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Hillary And Tom O'Halleran Were Once Republicans. So Was Robb Ryerse. I Trust Him, Though Not The First Two
We first met up with Robb Ryerse in 2017 when he was an evangelical pastor running for Congress in the reddest district in Arkansas-- and as a progressive. Not just as a progressive, as a progressive *Republican*. I was a little skeptical. When I spoke with him what I saw was that Ryerse really wanted to get sewer money out of politics and welcome immigrants into the country. He talked about good policies from sketchy Republican presidents like Reagan and Nixon. He talked about Eisenhower's warning about the military industrial complex and even referred to the far right fanatic ... more »
Peter Kreeft’s simple thought on choice
"Nancy Reagan was criticized for her simple anti-drug slogan: "Just say no." But there was wisdom there: the wisdom that the heart of any successful program to stop anything must be the simple will to say no. ("Just say no" doesn't mean that nothing else was needed, but that without that simple decision nothing else would work. "Just say no" may not be sufficient but it is necessary.) Similarly, no program, method, book, teacher, or technique will ever succeed in getting us to start doing anything unless there is first of all that simple, absolute choice to do it. "Just say yes."... more »
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*The New American Academy: Break Out the Crayons and Play-Doh* The idea of a campus “safe space”—a university-sanctioned oasis where students can go to destress and feel at ease—has had its share of ridicule. And it’s not hard to see why: It is often hard to distinguish between a college safe space and a preschool daycare. For example, in April 2019, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hosted a “Week of Balance” for students. The week’s events were packed full of therapeutic activities including “coloring and origami therapy,” “sweet treats,” “yoga and crafting,” and en... more »
Climate Change Helped Spawn East Africa’s Locust Crisis
East Africa had an unusually wet year in 2019 — warming waters in the Indian Ocean produced a high number of tropical cyclones, which doused the coast and created “exceptional” conditions for locust breeding.
How One Country Proves That Even a Little Socialism Does a Lot of Damage
*James Pethokoukis* *Politics, Americas* [image: A woman stands near a wall covered in election posters one day after of the inauguration of Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez and his Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 11, 2019. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelin] Look to Argentina. When Bernie Sanders talks about socialism, he wants voters to think Scandinavia, not Soviet Russia or Cuba. For example: When asked back in 2016 to explain what he meant by “democratic socialism,” he responded, “I think we should look to countries like Denmark,... more »
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*Climate delusion: Washington Post claims more plant growth is bad* Is it better or worse to have a global climate that benefits plant growth? The obvious answer would be, better. However, now that it is has been shown that global warming benefits plant growth, climate activists and their media allies want us to believe more plant growth is bad. The Washington Post is the latest to assert that more plant growth is bad, consistent with other ridiculous claims seeking to advance the alarmist Climate Delusion. In a January 25 article, titled, “We can’t recall the planet if we mess ... more »
Syrian Army inches closer to Saraqib after capturing 2 more towns in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:35 P.M) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their push towards the strategic city of Saraqib on Sunday, as their forces managed to capture more territory from the jihadist rebels in eastern Idlib. READ ALSO: Syrian Army captures several areas in southeast Idlib Led by the 25th Special Mission Forces Division (formerly […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Sunday morning music
Tim Hawkins has some musical suggestions for how (and what) rock stars should sing, and sound like, when they get older. They made me laugh, so I thought you might enjoy them, too. Peter
The Battle of Ligny: Napoleon's Final Victory Before His Doom
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By François Bouchot - [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3686916] What went wrong? At 2:30 am on June 15, 1815, tens of thousands of French soldiers around the town of Beaumont, France, were roused from their bivouacs. After hurriedly cooking breakfast, cleaning weapons, and answering roll call, the myriad battalions, regiments, and divisions formed up ready to take the road to the Belgian frontier three miles to the north. This mass of soldiery assembled into three great columns that snaked alon... more »
Everyone Wants Paid Family Leave. No One Wants to Pay Family Leave.
