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The internet and its basement full of frightened little boys
Today’s my daughter’s birthday. She’s 23. She’s bright, she’s
tough, she’s compassionate and she makes me proud everyday.
Today is also day three of Chuck Wendig’s sermon on misogyny, rape
culture, and the disgusting tribe of jackass dickweeds who think that
the girls getting into their gaming clubhouse is going to get menses all
over everything and ruin their fun.
I’m old enough that I missed th
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The Corbett Report 37 unread articles // actions
Interview 685 – Russ Tice Reveals the Truth About NSA Spying
NSA whistleblower Russ Tice joins us for an eyeopening hour-long
interview on the real extent of the NSA spying scandal. Beyond PRISM and
beyond metadata, we explore the facts of NSA spying: that every
electronic communication is being copied and stored by the US
government. We talk about the political implications of this
information, including the almost limitless power for blackmailing that
thi
Interview 684 – New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato
Welcome to http://NewWorldNextWeek.com – the video series from
Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important
developments in open source intelligence news. This week:
Story #1: Brazil Protests Erupt Over Public Services And World Cup Costs
http://bit.ly/14g2pas
Peevski Protests Force Bulgaria PM Oresharski’s U-Turn
http://bbc.in/11Zay3W
Turkish Official Approves ‘Standi
Nothing to Hide, Nothing to Fear
by James Corbett
corbettreport.com
June 19, 2013
“If you have nothing to hide, then you have nothing to fear.”
We’ve all heard this argument a million times when talking to people
about the latest revelations of government snooping or the latest
roll-out of creepy Orwellian technology. The implication is that the
only people who complain about having their privacy violated are
criminals who deserv
Interview 683 – Dan Dicks on Bilderberg 2013
Dan Dicks of PressForTruth.ca joins us to discuss his trip to the
UK to cover Bilderberg 2013. We talk about the unprecedented number of
protesters at this year’s event, the unprecedented mainstream media
coverage of the conference, and what was actually discussed this year
and how that agenda is already playing out in the news.
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The EnvironmentaList
Atomic Foes Nuked in New Documentary Film
Pandora’s Promise is more hit job than conversation starter
TransCanada Is Spying on Keystone XL Opponents
Company has compiled dossiers on protesters and shared them with law enforcement
California Governor’s Raid on Greenhouse Gas Pollution Fund Sets Back Green Groups
$500 million loss has left environmental groups struggling for alternative sources of funding
Governor’s Raid on Greenhouse Gas Pollution Fund Sets Back Green Groups
$500 million loss has left environmental groups struggling for alternative sources of funding
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Byts and Bytes: Father’s Day – A Day of Honour?
As Father’s Day approaches, the Black/African community in the
Diaspora particularly, gears up once again for the yearly conversation…
today it’s primarily in the form of tweets and Facebook postings (for
at least a weekend)… about the importance of Black fathers and
fatherhood in general.
I will share a number of articles and videos which I had saved to set
the stage for this day of honour. I wi
Sunday Inspirations: African Girl Goes from Poverty to International Chess Star
It is difficult to survive with your siblings by scrounging for food.
But that’s the life that was once lived by Phiona Mutesi out of Uganda.
Called “the ultimate underdog” by those who admire her, the young woman
has risen to become one of the most celebrated and respected chess
superstars in the world. In fact, they are planning to make a Disney
movie out of her story.
When she was three, Mutes
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ArmsControlWonk
Peace, Justice and Nuclear Arms Reductions
[Update below the jump. -Ed.]
Berlin brings out the best in U.S. Presidents.
President Barack Obama has now tried in Berlin to replicate successful
JFK’s recipe for curtailing nuclear tests. Senior administration
officials have talked privately with the Kremlin about taking parallel
steps to reduce strategic forces by one-third and to make bold
reductions in tactical nuclear arsenals. Obama made t
FYRP: The Non-Lugar Program
Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.
Department of State | Nunn-Lugar is dead. Long live non-Lugar. Here,
have a fact sheet.
Bloomberg | Wait. So Iranian President-elect Rohani is ready to suspend
enrichment of 20 percent uranium (for sanction relaxation, of course).
He is ready to fulfill one the US’s major demands? Sounds great!
