Sunday, December 03, 2017

3 December - Blogs I'm Following 2 of 2

11:33 pm MST

New book paints Donald Trump as glutton for fast food and raving lunatic. And this was written by supporters.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 13 hours ago
So the Washington Post got their hands on a preview copy of Corey Lewandowski's tell all book about the Trump campaign called "Let Trump Be Trump." Which is kind of an ironic title since the book is filled with examples of what a terrible personality Trump has and how volatile and mercurial his temper can be. Here are a few examples. Trump's temper: *“Sooner or later, everybody who works for Donald Trump will see a side of him that makes you wonder why you took a job with him in the first place,” the authors wrote. “His wrath is never intended as any personal offense, but somet... more »

New email shows that Russian operative used ties to NRA to try and establish a back channel for communication between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 13 hours ago
Courtesy of the New York Times: *A conservative operative trumpeting his close ties to the National Rifle Association and Russia told a Trump campaign adviser last year that he could arrange a back-channel meeting between Donald J. Trump and Vladimir V. Putin, the Russian president, according to an email sent to the Trump campaign. * *A May 2016 email to the campaign adviser, Rick Dearborn, bore the subject line “Kremlin Connection.” In it, the N.R.A. member said he wanted the advice of Mr. Dearborn and Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, then a foreign policy adviser to Mr. Trump... more »

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Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 13 hours ago

Self–Driving Bus Crashes On Its First Day Out!

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 13 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Well, I suppose it could have been an accident! A driverless shuttle bus has crashed less than two hours after it launched in Las Vegas, after it stopped to avoid a collision and was ‘grazed’ by a delivery truck. Police say no injuries were reported in the crash between … … Continue reading →

Clinging To the Guns and Religion of RussiaGate

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 13 hours ago
The Democrats are not so incensed about the biggest tax increase in American history that their whole *raison d'être* isn't still the alleged Russian meddling in our already-tainted electoral process. Just as Barack Obama once derided generic Heartland voters for "clinging to their guns and religion," the affluent and willfully ignorant liberal class are still clinging to* #RussiaGate *while they also half-heartedly exert themselves to jump on the *#MeToo *bandwagon. I say half-heartedly, because Al Franken is still sitting in the Senate despite that sophomoric photo of his 55-year-... more »

Leadership 2018 Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago
The latest from the Saskatchewan NDP's leadership campaign. - Greg Nikkel reported on the Weyburn debate, but didn't note much by way of contrast in so doing. - And local media also covered Ryan Meili's visits to Prince Albert and North Battleford, and Trent Wotherspoon's to Weyburn and the Battlefords. - Alex MacPherson and D.C. Fraser's latest notebook discusses the impact of the Saskatchewan Party's retrograde candidates on abortion - though it's worth noting that contrary to their reporting, Meili and Wotherspoon both committed to improved access to reproductive services in res... more »

Russia & China - Game-Changer for Europe at 186 Miles per Hour

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"Russia & China - Game-Changer for Europe at 186 Miles per Hour"* by Paul Goncharoff "The 300km per hour high-speed Eurasia rail link running from China to Western Europe through Russia took a major stride forward this past November when Russia and Kazakhstan agreed to the route for the tracks across the two country’s territories. This will see the high-speed land bridge service run from Moscow to Aktynol which is close to the dry port of Khorgos on the Kazakh-Chinese border, and pass through 12 cities in Russia on its path. Both Moscow and Beijing see a bright future for the proj... more »

THIS IS WHY THE DEPLORABLES WILL NEVER TURN AGAINST TRUMP

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 13 hours ago
If you want to know why Donald Trump retains the loyalty of his voter base, take a look at one anecdote from a new book co-authored by Corey Lewandowski, Trump's first campaign manager. *The Washington Post* reports: In a section of the book written by Lewandowski, Trump is described as flying on his helicopter when he learns that [Paul] Manafort [Lewandowski's successor] has said “Trump shouldn’t be on television anymore, that he shouldn’t be on the Sunday shows” and that Manafort should appear instead. Trump was angrier than Lewandowski had ever seen him, ordering the pilot to low... more »

"Just Make Up Your Mind..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
"Just make up your mind at the very outset that your work is going to stand for quality… that you are going to stamp a superior quality upon everything that goes out of your hands, that whatever you do shall bear the hall-mark of excellence." ~ Orison Swett Marden

Is The U.S. Military About To Lose Its Technological Edge To China?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Aircraft CF-02, an F-35 Lightning II Carrier Variant attached to the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 completes a flyover of the guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000). US Navy Photo *Defense News*: *The next Sputnik: Here's why US stands to lose technological edge to China* SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — As defense companies struggle to balance the interests of the military customers with those of shareholders, the Pentagon needs to rethink how it buys or else risk sacrificing its technological edge. The Pentagon can... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 3

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
1914 Start of Battle of Qurna between British and Ottoman forces with the British attacking but beaten back 1915 British expeditionary force driven back to Kut, Wasit after losing Battle of Ctesiphon to Ottomans 1967 Arif govt issued new press law restricting freedom of the media 1996 Iran admitted to Iraq smuggling oil through its territory violating UN sanctions and promises action against it 1999 UN Res 1280 extended Oil for Food program 2001 Blair told Bush he was not opposed to removing Saddam 2002 Iraq officials cooperated with UN inspectors at surprise... more »

Interview With Dan Berger: Prison As ‘Grievous Institution’ And AIDS Activism By Prisoners

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 14 hours ago
Dan Berger, author of Captive Nation: Black Prison Organizing In the Civil Rights Era, is our guest on the “Unauthorized Disclosure” podcast this week. He joins the show to talk about his contribution to Rebellious Mourning: The Collective Work Of Grief that relates to efforts to de-carcerate society. It is The post Interview With Dan Berger: Prison As ‘Grievous Institution’ And AIDS Activism By Prisoners appeared first on Shadowproof.

FBI Agent Responsible For The Clinton Email Investigation Now Facing A Review By The FBI's Inspector General

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*FOX News:* *Mueller aide fired for anti-Trump texts now facing review for role in Clinton email probe* EXCLUSIVE – Two senior Justice Department officials have confirmed to Fox News that the department's Office of Inspector General is reviewing the role played in the Hillary Clinton email investigation by Peter Strzok, a former deputy director for counterintelligence at the FBI who was removed from the staff of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III earlier this year, after Mueller learned that Strzok had exchanged anti-Trump texts with a colleague. A source close to the matter s... more »

Another Nice Review Of "Anomaly!"

