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Thursday, November 30, 2017

Palestine 101: Not That Complicated - YouTube

Palestine 101: Not That Complicated - YouTube

Did Trump Greenlight Neoconservative Takeover of State Dept. and CIA?




Did Trump Greenlight Neoconservative Takeover of State Dept. and CIA?

http://lobelog.com/did-trump-greenlight-neoconservative-takeover-of-state-dept-and-cia/#more-42176

Let the Record Show: Negotiations with North Korea Work – LobeLog

Let the Record Show: Negotiations with North Korea Work – LobeLog

Quote of the Week

Quote of the Week
  
"As some of my closest colleagues have also come to realize, those of us who came to Congress to change Washington for the better through good governance are now the outliers.  In legislating, we previously fought against allowing the perfect to become the enemy of the good. Today, a vocal and obstinate minority within both parties has hijacked good legislation in pursuit of no legislation."
 
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), in a statement on why he made the decision to not seek re-election to the US House of Representatives in the upcoming mid-term elections. 

Poll: Middle Easterners Want Good Relations with U.S., Russia – LobeLog

Poll: Middle Easterners Want Good Relations with U.S., Russia – LobeLog

The Peril of Trump’s Populist Foreign Policy - WSJ

The Peril of Trump’s Populist Foreign Policy - WSJ

Robots Threaten Bigger Slice of Jobs in US, Other Rich Nations | WIRED

Robots Threaten Bigger Slice of Jobs in US, Other Rich Nations | WIRED

Locking Palestinians in a Flawed Peace Process





Lara Friedman – LobeLog

White House Plans Tillerson Ouster From State Dept., to Be Replaced by Pompeo - The New York Times

White House Plans Tillerson Ouster From State Dept., to Be Replaced by Pompeo - The New York Times

White House readies plan to replace Tillerson with Pompeo at State, install Cotton at CIA - The Washington Post

White House readies plan to replace Tillerson with Pompeo at State, install Cotton at CIA - The Washington Post

Tomgram: Engelhardt, A President Made for a Zombie Apocalypse Media World | TomDispatch

Tomgram: Engelhardt, A President Made for a Zombie Apocalypse Media World | TomDispatch

Potomac Fever Epidemic Seizes Republican Leaders Over Federal Spending And Debt

Potomac Fever Epidemic Seizes Republican Leaders Over Federal Spending And Debt

Tax cuts revisited: Historians will mark this moment as when America became a plutocracy | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Tax cuts revisited: Historians will mark this moment as when America became a plutocracy | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Self-Destruction of American Democracy - The New York Times

The Self-Destruction of American Democracy - The New York Times

Best Advent Ever | Advent 2017 | Dynamic Catholic

Best Advent Ever | Advent 2017 | Dynamic Catholic

The Real Winner in America's Russia Crisis Is China | The National Interest

The Real Winner in America's Russia Crisis Is China | The National Interest

Ascension First Sunday of Advent

Ascension First Sunday of Advent

Exploiting the Elderly: Crapification and Long-Term Care Insurance, Genworth as Case Study | naked capitalism

Exploiting the Elderly: Crapification and Long-Term Care Insurance, Genworth as Case Study | naked capitalism