*Matt Weidinger* *Politics, Americas* [image: The U.S. Capitol building exterior is seen at sunset as members of the Senate participate in the first day of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger.] That's what happened when Congress debated it. Yesterday’s hearing in the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee reviewed “legislative proposals for paid family and medical leave.” Expanding access to paid leave has drawn support across the ideological spectrum. That includes in the Trump administration, where First Da... more »
No Word: U.S. Marines Recall The Hell Of The Battle Of Guadalcanal
*Warfare History Network* *History, * Marine Corps combat veterans relive the dangerous and deadly work in some of the war’s toughest fighting. *On August 6, 1942, the men of Maj. Gen. Alexander Vandegrift’s U.S. 1st Marine Division watched from the railings as their troopship, the USS *George F. Elliott,* steamed into the waters north of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific’s Solomon Islands. They had come to seize the island’s semi-completed airfield at Lunga Point from the Japanese before it became operational. With Guadalcanal’s airfield, the Japanese could bomb the shipping lan... more »
Meet the 4 Movies on the Battle of the Bulge That Everyone Should Watch
*James Jay Carafano* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2011%3Anewsml_GM1E76P11VY01&share=true] Let's take a look. *Key point: *The Battle of the Bulge was a dramatic, brutal fight. Not ever movie portrays it correctly, but these ones do properly show what Americans were sent into harm's way to defend their country. An official U.S. delegation was in Europe on December 16 to mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of one of the dramatic and climatic battles of World War II: the Battle of the Bulge—an offensive that lasted more than a ... more »
"When You Hear Negative Voices in Your Head, Remember This"
*"When You Hear Negative Voices in Your Head,* * Remember This"* by Sofo Archon "Yesterday night my girlfriend and I decided to go for a small walk around our neighborhood. At some point we reached to a square that was filled with children, and decided to chill there for a bit and observe them playing all around us. After a while, we saw a little girl - no older than 6 - trying to climb up a short ladder that was standing right next to us. With a lot of effort she eventually managed to reach to its top. She was proud of her achievement and radiated with joy, until she suddenly hear... more »
"Every Snowflake....
*"What Does The Quote * *"Every snowflake pleads not guilty in an avalanche" Mean?"* by Tom Robinson "No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible." - Stanislaw Jerzy Lec "I have never actually heard this quote but I think it's brilliant and can easily infer the intended meaning. When a problem is the result of many people individually doing something only slightly wrong it is easy for each individual person to see themselves as having no part in it. For example, everyone is against slavery. We all know that the conditions in the sweatshops that make so much of the clothing ... more »
"How It Really Is"
"The men whom the people ought to choose to represent them are too busy to take the jobs. But the politician is waiting for it. He's the pestilence of modern times. What we should try to do is make politics as local as possible. Keep the politicians near enough to kick them. The villagers who met under the village tree could also hang their politicians to the tree. It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. " - G. K. Chesterton
Is There A Connection Between Journalists And Junk Science?
