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Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, “Balance (Galaxies)”
Liquid Mind, “Balance (Galaxies)” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKKzFk-FiZM
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Framing a bright emission region this telescopic view looks out along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the nebula rich constellation Cygnus the Swan. Popularly called the Tulip Nebula the glowing cloud of interstellar gas and dust is also found in the 1959 catalog by astronomer Stewart Sharpless as Sh2-101. About 8,000 light-years distant the nebula is understandably not the only cosmic cloud to evoke the imagery of flowers. *Click image for larger size.* The complex and beautiful nebula is shown here in a composite image that maps emission from ionized sulfur, hydrogen, an... more »
The Poet: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "A Psalm of Life"
"A Psalm of Life" "Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! — For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each tomorrow Find us farther than today. Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave. In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivou... more »
"A Giant Question Mark..."
"We are all of us born, live and die in the shadow of a giant question mark that refers to three questions: Where do we come from? Why? And where, oh where, are we going?" - Tennessee Williams
"Thucydides In The Underworld"
"Master, what gnaws at them so hideously their lamentation stuns the very air?" "They have no hope of death," he answered me..." - Dante Alighieri, "The Inferno" *"Thucydides In The Underworld"* by J. R. Nyquist "The shade of Thucydides, formerly an Athenian general and historian, languished in Hades for 24 centuries; and having intercourse with other spirits, was perturbed by an influx into the underworld of self-described historians professing to admire his History of the Peloponnesian War. They burdened him with their writings, priding themselves on the imitation of his metho... more »
Trump Celebrates Christ’s Resurrection, God-given Freedom
[image: trump-celebrates-christ-s-resurrection-god-given-freedom] President Donald Trump sparked an outpouring of support among Christians this week as he publicly celebrated Jesus Christ, the Savior's Resurrection, the Passover feast, and the key role of God in securing both human liberty as well as eternal life. The latest remarks follow a number of speeches in the United States and overseas in which the American president, who was elected thanks to overwhelming support from American evangelical Christians, has openly thanked God, celebrated the Bible, and emphasized America's und... more »
Picture Of The Day
*WNU Editor: *The above picture is from this photo-gallery ....* In Pictures: The 50 Most Powerful Military Forces in the World* (Newsweek).
Is The U.S. Military Losing Its Innovation Edge To China?
Wikipedia *Gareth Evans, Army-Technology*: *Is the US military machine losing its innovation edge to China?* America has far outstripped its rivals when it comes to defence innovation, but there are signs that this seems to be slowing and could possibly be in danger of stalling altogether, a situation that could open the door to China. Innovation has been central to the US war machine since the end of WWII, and, by implication, to the success of the rules-based system that has governed international relations over the same period too. American advances in nuclear weapons technol... more »
O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A! You're Not OK!-- A Guest Post From Tom Guild
Public education is a great egalitarian experiment. All children of all races, religions, socioeconomic backgrounds, and of varying abilities have access to a public education in America and in Oklahoma. Sadly, tragically really, the political ruling class has tarnished this noble experiment by benign neglect or with malicious intent. They have failed Oklahoma, K-12 education, higher education, Oklahoma’s educators, and most tragically Oklahoma’s children. Oklahoma’s teachers are 49th nationally in salaries and haven’t had a pay raise in ten years. They are not treated with the r... more »
Big embarrassment for Britain: lab findings spark social media uproar
The revelation of Porton Down's CEO shows that someone has been lying about the Skripal case, and that someone is Boris Johnson More The post Big embarrassment for Britain: lab findings spark social media uproar appeared first on The Duran.
36 Nations Do Not Have A Standing Military
Department of Defense photo *CNBC:* *From Aruba to Iceland, these 36 nations have no standing military* * Three-dozen nations do not have a standing military, according to the CIA World Factbook. * While several of these states do not have armed forces, their national police act as de facto military forces. In the United States, which has 1.3 million active-duty troops and spends more on defense than the next seven countries combined, it's hard to imagine that there are countries without a standing military. But there are, in fact, three dozen such countries and regions. The CIA W... more »
Correction notice for Harvey et al. BioScience paper retracted due to error
Originally posted on polarbearscience: You just have to laugh: the promised miniscule changes were finally made to the embarrassing Harvey et al. 2018 BioScience paper last week but today were retracted. The corrigendum was erroneously published 28 March 2018 at the journal Neurosurgery. And that blunder attracted the attention of the folks at Retraction Watch.…
The First Sentencing of the Mueller Investigation: A Van Der Zwaan-Song
On Tuesday, April 3, Alex van der Zwaan became the first person to receive a court sentence in the course of the Mueller investigation. But the sentencing hearing was a strangely anticlimactic affair. There were no major issues of dispute between the defense, headed by William Schwartz, and the special counsel’s team, headed by Andrew Weissman. The stakes were comparatively low: van der Zwaan, who pleaded guilty to one count of 18 U.S.C. 1001 (making false statements to the FBI), faced a maximum sentence of only six months. Publicly available court documents in van der Zwaan’s cas... more »
The Facts Behind ‘Caravans’ of Immigrants
The President has used the occurrence of an annual human rights demonstration as a reason to deploy the military to the United States-Mexico border.
The F-22 And The F-35 Cannot Communicate With Each Other
F22 Raptor and F35 JSF in flight formation *Bloomberg:* *Why America’s Two Top Fighter Jets Can’t Talk to Each Other* The F-22 and the F-35 were built with communication systems that don’t work together, a problem that’s going to take a lot of money to fix. With the F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Lightning II, the U.S. has fielded two of the world’s most sophisticated, maneuverable and stealthy fighter jets. They both function as airborne shepherds of America’s flock of older combat aircraft, using their state-of-the-art systems to communicate threats and targets on the ground and in the... more »
How Does CO2 Melt Ice FROM BELOW? The Right Questions Must Be Asked to Put the Climate Alarmists on the Defensive
At the same time, hundreds of feet inland and deep underwater where even remote-controlled submersibles cannot venture, the warming ocean is also chipping away huge swaths of Antarctica’s frosty underbelly. According to a new study published yesterday (April 2) in the journal Nature Geoscience, ice is receding deep below eight of Antarctica’s largest glaciers at … Continue reading "How Does CO2 Melt Ice FROM BELOW? The Right Questions Must Be Asked to Put the Climate Alarmists on the Defensive"
QotD:"Engagement with politics is like sports fandom..."
*"Engagement with politics is like sports fandom ... -- people seek and consume news to enhance the fan experience, not to make their opinions more accurate."* ~ Steven Pinker, from his new book *Enlightenment Now* [Hat tip The Jolly Libertarian, commenting on 'A New Study Shows How American Polarisation Is Driven by a Team Sport Mentality, Not by Disagreement on Issues'] . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Negotiations underway between Syrian Army, rebels in southern Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and rebel forces are currently negotiating a peace plan that would put an end to the latter’s presence in southern Damascus. According to a military source in Damascus, the Syrian Army and rebel forces are negotiating the fate of the in southern suburbs of Yalda, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey, Russia deepen ties through Akkuyu nuclear plant – Putin
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:50 P.M.) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended a ceremony in Ankara on Tuesday to launch the first unit of Turkey’s first nuclear power plant in Akkuyu, in the country’s southern province of Mersin. During the ceremony, Putin stated that the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US mission in Syria isn’t over: official
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) – The U.S. Spokesperson for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS, Brett McGurk, stated on Tuesday that the U.S. has not completed their mission in Syria. “We are in Syria to fight ISIS. That is our mission and our mission isn’t over and we are going to complete that mission,” McGurk […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
How Do Israeli Weapons End Up in the Hands of ISIS-Daesh Terrorists?
