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Picture Of The Day
The Project 667BDRM Yury Dolgoruky nuclear ballistic missile submarine of the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet in Gadzhiyevo in the Murmansk region. © Sputnik/ Ramil Sitdikov *WNU editor: *The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Day of the Russian Submariner in Pictures* (Sputnik).
Cal Climate Tutorial: The Meat
Prevous posts provided the context regarding the Climate Tutorial requested by Judge Alsup in the lawsuit case filed by California cities against big oil companies: Cal Court to Hear Climate Tutorial An overview of a submission by Professors Happer, Koonin and Lindzen was in Climate Tutorial for Judge Alsup This post goes into the meat and […]
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Faces Corruption Charges Over Libyan Cash
*BBC:* *Nicolas Sarkozy: French ex-president under formal investigation* Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been placed under formal investigation over allegations he received campaign funding from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. He is being investigated for illicit campaign financing, misappropriation of Libyan public funds and passive corruption. He was released on Wednesday following two days of questioning over the financing of his 2007 campaign. Mr Sarkozy, 63, has denied wrongdoing. He says his Libyan accusers are seeking vengeance for his decision to deploy F... more »
Alarmist Greens are wrong on global warming again
This blog has constantly reported that a VOTE for the Greens is a VOTE against Australia. If you look at the Greens' policies you can see that they are anti Australian sovereignty, promoting world government. Andrew Bolt has exposed the fact that theGREENS are vultures (again) with a column: Alarmist Greens are wrong on global warming again THE Greens are vultures. They flap in to feed off every natural disaster, screeching: “Global warming!” They’ve done it again with the fires in NSW and Victoria and the cyclone that hit Darwin. *INSURANCE COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA DECLARES SOUTHWEST...more »
Musical Interlude: Justin Hayward, "The Way of the World"
Justin Hayward, "The Way of the World" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1QUrpqOAXY
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, a magnificent interstellar dust cloud by chance has assumed this recognizable shape. Fittingly named the Horsehead Nebula, it is some 1,500 light-years distant, embedded in the vast Orion cloud complex. * Click image for larger size.* About five light-years "tall", the dark cloud is cataloged as Barnard 33 and is visible only because its obscuring dust is silhouetted against the glowing red emission nebula IC 434. Stars are forming within the dark cloud. Contrasting blue reflection nebula NGC 2023, surrounding a hot, young star, is at the lo... more »
"What Lies Beyond the Edge of the Observable Universe?"
*"What Lies Beyond the Edge of the Observable Universe?"* by Casey Kazan “The-big-bang-theory- few theories qualify for Nobel laureate Niels Bohr's famous question than the current Big Bang Theory of the origin of the Universe: "We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct." *Click image for larger size.* There is a growing body of data and theory which question whether the Universe may have begun with a Big Bang 13.75 billion years ago. Several leading cosmologists, such as Sean Carroll of Ca... more »
Chet Raymo, “The Sacred Depths of Nature”
*“The Sacred Depths of Nature”* by Chet Raymo “NASA has released the latest and deepest look into space ever, revealing galaxies as they were 13.2 billion years ago, only 500 million years after the big bang. You will remember the Hubble Deep Field and the Ultra Deep Field. This new compilation of all the previous data is called the XDF, the Extreme Deep Field. Do this. Go to the Hubble XDF web site, download the highest resolution version and fill your screen with it. And while you're there, look at the little video below showing the tiny part of the sky imaged by the XDF. I see on... more »
Why America’s major news-media must change their thinking
America’s major ‘news’-media will have to change their thinking, to become at least as realistic as the American public already are More The post Why America’s major news-media must change their thinking appeared first on The Duran.
Russia challenges Britain on Skripal: insists on proper procedures being followed; demands answers
Russia publishes detailed rebuttal of British claims on Skripal case, demands British answers to host of unanswered questions More The post Russia challenges Britain on Skripal: insists on proper procedures being followed; demands answers appeared first on The Duran.
“Big oil” global warming conspiracy case dismissed
“The cities’ suits against oil companies, however, do not show an industry conspiracy to suppress climate science from the public, U.S. District Judge William Alsup said, according to journalists who attended the hearing.” click here
It’s time to “about-Facebook”
About-Face: a 180° turn to the right from the position of attention, to reverse direction “When you are in charge of something, be it a Girl Scout troop or one of the most powerful tech companies in the world, the only … Continue reading →
U.K. Foreign Minister Boris Johnson Compares Russia's World Cup To Adolf Hitler's 1936 Olympics
*BBC:* *Putin 'will use World Cup like Hitler's Olympics', agrees Johnson* Boris Johnson has likened the way President Putin is promoting the World Cup in Russia to Hitler's notorious use of the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The foreign secretary said Labour MP Ian Austin was "completely right" to say Russia's president wanted to "gloss over [his] brutal corrupt regime". Mr Johnson said that he would have an "urgent conversation" with Russia about the safety of fans at the tournament. A Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said he was "poisoned with hatred". A Downing Street spokesman con... more »
Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Has Resign On Eve Of Impeachment Vote
*Reuters*: *Peru's president, ensnared in scandals, resigns on eve of impeachment vote* LIMA (Reuters) - Peru’s center-right President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski announced his resignation on Wednesday after vote-buying allegations ensnared him in a fresh scandal on the eve of an impeachment vote, capping months of political turmoil in one of Latin America’s most stable economies. Kuczynski, a 79-year-old former Wall Street banker who once held U.S. citizenship, promised a “constitutional and orderly” transition of power to end what he described as a hostile political climate that had... more »
How About The Death Penalty For People Who Call People On The Do Not Call List?
I've been telling politicians for years that whoever solves the flood of invasive telemarketing calls we all get from people trying to sell us stuff, despite the completely ineffectual and widely ignored "Do Not Call Registry," would become a hero-- could even run for president. Here in California, we just learned, is that we've been receiving more calls than ever. I can attest to that personally. No matter how much I curse or just hang up, the calls ae unending-- and daily. Californians received nearly 3 billion robocalls in 2017; The FCC and FTC aren't doing don't anything to st... more »
Overheated: How Flawed Analyses Overestimate the Costs of Climate Change
Oren Cass A report by Oren Cass for Manhatten Institute: ABSTRACT (link) Prominent recent studies that forecast the cost of human-caused climate change rely on statistical analyses of the effects of temperature variation. These correlation-based, temperature-impact studies start with present-day relationships between temperatures and outcomes such as mortality or economic growth. They extrapolate from those relationships a proportionally larger response to long-term projected climate warming and assign dollar values to the very large impacts that appear to emerge. This paper exami... more »
Kahlil Gibran, "The Prophet- On Laws"
*"The Prophet- On Laws"* "You delight in laying down laws, Yet you delight more in breaking them. Like children playing by the ocean who build sand-towers with constancy and then destroy them with laughter. But while you build your sand-towers the ocean brings more sand to the shore, And when you destroy them the ocean laughs with you. Verily the ocean laughs always with the innocent. But what of those to whom life is not an ocean, and man-made laws are not sandtowers, But to whom life is a rock, and the law a chisel with which they would carve it in their own likeness? What of the crip... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Bacolod City, Bacolod, Philippines. Thanks for stopping by!
