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4 key developments from President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Iran
Iran and Russia continue to expand bilateral relations. More The post 4 key developments from President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Iran appeared first on The Duran.
Vladimir Putin’s suspicions are confirmed in a shocking admission by US air force
US Air Force admits it harvested Russian tissue. More The post Vladimir Putin’s suspicions are confirmed in a shocking admission by US air force appeared first on The Duran.
Here is Barack Obama back doing Donald Trump's job for him.
Today’s the day! You can go to https://t.co/p8DQwo89C7 and sign up for health coverage. Need a pep talk first? @BarackObama has you covered. pic.twitter.com/78DAFgUV77 — Get America Covered (@GetUSCovered) November 1, 2017 Courtesy of Mother Jones: *The former president released a short video Wednesday encouraging people to sign up for insurance on the exchanges set up by the Affordable Care Act. In the absence of a major life event such as losing a job or getting married, people who don’t get insurance from their employer or the government only get one shot each year to sign up ... more »
Sean Hannity: Tick Tock - Mueller's right hand men, Weissman & Rosenstein, signed plea deal over Uranium One?...
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The changing world energy economy
West Virginia University professor James E. Smith and graduate student Alex Hatch report that the United States economy has begun to grow steadily despite falling oil consumption. Moreover, worldwide energy demand dropped significantly between 2013 and 2015 and the trend is continuing despite growing world populations and expanding energy availability. They note that , worldwide (not just in today's rich countries), the only thing limiting our future progress and comity is our imagination and ingenuity.
Washington Scandals - I've seen this story before
The Iran-Contra scandal is branded into my consciousness. It happened during the years of 1983-1988 when the Reagan administration was violating Congressional mandates not to arm the Contras in Nicaragua who were trying to overthrow the elected leftist government in that nation. Reagan ignored the law and armed the Contras anyway leading to much death and destruction. There are many stories linked to that time but two stand out for me. One is about a small Arkansas county prosecutor who went to then Gov. Bill Clinton and said he had clear proof that the CIA was running guns and ... more »
NY Times Promotes Antifa-Communist Coup Effort Against Trump for Nov. 4
[image: ny-times-promotes-antifa-communist-coup-effort-against-trump-for-nov-4] The *New York Times* runs a full-page ad for anti-Trump November 4 mayhem planned by violent Maoists of the Revolutionary Communist Party.
Deep State Secret Societies: Skull & Bones, Bohemians, Illuminati
[image: deep-state-secret-societies-skull-bones-bohemians-illuminati] Secret societies such as the Bohemian Grove and Skull and Bones play a major role in American affairs and have for generations; that much is clear and well documented. But most Americans have paid little attention — until now.
Fireside Chat with Jason Ross, November 2, 2017
Fusion Economy The Basement Classical Education American Credit System Video of 4ajdrW-m01I Tonight's discussion at 9pm EDT will feature Jason Ross, who is currently leading a class, with others, on Lyndon LaRouche's science of political economy, the necessary framework by which to judge events in the real world. LaRouche uniquely developed a great projects perspective to build out the world's economies over the next 50 years so that humanity would prosper. More importantly, he developed the cultural parameters for fostering human creative genius, the ability to make new and fundame... more »
If You Ain't Brown, Don't Come Round.
*Democrat National Committee Turd Polishers Tom Perez and Mohammad Keith Ellison * DNC EMAIL: Straight White Males Need Not Apply The Democratic National Committee is continually reminding us of its parties inclusivity of all Americans, regardless if your here illegally, gender confused, member of an anti-police hate group or just belong to a violent cult pretending to be a religion. And like most things democrat, a vein of hypocrisy runs wide, as like a leaked DNC email regarding employment opportunities that doesn’t appear to extend to straight white males. The *Daily Wire*... more »
Donna Brazile, Whistleblower
The former interim chair of the Democratic National Committee has just thrown erstwhile pal Hillary Clinton right under the proverbial bus. Like so many other "woke" elites popping up like acne all over the face of the media-political-entertainment complex, Donna Brazile is rushing to cash in on her own disingenuous newfound awareness. It is suddenly so cool to admit that there is graft and corruption and fraud and abuse going on all over the place. You get instant good press whenever you screw up your courage to let the public in on all the "open secrets" of the high and mighty. D... more »
Cop Fears For His Life, Kills Family’s Tiny 12lb Dog, Exploded Her Head in Front of Kids
[image: dog]A Louisiana family is devastated after a cop killed their teacup terrier in front of them and then complained about wasting an expensive bullet.
It Begins: Corey Feldman Names Hollywood Pedophiles, Reports It to LAPD on Dr. OZ
Corey Feldman is revealing the names and faces of his abusers—one of which still has photos with a much younger Feldman on his social media accounts.
HUMAN, NONE TOO HUMAN: We didn't outsmart the Neanderthals!
*THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017Part 4—Who could have dreamed that we did?* A wonderfully comical headline appears in today's Washington Post. It sits atop a science report. In hard copy, here's what the headline says: *Modern humans outlasted rather than outsmarted Neanderthals, study finds* We humans didn't outsmart the Neanderthals? Given the way our discourse works, who would have dreamed we did? That headline sits atop the latest piece by Sarah Kaplan, a young science reporter at the Post who does persistent good work. Kaplan describes a new study which has found that we modern hu... more »
Julian Assange CRUSHES cry baby “victim” John Podesta: “Not sure they serve lobster risotto in prison”
Julian Assange trolls "victim" John Podesta. More The post Julian Assange CRUSHES cry baby “victim” John Podesta: “Not sure they serve lobster risotto in prison” appeared first on The Duran.
Facebook tells Congress that Russian ads comprised only .004% of newsfeed (Video)
Another Russia election meddling myth falls apart. More The post Facebook tells Congress that Russian ads comprised only .004% of newsfeed (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Twitter comes clean and admits it colluded with DNC to help Hillary win the election
Twitter buried "Podesta Email", DNC tweets ahead of presidential election. More The post Twitter comes clean and admits it colluded with DNC to help Hillary win the election appeared first on The Duran.
Former CIA analyst calls Robert Mueller a “fraud”…’He covered up 9/11, murder, torture and illegal surveillance’
The investigators are the very same people who committed financial crimes. More The post Former CIA analyst calls Robert Mueller a “fraud”…’He covered up 9/11, murder, torture and illegal surveillance’ appeared first on The Duran.
Surgeon under police investigation faces medical practitioners tribunal
Surgeon under scrutiny from the medical regulator
UnHerd Elsewhere: the migrant crisis, Isis, and the hypocrisy of communism apologists
The post UnHerd Elsewhere: the migrant crisis, Isis, and the hypocrisy of communism apologists appeared first on UnHerd.
From the Heckler’s Veto to the Provocateur’s Privilege
“It is now widely believed,” Frederick Schauer observes in a new essay, “that restricting the speaker on account of the actual or predicted hostile and potentially violent reaction of the audience gets our First Amendment priorities backwards.” To restrict speakers on this basis would be to grant the so-called heckler’s veto. Angry audiences would have, in effect, a right to enlist the state to suppress speech they don’t like; the more mayhem they threaten, the more potent this right would become. Over the past fifty years or so, the U.S. Supreme Court has become less and less wil... more »
Early freeze-up in progress on Hudson Bay – what a difference a year makes
Originally posted on polarbearscience: In contrast to 2016, when freeze-up along Western Hudson Bay was about as late as its ever been (early December), ice is already forming along the shore of northern Hudson Bay. There is much more ice than usual for this date, indicated by the dark blue in the latest weekly ice…
Arctic Sea Ice Extent–October 2017
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? A year ago, the Washington Post was worried that a spell of mild weather in the Arctic meant that Arctic sea ice could disappear within our lifetimes: ? Sea ice extent in the Arctic is as low as it has…
KIPP Rapist Prays as Children Pay
As KIPP counselor prays, KIPP Houston's well-paid administrative dolts consider why KIPP did not have a plan in place to inform parents when female second graders are repeatedly taken out class, ostensibly to check for "lice," by a lone male "counselor."
