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China Hits Back At President Trump's Criticism On Beijing's Policy Towards North Korea

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Reuters:* *China hits back at Trump criticism over North Korea* BEIJING (Reuters) - China hit back on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted he was "very disappointed" in China following Pyongyang's latest missile test, saying the problem did not arise in China and that all sides need to work for a solution. China has become increasingly frustrated with American and Japanese criticism that it should do more to rein in Pyongyang. China is North Korea's closest ally, but Beijing is angry with its continued nuclear and missile tests. North Korea said on Saturday it had co... more »

President Trump And Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Agree To Escalate 'Actions' Against North Korea

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*The Hill:** Trump, Abe discuss ‘grave and growing’ threat from N. Korea* President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe discussed the "grave and growing" threat from North Korea after Pyongyang conducted its latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Trump and Abe during a call on Sunday agreed that North Korea "poses a grave and growing direct threat to the United States, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and other countries near and far," according to a readout from the White House. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:* Yup .... *North Korea ICBM Test Strengthen... more »

Oglala Annual School Supply Drive Honoring Leonard Peltier

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 12 hours ago
. Support Native American Students Annual School Supply Drive This annual school supply drive is one of our community projects created to honor Leonard Peltier's vision of empowering the Oglala People to have an active role in defining the future of their tribe. Both Leonard and the committee believe that all have the potential to rise above their given circumstances

In the Spirit of Crazy Horse Benefit Concert for Leonard Peltier

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 12 hours ago
In the Spirit of Crazy Horse A Benefit Concert for Leonard Peltier Monday November 6, 2017 BOK Center Tulsa, OK As some of you may have heard, some good friends of mine are putting on a benefit concert to help me address some of the legal challenges my defense team feels could end in my release. At my age, there simply aren't going to be many more opportunities – so I hope you

Three Years to Safeguard Our Climate

Gaius Publius at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*Why we need to start now to address global warming (source; click to enlarge)* *by Gaius Publius* Tick tick tick. Stefan Rahmstorf is one of the most pre-eminent climate scientists in the world: *Stefan Rahmstorf* (born 22 February 1960) is a German oceanographer and climatologist. Since 2000, he has been a Professor of Physics of the Oceans at Potsdam University. He received his Ph.D. in oceanography from Victoria University of Wellington (1990). His work focuses on the role of ocean currents in climate change.[1] He was one of the lead authors of the IPCC Fourth Assessment ... more »

Pakistan’s Soft Coup- The Deep States Ousts Nawaz Sharif

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 12 hours ago
*The deep state with the assistance of outside interests? * *Can't say for certain. Let's just say there is a high probability of outside interest involvement considering all players and nation states affected by the removal of Nawaz Sharif. * *I used the term soft coup. Was it a soft coup? I would say so.* *Soft Coup definition* *Soft coups include actions of senior government or military officials refusing to carry out their roles in critical tasks, or otherwise acting in opposition to the letter or spirit of the law to diminish or remove de facto power from those who would otherwis... more »

U.S. Pacific Command: There Are 3 Major Threats Challenge The Pacific

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
An M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System from 1st Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Republic of Korea/United States Combined Division, fires an MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile into the Sea of Japan July 5.. The U.S.-South Korea exercise came in response to North Korea’s test of an intercontinental ballistic missile.. (Army) *Military Times*: *PACOM commander: 3 major threats challenge the Pacific* The head of U.S. Pacific Command said the region is focused on three major threats: North Korea, China’s interactions in the South China Sea, and the... more »

Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Today's Attack On the Iraqi Embassy In Kabul, Afghanistan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Iraqi embassy in Kabul* KABUL (Reuters) - Militant group Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul on Monday that began with a suicide bomber blowing himself up at the main gate, allowing gunmen to enter the building and battle security forces. Although there has been no confirmation of direct planning links with the main Islamic State movement in Iraq and Syria, the attack, just three weeks after the recapture of Mosul, underlines fears of a spillover into Afghanistan from figh... more »

Gee I wonder what ole Chris Christie has been up to? Oh, just yelling at baseball fans again.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 12 hours ago
At #Cubs #Brewers game. #ChrisChristie was getting razzed by fans, so he got in the face of one of them. 5:30 on @WISN12News pic.twitter.com/sx8euMgFy2 — Ben Hutchison (@BennyHutch) July 30, 2017 Courtesy of HuffPo: *New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie got into a spat with a baseball fan at a game in Milwaukee on Sunday, his latest public relations snafu to cap a month of snafus. * *In a video posted to Twitter, Christie is seen leaning over a fan who heckled him, angrily calling the man a “big shot” before storming away with a bowl of nachos.* *A local news reporter for the station... more »

Musical Interlude: Little River Band, "Help Is On It's Way"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
Little River Band, "Help Is On It's Way" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAfVoWuQdw0

“The Turn to ‘Effective, but we don’t like it.’”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*“The Turn to ‘Effective, but we don’t like it.’”* by Scott Adams “Prior to President Trump’s inauguration, I predicted a coming story arc in three acts. Act one involved mass protests in the streets because Hillary Clinton’s campaign had successfully branded Trump as the next Hitler. Sure enough, we saw mass protests by anti-Trumpers who legitimately and honestly believed the country had just elected the next Hitler. I predicted that the Hitler phase would evaporate by summer for lack of supporting evidence. That happened. I also predicted the anti-Trumpers would modify their atta... more »

WATCH: Cops Let Man Go After He Snaps & Knocks Out Valet—Because He’s Part of the Thin Blue Line

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: blue privilege]A former cop and DEA agent walked up to an innocent valet and knocked him out. When police arrived, he flexed his blue privilege and was not arrested.

As Cannabis Becomes Legal, Oakland Now Giving ‘Reparations’ to Ex-Cons Arrested for Selling Weed

Justin Gardner at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: cannabis]Half of all permits for cannabis businesses are going to those arrested for pot possession or living in communities unfairly targeted by police. But is it government overreach?

Sam Shepard, Pulitzer-Winning Playwright, is Dead At 73

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, died of complications from ALS, on 27 July 2017 at his home in Kentucky. He was 73.

Steven Furtick Signs Six Year, $110 Million Contract with Lakewood Church?

Kim LaCapria at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Elevation Church Pastor Steven Furtick took to Twitter to dispel a satire site's claim about him.

American Airlines flight attendants preparing to sue after claiming their uniforms made them violently ill

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
A group of American Airlines flight attendants has retained legal counsel for a lawsuit against uniform supplier, Twin Hill, claiming their uniforms caused them serious harm. It’s not known if American Airlines will be a co-defendant in the suit as well. The group has retained LA-based firms Balaban & Spielberger and Kabateck Brown Kellner. Back

Why This Osteopath Says Someone is Trying To Silence Her About Her Husband’s Death (He was a Doctor Found Dead)

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
In January 2016, Dr. John Marshall was found dead in the Spokane River but a year later his wife- Dr. Suzan Marshall- still doesn’t know for sure what happened to him. Although the Spokane County medical examiner ruled his death an accidental drowning, Marshall, who is a doctor herself (a surgeon) believes he was beaten to

Yoga expert Michael Stone dies after taking street drugs in Canada

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
Michael Stone, the Canadian yoga innovator who lived a healthy and spiritual life and offered compassion and collaboration yoga and meditation retreats, died in the middle of July from a suspected overdose in Victoria. Stone was declared brain-dead on July 14 and was placed on life support for organ donor purposes. Initial tests showed opioids (including fentanyl)

She farted while doing Yoga and lived to tell about it!

