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Tweets For Today
#UPDATE Anti-establishment leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sweeps to victory in Mexico's presidential election https://t.co/BLGlg3rZ72 pic.twitter.com/9eW7igmIim — AFP news agency (@AFP) July 2, 2018 A story in three photos: (1) Kim Jong Un inspecting plans for expansion of key missile-production site in Aug 2017 (2) The site on Apr 1, before Kim's summits with Moon and Trump (3) The site as of Friday, looking a lot like the 2017 mockup@planetlabs https://t.co/EVavHTKTD9 pic.twitter.com/hxj89SjL4B — Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) July 1, 2018 Lots of talk on Twitter about wheth... more »
Jackboots Back Across Europe: Closing Down The World Wide Web
By John Stone Largely unreported in the mainstream media the European Parliament this week, under the guidance of the European Commission, are effectively moving to shut down the web using an extension of copyright law. While it is disguised as...
Five Years Since the Suspension of Proactive Recommendation of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine in Japan
STATEMENT Five Years Since the Suspension of Proactive Recommendation of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine in Japan June 14, 2018 National Plaintiffs Association for the HPV Vaccines Lawsuits in Japan Representative Nanami Sakai National Attorneys Association for the HPV Vaccines...
Indiana Police Say They Seized ‘Trump-Shaped Ecstasy Pills’
Some drug traffickers appear to be using President Donald Trump's image to brand their illegal wares.
X22 Report, “It's Time, The Great Awakening Is About To Begin”
X22 Report, “It's Time, The Great Awakening Is About To Begin” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw-xf_BjjAw *Related:* X22 Report: Lynette Zang, “The Economic Storm Has Already Begun And The Brunt Of The Storm Might Hit By Year End” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIJ_qCWs1T8
Picture Of The Day
The USS Antietam steams alongside the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan during a fueling at sea in the Philippine Sea, June 21, 2018. The Ronald Reagan is the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5 that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kaila Peters *WNU Editor:* the above picture comes frmo this photo-gallery ....* Week in Photos: June 23-29* (US Department of Defense)
No Party for Old White Men
[image: no-party-for-old-white-men] For Nancy Pelosi, 78, Steny Hoyer, 79, and Joe Biden, 75, the primary results from New York's 14th congressional district are a fire bell in the night.
Syria: Daraa offensive continues after surrender negotiations fall through (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 A.M.) – Syrian government forces continued their advance near Tafas in the southern Syrian province of Daraa, after rebel groups rejected surrender conditions, footage filmed on Sunday shows. The negotiations failed after the Russian Reconciliation Center offered another set of terms to the rebel forces that would pave the way for reconciliation and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Angela Merkel’s Government is on the Verge of Collapse as Her Interior Minister Threatens to Quit Over Her Handling of the Migration Crisis
Angela Merkel’s Government is on the Verge of Collapse as Her Interior Minister Threatens to Quit Over Her Handling of the Migration Crisis by JOHN STEVENS FOR THE DAILY MAIL, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ * Immigration storm could bring her down as coalition partner threatens to resign * Mountains have become a route for Africans looking for a new life […]
Merkel Coalition on Brink of Collapse Over Migrants
Merkel Coalition on Brink of Collapse Over Migrants by David Crossland, Berlin, https://www.thetimes.co.uk/ Angela Merkel’s coalition government slid deeper into crisis last night as her interior minister offered to resign, dismissing the EU migrant deal reached last week and accusing her of making “zero” concessions in their dispute. – Horst Seehofer, who also heads the Christian Social Union […]
What Consent? Hungary, Poland & Czech Republic Deny Sealing Migrant Deal with Merkel
What Consent? Hungary, Poland & Czech Republic Deny Sealing Migrant Deal with Merkel by https://www.rt.com/ Three EU countries have denied reaching any final agreement with Germany on the return of migrants to the country of entry, despite Angela Merkel’s claim she’d received “political consent” from 14 EU nations to strike such a deal. – “No such […]
Syrian Government Says Tel Aviv Supports Militants — Terrorists
PressTV Published on Jul 1, 2018 Israel’s army has said it beefed up its forces in the occupied Golan Heights border given intensified fighting in Syria. The Israeli military also said it’s sticking to a policy of non-intervention in Syria. Israel has carried out many airstrikes against Syrian forces since the Syria conflict began in 2011. […]
‘News Media is Not Telling You Obama in 2014 Separated Children from Their Parents’ – Steve Malzberg
RT Published on Jul 1, 2018 More than 700 Rallies have been taking place in towns and cities throughout Saturday, from New York and Washington DC, to Los Angeles. People are speaking out against the separation of migrant families on the U.S.-Mexico border. end
Israeli Dual Citizen Convicted Of Making Hundreds Of Hoax Bomb Threats Against Jewish Centers
Israeli Dual Citizen Convicted Of Making Hundreds Of Hoax Bomb Threats Against Jewish Centers by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ An court in Israel has convicted a 19-year-old American-Israeli man of making hundreds of threats to bomb or otherwise attack Jewish schools and community centers. – Michael Ron David Kadar of Southern Israel attempted to conceal his identity to make threatening phone calls […]
Reuters Global Editor Apologizes Over Deleted Tweet Blaming Trump For Capital Gazette Shooting
Reuters Global Editor Apologizes Over Deleted Tweet Blaming Trump For Capital Gazette Shooting by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Reuters Global editor Rob Cox has issued a four-part apology for a now-deleted tweet blaming Donald Trump for Thursday’s Annapolis newsroom shooting which left five dead and two wounded. – Cox tweeted “This is what happens when @realDonaldTrump calls journalists the enemy […]
2 Killed, 300+ Wounded and Israeli Drone Shot Down in Latest Gaza Clashes
2 Killed, 300+ Wounded and Israeli Drone Shot Down in Latest Gaza Clashes by https://www.rt.com/ Palestinian protesters have shot down an Israeli surveillance drone, amid heavy clashes during the latest weekly Great March of Return protest, in which the IDF killed two people and injured over 300 more at the border fence. – Thousands of Palestinians […]
Divide & Conquer? What’s Really Behind Trump’s Hostility to the EU and NATO?
