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ON BLUE-COLLAR EMPLOYMENT, TRUMP GETS THE SPIN HE WANTS
It must be a Trump recovery for blue-collar workers, because *The New York Times* effectively says so: *Workers Hardest Hit by Recession Are Joining in Recovery* The least educated American workers, who took the hardest hit in the Great Recession, were also among the slowest to harvest the gains of the recovery. Now they are a striking symbol of a strong economy. The unemployment rate for those without a high school diploma fell to 5.1 percent in July, the Labor Department reported Friday, the lowest since the government began collecting data on such workers in 1992. At the economy’... more »
Lights, Camera, Action! The White Helmet Scene Spoilers.
*Fatima Haydar* | White Helmets - "when the liars deceive the whole world in a single heartbeat."
"How to Handle Stress and Mental Triggers as a Veteran"
*"How to Handle Stress and Mental Triggers as a Veteran" * by Marie Miguel "You’ve served your country and now it’s time to return home. However, you may be one out of many veterans who have PTSD or some other kind of stress or anxiety disorder that can make readjusting to your new life quite difficult. If you are experiencing anything like this, it can be hard to manage, but there are a few ways you can handle yourself and adjust to your new life. *What Are the Signs of PTSD?* Depending on the cause of the condition and how severe the traumatic incident was, the effects of PTSD c... more »
"Get Up And Do Something..."
"If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep." - Dale Carnegie Oh, it's the lack of sleep, too, lol. Trust me...
DUMFRIES SHOW 2018
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Do Republicans Not Know Trump Is A Congenital Liar? Or Do They Just Not Care? Or Even Approve?
If you input "Big Lie" into Google, the first thing that pops up is Post Malone's song. *Say you flexin' that's a big lie, when I pull up give that bitch my lineAnd you know that I'ma get mine, yeah yeahSay you flexin' that's a big lie, when I pull up give that bitch my lineAnd you know that I'ma get mine, yeah yeahSay you flexin' that's a big lie, say you got the shit you don't gotHeard you say that shit a hundred times, yeah yeahSay you flexin' that's a big lie, say you flexin' that's a big lieSay you flexin' that's a big lie, say you flexin' that's a big lie* Right a... more »
Young Man with Down Syndrome and Mentality of 3-year-old, Killed by Cops for Holding Toy Gun
[image: toy] A young man with Down syndrome was shot and killed by police officers as he walked down the street with a plastic toy gun. The post Young Man with Down Syndrome and Mentality of 3-year-old, Killed by Cops for Holding Toy Gun appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Israeli Citizen Thrown in Prison for a Poem About Palestinian Resistance
[image: poem] After three years of house arrest with no access to the internet, a Palestinian poet has been sentenced to prison for a poem she posted on Facebook. The post Israeli Citizen Thrown in Prison for a Poem About Palestinian Resistance appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Rampant Child Rape Exposed at Detention Centers as HIV Positive Worker Caught Raping Kids
[image: immigrant] Disturbing reports of immigrant children being sexually abused by workers at detention centers in the U.S. are surfacing and raising massive red flags. The post Rampant Child Rape Exposed at Detention Centers as HIV Positive Worker Caught Raping Kids appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Cop’s Wife Admits to Repeated Sex With a Child, Gets No Jail, Keeps Her Teacher’s License
[image: wife] The wife of a New York cop pleaded guilty to sex with a child. However, she will not be going to jail, and will also keep her teaching license. The post Cop’s Wife Admits to Repeated Sex With a Child, Gets No Jail, Keeps Her Teacher’s License appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
'Culturally Sensitive': Officer Asked if Iraqi Paedo Can Date 12-Year-Old
If this Breitbart article https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/08/04/british-police-officer-asked-culturally-acceptable-iraqi-date-12-year-old/ is accurate then words all but fail me, British police have lost it: 'A British police officer called a charity to ask if it were acceptable for an Iraqi man to date a 12-year-old girl because he wanted to be "culturally sensitive" when dealing with a suspected paedophile. An unnamed police detective called the charity Karma Nirvana, which tackles forced marriage and other forms of 'honour-based' abuse, after he had arrested a 26-year-old Ir... more »
Tommy Robinson derangement syndrome
I was puzzled by the Spectator’s decision to republish Douglas Murray’s piece about Owen Jones, which was first penned in August 2014, during Israel’s infamous retaliatory action against Hamas. A 4th anniversary, perhaps? Owen Jones was lying, plain and simple. I can’t quite tell if the article has been updated, but not to worry, it’s still as pertinent as it was the first time around. Owen's steadfast refusal to acknowledge his mistake is a prime example of someone so blinded by an ideological obsession that *“there is simply no evidence that will ever persuade (a conspiracy theor... more »
Revealed: how King George V demanded Britain enter the First World War
Record of previously unknown meeting between George V and his Foreign Secretary reveals that the King told him to "find a reason" to go to war with Germany
CT: Steve Perry Fizzles
Once upon a time, Dr. Steve Perry was an education reform rock star. In 2005, he launched and led Capital Preparatory Magnet School, a Hartford charter school that was a prototype of sorts for many charters that would follow. No excuses, strict dress code, and a mission to elevate black students in Connecticut, the school embodied every controversy we've come to associate with modern charters. The claim of 100% college attendance, without any figures about how many students gad been shed since 9th grade to get there. The excessive control of students. The financial support from frie... more »
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Michael Laxer writes that Doug Ford's attack on people who stood to be helped by a basic income demonstrates the cruelty of austerian politics. But we shouldn't take the callousness of right-wing parties as reflecting the preferences of most voters, as the Angus Reid Institute's poll on poverty in Canada examines attitudes toward the people facing it and the options available to address it - including the widespread recognition that poverty is primarily a matter of circumstances beyond an individual's control: - Two-thirds of Canadian... more »
Why Doesn’t Al Gore Remember His Childhood?
Prior to 1955, 100 degree days in September were very common in Al Gore’s home state of Tennessee, but they almost never happen any more. During September, 1925 – more than one quarter of days were over 100 degrees.
Take an aspirin – but check with doctor first*
“Take an aspirin” used to be a derogatory phrase in response to someone complaining about anything. Today, I don’t hear it as often, as many folks are like me and take a baby aspirin (81 mg) each day under the … Continue reading →
A Bunch of fools with too much time on their hands gearing up for battle in Portland, Oregon.....