PressTV Published on Apr 3, 2018 Syrian forces discover Israeli, US-made weapons in Daesh hideouts in Dayr al-Zaw, vast tunnel network in newly liberated Arbin, Eastern Ghouta. end
Trade War Round 2: US Releases China Tariff List Targeting 1,300 Products
Trade War Round 2: US Releases China Tariff List Targeting 1,300 Products by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Assuring that a second retaliation by China in the escalating trade war is just a matter of days if not hours, moments ago the US Trade Representative released a list of Chinese product subject to 25% tariffs as part of Trump’s Section […]
Near 30% CHANCE IT GETS NUCLEAR, Financial Crisis Leads to War | Fund Manager
SilverDoctors Published on Apr 3, 2018 Fund manager David Kranzler says Trump’s hawkish cabinet appointments come at a concerning time. end
‘Skripal Provocation Aimed at Increasing NATO Military Budget’ – Russian Deputy FM
RT Published on Apr 3, 2018 Moscow does not rule out that the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal in Britain was designed to justify the growing defense spending of NATO, among other reasons, media quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksander Grushko as saying Tuesday. end
Unidentified: UK Lab Cannot Confirm Novichok Used on Skripals Was Made in Russia
RT Published on Apr 3, 2018 UK scientists have been unable to prove Russia made the nerve agent A-234 (also known as “Novichok”) which was used to poison Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury. end
Kremlin says “idiocy has gone too far”, Brits need to apologize
What competent head of state foments such a hazardous political atmosphere without having their ducks in a row? More The post Kremlin says “idiocy has gone too far”, Brits need to apologize appeared first on The Duran.
U.K. Experts Cannot Prove Novichok Nerve Agent Used On Skripals Came From Russia
(Click on Image to Enlarge) *The Independent*: *Salisbury poisoning: UK experts cannot prove novichok nerve agent used on Skripals came from Russia, MoD says* 'We have not identified the precise source, but we have provided the scientific info to government who have then used a number of other sources to piece together the conclusions' Accusations and recriminations between Britain and Russia are set to escalate with the news that scientists at the Porton Down military research facility have been unable to establish exactly where the novichok nerve agent used to carry out the Skri... more »
North Korea's Air Force Would Be Wiped Out in a War (But It Could Still Kill)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* Here's how. *There is also the outside chance that the North Korean forces are as fanatically as the Imperial Japanese were during World War II. As noted earlier, North Korea less resembles an Eastern European Communist state than it does an Asian monarchy in many ways. As the Japanese demonstrated during the Second World War, there is no better weapons guidance system than a kamikaze pilot. Indeed, while J-5 and J-6 are basically useless as fighters, they would be great cruise missiles loaded up with bombs on a one-way trip. If even only a few ... more »
Air War: Here's What Happens if an F-22 Raptor Battled Russia's Su-57
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Who would in? *How would the F-22 and Su-57 fare in a head to head engagement? The design priorities of the two aircraft give the two aircraft different advantages at different ranges. The Su-57’s priorities and armament lend themselves to detection and elimination of threats at long ranges. Key to this strategy, the Su-57’s radar must be able to detect stealth jets at long ranges. The aircraft’s emphasis on speed allows it to respond quickly—or back out quickly from fights it cannot win. Once the two opposing fighters close to visual range however ... more »
The Navy's Secret Wish: Bring Back the Old F-14 Tomcat from the Dead?
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Who cares about the F-35? *As Work described it, the Navy was relatively confident it could sink the Oscars and surface ships before they could launch their missiles. They were far less confident about their ability to take out the Tu-22Ms before they could get into launch position. The Tomcats, under Outer Air Battle, would try to “kill the archers”—the Backfires—before they could shoot and attempt to eliminate any cruise missiles that they launched. But, Work notes, no one knows how well it would have worked during a shooting war with the Soviet Un... more »
Russia's Dangerous S-400 Air Defense System is Headed to China (And Maybe Turkey)
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Should America be worried? Russia has delivered to China its first regiment of S-400 surface-to-air missile batteries. Moscow signed a deal with Beijing to sell China the potent weapon system in 2014. "Two vessels have delivered the first regimental set of S-400s from the port of Ust-Lug, Leningrad Region, to China within the time limit established by the contract. It includes a command post, radar stations, launching stations, energy equipment and other property. It lacks the equipment that was onboard the third vessel," a Russian defense source to... more »
Trump Has Big Plans for Asia. Well, More Like the "Indo-Pacific" Region.
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* Welcome to the "Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy". Will it work? Despite having pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement, the United States still seeks to balance against a rising but authoritarian People’s Republic of China by creating a zone of free societies around Beijing’s periphery. Moreover, Washington hopes to leverage a growing India as a counterweight to China’s increasing heft. “I want to discuss what we mean by Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy. And the best way to do that is to focus on the two modi... more »
An Emerging Arab-Israeli Thaw
*James S. Robbins* *Security, Middle East* [image: Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants march during a military drill in the southern Gaza Strip] Prepare for the historic normalization of relations between Israel and several major Arab states. A tectonic shift is taking place in Middle East politics. We may be on the verge of seeing a historic normalization of relations between Israel and several major Arab states. And it is all thanks to Iran. On March 13, representatives from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, among other countries, gathered at the ... more »
Trump Must Crack Down on China's Dangerous Business Practices
*Richard Lawless* *Economics, Asia* [image: Imports from the U.S. are seen at a supermarket in Shanghai] The Trump administration must defend American core interests by assertively confronting China's business practices. The China-specific trade and investment policies announced by the Trump administration—both tariffs on incoming goods and services and stipulations on Chinese foreign direct investments—will predictably elicit concerns that the measures will damage U.S. companies doing business in and with China. Nothing could be further from the truth. With these actions the T... more »
America's Unique Institution: How to Make the Most out of Alliances
*Jeeyoon Ahn* *Security, Europe* [image: Paratroopers of NATO armies take part in] America's adversaries want to weaken its alliance system. Washington cannot let this happen. With the unprecedented and escalating threat of North Korean nuclear capabilities, U.S. allies in Asia-Pacific region are seeking increased deterrence and assurance from the United States. Due to the lack of cooperation from China and Russia, the United Nations Security Council is unable to act, making a multilateral solution utterly impossible. This increases the reliance of U.S. allies on the United State... more »
3 Reasons Why Trump Must Address the Rohingya Refugee Crisis
*David Kampf* *Politics, Asia* [image: Mamataz Begum 18, a Rohingya refugee stands at the entrance of her temporary shelter at the Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh] The international community needs to put concerted pressure on Myanmar to make real changes. Barely six months after the fastest exodus of Rohingya refugees since the genocide began out of Myanmar, and the feeling of urgency is already waning. The United States needs to increase pressure on Myanmar, ensure that refugees are safe and secure, and work to find a durable solution. It will not get any ... more »
How to Colonize Mars
*Urs Vögeli* *Politics, North America* [image: Media photograph the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft as it launches to the International Space Station] First-stage explorers to Mars will likely include those with strong ideological motivations and those with little or nothing to lose on earth. Plans to colonize Mars have made some recent progress. In the realms of science and engineering, Elon Musk published a paper with the ambitious title, “Making Humans a Multi-Planetary Species,” which elaborates on certain technological, but also societal, dimensions of Mars colonization. In anothe... more »
Woman Opens Fire at YouTube Headquarters, Wounds 3 Before Killing Herself
Officers discovered one victim with a gunshot wound when they arrived and then found the shooter with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound several minutes later, San Bruno Police Chief Ed Barberini said.
Is Disney Building a Massive $6.5 Billion Resort in Toronto Islands?
An April Fool's Day joke was the source of a rumor about a new Disney location.
The Daily "Near You?"
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PolÃtica de defensa comercial de Estados Unidos
bilaterals.org - 4 hours ago
04-Apr-2018 La aplicación de medidas de defensa comercial en Estados Unidos generará tambores de guerra comercial e impulsará el uso de mecanismos olvidados de la era Reagan, como la restricción voluntaria de las exportaciones, que permitan mantener un acceso razonable al mercado norteamericano, asà fuere en condiciones desventajosas para los exportadores foráneos.
"It's All Written..."
