical collection of sociologists, eco loonies and generally otherwise unemployable sandal wearers are coping with the election of The Donald: This is part of our occasional series of articles borrowed from the Conversation, with added footnotes. […]
Star Citizen - Alpha 2.6 update - Demo Man
yeah, here's Demo Man updating (very competently and concisely) the visual-upgrade features in the long-arriving 2.6 alpha version of so-called *MMO* Star Citizen. Roll on 2017 when alpha version 3.0 is promised...
Pollsters Missed the Call by Failing to Spot Trump's Support Among White Voters
It has taken me years, but i now truly appreciate the wisdom of the electoral college. The Trump campaign did not have a fraction of the money needed to turn out the whole popular vote in order to compete with Hilary. Thus we had a two to three percent loss in secure republican states. This allowed Hilary to actually win the popular vote, although by a very small edge. It was actually around 200,000 votes which is the margin in a small base. What the electoral college system does is replace the parliamentary system without restraining its electors in congress.... more »
Spiritual Use of Cannabis
It is obvious that cannabis needs to be fully reintegrated with both our spiritual culture and our medicine. The best practice should be in the form of a drink. Its present status is unfortunate but is now been actively worked around by everyone even those who never thought it possible. A good review here and we see China dated at 2800 BC or four centuries before the Great Pyramid. . *Spiritual Use of Cannabis * *Monday, 31 October 2016* *Healing and Spiritual Traditions that Use Cannabis* *http://nexusilluminati.blogspot.ca/2016/10/spiritual-use-of-cannabis.html* *Most peopl...more »
Apalachee, Apalachicola, Appalachian
*[image: Apalachee, Apalachicola, Appalachian . . . What your history teacher never told you]* What comes out of all this is that several source peoples established colonies in Se Georgia and that this was driven by mining of some sort. all of this is post Bronze Age as well so far as we can tell. However one such people were from Europe and brought deer milking and likely riding as well. they may well have been Bronze Age derived when active shipping made immigration possible. Appalachian turns out to be the plural of a Peruvian word and an elite group had come from Peru. Nic... more »
Abandonment of Heart, Love and Connection
A deep article well worth reading. I usually take a long perspective and accept that cycles of opinion sway back and forth over generations. The contradictions of recent modernity have been costing us in many subtle ways. These issues are coming to a head and must be washed clean. i accept that they will be washed away. In the future abortion will be deeply regulated and arranged marriage supported as a clear adjunct to our social environment. Doing both right will be particularly challenging. Many other social issues must also be tackled and that include pedophilia. Crim... more »
Verlinde's de Sitter MOND is highly incomplete, to say the least
*The Dutch media brutally overhype a generic speculative idea* Five independent Dutchmen have contacted me and told me that the Dutch media are obsessed with a new preprint by Erik Verlinde. Verlinde's fame among the inkspillers has already beaten Einstein's by an order of magnitude. (The echoes in the English-speaking media are so far a tiny fraction of the Dutch coverage.) I didn't know what to think about it but now I have spent a significant amount of time with the paper Emergent Gravity and the Dark Universe and I have an opinion. Note that about 7 years ago, Erik Verlinde sta... more »
Every poll and every expert said Clinton was going to win. And then she lost.
So the Saudis cut a $25 million dollar cheque to the Clinton Foundation It was a $25 million dollar down-payment on a Hillary Clinton presidency. It was influence-buying. A legal bribe, though I don’t think it would have been legal for anyone other than a Clinton. *The Saudis were pretty pleased with themselves. Every poll and every expert said Clinton was going to win. And then she lost.* Prince Al-Waleed Talal hates Trump, because Trump is against terrorists. And Saudi Arabia is a global exporter of terrorism. But here’s what I’m really glad about: He doesn’t own Trump, like he own... more »
George Soros Sued For $550 Million By Dead Cop’s Father
The father of a Dallas policeman killed during a Black Lives Matter protest is sueing the activist organization and their financier George Soros for $550 million in damages. The father of Patrick Zamarripa filed a lawsuit in the US District Court in Dallas on Monday against George Soros, Black Lives Matter and other groups for allegedly “inciting a war on police” that led to the death of his son. “While Defendant Black Lives Matter claims to combat anti-black racism,” the lawsuit said, according to the Fort Worth Star Telegram, “the movement has in fact incited and committed furthe... more »
UFO Caught Following Trump During His Campaign Trail
A UFO was filmed following President elect Donald Trump during one of his campaigns, hovering close to his helicopter as it flew over Iowa. A citizen managed to capture the unidentified flying object and then reported the UFO sighting to the US national UFO database. Express.co.uk reports: The witness, who has reported it to a US national UFO database, said: “Donald Trump was at the Iowa State Fair giving kids a ride in his helicopter. “We were walking down the street to the fair. Donald Trump’s helicopter was flying overhead so I got my phone out and snapped a picture. “Later on... more »
Congratulations To Hillary Clinton For Winning the 2016 Election
*By MARC McDONALD* At long last, the ugly, bitter 2016 presidential election campaign is over. And we'd like to extend our congratulations to Hillary Clinton, the winner of the election. After a hard-fought campaign, she prevailed over Donald Trump, getting nearly 400,000 more votes than her challenger. The American people have spoken. Unfortunately, the Electoral College has also spoken. And this archaic, bizarre relic from the 18th century is going to overrule the will of the people. Of course, the Electoral College did the same thing in 2000. And we all saw how that turned out: ... more »
(Black Swans Running Over Fake Progressives) Trump Inverts Instantly With Election (Corporatocracy Wins Again As Warmongers Are Warned) Cross-Checked Agony & Henry F. Kissinger Smug About Deplorables (Good-Night, Sweet Leonard - Don't Go!)
