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Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Israel is fast becoming a rogue state. And Trump is complicit in that downfall - Opinion - Israel News | Haaretz.com
Israel is fast becoming a rogue state. And Trump is complicit in that downfall - Opinion - Israel News | Haaretz.com: WND
66 probes of criminal misconduct into Broward sheriff's office since 2012
Accusations of drug trafficking, stalking, sexual battery, kidnapping, extortion, falsifying records
66 probes of criminal misconduct into Broward sheriff's office since 2012
Accusations of drug trafficking, stalking, sexual battery, kidnapping, extortion, falsifying records
66 probes of criminal misconduct into Broward sheriff's office since 2012
WND
66 probes of criminal misconduct into Broward sheriff's office since 2012
Accusations of drug trafficking, stalking, sexual battery, kidnapping, extortion, falsifying records
http://www.wnd.com/2018/02/66-probes-of-criminal-misconduct-into-broward-sheriffs-office-since-2012/
Another School Shooting, Another Flawed Response | Frontpage Mag
Another School Shooting, Another Flawed Response | Frontpage Mag: Our culture’s inability to talk meaningfully about the most consequential phenomenon in history.
Five Reasons Why You Should Worry About The Federal Debt
Five Reasons Why You Should Worry About The Federal Debt: The federal debt is now growing at an alarming rate. Here are five reasons why you should be concerned.
Broward County & Sheriffs Shameful Response | National Review
Broward County & Sheriffs Shameful Response | National Review: The Broward County sheriff, whose disgraceful performance in the Stoneman Douglas shooting has been a master class in evasion of responsibility, is the latest entry in why we don’t trust our public institutions.
NRA Gun-Owning Members Make Powerful Voting Bloc | National Review
NRA Gun-Owning Members Make Powerful Voting Bloc | National Review: Politicians who come from communities with relatively high gun ownership are hard-pressed to go against the NRA.
Oakland Mayor Warns of ICE Raids, Defends Sanctuary City Policies
Oakland Mayor Warns of ICE Raids, Defends Sanctuary City Policies: The more we find out, the worse this gets
What in the world is going on with the Broward County Sheriff's Department?
What in the world is going on with the Broward County Sheriff's Department?: The more we find out, the worse this gets
U.S. Presence and the Incidence of Conflict | RAND
U.S. Presence and the Incidence of Conflict | RAND: Empirically assesses how U.S. military presence -- in particular, U.S. troop presence and military assistance -- is associated with the interstate and intrastate conflict behavior of states and nonstate actors.
All Guns, No Butter: Military Contractors as Welfare Queens | naked capitalism
All Guns, No Butter: Military Contractors as Welfare Queens | naked capitalism: The Trump budget is particularly shameless in providing more pork to the military despite the absence of any genuine pressing need.
Big Companies Are Getting a Chokehold on the Economy | Asharq AL-awsat
Big Companies Are Getting a Chokehold on the Economy | Asharq AL-awsat: Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities
Moscow Hosts First Russian-Islamic Forum | Asharq AL-awsat
Moscow Hosts First Russian-Islamic Forum | Asharq AL-awsat: Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities
Analysts: New Structure of Saudi Defense Ministry Depends on Innovation, Informatics | Asharq AL-awsat
Analysts: New Structure of Saudi Defense Ministry Depends on Innovation, Informatics | Asharq AL-awsat: Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities
Industry Drives Economic Opportunity, Prosperity
By By Energy Tomorrow Blog, / February 27, 2018 10:00 AM
In the natural gas and oil industry, measuring opportunity starts with 10.3 million – the number of jobs our industry supports. Because a job is economic livelihood for individual Americans and their households. They’re the avenue to something better. Listen to Carmen Segovia talk about opportunity. She’s an advanced IT business analyst with Marathon Oil who
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Fr. Warren's Week Reflection Transfiguration
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| This Gospel of the transfiguration is so rich; there is so much for a homilist to talk about. For the first time the apostles saw beyond and behind and within the man they had known for three years. Beyond the symbols and patterns of everyday life, there was something else, more to Him than they ever could have imagined. | |||||
| The question is that, after three years of witnessing Him raising the dead, curing the sick, and turning water into wine, what took them so long? | |||||
| We often miss God's actions in our lives, we are so busy. Society can put so much pressure on us to focus our vision, our energy, our drive solely on the pursuit of a career, or money, pursuit of a person, place or thing. And so we wind up giving these things such total devotion and priority that we become insensitive to deeper realities, blind to human needs, indifferent to the lives, joys, and needs of those around us. | |||||
| Let me tell you a story. Journalist Kevin Carter was given permission to take photos of famine victims in draught-stricken Sudan in the 90's. The camp was full, with thousands of starving people coming to be fed at the feeding center. Carter wandered outside of the camp into the open bush. There he heard a soft, high-pitched whimpering. | |||||
| He found a tiny little girl crouched, head bowed, touching the ground, struggling to make her way into the camp, to the feeding center. Carter instantly got his camera ready, for here was a powerful picture. He started to photograph the child when dramatically a well-fed vulture, taller than the child, landed just a few feet behind her. The bird was waiting to claim the child when she died. Kevin waited for about 30 minutes, hoping the vulture would do something like spread its wings for an even more dramatic image. It didn't. After he took the pictures, he chased away the vulture and watched while the child struggled toward the camp. | |||||
| The picture first appeared in the New York Times in March of 1993, and Carter won a Pulitzer Prize for best picture of the year. He explained how he took the picture, waiting for the right light and for the bird to spread its wings. Then a storm broke ‑ Carter was criticized for being so absorbed in his craft that he did not drop everything and rush that little child into the feeding center. Why did he wait so long, when a child's life was on the line? | |||||
