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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 1/22/2018 11:30:17 PM
	BRIEFLY Stuff that matters HOT MESH Posnov / Getty Images DIY internet is helping remote communities track local climate changes. The town of Rigolet, in remote Newfoundland, has its own app — it’s called eNuk. The app collects reports and photos from users. Among other things, it tracks the climate conditions that can make travel on thinning sea ice highways and hunting paths dangerous for residents. (The Arctic is warming at an alarming rate, and disappearing sea ice imperils traditional knowledge and lifestyles.) But the app doesn’t work very well without internet, and that is a slow and sparse commodity in Rigolet, as Motherboard reports. That’s why Vancouver-based company RightMesh is rigging up an alternative. It uses something called “mesh networking,” a decentralized way to extend internet access into far-flung regions by turning every receiver (your computer or smartphone) into a transmitter (connecting to other computers). Put enough devices together in one place and, voilà, you have a mini-internet. RightMesh has other bells and whistles — blockchain! broadband trading! — but basically it’s getting the internet to places where big ISPs haven’t gotten much foothold. And that makes it a lot easier to share information in uncertain times. Amelia UrryJan 18, 2018 (GRIST)
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1/23/2018 10:11:11 AM

After hurricane, islanders fear their cherished lifestyle may be lost forever

By Anthony Faiola and Salwan Georges January 16

Months after Hurricane Irma blazed its destructive path through the Caribbean, the once vibrant community on the tiny island of Barbuda is still struggling to rebuild paradise lost.

Before the September storm, Barbuda was a nearly forgotten Eden about the physical size of the District of Columbia. Its 1,700 inhabitants were family, literally. The descendants of African slaves brought centuries ago by the British, many islanders were related. The workdays were short, and the lobster was sweet. There were no street addresses. Everyone went by their first names.

Irma’s Category 5 winds damaged virtually 100 percent of the island. In its aftermath, and as Hurricane Jose threatened to hit, the island was evacuated.

A few hundred Barbudans have since returned, seeking to rebuild. But the hurricane has ripped open old wounds in Antigua and Barbuda, a Caribbean nation of two very different islands where long-standing tensions have spilled over. Barbudans who have returned are furious at, and suspicious of, the national government in bigger, more developed Antigua, insisting it is dragging its feet on restoring electricity to homes and rebuilding schools. They smell a plot to deter Barbudans from going back, to sell out the island to developers. The effort by the Antigua government to construct a bigger, more fortified airport on Barbuda, they say, is proof.

But the government in Antigua says the time has come for Barbuda to be dragged into the modern world, abandoning a throwback culture of collective land ownership in favor of modern property laws. If Barbudans own their own land and houses, they can, the government says, take out loans to rebuild their properties without taxpayer assistance. They can also insure their homes against storms, just as residents do on Antigua.

In the balance is a cherished Caribbean lifestyle that Barbudans fear may never again be what it was before the wrath of Irma.

The island

On Barbuda, the rebuilding effort after Hurricane Irma has a long way to go. Street debris has been cleared, but many houses remain in tatters. Some of the few hundred returnees are sleeping in tents outside the ruins of their homes.

But Wayde Burton, a local city councilor, has managed to reopen the only store on the island, Lil-Linc’s Supermarket. And a daily ferry is running between Barbuda and Antigua, leaving in the early morning and going back in the late afternoon. But it’s unreliable, residents say, and often crowded, making even getting to Barbuda a chore.

Dasheke Charles, 19, looks out of the ferry as it arrives in Barbuda in late November. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)

Henry Webber, 48, known as Cool Cat, eats lunch at one of the island's few restaurants. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)

Nico Webber, 40, does laundry at her home, which was destroyed by the hurricane. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)

Steel drums used for music classes sit in the island's primary school, which was damaged by the hurricane. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)

Barbudans rest on the ferry returning to Antigua after working on their storm-damaged homes. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)

Rebuilding

Shiraz Hopkins, a Barbuda farmer, fled to neighboring Antigua during the island-wide evacuation in September. Much of his livestock survived Irma. But in the storm’s aftermath, local pit bulls killed off many of his goats, sheep and turkeys. He returned to Barbuda in November, and he argues that the government has been too slow in restoring electricity and water and rebuilding the local primary school.

