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War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 minutes ago
I have to take care of a lot of personal stuff today .... with the need to file my income tax at the top of the list (in Canada it has to be done before the end of April). I should be back to blogging around 15:00 EST Tuesday.

Is Russia-Backed ‘Fake News’ Now Being Used in French Elections?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 23 minutes ago
Experts caution that a Kremlin-backed disinformation campaign thought to have been carried out during the 2016 United States election may now be plaguing France.

NYT: International Team of Specialists Finds No End in Sight to 30‐Year Cooling Trend in Northern Hemisphere

Hifast at Climate Collections - 42 minutes ago
By WALTER SULLIVANJAN. 5, 1978 An international team of specialists has concluded from eight indexes of climate that there is no end in sight to the cooling trend of the last 30 years, at least in the Northern Hemisphere. In some, but not all cases, the data extend through last winter. They include sea surface […]

1970s Global Cooling Alarmism

Hifast at Climate Collections - 42 minutes ago
Here’s a link to an excellent list of articles from the 1970s regarding the Global Cooling scare: http://www.populartechnology.net/2013/02/the-1970s-global-cooling-alarmism.html References: 1970 – Colder Winters Held Dawn of New Ice Age – Scientists See Ice Age In the Future (The Washington Post, January 11, 1970) 1970 – Is Mankind Manufacturing a New Ice Age for Itself? […]

Newsweek April 28, 1975 – Global Cooling Scare

Hifast at Climate Collections - 42 minutes ago
http://phillytalk.com/global-warming/295-newsweek-april-28-1975-global-cooling-scare

Climate marchers all wet

David Rothbard at CFACT - 1 hour ago
The "March for Science" was a “March for Silence” on real climate facts, and a rain-soaked but well-publicized call to keep the federal dollars rolling, as long as they keep going in the wrong direction.

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
“To some, the outline of the open cluster of stars M6 resembles a butterfly. M6, also known as NGC 6405, spans about 20 light-years and lies about 2,000 light years distant. M6 can best be seen in a dark sky with binoculars towards the constellation of Scorpius, coving about as much of the sky as the full moon. * Click image for larger size.* Like other open clusters, M6 is composed predominantly of young blue stars, although the brightest star is nearly orange. M6 is estimated to be about 100 million years old. Determining the distance to clusters like M6 helps astronomers calibrat... more »

The Apple Does Not Fall Far From The Orange-- Ivanka's and Jared's Fabulous Adventure

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
John Oliver's segment this weekend on Ivanka and Kushner-in-law was classic. You've got to watch it. This morning his analysis was examined by *Newsweek*, *Rolling Stone*, *Entertainment Weekly* and the New York *Daily News*. You don't need them; just watch it. Stephen Walt's Jared Kushner Will Be Eaten By The Blob in *Foreign Policy* is not a prediction of how Chris Christie will eventually get his revenge on Kushner for getting his revenge on Christie (due to Kushner's father Charlie getting his revenge on someone else). "Kushner," he wrote, "may be unusually inexperienced, but... more »

Water Protector Red Fawn Seeks Recusal of Judge in Federal Case

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 2 hours ago
WATER PROTECTOR RED FAWN FALLIS SEEKS RECUSAL OF JUDGE IN FEDERAL CASE Water Protectors' Rights to Due Process Violated by Judicial Bias By Water Protector Legal Collective Censored News April 24, 2017 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA: Lakota Water Protector Red Fawn Fallis through her attorney Bruce Ellison has filed a Motion for an Order of Recusal requesting that Federal Judge Daniel

Rodriguez: Liberation or Social Justice?

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
The Chicano Movement did not use the term “social justice,” though it was very much a part of its agenda.

Education Advocates Uneasily Awaiting Trump Budget

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
“I’ve been in higher education for a long time, but I’ve not seen this level of uncertainty and unpredictability,” Dr. Judith Eaton, president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, said Monday.

Return of the Teach-In: Lessons Learned from Opening up Communication

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
At Keene State College, as well around the country, there was a sense that people on all sides of the political spectrum felt concerns that needed to be expressed.

Ex-Education Secretary: Policy Rollback an ‘Assault on American Dream’

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
Former U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. said it is “distressing” to see the Trump administration roll back policy initiatives put in place under President Barack Obama to protect college students.

Ann Coulter’s Backers at UC Berkeley File Lawsuit

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
BERKELEY, Calif. — University of California, Berkeley students who invited Ann Coulter to speak on campus have filed a lawsuit against the university, saying it is discriminating against conservative speakers and violating students’ rights to free speech. Harmeet Dhillon, a San Francisco attorney who represents the Berkeley College Republicans, filed the lawsuit Monday in U.S. […]

FAMU’s Potential Freshman Class Up by a Third

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Officials at Florida A&M University credit an intensive recruitment drive with increasing by more than a third the number of potential freshmen in next fall’s incoming class. University officials at the historically Black school said Monday that more than 2,000 potential freshmen have been admitted for next fall’s class, an increase of […]

Engineer Set to Take Over New York State University System

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
ALBANY, N.Y. — An entrepreneur and engineer who has worked in government and is in the National Inventors Hall of Fame was confirmed Monday as leader of one of the nation’s largest public university systems. The State University of New York Board of Trustees unanimously approved Kristina M. Johnson’s appointment as chancellor of the 64-campus […]

Athletic Director: Complaints, Not Bias, Led to Iowa Coach’s Firing

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
DES MOINES, Iowa — University of Iowa athletic director Gary Barta said Monday that three rounds of complaints from parents and field hockey players prompted an investigation into the program that ultimately led to the firing of coach Tracey Griesbaum in 2014. Griesbaum’s termination is a central piece of a lawsuit filed by former top […]

Russian Foreign Ministry says more chemical false flags a possibility in Syria

Paul Antonopoulos at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:03 A.M.) – Moscow is not ruling out the possibility that more false flag attacks involving chemical weapons in Syria might be staged by militants near Damascus soon, a senior Russian foreign ministry official said on Monday, according to TASS. “The major threat now is that Syrian militants have made certain they can […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Six Israeli men charged with attacking Arab men who date Jewish women

Paul Antonopoulos at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:19 A.M.) – Six young Israeli men in the city of Be’er Sheva have been charged with severely assaulting Arab men over their romantic relationships with Jewish women, RT reported. It was reported by Haaretz that the Israeli men are aged between 17 and 20, and two of them are soldiers, and that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

In pictures: Al-Qaeda seizes tunnel from ISIS amid jihadist infighting in south Damascus

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) will not interfere anytime soon as ISIS and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) continue to slaughter one another in the Yarmouk Camp and Hajar Al-Aswad pocket in the southern sector of the capital. The media wing of HTS, called “Iba’a”, published three images on Monday claiming […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