| Two months after winning the Pulitzer, Carter committed suicide. He had not seen the child as a life that needed to be saved; he only saw a picture to be taken. He was obsessed with this work, determined, persistent, nothing would come before his photos. He once said, "Photography is my life." | |||||
| I do not know anyone who would act like Kevin Carter, no one sitting in this church. But we could all ask ourselves a question, what controls my life? Is it lust for power, for recognition, for honor and glory? What makes you go? What makes you tick? Who or what rules your heart? Something does, or someone does, or here is a dreadful thought, perhaps, nothing does. | |||||
| Kevin Carter was an addict to his photography. It ended up controlling his life. A sad and tragic event, but the whole incident becomes a parable about today's gospel of the transfiguration. | |||||
| So many of us get sucked up into the tunnel vision of a totally demanding and absorbing job. The big career move, the spectacular deal, the salable moment, the right advantage. They are so absorbed in what advances them, they become blind to the needs of others. They simply do not see that there are times they should drop everything and hug their spouses or children, help their friends, or carry the starving child to the feeding center. Such insights, such transfigurations are not possible, because they are so focused on the immediate, the here and now. | |||||
| They are like Peter, James and John, not comprehending, not fully awake, wanting to build small huts, to stay there. And yet, weeks later they would all desert Him. Lent was designed precisely as a time for us to wake up and examine our priorities. | |||||
| This gospel tells us we, too, might be missing something... some transfiguring moments. | |||||
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What you need to know about the Nuclear Posture Review | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
What you need to know about the Nuclear Posture Review | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: [[{"fid":"3008","view_mode":"full","fields":{"format":"full","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Watch the Nuclear Posture Review rollout","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"Watch the Nuclear Posture Review rollout","field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]":"%3Cp%3EWatch%20the%20Nuclear%20Posture%20Review%20rollout%3C%2Fp%3E","field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]":"full_html"},"link_text":null,"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"full","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Watch the Nuclear Posture Review rollou
Reconsidering the nuclear demigod called Mr. President | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Reconsidering the nuclear demigod called Mr. President | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: The simmer of unease prompted by the prospect of Donald Trump in command of nuclear weapons—initially highlighted during last year’s presidential campaign—reached full boil last week.
Duke's Peter Feaver on the president and US nuclear command and control | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Duke's Peter Feaver on the president and US nuclear command and control | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Peter Feaver is a political science and public policy professor at Duke University who has served on the National Security Council for two presidents and is an expert in the sub-field often known as civil-military or political-military affairs. From mid-2005 to mid-2007, he was special advisor for strategic planning and institutional reform on the National Security Council staff in the George W. Bush White House.
What America can learn from Hawaii’s mistake | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
What America can learn from Hawaii’s mistake | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: The text message arrived early on the morning of January 13, 2018: “Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill.”Luckily, the message was a mistake. An employee at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency clicked on the wrong option on a drop-down menu—selecting “Missile Alert,” rather than “Test Missile Alert.” Instead of a mushroom cloud, a cloud of recrimination and confusion now hangs over Hawaii.
How to limit presidential authority to order the use of nuclear weapons | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
How to limit presidential authority to order the use of nuclear weapons | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: In the United States, the president has sole authority to order the use of nuclear weapons, for any reason and at any time. This arrangement is both risky and unnecessary.
How a nuclear attack order is carried out now | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
How a nuclear attack order is carried out now | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: If the president is not at the White House or other location with secure communication, he or she would use the so-called nuclear football to order the use of nuclear weapons. The football, or Presidential Emergency Satchel, is a briefcase containing various items, including a book laying out various attack options, from striking a small number of military targets to launching an all-out attack against Russian nuclear forces, military installations, leadership facilities, military industry, and economic centers.
Iowa Researchers Accuse Russia of Injecting Anti-GMO Propaganda Into U.S. Media
Iowa Researchers Accuse Russia of Injecting Anti-GMO Propaganda Into U.S. Media: Researchers from Iowa State University are claiming that US versions of popular Russian-funded news media are littered with articles and links casting genetically modified organisms in a negative light. It’s an effort, say the researchers, to discredit American agricultural practices and to portray Russian crops as an “ecologically cleaner” alternative to GMOs.
Russia looks to become leading organic food exporter as Europe sees future in GMO — RT Business News
Russia looks to become leading organic food exporter as Europe sees future in GMO — RT Business News: Last week, an EU court ruled Italy cannot ban the cultivation of an EU-approved genetically modified crop, thus publicly supporting GMO. At the same time, Russia has been ramping up production and export of organic food.
