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The Next U.S. Ambassador To China Is A Long Time Friend of Chinese President Xi
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad (L) of the U.S. reaches out to shake hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing April 15, 2013.REUTERS/Andy Wong/Pool *Daily Mail*: *Smoothing things over? Trump 'very close' to naming Iowa governor and pal of President Xi Jinping as his Ambassador to China after risking major diplomatic row by speaking to Taiwan's leader on the phone* * Iowa Governor Terry Branstad likely to be appointed next ambassador to China * Branstad and China’s President Xi Jinping have been friends for 31 years * Appointm... more »
A Look At How General Mattis Will Run The Pentagon
*CNN*: *Inside the mind of 'Mad Dog' Mattis* (CNN)In picking Gen. Jim Mattis, President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday night that he has found his "Gen. George Patton." Yet that label may not really capture what makes Mattis a distinctive choice. Mattis has been sharply critical of President Barack Obama's policies on Iran, and Obama's capping of troop numbers and campaign end-dates in theaters of war such as Afghanistan and Iraq. Mattis also appears to be a skeptic of the Obama-era policy of putting women into combat roles. Mattis, 66, is a storied retired Marine general be... more »
More British Muslims Blame Jews For 9/11 Terror Attacks Rather Than Al-Qaeda
*Business Insider:* *Only 4% of British Muslims believe Al Qaeda planned 9/11* Only 4% of British Muslims can correctly identify who was responsible for the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center, according to a survey of conducted by centre-right think tank Policy Exchange, a non-profit education think tank. The survey — of 3,000 British Muslims from a variety of towns — also said: * 43% support the introduction of some forms of Sharia law. * 44% believe schools should be able to insist on "a hijab or niqab" as part of the uniform. * 15% believe art or music should not be... more »
Shale Oil Is OPEC's Greatest Threat
*Reuters*: *Leaner and meaner: U.S. shale greater threat to OPEC after oil price war* NEW YORK/HOUSTON In a corner of the prolific Bakken shale play in North Dakota, oil companies can now pump crude at a price almost as low as that enjoyed by OPEC giants Iran and Iraq. Until a few years ago it was unprofitable to produce oil from shale in the United States. The steep slide in costs could encourage more U.S. shale output if OPEC members cut supplies, undermining the producer group's ability to boost prices. OPEC ministers meet Wednesday to weigh output cuts to end a two-year glut ... more »
WPTPN: Recommended Non-Duck Readings for the Weekend
I plan to post relevant items for the World Politics in a Time of Populist Nationalism (WPTPN) group somewhat regularly, so please send links to me via Twitter (@whinecough) or e-mail (wkwineco _ at _ indiana _ dot _ edu). For more information on the WPTPN series see this post. Follow WPTPN posts using this […]
Will France Be The Next Democracy To Fall Into The Grasp Of Neo-Fascists?
About a week ago we looked at the upcoming French presidential elections from the perspective of the primary of the center-right party, Les Républicains, which have since had their run-off and selected the further right of the two party front-runners, François Fillon. The betting is now that Fillon will eventually face neo-fascist leader Marine Le Pen. But what about the Socialists, you wonder? French conventional wisdom is that they've made a hash of governing and stand no chance. In fact, this week their standard bearer, President François Hollande, announced that he won't seek ... more »
Grant G -Open Letter to Justin Trudeau- Betrayal and Insults
Beautiful British Columbia's Federal Liberal MPs..... *John Aldag*-Cloverdale Langley *Terry Beech*-Burnaby North Seymour *Suhk Dhaliwal*-Surrey Newton *Hedy Fry*-Vancouver Center *Stephen Fuhr*-Kelowna Country *Pamela Goldsmith Jones*-West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country *Ken Hardie*-Fleetwood-Port Kells *Ron Mckinnon*-Coquitlam Port Coquitlam *Joyce Murray*-Vancouver Quadra *Joe Peschisolido*-Steveston Richmond East *Carla Qualtrough*-Delta *Don Ruimy*-Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge *Harjit Sajjan*-Vancouver South *Randeep Sarai*-Surrey Center *Jati Sidhu*-Mission... more »
Government Quietly Admits to Weather Modification Program
*Ryan Cristian* - The list of admissions by the U.S. government is available to all who are willing to look. The post Government Quietly Admits to Weather Modification Program appeared first on Waking Times.
