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Rotten food
I’ve seen several dozen commercials for restaurants which advertise “decadent” food choices. AHEM!! Maybe teaching Latin was a good idea, Greek too, because you might want to understand what your doctor tells you, especially if you have a dietary related illness. Decadent is Latin for “decayed”. Rotten. Ave Caesar.
SEX IN THE CINEMA: Who was the late Rose Marie?
*SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2017Part 3—Hapless child brides, threatened sex assaults:* We'd always semi-wondered about the late Rose Marie. From 1961 to 1966, she starred on The Dick Van Dyke Show, playing Sally Rogers, a TV comedy writer. But who the heck *was* Rose Marie? And why did she seem to be a "first name only" performer? When she died this week, at age 94, we finally got our answer. Her long. amazing show business career started when she was three years old. By the time she was 5, she had her own national radio show, a weekly program for NBC. Back then, she performed as "Ba... more »
Erica Garner, Voice of Police Accountability, Dies
The daughter of Eric Garner, who was killed by a police officer administering a chokehold in 2014, was 27.
Graphic video: Iraqi forces kill several ISIS terrorists in shootout along the Syrian border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:55 P.M.) – The Iraqi Armed Forces killed several Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists that were attempting to infiltrate from the Syrian border this week. According to a military report from Baghdad, the Iraqi Border Guards, alongside Hashd Al-Sha’abi, were involved in a fierce battle with Islamic State militants this week, as the latter […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Map update: Syrian Army bolts into Idlib amid the disintegration of jihadist defenses
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – The last four days have witnessed the Syrian Arab Army make major advances in the provinces of Hama and Idlib capturing countless towns and villages and deploying some of the best forces available in its order of battle to achieved such results. In the last 24 hours alone, units of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army unleashes biggest east Damascus offensive in years on unexpected front
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:59 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army has kicked-off a massive offensive – the biggest in years – against militant forces in eastern Damascus, attacking on a front that has for been exceptionally quiet for over a year now. Moments ago, the units of the Syrian Army’s 4th Mechanized Division and Republic Guard […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Israel execute Gazan man and kill 9 year old by blocking ambulance in Nablus
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:19 P.M)- This morning a Gazan man died in hospital after being shot by an Israeli sniper yesterday, during demonstrations against Donald Trumps recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel. 21 year old Jamal Moslah, from Jabalia (Gaza Strip), became the second of this past Friday’s martyrs, joining 9 year old Dalal […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army swallows up another string of towns, villages in ongoing Hama, Idlib annihilation offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – Forces of the Syrian Arab Army have reclaimed a another string of towns and villages from jihadist-led militias along the Hama-Idlib provincial border in the country’s northwest over the last 24 hours. According to reports by sources exclusive to Al-Masdar News, the units of the Syrian Army’s elite Tiger Forces […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Security In Iraq, Dec 22-28, 2017
Attacks were up in the third week of December in Iraq, but that was after hitting a yearly low the week before. The rise in violence was largely due to incidents in Kirkuk and Baghdad. Casualties remained low however. There was a total of 61 security incidents reported in the media from December 22-28. That was up from 49 the week before. This was still the 20th straight full week where there were fewer than 100 incidents recorded. There was 1 incident each in Anbar, Basra, Dohuk, 4 in Babil and Kurdistan each, 5 in Salahaddin, 6 in Ninewa, 9 in Diyala, 12 in Kirkuk, and 18 in B... more »
But the truth is we all say that...
This year's *Correspondents Look Ahead *featured a new member of the cast - namely BBC Special Correspondent James Naughtie. As you might guess, his first answer was so long and laboriously delivered it swallowed up around half of the 50-minute programme, leaving little time for any other predictions or anyone else to speak. The rest of the BBC reporters just sighed, gave up and went home, and Jim just carried on talking. I fell asleep. Here's how it began, with Jim's 'take' on President Trump: *Owen Bennett-Jones*: We're going to start with the United States and Donald Trump. A... more »
This Day In Iraqi History – Dec 30
2002 UK Foreign Sec Straw and Sec of State Powell thought UN inspections would not provide smoking gun against Iraq so alternatives needed 2002 UN inspectors said they had gone to all major suspected WMD sites and found nothing 2002 Report Reagan admin and its Middle East envoy Rumsfeld did nothing while Iraq used WMD in Iran-Iraq War 2003 White House meeting on what to do about Governing Council going to UN to ask them with help to transition to sovereignty 2003 White House decided they would try to block any UN plans for Iraq because ... more »
Russian President Putin Sends New Year Greetings To President Trump And Other World Leaders & Public Figures
President Trump and President Putin hold a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017. (File photo: AFP) *CNN*: *Russia's Putin urges 'pragmatic cooperation' with US in New Year greetings* Russian President Vladimir Putin called for Russia and the US to engage in "pragmatic cooperation" in his Christmas and New Year greetings to US President Donald Trump, the Kremlin said on Saturday. Putin stressed the importance of the two nations engaging in constructive dialogue in order to enhance global stability and to tackle global challenges and threat... more »
Russia's World War II Nazi-Killer: SVT-40 Semi-Automatic Rifle
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* It was imperfect, but it did the job. The United States was the first major power to adopt a semi-automatic service rifle during World War II, the M1 Garand. While most World War II infantrymen had to pull back a heavy bolt after each shot of their bolt-action rifles, a GI could expend a Garand’s clip as fast as he could pull the trigger. However, the Soviet Union attempted to upgrade its riflemen to SVT semi-automatic (or “Self-Loading”) rifles *before *the United States. However, the plan fell through due to two intersecting problems: the...more »
Ron Paul Issues Dire Warning: U.S. ‘On the Verge of 1989’s Soviet System Collapse’
[image: soviet]“Anybody who thinks we’re not doing too badly has not been flying on an airplane lately. That’s about as authoritarian-fascism as you can get,” Ron Paul said.
Paradigm Shifting Study Finds Danger to Bees That is Far Worse than Pesticides
[image: bees]A massive new study on bees from 40 US states with data analyzed using machine learning has found the dangerous culprit behind bee population decline.
Global Network 26th annual space conference at Croughton, UK
*Croughton USAF base near Oxford, England being upgraded for surveillance, communication, command and control and the planning and execution of endless wars. * The push for global domination relies heavily on military satellites for surveillance, communication, command and control and the planning and execution of exercises and wars. However, military satellites require ground-based stations to send and receive information/commands - so a global military presence requires an extensive network of various bases and space centres. The Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power i... more »
Weekend Reads: A plagiarism fighter who plagiarizes; too much ado about reproducibility?; how scientists should be judged
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, would you consider a year-end tax-deductible donation to support it? The week at Retraction Watch featured an image so nice, it was used eight times, a co-author who forgot he’d used a figure elsewhere, and the 19th retraction […] The post Weekend Reads: A plagiarism fighter who plagiarizes; too much ado about reproducibility?; how scientists should be judged appeared first on Retraction Watch.