Russia wants you to hate GMOs - MIT Technology Review
Russia wants you to hate GMOs - MIT Technology Review: Misinformation attacks like those aimed at the US presidential race may be scaring people about genetic modification.
What is malware? Everything you need to know about viruses, trojans and malicious software | ZDNet
What is malware? Everything you need to know about viruses, trojans and malicious software | ZDNet: Cyber attacks and malware are one of the biggest threats on the internet. Learn about the different types of malware - and how to avoid falling victim to attacks.
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Status-6: What Russia Is Saying About Its 100-Megaton Nuclear Torpedo | The National Interest Blog
Status-6: What Russia Is Saying About Its 100-Megaton Nuclear Torpedo | The National Interest Blog: The new Russian underwater doomsday weapon Status-6 is a fitting symbol of the New Cold War and its senselessness.
America's "Chaos Strategy" in the Middle East and South Asia
America's "Chaos Strategy" in the Middle East and South Asia
By Anthony Cordesman
https://www.csis.org/analysis/americas-chaos-strategy-middle-east-and-south-asia
Silicon Valley faces make or break moment amid big tech backlash
Silicon Valley faces make or break moment amid big tech backlash: Election meddling, concerns about privacy and questions about technology's role in our daily lives have muddied the waters for the Silicon Valley giants
Is 1:10, 16-20
Hear the word of the LORD,
princes of Sodom!
Listen to the instruction of our God,
people of Gomorrah!
Wash yourselves clean!
Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes;
cease doing evil; learn to do good.
Make justice your aim: redress the wronged,
hear the orphan's plea, defend thewidow .
Come now, let us set things right,
says the LORD:
Though your sins be like scarlet,
they may become white as snow;
Though they be crimson red,
they may become white as wool.
If you are willing, and obey,
you shall eat the good things of the land;
But if you refuse and resist,
the sword shall consume you:
for the mouth of the LORD has spoken!
princes of Sodom!
people of Gomorrah!
Wash yourselves clean!
Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes;
cease doing evil; learn to do good.
Make justice your aim: redress the wronged,
hear the orphan's plea, defend the
Come now, let us set things right,
says the LORD:
Though your sins be like scarlet,
they may become white as snow;
Though they be crimson red,
they may become white as wool.
If you are willing, and obey,
you shall eat the good things of the land;
But if you refuse and resist,
the sword shall consume you:
for the mouth of the LORD has spoken!
Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes;
cease doing evil; learn to do good.
Make justice your aim: redress the wronged,
hear the orphan's plea, defend thewidow .
cease doing evil; learn to do good.
Make justice your aim: redress the wronged,
hear the orphan's plea, defend the
The Gloria
First
sung by the angels the night our Savior was born, the Gloria has
inspired composers the world over and down through the centuries to
create stunningly beautiful musical scores for choir and orchestra. Some
of the greatest—in my humble opinion—are by Handel and Mozart. But the
finest, most sublime setting for the Gloria—again in my humble
opinion—is the Gloria from the Mass, “Cum Jubilo,” a classic Gregorian
chant. But we do not know who composed it. It is reported that Mozart
once said he would gladly let someone else take credit for all of his
musical compositions if he could only claim credit for composing the
Gloria of the “Missa Cum Jubilo.”
On very special occasions, the bells are rung during the Gloria: Midnight Mass on Christmas, the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, and Easter Vigil.
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If you missed a Lenten Lesson, you can find the archive here.
Americanism In Afghanistan? A Flawed Design | Hoover Institution
Americanism In Afghanistan? A Flawed Design | Hoover Institution: One example involves the supposed trade deficit with Canada: Trump keeps insisting it exists, but the document he signed states Canada is among the few countries in the world with whom the U.S. runs a surplus.
Trump signs report that contradicts his own views on trade, Canada | Toronto Star
Trump signs report that contradicts his own views on trade, Canada | Toronto Star: North Pole surges above freezing in the dead of winter, stunning scientists
North Pole surges above freezing in the dead of winter, stunning scientists - The Washington Post
North Pole surges above freezing in the dead of winter, stunning scientists - The Washington Post: Evidence that we have entered the Anthropocene epoch has been presented by scientists.
Loneliest tree in the world serves as a perfect record of how humans have permanently altered Earth
Loneliest tree in the world serves as a perfect record of how humans have permanently altered Earth: Evidence that we have entered the Anthropocene epoch has been presented by scientists.
Record Attendance at Florida Gun Show Despite Backlash Against NRA, Gun Owners
Record Attendance at Florida Gun Show Despite Backlash Against NRA, Gun Owners: Despite anti-NRA and anti-gun rhetoric, a gun show in Tampa, FL, had record attendance this past weekend with as many as 7,000 people on Saturday.
