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Tweets For Today
A major tunnel collapse could kick up some serious radiation into the atmosphere. Sniffers are certainly out in full force tonight. pic.twitter.com/yj66oPNkMO — Intel Crab (@IntelCrab) September 3, 2017 Possible two-stage hydrogen bomb seen 'game changer' for North Korea https://t.co/N18FELAqJd pic.twitter.com/9N3yLoWT5v — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) September 3, 2017 NK H-bomb warhead of the HS 14 missile. Solid model still under work. pic.twitter.com/TOrjPrJSOQ — Tal Inbar (@inbarspace) September 3, 2017 South Korea conducts live-fire exercise simulating attack on North's nuc... more »
Thermonuclear Korean EMP may send America back to the Stone Age
North Korea is a rogue country but whether you like it or not, it's also a country that has achieved certain things and it could be *extremely unwise* to overlook, deny, or mock these achievements. Last January, when I wrote the blog post North Korea goes thermonuclear, we weren't actually sure whether the latest explosion was due to a Hydrogen bomb. Well, yesterday's Magnitude 6.3 earthquake wasn't too natural. Because the estimated power is more than an order of magnitude above the previous one, I guess that this time, the explosion was almost certainly thermonuclear. I can't s... more »
Brick by BRICS: The roadmap for cooperation in the wider ‘global east’ all leads to One Belt–One Road
BRICS, the EAEU and SCO are ultimately all best served to hasten the development of smooth and frequent trade between all member states of each body. The post Brick by BRICS: The roadmap for cooperation in the wider ‘global east’ all leads to One Belt–One Road appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Syrian Army On The Verge Of Lifting The ISIS Seige Of Deir Az Zor
*Al Jazeera*: *Syrian army moves closer to ISIL-besieged Deir Az Zor* The governor of Deir Az Zor province says the Syrian army will reach the city in 24-48 hours 'at most'. Syria's army and its allies have advanced towards ISIL-besieged Deir Az Zor city after capturing the al-Kharata oil field, a war monitor said on Sunday. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has focused this year on striking eastwards in a multi-pronged assault against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant to reclaim Deir Az Zor from the armed group. ISIL controls most of Deir Az Zor province - apart from a Syrian ... more »
Independence of Belarus Must Be Protected Unitedly: Rally Demanding the Cancellation of Russia-Belarus Military Exercises West-2017
From the Charter’97 Press Center: “On September 8, Everyone Should Be At Square, And Not Sit In Kitchens 31.08.2017, 9:54 … Continue reading →
The Ongoing Saga 84: News, Updates, & More
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : Last update was Sept. 4, 2017. Most recent updates are on top, after image-intro commentary, so…
PIcture Of The Day
*Delmarva Flyover* The commander of the Thunderbirds prepares his team at the start of the Thunderbirds' aerial performance during the 2017 Thunder Over Dover open house at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Aug. 27, 2017. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jared Duhon *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Thunderbirds Thunder Over Dover* (US Department of Defense).
Gazans Die After being Denied Treatment Abroad by Israel
PressTV News Videos Published on Aug 30, 2017 Over a dozen terminally ill patients in the beseiged Gaza Strip have died after Israel denied them permits to travel abroad for treatment. In a statement the Al-Mezan Centre for Human Rights cited the cases of 15 patients since the start of 20-17. Among them are two women […]
James Comey Drafted Hillary Clinton’s Exoneration Before FBI Interviewed Her and 17 Key Witnesses
Lionel Nation Published on Aug 31, 2017 Former FBI Director James Comey started to draft a statement exonerating Hillary Clinton in the bureau’s investigation into her use of a private email server before the FBI interviewed her or her key witnesses, the Senate Judiciary Committee said Thursday, the Washington Examiner reports. “Conclusion first, fact-gathering second […]
New Taliban Video Showcases Their Elite Fighters Mimicking The Style And Tactics Of U.S. Special Forces
An elite Taliban unit conducts a patrol in a screenshot from a Taliban propaganda video uploaded to the group's offical website Aug. 30. The Taliban fighters are wearing uniforms and apparel that most resembles western militaries. *Military Times*: *Taliban mimic American commandos in latest propaganda video* WASHINGTON — A recent Taliban propaganda video uploaded to the group’s official media site appears to show Taliban fighters mimicking the style and tactics of American commandos. The video, titled “Caravan of Heroes 13,” was posted to the group’s propaganda outlet called Voi... more »
New study identifies natural driving forces of climate change
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: The El Niño of 1997-8 Another paper attempting to shed some light on the mysteries of long-term cyclical climate patterns is brought to our attention by the GWPF. The abstract looks fair but there are a few nods in the direction of ‘greenhouse gases’ later in the paper, in…
Revisiting wind turbine impacts – Erroneous recent calculation highlights need to assess renewable energy sustainability claims
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest essay by Paul Driessen Foreword: An article I wrote several weeks ago had a couple of stupid math errors. This column attempts to correct them – and take readers on a journey to the futuristic world of 100 percent “clean, green, sustainable, renewable” wind energy. Since the…
Arctic Ice September Strong
Originally posted on Science Matters: Click on image to enlarge. The image above shows ice extents for yesterday, day 244, from 2007 to 2017. Particularly interesting is the variation in the CAA (Canadian Arctic Archipelago), crucial for the Northwest Passage. (The region is located north of the word “Extent” in gold.) While 2016 was a…
Many Trump Voters Are Obese-- But Not Jolly
We’ve been making the case here for over a year that one motivation for voting for Trump-- and to some extent for Republicans and their agenda that is part of a cult of death-- is because people hate themselves-- and their lives: their miserable jobs, their relationships, the mess they’re stuck in, the TV reality they can never realistically even aspire to… They hate their wives and their husbands and their in-laws and their kids. They hate the world and don’t care if Climate Change destroys the planet. They hate the planet too. They’ve been left behind by technology and by economi... more »
Labour Party betrays Palestine!