+18 graphic content: Massive ISIS attack on Deir Ezzor airbase repelled

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:00 A.M) – The Syrian Army troops foiled a full-scale offensive launched by the Islamic State to storm the longtime government-held airbase in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor. For the past 3 days, fierce clashes ripped through the eastern parameters of the airbase with the jihadists’ daring assault posed a threat to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US airstrike kills civilians in northern Syria

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:45 A.M) – Up to 11 civilians, including children, were killed today as a US fighter jet hit their vehicle outside the northern city of Tabqa. Local activists said that a vehicle carrying civilians who fled the battles in the ISIS-held Tabqa was hit by a US fighter, immediately killing all of them. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Making robots that can work with their hands

Taskin Padir, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University at Science + Technology – The Conversation - 2 hours ago
A NASA Valkyrie robot picks up an item with its hand. Northeastern University, CC BY-NC It’s quite common for humans – especially those who work in manufacturing – to tie a knot, strip the casing off a cable, insert a pin in a hole or use a hand tool such as a drill. They may seem like simple tasks, but are really very complex and involve extremely fine finger and hand motions. Though robots are getting more and more involved in factory work and in a wide range of other types of jobs – including in the service industry and health care – their dexterity is not nearly as impressive. ... more »

How statistical thinking should shape the courtroom

Daniel J. Denis, Associate Professor of Quantitative Psychology, The University of Montana at Science + Technology – The Conversation - 2 hours ago
Courtroom decisions are more like a game of chance than you may think. Cropped from aerust/flickr, CC BY The probabilistic revolution first kicked off in the 1600s, when gamblers realized that estimating the likelihood of an event could give them an edge in games of chance. Today, statistics has become the dominant way to communicate scientific findings. But courts can be hesitant to incorporate statistical evidence into decisions. Indeed, they have historically been antagonistic toward probabilities and are loath to be swindled by slippery statistics. However, as an educator of s... more »

"The Mystery of the 'Golden Ratio' Explained"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
*"The Mystery of the 'Golden Ratio' Explained"* by Richard Merritt "DURHAM, N.C. - The Egyptians supposedly used it to guide the construction the Pyramids. The architecture of ancient Athens is thought to have been based on it. Fictional Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon tried to unravel its mysteries in the novel "The Da Vinci Code." "It" is the golden ratio, a geometric proportion that has been theorized to be the most aesthetically pleasing to the eye and has been the root of countless mysteries over the centuries. Now, a Duke University engineer has found it to be a compelling... more »

Chet Raymo, “On Saying ‘I Don't Know’"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
*“On Saying ‘I Don't Know’"* by Chet Raymo "When Charles and Emma Darwin bought the house that would be their family home for forty years, at Downe, sixteen miles south of London, one of Charles' first improvements was to have the flints removed from the property's chalky meadow. The glassy stones were more than an agricultural nuisance; they were a puzzle to be solved. The countryside about Downe is pretty much pure chalk, and Darwin was confident he knew where the chalk came from: the calcerous deposits of the myriad planktonic organisms that lived in a sea that was once superinc... more »

"A Truth Deeper Than Experience..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
"There's a truth deeper than experience. It's beyond what we see, or even what we feel. It's an order of truth that separates the profound from the merely clever, and the reality from the perception. We're helpless, usually, in the face of it; and the cost of knowing it, like the cost of knowing love, is sometimes greater than any heart would willingly pay. It doesn't always help us to love the world, but it does prevent us from hating the world. And the only way to know that truth is to share it, from heart to heart, just as Prabhakar told it to me, just as I'm telling it to you n... more »

"The REAL New World Order"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
*"The REAL New World Order"* by Jeff Nielson "Regular readers are familiar with the Old World Order: the cabal of Western oligarchs who control not only our own puppet governments, but generally dictate events to most nations around the world. The vehicle used by these oligarchs to maintain their (economic) control over Western governments to keep them meek and submissive is the One Bank. Regular readers are also familiar with this entity. The One Bank is a banking crime syndicate. Its dimensions have been previously defined in the computer modeling of a trio of Swiss researchers... more »

Former Army General & President of DynCorp Faces 6 Counts of Rape of a Minor

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 2 hours ago
*Christina Sarich* - He faces life imprisonment if even one of the allegations is proven to be true. The post Former Army General & President of DynCorp Faces 6 Counts of Rape of a Minor appeared first on Waking Times.

The Art of Ruthless Non-Violence

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 2 hours ago
*Gary ‘Z’ McGee* - The only person we can control is ourselves anyway, otherwise tyranny prevails. The post The Art of Ruthless Non-Violence appeared first on Waking Times.

The Senate comes to the White House. Is war with North Korea coming?

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 3 hours ago
[image: Trump_GOP_Leaders_John] Briefing of the entire Senate in the White House on Wednesday increases prospect of US military action against North Korea. The post The Senate comes to the White House. Is war with North Korea coming? appeared first on The Duran.

Is North Korea About to Test a Nuclear Weapon or ICBM?

Ryan Pickrell at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Ryan Pickrell* *Security, Asia* What will happen? The U.S. and its allies are bracing themselves for possible provocations as North Korea gears up for a major national holiday. North Korea will celebrate the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army Tuesday. North Korea marked its most recent holiday, the 105th anniversary of the birth of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, on April 15 with a massive military parade, a video featuring a simulated nuclear strike on an American city, and a missile test. Balloons and carnival games apparently just aren’t good eno... more »

France and the Rise of the Outsider

Scott B. MacDonald at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Scott B. MacDonald* *Politics, Europe* A Le Pen victory would be a further blow to the great European experiment. Round one of the French presidential election has come and gone, with centrist Emmanuel Macron (with 23.9 percent of the vote) and far-right Marine Le Pen (at 21.7 percent) coming in first and second. As neither candidate gained an outright majority, they will proceed to the second-round vote, which will be on May 7. The two remaining candidates offer starkly different platforms to the French people, one based on the nation-state and the other on the broader concept ... more »

Has Paul Wolfowitz Learned Nothing?

Daniel R. DePetris at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Middle East* He still refuses to admit that the Iraq War was a mistake. Over a decade after he left the Bush administration as the Defense Department’s number-two official, Paul Wolfowitz has mostly avoided the limelight. Rather than sign #NeverTrump letters or spout off every week on cable television, he’s tended to quietly influence the foreign-policy debate from his perch as a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute—a think tank full of former Bush officials, which often served as a loyal opposition to the Obama administration. For... more »

MEDIAFAIL: Taiwanese are not "ethnic Chinese"

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 4 hours ago
[image: Namaxia_63] *Housing for aboriginal people.* One of the ways the foreign media serves Beijing is by recapitulating its propaganda frameworks -- in this case, that the Taiwanese are "Chinese" and there is no such thing as "Taiwanese". This claim is a standard claim of those who would annex Taiwan to China. Indeed, China's claim on Arunachal Pradesh in India is supported by official claims that the area's Tibetan people are "Chinese" and thus the region is "China". Local media worker Ralph Jennings is one of the chief purveyors of this nonsense. See for example, this transcend... more »

Does cooperating with ICE harm local police? What the research says

Jennifer C. Gibbs, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Harrisburg campus, Pennsylvania State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 4 hours ago
An ICE operation in Los Angeles, Feb. 7, 2017. Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP Police need public cooperation. The police rely on the public to report and help solve crimes. This is especially true now that police departments face budget cuts and increasing demands on their time – an environment that pressures police to get things done through innovative partnerships with citizens. But cooperation and partnerships rely on trust, something that’s in short supply between citizens and police. Public perception of the police and public engagement with imm... more »

Why is US Media Ignoring Prof. Postol's Study on Syria Chemical Weapons Attack?