"Folly Is Perennial..."
“Folly is perennial, yet the human race has survived.” - Bertrand Russell
"Plight of Phoenix: How Long Can the World’s ‘Least Sustainable’ City Survive?"
*"Plight of Phoenix:* * How Long Can the World’s ‘Least Sustainable’ City Survive?"* by The Guardian "Jennifer Afshar and her husband, John, pushed their bikes across the grass and paused to savor the sunshine, while their two boys went to look at the duck pond. Other kids were playing soccer or doing tricks in the skate park, and families picnicked on blankets or fired up a barbecue across from the swimming pool. “We moved here from Los Angeles, to get away from the rising cost of living and the traffic,” said Jennifer. “When we saw this park, we thought they were punking us it was... more »
Did People Start Licking Toilets as a Protest Against Donald Trump?
A grotesque hoax involving doctored images of people in bathrooms managed to trick some Internet users.
Killing Iran Nuclear Deal Will Lead to War, Merkel Warns Netanyahu
NUTenyahu: “WooHoo It’s War! YabadabaDoo! Happy Days Are Here Again!” – Killing Iran Nuclear Deal Will Lead to War, Merkel Warns Netanyahu by http://www.presstv.com/ German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a staunch opponent of the Iran deal, against serious repercussions of a US decision to pull out of the multilateral agreement, […]
A World War Might Sound Crazy But It Could Be America’s Last Act of Desperation
A World War Might Sound Crazy But It Could Be America’s Last Act of Desperation by Darius Shahtahmasebi, http://theantimedia.org/ (ANTIMEDIA Op-ed) — Though some have been warning about the catastrophic potential for a third global conflict for years, it wasn’t until recently that these warnings became more mainstream. The calamitous nature of the violence in Syria — which has one nuclear power defending a government that has been […]
The Central Bankers Just Pushed Back Against “The Plan”
X22Report Published on Mar 21, 2018 Snowden reveals that the NSA has been targeting Bitcoin users and tracking their transactions. The Fed raises rates, they have just fired a shot across the bow to block the plan. The plan is in motion and Trump has started a trade war with the largest US trading partner. This […]
‘That’s Peanuts to You’: Trump Brings Props Showing Saudi Weapons Purchases
RT Published on Mar 20, 2018 Trump brought props to the meeting with visiting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to illustrate the close security partnership. He showed reporters a sign that lists Saudi purchases and another of pending sales of military equipment to the kingdom. – Has Trump sold out to the MIC (Military Industrial Complex)? […]
Russian MFA Summons All Ambassadors to a Meeting on Skripal Case
RT Streamed live 14 hours ago Vladimir Yermakov, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry department of arms non-proliferation and control, is speaking at a meeting with foreign ambassadors. The diplomats were summoned for a meeting to discuss the latest developments on the poisoning case of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. […]
Syrian War Report: U.S. Building Military Garrison to Control Largest Syrian Oil Field
Syrian War Report: U.S. Building Military Garrison to Control Largest Syrian Oil Field by https://southfront.org/ The US is reportedly establishing an at-Tanf-like military garrison in the Omar oil fields area in the province of Deir Ezzor. Considering the US attempt to maintain a military presence in Syria for as long as possible, Washington may see the […]
Could America Stop a Cruise Missile or Hypersonic Weapons Attack by Russia or China?
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * The Defense Department is looking at ways to prevent an enemy from being able to launch a weapon in the first place. With Russia and China developing advanced cruise missiles and weapons such as hypersonic boost-glide vehicles, the United States is looking at ways to defeat threats other than incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles. Moreover, the Pentagon recognizes that it might not be able to stop an incoming missile before it launches, thus the Defense Department is looking at ways to prevent an enemy from being able to launch a weapon in the ... more »
General: U.S. Needs New Generation of Nuclear Weapons to Counter Russia, China and North Korea
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * But is it a good idea? The United States needs a new generation of non-strategic nuclear weapons of various yields so that Washington has options to escalate during a potential nuclear war, according to U.S. Strategic Command. That is the reason that the Trump Administration’s Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) calls for the development of new low yield nuclear weapons. “While our nuclear posture is successful in deterring our adversaries today, we require a mix of yields and improved platforms to credibly deter the threats of the near future,” Gen. John ... more »
A New TTIP Is the Way to Ease the EU-U.S. Trade Conflict
*Simon Lester* *Economics, Europe* [image: Stacks of dollars and euros] Trump is looking for some sort of deal with the European Union. A renewed TTIP might be the best one available. Trade conflict between the United States and EU is on the rise. Earlier this month, President Donald Trump made the formal decision to impose steel and aluminum tariffs on most U.S. trading partners, with formal exemptions for Canada and Mexico, and probably Australia as well. Any other country with a “security relationship” with the United States was told that it was “welcome to discuss with the Un... more »
Can America Prevent Saudi Arabia from Going Nuclear?
*Emily B. Landau, Yoel Guzansky* *Security, Middle East* [image: Supreme leader display seen at Baharestan Square in Tehran] Unless the JCPOA is strengthened, Saudi Arabia may find a way to get the bomb as a counter to Iran. Ahead of his visit to the United States, Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman (MbS) clarified in an interview that while his country does not want nuclear weapons, “without a doubt, if Iran developed a nuclear bomb, we will follow suit as soon as possible.” Such a clear and public statement by the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia was obviously meant to grab ... more »
Donald Trump: Get Congress to Pass (and Sign) the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
*Stephen Herzog* *Security, North America* [image: Nuclear artillery being fired during a test] The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty is back in the limelight as President Trump gears up to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. It's time for Trump to get it passed and signed. There seems to be little that Americans can agree on. Poll after poll shows bleak prospects for achieving unity in the United States. The vast majority of Democrats and Republicans even report having few friends with differing political views. But there are still some bright spots in this age of po... more »
NATO’s Achilles Heel: Russian Political Warfare
*LeAnne N. Howard, Derek Reveron* *Security, Eurasia* NATO must overcome its eclipsing bias of seeing the Russian threat as one of aircraft and tanks to one of malware and spies. Adm. Mike Rogers recently testified, “President Putin has clearly come to the conclusion that there’s little price to pay” for Russia’s influence operations, and that “what we have done hasn’t been enough.” And the senior U.S. military officer in Europe, Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, later added, “Russia aggressively uses social media and other means of mass communication to push disinformation, test the reso... more »
The Trump-Kim Summit Should Be Delayed (and the Reason Is Obvious)
*Robert E Kelly* *Security, Asia* If it goes badly, and if Trump concludes diplomacy has failed—and hawks around him like Mike Pompeo and John Bolton concur—then it could set the United States on the road to war. The last week has been yet another head-spinner in the Trump administration’s interaction with North Korea. Six months ago President Donald Trump threatened to “totally destroy North Korea.” Then suddenly he agreed to a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un just forty-five minutes after the idea was first pitched to him by South Korean envoys. Everyone has whiplas... more »
Unsheltered Indigenous Peoples to Rally Against Racism and Racial Profiling in Flagstaff
News Advisory Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Contact: Klee Benally Táala Hooghan Infoshop volunteer taalahooghan@protonmail.com Unsheltered Indigenous Peoples to Rally Against Racism & Racial Profiling in Flagstaff FLAGSTAFF, AZ -- Unsheltered Indigenous community members are holding a rally to end racism and racial profiling in Flagstaff. They will share their experiences and calls
Is Chinese President Xi About To Purge China's Massive Bureaucracy?
