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from Asia Times Online
News & Media Website
Two areas in city on Sulawesi Island that sank into the ground during big quake on Sept 28 could be declared mass graves. Most of the missing are believed to be in two of the hardest-hit areas in Palu – Petobo and Balaroa – were many homes sunk into the ground in a process known as liquefaction when the 7.5-magnitude quake struck. The town in northern Sulawesi was then hit by a powerful tsunami on September 28.
US-China trade war sparks Pompeo and Wang spat
They both agreed to disagree in a bitter war of words in Beijing. Mike Pompeo, the United States Secretary of State, faced a fraught meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday. Highlighting the schism between Beijing and Washington, Wang accused the US of descending into “conflict and confrontation.” “These actions have affected the mutual trust between both sides, and has cast a shadow over the prospect of China-US relations, which completely go against the interest of our two peoples,” Wang said at a media conference.
A dithering Obama emboldened China
The fault line embodying the current geopolitical rift between China and the United States can be traced to Barack Obama’s tenure as US commander-in-chief. Just ask the US Navy’s former chief of naval operations, Jonathan W Greenert. The navy’s former most senior officer has written a commanding exposé detailing how Obama’s dithering actually emboldened China’s behavior. The National Bureau of Asian Research released Greenert’s report in August, which demonstrates how Obama’s enfeebled presidency openly shaped a belligerent China.
Syrian president says Idlib deal is ‘temporary measure’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday said that a Russia-Turkey deal for the last major insurgent stronghold of Idlib was a “temporary measure,” state news agency SANA reported.
As the warring Republicans and Democrats turned their focus to the crucial midterm elections on Sunday, US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell described the confirmation of controversial nominee Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court as his “proudest moment” in the upper house, AFP reported. Kavanaugh was confirmed to the court Saturday by a razor-thin margin in the Senate, ending months of partisan fighting over his nomination and giving Donald Trump one of the biggest wins of his presidency.
Kim Jong-un has agreed to hold a second summit with Donald Trump as soon as possible, Seoul officials said Sunday, after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held “productive” denuclearization talks with the North Korean leader in Pyongyang.
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from Breitbart
RIGHT BIAS, MIXED, American conservative news and opinion website
Robert Redford Feels ‘Out of Place’ in Bigoted, Mean-Spirited America
Veteran Actor and filmmaker Robert Redford wrote in a blog post published Friday that the “bigotry” and “mean-spiritedness” of contemporary American politics has left him feeling “out of place”
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Robert Redford Feels ‘Out of Place’ in Bigoted, Mean-Spirited America
Veteran Actor and filmmaker Robert Redford wrote in a blog post published Friday that the “bigotry” and “mean-spiritedness” of contemporary American politics has left him feeling “out of place”
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from Conciliar Post
Whether or not we choose to admit it, the first and most fundamental truth of our existence is that we stand in a relationship of total dependency upon God, without whom we are nothing, and upon those who came before us. We must continually remind ourselves of that fact—and the structures birthed by history help us do so. His essential goodness and grace is always at hand, even when our vision of it grows clouded, and that He will never arbitrarily withhold Himself from those who seek Him. And this insight is what the great creeds and hymns and liturgies of the past call to mind—the reality that even when our fire and world-changing passion ebbs, He remains. Even when the future of everything seems terribly cloudy, He still “calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies the whole Christian Church on earth, and keeps it with Jesus Christ in the one true faith.” The doctrine of immutability reminds us that this act is intrinsic to God—an essential aspect of His character.
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization
Why Conservatives Can't Understand Liberals (and Vice Versa)
It’s probably important to preface any conversation on morality by noting that humans often struggle—mightily—to agree on what morality is. While it’s a thorny topic to define and explain, it would, of course, be foolish to avoid the pursuit of moral truths for this reason. Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at the University of Virginia who has researched morality and culture for nearly 30 years, apparently agrees. Haidt has spent the better part of his career attempting to understand and explain the underpinnings of human morality. Haidt says many people today live in a ‘moral matrix’.
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from HumanProgress.org Education Website
Bourgeoisie of the World, Unite!
As of last week, more than half of the world is middle class. Homi Kharas and Kristofer Hamel, two of the researchers behind the work, done under the auspices of the World Data Lab, characterise the global middle class as having enough discretionary income to buy consumer durables like fridges and motorcycles; being able to spend money on entertainment like trips to the cinema; and being fairly confident that they can weather an economic shock without falling back into extreme poverty.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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Christopher Columbus — the hidden Jew?
The man most believe to have been born in Genoa has been variously described as an heir to nobility or a pirate. Some early 19th century Spanish scholars claimed he was actually born Cristobal Colon in Pontevedra, a large Galician port in northern Spain. Others writers, including Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal, who wrote a popular book “Sails of Hope” on the explorer, think he was a Jew.
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from The Times of Israel
Christopher Columbus — the hidden Jew?
The man most believe to have been born in Genoa has been variously described as an heir to nobility or a pirate. Some early 19th century Spanish scholars claimed he was actually born Cristobal Colon in Pontevedra, a large Galician port in northern Spain. Others writers, including Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal, who wrote a popular book “Sails of Hope” on the explorer, think he was a Jew.
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from Tribal Tribune
Media/News Company in Nespelem, Washington
CBC votes to endorse I-1631
In an 8 for-to-2 against vote Oct. 4, Colville Business Council issued their support for Washington state ballot initiative 1631, the Carbon Emissions Fee Measure, which will show up on Washington voter’s ballots in November. Andy Joseph, Karen Condon, Andrea George, Margie Hutchinson, Janet Nicholson, Norma Sanchez, Joel Boyd and Rich Moses voted in favor of the endorsement with resolution 2018-646. Joe Somday and Jack Ferguson voted against the endorsement.
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Media/News Company in Nespelem, Washington
CBC votes to endorse I-1631
In an 8 for-to-2 against vote Oct. 4, Colville Business Council issued their support for Washington state ballot initiative 1631, the Carbon Emissions Fee Measure, which will show up on Washington voter’s ballots in November. Andy Joseph, Karen Condon, Andrea George, Margie Hutchinson, Janet Nicholson, Norma Sanchez, Joel Boyd and Rich Moses voted in favor of the endorsement with resolution 2018-646. Joe Somday and Jack Ferguson voted against the endorsement.
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