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
(If you’ve never read Laura’s blog, I highly recommend it. I believe Laura takes herself seriously when she needs to and isn’t afraid to really live life when it’s most important. Check out this hilarious story below!) I’d like to say I’m making this story up, but alas no. This actually happened tonight. This is

World News Briefs -- July 31, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Daily Mail:** 'Victory for the revolution': Venezuelan President Maduro claims election win as opponents vow to keep protesting after 10 are killed in wave of bloodshed* * Ten 10 people were killed in a wave of bloodshed as Venezuelans went to the polls over the weekend * Nicolas Maduro defied international criticism to hold elections for a powerful new 'Constituent Assembly' * President has since claimed it is 'the biggest vote the revolution has ever scored in its 18-year history' * Cam as pictures showed violent clashes taking place between police and protesters in the capital ... more »

Trump Must Embrace His Revolutionary Self Or Politically Perish

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 13 hours ago
Trump has thus been caught in a trap from which he'll have immense difficulty escaping, and which requires legendary "deep state" management skills. The post Trump Must Embrace His Revolutionary Self Or Politically Perish appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

We need to talk about Kevin

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
Will be on @BBCNews on @BBCOne shortly talking about the Kevin Myers story. — Amol Rajan (@amolrajanBBC) July 31, 2017 Yup, saw it. Isn’t this a funny old business? Here we have Kevin Myers, a writer/journalist/ provocateur who has got himself into hot water for writing an antisemitic column in the Irish Sunday Times. Not only has he got himself into trouble, but he’s managed to drag a whole bunch of people down with him. As Vanessa Feltz said just now on the BBC News channel, many others will have seen the piece and passed it before it went to press. You can’t just write someth... more »

Sunday’s Phony Election in Venezuela Installs Marxist Dictatorship

Bob Adelmann at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: sunday-s-phony-election-in-venezuela-installs-marxist-dictatorship] With the phony election in Venezuela now history, the conflict in that country enters a "new stage."

Trump Threatens to Cut Off Insurance Company Subsidies After ObamaCare Repeal Vote Fails

Bob Adelmann at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: trump-threatens-to-cut-off-insurance-company-subsidies-after-obamacare-repeal-vote-fails] ObamaCare seems here to stay, owing to Republican turncoats — Trump's punishments and blandishments notwithstanding.

Syrian choppers drop thousands of leaflets demanding jihadists surrender northwest Aleppo

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – Syrian helicopters dropped thousands of leaflets over the ‘Anadan Plain of northwest Aleppo, Monday, demanding the jihadists surrender or leave this area immediately. The leaflets were specifically dropped by the Syrian Air Force over the towns of Hayyan, ‘Anadan, Haritan, and Kafr Hamra. The Syrian military has issued this warning […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army preparing to kick ISIL out of central Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.) – Zero hour is approaching for the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) offensive eastern Salamiyah, meaning the Islamic State’s (ISIL) presence in central Syria will soon come to an end. With thousands of soldiers mobilized in eastern Hama, including their Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army has its sights set on the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

In Pictures: Lebanese security forces arrest ISIS members

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:00 P.M.) – Lebanese security forces managed to uncover and eventually capture 4 ISIS members in the country’s north. The members – who formed a sleeper cell – were active in the area located between Tripoli and al-Daniyah in north Lebanon, and were found to have regular contacts with several senior ISIS commanders […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russia’s Airborne Forces to form three tank battalions in 2018

(TASS) Russia’s Airborne Forces in 2018 will form three tank battalions – two in the 76th airborne assault division and 7th airborne assault mountain division and one in an airborne assault brigade, Airborne Forces Commander Colonel-General Andrey Serdyukov told TASS. “Next year three tank companies will be reformed into tank battalions in two airborne assault […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Israeli law fails to compensate for Palestinian victims of terrorism

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:17 P.M.) – Today marks the second anniversary of the infamous Israeli arson attack carried out upon the Dawabsheh family in the West Bank village of Duma (southern Nablus). The arson attack – carried out by four Israeli colonists – claimed the life of an 18 month old infant by the name of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US recent acts in Persian Gulf indicates fear: IRGC Naval Commander

Commander of the Naval Force for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Rear-Admiral Ali Fadavi said US warships and choppers recent acts in Persian Gulf is out of their fear. Fadavi made the remarks on the sidelines of a meeting with Bushehr Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders. “Persian Gulf belongs to Islamic Republic of Iran […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Over 400 Russian soldiers arrive in Daraa, Golan Heights

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – Over 400 Russian soldiers have been deployed to the Dara’a and Al-Quneitra governorates in southern Syria, Monday, to begin their policing effort in southern Syria, a military source told Al-Masdar this afternoon. The Russian soldiers will be tasked with maintaining the ceasefire between the Syrian Armed Forces and rebels in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

In pictures: ISIS attacks Houthi forces in central Yemen

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:27 P.M.) – ISIS forces based in central Yemen have launched a deadly night raid against Houthi rebels, killing their fighters and seizing some of their military equipment. According to reports, ISIS militants conducted their attack throughout the hours of absolute darkness in the al-Zahraa region of al-Bayda’ Province. During the raid Islamic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

ISIS fights off Kurdish forces in Raqqa

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:15 P.M.) – Fierce clashes ripped through the northern Syrian city of Raqqa as the US-backed forces stormed several districts of the Islamic State heartland. The battles intensify while tens of thousands of civilians remain trapped inside the battlefield city. ISIS (also known as ISIL or simply IS) have planted landmines along the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

What the Hell Happened?

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 13 hours ago
Her Real Self You may have heard that Hillary Clinton's "highly anticipated" new book is due out in September, so set your countdown clocks to Zero Hour and get buzzed on all the buzz. From what little has officially leaked out so far, Hillary will portray herself as a circus acrobat with no other safety net than her stash of hundreds of millions of dollars: * In "What Happened," the former Democratic presidential nominee will discuss the roles of former FBI Director James Comey and Russia in her loss to Donald Trump, according to sources familiar with the book.* *“In the past, for... more »

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 31, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
PHOTO: Soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army take part in the the military parade. (Reuters: China Daily) *ABC News Online*:* China's Xi Jinping tells People's Liberation Army to transform into elite force during military parade* President Xi Jinping has told the Chinese military to transform itself into an elite force, as he oversaw a parade with flybys of advanced jets and a mass rally of troops to mark 90 years since the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). China's armed forces, the world's largest, are undergoing an ambitious modernisation program, which incl... more »

Post Mosul Liberation Day 20 Jul 30 2017

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
There were various reports out of Mosul. First, an IEDin the northwest left three dead and four wounded. There are thousands of unexploded bombs left in the city, which pose a serious threat to people returning right now to the western section. Second, three Islamic State elements were killedtrying to cross the Tigris River from west to east Mosul. There are still insurgents said to be hiding in the Old City in the west. They are still being flushed out or attempting to escape. Third, 16 municipal workers were arrested in Mosul for cooperating with IS. The security forces and Natio... more »

Nearly 500 researchers guilty of misconduct, says Chinese gov’t investigation

Alison McCook at Retraction Watch - 14 hours ago
Four hundred eighty-six authors have been found guilty of misconduct by the Chinese government, the fall-out from a sweep of retractions by one journal earlier this year. In April, Tumor Biology retracted 107 papers that had been accepted based on faked reviews. Since many of the authors were based in China, the country’s Ministry of Science […] The post Nearly 500 researchers guilty of misconduct, says Chinese gov’t investigation appeared first on Retraction Watch.

Study of social media retracted when authors can’t provide data

Victoria Stern at Retraction Watch - 14 hours ago
A business journal has retracted a 2016 paper about how social media can encourage young consumers to become devoted to particular brands, after discovering flaws in the data and findings. The paper—published in South Asian Journal of Global Business Research, now called South Asian Journal of Business Studies—was retracted in June 2017, after the journal […] The post Study of social media retracted when authors can’t provide data appeared first on Retraction Watch.

