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"Meanwhile, on Mars..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 27 minutes ago
* "Ancient Mars River May Have Flowed into Huge Ocean"*
by Mike Wall
"Scientists have spotted more evidence that an enormous ocean on Mars
covered much of the planet's surface billions of years ago. The latest
clues were found in photos from NASA's powerful Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
circling the planet. The images show what appears to be an ancient river
delta, which may have emptied into a vast Martian ocean that inundated up
to one-third of the Red Planet long ago, a new study reports.
"Scientists have long hypothesized that the northern lowlands of Mars are a
dried-up ocean b... more »
Egypt restricts fishing boats next to Gaza. Guess why?
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 44 minutes ago
I expect that the BBC will be reporting this news any time soon...
http://elderofziyon.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/egypt-restricts-fishing-boats-next-to.html?m=1
"Time..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 59 minutes ago
"Someone once told me that time is a predator that stalked us all our
lives. But I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on
the journey, that reminds us to cherish every moment because they'll never
come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we live it.
After all, Number One, we're only mortal."
- Jean-Luc Picard
"Fast Time and the Aging Mind"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 59 minutes ago
* *
*"Fast Time and the Aging Mind"*
By Richard A. Friedman
"Ah, the languorous days of endless summer! Who among us doesn’t remember
those days and wonder wistfully where they’ve gone? Why does time seem to
speed up as we age? Even the summer solstice — the longest, sunniest day of
the year — seems to have passed in a flash. No less than the great William
James opined on the matter, thinking that the apparent speed of time’s
passage was a result of adults’ experiencing fewer memorable events: “Each
passing year converts some of this experience into automatic routine which
we har... more »
Pandora's Promise Revealed
Charles Barton at The Nuclear Green Revolution - 1 hour ago
Becky and I went to see "Pandora's Promise" on my birthday. One seldom has
original ideas, so I will not take credit for many of the ideas that I have
expressed on Nuclear Green Revolution that were repeated on "Pandora's
Promise". At the very most, I will claim credit for slightly shaping some
of the conversation on nuclear energy. Some of the more prominent figures
in "Pandora's Promise" included some of my part time readers. Although the
ideas that are nearest and dearest to my heart were not mentioned.
All in all, it is gratifying to see that I have, in a small way, played a
rol... more »
"Time, Life, and the Roller Coaster"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*"Time, Life, and the Roller Coaster"*
by CoyotePrime
Remember when you were 10 years old, and summer felt like it lasted
forever? Got a little older, not so bad, still plenty of time to do
everything you wanted. Someone told me back then that time speeds up the
older you get. Being young, and knowing everything as the young do, I of
course ridiculed this idea. But guess what- it’s true. Now I view life, and
time, as a roller coaster with just one enormous riser. As you climb the
beginning towards the top time is slower to pass. At 30 or so you’re at the
very top, then you start ... more »
Sunday Classics: Adding Schubert's mighty "Wanderer" to our roster of musical fantasies
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
*Clifford Curzon plays the first two sections of Schubert's Wanderer Fantasy,
in a 1949 Decca recording. You'll find the rest of the performance below.*
*by Ken*
A couple of weeks ago we celebrated "Fantasy Week at Sunday Classics" with
a fantastic roundup that included the *Choral Fantasy* (for piano,
soloists, chorus, and orchestra) of Beethoven, the *Hungarian Fantasia*(for piano and orchestra) of Liszt, and the
*Scottish Fantasy* of Max Bruch. Of course there are lots of other musical
fantasies, or fantasias (as I pointed out, we distinguish between the two
words in English, bu... more »
British Columbia`s Long-Proposed LNG Industry Missed The Starting Gun
Grant G at The Straight Goods - 1 hour ago
Meet the new rightwing pro-nuclear leader of Japan Christy Clark...Your
worst nightmare come true...
