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China Pondering Declaring An ADIZ Over The South China Sea
*Voice of America: **China Ponders ADIZ in Disputed Sea* TAIPEI — A Chinese state institution warned this week that Beijing is ready to set up an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over the contested South China Sea, giving it the authority to screen foreign aircraft. But analysts say any enforcement would anger other countries without deterring traffic. That measure would follow a series of steps to control the movement of foreign ships in the same sea, underlining China's intent to hold its vast maritime claims after a world court tribunal ruled in July that it lacked a leg... more »
Is China Latest Massive Missile Test A Signal To President-Elect Trump?
*Washington Free Beacon:* *China Flight-Tests 10 DF-21 Missiles* *Show of force comes amid transition to Trump.* China’s military conducted a salvo of 10 missile flight tests late last month in a show of force during the transition to the Donald Trump administration. Chinese state media reported Thursday that the simultaneous flight tests of 10 DF-21 intermediate-range ballistic missiles were carried out in China. The missiles “can destroy U.S. Asia-Pacific bases at any time,” the dispatch from the official Xinhua news agency reported. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: The Chinese ... more »
Growing Criticism Of The U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Program
The future USS Detroit (LCS 7) conducts acceptance trials on July 14, 2016. Lockheed Martin Photo *Washington Examiner:* *Pentagon's top tester: Littoral ships 'have a near-zero chance of completing a 30-day mission'* The Navy's Littoral Combat Ship program is behind schedule, hundreds of millions over budget, and incapable of conducting most of the basic missions it was intended to carry out. Senators on Thursday said they wanted to know why. "Like so many major programs that preceded it, LCS's failure followed predictably from an inability to define and stabilize requirements, ... more »
Is President-Elect Trump Upsetting International Diplomacy BY Calling World Leaders?
*Max Fisher and Josh Keller, New York Times*: *How Trump’s Calls to World Leaders Are Upsetting Decades of Diplomacy* *President-elect Donald J. Trump has broken with decades of diplomatic practice in freewheeling calls with foreign leaders.* Mr. Trump talks to the president of Taiwan, becoming the first U.S. president or president-elect to do so since 1979. *Why it matters* The call with President Tsai Ing-wen risks infuriating China, which considers Taiwan a breakaway province governed by Chinese rebels. By honoring the Taiwanese president with a formal call, Mr. Trump’s transi... more »
There Are Going To Be Special Elections Coming Up-- Here's One In L.A. For Xavier Becerra's Seat
*CA-34-- Perez and Gomez* Xavier Becerra was first elected to Congress in 1992 and, until yesterday he was the 4th-ranking Democrat in the House leadership. He's a generally liberalish guy, charismatic, polished, more often on the side of the angels than the rest of the House leadership. Coincidental with his last day as Democratic Party Caucus Chair, Jerry Brown appointed him to fill the Attorney General vacancy created by Kamala Harris' election to the U.S. Senate. Attorney General is probably the second most important state job in California, after governor. From what I'm hearing... more »
Japan, Social Engineering and the Blatant Depopulation Agenda
*Juan Matus* - The Japanese blueprint is coming to the west. The post Japan, Social Engineering and the Blatant Depopulation Agenda appeared first on Waking Times.
New Evidence Confirms Link Between Autism and Mercury
*Anna Hunt* - This study implicates the vaccine additive thimerosol. The post New Evidence Confirms Link Between Autism and Mercury appeared first on Waking Times.
Pizzagate: BBC Cover Up Another Huge Pedophile Scandal
The BBC are the last organization on earth that should be weighing in on a pedophile scandal, but the state-sponsored outlet with a shameful history of covering up elite pedophile scandals has declared Pizzagate “fake news” and dismissed the scandal as “the fake story that shows how conspiracy theories spread.” That would be the same BBC who covered up their star presenter Jimmy Savile’s decades of extreme pedophilia until as late as 2012 – only relenting and acknowledging the scandal after it was forced into the open by independent investigators. Just this year Dame Janet Smith’s... more »
Don't worry about the trade deficit
Click here to read my column in Sunday's *New York Times*.
The Syrian War To Free Itself From The Evil US/Israel/NATO Criminal Cabal: Syrian Government Forces Progress In Recapturing Aleppo!
I continue to watch the war in Syria unfold, and have indeed been watching the steady progress made in the Syrian government forces and their Russian and Arabic allies in recapturing the city of Aleppo... The news continues to be better and better by the day as the so called "rebels" are almost out of both food and ammunition and are in fact days from either surrendering or being destroyed.... Right now, I want to present a great article from the Southfront website, at www.southfront.org, that shows the steady progress made by the good guys against these murderous mercenaries still ... more »
Exposing The Global Warming AKA "Climate Change" FRAUD: Global Warming/Climate Change - What's It All About!
*I am back.... I am finally feeling so much better than I had earlier this week... Honestly, I HATE being sick and I do everything possible to fight off all colds/infections/headaches/etc by using a lot of natural methods... I try to avoid the concoctions sold to us as "medicine" most times and absolutely do NOT ever and I do mean EVER allow quacks to inject their poisonous vaccines into my body... But every once in a while I come in contact with someone that has a severe illness, such as my own son when he came down with the flu last weekend, and eventually it does get into my own ... more »
Abby Martin: Inside the Hotbeds of Israeli Settler Terror, Part 2
Dandelion Salad with Abby Martin teleSUR English on Dec 2, 2016 Abby Martin goes on-the-ground to the epicenters of state-backed settler terrorism in Palestine’s West Bank, in Part II of her report on illegal Israeli settlements and home demolitions. This installment visits both the rural countryside of Duma—interviewing the surviving members of the Dawabsheh family, […]
President-Elect Trump Talks With Taiwan's President
*Washington Post*: *Trump speaks with Taiwanese president, a major break with decades of U.S. policy on China* President-elect Donald Trump spoke Friday with Taiwan’s president, a major departure from decades of U.S. policy in Asia and a breach of diplomatic protocol with ramifications for the incoming president’s relations with China. Trump spoke by phone with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks said. The conversation was first reported by the Financial Times and the Taipei Times. The call is the first known contact between a U.S. president or preside... more »
Musical InterludeL Josh Groban, “Gira Con Me Questa Notte”
Josh Groban, “Gira Con Me Questa Notte” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0brPexjPrk English Lyrics: "Gira Con Me Questa Notte" "Turn With Me Tonight" "The world turns with me tonight. Small steps that I make with you. I follow your heart, and I follow the moon So hidden far from me. The world turns with us tonight, Ah, if only far from here there existed A place where to discover my heart, To know if it can love you or not. And it will turn, and it will turn, My heart together with you, And the earth will turn, And my life will turn, And one day, yes, it will understand. It's you wh... more »
How Much Of A Scam Was Trump's Carrier Announcement Yesterday?
*"Trump, who lost the popular vote, has now sent the message it is open season for massive corporations to seek specialized tax breaks from the incoming Administration. This is crony capitalism at its worst. Trump is not only failing to drain the swamp, he is fertilizing the swamp."* -Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) In reference to what Gauis was talking about this morning, let's look at some of the fallout from Trump's Carrier announcement. The first time I ever heard about Carrier announcing they would move their plant from Indiana to Mexico was when Bernie started campaigning on it-- loudl... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
"These are galaxies of the Hercules Cluster, an archipelago of island universes a mere 500 million light-years away. Also known as Abell 2151, this cluster is loaded with gas and dust rich, star-forming spiral galaxies but has relatively few elliptical galaxies, which lack gas and dust and the associated newborn stars. The colors in this remarkably deep composite image clearly show the star forming galaxies with a blue tint and galaxies with older stellar populations with a yellowish cast. *Click image for larger size.* The sharp picture spans about 3/4 degree across the cluster cent... more »
Bertrand Russell, "Three Passions"
*"Three Passions" * "Three passions have governed my life: The longings for love, the search for knowledge, And unbearable pity for the suffering of humankind. Love brings ecstasy and relieves loneliness. In the union of love I have seen In a mystic miniature the prefiguring vision Of the heavens that saints and poets have imagined. With equal passion I have sought knowledge. I have wished to understand the hearts of people. I have wished to know why the stars shine. Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens, But always pity brought me back to earth; Cries of pain reverberated in ... more »
“The Individual vs. The Illusion Of Consensus Reality”
*“The Individual vs. The Illusion Of Consensus Reality”* by Jon Rappoport “This is such a supercharged subject, I could start from a dozen places. But let’s begin here: the individual is unique, because he is he. He is unique because he has his own ideas, because he has his own desires, because he has his own power. That power belongs to no one else. In particular, it doesn’t belong to the State. The State will try, will always try to suggest that it is granting power to the individual, but this is a lie. It’s an illusion broadcast with ill-intent. While everyone else is trying to... more »
Chet Raymo, "It"
*"It"* by Chet Raymo "A Howard Nemerov poem might be twelve pages long or twelve words long. He was equally adept at the epic and the aphorism. He could be serious or fun. Sometimes both at the same time. Consider the following poem, called "A Life," which I quote in its entirety. (How does "fair use" apply to something so short?) "Innocence? In a sense. In no sense! Was that *it?* Was *that* it? *Was* that it? That was it." Now I hear my spouse's voice whispering in my ear: *What's all this musing about death lately? Why all this late-life pessimism? Y... more »
Tonight's Movie Is The 'Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story'
From *Wikipedia*: Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002) is a made-for-television movie based on the story of Robert Hanssen, who was charged with selling American secrets to the Soviet Union. It was written by Norman Mailer and directed by Lawrence Schiller.