Tommaso Dorigo at Science 2.0 blogs - 14 hours ago
It was nice to find John Duffield's review of my book "Anomaly! Collider Physics and the Quest for New Phenomena at Fermilab" in the Amazon site today. read more

Proof that the FBI’s indictment of Flynn was a set up, a trap to destroy Trump

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 14 hours ago
Jimmy Dore breaks down the "nothing burger" of a story around Michael Flynn. More The post Proof that the FBI’s indictment of Flynn was a set up, a trap to destroy Trump appeared first on The Duran.

George Soros blasts Orban, says oppression in Hungary was worse than under Soviet rule

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 14 hours ago
Globalist Dr. Evil ramps up war of words with Hungarian government. More The post George Soros blasts Orban, says oppression in Hungary was worse than under Soviet rule appeared first on The Duran.

New evidence shows FBI gave Clinton special treatment

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 14 hours ago
Judicial Watch releases new Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting documents. More The post New evidence shows FBI gave Clinton special treatment appeared first on The Duran.

"The Baloney Detection Kit: Carl Sagan’s Rules for Bullshit-Busting and Critical Thinking"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*"The Baloney Detection Kit: * *Carl Sagan’s Rules for Bullshit-Busting and Critical Thinking"* by Maria Popova "Carl Sagan (November 9, 1934–December 20, 1996) was many things - a cosmic sage, voracious reader, hopeless romantic, and brilliant philosopher. But above all, he endures as our era’s greatest patron saint of reason and common sense, a master of the vital balance between skepticism and openness. In 'The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark' (public library) - the same indispensable volume that gave us Sagan’s timeless meditation on science and spirituality... more »

Fake News from ABC Tanks Stock Market!!!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
Mark Dice Published on Dec 2, 2017 ABC News issued a correction for some fake news they reported that caused stocks to sink 350 points on Friday! end

Israel Reportedly Strikes Syrian ‘Military Targets’ Near Damascus

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
Israel strikes Syrian ‘military targets’ near Damascus – reports by https://www.rt.com/ The Israeli Defense Forces launched several missiles at a strategic target close to the Syrian capital Damascus, Israeli and Arab media reported, saying it was an airstrike. Syrian state TV said “military positions” were targeted by surface-to-surface missiles. – Several missiles were reportedly fired toward […]

Jim Willie: Saudi Arabia Buying Time

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
Jim Willie: Saudi Arabia Buying Time by https://ochelli.com/ Ochelli Effect 12-1-2017 Jim Willie He’s Baaaack! Jim Willie , The editor-in-cheif and founder of The Hat Trick Newsletter & GoldenJackass.com un-packs the recent palace intrigues in the kingdom of oil and everything else greasy. Saudi Arabia Buying Time ? We are privileged to get Jim’s take on many shell games […]

In 24 Hours, Multiple False Media Reports Cause an Air Strike On Iran and Financial Markets to Crash

Rachel Blevins at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: false media]In just 24 hours, multiple false media reports caused financial stocks to crash, and led to an airstrike that could have provoked an international war.

Donald Trump learns that one FBI agent is not a fan, decides to use that to attack and undermine entire Mueller investigation.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 14 hours ago
So yesterday the New York Times posted this story: *The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, removed a top F.B.I. agent this summer from his investigation into Russian election meddling after the Justice Department’s inspector general began examining whether the agent had sent text messages that expressed anti-Trump political views, according to three people briefed on the matter. * *The agent, Peter Strzok, is considered one of the most experienced and trusted F.B.I. counterintelligence investigators. He helped lead the investigation into whether Hillary Clinton had mishandled... more »

17.2%?

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 14 hours ago
This morning's *Sunday *on Radio 4 discussed the Pew Research Center's projections for the Muslim population in Europe in 2050: Conrad Hackett, from the Pew Research Center, talked about it first and then Edward Stourton discussed it with Sheikh Ibraham Mogra from the Muslim Council of Britain and Katie Harrison, Director of the Faith Research Centre at *ComRes*. The message I heard from the programme is that it will all turn out well, especially if we stop invading and occupying Muslims countries! Plus, such research is useful* if *it's used properly and doesn't get misused by '... more »

Sunday morning music

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
Let's relax with a little easy listening. Here's one of my long-time favorite singers, Roger Whittaker. Roger Whittaker isn't just a good singer; he's always been known as one of the best whistlers in the business. Here's a live rendition of 'Mexican Whistler'. Easy on the ear, isn't he? Peter

WATCH: Cops Kill Family’s Dog in Front of Kids, Force Dad to Cut Its Head Off Or Go To Jail

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: head]After Georgia cops entered a family's property and killed their dog in front of the kids, they then forced the father to cut the dog's head off.

Militant forces suddenly surrender all across Syria as reconciliation deal takes effect

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – With little forewarning or expectation, scores of militants across Syria have suddenly surrendered to Syrian government forces today, taking up a long-standing reconciliation deal that remains in effect after many years. In the province of Daraa, around 100 militants belonging to Free Syrian Army-linked Al-Omari Brigades surrendered to Syrian Army […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Syrian Army liberates scores of oil fields, towns near Abu Kamal, possibly crosses Euphrates again

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:02 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army has delivered a powerful blow to ISIS militants operating along the western shore of the Euphrates River as it kicked-off the final phase of its ongoing strategic operation to link up with pro-government forces at Abu Kamal via the town of Salhiyah. According to military-affiliated sources, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

In pictures: Houthis shut down Saleh’s Yemen Today TV channel

Brecht Jonkers at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:15 PM) – Footage released by the Ansarullah Media Center and media office of the Ministy of Internal Affairs of Yemen show that forces loyal to Ansarullah, also known as the Houthis, have raided and shut down Sana’a-based news outlet Yemen Today, which is tied to the General People’s Congress party (GPC) of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Houthis claim to fire missile at Abu Dhabi

Brecht Jonkers at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:15 PM) – Yemeni political and resistance movement Ansarullah, also known as the Houthis, claim to have launched a missile strike against Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The report, broadcasted by Ansarullah median organisation al-Masirah TV, stated that the Missile Forces of Yemen had fired a missile […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

China's Navy Declares War Against The Common Jellyfish. Is Testing A New Weapon That Shreds Them

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
China's aircraft carrier Liaoning. © Bobby Yip. / Reuters *South China Morning Post*: *Why the humble jellyfish could stop China’s aircraft carriers in their tracks* Scientists testing ‘jellyfish shredder’ to reduce risk of their systems becoming clogged up by animals sucked into their pipes China is testing a new weapon to counter a major threat to aircraft carriers: jellyfish. Dubbed the “jellyfish shredder”, the instrument can clear a passage in water infested by jellyfish to give the carrier crew “peace of mind”, according to a scientist involved in recent field tests. The ... more »

