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Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017 – US Congressmen Lieu and Markey
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The US “Congress must act to preserve global stability by restricting the circumstances under which the U.S. would be the first nation to use a nuclear weapon. Our Founders created a system of checks and balances, and it is essential for that standard to be applied to the potentially civilization-ending threat of nuclear war. I … Continue reading Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017 – US Congressmen Lieu and Markey
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For more on Nick Robinson's 'Ain't the BBC wonderful?' speech, delivered at the Nick Robinson Self-Appreciation Society, please take a read of News-watch's take on it (which ties in closely with this shrewd comment from our own latest open thread).
U.S. Will Try 'One More Time' To Work With Pakistan In Afghanistan
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington on October 3. *Reuters*: *Mattis says will try to work with Pakistan 'one more time'* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday the United States would try “one more time” to work with Pakistan in Afghanistan before President Donald Trump would turn to options to address Islamabad’s alleged support for militant groups. Relations between the two countries have been frayed over the past decade. While officials have long questioned the role Pakistan... more »
Not bashing Sir Alan
In contrast, the BBC's account of Boris's Remain-backing deputy Sir Alan Duncan claim that working class voters threw "a tantrum" during the Brexit vote is given the softest treatment by the BBC News website. The article essentially just reports his pro-immigration speech without criticism for the first 12 paragraphs and then tags on 2 paragraphs of criticism from the new UKIP leader. Compare that to the *Telegraphs*'s account, which gives 3 paragraphs of Sir Alan, followed by 1 paragraph about criticism of Sir Alan, followed by 5 more paragraphs of Sir Alan, followed by 5 paragra... more »
Catalonia General Strike of 3 October 2017: Against Repression and in Defense of Civil Liberties
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Against Repression and in Defense of (Civil) Liberties: Catalan general strike of October 3, 2017, by Ernest CS, CC-BY-SA It … Continue reading →
Scotland Announces Indefinite Moratorium on Fracking: “The People Have Spoken”
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From CommonSpace – http://www.commonspace.scot: “The people have spoken”: Fracking banned by Scottish Government 3rd October 2017 , 17:35pm, by Caitlin Logan Fracking … Continue reading →
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘The Last DJ’ by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Singer and songwriter Tom Petty penned a quadruplet of songs on corporate consolidation, the greed of music industry executives, and its impact on artists and fans. Of the four, “The Last DJ” is the most enduring but each song had quite a bit of edge. Recorded in 2002, in the The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘The Last DJ’ by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers appeared first on Shadowproof.
Bashing Boris
Boris has done it again - according to the media. The media is full of criticism of his statement that the Libyan city of Sirte could become the "next Dubai" if they "clear the dead bodies away". Tellingly however, different media outlets report the story in different ways. Reading Sky's account, yes you get all the critics of Boris but you also get Boris's rejection of their criticism: Shame people with no knowledge or understanding of Libya want to play politics with the appallingly dangerous reality in Sirte. The reality there is that the clearing of corpses of Daesh fighter... more »
Picture Of The Day
A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces runs to take cover from sniper fire near the central hospital of RaqqaBulent Kilic/AFP *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Battle for Raqqa photos: Isis confined to hospital and stadium, with hostages and snipers in both* (IBTimes).
PA Attorney General Concerned About Equifax Cyberattack; Will U.S. Attorneys General Be Upset About Utility Smart Meters Hacking?
By Catherine J. Frompovich According to news reports [1], Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is concerned about and investigating the credit bureau Equifax’s data breach... more »
Musical Interlude: Neil H, "To the Gateway of Eternity"
Neil H, "To the Gateway of Eternity" - https://www.youtube.com/
'Catalan President' Carles Puigdemont Says Region's Independence In 'Matter Of Day'
*BBC:* *Catalan referendum: Region's independence 'in matter of days'* Catalonia will declare independence from Spain in a matter of days, the leader of the autonomous region has told the BBC. In his first interview since Sunday's referendum, Carles Puigdemont said his government would "act at the end of this week or the beginning of next". Meanwhile, Spain's King Felipe VI said organisers of the vote put themselves "outside the law". He said the situation in Spain was "extremely serious", calling for unity. Hundreds of thousands of people across Catalonia have been protesting ove... more »
Getting High-- In Massachusetts... And North Korea
Tomorrow, executives and advocates arrive at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston to talk about-- etc-- everything related to the burgeoning marijuana industry in the United States. Yesterday was the 80th anniversary of the H.R. 6385, passed by the House to impose-- for the first time-- federal criminal penalties on the possession, production and sale of cannabis. Last year Massachusetts voters backed legalization with a comfortable margin-- 3,491,890 (53.6%) to 3,026,608 (46.4%) and retail marijuana shops are scheduled to start operating in July, 2018. Yesterday, Peter Bernard p... more »
Carmen Suarez: Diversity and Inclusion Work Evolving
Dr. Carmen Suarez, vice president for global diversity and inclusion at Portland State University, has been among those leading the charge to make school environments more welcoming to students of all backgrounds and identities.
Discussion of Affirmative Action Impact on Asian American Students Rolls On
In an Education Writers Association higher ed session Tuesday, key figures debated whether affirmative action policies are discriminatory of Asian American students.
Are Archaic Premises Fueling Feds’ Pursuit of WGU?
A recent report from the U.S. Department of Education grabbed headlines by proffering the opinion that Western Governors University should repay more than $700 million in Title IV aid received by the university via attending students.
Fantastic Five: Strada Grantees Look Ahead to Implementation
Last year, five minority serving institutions, or MSIs, each received $325,000 grants from Strada Education Network, formerly known as USA Funds, to close the gap between academic and professional success.
Why the Climate Alarmist Claims About 2017 Hurricanes Are Nonsense
Tom Harris and Madhav Khandekar The 2017 North Atlantic hurricane season has the climate change alarmists out in full force. These activists claim that man-made global warming has made the Gulf of Mexico warmer and the air more humid, thereby making tropical cyclones -- called hurricanes in the North Atlantic -- more frequent and more intense. They demand we reduce our carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to lessen the "increasing" hurricane threat. Even scientists who should know better are promoting the hurricane/global warming connection. Dr. Gregory Flato -- a Canadian government sci... more »
Did a Second Gunman Shoot From the Fourth Floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel?