Many Barbudans have stayed on Antigua, finding jobs and building new lives. But he and other returnees are vowing to stay. “With God’s help, I will get back what I had and even more,” he said.

Skyler Hopkins, 12, helps his father, Shiraz Hopkins, 38, build a fence around their home in Barbuda. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)


Shiraz Hopkins cares for the sheep that belong to his evacuated friends and neighbors. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)	Shiraz Hopkins says the national government is not doing enough to help Barbuda recover from Hurricane Irma. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)

Skyler reads a book on his bed at home. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)

The ‘Dog Hotel’

In Irma’s wake, people were evacuated from Barbuda but animals mostly weren’t. It created a problem as abandoned dogs, formerly pets, formed hunting packs and preyed on sheep, goats and chickens. Some dogs were put down by animal control squads, but others are being housed in a makeshift kennel inside a damaged hotel.

On a December afternoon, 20 dogs were chained up at the “Dog Hotel,” living in what appeared to be poor conditions. That month, however, work was to begin on a new facility meant to serve as a long-term animal shelter.

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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 1/23/2018 10:36:09 AM
	Erdogan Vows ‘No Turning Back’ as Turkey Escalates War on US-Backed Syrian Kurds January 22, 2018 at 10:14 pm Written by Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — Turkey announced Monday that they are continuing to intensify their invasion of the Afrin District in northern Syria, a district held by the Kurdish YPG. Turkey began shelling the area on Friday, and invaded over the weekend. Fighting raged throughout Monday, with the Kurdish YPG reporting that they’d retaken strategic areas they’d lost earlier in the fight. Turkey also confirmed their first soldier to have been killed in the fighting. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported 54 killed overall in the fighting, including 19 Turkish-backed fighters, 26 Kurds, and a number of unidentified people. They also reported 22 civilians killed, though Turkey’s Foreign Ministry dismissed those as Kurdish lies. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey remains determined to take Afrin from the Kurds, saying there is “no turning back” now that the invasion has started, while other officials said they expect a quick victory in the fight. US Struggles With Fighting Between Two Key Allies (ANTIWAR.COM) — US warnings and calls for restraint have failed, and Turkey has invaded Syria’s Afrin District, beginning what could be a protracted battle with the US-backed Kurdish YPG. Two major US allies are in open conflict. US allies have often clashed in the course of the Syrian War, but this is shaping up to be a long military campaign by Turkey, which has been looking to push against the Kurds for quite some time. The US is so far just calling for “restraint,” but their involvement in the fight could come quite quickly, as Turkish officials have repeatedly said after Afrin, they’ll be attacking the YPG-held city of Manbij, a city that has US troops embedded within. The US initially sent troops to Manbij to try to deter a Turkish invasion, betting they wouldn’t want to risk causing casualties to a fellow NATO member. That the fight is already ongoing now may change that calculation. Moreover, Turkey has been complaining about US support for the Kurds for years, and is now demanding that the US totally end all connections with the YPG if they want to “work together,” something the US is unlikely to do. US intentions to keep troops in Syria for the long-term depend heavily on the idea of the YPG retaining a lot of territory to host those US troops within. Finding a way to retain that territory while still giving Turkey the major anti-Kurdish offensive they want is going to be a struggle, and one which could do long-term harm to US-Turkey relations. Syrian Kurds May Send Reinforcements to Fight Turkey (ANTIWAR.COM) — The SDF, the umbrella group dominated by the Kurdish YPG, has reported on Monday that they are openly studying the possibility of sending reinforcements into the Afrin District of northern Syria, aiming to support the defense of the district. Over the weekend, Turkey attacked the Afrin District, which is the western-most Kurdish-held district in Syria. Turkish officials have suggested that this is just the start of a broader invasion of the Syrian Kurdistan. Having talked up the invasion well in advance, Turkey gave the YPG time to mobilize a lot of defenses in Afrin. Still, the invasion by Turkey, and some 25,000 Turkish-backed rebels may have them deciding that they need reinforcements. This is especially true because Kurdish officials say they intend to launch a substantial counterattack against Turkey, and the SDF may decide they want to commit those forces to the battle sooner rather than later. By Jason Ditz / Republished with permission / ANTIWAR.COM This article was chosen for republication based on the interest of our readers. Anti-Media republishes stories from a number of other independent news sources. The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not reflect Anti-Media editorial policy.