*and that includes the "prayer patriots"* What exactly do these fools think they're going to accomplish? *From Gateway Pundit:* *Portland Braces ForMassive Protest Brawl As Violent Antifa Leftists Prepare to Confront Conservative Prayer Group* Might August 4th, 2018, go down as the day in history in which the 2nd Civil War officially began? That is a distinct possibility, as the far left communists of “antifa” prepare to counter the Trump supporting Patriot Prayer in Portland, Oregon. Though the groups have clashed several times over the last year and a half, the August 4th edition... more »
The BBC outfoxes Fox....just
*...elves...breaking news about ourselves....breaking news about ourselves...breaking news about ours... * Here's something from the BBC News Press Team. (Please stand to attention and take your hands out of your pockets!) That made me smile. Given how low an opinion BBC types have of Fox News, here's the BBC boasting that Katty Kay, Anthony Zurcher, Jon Sopel and Co. are* just about equal *with Fox News when it comes to being considered trustworthy by Americans. Not that they put it that way of course.
The 1 Problem with the Navy's New Columbia-Class Ballistic Missile Submarine
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * It does not exactly make a lot of $$$ for the people who build it. While the U.S. Navy’s forthcoming Columbia-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines will be a long-term boon for the nation’s two submarine builders, the vessels might squeeze the companies’ margins in the near-term. That is not entirely unexpected because there is a learning curve for the shipyards to learn how to efficiently build new ships and submarines. Eventually, the Columbia-class production could be as efficient as Virginia-class attack submarine production. “So th... more »
Coming Soon: The Army Needs a New Submachine Gun (And Lots of New Guns, Period).
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * [image: U.S. Army Pfc. Rohan Wright, center, a cavalry scout with a personal security detachment with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, prepares to fire an M320 Grenade Launcher Module (GLM) at the weapons range at Forward Operating Base Thund] The result could be the most technologically advanced, practical and lethal small-arms arsenal ever to arm the U.S. Army. The U.S. Army is testing submachine guns in advance of what could be its first official sub-gun in more than fifty years. The Army's Sub Compact Weapon System program is... more »
The Air Force's Worst Nightmare: What if the F-22 Raptor Was Never Built?
*Robert Farley* *Security, * [image: An F-22A raptor like this one has completed its final assembly in the Lockheed Martin plant in Marietta, Ga., and is the first combat-capable fighter destined for basing and operations in the Pacific. This particular F-22A is in service at the 27th Fighte] Like all advanced technological systems, the Raptor has suffered from hiccups; in 2009 these hiccups were severe enough to excuse the ending of the production line. What if those hiccups had been more severe, or if the US had decided earlier that the Raptor simply wasn’t in its strategic inte... more »
Isolating the Impact of CO2 on Atmospheric Temperatures; Conclusion is CO2 has No Measurable Impact
Originally posted on CO2 is Life: In any real science great care is given to “controlling” for exogenous factors. The whole purpose of the scientific method is to relate the impact of an independent variable upon a dependent variable, removed from any other factors. Y = mX + b + e, is the formula of…
July Arctic Sea Ice Extent Highest Since 2005
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/icecover_30y.uk.php ? According to DMI, average Arctic sea ice extent in July is at its highest level since 2005. With temperatures at normal levels, there is little prospect of Peter Wadhams predictions coming true this year! ?
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 214 – 2018
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
"What Can We do to Help Our Veterans Struggling with Opioid Addiction?"
*"What Can We do to Help Our Veterans* * Struggling with Opioid Addiction?"* by Marie Miguel "Now more than ever, opioid abuse is running rampant in the United States. Opioids are a drug class that includes some prescribed pain medications like fentanyl, oxycodone, and morphine, as well as the illegal drug heroin. They are all intensely addicting, and many people suffer from this and other adverse effects because of them. While anyone from any walk of life can abuse opioids, one group of people that is especially susceptible to opioid abuse is our veterans. Our men and women in the ... more »
"Why Do We Laugh..."
"Why do we laugh at such terrible things? Because comedy is often the sarcastic realization of inescapable tragedy." - Bryant H. McGill
YEMEN: Latest U.K, U.S-Supported Massacre Committed by Saudi Coalition in Hodeida Port.
*Mint Press* | The genocide in Yemen led by the U.S, U.K-backed Saudi Coalition continues largely unreported in Western media.
Important Update on the Zionist Storming of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla – Al Awda, by Doctor on Board.
*Dr Swee Ang* | Dehumanization and terrorist tactics of Zionist regime against Freedom Flotilla.
The West’s Philosophical Coup Against the “Left” – by Andre Vltchek
*Andre Vltchek* | "Soon, I am sure the world will rise and demand the truth! "
Mark Easton commits a statistical blunder
If you were listening to Radio 4's *Today *yesterday you might have heard an hourly report by Mark Easton on the latest press release from the Trussell Trust, Britain's largest food bank provider, on 'holiday hunger' among school children, plus - if you were up early enough - an interview with Mark Easton on the same subject during which Mark stressed the "growing seriousness" of the problem and the "real concern" over it: It's estimated that the additional cost per week per child for a family is somewhere between £30 and £40, so you can see that a family perhaps with, you know, 2... more »
Weekend reads: A gold star in astronomy; leading journals underrepresent women in photos; how papers can mislead
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured the story of a journal that took 13 months to … Continue reading Weekend reads: A gold star in astronomy; leading journals underrepresent women in photos; how papers can mislead
A Dangerous Combination
As part of its march to a brave new world for Ontario, the Ford government cancelled the Basic Income Pilot Project. Catherine Mah, of Dalhousie University, writes: The Ontario Progressive Conservative government’s decision is ignorant of the considerable thought and analysis on basic income as a promising policy solution for improving lives and strengthening the economy, ideas that come from the right and the left. One of the best proxies that we have for understanding the effects of a basic income policy from an economic perspective in Canada is the guaranteed income received b... more »
“The Descent Of Man”
*“The Descent Of Man”* Has Human intelligence been on an intellectual and emotional decline since its peak thousands of years ago? by Steve Connor "Is the human species doomed to intellectual decline? Will our intelligence ebb away in centuries to come leaving our descendants incapable of using the technology their ancestors invented? In short: will Homo be left without his sapiens? This is the controversial hypothesis of a leading geneticist who believes that the immense capacity of the human brain to learn new tricks is under attack from an array of genetic mutations that have ac... more »
"This Species is Amusing Itself to Death. The Addictive Contaminated Media Reality"
*"This Species is Amusing Itself to Death. * *The Addictive Contaminated Media Reality"* By Dr. Gary G. Kohls “And when they found our shadows (grouped ‘round the TV sets), they ran down every lead; they repeated every test; they checked out all the data in their lists. And then the alien anthropologists admitted they were still perplexed, but on eliminating every other reason for our sad demise they logged the only explanation left: This species has amused itself to death.” – Roger Waters “Apathy and indifference are nurtured in the modern age as most peoples’ free time is fritter... more »
The Israeli Buffer Zone On The Syrian Territory Will Have To Wait
It should be highlighted that with the U.S. abandoning its proxies in Southern Syria, we can deduce that Israel will have to “pause” its “Greater Israel” ambitions in wanting to absorb Southern Syrian territory, and la pièce de résistance – claim the Golan Heights as Sovereign Israeli territory. The post The Israeli Buffer Zone On The Syrian Territory Will Have To Wait appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Keep Space for Peace Week
*Click on poster for a better view* We urge you to help us spread word about the poster and our theme for Space week this year which is ‘No Space Force’ – the proposal by Trump to create a separate military service whose mission would be the ‘domination of space’ for US power projection and more. The posters can be ordered by sending us $3 per copy or 12 copies for $10. You can pay by sending a check to the Global Network at PO Box 652, Brunswick, ME 04011 or by using our secure credit card payment option on our website. Just click here and in the comment section say how many ... more »
"Choices..."
