Tuesday, June 11, 2013

11 June - Blogs I`m Following

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The latest lie from the government that lies about everything

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 18 minutes ago
------------------------------ *Another Phony Jobs Report From A Government That Lies About Everything –Paul Craig Roberts* ------------------------------ June 7, 2013 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter June 7, 2013. The payroll jobs report for May released today continues the fantasy. Goods producing jobs declined, with manufacturing losing another 4,000 jobs, but the New Economy produced 179,000 service jobs. Are these jobs the high-powered, high-wage “innovation jobs” that economis... more »

This Is Too Good To Miss: 23 Reasons Why I Feel Safer Today In America!

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 29 minutes ago
With all the reports coming out now about how the NSA has been purposely spying on every American citizen via their phones, social media, and even their personal e-mails, I am indeed shocked that more American citizens are not up in arms about this horrendous action by their own criminal government? Is America at the point now that its own citizens are hopelessly dumbed down by chemicals and the droning effect of their Talmud-Visions that they are unwilling to act to defend their freedoms and liberties? I do wonder... I came across the following article from the "From The Trenches... more »

Do Americans support tracking phone records?

Left I on the News at Left I on the News - 40 minutes ago
The Pew poll is being reported by news organizations, and by Pew, in a very misleading manner. Here's Pew's headline, and the way it's being reported: "Majority Views NSA Phone Tracking as Acceptable Anti-terror Tactic" But the actual poll reads: "NSA getting secret court orders to track millions of Americans to investigate terrorism is acceptable/not acceptable/don't know" 56% of people polled answered acceptable to *that* question, which has one huge lie and one huge bias. The lie is that NSA is getting secret court orders to track millions of Americans; they are doing no such t... more »

Tiwesdæg: the Left-hand of Linkage

Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 42 minutes ago
Jeffrey Toobin’s “Edward Snowden is no Hero” has generated some very sprited debate in my Facebook circles. Most of my online interlocutors fall into the left civil-libertarian camp, so readers might imagine their consensus view of Snowden’s action. I’m much less sanguine. I take the ethical, moral, and legal obligations of holding a high-level security Continue reading

James Corbett/Jan Irvin: CIA/Mkultra/Mind Control & the brave new world?

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 hour ago
Don't forget the first post for today either.....Syria Conflict: A brief military analysis

House of Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer Decides To Uphold And Reward Ongoing Conservative Party Electoral Misdeeds

leftdog at Buckdog - 1 hour ago
*Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons, is WRONG to let two Conservative 'candidates' sit in the House of Commons in spite of an Elections Canada ruling that they should not be allowed to vote or receive remuneration as a result of violating the Canada Election Act in the last election. SHAME!!! * *Hill Times *

Syria Conflict: A brief military analysis

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 hour ago
Heralding the Rise of Russia-Russo-Armenian Relations, Eurasian Geopolitics and Combating Western Globalism. This blog has many geopolitical articles. Always enlightening. Perhaps controversial? Depending on your own thoughts, feelings and knowledge regarding geopolitical situations. The analysis on Syria is very good. Heralding the Rise of Russia is in the blogroll should you wish to continue checking them out! Syrian Conflict: A Brief Military Analysis - June, 2013An excerpt from a lengthy, but well worth *reading entirely post*, *from this blogger:* *-With momentum on their side... more »

#Commoncore supporters are butthurt #ESEA

Chalk Face, PhD at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 1 hour ago
Know your meme. CCSSO abandoning “efforts” to write social studies standards to instead focus on ELA/Math implementation, and to thwart opposition to CCSS, according to Education Weak [link excluded purposely, find it yourself if you want, or trust us]. CCSSO Executive Director Chris Minnich told me that the chiefs group wants and needs to focus […]

BILDERBERG; BRAINWASHING; ISRAELI FLAG

Anon at aangirfan - 1 hour ago
*Note the number of UK Members of Parliament copying Andrew Neil's mocking laugh. * Looks like the policy of the elite is mocking laughter. Perhaps it is a guilty smirk rather than a mocking laugh. *The BBC's Andrew Neil mocks Alex Jones.* Bilderberg wants the world run by the rich elite. *“The True Story of the Bilderberg Group”* *Bilderberg means rule by a rich elite; it means Feudalism.* Bilderberg's 'wish list' includes... *Control of world populations by 'mind control'...* Manufactured crises and perpetual wars... *“The True Story of the Bilderberg Group”* dreamweaver11... more »

HOME SICK

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 hour ago
I've been in bed the last two days and feel like I got ran over by a truck. My entire body aches and my nose is running. Sleep is hard to come by. It all began Sunday morning when I woke up with a horrible sore throat. I've been trying to figure out where I got this bug. Maybe somewhere on the way home from Berkeley. My last morning there I had to get up very early so I could catch the "Super Shuttle" to the San Francisco airport for an 8:00 am flight. I was standing outside just after 5am waiting for it to arrive. The morning before I had planned to sleep in but the confere... more »

Humanity Roars Like Lions Caged Inside the Agenda 21 Matrix

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 1 hour ago
Ginger Jane Hammack *Activist Post* This cage has had societies under a spell for decades. The light from the lamp post is softly glowing. We've been starring at it for years. Our feet wet from random sprayings through the bars. Our spirits have been provoked to hunt inner truth and we wait. While opening the King James Bible and turning to Proverbs 28:1 the most inspirational verse reads, "The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion." While it is daunting to wake up the caged, I'm encouraged somehow to show them they can be bold as lions. With 6% o... more »

All your government surveillance is privatized

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 1 hour ago
As I said in the previous post, we're having the wrong arguments about domestic surveillance. All the chatter is about Snowden and Obama and Bush. What's being lost in the noise is talking about the policy. The bigger scandal than the surveillance is that the surveillance is being contracted out to private corporations. Take for instance Snowden's last employer from whence he apparently hacked his documents, Booz Allen Hamilton. The company employs about 25,000 people, almost half of whom hold top secret security clearances, providing “access to information that would cause ‘except... more »

Edward Snowden Vanishes From His Hong Kong Hotel Room

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 1 hour ago
Chris Carrington According to reports from the BBC, Edward Snowden has vanished from his Hong Kong hotel room. Ex-CIA employee Snowden, 29, was not expected to check out and the move has taken many by surprise. His whereabouts are unknown and thus far he has not made contact with anyone as to his plans. Snowden who is on record as saying he had “an obligation to help free people from oppression” He is being investigated regarding the leaks and the case has been referred to the Department of Justice as a criminal matter. An online petition on the White House website has so far got... more »

Youth sentences relevant for adult mandatory minimum calculation

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 hour ago
*R. v. Able*, 2013 ONCA 385 holds that a youth sentence can be applicable in determining the mandatory minimum penalty under s. 95(2) of the Criminal Code: [16] The respondent, on the other hand, contends that the application of s. 82(4) is also limited by the operation of s. 119(9)(a). Accordingly, the appellant is well within the "period of access" defined in s. 119(2) and the enhanced five-year mandatory minimum in s. 95(2) for second or subsequent offenders should apply. [17] I agree with the respondent. In *Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re)*, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 27, at para... more »

Senate to hold closed briefing on NSA surveillance, lawmakers say they weren’t informed of programs

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 1 hour ago
A portion of the Senate Intelligence Committee image credit: SenRockefeller/Flickr Madison Ruppert The Senate Intelligence Committee will reportedly hold a closed briefing for members to discuss the recently revealed National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance programs after some lawmakers complained about not being informed of PRISM. The recent media furor began with a report showing that a secret court order forced Verizon to hand over all records for U.S. customers to the NSA. Soon after, the massive NSA surveillance program called PRISM involving major tech companies was revea... more »

HOLLYWOOD AND SELLING WAR

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 2 hours ago

Doug Bailey

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 2 hours ago
Doug Bailey, the founder of The Hotline, RIP. The Hotline was simply the best way to follow campaign news in 1988. And 1990. And 1992. And every election through at least 2000, which means at least through the point at which National Journal acquired it in 1996. I've had Hotline access on and off over the years, depending on where I worked, and it's been consistently excellent throughout. Not only extremely informative, but always a lot of fun. In fact, just last week I realized you could get "Wake-Up Call" via email, and subscribed. Before the Hotline...well, you just couldn't get ... more »

Iraq’s Oil Exports Remain Flat-Lined For Last Fourteen Months

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 2 hours ago
April 2013 saw Iraq return to its highest export levels in the last 30 years. Unfortunately, the industry still suffers from a number of major problems, which prevent it from being able to maintain those figures, and reach its lofty goals. Not only that, but the price for Iraqi crude saw a dip for that month, while problems with Kurdistan and insurgents also came up. Those are all reasons why Iraq’s petroleum business has been at a plateau for the last fourteen months. That doesn’t mean production is not growing, and things won’t change, but it will just take a lot longer than the... more »

The Washington Post won’t criticize Fox!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 2 hours ago
*TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013* *Dearest darlings, it just isn’t done:* Professional courtesy plays a large role in American pseudo-journalism. And no, it isn't just Rachel Maddow! Consider the editorial in yesterday’s Washington Post about the IRS mess. In our view, the editors made an obvious, constructive point in their editorial. Without diminishing or excusing the “troubling conduct” of the IRS, the editors blasted the overstated scandal-mongering of the GOP. They even named some names: WASHINGTON POST EDITORIAL (6/10/13): Capitol Hill saw three more days of hearings last week abo... more »

Victoria Nece - PRISM PowerPoint Redesign - girl made a judgement call

Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 3 hours ago
amid all the media-ring-nose-led furore associated with 'whatever the hell this recent Edward Snowden *whistleblower event* is or might be, graphic designer Victoria Nece has taken it upon herself to rework the decidedly 1990's retro feel of the thus-far-leaked pages of the NSA's PRISM intelligence template that seems to be applied to all Corporate War Machine 'product's (to use parlance from the Bradley Manning trial). Here are her own words from the relevant page of her website where the rest of the reworked graphics are hosted: *So, I’m not sure why anyone was really shocked ... more »

TWO KINDS OF FACTS: Hacker and Dreifus make a very key point!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 3 hours ago
*TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013* *Part 2—It won’t produce a discussion:* Given the way our discourse works, it often seems we have two kinds of facts—invented and withheld. In any given subject area, we’re subjected to waves of invented facts—factual claims which are wrong or misleading. At the same time, an array of *accurate* facts are studiously withheld from view. In various subject areas, these two kinds of facts are used to create highly familiar, novelized tales—novelized tales which make clear vision impossible. One such tale was given a prominent place in Sunday’s New York Times. ... more »

Up a tree?

