Archive for February, 2018

The Pentagon Budget as Corporate Welfare for Weapons Makers

What company gets the most money from the U.S. government? The answer: the weapons maker Lockheed Martin. As the Washington Post recently reported, of its $51 billion in sales in 2017, Lockheed took in $35.2 billion from the government, or close to what the Trump administration is proposing for the 2019 State Department budget. And which company […]

This A.I. literally reads your mind to re-create images of the faces you see

Google’s artificial intelligence technology may sometimes seem like it’s reading our mind, but neuroscientists at Canada’s University of Toronto Scarborough are literally using A.I. for that very purpose — by reconstructing images based on brain perception using data gathered by electroencephalography (EEG). In a test, subjects were hooked up to EEG […]

China using big data to detain people before crime is committed: report

Barely seven months ago, a senior Chinese official promised that artificial intelligence could one day help authorities spot crime before it happens. In the country’s far western Xinjiang region, it’s already happening, with the establishment of a system that critics call “Orwellian” in scope and ambition, and which is being used to […]

This Kentucky school district just voted to let teachers carry concealed guns

Teachers could soon be carrying concealed guns inside schools in Pike County under a proposal that was preliminarily approved Monday evening by the Pike County School Board. The unanimous decision came after the board heard concerns about school safety from teachers, parents and administrators during a town hall meeting at Pike County […]

Slovakian journalist investigating claims of tax fraud linked to ruling party shot dead

A journalist investigating alleged tax fraud involving businessmen connected to Slovakia’s ruling party has been found murdered alongside his girlfriend. Ján Kuciak, 27, and his fiancee, Martina Kušnírová, were discovered shot dead in the home they shared after worried relatives alerted police, saying it had been a week since they had heard […]

Youtube allows countless parodies of Lorde song — but pulls down one detailing Palestinian oppression

Earlier this month, some creative friends of Palestinians did a stirring cover version of Lorde’s hit song “Royals” that exalted the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign (BDS) as a means to end Palestinian persecution, as well as saluted the young New Zealand artist for respecting the BDS call and not playing Israel. Replete with disturbing […]

In fit of mendacity, Israeli official claims Mohammed Tamimi, 15, was not hit in the head by a bullet

The Israeli army is using all means to avenge itself on the Tamimis and Nabi Saleh for their resilience and resistance, epitomized by the imprisoned girl Ahed Tamimi who slapped a soldier.   Yesterday morning, before dawn, Israeli soldiers raided the occupied village of Nabi Saleh and detained 10 members of the extended Tamimi family […]

East Jerusalem Palestinians fear new Damascus Gate checkpoint marks change in status quo of the city

EAST JERUSALEM –Two months after US President Donald Trump announced his recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem are expressing renewed fears of a changing status quo in the city. Earlier this month, Israel completed construction of a permanent watchtower checkpoint at the entrance of Damascus Gate, the main […]

Israeli navy kills Gaza fisher

Maureen Clare Murphy Rights and Accountability 26 February 2018 The boat on which Ismail Abu Riyala was shot, 26 February. Ashraf Amra APA images A Palestinian fisher died after Israeli occupation forces fired on the boat on which he was sailing off Gaza’s coast on Sunday afternoon. Ismail Abu Riyala was hit by a bullet […]

Israel extends detention of Palestinian-French human rights worker

Ali Abunimah Rights and Accountability 26 February 2018 Salah Hamouri (GUE/NGL) Israeli military occupation authorities on Monday renewed for four months the detention of Palestinian-French human rights defender Salah Hamouri. Hamouri, who works with the prisoners rights group Addameer, has been held in “administrative detention” since Israeli forces detained him last August. Under this holdover […]

Israel arrests child with one-third of his skull missing

Ali Abunimah Rights and Accountability 26 February 2018 Muhammad Fadel Tamimi, 15, was detained in a night raid in the occupied West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, 26 February. In December he was shot in the head by an Israeli soldier and is awaiting surgery to reattach one third of his skull. Oren Ziv ActiveStills […]

Jewish Labour Movement reports "financial matters" to police

Asa Winstanley Lobby Watch 26 February 2018 Jeremy Newmark (centre) and some of the rest of the then-leadership team of the Jewish Labour Movement in November. (JLM/Twitter) Disgraced former chair of the Jewish Labour Movement Jeremy Newmark is facing new questions about his financial conduct. In an email to members on Wednesday, obtained by The […]

WATCH: Meaningful Change – Dylan Charles on the Vin Armani Show

Dylan Charles, Editor Waking Times I recently had the honor of being a guest on the Vin Armani Show. Vin has had some amazing guests on recently and he invited me on to talk about changes in the landscape of media and the value of seeking higher consciousness in a world that seems to […]

World Famous Psychiatrist Says More Psychiatric Drug Treatment Means More Mass Shootings Will Happen

Jon Rappoport, Guest Waking Times Listen to this man. You’d better listen. His name is Peter Breggin. He is a world famous psychiatrist. He has been called the conscience of his profession. Here is an excerpt from his bio: “Peter R. Breggin MD is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and former Consultant at NIMH [National Institute […]

Cancer: Busting the Myths – More Natural Cancer Treatments

Makia Freeman, Guest Waking Times Natural cancer treatments abound if you care to look hard enough. It just goes to show that Nature has provided us with all the answers. We don’t need Big Pharma pushing its synthetic agenda to make us well or treat our diseases. The Western Medicine-Big Pharma conglomerate (including the AMA, […]

Assad, Kim & chemical weapons: NYT ties in all the ‘villains’ in story on leaked UN report

The article, run by the respectable US newspaper on Tuesday, is based on a 200-page report by a group of eight experts who were tasked by the UN Security Council to monitor how sanctions against North Korea are implemented. The country was punished for developing nuclear weapons and rocket technology with serious restrictions on how […]

US undermining UN anti-biowarfare effort while building its own security mechanism – Lavrov

The convention, which was ratified decades ago, still lacks a formal verification regime to monitor the compliance of signatories. According to Sergey Lavrov, the US contributed to this flaw in the key non-proliferation document out of self-interest. US carries out bioterror experiment using ‘non-toxic’ gas on NYC subway “I hope our American colleagues realize that […]

Passenger trains collide in Egypt, at least 12 dead – local reports

The incident reportedly occurred outside a train station in Kom Hamada, in the El Beheira Governorate, a coastal area in the north. A spokesperson for the minister of health was earlier cited by Egyptian media as saying 10 people were killed and 15 injured, with the victims of the collision transferred to hospitals near the scene […]

Heroic Russian firefighters revive ‘lifeless’ cat after tragic apartment blaze (VIDEO)

READ MORE: ‘Rainbow’ halos light up Brazilian skies following staggering celestial event (VIDEO) The emergency responders remain remarkably calm and professional as they carry out chest compressions and administer oxygen to the seemingly lifeless feline. All the while its visibly distressed owner pleads with them to continue treatment. Rescued from the blaze at a high-rise […]

‘Rainbow’ halos light up Brazilian skies following staggering celestial event (VIDEO)

The 22-degree-halos, known as solar and lunar halos respectively, occur around both the sun and moon. The extraordinary phenomenon happens when light interacts with thousands of ice crystals trapped in cirrus clouds in the troposphere, about 5-10 km (3-6 miles) above us. READ MORE: Holy sheet! Shaolin monk throws needle through pane of glass (VIDEO) […]

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