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BWorld 200, IPR in the ASEAN and plain packaging in the West
* This is my column in BusinessWorld on March 27, 2018. Last week, March 22, a global coalition of 62 market-oriented independent or nongovernment think tanks and institutes sent a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) on the subject, “Five years of failure: Global coalition letter against plain packaging.” Three institutes from ASEAN countries were among the signatories: the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS) in Jakarta, the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) in Kuala Lumpur, and Minimal Government Thinkers (MGT) in Manila, my think tank. The st... more »
Picture Of The Day
North Korean chief Kim Jong-un meets South Korean K-pop singers in Pyongyang April 1, 2018. © REUTERS/ KCNA *WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Music to His Ears: Kim Jong-un Visits South Korean Pop Stars' Concert* (Sputnik).
Alex Jones: The Mark Of The Beast Is Here, The End Times Are An Interdimensional Alien Invasion
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Apr 2, 2018 Alex Jones breaks down how microchip implants, the mark of the beast, will be used to control people geographically, financially, and socially within the Globalists’ off-world, technocratic takeover plan. end
CNN’s Brian Stelter Admits He Let David Hogg Lie on His Show
RT America Published on Apr 2, 2018 Brian Stelter, the host of the CNN show called, Reliable Sources, actually just admitted that he let David Hogg, one of the kids from Parkland, Florida, who’s all over the media right now, make false claims on his show. end
Bolton & Pompeo: Deciphering Trump’s Neocon Shift
Bolton & Pompeo: Deciphering Trump’s Neocon Shift by https://sputniknews.com/ Trump’s appointment of well-known neocons Mike Pompeo and John Bolton as the next Secretary of State and National Security Advisor respectively proves that he’s decisively embraced the neoconservative faction of the “deep state”. – The President used to rail against people like Pompeo and Bolton, especially the latter because of his […]
Emmanuel Macron, the New King of Europe?
Emmanuel Macron, the New King of Europe? by BILL WIRTZ, http://www.theamericanconservative.com/ The French president has displaced Angela Merkel as the continent’s most powerful leader—and he has big plans for a big EU. …. Despite concerns over too much centralization of the EU’s competencies, Brussels has only continued to consolidate power. It’s now moving to question the principle […]
China Can Succeed with Petro-Yuan Where Gaddafi Failed – Killing the US Dollar in Oil Trade
China Can Succeed with Petro-Yuan Where Gaddafi Failed – Killing the US Dollar in Oil Trade by https://www.rt.com/ Muammar Gaddafi wanted to shatter the dominance of the greenback in the Middle East by introducing gold-backed dinar, but failed. China has a chance to finish what he started, one industry expert has told RT. – “Ideas related […]
Israeli Soldiers Detain Terrified 3-year-old in Hebron
PressTV Published on Mar 29, 2018 Israeli soldiers briefly detained a three-year-old Palestinian boy in the city of Hebron in the West Bank Footage shows the soldiers as they hold the crying child WITH the boy’s father attempting to get his son back. Reportedly, border police claim that the child was sent towards them with a […]
The Move To Remove The Central Bank And Reset The Economic System Is A Go
X22Report Published on Apr 2, 2018 Subprime auto market has run its course, the traffic to the dealerships is now drying up. Homeowners are tapping their equity in their home refis, we are now seeing the same pattern as we saw back in 2008. The first quarter of this year was a disaster, the US had […]
Does This Stunning Email Indicate Parkland Shooting Was Just Another FALSE FLAG Designed To Take YOUR Guns?
Does This Stunning Email Indicate Parkland Shooting Was Just Another FALSE FLAG Designed To Take YOUR Guns? by http://thewashingtonstandard.com/ First and foremost, I want everyone to know that I am not saying that the Parkland Shooting was not a real tragedy. When some people hear the term “false flag” they immediately shut down and feel that […]
Israeli Deputy Minister: Annex West Bank But Don’t Give Palestinians Right to Vote
Israeli Deputy Minister: Annex West Bank But Don’t Give Palestinians Right to Vote by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ Israel’s deputy defense minister, MK Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan, has claimed that Israel could annex the entirety of the occupied West Bank, without giving its Palestinian residents the right to vote. – Ben-Dahan made the remarks in an interview with the pro-settler news outlet Arutz […]
The Yuan-Oil Futures Contract and Gold
The Yuan-Oil Futures Contract and Gold by Alasdair Macleod, https://www.goldmoney.com/ “There can be little doubt that the introduction of the yuan-denominated oil future has been a major strategic step for China.” – Regular readers of Goldmoney’s research will be aware that we were among the first to alert western financial markets that China would introduce a new […]
Interventionistas Outraged Over Trump’s Syria Withdrawal: “We Took The Oil. We’ve Got To Keep The Oil”
Interventionistas Outraged Over Trump’s Syria Withdrawal: “We Took The Oil. We’ve Got To Keep The Oil” by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Regime change advocates, neocon beltway hawks, and all the usual armchair warrior zero-skin-in-the-game think tank interventionistas are in continued meltdown mode after Trump confirmed plans to withdraw American forces – some 2000+ troops and personnel – from Syria. On Friday the […]
The Poisoning of Sergei Skripal Leads Right to Hillary Clinton and the DNC
The Poisoning of Sergei Skripal Leads Right to Hillary Clinton and the DNC by ALEX CHRISTOFOROU, March 10, 2018, http://theduran.com/ What did Skripal know about the Steele dossier? On Wednesday, The Telegraph revealed Col Sergei Skripal, the Russian double agent who was poisoned in Salisbury, England last weekend, is linked to dossier author Christopher Steele. – The Telegraph revealed that Sergei Skripal, the Russian “double […]
Bilderberg 2018 Location And Agenda
Press For Truth Published on Mar 31, 2018 The 66th meeting of the Bilderberg Group is set to take place in Italy from June 7th to the 10th! A Serbian press release mentioned that their Prime Minister Ana Brnabić was invited to attend the meeting in Turin Italy however Venice is still a possibility as well. […]
Here’s why the US failed to save the Jihadis in East Ghouta
The US military is not prepared to take on Russia's military in Syria More The post Here’s why the US failed to save the Jihadis in East Ghouta appeared first on The Duran.
Post-Holy week penitence
Belated holy week penitencia. High taxes and politics never fail to inflict pain on the public. At least five instances here. (this photo I got from SunStar) *(1) Economist sees nearly 6% inflation in May-June* Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star) - March 28, 2018 https://www.philstar.com/business/2018/03/28/1800911/economist-sees-nearly-6-inflation-may-june *“(Alvin) Ang said inflation for 2018 is expected to peak in May to June which coincides with the opening of the new school year and the financial preparations for such, during which inflation is expected to peak “close to six... more »
China’s First Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier Will Be Starting Sea Trials In A Few Weeks
© REUTERS/ Stringer *South China Morning Post:* *China’s first home-grown aircraft carrier set to carry out maiden sea trial* *Type 001A set to take to sea later this month in voyage designed to coincide with the founding of the PLA Navy.* China’s first home-built aircraft carrier, the Type 001A, will embark on her maiden sea voyage in the northeastern Bohai Sea later this month, sources close to the military said. “Beijing will arrange a celebration for the first sea trial because the Type 001A was the first aircraft carrier fully designed and produced by Chinese shipbuilders,” ... more »
Nitric Oxide (smog) Cures Cancer?
