Thursday, November 09, 2017

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Two high ranking ISIS commanders arrested near Syrian-Lebanese border

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:15 A.M.) – Two high ranking Islamic State (ISIS) commanders were arrested by the Lebanese Army near the Syrian-Lebanese border, Wednesday, a military communique read. According to the communique, the two ISIS emirs, Ibrahim Ahmad Zarzour (Lebanese) and ‘Uday Hussein Khatib (Syrian), were arrested by the Lebanese Army inside the city of ‘Arsal […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Iraqi military allowed Syrian Army, allies to attack Albukamal from Iraq

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 A.M.) – The Iraqi military allowed the Syrian military and their allies, including Iraq’s Hashd Al-Sha’abi (Popular Mobilization Units), to attack the Islamic State’s (ISIS) positions inside the border-city of Albukamal on Wednesday, a source told Al-Masdar News last night. The Syrian Army and their allies were able to enter Albukamal’s eastern […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US continues to hinder humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria – MoD

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 minutes ago
The Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday that the United States continues to impede humanitarian aid deliveries to embattled areas of Syria. “During the video conference, the Russian party raised the issue of the US activities aimed to prevent delivery of humanitarian aid through the 55-km zone. The parties also discussed issues of delivering humanitarian aid […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Israeli Army builds fortifies positions near Lebanese border town, violates UN agreement

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 A.M.) – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) were seen digging a new fortified ditch, Wednesday, near the Lebanese border-town of ‘Udayseh in the Nabatiyeh Governorate. Lebanese Army and UNIFIL soldiers watched as Israeli bulldozers began digging the ditch near ‘Udayseh, prompting the Lebanese government to issue a complaint over the IDF’s violation […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US-backed forces threaten aggressive response to any Syrian Army attack in east Deir Ezzor

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 A.M.) – The US-backed Deir Ezzor Military Council has threatened “respond aggressively” to any Syrian Arab Army (SAA) attack in the eastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate. “We will respond aggressively to any attacks conducted by the Syrian regime in eastern Deir Ezzor,” the Deir Ezzor Military Council of the Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Foreign rebels rob Syrian power plant to sell stolen materials on black market – video

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels of the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) were filmed stripping a power plant and nearby railway of their precious materials in the Al-Ghaab Plains recently. Video footage released by the pro-opposition “Syrian Reporters” channel on YouTube showed the TIP fighters dismantling railways and the Zayzon Thermal Power Plant […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Kaliningrad Russia: Siloviki Beat Newspaper Editor-in-Chief, Search his Editorial Office

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 26 minutes ago
Source: site “Crime Russia” (https://en.crimerussia.com): “10:15 / 02.11.2017 Kaliningrad: siloviki beat newspaper editor-in-chief, search his editorial office Igor Rudnikov was … Continue reading →

Russian Police Violently Arrest Critical Newspaper Editor

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 26 minutes ago
From HumanRightsWatch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/11/07/russian-police-violently-arrest-critical-newspaper-editor “November 7, 2017 3:07PM EST ‪Dispatches‬ Russian Police Violently Arrest Critical Newspaper Editor FIFA Should Ensure Press … Continue reading →

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 36 minutes ago
A U.S. flag flutters in front of a portrait of the late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong at Tiananmen gate during the visit by President Trump to Beijing. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj *WNU Editor*: There are some great pictures of Presidents Trump and Xi in the Forbidden City here .... *Trump in Asia* (Reuters).

CFACT co-sponsors climate and energy conference with EIKE

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 42 minutes ago
CFACT is proud to partner with EIKE, the European Institute for Climate and Energy, for the conference which opens today in Dusseldorf, Germany. The conference will feature CFACT's Marc Morano, Craig Rucker and many other prominent science and policy experts including Nir Shaviv, Henrik Svensmark, Francois Gervais, Horst Lüdecke, Lord Christopher Monckton and many more.

African NGOs want to kick U.S. out of UN climate conference

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 42 minutes ago
Expelling the U.S. delegation would be unbelievably disruptive. These are supposed to be delicate diplomatic affairs. There is no provision in the Paris Agreement for this kind of terminal action, or in the underlying UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which is a duly ratified U.S. treaty. Fun facts: The U.S. pays 22% of the UN budget and 20% of the UN climate process.

France realized it’s a really bad idea to ditch nuclear power

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 42 minutes ago
Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot told reporters Tuesday it would be too “brutal and unrealistic” to stick with a pledge to shut down nuclear power plants.

REPORT: Prince Charles lobbied for climate policy that benefited his own investments

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 42 minutes ago
The Paradise Papers revealed that while Prince Charles was lobbying for a rule change to allow “carbon credits” from rainforests to be bought and traded, Charles’s estate invested $113,500 in Sustainable Forestry, according to the BBC.

Tweet For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
#XiJinping,@realDonaldTrump watch repair of historical relics at "antiques hospital" of Palace Museum https://t.co/FgrfLhgcSR #ForbiddenCity pic.twitter.com/jwsoURiJVy — China Xinhua News (@XHNews) November 8, 2017 *WNU Editor*: I was given a tour of the "Conservation Scientific Laboratory/Workshop of the Forbidden City" in 1988. In this place there are specialists who spend their lives restoring treasures that would make your mouth just drop. It is known that President Trump loves gold, the color of gold, but specifically fine sculptures and artwork made with gold. I am willing ... more »

“The Black Swan In Plain Sight - Debt Out The Wazoo”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*“The Black Swan In Plain Sight - Debt Out The Wazoo”* by David Stockman "The black swan in plain sight does emit the Donald’s orangish glow, but at the end of the day its true color is actually red. That is, monumental towers of rapidly rising debt loom everywhere on the planet. For the moment, the artificial cash flow from this unsustainable borrowing spree is keeping a simulacrum of growth and prosperity alive. Yet this whole outbreak of debt madness - represented by $225 trillion outstanding on a global basis - is careening toward a financial and economic dead end that will soo... more »

President Trump Is The First Foreign Leader To Dine In The Forbidden City Since The Founding Of The People' Republic Of China

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*CNN: **Trump to become first foreign leader to dine in Forbidden City since founding of modern China* Hong Kong (CNN)Donald Trump will receive an honor in Beijing not granted to any US President since the founding of the People's Republic of China: official dinner inside the Forbidden City. When Trump and his wife Melania land in the Chinese capital Wednesday, they will join President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, for a tour of the Forbidden City, the historic palace that housed Chinese emperors and their families for almost 500 years. Trump is expected to dine with Xi i... more »

Another House Republican Sees The Writing On The Wall: LoBiondo Calls It Quits

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 2 hours ago
My sister just moved to southern New Jersey, to the large swing district that takes up the bottom 5th of the state, NJ-02, the seat the Democrats always shoulda/coulda/woulda won-- but never do. It stretches from Little Egg Harbor Township south through Atlantic City down to Cape May and west through Millville to the Wilmington suburbs and Philly exurbs along the Delaware River. There are 8 counties in the district but most of the votes come from Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Gloucester counties. Obama beat McCain 53-45% and beat Romney 54-46%. But Frank LoBiondo, a mainstream... more »

Space Fence: Connecting the Surveillance and Transhumanist Agendas

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 2 hours ago
*Makia Freeman* - The Space Fence is a massive, planetary-wide, space surveillance system. The post Space Fence: Connecting the Surveillance and Transhumanist Agendas appeared first on Waking Times.

Russia Will Soon Be Deploying 'Robot' Tanks

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Defense One:* *Russia Says It Will Field a Robot Tank that Outperforms Humans* A colonel who runs a research directorate says the Nehreta did well in recent exercises at proving grounds outside Moscow. The Russian military will field a new armed tank-like robot that “outperformed” manned platforms in recent exercises at the Alabino proving grounds outside Moscow. That’s what Col. Oleg Pomazuev told the Russian news site “Military Review” in late October. Pomazuev runs the Department of Innovation Research at the Russian military’s Main Directorate of Research Activities, or GUNI... more »

Does the California NAACP Want to Replace the National Anthem?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 2 hours ago
The group has proposed state legislation aimed at replacing "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem due to its controversial third stanza.