RPI Staff at 4 hours ago
The Trump Administration announced today that it was placing 271 Syrian scientists under sanctions for what it claimed was their work on producing chemical weapons for the Assad government. As with the chemical attack in Idlib earlier this month, for which the US blamed Assad, there was no proof provided. RPI Director Daniel McAdams joined RT today to discuss the current state of US policy toward Syria and the double standards when it comes to reporting and investigating civilian deaths in Syria and Iraq:

Democratic Unity-- By Backing Anti-Choice Assholes For Elected Office? No Way

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
Nancy Pelosi was one of Chuck Todd's guests on *Meet the Press* yesterday and he asked her "what should unify the Democratic Party? What should make somebody a Democrat?... Can you be a Democrat and win the support of the Democratic Party if you're [an anti-Choice asshole]?" He wanted to know if it was OK for the party to support an anti-Choice candidate, in this case Heath Mello, who's running for mayor of Omaha. Bernie is backing Mello and many progressive women's groups are furious. Pelosi, said "Of course. I have served many years in Congress with members who have not shared my... more »

The French Elite Is Snubbed

C. B. Thorington at A Divided World - 4 hours ago
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, winners of the April 23, 2017 first round of the French presidential election, will face off in the second round on May 7, 2017. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons / Ecole polytechnique Université Paris for Emmanuel Macron on the Left, Wikimedia Commons / Foto-AG Gymnasium Melle for Marine Le Pen […]

In Runoff, French Voters to Choose Globalism or Self-Government

Alex Newman at rss - 4 hours ago
[image: in-runoff-french-voters-to-choose-globalism-or-self-government] Multiple establishment-backed globalist candidates were defeated in the French election this weekend, paving the way for a rare runoff next month between anti-globalist Marine Le Pen and establishment globalist Emmanuel Macron. The stakes are extremely high for France and the West. And while pollsters are already predicting that the remaining establishment globalist will win, more than a few analysts noted that they said the same thing about Hillary Clinton and the pro-European Union camp in Britain's historic B... more »

Sarah Palin uses soldier suffering from PTSD to shame college students.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 5 hours ago
You guys might recognize that meme as it was fairly popular with the Right Wing several years ago. However as Raw Story points out using it today demonstrates a complete lack of empathy toward that soldier, James Blake Miller, who suffers from PTSD: *Miller, now 32, received a medical discharge from the Marine Corps in 2005 after blacking out while assisting in Hurricane Katrina recovery due to post-traumatic stress issues related to his combat experience in Iraq.* So is Palin suggesting that college students should earn their chance at free college by first getting Post Traumatic ... more »

Nuclear Submarine USS Michigan Set To Join USS Carl Vinson Near S. Korea

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
SEALs and divers from SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team (SDVT) 1 swim back to the guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) during an exercise for certification on SEAL delivery vehicle operations in the southern Pacific Ocean. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kristopher Kirsop *FOX News:* *North Korea tensions: USS Michigan submarine to enter South Korean port* The USS Michigan, a nuclear powered Ohio class submarine will pull into the South Korean port of Busan for a hull check in the coming hours, military sources confirmed Monday to Fox News. The Ohio ... more »

Nicola Sturgeon just said what no one else has dared to about the Tories [VIDEO]

Steve Topple at The Canary - 5 hours ago
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has directly called out the Conservative government for what she called its “hard-line” approach. And in a stunning move, she made a direct comparison between the Tories and the far right. BOOM Sturgeon was speaking at the Scottish Trades Union Congress (TUC) annual meeting in Aviemore. And she warned that the poorest […] The post Nicola Sturgeon just said what no one else has dared to about the Tories [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.

Two of the nastiest Tories are back for the general election. But which ones?

Steve Topple at The Canary - 5 hours ago
Two of the most infamous Conservative MPs from previous governments are planning on making a return to politics in the upcoming general election. And their reputations speak for themselves. Nastiness personified Zac Goldsmith, former MP for Richmond Park, and Esther McVey, former MP for Wirral West, are rumoured [paywall] to be planning to stand as […] The post Two of the nastiest Tories are back for the general election. But which ones? appeared first on The Canary.

UKIP’s policies are racist nonsense. So the public has come up with some much better ones [TWEETS]

Emily Apple at The Canary - 5 hours ago
UKIP has always had some lousy racist policies and politicians. But now Brexit is happening, it’s had the rug pulled from under its main campaigning platform. And its campaign strategy now appears to be full-on Islamophobia. The new platform… Alongside plans to ban face coverings, UKIP’s “Integration Agenda” includes annual genital checks for female genital mutilation (FGM) on […] The post UKIP’s policies are racist nonsense. So the public has come up with some much better ones [TWEETS] appeared first on The Canary.

An Israeli terrorist’s crimes are overshadowed by US persecution of Julian Assange

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 5 hours ago
[image: secret] The terrorist's long list of crimes is barely mentioned in the media. Assange who has done nothing wrong is made out to be some kind of criminal by the establishment. The post An Israeli terrorist’s crimes are overshadowed by US persecution of Julian Assange appeared first on The Duran.

New IHS Jane's Study: Overthrow Assad and ISIS Comes Out on Top

Daniel McAdams at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 5 hours ago
[image: undefined] President Trump's about-face on Syria has left many of his supporters reeling. Repeatedly on the campaign trail -- and over the past several years -- he has mocked President Obama's decision to get involved in a "regime change" project in Syria. He correctly warned Obama back in 2013 that if you attack Syria, "very bad things will happen." In his first several weeks in office the president has gone from praising Syrian President Assad for his fight against ISIS and al-Qaeda, to agreeing that "Assad can stay," to suddenly resurrecting the Obama mantra of "Assad mus... more »

New IHS Jane's Study: Overthrow Assad and ISIS Comes Out on Top

Daniel McAdams at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 5 hours ago
[image: undefined] President Trump's about-face on Syria has left many of his supporters reeling. Repeatedly on the campaign trail -- and over the past several years -- he has mocked President Obama's decision to get involved in a "regime change" project in Syria. He correctly warned Obama back in 2013 that if you attack Syria, "very bad things will happen." In his first several weeks in office the president has gone from praising Syrian President Assad for his fight against ISIS and al-Qaeda, to agreeing that "Assad can stay," to suddenly resurrecting the Obama mantra of "Assad mus... more »