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 1/23/2018 10:51:33 AM
	Democrat DREAMER Scheme Revealed, New Information Sheds Light On True Design Posted by Bryan Zormeier \| Jan 21, 2018 \| Liberal Corruption The House of Representatives was able to pass a funding bill last night that did not include legalization of dreamers. The government has been lying to the American people about the number of illegal migrants they are willing to protect. The political debate over the Dreamers currently threatening to shut the government is fueled by the desire to nationalize 3.6 million illegal immigrants. Many legislatures and advocates point to the 800,000 illegal residents granted immediate protection by Obama’s illegal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Referred to as dreamers because of the Dream Act legislation that was proposed in 2001 and never passed Congress, the proposal encompasses a much greater group of people than previously thought. The 3.6 million people who arrived in the United States as minors, under the age of 16, would be granted protection as a DACA recipient. Roughly one-third of identified illegal migrants in the country would gain citizenship overnight if the Dream Act were to pass. The Migration Policy Institute recognizes about 11 million illegals criminally residing within the United States. The institute also recognizes there could be up to twice as many illegals within the country who have not been identified. 3.6 million illegals included in the Dream Act, would be placed on a road to citizenship. The number does not include the immediate family of the minors who were trafficked into the country. The Democrats in Congress are holding out on government funding until these criminals are given citizenship. Laura Ingraham ✔@IngrahamAngle 3.6 million “DREAMers” — +parents, + —if Graham-Durbin-Flake have their way—as many relatives that they each want bring in! #ChainMigrationScam 4:35 PM - Jan 18, 2018 611 Replies 2,475 Retweets 4,likes Twitter Ads info and privacy One contentious element of the legislation is the inclusion of the chain migration. President Trump has taken a firm stance against the legislation. The process would provide an endless chain of family members to be sponsored by the new citizens. Originally the Republicans had asked for stricter immigration standards and appropriations for a wall. By ending the visa lottery program, more people could enter the country and bring with them skills equipped to support themselves. Asking for the consideration of a merit-based system, the president would like people granted entry based on merit and assimilation needs. The original legislation drafted was turned down by the president. President Trump recognized there were too manyconcessions made. Trying to get both parties to act at the behest of Americans, the president was not going to see legislation that would not make America great. Now that the government is hours away from shut down, the Democrats are forcing Republicans to add the legalization of the Dreamers. The 800,000 children the media has been wailing about have been taken off the table. Protests asking for the legalization of all 3.6 million people and their families have been plaguing the capital city while debate continues over funding of the government. Dreamers protest for legislatures to pass a clean dream act on the precipice of a government shutdown. Created in 2012, the DACA legislation named protection for the immigrants no older than 30 who arrived before the age of 16. Work visas and a two-year protection were given to people under DACA. The program could be renewed after two years and eventually lead to citizenship. Of the multiple proposals submitted to the houses of Congress, most plans include protection for millions of dreamers. The most liberal allows citizenship for 3.5 million, excluding only the most violent. The most conservative plan includes the protection of only the 798,980 approved DACA recipients. The House of Representatives was able to pass a bill late last night to fund the government for a month. Dubbed the Schumer Shutdown, the Senate minority leader may be able to sway lawmakers to shut the government down without the protections for the illegals. With a bill to provide funding waiting to be signed, the democratic party appears ready to hurt the working class and federal employees of the United States. The government could be funded until March without much debate taking place. DACA protection status begins to end March 5th. Rather than using the month of February to host talks and negotiations to contrive comprehensive immigration reform, opponents of the president are prepared to get solutions now. