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Beto O’Rourke’s ‘Reality Check’
A widely-shared Facebook meme offers allegations made against a rising Democratic politician in Texas.
"Camp Lejeune Toxic Water: The Few, The Proud, The Forgotten"
*"Camp Lejeune Toxic Water: The Few, The Proud, The Forgotten"* "Welcome to The Few, The Proud, The Forgotten. The purpose of this site is to help provide information about the toxic water contamination aboard U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Please feel free to register, look around our site and ask questions. We invite you to visit our Discussion page. We have also recently completed a referenced time line of events for the first half of the toxic water contamination aboard Camp Lejeune. Please review this important document and compare it to prior “official” Marine Corps ver... more »
ABC: Arkansas passes law allowing rapists to prevent victims who want an abortion
A pregnant woman’s husband will have the power to stop her from having an abortion, even in cases of spousal rape, under a new law introduced in the US state of Arkansas. Most second trimester abortions will also be banned by Act 45 – the Unborn Child Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act – which will make it possible for husbands to sue doctors who carry out abortions for civil damages, […] The post ABC: Arkansas passes law allowing rapists to prevent victims who want an abortion appeared first on Health Nut News.
Exclusive: Video footage from just outside of Mezzeh Airbase shows powerful explosion
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 A.M.) – An Al-Masdar field correspondent captured footage of the massive explosion that took place at the Mezzeh Airbase tonight. As shown in the video below, the prior explosion was followed by a powerful one at the Mezzeh Airbase: A Syrian Arab Army source at the Mezzeh Airbase told Al-Masdar that the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
September 2nd – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #591
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →
Sunday September 2nd – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →
The Great Climate Change Debate: William Happer v. David Karoly, Part A
From Watts Up With That: Andy May / September 1, 2018 By Andy May February 15, 2016 was the beginning of an in-depth debate on man-made climate change between two well-known experts in the field, Dr. William Happer and Dr. David Karoly, hosted by TheBestSchools.org. Both have been heavily involved in atmospheric research since the […]
Open Letter to U.S. Politicians Running for Office in 2018
Originally posted on Bob Tisdale - Climate Observations: Honorable Ladies and Gentlemen: I suspect many of you have been and will be using global warming and climate change as issues during your campaigns this election year. Let me call attention to a quote from revered British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s 2002 book Statecraft: Strategies for…
Ukraine And Russia Trade Blame For The Assassination Of Top Separatist Leader Aleksandr Zakharchenko In Eastern Ukraine
*RFE:* *Russia, Ukraine Trade Blame Over Zakharchenko Killing * Ukraine and Russia are trading blame for the killing of a top separatist leader in eastern Ukraine. Aleksandr Zakharchenko, the head of the head of the breakaway separatist entity known as the Donetsk People’s Republic, was killed in an explosion at a cafe in Donetsk on August 31. Zakharchenko's killing was the latest in a series of violent deaths of separatist officials and commanders in eastern Ukraine, where the Moscow-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces since 2014 in a war that has killed more ... more »
McCain, Confederate
*Is Trump's hatred of him all it takes to make progressives forget who he was?* *-by Sam Husseini* The day after John McCain died, I happened to visit a memorial to Confederate prisoners of war at Point Lookout, Maryland. Flying a Confederate flag overhead, the monument seemly ironically features a quote at the base from Maya Angelou. I realized the way I felt about the soldiers commemorated there was decidedly similar how I felt about John McCain the POW in Vietnam: They both fought for a cause that was unjust and ended up enduring real suffering. We can feel some measure of com... more »
Melon of Doom: How a Nuclear Blast to Power a Space Ship Could Have Been a Super Weapon
*Steve Weintz* *Security, * [image: By NASA - http://mix.msfc.nasa.gov/abstracts.php?p=704, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=224077] "A nuclear spear of plasma and radiation hitting the target at relativistic speeds—unstoppable, indefensible, lethal." Once upon a time some brilliant men embraced a crazy idea—using atomic bombs to propel a spaceship. These men had worked on the Manhattan Project and the Hydrogen bomb, and wanted a better use for their technology. For a few years they explored how the Bomb might open the heavens. Project Orion, as the... more »
Why the Japan-America Alliance Works
*James Jay Carafano* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence addresses members of U.S. military services and Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) in front of a U.S. Air Force F-35 fighter before he departs for South Korea, at U.S. Air Force Yokota base in Fussa, on the outskirts of Tokyo,] And why it matters. History and Hollywood decide what the past means. The September 2, 1945, signing ceremony on the deck of the USS Missouri marked the end of World War II. But what would Victory over Japan (or VJ Day) lead to? It could have been the start of a smoldering, bitter ... more »
Understanding Putin’s Paranoid Style