Dark Side of Mr. Moon

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
Activists in South Korea were excited and fairly optimistic that the election of liberal President Moon Jae-in might help deescalate tensions on the peninsula. They hoped that he would block further deployments of the provocative THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missile defense system and even demand that the US pull back the two THAAD launch units that were rushed into Seongju (186 miles south of Seoul) during the middle of the night just prior to his recent election. But it did not take long for the US to establish who is boss on the Korean peninsula as Moon last we... more »

New Air Force Study Warns of Chinese Hypersonic Weapons

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* The US wants to stay in front of China with hypersonic weapons able to travel at five-times the speed of sound and destroy targets with a "kinetic energy" warhead. *While much progress has been made by Air Force and Pentagon scientists thus far, much work needs to be done before hypersonic air vehicles and weapons are technologically ready to be operational in combat circumstances.* The Air Force is aggressively accelerating its hypersonic weapons development effort, following findings from a recent service report identifying Russian and Chinese... more »

Raytheon Could Cash in on America's Next Super Weapons: Lasers And Hypersonic Missiles

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Could this be the future of defense? Raytheon foresees that high-energy lasers might become a profitable line of business in the future. Indeed, the company recently won a contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and the U.S. Army to demonstrate firing a prototype laser from a Boeing AH-64 Apache gunship against ground targets. “During the quarter, we also made progress on certain early-stage development technology that lays the foundation for potential future franchises,” Raytheon chairman and chief executive officer Tom Kennedy to... more »

Reasoning About Climate

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 14 hours ago
As the stool above shows, the climate change package sits on three premises. The first is the science bit, consisting of an unproven claim that observed warming is caused by humans burning fossil fuels. The second part rests on impact studies from billions of research dollars spent uncovering any and all possible negatives from warming. […]

GOP RIGHTLY CALLING FOR INVESTIGATION INTO HILLARY’S EMAILS AND CASH FOR FAVOURS SCAM. USA FACING A CRISIS OF ORGANIZED CRIME IN BOTH HILLARY AND TRUMP

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
From the Sacbee House Republicans are intensifying their effort to have the Justice Department investigate Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, as they’re seeking the same sort of special counsel probe President Donald Trump’s campaign is now enduring. House Judiciary Committee Republicans detailed in a seven page letter to Justice a request for a special counsel to […]

Et tu, John Kelly?

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
As Donald Trump tries to move Attorney General Jeff Sessions into the now vacant position of Homeland Security chief to kill the Russia investigation, his aides claim John Kelly will install a clear chain of command in the White House. From The Guardian Donald Trump’s new chief of staff, Gen John Kelly, will instil discipline […]

Tsipras’ new slogan “the worst is behind us” fails to persuade real world Greeks

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
From The Guardian “The worst is clearly behind us.” Panaghiota Mourtidou pondered the words with a gravity unusual for the jovial volunteer. Even now, several days after the Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, saw fit to use the phrase, she still feels somewhat bewildered. “Politicians clearly have no idea of the reality on the ground,” […]

TRUMP; SEX; DIRTY MONEY

Anon at Aangirfan - 14 hours ago
*Justice For Jane Does: Trump, Sex Trafficking* Gothemist, Lawsuit Accuses Donald Trump Of Raping Teenage Girl In 1994”, Emma Whitford Michael Gross Gripebox, “Donald, Melania & the Art of Model Humping: A Sex-and-Money Story New York Daily News, “Models for Donald Trump's 'crooked' modeling agency say they worked in U.S. illegally under conditions that resembled 'modern-day slavery'”, Adam Edelman Politico, “Sen. Boxer calls for probe into Trump Model Management”, Louis Nelson Huffington Post, “Trump Admits He Found 12-Year-Old Paris Hilton Attractive. Gross.”, Alana Horowi... more »

5 Ways To Kill A Battleship

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Wikimedia *Michael Peck, National Interest*: *Everything You Need to Know: 5 Ways to Kill a Battleship* What’s the best way to sink a battleship? Put a hole in it. Easier said than done. Yet for all their vast hulls, big guns and thick armor plates, these titans of the sea have proven quite mortal since their debut in the early years of the twentieth century. More than a hundred battleships and pre-dreadnoughts have succumbed to various causes, according to one vigorously sourced list. So here are the top five ways in which battleships die. Note: some cases are ambiguous. For exa... more »

Has North Korea Adopted Cyber Warfare As State Policy?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un uses a computer visits the Air and Anti-air Force Command of the Korean People's Army. KCNA/REUTERS *Levi Maxey, Cipher Brief: **An Isolated North Korea Turns to Cyber Coercion and Cyber Chaos* As North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs ruffle the feathers in the United States and regional players in East Asia, there is another, less visible, confrontation occurring in the depths of computer systems around the world. In the last decade, despite a notable deficiency in global internet access, North Korea has leaped into the spotlight on ... more »

F.W. de Klerk Issues A Warning On South Africa

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk (YouTube) *FW de Klerk, Raddington Report:* *South Africa at the Crossroads* *The South African Miracle is in deep trouble, writes F.W. de Klerk. President Zuma, through a cocktail of corruption, mismanagement, and racism, is undermining Nelson Mandela’s legacy.* South Africa’s “miracle,” the great nonracial constitutional accord negotiated in the early 1990s, is in deep trouble. Ten years ago, Jacob Zuma was elected leader of the ruling African National Congress. At the ANC’s 2007 national conference, 60% of delegates voted for Zuma in full knowle... more »

China REFUSES to be drawn on Trump’s North Korea threats

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 14 hours ago
China is not North Korea, but legally speaking Chinese Taipei is part of China. While the United States talks with Chinese Taipei as though it is a universally acknowledged sovereign state, it treats North Korea as though its a Chinese protectorate. The US view of this issue is totally inverted from manifest realities. The post China REFUSES to be drawn on Trump’s North Korea threats appeared first on The Duran.

Why Trump must sign the new Russia sanctions bill

Ricky Twisdale at The Duran - 14 hours ago
The neo-con establishment has deprived the president of foreign policy authority, locking in sanctions by act of congress The post Why Trump must sign the new Russia sanctions bill appeared first on The Duran.

Germany tells EU to prepare countermeasures against US sanctions

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 14 hours ago
German Economics Minister Brigitte Zypries says new US sanctions law violates international law. The post Germany tells EU to prepare countermeasures against US sanctions appeared first on The Duran.

Russia’s Black Sea fleet in display of power on Navy Day (VIDEO)

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 14 hours ago
Sevastopol was home to a mighty display from Russian Naval forces The post Russia’s Black Sea fleet in display of power on Navy Day (VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.

#NoConfederate Campaign Against HBO Slave Drama Takes Off

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
The series 'Confederate' will take place in an alternate timeline where southern states successfully seceded and in which legalized slavery continues.