(Xinhua/Yao Dawei) *Business Insider:* *China expanded its controversial anti-corruption probe to focus on every official in the country* * China has created a new anti-corruption agency that can investigate any government employee in the country, including managers who work in schools, hospitals, universities, and state-run companies. * The National Supervision Commission works outside the court system, and can hold suspects for up to six months without granting access to a lawyer. * Corruption has been widespread in China, and can be linked to the concept of 'guanxi,' that conside... more »
Enjoy the Health Benefits of Grass-Fed Beef!
A look at “grass-fed” beef and why it is worth the hype Many of you have seen the news promoting grass-fed meats the past few years. While this may seem like the latest craze, this trend will continue in health-conscious groups and topple the toxic meat industry. Most of the meat you find at your […] The post Enjoy the Health Benefits of Grass-Fed Beef! appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
Boris Johnson’s grotesque comparison: Russia’s 2018 Football World Cup; Hitler’s 1936 Berlin Olympics
Clown-like British Foreign Minister provides further proof of his total unfitness for public office More The post Boris Johnson’s grotesque comparison: Russia’s 2018 Football World Cup; Hitler’s 1936 Berlin Olympics appeared first on The Duran.
Wednesday Evening Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Andre Picard notes that contrary to our self-image, Canada actually lags behind international peers in health and social spending. And PressProgress points out the same conclusion in new OECD research. - Andrew Mitrovica writes that Doug Ford's ascendancy in Ontario politics suggests that Canada is catching the Trump virus - and not for the first time given his brother's history. And Jim Stanford highlights how Ford's planned austerity would affect the people who rely on strong public services: The People’s Guarantee pledged to b... more »
Sea level rise grossly overstated by sloppy science
*Fig. 6: Plot of the Nino3,4 index since 1980. Currently it is showing a moderate La Nina. Source here.* As reported by Pierre Gosselin (link) German scientists Dr. Sebastian Lüning (geology) and Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt (chemistry) say recent sea level rise paper is “alarmist” and based on sloppy, “faulty” science. By Dr. Sebastian Lüning and Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt (Text translated/edited by P. Gosselin) In mid February a frightening report made the rounds through the mainstream media, and also the German evening news Tagesschau warned: Sea level is not rising linearly, but rather ... more »
U.S. Special Forces Want U.S. Companies To Manufacture Russian Guns
*Michael Peck, National Interest:* *U.S. Special Forces: Soon to Be Armed with Russian Guns?* Though USSOCOM is starting with a pair of Russian machine guns, the research proposal speaks of foreign-made weapons in general. “Developing a domestic production capability for foreign-like weapons addresses these issues while being cost effective as well as strengthens the nation’s military-industrial complex, ensures a reliable and secure supply chain, and reduces acquisition lead times." One wonders whether there could be a copyright issue with producing Russian weapons in America with... more »
Michelle Obama's portrait is so popular that the Smithsonian had to move it to handle the crowds.
We’re always changing things up here 👀 Due to the high volume of visitors, we’ve relocated Michelle Obama’s portrait to the 3rd floor in our 20th-Century Americans galleries for a more spacious viewing experience. Reubicamos el retrato de Michelle Obama al tercer piso del museo pic.twitter.com/OnBgmf6bQq — Portrait Gallery (@NPG) March 9, 2018 Courtesy of The Root: *Who wouldn’t want to go see the real first lady Michelle Obama, even if that meant “settling” for an amazing, intricate portrait rather than the real deal? * *As it turns out, everyone was just waiting to see the un...more »
Leftist Front-Runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Leads Ahead Of Mexico's Presidential Vote
Leftist front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador waves to supporters after a floral tribute to mark the 212th anniversary of the birth of president Benito Juarez, at the Hemiciclo a Juarez monument in Mexico City, Mexico March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Ginnette Riquelme *Reuters:* *Left-wing Mexico candidate leads ahead of presidential vote: poll* MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican left-wing candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took the lead in the last three months ahead of the country’s presidential election, according to a poll published on Wednesday. The poll, by GEA/ISA, shows two-ti... more »
Saudi Fragility, and Why MbS Is No Ataturk
*Paul R. Pillar* *Saudi Arabia, Middle East* One of the more intriguing news reports about the rapid rise to power of the 32-year-old Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), concerns how he isolated his mother, placing her under house arrest for a time. He kept her away from his father, the mentally declining King Salman, and devised phony explanations to the king as to why she was out of sight for so long. MbS reportedly was worried that his mother might have opposed his power grab and in the interest of family unity would have urged the king to stop it. There is more... more »
Mark Zuckerberg Announces that Facebook is an Information Fiduciary
Today in response to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced what I have long contended-- that Facebook is an information fiduciary. Indeed, along with Google, it is one of the most important information fiduciaries in our present age. Of course, Zuckerberg didn't actually use the words "information fiduciary." But he did say two things that are effectively equivalent to it. First, he said: We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can't then we don't deserve to serve you. I've been working to understand exactly what happened and ... more »
Who Will Bring Down Trump? Mueller? Stormy? Or Is It Us?
Quinnipiac released a new poll today. It isn't especially good news for Trumpanzee. 57% of voters say he's damaged rather than improved (34%) the U.S. reputation around the world. But it gets worse. 55% of voters say he has no sense of decency and 67% say he isn't a good role model for children. (29% of voters say he *is* a good role model. Obviously they should be sterilized immediately and if they have minor children, the kids should be assigned social workers.) I tend to think of Stormy Daniels as a distraction. I mean everyone already knows Trump is an amoral scumbag, right? W... more »
Top 5 Pet Foods That Tested HIGH for Lead, BPA, and Toxic Contaminants (plus top five to use instead)
Pet cancers are on the rise, just like cancer in humans. Some breeds of dogs, such as the golden retriever, have a 60% chance of getting cancer in their lifetime (a slightly higher prevalence than people). Smaller dogs and cats have a lower risk, but all pets are at risk for this disease. Aside from some genetic mutations pets have gone through in the name of purebred breeds, the big culprit of pet cancer growth is hidden in environmental factors – particular what food they eat. Just as processed food we eat is a recently new movement, our pets also used to eat home cooked meals,... more »
“There is another way” – Man Refuses Surgery and Chemo and Cures His Bladder Cancer With These…
Trevor Smith, 52 years old at the time, was diagnosed with bladder cancer stage T2a – the tumor has grown into the inner half of the muscle layer. His prognosis as told by mainstream doctors was very poor. He was told that he needed all three conventional cancer treatments: chemotherapy, radiation and surgery to remove his prostate, bladder and lymph nodes. What the doctors did not tell him is that his life expectancy after the surgery was only 2 to 2.5 years (it was said to be up to 2 years if he refused treatment). His treatment would also cause him to be incontinent for up to a y... more »
White Wolf Mine Knife
A friend of mine who served with Third Special Forces (ODA3110) lives in the general region where the White Wolf Mine is located. He inspects the building site for me from time to time and keeps the trades honest. He asked me about a month ago whether or not I had a White Wolf Mine Knife. I told him that I own more than one knife but didn't have a dedicated knife to the place. Today I received a knife that IS *the official White Wolf Mine Knife*, a one-off pattern welded blade that started off with nine layers of 1095 and 15N20 steel, folded to 288 layers. Hardened to Rockwell 60. I... more »
"Just Look At Us..."