Fr. Warren's Week Reflection: Christ the King


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THIS WEEK'S REFLECTION from Fr. Bob Warren, SA
Christ the King
A young child climbed to the top of a large tree. His mother, worried, called out to him, "What are you doing?" "Nothing," the boy replied. "Well, then, get down here," his mother answered in an angry tone. The child was confused. "Why should I get into trouble for doing nothing?" he wondered.
Today's Gospel tells us that much of the time we get into trouble for doing nothing.
I was hungry, and you gave Me no food.... I was thirsty, and you gave Me no water.... I was away from home, and you gave Me no welcome.... Naked, and you gave Me no clothing. I was ill, and in prison, and you did not come and comfort Me. In other words, in all of these cases, nothing was done.
Of course we sin when we do wrong things: stealing, lying, etc. But so often we overlook the possibility of sinning by not doing.
The Gospel calls our attention to the judgment all of us will face. It is wholly contingent upon whether one has responded humanely to the needs of the marginalized, the nameless, the homeless, and those that society looks down upon. You do not define neighbor by race or religion. Neighbor is a four‑letter‑word.... Need.
We have our modern day outcasts, often ostracized from human society, separated from their families and even, at times, from our churches; the mentally ill who are prematurely released from hospitals, and the substance abusers, unable to obtain treatment.
Then we have the runaways who sleep on our streets every night. Add to them some of our elderly, for whom a nursing home is hardly a home, who watch and wait for a son, a daughter, a relative or friend, anyone to spend an hour with them.
There are many people in our world who need us. Maybe we can update the list a little. Like, I was being picked on or gossiped about, and you did nothing to defend me. I was headed for disaster by my bad decisions, and you simply laughed at my destructive behavior. I was discouraged, and you thought "Oh well, he'll get over it." What are you doing? Nothing!
St. Theresa of Avila, a great mystic and doctor of the church, wrote after 20 years of being a nun, "Christ has no body on earth but yours. No hands, but yours. No feet, but yours. Yours are the eyes through which He is to look out at the world. Yours are the hands He must use to bless."
St. Theresa understood that if the hungry, thirsty, homeless and sick are to be cared for, if Christ's mission is to be sustained and continued, then it is to be done by us, His followers. He made enemies of the powerful because He put compassion above tradition, love above law, and people above things and institutions.
In her book, "Out of Africa," Karen von Blixen writing as Isak Dinesen tells the story of a young man who came to work for her. She employed many people on her farm. He worked out very well, and was a good manager. After a year he suddenly announced that he was going to leave. He said, "I wanted to work for a Christian for a year, to see how they treated their workers. Now I will work for a Muslim. I want to compare both of these faiths to see which one to follow."
What would this young man choose if he lived among us? When we thought he was not looking, what would he think of what we did and how we acted? Or how we treated each other?
My friend, it is not for me to tell any of you how you should fit into today's Gospel. I do, however, urge you to take time and listen to what God might be saying to you, might be asking you.
Perhaps He is saying to some of us, "Live simply so that others may simply live, especially those who experience far more of Christ's crucifixion than His resurrection."
In a short while I will read the preface of Christ the King. It tells us that His kingdom on earth is to be a kingdom of truth and life, a kingdom of holiness and grace, a kingdom of justice, love and peace.
We ask ourselves, is this the kingdom we experience every day? If not, why not? Perhaps we need to recall from time to time the words we began this mass with; "Forgive us for those things we have done, and for those things we have failed to do."
When we stand before the Lord and He asks us, what did we do to bring about His kingdom on earth, make sure the answer is not, "Nothing."
Fr. Robert Warren, S.A.
Yours in Christ,
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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Why Millennials Are Signing Up for Gilded Age Clubs | Fast Forward | OZY

Why Millennials Are Signing Up for Gilded Age Clubs | Fast Forward | OZY

How to Stop Trump Blowing It Up | by Bruce Ackerman | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books

How to Stop Trump Blowing It Up | by Bruce Ackerman | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books

The fourth industrial revolution is upon us - The Washington Post

The fourth industrial revolution is upon us - The Washington Post

“Justice Served For War Crimes In The Balkans” | Hoover Institution

“Justice Served For War Crimes In The Balkans” | Hoover Institution

Trump’s Fate 2018 & 2020: Odds Favor Trump | National Review

Trump’s Fate 2018 & 2020: Odds Favor Trump | National Review

The Tools of Espionage Are Going Mainstream - The Atlantic

The Tools of Espionage Are Going Mainstream - The Atlantic

Dismantling the Foreign Service - The New York Times

Dismantling the Foreign Service - The New York Times

(15) Exclusive: Donald Trump's granddaughter singing in Mandarin 特朗普外孙女唱中文歌 - YouTube

(15) Exclusive: Donald Trump's granddaughter singing in Mandarin 特朗普外孙女唱中文歌 - YouTube

Obama-Appointed Federal Inspector Threatened By Clinton Campaign Over Email Investigation | Zero Hedge

Obama-Appointed Federal Inspector Threatened By Clinton Campaign Over Email Investigation | Zero Hedge