“I know I said I’d meet you, I’d meet you at the store, But I can’t buy it, baby. I can’t buy it anymore. And I don’t really know who sent me, To raise my voice and say: May the lights in The Land of Plenty Shine on the truth some day.” - “Land of Plenty” Leonard Cohen dies. Vogue celebrates our Leonard. His last interview. Robert Vaughn, Who Starred as Napoleon Solo in ‘Man From
4 Truly Important Items for Your Post-Election List of Things to Protest
*Dylan Charles* - Americans should be out protesting the government, but for these meaningful reasons. The post 4 Truly Important Items for Your Post-Election List of Things to Protest appeared first on Waking Times.
Jop Yap on Trump-Putin connection
Posting with permission Dr. Josef "Jop" Yap's take on the recent US elections. The images are my addition, not part of Jop's paper. My brief comments after his article. ----------- *The Russians Did Influence the Outcome of the 2016 US Elections* *Josef T. Yap* Many are stunned and dismayed by the victory of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States. He was a severely flawed candidate, the Republican Party was splintered, and he was behind in the polls. However, Trump actually obtained less votes than Mitt Romney did in 2012 and is barely ahead of the 2008 total of John McC... more »
Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Fields of Coral”
Vangelis, “Fields of Coral” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad1wFWdmZUs
"A Look to the Heavens"
“NGC 253 is not only one of the brightest spiral galaxies visible, it is also one of the dustiest. Discovered in 1783 by Caroline Herschel in the constellation of Sculptor, NGC 253 lies only about ten million light-years distant. *Click image for larger size.* NGC 253 is the largest member of the Sculptor Group of Galaxies, the nearest group to our own Local Group of Galaxies. The dense dark dust accompanies a high star formation rate, giving NGC 253 the designation of starburst galaxy. Visible in the above photograph is the active central nucleus, also known to be a bright source o... more »
Chet Raymo, “The Broken Web”
*“The Broken Web”* by Chet Raymo “Every fall, when a mysterious seasonal alarm clock tells them to go, the monarch butterflies of our New England meadows set off on one of the most remarkable migrations in the animal kingdom. They wing their way to a tiny patch of forest in the mountains of central Mexico that they have never visited before, where they are joined by millions of their cousins from all over eastern North America. They rest and feed and wait out the winter. Then, in the spring, they set out for northern meadows, breeding and dying along the way. There will be no Mexic... more »
"Alive in Joy: Dispelling Drama"
*"Alive in Joy: Dispelling Drama"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "Some people are so used to creating drama that a peaceful existence seems uncomfortable for them. There are scores of people in the world who seem to be magnets for calamity. They live their lives jumping from one difficult to the next, surrounded by unstable individuals. Some believe themselves victims of fate and decry a universe they regard as malevolent. Others view their chaotic circumstances as just punishments for some failing within. Yet, in truth, neither group has been fated or consigned to suffer. They ar... more »
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"It Would Be So Much Easier..."
"It would be so much easier just to fold our hands and not make this fight... to say, I, one man, I can do nothing. I grow afraid only when I see people thinking and acting like this. We all know the story about the man who sat beside the trail too long, and then it grew over and he could never find his way again. We can never forget what has happened, but we cannot go back nor can we just sit beside the trail". - Poundmaker, Plains Cree Chief, 1842-1886. His dying words.