Nitric Oxide both cures and causes cancer, per studies. Which is right? Are both right? Is Science failing? Prop. 65 stupidity would required cancer treatment with Nitric Oxide to carry a label that it causes cancer... Continue reading →
Tips – April 2018
Tips & Notices for April 2018 Continue reading →
Can Anyone Stop Him From His #1 Agenda Item— Monetizing The White House?
The kind of media that misses the irony of referring to Señor Trumpanzee as “president,” is upset the the new issue of *New York* depicts the fake and utterly illegitimate president as a pig. And because of that, they’re missing Jonathan Chait’s important reasoning: It’s The Corruption, Stupid. *The Hill* frets that “The April 2 issue of the magazine features a close-up photo of Trump with a pig's snout replacing his nose.” The full title is important: "Not Collusion... Not Incompetence... Not Cruelty... It's the Corruption, Stupid-- Why His Self-Dealing is His Biggest Political L... more »
Report: White House Has A Secret 5-Story-Deep Bunker Beneath The North Lawn That Was Built During President Obama's Administration
The North Lawn at the White House *Washington Examiner*: *White House has secret 5-story-deep doomsday bunker: Book* A new book says the White House has a massive secret bunker beneath its north lawn for doomsday scenarios, while staffers battle a more immediate menace — insects — with pressurized salt guns. The bunker, built during former President Barack Obama’s administration, was toured by members of President Trump’s staff last year, author Ronald Kessler wrote in The Trump White House: Changing the Rules of the Game, which was released Monday. Kessler, a former Washington P... more »
Get Ready, China and North Korea: The F-35C Is Headed to Japan
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * After 2021, the new plane will arrive. The United States Navy is expected to deploy the Lockheed Martin F-35C Joint Strike Fighter to Japan after 2021 as part of an enhanced deterrence posture against China. According to a Japanese news report in the *Yomiuri Shimbun**, *the Navy will deploy the stealthy single-engine strike aircraft to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. “Carrier Air Wing [CVW] 5 ... will receive the F-35C Lightning II sometime after 2021,” a U.S. Navy official told the *Yomiuri Shimbun*. “The F-35C’s [squadrons] will forward deploy ... more »
Many Veterans Are Denied Benefits for Vaccine Injuries
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Hybrid Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery System.
No. 1 Medical Innovation for 2018: Hybrid Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery System (Video) – Consult QD https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/no-1-medical-innovation-for-2018-hybrid-closed-loop-insulin-delivery-system-video/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
Gravity Gambles ?
The Chinese space station, Tiangong-1 is predicted to hit the Earth sometime soon during April 1, plus or minus 7 hours, or whatever. How long have we been using Newton’s equations for motion? You’d think we might have been a bit more precise in the impact event time-wise, but no, give or take 7 hours … Continue reading "Gravity Gambles ?"
Contrary To Earlier Reports, No Meetings Are Being Planned Between Presidents Trump And Putin
*New York Times:* *Russia Presses Trump for White House Meeting With Putin* MOSCOW — Russia sought to move beyond last week’s diplomatic confrontation with the West on Monday by pressing President Trump for a White House meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin that would undercut the perception that the angry reaction to the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain has left it isolated from the international community. The Kremlin foreign policy adviser, Yuri Ushakov, said in Moscow that Mr. Trump, in a telephone call with Mr. Putin on March 20, proposed that the two leaders ... more »
Some thoughts after reading two contributions to the Marquette symposium on legal scholarship
My kids say that they’re going to have “It’s Complicated” engraved on my gravestone. That’s why I don’t tweet (and often have misgivings about blogging). I suspect that the only way to “promote reasoned debate” on Twitter is to point out some complexities that other Tweeters have overlooked – which probably would come across either as snark or as trolling. My guess is that “Yes but” isn’t likely to get many retweets. Another thought was that lots of legal scholarship consists of throwing stuff out there and seeing what catches hold. And, in that mode, maybe the stuff doesn’t have to... more »
W.O.O.D. – 2 April 2018
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Trump Slams Huge “Caravan of Illegals” Heading for U.S. Border
[image: trump-slams-huge-caravan-of-illegals-heading-for-u-s-border] A growing caravan of would-be illegal immigrants from Central America is heading north through Mexico in an effort to cross the U.S. border and receive amnesty, prompting President Trump to take deportation protections for “dreamers” off the table while warning Mexican authorities to intervene or face consequences. According to press reports, more than a thousand Latin American immigrants in a “caravan” organized by an extremist anti-borders group are hoping to find safety in numbers as they make their way to the U... more »
Migrant Caravan Stops in Field in Southern Mexico
President Donald Trump is warning about "caravans" of migrants heading to the U.S., though the caravan of Central American migrants supposedly moving across Mexico toward the border was strikingly immobile.
Journalism Program Explores Black Students’ Experiences
The Nation recently launched a student journalism program that provides training and mentoring opportunities for Black student journalists while giving them a platform to document the lived experiences of Black students on campus.
NUL: Higher Ed Act Renewal Must Address Barriers to Underserved Students
As Congress prepares for reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the National Urban League says issues of access, affordability, completion and accountability for underrepresented students should be addressed.
Policymakers! Listen up!
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: I was trained as an engineer and then did a degree in the History and philosophy of science. I know how to calculate forces, I understand thermodynamics and radiative theory and I don’t ignore data inimical to any hypothesis. After thirty years of monitoring and appraising the data, the…
Sea level rise acceleration (or not): Projections for the 21st century
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Judith Curry The concern about sea level rise is driven primarily by projections of future sea level rise. Observed sea level rise over the last century has averaged about 8 inches, although local values may be substantially more or less based on local vertical land motion, land use, regional…
What’s in a Syllabus? A New Dataset of Graduate School Readings in Political Science
This is a guest post by Heidi Hardt (University of California, Irvine) and Amy Erica Smith (Iowa State University) Syllabi and comprehensive exam reading lists are often graduate students’ first major exposure to political science. In the field of IR, they tell students what scholarship matters for the field and – by omission – what […]
The West Should Avoid Starting a New Cold War with Russia
*Doug Bandow* *Security, Eurasia* The divisions and geopolitical landscape are far more complex than during the Cold War. President Donald Trump entered office with praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin and support for improving Washington-Moscow relations. A year later President Trump surprised even his aides by congratulating Putin on the latter’s reelection and suggesting a summit meeting between the two leaders. A chilling political wind is blowing through the capitals of America, Europe and Russia. There is talk of a new Cold War, as the two sides trade diplomatic ex... more »
Nuclear Negotiations: Why Trump Must Remain Leery of North Korea's Tricks
*Daniel L. Davis* *Security, Asia* [image: Missiles are driven past the stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other high ranking officials during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of North Korea's founding father, Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang, April 15, 2017. REUTERS/Sue-Lin Wong] Kim Jong-un did not press relentlessly over the past five years to produce an operational ICBM nuclear missile force to then immediately give it away because of a UN resolution. Chinese state media on Tuesday confirmed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had visited Chinese presid... more »
Is Russia's Planned 'Combat Icebreaker' a Serious Threat?