Another negative court decision for Oberlin College, as financial woes mount
Another negative court decision for Oberlin College, as financial woes mount: "The College's current structural model still yields a bleak future, as the deficit is projected to rise to about $9 million next year — and that's if the market stays consistent"
Everything Is Booming Except for Wages | Asharq AL-awsat
Everything Is Booming Except for Wages | Asharq AL-awsat: Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities
OPCW Investigating Chemical Weapons Attacks in Syria’s Ghouta | Asharq AL-awsat
OPCW Investigating Chemical Weapons Attacks in Syria’s Ghouta | Asharq AL-awsat: Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities
President Trump Releases FY 2019 Budget Request
By By U.S. Department Of Energy, / February 26, 2018 10:00 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, President Donald J. Trump unveiled his FY 2019 budget request, including $30.6 billion to support the Department of Energy (DOE). This year’s DOE budget request advances U.S. national security and economic growth by making investments in transformative science and technology innovation to promote affordable and reliable energy. It also includes
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California Scraps Safety Driver Rules for Self-Driving Cars - The New York Times
California Scraps Safety Driver Rules for Self-Driving Cars - The New York Times: The new regulations in Silicon Valley’s home state are expected to help the wider deployment of autonomous vehicles.
Supreme Court wrestles with Microsoft data privacy fight
Supreme Court wrestles with Microsoft data privacy fight: Supreme Court justices on Tuesday wrestled with Microsoft Corp's dispute with the U.S. Justice Department over whether prosecutors can force technology companies to hand over data stored overseas, with some signaling support for the government and others urging Congress to pass a law to resolve the issue.
Relying on renewables alone significantly inflates the cost of overhauling energy - MIT Technology Review
Relying on renewables alone significantly inflates the cost of overhauling energy - MIT Technology Review: Evidence points to the need for a broader range of clean power beyond just wind and solar.
How the Left Became its Own Worst Enemy – Part I
by Denis MacEoin • February 27, 2018 at 5:00 am
- Although genuine feminists have made strides for women's rights in Western countries, they have helped set back the rights of young Muslim women to break free from the oppressive codes of an Islam defined and controlled by Muslim men.
Somali-born
ex-Muslim author Ayaan Hirsi Ali "asks why do we loudly defend a
woman's right to wear the hijab but when it comes to supporting Muslim
girls who refuse to wear it, feminism is strangely quiet?" (Photo by
Elisabetta Villa/Getty Images)
It
is one of the ironies of modern politics that the same word can be
susceptible to more than one meaning, creating confusion for everyone.
One
of the reasons for the confusion is that liberal values are generally
shared by moderates on both the left and right of politics. Not by the
far left -- Marxists, Leninists, Trotskyites, and Stalinists or
Britain's Labour Party under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn – or by the
far right – Germany's Alternativ für Deutschland, Hungary's Jobbik,
Austria's Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, or Greece's Golden Dawn.
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https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11936/leftists-feminists-islam
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11936/leftists-feminists-islamWhy There Is No “Beijing Consensus”
Why There Is No “Beijing Consensus”
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/china-development-beijing-consensus-by-andrew-sheng-and-xiao-geng-2018-02?a_la=english&a_d=5a954b3278b6c71a88dc2df9&a_m=&a_a=click&a_s=&a_p=/archive&a_li=china-development-beijing-consensus-by-andrew-sheng-and-xiao-geng-2018-02&a_pa=&a_ps=
The Humane Society of the United States
The Humane Society of the United States
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Israeli forces detain 10 members of Tamimi family, including teenager previously shot in the face – Mondoweiss
Israeli forces detain 10 members of Tamimi family, including teenager previously shot in the face – Mondoweiss: In the middle of the night on Monday, the Israeli military raided the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh in full force, a common occurrence for the village’s internationally-recognized residents, the Tamimi family, who have seen several family members arrested from the village in the past few months. On Monday alone, Israeli forces detained 10 members of the extended Tamimi family, including five minors between the ages of 14 and 17. Among the detainees was 15-year-old Muhammad Tamimi, who is scheduled to have reconstructive surgery on his skull due to being shot in the face by Israeli soldiers with a rubber-coated steel bullet in December.
Israel Extracts “Confession” From Badly Wounded Cousin of Ahed Tamimi, Jailed Protest Icon
Israel Extracts “Confession” From Badly Wounded Cousin of Ahed Tamimi, Jailed Protest Icon: Israeli forces detained Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi's cousin, Mohammed, who has been missing part of his skull since he was shot while protesting.
Ransomware: Get ready for the next wave of destructive cyberattacks | ZDNet
Ransomware: Get ready for the next wave of destructive cyberattacks | ZDNet: It might not be flavour of the month right now, but cybercriminals and nation-states could still find plenty of uses for ransomware.
Underfunding the State Department could hurt U.S. exports — and U.S. companies - The Washington Post
Underfunding the State Department could hurt U.S. exports — and U.S. companies - The Washington Post: An adequately resourced State Department can more than pay for itself.
America Is Not a Democracy - The Atlantic
America Is Not a Democracy - The Atlantic: How the United States lost the faith of its citizens—and what it can do to win them back
America’s ‘Liberalism’ and Other Inhumane Styles of Governance At Home and Internationally | Global Justice in the 21st Century
America’s ‘Liberalism’ and Other Inhumane Styles of Governance At Home and Internationally | Global Justice in the 21st Century: [Prefatory Note: With apologies for this long post, which attempts to situate the struggle for an ethically and ecologically viable political future for the United States and the world in the overheated preoccupation with Trump and Trumpism, which is itself a distraction from the species challenges confronting the whole of humanity at the present time.…
The Future of Fish Farming by Linus Blomqvist - Project Syndicate
The Future of Fish Farming by Linus Blomqvist - Project Syndicate: As global demand for seafood increases alongside population and income growth, fish farming has become more necessary than ever, despite its negative environmental externalities. How can the aquaculture industry achieve long-term sustainability, both in terms of conservation and energy usage?