President Trump On Iran: 'World Is Watching' After Anti-Government Protests
Many reports of peaceful protests by Iranian citizens fed up with regime’s corruption & its squandering of the nation’s wealth to fund terrorism abroad. Iranian govt should respect their people’s rights, including right to express themselves. The world is watching! #IranProtests — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30, 2017 *SKY News:* *Trump warns Iran 'world is watching' after anti-government protests* The US President tweets his support for anti-government protesters as thousands hold counter-rallies to support the regime. US President Donald Trump has warned Iran t... more »
Protests In Iran Spread. Pro-Government Protests Follow
*Al Arabiya:* *Protests erupt in central Tehran amid calls for mass demonstrations* Iranians protested for the third day in a row and held a massive protest in central Tehran amid calls in most Iranian cities and provinces to protest on Saturday afternoon. Activists on social media shared videos and photos of protestors who gathered and walked in Enqelab Street in central Tehran and chanted to fellow Iranians to support them and join their protests. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:* These are primarily economic protests (for now). *More News On The Growing Unrest In Iran* Iran har... more »
50 Years After King
On January 15, when we celebrate the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.— this year on his actual birthday — we will undoubtedly also recall that it has been 50 years since his death. He was killed on April 4, 1968. Nearly everyone who was alive then remembers where and how he or she heard the news. (I was listening to the radio in our kitchen near Charleston, W.Va., while my brother was at a Temptations concert in town.)
Andrew Adonis's Brexit Bomb
All together now! Oh Andrew Adonis, oh Andrew Adonis. And so a new champion emerges from within establishment politics to smite the idiot Brexit strategy of Theresa May. Yes, it is true, I haven't much time for Adonis's elevated personage. Nor do I understand why so many mainstream politicians are taken with him, especially when he's shown a level of pig-headed ignorance that could match the idiot musings of any Tory minister. Nevertheless, his resignation from the National Infrastructure Commission is another blow to a PM and a government that needs all the good news it can grasp ... more »
Innocent Man Sues for $25M After Cops Accidentally Set Him on Fire, Beat Him on Video
[image: fire]An innocent man who was set on fire and beaten by police who mistook him for a criminal is suing the department for $25 million.
Jeff Sessions Rescinds Legal Doc to Allow Police to Jail People for Being Poor
[image: prisons]The DOJ has rescinded a legal guidance that requires courts to stop the imprisonment of poor individuals because they cannot pay court fines and fees.
WATCH: SWAT Team Goes To Innocent Man’s Home, When He Opens the Door, Cops Kill Him
[image: gamer]A disgruntled gamer sent police to an innocent family's home and when an unarmed man opened the door, a police officer killed him for no reason.
The Trump Administration has the highest rate of staff turnover in the last 40 years.
Courtesy of Newsweek: *President Donald Trump’s first year in office has seen a record number of staff turnover, with 34 percent of the administration resigning, being reassigned or being fired. * *The high level of staff turnover, detailed in a Wall Street Journal report Thursday, is unprecedented in the last 40 years, and is especially unusual given the seniority of the staffers who have left the White House. * *Administration turnover rate in the past year has been tracked by Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who has tracked White House turnover... more »
Trump Blames China For Sanctions Busting Fuel Transfer But Russia Was The Apparent Culprit; Exxon-Tillerson Implicated?
Diversion is a favorite strategy of Trump and Russia: Apparent diversion of fuel by Russia to North Korea; constant diversion … Continue reading →
Putin Has Already Planned Meeting (As President) For After 2018 Russian Presidential Election!
“… a TASS news item read as follows: “Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plan to … Continue reading →
India Audit Report on the (Defective) Russian Gov Designed-Built Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (For Which India, USA, Japan – Not Russia – Will Be Liable In the Event Of A Major Accident)
India signing the CSC (Convention on Supplementary Compensation) was pushed for by the US-India Business Council when Indo-American Richard Verma … Continue reading →
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From Jenna Orkin It's Colder in Minnesota Tuesday Than in the Arctic Renewable Electricity Generation Surpasses Nuclear For First Time Since 1984 Defecting North Korean Nuclear Scientist Commits Suicide After Forced To Return Bombshell Leaked Email Shows Senate Probe Can Extend To Anyone "Of Russian Descent" China Quietly Builds The World's Largest DNA Database Baltimore Sets New Record For Killings-Per-Capita Intelligence Insider Warns Of Imminent War: "Likely In The Next 12 Weeks..." New "Deep Learning" Hacking Technique Is 99.5% Effective Cracking Into Android Smart Phones... more »
Silence Means Consent
Justin Trudeau's silence is deafening. As Donald Trump steamrolls the UN, Trudeau keeps his mouth shut. Michael Harris writes: In case you missed it, Trump just tried to turn the UN General Assembly into a congregation of whores. Faced with world-wide opposition to his Jerusalem decision, Trump reverted to Goodfellas rules: If other countries dared to denounce him over a foreign policy decision that shattered the peace process and upended fifty years of global diplomacy (much of it forged by the United States), then their rebuke would come at a price. The ‘price’ had to do with th... more »
100 Scientists Write To NC Governor Objecting To Wood Pellet Industry
By Paul Homewood Last month, 100 scientists wrote to the North Carolina Governor, urging him to address the threats posed by the wood pellet industry and to protect North Carolina’s forests. The Op-Ed below originally appeared in the Charlotte Observer: Authors: Norman L. Christensen, Ph.D. & William H. Schlesinger, Ph.D. *** Today we […]
Bitcoin block #501,726 without a valid miner fee broke Blockchain.info
*...well, for an hour...* Bitcoin's economics is crackpottery but there are lots of other risks that are completely overlooked by those who mindlessly join the cryptocurrency mania. One subset of the risks are of purely technical character. The mining of new blocks – which is needed to validate all the Bitcoin transfers – may very well break down when some software incompatibility between codes running at various servers explodes. A hard fork may ignite such a breakdown. Fortunately for the Bitcoin, a "revived SegWit2x hard fork" announced for December 28th turned out to be a prank... more »
Paleo Snacks Approved by The Drs. Wolfson-Video
Here are some links to Paleo Snacks for you to check out. Organic Paleo Meat Bars More tasty meat bars Seaweed Snax- Soy Free Toasted organic coconut flakes Fruit leathers Kale chips Wild Salmon Sticks– No soy Dried fruits, nuts/seeds, sardines, avocado, sliced veggies. olives, coconut, hard boiled eggs The post Paleo Snacks Approved by The Drs. Wolfson-Video appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
V-280 Valor: How the U.S. Army Might Have Learned from Its Mistakes and Built a Super Weapon
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, North America* Could it be a game changer? After years in development, the future of vertical lift has finally arrived on the Army’s doorstep: Bell Helicopter’s advanced V-280 Valor tiltrotor prototype finally took its maiden flight at a test facility in Amarillo, Texas, the company announced on Dec. 18 — a major milestone for a next-gen aircraft designed to meld the tactical maneuverability of the branch’s current rotary fleet with the range and force projection of fixed-wing troop transports. Developed to replace the iconic AH-64 Apa... more »
Here Is How the Allies Earned Their First Naval Victory of World War II
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* It all happened when Allied warships cornered a Nazi surface raider. As soon as the British radio operator started batting out the distress signal on December 2, 1939, the German pocket battleship opened up with a 37mm gun. Despite the display of ordnance, Captain William Stubbs ordered his operator to keep sending an “RRR.” After four minutes, the German warship *Admiral Graf Spee* 12,000 tons displacement and 609 feet long, jammed the British merchant ship *Doric Star*’s message. But it was too late. *Doric Star*’s cry for help was h... more »
Smith & Wesson&s .44 Magnum Revolver: Why You Should Fear the & Dirty Harry& Gun