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, Eurasia* [image: The MV Akademik Shokalskiy is pictured stranded in ice in Antarctica, December 29, 2013. An Antarctic blizzard has halted an Australian icebreaker's bid to reach a Russian ship trapped for a week with 74 people onboard, rescuers said on Monday. The Aurora Australis had to return to open waters about 18 nautical miles from the stranded Akademik Shokalskiy because of poor visibility, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), which is co-ordinating the rescue, told Reuters. Picture taken December 29, 20] Despite this innovative p... more »
Why Has Trump Joined the Interventionists in a Crusade to Dictate the Future of the Middle East?
*Dick Krickus* *Security, Middle East* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures to the media as he arrives with first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., after the Easter weekend in Palm Beach, Florida, April 1, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas] Here is why Trump might go to war with Iran. With Mike Pompeo replacing Rex Tillerson at the State Department and John Bolton taking over H. R. McMaster’s post as national security advisor, the nation has moved a step closer toward war. Both Pompeo and Bolton have stated publicly they favor a “pre... more »
Trump Needs a Piecemeal Plan for North Korea
*Robert A. Manning, James Przystup* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean soldiers and officers attend a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of country's founding father Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 15, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj] Now is the time to test all Kim’s promising rhetoric about dismantling North Korean nuclear weapons. It’s Springtime, and on the Korean Peninsula diplomacy is in full bloom, replacing, for the moment, the bellicosity of Fire and Fury and regime change. The surprise Xi-Kim Summit has set the stage of the April 27 North-So... more »
Spontaneous Life Forms
A long, long time ago I worked for a small Australian mining company that had a 20% stake in a small diamond mining operation near the massive Argyle AK1 diamond mine in the North East Kimberley region of Western Australia, … Continue reading →
Fabrication of History
I keep carping on about the fabrication of history using the extant exposition of this phenomena of Windschuttle’s trilogy of The Fabrication Of Aboriginal History. In those books Windschuttle shows how history ends up being fabricated by well meaning politically … Continue reading →
Physics and Metaphysics
Physics is all about explaining the observable and metaphysics the unobservable. Consider the simple Newtonian gravity model: Newton’s equation for the gravitational force is from example 1 above, F = (G x E x M)/d^2 where Ed and Md are … Continue reading →
Deadspin Video Illustrates Sinclair Stations’ Messaging
Sinclair Broadcast Group is under fire following the rapid spread of a video showing anchors at its stations across the country reading a script criticizing "fake" news stories.
U.S. Economy and Stock Markets, March 2018
Percent change in personal income excluding current transfer payments. The red line is the linear trend over the last two years of Obama’s administration, while the green line is the trend from the start of the Trump administration. Image Credit: St. Louis Federal Reserve District Bank / FRED Having just updated my leading and coincident economic […] The post U.S. Economy and Stock Markets, March 2018 appeared first on A Divided World.
The White House Easter Bunny is all of us.
“Our military is at a level where it has never been before….The funding of our military was so important and so many military people are with us here today. Just think of $700 billion because that is all going into our military this year,” @POTUS tells crowd at White House pic.twitter.com/220fJuAJgJ — CBS News (@CBSNews) April 2, 2018 Trump also seemed to have trouble understanding what to call the White House. ”House or building or whatever you wanna call it in tip top shape. We call it tippy top shape.” It’s called the White House. Then he rambles about spending on the military... more »
Who’s Electable? Why Ask The DCCC? They’ve Been Getting It Wrong For A Solid Decade. They Have No Idea
*Dan Sena-- lucky for all of us there's a wave coming* Over the weekend, a quartet of *Washington Post* reporters tried writing about some congressional races in America. *The Post* should probably stick to what they know about: crap inside the Beltway. There’s a new Democratic Party emerging,” wrote the quartet, “united over the most liberal policies in decades but sharply divided over which candidates to run against President Trump and Republicans in the midterms.” Somehow they neglected to frame their “analysis” in terms of the power struggle between progressives and the Republic... more »
Peltier Defense Committee 'Winnie Mandela makes her journey to the Spirit World'
. Peltier Defense Committee 'Winnie Mandela makes her journey to the Spirit World' On behalf of Leonard Peltier who is currently locked down, we the International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee with great sadness write these words in tribute of Winnie Madikicela Mandela who today made her journey into the spirit world.Women have always answered the call to be warriors for their
Look away, look away liberals
“In 2016, 4,300 people were shot in Chicago—one person every two hours. . . .If 4,300 white people had been shot in any city of the country, there would be a revolution. But because the victims were black, it would be dog-whistle racism to call attention to them. Racism once consisted of ignoring black-on-black violence as a fact of nature that was beneath concern. It is a bizarre twist in contemporary liberalism that drawing attention to the black victims of street crime is now the racist position. This deflection has come about in order to avoid acknowledging that the perpetrato... more »
Coffee congestion
- Delays waiting in line at the coffee shop for your daily latte, cappuccino or mocha cost U.S. consumers $4 billion every year in lost time; - The typical coffee drinker loses more time waiting in line at Starbucks than in traffic congestion; - Delays in getting your coffee are likely to increase because our coffee delivery infrastructure isn’t increasing as fast as coffee consumption. Is this a joke? People actually research this? Well, yes, it was published on April 1—April Fool, but it did follow the same methods used to determine traffic congestion...more »
Given the constant hateful reports, this is hard to believe. Bezos must try harder to defame.
Rasmussen notes that "Trump's overall job approval rating is now running ahead of where Barack Obama's was at this stage of his presidency." Rasmussen: Trump Approval Hits 50 Percent | Newsmax.com
X22 Report, “The Move To Remove The Central Bank And Reset The Economic System Is A Go”
X22 Report, “The Move To Remove The Central Bank And Reset The Economic System Is A Go” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_tc1KMS-Zw
Were These Monstrous Paws Photographed in Alabama?
We're not certain where a photograph of a pair of monstrous claws comes from, but it certainly wasn't taken in Alabama in 2018.