"The human life is made up of choices. Yes or no. In or out. Up or down. And then there are the choices that matter. Love or hate. To be a hero or to be a coward. To fight or to give in. To live. Or die. Live or die. That's the important choice. And it's not always in our hands." - Dr. Meredith Grey, "Grey's Anatomy" “This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. To be or not to be. Every time you don't throw yourself down the stairs, that's a choice. Every time you don't crash your car, you re-enlist. If death meant ju... more »
Progressive Heroes Of The 1930s : Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin And Roosevelt
24 Nov 1933, Page 1 – The Post-Register at Newspapers.com 22 Mar 1935, Page 18 – The Pittsburgh Press at Newspapers.com
Election Meddling Update
Russian election meddling is the #2 fake news item after global warming. “If you ask an intelligence officer, did the Russians break the rules or do something bizarre, the answer is no, not at all,” said Steven L. Hall, who … Continue reading →
Tackling Extreme Superstition Is An Increasingly Brainwashed World
As the frequency of hot days declines in New York, leftists are convinced they are burning up. How New York City Is Tackling Extreme Heat in a Warming World | WIRED These snowflakes wouldn’t have done well in New York … Continue reading →
BBC Radio 4's listening figures
BBC Radio 4's Today programme and 5 Live Breakfast lost listeners this spring, industry figures show. 'Today's audience dropped by 839,000 year-on-year, while 5 Live Breakfast was down 337,000, according to Rajar, which monitors UK radio listening. The BBC said a quieter news agenda in the second quarter of this year was partly to blame.' Well maybe, but more likely more and more Radio 4 listeners are fed up with the endless diet of Trump hatred, LBGTQ+ obsession, anti Brexit bias etc etc etc. I was an every morning listener to the Today programme and had Radio 4 on whenever I c... more »
Not Liking the Video
The Mr Bean-like Jewish man in that BBC Teach video Loyal readers may recall a post from May entitled "Don't Hate the Debate" which linked to a video from BBC Teach, "suitable for teaching 14-16s", on the topic of immigration. It was so overwhelmingly pro-immigration that I asked (rhetorically, of course), "Does the BBC really think that this video demonstrates its impartiality?" Well, after complaints, the BBC has decided that the video *doesn't *demonstrate its impartiality and has withdrawn it. A BBC spokesman said: Don't Hate the Debate is a series of films designed to help te... more »
Untitled
*Harvard lawsuit divides many in Asian American community* Asian-Americans may be at the center of a discrimination lawsuit against Harvard University, but the case has left them deeply divided about whether they are penalized in elite college admissions and whether affirmative action policies are at fault. In intensely personal stories and sweeping accounts of past legal battles, Asian-American students and organizations from across the country staked out positions on the case in court documents filed this week. Some argued that Harvard’s race-conscious admissions policies hurt ... more »
"How 'Devilish Theories' Return to America"
*"How 'Devilish Theories' Return to America"* by Bill Bonner POITOU, FRANCE – "Yesterday, we guessed that The Donald would back down on his threat to impose a 25% tariff on Chinese goods coming into the U.S. Not because it would be a $50 billion tax on his own base – consumers who are already living close to the edge. The president’s fans are solid. They will not desert him, even as he stabs them in the back and walks over their bodies. *Most to Lose: *No, he will back down because the Chinese tariffs risk a real trade war with China. And a real trade war with the world’s biggest ... more »
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*Hysteria reminiscent of Hitler from Jerry Brown. Says: "Since civilization emerged 10,000 years ago, we haven’t had this kind of heat condition"* *The facts as advised by Meterorologist Joe Bastardi:Statewide most recently 2006, 2005, 2003 were all warmer. Here are my previous links on this:This May 17 on wildfireshttps://patriotpost.us/opinion/56002-before-the-fact-why-another-big-wildfire-season-may-be-on-the-wayThen May 19 on heathttps://patriotpost.us/opinion/56059-more-reason-for-a-climate-ambulance-chaser-watch-summerAnd again June 1! showing the changes... more »
How to lie with maps and data smoothing – NASA
“Here is an infographic I prepared that illustrates the problem. There’s only one datapoint, the Amundsen-Scot south pole station, where there data from it is being smeared over a 1200 kilometer radius in the image above on Reddit, but in … Continue reading →
DIY Grain Garden, Short Season, & Economics Points
An interesting article on growing a medium scale grain garden, processing it, and using the grain. There is a preamble on economic trends that is interesting as well. The writer is in Alaska, so pertinent information for a cooling world with short growing seasons. Continue reading →
This Is the Rifle That Helped America Win World War I
*Warfare History Network, Steve Lilley* *Security, Europe* [image: By Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) - Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) through the Digital Museum (http://www.digitaltmuseum.se). For copyright waiver see AM.031307, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17806171] The hard-pressed U.S. Army converted the British Pattern 14 Rifle into a new battle weapon, the U.S. Rifle Model 1917, in World War I. In director Howard Hawks’s 1941 film classic, Sergeant York, then-Corporal Alvin York, portrayed by Gary Cooper, single-handedly knocks o... more »
FACT: 2 of Taiwan's Submarines Are from World War II. And Replacing Them Won't Be Easy.
