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“We need to stop talking: we need to start acting”: The Global Superbug Crisis event in Westminster
How we launched our new superbugs project - and what should be done to combat this global threat
Delaware Considers Legalizing Assisted Suicide, Including for “Intellectually Disabled” Patients
[image: delaware-considers-legalizing-assisted-suicide-including-for-intellectually-disabled-patients] Delaware lawmakers are considering legislation that would legalize physician-assisted suicide, including that of “intellectually disabled” patients.
Putin Steals Cracker Jack Box Ring?
*Superbowl Ring* This morning I discovered a somewhat amusing comment left in my In-basket on a recent post. The commenter "Anonymous" accused Vladimir Putin of stealing a Superbowl Ring. There have been a lot of travesties of justice recently...but this has to be one of the more supercilious ones. Why Vladimir Putin would even want such a Cracker Jack box piece of junk...is the first question that pops into the mind of anyone--who hasn't been brainwashed by the American Kult*U*re into a lifetime of picking lint out of their collective national naval. Putin has always champione... more »
Gravitational Effects Explain Muon Magnetic Moment Anomaly Away!!
The field of particle physics is populated with believers and skeptics. The believers will try to convince you that new physics is about to be discovered, or that is anyway at close reach. The skeptics will on the other hand look at the mass of confirmations of the current theory -the Standard Model- and claim that any speculation about the existence of discoverable new phenomena has no basis. read more
Will a Cooking, Cleaning Sex Robot Be Available by 2019?
Nope — a "satirical" web site just thinks misogyny is funny.
Did Security Escort Andrew McCabe Out of the FBI Building?
A photograph showing the former deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation with a group of armed officers is real, but it is not recent and does not show him being thrown or escorted out.
State Gives Confessed Child Rapist ZERO Jail as They Imprison Dozens Over Drugs—FOR LIFE
[image: jail] A 36-year-old man will face no jail time for brutally raping a 13-year-old girl after his status as "legally blind" apparently set him apart from the dozens of nonviolent offenders who are serving life sentences without parole. The post State Gives Confessed Child Rapist ZERO Jail as They Imprison Dozens Over Drugs—FOR LIFE appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
After Legalization, San Francisco to Pardon and Wipe Out Thousands of Pot Convictions
[image: convictions] As half the country continues to kidnap, cage, and kill people over marijuana, California is setting a revolutionary precedent by wiping the records of thousands of otherwise innocent with pot convictions. The post After Legalization, San Francisco to Pardon and Wipe Out Thousands of Pot Convictions appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
CDC Head Forced to Resign After She’s Caught Buying Shares in Vaccine & Big Tobacco Companies
[image: cdc] The head of the CDC has been forced to resign after her potentially illegal ties to big pharma and big tobacco were just exposed in a scathing report. The post CDC Head Forced to Resign After She’s Caught Buying Shares in Vaccine & Big Tobacco Companies appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
The FBI Is In A Public Fight With The White House On The Release Of The Nunes Memo
*L.A. Times*:* FBI and White House in open conflict over classified GOP memo* In an extraordinary public break with the White House, the FBI warned Wednesday that it has "grave concerns" about the accuracy of a disputed Republican memo on secret surveillance during the 2016 campaign that President Trump has promised to release. The FBI said it only had a "limited opportunity" to review the classified four-page memo prepared by aides to Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Tulare), a close Trump ally who chairs the House Intelligence Committee. "As expressed during our initial review, we have ... more »
U.S. Navy Releases More Videos On How Close A Russian Su-27 Jet Came To A U.S. Navy EP-3 Aries Aircraft
Screenshot/YouTube via US Navy *WNU Editor:* US Naval Forces Europe-Africa has released more footage of a Russian fighter jet coming within 5 feet of a US Navy plane on Monday. Here is the video that the Pentagon released yesterday .... Here are the armaments on the Su-27 .... The Su-27 is behind the US plane's propeller .... The Su-27 pokes its nose cone out from behind the US plane's propellers .... The camera zooms in on the Su-27 .... Another closer look at the Su-27's armaments .... Hat tip *Business Insider.*
Meet the Corrupt Billionaire Who Has Brought About a New Cold War
[image: undefined] One has to ask why there is a crisis in US-Russia relations since Washington and Moscow have much more in common than not, to include confronting international terrorism, stabilizing Syria and other parts of the world that are in turmoil, and preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons. In spite of all that, the US and Russia are currently locked in a tit-for-tat unfriendly relationship somewhat reminiscent of the Cold War. Apart from search for a scapegoat to explain the Hillary Clinton defeat, how did it happen? Israel Shamir, a keen observer of the American... more »
Dennis Kucinich Hit with Spurious Criticism over Fox News Connection
[image: undefined] A recent poll places Dennis Kucinich, who announced his run for Ohio governor on January 17, in second place among five Democratic primary contenders. When you are doing well in an election, like appears to be the case with Kucinich, you can expect attacks, including attacks based on deception, to start coming at you. Ed Kilgore, in a Monday New York Magazine article, criticized Kucinich’s work as a Fox News contributor between Kucinich leaving the United States House of Representatives in 2013 and announcing his governor candidacy this month. Kilgore asserts Kuc... more »
Earth's gravity correction removes muon's \(g-2\) anomaly: papers
As you know very well, the electron magnetic moment \(\vec \mu\) is proportional to the electron's spin \(\vec S\):\[ \Delta E = -\vec \mu\cdot \vec B,\quad \vec \mu = g \frac{e}{2m}\vec S. \] Simple first-quantized Dirac equation tells you that \(g=-2\): the Dirac magnetic moment is twice as strong as what you would expect from a spinning classical gyroscope of the same mass whose current creates the magnetic field as coils do. In quantum electrodynamics, there are loop corrections and the value of \(g\) measured by my ex-colleague Gerry Gabrielse is\[ g_e\approx –2.00231930436182(... more »
Robert Mueller hones in on fake story put out by Trump team about meeting with Russian lawyer in Trump Tower.
Courtesy of the New York Times: *Aboard Air Force One on a flight home from Europe last July, President Trump and his advisers raced to cobble together a news release about a mysterious meeting at Trump Tower the previous summer between Russians and top Trump campaign officials. Rather than acknowledge the meeting’s intended purpose — to obtain political dirt about Hillary Clinton from the Russian government — the statement instead described the meeting as being about an obscure Russian adoption policy. * *The statement, released in response to questions from The New York Times ... more »
Chicago Teachers' Union Normalizes Dehumanizing Charter Schools
*". . .we recognize that many families have come to depend on charter schools and that many charter school teachers are dedicated professionals who serve their students well. . . .We do not, therefore, call for the immediate closure of all charter schools. . ." Diane Ravitch's NPE Position Statement on Charter Schools, 2017* In a deep bow to the corporate ed reformers who control the DNC's education agenda, as well as NEA and AFT, Diane Ravitch's NPE last year set out a policy statement on charter schools that would leave in place thousands of charter schools for years to come. ... more »
Asteroids and Financial Markets
There have been quite a few asteroids in the news recently as our improving space-based detection systems reveal the precarity of life on Earth as objects zip past us at alarming speeds. Life is precarious. Yet the revelation of our utter contingency has not made us value life more but rather seems to coincide with the growth of a death-cult. The death cult is everywhere we look. It is a logic of government that extracts and exploits with no regard for future consequences. The death cult is rationalized in scientific creeds that falsely represent precarious life as robust, individ... more »
Meat Puppet and Crew Completely Humiliate Author Michael Wolf Over Morning Coffee
The controversial author of the salacious tome "Fire and Fury" was kicked off the set of "Morning Joe" Thursday after refusing to back down from accusations he's spread that Nikki Haley is having an affair with President Trump. After making the little worm squirm in his seat, Mika abruptly ended the interview and booted him off the set. Wolff soon took to Twitter, going on a rampage against the show. Here's a sample: And watch a well deserved humiliation:
Upping the Stakes for Ecoterrorists
Previous posts have covered the trials of “valve turners”, showing the legal maneuvers required to bring them to justice. Now we have a report that Iowa lawmakers intend on raising the stakes for those taking this path to “save the planet” from fossil fuel energy. From the Des Moines Register Iowa Senate bill would ban sabotage […]
MID-TERM ELECTIONS; MUELLER; KOREA; VOTING MACHINES
*2018 United States Mid-term elections* Election day November 6 *The plan to help the Republicans win the Mid-term elections could involve:* *1. A pre-emptive strike on North Korea.* "The White House has abandoned plans to nominate Victor Cha as US ambassador to Seoul after Victor Cha raised concerns about US plans to use a military strike to give North Korea a 'bloody nose'." US drops pick for South Korea ambassador - Financial Times Trump's CIA director Mike Pompeo has warned that North Korea is a 'handful of months' away from achieving the capability of staging a nuclear attack ... more »
Do Mainstream Democrats Really Want to Eliminate Carbon Emissions and Fossil Fuel Use?