Media Double Standard: David Hogg Can Hurl Stones, but Can’t be Criticized
[image: media-double-standard-david-hogg-can-hurl-stones-but-can-t-be-criticized] They’re hoping he’ll be the David who slays the Goliath, the latter being the pro-Second Amendment spirit as embodied by the NRA. But should anyone really be listening to David Hogg, the Parkland survivor vaulted to media-propelled prominence? And does most of America really know what he has said?
William McKinley Statue Scheduled for Removal
[image: william-mckinley-statue-scheduled-for-removal] Not content to demand the removal of statues of historic figures such as Robert E. Lee, the politically correct have added the statue of William McKinley to those they want removed.
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Why not put a Tide Pod in it?
I'm more than a little disgusted by the latest alleged "teenage craze". Viral videos posted on social media show teenagers snorting condoms as part of a so-called "condom snorting challenge." In the videos, teens put an unwrapped condom up one of their nostrils and inhale until the condom comes out of their mouth. Like other viral challenges, the condom snorting challenge has been around for years but recently reemerged on social media. * . . .* While teens may think the condom snorting challenge goes without consequences, it can be dangerous ... with the exception of doctor-pres... more »
Costa Rica looks a little less exceptional after its heated election
Rachel E. Bowen, Associate Professor of Political Science, The Ohio State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 6 hours ago
Nearly 40 percent of voters in Costa Rica supported an anti-gay evangelical for president. Maybe progressive Costa Rica is more like its troubled neighboring countries than it once seemed.
Mohawk Nation News 'All Nations Rotiskenrakete Meet at Tyendinaga'
ALL NATIONS ROTISKENRAKETE MEET @ TYENDINAGA Posted on April 2, 2018 Please post & distribute. MNN. April 2, 2018. The white man’s holidays are done. You all got your Dollar Store chocolate eggs and easter candies, sang songs about bunnies and bonnets. Now it’s time to take care of our responsibilities to our people, children and future generations. Read article at Mohawk Nation News
Randall Carlson Interview: Major Cataclysms and Their Planetary Impact
Listened to this yesterday- The massive ice cover & resulting sudden catastrophic thaw is discussed in this interview. Somewhere in the interview it's mentioned how people don't understand the difficulty in living with a couple of miles thick of ice cover. Readers here may recall me saying, since that was what it was like in my neck of the woods, *I don't long for those 'good old days'* *Link* *Scablands imagery from here- Imagine the power of that water flow?** The immensity of it all!* * Actually shaping and gouging the terrain as the water flowed* * Mystery of the mega flo... more »
Colorado Springs police win round one against socialists whose free speech was found by jury to be “obstruction”
CONVICTED! The socialist marching case finally came to trial last Friday and we were all found GUILTY! OF MARCHING! YES! Because that’s a crime in Colorado Springs. It’s disguised as a misdemeanor offense called “Obstruction.” On the other hand, all four defendants were acquitted of the more serious charge of Failure to Desist or Disperse, […]
Public Outreach in an Anti-Knowledge Moment
We live at a time in which knowledge has been devalued. Ahistoricism is a central tenet of the current administration, and research-based evidence in both the social and natural sciences is regularly disregarded.
Asian-American Scholars Honor SFSU’s Pioneering Ethnic Studies
The Association of Asian American Studies celebrated a major diversity milestone at its national conference, 50 years after a student strike at San Francisco State University birthed ethnic studies as a model for the nation.
Saluting the 2018 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars
Remembering Arthur Ashe Jr. on the 25th anniversary of his death.
East Ghouta: victory in sight for Syrian army over Jihadis
With 90% of East Ghouta captured by Syrian army, Jihadi fighers 'begin withdrawing' from Douma, their last stronghold More The post East Ghouta: victory in sight for Syrian army over Jihadis appeared first on The Duran.
THEY WON'T REST UNTIL THEY GET A LIBERAL SCALP
David Hogg has Laura Ingraham on the defensive, as advertisers flee her show. To the right, this is intolerable -- only conservatives are allowed to take down a media figure from the other side without consequence. There must be -- there *will* be -- payback. At the Daily Wire, Ben Shapiro hints at payback: *CNN's Joan Walsh Attacks Parkland Survivor Kyle Kashuv. Guess It's Time For Another Boycott!* On Sunday, Parkland survivor Kyle Kashuv pointed out that CNN contributor Joan Walsh had been attacking him via her Twitter “likes,” liking a series of tweets that targeted him persona... more »
AFRICOM: US Airstrike in Somalia Kills 5 Shabaab Terrorists
*Long War Journal*: *US strikes Shabaab in central Somalia* US forces conducted a strike against al Qaeda’s branch in Somalia over the weekend. On Apr. 1, US forces killed five Shabaab terrorists and destroyed one vehicle in a central Somali town, according to a US Forces Africa Command (AFRICOM) press release today. The operation, which occurred in El Burr, is the north-most strike in Somalia this year. The town is located in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Galmudug region and has been regularly contested by Shabaab. Most recently, Shabaab captured El Burr in Apr. 2017, following the wi... more »
Talking heads: Corporate media consolidation in the U.S.
The mainstream media is extremely dangerous to our democracy. One voice - one message- one agenda - the total takeover of the US by the corporations. It's happening here in Maine as well - one man now owns virtually all the newspapers in the state except for the Bangor Daily News. See more *here * Alternative media is more important than ever.
"Remember..."
"Every time you wake up ask yourself what good things am I going to do today? Remember that when the sun goes down at sunset it will take a part of your life with it." - Native American Saying
Musical Interlude: Giovanni Marradi, “Promises” (Complete album)
Giovanni Marradi, “Promises” (Complete album) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M6FFwa74Aw *Playlist: * 01. Never Again [00:00] 02. Janet's Dream [05:03] 03. Voices [09:38] 04. Thoughts [12:56] 05. Happy Birthday, Grandma [16:12] 06. Shadows [19:56] 07. Michelle [23:48] 08. Promises [27:10] 09. El Gitano [30:47] 10. Clouds [34:22] 11. Heroes [38:27] 12. Tears Of A Trumpet [42:48]
"A Look to the Heavens"
“About 70,000 light-years across, NGC 247 is a spiral galaxy smaller than our Milky Way. Measured to be only 11 million light-years distant it is nearby though. Tilted nearly edge-on as seen from our perspective, it dominates this telescopic field of view toward the southern constellation Cetus. The pronounced void on one side of the galaxy's disk recalls for some its popular name, the Needle's Eye galaxy. *Click image for larger size.* Many background galaxies are visible in this sharp galaxy portrait, including the remarkable string of four galaxies just below and left of NGC 247... more »
“Mother Nature and Mankind: A Communication Breakdown”
*“Mother Nature and Mankind: A Communication Breakdown”* by Tim Murray *Mother Nature:* “Perhaps you forgot about me. No wonder. Your history books seem to dwell on tyrants and dictators and megalomaniacs and the terrible things they do. Yet I can do terrible things too. Especially when I am taken for granted or abused. I know. I never commanded an army or ruled a nation. I never firebombed Hamburg, Dresden or Tokyo, nor dropped two atomic bombs. I never raped Nanking or slaughtered a third of Cambodia’s population. I never conducted a war of ethnic cleansing nor destroyed a cultu... more »
"Surely, You Did Something..."
