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"How It Really Is, And Always Will Be - Diversity"
"Two members of the public - a man and a woman - were killed in the terror attack on London Bridge on Friday afternoon, November 30, police have confirmed." ○ "The more one analyzes people, the more all reasons for analysis disappear. Sooner or later one comes to that dreadful universal thing called human nature." - Oscar Wilde Some things never change, and never will...
Mexico Rejects Trump’s Threat of US Military Operations Against Drug Cartels
*21WIRE + Antiwar.com* | Mexico’s foreign ministry is pushing back on Trump's 'drone strike' ideas to combat drug trafficking.
Record Thanksgiving snowfall in Utah
Almost triple previous record in some areas. “Friends and neighbors came together on Thursday for more than a turkey dinner, but to help each other dig out after a record-breaking early-season snowstorm,” reports cachevalleydaily.com. 13 inches of global warming goodness fell at KVNU’s weather reporting station by Thursday afternoon. That’s almost triple the the station’s previous record ... Read moreRecord Thanksgiving snowfall in Utah The post Record Thanksgiving snowfall in Utah appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Historic snowfall in California
Thanksgiving snowstorm produces rare and significant amounts of snow in California’s high desert region. Some 8 inches of unseasonable snow was reported in parts of the Antelope Valley on Thursday. Over the last two days, Lancaster has received 5 inches, while Palmdale measured an historic 3+ inches, says the the National Weather Service, adding that a weather spotter also reported 7 inches in ... Read moreHistoric snowfall in California The post Historic snowfall in California appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Humpback Whales Have Made a Stunning Recovery After Coming Close to Extinction
*Elias Marat* - It may be one of the most astonishing comebacks in world history.
As Heroes Like Assange Rot in Prison, Trump is Pardoning War Criminals Left and Right
*Matt Agorist* - Trump recently pardoned a former Army lieutenant who was convicted of ordering his troops to slaughter innocent civilians.
Amazonian Tree with Human-Sized Leaves Finally Gets ID’d as New Species
*Shreya Dasgupta* - More than 35 years after it was first seen, researchers have ID'd a tree species from the Brazilian Amazon with gigantic leaves that can reach 2.5 meters (8 feet) in length.
Irish Teenager Wins Google Science Award for Removing Microplastics From Oceans
*Jordan Davidson* - Fionn Ferreira, an 18 year-old Irish wunderkind, who won the grand prize at the 2019 Google Science Fair for creating a method to remove microplastics from the ocean.
Advent of December Open Thread
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READ MY EMAIL ASKING KIM JONG UN FOR ASYLUM
*Had to resend my email to North Korea because it exceeded the size allowed.* *Dear Kim Jong Un* *I am an English speaking journalist in Larisa, Greece, and would like to apply for emergency assistance and help from North Korea to protect my life from political persecution, organized also by George Soros and other powerful documents, as court documents prove.* *If you do a search for my name on Google Scholar, "J Burgermeister" etc you will articles I wrote for the BMJ, Guardian, Nature etc before I turned to a blog to report on crimes about staged epidemics and risky vaccines d... more »
The Ten Year Itch
On an earlier thread Arthur T raised a question: Did anyone count the number of times Marr said: "You've had ten years to ..."? To keep repeating an inaccurate figure in this way suggests the red mist had descended and his ability to structure the interview was lost. Well, to ask another question: in the four years that we've had a Conservative government and the five previous years of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government (totally nine years rather than ten), has Andrew Marr even used the phrase "ten years" so often in a single interview? Anyhow, with the aid of... more »
Can Bernie Sweep Appalachia Against Trump? Biden, Bloomberg Or Mayo Pete Sure Won't
Let me pick up where we left off early this morning, in the Blue Grass State. Whitesburg, home of the *Trillbilly Workers Party* podcast, with a population of around 2,000, is the county seat of Letcher County, Kentucky. In 2016 the county was Bernie country. And he didn't just beat Hillary; Bernie got more votes than everyone else running in all parties combined. Here's what happened on primary day: *•* Bernie: 1,788 *•* Hillary: 838 *•* Trumpanzee: 410 *•* Cruz: 141 *•* Kasich: 84 Don't get the idea this is a Democratic hideaway in a deep red state; it isn't. In fact, once t... more »
Don't forget it....