The Universe
“There are some things that are best forgotten. And when I remember what a few of them are, I'll drop you a line. But a couple of things worth remembering, that are all too easily forgotten, are the times in your life when you felt absolutely alone and uncertain. Yet somehow, perhaps beyond perception, there was a great click, after which suddenly a new friend appeared, an idea was imparted, or a connection established, causing the tides to turn and the floodgates to open. And remembering this, should such "alone and uncertain times" ever revisit you, however dark they may seem, yo... more »
The Poet: Walt Whitman, "Miracles"
*"Miracles"* "Why, who makes much of a miracle? As to me I know of nothing else but miracles, Whether I walk the streets of Manhattan, Or dart my sight over the roofs of houses toward the sky, Or wade with naked feet along the beach just in the edge of the water, Or stand under trees in the woods, Or talk by day with anyone I love, or sleep in the bed at night with anyone I love, Or sit at the table at dinner with the rest, Or look at strangers opposite me riding in the car, Or watch honeybees busy around the hive of a summer forenoon, Or animals feeding in the fields, Or birds, or the wo... more »
Call of Cthulhu Actual Play: The Case of Mister Nichols Part 2
Part 1 is here.
His Friend Michael "Mikey Suits" Grimm Has Been Released From Prison But Aaron Schock May Soon Be On His Way There
Tuesday, Darin LaHood, not only won reelection-- impressively: 72.2-27.8%-- he won every single one of the 19 counties in the downstate Illinois district-- with massive margins in the population centers like McLean, Peoria, Sangamon, Tazwell and Adams. But no one would even notice the inconsequential backbencher except for one factor: he replaced former "Future Superstar" Aaron Schock when Schock was forced to resign in March of 2015 over a series of criminal activities connected to his penchant for the... flamboyant. Recently young Aaron paid a fine and I was pissed off that he w... more »
Soros-Funded Anti-Trump Protesters Rioting in Cities Across America: Fomenting National Crisis and Martial Law?
Globalist investor in murder and mayhem George Soros is at it again, funding his MoveOn.org to organize post-election “sour grapes” protests around the country in response to underdog Trump’s surprising President-elect victory. Complicit crime partner mainstream media is having a field day deceitfully spinning these top down, billionaire driven demonstrations as a spontaneous, grassroots populist uprising against racist dictator Donald. From a press release from MoveOn.org: The gatherings - organized by MoveOn.org and allies - will affirm a continued rejection of Donald Trump’s b... more »
Energy 81, Trump's climate and energy policies
Anthropogenic or "man-made" climate change (CC) hypothesis is actually 5% climate science and 95% political science. A realistic view is that CC is natural (ie, 'nature-made') and cyclical (warming-cooling-warming-cooling...). So a change in political leadership of one of the major players will significantly increase the % share of real climate science and reduce the share of political science. Some big news reports a day after Donald Trump was elected as the next US President. *"While vowing to “cancel” the international Paris climate accord Obama championed, Trump would also rear... more »
Top 1,000 corps 2015, the 401-1,000 ranks
I notice that there is high interest and pageviews of Top 1,000 corporations 2015 here where I posted only the top 400 corporations. To continue that, here are the next 600 firms, those that ranked 401 to 1,000. Even the "medium tier" companies in the top 1,000 are actually huge entities. BusinessWorld will publish the Top 1,000 corporations 2016 later this month. Serious researchers should get that report -- neat, clean and glossy. I don't know how much it costs, inquire here, http://www.bworldonline.com/assets/main.php?id=contactus.
To Those Who Voted For The Orange Fascist: It's On You Now. Period
*- by Noah* I'm pretty numb right now. I woke up this morning and I felt like I did when, as a boy, I woke up on the morning of November 23,1963: heartbreak, depression, and wondering what would become of all of us. I live in New York City and the streets are eerily quiet today. The constant cacophony of honking horns is silenced. No one is stopped at the light blasting their choice of music for all the world to hear. Normally, it’s only this quiet during a hellacious blizzard. I haven’t even heard a raised voice. I worry about what the election of Donald J. Trump says both about... more »
Should we empathize with Trump voters?