Mohawk Nation News 'Deep Throat'
DEEP THROAT Posted on December 2, 2016 Please post & distribute. MNN. Dec. 2, 2016. raniakwes, deep throat, has wise words. “We live in a police state. The corporation creates enslavement, indoctrination and genocide of the people. When we don’t submit, we are seen as “off-reserve” INDIANS. Geronimo, Crazy Horse, Gall and many others today that don’t comply are demonized, banished or
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 2, 2016
*Heather Murdock, VOA*: *In the Fog of Mosul: War Games and Games in War* MOSUL, IRAQ — “We expected that the children would be afraid,” says Ali, a grandfather who was an herbalist before Islamic State militants took over Mosul. “But they just went on playing while mortars rained down on our neighborhood.” About four meters away, Iraqi soldiers fire mortars over a brick wall behind which Islamic State militants had retreated a few days ago after a brutal battle. A thick fog engulfs the city and soldiers tell us the weather is an IS tool. In the fog, they say, airplanes can’t see ... more »
Trump: U.S. To Stop ‘Meddling’ In Middle East
Donald Trump has vowed stop the U.S. from meddling in the Middle East and end American policing of other countries. Speaking at a “Thank You” tour in Cincinnati, Ohio, Trump vowed that when he gets into office in January he would stop the US trying to overthrow other governments around the world. Rt.com reports: The president-elect also promised to cooperate with any country interested in destroying Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL). “We will partner with every nation that is willing to join us in the effort to defeat ISIS and radical Islamic terrorism,” Trump told a large c... more »
Revolution: Iceland’s Pirate Party Form Anti-Establishment Government
Iceland’s anti-establishment Pirate Party have been invited to form government and have been handed a mandate to begin instituting some of their progressive policies. Icelandic President Guðni Jóhannesson made the announcement on Friday, over one month after the general election, after meeting with head Pirate Birgitta Jónsdóttir. “I met with the leaders of all parties and asked their opinion on who should lead those talks. After that I summoned Birgitta Jónsdóttir and handed her the mandate,” he said. Pirates given mandate to form new Iceland government – @PiratePartyIS @birgitta... more »
World News Briefs -- December 2, 2016
*CNN:* *Iraq: Death toll climbs as urban warfare slows battle for Mosul* Irbil, Iraq (CNN)Nearly 2,000 Iraqi troops were killed across Iraq in November as they battled to force ISIS extremists from the country, according to newly released UN figures. That's nearly triple the number of military casualties reported in October, when an offensive to retake the city of Mosul from ISIS first began. The toll for November includes Iraqi army, police in combat, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and allied militias. The Iraqi-led coalition forces' advance slowed after Iraqi Security Forces enter... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 2, 2016
*New York Times*: *James Mattis, Outspoken Retired Marine, Is Trump’s Choice as Defense Secretary* WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Thursday he had chosen James N. Mattis, a hard-charging retired general who led a Marine division to Baghdad during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, to serve as his secretary of defense. Mr. Trump made the announcement at a rally in Cincinnati, calling General Mattis “the closest thing we have to Gen. George Patton.” General Mattis, 66, led the United States Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East and Sout... more »
Nalin & Kane - Open Your Eyes
Shall return with a double whammy tomorrow. In the interim, plunge back into 1999 ...
Cuba-Trained Doctors Head to Standing Rock
Read the article at TeleSur: http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Cuban-Trained-Doctors-Head-to-Standing-Rock-20161202-0003.html
Trump and His Betraying Makeover by Ralph Nader + Robert Weissman: Trump’s Deal That “Saved Jobs” at Carrier Based on a $7 Million Tax Break & Reduced Regulations
Dandelion Salad by Ralph Nader The Nader Page December 2, 2016 Attention workers who voted for Trump, either eagerly or as a vote against the hawkish, Wall Street favorite, Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump, less than a month after the election, has already begun to betray you. You can often see where a president-elect is going […]
Mosul Campaign Day 46, Dec 1, 2016
December 1, 2016 was the first time that no advances were announced in the Mosul campaign. More news came out about the day before however. Sumer and Wahda were attackedby the Golden Division in east Mosul marking the 45th and 46thneighborhoods entered by the Iraqi forces since the very end of October when the city was first breached. Roughly half of the areas are secured, and the other half contested. In November, there were a reported 1,577 deaths and 2,566 wounded in Ninewa. Since the government is suppressing its casualties the real figures are likely much higher. The head of... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
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Bizarre ‘Bio Warfare’ Storm Kills Five In Kuwait
A bizarre “bio warfare” storm has killed five people in Kuwait, just days after a similar storm hit Australia killing six and leaving thousands of others hospitalized. Five expatriate workers died from “severe asthma attacks” during the freak storms, as torrential rain hit Kuwait on Friday. According to local news, two Egyptians and a 35-year-old Indian immigrant passed away at Mubarak Al-Kabir Hospital during the unusual weather. Two other people died of asthma after reporting to a hospital in the district of Al-Farwaniya. Unprecedented Deadly Weather Event This latest bout of d... more »
Ian Welsh suggests, "Maybe It Is Time To Stop Underestimating Trump?" -- and Steve Bannon too
*Andy B. strikes again -- and note especiallythe "Carol Foyer" fake-quote at the end* NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) -- A once-prominent political career came to a shocking end on Friday as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was arrested for keying the limo of President-elect Donald J. Trump. The incident, which rocked political circles in Trenton and Washington, happened in full view of the midtown-Manhattan crowds outside of Trump Tower, where the vandalized limo had been parked. “Suddenly, this guy broke through security, whipped out his keys, and made a gigantic gash along th... more »
"A Realistic Attitude..."
"It was the essence of life to disbelieve in death for one's self, to act as if life would continue forever. And life had to act also as if little issues were big ones. To take a realistic attitude toward life and death meant that one lapsed into unreality. Into insanity. It was ironic that the only way to keep one's sanity was to ignore that one was in an insane world or to act as if the world were sane." - Philip José Farmer
Healthcare: “It's Real Simple Folks”
*“It's Real Simple Folks”* by Karl Denninger "Price (Trump's pick for HHS, which I remind you oversees Medicare and Medicaid) has given zero indication that he has any intention of reforming any of the monopolist practices in the health care industry. Price insisted that Republicans can keep the protections for those with existing medical conditions without mandating that all individuals carry coverage or pay a penalty to support an expanded insurance pool. Price said Republicans want to address "the real cost drivers" of health care price spikes, which he said were not necessaril... more »
European Union's Counter-Terrorism Chief: Europe Must Brace Itself For New Islamic State Attacks
French police officers patrol around the Eiffel Tower in Paris on December 24, 2015. DOMINIQUE FAGET (AFP) *The Independent*: *Isis could unleash car bombs and chemical weapons on Europe as new terror tactics employed, Europol warns* Report warns that threat will continue even if Isis is defeated in Iraq and Syria Isis is likely to carry out new terror attacks across Europe in the “near future” as jihadis consider car bombings, chemical weapons and other methods to maximise casualties, security services have warned. A new report by Europol, the EU-wide law enforcement agency, foun... more »
The Case Against Corporate Speech by Ralph Nader and Robert Weissman
http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ By Ralph Nader And Robert Weissman The Wall Street Journal Opinion, February 11, 2010 The Nader Page. February 16, 2010 Last month, by a vote of 5 to 4, the U.S. Supreme Court gave carte blanche to the world’s largest corporations to spend unlimited sums of money to support or oppose candidates for elected […]
Declassified Document Suggests Many of Us May Have Superhuman Powers
*Christina Sarich* - The government has long had an interest in superhuman individuals. The post Declassified Document Suggests Many of Us May Have Superhuman Powers appeared first on Waking Times.
Clown of Aleppo 'killed in Syrian or Russian air strike'
*NBC:* *'Clown Of Aleppo,' Who Brought Joy to Syrian Kids, Killed by Airstrike* In a country besieged by death and violence, Syrian social worker Anas al-Basha worked hard to bring laughter to children by donning a bright-orange wig and acting silly. Better known to his young fans as the "Clown of Aleppo," Al-Basha was killed in the Mashhad neighborhood Tuesday, the Associated Press reported. And now even that point of cheer has been extinguished for the many families suffering amid Syria's civil war. "He lived to make children laugh and happy in the darkest most dangerous place... more »
Top U.S. General In Afghanistan Accuses Russia And Iran Of Boosting The Taliban
US Army General John Nicholson looks on during an interview in Kabul on October 23, 2016 Basic leadership failures in many Afghan police and military units are helping drive casualty rates to ever-higher levels, the top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan warned on October 23, 2016. Afghan forces are nearing the end of their second year providing security across their war-torn country, after NATO moved into an advisory and training role, and the toll on the local forces has been devastating. Basic leadership failures in many Afghan police and military units are helping drive casua... more »
Dec.2: The world on the edge.
The standoff between protesters and police (and the military) at Standing Rock is front page news in many papers. That's especially true as severe winter weather closes in, and as hundreds of American war veterans join in to support the protesters against police violence. But it didn't make the irving press. No. In its world news section, the big news in the irving press was about how we won't learn what the salaries of local doctors are until next year - maybe. Gee. And I was counting on learning that. There's nothing even on the big news about the death of Fidel Castro. North Amer... more »
Electoral fraud?
This BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38187641 on the recounts in the US Presidential Election includes this line: 'One of the state's 72 counties had already completed the process by Friday - Mrs Clinton gained a single vote over Mr Trump.' One vote at a time the Democrats will do their best to wrest this election victory away from Donald Trump.