The Labour Party in the United Kingdom has made a huge switch in its policy leaving many followers of the Jeremy Corbyn headed Party in disappointment and disbelief. When Jeremy Corbyn ran his election campaign he presented a clear message to his Palestinian human rights advocating audience, which was outlined in the Labour Manifesto. However […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US Coalition bombs ISIL convoy heading to Deir Ezzor from Lebanon, claims 85 dead
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:05 A.M.) – The U.S. Coalition’s official spokesperson claimed on Sunday that their jets had killed 85 Islamic State (ISIL) terrorists and destroyed over 40 of their vehicles that were traveling from the Syrian-Lebanese border to Deir Ezzor. “Hezbollah-ISIS update: 85 Daesh killed, 40 separate ISIS vehicles destroyed; @CJTFOIR NOT targeting or preventing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian jets destroy 9 armored vehicles belonging to ISIL in Deir Ezzor
Jets from the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed at least nine armored vehicles belonging to the Islamic State terrorist group (outlawed in Russia) in the Deir Ezzor Governorate this weekend, the Defense Ministry said on Saturday. “Within the last two days, the Russian aircraft destroyed nine armored vehicles, including two tanks, 6 artillery positions, one self-made […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
“They do not grasp their essential irrelevance.”
There is an excellent essay at VANITY FAIR written by SARAH ELLISON that discusses the ever-evaporating influence and power of Twitler’s daughter/wife and her husband. It’s very long, so I will just give you a smattering of amuse-bouches to whet … Continue reading →
Is President Trump's Inner Circle Under Cyber Attack?
*PJMedia:* *Doxed? Trump's Inner Circle May Be Under Cyber Attack* Unknown hackers may have dropped private and sensitive information on several members of President Trump's inner circle onto an open source forum called Hastebin. While the exact time stamp has been masked, the information contains personal phone numbers, email addresses, parking tickets, moving violations, the names of people related to them, and even Amazon Wish Lists. (Disturbingly, obtaining someone's Wish List on Amazon is as easy as having the email address he uses to sign into his account. Are Amazon custome... more »
Revisiting wind turbine impacts by Paul Driessen
*Erroneous recent calculation highlights need to assess renewable energy sustainability claims* It’s amazing, though hardly surprising, how quickly some used Hurricane Harvey’s devastation to claim that fossil fuel emissions are driving catastrophic climate change and weather. Their proffered solution, of course, is to replace those fuels with “clean, sustainable, renewable” energy. I’ve criticized this supposed solution many times, on multiple grounds. Unfortunately, a hasty numerical calculation for a recent column was way off base, and readers properly chastised me for the error... more »
SHAKEDOWN: US Forces EU to Pay 50% More for Natural Gas vs Russia
Russia Insider Published on Aug 30, 2017 Russians Mock US Puppets for Buying US Gas For 50% Higher Price Than Russian Gas Despite sanctions and political games in the European energy market, Gazprom has broken one record after another this week. For the first time, the daily capacity utilization for summer exports to non-CIS countries soared […]
Social Media is A Tool of the CIA: “Facebook, Google and Other Social Media Used to Spy on People”
Social Media is A Tool of the CIA: “Facebook, Google and Other Social Media Used to Spy on People” by Prof Michel Chossudovsky, http://www.globalresearch.ca/ A CBS news article published in 2011 entitled “Social Media Is a Tool of the CIA. Seriously” reveals the “unspoken truth” which the mainstream media including CBS have failed to address. The CIA […]
Major Market Shift Happening Now | Silver Guru David Morgan
SilverDoctors Published on Sep 1, 2017 A major shift is transpiring in the markets, silver guru David Morgan tells Silver Doctors. The gold mining shares are leading the bullion. This is extremely bullish, says Morgan. And the stock market is topping. He sees the stock market will pull back in the next few months. Dubin expects […]
Journalist Fired for Exposing How CIA Ran Weapons to Terrorists
RT America Published on Sep 1, 2017 Bulgarian investigative journalist Dilyana Gaytandzhieva says she was fired after reporting about how the Central Intelligence Agency ran weapons to Al-Nusra terrorists through Azerbaijan. Gaytandzhieva was let go for refusing to reveal her sources, she tells RT’s Anya Parampil. end
‘UK is Home to Up to 25,000 Islamist Extremists’ – EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator
RT Published on Sep 2, 2017 The UK is home to more Islamist extremists than any other EU country, according to the bloc’s counter-terrorism coordinator. He also warned that future terrorist attacks in Europe are inevitable. RT’s Anasatasia Churkina has been looking at why Britain tops the list. end
Bill Holter: Ending Will Be Financial Collapse Where Credit Stops