*Patti Smith - People Have The Power* I was dreaming in my dreaming of an aspect bright and fair and my sleeping it was broken but my dream it lingered near in the form of shining valleys where the pure air recognized and my senses newly opened I awakened to the cry that the people have the power to redeem the work of fools upon the meek the graces shower it's decreed the people rule The people have the power The people have the power The people have the power The people have the power Vengeful aspects became suspect and bending low as if to hear and the armies ceased advancing becaus... more »
These Alaskans moved their village due to climate change
Climate change is no longer a futuristic concern. People, governments and businesses are responding to issues today whether it is sunny day flooding in coastal cities, increased magnitude and frequency of forest fires or stalled weather patterns causing more flooding … Continue reading →
France's Leclerc Tank Is One Piece of Armor Not To Be Toyed With
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, * It does have flaws, but can do some serious damage. *Key Point:* The UAE has adapted futuristic technology for its Leclercs that other countries -- in the region and back in Europe -- will study. There is a saying in the Pentagon that the United Arab Emirates is "Little Sparta," a phrase repeated by outgoing defense secretary James Mattis. The reason is that Emirati troops are experienced and battle-tested from the war in Yemen, and the oil-rich country has spent its riches on some of the most advanced military hardware in the world. At the foref... more »
Baby Yoda Is More Popular on Social Media Than Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders
*Chris White* *Culture, * A new Star Wars character is reportedly gobbling up social media interactions on Facebook and Twitter as Democratic presidential candidates struggle to gain attention on social media. A new Star Wars character is reportedly gobbling up social media interactions on Facebook and Twitter as Democratic presidential candidates struggle to gain attention on social media. Baby Yoda*, *a character from the Star Wars series “The Mandalorian,” is pulling in twice the amount of interactions as former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Axios ... more »
Study This Picture Carefully: This Aircraft Carrier Might Be the Worst Of All Time
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Carrier clunkers. *Key Point:* Russia’s only carrier went into drydock in Spring 2018 for an extended refit. The three-year refit was planned to fix most of these issues, but funding for the project was cut in half and many upgrades were put on indefinite hold. Aircraft carriers are, with the possible exception of submarines, the most complicated naval vessels afloat. Not only do carriers have the traditional concerns of warships to deal with, they must also safely manage a fleet of aircraft which are often complicated in their own right. Despite th... more »
Is Pete Buttigieg the Real 2020 Threat to Donald Trump?
*Mary Margaret Olohan* *Politics, * Some of Buttigieg’s success in Iowa might be attributed to the deluge of television ads he bought since September, targeting older voters less likely to skip commercials, The NYT reported. Several caucus-goers said they noticed the South Bend mayor frequently on television in debates, interviews, and most recently in ads. Rising Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is attracting older white Americans through his polite demeanor, catered plans such as his “Gray New Deal,” and a deluge of television ads. The 37-year-old South Bend, I... more »
Snow Is Coming: You Might Want to Rethink Your Post-Thanksgiving Travel Plans
*Mary Margaret Olohan* *Weather, * Winter storms headed to the northeastern region of the U.S. threaten to wreak havoc on millions returning from Thanksgiving travels during the busiest travel weekend of the year. Big winter storms headed to the northeastern region of the U.S. threaten to wreak havoc on millions returning from Thanksgiving travels during the busiest travel weekend of the year. The storm, which carried blizzards into the upper Midwest, will bring six to 12 inches of snow between the Dakotas and northern Michigan Sunday and bring “havoc for Thanksgiving holiday tr... more »
Fact: The Horrific Iran-Iraq War Cost $350 Billion (And 1 Million Dead)
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Middle East* Here is a quick history of what happened. *Key Point*: Saddam Hussein's biggest mistake? The world awoke to ominous news on September 22, 1980. Iraqi despot Saddam Hussein had launched a massive armored and air attack across the Iraq-Iran border. Believing that his Islamic fundamentalist neighbor to the east had been weakened by the ongoing revolutionary turmoil that in February 1979 had toppled the Shah, Hussein was confident that his forces would win a lightning victory and restore long-disputed territory to Iraqi control. Su... more »