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 3 hours ago

Tommy Robinson, Islamism and the EDL: when should we listen to extremists? – Telegraph Blogs

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 3 hours ago
One odd argument struck me in this piece. 'He claimed the EDL was an organisation committed to peaceful protest, even though last year its planned march through Walthamstow was banned by the Home Secretary in order to "ensure local communities and property are protected". ' That the march was banned by the Home Secretary does not necessarily mean that the EDL were or are violent. More here http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danhodges/100221217/tommy-robinson-islamism-and-the-edl-when-should-we-listen-to-extremists/

We're having the wrong argument about domestic surveillance

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 3 hours ago
I'm about done with Edward Snowden barring any new corrected information but let's review for a moment the earliest reports about Snowden's revelations: Snowden: "All my options are bad," he said. The US could begin extradition proceedings against him, a potentially problematic, lengthy and unpredictable course for Washington. Or the Chinese government might whisk him away for questioning, viewing him as a useful source of information. Or he might end up being grabbed and bundled into a plane bound for US territory. "Yes, I could be rendered by the CIA. I could have people come ... more »

Lunch Anyone? How DC Works... At Least On The Right-Wing Fringe

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
Over the weekend, the *L.A. Times* reported on a Park City, Utah GOP big donor retreat hosted by Mitt Romney. The big donors are frustrated that their party has veered off the track-- keeping wealthy people's taxes low and undermining business regulations-- so gigantically into social issues. It's the old GOP tension between the Greed and Selfishness wing of the party and the Hatred and Bigotry wing of the party. [N]o group is more frustrated by the party's slow march forward than the high-powered donors and business, technology and industry leaders who met for a three-day retrea... more »

Just Acquired: Slide one from a USDE presentation on new accountability program #QUIZM

Chalk Face, PhD at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 3 hours ago
Does this slide not look oddly familiar? It must be some kind of really terrible government Powerpoint template. And to think, as a result of this initiative, schools are actually using Powerpoint presentations in real classrooms. All of this money spent on technology and it just gets us Powerpoints on DELL’s. Awful. In any event, […]

German Constitution Court starts two day hearing on legality of the ESM and OMT Program.....BTW , the OMT is just a series of Draghi speeches - THERE IS NO TERM SHEET !

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-11/they-just-learned-omt-still-has-no-legal-term-sheet They Just Learned The OMT Still Has No Legal Term Sheet [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/11/2013 08:23 -0400 - Bond - European Central Bank - Term Sheet Moments ago, the following headline hit the tape: - *ASMUSSEN SAYS ECB HASN'T SEEN NEED TO PUBLISH OMT LEGAL TEXT* That's right: the ECB is trying to get the German Constitutional court to pass the OMT (i.e., On Merkel's Tab) bond purchasing program, *and yet there still is no legal term shee... more »

Untitled

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 4 hours ago
*Mayor Mitch'mo touts economic plan* ~*City, businesses offer new treasure map for economic growth* *'Because of Katrina:' Many questions on Red River levees' status, but few answers* *All Gulf Shores beaches closed after 4th drowning in 24 hours* *Big Data for Disaster Response: A List of Wrong Assumptions ~iRevolution* *“It might be provocative to call into question one of the hottest tech movements in generations, but it’s not really fair. That’s because how companies and people benefit from Big Data, Data Science or whatever else they choose to call the movement toward a data-ce... more »

PRISM : Everyone is a foreigner somewhere

Alison at Creekside - 4 hours ago
While DefMin Airshow MacKay prevaricates in the House about the extent to which Canada is complicit in the NSA 'foreigner' surveillance program PRISM outed by whistleblower Edward Snowden, former NSA and other foreign government officials are more forthcoming : Guardian : NSA 'offers intelligence to British counterparts to skirt UK law' The US National Security Agency circumvents UK law by offering, rather than being asked for, intelligence from global websites to their British counterparts, according to David Blunkett, who was home secretary at the time of the 9/11 attacks. Briti... more »

Austin Leads Agenda 21 Adoption with Smart Grid, International Codes

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 4 hours ago
*Driving around Austin, Texas over the past year, I’ve noticed a change taking place.* Melissa Melton Large mixed-use development buildings with apartments on top and businesses on the bottom are popping up all over town. Billboards line the highways telling me I should have a “roadmance” (not even kidding) with the new toll roads encircling the city that Texans never really ever wanted;future toll roads subsidizing corporate interests are in the works. Advertisements are pushing high-speed rail as hip and trendy; they are reminiscent of America 2050 goals for the future of our nat... more »

War watch - June 11 , 2013 - focus on Pakistan ( revokes Government secret approval for US Drone strikes ) ... Civil War in Iraq death toll rising ..... Syria War updates.....

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
Pakistan....... http://news.antiwar.com/2013/06/10/pakistan-pm-revokes-govts-secret-approval-for-us-drone-strikes/ Pakistan PM Revokes Govt’s Secret Approval for US Drone StrikesVows End to 'Dual Policy' of Public Criticism and Private Acceptance Under Previous Govt by Jason Ditz, June 10, 2013 Print This | Share This Less than a week after officially taking office, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced the revocation of a secret government authorization to the United States to launch drone attacks against the country. Drone strikes have been hugely unpopular in Pakistan... more »

Support Snowden - You can!

2old2care at Because I Can - 4 hours ago
When a tornado happens - we go to the basement/tornado shelter for protection. But we don't spend our lives living in the basement/tornado shelter forever. Just because 9/11 happened - does not mean that we should give up our rights forever Who defines what a "terrorist" is? Now or in the future? Have the American people become the "enemy"? Now or in the future? Even though charges haven’t been filed – We know they are coming – Even moderate Dems are getting in front of the cameras and stating that national security was breached – *which is a crock of _____* - - - *From Cr... more »

It's Ethics, Stupid!

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 4 hours ago
Lawrence Martin summarizes Stephen Harper's central problem very succinctly: The Prime Minister’s problem is that ethics is taking over from economics as the dominant issue in the public mind. That’s a trend he has to reverse; it’s poison. So far, he has ignored the problem. His strategy has been to take comfort in the company of loyalists. That is why Ray Novak is in charge of the PMO. But loyalty to the prime minister is getting a little thin. Martin writes that, according to one anonymous Conservative MP, the natives are restless: There are more than enough Conservative dissi... more »

Progress

Southern Man at Southern Man - 4 hours ago
Well last week Southern Man promised he'd fix the leaks in The Barn and progress has been made. The drip on the south roof has been repaired (in the courses of earlier work Southern Man had installed some flashing incorrectly) and a problem on the south side has been temporarily amended. All that remains is to build an overhang over the north door and that work has begun. And in addition with that week off (and it really was off; Southern Man's office was off limits for the week) Teen Daughter and Southern Man did a lot of shopping and running around and saw some movies and got the... more »

Apples: Yet Another “Perfect” Food? by Elizabeth Renter

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 4 hours ago
Apples: Yet Another “Perfect” Food? by Elizabeth Renter Natural Society, 11 June 2013 For a long time, bananas held the crown as the “perfect food”, but lately it seems we’ve been adding more natural foods to that list. Avocados are just one fruit that has been blessed with this ‘perfect food’ label. Now, the fruit and vegetable superpowers should make room for yet another star to share their throne—*the apple*. If there ever was a “classic” fruit, one whose popularity and benefits never wane, it’s the apple. Apples don’t only keep the doctor away, they can provide a wealth of... more »

27 Edward Snowden Quotes About U.S. Government Spying That Should Send A Chill Up Your Spine

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 4 hours ago
Michael Snyder Would you be willing to give up what Edward Snowden has given up? He has given up his high paying job, his home, his girlfriend, his family, his future and his freedom just to expose the monolithic spy machinery that the U.S. government has been secretly building to the world. He says that he does not want to live in a world where there isn't any privacy. He says that he does not want to live in a world where everything that he says and does is recorded. Thanks to Snowden, we now know that the U.S. government has been spying on us to a degree that most people wo... more »

Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Report - June 11 . 2013 - Data from June 10th , News and Views.....