Why Roy Moore Matters | RealClearPolitics

Why Roy Moore Matters | RealClearPolitics

Tomgram: Rajan Menon, How Trump Will Betray His Base | TomDispatch

Tomgram: Rajan Menon, How Trump Will Betray His Base | TomDispatch

Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes to be Released in 20 States | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes to be Released in 20 States | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

How Far Will the ‘Friendship’ of Israel and Saudi Arabia Go? | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

How Far Will the ‘Friendship’ of Israel and Saudi Arabia Go? | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

Fighting Israel's Wars, by Philip Giraldi - The Unz Review

Fighting Israel's Wars, by Philip Giraldi - The Unz Review

Russia, US Struggle Over Nuclear Deal | Asharq AL-awsat

Russia, US Struggle Over Nuclear Deal | Asharq AL-awsat

Yemen Is in Chaos (and America Is Making It Worse) | The National Interest

Yemen Is in Chaos (and America Is Making It Worse) | The National Interest

Monday, November 27, 2017

Trump White House displays stunning nativity set with baby Jesus


Trump White House displays stunning nativity set with baby Jesus


https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-white-house-displays-stunning-nativity-set-with-baby-jesus

Tomgram: Danny Sjursen, Putting the "War" in the "War on Terror" | TomDispatch

Tomgram: Danny Sjursen, Putting the "War" in the "War on Terror" | TomDispatch

Why Russia Wants to Control the World’s Uranium Supply | theTrumpet.com

Why Russia Wants to Control the World’s Uranium Supply | theTrumpet.com

Stopping Nuclear War …by Andrew Lichterman | Tikkun Magazine

Stopping Nuclear War …by Andrew Lichterman | Tikkun Magazine

NOAA Lets Politics Corrupt Its Science

NOAA Lets Politics Corrupt Its Science

Unambiguous Fraud In The National Climate Assessment | The Deplorable Climate Science Blog

Unambiguous Fraud In The National Climate Assessment | The Deplorable Climate Science Blog

Senate GOP tax bill hurts the poor more than originally thought, CBO finds - The Washington Post

Senate GOP tax bill hurts the poor more than originally thought, CBO finds - The Washington Post

The Republican Tax Plan Contains More Middle-Class Pain Than Even Its Critics Are Saying | The New Yorker

The Republican Tax Plan Contains More Middle-Class Pain Than Even Its Critics Are Saying | The New Yorker

New Study: Larger, More Intense U.S. Storm Complexes on the Way by Bob Henson | Category 6 | Weather Underground

New Study: Larger, More Intense U.S. Storm Complexes on the Way by Bob Henson | Category 6 | Weather Underground

'The Saudis are Going to Fight Tehran to the Last Dead American' | naked capitalism

'The Saudis are Going to Fight Tehran to the Last Dead American' | naked capitalism

The Breakthrough Institute - Leapfrogging Progress

The Breakthrough Institute - Leapfrogging Progress

America or China? Australia is fooling itself that it doesn't have to choose | Australia news | The Guardian

America or China? Australia is fooling itself that it doesn't have to choose | Australia news | The Guardian

Made in China – the world energy market of the future

Made in China – the world energy market of the future

Don’t Blame Donald Trump for Eclipsing the State Department | The American Conservative

Don’t Blame Donald Trump for Eclipsing the State Department | The American Conservative

Flynn could implicate any number of Trump officials — and Trump himself - The Washington Post

Flynn could implicate any number of Trump officials — and Trump himself - The Washington Post

Diplomacy: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Just Doesn’t Get It

  Diplomacy: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Just Doesn’t Get It

https://www.thecipherbrief.com/column/expert-view/diplomacy-secretary-state-rex-tillerson-just-doesnt-get?utm_source=Join+the+Community+Subscribers&utm_campaign=94a6fca8ba-TCB+November+22+2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_02cbee778d-94a6fca8ba-122495629

Russia's Dangerous Nuclear "Diplomacy"

Russia's Dangerous Nuclear "Diplomacy"

Hijab Barbie: Useful Idiots of Cultural Jihad

Hijab Barbie: Useful Idiots of Cultural Jihad







Hijab Barbie: Useful Idiots of Cultural Jihad

by Judith Bergman  •  November 27, 2017 at 5:00 am
  • Far
    from being a symbol of empowerment, the new Hijab Barbie is an example
    of a cultural and civilizational jihad -- and the submission of a
    Western company, Mattel, to that jihad. Cultural jihad is the attempt
    to change and subvert Western culture from within, or more simply put:
    to Islamize it.
  • Rather than reminding girls of a world of opportunities, the hijab reminds them of all the things they cannot
    do in many Muslim countries. These include decisions about their own
    lives and bodies, such as not having their genitals mutilated, and
    generally not leading the free lives that women in the West -- including
    the ones working at Mattel -- probably take for granted.

