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Thursday, August 31, 2017

IMRAN AWAN INDICTMENT: SOMETHING VERY STRANGE GOING ON HERE

IMRAN AWAN INDICTMENT: SOMETHING VERY STRANGE GOING ON HERE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qLanISdoxA

The Racism Heard Round the World « LobeLog

The Racism Heard Round the World « LobeLog

Why Secretary of State Rex Tillerson should resign - The Washington Post

Why Secretary of State Rex Tillerson should resign - The Washington Post

ESPN, Statues & Politically Correct Virtue Signaling | National Review

ESPN, Statues & Politically Correct Virtue Signaling | National Review

Diversifying our selective colleges begins in kindergarten | The Thomas B. Fordham Institute

Diversifying our selective colleges begins in kindergarten | The Thomas B. Fordham Institute

White Democrat elites are still slavers, secessionists, segregationists, and violent socialists | Non-Intervention.com

White Democrat elites are still slavers, secessionists, segregationists, and violent socialists | Non-Intervention.com

Will special counsel Mueller examine the DNC server, source of the great Russiagate caper?


Will special counsel Mueller examine the DNC server, source of the great Russiagate caper?


http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/commentary/russia-hacking-dnc-server-comey-mueller-hillary-clinton-20170829.html

What the West Got Wrong in Syria | Foreign Policy

What the West Got Wrong in Syria | Foreign Policy

The Empire Stopper - The New York Times

The Empire Stopper - The New York Times

U.S. has more troops in Afghanistan than previously disclosed, Pentagon reveals - LA Times

U.S. has more troops in Afghanistan than previously disclosed, Pentagon reveals - LA Times

Malise Ruthven · The Saudi Trillions · LRB 7 September 2017

Malise Ruthven · The Saudi Trillions · LRB 7 September 2017

The Sordid Double Life of Washington’s Most Powerful Ambassador

The Sordid Double Life of Washington’s Most Powerful Ambassador

Troy Hunt: Inside the Massive 711 Million Record Onliner Spambot Dump

Troy Hunt: Inside the Massive 711 Million Record Onliner Spambot Dump

We Said Google Was Dangerously Powerful, Then Google Proved Us Right

We Said Google Was Dangerously Powerful, Then Google Proved Us Right

How Media Obscure US/Saudi Responsibility for Killing Yemeni Civilians | FAIR

How Media Obscure US/Saudi Responsibility for Killing Yemeni Civilians | FAIR

Giving Bhutan its due | The Indian Express

Giving Bhutan its due | The Indian Express

Coming to America | Gallup

Coming to America | Gallup

Victims of Turkey's Islamization: Women

Victims of Turkey's Islamization: Women

Has France Been Bought by a State Sponsor of Islamic Terrorism?

Has France Been Bought by a State Sponsor of Islamic Terrorism?

The Dumb Fact of Google Money - The Atlantic

The Dumb Fact of Google Money - The Atlantic

New America Foundation’s Barry Lynn booted under pressure from Google - Vox

New America Foundation’s Barry Lynn booted under pressure from Google - Vox

Google-Funded Think Tank Fired Google Critics After They Dared Criticize Google

Google-Funded Think Tank Fired Google Critics After They Dared Criticize Google

New America Foundation Head Anne-Marie Slaughter Botches Laundering Google’s Money, Fires Anti-Trust Team at Eric Schmidt’s Behest


New America Foundation Head Anne-Marie Slaughter Botches Laundering Google’s Money, Fires Anti-Trust Team at Eric Schmidt’s Behest


https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2017/08/new-america-foundation-head-anne-marie-slaughter-botches-laundering-googles-money.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NakedCapitalism+%28naked+capitalism%29

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

The Safe Haven Notion « LobeLog

The Safe Haven Notion « LobeLog

The Bolshevik Revolution Is a Chinese Tourist Trap | Foreign Policy

The Bolshevik Revolution Is a Chinese Tourist Trap | Foreign Policy

U.S. and Russia Agree: Nuclear Weapons Use Feared In the Hands of Donald Trump

U.S. and Russia Agree: Nuclear Weapons Use Feared In the Hands of Donald Trump

With Departure of Top Lawyer, State Department Exodus Continues | Foreign Policy

With Departure of Top Lawyer, State Department Exodus Continues | Foreign Policy

Trump’s Hoodlums


Trump’s Hoodlums



http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2017/08/29/trumps-hoodlums/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NYR%20Memory%20Kenya%20Trumps%20hoodlums&utm_content=NYR%20Memory%20Kenya%20Trumps%20hoodlums+CID_e0763e3a451279fddbca4f7cfac4bd66&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_term=Trumps%20Hoodlums

The Danger of a Jihadist Pakistan

The Danger of a Jihadist Pakistan

Europe: Jihadists Exploit Welfare Benefits

Europe: Jihadists Exploit Welfare Benefits


https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/10916/jihadist-welfare-benefits#continued

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

How Father Capodanno Brought Christ to the Battlefield: A Heroic Chaplain’s Story | ncregister.com

How Father Capodanno Brought Christ to the Battlefield: A Heroic Chaplain’s Story | ncregister.com

Hurricane Harvey: Why Is It So Extreme? - Scientific American

Hurricane Harvey: Why Is It So Extreme? - Scientific American

As Catastrophic Flooding Hits Houston, Fears Grow of Pollution from Oil Refineries & Superfund Sites | Democracy Now!

As Catastrophic Flooding Hits Houston, Fears Grow of Pollution from Oil Refineries & Superfund Sites | Democracy Now!