Divide & Conquer? What’s Really Behind Trump’s Hostility to the EU and NATO? by https://sputniknews.com/ On the eve of the NATO summit, President Trump has gone on the offensive, demanding that America’s European allies pay more for defense while considering a pullout of US troops from Germany, and asking point blank why Paris doesn’t leave the […]
Rob Kirby: Pro-Dollar Forces vs. Anti-Dollar Forces
Fed Waterboarding Deutsche Bank – Rob Kirby by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) Macroeconomic analyst Rob Kirby says there is a lot you are not seeing with all the bad news coming from Deutsche Bank (DB). You’ve seen DB stock hit all-time lows, the Fed downgrading them and flunking the bank on a recent stress test. Rob Kirby […]
Trump Wants to Break Up European Union: Journalist
Trump Wants to Break Up European Union: Journalist by http://www.presstv.com/ US President Donald Trump is trying to divide the European Union in order to weaken the powerful economic bloc, says a journalist. – “He wants to break up the European Union, because it is a competing trading bloc,” Tony Gosling, an investigative journalist, told Press TV on […]
Trump’s Lawyer: Iran ‘Regime’ Will Collapse Soon, US to Impose More Sanctions
Trump’s Lawyer: Iran ‘Regime’ Will Collapse Soon, US to Impose More Sanctions by https://sputniknews.com/ Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani has claimed that economic “isolation” would ultimately lead to the demise of the Iranian government. Speaking at a rally held by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in Paris, the US President’s personal lawyer and ex-New York mayor Rudy […]
EU Yet to Deliver Package of Proposals to Save JCPOA: Iran
EU Yet to Deliver Package of Proposals to Save JCPOA: Iran by http://www.presstv.com/ Iran has dismissed media reports about having received a package of proposals from the European Union to save a multilateral nuclear agreement between Tehran and the P5+1 group of countries from which the US has withdrawn, saying the Europeans are holding their final […]
Switzerland Chooses Gold Bullion Over Paper Wealth Backed by US Dollar
Switzerland Chooses Gold Bullion Over Paper Wealth Backed by US Dollar by https://www.rt.com/ Another country is betting on physical gold. Switzerland’s pension fund has boosted its investments in bullion, switching from the paper-backed securities in US dollars. – “The Swiss government Pension System decided to change from paper gold in the amount of 700 million CHF […]
‘Unimpressed’: Trump Sends EU Leaders Warning Letters Ahead of NATO Summit
‘Unimpressed’: Trump Sends EU Leaders Warning Letters Ahead of NATO Summit by https://sputniknews.com/ Washington wants its NATO allies to increase their military spending and thus reduce the burden placed on the US. President Donald Trump has reiterated this demand in letters sent to European leaders ahead of an upcoming NATO summit in Brussels. “Germany has to spend more money. Spain, France. […]
Angela Merkel’s Future in CRISIS as Coalition Allies REJECT Migration Deal
Angela Merkel’s Future in CRISIS as Coalition Allies REJECT Migration Deal by ISABEL VAN BRUGEN, https://www.express.co.uk/ ANGELA Merkel’s political future is in question after her coalition allies rejected Friday’s European Union agreement on limiting immigration as insufficient, a party official said on Sunday. – A row over the handling of migration in has plunged her three-month-old “grand […]
‘Macron is Tired’ Italian PM RIDICULES France – EU Migrant Deal ALREADY Verges on COLLAPSE
‘Macron is Tired’ Italian PM RIDICULES France – EU Migrant Deal ALREADY Verges on COLLAPSE by OLI SMITH, https://www.express.co.uk/ THE Italian prime minister has lashed out at his French counterpart, claiming that Emmanuel Macron “was tired” and did not fully understand the EU migration deal. – New Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte has ripped into his EU counterparts, claiming […]
Russia Sees Threat of Iran-Israel Strife Escalating in Syria – Foreign Ministry
Russia Sees Threat of Iran-Israel Strife Escalating in Syria – Foreign Ministry by https://sputniknews.com/ TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Russia is concerned that the mutual exchange of fire between Israel and Iran on the Syrian territory as well as Israel’s “initiative” air strikes on the crisis-torn country may result in a large-scale regional conflict, Russian Deputy Foreign […]
Lopez Obrador Has Won The Mexican Presidency
Presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador talks to reporters as he departs after casting his ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Mexico City, Mexico, July 1, 2018. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini *Daily Mail*: *Leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wins Mexican presidential election setting the stage for confrontation with Trump over migration and border* * With polls closed, Lopez Obrador is projected as next president of Mexico * Rivals of leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador warn he could set country back * He has lambasted Trump's policies and said... more »
The Great Negotiator, Fresh From His Catastrophic North Korea Tomfoolery, Is About To Uproot 7 Decades Of U.S. Policy In Europe
