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U.S. Issues Travel Warning On China
*CNBC:* *US updates warning over China travel, urging 'increased caution'* * The U.S. State Department on Thursday updates its increased travel warning about China, urging Americans to "exercise increased caution" in the country "due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws as well as special restrictions on dual U.S.-Chinese nationals." * The State Department warning noted that Chinese authorities have "exit bans" to prevent U.S. citizens from leaving China, sometimes "for years." * And the department said those bans are used "coercively" to compel Americans to participate in Chinese... more »
China’s Chang’e 4 makes first-ever soft landing on moon’s far side
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Russian Twitter Melts Down Over Trump Claim That Afghan War Led to USSR’s Demise
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Russia officially indicts U.S. citizen Whelan for spying – source
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Protest Gets Cell Tower Near Playground Removed in New York
*B.N. Frank* - If we stand together we can stop the rise of 5g.
The Hidden Harmful Toxins Destroying Your Body
*Sofia Adamson* - Harmful toxins are commonly found in drinking water, furniture, pharmaceutical drugs, and even the air we breathe.
Rutgers U-Camden Chancellor Named Recipient of 2019 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award
The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Women in Legal Education has announced Rutgers University-Camden chancellor Phoebe A. Haddon as the recipient of the 2019 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award. The Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes individuals who showcase exceptional contributions to the legal field and academy through their service, […]
Community College of Rhode Island Faculty Protest Shorter Winter Session
Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) faculty held a demonstration on the campus earlier this week to protest a shorter 12-day winter session that they claim “will fail the very students it purports to serve.” CCRI winter session courses are scheduled to occur from Jan. 2 to 17. The CCRI Faculty Association added that the […]
But all doors must be opened with caution
* Now *as the rats scurry for cover, each one to his den of iniquitous doings, the eagles gather in the high nest, and everyone that is born of he Spirit bendeth his ear to give heed…. For if death is to be swallowed up by Life, then Life must be given preeminence. We cannot tolerate continual decay, for the very seeds of faith that are not exercised by valiant action will rot unless they are permitted to expand…. We hear the cries of children and We are glad that they have invoked light. We hear the cries of the uneducated as they ask for the bread of the Spirit. The callou... more »
Lawrence O'Donnell on Donald J. Trump!
*THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2019Again, the road not taken:* In his first segment on last night's Last Word, Lawrence O'Donnell ambled down 2018's most important road not taken. He was discussing Donald J. Trump. This is what he said: O'DONNELL (1/2/19): Well, in his first public speaking of the new year, *today the president of the United States revealed* that the 27 psychiatrists and mental health professionals who call out in the book The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump are right, *that Donald Trump's condition is obviously getting worse.* Now, all of us in middle age and above find o... more »
Perú y Venezuela reciben sendas demandas de inversiones en Ciadi
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
03-Jan-2019 El 28 de diciembre de 2018, el Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias relativas a Inversiones (Ciadi) registró las que han sido las dos últimas demandas de arbitraje de inversiones recibidas por su Secretaría, Venezuela por un conflicto ante una papelera y Perú por un proyecto de energías renovables
A 26 años del TLC, pendiente inserción de más industrias
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
03-Jan-2019 A 26 años de la entrada en vigor del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN) aún persiste el reto de incluir en el marco de su desarrollo a más sectores productivos y regiones del país.
¿Quiere demandar a Venezuela? Varias firmas pueden ayudar… por un precio
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
03-Jan-2019 Un fondo de inversión estadounidense poco conocido se prepara para ganar mucho en las demandas
Take it from TED, President Trump is Correct about the Forest Fires.
Turns out TED agrees with President Trump. Forests going too long without a fire can lead to overly dense forests the eventually develop the conditions for a catastrophic forest fire. Please Like, Share, Subscribe, Re-Blog and Comment Advertisements
Your money's vanishing buying power
Following my article earlier this morning about the real inflation rate, some readers e-mailed me in disbelief that the buying power of their dollar could be eroded as fast as the example I provided. In order to make the situation clearer, I'd like to go into that in more detail. Briefly, if you assume that your dollar has 100 cents of buying power at *today's* prices, the rate of inflation is one factor (but not the only one, of which more later) that will reduce that buying power over time. Let's say the inflation rate will be 5% this year. That means something that costs 100 ... more »
Is the Age of the Aircraft Carrier Really Over?
*Sidharth Kaushal* *Security, * Could carriers become as obsolete as the battleship? *The carriers of the future may well be relatively small vessels capable of hosting drones and fighter and electronic-warfare-optimized aircraft but not the heavier strike platforms that the carriers of today sustain.* One of the great conceits of admirals in the interwar years was their dogmatic embrace of the nostrum that battleships won naval wars. Officers such as those of the Imperial Japanese navy proved particularly susceptible to this dogma, a thought process that found itself manifested... more »
RIP Stealth: Nearly 20 Years Ago, a U.S. Stealth Fighter Was Shot Down
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Did you know this? *The F-117 shootdown was an embarrassing, though fortunately non-fatal, episode for the U.S. Air Force. It has been endlessly cited since as ‘proof’ that supposedly radar-invisible stealth planes could ‘easily’ be shot down by even dated Soviet-era SAM systems.* At 8 p.m. on March 27, 1999, a bizarre-looking black painted airplane cut through the night sky over Serbia. This particular F-117 Nighthawk—a subsonic attack plane that was the world’s first operational stealth aircraft—flew by the call sign of Vega-31 and was named “S... more »
Taiwan Has More to Worry About Than China's Latest Threat
*Wendell Minnick* *Taiwan, East Asia* Will Tsai Ing-wen and the Democratic Progressive Party survive political challenges from at home and abroad? Chinese President Xi Jinping told the Chinese people that Taiwan “must and will return” to the mainland during a speech on Wednesday. China’s Communist Party has claimed the self-ruled island of 24 million since the end of the civil war in 1949. Xi increased invasion rhetoric after Taiwan’s 2016 election swept-out the pro-Beijing Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) from the presidency and legislature, setting a deadline of 2020 for a fina... more »
Introducing the RIP Bullet: The Most Dangerous Ammo You Can Legally Buy?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The Radically Invasive Projectile is an upgrade for standard handguns designed to make them more lethal without compromising other factors such as magazine capacity. *The RIP bullet is a particularly vicious-looking round. The all-copper bullet is precision machined with multiple grooves, creating a round that ends with nine pointed tips. Upon impact, the bullet breaks apart along the grooves, creating nine different penetrating projectiles.* A new bullet on the market promises increased lethality for handguns, acting like a hole saw against human ta... more »
Silent Killer: A B-2 Pilot Explains Why the 'Spirit' Is Nearly Unstoppable
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * “The B-2 represents a huge leap in technology from our legacy platforms such as the B-52 and the B-1 bomber." *The B-2 is described as a platform which can operate undetected over enemy territory and, in effect, “knock down the door” by destroying enemy radar and air defenses so that other aircraft can fly through a radar “corridor” and attack.* Air Force pilots of the 1980s-era stealthy B-2 Spirit bomber plan to arm the B-2 with new weapons and upgrade the aircraft to fly the aircraft on attack missions against enemy air defenses well into the 2050s,... more »
My EPA Comment On IARC Monograph Leader Kurt Straif Being Nominated To The Science Advisory Committee On Chemicals
The Environmental Protection Agency has requested comments on proposed ad hoc participants on the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals, which inside EPA will analyze compounds as needed by the Toxic Substances Control Act. At the bottom is my official statement. read more
Degradasome: Mitochondrial Instability Knowledge Could Lead To Breakthrough For Devastating Childhood Diseases
Though mitochondria, the energy factories of our cells, are the root of numerous diseases, including thousands in children each year, funding for such diseases is scant compared to heart or breast cancers or other medical issues. That may be because it is hard to understand. But progress is being made. A group of researchers from the Andalusian Centre for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER) has revealed new ways to understand the molecular basis of some human diseases that are stem from poor functioning of the mitochondria and, in this way, allow for the developmen... more »
Louisiana cannabis grower raises questions about state’s MMJ testing blueprint
Louisiana’s only operating medical marijuana grower is uneasy about the state’s plan to test the crop itself instead of using third-party laboratories. The president of licensed grower GB Sciences Louisiana, John Davis, said the Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s new regulatory scheme complicates procedures such as appealing contested test results. “If I disagree … or […] Louisiana cannabis grower raises questions about state’s MMJ testing blueprint is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Long-time Reporter Quits NBC, Exposes Them for Promoting ‘Perpetual War’ and ‘Threat Mongering’
[image: nbc]A journalist of 30 years has up and quit NBC in a fit of well-placed rage and took to exposing the mainstream network for promoting war and stoking irrelevant divide.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Muslim Nations Contributed $600-Million to US Universities to Influence Curriculum
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and other Muslim nations invested $603-million from 2011-2016 in American universities to influence what students learn about the Middle East and Islam.