*Ilan Berman* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 26, 2018. Gulshan Khan/Pool via REUTERS] The answer, one of Russia’s leading opinion centers has concluded, has everything to do with a pervasive sense of cultural siege. Just why is Vladimir Putin so popular? Practically since Russia’s president first ascended to power in the last days of 1999, observers have puzzled over his broad base of support and enduring appeal, which has persisted despite needless and costly foreign entanglements a... more »
ISIS Isn't Dead Yet
*Robert G. Rabil* *Security, Middle East* [image: A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014. The offshoot of al Qaeda which has captured swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria has declared itself an Islamic] In fact, they're planning attacks on the West. The battle for the Syrian Idlib province has begun, and its ramifications for U.S. national security are critical. Bordered by Turkey in the north, the Assad regime in the south, and the U.S.-supported Kurds in the northeast, Idlib province, whose airspace is contr... more »
How Russia Would Strike Back if America Launches "Dollar" Sanctions
*Josh Cohen* *Economics, Europe* It won't be pretty. Since Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the United States has instituted numerous sanctions on Moscow. Russia typically ignores or even mocks these American sanctions. That recently changed though. In response to proposed Senate legislation that would target Russia’s state-controlled banks by freezing their access to dollars—a step which could genuinely damage the Russian economy—Moscow issued a new threat. “If we end up we end up with something like a ban on banking activities or the use of certain currencies, we can clearly cal... more »
U.S. Halts Funding Of UN Agency That Assist Palestinians
*The Guardian:* *Palestinian anger over US decision to end funding for UN agency* *Critics say move to end all funding for agency that assists millions of refugees could further destabilise Middle East.* Palestinians have condemned the US decision to halt funding to a UN agency that helps educate, feed and provide healthcare for more than 5 million Palestinian refugees across several countries as a “flagrant assault” on their rights. The US state department said on Friday that it would no longer support the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which operates in the occupied terri... more »
Tips & Notices – September 2018
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President Trump Is Rebuked At U.S. Senator McCain's Funeral
*Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker:** John McCain’s Funeral Was the Biggest Resistance Meeting Yet* *Two ex-Presidents and one eloquent daughter teamed up to rebuke the pointedly uninvited Donald Trump.* Donald Trump’s name was never mentioned. It didn’t have to be. The funeral service for John Sidney McCain III, at the Washington National Cathedral, on this swampy Saturday morning, was all about a rebuke to the pointedly uninvited current President of the United States, which was exactly how McCain had planned it. Of course, there were fulsome tributes to Senator McCain’s bravery and... more »
Looks like I can tell you about this book now
I have been, and am, involved in a number of writing projects that can't be discussed until they're formally announced. The first of these was Mike Williamson's short story collection "Forged in Blood", which has turned out to be enormously successful and very popular. I'm proud and honored to have been one of the authors Mike invited to contribute to it. Another project has been a short story collection by Tom Kratman, titled "Terra Nova". It's set in his "Carreraverse" on the fictional planet of Terra Nova (there are currently six books in the series, with a seventh novel to b... more »
Gotham City Digest, 9/1/18
Where Democracy isn't quite dead but it's got one foot in John McCain's coffin. ------------------------------ How neoliberalism is dominating, and destroying, the world as we know it. The one question I want answered is: *Why *are we letting this happen when neoliberalism has such a poor track record of success? ------------------------------ President Barack Obama today at John McCain's memorial service: So much of our politics, our public life, our public discourse can seem small and mean and petty, trafficking in bombast and insult and phony controversies and manuf... more »
Multi-Stellar SETI Candidate Selection (Kaggle Kernels)
Consider the statistical challenges around Dysonian SETI. The standard approach (for searches within the Milky Way) is to find stars that are "outliers", e.g. those that are significantly dimmer than their spectrophotometric characteristics and parallax would suggest. Statistical interpretation of the outliers of a single metric's distribution is not straightforward, however. The normal/gaussian distribution is not normally found in nature. Real-world distributions are often skewed and long-tailed. Outliers (or "black swans") are to be expected. read more
Musical Interlude: Kitaro, “Celestial Harmonies: Breezing Universe”
Kitaro, “Celestial Harmonies: Breezing Universe” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwP8EN6dsvw
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Why isn't this ant a big sphere? Planetary nebula Mz3 is being cast off by a star similar to our Sun that is, surely, round. Why then would the gas that is streaming away create an ant-shaped nebula that is distinctly not round? *Click image for larger size.* Clues might include the high 1000-kilometer per second speed of the expelled gas, the light-year long length of the structure, and the magnetism of the star visible above at the nebula's center. One possible answer is that Mz3 is hiding a second, dimmer star that orbits close in to the bright star. A competing hypothesis holds... more »
"Keep Things In Perspective..."