This Picture Should Terrify America's Enemies: A B-2 Bomber Coming to 'Visit'
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * For its nuclear strike mission—still its most important role today—the B-2 can carry up to sixteen B-61 or megaton-yield B-83 nuclear gravity bombs on the rotary launchers inside its two bomb bays. *Key Point:* The B-2 is also certified to carry long-range AGM-154 JSOW glide bombs (80 miles) and AGM-158 JASSM stealth cruise missiles (230 to 575 miles) to allow it to deliver standoff attacks without risking getting too close to increasingly powerful modern air defense radars. Should you venture out to one of the airshows periodically held near Whit... more »
Donald Trump's Greatest National Security Threat: A China-Russia Alliance
*Paul Dibb* *Security, * Brzezinski’s warning that the most dangerous scenario facing US security would be a grand coalition of China and Russia is now fast becoming a geopolitical fact. We are in an era when the risks of major-power conflict are growing. The most likely contenders are commonly seen to be China, the rising power, and the US, the formerly dominant power that’s now in relative decline. The other worrying contingency is conflict between Russia and US-led NATO. But what about the third possibility: the prospect of China and Russia collaborating to challenge American... more »
This Day in Iraqi History - Dec 1
1918 UK PM George asked Fr PM Clemenceau to renegotiate Sykes-Picot giving Mosul to British UK got France to agree to give it most of Mosul in return France got stake in Iraqi oil and Syria (Musings On Iraq article on how Mosul province became part of Iraq) (Musings On Iraq interview with Princeton’s Sara Pursley on Sykes-Picot and creation of Iraq) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Creation of Iraq 1914-1921*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Supremacy And Oil, Iraq, Turkey, and the Anglo-American World Order, 1918-1930*) 1971 Iraq broke relations with Iran and UK Expelled Iranian ... more »
Money trail of Ukraine corruption engulfs Obama White House (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 389. More The post Money trail of Ukraine corruption engulfs Obama White House (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Easy hits
The weekly 'special advisors' election segment on Paddy's *Broadcasting House *has, as you know, been controversial - well, with us anyhow. The first issue concerned representation, with question marks hanging over the presence of a weekly Liberal Democrat former advisor alongside the former Conservative and Labour advisors. Was that over-promoting the Lib Dems? Well, this week the Lib Dems were dropped and a former SNP advisor (Geoff Aberdein, who was - to Paddy's delight - in Aberdeen) brought in instead. Wonder which other parties will appear? (If Raheem Kassam, former advisor ... more »
Coming to terms with the complicated legacy of Gerald Regan
“I think you know every Canadian knows you’re guilty. And you can take that to your grave!” Court spectator Mark Iich Shouted at Gerald Regan following his acquittal December 1998 As the author of “that book about”… I spent much of last week being interviewed by journalists, all of whom — like me — were […]
America’s Anti-Islamic State Volunteers
Photo Credit: YPG Press Office via France24 *Editor’s Note: The issue of foreign fighters for the Islamic State has received tremendous attention, but numerous foreigners have also gone to Iraq and Syria to fight against the terrorist group. Shashi Jayakumar of the **S. Rajaratnam School of International **Studies* *in Singapore has studied this issue extensively and finds that more Americans traveled to fight against the Islamic State than volunteered to join its ranks. He details the different motivations of anti-Islamic State fighters and how to think about this challenge more ... more »
Radioactive Water Leaks Ongoing at Fukushima Daiichi
Yan, Li (2019, November 29). Possible radioactive water leak at Japan's crisis hit Fukushima nuke plant. ECNS. Available: http ://www.ecns.cn/news/society/2019-11-29/detail-ifzrhrks8237089.shtml The operator of the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan said Thursday that radioactive rainwater may be leaking into the ground through an exhaust stack. According to Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), rainwater leaving the ducts of one of the crippled plant's 120-meter tall exhaust stacks contains high levels of radioactive materials. Below find ... more »
Are Blacks warming to Trump?