Conspiracy theorists spread false information that a second person targeted a country music concert crowd on the Las Vegas Strip during a deadly mass shooting that left scores dead.
Child’s Rights Group Reports Recent Israeli Actions Against Palestinian Children
Child’s Rights Group Reports Recent Israeli Actions Against Palestinian Children by ifAmericansKnewBlog Defense for Children International, Palestine Meet Osama, age 15, attacked by settlers Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian 15-year-old in the northern West Bank, near Nablus, on September 6, beating and dragging him before throwing him off a stone fence. – Osama Daghlas, in a […]
‘EU Won’t Be Around for Long’ Liam Fox Claims Continent Will OVERTHROW European Superstate
Emphasis mine: ‘EU Won’t Be Around for Long’ Liam Fox Claims Continent Will OVERTHROW European Superstate by VINCENT WOOD, http://www.express.co.uk/ LIAM Fox has hit out at the EU’s push to create a “United States of Europe”, claiming citizens on the continent will turn away from the bloc if it follows the vision of President Jean Claude Juncker. […]
Macron’s ‘Intiative for Europe’: Is this France’s Moment to Take the Helm
Macron’s ‘Intiative for Europe’: Is this France’s Moment to Take the Helm by https://www.wired-gov.net/ In an interview with RUSI, Daniel Keohane, Senior Researcher at the Centre for Security Studies at ETH Zurich, looks at French President Emmanuel Macron’s vision for a reformed EU. – RUSI: French President Emmanuel Macron last week gave his ‘Initiative for Europe’ speech that […]
Earth Enters Global Season Preceding World War
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Oct 2, 2017 Alex Jones breaks down the chaos that fueled the Catalonian’s attempt at peacefully voting for its independence. There is a history behind it, that has come full circle in 2017. end
Russia Does Not Exclude Possibility Of War With NATO
Russia Does Not Exclude Possibility Of War With NATO by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ Just days after the conclusion of Russia’s largest military exercise ever (which US military chiefs believe broke ‘observer rules’) and NATO’s massive war games, Pravda reports a recent Russian Defense Ministry report says that Russia is preparing for the possibility of a military conflict with NATO countries. – While […]
YouTube Bans Alt-News Channel Activist Post Without Warning or Reason
RT America Published on Oct 3, 2017 On September 15th, YouTube banned the channel, Activist Post. They gave the reason “multiple violations of community guidelines.” But YouTube never gave the channel any specific strikes, and they declined to provide any guidelines that the channel supposedly violated. Just poof – one day the channel’s there, and the […]
‘Vegas Like You’ve Never Seen Before’ After Deadliest US Mass Shooting
RT America Published on Oct 3, 2017 As Las Vegas, Nevada grapples with the aftermath of Sunday’s mass shooting, uncertainty looms over the city and its crucial tourism industry. “Watching the Hawks” co-host Tyrel Ventura is on the ground and describes the “zombie effect” that’s taken over the Vegas Strip since the tragedy. end
Central Barcelona in Total Gridlock as Thousands Rally After Catalonia Referendum
RT Published on Oct 3, 2017 Thousands of protesters caused gridlock on the streets of central Barcelona on Tuesday morning, as they gathered in front of Placa de la Universitat to demonstrate against the Catalan independence referendum crackdown. end
CBS Fires Vice President Who Said Vegas Victims Didn’t Deserve Sympathy Because Country Music Fans ‘Often Are Republican’
CBS Fires Vice President Who Said Vegas Victims Didn’t Deserve Sympathy Because Country Music Fans ‘Often Are Republican’ by Brian Flood, Fox News, http://www.foxnews.com/ CBS has parted ways with one of the company’s top lawyers after she said she was “not even sympathetic” to victims of the Las Vegas shooting because “country music fans often are Republican,” […]
VIDEO: Concert-Goers Were Warned Of Danger 45 Minutes Before Shooting
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Oct 2, 2017 An eye-witness account of the Mandalay Bay Massacre from a woman who says that she was told “you are all going to die” 45 minutes before the shooting began. A threat that she took seriously enough to leave the concert and return to her hotel room. Full […]
Saudi Arabia's King Salman To Visit Russia on Thursday
In recent years, the two countries' support for opposite sides of the wars in both Syria and Yemen have added to political tensions Reuters *The Independent: **Saudi Arabia’s King to make first ever official trip to Russia* Talks in first royal visit to the country by a sitting Saudi monarch expected to focus on oil prices and the wars in Syria and Yemen King Salman of Saudi Arabia is to visit Russia in the first ever official trip to the country by a sitting Saudi monarch, the Kremlin has confirmed. The 81-year-old king, who acceded to the throne in 2015, is set for later this w... more »
Pentagon Has Given President Trump Nine Military Options Against North Korea
© REUTERS/ KCNA *Evening Standard*: *US defence chiefs 'have created nine options for use of military force against North Korea'* US defence chiefs have drawn up nine options for military action against Kim Jong-un’s North Korea to destroy its nuclear weapons threat, the Evening Standard has been told. They escalate to different levels of intensity and could be pre-emptive or retaliatory, and could be ordered by Donald Trump in response to an attack on the US Pacific naval base on Guam or American allies such as Japan or South Korea. However, all of them risk triggering a devasta... more »
The Kali Yuga: Dicing with Death
*Gwendolyn Taunton* - If anything can save humanity from the disastrous effects of the Kali Yuga, then it must be human action, performed in accordance with dharma. The post The Kali Yuga: Dicing with Death appeared first on Waking Times.
DOES TRUMP LITERALLY NOT KNOW THAT THE HURRICANE DEATH TOLL IN PUERTO RICO IS INCOMPLETE?
President Trump said this in San Juan today: "Every death is a horror, but if you look at a real catastrophe like Katrina, and you look at the tremendous — hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people that died, and you look at what happened here, with really a storm that was just totally overpowering, nobody's ever seen anything like this. What is your death count as of this moment? 17? 16 people certified, 16 people versus in the thousands. You can be very proud of all of your people and all of our people working together. Sixteen versus literally thousands of people. You can be v... more »
New Study: Global Warming Standstill Confirmed, Climate Models Wrong
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Earth and climate – an ongoing controversy A new study by Nicola Scafetta and colleagues is featured at The Global Warming Policy Forum (GWPF). ABSTRACT The period from 2000 to 2016 shows a modest warming trend that the advocates of the anthropogenic global warming theory have labeled as the…
Bloomberg: Leading Climate Fund Drops Tesla
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest essay by Eric Worrall Tesla is “overvalued” according to the Nordea Global Climate and Environmental Fund. Tesla Is Dropped by Climate Fund That’s Beaten 97% of Its Peers By Jonas Cho Walsgard 3 October 2017, 00:13 GMT+10 3 October 2017, 08:01 GMT+10 Tesla Inc. is overvalued, according…
Gun debate, you say? Oh, you’re a pistol!
