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The sixth century historian Procopius, in both his History of the Wars, and The Secret History, mentions a sea monster--a gigantic whale--named Porphyrios that dwelt in the Bosporus Strait and the Black Sea, and which terrorized the shipping lanes around Constantinople for about fifty years, and which causes significant headaches for the Emperor Justinian & the Roman navy. Our information is fairly limited, but what can we say about this real life Moby Dick?SOURCES:The Secret History, ProcopiusThe History of the Wars, ProcopiusA Cabinet of Byzantine Curiosities, KaldellisPinned by The Historian's CraftPorphyrios: The Sea Monster that Terrorized the Late Roman Empire3:51...

As the author of this blog post, I place it into the public domain. Anyone may freely copy it in any part or in its entirely, without asking my permission, and without paying any money. I do ask you please cite a link to https://danfromsquirrelhill.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/obamacare-59/I ask you to please show this list to as many people as possible. Sunshine really is the best disinfectant. I can’t stop Obama from doing any of these horrible things to our health care system, but I can tell people about what he is doing. So please share this list with others on Facebook, Twitter,...

My initial introduction to the CIA was through the medium of film and literature. The spy versus spy mystique was alluringly romantic, with a definite ‘good versus evil’ vibe. I grew up, after all, during the Cold War, where the ‘red menace’ permeated every fiber of American popular culture. I opted to serve my country in the military, and not as a spy, receiving a commission in the Marine Corps in 1984 as an intelligence officer. My specialty was combat, not espionage, and it seemed that my path and that of the premier American intelligence agency were never to cross....

2,700-year-old inscribed papyrus, a letter to 'Ishmael' written in early Hebrew script, joins only two others from biblical times. But that's just the beginning of the story...This 4-centimeter-high, 5-centimeter-wide (1.5 inch x 2 inches) fragment joins only two other known contemporary papyrus fragments inscribed with early Hebrew in the Land of Israel to date.The treasure hunt ended earlier this year after the IAA’s Eitan Klein located the owner of the exceedingly rare papyrus in the fittingly nicknamed Treasure State.The inscription is composed of four fragmented lines, the first of which begins with the intriguing command "To Ishmael, send…." and then...

While we are being distracted by Ukraine, President Putin has advanced his geopolitical goals materially. Aided and abetted by President Xi, Putin is taking the Asian continent into his control. That mission is well on its way to being achieved. He now awaits the winter months to finally force the EU to reject America’s hegemony. Only then, will the western end of the Eurasian continent be truly free of American interference. This article explains how he is achieving his strategic goals. It examines the geopolitics of the Asian landmass and the nations tied to it, which are commercially and financially...

Here are many examples of voter fraud in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election that, as far as I’m aware, have not been debunked. Updated for June 23, 2022.By Daniel Alman (aka Dan from Squirrel Hill)June 23, 2022The mainstream media continues to insist that there is “no evidence” of voter fraud in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.They are lying.Here are many examples of voter fraud in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election that, as far as I’m aware, have not been debunked:Russell James Ramsland, Jr. audited 22 Dominion voting machines that were used in Antrim County, Michigan.This is his conclusion from his...

A biodistribution study of the Pfizer Covid-19 injection suggests a suspension of the use of mRNA ‘Vaccines’ is urgently required and blood donor organisations need to take a long hard look at their policies surrounding the acceptance of donations of blood from people who have received an mRNA based Covid-19 injection. By Dr Bryam W. BridleDo you remember when public health and government officials assured everyone that the mRNA ‘vaccines’ function like traditional vaccine technologies? …meaning that they largely remain in the shoulder muscle where they are injected, with some portion going to the draining lymph nodes where an immune...

On December 10, 2020 Sidney Powell was interviewed on Fox News and she denounced a "Cyber Pearl Harbor" attack. "They designed and developed the Smartmatic and Dominion programs and machines that included a controller module that allows people to log in and manipulate the vote even as it’s happening. We’re finding more and more evidence of this. We now have reams and reams of actual documents from Smartmatic and Dominion including evidence that they planned and executed all of this. We know that $400 million of money came into Smartmatic from China only a few weeks before the election, that...

ransomnote: The Expose is over the target and taking flak, banned and censored - even Paypal turned against them in an effort to deprive them of funding. Please pray that the Expose receive the funds it needs to keep serving the public.Health authorities around the world are manipulating figures in an attempt to hide from the general public that the Covid-19 injections are causing the fully vaccinated to develop Vaccine Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; and we can prove it…By a concerned readerThe Chairman of the South African Medical Association. Dr. Angelique Coetzee, discovered the Omicron variant in South Africa in...

One of the main drivers of notions like systemic racism has been the ban on public discussions of IQ. A psychometrician published some results in 1970 that caused an uproar in an early manifestation of cancel culture. Charles Taylor and Richard J. Herrnstein in The Bell Curve, published in 1994, point out that the connection between IQ and success or the lack of success is indisputable at this point. In the social sciences, there can be one study that suggests one thing, and another one that contradicts it. But, the effects of IQ on lifetime achievement is not like that....