"It's 3:23 A.M. And I'm awake because my great great grandchildren won't let me sleep. They ask me in dreams, 'What did you do while the planet was plundered? What did you do when the earth was unraveling? Surely you did something when the seasons started flailing? As the mammals, reptiles and birds were all dying? Did you fill the streets with protest? When democracy was stolen, what did you do once you knew? Surely, you did something...'" - Drew Dellinger
Chet Raymo, “Try To Remember…”
*“Try To Remember…”* by Chet Raymo “In a sleepless hour of the night, I was trying to remember the last name of a person I have known well for more than forty years. When my spouse stirred in her sleep, I asked her. She couldn't remember either. One again I started mentally through the alphabet. "I think it starts with B," I said. Ten minutes later she rolled over and said, "The next letter is R." Bingo! The name popped into my head. Or I should say, "popped out of my head." Because it was in there somewhere, recorded in a tangle of neurons as materially as if it were written on a ... more »
"Never Despair"
"Never Despair" by Sam Smith "Empires and cultures are not permanent and while thinking about the possibility that ours is collapsing may seem a dismal exercise it is far less so than enduring the frustrations, failures, damage and human casualties involved in constantly butting up against reality like a boozer who insists he is not drunk attempting to drive home. Peter Ustinov in 'Romanoff and Juliet' says at one point: "I'm an optimist: I know how bad the world is. You're a pessimist: you're always finding out." Or as GK Chesterton put it, "We must learn to love life without ever... more »
"This I Believe..."
"This I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual." - John Steinbeck
Falsified cancer research at Ohio State
From the Columbus Dispatch: “A prominent cancer treatment researcher at Ohio State University has resigned after an investigation showed he intentionally falsified data or acted recklessly in his review of data on more than a dozen occasions, affecting eight scientific journal articles. Ching-Shih Chen, a professor in Ohio State’s College of Pharmacy, resigned in September after the university’s research misconduct review, the university announced Friday. Approximately $5.9 million in grant money was tied to research related to Chen’s misconduct findings, said Ohio States spokesm... more »
From the Wall St. Journal—benefits to the Trump presidency
“Much of the media is too consumed with hatred of Donald Trump to appreciate that there may be some benefits to his presidency. But for good and for ill, so far he is largely keeping the promises on economic policy that he made as a candidate in 2016. The Washington Post is in a rhetorical war with the President, but give the Post credit for noting that at this point in his presidency the rust-belt revival he promised appears to be underway: *As he ran for president, Donald Trump promised to lift up regions of the country that had been left behind by the economy. “I want to go int... more »
Indiana University Team Recording Shipwreck Sites
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – An Indiana University team is working to preserve and document shipwreck sites in the Florida Keys. The group from the university’s Center for Underwater Science will visit the site of a Spanish treasure fleet shipwreck from the 1700s this summer. The school has an agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, […]
Anti-Apartheid Activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Dies at 81
JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, an anti-apartheid activist in her own right whose reputation was sullied by scandal, has died. She was 81. The woman many South Africans have described as the “Mother of the Nation” and a champion of the black majority died “surrounded by her family and loved ones,” according to […]
Couple Donates Inuit Art, Money to University of Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Two longtime University of Michigan donors have given their collection of Inuit art and $2 million to the school to create a program to support related exhibitions, education and outreach. The Ann Arbor university announced that Philip and Kathy Power have donated the collection of roughly 200 Inuit stone sculptures and prints […]
Shakespeare's "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow", Spoken by Oliver Álain Christie
*Shakespeare's "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"* Spoken by Oliver Álain Christie MACBETH: "What is that noise?" SEYTON: "It is the cry of women, my good lord." MACBETH: "I have almost forgot the taste of fears. The time has been my senses would have cooled To hear a night-shriek, and my fell of hair Would at a dismal treatise rouse and stir As life were in ’t. I have supped full with horrors. Direness, familiar to my slaughterous thoughts Cannot once start me." (Re-enter SEYTON) MACBETH: "Wherefore was that cry?" SEYTON: "The queen, my lord, is dead. MACBETH: "She should have die... more »
"That's The Great Shame..."
"You are put in school to be trained to become exactly what they want you to be: not them, anything but them. They live on a golden island and have the key to the only bridge. Your parents are not millionaires, so it doesn't matter how intelligent you are, you aren't invited to their party. That's the great shame. The idiots have the gold, and the poor die to give it to them. So you better start to laugh, because this world is one big joke written by the few, at the expense of the masses. Look around you, that feeling your life isn't going anywhere? That's the feeling that makes yo... more »
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Economic Storm Clouds Gather, but Ending the Fed Provides Hope
[image: economic-storm-clouds-gather-but-ending-the-fed-provides-hope] Fortunately, more Americans are becoming aware of the freedom philosophy and demanding that government roll back the welfare-warfare state and rein in the Fed. Many are also demanding protection of their right to opt out — not just from government programs like Obamacare but also from the Federal Reserve System.
Is This the Beginning of the End of Facebook?
[image: is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-facebook] Facebook can’t seem to shake off one major blow before another comes along, and may be in very real danger of going the way of the dodo.
Congressman Massie Condemns the Republican Congress as Hypocritical
[image: congressman-massie-condemns-the-republican-congress-as-hypocritical] Congressman Massie of Kentucky blames House Republican leadership for the passage of the monstrous omnibus spending bill, but he also blames the entire Republican caucus for voting for such leadership as Paul Ryan. He argues that Republicans need to quit voting for members of Congress that choose such leadership.
Is the ‘Condom Snorting Challenge’ a Real Teen Trend?
Despite the media's breathless coverage of this alleged social media "craze," most of the extant videos of teens snorting condoms are a year or more old.
Al-Shabaab Attack Kills 46 Ugandan Soldiers In Somalia
Up to 46 Ugandan peacekeepers killed in double suicide car bomb attack by Islamist militants *The Guardian:* *Al-Shabaab attack kills dozens of Ugandan soldiers in Somalia* *Up to 46 Ugandan peacekeepers killed in double suicide car bomb attack by Islamist militants.* Dozens of Ugandan soldiers are thought to have been killed when Islamist extremists attacked their base on Sunday in the latest of a series of bloody strikes against peacekeepers in Somalia. Local officials told the Guardian that as many as 46 Ugandan troops, part of the 22,000-strong regional force in Somalia, died... more »
Winnie Mandela Has Died At The Age Of 81
*Reuters:* *Winnie Mandela, 'mother', then 'mugger', of new South Africa* JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Hailed as mother of the ‘new’ South Africa, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s legacy as an anti-apartheid heroine was undone when she was revealed to be a ruthless ideologue prepared to sacrifice laws and lives in pursuit of revolution and redress. Her uncompromising methods and refusal to forgive contrasted sharply with the reconciliation espoused by her husband Nelson Mandela as he worked to forge a stable, pluralistic democracy from the racial division and oppression of apartheid. The... more »
Donald Trump tweeted in defense of Sinclair Broadcasting. Yep, time to act surprised again.