“How Technology Poisoned the Future”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*“How Technology Poisoned the Future”* by Bill Bonner "Over the weekend, bitcoin rose to more than $7,500 - a 200% gain from when we bought in June. ‘Is that all?’ replies a colleague. ‘I got into a bitcoin miner at 2 cents a share. It’s now trading at $7. I’ll do the math for you. If you had put in $1,000, you’d have $350,000 today.’ What to make of it? Better money? ‘Nothing like this has ever happened before,’ says another colleague. He’s right. Bitcoin offers neither products nor services. It makes neither profits nor losses. It is neither animal, vegetable, nor mineral…quick n... more »

The Lies Progressives Tell (Especially To Themselves!)

C. B. Thorington at A Divided World - 3 hours ago
Violence between UC Berkeley students and Trump supporters on March 2, 2017 Screen capture from Fox News Youtube post Over the past nine years the offenses progressives have made against the truth have multiplied. This was certainly true through all eight years of the Obama administration, but since the election of Donald Trump, these misrepresentations […] The post The Lies Progressives Tell (Especially To Themselves!) appeared first on A Divided World.

Gregory Mannarino, “Situation Critical: Ominous Warning From The Bond Market”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, “Situation Critical: Ominous Warning From The Bond Market” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xca4rCBPnxY

Democrats' sweep of Virginia shows the state is moving beyond its Confederate past

Toni-Michelle C. Travis, Professor of American Politics, George Mason University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 3 hours ago
In Virginia, suburbanites, city-dwellers and black voters together rebuffed racism as an electoral strategy and handed Dems a huge win. Is this diverse coalition the future of Old Dominion politics?

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Begins His Book Tour

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *EXCLUSIVE: Hillary's backers 'would stop at nothing' says Joe Biden. Ex-VP reveals he feared deeply personal campaign as his family mourned dead son and were roiled by sex scandal - but says he'd have WON if he'd run* * In his new memoir, Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose, Joe Biden reveals he did not want to be vice president after he was asked by Obama * The former VP also details how he and his family were confident he could win the 2016 presidency, but Obama 'was almost certain' Hillary would be the nominee * Biden had wrestled with the idea ... more »

CONFIRMED: Trump Dossier IS basis of Russiagate

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 4 hours ago
Former Trump campaign official Carter Page confirms FBI relying on Trump Dossier to conduct Russiagate investigation More The post CONFIRMED: Trump Dossier IS basis of Russiagate appeared first on The Duran.

Racist Graffiti Hoax Causes Outrage at Kansas State University

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
An African-American man painted racist language on his car as a Halloween prank that law enforcement says got out of hand.

"How Many Times?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
“How many times do you have to get hit over the head before you figure out who's hitting you?” - Harry S. Truman

Geagea ‘rules out’ military strike against Hezbollah

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 A.M.) – The so-called leader of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, stated on Wednesday that he has ruled out any military strike against Hezbollah, adding that the aforementioned group is “our problem.” “I have not sensed any indications of a military strike against Hezbollah, and in the end Hezbollah is our problem […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Scores of jihadists killed in risky northern Hama offensive

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels launched a powerful offensive on Monday to capture several villages and towns along the Hama-Idlib axis. Led by Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and Jaysh Al-Izza, the jihadist rebels managed to capture several areas in northern Hama, forcing the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) to send a large number of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Yemen: Humanitarian aid impeded following total shutdown of Sana’a Int’l Airport

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) – The total shutdown of the Sana’a International Airport has hindered the arrival of United Nations aircrafts, humanitarian aid and Red Cross personnel, airport’s Director General Khalid Al-Shayef said in Sana’a on Wednesday. The airport’s full closure came following an announcement by the Saudi-led coalition battling Houthi militants to close all […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Saad Hariri’s plane allegedly lands in Beirut – report

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:35 A.M.) – Lebanon’s Al-Jadeed News reported tonight that the private jet of former Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, had landed at the Rafic Hariri International Airport in southern Beirut. The Lebanese news channel stated it is still unknown whether or not Hariri is actually on the plane. Meanwhile, Lebanese politician, Okab Saqr, told […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian war against ISIS reaches critical stage as terrorist group has nowhere to retreat

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army’s liberation of Albukamal on Wednesday night may have marked the end of the Islamic State’s control over a major Syrian city, but the terrorist group still maintains several small pockets across the country. While these pockets of resistance may be small, they will prove to be […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Climate Engineering Is A Gateway To Global Government

Derrick Broze at Activist Post - 4 hours ago
By Derrick Broze As the U.S. House of Representatives held its first hearing on climate engineering it is becoming clear that the technology will lead... more »

Leaked Documents Reveal Israel Attempt To Capitalize On Hariri Resignation; Possible Collusion With KSA

Brandon Turbeville at Activist Post - 4 hours ago
By Brandon Turbeville Shortly after the Saudi crackdown began and was followed up by the resignation of Lebanese president Saad Hariri, it was noted by... more »

"GOP Tax Plan Screws Middle Class"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*"GOP Tax Plan Screws Middle Class"* By David Stockman "The Republicans’ budget resolution for fiscal year (FY) 2018 whiffs completely on the entitlement monster while promising big middle class tax cuts. As to the entitlements matter, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline projects outlays of $24 trillion over the next decade for social security, Medicare and SSI (supplemental security income - mainly for the poor elderly). These expenditures are overwhelmingly driven by the baby boom retirement wave that’s coming, and actually constitute 50% of the $48 trillion baseline ... more »

Happy MAGA Day - Remembering November 8th, 2016...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 4 hours ago
*when did you find out Donald J. Trump was elected president of the U.S.A.??* I stayed up until until he was announced winner at 2:30 am and watched his acceptance speech. I finally shuffled off to bed in a state of complete and utter exhaustion at about 5 am. From the day he rode down that escalator in Trump Tower, I knew he would be president. *MAGA, baby!!*

The Resignation Of Prime Minister Saad Hariri Raises Fears In Lebanon Of A Return To A Period Of Uncertainty And Conflict

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Washington Post*: *Lebanon’s plunge into political crisis raises specter of war with Israel* BEIRUT — Even for a country long used as a battleground by regional powers and their proxies, the sudden resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri has opened a new period of political uncertainty and fear in Lebanon. The tiny nation has often been caught between the political agendas of more powerful countries. But it now appears more vulnerable to conflict as Israel and Saudi Arabia try to isolate their shared enemy, the Iran-backed movement Hezbollah. Hariri, a Sunni politician who is... more »

The Things You Can Learn for 60k a Year

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 4 hours ago
Some parents take second jobs, third mortgages and sacrifice everything to send their kids to Ivy League schools like Harvard, one of the top academic and priciest schools in the country, to prepare them for the real world as leaders in business, medicine and law. And those parents should be comforted to know that in this competitive information age, Harvard is on the cutting edge and they're preparing their young people for the job market by helping them master the proper way to stick things up their butts . Yes, Harvard University is in the midst of 'Sex Week', complete with wor... more »

F-23: The Only Plane That Could Kill the F-22 Raptor Is the One That Almost Replaced It

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * An incredible story. *Both the Raptor and a fully operational F-23 would have carried eight air-to-air missiles internally—that was the Air Force requirement. Moreover, the operational jets were essentially identically in terms of avionics—both competitors had proposed similar avionics suites. In fact, the Raptor ended up with the radar that was originally proposed for the * YF-23. In 1991, Lockheed won the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition and went on to develop the stealthy world beating F-22 Raptor air superiority fighter. While in man... more »

This Old American Nuclear Attack Submarine Could Still Take on Russia or China's Best

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * So why is it going away? *Although intelligence gathering has long been a role for submarines, starting in the 1990s the U.S. submarine fleet began using an Army phrase, “intelligence preparation of the battlefield,” to describe intelligence gathering in support of operations on the ground. Lacking a underwater enemy to fight, American submarines could linger off the coastlines of potential adversaries, collecting electronic data and conducting surveillance operations. The Los Angeles class was at the forefront of this effort, and USS Annapolis was ... more »