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * A legend that you need to know about. Few handguns combine power and cachet, but the Smith & Wesson Model 29 manages to do so with ease. Described by fictional San Francisco Police Department Detective Harry “Dirty Harry” Callahan as “the most powerful handgun ever built,” the Model 29 indeed held that slot for many decades. Although more powerful handguns and ammunition types have since appeared, the .44 Magnum Model 29 is probably the most powerful—practical—handgun still in production. In the first half of the twentieth century the largest revolv... more »
China Could Wage a Bloody War to Save North Korea (and It Could Go Nuclear)
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* This is a war that China wants to avoid, and would only join in desperation. Three years ago I outlined what the contours of a war between China and the United States might look like. Although disagreements between Washington and Beijing over Taiwan and the South China Sea have hardly subsided, it increasingly appears that affairs on the Korean Peninsula would provide the spark for conflict. If the tense situation in Korea led to war between the United States and China, how would the conflict start? Who would have the advantage? And how would it ... more »
Yes, A Wave Is Coming-- But The DCCC Is Working Full Time At How To Minimize It
You may have read Sean McElwee’s stuff at *The Nation* or at *Rolling Stone*. He’s a sharp policy analyst at Demos and he gets stuff right. He’s no fan of the punditocracy labeling rightwing Democrats “moderates” or “centrists” instead of calling them what they are… conservatives, Republican-lite corporate whores or even racists. This week, when I saw a photo of Bill Clinton and the scumbag he thrust onto the national stage who has done so much damage to the Democratic Party, I knew I had to read his newest piece, “Nothing In Moderation-- Democrats Need To Move Farther To The Left ... more »
Newfound Wormhole Allows Information to Escape Black Holes
Physicists theorize that a new “traversable” kind of wormhole could resolve a baffling paradox and rescue information that falls into black holes. Tomáš Müller for Quanta Magazine Natalie Wolchover In 1985, when Carl Sagan was writing the novel Contact, he needed to … Continue reading →
New Theory Cracks Open the Black Box of Deep Learning
A new idea called the “information bottleneck” is helping to explain the puzzling success of today’s artificial-intelligence algorithms — and might also explain how human brains learn. Even as machines known as “deep neural networks” have learned to converse, drive … Continue reading →
Edward Snowden Introduces a New Spy-Catching App, and Here’s How It Works
From whistleblower to app developer, Edward Snowden is now a tech founder. In a YouTube video posted by the Freedom of the Press Foundation’s account, Snowden introduced his new app Haven. The open-source project is a collaboration between the FPF and The Guardian Project. Snowden said he … Continue reading →
Elon Musk Reveals What He Most Wants to Do Next at Tesla in Twitter Chat
Elon Musk spent the day after Christmas checking in with owners of Tesla cars, thanking them for their support and asking what they want his company to get to work on in 2018 and beyond. In the process, Musk dropped some major hints … Continue reading →
An Apple A Day Still Keeping The Doctor Away
Old adages usually survive because they’re based on common experience. Everyone has heard the old saying, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” At least one clinical study has found that this may prove out scientifically, at least for … Continue reading →
The Amazing Healing Properties of Apples
This commonly overlooked superfood protects the body from nuclear fallout, kills a wide range of cancers, and keeps the arteries unclogged — to name but a few, experimentally confirmed ways in which the apple awakens your inner physician. “An apple a … Continue reading →
15 New Year’s Resolutions Every Person Should Actually Make
Making New Year’s resolutions and staying committed to them can be a challenging thing for a lot of people. And even though I think it’s important to have a vision, a clear direction or goal before starting the New Year, … Continue reading →
15 Things You Should Remind Yourself in 2018
The New Year is slowly approaching and with it comes the many plans, goals, and new year resolutions. And I have prepared a list of 15 things you should remind yourself in 2018, things that are meant to bring you … Continue reading →
COCONUT OIL IMPROVES CHOLESTEROL PROFILE
Should you eat coconut and use coconut oil? YES Coconut has been vilified because of its high content of saturated fat. The dietary advice that followed has led to countless deaths as people avoided saturated fat and substituted trans-fat and vegetables … Continue reading →
HOW TO REVERSE TYPE 2 DIABETES
0 2 0 4 A recently published British study about Type 2 diabetes confirmed what The Drs. Wolfson have been saying all along… …losing weight can put type 2 diabetes into remission long-term. The cause is the cure. The study found that … Continue reading →
Did Former Soviet Scientists Secretly Sell Missile Designs To North Korea?
Military vehicles carry missiles with characters reading 'Pukkuksong' during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of country's founding father, Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, April 15, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj *Daily Mail*: *North Korea's nuclear advance is thanks to RUSSIAN scientists secretly selling Cold War missile designs after the fall of the Soviet Union* * After collapse of Soviet Union, Russia was looking to exploit missile technology * A joint venture with the Americans failed so they looked to sell to North Korea * Scientists from a Russian design bureau ... more »
Russian Oil Tankers Are Breaking North Korean Sanctions
© Nicky Loh / Reuters *Reuters:* *Exclusive: Russian tankers fueled North Korea via transfers at sea - sources* LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian tankers have supplied fuel to North Korea on at least three occasions in recent months by transferring cargoes at sea, according to two senior Western European security sources, providing an economic lifeline to the secretive Communist state. The sales of oil or oil products from Russia, the world’s second biggest oil exporter and a veto-wielding member of the United Nations Security Council, breach U.N. sanctions, the security sources... more »
Tweets For Today
#Update17: Protesters in #Rasht (North of #Iran) are still on the streets and have blocked security forces’ way. Chanting: “Police help us to get ready de of the #IRGC and its #Basij force”. Chanting: “ We don’t want an Islamic Republic regime”. #IranProtests #RegimeChange pic.twitter.com/WA1Nlm8YOu — Raman Ghavami (@Raman_Ghavami) December 29, 2017 #UPDATE Vladimir Putin tells @realDonaldTrump that "mutual respect" should be "a base to develop relations" between their two nations https://t.co/I1C02NhH3v — AFP news agency (@AFP) December 30, 2017 George Weah makes his first p... more »
Some More Remarks From Defense Secretary Jim Mattis
Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis meets with Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez Serraj Nov. 20, 2017, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. (DoD/Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley) *Politico:* *Mattis: No plans to pause military exercises for Olympics in South Korea* The U.S. doesn't plan to pause military exercises near the Korean Peninsula during the Winter Olympics in South Korea, Defense Secretary James Mattis said Friday. Pyeongchang will host the Olympics in February amid heightened tensions with North Korea, drawing international concern about safety at the games. U.S. ... more »
Your debt, your spending, and your vote
I recently came across two very interesting articles, accompanied by maps: How much debt Americans have in every state How much money Americans spend in every state The analysis raises several interesting questions one wouldn't normally consider. For example, concerning debt: There really isn’t a clear pattern on the map: there are low-debt states sitting right next to high-debt states. The lowest debt-burdened people live in Washington, DC ($1,611), followed closely by Alaskans ($2,286). What could these places possibly have in common? The one exception can be found in the Deep... more »
In pictures: Syrian President meets with wounded soldiers in Homs
The Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad made an unannounced trip to the Homs Governorate, Friday, to meet with several wounded soldiers and their families. Joining the Syrian President during his visit to the Homs Governorate was his wife, Asma, and three children. The Syrian President often makes these trips to meet with wounded soldiers; however, this […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Large ISIS bastion encircled in east Syria amid relentless advance by pro-Coalition forces towards Abu Kamal