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
CFTC Gold and Silver Bank Participation Report: Ted Butler’s Comments Jun *11* - Yesterday in Gold and Silver - Critical Reads - The Funnies - The Wrap RetweetShare "Whoever is caught on the short side will be allowed to burn in hell." ¤ YESTERDAY IN GOLD & SILVER It was very quiet in Far East trading on their Monday. The gold price traded pretty flat until noon Hong Kong time...and then it drifted down to its low of the day, which came around 9:30 a.m. BST in London. The subsequent rally was hardly worthy of the name, but it lasted until 2:00 p.m. in electronic trading ... more »

Main Core: A List Of Millions Of Americans That Will Be Subject To Detention During Martial Law

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 5 hours ago
Michael Snyder Are you on the list? Are you one of the millions of Americans that have been designated a threat to national security by the U.S. government? Will you be subject to detention when martial law is imposed during a major national emergency? As you will see below, there is actually a list that contains the names of at least 8 million Americans known as *Main Core* that the U.S. intelligence community has been compiling since the 1980s. A recent article on Washington’s Blog quoted a couple of old magazine articles that mentioned this program, and I was intrigued becau... more »

Snowden leaks show NSA 'routinely lies' to Congress

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 5 hours ago
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Prime Minister Erdogan escalates police to clear Taksim Square on June 11 , 2013 - Tear gas , Water cannons deployed , Erdogan once again displays arrogance in dealing with dissension...

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-11/turkish-riot-police-storm-taksim-square-central-banks-warns-intervention-due-extreme Turkish Riot Police Storm Taksim Square, Central Banks Warns Of Intervention Due To Extreme Market Volatility [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/11/2013 07:28 -0400 - Bond - Capital Markets - CDS - Central Banks - default - Reuters - Turkey - Twitter - Volatility Over a week into "Occupy Taksim", the Turkish situation is nowhere near resolution. In fact, judging by the capital markets resp... more »

Obama's String of Lies

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 5 hours ago
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Public Transit Prank of the Day: Your Face on a Bus Ad - Henry Grabar - The Atlantic Cities

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 5 hours ago
http://m.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2013/06/prank-day-your-face-bus-ad/5862/

How Much Is That Smartphone in Your Pocket Worth?

Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 5 hours ago
Once thieves broke into houses to steal your possessions, now it’s probably easier to steal your smartphone on the street. As everyone is carrying around a mobile ‘jewellery’, then the value of authentication and protection from theft is becoming a hot subject. Nearly half of all robberies in San Francisco last year involved a smartphone, up from 36% the previous year. In other US cities the same high profile exists with Washington recording 42% of robberies and New York 14%.It is now claimed that a third of all US citizens own a tablet and the ownership of smartphones is very much ... more »

Farmers Sue Monsanto For Runaway Wheat Losses

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 7 hours ago
Yes we have a problem. Let me describe just how big it actually is. Super weeds caused by natural selection and no direct hand of man have appeared almost everywhere, obviously distributed by birds. This is surely what has happened to the GMO wheat. The fear was always there, but empirical proof is here now. This means any and all GMO seeds cannot ever be contained is the new starting conjecture for all future planning. We also know that the alien genetic material can help form genetic surprises. So we are doing open field experiments with little more planning than rolling... more »

Mitochondrial Medicine

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 7 hours ago
The developing protocol for dealing directly with cancer is to induce an alkaline blood environment. This can be done directly with baking sodas, and better yet with magnesium bicarbonate. Indirectly we can do this with a vegan diet. Regardless, at least get the sugar and meat well out of your diet as this drives the acid environment. This gets us deep into the known science and helps us build a pretty clear working model. There will be improvements, but this is today well ahead of anything we have. In the end though, it still must work for the dying. Using this ... more »

Pending Chinese population Contraction

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 7 hours ago
What is about to kick in is the direct effects of the one child policy that lasted from the sixties through the nineties. This essentially halved the available number of mothers. Worse, these mothers are happy with small families and that successor population is operating around replacement levels but also contracting the number of mothers. Put another way. A million mothers in 1970 produced around a half million new mothers. This half million new mothers produced perhaps 450,000 new mothers. Life extension is working fine to buoy manpower availability, however the re... more »

Russians Proving That Small-Scale, Organic Gardening Can Feed the World

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 7 hours ago
This is an excellent reminder that agricultural productivity is mostly a function of the boots on the ground. A machine can optimize productivity for large field crops with little human input, but the actual output per acre is a fraction of what a single human being can produce on that same acre. Industrial farming blinds us to this but it is also core to the reforming of the human life way. Machines find it difficult to provide care to the most productive plants that often need ongoing local intervention. Something simple that all can understand. A cherry tree is highly ... more »

It's music mash-up time

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 7 hours ago
The Beatles 'Day Tripper' meets The Beastie Boys 'Triple Trouble' to create Tripper Trouble

Post A Short Story To A Friend

Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 8 hours ago
Forget 140 character stories on twitter we now have a 224 word story on a stamp! To celebrate Dublin’s permanent designation in July 2010 as a UNESCO City of Literature Ireland has issued a 60 cent stamp with the words of a 224 word short work by Eoin Moore that captures ‘the essence of Dublin’. Eoin Moore’s short work, as depicted is on An Post’s new 60c stamp. *The thick clouds cover up the moonlight, but the city’s lights provide worthwhile illumination – above them all, the beacon burns bright atop the monolithic podium, signalling to wayfaring voyages the ancient Viking set... more »

ALEX JONES AND THE ZIONISTS

Anon at aangirfan - 8 hours ago
*Alex Jones* The CIA campaign against Alex Jones has been very effective. Alex Jones is anti-CIA and anti-Zionist and anti-Feudal-System. Prison Planet.com tells us that the Zionist Lobby paid off U.S. journalists to sell Zionist ideas. *"Do you believe," said Martin, "that hawks have always eaten pigeons when they have found them?" * *Alex Jones can see that the problem is not just the neocons.* Before the Zionist neoconservatives, we had Cesar Borgia. SOLVING THE PROBLEM At the top of the pyramid there are the feudal lords. These feudal lords do not belong to any one race or r... more »

Lost in Music

Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 8 hours ago
It’s often disturbing whilst you are on the tube or in public places to have to listen to the constant hissing beat of music emanating from people listening to music through their earbud headphones. However, it can also be equally frustrating trying to listen to music or an audiobook through the same earbud headphones whilst you are in a very noisy place like a train station. So now those masters of sound Bose have come up with the answer and much more. First they want people to be able to listen without the need to crank up the volume to compensate for all the other surround ing... more »

Peter Lilley replaces Tim Yeo as Chairman of Energy and Climate Change Committee

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 8 hours ago
Remember Peter Lilley was one of only four MPs to vote against Ed Miliband's ruinous Climate Change Bill, the main reason UK energy prices are so high. UPDATE: Unfortunately this was an unsubstantiated rumour; what a shame.

Santa Monica College "shooting" - yet another hoax!

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 9 hours ago
Please watch the following videos. The Santa Monica "shooting" is yet another hoax, a PSYOP designed to entice the American people to willingly give up their Second Amendment rights. Don't fall for it folks!

Artist Taxi Driver - THE LAW IS FOR THE POOR

Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 10 hours ago
my favourite shouter, after Alex Jones, the *Artist Taxi Driver* refers to yesterday's Parliamentary speech by William Hague where he (allegedly) states "THE LAW IS FOR THE POOR". Now, I don't know if this is quoting a 'direct statement' from the Foreign Secretary or a liberal paraphrase by *A.T.D.* but I have requested verifiable source from this *ChunkyMark* if he has it, otherwise it's a great summarising rant.

Police and social workers must recognise issue of sexual grooming by Pakistani men - MPs - Telegraph

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 10 hours ago
'Social workers and police must acknowledge that there is a pattern of men from Pakistani backgrounds grooming young white girls for sex, MPs warn today. Some officials have been reluctant to draw attention to the problem for fear of being labelled racist and inflaming community tensions, the Home Affairs Select Committee found. The MPs expressed shock that the sexual abuse of vulnerable children by organised gangs is continuing in every part of the country, and condemned the "inexcusable" postcode lottery that means offenders are more likely to escape justice in certain regions.... more »

Kuwaiti teacher given 11-year sentence for Twitter criticism of government | End the Lie – Independent News

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 10 hours ago
News you won't find reported on the BBC whose Middle East news coverage is more concerned with increasing hatred of Israel and Jews than reporting what actually happens in Muslim countries. More here http://endthelie.com/2013/06/10/kuwaiti-teacher-given-11-year-sentence-for-twitter-criticism-of-government

Your moment of Zen

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 10 hours ago
Creativity is greater than negativity. [artist unknown]

NDP`s Orange Star Turns Yellow, Even In The Quietest Moments

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 11 hours ago
What that picture represents is the latest trend among provincial NDP parties, a yellow streak of cowardice, a lack of courage and conviction, this dilemma does not bode well for the NDP in the next federal election, the public wants fighters who stay true to their beliefs, without provincial backbones, with NDP in British Columbia and Ontario turning to spineless jellyfish Thomas Mulcair is doomed, in other words, because of cowardice on the provincial level by the NDP, you better get used to saying... The Honourable Prime Minister Justin Trudeau....God help us all.. I`ll be bri... more »

... if I hear one more bloody Conservative say .. 'We Support The Troops' ..