Or way too good to be true. Although suspicions ar
The Vision Thing
President George H.W. Bush bemoaned his lack of “the vision
thing.” In contrast, George W. Bush was a bold visionary. By acting on
his ambitious rhetoric to extend freedom, fight terrorism and wage
preventive war, Bush 43 became America’s least admired wartime President
since Harry S Truman. (Read it and wince: Bush’s second inaugural
address and his September 2002 National Security Strategy.) Tru
Safeguards in the Spotlight
When the IAEA’s 35 governors arrived at the VIC last Monday for
their quarterly June meeting, the stack of documents they picked up
outside Boardroom C included the 2012 version of the Safeguards
Implementation Report (SIR).
The distribution to the board of the annual SIR happens every mid-year.
This report–like every other document distributed by the IAEA
secretariat for the occasion–is classifie
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bastard.logic
Stay Classy, Sun Media
Oops: AM640 ‘s Lou Schizas calls Andrea Horwath a ‘whore’ |
canada.com o.canada.com/2013/06/12/and… via @natnewswatch— Lorrie
Goldstein (@sunlorrie) June 13, 2013
@mistervermin @natnewswatch Exactly.— Lorrie Goldstein (@sunlorrie) June
13, 2013
h/t Justin Stayshyn
Filed under: Canadian politics Tagged: AM640, Andrea Horwath, Lorrie
Goldstein, Lou Schizas, Ontario NDP, Ontario Politics, Sun Media
AM640 On-Air Personality on ONDP Leader: “I think whore is the operative syllable there”
Via Lucile Barker of the Canuckistan Pink(o) Fringe:
Schizas: Just to get back to our previous quick quotes on Andrea
Horwath. I think whore is the operative syllable there. Oakley: Well,
well let’s not take it that farSchizas: What do you mean? She was
bought.Oakley: (in agreement) Alright, bought and paid for. Alright,
it’s pejorativeSchizas: Alright, Sorry, I’ll take the hit.Oakley: That’s
alri
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Did You Know
Secret tax-haven names released to public
Notable names in the colossal leak of offshore financial records
include, from left, banking family scion Élie de Rothschild, Imee Marcos
of the Philippine political dynasty and millionaire former playboy
Gunther Sachs, who married Brigitte Bardot. (CP/Reuters/Getty)
A glimpse at an enormous trove of leaked records about secret companies
and accounts is being opened to the public in hope it will
Who protects you from TSA Abusers?
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is an agency of
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that exercises authority over
the security of the traveling public in the United States
The TSA was created as part of the Aviation and Transportation Security
Act, sponsored by Don Young in the United States House of Representative
and Ernest Hollings in the Senate, passed by the 107th U.S. C
Canada: Father Dan Miller has pleaded guilty to five counts of indecent assault
Father Daniel Miller pleaded guilty
Father Dan Miller has pleaded guilty to five counts of indecent assault
in Pembroke Court this week. He was originally charged with 12 counts
involving young boys while he was a priest at several locations in the
Ottawa Valley. A pre-sentence report has been ordered and the sentencing
phase is set to begin September 17th. Miller remains out of custody
pending
Monsanto’s Monopolistic Greed
The Growing Global Challenge to Monsanto’s Monopolistic Greed
By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers
May 25, 2013 “Information Clearing House” – The common problem we face
is the power of concentrated wealth and monopolistic corporate
interests. This has created a crony capitalist economy that uses
government to further enrich the wealthy at the expense of the people,
often threatening our basic nece
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INFRASTRUCTURIST
How Much Does LEED Certification Cost?
With all the recent hubbub about LEED — which has taken
a well-publicized beating from Frank Gehry, among others — it’s worth
taking a closer look at exactly how much it costs to erect a
LEED-certified building. Are the costs really “enormous,” as Gehry
claimed? And are they outweighed by the benefits? While the above graph
is admittedly [...]
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Pesticide Action Network
Buzz off, Monsanto
Last week, the term “bee-washing” emerged in public conversation.
It doesn’t refer to some new bee cleaning service, but to the insidious
efforts of Monsanto and other pesticide corporations to discredit
science about the impacts of pesticides on bees — especially
neonicotinoids — by creating public relations tours, new research
centers and new marketing strategies.
This week, pesticide makers are
A better food & farm future
News about Farm Bill deliberations can feel wonky and distant,
but the debates and decisions lawmakers are making right now on Capitol
Hill matter — a lot.