Shia Insurrection in Saudi Arabia; The Battle for Awamiya

Shia Insurrection in Saudi Arabia; The Battle for Awamiya

Why Russia Wants the US to Stay in Afghanistan | The Diplomat

Why Russia Wants the US to Stay in Afghanistan | The Diplomat

North Korea fires missile over Japan for first time since 2009, prompting Trump to insist ‘all options are on the table’ | South China Morning Post

North Korea fires missile over Japan for first time since 2009, prompting Trump to insist ‘all options are on the table’ | South China Morning Post

‘Economic censorship’: YouTube bans advertisers from Ron Paul videos — RT America

‘Economic censorship’: YouTube bans advertisers from Ron Paul videos — RT America

Facebook Blocking Ads From Pages Sharing Fake News | Fortune.com

Facebook Blocking Ads From Pages Sharing Fake News | Fortune.com

The age of artificial intelligence surveillance is here — Quartz

The age of artificial intelligence surveillance is here — Quartz

Business as Usual: The Long History of Corporate Personhood


Business as Usual: The Long History of Corporate Personhood

https://bostonreview.net/politics/lawrence-b-glickman-business-usual-long-history-corporate-personhood

Manhattan College Track and Field Reunion 2017 - YouTube



See UTube link below for Joe Kearney at .1 and .14 minutes.



Manhattan College Track and Field Reunion 2017 - YouTube

Tillerson looking to eliminate dozens of special envoy posts - POLITICO

Tillerson looking to eliminate dozens of special envoy posts - POLITICO

'Toe-print, not footprint': U.S. to shrink presence at U.N. General Assembly - POLITICO

'Toe-print, not footprint': U.S. to shrink presence at U.N. General Assembly - POLITICO

How worried should we be about the military’s takeover of American foreign policy?


General Concerns

How worried should we be about the military’s takeover of American foreign policy?


http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/interrogation/2017/08/the_military_takeover_of_american_foreign_policy.html

Harvey throws a wrench into U.S. energy engine

Harvey throws a wrench into U.S. energy engine

Monday, August 28, 2017

America’s Post-Charlottesville Nervous Breakdown Was Deliberately Induced

America’s Post-Charlottesville Nervous Breakdown Was Deliberately Induced


http://thefederalist.com/2017/08/25/americas-post-charlottesville-nervous-breakdown-deliberately-induced/

Balfour at 100: Nothing New for Palestinians « LobeLog

Balfour at 100: Nothing New for Palestinians « LobeLog

Two Weakened Leaders


Two Weakened Leaders

http://lobelog.com/two-weakened-leaders/#more-40811

Why The Left Can’t Let Go Of Racism | Hoover Institution

Why The Left Can’t Let Go Of Racism | Hoover Institution

The First Amendment Is for Neo-Nazis, Too | Hoover Institution

The First Amendment Is for Neo-Nazis, Too | Hoover Institution

Death Throes Of The Ukrainian Economy | Awful Avalanche

Death Throes Of The Ukrainian Economy | Awful Avalanche

New Senior Adviser to US Ambassador to Israel: Ideology Trumps Experience


New Senior Adviser to US Ambassador to Israel: Ideology Trumps Experience

http://lobelog.com/new-senior-adviser-to-us-ambassador-to-israel-ideology-trumps-experience/#more-40824

Exiles on Pennsylvania Avenue: How Jared and Ivanka Were Repelled by Washington’s Elite | Vanity Fair

Exiles on Pennsylvania Avenue: How Jared and Ivanka Were Repelled by Washington’s Elite | Vanity Fair

Harvey Flood Impact Continues – Peak Water Anticipated Wednesday and Thursday… | The Last Refuge

Harvey Flood Impact Continues – Peak Water Anticipated Wednesday and Thursday… | The Last Refuge

Terry McAuliffe changes his tune on statues | Power Line

Terry McAuliffe changes his tune on statues | Power Line

Ruby Ridge lessons for fighting extremism

Ruby Ridge lessons for fighting extremism

Hamburg to Xiamen: The Doklam breakthrough was achieved Bric by Bric – ThePrint

Hamburg to Xiamen: The Doklam breakthrough was achieved Bric by Bric – ThePrint

Jared Kushner’s Mideast Peace Push Is Going Nowhere. That’s Why Israelis Love It.

Jared Kushner’s Mideast Peace Push Is Going Nowhere. That’s Why Israelis Love It.

Trump draws geopolitical battle lines in South Asia « LobeLog

Trump draws geopolitical battle lines in South Asia « LobeLog

Ending Pakistan’s Export of Jihadists: The Key to Win in Afghanistan - The Globalist

Ending Pakistan’s Export of Jihadists: The Key to Win in Afghanistan - The Globalist

India, China agree to pull back troops to resolve tense border dispute

India, China agree to pull back troops to resolve tense border dispute

Trump swings a wrecking ball at US–Asia relations


Trump swings a wrecking ball at US–Asia relations


http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2017/08/27/trump-swings-a-wrecking-ball-at-us-asia-relations/

Sunday, August 27, 2017

NWS on Twitter: "This event is unprecedented & all impacts are unknown & beyond anything experienced. Follow orders from officials to ensure safety. #Harvey https://t.co/IjpWLey1h8"

NWS on Twitter: "This event is unprecedented & all impacts are unknown & beyond anything experienced. Follow orders from officials to ensure safety. #Harvey https://t.co/IjpWLey1h8"

Driver Licenses From Nine States Won’t Be Valid IDs for Domestic Flights in a Year | Travel + Leisure

Driver Licenses From Nine States Won’t Be Valid IDs for Domestic Flights in a Year | Travel + Leisure

