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Picture Of The Day
In this photo taken in Oct. 1917, provided by Russian State Archive of Social and Political History, members of the revolution Red Guards pose for a photo with their arms at the Smolny Institute building which was chosen by Vladimir Lenin as Bolshevik headquarters during the October Revolution in 1917. The 1917 Bolshevik Revolution was long before the digital revolution allowed anyone to instantly document events. But the clumsy cameras of the time still caught some images that capture the period’s drama. (Russian State Archive of Social and Political History via AP) *WNU Editor:*... more »
Syrian Army shifts attention to Albukamal, ISIL’s last stand in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:15 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army liberated the strategic city of Deir Ezzor, Friday, after a two month long operation that began with the lifting of the siege on the provincial capital. Now that the provincial capital has been completely cleansed of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS), the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US official meets with Syrian intelligence chief in Damascus – report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 A.M.) – A senior U.S. official allegedly met with Syria’s intelligence chief, ‘Ali Mamlouk, in Damascus this week, Reuters News Agency reported on Friday. According to the publication, the U.S. official was in Damascus to discuss a number of issues, including the imprisonment of several CIA operatives in Syria. “The regional official […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Next Week Will Mark 100 Years Since Lenin's Coup In Russia
*Stephen Kotkin, Wall Street Journal:* *Communism’s Bloody Century* In the 100 years since Lenin’s coup in Russia, the ideology devoted to abolishing markets and private property has left a long, murderous trail of destruction. A century ago this week, communism took over the Russian empire, the world’s largest state at the time. Leftist movements of various sorts had been common in European politics long before the revolution of Oct. 25, 1917 (which became Nov. 7 in the reformed Russian calendar), but Vladimir Lenin and his Bolsheviks were different. They were not merely fanatical... more »
What's Paul Manafort Really Like?
Back in July, we looked into Trump's ties to the Russian Mafia in general and Semyon Mogilevich-- Russia organized crime's boss of bosses-- in particular. Mogilevich is back in the news... this time tied to former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort. Betsy Woodruff broke the story at the *Daily Beast*. Manafort "didn’t just do business with accused gangsters," she wrote. "One of them transferred millions into a Manafort account, allegedly used for money laundering." Mueller's indictment revealed that Manafort was using Lucicle Consultants Limited to wire millions of dollars into t... more »
North Korea Accuses The U.S. Of Genocide For Imposing Sanctions
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the Second Plenum of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang October 8, 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS *Reuters*: *North Korea calls for a halt to 'brutal' sanctions* GENEVA (Reuters) - North Korea called on Friday for a halt to what it called “brutal sanctions”, saying the measures - imposed after its latest nuclear test - constituted genocide. “Today the U.S.-led racket of brutal sanctions a... more »
Libya, Syria, Ukraine – Same Playbook, Same Puppet Masters
By Chris Kanthan Geopolitics becomes a lot easier if we can discern repeating patterns. For example, the common thread through the crises in Ukraine, Libya... more »
The Problem with Humans
Op-Ed by Susan Boskey “It is said that power corrupts, but actually it’s more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted... more »
Nelson Report Clarification on Xi speech: possible deadline from Xi on Taiwan annexation?
*Nobody let the dogs out, thankfully* From the Nelson Report, an interesting observation from Stapleton Roy on Xi setting an apparent deadline for the annexation of China. Roy, like so many commenting on Taiwan in Washington, struggles manfully not to simply say in plain speech that nobody in Taiwan wants to be part of China (they favor the status quo because it is independence). It's funny and very indicative how that has become one of the limits on all the discourse about Taiwan, including the media: few plainly state that Taiwan wants independence. Everything below is from the N... more »
What Happens If The F-35 Does Not Deliver?
Air Force F-35s fly in formation over Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Photo: Air Force *Richard Levine, National Interest:* *Turning Point: The F-35 May Not Deliver* During WWII, our military initially gave preference to the application of more armor to the areas of returning, combat aircraft that showed damage from flak. The mathematician Abraham Wald upturned this paradigm through his postulation that since the damage in downed aircraft could not be observed and the observed damage in returning aircraft was, perforce, tolerated, the areas that should be up-armored were the unmo... more »
Musical interlude
Hooverphonic - No More Sweet Music
Did Seven ‘Key Witnesses’ to Las Vegas Shooting Die Under ‘Suspicious Circumstances’?
A conspiratorial web site is falsely insinuating the deaths of several Las Vegas shooting witnesses are linked.
Major Local News Sites Shuttered Amid ‘Dispiriting’ Rash of Media Closures
One reporter said some sites' closures were "direct retaliation" for unionizing.
Iran Wants The Syrian Army To Storm Raqqa And Seize It From U.S-Backed Fighters
*Reuters:* *Syrian government forces will march to Raqqa soon, Iranian official says* BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces will advance soon to take Raqqa city, which U.S.-backed fighters seized from Islamic State last month, a senior Iranian official said on Friday. Ali Akbar Velayati, the top adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader, also accused the United States of seeking to divide Syria by stationing its forces east of the Euphrates river. “We will witness in the near future the advance of government and popular forces in Syria and east of the Euphrates, and the liberation... more »
Occult Worship – Hollywood’s Other Dirty Secret that Everyone Knows Of but No One Talks About
*Buck Rogers* - Just below the surface, hidden in plain sight in Hollywood is the overwhelming influence of the occult. The post Occult Worship – Hollywood’s Other Dirty Secret that Everyone Knows Of but No One Talks About appeared first on Waking Times.
The Russian War on Terror
*Ilan Berman* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Defence ministry officials sit under screens with satellite images on display during a briefing in Moscow, Russia, December 2, 2015. Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday it had proof that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his family were benefiting from the illegal smuggling of oil from Islamic State-held territory in Syria and Iraq. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin] The Kremlin needs a real plan to mitigate the threat of returnee ISIS figthers. Which country ranks as the largest source of foreign fighters for the Islamic State’s “cali... more »
Trump, Papadopoulous and the Russia Connection
*Daniel McCarthy* *Security, Americas* [image: FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on] Evidence that goes far beyond Manafort’s general shadiness will be needed to fulfill the dreams of those who imagine President Trump to be some sort of Manchurian Candidate. The first charges to be filed in Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian involvement in last year’s election fit a typical pattern: a federal prosecutor in a big political case goes after small fry and easy targets, slamming them for lying to investigators, even as eviden... more »
Israel's Armored Fist: The Merkava Tank
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Middle East* The tank is a force to be reckoned with. In the past forty years, just a handful of countries have proved themselves capable of building their own main battle tanks. One of these tank powers is actually one of the smallest countries in the world: Israel. Israel’s main battle tank, the Merkava series, is one of the best-designed tanks ever produced. Israel’s independence in 1948 saw the formation of the Israeli Defense Forces, and the IDF cobbled together a modest, ramshackle tank force to repel attacks from neighboring Arab countries. By t... more »
U.S. Marines Can Now Bombard Enemies with Guided Artillery from the Sea
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, Asia* “You’re going to see precision fire delivered off amphib ships, whether it comes out of tube guns or rockets or delivered from unmanned systems.” The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is no longer reserved for bombarding the bejesus out of ISIS militants in Syria from the cover of the war-torn country’s rolling deserts: Marine Corps officials are experimenting with firing the guided artillery system from the deck of an amphibious ship in the middle of the ocean. Operating aboard the USS Anchorage off the coast of... more »
This Battle in the Winter War Had Far Reaching Consequences for Russia—and Beyond
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The Battle for Tolvarjarvi was in many ways a harbinger of things to come. From Leningrad to Murmansk, columns of Soviet Red Army troops stormed down roads and trails into Finland’s dense forests, lakes, and swamps, seeking to cut Finland in half. Soviet Union Communist Party General Secretary Josef Stalin—known simply as the “Vozhd” or “Boss” to his inner circle—had ordered his massive armies to invade Finland, a blatant act of aggression, in 1939, a year of aggression. His massive armies, lavishly equipped with tanks, guns, and aircra... more »
All Out in South Korea!