The U.S. Military’s 5 Biggest Victories (And 5 Most Stunning Defeats)

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * The biggest victories...and the worst defeats. *American military failures have undoubtedly had an impact on the country’s strategic position, but have yet to fundamentally undercut national power. The United States recovered quickly from Operation Drumbeat, Antietam, the disbanding of the Iraqi Army and the defeat in Korea.* The American military is clearly the most dominant force on the planet--maybe the most lethal ever. Armed with nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, submarines, a fleet of drones and a massive army and air force, it would win in a... more »

Vietnam and the United States: The Ties That Bind

Nguyen Thanh Chau at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Nguyen Thanh Chau* *Security, Asia* [image: Executive Director of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation's (APEC) Secretariat Alan Bollard (L) talks to an unidentified official before the concluding senior official's meeting in Da Nang, Vietnam, November 6, 2017. REUTERS/Luong Thai Linh/Pool] When Trump arrives in Vietnam, he'll be welcomed by a country that eagerly seeks to bulid friendship and partnerships. For watchers of U.S.-Vietnam relations, it is considered business as usual that the U.S. presidents visit Vietnam only at their “sunset” time—the final months or year while... more »

Iran's New Missile Cap Offer Is a Total Sham

Richard Goldberg, Behnam Ben Taleblu at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Richard Goldberg, Behnam Ben Taleblu* *Security, Middle East* [image: A display featuring missiles and a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen at Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran September 27, 2017. Nazanin Tabatabaee Yazdi/TIMA/File Photo via REUTERS] Iran is looking to dupe the West again. Last week, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared that the country’s Supreme Leader had mandated "cap" on the range of Iran’s surface-to-surface ballistic missile force of 2,000 kilometers. According to U.S. Director of National Intelligence... more »

How to Realistically Solve the North Korea Crisis

Doug Bandow at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Doug Bandow* *Security, Asia* With the North becoming a genuine nuclear power, it is time for Washington to try something new. Washington sees North Korea as a security challenge. Yet the North threatens America only because the United States intervened in the conflict between the two Koreas. The case for defending now populous and prosperous South Korea expired long ago. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea sees nuclear weapons as its primary means of regime survival. When I visited Pyongyang in June, North Korean officials pointed to Washington’s “hostile policy” and “nu... more »

Trump in Asia: Transatlantic Cooperation Key for Continued Leadership

Ryan Hass, Alex Pascal at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Ryan Hass, Alex Pascal* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping leave after an opera performance at the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst] Washington should applaud, encourage and facilitate Europe playing a more active role in Asia’s security. President Trump’s ongoing trip to Asia has focused international attention on the region’s evolving power dynamics. Given the president’s withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Trump’s seeming ambivalence on attending the East Asia Summit, and ... more »

How Is ISIS Able to Commit Acts of Terror as It Loses Territory?

Jacqueline R. Sutherland at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Jacqueline R. Sutherland* *Security, Middle East* [image: An Islamic State flag is seen in this picture illustration taken February 18, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo] As Iraq and Syria are liberated from ISIS’s tyrannical grip, the cosmopolitan hubs of New York, London and Barcelona—among far too many others—are assaulted in its name. ISIS has lost any shred of territorial claim it once held to a caliphate. In Syria, following a five-month campaign, U.S.-backed forces reclaimed its former capital of Raqqa, and Deir Ezzor—its last remaining stronghold—faces si... more »

Yesterday Maine Voted For Progressive Healthcare-- Ohio Didn't

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 5 hours ago
There was one dark side to the election results Tuesday night: Ohio. Issue 2 would have required state agencies to not pay more for prescription drugs than the federal Department of Veterans Affairs. Big Pharma put together a massive $60 million confuse-the-voters media campaign... that worked. Issue 2 lost-- and lost big: 474,741 (20.72%) to 1,816,074 (79.28%). Ohio voters overwhelmingly decided to be ripped off by drug companies and pay more for pharmaceuticals. It lost every single county-- even the most progressive blue counties like Cuyahoga, Franklin, Lucas and Athens. Are vo... more »

Mohawk Nation News ' Shacks, Shovels and Slop Pails'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 5 hours ago
Read article at Mohawk Nation News .http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2017/11/08/hacks-shovels-slop-pails7846/

Is North Korea Just a Smokescreen? The Real Target is China

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 5 hours ago
Is North Korea Just a Smokescreen? The Real Target is China by Bryce McBride, https://www.mises.ca/ Is Korea just a smokescreen? In my last article (Sticking the arson charge on a couple of patsies) I questioned why North Korea’s nuclear program was attracting such attention from the United States. North Korea is a very poor and backwards country […]

Saudi Arabia WAR Fear: Saudis Gets US and EU Backing at Iran ‘Act of WAR’ Missile Attack

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 5 hours ago
Saudi Arabia WAR Fear: Saudis Gets US and EU Backing at Iran ‘Act of WAR’ Missile Attack by WILL KIRBY, http://www.express.co.uk/ THE UNITED States has joined Saudi Arabia in pointing the finger at Iran for the recent failed missile attack on Riyadh. – While President Trump continues his 12-day tour of Asia, the White House has condemned the missile attack by […]

Global Crackdown Meets Crack Up Boom — Rob Kirby

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 5 hours ago
Global Crackdown Meets Crack Up Boom – Interview with Rob Kirby by Perpetual Assets Rob Kirby from KirbyAnalytics.com joins us for a discussion on current events, the Saudi surprise, blockchain technology, precious metals, and more. end

At this Point, the Trump-Russia Investigation is an Embarrassment to America

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 5 hours ago
At this Point, the Trump-Russia Investigation is an Embarrassment to America by Conrad Black, http://www.nationalreview.com/ Ring Down the Curtain on This Fiasco At this point, the Trump-Russia investigation is an embarrassment to America. I have scoured the American and some international media in vain to find any recognition of what a Gordian knot of absurdity the […]

HuffPo Yanks Article On Russiagate Hysteria By Award Winning Journalist Joe Lauria – So Here It Is

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 5 hours ago
HuffPo Yanks Article On Russiagate Hysteria By Award Winning Journalist Joe Lauria – So Here It Is by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ Award winning journalist and UN correspondent of 25 years, Joe Lauria, penned an outstanding article on the origins of “Russiagate” which he published to the liberal Huffington Post this week. 24 hours later, HuffPo yanked the article – leaving a […]

X22 Report, “Layer By Layer The Cabal Is Being Exposed To The World”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
X22 Report, “Layer By Layer The Cabal Is Being Exposed To The World” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lJJVt6znyI&t=107s

Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, “Balance (Galaxies)”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
Liquid Mind, “Balance (Galaxies)” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKKzFk-FiZM

I will just leave this here. Update!

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 5 hours ago
WYD, @donnabrazile?! pic.twitter.com/DCXcgjocgj — leah mcelrath  (@leahmcelrath) November 8, 2017 We shall know them by the company that they keep. In her book Brazile also accused President Obama of having a "Titanic ego," and referred to the Clinton campaign as a "cult." When you become a darling of the Right, and they make up the largest audience for your book, you really have to evaluate your priorities as a self described progressive. I'm just saying. Update: Now complaining about the Clinton Campaign on Fox News. Donna Brazile to Tucker Carlson: Hillary Campaign Bigs ... more »

There’s a Huge Plume of Magma Bulging Against Antarctica

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 5 hours ago
The first rule of modeling is to identify the most significant and obvious factors first. Only in the field of climate “science” would researchers overlook the fact that Antarctica is sitting on one very huge and very hot magma plume and the fact that the glacier is melting from beneath, and reach the conclusion that … Continue reading "There’s a Huge Plume of Magma Bulging Against Antarctica"

Are Saudi Arabia's Billionaires Bailing Out?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal's (L) stake in Murdoch family companies News Corporation and 21st Century Fox has been crucial in helping to stave off bids by other shareholders. (Reuters) *ABC News Online:* *Rupert and the Saudi Prince: Key Murdoch ally sells off shares in 21st Century Fox* One of Rupert Murdoch's key business allies, who was arrested in last week's corruption crackdown in Saudi Arabia, has quietly sold off his $1.5 billion stake in 21st Century Fox. The business relationship between Mr Murdoch and Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is now under new scrutiny, with Mr Murdoch's ... more »

Darwin and Velikovsky – Ginenthal

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 5 hours ago
I’ve finally finished reading Charles Ginenthal’s last book, published posthumously, about a new theory explaining biological evolution. Not so new in that others have previously proposed it, but in this work Ginenthal supplies a lot of physical evidence in support … Continue reading →

The Creation of Russiagate

Joe Lauria at The Duran - 6 hours ago
The scandal originates with two documents - the CrowdStrike report and the Trump Dossier - both paid for by the Democrats More The post The Creation of Russiagate appeared first on The Duran.