___________
"*Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has won a majority in the upper house,
exit polls suggest.*
* **His Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner New Komeito were
set to get at least 71 of the 121 seats being contested, broadcaster NHK
projected.*
* **This would give him control of both houses of parliament for the first
time in six years.*
* **Mr Abe said the expected result was an endorsement of his economic
reforms, as he seeks to end long-term stagnation.*... more »
Posthumous Justice
Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 1 hour ago
My initial reaction is that this is a spot of good news: Alan Turing, the
Enigma codebreaker who took his own life after being convicted of gross
indecency under anti-homosexuality legislation, is to be given a posthumous
pardon. The government signalled on Friday that it is prepared to support a
backbench bill that would pardon
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What Do Harper, Mulcair and Trudeau Have in Common? Plenty.
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 hour ago
It strikes me that if you want to avoid trouble it's probably best not to
look the other way while it approaches. There's something about taking
one upside the head unnecessarily that seems counter-intuitive.
So why are we doing just that on so many fronts? Why do we keep turning
our heads, looking away? I don't get it.
We don't seem to have much interest in shoring up democracy in Canada. No
one, except the Greens, is talking about cutting out the tumour before it
metastasizes - dismantling the corporate media cartel. No free press, no
democracy. Simple as that.
Concent... more »
The 1949 Armistice Agreement - armistice lines are NOT borders
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 hour ago
'The Armistice Demarcation Lines defined in articles V and VI of this
Agreement are agreed upon by the Parties without prejudice to future
territorial settlements or boundary lines or to claims of either Party
relating thereto.'
More here
http://israeljewsjudaism.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/the-1949-armistice-agreement.html
Musical Interlude: Leonard Cohen, “Everybody Knows”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
Leonard Cohen, “Everybody Knows”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F8QM3tjkTE&html5=1
How Obama Can Help Young Black Boys
freetoteach at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 2 hours ago
A few days ago, President Obama gave an emotional speech to calm the
outrage over the decision in the Trayvon Martin case. President Obama
expressed his own personal insights into the realities of racism on
everyday life for black men in the United States and acknowledged the
problems we still face when it comes to […]
Striking Back at Police State Amerika
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 2 hours ago
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Dave Hodges
Every day a granny is goosed by TSA, a federal SWAT team raids the wrong
house, a citizen acquitted of a crime still has their property confiscated
by authorities, even the dumbed down public is aware that their every
communication is monitored by the NSA and Obama has set his administration
up to violate every constitutional right of every citizen in America under
the NDAA and Executive Order 13603.
Anyone who possess an IQ above room temperature is aware that our federal
government is totally out of control and... more »
19 Things We Can't Say About Afghanistan
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 2 hours ago
Canada's indulgence in martial boosterism has come and gone. We're no
longer all that keen on kicking Taliban ass in Afghanistan. Like our
American counterparts we hardly even mention the place any more. That goes
in spades for the former Hero of Kandahar, Steve Harper. Remember the
days - oh, we were never gonna cut'n run. We were going to kick the
Taliban's ass right off the planet. We were going to make Afghanistan
safe for democracy and human rights. Yeah, sure Steve.
Which brings me to something written last year by Thomas Ricks, 19 truths
our generals can't say in pu... more »
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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 2 hours ago
*Planners, inspired by Dutch, now hope to build ~Gordon Russell*
*It’s time for the Saints to huddle up ~Sheldon Michels*
25 Facts About The Fall Of Detroit That Will Leave You Shaking Your Head
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 2 hours ago
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Michael Snyder
It is so sad to watch one of America's greatest cities die a horrible
death. Once upon a time, the city of Detroit was a teeming metropolis of
1.8 million people and it had the highest per capita income in the United
States. Now it is a rotting, decaying hellhole of about 700,000 people that
the rest of the world makes jokes about.
On Thursday, we learned that the decision had been made for the city of
Detroit to formally file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. It was going to be the
largest municipal bankruptcy in th... more »
Bloody Revolutions Fail: Now Is The Time For Peace
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 3 hours ago
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image source Jared Bachman
Every violent revolution in history has been a failure.