No Trump No War actions, rallies and protests will take place Saturday afternoon in Seoul, Chuncheon, Daejeon, Daegu, Jeonju, Gwangju, Ulsan, Busan and Changwon in South Korea. Tens of thousands of people will gather to stop the lunacy and keep peace on the Korean peninsula.
New World Order: The Economic End Game Continues
The Economic End Game Continues by Brandon Smith, http://alt-market.com/ In November of 2014 I published an article titled ‘The Economic End Game Explained’. In it I outlined what I believed would be the process by which globalists would achieve what they call the “new world order” or what they sometimes call the “global economic reset.” As I have shown […]
Clinton Exposed, Kevin Spacey On The Run
WeAreChange Published on Nov 2, 2017 In this video, Luke Rudkowski of WeAreChange gives you the latest breaking news on Donna Brazile exposing Hillary Clinton, the latest on the Kevin Spacey Hollywood scandal. We get into the latest developments from New York, and geopolitical news. end
Why Did It Take So Long To Release 470,000 Files Recovered From The Raid On Osama Bin Laden's Compounf
*Stephen F. Hayes, Weekly Standard:* *The Big Reveal: The Story of How 470,000 Documents from Osama Bin Laden's Compound Finally Got Into the Open* *The CIA has finally released 470,000 files recovered from the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound. Here's why it took so long.* On the penultimate day of the Obama administration, less than 24 hours before the president would vacate the White House, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper issued a press release meant to put to rest what had been a pesky issue for his office. “Closing the Book on Bin Laden: Intelligence Communit... more »
X22 Report, “How Do You Boost The Economy To Make The Public Believe We Have Recovered?”
X22 Report, “How Do You Boost The Economy To Make The Public Believe We Have Recovered?” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeJExHpz664 *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “The Walls Are Closing In On The Cabal, They Are Now Covering Their Tracks” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUTKd3L06yg
Congress' Worst Climate Change Denier (R-TX) Is Riding Off Into The Sunset
A couple days ago, we noted that one of Ryan's top lieutenants in Texas, House Financial Services Committee chairman Jeb Hensarling is abandoning the sinking ship. Hensarling announced he's had enough. Unfortunately, Hensarling is in a pretty bullet-proof, gerrymandered district stretching from increasingly blue Dallas County into half a dozen blood-red exurban and rural districts to the east (PVI is R+16). Yesterday, however, Ryan lost another of his Texas committee chairs, crackpot Lamar Smith, who would have probably lost reelection in a district zigging and zagging from Austin ... more »
Steve Koonin: A Deceptive New Report on Climate
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Judith Curry Red-teaming the the U.S. government’s Climate Science Special Report on the topic of sea level rise. Steve Koonin as a new op-ed in the WSJ: A Deceptive New Report on Climate. that clarifies the need for a Climate Red Team. Excerpts: One notable example of alarm-raising is…
Old Arctic Ice Recovers
Originally posted on Science Matters: Click on image to enlarge. These charts come from the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia. I downloaded the images from 2008 through 2017 without collusion from their publicly accessible website (here). The brown blob in the middle is older ice surviving at least one summer’s melt, with…
Tonight's Movie Is 'The Enemy Below' (1957)
From *Wikipedia*: The Enemy Below is a 1957 DeLuxe Color war film in CinemaScope, which tells the story of the battle between the captain of an American destroyer escort and the commander of a German U-boat during World War II. The movie stars Robert Mitchum and Curt Jürgens and was directed and produced by Dick Powell. The film was based on a novel by Denys Rayner, a British naval officer involved in anti-submarine warfare throughout the Battle of the Atlantic. *Read more* .... more »
White House Releases Report Contradicting Its Own Position on Climate Change
There is no "convincing alternative explanation" for recent warming besides human activity, a congressionally mandated study reports.
Jared Kushner has handed over documents to the Robert Mueller investigation.
Courtesy of CNN: *Jared Kushner has turned over documents in recent weeks to special counsel Robert Mueller as investigators have begun asking in witness interviews about Kushner's role in the firing of FBI Director James Comey, CNN has learned. * *Mueller's investigators have expressed interest in Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and a White House senior adviser, as part of its probe into Russian meddling, including potential obstruction of justice in Comey's firing, sources familiar with the matter said. * *Their questions about Kushner signal that Mueller's investi... more »
America Strikes at ISIS Terrorists in Somalia
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * It's almost certain that U.S. forces will be carrying out strikes in Somali for years to come. The U.S. Africa Command has struck at the Islamic State terrorist group in Somalia. While the Department of Defense provided scant details, AFRICOM said that it managed to eliminate some number of terrorists in two airstrikes. “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. forces conducted two separate airstrikes against ISIS, in northeastern Somalia on Nov. 3, killing several terrorists,” the U.S. Africa Command said in a November 3 statem... more »
Iraqi troops liberate strategic al-Qa’im on the border with Syria – video
The Iraqi troops have reportedly regained control of the strategic border town of Al-Qa’im, Friday from self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIL/ISIS). Iraqi army had defeated IS militants and in battles close to the Syrian border. The Syrian Arab Army had reportedly ousted IS militants in the direction of the Iraqi border and have circled […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Graphic: Scores of Israeli-backed jihadists eliminated in failed Golan Heights offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 A.M.) – The Israeli-backed jihadists of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham suffered a large number of casualties during their failed offensive in the Golan Heights region of the Al-Quneitra Governorate, Friday, a Syrian Arab Army (SAA) source told Al-Masdar News. Initially, the Al-Qaeda linked terrorist group managed to seize several hilltops and checkpoints west […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
PKK militants infiltrate Turkish outpost overnight, kill entire army garrison: video
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (12:20 P.M.) – Under the cover of darkness, militants loyal to the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) launched a daring hit-and-run operation against the Turkish Armed Forces in the embattled Semdinli District of Hakkari Province on November 2. Following the sudden attack, non-stop firefights broke out for several minutes after which Kurdish belligerents torched […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish forces zero in on ISIS pockets east of Euphrates River: six villages captured
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:10 P.M.) – On Friday, the Kurdish-led ‘Syrian Democratic Forces’ (SDF) capitalized on their momentum in eastern Syria and overran a handful of ISIS-controlled villages, scoring advances on three different flanks simultaneously. On the Al-Busayrah axis roughly 30 kilometers southeast of Deir Ezzor City, SDF members overran the village of Jadid Bu Khayr […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey: One killed, nine wounded in counter terror raid on PKK
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) – One police officer was killed and nine other wounded on Friday during a counter terror operation targeting militants from the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the Diyarbakir province. Security forces reportedly captured one PKK militant. Footage shows security forces, fire and paramedics rushing to the scene. Civilians were reportedly […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iraqi Army takes full control of Al-Qaim, recaptures much of ISIS-held border with Syria
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:30 P.M.) – On Friday afternoon, the Iraqi Armed Forces officially imposed full control over Al-Qaim after Islamic State militants fled from their long-standing stronghold in the face of hundreds of Humvees, tanks and BMP’s flooding into the city from its southern and eastern gates. Leading the blitz operation was the seasoned 9th […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian airstrike hits IS targets in Albukamal – video
The Russian Ministry of Defence released footage of the Russian Air Force as it launched a massive air strike on targets of the so-called Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL) in the Syrian residential area of Albukamal, Friday. At a press briefing, the Russian Defence Ministry`s spokesman said that the air strike from the Khmeimim Air […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army command officially announces Deir Ezzor liberated – video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:55 P.M.) – The Syrian Army spokesperson, General Ali Mahyoub, announced that the SAA has “completed its mission in restoring security and stability to the city of Deir ez-Zor entirely,” in a televised statement from Damascus, Friday. Along with “paramilitary and allied forces,” the SAA “also obliterated the remnants of Islamic State (IS; […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 3, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping walk along the front patio of the Mar-a-Lago estate after a bilateral meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 7, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria *Albert Hunt, Modern War Institute:* *In the US-China Relationship, Time is Not on Our Side. Or Is It?* Most undergraduate political science majors are familiar with Thucydides’s quote about power shifts and war: “It was the rise of Athens and the fear this inspired in Sparta that made war inevitable.” This oft-cited quote echoes in debates over the rise of China, from the “... more »
Musical Interlude: Josh Groban, “Gira Con Me”
Josh Groban, “Gira Con Me” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USJobKLew_o
Saturday, November 4th: a target-rich environment?