Bill Holter: Ending Will Be Financial Collapse Where Credit Stops by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) Financial writer Bill Holter says 2017 is the year of the “truth bombs,” and along with the truth comes pain. Holter explains, “Unfortunately, the truth coming out will mean a crashed system. It will mean a nonfunctioning system. When truth finally […]
Jim Willie: The End of US Dollar Hegemony
Jim Willie: The End of US Dollar Hegemony by https://www.tfmetalsreport.com/ Well, here we are…the unofficial end of summer. It’s Labor Day weekend here in the U.S. which means we are in the midst of a 3-day weekend. And you know what that means here at TFMR! Fresh Jackass for everyone! When Jim and I recorded this […]
Washington to Escalate US Navy Patrols in the South China Sea, Angering Beijing
Washington to Escalate US Navy Patrols in the South China Sea, Angering Beijing by https://sputniknews.com/ By intensifying its military presence in waters claimed by China, the US is increasing the likelihood of a regional arms race, according to reports. – As relations between Washington and Beijing continue to degenerate, an announcement by the Pentagon to increase maritime patrols in the disputed […]
China Readies Yuan-Priced Crude Oil Benchmark Backed By Gold Bypassing Dollar
China Readies Yuan-Priced Crude Oil Benchmark Backed By Gold by Tsvetana Paraskova, http://oilprice.com/ The world’s top oil importer, China, is preparing to launch a crude oil futures contract denominated in Chinese yuan and convertible into gold, potentially creating the most important Asian oil benchmark and allowing oil exporters to bypass U.S.-dollar denominated benchmarks by trading in yuan, […]
South Korean Spies: North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un Has Three Children
Intelligence reports have described Ri, pictured right, as coming from an ordinary family, with her father an academic and her mother a doctor *Daily Mail:* *Kim's young 'un: Spies reveal North Korean dictator has a secret son waiting in the wings to inherit his brutal regime but the boy has NEVER been seen in public* * Dictator has three children with his wife but gender of first has not been revealed * It has now emerged that Kim Jong-un has a young son who was born in 2010 * The boy has never been seen in public but will inherit his father's brutal regime North Korean leader Kim... more »
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Kahlil Gibran, "The Seven Selves"; "How I Became A Madman"
*"The Seven Selves"* by Kahlil Gibran "In the silent hour of the night, as I lay half asleep, my seven selves sat together and thus conversed in whispers: *First Self:* Here, in this madman, I have dwelt all these years, with naught to do but renew his pain by day and recreate his sorrow by night. I can bear my fate no longer, and now I must rebel. *Second Self:* Yours is a better lot than mine, brother, for it is given me to be this madman's joyous self. I laugh his laughter and sing his happy hours, and with thrice winged feet I dance his brighter thoughts. It is I that would r... more »
The Poet: Langston Hughes, "Dreams"
*"Dreams"* "Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow." - Langston Hughes
"But Not You..."
"Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you." - Jim Rohn
"World War 3? The United States And North Korea Stand On The Brink Of A Nuclear War"
*"World War 3? The United States And North Korea* * Stand On The Brink Of A Nuclear War"* by Michael Snyder "After North Korea successfully tested a hydrogen bomb on Sunday, U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis warned that the United States is more than capable of “the total annihilation of a country”. Unfortunately, the North Koreans may have already gotten to the point where they are capable of the same thing. Just a handful of North Korean nukes could kill millions of people and render the largest cities in South Korea or Japan completely uninhabitable, and so a nuclear war wi... more »
North Korea's Nuclear Test Sends A Message To China
*Jonathan Kaiman & Jessica Meyers, L.A. Times*: *North Korea’s sixth nuclear test was more than a slap in the face to President Trump. It also sent a signal to China* North Korea’s claim that it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb dramatically raised the stakes Sunday in its escalating confrontation with neighbors across northeast Asia, and with a U.S. administration that is increasingly running out of good options. Japan and South Korea’s leaders condemned the latest sign that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, unfazed by strict U.N. sanctions and a chorus of international con... more »
Spies Like Us: A Conversation With John le Carré and Ben MacIntyre
*-by Valley Girl* I lived in England for 10 years, a good while back-- 1975- 1986. I was in Cambridge as an academic. And, I lived with a Welshman, a Cambridge don. He was the first person ever from his small town in Wales, Merthyr Tydfil to be accepted to the University of Cambridge. Many Americans I knew, but not in my department, managed to live in Cambridge within the American bubble. Mostly those Americans were a ways up the road at the MRC, Cambridge. We (my Welshman and I) met once a week with some of them for dinner at the Curry Queen for many years. Two of them went on to... more »
President Obama's Inauguration Day letter to Donald Trump will make you miss him more than ever.