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – ISIS terrorists have found themselves encircled within a key region of the east Syrian province of Deir Ezzor amid recent advances by pro-Coalition militias. According to both opposition and pro-Kurdish sources, on Friday, US-backed forces captured four towns and villages north of the Islamic State stronghold of Haijan on the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian choppers drop thousands of leaflets calling on residents to expel Nusra from Idlib
The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) dropped thousands of leaflets over the Idlib Governorate, Friday, calling on residents to expel the Al-Qaeda linked Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (formerly Jabhat Al-Nusra) from this province. The leaflets stated that people are suffering in Idlib because of Nusra’s ongoing presence inside their areas. Furthermore, the leaflets gave examples of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Elite Syrian forces capture jihadist stronghold along Hama-Idlib border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:48 P.M.) – A key jihadist strong on the Hama-Idlib provincial border has fallen to elite forces of the Syrian Arab Army following two previously failed assault by government troops to capture the town earlier. According to pro-government sources, units of the Syrian Arab Army’s elite Tiger Forces Division have liberated the town […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: ISIS motorcycle bomb kills US-backed fighters in Syria’s Manbij
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:25 P.M.) – The Islamic State terrorist group has carried out a bombing attack against US-backed forces near a key city in Syria’s Aleppo region using a motorcycle rigged with explosives, killing and injuring multiple fighters. On Thursday, pro-Kurdish sources reported that ISIS had conducted a bomb attack against Coalition-vetted security forces using […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Iranian Nusra-linked terrorists blow up oil pipeline
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – At some point during the night on either late Friday afternoon or very early Saturday morning, an Iranian Salafist jihadist militant group blew up an oil pipeline in the country’s west, causing what appear to be major damage. The attack was carried out by the Ahwaz Martyrs Brigade of Ansar […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Iranian terrorist group blows up oil pipeline in country’s west
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:43 A.M.) – An Iranian Salafist jihadist group with ties to Syria’s Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front (currently called Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham) has blown up an oil pipeline in Iran’s west, reportedly causing major damage. According to emerging reports, the Ahwaz Martyrs Brigade of Ansar al-Furqan, an Iran-based terrorist group with ties to Al-Qaeda affiliate […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Biased National Academies review taints National Climate Assessment
The review committee includes no one willing to correct the flaws in the assessment.
Alabama man thinks somebody is stealing his truck, shoots and kills his own son.
Logan TrammellCourtesy of WIAT: *Family and friends of 22 year old Logan Trammell are gathering to remember the young musician after a shooting took his life on Christmas Eve. * *Trammell’s family says he was driving away from his parents home around 11:30 p.m. on December 24th in one of his father’s vehicles. His father was unaware that his son was borrowing his truck. Fearing the vehicle was being stolen, the family says he yelled out, firing a warning shot in the air in an attempt to get the driver’s attention, and then shot once at the tailgate to stop whomever was taking the ... more »
Oglala Sioux Woman Shares the Untold Side of Wounded Knee
Valentina "Tina" Merdanian explains the significance of the Native American medicine wheel and shares the often untold side of Wounded Knee (Little Big Horn) massacre of the Lakota people by the U.S. Cavalry in 1890. She is a community leader from the Red Cloud Indian School on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota & a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.... Pine Ridge is home to Wounded Knee, the site where an 1890 massacre of at least 150 Lakota by U.S.Cavalry marked the end of the country’s Indian Wars, as well as a famous 1972 American Indian Movement occupation that ... more »
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*'Controversial' professor who was sent death threats after blaming the Las Vegas massacre on 'white patriarchy' resigns from Philadelphia University* A Pennsylvania college professor who received death threats after linking the Las Vegas and Texas massacres to 'white supremacist patriarchy' and 'whiteness' has resigned. Associate professor George Ciccariello-Maher said in a statement that he was leaving Drexel University as his situation had become 'unsustainable' due to harassment and death threats. Ciccariello-Maher, 38, said the threats had come from 'right-wing, white sup... more »
Free Download: “What Is Man? And Other Essays Of Mark Twain”
*“What Is Man? And Other Essays Of Mark Twain”* "What Is Man?", published by Mark Twain in 1906, is a dialogue between a Young Man and an Old Man regarding the nature of man. The title refers to Psalm 8:4, which begins "What is man, that you are mindful of him..." It involves ideas of determinism and free will, as well as of psychological egoism. The Old Man asserts that the human being is merely a machine, and nothing more, driven by the singular purpose to satisfy his own desires and achieve peace of mind. The Young Man objects, and asks him to go into particulars and furnish his... more »
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*Exhaustive study exonerates Roundup weedkiller* A couple of weeks ago, the EPA released their final version of an exhaustive examination of all the pieces of research that looked at the toxicity of Glyphosate (Roundup). Roundup is the bete noir of many environmentalists. Extensive attempts have been made to have it banned. To Greenies there is no such thing as a good pesticide or a good weedicide. They just know that. No evidence needed. To those who have even a nodding acquaintance with the eviidence, it was no surprise what the EPA scientists found. Their report is a book-l... more »
"Your True Family..."
"The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof." - Richard Bach, “Illusions” ◆ Freely download "Illusions- The Adventures Of A Reluctant Messiah" here: - http://img1.liveinternet.ru/
"Let Us Consider..."
"Let us consider that we are all partially insane. It will explain us to each other; it will unriddle many riddles; it will make clear and simplify many things which are involved in haunting and harassing difficulties and obscurities now." - Mark Twain, "What Is Man?" • Click above image for larger size. Print. Fill in details. Proudly display. I do...
Fukushima Update: "Your Radiation This Week: 15,957.3 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva *Updated December 30, 2017: Fukushima Equals 15,957.3 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 December 30, 2017 - 2,474 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of 15,957.3 Hiroshima atomic bombs and it i... more »
2018 Outlook: Latin America
An exclusive strategic forecast of the political and security developments in Latin America for the Year 2018, by the author of Sputnik radio’s Context Countdown program. The post 2018 Outlook: Latin America appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Laziest president EVER!
Laziest. President. Ever. pic.twitter.com/3hq1XhItaj — The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) December 27, 2017 Courtesy of Guacamole: *While he was on the campaign trail, President Donald Trump never held back from criticizing his predecessor, Barack Obama, for taking vacations during his time in office. In fact, he regularly laid into the former president for the time he spent golfing or going out of town with his family. Once he took office, however, Trump must have realized the presidency is a pretty stressful position.* *Every time Trump visits one of his own properties, American t... more »
FirstFreedoms.org Files Human Rights Complaint Against Italy for Mandatory Vaccination Law
NOTE: From Kevin Barry of FirstFreedoms.org: On Christmas Day, we filed a human rights complaint against Italy. The mandatory vaccination law Italy passed violates international human rights and bioethics standards for Italy's almost 60 million citizens. We will be filing...