Paris on Verge of Being Lost to Migrants Who Rang in the New Year by Setting 99 Vehicles on Fire
St. Denis: Out of the suburb’s 1.5-million population, 600,000 are Muslims from Africa and there are at least 160 mosques. France’s former Interior Minister, Gérard Collomb, warned that within five years the situation could become irreversible.
Reporter Quits NBC Citing Network’s Support For Endless War
*Caitlin Johnstone* - Antiwar narratives are not welcome in the liberal establishment media.
U.S. Ramps Up Bombings in Eastern Syria Following Trump Withdrawal Announcement
*This news is vindication of my theory that the so called Iraqi airstrikes into Syria were taken as part of the coalition strikes. Obfuscated by the big lie, spread all over the place, of an agreement between Damascus and Baghdad. Helping to take the heat off of the US and company. That claim was so absurd it should have been dismissed out of hand. But it wasn't.* * It seems to me that the US is making the big push to take all of the eastern territory once and for all. And I don't mean fight ISIS. I mean finally push all the resident Arab civilians out to be replaced by the Kurds. A... more »
'The Machine of Perpetual War Acceptance': Veteran NBC Journalist Resigns in Protest Over One-Sided Coverage
[image: undefined] This week I published a column on how the Democratic Party seems to have jettisoned many of its defining values to simply become the anti-Trump party. The best example of that transformation is the automatic opposition to Trump’s decision to pull troops out of Syria and other countries. At the same time, liberal media outlets like CNN and MSNBC have been airing continual experts denouncing the “hasty” withdrawal. Now veteran NBC award-winning journalist William Arkin has resigned in protest of what he says is the unrelenting support of the network for endless wa... more »
Odds Of A March Rate CUT Are Jumping
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It's Not the Implementation
"You just didn't implement it properly." This is the all-too-frequent cry of program creators and policy writers after their pet project goes belly up in the great goldfish bowl of education. It was a popular explanation for the crash of Common Core. More than a few district superintendents have used it to explain why their pet project failed. And publishers like to use it as an explanation for why their materials didn't deliver the promised results. But was that really the problem? After all, there is no good way to implement a bad idea. Here are some points to consider when conducti... more »
Senate Will Kill Democrat Funding Bill Because It Lacks Border-wall Money
[image: senate-will-kill-democrat-funding-bill-because-it-lacks-border-wall-money] Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the plan from House Democrats to fund the government and end the shutdown isn’t going anywhere if it does not include money for a border wall.
Border Agents Repelled New Year’s Migrant Invasion
[image: border-agents-repelled-new-year-s-migrant-invasion] Border agents repelled a New Year’s migrant attack on the border in the San Diego sector, the Department of Homeland Security has reported.
Week-end plans?
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January resolutions
[image: Image may contain: text that says 'I'm glad | learned about parallelograms instead of how to do taxes. It's really come in handy this parallelogram season'] 1) While watching the evening news, I resolve to do one page of 6th grade math a day. So far, I’ve done 2 pages and have an A+ average. I need to review what is a numerator and denominator—must have covered that in an earlier grade.* 2) And on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Lifetime Fitness I’ll do 2 sets of 15 instead of 2 sets of 10. So far, since yesterday was Wednesday I up to date on this one. 3) A third ... more »
That "Flatwoods Monster"... 1 of 3
Men and Machines...*POOF*! That "Flatwoods Monster"... by Alfred Lehmberg PART 1 of 3 What is *up* with that "Flatwoods Monster" incident! Verily, it's not performing in the manner as is the case with *most *UFO affairs. With these, the closer one gets to the fuzzier, "less-able-to-perceive-a-shred-of-substantive-verity" kind of case, the more factually indistinct these cases become. Not so with Flatwoods... The closer you get to *that* case, the more it substantiates itself... and the more hair goes up on the back of the neck. I risk digression to wonder that this may explain... more »
Mark Easton Has Spoken
The BBC's pro-mass immigration Home Editor Mark Easton gave his 'assessment' of the "major incident" in the English Channel on last night's BBC *News at Ten*. While there are real concerns at the risks these migrants are running and the criminal gangs who are exploiting *desperate people*, in terms of a threat to the UK, the "major incident", as the Home Secretary has described it, *the numbers actually **are really quite small*. In the whole of 2018, 312 people in small boats were intercepted by the UK Border Force trying to enter Britain. The National Crime Agency makes the poi... more »
Israel Declares War On Palestinian Political Prisoners
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:00 P.M)- Israeli Public Security Minister, Gilad Erdan, yesterday announced his intention, to ‘worsen’ conditions for Palestinian political prisoners inside Israeli Military jails. As part of the Public Security Minister’s plan, Palestinian prisoners will endure a reduction in water rations, autonomy and the end of the separation of prisoners from rival Palestinian factions. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Erdogan receives Iraqi President Barham Salih in Ankara
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Iraqi President Barham Salih at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on Thursday. During their meeting, the two leaders are expected to address all aspects of bilateral relations and assess the possibilities for developing co-operation in various areas. Erdogan and Salih are also expected to exchange views on regional and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
SDF, Syrian gov’t begin talks on future of Tal Abyad
Head of the Joint Council of Raqqa announced on Thursday that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will continue its negotiations with the Syrian government on the SDF-controlled areas irrespective of the absence or presence of the US troops in Syria. “The SDF does not pay heed to the US presence or absence in Syria,” the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US warns Iran against conducting new missile test
Iran will face economic and diplomatic consequences if it goes ahead with plans to launch three space vehicles in the coming months, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned in a statement on Thursday. “The United States will not stand by and watch the Iranian regime’s destructive policies place international stability and security at risk,” Pompeo said. “We advise the regime to reconsider these […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iraqi Air Force bombs ISIS command meeting in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The Iraqi Air Force carried out its second round of airstrikes over the eastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate this week. According to the online publication Al-Maloumeh, the Iraqi Air Force bombed an Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) command meting in the Al-Sousah region of Deir Ezzor on Thursday. As a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
China Just Landed a Space Probe on the Dark Side of the Moon
*David Rothery* - This is the first time ever that anyone has landed a probe on the far side of the moon.
Tout ce que vous souhaitiez savoir sur le vieillissement
Ethical Technology - 11 hours ago
Mieux comprendre les mécanismes sous-jacents au vieillissement est une des clés pour tenter un jour de contrôler et maîtriser celui-ci, ainsi que toutes les maladies associées, du cancer à la maladie d’Alzheimer.
China Probes Far Side Of The Moon, A Sputnik Moment?
*C*hina has a track record of slow gradual advancement in space flight technology which is unlikely to alarm the US of A into action in the way Sputnik did. The timeline of their advancement suggests no reason to panic about their space program. Their achievement is great. Landing on the far side of the moon (the side which always faces away from the earth is no small feat.) This is a great achievement, but this is not the beginning of a new epoch of history or any such thing. read more
The Shutdown Proves One Thing: The Federal Government Should be Smaller
*Thomas M. Skypek* *Economics, Americas* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump listens next to Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan during a Cabinet meeting on day 12 of the partial U.S. government shutdown at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 2, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young] Donald Trump should capitalize on this opportunity to expose how bloated and wasteful our government has become and make a concerted effort at downsizing the government. The federal government has become the ultimate Rube Goldberg machine—originally designed for the limited scope of the powers ... more »
What Would Have Happened If China Never Went Communist?