Rising Star is Elected Lt. Gov of Virginia

Joseph Hong at Diverse - 6 hours ago
Among the several political races in Tuesday’s election across the nation, one stands out because of its historic and symbolic nature. Lt. Gov.-elect Justin Fairfax was victorious, becoming the second African American politician in Virginia’s history to be elected to a statewide position.

Rich Keep Getting Richer

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 6 hours ago
Tax the hell out of the rich - they've had enough party time on working people's backs..... Listen closely to this - the 'little people' are gonna get screwed - call it the new brand of feudalism - this time you get a smartphone so they can keep track of you at all times.....

Were Baseball Players Photographed Kneeling to Protest Lynchings in the 1950s?

Arturo Garcia at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
A prank web site user used a photograph from 1936 to gin up a "story" spoofing modern player protests.

Is The Southern Baptist Convention Covering Funeral Costs for Sutherland Springs Victims?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
The primary missions agency of the Southern Baptist Convention will cover any out-of-pocket funeral costs not met by a victim's compensation fund.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 8, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
Reuters *Clay Dillow, CNBC:* *Iran-North Korea's 'axis of evil' may be Trump's biggest threat* * During President Trump's address at the National Assembly in Seoul on Wednesday, he called on North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un to abandon his nuclear weapons program. * Trump wants to walk away from the Iran nuclear accord, an action that can bring the two pariah states close together in a collaborative military relationship. * Military ties between North Korea and Iran go back to the 1980s. With sanctions and rhetoric, President Donald Trump may be pushing North Korea and Iran closer ... more »

REPORT: Charlie Sheen Raped Corey Haim When He was Only 13 on Set of Lucas

John Vibes at The Free Thought Project - 7 hours ago
[image: sheen]On Wednesday, a former actor came forward with detailed descriptions of how Charlie Sheen raped Corey Haim on the set of Lucas, when the child actor was only 13.

A team of four fantastic men anti-poaching permanently protects white rhino

White Wolf at White Wolf - 7 hours ago
Currently, there are only 3 Northern White Rhinos left in the wild in the entire World. It is considered virtually extinct. In in Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya anti-poaching rangers who are armed and ordered to shoot to kill are standing guard over these remaining few white rhinos. In April, Ol Pejeta Conservancy posted an advert of Sudan on Tinder in the hopes of raising awareness about the near-extinction of the species. Richard Vigne, the conservancy's chief executive officer, said: 'This represents the last option to save the species after all previous breeding attempts prov... more »

Librarian Refugee Elected Mayor of Helena, Montana

cmaadmin at Diverse - 7 hours ago
HELENA, Mont. — Voters in Montana‘s capital city have elected a Liberian refugee as their next mayor. Wilmot Collins ousted four-term Helena Mayor Jim Smith 51 percent to 48 percent Tuesday in the mail-in election for the non-partisan post. Collins campaigned for more affordable housing, addressing homelessness among military veterans and teens and for increasing […]

Study Gives College Sports D+ grade for Race, Gender Hiring

cmaadmin at Diverse - 7 hours ago
ORLANDO, Fla. — Leadership positions at Football Bowl Subdivision schools continue to be dominated by white men, according to a diversity report released Wednesday. The annual report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport gave top-level college sports an overall grade of D+ for race and gender hiring in leadership positions, with […]

Experts: Freshmen Should Receive an Honest Account of What Takes Place on College Campuses

Jamaal Abdul-Alim at Diverse - 7 hours ago
When Anthony Grant, associate director of admissions at Earlham College in Indiana, attended a college fair in New Mexico this past summer, a student asked him to tell her more about the discrimination she heard had taken place on campus recently.

A Custodian’s Daughter Takes Advantage of Tuition Benefit

Jamaal Abdul-Alim at Diverse - 7 hours ago
Six years before she climbed the steps of Jones Hall during the fall semester of her senior year at the University of Puget Sound — a bullhorn in hand and a list of a dozen demands for how the university should change — Rachel Askew didn’t even know the university existed.

Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline Lock Down Wisconsin

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 7 hours ago
Photo by Rob Wilson Photo by Rob Wilson Photo by Rob Wilson Makwa Initiative - Line 3 Frontline Resistance Today, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017 Water Protectors Lock Together Inside Pipeline, Shut Down Last Stretch of Wisconsin Line 3 Construction Early this morning, a group of water protectors from the Makwa Initiative halted the last piece of construction for the Wisconsin

World News Briefs -- November 8, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) fighters carry the Islamic State militants flag downward after liberating the city of Al-Qaim, Iraq November 3, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer *Reuters:* *Syrian army, allies, take last IS stronghold in Syria: commander* BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria’s army and its allies, spearheaded by Lebanon’s Hezbollah, captured Islamic State’s last stronghold in Syria on Wednesday, a commander in the alliance said, bringing the self-declared caliphate close to complete downfall. “The last stronghold of Daesh (Islamic State), Albu Kamal, is free of the Daesh org... more »

Why the BBC and their Labour Party allies wanted Priti Patel gone...

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 7 hours ago
https://youtu.be/aKVP_SWbQIw 'vile brand of socialism' - anyone who says that, supports Brexit, is a friend of Israel and opposes IRA terrorism is the enemy of the Labour Party and its propaganda arm, the BBC.

Overhead presses and "hinge points" - I have a problem!

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 7 hours ago
One of the exercises I'm doing as part of strength training is the overhead press (sometimes called the "military press", or simply "the press"). Here's how it works. (No, I'm not lifting *nearly* as much weight as shown in the video! I'm just a beginner!) I'm following that instruction, and doing the overhead press at least once weekly as part of my workout routine. However, my spine is fused right at its base, where it joins the hips (the L5-S1 vertebrae, to be precise). That means I can't do the "hip thrust" Mark Rippetoe mentions without that fused joint acting up. Al... more »

Kevin Spacey Now Under Criminal Investigation As Mom Details Sexual Assault of Her Teen Son

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 7 hours ago
[image: spacey]Academy award-winning actor and now accused sexual predator, Kevin Spacey, stands accused of sexually assaulting a teen. A criminal investigation has been launched.

BANNON: YOU'D BE IMPRESSED AT HOW WELL TRUMP GETS THIS TRUMPISM THING

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 8 hours ago
Sounding like a guy who's worried that the suckers are starting to figure out his pyramid scheme, Steve Bannon appeared on a Breitbart satellite radio show today and argued that Republicans need to redouble their commitment to Trumpism: Bannon said the lesson from Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie’s defeat on Tuesday night is that “if you’re going to win, you’ve got to embrace the entire Trump agenda, and you’ve got to do it early, and you’ve got to be dedicated to it.” “You can’t phone it in,” he said. “You’ve got to do rallies. You’ve got to get the president out w... more »

Palin family stalker receives more jail time. Wait, the Palin family still has a stalker?