So funny to watch Fake News Networks, among the most dishonest groups of people I have ever dealt with, criticize Sinclair Broadcasting for being biased. Sinclair is far superior to CNN and even more Fake NBC, which is a total joke. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 2, 2018 I am sure that you all remember Sinclair Broadcasting from my post just yesterday. Yep, that's them. For those of you with a longer memory you might remember late last year when Jared Kushner said this: *Donald Trump's campaign struck a deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group during the campaign to try a... more »
When Domestic Violence is a Political Football
Unfortunately, there are some pretty loathsome people who sit on Labour's benches in Parliament. And the spread in the *Mail on Sunday* this last weekend reminds us of this. According to details leaked by a participant of the women's Parliamentary Labour Party, the meeting discussed allegations of very serious domestic violence about one of their colleagues. His behaviour has, apparently, been reported to the respective regional office by third parties and, according to the report, Jess Phillips in her capacity as WPLP chair is writing to the whip's office and the leader's office t... more »
New Study: Less Expensive Competency-Based Education Programs Just As Good As Traditional Programs
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Coalition Soldiers Killed In Syria Last Week Were On An ISIS 'Kill Or Capture' Mission
*CNN: **US and British soldiers killed in Syria were on ISIS 'kill or capture' mission* (CNN)The US and British soldiers killed in an improvised explosive devise blast in Manbij, Syria, last week were on a classified mission to "kill or capture a known ISIS member" according to Pentagon spokesman Major Adrian Rankine-Galloway. The US military is releasing few details about the mission that killed Master Sgt. Jonathan J. Dunbar and UK soldier Sgt. Matt Tonroe. They were killed and five other troops were wounded in a March 30 IED blast. The US military has not said if the IED was i... more »
“Stocks Suffer Worst Q2 Start Since The Great Depression”
*"Dow Dumps Over 750 Points - Takes Out February Crash Lows"* *“Stocks Suffer Worst Q2 Start Since The Great Depression”* “Well that really escalated quickly. After last week's "paint the tape ahead of a long-weekend" melt-up into the close, the first trading day of the second quarter was a bloodbath. In fact the worst since The Great Depression...” Full article, graphed, is here: - https://www.zerohedge.com/ allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen> Gregory Mannarino, Post Market Report 2/2/2018: “Plunge Protection Team Steps In, Buys Stocks To Prevent Meltdown!”
Clear Bags Among Security Measures at School Where 17 Died
Students at the Florida high school where 17 students and staff members were massacred are now carrying their belongings in clear plastic backpacks.
David Rothbard – video tribute
David Rothbard video tribute. WATCH NOW.
An Interview With Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Amir Levy / Reuters *Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic: **Saudi Crown Prince: Iran's Supreme Leader 'Makes Hitler Look Good'* *In a wide-ranging conversation, Prince Mohammed bin Salman also recognized the Jewish peoples’ right to “their own land.”* This much, at least, can be said for Mohammed bin Salman, the putatively reformist crown prince of Saudi Arabia: He has made all the right enemies. Among those who would celebrate his end are the leaders of ISIS, al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, and Hamas, as well as Yemen’s Houthi rebels, and the entire clerical and military leadership of the Islami... more »
Iraq Prime Minister: Army May Launch Cross-Border Operation to Fight Terrorists in Syria
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaking to reporters in Baghdad on April 1, 2018. Photo: Rudaw TV *RUDAW:* *Iraq sets plan to launch cross-border operation against 'terrorists' in Syria, says Abadi * ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the Iraqi military has established plans to go beyond its borders and may enter Syria in an attempt to fight against terrorism. “The situation in Syria remains a real challenge and we are focused on finding a solution,” Abadi said, speaking to reporters during his weekly press conference on Sunday night. “We h... more »
Does ASEAN Want the U.S. Navy in the South China Sea?
*Asia Times* *Security, Asia* "Southeast Asian support may be much shallower and more ephemeral than [the US] thinks." In recent months it has become clear that the lull in Washington’s confrontation with China in the South China Sea is over. Following the election of President Donald Trump, concern over Beijing’s expanding naval presence took a back seat to preoccupation with cooperation on North Korea. But the current US administration has once again stepped up rhetoric and naval operations, sending a message to China: your neighbors in the region are smaller than you, but the... more »
[WATCH] Viral Video Reminds America that Local Newscasts are Scripted and Phony
*Vic Bishop* - Does America care if their local news is scripted?
2 Things the Pope Will Never Tell You About Hell
*Vic Bishop* - What would happen if were liberated from the fear of hell?
We Know Where Fake News Comes From In Russia-- But What About In Trump's America
When Chris Hayes uses the phrase “Trump TV,” don’t you just assume he’s talking about Fox? I always do. But… what the hell is up with Sinclair News-- and why hasn’t anyone even heard of, as John Oliver reminds us, “the most influential media company that you’ve never heard of.” Did you know for example that Sinclair, the biggest broadcaster in America, forces more than 170 local television station anchors to read the same commentary? But when Señor Trumpanzee tweeted Monday morning that it was, at least for him, “So funny to watch Fake News Networks, among the most dishonest group... more »
Transforming the range of pundits on 'Match of the Day'
Lord Hall (to be sawn in half and stitched together with half of Fran Unsworth by April 2019) Sophie Jarvis, Programmes Director & Head of the Female Founders Forum at the Entrepreneurs Network, *isn't* impressed with the BBC's latest initiative to have a 50:50 gender split on expert voices by this time next year: - The BBC are introducing a 50:50 gender quota on the experts they have on their shows. How demeaning. I would never want to be asked on a show because of my gender. I want to be asked on because of my knowledge and ability to present ideas. - We should st... more »
“Power is not a means, it is an end… The object of power is power.”
From PJ O'Rourke's recent re-reading, reflecting and writing on what Orwell's *1984 *says about the left-right red-blue parties who oppress and overpower us: *But what is the goal, what is the objective of the Leftright Party? Why do they oppress and overpower us? (Or, rather, why do they trick us into oppressing and overpowering ourselves?)* *Orwell goes straight to the point.* *O’Brien tells Winston, “Power is not a means, it is an end… The object of power is power.”* *What the Leftright Party wants is power. And what will the Leftright Party do to us with its power?* *Again, Or... more »
Root Canal vs. Tooth Extraction: Which is Better, and is There Another Solution?