Estonia is a tiny little country on the Baltic Sea. It covers 17,462 square miles, slightly larger than Massachusetts-- about the size of New Jersey, Connecticut and Delaware combined. The population is 1,319,133, about the same as Maine. It's a digitally advanced country with universal healthcare, very high education levels and, for that matter, free education. It has a high income economy. And it ranks very high on the UN's Human Development index. Historically, the country has been ruled by Germany, Danmark, Sweden and, with a few brief periods of independence, from 1710 until 1... more »
U.K. Government Under Pressure To Boost Defense Spending
*NBC:* *Calls to boost military spending add to U.K.'s growing sense of unease* A former defense chief says the U.K. faces a hard choice: increase the defense budget or accept a diminished status as a military power. LONDON — Over the past century American and British troops have fought side-by-side in two World Wars, Korea and the conflicts in the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan. But some lawmakers and experts in the United Kingdom are warning that the British military could soon be seen as irrelevant by the United States unless it receives a colossal funding boost. "There is a ... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “We Meet Again”
2002, “We Meet Again” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc2RBPe0eRE
"A Look to the Heavens"
“The prominent ridge of emission featured in this sharp, colorful skyscape is cataloged as IC 5067. Part of a larger emission nebula with a distinctive shape, popularly called The Pelican Nebula, the ridge spans about 10 light-years following the curve of the cosmic pelican's head and neck. This false-color view also translates the pervasive glow of narrow emission lines from atoms in the nebula to a color palette made popular in Hubble Space Telescope images of star forming regions. *Click image for larger size.* Fantastic, dark shapes inhabiting the 1/2 degree wide field are clouds ... more »
Kahlil Gibran, "The Prophet - On Talking"
*"On Talking"* "You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts; And when you can no longer dwell in the solitude of your heart you live in your lips, and sound is a diversion and a pastime. And in much of your talking, thinking is half murdered. For thought is a bird of space, that in a cage of words may indeed unfold its wings but cannot fly. There are those among you who seek the talkative through fear of being alone. The silence of aloneness reveals to their eyes their naked selves and they would escape. And there are those who talk, and without knowledge or forethought ... more »
Russia Crushes Spain To Advance To The Quarter-Finals Against Croatia. One Russian Soccer Fan Is Depressed That He Is Watching All Of This In Montreal
*Sputnik:* *Russia Makes History by Crushing Spain 4-3 During Penalty Shootout* Russia is through to the World Cup quarterfinals after beating Spain during a penalty shootout at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Russia soaked up long periods of pressure and defended resolutely before sealing the victory, and sending its home capacity crowd into rapture. Russia has won its round of 16 match against Spain by winning the penalty shootout 4-3 due to two saves by goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev, ultimately making it to quarterfinals. *Read more *.... *WNU Editor*: I have not talked about ... more »
Kendi Pushes Educators Not to Embrace Racist Ideologies, Policies
American University’s annual Summit Institute on Education Equity and Justice drew in dozens of community members—particularly educators—who wanted to share best practices that lead to equitable outcomes for underserved students, families and communities.
Deportation under Obama
“President Barack Obama has often been referred to by immigration groups as the "Deporter in Chief." (Aug. 29, 2016, ABC News) Between 2009 and 2015 his administration has removed more than 2.5 million people through immigration orders, which doesn’t include the number of people who "self-deported" or were turned away and/or returned to their home country at the border by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). According to governmental data, the Obama administration has deported more people than any other president's administration in history. In fact, they have deported more ... more »
A Week After Winning His Election, Turkish President Erdogan Has Begun Arresting Opposition Leaders
Turkish President Erdogan. AFP *BBC: **Turkey arrests former opposition MP on terrorism charges* Turkey has arrested a main opposition politician, Eren Erdem, on terrorism-related charges, state media say. Mr Erdem was jailed on Friday ahead of his September trial, just days after losing his parliamentary seat with the secularist Republican People's Party (CHP) in elections on 24 June. He is charged with aiding the group blamed for the 2016 attempted coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Mr Erdem, 31, has not commented on the charges but confirmed his detention. *Read more... more »
Party’s Over For The Arctic Melting Scam
The Arctic has been cold all summer and is forecast to be cold for the next two weeks. After that, the volume melt rate will tail off sharply. 10-Day Temperature Outlook Ocean and Ice Services | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut
"From This Biased Point Of View..."