Dalai Lama: Spirituality without Quantum Physics Is an Incomplete Picture of Reality. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 14 hours ago
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Are Reports That U.S. Secretary Of State Tillerson Will Be Replaced Damaging U.S. Foreign Policy?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson participates in a panel discussion after his remarks on U.S.-European Relations at the Wilson Center in Washington, U.S., November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas *Reuters: **U.S. allies fret as 'guillotine' hangs over Tillerson* BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - On the eve of his trip to Europe, Rex Tillerson gave a speech last week that European allies had waited months to hear: an “ironclad” promise of U.S. support to its oldest allies. The relief in European capitals lasted barely a day as reports surfaced of a White House plan to oust the U.S. se... more »

Reality checking Mark Mardell's knowledge of Finnish classical music

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 15 hours ago
Continuing with today's *The World This Weekend *with Mark Mardell... If there's one thing I do know something about it's Finland's finest Jean Sibelius (my favourite composer), so the closing feature on Finland's centenary as an independent nation aroused my interest. "It's a hundred years since Finland became a nation," said Mark. The stirring opening chords of Sibelius's most famous work *Finlandia *then resounded, and Mark continued, "And it's a hundred years since the first performance of Sibelius's *Finlandia.*" I immediately thought, "Oh no it isn't!". It was in fact premie... more »

Untitled

Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Byron York: Nunes blows up, threatens contempt after FBI stonewalls House on Russia investigator demoted for anti-Trump bias AIG to Defend Port Authority Against Asbestos Claims Presidents Obama And Clinton Failed To Defend The Middle Class: Robert Reich "Surrender Your Firearms" Hawaii Police Plan To Confiscate Guns From All Medical Marijuana Users ABC Makes "Epic Mistake", Retracts Bombshell Flynn Story Former NSA employee who worked in the agency's elite hacking group pleads guilty to taking classified documents A church minister has said Christians should pra... more »

Net Neutrality is Not Left Vs. Right, It’s the Establishment Vs. Your Freedom

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: net neutrality]Depending on which side of the political aisle you get your information from likely depends on how you feel about the issue of Net Neutrality.

“All I See is Pain”: Boy Kills Himself to Stop Hurting After a Cop Shot Him 6 Times in the Back

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: suicide]A teenage boy committed suicide after he was left paralyzed and in chronic pain by a police officer who targeted him and shot him in the back 6 times.

Feds Steal $1.74 Billion in Bitcoin, Kidnap Man for Life for Building Website that Used It

John Vibes at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: bitcoin]As Bitcoin's popularity soars, one of its early adopters is currently serving a life sentence for creating a website that popularized the cryptocurrency.

U.S. Looking At Sites On The West Coast To Deploy New Anti-Missile Defenses

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
FILE PHOTO: A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency. U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency/Handout via Reuters/File Photo Reuters *Reuters*: *Exclusive: Pentagon evaluating U.S. West Coast missile defense sites - officials* SIMI VALLEY, Calif (Reuters) - The U.S. agency tasked with protecting the country from missile attacks is scouting the West Coast for places to deploy new anti-missile defenses, two Congr... more »

Solar Cycle Points to a Coming Global Cooling

The current solar cycle 24 is the third weakest since the systematic observation of solar cycle activity began in 1755. Only solar cycles nos. 5 and 6 (1798…1823 during the Dalton Minimum) were weaker. Editor Note: One note about the introductory graphic and historic sunspot counts. Early instrumentation may have resulted in sunspots being undercounted … Continue reading Solar Cycle Points to a Coming Global Cooling

Mark Mardell gets the same scoop he got a few months ago

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 15 hours ago
A familiar face Jings! Crivens! Help ma boab! Mark Mardell and his *The World This Weekend *weren't exactly going our of their way today to dispel the impression some people have (namely me) that this is the most consistently anti-Brexit current affairs staple on the BBC. Mark's introduction today was pure *The World This Weekend*: Welcome to *The World this Weekend*. This is Mark Mardell. "Brexit has undermined the Government's commitment to a fairer Britain", claims Alan Milburn as he resigns as their social mobility commissioner. In a wide-ranging interview Tony Blair tells me ... more »

The Information War Is Heating Up In North Korea

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*ABC News Online*: *Activists smuggling films and music on USB sticks in the secret information war for the minds of North Koreans* On a dirt path along the Chinese border, a man slips under a barbed wire fence with a package he hopes can bring down the North Korean regime from within. He scrambles down to the rocky shoreline before casting it into the waters, bound for the North Korean soldiers on the other bank. His weapon is not a bomb or a covert spying device, but a bundle of USB sticks strapped to a tyre tube and loaded with South Korean pop music and films. This is the fr... more »

US strategy failed in southeastern Syria

South Front at The Duran - 16 hours ago
The infamous At Tanf garrison is largely useless now. More The post US strategy failed in southeastern Syria appeared first on The Duran.

Big change in Yemen conflict as former President Saleh swaps sides

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 16 hours ago
The Houthis are now officially alone, fighting every other faction--and they still appear to be holding everyone off. More The post Big change in Yemen conflict as former President Saleh swaps sides appeared first on The Duran.

UN agency to Congress: Drop Dead by Paul Driessen

Charles R. Anderson, Ph.D. at An Objectivist Individualist - 16 hours ago
IARC takes US money, manipulates studies, colludes with activists – and snubs Congress The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in France has received over $48 million from America’s National Institutes of Health (NIH), to determine whether various chemicals cause cancer in humans. Of more than 900 chemicals it has reviewed, only one was ever found non-carcinogenic. The latest substance to face IARC scrutiny is glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide RoundUp. Not surprisingly, the agency branded glyphosate carcinogenic. But this time evidence is surfacing ... more »

4 Reasons Why Assassinating Kim Jong-Un Could Become a Total Disaster

Zachary Keck at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Asia* South Korea might want to think that through a little more. North Korea’s most recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test has once again captivated the international community. Much less attention has been paid to how South Korea is responding to its neighbor’s military advances. Firstly, South Korea is acquiring the capabilities to conduct preemptive strikes against North Korea’s nuclear and missile sites under the guise of its “Kill Chain” strategy. Relatedly, Seoul is seeking the capabilities and simulating decapitation strikes agains... more »

Get Ready, North Korea: The F-35 Is Almost Ready to Attack from Aircraft Carriers

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * And that is a big deal. *Being engineered for a carrier, the F-35C's 51-foot wingspan is larger than the Air Force's F-35A and Marine Corps' F-35B short take-off-and-landing variants. The fighter is configured to carry 19,000 pounds of fuel and 18,000 pounds of weapons. It can fire two AIM-120 air-to-air missiles and two 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions. The F-35C can reach speeds up to Mach 1.6 and travel more than 1,200 nautical miles.* The Navy's stealthy carrier-launched F-35C is now moving much closer to combat readiness after conduct... more »