Why the Two-Degree Climate Change Target Is a Delusion | Foreign Affairs
Why the Two-Degree Climate Change Target Is a Delusion | Foreign Affairs: The two-degree target, although arbitrary, continues to maintain a talismanic hold over global efforts to address climate change.
Monday, February 26, 2018
America Created the Sino-Russian Threat
America Created the Sino-Russian Threat
https://amgreatness.com/2018/02/26/america-created-sino-russian-threat/
The Hill: Clintons Didn’t Disclose All Contributions from Firm Hired by Russian Nuclear Company Tied to Uranium One
The Hill: Clintons Didn’t Disclose All Contributions from Firm Hired by Russian Nuclear Company Tied to Uranium One: The Clinton Foundation did not disclose the full extent of the substantial contributions the Clinton Global Initiative received from APCO Worldwide, a global communications firm that lobbied on behalf of Russia’s state-owned nuclear company.
Will the U.S. Help the Saudis Get a Nuclear Weapon? - The New York Times
Will the U.S. Help the Saudis Get a Nuclear Weapon? - The New York Times: They want American atomic power technology, but are resisting terms that would prohibit fuel enrichment that could lead to a weapon.
Virtual Roundtable on Presidential First Use of Nuclear Weapons | Public Books
Virtual Roundtable on Presidential First Use of Nuclear Weapons | Public Books: Is it legal? Is it constitutional? Is it just?
Broward County Sheriff’s Office Did Not “Miss Warning Signs” or Make “Mistakes”… | The Last Refuge
Broward County Sheriff’s Office Did Not “Miss Warning Signs” or Make “Mistakes”… | The Last Refuge: A few points need to be emphasized for those unfamiliar with the Broward County system. First, with revelations of frequent LEO contact and calls from people warning about school shooter Nikolas Cruz, there's a common narrative mistakenly being pushed by mainstream media. (left to right) Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, Hillary Clinton, Broward County School…
Time to Revisit the War Powers Act of 1973 | RealClearDefense
Time to Revisit the War Powers Act of 1973 | RealClearDefense: When Congress passed the War Powers Resolution in 1973, it did so to reestablish procedures for Congress and the president to share responsibility for the introduction of armed forces into foreign...
Turkey’s Challenge to Arab Interests in the Horn of Africa | ACW
Turkey’s Challenge to Arab Interests in the Horn of Africa | ACW: Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) is a non-partisan, non-profit research organization located in Washington, District of Columbia dedicated to providing insight on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, as well as furthering economic, political, and social understanding of the Arab World in the United States
Palestinians: Israel is One Big Settlement
by Bassam Tawil • February 26, 2018 at 5:00 am
- Let us be clear about this: When Palestinians -- and some of their supporters in the international community, including Europe -- say that they want an end to the "occupation," they mean they want to see an end to Israel's existence, full stop. They do not want to throw the Jews out of their homes in the settlements; rather, they want Jews to be expelled from the whole country.
- The conflict, as far as the Palestinians are concerned, did not begin in 1967, when east Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza Strip came under Israeli control. In the eyes of the Palestinians, all Jews are "settlers" and "colonialists." All the land, they argue, stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, is Muslim-owned land, and no Muslim is entitled to give up any part of it to a non-Muslim. For the Palestinians, accepting Israel's "right to exist" with Jews is seen as an act of treason.
- What is really bothering the Palestinians is that Israel, with Jews, exists, period. The Palestinians want all of Jerusalem. They want all of "Palestine." They want Israel removed from the planet. It is time to listen carefully to what the Palestinians are saying -- in Arabic -- to understand that the conflict is not about Jerusalem and not about settlements.
The
Palestinians do not differentiate between a Jew living in a settlement
on the outskirts of Bethlehem, in the West Bank, and a Jew living in the
cities of Haifa, and Tel Aviv and Eilat. All the Jews, they say, are
"occupiers" and "settlers" who need to "go back to where they came
from." Pictured: The skyline of Tel Aviv. (Image source: Ted
Eytan/Flickr)
No doubt Ismail Radwan is a terrorist, but, unlike other Palestinian leaders and spokesmen, he is at least an honest one.
At
a time when most Palestinian leaders are telling the world that
settlements are the real "obstacle" to peace, Radwan, a senior Hamas
official, last week made it clear that the conflict with Israel is not
about Jews living in a settlement in the West Bank. The truth is that
the Palestinians see Israel as one big settlement that needs to be
uprooted from the Middle East.
The
Palestinians do not differentiate between a Jew living in a settlement
on the outskirts of Bethlehem, in the West Bank, and a Jew living in the
cities of Haifa, and Tel Aviv and Eilat. All the Jews, they say, are
"occupiers" and "settlers" who need to "go back to where they came
from."