"We have looked first at man with his vanities and greed and his problems of a day or a year; and then only, and from this biased point of view, we have looked outward at the earth he has inhabited so briefly and at the universe in which our earth is so minute a part. Yet these are the great realities, and against them we see our human problems in a different perspective. Perhaps if we reversed the telescope and looked at man down these long vistas, we should find less time and inclination to plan for our own destruction." - Rachel Carson
"If It's True..."
“If it’s true that our species is alone in the universe, then I’d have to say that the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little.” - George Carlin
Pro-GMO Rep. Who Killed Secretly Helped Kill Labeling Bill Sworn Into Top U.S. Government Post
How did genetically engineered crops from Monsanto and other chemical companies become a dominant force in the United States food industry? That’s a complex question, but a history of government collusion and favoritism has played a major role, beginning with George H.W. Bush’s visit to Monsanto headquarters in the 1980s and his infamous seven-word message to its officials, which was caught on tape. “Call me, we’re in the de-reg business,” he said before paving the way for the approval of Roundup Ready GMOs by removing bureaucratic hurdles for Monsanto. And while the issue has ... more »
LeBron James Agrees to 4-Year Contract with Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers have a new superstar — L.A.-Bron.
The Daily "Near You?"
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
The Poet: Markus Zusak, "Pieces”
*"Pieces”* "Sometimes there only seem to be clouds. Tonight, the clouds hang above me, sulking in the sky. They watch me write the words. I don't even think they bother to read. I imagine myself in a room, where some shattered pieces are strewn on the floor, in front of me. As I walk towards them, I have no idea what they are, so I approach with trepidation. They seem to be a puzzle, all torn up and thrown apart. They look injured. I crouch down and begin putting them together, finding each scrap that surrounds my feet. Gradually, I see the picture form as I put it all together. Gr... more »
"There's No Way..."
Why? If it makes a difference to even one life... only one, it was worth it...
"Nothing New Under The Sun.."
"Yes, the times change with the tides; yet the tales, like the surf, sound on in familiar perpetuity and with steady repetition. In the modern era, during the great clash of civilizations currently underway, there will be no new, great and ghastly crusades. Only resistance or surrender. In America, just as her tide recedes from the world, in the end it may become Man overboard, and every man for himself. The sun rises. The sun sets. As sand through an hour-glass, or waves rolling over every shore, so too, do our journeys mark passageways through time; and, in the end, our navigatio... more »
"The Great Summer Meltdown Of 2018"
*"The Great Summer Meltdown Of 2018"* by Ben Garrison via GrrrGraphics.com "We may be in for a long, hot summer. Our Gemini president sports a sun sign and right now he’s causing a major meltdown among the left. They greatly resent the president’s success and now he gets to appoint another Supreme Court justice. Many Democrats, most specifically Chuck Schumer, want him to put that off until after the election. I added him and some other melters to this cartoon. If I added in all of the lefty tantrum throwers, it would resemble a ‘Where’s Waldo’ illustration. This features a select ... more »
Japan News: North Korea's Kim Jung-un Asked Chinese President Xi For Help In Lifting Sanctions
Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing, China, in this undated photo released June 20, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS *Reuters:** North Korea's Kim asked China to bring early end to sanctions: Yomiuri* TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un asked Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting in Beijing in June to work towards bringing an early end to economic sanctions imposed on his country, Japan’s Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday. Kim told Xi that he wanted China’s help to en... more »
Friday Funny- Welcome to the Anthropocene Narcisscene
From WUWT: Anthony Watts / June 29, 2018 (A cartoon by Josh follows) Yesterday, Dr. Judith Curry tweeted: A much needed article, debunks the ‘anthropocene’ …and linked to this article: Welcome to the Narcisscene Returning Humans to the Center of the Cosmos By Mark Sagoff At a conference in Amsterdam in 2001, the International Geosphere–Biosphere Programme […]
White Rabbits Imperiled by Climate Change! — Well, maybe not
From WUWT: Kip Hansen / June 29, 2018 Guest Essay by Kip Hansen L. Scott Mills, of the Wildlife Biology Program, Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, University of Montana, has been working on the seasonal dimorphism of the snowshoe hare (seasonal coat color polyphenism) for many years now. In 2013 he produced a much […]
Arctic Ice Holding Up June 29
Originally posted on Science Matters: In June 2018, Arctic ice extent held up against previous years despite the Pacific basins of Bering and Okhotsk being ice-free. The Arctic core is showing little change, perhaps due to increased thickness (volume) as reported by DMI. The image above shows ice extents on day 179 for years 2007…
Ted Cruz Disowns One GOP Nazi... But Not the Nazi Faction In The Party And Not Any Of The Other Fascists Running As Republicans This Year
You know there is an actual fascist wing of the Republican Party-- and since Trump's occupation of the White House, it has been gaining strength. More and more neo-Nazis have been winning GOP primaries, as we saw Friday in North Carolina. The party establishment is embarrassed and would rather hide the connection between overt fascists and the Republican Party, but the hated-talk radio and Fox brainwashed base hears the Nazi campaign rhetoric and recognizes it as pure GOP, but a little more extreme. Republican neo-fascists in Virginia, Illinois, Wisconsin are proudly representing ... more »