Infectious diseases and climate change: Is there a connection? | CBC News Infectious disease death rates
There’s Another Virus Stalking America: It’s Called the Flu
There’s Another Virus Stalking America: It’s Called the Flu by Michelle Cortez, https://www.bloomberg.com/, 31 Jan 2020 While the world scrambles to contain the coronavirus, the U.S. flu season may be taking a turn for the worse. It’s already killed 10,000. – A second wave of seasonal influenza is taking hold in the U.S., just as …
5 Million Cases Worldwide, 650,000 Deaths Annually: The Seasonal Flu Virus is a “Serious Concern”, But the Wuhan Coronavirus Grabs the Headlines
Is there cause for concern with regards to the WuHan virus. My answer is Yes but not because of the official statistics so far (only 304 dead as on 1 Feb 2020). The response of the Chinese government, is that the WuHan virus is of a different order of magnitude compared to the common flu. …
New Left Media February 2020
What's this, a bit of a change? Yes. Blogging is so 2006, so now the title of these semi-regular posts have been changed to reflect the kind of stuff that's cropping up these days. And before we get stuck in, thanks to @archiemnaldo for cooking up a list of interesting podcasts that certainly helped today's list. 1. 12 Rules For WHAT (Twitter) 2. Black Rose Labour (Twitter) 3. Cosmonaut Magazine (Twitter) 4. GAYLEXITNOW (Twitter) 5. Laura Pidcock (Twitter) 6. The Alternative Katie Hopkins (Twitter) 7. The Slow Down (Twitter) 8. TrueAnon (Twitter) If you know of any new(ish) bl... more »
After Crisis, Bolsonaro Again Signals Appointment of Sérgio Moro to Supreme Court
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The most recent political crisis with Justice Minister Sérgio Moro led Jair Bolsonaro to reinstate Lava Jato's former judge as his first choice to replace Justice Celso de Mello in the STF (Federal Supreme Court). The senior-most justice will retire in November, opening space for the president to appoint his […] The post After Crisis, Bolsonaro Again Signals Appointment of Sérgio Moro to Supreme Court appeared first on The Rio Times.
Analysts View Smaller Bolsonaro Base in Congress, Indicate Caution on Reforms
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Just before the return to work in Congress, the estimated base for Jair Bolsonaro's government in both houses of the legislature has reached its lowest level, and political analysts are cautious regarding the progress of the package of economic measures forwarded to parliament late last year. This is reflected in […] The post Analysts View Smaller Bolsonaro Base in Congress, Indicate Caution on Reforms appeared first on The Rio Times.
Evangelicals Will Seek Full Fiscal Immunity in Tax Reform Package
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The evangelical benches in Congress will try to ensure full fiscal immunity for churches in the tax reform. The congressional front representing the segment - comprising some 200 deputies and senators - has a text ready to be included in the proposed amendment to the Constitution (PEC) that deals with […] The post Evangelicals Will Seek Full Fiscal Immunity in Tax Reform Package appeared first on The Rio Times.
What's the point, Piers?
The Twitter mob is marching out with torches and pitchforks out this morning because Nigel Farage was on* The Andrew Marr Show.* Despite serving for over 21 years as an elected MEP and being the most influential politician in modern British political history, these fiery furies really don't think the BBC should invite him on. At all. Yes, Nigel Farage only got a walk-on (or sit-down) part on the sofa this morning, sitting alongside a former Lib Dem advisor during the paper review, while the ex-President of the European Council Donald Tusk got the long, final interview. But even t... more »
Tintinara's first movie night in a decade resurrects the town hall's vintage cinema
A small South Australian town revives its long tradition of film as the first movie night at their 1950s-era cinema in a decade lights up the screen.
CDC Guidance issued for 2019-nCoV
Excerpt from the CDC 2019-nCoV Situation Summary (here): CDC Recommends While the immediate risk of this new virus to the American public is believed to be low at this time, everyone can do their part to help us respond to … Continue reading →
"We Hardly Need To Be Reminded..."
“We hardly need to be reminded that we are living in an age of confusion - a lot of us have traded in our beliefs for bitterness and cynicism or for a heavy package of despair, or even a quivering portion of hysteria. Opinions can be picked up cheap in the market place while such commodities as courage and fortitude and faith are in alarmingly short supply.” - Edward R. Murrow, 1951
“The 13th Warrior: Prayers Before Final Battle”
*“The 13th Warrior: Prayers Before Final Battle”* *Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan: * “Merciful Father, I have squandered my days with plans of many things. This was not among them… But at this moment, I beg only to live the next few minutes well. For all we ought to have thought, and have not thought; all we ought to have said, and have not said; all we ought to have done, and have not done; I pray thee God for forgiveness.” *Buliwyf, and others:* “Lo, there do I see my father. Lo, there do I see my mother and my sisters, and my brothers. Lo, there do I see the line of my people back to the beginn... more »
"With Tears in Their Eyes, They Fired…"
*"With Tears in Their Eyes, They Fired…"* by Bill Bonner PARIS – "We'd gone to Paris to say goodbye to a daughter… who was headed back to the U.S. She chose La Closerie des Lilas for dinner, the restaurant made famous as a Hemingway hangout. And there, in front of the restaurant, on the corner of the Boulevard du Montparnasse and the Boulevard Saint-Michel, we found the statue of the greatest soldier who ever lived, Michel Ney, standing near the spot where he was executed. *French Superhuman: *It’s when things go bad that you open your eyes. The crash of the stock market in 1929 cau... more »
"All Are Lunatics..."