100-years Of Socialism Has Taught Us Nothing
Forced Labor in Soviet UnionThe Russian Revolution of 1917 which brought the Soviet regime to power in Russia was a pair of revolutions. The first revolution in February 1917 resulted in the old regime being replaced by a Provisional Government. In the second revolution of October 1917, the Provisional Government was removed and replaced with a Communist State. According to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the author of several harrowing books on the Soviet gulag system, the Soviet State murdered more than 60 million people during the reign of Josef Stalin. The *Black Book of Communism: Cr... more »
X-Zone Broadcast Network - John Greenewald
John Greenewald, Jr. of the Black Vault fame was the guest on this week’s radio show. We talked about FOIA and if it still works, how it works and what might go wrong. We also discussed the famed 1976 Tehran, Iran, UFO intercept in which two jet fighters attempted to approach the UFO and lost their avionics, instrumentation and power. The object was seen by an Iranian general and seen on radar as well. John talked about the documents written about the intercept, what they showed and how there was never any follow up investigation. You can listen to the show here: https://youtu.be/E... more »
Wisconsin Recount Shows Hillary Clinton Rigged Election
Officials involved in the Wisconsin recount have come forward with evidence of tampered voting machines that they say proves Hillary Clinton rigged the election. Election observers designated on behalf of Jill Stein have shared images on social media showing nine voting machines with tampered seals. Palmerreport.com reports: The observer, named Wendy, has been observing the recount in St. Croix County. According to the state’s official election website, that county is currently doing both a hand recount and a machine recount. That’s what makes it notable that Wendy spotted the br... more »
Obama To Create His Own Fake News Channel – ‘Obama TV’
President Barack Obama has hinted that he may launch his very own ‘fake news’ television service in order to balance the ‘alt right’ propaganda he says has become a problem. According to multiple sources, Obama met with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in order to discuss his upcoming plans to launch ‘Obama TV’. Obama hinted at what his new media venture may consist of during a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine. “How do we rethink our storytelling, the messaging and the use of technology and digital media, so that we can make a persuasive case across the country?” Obama sai... more »
Obama Promotes Legislation Forcing Woman To Do Military Service
President Obama has said that he wants to force women to register for the military draft, lending support for a controversial new Bill being pushed through the House. The White House announced its intention of supporting the bill in the name of “gender equality,” saying that if the draft were to be brought back, women should be forced to serve as well as men. Antiwar.com reports: The administration opened all combat roles to women, and officials say they believe expanding the registration system is a “logical next step,” ensuring “gender equality” in forcing the public to registe... more »
U.S. Catholic Church Forced To Pay $4 Billion To Child Abuse Victims
An independent investigation has discovered that the U.S. Catholic Church has been forced to pay almost $4 billion in compensation to child abuse victims. Over the course of the last 65 years, the Church’s sex abuse scandals have cost them a staggering $3,994,797,060.10, according to research conducted by NCR. Patheos.com reports: And that’s an underestimate since we still don’t know how much was spent for therapy for the victims, help for the offenders, and the creation of “safe environment” programs. That figure is based on a three-month investigation of data, including a revie... more »
Dark Web Plot To Assassinate Trump Uncovered
A Dark Web website launched last week on the Darknet is raising money to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President elect Mike Pence. The one-page website is asking for donations from visitors in order to assassinate Trump and Pence due to their “extreme” political ideologies. “As you are all well aware, the consequences of having Donald Trump and Mike Prence as the leaders of the free world are extremely dangerous,” the webpage says. “The political, environmental and social consequences will change the United States for the worst.” Southfront.org reports: Accordi... more »
Fascism Is On The March In Europe-- Elections Tomorrow In Austria And Italy
Tomorrow Italy votes on a package of complex referendums that are extremely difficult for voters without post-graduate degrees to understand. But rejection could be another devastating blow the EU. The BBC tried sorting out what it means and why it's important. The reforms Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is trying to impose on his fractious country are tied up in the referendum and he says he'll step down if they lose-- the 3rd domino after Brexit and Trump in "he onward march of the right-wing (neo-fascist) populists. Italy's been there before-- and it worked out badly for them. Unf... more »
Escape From New York
Escape From New York Original 1981 Trailer
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, “Liquid Mind VI: Spirit” (Full Album)
Liquid Mind, “Liquid Mind VI: Spirit” (Full Album) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdUWuHNyw6c&t=71s
"A Look to the Heavens"
"M78 isn't really hiding in planet Earth's night sky. About 1,600 light-years away and nestled in the nebula rich constellation Orion, the large, bright, reflection nebula is well-known to telescopic skygazers. But this gorgeous image of M78 was selected as the winner of the Hidden Treasures 2010 astrophotography competition. Held by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), the competition challenged amateur astronomers to process data from ESO's astronomical archive in search of cosmic gems. *Click image for larger size.* The winning entry shows off amazing details within bluish M78... more »
"Curveballs..."
"Just when we think we figured things out, the universe throws us a curveball. So, we have to improvise. We find happiness in unexpected places. We find ourselves back to the things that matter the most. The universe is funny that way. Sometimes it just has a way of making sure we wind up exactly where we belong." - "Dr. Meredith Grey", "Grey's Anatomy"
ENJOYING TRUMP'S FOREIGN POLICY SO FAR? WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR.
BooMan reminds us that it's not just Taiwan: If Trump is being advised by lunatics now, that's a problem. And if he's just so ignorant and pig-headed that he doesn't know or care what he just did by having his staff arrange a call with Taiwan, that's not a bold way of violating pointless norms. It's extraordinarily dangerous and portends all kinds of problems for our country, the world, and the prospects for peace between nations. I cannot understand how Trump was allowed to offer a state visit to Rodrigo Duterte, the president of the Philippines. It's beyond belief. That absolutel... more »
Chet Raymo, "Awww…"
*"Awww…"* by Chet Raymo “In one of his always delightful essays, Stephen Jay Gould traced the "evolution" of Mickey Mouse from the time of his creation by Disney, in 1928, to the mouse we know today. The early Mickey was a bit of a rascal - mischievous, occasionally cruel. And he looked more or less like a real adult mouse: small head in proportion to body, pointy nose compared to cranial vault, beady eyes, spindly legs. As time passed, Mickey's personality softened and his appearance changed. Head and cranium became enlarged, eyes grew to half the size of the face, limbs got pudgi... more »
"Thankfully Remember..."
“Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have not, but reckon up the greatest of the blessings you do possess, and then thankfully remember how you would crave for them if they were not yours.” - Marcus Aurelius
The Mystery Of The Disappearances Of Malaysian Flights MH370 And MH17 Continues: SELECTIVE EVIDENCE Suddenly... We Can Get Voice Recorders Off Airplane Crashes Again. What Gives???