"Its five in the morning, I can see the first rays of sun trying to penetrate through this grey sky, trying to change its color to dark blue, and declare the dawn, but it's strange, dawn and dusk both have the same color, both have that same murky feel about them, but how different is their nature. One exemplifies the end, while the other symbolizes a new beginning... but is that end the end of hopes or end of sorrows... or is that beginning the beginning of a new life or new difficulties which lie ahead... we can't ever figure it out... it's all written and that's what destiny is. ... more »
3 Empowering Facts About Depression for Those Who Have It
*Sofia Adamson* - Depression is not what you think it is.
Overcoming the Myth of Authority
*Gary ‘Z’ McGee* - Without those who are willing to disobey, we are lost.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: Russia Does Not Know What The U.S. Wants
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksander Grushko. *RFE* *Shane Croucher, Newsweek: **Russia Says It Has No Idea What Trump's America Wants* Russia does not know what the U.S. wants, which hinders bilateral relations between the two countries, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksander Grushko. President Donald Trump extended an offer to Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit the White House for a summit during a recent phone call, the Kremlin claimed. “In our relations with the United States there is a great problem: We do not understand what our partners’ inten... more »
X22 Report, “Fiat Currency Has Led To The Collapse Of Almost Every Economy, The Dollar Is Next”
X22 Report, “Fiat Currency Has Led To The Collapse Of Almost Every Economy, The Dollar Is Next” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PKkZBQRrYA *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “April, Arrests, A Very Big Month” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxhCnIXiykQ
NYC Men Initiative Diversifies Teacher Workforce
NYC Men Teach, a teacher recruitment and retention program under New York City’s Young Men’s Initiative (YMI), is actively working to diversify the teacher workforce to reflect the city’s diverse student population.
Census Citizenship Question Sparks Concern Among Some Social Scientists
Some prominent social scientists are sharing concerns about the Trump administration's intention to include a question about citizenship in the 2020 national census, adding their voices to opposition expressed by some lawmakers and immigration-rights groups.
Reclaiming the ‘Fierce Urgency of Now’
As we reflect on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we hear the words of his 9-year-old granddaughter, Yolanda Renee King: “I have a dream that enough is enough." Now is the time to reclaim the fierce urgency of now.
Donald Trump wants to pull troops out of Syria, put them on the Mexican border instead.
JUST IN: Trump says he wants to pull US troops out of Syria https://t.co/BMsNpjiaT3 pic.twitter.com/ra63KOOqar — The Hill (@thehill) April 3, 2018 Courtesy of The Hill: *President Trump on Tuesday signaled that he wants to pull U.S. troops out of Syria, but said no final decision has been made. * *“I want to get out. I want to bring those troops home," Trump said at a news conference with leaders from Baltic states. * *"Seven trillion dollars in the Middle East over the last 17 years, we get nothing out of it … except death and destruction. It’s a horrible thing.” * *The presiden... more »
Chris Christie Says He's Worried Trump Will Perjure Himself A Go To Prison
Chris Christie, who knows Trump longer and better than most people in politics, has been running his mouth lately. The other day, he said Trump probably should never have hired crooked Oklahoma neo-fascist, Scott Pruitt, to head the EPA. On *This Week* Christie was whining about how his old enemy, Kushner-in-law, threw away all his work as head of the transition team. When Pruitt came up, Christie said “I don’t know how you survive this one, and if he has to go, it’s because he never should have been there in the first place.” On the same show Christie warned Republicans that Trum... more »
Was the ‘March for Our Lives’ Permit Application Made Months Before the Parkland Shooting?
A viral story based entirely on a misunderstanding falsely insinuates that the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting was staged.
Proposal: Teach the Bible in Public Schools
[image: proposal-teach-the-bible-in-public-schools] “Religion is the only solid basis of good morals; therefore education should teach the precepts of religion and the duties of man towards God,” said signatory to the Constitution Gouverneur Morris. Contrary to popular myth, this was the common Founder view at the time. And while it’s not common today, some are proposing that the Bible should be a standard part of curricula.
Mueller Defends Probe Even as Leaked Texts Show Collusion Narrative Was Manufactured
[image: mueller-defends-probe-even-as-leaked-texts-show-collusion-narrative-was-manufactured] As Special Counsel Robert Mueller defends the indictment of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, he does so against a backdrop of recent revelations that cast a conspiratorial light on his Trump/Russia collusion probe.
EPA Head Says Vehicle Emissions Standards Set by Obama Should Be Revised Downward
[image: epa-head-says-emissions-standards-set-by-obama-should-be-revised-downward] EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has stated that, in light of recent data, the current standards for automobile emissions are too high and should be made less stringent.
Inequality 35, Forbes' billionaires 2018
Compared to other billionaires, Elon Musk is not that rich actually. The PH's richest man has more money than him :-) But people often mention Elon nonetheless. Forbes' 2018 billionaires. April 1 this year, there was one headline saying that "Elon to buy facebook then delete it." It's a "fool's day" news of course. Comparing the wealth of Zuckerberg and Musk, the non-fool's day headline might be "Mark to buy Tesla and convert all of their cars to gas engines." And make money even without any government subsidy. Without US govt subsidy (about $7,500/car) for Tesla cars that Elon sel... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 3, 2018
*Kersten Knipp, DW*: *A US pullback from Syria is a terrible idea* Donald Trump has said he wants the US military out of Syria. That would be a fatal misstep, writes Kersten Knipp. The US president would be handing the region over to players that would create even greater chaos. Whatever you may say about US President Donald Trump, he knows how to leave observers guessing. His latest foreign policy rumination was to pull American troops out of Syria. The statement came just days after John Bolton's appointment to the role of national security adviser and former CIA Director Mike ... more »
They Said That This Fruit Was 10,000 Times Stronger Than Chemo. Here is What They Didn’t Tell You
In today’s social media-dominated world, one well-placed health graphic can practically start a revolution. One of the most popular graphics making the rounds online today praises the health benefits of Graviola, the super fruit/herb/tree from the Amazon Rainforest, and its “powerful effects at stopping cancer.” As the popular viral graphic says, Graviola, also known soursop, is “10,000 times stronger than chemotherapy” at killing cancerous cells, and basically positions Graviola as the answer to one of the most devastating diseases out there. There is also a popular video making the... more »
Uncoupling - Saturated fatty acids and glucose are preferred muscle fuels, but unsaturated fats act as buffers
An intriguing new study looked at 2 different types of enteral feeding in 60 critically ill patients for 7 days. The fat-based formula was 37%E glucose, so this was not a test of a low carb diet, and predictably the differences in glucose and insulin AUC, though trending in the right direction, were not significant.[1] The significant finding was higher resting energy expenditure (REE) in the higher-fat group. In my opinion this was not an effect of higher fat feeding but an effect of a high intake of a particular type of fat – no-one in the real world would ever eat 45% of energy ... more »
WILL TRUMP COUNTRY VOTERS REALLY BLAME THE PRESIDENT WHEN HIS TRADE WAR HURTS THEM?
This morning, Greg Sargent noted that measures taken by China in retaliation for President Trump's tariffs are aimed at Trump Country: New data supplied to me by the Brookings Institution show ... that those who are vulnerable to negative impacts from these trade tensions are mostly concentrated in counties carried by Trump.... The Brookings analysis ... shows that the largest sum of vulnerable jobs is in fruit and nut farming, with the majority concentrated in Trump counties. Most of the jobs in hog and pig farming and pipe production are also concentrated in Trump country.... [Ma... more »
World News Briefs -- April 3, 2018 (Evening Edition)
*NBC:* *Trump: 'We are going to be guarding our border with our military'* President Trump said Tuesday he planned to speak with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in the coming days about the logistics of deploying troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will reinforce security along the U.S. border with Mexico by using American troops because "horrible, unsafe laws" have left the country vulnerable. At a pair of White House events, Trump called on U.S. lawmakers to "get their act together" to enforce laws that prevent people from ente... more »
Does Facebook Categorize Users By Political Preferences?