I note that Antifa is to kick off its demonstrations across the USA tomorrow, November 4th. I've mentioned them before, and you can read the latest news about them here. Frankly, I suspect they'll be more flim-flam than focus, and more smoke than fire. I have little or no respect for these "useful idiots". Nevertheless, in Berkeley, CA and elsewhere, they've shown a tendency to violence and disrespect for the law (let alone individual rights). Therefore, I trust all my readers will be prepared to defend their rights against them, should that become necessary. Round here we ref... more »
The Beginning of the End: NYPD Says Rape Charges Coming for Weinstein
[image: weinstein]The New York Police Department said one of its two investigations into Weinstein is nearing its end - and that it's preparing to arrest Weinstein on charges of rape.
Former DNC Interim Chair Donna Brazile: Clinton Rigged the Nomination
[image: former-dnc-interim-chair-donna-brazile-clinton-rigged-the-nomination] Donna Brazile has written a “tell-all” book on corruption in the Clinton campaign and DNC during the 2016 election. In short, she places the blame squarely on Clinton for stealing the nomination and losing the election.
Members of the Congress and the military/security complex together with the spy agencies of the CIA want the US to become a police state. Whereas, Abraham Lincoln once said "The people are the masters of both the Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert it!" Who will win?
------------------------------ *Washington Stomps on Civil Liberty* ------------------------------ November 3, 2017 | Categories: Articles & Columns | Washington Stomps on Civil Liberty Paul Craig Roberts The insouciant American electorate is so inattentive that it routinely elects enemies of civil liberty to represent the public in Congress. Last Wednesday Rep. Adam Schiff (D, CA), Rep. Trey Gowdy ( R, SC), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D, CA), Sen. Mark Warner (D, VA), Rep. Jackie Speier (D, CA), Sen. Tom Cotton (R , AR ), and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D, TX) tried to intimidate executives ... more »
‘Westworld’ Native Actor Zahn McClarnon Hospitalized, Season 2 Production Paused
The 51-year-old half-Native American Lakota and half-Irish actor did not appear in the first season of the show, but has a recurring role on the second season. The actor who brought production on season two of HBO's hit show Westworld after sustaining a serious head injury has been identified. Sources tell TMZ that actor Zahn McClarnon fell at home, hit his head and had to be rushed to the ICU. He is reportedly 'on the men,' according to the sources. He is known for his roles on other TV shows including Fargo and Longmire. An HBO rep told TMZ that the rest of the cast and crew ar... more »
listening to joni: a new wmtc feature
Two new books about Joni Mitchell have come out, with -- strangely -- the same title. *Reckless Daughter: A Joni Mitchell Anthology*, edited by Barney Hoskyns, is a collection of stories about Joni* and reviews of her work. It's part of an ongoing collection called Rock's Backpages, which looks at rock through accomplished music writers of the last 50 years. I'm reading this now. *Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell*, by David Yaffe, is a biography of the artist and her music. It's especially noteworthy because of the unusual access Yaffe had to his subject. I'm going to... more »
World News Briefs -- November 3, 2017 (Evening Edition)
*DW:* *'Islamic State' suffers major losses in Syria and Iraq* The Syrian army retook the city of Deir el-Zour from the "Islamic State," on a day the militants also lost al-Qaim in Iraq. The twin blow means the jihadis have lost almost all their urban strongholds in Syria and Iraq. Syrian government forces have taken full control of the city of Deir el-Zour from the "Islamic State" (IS) militant group, Syrian state television said on Friday, confirming a report a day earlier by the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. "The city is completely liberated from terrorism,... more »
Pierre-Marie Robitaille - the sun is made of condensed matter - sheets of metallic hydrogen
Erm, good question, "What's the sun made of?" Sure, you'all all know what our gaseous sun is made of already, right? Rethink, and the answer's only Graphene-like in hexagonal-planar structure... and it's most definitely not *gas*.