"All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher." - Ambrose Bierce
"Fukushima Update 2/2/20: 21,007.65 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva ◆ *FEB 1, 2020 11:00 PM* "Japan Set To Release 1.2 Million Tons Of Radioactive Fukushima Water Into Ocean, Causing 'Immeasurable Damage'" ◆ *Updated 2/2/20: Fukushima Equals 21,007.65 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of ... more »
Per Argentina’s President, Pope Francis Would be ‘Delighted’ to Receive Lula
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Pope Francis would be "delighted" to welcome ex-President Lula to the Vatican, said the Argentinean President Alberto Fernández, after a meeting on Friday, January 31st, with the Pontiff in which he conveyed Lula's request. But as he draws the Pope closer to Lula, the Argentinean . . . To read […] The post Per Argentina’s President, Pope Francis Would be ‘Delighted’ to Receive Lula appeared first on The Rio Times.
In 2019 Bolsonaro Increased Defense Spending by 22 Percent
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In his first year in office, President Jair Bolsonaro increased spending on investments and funding for Defense and reduced spending on Education, Health and Safety. The final result of the federal government's accounts, released by the Treasury, showed a real increase (above inflation) of 22.1 percent in Defense spending compared […] The post In 2019 Bolsonaro Increased Defense Spending by 22 Percent appeared first on The Rio Times.
Tetris, World’s Largest Container Hostel, Is Now in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Idealized by architects Karin Nisiide and Carlos Eduardo Salamanca, Tetris Hostel offers a "connection of ideas and people from all over the world", in addition to the functional and creative fitting of containers. "I am an architect and I studied abroad about container construction, which greatly interested me. Returning to […] The post Tetris, World’s Largest Container Hostel, Is Now in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil May Receive WhatsApp Payment Tool
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - WhatsApp is expected to extend its money transfer feature to more countries later this year. The tool has been tested in India since 2018. The announcement was made by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg this week during an investor summit. According to the executive, WhatsApp Payments is expected to reach countries […] The post Brazil May Receive WhatsApp Payment Tool appeared first on The Rio Times.
Alberto Fernández Says Pope Will Help Renegotiate IMF Debt
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Following a cold period, Pope Francis seems to have reconnected with Argentine politics. On Friday, the Pontiff welcomed Alberto Fernández to the Vatican and, according to the Argentinean president, showed a willingness to support his countrymen in renegotiating the debt with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Argentina's greatest economic challenge, […] The post Alberto Fernández Says Pope Will Help Renegotiate IMF Debt appeared first on The Rio Times.