For the last two years I have stated clearly in this blog that I do strongly believe that when Malaysian flight MH370 "magically" disappeared off of ground radar on March 8th, 2014, that the aircraft was absolutely hijacked by the US military and diverted to their Indian Ocean military base at Diego Garcia.... I have NOT seen any evidence to this day that has changed my opinion..... Yes, we have seen many reports of debris "washing up" on the beaches of many islands in the Indian Ocean including Madagascar... But after all of that "evidence" has been carefully examined, almost all h... more »
Chris Hedges: The Attica Prison Uprising
Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Dec 3, 2016 On this week’s episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges sits down with Professor Heather Ann Thompson to discuss the findings in her new book “Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy”. They explore why the rebellion that left […]
The Daily "Near You?"
Cluj-napoca, Cluj, Romania. Thanks for stopping by!
"How Tomorrow Could Trigger the “Most Violent Economic Shock in History”
*"How Tomorrow Could Trigger the “Most Violent Economic Shock in History”* By Nick Giambruno "It was the one moment that convinced Hitler suicide was better than surrendering. On the morning of April 29, 1945, the bodies of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress were dumped like garbage into Milan’s Piazzale Loreto. A large mob of Italians quickly gathered. They pelted the former leader’s corpse with vegetables. They spat on it. They urinated on it. Some even emptied their pistols into his lifeless body. After a few hours, the crowd hung the bodies from a metal girder at... more »
Nearly All Patient Advocacy Groups Funded By Big Pharma
A new study has revealed that almost all US patient advocacy groups are funded and led by the drug industry Patient advocacy groups are supposed to be unbiased and independent authorities championing the public interest with regard to drug and medical issues before the FDA. They claim to represent the true voice of constituents, untainted by special interest bias. RT reports: It turns out that at least 39 of 42 patient advocacy groups – or 93 percent – received funds from pharmaceutical companies, while at least 15 have drug company reps on their governing boards, according to re... more »
Tehran - September 18, 1976
(Blogger’s Note: John Greenewald and I discussed this case on the radio and I thought many would like to see a more information about it including the names of the various participants in the sighting. This is adapted from my book, The UFO John GreenewaldDossier, which details the UFO situation as it is seen around the world. This provides the best information available. You can look at the documents themselves by visiting www.theblackvault.com.) A Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) document would later say, “A remarkable report. This case is a classic that meets all the necessary co... more »
John Pilger: The Media Blackout on the Blockade of China and Threat of Nuclear War
Dandelion Salad with John Pilger goingundergroundRT on Dec 3, 2016 We speak to award winning journalist and filmmaker John Pilger about his newest film, The Coming War with China. Dr. Hong Bo on China’s economy and Chair of the Bhopal Medical Appeal on the Bhopal Disaster thirty two years on. *** The Coming War on […]
"Trump and the Taiwan Call"
*"Trump and the Taiwan Call"* by Scott Adams "By now you know that President-Elect Trump took a call from the President of Taiwan and simultaneously lit on fire the underpants of the mainstream media and maybe the leadership of China too. Apparently taking a phone call from the president of Taiwan is a major diplomatic change from the so-called “One China Policy” that imagines Taiwan as a rogue province of China, not its own country. Reports are saying this call was planned, not a mistake on the Trump team’s side. Was this a mistake by Trump? If you look at this call through the fi... more »
Trumpy-The-Clown Gals, Ann Coulter And Tulsi Gabbard
Ann Coulter had an anti-Trump impurity breakdown on twitter yesterday, ostensibly over Nikki Haley, although as you can see above, she got a little more general a few minutes later. Remember, Trump took his whole xenophobic shtik directly from Coulter and she made like she was worshipping at his bigoted alter for the duration of the campaign-- primarily because he wanted to round up Hispanics and ship 'em to camps and beyond. She's a Pence-and-Ryan hater and flipped out when Pence told Scott Pelley of CBS News today that he and Ryan are going to work on an immigration bill. That's... more »
Mosul Campaign Day 47, Dec 2, 2016
On December 1 no advances were reported in the Mosul campaign, but the Iraqi forces (ISF) were back at it on December 2. Zuhur in east Mosul was declared freed for the third time, but once again it appeared that fighting was still going on there. The Islamic State counterattacked in Qadisiya, while the ISF moved into Meshraq, the 47th neighborhood of the city entered so far. Front line commanders tried to lobbyto change the tactics for taking Mosul, but Abadi and his military advisers denied them. Before the assault on the city began flyers were dropped telling residents to stay ... more »
Income Inequality in the US Grows
· Globally, in 2006, prior to the Great Recession, one percent of the world’s population was believed to control 40 percent of the world’s wealth. [i] Inequality grew in the wake of the recession.[ii] · In US, “total income reported on the top 400 individual tax returns rose 20% in 2014, according to Internal Revenue Service data released” Dec 1, 2016. Minimum adjusted gross income for this group was $126.8 million. Their average tax rate was 23.13%.[iii] · Ownership of the world’s largest corporations is highly centralized in a core group of 1318 corporations with interlocking ow... more »
French Lessons for the Centre Left
In ordinary times, a French president announcing they wouldn't be seeking re-election is something of a deal. Especially as none have stepped down after a single term in the history of the Fifth Republic. However, as it's 2016 this milestone will go down as but a detail. Still, you can't blame Francois Hollande for throwing in the towel. His approval ratings are among the most abysmal a Western leader has ever accrued and, as a result, the first round of the French presidential election was bound to finish with him in a heap, bruised and humiliated by a hostile electorate. All this ... more »
Federal Court Rejects Bid To Halt Vote Recount In Wisconsin
A federal court in Wisconsin has denied an emergency halt to the recount of the presidential vote. Two pro-Trump political action committees, the Great America PAC and Stop Hillary PAC filed a lawsuit and a request in federal court in Madison on Friday for a temporary restraining order seeking to stop the voter recount. Similar lawsuits were launched to delay recounts in Michigan and Pennsylvania Press TV reports: They argued that it is an unconstitutional violation of the rights of people, who had voted for President-elect Donald Trump, and that the recount runs the risk of preve... more »
Dec 3: They said it! The U.S. runs dictatorships for mass murder
On it's faith page, the irving press has the big story that it and other North American news media have never carried. It's the story of the indiscriminate murder of 300,000 men, women, and children carried out by the Guatemalan army with U.S. support - the latter coming from from the killers of special ops - from 1960 to 1996. Guatemala was (and still is) a U.S. sponsored dictatorship. Actually, the story (on the Faith Page) doesn't say most of the above. It doesn't mention the U.S., for example. It's just a short statement that an American priest killed in that war has been named... more »
Claims Of Increasing Tornado Outbreaks Don’t Hold Water
By Paul Homewood http://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2016/11/30/science.aah7393 Who will rid me of this junk science? The latest attempt to prove that tornadoes are becoming more extreme: ABSTRACT Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms kill people and damage property every year. Estimated U.S. insured losses due to severe thunderstorms in the first half of 2016 were 8.5 […]
Two Chinas?