La Nina and flooding in the PH, other countries
After a big El Nino the last two years, La Nina is back this year and it seems to be a bad one, lasting probably for the next two years. In the Philippines' main island of Luzon for instance, regular rainy or wet season is from June to October. This year, it is end-December already and it's been cloudy on most days with occasional scattered rains. There have been several heavy flooding in the country too until this month that killed dozens of people due to landslides and drowning. Ok, just what is El Nino - La Nina, how are they measured? The quick answer is if the sea surface tempe... more »
2017 - Valediction
2017 is running out and you can beat a lot of things but you can't beat the clock. Father Time is master of us all. Let's turn the clock back two years and see what the anti-Trump Republicans and their colleagues in the Democrat Party have claimed - often by using mouthpieces at MSNBC and CNN (among others in the corrupt, sly, lying, elite media). I apologize in advance for using terms common to toxic masculinity and cisgenderism. Trump will never win the GOP nomination. Trump will never win the presidency. Stocks will drop if Trump is elected. President Trump will deport ten m... more »
Is Trace Lithium in Tap Water Beneficial?
Small associations from ecological studies are questionable whether the effect is negative or as in this case positive. Fajardo VA, LeBlanc PJ, Fajardo VA. Trace lithium in Texas tap water is negatively associated with all-cause mortality and premature death. Applied physiology, nutrition, and … Continue reading →
"The Rise of the Stupids And the Fall of Rome"
"The Rise of the Stupids And the Fall of Rome" by Les Visible "I saw where someone referred to Kanye West as a genius. This sort of half excused him for his public embarrassment of saying that certain musical judges had picked the wrong bimbo to be awarded one of those Cracker Jack prizes in the tits and ass ensemble of modern culture. We know all about ‘cultures’ here at the Petri Dish. We’ve got thousands of glass slides with things growing on them and as much dry ice as you’ll find at any of the major concerts. I tried to listen to some Kanye West so that I could catch some of h... more »
Germany set to pay customers for electricity usage as renewable energy generation creates huge power surplus
Germany set to pay customers for electricity usage as renewable energy generation creates huge power surplus http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/germany-grids-paying-electricity-customers-renewable-energy-power-surplus-wind-solar-generation-a8022576.html?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook Advertisements
Scientists Made a New Metal, and it Makes Nuclear Reactors Even Stronger
Scientists Made a New Metal, and it Makes Nuclear Reactors Even Stronger https://futurism.com/scientists-made-new-metal-makes-nuclear-reactors-even-stronger/?utm_content=buffer45e29&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
11 Benefits of Hugging – Backed By Chemistry.
11 Benefits of Hugging – Backed By Chemistry – Collective Evolution http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/12/03/the-chemistry-of-hugging-11-benefits-of-hugging/
Ketogenic Diet for the Treatment of Epilepsy
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/09/23/ketogenic-diet-epilepsy-treatment.aspx?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=twittermercola_ranart&utm_campaign=20171230_ketogenic-diet-epilepsy-treatment
Brain cancer growth can be stopped by removing one protein
Brain cancer growth can be stopped by removing one protein https://dailyaccord.com/brain-cancer-growth-can-be-stopped-by-removing-one-protein/
Have You Ever Wondered Why Your Blood Is Red?
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/12/30/why-blood-is-red.aspx
Estimated 20,000 British men interested in sexually abusing children.
Estimated 20,000 British men interested in sexually abusing children | Society | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/dec/29/estimated-20000-british-men-interested-in-sexually-abusing-children-police-chief-says?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
2018 preview: Last chance for new physics at the LHC for years.
2018 preview: Last chance for new physics at the LHC for years | New Scientist https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23631575-100-2018-preview-last-chance-for-new-physics-at-the-lhc-for-years/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&cmpid=SOC|NSNS|2017-Echobox&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1514563007
Salmonella Has Been Genetically Engineered to Consume Brain Tumors
Salmonella Has Been Genetically Engineered to Consume Brain Tumors https://futurism.com/salmonella-has-been-genetically-engineered-to-consume-brain-tumors/
No One Wants to Talk About Their Mental Illness.
No One Wants to Talk About Their Mental Illness | Candy https://www.candymag.com/candy-feels/from-our-readers-talk-about-mental-illness-src-ugc?utm_source=Facebook-Candy&utm_medium=Ownshare&utm_campaign=20171230-fbnp-feels-mental-illness-fbold
What I've Been Reading Recently
More books from the last quarter. They are: *Bleak House* by Charles Dickens *How Will Capitalism End?* by Wolfgang Streeck *Into Everywhere* by Paul McAuley *The Corbyn Effect* edited by Mark Perryman *The Doomed City* by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky *Movement Parties Against Austerity* by Donna della Porta *et al* *Fair and Free* edited by Kate Murray *Sexing the Cherry* by Jeanette Winterson *Private Citizens* by Tony Tulathimutte *Beyond Bourdieu* by Will Atkinson *Archangel* by William Gibson and Michael St John Smith *The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life* by Erving Goffman *The ... more »
dreams - within one hour - 4, 5, 6 storey pub
I don't know how the human mind does this, "Between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.," I had this dream about a small (or rather compact) pub. It was at least a four or five storey, but maybe a six storey, pub with a wooden staircase winding up the centre of it. Decorated in a stained wooden panelled fashion. Filled to the brim, rammed to the gills, with hundreds of revellers. A bar on each floor, and some old friends... There was even some kind of Viking shield game taking place on the second floor. It was full of narrative and dialogue. And LIFE. "How does the human mind do this,... more »
Two Syrian Army, civilian mass grave sites discovered in south Raqqa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) – Syrian Arab Army troops and local residents in southern Raqqa province have discovered two mass graves filled with many corpse of soldiers and civilians who were executed by the ISIS terrorist group several years ago. On Friday, Syrian troops and local residents discovered two mass graves 25 kilometers south of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Pictures: Battalion of elite troops sent to Damascus to help Syrian Army turn back Nusra-led offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 A.M.) – At least a battalion of reinforcements made up of elite pro-government troops has been sent to eastern Damascus to assist local army forces in repelling a large Al-Qaeda-led offensive against a key military installation. On late-Friday, Al-Masdar News received word that scores of elite pro-government fighters belonging to the Qalamoun […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish forces blitz through ISIS to capture 4 towns in east Syria on the way to Abu Kamal
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 A.M.) – Syrian Coalition-led forces (of which Kurdish units form a key component) have blitzed their way through Islamic State lines in eastern Syria to capture 4 towns and villages on the way to a strategic government-held city near the Iraqi border. On Friday, US-backed militias completed a big assault against ISIS […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Trump declares January 'National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month'
This was announced today and points to a likely disclosure regarding the extensive operations against sex trafficing in the USA including some part of those 9000 plus sealed indictments. We also heard that a plane was recalled four hours out over the Pacific to recoverfour individuals. Again secrecy imposed. So we are getting what i decribe as warning orders that are meant to wake us up to expect further news. This plane recall required high level intervention. Other stories from Q tell of over twenty operations going down. This gives us an idea of the pace of activity. Not a... more »
'Gargoyle' Encounter Near Joplin, Missouri