Weingarten's Collusion with Bannon
If it were not for an awakening media from a long and profitable sleep that eventually left the Republic in the hands of Donald Trump, we would know nothing of the political dead bodies now being exhumed by some very good reporters around the country. And so it is that we come to know now from reporters at *The Intercept* that Steve "Bad Otis" Bannon beckoned Randi Weingarten for a DC powwow in March of this year. Of course, Randi said yes. In order to avoid those aforementioned reporters, Randi insisted that the meeting not be in the White House. Sure, sure, others in the "progr... more »
You Need To Take A Shower
Two weeks before the Mueller indictments, the Trump propaganda machine began to trumpet the line that Mueller should be investigating Hillary Clinton for a uranium deal. E.J. Dionne understands the Trump game plan: Trump’s rampage against Clinton focuses on the 2010 purchase of Uranium One, a Canadian company with U.S. assets, by the Russian nuclear authority. The deal was approved by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States when Clinton was secretary of state. But the conspiracy side of this story was debunked long ago. As The Post’s Fact Checker Glenn Kessler rep... more »
Talks Between Baghdad And Irbil Breakdown Over Borders
The Iraqi Joint Operations Command accused the Kurds of walking out on talks over setting the demarcation line between the central and regional governments and control over border crossings. Prime Minister Haidar Abadi stated that the federal forces should have authority over every part of the country and control the borders. Kurdish officials on the other hand, accused Baghdad of being provocative. The breakdown led to warnings from the two sides that they were ready to return to arms if necessary. The Kurds are still hoping for more talks with news that Kurdistan Premier Nechirv... more »
This Day In Iraqi History – Nov 2
1918 British invaded Ottoman’s Mosul vilayet after WWI armistice 1978 Arab summit in Baghdad VP Saddam worked to expel Egypt for Camp David Accord with Israel Backed by Syria 1978 Pres Bakr told Arab summit Iraq and Syria needed to deal with Camp David Accord as a single country 1983 Iraq warned merchant ships to avoid northern end of Persian Gulf due to Iran-Iraq War 1990 IAEA inspection said Iraq had not diverted any nuclear material to its bomb program 2003 Rumsfeld said both Clinton and Bush administrations believed Iraq had WMD 2003 US Chinook helicop... more »
Editor's Note
Stuck in meetings this morning. Blogging will return later this afternoon.
U.S. Justice Department To Charge Six Members Of The Russian Government For Hacking The DNC Servers Last Year
*Reuters:* *U.S. authorities identify six Russian officials in DNC hack: WSJ* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has gathered enough evidence to charge six members of the Russian government in the hacking of Democratic National Committee computers before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the investigation. Federal agents and prosecutors in Washington, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and San Francisco have been cooperating on the DNC investigation and prosecutors could bring the case to court nex... more »
Video: Russia’s strategic bombers deliver massive strikes against ISIS in Syria
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:30 P.M.) – The Russian aerospace forces continue to pound positions of the internationally-designated terror group Islamic State in the war-torn Syria. For the second consecutive day, Russia’s Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range bombers conducted deadly airstrikes against ISIS positions in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor. “The air strike targeted terrorists’ arms depots, shelters […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
BREAKING: Syrian Army kicks off huge offensive in south Aleppo: four villages liberated
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:00 P.M.) – Beginning at daybreak, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) stormed jihadist-held areas of the Khanassir Plains, taking control of numerous strategic points after heavy clashes with Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) and allied Islamist groups. With hundreds of Syrian Marines pouring into the area on Wednesday, government forces mobilized all available troops […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Al-Qaeda video: Fierce urban warfare erupts during battle for Daraa
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:20 P.M.) – Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) released a rare propaganda video on Wednesday showing off its military activities in southern Syria, especially during the ‘Death Rather than Humiliation’ offensive that began on February 12 and led to several months of deadly skirmishes that eventually died out over the summer following a UN-brokered […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Nearly 200 militants surrender to Syrian authorities in Aleppo – Russian MoD
The Syrian government has given some militants an opportunity to return to a normal life, grants amnesty to them. “The reconciliation center and the Syrian authorities agreed to withdraw the members of illegal armed groups from the northern part of Aleppo, ensure their safe passage and further amnesty,” Soslan Tseboyev, the center’s representative told reporters, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army keeps rolling in Deir Ezzor City – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their offensive inside Deir Ezzor City, today, liberating new areas from the Islamic State (ISIS) after an intense battle. Led by their elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army advanced from Central Park towards the garden areain the Al-Hamidiyah Quarter. Within hours of launching […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Are You A British Smarty?
I'm very happy with my new mobile phone provider smarty.co.uk It's a piece of cake to sign up, transferring my number went like clockwork and now I'm only being charged for the data I use. If you're... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
Author loses five recent papers for copying multiple figures, unspecified “overlap”
Two journals have retracted five recent papers by a researcher in Saudi Arabia after discovering extensive overlap, which one journal called plagiarism. In one retracted paper, all schemes and figures are copies from other publications; in another, more than half of the figures are lifted. The journal that retracted the other three papers did not […] The post Author loses five recent papers for copying multiple figures, unspecified “overlap” appeared first on Retraction Watch.
A key player in the transgender "wars"
The Spectator in Britain has a very interesting article about Prof. Jordan Peterson, one of the seminal figure in the conflict over transgender issues. Here's an excerpt. At the University of Toronto, after receiving two written warnings, [Peterson] has been in danger of losing his job following his announcement that he would refuse to use the preferred gender pronouns of students and faculty who don’t identify with their biological gender, to the fury of radical transgender activists. The use of such pronouns is mandatory under a recently instituted Canadian law, Bill C-16. Peter... more »
Evangelical preacher permanently banned from Liberty University for criticizing Jerry Falwell's coziness with Donald Trump.
Courtesy of HuffPo: *An evangelical pastor claimed he was kicked out of and permanently banned from Virginia’s Liberty University after he criticized Jerry Falwell Jr., the Christian school’s president, for aligning “with the darkest contours of Trumpism.” * *Jonathan Martin, an author and preacher from Tulsa, Oklahoma, said he was at the univeristy Monday night attending a concert by musical group Johnnyswim, when campus police came to take him away. * *Martin had expressed a desire on social media days before to organize a prayer session on Liberty’s campus. On Monday, he said... more »
America First Energy Conference
The Heartland Institute is gathering the country’s best energy policy experts, as well as key players in the industry, at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Houston, Texas on Thursday, November 9, 2017, for its America First Energy Conference. It’s an event that will explain what has happened, and more importantly, what comes next.
Wave of women 20,000 strong are preparing to run for office.
