Saturday, September 02, 2017

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Did Trump Assist Rescuers in Pulling Harvey Victims from Floodwaters?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
A doctored photograph appears to show the President on a raft in Texas saving a flood victim.

Liberals are so predictable and other fun stuff for Friday: Trump criticized for only donating one million for Texas flood relief...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 13 hours ago
*because he's worth a gazillion dollars and one million is just a drop in the bucket for him.* Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't he skewered during the campaign for lying about his wealth? When his donation was announced our breakfast conversation went like this: *Me:* Donald Trump just donated one million dollars for flood relief in Texas. *Hubby:* You know, don't you, that he'll be accused of being a cheapskate for only donating one million when he's richer than God? I'm not even going to link to some of the silly tweets on the subject because they're not worth our time.... more »

Lidl supermarket chain desecrated churches in Greece

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 13 hours ago
Last time when I talked about the Lidl discount supermarket chain – which should be opening its first shops in the U.S. now – it was about the Czechs' legitimate preference of models that look like us. Well, it's a Greek Week in Lidl right now. The next week is the Bombshell Prices Week. See the Lidl fliers. I like these events so among other things, I bought four frozen packages of Eridanous food. It's a brand that belongs to Lidl, the products are made in Germany, but otherwise they're supposed to look perfectly Greek. I thought that everything was fine about these packages. ... more »

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 1, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Commander-in-chief. (Reuters/Damir Sagolj) *Zheping Huang, Quartz:* *As China’s big leadership revamp nears, Xi Jinping is carrying out a military reshuffle* China just set the date for its twice-a-decade leadership reshuffle: the ruling Communist Party will hold its 19th national congress on Oct. 18. As the big day nears, lots of the behind-the-scene political struggles are gearing up. As we’ve explained earlier, speculation is mounting that Chinese president Xi Jinping could break away from convention to hold onto power for 10 more years, rather than five. Another key reshuffle ... more »

Breaking: Syrian Army liberates two more towns in central Syria

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:25 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued to make progress in the central region of Syria, today, liberating two more towns from the so-called Islamic State (ISIL). Led by the Special Forces of the 15th Division and 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian Arab Army attacked the Islamic State’s positions at the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Hezbollah foils ISIL’s plot to attack two Christian villages: video

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) – Hezbollah found a video of an Islamic State (ISIL) terrorist talking about attacking two Christian areas in eastern Lebanon prior to its liberation two weeks ago. Released by Al-Mayadeen News on Friday, Hezbollah found this video inside the Islamic State’s headquarters along the Syrian-Lebanese border. Based on the footage, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russian jets destroy 900 terrorist targets across Syria in one week

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:25 P.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces grouping in Syria has destroyed over nine hundred terrorist commandeered infrastructures, vehicles and other targets across Syria in the past week according to information released by the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD). The nine hundred airstrikes delivered were the result of Russian warplanes conducting 350 sorties […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Latest update of central Syria battle: map

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:55 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their large-scale offensive in central Syria, today, liberating a significant chunk of ground from the Islamic State (ISIL) forces in eastern Hama. Led by the Tiger Forces and Qalamoun Shield of the 3rd Division, the Syrian Arab Army managed to tighten the siege around […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Foreign ISIS fighters throw a hail of fire at Kurdish forces in Raqqa

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – Amid ongoing heavy clashes in Raqqa city between the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the ISIS terrorist group, the Islamic State’s Amaq media outlet has released a brief snippet of battle footage showing what appear to be southeast Asian jihadists locked in heavy combat with the SDF. In […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army kills high ranking Lebanese commander of ISIL in east Hama

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA)killed a high ranking commander of the so-called Islamic State (ISIL) in the eastern countryside of the Hama Governorate, Friday, local activists reported. The Islamic State terrorist was identified as “Abu Saraqah Al-Trablosi,” a Lebanese national from the city of Tripoli. Abu Saraqah Al-Trablosi was killed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Most Republicans believe that the media poses a greater threat to America than White Supremacists. Seriously?

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 13 hours ago
Courtesy of Newsmax: *More than two-thirds of Republicans feel the news media poses a bigger threat to the United States than white supremacists, according to a new poll. * *The results of a Fox News survey released Wednesday: * *69 percent of Republicans think the media is a larger threat than white supremacists, compared to 18 percent who said the opposite. * *76 percent of Democrats think white supremacists pose a greater threat. * *45 percent of men think the media poses a greater threat, while 43 percent said the opposite.* You know when I first read this my first thought w... more »

Here’s what to expect from next week’s BRICS summit

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The BRICS summit in Xiamen which begins on the 3rd of September presents the wider world with a cohesive trade strategy over which China and Russia are taking the lead. More The post Here’s what to expect from next week’s BRICS summit appeared first on The Duran.

OBUMMER RIPS OFF TAXPAYERS! (NOT.)

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 13 hours ago
The right is really working this story: *Obama Is Now the Most Costly Former President* After his pension, an office space, and other perks, former President Obama is costing taxpayers the most to support out of all the ex-presidents. Next year, the American people will be footing his bill to the tune of $1,153,000, according to a Congressional Research Service memo. This figure is more than $100,000 higher than President George W. Bush’s request and roughly $200,000 more than President Clinton’s. Former President George H.W. Bush will receive $942,000 and President Carter will bri... more »

Sullivan, running in place IN RE Trump!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2017A minor but nagging pet peeve:* In our view, Andrew Sullivan has done good work in his Friday morning essays for New York Magazine. That said, this new complaint activates a pet peeve, one we think is significant: SULLIVAN (9/1/17): Even a week later, the stench of it hangs in the air. The pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio is one of the more chilling authoritarian moves that Trump has made so far. I say this not simply because Arpaio treated prisoners in his charge in barbaric ways; not just because the president described this brutality as Arpaio simply “do... more »

Petition to Declare George Soros a ‘Terrorist’ & Seize His Assets Gains 70k Signatures

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: petition]In less than a fortnight, more than 70,000 people have signed a petition accusing billionaire investor George Soros of sedition against the US.

Last Eight Months Prove United States a Bonafide 'Regime'

Neil Clark at 14 hours ago
[image: undefined] Elected to the Oval Office as a harsh critic of US involvement in costly Middle Eastern conflicts by a war-weary public, The Donald has turned out be just as much of a war president as those who went before. He’s ordered the firing of 59 Tomahawk missiles on a Syrian government airfield and dropped the "Mother of All Bombs" on Afghanistan. That’s in addition to threatening North Korea and Venezuela and escalating US involvement in the bombing of cholera-stricken Yemen. The millions of Americans who voted for Trump, hoping he’d be the president to bring the troops... more »

Helga Zepp-LaRouche: Bring the United States into the New Paradigm Now!