The Iran Nuclear Agreement is Unfixable
Iranian Emad IRBM at launch Photo Credit: Wikimedia commons/Tasnimnews/Mohammad Agah Much has been said recently about President Trump’s decertification of Iran’s compliance to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the JCPOA. The Europeans are uniformly opposed to what Trump has done, and of course Democrats consider Trump’s action to be a great blunder. Yet, the most […]
Watch The Campaign which most of us missed
It turned that earlier this year , there was a TV campaign about sexual harassment and it seems that very few saw because I do not recall seeing it or even reading about it. I knew about that campaign through Jenny Montasir's short documentary “The Campaign”. It turned out that since 2010 Cairo-base Harassment Map wanted to have a TV campaign to increase awareness about the sexual harassment epidemic. The famous initiative had an agreement with JWT to produce a campaign but it seemed from the documentary that it did not work but eventually after years, the TV campaign saw the light... more »
DHS Wants To Develop Advanced Facial Recognition Technology For Use In Airports and Border Checkpoints
By Aaron Kesel In a move straight out of Minority Report, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants to develop advanced facial recognition technology... more »
Video From Recent Syria Attack Shows Israel Assisting, Opening Border Gate For Terrorists
By Brandon Turbeville It has long been known that Israel is acting in direct support of terrorists in Syria by virtue of routine aerial assaults,... more »
The Economic End Game Continues
By Brandon Smith In November of 2014 I published an article titled ‘The Economic End Game Explained’. In it I outlined what I believed would... more »
Another Record Breaking Year for Opium Production in U.S. Occupied Afghanistan
By Isaac Davis Now officially a national federal emergency, the opioid crisis is gutting America. The roots of this complex issue lie in supply, not... more »
Massive Vegas Twist: Report Puts Cops Outside Shooter’s Door BEFORE Attack Started
By Rachel Blevins One month after the Las Vegas shooting, there are a number of remaining questions about what led up to the massacre and... more »
Former Qatari Prime Minister Admits Funding Nusra/Qaeda In Syria With U.S. Knowledge And Approval
By Brandon Turbeville In the same week an NSA secret document was released which revealed that the terrorists in Syria were directly under the command... more »
CEO Of Insys Therapeutics Arrested and Charged with Racketeering And Bribery Of Doctors Selling Dangerous Opiate
By Aaron Kesel John Kapoor, 74, board chairman of Akorn Pharmaceuticals and CEO of Insys Therapeutics Inc. and several others have been indicted and charged with... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“The most distant object easily visible to the eye is M31, the great Andromeda Galaxy some two and a half million light-years away. But without a telescope, even this immense spiral galaxy - spanning over 200,000 light years - appears as a faint, nebulous cloud in the constellation Andromeda. In contrast, details of a bright yellow nucleus and dark winding dust lanes, are revealed in this digital telescopic image. Narrow band image data recording emission from hydrogen atoms, shows off the reddish star-forming regions dotting gorgeous blue spiral arms and young star clusters. *Cli... more »
'Full Beaver Moon' To Shine in the Night Sky Today And Tomorrow
The Full Moon in November is named after beavers who build their winter dams at this time of year. It is also called Frost Moon and Corn Harvest Moon, depending on the winter solstice. For millennia, Native American tribes named the months after features they associated with the Northern Hemisphere seasons, and many of these names are very similar or identical. The Full Moon for November is named after beavers because this is the time they become particularly active building their winter dams in preparation for the cold season. The beaver is mainly nocturnal, so they keep working ... more »
Chet Raymo, “Daybreak”
*Click image for larger size.* *“Daybreak”* by Chet Raymo “I may have been in the last generation of youngsters who grew up with an awareness of the works of Maxfield Parrish. The children's' books he illustrated were still in circulation. Reproductions of his works appeared with some regularity in books and magazines meant for kids, and they were commonly framed for children's rooms. To me, they represented a fantasy world, a never-never land of make-believe. Those skies! The blues! The golds! The luminous mists! The billowing clouds like castles in the air! The unearthly light th... more »
"Too Often..."
"Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out." - Oliver Wendell Holmes
TRUMP AIDES HAVE BEEN INDICTED -- AND NOW THE DEPLORABLES LIKE TRUMP MORE
On Wednesday, a couple of days after we learned about the first Robert Mueller indictments, *Vanity Fair*'s Gabriel Sherman published a piece about Trump World that contained this memorable quote: “Here’s what Manafort’s indictment tells me: Mueller is going to go over every financial dealing of Jared Kushner and the Trump Organization,” said former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg. “Trump is at 33 percent in Gallup. You can’t go any lower. He’s fucked.” When Nunberg said "You can't go any lower," I think he meant that Trump's approval ratings are so abysmal there'll be no one left t... more »
Would Tech Execs Send Their Kids to a Summit School?
Mother Jones has a much too friendly piece on the depersonalized school environments that Gates and Zuckerberg are planning make billions on. Here's my comment on the piece posted at MJ: --> The most disappointing part of this article comes in this paragraph near the beginning of the piece: "Its [personalized learning's] champions—including typically private Montessori and Waldorf schools, as well as pockets of progressive teachers in traditional public schools—claim that personalized learning stands in contrast to the familiar classroom structures born in the industrial age: st... more »
Robert Mercer, huge supporter of Donald Trump, and the man who bankrolls Breitbart, taps out.
Courtesy of Buzzfeed: *Robert Mercer, the hedge fund billionaire who has come under media scrutiny for his role in helping elect Donald Trump, announced today he would step down from his role as co-CEO of Renaissance Technologies. The decision, announced in a memo to Renaissance employees, followed a BuzzFeed News exposé revealing the connections of Breitbart — partially owned by Mercer — to white nationalists and neo-Nazis. * *Sources familiar with Renaissance informed BuzzFeed News in recent days of significant anger within the company about the report, which revealed that form... more »
Would Tech Execs Send Their Kids to Summit Schools?
Mother Jones has a much too friendly piece on the depersonalized school environments that Gates and Zuckerberg are planning make billions on. Check it out. Here's my comment on the piece posted at MJ: The most disappointing part of this article comes in this paragraph near the beginning of the piece: "Its [personalized learning's] champions—including typically private Montessori and Waldorf schools, as well as pockets of progressive teachers in traditional public schools—claim that personalized learning stands in contrast to the familiar classroom structures born in the industrial... more »
Robin McAlpine: History Does Not End and the EU Can’t Prevent It
Excerpt from the Robin McAlpine article, further below: Jean-Claude “Juncker exists in our lives for one reason only, and that … Continue reading →
A Balmy Southern Night in Tuscaloosa
*LSU vs ALABAMA* *Saturday 7 PM CT - CBS* People in the state of Louisiana who don't take a whole lot of interest in LSU football week by week tend to take note during early November each year. It's not so much because of a blood feud rivalry many schools have, but more rooted in a perceived shared legacy, or maybe I really should say "lost legacy". Because of time constraints, and even when time does permit I have struggled mightily finding the right words for game post this season. This week is no exception. As a year of rebuilding, coaching change, injuries to key players, di... more »
World Health Organization: Deadly Airborne Plague In Madagascar Is Now At 'Crisis' Point
*Daily Mail*: *Deadly airborne plague in Madagascar is now at 'crisis' point and the 'worst outbreak in 50 years' as cases rocket by almost 40% in just 5 DAYS and could hit a further 20,000 in weeks* * The World Health Organization now states there are 1,801 suspected cases * This is significantly higher than the 1,309 the agency reported last Thursday * Professor Robin May, an infectious diseases expert at Birmingham University, told MailOnline that the outbreak is 'concerning definitely' * Analysis of figures by MailOnline show the epidemic could strike a further 20,000 people in ... more »
Climate Scientist Sues Over Hurt Feelings
Article By Alex Berezow — November 2, 2017 at American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) entitled: Climate Scientist Mark Jacobson Sues Journal For $10M Over Hurt Feelings Excerpts below with my bolds. ACSH has been around since 1978. We have never seen anything like this. Climate scientist Mark Z. Jacobson of Stanford University has sued the National […]
Monsanto Really Wants To Stop Blue America's 2 Newest Candidates-- Austin Frerick (IA-03) And Lillian Salerno (TX-32)
It may have been lost yesterday as a line in a long, long post on how crooked the political establishment is. At one point I listed the Hillary donors funding a crap candidate for Pete Sessions' seat in Dallas, Ed Meier. Meier is scooping up lots of cash from Hillary world for his primary against a real populist and progressive, former Obama Under Secretary of Agriculture, Lillian Salerno. Ed Meier has $438,414.21 in cash on hand, and reported, as part of his $585,951.45 haul, personal donations from the establishment, such as former Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook, former Cli... more »
Spanish Judge Issues European Arrest Warrant For Ex-Catalan Leader Carles Puigdemont
*BBC:* *Catalonia crisis: Spain issues warrant for Puigdemont* A Spanish judge has issued European Arrest Warrants (EAW) for sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his allies who went to Belgium. The five failed to attend a high court hearing in Madrid on Thursday when nine other ex-members of the regional government were taken into custody. One of those detained has been freed on bail of €50,000 (£44,000; $58,000). They all face charges of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds for pursuing Catalan independence. *Read more* .... *More News On A Spanish Judge... more »
Drug Threat Is 'Unprecedented' According To Forensic Experts
Today, the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors issued a an urgent public alert regarding the dangers posed by drugs currently circulating America’s streets and neighborhoods as a result of the current opioid crisis. This alert is intended to help the public recognize and avoid suspicious materials when they are nearby. “The threat is unprecedented,” warns ASCLD President Ray Wickenheiser. “Some of the clandestine substances being sold or made accessible have formulations that are so toxic that it’s better to consider them poison.” read more
Declassified JFK Files Reveal Memo About U.S. Plans to Invade Cuba
[image: declassified-jfk-files-reveal-memo-about-u-s-plans-to-invade-cuba] Among the files related to the JFK assassination that were recently released was a memo with the subject line: “Consequences of US Military Intervention in Cuba.”