The House is voting this week on the Farm Bill. Today, they are debating
amendments that have made it through the first round. Your
representative needs to know that you support key conservation programs,
including coordinated federal action on
Proposed toxics law: Kids deserve better
There's a new toxics bill in town. A few weeks ago, a draft law
emerged in the Senate to overhaul the dramatically outdated national
rules that govern "industrial chemicals" — aka the thousands of
impossible-to-pronounce ingredients in everyday products, from household
cleaners to couches, water bottles to children's toys.
Major reform of these rules is long overdue, but unfortun
Speaking out for safe strawberry fields
The hearing room in Salinas was brimming with people concerned
about fumigant pesticides on Monday night. Dozens of concerned
residents, farmworkers and farmers showed up to press state officials to
protect this Central Coast community from the volatile fumigant
chloropicrin — and to make good on the promise of safer strawberry
fields.
Salinas is in the heart of strawberry country, so the issue hi
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Phronesisaical
Bits and Pieces - June 20, 2013
The solstice is near! I seldom keep track of the silly "Solstice
is at 09:23:32 today" announcements, just enjoy the long days and hate
to see them start to decrease.In case you missed it, Cap'n Crunch may
have violated the Stolen Valor Act. Another scandal!150 Years of
Misunderstanding the Civil War. Nothing noble about it.I started out
very skeptical of Twitter, but have come around to finding i
Isn't It Time To Change How We Do Primaries? Or Isn't It Time For The
Republicans Who Have Some Sense To Stand Up To Their Base?
The reality of the House is that sometimes a majority of House
Republicans want a bill to pass even if they don't want to vote for
it.Thanks to Ezra Klein for clearing this up.
Bits and Pieces - June 13, 2013
Godwin's Law or not - the idea that few pregnancies result from
rape really does come from the Nazis. And Emily Bazelon raises a good
question in that article: why do those male Republican legislators feel
it so necessary to keep repeating that?If you're going to Europe, bring
lots of cash. Your credit card probably won't work. Kevin Drum seems to
be the only financial columnist that finds this st
Woman's Place in Iran and Protests in Turkey
Saeed Jalili sounded like Stokely Carmichael the other day:Based
on the interpretations of the supreme leader, the presence of women in
society must be combatant and revolutionary in the various fields, and
the most important act of cultural resistance for a woman takes place at
the home.Carmichael was a bit cruder on women's place in revolution:The
only place for women in the movement is prone.An
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Syria Comment
Obama Owes Syrians and Americans a Vision of Syria’s Future
Obama Owes Syrians and Americans a Vision of Syria’s Future
By Joshua Landis,
June 15, 2013
Will Obama be content if the Free Syrian Army can keep the North of
Syria and finish taking Aleppo?
Will he decide that the rebels should take Damascus as well, pushing the
regime and the Alawite religious group, which predominates within the
regime, back toward the western coast-land, where Alawites consti
Clerics in Egypt Call for Global Jihad Against Regime’s Shiite Allies, Egypt Cuts Syria Ties
Clerics in Egypt Call for Global Jihad Against Regime’s Shiite
Allies
by Matthew Barber
The last post contained a question from a reader wondering why Egypt has
been largely off-the-radar as an important regional presence in the
Syrian conflict. With interesting timing, the last few days may have
inaugurated the beginning of a change to Egypt’s lack of involvement, a
development coinciding with th
“The Turkish-Syrian Border Dispute: A View From the Past” – By Meir Zamir
The Turkish-Syrian Border Dispute: A View From the Past
With Secret Documents from the Files of the Syrian Foreign Ministry
By Meir Zamir
A version of this article was first published in the Jerusalem Post, 19
October 2012. We are providing this full version that contains the
historical documents that Zamir relied upon for his article.
Hafez Asad’s thirty-year rule in Syria (1970-2000) concealed
Obama Owes Syrians and Americans a Detailed Vision of Syria’s Future
Obama Owes Syrians and Americans a Detailed Vision of Syria’s
Future
By Joshua Landis,
For Syria Comment – Expanded from a BBC article
June 15, 2013
Will Obama be content if the Free Syrian Army can keep the North of
Syria and finish taking Aleppo. This would correspond roughly to the
present status quo with the country divided into two between a
government controlled South and Rebel controlled No
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Centauri Dreams
On Memory and Destinations
There was a time when people collected old photographs in drawers
and photo albums, a time before the digital age when you wasted three
or four shots getting just the one you wanted, and the perishability of
film was born home every time you saw colors fading on an old image.