The F-35 Can Now Fight a Ground War

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Raytheon is expected to deliver a total of 1,200 GBU-49 guidance kits, test hardware, logistics and engineering support and technical data to support the F-35 program. The United States Air Force is adding the ability to attack moving targets to its new Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighter with the addition of the 500lbs Raytheon GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II laser-guided bomb. "Fielding the GBU-49 for use on the F-35A is a key milestone in delivering combat capability to the warfighter," Brig. Gen. Todd Canterbury, director of the Air Force F-35 ... more »

Congress Is Asking for an East Coast Missile Defense Site (That the Pentagon Doesn't Want)

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, North America* Will it happen? On November 28, North Korea tested a Hwasong-15 missile with sufficient range to hit targets on the East Coast of the United States, including Washington, DC. This follows an earlier test in July which demonstrated Pyongyang’s ability to strike targets on the West Coast of North America. The U.S. mainland is currently defended by the Ground-based Midcourse Defense System (GMD), designed to hit fast, high-flying Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) in between the launch and terminal descent phases. This is a fea... more »

Is This the Battle That Turned the Tide of the Korean War?

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* The Communists never recovered from the setback in the Kapyong River Valley in April 1951. The Chinese always attacked at night. It was April 22, 1951, and the Communists had just launched the largest offensive of the Korean War. Nearly 350,000 troops, spread out across the Korean Peninsula from the Imjin River to the Sea of Japan, slammed into thinly held U.N. positions. The heaviest blows fell in the west and west-central sectors, manned by the American I and IX Corps. The Eighth Army, a multinational force newly under the command of L... more »

Sunday Song

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 16 hours ago

Congressman Eric Holguin (TX-27)?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Until this weekend, Blake Farenthold was just another rich right-wing Texas backbencher who's never made a single contribution to anything in Congress. This weekend, news came out that his office paid $84,000 in taxpayer hush fund money to shut up a staffer who he sexually harassed. He was first elected in 2010, a Republican wave elected, against Blue Dog Solomon Ortiz, despite TX-27 then being a 73% district. As soon as Farenthold was installed, the Texas GOP immediately gerrymandered it to make it safer for Farenthold. It has gone from an R+1 swing district that Al Gore won in 2... more »

listening to joni: footnote #1

laura k at wmtc - 16 hours ago
Reading the biography *Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell* while doing this re-listening project is proving to be an obstacle. In general I'm enjoying the book. I love learning more about the artist who created some of the most meaningful music in my life, and about the woman I have always considered a personal role model. I love the stories of how albums were recorded, and even how they were received. What I don't like -- and don't want -- is author David Yaffe's pronouncement of what a song is "about". Art is always open to interpretation. In fact, art is not complete ... more »

Sunday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 16 hours ago
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Matt Bruenig proposes a social wealth fund as a fix for the U.S.' burgeoning inequality and income insecurity: We seem stuck in the same policy equilibrium we have been in for decades, with conservatives denying that there is a problem and pushing policies that would make it even worse, liberals emphasizing the need for education and skills development, and leftists pushing for a unionized labor market and social-democratic welfare state. Some of these ideas are good ones, which would make life better for vulnerable people. But they’d do lit... more »

Yemen’s Houthis Are Claiming That They Have Fired A Missile Towards Abu Dhabi's Unfinished Nuclear Reactor

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
The Barakah nucl;ear power plant is not yet operational, two of four reactors are ready but have yet to start power production. (AFP) *Reuters: **Yemen’s Houthis claim to fire missile toward unfinished Abu Dhabi nuclear reactor* DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen’s Houthi group has fired a cruise missile toward a nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, the group’s television service reported on its website on Sunday, without providing any evidence. There were no reports of any missiles reaching the UAE. The Iran-aligned Houthis control much of northern Yemen and had s... more »

Mali Is Not France's Afghanistan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
A French soldier involved in the regional anti-insurgent Operation Barkhane patrols on March 10, 2016 in Timbamogoye. © Pascal Guyot, AFP *Stephanie Pezard and Michael Shurkin, War On The Rocks*:* Mali is France’s Afghanistan, But With a Difference* In a recent editorial in Le Monde, French journalist Christophe Ayad draws disturbing parallels between the French military operations in Mali — which will reach their five-year mark in January — and America’s involvement in Afghanistan. At first glance the comparison is compelling, and in some important ways, accurate. Yet these two in... more »

A New American Way Of War

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
*(Click On Image to Enlarge)* *W.J. Hennigan, Time:* *The New American Way of War* The convoy of weather-beaten trucks and Toyota Land Cruisers kicked up dirt as it streaked across the wooded West African terrain toward the hazy horizon. A joint team of 12 U.S. Army Special Forces and 30 Nigerien troops were making the trek back to base after a two-day reconnaissance mission to a remote area along Niger’s border with Mali. The weary commandos had just spoken to elders near the village of Tongo Tongo after sifting through a deserted campsite, seeking intelligence on an elusive terr... more »

"But Twitter and the real world not quite same"

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
Twitter speaks *The Andrew Marr Show *ended today with a gorgeous performance by Gregory Porter of *The Christmas Song* ("Chestnuts roasting on an open fire"), with some lovely strings shivering frostily in the background. "Merry Christmas to You!" sang Gregory with feeling at the end, looking through the camera deep into our eyes. Ah! What would have made it even more heartwarming would have been if Nigel Farage and Ayesha Hazarika had provided backing vocals. And, further, if a smiling Ayesha had then - at the very end - brought out a sprig of mistletoe and waved it towards Nige... more »

“The Path to Impeachment”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
*“The Path to Impeachment”* by Charles Hugh Smith "Yesterday in 'The Internecine Deep State Conflict Moves to Stage Two' I suggested that the conflict was heating up, a move confirmed by former Trump advisor Michael Flynn's guilty plea that he lied to the F.B.I. regarding his contact with Russian officials. The case for impeachment now becomes clear: prosecutors will attempt to prove that Trump made contact with the Russians in violation of the Logan Act, which forbids private citizens from dealing in matters of state with foreign governments. According to the Wikipedia entry on Th... more »

Socorro Solution - A Hoax?