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* [image: A Dutch-made submarine docks in a military port in Taiwan's northern city of Keelung, November 24, 2005. Taiwan's military is seeking public support to buy eight submarines, which are part of an arms package offered by Washington, to beef up the island's] Taipei would like to acquire newer submarines, but it is confronted with a series of major obstacles. Taiwan’s defense planners have a uniquely unenviable mission—the defacto island state of twenty-three million somehow seeks to deter an invasion from mainland China, a rising superpow... more »
#WeAreCorbyn Backed By Russian-Linked Twitter Accounts per Guido Fawkes
'Analysis by the respected international think tank the Alliance for Securing Democracy has found that Jeremy Corbyn is being backed by an army of Russian linked Twitter accounts. The alliance, whose esteemed bipartisan advisory council includes former world leaders and cabinet secretaries from the Obama and Bush administrations, tracks Russian influence operations on twitter. Of all the trends among Twitter accounts known to be linked to Russian state over the last 48 hours, by far and away the highest social media influence priority was pushing the #WeAreCorbyn hashtag.' More her... more »
Voters Aren't Feeling What Trump Insists Is The Greatest Economy In History
Yesterday, Priorities USA released a new poll by Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group that bodes very badly for Trump and the Party of Trump. In the pollsters summary, they begin with a statement most people have sensed: Señor Trumpanzee's "dealings with Vladimir Putin, his handling of immigration and the separation of children from their families, and the impact of his trade war have stuck with voters in a way nothing else has since the beginning of his presidency and greatly imperil Republican chances in November... This translates into the worst ratings for Trump on his truthfulness... more »
Russian jets unleash big assault in northeast Al-Sweida as Syrian troops prepare to attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:15 P.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces unleashed a powerful assault over the northeastern countryside of the Al-Sweida Governorate this morning. Russian jets reportedly began their assault by launching a number of raids over the Islamic State’s positions near the strategic Safa Canyon, which is where the terrorist group has maintained a large […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Drone footage of liberated Yarmouk Basin where US arms reportedly found
The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) has published drone footage showing areas of Daraa province’s Yarmouk region which were earlier liberated by the Syrian Army. The video was released as Iran’s Fars news agency reported that the Syrian government troops discovered “a large volume of” US-made missiles during cleansing operations in the Yarmouk region in Daraa province. Speaking to Sputnik on Tuesday, a military source said […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syria condemns Saudi Coalition massacre of 50+ Yemenis in Hodeidah
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Friday that condemned the latest massacre committed by the Saudi-led Coalition in the Yemeni port-city of Hodeidah. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), this latest massacre in Yemen “reflects the despair and frustration of the Saudi aggression over its continued failures.”” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Houthi forces down Saudi reconnaissance plane in northern Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Houthi forces announced that their air defense units downed a Saudi reconnaissance plane that was flying over the northern region of Yemen. According to the official statement from the Houthi forces, their air defense units downed the Saudi reconnaissance plane after it was spotted flying over the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Unknown assailants target HTS jihadists in east Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – A group of unknown assailants carried out a deadly attack against a number of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham jihadists in the eastern countryside of Idlib today. According to pro-opposition activists, the unknown assailants carried out the attack at a checkpoint inside the towns of Sarmin. As a result of this attack, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Kurdish YPG claims 54 Turkish soldiers, FSA fighters killed in July
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:55 P.M.) – The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) announced on Saturday that their forces killed 54 Turkish Army soldiers and Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters in the month of July. According to the YPG’s statement, their forces killed 23 Turkish Army soldiers, including 2 captains and a lieutenant, and 31 Free Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey to freeze assets of 2 US officials in retaliation for sanctions: Erdogan
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 P.M.) – Turkey will freeze the assets of two U.S. officials in retaliation for Washington sanctioning several Turkish ministers, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday. “The latest step taken by the U.S. in the incident of Pastor Brunson in Ä°zmir was not suitable to a strategic partner. The U.S. has displayed a serious […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Houthi forces wipe out two Saudi military vehicles (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – The Houthi forces continued their field operations inside southern Saudi Arabia, yesterday, targeting several sites belonging to the Saudi military. Beginning with the Jizan region, the Houthi forces ambushed a Saudi military vehicle that was traveling down a mountain in the Jizan region. The vehicle was destroyed after the Houthi […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US-backed Kurdish YPG recruit, use children in combat operations – HRW
The Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), which make up a major component of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, continue using children in combat operations, despite the fact that international law prohibits non-state armed groups to recruit minors, a prominent human rights watchdog said on Friday. “The YPG, despite pledges to stop using child soldiers, is still recruiting […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Large number of Syrian Army reinforcements arrive in Sweida to finish off ISIS
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:50 A.M.) – A large number of reinforcements from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) arrived in the Al-Sweida Governorate yesterday, a military source told Al-Masdar News. According to the military source, the Syrian Arab Army reinforcements arrived in the Badiya Al-Sham region, where the Islamic State (ISIS) currently maintains a large presence. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Sanction Syrian gov’t ship makes mysterious stop at Turkish port (photos)
A Syrian government flagship made a mysterious stop at a Turkish port in the Sea of Marmara, yesterday, Yoruk Isik of the Bosphorous Observer reported. According to Isik, the Syrian General Authority for Maritime Transport, SYRIAMAR, made a short stop at the Turkish Port of Hereke in the Gulf of Izmit on Tuesday. The SYRIAMAR ship was […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian chopper crashes in Siberia killing 18 people (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – A helicopter crashed in Siberia’s Krasnoyarsk region on Saturday, with reports indicating that at least 18 people were killed. A video sent to local station Igarka TV shows the immediate aftermath. Russia’s Emergencies Ministry Emercom said Mi-8 helicopter crashed shortly after take-off at 10am local time (03:00 GMT) about 180 kilometres […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army targets jihadist gathering in northern Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched another powerful attack against a group of jihadist rebels in the northern countryside of Hama this morning. The Syrian Arab Army’s 11th Tank Division reportedly targeted a gathering of Jaysh Al-Izza militants near the large hilltop of Tal Huwash in the northern countryside of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Kurdish YPG forces wreck havoc on Turkish-backed rebels in Afrin (photos)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) continued their operations against the Turkish-backed rebels in Afrin this week. The YPG forces reportedly targeted the Free Syrian Army’s (FSA) Hamza Brigade with a motorcycle bomb inside the town of Basutah in the Sherawa District of Afrin. As a result of this attack, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Of Balloon Sleeves, Sandwiches and 'Newsnight' Presenters