*Even more profoundly...* "If This Doesn't Make You Feel Small, Nothing Will..." - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHA3SXBONss
Chet Raymo, “Sodden Earth”
*“Sodden Earth”* by Chet Raymo “I grew up with the Civil War, or at least with evidences of the war on every side, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Lookout Mountain loomed over the town. My house was on the back slopes of Missionary Ridge. We swam in Chickamauga Creek. We played in the Chattanooga National Cemetery (close by my grandmother's house) where 12,000 Union dead are buried, including raiders of "The Great Locomotive Chase." The locomotive The General was on display downtown in Union Station. Orchard Knob not far away. Monuments and memorial cannons were everywhere. It was all ... more »
The Poet: Shel Silverstein, “Where the Sidewalk Ends”
*“Where the Sidewalk Ends” * "There is a place where the sidewalk ends And before the street begins, And there the grass grows soft and white, And there the sun burns crimson bright, And there the moon-bird rests from his flight To cool in the peppermint wind. Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black And the dark street winds and bends. Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And watch where the chalk-white arrows go To the place where the sidewalk ends. Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And we'll g... more »
Russiagate Takes An Interesting Turn
By Catherine J. Frompovich As a journalist, I receive Judicial Watch’s Press Releases and Weekly Updates as part of their media contacts. The Weekly Update... more »
Half the world is drinking contaminated water
The 1972 U.S. Clean Water Act was supposed to ensure clean water for swimming, fishing and drinking. Unfortunately, after more than four decades of regulations, American waterways are in serious jeopardy. Toxic runoff from industries, improper disposal of medications and agricultural runoff from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and large factory farms all contribute to a severe water […] The post Half the world is drinking contaminated water appeared first on Health Nut News.
Comical Propaganda – NYT Now Claiming FBI Was Trying to “Flip” Oleg Deripaska…
Yesterday we wrote about how the Associated Press was attempting to cloud and obfuscate details (now getting exposed) about DOJ Official Bruce Ohr and his engagements with Fusion-GPS, Glenn Simpson, Christopher Steele and the collaboration with the FBI in their … Continue reading →
"Be Curious..."
"Children, be curious. Nothing is worse (I know it) than when curiosity stops. Nothing is more repressive than the repression of curiosity. Curiosity begets love. It weds us to the world. It's part of our perverse, madcap love for this impossible planet we inhabit. People die when curiosity goes. People have to find out, people have to know." - Graham Swift
The Daily "Near You?"
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"It Will All Be So Painfully Obvious in Retrospect: The Insane Excesses of The Everything Bubble"
*"It Will All Be So Painfully Obvious in Retrospect: * *The Insane Excesses of The Everything Bubble"* by Jesse Colombo "Since the dark days of the Great Recession in 2009, America has experienced one of the most powerful household wealth booms in its history. Household wealth has ballooned by approximately $46 trillion or 83% to an all-time high of $100.8 trillion. While most people welcome and applaud a wealth boom like this, my research shows that it is actually another dangerous bubble that is similar to the U.S. housing bubble of the mid-2000s. In this piece, I will explain why... more »
Is Someone Using Microwave Weapons Against U.S. Diplomats?
*New York Times:** Microwave Weapons Are Prime Suspect in Ills of U.S. Embassy Workers* Doctors and scientists say microwave strikes may have caused sonic delusions and very real brain damage among embassy staff and family members. During the Cold War, Washington feared that Moscow was seeking to turn microwave radiation into covert weapons of mind control. More recently, the American military itself sought to develop microwave arms that could invisibly beam painfully loud booms and even spoken words into people’s heads. The aims were to disable attackers and wage psychological w... more »
Senior U.S. Justice Department Official Was Told Russia 'Had Trump Over A Barrel'
*CNN*:* Ohr says Steele told him Russian intel believed they had Trump 'over a barrel'* A Justice Department lawyer whose ties to the infamous dossier about President Donald Trump and Russia has drawn the ire of Republicans told House lawmakers that he was told Russian intelligence thought they had the then-candidate "over a barrel" during the 2016 campaign, a source with knowledge of the testimony told CNN. Bruce Ohr, who testified behind closed doors this week to the House Judiciary and Oversight committees, said dossier author Christopher Steele shared the information with him... more »
The lure of incredible certitude
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Judith Curry “If you want people to believe what you *do* know, you need to be up front about what you *don’t* know.”- Charles Manski Twitter is great for networking. My recent article Climate Uncertainty and Risk engendered a tweet and email from Professor Matthew Kahn, Chairman of the Department of…
Manhattan Town Hall with Will Wertz
World Land-Bridge New International Economic Order Manhattan Town Hall event with Will Wertz Video of Manhattan Town Hall event with Will Wertz Will Wertz discusses the intention of FDR governing the original Bretton Woods, the betrayal of that intention after Roosevelt’s death, and what that means for us today in the establishment of a New Bretton Woods System to finally bring economic development to every nation.