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 17 hours ago
In the last several days, there has been something of a controversy raging about the Socorro UFO landing. Although it started a couple of years ago when Ben Moss and Tony Angiola began a new investigation, the controversy exploded with the publication of my book, *Encounter in the Desert* and then Tony Bragalia’s web posting that he had solved the case, though the new information presented there wasn’t all that new or dramatic and the solution didn’t really answer the major questions. You can read his take on Socorro here: www.UFOExplorations.com To fully understand all of this, le... more »

The Afghan Taliban Have Their Own Version Of 'Special Forces'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
Members of a purported Afghan Taliban "Special Forces Unit."The Long War Journal/Twitter *Newsweek:* *What Is the Taliban's 'Red Unit'? Jihadi Special Forces Are Using Russian, U.S. Tech for Attacks* It was called the “Caravan of Heroes.” The video opens with the silhouettes of commandos—guns cocked—appearing over a hill, a sunrise in the background. They could have been American or British special forces, but they were from another group: the Taliban. The fighters, dressed in black camo slacks, are shown ambushing a checkpoint using military-style tactics and automatic weapons. ... more »

Munny

Willis Eschenbach at Skating Under The Ice - 17 hours ago
Buying supplies in the market here for our trip to Liapari Island, I got to thinking about money. The US has about the ugliest money in the world. By contrast, many countries go for much nicer designs. Here’s the $5 Solomons note, worth about sixty-five cents. At least that’s what it is supposed to look…

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 17 hours ago
*HIV-Positive School Aide Charged With Sexual Offenses Against 42 Kids -- Liberal Media Silent* Carlos Bell, a 30-year-old former school aide and track coach at two of Maryland's public schools, who is HIV-positive, has been charged with 206 criminal counts, most of which involved the sexual abuse or exploitation of 42 children from those schools -- and including the federal crimes of producing child pornography -- but the major liberal media have not reported the story, not one word. Bell was a teacher's assistant at the Benjamin Stoddert Middle School in Waldorf, Md., and a... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 17 hours ago
*The catastrophe continues* *Or it would if CO2 had any significant effect on temperature. Until someone can show that it does, all the theorizing below can be ignored. It is just Warmist theology* Scientists increasingly agree that it might be impossible to cap global temperatures at 1.5 degrees Celsius over preindustrial levels—without first overshooting it and then using technology to siphon carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, causing temperatures to fall again. In other words, global temperatures could continue to rise without any clear stopping point, and policymakers co... more »

Conspiracy theory of the day, week, month and year!

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 18 hours ago
https://youtu.be/s_9h5RiBrA8 Are all military bases on lockdown? Have the Marines taken over Langley? Are the Marines serving indictments? Oddly this hasn't been reported elsewhere...

The Death of Newspapers & the Birth of a Wiki.

Rural at Democracy Under Fire - 18 hours ago
*Its not so much the death of a newspaper as the death of news from a variety of sources in any given community be it in print or on line........* TorStar and Postmedia had quietly swapped papers and without warning shut down any competition in 34 markets across Ontario. As the *Financial Post* noted: Postmedia Network Inc. and Torstar Corp. announced Monday they traded 41 publications and plan to close 36 papers in places where they compete. The shuttering of 34 papers in Southern Ontario, one in Winnipeg and one in Vancouver will eliminate 291 jobs and save each company between $5 ... more »

Richard Branson - Smug Weasel

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 18 hours ago
Is it employing a huge & brilliant PR team which helps you pose as a kinda "rebellious", kinda counter-culture and patriotic regular kinda guy, when you are really an asset-stripping,... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

Seven Logics For Peaceful Living

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 18 hours ago
*To read clearly, please click on the image above.*

Russia & China Could Set International Gold Price Based on Physical Gold Trading

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 18 hours ago
Implied in this move by Russia and China is that: the west has run out of physical gold to suppress the gold price. As long as there is physical gold to be bought by Russia and China at a suppressed dirt cheap price, they will not make this move. The Global Currency Reset is near: […]

ABC Makes “Epic Mistake”, Retracts Bombshell Flynn Story

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 18 hours ago
ABC Makes “Epic Mistake”, Retracts Bombshell Flynn Story by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ Having caused chaos in financial markets briefly, set the liberal media on fire with ‘I told you so’s, and sparked a renewed round of #ImpeachTrump demands, ABC News issued a ‘clarification’ to their bombshell Flynn report that not only negates the entire story but provides President […]

Marawi battle video: Philippine Army releases incredible memoir on clashes with ISIS

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:30 P.M.) – On May 23, some 600 ISIS-inspired militants took control of most of Marawi in the southern Philippines after a surprise jihadist uprising by the Abu Sayyaf and Maute groups prompted the Philippine Army and security forces to retreat from most of the city. The following day, the military was ordered […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

World Poetry Day: 28 of poetry’s most powerful lines ever written

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 19 hours ago
World Poetry Day: 28 of poetry’s most powerful lines ever written http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/world-poetry-day-28-of-poetrys-most-powerful-lines-ever-written-a6944301.html Advertisements

A study asked men across the world to identify the perfect female body shape. What they found was incredibly depressing. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 19 hours ago
A study asked men across the world to identify the perfect female body shape. What they found was incredibly depressing | indy100 https://www.indy100.com/article/study-female-body-type-male-preferences-depressing-image-attractive-7837751

Statin Side Effects: 5 Reasons Why You Should Not Take Statins

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 19 hours ago
Statin Side Effects: 5 Reasons Why You Should Not Take Statins https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/02/10/amp/5-reasons-why-you-should-not-take-statins.aspx

Here’s How Really Smart People Handle Toxic People

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 19 hours ago
Here’s How Really Smart People Handle Toxic People https://healthfoodsoul.com/smart-people-toxic-people/

Russian Scientists Reveal Antarctica Is Not What We’re Being Told

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 19 hours ago
Russian Scientists Reveal Antarctica Is Not What We’re Being Told http://truthcommand.com/2017/11/russian-scientists-reveal-antarctica-not-told/

Family Guy Perfectly Mocks PC Social Justice Warriors on Twitter

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 19 hours ago
https://youtu.be/__l6alNQsnI Family Guy pretty much nails SJWs there

I'm guessing 100% effective. Right?

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 19 hours ago
I can't even have a conversation with somebody who I know is a Trump voter at this point. That seems wrong as there must be some that are nice people. It's just that such a level of stupidity makes it feel like I am talking to a less evolved life form.

Ted Cruz defines the word hypocrisy.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 19 hours ago
FOX NEWS HOST TO @tedcruz: You cool working with alleged child molester Roy Moore if he's elected? CRUZ: Sure, no problem, that's up to the voters. FOX NEWS HOST: And what about alleged groper Al Franken? CRUZ: Now that's a very serious problem. I'm extremely concerned. pic.twitter.com/1QzMq0Hud5 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 30, 2017 When it comes to the allegations against Roy Moore Cruz is all "let the voters decide," but when it comes to the far less egregious allegations against Democrat Al Franken it is suddenly "These allegations are serious and they keep coming up eve... more »

Sabotage

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
By Cathy Jameson Ronan started speech therapy again. We’d ditched it years ago after progress had plateaued. That, and the onset of major transition issues Ronan had going into and out of the building, prevented him from gaining anything useful...

