What goes through my my mind when I read the news with my morning coffee. …Or for the Simon's Rockers in the group, this is my response journal.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, mistreated household staff, a labor court has found, in a case brought by a former caretaker.
Israeli PM’s wife mistreated staff, court finds | Radio New Zealand News
Somehow this does not surprise me at all.
A large explosion in the Turkish capital, Ankara, has left at least 28 people dead and 61 injured, Turkish officials say.
Ankara blast: At least 28 dead in Turkish capital explosion – BBC News
Sigh…
“It’s one of the worst decisions in the history of the country. We have totally destabilized the Middle East.” “We spent $2 trillion,” Trump said about the Iraq war. “Could have rebuilt our country. We could have done so much with that money. And instead, we’re worse in the Middle East than we were 15 years ago. Right now, it’s a disaster.”
<Snicker>
It’s gotta sting the G.O.P. when that guy is the only one talking sense.
German chancellor Angela Merkel says the European Union must prove it is able to find solutions to global problems. She made the comments during a parliamentary address in which she defended her refugee policy, claiming Europe’s values were at stake.
Merkel: Europe needs common refugee policy | All media content | DW.COM | 17.02.2016
hmmm
It is in Germany’s national interest for Britain to remain in the European Union, the country’s chancellor has said. Angela Merkel said changes proposed to EU rules by David Cameron were “justified and necessary” and that Germany backed them. “Far from being demands that are just for Britain they are also European demands and many of them are justified and necessary,” she said ahead of a two-day meeting of leaders to discuss the package.
hmmmm
“Why would you move 75 large stones just so you could dance around twice a year? If you put a roof on it you can use it all year.”
An Architect’s Radical New Theory About Stonehenge
Wild!
An analysis of Easter Island spear heads shows that the civilization didn’t perish due to warfare.
Ancient Easter Island Civilization Didn’t Kill Each Other Off, Study of Spear Heads Shows
hmmm
And the images are stunning. Get an inside look at how the Rescued Film Project developed and archived the historical discovery.
wild…
For centuries, it has been a crystal of legend locked in the verses of Norse myth with little or no evidence that it was ever real. Now it seems scientists at last have grounds for believing that the Viking “sunstone” used to navigate the seas did indeed exist.
Not just the stuff of legend: Famed Viking ‘sunstone’ did exist, believe scientists
cool!
An oblong crystal found in the wreck of a 16th-century English warship is a sunstone, a near-mythical navigational aid said to have been used by Viking mariners, researchers said on Wednesday. The stone is made of Iceland spar, a transparent,…
Scientists Think They Have Found The Mythical ‘Sunstone’ Vikings Used To Navigate Warships |
cool!
Ali Shamkhani, chief of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, claimed today that U.S. Republican officials reached out to Tehran asking that the recent release of four American prisoners be delayed until after the upcoming presidential election. There are very good reasons to be skeptical of Shamkhani’s claim. If it is true, it is completely insane.
What the fuck is so insane about the G.O.P. doing the exact same thing they did in the Carter-Reagan era hostage crisis? Nothing, that is what. Gawker needs to grow up and pull their collective thumbs out of their asses.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange expresses vindication over a U.N. panel’s judgment that Sweden and the UK have “arbitrarily detained” him since 2010.
Julian Assange: WikiLeaks founder ‘arbitrarily detained’ – CNN.com
hmmm
Stonehenge is giving up its secrets, and one appears to be that many influential women were buried at the ancient site.
Powerful Women Buried at Stonehenge : Discovery News
hmmm
Photographers captured everyday life and historic sites as part of a global “archive of the planet” project.
First color photos of Ireland taken by two French women in 1913 – IrishCentral.com
cool
Queen Himiko history is some badass history. Not only was she a queen and shamaness, she was the first recorded Japanese person ever. Find out more here.
Queen Himiko: Badass Chicks of Japanese History -Tofugu
cool.
Onna-bugeisha was a type of female warrior belonging to the Japanese nobility. Many women engaged in battle, commonly alongside samurai men.
Source: Onna-bugeisha- Rare photos show the Japanese female warriors
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Agents monitored military operations in Gaza, watched for a strike against Iran, and kept tabs on drone technology.
Israeli Drone Feeds Hacked By British and American Intelligence
Since we probably bought and paid for the damn things I am more than fucking OK with this. Israel’s government is incapable of keeping their word, all the more reason to spy on their asses.
An expedition reveals that two national parks in Ethiopia and Sudan could be home to around 200 lions – a rare extension of their wild habitat
Hidden population of up to 200 lions found in remote Ethiopia | New Scientist
very cool!
Sweden’s interior minister says his country is preparing to expel 80,000 asylum-seekers in the next year, according to media reports.
Sweden may reject thousands of asylum applications – CNN.com
Sigh…
Campaigner Malala Yousafzai calls for more to be done to educate millions of Syrian refugee children denied access to school.
Malala Yousafzai warns of education gap for Syrian refugees – BBC News
sigh
The Kremlin calls on the US Treasury to come up with proof after it told the BBC it considered President Vladimir Putin to be corrupt.
Russia BBC Panorama: Kremlin demands ‘Putin corruption’ proof – BBC News
Tit for tat.
Police in western India prevent hundreds of women from marching to a temple traditionally open only to men.
Indian women march to temple, demanding ‘right to pray’ – BBC News
hmmm
“A migrant’s life is about documents,” said Lamin, a 17-year-old from Gambia, who was fostered by Frenguelli. “I trust Carla like a mum because she helped me a lot getting my ID. She always encourages me. Without her, my life would be so much harder here in Sicily.”
Africa: Part of the Family – Sicilians Take in Migrant Children – allAfrica.com
humans beings humans. don’t see that too much of that in the news.
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