*Rep. Joe Kennedy III gives the official Democratic Party response to Trump's State of the Union address (source). Can he see global warming from his house? Unlike the rest of us, apparently not.* *by Gaius Publius* *“We can’t have an energy strategy for the last century that traps us in the past. We need an energy strategy for the future – an all-of-the-above strategy for the 21st century that develops every source of American-made energy.” * – Barack Obama, March 15, 2012 (quoted here; emphasis mine) I raise the following questions because, as regular readers know, the coming cl... more »
Scumbag Michael Wolff doesn't know the difference between "infer" and "imply"...
*and he calls himself an author?* I apologize in advance for subjecting you to Mika and Joe, but to witness someone talking about what he "inferred" rather than the correct "implied" is just too good to pass up. Imply and infer are not interchangeable. The speaker does the *implying*, and the listener does the *inferring*. If he inferred it then his writing might imply it based on his own inference. Does his book say anything that implies it? And easy way to remember is: Only you can imply, and only I can infer. Now that we have that out of the way: *Where's the memo???* *Tic... more »
BOMBSHELLS AWAY: Did Donald J. Trump try to fire Mueller?
*THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2018Part 4—The best-selling author's tale:* Long ago and far away—in June of last year, to be exact—did Donald J. Trump, the American president, try to fire Bob Mueller? We're not sure how to answer your question. For the record, the New York Times explicitly made that claim in a recent front-page report. Despite its fuzzy, air-filled prose, the report was deemed a bombshell. With respect to Trump's alleged attempt, here's what the Times report said: SCHMIDT AND HABERMAN (1/26/18): *President Trump ordered the firing last June of Robert S. Mueller III,* the ... more »
Turkish-backed rebels mutilate body of dead female Kurdish fighter (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels reportedly mutilated the body of a dead female Kurdish fighter in the northern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate. Based on the footage below, the Turkish-backed rebels stripped the female fighter from the YPJ and then mutilated several parts of her body. While the group behind the attack […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Latest battle map update from northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:25 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels have captured the strategic town of Bulbul, today, after a fierce battle with the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG). Led by the Free Syrian Army (FSA), the Turkish-backed rebels were on a roll in northwestern Afrin, today, capturing a number of towns located north of Bulbul. With […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Tackling Pakistani madrassas An uphill struggle
This is an edited version of remarks by James M. Dorsey at the launch in Islamabad on 30 January 2018 of ‘The Role of Madrassas: Assessing Parental Choice, Financial Pipelines and Recent Developments in Religious Education in Pakistan and Afghanistan,’ an extensive study by three Pakistani think tanks backed by the Danish Defense College. In […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syria slams Turkey’s operation in Afrin, demands immediate withdrawal from Syrian lands
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.) – The Syrian government slammed the recent Turkish incursion into Afrin as a flagrant assault on the sovereignty of Syria. The Syrian Foreign Ministry sent letters to the UN Security Council on Thursday that called Turkey’s self-defense claim in Afrin merely ‘lies.’ The Ministry added that Syria rejects all attempts by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish tanks pave the way for rebels to advance in Afrin (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels scored an important advance on Thursday, when their forces took control over the key town of Bulbul in northwestern Afrin. Using their heavy armory provided by the Turkish Army, the Euphrates Shield forces were able to overpower the YPG and take control of several areas in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Militants fire missiles into densely populated district in Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:15 P.M.) – Minutes ago, several missiles struck the densely populated Mezzeh District of Damascus, causing several explosions that could be heard throughout the city. According to an Al-Masdar field correspondent in Damascus, at east four 4 missiles struck the Mezzeh District this afternoon, causing a number of casualties in the process. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia plays strategic role in Syrian settlement, Italian FM says
Russia plays a strategic role at the current phase of the Syrian settlement, Italy’s Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said after talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Thursday. “It is extremely important to ensure the future of such country as Syria should be settled by the Syrians themselves – by the forces […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Turkish-backed rebels capture strategic town in Afrin
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels have reportedly captured the strategic town of Bulbul after a fierce battle with the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG). Led by the Free Syrian Army (FSA), the Turkish-backed rebels were on a roll in northwestern Afrin, today, capturing a number of towns located north of Bulbul. With […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
USA: Trump confirms Guantanamo Bay will stay open (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:25 P.M.) – During his first State of the Union address to Congress, US President Donald Trump confirmed that he signed an order to “to keep open the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay,” Tuesday. He also praised the US-led coalition fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), claiming that “the coalition […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Afrin Hospital overflowing with civilians injured in Turkish attacks (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 P.M.) – Afrin hospital workers are overwhelmed with wounded patients from recent Turkish airstrikes, as Turkey continues its military operation against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria’s Afrin, Wednesday. According to reports, 48 people were killed and 86 wounded in recent attacks. Footage, filmed on Tuesday, shows relatives of the victims crying at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Pictures: ISIS child soldiers armed to the teeth and prepared for battle with Syrian Army in south Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:15 P.M.) – Islamic State media has released a series of photos showcasing Syrian youth under the terrorist group’s rule in southern Damascus which it has trained to wage the next generation of jihad. The photos (below) show so-called ‘Caliphate Cubs’ wielding assault rifles and medium machine guns, carrying out group physical training, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iran: Tehran marks anniversary of ‘Ten Day Dawn’ of Islamic Revolution
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:50 .M.) – Hundreds of people gathered at the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran on Thursday, to celebrate the 39th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, which ended the monarchical rule of the House of Pahlavi. The ceremony celebrated the day Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Kurdish forces fight their way into another key ISIS stronghold in east Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:39 P.M.) – Following the victory at Gharanij several days ago, US-backed forces (of which Kurdish forces are a core component) have pressed on and are now battling their way into another key Islamic State stronghold in eastern Syria. Moments ago, opposition sources reported that US-backed anti-ISIS coalition militias had entered the fortress […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army captures over 100km2 in 24 hours – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored another large-scale advance in northern Syria this week, capturing a number of towns in the Aleppo and Idlib governorates. Led by their elite Tiger Forces in Idlib, the Syrian Arab Army was able to fully secure the Abu Dhuhour Military Airport, today, after seizing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Lebanese President sounds alarm on Israeli threats
President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, told his Baabda visitors on Thursday that the statement of Israeli Defense Minister Lieberman on block No. 9 in the exclusive economic zone in southern Lebanon was extremely dangerous. “We need to be aware of what the Israeli enemy is plotting against Lebanon, especially with the support of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian rebels launch promised mega-offensive against ISIS in Daraa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:01 P.M.) – Syrian rebel groups operating in the country’s southwestern province of Daraa have launched an offensive which is aimed at wiping out all elements of a regional Islamic State affiliate militia. Moments ago, official rebel sources reported that the Free Syrian Army had kicked-off its much-promised offensive against Islamic State affiliate […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
The Navy Had a Plan to Build a Mini 'B-2 Bomber' To Fly from An Aircraft Carrier
*Robert Farley* *Security, * This is just one of 5 super weapons that U.S. military never built. *What if we had a stealthy strike bomber that could take off from aircraft carriers? In the mid-1980s, the Navy needed a replacement for the beloved-but-venerable A-6 Intruder. Building on expectations about the progress of stealth technology, McDonnell Douglas developed the A-12 Avenger, a subsonic “flying wing” bomber that visually resembled a miniature B-2 Spirit. Combining stealth with the flexibility of carrier ops, the A-12 promised an unparalleled deep strike capability. Eve... more »
Russia (Almost) Built a Mach 3 Super Bomber to Kill the U.S. Navy in a War
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Here is 5 Russian weapons of war (that were never built). *Many of the Soviet bombers of the post-war era were direct analogues to US types. The Tu-4, in fact, was a direct copy of captured American B-29s. The Sukhoi T-4 was the USSR’s answer to the B-70 Valkyrie. A massive, incredibly fast bomber capable of high altitude flight, the T-4 tested (and in many ways exceeded), the limits of the Soviet Union’s defense industry. Designed to hit Mach 3, with a service ceiling of around 70,000’, the T-4 resembled the B-70 visually, and in capability. Howe... more »
The Navy Sent 4 of Its Most Lethal Battleships To Strike North Korea
*Robert Farley* *Security, * A fact you may have forgotten. *By 1958, all four Iowas had returned to the reserve fleet. Although they performed their shore bombardment role effectively, but not really any more effectively than the smaller, cheaper heavy cruisers. The manning requirements were significant, however, making them very expensive ships to operate for extended periods of time. The navy would only reactivate one of the four (USS New Jersey) for the Vietnam War, and only in partial service. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the United States disposed of the remaining t... more »
The Army Is Building Super 'Bullets' for Its Artillery That Could Be Revolutionary
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * And it has to do with GPS. *GMLRS, for example, was used to destroy Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, and Excalibur had its combat debut in the 2007, 2008 timeframe. With a CEP of roughly 1-meter Excalibur proved to be an invaluable attack mechanism against insurgents. Small groups of enemy fighters, when spotted by human intel or overhead ISR, could effectively be attack without hurting innocents or causing what military officials like to call “collateral damage.” PGK was initially envision as a less expensive, and also less precise, alternative to Exc... more »
Weekly podcast: The seven ills of capitalism
This week on UnHerd we have been exploring the seven ills of capitalism. The series has included pieces by Liam Halligan on loose monetary policy and our editor, Tim Montgomerie, on the capitalist system’s indifference to the communities it depends upon for success. It will go on to feature contributions from James Kirkup, Charlie Pickles […] The post Weekly podcast: The seven ills of capitalism appeared first on UnHerd.