Women's marchCourtesy of Refinery 29: *There are now 20,000 more cracks (and counting) in the glass ceiling. Emily’s List announced at the Women’s Convention in Detroit on Saturday that more than 20,000 women across the country have thrown their hat into the ring to run for public office. “It was this convention that pushed us over,” Emily’s List president Stephanie Schriock tells Refinery29. “We were at 19,000 last week and basically the past few days we shot up.” * *There is a continuing wave of interest in running among progressive women that started almost immediately after Se... more »
High Ranking North Korean Defector Warns That A First Strike By The U.S. Would Trigger An Automatic Retaliation From Kim Jong-un's Regime
Thae Yong-ho, the former North Korean deputy ambassador to London, reacts during a news conference at the Government Complex in Seoul, South Korea, December 27, 2016. Picture taken on December 27, 2016. News1 via REUTERS *IBTimes:* *North Korea Defector Says US Nuclear Strike Would Trigger 'Automatic Retaliation'* A high ranking North Korean defector warned Wednesday that a first strike by the United States would trigger automatic retaliation by Kim Jong Un's regime. Thae Yong Ho, former deputy chief of mission at the North Korean Embassy in London, cautioned about the risk during... more »
Xi Appeals to Trump: Let Us "Look Far Ahead and Aim High"
On the eve of Donald Trump's trip to Asia, Chinese President Xi Jinping is taking steps to actively shape the tone and content of his upcoming Nov. 8 summit meeting with President Trump, as well as to weave Russia and India into the emerging New Paradigm. In a speech delivered to the advisory board of Tsinhua University's School of Economics and Management, composed largely of high-powered American business and financial leaders, Xi first reiterated his commitment to forging good China-U.S. relations based on win-win economic cooperation, and then stated that "China is willing to ... more »
Russia exposes flawed OPCW report into staged chemical weapons attack in Syria
Russia has offered definitive findings into a chemical weapons attack that was staged as a provocation against Syria. More The post Russia exposes flawed OPCW report into staged chemical weapons attack in Syria appeared first on The Duran.
Flatwoods... It's Important
Flatwoods... It's Important by Alfred Lehmberg Why is the Flatwoods case important? The Flatwoods case is important because… and let’s take the scenic route OK? ...Flatwoods is important because UFOs continue to intrude or reveal *themselves* as important, don’t they… in sighting after sighting after unprovoked sighting … See, apart from the gleeful psychopathic hoaxing, the ignorant journalistic sneering, the angrily dismissive proclamations of reductionist science, and the curiously inept presentations of UFOs by corporate media, …UFOs continue to reveal themselves–outside off... more »
Russia Hackers Had Targets Worldwide, Beyond US Election
Hacking group Fancy Bear had ambitions well beyond Clinton’s campaign, according to a previously unpublished digital hit list obtained by AP.
Trump Calls for Death Penalty for NYC Truck Attack Suspect
President Donald Trump says the suspect in the New York City truck attack that killed eight people "SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY!"
MORE PROOF THAT TRUMP DOESN'T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A TRUE FASCIST
About an hour ago, the president of the United States tweeted this: Would love to send the NYC terrorist to Guantanamo but statistically that process takes much longer than going through the Federal system... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 2, 2017 Here's the perfect response: Literally too dumb and lazy to do fascism properly https://t.co/5Ff12jDFJf — Miles"Tails"Standish (@PraxisKenzie) November 2, 2017 This is what I've been saying for months: Trump is awful, and he'd probably *enjoy* being a fascist dictator, but he just doesn't have the imagination, the will, o... more »
Do The DC Democrats Stand For Something? They Used To
I wish Stephen Jaffe's insurgent campaign in San Francisco was catching on faster. For one thing, it might focus Pelosi on saving her own hide and leave her with less time and energy for interfering in so many primaries across the country. Pelosi isn't even especially ideological in her interference. The DCCC always picks New Dems and Blue Dogs from the Republican wing of the Democratic Party-- this cycle conservatives like Jay Hulings (TX-23), Paul Davis (KS-02), Elissa Slotkin (MI-08), Brad Ashford (NE-02), Dave Min (CA-45), Hans Keirstead (CA-45), Angie Craig (MN-02), Mikie She... more »
Is The U.S. Justice System 'A Laughingstock' When It Comes To Punishing Terrorists?
*CNN: **Trump labels US justice system 'laughingstock'* Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump called for "quick" and "strong" justice for terror suspects in the wake of the deadly New York City attack, saying that it is not surprising terror attacks happen because the way the United States punishes terrorists is "a laughingstock." Tuesday's terror attack in New York was the city's deadliest since 9/11. Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov drove a rented van down a bike path, law enforcement sources have said. The attack killed six victims instantly, while two others died later. New York... more »
Former Interim Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile Claims That Hillary Clinton Rigged The Primaries
*Donna Brazille, Politico:* *Inside Hillary Clinton’s Secret Takeover of the DNC* When I was asked to run the Democratic Party after the Russians hacked our emails, I stumbled onto a shocking truth about the Clinton campaign. Before I called Bernie Sanders, I lit a candle in my living room and put on some gospel music. I wanted to center myself for what I knew would be an emotional phone call. I had promised Bernie when I took the helm of the Democratic National Committee after the convention that I would get to the bottom of whether Hillary Clinton’s team had rigged the nominatio... more »
Untitled
*California dream sours. Private education soaring; Public sector struggles* Today, California’s higher education system struggles with budget cuts and an uncertain future. The reasons are many. The percentage of Californians seeking to go to college gradually increased, and so did the overall number of high school graduates. Consequently, the expansion in college enrollments over a little more than a half-century was incredibly large. In 1960, for example, the total enrollment for all institutions in the state was 234,000. By 2015 University of California enrolled 253,000 stud... more »
Venus, Once More: Is Anybody Out There Seeking the Truth?
Just a sentence or two to add to my 2010 Venus/Earth temperature vs. pressure comparison. *My Venus/Earth comparison, which strongly and I believe definitively disproves the consensus "global warming greenhouse effect" of increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, is routinely dismissed, basically on the grounds that its precise agreement, between the unchanging Standard Atmosphere model of Earth's atmosphere and the atmosphere of Venus over the same range of tropospheric pressures as Earth's, is but a "coincidence". This criticism ignores the very great unlikelihood of such a "co... more »
WATCH: Police Nearly Kill Kid for Wearing a Halloween Mask, Holding Toy Gun
[image: mask]Oklahoma City Sheriff's deputies nearly kill a kid wearing a Halloween mask and holding a fake pistol. Did they take it too far?
Can North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un Control His Nukes?