A graphic circulating online in March 2018 brought new attention to one of the company's data-gathering tools.
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 92 – 2018
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
Did a Mother ‘Blow the Head Off’ a Pedophile Attempting to Rape Her Child?
An account of a Georgia woman who fatally shot a burglar in her home was embellished with fabricated elements by a fake news purveyor.
Scholars See Mixed Progress on Civil Rights 50 Years After King’s Death
Many people who were alive during the nation’s Civil Rights Movement felt that America stood still April 4, 1968, the day the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed by an assassin
Career and Financial Outcomes of Graduates of Competency-based Higher Education Programs
Content Multimedia - 7 hours ago
By Thomas Lindsay Our study finds that the CBE nursing programs examined may be financially more attainable for students from a lower socio-economic background, thereby opening the way for more Texans to pursue registered nursing (RN) and teaching credentials. Students graduating from the examined nursing CBE program at WGU report making 21 percent more in salary than non -WGU graduates. They also completed their degrees with less debt than those who attended traditional institutions.
Glacier National Park was to be Glacier Free by 1948; Way Before CO2 Dramatically Increased
Dr. Myles Allen used the following graphic of the Sperry Glacier in Glacier National Park in his sophistry exercise in the California vs Exxon Trial happening in San Francisco. He forgot to mention that in 1923 it was predicted that the glaciers would be gone from Glacier National Park by 1948. Climate alarmism is nothing new, … Continue reading "Glacier National Park was to be Glacier Free by 1948; Way Before CO2 Dramatically Increased"
Green Energy “Leader” GE Falls Below $13 Today; Fools and their Money
Public Pensions have lost fortunes of their member’s money pushing corporations to pursue an insane “Green Agenda.” The SEC should look into how Public Pensions are stacking Corporate Boards with activists that don’t act in the best interest of the shareholders. The Unholy Marriage Of GE And President Obama At The Altar Of Industrial Policy … Continue reading "Green Energy “Leader” GE Falls Below $13 Today; Fools and their Money"
Don't be scared of aluminium cladding
Despite all the news reports suggesting otherwise, I'm going to argue that you should not be scared of aluminium cladding. You should not be scared of aluminium cladding because, despite news reports failing to understand the difference, aluminium cladding (which is inert, stable, safe and not flammable) is very different to a type of cladding called Aluminium Composite Panels (ACP) which is the thing implicated in the Grenfell Tower fire, and discussed widely and inaccurately this morning on Radio NZ and elsewhere... So it's not because reporters are scaremongering. It's because... more »
Osama Bin Laden's Son Hamza Bin Laden Speaks Out
*Long War Journal:* *Hamza bin Laden warns of Shiite expansion in the Middle East* Al Qaeda’s propaganda arm, As Sahab, has released the latest episode in Hamza bin Laden’s lecture series on the history of Saudi Arabia. The series began in Aug. 2016, when the junior bin Laden called for the overthrow of the Saudi monarchy. Hamza has returned to criticize the Saudi royals several times since then. Hamza uses the occasion to once again warn that the Shiites are expanding throughout the Middle East, including “toward the Two Holy Places,” meaning Saudi Arabia’s holy mosques. He acc... more »
Active Shooter At YouTube's HQ In San Bruno, California
*L.A. Times:* *Active shooting at YouTube headquarters brings huge police response* An active shooting at YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno sparked panic and a massive police response Tuesday. Several YouTube employees sent tweets Tuesday afternoon saying employees were racing out of the company's Cherry Avenue offices shortly after 1 p.m. At least two people were reportedly struck by gunfire according to a law enforcement source who was not authorized to speak publicly about the incident. Witnesses in the area said they saw dozens of firefighters and police officers descendin... more »
ISIS Seizes Deir ez Zor Oil Field from US backed Kurds in US Held Territory?!
* Who in their right, rational mind would believe that ISIS actually seized a Deir ez Zor Oil Field from the US backed Kurds? In territory that the US occupies, having built multiple bases in that territory, having all those bases filled with both PKK/YPG & coalition troops?* * What kind of hard core drugs would one have to have sniffed, snorted or popped to believe that absolute nonsense. If SAA so much as comes close to their oil fields, or look sideways at them, they are bombed to smithereens!* Thursday, February 8, 2018 US Kills More Then 100 Syrian Fighters ( SAA or allies, ... more »
Chairman of Sinclair Broadcasting completely distrusts print media which he believes "serves no real purpose."
David Smith, killing journalism one bullshit propaganda piece at a time. Courtesy of New York Magazine: *David Smith, the executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, said he dislikes and fundamentally distrusts the print media, which he believes “serves no real purpose.” In emails to New York, Smith said that print — as in newspapers and magazines — is a reality-distorting tool of leftists. Print media, he said, has “no credibility” and no relevance. * *“I must tell that in all the 45 plus years I have been in the media business I have never seen a single article about us that... more »
Transformations and light
Have you missed your regular dose of ornery-brinnian contrariness? We've just returned from more than two weeks on the road… first in Finnish Lapland, north of the Arctic Circle, guiding an aurora expedition. Woof. Setting up telescopes in the night-wind can be, well, ‘bracing.’ (It helped to have a comfy glass "igloo" to return to, each night, plus some excellent winter gear.) Traveling by dog sled was an experience! In Red SquareThen on to St. Petersburg and Moscow for the Russian national science fiction convention. Although our Moscow phase was too frenzied-busy with speeches... more »
US Should Withdraw From UN, Quit Policing Planet
[image: alex-newman-us-withdraw-from-un-quit-policing-world]VIDEO - In this video, The New American's correspondent Alex Newman highlights a recent vote in Congress that promotes the United Nations while pretending that America can continue to police the world. Under the guise of attacking the Iranian dictatorship, lawmakers urged the UN dictators club to take action. Just two members of Congress voted to uphold their oath of office by voting against this resolution. Alex also explains how America's Founding Fathers specifically advised against entangling alliances and going abroad s... more »
Judas is one of the few biblical characters that still has popular resonance – but do we really know him?
No loving parent would call their son Adolf and if the Judas precedent is any guide they never will. Two thousand years after Jesus Christ was betrayed by one of his twelve disciples – for the paltry sum of thirty pieces of silver (estimated at about $200 in today’s money) – it’s one of the […] The post Judas is one of the few biblical characters that still has popular resonance – but do we really know him? appeared first on UnHerd.
Malice in Wonderland
Look at the Easter Bunny's face. It seems as if he's asking himself, "Where's Lewis Carrol when you need some common sense?" Donnie Dumbo becomes Donnie Darko, Sr. This was Donald Trump at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll last Sunday. There were thousands of children on the South Lawn with their parents waiting to have fun. Then Trump, typically, wings it with just the right wing and starts blathering on about the economy, Melania redecorating the White House, $700 billion we'll be spending on the military (industrial complex) and, oh yeah, later slamming Democrats ... more »
Twofer Tuesday
*You Can't Make This Up* I move in odd circles at times. Out doing what I was doing, the talk of the day revolved around an active shooter situation at YouTube HQ. I wonder if some anti-gun people were killed? There is no word as of this writing. A lady PhD I know who is a bull (as opposed to lipstick) lesbian who shaves her head and swallows the liberal agenda with as much gusto as she swallows pizza had a novel suggestion to the active shooter dilemma. "Everyone should lay down and play dead." I didn't say a word and moved on with what I needed to say, ignoring the snowflake answ... more »
Trump Wants Military to Secure Border with Mexico
President Donald Trump said he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built.
Is Daniel Radcliffe Starring in ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’?
An April Fool's Day prank featuring a fan-made movie poster left some aficionados of the Harry Potter universe disappointed.