Trump's Personal Jealousy Of Justin Trudeau In The Real World
Trump is a bloated, ugly, hated, unhealthy and very stupid man. Justin Trudeau, prime minister of Canada, is the opposite. Trump burns with jealous rage ever since his Ivanka had the hots for Trudeau when he visited the White House last year. That's all pretty sick. Sicker yet is that Trump allows his neurosis to dictate a negative turn in American policy towards our closest ally. The DC bureau chief of the *Toronto Star*, Daniel Dale, broke a story yesterday about Señor Trumpanzee's insulting remarks about his country. The psychotic blimp didn't deny anything; he just blamed Bloo... more »
Because it is not true
Earlier this week, I listened to an interview on NPR with Jake Tapper. He was there speaking about his new book, but the inyerviewer asked about his several interviews with Kellyanne Conway. During one taped interview early on in the … Continue reading →
After 6 Years This F-22 Is Ready To Fly Again
Lt. Col. Lee Bryant addresses base leadership along with Lockheed Martin and Boeing representatives, to welcome back to life Raptor # 91-4006, which has been on the ground for almost six years. (Courtesy photo by Christopher Higgins/Lockheed Martin) *Defense Tech:* *F-22 Deemed Too Expensive to Fix for 6 Years Finally Ready to Fly* One of the U.S. Air Force's oldest F-22 Raptors is back out of the hangar and ready to fly again after six years idle in a hangar, according to the service. The fifth-generation stealth jet, tail number 91-4006, had been shelved in 2012 for "needed cos... more »
Breaking: Syrian Army says massive explosions at Mezzeh Airbase were result of electrical fault, no airstrikes
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has denied reports of an Israeli attack on the Mezzeh Airport tonight. According to a military statement from Damascus, the explosions were a result of an electrical failure at the Mezzeh Airport. The electrical failure reportedly took place at an arms depot, which caused the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
X22 Report Spotlight: “It's All About To Drop, And It Won't Be Easy For Some:V”
X22 Report Spotlight: “It's All About To Drop, And It Won't Be Easy For Some:V” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMylISMA8k8 X22 Report: “Tick, Tock, Time Is Almost Up, Preparing The Masses Is Almost Complete” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCWFa5AH4ts
Seen in Egypt's North Coast : New Alamein Presidential Palace
[image: New presidential palace] New Alamein presidential palace under construction Seen in Egypt's North Coast: The new Alamein presidential palace being constructed at the new city by the Egyptian government through private construction companies. Overlooking the Mediterranean sea, the new city is being proposed as the new summer capital of Egypt replacing Alexandria which played that role whether officially before 1952 or unofficially afterward. Construction started in New Alamein in 2017 but officially pre-inaugurated "if that description is right" in May 2018 by President Abdel... more »
They did incredibly well to sail right around the coast of Africa
Breaking news tonight: The report begins: Four asylum seekers were rescued by a fishing boat when their dinghy got into trouble off the Kent coast. And ends: He added: "They didn't speak any English but they kept saying 'Iran' because I was asking where they had come from and if they were OK." Comments could be going better:
Pentagon Cancels $300 Million In Aid To Pakistan Over Their Support Of Militants
U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis attends the swearing in ceremony for new Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder *Reuters: **Exclusive: Pentagon cancels aid to Pakistan over record on militants* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it has made a final decision to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan that had been suspended over Islamabad’s perceived failure to take decisive action against militants, in a new blow to deteriorating ties. The so-called Coalition Suppor... more »
Lying press?
Given that there unquestionably *are* neo-Nazis protesting in Germany, it pays to tread carefully here. Wikipedia has an entry for 'Lying press'. It gives us a potted history of the term in Germany: Lying press (German: *Lügenpresse*, lit. 'press of lies') is a pejorative political term used largely by German political movements for the printed press and the mass media at large, when it is believed not to have the quest for truth at the heart of its coverage. It can be considered synonymous with the term 'fake news' *History* The term *Lügenpresse* has been used intermittently si... more »
September 1: Are things getting better?
No. On August 31 , I opened my irving newspaper (a newspaper monopoly in the province of New Brunswick) on the comments page to see an article by Chris Morris on New Brunswick's "onerous and outdated" tax system. She is a journalist and, according to the blurb at the end of the article, was 2017-2018 chair of journalism at St. Thomas University. (In fact, she was VISITING chair - which really means nothing since a visiting chair does nothing much, and only for a very short time. But it it pays really, really well. And the whole thing is a gift of Irving - who doesn't give gifts w... more »
"Even as the service has been taking place, he's been tweeting about trade deals and travelling to one of his golf courses"
Tonight's BBC One *News at Ten* contained glowing tributes to Sen. John McCain but also featured barbed comments about President Donald Trump... ...and that was just the BBC reporter! This was the headline: *NEWSREADER*: Past Presidents from both sides of the political divide pay tribute to the American Senator John McCain. It was an emotional memorial service, and one that also saw implicit criticism of President Trump, who was not invited. *MEGHAN MCCAIN*: America does not boast because it has no need to. The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because Ame... more »
"The Future..."
"Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future." - Niels Bohr "The future ain't what it used to be." Yogi Berra "Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present." - Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
UPDATED: Israel has Attacked Damascus Airport - Huge Explosion
LOL. Al Masdar News is reporting that the* three *huge explosions at the Damascus Airport were caused by...wait for it...an electrical short circuit at a munitions storage depot. If you believe that...I have a couple of bridges here in the lower mainland that you can have for a reasonable price. I don't care *WHO* says that or how much credibility they have/had. I will *never* believe it. Israel has obviously had enough with this peace process...it's anathema to their goals and aspirations on this planet. * RT is just reporting as "BREAKING NEWS" That Israel has attacked the ... more »
THE McCAINS GRIEVE, BUT WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE REAL VICTIMS -- THE TRUMP FAMILY?