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 8 hours ago
Courtesy of The Blast: *Bristol Palin‘s stalker has been sentenced — yet again — for harassing the famous Alaskan family, and now he’s been ordered to spend time behind bars. * *Peter Ferrero just got slapped with 30 days in jail after violating his probation and harassing the Palin family. * *The judge also ordered Ferrero to pay a fine and have no contact with Bristol and Dakota Meyer, as well as the other Palin sisters, Willow and Piper. * *As we previously reported, Ferrero had been contacting the girls on social media, and even made threatening sexual messages towards 16-yea... more »

US-backed forces capture strategic town in east Deir Ezzor

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 P.M.) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured the key town of Markadah in the eastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate tonight. According to the SDF’s official media wing, their forces entered and captured Markadah after a short battle with the remaining Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in the area. Markadah […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Militants attack Damascus for second straight day – video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
At least 14 people were injured after militants shelled several districts of the Syrian capital and its suburbs, SANA news agency reported Wednesday. According to SANA, citing a police source, the militants fired five rockets targeting the suburb of Assad, injuring three people, two of whom were children, with two more people injured when two […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

In pictures: Al-Qaeda militants push deep inside last ISIS pocket in northeast Hama

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:35 P.M.) – Over the past 24 hours, a large Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) fighting force has swarmed the last three ISIS-controlled villages in northeastern Hama, looking to defeat rival jihadists and prevent the Islamic State from infiltrating the Al-Qaeda heartland in neighboring Idlib Province. With heavy clashes unfolding as we speak, HTS […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Last ISIS stronghold in Syria has been liberated by the Syrian Army

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has officially liberated the Islamic State’s (ISIS) last stronghold, Albukamal, this evening, a military source told Al-Masdar News. Led by the Syrian Army and Hashd Al-Sha’abi (Iraqi paramilitary), the government forces entered Albukamal from its eastern perimeter after the Iraqi government permitted an assault from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Large Syrian military convoy arrives in northern Hama

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 P.M.) – A large number of military personnel from the National Defense Forces (NDF) arrived in the northern countryside of Hama, today, to help drive back the jihadist rebels near the Idlib Governorate axis. According to the NDF’s official page, several units from their Dara’a division left southern Syria for northern Hama […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
“One of the brightest galaxies in planet Earth's sky is similar in size to our Milky Way Galaxy: big, beautiful M81. This grand spiral galaxy lies 11.8 million light-years away toward the northern constellation of the Great Bear (Ursa Major). *Click image for larger size.* The deep image of the region reveals details in the bright yellow core, but at the same time follows fainter features along the galaxy's gorgeous blue spiral arms and sweeping dust lanes. It also follows the expansive, arcing feature, known as Arp's loop, that seems to rise from the galaxy's disk at the upper righ... more »

Chet Raymo, "It"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*"It"* by Chet Raymo "A Howard Nemerov poem might be twelve pages long or twelve words long. He was equally adept at the epic and the aphorism. He could be serious or fun. Sometimes both at the same time. Consider the following poem, called "A Life," which I quote in its entirety. (How does "fair use" apply to something so short?) "Innocence? In a sense. In no sense! Was that *it?* Was *that* it? *Was* that it? That was it." Now I hear my spouse's voice whispering in my ear: *What's all this musing about death lately? Why all this late-life pessimism? Y... more »

Brian Yazzie brings gluten & antibiotics free, non GMO & organic, ancestral Native cuisine

White Wolf at White Wolf - 8 hours ago
"I wanted to try and feed the people healthy food so that they could get their strength and nutrition daily." Chef Brian Yazzie is a full-time chef with the Sioux Chef, the catering company and upcoming restaurant created by chef Sean Sherman. Their kitchen focuses on pre-colonial Native American food and cooking. When protests broke out in North Dakota over the Dakota Access Pipeline, Yazzie knew he had to follow his calling and help. He set out to feed the protectors on the front line. .” His full-time work with the Sioux Chef means working exclusively with pre-contact ingredien... more »

Trump Optimistic About North Korea, Says “It Will All Work Out”

Warren Mass at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: trump-optimistic-about-north-korea-says-it-will-all-work-out] At a press event with South Korea’s President Moon, President Trump invited North Korea’s leaders “to come to the table and to make a deal that’s good for the people.”

An Inside Look At China's Joint Battle Command Center

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*War Zone/The Drive:* *Take A Rare Peek Inside China's Expansive Joint Battle Command Center * The facility represents the changing capabilities and strategic focus of the Chinese military. We at the The War Zone take a high interest in anything related to strategic command and control, especially when it comes to America's potential adversaries. We have seen inside Russia's massive command centers housed in the remodeled Ministry of Defense building in Moscow and now, thanks to newly released video, we get our best look into the Chinese Military Commission's Joint Battle Center.... more »

That Database Failure Is A Texas-Sized Red Herring

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 9 hours ago
*-by Michael Wolkowitz* Michael is an old friend and Chairman Emeritus of The Brady Campaign/Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Sure, the Air Force should have entered Devin Kelley’s name into the National Background Check System. That might well have stopped him from buying traceable guns from registered gun dealers. And after the system stopped him, he could have gone to one or more of the many gun shows in the great State of Texas and bought the very same guns and just as much ammunition without any background checks. The only difference in that case is that it would have been ha... more »

Is Danica Roem the First Transgender State Legislator in the U.S.?

Arturo Garcia at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Roem's victory in Virginia came 25 years after Althea Garrison was elected to state office in Massachusetts.

The Poet: May Sarton, "Now I Become Myself"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*"Now I Become Myself"* “Now I become myself. It's taken Time, many years and places, I have been dissolved and shaken, Worn other people's faces, Run madly, as if Time were there, Terribly old, crying a warning, "hurry, you will be dead before -----" (What? Before you reach the morning? or the end of the poem, is clear? Or love safe in the walled city?) Now to stand still, to be here, Feel my own weight and density! Now there is time and Time is young. O, in this single hour I live All of myself and do not move, I, the pursued, who madly ran, Stand still, stand still, and stop the Sun!” ... more »

“Here’s The Real Story About Thanksgiving You’ve Never Heard”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*“Here’s The Real Story About Thanksgiving You’ve Never Heard”* Especially the parts about Squanto the "friendly Indian." by Nick Bauman “The Thanksgiving story you know probably goes a bit like this: English Pilgrims, seeking religious freedom, landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where they found a rich land full of animals and were greeted by a friendly Indian named Squanto, who taught them how to plant corn. The true story is more complicated. Once you learn about the real Squanto- also known as Tisquantum- you'll have a great yarn to tell your family over the Thanksgiving table. ... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland. Thanks for stopping by!

My journey and my lifetime struggle

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 9 hours ago
Decolonization of my mind is a daily task. There are layers and layers of files in my brain, planted over a lifetime, which have to be sorted and many deleted. I've internalized alot of BS over the years. One of my ongoing tasks is to find good and trusted sources of information so I can replace the outdated, outmoded, and out-right lies that I've swallowed. Joining the Air Force in 1971, during the Vietnam War, as a right-wing young-Republican meant that I had much to learn about the real world. Once exposed to the anti-war movement in the barracks I began to devour everythin... more »

The Real Reason America's Super Battleships Will Never Make A Comeback: No 'Bullets'

James Holmes at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, * And other very obvious reasons. *Nor, evidently, is there any safe ammunition for battleship big guns to fire. We used 1950s-vintage 16-inch rounds and powder during the 1980s and 1990s. Any such rounds still in existence are now over sixty years old, while the U.S. Navy is apparently looking to demilitarize and dispose of them. Gearing up to produce barrels and ammunition in small batches would represent a nonstarter for defense firms. The navy recently canceled the destroyer USS Zumwalt’s advanced gun rounds because costs spiraled above $800,000 ap... more »

Ron Paul: The Revolution is Alive and Well

Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 9 hours ago
It has been ten years since 2007 when the presidential campaign of Ron Paul, then a United States House of Representatives member, evidenced the great breadth and commitment of people involved in what Paul has called a “revolution.” In a new interview with host Chris Martenson at the Peak Prosperity podcast, Paul discusses the excitement for the “liberty message” presented in that campaign, an excitement exhibited through actions including record-breaking political campaign fundraising via money bombs on the internet. That revolution so vividly on display during the campaign, Paul c... more »