FILE PHOTO : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts during the long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 (Mars-12) test launch with Ri Pyong Chol (2nd L), Kim Jong Sik (C) and Jang Chang Ha (2nd R). in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 15, 2017. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo *Michael Auslin, New York Review Of Books*: *Can Kim Jong-un Control His Nukes?* Any travelers waiting for the few flights out of Pyongyang International Airport early on August 29 were treated to the spectacle of a North Korean intermediate-range missil... more »
U.K. Defense Minister Michael Fallon Resigns Over Sexual Abuse Claims
BBC: *Sir Michael Fallon resigns, saying his conduct 'fell short'* Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has resigned, saying his behaviour may have "fallen short" of the standards expected by the UK military. He told the BBC that what had been "acceptable 15, 10 years ago is clearly not acceptable now". He is the first politician to quit following recently revealed claims of serious sexual abuse in Parliament. The BBC understands fresh claims about his behaviour were raised on Wednesday, but Downing Street refused to comment. *Read more* .... *More News On U.K. Defense Ministe... more »
Was Osama Bin Laden Radicalised In The West? His Personal Journal Says He Was
Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011 when Navy SEALS raided his secret lair in Pakistan. STR/REUTERS *The Guardian:* *Bin Laden's disdain for the west grew in Shakespeare's birthplace, journal shows* CIA released journal as part of 470,000 documents collected from Bin Laden’s house, showing he visited the UK as a teenager and found it to be ‘decadent’. A summer trip to the UK as a teenager and visits to Shakespeare’s birthplace convinced Osama bin Laden that the west was “decadent”, the late leader of al-Qaida and architect of the 9/11 attacks wrote in his personal journal shortly ... more »
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*The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change* By Dr Nick Watts and uncle Tom Cobleigh and all *This article is a real hoot. The direct effects of the tiny upwards movement in temperatures in recent decades have to be equally tiny and hence probably below the level of detection. So the article excerpted below focuses on extreme weather events, which Lancet asserts are warming related and more frequent. But even that dubious strategy is disappointing to them. Note the highlighted (red) clause in the excerpt below. The allegedly more frequent events have NOT caused m... more »
"On Courage"
"On Courage" by Robert F. Kennedy "There are differing evils, but they are common works of man. They reflect the imperfection of human justice, the inadequacy of human compassion, our lack of sensibility toward the sufferings of our fellows. But we can perhaps remember- even if only for a time- that those who live with us are our brothers; that they share with us the same short moment in life; that they seek- as we do- nothing but the chance to live out their lives in purpose and happiness, winning what satisfaction and fulfillment they can. Surely this bond of common faith, this b... more »
Arctic Sea Ice Extent–October 2017
By Paul Homewood A year ago, the Washington Post was worried that a spell of mild weather in the Arctic meant that Arctic sea ice could disappear within our lifetimes: Sea ice extent in the Arctic is as low as it has ever been measured in late October, and air temperatures are […]
Analysis Of European Sea Level Rise
By Paul Homewood h/t Mike Waite Another paper finds that there is nothing unusual about recent sea level rise, this time in Europe: ABSTRACT Watson, P.J., 2017. Acceleration in European mean sea-level? A new insight using improved tools. Research into sea-level rise has taken on particular prominence in more recent times […]
Today. The Balfour declaration: part one
The resignation of Sir Michael Fallon and the ‘sex pest’ scandal in general has overshadowed almost everything else on the main news channels, but over at the BBC I’ve noticed increasingly frequent mentions of the Guido Fawkes website recently. This indicates that they must be keeping an eye on it and if so, they’ll have spotted this, if not this: or even this: As the BBC should know, several MPs pulled out of this event declaring that they’d just discovered that MEND was a bit dodgy. The MPs that did not (notably Stephen Kinnock and Wes Streeting) defended their decision to att... more »
Corbyn and Labour MPs Host MEND in Parliament - Guido Fawkes
The real nasty party is the Labour Party. Guido Fawkes reports https://order-order.com/2017/11/02/corbyn-and-labour-mps-host-mend-in-parliament/ 'In all the Fallon excitement, Corbyn should not be allowed to get away with his attendance at the MEND event in parliament last night. There's no two ways about it, MEND is an extremist-linked group whose senior figures have praised Al-Qaeda, attended speeches byal-Qaeda hate preachers, and justified themurder of British troops. Last week the respected Henry Jackson Society think tank dubbed MEND "Islamists posing as civil libertarians... more »
New column day
Here, summarizing a few of my earlier blog posts on the state of the Saskatchewan NDP's leadership campaign - and the choice between two positive and appealing leaders that played out in the first debate. For further reading... - Jason Hammond offered his take on the debate and the provincial convention. - And Murray Mandryk commented on the debate and leadership campaign somewhat in his post-convention column - though the comparison between candidates operating in a debate setting and Nicole Sarauer's (undoubtedly impressive) speech gives an unfair impression about the leadership ... more »
With no help coming from the Trump administration Governor Bill Walker signs bill creating Alaska's own climate change strategy.
Courtesy of the Fairbanks News Miner: *Gov. Bill Walker signed an administrative order Tuesday creating the Alaska Climate Change Strategy as well as forming a leadership team to address climate change in Alaska. * *The order also calls for state departments to review previous work on climate change and identify immediate responses they can take. * *Walker said the time was now to take a stand against climate change. * *"Alaskans should be at the forefront of innovation and response," Walker said. "In addition to developing solutions that ensure community and economic resilience... more »
It's time to carefully assess your risk of attack
I've written many times about issues related to personal security. In particular, I've quoted the sage advice of John Farnam on how to avoid getting into situations that threaten your security. Since it remains as true as ever, here it is again. (To see the original, click here and scroll down to the entry for 19 Mar 03.) *The best way to handle any potentially injurious encounter is: Don’t be there. Arrange to be somewhere else. Don’t go to stupid places. Don’t associate with stupid people. Don’t do stupid things. This is the advice I give to all students of defensive firearm... more »
Tweets For Today
DCIA Pompeo authorized release in the interest of transparency & to enhance public understanding of al-Qa‘ida & UBL.https://t.co/U18iNXS04j — CIA (@CIA) November 1, 2017 For details on these insights and more, read @ThomasJoscelyn @billroggio analysis at @FDD's @LongWarJournal https://t.co/iY9bS9aVZw #OBLdocs pic.twitter.com/R1ovjvJhCQ — Long War Journal (@LongWarJournal) November 1, 2017 'Still alive': declassified #CIA docs claim #Hitler escaped to this South American country https://t.co/XNR8E5Ndff #WWII pic.twitter.com/RN7ktOyJA4 — Sputnik (@SputnikInt) November 2, 2017 WATC... more »
Russia, the U.S. Air Force and Tissue Samples
Here's an interesting news item that you won't see in the mainstream media. A recent posting by Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, an academic, journalist, public servant and businessman gives us a very interesting glimpse into Washington's current obsession with all things Russian. At the very least, it seems like a rather odd business opportunity for a potential government client. From the United States government's Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website, we find the following solicitation for the United States Air Force dated July 18, 2017: According to PubMed Health, ... more »
15 Catalan Officials In Madrid Courts Today; 5 Others Ask To Testify From Brussels; Madrid Judge Shaking Down Officials For Over 6 Million Euros (Over $7 Million) Bail
Some or all hearings suddenly postponed this morning after officials arrived in courts:,”Spain’s Supreme Court postpones hearings for members of … Continue reading →
Of General Interest
*Diversity Visas* More here. The terrorist, *Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov* was among the maximum 50,000 people allowed into the U.S. every year under the State Department diversity visa program. Uzbek Muslim and Diversity Entry Recipient Diversity visas draw people from nations generally hostile to the United States of America and its people and many who take advantage of the program are Muslims. Why would we want THEM to be HERE? Clearly, we need to host more Draw Mohammed contests around the nation to eliminate these vermin before they can kill honest, hard working people jus... more »
U.S. approves possible $1.1 bln F-15 support deal for Qatar
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $1.1 billion sale of support services and facilities to Qatar for its F-15QA fighter aircraft program, a Pentagon agency said on Wednesday. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said it notified Congress of the possible sale, which includes design, construction and other services and facilities. The F-15 is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia is ‘very important neighbour and friend’ – Iranian President