There is butthurt in Trumpistan. Fox News reports: Meghan McCain and President Barack Obama took apparent swipes at President Trump on Saturday in a eulogy for John McCain.... "The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because America was always great,' McCain's daughter said.... Obama ... derided those in politics who traffic in "bombast and insult and phony controversies and manufactured outrage." He also attacked "a politics that pretends to be brave and tough but in fact is born of fear." ... Meghan McCain ... said that her father's passing represented the ... more »
Claims
Tonight's BBC One *News at Ten *reported the following: The Prime Minister says she will not "give in" to those who want another referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union. Writing in the *Sunday Telegraph*, Theresa May *claims *that "to ask the question all over again would be a gross betrayal of our democracy." Interesting use of the word 'claim' there, don't you think?
Winding down the 2018 season
[image: Aug 13 lakefront Sibbring] Seventy days certainly goes by quickly. We’re into Labor Day week-end and the place has come to life. It was so quiet without children. And I was in bed for 3 days with a cold this past week. Tonight is a Neil Diamond tribute program by Jay White, and then fireworks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1gMGZ5yexw So this summer we’ve had Elvis, and John Denver, and Karen Carpenter and Neil Diamond tributes. I love my new hair style (curly perm), even if Bob is less than enthusiastic. Especially like that I can walk in the wind or rain, quite c... more »
Jenny Hill in Chemnitz
From this morning's *Today*, here's Jenny Hill returning to her recurring theme that "there is a bit of a gap between the reality on the ground when it comes to migration and the political view of migration": *NICK ROBINSON*: First let's talk to Jenny Hill. Our correspondent is in the city of Chemnitz. Jenny, let's look at the figures first of all. The AfD are able to point to figures, they say, that show an increase in violent crime and also, they say, an increase in crime carried out by migrants. Is that the whole picture? *JENNY HILL*: No, it's not. In fact Germany is currentl... more »
Doofus Of The Day #1,021
It's hard to imagine such ignorance in this day and age, but I suppose this is the exception that proves the rule. A tip o' the hat to Snoggeramus for sending the link. It had been four years and their parents constantly complained about the lack of grandchildren. Convinced something was seriously wrong, the unnamed Chinese couple sought the advice of obstetrician Liu Hongmei when a team of doctors visited their village in Bijjie city in the south-western Guizhou province. The wife said she found the experience painful, but “silently told herself that she had to endure it, in ord... more »
Labels
Those who've complained about the BBC using the term 'far-right' to describe everyone taking part in the anti-immigration protests in the German city of Chemnitz - from neo-Nazis to supporters of AfD and Pegida and ordinary people - might still have been surprised at tonight's Radio 4 news bulletin at 10 o'clock as it went even further in its opening headlines: Thousands of German neo-Nazis have protested against immigrants in a city that's seen a wave of racist violence. The protest tonight, apparently some 4,500-strong, was led by AfD and Pegida, who may (arguably) be termed 'f... more »
Dual-Purposed Trump Doctrine Squeeze #3 Continues – Pentagon Cancels Financial Aid to Pakistan…
The Trump Doctrine is easiest to describe as: deploying economic leverage to achieve national security interests. The Trump Doctrine is unique and stunningly effective. Many of the geopolitical decisions have multiple facets which connect like small gears on a much … Continue reading →
Wisconsin’s Ripon College Denies It Nixed 9/11 Memorial
[image: wisconsin-s-ripon-college-denies-it-nixed-9-11-memorial] Ripon College in Wisconsin tried to persuade Young Americans for Freedom students not to use posters depicting historical episodes of terroristic acts against Americans since 1979.
After The Trans Mountain Court Ruling, Is The Canadian Energy Sector Doomed?
The Federal Court of Appeal decision that halted construction on the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion has thrown Canada into a tizzy. While British Columbia First Nations and environmentalists are celebrating a rare court victory on this project, industry representatives, trade unions and many other First Nations who supported the expansion feel the decision is a nightmarish intervention in plans that were many years in the making. read more
Judge halts grizzly bear hunts around Yellowstone National Park
A federal judge in Montana on Thursday issued a court order temporarily blocking the first trophy hunts of Yellowstone-area grizzly bears in more than 40 years, siding with native American groups and environmentalists seeking to restore the animals' protected status. The 14-day restraining order by U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen in Missoula, Montana, came two days before Wyoming and Idaho were scheduled to open licensed grizzly hunts allowing as many as 23 bears in the two states to be shot and killed for sport. Groups opposing the hunts had sought a restraining order while w... more »
U.S. Allies In The Middle East Want To Buy Russian Arms
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's announcement that Turkey would be buying military hardware from Russia caused a stir across the NATO alliance *DW:** Russia encroaches on US war industry in Middle East* Russia's offensive in Syria has brought unexpected consequences: US allies in the region are interested in acquiring Russian military hardware. But they could face serious backlash from the White House. Since 2015, Russia has made inroads into the Middle East in a way that few could have imagined at the time. While Moscow's military intervention in Syria has served to prop ... more »
Editor's Note
This is the second to last day that my cousins are visiting .... hence the reason why blogging has been light today. But they are the last to visit me this summer, and WNU 's regular blogging schedule will be returning after Labor Day.