New IHS Jane's Study: Overthrow Assad and ISIS Comes Out on Top

Daniel McAdams at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 5 hours ago
[image: undefined] President Trump's about-face on Syria has left many of his supporters reeling. Repeatedly on the campaign trail -- and over the past several years -- he has mocked President Obama's decision to get involved in a "regime change" project in Syria. He correctly warned Obama back in 2013 that if you attack Syria, "very bad things will happen." In his first several weeks in office the president has gone from praising Syrian President Assad for his fight against ISIS and al-Qaeda, to agreeing that "Assad can stay," to suddenly resurrecting the Obama mantra of "Assad mus... more »

New IHS Jane's Study: Overthrow Assad and ISIS Comes Out on Top

Daniel McAdams at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 5 hours ago
[image: undefined] President Trump's about-face on Syria has left many of his supporters reeling. Repeatedly on the campaign trail -- and over the past several years -- he has mocked President Obama's decision to get involved in a "regime change" project in Syria. He correctly warned Obama back in 2013 that if you attack Syria, "very bad things will happen." In his first several weeks in office the president has gone from praising Syrian President Assad for his fight against ISIS and al-Qaeda, to agreeing that "Assad can stay," to suddenly resurrecting the Obama mantra of "Assad mus... more »

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 24, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*Mark Deen and John Follain, Bloomberg*: *France Braces for Runoff Between Nationalism and Globalism* * Le Pen needs to overcome voter dislike of National Front * Emmanuel Macron’s challenge is his past, plus globalization In the coming two weeks of the French campaign, Marine Le Pen’s challenge is to break through a wall of voter antipathy that she inherited from her father. Emmanuel Macron’s task is to persuade the French he has the gravitas and experience to be president. The far-right Le Pen and centrist Macron both took just under a quarter of the vote in a contest with 11 ca... more »

Trump’s Middle East

Blake Franko at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Blake Franko* *Security, Middle East* Today at the Center for the National Interest, Philip Gordon and Michael Singh discussed policy options in the turbulent region. The Trump administration has performed a variety of policy somersaults in the Middle East. One day it opposed intervention in Syria. Then it intervened. When it came to Israel, candidate Trump pledged a neutral policy. Then, as president, he embraced Israel for a few weeks before returning to a more detached approach. Where will it all head? Today at the Center for the National Interest, Philip Gordon, a senior fe... more »

Women for Climate Justice Unite: People's Climate March April 29, 2017

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 6 hours ago
Women for Climate Justice To Unite In Action At The People's Climate March By WECAN International Censored News WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 24, 2017) - On April 29, 2017, a diverse coalition of women's groups, climate justice organization and allies will unite to march as a Women for Climate Justice Contingent at the People's Climate March for Jobs, Justice and the Climate in Washington

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Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 6 hours ago
Love and Saucers Rare Space Being Abduction Testimonies

Women for Climate Justice Unite: People's Climate March Aoril 29, 2017

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 6 hours ago
Women for Climate Justice To Unite In Action At The People's Climate March By WECAN International Censored News WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 24, 2017) - On April 29, 2017, a diverse coalition of women's groups, climate justice organization and allies will unite to march as a Women for Climate Justice Contingent at the People's Climate March for Jobs, Justice and the Climate in

Three villages liberated in rural Hama as Syrian Army reaches rebel heartland – Map update

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:55 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) appears to be unstoppable in the northern countryside of Hama as new villages were liberated on Tuesday following a massive rebel collapse over the past week. Led by the elite assault troops of the Tiger Forces, government forces managed to impose full control over the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

ISIS loses huge numbers in Tabqa city as Kurdish forces capture second neighborhood

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (0:20 A.M.) – On Tuesday, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) liberated a key neighborhood in the southern sector of Tabqa city following a large advance on its western urban axis earlier in the day. With the Alexandria suburb already under their control, the US-backed SDF swept through the adjacent Wahab neighborhood in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

EPA Web Site Pop-Up Fuels Fears of Open Data Shutdown

Arturo Garcia at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
The Environmental Protection Agency accused the contractor alleging that it would shut down its open data site of being 'unauthorized and misinformed.'

Chaffetz to Resign Due to Sex and Russian Money Laundering Scandals?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
There is no proof that the Utah Republican is facing multiple looming scandals.

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

"And Never, Never To forget..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
"To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget." - Arundhati Roy

The Poet: Oliver Wendell Holmes, "A Parody on 'A Psalm of Life'”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*"A Parody on 'A Psalm of Life'”* "Life is real, life is earnest, And the shell is not its pen – “Egg thou art, and egg remainest” Was not spoken of the hen. Art is long and Time is fleeting, Be our bills then sharpened well, And not like muffled drums be beating On the inside of the shell. In the world’s broad field of battle, In the great barnyard of life, Be not like those lazy cattle! Be a rooster in the strife! Lives of roosters all remind us, We can make our lives sublime, And when roasted, leave behind us, Hen tracks on the sands of time. Hen tracks that perhaps another Chicken... more »

"11 Facts That Prove That The U.S. Economy In 2017 Is In Far Worse Shape Than It Was In 2016"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*"11 Facts That Prove That The U.S. Economy In 2017* * Is In Far Worse Shape Than It Was In 2016"* By Michael Snyder "There is much debate about where the U.S. economy is ultimately heading, but what everybody should be able to agree on is that economic conditions are significantly worse this year than they were last year. It is being projected that U.S. economic growth for the first quarter will be close to zero, thousands of retail stores are closing, factory output is falling, and restaurants and automakers have both fallen on very hard times. As economic activity has slowed down... more »

Indigenous Women: Voices of Global Resistance in New York and DC

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 7 hours ago
. Dear Friends and Allies, This week - please be welcome to join the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network at the People's Climate March for Jobs, Justice and Climate - and for two upcoming events - 'Indigenous Women Protecting Earth, Rights and Communities - New York City' on April 26th and 'Women Leading Solutions on the

Democrat Chairman: Every Democrat Should Support Abortion Rights

Steve Byas at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: democrat-chairman-every-democrat-should-support-abortion-rights] The national chairman of the Democratic Party has made it clear: If you are going to be a Democrat candidate for public office, you had better be pro-abortion.

Road To Single-Payer: Fighting For Universal Health Care At The Federal Level

Jon Walker at Shadowproof - 7 hours ago
In Part 3 of Jon Walker's series, he examines various hurdles at the federal level that Americans must overcome to achieve a universal health care system. The post Road To Single-Payer: Fighting For Universal Health Care At The Federal Level appeared first on Shadowproof.