Where do we go from here?
media taken over - Sinclair broadcasting Political parties taken over the lobby now pushing the agenda courts largely gone jails teachers on strike books so old falling apart masking tape on them 'entitlement reform' social security medicare medicaid what's left of welfare all to be taken down No corporate welfare don't call military 'defense' it's offensive they want our dumbed down kids to go die for resource extraction stop the killing No little guns or big guns No corporate control rolling the dice for world domination before Russia and China form a wall of defiance get... more »
Skripal case: belief in Russia’s guilt looks to be based not on evidence but on a guess
British authorities admit have no proof poison made in Russia; entire case against Russia based on a classified assessment More The post Skripal case: belief in Russia’s guilt looks to be based not on evidence but on a guess appeared first on The Duran.
Por la suba del gas, cancelarán juicios contra el Estado por US$3400 millones
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
03-Apr-2018 Las empresas distribuidoras, entre otras concesionarias, habÃan iniciado demandas ante el Ciadi por la violación de contratos; en la renegociación con el Gobierno se comprometieron a desactivarlas.
Nuevas filtraciones desnudan negociaciones con la UE muy desventajosas para el Mercosur
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
03-Apr-2018 Una nueva filtración documental (leaks) de las negociaciones del Mercosur y la Unión Europea UE, con la intención de concretar con celeridad un tratado de libre comercio (TLC), han sido conocidas en la última semana. Se trata de documentos de la última ronda de negociaciones de febrero/marzo 2018.
Filtran textos del TLC Mercosur-UE
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
03-Apr-2018 El sitio bilaterals.org filtró el jueves 27 documentos en borrador del Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) entre el Mercosur y la Unión Europea (UE).
L'absurde APE intérimaire de Côte d'Ivoire
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
03-Apr-2018 En appliquant l'Accord de Partenariat Economique intérimaire avec l'UE, la Côte d'Ivoire s'est tirée une balle dans le pied, en suivant le gouvernement qui a cédé aux fortes pressions des firmes d'agrobusiness internationales.
Feeding obesity in Trump's new NAFTA
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
03-Apr-2018 This anti-labeling policy is unnecessary and inappropriate in a trade agreement, and it's downright dangerous for our nation's health.
Stans Energy secures litigation funding arrangment
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
03-Apr-2018 Stans has entered into a litigation finance agreement to obtain incremental funding of Stans' legal costs to continue with the international arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Kyrgyzstan.
Free trade deal between Georgia and 4 European countries comes into play in May
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
03-Apr-2018 Georgia and EFTA states - Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – signed the free trade agreement in June 2016.
Satellite Images Counter Japan's Claim That North Korea Is Preparing to Test Nukes
*Asia Times* *Security, Asia* Tokyo doubts that Pyongyang will stop testing. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono’s claim that North Korea is preparing to make another nuclear weapons test isn’t borne out by recent satellite imagery, according to a Tuesday post by 38 North. Kono reportedly said in a lecture in Kochi city on March 31 that Pyongyang appears to be “working hard to get ready for the next nuclear test.” He pointed to reports that soil has been “removed from the tunnel at the nuclear test site where past tests were conducted.” A story by Kyodo news service also suggest... more »
A new coal war frontier emerges as China and Japan compete for energy projects in Southeast Asia
By Paul Homewood From The South China Morning Post: A joint report by Greenpeace, the Sierra Club and CoalSwarm indicates that Southeast Asia will be the new epicentre of coal production. Asia accounts for 85 per cent of new coal power development in the world’s top 20 coal producing countries, with China as […]
Three Cybersecurity Lessons From Atlanta
On March 22, Atlanta’s city government was hit with a ransomware attack, with hackers demanding six bitcoins in exchange for releasing the data. At the time of writing this, that’s a demand for roughly $41,880. As a result of the attack, many systems in Atlanta are offline. Some of the city’s services have been forced to return to the “pen and paper” method of operation. This episode highlights the growing dependence of state and local governments on information technology systems and emphasizes how their cybersecurity (or more accurately, insecurity) can impact the broader natio... more »
President Trump Repeats His Remarks From Last Week That He Wants U.S. Troops Out Of Syria
*Politico:* *Trump: ‘I want to get out’ of Syria* President Donald Trump on Tuesday again voiced support for pulling U.S. troops out of Syria, saying his administration would make a decision on the matter “very quickly.” “I want to get out. I want to bring our troops back home,” the president said during a multilateral news conference with the leaders of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. He added: “Sometimes it’s time to come back home. And we’re thinking about that very seriously.” The president said the “primary mission” for keeping a military presence in the country, which remai... more »
Will China Use The Same Playbook To Take-Over Taiwan That Russia Used To Take-Over Crimea?
*Simon Tisdall, The Guardian:* *Will China turn Taiwan into the next Crimea?* *US support for Taiwan may prove red rag to bullish China given trade war and military rivalry.* China could do to Taiwan what Russia did to Crimea if Beijing’s relations with Washington, strained by an expanding trade war and military rivalry in the East and South China seas, deteriorate further. The warning from maritime security experts follows a series of recent Chinese moves to put pressure on Taiwan’s pro-independence government. These include a vow last month by China’s president that Taiwan would... more »
DACA, the Wall, and the Caravan
A wall won’t help much if the gangs and criminals come in legally, as they have been doing. Remember the 2014 unaccompanied minors story? Glenn Beck rounded up volunteers and money from his viewers to go to the border to help them. I think churches rushed to help the poor “children” [received federal grants to feed and house and put them in schools] who’d been sent on ahead by parents, or who were supposedly joining parents already here. With no ID or birth certificates, our ICE agents had to accept their word about their age. I remember seeing some footage and just shaking my... more »
I don’t eat lamb, even with an interesting history
An article in a nutrition newsletter encouraged me to eat more lamb. No thank you. I also don’t eat veal. http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=117 “Sheep were among the first animals ever to be domesticated by humans, occurring more than 10,000 years ago. The domestication of sheep most likely started out in the Middle East, in what is now Turkey. As a source of not only food but also textiles (wool), sheep were introduced and became popular throughout many regions of the world. The Romans introduced sheep into Great Britain, where lamb remains very popular, over... more »
Providence Approves Plan for New Brown University Buildings
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Providence officials have approved a Brown University plan to build two new buildings on campus.The City Plan Commission voted unanimously Monday night in favor of amendments to Brown’s master plan that would add the new buildings. The Providence Journal reports the new buildings would be a new performing arts center alongside a […]
KU Provost Leaving for University of Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville has hired the University of Kansas’ provost as its new president.U of L trustees voted during a special meeting Tuesday to hire Neeli Bendapudi, completing a nationwide search for the next leader of the scandal-plagued university. The university has been searching for a full-time president since James Ramsey was […]
No Men Allowed: UVM Hosts Women-Only Debate Championship
The first rule of a North American debate tournament to be held in Vermont this weekend: No men allowed. Some 150 debaters from 18 schools across the U.S. and Canada will compete in the special tournament, which is designed to be a safe space for women who complain of bias when they debate against men. […]
Job Guarantee, Good-- Guaranteed Basic Income, Scam
Elizabeth Esty is a New Dem backbencher from northwestern Connecticut (CT-05)— Meriden, Waterbury, Danbury, New Farfield, Mew Milford, Salibury… Obama won the district both times (with 56.4% in 2008 and 53.5% in 2012) and Hillary beat Trump 49.9% to 45.8%. The district’s PVI is D+2, least blue in the state. Esty is a relatively conservative Democrat, an EMILY’s List politician, who won Chris Murphy’s seat in 2012 when he ran for the U.S. Senate. She won the primary by beating progressive House Speaker Chris Donovan in a 3-way race, a real tragedy since he’s a proven leader and she... more »
The Right To Bear Arms
By Rosanne Lindsay It’s the middle of the night …or broad daylight. Three masked thugs armed with guns burst through your door. MAYBE you get... more »
Time To Expose MD Julie Gerberding, Former CDC Director, For Her Role In CDC’s Vaccine Fraud
By Catherine J. Frompovich Julie Gerberding, Woman of the Year Award – Protest Event New York City Midtown Hilton, 1320 Sixth Avenue, NYC Thursday, May... more »
Is The CDC Scheming For Another Autism Scandal Or Cover-up?