Nancy Pelosi triggered by Trump's failure to scold Russia (Meme)
Pelosi asked during a press conference on Wednesday…. “President Trump is completely silent about Russia’s ongoing assault on our democracy and his administration’s outrageous refusal to impose sanctions. What’s that about? What is that about?” “What do the Russians have on him politically, personally, financially that he would ignore his responsibility in that regard?” More The post Nancy Pelosi triggered by Trump's failure to scold Russia (Meme) appeared first on The Duran.
CHART: How the UK’s Royal Navy now numbers only 29,280 personnel
Visualizing the UK's shrinking navy. More The post CHART: How the UK’s Royal Navy now numbers only 29,280 personnel appeared first on The Duran.
Facebook’s ban on cryptocurrency ads all about Litecoin integration
Is a Facebook coin offering in the cards? More The post Facebook’s ban on cryptocurrency ads all about Litecoin integration appeared first on The Duran.
Doofus Of The Day #995
Today's award goes to whoever in the National Security Committee of the Australian government is responsible for this fiasco. The Cabinet Files is one of the biggest breaches of cabinet security in Australian history and the story of their release is as gripping as it is alarming and revealing. It begins at a second-hand shop in Canberra, where ex-government furniture is sold off cheaply. The deals can be even cheaper when the items in question are two heavy filing cabinets to which no-one can find the keys. They were purchased for small change and sat unopened for some months unt... more »
World News Briefs -- February 1, 2018
*The Hill:* *North Korean Olympians arrive in South Korea* A group of North Korean athletes arrived in South Korea on Thursday ahead of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang this month, according to multiple reports. Ten North Korean skaters and skiers arrived on a South Korean flight amid an increased dialogue between the two countries. Non-Olympic South Korean skiers who had visited a North Korean ski resort last month flew back on the same plane. *Read more* .... *MIDDLE EAST* Saudi, UAE envoys bid *to end standoff in Yemen's Aden.* Kurds in Syria call on *US support to rein ... more »
Seth Rich Murdered for DNC Leak to WikiLeaks, Says Roger Stone
[image: alex-newman-roger-stone-seth-rich-murdered-dnc-wikileaks]VIDEO - In an interview with The New American magazine, legendary political operative Roger Stone expressed his belief that Democratic National Committee employee Seth Rich was murdered for political purposes — not as a robbery gone bad. In particular, Stone said it was “abundantly clear” that Rich was murdered for having blown the whistle on the DNC by leaking explosive documents to WikiLeaks. Even former DNC boss Donna Brazile — certainly no member of the John Birch Society, Stone said — expressed fear for her life a... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 1
1928 British sent note to Iraqi govt saying opposed conscription and if govt ran into problems over it British wouldn’t help 1958 Egypt and Syria created United Arab Republic PM Said afraid pan-Arabists would overthrow his govt so Iraq could join Republic 1981 Iraq received 1st of 4 shipments of Mirage jets from France despite Paris claiming neutrality in Iran-Iraq War 1999 NY Post claimed Saddam was making contacts with bin Laden and Abu Nidal to strike US 2001 2nd Bush NSC meeting again dealt with Iraq policy State Dept said US policy should b... more »
Met Office’s 5-Year Forecast
By Paul Homewood The Met Office have published their latest 5-year forecast of global temperatures: A new forecast published by scientists at the Met Office indicates the annual global average temperature is likely to exceed 1 °C and could reach 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels during the next five years (2018-2022). There is […]
Logan Paul Dealing with Fallout from Controversial Blog Post
Paul describes himself as a "good guy who made a bad decision" when he posted images of what appeared to be a suicide victim online.
FBI in Public Fight with Trump over Releasing Russia Memo
The FBI's short and sharp statement laid bare a Trump administration conflict that had previously played out mostly behind closed doors.
GOP Lawmakers Put Medical Skills to Work After Train Crash
Republican members of Congress with medical experience put their skills to work after a train carrying dozens of them crashed into a garbage truck.
"A slap isn't terrorism"
I tried and tried to embed this video on this blog but it wasn’t having it. No matter what I did it wouldn’t show up on the page. (!**@!) Instead, please do me the honour of clicking on this link to see a video, carefully put together by the BBC’s Middle East editor. It concerns the infamous ‘slap’. It will only take a minute. It stars Bassem Tamimi, head of the professional, family-run, Palestinian, anti-Israel clan; you might never guess that despite Bassem Tamimi’s butter-wouldn’t-melt, honed-for-the-media performance, close family members are convicted murderers. Also featu... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 1, 2018
A Lockheed EP-3 plane © Wikipedia *RT:* *Halt spy plane flights near our borders or agree on rules – Russia to US* The US should either stop flying military planes near Russian borders or agree on the rules for such flights, the Russian Defense Ministry recommended after the latest complaint about an intercept by a Russian fighter jet. The rebuke came on Thursday after the US Navy released additional footage, which it said showed an interception of an EP-3 spy plane by a Russian Su-27 fighter jet over the Black Sea. The two sides disagree on whether the Russian pilot acted reck... more »
FEMA decides that they have done enough to help Puerto Rico. San Juan mayor disagrees. Strongly.
Courtesy of NBC News: *The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said in a statement that commercial supplies of food and water have been re-established in Puerto Rico and that private suppliers are “sufficiently available that FEMA commodities are no longer needed for emergency operations." The supplies were scheduled to end Wednesday; Washington's decision to end aid to the island was first reported by NPR.* *FEMA said most grocery stores are open, as are transportation systems, gas stations, banks and ATMs. FEMA staging areas are still open and have provisions for local ... more »
Can Apple Take Healthcare Beyond the Fax Machine?
Despite spectacular advances in diagnostic imaging, non-invasive surgery, and gene editing, healthcare still faces a lackluster problem: many patients can only get health records from their doctor if the fax machine is working. Even when records are stored electronically, different … Continue reading →
DIEPflap Breast Reconstruction: Aesthetic Questions to Ask Your Plastic Surgeon
DIEPflap Breast Reconstruction: Aesthetic Questions to Ask Your Plastic Surgeon DIEPflap breast reconstruction & aesthetic questions to ask your plastic surgeon involves more than you may or may not have given much thought to. You have had a mastectomy due to … Continue reading →
Nice approves life-extending drug for patients with incurable breast cancer
NHS doctors in England able to prescribe pertuzumab after price cut agreed with maker A drug that can give women suffering from incurable advanced breast cancer an extra 16 months of life has been approved for general use in the … Continue reading →
98% Of Mastectomy Patients Would Have Reconstruction Again, Study Says
Women who have breast reconstruction after an mastectomy are satisfied with their decision, have low complication rates and 98% would do it again, reports a study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of … Continue reading →
FDA and Opioids: Too Much Regulation or Not Enough?
Agency’s call for public input on the health emergency yields conflicting views If the FDA is looking for a streamlined approach to respond to the opioid crisis, it didn’t come from a public meeting of the agency’s Opioid Policy Steering … Continue reading →
Is Omega-3 Pointless for Preventing Heart Disease?