What few people know is that Blacks started voting Democrat in the 1940s because FDR lied to them and said that his New Deal would be great for them. Prior to that Blacks had voted Republican since it was the Republicans who ended slavery and who passed the 14th Amendment while Democrats were going around demanding segregation and founding the KKK. That's not unreasonable in that while one can live with racism it's hard to live without a job especially back in FDR's time when there was no welfare state. But now three separate polls have shown Black support for Trump around 33-34% w... more »
THERE WON'T BE A BATTLE FOR THE GOP'S SOUL, AND IF THERE IS ONE, REFORMICONS WILL BE NONCOMBATANTS
*The Washington Post*'s Henry Olsen appears to believe that there'll be a battle for the soul of the Republican in the post-Trump era. American conservatives are finally debating how to respond to the challenge President Trump’s ascendancy poses for their future. The blowback over Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) recent speech at Catholic University shows that debate is going to be bitter and fierce. Rubio’s talk explored what he called “common-good capitalism.” He argued that the modern American economy falls short because it has fallen prey to the shareholder theory of value. That theo... more »
The Mitochondrial Summit Online - Free Viewing on December 9 -15, 2019
Poorly functioning mitochondria could lead to fatigue and chronic illness — which could be the reason you get chronically sick (and stay that way!). It’s vital to to support your mitochondria. Join us and learn how! *Click on the link below to register for this event:* *Online Summit Registration*
Cop Arrested for Pulling Over Young Women for Speeding, Then Raping Them
[image: traffic]A Texas cop was arrested and charged with raping a woman he pulled over for a traffic citation, forcing her to have sex for her freedom.
Empty Planet: The World’s Shrinking Population
*The Agenda* | Why isn't anyone talking about challenges posed by a global population decline?
Episode #304 – ‘What the Experts Won’t Tell You’ + guest Basil Valentine and more
*SUNDAY WIRE SHOW* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…
Delingpole: Greta the Teenage Climate Puppet Goes Full Marxist
By Paul Homewood The mask has slipped! Greta Thunberg the teenage Climate Puppet has gone full Marxist. In her latest public statement, she says that the ‘climate crisis is not just about the environment’: That action must be powerful and wide-ranging. After all, the climate crisis is not just about the environment. It […]
Is coal power winning the US-China trade war?
By Paul Homewood This story from last month seems to have gone under the radar. It fits in neatly with my analysis yesterday: China has signalled that coal power will be a top priority within national energy policy as the government prepares its next Five Year Plan (2021-25). On 11 October, Premier Li […]
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Laurie Macfarlane writes that contrary to the dogma of budget scolds, the truly reckless course of action is to fail to invest public money in state capacity: After four decades of neoliberalism, the state’s capacity has been drastically hollowed out. Key public functions have been outsourced to management consultants and private service providers, while the application of private sector management techniques to the public sphere has placed civil servants in an administrative straightjacket. Tasked with delivering such a large increase in pu... more »
Public Health, Parens Patriae, and Sex
In a Thursday post about public health, I mentioned the parens patriae legal principle, which justifies the state to act toward citizens like a parent toward his or her children. One of the readers who commented, JK Brown, quoted a 1910 book, Popular Law Making, by Harvard law professor Frederic Jesup Stimson: You can have […] The post Public Health, Parens Patriae, and Sex appeared first on Econlib.