New Left Blogs August/December 2017

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 19 hours ago
At the *Sociological Review*'s social media conference at Goldsmith's yesterday, there was a bit of a discussion around how blogging allows for more reflective (and editable!) forms of online engagement than the instapundit temptations of other social media. Unfortunately, blogging - once heralded the nemesis of the media - is a declining pursuit clung to by windbags and weirds; this place being a case in point. Hence why the roll call of new left blogs and bloggers is spread more thinly across the year and has fewer to show for it. Shame. All the more reason to give these hardy so... more »

A notorious string critic remains invisible at a string event

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 19 hours ago
*Are opinions and tirades as important as research and results?* Two days ago, I described my shock after the Quanta Magazine edited a sentence about the set of candidates for a theory of everything according to the order issued by a scientific nobody who had nothing to do with the interview with Witten. Natalie Wolchover literally thanked (!) Sabine Hossenfelder for providing her absolutely deluded feedback: Thanks to Sabine, I realized that Edward Witten was just totally misguided. After all, he's just an old white male and those suck. Sabine Hossenfelder told me that there are ... more »

Open Thread

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 20 hours ago
The Advent of a new open thread.... more »

"Above the Infinite Rest"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
"Above the Infinite Rest" written by David Bergen. Featured Painting: "Above the Infinite Rest" by Isaac Levitan, 1891. Music track: "Surfing the Clouds" from the album "Empty Sky" by Deuter.

Musical Interlude: Prelude, “After the Goldrush”, A Cappella

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
*Prelude, “After the Goldrush”, A Cappella* “I saw the stunning artwork of visionary artist John Pitre and then heard this beautiful a cappella version of Neil Young’s song "After the Goldrush" on iTunes. This version is on the Dawn Anthology Album and I believe the group is called Prelude.” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6BzTCQ6Nqo ○ *The live version:* Prelude, ”After The Goldrush” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2Taxuott5s

Tens Of Thousands Of Israelis Protest Against Netanyahu; Corruption; Draft Law Seen As Attempt To Protect Netanyahu In Corruption Probe-Punishes Those Who Leak To Media

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 20 hours ago
Two peas in a pod. Trump and Jared Kushner have been friends for decades with Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu, as … Continue reading →

Mugabe: The Musical!

Jeremy Youde at Duck of Minerva - 20 hours ago
Picture the scene: throngs of people gathering as the night descends. They are looking up at the building across the way—patiently, expectantly. There is a low-hum of voices. Gradually, the voices converge and they begin singing the same song… “Mu-ga-be! Mu-ga-be!” Finally, the bespectacled 93-year-old Robert Gabriel Mugabe steps out on to a veranda of […]

Breaking it Down (Sunday Sermonette)

LL at Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
*China, North Korea and the Allied Nations* Summary: South Korea, Japan and the United States are still pushing China to "do something" about the North Korean creature that it helped to create. *China is preparing for the aftermath of a war between the allies and North Korea.* The fat kid with the bad haircut doesn't feel that the US has the guts to take him out. The Chinese know differently. The Chinese have responded to the allied push for them to do more by saying the they will not impose more sanctions on the Norks without additional United Nations approval. When one wants to kno... more »

Free Download: Ayn Rand, “Atlas Shrugged”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
*“Atlas Shrugged”* by Ayn Rand "Then you will see the rise of the men of the double standard- the men who live by force, yet count on those who live by trade to create the value of their looted money- the men who are the hitchhikers of virtue. In a moral society, these are the criminals, and the statutes are written to protect you against them. But when a society establishes criminals-by-right and looters-by-law- men who use force to seize the wealth of disarmed victims- then money becomes its creators' avenger. Such looters believe it safe to rob defenseless men, once they've pass... more »

"What Would You Tell Him?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
"If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling but still trying to hold the world aloft with the last of his strength, and the greater his effort the heavier the world bore down upon his shoulders - what would you tell him to do?" "I... don't know. What could he do? What would you tell him?" "To shrug." - Ayn Rand, “Atlas Shrugged” "Learn to distinguish the difference between errors of knowledge and breaches of morality. An error of knowledge is not a moral flaw, provide... more »

"China Bans Reincarnation Without Government Permission"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*"China Bans Reincarnation Without Government Permission"* by The Daily Galaxy "In an attempt to erode the power of Tibet's Dalai Lama, China has banned Buddhist monks from reincarnating without government permission. The search for a reincarnation is a mystical process involving clues left by the deceased and visions among leading monks on where to look. The current Dalai Lama, the fourteenth of the line, was identified in 1937 when monks came to his village. It is the latest in a series of measures by the Communist authorities to tighten their grip over Tibet more than 59 years a... more »

How the U.S Census Historically Whitewashes Non-White Populations

Roberto Rodriguez at Dr Cintli - 21 hours ago
My earlier column for Truthout posed the question: "Are Mexicans Indigenous?" The context of this question complicates the answer(s). De-indigenized Mexicans and Central Americans in the United States generally share a maiz culture, as do most Amer-Indigenous peoples of the continent who also share in those 7,000-year-old roots. Yet, how are these peoples, which include Mexican Americans or Chicanx, viewed by the US government, the mainstream mass media and schools? Most importantly, how do they view themselves? For rest of column, go to: http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/42526-ho... more »

"You Had Better..."; "Strange Times..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
"If you are going to tell people the truth, you had better make them laugh or they will kill you." - Oscar Wilde ○

Augustine, Calvin, and Predestination

Fr. Lawrence FARLEY at OrientalReview.org - 21 hours ago
We listen for the essential melody of the patristic chorus, and charitably pass over the odd discordant note which all of the Fathers occasionally sound. The post Augustine, Calvin, and Predestination appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Clothing company donates entire $10m Black Friday sales to environmental organisations

White Wolf at White Wolf - 21 hours ago
Firm takes dig at Donald Trump’s stance on climate change as it announces support for conservation projects Clothing company Patagonia, which is best known for making squashy down-filled winter jackets, says it will donate its entire $10m takings from Black Friday to environmental organisations. The high-end outdoor apparel company said its “astounding” total sales were five times its own expectations. The firm had previously promised to donate “every cent” it took in sales on Black Friday to charities and organisations involved in environmental work, and said the “enormous love”... more »

80th Doctor Dead: Holistic, Prominent and Outspoken

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 21 hours ago
It is with a heavy heart that I bring you the sad news of the death of self described holistic Dr. James Winer of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, just minutes from where I used to live. I have had patients writing me all day about the news, but wanted to wait until I had more information on