Marie Le Conte and* that *dress (camera angle probably just how she'd like it) I was watching the discussion about UK politics on last night's *Newsnight*, which (thankfully) had less predictable guests than usual and, as a blogger about BBC bias, I (predictably) Googled the guests and found French freelance writer Marie Le Conte and her likeable Twitter feed. On that Twitter feed she told the world a very short story, which I thought I'd share will you (just for the sake of it): *A VERY SHORT STORY* *Before... * So I'm in Edinburgh for the Fringe, right. I'm dressed like someo... more »
Turf Wars
A couple of links added by the *Woman's Hour* team to their website in relation to the above feature... ...prompted a strong backlash from several feminist authors and journalists. Here's a sample of their complaints: *Sarah Ditum*: So irresponsible to give out links to Mermaids and All About Trans, without any resources for children who need differential diagnoses and critical support. Real life "gender identity" is not the simple stuff of heartwarming drama. There's no "just" about it. *AM Scanlon*: A recent Victoria LIVE had a film about Mermaids & six GNC kids in the studio w... more »
Over time
Don't forget to bear this in mind whilst criticising the BBC! Anyone wanting to complain about last night's *A Point of View, *where Michael Morpurgo was granted a 10-minute platform by the BBC to call for a second referendum to encourage us to stay in the EU, will doubtless get a fairly swift reply from the BBC saying that balance is provided over time and that the reason there wasn't an immediate right to reply was that (a) that's not the point of the programme and (b) that plenty of previous editions of the programme have featured similarly one-sided talks from the likes of Roger... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Russia to Deploy Military Police to Golan Heights Entire Police Force Quits In This Massachusetts TownSuperbugs Are Becoming Resistant To Alcohol DisinfectantsDisney Buys Most of FoxGeorge H.W. Bush’s Former Doctor Possibly Murdered by Trained KillerHow History Classes Helped Create a Post Truth AmericaMatt Taibbi: Beware The Slippery Slope Of Facebook Censorship The $3 Billion Plan to Turn Hoover Dam Into a Giant Battery We're Going to Die in Record Numbers as Heatwaves Bake the World, Global Study Concludes AltoCumulus Clouds Above California Fires post.
That's not a valid excuse
I note, with no surprise whatsoever, that the brother of the gang-banger who was shot dead in New Orleans by criminal rivals this week (along with two innocent bystanders) is making excuses for him. "He’s being characterized as a gang member, a killer. I feel like it’s a slap in the face … like he got what he deserved." The brother of the man who was targeted in a shooting on Claiborne Avenue that left three people dead and seven others injured is speaking out against the way his brother has been characterized by police and the media. * . . .* NOPD Chief Michael Harrison has said ... more »
BIBLES BANNED IN CALIFORNIA Moves one step Closer to EVIL Reality
The Next News Network Published on Aug 3, 2018 Randy DeSoto for the Western Journal reports, A new California pro-LGBTQ bill that would ban the sale or distribution of materials related to “conversion therapy” easily passed the state’s assembly on Thursday. end
Understanding The Ice-Free Arctic
NSIDC shows a large swath of the Beaufort Sea north of Alaska as ice-free. N_20180802_extn_v3.0.png (420×500) But if you zoom in on satellite imagery, there is actually a lot of ice there. Link But why let reality get in the … Continue reading →
Declining August 4th Temperatures In The US
US August 4th afternoon temperatures peaked in 1930, and have been declining ever since. On August 4th, 1930 and 1947 huge swaths of the US were over 100 degrees. 04 Aug 1930, Page 1 – Moberly Monitor-Index at Newspapers.com
Musical Interlude: Juzzie Smith, “Bluesberry Jam”
Juzzie Smith, “Bluesberry Jam” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vikmUQZpGQ
"In All Seriousness..."
"Thomas Edison said in all seriousness: "There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the labor of thinking"- if we bother with facts at all, we hunt like bird dogs after the facts that bolster up what we already think- and ignore all the others! We want only the facts that justify our acts- the facts that fit in conveniently with our wishful thinking and justify our preconceived prejudices. As Andre Maurois put it: "Everything that is in agreement with our personal desires seems true. Everything that is not puts us into a rage." Is it any wonder, then, that we fin... more »
"What's He To Do Then?"
"You've seed how things goes in the world o' men. You've knowed men to be low-down and mean. You've seed ol' Death at his tricks... Ever' man wants life to be a fine thing, and a easy. 'Tis fine, boy, powerful fine, but 'tain't easy. Life knocks a man down and he gits up and it knocks him down agin. I've been uneasy all my life... I've wanted life to be easy for you. Easier'n 'twas for me. A man's heart aches, seein' his young uns face the world. Knowin' they got to get their guts tore out, the way his was tore. I wanted to spare you, long as I could. I wanted you to frolic with you... more »
1948 and All That
*A guest post by Loondon Calling...* References to the year 1948 have rained down upon us like stair rods in the BBC’s output recently. Of course, it is the 70th anniversary of the founding of the NHS. That cannot have escaped anyone’s notice. However, as I mentioned recently in the open thread on this site, 1948 is also the 70th anniversary of the implementation of the post WWII Attlee Labour Government’s 1947 Transport Act, which led to the nationalisation of the railways and road haulage industries. This anniversary seems to have been missed by the BBC. Another 70th annivers... more »
Guj: Girl Died Due to MR Vaccine Complications, Alleges Kin
Note: There is a paywall, but you get the jist of this sad story from India. Of more children had died, would the parents be more believable? One death isn't horror enough? The media outlet is the Business Standard. Vaccines...
How the AC-130 Became a Terror in the Sky
*Warfare History Network, Ron Sanders* *Technology, Asia* [image: By Senior Airman Julianne Showaltercombined by FOX 52 - af.mil, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61121033] The fixed-wing AC-130 gunship started as a “Gooney Bird” and became a true weapon of war during the Vietnam conflict. Off in the distance came the faint drone of a large propeller-driven aircraft. The sound got steadily louder, when suddenly a curtain of red fire erupted from the sky and rained down on the rice paddies in front of us. Puff! Puff, the Magic Dragon! When Puff unleas... more »
Russia's New Armata T-14 Tank Has a Secret Weapon
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Russian servicemen drive a T-14 Armata tank during the Victory Day parade, marking the 73rd anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, at Red Square in Moscow, Russia May 9, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov] While information is somewhat scarce, patents available online and various “PowerPoint” type diagrams have given some picture of how formidable the full defensive suite of the Armata might be. While much has been written about the T-14 Armata’s layout and armament, the Afghanit active protection system, or APS, utilize... more »
NXIVM Cult and Eyes Wide Shut Style Pedocracy – Boiler Room EP #175
*Alternate Current Radio | *Hesher, Spore, Jay Dyer, Fvnk$oul and Max explore the questions: Was the Trump/Russia Collusion narrative a smoke screen to obscure the real story? Should the REAL story be MSM/Deep State Collusion to protect sex cults?