leftdog at Buckdog - 11 hours ago
[image: Progressive Bloggers] Injured soldier who testified about struggles given discharge notice*"An injured Canadian soldier who testified about his struggle for health benefits has been notified that he will be discharged in six months, despite assurances from Defence Minister Peter MacKay that he would suffer “no ramifications” for speaking out.*" *CTV News* *More ... * *-The Ongoing Myth That Stephen Harper 'Supports The Troops' ...*

BDS – don’t believe the hype

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 11 hours ago
A must read piece at Harry's Place - do go and read it all, here's a few extracts: 'Naturally the constant comparisons between Zionism and colonialism entirely ignore the fact that Jews *weren’t* coming to Palestine to build some sort of Jewish empire and to harvest the resources of a new territory for profit but to escape from the brutality inflicted upon them elsewhere. Zionism was so popular because of the oppression of Jews and its message that Jews could take their lives into their own hands and make them better through statehood. I have often heard Palestinians and BDS suppor... more »

Issa's Job

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
When Boehner appointed a congenital liar and crook like Darrell Issa, a common street thug who robbed, cheated and burned his way into the ranks of multimillionaires, to head the House Oversight Committee, he knew exactly what he was doing. Issa's job was to drum up witch hunts and help discredit government and discredit Obama. He's been busy. Although today he was a different kind of busy-- screeching his outrage up and down the corridors of Twitter: Issa's job is to blow up everything that's ptoblematic inside "the government," magnify it, make it look malevolent and then tie i... more »

Guest Post - How to Make your Car More Eco-Friendly

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 12 hours ago
Although it would be environmentally and economically beneficial to not have to drive, unfortunately for many of us modern life requires a car. Whether it is commuting to work or just having a large family, being a car owner is an essential part of everyday living. If you’re reading this website it is likely that you are trying to be as Eco-friendly as possible and, as such, it can be hard to justify having a car with your desire to reduce your carbon footprint. So what’s the solution? The reality is that driving will never be completely Eco-friendly, however, unless you can reali... more »

Bank of Japan decides to stay the monetary course - no changes to funding terms , no expansion Japanese version of QE !

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 12 hours ago
[image: NIKKEI 225 (^N225)] [image: Chart forNIKKEI 225 (^N225)] http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-11/yen-soars-most-over-three-years-nikkei-futures-plummet Yen Soars Most In Over Three Years, Nikkei Futures Plummet [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/11/2013 06:44 -0400 - Australian Dollar - Bank of England - Bank of Japan - BOE - Bond - British Pound - CDS - China - Crude - Equity Markets - European Central Bank - Exchange Traded Fund - Finland - fixed - Germany - Goldman Sach... more »

My Top 10 Beach Reads

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 12 hours ago
There is nothing I love better than sitting in a chair on the beach with a book in my hand. I don't want to sit on the beach biting my fingernails, waiting for what happens next, or bawling because the story is so sad. To me, the perfect beach read is a light, fun read with a touch of romance. Here are 10 of my favorite beach reads. Linking up with The Broke and the Bookish. - Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins- Anna is pulled away from her American High School just before her senior year and sent to boarding school in France. She doesn't speak the languag... more »

By George . . .

Edstock at The Galloping Beaver - 13 hours ago
THE ORWELLIAN NIGHTMARE seems to be with us, as we regard the "processing" of Bradley Manning, the hounding of Julian Assange and now Edward Snowden. There's good news, bad news and really bad news. The good news is, eventually the Fourth Reich will be overthrown. The bad news is, Hollywood will create "The Bradley Manning Story". The really bad news is, the actor who will play Bradley

Snowden's long game on leaking

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 15 hours ago
Here's a curious side note on Snowden's epic leaks. He contacted this documentary film maker in January, Interestingly "she is filming the story behind the story — including her co-author on the Guardian story and former Salon columnist Glenn Greenwald — for her forthcoming documentary on whistle-blowers and leaks." We now know Snowden ultimately contacted a slew of media people by the time he produced any hard evidence. Now they're fighting over credit for the scoop. It also apparently took him a long time to come up with the documents. We were contacted, we didn’t know what he ... more »

Turkey protest updates on day 11 of the protests - June 10 , 2013 .....Amid more tear gas , water cannons and brutality , Prime Minister Erdogan offers a concession....

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2013/06/2013610232628232230.html Turkey's PM to meet protest leaders Erdogan's deputy announces first concession since onset of unrest amid protests in Istanbul and Ankara for 11th night. Last Modified: 10 Jun 2013 23:59 [image: Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker] [image: Email Article] [image: Print Article] [image: Share article] [image: Send Feedback] Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught reports from Ankara on the apolitical character of the Occupy Gezi movement In his first apparent concession since the deadly unrest began nearly two weeks ago... more »

"NSA Built Back Door In All Microsoft Windows Software Since 1999"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
* * *"NSA Built Back Door In All Microsoft Windows Software Since 1999" * Careless mistake reveals subversion of Windows by NSA. by Duncan Campbell "A careless mistake by Microsoft programmers has revealed that special access codes prepared by the US National Security Agency have been secretly built into Windows. *The NSA access system is built into every version of the Windows operating system now in use*, except early releases of Windows 95 (and its predecessors). The discovery comes close on the heels of the revelations earlier this year that another US software giant, Lotus, ... more »

Food Allergies: What’s To Eat? Part 2

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 15 hours ago
Catherine J. Frompovich In Part 1 I discussed some of the more commonly-associated information regarding food allergies, at least information that many ‘holistically-inclined’ eaters may be familiar with. What I talk about in Part 2 is information that probably very few eaters know. The information revolves around the food industry’s use of chemicals, which may be more than partially responsible for allergic food reactions. That becomes apparent as the article unfolds. Perhaps it would be important to realize that allergic reactions—no matter the substances—usually occur due to s... more »

Paul Krugman has a message for policy-makers: "Where we are is not O.K. Stop shrugging, and do your jobs"

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
Patrick Chappatte [*click to enlarge*] *"For more than three years some of us have fought the policy elite's damaging obsession with budget deficits, an obsession that led governments to cut investment when they should have been raising it, to destroy jobs when job creation should have been their priority. That fight seems largely won -- in fact, I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like the sudden intellectual collapse of austerity economics as a policy doctrine. "But while insiders no longer seem determined to worry about the wrong things, that's not enough; they also need... more »

The Truth About Whistleblowers

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 15 hours ago
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‘Big Data’: Bilderberg Firm Palantir Works for NSA Spy Agenda

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 15 hours ago
Aaron Dykes *“Paypal Mafia Don” Peter Thiel brings technocratic control of “big data” to the forefront of Bilderberg’s 2013 agenda via Silicon Valley’s partnership with the NSA and CIA.* The age of “big data” is reluctantly upon us, and it affects almost everything, as Bilderberg’s 2013 talking point suggests. Their secretive closed door discussion on massive stores of data, collected from the biggest portals on the Internet and analyzed in the pursuit of NSA objectives, is being led by Dr. Alexander Karp, the co-founder of Palantir Technologies. The firm has admittedly been... more »

Lawsuit Claims BP and Courts Colluded to Keep Monopoly on Oil Containment Tech

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 15 hours ago
Dees Illustration Brandon Turbeville If claims being made amid the court proceedings surrounding a three-year old lawsuit filed against BP are to believed, then a stunning revelation has been made regarding the criminal neglect of British Petroleum and, even more so, collusion between BP and agents of the Federal courts. The lawsuit (No. C-10-02505) and its subsequent appeals began as far back as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 when Ron Johnson, owner of Ericam Environmental, LLC., filed a lawsuit with the United States District Court of the Northern District against Briti... more »

The creative versus the machine

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 15 hours ago
Jon Rappaport The great obsession of the 20th century was organization, and it continues. Form a goal, put people together, and give them separate tasks that add up to forwarding the goal. Yes, it’s a strategy as old as the hills, but in the last hundred years the drive to expand the numbers has taken over. Corporations, governments, churches, non-profits, foundations, armies. Consolidate. Combine. Bigger is better. Of course, when leaders of these modern mammoths keep fine-tuning specialized jobs within their structures, the human workers come, more and more, to resemble machine... more »

Media fails on Snowden story

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 16 hours ago
So I'm still catching up the Snowden story. It's not that easy because it seems the facts keep changing and there's a metric ton of noise with everybody fighting about whether this kid is a hero or a traitor. Jeffrey Toobin doesn't think Snowden is a hero. He thinks he's " a grandiose narcissist." At this point, I tend to agree with that. It's not that I don't appreciate the guy restarting the debate about domestic surveillance, but I'm finding Snowden vaguely sociopathic for a number of reasons. A lot of fighting appears to be based on incomplete information. Media has been floodi... more »

The Prison Industrial Complex

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 16 hours ago
Dave Hodges Only the most vile, degenerate and immoral person could feel good about the practice of for-profit institutionalized slavery which dominated the southern economy for 300 years. What is even more unacceptable is that people who knew better, presumably Christian people with a conscience, did little or nothing while evil was triumphing. Today, America is witnessing the rebirth of institutionalized slavery within its borders and it is indeed a predominantly racist practice with Latinos and Blacks comprising the bulk of the new slaves. And we are also witnessing racist rat... more »

Turmeric Produces 'Remarkable' Recovery in Alzheimer's Patients

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 16 hours ago
*"...they came to recognize their family within 1 year treatment."* Sayer Ji Turmeric has been used in India for over 5,000 years, which is likely why still today both rural and urban populations have some of the lowest prevalence rates of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the world. A recent study on patients with AD found that less than a gram of turmeric daily, taken for three months, resulted in 'remarkable improvements.' *Alzheimer's Disease: A Disturbingly Common Modern Rite of Passage* A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), sadly, has become a rite of passage in so-called deve... more »

The case for economic freedom

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 16 hours ago
Don Boudreaux, says Marc Street, “has the unique ability to point out the weaknesses of opposing economic viewpoints in such a manner that the reader easily grasps *and *remembers them.” Test his claim for yourself. Six minutes on freedom, by Don Boudreaux, starting now… Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

Why Do We Need 1.4 Million Corporate State Spies?