Here is the full letter courtesy of CNN: *Dear Mr. President - * *Congratulations on a remarkable run. Millions have placed their hopes in you, and all of us, regardless of party, should hope for expanded prosperity and security during your tenure. * *This is a unique office, without a clear blueprint for success, so I don't know that any advice from me will be particularly helpful. Still, let me offer a few reflections from the past 8 years. * *First, we've both been blessed, in different ways, with great good fortune. Not everyone is so lucky. It's up to us to do everything we... more »
America’s Worst World War II Fighter Was the Star of the Russian Air Force
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Europe* A strange irony. The P-39 Airacobra may be the least loved American fighter plane of World War II, deemed inadequate by military planners at the outset of hostilities and written off as nearly useless by many historians. Certainly, the P-39 could not match the high-altitude performance of classic American warbirds such as the dapper and agile P-51 Mustang, nor the hard-charging, hard-hitting P-47 Thunderbolt. And yet it was pilots of the Airacobra, not the Thunderbolt or Mustang, that achieved the highest scores of any aviators flying an Ame... more »
Sweden's Navy Asks: Please Don't Live Stream Our Submarines
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* Problem? Back in 2009, the Swedish town of Karlskrona had a brilliant idea to boost tourist traffic: install Web cameras overlooking the picturesque Swedish coast. But there was just one problem with this marketing gimmick: as a local writer pointed out this summer, the Karlskrona cameras were live streaming the nearby naval base—Sweden's largest and home to the country's fleet of five advanced non-nuclear submarines. Now, a submarine's best friends are stealth and secrecy, which is why submariners jealously guard these qualities. And there is... more »
The U.S. Air Force, Marines and SOCOM All Love This Piece of Gear
*Task and Purpose, Adam Linehan* *Security, * The U.S. Air Force gave the green light to use PMAGs. The Air Force has approved Magpul Industries Corps.’s GEN M3 PMAG, a polymer-based ammunition magazine, for use with small arms and light weapons, becoming the second U.S. military branch to adopt the highly popular accessory this year, Soldier Systems reported on Aug. 29. “We are certainly pleased that another major service component has taken their own look at the test data and come to the same conclusion as the Marine Corps and [U.S. Special Operations Command],” Magpul told Sol... more »
The Tragic Tale of a Sunken U.S. Aircraft Carrier (That Ended up Being a Strategic Success)
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* The USS Lexington waged a gallant war in the Pacific against the Imperial Japanese Navy. Responding to a November 27, 1941, war warning message from Admiral Harold R. “Betty” Stark, chief of naval operations, America’s prized handful of aircraft carriers were fortuitously absent from Pearl Harbor when Japanese planes savaged the Pacific Fleet on Sunday, December 7. The USS *Saratoga* (CV-3) was refitting in San Diego, the USS *Enterprise* (CV-6) was returning after ferrying fighters to the Marine Corps defense force on Wake Island, the U... more »
Here Is What Chinese Scholars Think about the North Korea Crisis
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, Asia* [image: Chinese paramilitary guards stand in the snow at the Forbidden City in Beijing] China is best positioned to manage a peaceful resolution of the North Korea nuclear crisis. The world has held its breath over the last two months. For nuclear strategists and specialists in the field of international security, this boiling predicament on the Korean Peninsula has been less an occasion for fatalist joking than a grim spectacle of just how dangerous and destabilizing the process of nuclear proliferation can be in any situation, let alone one...more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 3, 2017
*Philip Williams, ABC News Online*: *North Korea: What can actually be done to deal with a nuclear Pyongyang? (Analysis)* From the first tweak of the seismograph it was clear this was no ordinary tremor — it signalled the most powerful bomb of all. The North Korean TV newsreader announced with a flourish this was the state's first hydrogen bomb. If that now means Pyongyang has the weapon and the delivery system that could wipe out a Los Angeles, a San Francisco or a Sydney in a flash, then the world is now a different place. Nuclear weapons are supposed to be a deterrent — make yo... more »
Weekend in Rangeley, Maine
Mary Beth, Leann and I have been spending the Labor Day weekend in Rangeley, Maine. We had a Maine Peace Walk begin here a few years ago and I've wanted to come back ever since. It's a really beautiful place as you can see. Yesterday soon after we arrived we hiked to the top of Bald Mountain where the view is spectacular. Then today we walked a Bog trail through the woods alongside Rangeley Lake. We had lunch with local Tom Ryan, originally from Boston, and a long-time member of Veterans For Peace. Tom moved here about 10 years ago and was a big help to us when we star... more »
Syria: SAA makes further advances in Deir Ezzor – video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:10 P.M.) – Units from the Syrian Arab Army continued their campaign against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS, ISIL) in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor on Saturday. The soldiers conducted a raid in the direction of Tallet Alloush and the surrounding areas, attacking IS militants and seizing their weapons and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Geagea questions Hezbollah’s motives behind ISIL transfer
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 A.M.) – The leader of the so-called Lebanese Forces Party, Samir Geagea, tweeted on Sunday that Hezbollah’s transfer of Islamic State (ISIL) terrorists to the Iraqi border “raises questions, doubts, and suspicions.” “Hezbollah’s position from Daesh convoy is ambiguous, raises questions, doubts and suspicions,” Geagea tweeted. “Over the last 48 hours, I […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Siege of Deir Ezzor nearly lifted by Syrian Army troops
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:10 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is on the verge of lifting the siege on the Deir Ezzor Governorate, a military source told Al-Masdar News tonight. According to the military source, the Syrian Arab Army’s Tiger Forces are approximately 5km away from the 137th Artillery Brigade Base and pushing eastward at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS captures Iraqi troops off-guard, beheads them immediately (18+ graphic)