I understand that you're probably doubting that. Many Americans have been
misled to believe in successful revolutions in history. The American
Revolution is considered a success by many. We're often told that the brave
rebels stood up to the unethical king across the ocean. It can be easy to
nitpick through revolutions and say that one was a good one and that was a
bad one, but have they really lived up to the dreams of their promoters?
More ... more »
Secretive Court Renews NSA’s Ability to Conduct Surveillance on Americans
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 3 hours ago
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Paul Lawrance
The secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Friday renewed the
NSA’s ability to continue collecting millions of Americans’ telephone
records.
Media disclosures provided by Edward Snowden forced the DNI to publicly
announce the continuation of the surveillance that has been in place for
years but requires renewal every three months.
898 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Renews Authority to Collect
Telephony Metadata
The continuation of the massive dragnet surveillance is proof that the
Oba... more »
A Farmer's Lament
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 3 hours ago
I think that, at some level, most progressives "get" what this Brit farmer
is saying.
Food, especially cheap food, is on the mind of many Britons this week after
the head of supermarket giant, Tesco, warned that the days of cheap food
are over. Around the world there is more and more money chasing the
limited and endangered supply of foodstocks and for Britain, which imports
the bulk of its food, that means higher prices.
Which led farmer, Tobias Jones, to respond by urging his fellow Brits to
break their addiction to cheap food.
*"...we've become so hooked on cheap food that... more »
Update: FAA Responds To Drone Hunting: “Could Result in Criminal or Civil Liability”
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 3 hours ago
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Mac Slavo
In response to overwhelming public support for a new ordinance in the small
Colorado town of Deer Trail, which would issue hunting licenses and
bounties for shooting down unmanned aerial vehicles, the Federal Aviation
Administration has warned that penalties for those who engage drones could
be severe.
The FAA released a statement in response to questions about an ordinance
under consideration in the tiny farming community of Deer Trail, Colo.,
that would encourage hunters to shoot down drones. The administration
... more »
Helen Thomas: Dead at 92
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 3 hours ago
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Stephen Lendman
On July 20, headlines reported the news. The doyen of the White House House
press corps was gone.
After a long illness, the Gridiron Club and Foundation announced her
passing. She ended decades covering presidential press conferences saying,
"Thank you, Mr. President."
She was special. She'll be sorely missed. She spoke truth to power. Too few
like her remain. Washington targets those who do.
She withstood tough challenges. She did it throughout her career. She was
born on August 4, 1920. She's a Winchester... more »
Want to see what Ignorance about ALEC looks like?
2old2care at Because I Can - 3 hours ago
Check this out
*>>>>>HERE<<<<<*
the whole thing.
This is why we MUST keep vigilant in educating people.
Right now the majority of Americans don't know about ALEC and
many of those that think they do know about ALEC
- are only guessing at what ALEC is and what ALEC is about
- they don't know ALEC.
In this post - the comment thread almost immediately went away from ALEC -
cause people don't know what to say - or how to discuss ALEC. The comments
almost immediately went to the crotch brothers - which, in reality, serves
no real purpose when you are talking about ALEC - the crot... more »
Obviously ...
thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 3 hours ago
EI worker suspended for disclosing that her and her fellow workers are
given quotas of people to throw off of EI.
Cue the right-wing imbeciles who can't grasp that this is about inventing
fraud just to save a spendthrift, wastrel government some money.
Pleading not guilty, by itself, does not suggest an accused is a danger
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 3 hours ago
*R. v. Hasan*, 2013 ONCA 487 makes the important point that a claim of
innocence prior to a finding of guilt is neither an aggravating factor for
sentence nor proof the accused is a danger:
"The fact that he pleaded not guilty and maintained his innocence was not
and does not show that he was dangerous."
The Person Who Asked Why
Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 3 hours ago
Four years before a churlish Washington press corps booted her from her
coveted front row seat in the White House briefing room, Helen Thomas had
pissed them off in a big way. In 2006, she'd partnered with Stephen Colbert
for his famous public skewering of the churlish Washington Press corps
during his stand-up routine at their annual prom. Helen Thomas was an
integral part of that show. And she had a seat at the table of honor.