ICYMI: Deer Season Edition (12/1)
Yes, it may be Thanksgiving weekend where you are, but in my neck of the woods, schools are closed tomorrow for the first day of deer season. Don't knock it if you haven't eaten some excellent deer baloney. In the meantime, hre's some reading from the week *School District's Computer Servers Hacked* Sign of the times. This one was in New Jersey. One more reminder of the vulnerability of school data systems. *Betsy DeVos Gives Defrauded Students The Back of Her Hand * Over at The Hill they've noticed that DeVos is not exactly racing to help students drowning in debt incurred at ... more »
TX: Bigotry In The Classroom
This is a troubling story, for several reasons. Georgia Clark was an English teacher in the Fort Worth Independent School District, a district with over 80% Hispanic student population. Clark sent a message to Donald Trump, asking him to do something about all the illegal [sic] immigrant students. Her request included charming lines like "anything you can do to remove the illegals from Fort Worth would be greatly appreciated" and a request for "help reporting illegals in the Fort Worth public school system" and even a complaint that "the Mexicans refuse to honor our flag." But it t... more »
Disaster Sunday
I think Andrew Marr has gawn off his trolley. Where are the mental health services when you need them? It started badly, with Helen Pidd preemptively admonishing us (that the London Bridge ‘incident’ shouldn’t be *politicised*) - as if terrorism in the name of Allah isn’t political. In his “Making us feel proud” post, Craig transcribes Marr’s weirdly ambiguous intro, which lays itself open to being taken out of context, fiddled with and misconstrued for our entertainment. If I were as badly behaved as the media and took things out of context and fiddled with the intended mess... more »
‘Overthrow of Bolivia’s Evo Morales a Textbook Coup’ – Ex-Ecuadorean FM (Going Underground)
RT Going Underground speaks to former Ecuadorean Foreign Minister under Rafael Correa, Guillaume Long. He discusses the letter signed by 60 doctors raising the alarm that Julian Assange could die if his current treatment continues, the right-wing coup that overthrew elected Bolivian President Evo Morales, the battle the left is facing in Latin America with …
John Adams: Nightmare Begins as Australia Prepares to Launch QE
As Good As Gold Australia In this compelling interview, Darryl and Brian Panes speak with Chief Economist, John Adams. Australia it seems is now about to embark on QE (Quantitative Easing) and explore negative nominal interest rates. It hasn’t worked anywhere else in the world. So why should it be any different for us? Here …
Tweets For Today
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as thousands take to the streets in fresh wave of protests https://t.co/9gV2HFxYHP pic.twitter.com/plL0AzCJqP — Reuters (@Reuters) December 1, 2019 #UPDATE Iraq's parliament has approved the resignation of the embattled cabinet, after two months of violent unrest that have left more than 420 people dead and thousands mourning them in nationwide marches https://t.co/Q7RMAiUoKQ — AFP news agency (@AFP) December 1, 2019 Namibia's President Hage Geingob wins re-election https://t.co/5hlyN68GUv — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 1, 2019 Iranian ... more »
Official: President Trump's "Diplomatic Persistence" Has Let to Sharp Declines in Illegal Migrants
*Fred Lucas* *Security, * The president’s “diplomatic persistence” has deterred illegal migrants and led to a sharp decline in unlawful border crossings, a top U.S. immigration official said Wednesday in an interview with The Daily Signal. The president’s “diplomatic persistence” has deterred illegal migrants and led to a sharp decline in unlawful border crossings, a top U.S. immigration official said Wednesday in an interview with The Daily Signal. “Previous administrations were unwilling to push as President Trump has,” said Ken Cuccinelli, acting deputy secretary of the Depart... more »
Why Black Friday Is a Total Flop in Great Britain
*Rachel Lee* *Economics, * Just another sale? *Key Point:* Why could this not make the transition to Britain? This year has been challenging for retailers, to put it mildly. According to the British Retail Consortium, sales were down 1.3% year on year in September, the most recent month available, and the worst since the consortium’s records began in 1995. The summer wasn’t much better, with sales down 0.5% in August and up only 0.3% in July – itself a record low. The Centre for Retail Research says it is anticipating less than 1% growth in real terms for the year as a whole. ... more »
Why You Might End Up Cancelling Netflix If They Make This 1 Move
*Jason Mittell* *Technology, * They start selling your data. Key Point: Will this turn their fans off? Even in the wake of a recent mixed earning report and volatile stock prices, Netflix remains the media success story of the decade. The company, whose user base has grown rapidly, now boasts almost 150 million global subscribers. But as someone who studies the television industry, I’ve always wondered how Netflix can provide so much unlimited ad-free content for such a low monthly rate, which currently averages around US$14. After all, didn’t MoviePass just fall apart using ... more »
Why Donald Trump Should Fear Iran's Deadly Missile Arsenal
*Saheb Sadeghi, Zakiyeh Yazdanshenas* *Security, Middle East* Tehran can't get the best military equipment. So they went asymetric. *Key Point:* Iran has options if a war with America breaks out. The debate about the development of Iranian missile capabilities started the very day after the adoption of UNSC Resolution 2231, which endorsed the Iran nuclear deal or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). While the United States and the European parties argued that the resolution limited any activity in relation to the development of Iranian ballistic missiles, Iran would ... more »
This Is How Fast China Can Build Things
30-storey hotel built in 2 weeks #China pic.twitter.com/aAJ9rll9j0 — RT (@RT_com) December 1, 2019 *WNU Editor:* I am sure they can build weapons and anything else just as fast.