Trump’s Establishment Pick for Fed Chair, Jerome Powell, Won’t Rock the Boat
[image: trump-s-establishment-pick-for-fed-chair-jerome-powell-won-t-rock-the-boat] Nothing will change with Trump's nomination of Powell to head the Fed. He has a strong establishment background and opposed former Congressman Ron Paul's effort to "Audit the Fed."
Eating because you're bored...
*a topic at this weeks Weight Watchers meeting.* My first thought was, "Why are you bored?" So I'm sitting at the weekly Weight Watchers meeting last Monday and heard all the things people did to keep from eating when they were bored. One said she headed to her computer to play gambling games. Another said she went to her basement. What she actually did in that basement is still a mystery. I was completely startled to hear grown women babble on about boredom. I can't recall a time when being bored was a problem. Instead, I'm usually frustrated because I have too many things gra... more »
Why Children Are Fleeing Public Schools In One Of America's Fastest Growing Cities
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Climate change is already causing damaging effects on health worldwide – The Lancet
By Paul Homewood The Lancet is back on the climate change bandwagon again with this latest report. Climate change is commonly discussed in the context of its future impact, but the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change by Nick Watts and colleagues, published on Oct 30, exposes the urgency for a response […]
'It Sure Looked Unethical': Brazile Discloses Deal That Gave Hillary Clinton Control Over DNC Before Primary
[image: undefined] The DNC and Clinton emails released by Wikileaks ultimately exposed a pattern of false statements by Democratic leaders particularly Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Schultz insisted that they were completely neutral in the primary despite every indication to the contrary. It was later revealed that Donna Brazile, who replaced Schultz, had first leaked questions for the debate with Sanders to Clinton and then lied about the incriminating emails later to the media (she suggested that they were fake). Now Brazile is making a comeback and has been put back into a position ... more »
Bombshell Revelation of US and Saudi Culpability in Creating ISIS Ignored by Mainstream Media – and by Team Trump
[image: undefined] Here it is, right from the horse’s mouth! Qatar’s former prime minister spills his guts about how his country worked with Saudi Arabia and Turkey under the direction of the United States – meaning then the Obama Administration – to funnel arms and money to jihad terrorists in Syria: The explosive interview constitutes a high level *'public admission to collusion and coordination between four countries to destabilize an independent state, [including] possible support for Nusra/al-Qaeda.' ... * Former Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani, *who oversaw... more »
How Obama and Hillary Clinton Weaponized the ‘Dossier’
[image: undefined] The Trump-Russia collusion story was a joint invention of the Obama administration and the Clinton campaign. It enabled the Obama administration to make use of the nation’s security and intelligence services to spy on Trump and his associates and to use whatever information they thereby gleaned to try to get Hillary into the White House. The failure of the scheme didn’t stop either Obama or the Clintons. Following the election debacle, an enraged Obama administration sought vengeance by disseminating the dossier as widely as possible with a view to undermining th... more »
JEROME POWELL - FED - CARLYLE GROUP
On 2 November 2017, Donald Trump nominated *Jerome Powell *to serve as the Chair of the Federal Reserve. [4] *From 1997 to 2005, Jerome Powell was a partner at The Carlyle Group.* He founded and led the Industrial Group within the Carlyle U.S. Buyout Fund. [10][14] The bin Laden family have had investments in the Carlyle Group. Jerome Powell would be the first Fed chief in 40 years without an economics degree. Jerome Powell would be the richest fed chief ever. Powell is likely to keep US interest rates low, which could mean higher inflation. Powell is likely to go easier on r... more »
"We Want Information"
Despite what they claim, the congressional inquisitors who browbeat Silicon Valley executives this week are not particularly interested in suppressing those amateur-hour political ads coming out of "troll farms" with an easily manipulated Russian I.P. address. Their real goal seems to be gaslighting the American public into wondering whether that next protest march they join, or the next independent news site they click on is "legitimate" -- or as even the Democratic inquisitors put it, "real American." And to make sure that the US public is getting the stern message, the committee... more »
Great Cause for Optimism: The Silk Road Spirit is Contagious
World Land-Bridge New International Economic Order Video of 4pDapmuqGsI Join us live at 2pm EDT for our weekly webcast with Matthew Ogden.
Syria neoliberal invasion ad campaign casts chicks with guns but no helmets
THAT’S RICH. When they’re not bombarding western viewers with contrived photo-ops of camera-facing toddlers, victimized by Asad’s bombs never ours, the neoliberal propagandists are fishing for left-leaning sympathies with “Freedom Fighters” who Americans could not should not leave behind. Meet the West’s own Femen Spice Girls, Kurdish anarchist insurgents, one dubbed “Angelina Jolie”, who are […]
Women Speak: Stories, 'Case Studies and Solutions from the Frontlines of Climate Change' Launches Globally
'Women Speak: Stories, Case Studies and Solutions from the Frontlines of Climate Change' Launches Globally Emily Arasim emily@wecaninternational.org Censored News SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, Calif. (November 1, 2017) - A new online research and storytelling database, 'Women Speak: Stories, Case Studies And Solutions From The Frontlines Of Climate Change', has gone live around the
U.S. Launches Air Strikes For The First Time Against Islamic State Militants In Somalia
*VOA:* *US Targets Islamic State in Northern Somalia* A U.S. airstrike has targeted Islamic State in northern Somalia, defense officials told VOA Friday. The strike resulted in at least one casualty, a U.S. defense official said, without elaborating on the target of the attack. The chairman of the town of Qandala, Jama Mohamed Qurshe, told VOA Somali that several missiles hit a base for IS militants at Buqa village, 60 kilometers south of his town in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland. “According to the information we are getting from the ground, six missiles hit the militants... more »
BREAKING: Deposed Catalan President Puigdemont intends to stand in new Catalan elections
Spain is perpetually trapped in a morally bankrupt vacuum of ideas in which Rajoy continues to snatch the moral low ground, even while achieving a dirty political victory. More The post BREAKING: Deposed Catalan President Puigdemont intends to stand in new Catalan elections appeared first on The Duran.
