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North Korea's 'Army of Beauties' Are Expected To Rock The Olympics

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 minutes ago
*Sputnik:* *Missiles Aside! North Korean 'Army of Beauties' to Rock Olympics (VIDEO, PHOTOS)* Only North Korean girls over 163 cm tall (5'3") and from good families can reportedly serve at the country's national cheerleading team, where they can motivate their sports teams and entertain the audience. Now that Pyongyang has agreed to send a delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, North Korea's cheerleaders are preparing for their fourth appearance in South Korea, where they are called the "army of beauties." The AFP cited An Chan-Il, a defector researcher who r... more »

Breaking: Twin suicide bombing rocks Baghdad, 16 civilians killed

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – Two suicide attacks rocked Baghdad this morning, killing at least 16 civilians and wounding an estimated 65 others. According to local reports, the twin suicide bombings took place inside central Baghdad’s Tayaran Square. No group has claimed responsibility for these attacks. Today’s bombings mark the first time this year that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russia may ‘undertake measures’ after US decision on border force in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 minutes ago
Russia and its partners will undertake measures as a response to the US-led coalition’s decision to create the so-called “Border Security Force” on the Syrian territory controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces militia, Chairman of the Defense Committee of Russia’s State Duma Vladimir Shamanov told Sputnik on Sunday. On Saturday, the Defense Post news website […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Jihadist counter-offensive continues in Idlib as Syrian troops left without air support again

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels resumed their counter-offensive in the southern countryside of Idlib this morning, striking the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) near the Hama axis. Led by the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), the jihadist rebels attempted to infiltrate the Syrian Army’s lines along the main road […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkish military attacks Kurdish forces after US Army forms new border guard

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:50 A.M.) – The Turkish military attacked the Kurdish-led forces in the northwestern corridor of the Aleppo Governorate, tonight, hitting several towns controlled by the People’s Protection Units (YPG). According to the YPG, the Turkish military heavily shelled the towns of Basufan and Al-Ghazawiyah in the Afrin Canton, resulting in a powerful response […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army fires large number of missiles into east Damascus

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) fired several surface-to-surface missiles into the eastern suburbs of Damascus tonight, targeting the Islamist defenses in Harasta and Arbeen. According to a militant report from Damascus, the Syrian Army’s 4th Division fired several Golan-1 missiles toward the enemy defenses, scoring a number of direct hits […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 28 minutes ago
First electric lamps at the Red Square. 1896. © Sputnik *WNU Editor: *The above picture is form this photo-gallery .... Through the Ages: The Sights of Moscow a Century Ago and Today (Sputnik).

X22 Report, “Are The American People Being Prepared For A Nuclear Pearl Harbor?”

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X22 Report, “Are The American People Being Prepared For A Nuclear Pearl Harbor?” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUmoXbFm8ZA

How To Survive A Missile Attack

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
In Hawaii, the sirens for a missile attack and a natural disaster warning sound different (Pictured: A sign in Oahu, Hawaii, after the false emergency alert) *BBC*: *How to survive a missile attack: What's the official advice?* What would you do if a hostile missile was flying towards your country, and you had minutes to take cover? It's a terrifying prospect, and one the people of Hawaii faced on Saturday when an emergency warning was mistakenly sent telling them, "Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill". Many tweeted that they were taking refuge in bathtubs, or even under ... more »

The Sickness Of Coming Out As A Trumpist-- A Gay One No Less

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
*Not the real Adam Levine, obviously* Mel Levine was an over-achiever. A graduate of Beverly Hills High, he was elected student body president of UC Berkely in 1963 before heading off first to Princeton and then to Harvard. He was elected to the state Assembly in 1983 and ten years later became a congressman. He voted for the Iraq war in 1991 and was defeated in the Democratic Senate primary by Barbara Boxer the following year. Currently (age 74) he's the president of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners. He has 3 grown children. One is Adam Levine, a yappy gay Republican, con... more »

Tecumseh, "Live Your Life..."

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*"Live Your Life..."* "Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about his religion. Respect others in their views and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and of service to your people. Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place. Show respect to all people, but grovel to none. When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food...more »

Musical Interlude: Deuter, "Along the High Ridges"

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Deuter, "Along the High Ridges" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLoiMTeKC08

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
“What is causing the picturesque ripples of supernova remnant SNR 0509-67.5? The ripples, as well as the greater nebula, were imaged in unprecedented detail by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2006 and again late last year. The red color was recoded by a Hubble filter that left only the light emitted by energetic hydrogen. The precise reason for the ripples remains unknown, with two considered origin hypotheses relating them to relatively dense portions of either ejected or impacted gas. *Click image for larger size.* The reason for the broader red glowing ring is more clear, with expa... more »

"Too Often..."

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"Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out." - Oliver Wendell Holmes

"Take Care..."

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"Take care to get what you like in life, or you will be forced to like what you get." - George Bernard Shaw

"Picked Out a Coffin Yet? Take Ibuprofen and Die"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*"Picked Out a Coffin Yet? Take Ibuprofen and Die"* by Mike Whitney "Today we know that the risk of heart attack and stroke may occur early in treatment, even in the first weeks. There is no period of use shown to be without risk," says Judy Racoosin, M.D., M.P.H., deputy director of FDAs Division of Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Addiction Products. - FDA website In case you missed it: The FDA issued a warning on various prescription and non-prescription drugs that Americans ingest by the boatload. As it happens, these seemingly benign pain relievers can kill you even if you scrupulou... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

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Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. Thanks for stopping by!

"After All..."