Helen Thomas had to go. Why, she wasn't even a paying member of their
Association!She only wrote an opinion column! She was not a stenographer to
the powe... more »
Are the talks unilaterally announced by Secretary of State John Kerry concerning Israel and the Palestinian Authority based on sound footing or hopium ? At this point , looking at the expectations of both Palestinians and Israel , the demands of hardliners for both parties to the talks , the absence of agreement on pre-conditions to be met ( or not met ) , it would appear any talks are not likely to lead to anything meaningful.....
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
http://www.juancole.com/2013/07/auschwitz-negotiations-palestinian.html
“Whoever Speaks of 1967 borders speaks of Auschwitz”: Israel’s Cabinet not
Serious about Negotiations for a Palestinian State
Posted on 07/21/2013 by Juan Cole
US Secretary of State John Kerry very tentatively announced Friday that he
has hopes that Israeli and Palestinian negotiations will start back up with
a visit of both sides to Washington in the coming week. Oddly, he made the
announcement alone, not flanked by either Palestinians or Israelis,
prompting questions of whether he really had a breakthrough or f... more »
Do You Know the Path of the Peaceful Warrior?
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 3 hours ago
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Amanda Warren
Do "peace" and "warrior" go together? Is there an easier way to learn,
thrive and have peace even during circumstances we don't like? Is there an
easier way to affect politically active change?
Seeking nothing but a peaceful heart sounds "woo-woo" and others may use
force to get their points across, but there is a way to have both inner
calm and a warrior's spirit.
What would be a peaceful warrior's catalyst for change? What is the one
thing you need to do every day and six words that can alter your life
forev... more »
The 10 GMO Myths That Monsanto Wants You To Believe
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 4 hours ago
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Daisy Luther
Monsanto and their biotech buddies would have you believe that they are
super-heroes, set on saving hungry children from starvation wearing a
dazzling fake-green cape. In fact, in a recent attack on activists,
Monsanto’s CEO Hugh Grant said that because critics “can afford” organic
food, we don’t care about the plight of those who can’t afford it. “There
is this strange kind of reverse elitism: If I’m going to do this, then
everything else shouldn’t exist,” said Grant. “There is space in the
supermarket shelf fo... more »
JP Morgan allegedly has a massive fire in their basement vault Saturday night ? You must be joking , right ? Well , I have been wondering how those unfulfilled contracts for June were ever going to met by JP Morgan when the contracts unfilled continue to exceed JP Morgan;s registered gold ! Can you say Force Majeure ?
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
Well , while this seems to loony to be true - but the tweets from the FDNY
seem legit ( how could one have a fire in a vault with their fire
prevention systems anyway ? ) Just really interesting timing as JP
Morgan's customer gold has been essentially drained and they don't
apparently have registered gold in their vault to meet outstanding
contracts for June ( See Harvey Organ , who has been beating this drum
relentlessly - note the key entries from his post from Friday below ....)
http://harveyorgan.blogspot.com/2013/07/july-192013gld-falls-another-271.html
****
JPMorgan's cus... more »
Did you know that Michelle Rhee has 93 civil actions against her?
Chalk Face, PhD at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 5 hours ago
I know. Maybe some of these are trumped up cases. I’d have to look at them
in detail. This is perhaps what you get for being in charge of people and
making decisions. You make some enemies. But still, 93 cases in all? Are
you serious? If I had one, I’d never work in this […]
Republicans Vote To Further Defund Public Education
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 5 hours ago
Not a single Democrat voted for John Kline's anti-education bill, H.R. 5.
It passed Friday, 221-207, a dozen Republicans crossing the aisle and
voting with Team Pelosi. The bill, which Kline and the rest of the GOP
zombies call the Student Success Act, was supposed to rewrite No Child Left
Behind. If anything, they've managed to make a terrible law even worse.
