::. 2019-05-26 13:00:00 Via Gefira, President Trump pursues a policy combining military threat with economic warfare and his aim is to restore American hegemony especially in view of the rising contender: China. Beijing has been acquiring technological knowledge and started expanding beyond the borders, having easier access to Central Asia and the Pacific than Americans. In 2015, when Trump stood for election, we wrote: “Trump’s war rhetoric is very popular with his audiences and is a step beyond Obama’s st
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::. 2019-05-26 07:28:18 My children and I like to look at the stars on most clear nights. There is no ambient light pollution where we are so the views are breathtaking. I’ll have to tell them to try to remember the sky as it is now, because it will soon be crisscrossed by thousands of satellites. Ironically, we’ve […]
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::. 2019-05-26 05:38:13 Via: USA Today: Automation has made planes safer and more efficient, but the crashes of two Boeing 737 Max jets is leading some to wonder if there is a dangerous flip side. While advanced autopilots and computers are now considered an integral part of any modern jetliner, many pilots worry that the systems are detracting […]
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::. 2019-05-26 05:32:46 “Individual users won’t be identified in the research, according to the Navy.” Via: Bloomberg: The U.S. military plans to analyze 350 billion social-media posts from around the world to help it track how popular movements evolve. A tender for the project, based at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, calls for screening messages from […]
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::. 2019-05-26 05:00:00 Authored by Federico Pieraccini via The Strategic Culture Foundation, Donald Trump’s foreign policy relies heavily on putting to use to the tools available to the Empire: economic terrorism, threats of war, diplomatic pressure, trade wars, etc. But in resorting to tried-and-true imperialism, it is isolating itself internationally from traditional allies and raising tensions on the global chessboard to an unprecedented level. Threats of war against Venezuela, North Korea, Syria and Ir
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::. 2019-05-26 04:30:00 When most people think about oil and natural gas, the first thing that comes to mind is the gas in the tank of their car. But, as Visual Capitalist's Nicholas LePan notes, there is actually much more to oil’s role, than meets the eye... Oil, along with natural gas, has hundreds of different uses in a modern vehicle through petrochemicals. Today’s infographic comes to us from American Fuel & Petrochemicals Manufacturers, and covers why oil is a critical material in making the EV revolution
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::. 2019-05-26 03:30:00 DHL Express, an international courier, and Ehang, a Chinese company focused on producing intelligent autonomous aerial vehicles, have entered into a partnership to solve the last-mile delivery challenges in metropolitan areas across China, read a DHL press release. A lunch ceremony of the new drone delivery service was held last Thursday (May 16) at the EHang headquarters in Guangzhou, with the attendance of senior DHL executives. This makes DHL the first international courier to provide dron
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::. 2019-05-26 03:00:00 Authored by Doug Casey via InternationalMan.com, Just because society experiences turmoil doesn't mean your personal life has to. And a depression doesn't have to be depressing. Most of the real wealth in the world will still exist - it will just change ownership. What is a depression? We’re now at the tail end of a very long, but in many ways a very weak and artificial, economic expansion. At the same time we’ve had one of the strongest securities bull markets in history. Both are the
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::. 2019-05-26 02:30:00 After decades of unrestricted money printing, debt accumulation, and financial bubbles, millennials are still hibernating in their parents' basements. The Federal Reserver's prolonged quantitative easing, now more recently quantitative tightening, has inflated home prices that have recently peaked. To avoid an extended housing decline, millennial first-time homebuyers will be needed to shore up bids, but their student loan debt, auto loan debt, and significant credit card balances and overprice
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::. 2019-05-26 00:30:57 (Natural News) The last few years have seen an uptick in cases of ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the large intestine. In a recent study published in the Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines, researchers from the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine id
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::. 2019-05-26 00:30:11 (Natural News) There’s no doubt about it: Surgery is scary. Anyone who knows they will be going under the surgeon’s knife in the near future likely has concerns, and with good reason. Post-operative complications like blood loss, nerve damage and infection are actually quite common. One of the m
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::. 2019-05-26 00:29:41 (Natural News) Light is generally considered to be a good thing, and with good reason: Life could not exist without it. Almost all energy used by the multitude of life forms is derived from the sun. Light is necessary for photosynthesis in plants and algae, and without it, the entire planet would be
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::. 2019-05-25 23:06:45 Casualties are now being reported in a string of fires at farms. The post Iraq Daily Roundup: Farm Arsons Leave Casualties; 21 Killed in Iraq appeared first on Antiwar.com Original.