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani welcomed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for bilateral talks in Tehran’s Sa’dabad Complex on Wednesday. Rouhani said Iran’s goal is “to further develop relations with our good and very important neighbour and friend – Russia, as well as to continue working together on security issues.” Putin thanked Rouhani for organising the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Large Iranian force taking part in Albukamal offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:50 A.M.) – A large number of Iranian soldiers from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are participating in the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) ongoing offensive to liberate the Islamic State (ISIS) occupied border-city of Albukamal in the Deir Ezzor Governorate, a military source in Damascus told Al-Masdar News. The IRGC soldiers are […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish authorities arrest three people for paying tribute to Syrian General Issam Zahreddine
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The Turkish authorities arrested three people for paying tribute to the late Syrian military officer, Major General Issam Zahreddine, in the Hatay Province, the ABC Gazetsi reported yesterday. According to the report, the three people responsible for the memorial service commemorating General Zahreddine in the Turkish town of Defne were […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Palestine: Israeli forces unleash teargas on protesters in march against Balfour Declaration
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – Israeli security forces deployed tear gas and rubber bullets against Palestinian protesters in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Wednesday, during a march commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. Protesters set up an effigy of Former British Prime Minister Arthur Balfour, before burning a flag in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS nearly defeated in Deir Ezzor City as Syrian Army troops liberate more areas
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) forces inside Deir Ezzor City are being driven to the Euphrates, as the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies regain control of several neighborhoods inside the provincial capital. On Wednesday, the Syrian Arab Army scored another major advance inside the provincial capital, liberating the large […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian Tu-22M3 bombers strike IS targets in Deir ez-Zor – video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 A.M.) – Six long-range Tu-22M3 bombers launched a group air strike on the so-called Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL) targets the city of Abu-Kemal in the province of Deir ez-Zor, on Wednesday, according to the Russian Ministry of Defence. The bombers reportedly took off from Russian territories and targeted militant strongholds and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
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From Jenna Orkin Off Grid Water Electricity Box video. Carbon dioxide levels reach 1 million-year record Jane Fonda Gets It: Weinstein’s Victims Are White and Famous, and That’s Why We Care The Cruel, Topsy-Turvy Economics of Collapse House Of Cards Production Suspended After Spacey Sex Assaut Scandal Iceland's Biggest Volcano Is "Ready To Erupt" As Europe Faces A Disaster France: New Anti-Terrorism Law Takes Effect Artificial intelligence has learned to spot suicidal tendencies from brain scans TRUMP: Time to ramp up 'Extreme Vetting Program' after New York City attack Newly... more »
Giving Thanks Age of Autism Matching Gift Event
November is here, Giving thanks is due. I’m donating to AoA, How about you? Thanksgiving is around the corner, and is a perfect time to express our gratitude for this wonderful forum we know as the Age of Autism blog....
Levi Quackenboss: How to Win Any Vaccine Debate
Note: Share this post by Levi Quackenboss far and wide. We look forward to Part Duh, er Deux... :) Levi never fails to hit the nail on the head! By Levi Quackenboss We’ve all heard the most common talking points...
The Slivers of Light in The Dark Ages
Boethius teaching his studentsWhat was the level of darkness in the so-called Dark Ages? If we take the knowledge of Aristotelian ideas as one of the barometers for there being *intellectual light* in a civilization, then it seems that the European Dark Ages were not as *intellectually dark* as most popular historians describe it to be. I am currently reading *A History of Philosophy (Volume II): Augustine to Scotus* by historian Frederic Copleston. The inference that I draw from the chapters that I have read thus far is that the interest in Aristotle never came to an end in Europe... more »
Russia Social Media Ads During the 2016 Election Campaign
“Investigating the Role of Ads and Foreign Interference. After the 2016 election, we learned from press accounts and statements by … Continue reading →
The US Has Plenty of Talented and Untalented People Many of Whom are Unemployed or Underemployed; It Needs No More But Should Help True Asylum Seekers-Refugees
https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2015/table1 Via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_the_United_States Shockingly, in recent decades, less than 10% of immigrants have been refugees. The first step in helping … Continue reading →
The US Does Not Need Talented Immigrants; It Has Plenty Of Talented People, Many Of Whom Are Unemployed; The US Has Long Been “Diverse”
The US has plenty of talented people. Many of whom are unemployed or underemployed, as seen in the US government’s … Continue reading →
Chinatown - 1974
Strange isn't it? How Polanski directed this movie (which stars Jack Nicholson) just before drugging and anally raping a 13 year old girl in Jack Nicholson's apartment and legging it to... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
Jeremy Corbyn’s office is “glad” about the readmission of Moshe Machover, who defended Ken Livingstone and accused Jewish students of obeying Israeli Embassy per Campaign Against Antisemitism
This article https://antisemitism.uk/jeremy-corbyns-office-is-glad-about-the-readmission-of-moshe-machover-who-defended-ken-livingstone-and-accused-jewish-students-of-obeying-israeli-embassy/ says so much about the pernicious hold that anti semitism has on parts of the Labour Party. Do read it all for context, here's the end of it: 'Professor Machover has form. He has previously been exposed for suggesting that Hamas should adopt tactics more akin to those of Hizballah. Both are genocidal antisemitic terrorist organisations which are proscribed under the Terrorism Act. He also repo... more »
Solving the Parallel Plane Black Body Radiator Problem and Why the Consensus Science Is Wrong
I will present the Consensus, Settled Science solution to the parallel plane black body radiator problem and demonstrate that it is wrong. I will show that it exaggerates the energy of electromagnetic radiation between the two planes by a factor of two. In the case in which the two black body radiators have the same temperature, the settled science treatment clearly violates the principal characteristic of a black body cavity, namely its constant energy density, e, given by Stefan’s Law as e = aT4, where T is the temperature in Kelvin, a is Stefan’s Constant of 7.57 x 10-16 J/m... more »
Jane Fonda: I knew about Weinstein, and I'm 'ashamed' I didn't say anything
*[image: Jane Fonda: Therapy is key to overcoming past sexual abuse] * As noted, the creeps are been called out and it is getting painful. Having said that, i suspect that most of humanity is borderline creepy. Men do look at all beautiful women however they want to take that. Acting on a position of power is obviously wrong and that is blowing up now. It really had to because it all has enabled far worse. Jane does not need to apologize though. She reacted in the only way possible for a single person in the face of real power. She really had to wait for this tide to turn. M...more »
The Scandalous Truth about Obamacare Is Laid Bare
Whatever they think that they are doing, Obamacare is l;likely in some form of death spiral. This item is more of the ongoing debate. Sooner or later, the insurance industry has to be broken of its death grip on the medical industry. They actually provide nothing except an expensive self perpetuating bureaucracy. They also have to end monopoly practices of the pharmaceutical industry as well. Then we have the profession itself who has stifled supply of all forms of healing except that they provide. There are so many obvious better ways to do things. *The Scandalous Truth... more »
Did Mycenaean Greeks serve in the Egyptian military of Ramesses?
[image: Bronze plate with the cartouche of Ramesses II] Of course they did. there was constant shipping between the Greek islands and coast and a steady need for hands. Thus a steady flow of adventurous youth who would accept service with the Egyptians. This was also before the Bronze Age collapse and thousands of ships plied the waters. After all it is in this era that the Sea Peoples actually landed in North Africa and actually moved to conquer Egypt. That alone proves out centuries of infrastructure building.. *Did Mycenaean Greeks serve in the Egyptian military of Ramess... more »
Glyphosate herbicide negatively affects soil-friendly bacteria, study shows
What this tells us is that we need to test every species in the soil against the negative effects of roundup. Add in testing it against every biological system in the animal kingdom as well and you discover that responsible research has barely begun. This is why agriculture is now shifting smartly toward organic methods and a philosophy of permaculture. We have been way too naive top to bottom. At the same time i do think that the worst has been done and push back against roundup is happening both by the community and by nature itself.. . *Glyphosate herbicide negatively affects ... more »
"78 Percent Of U.S. Workers Are Living ‘Paycheck To Paycheck’ And 71 Percent Of Them Are In Debt"
*"78 Percent Of U.S. Workers Are Living ‘Paycheck To Paycheck’ * *And 71 Percent Of Them Are In Debt"* by Michael Snyder "Are you living paycheck to paycheck? Is so, you are just like most other hard working Americans. As you will see below, *78 percent *of full-time workers in the United States say that they are living paycheck to paycheck. That is the highest figure ever recorded, and it is yet more evidence that the middle class is under an increasing amount of stress. The cost of living is rising at a much faster pace than our paychecks are, and more families are falling out of... more »
From human to cyborg with a microchip the size of a staple
The post From human to cyborg with a microchip the size of a staple appeared first on UnHerd.