Even Obama's way too corporate Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, couldn't
stomach it. He said that beside locking in crippling cuts to education
funding. it “marks a retreat from high standards for all students and would
vi... more »
On ALEC - Look Farther than "Top Tweets"
2old2care at Because I Can - 5 hours ago
Sometimes on Twitter, the best information is hidden.
On some of the tweet rolls that I visit – they segregate their tweets into
two different files, two different pages.
Top tweets
All Tweets
When you go onto their page you are automatically put into
Top Tweets
And this is true on the tweet pages for
#Alec
#Alecexposed
At this point in time - If you let #UniteBlue tweet load for about 30
seconds, you will find three, note that three, tweets with the word ALEC in
them, on the "top tweets" page. I don't know about you - but I don't think
that proportionally represents... more »
The ALEC Book of Days - Week 2 - Anticipation
2old2care at Because I Can - 5 hours ago
*This Weeks *
*Meditations for the ALEC Member*
*ANTICIPATION *
to help you prepare for the American Legislative Exchange Council meeting
in Chicago, August 7 - 9 at the Palmer hotel.
July 19
Constituents are whatever, lobbyists are forever.
July 20
A lobbyist is someone who puts the legislation in your hands.
and will sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.
July 21
Lobbyists are like four leaf clovers; hard to find but lucky to have.
Blessed is the legislator who makes the Lobbyist his trust
July 22
A cute thought for those who believe in lobbyists,
it’s not necess... more »
British Major Ely Banister Soane On Kurdistan
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 5 hours ago
*"To Mesopotamia and Kurdistan in Disguise"* by British Major Ely Banister
Soane.
*I. Book Description (Source: Amazon):*
The place names are familiar to anyone who watches the evening news:
Kurdistan. Kirkuk. Mosul. Baghdad. In the early 1900s, author ELY BANISTER
SOANE (1881-1923) journeyed across Mesopotamia and Southern Kurdistan and
make a record of what he heard and saw, from ancient tribal enmities to
modern customs, such as drinking in coffeehouses. Personal and intimate,
this traveler's tale turns a Western eye on the mysteries of the Middle
East. This replica of the or... more »
Death by Chickenshit
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 5 hours ago
In *Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War*, probably
the best book ever written on the Second World War, literary critic and
WWII combat veteran Paul M. Fussell describes chickenshit:
What does that rude term signify? It does not imply complaint about the
inevitable inconveniences of military life: overcrowding and lack of
privacy, tedious institutional cookery, deprivation of personality, general
boredom. Nothing much can be done about those things. Chickenshit refers
rather to behavior that makes military life worse than it need be: petty
harassment of the ... more »
Come one, come all, #AERA14 proposal deadline is upon us! #highered
Chalk Face, PhD at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 5 hours ago
Graduate students and faculty members from all corners of education are in
a panic today, and will be a panic tomorrow. Why? But of course, the
proposal deadline to speak for ten minutes at the nation’s premiere
education research association closes on the 22nd at 11:59PM. Blimey, I
better… well… nah. I think I’ll pass. […]
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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 5 hours ago
*Large crowd at N.O. rally demands justice for Trayvon Martin ~Dan Lawton,
New Orleans Advocate*
*N.O.’s expanded use of racketeering law draws praise, skepticism ~John
Simerman*
*Texas woman who went missing in French Quarter found in local hospital*
*Nell Nolan, N.O.’s leading social columnist, to join the Advocate*
*Westbank river levee bike path back on track*
*In Louisiana, some turn to 'traiteurs' for healing ~Anastasia Semien*
*Exquisite Corps awards Pump Station Contract for the New Orleans to Venice
/ Non-Federal Levee Project*
*Acadiana People: Former U.S. Rep. Jeff Land... more »
The Health Benefits of Pomegranates
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 5 hours ago
*Published on May 21, 2013 *
Learn about the power of the Pomegranate and how you can benefit from this
nutrient dense super food! Visit http://www.globalhealingcenter.com for
the latest in alternative health.