Lest We Forget

Geoff Brown at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 7 hours ago
Anzac Day 2017 --> Lest we forget

Indigenous Women: Voices of Global Resistance in New York and DC

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 7 hours ago
Dear Friends and Allies, This week - please be welcome to join the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network at the People's Climate March for Jobs, Justice and Climate - and for two upcoming events - 'Indigenous Women Protecting Earth, Rights and Communities - New York City' on April 26th and 'Women Leading Solutions on the Frontlines

A Basic Income Is Less Than Meets The Eye by Pete Dolack

dandelionsalad at Dandelion Salad - 7 hours ago
by Pete Dolack Guest Writer, Dandelion Salad Systemic Disorder, December 1, 2016 April 24, 2017 A basic income — the concept of everybody getting a regular check from the government regardless of circumstance — is one of those ideas that sound wonderful on the surface but proves to be much less so once we examine the […]

Mohawk Nation News 'Naked Confederacy'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 7 hours ago
NAKED CONFEDERACY Posted on April 24, 2017 Mohawk Nation News https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/15ba09594e1f2603 MNN. April 24, 2017. Corporatists condition their subjects to only have hope in super heroes, comic characters through entertainment. False flag attacks are staged. Infiltrators destroy property to blame the protesters. Heavily armed troops march in, attack and kill to

World News Briefs -- April 24, 2017 (Evening Edition)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*Reuters*: *Trump calls for new U.N. sanctions against North Korea* U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the U.N. Security Council must be prepared to impose new sanctions on North Korea as concerns mount that it may test a sixth nuclear bomb as early as Tuesday. "The status quo in North Korea is also unacceptable," Trump told a meeting with the 15 U.N. Security Council ambassadors, including China and Russia, at the White House. "The council must be prepared to impose additional and stronger sanctions on North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile programs." "This is a real ... more »

The Texas Title Insurance Monopoly

Content Multimedia - 7 hours ago
By Bill Peacock

Fox News is not only being sued for sexual harassment, but also racial discrimination.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 7 hours ago
Courtesy of New York Magazine: *Next week, according to sources, seven black Fox News employees plan to join a racial-discrimination suit filed last month by two colleagues. The original lawsuit alleged that Fox News’ longtime comptroller, Judy Slater, subjected members of Fox’s payroll staff to racial insults for years. (Fox News fired Slater in February after those employees began litigation against the network.) * *Lawyers representing the payroll employees are demanding that Fox’s accounting director, Tammy Efinger, also be removed from supervising an employee because she al... more »

Trump summons all 100 Senators to White House for North Korea briefing

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 7 hours ago
[image: capitol] A march to war or a march for ratings? The post Trump summons all 100 Senators to White House for North Korea briefing appeared first on The Duran.

BREAKING: Marine Le Pen resigns as party leader

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 7 hours ago
[image: Le Pen 2] She has resigned her leadership position of her party in order to take on a role of leading the country. The post BREAKING: Marine Le Pen resigns as party leader appeared first on The Duran.

North Korea Threatens to Attack U.S. Carrier Group; Detains U.S. Citizen

Warren Mass at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: north-korea-threatens-to-attack-us-carrier-group-detains-us-citizen] North Korea’s state-run website Uriminzokkiri reported that the Pyongyang regime threatened to “bury [the USS *Carl Vinson*] at sea.”

More Gun-control Hypocrisy Out of Chicago

Bob Adelmann at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: more-gun-control-hypocrisy-out-of-chicago] This isn’t a war against crime in Chicago. It’s a war against the Second Amendment.

Unrest In Venezuela -- News Updates April 24, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*Reuters*: *Venezuelans protest for elections, unrest enters fourth week* Venezuelans erected barricades with garbage and even bathtubs on Monday and snarled traffic with mass "sit-ins" along major thoroughfares to press their demand for early elections as anti-government protests entered a fourth week. Ten people have been killed during clashes this month between security forces armed with rubber bullets and tear gas and protesters sometimes throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails. At least 10 people have also died during night-time looting. President Nicolas Maduro's socialist gov... more »

You Think Trump And The GOP Have No Accomplishments So Far? You Are Wrong

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
Do you respect the 62,984,825 voters (46.1%) who were ultimately responsible-- no matter Putin's and Comey's interference or Clinton's unsuitability-- for putting Trump into the White House? Earlier this morning we looked at how proud they still are for having backed Trump; no buyers' remorse there. But there should be-- lots and lots of it... at there there should be if the support for Trump was rational and based on something beyond racism, xenophobia, anger and blind hatred. 62,984,825 of them. Jesus! The Economic Policy Institute makes the clear case that the Trump Regime in i... more »

Tell Us Why We’re At War, President Trump

Peter Van Buren at 8 hours ago
[image: undefined] People speak of Afghanistan as “our generation’s” Vietnam, a quagmire, a war that goes on simply because it has been going on. The Afghan war is dragging into being our generation’s, and soon the next generation’s Vietnam as well, over a decade and a half old. There are troops deploying now that were two years old when the conflict started. There are fathers and sons deploying together. Bin Laden’s been dead for years. With a slight break, the current war in Iraq has been ongoing for some 14 years. If you want to think of it in a longer view, Trump is now the fif... more »

Will the FBI Spy on the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity? It Wouldn’t Surprise Me

Michael S. Rozeff at 8 hours ago
[image: undefined] Carter Page is an FBI target of investigation, and he shouldn’t be. He has been under surveillance for years, and he shouldn’t be. The FBI’s reasons are his associations with Russians, built through business and financial matters, and his views on U.S. foreign policy toward Russia that are critical of U.S. foreign policy. On grounds like these, the FBI could build a case for spying on a large number of people looking to do business with Russians. The FBI could also spy on many, many people in the pro-liberty and anti-empire camp who are critical of U.S. foreign ... more »

President Obama Makes His First Public Event Since Leaving The White House

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*New York Times*: *Obama Steps Back Into Public Life, Trying to Avoid One Word: Trump* CHICAGO — Former President Barack Obama studiously avoided any mention of President Trump or the assault on his own legacy as he returned to his adoptive home on Monday for his first public event since leaving the White House. What might have been a moment for Mr. Obama to challenge Mr. Trump’s wiretapping accusations, or to assail the Republican agenda, instead became a college seminar on how to engage with a new generation of young people — and urge them to participate in political life. “Th... more »

How Opinion Polling Works

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 9 hours ago
Which of these is most representative of public opinion at large? A heavily gamed voluntary poll of 160,000-odd people done on the behest of *This Morning* that shows a commanding lead enjoyed by Jeremy Corbyn over Theresa May; or any of the recent spate of polls by professional polling companies who show very much the opposite consistently on the basis of samples between 1,000 and 1,800 people. I have to ask because lots of people have been pushing ITV's poll as more representative than anything YouGov can come up with. After all, it covers more people. The latter? Pah. It was fou... more »

Shots Fired at Office Floor of Co-author of Research Report Showing Carbon Dioxide Has No Significant Effect on Global Warming

Alan Carlin at Carlin Economics and Science - 9 hours ago
Over the weekend seven shots were fired at the office floor occupied by Dr. John Christy’s office on the campus of the University of Alabama at Huntsville. The “March for Science” went past the building on Saturday. Dr. Christy is Alabama State Climatologist, a prominent climate researcher, a climate skeptic, and co-author of a pathbreaking […]

Corbyn just announced his first move if elected. No wonder the smears are in full force

James Wright at The Canary - 9 hours ago
Jeremy Corbyn has announced one of his first moves if elected Prime Minister. The Labour Party would transfer power from bosses to ordinary people by immediately repealing the Trade Union Act. The act makes it much easier for bosses to take advantage of employees. So it’s no wonder Conservative figures are out smearing the leader […] The post Corbyn just announced his first move if elected. No wonder the smears are in full force appeared first on The Canary.