FOX News Interviews President Trump
*FOX News:* *Trump speaks to SCOTUS pick, Dems' push to end ICE in exclusive Fox News interview* President Trump expects his next Supreme Court pick “to go very quickly” and is unlikely to ask his nominee’s position on the landmark Roe vs. Wade abortion rights case, he said in a wide-ranging interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures.” Trump said abortion rights "could very well end up" being determined on a state-by-state basis after a new Supreme Court justice is seated, but the president said he "probably" would not ask his pick to replace reti... more »
Romans, Christians and Gods
Armstrong Economics posted an interesting comment about the Romans commemorating the persecution of Christians on coinage. From the post: QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; The Romans seem to have issued coins to celebrate everything. Did they ever issue coins celebrating the Christian persecutions? … Continue reading →
Saudi-led Coalition Suspends Attacks On The Port City Of Hodeida For U.N. Yemen Peace Efforts
*Reuters*: *UAE says pauses Hodeidah offensive for U.N. Yemen peace efforts* DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates said on Sunday it had halted its military campaign against the Iran-aligned Houthis for control of Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah to support U.N. efforts to reach a political solution. U.N. special envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, has been shuttling between the warring parties to avert an all-out attack on the port, a lifeline for millions of Yemenis. He said on Thursday that he hoped negotiations could restart in the next few weeks. A coalition led by Sau... more »
Loophole Could Exempt Over 10,000 GMO Foods from GMO Labeling Law
Loopholes proposed by the Trump administration could exempt over 10,000 – or one out of six – genetically modified foods from a new GMO disclosure law, according to an EWG analysis. The draft rule may exempt foods produced with GMOs if the food products contain highly refined GMO sugars and oils. There is a high rate of […] The post Loophole Could Exempt Over 10,000 GMO Foods from GMO Labeling Law appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
Trump’s Art of the No Deal
Robert Reich - 6 hours ago
Trump promised to be America’s dealmaker in chief, touting his “extraordinary” ability to... more »
India: Extended family found hanging in Delhi house per BBC News who love reporting negative news about India
For quite a while now I've been noticing that the BBC jump on any negative stories about India. So this one https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-44673761 being given prominence is no surprise. The BBC's pro Islamic countries bias means that they have to accentuate the negative about India, whilst simultaneously minimising negative news about their favoured Pakistan. The breakdown of Muslim versus Hindu staff numbers at the BBC, in 'journalistic' roles would be fascinating to read.
Your Digital Identity
Here. Take a look at this. Sorry-- I don't have an English language version. But let's go ahead and wander down this particular rabbit hole. It may not seem to have anything to do with education, but this is another slice of the same iceberg that Personalized/Competency-Based/Algorithm-Based/Blockchain-stored education is just a tip of. A digital identity is more or less what you would guess-- an on-line, digitally created and stored picture of everything anyone could ever want to know about you. It's how you interact with a million billion things, and how a million billion thin... more »
Canada Tariffs on US Goods from Ketchup to Lawn Mowers Begin
Canada has begun imposing tariffs on $12.6 billion in U.S. goods as retaliation for the Trump administration's new taxes on steel and aluminum imported to the United States.
Man Stabs 9 People at Toddler’s Birthday Party
A man who had been asked to leave an Idaho apartment complex because of bad behavior returned the next day and stabbed nine people, including six children, at a toddler's birthday party.
Middle Finger Symphony Theater Sunday Matinee
** No Tuxedos Required **
Great new Tax Justice Network podcast on how "Bean Counters...Broke Capitalism"
The June 28 Taxcast is out with a focus on the Big Four accounting firms. Richard Brooks is the author of *Bean Counters: The triumph of the accountants and how they broke capitalism* (order here in the UK and here in the US) which documents accountants' involvement in some of the world's worst financial scandals, not least of which is the promotion of tax havens. The new segment also features U.S. investigative journalist James Henry and Tax Justice Network Chair John Christensen. Additional stories include fraud at the Trump Foundation and why infamous US tax haven Delaware is sup... more »
GMO Agriculture and the Narrative of Choice
The pro-GMO lobby claim critics of the technology ‘deny farmers choice’. They say that farmers should have access to a range of tools and technologies. It is all about maximising choice and options. Taken at face value, who would want to deny choice? At the same time, however, we do not want to end up offering a false choice (rolling out technologies that have little value and only serve to benefit those who control the technology), to unleash an innovation that has an adverse impact on those who do not use it or to manipulate a situation whereby only one option is available becaus... more »
Getting clean
I think the cure is working. You know, the cure for blogging that I mentioned the other day. It’s not like giving up booze (how would *I* know?) and I don’t think it’s like giving up smoking, admittedly a hazy memory from another life. By the way, I’m referring to watching television. You don’t have to be fanatical about giving up and you don’t have to pursue it relentlessly, in an all or nothing fashion, afeared of slipping back into the abyss through one careless glimpse. Watching the occasional news bulletin or snippet of Newsnight isn’t going to lure you back to your old squar... more »