David at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
Video of CqIgdhVecOs *The following is an edited version of a dialogue with Helga Zepp-LaRouche that took place at a special LaRouche PAC Manhattan Meeting on August 26, 2017. That conference, which included presentations by Mrs. LaRouche as well as a panel of experts, dealt with the necessity for the immediate implementation of Lyndon LaRouche’s Four Laws.* Helga Zepp-LaRouche: Ladies and gentlemen in New York, I’m very happy to be able to address you, because this gives me the opportunity to emphasize from my own perspective why I think that this is the most dramatic moment in ... more »

Harvey Disaster Made by Wall Street

David at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
PDF: [image: PDF icon] Hamiltonain vol 2 issue 19.pdf The catastrophe in Texas is a man-made disaster accomplished by the criminal negligence of this nation’s elected officials, who have continued to support Wall Street’s speculative economy and imperial ambitions while arguing that the nation cannot afford to rebuild and replace its ancient and broken-down economic infrastructure. For the third time since 2005, major American cities have been flooded and their people devastated, because the plans for new infrastructure to protect the people, requiring tens of billions in investme... more »

Bogus affiliation scuttles paper on Atlantic currents

amarcus41 at Retraction Watch - 14 hours ago
An oceanography journal has retracted a 2017 paper by a group of researchers in China after learning from a reader that one of the authors had a bogus affiliation in the United States. The paper, “Southward migrations of the Atlantic Equatorial Currents during the Younger Dryas,” appeared in early spring in Limnology and Oceanography, a […] The post Bogus affiliation scuttles paper on Atlantic currents appeared first on Retraction Watch.

Friday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 14 hours ago
Assorted content to end your week. - Alex Himelfarb writes about the need to expand our idea of what's possible through collective action: Is Trump the product of over forty years of attacks on the very idea of government, of decades in which government seemed to back away from our lives, when the best it could offer was the promise to get out of the way, making itself smaller through endless tax cuts and less able to protect us through deregulation and privatization, when it increasingly tied its hands through so-called trade deals which did more to protect investors than promote ... more »

Tucker Carlson can't contain his laughter as Mark Steyn roasts Hillary's new book

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 14 hours ago
https://youtu.be/tk4YOFiJjjo Mark Steyn on fine form, but then Hillary Clinton is an easy target.

Cop Who Murdered 6-Year-Old Boy Allowed to Take Caribbean Vacation Before Trial

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: vacation]A former police officer who killed a boy and nearly killed his step-father was allowed to travel to St. Thomas and vacation in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Russia and America's Tit For Tat Continues

Nikolas K. Gvosdev at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Nikolas K. Gvosdev* *Politics, Europe* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin] Vladimir Putin has to decide whether pride requires a Russian response, or whether he is willing to accept the current state of play and stop the cycle altogether. The arrival of Russia's new ambassador to the United States, former deputy minister of defense Anatoly Antonov, happened to coincide with the latest round of the U.S.-Russia sanctions tennis match. Responding to Moscow’s expulsion of U.S. diplomats and closure of U.S. consulates—which the Kremlin cl... more »

How Boeing's X-32 Could Have Replaced the F-35 (And Why It Never Happened)

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * What if DoD had gone with Boeing’s X-32 instead, or with some combination of the two aircraft? *Chosen in 2001, the F-35 went on to become the largest Pentagon procurement project of all time, and one of the most beset by trouble. The X-32 escaped all of the most significant challenges to the F-35. The X-32 never faced decades of testing and redesign; it never saw massive cost overruns; it was never subjected to an endless series of articles about how it couldn’t out-dogfight an F-16A. Nostalgia for what might have been is common in aircraft competit... more »

DOWNWARD SPIRAL: As seen on TV's Morning Joe!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 15 hours ago
*FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2017Part 3—What didn't happen:* Hillary Clinton debuted her new book on the TV show, Morning Joe. Somewhat ironically, the book will be called "What Happened." It purports to be Clinton's account of the 2016 White House campaign. An enormous numbers of things did occur during that fateful campaign. That includes many types of events which liberals, progressives and Democrats have been unable to confront and counteract in the past twenty-five years. That said, when Clinton debuted her book, she chose to feature something which *didn't* happen. On line, the Was... more »

Tal Afar Battle Done Onto Hawija?

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 15 hours ago
The liberation of Ayadiyah and the Tal Afar district was confirmed by Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi. He released a statement declaring not only that area, but all of Ninewa now free of the Islamic State. This was a dramatic turn of events. A few days ago, the Iraqis had to call in reinforcements as they were facing tough resistance from IS. Then everything collapsed and Ayadiyah was taken in a quick advance lasting just a day. What happened to the IS fighters in Tal Afar has now become part of a conspiracy theory promoted by Vice President Nouri al-Maliki and his wing of the Sta... more »

This Day In Iraqi History – Sep 1

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 15 hours ago
1970 Iraq said it supported Palestinians when Jordanian govt attacked them 1986 Iran started Karbala 2 in Haj Umran Advanced deep into Kurdistan in retaliation for Iraq air attacks on oil facilities 1987 Iran didn’t support UN Resolution 598 calling for ceasefire in Iran-Iraq War 2001 Mullah Krekar founded Jund al-Islam that would become Ansar al-Islam in Sulaymaniya province 2003 Saddam tape played on 2 TV channels Said he was not responsible for Zarqawi car bomb in Najaf that killed Ayatollah Hakim 2004 Mass grave discovered Hatra with hundre... more »

A wonderful occasion

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 15 hours ago
If you haven’t followed the latest link in our sidebar to Daphne Anson's blog, here for your edification is Theresa May’s Eid message. I think we posted Jeremy Corbyn’s last year. This is even worse, mainly (but not only) because of who’s delivering it. We know why Jeremy Corbyn would do it, aside from the obvious vote-gathering potential, he probably actually *meant* it. Maybe all Prime Ministers have to do it these days, but do we really want or need our Prime Minister to aim such fawning, grovelling obsequiousness at what is still a minority community? Perhaps she’s trying to ‘s... more »

Is This How An FBI Investigation Is Done?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
Wow, looks like James Comey exonerated Hillary Clinton long before the investigation was over...and so much more. A rigged system! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2017 *FOX News:* *Trump slams 'rigged system' over claim Comey 'exonerated' Clinton before probe ended* President Trump on Friday slammed what he called a “rigged system” following reports that former FBI Director James Comey began drafting an “exoneration statement” for Hillary Clinton before interviewing her in connection with her private email use as secretary of state. “Wow, looks like James Comey... more »

Anti-Syrian Sanctions Relief Would Be The Right Move For All The Wrong Reasons

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago
Syria has every right to be skeptical of the EU’s intentions if such a move ever came to pass. The post Anti-Syrian Sanctions Relief Would Be The Right Move For All The Wrong Reasons appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Nelson Report: Randall Schriver in the Administration at last?

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 15 hours ago
*The Chih Kan Lou in Tainan* From The Nelson Report this week: As long as we're retailing informed gossip from down on Chincoteague (sunny today but showers all weekend, dammit!!) two items for the Asia side: first, a senior Administration source says that with Victor Cha firmly expected to be announced soon for Amb to S. Korea (as we reported last night in #2), *we can also expect "any minute" the long-expected pick of former DOD DAS Randy Schriver to be Asia Asst. Sec. for Sec. Mattis.Randy is described by Japanese media as a "hard liner", which we suppose he can be called, but... more »

Family Sues After DCS Took Little Boy, Allowed Him to Be Tortured for Years & Fed To Pigs

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: abuse]For several years, state agencies documented the horrifying torture and abuse of Andrian Jones and did nothing, according to a lawsuit.