This observation is noteworthy because we have no evidence of fur and it is recognized as a gargoyle right away. Good evidence as well that it likes to do a running start in order to become airborne. I expected as much because a skin wing does not lend itself to a simple ground launch. The size of this one is surprising as well. Most are smaller. This creature has been also identified as a chupacabra as well. *'Gargoyle' Encounter Near Joplin, Missouri * *Monday, December 18, 2017 * * http://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/12/gargoyle-encounter-near-joplin-missouri.ht... more »
California Deputy Attorney General Charged With Child Porn
I am not so sure that it is possible to criminalize the simple possession of such material. We need to avoid taking our disgust with the actual behavior to extremes. After all, do we arrest the jury empaneled to prosecute such a case for looking at the evidence. And of course his real crime here is that he was politically prominant. Understand that all human males have looked at sexually explicit images. Clearly we are dealing with a real need that is universal and has much to do with our dysfunctional sexuality. It is my contention that all such images can be safely replace... more »
Unlike Nixon, Trump Will Not Go Quietly
[image: Unlike Nixon, Trump Will Not Go Quietly] Hell No! An innocent man never goes quietly and the complete stupidity of this trumped up rush to impeachment for something that never happened. One wonders what they were thinking, but then they were not thinking but grasping at straws. And i do believe that Trump tossed them a bale of straw to keep the fools occupied while he prepared to clean their clock with the full weight and force of the US government. The true depth and scale he then did not understand. He is truly cleaning those mythical Stables.... . Unlike Nixon,... more »
2017 in review: polar bear prophesies of doom more at odds with current reality
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Tales of doom and gloom about polar bears reflect what some people think might happen in the future, not what is happening right now. Currently, polar bears are doing just fine despite the low summer sea ice coverage they’ve experienced since 2007 (Crockford 2017a; York et al. 2016). In other words,…
'SAVILE LINK TO PLOT TO KILL HAUGHEY'
*Jimmy Savile in Dublin with Charles Haughey, 1980. 1987 papers reveal 'MI5 plot to kill Irish PM Haughey'* *Charles Haughey*, the former Prime Minister of Ireland, introduced *Jimmy Savile* to his daughter Eimear when she was a young teen. Savile was a regular visitor to the Haughey home in Dublin. Savile is believed to have visited Dublin for 15 years from the mid-1970s to lead charity walks for the CRC (Central Remedial Clinic) co-founded by Valerie Goulding. My meeting with Savile - Haughey girl *Savile is believed to have been an agent of the UK security services at a time wh... more »
Protected: Dick Lindzen described this bit as groteque – and he agrees!
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New, Easy Experiments for testing the Simulation Hypothesis
Ethical Technology - 22 hours ago
In terms of the major models in physics and cosmology, the simulation hypothesis, digital mechanics, and computation-based interpretations have endured and indeed grown in popularity over the last few decades, making them major contenders to the scientific dialogue. Why simulation and computation make for such powerful analogies is that they offer a useful framework for approaching the paradoxes found throughout quantum mechanics. If quantum phenomena behave frequently as if spacetime is totally moot, that would make sense if our universe is something like a probability-based si... more »
"The Greatest Bubble Ever: Why You Better Believe It, Part 1"
*"The Greatest Bubble Ever: Why You Better Believe It, Part 1"* By David Stockman "During the 40 months after Alan Greenspan's infamous "irrational exuberance" speech in December 1996, the NASDAQ 100 index rose from 830 to 4585 or by 450%. But the perma-bulls said not to worry: 'This time is different-it's a new age of technology miracles that will change the laws of finance forever.' It wasn't. The market cracked in April 2000 and did not stop plunging until the NASDAQ 100 index hit 815 in early October 2002. During those heart-stopping 30 months of free-fall, all the gains of th... more »
Midnight Meme, Special Edition: The 12 Days Of Christimemes #4
*-by Noah* Unbeknownst to most fans of the tale of *Gilligan's Island*, there was an eighth castaway on the island named Chris. However, in the pilot episode, seven of the castaways got so tired of the arrogance and bullying of Chris that they- A) Sacrificed him to the island's volcano god. B) Built a strong raft and set him adrift with the outgoing tide, on his beach chair, of course. C) Buried him up to his neck in the sand on the other side of the island at low tide. D) Roasted him on a luau spit and ate well for days.
Chapter 13: The Franklin Disgrace: US History’s Biggest Pedophilia Scandal and Cover-up inside the Bush Senior White House
The most thoroughly documented evidence proving America’s global pedophilia network operating at the highest levels of the US government is the infamous Franklin scandal, uncovered in a June 29, 1989 mainstream newspaper article by the *Washington Times*,[i]also reported by Tom Brokaw on *NBC’s Nightly News,*[ii]and fully exposed in the truth revealing British documentary “Conspiracy of Silence,”[iii]despite it being literally pulled at the last minute from its original scheduled Discovery Channel airing on May 3, 1994.[iv]After it was listed in the TV Guide for a 10PM showing, i... more »
Picture Of The Day
An Israeli Air Force C-130J Super Hercules drops supplies by parachute during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force pilots at the Hatzerim air base in southern Israel, December 27, 2017. © REUTERS/ Amir Cohen *WNU Editor*: The above picture is form this photo-gallery .... *This Week in Pictures (December 23-29)* (Sputnik).
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Hints That The Pentagon Is Preparing To Shift Its Syrian Strategy
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis addresses a news conference during a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/Files *Reuters:** Mattis sees larger U.S. civilian presence in Syria* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that he expected to see a larger U.S. civilian presence in Syria, including contractors and diplomats, as the fight against Islamic State militants nears its end and the focus turns toward rebuilding and ensuring the militants do not return. The Un... more »
This Is How Dogs Get Humans to Fall in Love With them.
This Is How Dogs Get Humans to Fall in Love With Them | Reader’s Digest – Reader’s Digest https://www.rd.com/advice/pets/dogs-love-humans-study/?trkid=soc-rd-facebook Advertisements
Dr Josiah Zayner ‘wants to help humans modify their genes’
Dr Josiah Zayner ‘wants to help humans modify their genes’ | Daily Mail Online http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5217545/Bohacker-says-wants-help-humans-modify-genes.html?ito=social-facebook
Ventriculoperitoneal-Shunt Placement for Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus.
Ventriculoperitoneal-Shunt Placement for Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus — NEJM http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1701226
The most important thing you need to do before the end of year if you want a happy and successful 2018.
The most important thing you need to do before the end of year if you want a happy and successful 2018 – Ideapod https://ideapod.com/important-thing-need-end-year-want-happy-successful-2018/?utm_content=buffer43e6c&utm_medium=share&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=msa
Why narrative on Artifical Intelligence and Big Data has been combined with massive job losses.
Why narrative on Artifical Intelligence and Big Data has been combined with massive job losses – The Financial Express http://www.financialexpress.com/industry/why-narrative-on-artifical-intelligence-and-big-data-has-been-combined-with-massive-job-losses/995203/
How to Grow Cauliflower
How to Grow Cauliflower https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/09/15/amp/growing-cauliflower.aspx?__twitter_impression=true
President Trump’s Mental Health — Is It Morally Permissible for Psychiatrists to Comment?
President Trump’s Mental Health — Is It Morally Permissible for Psychiatrists to Comment? — NEJM http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1714828
Top Google Researcher Makes an AI Breakthrough.
Top Google Researcher Makes an AI Breakthrough – Geek.com https://www.geek.com/tech/top-google-researcher-makes-an-ai-breakthrough-1721561/
6 food items that can help you increase the size of your B@@BS naturally.