Monday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 14 hours ago
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Cole Eisen points out how Sears - like far too many other businesses - has deliberately depleted employees' pension funds while extracting billions of dollars for executives and shareholders: Sears Canada’s woes stem from what appears to be a methodical process of value extraction. While Sears’s pension funding position deteriorated from a $220-million surplus in 2008 to a $110-million funding shortfall last year, its leadership funnelled cash out of the firm. Over the period, Sears Canada paid out more than $1.4-billion through special d... more »

Lawsuit may force Trump Administration to pay billions to Obamacare insurers.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 15 hours ago
Courtesy of Politico: *A pending court decision could force the Trump administration to pump billions of dollars into Obamacare insurers, even as the president threatens to let the health care law “implode.” * *Health insurers have filed nearly two dozen lawsuits claiming the government owes them payments from a program meant to blunt their losses in the Obamacare marketplaces. That raises the prospect that the Trump administration will have to bankroll a program the GOP has pilloried as an insurer bailout.* *Insurers are owed more than $8 billion in payments, and the tab is like... more »

Venezuela Claims That 41.5 Per Cent of The Country Voted For Constitutional Change

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*NBC:* *Venezuela: Government, Opposition Clash Over Turnout Numbers in Controversial Elections* MIAMI — Betty Blanco refused to vote in Venezuela's elections on Sunday because she said she loves her country too much. The 77-year-old Caracas resident boycotted the controversial vote for a new constitutional assembly — a body that would vastly expand the powers of the country's ruling Socialist Party —"out of love for my country and for respect to my grandchild, because I don't want to leave him a mess of a country," calling the elections a "complete fraud." Blanco was far from al... more »

PKK/YPG Ratifies Division of Annexed Northern Syria- More US weapons to Kurds

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 15 hours ago
*Cause it's straight talk here- not gibberish promoted by msm and alt msm.* *Link* *Kurdish groups and their allies in northern Syria* gathered on Thursday in the country’s northwestern town of Rmelan and *voted to divide the region into three federal administrative provinces.* The Council of Northern Syria Federal System, established last year, ratified the administrative division of the area after delineating new borders and giving new names to the three provinces. *In an online statement, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), of which the Kurdish YPG forces form a key c... more »

Is National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster Being Undercut By The White House?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*CNN: **How McMaster is being undercut in and outside the White House* (CNN)National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster is increasingly isolated in President Donald Trump's administration, congressional and administration officials tell CNN, finding himself in conflict with senior White House officials, Cabinet members and the President himself. A congressional source tells CNN that McMaster is at odds with President Trump on many key national security issues. McMaster has also found himself undercut by others in the President's orbit like chief strategist Steve Bannon and he has clas... more »

South Korean Defense Ministry: North Korea Like To Conduct More Missile Tests And A Possible Nuclear Test

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
(Yonhap) *Korea Herald:* *NK likely to fire more missiles, conduct nuke test: Seoul* North Korea is likely to conduct an additional ballistic missile launch and its sixth nuclear test following its latest launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, South Korea's defense ministry said Monday. "There is a possibility that North Korea is likely to test its nuclear warhead and missile capabilities through a nuclear test with more explosive power," the Ministry of National Defense said in a report to the National Assembly. The ministry added that the North is ready to carry out an... more »

General field equations

Johannes van Leunen at Science 2.0 - Physical Sciences - 15 hours ago
The Hilbert Book Model impersonates a creator (HBM). At the instant of the creation, the HBM stores all dynamic geometric data of his creatures in a read-only repository that consists of a combination of an infinite dimensional separable quaternionic Hilbert space and its unique non-separable companion that embeds its separable partner. The storage applies quaternionic eigenvalues of operators. read more

an open letter to loblaw: greed is not good -- especially for public relations

laura k at wmtc - 15 hours ago
Loblaw Companies Limited 1 President's Choice Circle Brampton, Ontario, L6Y 5S5 Attention: LCL Customer Relations Centre Dear Loblaw Ltd.: I am a Loblaw customer and I was *extremely* disappointed by recent public statements made by Loblaw CEO Galen Weston, Jr., regarding the proposed raise of the minimum wage in Ontario. Mr. Weston claimed that the proposed wage hikes will result in higher prices and more self-checkout aisles, and speaks about labour costs "ballooning" by $190 million.* Mr. Weston clearly values Loblaw's shareholders more than it cares about its customers. When I s... more »

Govt Now Giving Sex Change Drugs to Children as Young as 10

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: children]Children — as young as 10-years-old — are being given powerful hormone injections to aid them in their transition between sexes.

Cop Responds to Complaint of Kids Playing Football by Joining In—This is Community Policing

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: buffalo]A heartfelt video has gone viral and has set the bar for police officers across America as it shows what compassion and discretion are capable of creating.

Breaking: Government Admits Plan To Microchip The Population

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 hours ago
Published on Jul 30, 2017 Alex Jones talks about how the globalist plan to microchip the planet is headed into overdrive. It’s all about cornering you, controlling you, dominating you like your cattle! A Shocking NBC News Report Says That Someday We Will Be Microchipping All Of Our Children by Michael Snyder, http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/ Would you allow […]

Putin Says United States Must Cut 755 From Diplomatic Staff in Russia

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
The move comes in response to Congressional approval for new sanctions against Russia.

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 16 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin A Chinese spy ship spotted near US-Australian war games may signal an evolution in China's behavior at sea Newly released top secret documents may show that Russia was behind the assassination of JFK A Tennessee jail is offering vasectomies for reduced prison time Kim Jong Un: "The Entire US Territory Is Now Within Our ICBM Range" It's Your Money But You Can’t Have It: EU Proposes Account Freezes To Halt Bank Runs Japanese Are Going "Hog Wild" Buying $19,000 Doomsday Shelters With LIBOR Dead, $400 Trillion In Assets Are Stuck In Limbo Disney’s Next Movie Could... more »

"(Trey) Gowdy Drops Bomb on Deep State Roaches!"

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 16 hours ago
https://youtu.be/ssDjEjPjoZw Odd how the BBC are completely ignoring what's happening re this matter in the USA. It's almost as though the BBC is biased in favour of Hillary Clinton that they'd rather hide the truth from the British public.

100 Years Ago The Battle For Passchendaele Began

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
*DW*: *WWI commemorations of Third Battle of Ypres begin* The Belgian town of Passchendaele is marking the 100th anniversary of the start of one the bloodiest battles of the First World War. The casualties were massive and, quite possibly, unnecessary. Two days of commemorations of one of the worst battles of the First World War are underway in the 3,000-inhabitant town of Passchendaele and the surrounding area in West Flanders, Belgium. At least 460,000 soldiers died in the Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, which lasted from July 31 to December 31,... more »

Does Expecting Candidates To Back Medicare-For-All Make You A "Purist?"

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
*Kamala Harris-- just like Obama... but without any substance* Saturday afternoon we noted the new book coming out by Phillip Anderson, *The Case Against Andrew Cuomo,* with a post entitled Anybody But Cuomo? Well *Almost* Anybody. Certainly as silly a prospect as Cuomo is a very mediocre, former California Attorney General, careerist freshman senator, Kamala Harris. There's literally *nothing*-- unless gender and identity politics bullshit are all that matters-- that would recommend her for president. In a more politically competitive state than California she would never even have... more »

We're Going To Defeat This Coup!