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 15 hours ago
*Harvey Has Morphed into a Multi-Pronged Environmental Disaster ~Emily Atkin, New Republic* [image: https://twitter.com/emorwee/status/902964128725291008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewrepublic.com%2Farticle%2F144635%2Fharvey-morphed-multi-pronged-environmental-disaster] Huge and mildly terrifying list of issues so far reported at petrochemical facilities after #*Harvey*, via *@SierraClub**

Yet another Trump supporter warns that there will be a civil war if they try to impeach him.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 15 hours ago
Courtesy of The Hill: *Televangelist Jim Bakker is predicting that Christians would begin a second civil war in the U.S. if President Trump were impeached. * *"If it happens, there will be a civil war in the United States of America. The Christians will finally come out of the shadows, because we are going to be shut up permanently if we're not careful," he said on "The Jim Bakker Show" in a clip highlighted by Right Wing Watch. * *He also warned that Christians are in danger of losing their voice in American society. * *"God says faith without works is dead. We have to do things...more »

CONFIRMED: US backed so-called ‘moderate rebels’ sold American weapons to ISIS

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 15 hours ago
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has stated that this is another clear indication that the illegal US presence in Syria has nothing to do with eradicating terrorism. More The post CONFIRMED: US backed so-called ‘moderate rebels’ sold American weapons to ISIS appeared first on The Duran.

North Carolina solar boondoggle

Paul Driessen at CFACT - 16 hours ago
Croplands, habitats, taxes, family budgets, safety sacrificed to enrich a politically connected few?

Pope Francis Says He Saw a Psychoanalyst Every Week, Decades Ago

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 16 hours ago
The pontiff said he wanted to "clarify some things", according to newspaper reports based on a forthcoming book.

On Muslim Holiday, Houston’s Mosques Open to Harvey Evacuees

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 16 hours ago
Houston's Muslim community opened many centers, sent volunteers to provide food and donations, and even rescued neighbors from high water after Harvey.

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 16 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Explosions at Houston chemical plant after it was flooded by Harvey If Korean War Breaks Out, Seoul Will Send Special Forces To Assassinate Kim Jong-Un Harvey May Be "Costliest Natural Disaster In US History" With $190 Billion Price TagIncredible satellite photos show Texas before and after Harvey flooded the regionHarvey knocked out 4.4 million barrels of daily oil refining capacity — sending gas prices soaring Astrophysicists are using AI to analyse data 10 million times faster than before How America Was Conned by DNC Hack - Scott Ritter Wells Admits It Created ... more »

Bret Stephens on Harvey: Wealth and Resilience

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 16 hours ago
Bret Stephens again writes insightfully regarding society and climate matters, this time in his recent article Hurricanes, climate and the capitalist offset published in NYT reprinted in Tampa Bay Times. Entire text below. Texans will find few consolations in the wake of a hurricane as terrifying as Harvey. But here, at least, is one: A biblical storm […]

Pentagon Admits Underreporting Troops in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria

Michael Tennant at rss - 16 hours ago
[image: pentagon-admits-underreporting-troops-in-afghanistan-iraq-and-syria] The Pentagon confessed to having underreported the number of troops deployed to foreign conflicts for years, saying the real Afghanistan troop count is 11,000, not 8,400.

It Won't Be Long

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 16 hours ago
Houstonians are wading in waist deep water. Chemical plants are exploding. Devastation is the order of the day. Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan write: Houston, the Petro Metro, is home to one-quarter of the petroleum refining capacity in the United States. Include the entire Gulf Coast, and the percentage increases to half. In the midst of this massive storm, sprawling petrochemical facilities were forced to shut down abruptly, ejecting millions of pounds of toxins into the air, impacting most heavily the poorer communities of color near where these plants have historically been b... more »

Is President Trump About To Pardon Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
Reuters *The Hill:* *Talk of Assange pardon worries intelligence community* A GOP lawmaker's suggestion that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange could be pardoned by President Trump is being eyed warily by people in the intelligence community. While a pardon for Assange seems unlikely, it's hardly impossible considering Trump's praise for Wikileaks and Assange's own efforts to question U.S. intelligence that Russia sought to influence last year's election. As such, the idea is being taken seriously in intelligence quarters. “It would send a terrible message to the intelligence comm... more »

BBC Radio 4 - The Cold Swedish Winter - formerly a comedy, now political propaganda

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 16 hours ago
The Cold Swedish Winter http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04f241s was one of those BBC Radio 4 comedies that I listened to if I caught it but didn't worry if I missed it. I turned on the radio earlier today and caught part of President Donald Trump's speech about the problems Sweden was having with Muslim immigration, that's odd I thought. It was the start of a new episode in the third series of The Cold Swedish Winter. What was once a vaguely amusing series about an Englishman trying to fit in in Sweden, a series with some gentle humour at the expense of the English and the Swedi... more »

Six Things to Know about the BC Liberal Leadership Race

paul at Paying attention - 16 hours ago
Here are six things you need to know about the race to replace Christy Clark, based on the rules the BC Liberal Party released Tuesday. First, you better have money or some rich supporters if you even want to try for the job. It will cost you $50,000, payable to the party, to become a candidate. (Plus $10,000 that you’ll get back if the party doesn’t levy any fines for bad behaviour during the campaign.) Second, it’s going to cost a lot more to win. The spending limit for candidates — on top of the entry fees — is $600,000. That’s a 33-per-cent increase from 2011 when Christy Clark w... more »

Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, “Lady Labyrinth” & “Nightbook”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
Ludovico Einaudi, “Lady Labyrinth” & “Nightbook” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1XbYeNeBGo

"Where Are the New Jobs in the US Economy?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
*"Where Are the New Jobs in the US Economy?"* by Bill Bonner "A new Diary dictum: A new administration can only do good by undoing the good things that previous administrations claimed to do. That is, it does not do good by adding programs of its own. It can only make things better by eliminating the jackass schemes already in place. That is a major problem for a new president. Because the people in charge of a government are those who put the programs in place and who still benefit from them (aka the Deep State). They do not give them up readily. *Jump-start America: *So it came t... more »

Charlatan Pastor Joel Osteen Fails To Ask What Would Jesus Do

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
*-by Noah* I'm not a religious guy; far from it. I was raised as a Christian (Episcopalian) but I got over it at an early age. It was more than the fact that my parents would jar me out of my blissful Sunday morning sleep without fail and drag me to church every damn Sunday. I've always been a late to bed and late to rise person. Hell, I even had to dress up in scratchy wool trousers, wrap a tie tightly around my neck, the whole bit, no beloved sneakers either. That sartorial style wasn't me then and it isn't me now. Going to church in my privileged Republican town also gave me a... more »