BREAKING: 8 employees of “House of Cards” accuse Kevin Spacey of sexual harassment (Video)
Troubling new sexual assault claims from 'House of Cards' employees against Kevin Spacey. More The post BREAKING: 8 employees of “House of Cards” accuse Kevin Spacey of sexual harassment (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
"Cliché Series # 5: Perceiving Profiles Confined Within Certain Configurations"
*"Cliché Series # 5: * *Perceiving Profiles Confined Within Certain Configurations"* By Doug “Uncola” Lynn "Whenever anyone uses the term conspiracy theory or calls someone a conspiracy theorist in any debate, they are, in most instances, revealing their own contempt prior to investigation. This is, in fact, an exemplification of prejudice even by those claiming their minds are open. In truth, they are not willing to consider any evidence that might challenge what they have previously decided to be untrue, or unproven; these, of course, being two very separate prospects. If people ... more »
Swedish MPs’ visit to Syria raises questions about sanctions, Stockholm’s policy
Two Sweden Democrats (SD) MPs, who have taken the private initiative to visit Syria, have reported that both Syrian government sources and UN representatives indicate that international sanctions primarily affect civilians, which raised questions about Sweden’s current line on Syria. By their own admission, Sweden Democrats MPs Martin Kinnunen and Marcus Wiechel booked a so-called […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Jihadist rebels hit three Syrian Army vehicles with anti-tank missiles in rural Hama
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (8:30 P.M.) – After a brief hiatus, the northern Hama frontier reopened today with Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) and the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) exchanging fire and artillery shells towards each other’s positions. Two videos released by HTS, a Syrian jihadist group with close ties to Al-Qaeda, on Friday afternoon depicts their fighters […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Israel-backed jihadists beaten back by Syrian Army in the Golan Heights
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – The Al-Qaeda linked Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham rebel group launched a major offensive in the Golan Heights, today, targeting the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) controlled town of Hader in a bid to break the siege on the Beit Jinn pocket. Backed by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), HTS and their allies […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia’s long-range bombers, sub launch massive attack on Daesh in Syria
Six strikes by the Kalibr cruise missiles were conducted against Daesh terrorists in the Abu Kemal area in Syria by the Russian military forces. Russian long-range Tu-22 bombers and Varshavyanka class submarine “Kolpino” on Friday struck a massive attack on Daesh terrorist group (banned in Russia) in the Abu Kemal area in Syria, official representative […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army seizes strategic town near Al-Qaeda stronghold in northeast Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:05 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their large-scale offensive in the northeastern countryside of the Hama Governorate, today, targeting Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s last positions around the Hama-Aleppo axis. Led by the Republican Guard and Qalamoun Shield, the Syrian Arab Army stormed the key town of Al-Shakousiyah that is located north […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
'Stop Dirty Pipeline Deals' Photos by Kanahus Manuel in Europe
By Kanaus Manuel, Secwepemc, in EuropeCensored NewsEuropean tour to meet with international banks and insurance companies funding or threatening to fund the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline! We called on banks to DIVEST and DEFUND Kinder Morgan! We also presented to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Kukstsemc, thank you to all the organizers that made this
Boys and girls I think Jeff Sessions might be fucked.
Courtesy of CNN: *Attorney General Jeff Sessions is once again under scrutiny on Capitol Hill regarding his candor about Russia and the Trump campaign amid revelations that he rejected a suggestion to convene a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump last year. * *According to court filings unsealed this week, Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos suggested at a March 2016 meeting that he could use his connections to set up a meeting between Putin and Trump with the then-GOP candidate's national security team. An Instagram picture on ... more »
Donna Brazile, Elizabeth Warren on ‘Rigged’ 2016 Primary
Former interim chair of the DNC Donna Brazile and Sen. Elizabeth Warren expressed their belief the 2016 Democratic primary was unfairly handled.
Will Democrats win in Virginia next week?
*FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017Andrew Sullivan dissects the ongoing disaster:* Will Democrats win in Virginia next week? We have no way of knowing. The fact that it's close is a sign of the zombified state of the liberal world. At New York magazine, Sully delivers the mail: SULLIVAN (11/3/17): This is not a good omen. If Gillespie wins, or the result is close, it means the Trump-transformed GOP is electorally viable in every swing district in 2018. That it could win in the state where actual white supremacists marched this past summer and when the president is 20 points underwater is a ... more »
Why America's Navy Should Cut Back on its Global Commitments
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * A much smaller fleet is being pushed to do an even more demanding job due to today’s more challenging security environment. The United States Navy is stretched too thin and should scale back its commitments around the globe. As present, the fleet is simply too small to do what is being asked of it and the service must sometime put its foot down and say no. It’s likely the only way to prevent the kinds of accidents we have seen in the Western Pacific over the past year where overworked and undertrained crews have made serious errors that have result... more »
The Good, the Bad, and the Fixable
Click here to read my column in Sunday's *NY Times* on the Trump tax plan.
Musical Interlude: Michael Jackson, “Earth Song”
Michael Jackson, “Earth Song” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAi3VTSdTxU
The Daily "Near You?"
Anadarko, Oklahoma, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
"The Philosophy Of Being"
*"The Philosophy Of Being"* By E D Detetcheverrie "Outrageous to some, clarifying for others, a strange conversation meant to provoke further thought. Now I know why they explain it in metaphors. The truth seems surreal. We are inadequate to describe it concisely. Ask not if you have strayed from the path; there is only one path, one way, and you are always on it... *Do they call it enlightenment because there is a light?* It is not mere photons, and light is only one part of it. *Who is in charge of it all?* Yes, we are. *Do the wicked receive their just reward?* We shall all, ... more »
"The Only Cure For Paranoia..."
"We're all susceptible to it, the dread and anxiety of not knowing what's coming. It's pointless in the end, because all the worrying and the making of plans for things that could or could not happen, it only makes things worse. So walk your dog or take a nap. Just whatever you do, stop worrying. Because the only cure for paranoia is to be here, just as you are." - Dr. Meredith Grey, "Grey's Anatomy"
"Seize The Day..."
“I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It's seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. It's seeing what other people don't see and pursuing that vision.” - Howard Schultz
Nuggets From The Net: "Manifest Your Potential"
*Nuggets From The Net: "Manifest Your Potential"* *○* “Come find a purpose in life, what you are good at and learn how to become a master or expert at it. This site is full of ideas, insights, and tools to help individuals, life coaches, career counselors, and job coaches. You can go on a journey of self discovery to learn about what you were born to do, with a recipe for defining your life purpose and area of mastery and life purpose statement examples to help you be inspired. Or you can explore ideas about what makes you unique, and then how to turn those ideas into an awesome wor... more »
"After A Time..."