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"A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain." - William James

Bertrand Russell, "Three Passions"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*"Three Passions" * "Three passions have governed my life: The longings for love, the search for knowledge, And unbearable pity for the suffering of humankind. Love brings ecstasy and relieves loneliness. In the union of love I have seen In a mystic miniature the prefiguring vision Of the heavens that saints and poets have imagined. With equal passion I have sought knowledge. I have wished to understand the hearts of people. I have wished to know why the stars shine. Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens, But always pity brought me back to earth; Cries of pain reverberated in ... more »

Chet Raymo, “The Seat of the Soul”

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*“The Seat of the Soul” * by Chet Raymo "It was not my first visit. I had been there once before to talk with the great man, to the Castle of Cloux, near Amboise, in the valley of the Loire. He had been living there since 1516, at the invitation of Francis I, king of France. He was 67 years old, bundled up in a thick fur wrap by a roaring fire. His face showed age but not infirmity. Long white hair fell about his shoulders. White beard. Thick, downswept brows shaded his eyes like awnings. A strong nose. And of course the mouth, serious yet generous, not unlike the mouth of the Chris... more »

Ths American Scientist Has Seen North Korea's Nuclear Secrets

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
Sig Hecker and correspondent David Martin observe Kim Jong Un with the 'disco ball' bomb. CBS News *CBS 60 Minutes: **The American scientist who's seen North Korea's nuclear secrets* *It may mostly be propaganda when North Korea boasts about its nuclear capabilities, but one American says to be careful not to underestimate the country's power* Relations with North Korea had been going from bad to worse until this past week when the North suddenly agreed to send a delegation to next months' Winter Olympics in South Korea. But one thing - the most important thing - hasn't changed.... more »

The Poet: Linda Pastan, "What We Want"

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*"What We Want" * "What we want is never simple. We move among the things we thought we wanted: a face, a room, an open book and these things bear our names- now they want us. But what we want appears in dreams, wearing disguises. We fall past, holding out our arms and in the morning our arms ache. We don't remember the dream, but the dream remembers us. It is there all day as an animal is there under the table, as the stars are there even in full sun." ~ Linda Pastan, "Carnival Evening"

NASA: Marijuana Is An “alien Plant” With DNA From Outside Of Our Solar System. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 2 hours ago
NASA: Marijuana Is An “alien Plant” With DNA From Outside Of Our Solar System | Disclose.tv https://www.disclose.tv/nasa-marijuana-is-an-alien-plant-with-dna-from-outside-of-our-solar-system-319446 Advertisements

Australian Birds Have Literally Learned How to Weaponize Fire

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 2 hours ago
Australian Birds Have Literally Learned How to Weaponize Fire http://themindunleashed.com/2018/01/australian-birds-have-literally-learned-how-to-weaponize-fire.html

Ten Myths About the 1918 Flu Pandemic. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 2 hours ago
Ten Myths About the 1918 Flu Pandemic | History | Smithsonian https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ten-myths-about-1918-flu-pandemic-180967810/

How Childhood Trauma Changes Our Hormones, And Thus Our Mental Health, Into Adulthood

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 2 hours ago
How Childhood Trauma Changes Our Hormones, And Thus Our Mental Health, Into Adulthood http://expand-your-consciousness.com/how-childhood-trauma-changes-our-hormones-and-thus-our-mental-health-into-adulthood/?t=MAM

New bee species found thriving in former Arctic nuke site – study. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 2 hours ago
New bee species found thriving in former Arctic nuke site – study — RT World News https://www.rt.com/news/415882-arctic-soviet-nuclear-bees/

Aspartame Is One of the Deadliest Sweeteners On The Planet According To Scientific Studies

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 2 hours ago
Aspartame Is One of the Deadliest Sweeteners On The Planet According To Scientific Studies http://ewao.net/2018/01/13/aspartame-is-one-of-the-deadliest-sweeteners-on-the-planet-according-to-scientific-studies/

The Power in Allowing Ourselves to Be Breathed By Life. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 2 hours ago
The Power in Allowing Ourselves to Be Breathed By Life | Thrive Global https://www.thriveglobal.com/stories/11228-the-power-in-allowing-ourselves-to-be-breathed-by-life?utm_source=Thrive&utm_medium=Facebook

Is the UN Planning To Implant Everyone With a Biometric ID?

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 2 hours ago
Is the UN Planning To Implant Everyone With a Biometric ID? http://itrustnaturalcures.com/un-planning-implant-everyone-biometric-id/

Will American Politics Return To Normalcy In 2021 Or 2025?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal: *Trump, Oprah and the Art of Deflection* *Will American politics return to normalcy in 2021 or 2025? I’m not betting on it.* Deflection as a media strategy has become an art form. Its purpose is to avoid answering a charge by misdirecting it and confusing the issue. It’s often used during crisis. There are classics of the genre. After Princess Diana died in August 1997, the British press came under severe pressure, accused of literally driving the poor half-mad woman to her death. The paparazzi had chased her like jackals, raced after her car in ... more »

Oxford English Dictionary Describes Countries Like Haiti As Shitholes, But Trump Didn’t Say That

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 12, 2018 Alex Jones points out that the Oxford English Dictionary’s online source describes countries fitting the description of Haiti as shitholes, even though the President never even called it that. end

Alveda King Says Trump’s Not Racist, Liberal News Is Fake

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 14, 2018 Owen Shroyer plays a clip of Alveda King Reacting to Trump Being Called a Racist On (Fox) news. end

Twitter “Shadow Banning” Exposed! Opposing Views Go Down The Memory Hole

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Press For Truth Published on Jan 11, 2018 Twitter has been exposed as the unbelievably biased organization that it is AND the fact that their power rivals that which could have only been dreamed of by George Orwell himself! In a new bombshell video report released by Project Varitas a number of Twitter employees are caught […]

United States of Europe: German Minister Unveils Shocking EU Vision to TAKE OVER Continent

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
United States of Europe: German Minister Unveils Shocking EU Vision to TAKE OVER Continent by AURORA BOSOTTI, https://www.express.co.uk/ GERMAN Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel revealed his shocking vision of the future that would see the European Union completely control the continent. – The fervently pro-EU politician suggested European countries in the future will only be able to exercise […]

‘US Are Occupiers’: Washington to Stay in Syria Indefinitely to Counter Iran

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
RT Published on Jan 12, 2018 The U.S. has revealed that countering Iran is part of its ongoing operations in Syria after the fall of Islamic State and among the key reasons a military presence will remain there. The announcement was made during a Senate hearing on Thursday. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8wq7 end

Why is Israel Jailing Palestinian Minors?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Al Jazeera English Streamed live on Jan 11, 2018 Ahed Tamimi has made international headlines. The 16-year-old Palestinian’s defiant slapping of an Israeli soldier was heard across the world as footage of the incident went viral. Tamimi, an already prominent activist, was later detained and she remains behind bars, charged with 12 different offences. But Ahed […]