6 food items that can help you increase the size of your B@@BS naturally – womansera https://www.womansera.com/features/expert-advice/6-food-items-can-help-increase-size-bbs-naturally/
How Alcohol Affects Your Brain Video
How Alcohol Affects Your Brain Video | Technology Networks https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/videos/how-alcohol-affects-your-brain-295733
Were Russian Emigrés A Valuable Asset For The KGB?
YouTube *Michael Weiss, Daily Beast:* *The KGB Playbook for Turning Russians Worldwide Into Agents* *A KGB manual showed how valuable—and how treacherous—Russian émigrés could be. Did KGB veteran Vladimir Putin learn those lessons?* IT WAS THE TRANSPOSITION of two letters that furnished the easy excuse for dismissing the entirety of the accusation as “fake news.” Russian diplomat Mikhail Kulagin, the story went, had been yanked from the Russian Embassy on Wisconsin Avenue owing to fears in Moscow that the American press was onto him as something other than a mere diplomat. Kulagi... more »
The B-52's Newest Upgrades Makes It Into A Deadlier Weapons Platform
U.S. Air Force *Jared Keller, National Interest/Task & Purpose: **The B-52's Devastating New Weapons Are Already Wreaking Havoc in the Middle East* The B-52 Stratofortress may be old enough to buy a senior ticket at the movies, but the legendary long-range strategic bomber is still pushing the envelope: On Dec. 12, Resolute Support commander Brig. Gen. Lance Bunch announced that a B-52 conducting bombing sorties out of Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, dropped the most precision munitions ever deployed from the airframe during a combat mission, an encouraging sign of what Air Force’s expen... more »
"Tell Yourself..."
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could.” - Louise Erdrich
The NY Times Interview Proved It: A Mentally Deformed Trump Is Beyond Treatment
All over the world today, people are reading that *NY Times* Trump interview and concluding the U.S. is being led by someone severely mentally ill. How many times did he use the phrase “no collusion?” How many people haven’t figured out his techniques for trying to distort reality? How low of an IQ does someone have to have to still be suckered by this jackass? Welcome to the Grill Room-- which serves crappy overpriced food at Mar-a-Lago-- and a gaggle of Trumpanzee amigos sitting around while the orangatang-in-chief granted an interview to Michael Schmidt. It was so noisy that muc... more »
Slumlords (like the punk who’s evicting 2 disabled elders in winter) get a tax rebate
This is from a Business section on yahoo. Slumlords get a double dip. The tenants do not. Even though the property taxes are paid by the tenants as part of our rent. Some of the Far Right Scum who infest Wall Street, the Pentagon and Congress and of course the White House are rejoicing. They […]
Here Is Some Of The New Gear That U.S. Soldiers Will Have In 2018
*Task & Purpose:* *Here’s All The Sweet Gear Soldiers Will Rock Downrange In 2018 * 2017 was a big, big year for military fashion, from the end of the Army’s legendary gray PT uniform to the embarrassing $94 million in forest camo that Uncle Sam ordered up for Afghan soldiers in largely forest-free Afghanistan. But with the Army’s latest four-year uniform transition period now winding down, 2018 will be an even bigger year for soldiers as the branch fields its latest gear and weapons upgrades. So what will be the things they carried in 2018? Here’s a brief guide to all the swag ... more »
An Intro To The Rohingya Crisis
By Brandon Turbeville As the Syrian military gains more and more ground by the day, the United States seems ready to at least partially direct... more »
Russia Planning National Biometric Database For Banking Next Year, Expanding Worldwide Trend
By Aaron Kesel Russia is to start a biometric database for financial services starting next summer, the Central Bank of Russia said in a statement.... more »
Will Japan Become an Aircraft Superpower Again?
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Asia* China should be worried. Japan is eyeing a return to the aircraft carrier business, according to a report from *Reuters*. This week, *Reuters* reported, citing three unnamed government officials, that Japan is actively considering refitting its massive Izumo-class helicopter destroyers to carry American stealth fighters. Specifically, the Izumo-class destroyers—of which Japan has two ships—would be able to carry the F-35B, which has a vertical take-off and landing capability. Other newspapers have since confirmed the report, citing their own sour... more »
Russia Could Soon Sell the S-400 Air Defense System to India: Report
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Asia* A game changer? Should Pakistan be worried? Russia is on the cusp of signing a deal to sell India its S-400 air and missile defense system, according to a senior Russian official. Recently appearing on Russian television, Vice-Premier Dmitry Rogozin said the two countries were nearing an agreement. "We hope that the S-400 deal will be signed with India soon," Rogozin said, *TASS* reported. His comments come on the heels of a similar statement from Viktor N. Kladov, director for international cooperation and regional policy of Rostec, a massive Ru... more »
This World War II Battle Crushed the Myth That Japan's Navy Was Unbeatable
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* The Battle of Cape Esperance was a game changer in the Pacific. Both sides needed reinforcements.For the Japanese and the Americans in October 1942, the battle for Guadalcanal was turning into a bottomless pit, demanding more and more scarce resources—in the air and at sea and, most importantly, on the ground. Control of the malarial, jungle-clad island and its airfield might determine the fate of the war in the Pacific. The problem was that neither the Japanese nor the Americans had the resources. Both nations were trying to wage the Sou... more »
How a 'Water Dragon' Could Help China Dominate the South China Sea
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* This plane might not be a stealth fighter, but it has a purpose. On December 24, China test flew the largest amphibious plane currently in production—the thirty-seven-meter long AG600 Kunlong or Jiaolong ( “Water Dragon’). Powered by four WH6 turboprops rated at 5,100 horsepower, the Jiaolong reportedly has maximum take-off weight of fifty-nine tons (it’s thirty-five tons empty), a maximum speed of 350 miles per hour, and a range of 3,000 or 3,500 miles. And of course can land on both land and water. You can see the airliner-sized seaplane’s m... more »
5 Best Shotguns in the World (Winchester, Remington and Beretta Make the Cut)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * What would you choose? A shotgun is a firearm, typically a long arm that is fired from the shoulder, that instead of a single bullet fires a number of smaller pellets. Shotguns are chiefly sporting arms, useful for hunting birds or other small, fast-moving game, but also have military and civilian self-defense uses. The ability to project a devastating pattern of lead or steel shot to short ranges is also valuable in urban or jungle environments. This makes a properly fitted out shotgun an excellent weapon for home defense or close quarters combat. ...more »
The GOP Is Dead. The GOP Rises Again.