*Salvatore Babones* *Economics, Asia* [image: Souvenir plates featuring portraits of current and late Chinese leaders (R-L) Xi Jinping, Deng Xiaoping, Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong are displayed for sale at a shop next to Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee] "China made a huge communist detour just to end up right back where it started, only with different families in charge." In December 2018, China celebrated the fortieth anniversary of Deng Xiaoping’s 1978 announcement that the Chinese Communist Party would set the country in a new direction towar... more »
What China Thinks About the North Korean Dilemma
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping raise a toast in Beijing, China, in this undated photo released June 20, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A] Beijing sees much of the blame as residing in Washington's camp. With the “process” of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula “on ice,” to put it most politely, more than a few national security analysts are gloating that their predictions regarding the total failure of President ... more »
Why China and ASEAN's South China Sea Negotiations Will Go Nowhere
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Asia* [image: Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi (L) is greeted by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi before a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing, China, June 12, 2018. Greg Baker/Pool via Reuters] Sovereignty issues created the original crisis and they are now undoing talks to create a Code of Conduct. As the world gets acclimated to 2019, the South China Sea could very well be at the center of the new year’s most bare-knuckled negotiations. Talks between China and the ten-nation grouping of the As... more »
Could the Army's New Assault Rifle Make Body Armor Obsolete?
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * Here is everything we know about it. *The Army’s hard target of a 2022 fielding may seem ambitious, especially given the maddening nature of defense acquisition.* The Army claims its new assault rifle will unleash a hailstorm of specially-designed shells with as much chamber pressure as a battle tank to tear through even the most advanced body armor — and if all goes according to plan, the soldiers will get them to play with sooner than they thought. *(This first appeared last month.)* The service plans on fielding a Next Generation Squad Automat... more »
Man says 5G is a kill grid that will lead to forced vaccinations, thoughts?
Many of us, all over the world, have been talking about and warning people about the dangers of 5G. For quite some time. RELATED STORY: Holistic MD drops bombshell about 5G at legislation hearing So, when we see something like this, we wonder…and wonder what you all think? After all, the 5G network uses same […] The post Man says 5G is a kill grid that will lead to forced vaccinations, thoughts? appeared first on Health Nut News.
Is arthritis in childhood becoming the “new normal”—are vaccines to blame?
By the Children’s Health Defense Team For people who think of arthritis as a disease of the elderly, learning that children also suffer from arthritic conditions may come as a shock. Across age groups, various forms of arthritis are a growing public health problem in the United States. New cases of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and […] The post Is arthritis in childhood becoming the “new normal”—are vaccines to blame? appeared first on Health Nut News.
Geoengineering Watch: Our most comprehensive climate engineering presentation
Dane Wigington, GeoengineeringWatch.org Climate engineering and weather warfare are ultimately one in the same. The ongoing atmospheric experiments taking place in our skies have a long history with many objectives and agendas being carried out, the equation is complex. If we are to have any chance of exposing and halting catastrophic global climate engineering operations, […] The post Geoengineering Watch: Our most comprehensive climate engineering presentation appeared first on Health Nut News.
Despite the pervasive fear and myths, this is one of the best ways to decrease flab
Fasting is one of the oldest dietary interventions in the world, and modern science confirms it can have a profoundly beneficial influence on your health. Dr. Jason Fung, a nephrologist (kidney specialist) with a practice in Canada, has written an important landmark book on this topic. RELATED STORY: Intermittent Fasting Benefits: Changes the brain and […] The post Despite the pervasive fear and myths, this is one of the best ways to decrease flab appeared first on Health Nut News.
The Iran-Iraq War Interview with Author Tom Cooper
(KJ VIds) Helion & Co. in Great Britain recently published an excellent four volume set on the Iran-Iraq War. Overshadowed by the coverage of politics and religious-related issues, military operations in this war have never gotten the in-depth coverage that they deserved – especially considering this was the longest and bloodiest conventional conflict since 1945. Tom Cooper has published widely about aerial warfare between Iran and Iraq and was one of the lead authors in the Helion’s series. This is an interview with his thoughts on the war. *1. What was Iraq’s initial war plan fo... more »
If you thought 2018 was bad, just wait for 2019...
*however, to repeat the message of the angels, fear not.* After two years of escalating insanity by the commie/marxist/libtards many of us have mistakenly thought it couldn't possibly get any worse. Au contraire my little cabbage. You haven't seen anything yet. Today the obstructionists take over the house of representatives. They will start pushing a socialist agenda. Good luck with that. I predict we can look forward to a couple of years of absolutely nothing getting done - which is not necessarily bad. Will they impeach Trump? I hold out hope that they won't be that stupid, ... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 3
1923 Administrative Inspectors Law reduced number of British advisers to Iraqi govt and limited their power 1948 Iraq’s Foreign Min Jamali said that Iraq was sensitive about the 1930 Anglo-Iraq Treaty 1948 Independence Party held meeting Decided to protest against govt and 1930 Anglo-Iraq Treaty 1963 Communists warned Gen Qasim to purge military to stop Baathist coup but ignored (Musings On Iraq book review *Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam*) (Musings On Iraq Interviewwith Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party) (Musings On Iraq intervieww... more »
Holding Bad Democrats Accountable-- Long Island New Dem Kathleen Rice Has Earned A Primary
*New Dem Kathleen Rice and progressive Siela Bynoe* Kathleen Rice was one of the key instigators in the New Dem mini-rebellion against Nancy Pelosi late in 2018. Seth Moulton gets almost all the blame but it really was Rice who acted the part of the poisonous viper slithering around hissing in peoples' ears. You've probably heard a lot about Moulton getting a primary challenge but much less about Rice's. Rice epitomizes the Wall Street Democrat. And that's not because her Long Island district is so close physically. This past cycle-- in which the GOP didn't bother fielding a serious... more »
Study shows the Sahara swung between lush and desert conditions every 20,000 years, in sync with monsoon activity
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Image credit: BBC These climatic swings (cycles) were in sync with changes in the Earth’s tilt, say the researchers. They therefore believe ice ages are not the primary factor in these swings. The Sahara desert is one of the harshest, most inhospitable places on the planet, covering much of…
Extreme Drought In Los Alamos
Los Alamos, New Mexico has received five feet of snow in the past week, and eight feet of snow this winter, and is listed as having an “extreme drought” by the US drought monitor. New Mexico Snow Report – Pajarito … Continue reading →
The 1970s – Before Criminals Took Over Climate Science
In November 1976, National Geographic had a fairly objective discussion of climate. They showed how temperatures regularly take large swings, independent of human activities. They showed that most of the recession of glaciers in the Alps occurred before 1940. They … Continue reading →
Eleven Years Of Arctic Sea Ice Thickening
Arctic sea ice volume continues its eleven year long expansion. Spreadsheet There has been a large expansion of thick ice into the Chukchi, Beaufort and East Siberian Seas since 2008. 2008 2019 … Continue reading →
A Surprise Announcement Has Just Unleashed Another Wave Of Panic On Wall Street
By Michael Snyder Well, that sure didn’t take long. Many had been hoping that 2019 would be a calmer year for Wall Street, but so... more »
North Korea's acting ambassador to Italy reportedly 'disappears' with his family
Just In - 12 hours ago
Jo Song-gil disappears with his wife and children after leaving the embassy without notice in early November, according to reports. If confirmed, he will be the latest in a slowly growing list of diplomats looking to flee North Korea.
Talks Go Nowhere as Partial Gov’t Shutdown Enters 13th Day
When pressed in private by Democrats asking why he wouldn't end the shutdown, President Trump responded at one point, "I would look foolish if I did that."
Sanders Contrite as 2016 Aides Face Harassment Allegations
There was no immediate indication that Senator Bernie Sanders was backing away from another presidential run.