"It's a War on Christians": Muslim Persecution of Christians, April 2017

"It's a War on Christians": Muslim Persecution of Christians, April 2017

by Raymond Ibrahim  •  August 27, 2017 at 4:30 am
  • "The shopkeepers returned, trapped him in his home, set the room on fire and locked it. They stayed outside the room and did not allow any of the family members or local residents to unlock the room to save Ameen's life." The man was burned alive. — Pakistan Christian Post.
  • Mike said that five uniformed railway transport officers stood by idly watching the attack. According to a local Orthodox priest, "There are gangs of these young fellows of Muslim background who have been harassing people they identify as Christian... You don't hear about it because no one's reporting it." — Sydney, Australia.
  • According to a new study, 59% of Indonesians who responded to a survey have carried out acts of intolerance against non-Muslim minorities, and religious radicalization is on the rise. Only 11% of Indonesians are strongly opposed to an Islamic nation that governs according to strict Islamic law, Sharia. Around 11.5 million Indonesians are "spiritually" ready to make radical fundamental changes in Indonesian society. "They want to adopt laws inspired by Sharia, and their demands will become more and more radical," said a spokesperson for the statistical study. — Indonesia.
In Muslim enclaves of southwest Sydney, Christians are regularly warned not to wear overtly Christian symbols such as crucifixes. A Greek Orthodox man wearing a crucifix necklace was recently violently assaulted by four Muslim men who yelled "F*** Jesus", while he was traveling on a train from Belmore Station, Sydney. Pictured: All Saints Greek Orthodox Church, Belmore, Sydney, Australia. (Image source: Sardaka/Wikimedia Commons)
As in former years, Easter was under attack in various Muslim nations, most spectacularly in Egypt. On April 9, two Coptic Christian Orthodox churches packed with worshippers for Palm Sunday Mass, which initiates Easter holy week, were attacked by Islamic suicide bombers. Twenty-seven people—mostly children—were killed in St. George's in Tanta, northern Egypt. "Where is the government?" an angry Christian there asked AP reporters. "There is no government! There was a clear lapse in security, which must be tightened from now on to save lives." Less than two hours later, 17 people were killed in St. Mark's Cathedral in Alexandria. Since the original building, founded by the Evangelist Mark in the first century, was burned to the ground during the seventh century Muslim invasions of Egypt, the church has been the historic seat of Coptic Christianity. Pope Tawadros, who was present—and apparently targeted—emerged unharmed. About 50 Christians were killed in the two bombings, 126 wounded and many mutilated. (Graphic images/video of aftermath here).

California Increased Electricity Imports and Natural Gas Generation During Solar Eclipse - The Energy Collective

California Increased Electricity Imports and Natural Gas Generation During Solar Eclipse - The Energy Collective

Top State Department Officials Step Down in “Black Friday” Exodus

Top State Department Officials Step Down in “Black Friday” Exodus

The State Department's Top U.N. Expert Steps Down On Eve of Trump's Turtle Bay Debut



http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/08/27/top-state-department-officials-step-down-in-black-friday-exodus/amp/

Internet Censorship Out of Control Week at Legal Insurrection

Internet Censorship Out of Control Week at Legal Insurrection

Obama Officials Congress Could Subpoena | The Daily Caller

Obama Officials Congress Could Subpoena | The Daily Caller

The real threat to our republic is the Orwellian Antifa | TheHill

The real threat to our republic is the Orwellian Antifa | TheHill

War News Updates: These Are All The Countries That The U.S. Has Invaded Since Its Founding

War News Updates: These Are All The Countries That The U.S. Has Invaded Since Its Founding

Racist Scare: The New McCarthyism | RealClearPolitics

Racist Scare: The New McCarthyism | RealClearPolitics

Articles: When a Maniac Gets His Hand on the Nuclear Button

Articles: When a Maniac Gets His Hand on the Nuclear Button

As Terrible As Harvey Is, The Galveston Hurricane Of 1900 Was Much, Much Worse

As Terrible As Harvey Is, The Galveston Hurricane Of 1900 Was Much, Much Worse

Understanding Grief And Mourning The Loss Of Your Work Life In Retirement

Understanding Grief And Mourning The Loss Of Your Work Life In Retirement

Retired General: 'Our Bases and Stations on the Coast Are Going Underwater' | DeSmogBlog

Retired General: 'Our Bases and Stations on the Coast Are Going Underwater' | DeSmogBlog

Ruby Ridge, 1992: the day the American militia movement was born | US news | The Guardian

Ruby Ridge, 1992: the day the American militia movement was born | US news | The Guardian

Court: Locating suspect via stingray definitely requires a warrant | Ars Technica

Court: Locating suspect via stingray definitely requires a warrant | Ars Technica

How do you say 'whoops' in Russian? Podesta Group retroactively files more DOJ disclosures for pro-Putin work

How do you say 'whoops' in Russian? Podesta Group retroactively files more DOJ disclosures for pro-Putin work

Robert E. Lee at West Point | The American Conservative

Robert E. Lee at West Point | The American Conservative

Saudi Arabia calls deadly strike on Yemeni civilians a 'mistake'

Saudi Arabia calls deadly strike on Yemeni civilians a 'mistake'



http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/25/middleeast/yemen-airstrike-sanaa/index.html

Spooked by Scana failure, Duke calls its quits on Lee | Neutron Bytes

Spooked by Scana failure, Duke calls its quits on Lee | Neutron Bytes

Saturday, August 26, 2017

The Light In The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death – A Funeral Sermon on Psalm 23 | Interrupting the Silence

The Light In The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death – A Funeral Sermon on Psalm 23 | Interrupting the Silence

Delivery Option: Drone. Arrival Estimate: 2020 - MIT Technology Review

Delivery Option: Drone. Arrival Estimate: 2020 - MIT Technology Review

An Amazon Drone Has Delivered Its First Products to a Paying Customer

An Amazon Drone Has Delivered Its First Products to a Paying Customer

The company’s first-ever autonomous aerial delivery is an important step forward for the technology.



https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603141/an-amazon-drone-has-delivered-its-first-products-to-a-paying-customer/?utm_source=MIT+Technology+Review&utm_campaign=017c644c32-Weekend_Reads&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_997ed6f472-017c644c32-153856085&mc_cid=017c644c32&mc_eid=e25735476a