Monstrous
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 6 hours ago
It was General Philip Sheridan who said, "The only good Indian is a dead
Indian." In Canada, we like to think that our history is not as savage as
that of the United States. But a study from the University of Guelph puts
the lie to that sop. Our government backed a scientific experiment to study
the affect of starvation on first nations people.
Phil Fontaine, Michael Dan an Bernie Farber write in *The Toronto Star*:
It is time for Canadians to face the sad truth. Canada engaged in a
deliberate policy of attempted genocide against First Nations people. And
the starvation experiment... more »
Guns Don’t Kill People, Menstruating Women Kill People
Paul Coker at News Spike - 7 hours ago
"...from my warm, sticky vagina..!!"
In Texas guns don’t kill people, tampons do: State troopers confiscating
tampons from females in the capitol
Well this is insulting as hell.
Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, speaking from the floor of the Texas Senate
this afternoon said, “We have beefed up security today. We will not
tolerate any outbursts.”
Then State Troopers proceeded to confiscate tampons from females while at
the same time guns are allowed.
In Texas, guns don’t kill people, tampons do. Volunteers were rounding up
all the tampons throughout the capitol, asking women to... more »
Sámi Eatnan Duoddariid - Wide Open Tundra Of The Lands Of The Sami People by Sofia Jannok
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 8 hours ago
*Published on May 11, 2012 *
Sámi Eatnan Duoddariid (English: Wide Open Tundra Of The Land Of The Sámi
People)
Artist: Sofia Jannok
Album: Áššogáttis (By The Embers) 2008
Music: Traditional Sámi Song
Lyrics: Poem By Nils Aslak Valkeapää
Sámi eatnan duoddariid, dáid sámi mánáid ruovttu
galbma geađge guorba guovlu
sámi mánáid ruoktu
Beaivi Áhči gollerisku, almmi allodagas
coahkká váibmu Eanan eatni, eallin eatnun šoavvá
Mánu silbbat šelggonasat, jietnja
meara márra, guovssahasat
násteboagán, lottit ráidarasas
vuoi dáid Davvi duovdagiid
dán viiddis almmi ravdda
garra dálkkit juoiggad... more »
...and Sunday morning
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
Following Saturday night comes 'Sunday' morning and, thus, the latest
results from my experiment to predict the type of stories Edward Stourton's
Radio 4 programme would - and wouldn't - cover, based on my sense of the
programme's many biases.
Well, none of the stories I predicted *wouldn't* come up came up. So that's
a clean sweep there!
My prediction that the Pope's visit to Brazil would be covered was also
correct. It was the opening story.
From the usual list of* Sunday* ingredients - *"the usual diet of breaking
news from the Arab world, Christian-related abuse stories, bad... more »
Sustainable Living. HAH!
Catelli at Not Quite Unhinged - 10 hours ago
Cambridge
family purchases chickens hoping to teach their children about
responsibility and sustainable living. Their chickens, McFly and
Sheldon, are just as much a part of the family as any dog or cat.
sus·tain·a·ble
/səˈstānəbəl/
Adjective
1) Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
2) (esp. of development, exploitation, or agriculture) Conserving an
ecological balance by
Private firm bets on marijuana, Wall Street wary
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 11 hours ago
*
* *
* *Private firm bets on marijuana, Wall Street wary*
JULY 18, 2013 5:34 PM EDT0
http://www.oneamericanews.com/private-firm-bets-on-marijuana-wall-street-wary/
By Eric M. Johnson and Alex Dobuzinskis
SEATTLE/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – In the sparse Seattle offices of Privateer
Holdings, Brendan Kennedy grabs an iPad to show how his bet on legal
marijuana is already paying dividends in the form of a Google results page
for “blue cheese.”
When Web users search that term, high on the list is a link to reviews of
the pot strain “blue cheese” on Leafly.com, the medical cannabis website... more »
GOOGLE'S SCHMIDT
Anon at aangirfan - 11 hours ago
*Schmidt, a German American.*
Eric Schmidt is the executive chairman of Google, and he is married to
Wendy Boyle.