Jim Horn at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 16 hours ago
If you divide the number of K12 teachers (2.8 million) in the U. S. by 2, you get the number of corporate geeks and geekettes with top secret U. S. Government clearance who have privileges to invade our privacy in ways we never imagined. Booz/Allen/Hamilton, which is 70% owned by the infamous Carlyle Group from, […]

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago

Five great Frida Khalo quotes...

Sandra Guzman at Sandra Guzman - 17 hours ago
*"...The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration."* ~ Imagine that? Living a life authentically as you feel like it? The boldness with which Frida Khalo lived her life continues to inspire. She didn't just paint, she painted to live. And as a result Frida Khalo lived a full life. While her life seemed like one huge performance art exhibit, she wasn't performing, she was living. This renaissance woman was interested in *everything and not just 'art.' *And, she had things to say about it all--pol... more »

Washington attempts to contain fallout from NSA surveillance leaks, Clapper apparently lied under oath

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 17 hours ago
Madison Ruppert Individuals in Washington are now engaging in damage control in response to the devastating information leaked by Edward Snowden about the National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance programs as it becomes increasingly apparent that Director of National Intelligence James Clapper lied under oath. President Barack Obama quickly came out in defense of the NSA’s programs which range from grabbing all of Verizon’s U.S. phone records to working directly with tech giants on the PRISM program but the administration is now kicking it into high gear. Recently, Clapper sla... more »

Satire: “N.S.A. Enforces Zero-Tolerance Policy on Conscience”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
* * *“N.S.A. Enforces Zero-Tolerance Policy on Conscience”* by Andy Borowitz WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “The National Security Agency moved swiftly and forcefully today to remind its employees of its longstanding zero-tolerance policy on conscience, warning that any violation of that policy would result in immediate termination. “When you sign on to work at the N.S.A. you swear to uphold the standards of amorality and soullessness that this agency was founded upon,” said N.S.A. director General Keith B. Alexander. “Any evidence of ethics, decency, or a sense of right and wr... more »

America's Student Loan Racket: Stiffer Debt Bondage Coming

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 17 hours ago
Stephen Lendman For growing numbers of American youths, higher education is increasingly out of reach. High tuition and fees make it unaffordable. So does a disturbing government/corporate partnership. Millions of students need financial aid. They're exploited for profit. Providers are enriched. Higher education involves debt entrapment. Students graduate tens of thousands of dollars in debt. Some post-graduates face burdens up to $100,000. If unpaid after 30 years, it's multiples higher. If default or declare bankruptcy, it's unforgiven. Bondage is permanent until repaid. Loa... more »

Mass Surveillance in America

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 17 hours ago
Stephen Lendman *Image* It shouldn't surprise. It's longstanding policy. Post-9/11, it escalated. Previous articles said Big Brother is real. It's no longer fiction. Mass surveillance is official US policy. It's not for national security. It's not about discovering terror or other threats. None whatever exist. Claiming otherwise doesn't wash. Big Lies substitute for vital truths. What's ongoing reflects unchecked power. It's for unchallenged global dominance. It's secret with no oversight for good reason. It's unconstitutional. Societies governed this way are lawless. People livin... more »

NSA leaker: are there serious cracks in Ed Snowden’s story?

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 17 hours ago
image source Jon Rappoport First, I’m not doubting the documents Ed Snowden has brought forward. I’m not doubting the illegal reach of the NSA in spying on Americans and the world. But as to how this recent revelation happened, and whether Ed Snowden’s history holds up…I have questions. Could Snowden have been given extraordinary access to classified info as part of a larger scheme? Could he be a) an honest man and yet b) a guy who was set up to do what he’s doing now? If b) is true, then Snowden fits the bill perfectly. He wants to do what he’s doing. He isn’t lying about that.... more »

Greek Stocks and bonds slump , Delays in invoice payment shows how hurting the economy truly is - taxes crippling small businesses while Troika sneers at any relief for Greece , privatizations Program flops - just in time for the next set of Troika talks starting Wednesday !

fredw at Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-10/greek-stocks-enter-bear-market-privatization-program-crashes-does-not-burn Greek Stocks Enter Bear Market As Privatization Program Crashes But Does Not Burn [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/10/2013 11:37 -0400 - Bear Market - Equity Markets - European Central Bank - European Union - Germany - Greece - Gross Domestic Product - International Monetary Fund - Natural Gas - Reality - Reuters *"It all began with Greece," *and as Mark Grant notes today,* "somebody, some... more »

"I Don't Care, I've Got Nothing to Hide"

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 18 hours ago
RADIO NZ NEWS: The US National Security Agency uses a clandestine surveillance operation known as Prism to monitor computer and telephone networks around the world… practically every New Zealander who uses the internet will have data stored about them in the United States and it's not known how much the agency has fed back to security agencies here… Yeah, they’re listening. Whatever. Nothing to care about, nothing to think about, nothing to talk about, nothing to hide… If you’ve got nothing to hide, then take down all your curtains and tear off all your doors. And you should kn... more »

Our Song

Sophia Love at AMERICAN KABUKI - 18 hours ago
Until recently, we didn’t know we were enslaved. How then, will we know when we are unchained? It will be felt, and the knowing will be undeniable. In truth, we are feeling it already, without recognizing it’s calling card. We are vibration; all of life has a frequency. The falsehoods of our history say to believe what is said, read and preached. Yet we know now that what is true just “feels right”. It resonates. Like good slaves, we are waiting. Waiting to witness a “finale”, an “event”, something to set things straight. Yet in the same breath we understand that... more »

US officials debate arming Syria’s' rebels', other steps ahead of bigger meeting later this week

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 18 hours ago
Obama the gun grabber is more then happy to send lethal weapons to hired killers in Syria, so they can kill more innocent Syrians And there is the double standard. * The hypocrisy of the US government. *They will take guns away from law abiding citizens in the US. But! The US will happily send off more *additional lethal weapons* to hired killers to kill innocent Syrians Meanwhile Assad is giving weapons to the Syrian people to fight off their invaders. *Hm.** Maybe there is no double standard with Obama?! * *Him and the entire US administration want guns in the hands of all the cri... more »

Noting default and sharp practice

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 18 hours ago
Male v. The Business Solutions Group, 2013 ONCA 382: [19] The publication issued by the Advocates' Society, entitled* The Principles of Civility for Advocates*, has been endorsed by this court on a number of occasions. Section 19 provides: 19. Subject to the Rules of Practice, advocates should not cause any default or dismissal to be entered without first notifying opposing counsel, assuming the identity of opposing counsel is known. [20] We note the exchange in the argument before Ramsay J. mere hours before respondent's counsel noted the appellants in default, when ... more »

Untitled

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 18 hours ago
*BP Ends Oil Spill Cleanup In Gulf, Except For Louisiana ~Bill Chappell, WWNO*

"Mounting Controversies Are All About Trust"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
* "Mounting Controversies Are All About Trust"* By Liz Sidoti FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2012, file photo President Barack Obama campaigns for his reelection in Delray Beach, Fla. A Quinnipiac University poll conducted in late May 2013 shows a steep decline in the percentage of people who find Obama honest and trustworthy: 49 percent, versus the 58 percent of their 2011 poll. And since his second-term controversies have taken hold, the poll also shows Obama has taken a hit among independents, which used to be a source of strength for him: 40 percent say he is honest and trustworthy... more »

"It's Not About Terrorism Folks"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
* * *"It's Not About Terrorism Folks"* by Karl Denninger "Since 9/11 the common mantra from our government at all levels is that "This is about protecting you from terrorists." This is a lie. I'm going to prove it. The odds of being killed by a terrorist over a five year period are about 1 in 20 million. This means the odds are about 1 in 100 million annually. Now that would equate to about 3 terrorist deaths a year in the United States. There are, of course, monstrous spikes in that figure that make such a statement difficult to quantify accurately - such as 9/11. Then again t... more »

Musical Interlude: Outlaws, “Green Grass and High Tides”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago
Outlaws, “Green Grass and High Tides” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R82OM5tzcrk Turn it UP! - CP

Another capital offence at the BBC?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 19 hours ago
So what's the capital of Israel? That's right, Jerusalem... Now stop lying to us BBC... More here http://bbcwatch.org/2013/06/10/another-capital-offence-at-the-bbc/

Schadenfreude super-size me . . .