Russia: United States is Occupying Syria!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Has Syria attacked America? NO! Has Syria threatened American interests? NO! So why is America supporting terrorists in attacking Syria? Why are American troops illegally occupying Syria? end

US-Backed Forces Release Hundreds of ISIS Members, Some of Them Join SDF Ranks – Reports

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
US-Backed Forces Release Hundreds of ISIS Members, Some of Them Join SDF Ranks – Reports by https://southfront.org/ The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) released 400 former ISIS fighters a few weeks only after they had been captured, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on January 10. The report added that the released ISIS fighters […]

Records Show Psych Prof Who ‘Diagnosed’ Trump “Unfit” Lacks License

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Records Show Psych Prof Who ‘Diagnosed’ Trump “Unfit” Lacks License by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Authored by Anthony Gockowski via Campus Reform, Yale University psychology professor Bandy Lee has deleted her Twitter account amid mounting allegations that she is not licensed in her home state of Connecticut. – Accusations have been circulating on Twitter that the prominent Yale professor, known for her […]

7 Times Trump Critics Called Russia a ‘S***Hole’ & Worse, And No One Cared

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
7 Times Trump Critics Called Russia a ‘S***Hole’ & Worse, And No One Cared by https://www.rt.com/ Donald Trump’s remarks on “s***hole countries” roused a righteous high-mindedness in his detractors. But a perusal of their own past quotes suggest they are quite capable of similar words – when one particular state is involved. – John McCain, Republican […]

Trump Has Deep State Terrified – Kevin Shipp

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Trump Has Declared War on the Deep State – Kevin Shipp by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) Former “high-level” CIA officer Kevin Shipp says President Trump has “declared war” on the so-called Deep State and the shadow government. Shipp explains, “I differentiate between the ‘Deep State’ and the shadow government. The shadow government are the secret intelligence […]

McMaster Gunning for ‘Bloody Nose Strike’ in Korea

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
RT America Published on Jan 12, 2018 National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster is reportedly conducting a whisper campaign against North Korea, promoting the idea of preventive war to forcibly denuclearizing the regime. RT America’s Dan Cohen reports on how this latest episode is to be expected from one whose career is rife with neocon bluster, exaggeration […]

We Are Now Heading Into The Economic Reset, Everything Is About To Change: London Paul

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
X22Report Spotlight Published on Jan 13, 2018 Today’s Guest: London Paul London Paul runs an independent news website with the purpose of giving an alternative perspective on mainstream news regarding recent developments that are shaping a new political, economic and social paradigm. end

Is President Trump Acting Like Stalin?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2017 *NBC:* *Flake to denounce Trump media attacks as Stalinist in Senate speech* WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Flake is planning to slam President Donald Trump's attacks on the press on the Senate floor this week in a speech that will compare the president's use of the term "enemy of the people" to describe the media to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. "When a figure in power reflexively calls any press that doesn't su... more »

Is This the Real 'F-52' Fighter?

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * There might one day be an F-52, but technology has advanced a long way since the days of the YF-22 and YF-23. President Donald Trump recently told reporters that the United States had delivered the F-52 to Norway. The statement was obviously a mistake; there is no such thing as an F-52 yet. The aircraft only exists in the context of a video game called “Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare”—however, there was once a real world concept that looks similar to the fiction jet. “In November we started delivering the first F-52s and F-35 fighter jets,” Trump sa... more »

B-2 Bombers in Guam Send a Message to North Korea (and Russia and China)

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * And a simple one at that. The United States Air Force has moved three of its stealthy Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit strategic bombers to Guam as tensions continue with North Korea. But while the Pentagon does not deny that the arrival of the stealth bombers on Guam is designed to send a signal to Pyongyang, the message is not aimed solely at North Korea. It is a message aimed at Russia and China, who are also in the region. “I think, when we move bombers across the globe, we send a signal to everyone,” Joint Staff director Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie... more »

These 5 Sniper Rifles Can Turn a Solider into a Super Killer

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, North America* The guns you need to really watch out for. The sniper, a soldier trained in precision, long-range fire, is one of the most feared opponents on the battlefield. Snipers can make their presence felt far beyond a typical soldier’s assault rifle, cutting down enemy leaders, radio and heavy weapons operators, and damaging enemy equipment at considerable distances. This requires a weapon and optic capable of extreme accuracy, typically no more than half-an-inch of deviation per 100 yards. Here are five of the most common—and effective—sniper ri... more »

Trump Must Follow through with His UN Threats

Brett D. Schaefer at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Brett D. Schaefer* *Politics, Middle East* [image: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley waits to testify to the House Appropriations State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee on the budget for the U.N.] If the Trump administration wants to succeed in brokering a peace deal, then the pattern of funding the Palestinians regardless of their intransigence and provocations must be broken. Donald Trump’s formal recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel complied with a 1995 act of Congress and fulfilled a promise made by each of the last four U.S... more »

Japan First Versus Global Japan

Michito Tsuruoka at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Michito Tsuruoka* *Politics, Asia* [image: Well-wishers wave Japanese national flags as Japan's Emperor Akihito appears on a balcony of the Imperial Palace during a public appearance for New Year celebrations at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo] "Japan First" and "Global Japan" clash over the two shapes the direction of Japan’s foreign, security and defense policy. Making sense of Japan as an international political and security actor and maintaining a sense of proportion regarding Tokyo’s foreign and security policy are hardly a straightforward task. It is not just a headache for ... more »

APPARENTLY, MOST AMERICANS AREN'T "REAL AMERICANS"

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 4 hours ago
There's a new CBS/YOUGov poll with mostly bad news for President Trump: ... three in four Americans say the country is divided, six in 10 don't have much confidence in the U.S. political system and six in 10 say racial tensions have increased. The president's strongest backers believe things are going well, but his opponents -- who have grown increasingly opposed to the president over the year -- say things are not. Overall, the number of Americans who say having Donald Trump as president makes them feel "pessimistic" is higher than it was a year ago. Here's one noteworthy result fr... more »

Jihadist rebels lose one of the most important areas in Aleppo

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:35 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels have lost one of the most important areas in the Aleppo Governorate after controlling it for more than five years. Over the weekend, the Syrian Arab Army was able to overpower the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham at the Al-Hoss Mountains of southern Aleppo, resulting in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Palestinian leader Abbas says US cannot be mediator in talks with Israel