Bombshell: Breitbart Murdered After Exposing Clinton Pedo Ring
Andrew Breitbart may have been murdered after uncovering evidence of a pedophile ring in Washington D.C. that directly implicated the Clinton’s. According to Internet sleuths, Breitbart was very vocal that Hillary Clinton’s campaign chair, John Podesta, was connected to a child sex ring in Washington that very likely included the Clinton’s and their cronies. Just weeks after Andrew Brietbart began going public on his findings, he was found dead under mysterious circumstances. Worryingly, his coroner was found dead just weeks later too. A tweet by Mr. Breitbart shortly before his ... more »
Obama To Sign Bill Making ‘Alternative Media’ Illegal
A new ‘anti-Russian propaganda’ bill is to be signed into law which will make it illegal to run an alternative media website in the United States. Under the guise of combatting “Russian propaganda,” the House of Representatives passed the H.R.6393 bill, also known as ‘Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017‘. The bill is an attempt to counteract “measures by Russia to exert covert influence” in America. Worryingly, the definition of what constitutes “Russian influence” includes references to so-called ‘fake news’ websites and any site deemed anti-establishment. Activi... more »
Planned Parenthood Faces Prosecution For Selling Baby Body Parts
Congress have referred Planned Parenthood for criminal prosecution to the Texas Attorney General for the illegal sale of baby body parts. The House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Select Investigative Panel say that the harvesting and sale of aborted fetal organs confirm criminal activity at Planned Parenthood, authorised from the very top. Townhall.com reports: In the summer of 2015, the Center for Medical Progress unveiled its undercover investigation into Planned Parenthood’s trafficking of baby organs. At one particular site, the Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast in Houston, Texas, t... more »
Milo Yiannopoulos vs the camp fire alarm
https://youtu.be/ZL5tlWBAipQ
Crocodile Tears From Caroline Flint
By Paul Homewood https://twitter.com/CarolineFlintMP/status/803908096997425152 Labour MP Caroline Flint is referring to the recent report by the National Audit Office, “Controlling the consumer-funded costs of energy policies: The Levy Control Framework”, which can be found here. The report was the subject of discussion two days ago at the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, […]
French President Hollande Will Not Seek Re-Election
*CNN:* *French President Francois Hollande will not seek re-election* (CNN)France's President Francois Hollande announced Thursday he will not seek a second term in office. French voters will go to the polls in April and May 2017, but Hollande, who has low popularity ratings, says he will not stand for re-election. "I am speaking to you this evening to inform you of the decision I have taken in view of the forthcoming presidential election," he said. "I have decided not to be a candidate in the presidential election." It is the first time since 1958, when France's fifth republic w... more »
Oak Island and the King's Mark
I hadn’t really gotten into this season’s Oak Island other than to note that they have found the money pit. By that I mean they’re planning to dump two million dollars into the ground where they believe the original hole had been dug. It means that they are throwing two million into the ground and I will wager big dollars that when all is said and done, they’ll have another big hole in the ground but no treasure. They will have spent two million creating a money pit. But what got me was their diving down into a well some twenty miles from Oak Island where they believe they found a ... more »
The Syrian Mess
If the situation in Syria sounds confusing, it is. There are a number of groups engaged in fighting, each with a different sponsor (or sponsors) and each with a slightly different agenda. That many great powers each has its own proxy which operates to the beat of a different drummer should disturb everyone. I've mentioned this before, but the US finds itself at odds with Turkey - but US air missions originate for the most part from Incirlik Air Force Base. Incirlik is located in Turkey. Turkey's mission in Syria is to eliminate the Syrian Kurds, American allies. Separate press servi... more »
Russian Bomb Disposal Unit On The Way To De-Mine Aleppo
A Russian bomb disposal unit has flown to Syria to help clear the liberated eastern part of Aleppo from the mines left there by the terrorists. A statement from the Russian MoD said: “An advance unit of the international anti-mining center of the Russian Armed Forces has flown to Syria to participate in the humanitarian demining of districts in eastern Aleppo liberated from the militants” Chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the Russian General Staff, Sergei Rudskoy, said that 200 servicemen and 47 units of combat and special equipment will be involved in the de-mining act... more »
China Wants To Understand Who Is Donald Trump
Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 17, 2015 ©Feng Li (Pool/AFP) *Bloomberg:* *China, Grappling With Trump, Turns to ‘Old Friend’ Kissinger* * Aging ex-secretary of state meets Chinese leaders in Beijing * Remains Beijing’s preferred conduit for understanding U.S. As he’s done for decades, Henry Kissinger is again shuttling between the U.S. and China to defuse tensions, this time as President Xi Jinping tries to figure out how much of President-elect Donald Trump’s Ch... more »
Stolen data prompts Science to flag debated study of fish and plastics
In August, Science told us it was considering adding an Expression of Concern to a high-profile paper about how human pollution is harming fish — and yesterday, the journal did it. The move comes after a group of researchers alleged the paper contains missing data, and the authors followed a problematic methodology. In September, however, the […] The post Stolen data prompts Science to flag debated study of fish and plastics appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Pipelines: Manacles, Shackles and Chains--to enslave indigenous peoples and nations
*The largest of the anti-pipeline protest camps* *is the Oceti Sakowin Camp,**located just* *north of the Cannonball River. (Tyson Koschik/CBC)* There have been a lot of headlines in the Main$tream media lately about pipelines. Pipelines are an issue that criss-cross not only the earth's terrain...but the social, cultural, economic and political landscapes and horizons of societies as well. If there weren't pipelines and fossil fuels to put in them...the elite would have to invent them. Why? because the elite need a reason to steal/exploit land and control the plebians "legally".... more »
The Bitterness Of The 2016 U.S. Presidential Campaign Continues
*Washington Post:* *Shouting match erupts between Clinton and Trump aides* CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The raw, lingering emotion of the 2016 presidential campaign erupted into a shouting match here Thursday as top strategists of Hillary Clinton’s campaign accused their Republican counterparts of fueling and legitimizing racism to elect Donald Trump. The extraordinary exchange came at a postmortem session sponsored by Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, where top operatives from both campaigns sat across a conference table from each other. As Trump’s team basked in the glow ... more »
LIVE Dooda Fracking! Window Rock Navajo Nation!
Photo by Earl Tulley Photo by Earl Tulley Young Warriors Speaking Up! Hope for the Future! Photo by Earl Tulley Photo by Earl Tulley Photo by Earl Tulley . BLM Scoping Meeting on Pinon Pipe Line in Eastern Navajo Nation produced an over flow crowd. Hearing is part of the public input and Bureau of Land Management extended comment time frame for another sixty days.
SESSION WITH LOIE 12/1/16: Why is there a delay in meeting the Galactics?
[12/1/16, 11:02:22 AM] Terran to Denice: I have some questions for Loie Denice: ok :) Terran: Hi Loie! Loie: *Hello Bill! I am with you, Love.* Terran: I feel that Terran: Loie what is the missing piece, doing or moment where this all shifts? Loie: *Bill, nothing is missing. All is perfect. All is done. Patience, Love! You are nearly there.* Terran: How do you know? Loie: *Do you want to feel it love? Let me show you.* Terran: Yes Loie: *Ready?* Terran: Yes Loie: *Here we go.* Loie: *Sending a particular frequency, now.* Loie: Feel me? Loie: Boosting, dear. Terran:... more »
Coming tomorrow: Reporting the Timss!
*FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2016Today, some comic relief:* On Tuesday morning, the Washington Post reported the test results from the 2015 Timss. To read that report, click here. The Timss is one of two international testing programs for the world's public school students. It's administered every four years. Given the amount of propaganda which swirls around international test scores, you'd almost think our major newspapers would want to report these results. So far, the New York Times hasn't published a word in its hard copy editions. On line, it has posted this somewhat comical AP re... more »
A Look At the Chinese Navy's Submarines
U.S. Navy surveillance photo of a 636-class submarine en route from Russia to China. The sub could conceivably be the same submarine in the CCTV report. U.S. Navy photo. *Popular Mechanics*: *A Rare Look at the Chinese Navy's Submarines* *Beijing's state television shows off a Russian-made attack submarine.* A news report on Chinese state television provided a rare look inside one of the submarines of the Chinese Navy. The Kilo-class submarine was purchased from Russia during the 1990s and is the tip of Beijing's spear in its disputes with neighbors. The People's Republic of China... more »
These 7 Major U.S. Weapons Programs Are Being Held Up By Congress
Reuters *Eric Pianin, Fiscal Times*: *7 Major Weapon Programs Held Up by Congressional Gridlock* It’s hard to have too much sympathy for the fiscal plight of the Department of Defense, whose total budget last year breached $600 billion – more than the next seven highest-spending countries combined. And if President-elect Donald Trump has his way, overall military spending will rise substantially in the coming years. For now, however, the Pentagon, like just about every other major department and agency, is limping along under a short-term appropriations resolution forcing it to o... more »
United States of Goldman Sachs: Wall Street's Revolving Door
It is truly amazing how often Goldman Sachs' former high level executives take positions in government regulating the financial industry. There is a REVOLVING DOOR between the company and the US government, as illustrated in this article published in the Wall Street Journal: Liz Hoffman November 30 2016. Another Link in Goldman’s DC Chain. The Wall Street Journal, A5. “Donald Trump is set to name Steven Mnuchin, a Goldman alum, as Treasury Secretary. . . . Mr. Mnuchin work at the company for 17 years. Most of his time was spent in Goldman’s mortgage-trading business in the early... more »
Journalists try to critique Donald Trump!
*FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2016Journalists try and fail:* In our view, a fascinatingly weak discussion took place on Wednesday's Diane Rehm Show. Three major journalists tried to discuss the challenges of covering Donald J. Trump. in various ways, we thought they did a poor job. How well did this discussion go? How skillfully has it been critiqued? One exchange with Trump spokesperson Scottie Nell Hughes has produced a fair amount of reaction. We thought Rehm and her journalist guests handled it poorly, and that subsequent discussion has often been inept. First, a note about Hughes. Sh... more »
Taxman Looks Into Bitcoin Wallets For Virtual Money
A federal judge in California has ordered bitcoin wallet service Coinbase Inc. to hand over records of all American user transactions from 2013 to 2015 to the IRS, as part of a tax evasion investigation. RT.com reports: On Wednesday, the Northern California District Court allowed the Internal Revenue Service to issue a “John Doe” summons to Coinbase in the pursuit of “information about US taxpayers who conducted transactions in a convertible virtual currency during the years 2013 to 2015,” the US Department of Justice said. Coinbase is a virtual-currency exchange based in San Fran... more »
Austria Offers Prisoners Trips On “Love Bus”
Prisoners are being offered the chance to spend romantic time with their partners in a special “love cell” located in the rural wine growing region of Weinviertel, Austria. The ‘love bus’ trips for criminals is coming out of the taxpayers pockets The Local reports: The trips are being organised for convicts located in the capital Vienna and the surrounding area where they will travel to the rural Weinviertel region where a special love cell is available. The love nest was set up for the romantic meetings at the jail in the town of Korneuburg. Dubbed the “sex line” by prisoners, the... more »
Sanders: "United Technologies Took Trump Hostage and Won"
*"You think you're so clever and classless and free..."(so many versions, so little time)* *by Gaius Publius* This matters, both the Carrier settlement itself (how it was achieved) and the Sanders pushback against it. Let's start with Sanders, then go to the settlement. Sanders writes (my bolded emphasis): *Bernie Sanders: Carrier just showed corporations how to beat Donald Trump* *We need a president who can stand up to big corporations, not fold to their demands.* Today, about 1,000 Carrier workers and their families should be rejoicing. But the rest of our nation’s workers sh... more »
SPHERE ALLIANCE MESSAGE #222 Earth Based Holographic Fakery of a UFO
Terran to Denice: Does Stan know what this might be? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=md-He-TzyX0&feature=youtu.be Stan X: *DEAR ONE/TERRAN. IT IS EARTH BASED TECHNOLOGY. DATA COLLECTORS. STAN.X. END.* Terran: Holographic or an actual ship? Stan X: *DEAR ONE/TERRAN. HOLOGRAPHIC. DATA COLLECTORS. STAN.X. END.*
BMJ won’t retract controversial dietary guidelines article; issues lengthy correction
The BMJ has released a detailed correction to a much-debated article critiquing the expert report underlying the U.S. dietary guidelines. After the article was published in 2015, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) organized a letter signed by more than 100 researchers, urging the publication to retract the article. Today, the journal said it found “no […] The post BMJ won’t retract controversial dietary guidelines article; issues lengthy correction appeared first on Retraction Watch.