For the Palestinians, the real "occupation" began with the establishment of Israel in 1948.
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https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11949/palestinians-israel-settlements
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11949/palestinians-israel-settlementsLos Angeles’ homelessness crisis is a national disgrace
Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis is a national disgrace: It is neither desirable nor morally acceptable to blithely tolerate a level of destitution more commonly associated with Calcutta or Sao Paolo.
Stanford, MIT, Johns Hopkins University and Waterloo University eye Hong Kong as regional base for stem cell research | South China Morning Post
Stanford, MIT, Johns Hopkins University and Waterloo University eye Hong Kong as regional base for stem cell research | South China Morning Post: Stanford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University and Waterloo University want to form a consortium in the city to engage in biotechnology R&D, source says – but hurdles remain
Some of the World's Biggest Lakes Are Drying Up. Here's Why.
Some of the World's Biggest Lakes Are Drying Up. Here's Why.: Warming climates, drought, and overuse are draining crucial water sources, threatening habitats and cultures.
The City That Remembers Everything - The Atlantic
The City That Remembers Everything - The Atlantic: The smart city is moving beyond cameras and microphones to stranger surveillance tools.
Women, society, & the gender warsFabius Maximus website
Women, society, & the gender warsFabius Maximus website: Posts about various issues concerning women, as society changes in the 21st century. Contents Our changing gender roles. About marriage in the 21st century. Women living new lives. First signs appear of the counter-revolution. The next wave of tech disrupting society: sexbots. Oppression of women around the world. Women soldiers. Women on top of men…
Marriage today – and its dystopian future
Marriage today – and its dystopian future: Technology and ideology have radically changed gender relations in America. Perhaps we should fear the future.
"Don't Dare Sit with Us if You Want to Live"
"Don't Dare Sit with Us if You Want to Live": "They get paid for every Coptic Christian girl they bring in. In some cases, police provide the kidnappers with drugs they seize. The drugs are then given to the girls to weaken their resistance... I even know of cases in which police offered helped to
Hamilton College students protest too many "white, upper class, able-bodied males" at campus pub
Hamilton College students protest too many "white, upper class, able-bodied males" at campus pub: "makes women, alongside other LGBTQIA+ and POC members of our community feel inferior, unwelcomed, and outnumbered"
New York has toughest cybersecurity in US — and it's still not enough - Business Insider
New York has toughest cybersecurity in US — and it's still not enough - Business Insider: Officials in New York are worried a major cyber attack could bring down the economy. But the state Department of Financial Services has a plan to prevent it.
The Berniefication of the Democratic Party Is Almost Complete
The Berniefication of the Democratic Party Is Almost Complete: Feinstein loses Cali Democrats, CAP pushes Medicare for All, and the DCCC attacks establishment Democrats
Washington governor calls out Trump — to his face — on arming teachers - Vox
Washington governor calls out Trump — to his face — on arming teachers - Vox: "We need a little less tweeting, a little more listening."
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Jerusalem's Church of Holy Sepulchre closes in protest amid row with Israel - Israel News - Haaretz.com
Jerusalem's Church of Holy Sepulchre closes in protest amid row with Israel - Israel News - Haaretz.com: After rare move by heads of churches in Jerusalem in protest of legislation to expropriate church lands, ministers postpone debate on bill
Stanford Prof Drops $10 Million Lawsuit | The Daily Caller
Stanford Prof Drops $10 Million Lawsuit | The Daily Caller: A Stanford University professor has dropped a lawsuit filed against researchers and the National Academy of Sciences' official journal.
Why China Loves Trump - The Atlantic
Why China Loves Trump - The Atlantic: The people love a winner. The leadership loves a dupe.
Saturday, February 24, 2018
The DOJ and FBI Abuse of The FISA Court – Three Part Video Series… | The Last Refuge
The DOJ and FBI Abuse of The FISA Court – Three Part Video Series… | The Last Refuge: The release of a memo today by HPSCI ranking member Adam Schiff, a feeble attempt to defend evidence of DOJ/FBI abuse, provides an opportunity for a recap of the surrounding issues. Here's the full three-part video series: Why - How - Who? "WHY" - The first video highlights the historic backdrop of DOJ/FBI FISA court…
Chairman Devin Nunes and HPSCI Rebuttal to Points Within Adam Schiff Minority Memo… | The Last Refuge
Chairman Devin Nunes and HPSCI Rebuttal to Points Within Adam Schiff Minority Memo… | The Last Refuge: The majority members of the House Intelligence Committee present a point-and-counterpoint rebuttal to the construct of the HPSCI minority memo.
Hard-Line Supporter of Israel Offers to Pay for U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem - The New York Times
Hard-Line Supporter of Israel Offers to Pay for U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem - The New York Times: The State Department is reviewing whether the offer by Sheldon Adelson to donate up to an estimated $500 million is legal.
What Rick Gates' Guilty Plea Means For Mueller’s Probe | WIRED
What Rick Gates' Guilty Plea Means For Mueller’s Probe | WIRED: Paul Manafort’s longtime deputy is cooperating with the special prosecutor, so we may soon have answers to these questions hovering around the Russia investigation.