Pelosi Poised to Become House Speaker, Making History
The Republicans will relinquish the majority to House Democrats under leadership of Nancy Pelosi as speaker, beginning a new era of divided government.
LOCK AND LOAD AND BE BOLD, ARMIES! THE GLOBALISTS ARE SET FOR MASSIVE DEPOPULATION PUSH IN 2019
*Angela Merkel used a Spanish commercial airline to fly to the G20 summit after her government machine had to make an emergency landing is a welcome sign that attempts to assassinate Globalist kingpins are well beyond the planning stage.* *Am extremely proud to see signs the Germans have learned from history and are preparing to take out the Adolf Hitler of 2019 before Merkel crashes our societies, starts wars, epidemic vaccine campaigns, and wipes out hundreds of millions of people together with her NWO cronies.* *Everything indicates Globalists are pressing ahead with their plan t... more »
Reporter Quits NBC Citing Network’s Support for Endless War
By Caitlin Johnstone (CJ Opinion) — A journalist with NBC has resigned from the network with a statement which highlights the immense resistance that ostensibly liberal mass... more »
The Mediterranean Pipeline Wars Are Heating Up
The EastMed gas pipeline is expected to start some 170 kilometers off the southern coast of Cyprus and reach Otranto on the Puglian coast of Italy via the island of Crete and the Greek mainland. The post The Mediterranean Pipeline Wars Are Heating Up appeared first on The Duran.
Tucker Carlson on divide between America’s ruling class and people (VIDEO)
"[Leaders tell us] it is more virtuous to devote your life to some soulless corporation than it is to raise your own kids." - Tucker Carlson The post Tucker Carlson on divide between America’s ruling class and people (VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.
“Secret” Evidence Vindicates Michael Flynn’s “Treasonous” Dinner With Putin
The Obama administration knew everything about Flynn's RT dinner, as he fully briefed US intelligence officials on the trip. The post “Secret” Evidence Vindicates Michael Flynn’s “Treasonous” Dinner With Putin appeared first on The Duran.
Ankara seeking Russian permission for use of Syrian airspace
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Ukraine After Martial Law: Neither Peace, Nor War
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More Reckless Behavior by Israel: Netanyahu Plays by His Own Rules
The post More Reckless Behavior by Israel: Netanyahu Plays by His Own Rules appeared first on The Duran.
Global Markets Tumble On Apple Bombshell, Currency Flash Crash
The post Global Markets Tumble On Apple Bombshell, Currency Flash Crash appeared first on The Duran.
North Korea Ambassador To Italy “Disappears”
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DNC Bots meddle in Alabama elections. Where is the special counsel investigation?
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 159. The post DNC Bots meddle in Alabama elections. Where is the special counsel investigation? appeared first on The Duran.
The US Owes Nothing to Syria’s Kurds
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A Restrained Foreign Policy is Becoming More Popular in Washington
The post A Restrained Foreign Policy is Becoming More Popular in Washington appeared first on The Duran.
The Real Campus Debate: ‘Facts Over Feelings’ Versus ‘My Lived Experience’
The post The Real Campus Debate: ‘Facts Over Feelings’ Versus ‘My Lived Experience’ appeared first on The Duran.
Donald Trump’s Nationalist Moment
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World Is Safe From Global Conflict In 2019
Is 2019 going to be the year of the Armageddon? The answer is a definitive ‘No’. As 2018 ended, the potential for war was looming and Russian President Vladimir Putin even refused to rule out a nuclear war. But then, the statesmen grappling with international security also know that nukes […] The post World Is Safe From Global Conflict In 2019 appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Yes, The Federal Campgrounds We Operate Are Open During the Government Shutdown
Several readers have been nice enough to write me and ask how my business is doing during the government shutdown. As background, my company privately operates public recreation areas, mostly campgrounds, under concession contract. We manage public lands for many different government agencies, but many of the campgrounds we run are in the Forest Service. […]
Fighting Trump and Freedom, California Creates 1,000 New 2018 Laws
[image: fighting-trump-and-freedom-california-creates-1-000-new-2018-laws] Some derisively call it the Land of Fruits and Nuts or even “Commiefornia,” and the Golden State is cementing this reputation now, too, with outgoing Governor Jerry Brown having signed into law this past year 1,016 bills — some of which, it’s said, were designed to counter President Trump’s agenda.
Project Fear Intensifies With Cumberbatch Brexit Film, Andy Serkis Mock Video
[image: project-fear-intensifies-with-cumberbatch-brexit-film-andy-serkis-mock-video] British actor Benedict Cumberbatch (Marvel’s *Doctor Strange*, BBC’s *Sherlock*) stars in *Brexit: The Uncivil War*, set to air in Britain on January 7.
Democratic Field of Challengers to Trump All Tilt Left
[image: democratic-field-of-challengers-to-trump-all-tilt-left] We may not know which Democrat will emerge from the field to challenge Trump in 2020 — but we can pretty much guess the candidate will be from left field.
Brazil and U.S. Forge New Pact to Work Against Authoritarian Governments
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s new Foreign Minister, Ernesto Araújo, said Wednesday that the country is starting a new age of Brazilian diplomacy and foreign policy, which includes the strengthening of the relationship between Brazil and the United States. “Brazil is realigning itself with its own ideals, and […] The post Brazil and U.S. Forge New Pact to Work Against Authoritarian Governments appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil’s Stock Market Surges as Economy Minister Announces Priorities
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The U.S. dollar closed down on Wednesday by 1.69 percent in relation to the Brazilian real as the country’s stock market registered a record high of 91,012 points. Market are optimistic with as Brazil’s new Economy Minister, Paulo Guedes, revealed that the government’s priorities […] The post Brazil’s Stock Market Surges as Economy Minister Announces Priorities appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio’s Rocinha Music School Plans 25th Anniversary Celebrations for 2019
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – ‘Escola de Música da Rocinha’ (Rocinha Music School) has much cause to celebrate, with new sources of funding secured and a big concert planned for their 25th anniversary in 2019. Their assistant to the director of the chamber orchestra, Canadian musician Vanessa Rodrigues, is looking […] The post Rio’s Rocinha Music School Plans 25th Anniversary Celebrations for 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
A level-headed, sober view of US economic reality
I've pointed out for years that official US economic statistics were (and still are) profoundly flawed. This is the result of deliberate government policy, endorsed by politicians from both major parties as a way to conceal economic reality from voters (and to help them avoid having to pay realistic cost-of-living adjustments in salaries, entitlements and other benefits). I've repeatedly cited Shadowstats and the Chapwood Index as two sources of accurate, *reality-based* economic statistics. Last year John Williams of Shadowstats was interviewed by Peter Diekmeyer for Sprott Mone... more »
A Candidate Doesn’t Deserve Our Trust If They’re Not An Anti-Imperialist
A big part of the normalization of endless war in our society is Americans’ tendency to superficially glorify the politicians who’ve carried out wars. Polls show that George W. Bush’s popularity has greatly gone up in the last two years, despite the fact that he’s a war criminal who’s slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. The widespread admiration for Barack Obama, the strangely intense adulation for Hillary Clinton among many Democrats, and the continued right-wing… The post A Candidate Doesn’t Deserve Our Trust If They’re Not An Anti-Imperialist appeared first on The Ghio... more »
WATCH: Good Cop Honors Oath to Constitution, Stops Bad Cop Who’s Tasing a Man for His Free Speech
[image: speech]When an officer lost it and attempted to taser a man for his freedom of speech, a good cop stepped in and honored his oath to the constitution.
“We Just Don’t Know Why”: Cops Show Up to Neighbor’s Home, Kill Family’s 5 Tiny Pigs
[image: pigs]Two of the pigs killed by the deputy were just three weeks old and weighed only eight pounds.