Burrito-Delivering Drones—Seriously? - MIT Technology Review

Burrito-Delivering Drones—Seriously? - MIT Technology Review

Amazon Lays Out Its Vision for a Sky Thronging with Delivery Drones


Amazon Lays Out Its Vision for a Sky Thronging with Delivery Drones

To get its drone delivery service off the ground, Amazon must convince regulators to adopt its ideas for drone traffic control.


https://www.technologyreview.com/s/539726/amazon-lays-out-its-vision-for-a-sky-thronging-with-delivery-drones/?utm_source=MIT+Technology+Review&utm_campaign=017c644c32-Weekend_Reads&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_997ed6f472-017c644c32-153856085&mc_cid=017c644c32&mc_eid=e25735476a

Friday, August 25, 2017

These 4 Charts Show Why You Should Run Away From The S&P 500 | Mauldin Economics

These 4 Charts Show Why You Should Run Away From The S&P 500 | Mauldin Economics

‘Dishonest’ Media? Underreporting of the Democratic IT Staffer Scandal Validates Trump’s Attack | Mediaite

‘Dishonest’ Media? Underreporting of the Democratic IT Staffer Scandal Validates Trump’s Attack | Mediaite

The “military-industrial complex” in power - World Socialist Web Site

The “military-industrial complex” in power - World Socialist Web Site

Where U.S. troops are stationed around the world - Axios

Where U.S. troops are stationed around the world - Axios

If You’ve Never Lived in Poverty, Don't Tell Poor People What They Should Do | naked capitalism

If You’ve Never Lived in Poverty, Don't Tell Poor People What They Should Do | naked capitalism

Did Sanders Voters Tip the 2016 Election to Trump? | naked capitalism

Did Sanders Voters Tip the 2016 Election to Trump? | naked capitalism

Washington bad cop - Newspaper - DAWN.COM

Washington bad cop - Newspaper - DAWN.COM

What an Afghanistan Victory Looks Like Under the Trump Plan - The New York Times

What an Afghanistan Victory Looks Like Under the Trump Plan - The New York Times

On Libya Policy, Trump Defers To Europe

 

On Libya Policy, Trump Defers To Europe

http://breakingenergy.com/2017/08/24/on-libya-policy-trump-defers-to-europe/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=55650406&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_SLzcO1eJ2SOoTo57QmFt0_NqnCqekGfCVWAsBD9tLRZFrucRtlWYwFGoGX36xbk2PYSy5c9XFYJJw8nvZ7CMk2a89Sw&_hsmi=55650406

An Educator Makes the Case That Higher Learning Needs to Grow Up - The New York Times

An Educator Makes the Case That Higher Learning Needs to Grow Up - The New York Times

A Liberal Calls Out His Party for Its Identity Politics | RealClearPolitics

A Liberal Calls Out His Party for Its Identity Politics | RealClearPolitics

Iran, Turkey move to re-establish role as regional backbone

Iran, Turkey move to re-establish role as regional backbone

Analysis: Bitter memories behind North Korea's missile program- Nikkei Asian Review

Analysis: Bitter memories behind North Korea's missile program- Nikkei Asian Review

Morocco On The Move - North Africa and the Birth of the US Navy – David S. Bloom |Morocco On The Move

Morocco On The Move - North Africa and the Birth of the US Navy – David S. Bloom |Morocco On The Move

Has Netanyahu Defeated the Palestinians? | The National Interest

Has Netanyahu Defeated the Palestinians? | The National Interest

Why Trump's New Strategy for Afghanistan Is the Disaster You'd Expect It to Be | Alternet

Why Trump's New Strategy for Afghanistan Is the Disaster You'd Expect It to Be | Alternet

Libya’s Role in the Polarized Sunni World « LobeLog

Libya’s Role in the Polarized Sunni World « LobeLog

Trump, Bannon and the lure of zero-sum thinking

Trump, Bannon and the lure of zero-sum thinking

Pakistan’s Fear of India Fuels Afghan War - WSJ

Pakistan’s Fear of India Fuels Afghan War - WSJ

Anti-Semitism in Europe: New Official Report

Anti-Semitism in Europe: New Official Report

The conflict in Afghanistan is Trump's war now - LA Times

The conflict in Afghanistan is Trump's war now - LA Times

Talking to My Daughter About Charlottesville


Talking to My Daughter About Charlottesville

“Once your children know that even one person detests their bones and breath, they know.”



https://catapult.co/stories/legacies-talking-to-my-daughter-about-racism-and-charlottesville?src=longreads&utm_source=Weekly+Longreads+Email&utm_campaign=61d382a36c-Longreads_Top_5_August_25_2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bd2ad42066-61d382a36c-239031537&mc_cid=61d382a36c&mc_eid=9528811089

This Is How Sexism Works in Silicon Valley My lawsuit failed. Others won’t. By Ellen Pao

This Is How Sexism Works in Silicon Valley

My lawsuit failed. Others won’t.
By

https://www.thecut.com/2017/08/ellen-pao-silicon-valley-sexism-reset-excerpt.html?src=longreads&utm_source=Weekly+Longreads+Email&utm_campaign=61d382a36c-Longreads_Top_5_August_25_2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bd2ad42066-61d382a36c-239031537&mc_cid=61d382a36c&mc_eid=9528811089

A Most American Terrorist: The Making of Dylann Roof


A Most American Terrorist: The Making of Dylann Roof

https://www.gq.com/story/dylann-roof-making-of-an-american-terrorist?src=longreads&utm_source=Weekly+Longreads+Email&utm_campaign=61d382a36c-Longreads_Top_5_August_25_2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bd2ad42066-61d382a36c-239031537&mc_cid=61d382a36c&mc_eid=9528811089

Atentados Cataluña: ¿Una respuesta democrática a la tragedia de Barcelona? | Opinión | EL PAÍS

Atentados Cataluña: ¿Una respuesta democrática a la tragedia de Barcelona? | Opinión | EL PAÍS

Will Trump’s “America First” Result in U.S. Economy Being Left Behind in Asia?