‘Alarming’ Number Of Children Missing From British Care Homes
Child trafficking victims and unaccompanied children are going missing from UK local authority care homes at an “alarming high” rate according to a new report According to research published last month by ECPAT UK and Missing People, of the nearly 760 trafficked or unaccompanied children who disappeared from care homes across the UK last year, over 200 have not been found. The report says the true scale of trafficked children who have gone missing is unclear as many local authorities lack data on how many are in their care The charities are raising concerns about the effectiveness ... more »
2 US Warships/Amphibious Assault & 4,000 Troops Arrive In Mediterranian
*Cause for concern? * * Four-thousand US sailors and marines from the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) have arrived in the Mediterranean Sea after transiting the Suez Canal, according to a release from the US navy. * USS Wasp (LHD 1). © U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Wilkes The Wasp re-entered the US 6th fleet after spending more than three months supporting Operation Odyssey Lightning (OOL) with precision airstrikes from 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aircraft in Sirte, Libya. * Navy.mil* MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NNS) -- Amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LH... more »
How Are You? On Coping in the Time of Trump
pic.twitter.com/hOgO7uOmk2 — Robinson Meyer (@yayitsrob) November 30, 2016 I’m not going to assume that all of our readers are non-Trump fans, but let’s be honest, Trump support in the social science academy is probably slim. And, if you are like me, you are dismayed by what transpired with the election and continue to try to […]
“The Swamp Is Winning Over Donald Trump”
*“The Swamp Is Winning Over Donald Trump”* by Bill Bonner “Judging by the mail we’ve been receiving, dear readers would like to see a more positive attitude towards the president-elect. We would like to take a more positive approach; we like wishful thinking as much as anyone. In particular, we’d like to see Mr Trump do away with the inheritance tax. In the meantime, we’re just reporting what we see. And what we see now is a parade of swamp rats making their way to Trump Tower. *Donald versus the ‘Swamp’: *Maybe Mr Trump has some clever strategy… Maybe he is doing a feint- putting ... more »
Hundreds Report Child Sex Abuse At Youth Football Clubs In UK
Police chiefs have said that around 350 victims have reported child sexual abuse within UK football clubs, deepening the scandal that is currently rocking British football. The National Police Chiefs’ Council said on Thursday that a “significant number of calls” had been received after several former players reported sex abuse by coaches when they were children. According to the NSPCC, a hotline that was set up to help victims report the abuse had received 860 calls in its first week. Within the first three days of it’s launch the charity say they made more than 60 referrals to a ... more »
4,360 Dead, 3,920 Wounded In Iraq November 2016
November 2016 saw the highest casualties in Iraq recorded by Musings On Iraq since June 2014 when the Islamic State swept through northern and central Iraq. There were a total of 8,280 casualties during the month. 4,360 were killed, consisting of 1 Hashd al-Watani, 4 Peshmerga, 14 Sahwa, 54 Hashd, 121 Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), and 1,794 ISF, Sahwa, Hashd, Peshmerga reported by the United Nations. Another 3,920 were wounded made up of 2 Hashd al-Watani, 4 Sahwa, 5 Peshmerga, 68 Hashd, 458 ISF, and 3,383 civilians. Back in June 2014 there were 8,798 casualties with 5,100 dead and... more »
“Hundreds of Veterans Arrive to Support Dakota Access Protests”
“Hundreds of Veterans Arrive to Support Dakota Access Protests” by RT “Scores of military veterans have begun arriving to take part in the North Dakota pipeline protest, with hundreds, possibly thousands more expected, including a US congresswoman. Members of the group Veterans for Standing Rock, organized on Facebook, have come to support Native American and environmental protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Over 2,000 veterans have pledged their support, with the step coming as law enforcement authorities increase their efforts to crack down on the protest. Hundreds hav... more »
LOSERS: Coming next week, "Comeyed again!"
*FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2016Epilogue—The enemy will be Us:* Today, we complete our second week of award-winning election post-mortem reports. We've added a week of "Losers" reports to our earlier "Teabagged" series. Next week, we'll offer a series which bears this working title: "Comeyed (again)." We're inclined to agree with Kevin Drum. We think James B. Comey's intrusion on the White House campaign may well have swung its outcome. For that reason, it's important to see how we fiery liberals dealt with the actions of this powerful insider god. More specifically, it's important to ... more »
Einstein's boxes: measurements don't occur "spontaneously"
Florin Moldoveanu discusses a thought experiment – but be sure that it may be turned into a real experiment – called "Einstein's box" (although it's not "the" famous Einstein's box setup from the Bohr-Einstein debates). Are Einstein's Boxes an argument for nonlocality? It seems unbelievable that an undergraduate problem that is so rudimentary is being "solved" incorrectly by the author of a book on foundations quantum mechanics as well as Moldoveanu himself. The problem is the following: A quantum mechanical particle is located in a box. The wave function \(\psi(x,y,z)\) isn't speci... more »
Federal Contractors, You Don't Know What You've Got 'Til It's Gone: Preparing for the Trumpocalypse Part III
President-elect Trump has promised to undo all of President Obama's executive orders on day one of his presidency. If you are one of those middle class folks who voted for him, you may not realize what you voted for until he does it. If you work for a federal contractor, you will lose a whole heck of a lot if he keeps this promise. Here's what you've got that may be gone soon: - Paid sick leave: You will be entitled to one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, starting in 2017. Since this is just a few days before the President leaves office, this order will no... more »
Untitled
*From Jenna Orkin*The Martin Shkreli-hiked HIV drug has been recreated by Australian schoolboys for $2 a pil Deforestation Rates Skyrocket In Brazil As Country Struggles To Save The Amazon Wisconsin Judge Denies Stein's Request For "Hand Recount" University Stuns World: Pledges To Support Free Speech, "Censorship Is Not The Answer" Obama Student Loan Foregiveness Plan To Cost Taxpayers $137 Billion, GAO Finds Keynesian Nirvana: Japanese Sinkhole That Was Repaired In Record Time, Sinks Again Starting Today, Feds Can Hack Millions Of Devices With One Warrant Pakistan released an i... more »
Navajo Veterans Prevented from Chartering Plane, Create Water Protectors Caravan
Dark forces intervened and prevented Navajo Veterans from chartering a plane to Standing Rock. They will travel by bus, and invite others to join the Water Protectors Caravan from the Navajo Nation. By Brenda Norrell Photo by Sarah Sunshine Manning Navajo Veterans were prevented from chartering a plane to Standing Rock on Friday. However, Navajo Veterans quickly created a new plan and will
Greg Hunter, “Weekly News Wrap-Up 12/2/2016”
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 12/2/2016”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com “Turkey is invading Syria to force the Assad regime out. Could Turkey, a NATO member, drag the U.S. and NATO into a wider war in Syria? The answer is yes. The biggest threat is Russia that has a naval base and an air base in Syria. Russia is propping up the Assad regime and does not look like it is leaving anytime soon. Has NATO tacitly approved this action by not complaining or objecting to this new military action from Turkey? The 10-year Treasury bond is vaulting higher, once again. On Thursday, it hit 2.45%, wh... more »
Politicians Exempt Themselves From “Snoopers Charter” Laws
UK members of Parliament and other politicians have exempted themselves from Britain’s draconian new spying laws. The Investigatory Powers Act better known as the ‘snoopers charter’ which has just been passed into law, brings some of the most extreme and invasive surveillance powers ever given to spies in a democratic state. However, members of Parliament, Lords, members of the devolved regional parliaments or members of the European Parliament have been given protections against those spying powers. They can only be spied on if the Prime Minister, Theresa May personally approves ... more »
The Visionary Path
*Kingsley L. Dennis* - The visionary path is an inward path; as such, it requires a disciplined focus. The post The Visionary Path appeared first on Waking Times.
Navajo Veterans Prevented from Chartering Plane, Will Travel by Bus to Standing Rock
Schedule Below -- Buses depart from Navajo Nation Saturday morning. Dark forces intervened and halted plans for Navajo Veterans to charter a plane to Standing Rock. Navajo Veterans will come by bus, leaving Saturday morning, and invite others to join the caravan for a water protectors caravan. Update from Chili Yazzie late Friday night: Dine' Warriors for Standing Rock update: The two buses
Saving Face: America's TPP Disaster
*December 2, 2016* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - Long before US President-elect Donald Trump even began his presidential campaign, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was already crumbling along with the rest of America's so-called "pivot to Asia" policy. In late 2011, then US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would begin promoting what was called "America's Pacific Century." A US State Department archive containing Secretary Clinton's remarks on the subject would reveal the "pivot to Asia" being promoted as (our emphasis): *...a need for a more dynamic and durable transpacific system, ... more »
Growing US-India Military Alliance Pointed at China, Cheats the Poor
After a 14-hour all night flight from Delhi to Newark, New Jersey I am now back in the US. A short 6:00 am flight from Newark to Boston gave me a great view of the early morning sunrise out the window as the plane headed north along the Atlantic coast. After a short wait in Boston I boarded a bus for the two-hour ride to Portland, Maine (where I wrote this post). Then Mary Beth picks me up in Portland for the final 45-minute trip home to Bath. When I arrived in Newark I checked my emails and found the photo above from Global Network board convener Dave Webb (also our GN web mas... more »
Pelosi Surrenders-- Agrees To Allow Democratic Members A Vote On DCCC Chairmen-- Will Anyone Good Run?
*No more of this choreographed failure* After a decade of abject failure-- in strategy, tactics, messaging and, of course, results-- House Democrats will no longer allow Pelosi to select her pets to chair the DCCC but will elect the chair of their campaign arm, just the way the Republicans do. One progressive congressman told me she worries that this will mean whoever bribes the most members will get the gig and she suggested that if Wasserman Schultz wants it, being the sleaziest plausible member of the caucus, she could have it. Another member just sent me this e-mail: It's not ... more »
PubPeer dealt blow in lawsuit against anonymous commenters
PubPeer has suffered a setback in an ongoing lawsuit filed by a scientist who alleges the site’s anonymous commenters cost him a job. This week, judges in the Court of Appeals in Michigan denied the request of the American Civil Liberties Union — which is representing PubPeer — to include an investigative report as part […] The post PubPeer dealt blow in lawsuit against anonymous commenters appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Californians Know A Con Job When They See One
Around the world, Neo-liberalism is triumphant -- but not everywhere. Robert Reich writes that, in the recent American election, California -- which used to be a pilot project for Milton Friedman's economic prescriptions -- overwhelming rejected Donald Trump: In sharp contrast to much of the rest of the nation, Californians preferred Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump by a 2-to-1 margin. They also voted to extend a state tax surcharge on the wealthy, and adopt local housing and transportation measures along with a slew of local tax increases and bond proposals. Perhaps that's be... more »
Editor's Note
Justs finishing up on a project. Blogging will return at 13:00 EST this afternoon.
