Pat Condell: It's Good to be Anti Islam

Aha, you're just an Islamophobic racist! Of course it doesn't matter one iota that an ideology isn't a race, or that a rational fear isn't  a phobia. Because that's how the racists justify their hate mongering against the critics of Islam

There's a laundry list of the latest abuses on Pat's YT channel.

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UK and Dutch Fighters Chase Russian Bombers

Wednesday two heavy Russian Tupolev Tu-95 Bears bombers were intercepted by the Netherlands Royal Air Force and turned back on approach to Scotland by Royal Navy Typhoon fighters

Two Russian bombers which violated airspace have been chased away by Dutch and British fighters.

The aircraft, believed to be Tupolev Tu-95 Bears, were spotted off the coast of northeast Scotland. They were turned away from Britain when a Typhoon fighter was scrambled from RAF Leuchars in Fife. Aircrew stationed at the base are on standby to intercept unidentified aircraft at a moment's notice. Dutch fighter jets were also dispatched on Wednesday when the two Russian planes entered their airspace. A pair of Dutch F-16 jets intercepted the Tu-95s at about 4pm after they strayed half a mile into the country's territory. The incidents come amid heightened international tensions over the situation in Ukraine, following the annexation of Crimea by Russia last month.

EARTH DAY: Our Number 1 Fav Tweet

When natural purity is your moral standard and dead material your supreme value you might celebrate Earth Day!

HAPPY “Paul Ehrlich and Kenneth Watt Were Wrong About Everything” DAY!!!!!! #EarthDay pic.twitter.com/oIFtrqAQ8K

— Carlton Hinds (@methuselaschild) April 22, 2014

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Trail of Dead Bankers: couple shot in Belgium

A spate of deaths and suicides in the financial sector is setting off speculations and conspiracy theories about approaching collapse of the monetary system

Prominent bankers are dying in droves. Here's the tip-off that this is a very big story: the mainstream media is not covering it. 

UPDATE: Today in Belgium a double bill - h/t @1Holland

Late Friday evening around 11 PM a child, 9 years old and a man, 37, a banker, were shot in a hamlet in the Eastern province of Liege in Belgium. A woman, his wife and related to the child, was injured and later died in hospital of her wounds. An unknown gunman fired seven shots. Law enforcement have very little to go on. The victim, a banker, has been identified as Benoît P., the woman as Carole H. (also 37). Both had an excellent reputation. The man was a director of a major branch of  BNP Paribas Fortis; the woman also worked for the bank.  Law enforcement are investigating if there was more than one shooter. Apparently a car had been waiting for them to get home. Then seven shots were fired from an automatic pistol. (Source)

Great Capitalist Inventions: the Airplane

Wright Brothers First Flight (1903). On Jan. 1, 1914, one commercial passenger flew on one commercial flight. On Jan. 1, 2014, an estimated 8 million people flew on nearly 100,000 flights

On December 17 1903, news came through that two brothers had flown a curious air machine for more than a minute. The footage used in this film is actually from their flight in 1908. 

Statistics from the International Air Transport Association, or IATA, show that some 3.1 billion people flew in 2013, surpassing the 3 billion mark for the first time ever. That figure is expected to grow to 3.3 billion by 2014 and represents about 44 percent of the world’s population. But it’s not just people who fly. An estimated 50 million tons of cargo are transported each year, representing an annual value of some $6.4 trillion (or 35 percent of the value of goods traded internationally). Meanwhile, the aviation industry supports more than 57 million jobs and generates $2.2 trillion in economic activity. According to IATA, the industry’s direct economic contribution of around $540 billion would, if translated into the GDP ranking of countries, place the industry in 19th position. (Source)

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DUTCH PREPARING 3 F-16 FIGHTERS FOR UKRAINE

As a free country Ukraine has the right to decide to which power bloc it wants to belong (if any). The Russian strategy of ethnic politics is bankrupt and will only lead to balkanization

F16s of the Netherlands Royal Airforce

UPDATE: During the next three weeks three jets will be prepared for a mission in the Ukraine border area. The destination is probably one of the NATO member states: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary or Romania. The wildcard is Belarus. The tyrant Alexander Lukashenko has always been a loyal sock puppet to Putin. But not anymore. He also fears Vladimir's Heim-Ins-Reich policy. To be continued.

EU/NATO ASKED NETHERLANDS FOR 4 F-16S

EU and NATO have asked the Dutch Government for four fighter jets. Apparently the Dutch can muster three. Peace dividend, anyone?

DUTCH SENDING THREE F-16S TO UKRAINE

The Dutch Government has decided to station three F-16 fighter jets to defend Ukrainian sovereignty. More details later today. Watch this space!

BREAKING: NATO Just Announced They Are Going To Increase Forces In Eastern Europe.. Due To The Russian Military On Ukraine Border #tcot
— Sandra Schneider (@sandyaschneider) April 16, 2014

Latest events in Eastern Ukraine are true film stuff. Tarantino and Benigni could make great movies out of it. pic.twitter.com/ZV3CudYMYy
— Yannis Koutsomitis (@YanniKouts) April 16, 2014

Posted 1:34PM

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Objectivism: Money Is The Root of All Good

Those who believe that "money is the root of all evil" have no understanding of the nature of money: a container of value, a tool of traders and a means to exchange value for value

Speech of Francisco D'Anconia at a party about money in Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged"!

"Let me give you a tip on a clue to men's characters. The man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably. The man who respects it, has earned it. Run for your life from any man that tells you money is evil. It is the leaper's bell of an approaching looter."

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Marxist: North Korea Is Really a Popular Democracy

@HouriAmina @RedScareBot Since 1965 there is the Taean work system in North Korea, which is a goal that the government proposes
— Comandante Maurício (@mau_kadafi) April 11, 2014

@HouriAmina @RedScareBot In North Korea, there is a popular democracy on the basis that is unknown to the Western capitalist countries.
— Comandante Maurício (@mau_kadafi) April 11, 2014

Igniting the Objectivist Student Movement

The Undercurrent was founded 9 years ago with the mission of spreading Ayn Rand's ideas on college campuses through a student newspaper

Where will tomorrow's Objectivist leaders come from? 

The Undercurrent is spearheading efforts to unite Objectivist students and foment campus activism. They've achieved some significant milestones this last year, but have even bigger ambitions for the year to come. Check out the new video and fundraiser which outlines The Undercurrent's plans to grow the Objectivist student movement. The focal project: host a major outreach conference in the fall of 2014. In order to make that happen, they need your help. With your support last year, The Undercurrent accomplished some major goals -- with your continued support, they can develop projects which will kick-start a true Objectivist youth movement. The Underrcurrent is seeking to raise $100k via this campaign to help fund development over the next year. (...) (Source)

Donate now - TheUndercurrent.org - Follow @tundercurrent

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An Objectivist's Uplifting Message To < 25 yods

Yaron Brook, director of the Ayn Rand Institute spoke on the Chicago Ideas Week and had a wonderful appeal to under 25yods

Yaron Brook speaking at the 2013 Chicago Ideas Week.

"There's a window between the ages of 15 and 25 where we can challenge the ideas we were brought up with, where we can make choices that are new and original to us, that are independent" .. and this will shape the rest of your life. So go and pursue reason, pursue your own happiness and live life to be the best you can be."

Such a great message!