In Space
*Face* The Chinese have been heralded by the international press for landing an unmanned probe on the Moon. While it's a big deal for China, I guess, we landed men there several times including dune buggies for them to cruise around on, fifty years ago. Does that put China fifty or more years behind the USA? Yes, and no. They want to put their own people on the Moon, and they're working on it. But as with the Russians, they haven't been able to close the deal. This lunar landing serves to remind us that China still has a space program. *Ultima Thule* Scientists from NASA's New Hor... more »
Cross-Border Privacy Rules in Asia: An Overview
Meeting at the 2018 APEC Economic Leaders Meeting (Source: Wikimedia/Office of the Vice President/Myles D. Cullen) The United States, Canada and Mexico recently completed negotiations on a new trade agreement, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), to supersede NAFTA. While the treaty is pending ratification in the legislative bodies of the respective countries, the digital trade portion of the agreement has already garnered a positive response from U.S. technology trade associations. Specifically, the new agreement promotes cross-border data flows by: (1) prohibiting ... more »
Trump’s Intervention in the Golsteyn Case: Judicial Independence, Military Justice or Both?
Military Justice Textbook (Source: U.S. Air Force) The final two months of 2018 have been a remarkably eventful period for observers of American civil-military relations—even for the Trump administration. In just the final two months of 2018, there was the pre-midterm election deployment of troops to the southwest border in response to the supposed “invasion” of the migrant caravan. There was the abrupt announcement of “mission accomplished” against the Islamic State in Syria and the decision to withdrawal substantial forces from Afghanistan, contrary to advice from senior militar... more »
GERMANS AND GREEKS SHOULD PREPARE TO ASSASSINATE MERKEL AND TSIPRAS IN JANUARY TO FOIL CIVIL WAR AND EBOLA PLOT
*The fact that Angela Merkel used a Spanish commercial airline to fly to the G20 summit after her government machine had to make an emergency landing is a welcome sign that team patriot in Germany has started to actively to attempt to assassinate Globalist kingpins.* *https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flugbereitschaft_des_Bundesministeriums_der_Verteidigung* *https://www.morgenpost.de/vermischtes/article215917059/Merkel-fliegt-Iberia-So-war-der-Flug-fuer-ihren-Sitznachbarn.html* *https://www.merkur.de/politik/merkel-brisanter-bericht-ueber-pannen-airbus-ministerium-nimmt-lufthansa-in-sch... more »
Black unemployment rate hits a record low
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA): "Donald Trump and his Make America Great Again followers…are older, less educated, less prosperous, and they are dying early. Their life spans are decreasing, and many are dying from alcoholism, drug overdoses, liver disease, or simply a broken heart." pic.twitter.com/YYmwopUZDm — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) January 3, 2019 No Thanks to the … Continue reading "Black unemployment rate hits a record low"
Delingpole: Twelve Debunked Climate Scares We Can Laugh at in 2019
January 2018: Worst-case global warming scenarios not credible: Study PARIS (AFP) – Earth’s surface will almost certainly not warm up four or five degrees Celsius by 2100, according to a study released Wednesday (Jan 17) which, if correct, voids worst-case UN climate change predictions. A revised calculation of how greenhouse gases drive up the planet’s … Continue reading "Delingpole: Twelve Debunked Climate Scares We Can Laugh at in 2019"
Could This Russian Gun Become ‘The AK-47 of Pistols’?
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * Vickers’s assessment — “a pretty slick gun, accurate, very controllable and easy to reload” — echoes the frequent praise that’s followed the AK-47 in its ascent as the world’s most-used rifle. *Key point: Based on what we’ve seen, the PL-15 certainly fits The War Zone’s description of an “AK-47 of handguns.” Whether the Russian military has the cash to elevate the flexible little gun into the world’s most ubiquitous sidearm is another matter entirely.* Kalashnikov Concern, the largest arms manufacturer in Russia and industrial avatar of AK-47 inve... more »
Introducing the World’s Longest Sniper Kill (At Over 2 Miles Away)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Here's the story. *Key point: In taking their record-breaking shot, the Canadian sniper team had to consider all of these factors—merely misjudging one would have caused a clean miss—and it is an incredible testament to their skill that they were successful. * In mid-2017, the sniping community was rocked by incredible news: a Canadian sniper team operating in the Middle East had made a successful kill at a distance of more than two miles. The team, deployed to fight the Islamic State, killed an ISIS fighter at a distance of 3,871 yards. The shot w... more »
31 Air Force Pilots Reveal Why They Love the F-35 Stealth Fighter
*John Venable* *Security, * In full production, the F-35A is projected to cost less than the four-plus generation Eurofighter Typhoon, the French Rafale M, or the latest version of the F-15K Strike Eagle. It will outperform those jets and every other four-plus generation fighter in an air-to-surface role, and none of them would fare well against it in an air-to-air engagement. *Important point: The biggest single factor in keeping the program on time and under budget is effective, stable leadership. That leadership is now in place and the United States is on the precipice of del... more »
Explainer: Why North Korea's Air Force Is Total Junk (But Can Still Kill)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* But still to be feared. *Fact: Both the J-5 and the J-6 are hopelessly obsolete, and if anything, during regular combat operations would simply be missile sponges for American and South Korean fighters and surface-to-air missile batteries.* North Korea’s Korean People's Army Air Force (KPAAF)—referred to as the Air and Anti-Air Force Command in South Korean documents—is not in the top ranks of the world’s air forces. However, the North Korean forces are fanatically devoted to Kim Jong-Un and the Kim regime—which more resembles a Confucian monarc... more »
A Worse Lie than 'Russiagate': Hiding the Progress of Humanity
[image: Helga Zepp-LaRouche during her New Year's 2019 Address. (EIRNS/Framegrab)] The new year begins with a paradox, Schiller Institute President Helga Zepp-LaRouche has noted in discussion with its organizations this week, and in her New Year's message. Many nations in the world are moving toward a new paradigm of economic cooperation and peace, out of an era of geopolitical wars and confrontations orchestrated by British imperial circles. This new paradigm appears not only in the growth of China's New Silk Road of great infrastructure cooperation; but also in President Trump's ... more »
There's a hidden cost in Trump's new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico
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03-Jan-2019 Investment treaties with ISDS provisions make it hard to tax foreign firms and worsen human rights and labor practices.
Progressive alternatives needed as failed TPPA model enters
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03-Jan-2019 Professor Kelsey notes the earlier criticisms of the TPPA are as valid now as they always were.
Westwater announces acceptance of its request for arbitration
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03-Jan-2019 At issue is Turkey's taking of Westwater's Temrezli and Şefaatli uranium projects in June 2018.
Belarus - India BIT (2018)
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03-Jan-2019 As released by the Goverrnment of India
Guardian Grinches
By Paul Homewood GWPF reposts Dominic Lawson’s piece in the Mail about the Guardian grinches: Of all the accounts of Christmases ruined by the Gatwick drone incident, the most affecting came from 16-year-old Tivka Dillner. She described, in a letter to the Guardian, how her grandfather’s dying wish was that his five grandchildren […]
Palestinian court sentences man to life in prison for selling land to Jews per Jewish News
'Palestinian court sentences man to life in prison for selling land to Jews Issam Akel, who holds US citizenship, will spend time behind bars for selling property in eastern Jerusalem to a Jewish Israeli A Palestinian man who holds American citizenship was sentenced to life in prison for selling land in eastern Jerusalem to a Jewish Israeli. Issam Akel was sentenced Monday by a Palestinian Authority court in Ramallah. Akel, 53, was arrested three months ago. His family says he was tortured during questioning. The life sentence also includes hard labour. He can appeal, a Palestinian ... more »
Review of Gerald Coles's New Book
Below is a review of Gerald Coles's new book. The review by Eve Ottenberg was first published at Truthout. Over the past year, the Trump administration’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) educational program garnered $300 million in pledges from big tech companies. Implicit in this push is the commonly accepted though questionable notion that millions of cutting-edge STEM jobs await US workers but go unfilled because public schools have failed to prepare students for them. The STEM bandwagon rolls on at the expense of social studies, art, history and literature — all ... more »
Scientists inject human cells into pig embryo to create human-pig hybrid
https://www.intelligentliving.co/human-cells-pig-embryo-create-hybrid/ Advertisements
Fitness is not a New Year resolution, it’s a life goal
http://www.nakedtruth.in/2018/12/31/fitness-is-not-a-new-year-resolution-its-a-life-goal/
Intelligent prostheses and electric aircraft – what to look out for in 2019.