BUT YOU TOLD ME STEVE BANNON SAVED DACA

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 17 hours ago
We're being told that DACA is ending: President Donald Trump is expected to end an Obama-era program that shielded young people from deportation, but he will likely let the immigrants known as Dreamers stay in the United States until their work permits run out, according to multiple people familiar with the policy negotiation. That plan would allow Trump to fulfill a campaign promise to end one of Barack Obama’s signature initiatives while also giving the president a way to keep the pledge he made after Inauguration Day to treat the Dreamers with “great heart,” said sources on both... more »

The Front Lines In Ukraine Are Not Peaceful At All

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
Reuters *Seth J. Frantzman, National Interest*: *I Just Toured the Front Lines between Russia and Ukraine (and It's Not Frozen)* *Up to two dozen are killed a month in the conflict.* Near the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka nine large industrial chimneys stretch into the distance. They belong to the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical plant, one of the largest Coke producers in Europe. Since the war in eastern Ukraine between government forces and pro-Russian separatists began in the spring of 2014, this factory has been on the front line. Yet it has kept operating throughout the conflict, for ... more »

This Is How The Chinese Foreign Minister 'Kisses The Ass' Of His Boss

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
China's President Xi Jinping (C) talks with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) and China's State Councillor Yang Jiechi before a meeting with Bangladesh's President Abdul Hamid (not in picture), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, November 8, 2014. REUTERS/Parker Song/Pool *Reuters*: *China says Xi transcends West as a diplomatic 'pioneer'* BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping is a diplomatic pioneer whose ideology has transcended centuries of Western international relations theory, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday, lauding Xi ahead of a congress of the... more »

Turkish President Erdogan Condemns The U.S. Indictment Of His Guards In Their Attack Against Protesters in Washington In May

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
*Reuters*: *Turkey's Erdogan says U.S. indictment of guards from Washington brawl a 'scandal'* ANKARA (Reuters) - A decision by U.S. authorities to arrest Turkish security guards involved in a brawl in Washington in May is a scandal, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. U.S. prosecutors charged a dozen Turkish security and police officers with assault after an attack on protesters in Washington during Erdogan’s visit to the U.S. capital in May. “This is a complete scandal. It is a scandalous sign of how justice works in the United States,” he told reporters after prayers for ... more »

US will allow Iranian forces in Syria to operate within 8 km of Israel

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – The United States will allow Iranian military elements and Iranian-backed militias operating in Syria to take up positions within eight kilometers of Israel’s Golan border region according to a report released yesterday by the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat news agency. The report stated that an agreement to allow both actual Iranian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syria: Assad attends Eid al-Adha service in liberated Qarah

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:05 P.M.) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited the Grand Mosque of Qarah some 95km (60mi) north of Damascus near Syria’s border with Lebanon as Eid al-Adha begun, Friday, marking the holiest feast day in the Islamic calendar. The visit comes after the government forces won a series of battles against the self-proclaimed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Syrian forces liberate key 6 towns from ISIS near ‘Uqayribat over 24 hours

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has liberated another six key settlements from besieged ISIS militants in central Syria near the terrorist group’s regional stronghold of ‘Uqayribat over the last 24 hours. Capitalizing on yesterday’s advances in central Homs Governorate, the SAA secured an area of twelve kilometers by four kilometers […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Countless Syrian Army tanks, vehicles rushed to Deir Ezzor frontier

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – The Al-Ghadeer media group has released a front-line report showing mechanized forces of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) being rushed to eastern Syria in preparation for further offensive actions against ISIS forces in Deir Ezzor Governorate. The front-line report appears to have been shot on the al-Sukhnah axis of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Could Israel's Navy Start a Nuclear War?

Marcel Serr at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Marcel Serr* *Security, * It might be small, but... Israel’s navy is the smallest branch of the Israel Defense Forces. However, the need to protect Israel’s recently-established gas rigs in the Mediterranean against missile and terrorist attacks presents the Israeli navy with a profound challenge. In addition, the Israeli submarine fleet is of tremendous strategic importance—particularly regarding a possible Iranian military nuclear program. Thus, Israel’s navy plays a vital role for Jerusalem’s security. Almost 10,000 men and women serve in Israel’s navy under the command of ... more »

Unprecedented Show of Force: US Sends B-1Bs, F-35s to Korea

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 17 hours ago
DAHBOO77 Published on Aug 31, 2017 A day after President Donald Trump finally broke his silence on North Korea after the isolated nation twice provoked its geopolitical adversaries in the span of just four days, Yonhap is reporting that the US sent four F-35B stealth jets and two nuclear-capable B-1B strategic bombers to train with […]

Lean In Toward The Light by Carrie Newcomer

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 17 hours ago
*Published on August 21, 2016* Lean In Toward The Light - Words and Music by Carrie Newcomer ©2016 Carrie Newcomer Music (BMI), Administered by BMG Chrysalis "I believe longing toward something that as sacred and whole is part of the human condition. To lean into the light and into hope is not about wishful or positive thinking. Hope is about doing the heart opening and gritty daily work of getting up each morning and trying again (each in our own way) to make the world just a little kinder place. To be cynical is so easy. When you are cynical, you are never disappointed. But when ... more »

Where Do Robots Live in the United States?

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 17 hours ago
A fascinating brief by Mark Muro, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute takes a unique look at one of the key issues facing American workers (and other workers in developed nations); automation, particularly the growing use of industrial robots in the workplace. Mr. Muro's analysis looks at the geographic distribution of industrial robots which he defines as "automatically controlled, reprogrammable machines that are capable of replacing labor in a range of tasks". If you want to get a sense of how pervasive robotics are in some industries, here is a video showing Telsa's use of... more »

WATCH: Cop Attacks, Kidnaps Nurse for Refusing to Break the Law for Him & Warrantlessly Draw Blood

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 18 hours ago
[image: law]For refusing to break the law for a bully cop, an innocent nurse was assaulted, kidnapped and arrested—in the land of the free.

Russian President Putin Believes That The Korean Peninsula is On The Brink Of A Large-Scale Conflict

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago
© Alexei Nikolsky/Russian President's press service/TASS *Reuters*: *Putin warns N. Korea situation on verge of 'large-scale conflict'* MOSCOW, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that the tense standoff between North Korea and the United States was on the verge of large-scale conflict and said it was a mistake to try to pressure Pyongyang over its nuclear missile programme. Putin, who is due to attend a summit of the BRICS nations in China next week, wrote in an article published on the Kremlin's web site ahead of his trip that he favoured negotia... more »

Kenya's Supreme Court Rules That The Last Presidential Election Is Invalid. A New Election Must Be Called

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago
*New York Times*: *Kenya Supreme Court Nullifies Presidential Election* NAIROBI, Kenya — In a historic ruling and a first in Africa, the Kenyan Supreme Court nullified on Friday the re-election of a sitting president, ordering a new vote to be held within 60 days after its stunning decision that balloting last month had been tainted by irregularities. The Aug. 8 election was conducted peacefully and was largely praised by international observers. But David Maraga, the court’s chief justice, declared the result “invalid, null and void” after siding with the opposition, which had ...more »