Nationalist Chinese President Tsai Ing-wen called President Trump on Friday to offer congratulations on his election to America's highest office. The mainstream media went into melt-down mode. The The Democratic National Committee went on the record, “Donald Trump is either too incompetent to understand that his foolish phone call threatens our national security, or he’s doing it deliberately because he reportedly wants to build hotels in Taiwan to pad his own pockets.” Or maybe President Trump is not stupid by breaking with decades-long diplomatic tradition? Isn't that an inter... more »
Ice Thin Memory
Usually when news about Russia makes it to American late night shows, Russia either gets hit by a meteorite, or it annexes part of a neighboring country. Either way, it is illustrated by Putin’s bare-chested photograph on a horse. This time, however, neither celestial bodies, nor Putin’s nipples were at stake. Several high-profile newspapers and […]
WPTPN: The Legitimacy of American Hegemony in the Age of Trump
This World Politics in a Time of Populist Nationalism (WPTPN) guest post is written by Daniel Braaten, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Texas Lutheran University. His main research interests are in the areas of global governance, human rights, and U.S. foreign policy. His research has been published in the Review of International Studies, Journal […]
Timss talk: Post reporter succumbs to script!
*SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2016Sees the glass ten percent full:* Emma Brown is a Washington Post education reporter with the soul of a Globetrekker host. According to her official Post bio, Brown is "a latecomer to journalism who worked as a wilderness ranger in Wyoming and as a middle-school math teacher in Alaska before joining the newspaper in 2009." We'd say that capsule tends to overstate her age and to understate her apparent spirit. Brown graduated from Stanford in June 2000. During the academic term, she absorbed four years of overpowering Pacific-10 dominance. In the summers,... more »
Midday Musical Interlude: George Winston, “Sea”
George Winston, “Sea” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXEm72YtMJU
"We Are All Free To Do Whatever We Want To Do..."
"We are all free to do whatever we want to do,” he said that night. “Isn’t that simple and clean and clear? Isn’t that a great way to run a universe?” “Almost. You forgot a pretty important part,” I said. “Oh?” “We are all free to do what we want to do, as long as we don’t hurt somebody else,” I chided. “I know you meant that, but you ought to say what you mean.” There was a sudden shambling sound in the dark, and I looked at him quickly. “Did you hear that?” “Yeah. Sounds like there’s somebody...” He got up, walked into the dark. He laughed suddenly, said a name I couldn’t catch. ... more »
No Weakling Will Escape Getting Trumped
President-elect Donald Trump will leave his mark on the most vulnerable people in society as America says goodbye to the Age of Aquarius and enlightenment and embraces a turbulent future based on past-their-sell-by-date ideas. Nothing will escape the predicted Trump earthquake which is set to shatter civil norms in the coming years and send shock-waves throughout progressive communities in the world. The oldest person to become US president is going to make America great again. AlterNet reports: How ‘We’ Will Not Survive Trump History proves that idea has never been true. “There’s... more »
British Muslims are the most patriotic
The BBC were quite keen to publicise that survey by Policy Exchange that found British Muslims to be more patriotic than everyone else. But on the other hand, it found that a significant proportion of them believed that the Americans were responsible for 9/11. (Or did *not* believe that Al Qaeda was responsible.) MP Khalid Mahmood There’s a thread on Harry’s Place about it, which goes into much more detail than I wish to do, but I just thought the way the BBC presented it (Mishal Husain and two quarrelsome Muslim men squabbling on the Today programme) left one asking more questions... more »
"Humanity's Brotherhood Of Misery..."
"Life is messy. It's not easy and it's definitely not for the timid. Everyone has a past. Things that stab them right between the eyes. Old grudges. Old shame. Regrets that steal your sleep and leave you awake until you fear for your own sanity. Betrayals that make your soul scream so loud you wonder why no one else hears it. In the end, we are all alone in that private hell. But life isn't about learning to forgive those who have hurt you or forgetting the past. It's about learning to forgive yourself for being human and making mistakes. Yes, people disappoint us all the time. But... more »
Manuel Practices his English
I was particularly struck by the effort the BBC made to mark the sad departure of Andrew Sachs. I know the BBC goes into overdrive these days when people pass away, but there was another elephant in that room, which was of course the childish antics of those two oafs Ross and Brand. None of the BBC’s televised tributes to Sachs mentioned it at all; there was but a brief sentence on the website. Who knows if the distress caused by that pointless escapade hastened his decline, but I couldn’t help feeling the BBC was making a futile effort to put things right. All those clips from F... more »
Smiling over spilt blood
It’s reassuring to know that there’s someone in the Conservative Party with a realistic take on foreign affairs. If you haven’t already read Michael Gove’s piece in Friday’s Times (£) “Iran is smiling at the blood spilt in Syria” if you can’t access the Times online it’s also here , read it now. Here’s a taster: “For the Iranian regime, the West’s agreement to a nuclear deal was another sign of weakness, irresolution and short-termism. Iran will be free from any constraint after 15 years, and indeed it can prepare for the rapid acquisition of nuclear capability well before then... more »
SELECTIVE EVIDENCE Suddenly....we can get cockpit voice recordings off airplane crashes again. What gives???!!!