https://horizon-magazine.eu/article/intelligent-prostheses-and-electric-aircraft-what-look-out-2019.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=post
The periodic table is 150 – but it could have looked very different
https://theconversation.com/the-periodic-table-is-150-but-it-could-have-looked-very-different-106899?utm_medium=ampfacebook&utm_source=facebook
Chang’e 4 landing: China probe makes historic touchdown on far side of the moon.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jan/03/china-probe-change-4-land-far-side-moon-basin-crater?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
The Tibetan Book Of The Dead: A Traveler’s Guide To Other Worlds
https://truththeory.com/2017/04/30/tibetan-book-dead-travelers-guide-worlds/
A Helluva Year
It looks like 2019 will be the worst year of Donald Trump's life. As Lawrence Martin sees it, there could be six possible outcomes: We’ll start with his worst, a public hanging. It foresees the Democrats having enough ammunition with the findings of the Robert Mueller probe to launch impeachment proceedings. To succeed, they would need a two-thirds majority in the Senate. That would require about 20 Republicans deserting Mr. Trump. But if his support level, low to begin with, is falling, such a number could well conclude they cannot win with him and join hands with the Democrats t... more »
AUSTRIA WITHDRAWS SUPPORT FOR EU ARMY PROJECT
*An EU army to enforce EU budget austerity under an EU financial ministry...* *From Breitbart* *Austria’s defence minister has said his nation will not be involved in the developing pan-European army, a pet project of leading globalists like Germany’s Angela Merkel and France’s Emmanuel Macron, saying the continent should concentrate on cooperation, not integration.The comments from populist-right Freedom Party defence minister Mario Kunasek comes just weeks after French president Macron caused concerns among NATO allies by calling for a EU army to protect the continent from the U... more »
HOW UK, FRANCE, ITALY, USA ETC COULD START A BOOM ERA IN EASY STEPS
*If Team Patriot capture a government in the USA, UK or the Eurozone in January, we could see an immediate boost in our economy or as soon as we switch from a system of private money to state issued money.* *We could see real incomes triple in six to eight years as has happened in China which uses state issued money.* *"In 2008, Chinese GDP per capita was less than $7,900. By 2023, it could increase to more than $21,200," writes Euobserver.* *That means in 15 years, incomes in China are set to triple.* *https://euobserver.com/economic/143811* *I am not an expert by any means on the... more »
YELLOW VEST LEADER PREDICTS ARMED REVOLT IN 2019, CALLS ON ARMY, POLICE TO HELP OVERTHROW BANKSTER MACRON
*A leading figure in the Yellow Vest movement "Fly Rider" or Maxime Nicolle, has predicted a violent uprising in France in 2019 and called on the armed forces to join in the overthrow of the government in videos shared on social media. * *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7yi8pbFtV8* *https://actu17.fr/maxime-nicolle-alias-fly-rider-prevoit-un-soulevement-national-avec-des-armes/* *A record 216 people have been sent to prison in just one month from the middle of Novembr to December for joining in Yellow Vest protests.* *Protests are set to continue in 2019 after Emmanuel Macron pldg... more »
Should children as young as 12 be sent to juvenile detention?
Natalia Orendain, Ph.D. Candidate in Neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
A neuroscientist explains how detention can affect a developing mind, as a new law in California sets the highest age limit in the US for minors to be held criminally responsible, at age 12.
End of an era: After Jan. 9, California’s unlicensed medical cannabis collectives/co-ops illegal
On Jan. 10, California’s legal cannabis industry is expected to get even smaller. Medical marijuana collectives and cooperatives will become illegal without a state license that day, per guidance that the Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) issued in January 2018. Cannabis industry experts have suggested the impact of the deadline has already made its mark on […] End of an era: After Jan. 9, California’s unlicensed medical cannabis collectives/co-ops illegal is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
The Pain of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
A recent publication by the World Economic Forum (WEF) looks at the "Fourth Industrial Revolution" and how it will impact the global job market. The ideas presented in this paper are particularly critical given that one part of the Federal Reserve's dual mandate is to ensure maximum employment, an issue that will become increasingly difficult during the next recession if the WEF's projections are correct. As technology advances, the work tasks performed by humans is rapidly shifting; if managed well, these technological advances could lead to a new period of good jobs, higher pro... more »
CHINA'S INCOMES SET TO DOUBLE IN PAST TEN YEARS IN SPITE OF SLOWDOWN BLIP
*An economic slowdown in China has hit Apple's revenues, but the company said it was confident of a bright future and it is right to be.* *https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/03/apple-revision-other-tech-firms-may-be-hurt-less-from-china-slowdown.html* *China's growth in 2018 will average 6.5% despite a weak second half and it will be about the same in 2019.* *Incomes are set to double between 2010 and 20020.* *"In 2008, Chinese GDP per capita was less than $7,900. By 2023, it could increase to more than $21,200," writes biased Euobserver.* *But Euobserver does not mention that China's phen... more »
Watch Donald Trump rip the New World Order to shreds (VIDEO)
When we actually see and hear directly what the President says, it is golden and instructive. The mainstream media is not to be trusted. The post Watch Donald Trump rip the New World Order to shreds (VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.
RED ALERT! ECB SEIZES ITALIAN BANK, HOSTAGE TO BE USED TO DESTROY ITALY
*THE ECB HAS TAKEN OVER AN ITALIAN BANK AND MAY BE USING IT AS A HOSTAGE TO START A FINANCIAL CRISIS AS THE EUROPEANS TURN THEIR ATTENTION TO ITS ROLE IN THE PRIVATE SYSTEM OF MONEY CREATION.* *ALL ECB HAS TO DO TO STOP BANCA CARIGE FROM FAILING IS TO SUPPLY IT WITH LIQUIDITY, I.E. GIVE IT ACCESS TO MONEY, NOTES AND COINS PRINTED BY THE ECB.* *THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IN CHINA WHERE THE CENTRAL BANKS GIVES STRUGGLING BUSINESSES AND BANKS LIQUIDITY TO KEEP THEM AFLOAT.* *IT CHANGES CAPITAL RESERVE RATIO RULES TO HELP THE REAL ECONOMY.* *BUT THE ECB'S ADMINISTRATORS SEEM TO BE SEEKING T... more »
Not Quite Seven Reasons To Ditch Teachers Unions
The Foundation for Economic Education may be the oldest libertarian thinky tank in the US, and they are a missionary group, set "to make the ideas of liberty familiar, credible, and compelling to the rising generation." So it comes as no surprise to find them running an article entitled "7 Reasons To Say Goodbye to the Teachers Union." Author Daniel Buck is a bit of a mystery on line, but he lays claim to a masters in education and a teaching job in someplace that's urban/diverse; probably 9th grade English, judging from all the Romeo and Juliet tweets. And writes/edits for a site c... more »
2020 DEMOCRATS SHOULD RUN ON GOVERNING LIKE ADULTS
In *The Atlantic,* Annie Lowrey reminds us that government shutdowns can be prevented by law: ... Congress could shut down the government shutdown option, forever. It could do this by implementing something called an automatic continuing resolution provision, which legislators from both sides of the aisle have advanced numerous times over the past 30 years. Right now, when Congress cannot agree on how to spend money, it passes a continuing resolution, or CR, which continues federal agencies’ financing for a given period of time. Automatic CRs would absolve Congress from the respons... more »
AMBROSE EVANS PRITCHARD SAYS EURO HAS FAILED, THREATENS DEMOCRACY ( AND AS EARLY AS THIS MONTH?)