A Parable Of A Kingdom
There was a wicked kingdom in which there lived a large number of slaves. The kingdom fought wars, built cities and was extremely successful in growing its economy. Its achievements were the envy of all the other kingdoms. The slaves did well, too. They were not given low jobs or manual […]
Soros: Zuck has replaced Putin as Trump's co-devil
Can Zuckerberg become a champion of freedom and civilized values? After Katie Hopkins, Twitter banned another major account: that of ZeroHedge.com, a mainstream Libertarian financial server. It happened shortly after ZH published some breaking news and results of investigative work about the possible man-made role in the origin of the coronavirus. An Indian preprint claims that there are "uncanny similarities" between the coronavirus and two types of the HIV virus – suggesting that some Chinese (perhaps with some passive Canadian help, we read elsewhere) researchers did something de... more »
TikTok is A Paedophile Magnet And UnSafe For Kids, Warns Cyber Security Experts
I’m sure if your a parent out there you’ve heard of the latest social media fad TikTok, if you haven’t then basically it’s a short-form video sharing platform that came out of China in 2016. If your children are using the platform you may want to consider monitoring their activity at the very least if … The post TikTok is A Paedophile Magnet And UnSafe For Kids, Warns Cyber Security Experts appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Germany Is Afraid of America's 'Big Tech'
*James Pethokoukis* *Politics, Europe* [image: FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel checks her phone at the lower house of parliament (Bundestag), ahead of a Brussels summit for Brexit delay discussions, in Berlin, Germany March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo] We're more competitive than we realize. Perhaps the only people more terrified of Big Tech (AppleMicrosoftAlphabetAmazonFacebook) than American anti-tech activists are America’s economic competitors. Take Germany, for instance. It’s the economic engine of Europe. And for some US politicians, such as ... more »
Fighting The Nazis Made The Soviet Union A Superpower
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* How Hitler's goal backfired. *Key Point:* It was through fighting on the Eastern Front that the Soviets were able to conquer half of Europe. After suffering more than twenty million military and civilian deaths in World War II, Russia has little cause to thank Hitler. But with Wednesday, June 22 marking the seventy-fifth anniversary of Operation Barbarossa, the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, it is time to recall one of history’s greatest ironies. Adolf Hitler was obsessed with turning Russia into a vast German colony and the Russian people i... more »
These 5 Weapons Show Why Sporting Rifles Are So Popular
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, North America* Can you guess? *Key point: *The War on Terror was a major encourager of new rifles designs. The field of modern sporting rifles—semiautomatic rifles with detachable magazines—has exploded in popularity over the past decade. The expiration of the Federal 1994–2004 Assault Weapons Ban and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan fueled an interest in these weapons. Innovation, in part due to research and development into military small arms, introduced new and interesting rifle designs. Here are the top five modern sporting rifle designs. *AR-15*... more »
Did Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand Try to Double-Dip on Subsidies?
*Daniel Lyons* *Politics, Americas* [image: Comedian/director Jon Stewart (R) answers a question at an event to urge U.S. lawmakers to re-authorize the Zadroga Bill at the U.S. Capitol in Washington September 16, 2015. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) (L) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) (C) listen in.] They want more for their state. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) faced criticism from Capitol Hill last week when a bipartisan letter from the New York delegation complained that the state has been unfairly excluded from participating in the agency’s new $20 billion broadba... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Alleged leader of Iraqi al Qaeda group arrested in ArizonaUncanny similarity of unique inserts in the 2019-nCoV spike protein to HIV-1 gp120 and Gag Drones Scold Chinese For Not Wearing Masks A Pro-Trump Blog Doxed A Chinese Scientist It Falsely Accused Of Creating The Coronavirus As A BioweaponConvicted of sex crimes as a man, felon no longer deemed threat because of gender change Revealed: the true identity of the leader of an American neo-Nazi terror groupAustralia fires: State of emergency declared for Canberra regionForgive Them Their Debts - Michael Hudson Coro... more »
Doug Casey on What the Elites at Davos Are Really Up To
Migration was already being talked about at Davos in 2012, before Europe was inundated with waves of migrants. What are the elites at Davos planning next?
CNN Publishes Editorial Attacking President Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force as “Too White” and “Lacking Diversity”…
Fewer white faces is more important than stopping a global pandemic
New Anti-War Think-Tank Declared Anti-Semitic
Senator Tom Cotton has recently stated that opposing foreign wars is a form of bigotry against Jews.