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:00 P.M.) – This weekend, a lone pickup truck carrying fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) was ambushed in the vast desert of Anbar province. Subsequently, ISIS militants chopped off the heads of all three detained PMU troops. The ambush reportedly took place in the Said area of western Iraq near the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In pictures: Syrian tanks pulverize ISIS suicide bomber seconds before it is too late
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (0:00 A.M.) – On Sunday, a daredevil suicide bomber put the pedal to the metal as he drove his SVBIED along a dirt road directly into a group of the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) tanks and BMP’s in the face of certain death. According to Amaq Agency, the car bombing took place in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Four year old Palestinian girl hit in settler car attack
A four year old Palestinian girl was brutally run over yesterday (02/09/17) in Hebron (al-Khalil) by a crazed Israeli settler. The little girl Dina Jaabari was left bleeding on the ground as fellow settlers blocked the ambulance from aiding her immediately. Fortunately the ambulance did arrive and she is being treated in hospital. Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Musical Interlude: Neil H, “The Remembering”
Neil H, “The Remembering” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H3FPMEnJtU
"Category 6"; A Comment
*A Comment:* We've seen the simply incomprehensible devastation Hurricane Harvey has done to the Houston area, with consequences yet to unfold that will in fact change all our lives. Horrific as that is, Hurricane Irma potentially poses an even greater threat, unbelievably. We're still too far out time-wise to get an accurate fix on where this true monster will make landfall, as the comment discussion below reveals, but wherever it hits the carnage will be unimaginable. Some projections indicate a landfall in Florida. One seemingly strong possibility is that it will make landfall in... more »
"You Know..."
“You know, we never see the world exactly as it is. We see it as we hope it will be or we fear it might be. And we spend our lives going through a sort of modified stages of grief about that realization. And we deny it, and then we argue with it, and we despair over it. But eventually - and this is my belief - that we come to see it, not as despairing, but as vitalizing. We never see the world exactly as it is because we are how the world is.” - Maria Popova
"A Stoic’s Key to Peace of Mind: Seneca on the Antidote to Anxiety"
Lucius Annaeus Seneca *"A Stoic’s Key to Peace of Mind: Seneca on the Antidote to Anxiety"* “There are more things... likely to frighten us than there are to crush us; we suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” by Maria Popova “The truth is, we know so little about life, we don’t really know what the good news is and what the bad news is,” Kurt Vonnegut observed in discussing Hamlet during his influential lecture on the shapes of stories. “The whole process of nature is an integrated process of immense complexity, and it’s really impossible to tell whether anything that ha... more »
Quotes of the Day: Compare and contrast
*“No man of what state or condition he be, shall be put out of his lands or tenements nor … arrested or deprived of liberty by the state … without he be brought to answer by due process of law.”* ~ from the statutory rendition of Magna Carta, 1354 *“No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law …”* ~ from the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution, 1789 *“…nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”*... more »
North Korea Responds to Trump's "Fire and Fury" Threats with a Hydrogen Bomb
*Bruce Klingner* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korea Victory Day, 2013. Wikimedia Commons] Kim Jong-un's latest nuclear test will further roil the already unsettled dynamics in Northeast Asia. Pyongyang last night conducted its first test of a hydrogen (thermonuclear) bomb. The device was ten times more powerful than any of those detonated in North Korea’s five earlier atomic (fission) nuclear tests, signifying yet another surprise breakthrough in the regime's nuclear program. This is the first nuclear test during President Trump’s tenure, and the world will be watching to see ... more »
World News Briefs -- September 3, 2017
*Reuters*: *North Korea conducts hydrogen bomb test; U.S. pledges 'massive' response if attacked* SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea on Sunday conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test, which it said was of an advanced hydrogen bomb for a long-range missile, prompting the threat of a “massive” military response from the United States if it or its allies are threatened. Speaking outside the White House after meeting with President Donald Trump and his national security team, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Trump asked to be briefed on all available military op... more »
Russia Responds to Netanyahu’s Ultimatum in Syria With a Warning to Israel
[image: undefined] Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Russian President Vladimir Putin in person that Israel will not tolerate an Iranian military presence in Syria that threatens Israeli interests. Netanyahu also stated that Israel is prepared to take action in Syria to curb the alleged threat. At the time, Putin did not respond specifically to Israel’s issue with Iran. This provided some uncertainty regarding Russia’s position on the current conflict given Russia views Iran as a strategic ally. At the same time, however, Russia would likely not want to be...more »
Three Dangerous Delusions about Korea
[image: undefined] They say that most of the world’s real dangers arise not because of what people don’t know but because of what they do "know" that just ain’t so. As a case in point, consider three things about Korea that the bipartisan Washington establishment seems quite sure of but are far removed from reality: *Delusion 1: All options, including U.S. military force, are "on the table."* - Everyone knows there are no military "options" the U.S. could use against North Korea that don’t result in disaster. The prospect that a "surgical strike" could "take out" (a muscular-sound... more »
Commentaries And Analysis On North Korea's Nuclear Test
*Jack Kim & Ju-min Park, Reuters:* *Possible two-stage hydrogen bomb seen 'game changer' for North Korea* SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea’s claim of a successful hydrogen bomb test marks a major step in the isolated country’s long-stated goal of developing a nuclear-tipped missile that puts the U.S. mainland within range, experts say. North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sunday, which it said was a successful detonation of an advanced hydrogen bomb, technically known as a two-stage thermonuclear device. All of North Korea’s six nuclear tests including t... more »
Alabama candidate for Attorney General suggests that citizens of his state should take up arms to end abortion.