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
Palestine does not recognize the United States as a mediator in the settlement of the conflict with Israel and will not accept the so-called “deal of the century,” which is being prepared by US President Donald Trump, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday. Earlier in the week, media reported that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Houthi forces destroy 3 UAE armored vehicles in western Yemen (video)

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:55 A.M.) – The Houthi forces destroyed several armored vehicles belonging to the UAE-backed Southern Resistance group in western Yemen this past weekend. According to the Houthi forces’ official media wing, their fighters targeted and destroyed at least three armored vehicles belonging to the Southern Resistance group inside the Ta’iz Governorate town of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Syrian Army begins phase 2 of southern Aleppo offensive, Abu Dhuhour is the target

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has just begun the second phase of their southern Aleppo offensive, a military source informed Al-Masdar News minutes ago. According to the military source, the Syrian Army’s primary objective is to reach the Abu Dhuhour Military Airport from its northern Axis. The attack was launched […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army kills high ranking Islamist commander in east Damascus

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) killed another high ranking commander of Faylaq Al-Rahman in east Damascus this past weekend, further adding to the plight of this Islamist group. According to a Syrian military report from the capital, the Syrian Army killed the Faylaq Al-Rahman commander, Abu Alaa Ta’meh, during their […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Video tour of the recently captured highway in southern Aleppo

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a big advance in southern Aleppo this past weekend, capturing over 30 towns in the matter of 48 hours from the jihadist rebels. Among the imperative areas captured in southern Aleppo this past weekend was the strategic Khanasser-Arbeen Mountain Highway, which is located throughout […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

[Graphic 18+] Disturbing footage of jihadist rebels executing captured Syrian soldier in Idlib

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels carried out another ruthless execution in the Idlib Governorate this week after capturing a Syrian Arab Army (SAA) soldier during the fierce fighting in the southern part of the province. Based on footage released by pro-opposition activists, the jihadist rebels brought two civilians from Idlib and told […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Large number of foreign jihadists take part in Idlib battle against Syrian government

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:50 P.M.) – The rebel forces in the Idlib Governorate have received a major boost in Idlib, as several foreign jihadists have joined the battle against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies recently. According to a Syrian military source, foreign jihadists from Uzbekistan, Chechnya, Turkestan, and China have made their way […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkey condemns US plans to create ‘border security force’ in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
Turkey condemns the plans of the United States to create the so-called Border Security Force (BSF) on the Syrian territory controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces militia, given the absence of consultations with Ankara, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Monday in a statement obtained by Sputnik. On Saturday, the Defense Post news website published an […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Birth Tourism... Lots Of Little Manchurian Candidates?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
*I encouraged Lou Reed to play this song at a state banquet at the White House. I sat next to Orrin Hatch or Richard Lugar-- who remembers?... and whichever it was loved it and swayed to it in his seat.* I travel a lot. All over the world. I started when I was just a kid, hitchhiking first to Montreal and then to Mexico City. I loved it. That was many decades ago and I've been to every continent and to scores of countries. Some countries I go to again and again and some... some once is enough. I just got back from Thailand. I've been there over 20 times. I like Thailand. Others th... more »

Snap Frozen Heffalumps

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 4 hours ago
The Martin Armstrong Economics site has yet again focussed on the problem of explaining snap freezing wooly mammoths and mastodons that retain their last meal(s) in their stomachs. To the mainstream it remains a mystery. To readers of this blog … Continue reading →

Protests Resume In Tunisia

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Reuters: **Violent protests resume in Tunisia after two days of calm* TUNIS (Reuters) - Violent protests erupted again on Sunday in two areas of the capital Tunis and another town after a relatively calm two days, the latest protests in the country against austerity measures. After nearly a week of at times violent protests, police used tear gas against dozens of young protesters in the Ettadamen district of Tunis in renewed demonstrations over a tax hike. A Reuters witness saw youths around 20 years old throwing stones at police cars and setting fire to tires before security fo... more »

Cold Reminds Us of Importance of Dependable Energy

Geoff Brown at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 4 hours ago
*Tom Harris * New Chinese Coal Plant (source) Following the recent record-setting low temperatures, the importance of reliable, abundant, and inexpensive energy is now more obvious than ever. It was certainly appropriate that the 2017 National Security Strategy (NSS), released on December 18, three days before the start of winter, emphasized energy security. To “Promote American prosperity” and “Advance American influence,” two of the four vital national interests identified in the NSS, the Trump administration asserts that “our Nation must take advantage of our wealth in domest... more »

Donald Trump doesn't understand Haiti, immigration or American history

Chantalle F. Verna, Associate Professor of History and International Relations, Florida International University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 5 hours ago
Trump's anti-Haitian rhetoric ignores a long pattern of migration from Haiti to the U.S., often driven by American meddling in Haitian affairs. Today, the two nations are irrevocably bound by history.

Rand Paul laments fact that it is hard to get anything done on immigration with everybody calling Donald Trump a racist.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 5 hours ago
Sen. @RandPaul: "You can't have immigration compromise if everybody's out there calling the president a racist." #MTP pic.twitter.com/2VW99zjER3 — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) January 14, 2018 Courtesy of Mediaite: *Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press this morning, the Kentucky lawmaker told host Chuck Todd that some people in the media have gone “completely bonkers” with “ad hominem” attacks on the president over his widely condemned remarks. Paul added that he wanted to see immigration reform but felt it was difficult if folks continue to criticize Trump. * *“You can’t have imm... more »

France vs. Fake News Offers Test Case for Democratic Dilemma

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
French President Emmanuel Macron’s plan for a law against false information around election campaigns is drawing criticism from media advocates, tech experts and others.