"Just look at us. Everything is backwards; everything is upside down. Doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the major media destroy information and religions destroy spirituality." - Michael Ellner
And the Russian President Is — the Same Again!
[image: and-the-russian-president-is-the-same-again] Many people ask: “Why have elections in Russia, when the result is always the same? Why go through such a masquerade?” They don’t understand that authoritarian states need elections to “legitimize” their regime by a periodical display of national enthusiasm to keep the same people in power forever.
Sweden Aims to Ban All Religious Schools…Because of Islamic Schools
[image: sweden-aims-to-ban-all-religious-schools-because-of-islamic-schools] It’s often said “Our strength lies in our diversity.” But greater diversity in “religion” — namely, Islam’s new prominence in Sweden — is leading to calls in that nation to outlaw all religious schools.
Senate Rejects Resolution to Remove Unauthorized U.S. Forces From Hostilities in Yemen
[image: senate-rejects-resolution-to-remove-unauthorized-u-s-forces-from-hostilities-in-yemen] The Senate voted on March 20 to reject a resolution to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- MArch 31, 2018
*Philipp Bilsky, DW:* *China's Xi Jinping — the man who decides the fate of billions* China made a series of historic decisions at its 13th National People's Congress in Beijing. Not only will President Xi Jinping be able to rule indefinitely, he is more powerful than ever, says DW's Philipp Bilsky. It was one of the longest National People's Congresses in years. Representatives from around the country met in Beijing for more than two weeks, and they had a lengthy agenda. Among other things, members of China's pretend-parliament rubber-stamped the most comprehensive restructuring... more »
World News Briefs -- March 21, 2018 (Evening Edition)
Piles of steel pipes to be exported are seen in front of cranes at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province March 7, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer *Reuters:* *Trump set for China tariff announcement on Thursday, trade war fears grow* President Donald Trump will announce tariffs on Chinese imports on Thursday, a White House official said, in a move aimed at curbing theft of U.S. technology that is likely to trigger retaliation from Beijing and stoke fears of a global trade war. There was no indication of the size and the scope of tariffs, which U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer... more »
"The Corporatocracy"
*"The Corporatocracy"* by Robert Gore "The interests of Washington and large corporations have merged so completely they are now inseparable. Or was it an acquisition? If the latter, who acquired whom? Unfortunately, the labels affixed to purely corporate combinations lose their analytical usefulness here. While the two retain their own distinct legal structures and managements, so to speak, such a close community of interest has evolved that it’s no longer possible to separate them or delineate their individual contours. Political labels are no help; the ones most often used have... more »
X22 Report, “Future Proves Past, Everything Is About To Change”
X22 Report, “Future Proves Past, Everything Is About To Change” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ-hPE3RQWM *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “The Central Bankers Just Pushed Back Against "The Plan” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-a2FYeFaLg
“All On Board!”
*“All On Board!”* by Bill Bonner "The Dow fluttered yesterday. The NASDAQ, too. Our guess is that the smart money is pulling out first. Paul Tudor Jones, Ray Dalio, Bill Gross - many Wall Street giants have already announced that they are turning bearish. The rest of the smart money keeps its mouth shut…and wonders when to sell. *Federal Reserve to the Rescue: *All markets go up and down. That’s how they discover prices - always guessing…always adjusting…over-optimistic one day, full of gloom and doom the next. But there’s something different about this market. The Dow has gone up ... more »
Muammar Gaddafi’s son can ‘unite Libyans’ – lawyer of Seif Al-Islam
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) – Khaled Al-Ghwail, the lawyer of Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif Al-Islam al Gaddafi, spoke about Gaddafi’s potential presidential run from Tunis on Wednesday. During the interview, Al-Ghwail stated that Gaddafi “has many supporters”, even amongst those who “were previously committed to the agenda of events on February 17,” referencing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian, Syrian jets launch heavy airstrikes over East Ghouta region
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 P.M.) – The Russian and Syrian air forces resumed their attacks against the Islamist rebels in the East Ghouta region tonight. Russian and Syrian air battalions reportedly carried out a heavy bombardment of the remaining towns under the control of the Islamist groups in the East Ghouta. In addition to the airstrikes, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Hezbollah leader announces electoral platform, vows to fight corruption
Hezbollah’s Secretary General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, announced his party’s electoral program for the upcoming legislative polls, in a televised speech on Wednesday. “This electoral platform is not a political document, yet it focuses on an array of headlines that Hezbollah seeks to achieve through its presence in the Parliament,” Nasrallah said. “The legislative polls constitute […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iraq sentences over 3,000 ISIS members to death: AP
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:50 P.M.) – The Iraqi judicial courts have sentenced over 3,000 Islamic State (ISIS) to death, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Wednesday. According to the statistical analysis conducted by the Associated Press, Iraq has detained or imprisoned 19,000 people for terror-related offenses. The AP conducted this analysis after they were provided a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
‘US will not reach its end goal in Middle East’ – Khamenei
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused the United States of generating instability in the Middle East and said Iran only helped nations that requested it, during a wide-ranging speech to pilgrims in Mashhad on Wednesday. Speaking on the day a suicide blast killed at least 26 in Kabul, “It’s been fourteen years since the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Watch the Syrian Army capture Kafr Batna in the East Ghouta
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:55 P.M.) – Last week, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) was able to overpower the Islamist militants at the town of Kafr Batna, forcing them to retreat to nearby Hazah. The military operation lasted for only 24 hours and it resulted in very little casualties, despite the fact it was believed to be […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Houthis releases footage of missile attack on Saudi warplane
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 P.M.) – The official media wing of the Houthi forces released footage of their rocket battalion targeting a Saudi warplane in the Sa’ada Governorate on Wednesday. According to the Houthi forces, their rocket battalion struck a Saudi F-15 jet with an anti-aircraft missile – no information was released on the fate of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Details of covert Israeli operation against Syrian ‘nuclear facility’ revealed
An ex-Israeli defense minister and an air force pilot have revealed classified details and risks of the 2007 Israeli airstrike against a nearly finished Syrian nuclear reactor following the Israeli Defense Ministry acknowledging the bombing. Former Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz shared with the press the dilemmas he and his colleagues were facing after it […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Saudi military suffers heavy losses after Houthi forces seize strategic military camp
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) – The Saudi military suffered a major setback in their fight against the Houthi forces this week, as the latter managed to seize several areas and a large amount of equipment in their latest advance. According to the official media wing of the Houthi forces, their fighters managed to overrun several […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS terrorists massacre 35 people in southern Kirkuk
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 P.M.) – The so-called Islamic State (Da’esh) carried out another massacre against the people of Iraq after their forces opened fire on a civilian bus in southern Kirkuk. According to Hashd Al-Sha’abi (var. Popular Mobilization Units), the terrorist group setup a fake checkpoint along the Baghdad-Kirkuk Road near the town of Daqouq. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish-backed rebels seize first towns from government forces in northern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels continued their advance in the northern countryside of Aleppo, today, seizing two more towns near the government strongholds of Al-Zahra’a and Nubl. Backed by Turkish airstrikes, the Turkish-backed rebels managed to capture two towns from the pro-government National Defense Forces (NDF) after a short battle this afternoon. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Houthi forces claim Saudi jet hit with anti-aircraft missile
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:25 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the official media wing of the Houthi forces announced that their rocket battalion had scored a direct hit on a Saudi jet with an anti-aircraft missile. According to the Houthi forces, their rocket battalion fired a SAM missile towards a Saudi F-15 in the Sa’ada Governorate; they claimed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army captures 70 percent of Ayn Tarma farms in East Ghouta
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has continued their advance in the East Ghouta region his afternoon, seizing more territory around the key suburb of ‘Ayn Tarma. According to a military report from Damascus, the Syrian Arab Army has managed to capture at least 70 percent of the farms surrounding ‘Ayn […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
"Anyway..."
"Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power." - P. J. O'Rourke
Boris Johnson and Russia
Ian Austin. Now there's a Labour MP no one will ever remember in a hurry. Nor does he deserve to be recalled by future political historians, save as a 21st century exemplar of a place seeker and non-entity. Oh, and for helping out Boris Johnson. Yes, *helping*. As readers know the foreign secretary got himself a few headlines this evening for *repeating* the line fed to him by Austin, that this year's World Cup in Russia will prove comparable to the 1936 Nazi Olympics. The government have subsequently confirmed that Johnson was speaking in an official capacity and on their behalf. ... more »
Donald Trump, Melania Trump, and Stormy Daniels?
An image purportedly showing the United States president with his wife and alleged mistress has been digitally manipulated.
Did Hundreds of Doctors in Canada Protest Against Their Own Pay Raise?
A group of medical professionals in Quebec opposed a pay deal struck with the provincial government, but they are in the minority.
Crisis Experts Say Facebook Has Mishandled the Data Scandal
Facebook's handling of the growing public-relations crisis is remarkable in that one of the world's biggest companies seems not to be playing by well-established crisis-management rules.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Admits Mistakes, Outlines Fixes
Breaking more than four days of silence, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted mistakes and outlined steps to protect user data in light of a privacy scandal involving a Trump-connected data-mining firm.
Professor Interrogates the World With Students
Growing up, Dr. McKinley E. Melton was fascinated by language, learning, literature and the articulation of ideas, but wasn’t sure what career path to pursue that matched those curiosities. It wasn’t until his time as an undergraduate at Duke University that he became interested in “diversifying the academy.”
Waiting List: California Leads In Educating the Incarcerated
California leads the nation in offering college opportunities to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students, according to a recent joint study by the Stanford Criminal Justice Center and The Opportunity Institute.
Report Card: States Fail High-Achieving Low-Income Students
States have made little progress in supporting high-achieving, low-income students, according to a new report by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.
A good question Paul. And, yes, from my point of view, the US Goverment is indeed Criminally Insane! How about you?
------------------------------ *Is the US Government Criminally Insane? * ------------------------------ March 21, 2018 | Categories: Guest Contributions | Is the US Government Criminally Insane? Read these articles and make up your mind: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/49037.htm https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/03/21/russian-military-warns-major-war-in-syria-imminent.html https://www.uawire.org/lavrov-us-british-french-and-other-number-of-other-countries-have-special-forces-working-in-syria https://www.rt.com/news/421919-chemical-weapons-militants-syria/ ... more »
Regulating Facebook won't prevent data breaches
William H. Dutton, Professor of Media and Information Policy, Michigan State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 7 hours ago
The Cambridge Analytica scandal wasn't a data breach – it was a violation of academic ethics. Maybe it's universities, not social networks, that need to update their privacy settings.
President Trump will not fire Robert Mueller. But would he have reason to? [VIDEO]
In report given by Sean Hannity, it would seem perfectly well within the President's rights to do so, though it would be misperceived politically More The post President Trump will not fire Robert Mueller. But would he have reason to? [VIDEO] appeared first on The Duran.
Traditionalist British speech met with violence, police faulting anti-Islam rhetoric [VIDEO]
Pro-Britain activist Tommy Robinson becomes the subject of assault in the public square where anyone is supposed to be able to talk about anything More The post Traditionalist British speech met with violence, police faulting anti-Islam rhetoric [VIDEO] appeared first on The Duran.
U.S. Navy Considering “Atheist Chaplain”
[image: u-s-navy-considering-atheist-chaplain] Over 60 lawmakers are asking Navy brass to reconsider the approval of an atheist chaplain candidate.
Samsung Wants to Wipe Your Memory So You'll Watch TV Shows Again
[image: samsung-wants-to-wipe-your-memory-so-you-ll-watch-tv-shows-again] As if the “surveillance as a feature” aspect of many (read: most) of the gadgets that make up the Internet of Things (IoT) wasn’t bad enough, Samsung has taken creepy to a whole new level. A website launched by the company in January promises to erase from your memory all of your favorite television shows so you can “re-experience [them] with the same thrilling feeling you had the first time you watched [them].”
Media Bias Evident in Coverage of Great Mills High School Shooting
[image: media-bias-evident-in-coverage-of-great-mills-high-school-shooting] The anti-gun media bias appeared in its coverage of the non-mass shooting on Tuesday in Maryland.
Fukushima Refugee Testifies at UN, Asks for Support
Not too long ago Greenpeace reported that the Japanese government has agreed to adhere to UN recommendations regarding Fukushima refugees: Greenpeace (2018/03/08) Japanese government accepts United Nations Fukushima recommendations - current policies now must change to stop violation of evacuee human right. Available, http://www.greenpeace.org/japan/ja/news/press/2018/pr20180308/ The time line on that agreement is vague as are the policy implications. The Greenpeace article expressed cautious optimism. In the face of uncertainty, Fukushima evacuees have petitioned the UN for sup... more »
Donald Trump defends his congratulatory phone call to Putin, while also attacking his predecessors.
I called President Putin of Russia to congratulate him on his election victory (in past, Obama called him also). The Fake News Media is crazed because they wanted me to excoriate him. They are wrong! Getting along with Russia (and others) is a good thing, not a bad thing....... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 21, 2018 .....They can help solve problems with North Korea, Syria, Ukraine, ISIS, Iran and even the coming Arms Race. Bush tried to get along, but didn’t have the “smarts.” Obama and Clinton tried, but didn’t have the energy or chemistry (remember RESET). PEACE TH... more »
Has President Trump Already Won The 'Trade War' Against China And The EU?