“Let the Divine Postal Service of Pending Events, Stamp your Existence with ‘Special Handling’”
Humanity can easily go off the road and into the wastes. The Avatar comes around at specific points in history to prevent that
Nobody Sets Out To Become A War Propagandist. It Just Sort Of Happens
Caitlin Johnson on how some in the mainstream media now effectively function as war propagandists whose work would do Goebbels proud
Prince Andrew and Epstein ‘pimp’ Ghislaine Maxwell have a pact to save each other from jail, pal claims
Is this why Maxwell hasn’t been charged and why Prince Andrew has yet to be questioned?
The Voices Schizophrenics Hear are NOT Hallucinations
After working in psychiatric hospitals for 30 years, clinician has no doubt that the "voices" paranoid schizophrenics hear ARE NOT illusions. Recomended listening
Why has Ireland become so woke?
Ireland is caught in a Faustian Pact that it’s paying for with soaring murder and suicide rates and declining social cohesion. Irish Savant explains
The Operating System of Our Lives is Validated by the Presence of God.
We are not in an evolved state, morally or spiritually, over the great minds of Greece and Rome. We are ONLY technically advanced over them. Les Visible explains
Liberal Professor Warns: Google Manipulating Voters ‘on a Massive Scale’
A well known liberal professor who is expert on digital matters says Google and social media can easily throw elections to the candidates preferred by the elite
The Depopulation Agenda – Bill Gates Plan to Kill You
Documentary exposes how the global elites plan for world depopulation of over 90% is nearly at hand
Are We Like this Blind Beggar?
Blinded by the materialism that dominates our world.
The Deliberate Destruction of Gaza’s Agriculture: Severe Damage to Crops Following Aerial Herbicide Spraying by Israel
Israel deliberately targeting Palestinian crops
America’s Dirtiest Secret Exposed
Child rape has become Big Business in America.
Zionist Terror in London
How is it that British tax benefits granted charitable status to a group that openly threatens the Jazz community, its audience, venues and artists?
US Announces Three New Bases in Iraq After Iraqis Demand Full Withdrawal
Despite millions of Iraqis taking to the streets and calling for a withdrawal of U.S. forces, the U.S. announces plans to build three more military bases in Iraq
Pentagon raises number of US troops injured in Iran missile attack to 64
Initially Trump said there were no U.S. casualties in the Iranian retaliatory strike. Then the Pentagon admitted that 11 were injured, then 34, 50 and now 64
The Last Days of the “Holocaust”
The official Holocaust narrative is in retreat. Now the former head of the Museum of Jewish Heritage admits that Joseph Mengele wasn’t quite the ogre we’ve been told about
Record Numbers of Bombs Dropped in Afghanistan, a Downed E-11a and Stolen US Secrets:
2/1/20 – The most recent “headline” from Afghanistan was the so-called “discovery” of the SIGAR reports which regularly document the tragedy of American policy in Afghanistan and which verify what many of us already knew for years. Jezail.org has long maintained that the official US policy on Afghanistan is NOT to get out. Afghanistan is […] More The post Record Numbers of Bombs Dropped in Afghanistan, a Downed E-11a and Stolen US Secrets: appeared first on The Duran.
"Really?"
During the *Andrew Marr *paper review this morning, Nigel Farage (the first man on the sofa this year) made a striking comment: I don't think the EU ever took Mrs May terribly seriously. I got the sense, I was there on Wednesday, my last day there, I got the sense in that debate that for the first time since the vote in 2016 they are a little more frightened of us than we are of them. Andrew Marr's response to this was striking too. He asked, incredulously, "Really?" He evidently didn't believe Mr Farage.
Will MI-6 Chuck Steele Under The Bus?