Glyphosate Doesn't Cause Cancer - Neither Do More Toxic Organic Pesticides

News Staff at Science 2.0 - Physical Sciences - 5 hours ago
It's been well-established by now but owing to a discredited International Agency for Research on Cancer claim, which environmental groups insist remains valid despite finding that a member of the Working Group had financial conflicts of interest (consulting for environmental groups) and signed an agreement with a litigation attorney before the claims were made public, concern has persisted. read more

DR Congo Army Launches Offensive Against Ugandan Rebels In The Eastern Part Of The Country

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*VOA:* *DRC Launches Offensive Against Ugandan Rebels in Its East * GOMA, DRC — Congolese troops began a military offensive in the eastern city of Beni on Saturday against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan rebel armed group blamed for an attack that killed 15 U.N. peacekeepers last month. The operation is part of a joint effort by the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda against the group after the suspected ADF attack on a base manned by Tanzanian peacekeeping troops. That attack, which also killed five Congolese soldiers and wounded another 53 peacekeepers, c... more »

Giant Raven photobombs weather man during live TV broadcast

White Wolf at White Wolf - 7 hours ago
A picturesque view of the San Francisco Bay was suddenly interrupted by a giant bird on Friday. KTVU's Mark Tamayo was delivering the weather forecast in front of a live shot of the city when out of nowhere a bird's beak appeared. He then peered all the way down from above and looked directly into the camera. Fearing for his life, Tamayo backed away from the green screen, and the bird — seemingly bored with the weather forecast — left the shot shortly after. "The camera itself told a great story - to talk about the fog in the Friday forecast. All of a sudden I see a head looking ... more »

This Is What Haiti Looks Like (Or At Least The Best Parts)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
Students walk along a street in Port-au-Prince on Nov. 27. Andres Martinez Casares / Reuters *NBC:* A photo-gallery on Haiti .... *This is what Haiti looks like: Glimpses of the life and culture of the tiny Caribbean nation* (NBC). I was in Haiti over 20 years ago. A friend I got to know in Montreal and who came from Haiti convinced me in the 1990s that we should start a company together that would export computers and networking support to NGOs and to the Haitian government in Port-au-Prince. The project lasted about a year .... we made some good money, and we moved on from there.... more »

Joy Reid shuts down conservative guest who tries to trot our Clinton conspiracy theory in response to question about Trump's "sh*thole" comments.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 7 hours ago
Courtesy of Raw Story: *During a panel discussion on Trump’s comments about Haiti and African nations being “sh*tholes,” the AMJoy host turned first to conservative commentator Stephanie Hamill. * *“Stephanie, I will start with you. when you heard what Donald Trump said about Haiti, about the African countries, really talking about El Salvador and any other countries that are nonwhite, how did you feel when you heard those comments?” Reid asked. * *“Joy, we didn’t actually hear him say those words,” Hamill began only to have Reid clarify, “When you read them.” * *“When I read t... more »

Five Minutes Five Issues: Bundy Case, Surveillance Vote, Vermont Marijuana, Assange Citizenship, Nemtsov Street

Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 7 hours ago
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues is out. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode, including links to further information regarding the topics discussed, here: *The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity welcomes you to Five Minutes Five Issues.* *Starting in five four three two one.* Hello, I am Adam Dick, a Ron Paul Institute senior fellow. Let’s start. *Issue one.* On Monday, Judge Gloria ... more »

Five Minutes Five Issues: Bundy Case, Surveillance Vote, Vermont Marijuana, Assange Citizenship, Nemtsov Street

Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 7 hours ago
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues is out. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode, including links to further information regarding the topics discussed, here: *The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity welcomes you to Five Minutes Five Issues.* *Starting in five four three two one.* Hello, I am Adam Dick, a Ron Paul Institute senior fellow. Let’s start. *Issue one.* On Monday, Judge Gloria ... more »

Five Minutes Five Issues: Bundy Case, Surveillance Vote, Vermont Marijuana, Assange Citizenship, Nemtsov Street

Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 7 hours ago
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues is out. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode, including links to further information regarding the topics discussed, here: *The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity welcomes you to Five Minutes Five Issues.* *Starting in five four three two one.* Hello, I am Adam Dick, a Ron Paul Institute senior fellow. Let’s start. *Issue one.* On Monday, Judge Gloria ... more »

Five Minutes Five Issues: Bundy Case, Surveillance Vote, Vermont Marijuana, Assange Citizenship, Nemtsov Street

Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 7 hours ago
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues is out. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode, including links to further information regarding the topics discussed, here: *The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity welcomes you to Five Minutes Five Issues.* *Starting in five four three two one.* Hello, I am Adam Dick, a Ron Paul Institute senior fellow. Let’s start. *Issue one.* On Monday, Judge Gloria ... more »

Curse of Oak Island - A Mid-season Analysis

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 7 hours ago
This is going to be rather short because there is really nothing new to report here. The Laginas boys are still digging up the island, but now they have another new, high-tech piece of equipment that will create a relatively huge hole in the island. This will make access to the bottom easier and maybe a little safer for the divers Boring operations a long time ago... and yes, I said "Boring operations," for a very good reason.who will be going down into it but won’t yield anything of importance. We’ve been down this road so many times that it is beginning to look like the boy who cri... more »

Coverage of No Bases Confab in Okinawa

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 8 hours ago
Okinawa newspaper runs photos from No Bases Conference in Baltimore.....great event. One of best conferences I have ever been to. Fellow Mainer Ridgely Fuller told me it was one of two best she has ever been to - I'd agree. One tremendous panel of speakers after the other. More later. Bruce

The Problem with Tories and Social Media

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 8 hours ago
After Chris Grayling's trouble-free reign as Tory party chair - a first for him - new boy Brandon Lewis graced the Sunday papers and *Andrew Marr* with his message of hope. Hope, that is, if you're a Tory activist. Since it was recently revealed that numbers were far worse than any Labour activist rooted for, the pressure is on our hotel-bothering chair to stymie the decline and start matching the overwhelming human resources the Tories' opponents can bring to bear. The first yank of the turn around wheel involves sorting out the social media strategy, so reports the *Sunday Telegr... more »

The Children’s Climate Lawsuit Harms The Children

Hifast at Climate Collections - 8 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: When launching a boomerang, watch out when it comes back on you. This post provides further perspective and some legal background regarding the lawsuit campaign by Hansen et al fronted by idealistic children. First an article at Investor’s Business Daily points out how the lawsuit is not in the best…

Did President Trump Make The 'S---hole' Comment?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*CNN*: *GOP senator: 'Gross misrepresentation' of Trump's 'shithole' remarks* Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue said Sunday that President Donald Trump did not use the phrase "shithole countries" during a meeting with lawmakers on immigration reform last week. "I'm telling you he did not use that word, George, and I'm telling you it's a gross misrepresentation," Perdue told moderator George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week." During an Oval Office meeting on immigration Thursday, Trump expressed frustration with people coming to the United States from "shithole countries... more »