Rio Nightlife Guide for Saturday, August 4, 2018
We have the top three picks for this Saturday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. LIVE: Gabriel Moura @ Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim (Ipanema) – A singer, songwriter and performer with a career spanning more than twenty years, he is the main songwriting partner […]
"Fukushima Update August 4, 2018: 17,402.1 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva *Updated August 4, 2018: Fukushima Equals 17,402.1 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of August 4, 2018 - 2,698 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of *17,402.1*Hiroshima atomic bombs and it is sti... more »
D’ailleurs, qu’est-ce que la bioéthique ? (synthèse meet-up IGEM) Partie 2/2
Petite introduction à la bioéthique, synthèse des tables rondes sur le même thème au Parisian meet-up des équipes IGEM, le concours international de biologie de synthèse (Partie 2)
3D Printing
There are a lot of things that cause hysteria on the left: A border fence, plastic drinking straws, a medium rare BBQ steak, etc. Gun control is up there because conservatives own somewhere around 300,000,000 firearms in America and five trillion rounds of ammunition. The agenda requires that conservatives be disarmed in violation of Constitutional Law - but violating the law never stopped a social justice crusader. The dream of registering every firearm as a pre-requisite measure for eventual confiscation is something that keeps the progressive movement motivated, but technology n... more »
Here’s What You Need To Do To Pass The Army’s Combat Fitness Test
*Task and Purpose, Jeff Schogol* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/6992766466/sizes/o/] Soldiers can stop wondering how to pass the Army’s new combat fitness test, now that a document showing the initial minimum standards for each of the test’s six events has been leaked online. Soldiers can stop wondering how to pass the Army’s new combat fitness test, now that a document showing the initial minimum standards for each of the test’s six events has been leaked online. An Army spokesman confirmed that the document shows the standards th... more »
Yes, the U.S. Military Loves Shotguns.
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Americas* [image: Sgt. John Browning with the United States Marine Corps Combat Shooting Team, engages a target during a live-fire range at Camp Upshur, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., March 12, 2014. The Marines conducted the live-fire range in order to demonstrate prope] Military shotguns are an invaluable part of twenty-first century arsenals. As limited as the shotgun is, it can do things traditional military firearms cannot. One of the most popular civilian firearms, the shotgun, also has a role as a military weapon. Originally designed as huntin... more »
At least 18 killed after Russian chopper craashes
A Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region, killing 18 people on board, a source told Sputnik on Saturday. “There were 18 people aboard the aircraft, including three crew members. All of them died,” the source in the regional emergency services said. A helicopter performed a hard landing in Siberia on Saturday morning, Russian Emergency Ministry’s department in the Krasnoyarsk region […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Final map of southern Syria after one month battle
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 A.M.) – In late June, the Syrian Arab Army kicked off their long-awaited offensive to capture the rebel and Islamic State (ISIS) held territories in southern Syria. Not long after launching this offensive, the Syrian Arab Army was able to sweep through several areas controlled by the rebel forces, including the Al-Lajat […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jihadist rebels claim ambush kills scores of Syrian Army soldiers in northeast Latakia
BEIRUT, LEBANN (6:50 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels carried out an ambush on Friday that killed scores of Syrian Arab Army (SAA) soldiers in northeast Latakia, pro-opposition activists alleged this morning. According to the pro-opposition activists, the jihadist rebels ambushed a large group of soldiers from the Tiger Forces branch of the Syrian Arab Army […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Another Child is Executed in Gaza by Israeli Sniper Fire
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (8:10 A.M)- A 15 year old Palestinian child has died in hospital this morning, of his wounds sustained by Israeli Sniper fire during yesterdays demonstrations. The Gaza Health Ministry confirmed the death, this morning, of Moaz Ziad Al-Suri (15 years old). Moaz Ziad Al-Suri was shot, East of Al-Buriej Refugee Camp, during this […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
HTS launches major security operation to arrest Syrian gov’t collaborators
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:15 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham launched a large-scale security operation in the Idlib Governorate on Friday. According to pro-opposition activists, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s security operation targeted several towns in southern Idlib that are believed to have Syrian Arab Army (SAA) spies and people that have contacted the government […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia allegedly offers US opportunity to rebuild Syria
The Russian military has reportedly offered the US Armed Forces its cooperation in rebuilding the ravaged nation of Syria, according to a report by Reuters citing a US government memo. According to the report, Valery Gerasimov, chief of Russia’s General Staff of the Armed Forces, contacted US Marine General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on July 19, offering Russia’s cooperation in rebuilding […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Japan ready to build schools and hospitals in Syria — Russian Defense Ministry
Japan has expressed readiness to implement projects for the construction and restoration of schools and hospitals in Syria, Mikhail Mizintsev, the Russian defense ministry’s National Defense Management Center, said on Friday. According to Mizintsev, following France’s initiative to render humanitarian assistance to civilians in Eastern Ghouta, Japan came out with its own initiative to help […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Nearly 890,000 refugees to return to Syria – Russian military
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 A.M.) – Around 890,000 Syrian refugees will return to their homes in Syria in the coming months, head of Russia’s National Defense Control Center, Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev, said Friday. “According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, around 890,000 civilians will return to Syria in the coming months,” Mizintsev said during a meeting of Russia’s interdepartmental […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
LOU BARLETTA; ITALIAN AMERICANS
*Barletta and Trump.* Donald Trump is working hard for Lou Barletta, who is challenging incumbent Democrat Bob Casey for Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate seat in November 2018. ... Lou Barletta's family came from Italy, and ended up with a street named after them. Welcome To Hazleton Barletta, in Italy, means the *Sacra Corona Unita* Mafia, the *Cosa Nostra* Mafia, the *Ndrangheta* Mafia and drug trafficking. ... Mike Pompeo's father was of Italian ancestry; his paternal great-grandparents were born in Caramanico Terme, Abruzzo.[11] *Famous Italian-Americans include:* Rudolph Giuli... more »
Qanon Sealed indictments at 45,486