“After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing, after all, as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true.” - Mr. Spock, “Star Trek”, "Amok Time"
"Getting What We Want Isn’t What We Really Want”
*"Getting What We Want Isn’t What We Really Want”* by David Cain There was a fascinating piece in The New Yorker about a man who, in the 1960s, bought a motel just so he could spy on his guests. He had always been captivated by other people’s private moments, by how differently they behave when they think they’re alone. He admits he also wanted to see them have sex. The article is fascinating for many reasons (check it out here). But perhaps the owner’s most interesting discovery was that human beings are quite typically miserable on vacation. Alain de Botton has written about this... more »
Top Soros Fund Manager Ran Human Trafficking ‘Sex Dungeon’ of Imprisoned Women in NYC—Lawsuit
An ex-fund manager for Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund for financier George Soros has been accused of horrifying crimes against women.
The Carbon Tax Option
Given the tax reform effort currently under way in Congress this would seem an appropriate time to consider the usefulness of a carbon tax to increase Federal revenue even though no such proposal (happily) is in the current tax bill. The first question, of course, is whether this perennial idea has any intrinsic merit. The […]
SAD, POUTY TOTALITARIAN WANNABE DONALD TRUMP
It's frightening that we have a president who'd like to turn the Justice Department into his own vindictive legal goon squad -- but it's reassuring that he's accepting the impossibility of this with a pout. This morning President Trump tweeted the following out of frustration: Everybody is asking why the Justice Department (and FBI) isn't looking into all of the dishonesty going on with Crooked Hillary & the Dems.. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 3, 2017 ....People are angry. At some point the Justice Department, and the FBI, must do what is right and proper. The Ameri... more »
School Teaches 11-Year-Olds About Transsexual Surgery
[image: school-teaches-11-year-olds-about-transsexual-surgery] A government school in Cambridge, New York, has sparked a firestorm after giving young children documents that included, among other outrages, information on “sex change surgery.”
Communist Sympathizer Mag "The Nation" Backs Convention of States
[image: communist-sympathizer-mag-the-nation-backs-convention-of-states] *The Nation *magazine — known for its historic communist leanings — published an article calling for an Article V convention of states.
U.S. Congress Voicing Concerns On The Growing U.S. Military Presence In Africa
A US soldier taking part in training in Senegal last year *AFP: **US politicians skeptical over growing military presence in Africa* US politicians are voicing concern over America's growing military presence across Africa, where they worry the Pentagon is getting ever more embroiled in a secretive campaign against a shifting enemy. Last month's killing of four US soldiers in a Niger ambush has thrust the issue into the spotlight, with lawmakers calling for greater transparency on what is going on in Africa. "The footprint in Africa is much bigger than the American public understa... more »
Nov. 3: Okay. Get mad at me.
We'll begin with an old joke. (Nothing that follows it is at all funny.) It was about a newsflash that played over TV many years ago in Montreal. Terrible train crash in Turkey. 50 killed. Montreal man injured. "Oh", say Montreal viewers. "The poor man." Well, that's the way us humans think. A 'terrorist' kills a half dozen innocent people in New York. It makes the news several days in a row. President Trump expresses sorrow. President Trump kills many, many more innocent people every day with bombing and starvation in, say, Yemen. He supplies ISIS to kill innocent Syrians every d... more »
Combined Wealth of World’s Billionaires Now Tops $6 Trillion, and Rising Fast
*Isaac Davis* - These numbers speak to both wealth inequality and debt inequality. The post Combined Wealth of World’s Billionaires Now Tops $6 Trillion, and Rising Fast appeared first on Waking Times.
What Killed Dinosaurs May Kill Cancer Cells Too
The world’s second densest metal can be used to kill cancer cells by filling them with a deadly version of oxygen, without harming healthy tissue, according to a new paper. The metal, iridium, was in the asteroid with the strongest link to the extinction of dinosaurs. When combined with organic material, the researchers showed it can be directly targeted towards cancerous cells, transferring energy to the cells to turn the oxygen (O2) inside them into singlet oxygen, which is poisonous and kills the cell - without harming any healthy tissue. read more
Everything You Need To Know About Tonight's Full Moon
November's full moon is known as the Beaver Moon - but also the Hunter's Moon and the Full Frost Moon. According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, the full moon that falls during the month of November was named after the beaver by both colonists and Algonquin tribes. The Beaver Moon marked the time of year for setting beaver traps before the swamps froze to ensure a supply of warm furs that would last the winter. The moon will hit its peak fullness just after midnight at 12:23 a.m. Saturday, but it will appear nearly full Saturday night as well. It will be the second-biggest full moon... more »
No Trump in South Korea! No War!
Protests against Trump's visit to South Korea are being banned by the new so-called 'liberal' Moon government. But on the folks go anyway..... it is a very moving video - particularly the women's words near the end where she says, "We are living in Korea with no sovereign power." The South Korean government, since its creation by the US after the end of WW II, has always been an appendage of Washington. The people in South Korea know that reunification and peace will never happen on the Korean peninsula as long as the US government controls their fate. Especially at a time when ... more »
Democrats In Denial Over Brazile Allegations That Further Confirm Primary Was Rigged
Democratic National Committee chair and other Democrats refused to address Donna Brazile's allegations of rigged 2016 primary against Sanders. The post Democrats In Denial Over Brazile Allegations That Further Confirm Primary Was Rigged appeared first on Shadowproof.
President Donald Trump Responds To The Deactivation Of His Twitter Account
My Twitter account was taken down for 11 minutes by a rogue employee. I guess the word must finally be getting out-and having an impact. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 3, 2017 *ABC News Online*: *Donald Trump responds to the deactivation of his Twitter account* Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to respond to the 11-minute suspension of his account by an employee of the social media company on their last day of work. The account belonging to the US President and prolific tweeter disappeared briefly on Thursday (US time). Twitter initially posted a statement saying ... more »
The Mandy Rice-Davies approach.
I have friends - I *once *had friends - who are avid Guardian readers.. They see themselves as humanitarians, libertarians and socialists. They are undoubtedly middle class so I suppose it’s the Guardian that has made them into inverted snobs. They are staunchly a-religious and they take a dim view of Islamic fundamentalism and, obviously, terrorism. However, they have absorbed every melodramatic detail of the tragic Nakba / catastrophe. Why they chose to follow the Palestinian/Arab narrative exclusively, and *so* religiously, I have no clue. It’s as though they have abandoned reaso... more »
Werewolves of cable upset about cuts!
*FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017Arrive rather late at the fire:* In his new column, Paul Krugman tells a familiar story about Paul Ryan. Also about tax cuts. If we liberals were humans, not zombies, an obvious question would arise: After all these decades, why have we had so much trouble prevailing on such basic points? Some thoughts about that in the future. Below, we'll recall an intriguing fact about Candidate Trump's original tax cut proposal. But first, a point of puzzlement regarding Krugman's column. We refer to the highlighted claim in this possibly puzzling passage: KRUGMAN (1... more »
The stomach boggles
I'm not averse to trying foods that are new to me, but I draw the line at some of them. Among other things, Korean kimchi has been a gustatory challenge for me. I've been able to tolerate a couple of relatively mild versions, but the full-on gag-reflex-strength stuff has defeated me for years. I still find that odd, given that I like sauerkraut, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, and so on. Those should have prepared my palate for kimchi, but somehow the latter just tastes . . . weird! Maybe I haven't yet been exposed to *good* kimchi - if such an animal exists. Some of my friends, inc...more »
GAVIN WILLIAMSON - UK DEFENCE SECRETARY
*Gavin Williamson and a boy.* *Gavin Williamson* (above) is the UK's new Defence Secretary. On 1 November 2017, Sir Michael Fallon resigned as the UK's Defence Secretary. 'Michael Fallon won libel damages from Private Eye for suggesting he had homosexual relationships' goodnessandharmony MICHAEL FALLON is linked to Portsmouth and Sevenoaks. *Sir Jimmy Savile lived in Scarborough (above).* *Gavin Williamson* was educated in *Scarborough*, at East Ayton Primary School, followed by Raincliffe School, a state comprehensive school, and the Scarborough Sixth Form College. *The Sho... more »
‘He’s a Pedophile’—Mainstream Media Silent As Kevin Spacey Accused of Trying to Rape 15yo Boy
[image: spacey]Another man is speaking out against Kevin Spacey, and he is accusing the actor of attempting to rape him when he was 15 years old.