The Tory dirty tricks department goes nuclear, with a little help from the BBC

Tom Coburg at The Canary - 9 hours ago
Faced with a real socialist alternative, the Conservative Party is deploying its dirty-tricks armoury with all guns blazing. And the media is colluding all the way. On Sunday 23 April, the BBC‘s Andrew Marr Show conducted an interview with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. The focus was on the use of nuclear weapons and Corbyn’s well-known historical […] The post The Tory dirty tricks department goes nuclear, with a little help from the BBC appeared first on The Canary.

The Home Secretary just got some really bad news about Tory election fraud

Steve Topple at The Canary - 9 hours ago
Home Secretary Amber Rudd was one of the original MPs named in the Tory election fraud scandal. And she is in for a nasty surprise during her general election campaign. Because she will be forced to debate the issue live, in front of the public – whether she likes it or not. Corruption everywhere Nicholas Wilson is a […] The post The Home Secretary just got some really bad news about Tory election fraud appeared first on The Canary.

“Existence and motive to retaliate:” Judge hands victory to whistleblower scientist

Victoria Stern at Retraction Watch - 9 hours ago
A Michigan researcher whose accusations of misconduct against his former employers led to years of legal battles has won a judge’s ruling that could earn him his job back. Over the past few years, Christian Kreipke has been embroiled in legal battles with the Detroit VA Medical Center and Wayne State University, where he held […] The post “Existence and motive to retaliate:” Judge hands victory to whistleblower scientist appeared first on Retraction Watch.

April 24: Praise the Lord - and pass the ammunition....

Graeme Decarie at The Decarie Report - 9 hours ago
Tomorrow (Tuesday), I am off for a week in Montreal. There are at least a couple of stories to watch. One is the national election in France. This has some similarity to the recent U.S. election in that large numbers of voters in both countries are fed up with the political establishment. They are prepared to do something rash - though France doesn't seem to have a Donald Trump to fully tap into that. And that has implications for all of us. At the end of World War Two, the U.S. effectively made western Europe and Canada a part of the American empire. One of the major devices for th... more »

Candidate Trump: ‘I Love Wikileaks.’ President Trump: ‘Arrest Assange!’

Ron Paul at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: candidate-trump-i-love-wikileaks-president-trump-arrest-assange] “I love Wikileaks,” candidate Donald Trump said on October 10th on the campaign trail. He praised the organization for reporting on the darker side of the Hillary Clinton campaign. It was information likely leaked by a whistleblower from within the Clinton campaign to Wikileaks.

Is Democracy in a Death Spiral?

Patrick J. Buchanan at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: is-democracy-in-a-death-spiral] When George W. Bush declared that the peoples of the Middle East should decide their future in democratic elections, Lebanon chose Hezbollah, the Palestinians chose Hamas, the Egyptians the Muslim Brotherhood.

FBI Director Comey confirms US does NOT know Russia provided DNC/Podesta emails to Wikileaks

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 9 hours ago
[image: comey] In congressional testimony FBI Director Comey slips out that US intelligence does not know how Russia passed on stolen emails to Wikileaks, revealing that the entire Russiagate scandal is based on guesses. The post FBI Director Comey confirms US does NOT know Russia provided DNC/Podesta emails to Wikileaks appeared first on The Duran.

The CIA doesn’t need to spy on free thinkers, the private sector does it for free

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 9 hours ago
[image: qm] If people wonder why the CIA doesn't spy on and detain those who 'question more', the answer is because their lives can be ruined by the private sector at a fraction of the cost and without any public fanfare. The post The CIA doesn’t need to spy on free thinkers, the private sector does it for free appeared first on The Duran.

Things we learned from Trump's interview with the Associated Press.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 10 hours ago
Trump did not realize that the decisions of a president involve life and death: *Number One, there's great responsibility. When it came time to, as an example, send out the 59 missiles, the Tomahawks in Syria. I'm saying to myself, "You know, this is more than just like, 79 (sic) missiles. This is death that's involved," because people could have been killed. This is risk that's involved, because if the missile goes off and goes in a city or goes in a civilian area — you know, the boats were hundreds of miles away — and if this missile goes off and lands in the middle of a town or... more »

Was Hillary Clinton’s Assistant J.W. McGill Found Dead?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
A fake news article reported that Hillary Clinton's assistant died under mysterious circumstances.

France's Dubious Choices

Helle C. Dale at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Helle C. Dale* *Politics, France* No matter which way the election goes, France is headed for a pretty dispiriting outcome. At first blush, the results produced by Round One of the French presidential election, which took place Sunday, might look somewhat like a repeat of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. French voters roundly rejected traditional political candidates and the parties behind them, and went for two outsiders. On the one side, we have a socialist front-runner, Emmanuel Macron, who was all but endorsed by former President Barack Obama. He recently founded his o... more »

Turkey Is Finalizing Deal with Russia to Purchase Deadly S-400 Air Defense System

Russ Read at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Russ Read* *Security, Europe* The missile defense deal presents potential challenges for NATO from an integration standpoint. NATO ally Turkey is in the midst of finalizing a deal with Russia to purchase the S-400 air defense system as tensions between the alliance and the Kremlin are reaching a fever pitch. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are expected to discuss the S-400 contract during a visit to Sochi, Russia, on May 3, according to Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik. “I suppose after Erdogan’s talks with Putin a joint decision ... more »

More Details Emerge On President Obama's Iran Nuclear Deal

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*Josh Meyer, Politico:** Obama’s hidden Iran deal giveaway* By dropping charges against major arms targets, the administration infuriated Justice Department officials — and undermined its own counterproliferation task forces. When President Barack Obama announced the “one-time gesture” of releasing Iranian-born prisoners who “were not charged with terrorism or any violent offenses” last year, his administration presented the move as a modest trade-off for the greater good of the Iran nuclear agreement and Tehran’s pledge to free five Americans. *Read more* .... *Update #1:* The I... more »