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*-by Noah* The tide rolls in. The tide rolls out. Sharks are intent and relentless. They have a single minded focus. You'd best not be in their sights. Sharks will chomp on anything. They can make the most unlikely things disappear. Sharks have been caught, slit open, and all sorts of things are found in their stomachs. When I was a kid, I remember hearing about one having a roll of roofing paper and a tarp in its stomach. They eat beach trash of any kind; whatever we leave behind, whatever the tide carries out to them. They eat blocks of styrofoam. They eat our water bottles. Th... more »
Israeli warplane bombs Syrian industrial city in Homs
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 A.M.) – An Israeli warplane fired several missiles towards the Syrian industrial city of Hassia in the Homs Governorate last night, a military source told Al-Masdar News. The Israeli warplane fired the missiles towards Hassia while flying over Lebanese airspace late last night. The missiles struck a storage warehouse in Hassia, causing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
The big misconception
*Edwin Berry, PhD, CCM* *The whole global-warming/climate-change fraud is built upon one big misconception, namely, that our carbon dioxide emissions continue to add to atmospheric carbon dioxide. The IPCC and other climate alarm groups merely “assume” their claim is true.Yes, the IPCC has arguments to support its hypothesis, but all its arguments fail the scientific method. Their arguments violate the Equivalence Principle of physics and make outrageous, even laughable, incorrect predictions. Therefore, the alarmists have no existing argument to support their most basic ... more »
Osama Bin Laden's Files Reveal An Iranian - Al Qaeda Alliance
*The Telegraph:* *Iran relationship with al-Qaeda revealed in newly-released trove of Bin Laden documents * A newly released trove of documents recovered from Osama bin Laden’s Pakistan compound have revealed “secret dealings” between Iran and al-Qaeda. Nearly half a million files found on the computer seized in the May 2, 2011, US raid on the al-Qaeda founder's hideout in Abbottabad were released by the CIA yesterday. A never-before-seen 19-page document purportedly written by a senior member of al-Qaeda details an arrangement between Iran and members of the group to strike A... more »
Picture Of The Day
Multiple bikes are seen crushed along a bike path in lower Manhattan after a man killed eight people by driving a rental truck down a riverfront bike path at speeds estimated at more than 60 mph. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Editors Choice Pictures* (Reuters).
Iraq Will Hold Parliamentary Elections On May 15, 2018
President Donald Trump greets Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque *Arab News:* *Iraqi premier calls election, bans armed factions from contesting* BAGHDAD: Iraq will hold a parliamentary election on May 15 next year and political parties with armed wings will not be allowed to take part, Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi said on Wednesday. “The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), as a part of the Iraqi security system, have no right to practice politics,” Al-Abadi said. “So, as a military institution, they... more »
Baghdad Threatens To Resume Military Operations Against Kurds
*Reuters: **Iraq threatens to resume military operations against Kurds* BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces threatened on Wednesday to resume operations to capture northern Kurdish-held territory after accusing authorities there of delaying handing over control of Iraq’s borders with Turkey, Iran and Syria. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Friday declared a pause in an offensive that began on Oct. 16 to take over areas claimed both by his government and the autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Abadi ordered economic and military retaliation against the KRG after Iraqi K... more »
Iraq Has Made It A Crime To Display The Israeli Flag
Israelis mainly of Kurdish origin take part in a gathering outside the American Embassy in Tel Aviv on Oct. 26. (Amir Cohen/Reuters) *Washington Post:* *Iraq’s parliament reinstates ban on Israeli flag* BAGHDAD — Iraq’s parliament voted unanimously to activate a lapsed law that criminalizes displaying the Israeli flag in public, an unexpected step that comes in response to a Kurdish bid to secede. The move illustrates both the deep injury Iraq’s Arab majority felt when the nation’s Kurds held an independence referendum last month — and the resurgent Arab nationalism the vote has pr... more »
Expert: Changes in Education Not Keeping Pace with Workforce Needs
Latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows big employment gains in health care and social aid.
DEBASISH “DEBA” DUTTA
*DEBASISH “DEBA” DUTTA* has been appointed chancellor of Rutgers University – New Brunswick. He previously served as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and diversity and as a professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue University. Dutta earned a bachelor’s degree from Jadavpur University, a master’s degree from the University of Evansville and a Ph.D. from Purdue University.
University of Hartford Student Faces Bias Charge for Endangering Roommate
An student at the University of Hartford was arrested for allegedly executing several vile acts against her roommate, including mixing body fluids into her roommate’s beauty products and otherwise contaminating her personal items.
JEFF ELWELL
*JEFF ELWELL* has been named president of Eastern New Mexico University. He previously served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. Elwell earned a bachelor’s degree from California State University, Bakersfield, a master’s degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana and a Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University.
ASHIAH B. RICHEME
*ASHIAH B. RICHEME* has been named director of diversity and inclusion at Westfield State University. She previously served as a residential hall director at the institution. Richeme earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Southern Connecticut State University.
ROBERT BRUCE JR.
*ROBERT BRUCE JR.* has been named dean of the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice University. Bruce earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas, Austin, and a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University.
KIM R. BOBBY
*KIM R. BOBBY* has been appointed president’s chief of staff at Prince George’s Community College. She previously served as director of the Inclusive Excellence Group at the American Council on Education. Bobby earned a bachelor’s degree from California State University, Fresno; a master’s degree from California State University, Sacramento; and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington in Seattle.
Studies Show Minimal Socialization Boost for Interracial Dorm Roommates
Some research shows that interracial dorm-room pairings don’t necessarily lead to greater socialization or mixing of students from different racial or ethnic backgrounds.
E.K. (EUN) PARK
*E.K. (EUN) PARK* has been named associate provost and dean of research and sponsored programs at North Carolina Central University. Park previously served as special assistant to the vice president for Research and the Graduate College at Kennesaw State University. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Western Illinois University and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University.