The F-22 Is What Gives The U.S. An Edge Over Russia and China
U.S. Air Force *Business Insider*: *The US's military edge over Russia and China has come down to one plane* Since World War II, the US has dominated the skies in any region in which it wishes to project power — but recent competition from countries like Russia and China threaten to erode that edge, and only a small group of elite pilots maintain the US's edge in air superiority. Russia has deployed powerful missile-defense batteries to Syria and its European enclave of Kaliningrad. The US Air Force can't operate in those domains without severe risk. US President Barack Obama hims... more »
Picture Of The Day
Russian President Vladimir Putin plays with the Official Match Ball for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 after meeting with FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the Kremlin on November 25. © SPUTNIK/ ALEXEI DRUZHININ
Will Durant On The Rediscovery Of Aristotle
Will Durant’s *The Story of Philosophy* has a good concise account of Aristotle’s life and ideas. It is true that Aristotle is such a vast subject and Durant has barely skimmed the surface, but in my opinion Durant has provided a good overview. Here’s an excerpt from *The Story of Philosophy* where Durant is talking about the rediscovery of Aristotle in Europe: It may be doubted if any other thinker has contributed so much to the enlightenment of the world. Every later age has drawn upon Aristotle, and stood upon his shoulders to see the truth. The varied and magnificent culture o... more »
CIA Has Declassified Some Of Their Maps
© Central Intelligence Agency / Flickr *RT:* *CIA’s newly-declassified maps give rare insight into historic events (PHOTOS)* The CIA has declassified a number of its maps dating from the 1940s to the current decade. Until now, the maps, created by the agency’s Cartography Center, were seen only by those within the intelligence community. The maps were released to celebrate the Cartography Center’s 75th anniversary. “Geographers and cartographers amassed what would be the largest collection of maps in the world and produced strategic maps and 3D plaster terrain models in support of... more »
The Most Comprehensive Assault On ‘Global Warming’ Ever
By Paul Homewood http://www.dailywire.com/news/2071/most-comprehensive-assault-global-warming-ever-mike-van-biezen Mike van Biezen, who is adjunct professor at Compton College, Santa Monica College, El Camino College, and Loyola Marymount University teaching Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy, and Earth Science, covers a lot of the bases in this critique of global warming theory: It made sense. Knowing that CO2 is a greenhouse […]
Warming causes epic reef die-off: expert
Case Smit reply to the Sunshine Coast Daily that was published on 2 December – see below. The burning of fossil fuels has caused the largest die-off of coral ever recorded on the Great Barrier Reef, Australian scientists say. Two thirds of all coral in the northern third of the reef is dead after a mass bleaching event earlier this year, new dive surveys show. Leading reef expert Professor Terry Hughes says warmer waters caused by man-induced climate change have cooked corals in the north, which had been the most pristine part of the World Heritage-listed ecosystem. The worst-hit... more »
Historian: Queen Elizabeth Descended From Long Line Of Cannibals
Queen Elizabeth and the Royal Family are descended from a long line of cannibals. British royals have long been famed for their love of lavish banquets and rich recipes. But a British historian has conclusively proved that Queen Elizabeth’s ancestors also had a taste for human flesh. A new study on medicinal cannibalism has revealed that British royalty were openly dining on parts of the human body as recently as the 19th century, and there are suggestions the practice went underground after that. The author adds that cannabalism was not a practice reserved for monarchs but was wi... more »
Christmas Around the World
The Holiday Season (which began with Thanksgiving) is now underway. It's December. And there are expectations that come with the season - not on my part, but on the part of the population as a whole. To many including me, it means that some of my favorite food of the year will be served. I will avoid the crowds to the extent humanly possible and will buy wares on-line and have them shipped. Saint Nicholas and his assistant, Black Pete Different countries, different customs.For children in Europe, there is the fear of Black Pete, appearing as if by magic, to kick the crap out of them ... more »
I Stand With The Water Protectors Of Standing Rock, North Dakota
*For more information:* *https://twitter.com/ReZpectOurWater* *https://twitter.com/hashtag/standingrock* *http://mnhopkins.blogspot.se/2016/09/call-to-action-in-north-dakota-stop.html*
13 Horrifying U.S. Government Human Experiments
From mind-control to STDs, the U.S. government has purposefully inflicted countless tortures upon citizens both at home and abroad. Conspiracy theory nuts are known for being out there, but once you read the wild government stories on this list, you will be a believer too. 1: Project MKUltra Beginning in the early 1950’s, the U.S. government started conducting illegal experiments on U.S. and Canadian citizens (including children) with the intention of developing drugs and procedures used to interrogate and torture. The program specifically focused on breaking down and controlling ... more »
"MILO Confronts Commies At WVU"
https://youtu.be/oontbf3RrVM Milo Yiannopoulos is becoming quite a hero of mine. The way he stands up to the SJW nasties is rather impressive.
Which Trump?
It took the NY investment crowd the proverbial New York minute to understand the implications of Trump's election. It can not be more bullish. WWIII has begun and all that money is going to be spent building brand spanking new infrastructure instead of hunting sand fleas. Watch it roll baby!!!. Of course none of them believed it was really going to happen, but it is happening and with each passing day, it is more and more apparent all the losers are capitulating. Even the GOP. There will still be treats and reckless behavior, but most of that is easily fended off. Even the... more »
Snowden's Advice: Look to Yourself and Stop Obsessing over Presidents
In the end most of our leaders have a limited vision and fall apart when things fall apart. However, strangely when i say this i suspect that Trump is capable of surprising us simply because his road to the White House was truly unprecedented. This is a man who is unafraid of a new idea. He may not have the solution today but he is listening and will recognize a solution when he sees it. And really is that not the description of every great leader? Can he respond to a new road? Otherwise he is merely a man. . *Snowden's Advice: Look to Yourself and Stop Obsessing over Presi... more »
How the Left's Racial Politics Backfired
At the end of the day, the white working class finally asked just what is in it for me? The Left actually had no answer that did not entail providing a minority privilege to someone else and actually making them pay for it all. That can work in an expanding economy but hardly in a contracting economy which is what these people face.. Yet the whole left is urban elite centered and have never understood that is a bad mistake. They really do not want to meet those folks. They are the guys who attend football games. Remember Trump and understand who he actually campaigned to ... more »
Six Bullets Dodged with Hillary's Loss
Sadly, Hilary's idea of what is sound policy was wholly contaminated by socialist academia when she was young and impressionable and never tempered by real life. Nor was she the sharpest tool in the legal woodshed either and there was scant evidence of a progressive involvement in other interests whatsoever unless it shored up her political posture. All this led to substandard judgement on so many fronts. This list of items is what she truly supported. We know this. Unlike Trump whose policy positions are cast in one liners that he can reject on a whim. He at least merely h... more »
FBI Can Now Legally Hack Your Phone, PC, Or Any Device
As of December 1st, the FBI and other agencies can a obtain warrant from a judge that will allow them to remotely control any of your devices, opening up enormous potential for abuse by those in power. While the mainstream media stokes fear about Trump’s potential for corruption, the fact is, this strategy has already been snuck into law behind the people’s backs – and will be in the hands of anyone in the future. How much do you trust the government and three letter agencies with your devices? Beginning at midnight on Thursday, December 1, 2016, anyone who uses a VPN, Tor browser,... more »
Pizzagate: Podesta Pedo Perps and Clinton’s International Child Sex Trafficking Ring Exposed
Use monetary and sex bribery to obtain control of people already occupying positions in high places in the various levels of all governments and other fields of endeavor. Once an influential person had fallen for the lies, deceits, and temptations of the Illuminati, they were to be held in bondage by application of political and other forms of blackmail, threats of financial ruin, public exposure, and physical harm, and even death to themselves and their loved ones. Adam Weishaupt, Illuminati Founder Back in February 2015 I wrote a piece for Veterans Today about th... more »
Musical Interlude: Clannad, "Mystery Game"
Clannad, "Mystery Game" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIDzqVRFr5c
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Globular clusters once ruled the Milky Way. Back in the old days, back when our Galaxy first formed, perhaps thousands of globular clusters roamed our Galaxy. Today, there are less than 200 left. Many globular clusters were destroyed over the eons by repeated fateful encounters with each other or the Galactic center. Surviving relics are older than any Earth fossil, older than any other structures in our Galaxy, and limit the universe itself in raw age. *Click image for larger size.* There are few, if any, young globular clusters in our Milky Way Galaxy because conditions are not ri... more »
"Life Is Hard?"
"Life is hard? True- but let's love it anyhow, though it breaks every bone in our bodies." - Edward Abbey "When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?" - Sydney Harris
"Sometimes You Do..."
"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do." ~ "Harper Lee", "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Attorney Daniel Sheehan emergency message to Obama and Army Corps NO DAPL
. Photo Sarah Sunshine Manning Standing Rock BREAKING NEWS from civil rights attorney Daniel Sheehan.SIGN THE PETITION NOW! LakotaLaw.org
Talking The 2016 Post-Election Blues
*-by Bruce Mulkey* On a warm Texas morning on Wednesday, November 3, 1948, I remember my mom, Sue Mulkey, a life-long Democrat, gleefully asking our next-door neighbor, “Well, how do you like our new president?” Defying the predictions of almost every pundit and pollster, President Harry Truman, who had succeeded to the presidency when FDR died, had won a full term, defeating Republican challenger Thomas Dewey in what some considered one of the greatest political upsets in American history. It was especially astounding when you consider that two Democratic factions split from the ... more »
I Am Back... Time For A Mini Rant
Yes, I am back.... Well almost... I still have a bit of a fever and still have a bit of body chills.. But apparently the worse is now behind me... I figure that since I have missed out so much over the last few days, that I would start by putting up a "mini rant" to give my own thoughts on what the hell is happening right now around the world... *About Jill Stein and her vain attempt to disrupt the US election process*... Lets be honest here, for this Jewess is indeed in this for not only the money but for her friend and fellow Jew, Killlary Clinton... This is indeed an act of des... more »
Edward Bernays, The Father Of American Propaganda
*Gary G. Kohls* - A brief history of the accomplishments of the world's greatest propagandist. The post Edward Bernays, The Father Of American Propaganda appeared first on Waking Times.