Sam McLure.This is from a speech that Sam McLure, a candidate for Attorney General of Alabama, delivered to the Alabama Constitution Party while standing in a Bass Pro Shop: *“McLure said that for a politician to say that he is Pro-Life but that he can do nothing about abortions because Roe v. Wade is the law of the land is a farce and a cop out. We have been manipulated by politicians who claim they are Pro-Life but don’t do anything about it. The Roe versus Wade ruling barred the State from protecting the lives of children.” * *McLure denounced Gloria Grey, who he said “makes $2... more »
Govt To Reignite Hideously Expensive Hydrogen Gas Plan
By Paul Homewood h/t Patsy Lacey It appears the fruitloops really are in charge, as dozy Jillian Ambrose reports: Ministers are expected to reignite plans for a £50bn hydrogen overhaul of the country’s gas grid to help strip harmful carbon emissions from the energy system. Within weeks the Government will […]
Five Minutes Five Issues: Secretary of Raytheon, Police Militarization, Google, NYC Cigarettes, Animals’ Marijuana
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues posted on Saturday. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode, including links to further information regarding the topics discussed, here: *The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity welcomes you to Five Minutes Five Issues. Starting in five four three two one.* Hello, I am Adam Dick, a Ron Paul Institute senior fellow. Let’s start. *Issue one. *In the April... more »
Five Minutes Five Issues: Secretary of Raytheon, Police Militarization, Google, NYC Cigarettes, Animals’ Marijuana
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues posted on Saturday. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode, including links to further information regarding the topics discussed, here: *The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity welcomes you to Five Minutes Five Issues. Starting in five four three two one.* Hello, I am Adam Dick, a Ron Paul Institute senior fellow. Let’s start. *Issue one. *In the April... more »
Five Minutes Five Issues: Secretary of Raytheon, Police Militarization, Google, NYC Cigarettes, Animals’ Marijuana
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues posted on Saturday. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode, including links to further information regarding the topics discussed, here: *The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity welcomes you to Five Minutes Five Issues. Starting in five four three two one.* Hello, I am Adam Dick, a Ron Paul Institute senior fellow. Let’s start. *Issue one. *In the April... more »
Five Minutes Five Issues: Secretary of Raytheon, Police Militarization, Google, NYC Cigarettes, Animals’ Marijuana
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues posted on Saturday. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode, including links to further information regarding the topics discussed, here: *The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity welcomes you to Five Minutes Five Issues. Starting in five four three two one.* Hello, I am Adam Dick, a Ron Paul Institute senior fellow. Let’s start. *Issue one. *In the April... more »
Whitney Houston: Celebrity and Alienation
As pieces cataloguing the price of fame go, *Whitney Houston: Can I Be Me* is a master class. For readers lucky enough to be younger than 25 years of age, she was one of the deities of the hairspray and shoulder pads epoch. Whitney Houston's pop was candy floss catchy, and was manufactured specifically with white American audiences in mind. She was their Miss Black America, a young black woman with a totally mainstream sound, a style straight from the covers of teenage magazines (which Whitney herself used to model) all designed to ensure there was zero chanc... more »
All Our Base Are Belong to Sam Bee
Does Ross Douthat read The Rectification of Names? Redux. The heretic Pelagius and his learned opponent St. John Chrysostom, depicted in the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1459, via Wikipedia.Last time I thought he was borrowing my two-headed calf. This time Monsignor Ross Douthat, apostolic nuncio to 42nd Street, seems to have picked up ("Right-Wing Books, Wrong Answers") on my preoccupation with the execrable Trumpist wormtongue Dinesh D'Souza, and specifically the idea that that repellent poisonous newt has something in common with an apparently respectable Republican who angrily opposes T... more »
U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis: 'Threats From North Korea Will Bring A Massive Military Response'
*The Guardian*: *Mattis on North Korea: any threat to US will be met with 'massive military response'* Speaking outside the White House, US defence secretary told Kim Jong-un to de-nuclearise the Korean peninsula The US defence secretary warned North Korea that any threat to the US or its allies would be met with a “massive military response” on Sunday, as the Trump administration scrambled to respond to Pyongyang’s claim it has tested a powerful hydrogen bomb that can be loaded on to an intercontinental ballistic missile. “We are not looking to the total annihilation of a countr... more »
International Reaction To Today's North Korean Nuclear Test
*Reuters:* *North Korean nuclear test prompts global condemnation* LONDON (Reuters) - North Korea’s biggest nuclear test to date was condemned around the world on Sunday, with several leaders calling for new sanctions and U.S. President Donald Trump saying “appeasement” would not work. The explosion of what North Korea said was an advanced hydrogen bomb came just days after it fired a missile over Japan. Trump, who said after last week’s missile launch that talking to Pyongyang “is not the answer”, tweeted that Sunday’s test showed North Korea’s “words and actions continue to be v... more »