From Newsday: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday called on President Donald Trump to convene both parties to discuss “some rational laws on gun safety” after a gunman in Las Vegas carried out the country’s worst mass shooting. …snip… … Continue reading →
Principal Threatens to Punish Students … for Their Parents
[image: principal-threatens-to-punish-students-for-their-parents] An elementary-school principal in Washington State threatened to punish young children if their parents did not show up to a school event or provide an excuse, according to media reports.
North Korea Threatens Japan With Nuclear War
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a performance held for participants of the ruling party's party meeting, December 2016. KCNA/via Reuters *FOX News:* *North Korea promises to bring 'nuclear clouds' to Japan, mocks PM as 'headless chicken'* North Korea threatened to bring “nuclear clouds” to Japan and mocked Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for acting like a “headless chicken” at the United Nations General Assembly when the leader urged U.N. members to force North Korea to end its nuclear and missile programs. Pyongyang claimed Japan was inciting more tension in the Korean peninsula... more »
U.S. Votes Against United Nations Ban on Death Penalty for Same-Sex Relations
The United States joined 12 other countries, including Saudi Arabia and China, in voting against a United Nations resolution condemning the use of the death penalty to punish blasphemy, adultery, and same-sex relations.
How the U.S. Army Is Preparing for the Next Big Land War
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The Army is firing off its new Stryker-mounted 30mm cannon to qualify the weapon, assess new airburst ammunition and prepare the infantry carrier for a wide range of anticipated high-intensity future combat contingencies. *Many US military and industry weapons developers, those conducting threat assessments, analysts and technology observers believe the enhanced lethality Stryker could greatly impact a broad landscape of factors informing future land war – particularly for infantry, maneuver warfare and joint air-ground operations. * *A senior Army off... more »
President Trump's Misunderstood Communication Strategy for North Korea
*Robert Ayson* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he arrives at the White House from Indianapolis, in Washington D.C., U.S. September 27, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria] The Pentagon is talking to Pyongyang through the “diplomacy of violence.” In case we weren’t sure, the White House has hosed down the idea that the United States is ready to conduct talks with North Korea. Beyond humanitarian discussions about the release of detained Americans, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders insisted that “there will be no conversations with North Kor... more »
Why Some Countries See Kurdistan's Battle for Independence as a Threat
*Seth J. Frantzman* *Security, Middle East* [image: Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani attends a female Kurdish Peshmerga graduation ceremony at a police academy in Zakho district of the Dohuk Governorate of the Iraqi Kurdistan province, Iraq March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Ari Jalal] The Kurdish region wants to think in the long-term, but even the short-term looks difficult. On September 26, the day after the Kurdish independence referendum, some current and former Kurdish politicians and their friends gathered at a restaurant that adjoins the Arabella Grand Hotel in Erbil... more »
America Can't Afford to Support an Independent Kurdistan or Taiwan
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, Americas* Washington should not risk becoming entangled in armed conflicts over independence seekers Erbil and Taipei. Iraqi Kurdistan’s just-completed referendum regarding independence from Iraq has provoked an overwhelmingly negative response in the Middle East and beyond. There is no question that most Kurds support transforming their highly autonomous region in northern Iraq into an internationally recognized independent state. The “yes” vote in the referendum was a whopping 92 percent. However, the Baghdad government understandably regards t... more »
Russian Studies is Thriving, not Dying
*Timothy Frye* *Politics, Europe* [image: People stand on the Great Moskvoretsky Bridge, with the headquarters of Russian Foreign Ministry, the Kremlin towers and the Moscow International Business Center also known as] At least in Political Science, Russian studies is alive and well. As U.S.-Russian relations continue to spiral downwards, popular commentators decry the lack of expertise on Russia in the United States. In a well-argued critique of popular discourse on Russia in the United States, *Bloomberg*’s Leonid Bershidsky recently noted: “those capable of a more nuanced app... more »
5 Ways America Can Defend Itself from 'Nonphysical' Attacks
*Patrick M. Cronin, Harry Krejsa* *Security, * [image: A Chinese national flag waves in front of the former headquarters of Google China in Beijing June 2, 2011. Suspected Chinese hackers tried to steal the passwords of hundreds of Google email account holders, including those of senior U.S. government officials, Chinese activists and journalists, the Internet company said. REUTERS/Jason Lee] The United States needs a multidimensional counter-offensive to brush back this new wave of attacks on American institutions. Earlier this month it was revealed that Russian-linked Facebook ... more »
Why North Korea and America Could Be on the Road to War
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* Why North Korea wants nukes is clear. And America might be poised for military action if Kim won't back down. North Korea is developing nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missiles to ensure the survival of the Kim regime. That sounds obvious, but it is a fact that the United States government does not often acknowledge. However, testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on October 3, the United States’ top uniformed officer told the Congress exactly that. “Kim Jong-un is on the path that he is on right now because he believes t... more »
The F-35 Program Continues to Stumble
*Dan Grazier* *Security, * There are still a plethora of problems. The F-35 still has a long way to go before it will be ready for combat. That was the parting message of Dr. Michael Gilmore, the now-retired Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, in his last annual report. The Joint Strike Fighter Program has already consumed more than $100 billion and nearly 25 years. Just to finish the basic development phase will require at least an extra $1 billion and two more years. Even with this massive investment of time and money, Dr. Gilmore told Congress, the Pentagon, and the ... more »
Booing-- A Guest Post By Paul Lukasiak
*-by Paul Lukasiak* The people who are complaining about NFL players taking a knee during *The Star Spangled Banner* don't give a damn about respect for the anthem, or the flag, or veterans. If they did, they'd be livid about a far greater demonstration of contempt for those symbols-- the booing engaged in by those who oppose the protesting NFL players. An NFL player who takes a knee during the anthem is engaging in the least intrusive form of protest possible... those who disapprove of his actions can simply look away, and focus their attention where they themselves would say th... more »
University of Vermont Responds to Some Diversity Concerns
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The president of the University of Vermont says the school still has work to do on racial justice issues, but he didn’t agree to every change requested by students. UVM President Tom Sullivan says the school would not expel a student found to have stolen a Black Lives Matter flag because the […]