Sunday Afternoon Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 8 hours ago
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Julian Cribb reports on new research as to mass exposure to chemicals and pollutants: Almost every human being is now contaminated in a worldwide flood of industrial chemicals and pollutants – most of which have never been tested for safety – a leading scientific journal has warned. Regulation and legal protection for today’s citizens from chemical poisons can no longer assure our health and safety, according to a hard-hitting report in the journal *PLOS Biology*, titled “Challenges in Environmental Health: Closing the Gap between Evidence a... more »

Ambitious Democrats Decide How To Vote On The Republican FISA Bill

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
*Thanks to Schumer, Arizona won't have a good choice in November* On Thursday, after the FISA vote, we saw how the whole Republican wing of the Democratic Party abandoned the Democrats and voted with Trump and Paul Ryan to expand spying. There had been enough principled Republicans who refused to vote for the bill to have killed it had the Blue Dogs and New Dems not saved it. Today lets look at it from teh perspective of Democrats itrying to move into other jobs and how they voted. First off wretched New Dem John Delaney (D-MD), a declared-- if ridiculous-- candidate for president.... more »

John Hawkins is claiming to shut down Right Wing News...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 8 hours ago
*far as I can see both his website and Facecrap page are still there.* *Disclaimer:* I am not a John Hawkins fan. I quit reading him years ago when he wrote some egregious article about how smart he was and how all of us dirt people were too stupid to have a successful blog. *That was back in July of 2011:* Debt ceiling Kabuki theater continues, the Huffington Post causes migraines, and John Hawkins is an idiot... In his "woe is me" screed over at Townhall, How Conservatives Are Being Destroyed by Facebook, Twitter and Google Without Even Realizing It, he points out what Project ... more »

Back Into the Chill- Last Extreme Cold Snap Can't be Blamed on Climate Change

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 8 hours ago
*Before we get to the main topic of this post, I'd like to remind everyone that other cold snaps which were sold as being attributed to man made global warming, as they were occurring, we're later clarified to be not connected to AGW- It's always wash, rinse, repeat for the lies.* *March 29/2015: **AGW/Global Warming DOES NOT CAUSE EXTREME WINTERS!* *Cold snaps *like the ones that hit the eastern United States in the past winters* are not a consequence *of (global warming AGW) *climate change*. Scientists at ETH Zurich and the California Institute of Technology have shown that* g... more »

Who Is To Blame For Yesterday's Missile Alert In Hawaii?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*WNU Editor: *So who is to blame for yesterday's missile alert in Hawaii? As commentator James put it .... "Hawaii Emergency Management Agency employee" this agency is a state agency under control of and answerable to the governor of Hawaii.

Florida Poised to Honor Famed Educator With Statue in DC

cmaadmin at Diverse - 9 hours ago
Florida appears poised to replace the statue of a Confederate general with famed educator Mary McLeod Bethune.

Trump’s Comment Should Outrage Us All

cmaadmin at Diverse - 9 hours ago
One of my favorite things to do at the beginning of each semester is to review the class rosters and scan all my students’ beautiful names-names like Samrawit, Priyanka, and Chukwuemeka to name a few. That is because I teach at Montgomery College in Takoma Park, Maryland. Out of the approximately 60,000 students who will take classes this year, 159 different countries will be represented, including countries that President Trump called “shitholes.”

The U.S. Is Unprepared For A Nuclear Disaster

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
Twitter/@rveIvts *Business Insider:* *38 minutes of panic: Here's how people in Hawaii reacted to a false ballistic missile alert* * Hawaiians received a false alarm on Saturday warning of an inbound ballistic missile and causing instant, widespread panic. * The alert was apparently caused by an employee at Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency pushing the "wrong button" by accident. * A second alert clarifying that there was no missile threat to Hawaii did not come until 38 minutes after the initial false alarm. Residents and vacationers in Hawaii awoke Saturday morning to a stunnin... more »

The Children’s Climate Lawsuit Harms The Children

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 9 hours ago
This post provides further perspective and some legal background regarding the lawsuit campaign by Hansen et al fronted by idealistic children. First an article at Investor’s Business Daily points out how the lawsuit is not in the best interest of present or future generations: The Children’s Climate Lawsuit Against The Children Excerpts with my bolds below […]

Dog put up for adoption in a shelter escapes and walks the 20 miles back to her old house

White Wolf at White Wolf - 9 hours ago
A dog in Oklahoma who was given up for adoption missed her owners so much that she trekked nearly 20 miles to try and locate them. And when she couldn’t find her family the first time, the homesick pooch made the journey again. The Seminole Humane Society and Animal Shelter said that six-year-old Cathleen lived with her family in Seminole up until a few months ago when they moved to a new home in town. The family couldn’t take Cathleen to the new house so they had to put her up for adoption. The Pyrenees mix was staying at a home in Prague as she waited to be taken in by new owne... more »

US-led Coalition goes ahead with training new border force in Syria – reports

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
The plans of the coalition have fueled Ankara’s resentment over US arming and supporting Kurdish forces in Syria and prompted Turkey to summon a US top diplomat. The US-led coalition fighting Daesh in Syria has started to form new “Border Defense Forces” at the borders of the area held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

India: Modi greets Netanyahu as he lands in Delhi (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:15 P.M.) – Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu arrived in the Indian capital of New Delhi on Sunday where he was greeted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The prime ministers went on to take part in a commemoration ceremony to mark the formal renaming of Teen Murti Chowk as Teen Murti Haifa Chowk […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Latest battle update from southern Aleppo – map

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:55 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) large-scale offensive in southern Aleppo reached a critical point this weekend after their forces managed to retake the strategic Khanasser-Arbeen Mountain Highway. Led by their 124th Brigade of the Republican Guard, the Syrian Arab Army captured over 30 towns in southern Aleppo in a matter […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russia Says It Used Laser-Guided Artillery To Blow-Up The Syrians Responsibe For Drone Attacks Against Russian Bases