*Daniel McCarthy* *Politics, North America* [image: Speaker of the House Paul Ryan walks to the podium as he celebrates with Congressional Republicans after the U.S. Congress passed sweeping tax overhaul legislation] The Republican old guard shows no sign of winning back any of the hearts and minds that have been lost to the populist right. What would you do if you knew you only had twelve months to live? That’s a question that must weigh on the mind of House Speaker Paul Ryan. His biological life is not drawing to a close, but his political life is. This time next year, odds are... more »
It's in America's National Interest to Stay in NAFTA
*Earl Anthony Wayne* *Politics, North America* [image: Flags are pictured during the fifth round of NAFTA talks involving the United States, Mexico and Canada, in Mexico City] The United States' neighbors, Mexico and Canada, should be priority partners under President Trump’s new strategy for enhancing U.S. security and prosperity. President Trump’s new national security strategy stresses the importance of promoting America’s prosperity and security. It highlights rivalry and competition with China and Russia and underscores the importance of strengthening international alliances... more »
Deep State Still Supporting ISIS In Syria
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Dec 29, 2017 Paul Joseph Watson explain how the Deep State is supporting and supplying ISIS with the tools and finance they need to continue their takeover of the middle east and beyond. end
Trump Calls Out Global Warming Scam, Leftists Meltdown
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Dec 29, 2017 Proving once more that Donald Trump is in touch with the people he called out the scam of global warming and the mainstream media had a meltdown. end
2017: The Year of Fake News
RT Published on Dec 29, 2017 Fake news stories on the Russia-Trump investigation dominated the western media agenda in 2017. Despite soon proven false, many of the reports were quickly amplified by other outlets and spread across social media. end
Capital Shift: US Proposes 12,000-Dweller Village Abu Dis as Capital of Palestine
RT Published on Dec 29, 2017 The US ambassador to Israel has said Palestinians ‘overreacted’ to Donald Trump’s decision, in an ‘ugly’ and ‘anti-Semitic’ way. Meanwhile, it’s been revealed Washington proposed to make a small West Bank village the Palestinian capital, as part of a bigger peace plan. RT’s Paula Slier visited the village, called Abu […]
Russian Foreign Minister: US Military Must Leave All Of Syria
Russian Foreign Minister: US Military Must Leave All Of Syria by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Submitted by Leith Fadel via Al-Masdar News, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on Thursday that US forces must leave all of Syria. Speaking to Interfax news agency, Lavrov stated that the UN Security Council has not approved the work of the United […]
One in Three Germans, French Polled Support ‘United States of Europe’ Idea
One in Three Germans, French Polled Support ‘United States of Europe’ Idea by https://sputniknews.com/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Approximately one-third of German and French nationals support the idea of establishing a so-called United States of Europe, which is promoted by leader of German Social Democrats (SPD) Martin Schulz, the results of a recent poll showed. – At […]
Ron Paul: ‘We Are On The Verge Of Something Like What Happened In ’89 When The Soviet System Just Collapsed’
Ron Paul: ‘We Are On The Verge Of Something Like What Happened In ’89 When The Soviet System Just Collapsed’ by Damir Mujezinovic, https://www.inquisitr.com/ The godfather of the Tea Party movement and perhaps the most prominent right-leaning libertarian in America, Ron Paul, believes the economic boom the United States experienced under President Trump could be a “bit […]
Clif High: Soaring US Economy and More 2018 Predictions
Greg Hunter Published on Dec 26, 2017 Internet data mining expert Clif High has a brand new report called “Soaring Twenties.” Clif High says there is good news coming, but not just for 2018, many years after. Clif High explains, “There is a really interesting set of data that’s been building for some time, and we […]
Worst Senate Democrat of 2017-- It Was Not Joe Manchin
Kirsten Gillibrand is a real piece of crap-- the worst Democratic senator of the year-- worse than Joe Manchin, worse than Claire McCaskill, worse than Heidi Heitkamp, worse than Mark Warner, Joe Donnelly, Tom Carper, DiFi or Michael Bennet. All those senators score “F” from ProgressivePunch. Gillibrand was given an “A.” So why is she the worst Democrat in the Senate? When Gillibrand first ran for Congress in 2006, Blue America endorsed her and I got to know her pretty well. She flat out lied to me for the whole campaign, pretending to be a progressive. As soon as she won, she reve... more »
‘Swatting’ Gaming Prank Led to Police Shooting Unarmed Kansas Man
A 28-year-old man was fatally shot by a police officer in what was believed to be a "prank" in which a hoaxsters called police to falsely report a murder and kidnapping.
2017’s Biggest Conspiracy Theories
A sampler of the most widespread rumors and hoaxes, and a look back at the year in which the fringe became the mainstream.
Vox takes a hard look at Trump's New York Times interview and comes away with the belief that something is seriously wrong with the president.
I already shared with you my thoughts on this bizarre interview down below. A number of other news outlets have also given their impressions, none of them very good. However Ezra Klein of Vox News seems almost shaken by what he read in the interview: *The president of the United States is not well. That is an uncomfortable thing to say, but it is an even worse thing to ignore.* This is nothing new as a lot of people, including licensed psychologists, have suggested that Trump is likely mentally ill. However Klein seems to be really confronting that possibility for the first time... more »
Is The U.S. Ready For A War Against North Korea?
Reuters *Daniel L. Davis, National Interest: **Is the U.S. Military Ready for a War with North Korea?* *Can the United States win a conflict with North Korea no matter what? Yes. Does it mean it would be costless? Absolutely not.* Earlier this month, Senator Lindsey Graham said that if the United States goes to war against North Korea, it would be, “an all-out war against the regime; there is no surgical strike option.” It would be bloody, he conceded, “but don’t ever lose sight of how this war ends… we win it.” Yet is that a safe assumption? Seventeen years of laser-focus on cou... more »
Did Hurricane Maria Cause an IV Bag Shortage Across the United States?
A California man's account brought to light one of the lesser-known aftereffects of the fatal storm.
BWorld 173, Energy favoritism under TRAIN
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last July 19, 2017. The recently approved tax reform for acceleration and inclusion (TRAIN) by the Congressional Bicameral Committee exhibits a number of favoritism for some energy products and players while penalizing others. In particular, among the three fossil fuels, only petroleum products and coal received tax hike while natural gas was not mentioned and hence, not taxed. In the VAT base expansion, expensive, unstable and intermittent renewable energy (RE) like wind-solar is again exempted (see table). Here are the possible implications:... more »
BWorld 172, Mining and natural disasters
* This is my article in BusinessWorld on December 15, 2017. Environmental activists claim that the planet is going into a deepening death spiral with more and more people either killed or displaced by natural disasters that occur around the world. The method and counting of deaths and displacement, however, is deceptive. Whether flood or drought, torrential rain or foul weather, these are all counted as “proof” of the “deteriorating situation of the global environment.” A more objective assessment of the effects of natural disasters is to get data of global temperatures, especiall... more »
Rizal Day, 121 years of heroism vs colonialism
Today is Jose Rizal Day, a regular holiday in the Philippines to commemorate his death anniversary in December 30, 1896, less than two years before the end of Spanish formal colonization that started around 1560s. He was killed via firing squad at Luneta, Manila. With more than two centuries of generally cruel and bloody colonization by Spain, the Philippines has produced dozens of heroes in many parts of the country, leaders who started early independence movements but were unsuccessful because of the superior arms and merging of church-state affairs by the Spanish colonizers. Jose... more »
The death of the bees explained: Parasites, poison and humans
Over the last couple of years, we’ve tried to bring attention to the plight of bees. Sadly, even though many of us in the natural/green world have continued to discuss the issues surrounding bees, little has been done to help them. It seems that people still don’t know how important they are. RELATED STORY: Battered
Greenhouse theories compared
There are now several different models trying to explain or calculate the Greenhouse effect. None of them are perfect. The best models are too complex and not even understood by some top scientists who have failed to spot the importance … Continue reading →
Bestselling Mystery Novelist Sue Grafton Dies
The prolific "alphabet series" author had been fighting cancer for two years.
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