*Flight Path of MH370 * It's funny about modern jet plane technology...well not "funny ha ha" but "funny weird". Sometimes the flight recorder will present audio evidence of the last moments in the cockpit...with the communications between the pilots and the Air Traffic Control Towers illuminating the final moments before the crash...*and sometimes that precious evidence will, for whatever reason, simply not be available*...at least to the main$tream Media and the Public. Now, I ask myself...self? Why does the greencrow have to go and dig up three blatant weird happenstances abo... more »
Ryan, Pence And Price Have A Problem: Even Republicans Want Health Care
Yesterday, Greg Sargent started the news cycle rolling at the *Washington Post* with a simple question: Will Donald Trump really go through with all of it?. Like many of us, Sargent is rightfully worried that Trump, Pence, Ryan and McConnell "may soon be going forward with an agenda that could inflict radical, disruptive change on millions of people," especially in regard to gutting the Affordable Care Act and destroying Medicare. "We don’t know," he wrote, "how far Trump will actually go. It’s also true that Republicans are taking steps to mitigate the short-term impact of some of... more »
Fukushima Update: "Your Radiation This Week: November 19 to December 3, 2016"
*Publishing Note: *Due to Bob Nichol's other commitments the city-specific radiation reporting will now be published every 2 weeks until further notice. The next such reports will be on December 17 and 31, 2016. I will update the weekly Hiroshima bomb equivalents information. This is to keep you as aware and informed as possible, not alarm you, though you should be alarmed, and is scientific FACT, not sensationalistic nonsense. Everything here is active-linked for your own verification, or not; I encourage you to do so. The radiation's not going anywhere, folks, but we are... - CP *... more »
Editor's Note
Finishing up on a lot of projects right now. Blogging will return later this evening.
The Washington Political Wars Are Not Going To End
*Politico*: *Clinton allies plot anti-Trump movement* *‘We’re going to throw everything at him that he threw at us,’ said one longtime Democratic operative.* After most campaigns the combatants share cocktails and swap war stories — but the bitter 2016 battle for the White House is turning into a forever war with Hillary Clinton’s tormented team vowing a four-year insurgency against Donald Trump. There are no consolation prizes from a loss as humbling and catastrophic as the heavily-favored Clinton suffered on Nov. 8. But for her aides, there is a measure of liberation, freedom fr... more »
Chinese President Wants To 'Downsize' The Military
A picture of Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen behind soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army marching during a training session for a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War Two, at a military base in Beijing, China, August 22, 2015.... REUTERS/Damir Sagolj *Global Times/Xinhua*: *Xi calls for smaller but more capable army* Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a smaller army with better combat capability and optimized structure as the military reform deepens. Xi, who is also chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and head... more »
China Believes There Is A 'Conspiracy' To Stir Up South China Sea Trouble
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a joint news conference with Hungary's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto, at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, in Beijing, China, November 30, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee *Reuters:* *China says has defeated 'conspiracy' to stir up South China Sea trouble* China's success at turning around relations with the Philippines under its new president Rodrigo Duterte show the "conspiracies" of certain countries to stir up trouble in the South China Sea have been defeated, China's foreign minister said on Saturday. In July, the Philippine... more »
China Protests President-Elect Trump's Phone Conversation With Taiwan's President
*Wall Street Journal*: *Trump’s Phone Call With Taiwan President Sparks China Complaint* *President-elect Donald Trump’s conversation with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen breaks with decades of U.S. policy* BEIJING—A call between U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is shaking delicate relations between Beijing and Taipei and threatening to place the U.S. in the middle of a relationship it has been careful not to upset. China said it had lodged a formal complaint with the U.S., and Taiwan urged China to stay calm a day after Mr. Trump broke dipl... more »
Open thread
Sorry for the lack of posts recently. (Events, dear boy, events!) This may continue for a few more days. In the meantime...
Michael in the lion's den
Today's *Dateline London *had a new pro-Brexit panellist today - one Michael Gove. Against him were ranged three strongly anti-Brexit regulars: Michael Goldfarb, Nesrine Malik and Rashmee Lall. I had to laugh at Michael Gove smiling and waiting politely to reply as all three of the latter worked themselves up into a hand-jabbing, head-in-their-hands, hair-tossing frenzy against him. "More, more please!", he said at one point, clearly seeing the funny side of it. Regular pro-Brexit *Dateline *viewers, of course, have (metaphorically-speaking) been precisely where Michael Gove w... more »
A view across the Straits of Florida
Last night's *Newsnight* saw Emily Maitlis give us a short editorial from the shores of Cuba: Just 90 miles behind me lies the coast of Florida, and holiday home of America's new president - a man who holds Cuba's economic fortunes in the palm of his hand. Donald Trump's position on Cuba remains unclear, but enjoy this thought: The more tempted he is to tear up Obama's reforms the more likely they are to retrench an ideology here. Donald Trump then, an unlikely hero of Cuban socialism. [She obviously meant 'entrench' rather than 'retrench' there.] Emily immediately reinforced he... more »
On a Haydn to nothing
There was a pre-recorded report by Jenny Hill from Burgenland, Austria on this morning's *Today. *Jenny was reporting on the re-run presidential election there tomorrow. Go to 15:17 and, talking of that very election election, you'll hear her say, "The role of Austrian chancellor is largely ceremonial". She's confusing the Austrian chancellorship (the Austrian chancellor being the head of government) with the Austrian presidency (the largely ceremonial head of state) there... ...which only adds to my impression that the BBC should stop parachuting reporters into countries they ... more »
Sgt. Bergdahl Is Requesting A Pardon From President Obama
*FOX News*: *Bergdahl requests pardon from President Obama, US officials* Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl--held captive for five years after being captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan--has requested a pardon from President Obama, Fox News has learned from two senior US officials. According to a well-placed source, Bergdahl thanked the president for rescuing him in May 2014 in a controversial exchange for five Taliban prisoners from Gitmo, in addition to asking for a pardon in the letter. The Secretary of the Army was copied on the letter to the president, but the pardon was not formally... more »
A Look At How Soldiers Will Power Their Batteries In The Future
*Army Times: **Army tests 'HALO'-inspired knee brace that can charge your radios, mobile devices* The Army is looking for a way to lighten the load of batteries soldiers have to carry around to use their gadgets, and rising to the top of the heap is a tricked-out knee brace that absorbs the energy every time your feet hit the ground. The PowerWalk, also known as the bionic power knee harvester, looks like a very tactical knee brace, but it's wired to a battery pack that can power radios and other equipment with a weight of less than 7 pounds. "It's modeled after the HALO video g... more »
Did The U.S. Navy 'Steal' The Concept For Its Littoral Combat Ship?