President Trump Notes Canadian Trade Priorities Conflict With U.S-Mexico, Here’s the Likely End Result…
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has submitted a regulatory 90-day notification to congress outlining the intent to modify the U.S. trade deal with Mexico according to mutually agreed terms. However, the Canadian trade priorities; including retention of protectionist tariffs (dairy) … Continue reading →
Strikes: When the Masks Come Off
Back many years ago, I was the president of a striking local. It almost ended my career. In most districts, there's a nice layer of politeness over everything, and people subscribe to the usual Nice Thoughts. Teachers are super important. We want our district to be the best. We respect our educators. But in strike season, the masks come off. Some people think that teachers are overpaid, self-important jerks who should be grateful they even have a job. And you will know that some people think this because they will call you, at home, to tell you so. They will make an extra effort to... more »
In the 1960s, America Planned to Nuke Russia and China Back Into the Stone Age
*Michael Peck* *Security, Americas* [image: A mushroom cloud rises with ships below during Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons test on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands in this 1946 handout provided by the U.S. Library of Congress. The United States said on April 25, 2014, it was examining lawsuits f] But what would have happened to the homeland is obvious. “Bomb them back into the Stone Age,” ex-Air Force general Curtis LeMay is reported to have once urged as a way to defeat North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. But it turns out that had global nuclear war erupted during the earl... more »
"How Trump Breaks up Big Tech"
*"How Trump Breaks up Big Tech"* by Dan Denning *Editor’s Note:* Earlier this week, President Trump accused Silicon Valley giant Google of censoring conservative-leaning articles in its search results. Google denied the charge. But Dan Denning, Bill’s coauthor on The Bill Bonner Letter, thinks the president might be on to something… Today, he previews the looming showdown between the federal government and America’s biggest corporations. "What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of att... more »
Vermont Gun Owners and Retailers Seek to Nullify New State Weapons Regulations
[image: vermont-gun-owners-and-retailers-seek-to-nullify-new-state-weapons-regulations] Gun Owners of Vermont and several weapons retailers have filed a civil suit against the state, seeking to nullify new gun regulations.
MAGA Hat Suspect Faces Charges in Yet Another Anti-Trump Attack
[image: maga-hat-suspect-faces-charges-in-yet-another-anti-trump-attack] Attacks on Trump supporters are continuing around the country.
The Next Crash
Robert Reich - 8 hours ago
September 15 will mark the tenth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers and near meltdown of... more »
Detroit to shut off drinking water in schools after lead found
In the middle of last week, Detroit authorities ordered drinking water shut off at all city public schools after elevated levels of lead and copper were found in water at more than a dozen buildings with antiquated plumbing systems. Crews are working now to cut water at 16 schools and bottled water will be provided until […] The post Detroit to shut off drinking water in schools after lead found appeared first on Health Nut News.
2 tests prove this heralded technology may be carcinogenic
The discovery of the gene editing method known as CRISPR eventually led to a novel gene editing tool called CRISPR-Cas9, a form of molecular scissors that allows for far more accurate DNA editing for the removal, addition or altering of sections of a DNA sequence. A layman’s explanation of the technology is presented in the video above. […] The post 2 tests prove this heralded technology may be carcinogenic appeared first on Health Nut News.
Bees Band Together to Help Friend in Need
A bee’s life was saved after she fell in a honey extractor thanks to a caring beekeeper and the other bees in her hive. The amazing moment was captured on video by a beekeeper in Covert Township, Michigan who wrote: “We are bee keepers in small town in South West Michigan. Our small farm is located within a blueberry field where bees have lots of flower to pollinate. They produce amazing honey from blueberries in the spring time that has rich dark color.” “A couple weeks ago while I was harvesting honey, one poor bee fell into honey extractor and I could not let this hard working... more »
Treasure Quest, Socorro, and the Zamora Symbol
I was watching *Treasure Quest* when they flashed the document that supposedly launched several expeditions into the Sacambaya region of Bolivia. I really wasn’t paying much attention because, well, we’re in the first couple of episodes where nothing much will happen. On the document were a couple of symbols. One of them I recognized. Now, we go back to last year when I was working on a book about the UFO landing near Socorro, New Mexico. On the craft, as described by Socorro policeman Lonnie Zamora, was a strange symbol. I’m not going into the controversy about the “real” symbol. ... more »
QotD: "If people define political correctness as being civil and being polite, then I’m on that side. But I don’t really think that’s what political correctness is. I think political correctness is the restraint on inquiry."
*"I agree with civility. If people define political correctness as being civil and being polite, then I’m on that side. I’m on the side of not being aggressively provocative and overly polemical with one’s perceived political opponents. But I don’t really think that’s what political correctness is. I think political correctness is the restraint on inquiry... "The norms where expressing a racial epithet and using race to insult someone—there should be a taboo against that. But I don’t think that’s what we’re talking about when we’re talking about political correctness. We’re tal... more »
A Guest Post From Robb Ryerse-- What Have We Done?