Yesterday I browsed through black and white snapshots of family members
long gone, pictures taken in the 1920s and 1930s, a
Exoplanet Targets in Nearby Space
I’m a coffee fanatic. Not only do I drink a lot of the stuff, but
I roast my own beans and love fiddling with roasting times and fan
speeds, trying to hit exactly the right note. And with a just-brewed
carafe of Burundi by my side this morning, it’s natural enough that I
would be drawn to an exoplanet tool called ESPRESSO. Echelle
SPectrograph or Rocky Exoplanet and Stable Spectroscopic Observatio
Starship Century, Part Two
Adam Crowl concludes his discussion of the recent Starship
Century conference in San Diego. Videos from the session are now
becoming available online.
by Adam Crowl
Lunch at the Starship Century Symposium was provided by UCSD, allowing
attendees to remain nearby, adding to the discussion and trading of
ideas and concerns. Certainly I appreciated the chance to catch up with
friends and faces from t
Report from Starship Century
We’re fortunate to have had Centauri Dreams regular Adam Crowl
not just as an attendee but a speaker at the recent Starship Century
symposium in San Diego. Here Adam, in the first of a two-part report,
gives us a look at the speakers and their ideas. With regards to
comments, please note: In the last week we’ve had a lengthy discussion
of inclusivity in the space community that has absorbed two co
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Craig Murray
Work for the UN
GCHQ and the NSA between them employ tens of thousands of
people. I am bemused by the shock at the “revelation” they have been
spying. What on Earth did journalists think that spies do all day? That
includes electronics spies.
Since Katherine Gun revealed that we spy on other delegations – and the
secretariat – within the UN building, it is hardly a shock that we spy
on other governments at summ
Preparing to Bomb Syria
Quite simply I do not believe the US, UK and French government’s
assertion that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against
rebels “multiple times in small quantities”. Why on earth would they do
that? The claim that “up to 150 people have died” spread over a number
of incidents makes no sense at all. In a civil war when tens of
thousands of people have died, where all sides have be
Wreck of the Emma
Some of the information that gets volunteered from readers of my
blog for use in my Sikunder Burnes book has been quite extraordinary.
So, with continued hope and gratitude, let me try this one – can anyone
discover anything more about the wreck of the ship Emma in 1821 en route
to India – and particularly if there were fatalities? Was it a private
or East India company ship? All I can find so
More NHS Awfulness
It s rather humiliating to reveal so much of my personal medical
history in order to expose the absolutely dreadful operation of the NHS
in Thanet – and this blog is in danger of looking like a medical soap
opera sometimes. But as I continue to try to navigate myself through
the system with utter disbelief at how awful it is. I thought I would
keep you posted.
Like all the best soap operas, here
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Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law Center
Colorado Man Shot Dead by Police May Have Been ‘Sovereign’
Lewis Pollard
The investigation continued Thursday into another violent confrontation
between authorities and a suspected antigovernment “sovereign citizen,”
a 61-year-old Navy veteran who was shot and killed by police early
Saturday morning in the small Colorado town of Fruita.
Authorities say Lewis Pollard, a longtime Fruita resident, brandished a
handgun and pointed it at a police officer [...
Leader of Minuteman Civil Defense Corps Charged with Child Molestation
Chris Simcox, the former leader of one of the largest militia
groups patrolling the Arizona border during the peak of the
nativist Minuteman movement, has been charged with molesting three young
girls.
Simcox, 52, was arrested yesterday after detectives found probable cause
that he had molested the girls, all under the age of 10, police
spokesman Sgt. [...]
Feds: Klansman and Accomplice Designed Radiation Gun to Kill Muslims
Two men, one of them a member of the Ku Klux Klan, were arraigned
today in Albany, N.Y., on federal charges of plotting to build a mobile
radiation gun intended to kill Muslims – or “medical waste,” as the
plotters called their intended targets.
Glendon Scott Crawford, 49, a Klan member from Galway, N.Y., and Eric
[...]
Another ‘Sovereign’ Sentenced in Tax Fraud Scheme
A federal judge in Seattle had a short, simple message for a
70-year-old “sovereign citizen” accountant who persuaded other
antigovernment activists to file fraudulent tax returns that called for
refunds equal to their personal debts.