Cops Indicted As Video Shows Innocent Man Set On Fire, Brutally Beaten By Police
[image: fire]Cops are facing a slew of charges, including attempted murder, after they were seen on video stomping an innocent man who they caused to be on fire.
We Need To Get Some Millennials Into Congress-- But Good Ones
Last year, just after the general election, writing for Bloomberg, Dave Merrill and Yvette Romero explained how millennials haven't been able to crack Congress. "In 2016, millennials surpassed baby boomers as the nation's largest living generation," they wrote. "Yet for all that voting power, millennials are still woefully under-represented in Washington. Donald Trump just replaced Ronald Reagan as the oldest elected president in history, and in the new Congress, baby boomers will outnumber millennials 50 to one. About a third of millennials (age 19-35 years) aren't old enough to ... more »
Old Arctic Ice Recovers
These charts come from the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia. I downloaded the images from 2008 through 2017 without collusion from their publicly accessible website (here). The brown blob in the middle is older ice surviving at least one summer’s melt, with the colors for first year and young ice shown in […]
The Kickoff To The Obama Foundation Just As Weird and Culty As You’d Expect
A short while after Barack Obama was elected to his first term, I couldn't help but feel the country --- the media, celebrities, big business and pretty much anyone with nothing more than an 8th grade education--- had fallen under the spell of a cultist. To them, nothing he did or said was wrong. After reading this, my long held beliefs are confirmed. *_____________________________________________________* *DC* - The Obama Foundation Summit offered Democrats a chance to escape the realty of Donald Trump’s presidency but doing yoga and writing down their hopes for the country in sid...more »
US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Receives A Dishonorable Discharge While Avoiding Jail Time
*CNN:* *Bowe Bergdahl receives dishonorable discharge, avoids jail time* US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has received a dishonorable discharge but will avoid prison time for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy after abandoning his outpost in 2009, a military judge ruled Friday. The judge also ruled that Bergdahl's rank be reduced from sergeant to E1. Additionally, Bergdahl will be required to pay a $1,000 fine from his salary for the next 10 months. A military judge has come to a decision in Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's sentencing hearing. Journalists have been asked to return to the c... more »
'No reason' for Israel not to trust Corbyn, says his Jewish spokesman per The Times of Israel
Fabian Hamilton does his best to polish a turd in this interview but he's not convincing anyone really. '"It doesn't give me any joy that he's being vilified," he said. "I think the perceptions of Jeremy Corbyn's views are wrong. He certainly doesn't hate the Jewish people."' He may, or may not, hate the Jewish people, but he certainly doesn't mind associating with antisemites, appearing on platforms with antisemites, calling antisemitic terrorist organisations 'friends' and so on. So is he antisemitic himself? Does it really matter? https://www.timesofisrael.com/no-reason-for-... more »
Republicans push to fire Mueller, has turned Russia probe into a purge of Team Patriot on behalf of Globalists
WASHINGTON — A group of conservative Republican lawmakers introduced a resolution Friday calling for Robert Mueller to recuse himself as special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, along with Reps. Andy Biggs of Arizona and Louie Gohmert of Texas, said Mueller should step down because he was FBI director during the […]
UK expert says plague very deadly pathogen, caused more deaths of humans than anything else
Professor Johnjoe McFadden, a molecular geneticist at Surrey University, told MailOnline, that the plague is ‘scary’ as confusion continues over whether the plague is threat is waning or growing. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5046017/World-Bank-responds-calls-help-battle-plague.html#ixzz4xNZKyrGT As the WHO scaled up its response, McFadden added: ‘It’s a terrible disease. It’s broadly caused more deaths of humans than anything else, it’s a […]
On his last day on the job employee of Twitter shuts down Donald Trump's account, becoming a national hero with the flick of a switch.
Uh guys? Did trump get kicked off of twitter? pic.twitter.com/4AXTqVLD7S — 👻Imani Gandy👻 (@AngryBlackLady) November 2, 2017 Courtesy of Raw Story: *A few hours after President Donald Trump’s Twitter account went dark for a blissful 11 minutes, the company responded to the incident, claiming it was the result of human error on a customer service employee’s last day. * *“Earlier today @realdonaldtrump’s account was inadvertently deactivated due to human error by a Twitter employee. The account was down for 11 minutes, and has since been restored. We are continuing to investigate a... more »
Al-Qaeda gains ground in the Golan Heights, assaults major Syrian Army stronghold
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:35 P.M.) – On Friday morning, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) and allied Free Syrian Army (FSA) factions based in the Golan Heights launched an assault on the government-held town of Hader amid a wider bid to reach and break the siege of the nearby Beit Jinn opposition pocket. With direct artillery support from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Was Tiger Woods Ordered to Take 137 Paternity Tests?
A "satirical" web site published a fabricated story that plays on an old, debunked allegation against the golfer.
Could Russian Submarines Win in a War against America?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Europe* Russian submarines are good, but they would struggle against the U.S. Navy. *In a head-to-head confrontation between a Virginia Block III—the version under construction when Severodvinsk was commissioned—could Russian submarines win?* The United States Navy’s submarine force emerged from the Cold War as the undisputed masters of the undersea realm. The elite, all-nuclear submarine force watched as its Soviet submarine force rivals rusted away pierside, the newly founded Russian Federation unable to maintain them. After more than twenty years of... more »
The Iranian Threat to the U.S. Navy May Be Overblown
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Middle East* While Tehran’s forces are aggressive, they are no match for the U.S. Navy. *While it might be easy to discount such a lightweight force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Naval Forces and the Islamic Republic of Iran Naval Forces have numbers on their side and the ability to mount complex, multidirectional attacks with antiship missiles against much larger foreign naval vessels.* Iran’s naval forces are some of the smallest but most aggressive in the region. Decades of sanctions and embargoes have strangled the navy’s attempts to mode... more »
Pakistan Says It's Ready to Use Nuclear Weapons—Should India Worry?
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Asia* The confirmation from a senior Pakistani official could lead to trouble. *Asif’s statement about Pakistan’s willingness to use nuclear weapons is in line with Islamabad's long-standing nuclear doctrine. In contrast to India and China, which both maintain no first use nuclear doctrines, Pakistan has always maintained that it could resort to nuclear weapons to blunt a conventional attack from India.* Pakistan is ready to use nuclear weapons against India, a senior Pakistani official confirmed on Monday. Appearing on the Pakistani television channel ... more »
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