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::. 2019-05-25 20:45:00 Authored by Bill Tallen via The Mises Institute, There is a disproportionate buzz about the newly signed Florida legislation that allows its school districts (each at its own discretion) to authorize concealed carry of firearms by teachers in their schools. Why disproportionate? Because the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act, signed into law in March 2018 soon after the Parkland mass shooting, had already established the “Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program” named after
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::. 2019-05-25 20:20:00 The Chicago Tribune has published what can only be described as yellow journalism - calling a dead, gun-toting thug who was shot in the neck by a concealed-carry holder, a "victim" after the armed robber succumbed to his wounds nearly 18 months later.   Photo via AmmoLand On December 12, 2017, 18-year-old Brian Ford pulled a gun on a 27-year-old concealed carry holder as the man pulled into a backyard. After walking up and pointing his gun at the man, Ford was shot in the neck and paralyze
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::. 2019-05-25 19:55:00 Authored by Simon Black via SovereignMan.com, Here’s our weekly roll-up of some of the most bizarre (and often disturbing) stories from around the world that we’re following: Apparently it’s a crime to sit down in public A dangerous criminal in the United Kingdom has been sentenced to 20 weeks in prison after an egregious crime spree. This psychopath admitted to the heinous crime of SITTING in public THREE TIMES, without a valid excuse. The homeless man had already been given a “cri
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::. 2019-05-25 19:30:00 Along with the newly announced Pentagon deployment of 1,500 troops to the Middle East in order to counter "an escalating campaign by Iran" the US is sending a dozen fighter jets to provide aerial support, the AP reports. This after defense officials for the first time laid explicit blame on Iran's leaders during statements Friday for allegedly ordering attacks on a Saudi oil pipeline and four tankers near the Strait of Hormuz.  And in a move that's most certainly related, the White House al
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::. 2019-05-25 19:05:00 Authored by Caitlin Johnstone, Rachel Maddow has aired a segment condemning the new indictment against Julian Assange for 17 alleged violations of the Espionage Act. Yes, that Rachel Maddow. MSNBC’s top host began the segment after it was introduced by Chris Hayes, agreeing with her colleague that it’s surprising that more news outlets aren’t giving this story more “wall to wall” coverage, given its immense significance. She recapped Assange’s various legal struggles up u
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::. 2019-05-25 18:40:00 President Trump on Friday said that he wants Attorney General William Barr to investigate the UK, Australia and Ukraine for their roles in the 'greatest hoax in the history of our country.' Speaking with reporters at the White House on Friday before his trip to Japan, Trump discussed his decision this week to issue a sweeping declassification order - leaving it in the hands of Barr to determine exactly what happened to Trump and his campaign before and after the 2016 US election.  "For
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::. 2019-05-25 18:12:52 I only included the first two responses with this screenshot. At the link, you can keep scrolling down until your mouse wheel falls off if you want to see more. Via: @USArmy:
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::. 2019-05-25 17:37:54 Via: Lauren Southern:
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::. 2019-05-25 17:27:31 Today’s political and military leaders have no choice but to project technology and strategic conditions into the future while they develop their forces today. However, before such multi-billion dollar investments are made, critical questions should be answered. What is the real mission set? In other words, whom do we fight? Where do we fight? How do we fight? And how do we get there? On Memorial Day, we must take a step back to properly address these questions because right now it’s not so
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::. 2019-05-25 15:48:00 Earlier this month, tech giant Microsoft announced its solution to “protect” American elections from interference, which it has named “ElectionGuard.” The election technology is already set to be adopted by half of voting machine manufacturers and some state governments for the 2020 general election. Though it has been heavily promoted by the mainstream media in recent weeks, none of those reports have disclosed that ElectionGuard has several glaring conflicts of interest that greatly un
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::. 2019-05-25 15:21:53 Police last night locked down the Victor Hugo area of the French city Lyon while the streets were filled with soldiers and firefighters, local media reported. Anti-terror cops are hunting a male suspect after 13 people were injured when a parcel bomb filled with “nails, bolts and screws” exploded during rush hour in Lyon yesterday. [...] The post Terror explosion in French city of Lyon injures at least 13 people, including an 8-year-old girl appeared first on Voice of Europe.