MC1 JAMES R. EVANS/U.S. NAVY *David Axe, Daily Beast:* *Did the Navy Steal Its New Warship Designs?* It’s the cornerstone of the U.S. Navy’s future fleet. And a legendary ship-designer says the idea was all his. It’s been rough sailing for the U.S. Navy’s new Littoral Combat Ship. The speedy, warship has come under fire for being lightly-armed, weakly-built, undermanned, and prone to rusting—and yet, at the same time, way too expensive. And in recent months, four of the 400-foot-long warships—half of the Littoral Combat Ships currently in commission—have suffered serious engine b... more »
MAYBE THIS IS MORE FRIGHTENING, BUT THAT TAIWAN CALL LOOKS LIKE A CALCULATED ACT
I'm sure you know about this: 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. The call is the first known contact between a U.S. president or president-elect with a Taiwanese leader since before the United States broke diplomatic relations with the island in 1979. China considers Taiwan a province, and news of the official outreach by Trump is likely to infuriate the regional military and economic power. ... more »
Mass Rally in Seoul
Record 2.3 million people join sixth mass anti-Park rally in South Korea. This is the way to topple a US puppet dictator - non-violent massive protests - repeatedly. Thank you South Korea for showing the world the way! See more details *here*
Maurico Claver-Carone Is The Man Who Is Advising President-Elect Trump On Cuba
*USA Today*:* Closer look at the man advising Trump on Cuba policy* The words Fidel Castro have been fighting ones for Maurico Claver-Carone, the man helping President-elect Donald Trump craft policy on Cuba. As a boy when he played high school football in Orlando, Claver-Carone wore his love for the island country with at least one black sock emblazoned with the Cuban flag. And when he wasn’t on the field, Claver-Carone was already making himself an expert on Cuban history and politics, and forming strong opinions about the Castro regime. “If you ever mentioned Castro, he would g... more »
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*From Jenna Orkin * Deutsche Bank to pay $60 million to settle U.S. gold price-fixing case *Man who worked on Trump's Michigan campaign convicted of 10 counts of voter fraud *Michigan's attorney general has filed a lawsuit to halt Jill Stein's requested vote recount Trump picks legendary Marine Gen. Jim Mattis for defense secretary South Korea's president could face an impeachment vote as early as next week Gambia's president has conceded defeat in a shock election loss after 22 years in power 'You have to write what people want to see': How one Macedonian teenager creates fake news O... more »
Weekend reads: Paying peer reviewers; the embargo debate; crushed by data
This week at Retraction Watch featured some big numbers: How a request to correct a single paper turned into 19 retractions, and 18 tips for giving horrible presentations. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: Paid peer reviewers: A new paper explores how they could promote scientific quality and offer new career paths. (bioRxiv) “The revolution will not be […] The post Weekend reads: Paying peer reviewers; the embargo debate; crushed by data appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Is There A Propaganda War Against Russian Propaganda?
*Adrian Chen, New Yorker*: *The Propaganda About Russian Propaganda* In late October, I received an e-mail from “The PropOrNot Team,” which described itself as a “newly-formed independent team of computer scientists, statisticians, national security professionals, journalists and political activists, dedicated to identifying propaganda—particularly Russian propaganda targeting a U.S. audience.” PropOrNot said that it had identified two hundred Web sites that “qualify as Russian propaganda outlets.” The sites’ reach was wide—they are read by at least fifteen million Americans. Prop... more »
Fast, cheap, good biofuels: Can we have all 3?