Donkey Who Spent 12 Years Being Abused Thanks His Rescuer With Endless Kisses
This video posted on the Santuario Compasion Animal Facebook page of a donkey named Pippin getting showered with kisses by his caretaker is the sweetest thing you’ll see all day! The connection between these two is undeniable, and the story behind it will make your heart melt. Pippin came from a life of abuse. He spent 12 years void of any love, care, or affection of any kind. As the video caption states, “Pippin is discovering that there are hands that instead of hit, caress and mouths that instead of shouting, give kisses.” That is why his caretaker Alberto wants to make sure t... more »
US born native woman being forced to leave Canada fights to stay
A First Nations woman working to revive a threatened language in her traditional territory of northern British Columbia says she’s being forced to leave the country on Canada Day. Mique’l Dangeli belongs to the Tsimshian First Nation, whose territory straddles the border between Alaska and British Columbia. She says Canada won’t recognize her right to live and work in B.C. because she was born on the American side on Annette Island Indian Reserve. “For me, what I consider home is my home community and my people’s traditional territory, which is northern B.C.,” she said. “We’re not ... more »
White House National Security Adviser Believes North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program Can Be Dismantled Within A Year
*Reuters:* *U.S. has plan to dismantle North Korea nuclear program within a year: Bolton* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday he believed the bulk of North Korea’s weapons programs could be dismantled within a year, although some experts say the complete process could take far longer. Bolton told CBS’s “Face the Nation” that Washington has devised a program to dismantle North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction - chemical, biological and nuclear - and ballistic missile programs in a year, if there is full cooperation and disclo... more »
These Are The Steps That The U.S. Air Force Will Proceed Under To Launch A Nuclear Strike With A B-52 Bomber
*Warzone/The Drive*: *Last Night We Heard What It Sounds Like Just Before A B-52 Begins The End Of The World* *A portion of America's nuclear bomber force was airborne last night as part of a drill which included Emergency Action Message transmissions.* Late last night, a nuclear bomber exercise was underway off both of America's seaboards. B-52Hs, B-2As, and E-6Bs headed out into the darkness to practice the apocalypse—a highly necessary training event in an era of great power competition (using the Pentagon's own terminology). The exercise also acts as a glaring reminder to Amer... more »
Anthony Kennedy: The Judge Who Never Left the Republican Party
When the Republican Party in 1980 nominated Ronald Reagan for president and Al D’Amato captured the Republican nomination for the New York Senate seat, I walked out. Over the next forty years, prominent Republican members of the federal judiciary trod down the same path. By the time they left the bench, Harry Blackmun, John Paul Stevens, David Souter and Richard Posner were no longer Republicans. Sandra Day O’Connor in her last years on the bench did little to hide her disgust with Bush Administration and Republican politics. Anthony Kennedy never left the Republican Party. He ... more »
Turkey on a Roll
[image: undefined] Few phobias run deeper in Europe than the fear and hatred of Turks. For at least six hundred years, Europe was locked in innumerable wars with first Seljuk, then Ottoman Turks. My big St Bernard is a descendant of dogs bred to attack Arab and Turkish raiders coming over Switzerland’s St Bernard Pass. Today, by contrast, there are some 10 million ethnic Turks in Europe, most of whom came in past decades as guest laborers, prized for their hard work, honesty and reliability. Turkey joined NATO in 1952 at a time when the US dominated the continent and Mideast. The ... more »
America’s Clueless Ambassadors
[image: undefined] Ambassadors have existed since the time of the ancient Greeks. They were from the beginning granted a special immunity which enabled them to talk to enemy spokesmen to attempt to resolve issues without resort to arms. In the modern context, Ambassadors are sent to reside in foreign capitals to provide some measure of protection for traveling citizens and also to defend other perceived national interests. Ambassadors are not soldiers, nor are they necessarily the parties of government that ultimately make decisions on what to do when dealing with a foreign nation. ... more »
New York Times: Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein Felt Used By The White House In Firing Former FBI Director Comey
Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, publicly expressed confidence about the firing of James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, but privately appeared conflicted about his role in the dismissal and the tumult it unleashed.CreditZach Gibson for The New York Times *New York Times:** ‘Shaken’ Rosenstein Felt Used by White House in Comey Firing* WASHINGTON — In the days after the F.B.I. director James B. Comey was fired last year, the deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, repeatedly expressed anger about how the White House used him to rationalize the firing, saying the e... more »
QotD: On adulthood and middle-class welfare
*"In New Zealand, every citizen is a beneficiary... We are insulated from the full consequences of failure and hampered by a progressive tax and social regime that places a drag on success. The results are rising numbers of single-parent families, record levels of incarceration and persistent pockets of poverty and low academic achievement.* * "The response to this ongoing failure is ever-increasing intervention.* * "Today [marks the extension] of the Orwellian Working For Families programme, where middle-class parents receive even more government cash paid for by scrapping ... more »
Did Anthony Kennedy Resign from the Supreme Court to Protect His Son?