Will Trump’s “America First” Result in U.S. Economy Being Left Behind in Asia?


https://www.csis.org/analysis/southeast-asia-scott-circle-will-trumps-america-first-result-us-economy-being-left

Thursday, August 24, 2017

White Supremacists Have Stumbled Into a Huge Issue in Genetic Ancestry Testing

White Supremacists Have Stumbled Into a Huge Issue in Genetic Ancestry Testing


https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/608673/white-supremacists-have-stumbled-into-a-huge-issue-in-genetic-ancestry-testing/?utm_source=MIT+Technology+Review&utm_campaign=e0752cde62-weekly_roundup_2017-08-24_edit&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_997ed6f472-e0752cde62-153856085&goal=0_997ed6f472-e0752cde62-153856085&mc_cid=e0752cde62&mc_eid=e25735476a

Climate-Change Research Is Getting a Big Dose of AI


Climate-Change Research Is Getting a Big Dose of AI

https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/608726/climate-change-research-is-getting-a-big-dose-of-ai/?utm_source=MIT+Technology+Review&utm_campaign=e0752cde62-weekly_roundup_2017-08-24_edit&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_997ed6f472-e0752cde62-153856085&goal=0_997ed6f472-e0752cde62-153856085&mc_cid=e0752cde62&mc_eid=e25735476a

On Afghanistan, Mr. Trump, trust your instincts, not advice from Generals Groucho, Chico, and Harpo | Non-Intervention.com

On Afghanistan, Mr. Trump, trust your instincts, not advice from Generals Groucho, Chico, and Harpo | Non-Intervention.com

Tomgram: Alfred McCoy, The CIA and Me | TomDispatch

Tomgram: Alfred McCoy, The CIA and Me | TomDispatch

Strides in the Struggle for an Independent Kurdistan

Strides in the Struggle for an Independent Kurdistan

de Atkine | Why Arabs Lose Wars

de Atkine | Why Arabs Lose Wars

"It is Our Very Existence That is Unbearable to Jihadists"

"It is Our Very Existence That is Unbearable to Jihadists"

Polls Show Trump Cratering? Not So Fast - NBC News

Polls Show Trump Cratering? Not So Fast - NBC News

A Texas-size flood threatens the Gulf Coast, and we’re so not ready | Grist

A Texas-size flood threatens the Gulf Coast, and we’re so not ready | Grist

MAP: How Much Climate Change Will Cost Each U.S. County

MAP: How Much Climate Change Will Cost Each U.S. County

Condition of the workplace in the United States | Real-World Economics Review Blog

Condition of the workplace in the United States | Real-World Economics Review Blog

How New York City became the capital of the Jim Crow North - The Washington Post

How New York City became the capital of the Jim Crow North - The Washington Post

An Intimate History of Antifa | The New Yorker

An Intimate History of Antifa | The New Yorker

Wall Street Banks Warn Downturn Is Coming - Bloomberg

Wall Street Banks Warn Downturn Is Coming - Bloomberg

Silicon Valley is using H-1B visas to crowd out American minorities | Guest columnists | stltoday.com

Silicon Valley is using H-1B visas to crowd out American minorities | Guest columnists | stltoday.com

Take Preventive War With North Korea Off the Table | Foreign Affairs

Take Preventive War With North Korea Off the Table | Foreign Affairs

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Dan Simpson: The president's Afghanistan policy is nothing new | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Dan Simpson: The president's Afghanistan policy is nothing new | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The gentle (and important) art of diplomacy


The gentle (and important) art of diplomacy

http://www.arabnews.com/node/1148706?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=kushner_us_mideast_delegation_meet_saudi_crown_prince_then_to_israel&utm_term=2017-08-23#

Does Talcum Powder Cause Ovarian Cancer?

Does Talcum Powder Cause Ovarian Cancer?