*By Ambrose Evans Pritchard* *To be charitable, you could say the euro has proved itself merely by surviving until its 20th birthday this January. That is a low bar.* *Monetary union has otherwise failed as an economic and political endeavour. The evidence of Europe's 'Lost Decade' is that it can only ever be made to work under a regime of technocrat Caesaropapism, that is to say by stripping elected parliaments of their lifeblood control over taxation, spending, and the core economic policies of the nation state.* *“One day, the house of cards will collapse,” says Professor Otmar Issi... more »
RED ALERT! GLOBALIST BANKS ARE ENGINEERING A CASH CONTRACTION SCAM IN GERMANY
*The Globalist controlled banks and Verdi Union appear to be conspiring to cause a liquidity crisis this week in Germany using a strike started yesterday by drivers of money transport vans as a pretext.* *The strike means that private banks will not receive money from the ECB to stock up their cash machines today either.* *Money is vital to stop an economy crashing and it should be delivered by the army or police in the event of a strike. But there have been no provisions, it seems, to supply banks with critical money by using emergency services by either the ECB or Bundesbank or t... more »
Guest blogger Laura on why she left the Democrat party to vote for Trump
“I was raised in a Catholic family that always voted Democrat. I clearly remember my parents saying the Democrats are for the poor the Republicans are for the rich. I struggled with issues growing up, having a father that abused me physically ,and mentally which sent me in a world win of depression, and other addictions. Fast forward to when I started voting--of course, I voted Democrat--my Father was an Electrician, and Mom worked full time in retail. I noticed my father leaning towards Republicans at this time, and again I was young, and didn't pay much attention to politics, u... more »
That fish wrapper, Washington Post
If it were paper, it would be good to wrap the garbage. I glanced at the headlines in my e-mail Washington Post today, and noted 15 of the 20 articles were simply rants against Trump, or supporting those who have dissed him like Nancy Pelosi and Mitt Romney. The others, if I deep dived, would probably have swipes at the President, like the article on China's economy, or dysfunction in Congress which probably blame him. I did see an article about Spectrum (our cable carrier), so I'm not sure if that was about Trump, but I'm sure it can be twisted to fit the narrative. The anti-Trum... more »
RED ALERT! GLOBALISTS COULD BE PLANNING TO SHUT DOWN INTERNET AS IN DR CONGO
*The Dr Congo's internet and SMS system still seems to be cut to prevent information about the true causes of the Ebola epidemic as well as election fraud from spreading.* *The Globalists could well be planning to shut down the internet and SMS system in the UK, USA and Europe suddenly to coincide with an engineered financial crash and epidemic.* *Team patriot, Yellow Vest protestors etc need to prepare immediately to switch to an old fashioned paper based system.* *Yellow Vest protestors, for example, could inform others of the next time and place to meet using handwritten notes,... more »
The Donkin mine is a disaster waiting to happen
News 1. Donkin collapse “Work at the Donkin coal mine in Cape Breton has been suspended after a roof collapse late last week,” reports the CBC: There was no mining operation underway when the collapse occurred Dec. 28 and no injuries were reported, said Shannon Kerr, a spokesperson for the provincial Labour Department. … Donkin mine vice-president Shannon […]
BREAKING NEWS: Democrats Winning Key Leadership Jobs Have Taken Millions From Pharma Companies
The post BREAKING NEWS: Democrats Winning Key Leadership Jobs Have Taken Millions From Pharma Companies appeared first on Learn The Risk.
British Foreign Minister gives up on removing Assad
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – The British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt stated on Thursday that Syrian Presient Bashar Al-Assad will remain in power for “a while.” Despite his reluctance to accept Assad’s role in Syria’s future, he did say that it will be up to Russia to secure a peaceful solution inside the country. “The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
British Embassy in Syria mysteriously under construction
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – The British Embassy in Damascus is undergoing construction, despite the fact that it was closed at the start of the Syrian conflict. According to an Al-Masdar field correspondent who visited the site, the British Embassy in Damascus was indeed under construction, marking the first time since its closure that any […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Chinese Rover sends first photo of Moon’s dark side – Aerospace Corporation
Chinese lunar rover Chang’e-4, which landed successfully on the far side of the Moon for the first time in history earlier on Thursday, has sent to Earth the first images of the surface of the far side of the Moon, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said. While the landing was completed at 10:26 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS says Israel bombed their positions in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terror group said on Thursday that the Israeli Air Force carried out a series of airstrikes against their forces in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. According to the terrorist group’s official media wing, the Israeli Air Force bombed their positions inside the Sinai Peninsula towns of Al-Arish, Rafah, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia says over 23,000 militants killed inside Syria in 2018
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The Russian Ministry of Defense said on Thursday that more than 23,000 militants were killed in Syria throughout 2018. “In 2018, more than 23,000 terrorists were killed in Syria, in addition to destroying 159 tanks, 57 armored vehicles, more than 900 cannons and about 3 thousand machine gun-equipped cars belonging […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Large demonstration held in Al-Hasakah against upcoming Turkish invasion
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – A large demonstration was held in Al-Hasakah, today, denouncing the upcoming Turkish military invasion in northern Syria. Hundreds of people in the provincial capital of Al-Hasakah were photographed waving the flag of the Syrian Arab Republic, while also hold posters of President Bashar Al-Assad. The demonstrators chanted against the Turkish […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Developer leaks photo of new self-propelled gun for Russian Airborne Forces
The Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (Russian TsNIITochMash) has released the first publically available photo of the Lotus, a new self-propelled gun design. The image, appearing in the design bureau’s 2019 corporate calendar, was made available online on the design bureau’s Instagram. The image was accompanied by a statement by Dmitri Melikhov, chief engineer in charge of the Lotus project, who explained that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Turkish-backed rebels capture jihadist stronghold in southwest Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – In a surprise move, the Turkish-backed National Liberation Front launched a big assault on the Shashabo Mountain of southwest Idlib this morning. The National Liberation Front was able to overpower the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham at the Shashabo Mountain, seizing all of the towns in this rugged area. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Islamist civil war spreads to Syrian Army lines in west Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The ongoing Islamist civil war has now spread near the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) lines after Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham seized several areas from their former allies. According to local reports, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham has launched a big attack on the Turkish-backed rebel defenses near the town of Khan Al-Assal in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Leader of large Arab tribe calls on Syrian Army to retake Raqqa from ‘US and Turkish occupiers’ (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) – The leader of a large Arab tribe in the Al-Raqqa Governorate has called on the Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and his nation’s armed forces to retake the provincial capital and northern Syria from the “US and Turkish occupiers.” In a new video, the leader of the Abu Jaber Tribe, Sheikh […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Hashd Al-Shaabi in full control of Syrian border: commander
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – Hashd Al-Sha’abi (var. Popular Mobilization Units) is in full control of the Syrian border with Iraq, a commander from the Iraqi group stated on Wednesday. The Hashd Al-Sha’abi commander, Tahsin Al-Husseini, said that his troops have deployed across the Syrian border in order to prevent any potential infiltration from the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Editor's Note
I have a number of personal affairs to attend to this morning. Blogging will return later today.
Should Japan be forced to stop whaling?
Japan's decision to withdraw from the moratorium on commercial whaling comes as a disappointment to much of the international community.
Ebola vaccination team attacked in Dr Congo, people have wised up to depopulation plan
*From Cidrap* *DRC Ebola total tops 600; vaccination team attacked* *With 10 new Ebola infections reported on New Year's Day and today, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ebola outbreak passed the 600-case mark, as a fresh round of violence—this time in Komanda—injured a member of a health ministry vaccination team.* http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2019/01/drc-ebola-total-tops-600-vaccination-team-attacked
WHO urges Ebola jab manufacturer to make more as Congo false flag epidemic crisis intensifies
*From the Daily Mail* *The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is at risk of spreading out of the country as refugees flee to Uganda.* *Hundreds of people have crossed the border from the afflicted north-east of the DRC following a presidential election on Sunday.* *...* *And the World Health Organization is urging a vaccine manufacturer to make more in a bid to try and control the spread.* *Some Congolese people have been forced back to their home country after refusing medical tests at the Ugandan border, the Red Cross reported.* *The refugee influx started on Mond... more »
Theresa May phones Merkel boss as Ireland to seek emergency aide over Brexit Chaos
*From media* *Angela Merkel for second time in nine days in desperate bid to improve Brexit deal ahead of crunch Commons vote* *May has just seven days left to hammer out concessions over the Irish backstop before MPs start debating the deal next Wednesday* *By Tom Newton Dunn, Political Editor2nd January 2019, 10:00 pmUpdated: 3rd January 2019, 12:35 am* *THERESA May rang German boss Angela Merkel for the second time in nine days as doom was cast on her desperate race to improve the Brexit deal.* *The PM has just seven days left to hammer out new concessions over the hated Irish back... more »
China's 'Jack the Ripper' Gao Chengyong executed for historical homicides
DNA evidence collected from a distant relative helps Chinese police bring in a married father of two who ran a grocery store in north-west China, who was convicted of a series of gruesome killings targeting women and girls over a 14-year period.