Edstock at The Galloping Beaver - 19 hours ago
SCHADENFREUDE INDEED: “My fellow Canadians, we have all just witnessed a sad spectacle, a prime minister so burdened with corruption in his own party that he is unable to do his job and lead the country, a party leader playing for time, begging for another chance. This is not how a prime minister should act.” Stephen Harper, April 21, 2005 And did you know, Stevie's chimps have been

Is There Any Way To Keep Wall Street Shill Cory Booker Out Of The New Jersey Senate Seat?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 19 hours ago
2 NJ pols who play on the same team-- the Wall Street team There are two excellent candidates running for what was Frank Lautenberg's New Jersey Senate seat: progressive congressman Frank Pallone and progressive congressman Rush Holt. Holt's career-long Progressive crucial vote score is the best of any New Jersey congressman: 91.88. For 2013 his score is 100, a distinction shared by only 15 Members. Pallone's career-long score is 86.10, not bad, and for 2013 it's a super 96.77, the second best score after 100 (and something he shares with liberal champions like Barbara Lee, Alan Gray... more »

The Economic Sense in ‘Game of Thrones’

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 19 hours ago
[image: Photo of Matt McCaffrey][image: Photo of Carmen Dorobat]*Alright, I confess that I know next to nothing about* Game of Thrones* myself, only recently having discovered that the* Game* everyone’s been talking about is not a fancy computer game at all but a reputedly addictive TV show. And not just addictive, argue Matt McCaffrey and Carmen Dorobat in this Guest Post—they reckon it’s jam-packed with good economic horse sense. [ Note: This article is spoiler-free.]* The popular HBO series *Game of Thrones* is ending its third season this Sunday, amid fan concerns over its rap... more »

REPORT: University of Chicago removed pews from 88-year old chapel to accommodate Islamic prayers

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 20 hours ago
It's a 'symbol of religious tolerance' apparently. What symbols of religious tolerance of Christians and Jews can you think of in Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt and the other Islamic states? More here http://www.campusreform.org/blog/?ID=4787

Can Someone Explain This NYSED Policy?

antiqueteacher60 at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 20 hours ago
So, here’s the deal ………. in NYS, if you as a student, want a Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation, you MUST score 65 or better on a Regents Exam in a Language Other Than English. But, wait, in 2011 – NYS DROPPED FOREIGN LANGUAGE REGENTS EXAMS!! How does a student manage to get “Advanced Designation” […]

Outside of Context: Iain M. Banks, 1954-2013

Patrick Thaddeus Jackson at Duck of Minerva - 20 hours ago
Yesterday the world lost one of its great contemporary literary lights. Iain M. Banks, named “one of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945” by The Times in 2008, died of gall bladder cancer that had only been diagnosed this February. He finished his last novel — ironically, it’s a story about the final weeks Continue reading

Dangerous and underpaid: Working in the Moskitia

Jody Paterson at A Closer Look: Jody Paterson - 20 hours ago
I’m sitting at this moment in a Moskitia hotel frequented almost exclusively by scary, armed men in the cocaine-distribution business, in a town that even the more adventurous guide books tell you to avoid. The bar downstairs is blasting narco-ballads, the deceptively cheery music that relates hair-raising stories of life in the illegal-drug trade. The presence of scary, armed men is great fodder for blog posts for travelers who live elsewhere, but it’s fairly unsettling for the 67,000 people who live and work in Gracias a Dios, the watery, wondrous Honduras state that borders... more »

Glad I don't live there . . .

Edstock at The Galloping Beaver - 20 hours ago
A CAR-JACKING in Venezuela. Citizens 1 Carjackers 0, it seems.  Violent, to be sure, but perhaps this might help see how the NRA and Tea Party types regard owning guns and the right of self-defense. Where they live, you see, sooner, rather than later, you'll probably need one.

Emperor Julian On The Social Value of Reading The Classics

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 20 hours ago
Source: Murdoch, A. *"The Last Pagan: Julian the Apostate and the Death of the Ancient World."* Sutton Publishing. 2003. Pg. 141-42. "Preoccupied with matters of state, Julian's next legal move against the Christians did not occur until after he had left the capital. He had, however, already begun to politicise the issue by holding audiences in sanctuaries, naturally favouring those who took part, refusing to receive embassies from complaining Christians, and he had already suggested that for all administrative positions 'the god-fearing must be preferred' to Christians. But on 1... more »

Will the F-35 Be Obsolete Before It Reaches Canadian Hangars?

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 21 hours ago
Here's a question no one has yet asked. What is the F-35's anti-stealth capability? Way back when America's stealth fighter, the F-22, and its poor cousin, America's stealth light bomber, the F-35, were conceived it was envisioned they would be operating against non-stealthy aerial opponents. One side had stealth, the other side didn't - advantage stealth. But, as the stealth programmes became bogged down in endless delays and cost overruns (as is to be expected with any radically new technology), the world once in the F-35s designers' vision has changed. What's changed? Plen... more »

Politifact fact-checks (almost) everyone!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 21 hours ago
*MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013* *Guess who the site doesn’t check:* Politifact is willing to fact-check (almost) everyone! In recent days and weeks, they’ve been willing to fact-check Barack Obama—and even Jimmy Carter! They’ve fact-checked Chief Justice Roberts and Republican senator Tom Coburn—and a little-known physics professor at the University of Rhode Island. They’ve been willing to fact-check Jay Carney—and they’re even willing to fact-check “Bloggers.” For the most recent post in their “Bloggers” series, just scope this post right here. That said, there’s one group Politifact *w... more »

Does Red Mean Crass, Stupid or Just Uneducated? (Speaking of that Jobs Report: More Than Five Years Into the Recovery, With Potentially Another Five To Go, We May Have an Entire Lost Decade for Millions of American Workers)

Taking even a brief look at the map below makes you just shake your head in profound dismay and deep sorrow, doesn't it? (Or clever glee if you're one of the fomenters of this outcome?) Anybody want to discuss "opportunity missed" yet? In North Carolina, for one instance, we have got to elect real progressive representatives now (not those progressing in a downward direction). Monday, Jun

#Commoncore defenders, own it! It is a curriculum, and that’s that.

Chalk Face, PhD at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 22 hours ago
I have no problem with unvarnished assent to the common core. That’s between you and your therapist. But let’s get some things very, very clear. Actually, might I suggest some close reading of all the press, research, and commentary on the subject, because I’m not sure you’d be such a fan? In any event, the […]

IT'S 2013 BUT STILL 1984 / WE'RE NOT FREE AND RESISTANCE IS VICTORY

Allen L Roland, Ph.D at Allen L Roland's Weblog - 22 hours ago
** ** *Slowly but surely the fear driven Orwellian noose closes in as constitutional civil liberties and freedoms in America, which were once taken for granted, are gradually restricted or ended and always for the same reason, National Security and the War on Terror ~ but the tide is changing and an inevitable and unpredictable mass resistance movement is already under way: Allen L Roland * *"Those who would sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither." Benjamin Franklin* George Orwell's 1984 revealed that the key to social control is a never ending war, such as t... more »

Julian Assange discusses NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden

Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 22 hours ago
as NSA/*PRISM* whistleblower Edward Snowden 'goes missing' from his hotel in Hong Kong, having unleashed all sorts of migraine all over the Secrete Services with his act, here's a video-link to the Ecuadorian Embassy where THE NEWS interviews THE ORIGINAL WIKILEAKER, Julian Assange: we all know the real reason for monitoring THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE is (dead simple) *PROFIT*

Applicability of a provincial regulatory scheme to the out-of-province appellants

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 22 hours ago
Ontario College of Pharmacists v. 1724665 Ontario Inc. (Global Pharmacy Canada), 2013 ONCA 381 holds: [67] There is no dispute about the legal principles that apply when determining the applicability of a provincial regulatory scheme to the out-of-province appellants. The question is whether there is a sufficient connection between those appellants and Ontario, such that the College has jurisdiction over them. The first two propositions in para. 56 of *Unifund* provide the starting point for answering that question: Consideration of constitutional *applicability *can conve... more »

Some news from 'Palestine' that you won't find on the BBC

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 22 hours ago
JPost reports this: 'Palestinian Authority Economy Minister Jawad al-Naji was forced to walk out of The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Conference on Saturday after participants demanded that he leave for insulting a man who asked a “provocative” question. The man was later severely beaten by PA security officers accompanying the minister and taken to hospital. ... Eyewitnesses reported that one of the participants, Nizar Banat, asked the minister why the PA and President Mahmoud Abbas were continuing to conduct security coordination with Israel while fighting “norma... more »

THIS IS A CHEMICAL WAR

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 22 hours ago
Here is an important video from inside the center of protests in Turkey. All around the world governments are cracking down on freedom and liberation movements. To risk life and limb people must be quite fed up with the existing order that is increasingly under the control of corporations. It is clear to me that the people in Turkey have tried to remain non-violent in their resistance to their corrupt government but they have reached the point where they must find ways to defend themselves. Building barricades and throwing tear gas canisters back at the police is not violence. ... more »

December 24, 2012 – White Hats Report #47.1

The White Hat Reporters at The White Hats Report - 22 hours ago
*Twas the night before Christmas (Updated) * Twas the night before Christmas and all through the land, The rats were all scurrying because Judgment Day is at hand; Their stockings were filled with big lumps of coal, It was their payment for trying to steal our soul; The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of freedom danced in their heads; With mama in her pj’s and I with my pipe, Reading the media’s most recent NWO hype; When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I put down my pipe to see what was the matter; I moved to the door to peek through the crack,... more »

An evening with Patrick O'Brian

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 22 hours ago
Title: An evening with Patrick O'Brian. Source: The Mariners' Museum. Date Published: April 8, 2011. Description: An interview with the late author Patrick O'Brian at The Mariners' Museum, in Newport News, VA, on April 11, 1995. Then Museum President and CEO John Hightower moderated the interview and questions. This event preceded the release of O'Brian's 17th novel in the Aubrey-Maturin series, "The Commodore".