Ultimate Army Fails Compilation 2017 Part 4

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago

Just a heads up, the Crying Nazi does not like to be called the Crying Nazi.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 18 hours ago
Courtesy of the Daily Beast: *Christopher Cantwell is not happy being labeled "the crying Nazi." * *The white supremacist got the moniker after he recorded a tearful video upon hearing he was wanted for arrest after pepper-spraying protesters at the University of Virginia on August 11. That was the night several hundred torch-wielding white nationalists chanted “Jews will not replace us” and then encircled a few dozen protesters gathered at a statue of university founder Thomas Jefferson. * *"When I come down here for a permitted demonstration, championed by the ACLU, where the ... more »

White House petition to declare George Soros a terrorist

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 18 hours ago
A quick break from drafting my Russia submission. Please consider signing the White House Petition to declare George Soros a terrorist and seize all his assets. https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/declare-george-soros-terrorist-and-seize-all-his-related-organizations-assets-under-rico-and-ndaa-law A top Russian official predicted that Donald Trump (and he should know what his Russian asset in the White House will do) will not declare Soros a terrorist however many people sign […]

Draft of my submission to the Special Counsel, Senate and House Intel Committees

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 18 hours ago
Dear Robert Mueller I am writing to ask you to include in your Russia investigation the role, if any, that Jared Kushner, Reince Priebus, and even Donald Trump, may have played in an attempt to have me arrested in Greece, Europe, in relation to a post I put on my blog (wordpress blog birdflu666) on […]

PNAS retracts paper linked to ex-Ohio State researcher who had chemistry PhD revoked

Andrew P. Han at Retraction Watch - 18 hours ago
Researchers from The Ohio State University and The Scripps Research Institute are retracting a 2013 paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences after they uncovered data irregularities. The retraction notice for “Somatic hypermutation maintains antibody thermodynamic stability during affinity maturation,” will appear online on Sept. 5. The paper purported to find clues about […] The post PNAS retracts paper linked to ex-Ohio State researcher who had chemistry PhD revoked appeared first on Retraction Watch.

China to eradicate poverty in 3 years

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 18 hours ago
The plan is both ambitious and achievable based on China's remarkable economic and infrastructural records. More The post China to eradicate poverty in 3 years appeared first on The Duran.

James Comey exonerated Hillary Clinton months before interviewing 17 witnesses

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 18 hours ago
GOP senators seek more information on collusion between James Comey and Hillary Clinton. More The post James Comey exonerated Hillary Clinton months before interviewing 17 witnesses appeared first on The Duran.

Special counsel Mueller working with NY Attorney General connected to George and Alex Soros

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 18 hours ago
Special counsel Mueller brings in NY Attorney General who is friends with Soros family. More The post Special counsel Mueller working with NY Attorney General connected to George and Alex Soros appeared first on The Duran.

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago
Morning Briefing: Here's what you need to know to start your day https://t.co/PcleSSudoT pic.twitter.com/FSwrojkD3x — The New York Times (@nytimes) September 1, 2017 #BREAKING Kenya Supreme Court orders re-run of presidential poll — AFP news agency (@AFP) September 1, 2017 #OnThisDay in 2004, Chechen militants took 1,100 people hostage in #Beslan. More than 330 people were killed in the three-day school siege. pic.twitter.com/aV9Elx5bSM — AFP news agency (@AFP) September 1, 2017 PICTURES OF THE WEEK (26 August - 2 September) #AFPhttps://t.co/za6Y6VaB57 pic.twitter.com/zhWQ1M3ORR... more »

Why do 100 year events happen so often?

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 19 hours ago
By Paul Homewood According to Mickey Mann, it’s because of climate change. But back in 1990, scientists knew the truth, as this article from the BOM explains: Analyses of data from rainfall gauges and the use of statistical theory enables one to estimate the probability that a particular rainfall depth […]

Adults With Autism Can Make Leaps Too!

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 20 hours ago
By Kim Rossi Hi, friends. Every so often I provide a glimpse into my family. And there was that book. Anyway, yesterday the neatest thing happened here. My oldest of three girls with autism is Mia. She is 22 years...

The 18th Annual Conference of the Weston A. Price Foundation November 10-13 Minneapolis, Minnesota

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 20 hours ago
The 18th Annual Conference of the Weston A. Price Foundation November 10-13 • Minneapolis, Minnesota www.wisetraditions.org Register by September 17 for Early Bird Discounts! EXPERT SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Zoe Harcombe, PhD Ronda Nelson, PhD, MH, CNC Lindsea Willon, MS, NTP Ben...

Convicted domestic terrorist Schaeffer Cox is getting a new sentence hearing.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 20 hours ago
Courtesy of the Newsminer: *A panel of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges has reversed one of Fairbanks militia leader Francis Schaeffer Cox's convictions but affirmed others. * *A six-page unpublished memorandum filed on Tuesday states Cox will get a new sentencing hearing. It's not yet clear whether the decision will affect his total prison sentence of 26 years. * *Cox, 34, was a one-time Alaska Legislature candidate and leader of a Fairbanks gun rights organization until his arrest in 2011. He has advocated the "sovereign citizen" ideology that disavows the legitimacy of... more »

Récits apocalyptiques et finitude : la fin de l’homme comme la fin de soi

Ethical Technology - 20 hours ago
Cet article interroge la vision sous-jacente de la mort et de la finitude présente dans les récits apocalyptiques au cinéma et en littérature. Il la met en confrontation, en perspective finale, avec la conception propre des transhumanistes de l’anéantissement. https://ieet.org/images/uploads/laroute-1000x300.jpg

BUSTED: Proof that James Comey investigation of Hillary Clinton was a complete sham

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 20 hours ago
The FBI was covering for Hillary from the very beginning. More The post BUSTED: Proof that James Comey investigation of Hillary Clinton was a complete sham appeared first on The Duran.

Update: Bronze Age research appears to be headed toward an astonishing discovery

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
[image: Update: Bronze Age research appears to be headed toward an astonishing discovery] Not so astonishing to those who follow my work on the Bronze Age. You know that North America provided all the quality copper to the old world for over a thousand years and was completely essential for the building of the great Pyramid in 2400 BC. This was then followed by lower level contact and ultimately dominated by the Vikings before Columbus. All this meant european colonies in North America, but not necessarily dominance. And plenty of them by all considerations. The cul... more »

Little evidence shows cannabis helps chronic pain or PTSD

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This is essentially a literature review and puts the spotlight on how much clinical work should be done. Not surprising considering all that is coming out of a strict prohibition only recently. However, the only so called accepted treatment is using opiods which i so see as powerfully counter indicated as a long term protocol while cannabis products are clearly well tolerated as a long term protocol. In the event, the victims are voting with their feet simply because it allows their symptoms to be significantly ameliorated, all of which allows restoration of a normal lifestyle... more »

The Christ And The Buddha: How Can You Explain the Uncanny Similarities?