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 16 hours ago
PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20170731-defeat-this-coup.pdf Lyndon LaRouche recently said that if the coup-in-process against President Trump succeeds, we will have nuclear war. Lyndon LaRouche is not the only one who has realized this. Sunday saw unprecedented sorts of military displays both in Russia and in China. In Russia, a Main Naval Parade was held for the first time in modern Russia's history—on Navy Day, in celebration of the creation of the Russian Navy by Peter the Great in 1696. For the first time it brought together ships from Russia's Baltic, Black Sea, Northern and Pacif... more »

ESTABLISHMENT REPUBLICANS: WHO IS THIS TRUMP PERSON OF WHOM YOU SPEAK?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
Establishment Republicans have agreed on a talking point regarding Donald Trump, and they're now whispering it in the ears of elite journalists at every opportunity. The message: *Trump has nothing to do with us.* This message is being retransmitted by Tim Alberta at Politico: Looking around Trump’s inner circle, there is communications director Anthony Scaramucci, a political novice who in the past donated to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton; chief strategist Steve Bannon, who used Breitbart to try and burn the Republican Party to the ground; National Economic Council director Gary... more »

Manic Monday

LL at Virtual Mirage - 16 hours ago
*Six Months in Office* Yes, I too cringe at a lot that comes out of the White House. You know that Scaramucci was told to blaggard the other staff. Whether or not Trump approves of the filthy language that he used to describe HIS staff is something that I can't speak to. Likely it was because Mooch still has his job. The President likes that New York in-your-face sort of approach that rubs a lot of people including me, the wrong way. I think that General Kelly is an excellent choice for Chief of Staff because the whole operation seemed to need tightening up. And when I get a litt... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
*UK: Scaring school children won’t keep them safe* Even though it’s almost 20 years ago now, I still vividly remember the moment when the young woman pulled back her sleeve and showed me the scar. The whole terrifying story was written there, just below the elbow. On 8 July 1996, nursery teacher Lisa Potts and her group of four-year-olds were enjoying a teddy bears’ picnic in the playground of St Luke’s school in Wolverhampton, when a man vaulted the hedge and began slashing at them with a machete. Seven people, including three children, were injured as a result. It could have be... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 17 hours ago
*Britain’s energy policy keeps picking losers* *The public have paid the price for years of missteps: it’s time to scrap Hinkley Point C [nuclear] and support the shale revolution* Shortly before parliament broke up this month, there was a debate on a Lords select committee report on electricity policy that was remarkable for its hard-hitting conclusions. The speakers, and signatories of the report, included a former Labour chancellor, Tory energy secretary, Tory Scottish secretary, cabinet secretary, ambassador to the European Union and Treasury permanent secretary, as well as a ... more »

Trump TV is alive and well and coming soon to a local station near you.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 17 hours ago
Courtesy of Press Herald: *In the midst of the local news, a taped commentary from President Trump’s former special assistant Boris Epshteyn appeared on the screen, trumpeting the administration’s position with what he thought selective use and abuse of facts. * *McCutcheon, a small-business owner and political independent, describes the experience as “surreal,” “extremely jarring” and “so out of place with the friendly, local broadcast from news people I’ve come to trust over the years.” There was no rebuttal, no context, no alternate point of view – a situation he found concer... more »

Obama alienated the US from Asia, Eurasia and the Middle East–now its Europe’s turn

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 17 hours ago
America is becoming friendless after 8 failed years of Obama and a Trump administration that is not allowed to even try and operate effectively. The post Obama alienated the US from Asia, Eurasia and the Middle East–now its Europe’s turn appeared first on The Duran.

Russia’s grandfatherly truth telling attempts to prevent war in Korean peninsula

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 17 hours ago
While the US and North Korea are both exaggerating Pyongyang's fire power for very different reasons,Russia is using the truth to reduce tensions for the benefit of the entire region and wider world. The post Russia’s grandfatherly truth telling attempts to prevent war in Korean peninsula appeared first on The Duran.

Carmakers’ electric dreams depend on supplies of rare minerals

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood The Guardian highlights another obstacle in the road for electric car makers: Britain last week joined France in pledging to ban sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 in an attempt to cut toxic vehicle emissions. The move to battery-powered vehicles has been a long time coming. […]

Shukman Peddles More Greenland Nonsense

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood David Shukman has been to Greenland to look at algae: Scientists are “very worried” that the melting of the Greenland ice sheet could accelerate and raise sea levels more than expected. They say warmer conditions are encouraging algae to grow and darken the surface. Dark […]

Electric cars are pollution shifters: we will need huge investment in generation capacity

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Apparently the Guardian actually has one sensible reader. From their letters page: There seems to be little understanding of the simple fact that electric vehicles (EV) are, in the main, pollution shifters – from tailpipe to power generation facility (Ban from 2040 on diesel and petrol car sales, 26 July). The […]

Lebanese security forces bust major ISIL sleeper cell

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:25 P.M.) – The Lebanese Internal Security Forces busted a large Islamic State (ISIL) sleeper cell in the northern city of Tripoli last week, the National News Agency (NNA) reported today. According to an internal security memo, their forces identified members of the Islamic State that were working in favor of the terrorist […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Tiger Forces continue to expel ISIS along Raqqa-Deir Ezzor border

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:35 P.M.) – The elite Tiger Forces of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continue to expand their zone of control along the provincial border shared between the Raqqa and Deir Ezzor Governorates. Today the Tiger Forces, advancing against ISIS, secured the strategic Khirbet Abu Matar area to the southeast of Al-Salaam Alaikum town, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Hezbollah, Lebanese flags hoisted near Syrian border after recapture from militants: video

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – Hezbollah and Lebanese Army flags were raised near the town of Arsal on the Syrian-Lebanese border, Sunday, after Hezbollah troops recently recaptured the area from the al-Nusra Front militants. Hezbollah representatives organised a tour for journalists to the area, presenting the recently captured stronghold with various supplies and equipment of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Mass evacuation of HTS jihadists from Arsal begins

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The second phase of the evacuation agreement between Hezbollah and Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Jaroud Arsal began today and will see jihadist fighters of the latter-mentioned militia group and their families be relocated to Syria’s northwestern Idlib Governorate via buses. An estimated 9,000 jihadist fighters and family members are will […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army opens new major front against ISIS in eastern Hama

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:33 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has opened up a new major front against deeply-entrenched ISIS forces in the region of eastern Hama. The new front was initiated during early hours of this morning via a pulverizing artillery barrage and saw the SAA storm ISIS positions to the southeast of Ethriyah […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

“Until we reach our beloved Deir Ezzor,” zero hour approaches for pro-Syria forces storming of Sukhnah

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:35 A.M.) – According to to Syrian Arab Army (SAA) commander Major General Mohammad Khaddour, zero hour is approaching for the final storming of al-Sukhnah town in eastern Homs. Despite achieving virtual fire control over al-Sukhnah several days ago, the SAA and its allies have been met with ferocious ISIS resistance which has […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Why 10 Times More American Women Die From This Deficiency Than Australians

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 17 hours ago
By Dr. Mercola Despite being simple and inexpensive to address, vitamin D deficiency is an epidemic around the world. It’s been estimated that if vitamin D levels were raised among the general population, it could prevent chronic diseases that claim nearly a million lives throughout the world each year. Raising vitamin D levels among pregnant women is

Is Trump Plotting An Anti-Venezuelan False Flag In Colombia?

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 17 hours ago
The US might shoot down some Venezuelan-originating drug planes over Colombia and try to pin the blame on Caracas. The post Is Trump Plotting An Anti-Venezuelan False Flag In Colombia? appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Not Stanfield's Party

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 17 hours ago
After the long leadership race, you might think that things are finally peaceful at the Conservative Corral. Alan Freeman isn't so sure: In an extraordinary interview with the *Globe and Mail* this week (I admit it doesn’t compare with Anthony Scaramucci’s toxic rant in the *New Yorker*, but this is Canada, after all), Maxime Bernier all but declared war on Scheer, the man who beat him in the Tory leadership race in May. We all know that many of Bernier’s backers feel they were robbed because of alleged voting irregularities. Scheer won with 50.95 per cent of the vote, while Berni... more »

Exporting War

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 17 hours ago
An analysis by Catherine Theohary for the Congressional Research Service looks at official and unclassified data on conventional arms transfers to developing nations around the world by the United States over the years between 2008 and 2015. As well, it compares the value of the American arms transfers to those made by other nations and provides us with a ranking of which nations were the greatest beneficiaries of this "generosity". The total value of all conventional arms transfer agreements (representing orders for future delivery) to both developed and developing nations in 20... more »

Six weeks, 77 stories, 84 cities and 350 people

Megan Lucero at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 17 hours ago
How the Bureau Local team of four grew to a UK-wide collaborative network and investigated the General Election.