The tax fraud cost the government $700,000 in erroneous payments. For
his work, Bell received a 10 percent cut of the [...]
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In These Times
Ikea’s Race to the Bottom
With total sales of $36 billion in 2012, Ikea is the world’s largest
furniture retailer, and one of the world’s most recognizable retail
brands. Worldwide, Ikea operates in approximately 40 countries and has
more than 100,000 employees.
On June 19, Ikea employees in a dozen different countries will take
part in protests against poor labor standards and management violations
of freedom of assoc
Starving for Justice at Gitmo
“I am known only as 239 here,” wrote Shaker Aamer from his cell in
Guantánamo. He is one of 166 prisoners trapped between a perpetual “war
on terrorism” and a political/judicial system crippled by moral
cowardice and jingoism. Captured 11 years ago, Aamer was cleared for
release in 2007, but release never came.
Despair and anger have driven Aamer and more than 100 detainees to join
a hunger s
Tel Aviv Rorschach
At first blush, The Attack comes off as another well-meaning, polished
and grown-up-yet-middle-brow Israeli drama about the relationship
between Jews and Arabs. The premise (adapted from the bestselling novel
by Yasmina Khadra) is irresistible: Amin (Ali Suliman), a fully
assimilated and respected Israeli Arab surgeon living in Tel Aviv,
discovers soon after winning a career-summit award that hi
America Feeds the Rich
The Farm Bill that is expected to pass the U.S. House this week
explains income inequality in America.
The Republican-sponsored proposal slashes food stamps for poor children
and pads farm subsidies for wealthy agri-businessmen.
This comes just a week after Senate Republicans refused to protect the
poorest students from doubled college loan interest rates because that
required closing tax
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NolanChart.com
Michael Lind Is Right: Libertarianism Doesn't Work
by Darren Wolfe: It is an utter failure if you want special privileges
The Paradox of "Whistleblowing"
by von Glahn: A brief look at whether there is a
constitutional right to engage in "whistleblowing" where a possible
constitutional violation is at issue.
U.S. action against Syrian government another wrong step.
by Mark Vogl: Instead of reducing US presence and problems
with the Mid East, President Obama has upped the ante by supplying
rebels in Syria!
I know there's a heaven 'cause I live in East Texas
by Mark Vogl: Discreetly hidden in the largest state in the
continental U.S. is a region that some might think is sheathed in a dome
from the 21st Century
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Obsidian Wings
With friends like these Friday open thread
by liberal japonicus
An Illinois Republican official resigned Thursday, after writing a
vicious attack on a biracial, female congressional candidate–calling her
the “love child” of the Democratic National Committee, destined to work
for “some law firm that needs to meet their quota for minority hires.”
The target was Erika Harold, a former Miss America and Harvard Law
graduate who is seeking the
Much Ado
by Doctor Science
Last Saturday I went up to New York City to meet some fans I've known
online for years. After dinner, we all went to the new movie of Much Ado
About Nothing. The movie was put together by Joss Whedon basically to
reboot his brain between filming and post-production on The Avengers.
The actors are from Whedon's Usual Suspects, the shooting schedule was
12 days, the only location
yay!
by russell
Human genes cannot be patented say the Supremes.
Unanimously.
OK, so maybe we're not totally screwed.
That is all.
Starbucks and the African Savanna
by Doctor Science
It was this kind of Monday here in New Jersey:
Hiroshige, Two men on a sloping road in the rain, from Eight views of
Kanazawa.
Rainy and cold, cold and *really* rainy. It reminds me of my theory
(need I say it is mine?) about the connection between Starbucks and the
African savanna.
Suppose humans evolved on the African savanna or something like it.
Even in the rainy season,
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Obsolete
The "treachery" of the Graun and the silence of the rest of the media.
On Monday, the Graun ran an extraordinary story. Detailing how
GCHQ had spied on delegates at two G20 summits in London in 2009, it
made clear how even those regarded as allies had had their emails
intercepted, with agents having gone to the extent of setting up
internet cafes so as to make the process easier. Justified on the
grounds of defending "economic well-being", a clause includ
Important news story.
Mr and Mrs Tyler Wallbanger have "decided not to find out" the
gender of their baby, a spokesman for the Scunthorpe couple has said.The
baby will be delivered on the very public maternity ward at the
Scunthorpe General Hospital, where Diana Spencer might have had her sons
had she been born into a northern working class community and not into
the landed gentry, and therefore never met the Prince of
Ignorance, immaturity and idiocy: all part of the debate on the internet and porn.