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
I find all this completely explainable by understanding Jesus first mastering Egyptian material and then going with his master(s), the magi to Khasmir. All evidence points him to been an Ascended Master and as such has been confirmed by contemporary scriptures from Khasmir. *Conjecture:* An Ascended Master is provided the gift of been able to Channel and correctly utilize the Inner Sun. Like some Sufis, i have had a glimpse of the Inner Sun. Where i able to use it correctly, i have scant doubt that i certainly could heal anybody. It is also plausible that i could actually rais... more »

The unexplained A man hacked 16 NASA computers, what he found is beyond chillin

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Today we revisit the Mckinnon discoveries. We have gathered a pretty good picture regarding the US Space Service. we know that this was put in motion as early as 1980 and that the build out of an actual fleet took place through 1990 when it was plausibly used in conjunction with lasers to destroy Iraqi infantry assaults during Desert Storm. All this means we have had a fleet in place for almost twenty five years. The ships themselves bring one key technical secret and that is gravity control which went dark in 1955. With that it becomes possible to fly a large barge into s... more »

A Few Thoughts

LL at Virtual Mirage - 21 hours ago
*Feeding the North Korean Military* *The Daily NK* reported from sources in the northern provinces of North Korea that North Korea lacks enough food to feed the army. Officers encourage soldiers to steal corn from farms. Malnutrition does not excuse soldiers from duty and training. One of the sources for the *Daily NK* report said that in the northern regions of North Korea, the corn harvest generally begins in early September. Residents have started guarding their farms and small agricultural holdings day and night. However, the young, stout and well-armed soldiers are still able ... more »

Five Most Popular Posts in August

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 21 hours ago
The five most read last month were ... 1. On Labour's "Sexist" Industrial Strategy 2. Five Reasons Why a New Centre Party is a Stupid Idea 3. The Stupidity of Jeremy Hunt 4. Rallies Work 5. Silly Season Factionalism It's been another bracing month on the blog with 194,622 page views to shout about, a new all-time record! It would have been more too if the annual August slump had stayed away this year. And so the 200k ceiling is still there glowering above me, asking for a hole to be punched right through it. Next month perhaps? A mix of politics did the busines... more »

Hurricane Harvey In Perspective

Hifast at Climate Collections - 21 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? Thankfully it’s stopped raining in Houston, so time for a round up on Storm Harvey. Total rainfall from the storm peaked at 51.88 in at Cedar Bayou, just outside Houston. http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc1.html This beat the previous record rainfall from a single…

Major rebel offensive in north Syria imminent in next 24 hours: FSA source

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – “Starting from tomorrow, the ceasefire in Syria’s north is over.” This is the vague message allegedly transmitted by a Free Syrian Army (FSA) sniper whose words have since been leaked on pro-government social media – the translated version can be dated back to about eight hours ago. The message appears […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Lebanese authorities indict 39 people for links to ISIL

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The Lebanese authorities dished out 17 indictments accusing 39 people of having links to the Islamic State (ISIL) terror organization. According to the National News Agency of Lebanon, the military investigation judge, Fadi Sawan, issued the 17 indictments after several men were apprehended by the general security forces recently. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Last ISIL stronghold in central Syria set to fall in next 48 hours

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – The last Islamic State (ISIL) stronghold in central Syria, ‘Uqayribat, is expected to fall to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies in the next 48 hours, a military source told Al-Masdar News on Thursday night. ‘Uqayribat has been under the Islamic State’s control since late August 2014; it […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

TEXAS FLOODS CONSPIRACY

Anon at Aangirfan - 21 hours ago
In the last 7 years, the USA has been getting a very large number of floods of the kind that are supposed to happen roughly every 500 years. A 500-year flood is an event that has a 1 in 500 chance of occurring in any given year. "For a 500-year flood, there is a 0.2 percent chance of having a flood of that magnitude occurring" in any given year, according to the National Weather Service. The Washington Post has more details. *Donald and Melania Trump set off to Texas to see the floods. * *The total cost of the latest floods could be as high as $100bn* . *Texans greet Donald ... more »

A MESSAGE FOR THE THICK AS PLANK PENTAGON AND FBI CHIEFS. LETS CALL IT BY ITS NAME, US INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY SUFFERING A CATASTROPHIC DEFICIT IN INTELLIGENCE

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 22 hours ago
SINCE THE CASE INVOLVING MY ARREST FOR MY BLOG POST ON FEBRUARY 15TH IS STILL ACTIVE AFTER BEING SENT TO TRIKALA, IT CANNOT BE RULED OUT THAT I AM ARRESTED ANY MOMENT, PUT IN PRISON AND MURDERED. SINCE ALEXIS TSIPRAS, GEORGE SOROS AND JARED KUSHNER HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OF MY BLOG, IT MAY BE CONTINUED […]

DISGUSTING: Dan Rather says Mueller probe is Trump’s “Hurricane Vladimir” (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 23 hours ago
Former CBS news anchor trying to resurrect Russia collusion. More The post DISGUSTING: Dan Rather says Mueller probe is Trump’s “Hurricane Vladimir” (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

30,000 more signatures until Trump must address petition declaring George Soros a terrorist

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 23 hours ago
A WhiteHouse.gov petition to declare George Soros a terrorist is gaining momentum. More The post 30,000 more signatures until Trump must address petition declaring George Soros a terrorist appeared first on The Duran.

Midnight Meme Of The Day

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 23 hours ago
*-by Noah* Since Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, we're all thinking of the horror the victims are going through, but my mind has turned to other things as well. For instance, I can remember that Texas Senators Cruz and Cornyn were against approving funding for the victims of Super Storm Sandy that hit the Northeast just a few years ago, yet, there they were, the day after Harvey came onshore, hypocritically begging their hated, evil, no-good federal government for free, taxpayer funded disaster relief money for their state. Those who opposed the money for the victims of Sandy back in ... more »

The Debate: Gaza Under Crippling Siege. The Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians by Israel

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
PressTV News Videos Published on Aug 30, 2017 Misery is the best word that can be used to describe the situation in Gaza. The coastal enclave is cut off from the world because of the Israeli siege on it. Spare supplies, little clean drinking water and very little electricity is the norm. It is an […]

Putin Evacs East Russia Ahead Of New Korean War

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Aug 30, 2017 Russian president Vladimir Putin is evacuating eastern Russia in preparation for what may come if North Korea continues their suicidal push toward complete annihilation. end

Emergency: Col. Shaffer Confirms Treasonous Plan To Assassinate Trump

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Aug 31, 2017 Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer joins Alex Jones live via Skype to discuss the deep states’ movements against the President and their plot to execute an assassination that places them back in power. end

GLASGOW

Anon at Aangirfan - 23 hours ago
Above, we see Princess Diana in Glasgow. Above we see some Glaswegians. ... *36 Hours in Glasgow - The New York Times* Above, we see the Gorbals area in Glasgow. ... more »

Moslems

Anon at Aangirfan - 23 hours ago
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Russia’s Foreign Policy Progressives Have Trumped The Traditionalists

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 23 hours ago
The “progressive” faction of the Russian “deep state” (permanent military, intelligence, and diplomatic bureaucracies) understands that their country needs to flexibly adapt to the full-spectrum paradigm changes taking place across the globe. The post Russia’s Foreign Policy Progressives Have Trumped The Traditionalists appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Helping the College Applicants Who Need It the Most

Andrew Moe at Diverse - 1 day ago
Where does a high school senior whose parents didn’t go to college turn to understand the application process? What resources are available to a student from a remote rural area if she wants to apply to college?