Ron Paul: The Revolution is Alive and Well

Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 9 hours ago
It has been ten years since 2007 when the presidential campaign of Ron Paul, then a United States House of Representatives member, evidenced the great breadth and commitment of people involved in what Paul has called a “revolution.” In a new interview with host Chris Martenson at the Peak Prosperity podcast, Paul discusses the excitement for the “liberty message” presented in that campaign, an excitement exhibited through actions including record-breaking political campaign fundraising via money bombs on the internet. That revolution so vividly on display during the campaign, Paul c... more »

Ron Paul: The Revolution is Alive and Well

Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 9 hours ago
It has been ten years since 2007 when the presidential campaign of Ron Paul, then a United States House of Representatives member, evidenced the great breadth and commitment of people involved in what Paul has called a “revolution.” In a new interview with host Chris Martenson at the Peak Prosperity podcast, Paul discusses the excitement for the “liberty message” presented in that campaign, an excitement exhibited through actions including record-breaking political campaign fundraising via money bombs on the internet. That revolution so vividly on display during the campaign, Paul c... more »

Ron Paul: The Revolution is Alive and Well

Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 9 hours ago
It has been ten years since 2007 when the presidential campaign of Ron Paul, then a United States House of Representatives member, evidenced the great breadth and commitment of people involved in what Paul has called a “revolution.” In a new interview with host Chris Martenson at the Peak Prosperity podcast, Paul discusses the excitement for the “liberty message” presented in that campaign, an excitement exhibited through actions including record-breaking political campaign fundraising via money bombs on the internet. That revolution so vividly on display during the campaign, Paul c... more »

South Korea Should 'Brexit' the United States

Jacob G. Hornberger at 9 hours ago
[image: undefined] With President Trump being accompanied by three U.S. carrier groups during his trip to Korea, South Koreans should pull a “Brexit” on the United States. As I counseled last April and August in two separate articles, South Korea should dissolve their alliance with the United States and kick all U.S. troops out of the country. (See “South Korea Should Give U.S. Troops the Boot” and “South Korea Should Give U.S. Troops the Boot, Part 2.) The time to do so is now, before it is too late. The top priority of U.S. officials is to prevent North Korea from acquiring the a... more »

Deconstructing 'Russia-Gate'

Daniel McAdams at 9 hours ago
Both firms used to push the story that the Russians hacked the DNC and John Podesta's emails were in the pay of the DNC. The FBI was blocked from examining the DNC servers that the Democrats claimed were hacked. The Russia-Gate story hinges on some very sketchy and highly compromised objective facts that a little mainstream media scrutiny would likely demolish in short order. But the MSM has no interest in looking for truth. Fortunately international correspondent Joe Lauria is not afraid of where his inquiries into Russia-Gate take him. He shares some astonishing information with u... more »

A Special Chinese Intelligence Unit Has Been Studying And Analysing Everything There Is To Know About President Trump

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*Washington Free Beacon: **Chinese Studied Trump’s Every Move Prior to State Visit* Tweets, TV preferences, business deals scrutinized by secret unit code-named Skyheart. Hundreds of Chinese government analysts worked nonstop for months studying every detail on President Trump in preparation for his state visit to China this week. The information gathered includes hundreds of details about the president to be fed to reports for Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping who will hold talks with Trump for his first visit to China as president. A special government unit linked to the Chines... more »

Tuscarora Youth Says North Carolina Violated His Hunting Rights, Charged Him

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 9 hours ago
Tuscarora Youth Says North Carolina Violated his Hunting Rights, Charged Him With Two Violations By Brenda Norrell Censored News Marcus Bullard, 18, Wolf Clan and an enrolled member of the Tuscarora Nation of the North Carolina Territory, is an active citizen of the Prospect Long House. Marcus was exercising his rights as an Indigenous grassroots member of the Tuscarora Nation, when

WATCH: Bully Cop Pulls Innocent Couple Over, Claims It’s Illegal to “Disrespect” Him

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 10 hours ago
[image: disrespect]A state trooper loses it, pulls over an innocent couple and proceeds to threaten and harass them by claiming it is illegal to disrespect him.

Never Forget: The US Gov’t Carried Out the Largest Church Massacre—24 Years Ago, In Texas

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 10 hours ago
[image: waco]The mainstream media has completely forgotten about the deadliest church massacre in history, the one the US government carried out in Waco, Texas.

MEND Boss Hints At Corbyn's Hidden Views - Guido Fawkes Guido Fawkes

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 10 hours ago
MEND's Azad Ali said this recently: '"I actually applaud Jeremy Corbyn for giving a break to the Muslim community, you know he took a lot of the blame and flack. You know when he got called a 'terrorist sympathiser' and all of this kind of stuff I was thinking, you know, I've known Jeremy from before he became leader and I was thinking you know what, wait until they find other things about him. "And they tried to smear him day in, day out… but not only that, recently after Manchester, what did he say? 'We need to talk about foreign policy'. So the opening is there for us."' What ... more »

Rare spotting of white spirit bear caught on camera

White Wolf at White Wolf - 10 hours ago
A photographer has captured an extremely rare sighting of a Kermode bear, otherwise known as a white spirit bear. Kermode bears are a subspecies of the American black bear, and are known for their distinctive white or cream coloured coat, which is caused by a rare regressive gene. Only one in ten black bears are said to carry this rare gene and this photographer was overjoyed to catch one on camera. Alexander Ley, 24, from Berlin, Germany, captured the incredible sighting when he travelled to Gribbell Island, Canada, in search of bears to photograph. Alexander said: “I was on th... more »

Priti Patel quits cabinet over Israel meetings row per BBC News

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 10 hours ago
The BBC claim another pro Brexit scalp, and a pro Israel one too. They are triumphant. BBC report here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41923007

Secrets of Costco...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 10 hours ago
*many of which you may already know.* Disclaimer: I worked for Costco for about 9 years. It is one of the best places I ever worked and I have great loyalty to the company. I trust Costco to always have the best products at the best prices. I know that anything carrying the label of Kirkland Signature will be the best they can provide. Case in point is the Kirkland Signature Albacore White Tuna in Water. No one else even comes close to the quality. That being said, most people know that they don't have "sales" in the strict sense of the word. They do, however, sometimes mark d... more »

Narrative Attempts To Connect Homeschooling, Violence and Pedophilia to Expand Domestic Warrantless Surveillance

ActivistPost at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Vin Armani In this video, Vin Armani explains a new narrative in the news that attempts to connect homeschooling, mass shootings and pedophilia to... more »

Trump At Odds With Pentagon Over Strategy For North Korea Containment?

Aaron at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Aaron Kesel U.S. President Donald Trump contradicted the Pentagon which has claimed the only way to secure North Korea is through a ground invasion.... more »

Shakeup In Saudi Arabia, Hariri Resignation, And Threats Of War Spell Possible Chaos In Middle East

Brandon Turbeville at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Brandon Turbeville Over the past few days, a series of events have occurred which rocked the geopolitical scene and have affected a number of countries specifically... more »

Leaked Secret Cable Confirms Israel Conspiring with Saudi Arabia to Provoke War

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Matt Agorist In what can be referred to as a smoking gun, on Tuesday, Israeli News Channel 10 published a leaked diplomatic cable confirming... more »

Zimbabwe's Ousted Vice President Has Fled To South Africa After Receiving Death Threats

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
In happier times, perhaps. Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (C) sits with his wife Grace and Emmerson Mnangagwa (L). (Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo) *BBC:* *Zimbabwe's sacked Vice-President Mnangagwa 'flees'* Zimbabwe's former Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was sacked on Monday, has fled to South Africa amid death threats, his allies say. President Robert Mugabe, 93, accuses his former deputy of plotting to take power from him. "He went to apostolic church prophets to find out when Mugabe would die. But he was told he would die first," Mr Mugabe told supporters on Wednesday. ... more »

BREAKING: Syrian Arab Army and Iraqi units liberate final ISIS held town in Syria

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 10 hours ago
ISIS has been effectively destroyed as a fighting force in Syria and Iraq. More The post BREAKING: Syrian Arab Army and Iraqi units liberate final ISIS held town in Syria appeared first on The Duran.