Like many other people, I woke up on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, with a gnawing question, “What have we done?” The election of Donald Trump to the presidency had seemed both far-fetched and preposterous to me. I could not believe the choice that part of the American electorate had made. Also like many people, I was convinced that I needed to do something about the direction of the country. I needed to be involved in some way. Many of my friends began getting involved in local Indivisible groups or attending rallies and protests. Some were writing and calling their Senators and Co... more »
Justices Kozinski and Spitzer?
Whenever a Supreme Court confirmation hearing is about to begin, commentators offer questions they would like members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to ask the nominee. Given that Senators don’t tend to ask particularly good questions themselves, it isn’t hard to come up with some useful alternatives. But the most bizarre suggestion in a very long time comes from Dahlia Lithwick in a “Jurisprudence” column at the website Slate. In short, Lithwick advocates turning the Brett Kavanaugh hearing next week into a sexual harassment trial of Alex Kozinski. Lithwick’s theory is that bec... more »
Is the BBC biased?: Comparing/Contrasting (again) - and a Quiz
The wonderful Is The BBC Biased has a great xpotyhttp:// isthebbcbiased.blogspot.com/2018/08/comparingcontrasting-again.html showing that for the BBC it's those damn men that are to blame and not as I blogged earlier Islam is definitely the religion of peace.
Amsterdam stabbing: Afghan suspect 'had terrorist motive' per BBC News - No Shit, Sherlock
This BBC report https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45382557 contains the No Shit, Sherlock remark 'An Afghan man accused of injuring two people in a stabbing at Amsterdam's central railway station on Friday had a terrorist motive, officials say.' Really? No Shit, Sherlock
Syrian Army tightens siege on ISIS in southern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their field operations in southern Syria, today, targeting the Islamic State’s (ISIS) last positions in the Al-Safa region. Led by their 1st and 3rd divisions, the Syrian Arab Army began their operations in the Al-Safa region by storming several hideouts that belong to the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Will Someone in Washington Play the Ace of Spades before November?
[image: undefined] With regard to American foreign and security policy, President Donald Trump presents a paradox. Aside from some harsh bluster (“fire and fury” directed towards Pyongyang in the lead-up to an unprecedented US-North Korea summit), Trump generally seems to want more peaceful ties with the rest of the world and an end to wasteful and dangerous conflicts. On the other hand, if that is his intention, he’s been unable to make much headway with an establishment that constitutionally is totally under his authority but in practice seems to be almost entirely independent of ... more »
Go Diesel, Scare China: Why the Navy Should Deploy Diesel Submarines to Asia
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* [image: A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces diesel-electric submarine Soryu is seen in this undated handout photo released by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces, and obtained by Reuters on September 1, 2014. Japan and Australia are leaning towards a multibil] They're cheap. You can build a lot of them. And Beijing won't have an easy time responding. And our allies will be pleased. What could be wrong with that? Ships of war—including submarines—are tokens of political resolve and purpose as surely as they are combat implements. They can help f... more »
Hottest Summer Evah? Not According To CET.
By Paul Homewood The Met Office are desperate to show this summer as the hottest evah: August was a fairly average month but it marked the end of what was a remarkable summer for many. With one day to go, it is clear that 2018 has been one of the hottest […]
More marvels from space
We can only repair both Earth and society if we regain *confidence* that we're capable citizens of a flawed-but-great ... and getting-greater ... civilization. And so, let's start with -- Gorgeous planetary art by Van God. Seriously, your neighbors who yearn for apocalypse, ask them how can it *not* be the creator's intent that we go forth and appreciate such glory? And ever-greater sights and knowledge across the sea of stars? Yours is the folk that does all this, with competence and skill and awe. And joy. Those trying to demoralize us will fail. Remember Oumuamua? The myster... more »
New Colorado Law Expands Asset Forfeiture Reforms
By Michael Maharrey DENVER, Colo. (Sept. 1, 2018) – Today, a new Colorado law went into effect expanding asset forfeiture reporting requirements instituted last year. ... more »
All Eyes on Idlib: ‘Rebel’ Terrorists Brace for Impending Offensive
*21WIRE + Antiwar.com* | Gearing up for what could be the largest battle of the entire Syrian war.