The Five Most Amazing Things That Were 3-D-Printed This Year - MIT Technology Review
The Five Most Amazing Things That Were 3-D-Printed This Year - MIT Technology Review: Each of these items gives us clues to what the future of manufacturing might look like.
Every study we could find on what automation will do to jobs, in one chart - MIT Technology Review
Every study we could find on what automation will do to jobs, in one chart - MIT Technology Review: There are about as many opinions as there are experts.
‘Russiagate’ Is Revealing Alarming Truths About America’s Political-Media Elites | The Nation
‘Russiagate’ Is Revealing Alarming Truths About America’s Political-Media Elites | The Nation: Its allegations and practices suggest disdain for American institutions, principles, best interests, and indeed for the American people.
The 50 best places to live in America - Business Insider
The 50 best places to live in America - Business Insider: U.S. News ranked the best places to live based on each city's quality of life, value, desirability, and job market.
Where’s the Beef Stroganoff? Eight Sacrilegious Reflections on Russiagate
Where’s the Beef Stroganoff? Eight Sacrilegious Reflections on Russiagate: Neo-McCarthyite liberals and other dismal Democrats are clucking about how Robert Mueller’s indictment of 13 untouchable Russians for “defrauding” the U.S. by buying some Facebook ads and employing some Internet trolls to “say horrible things” (imagine!) about Hillary Clinton (a horrifically bad politician who was accurately described as a “lying neoliberal warmonger” by a leading U.S. left intellectual trying to get leftists to hold their noses and vote “for” her as the lesser evil) “proves” that Russia engaged in relevant meddling to undermine U.S. “democracy” on Donald Trump’s behalf during the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Professor Forte describes the wasteland of social media
Professor Forte describes the wasteland of social media: Professor Maximilian Forte provides a brilliant analysis of social media & us. It's a sad picture.
Dealmaking Accelerates as US Federal Contractors Jockey for Spending | Asharq AL-awsat
Dealmaking Accelerates as US Federal Contractors Jockey for Spending | Asharq AL-awsat: Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities
Does Jihad Really Have "Nothing to do with Islam"?
Does Jihad Really Have "Nothing to do with Islam"?
by Denis MacEoin • February 24, 2018 at 5:00 am
- "National Security officials are prohibited from developing a factual understanding of Islamic threat doctrines, preferring instead to depend upon 5th column Muslim Brotherhood cultural advisors." — Richard Higgins, NSC official.
- At the heart of the problem lies the fantasy that Islam must be very similar to other religions, particularly Judaism and Christianity, out of which it was, in fact derived.
- The use of force, mainly through jihad, is a basic doctrine in the Qur'an, the Prophetic sayings (ahadith), and in all manuals of Islamic law. It is on these sources that fighters from Islamic State, al-Qa'ida, al-Shabaab, and hundreds of other groupings base their preaching and their actions. To say that such people have "nothing to do with Islam" could not be more wrong.
U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Recently,
US National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster once again downplayed the
significance of faith by claiming that Islamic ideology is
"irreligious"; meanwhile, up to 1.5 billion Muslims continue claiming,
as they have done for 1400 years, that it is.
As
Stephen Coughlin, an expert on Islam, told Gatestone, "It is the
believers who define their religion, not the non-believers. If someone
says his religion is that the moon is made of green cheese, that has to
be your starting point."
On
February 20, 2017, President Trump appointed McMaster, a serving
Lieutenant General of the US Army, to the important position of National
Security Advisor, after the forced resignation of Michael T. Flynn.
McMaster came to the post with a reputation for stability, battlefield
experience, and intelligence. According to the Los Angeles Times:https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11623/jihad-islam
Friday, February 23, 2018
Painting Attack on Syria as Israeli “Retaliation”
Painting Attack on Syria as Israeli “Retaliation”
http://lobelog.com/painting-attack-on-syria-as-israeli-retaliation/#more-43430
American Manufacturing Doesn’t Have to Die
American Manufacturing Doesn’t Have to Die
But will businesses make the choice to try and save it?
https://www.racked.com/2018/2/20/17029148/american-giant-manufacturing-supply-chain/?src=longreads&mc_cid=b5d9a23232&mc_eid=9528811089
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the Gun Debate and Her PBS Documentary, American Creed « The Hugh Hewitt Show
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the Gun Debate and Her PBS Documentary, American Creed « The Hugh Hewitt Show: The audio: 02-23hhs-rice The transcript: HH: I’m joined by former Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice who along with historian David Kennedy are the hosts of a very important documentary Tuesday night on PBS at 9pm, American Creed. Dr. Rice, welcome back to the program. Great to have you. CR: It’s a pleasure to be
Post-Modern Propaganda: The Gatekeepers Are Gone | Hoover Institution
Post-Modern Propaganda: The Gatekeepers Are Gone | Hoover Institution: No plague in history spread with the speed of internet disinformation. We live in an age of hyper-charged propaganda, an onslaught of lies more pervasive than any that came before. Over millennia, propaganda changed minds. Today, it changes governments and subverts institutions. And this flood has burst the dams that, for centuries, kept the foulest waters in check.