Kennesaw State Fraternity Investigated for Student Misconduct
ATLANTA — Members of a fraternity are being investigated for possibly violating the student code of conduct at a suburban Atlanta university. News media outlets are quoting Kennesaw State University officials as saying the investigation involves the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. They did not release any details about what the members allegedly did. The reports […]
Hungary: George Soros-founded School Hopes for Imminent Deal
BUDAPEST, Hungary — A university founded by Hungarian-American billionaire philanthropist George Soros is hopeful of a deal allowing it to remain in Hungary. Central European University spokeswoman Colleen Sharkey said Tuesday that negotiations between New York state, where CEU is accredited, and the government of Hungary, where the school has been based since 1993, “have […]
Grace University in Omaha to Shut Down
OMAHA, Neb. — Officials say Grace University in Omaha will end academic operations at the end of the school year in spring. On Tuesday university CEO Bill Bauhard blamed financial struggles and significant declines in new undergraduate student enrollment over the past few years. The private Christian college was founded in 1943. This year’s enrollment […]
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman Believes Assad Is Winning The Syrian War. Urges More U.S. Involvement
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman. Photo: Jonathan Klinger via Wikimedia Commons. *Times of Israel/AFP*: *Israel’s defense minister says Syria’s Assad has won the civil war* 'Assad has emerged victorious in the battle,' says Avigdor Liberman. Now there is a 'long line of countries applauding and wooing' him. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Tuesday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been “victorious” in Syria’s civil war and was now being courted by former enemies. “Assad has emerged victorious in the battle,” Lieberman told Hebrew media news website Wal... more »
Let's take a moment away from all of this negativity to celebrate true love.
Happy 25th anniversary @barackobama. A quarter of a century later, you're still my best friend & the most extraordinary man I know. I you. pic.twitter.com/y0nevQmatB — Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) October 3, 2017 And not to be out done, this is Barack's message to Michelle via Facebook. Yes, we miss them. Probably more every single day. But it is just nice knowing they are out there, still desperately in love, and still working to make the world a better place.
It's Racist - It Must Be!
Ham and Lima Beans (in juice) C-Rat *The New York Times* (and Geraldo) are not blaming President Trump for the hurricane that flattened Puerto Rico. I find that shocking. Anyone who listens to the bulk of the corrupt, smug, lying mainstream media has been assured that Donald J. Trump is responsible for the hurricane, the common cold and even the Vietnam Era ham and lima beans C-Rations given to GI's in the 60's and through the early 70's. He's responsible for hemorrhoids, bad weather, and bovine methane that is destroying the planet. Just ask Wolf Blitzer. Speaking of ham and lima ... more »
Whose Bright Idea Was RussiaGate?
[image: undefined] The answer to the question in the title of this article is that Russiagate was created by CIA director John Brennan.The CIA started what is called Russiagate in order to prevent Trump from being able to normalize relations with Russia. The CIA and the military/security complex need an enemy in order to justify their huge budgets and unaccountable power. Russia has been assigned that role. The Democrats joined in as a way of attacking Trump. They hoped to have him tarnished as cooperating with Russia to steal the presidential election from Hillary and to have him i... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 3, 2017
*Andrew MacLeod, The Independent:* *The Catalan crisis could cause the collapse of Spain* Fifteen years ago, I was best man at my good friend Marc’s wedding in the rural areas of Catalonia, and I came to understand Catalonian nationalism firsthand Just in my lifetime, Spain has been ruled by a military dictator, restored a monarchy, restored democracy, experienced a military coup, had a terrorist separatist organisation kill innocent civilians, joined the EU, joined the euro, just escaped a near financial collapse, and had a king abdicate. Read with this historic context, Spain ... more »
Did ‘Barack Obama’s Stylist’ Reveal He Is ‘a Gay’?
A "satirical" web site published an especially crude story about the former president, which was quickly picked up by bottom-feeder aggregators.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Brad Delong writes that political choices - not a lack of resources - are responsible for the limited progress being made toward the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. - Matt Bruenig weighs in on the U.S.' unprecedented levels of wealth inequality. And Bill Moyers comments on the vulture capitalists looking to turn Puerto Rico's disaster into an opportunity to enrich themselves. - Tim McDonnell highlights how much of the new fossil fuel development in the U.S. produces profits only because of massive public subsidies. - Kathleen Harris ... more »
World News Briefs -- October 3, 2017 (Evening Edition)
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Daily Mail:* *Vegas shooter's body is seen splayed on the floor of his hotel room next to his arsenal of assault rifles and ammunition in crime scene photos - as it's revealed he his a camera in a room service cart so he knew when SWAT teams prepared to enter* * WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT * New photos show Vegas shooter's dead body on the floor of his hotel room after he committed suicide * In the photo, Stephen Paddock wears a brown long-sleeved top, black slacks, loafers, and black gloves * Next to his body are two assault rifles with bi-pods; one has... more »
Stephen Paddock: May His Name Be Obliterated
With 89 guns for every 100 people, the U.S. by far has the most number of guns per capita. In total, there are about 310 million weapons in the United States. While that sounds alarming, the number of guns isn't necessarily the problem. Indeed, according to CNN, several European countries have a high prevalence of gun ownership, as well. Switzerland (46 guns per 100 people), Finland (45 per 100), and Sweden (32 per 100) are all packing pretty serious heat. read more
"A Look to the Galactic Center"
"The center of our Milky Way Galaxy is hidden from the prying eyes of optical telescopes by clouds of obscuring dust and gas. But in this stunning vista, the Spitzer Space Telescope’s infrared cameras, penetrate much of the dust revealing the stars of the crowded galactic center region. A mosaic of many smaller snapshots, the detailed, false-color image shows older, cool stars in bluish hues. *Click image for larger size*. Reddish glowing dust clouds are associated with young, hot stars in stellar nurseries. The galactic center lies some 26,000 light-years away, toward the constella... more »
Facing Backlash, Pennsylvania Prison Officials Change Reason For Rejecting Newspaper Against White Supremacy
Pennsylvania prison officials claim they rejected an issue of Workers World Newspaper from reaching incarcerated subscribers on the grounds that it contained literal calls to violence in opposition to white supremacy. The department originally blocked the issue because it included “articles that call for people to join the fight against The post Facing Backlash, Pennsylvania Prison Officials Change Reason For Rejecting Newspaper Against White Supremacy appeared first on Shadowproof.