Aspects of 755 Americans expelled from Russia

LuboÅ¡ Motl at The Reference Frame - 18 hours ago
Putin responded to the new U.S. sanctions by a move that is the mirror image of the previous, December 2016 act by the U.S. – which was still done under the Obama administration – to expel 35 Russians from the U.S. What is the mirror of expelling 35 Russians from the U.S.? Yes, it is the expulsion of 755 Americans from Russia. The reason why it's the mirror image is that after that move, the number of citizens employed by the State Department or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to work in the other country will be 455 in both cases which is "fair". What does statistical physics say a... more »

America Declares Economic War Against Europe

Eric Zuesse at 19 hours ago
[image: undefined] On Friday night, July 28, US President Donald Trump said that he would sign into law the increased economic sanctions (passed by 98-2 in the Senate and 419-3 in the House) against any business that is declared to have "knowingly provided goods or services... for construction, modernisation, or repair of Russia’s energy export pipelines." Russia is the largest energy-supplier to the world’s largest energy-market, which is Europe, or the EU. The biggest proportion of that trade is in Europe’s main source of energy, which is gas, which is pipelined into Europe fro... more »

"Killing Them is Killing Us"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago
*"Killing Them is Killing Us"* The murdered cannot forgive. Their blood won’t be washed. by Robert Gore "There is something eerily fascinating about cold-blooded murderers - a staple of Hollywood thrillers and crime dramas - killing without emotion or remorse. Ordinary humans, afflicted with guilt for minor, not even criminal transgressions, can’t conceive of pulling the trigger and then sitting down for dinner. In real life, the number of people who can is glancingly small. Even for those few, actions have consequences. The blood never washes away. “Live and let live,” is, in Ameri... more »

You may not always agree with California Congresswoman Maxine Waters, but you have to admit she's a bad ass.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 19 hours ago
Maxine Waters is a total boss. I'm going to work "reclaiming my time" into every convo I have now. pic.twitter.com/nv3RjPyw9j — Girls Really Rule. (@girlsreallyrule) July 29, 2017 "Reclaiming my time" should be the clarion call for the Resistance. We will work hard to reclaim the time that the Trump administration stole from us for moving this country forward.

Share Your Stories of Autism "Denial" with Age of Autism

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
Mark Blaxill, our Editor-At-Large, has a new book coming out from Skyhorse Publishing called Denial How Refusing to Face the Facts about Our Autism Epidemic Hurts Children, Families, and Our Future. He co-wrote this book with Dan Olmsted, our founding...

Jeanie Keltner Continues To Look into Vaccine Safety

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
Please note: This is program airs on Pacific Time, don't miss our good friend Laura Hayes! By Laura Hayes This Wednesday, Aug. 2nd, from 12:00-1:00pm PST, I will be interviewed by Jeanie Keltner again regarding vaccines on KVMR radio. I...

Offit And His Critics: Part Six

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
NOTE: We're bringing you this series, re-crafted for 2017, by Richard P. Milner of Public Affairs Media. Dr. Paul Offit has led the charge against any and all in our community, doctors, scientists, parents, educators, film makers, who question vaccine...

"Who are the Awan Brothers?"

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 19 hours ago
https://youtu.be/BC-TKYRckLk Who are the Awan Brothers? What links them to Debbie Wasserman Shultz? Why do the mainstream media including CNN and the BBC have absolutely no interest in reporting anything about this story?

"If You Knew..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
“If you knew this was your last day on earth how would you want to spend it?” - “Meredith Grey”, “Grey’s Anatomy”

Logical America is pissed off at Deep State and Congress, for escalating war with Russia

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 21 hours ago
A heavy blow to US regime change operations in Russia. The post Logical America is pissed off at Deep State and Congress, for escalating war with Russia appeared first on The Duran.

Hollywood actor James Woods says Imran Awan-Wasserman Schultz scandal, “impossible to ignore”

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 21 hours ago
Pakistani IT staffers were sending sensitive intelligence information to the Muslim Brotherhood. The post Hollywood actor James Woods says Imran Awan-Wasserman Schultz scandal, “impossible to ignore” appeared first on The Duran.

EXPOSED: IT hacker, Imran Awan, and his connections to Bill and Hillary Clinton

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 21 hours ago
Questions are surfacing regarding Imran Awan’s attorney. The post EXPOSED: IT hacker, Imran Awan, and his connections to Bill and Hillary Clinton appeared first on The Duran.

United States promises “strong and swift” action against Venezuela “authoritarianism”

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 21 hours ago
Regime change in Venezuela? The post United States promises “strong and swift” action against Venezuela “authoritarianism” appeared first on The Duran.

As King Salman’s health deteriorates, Saudi Arabia’s warmonger Crown Prince is ready to take the throne

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 21 hours ago
As the Saudi King’s health worsens, warmonger Bin Salman is set to become king. The post As King Salman’s health deteriorates, Saudi Arabia’s warmonger Crown Prince is ready to take the throne appeared first on The Duran.

"America: A Nation of Debt Slaves"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*"America: A Nation of Debt Slaves"* by Bill Bonner "Friday, we wrapped up another week. The Senate failed again to pass even a ‘skinny’ repeal of Obamacare (which left most of the program in place…and most people subject to its quack finance) after three senators defected. The new White House communications director, Anthony ‘The Mooch’ Scaramucci, called President Trump’s chief of staff, Reince Priebus, a ‘paranoid schizophrenic’. He also said he would ‘fire everybody’ in the communications office, adding that some of the reporting on the infighting going on at 1600 Pennsylvania ... more »

US Regime Change in Venezuela: The Truth is Easy if You Follow the Money

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 22 hours ago
*July 31, 2017* (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - Venezuela's ongoing crisis is not driven by political ideology - it is not a battle of socialism versus capitalism or dictatorship versus democracy - it is the result of two centers of political power possessing opposing interests and colliding geopolitically. The nation of Venezuela is currently under the control of Venezuelans who derive their support, wealth, and power from Venezuela itself - its people and its natural resource. This political order also receives aid and support from Venezuela's economic and military partners both in the ... more »

Russia’s Expulsion of Staff From the US Embassy in Moscow is Unprecedented and Huge

Alexander Mercouris at 23 hours ago
[image: undefined] Last autumn, as the Obama administration considered mass expulsions of Russian diplomats from the US in response to the burgeoning Russiagate scandal, John Tefft – the US ambassador to Russia – is reported to have warned against taking this step. Tefft’s reasons for opposing it were that the likely strong response from the Russians, which would lead to expulsions of US diplomats from Russia, would threaten the effective work of the US embassy in Moscow and of the US consulates in Russia. The Obama administration in the end failed to heed Tefft’s warning. Though ... more »

North Korea or Iran…Where Will President Trump Attack First?

Ron Paul at 23 hours ago
[image: undefined] President Trump seems to be impatiently racing toward at least one disastrous war. Maybe two. The big question is who will be first? North Korea or Iran? Over the past several days President Trump has sent two nuclear-capable B-1 bombers over the Korean peninsula to send a clear message that he is ready to attack North Korea. On Saturday he blamed China for North Korea’s refusal to cease its missile tests. He Tweeted: “I am very disappointed in China… they do nothing for us with North Korea, just talk. We will no longer allow this to continue.” One press report ... more »

Paul Craig Roberts warns, Washington’s sanctions against Russia means “war is in the cards”

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 23 hours ago
US Congress uses a blatantly transparent lie to justify its violation of international law. The post Paul Craig Roberts warns, Washington’s sanctions against Russia means “war is in the cards” appeared first on The Duran.