I don’t claim to be a dentist or doctor, but as a long-time real-life student of holistic health and someone who has had to make this difficult choice before, I do have some insight to share on the decision process of whether to get a root canal or a tooth extraction, and whether or not there may be another option (more on that toward the end of this article, as there is an herbal blend that shows promise). About five years ago I opted to have a lower molar on the left side of my mouth removed after a conventional dentist determined that I would need a root canal. The problem arose ... more »
Tidal Life and Traces of Radionuclides in Ocean Water
The Japanese media recently reported on a study that confirms that radionuclides from the wrecked Fukushima daiichi plant continue to flow into the sea, although "no adverse effects" are posited for the fishing industry or environment more generally: Study says Fukushima radioactive water continues to flow into sea (Mar. 29 2018). Japan Today https://japantoday.com/category/national/study-says-fukushima-radioactive-water-continues-to-flow-into-sea Radioactive water continues to flow into the ocean from the Fukushima plant at around 2 billion becquerels a day, more than seven ye... more »
BREAKING: Karlie Kloss is six foot two!
*MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2018Maureen Dowd is powerful:* Maureen Dowd is powerful. So is the idiocracy. We say this after reading the reimagined page A3 in today's New York Times (print editions only). On that page, the Times, to its credit, chose to publish its latest attack on its readers: *The Conversation* FOUR OF THE MOST READ, SHARED AND DISCUSSED POSTS FROM ACROSS NYTIMES.COM *1) Javanka vs. the Klossy Posse* Sunday's most read article was this Op-Ed comparing Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump with Mr. Kushner's brother, Josh Kushner, and his girl friend, the model Karlie Kloss. On ny... more »
The Brexit panel
“So this isn’t scientific,” said Laura Kuenssberg” It’s just a slice of conversations going on around the country about Brexit” (not verbatim) “I don’t want you to think too hard, but I want you to put down the first three words that come into your mind when you think about Brexit” said the lady in the green dress in a patronising tone as she handed out pieces of paper. Like a party game. “Lies?” volunteered one participant eagerly. Well, if that panel is representative of the audience the BBC has been informing, educating and entertaining for the last 70 years, no wonder every... more »
Could North Korea Could Start World War III?
Earlier North Korea unveiled 'game-changer' ballistic missiles during a display of the country's military might *Gordon G. Chang, Daily Beast:* *How North Korea Could Start World War III* *A complex, ever-changing situation in North Asia could lead to simultaneous conflict in Europe and both ends of Asia—just like it did in 1914.* Kim Jong Un, the North Korean supremo, traveled to Beijing last week at the invitation of Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. President Donald Trump saw the visit as a good sign, but he’s undoubtedly wrong to be optimistic. In fact, an invigoration of the Ch... more »
US Has Special Forces in 149 Countries – and Ambassadors in only 144
*Monica Duffy Toft* | Presently, the US is operating an anti-diplomatic foreign relations regime - a shift from diplomacy first and armed force as a last resort - to armed force first, and maybe negotiate later.
The Multiple Uses of Justice Scalia
Calvin TerBeek Shortly after President Clinton’s 1996 re-election, an originalist law professor took to the pages of National Review (NR) to propose that Justice Scalia run for president on the Republican ticket in 2000. “No one else of prominence in America’s public life,” wrote John McGinnis, “makes the case for conservatism better than Scalia.” Scalia was “a matchless expositor of laissez-faire economics, and yet no can doubt that he believes as intensely in social conservatism . . . .” Put differently, Candidate Scalia would be able to uniquely appeal “to social and economic co... more »
Catholic Church returns island to West Coast First Nation
As the Pope faces criticism for declining a formal apology for residential school abuses, a Catholic bishop in B.C. is on a local mission of reconciliation. Bishop Gary Gordon of the Diocese of Victoria piloted his small boat to the remote community of Kyuquot.on Vancouver Island's west coast for the Easter weekend, to finalize the return of a small island to the Ka:'yu:'k'h'/Che:k'tles7et'h' First Nation. "It's kind of Independence Day for the people here," Gordon told On the Island host Gregor Craigie, referring to the anniversary of the Maa-Nulth treaty. "I thought it would be ... more »
High-school Students Stage Walkout to Support the Second Amendment
[image: high-school-students-stage-walkout-to-support-the-second-amendment] The completely unplanned, unstaged, unfunded, and spontaneous gathering of 75 students in support of gun rights outside Rockledge High School in Brevard County, Florida, last Friday morning was almost completely ignored by the mainstream media, but media attention doesn't matter.
Musical Interlude: The Moody Blues, “Question”
The Moody Blues, “Question” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2lIbp1XYpM
In memoriam: Winnie Mandela
I note with no joy, but considerable relief, that Winnie Mandela has died. I wish hell on no man, or woman for that matter. It's a fearful thing to consider eternity without God . . . but if anyone deserved it, from an earthly perspective, it would be hard not to include Winnie Mandela among them. Her reputation in Soweto during the worst of the unrest in the 1980's and early 1990's was absolutely sickening. People were terrified of running afoul of her, and the young thugs who made up her "Mandela United Football Club" were nothing more than a political-criminal gang in (very t... more »
Momentum admits Labour 'failure' over anti-Semitism per BBC News
The BBC report Momentum's attempt to gain control of the Labour y antisemitism story. Do read the BBC article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43620717 and note, as previously, that the following is not being asked: If the five suspect Facebook groups that Jeremy Corbyn belonged to were not antisemitic groups, or groups tolerant of antisemitic sentiments, then why were any anti Semitic posts not removed from the groups by their moderator or moderators?
Swansea tidal lagoon project faces job cuts and downsizing
By Paul Homewood . From the Guardian: The £1.3bn Swansea tidal lagoon faces a major blow as the company behind the scheme braces for significant job cuts if UK and Welsh government talks on the project fail to yield a breakthrough. Tidal Lagoon Power has waited for 15 months since an independent review backed […]
Taking a break from politics to check in on our favorite dysfunctional family.
So from what I can gather this is Dakota and Bristol doing the whole "pretend not to hate each other for the sake of the kids" thing for the Easter holiday. I've been there. I am not a body language expert but if Bristol and Dakota were any further apart one of them would not even be in this photo. It seems to me that Tripp is finishing out the school year in Texas, but I do not know what that means for him going forward. Bristol however is likely stuck there at least until after the divorce, at which time she will have to decide if she wants to do the long distance parenting thi... more »
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe To Visit President Trump At Mar-a-Lago On April 17 And 18
*Politico: *Trump, Abe to discuss 'maximum pressure' on North Korea at April meeting President Donald Trump is set to meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Mar-a-Lago to discuss “the international campaign to maintain maximum pressure” on North Korea ahead of a planned summit between the president and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, the White House said Monday. Abe’s upcoming visit to the president’s south Florida estate on April 17 will mark the leaders’ third summit since Trump took office. Trump welcomed Abe to Mar-a-Lago February 2017 and visited Japan in November. Apar... more »
Let us tell you about David Rothbard
It is up to each of us to live honorably, kindly, and make a difference where we can. CFACT President David Rothbard was a champion.