Meta-analysis showed no significant link to coronary disease, any major vascular events Omega-3 fatty acids have gotten a heart-healthy reputation without good evidence that they actually prevent major cardiovascular disease events, according to a meta-analysis. Across 10 large randomized trials … Continue reading →
Toward Personalized Diabetes Care
How precision medicine may change the future of diabetes management Is there more than one kind of type 2 diabetes? That’s precisely the question precision medicine seeks to answer. “Type 2 diabetes is a grab-all term,” said Jose Florez, MD, … Continue reading →
Chubby Hubby May Still Drop Weight When Partner Diets
When one spouse loses weight, the other spouse may lose as well — even if they aren’t on a weight loss regimen, researchers reported. Among spouses (heterosexual or same-sex) who actively tried to lose weight through weight management approaches, 32% … Continue reading →
Making Smart Food Choices With T1D
Making healthy food choices can be very cumbersome for those with type 1 diabetes (T1D) because many different guidelines exist and parameters are constantly changing. Moreover, for children with the disease there is limited research examining their different nutritional needs … Continue reading →
Who’s Still Smoking? ACS Report Highlights Most Vulnerable Adults
Reaching these smokers is ‘most pressing challenge’ Cigarette smoking among adults has declined to record low levels in the United States, but some of the most vulnerable in society continue to smoke at far higher rates compared with the population … Continue reading →
How lotto scammers defraud elderly Americans and fuel gang wars in Jamaica
Damion Blake, Assistant Professor of Politics and Policy Studies, Elon University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Lotto scamming — a criminal enterprise largely targeting elderly Americans — is lucrative in western Jamaica, where it is thought to be behind 50 percent of all area murders last year.
#MeToo is riding a new wave of feminism in India
Alka Kurian, Senior Lecturer, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, Bothell at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Millennial Indian women have been leading a new kind of feminism since the early 2000s.
31 Long-Forgotten Native American Medicinal Cures That Really Work!
31 Long-Forgotten Native American Medicinal Cures That Really Work! The Organic Dream Here are the 31 best Native American medicinal cures… 1. Alfalfa: This green veg can help relieve digestion, help blood clotting and is a great immune system booster. 2. Aloe: Still used today in some skin product, squeezing aloe sap directly onto the skin stops the pain of insect bites, burns and sunburn. 3. Aspen: Aspen tea is used to help fevers, coughs and pain. It contains salicin which is used to make aspirin. 4. Bee pollen: Boosts your energy, your immune system and speeds up digestive prob... more »
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From Jenna Orkin 300 Kinds of Vegetables on Small Farm in Middle of Detroit video. New from The Black Vault: A COMPLETE INDEX OF JFK DOCUMENTS WITHHELD – 29 JAN., ’18 Second Person Of Interest Identified In Las Vegas Massacre Unknown Group Pays $175 Million For 74,000 Acres In Nevada For Mysterious Ethereum Project Declassified Docs Expose UK's Secret Cold War Plan To Nuke Mid-East Oil Fields Germany To Stop Taking Migrants From Italy And Greece Hamas Founder Linked To Iran Dies After Mysterious "Accidental" Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound House Intel Committee Shocks the Worl... more »
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Nathan Akehurst writes that the Carillion collapse was just the tip of the iceberg in the corporatization and destruction of the UK's public services. And Neil Macdonald points out that the Trudeau Libs are pitching privatized infrastructure as easy money for investors - and that they can only make that offer at the public's expense: Pretty clearly, Morneau and his masters in the PMO don't want people understanding the infrastructure scheme *too* well. So far, it's been rather vaguely explained, something his own staff have complained about... more »
The Time Is Now
Goblaization caused massive dislocation around the world. And, as robots take over the workplace, that dislocation will continue. Larry Elliott writes: In some ways, the debate that was taking place between the tech industry, politicians and academics in Davos last week was similar to that which surrounded globalisation in the early 1990s. Back then, it was accepted that free movement of goods, people and money around the world would create losers as well as winners, but provided the losers were adequately compensated – either through reskilling, better education, or a stronger s... more »
Is The Trump Administration Divided On Its North Korea Policy?
*CNN:* *Trump advisers clash over 'bloody nose' strike on North Korea* The tabled nomination of a widely-respected diplomat is bringing renewed focus to divisions inside the Trump administration over how tough the US should be in positioning against North Korea with nuclear tests expected to resume after the upcoming Olympics. The nomination of the long-rumored candidate to be US ambassador to South Korea, Victor Cha, was pulled last weekend after he warned the White House that a so-called "bloody nose" strike against Pyongyang would risk pulling the US into a disastrous war that ... more »
North Korea's Army by the Numbers: 4,300 Tanks and 200,000 Lethal Special Forces
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * And that is just for starters. *“Special operation forces are currently estimated at 200,000 strong. The special operation forces have a diverse array of strategic, operational, and tactical units, including the 11th Corps, the light infantry division of the forward corps, and light regiment of the forward divisions,” the South Korean white paper reads. “The role of these special operation forces is extended to cover infiltration into the forward and rear areas to strike major units and facilities, assassinations of key personnel, disruption of rear... more »
New column day
Here, expanding on this post as to how the promises which won Scott Moe the Saskatchewan Party's leadership will leave him with some difficult decisions to make in a hurry. For further reading... - Tammy Robert's coverage of the leadership campaign features this gem about Moe's substance-free campaign: Moe’s campaign is unbelievably thin gruel from a man who wants to lead Saskatchewan, and personally I find it even more unbelievable that 23 MLAs – or Moe’s “Team”, as he describes them – stand behind this pablum, nevermind endorse it as what’s best for Saskatchewan people. A Moe win... more »
The Russiagate Coup Attempt is Crumbling Rapidly, While the Population Wants Trump to Succeed
President Donald Trump's first State of the Union speech, given Tuesday night, has received an overwhelmingly positive response. CBS News, which generally plays a leading role in the "fake news" attacks on Trump, reported a 75% support for Trump's speech from its viewers, and even CNN admitted that 70% of their viewers were "very positive" or "somewhat positive." Trump did not announce any major new policies, but emphasized that the optimism in the population and in the business community, due to his commitment to rebuilding the American economy and his tax cuts, had produced 2.2... more »
Explosive FISA Memo set to be released on Thursday
FISA memo likely to be released Thursday. More The post Explosive FISA Memo set to be released on Thursday appeared first on The Duran.
Russian liberal’s strange love for blacklists
The “Kremlin list” included 210 names of the top Russian officials and businessmen. More The post Russian liberal’s strange love for blacklists appeared first on The Duran.
Sneaky, “Crooked” Hillary posts her response to enabling sexual assault minutes before Trump’s SOTU (Video)
Hillary has a #MeToo failure. More The post Sneaky, “Crooked” Hillary posts her response to enabling sexual assault minutes before Trump’s SOTU (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Nancy Pelosi meltdown, whines to press, “what does Russia have on Trump” (Video)
Pelosi: What does Russia have on Trump? More The post Nancy Pelosi meltdown, whines to press, “what does Russia have on Trump” (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Another Scenario On What Might Happen If North Korea Launched A Nuclear Weapon
*Business Insider:* *Here's what might happen if North Korea launched a nuclear weapon* Tensions between North Korea and the United States have escalated during the Trump presidency, with threatening tweets and talk about the size of each country's nuclear "button." But what would happen if North Korea actually decided to follow through on its threat and launch a nuke? We spoke with a few experts on North Korea and missile defense to get a detailed look at the early stages of a nuclear war with the hermit kingdom. Following is a transcript of the video. Read more .... more »
Caught Our Notice: Swiss group loses 4th paper for data manipulation
Title: Dysferlin Interacts with Histone Deacetylase 6 and Increases alpha-Tubulin Acetylation What Caught Our Attention: After losing three articles for data manipulation, Michael Sinnreich has retracted another paper in PLoS ONE. All four retractions share some of the same authors, including Bilal Azakir and Sabrina Di Fulvio, who is listed as the first author on […] The post Caught Our Notice: Swiss group loses 4th paper for data manipulation appeared first on Retraction Watch.
JUSTICE OBSTRUCTORS' LIVES MATTER
I'm sure I'm not the first person to say this, but the denunciations of federal law enforcement by President Trump and his defneders sound a lot like what Black Lives Matter and its supporters say about systemic corruption in local law enforcement. Of course, the Trumpers believe it's completely unacceptable to criticize your local police department -- if you do that, you hate America and you're inciting riots, even when you're telling the truth. The Trumpers *aren't* telling the truth, but they reserve the right to say whatever they want about law enforcement at the national level.... more »
Mass Graves Discovered In Myanmar. U.N. Says Evidence Of Genocide
*Business Insider/AP:* *UN says Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya Muslims has the 'hallmarks of genocide'* * The U.N. special envoy on human rights in Myanmar said Thursday that the Myanmar military's violent operations against Rohingya Muslims bear "the hallmarks of a genocide." * Nearly 700,000 Rohingya have fled their villages into Bangladesh since the Myanmar military's crackdown following Aug. 25 attacks by Rohingya insurgents. * An Associated Press report Thursday detailed a massacre and at least five mass graves in the Myanmar village. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.N. speci... more »
Cops Raid Licensed Chef’s Home, Steal His Cooking Equipment—for Feeding the Homeless
[image: food] A local chef, who had his food handler's license was raided by a dozen cops and health department officials who stole all of his equipment because he fed the homeless without a proper permit. The post Cops Raid Licensed Chef’s Home, Steal His Cooking Equipment—for Feeding the Homeless appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Iraqis Accuse US-Led Coalition Air Strike of Killing Civilians
RT Published on Jan 31, 2018 In north-western Iraq, locals are livid – after a US-led coalition air strike reportedly hit civilians and local police, instead of terrorists. The incident took place on Saturday. Reports suggest at least eight people were killed and 20 injured. Here’s what eyewitnesses had to say. end
Hacking threat accelerates?