By Catherine J. Frompovich There’s an old adage that states, “Figures don’t lie, but liars figure.” Well, it seems the CDC is having trouble figuring... more »
Respected Businessman, Inventor and Scientist Dr. Amar Bose Didn’t Want Wireless Antennas Near Homes or on Businesses, Why Would You?
By Patricia Burke Travelers riding west on Rt. 9 in Framingham may notice that the building up on the hill looks a little bit like... more »
You Don’t Have to Be a Scientist to Say That Cell Phone and WiFi Radiation Are Harmful. The WHO and Other Scientists Have Already Said It For You.
By B.N. Frank People believe what they want to believe. This has never not been true. Some people still believe that cigarettes are not harmful... more »
U.S. Visa Applicants Could Have To Disclose 5 Years Of Social Media Usage
By Aaron Kesel The Trump administration is cracking down on your rights, employing more surveillance. A proposed State Department form would require all U.S. visa... more »
China Moves to Neuter King Dollar in International Trade
By Stefan Gleason Last Monday, the Shanghai International Energy Exchange launched the first futures contract for crude oil priced in Chinese yuan. It’s a major... more »
"How It Really Is"
As the esteemed philosopher Yogi Berra remarked, "You could look it up."
"Narratives Are Not Truths"
*"Narratives Are Not Truths"* by James Howard Kunstler "The polity is a social organism, of course, meaning that it adds up to more than the sum of its parts, a body of politics, if you will, just as each of us adds up to more than just our bodies. It’s alive as we are alive. We have needs. We have intentions in the service of those needs. Those intentions animate us and turn us in one direction or another to stay alive, and even more than that, to thrive. The American polity is not thriving. It has been incrementally failing to meet its needs for quite a while now, playing games w... more »
"The Truth..."
“Paranoia is just another mask for ignorance. The truth, when you finally chase it down, is almost always worse than your darkest visions and fears.” - Hunter S. Thompson
"The Greenbaum Speech"
*"The Greenbaum Speech"* "If they’re going to kill me, they’re going to kill me. It’s time to share more information." - Dr. Corydon Hammond "In 1992, the year Bill Clinton first ran for President, many ponderous and dynamic speeches were heard around the nation. However, what may be one of the most momentous speeches ever delivered on American soil went virtually unnoticed. On June 25, 1992, Dr. Corydon Hammond gave a lecture entitled “Hypnosis in MPD: Ritual Abuse” to an audience of professionals at the Fourth Annual Eastern Regional Conference on Abuse and Multiple Personality i... more »
“Thought Control, Mind Control, and Other Naughty Things”
*“Thought Control, Mind Control, * *and Other Naughty Things”* by Moss David Posner, M.D “We are controlled everyday, in every way, continuously, and without any recognition of what is taking place. Much of this is deliberate, and is in part by explicit intention; another part is without the awareness of either controller or “controlee.” I first started thinking about this subject in 1967, when I came across a remarkable book, “Man the Manipulator” by Everett L. Shostrom. In it, the author discusses the subject of manipulation by advertisers, and for the first time as far as I know... more »
"Many Of Us Really Are Sheep"
*"Many Of Us Really Are Sheep: * *Experiments in social compliance show few people argue with authority figures."* by Lance D Johnson (Natural News) "Many of us really are sheep, quick to follow the crowd and obey orders. Instead of standing up and speaking out on our own convictions, we often choose to fit in. Assimilating with the crowd, we find it’s easier to go-along to get-along, even if that means giving away our own power, rights, and dignity in the process. In fear of isolation, we do not question or challenge authority figures, even when they are morally and ethically wron... more »
QotD: "Fascism and communism are not two opposites, but two rival gangs fighting over the same territory"
*"Fascism and communism are not two opposites, but two rival gangs fighting over the same territory . . . both are variants of statism, based on the collectivist principle that man is the rightless slave of the state."* ~ Ayn Rand, from her article '"Extremism," or The Art of Smearing' . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Arab League slams Israel over Gaza killings
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:15 P.M.) – Arab foreign ministers held an emergency meeting at the Arab League’s permanent seat in Cairo on Tuesday, in the wake of a new wave of Israeli violence against Palestinians in Gaza which has left as many as 17 dead and thousands more injured. Keynote speakers condemned Israeli bloodshed and reaffirmed Palestinian’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army’s nearly in full control of southeastern Hama – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is on the verge of being in full control of Hama’s southeastern axis, following their latest reconciliation agreements with the locals in the area. Led by a joint Russian-Syrian delegation, the government was able to secure a deal with the town locals in Taqsis to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Trump reiterates desire to withdraw troops from Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:50 P.M.) – U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated on Tuesday his desire to withdraw the U.S. troops from Syria. “Our primary mission in terms of that was getting rid of ISIS [Daesh]. We’ve almost completed that task and we’ll be making a decision very quickly in coordination with others, as to what we’ll do. Saudi Arabia is very interested in our […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Bahrain will not reconcile with Qatar: Bahraini FM
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) – The Bahraini Foreign Minister, Khaled bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa, opened the first session of the Arab Media Forum by telling the audience that his nation will not be reconciling with Qatar anytime soon . “With what we’ve seen from the Qatari regime, there is no way of reconciling with them considering […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Strength of ISIS forces in south Damascus – estimates
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 P.M.) – With the conclusion of the Syrian Army’s operation in East Ghouta it has become apparent that government forces will now shift their attention towards what has become a threatening Islamic State presence in the southern districts of Damascus. Islamic State forces in southern Damascus – the result of a sudden […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iraq seeks support from US-Led Coalition to continue fight against Daesh – Iraqi envoy
Iraq’s Ambassador to the United States Fareed Yasseen said on Tuesday that his country still needs the support of the US-led coalition to continue the next phase of the fight against the Daesh terror group. “They [the coalition] played a really critical role,” Yasseen said during remarks at the US Institute of Peace funded by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Torture chambers, arms caches uncovered in Syria’s liberated East Ghouta (video)
Syrian government forces combing the newly-liberated parts of Eastern Ghouta are discovering new evidence of the atrocities committed by jihadist terrorists. Army units have found dozens of terrorist headquarters with extremist literature, arms caches, sophisticated communications gear and tools they used to torture their prisoners. Also uncovered was a ramified network of underground tunnels used […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
VIDEO: Nusra armor set alight by TOW strike from Turkish-baked Islamists in west Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:25 P.M.) – Following the collapse of truce talks between Al-Qaeda affiliate Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (better known by its former name, Al-Nusra Front) and rival Islamist group Jabhat Tahrir Souriya, both militant factions have returned to a state of all out war. According to opposition sources, Monday witnessed Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham and Jabhat […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS refuses to surrender southern Damascus districts to Syrian Army
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) – The so-called Islamic State (ISIS) has refused to surrender their positions in southern Damascus to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), a military source told Al-Masdar News today. According to the source, the Islamic State was offered transportation to the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor in exchange for surrendering the areas […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
French troops allegedly enter northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:50 P.M.) – The French military reportedly entered northern Syria via the Tal Abyad crossing that is controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Kurdistan 24 News reported today. Citing the Joint Chief of Defense for Syrian Kurdistan, Razan Gilo, Kurdistan 24 claimed that at least 50 French soldiers entered the Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Update: ISIS maintains elite forces behind Syrian Army lines in east Homs – sources
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 P.M.) – On Monday, Islamic State militants hiding out deep behind Syrian Army lines in the mountains of eastern Homs province attacked government forces at the Ash-Sha’er gas field (details here). The assault was highly reminiscent of – if not identical to – the terrorist group’s surprise takeover of the town of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Israeli Arab (Palestinian) man executed in the West Bank