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
BREAKING: Venezuela electoral body: 8 million voted to grant president’s ruling party virtually unlimited powers. https://t.co/XB3azL4I7p — The Associated Press (@AP) July 31, 2017 Venezuela election turnout 'is 41.5%' https://t.co/KYg8z6kGMX — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 31, 2017 AFP map of northeastern Europe locating NATO battalions and strategic areas. US VP Pence vows US support in Estonia https://t.co/IaNDYeIriA pic.twitter.com/ZEqeXPiN1w — AFP news agency (@AFP) July 31, 2017 Who is the iPhone’s most formidable rival in China? It’s a messaging app called WeChat http... more »

"The Others..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago

SHOCKER: Washington Post Publishes OpEd Critical of Pro-Israel Law Which Shuts Down BDS

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"SHOCKER: Washington Post Publishes OpEd Critical of * *Pro-Israel Law Which Shuts Down BDS"* by 21WIRE "It’s no secret that the US mainstream media enforces a very tight party line when it comes to saying anything about Israel. Generally speaking, any criticism of the ‘Jewish State’ normally ends up in the editorial waste bin. The reason for this should be academic by now: a powerful Israeli Lobby exists in Washington and with satellite branches across the US and Canada. The lobby’s attack apparatus regularly coordinate media incursions and smear campaigns against any publication... more »

USM Names New Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
ADELPHI, Md. — The University System of Maryland has named the next associate vice chancellor for academic affairs. USM announced this week that Antoinette Coleman will start on Aug. 7. Coleman will work closely with provosts of the 12 USM institutions and the Maryland Higher Education Commission. She also will work with leadership of the […]

Frat at Missouri Sued Over Alleged Near-fatal Hazing Case

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former University of Missouri student is suing a fraternity and its parent organization over an alleged hazing incident he says left him with near-fatal alcohol poisoning while the frat already was on probation for alcohol infractions. Brandon Zingale’s lawsuit filed Thursday in Boone County – home of the Columbia campus […]

Indiana University Spent $1.65M on Spring Commencements

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — According to figures provided by Indiana University, the university spent $1.65 million on commencement ceremonies this spring. The total doesn’t include the costs of ceremonies that were organized by individual schools or units, The (Bloomington) Herald Times reported. The Bloomington campus ceremonies were the most expensive at more than $900,000, followed by […]

Ex UC Davis Chancellor Returns to Teaching After Controversy

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
DAVIS, Calif. — The former chancellor of the University of California, Davis, who resigned after being placed on leave amid allegations of misconduct, will return to the campus in September teaching at a salary comparable to the one she earned as campus leader. University officials told the Sacramento Bee that Linda Katehi will be paid […]

Guillermo: Undocumented Student Finds Her Golden Door, Hopes to Help Others

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
Cheska Mae Perez isn’t a Latino name. She’s 19, a Filipino immigrant, whose example speaks to the power of DACA.

FAMU Basks in ‘Girls Trip’ Screen Time

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) has joined the list of historically Black colleges that have been represented on the big screen.

Apprenticeship Programs Gaining Momentum

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
President Donald J. Trump and Congress are looking to expand apprenticeship opportunities, lauding the workforce development strategy for giving students a way to make money and affordably educate themselves for bigger and better things.

USS Gerald Ford Completes Its First Arrested Landing And EMALS Launch Of An Aircraft

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*USNI News*: *VIDEO: USS Gerald R. Ford Conducts First Arrested Landing, Catapult Launch* Six days after commissioning, the crew of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) launched and recovered their first aircraft from carrier’s flight deck, according to a statement from the service. The recovery of the F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron VX- 23 occurred at 3:10 P.M. EST off the coast of Virginia. Lt. Cmdr. Jamie “Coach” Struck’s Super Hornet hit the number two wire on the Advanced Arresting Gear systems and then launched a little more than an hour later ... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers fly from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, into Japanese airspace and over the Korean Peninsula, July 30, 2017. The B-1s made contact with Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fighter jets in Japanese airspace, then proceeded over the Korean Peninsula and were joined by South Korean F-15 fighter jets. This mission is in direct response to North Korea’s escalatory launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles, July 3 and 28.

Is This The Future Of America?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Megan Doudney holds daughter Nedahlia as she panhandles on Market Street. “I’m not harming her in any way.” Photo: Lea Suzuki, The Chronicle *Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle*: *Homeless mom panhandles on Market Street with newborn baby* San Franciscans know they’ll see all walks of life along Market Street, but a new fixture on the colorful thoroughfare has shocked even the most hardened city dwellers: a 6-week-old, homeless baby girl. All day long, Megan Doudney, 34, sits on the sidewalk near the Four Seasons Hotel between Third and Fourth streets with little Nedahlia in h... more »

Is The U.S. Turning Away From Afghanistan?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
A U.S. Army soldier from the 10th Mountain Division stops along a vantage point above a Forward Operating Base at Kamdesh, Nuristan in eastern Afghanistan. Robert Nickelsberg / Getty *Luke Coffey, Heritage Foundation:* *US Turning Away From Afghanistan?* *KEY TAKEAWAYS* (1) Much of the opposition to increasing U.S. troop numbers in Afghanistan is based on an old style of thinking about Afghanistan and the U.S. mission there. (2) Today’s security objectives focus on helping Afghans deal with the Taliban insurgency. The goal is to keep the country from reverting back to the chaos of... more »

Book Review: Mumia Abu-Jamal’s ‘Have Black Lives Ever Mattered?’

Roqayah Chamseddine at Shadowproof - 1 day ago
Though he’s spent the last 35 years incarcerated—and at least thirty of those years in isolation on death row, Mumia Abu-Jamal has remained steadfast in his activism, especially in regards to police brutality, criminal punishment, and black liberation. Abu-Jamal, who was convicted in 1982 of killing Philadelphia police officer Daniel The post Book Review: Mumia Abu-Jamal’s ‘Have Black Lives Ever Mattered?’ appeared first on Shadowproof.

Doctor In The House? Yeah We Need One To Balance Out Crackpot Doctors Like Scott DesJaralis And Tom Price

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
The lowest point in my 2 years of cancer treatment led to the highest point. I was zonked on chemo at this point but still managing to stay at home. I was a mess. One night I couldn't make it all the way up the stairs to my bedroom, was too tired to get back down the stairs, and slept on a landing 6 steps up. Much worse was a few nights later when I woke in the middle of the night and wound up falling and passing out for 8 hours. I had broken 2 ribs and punctured a lung in the fall and couldn't get up. At Sire Records we had once made a glow-in-the-dark rosary as a promotional item... more »

Angelina Jolie Says Child Casting Story Is False, Upsetting

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Jolie says the account of her casting process for children for her film Khmer Rouge film “First They Killed My Father” described in a recent Vanity Fair profile is false and upsetting.

Live Panda Flown from China to U.S. in Business Class?

David Emery at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
A viral image purportedly showing a live panda cub seated next to a human being on a China Airlines jet was staged, probably for public relations purposes.