CLARENCE D. “CLAY” ARMBRISTER
*CLARENCE D. “CLAY” ARMBRISTER* has been named president at Johnson C. Smith University, effective January 1, 2018. He currently serves as the president of Girard College. Armbrister earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
"A Foundation of Nonsense"
* "A Foundation of Nonsense"* by The Zman Math and science are built upon axioms. Very simply, an axiom is something that is always true and assumed to be true. An example is the reflexive property in algebra. A number is always equal to itself. Axioms are the building blocks, from which new truths are discovered. A proof is an inferential argument for a mathematical statement, using other previously established statements. That means a proof can be traced back to the original, assumed truths, those axioms that are the foundation of mathematics. This is how we accumulate knowledge... more »
Revealed: How The Russians Stole Our Election
[image: undefined] *One of the "Russia-linked" ads that threw the election to Trump...* Now we can see why they initially tried to keep a lid on the content of the infamous "Russia-linked" social media advertisements. Today, while grilling representatives of Google, Facebook, and Twitter, the Senate Intelligence Committee released a number of social media ads they claim were taken out by "Russia-linked" accounts for the purpose of interfering in the US electoral process. The ads were supposed to have swayed Americans away from Hillary and toward Trump...or undermined our confidence... more »
Americans Say Political Correctness Have Made Them Keep Their Point Of Views And Opinions To Themselves
*CATO At Liberty:* *Poll: 71% of Americans Say Political Correctness Has Silenced Discussions Society Needs to Have, 58% Have Political Views They’re Afraid to Share* The Cato 2017 Free Speech and Tolerance Survey, a new national poll of 2,300 U.S. adults, finds that 71% Americans believe that political correctness has silenced important discussions our society needs to have. The consequences are personal—58% of Americans believe the political climate prevents them from sharing their own political beliefs. Democrats are unique, however, in that a slim majority (53%) do not feel ... more »
U.S. Navy Report On USS Fitzgerald And USS John McCain Collisions Released
*USNI News*: *Investigation: USS Fitzgerald, USS John McCain ‘Avoidable’ Collisions Due to Lapses in Basic Seamanship* The fatal collisions of the two guided-missile destroyers USS John S. McCain and USS Fitzgerald between merchant ships that killed 17 sailors were rooted in fundamental failures in the crew’s ability to operate their ships effectively, according to a summary of two investigations the Navy released to the public on Wednesday. “Both of these accidents were preventable and the respective investigations found multiple failures by watchstanders that contributed to the ... more »
Alabama Crackpot Roy Moore Visitting Washington
Although there was a Fox poll last week that showed a 42-42% dead heat between Democrat Doug Jones and Nazi Roy Moore in the Alabama's special Senate election December 12, a new Fox poll shows the Nazi way ahead of Jones-- 52% to 41%. Moore is in DC tonight for a fundraiser hosted-- according to Moore's campaign-- by Utah Senator Mike Lee. A spokesman for Lee said the "fundraiser is not on our schedule." Yesterday Moore was trying to pretend to be an ordinary Republican and not an actual fascist. Sean Sullivan and Dave Weigh reported that it wasn't working. "Roy Moore," they wrote... more »
Stanford Prof sues scientists who criticized him – demands $10M
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Judith Curry Mannian litigation gone wild. — Steve McIntyre Details given by Michael Schellenberger in Environmental Progress: Stanford University professor Mark Z. Jacobson has filed a lawsuit, demanding $10 million in damages, against the peer-reviewed scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) [link to published paper] and…
Did a Children’s Textbook Say Canada’s First Nations ‘Moved’ to Make Room for European Settlers?
Sections of the book portrayed the forced dispossession of land and resources as First Nations voluntarily leaving.
How the crisis in Catalonia is helping Rajoy consolidate power
Scott L. Greer, Professor, Global Health Management and Policy and Political Science, University of Michigan at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 1 day ago
Why the Spanish Prime Minister keeps choosing a strategy of confrontation.
Venezuela's opposition is on the verge of collapse
Marco Aponte-Moreno, Assistant Professor of Global Business, St Mary's College of California at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 1 day ago
After the Maduro regime won Venezuela's recent gubernatorial elections, results are contested, people are desperate and the opposition has fractured. Can the resistance survive this setback?
What draws 'lone wolves' to the Islamic State?
James L. Gelvin, Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of California, Los Angeles at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 1 day ago
Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in the Manhattan bike path attack, wasn't a devout Muslim. He cursed and came late to prayers. A terrorism expert explains why such a man may want to be a martyr.
‘Multiple’ People Shot in Colorado Walmart Attack
A gunman reportedly opened fire in a story at a shopping center in the Denver suburb of Thornton.
HomeBiogas Device Turns Food Waste into Clean Cooking Fuel and Nutrient-Rich Fertilizer
*Anna Hunt* - The HomeBiogas device affordable consumer appliance that efficiently produces sustainable fuel out of kitchen scraps. The post HomeBiogas Device Turns Food Waste into Clean Cooking Fuel and Nutrient-Rich Fertilizer appeared first on Waking Times.
Professor Ilan Pappe (Jewish Historian): The Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians by Zionist Israel !
Sir Gerald Kaufmann (UK Jewish MP): “My grandmother was ill in bed when the Nazis came to her home town. A German soldier shot her dead in her bed. “My grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israeli soldiers murdering Palestinian grandmothers in Gaza. ” – “The present Israeli government ruthlessly and cynically exploits […]
Dollar Should Not Dominate the World – Russian PM Medvedev
Dollar Should Not Dominate the World – Russian PM Medvedev by https://www.rt.com/ The international financial system needs to balance which is why there is no place for a dominant currency, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said at a news conference on Wednesday. – “The balanced system of financial relations should be based on the use of […]
Gerald Celente: 2018 Predictions – Gold Will Hit a Bitcoin High
Gerald Celente: 2018 Predictions – Gold Will Hit a Bitcoin High by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Top trends researcher Gerald Celente says he sees strong trends shaping up for 2018. First up, the embattled President Trump. Celente says, “There’s not been one shred of evidence, period, paragraph, that Russia had anything to do with tapping into or hacking […]
US War Games Involving Nukes Are Insane
PressTV News Videos Published on Oct 31, 2017 The US war games involving nuclear weaponry — amid rising tensions with North Korea — are absolutely insane, says Scott Rickard, a former American intelligence linguist and political analyst from Orlando. American forces are conducting a nuclear war drill called “Global Thunder” involving nuclear-capable missiles and bombers amid […]
2017: The Year Pedophilia Came Out Of The Closet
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Oct 31, 2017 Alex Jones presents a new video by Mark Dice on the sexual assault / pedophile accusations surrounding Kevin Spacey as Netflix cancels his popular TV drama, House of Cards. end
Deutsche Asks A Stunning Question: “Is This The Beginning Of The End Of Fiat Money?”