George Washington University Opening Some Doors in D.C.

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
GWU awards 10 scholarships each year to students in the District, covering tuition, room and board, books and fees.

Rusert’s Book Looks Back at Fight Against Racist Sciences

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
Dr. Britt Rusert’s new book, Fugitive Science: Empiricism and Freedom in Early African American Culture, sheds a contemporary light on the Black artists, scientists, clergy and activists working to critique and challenge the “racist sciences” of the 19th century.

The Pathology of Delusions

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
The scenario of being criticized and threatened for writing honestly about race and/or racism in America has been played out many times in the near century since scholar E. Franklin Frazier and his wife left Atlanta under the threat of mob violence.

Congressman Plans Bill to Push Colleges to Deal with Hate Crimes

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
In an effort to clamp down on hate crimes on campus, Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, announced plans to introduce a bill that would deny federal financial aid to colleges and universities that don’t develop adequate plans to respond to hate crimes.

Ending Abuses in Law Enforcement Asset Forfeiture

Jerome R. Corsi at rss - 1 day ago
[image: ending-abuses-in-law-enforcement-forfeiture] Unfortunately, there are many documented instances of law enforcement agencies abusing property forfeiture laws.

Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 9/1/2017"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 9/1/2017"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Hurricane Harvey has ravaged Texas and Louisiana, but losses will spread across the United States. Everyone will feel the impact in some way. Hurricane Katrina losses totaled $175 billion, and Harvey could be twice that or more. (Texas Rep. Pete Sessions: Harvey Impact Could Reach $1 Trillion.) Oil prices will spike, and banks and insurance companies, ultimately, will face big losses on flooded housed and vehicles. At least 25% of refinery capacity has been shut down by Hurricane Harvey. Experts say that this will c... more »

A.G. Schneiderman Issues Consumer Alert On Charitable Giving In Response To Hurricane Harvey

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
“A.G. Schneiderman Issues Consumer Alert On Charitable Giving In Response To Hurricane Harvey NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. … Continue reading →

Russia: Navalny Punches Even Higher With New Video Alleging Secret Island Dacha Used By Putin

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
From RFERL: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-navalny-putin-island-dacha/28705917.html “RUSSIA – Navalny Punches Even Higher With New Video Alleging Secret Island Dacha Used By Putin August … Continue reading →

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Aiming Techniques* A soldier demonstrates proper aiming techniques using a AT-4 rocket launcher during weapons familiarization at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 25, 2017. Army photo by Markus Rauchenberger *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from the following photo-gallery ....* Soldiers Hone Rocket Launcher Skills *(Department of Defense).

Kurdish, Assyrian forces clash in Qamishli City

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:50 A.M.) – A series of intense clashes broke-out between the Asayish (Kurdish police) and Sootooro (pro-government Assyrian paramilitary) forces in the central district of Al-Qamishli on Thursday night. The clashes would last for a short period of time and engulf much of Al-Qamishli’s central district before both sides halted the hostilities and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Jihadist rebels launch surprise assault in west Aleppo

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:50 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham launched a surprise overnight assault in the western sector of Aleppo, targeting the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) held areas in the Al-Layramoun and Al-Zahra quarters, along with an attack in the New Aleppo District. Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham began the assault by launching a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Video: ISIS praises its crippled militants for fighting on in Raqqa city

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:00 A.M.) – Facing overwhelming odds in terms of manpower and weaponry in the provincial capital of Raqqa, the Islamic State has turned to its crippled members to lead the battle against the predominately Kurdish ‘Syrian Democratic Forces’ (SDF). In a brand new propaganda video released on Thursday, a handful of ISIS combattants […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

High ranking ISIL commander arrested near Syrian border

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:15 A.M.) One of the Islamic State’s (ISIL) highest ranking commanders in the Levant, Bassel Mohammad ‘Abdel-Qader (AKA ‘Abu Anas Al-Sahli’), has been arrested by the Lebanese security forces near the Syrian border. The Lebanese Army Command – Orientation Directorate – issued on Thursday the following statement: “In the context of the preemptive […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

ISIL mass retreating to Deir Ezzor for epic battle

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has been advancing through several kilometers of desert terrain recently, placing them in prime position to reach the provincial capital of Deir Ezzor by the end of September. As a result of this massive advance by the government forces, the Islamic State has been forced […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Iran provides Qatar with more food supplies as Gulf crisis continues

Iran takes all necessary steps to assist Qatar in handling international pressure, which Tehran perceives as “unfair” and conflict-inducing, the Iranian president said Thursday in a phone conversation with Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. “The Islamic Republic of Iran considers [the pressure] imposed on Qatar to be unfair, as well as inducing aggravation […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

He’s leaving to spend more time with his phony medals

nonnie9999 at HYSTERICAL RAISINS - 1 day ago
From the Minneapolis StarTribune: MILWAUKEE — The tough-talking sheriff of Milwaukee County, David Clarke, resigned without explanation Thursday, capping a tumultuous year for the divisive, provocative lawman whose unabashed support for President Donald Trump and in-your-face personality earned him a … Continue reading →

Thousands Flee Myanmar As A New Rohingya Muslim Insurgence Emerges And The Military Cracks Down

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Time: **‘The Villages are Burning Down.’ Fear and Fire Send Rohingya Fleeing to Bangladesh* Attacks by insurgents. A brutal military crackdown. Thousands of villagers running for their lives. History is repeating itself in Myanmar less than a year after the emergence of a new Rohingya Muslim insurgency first threatened fragile efforts to bring peace to the country’s volatile western Rakhine state. “In the west of my direction I am seeing smoke,” a Rohingya man in his twenties, who asked not to be named for his safety, told TIME by phone Wednesday from Maungdaw town near the bord... more »

Time For The DC Parties To Dump Ryan And Pelosi For Their Own Good

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
About a year ago, Pew released a survey about party affiliation in the U.S. One conclusion you would have drawn is that registered voters who identify as independent might soon outnumber both Republicans and Democrats-- *combined*. More recently-- like last week-- a Harvard-Harris Poll showed net favorability for some of the country's most prominent political leaders. The only leaders from either party with statistically more positive support than negativity are Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. People-- as in registered voters-- absolutely *hate* both Trump and Hillary, Senate ... more »

Yet another renewable energy boondoggle

Paul Driessen at CFACT - 1 day ago
Paul Driessen explains the true cost of solar installations, adding that such installations in hurricane-prone areas could lead to massive shards of glass being blown into homes, livestock, and people. Proponents of solar (and wind) typically fail to include the costs - both material and environmental -- of constructing and maintaining these facilities, nor do they admit that the installations cannot as of yet provide constant, reliable power.