Donald Trump's History Predicted A Kleptocracy-- And It's Here
I haven't noticed *any* of the polling firms that now routinely ask if people think Trump is a liar or not-- most do-- whether or not people think Trump is a crook. I predict that in less than a year, that *will* be a standard polling question-- and that eventually most Americans will say yes. I assume the majority of *DWT* readers already are ready to say Trump is a crook. Personally, I saw it first hand when I was in Azerbaijan and visited the ridiculous-- and never officially opened-- Trump Tower in Baku. Trump and his crooked partners were laundering money for Afghan drug lords... more »
President Trump Responds To Today's North Korean Nuclear Test
North Korea has conducted a major Nuclear Test. Their words and actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States..... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 3, 2017 ..North Korea is a rogue nation which has become a great threat and embarrassment to China, which is trying to help but with little success. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 3, 2017 South Korea is finding, as I have told them, that their talk of appeasement with North Korea will not work, they only understand one thing! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 3, 2017 ... more »
Gardening: The Orchid Edition Update...
*blooms are opening.* It was around the middle of July when I first noticed the flower spike on my phalaenopsis orchid plant. Yesterday the first bloom opened with at least three to follow. I'm guessing that by the time I noticed the spike it was at least three weeks or more old. From the time the spike first appears to actual bloom time averages around three months, so my little guy is a go-getter. All gardening teaches patience, but orchids do it in spades. The spike was about half this height when I first noticed it: *And now:* *The back of the bloom:* I've been l... more »
Did North Korea Test A Hydrogen Bomb?
*Washington Post*: *In latest test, North Korea detonates its most powerful nuclear device yet* TOKYO — North Korea sharply raised the stakes Sunday in its standoff with the rest of the world, detonating a powerful nuclear device that it claimed was a hydrogen bomb that could be attached to a missile capable of reaching the mainland United States. Even if Kim Jong Un’s regime is exaggerating its feats, scientific evidence showed that North Korea had crossed an important threshold and had detonated a nuclear device that was vastly more powerful than its last — and almost seven tim... more »
We’re Still Fighting, More Than 150 Years After Appomattox
Was the “War Between the States” a gallant crusade to limit federal power, with slavery playing a lesser part, as Southerners insisted?
While visiting Texas for photo-op Donald Trump slams the media for lack of courage, immediately gets schooled by Huffington Post reporter.
Pres. Trump praises Coast Guard for saving people "by going into winds that the media would not go into...unless it's a really good story." pic.twitter.com/6JFH45o0wn — ABC News (@ABC) September 2, 2017 This completely unnecessary attack was responded to almost immediately by HuffPo's Andy Campbell. We were literally on the helicopter with them https://t.co/wc7BMZg6gc — Andy Campbell (@AndyBCampbell) September 2, 2017 Meanwhile, my colleague was on a boat putting down his recorder and rescuing dozens of people — Andy Campbell (@AndyBCampbell) September 2, 2017 My other colleagu... more »
Yellowstone Approaches Record Levels Of Seismic Activity
By Mac Slavo By now, most are aware of the earthquake swarm under the Yellowstone supervolcano. Many people are fearing a major eruption, and those... more »
North Korea's Nuclear Test - News Roundup And Updates
*FOX News*: *North Korea claims hydrogen bomb test was 'perfect success,' 6th nuclear test* North Korea said on Sunday it detonated a hydrogen bomb, possibly triggering an artificial earthquake and prompting immediate condemnation from its neighbors -- despite the rogue regime calling the test a "perfect success." The blast, carried out at 12:29 p.m. local time at the Punggye-ri site, triggered a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in North Korea that was detected 55 kilometers north northwest of Kimchaek, U.S. Geological Survey reported. Officials in Seoul initially said it was a magnit... more »
Mercenaries who applied to work for TigerSwan at Standing Rock resumes exposed
Photo by Rob Wilson Thousands of sensitive mercenary resumes exposed after security lapse, article by ZDNet: .http://www.zdnet.com/article/thousands-of-sensitive-mercenary-resumes-exposed-after-server-security-lapse/ Torturers applied to work for TigerSwan: Read article at Gizmodo: .http://gizmodo.com/thousands-of-job-applicants-citing-top-secret-us-govern-1798733354 UpGuard | Breach
BRICS Summit? What BRICS Summit, Kim just stole the show!
North Korea's hydrogen bomb test threatens to overshadow China's BRICS Summit and compel Beijing to instrumentalize its vital aid as a punishment against its neighbor in order to save face before the international community, thereby falling into a dangerous trap that the US may have set for it. More The post BRICS Summit? What BRICS Summit, Kim just stole the show! appeared first on The Duran.