“Syriasly”
*“Syriasly”* by James Howard Kunstler “’Peace with Honor’ was President Nixon’s anodyne phrase for futzing around as long as possible in Vietnam to conceal the reality that the US military was getting its ass kicked by what we had initially thought was a 98-pound weakling of a Third World country. That was a half-century ago and I remember it now at age 106 thanks to my diet of kale and pepperoni sticks. Not ironically, the long struggle finally ended a few years after Nixon quit the scene, with the last straggling American evacuees waiting desperately for helicopter airlifts off ... more »
Interventionistas Outraged Over Trump's Syria Withdrawal: 'We Took The Oil. We’ve Got To Keep The Oil'
[image: undefined] Regime change advocates, neocon beltway hawks, and all the usual armchair warrior zero-skin-in-the-game think tank interventionistas are in continued meltdown mode after Trump confirmed plans to withdraw American forces - some 2000+ troops and personnel - from Syria. On Friday the president told senior White House aides that US forces will be exiting Syria after public comments made earlier. In statements carried by Reuters, Trump said, “Let the other people take care of it now. Very soon, very soon, we’re coming out. We’re going to get back to our country, where... more »
Sarkozy's Hand in the French Cookie Jar?
[image: undefined] There was something refreshing about watching former French president Nicholas Sarkozy being interrogated in a French jail. Particularly since he may soon be accused of conspiracy in the murder of my old friend, Col. Muammar Khadaffi of Libya. Sarkozy and his former chief of staff, Claude Guéant, are being investigated for secretly accepting at least fifty million Euros from Khadaffi for his 2007 electoral campaign. Such a payment violated France’s maximum permissible limit for political donation, not to mention a ban on foreign financing of candidates and failur... more »
10 Techniques to Balance Autonomic Function
Everyone knows that the brain controls the functions of the body. One major extension of the brain is the autonomic nervous system (ANS) pictured below. The ANS has two branches: sympathetic and parasympathetic. The sympathetic is the “fight or flight” system. It primes us to run from a tiger or protect our family. The parasympathetic […] The post 10 Techniques to Balance Autonomic Function appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
Kids Illustrating Dismal Effects of Being Raised on Social Media as They Snort Condoms for Likes
[image: condoms] First it was reports of kids eating Tide Pods, now the internet is being bombarded with videos of teens snorting condoms—all in an attempt to gain temporary social media fame while putting their health at risk. The post Kids Illustrating Dismal Effects of Being Raised on Social Media as They Snort Condoms for Likes appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
"Dow Drops 500 Points As Amazon Tumbles, Trade War Fears Rise"
*"Dow Drops 500 Points As Amazon Tumbles, Trade War Fears Rise"* by Matt Egan "Trade war fears and a presidential attack on Amazon are rocking Wall Street. The Dow dropped more than 500 points and the Nasdaq plunged about 3% on Monday. All three major indexes are now in the red for the year. The sell-off on the first day of the second quarter came after President Trump once again attacked Amazon on Twitter. Amazon (AMZN), one of the biggest drivers of the 2017 market rally, tumbled 5%. Trump once again accused Amazon of taking advantage of the US Postal Service, and he suggested tha... more »
BREAKING: Your Daily Howler keeps getting results!
*MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2018Duncan breaks a taboo:* Good lord! After all these many years, someone has published an *accurate* basic account of American public school test scores. The person in question is Arne Duncan, Obama's education secretary. His op-ed column in today's Washington Post starts as shown below. How many times have we presented similar information down through these many long years? Hard-copy headline included: DUNCAN (4/2/18): *Don't believe the education naysayers* Lately, a lot of people in Washington are saying that education reform hasn’t worked very well. Don’t ... more »
Caught Our Notice: Climate change leads to more…neurosurgery for polar bears?
Title: Internet Blogs, Polar Bears, and Climate-Change Denial by Proxy What Caught Our Attention: There’s a lot going on here, so bear with us. (Ba-dum-bum.) First, there was the paper itself, co-authored by, among others, Michael Mann and Stephan Lewandowsky. Both names may be familiar to Retraction Watch readers. Mann is a prominent climate scientist … Continue reading Caught Our Notice: Climate change leads to more…neurosurgery for polar bears?
SUV Plunge Off Cliff May Have Been Intentional, Police Say
An SUV carrying a large family from Washington state accelerated straight off a scenic California cliff and authorities said the deadly wreck may have been intentional.
Easter Aftermath
*Yes or No?* The Pope now maintains that there is no Hell. So either the Catholic Church has been fibbing all of these years or the Pope is just a senile old communist. The only part about that which disturbs me is this: Where is it that I've been telling people to go all these years? I'm not a Catholic so I'll leave it to those of you who are to sort it out. I've often maintained that the Devil is a woman based on scripture combined with personal observations. ("And Satan was a broad in the land") Others claim that Satan manifest himself as Mohammed. It would be tough for me to ... more »
One rule for the Labour Party and one for UKIP
Before the Brexit referendum, and back when UKIP were performing well in opinion polls, whenever a UKIP member made a stupid, tasteless or racist comment the BBC portrayed it as symptomatic of the views of the entire party. Now when many Labour Party members make anti Semitic comments, and leading Labour Party figures are members of Facebook groups where such comments are far from rare, the BBC suggest that it is just a few individuals and certainly not the entire party.
The Magical Caves Of Frasassi
While spending a few vacation days on a trip around central Italy I made a stop in a place in the Appennini mountains, to visit some incredible caves. The caves of Frasassi were discovered in September 1971 by a few young speleologists, who had been tipped off by locals about the existence, atop a mountain near their village, of a hole in the ground, which emitted a strong draft wind - the unmistakable sign of underground hollows. read more
The Next Huge GMO Crime is Here
*Jon Rappoport* - It’s “genome-editing” of food crops.
Unauthorized Disclosure—Episode 11: Israeli Snipers Mow Down Palestinians, But It’s All Just ‘Clashes’ To Media
Hosts Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola discuss the protests by Palestinians on Land Day and how Israeli forces gunned down more than a dozen demonstrators. They talk about police killing Stephon Clark in Sacramento and how Louisiana refused to charge any officers responsible for killing Alton Sterling. Ahead of the The post Unauthorized Disclosure—Episode 11: Israeli Snipers Mow Down Palestinians, But It’s All Just ‘Clashes’ To Media appeared first on Shadowproof.
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