Deutsche Asks A Stunning Question: “Is This The Beginning Of The End Of Fiat Money?” by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ One month ago, Deutsche Bank’s unorthodox credit analyst, Jim Reid published a phenomenal report, one which just a few years ago would have been anathema, as it dealt with two formerly taboo topics: is a financial crisis coming […]
‘Russian Disinformation’: US Senate Keeps Insisting on ‘Moscow Meddling’ Despite Tech Giants Data
RT Published on Nov 1, 2017 Russia’s alleged reach on social media, during the US presidential campaign, was just a tiny fraction of all election-related content. That’s according to lawyers from Google, Twitter and Facebook, who appeared at a U.S. Congress hearing about the issue. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8r20 end
EU States Paid $2mn to Jihadists in Welfare Payment – Investigation
RT Published on Nov 1, 2017 European Union nationals who joined Islamic State have continued to receive significant amounts in welfare payments. An investigation is now underway across the continent. end
Homosexuals Are 5-8 X More Likely To Molest Children
Homosexuals are 5-8 X More Likely to Molest Children by https://www.henrymakow.com/ “I don’t remember sexually assaulting that teenager and btw, I’m gay.” Spacey hoped to garner some sympathy by “coming out” at the same time as admitting to assaulting a 14-year-old fellow actor in 1985. However, gay activists and leftists rebuked him for drawing attention tothe “stereotype” that there […]
All the Biggest Lies about Climate Change and Global Warming DEBUNKED in One Astonishing Interview
All the Biggest Lies about Climate Change and Global Warming DEBUNKED in One Astonishing Interview by Mike Adams, https://www.naturalnews.com/ (Natural News) Everything you’ve been told about global warming, climate change and carbon dioxide by the mainstream media — and mainstream “science” — is an outright lie. Far from being a dangerous poison, carbon dioxide is a miraculous […]
China Has Practiced Bombing Runs On Guam
China Has Practiced Bombing Runs On Guam by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ Just as President Donald Trump is preparing to embark on a nearly two-week tour of Asia – his first since taking office – where he is expected to discuss, among other topics, the regional threat posed by North Korea, Defense News is reporting that China has reportedly […]
George H. W. Bush EXPOSED: 5 Women Come Out Against Former President
World Alternative Media Published on Oct 29, 2017 Josh Sigurdson breaks down the recent string of sexual assault allegations made against former President George H W Bush. Thus far, 5 women have come out against Bush claiming he groped them. The first woman to come out against him was Heather Lind of the hit AMC show […]
Putin: Someone is Harvesting Russian Bio Samples for Obscure Purposes. US Air Force: Russian Biological Samples ‘Collected for Research’
Russian biological samples ‘collected for research’ – US Air Force by https://www.rt.com/ The choice of the Russian population for generic material was not intentional, and is related to research on the musculoskeletal system, the US Air Education and Training Command (AETC) spokesman said. – Eyebrows were first raised in July when the AETC issued a tender seeking to […]
TRUMP'S MARKS ARE STILL FALLING FOR THE CON
In Pennsylvania coal country, the unemployed really believe coal is coming back, and they're hurting themselves, Reuters reports: When Mike Sylvester entered a career training center earlier this year in southwestern Pennsylvania, he found more than one hundred federally funded courses covering everything from computer programming to nursing. He settled instead on something familiar: a coal mining course. "I think there is a coal comeback,” said the 33-year-old son of a miner.... "I have a lot of faith in President Trump," Sylvester said.... Although there have been small gains in c... more »
Suspected Islamist stabs two police near Tunis parliament
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:25 P.M.) – A suspected radical Islamist who stabbed two policemen with a knife near the Tunisian parliament building was arrested on Wednesday. According to the Interior Ministry, the attacker was known to authorities and said after the aggression that he viewed the police as “tyrants.” One of the policemen was wounded in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Combat footage shows Syrian Army clashing with ISIS in Deir Ezzor
Non-stop battles continue to rip through the eastern city of Deir Ezzor as the Syrian forces attempt to oust the Islamic State from the oil-rich province. The Syrian Army, backed by allied forces, is waging a sophisticated urban warfare against ISIS militants in the city’s neighborhoods and districts, but still gaining more ground amid massive […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Hamas hands over Egyptian border-crossing to Palestinian Authority
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:50 P.M.) – Hamas began the process of handing over the Rafah border-crossing to the Palestinian Authority after a new agreement was put in place between the Egyptian government and PA. The PA’s military personnel were reported to have replaced Hamas fighters at the border-crossing that links the Gaza Strip and Egypt’s Sinai […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Poll finds highest level of support yet for impeaching Donald Trump.
Courtesy of Public Policy Polling: *PPP’s newest national poll finds a record level of support for impeaching Donald Trump. 49% of voters support impeaching him, to 41% who are opposed to doing so. This marks the 6th month in a row we’ve found a plurality of voters in favor of impeaching Trump, and it’s the closest we’ve found to a majority. * *Trump’s approval rating has declined by a net 7 points in the last month. In September we found him at a -11 spread with 42% of voters approving of him to 53% who disapproved. Now he’s at -18 with 38% of voters approving of him to 56% who... more »
Trump Sunny Isles Beach And Criminals From Rostov-on-Don Russia
From Crime Russia: https://en.crimerussia.com “2:06 / 10.11.2016 Forbes found link between Donald Trump and criminals from Rostov Including Raphael Samurgashev. … Continue reading →
Britain’s Conservative government is disintegrating
The sudden resignation of British Defence Minister Michael Fallon is a symptom of the profound political crisis at the heart of the British elite ever since the British people voted by a clear majority for Brexit in the referendum last year. I discussed this crisis the day after the vote took place, and it is […] More The post Britain’s Conservative government is disintegrating appeared first on The Duran.
KIMBERLY WEATHERLY
*KIMBERLY WEATHERLY* has been named assistant dean and director of the Center for Student Diversity at the College of William & Mary. She was previously the director of multicultural affairs at Columbia College in Chicago. Weatherly earned a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan University, a master’s degree from Hampton University and a Ph.D. from Benedictine University.
SHARON L. DAVIES
*SHARON L. DAVIES* has been appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs at Spelman College. She previously served as vice provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at The Ohio State University. Davies earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.
REBEKAH WOODS
*REBEKAH WOODS* has been named president of Columbia Basin College. She previously served as provost at Jackson College in Michigan. Woods earned a bachelor’s degree from Albion College and a J.D. and Ph.D. in organizational leadership from Regent University.
YVETTE MURPHY-ERBY
*YVETTE MURPHY-ERBY* has been named vice provost for diversity and inclusion at the University of Arkansas. She was previously associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the School of Social Work at the institution. Murphy-Erby earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
STANLEY J. ELLIOTT
*STANLEY J. ELLIOTT* has been appointed president of Roanoke-Chowan Community College. He previously served as vice president of student affairs at Shaw University. Elliott earned a bachelor’s degree from Elizabeth City State University, a master’s degree from North Carolina Central University and a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University.
PATRICE L. DICKERSON
*PATRICE L. DICKERSON* has been named director of faculty diversity recruitment in the Office of Inclusion and Diversity at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She was previously assistant executive dean for strategic recruitment and diversity at The Ohio State University. Dickerson earned a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Michigan.
STANLEY J. ELLIOTT
*STANLEY J. ELLIOTT* has been appointed president of Roanoke-Chowan Community College. He previously served as vice president of student affairs at Shaw University. Elliott earned a bachelor’s degree from Elizabeth City State University, a master’s degree from North Carolina Central University and a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University.
FENIMORE FISHER
*FENIMORE FISHER* has been named vice provost for diversity and chief diversity officer at Johns Hopkins University. Fisher earned a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University, a J.D. from Ohio Northern University and a labor mediation certification from the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
CONNIE L. BOOK
*CONNIE L. BOOK* has been appointed president of Elon University, effective March 1, 2018. She previously served as provost and dean of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina. Book earned a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University, a master’s degree from Northwestern State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia.
FENIMORE FISHER
*FENIMORE FISHER* has been named vice provost for diversity and chief diversity officer at Johns Hopkins University. Fisher earned a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University, a J.D. from Ohio Northern University and a labor mediation certification from the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
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Musical Interlude: Little River Band, “Cool Change”
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"A Look to the Heavens"
"Beautiful Nebula discovered between the Balance [Libra] & the Serpent [Serpens]..." begins the description of the 5th entry in 18th century astronomer Charles Messier's famous catalog of nebulae and star clusters. Though it appeared to Messier to be fuzzy and round and without stars, Messier 5 (M5) is now known to be a globular star cluster, 100,000 stars or more, bound by gravity and packed into a region around 165 light-years in diameter. It lies some 25,000 light-years away. Roaming the halo of our galaxy, globular star clusters are ancient members of the Milky Way. *Click image... more »
Fossilisation
Overnight seemed to have found me a possible explanation for the explosion of Cambrian life forms in the fossil record. Keen observation of the environment today shows conclusively that life forms are not routinely fossilised into sediments, but are totally … Continue reading →
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