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced on multiple occasions they do not target DACA members or their family. After March 5th, if an agreement has not been reached and the Ninth Circuit courts have not ruled on the issue, ICE may begin doing so without repercussion. Jim Hoft ✔@gatewaypundit SHOCK REPORT: 3.6 Million DREAMERS in US -- Will Flip Florida, Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina From Red to Blue! @AnnCoulter http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/01/shock-report-3-6-million-dreamers-us-enough-flip-florida-arizona-georgia-north-carolina/ … 6:49 PM - Jan 18, 2018 SHOCK REPORT: 3.6 Million DREAMERS in US -- Enough to Flip Florida, Arizona, Georgia, and North... A recent study of DACA Dreamers found that most of these new Democrat voters reside in Republican states. Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell and Democrats are determined to pass amnesty for this group of... thegatewaypundit.com 301 Replies 1,594 Retweets 1,594 likes (conservativedailypost.com)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 1/23/2018 3:34:33 PM
	The Rise And Fall Of CNN, The Most Busted Name In News JANUARY 21, 2018 By Jon Rappoport “CNN is still licking their wounds after a rather disastrous couple of weeks, where a shoddy Russia-Trump story led to three staffers resigning, a Project Veritas investigation exposed that the network’s producers peddled the Russia story for ratings, and what came off as a wholly inappropriate veiled threat against an anonymous Reddit user who created a Trump WWE video, which the president tweeted before the Fourth of July Holiday. The video shows Trump beating up WWE’s Vince McMahon, whose face has been superimposed with the CNN logo. The media went apoplectic as an attack against the press; it wasn’t. This spurred the network’s reporters to find the user and pretty much threaten to dox him if he continues to post things CNN doesn’t like.” (Townhall, Matt Vespa, 7/7/17) If you create a giant, you gain extraordinary visibility, and if the giant develops an unsightly and grotesque case of fungal disease, that’s a problem. CNN was born in 1980. At the time, it was the first television network offering 24/7 news, and it was the first network offering nothing but news in the US. In 1991, CNN’s coverage of the Gulf War reached a billion viewers worldwide. Today, CNN International reaches 200 countries. That’s a giant. But from the beginning, back in 1980, there was a major question: how was CNN going to fill up all that time every day with news? Face it, television networks, without bells and whistles, could boil down their coverage of a day’s events in four minutes. That’s because their analysis is so thin. It’s all surface. When you assiduously avoid looking into WHO REALLY RUNS THINGS, the well runs dry quickly. When you avoid detailing the role of mega-banks and mega-corporations and groups like the Trilateral Commission and CFR and Bilderberg, and when you never define Globalism and reveal its true agenda; when you discover nothing of value about the CIA; when you never broach the subject of American Empire; when you refuse to examine the horrendous effects of the medical system; when you fail to expose the ongoing collaboration between establishment Democrats and Republicans, and the influence of lobbyists (e.g., Israeli fronts); when you intentionally remain blind to the destruction of the American Republic and the Constitution; when you ultimately side with National Security and the Surveillance State; when you manage to sidestep actual ongoing environmental pollution flowing poisonously from a number of sources; when you refuse to reveal the full effects of open borders; when you never connect the dots and instead rely on limited hangouts; What are you left with? What do you do, for 24 hours of every single day? Mainly, you wait for “big events,” and then you launch wall to wall coverage for as long as your viewers can stand it. The Gulf War; the