*Kevin Drum, Mother Jones:* *Europe and China Have Surrendered to Trump* Why does President Trump feel “liberated” just because he’s done a few dumb things lately? Dan Drezner has the right idea: “Trump has such a short-term worldview that if something calamitous does not happen immediately after he does something, it bolsters his assumption that he’s bulletproof.” So if Trump levies tariffs on steel and aluminum and the world is still spinning on its axis a week later, he figures that all the Chicken Littles were wrong yet again. Oddly enough, the rest of the world seems willing t... more »
The Art of Bias
It seems like less than a week ago I listened to The Art of Now, narrated by the quavery-voiced Errollyn Wallen. I didn’t think much of it. Well, it *was* less than a week ago, and BBC Watch has come up with a forensic take-down of the programme. Do read it. We heard “A completely context-free account of the second Lebanon war in 2006.” “How that war began and what was happening on the other side of the border have no place in this story – and neither does the all-important context of the Hizballah HQ in a specific neighbourhood of Beirut.” followed by more decontextualised acco... more »
Beyond Prisons—Episode 22: Pen Pals
In a special two-part episode of Beyond Prisons, we discuss communicating with incarcerated people and interview pen pal and activist Ciara Kay. The post Beyond Prisons—Episode 22: Pen Pals appeared first on Shadowproof.
Gas Demand Peaks In Winter
By Paul Homewood h/t Dave Ward http://www.ccsassociation.org/news-and-events/reports-and-publications/parliamentary-advisory-group-on-ccs-report/ I have shown this graph before. It is an estimation of half hourly demand for natural gas for heating, as compared with total electricity demand, and was included in a report by the Parliamentary Advisory Group on Carbon Capture and Storage in 2016. I was […]
Where's Barry?
Haaretz “Abbas is caught in a catch-22. On the one hand, there is the U.S. peace initiative, which he has good reason to think will come to nothing of value. On the other, there is the failed reconciliation process between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas. The elderly leader escapes his troubles by hurling insults at Americans and imposing further sanctions on the Gaza Strip. His declarations and actions could bring closer a military conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Strip, and continue to destabilize already tense relations with Israel in the West Bank. Elder of Ziyon ... more »
Comunicado | Organizaciones y movimientos polÃticos de Chile y Uruguay llaman a los parlamentarios a no ratificar TLC entre ambos paÃses
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
21-Mar-2018 Fuerzas polÃticas y organizaciones civiles de Chile y Uruguay coinciden en que el Tratado de Libre Comercio entre ambos paÃses no ha sido acompañado por estudios y que reducirá la soberanÃa polÃtica de ambos paÃses.
El paÃs apuesta a cerrar en dos meses el acuerdo entre la UE y el Mercosur
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
21-Mar-2018 Los temas que falta definir tienen que ver con autos, cuotas en el agro (ya se habrÃan cerrado los conflictos por el azúcar, el arroz y la carne aviar) y algunas normas técnicas (reglas de origen y propiedad intelectual).
La Unión Europea, epicentro de la nueva oleada de tratados de comercio e inversión
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
21-Mar-2018 La UE quiere abrir nuevos mercados con un tratado comercial cada seis meses”: asà de avaricioso se expresó recientemente Jyrki Katainen, vicepresidente de la Comisión Europea, ante el Consejo Atlántico en Washington, un lobby corporativo influyente en las relaciones transatlánticas.
China Sends Its Aircraft Carrier Through The Taiwan Strait
Taiwan’s defence ministry said the carrier group, led by China’s sole operational aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, entered the waterway late on Tuesday. (File Photo) *Indian Express/Reuters*: *Taiwan shadows China carrier group after Xi Jinping’s warning against separatism* Taiwan's defence ministry said the carrier group, led by China's sole operational aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, entered the waterway late on Tuesday but kept on its western side. Taiwan has sent ships and aircraft to shadow a Chinese aircraft carrier group through the narrow Taiwan Strait, its defence ministry... more »
Dan Lipinski-- A Marked Man
Tuesday night, with 483 of 500 precincts counted (97%) Marie Newman refused to concede to reactionary Blue Dog Dan Lipinski (who also refrained from declaring victory). By bedtime, the score was 45,615 (50.9%) to 44,016 (49.1%). Newman said she "would like Mr. Lipinski to have a very painful evening" and that the contest was too close to call. The weight of the Chicago Machine plus the DC Democrats led by Pelosi, Hoyer and the DCCC were all behind Lipinski, although he has rarely voted for the agenda items they claim motive them. He is virulently anti-Choice, anti-LGBTQ, anti-heal... more »
BREAKING: First real snow of the year descends!
*WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2018Triggers what Hepburn observed:* Here in the heart of the universe, we got our first real snow of the year today. Even that wasn't much. Still, we declared a snow holiday, and entertained more worthwhile pursuits. We rewatched part of Love in the Afternoon, the 1957 film. We'd already rewatched it over the weekend as part of our earlier puzzlement concerning age and gender in 1950s films. It's a Billy Wilder film; it was superbly made. It also makes no apparent sense, except to the extent that it does. Love in the Afternoon starred Audrey Hepburn, age 2... more »
Climate Tutorial for Judge Alsup
H/T tomomason for noticing this document submitted to Judge Alsup’s requested tutorial ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION OF WILLIAM HAPPER, STEVEN E. KOONIN, AND RICHARD S. LINDZEN FOR LEAVE TO SUBMIT PRESENTATION IN RESPONSE TO THE COURT’S TUTORIAL QUESTIONS The Honorable William H. Alsup The covering letter and the submission itself are here. Below are excerpts of introductory […]
Media analyst, Lionel, buries Hillary Clinton apologist in this epic takedown (Video)
Facebook Is a Government Surveillance Tool. More The post Media analyst, Lionel, buries Hillary Clinton apologist in this epic takedown (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Whacking Self-Sown Weeds
by Gaius Publius In a rather nice piece at TomGram ("On Seeing America’s Wars Whole: Six Questions for A.G. Sulzberger," h/t Naked Capitalism) Andrew Bacevich takes the new editor of the *New York Times* to task for not adequately covering America's endless war in the Muslim (and increasingly, the African) world: The point of this admittedly unsolicited memo is not to urge the Times to open a bureau in Terre Haute or in the rapidly melting Arctic. Nor am I implying that the paper should tone down its efforts to dismantle the hetero-normative order, empower women, and promote equa... more »
U.S. Military Unsure If It Can Stop Putin’s ‘Unstoppable’ Hypersonic Missile
*Asia Times* *Security, * And that's a big problem. The commander of the US Strategic Command (Stratcom) appeared to admit in Congressional testimony on Tuesday that the US can’t stop “unstoppable” hypersonic missiles alluded to by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a recent speech. Military.com quoted Air Force General John Hyten as telling the Senate Armed Services Committee that the US isn’t fully prepared to counter the challenge posed by hypersonics being developed by Russia and China. But it is ready “for all threats,” he told legislators. Hyten is responsible for the g... more »
The Real Reason We Have Mass Shootings
*Walter E. Williams* *Security, * Gun ownership is not our problem. Our problem is a widespread decline in moral values that has nothing to do with guns. One of the unavoidable tragedies of youth is the temptation to think that what is seen today has always been. Nowhere is this more noticeable than in our responses to the recent Parkland, Florida, massacre. Part of the responses to those murders are calls to raise the age to purchase a gun and to have more thorough background checks—in a word, to make gun purchases more difficult. That’s a vision that sees easy gun availability... more »
A Tribute to Peter G. Peterson
*TNI Staff* *History, * Peterson, who died on Tuesday at the age of 91, was a Wall Street titan and public servant. Peter G. Peterson, who died on Tuesday at the age of 91, was a Wall Street titan who devoted his life to public service. A self-described Rockefeller Republican and a pragmatic and sober thinker, he served in the Nixon administration as Commerce Secretary. He went on to found the Concord Coalition in 1992, a bipartisan organization that warned of the corrosive effects that the national debt poses for America’s future. He was chairman of the Council on Foreign Rel... more »
The Empire Strikes Back; Skeptics File Defense in San Fran Court
Just recently CO2isLife published a series of posts to help students write term papers on Global Warming/Climate Change. High School Climate Change Term Paper for Those Who Don’t Want to Follow the Herd Climate Change Global Warming Homework to Piss Off Your Teacher Climate Change Science Fair Project; CO2 and Global Warming It was also … Continue reading "The Empire Strikes Back; Skeptics File Defense in San Fran Court"
Only These 3 Protein Powder Rated Free of Heavy Metals. Many Popular Brands FAILED Miserably
Protein powders have become a kitchen staple not only for fitness enthusiasts, but many of us who need or simply like to add extra protein to our daily nutritional smoothies. While there is nothing wrong with using protein powders, and these nutritional products are an excellent alternative or supplementation to a healthy diet, the Clean Label Project has some bad news for us all. Many of the popular protein powders, including plant-based ones found in health food stores everywhere, may be full of heavy metals. The good news is, the testing provided to us will make is easier to shop... more »
Have Officials Warned that Someone Is Injecting Poison into Plastic Water Bottles?