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*The Warzone/The Drive*:* Russia Says it Blew Up Terrorists Behind Syria Drone Attacks With Laser-Guided Artillery* *The strikes come after Putin said he knew who was responsible, though the Kremlin has so far declined to name names.* The Russian military says it used 152mm Krasnopol laser-guided artillery shells to kill the individuals responsible for mass drone attacks on its Khmeimim air base and Tartus naval base in Syria and to destroy the workshop where militants assembled and stored the unmanned aircraft. The reports came after Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Krem... more »

Boeing Unveils Its Conceptional Hypersonic Jet Design To Replace The SR-71 Blackbird

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
Boeing *Business Insider:* *Boeing unveils conceptual hypersonic jet design to replace the SR-71 Blackbird* * Boeing unveiled a conceptual model for a hypersonic jet that would replace the SR-71 Blackbird. * The jet would hit speeds of more than Mach 5 * No one has committed to building it yet. Boeing recently unveiled a conceptual model for a new hypersonic jet that would replace the SR-71 Blackbird, according to Aviation Week Aerospace Daily. The conceptual model was displayed at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech forum in Orlando. The "airplane c... more »

Will North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Help Prevent War?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
Kim Jong-un, center, before a nuclear test at an undisclosed location, according to the North’s state-run news agency. Credit KCNA *B. Z. Khasru, South China Morning Post*: *How North Korea’s nuclear weapons are helping to prevent war* *B. Z. Khasru says North Korea is following the lead of other small nations threatened by foes with superior military might. Kim Jong-un’s gamble might just pay off – if China can live with a nuclear neighbour* Atomic bombs are proving to be blessings for small nations that face enemies with far superior conventional and nuclear forces. This is espe... more »

Donald Trump claims he didn't say he had a relationship with Kim Jong Un, because it wasn't recorded. But he did, and it was. Udate!

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 10 hours ago
The Wall Street Journal stated falsely that I said to them “I have a good relationship with Kim Jong Un” (of N. Korea). Obviously I didn’t say that. I said “I’d have a good relationship with Kim Jong Un,” a big difference. Fortunately we now record conversations with reporters... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2018 ...and they knew exactly what I said and meant. They just wanted a story. FAKE NEWS! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2018 Courtesy of Mediaite: *This morning, President Donald Trump got his Sunday started by taking to Twitter to rai... more »

Sunday Morning TV.

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
Good grief, the Beeb’s Sunday Morning viewing provides a pot pourri of bad sights and peculiar people and peculiar sights and bad people. Let’s take Emily Thornberry. It is said that Emily, or Lady Nugee, as they prefer to call her on Guido’s website, is positioning for Corby’s job. No, surely not! But worse things happen at sea. Admittedly she is thought to have eclipsed old Steptoe when she stood in for him at PMQs, but how hard is that? Isn’t she a bit of a square peg in a shitround hole? I mean her demeanour is not that of your bog standard Labour M P. Unlike your standard, ... more »

Kicking Charter School Money Out Might Be California Democrats’ Best Chance For Unifying Their Party @alternet

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 10 hours ago
Please tell Diane Ravitch that her urgent call for CA school boards (see previous post) to become charter authorizers is slightly out of step with where parents and teachers are. Kicking Charter School Money Out Might Be California Democrats’ Best Chance For Unifying Their Party @alternet: A backlash against California's powerful charter school lobby is brewing among Democrats in the state. The mood was festive at the annual Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Dinner in Los Angeles. About 600 Democrats gathered in a hotel ballroom on an October evening to begin wrapping up the year. Co... more »

Matthew Price depresses the nation again

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
Representing the Swedish health service (as per Swedish media) As I usually post something about *The World This Weekend *on a Sunday I suppose I should do so today too. I read a comment elsewhere before listening to it today, and as Matthew Price (a man who always sounds as if he's got the weight of the world on his SJW warrior shoulders) was presenting, I suspected the comment would ring true once I'd listened to it. The comment, which went into interesting detail, accused *The World This Weekend *of not telling the truth about the Swedish health system, of pushing the left-wi... more »

Another Look at Andrew Jackson

Katie Carder at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: another-look-at-andrew-jackson] Andrew Jackson has been called a racist, rapist, and irrelevant to American history, but none of those charges rings true. In fact, he was likely responsible for binding the country together.

Manhattan Town Hall event with Diane Sare, Jason Ross and Hal Cooper

David at LaRouchePAC Feed - 11 hours ago
World Land-Bridge Fusion Economy New International Economic Order Glass-Steagall Video of IB8dXfSJZTM Diane Sare, Jason Ross and Hal Cooper use the advances in economic science developed by Lyndon LaRouche to get to the core of what really makes economic growth, and the the policies needed to foster it. Concretely, applying this thinking to the U.S. economy, a tremendous boom in growth can be created through the combined policies of Glass–Steagall banking regulation, the formation of a national bank for infrastructure and manufacturing, the application of technological rather than m... more »

BWorld 179, Federalism dream vs centralized government

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 11 hours ago
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last January 5. Repeated calls for federalism by the Duterte administration actually point to more centralization of the national government — the complete opposite of what they’re advocating. Here are some examples. 1. National taxes have been rising, instead of declining, which could have helped prepare federal states to have their own income and value-added taxes, etc. Instead of lowering the top marginal income tax rate of 32%, it was even raised to 35%. Instead of reducing the VAT to 10% or 8% with few exemptions, the 12% was retained but... more »

In which Craig becomes a Samira Ahmed-style snowflake...