BREAKING: Vegas suspect wired $100,000 to account in Philippines days before shooting
As The Duran reported, there is more than meets the eye in respect of the Philippines connection. More The post BREAKING: Vegas suspect wired $100,000 to account in Philippines days before shooting appeared first on The Duran.
Free Download: Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "Poems"
"The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs: the deep Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. It may be that the gulfs will wash us down: It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles, And see the great Achilles, whom we knew. Tho' much is taken, much abides and tho' We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are..." - Alfred, Lord Tenn... more »
"It Is To Test You..."
"When life takes the wind out of your sails, it is to test you at the oars." - Robert Brault
Trump Threatens Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea
Donald Trump threatened to “totally destroy North Korea” in his address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 19. That threat violates the UN Charter, and indicates an intent to commit genocide, crimes against humanity, the war crime of collective punishment and international humanitarian law. Moreover, a first-strike use of nuclear weapons would violate... Read more »
Sri Lankan Monk Among Seven Jailed for Attack on Rohingya
The suspects reportedly stormed a United Nations safe house to attack 31 Rohingya Muslims who had been sheltered there since April.
The Real Referendum Should Be for Spain To Vote To Join the New Silk Road
*The following policy statement was issued by the Spain LaRouche Movement on October 2, 2017, translated into English* Ten years ago, the world financial system, riddled with filthy toxic derivatives with no intrinsic value whatsoever, exploded, bringing down with it the world's physical economies. The policies of austerity measures and issuing fiat money across the trans-Atlantic region by the central banks and the IMF, have left the societies of that region with no future. Spain, along with other European countries, has been a leading victim of that tsunami of physical-economic... more »
New Logo, etc.
Thanks WoodstermanWhile the rest of us have been preoccupied with somewhat worthless endeavors, Woodsterman has been hard at work doing something constructive (Thanks Odie).
Was Las Vegas Shooter Identified at an Anti-Trump Protest?
Conspiracy theorists attempted to tie the alleged Las Vegas mass shooter to an anti-Trump protest but offered little evidence to back up the claim.
Did All of the Patients in a Puerto Rican Intensive Care Unit Die?
Official reports seem to corroborate an online allegation that Hurricane Maria's death toll has been heavily underreported.
"Our Brains Deliberately Make Us Forget Things, To Prevent Insanity"
*"Our Brains Deliberately Make Us Forget Things,* * To Prevent Insanity"* by George Dvorsky "The ability to retain and recall information is an imperfect process even at the best of times - a shortcoming that now appears to be no accident. A new study shows that our brains are actively making us forget unimportant details, and that if it didn't, we'd probably go insane. Indeed, people with so-called "photographic memory," or eidetic memory, claim to be living in a kind of hell. One person with this capacity, Jill Price, complained that: "Most have called it a gift but I call it a bu... more »
According to Facebook as many as ten million people saw those Russia linked ads.
Courtesy of Time Magazine: *Facebook said that the 3,000 Russia-linked advertisements it turned over to congressional investigators on Monday were seen on the social network by an estimated 10 million people in the United States. * *The social media company said 44% of the ads were seen before the 2016 presidential election, and 56% of the ads were seen after the election. * *Facebook turned over the ads this week in the midst of public scrutiny over its role in spreading "fake news" stories that critics say might have influenced the outcome of the election. Russia created fake ac... more »
U.S. Expels 15 Cuban Diplomats From Their Embassy In Washington Over Acoustic Attacks
*Reuters:* *U.S. expels 15 Cuban diplomats, drawing protest from Havana* WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday ordered the expulsion of 15 Cuban diplomats after pulling more than half of its own embassy staff out of Havana last week, drawing an angry protest from the Cuban government. With U.S.-Cuba tensions escalating, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the latest decision was made due to Cuba’s “failure to take appropriate steps” to protect American personnel in Cuba who have been targeted in mysterious “attacks” that have damaged their health. Th... more »
The Last of the Nomads
Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to introduce you to Yatungka and her husband Warri, the last two Mandildjara people to live in the traditional way on the Western Gibson Desert of Australia. William Peasley wrote their saga in *The Last of the Nomads*. Aborigines have one of the oldest continuous cultures on Earth. They have lived in Australia for at least 40,000 years, some say 60,000. Nomads first inhabited the more fertile regions, leaving the deserts for later. Folks have lived in the Gibson for maybe 20,000 years. Most readers, if dropped off in the Gibson, naked, wi... more »
State Dept. Sends Home Cuban Diplomats in D.C., because of Sonic Attacks in Havana
[image: state-dept-sends-home-cuban-diplomats-in-d-c-as-sonic-attacks-reduce-u-s-staff-in-havana] The State Department is ordering the departure of 15 officials from the Cuban embassy in Washington as a consequence of sonic attacks against U.S. diplomats in Havana.
5 Glaring Inconsistencies in the Vegas Shooting that Need to be Addressed
By Matt Agorist Throughout history, there have been well-documented and factual occurrences of governments carrying staged events to manipulate the public into passing a law,... more »
False Flag in Vegas Shooting?
By Jon Rappoport False flags always target the psychological state of mind of the public. Mind control is the goal. To boil it down, a... more »
Neoliberalism and the Battle of Ideas
If you want to see the problems of the Tory party encapsulated, watch Boris Johnson's conference speech. For the first and perhaps the only time, the faithful turned out in large numbers to listen to the man who would be king expend a great deal of words saying nothing in particular. But there is one thing our fatuous foreign secretary did touch on, which marked "Call me" Philip Hammond's speech yesterday, has cast a shadow over the depleted fringes and will haunt Theresa May's tomorrow, and that is the idea of loss. It's not just the election, it's the yawning real... more »
The Life and Adventures of William Buckley
William Buckley was born in Cheshire, England in 1780. He was trained to be a bricklayer, but the monotonous work bored him. He joined the militia and was a soldier for four years. Then, he met some scruffy lads, and got busted for receiving stolen property. In 1803, he was rewarded for his mischief with a one-way nine-month pleasure cruise to a luxurious resort for white trash in Middle of Nowhere, Australia. He never saw his family again. It was not a high security penal colony, because fleeing into the vast wilderness was essentially suicide. In just three months the pr... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
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"Maddest Of All..."