Jean Paul Sartre - Another Zionist Puppet With Nothing Significant To Say

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 21 hours ago
As is self evident from his photo, Sartre has no connection to the Middle East other than the Khazarian Ashkenazi desire to steal Palestinian land and genocide the Palestinian people. What is it... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*-by Noah* I got my Official White House Advent Calendar yesterday! Before I go to bed every night, I will open the new day's window to see who's next! Damn, it's always so hard to resist the temptation to open all of the windows at once! But, Santa would get mad. Please tweet this to any Republicans you have the misfortune to know, and definitely get it to every Republican politician you can think of, right up to Donnie Short Fingers. It'll drive them all even more nuts than they are already. If you have a Repug rep or senator, flood their offices with this. Tweet it. email it. ... more »

First Sunday of Advent...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 22 hours ago
*it begins.* *Just for today let us set aside everything vexing and start our preparations for the coming of our Lord.* *The following is from Creighton University's Online Ministry. Please bookmark and visit every day for the daily prayers for Advent. It's free and a wonderful resource for all Christians. * From: *Creighton University's Online Ministries* As we begin Advent, we light one candle in the midst of all the darkness in our lives and in the world. It symbolizes our longing, our desire, our hope. Three “advents” or “comings” shape our desire. We want to be renewed ... more »

Championing the cause of people with disabilities, these companies show the way

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 23 hours ago
Championing the cause of people with disabilities, these companies show the way https://yourstory.com/2017/12/companies-employment-disabilities/ Advertisements

Philosophy of Law and the Decline of War

Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 23 hours ago
This is a guest post from Simon Cotton, Australian National University, where he is a Visitor in Philosophy, and the University of New South Wales, Canberra, where he teaches in Humanities and Social Sciences. Much of the commentary on Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro’s recent book, The Internationalists, including at Duck of Minerva, has focused on the empirical basis […]

Nature Unbound VI – Centennial to millennial solar cycles

Hifast at Climate Collections - 23 hours ago
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Javier Summary: Holocene climate has been affected in different periods by several centennial to millennial solar cycles. The ~ 1000-year Eddy solar cycle seems to have dominated Holocene climate variability between 11,500-4,000 years BP, and in the last two millennia, where it defines the Roman, Medieval, and Modern warm…

Bioscience article is academic rape: an assertion of power and intimidation

Hifast at Climate Collections - 23 hours ago
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Characterizing a professional, respected scientist as an unqualified vengeful opinion writer is the same kind of power attack as rape. It’s meant to humiliate and intimidate. I said this as part of a response to a comment at WUWT late yesterday (copied in full below). The picture above shows Steven Amstrup…

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
'#Tokyo & #Seoul will fall first if there is war on Korean Peninsula' – Lavrov https://t.co/Z9W8gDUPap — RT (@RT_com) December 3, 2017 Exclusive: Pentagon evaluating U.S. West Coast missile defense sites - officials https://t.co/kYDQ1TxunS — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 3, 2017 Thousands attend a concert in Barcelona to support Catalan "political prisoners", organised by the Catalan National Assembly pic.twitter.com/TNKRo6YZtu — AFP news agency (@AFP) December 3, 2017 Argentina's navy investigates "contact" detected at 477 meters (1565 feet) under the ocean as search co... more »

Progress In Afghanistan?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Afghan police officers keep watch at their forward base on the outskirts of Kunduz province, Afghanistan November 26, 2017. REUTERS/Nasir Wakif *Reuters:* *Crime, casualties undermine U.S. gains on Afghan battlefield* KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Since U.S. forces began stepping up air strikes against the Taliban, Kunduz shopkeeper Najibullah no longer fears another insurgent takeover of the northern Afghan city. But he does fear robbery or kidnap by militia gangs. With Afghan forces improving and on the offensive, U.S. commanders have more freedom to attack the Taliban and ins... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
An army dog stands up as retiring soldiers salute their guard post before retirement in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China. REUTERS/Stringer WNU Editor: The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Photos of the week* (Reuters).

ABC News Suspends Brian Ross for Erroneous Flynn Report

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
ABC has suspended investigative reporter Brian Ross for four weeks without pay for the network’s incorrect Michael Flynn report.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo Has Sent A Letter To Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
FILE PHOTO: CIA Director Mike Pompeo arrives the FDD National Security Summit in Washington, U.S., October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo Reuters: *CIA chief Pompeo says he warned Iran's Soleimani over Iraq aggression* SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (Reuters) - U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo said on Saturday he sent a letter to Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani and Iranian leaders expressing concern regarding Iran’s increasingly threatening behavior in Iraq. Speaking during a panel at the annual Reagan National Defense Forum in Southern California, Pomp... more »

Musical Interlude: Two Steps from Hell, “Downstream”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Two Steps from Hell, “Downstream” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9Lf2qtNTUc

"A Home Beyond What This World Knows"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"A Home Beyond What This World Knows"* "You can chain my body But you cannot chain my soul. You can enslave my body But you’ll never own my soul. You can whip my body, But you cannot touch my soul. For my soul is mightier than your chains, My soul endures all your blows, My soul is eternal, eternally remains, My soul has a home beyond what this world knows. You can imprison my body, but you cannot jail my soul. You can break my body, But you’ll never break my soul. My soul is free as the eagle flying so high, Vast like a dark, starry sky, Deep as the ocean, wider than the sea, My soul is... more »

EMILY's List Has A Silver Spoon Heiress They Want To Make Some Money Off By Pushing Her In A Congressional Race In Southern California

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Sara Jacobs, the self-entitled heiress to the Qualcomm fortune, suddenly showed up in southern California a few weeks ago and declared what the race-- and Congress-- needs is *another* self-finding multimillionaire. And there's already a completely pointless multimillionaire in that race, Paul Kerr, a crony of one of California's worst (and richest) members, Scott Peters, who persuaded him to run. This is a district where the incredible grassroots work by Doug Applegate and his team last year exposed how weak Darrell Issa is-- and nearly beat him. The final vote wasn't declared 't... more »

Meat Company Buys Vegan Brand for $120M

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 1 day ago
Erin’s note: Well, this is kind of unusual. But maybe not so much. Field roast has been bought by a meat company. Check out the story from our friends at Veg News below: Canada’s Maple Leaf Foods makes its second acquisition of a meatless brand, this time for $120 million. “Canadian meat company Maple Leaf