The last item here confirms the revelation of a successor server.. However Q confirms that they have the servers as in plural and there are four relevant servers. In the meantime, the MSM is now covering Q using the conspiracy theory meme. Problem with that it points the audience toward the ongoing news source that Q represents. Notice no one has claimed those sealed indictments do not exist. And considering the paucity of creditable news in the MSM, that is a mistake. The updated count has now reached 45,468. I expect it to hit 55,000 and that takes us into September. Thi... more »
Glimmers Of Hope In the Dark Battle To Save Bats
Somehow or other the populations appear to be hanging on.. They likely will recoverb and we are learning to support them. What we really need to see is bat sheds everywhere which can allow us to monitor and treat populations in the summer while they suppress insect populations. Warming them during the winter would be a bonus as well but would need geothermal at least to keep costs low. The same system actually could be used to support bee hives at well. This is actually a viable idea. While we are at it we should link all this to cattle barns and animal sheds as well or at l... more »
A traditional Chinese medicine found to be effective in treating depression
[image: Image: A traditional Chinese medicine found to be effective in treating depression] The take home is that this product is strongly indicated for the three important types of depression. It is safe and should be used. We have seen too much foot dragging on Chinese medicine. What must be understood is that every blend has an implied large body of known empirical study behind it. For that reason alone we want to take full advantage of it. Any blend outside this tradition incurs a huge research budget just to prove safety or even to determine if it could be useful. When yo... more »
Ringmakers of Saturn chpt 11 - perspective and Interstellar Planet Ships
An interesting idea is presented in the possibility that a comet is actually such an EM device as well. Perhaps. However all this does support a massive inter stellar technological society essentially using rather basic ideas. We are plausibly looking at planet sized objects able to gulp material from the atmosphere of a Gas Giant and transport that material into a higher orbit in order to flood the rings. These rings are then used to reload reaction mass for interstellar population ships that are passing through to another destination. These craft are so large that only New... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* I know there's that thing in politics about leaving the family members of a politician out of it, but, really? This family? The Trumps? No way. They are all, even the ex-wives, part and parcel of the same ugly, repulsive virus. When I see a picture of a Trump, I see a picture of a deadly, festering virus as depicted in National Geographic or some medical journal. There's a reason that, after this crew of miscreants is done, any non-relative who bears the Trump surname will feel compelled to change their name to something benign, something that won't make people vomit in ... more »
SJWs turn a white gay's life to hell for his thoughtful anti-racist essay
After some time, I was shocked by the atmosphere around the U.S. media landscape and the selective and brutal suppression of the freedom of speech. Well, it's not just in the U.S. Let me start with another example. Canadian right-wing pundits Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux went all the way to New Zealand to give a speech about the free speech. The owner of the place described himself as a great free speech advocate. The venue was revealed hours before the talk, for security reasons, and immediately afterwards, the organizer said that free speech was lethally dangerous and he wou... more »
India’s NATO Missile Shield Tech Will Heat Up The South Asian Arms Race
So long as the nuclear balance between Pakistan and India can be maintained, then a conventional military peace between the two Great Powers is assured, but the disruption of this equilibrium is dangerous for the entire world because of the encouragement that this could give either state to launch a first strike. The post India’s NATO Missile Shield Tech Will Heat Up The South Asian Arms Race appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Symbolic Pics of the Month 08/18
It's summer and the one-eye sign is everywhere. Featuring Sasha Cohen, Britney Spears and people whose success rests on showing their submission to the occult elite
AngloZionist Attack Options Against Iran
The Saker assesses the dangers and the choices facing any powers stupid enough to launch a concerted military strike on Iran
South Africa Plan to Seize Land from White Farmers
Consequences could be 'catastrophic and could lead to food shortages like Venezuela or Zimbabwe'
The German Government Pays for 3 Week Vacation for Refugees to Go Home
This isn't about offering sanctuary or even official incompetence. It's about deliberately destroying Western Europe's ethnic and cultural cohesion
Russia to deploy military police on Golan Heights
Real peace-keeping, probably intended to prevent a build-up of Hezbollah and IRGC forces on Israel's border AND deter an IDF strike on Syrian positions
Diamond Deep Blue Bullshit
AIGeoscope reported research that blue diamonds, expensive because they are rare, have inclusions in them that point to a deep mantle source from subducted oceanic crust. Published in Nature Journal, August 2, 2018, the Deep Carbon Observatory reports that blue … Continue reading →
Can Iran's Stealth Fighter Actually Fly?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Middle East* [image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/IAIO_Qaher-313_5.jpg] Certainly, Iran has reasons to want a stealth fighter—it fears an attack by Israel or the United States, some of the most capable air arms on the planet. Furthermore, Iran is competing for regional dominance with multiple Arab states lavishly equipped with fourth and 4.5-generation F-15, F-16, Typhoon and Rafale jet fighters. There can be such a thing as posturing too hard. Iran’s aviation industry has accomplishments to boast about despite operating un... more »
You Sunk My 'Battleship': Top 5 Naval Battles of All Time
*James Holmes* *Security, * [image: The former USS Iowa (BB 61) sits at anchor off Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Calif. The battleship is being prepared for berthing in San Pedro, Calif. as a floating museum.] But what makes a battle decisive? And what makes one such test of arms more important than another? *Why the rise of America didn't produce a cataclysmic naval war with the supreme sea power of the day is worth mulling over. But that, as they say, is a story for another day.* Ranking battles by their importance has been a bloodsport among military historians as long as... more »
Explaining Canada's China Policy
A net-acquaintance posted this to a discussion group.. ____ describes the organization accurately. Leading members have much to offer, in particular deep background on Power Corporation, a huge corporation and major player all over the world which has somehow managed to fly below the radar of Canadian citizens for many decades. Power Corporation has virtually dictated China policy to all Canadian governments since at least 1972. And the China policy it dictates has always been determined and drafted in Beijing. Through Power Corporation, Beijing has virtually owned every Canadian ... more »
"Warren Buffet’s Favorite Stock Market Metric Is Signaling Huge Downside Ahead"
*"Warren Buffet’s Favorite Stock Market Metric* * Is Signaling Huge Downside Ahead"* by Adam Tumerkan "Yesterday Apple became the first public company worth over $1 trillion dollars. Thanks to very low interest rates – the company’s piling on debt and buying their own shares back – shrinking the float. And because of a worldwide rush into mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETF’s) – there’s crazy demand for Apple shares. The king of ‘buy and hold’ investing and a Champion of equities – Warren Buffet – must have grin on his face from ear to ear. Because Apple’s surge just netted... more »
Can America and Its Allies "Play Fort" against China Deadly Missiles?