Converting biomass (lignocellulose) to high-quality liquid fuels has been a huge, costly headache since the first log was retorted to make wood alcohol. Acid hydrolysis of cellulose is costly and leaves lots of sulfate to deal with. Enzyme hydrolysis is also costly in materials and typically slow. Various types of pyrolysis have their good and bad points, but while some products like "liquid
Pilger: The Coming War on China
By John Pilger When I first went to Hiroshima in 1967, the shadow on the steps was still there. It was an almost perfect impression of a human being at ease: legs splayed, back bent, one hand by her side as she sat waiting for a bank to open. At a quarter past eight on the morning of 6 August, 1945, she and her silhouette were burned into the granite. I stared at the shadow for an hour or more, unforgettably. When I returned many years later, it was gone: taken away, “disappeared”, a political embarrassment. I have spent two years making a documentary film, The Coming War on Chin... more »
Tweet For Today
Amphibious assault ship #USSWasp marks significant milestone in #Mediterranean Sea #USNavy https://t.co/vGxyPPl9Bm pic.twitter.com/HLnlAFxeJU — U.S. Dept of Defense (@DeptofDefense) December 3, 2016
Picture Of The Day
The Ka-52 is an evolutionary derivative of the Ka-50 gunship, being different from its predecessor thanks to a crew of two and advanced avionics. © SPUTNIK/ GEORGIY ZIMAREV
Trumpy-the Clown And Paul Ryan Aren't The Only Problem Progressives Have To Confront-- First There's The DCCC
Right on the heels of the election, Pollfish did a survey of Trump voters, some of whom were already suffering buyer's remorse. Almost a third of his voters said they didn't think he had a real chance to win and fully 11%-- that's about 6.8 million people-- said if they had it to do all over again, they wouldn't vote for him. They don't have it to do all over again-- although they can check him by helping elect a progressive House in 2018. Many voters, enough to take a chance on a deranged narcissistic clown, wanted change-- and Hillary was the candidate of the status quo-- aggres... more »
The Post Truth Era
Several commentators have suggested that the ascension of Donald Trump marks the beginning of the Post Truth Era. George Monbiot writes that, in fact, we have been living in the Post Truth Era for some time now. Over the past fifteen years, I have watched as tobacco, coal, oil, chemicals and biotech companies have poured billions of dollars into an international misinformation machine composed of thinktanks, bloggers and fake citizens’ groups. Its purpose is to portray the interests of billionaires as the interests of the common people, to wage war against trade unions and beat ... more »
Bill Whittle: Hillary's Final Disgrace...
*absolutely spot on and brilliant. * Thank you, Bill
UN Passes Resolution Urging Israel To Leave Syria’s Golan Heights
The United Nations General Assembly has once again adopted a resolution demanding that Israel withdraw from Syria’s Golan Heights, territory that they have occupied since 1967. The resolution, which had been proposed by 37 countries, was passed by an overwhelming majority on November 30th. It called on Israel to “withdraw from all the occupied territory to the line of 4 June 1967 and called on all parties concerned to exert the necessary efforts to ensure the resumption of the peace process.” However, UN General Assembly resolutions are non-binding and no more than a ‘paper tiger’ ... more »
Stephen Hawking: Today Is Most Dangerous Time In History
Renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking warns that the rise of Donald Trump along with Britain’s Brexit vote have come at “the most dangerous time in the history of the human race.” The disabled scientist from Cambridge who knows more about the mechanics of the universe than most people on earth says that the elites have come unstuck by their own shenanigans and their actions have contributed to the rise of Donald Trump and the Brexit vote, at a time when the planet needed the most from its intelligent species, man. The most famous scientist alive today claim... more »
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*British school apologises to a Christian teaching assistant who was made to feel 'like a criminal' after she told a 14-year-old student she did not agree with same sex relationships * A school has apologised to a black Christian teaching assistant it had issued her with a written warning after she told an autistic pupil she disapproved of same-sex relationships. Victoria Allen, 51, also said she did not like the way the biblical rainbow symbol had been adopted as an emblem of gay pride. After receiving the warning, she threatened to take Brannel School in St Austell, Cornwall,... more »
Politics After Richmond
Late to the comment party, but whatevs. Zac Goldsmith thoroughly deserved to have his arse handed to him, even if it depended on the Liberal Democrats to get it done. His "independent challenge" to the Conservatives was successfully undermined by his own stupidity. Having the local association back him, making sure the Tory party proper didn't field a candidate, getting all his mates from the Commons to come down and campaign for him and then, the *piece de resistance*, not ruling out rejoining the Tories, the fool didn't so much as get found out as paraded his cynicism. The by-el... more »
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*Total dishonesty about last Thursday's blackout in South Australia* *The S.A. government is shrilling that the new blackout had "nothing to do" with the previous big one in September. I suppose that there is some trivial sense in which that is true but the root cause of both blackouts is the same: South Australia does not have ANY baseload power of its own. Had they not decommissioned all their coal-fired stations, neither blackout would have happened. Their windmills are just not a reliable source of power. During the latest incident they were delivering only 6% of t... more »
Europe’s green energy policy is a disaster for the environment
By Paul Homewood h/t Tallbloke https://www.newscientist.com/article/2114993-europes-green-energy-policy-is-a-disaster-for-the-environment From New Scientist: The European Union’s proposals for revising its renewable energy policies are greenwashing and don’t solve the serious flaws, say environmental groups. The EU gets 65 per cent of its renewable energy from biofuels – mainly wood – but it is failing to […]
Israeli Terrorism
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, victims of a horrific arson attack that left three dead—and the urban center of Hebron, a glaring example of Israeli apartheid under intense military occupation.