https://www.livescience.com/54264-does-talcum-powder-cause-ovarian-cancer.html

Trump and the Geopolitics of Crazy

Trump and the Geopolitics of Crazy


http://lobelog.com/trump-and-the-geopolitics-of-crazy/#more-40768

Fr. Warren's Week Reflection: The Canaanite Woman - Matthew 15:21-28


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THIS WEEK'S REFLECTION from Fr. Bob Warren, SA
The Canaanite Woman ‑ Matthew 15:21‑28
We have a dramatic scene in today's Gospel, Jesus and the disciples are walking along and a hysterical woman comes up to them crying with the intensity of a mother whose child needs help. She is not a Jew but she must have heard of this wonder worker who cures people. She does not ask for help, she shouts it. She annoys the disciples and they try to persuade Jesus to get rid of her. The woman does not fit into the plans for the day.
The problem is not with the woman, it is with Jesus. It is his job to save Israel; he is a Jew with a mission to his fellow Jews. Jesus reminds the woman that he was sent only to the lost sheep of the House of Israel. Here is where the tension lies, where there is a standoff of the story. There are two people on either sides of an issue but note what she does, she tries a second time and she drops the "Son of David" and simply says "Lord" or "Sir", help me. In other words she drops his particularity and appeals to universality. She is saying to forget the boundaries for a moment. "I have a daughter and she has a deformed body and a dark mind. She will never run and play with other children and she is hurting so badly. Can't you for once forget our label?"
Jesus knows she is right. He may be a Jew but he is also Lord. Finally he says "Great is your faith" and the daughter lived. As St. Luke tells us, Jesus grew in wisdom, age and grace. He learned to see his mission wider than what he first thought.
It is a dramatic and colorful story but we are not quite through. Let's go back to the woman, the loud‑mouthed, persistent woman. What drove her so? What made her cross boundaries? What fired her passion? It was her daughter of course. She is consumed by her love, by her mission. She is a mother and her mission is her daughter. Her demon‑filled daughter is going to die or endure a living death. If this Jewish Messiah can help them then by God, he is going to.
Little things like nationality and ethnic rivalry are not going to stand in her way. What convinces Jesus that the spirit is at work in the Canaanite woman? Is it her deep love of her daughter and her persistent faith in his power to heal the child? Jesus cannot deny her request which is clear proof that the spirit is expanding his mission to the Gentile world.
All through the Gospels, we see that Jesus encounters deep faith and love in religious outsiders like the Canaanite woman and the Roman Centurion. He also encounters it in religious outcasts within Israel.... Lepers, sinners and the poor who neither know nor keep the law.
Matthew's gospel was written for primarily Jewish converts who were facing the rapid expansion of the Jesus movement into Gentile areas. They had to think outside the box and stretch their sense of special privilege and realize that all are welcome within the love of God revealed in Christ Jesus. You may as well get used to it now because the people in Heaven with you will include Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and many, many more. No one is outside of God's grace. Our own place at God's table may put us next to someone we never thought would be as cherished by God as we ourselves want to be.
So what about the woman? We never hear of her again. We do not even know her name. I wonder... I wonder if with joyful tears she stood up... stood up and bowed to Jesus in thanks... and he with a knowing smile bowed to her, the woman who changed the mind of Jesus.
Fr. Robert Warren, S.A.
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Trump Threatens Shutdown, Attacks GOP Senators During Angry Rally

Trump Threatens Shutdown, Attacks GOP Senators During Angry Rally

Trump Surrenders To The Generals | The American Conservative

Trump Surrenders To The Generals | The American Conservative

Sic Semper Tyrannis : The generals rolled him, as they rolled Obama ...

Sic Semper Tyrannis : The generals rolled him, as they rolled Obama ...

New Orleans is now planning to evacuate the city if a heavy rainstorm comes. | Grist

New Orleans is now planning to evacuate the city if a heavy rainstorm comes. | Grist

Climate Change May Shrink the World’s Fish

Climate Change May Shrink the World’s Fish

Steve Bannon v. Blinkered Economists on "Free Trade" | naked capitalism

Steve Bannon v. Blinkered Economists on "Free Trade" | naked capitalism

The new dynamics of financial globalization | McKinsey & Company

The new dynamics of financial globalization | McKinsey & Company

As The WSJ Says, Robert Lighthizer As Trade Rep Never Was A Very Good Idea

As The WSJ Says, Robert Lighthizer As Trade Rep Never Was A Very Good Idea

Lighthizer’s Economics Deficit - WSJ

Lighthizer’s Economics Deficit - WSJ

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Charlottesville and America’s Original Sin | Word On Fire

Charlottesville and America’s Original Sin | Word On Fire

Dershowitz On Statues: Liberals Are Doing What Stalin Did, "Erasing History" | Video | RealClearPolitics

Dershowitz On Statues: Liberals Are Doing What Stalin Did, "Erasing History" | Video | RealClearPolitics

Despite Stock Boom, Many of America’s Richest Getting Ready for a Major Crisis

Despite Stock Boom, Many of America’s Richest Getting Ready for a Major Crisis


http://thecrux.com/dyncontent/americas-richest-are-preparing-for-major-crisis/?cid=MKT335410&eid=MKT338443

Infrastructure, Investment, Oil & Gas Infrastructure, Jobs And Economic Growth


Infrastructure, Jobs And Economic Growth


http://breakingenergy.com/2017/08/21/infrastructure-jobs-and-economic-growth/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=55514008&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8ZpSgPkZRot4IQrcBsFm6ccUfim9qSJB8WlDJYlWdyoJnQz8Xy-Os4MDt6k7rsNAhC3b_vlFvoIMgAjfi9YQm_TlIzyw&_hsmi=55514008

Steve Bannon Isn’t Going Away - WSJ

Steve Bannon Isn’t Going Away - WSJ

Charlottesville is being exploited to attack freedom of speech and internet freedom

Charlottesville is being exploited to attack freedom of speech and internet freedom

What Was Actually Inside The Ark of the Covenant?

What Was Actually Inside The Ark of the Covenant?



http://www.ucatholic.com/blog/what-was-actually-inside-the-ark-of-the-covenant/

Sunday, August 20, 2017

Democrats own Antifa, just like they owned Occupy

Democrats own Antifa, just like they owned Occupy


http://legalinsurrection.com/2017/08/democrats-own-antifa-just-like-they-owned-occupy/

Noam Chomsky Crushes Left's Antifa Narrative | Daily Wire

Noam Chomsky Crushes Left's Antifa Narrative | Daily Wire

New York Times Applauds Far-Left Violence | Power Line

New York Times Applauds Far-Left Violence | Power Line

Angelus Address: On the Need for Unwavering Faith – ZENIT – English

Angelus Address: On the Need for Unwavering Faith – ZENIT – English

Steve Bannon pledges to 'go nuclear' on 'West Wing Democrats' and vows to target Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner and

Steve Bannon pledges to 'go nuclear' on 'West Wing Democrats' and vows to target Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner and

Armed Militias Won’t Stop After Charlottesville, and That Worries Law Enforcement - Defense One

Armed Militias Won’t Stop After Charlottesville, and That Worries Law Enforcement - Defense One

When Feminists Join Islamist Terrorists

When Feminists Join Islamist Terrorists

The Two Faces of the Gulf Crisis: Arms Race - The Globalist

The Two Faces of the Gulf Crisis: Arms Race - The Globalist

Future of Work and the Survival of the Welfare State - The Globalist

Future of Work and the Survival of the Welfare State - The Globalist

Silicon Valley: A Close-Up - The Globalist

Silicon Valley: A Close-Up - The Globalist

The Summer of Love Turns 50 - The Globalist

The Summer of Love Turns 50 - The Globalist

Saturday, August 19, 2017

Liberal law center demonizes Christian foes of LGBTQ agenda as ‘hate groups’ | Blogs | Lifesitenews