Response to Zakharchenko Assassination: Russia Must Absorb Donbass into Federation
* Aleksandr Zakharchenko Memorial* There's an old saying in geopolitics. To answer the question "*Who Rules?*" Ask who you are forbidden to talk about. In the instance of *who ordered the murder of Aleksandr Zakharchenko*, the leader of the Donetsk Peoples Republic...in one of the most insidious assassinations since the shooting down of President John F Kennedy like a dog in the street by the MosCIAd...one has to go back to the *downing of MH17* at the height of the Ukraine conflict of 2014/2016. Readers will recall that the night of the shoot down of the Malaysian Airliner MH1... more »
McCain on Torture and Commodity Market Manipulation
I'm far too left to be a fan of former Senator John McCain, but I did very much appreciate his willingness to stand up against torture and to rebuke the most powerful financial firms for endangering national security, particularly where uranium trading was involved. Going back through my files, I found the following letter pasted below that I had sent McCain on behalf of my university students who wanted to invite him to our Arizona classroom (he didn't come): October 13, 2006 Dear Senator McCain This semester my class is exploring the complex communication environment surrou... more »
11 Facts About America’s Wildly Out Of Control Student Loan Debt Bubble
By Michael Snyder Higher education has become one of the biggest money-making scams in America. We tell all of our young people that if they... more »
A Pennsylvania AMI Smart Meter Survey Reports Horror Stories
By Catherine J. Frompovich Pennsylvanians literally have been screwed figuratively by their state legislature and legislators regarding the totalitarian approach and mandate to retrofitting... more »
US Strategy in Syria: “Create Quagmires Until We Get What We Want”
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — In 2013, top Obama Administration officials described their policy in the Syrian War as one of keeping the war going. The administration... more »
The FCC Is NOT A Health Agency Even Though It Regulates Stuff That Can Cause Health Problems (??)
By B.N. Frank Funny but not “Ha-Ha” funny… The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates The Telecom Industry (aka Big Wireless) even though they are NOT... more »
What is that mosquito plane spraying? You asked; we answered
Insecticides intended to kill concentrations of mosquitoes or at least inhibit reproduction
'Have You Committed your Three Felonies Today?' - Jim Jatras At RPI's Media & War Conference
What can we do to resist the dark clouds of war and oppression that are gathering overhead? Former US diplomat, Republican Senate official, and attorney Jim Jatras joins the Ron Paul Institute's "Media & War" conference this month with a powerful - and humor filled! - presentation on Russiagate, neocons, and the Orwellian machinations of the US global empire:
Russia's Navy Just Merged a Boat and a Plane That Can Fire Missiles
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* [image: Image: ALEKSEYEV CENTRAL HYDROFOIL DESIGN BUREAU] The Orlan is a ground effect vehicle, or GEV (also known as a wing-in-ground-effect craft), which has characteristics of both a ship and aircraft. Russia will be developing the missile-equipped craft by 2027, under the latest ten-year defense plan, according to Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov. It’s a boat...it’s an aircraft...it carries missiles. It’s a new weapon for the Russian Navy. The Orlan is a ground effect vehicle, or GEV (also known as a wing-in-ground-effect craft), which has... more »
BREAKING: The Washington Post critiques CNN!
*SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018Masterful understatement:* Don't despair! Next week, we'll take a look at the New York Times' latest report on middle school "desegregation." (For some, this promise may also serve as a trigger warning.) Thursday's report was the latest in a long line of heinous reports by the Times on this pseudo-subject. The piece was written by a (well-regarded) youngish reporter who has just joined the Times. In this instance, "youngish" means six years out of college (Columbia, class of 2012). To such well-intentioned youngish reporters, we will only say this: A... more »
Mainstream Media Admits US Already Has List of Targets In Syria, Waiting for Reason to Strike
[image: syria] The military industrial complex has already compiled a list of targets to strike in Syria and are simply waiting for another alleged "chemical attack" to hit them. The post Mainstream Media Admits US Already Has List of Targets In Syria, Waiting for Reason to Strike appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Cops Called to Help former ‘ER’ Actress as She Had a Seizure, But They Killed Her Instead
[image: help] A former star of the hit television show "ER" was killed by police who were their to help her this week as she was gravely ill and having a seizure. The post Cops Called to Help former ‘ER’ Actress as She Had a Seizure, But They Killed Her Instead appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
NAFTA Stalemate: The King of @$$holia steps in it...again
*Trump Name Removed from Toronto Bldg* *photo courtesy of RT* My post of yesterday about the US/Canada NAFTA stalemate kind of died on the vine due to the *Breaking News story about the terrorist assassination of Alexandr Zakharchenko in Donetsk. *More about that in due course…..but first I want to return to the subject of the Kabuki Dance known as the NAFTA negotiations. US President Trump can't approach any single issue without offending someone. His favourite game is the childish "odd man out" game....where he buddies up with one party and pointedly disses the other party, tr... more »
We should now fear the real and detrimental effects of cooling
Our current, warm, interglacial has been the enabler of mankind’s civilisation for the last 10,000 years, from mankind’s earliest farming to the most recent technologies. __________________ We should now fear the real and detrimental effects of cooling By Ed Hoskins According to ice core records, the last millennium 1000AD – 2000AD has been the coldest ... Read moreWe should now fear the real and detrimental effects of cooling The post We should now fear the real and detrimental effects of cooling appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Evidence of POWs From Vietnam
[image: evidence-of-pows-from-vietnam] After the end of the Vietnam War, it was widely accepted that the United States had left many POWs behind, but high-ranking members of government said no, despite the evidence.
Evidence of American POWs in the Soviet Union
[image: evidence-of-american-pows-in-the-soviet-union] In May, Pentagon officials claimed they had no evidence showing that Korean War-era U.S. soldiers were imprisoned by the Soviet Union — a statement that was a lie.
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