first black president; the worst president and the worst human being in history (Trump). You develop bloated panel shows, during which pundits babble across each other like meth addicts in a rubber room. You call “the news” The Situation Room, as if you’re breaking vital stories every 30 seconds. You plow the same ground over and over, until not even weeds can grow in the soil. You fill your basket with the eggs of the “progressive agenda.” You go all in. You fake stories. You do a bizarre version of affirmative action with your on-air talent, as if this will result in “fairer” coverage. And day by day, the public realizes you’re crazy. You can’t hide, because you aren’t just laying on three fake newscasts a day; you’re ON all the time. You’re hoping against hope for a new terror attack or a natural disaster, so you can flood the airwaves with live reports, but in the meantime, you’ll stick with 24/7 Trump, because he’s “the most interesting man in the world.” He’s creating your ratings, such as they are. You’re the tabloid at the checkout counter in the supermarket, and he’s always on the cover. You love him. You need him. It doesn’t matter whether he’s done what you say he’s done. That’s never been the issue. Without his presence, you’d be raking leaves outside a nursing home. You’re the self-appointed Pope, and he’s Satan, and that means dollars. As a bonus, you’re doing what you’re supposed to be doing, on behalf of Globalism and the “interdependent world.” The risk of Trump speaking words of Nationalism against Globalism (whether or not he meant them) is too great to go unchallenged. The international system (aka technocracy) that has been under construction since the dawn of the 20th century must not be derailed. So whether it’s the way Trump sips water from a bottle, or scratches his nose, or treats one of your so-called reporters, you’re the National Enquirer blowing it up into a scandal of the moment. You’re leaking leaks from pipes that don’t even exist. Maybe he has a love child; look into that. Maybe he has another wife he never divorced. Maybe he’s an alien from Venus. Keep those ad revenues flowing, no matter what. Face it, you’ve got nothing else going for you. Connect Trump to the latest news from Tibet if you have to. Or Madagascar. Or Tierra del Fuego. He caused the cold snap across America, because he didn’t sign the Paris Climate Accords. You’re CNN, “the most trusted name in news.” Ride that horse all the way to the end of the road. If you end up **hole broke, somebody will bail you out. Warts and all, you’re too big to fail. Not just because of your work against Trump, but because The News, as the public knows it, must survive. Otherwise, the people will find out what’s really going on in this world and who runs things. And that must never happen. That’s the prime situation in The Situation Room. Who could have guessed, say, 15 years ago, that the following exchange would occur on CNN, in March of 2014? As reported by New York Magazine, CNN host Don Lemon, discussing the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, said: “People are saying to me, why aren’t you talking about the possibility — and I’m just putting it out there — that something odd happened to this plane, something beyond our understanding? What if it was something fully that we don’t really understand? A lot of people have been asking about that, about black holes and on, and on, and on, and all of these conspiracy theories…That’s what people are saying. I know it’s preposterous — but is it preposterous, you think, Mary?” To which, Mary Schiavo, ex-Department of Transportation inspector general, replied: “Well, it is. A small black hole would suck in our entire universe so we know it’s not that.” Maybe it WAS a black hole, and we all disappeared, and resurfaced in an alternate universe, where we got the CNN we know today. Let’s look at Jeff Zucker, CNN’s boss. In April 2017, Zucker baldly told the New York Times, “The idea that politics is sport is undeniable, and we understood that and approached it that way.” The “it” was certainly the 2016 presidential campaign. Zucker always has understood political news in this corrupt fashion—and in the process, he helped elect a US president and a California governor. Zucker was the man who launched The Apprentice, starring Donald Trump, at NBC, in 2004. In other words, Zucker happened to play a major role in electing Donald Trump. There is no getting around it. Washington Post, October 2, 2016: “Looking for someone specific to hold responsible for the improbable rise of Donald Trump?” “Although there are many options, you could do worse than to take a hard look at Jeff Zucker, president