"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams - this may be madness. To seek treasure where there is only trash. Too much sanity may be madness - and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be!" - Miguel de Cervantes in "Man of La Mancha"
"His Own Easiest Dupe..."
"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." - Demosthenes
Conference presentation on criminal defendant Ref Rodriguez
Legal scholar Robert D. Skeels gave a twenty minute talk on criminal defendant Refugio “Ref” Rodriguez of the California Charter Schools Association at a conference on school privatization on October 1, 2017.
John Kasich Wouldn't Have To Deny He's About To Become An Independent, If He Wasn't Considering It
Did you watch Ohio Governor John Kasich on *State of the Union* with Jake Tapper Sunday? There's a short clip above you should watch. He was railing against the Trump-Bannon wing-- "if the party can't be fixed, Jake, then I’m not going to be able to support the party. Period. That’s the end of it. I mean, I’m worried about our country and my kids’ future. I am worried about it. But have I given up? Of course not." Tapper interrupts his ad for Brian Sandoval by asking him if "giving up on the party" means he's talking about "possibly becoming an independent." Kasich *almost* slips.... more »
Director Of Mossad Admits That His Agency Carries Out Thousands Of Operations Every Year
Israeli PM Netanyahu and Mossad Director Yossi Cohen. © AFP 2017/ Gali Tibbon *Middle East Monitor:* *Director of Mossad: ‘we carry out thousands of operations in the enemy countries every year’ * Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mossad Director Yossi Cohen spoke in a brief and vague manner about the operations of Mossad, at a ceremony to honour operative from the organization, Monday. Israeli media quoted Netanyahu as saying to Mossad agents: “I salute you for your initiative, courage, professionalism, planning and implementation.” He went on “there are campaigns and... more »
"What Are The Facts?"
“What are the facts? Again and again and again– what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore divine revelation, forget what “the stars foretell,” avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors think, never mind the un-guessable “verdict of history”– what are the facts, and to how many decimal places? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your single clue. Get the facts!” - Robert A. Heinlein And always remember... "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "Sherlock Holmes"
Man Finds Fascinating Native American Trail Marker Along Chattahoochee River
While exploring in the woods, this man came across a strangely-bent tree. The mysterious tree is actually a trail marker made by Native Americans over 200 years ago! The man was hiking in the woodlands along the Chattahoochee River in Georgia, when he spotted the abnormally-shaped tree on the hillside and explains that it was possibly made by the Creek Indians over 200 years ago as a trail marker. These trees are unique because they are bent in very unnatural angles. Some trees are just weirdly-shaped, but there's something special about these bent trees. Mysterious bent trees ar... more »
Muslim Ban 3.0: First Major Lawsuit Brought On Behalf Of Iranian Americans
A major lawsuit challenging President Trump's third Muslim ban calls attention to the disproportionate impact it will likely have on Iranian Americans. The post Muslim Ban 3.0: First Major Lawsuit Brought On Behalf Of Iranian Americans appeared first on Shadowproof.
WATCH: Cops Mistake Man for Suspect, Grind Muzzle of Rifle Into His Head
[image: muzzle]Disturbing body camera footage was just released showing an officer grind his rifle muzzle into the head of a man police wrongly suspected of a crime.
U.S. Secretary Of Defense Mattis Believes Staying In The Iran Nuclear Deal Is In The Security Interests Of The U.S.
James Mattis testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday. Photograph: Aaron P Bernstein/Reuters *Reuters:* *Defense Secretary Mattis suggests sticking with Iran nuclear deal* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday the United States should consider staying in the Iran nuclear deal unless it were proven Tehran that was not abiding by the agreement or that it was not in the U.S. national interest to do so. Though Mattis said he supported U.S. President Donald Trump’s review of the agreement curbing Iran’s nuclear program, the defense secretar... more »
U.S. Secretary Of Defense Mattis Warns Against U.S. Pullout From Afghanistan
US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis (R) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford (L) on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, October 3, 2017 © Alex Wong / AFP *RFE*: *Mattis Warns Against U.S. Pullout From Afghanistan, Says Afghan Forces Fully Engaged * U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has warned that an American withdrawal from Afghanistan would be "to our ultimate peril," as he briefed Congress on plans to increase American troop levels in the war-torn country. "Based on intelligence community analysis and my own evaluation, I am convinced we would absent our... more »
Two Northern Cheyenne tribal members helped victims of Las Vegas massacre
Two members of the Northern Cheyenne tribe were in Las Vegas during a shooting that killed 59 people and responded to victims, Tribal President L. Jace Killsback announced Monday night. Shawnta Flatness and Tony Chavez both escaped injury and are fine, Killsback noted. Flatness is a registered nurse at the Phoenix Indian Medical Center in Phoenix and helped triage victims, Killsback said. Chavez helped escort victims and helped first responders, he said. Killsback's full statement is below: "Late Sunday evening, a senseless act of terror occurred outside the Mandalay Bay Resort ... more »
Another Climate Push Poll
University of Chicago News headline says Most Americans want government to combat climate change, poll finds The report is summarized in this graphic: It should be obvious that for decades, opinion polls have been deployed as a marketing tool. Information is gathered, but more importantly public awareness and concern is raised according to the interests […]
Las Vegas Shooting: God Bless America just one hour before massacre...
*if this doesn't bring tears to your eyes, you might want to check your pulse for signs of life. *
US Violence Abroad Begets Violence at Home
( Look at the article on police policies being self defeating - promoting 'job security' in fact ! Now tie in treatment of Palestinians in their own land and genocide threats against North Korea. The pattern is clear. The war OF terror is in good health. )
[image: undefined] Although ISIS is claiming that Las Vegas mass murderer Stephen Paddock was one of theirs and was acting on its behalf, so far no independent evidence has surfaced to confirm ISIS’s claim. If such evidence does emerge, it will be one more of a long series of deadly “blowback” occurrences arising from US interventionism abroad. But even if Paddock’s mass killing spree turns out to have no rational explanation, I continue to contend that these bizarre, unexplainable acts of violence are also rooted in the US government’s decades-long killing spree abroad. Here is t... more »
WHY WOULD TRUMP EVEN MILDLY CHALLENGE THE NRA -- THE DONALD TRUMP OF POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS?