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (7:30 P.M)- A 30 year old Palestinian man, with Israeli citizenship, was executed by an Israeli occupation soldier today, South of Nablus. The man, identified as Iyad Azbarka, from Qalansawe (Central 1948 Occupied Palestine), was reportedly being pursued by an Israeli private security firm at the time. It is alleged that the vehicle […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Confirmed: ISIS launches deep infiltration assault on Syrian Army at key gas field in east Homs – details
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:04 P.M.) – Yesterday reports emerged that Islamic State special forces units (commonly referred to as inghamisis) had launched a surprise assault against the Syrian Army deep behind government lines at the Ash-Sha’er gas field in eastern Homs province. Al-Masdar News has since been able to confirm that such an attack did take […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army, Palestinian groups mobilize for upcoming southern Damascus offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their Palestinian allies have begun mobilizing their troops for the upcoming southern Damascus offensive against the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). According to a report from Liwaa Al-Quds (Palestinian paramilitary), they have redeployed their troops from the East Ghouta region and several other areas across […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Another peaceful protester executed in Gaza, death toll reaches 19
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:34 P.M)- A 25 year old Palestinian man has been executed by Israeli forces, whilst peacefully protesting, in Gaza. Twenty Five year old, Ahmed Omar Arafa, was shot and killed by Israeli snipers, East of Al-Bureij refugee camp. Ahmed Arafa has become the 19th Martyr of the ‘Great Return March’, a 6 week, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Body of Syrian soldier who was brutally slain by East Ghouta rebels recovered [+ Pictures]
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:50 P.M.) – The body of a Syrian Army soldier who was heartlessly executed in East Damascus suburb was finally recovered by the Syrian Army. The slain soldier – who most likely was captured during the recent Syrian Army offensive on East Ghouta – was shot dead and then dumped in a 20-meter […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Pictures: ISIS scores multiple hits on Syrian Army positions at strategic border city in Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:25 P.M.) – Islamic State media has released pictures (below) showing the terrorist group’s forces targeting Syrian Army positions around the strategic city of Abu Kamal, located near the Iraqi border. ISIS used at least one SPG-9 recoilless rifle – a staple fire support weapon within its arsenal – in the attack and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
VIDEO: Syrian Army discovers tunnels, weapons caches in liberated East Ghouta town
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:05 P.M.) – More of rebel tunnels, hideouts and headquarters are being discovered by the Syrian Army as a wide-scale mop-up operation continues in the recently-liberated towns of East Ghouta. Today, the government forces unearthed a network of tunnels, as well as huge quantities of weapons stored in a cache in the town […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Update: Russia will offer east Qalamoun militants final chance to surrender
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:57 P.M.) – A Russian military delegation is to visit rebel-held towns and villages across Syria’s eastern Qalamoun region on Wednesday to offer militant fighters a final chance to either reconcile with the Syrian government or evacuate elsewhere. Sources report that the deadline for armed rebel groups in eastern Qalamoun to surrender their […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Foreign Ministry: Skripal poisoning hoax ‘designed to justify growing defense spending of NATO’
NATO plotted 'Skripal Case' to justify military massive spending. More The post Russian Foreign Ministry: Skripal poisoning hoax ‘designed to justify growing defense spending of NATO’ appeared first on The Duran.
London’s Rising Murder Rate Raises Questions About Gun Control
[image: londons-rising-murder-rate-raises-questions-about-gun-control] Since England banned handguns in 1997, the murder rate has gone up 50 percent. Especially troublesome is a surge in the number of murderers using knives.
The stock market has it's worst second quarter start since the Great Depression. MAGA!
Just want to point out that this is the greatest decline we have seen in decades. The greatest I tell you. Courtesy of CNBC: *The stock market's start to the second quarter was its worst since the Great Depression. * *With the S&P 500 closing down more than 2.2 percent Monday, the broad market index posted its worst start to April since 1929, according to S&P Global.* I'm not an economist, and I'm shit at math, but that's bad right? Which is so confusing because I could have sworn that I heard Donald Trump just yesterday bragging about this being the best economy EVER. Which is e... more »
BREAKING: No fish today!
*TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018Services resume tomorrow:* We've been called away from our sprawling campus. There will be no fish today.
My mirror selfie for the week as Thessaloniki prosecutor to investigate potential water contamination, could spark cholera outbreak
From Ekathimerini A Thessaloniki prosecutor has ordered a wide-ranging investigation into the reasons why the aging main water pipe supplying the city burst last Tuesday, leaving thousands of people without water for days. The regional governor of Central Macedonia, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, said on Monday that the situation was a “disgrace” and slammed government ministers for […]
“Operation Gladio” style lawyer pulling the Globalist strings in my case in Larisa, linked to NATO military base which could launch false flag reign of terror to incite civil war in Greece
Amid rumours that the Globalists are planning a civil war in Greece to separate Macedonia and merge it with the Former Yugoslave Republic of Macedonia FYROM, attention should be directed at the NATO base in Tyrnavos, just north Larisa. It turns out Evangelos Karanastasis, a key Globalist lawyer in my case against George Soros and Alexis […]
OPERATION GLADIO STYLE BASE TO LAUNCH CIVIL WAR JUST NORTH OF LARISA???
The Alternate Minister of National Defence, Dimitris Vitsas, attended today, Wednesday, 23 August 2017 the handover ceremony of the Chairmanship of the politico-military steering committee (PMSC – SEDM/CC) of the South-Eastern Europe Defence Ministerial Coordination Committee (SEDM), as well as the South Eastern Europe Brigade (SEEBRIG) Command. The HNDGS Deputy Chief, Lieutenant General Konstantinos Floros, […]
Globalist epidemic false flags carried out as part of CIA and NATO controlled “Operation Gladio” networks? Larisa lawyer engaged to turn me into Otto Warmbier has links which give a new angle
Today I went to Larisa court to get the official notification postponing my illegal show trial in case Delta 15 218 until October 5th 2018 for the European Court of Justice and other legal actions. I found out for the first time the name of the lawyer representing the culprits of the original murder […]
I'd never have thought of living in that . . .
. . . but it's not a bad idea, when you think about it. The article dates from 2016, but I've just come across it. The recent devastation of Hurricane Matthew was especially hard on the third-world country of Haiti. But even in a hurricane, there are places to see the light amongst the bad. Several Haitians are alive today thanks in no small part to loving people combined with the ingenuity and effort found in agriculture. Sukup Manufacturing has made a name for themselves through high quality grain bins across the United States, but a different kind of product has been on displa... more »
FDA Orders Recall of Salmonella-Tainted Herbal Supplement
U.S. health authorities are ordering a Las Vegas company to pull its herbal supplements off the market because some of its products tested positive for salmonella
Did a Parkland Shooting Survivor Say ‘Generations Before Us Don’t Know What It’s Like to Be Shot at by AR-15s?’
A number of outlets used a hoax quote to paint David Hogg as hopelessly ignorant of history.
The Children of Agent Orange
... The use of Agent Orange by American forces continues to impact Vietnamese children.
Grand Poobah of Fake News Loses It Over Sinclair Broadcasting's Promising to Be Factual
Dan Rather, the "father of fake news" and a growing number of other network talking heads think it obscene that the Sinclair Broadcast Group should produce an advertisement promising to tell only the truth. I kinda wish we could get a similar statement from the rest of the mainstream press, but I didn't get a pet giraffe I wanted as a child either. After a *CNN report* early last month by the one *Dianny* calls "*Puddin' Boy Brian Stelter*", where he was clutching his pearls about Sinclair’s promise to be truthful *GASP*, it was back in the news Monday after Deadspin put out the su... more »
OFFENDING TRUMP MATTERS MORE TO TRUMP THAN DOING WHAT TRUMP WANTS
Sucks to be you, Scott Pruitt. It doesn't surprise me to learn that Pruitt is a self-serving, rule-flouting, favorites-playing wellspring of corruption, a walking, talking swamp. What surprises me is that we're finding out just how corrupt he is, and that the stories are going mainstream -- right now they're going mainstream in rapid succession: By my count, 5 separate stories have come out in the last couple hours about Scott Pruitt. That doesn't seem like an accident. — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 3, 2018 But why? Why would the president (as I think it's safe to assume)... more »
How Trump’s Presidency Will Be Judged
[image: how-trump-s-presidency-will-be-judged] Where Trump stood out starkly from his GOP rivals in 2016 was on his uniquely Trumpian agenda to put America and Americans first.