“Friendly” Robot Being Built To Track Children’s Mental Health

Alex Newman at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: friendly-robot-being-built-to-track-children-s-mental-health] It sounds like a creepy science-fiction movie about a future dystopia, but it is very real and it is happening now. The federal government is funding a new scheme to build a “friendly social robot” that will be deployed at schools to collect data on children's mental health.

"Trump’s" Stock Rally Best Since 1945

Bob Adelmann at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: trump-s-stock-rally-best-since-1945] Stock prices were predicted to drop after Donald Trump won the election a year ago, but the Dow has risen 5,000 points since then. Trump is taking the credit, but investors been focusing on company sales, profits, and earnings.

Active Shooters and Self-defense

Patrick Krey at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: active-shooters-and-self-defense] In the wake of the horrific mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, citizens are taking proactive steps to defend themselves.

Atheist Group Stops Georgia Coach From Praying with Team

Raven Clabough at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: atheist-group-stops-georgia-coach-from-praying-with-team] The Coweta County School District in Newnan, Georgia, has issued an edict banning all coaches from participating in student-initiated prayer or other displays of worship while acting in an official capacity.

Democrats: Victory in Virginia Governor’s Race a Rejection of Trump

Bob Adelmann at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: democrats-victory-in-virginia-governors-race-a-rejection-of-trump] After Democrat Ralph Northam beat Republican Ed Gillespie in the Virginia governor’s race on Tuesday, some are suggesting that the Republican Party is in trouble and Americans are rejecting Trump's policies.

Woman who was fired for flipping Donald Trump's motorcade the bird receives 453,678 job offers. #ShePersisted.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 10 hours ago
Remember this woman? Remember that she was ultimately fired for expressing an emotion shared by the overall majority ot his country? Yeah, well as I predicted she will not be out of a job for long. Courtesy of Extra Newsfeed: *No worries. A week after giving the president the finger and finding herself out of work, Ms. Briskman has now received 453,678 job offers (and counting) from employers large and small, from every state in the union. * *“She’s my ‘she-ro,’” said Lucy Clementori, who owns a chain of fitness centers throughout the Southwest and promised to hire Ms. Briskman,... more »

Is Playing Christmas Music Before Thanksgiving Now a Federal Crime?

David Emery at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
A satirical web site spread the false claim that Congress passed a law banning the playing of Christmas music before Thanksgiving, even in private homes.

Boy With Rare Disease Gets Brand New Skin With Gene Therapy

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
In an experiment, doctors took a small sample of the boy’s skin and added a normal version of the bad gene to his skin cells.

Gunman Once Fled Mental Health Center, Threatened Superiors

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
The gunman who killed more than two dozen at a small-town Texas church briefly escaped from a mental health facility in 2012, police reports indicated.

From Feudalism To The Future: How the “Red Prince’s” “Revolution” could modernize The Monarchy

Andrew Korybko at The Duran - 11 hours ago
The "Red Prince" Mohammed Bin Salman is trying to do the seemingly unthinkable -- modernize Saudi Arabia through an anti-feudalist "revolution" -- but he's going to face a lot of resistance every step of the way, and his possible failure would inevitably doom the Kingdom to future destruction. More The post From Feudalism To The Future: How the “Red Prince’s” “Revolution” could modernize The Monarchy appeared first on The Duran.

Mike De Jong Campaigns For Unfettered Name Calling in our BC Legislature

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 11 hours ago
*Written by Grant G* Faggot, wetback, nips, lesbos, waps, ......there are far too many derogatory names to cite here... in 2001 the NDP party was reduced to two seats in our legislative house...Then Gordon Campbell refused to recognize those two NDP MLAs as a political party...It was petty politics then.. For 16 years BC Liberal appointed legislative speakers allowed this disrespectful sickness to fester. Linda Reid was partisan in her rulings, she too allowed disgusting behaviour to fester unchecked. When I was a boy....racism was everywhere, and today, in 2017, things are b... more »

CNN Polls Its Own Viewers - Probably Wished They Hadn't

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 11 hours ago
Despite their hoop-la over the non-shocking gubernatorial victories in New Jersey and Virginia last night, the Democrat Party is in bad shape. CNN decided to take a poll on the party’s favorability, and wound up with results they certainly weren’t expecting. No doubt because of their embracing of leftist bigotry and identity politics, favorable views of the Party have dropped to their lowest mark in more than 25 years of polling, according to new numbers from a *CNN poll conducted by SSRS*. CNN - Only 37% of Americans have a favorable opinion of Democrats, down from 44% in March o... more »

Is North Korea Stepping Back from the Brink of Nuclear War?

Asia Times at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Asia Times* *Security, Asia* Maybe--and for a very interesting reason. North Korea may be so convinced that its strategic position vs. the US has changed for the better that it might be willing to step back from the brink of nuclear war and settle for “practical equilibrium” with the US. Robert Carlin, a veteran Korea analyst writing for website 38 North, says that since two successful ICBM launches last July, Pyongyang may have come to the heady conclusion that it has reached the “final stage” in bolstering the nuclear force. “It has even explicitly laid out a final goal, a “...more »

Russia and China Could Crush the U.S. Air Force in a War Using This Trick

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Russian and Chinese deployment of long-range air-to-air missiles—and the fifth-generation fighters to carry those weapons—could pose a significant problem for the Pentagon. *Thus, with the information available, it is likely that Russian and Chinese deployment of long-range air-to-air missiles—and the fifth-generation fighters to carry those weapons—could pose a significant problem for the Pentagon. It’s a problem that certainly bears watching in the coming years.* A new generation of Russian and Chinese-built long-range air-to-air missiles could th... more »

Why Journalists Value Shadowproof, In Their Own Words

Brian Sonenstein at Shadowproof - 11 hours ago
Journalists who published with us would like you to know why Shadowproof is important to them and their work. The post Why Journalists Value Shadowproof, In Their Own Words appeared first on Shadowproof.

Report: Islamic State Leader Has Fled Iraq To Syria

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
A combo of two handout pictures released by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security (L) and by Iraqi Ministry of Interior shows photographs of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. (AFP) *Daily Mail:* *ISIS leader Al-Baghdadi 'has fled Iraq to Syria in a YELLOW TAXI to avoid drawing suspicion'* * Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ISIS' chief, was said to have been hiding out in Rawa, Iraq * When Iraqi troops retook city of Qaim some 50 miles away, he decided to leave * He's said to have urged militants to keep fighting before he jumped in yellow cab * Al-Baghdadi now understood to have rel... more »

Perspectives and politics

David Brin at CONTRARY BRIN - 11 hours ago
Today is a roundup of some wider perspectives that've piled up. *After* a couple of news blips: 1- Jared Kushner was in Riyadh, consulting for a whole day with the Crown Prince, just days before the latter staged a major putsch, toppling every power rival in Saudi Arabia. No one in media seems to consider this as a precursor to the long-planned *war vs. Iran*. See how many forces want this, from the Saudis and Trump/Breitbart to Putin and even the Iranian mullahs, themselves. Still, the image of an orthodox Jew dickering with the Saudi leader... might a silver lining to this be a... more »

Caught Our Notice: A nearly unreadable paper criticizing 2017 Nobel pick

Alison Abritis at Retraction Watch - 11 hours ago
Title: Nobel Prize Physiology 2017 (for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm) is On Fiction as There Is No Molecular Mechanisms of Biological Clock Controlling the Circadian Rhythm. Circadian Rhythm Is Triggered and Controlled By Divine Mechanism (CCP – Time Mindness (TM) Real Biological Clock) in Life Sciences What Caught Our Attention: This isn’t a retraction — rather, it’s […] The post Caught Our Notice: A nearly unreadable paper criticizing 2017 Nobel pick appeared first on Retraction Watch.