A failed missile test, a crashed train carrying Republican leaders and four US warships involved in collisions may all have hacking in common. Speculation is growing that the safety signals of a train carrying Republican leaders were hacked to “blind” the train before it collided with a cement truck on the tracks. https://www.infowars.com/gop-train-crash-was-deep-state-warning-republicans-to-jump-off-trump-train/ The incident […]
Teacher Calls The U.S Military 'The Lowest Of The Low' In A Classroom Rant That Has Made A Lot Of People Upset
*L.A. Times:* *Pico Rivera teacher's remarks about military spark backlash* A Pico Rivera teacher and councilman is under investigation by the school board after the release of recordings in which he disparaged members of the military. The remarks by Councilman Gregory Salcido, a teacher at El Rancho High School, have triggered a backlash in a community that local leaders say has strong ties to the armed forces. "This is not something that we are taking lightly," said Pico Rivera school board President Aurora R. Villon. "I cannot discuss it because it is a personnel matter, other... more »
In what should come as a surprise to nobody, Donald Trump cheats at golf. Update!
Courtesy of Golf: *LPGA legend Suzann Pettersen is fond of the sitting U.S. president. But she's not so sure about his handicap. * *In an interview with Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang, Pettersen detailed the many sides to her relationship with President Trump, whom she has known on and off the golf course for over a decade. * *"He cheats like hell," the 15-time LPGA Tour winner said. "So I don't quite know how he is in business. They say that if you cheat at golf, you cheat at business." Pettersen also said the president must pay his caddies well, as drives that are headed for ... more »
Washington and its Chronic Overspending Problem
With Congress perpetually dealing with an extension to the debt ceiling, I realized that I had not updated my posting on the debt accrued by Washington over the past 11 administrations, going back to the Kennedy Administration in January 1961. In this posting, I will provide my readers with data showing the nominal increase in the debt for each administration, the percentage increase in the debt and the compounded annual growth rate or CAGR of the debt during the period of time that each of the last eleven presidents has occupied the Oval Office. I have sourced my data from the Tre... more »
Is It Even Possible To “Betray” The Kurds?
The Kurds’ leaders regularly mislead their people and abuse their “messianic” dream of “Kurdistan” within the highly diverse transnational Kurdish Cultural Space. The post Is It Even Possible To “Betray” The Kurds? appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
DCCC Fundraising Requirements Make Decent Candidates Not Want To Run
*House party fundraiser* PA-07-- Pat Meehan's super-gerrymandered suburban Philly district-- has been a big pain the the butt for Blue America this cycle. There are a bunch of fake Democrats in the race *and* two excellent progressive Democrats Blue America has endorsed in past races (Mary Ellen Balchunis and state Senator Daylin Leach) *and* a novice candidate, Paul Perry, who we met with early open and who impressed us as the kind of idealistic true believer sorely needed in a corrupted and dysfunctional Congress. Recently Meehan was caught stealing tax-payer funds as hush money i... more »
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*Grade School Uses Sex Columnist, Unicorn to Promote Gender Identity* Parents are furious after a California elementary school posted a bulletin board that addressed issues like sexual identity and encouraged children as young as four years old to break out of gender stereotypes. The bulletin board at Rancho Romero Elementary School also featured nationally syndicated sex columnist Dan Savage as a role model for children. Mr. Savage also hosts an annual porn festival. “For him to be a role model for four-year-olds to 11-year-olds is utterly disgusting,” one anonymous parent s... more »
Breaking: Syrian Army stirs up Jaysh al-Islam’s lines near strategic hilltop in east Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:29 P.M.) – Elite forces of the Syrian Arab Army have kicked-off another powerful assault against the Jaysh al-Islam militant group near a strategic hilltop of in eastern Damascus so far making a number of preliminary gains. Republican Guard units of the Syrian Army are making another push on the hilltop of Tal […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Saudi Arabia, UAE attempt to mend relations in southern Yemen
The envoys from Riyadh and Abu Dhabi have met with the forces loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi who were residing in the southern city of Aden and the militant group that had taken control over the city amid the ongoing civil war in the country that has been called by the UN one of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish-backed rebels capture another town in key Afrin district
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels continued their advance inside the key Afrin district of Bulbul, today, capturing another town after a short battle with the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG). Led by the 2nd Regiment of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), the Turkish-backed rebels announced the capture of the small town of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey asks Russia to arrest, extradite Mihrac Ural to Ankara for trial
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 P.M.) – The Turkish regime has asked the Russian Federation to arrest and extradite the leader of the People’s Liberation Party-Front (THKP-C), Mihrac Ural, from the port-city of Sochi. Ural is considered the main suspect for the deadly attack in the Hatay Province in 2013. The THKP-C leader was pictured attending the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army advances on ISIL’s northern Hama pocket – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a big assault in the northeastern countryside of the Hama Governorate, today, targeting the Islamic State’s (ISIL) pocket near the Idlib axis. Led by their 5th Legion and Republican Guard, the Syrian Arab Army began the day by attacking three towns controlled by ISIL […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Macron praises Tunisia as a ‘true model of democratic transition’
After arriving for his two day-visit in Tunisia, French President Emmanuel Macron praised the ‘democratic transition’ of the Arab country and promised French support, while meeting with the Tunisian President in Tunis on Wednesday. “It is an important moment for Tunisia, seven years after the revolution. It is a key moment. I really want to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army troops enter southern Aleppo from Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:25 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Syrian Arab Army’s Tiger Forces broke-through the jihadist defenses in east Idlib to enter the southern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate for the first time this year. According to a military report, the Tiger Forces pushed further north of the Abu Dhuhour Airport, capturing the two towns […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Suspected ISIS terrorist allegedly plotting election day attack eliminated (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:15 P.M.) – The Russian Federal Service of Security (FSB) released video on Thursday showing the elimination of a supposed member of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), who allegedly plotted a militant attack in Nizhny Novgorod on the day of the Russian presidential elections. According to law enforcement, the suspect opened […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish-backed rebels enter strategic district in northwest Afrin
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:05 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels have entered the strategic Bulbul District in the northwestern corridor of the Afrin region, pro-opposition pages have reported this afternoon. According to pro-opposition media, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and their allies have taken control of several areas inside the Bulbul District, including a number of towns […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey infuriated over Macron’s Armenian Genocide remarks
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 P.M.) – For the second time this week, the French President Emmanuel Macron has infuriated the Ankara with his remarks about topics relevant to Turkey. Macron told the Coordinating Council of Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations in France (CCAF) that he is considering a proposal that would add the Day of Remembrance […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian troops grab hold of another 4 towns on Aleppo, Idlib border as elite Republican Guard unit goes all-out
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:58 P.M.) – Amid a broad-front lighting advance by the Syrian Arab Army across southern Aleppo and eastern Idlib, another four towns and villages have been snatched from the control of armed rebel groups by a key Republican Guard unit that has proven its worth on the battlefield time and time again. Military-affiliated […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army makes big push west of Abu Dhuhour city
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army continued their military operations in the Idlib Governorate, today, targeting the towns controlled by Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham in the western outskirts of Abu Dhuhour city. Backed by heavy airstrikes from their Russian counterparts, the Syrian Arab Army’s Tiger Forces stormed the defenses of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army seizes big town from ISIS in northeast Hama as cauldron battle heats up
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:24 P.M.) – Another town in Hama province has been captured by the Syrian Army and allied paramilitaries from Islamic State militants as part of a rapidly escalating government operation aimed at liquidating the terrorist group’s presence throughout northwest Syria. Moments ago, military-affiliated sources reported that the town of Abu Kanadiq Janoubi in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish strikes kill 49 PKK fighters in northern Iraq – General Staff
A total of 49 members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), listed as a terrorist organization in Turkey, were killed in airstrikes carried out by the Turkish Air Force in northern Iraq, the Turkish General Staff said on Thursday. “Forty nine terrorists were killed as a result of the Turkish Air Force’s airstrikes targeting the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army resumes southern Aleppo offensive, captures new town
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their offensive in the southern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate, today, targeting the last towns under the control of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham near the eastern railways. Led by the 124th Brigade of the Republican Guard, the Syrian Arab Army launched an attack on Hay’at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
‘We called on the Syrian Army to protect us’ – Afrin region co-chair