I'm struggling to think of a recent issue so appallingly
approached and debated as the recent blow up over the availability of
pornography on the internet has been. The only really comparable issue
that comes to mind was the short lived moral panic over "meow meow", or
Mephedrone, where the Sun was in the vanguard, claiming at one point
that teachers would have to give the drug back to any studen
Guns for everyone.
Oscar Wilde supposedly said that you'd have to have a heart of
stone not to laugh at the death of Little Nell in The Old Curiosity
Shop. Reading Hopi Sen's post on Syria, I feel exactly the same emotion
(and yes, it is slightly unfair to pick just on Hopi). He writes of
our "grotesque failure" in the country and how he wishes we "felt more
shame for what we have not done for the p
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Politicol News
Zimmerman Jury Sworn In Ready for Trial
A jury chosen with six women, sworn in ready to proceed for the
George Zimmerman murder trial which begins Monday with opening
statements in Seminole, Florida The Trial for the Murder of Trayvon
MartinRead more →
Related posts:
Zimmerman Trial Jury Selection Begins -Delays are Denied by Judge
Zimmerman Bond Revoked-Has 24 Hours to Turn Himself In to Police
Zimmerman Charged with Second Degree Mu
New Magical Assault on Vitamins Hits TV Networks
The media blitz against vitamins continues on mainstream TV,
claiming mega vitamins even for cancer, diabetics is bad for you, but
Vioxx is better? CNN, CBS News reports on vitaminsRead more →
Related posts:
Politics of Vitamins
Vitamins are Nutrients
NBC News Vitamins
Fake Mitt Romney Helps Ed Mackey Campaign in Massachusetts
Fake Mitt Romney gives Ed Markey a boost in Massachusetts Senate
seat race, the guy who lost to Pres. Obama stumping for the trailing GOP
runner, Gabriel Gomez.Read more →
Related posts:
Romney Campaign Fraud in Nevada Primary-Fake Ballots for Ron Paul
Mitt Romney Buys Fake Twitter Followers
Obama Campaign “Show us Your Tax Returns Mitt Romney”
India’s Monsoon Rains Sweeps Homes Away
India's month long monsoon rain sweeps homes, roads and bridges
away as the death toll mounts, stranded persons in mountainous area
number 12,000, army rescues continue.Read more →
Related posts:
MIssissippi River Flooding
Devasting Flood Disaster in British Columbia
Louisiana Opens Spillway
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Monkey/Man Link, Illustrated
The creature there to the right is a baseball player.
He is seen here having just crossed “the plate,” having scored a “run.”
This “run,” it meant his team had just “gone ahead,” and might be “the
winner.”
His face is contorted in an expression meant to convey pride and
accomplishment and triumph. He is reveling in having bested others.
He looks like a monkey. Because that’s what he is.
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Job Security
There seems to be a lot of hair-on-fire these days about “jobs.”
The burning often concerns the notion that there aren’t enough of them.
Small wonder. Jobs are silly. In the history of humans, they’ve only
recently been around. And now—as is true of similar nonsense like cities
and money—they’re going the way of the dodo. Good riddance.
However, for people who have only ever lived in job-world, an
Orwell Endeavors To Annoy The Scots
I must apologize for not writing earlier to thank you for your
letter & Caledonia. I liked the latter very much. It is so rare
nowadays to find anyone hitting back at the Scotch cult. I am glad to
see you make a point of calling them “Scotchmen,” not “Scotsmen” as they
like to be called. I find this a good easy way of annoying them.
—George Orwell, letter to Anthony Powell, June 1936
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I Am An Angel
Filed under: Cineman, Eros, Into The Light, La Musica
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The Arabist 13 unread articles // actions
Culture protests
We have a guest post from occasional (and valued) contributor
Parastou Hassouri on the protests by artists and intellectuals that have
been going on for some time now at the Ministry of Culture in Cairo.
Over the past week, I have been attending, with some
regularity, the protests that are being staged in front of the Culture
Ministry
in Zamalek. The protests/sit-in have been taking place on a d
Interview with Amr Darrag
One more link to my own work: I sat down for an interview with
senior Muslim Brother and secretary general of the constituent assembly
that gave us Egypt's current constitution Amr Darrag in the Spring (Mr.