Bull Market in Stocks Continues
[image: bull-market-in-stocks-continues] Despite Monday’s sharp decline of more than 600 points mid-day, it’s highly unlikely the bull market in stocks is over.
'Star Wars' Missile Defense Is Back—but Will It Work?
*Doug Tsuruoka* *Security, Europe* America still has major technological hurdles to pass. Space-based missile tracking sensors, high-energy particle beams that zap nuclear warheads and President Donald Trump’s call for a new “Space Force” branch of the US military. For those who remember President Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) of almost four decades ago, it sounds like déjà vu all over again. Reagan pitched building an ambitious anti-missile system in 1983 dubbed “Star Wars.” The R&D effort, which included space-based lasers, was sidetracked by funding short... more »
China Has a Devastating 'Debt Time Bomb' on Its Hands
*Gordon Watts* *Economics, Asia* The Financial Stability Board revealed that $7 trillion of the world’s riskier nonbank loans are held in China. The mere mention of shadow banking was always going to conjure images of dimly-lit rooms and shady deals, evoking Hollywood’s film noir genre. In reality, of course, those two words are probably enough for the mandarins in the rarefied atmosphere at the People’s Bank of China to break out in a collective cold sweat. With a broader brief to exert control over financial regulatory policy-making, the de facto central bank has been handed i... more »
Gaza: The Open-Air Prison Seethes
*Paul R. Pillar* *Israel Palestinian Territories, Middle East* Two recent pieces of news highlight, one indirectly and the other directly, the plight of inhabitants of the miserable patch known as the Gaza Strip. The indirect report involves demographic data, based on official Israeli numbers that surfaced in a parliamentary inquiry, showing that in all the land between the Mediterranean and the Jordan River, there are now about as many Arabs as Jews. It has long been obvious that this point would be reached, given that the population of Palestinian Arabs has been growing faste... more »
Israel and Targeted Killings: Uncomfortable Questions
PDF Version A review of Ronen Bergman’s “Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations” (Penguin Random House, 2018). *** The Talmud admonishes: “If someone comes to kill you, rise up and kill him first.” That mantra has driven Israel’s national security doctrine since its 1948 founding, including its long-standing use of targeted killings by its spy services against individuals found to be responsible for terrorist attacks and other crimes against its citizens. Israeli investigative journalist Ronen Bergman’s gripping 784-page book, “Rise And Kill F... more »
Caught Our Notice: Gorilla paper in the mist? Journal flags ape hormone paper
Title: Biologically validating the measurement of oxytocin in western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) urine and saliva using a commercial enzyme immunoassay What Caught Our Attention: Quite frankly, anything with “gorilla gorilla gorilla” in the title will catch our eye, even if it is just the scientific name of the western lowland gorilla. In this … Continue reading Caught Our Notice: Gorilla paper in the mist? Journal flags ape hormone paper
Report: Facebook Hate Speech Exploded In Myanmar At The Start Of The Rohingya Crisis
*The Guardian*:* Revealed: Facebook hate speech exploded in Myanmar during Rohingya crisis* Analyst says: ‘I really don’t know how Zuckerberg and co sleep at night’ after evidence emerges of a spike in posts inciting violence. Hate speech exploded on Facebook at the start of the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar last year, analysis has revealed, with experts blaming the social network for creating “chaos” in the country. Evidence of the spike emerged after the platform was accused of playing a key role in the spread of hate speech in Myanmar at a time when 650,000 Rohingya refugees were... more »
President Trump Meets The Leaders Of Estonia, Latvia And Lithuania At The White House
*CNN*:* Trump declares 'nobody has been tougher on Russia' in meeting with Baltic leaders* Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump declared "nobody has been tougher on Russia" during a meeting with the heads of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to the White House on Tuesday. The declaration comes as tension between Russia and the United States has ratcheted up in recent weeks. "Getting along with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing," Trump said. "Now maybe we will and maybe we won't. Probably nobody's been tougher on Russia than Donald Trump. If you take a look at our military str... more »
WATCH: Cops Sexually Assault Innocent Man in Broad Daylight Because They “Smell Weed”
[image: assault] Chilling video of police officers claiming that the smell of marijuana gave them the right to sexually assault an innocent man and then carry out that assault in broad daylight has just been released. The post WATCH: Cops Sexually Assault Innocent Man in Broad Daylight Because They “Smell Weed” appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
FARA: Freedom of the Press, But On the Government’s Terms
[image: undefined] A bipartisan group of lawmakers called for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to investigate if Al Jazeera, the news outlet connected to the Qatari government, should register with the Justice Department as an agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA.) This has broad implications for our First Amendment, our access to dissenting opinions, and in how the rest of the world views us. The lawmakers claim Al Jazeera “directly undermines American interests” and broadcasts “anti-American, anti-Semitic, and anti-Israel” material. Al Jazeera would joinRussian out... more »
New Study Confirms Early TV Exposure is the Gateway to Obesity and Unhealthy Habits
*Alex Pietrowski* - Television is a drug for children, automatically gripping their minds and holding their consciousness captive.
President Trump Says He Wants To Deploy The Military To The U.S. - Mexico Border
*Politico:* *Trump says he wants military to guard U.S.-Mexico border until wall is built* President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants the military to deploy troops along the U.S.-Mexico border to protect the nation until a wall is built at the southern border. "We are going to be guarding our border with our military. That's a big step,” Trump said during a session at the White House with the leaders of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. "We cannot have people flowing into our country illegally, disappearing and, by the way, never showing up for court." *Read more* .... *More New... more »
One hoop too many: how degree-inflation deflates opportunity
Writing in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, Frederick Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, calls out the discrimination facing millions of US workers without degrees. He cites a Harvard Business School study that found that over 60% of employers have rejected applicants because they didn’t have a college degree, despite having the […] The post One hoop too many: how degree-inflation deflates opportunity appeared first on UnHerd.
Head-to-Head: Is social media good, bad or ugly?
In our second Head-to-Head – to coincide with the launch of our new series examining some of the profound impacts of social media – our tech editor Nigel Cameron sat down with Tom Chivers – plus our Deputy Editor Sally Chatterton chairing. Nigel took a largely sceptical line while Tom – who has been writing […] The post Head-to-Head: Is social media good, bad or ugly? appeared first on UnHerd.
US-Backed Fighters Are On High Alert In Syria's Manbij As More U.S. Forces Arrive
*Middle East Monitor:* *US-backed fighters on high alert in Syria's Manbij* *US-backed fighters on high alert in Syria's Manbij* Turkey has repeatedly threatened to overrun the Syrian province of Manbij controlled by the Kurds. On the outskirts of Syria's Manbij, Kurdish-led fighters have dug trenches and US-led coalition soldiers patrol from land and sky after Turkey threatened to overrun the northern city. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly threatened to launch an attack on the city, near which US troops are stationed as part of their support to a Kurdish-led... more »
I haz the dumb today...
*and so will blessedly spare you my ramblings.* Instead, may I suggest you read Lloyd Marcus over at American Thinker? Scammed by a Black, a Woman, and Now a 17-Year-Old The only part I disagree with is the "scammed" designation. Judging by the comments, there are darn few people being scammed by anyone on the left - except other leftists, who have surrendered any semblance of critical thinking. And, contrary to the unremitting noise the left makes, we dirt people are the majority. All the soulless nihilists on the left can do is wallow in their anomie and try their best to drag ... more »
Wood Heat: Why The Developing World Needs Centralized Energy, Even If It's Coal
A new study takes Norwegians to task for continuing to use wood stoves as part of their bucolic northern heritage. Drive outside cities and it is common to see stacks of wood lining the walls of houses and smoke rising from the chimneys, especially on cold days. Due to that heritage, there was even a national "wood night program" on NRK, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, which ran for 12 hours and attracted international attention. read more
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