Kid: “Mommy, where do burgers come from?” Mom: “Why, a LAB, sweetie!”

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 22 hours ago
*Why “Schmeat” could be for dinner, and other experiments in lab-created food.* Melissa Melton Beyond the known unknowns of GMOs and cloned beef lie the impending horrors of “schmeat” – a lab-grown in vitro “meat” product, as well as the advent of 3-D printed food. And I thought we already didn’t know what our food was made of. Readied for eating after years in the making, the advocates of “schmeat” have dubbed it the ‘ethical’ way to eat meat, because it doesn’t involve slaughtering cattle. What it does involve is scraping neck-cells from cows and replicating them thousands of... more »

MYSTERIOUS BEN FELLOWS; NSA; SYRIA

Anon at aangirfan - 22 hours ago
*Actor Ben Fellows.* * *Ben Fellows, who is of mixed race, was adopted by a white family. His mother, Imelda J. Pitt, gave him up for adoption "because she could not afford to care for him." *When I Met Her I Was A 'Jellified Idiot*. Ben became a child actor and was groped, allegedly, by a top government minister and by a world famous composer. *Ben* Reportedly, Ben tracked down his real mother and discovered that she was a film maker and actress. One of her works was: Disaster Recovery Plan (2002). According to Ben: "I wrote quite a detailed letter to her with lots of backgro... more »

Toronto needs a new vision of the future, says Edward de Gale

Lilith eZine at LILITH NEWS - 23 hours ago
By Charles Moffat - June 2013. Local charity worker *Edward de Gale* says Toronto needs a new vision of the future. And Torontonians need to be thinking both realistically and boldly about the future of Toronto as a city of the 21st century. Now if you've never heard of Edward de Gale, don't feel alone. He isn't a celebrity or anything like that. But he does have some nice quotes on his website. Quotes like this one: *"Toronto needs a new vision of the future and we need leaders who are both bold and have realistic plans for the future."* - Edward de Gale. And he isn't alone. Ma... more »

The Post prints a truly remarkable document!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 23 hours ago
*MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013* *What happened in 1967, only six years later:* Among other accomplishments and undertakings, Phyllis Richman was a restaurant critic for The Washington Post from 1976 to 2000. But that came later. In 1961, Richman, a recent Brandeis graduate, applied to graduate school at Harvard in the department of City and Regional Planning. After applying, she received a remarkable letter from the department—a letter she recently found, some 52 years later. To read that remarkable letter, click here. The letter was written on the other side, though just barely, of an ... more »

Edward Snowden, drama queen

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 23 hours ago
"He was capable of melodrama but wrote with some eloquence about his beliefs." Just catching up on this story of our intrepid leaker. Snowden claims he's not comfortable in the spotlight but everything I've read about this so far reads like a bad spy novel starting with his code name Verax which means “truth teller” in Latin. Furthermore, he obviously planned to come forward from the beginning, making elaborate plans to secure asylum. To effect his plan, Snowden asked for a guarantee that The Washington Post would publish — within 72 hours — the full text of a PowerPoint prese... more »

Bill Gates and the Incubators

Jim Horn at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 23 hours ago
I know–it’s a great name for a band, but it is distinctly unmusical and no fun. It’s about destroying public schools and the teaching profession in urban areas where children of the poor will be grown and behaviorally groomed in segregated corporate welfare hothouses. Who makes these cozy corporate nests possible? The oligarchs and high […]

Can Iceland Give NSA Whistle Blower Asylum Before The Gulag Swallows Him Up?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 23 hours ago
Predictably, uptight Military Industrial Complex shills like Peter King (R-NY) and Mike Rogers (R-MI), were on the Sunday TV gab fests howling for the blood of Edward Snowden, the 29 year old ex-NSA employee/technical engineer for defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. Snowden came forwardand outed himself as the source of Glenn Greenwald's explosive exposé about NSA domestic spying in *The Guardian* last week. Eric Cantor chimed in this morning that the House investigation will be "very serious." Does that mean he won't give the investigation to GOP clown Darrell Issa? And does i... more »

Did you watch Graham Norton on Friday and couldn't you find the uncensored video of the Robin Thicke song 'Blurred Lines'? A Tuesday night Rule 5 post - NSFW

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 23 hours ago
As I posted last month... This video by Robin Thicke ft. T.I., Pharrell for 'Blurred Lines' has been receiving quite a lot of admiring looks, and you can see why. So how about a look at the alternative uncensored (for which you can read topless - not naked) version? OK but only because you've been very good this week... Aren't I good to you? I haven't seen as much lipstick in a music video since Robert Palmer's 'Addicted to Love', you know this one... Is that enough gratuitously sexy music videos for a Monday evening?

jump !

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 1 day ago

ARCHITECTURE OF OPPRESSION

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
Vietnam war-era whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg writes: In my estimation, there has not been in American history a more important leak than Edward Snowden's release of NSA material – and that definitely includes the Pentagon Papers 40 years ago. Snowden's whistleblowing gives us the possibility to roll back a key part of what has amounted to an "executive coup" against the US constitution. Since 9/11, there has been, at first secretly but increasingly openly, a revocation of the bill of rights for which this country fought over 200 years ago. In particular, the fourth and fifth ame... more »

Are We Heading for Despotism?

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 day ago
The first thing that someone stealing your privacy will tell you is "*don't worry*." That's the standard line *after* they have been exposed stealing your privacy. That, in turn, is reinforced with suggestions that you don't matter to them anyway, you're insignificant and that they have netted so much data they don't have the means to really snoop into what you're saying and thinking, not little old you. What they don't tell you is that if they did, for some reason perhaps known only to them, they could very easily snoop into just about everything you've been thinking and doing ... more »

TURKEY; ROTHSCHILDS; ISRAEL; SANDY HOOK

Anon at aangirfan - 1 day ago
*Six Turkish policemen commit suicide during Gezi protests* * **Turkey protesters clash with police in Ankara* ~~ - The Rothschild Family - Puppet Masters ~~~ The Israeli regime injects Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails with 'dangerous viruses' before releasing them, a report says. "A Palestinian released from Israeli jails, Rania Saqa, has brought to light that the Israeli regime injected detainees that are out of prisons with dangerous viruses," Russian daily Komsomolskaya Pravda wrote on Friday. Saqa also said many of the prisoners are suffering from mysteriously ... more »

Whistleblower behind exposing NSA surveillance programs reveals his identity, motivations and more

Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Edward Snowden image credit: screenshot from an interview by The Guardian Madison Ruppert Today the man behind exposing the highly secretive programs of the National Security Agency (NSA) including PRISM, the software known as Boundless Informant and the surveillance of all U.S. Verizon customers has revealed his identity. The individual responsible is Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old currently working for defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton and a former technical assistant for the CIA, according to the Guardian. “I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done n... more »

Monogram Glass Block

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 1 day ago
[image: Vinyl Lettered Block] Wedding season is upon us. My fridge is covered in wedding invitations and with each invitation comes a gift to be made. This monogram glass block is one of my favorites to go to, especially in a pinch because it comes together quickly. You will need: A glass block Vinyl A way to cut the vinyl (Cricut, Scissors) Ribbon and Tulle Whenever I make a craft that uses a glass block, my first stop is always the thrift store. Sure I can buy a glass block from the craft or home improvement store, but I can usually find one that has some vinyl slapped ... more »

Behold The Sheer Arrogance Of An Unelected Conservative $enator ... (Calls $enate Scandal A Mere 'Bump In The Road')!!

leftdog at Buckdog - 1 day ago
[image: Progressive Bloggers] * * *"Things were done that were improper, but everybody's trying to make these things into major scandals. They are not. These are bumps in the road. [...] **The Liberal party survived. We will survive." * *Conservative $enator Dave Tkachuk * *(Former Principle Secretary to * *Sask Premier Grant Devine) * *The only person who ever 'voted' for Dave Tkachuk to sit as a $enator was Conservative Prime Minister Brian Mulroney when he appointed him to a huge patronage reward in the Canadian $enate.* *Saskatoon Star Phoenix* *-Saskatchewan $enator David ... more »

Credibility

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago
R. v. Tash, 2013 ONCA 380 holds: [36] Credibility rules are of three types. [37] The first type concerns attempts by the witness' proponent to bolster the witness' credibility even *before* it has been impeached. As a general rule, we do not permit the witness' proponent to elicit bolstering evidence in direct examination. The rule against "oath-helping" excludes it. [38] The second group of credibility rules involves the techniques an opponent may invoke to attack or impeach a witness' credibility. [39] The third set of rules governs the method that the witness... more »

The Changing Face Of Sectarianism In Iraq, An Interview With Research Fellow At National Univ of Singapore Fanar Haddad

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 1 day ago
Sectarianism is a constant point of discussion when talking about Iraq. Many in the west interpret everything that happens in the country in sectarian terms. Iraqis in general do not like identity politics, yet fall back on it again and again. Fanar Haddad is a research fellow at the Middle East Institute of the National University of Singapore. In his book *Sectarianism In Iraq, Antagonistic Visions of Unity*, and in various articles he has attempted to break down the origins and changing nature of sect and politics in Iraq. It is his theory that sectarianism is not a constant in ... more »

The Jason Furman Fan Club

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 1 day ago
AEI Chapter. *Update*: Here the President's announcement of Jason's appointment.