In the wake of the shocking US election results, what sometimes seems like an agreed-upon virtue has become controversial: the demand for empathy. Writing in the New York Times, longtime Democrat Rabbi Michael Lerner has put out a call for empathy towards the many voters who supported Trump. As Lerner sees it, there are deep […]
Hollowed Souls and The Inescapable Box, Donald Trump Edition
*Written by Grant G* *Donald Trump's presidential victory*... I have difficulty in describing the hollow feeling within, my internal compass was and is still spinning wildly, not knowing what direction to point, an emptiness filled my soul after Donald Trump triumphed and I'm not an American nor do I live in that country so it's easy to relate to the despair 50 million Americans are feeling.. Alone, that's how I felt when my father died, depressed and bitter when my long lived animal companions perished in a house fire, but never before did I feel hollow, dad left me direction... more »
Economic News , Data & Views .....November 11 , 2016.....Quick Hits For Friday - 1) All Things Being Equal , US Stocks Faired Well After The Election Shocker ; Emerging Markets / Commodity Currencies , Oil , Gold Had Brutal Weeks , Europe & Asia Stock Markets Ended Better Than The Week Before. 2) US Political News - Non Trump. 3) Trump Transition Team Reconfigured ; Trump Showing Considerable Flexibility As Movement From Campaigning To Governing Occurs : Additional Items Of Note. 4) Around The Horn In Europe - News Of Note From Ukraine , France , Greece , EU News , Germany , Spain , Portugal.
Markets...... *Holger Zschaepitz* @Schuldensuehner 2h 2 hours ago Mad world! Dow rose 5.4% this week, marking its best weekly performance since Dec2011 after Trump election win. http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/11/us- markets.html … *ForexLive* @ForexLive 2h 2 hours ago S&P closes near highs but still down marginally on the day *Holger Zschaepitz* @Schuldensuehner 18h 18 hours ago Good morning from Berlin. Asia markets stumble as soaring bond yields fuel outflow worries. Indonesia hardest hit, FX intervention suspected *ForexLive* @ForexLive 27m 27 minute... more »
"How It Really Is"
"love trumps hate"... Hang your heads in shame and disgrace! Oh, sorry, that would imply you have a conscience, wouldn't it? Silly me to be so presumptuous...
"If My Answers Frighten You..."
“If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions.” - Samuel L. Jackson as “Jules Winnfield”, “Pulp Fiction”
Congress To Reopen Clinton Investigation Following Election
Congress looks set to reignite the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server following Trump’s victory on Tuesday. Trey Gowdy, U.S. Representative for South Carolina’s 4th congressional district, says he has no plans to let Hillary off the hook for “her crimes”. Gowdy was reelected to Congress this week and has vowed to focus his attention on bringing Hillary Clinton to justice. “There is sufficient evidence, both direct and circumstantial, upon which a jury could conclude an intent to violate the law,” Gowdy commented. “This evidence includes concealment ... more »
Ron Paul Warns Trump That ‘Shadow Government’ Seek To Destroy Him
Former presidential candidate Ron Paul has warned President Elect Donald Trump that the “shadow government” are going to seek to undermine and destroy his plans for America. Ron Paul told RT that Trump needs to stand firm against the New World Order cabal in order to keep independence from the shadow government and elites that run Washington from behind the scenes. Rt.com reports: Trump, 70, enters the US presidency a political virgin, whose policies will be shaped by advice offered by his political cabinet. “Unfortunately, there has been several neoconservatives that are getting... more »
George Soros Funds Anti-Trump Riots Across America
George Soros has been caught organizing anti-Trump riots across America through a liberal activist group he funds via the Open Society Foundations. Soros, the man behind the Clinton Campaign, is encouraging Hillary supporters to set fires, disrupt traffic, and hurl verbal and physical abuse at citizens who voted for Donald Trump. Pamelageller.com reports: But it’s also Soros in action again, as the blogger Dennis Michael Lynch reports. “MoveOn.org, a liberal activist group that has exploded all across the nation, is funded by Soros’ Open Society Foundations. It is now well known ... more »
Anti Trump Protests Spread To Red States, Canada, UK & Israel
Anti Trump protests have spilled over from blue state strongholds like Portland, Washington and Los Angeles to red states like Kentucky that brought Trump to power. Sputnik reports: Hundreds took to the streets in Louisville, Kentucky, last night, in a protest called “Not My President, Say No To Trump, Say No To Racism.” Chanting “black lives matter” and “my body, my choice,” and carrying signs that read “Not My President” and “Make America Smart Again,” a noisy but peaceful crowd took over the city’s central business district, the Courier-Journal reports. Kentucky was one of the ... more »
‘Inconsolable’ Hillary Blames FBI Director For Election Loss
Hillary Clinton was completely inconsolable and “couldn’t stop crying” according to a close friend who says Hillary blamed FBI directory James Comey for her loss to Donald Trump on Tuesday’s election. Best selling author Ed Klein told the Steve Malzberg Show on Wednesday that at “6:30 this morning she called an old friend. She was crying, inconsolably. She couldn’t stop crying“. Newsmax.com reports: “Her friend said — her female friend from way, way, back — said that it was even hard to understand what she was saying, she was crying so hard. “This is Hillary we’re talking about,”... more »
Musical Interlude: Leonard Cohen, "Democracy"
Leonard Cohen, "Democracy" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU-RuR-qO4Y ○ Hat tip to Annette Garcia for this song!