ALEX JONES - PIZZAGATE - GLADIO

Anon at Aangirfan - 10 hours ago
. *Alex Jones*'s job is to get people scared, so that they turn to the right-wing leaders for protection? The purpose of *Operation Gladio* is to get people scared, so they turn to the right-wing leaders for protection. ... *Alex Jones*'s job is to disrupt and divide the 'truth movement'? Above, we see Alex Jones 'with his *Blackwater* mercenary bodyguard Quentin Carter.' ALEX JONES EXPOSED. ... Alex Jones is allegedly close to a lady called Erika Wulff. ALEX JONES EXPOSED. *David Seaman promoted the above photo which pretends to show Obama at Comet Pizza. In fact the photo... more »

بالخريطة || الجيش السوري يسيطر على بلدة المصاصنة و زور المحروقة و وزر الطيبة بريف حماة

Yusha Yuseef at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
اكد مصدر عسكري لمراسل المصدر نيوز سيطرة وحدات الجيش السوري على بلدة المصاصنة صباح اليوم الاثنين 24 نيسان بعد معارك عنيفة مع ارهابيي هيئة تحرير الشام ادت لمقتل وجرح العشرات منهم واشار المصدر إلى ان السيطرة على بلدة المصاصنة اسقطت دفاعات النصرة في بلدات الزور المجاورة غربا , ما دفع بالجيش السوري إلى التقدم والسيطرة […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army reaches outskirts of jihadist stronghold in northern Hama

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 P.M.) – The hits keep coming for the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham in northern Hama, as they lose more territory to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) today. Backed by heavy airstrikes from their Russian allies, the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) Tiger Forces have captured another village in the northern countryside […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Islamic State immobilizes three rebel vehicles in East Qalamoun, Daraa

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (8:30 P.M.) – Sporadic clashes continued in the western countryside of Daraa on Monday as the ISIS franchise group ‘Jaish Khalid ibn al-Walid’ knocked out a rebel bulldozer that was digging a trench near the village of Adwan. Earlier today, Amaq Agency also claimed an ISIS minefield destroyed two technicals of the Free […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Top jihadist commander killed in northern Hama

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:35 P.M.) – The top commander of Ajnad Al-Sham was reportedly killed during clashes with the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in northern countryside of the Hama Governorate on Monday. Ajnad Al-Sham mourned the death of’Ali Ahmad Al-‘Abboud via their social media account on Monday, citing he was killed fighting “Assad regime forces” in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army keeps rolling in northern Hama, another site captured

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:25 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their large-scale advance in the northern countryside of Hama this evening, targeting the small village of Zour Al-Haysah near the key town of Halfaya. Led by their elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army advanced west from recently captured Al-Massasnah to Zour Al-Haysah, where […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Top Yemeni general loyal to Saudi Arabia injuried by Houthi missile strike

Naseh Shaker at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
SANA’A, YEMEN (7:00 P.M.) – The Yemeni Republican Guard said on Monday that the Houthi forces targeted a meeting of officers loyal to Saudi Arabia in the Al-Jawf Governorate yesterday. The Houthi forces fired a Qahir M2 missile at the officers meeting, wounding several top staff members of the Yemeni Army loyal to exiled president […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army pledges to halt hostilities while OPCW investigates chemical weapons attack

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
(Sputnik) The Syrian armed forces are ready to stop hostilities in Khan Sheikhoun if a special expert mission is sent there to investigate the reported April 4 chemical weapons incident, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday. It added that the Syrian military pledged to ensure the expert mission’s safety at the Sha’irat airfield, the site […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Al-Qaeda leader calls on followers to use guerrilla warfare in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) – Al-Qaeda leader, Aymen Al-Zawahiri, called on his followers to switch their tactics and begin utilizing guerrilla warfare in Syria. Zawahiri released his statement via an audio recording on Monday, calling for his jihadists and followers to prepare for “long battle” against the Syrian Government forces and U.S. Coalition. “In my […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Fuerzas de élite ‘ISIS Hunters’ a punto de liberar los campos de gas de al-Shaer

Inna García at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
El Ejército Árabe Sirio (EAS) está a punto de liberar los estratégicos campos de gas al-Shaer después de realizar hoy un gran avance en el noreste de Palmira. Dirigido por los ISIS Hunters, el Ejército Árabe Sirio liberó varios puntos con vistas a al-Shaer eliminando e hiriendo a numerosos terroristas del Estado Islámico (ISIS). #Isis losses after #hunters attack on terrorist […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Hezbollah obliterates ISIL’s HQ near Syrian border: video

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) – Hezbollah carried out a powerful attack against the Islamic State (ISIL) militants embedded in the Ras Ba’albak region of the Beqa’a Governorate of Lebanon on Monday. The Lebanese group would score a direct hit on an Islamic State command center in Ras Ba’albak on Monday, killing and wounding several terrorists […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Kurdish blitz offensive wrestles control of 13 villages from ISIS in northern Raqqa

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:00 P.M.) – Earlier today, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) seized over a dozen villages in an pocket of territory in rural Raqqa which was recently cutoff from the Islamic State mainland. With only a few wounded ISIS militants left behind to defend the isolated area, seasoned YPG units quickly managed to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Saudi king’s son who ‘bombed ISIS & Yemen’ named as ambassador to US

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
(RT) Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has appointed his son, Prince Khaled bin Salman, as the country’s ambassador to the US, in a move said to point to strengthening ties to President Donald Trump. Prince Khaled is an Air Force pilot who has taken part in operations in Yemen and against ISIS, AP reports. The prince, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

WHY ARE WE SO SURE A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WILL BE SEEN AS A TRUMP FACEPLANT?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 10 hours ago
There might be a government shutdown soon, and conventional wisdom says that this will be a disaster for the GOP, especially for Donald Trump, because America will realize it's all his fault. Here's *Newsweek*'s Emily Cadei: Republicans, Democrats and outside experts agree that there’s little political logic to the Trump White House’s threat to shut down the government this week because it insists that funding for a border wall be included in the budget. Yet that’s exactly the scenario the White House appears to be entertaining as it holds a hard line on funding negotiations. In th... more »

Sheryl Sandberg's superb op-ed!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 10 hours ago
*MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2017That was their father:* Have we ever read a better op-ed column than Sheryl Sandberg's transplendent essay in today's New York Times? With co-author Adam Grant, Sandebrg has written a book about resilience. In hard copy, her column appears beneath these headlines: *How to Build Resilient Kids, Even After a Loss* I needed to find ways to help my children after their father's death We think it's a stunning column. Two years go, Sandberg's husband unexpectedly died. Their children were seven and ten. In her column, Sandberg describes the things she did, after ... more »

Libya's Two Main Warring Sides Have Reached An Agreement To End Years of Fighting

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*The Guardian:* *Libya's warring sides reach diplomatic breakthrough in Rome* Compromise is brokered between presidents of house of representatives and state council after years of fighting Rome has brokered a diplomatic breakthrough in Libya that has the potential to bring the two main warring sides together in a new political agreement after years of division, fighting and economic misery. The scale of the breakthrough will be tested later this week, but Italy is hailing a compromise brokered between the presidents of the house of representatives, Ageela Saleh, and the state co... more »

Can You Use Peanut Butter to Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
This claim is based on an incomplete reading of an area of research that is still in its infancy.