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Security, Asia* "Protecting the aircraft is just a first step." *In general, investing in inherently defensive measures like hardening tends to increase crisis stability and reduce the security dilemma. If both sides had nothing but defensive weapons, then there would be no security dilemma. Defensive measures increase crisis stability by 1) reducing confidence on the part of the attacker that preemptive “knock-out” blows will succeed and 2) reducing the tendency of the defender to view the defended systems as “use it or lose it” assets.* As the United State... more »
Is This the End of the Liberal World Order?
*Christopher A. Preble* *Security, Americas* The foreign-policy establishment has relied on nostalgia and myth to avoid reckoning with the shortcomings of the liberal world order. Over the last several weeks, beginning with the NATO summit in Brussels, quickly followed by the meeting in Helsinki between President Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin, reporters and pundits have been mourning the demise of long-standing U.S. foreign-policy nostrums, and lamenting the emergence of a dark and dangerous new world order. Writing in the Washington Post after the Brussels su... more »
Two Percent Defense Spending for NATO Is a Flawed Idea
*Lawrence J. Korb* *Security, Europe* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive aboard Air Force One ahead of the NATO Summit, at Brussels Military Airport in Melsbroek, Belgium July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY] Spending should be linked to threats not to the size of the allies' economies. When I was serving on active duty as a U.S. Naval flight officer in the 1960's, I once asked an admiral, who had come to speak to our squadron, how the country decided how much to spend on defense each year. The admiral told me that the... more »
5 Ways a Nuclear War Could Still Happen Today
*Tom Nichols* *Security, * Nuclear war, the exchange of nuclear weapons between two or more states in open conflict. It’s unthinkable. It can’t happen. Right? Wrong. *The classic war-by-accident novel is Fail-Safe, in which a computer blows a fuse and the Air Force melts Moscow. Most people don’t read Fail-Safe anymore (which is why I make my students read it now), but almost everyone has seen WarGames and The Terminator, both of which are part of an entire genre of science fiction in which military computers decide not to take orders from pesky humans about who gets to fire nucl... more »
Democratic House Campaigns About The DCCC Regional Vice Chairs: "What's That?"
What a waste of time this morning! I called a couple of dozen campaign managers all over the country, almost entirely campaign managers for candidates who had already won their primaries. And I had an identical simple question for each one: "Have you talked to your DCCC Regional Vice Chair?" Except for the ones in California, I got the same answer from every campaign manager. "Who's that?" or "What's that?" No one knew. They didn't know on the East Coast. They didn't know in the Midwest. They didn't know in the South. The region that encompasses Texas and the Rocky Mountain States... more »
Musical Interlude: Manuel Iman, “This Moment Called Now”
Manuel Iman, “This Moment Called Now” Filmed at Point Lobos, Monterey, California. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIno6Yu3rLE
"A Look to the Heavens"
“South of Antares, in the tail of the nebula-rich constellation Scorpius, lies emission nebula IC 4628. Nearby hot, massive stars, millions of years young, radiate the nebula with invisible ultraviolet light, stripping electrons from atoms. The electrons eventually recombine with the atoms to produce the visible nebular glow, dominated by the red emission of hydrogen. * Click image for larger size.* At an estimated distance of 6,000 light-years, the region shown is about 250 light-years across, spanning an area equivalent to four full moons on the sky. The nebula is also cataloged ... more »
Chet Raymo, “Yet…”
* “Yet…”* by Chet Raymo "My suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose." - J. B. S. Haldane “Legend has it that after reciting his official recantation, kneeling on the floor of the Holy Office in Rome before assembled officials of the Inquisition, Galileo whispered, "And yet it moves." To save his life, or at least to avoid some dank dungeon and perhaps torture, the old man had publicly denied that he ever believed or taught that the Earth orbits the Sun, rather than the other way around. The public recantation was real... more »
The Climate Alarmists Oppose Air Conditioning
When it is hot outside in the developed nations, we turn on our air conditioners at home, at work, and in our cars. This includes the alarmists who claim that greenhouse gases are dangerously warming the Earth. Insofar as the Earth should warm, we would use more air-conditioning to mitigate its troublesome effects. But no, we are now told that the current generation of refrigerants cannot be used because they are greenhouse gases. Those who are convinced that the Earth is catastrophically warming want to disarm many by making air-conditioning much more expensive. Let us examine... more »
"By Our Lives..."
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. This struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or it may be both moral and physical; but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what a people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong whi... more »
"What Still Pulls On Your Soul?"
"You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness. You were born with wings. You are not meant for crawling, so don't. You have wings, Learn to use them, and fly. What in your life is calling you, When all the noise is silenced, The meetings adjourned... The lists laid aside, And the Wild Iris blooms By itself in the dark forest... What still pulls on your soul?" - Rumi (1207 - 1273)
China Vows to Safeguard Iranian Nuclear Deal
China Vows to Safeguard Iranian Nuclear Deal by Daniel J. Graeber, https://www.upi.com/ The pledge follows a report that Beijing wasn’t bowing to U.S. pressure by cutting back on Iranian oil imports. – Aug. 3 (UPI) — China, a member of the U.N. Security Council, said Friday it was willing to work to save a nuclear agreement that lets […]
Gaza Border Protest: 25 Palestinians Injured by Israeli Army Using Live Fire and Tear Gas
Gaza Border Protest: 25 Palestinians Injured by Israeli Army Using Live Fire and Tear Gas by https://www.rt.com/, 3 August 2018 Some 25 Palestinians have been injured, mostly by gunfire from the Israeli army, during violent clashes at the Gaza border, Gaza Health Ministry reports. The injured demonstrators have been evacuated. Their condition is unknown. – At […]
China Rejects US Request to Cut Iran Oil Imports
PressTV Published on Aug 3, 2018 Media reports say China has rejected a US demand to cut Iranian oil imports. US daily, Bloomberg, says it has received the news from two officials familiar with the issue. However, it says Beijing agreed not to increase purchases of Iranian crude. The move would deal a blow to US […]
Zarif: Global Consensus on Need to Keep JCPOA – Iran Nuclear Deal
PressTV Published on Aug 3, 2018 Iran’s foreign minister says there is a clear global consensus on the need to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal. Mohammad Javad Zarif made the comment after holding talks with Singapore’s President, as well as the foreign ministers of New Zealand, Australia and Indonesia. The meetings happened on the sidelines of […]
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