Could Egyptian Support Tip the Balance in Syria's Favor?
*December 2, 2016* (Jean Périer - NEO) - In recent days, a number of Arab media sources have begun speaking about Egypt’s growing involvement in the Syrian war. In particular, with special reference to the Lebanese agency As-Safir, a number of Arab media outlets reported that Egypt is allegedly sending troops to provide assistance to Damascus. Moreover, we are being told now that Egyptian pilots are already flying sorties in Hama, Syrian. In particular, it has been stated that Egyptian jets and cargo planes have been deployed to the province of Hama, and while fighters are bombing IS... more »
75 Years of Pearl Harbor Lies by David Swanson
by David Swanson Writer, Dandelion Salad Let’s Try Democracy, Nov. 30, 2016 December 1, 2016 Pearl Harbor Day today is like Columbus Day 50 years ago. That is to say: most people still believe the hype. The myths are still maintained in their blissful unquestioned state. “New Pearl Harbors” are longed for by war makers, […]
Snow at Standing Rock Camp -- Drone Video NO DAPL
. Oceti Sakowin Camp, Standing Rock, A Drone's Eye View Click arrow below to take a tour from above by drone.
To the BC KM17, Your Next Career
... from Kim , who used to blog at sistersagesmusings .... BC 17, Your Next Career Dear BC(LIB) MPs; Your photogenic leader has just tanked your career as a politician in BC. I hope you feel ashamed and embarrassed. If that is the case, I would suggest that you strongly consider crossing the floor or resigning your post, because, clearly, you have no mandate in your constituencies. You all know how we feel about our coast. You all know how important this ocean is to our economy. You all swept into office on promises of a new Nation to Nation relationship, how you basked in the glow of... more »
Life Of Crime... And So On
This week, I had a call from Steve Knopper, a writer doing a story for *Billboard*, about how musicians may look at their responsibility to call attention to the political anomalies around Trump and Trumpism. I'll share that with you when it's published next week. Usually when people ask me if I'm involved in the music business any longer I just say "no" or, if I'm feeling garrulous, "no, thank God." In fact when Steve asked me a question for a post-Nirvana period book he's writing, all I could do was offer to talk about how in 1994, the midterm election after Bill Clinton's first ... more »
Jesus Was A Pagan Who Worshipped A Male/Female God
Jesus Christ was a pagan who worshipped a God who was both male and female, according to an ancient set of lead tablets that scientists have confirmed date to within a few years of Jesus’ ministry. Biblical scholars are even speculating that one of the books might be the original Book of Revelations as it has seven seals and fits the classical description of the book. The metal “pages” of the lead tablets, held together like a ring binder, were found in Jordan in 2008 by Hassan Saeda, an Israeli Bedouin, and make reference to Christ and his disciples. At first the discovery was pre... more »
Nick Cannon: Hillary Clinton Attempted Genocide On African-Americans
Nick Cannon has blasted Hillary Clinton and Planned Parenthood for promoting “modern day eugenics” and trying to stop African-Americans breeding in an attempt at genocide. When approached by Splash News to comment on his anti-Planned Parenthood remarks from last week, Cannon said the organization is participating in “modern day eugenics” and is planning to “take our community” and commit genocide against African-Americans. Eugenics is the controlled breeding of a population to increase the occurrence of “desirable characteristics”. Developed largely by Francis Galton as a method o... more »
Trump Meets With Candidate Who Wants To Abolish The Fed
President-elect Donald Trump is filling his high-ranking cabinet positions with all sorts of picks, ushering in an era of either utter confusion or revolutionary action. He met with a candidate who wants to end the Federal Reserve banking system and take the power away from the Elite. A tall task that has proved costly for previous presidents. Anti Media reports: On Monday, after meeting with Goldman COO Gary Cohn, the president-elect had a one-on-one with a wildly outlandish candidate for Treasury Secretary who has flown a bit under the radar. Though it now appears that Trump will... more »
Report: Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis Has Been Selected For U.S. Secretary Of Defense
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump stands with retired Marine Gen. James Mattis following their meeting at the main clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., November 19, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar *Washington Post*: *Trump has chosen retired Marine Gen. James Mattis for secretary of defense* President-elect Donald Trump has chosen retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis to be secretary of defense, according to people familiar with the decision, nominating a former senior military officer who led operations across the Middle East to run the Pentagon less than ... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Red X No Lakota Blood for Oil'
Posted on December 1, 2016 RED-X NO LAKOTA BLOOD FOR OIL Mohawk Nation News Please post & distribute. MNN. Dec. 1, 2016. Red-X reminds everybody that, “The oil comes from our mother which is being put into the pipelines. When you chop off the head of the serpent, the body dies”. Red-X: ““The boyz in the band of the belly of the beast must be aborted!” The warriors of the 5th
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 1, 2016
A cache of weapons is assembled on the deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107). (U.S. Navy Photo/Released) Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Washington Post:* How Iranian weapons are ending up in Yemen * Weapon shipments intercepted in the Arabian sea by Australian, French and U.S. warships this year contained large quantities of Russian and Iranian weapons, some of which had markings similar to munitions recovered from Houthi fighters in Yemen, according to a new report released by an independent research group Wednesday. In October, U.S. officials claimed to have captured ... more »
Pearl Harbor: 70 Years on, Is Iran the New Japan? by Finian Cunningham + Kucinich: War with Iran! Are you kidding me? + Wilkerson: US War with Iran ‘3 yrs. Away’
by Finian Cunningham Featured Writer Dandelion Salad East Africa 9 December 2011 Is Iran the new Japan – 70 years after the Pearl Harbour incident that led to a US declaration of war and an unspeakable nuclear nightmare? Two concurrent articles on Global Research deserve close reading because taken together they suggest that history is […]
The Poet: Rolf Jacobsen, "When They Sleep"
*"When They Sleep"* "All people are children when they sleep. There's no war in them then. They open their hands and breathe in that quiet rhythm heaven has given them. They pucker their lips like small children and open their hands halfway, soldiers and statesmen, servants and masters. The stars stand guard and a haze veils the sky, a few hours when no one will do anybody harm. If only we could speak to one another then when our hearts are half-open flowers. Words like golden bees would drift in. God, teach me the language of sleep." - Rolf Jacobsen, "The Roads Have Come to an End Now"
"We Don’t Need to Suffer: Learn and Let Flow"
*"We Don’t Need to Suffer: Learn and Let Flow"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOm "We do not need to suffer or live in poverty to be a spiritual person. The idea that we have to suffer or live in poverty in order to be spiritual is an old one and can be found in the belief systems of many philosophies. Most of us carry this idea around subconsciously, and we may be holding ourselves back from financial or emotional well-being, believing that this is what we must do in order to be virtuous, spiritually awake, or feel less guilty for the suffering of others. While it’s true that there c... more »
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Friday Morning Ramble, 2 December
*“Business creates wealth; government divides it.”* ~ Will Spencer The good news story of the day… *Buzz Aldrin, second man to walk on the moon, evacuated to NZ from Antarctica* – NEWSTALK ZB National is now just Labour without the identity politics. *Nick Leggett’s “defection” surprisingly revealing* – NOT PC Trump's potential incoming Commerce guy, Wilbur Ross, has a bizarre take on sales taxes. And it might mean that the New Zealand government should rethink how it treats imports and exports in GST. *Tax and trade barriers* – Eric Crampton, OFFSETTING BEHAVIOUR I haven’t fu... more »
George Soros Linked To “Pizzagate” Pedo Scandal
Billionaire Clinton donor George Soros has been linked to a Washington D.C. pedophile scandal known as “pizzagate” by internet detectives on Reddit. According to the Federal Election Commission, Soros gave Comet Ping Pong, a pizzeria in the middle of a huge pedophile scandal implicating many top politicians, tens of thousands of dollars. According to Reddit: George Soros linked to Comet Ping Pong. $21864.25 sent to Comet Ping Pong from American Bridge PAC. http://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?14960793887 http://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?13941306270 http://docquery.fec.go... more »
CIA: Hundreds Of Agents Routinely Create ‘Fake News’
The CIA admitted as far back as 1975 that they routinely use agents to create “fake news” in order to influence the general public and manipulate the thoughts and values of Americans. The CIA Director admitted to the U.S. Senate that over 400 agents gave the corporate owned media “made-up stories”, including fake news about the assassination of President Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King. Washingtonsblog.com reports: FisherOfMen’s revealing 14-minute video, beginning with CIA Director Colby’s testimony to the US Senate for the 1975 Church Committee admitting the CIA ... more »
Clinton ‘Furious’ After Finding Out She Lost Popular Vote
Hillary Clinton is said to be “furious” after discovering that she didn’t win the popular vote after all. The Former Secretary of State’s bid to overturn the presidential election appears to be falling to pieces. In a bitter blow, the Clinton’s are now coming to realise that the American public have flat-out rejected their form of politics, which appears to have left both Bill and Hillary dazed and dumbfounded. Thehornnews.com reports: In Wisconsin, Dane County Circuit Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn has refused to order local officials to conduct the state’s presidential recount by ha... more »
Mainstream Media Caught Covering Up Pizzagate Scandal
Social media is currently being rocked by one of the biggest pedophile scandals in modern history, which the mainstream media is choosing to ignore. “Pizzagate” threatens to rock the very foundations of the U.S. political system as it implicates some of the most powerful and influential politicians of our age. The scandal first erupted on social media sites such as Reddit and 4Chan, in the early days of the recent U.S. elections. Internet sleuths, searching through the John Podeta Wikileaks emails, found a pizzeria in Washington D.C. named “Comet Ping Pong” that appeared to act as... more »
Turkish Airstrike Kills US & German "Officers" in Aleppo, Syria?
German and US Military Officers? My, my, my..... This is certainly interesting. We've even got names.... As announced by the YPG/PKK. Ooops I mean SDF ;) *Link* * "Michel Israel from the US state of California*, also *known as* *Robin Akri*, and *Antoun Lesjek, *also *known as* *Vazana Juan,* from *Germany* were killed in the Turkish air raids on Kurdish positions in the Western part of Manbij city on *November 26," *the council announced. *Admittedly I'm really wondering if these two were truly from the US and Germany?* *Didn't notice the US acknowledging this american's death? * ... more »
First Study on Vaccinated vs. Unvaccinated Children Pulled from Web
*Christina Sarich* - The pro-vaccine crowd does not want to consider the implications of a study like this. The post First Study on Vaccinated vs. Unvaccinated Children Pulled from Web appeared first on Waking Times.