(Image source: Facebook screenshot via BBC/YouTube)
A
new Barbie doll has been launched as part of Mattel's "sheroes" line.
It is a doll in full hijab modeled after American-Muslim Olympic fencer,
Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first American athlete to compete in the Olympics
wearing a headscarf, which -- apparently -- Mattel felt was something
for little girls worldwide to emulate. That and the possibility of
selling millions of toys in the burgeoning Muslim market, of course.
According to a statement from Mattel:
"Barbie
is celebrating Ibtihaj not only for her accolades as an Olympian, but
for embracing what makes her stand out," said Sejal Shah Miller, Vice
President of Global Marketing for Barbie. "Ibtihaj is an inspiration to
countless girls who never saw themselves represented, and by honoring
her story, we hope this doll reminds them that they can be and do
anything."



Sunday, November 26, 2017

Pope: Criteria for Kingdom of God – ZENIT – English

Pope: Criteria for Kingdom of God – ZENIT – English

Ku Klux Klambakes | by Adam Hochschild | The New York Review of Books

Ku Klux Klambakes | by Adam Hochschild | The New York Review of Books

We can't forget the poor among us | National Catholic Reporter

We can't forget the poor among us | National Catholic Reporter

Make America grateful again | National Catholic Reporter

Make America grateful again | National Catholic Reporter

Pope: Immigrants not a threat, but an opportunity to build peace

Pope: Immigrants not a threat, but an opportunity to build peace

Closing doors: Small religious colleges struggle for survival

Closing doors: Small religious colleges struggle for survival

Teens, adults forsake comfort to experience way of life for homeless

Teens, adults forsake comfort to experience way of life for homeless

Generosity's the antidote to spiritual toxin of entitlement

Generosity's the antidote to spiritual toxin of entitlement

Catholics encounter the homeless on the streets of Hollywood

Catholics encounter the homeless on the streets of Hollywood

Detention case prompts archbishop to ask what kind of society we are in

Detention case prompts archbishop to ask what kind of society we are in

Washington's War on Poor Grad Students

Washington's War on Poor Grad Students

African refugees – how dare you invade the Jewish State? – Mondoweiss

African refugees – how dare you invade the Jewish State? – Mondoweiss

The Vanity Fair Diaries 1983-1992 by Tina Brown – digested read | Books | The Guardian

The Vanity Fair Diaries 1983-1992 by Tina Brown – digested read | Books | The Guardian

Exclusive: Migrants speak of 'unbearable torture' at Libya slave

Exclusive: Migrants speak of 'unbearable torture' at Libya slave

Susan Sarandon: ‘I thought Hillary was very dangerous. If she'd won, we'd be at war’ | Film | The Guardian

Susan Sarandon: ‘I thought Hillary was very dangerous. If she'd won, we'd be at war’ | Film | The Guardian

Russian hacking: FBI failed to tell US officials their email was targeted

Russian hacking: FBI failed to tell US officials their email was targeted



https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/26/russia-hacking-fbi-fancy-bear-officials-email

Looking Ahead to 2018 for Nuclear Energy | Neutron Bytes

Looking Ahead to 2018 for Nuclear Energy | Neutron Bytes

Biggest problems baby boomers are facing right now - Business Insider

Biggest problems baby boomers are facing right now - Business Insider

The US-Saudi Starvation Blockade, by Pat Buchanan - The Unz Review

The US-Saudi Starvation Blockade, by Pat Buchanan - The Unz Review

Saudis to Buy $7 Billion More in US Arms for Yemen War – News From Antiwar.com

Saudis to Buy $7 Billion More in US Arms for Yemen War – News From Antiwar.com

America Shouldn’t Take Sides in the 1,400-Year-Old Sunni-Shia Conflict - Defense One