The co-chairman of Afrin region, which was unilaterally proclaimed by the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) in northern Syria, Hevi Mustafa, in an interview with Sputnik Turkey denied the media reports concerning negotiations on the transfer of the district to Syrian government troops. “All this information about the negotiations on the surrender of Afrin to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish-backed rebels claim another town in northwest Afrin
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:10 A.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels resumed their offensive at the northwestern corridor of the Afrin Canton, today, targeting the imperative Bulbul District that is under the control of the People’s Protection Units (YPG). Led by the Free Syrian Army (FSA), the Turkish-backed rebels claimed their fighters took control of the small town […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Hariri meets with Erdogan in Ankara
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri at Cankaya Palace in Ankara on Wednesday. The two leaders reportedly touched upon bilateral relations and regional matters in their talks. Hariri also met with his Turkish counterpart Binali Yildirim, as well as other high-ranking Turkish politicians. Source: Ruptly Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
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*Global warming is shrinking insects: Study reveals the four largest beetle species in Canada have shrunk 20% in the last 45 years in an attempt to survive hotter temperatures* *This claim is a hardy perennial. It flies in the face of the fact that the age of the dinosaurs was warmer than today. And they were LARGER than present day terrestrial creatures. The entomologsts below have ignored a basic law of statistics -- that correlation is not causation. There were probably plenty of other things in the environment affecting the bugs as the climate (slightly) warmed* Researche... more »
Expect Rational Climate Policies of EPA to be Opposed by Environmental Groups
Lawsuits against EPA were common in 1990s when I was working in government affairs. It is not surprising at all that such lawsuits will be filed. They are the primary method environmental groups use to raise funds for their organization. … Continue reading →
Of hamsters, cars, cups and dogs
I'm obliged to the anonymous reader who sent me a link to this tale of woe from Texas. Stuck in typical Sugar Land traffic, I was just sitting there waiting for the light to change, when all of a sudden I saw some small creature run in front of my Jeep before it just stopped directly in front of me. I couldn’t tell if it was a rat or kitten or baby something and I didn’t want it to get smushed, so I put my Jeep in park and got out real quick to see what it was. When I got closer, I saw it was a hamster! Yes, a wild hamster! And it was just frozen in fear in front of my headlights ... more »
Taiwan's Bizarre Import Tax System
Holly Harrington, well known to the expat community here, and someone who has worked hard on behalf of that community and of Taiwan, posted this rant about Taiwan's nutcase import tax system to Facebook: *+++++++++++++++++++++++++* Ending my Facebook hiatus with a rant. It’s a doozy, and if you live in Taiwan and order things from overseas at all, you’ll want to be paying attention. (希望台灣朋友也會看,雖然有點長但這很重要) Bottom page: My recent iHerb order. NT $1957 + $355 shipping with DHL. Total: $2312. Top page: The complicated calculus Jen Chen just walked through on the phone with DHL to und... more »
Yesterday Trump's director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resigned after it was revealed she bought stock in tobacco companies while serving in that position.
Courtesy of Buzzfeed: *Brenda Fitzgerald, the director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, resigned from her role at the agency this week. * *Fitzgerald's departure was announced by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services in a statement on Wednesday morning, citing financial conflicts of interest. * *"Dr. Fitzgerald owns certain complex financial interests that have imposed a broad recusal limiting her ability to complete all of her duties as the CDC Director. Due to the nature of these financial interests, Dr. Fitzgerald could not divest from them in a definit... more »
CDC Director Smoked Out of Job
Note: The Trump appointed CDC director Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald has resigned in part because her financial portfolio includes tobacco stocks. Tobacco science was used to stave off lawsuits regarding cancer deaths from smoking. Tobacco science has become its own phrase...
Raging Out
Note: Domestic violence is not new. Matri- and Patricide seem particularly abhorrent. On New Year's Eve, also in New Jersey, a teen who is reported to have autism, shot his family members in their home. I've been trying to find...
State of Our Disunion
I don't know about you but this is how I've been feeling. Politics has become the new ball and chain. Who'd have believed it would surpass romance? I couldn't stomach viewing the State of the Union address by the greatest President evah, but one of my buddies did, and he did a much better job of evaluating it than many I've seen so far. I watched as much of Trump’s speech to the Reichstag
Opinions
*Assessing NATO* No, this won't be a gritty, incisive analysis. There are a LOT of good places to go for that, written by people more qualified than I. The US Naval Institute (written by Commander Salamander) has a good take on one maritime aspect of the situation: ASW Requires More Than Hope and Vaporware. As usual, CDR Salamander has a solid take on the situation. There's another question, of course. Does Russia, with a GDP roughly 1/2 that of California, feel comfortable leaping out of its nation that is nine time zones long to conquer Europe? The answer to that is likely no, eve... more »
Five Most Popular Posts in January
Five takes so hot you need oven gloves to handle them. 1. Toby Young and the Taming of Higher Education 2. The Conservative Party's Eugenics Problem 3. Labour NEC Fallout 4. What is the Brexit Stamp Collection? 5. Tony Blair and the Collapse of Centrist Politics What were you doing to see the New Year in? Speaking personally, I was spitting feathers at the news Toby Young had been appointed to the farcical Office for Students, the latest tool the Tories have introduced to drive down standards and, perhaps, drive out not a few universities. Clearly there is some depth of feeling out ... more »
It Looks Like The Vaunted German Leopard 2 Tank Has Some Shortcomings
ISIS claimed it destroyed 10 of the Leopard 2 tanks, dubbed invincible in some quarters, and while the terror group's estimates are regularly exaggerated, analysis of fighting around al-Bab in Syria puts the figure at 'at least eight'. Pictured: The remnants of one of the German-built tanks as shown in a January 20, 2017 Isis video recorded near al-Bab. It was reportedly blown up by a mine. In the background is a destroyed Kobra armoured personnel carrier *Daily Mail*: *The £4million German tank dubbed 'one of the best in the world' is shown up in Syria: Leopard 2 bought by Turkey ... more »
KOSHER NOSTRA; FRANK KRAUSE; BERLIN WALL; WOLF; KISSINGER
*Frank Krause, photographed by off-duty U.S soldier Harry Knights.* In 1975, *Frank Krause*, aged 15, escaped from communist East Berlin into West Berlin. "Frank was motivated by a troubled school life and wanted to join his aunt in West Berlin." *Frank Krause* *A week after his escape, Frank was sent back to the East.* A West Berlin youth court ruled that Frank's 'problems in school' weren't serious enough to allow him to stay. "His fate and his whereabouts both remain a mystery." *schoolboy dodging soldiers' AK47 bullets to scale Berlin Wall with home-made ladder */ dailymail... more »
The Anarchic As Defined by Sri Aurobindo
*The anarchic is the true divine state of man in the end as in the beginning; but in between it would lead us straight to the devil and his kingdom.* *Sri Aurobindo*
Qanon - An Existential Threat to Corruption
Andrew McCabe, Deputy Director of the FBI resigned yesterday. I think there's a lot of merit to this Praying Medic analysis posted above. Remember this will spread globally if it kicks off.... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
Robots Will Soon Be Punishing Humans: Ford Files Patent For Robotic Police Cars
By Nicholas West In October of last year, I reported on the network of autonomous police vehicles being deployed in Dubai that included hoverbikes and... more »
Libertarian Response to Trump’s State of the Union
By Adam Kokesh Libertarian Presidential Candidate for 2020, Adam Kokesh, gives the libertarian response to President Trump’s State of The Union speech last night. Kokesh... more »
Trump Just Signed an Executive Order to Keep Guantanamo Bay Open
By Jason Ditz President Trump has signed an executive order that is intended to reverse President Obama’s intentions to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay.... more »
Experts Insist All Sources of Wireless Radiation Be Classified Carcinogenic – not “Possibly Carcinogenic”
By B.N. Frank If You Don’t Want Cancer and You Know it, Use Wired Internet. CBS News recently posted a guide on their website... more »
US Color Revolution Begins In Thailand As Proxy War With China Continues
By Tony Cartalucci The tentative first beginnings of a long-awaited US-backed color revolution has begun in Thailand, with a small protest of under 100 protesters... more »
The Strange World Of Vaccines, Pregnancy And Children
By Catherine J. Frompovich Something very strange has happened since I studied health, nutrition and holistic health sciences and matriculated in prenatal and infant nutrition. ... more »
Breaking: Turkey-led rebel factions begin withdrawing from Afrin towards east Idlib to fight Syrian Army – reports
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:02 A.M.) – According to reports by rebel and opposition sources, core units from certain Free Syrian Army factions heavily involved in the Turkey-led Afrin operation (code named ‘Olive Branch’) are beginning to disengage from their current mission and withdraw towards the eastern countryside of Idlib to fight pro-government forces now advancing on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
[VIDEO] Breaking: Syrian Army missile fire lights the night sky over Damascus amid big push to expel Al-Qaeda from key town
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 A.M.) -The Syrian Arab Army has kicked-off a new offensive operation in Damascus aimed at expelling Al-Qaeda-linked militants from a key rebel-held town on the city’s eastern periphery – the assault is being backed up by a crescendo of heavy rocket fire. Forces of the Syrian Army’s Republican Guard and 9th Armored […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Bogus arguments in favor of "dwindling" physics
Like Stalin and Mao, affirmative action screws the world and kills. People who have tried to make the world a better place by placing many more women, people of color, and other privileged groups into physics and other prestigious fields have hurt both these fields and the members of these privileged groups, too. Mrs Sabine Hossenfelder is a stunning example. She was basically forced to pretend that she is a physicist literally for *decades* even though she has no innate aptitude for physics and she hates the discipline viscerally (especially its more theoretical subdisciplines wh... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*-by Noah* The gas is strong with this one.