Liberal law center demonizes Christian foes of LGBTQ agenda as ‘hate groups’ | Blogs | Lifesitenews

How about we tear down the statue of Planned Parenthood’s racist founder? | Blogs | LifeSite

How about we tear down the statue of Planned Parenthood’s racist founder? | Blogs | LifeSite

Vatican liturgy chief calls for ‘revolt’ to defend traditional family values


Vatican liturgy chief calls for ‘revolt’ to defend traditional family values


https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/cardinal-sarah-calls-for-revolt-to-defend-traditional-family-values?utm_content=buffer379ef&utm_medium=social&utm_source=restoringculture%2Bfacebook&utm_campaign=buffer

Bill Gates Making Progress On Next Generation Of Nuclear Power -- In China

Bill Gates Making Progress On Next Generation Of Nuclear Power -- In China

U.S. and Mexico finalizing Colorado River deal

U.S. and Mexico finalizing Colorado River deal

Netanyahu’s Priorities and U.S. Responses « LobeLog

Netanyahu’s Priorities and U.S. Responses « LobeLog

“Keep ’em dying!” – The West’s puerile reaction to the Barcelona attacks is sad but hilarious | Non-Intervention.com

“Keep ’em dying!” – The West’s puerile reaction to the Barcelona attacks is sad but hilarious | Non-Intervention.com

Thousands counter-protest 'free speech rally' in Boston | PBS NewsHour

Thousands counter-protest 'free speech rally' in Boston | PBS NewsHour

Did Votes By Noncitizens Cost Trump The 2016 Popular Vote? Sure Looks That Way | Stock News & Stock Market Analysis - IBD

Did Votes By Noncitizens Cost Trump The 2016 Popular Vote? Sure Looks That Way | Stock News & Stock Market Analysis - IBD

Who Was Really at Fault in Charlottesville?


Who Was Really at Fault in Charlottesville?


https://amgreatness.com/2017/08/16/really-fault-charlottesville/

We Can Stop North Korea From Attacking Us. All We Have to Do Is Not Attack Them.

We Can Stop North Korea From Attacking Us. All We Have to Do Is Not Attack Them.

Oh, America, My Adopted Land, What Are You Doing to Your Special Self?

Oh, America, My Adopted Land, What Are You Doing to Your Special Self?

Muslims Tell Europe: "One Day All This Will Be Ours"


Muslims Tell Europe: "One Day All This Will Be Ours"

by Giulio Meotti  •  August 19, 2017 at 5:00 am
  • The Archbishop of Strasbourg Luc Ravel, nominated by Pope Francis in February, just declared that "Muslim believers know very well that their fertility is such today, that they call it... the Great Replacement. They tell you in a very calm, very positive way: One day all this, all this will be ours...".
  • Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán just warned against a "Muslimized Europe". According to him, "the question of the upcoming decades is whether Europe will continue to belong to Europeans".
  • "In the coming 30 years, the number of Africans will grow by more than one billion people. That is twice the population of the entire European Union... The demographic pressure will be enormous. Last year, more than 180,000 people crossed in shabby boats from Libya. And this is just the beginning. According to EU Commissioner Avramopoulos, at this very moment, 3 million migrants are waiting to enter Europe". — Geert Wilders, MP, The Netherlands, and leader of the Party for Freedom and Democracy (PVV).
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán recently said: "Our view is that we must solve our demographic problems by relying on our own resources and mobilising our own reserves, and... by renewing ourselves spiritually". (Image source: David Plas/Wikimedia Commons)
This week, yet another Islamic terrorist attack targeted the Spanish city of Barcelona. As it was for many years under Muslim rule, it is, therefore, like Israel, land which many Islamists believe they are entitled to repossess.
At the same time, far from Spain, elementary schools have been closing, shuttered by the state after the number of children dropped to less than 10% of the population. The government is converting these structures into hospices, providing care for the elderly in a country where 40% of the people are 65 or older. That is not a science-fiction novel. That is Japan, the world's oldest and most sterile nation, where there is a popular expression: "ghost civilization".

U.S. Has 3.5 Million More Registered Voters Than Live Adults — A Red Flag For Electoral Fraud | Stock News & Stock Market Analysis - IBD

U.S. Has 3.5 Million More Registered Voters Than Live Adults — A Red Flag For Electoral Fraud | Stock News & Stock Market Analysis - IBD

Google and ProPublica team up to build a national hate crime database

Google and ProPublica team up to build a national hate crime database



https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/18/google-documenting-hate-news-index-propublica/

Radioactively-hot particles detected in dusts and soils from Northern Japan by combination of gamma spectrometry, autoradiography, and SEM/EDS analysis and implications in radiation risk assessment

Radioactively-hot particles detected in dusts and soils from Northern Japan by combination of gamma spectrometry, autoradiography, and SEM/EDS analysis and implications in radiation risk assessment

Fukushima Plant Is Releasing 770,000 Tons of Radioactive Water Into the Pacific Ocean

Fukushima Plant Is Releasing 770,000 Tons of Radioactive Water Into the Pacific Ocean

Trump and the Infrastructure of Fascism




https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2017/08/trump-infrastructure-fascism.html

America's Second Civil War | Patrick J. Buchanan - Official Website

America's Second Civil War | Patrick J. Buchanan - Official Website

Cyberspace and Race


Cyberspace and Race

The color-blind Web: a techno-utopia, or a fantasy to assuage liberal guilt?


https://www.technologyreview.com/s/401404/cyberspace-and-race/?utm_source=MIT+Technology+Review&utm_campaign=2749f14f46-Weekend_Reads&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_997ed6f472-2749f14f46-153856085&mc_cid=2749f14f46&mc_eid=e25735476a

Friday, August 18, 2017

Steve Bannon tried to destroy “globalism.” It destroyed him instead.

