NotationsOn Our World: Horrific Scenes From Macedonia

The refugee crisis in Europe is becoming more acute by the minute.    As we have been assessing the situation, we are seeing estimates of some 800,000 refugees that will be expected to arrive at Europe's shores.   There seems to be no clear answer.

Our team was shocked beyond words as we saw this On the Grid from Macedonia: 

Macedonia – Greece border, 21 August 2015 – video by f.bytyci
Posted by Fatos Bytyci on Friday, August 21, 2015

How long before the cries of the Children are heard?  How long before the World truly musters the courage to change? 

Notations On Our World: An #outsider newssflash ( The Latest From Washington)

We just received this from the Congressional Budget Office as Congress is in recess and the budget battle is about to be back in the news when they return to Washington.    As we continue to assess the US Political scene (with the campaign heating up ever more), we will have updates over the ensuing days.

A developing story.....

New From CBO Presentation on CBO’s Updated Budget and Economic Projections Remarks by Keith Hall, CBO Director

View of the Week: On #Israel Watch w/ #TheIranDeal & #War

For today's edition of  "View of the week", we wanted to feature this from Starfor that has an interesting take on recent disclosure by the former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak as the debate over the Iran Deal continues throughout the World:

"Israel: The Case Against Attacking Iran is republished with permission of Stratfor."

Our team released the late breaking news on it in our Daily Twitter Curation yesterday.   It is quite startling how this was released in spite of the strict controls in Israel today as the Congress of the United States builds up to the pivotal vote on September 17.