of CNN Worldwide.” “It was Zucker, after all, who as the new head of NBC Entertainment gave Trump his start in reality TV with ‘The Apprentice’ and then milked the real estate developer’s uncanny knack for success for all it was worth in ratings and profits.” “And it succeeded wildly — boosting the network’s ratings, as well as Zucker’s [and Trump’s] meteoric career. In turn, under Zucker, the show gave rise to ‘Celebrity Apprentice,’ another Trump extravaganza. And, in turn, Zucker became the head of NBC overall.” “The show [The Apprentice] was built as a virtually nonstop advertisement for the Trump empire and lifestyle…” “The executive [Jeff Zucker] rode the Trump steed hard. When the reality-TV star was preparing to marry Melania Knauss in 2005, Zucker wanted to broadcast the wedding live. (Trump, uncharacteristically, declined.)” “But make no mistake: There would be no Trump-the-politician without Trump-the-TV-star. One begot the other.” POLITICS IS TELEVISION, AND TELEVISION IS POLITICS. If you’re looking for a person who embodies that fake version of reality most purely, you need look no further than Jeff Zucker. Despite his network’s present hatred of Trump, Zucker would give Trump his own show right now if he wanted one. For ratings and ad revenues. Consider another event, one which I’ve analyzed in great detail. It took place on NBC in 2003, when Zucker was the head of the network’s entertainment division. The Tonight Show, with Jeno Leno, was a prime piece of that division then. What Leno pulled off in 2003 had to have the OK from Zucker, because it was a highly unusual move, a distinctly unethical move. An actor wanted to launch a political career and become a governor. The whole news division of a major network surrendered itself, for one ratings-busting night, to a talk show. This is how Arnold Schwarzenegger won the California governor’s race. It all came down to his famous appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, where he announced that he was going to run. The Arnold interview was a global event. It was pre-hyped to the sky, and after three red hot six-minute segments, with a studio audience screaming in approval, the election was virtually over. POLITICS IS TELEVISION. TELEVISION IS POLITICS. Here are a few of CNN’s “black-hole” gaffes, just refresh your memory— Because Trump was attacking CNN and other media as fake, CNN claimed THAT was making life more physically dangerous for journalists in war zones and at home. Wow. I guess the takeaway is: don’t criticize mainstream news, keep your mouth shut and stay hypnotized… Independent journalist, James O’Keefe, released two undercover sting videos which revealed CNN medical producer, John Bonifield, remarking that the whole Trump-Russia scandal is “mostly bull right now, like, we don’t have any giant proof”; and Van Jones, CNN political commentator, stating that “the Russia thing is just a big nothing burger.” Of course, CNN relentlessly pursues the Trump-Russia story as if God and a choir of angels have certified it as the truest, most important event of our time. June 2017: CNN dumped Reza Aslan, the host of their network documentary series called Believer. Why? Because Aslan tweeted, “This piece of [Donald Trump] is not just an embarrassment to America and a stain on the presidency. He’s an embarrassment to humankind.” October 2016: CNN contributor Donna Brazile was dumped, because she passed along questions that would be asked in an upcoming presidential debate, sponsored by CNN. Brazile passed those questions to the Hillary Clinton camp. CNN reporter-dunce Chris Cuomo, during the 2016 election campaign, preposterously told the viewing audience that accessing WikiLeaks’ treasure trove of John Podesta emails was a crime—for any member of the public. Only “the media” were permitted to perform that delicate operation and then decide what to report. Put a picture of Cuomo on your wall and pray to it every night. On June 13, 2015, CNN host Fredricka Whitfield talked about the attack on the Dallas police headquarters. She said the shooter, James Boulware, was “courageous and brave, if not crazy.” Who’s crazy, Fredricka? The 2016 Milwaukee riots. CNN aired a woman named Sherelle Smith telling the rioters, “Don’t bring that violence here.” She was calling for peace. Well, not exactly. The network failed to broadcast the rest of Smith’s advice: “Burning down ain’t going to help nobody! Y’all burning down we need in our community. Take that to the suburbs! Burn that ** down!” CNN: the most trusted name in news. (To read about Jon’s mega-collection, The Matrix Revealed, click here.) (activistpost.com)
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