"Trump's True Mission — Lance The Boil"
*“Trump's True Mission — Lance The Boil”, Introduction* by Brian Maher "Can’t a fellow get a moment’s peace around here?! We’d just settled in for supper after nine hours at hard labor. But before we could take our first hack, a racketing din broke over Mount Vernon Place… just one block from our Baltimore castle. A flashback seized us- from last year’s riots. The approaching rumble of the crowd… the unifying chants… all the raucous hullabaloo of an army on the march. We heard bellows of, "Not my president!", "Two, four, six, eight, no to Trump and no to hate!", and "Immigrants are... more »
Editor's Note
Stuck going to a dinner engagement tonight. Blogging will return Saturday morning.
Russian President Putin Knows That Talks With A President Donald Trump Will Not Be Easy
*Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg:* *Putin Knows Working With Trump Won't Be Fun* In Moscow, many allies of President Vladimir Putin appeared to be in a festive mood after Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election. They aren't stupid, though: They know the gap between Trump's relatively pro-Russian rhetoric during the campaign and his actual policy may be "yuuuge." The celebratory noise is tactical -- an attempt to flatter Trump so he doesn't forget all the nice things he had promised Putin while he ran against that notorious Russia hawk, Hillary Clinton. The Kremlin w... more »
The perfect gifts for your Teen/Tween
Tweens can be hard to shop for. You want to buy them something fun, trendy and that they will love, but what is that? Check out our list for the hottest clothes, accessories, electronics and books all aimed at Tweens. Get your Tween something they will truly love this year . LitJoy Crate is a subscription box that delivers a new book to the recipient each month. The crate contains a new release hard cover book, usually a note from the author and signed book plate for the book and then other items that go along with the story. LitJoy Crate is my FAVORITE subscription box, it ... more »
Why Did We Call It Wrong?
Some didn't. No doubt they're feeling smug as others flail around in horror. But for the bulk of "us", the commentariat people spanning the academic pundits specialising in voting behaviour, the professional commentators paid for their opinion-forming opinions, and neither forgetting those weirdos who write about politics because they want to, Tuesday represented a unanimity of failure. That so few called it for Trump goes beyond bad analysis: it's a social phenomenon. How then did everyone get it wrong? Well, for starters, we didn't. We were wrong, and yet we were right too. Not ... more »
Russia And Syrian Rebels Accuse The Other Side Of Using Chemical Weapons In The Battle For Aleppo
*Wall Street Journal:** Russia Says Militants in Aleppo Used Chemical Weapons Against Civilians* *Commander of one rebel groups says insurgents don’t have such weapons* MOSCOW—Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday that it had proof militants in the Syrian city of Aleppo had recently used chemical weapons against the civilian population and Syrian government soldiers, accusations the rebels denied. “After a rapid analysis in a mobile laboratory it was established that the artillery shells fired by militants most likely contained chlorine and white phosphorous,” Defense Ministry sp... more »
U.N reporting That Massacres Are Being Committed In Mosul
*New York Times*: *ISIS Is Massacring Mosul Civilians as Troops Advance, U.N. Says* GENEVA — Islamic State militants have summarily killed scores of civilians in the Iraqi city of Mosul in recent days, sometimes using children as executioners, and have used chemical agents against Iraqi and Kurdish troops, United Nations officials said on Friday. Video posted by the militants on Wednesday showed four children, who appear to be 10 to 14 years old, shooting four civilians accused of disloyalty at a location near the Tigris River, said Ravina Shamdasani, a spokeswoman for the Unite...more »
Naive?
Sometimes people do what you expect of them: Sometimes, however, people can surprise you:
GHGs Slow Down, As They Speed Up (Or Something Like That)
By Paul Homewood h/t AC Osborn http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3917244/Is-greenhouse-effect-slowing-CO2-atmosphere-plateaued-12-years.html From the “Make it up as you go along department”! The Mail reports: Carbon-hungry plants may have ‘paused’ the growing build-up of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, scientists claim. A new study suggests that while human activity continues to pour out increasing amounts of […]
BWorld 90, Who should set the energy mix, government or consumers?
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last November 02, 2016. This question seems to have a “default” answer: the government and it is time to revisit the premise of government being the central planning body that sets the Philippines’ energy mix. The Energy Policy Development Program (EPDP) composed of mostly UP School of Economics (UPSE) faculty members as fellows and researchers produced their most recent paper, “Filipino 2040 Energy: Power Security and Competitiveness.” The 52-page long paper projects two scenarios for the Philippines until 2040, the strong/fast growth and slo... more »
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