A Look At How The U.S. Is Using Terrorists' Smartphones And Laptops To Gather Intel
*USA Today: **How the U.S. is using terrorists' smartphones and laptops to defeat them* BETHESDA, Md. – Smartphones helped terror organizations grow and communicate. Now the devices are contributing to their downfall. In a nondescript, highly secured building in this Washington suburb, a group of U.S. government technicians and linguists are downloading massive amounts of data from phones, hard drives, CDs and other devices, providing a huge boost to the U.S. intelligence community as it hunts terrorists. Many of the devices have been captured from battlefields in Iraq and Syria, ... more »
Is today memo day?...
*tick tock.* Has it been altered by the FBI? Okay - let's all take a deep breath and calm our quivering nerves. This is just one more plug being pulled out of terra firma to drain the swamp. In the meantime - let's everyone MAGA!
The Pentagon May Ban Personal Cell Phones
*CNN:* *Exclusive: Mattis seeking to ban cell phones from Pentagon* Secretary of Defense James Mattis is actively considering banning US military and civilian personnel from bringing their personal cell phones into the Pentagon, the world's largest office building, according to three US defense officials familiar with an ongoing review of the issue. The officials told CNN that while the issue is under review and a final decision has not been made, the recent revelations that a fitness tracking app that maps people's exercise habits could pose security risks for US troops has only ... more »
Inequality 34, Eric Jurado on the richest 1%
Another good article from a friend, Eric. Reposting this. *The idol ofequality* February 01, 2018 at 12:01 am By Eric Jurado Aren’t we all supposed to be equal? And yet the gap between rich and poor just keeps growing. We need to maintain equality among people. Isn’t vigorous government action necessary to keep the playing field level—to keep the wealthy and powerful from taking more than their fair share and oppressing everyone else? There has been a lot said and a lot written about income inequality—about how unfair it is that a few people are very rich and the rest of us aren’t;... more »
Scientists just identified the physical source of anxiety in the brain
Scientists just identified the physical source of anxiety in the brain http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-identified-control-switch-anxiety-brain-cells-neuron-disorder?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Branded+Content&utm_campaign=ScienceNaturePage Advertisements
Cancer jab that eliminates tumours even after they’ve spread will start human trials
Cancer jab that eliminates tumours even after they’ve spread will start human trials http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/01/31/cancer-jab-eliminates-tumours-body-even-spread-start-human-trials/?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook
Vaping flavors are toxic to immune cells, warn scientists.
Vaping flavors are toxic to immune cells, warn scientists | Daily Mail Online http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5335209/Vaping-FLAVORS-toxic-immune-cells-warn-scientists.html?ito=social-facebook
Researchers Discover A Private Place Where HIV Hides.
Researchers Discover A Private Place Where HIV Hides | HIVPlusMag.com https://www.hivplusmag.com/treatment/2018/1/30/researchers-discover-private-place-where-hiv-hides
How to Boost Your Adrenals To Turn Your Body Into A Stress-Fighting Machine.
How to Boost Your Adrenals To Turn Your Body Into A Stress-Fighting Machine | FOOD MATTERS® http://www.foodmatters.com/article/natures-miracle-stress-relievers?utm_source=fmsocial&utm_medium=hhl&utm_content=hhl
Today’s earthquake triggered by the Supermoon? Studies explain how the connection emerged
Today’s earthquake triggered by the Supermoon? Studies explain how the connection emerged http://www.timesnownews.com/technology-science/article/are-earthquakes-caused-by-lunar-phases-on-earth-supermoon-january-31/194136
Marijuana compound is harmless and should be available, WHO says
Marijuana compound is harmless and should be available, WHO says http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/marijuana-compound-cannabis-harmless-world-health-organisation-seizures-epilepsy-a8109001.html?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook
InSitu#3 – Découvrez la technologie CRISPR-Cas9 en vidéo
Ethical Technology - 23 hours ago
(Re)découvrez le fonctionnement et les potentialités de ce minuscule complexe à l’origine d’une grande révolution dans le domaine de la génétique, CRISPR-Cas9.
Tweets For Today
For 3,000 years, the lion sculptures of Syria's Ain Dara stood as testaments to the Iron Age. But as Turkish bombardment pounds the region, they have little left but their paws https://t.co/IZa0MXelz4 pic.twitter.com/WNK0xT6IBK — AFP news agency (@AFP) January 31, 2018 BREAKING: White House: 1 death and 1 serious injury after crash involving a train with GOP lawmakers and a truck, but "there are no serious injuries among members of Congress or their staff."https://t.co/l1iAPNzniZ pic.twitter.com/Jj7VNVFrIa — NBC News (@NBCNews) January 31, 2018 Seeking closer ties, Qatar to expa... more »
3 Russian Intel Chiefs In DC Ahead Of Deadline For Trump Action Against Russia; Ahead Of Memo Re Russia-Linked Carter Page
This looks so overt. It so looks like heads of three Russian spy agencies showed up as cleaners-fixers for their … Continue reading →
Immigration Lies and Hypocrisy
[image: immigration-lies-and-hypocrisy] We should not fall prey to people who criticize our efforts to combat illegal immigration and who pompously say, "We're a nation of immigrants!"
Can The Pentagon Handle A War Against China And Russia At The Same Time?
On display during a People's Liberation Army Air Force parade are Shenyang J-16s, foreground, and J-11Bs, background. (China's Ministry of National Defense) *Defense News:* *The Pentagon is planning for war with China and Russia — can it handle both?* WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is in the opening stages of “redesigning the force” around the challenges of Russia and China, the department’s No. 2 uniformed official said Tuesday — while warning that America may not be able to afford preparing for two unique problem sets. The recent National Defense Strategy identified great power compe...more »
Picture Of The Day
A horseback parade celebrating the Law Enforcement Day in Moscow. © Sputnik/ Mikhail Voskresenskiy *WNU Editor: *The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Girl Power: Female Cops From Across the World* (Sputnik).