America Shouldn’t Take Sides in the 1,400-Year-Old Sunni-Shia Conflict - Defense One

A Radioactive Plume That’s Clouded in Secrecy

A Radioactive Plume That’s Clouded in Secrecy

China calls for stronger cooperation with U.S. in next-generation nuclear power technology - People's Daily Online

China calls for stronger cooperation with U.S. in next-generation nuclear power technology - People's Daily Online

EMP Detonation, Nuclear Blast or ICBM Test? What is North Korea's Next Move? | The National Interest Blog

EMP Detonation, Nuclear Blast or ICBM Test? What is North Korea's Next Move? | The National Interest Blog

Russia's Arms Sales To Middle East Countries Spike To Record-High Levels | Zero Hedge

Russia's Arms Sales To Middle East Countries Spike To Record-High Levels | Zero Hedge

Why Putin’s Foes Deplore U.S. Fixation on Election Meddling - The New York Times

Why Putin’s Foes Deplore U.S. Fixation on Election Meddling - The New York Times

Saudi Crown Prince: Biggest Danger of Terrorism is Distorting the Name of Islam



Saudi Crown Prince: Biggest Danger of Terrorism is Distorting the Name of Islam

https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/1095346/saudi-crown-prince-biggest-danger-terrorism-distorting-name-islam

Saturday, November 25, 2017

Jeff Bezos’s Net Worth Just Broke $100 Billion - Bloomberg

Jeff Bezos’s Net Worth Just Broke $100 Billion - Bloomberg

Mobile Homes Are So Expensive Now, Hurricane Victims Can’t Afford Them - Bloomberg

Mobile Homes Are So Expensive Now, Hurricane Victims Can’t Afford Them - Bloomberg

Risky stalemate as science battles human fears at Fukushima

Risky stalemate as science battles human fears at Fukushima

Why wave power may be the next big thing in green energy

Why wave power may be the next big thing in green energy

Ice Apocalypse | Grist

Ice Apocalypse | Grist

The Movement to Replace Neoliberalism Is on the Ascendency – Where Should It Go Next? | naked capitalism

The Movement to Replace Neoliberalism Is on the Ascendency – Where Should It Go Next? | naked capitalism

Half of Arab Jerusalem Population Works for Jews | Asharq AL-awsat

Half of Arab Jerusalem Population Works for Jews | Asharq AL-awsat

Saudi Arabia Eases Requirements for Foreign Institutional Investors in Stock Market | Asharq AL-awsat

Saudi Arabia Eases Requirements for Foreign Institutional Investors in Stock Market | Asharq AL-awsat

Stratfor looks at the strange Saudi – Israel alliance

Stratfor looks at the strange Saudi – Israel alliance

Palestinians vs. Trump: The Battle Begins

Palestinians vs. Trump: The Battle Begins

by Bassam Tawil  •  November 25, 2017 at 5:00 am
  • Although the full details of the proposed plan have yet to be made public, the Palestinians have already made up their mind: Whatever comes from Trump and his Jewish team is against the interests of the Palestinians.
  • The Palestinians' rhetorical attacks on the Trump administration are designed to prepare the ground for their rejection of the proposed "ultimate solution."
  • Take careful note: these warning shots may well be translated into yet another intifada against Israel under the fabricated pretext that the Americans and Israelis, with the help of some Arab countries, seek to strip the Palestinians of their rights. One wonders when the world will wake up to the fact that those rights have already been stripped from the Palestinians -- by none other than their own brainwashing, inciting and corrupt leaders.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (right) meets with Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, on June 21, 2017 in Ramallah. (Photo by Thaer Ghanaim/PPO via Getty Images)
Over the past year, the Palestinians have managed to keep under wraps their true feelings about US President Donald Trump and his Middle East envoys and advisors. In all likelihood, they were hoping that the new US administration would endorse their vision for "peace" with Israel.
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas ensured that his spokesmen and senior officials spoke with circumspection about Trump and his Middle East advisors and envoys. The top brass of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah felt it was worth giving Trump time to see if he was indeed gullible enough to be persuaded to throw Israel under the bus and fork over their demands.
Well, that bus has long passed.