What is contained below is a guide that came down to civilian personnel at the military base I work at. There was no mention that this information is classified or confidential, so I wanted to share this with everyone here. Keep in mind that this information is for Air Force civilian personnel, but could be applicable to other branches as well. I tried to remove all specific contact information, so if you want the actual document with ALL of the information it contains, FreepMail me with your email address and I'll send it to you. Be warned, it's a long...

[H/T Qiviut]ransomnote: The entire, outstanding report with links to key elements of the Covid 'vaccine' strategy and fallout, some of which few have had time to study, is posted to FR below. I've never seen a better collection of hard-to-find content and suppressed information key to our survival in the current battle(s). The linked PDF provides better quality formatting - please share the PDF or print copies and share it with everyone you know. Yes. It's that important.This shocking report shows all the scientific evidence that the covid injections have already killed millions worldwide and have permanently disabled or seriously...

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted lives the world over for more than a year. Its death toll will soon reach three million people. Yet the origin of pandemic remains uncertain: The political agendas of governments and scientists have generated thick clouds of obfuscation, which the mainstream press seems helpless to dispel. In what follows I will sort through the available scientific facts, which hold many clues as to what happened, and provide readers with the evidence to make their own judgments. I will then try to assess the complex issue of blame, which starts with, but extends far beyond, the...

The classics are classics for a reason and offer valuable, time-worn lessons about humanity itself.We were excited to see the sign at the Lansing Mall: Barnes and Noble Booksellers. My roommate and I, on our spring break excursions, were shopping in another city when we spotted the national bookselling chain. We envisioned a long hour of perusing the great books — from Cicero to Tolstoy, Shakespeare to Dickens, Plato to Faulkner. My roommate joked she never made it out of a bookstore without purchasing at least one volume.After walking through a maze of board games, Harry Potter paraphernalia, and $10...

greenfrontbrakelight Saturday, June 16, 2007 Green Front Brake Light Theoretical Analysis and Proposal for the Adoption of a Universal Green Front Brake Light for All Roadway Vehicles. It is the purpose of this document to analyze and advocate the case for the adoption of green colored front brake indicator lights, for use on all roadway vehicles. Statistically speaking It has been estimated that 1 in 4 vehicles will be involved in a collision over its lifetime. Transport Canada advises Canadians in its 2002 Annual Report on Road Safety Vision 2010, that "In 2001, 2,778 road users were killed in traffic...

It All Starts today, Feb 1st 2021… What You Need To Know As Trump Executive Order 13848 Goes Into Effect Do you think it’s a coincidence that February 1st is “FREEDOM DAY”? Folks, this is why Wall Street is going crazy right now. They are freaking out, and they are trying to move money around, basically “money laundering” to move their money before it gets frozen. THIS IS HUGE! IF YOU DIDN’T READ THE EXECUTIVE ORDER ON ELECTION INTERFERENCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH it is time to do so now! 45 days from November 3rd, 2020 was Dec 18th, 2020...

Remember when we saw footage of people in Wuhan China falling to the ground as if they had been shot? Well, they HAD been shot but not by guns. They were targeted by 5G beams which can fry the inside of a person in mere seconds. Guess where the largest rollout of 5G was in China back in December 2019? You guessed it: WUHAN, CHINA!! YES – 5G was built and is being rolled out as a Weapon against humanity! “Then He said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be great earthquakes...

FREEPERS, THIS IS LONG...BUT THE COST AHEAD IS GREAT.... THIS IS PART II OF A CLEAR CALL TO ARMS, FROM THE NATIONS LARGEST GROUP OF CURRENT AND FORMER LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MILITARY MEMBERS. ARE YOU ONE OF THEM?? ARE YOU READY? MILLIONS ARE. (web version at link above) *********************************************** President Trump, Today, December 23, is the anniversary of the reading of Thomas Paine’s The American Crisis, Number 1, to Washington’s troops as they prepared their minds, bodies, and spirits for the critical battle of Trenton, which turned the tide of the war. General Washington had suffered defeat after defeat, and...

Pet psychic Beth Lee-Crowther says Joe Biden’s dogs, Major and Champ, told her they are excited to live in the White House. They also say their master will be “a great president.” Champ says he needs memory foam bedding to ease problems with his joints. Major thinks he may have dental problems. Both dogs say Joe Biden’s troubles with Donald Trump are far from over, but that their master is calm and focused enough to steer America forward. The Biden White House has sprung its first leaks. But what can be done when the leakers are the president-elect’s beloved dogs,...

Have A Happy (Scripted) Political Season Since politics has become a retail and wholesale money machine and the entire process degraded to a series of TV shows (bad TV shows), it is appropriate to consider the whole smelly thing as a consumer issue. Because that is what we are to the politicos: consumers of retail political products; you pay to participate in the political process just like you pay for any other service. But what you get for your money is often unclear as it’s a bait-and-switch game: buy the pitch, pay your money and cross your fingers. What you...