Saudi prosecutors 'to seek death penalty for five suspects' in Khashoggi killing
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The news of the prosecution's aim came as 11 suspects alleged to be involved in the killing of the prominent Washington Post columnist attended their first court hearing in Riyadh.
Rio Nightlife Guide for Thursday, January 3, 2019
We have the top three picks for this Thursday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: Baile do Saddam @ Fosfobox (Copacabana) – Still keeping the New Year’s party mood going, one of the most inclusive and democratic club night in Rio’s ‘Zona Sul’ (South […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Thursday, January 3, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Weekly Deal Watch: Cannabis firms close out 2018 with blockbuster $13.8 billion raised
The year 2018 will go down as massive milestone for cannabis companies with $13.8 billion raised and more than 300 mergers and acquisitions inked across the industry, according to data from Viridian Capital Advisors. Weekly Deal Watch: Cannabis firms close out 2018 with blockbuster $13.8 billion raised is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Kicked out of hotel for being black....
A guest at a DoubleTree Hotel in Portland, Oregon was harassed by staff when he was asked to leave the property after taking a phone call from his mother in the hotel lobby on Saturday night. Jermaine Massey tells Don Lemon CNN that the incident was "hurtful" and "humiliating". Due to the publicity two workers at the hotel were fired as they should have been. I sent DoubleTree Hotels a message today in protest of the treatment of this clearly innocent black man. A dog whistle has been blown in Washington calling forward all racists, bigots and Nazis - letting them know that ... more »
Meet the F-80 Shooting Star: The First U.S. Jet Fighter That Went to War Against North Korea
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* And failed... *Key point: While the Shooting Star was too outdated to shine over Korea, it did spawn two successors. The more obscure was the F-94 Starfire, a two-seat radar-equipped night fighter that claimed six kills over Korea, including the first jet-on-jet engagement at night versus a MiG-15.* On November 8, 1950, a flight of four straight-winged jets swooped down on an airfield at Sinuiju, North Korea—on the Korean side of the border with China. The F-80 Shooting Stars raked the airfield with their six nose-mounted .50 caliber machine g... more »
Today: The Big Pay-Go Show Down In The House
Yesterday I spent hours on the phone talking with members of Congress about Pelosi's Rules Package vote today. That's because her damned Pay-Go provision is part of it. Many of the members I spoke with DID NOT KNOW THERE IS A VOTE AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT PAY-GO IS. By noon I was so depressed I wanted to drown myself. They're just going to do whatever Hoyer and Clyburn tell them to do-- which will absoluetly *kill* any chance of a progressive agenda in this Congress. Kim Schrier, a physician, is a freshman from Washington's 8th district and is busy being sworn in today. Last night she... more »
The Consequences of William of Ockham
William of OckhamRichard M. Weaver, in his 1948 bestseller *Ideas Have Consequences*, says that the scholastic logician William of Ockham paved way for the dissolution of the Western civilization by giving birth to nominalism, which is a doctrine that denies the existence of the Universals. Weaver begins the Introduction to his book with a dramatic denunciation of Ockham’s role in the fourteenth century: Like Macbeth, Western man made an evil decision, which has become the efficient and final cause of other evil decisions. Have we forgotten our encounter with the witches on the hea... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Big Pharma Would Like Your DNAThe Moral Horror of America’s Prisons - Bloomberg(!) Forest Cities Hackers Threaten to Dump Insurance Files Related to 9/11 AttacksSaudi Arabia made Netflix delete a comedy show that accused it of covering up Khashoggi's murder to protect its crown prince Zuckerberg Funds Wireless Mind Control Using "Game-Changing" Brain Implant Tires Slashed, Guns Pulled On Self-Driving Cars As Arizona Residents Revolt US Fires Tear Gas Into Mexico As "Violent Mob" Of Migrants Rush Border"Pay The F*ck Up": Hackers Threaten To Dump Secret 9/11 Attack File... more »
Tales of Tomorrow (1952 TV) Red Dust
*A spaceship is returning to Earth after visiting Alpha Centauri, a dust covered planet with no life, but where once lived an advanced civilization. Two of her crew died on the alien world, but a red dust will seal the fate of the survivors on this mission. * *This was an excellent psychological drama taking place aboard a spaceship, showing how people react under stressful situations. This is from 1952, a time when you used your imagination and could make believe what you were seeing was true. No budget for special effects, no spacesuits for the actors, and you have to laugh ... more »
UAH Global Temperature Update For Dec 2018
By Paul Homewood Roy Spencer reports that UAH have now published their figures for December: 2018 was 6th Warmest Year Globally of Last 40 Years The Version 6.0 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for December, 2018 was +0.25 deg. C, down a little from +0.28 deg. C in November. The 2018 […]
Tony Heller’s Site
By Paul Homewood Just a quick note about Tony Heller’s site, which some of you have been getting error messages about. Tony has emailed me to say: “The server disk was full, and they moved it over to a new server, thanks.” So I assume everything is back to normal!
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*The transformation of the U.S. teaching workforce* *More teachers have been hired but few stay for long -- meaning that experienced teachers are far fewer than they were in the past. Nobody knows how to get them to stay because the one thing that would work -- orderly classrooms -- is not available under permissive Leftist disciplinary policies* One of the largest workforces in America is undergoing major changes. Richard Ingersoll at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education says the latest edition of his groundbreaking work on the nation’s teachers poin... more »
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*Your guess is as good as theirs * Jeff Jacoby WONDERING WHAT SORT of winter Americans are in for, The Wall Street Journal last week checked the 2019 edition of the venerable Old Farmer's Almanac, which is published each year in Dublin, N.H. It predicts a mild winter with "above-normal temperatures almost everywhere" this season. To confirm that forecast, the Journal also checked the equally venerable Farmer's Almanac based in Lewiston, Maine. It warns of that Americans should expect "teeth-chattering cold, plentiful snow" and a "chilly, wintry mix." They can't both be right. Ye... more »
Violent tornados absent in 2018, United States
“As we can see from the graph, this is not a one off event last year. There has been a definite trend to declining numbers of violent tornadoes. It is also significant that we have now completed five years without … Continue reading →
International Notes
My consulting work continues, even as I unpack at the hovel-in-the-woods. I was on the phone for a couple of hours yesterday. There is a new exchange, called a 'crypto exchange' going in on Wall Street where people will be able to swap their cryptocurrency. If you're tired of bitcoin and want to get into Etherium, it can happen seamlessly. I'm now representing a cryptocurrency that wants to participate in the exchange. For those of you who ask what I do - it's everything from corporate intelligence, to work outside of the US on behalf of American interests, to things like this. Mea... more »
What exactly is a railgun, and do we need to start building bunkers again?
It sounds like science fiction — a naval gun capable of firing a projectile at 2.5 kilometres per second — but does the technology stack up to the military bravado?
Washington D.C., skewered
The inimitable Fred Reed spends two weeks in our nation's capital. He analyzes those who live and work there . . . and finds them wanting. Gangrene of what was once an occasionally honest journalism has certainly occurred. The hostility of the media to Trump was absolute. Having spent decades in the trenches with Washington’s scribblers I am hardly inclined to senior-civics fairy-tale expectations of truth. Still, this was something new. Rachel Maddow, railing against Trump. Some other panel show, railing against Trump. Another called Hardball, railing against Trump. Minor talking... more »
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