A Facebook video alleging that pinholes were found in bottled water caps morphed into rumors that people died after ingesting poisoned water.
Did ‘Muslim Migrants’ Attack a Catholic Church During Mass in France?
A video of pro-migrant protesters being removed from the Basilica of Saint-Denis in France was shared with the inflammatory and incorrect claim that it shows Muslim immigrants attacking a church.
Did President Donald Trump Appoint the Man Who Killed Cecil the Lion to a Wildlife Conservation Council?
Vague headlines and a tenuous connection led to rumors that American dentist and trophy hunter Walter Palmer was named to a newly-formed wildlife conservation council.
Cable news analyst quits and sends final message to his Fox News peers.
Courtesy of Buzzfeed: *On March 1st, I informed Fox that I would not renew my contract. The purpose of this message to all of you is twofold: * *First, I must thank each of you for the cooperation and support you've shown me over the years. Those working off-camera, the bookers and producers, don't often get the recognition you deserve, but I want you to know that I have always appreciated the challenges you face and the skill with which you master them.* *Second, I feel compelled to explain why I have to leave. Four decades ago, I took an oath as a newly commissioned officer. I ... more »
Islamic State Suicider Bomber Kills 31 In Afghan Capital
*VOA:* *Suicide Bombing Kills 31 in Afghan Capital * ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Afghan officials say a suicide blast has killed at least 31 people and wounded more than 65 others in Kabul. Officials and witnesses say the bomber targeted a crowd during celebrations to mark the Persian new year, Nowruz, Wednesday near a Shi'ite Muslim neighborhood. Islamic State claimed responsibility, according to the SITE Intelligence Group that monitors global jihadist threats. The terrorist group identified the bomber as a Pakistani man, saying he detonated his suicide vest amidst the gathering in t... more »
Former Governor Sues University Over Assistant’s Treatment
RICHMOND, Va. — Former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder is suing Virginia Commonwealth University and top school officials after he says his personal assistant was harassed and mistreated. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Wilder filed the lawsuit Monday in Richmond Circuit Court. Wilder is a distinguished professor at VCU who has a school department named after him. He […]
An alcoholic story of Hugh Everett's fantasies
Adam Becker, a guy who wrote "What is Real? The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics" which was released yesterday, posted a blog post about Hugh Everett at Scientific American today: The Difficult Birth of the "Many Worlds" Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics I think that the people who worship this irrational set of ideas must have some pre-existing perverse personality, especially because the person they worship isn't the kind of a person that a decent person would normally admire. In Fall 1955, Danish physicist Aage Petersen came to Princeton and debated two loca... more »
A very carefully chosen acronym?
It is to laugh . . . The US Army is testing something called MEHEL, standing for "Mobile Expeditionary High Energy Laser". Here's a video explaining it. I suspect the word "Expeditionary" was hurriedly added to the title . . . after someone realized that without it, the obvious acronym would be MOHEL. Peter
‘Bitcoin is #1 Priority’: New Snowden Leaks Show NSA is Targeting Cryptocurrency Users
[image: bitcoin] Showing that they are scared of the privacy implications of cryptocurrency, a new leak from Edward Snowden reveals the NSA carried out a massive campaign to spy on users of bitcoin. The post ‘Bitcoin is #1 Priority’: New Snowden Leaks Show NSA is Targeting Cryptocurrency Users appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Whiny Hayhoe Gets Her Facts Wrong Again
By Paul Homewood WUWT reports on Katharine Hayhoe’s latest whiny little, holier than thou interview: Katharine Hayhoe Reveals Surprising Ways to Talk About Climate Change By Katie O’Reilly … When it comes to climate change denialism, Hayhoe tends to defer to social scientists. “They’ve found that more education doesn’t change people’s perceptions—that in […]
NEW AND OLD MEDIA WERE BAD IN 2016, JUST THE WAY MUCH OF THE PUBLIC WANTED THEM TO BE
I question whether this really is an unpopular opinion. Unpopular opinion: the way the media covered Hillary Clinton's emails did much more to make Donald Trump president than anything Cambridge Analytica, or even Facebook, did. And it was less defensible on the merits. — Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) March 21, 2018 Nate Silver agrees: I hate to sound like a broken record but media coverage of Clinton's e-mails (and the Comey letter in particular) was also highly influential in the election (way more so than Cambridge Analytica was). And that extended to the general election and didn't ... more »
PUTIN, COMMUNISM, TRUMP, GOLITSYN, ROTHSCHILD
*Anatoly Golitsyn and his wife Svetlana at Coconut Grove in Los Angeles (1961)* The KGB's Major *Anatoli Golitsyn*, born in the Ukraine, defected to the USA in 1961. Golitsyn claimed that Kim Philby, Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess were members of a *Ring of Five* enemy agents based in Britain. Golitsyn was unable to identify some agents like Philby specifically by name, but Golitsyn provided sufficient information that MI6 was able to determine the culprits, and let them escape.[4] Others have noted that *Lord Victor Rothschild* was said to be the key boss of the Ring of Five. ... more »
Facebook data leak: Here’s how authorities are probing Mark Zuckerberg led social media giant.