India Does Its First Night Time Test Firing Of Its Nuclear Capable Intermediate- Range Missile Agni-III
*NDTV*:* First Night Trial Of Agni-III Missile Held At Abdul Kalam Island* The flight test of the intermediate-range missile, which has a strike range of over 3,500 km, was part of a user trial by the Army, the sources said. Balasore (Odisha):The first night trial of the nuclear-capable Agni-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile was carried out from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range at the APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast on Saturday, Defence sources said. The trajectory of the missile is being monitored and the outcome of the trial is awaited, the sources s... more »
Kant’s First Critique is Neither Right Nor Wrong
The philosophy that Immanuel Kant presents in his first *Critique*, *The Critique of Pure Reason*, cannot be proved or disproved. The arguments that he offers are his own rationalizations on the nature and scope of our mind and reason, but those who have discovered flaws in his thought, philosophers like Fichte, Hegel, and others, have also indulged in outrageous rationalizations. Kant's aim in the first* Critique *is to investigate what our reason or intellect can or cannot achieve for formulating knowledge. He theorizes that the mind does not receive information passively through ... more »
Fmr. Presidential Adviser Indicted for Holding 14yo Boy Captive as His Sex Slave
[image: boy]“Night after night,” the indictment alleges, Nader assaulted and exploited the boy while withholding his passport to keep control over him.
U.S. Special Forces Are Developing An Underwater Bullet
*Popular Mechanics:* *U.S. Special Forces Take Huge Step Toward Developing an Underwater Bullet* *New “supercavitating” bullets could allow SEALs, others to shoot targets underwater.* * Traditional bullets quickly slow to a stop underwater, making the almost completely ineffective.. * A method known as “supercavitation” can allow objects to travel through water at much higher speeds. * These bullets would work with existing weapons and could make special forces even more lethal. A new line of specialized bullets could allow U.S. special forces personnel to shoot their weapons su... more »
Payne hits out at 'unacceptable' treatment of Australian shackled and isolated in a Chinese jail
Pro-democracy activist and Australian citizen Yang Hengjun has been held in China for most of this year and supporters fear he is being subjected to treatment that "might be tantamount to torture".
This Is Why Washington's Air Defense NEtwork Was Activated Early Last Week
Fully armed and ready to go F-16s sit engines running at Andrews AFB. The LITENING targeting pod is used for long-range air-to-air visual identification of targets. USAF *Warzone/The Drive:* *Here Is What Really Happened With That Mysterious Washington D.C. Air Defense Scare* There have been confusing reports of mysterious blobs in the sky and mistaken birds flocks. This is exactly what was detected and what wasn't and why. At around 8:30am on November 26th, what appeared to be a potential violation of the tightly controlled airspace ringing Washington D.C. occurred, sparking off... more »
Praise from Tom London
I see that Andrew Marr is busy re-tweeting people who are defending/praising his Boris interview. I had to smile that one of them is arch-Corbynite Tom London - one of the Left's most hardcore Beeb-bashers. ("Best interview Andrew Marr has done with a Tory leader IMO. Just really wish we had seen much more of this from Marr and others since 2010"). Maybe Andrew is safe after all, come the revolution!
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Hong Kong police consider use of wooden bullets to tackle unrest Hotline helping seniors get Uber, Lyft rides challenged by California regulators The London Bridge terror attack shows why really strict gun control is a very, very good idea *Surprised?* London Bridge Killer Was Released From Prison Early On Prior Terrorism Charge *See above comment.* Congress told 80,000 firefighters and teachers it would forgive their student loans. Over 10 years later, a tangle of mismanagement has kept them from receiving anything. American Life Expectancy Dropping Dramatically Th... more »
Klein Redux
If you want to know where Alberta is headed, take a look at the speech Jason Kenney delivered to the United Conservative Party faithful in Calgary. Sarah Rieger reports: Alberta is taking a gradual approach to balancing its budget while protecting programs that matter most, Premier Jason Kenney told delegates at the United Conservative Party's annual general meeting in Calgary on Saturday. "Some of this will be controversial, some of it will invite protests, saw one today," Kenney told the hundreds of members assembled in Calgary. "But I'm reminded of what premier Ralph Klein use... more »
What about Islamophobia?