Palestinians: Victims of an Unjust US Law – LobeLog

Palestinians: Victims of an Unjust US Law – LobeLog

Tyranny’s new trick: in Hungary, a government wages war on liberalism | Prospect Magazine

Tyranny’s new trick: in Hungary, a government wages war on liberalism | Prospect Magazine

Friday, November 24, 2017

The Modern Epic of Denunciation

The Modern Epic of Denunciation

The media is driving the story line but we all are caught up in the moral drama.



https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-modern-epic-of-denunciation-1511465202

Could the corporate lobby kill NAFTA? | TheHill

Could the corporate lobby kill NAFTA? | TheHill

The Real Refugees of Casablanca

The Real Refugees of Casablanca

Catapult | Catapult | If You Want Peace, Go to a Graveyard | Jason Diamond

Catapult | Catapult | If You Want Peace, Go to a Graveyard | Jason Diamond

Why My Family Takes a Thanksgiving Vow of Silence


Why My Family Takes a Thanksgiving Vow of Silence

The silent retreat gives us all time away from the be

https://catapult.co/stories/retreat-why-my-family-takes-a-thanksgiving-vow-of-silence?src=longreads&utm_source=Weekly+Longreads+Email&utm_campaign=f56411d060-Longreads_Top_5_November_24_2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bd2ad42066-f56411d060-239031537&mc_cid=f56411d060&mc_eid=9528811089

[Miscellany] | Bumpy Ride, by Dale Maharidge | Harper's Magazine

[Miscellany] | Bumpy Ride, by Dale Maharidge | Harper's Magazine

The Uncounted

Anand Gopal, Azmat Khan | The New York Times | November 16, 2017 | 46 minutes (11,576 words)
A multi-media investigative report on the vast discrepancy between the actual number of Iraqi civilians killed by American-led coalition airstrikes against ISIS, and the number the coalition itself reports. In addition to uncovering likely truer math, the report puts human faces on the air strikes’ victims and survivors. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/16/magazine/uncounted-civilian-casualties-iraq-airstrikes.html?src=longreads&login=google

Ushering My Father to a (Mostly) Good Death


Ushering My Father to a (Mostly) Good Death

Karen Brown recalls conspiring with her father in his final weeks to find some humor in the pain.

https://longreads.com/2017/11/24/ushering-my-father-to-a-mostly-good-death/?utm_source=Weekly%20Longreads%20Email&utm_campaign=f56411d060-Longreads_Top_5_November_24_2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bd2ad42066-f56411d060-239031537&mc_cid=f56411d060&mc_eid=9528811089

How to delete your old tweets and Facebook posts

How to delete your old tweets and Facebook posts

An Attack from Just One of These U.S. Nuclear Submarines Would Destroy North Korea | The National Interest Blog

An Attack from Just One of These U.S. Nuclear Submarines Would Destroy North Korea | The National Interest Blog

If Trump wants to use nuclear weapons, whether it’s ‘legal’ won’t matter - The Washington Post

If Trump wants to use nuclear weapons, whether it’s ‘legal’ won’t matter - The Washington Post

The US-Saudi Starvation Blockade | Patrick J. Buchanan - Official Website

The US-Saudi Starvation Blockade | Patrick J. Buchanan - Official Website

Thanksgiving help for the homeless: 'We haven't seen numbers like this since the Great Depression' - LA Times

Thanksgiving help for the homeless: 'We haven't seen numbers like this since the Great Depression' - LA Times

Corporate Taxation in a Modern Monetary Economy: Legal History, Theory, Prospects - Binzagr Institute for Sustainable Prosperity

Corporate Taxation in a Modern Monetary Economy: Legal History, Theory, Prospects - Binzagr Institute for Sustainable Prosperity

The Memo: Mueller probe grinds on, with no end in sight | TheHill

The Memo: Mueller probe grinds on, with no end in sight | TheHill

MoA - Syria - This U.S. Occupation - Or "Presence" - Is Unsustainable

MoA - Syria - This U.S. Occupation - Or "Presence" - Is Unsustainable

From CVE to ‘Terrorism Prevention’: Assessing New U.S. Policies

 