#ERRE report and poison pills
There's a lot of hay being made of about Maryam Monsef's parliamentary attack on the Electoral Reform committee's report. In brief, Monsef went on the attack and accused the committee of failing in its job by producing a recommendation for proportional representation and a referendum on whether Canadians want it. In response, the committee members, other MPs, and the general public bristled,
North Dakota Officials Shaking in their Shoes as Vets Arrive at Standing Rock
Led by veteran and former Baltimore Sargent Michael A Wood Jr and Wes Clark Jr, veteran and son of General Wesley Clark, a group of veterans are traveling to North Dakota in order to stand with water protectors against the police who are committing state-sanctioned violence in defense of corporate profits. It now appears that North Dakota officials are backing off their demand that the Standing Rock camp be closed by December 3 or else people would be forcibly removed. Now that 2,000 ex-military veterans are descending on Standing Rock the governor of North Dakota (an agent of th... more »
Progressive Elitist Cronyism on Bloomberg Business Radio
While on my way to my laboratory this morning, I heard two federal government ads on Bloomberg Business Radio between 0430 and 0435 hours. The first was an ad admonishing fathers to spend time with their children. The second was a FEMA ad telling you to have an emergency plan and to have supplies prepared. Now Bloomberg Business Radio is very much a Progressive Elitist operation. Its audience is not one filled with the poor and under-educated. If the government ad telling fathers to spend time with their children was aimed at reducing federal welfare costs to single-parent famil... more »
Tsai calls Trump, World Commentariat IQ drops 50 points
[image: DSC03714] It's long, and I'll be updating as I work through the evening.... As you can see from the pic above, I spent a lovely day out in Miaoli and the hills around Taichung with three dear friends on bikes. Went to a famous farm where they have integrated ducks into the farm's pest management system and talked about really important and useful things, like settlement ponds, and duck diets, and raids by local monkeys, and how the health of freshwater shrimp can be used to monitor the health of the water ecology on the farm. Then we all retired to the farmhouse for tea and r... more »
Simply Saturday
*We're starting out with trailers today:* *Star Wars* *Rogue One* Coming to every theater in the world on December 16. *Episode 7 * May the farce be with you -- next year. *Cyborg City (2017)* I can't quite figure this one out - the robot sounds like a "Predator" (with asthma) and even has some of that design vibe, etc. I don't know whether or not the movie will suck. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. *He Won* *Mad Dog* Even though General James Mattis is the most qualified person to be put forward as Secretary of Defense in a generation, the Democrat Party oppos... more »
Free Planet - War World - Blackwells Oxford
my writing alter-ego Hertzan Chimera's amazingly insane 5x8inch 600+ pages paperback dual/duelling trilogies from Chimericana Books in the USA are now available at the world-famous Blackwell store here in central Oxford, UK. Free Planet (690 pages) *Patent. Profit. Power.* The Custodian Liberation is battling the forces of G3 or Global Gambling Game to secure your rights to your world. War World (620 pages) *Deception. Danger. Dreams.* G3 or Global Gambling Game are ruthless in their pursuit of profit but what secrets lie behind their power of control? You can also reserve copie... more »
(Trumped? Jailed! Deep State Raises Ugly Head) Kissingered: USA War/Greed Factor Overwhelming (Waiting for the Barbarians) Dear President Putin (How Dems Could Win Again But WaPo Says NO) Too Many Americans Are Watching from the Sidelines (Google Gives PRISM Petabytes of Personal Data But No Evil Doers They!) Schmidt Next President? Commies Detected! (Hillary Running on Obama Sand Legacy) EFF Denied
(A few bucks in the Pay Pal to help cover server costs would be much appreciated. It's the holiday season. Thanks for your support.) The war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous. - George Orwell Official Washington’s rush into an Orwellian future is well underway as political and media bigwigs move to silence Internet voices of independence and dissent. As an unemployed
Tweaked Baker’s Yeast Could Make More Biofuel From Less Plant Material
We have posted on this work some years ago and now it appears to becoming fruitful. Converting plant biomass into an ethanol rich liquor is surely an excellent objective. It surely can also be made into a continuous process as well. I personally prefer that all plant waste be converted to biochar. This builds soils. Yet converting xylose to ethanol applies many places and there is always the residuals. Right now there are vast amounts of plant waste that need to be optimized coming out of factory farming. So all this is welcome. . *Tweaked Baker’s Yeast Could Make Mor... more »
External Brain Stimulation goes Deep
This is only a proof of concept but the promise is huge. A skull cap can be designed that is now able to generate a three dimensional work space and local stimulation induced at will. Better yet, resolution will steadily improve in concert with the software. This can be hugely diagnostic as well. This will truly read the brain and allow interaction as well. Early days though. Yet we can now imagine doing all of it. This is really very good news and deserves full support.. . *External brain stimulation goes deep* *Applying electrical currents to mouse skulls s... more »
Kangaroo-bone Nose Piercing is Oldest Bone Jewellery ever found
[image: Portrait of an Aboriginal man with a shell and feather headdress and a nose piercing, Queensland, ca. 1900] Interesting. this coincides with the likely time of the ending of human mind to mind communication. More critically it pretty well establishes that we had a global population in all parts ofv the world except perhaps the americas and even that is suspect. This was the uniform level of their culture. Effective stone tools and personal adornment as still seen today. We have only begun to map all this and completely ignore the the hundred feet lower sea level. *... more »
Here's Why Stamping Out Fake News Is a Lot Harder Than You Think
Yes there is plenty of made up stories out there but they are readily checked by merely going to a mainstream source. We have merely become aware. More to the point, such stories are targeted to an active audience least likely to be so conned. Are there any naive readers left? In the need it joins other sources of noise and we need not be too exercised about it. They most certainly had nothing to do with Hillary's loss. She did that all by herself. . *Here's Why Stamping Out Fake News Is a Lot Harder Than You Think* *by * * Mathew Ingram * * @mathewi* *November 17, 2016,... more »
Everspace, where Star Citizen nearly went...
Everspace, from Rockfish Games in Hamburg, uses Unreal 4 engine to demonstrate nice ship rendering, thrusting space dog-fighting, spectacular explosions and missiles that work... from what I've seen of Star Citizen's early spec, this is where it was meant to have gone. A simple, in space, repair existence that allows for powerups and pickups and stunning fleet battles. Looks like Star Citizen was at least 'inspired' by the visual/audio competition and style Everspace offers. HUD-interface is better than SC's too. *In EVERSPACE we take a more action-focused approach to the core gamep... more »
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 Interlude: 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 Gaius 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
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