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 11 hours ago
Me Today's Radio 4 *Profile *of Oprah Winfrey, presented by the accomplished John Peel impersonator Mark Coles (one of those people who always sounds as if they're being sarcastic even when they *aren't* being sarcastic), featured the following anecdote: *Mark Coles*: And there were plenty more says Sandra Pinckney, who shared a flat with Oprah Winfrey for a while. *Sandra Pinckney*: Oh my God, her dates! I mean, this one night she was going out. It was a Friday night. She said, "Sandra, when he comes don't say one word to me!", and I said, "What are you talking about?". So the ... more »

The Goals of DACA

LL at Virtual Mirage - 11 hours ago
Barack Obama created DACA, which for a time had been presented as a holy grail for Democrats in the hopes that the 800,000 DACA grantees could bring in many millions of (often shiftless) relatives from third world (call them what you will) nations...all of whom would vote Democrat. Ending chain migration and anchor babies at the same time as you grant limited residential status for those who filed under DACA is clearly insufficient, as most of us have predicted. And while liberal heads explode on CNN, the stock market soars and companies are doling out bonuses and raises to their ... more »

It’s Official PM Abadi and VP Maliki Will Run Separately In 2018 Elections

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 11 hours ago
The Dawa Party officially announced what many were expecting the last month or so. The party said that it would not run in the 2018 elections, thus allowing its members to run separately. That meant that Prime Minister Haidar Abadi could run on his Nasr list and Vice President Nouri al-Maliki could maintain his State of Law. The party made this decision rather than break apart. As Harith Hasan al-Qarawee pointed out, Dawa feels that it needs to maintain control of the premiership to remain relevant. It therefore thought it best to keep the façade of unity despite the deep divide b... more »

This Day In Iraqi History – Jan 14

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 11 hours ago
1991 Saddam called on Iraqis to fight to the death to hold Kuwait 1992 Iraq admitted to UN inspectors that it was trying to enrich uranium to build a nuclear bomb 1999 ABC reported on Dec 98 meeting with Iraqi intelligence officer and bin Laden 2002 UK Def Min analysis said weaknesses of INC outweighed its strengths 2003 Bush told press time running out for Saddam 2003 Bush met Polish Pres Kwasniewski Said he would support US in war but asked about consequences 2003 UK Attn Gen Goldsmith told Blair that 2nd UN resolution was needed to have legal... more »

Plane Dangles Off Cliff After Skidding Off Runway in Turkey

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
A commercial plane that skidded off a runway after landing in northern Turkey dangled precariously off a muddy cliff with its nose only a few feet from the sea.

Abby Martin Meets Ahed Tamimi - lifetime victim of State Child Abuse

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 12 hours ago
*Abby Martin Meets Palestinian* *Child Activist Ahed Tamimi* I don't know how much longer I will be permitted to continue blogging. Each successive post on this blog is being--how can I describe it....more quarantined, more restricted on this vast invisible highway of communication we used to call the Internet. Now, we need to find a new lexicon to describe where we are, where we are going and what pathway we're on. Let me try. If you consider the former Internet of, say 10 years ago, to the Autobahn in Germany...where we are now is stuck is a *cul de sac *in a North American su... more »

Pakistan Denounces Nuclear Remarks From India's Army Chief

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif briefs reporters at the end of conference in Islamabad, Sep. 7, 2017. *VOA:* *Pakistan Slams India for 'Invitation for Nuclear Encounter' * ISLAMABAD — Pakistan denounced Saturday as "irresponsible" remarks by rival India's army chief in which he vowed to expose "Pakistan's nuclear bogey" in the event of a war between the countries. Islamabad's reaction came a day after Indian General Bipin Rawat dismissed assertions that Pakistani "tactical" nuclear weapons had effectively countered India's ability to impose a conventional military war on th... more »

So whose fault was Hawaii's false missile alert yesterday? Oh, I think we know.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 12 hours ago
Omg pic.twitter.com/ZbDTL1rcaF — Michelle Broder Van Dyke (@michellebvd) January 13, 2018 Could you even imagine receiving that? I grew up during the Cold War and I never had anything happen that was anywhere near as frightening as this. And it even appeared on local Hawaiian television. TV with the alert pic.twitter.com/VCZAtvyuzQ — Michelle Broder Van Dyke (@michellebvd) January 13, 2018 Terrifying! I went to college in Hawaii and I have say that back then at least there were just not that many places to go to for shelter. The same must be essentially true today because residen... more »

India's Army Chief Issues Warning On Pakistan, China, And The Threat Of Chemical, Biological And Nuclear Weapons

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Bipin Rawat addresses a press conference. PTI Photo *IBTimes:* *India faces real threat from chemical, biological and nuclear weapons says army chief* Top military general says India needs to step up its security measures as the threat from non-state actors is a reality. India faces a real threat of non-state actors using chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, warned the country's army chief. General Bipin Rawat said those threats emerging from weapons of potential mass destruction have become a "reality", forcing the security establishment to take necessary precautionary meas... more »

Roger Stone: Sessions' Anti-Pot Agenda: "A Vote Loser And Inconsistent With What The President Promised The American People"

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
I spent 4 years of college getting high-- very, very high. It was like my major. And then I stopped. Boom-- one day, sitting on the border between Pakistan and India waiting for paperwork so I could drive my car across the border, it was over. Barely out of my teens, my tortured prayers were answered. Decades went by and I never felt the slightest temptation, Then, a few years ago, I started some pretty severe treatment for cancer. The doctor fought the cancer; I fought the side effects. I was a mess-- couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, pain everywhere... My doctor suggested marijuana ... more »

Last Moments are a WAKE UP CALL PEOPLE!

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 12 hours ago
I cannot get the experience of the people in Hawaii out of my head. I cannot imagine what it would be like to receive emergency broadcasts announcing incoming ballistic missiles. There would be no place to escape or hide. No time to reach family members at work or school. What would go through your head? What would your thoughts be? I cannot imagine the experience of thinking you and your loved ones are going to die imminently because some insane psychopaths are intent on destroying the world. Wake up people. Its time to take to the streets for de-nuclearization! For peace! For s... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago

IV Saline Solution Shortages Believed Connected To Antitrust Violations; Cost Increases 300 % and More

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 12 hours ago
Pfizer, Baxter, and ICU Medical, most likely Germany’s B. Braun, and perhaps others, have been subpoenaed in a criminal investigation. … Continue reading →

B. Braun Medical Criminal Liability Related To Sale Of Contaminated Saline Flush Syringes

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 12 hours ago
This is topical because of hospitals using saline syringes to compensate for saline bag shortages during the current US flu … Continue reading →

Fake News and La Madera

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 12 hours ago
The UFO community has had to put up with fake news for much more than a century. In 1897 there were a number of Great Airship stories that were printed by newspapers. The reporters and editors had to know that some of them were fake, but the interest was there, the stories were there and the bottom line is that newspapers need to make money. Hype a story that doesn’t deserve it, add details that the reporters invent and a few quotes to make the story better or just make it up completely. Aurora, Texas in the early 1970s. Photo copyright by Kevin Randle. I am convinced, by the evidenc... more »

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