Mohawks block trains carrying oil from passing through Kahnawake
Mohawks block trains carrying oil from passing through Kahnawake Unclear how many trains will be affected, commuter trains will be allowed to pass By Steve Rukavina, CBC News Posted: Dec 01, 2016 5:51 AM ET Last Updated: Dec 01, 2016 12:00 PM ET A group of Mohawks from Kahnawake is preventing freight trains carrying oil or other dangerous materials from passing through the territory on
World News Briefs -- December 1, 2016
*BBC: **France presidency: Francois Hollande decides not to run again* In a surprise move Francois Hollande has announced he will not seek a second term as president of France. "I've decided not to be a candidate to renew my mandate," the Socialist leader said in a live televised address. The 62-year-old, faced with very low popularity ratings, has become the first sitting president in modern French history not to seek re-election. Conservative Republicans party candidate Francois Fillon is seen as a favourite in next year's election. Recent opinion polls suggest far-right conten... more »
Live Stream: President Elect Donald J. Trump Thank You Rally, Cincinnati, OH - 7:00pm ET...
*be safe, President Elect.*
Vancouver BC Blockade: Solidarity with Red Warrior Camp Standing Rock
From Vancouver BC so called kkkanada #NODAPL BLOCKADE!CALL TO ACTION In response to CALL TO ACTION Re; Dec 5th evacuation notice.In Solidarity with Red Warrior Camp #Blacksnakekillas at Standing Rock. We are joining the Day of Action, Shut down the banks, with Climate Convergence today with added agenda items including a Blockade.This is a call out for reinforcements, supports, and bodies
Algorithmic Bias: How the Clinton Campaign May Have Lost the Presidency or Why You Should Care
This post is a co-authored piece: Heather M. Roff, Jamie Winterton and Nadya Bliss of Arizona State’s Global Security Initiative We’ve recently been informed that the Clinton campaign relied heavily on an automated decision aid to inform senior campaign leaders about likely scenarios in the election. This algorithm—known as “Ada”—was a key component, if not “the” […]
World AIDS Day 2016
December 1 is World AIDS day. Throughout the 2000s, AIDS received unprecedented attention and resources, particularly to support ten of millions of people’s access to life-extending anti-retroviral therapy. Attention and resources peaked in recent years, and while the problem in some respects has gotten better, it hasn’t gone away. More than 35 million people have […]
Josh Lerner
An interview with my colleague over at HBS.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 1, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump and U.S. Marine Corps General John Kelly emerge a meeting in Bedminster Township, N.J. (Reuters) *Peter White, Washington Post:* *Trump may put 5 military officers in top posts. That’s unprecedented* President-elect Donald Trump is, apparently, partial to former generals and admirals. Several have been floated as possible nominees for cabinet and national security jobs. In addition to appointing Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn to be national security adviser, Trump appears likely to select Gen. James Mattis (USMC) as secretary of defense; is reportedly cons... more »
What Went Wrong In The Philly Area That Resulted In 20 Electoral Votes-- And The Presidency-- For Trump?
I've gotten a load of great questions about Monday's post, The Democrats' 2016 Strategic Failure-- Closeup: Texas And Pennsylvania, many of them focused not on Hillary's triumphs in the historically Republican suburbs around Houston, Austin and San Antonio but about what happened in the Philly collar counties. Not all the numbers on the precinct level (or even the congressional district level) are in yet, so give me a couple of months and I'll try to explain in greater depth why Hillary's strategy worked in places like blue California and red Texas and Georgia (yes... the Atlanta ... more »
Rip-off News round-up. Our pick of the last week's media (Thu 1st Dec)
UK living standards squeeze 'will be worse than after global crash' over next 5 years Analysis of Wednesday’s autumn statement by the Resolution Foundation thinktank suggests average earnings are set to grow only half as rapidly as in the austerity years after the economic crisis. At the same time, living standards will be undermined by higher inflation and ongoing welfare cuts. While the
Lavrov Denies Russian & Syrian Role in Turkish Soldier Deaths
*Contrary to the spin Turkey did not blame the Syrian Arab Army* *Link* Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Moscow and Damascus were not behind an air strike in northern Syria that killed four Turkish soldiers last week. *“Neither Russia nor Syria, its air force, had anything to do with this,”* Lavrov told a news conference in the southern Turkish resort of Alanya, alongside his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. Our president’s, our views on Assad are known,”* said Cavusoglu.* “We know that Assad is responsible for the deaths of 600,000 people. *We may a... more »
Syrian Rebels In Secret Talks With Russia To End The Fighting In Aleppo
Men inspect damage after an airstrike on Aleppo's rebel held al-Hallak neighbourhood, Syria June 2, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail *The Guardian*: *Russians talk with Syrian rebels as eastern Aleppo runs out of food* *Attempt made in Ankara to strike deal so that humanitarian aid can be delivered and aerial bombing campaign can be halted* Russian officials and rebel groups are holding talks in Turkey on the fate of eastern Aleppo as food reserves in the enclave dwindle to zero, opposition and diplomatic sources said on Thursday. The negotiations have been under way in Ankara for ... more »
Russian Spaceship Burns Up In Failed Launch
An unmanned Russian cargo spaceship carrying provisions to the International Space Station was destroyed after liftoff from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday. The Progress MS-04 cargo spacecraft failed to reach orbit and broke up minutes after take-off in the atmosphere over Siberia due to an unspecified malfunction, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Twitter. Miami Herald reports: The Progress MS-04 cargo craft broke up at an altitude of 190 kilometers (118 miles) over the remote Russian Tuva region in Siberia that borders Mongolia, Roscosmos said in a sta... more »
What, the New York Times report?
*THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2016Try not to think of the popular vote:* The Post and the Times has been working quite hard to avoid the popular vote. We had to laugh at today's hard-copy New York Times. At the very bottom of page A23, it offered this tiny report, attributed to Jonathan Weisman: *With 3 More States in the Books, Clinton's Lead Grows Even More* With Alabama and New Mexico certifying their votes, an update is in order. Hillary Clinton’s popular vote lead over Mr. Trump climbed overnight to 2,370,700—or 1.8 percentage points. Eleven states and the District of Columbia now ... more »
A U.S. Back-Door To Turkey?
Donald Trump Jr. with his father. Reuters *The Hill: **Trump’s son goes hunting in Turkey amid signs of amity* President-elect Donald Trump’s eldest son went hunting in Turkey this week, as the next president appears to be making inroads with the government in Ankara. Donald Trump Jr., 38, went hunting near the resort city of Antalya along Turkey’s southern coast, the Dogan News Agency reported on Wednesday. He was reportedly accompanied by several guides and shot two wild goats before leaving the country for Germany on Tuesday morning. Trump Jr. is an avid game hunter who, along ... more »
Midday Musical Interlude: Two Steps from Hell, “Downstream”
Two Steps from Hell, “Downstream” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9Lf2qtNTUc
Government/The Economy: “The Revolution That Failed”
*“The Revolution that Failed”, Introduction* *by Brian Maher* "I would get rid of the Federal Reserve because the volatility in the economy is primarily caused by the Fed." Are these the words of a David Stockman or some cranky old gold bug? No. They’re the words of the next possible Treasury secretary! John Allison is the former CEO of BB&T Bank and board member of the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank. And Trump’s considering Allison for Treasury Secretary- if the rumors are to be credited. "When the Fed is radically changing the money supply, distorting interest rates, an... more »
Russian Military On High Alert As Ukraine Conducts Missile Tests Near Crimea
*DW:* *Ukraine launches missile drill near Crimea, prompting anger in Moscow* The Kremlin has voiced concerns over the defense maneuvers, saying it sets a "dangerous" precedent. But Ukraine's military officials dismissed Moscow's concerns, noting that the drill is in line with international law. Ukraine's military on Thursday started a two-day missile drill in the southern Kherson region bordering Crimea, prompting Moscow to criticize the move as a "dangerous precedent." Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Russian daily "Vedomosti" that Russian forces would shoot down missil... more »
Do we actually like other people?
*THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2016Or do we live to loathe:* For starters, let's talk about Alysin Camerota. In 2014, CNN hired Camerota away from Fox News. It was a superlative hire. For years, we'd seen her on Fox & Friends. In general, she was cast as the sane, intelligent caretaker woman seated between the two chimpish, inane younger men. After sixteen years, she escaped to CNN, where she now co-anchors the morning show with Chris Cuomo. We're often struck by how good her work is there. (Cuomo plainly exceeds cable news averages too.) Today, you can see Camerota interviewing a small... more »
Kiss 2016 Goodbye: Call for Nominations for the Duckies
Thankfully, The Disaster that was 2016 will soon be behind us. I’m sure hoping 2017 will be better! With all the uncertainty of 2017, I am assured of one thing: ISA 2017 is right around the corner and will be AMAZING. My favorite part of ISA for the last several years is the Online Achievement […]
"MSNBC Realizes They Are Biased And Wrong On Trump"
https://youtu.be/v-8EPmM8Ijk Watch from 1:01 for the sort of mea culpa that the BBC have been unable to make.
University of Tokyo opens investigation into retracted stem cell paper
The University of Tokyo is investigating a 2011 stem cell paper in Cell Cycle, recently retracted over irregularities in four figures. The university has confirmed there is an investigation, but would not specify which paper it concerned; the corresponding author on the paper, however, confirmed to us that it is the focus of the investigation. […] The post University of Tokyo opens investigation into retracted stem cell paper appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Energy 84, CCC's anti-coal, anti-fossil fuel lobbying
The Climate Change Commission (CCC) was created mainly to echo the UN FCCC agreements and lobbying. They may deny this of course but from its activities and advocacies, they point to this fact. Look at its target -- "Survive 1.5 C" -- referring to the UN target of targeted allowable global warming by 2100 compared to pre-industrial levels. Some of more ridiculous documents by the UN FCCC project up to 7.5 C global warming by 2100. Wow. The modern warm period (from mid-1800s to 2000s) after the little ice age (LIA) produced a warming of only 1.0 F or 0.7 C in the planet. Plateau in ... more »
"ALERT: Electors Plot to Sabotage Trump"
https://youtu.be/_vQiW9Yu0eU Did you really think that we'd be allowed to have Donald Trump as US President or to leave the EU? The political elite know what's best for us and the mainstream media will assist in any way they can.