Axios's Jonathan Swan weighs the question of whether President Trump will ever challenge the National Rifle Association. A couple of Swan's interviewees give him the correct answer: ... former Trump adviser Roger Stone told me: "Base would go insane and he knows it." I asked Steve Bannon whether he could imagine Trump pivoting to the left on guns after the Las Vegas massacre. "Impossible: will be the end of everything," Bannon texted. When asked whether Trump's base would react worse to this than they would if he supported an immigration amnesty bill, Bannon replied: "as hard as it... more »
The One Thing that Makes the F-35 and F-22 Stealth (And Dangerous)
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Their super special 'skin'. *In fact, in the case of the F-22, the Air Force is very careful about knowing exactly how well the jets’ coating are performing and where exactly they can send the Raptors as a result. “We can give them very good information for what they’re going into, but if their jet isn’t performing the way they expect it to, them knowing that information doesn’t necessarily do them any good,” said Tech. Sgt. William, 1st Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of intelligence analysis in the Air Force release.* While pilots of ad... more »
One Person, One Vote, One Time
*Paul R. Pillar* *Democracy, United States* An old fear about Islamist political parties entering government is that once in power, even if they had gained their position through democratic means, they would subvert democracy for the sake of maintaining power. The U.S. government explicitly mentioned the specter of “one man, one vote, one time” in condoning in 1992 the Algerian military’s cancellation of the second round of a legislative election that the Islamic Salvation Front, which had won a plurality in the first round, was poised to win. The military’s intervention touche... more »
5 Times the U.S. Navy Was 'Sunk' in Battle
*James Holmes* *Security, * The worst defeats ever. *As Mahan and Theodore Roosevelt contended in their histories of the conflict, the early republic erred grievously by failing to construct a battle fleet of, say, twenty 74-gun capital ships able to command America’s near seas. Though inferior in numbers to the Royal Navy in overall numbers, such a fleet could have cut ties between the British Isles and the Caribbean—imperiling British interests there, and thus perhaps deterring war altogether. Globally inferior—locally superior.* It’s crucial to remember and learn from defeat... more »
“Multiple Shooters? How the Shooting in Las Vegas Unfolded”
“Multiple Shooters? How the Shooting in Las Vegas Unfolded” Something’s not right with the Paddock story. Listen closely and you can hear gunfire in the distance while the shots fired near the camera are much louder. And watch the very clear muzzle flashes at the 4:59 mark, an obvious second shooter in the window of about the 7th or 10th floor. Paddock was on the 32nd floor. Listen and look for yourself. - CP - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=251&v=VO92rCrP8hQ
School Librarian Faces Backlash for Rejecting First Lady's Gift of Dr. Suess Books
[image: school-librarian-faces-backlash-for-rejecting-first-lady-s-gift-of-dr-suess-books] A school librarian is facing backlash for rejecting First Lady Melania Trump's gift of Dr. Suess books because of their supposedly “racist” themes.
Kitten Saves The Life Of Veteran About To Commit Suicide
*“Just walked up and started rubbing up against my leg and let me pet him. I broke down crying, I burst into tears.”* Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is sadly a common affliction for many soldiers who have witnessed conflict, an invisible wound that continues to cause incredible suffering long after the guns have fallen silent. “A lot of us come home without realizing we are bringing the war home with us”, says Josh Marino, a veteran of the Iraq war who suffered the effects of PTSD to such an extent that it drove him right to the brink of suicide. “I didn’t want to deal with ... more »
Energy 99, Germany's FDP questioning or ditching Energiewende
I like this man, head of German liberals Free Democratic Party (FDP), Christian Lindner. The man mainly responsible for the FDP resurgence in the German Bundestag elections last September 24. *"The project of the century Energiewende [transition to green energies] has failed. None of the agreed targets will be reached. Climate protection is stalled, energy prices are rising and they are burdening us as electricity consumers, just as they are the industry and middle class. And not least of all it is becoming increasingly difficult to guarantee a secure power supply during the winter ... more »
"Why People Won’t Protect Themselves"
*"Why People Won’t Protect Themselves"* by Paul Rosenberg "I’ve been promoting encryption for quite some time, and one of the things you can’t miss in this business is that most people have a psychological aversion (and a strong one) to protecting themselves. Not only are the products I sell affordable (less than a dollar a day for serious, professional-level protection), but I repeatedly tell people how they can get free encryption if they’re willing to work at it. And yet, just a small percentage ever choose to protect themselves. They will allow themselves authorized protection,... more »
EPA endangerment finding endangers USA
The U.S. Supreme Court fell for junk science when it approved the EPA's "finding" that carbon dioxide is the chief driver of global climate change, notes CFACT advisor Dennis T. Avery. The EPA models have all been proven false using historical and current data, and thus there is no scientific underpinning for this jobs-killing, energy-crushing decision. The hope is that, with Justice Neil Gorsuch now on the bench, the Court will overturn its own "Endangerment" finding.
Distractions In the Time of Cholera
So Donald Trump landed in Puerto Rico, and to everybody's pseudo-shock, immediately discerned that as bad as things might seem to the naked lying eye, they don't hold a candle to the* real *American disaster known as Katrina. He does have a point, though, because given the delayed federal response and the lack of vehicles and fuel and personnel, they still haven't gotten around to bringing out all the bodies. So far, maybe two dozen people have officially been declared dead, compared to the nearly two thousand who were robbed, by dint of infrastructure neglect, of their lives in New... more »
BREAKING: US may revoke Pakistan’s “Non-NATO Ally” status
James "Mad Dog" Mattis is threatening to do to Pakistan, something many in Pakistan want to do voluntarily. More The post BREAKING: US may revoke Pakistan’s “Non-NATO Ally” status appeared first on The Duran.
LIVE VIDEO: Thousands participate in general strike in Catalonia
Demonstrations have been taking place across Catalonia throughout the day. More The post LIVE VIDEO: Thousands participate in general strike in Catalonia appeared first on The Duran.
Donald Trump says that San Juan mayor who criticized FEMA response has "come back a long way," though there is no evidence that she has changed her position. Update!