Major development: Syrian Army captures entrance of most important militant tunnel in east Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:55 P.M.) – For the first time during this conflict, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has taken control of the entrance of the infamous Harmaleh Tunnel that stretches from Jobar to several parts of the East Ghouta. According to a military source from the 42nd Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army liberates new oil field to move 15km away from Deir Ezzor base
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:50 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) liberated a new oil field in the Deir Ezzor countryside to close-in on the provincial capital. Led by the Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army took full control of the Al-Kharrata Oil Field after overrunning the Islamic State’s (ISIL) front-lines in the western […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIL mass retreats as Syrian Army troops secure important towns in central Syria: map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies continued their field operations around the strategic town of ‘Uqayribat, Sunday, targeting the Islamic State’s (ISIL) last positions in this region of central Syria. Backed by the Russian Air Force, the Syrian Arab Army’s Tiger Forces and Qalamoun Shield managed to secure […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army destroys important Islamist tunnel to advance in east Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) carried out a special operation in east Damascus, Sunday, targeting one of the most important tunnels used by the militants of Faylaq Al-Rahman in ‘Ayn Tarma. Led by the 105th Brigade of the Republican Guard, the Syrian Arab Army detonated their bombs inside the Faylaq […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
It's Time to Get Tough on China and Russia about North Korea
*Anthony Ruggiero* *Security, Asia* [image: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping watch a concert in Xiamen] The Treasury Department needs to punish entities that enable Pyongyang. North Korea conducted its sixth and largest nuclear test Sunday morning, with officials claiming that it was a hydrogen bomb designed to fit on an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The test followed pictures released by Pyongyang earlier Saturday showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspecting a thermonuclear device. The Trump administration is now under pressur... more »
Good News, Bad News and No News on Harvey's Chemical and Nuclear Hazards
The good news is that water levels are going down on the Colorado river near the South Texas nuclear power plant according to US Geological Survey data and it appears that a meltdown has been averted despite the risky-decision to continue operating the plants through the storm and highest run-off. The bad news is that there is evidence that the plant did indeed flood. Simply Information has a very compelling analysis I strongly recommend reading: http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=16435 The "no news" situation is that finding updates about site conditions at the South Texas NPP and t... more »
Alan Dershowitz Invented a Scary Quote to Fear-Monger About Iran
Alan Dershowitz is a liar. This is not news, of course. His shoddy scholarship and penchant for plagiarism is well-documented. His relentless and tedious self-promotion, let alone his obsession with celebrity - others', as well as his own - is crude, shameless, and pathetic. His virulent Islamophobia has led him to advocate on behalf of torture and in favor of the Muslim ban. He's defended
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Osteen’s Lakewood Church Checking Member’s Tithe Records?
Reports that the beleaguered pastor of the Houston megachurch provided shelter from the city's floodwaters only to top financial contributors are fake news.
Steely Dan Co-Founder, Guitarist, Walter Becker Dies at 67
Walter Becker, the guitarist, bassist and co-founder of the rock group Steely Dan, has passed away.
Florida Teacher Suspended After Shocking Sex Ed Demonstration?
Reports that a Florida teacher give 6th grade students an explicit sex ed lesson involving a strap-on sex toy to satisfy Common Core requirements are fake news.
BARCELONA FALSE FLAG - PART 3
... The real van driver in Barcelona, on 17 August 2017, escaped into a Turkish restaurant. He was working for the security services? The 'patsies' were the 'Moroccans'. *The French-Israeli businessman, Arnaud Mimran, and Netanyahu. Mimran is suspected of being close to the Franco-Israeli mafia. **france24*. There is a belief that the security services recruit criminals to be the 'patsies' in false flag terror attacks. There is a belief that the security services run the trade in narcotics, and, control the so-called Islamists. *François Thierry* On 25 August 2017, France's to... more »
Trump in bizarre threat to nations who trade with North Korea
Trump's threat to stop trading with ALL NATIONS who do business with the DPRK is foolish, aggressive, unrealistic and potentially damaging to the US economy. More The post Trump in bizarre threat to nations who trade with North Korea appeared first on The Duran.
A Labor Day Call for Action-- Guest Post By Jenny Marshall
*Jenny Marshall and Randy Bryce* *-by Jenny Marshall,candidate for Congress (NC-05)* Labor Day: the one Monday of the year in which most American workers can count on a day off. On Labor Day, so many of us stay home from work only to find ourselves muddling through whatever at-home tasks we’ve been avoiding for a while. But Labor Day has its roots in something more powerful than that. The holiday was first created by machinist, union organizer, and secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York, Matthew Maguire, in 1882. On that day, workers took to the streets to celebrate with ... more »
Arctic Ice September Strong
The image above shows ice extents for yesterday, day 244, from 2007 to 2017. Particularly interesting is the variation in the CAA (Canadian Arctic Archipelago), crucial for the Northwest Passage. (The region is located north of the word “Extent” in gold.) While 2016 was a fine year for cruising with the passage completely open at […]
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