Cherokee Nation Sues US Govt Over Trust Fund Mismanagement
The Cherokee Nation is suing the United States claiming that the federal government had mismanaged the tribe’s trust fund for decades. Seven other agencies are also named in a lawsuit that alleges mismanagement and a lack of transparency over the tribe’s trust fund. The suit claims the government’s lack of accountability has hindered the tribe’s progress and development. RT reports: The Cherokee Nation commemorated the 231st anniversary of the first treaty it signed with the US government by announcing a lawsuit on Monday. The Treaty of Hopewell was signed in 1785 and defined the ... more »
LNG-Kinder Morgan-Site C Discussion at length-Blogtalk Radio-LNG, The Very Little Good, The Bad and the Ugly
Canadian Glen and I had a robust conversation on Blogtalk Radio... *The View Up Here*......2 hours of intense myth busting, lengthy conversations covering a few of BC's burning issues and scandals...Kinder Morgan.....Site C dam.....LNG....Failed mainstream media and blatant betrayals at the hands of elected politicians...Pour yourself a coffee, tea, ..whiskey, whatever you fancy, kick off your shoes and click the below link.... http://blogtalk.vo.llnwd.net/o23/show/9/639/show_9639419_2016_12_01_05_05_05.mp3 The Straight Goods Cheers Eyes Wide Open
Why Trump Tower Baku Suddenly Disappeared From Trump's Website
Do the Trump family's shady business dealings with criminal elements throughout the world, jeopardize American national security? And was this too complicated and vaguely abstract for the mainstream media to dig into during the election campaign? His tweets yesterday about separating himself from his business is utterly meaningless. It's no secret that the head of the CIA, John Brennan, warned Trump that sabotaging the nuclear deal with Iran, cozying up to Putin and reinstating forms of interrogation considered torture, are policies that would be bad for America. Brennan took his ... more »
Playing the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Card
On 25 November, a Pakistan Navy official said that the Pakistan Navy has rebased two warships at Gwadar port, now that it has become an operational terminus of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). "China would also deploy its naval ships in coordination with the Pakistan Navy to safeguard the port and trade under the CPEC," the unnamed official claimed. The Pakistani source also said the People’s Liberation Army Navy will deploy a submarine at the Gwadar port and establish a military base there to provide maintenance support for the Chinese naval fleet operating in the Indi... more »
BWorld 93, ASEAN multinationals
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last November 23, 2016. Until the 1980s, when people talk about multinational enterprises (MNEs) -- also known as multinational companies (MNCs) or transnational corporations (TNCs) -- they refer mostly to multinationals from the US, Canada, Europe, and Japan. Three decades after, that has significantly changed. The rise of MNEs from developing and transition economies, especially those coming from China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Brazil, India, and several ASEAN countries become more prominent each year although multinationals from the... more »
Former Stanford researcher up to 5 retractions for unreliable data
A psychology researcher formerly based at Stanford University has logged her fifth retraction due to unreliable results. According to the notice in the Journal of Memory and Language, Sandra Lozano takes full responsibility for the retraction. Apparently, the retraction has been in the works for eight years — and in that time, journals have retracted […] The post Former Stanford researcher up to 5 retractions for unreliable data appeared first on Retraction Watch.
"How It Really Is: The Big Club"; Strong Language Alert!
*Strong Language Alert!* George Carlin, “The Big Club” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKUaqFzZLxU
LOSERS: Krugman gets it right three times!
*THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2016Part 4—Getting it right from the start:* How did we liberals manage to turn ourselves into the world's biggest losers? Paul Krugman's remarkable column helps answer that question. We refer to last Friday's column, in which Krugman said, two separate times, that white working-class voters "imagine" that they're looked down upon by us liberals. We regard that as one of the strangest statements we've ever seen in print. It also helps us spot the traits which make us such massive losers. Do white working-class voters "imagine" our condescension, our sneering ... more »
“ The Parasitocracy: If World War II Breaks Out Again, We’ll Be Ready for It”
*“The Parasitocracy:* *If World War II (2) Breaks Out Again, We’ll Be Ready for It”* by Bill Bonner ‘There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.’ - Ulysses S Grant “Mr. Trump is still assembling his lieutenants for his triumphal march on Washington. Yesterday, he chose Steven Mnuchin, a Goldman guy, as his Treasury secretary. He will be the third US Treasury secretary from Goldman, following Robert Rubin and Henry Paulson. But Mnuchin is probably more Goldman than any of them. His father worked there. So did his brothe... more »
Erdogan Backtracks Tells Putin Terrorists Are Only Target In Syria
During a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Turkish President said that Turkey’s military operation in northern Syria was not to target the country or its leader but aimed only at terrorist groups. The Kremlin had asked President Erdogan to clarify his goals in Syria after he claimed that Turkish troops were there to end the rule of Syrian President Bashar Assad earlier this week. RT reports: “The aim of the Euphrates Shield Operation [in northern Syria] is not any country or person, but only terrorist organizations,” Erdogan said Thursday, as quoted ... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Hi Soldier Boys'
HI SOLDIER BOYS Posted on December 1, 2016 Please post & distribute. MNN. Dec. 1, 2016. SIoux City Sue has a message for you, our invaders at Standing Rock: “Hi, boys and girls. We are protecting water for us, you, your families and your future children. What would you do if somebody slapped, cut, mutilated or raped your mother? Why are you letting 1% of your people tell you to do that?
Gun Control: Hawglegs and Hawgwash
On the range. Interesting photo: The flash of a cheap camera caught the slide back, and what appears to be a smoke disk. Since Hillary has presumably gone to a home for used basilisks, we will perhaps hear less about … Continue reading →
"The Idea You are Least Likely to Believe"
*"The Idea You are Least Likely to Believe"* by Scott Adams "When Trump started his historic run for the White House last year, I blogged that he would change more than politics. I said he would forever change how we view reality. And so he has. The mainstream media and the public now accept the idea that Trump ignored facts, science, and even common decency… and still got elected. I have been telling readers of this blog for a year that facts don’t matter. Policies don’t matter. The only thing that matters is persuasion. And Trump has plenty of persuasion. To be perfectly clear, w... more »
The Bureau is hiring: Apply to join our innovative data journalism lab
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism is looking for two people to join our ambitious new project aimed at providing data-led stories to regional journalists: the Local Data Lab. The post The Bureau is hiring: Apply to join our innovative data journalism lab appeared first on The Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
Mosul Campaign Day 45, Nov 30, 2016
New areas of east Mosul were freed, while others remained contested. The 16 th Division, which was previously stalled on the northern front, transferred some of its forces to the east to assist the Golden Division. Together they freed the Baridneighborhood that was originally attacked on November 27. Qadisiyah 2, Mahrouq, Abadi, Akhaa 2 were all liberated, and Shuhadaattacked, the 44th neighborhood entered so far. Qadisiyah 2 was another area that has been gone through before. Intisar that was said to be freed twice already, remains contested, with a Golden Division officer telling F... more »
Taking a Stand at Standing Rock
Terray Sylvester. 2016. U.S. veterans to form human shield at Dakota pipeline protest. Reuters, Nov 30, 2016, http://www.reuters.com/article/us-north-dakota-pipeline-idUSKBN13P2C8
More co-author misconduct raises NIH neuroscientist’s retraction count to 8
Not again. That’s the sound of learning that a third scientist you worked with committed misconduct. In the last two years, we reported on two retractions for neuroscientist Stanley Rapoport, the result of misconduct by two different first authors. We’ve since discovered more retractions resulting from those cases — and a new retraction stemming from […] The post More co-author misconduct raises NIH neuroscientist’s retraction count to 8 appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Putin Tells The Russian Public In A National Address That He Wants To Work With U.S. President-Elect Trump
*Reuters:** Putin curbs anti-Western rhetoric, says wants to get on with Trump* President Vladimir Putin struck an unusually conciliatory tone in his annual state of the nation address on Thursday, saying Moscow wanted to get on with the incoming U.S. administration and was looking to make friends not enemies. Putin has used previous set-piece speeches to lash out at the West and the United States in particular, but he reined in his criticism this time round and focused most of his speech on domestic social and economic issues. "We don't want confrontation with anyone. We don't n... more »
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Gaza Teen Uses Candle Heat To Generate Electricity
A sixteen year old girl in Gaza has discovered a way to overcome chronic power shortages, by constructing a device that can generate electricity from the heat of candles. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA ) said that electricity blackouts were triggered when the Gaza Power Plant (GPP) shut down completely in April, having exhausted its fuel reserves due to a shortage of funds. The OCHA said that the blackouts lasted for 18-30 hours a day. RT reports: Faced with regular blackouts, Shahd Abu Lebda, 16, told New China TV that she “depends on the principle ... more »
Comparing The U.S. And Russian Economies
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Jacob L. Shapiro, Geopolitical Futures*: *A Tale of Two Economies: Russia and the US* *Regionalization can reveal much about countries’ economic structure and relative power.* Power is a relative concept. To say that one state is powerful means nothing. Power only derives meaning if it is evaluated in comparison. Two of the states whose powers we constantly re-evaluate are Russia and the United States. Much of our analysis is driven by just how weak we believe the Russian Federation is. When we look at its moves in Syria or Eastern Europe, we keep i... more »
Frogs Legs, Anyone?
Last night I went to dinner with state Rep. Kaniela Saito Ing (D-Maui). Now state Senator Stanley Chang, once a Blue America congressional candidate, introduced us and told me he's one of the smartest and most progressive political leaders in Hawaii. At age 27, he's also the youngest chairperson in Hawaii's legislative history, heading up the Ocean, Marine Resources, and Hawaiian Affairs committee in the state legislature. His newborn son's middle name is Kekipi, which means "the rebel" in Hawaiian. We ate at chef Josef Centeno's new vegetarian restaurant, PYT. Here's the menu. It'... more »
More Problems With Russia's Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov?
Airbus Defence and Space satellite imagery showing Russian navy Su-33 jets parked among Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft at Humaymim Air Base in Syria on 20 November. Source: CNES 2016, Distribution Airbus DS / IHS *IHS Jane's 360*: *Russian carrier jets flying from Syria, not Kuznetsov* Many of the fast jets that were embarked on the Russia aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov have been flown to the main Russian air base in Syria, Airbus Defence and Space satellite imagery obtained by IHS Jane's shows. The imagery shows eight Russian Federation Navy Su-33 and one MiG-29KR jets alon... more »
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