The 81-year-old justice's resignation announcement triggered a spate of conspiracy posts focused on his son's connections to Donald Trump and Deutsche Bank.
Progressive Berniecrat Tom Guild Makes It To The August Runoff
There has been so much buzz about Alexandria Ocasio's massive win over Joe Crowley-- and rightfully so-- that we haven't talked much about Tom Guild's success in making it into the August 28 primary runoff. There were 6 Democrats in the primary last week and the top two now move on to the runoff-- a garden variety Republican-lite Democrat who stands for nothing at all, the type who loses every single time they face the Republican in November-- and Tom, a dedicated Berniecrat in a district Bernie won in 2016. Tom's very grassroots campaign-- largely based on door knocking-- set a g... more »
Gerald Marsh, A Theory of Ice Ages
Originally posted on Cha-am Jamal, Thailand: Gerald Marsh, retired Argonne National Laboratories Physicist, challenges the usual assumption that ice age cycles are initiated by Milankovich Cycles and driven by the Arrhenius effect of carbon dioxide. He says that the key variable here is “low altitude cloud cover” driven by cosmic rays. A paper worth reading.…
Evolutionary and Global Warming Theory: Predictable Responses with No Empirical Evidence
From WUWT: Anthony Watts / July 1, 2018 Guest opinion; Dr. Tim Ball Most of the loudest and most vociferous responses to my last article were predictable. Several topics trigger immediate, irrational, and emotional responses. The mention, or at least the questioning, of Darwin’s Evolutionary Theory, is one of them. All I got was arm-waving […]
Greenland Temperatures In 2017
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood As we all know, Greenland is warming up rapidly, causing the ice sheet to melt faster and faster. ? ? Well, according to the BBC and New York Times, at least. Only one slight problem – the temperature record shows quite a…
Dr. Hansen’s Statistics
From WUWT: Willis Eschenbach / June 30, 2018 Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach OK, this post has ended up having two parts, because as usual, I got side-tractored while looking at the first part. It’s the problem with science, too many interesting trails leading off the main highway … Part The First I wanted to […]
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“In Denial, On the Road to Extinction?”
"When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?" - Sydney Harris *“In Denial, On the Road to Extinction?”* by Robert Jensen "Put simply: We're in trouble, on all fronts, and the trouble is wider and deeper than most of us have been willing to acknowledge. We should struggle to build a road on which we can walk through those troubles - if such a road is possible - but I doubt it's going to look like any path we had previously envisioned, nor is it likely to lead anywhere close to where most of us thought we were going. I have been talking... more »
"What Keeps You Going..."
"What keeps you going isn't some fine destination but just the road you're on, and the fact that you know how to drive. You keep your eyes open, you see this damned-to-hell world you got born into, and you ask yourself, 'What life can I live that will let me breathe in and out and love somebody or something and not run off screaming into the woods?'" - Barbara Kingsolver
Meet the heroic husky who saved an injured and deaf hiker
The 7-year-old husky helped rescue an injured hiker last week in the Eagle River Valley of Alaska. “He’s Alaska’s version of Lassie,” Lt. Eric Olsen, with the Alaska State Troopers, told the Anchorage Daily News. Amelia Milling, 21, was hiking and fell hundreds of feet when one of her poles broke. Nanook showed up soon after. Milling read his tag, which proclaimed Nanook to be a Crow Creek guide dog. His owner’s name and number was on the tag. Dogs like Nanook frequent the area and escort hikers. Nanook guided her back to the trail, staying with her as she made her way back to camp.... more »
"The Venus Flytrap Of Western Civilization: Entitlements"
*"The Venus Flytrap Of Western Civilization: Entitlements"* by John Mauldin via MauldinEconomics.com "In describing the global debt train wreck these last few weeks, I’ve discovered a common problem. Many of us define “debt” way too narrowly. A debt occurs when you receive something now in exchange for a promise to give something back later. It doesn’t have to be cash. If you borrow your neighbor’s lawn mower and promise to return it next Tuesday, that’s a kind of debt. You receive something (use of the lawn mower) and agree to repayment terms – in this case, your promise to return ... more »
Greenland Temperatures In 2017
By Paul Homewood As we all know, Greenland is warming up rapidly, causing the ice sheet to melt faster and faster. Well, according to the BBC and New York Times, at least. Only one slight problem – the temperature record shows quite a different story. Each year, the DMI publishes the Greenland – […]
Astana format meetings to resume in Sochi in late July
A major part of handling the Syria situation is acknowledging the Syrian government's legitimacy and right to territorial integrity More The post Astana format meetings to resume in Sochi in late July appeared first on The Duran.
Japan to drop billions on American missile defense radar purchase
Granted, it's just an upgrade, but it's good and expensive and it represents profits for American arms makers More The post Japan to drop billions on American missile defense radar purchase appeared first on The Duran.
US withholds $2 million pledge to UN Counterterrorism Office
The US is not interested in countering the threat of terrorism if its precious NGOs can't be in on it More The post US withholds $2 million pledge to UN Counterterrorism Office appeared first on The Duran.
Did a Priest in France Slap a Baby During a Baptism Ceremony?
Disturbing video footage of the incident went viral in June 2018.