The following excerpts from articles by Charles Moore (Spectator) and Brendan O’Neill (Spiked) are probably regarded as ‘controversial’. Whether or not that is so, the fact that they felt they needed to write them indicates that ‘stating the obvious’ has become virtually taboo ever since the media and political classes tacitly colluded to pander to political correctness and bow to the undeclared blasphemy law. Charles Moore “There may well be people in the Conservative party who have an irrational hatred of Muslims, but the term ‘Islamophobia’ should be absolutely resisted. Unli... more »
Sunday morning music
Let's have something melodic and peaceful to round out the Thanksgiving weekend. Here's Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello's concerto for violin, oboe, strings & b.c. in G minor. La Cetra Barockorchester Basel is conducted by Vaclav Luks. Peter
Bolsonaro Intensifies Persecution of Press and NGOs, but His Support Base Decreases
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro's media bombs as a method to reinforce his extreme right-wing identity by attacking democratic principles are becoming routine. This time, he managed to challenge even the highest paid actor in Hollywood, Leonardo DiCaprio, implying that he is investing in the NGOs behind the burning of the Amazon, […] The post Bolsonaro Intensifies Persecution of Press and NGOs, but His Support Base Decreases appeared first on The Rio Times.
Jesus is Lord even if we are mad at him and don't want Christmas
Mother's Day 2010In the early years of the United States, many Christians didn't celebrate Christmas at all--it was just another day--because it had been spoiled by drunken parties and materialism common among the British. Sort of like today. My mom never had a Christmas present as a child, although I think there were cards exchanged at school because I have some of them. My dad did remember getting a new pair of overalls as a kid and somehow they scraped together enough money to buy candy. Ironic that they were so poor and my mom's parents had money, yet dad's family found somethi... more »
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One gem from this morning's Andrew Marr/Boris Johnson interview was this moment when Andrew Marr was trying so hard to impersonate Jeremy Paxman that he missed the fact that Boris had just answered the question: *Boris Johnson*: As for your question about how many others there are, there are probably about 74... *Andrew Marr*: *(interrupting) *OK. You are trying to avoid my question... *Boris Johnson*: No, I'm not. *Andrew Marr*: .. by carrying on talking. Let me just ask you again. Let me ask you again. *Boris Johnson*: I'm answering your question. You said how many others. There... more »
Labour Is Coming For Your Cars
By Paul Homewood https://labour.org.uk/manifesto/a-green-industrial-revolution/ Labour’s new manifesto has been deliberately vague about its policies to decarbonise transport, following attacks from its trade union backers worried about the effect on jobs. It talks about improving public transport, investing in EV charging infrastructure and supporting EV manufacture. In other words, all of the usual, bland […]
Tip-off leads to bogged car, a note and one of three missing people being found alive
Tamra McBeath-Riley is found alive near a water source after being missing for almost two weeks, and a note left at her bogged car points to the direction of her two companions.
Unless You're Looking For Comedy, Ignore Pundits Telling You Trump Is Going To Win The Electoral College; He Won't
*I'm not saying the ad helped Beshear, but it didn't hurt him* David Wasserman presents himself-- and it widely accepted as-- as an elections expert and he does know more about it than most high school students. But his report for NBC Thursday about Trump advancing his electoral college edge despite losses in the suburbs, is idiotic. Imagine if someone was stupid enough to say Democratic wins in gubernatorial races in Kentucky and Louisiana-- two of the reddest states in America and neither of which is part of any Democratic path to victory-- were good news for Trump. Wasserman thin... more »
"Let me talk about prejudice of all kinds..."
Despite implying that he wasn't a fan of the 'gotcha!' style of interviewing last week, here was one of Andrew's 'Islamophobia' questions today: Let me talk about prejudice of all kinds. There was a prominent Conservative who said, "To any non-Muslim reader of the Koran, Islamophobia, fear of Islam, seems a natural reaction and it is exactly what that text is intended to provoke. Judged purely on its scripture, to say nothing of what is preached in the mosques, it is the most viciously sectarian of all religions in its heartlessness to unbelievers." That was Boris Johnson. Do you... more »
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