Caught Our Notice: Author of controversial retracted paper earns Swedish gov’t grant

Alison McCook at Retraction Watch - 11 hours ago
Last week, a Swedish government funding agency announced 325 recipients of grants in Natural and Engineering Sciences. We don’t normally write about grant announcements, but we’re flagging this one because one recipient may be familiar to our readers. It is Peter Eklöv of Uppsala University, a co-author of a now-retracted Science paper about the potential […] The post Caught Our Notice: Author of controversial retracted paper earns Swedish gov’t grant appeared first on Retraction Watch.

Stephen Hawking - Predicts Earth To Glow Red Hot By 2600 Due To Population Growth - Could It?

Robert Walker at Science 2.0 blogs - 11 hours ago
Stephen Hawking tends to exaggerate, using hyperbole - exaggerations for emotional effect. In this talk he takes our exponential population growth and extrapolates it forwards to 2600 and predicts that human beings will cover the globe shoulder to shoulder and that our electricity consumption will turn the surface of Earth red hot through the waste heat. Actually, we have already stopped exponential growth (as we have reached peak child) and the middle of range projections by population experts have our population level off by around 2100. This story is scaring people and that's my... more »

Syrian Army Has Launched An Assault On The Last ISIS Stronghold In Syria

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Syrian army starts assault on last IS stronghold* BEIRUT/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Syria’s army and its allies began an assault on the largest remaining stronghold of Islamic State in Syria and Iraq on Wednesday, Hezbollah-controlled media said, signaling the imminent fall of the militant group’s self-proclaimed caliphate. Islamic State has been all but destroyed over the past two years, remaining only in Albu Kamal in Syria, Rawa in Iraq, in a few neighboring villages and patches of desert, and some isolated pockets elsewhere. At the height of its power in 2015, it ruled ov... more »

Mission Creep in Darkest Africa

Eric MARGOLIS at OrientalReview.org - 12 hours ago
Creation of the new US Africa Command in 2007, with headquarters in Germany, was discreet but it signaled active US military and geopolitical interest in resource-rich Africa, a key target of Chinese interest.

Syrian Army drives back jihadist forces in northern Hama – map

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has reversed almost all of the jihadist gains in the northern Hama countryside after several hours of fighting near the Idlib Governorate border. Led by the 4th and 11th divisions, the Syrian Arab Army has managed to recapture 5 villages from the jihadist rebels near […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

President Sisi: Egypt not considering sanctions against Hezbollah

Brecht Jonkers at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:30 PM) – Egypt will not consider taking any punitive measures against Lebanese political movement Hezbollah or against Lebanon itself. This was said by Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in an interview with US CNBC network on Tuesday. Egypt under Sisi has always been a staunch ally of the Saudi regime, and as […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Saudi Coalition lifts blockade on Yemen

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
The port has been closed in the wake of a missile launched by Houthi rebels targeting Saudi Arabia. A local source has told Sputnik that the Saudi-led coalition had removed the blockade of the major Yemeni port of Aden, which will now be able to resume receiving humanitarian aid. “The leadership of the port has […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: US-backed militias loot stores in Syria’s Raqqa

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5: 50 P.M.) – A group of militants fighting under the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces filmed themselves looting shops and stores in the devastated Syrian city of Raqqa. The looters precisely named the stores being plundered and pinpointed the location; namely near Omar Mosque. This more likely prove they are locals of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

ISIS in serious trouble as Iraqi, Syrian troops enter last stronghold: map

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) is in serious trouble inside their last Deir Ezzor stronghold, as the Syrian Army and their allies sweep through eastern districts of Albukamal. Led by Hashd Al-Sha’abi (Iraqi paramilitary), the Syrian government forces and their allies entered Albukamal, today, from the Iraqi border-city of Al-Qa’im, which […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

First scenes of Iraqi forces, Syrian Army meeting at border

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:50 P.M.) – Earlier today, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies met up with the Iraqi Armed Forces at the Deir Ezzor-Anbar border axis. Video footage of the Syrian Army and their allies meeting up with Iraq’s Hashd Al-Sha’abi (Popular Mobilization Units) was captured by Hezbollah’s official media wing – please […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Aristotle’s Truly Happy Man

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 12 hours ago
Frederic Copleston on Aristotle’s eudaemonistic ethic: Aristotle’s ethic was thus eudaemonistic in character, teleological, and markedly intellectualist, since it is clear that for him contemplation meant philosophical contemplation: he was not referring to a religious phenomenon, such as the ecstasy of Plotinus. Moreover, the end (*telos*) of moral activity is an end to be acquired in this life: as far as the ethics of Aristotle are concerned there is no hint of any vision of God in the next life, and it is indeed questionable whether he believed in personal immortality at all. Ari... more »

NBC Reporter Blows the Whistle—Says Network Covered Up Reports on Hollywood Sex Abuse

Jay Syrmopoulos at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: nbc]An NBC reporter has come out to expose how the network refused to publish his bombshell evidence showing rampant sexual abuse in Hollywood.

US Cops Have Killed Over 1,000 in 2017—Including Pregnant Moms, Innocent Kids, & Disabled People

Rachel Blevins at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: 1,000]The number of Americans killed by police in 2017 has surpassed 1,000, and the victims include innocent teenagers, pregnant women, and mentally ill men.

Confirmed: LAPD Now Officially Investigating Hollywood Pedophile Ring

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: hollywood]For the first time ever, the LAPD has confirmed they are looking into the allegations of a Hollywood pedophilia ring—as alleged by Corey Feldman for decades.

Flagstaff City Council Passes Resolution Opposing Uranium Mining and Transport

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 12 hours ago
City of Flagstaff Passes Resolution Opposing Uranium Mining and Transport Commits to State, Federal, and Municipal Legislative ActionArticle by Klee Benally Photos by Caleb Eckert stopcanyonmine@gmail.comwww.haulno.org Tuesday, November 7, 2017FLAGSTAFF, Arizona — The Flagstaff City Council has passed a resolution opposing uranium mining and transport from the Canyon Mine, located just

With US Encouragement Will Saudi Arabia & Israel Escalate Regionally ?

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 12 hours ago
*Because I don't think Lebanon is the sole target here. * King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (L) shakes hands with former Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri (R) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 6 November 2017*With US Encouragement Will Saudi Arabia & Israel Escalate Regionally?* While the US stands, feet firmly planted behind both participants, encouraging them to begin escalation, in order for the US to‘step in’ & save the day’. Save the world. Keep the peace. Whichever lie you prefer to believe? Makes no difference to me. *Interesting oped: Syrian endgame forces Isra... more »

They Took a Thumpin'

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 12 hours ago
Many of you may remember the 2006 midterms. Republicans took such a bitch beat-down that Donald Rumsfeld lost his job as SecDef the very next day and, realizing the neocon party was over, a somber Bush said, "We took a thumpin'." I give you last night's local election results. I honestly don't think it's a stretch to give Bernie Sanders credit for what happened last night. After all, his campaign opened a lot of eyes and ears. He encouraged political neophytes to get involved in politics. And some of them won in VA, among other places. Not Tammany Hall 2.0 machine D... more »

"Considerable Knowledge..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
“It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.” - Thomas Sowell

"The Plot Against America’s 99%”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*"The Plot Against America’s 99%”* by Nouriel Roubini “US President Donald Trump, in partnership with congressional Republicans, is pursuing tax cuts that will blow up the fiscal deficit and add to the public debt, while benefiting the rich at the expense of middle- and working-class Americans. Once again, Trump has not hesitated to betray the people he conned into voting for him. After multiple failed attempts to “repeal and replace” the 2010 Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), US President Donald Trump’s administration now hopes to achieve its first legislative victory with a massiv... more »

"America's 'Abject Servitude' Is Now Exposed"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*"America's 'Abject Servitude' Is Now Exposed"* by Charles Hugh Smith "These are the poisoned fruits of a neo-feudal system in which power, wealth and political influence are concentrated in the apex of the wealth-power pyramid. Stripped of pretense, ours is a culture of rape. Apologists for the system that spawned this culture of rape claim that this violence is the work of a few scattered sociopaths. The apologists are wrong: The system generates a culture of rape. The engine of our culture of rape is the elevation of the entitled-insider class to untouchability: they are above ... more »

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