"How Stress Makes You Sick, and Easier to Control"
*"How Stress Makes You Sick, and Easier to Control"* by The Daily Bell "Stress will kill you. Most people know this intuitively. Stress weakens your immune system. Stress allows your body to be more easily controlled by pathogens. A recent study compared two sets of mice. One set had a certain stress receptor cell, and one set did not. Normal mice exposed to stress had a higher rate of disease than mice exposed to stress who lacked the stress receptor cell. This held true for both psychological and physiological stress. Mental and physical stress caused the same harmful reaction in... more »
Russian Ambassador: North Korea Would See A Blanket Ban Of Oil Supplies As A Declaration Of War
In this photo taken on July 21, 2017, a petrol station worker walks past a fuel truck in Pyongyang. Sanctions are reducing the amount of oil North Korea can import. (AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones) *RT:* *N. Korea would see blanket ban of oil supplies as declaration of war – Russian envoy* Imposing a total ban on oil exports to North Korea would mean a full blockade and will be considered as a declaration of war by Pyongyang, Russia's ambassador to North Korea has cautioned. The UN Security Council (UNSC) unanimously approved a new round of sanctions on the North in December last year, slas... more »
2018 Opposition Research Against Nothing-Burger DCCC Recruits Is Going To Be Even Worse Than Usual
*Hans-- a congenital liar* One of the problems with the DCCC pretending not to be a bunch of scummy politicians and recruiting "clean" non-politicians is that politicians who have been coming up in the ranks are usually well-vetted by the voters. The garbage candidates the DCCC digs up from under rocks invariably have a little something horrible they've been hiding-- perfect for GOP opposition research firms to find. The *NationalJournal* gave some juicy Orange County examples-- without even getting into the silliest DCCC recruits of all, Gil Cisneros and Sarah the Quaalcomm heiress... more »
Chinese researchers claim they discovered a 500 year solar cycle that may affect climate
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: This new paper has done some interesting analysis, similar to what we’ve seen done here on WUWT by Willis Eschenbach. It will be interesting to see what he and our resident solar physicist, Dr. Leif Svalgaard have to say about it. QUASI 500-YEAR CYCLE SIGNALS IN SOLAR ACTIVITY…
Amid a warming planet, snow falls in Southern Morocco – first time in 50 years
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: After several decades of extremely dry weather, residents in southern regions of Morocco finally woke up this morning to an unusual snowfall that currently impacted Ouarzazate, Taroudant and even Zagora, which has not experienced snowfall for fifty years. Several photos and videos have been posted on social media…
Musical Interlude: James Taylor, "You Can Close Your Eyes"
James Taylor, "You Can Close Your Eyes" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp0zRCdAyEM
Kurdish forces win their first real victory against ISIS in eastern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:55 A.M.) – Following what now appears to now be their forth of final seizure of the town of Gharanij from Islamic State terrorists, US-backed forces (of which Kurdish units form a leading part) have achieved their first real in eastern Syria. Gharanij was a genuine ISIS stronghold. The terrorist group had invested […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS sent running from 2 towns in northeast Hama as Syrian Army offensive gains traction
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:05 A.M.) – Amid a renewed government offensive that is now starting to gain traction, forces of the Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitaries have wrested control of two towns from Islamic State in the northeastern countryside of Hama province. According to military-affiliated sources, on Wednesday, Syrian pro-government forces struck north from their […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Top-Secret Australian Government Files Were Left In Cabinets And Sold At A Secondhand Shop
These are the dodgy filing cabinets which held some of Australia's most sensitive secrets *NPR:* *Australian Government's Secret 'Cabinet Files' Were Found In ... An Old Cabinet* Australia's government is holding "an urgent investigation" into how hundreds of classified documents about the interior workings of several recent administrations found their way to the Australian Broadcasting Corp. The ABC says the thousands of pages of documents had been left in two filing cabinets, which the government then sold off at a secondhand shop. The cabinets were bought cheap, the network say... more »
The Empress of Botox Announces Nunes A Stooge!
At times, Nancy Pelosi may sound insane, she may even look insane, but don't let that fool you, she really is insane. She has corruption in the coop, hate on the hoof, taqiyya on the tongue and bats in the belfry — that’s her political strategy. Don't cross crazy! Monday Pelosi called House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes a “*stooge for the White House*” because of the soon to be released classified memo that reportedly alleges possible high crimes and civil rights violations by people in our government that know better. Pelosi had this to say during a Washington Post L... more »
Raptures
I have friends, or more truthfully acquaintances, who are members of one of the Christian evangelical sects who live from messianic arrival to the next messianic arrival, all the time praying that next time it will happen and they will … Continue reading →
Growing Tensions Between Israel And Lebanon Over Offshore Energy
*Reuters:* *Israel, Lebanon clash over offshore energy, raising tensions* BEIRUT/TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel described as “very provocative” on Wednesday a Lebanese offshore oil and gas exploration tender in disputed territory on the countries’ maritime border, and said it was a mistake for international firms to participate. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, whose country considers Israel an enemy state, said the comments were one of several “threatening messages” from Israel in recent days. Lebanese political and military movement Hezbollah vowed to defend the country’s ... more »
U.S. Adds Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh To Terror Blacklist
*BBC: **Ismail Haniya: US designates Hamas leader as terrorist* The United States has designated the political leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas as a terrorist and imposed sanctions on him. The state department said Ismail Haniya had "close links with Hamas' military wing" and been a "proponent of armed struggle, including against civilians". Hamas, which dominates the Gaza Strip, is already designated a terrorist group by the US, Israel, the EU and UK. It denounced as "worthless" the blacklisting of Mr Haniya. A statement from the group said the decision would "n... more »
Did a Train Carrying GOP Congressmen Crash Due to a ‘Deep State’ Plot?
No evidence validates claims of foul play in a train crash involving Republican members of Congress.
Alan Hart with Jewish Historian Ilan Pappe: History of Palestine — Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinian by Zionist Israel !
“In 2001, Dr. Ariella Oppenheim, of Hebrew University, a biologist, published the first extensive study of DNA and the origin of the Jews. Her research found that virtually all the Jews came from Khazar blood. Not only that but Oppenheim discovered that the Palestinians—the very people whom the Jews had been persecuting and ejecting from […]
Mueller Desperation Drives MSM To Double Down On Fake News
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 29, 2018 As Special Counsel Robert Mueller continues to destroy himself and the credibility of his subordinates, the MSM desperately deflects the criticism onto President Trump. Alex Jones lays it all out. end
MSNBC Host Joy Reid Triggered By Trump Using Word Family
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 31, 2018 Apparently Donald Trump using the word “family” was too much for MSNBC host Joy Reid and she took to Twitter to let the world know how evil it is. end
Absolute Heathenism! Secret Look Inside the Elite’s Secret Bohemian Grove w/ Jake Morphonios
Sarah Westall Published on Jan 31, 2018 Jake Morphonios, investigative journalist and owner of the Blackstone Intelligence Network, answers additional questions for my Patreons about the Bohemian Grove. His investigative work inside and around the Bohemian Grove gives a glimpse of what the Elite’s secretive cultish hangout is really like. end
Release the Memo & ‘Federal Court Judges Will Explode’ – Lionel
RT America Published on Jan 31, 2018 The FBI objected to the release of the Nunes memo, reportedly detailing FISA abuses under the Obama administration. But in a hot mic moment on Tuesday night, Trump said “don’t worry – 100 percent,” when asked whether he planned to release it. Legal and media analyst Lionel of Lionel […]
Sanctions on Russia ‘Designed to Make Sure Relations Cannot Improve’ – Former Diplomat
RT America Published on Jan 31, 2018 The US Treasury Department has released a declassified list of Russian politicians and business leaders threatened by US sanctions. The list includes the names of some 200 top officials, but not President Vladimir Putin. Former US diplomat Jim Jatras shares his insights with “News with Ed.” end
Maria Bartiromo Reveals Stunning Information that FBI May Have Plotted to “Destroy Evidence” of “Secret Society” to Bring Down Trump
Maria Bartiromo Reveals Stunning Information that FBI May Have Plotted to “Destroy Evidence” of “Secret Society” to Bring Down Trump by ALEX CHRISTOFOROU, http://theduran.com/ Indictments may be coming for Hillary, Strzok, and Page… House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte was on Fox News this weekend with ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ host Maria Bartiromo to discuss the latest batch of […]
Rob Kirby: Globalists Want a One World Government, One World Currency, One World Religion And a World Population of 500 Million
“What the globalist entity is all about is One World Government, One World Currency and actually One World Religion … These are well documented and defined goals of the globalist clique … Globalist cabal … these are the Kissingers, Zbigniew Brzezinski, George Soros, … Rothschilds, Rockefellers, … the old old money and a lot of […]
Crypto-based Totalitarian Regime? | James Corbett
SilverDoctors Published on Jan 31, 2018 First, James Corbett demystifies the confusion between Bitcoin and blockchain. These terms are not interchangeable, and much of the confusion has led to a irrational hype. However, Corbett sees the blockchain in combination with a cryptocurrency could change the financial system as we know it. It could almost completely disintermediate […]
Silver Could Jump $10 per Day | John Rubino
SilverDoctors Published on Jan 30, 2018 “It would be easy to picture silver going up by huge jumps – $10 in a day – for five or six straight days….That’s completely feasible,” says John Rubino of Dollar Collapse. After hitting the key resistance level of $1360, gold became overbought, and corrected back down, Rubino says. – […]
The “Dirty Game” To Fuel Ethnic Proxy War Across The Greater Middle East
The “Dirty Game” To Fuel Ethnic Proxy War Across The Greater Middle East by Authored by James M. Dorsey via Al-Masdar News, via https://www.zerohedge.com/ Turkish allegations of Saudi, Emirati and Egyptian support for the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) threatens to turn Turkey’s military offensive against Syrian Kurds aligned with the PKK into a regional imbroglio. The threat is magnified by Iranian assertions that low-intensity warfare is heating up in areas […]