Darrag has since become Egypt's Minister of Planning and International
Cooperation). The interview is now up on the Middle East Institute's
Arab Transitions channel, a valuable new
The Arab world in translation
I wrote this story recently for the Al Fanar site (a new site
dedicated to covering higher education and academic and intellectual
issues in the Middle East) : an overview of interesting developments and
ventures in translation to and from Arabic. The article has an
optimistic title, and certainly the interest in Arabic literature in
translation -- which I have seen grow in the 10 years I've l
Boredom and Loathing in Ismailia
The Arabist's secret asset, Nour The Intern, visited Ismailiya
last week and wrote this dispatch about an anti-Morsi rally
(specifically focused on a proposed Suez Canal development law). Enjoy.
“They are as bored as they are politically divided,” I thought as I
watched a group of young bearded men walk right past the wooden stage of
the anti-MB “Da’ Canaly” (which translates to “Leave my ca
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The Truth is Where? 43 unread articles // actions
UK needs prompt action on human rights record, UN panel warns.
By Ian Cobain Friday 31st May 2013. Find Full Article Here:-
UN Committee Against Torture report recommends 40 separate measures to
be taken before UK is given clean bill of health.
Pat Finucane. The UN panel raised serious concerns over matters
including the failure to hold a public inquiry into the state’s
involvement in the Belfast solicitor’s murder. Photograph: PA
The British governmen
Rogue Wheat Now Found In 127 Countries.
Posted by Steve Savage June 3rd 2013. Find Article Here:-
Rogue wheat is growing in wheat fields in 127 countries around the
world! Should consumers be concerned?
Ok, I’m indulging in a poor imitation of the emotive language common in
sensational writings about food issues. What I said in the paragraph
above is all true, it’s just misleading because of a lack of context.
After the “crisis
Brazil’s treatment of its indigenous people violates their rights.
By Fiona Watson Wednesday 29th May 2013. Find Full
Article Here:-
International pressure must be brought on Brazil to protect its native
peoples against industrialisation of the Amazon.
Representatives of the local indigenous communites and environmental
activists demonstrate in Sao Paulo against the construction of Belo
Monte dam at Xingu river in the Brazilian state of Para. Photograph:
British soldiers to get new multi-purpose combat vehicle dubbed ‘Swiss Army Knife’.
By Colin Freeman 5th June 2013. Find Full Article Here:-
A bulldozer, crane, mine clearer and armoured vehicle rolled into one,
the 32-ton Terrier is designed to be able to dig trenches and clear
roads in the “most demanding battlefield conditions”, according to
manufacturers BAE Systems.
In addition to heavy-duty armour and an air-conditioned cabin that can
withstand chemical, nuclear and
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This is a Big F*cking Deal -- or -- Why ObamaCare was better than nothing
By @BginKC
I am one of the people who thinks ObamaCare didn't go far enough. I want
true universal coverage provided through a single-payer entity that is
supported by tax dollars. But I also have a visceral reaction to
short-sighted chuckleheads who never miss an opportunity to let the
perfect be the enemy of the good. They are keeping themselves busy until
the first of the year by pissing and mo
Albany Times-Union Calls it Terrorism
How many right-wing nuts have to go off before our media calls these
people what they are -- terrorists? So, I have to give credit to the
Albany Times-Union for saying what the rest of us have been saying for
years:
Terrorism radiation plot uncovered in Albany
ALBANY, N.Y. - An industrial mechanic with General Electric Co., who is
also allegedly a member of the Ku Klux Klan, designed a deadly mob
GOP Is Still Liz Cheney's Party
By @TedFrier
There is no future in the Republican Party for self-reflection.
Consider the case of Louisiana Republican Governor Bobby Jindal. As the
New Republic's Alec MacGillis reports, barely had the last executive
jet departed Boston's Logan Airport with its cargo of crestfallen Mitt
Romney backers after the 2012 election, than Jindal was sternly
lecturing Republicans that if they ever wanted
Modern-Day Slavery
I'm so cynical I'm not even slightly surprised by this:
Federal authorities seized 14 7-Eleven stores on Long Island and in
Virginia, arresting nine owners and managers, and seized property,
including five homes. They are investigating 40 other 7-Eleven
franchises in New York City and elsewhere in one of the largest criminal
immigrant employment investigations ever conducted by the Justice and
Ho
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