The Revolution won’t be televised, but the propaganda will be!

nonnie9999 at HYSTERICAL RAISINS - 1 day ago
From the Portland Press Herald: Marc McCutcheon of South Portland was watching WGME’s evening newscast as he has for half a century when something came on that shocked him. In the midst of the local news, a taped commentary from … Continue reading →

Why Is Putin Popular In Russia?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
© Sputnik/ Alexei Druzhinin *Jay Ogilvy, Stratfor*: *Unraveling the Mystery of Putin's Popularity* Why is Vladimir Putin so popular in Russia? After all, with the country just barely emerging from a two-year recession brought on by a combination of sanctions and low oil prices, you would think that the president's popularity would be taking a hit. But no. His approval ratings are still remarkably high — depending on the pollster and the date, they're often over 80 percent. How can that be? Some doubt the polls, a generalized wariness of pollsters that itself has become popular in ... more »

Wolf Blitzer Admits CNN’s Sources Suck

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Jul 29, 2017 Wolf Blitzer admits CNN needs better sources, and lectures reporter Gloria Borger because her anonymous sources keep getting everything wrong. end

‘Jupiter’ Or Just Another Politician? Macron’s Divine Aura Begins to Fade

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
‘Jupiter’ Or Just Another Politician? Macron’s Divine Aura Begins to Fade by Jonathan Fenby, https://www.theguardian.com/international A young leader marches to office promising sweeping change and buoyed by hopes that he will introduce a new style of politics to replace a rejected establishment. He seems to walk on water and to be in touch with his times as […]

It’s Your Money But You Can’t Have It: EU Proposes Account Freezes to Halt Bank Runs

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
It’s Your Money But You Can’t Have It: EU Proposes Account Freezes to Halt Bank Runs by Mish, https://mishtalk.com/ If there is a run on the bank, any bank in the EU, you better be among the first to get your money out. Although it’s your money, the EU wants to Freeze Accounts to Prevent Runs at Failing […]

The Elites Are Jumping Ship As The Financial Collapse Draws Near

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The Elites Are Jumping Ship As The Financial Collapse Draws Near by Mac Slavo, July 27th, 2017, http://www.SHTFplan.com It’s easy to think of the political and financial elites who run our world as lofty and all powerful. They command dangerous governments that can wield devastating weapons, central banks that treat our economy like a rigged casino, media […]

The Operation Barbarossa II File: But Who Will Prosecute? WW3 in Europe?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The Operation Barbarossa II File: But Who Will Prosecute? by Christopher Black, https://journal-neo.org/ As some of you may remember I am compiling a criminal dossier on the western powers concerning, among other things, their preparations for Operation Barbarossa II, the term that I use for NATO’s build-up of forces in Eastern Europe threatening the security of […]

Sanctions Against China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. Part of a Global Military Agenda. Pentagon’s World War III Scenario

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Sanctions against China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. Part of a Global Military Agenda. Pentagon’s World War III Scenario by Prof Michel Chossudovsky, http://www.globalresearch.ca/ Washington announced sweeping sanctions to be imposed on three countries: Russia, Iran and North Korea, following the US House of Representatives vote to impose a three countries’ sanctions “package”. – While the justifications are […]

Collateral Damage: U.S. Sanctions Aimed at Russia Strike Western European Allies

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The ‘collateral damage’ is intentional. It is to break the economic ties between Russia and Europe. Economic sanctions will usually lead to hot war. The western Illuminati want to break the ties between Russia and Europe. Otherwise, they would lose their hegemony over Europe. The question is: will they trigger their nuclear Satanic WW3 along […]

End of the EU? Wave of Populism Takes Over Bloc as Austria and Italy Prepare for Elections

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
End of the EU? Wave of Populism Takes Over Bloc as Austria and Italy Prepare for Elections by ZOIE O’BRIEN, http://www.express.co.uk/ EUROPEAN Union bosses breathed a sigh of relief when Marine Le Pen was defeated by Emmanuel Macron in France – but new studies have revealed the spread of populism is FAR from over. – Angela Merkel […]

Trump’s Promise to Christians in America

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Jul 30, 2017 President Trump has a message to all Christians in America, he has our back, and will protect our first Amendment rights from the liberal agenda trying to stop churches from engaging in political activity. end

Israel Harvested 18,000 Organs from Dead Syrians During the War

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Israel Harvested 18,000 Organs from Dead Syrians During the War by Ian Greenhalgh, AhlulBayt News Agency, http://www.veteranstoday.com/ The Damascus university medical doctor heading Medical Forensics department Dr. Hussein Nofal estimates that at least 18,000 Syrians have had organs removed during the war thus far. – Since the outbreak of war in 2012, 6.5 million people have been displaced […]

Lynette Zang: Central Bankers & Insiders Want a Controlled Demolition System Reset?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Jul 25, 2017 Jason Burack of Wall St for Main St welcomes first time guest, former Wall St stock broker and Chief Market Strategist at ITM Trading https://www.itmtrading.com/, Lynette Zang. Lynette’s articles, videos and other interviews are available here: – https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/lynet… – During this 30+ minute interview, Jason starts off by asking Lynette if […]

US Spies Who Transferred Nukes To North Korea Discovered

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Jul 29, 2017 Alex Jones breaks down the North Korea Missile strike and the impact on the US. end

Even The Washington Post Admits “The Quest To Prove Russian Collusion Is Crumbling”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Even The Washington Post Admits “The Quest To Prove Russian Collusion Is Crumbling” by Ed Rogers The Washington Post, via http://www.zerohedge.com/ While everyone is fixated on President Trump’s unbecoming and inexplicable assault on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the media has been trying to sneak away from the “Russian collusion” story. That’s right. For all the breathless hype, the on-air furrowed […]

Trying to Kill Solar

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago

Just weeks after becoming France’s President Macron’s popularity crashes

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 1 day ago
Despite some deft moves in foreign policy within weeks of being elected to the Presidency the shallowness of Emmanuel Macron's support has become clear as his popularity tumbles. The post Just weeks after becoming France’s President Macron’s popularity crashes appeared first on The Duran.

Musical Interlude: 2002, “Children in Time”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
2002, “Children in Time” -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBHM1mf33M8

Alternative 3

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 1 day ago
Alternative 3 The Secret Mars Colony

Why China Should Fear Donald Trump's Tweets

Gordon G. Chang at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Gordon G. Chang* *Security, Asia* North Korea is driving American foreign policy in directions not seen before--and Beijing should be worried. President Trump’s two-part tweet Saturday, coming after his June 20 tweet, signals nothing no less than a reversal of four decades of U.S. China policy. At about the same time, America’s ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley, indicated the time for diplomacy with regard to North Korea is at an end. Moreover, with Senator Dianne Feinstein’s comments Sunday, the frustration with China is now evident across the U.S. political system. And so... more »

How Russia Could Intervene in a Venezuelan Civil War

Robert Beckhusen at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, * Proxy forces is one way to compensate for a lack of military options Venezuela’s political chaos, violence and a full-blown economic depression risks taking down one of Russia’s most important allies in the Western Hemisphere. Years of high oil prices and a pro-Kremlin government brought billions of dollars worth of Russian investment and military sales into the country — which now gives Venezuela one of the most capable air forces in Latin America. While China has hedged its bets and reached out to Venezuela’s opposition, Russia remains closely ... more »

Andrew Napolitano on Natural Law and Positivism

Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 1 day ago
[image: undefined] Speaking last week at the Ludwig von Mises Institute’s annual Mises University, Andrew Napolitano presented a captivating speech regarding legal issues, including an examination of natural law and positivism. In the speech, Napolitano, who is the senior judicial analyst at Fox News and a former New Jersey judge, points to the importance of a central concept in natural law that “our rights come from our humanity.” “Now this is not just an academic argument,” Napolitano emphasizes, “because if our rights come from our humanity then they didn’t come from the governme... more »

Andrew Napolitano on Natural Law and Positivism

Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 1 day ago
[image: undefined] Speaking last week at the Ludwig von Mises Institute’s annual Mises University, Andrew Napolitano presented a captivating speech regarding legal issues, including an examination of natural law and positivism. In the speech, Napolitano, who is the senior judicial analyst at Fox News and a former New Jersey judge, points to the importance of a central concept in natural law that “our rights come from our humanity.” “Now this is not just an academic argument,” Napolitano emphasizes, “because if our rights come from our humanity then they didn’t come from the governme... more »