Video: Death of a Climate Icon, the polar bear’s demise as a useful poster child

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Last week I asked: “What’s causing the death of the polar bear as a climate change icon?” I was echoing the conclusion of a commentator at the Arctic Institute (22 August 2017) who lamented: “The polar bear is dead, long live the polar bear” and climate scientist Michael Mann, who told…

X22 Report, “Armstrong's Cycle Analysis Predicts A Major Event This Fall”

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X22 Report, “Armstrong's Cycle Analysis Predicts A Major Event This Fall” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu7iS-ZAdCs *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “Economic Indicators Plunge And Banks Move To The Block Chain” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpw42L-i_xg

"Can-Kicking Time in the Imperial City"

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*“More Catastrophic Than Lehman”* by Brian Maher "The spirit of doom has stolen over us today, and our usual placid features are creased with worry… For evil seeds are in the wind. Congress has until Sept. 29 to raise the debt ceiling. Should it fail, the dreaded “X date” follows shortly thereafter. The “X date” - when the national collection box starts running dry - and the United States Treasury can no longer meet all its expenses. "On a day-to-day basis,” warns the Congressional Budget Office, “handling all payments for important and popular programs (e.g., Social Security, Med... more »

Australia Offers Military Assistance To Philippines In Their Battle Against The Islamic State

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Australian troops would be advising in Marawi City, where Islamic State terrorists have been most active. (Reuters: Romeo Ranoco) *ABC News Online:* *Australian special forces closer to helping Duterte's troops in battle against Islamic State* Defence Minister Marise Payne will visit the Philippines next week for more talks about sending special forces troops to the Philippines. Earlier today Foreign Minister Julie Bishop's office confirmed that the Philippines had accepted Australia's offer of help, but Ms Bishop has since clarified that it has not yet been formally agreed. Senat... more »

New Mexico State Regents Vote to Replace Chancellor

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — The New Mexico State University Board of Regents voted to move forward with the search to replace Chancellor Garrey Carruthers despite widespread support from university faculty, staff, students and state lawmakers. The board voted Wednesday to replace Carruthers after his contract ends in mid-2018. Public pressure had built for the regents […]

Former Louisville Foundation Execs Led Nation in Pay

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Four former executives at the embattled University of Louisville Foundation led the nation in pay to public university foundation employees in 2014, leaving them potentially liable for IRS penalties. A Courier-Journal review of nearly 1,600 officers and employees of 1,146 foundations in 2014, the most recent year for which figures are available, […]

Penn State Professors Get Grant for ‘Fake News’ Detector

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Two Penn State professors have received $300,000 from the National Science Foundation to develop technology that will enable digital devices to weed out “fake news.” The university says Dongwon Lee, a professor of information sciences and technology, and S. Shyam Sundar, a communications professor, are working on the project. Lee says, […]

New Hampshire University to Take in Students After Harvey

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire university is offering a free semester to college students displaced by Hurricane Harvey, 12 years after it helped a similar group after Hurricane Katrina. Franklin Pierce University will provide free tuition, room and board to up to 20 students for the fall semester. The university made a similar offer […]

Judge Nearing Decision on Trial Over Penn State Frat Death

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BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A district judge may decide by the weekend whether prosecutors have presented enough evidence to hold a trial for former members of a now-closed Penn State fraternity charged in connection with a pledge’s death. Before a preliminary hearing resumed for a seventh day on Thursday, District Judge Allen Sinclair told reporters he […]

Arizona State Unveils Tillman Statue at Sun Devil Stadium

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
TEMPE, Ariz. — The walls around Sun Devil Stadium and the new football complex are lined with photos of Pat Tillman. Images of the former player and Army Ranger can be found across the campus and around town, too. Now there’s a bronze likeness of perhaps the greatest Sun Devil in school history. Arizona State […]

Gold Reset To $10,000/oz Coming “By January 1, 2018” – Rickards

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Gold Reset To $10,000/oz Coming “By January 1, 2018” – Rickards by janskoyles, http://www.goldcore.com/us/ – Trump could be planning a radical “reboot” of the U.S. dollar – Currency reboot will see leading nations devalue their currencies against gold – New gold price would be nearly 8 times higher at $10,000/oz – Price based on mass exit of foreign […]

Jim Willie: All American Finance Is Fraud

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Jim Willie: All American Finance Is Fraud by https://ochelli.com/, http://goldenjackass.com/ Oil and the Petro-dollar , as Houston is pounded by Hurricane Harvey. What’s the reality of the trail of Gold Bars that are allegedly in Fort Knox? Jim Willie helps us follow the money as White Dragons make deals , Rothschild Family divides and the Chinese continue […]

China Says It Will Never Allow War or Chaos on its Doorstep as Tensions Escalate on Korean Peninsula

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
China Says It Will Never Allow War or Chaos on its Doorstep as Tensions Escalate on Korean Peninsula by https://www.rt.com/ Beijing has said it will not allow war or chaos on the Korean Peninsula, as two US B-1B bombers conducted a new flight in the area, joined by South Korean and Japanese fighter jets in a […]

Trump’s Show of Force: US Supersonic Bombers and Stealth Jets Drop Bombs Near North Korea Border in Warning to Kim Jong-Un

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Trump’s Show of Force: US Supersonic Bombers and Stealth Jets Drop Bombs Near North Korea Border in Warning to Kim Jong-Un by SOPHIE EVANS, JACK KIM, KAORI KANEKO, http://www.mirror.co.uk/, 31 Aug 2017 The US president flew the highly advanced warplanes to the country to take part in bombing drills above the Korean peninsula, the South said today. – The […]

WOW! #FakeNews Media Refuses to Show MASSIVE CROWD OF SCREAMING SUPPORTERS Greeting Trumps in Texas

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
WOW! #FakeNews Media Refuses to Show MASSIVE CROWD OF SCREAMING SUPPORTERS Greeting Trumps in Texas by Jim Hoft, http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/ THOUSANDS OF TEXANS LINED THE STREET TODAY IN CORPUS CHRISTI TO GREET PRESIDENT TRUMP AND FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP – The protesters started screaming, “USA! USA!…” when the president and First Lady arrived. – THIS VIDEO IS […]

Have Generals Fully Taken Over the White House?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Have Generals Fully Taken Over the White House? by Garland Nixon, Lee Stranahan, https://sputniknews.com/, 26 Aug 2017 Generals have taken over the Trump White House; Free speech under attack; Weekly Wrap-Up. – With Bannon out of the White House and Democrat advisor Gary Cohn under attack, Lee and Garland ask whether the Generals like Kelly and McMaster are about to achieve a […]

The Fake News Media of Sweden

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The Fake News Media of Sweden by Nima Gholam Ali Pour, https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/ * In most democratic countries, the media should be critical of those who hold power. In Sweden, however, the media criticize those who criticize the authorities. Criticism is not aimed at the people who hold power, but against private citizens who, according to the journalists, […]

Rep. Rohrabacher After Meeting Assange: 99% Certain Russian Collusion Story Is a Lie

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Rep. Rohrabacher After Meeting Assange: 99% Certain Russian Collusion Story Is a Lie by http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/ Sean Hannity interviewed Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) on Wednesday night. The California Republican recently went to London to interview Wikileaks founder Julian Assange about the Hillary Clinton emails that were published by Wikileaks during the 2016 presidential campaign. – Rohrabacher told […]

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