Looking under Antarctica - a hidden continent

address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 1 day ago
Link: http://youtu.be/usDzh7l5HZw "The topography of the bedrock under the Antarctic Ice Sheet is critical to understanding the dynamic motion of the ice sheet, its thickness and its influence on the surrounding ocean and global climate. In 2001, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) released a map of the bed under the Antarctic Ice Sheet" is written here. The "Scientific Visualization Studio" at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center builds magnificent scientific animations. For example this one about Arctic daily sea-ice. With the Sun's maximum activity for cycle 24 at amazing minimum l... more »

The Changing National Self-Image

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 day ago
Not sure if I'm going to get to any regular news posting today and tomorrow, but I've been touristing around Washington all weekend and can at least share a few thoughts on that. Mainly, on the changes to the Mall. I hadn't previously been able to see the WWII and Korea Memorials; I also hadn't seen the King Memorial, although I had seen FDR already. I had a fairly mixed view of the WWII memorial...I really don't have much of a problem with heroic, triumphant national self-celebration. Was it specific enough to the conflict? I'm not sure, and I'm not sure that the size was sustaine... more »

Video: Facebook Censors Photos of Children Protesting Monsanto as ‘Abusive’

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
Facebook Censored Picture Video: Facebook Censors Photos of Children Protesting Monsanto as ‘Abusive’ by Anthony Gucciardi Natural Society, 9 June 2013 I recently spoke to the mother who was beyond shocked after the* photos she posted of her children protesting Monsanto at the March Against Monsantowere labeled as ‘abusive’ and ultimately led to a ban * on her ability to interact with other Facebook pages. As it turns out, she was not alone, and soon the story began popping up on MSN and around the web after originally being reported on by Mike Adams over at NaturalNews. Apparentl... more »

Daily Links, Monday, June 10th

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 1 day ago
*As a day of riding in Miaoli came to a close, we found ourselves above Liyutan Reservoir with the sun falling into the west. Yesterday was gorgeous.* Enjoy some links for a rainy monday... *BLOGS*: - Craig Ferguson takes some lovely pics in Taichung - Oz finds some wisdom at an abandoned Coast Guard station. - Wind power firm hires thugs to protect its site, says J Michael - A 1964 document on being an analyst of the war theater in Taiwan - Jenna lists her favorite coffee shops in Taipei - Tea Masters, always sumptuous, on high mountain oolongs. - Steve C review... more »

Two names you ought to be thinking about!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013* *Those names are Kessler and Maddow:* In the past ten days, we have watched fairly closely as a fraud has been perpetrated. That fraud has been conducted against millions of people. It involves the array of bogus facts we continued to discuss in this morning’s first post. Millions of people have been disinformed as this scam has been pimped. For starters, you should think about the role that’s been played in this scam by Glenn Kessler. Kessler runs the Fact Checker site at the Washington Post. As he has shown in the past ten days, he would rather jump off ... more »

Something missing from the BBC reporting that I've seen re Patrick Mercer

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
In all of the BBC's reporting of the latest allegations surrounding Conservative MP Patrick Mercer, I've not seen any mention of this part of the video I think it fair to assume that the BBC would have been more inclined to cover this aspect of the story if Patrick Mercer had said 'bloody Muslim' rather than 'bloody Jew'.

Did The DCCC Muck Up Jim Graves' Run In Minnesota... Again?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
If you want to know how "Minnesota nice" sounds, call Jim Graves. He picked up the phone yesterday morning with the warmest, friendliest of greetings... and immediately said he isn't talking to the press until July first and suggested we talk about my upcoming trip to Tuscany instead. He suggested I spend time in Siena, long one of my favorite small European cities. As for questions around his dropping out of the congressional race in MN-06... not a peep, although he did follow up a few minutes later by sending this copy of the Bill Maher "the lights are a little bit dimmer in Cra... more »

Activism is the alternative

Barbara Madeloni at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 1 day ago
Last week I was on a local radio program, Bread and Roses, to discuss the assault on public education in its various nefarious forms, and the possibilities of resistance, especially through grassroots union organizing. As I was discussing the ways that educators are being boxed in by shock doctrine tactics of depleted resources on the […]

TWO KINDS OF FACTS: Invented, withheld!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013* *Part 1—The New York Times publishes Hacker*: Right through this morning’s 4 o’clock hour, Fox News was pouring it on. At that very recent hour, Fox was rebroadcasting Greta van Susteren’s program from Friday evening’s 10 o’clock hour. In case they had missed it the first million times, Fox viewers got to see Greta and Newt tell them this: VAN SUSTEREN (6/7/13, 6/10/13): What do you think President Obama thinks about this? Does he pay attention? Or is this getting to him? Is this a distraction? GINGRICH: You know, Kubler-Ross did this book on death and dyin... more »

One Singular Snoopy Sensation

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 1 day ago
If you'd told me last week that Glenn Greenwald would be the featured gueston the corporate-funded Sunday blather-fests, I would have asked you what you were smoking. If you'd told me last week that a creepy outfit named Booz Allen Hamilton was working in cahoots with the American government to spy on virtually everybody on the planet, I would have asked what you were drinking. Can I have my Booz on the rocks, please? If you'd told me that the leaker would be a high-school dropout with an aristocratic name, as articulately well-versed in the law, politics, technology and humanitaria... more »

A nice quiet day

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago

Barack Obama and his time at Columbia University

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
Did Barack Obama go to Columbia University, if so why does nobody remember him? Is the story 'rancid'? 'I just returned from New York, where I attended my 30th Columbia University reunion. I celebrated with my esteemed classmates. Everyone except Barack Obama. As usual- he wasn't there. Not even a video greeting. Not a personalized letter to his classmates. Nothing. But worse, no one I met at our 30th reunion ever met him. The President of the United States is the ghost of Columbia University.' It's an odd story but not one that the US mainstream media or the BBC would ever inv... more »

Untitled

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*Hearing may shed light on sheriff’s murky books ~Andrew Vanacor, The Advocate* ~*@TheLensNOLA* Round 2 of OPP consent decree hearings begins today at 8:30am. We'll live blog everything. *New Orleans Holding Emergency Preparedness Exercise * *Louisiana exports growing ~WWL* *Central La. Guard unit headed to Guantanamo Bay ~Leigh Guidry, Town Talk* *Y@ Speak: winners and losers ~Gambit* @FleurtyGirl @SusBobadilla Hanging with @Editilla @yat_speak #Twitterpromtonight. So much fun! http:// pic.twitter.com/ow7xblCpa5

He's Perfectly Clear

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 1 day ago
Those of us who are old enough to remember recall that one of Richard Nixon's pet -- and pat -- phrases was "perfectly clear." And, therefore, it is particularly ironic that Stephen Harper -- who appears more Nixonian with each passing day -- has adopted that phrase. As evidence, I offer the above clip. But, Jordan Himmelfarb writes, the more Harper claims to be "clear," the more opaque he gets. That was particularly true during question period last week -- when Harper chose to show up: Asked by Mulcair last week how many times a day he speaks to his chief of staff, Harper claime... more »

The Trans - Pacific Partnership Treaty - the latest boondoggle which will be forced down the throats of Americans.... Meanwhile as our Politicians sell out Americans ... China is buying everything not nailed down !

Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://silverdoctors.com/obamas-super-secret-treaty-which-will-push-the-deindustrialization-of-america-into-overdrive/#more-27432 From *The Economic Collapse Blog*: The treaty is known as “the Trans-Pacific Partnership”, and the nations that are reported to be involved in the development of this treaty include the United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Peru, Brunei, Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia. Opponents of this treaty refer to it as “the NAFTA of the Pacific”, and if it is enacted it will push the deindustrialization of America into overdrive.... more »

A reply to the Toronto Star

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago
A reply to the Toronto Star Story on Justices of the Peace: Dear Sirs: The story of a Superior Court judge overruling a Justice of the Peace on the issuance of a search warrant is interesting but hardly shows Justices of the Peace, as a group, are lacking suitable legal training. Every day the Court of Appeal for Ontariohears up to a dozen appeals from judges, all of whom have law degrees and stand at the top of their profession; no one questions their eminent qualifications. What’s more, in the particular case where the Justice of the Peace granted the disputed warrant it seems ... more »

Egyptian girl dies while being circumcised - Alarabiya.net English - But not on BBC

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
'A 13-year-old Egyptian girl has died while being circumcised at a private village in the Daqahliya governorate north east of Cairo, Egyptian media reported on Sunday. "We left our daughter with the doctor and the nurse. 15 minutes later, the nurse took my daughter out of the operation room to a nearby room, along with three other girls whom the doctor was circumcising," Mohammed Ibrahim, a farmer, told al-Masry al-Youm. "I waited half an hour, hoping that my daughter would wake up, but, unfortunately, unlike the rest of the girls, she did not," he said.' More here http://engl... more »

Robo Bird

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 1 day ago
This is hardly fast, but works around a close in battle field which describes the needs of the folks at the pointy edge. This toy can also be camouflaged better so that it stays less obvious, although once deployed, even real birds will be quickly targeted. Beyond all that, this is a great toy for mass consumption. It looks like it can take off and land on a single spot in one's backyard. Every teenage boy is a sure buyer. What a neat way to fly with the eagles. At least we now have a successful working prototype. *United States Army's New Robotic Bird Drone I... more »
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