From CVE to ‘Terrorism Prevention’: Assessing New U.S. Policies


https://breakingenergy.com/2017/11/23/from-cve-to-terrorism-prevention-assessing-new-u-s-policies/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=58761250&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8JWazV1Q23vGvsZEDzvHyQeO6mH1pKUGE7tkOZl97pF1IVNP48fQIfcKClgsmoDoRLeKKeNZhp37hu-PPyofyRIVFbXg&_hsmi=58761250

Germany, Austria: Imams Warn Muslims Not to Integrate

Germany, Austria: Imams Warn Muslims Not to Integrate

The Expanding Umbrella of Anti-Semitism

The Expanding Umbrella of Anti-Semitism

by Nonie Darwish  •  November 24, 2017 at 5:00 am
  • Islam did not trick Western nations; the West brought itself to the embrace of Islam.
  • The center of the original Islamic message seems to have been to convert, kill or drive away Christians and Jews, rather than to meet the spiritual needs of Muslims. To this day, the central preaching of Islam still appears to be an intolerance of non-Muslims.
  • What made America great is being discarded together with America's imperfect past, without acknowledging that America has taken -- and is still taking -- steps to correct its injustices, as many Middle Eastern nations have not.
  • There is a good possibility that, with the impact of Islam -- and the replacement of the active values of personal responsibility and "pulling oneself up by one's bootstraps" by the passive values of victimhood for blackmailing, redistribution and abdication to "government" -- the West's humanistic values, which welcomed Islam in the first place, may not survive.
Adolf Hitler meets with the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini, on November 28, 1941. (Image source: German Federal Archive)
The famous expression "Never Again" was coined after the world, during World War II, almost exterminated its Jewish population. But instead of anti-Semitism being eradicated, a worldwide rebellion against the people who gave us the Ten Commandments continues today, and has now expanded to include other groups.
While the Jewish people are still at its center, there are now also violent protests, hatred and rejection cleverly camouflaged as demonstrations against supposed "bigots," and "hate groups" -- meaning not only those who support Israel and the Jewish people, but also against those who are patriots, who love God, family and country and who want to protect their nation's sovereignty from the world's hostile forces. These individuals are now often viewed as evil, mean-spirited or racist.

For the GOP, Incompetence Is a Feature, Not a Flaw

For the GOP, Incompetence Is a Feature, Not a Flaw

Iran Sees Its Rivals Uniting as Israel Talks Up Saudi Ties - Bloomberg

Iran Sees Its Rivals Uniting as Israel Talks Up Saudi Ties - Bloomberg

Saudi Arabia’s Arab Spring, at Last - The New York Times

Saudi Arabia’s Arab Spring, at Last - The New York Times

How the West Is Adopting the Worst Practices of the Post-Maidan Ukraine

How the West Is Adopting the Worst Practices of the Post-Maidan Ukraine


https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2017/11/24/how-west-adopting-worst-practices-post-maidan-ukraine.html

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Global Tidal Power Generation Equipment Market 2017- Ocean

Global Tidal Power Generation Equipment Market 2017- Ocean

EX-U.S. energy secretary advises reconsideration of Seoul's energy policy

EX-U.S. energy secretary advises reconsideration of Seoul's energy policy

The Inconvenience of Supporting Nuclear | ANS Nuclear Cafe

The Inconvenience of Supporting Nuclear | ANS Nuclear Cafe

Ascension How Do Priests Pray?

Ascension How Do Priests Pray?