UN Elects Largest Oppressor of Women, Saudi Arabia, to Woman’s Rights Commission — Seriously

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 11 hours ago
[image: women]Despite being ranked in the bottom 10 countries in the world in women's rights, Saudi Arabia was just elected to the UN's women's rights commission.

Cops Detain Entire School, Illegally Search/Grope 900 Kids — Find NOTHING, Parents Furious

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 11 hours ago
[image: school]As for the 900 counts of deprivation of rights under the color of law that the sheriff should be facing for the school search — not a single charge.

A Friendly Amendment to a Useful Conversation: Lets Make the World a Better Place

Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 11 hours ago
This is a guest post by Christian Davenport, a Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Will Moore was a close friend of, and collaborator with, Professor Davenport. There have several themes emerging out of the loss of our dear colleague that have emerged: how wonderful Will H. Moore (hereafter Will) […]

IRISH MP SAYS GOV’T KNEW THE SWINE FLU VACCINE WAS DANGEROUS AND UNTESTED WHEN IT GAVE IT TO PEOPLE. GOV’T NOW OBSTRUCTING COMPENSATION FOR MANY CASES OF NARCOLEPSY

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 11 hours ago
The fact that the Irish government knew that the swine flu vaccine was dangerous and untested before it encouraged people to have it in 2009 as Irish MP Clare Daly has now said should give everyone pause for thought. If even I, a humble science reporter, knew the swine flu vaccine was dangerous in 2009 […]

UK government loses battle to stop payouts to victims of narcolepsy caused by swine flu vaccines

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 11 hours ago
From The Guardian Dozens of British children who developed narcolepsy as a result of a swine flu vaccine could be compensated after the high court rejected a government appeal to withhold payments. Six million people in Britain, and more across Europe, were given the Pandemrix vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline during the 2009-10 swine flu pandemic, […]

EU health chief: children suffered ‘terrifying experiences’ from swine flu vaccine side effects

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 11 hours ago
From Inews European Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis said he wanted to prevent any more children suffering narcolepsy as a result of taking the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix. (AFP PHOTO/Emmmanuel Dunand (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images) Read more at: https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/health/eu-health-commissioner-narcolepsy-swine-flu-vaccine/

Norwegian study shows swine flu vaccine increased risk of narcolepsy by five fold

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 11 hours ago
From Science Nordic In a three-year follow-up study it was found that those who had been vaccinated ran five times the risk of developing narcolepsy as opposed to those who didn’t take the flu shots. The study was carried out by the physician and researcher Lill Trogstad and colleagues at the institute. Norwegian Institute of […]

Study shows significant correlation between swine flu vaccine and narcolepsy and hypersomnia

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 11 hours ago
From Neurology Advisor Results of a recent population-based study published in Vaccine indicate a significant correlation between the H1N1 vaccine and both narcolepsy and hypersomnia.1 Narcolepsy was a widely observed adverse effect of the H1N1 vaccine used in the 2009 influenza pandemic. A 2013 study in Sweden2 reported that rates of narcolepsy were 25 times […]

A UK nurse committed suicide after developing narcolepsy caused by swine flu vaccine

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 11 hours ago
From The Sun A NURSERY nurse who jumped to her death from the top of a multi-storey car park had “most likely” developed the sleep disorder narcolepsy after receiving a swine flu vaccination, a coroner has said. Katie Clack, 23, became depressed after developing the disorder, which saw her sleep for up to 19 hours […]

Young UK woman who got narcolepsy from swine flu jab describes daily ordeal

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 11 hours ago
From the Daily Mail A young woman claims she was dumped because her boyfriend wanted to be with someone ‘who could go for dinner without falling asleep’. Annabelle Hutt, from Buckingham, suffers from narcolepsy – a rare brain disorder which causes her to fall asleep uncontrollably up to 15 times a day. The 22-year-old personal […]

BILL GATES PRESSURES TRUMP TO DROP INDEPENDENT VACCINE INQUIRY

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 11 hours ago
Bill Gates, a member of the Good Club together with George Soros and Davi Rockefeller, which met in New York in 2009 to discuss ways of curbing the population, according to The Times, is pressuring Donald Trump to drop an independent inquiry into vaccine safety. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/billionaire-club-in-bid-to-curb-overpopulation-d2fl22qhl02 Bill Gates, the second biggest funder of the World […]

MARINE LE PEN TO FACE OFF AGAINST GLOBALIST ROTHSCHILD BANKER MACRON IN NEXT ROUND OF FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 11 hours ago
Marine Le Pen has made it through to the final round of the French presidential election where she will face Globalist Rothschild banker Emmanuel Macron. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/french-election-latest-marine-le-pen-second-round-first-results-suggest-a7698191.html Macron, a strong support the EU as well as of Angela Merkel, won the first round with about 23.8 per cent, cheering the banks and financial markets. Macron is […]

TODAY: TPPF's Dr. Vance Ginn to Testify in Favor of Increasing State Budget Transparency and Accountability

Content Multimedia - 11 hours ago
By Vance Ginn The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Economist Dr. Vance Ginn will testify before the Texas Senate Finance Committee TODAY, Monday, April 24, at 10:00 a.m. CDT in room E1.036 of the Texas State Capitol. Dr. Ginn will testify for Senate Bill 1831, which would require the comptroller to provide an annual report on state programs and functions that are not funded by appropriations.

New Texas Jobs Report Shows Net Nonfarm Jobs Up 76 of the Last 78 Months

Content Multimedia - 11 hours ago
By Vance Ginn Today, the Texas Workforce Commission released labor market information in Texas for March 2017. The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Economist Dr. Vance Ginn issued the following statement:

Insurance Failures Expose ObamaCare Fatal Flaw

Content Multimedia - 11 hours ago
By Deane Waldman How many failures of ObamaCare must we suffer before we accept that it *can’t* work?

TPPF Applauds House Passage of Bill Establishing Statewide Ridesharing Policy

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By Bryan Mathew Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Bryan Mathew, policy analyst with the Center for Local Governance, issued the following statement on House Bill 100. The bill, which passed the House today, would set a statewide policy on ridesharing.

TPPF's J.D. Rimann Testified in Favor of Capping Municipal Right of Way Fees for Telecommunication Providers

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By J.D. Rimann Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) J.D. Rimann, research analyst with the Center for Economic Freedom, testified last night before the Texas House Committee on State Affairs in favor of House Bill 2838, relating to the deployment of network nodes in public rights of way.

TPPF Applauds Senate Passage of Resolution Prohibiting State Funds to Fix Local Pension Problems

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By James Quintero Texas Public Policy Foundation’s James Quintero, director of the Center for Local Governance, issued the following statement on the passage of Senate Joint Resolution 43. The resolution proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that state government is not liable for unfunded pension liabilities accrued by local retirement systems and prohibits the appropriation of funds by the legislature for that purpose.