The Swiss have been attempting to negotiate treaty terms with the EU. In light of the Brexit vote, the Swiss find themselves at the back of the line when it comes to priorities for EU leadership. The Brexit will also have immediate financial impacts that Swissinfo.ch details here: Britain has decided to leave the European Union. […]
Archives for June 2016
Netherland’s Geert Wilders for EU Referendum
Wilders, who is leading opinion polls, said that if elected prime minister in March general elections in the Netherlands, he too will call a referendum. “We want (to) be in charge of our own country, our own money, our own borders, and our own immigration policy,” he said in a statement.
Ready for Launch: Final Piece to U.S. Navy’s Game Changing NEXGEN SATCOMM
Source: Lockheed Martin The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) are ready to launch the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) secure communications satellite, MUOS-5, here on Friday, June 24, aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The launch window is between 10:30 a.m. and 11:14 a.m. EDT. Watch the launch live: • A […]
Two Air Force Ones Fly to Paris for the Price of…? Holy Cow!
Originally posted December 3, 2015. So 40,000 people—each one on the taxpayer dime—are meeting in Paris to (a) save the planet, and (b) to suppress any dissent to the orthodoxy of climate change. “And yet all of them somehow fly to Paris on planes burning massive amounts of fossil fuel, not noticing any contradiction between […]
RAGE Gauge: Can’t Get No Satisfaction!
Another component of my RAGE Gauge is Americans’ dissatisfaction with the direction of the country as measured by Gallup’s poll of “Satisfaction With the United States.” The poll asks responders the simple question “In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time?” This is […]
Meet the Smiling Face of Germany’s Far Right
Germany’s far right wing populist political party is the AfD—Alterative für Deutschland, which was founded in 2012. The AfD’s unlikely leader is Frauke Petry, a research chemist and entrepreneur who only entered politics in 2013. At 41, she is the mother of four. Ms. Petry deflects criticism of the AfD—that its very existence raises questions […]
Italy’s Shocking Antiestablishment Victories
Italy’s 5-Star Movement knocks off establishment candidates. The Wall Street Journal details the stunning election results. ROME—Italy’s antiestablishment 5-Star Movement scored resounding victories in Rome’s and Turin’s mayoral elections. Virginia Raggi, the movement’s 37-year-old candidate, was elected as the capital’s first female mayor. She won 67% of the vote. A more surprising victory was that […]
What Does a Brexit Signal?
The Wall Street Journal offers a cogent synopsis. There is a school of thought that says a Brexit vote signals a higher probability that Donald Trump becomes president of the U.S., that the right-wing and euroskeptic AFD party in Germany gains greater influence and that Marine Le Pen’s National Front party does the same in France. […]
Changing the Face of Europe Forever? Part II
Originally posted November 12, 2015. Pat Buchanan asks and answers: “Will Europe remain Europe if she is repopulated by Arabs, Muslims, Asians and Africans?…Can a civilization survive the replacement of the people who created it by people of other races, religions, and civilizations?…Ask the Native Americans.” Mr. Buchanan reminds readers that the 15 million immigrants […]
4/15/2015: RIP BB King the King of the Blues
Originally posted May 15, 2015. The King of the Blues, BB King, passed away last night. The BBC eulogizes King here. King, known for his hits My Lucille, Sweet Little Angel and Rock Me Baby, died in his sleep in Las Vegas. Born in Mississippi, King began performing in the 1940s, going on to influence […]
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