Did Mark Twain Say ‘Fear the Media, for They Will Steal Your Honor’?
The anachronistic use of the word "media" is just one reason to be skeptical of a quote often attributed to American author Mark Twain.
New EU Deal Continues Migrant Influx, Advances Globalism
[image: new-eu-deal-continues-migrant-influx-advances-globalism] With the European Union superstate on the brink of collapse over disagreements on how to handle the migrant tsunami swamping the bloc, EU leaders met in Brussels this week and inked a “compromise” deal that will encourage further mass migration while advancing globalism in Europe and beyond. Globalist EU bigwigs and United Nations bosses all celebrated the plan. Even some ostensibly “populist” leaders expressed support, due to some minor concessions they secured. But as Western governments continue to promote mass immi... more »
Black Man Charged With Hate Crime for Calling Police Names
[image: black-man-charged-with-hate-crime-for-calling-police-names] Government may not be good at securing borders, balancing budgets, or teaching kids to read, but it apparently can read minds. How else could we have hate-crime law, which is used to punish a person more harshly if he commits a trespass for the “wrong reason”?
The Impact On The U.S. - Saudi Deal To Boost Oil Production
Just spoke to King Salman of Saudi Arabia and explained to him that, because of the turmoil & disfunction in Iran and Venezuela, I am asking that Saudi Arabia increase oil production, maybe up to 2,000,000 barrels, to make up the difference...Prices to high! He has agreed! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 30, 2018 CNBC: *How a surprise deal to boost world oil supply could 'stir the pot' in the Middle East, and pressure Saudi's spare capacity* * The U.S. and Saudi Arabia struck a side deal to boost oil supply by 2 million barrels per day, according to President Donald Trum... more »
A Sunday morning love story
Since I am tired of writing about “he who shall not be named,” let me offer a quick love story. It is all true and happened to a good friend and his charming and funny wife, who passed way too … Continue reading →
Alice Embree : Activism in the Trump era
10,000 in Austin rally to ‘Keep Families Together’; Many Texas victories to celebrate. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | July 1, 2018 On Saturday, June 30, 2018, a Keep Families Together rally at the Texas State Capitol drew … finish reading Alice Embree : Activism in the Trump era
Google’s “Arbiter of Hate Speech,” SPLC Forced to Pay $3M for Falsely Labeling People as “Extremists”
By Jay Syrmopoulos Montgomery, AL – After being sued in April by Islamic reformer Maajid Nawaz and his organization, the Quilliam Foundation—over being listed as... more »
Actually, You Can Fight City Hall—Even On Surveillance Issues
By Michael Maharrey You’ve probably heard the old adage, “You can’t fight city hall!” Well, I did. And I won. Last October, the city of... more »
The left hates the Constitution of the United States, guest blogger Michael Smith
Deviations from the Constitution will always end in disaster. It reminds me of Thomas Jefferson quote from his letter to Samuel Kercheval in 1816: "A departure from principle in one instance becomes a precedent for a second; that second for a third; and so on, till the bulk of the society is reduced to be mere automatons of misery, and to have no sensibilities left but for sinning and suffering. Then begins, indeed, the bellum omnium in omnia [the war of all against all], which some philosophers observing to be so general in this world, have mistaken it for the natural, instead of ... more »
WOULD A PICK OTHER THAN GARLAND REALLY HAVE CHANGED HISTORY?
In *The New York Times,* Michael Tomasky reminds us that he recommended a choice other than Merrick Garland when President Obama was faced with a Supreme Court vacancy early in 2016: The time to play hardball was 2016. Maybe there’s nothing they could have done, given that the Republicans ran the Senate. But consider this counterfactual. I argued at the time that President Obama should have nominated not Judge Garland but Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, then 43 years old and an associate justice on the California Supreme Court. Justice Cuéllar would have been an aggressively political ... more »
Iran Announces Plans To Circumvent U.S. Oil Sanctions
*Al Jazeera:* *Iran vows to thwart US efforts to block its oil exports* Tehran says it will allow private companies to export crude oil to counter Washington's bid in stemming its exports. Iran has vowed to thwart US efforts to block its oil exports by allowing private companies to export crude oil. Eshaq Jahangiri, Iran's first vice president, also warned rival OPEC producer Saudi Arabia that it would never take Tehran's "place" on the international oil market. "We will surely do something to thwart the US rallying cry that Iranian oil [exports] must be stemmed," Jahangiri said ... more »
Cedella Marley: Removing the Clutter
Expand your mental sense of luxury by clearing your surroundings of chaos and clutter.
Being Spiritual Doesn’t Mean Sh*t If You Can’t Hold Space for Others
All of this doesn’t mean shit if we can’t show compassion and be there for others.
Art Gallery Owner Arrested For Placing Sculpture Of Heroin Spoon In Front Of Purdue Pharma
Many heroin users first get hooked on prescription painkillers.
Kidest OM: The Healing Power of Presence Awareness
The healing power of presence awareness is accessible to you at any given point in time.
The Push Me, Pull You Socio-Psychological Taffy Machine
Nothing is as it appears.
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