Ascension The Sacramental Vision

Ascension The Sacramental Vision

How Ten Dem (Dumb) Members of Congress Encourage the Use of Child Terrorists

How Ten Dem (Dumb) Members of Congress Encourage the Use of Child Terrorists

by Alan M. Dershowitz  •  November 23, 2017 at 5:00 am
  • Now ten members of the "progressive caucus" of the Democratic Party are trying to give these terrorist leaders another reason for using even younger terrorists to kill even more innocent civilians.
  • The bill fails to acknowledge that some of the most barbaric terrorist attacks against Jewish Israelis have been committed by Palestinian teens who have been recruited by terrorist leaders.
  • Israel has a right — according to international law — to protect its citizens from constant terror attacks, even those committed by young Palestinians. Indeed, it has an obligation to do so.
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Palestinian terrorist leaders often use teenagers to commit acts of terror because they know that the Israeli legal system treats child terrorists more leniently than adult terrorists. Now ten members of the "progressive caucus" of the Democratic Party are trying to give these terrorist leaders another reason for using even younger terrorists to kill even more innocent civilians.
On November 14, Representative Betty McCollum introduced legislation c co-sponsored by nine other "progressive" members of Congress — calling on the State Department to "prevent United States tax dollars from supporting the Israeli military's ongoing detention and mistreatment of Palestinian children." In a statement about the proposed legislation McCollum said:

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Fr. Warren's Week Reflection: 33rd Sunday - The Talents


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THIS WEEK'S REFLECTION from Fr. Bob Warren, SA
33rd Sunday ‑ The Talents
The Master was going on a journey and before He left, He called in His servants, and gave them each strange and wonderful gifts.
To the first, He gave a power which, until then, had never been heard or seen in the land; it was to make music, and to dance. The gifts of melody and rhythm were put into his keeping.
To the second servant the Master gave a power so wonderful that the entire kingdom does not have it, only the human. It was the power of speech, to make words, the gift of language.
To the third servant the good Master gave the greatest gift of all: it was the power to love.
Having given all these strange and wonderful gifts, He began his journey. One day the Master sent His Son to ask what they had done with their talents He had given them.
The first servant had used his gift of melody and music to write a symphony, and a rock concert. He had taught a small boy how to play the harmonica. He also taught the old people how to dance. And there was dancing in the streets, and they danced at family reunions, and at graduations, and weddings, and the Master's Son was very pleased.
What about the man who had the power to speak, to use words? At first he used the power to call out stock market quotations, and to shout strange words like "Buy" and "Sell."
Then he found other uses for words. He made lullabies, and wrote poetry. He used words like "Please" and "Thank You." He said "Yes" and "No;" yes to what was good and no to the bad.
The Master's Son was so pleased that He taught him some more words, like, "Forgive us our trespasses and we forgive those who have trespassed against us." The Master's Son was very pleased.
What about the third man who had received the most precious gift of all?
He had used his power to love himself, but not his neighbor as himself. He loved money, but only to buy more things for himself. He loved a woman, and that was good. They married and that was good. But they did not love enough to have children because they said they did not want to be tied down. They wanted to travel, and have a good life.
The servant came in fear to the Master's Son, and said, "I have not used wisely Your gift of love, and now it is too late. I have nothing to show for my love except a bank account, a Mercedes, two homes...."
The Son was angry, but the servant asked for mercy. The Son said, "I will give you one more year. Take your power to love and go to a nursing home. Learn their names, bring them flowers, learn to love them."
"Take one of your homes and use it for anyone who is homeless. Take the money you have loved and give it to the hungry, give it to the blind, and the crippled, and the deaf."
The man went and did as he was told, working at top speed, and the Master's Son was pleased.
"None of you are worthless," he said. "Welcome into my Father's house."
My friends, you have all been given many gifts. Gifts to help you help each other and to lead useful lives. Do not bury them.
God has endowed each of you in a special way.... To speak.... To listen.... To love.... To be a friend. You are all called to light, not darkness.
Use your gifts well, do not hide them. Use the gifts that God has given you. His gifts are meant to be given, not clutched.
Then the Master's Son will be very pleased, and say to you one day, "Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter the Kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world."
Sometimes we take for granted the gift of speech, of touch, of caring. Speech.... Do you feel blessed or cursed? Touch.... Violence, or a handshake? Do you care for everyone? These seemingly ordinary but wonderful gifts that we can use to bring peace or pain.
Jesus is telling us in this parable that it is not how many talents we have, what matters is how we use them. We are not equal in talents, but we can be equal in effort.
And the talents or gifts that God has given all of us, be they little or great, are not to be given to us just for ourselves. They are to be used in the service of others, and of the God who gave them to us. Then the Master's Son will be very pleased.
Fr. Robert Warren, S.A.
Yours in Christ,
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