D.C.’s Graduation-Rate Scandal and the Problem with Top-Down Education Reform | National Review
D.C.’s Graduation-Rate Scandal and the Problem with Top-Down Education Reform | National Review: Obama-era reforms incentivized public-school administrators to engage in fraud.
McCain Associate Invokes Fifth Amendment on Trump Dossier Questions
McCain Associate Invokes Fifth Amendment on Trump Dossier Questions: An associate of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has invoked his fifth amendment rights to avoid answering questions on the dossier on President Donald Trump.
Broward County Sheriff’s Office Did Not “Miss Warning Signs” or Make “Mistakes”… | The Last Refuge
Broward County Sheriff’s Office Did Not “Miss Warning Signs” or Make “Mistakes”… | The Last Refuge: A few points need to be emphasized for those unfamiliar with the Broward County system. First, with revelations of frequent LEO contact and calls from people warning about school shooter Nikolas Cruz, there's a common narrative mistakenly being pushed by mainstream media. (left to right) Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, Hillary Clinton, Broward County School…
40 Ways to Get More Out of Lent - The Great Adventure Catholic Bible Study
40 Ways to Get More Out of Lent - The Great Adventure Catholic Bible Study: The Great Adventure Catholic Bible study, videos, prayers, downloads, articles, poetry, and blog from Jeff Cavins, Mark Hart, Thomas Smith, Edward Sri, Sarah Christmyer, Emily Cavins, and more.
Holy See to U.N.: End detention of migrant children
Holy See to U.N.: End detention of migrant children: The Holy See and Catholic migration groups are urging for an end to the detention of migrant and refugee children as U.N. delegates meet at the United Nations to negotiate a Global Migration Compact.
Change your heart, change your abortion votes, bishop tells senator
Change your heart, change your abortion votes, bishop tells senator: Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois has reiterated that U.S. Senator Richard Durbin should not receive Holy Communion due to the Catholic lawmaker’s support for abortion, including a recent procedural vote against a bill that would bar abortion after 20 weeks into pregnancy.
Martin van Creveld: we are in the Age of Muzzled Americans
Martin van Creveld: we are in the Age of Muzzled Americans: The West is changing. Martin van Creveld points to one of its darker trends, as the West appears to be reversing its long journey to greater personal freedom.
Ez 18:21-28
Ez 18:21-28
Thus says the Lord GOD:
If the wicked man turns away from all the sins he committed,
if he keeps all my statutes and does what is right and just,
he shall surely live, he shall not die.
None of the crimes he committed shall be remembered against him;
he shall live because of the virtue he has practiced.
Do I indeed derive any pleasure from the death of the wicked?
says the Lord GOD.
Do I not rather rejoice when he turns from his evil way
that he may live?
And if the virtuous man turns from the path of virtue to do evil,
the same kind of abominable things that the wicked man does,
can he do this and still live?
None of his virtuous deeds shall be remembered,
because he has broken faith and committed sin;
because of this, he shall die.
You say, "The LORD's way is not fair!"
Hear now, house of Israel:
Is it my way that is unfair, or rather, are not your ways unfair?
When someone virtuous turns away from virtue to commit iniquity, and dies,
it is because of the iniquity he committed that he must die.
But if the wicked, turning from the wickedness he has committed,
does what is right and just,
he shall preserve his life;
since he has turned away from all the sins that he committed,
he shall surely live, he shall not die.
If the wicked man turns away from all the sins he committed,
if he keeps all my statutes and does what is right and just,
he shall surely live, he shall not die.
None of the crimes he committed shall be remembered against him;
he shall live because of the virtue he has practiced.
Do I indeed derive any pleasure from the death of the wicked?
says the Lord GOD.
Do I not rather rejoice when he turns from his evil way
that he may live?
And if the virtuous man turns from the path of virtue to do evil,
the same kind of abominable things that the wicked man does,
can he do this and still live?
None of his virtuous deeds shall be remembered,
because he has broken faith and committed sin;
because of this, he shall die.
You say, "The LORD's way is not fair!"
Hear now, house of Israel:
Is it my way that is unfair, or rather, are not your ways unfair?
When someone virtuous turns away from virtue to commit iniquity, and dies,
it is because of the iniquity he committed that he must die.
But if the wicked, turning from the wickedness he has committed,
does what is right and just,
he shall preserve his life;
since he has turned away from all the sins that he committed,
he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Pushing Iran To Take Steps Against Terrorist Financing
By By Katherine Bauer, / February 22, 2018 10:00 AM
By focusing on Tehran’s struggle to reach an acceptable legal definition of terrorism, Washington can avoid further politicizing the traditionally technocratic effort to bring Iranian banks in line with international norms. Earlier this month, the Euromoney Iran Conference was held in Paris with the aim of bringing together “Iranian bankers and industrial leaders with their
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A Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel
“Saint Michael the
Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the
wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust
into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls.”
Amen.
Exclusive: As Trump trashes NAFTA, Mexico turns to Brazilian corn
Exclusive: As Trump trashes NAFTA, Mexico turns to Brazilian corn: Mexican buyers imported ten times more corn from Brazil last year amid concern that NAFTA renegotiations could disrupt their U.S. supplies, according to government data and top grains merchants.
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