Steve Bannon tried to destroy “globalism.” It destroyed him instead.



https://www.vox.com/world/2017/8/18/16169486/steve-bannon-departure-foreign-policy

Union leaders wary as ‘New NAFTA’ talks start – People's World

Union leaders wary as ‘New NAFTA’ talks start – People's World

America can’t substitute Russian gas in Europe even if it ships it for free - diplomat — RT Business

America can’t substitute Russian gas in Europe even if it ships it for free - diplomat — RT Business

Americans Fear North Korea And Don’t Trust Trump To Defuse The Situation | FiveThirtyEight

Americans Fear North Korea And Don’t Trust Trump To Defuse The Situation | FiveThirtyEight

Are Investors Bailing On U.S. Shale? | naked capitalism

Are Investors Bailing On U.S. Shale? | naked capitalism

Charlottesville: "I Think a Lot More People Are Going to Die Before We Are Done" | naked capitalism

Charlottesville: "I Think a Lot More People Are Going to Die Before We Are Done" | naked capitalism

The Week With IPS 8/18/2017

2017/8/18 Click here for the online version of this IPS newsletter   

Women Slowly Break Barriers in Bangladesh
Mahfuzur Rahman
When one thinks of Bangladesh, its political leadership naturally comes to mind as the leaders of the country’s major parties are women, including the Prime Minister, the Opposition Leader and the Speaker of the National Parliament. When it comes to gender equality in daily life, the reality is ... MORE > >

Soy Changes Map of Brazil, Set to Become World’s Leading Producer
Mario Osava
“Our wealth lies in the climate, not in the land,” said Antonio Galván, president of the Rural Union of Sinop, a municipality created just 37 years ago, which has prospered due to the continued expansion of soy in Brazil. Sinop, population 133,000, is the biggest city in northern Mato Grosso, a ... MORE > >

When Policies Speak the Same Language, Africa’s Trade and Investment Will Listen
Busani Bafana
The rising Maputo-Catembe Bridge is a hard-to-miss addition to Mozambique’s shoreline. The 725-million-dollar bridge – billed to be the largest suspension bridge in Africa on its completion in 2018 – represents Mozambique’s new investment portfolio and a show of its policy commitment to boosting ... MORE > >

Minamata Convention, Curbing Mercury Use, is Now Legally Binding
IPS World Desk
The Minamata Convention -- a legally-binding landmark treaty, described as the first new environmental agreement in over a decade – entered into force August 16. The primary aim of the Convention is "to protect human health and the environment” from mercury releases, which are considered both ... MORE > >

Population Aging: Hallmark of the 21st Century
Joseph Chamie
While rapid population growth may be the defining feature of the 20th century, with world population nearly quadrupling from 1.6 to 6.1 billion, the hallmark of the 21st century is likely to be population aging. The consequences of the population aging are reverberating across the globe. The ... MORE > >

What Does “Climate-Smart Agriculture” Really Mean? New Tool Breaks It Down
Desmond Brown
A Trinidadian scientist has developed a mechanism for determining the degree of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) compliance with respect to projects, processes and products. This comes as global attention is drawn to climate-smart agriculture as one of the approaches to mitigate or adapt to ... MORE > >

FEATURED VIDEO: New Tool Separates Wheat from Chaff for Climate-Smart Ag Finance
Desmond Brown
Climate-smart agriculture seeks to achieve food security and broader development goals under a changing climate and increasing food demand. CSA initiatives sustainably increase productivity, enhance resilience, and reduce/remove greenhouse gases, and require planning to address tradeoffs and ... MORE > >

Will Renewable Energies Finally Get Their Chance in Argentina?
Daniel Gutman
The first thing anyone who looks at any official document this year in Argentina will read is: “2017, the year of renewable energies.” This indicates the importance that the government gives to the issue, although translating the slogan into reality does not seem as easy as putting it in the ... MORE > >

Yemen: African Migrants Beaten, Starved, Sexually Violated by Criminal Groups
Baher Kamal
African migrants who arrive on Yemen’s shores --that’s if they are not forced into the sea to drown—risk to fall in the hands of criminal networks who hold them captive for several days to extort money in exchange for their “freedom,” according to UN sources. During captivity, the migrants ... MORE > >

Promise or Peril? Africa’s 830 Million Young People by 2050
John Dramani Mahama and Siddharth Chatterjee
Last month, Spanish charity workers rescued 167 migrants arriving from Africa aboard a small boat. 2016 was the deadliest for migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean, with at least 3800 deaths recorded. Most know the dangers they face on the route, yet still choose the possibility of ... MORE > >

Conservation Agriculture Sprouts in Cuban Fields
Ivet González
At the entrance, the Tierra Brava farm looks like any other family farm in the rural municipality of Los Palacios, in the westernmost province of Cuba. But as you drive in, you see that the traditional furrows are not there, and that freshly cut grass covers the soil. “For more than five years ... MORE > >

Jordan Makes Strides Toward Inclusive Green Economy
Safa Khasawneh
Jordan may be one of the smallest economies in the Middle East, but it has high ambitions for inclusive green growth and sustainable development despite the fact that it lies in the heart of a region that has been long plagued with wars and other troubles, says the Director-General of the Global ... MORE > >

One Earth: Why the World Needs Indigenous Communities to Steward Their Lands
Manipadma Jena
“Showing them a picture-book crow, I intone ‘kaak’ in Bengali, the State language. While others repeat in chorus, the tribal Santhali first-graders respond with a blank look. They know the crow only as ‘koyo’. They’ll happily roll out glass marbles to count but ask them how many they counted, they ... MORE > >