Courtesy of Politico: *The mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, has “come back a long way,” President Donald Trump said Tuesday morning of the official he strongly criticized as he departed the White House en route to the hurricane-ravaged island. * *San Juan Mayor Carmen YulÃn Cruz was outspoken last week in her pleas for more support from the federal government, criticizing the rosy recovery picture painted by acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke and appealing directly to the president in an interview on CNN. * *While she expressed gratitude for Trump’s help and did not... more »
Antarctic Ozone Depletion Caused By Volcano
Originally posted on sunshine hours: Erebus Volcano and Ozone Depletion “Erebus volcano eruptions are of the Strombolian type, which volcanic ejecta and gases are known to reach heights of 1–2 km above the volcano summit and, therefore, cannot directly reach the stratosphere (Boichu et al., 2010, 2011; Dibble et al., 2008). However, according to aircraft observations in 1989…
Tropical Cyclone Trends In Australia
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood Hurricanes have been a topic of attention recently for obvious reasons. I have done a lot of analysis of Atlantic storms, but elsewhere there is much less historical data, due to the lack of monitoring at the time. Until recently, many, probably…
Tesla Narrowly Misses Q3 Model 3 Deliveries… by 83%
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest post by David Middleton Tesla misses the mark on Model 3 production – by a lot by Chris Isidore @CNNTech October 2, 2017 Tesla announced it fell far short of its plan to build 1,500 of its first mass market car, the Model 3, in the third…
Vehicle to grid scheme allows EV owners to drive for free
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: What effect the extra demands of being used for energy storage might have on the long-term efficiency and life of the electric vehicle’s battery is not mentioned. They hope that more EVs on such schemes could reduce the need for new power generation, by allowing smarter management of existing…
Where Are Islamic State Jihadists Fleeing?
Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces survey an area near the central hospital of RaqqaBulent Kilic/AFP *Layal About Rahal, Digital Journal/AFP*: *Fleeing offensives, where are the IS jihadists going?* The Islamic State group is under attack across the remaining parts of its self-proclaimed caliphate, but what happens to its thousands of fighters as their group loses grip on territory? Facing multiple offensives, the jihadist group has lost the Libyan city of Sirte, Iraq's Mosul and Ramadi, and is now on the verge of being ousted from its former Syrian stronghold Raqa. At its p... more »
Battle For The ISIS Stronghold Of Raqqa -- News Updates October 3, 2017
*Reuters*:* Islamic State hostages, strongholds stand between U.S.-backed forces and Raqqa's capture* RAQQA, Syria (Reuters) - Raqqa’s hospital, a big complex pocked with bullets holes, whose capture will signal the end of Islamic State’s crumbling Syrian capital, lies just 200 yards from a front-line base of the Syrian Democratic Forces. Beyond it, a roundabout where the jihadists once displayed the heads of their enemies, crucified people and held military parades at the height of their expansion is another strategic prize sought by the U.S.-backed militia alliance. Commanders... more »
What We Know About Las Vegas Mass Shooting Suspect Stephen Paddock And The Motive For His Actions
*Daily Mail:* *Did gambling debts drive Las Vegas gunman to madness? Multimillionaire real estate investor was 'hooked on video poker and blew $10,000 a day in the weeks before massacre'* * Stephen Paddock, 64, seemed like an ordinary man until his Sunday killing spree * The real estate head had no mental illnesses or notable affiliations, family said * But he was a gambling addict who played slots and high-stakes video poker * He got the rare 'seven-star' high-roller rating in Caesar's Entertainment casinos * And the Atlantis in Reno once gave his entire family the top floors ... more »
Flight Crew Takes a Knee, Leaving New Orleans Saints Stranded on Runway?
There is no truth to a widely-shared claim that the flight crew of the New Orleans Saints' team airplane "took a knee" and refused to perform their duties.
Looks like I was right about the terrorist drone threat
In August I warned that at least some of the "close encounters of the drone kind" experienced at and near US airports recently were probably caused by terrorists. I went on to point out that they had successfully used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV's) in attacks overseas, and that I expected the same to happen here. Now comes this testimony to Congress from the FBI. Wray issued a stark warning about the growing danger of drone and cyber terror. Terrorists want to use drones to drop grenade-sized explosives, toxins, or other harmful substances on Americans, just as they have done a... more »
A word from Tom Petty
*“Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. It's pure and it's real. It moves, it heals.” *~ Tom Petty Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
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Gator at Comments on: Why I Stopped Believing in Man-made Global Warming and Became a Climate Skeptic - 11 hours ago
Despite methyl hydrates being found globally and mostly along continental shelves, they are different from conventional natural gas and not used for energy production by any country. They are, however, vulnerable to slight changes in temperature, making methyl hydrates a potentially dangerous substance to extract. Previous research suggested that the gas was released from hydrates during earlier climatic events and may have sped up global warming. But this new review determined the amounts released were trivial. That’s because what gets unlocked either remains in seafloor depos...
President Trump Meets Responders And Victims In Puerto Rico
*Reuters*: *Trump to meet victims, responders in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico* SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - President Donald Trump arrived in Puerto Rico on Tuesday to view the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Maria and meet residents, many of whom are frustrated and resentful that they are still struggling with basic necessities two weeks after the storm. The trip gives Trump the chance to show solidarity with survivors and demonstrate how his government intends to help them recover after they were hit by the worst hurricane in 90 years. But it comes after he lashed out at San J... more »
BWorld 156, Integrated PPP vs hybrid PPP
I have a video in BusinessWorld on public private partnerships (PPP), two minutes long posted some three weeks ago. So far 14k+ views, thanks readers/viewers. One good example why a straight, integrated PPP (construction then O&M under one entity or consortium) is better than hybrid PPP (government/ODA will do or sub-contract the construction phase, then give the O&M function to local firms/consortium later). I have two other videos in BW still under editing. Thank you. --------------- See also: BWorld 153, Property rights, trademarks and consumer protection, September 30, 2017 ... more »
Bomb found near Paris St Germain football ground per Daily Mail Online
'An Islamist terrorist bomb plot was foiled in Paris on Saturday after an improvised explosive device was found near Paris Saint-Germain football club. The device, consisting of four gas cylinders covered in petrol, were found in the upmarket 16th arrondissement near the Parc des Princes stadium, just hours before PSG were playing a league game. Five men have been arrested, including a known Islamist extremist who was meant to be under surveillance.' More here http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4943596/Bomb-Paris-St-Germain-football-ground.html but not on the BBC where ant... more »
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