A video and summary by The Duran of an article in the UK Times, that claims MI-6 is about to toss Steele under the bus to recover their own reputation and let Boris snuggle up to Trump. Continue reading →
It takes two to tango
Here's Mr Marr's introduction this morning: Good morning. Now it's done, there is one thing for sure we can all agree on - cutting the rope to the EU means we set our own direction. So, from now on, no more blaming anyone else, no hiding places. From now on, whatever goes right or wrong - economic growth, migration, the rule book of daily life - that is the achievement or the failure of British politicians. The buck travels no further and that ought to mean a new era of accountability. Sharper questions, yes, but also frank answers. Now it's no longer Dry January, I for one will ... more »
Sunday View
*Pony Express* *Wanted - Young, skinny, wiry fellows not over eighteen. Must be expert riders, * *willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred.* *From an advertisement seeking Pony Express Riders* While the mail delivery enterprise of 120 riders, 184 stations, and 400 horses lasted less than eighteen months, the romantic vision of horse-backed carriers remains one of the most colorful elements of American Western History. The Hashknife Pony Express has an annual event wherein riders still carry the mail for delivery. There is a special stamp required today and it's something that... more »
On tiptoes
Saiful Malook Radio 4's* Sunday* featured a fascinating interview with Saiful Malook, the lawyer for Asia Bibi, the Christian woman sentenced to death under Pakistan's Sharia-guided blasphemy laws. He had to flee the country after Muslim fanatics threatened his life too, and had stringing criticism for Pakistan's Islamist-indulging PM Imran Khan and our own government for wriggling out of taking his client in. Knowing the story was coming on, I actively listened out to see if the BBC presenter, in typical* Sunday* fashion, would tiptoe around the religious angle with carefully cho... more »
Some Quotations by Carl Jung
*Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology. His work has been influential not only in psychiatry but also in philosophy, anthropology, archaeology, literature, and religious studies.*
FOIA Documents Show Trump Operative in NOAA Covering for Trump’s Fake Map Claiming Catastrophic Cat 5 Hurricane to Hit Alabama; NOAA Scientists Alarmed
This is a crime that put lives in jeopardy. A wrong forecast can put people on the road in the … Continue reading →
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Saturday 1st February 2020
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]
Djokovic grabs eighth Australian Open in five-set thriller
Novak Djokovic is champion once more at the Australian Open, after outlasting Dominic Thiem in five huge sets over four hours to claim a record eighth men's title.
Scandal accelerated McKenzie's political career. Now, scandal of her own making is ending it
The dual citizenship saga ended some political careers but acted as a catapult for Bridget McKenzie. The party has been wracked with scandals in the years since but it is one of her own that cost the deputy leader her spot on the frontbench.
Bridget McKenzie quits Cabinet, resigns as deputy Nationals leader
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Senator Bridget McKenzie resigns from the frontbench and stands down as deputy Nationals leader after a report by the country's top bureaucrat finds she breached ministerial standards.
'I'm not worried': Darwin mayor in lockdown after China trip
The Lord Mayor of Darwin, Kon Vatskalis, has put himself into home isolation after returning from a family trip to China with his wife.
'Abhorrent' koala deaths being investigated by Victorian Government
The environment department is investigating after dozens of distressed, injured and dead koalas were found at a blue gum plantation
Women Are a Majority in the Workforce—But That's Not the Whole Story
*Aparna Mathur* *Politics, Americas* One statistic doesn't tell us how good it is for the workers themselves. The other week the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released their monthly jobs report. Buried beneath the low unemployment rate and showing of a robust economy was another figure that some have pointed to as proof of the gains women have made in the workplace. As of December 2019, women held 76.2 million jobs, constituting 50.04 percent of the total nonfarm payrolls. This is the first time in a decade we have seen more women than men on the payrolls, and this workplace p... more »
Soviet Cossacks Who Fought For Germany Should Never Have Trusted Churchill's Britain
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* At Yalta, Churchill agreed to turn over to Stalin all captured Soviet Cossacks that had been on the German side. Surely he knew what that meant. An estimated four million Red Army soldiers were captured by the Germans during the six months after the launching of Operation Barbarossa, the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, on June 22, 1941. Indeed, the chief of the German General Staff, Colonel General Franz Halder, wrote, “The Russians have lost this war in the first eight days! Their casualties—in both men and equipment—are unimaginabl... more »
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