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::. 2019-05-25 15:06:00 Why do people love the taste of garlic, but hate the resulting garlic breath?
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::. 2019-05-25 15:05:00 The asteroid will pass close enough to Earth that, with some preparation and a decent telescope, amateur astronomers may spot it blotting out the stars.
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::. 2019-05-25 13:31:06 Zero Hedge | You may be an extreme right winger! 
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::. 2019-05-25 13:03:06 Zero Hedge | The administration invoked a rarely used provision of American arms control laws to bypass Congress and approve the weapons sales.
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::. 2019-05-25 13:01:24 Mediaite | CNN in particular has struggled to keep conservatives on retainer in recent years.
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::. 2019-05-25 12:59:39 Zero Hedge | "Now a leaked document shows there was good reason to be skeptical." 
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::. 2019-05-25 12:52:32 (Natural News) Everywhere you look these days, people are staring down into the LED abysses of their smart phones, often interacting on social media with their “friends” and “connections” while ignoring the actual human beings that exist all around them in the flesh. Well, a n
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::. 2019-05-25 12:52:22 Mac Slavo | Some people just want to watch the world burn.
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::. 2019-05-25 12:51:55 (Natural News) Many women dread “that time of the month,” when symptoms of impending menstruation like cramps, headaches, bloating, digestive problems, breast tenderness and irritability set in. Everyone has their own preferred method of dealing with premenstrual syndrome, whether it’s a hot wa
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::. 2019-05-25 12:51:29 (Natural News) Pollinators are crucial to food production around the globe. In the U.S. alone, at least a third of all agricultural output hinges on pollinators. According to a fascinating study, having pollinators like wild bees is crucial to the production of larger blueberries. The study was publ
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::. 2019-05-25 12:49:55 Zero Hedge | To put up the pretense and appearance of "doing something" without actually substantively escalating at all.
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::. 2019-05-25 12:44:28 Denmark’s largest right-wing party, the Danish People’s Party (DF) has presented a plan to introduce a complete halt to asylum until 2025. According to them, a five-year full asylum stop until 2025 will reduce the influx by 4,000 migrants annually, while saving the state’s coffers up to $300 million. If the DF had its way, [...] The post Danish party presents plan for full asylum stop until 2025 appeared first on Voice of Europe.
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::. 2019-05-25 10:00:27 AIs will need to discover and mine a diamond in four days to win a new competition inside the video game Minecraft
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::. 2019-05-25 09:14:00 'And what a SPECTACULAR view it was! - Marco Langbroek.
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::. 2019-05-25 06:00:00 Research has already determined that exposure to all sources of cell phone and wireless WiFi radiation is harmful to all living beings – including insects. New Swiss research has found that insects’ body temperature increase when exposed to 5G.
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::. 2019-05-25 06:00:00 American have an average of $6,506 in credit card debt, according to a new Experian report out this week. But which expenses are adding to that balance the most?
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