Liquid Mind, "My Orchid Spirit (Extragalactic)"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Liquid Mind, "My Orchid Spirit (Extragalactic)" - https://www.youtube.com/ ○ 14.3 billion years old. 93 billion light years across. At least 2 trillion galaxies. *Home...* "In a sense, human flesh is made of stardust… Every atom in the human body, excluding only the primordial hydrogen atoms, was fashioned in stars that formed, grew old and exploded most violently before the Sun and the Earth came into being. The explosions scattered the heavy elements as a fine dust through space. By the time it made the Sun, the primordial gas of the Milky Way was sufficiently enriched with heavier... more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“Big, beautiful, barred spiral galaxy NGC 1300 lies some 70 million light-years away on the banks of the constellation Eridanus. This Hubble Space Telescope composite view of the gorgeous island universe is one of the largest Hubble images ever made of a complete galaxy. *Click image for larger size.* NGC 1300 spans over 100,000 light-years and the Hubble image reveals striking details of the galaxy's dominant central bar and majestic spiral arms. In fact, on close inspection the nucleus of this classic barred spiral itself shows a remarkable region of spiral structure about 3,000 l... more »

Chet Raymo, "Like Rubies Ringed With Gold"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Like Rubies Ringed With Gold"* by Chet Raymo "Here's a new Hubble Space Telescope composite photograph of two colliding galaxies in the constellation Corvus. Click to enlarge or look for large image on the link. Each of the three books of Dante's "Divine Comedy" ends with the same words: "the stars." The Inferno concludes with distant stars glimpsed through the narrow exit of hell. "We emerged," says the poet, "and saw the stars." The poet's journey through Purgatory ends on Earth's highest mountain, with the heavens seemingly not so far away. He is "ready to ascend to the stars... more »

"Anyway"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Anyway"* “People are often unreasonable, Illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, People may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, You will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, People may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, Someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, Others may be jealous; Be happy anyway. The good you do today, People will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway. Give th... more »

The Poet: Lynn Ungar, “Boundaries”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Boundaries”* “The universe does not revolve around you. The stars and planets spinning through the ballroom of space dance with one another quite outside of your small life. You cannot hold gravity or seasons; even air and water inevitably evade your grasp. Why not, then, let go? You could move through time like a shark through water, neither restless or ceasing, absorbed in and absorbing the native element. Why pretend you can do otherwise? The world comes in at every pore, mixes in your blood before breath releases you into the world again. Did you think the fragile boundary of your... more »

San Francisco 49ers’ Eric Reid: NFL To Divert Monies From Military Service Initiatives To Fund Social Justice Causes

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Slate*: *“It’s a Charade”* *The San Francisco 49ers’ Eric Reid says the NFL wants to use breast cancer awareness and “Salute to Service” funds to buy off protesting players.* In an interview with Slate on Thursday, the San Francisco 49ers’ Eric Reid said he’s been told the NFL is planning to allow owners to shift money that’s been pledged to other charitable giving campaigns into a newly announced, seven-year $89 million program to fund social justice causes. This apparent plan to redistribute funding from breast cancer awareness and military service initiatives was one of a numb... more »

Note: This is not associated with First Look's site Entitled "The Intercept"

Intercept at The Intercept - 1 day ago
First Look purchased the url, "The Intercept" in January, 2014. "The Intercept" (aptly named) originally consisted of the posts below with many reposts of articles and blogposts collected to share. They consist of stories that we thought were the most important and verifiable news/opinions at the time. There are also a number of original posts covering various topics we happened to be knee-deep in exploring. This collection was a hobby/habit of sharing what I learned and presenting in a news hub style format while I was confined to a hospital bed for a couple years (in and out). Co... more »

IT’S ON TAPE – In just 45 seconds Obama official BURIES ‘Russia collusion’ claim against Flynn and Trump team

Ricky Twisdale at The Duran - 1 day ago
The Obama state department's Mark Toner officially said 'NO PROBLEM' when questioned about Trump's team contacting Russia More The post IT’S ON TAPE – In just 45 seconds Obama official BURIES ‘Russia collusion’ claim against Flynn and Trump team appeared first on The Duran.

On Rationalizing U.S. Foreign Policy: No More ‘Whack-a-Mole’

Monica Duffy Toft at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Monica Duffy Toft* *Security, Americas* [image: A U.S. Marine from the First Battalion Eighth Marines Alpha Company looks out as an evening storm gathers above an outpost near Kunjak in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, February 22, 2011. REUTERS/Finbarr] There has been excessive reliance on military force and interventions abroad to spread U.S. values rather than an effort to protect the country’s national security. Can U.S. foreign policy be rationalized so that it advances a positive and sustainable national objective? This is a critical question, but sadly it is a qu... more »

Hostile Takeover: How Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Reshaped the Kingdom

Gerald F. Hyman at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Gerald F. Hyman* *Security, Middle East* [image: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 15, 2017. Picture taken November 15, 2017. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS] The United States should stay out of Saudi’s domestic shuffle for power. The recent upheavals by the King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and his son, Mohammad bin Salman (widely referred to as MbS) represent more than just a purge and consolidation of their power but, much more profoundly, an auto-coup. Th... more »

The Corporal M2: America's First Nuclear Guided Missile

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, North America* The missile played a key role in the development of post-WWII tactical nuclear weapons. Six days after the Allies’ D-Day landings on the coast of Normandy in June 1944, Germany retaliated by launching its first Vergeltungswaffe, or Vengeance Weapon, at the city of London. The V-1 was actually a Fie-103 cruise missile designed by Robert Lusser of Fiesler Aircraft. Made from nonessential war materials and covered in sheet metal, the V-1 was powered by a revolutionary Argus As-14 pulse jet engine and carried a 1,870- pound warhead ... more »

Israel Is Building Its Own Global Hawk Drone

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* And it could have a 5,000-mile range. Israel is building a giant drone comparable to America's RQ-4 Global Hawk, according to Israeli media. The drone will be an upgrade of Israel's Eitan long-range reconnaissance UAV, the *Jerusalem Post* reports. Upgrading the range and capabilities of the Eitan "will bring the drone to the scale" of the RQ-4 Global Hawk, the commander of the Israeli Air Force's Eitan squadron told the *Post*. Another IAF officer told the *Post* "that it will be another several months before the improved aircraft are re... more »

Past Problems Can't Stop the U.S. Navy From Building a New Frigate

Jerry Hendrix at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Jerry Hendrix* *Security, Americas* This needs to happen. Period. The United States Navy should not take council from its fears when it comes to the design of its new frigate. While it is true that technical challenges and cost overruns associated with the Ford-class supercarrier, Zumwalt-class destroyer, and the Freedom- and Independence-class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) (which admittedly are not having cost issues) have been significant and almost crippling, the Navy should not allow itself to be so consumed by these failures that it takes a “safest path” approach to its new g... more »

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