the size of Great Britain is now hurling a 600-mile-long dust cloud at Europe. Along with the dust, this hurricane-size thunderstorm is also bringing record temps of 100-plus degrees (F) to Europe.

Last night, a massive thunderstorm large enough to cover the England, Scotland and Ireland combined blew up over western Africa. The storm, larger than most hurricanes, drew in strong, hot winds from North Africa and the Sahara Desert. These winds bore upon them a great load of dust. Dust which the strong outflow of the storm then turned northward along a frontal boundary draped across the Mediterranean toward Europe.

As of early today, a large mass of dust with a front spanning approximately 600 miles covered sections of Mali, Algeria and Niger even as strong, hot southerly winds gathered to propel it northward. Over the next three days, this dust storm, or Haboob, is expected to rage across North Africa’s Algeria and Tunesia, leap the Mediterranean, roar across Central Italy, and vent its fury on the Balkan states and Poland before finally terminating in the Ukraine.

From its origin over Northwest Africa, to its termination over the Ukraine, this anomalous dust storm is predicted to travel more than 2,500 miles. The storm will be borne by hot southerly winds. Saharan winds, some could say. And those winds will bring with them not only the choking dusts of North Africa, but also a taste of its heat.

In Sofia, Bulgaria, temperatures are expected to hit 95 (F) degrees over the next few days. In Bucharest, Romania, the mercury is expected to top 96 by Saturday. Sections of central Bulgaria are likely to see readings as high as 104 (F) by Saturday. Athens, Greece may reach 102 F temperatures on Saturday and 100 degree (F) temperatures Sunday. Further up the Balkan Peninsula, Larissa’s forecast is for 107 degree F temperatures by Saturday. All are readings in ranges about 15-20 degree Fahrenheit above average for this European region during this time of year. Record to near record hot temperatures that have more in common with typical North African climates than those usually associated with Southern Europe.

https://robertscribbler.com/2016/06/15/monster-african-thunderstorm-hurl...

Fever! Listening get to this for the first time. Luv it!

Friends, what would it take to get people to rise up and just say no?

The 1% is powerful because we agree that it is. What happens if many of disagree?

I think our struggle is as much an individual, internal one as it is a collective, outward struggle.

The Senate Democrats are filibustering for gun control legislation to get a vote. Sen. Murphy (CT) has held the floor since around 9:15 (EDT) today. Here's the link: http://www.c-span.org/video/?411209-1/us-senate-democrats-take-floor-deb.... I've been listening for a couple of hours. They want a vote on background checks and will not yield the floor. I'll have to go home soon, so I won't know the outcome. Very interesting, though.

It's my local (Ithaca, NY) station. No canned hours. And quite subversive. Keith Olbermann got his broadcast start on this station, doing sports announcing, lo these many years. I hears him then, lo these many years. He does an occasional ad stating that this station is part of his radio broadcast empire.

Good for hippies, several DJs are over 60. Homies to me.

Capitalism Will Collapse Because Elites ‘Allow Poor to Rot,’ Tariq Ali Tells Chris Hedges (Video) -Posted on Jun 14, 2016 -By Chris Hedges[video:https://youtu.be/e8wW10risUo]

‘On Contact’ will feature conversations with activists, intellectuals and revolutionaries. As Hedges puts it, his show “will examine the effects of the endless wars, mounting inequality and the steady erosion of our civil liberties, and will give voice to those who offer radical solutions, including those proposed by anti-capitalists, and who have been shut out of the national debate by a corporatized press.”

“The constriction of acceptable opinion and debate has eroded the integrity of the press and contributed to the decay of our democracy,” Hedges said. ”This program will be a program where dissident voices will not only be amplified, but celebrated.”
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Hedges was an outspoken critic of the Iraq War and criticized the media coverage at the time as “shameful cheerleading.”

He will join RT America's hosts Ed Schultz of ‘News with Ed,’ Larry King of 'Politicking' and 'Larry King Now' and Tyrel Ventura, Tabetha Wallace and Sean Stone of 'Watching the Hawks.'

No stranger to the channel, Hedges has often been a guest on the news and other RT America programs.

Enjoy (or weep) listening.

He's a pure progressive hero to me who, like his comrade Cornel West, really walks the walk. Both are intellectual titans who I'd put up against anybody in the lapdog MSM.

Thanks for passing this along mimi.

I was there with them on this day. They've been involved or spearheaded such courageous acts of civil disobedience many more times than I've ever done.

RT has shown some really amazing foresight, huh? Lee Camp, a comedian who has single-handedly had the fortitude to expose the election fraud of the 2016 Dem Primary, has been really risen to forge out a place for himself. And they picked up Ed Schultz and have had Thom Hartmann for some time - and Hedges? Wow, that's pretty impressive. Will watch online.