Facebook data leak: Here’s how authorities are probing Mark Zuckerberg led social media giant – The Financial Express http://www.financialexpress.com/industry/facebook-data-leak-heres-how-authorities-are-probing-mark-zuckerberg-led-social-media-giant/1105811/ Advertisements
The Pentagon Wants To Use Lasers As Non-Lethal Weapons
*Defense One:* *The US Military Is Making Lasers Create Voices out of Thin Air* Within three years, the Pentagon's non-lethal weapons lab hopes to have a direct energy weapon that can produce an effect like a haunted walkie-talkie or the biblical burning bush. Watch the video above and listen carefully for what sounds like a human voice during the second spin. That’s not an audio recording or a broadcast transmitted over radio…it’s not human at all. It’s an auditory effect that’s created by military scientists who manipulated the air with lasers — and it’s the Pentagon’s most int... more »
Calm Down, Turkey’s Not Going To Invade The Balkans
Turkey isn’t going to invade the Balkans just like Russia won’t invade the Baltics even though both Great Powers have legitimate soft power reasons for interacting with their targeted audiences there, but most of Alt-Media and Mainstream Media respectively are relying on hyped-up threats of an “impending invasion” to advance their own interests, with the common casualty being the objective truth in both infowar instances. The post Calm Down, Turkey’s Not Going To Invade The Balkans appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Trump's Spokeswoman Says That White House Believes U.S.-Russia Dialogue Is a Good Thing
Following President Trump's announcement of his call to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the establishment press whores were downright apopletic when White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders' press briefing came around. Did the President confront Putin on Russian aggression? Could he possibly believe the Russian elections were fair, since the U.K. and Senator McCain don't? Are you telling us he didn't confront Putin on election meddling? On the poisoning in the U.K.? No less than six times Sanders replied that the President believes dialogue with Russia is in U.S. interest. "We... more »
Cambridge Analytica: SCL, The Heart of the British Establishment: Christopher Steele's Inside Accomplices?
A bombshell piece published March 20th by investigative journalist Liam O'Hare, entitled "SCL, a Very British Coup" in *Bella Caledonia* raises profound new issues regarding British meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections. Those following the news may be aware of stories over the past 48 hours claiming that Cambridge Analytica, a data mining firm employed by the Trump campaign, stole data from Facebook compromising the privacy of many Americans. Across the pond, Britain's news Channel 4 caught Cambridge executive Andrew Nix bragging about using dirty tricks, including bribery and sex... more »
Correcting misguided education spending claims
Content Multimedia - 10 hours ago
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Technodemocracy at the Telegraph
It’s scandal that gets technology on our front pages, and the Cambridge Analytica super-scandal is just the latest example. One reason these stories look so big is the limited grasp most people have of what technology is really up to. That’s partly as the mainstream press has not been good at reporting it. One reason they are […] The post Technodemocracy at the Telegraph appeared first on UnHerd.
The wealthy should pay more tax – so tax their property properly
Council tax is a farce – the UK’s “property tax” only weakly relates to property values. Based on valuations that are 27 years out of date, top-band property owners have much lower tax rates than those in cheaper homes. On average those living in £100,000 homes pay around five times the tax rate of those […] The post The wealthy should pay more tax – so tax their property properly appeared first on UnHerd.
US backed Syrian “moderate rebels” massacre civilians in Damascus, days after Assad films trip to Ghouta
A rocket attack killed over 36, just days after Assad goes to Ghouta. More The post US backed Syrian “moderate rebels” massacre civilians in Damascus, days after Assad films trip to Ghouta appeared first on The Duran.
“The ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough”
While Globalists like presumably Lord Rothschild and Prince Charles have a low opinion of human life, God does not. Why should I fear when evil days come, when wicked deceivers surround me— 6 those who trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches? 7 No one can redeem the life of another or give to […]
Bravery…
A mass shooting of students at a Maryland high school was stopped by an armed police officer who sought out the gunman and shot him dead. The bravery of Deputy Blaine Gaskill saved the lives of scores of teenagers, and is a stark contrast to coward Scot Peterson and other police officers on the scene […]
Moaner in chief Prince Charles to visit Greece officially
Prince Charles and possibly, a crate or two of Laphroaig, are set to make an official visit to Greece in May. Let’s take a moment to contemplate Charles’ “very special faith” which sees him regularly visit Mount Athos and has forced him to deny using Ouija boards and “dabbling in the occult”. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-charles/10434069/Prince-Charles-and-religion-a-very-special-faith.html The Greeks […]
Wall Street and Fed continue push to wreck US economy as Trump tries reboot
The cost of borrowing for the US government is rising to crisis levels after the private Federal Reserve, the biggest buyer of government debt, signalled it would stop buying bonds, and just as the US government is trying to borrow more money. From the Business Insider •The US budget deficit is set to increase sharply […]
New economic chief rightly warns Fed not to raise interest rates, real inflation is very low
From Detroit Times “Just let it rip, for heaven’s sake,” Kudlow said of economic growth in the U.S., during a more than hour-long interview Wednesday on CNBC. “The market’s going to take care of itself. The whole story’s going to take care of itself. The Fed’s going to do what it has to do, but […]
US keeps up pressure on North Korea
The Pentagon should send units specializing in nuclear decontamination to this year’s exercises in South Korea, will send a strong message to Kim Jong Un ahead of denuclearization summit with Donald Trump. From CNBC On the heels of President Donald Trump’s on-the-spot acceptance to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the Pentagon said […]
Facebook loses $60 billion in market value after media spotlight its data spy operations
From the Irish Times Facebook’s privacy crisis has turned into a shareholder crisis. The social media giant has now lost over $60 billion (€48.9 billion) in market value over the past two days, following revelations that personal data of millions of users was obtained by a data analytics firm. That’s more than the market capitalisation […]
Trump hands olive branch to Putin to defuse WW3 tensions with Russia as Sweden plans for “total war”
From Time President Donald Trump said he expects to meet soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin, after calling on Tuesday to congratulate him on his re-election. “We had a very good call,” Trump said, adding that he expects to meet Putin “in the not too distant future to discuss the arms race, which is getting […]
Who Leaked President Trump's Briefing Papers To The Press?
*CNN: **Trump furious over leak of warning to not congratulate Putin* Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump was infuriated after it quickly leaked that he had been directly instructed by his national security advisers in briefing materials not to congratulate Russian President Vladimir Putin on his recent election victory during their call Tuesday morning, a source familiar with the President's thinking said. Trump was fuming Tuesday night, asking his allies and outside advisers who they thought had leaked the information, noting that only a small group of staffers have access ... more »
From Egyptian Chronicles : Happy Mother Day 2018
Happy fantastic Mother Day to all the fantastic and strong ladies in Egypt and around the globe. [image: Ancient Egyptian woman giving birth aided by goddess Tefnut] Here is a beautiful depiction showing a pregnant woman from ancient Egypt giving birth with the help of ancient Egyptian goddess Tefnut at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo.
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