Google is allegedly the world's largest source of porn, including child
porn.
Schmidt is a member of the notorious Bilderberg Group
*The Mail on Sunday reminds us that 58-year-old Eric Schmidt, "the unlikely
sex symbol with thinning hair and pockmarked skin", has had a string of
affairs with younger women.*
"Schmidt, worth an estimated £5.4 billion, is believed to have had at least
one mistress sign a confidentiality agreement not to divulge any details of
their rel... more »
From Turkey with love: Another Israeli attack on Syria?
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 11 hours ago
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
Russia Today
Prime Minister Erdogan and his AK Party government have a track record of
being deceitful, especially in regards to both Israel and Syria. No one
should be surprised to hear that Israel and Turkey are collaborating
together against the Syrians. With the aim of tightening the front against
Syria, President Obama even travelled to Israel in March 2013 to directly
broker a quick rapprochement between the governments of Israel and Turkey.
Getting a public nudge from the Obama Administration, Israel and Turkey
would announce that their diplomatic row... more »
PUTIN THE HERO
Anon at aangirfan - 12 hours ago
*1.* In April 2013, Vladimir Putin told a Russian TV audience that *al-Qaeda
is an invention of the USA. *
Russia's main state TV channel has claimed that the US and al-Qaeda are
allies in the Middle East.
*2.* Putin has imposed a ban on the adoption of Russian orphans by US
citizens, thus saving dozens if not hundreds of Russian orphans from being
caught up in American pedophile rings.
*3. *During a meeting with the TV channel Russia Today, Putin attacked the
US state department for funding opposition rallies in Russia.
* http://www.ft.com/*
Stephen Hawking got a flat tire
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 12 hours ago
*...but sang the Big Bang Theory theme song...*
Just like your humble correspondent yesterday, Stephen Hawking got a flat
tire which is why he couldn't be at the Comic Con. At least, he prerecorded
this monologue:
He also sings the theme song of TBBT, a very successful sitcom of CBS that
is nominated for Emmy 2013 much like Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler.
Much like Sheldon Cooper, I am the last drafted man when teams are being
divided in collective games – unless there is someone on the wheelchair.
But it seems likely that Stephen Hawking would be drafted ahead of me, too... more »
Bell of Batoche Returns To Batoche, Saskatchewan 128 Years After It Was Looted As War Booty
leftdog at Buckdog - 12 hours ago
*(Church at Batoche where Battle was fought ..)*
[image: Progressive Bloggers]* *
*128 years ago, the bell that rang in the Roman Catholic Church in Batoche,
North West Territories (Saskatchewan) was stolen as a trophy of war by
Canadian troops from Ontario. Today, the Bell was returned to the Roman
Catholic Diocese of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. *
*Cast in solid silver and standing about 30 centimetres tall, the bell is
an important cultural relic of Canada's Metis.*
***The bell was seized from Batoche's church as a trophy of war by federal
troops who put down the Northwest Rebel... more »
When Republicans Flee Their Own Deranged Party, They Bring Unwanted Baggage With Them To The Democratic Party
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 14 hours ago
Lifelong Republican rich kid, Patrick Murphy, switched parties so he could
run against demented extremist and torturer Allen West. His wealthy
Republican father started and personally financed a SuperPAC, American
Sunrise, to smear the very smearable West. Between Murphy's father and some
of his cronies and the Democratic Party, over $3.1 million was spent on
negative ads against West. It was one of the most expensive races-- and one
of the closest results-- in the country: 166,223 for Murphy and 164,316 for
West. There are 3 counties in the 18th district. West edged Murphy by
aro... more »
AMAZING INTERVIEW -- The Sound of Freedom w/Gwen Caldwell & Miles -- FLASH MOB
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 14 hours ago
*AMAZING INTERVIEW -- The Sound of Freedom w/Gwen Caldwell & Miles -- FLASH
MOB*
July 19, 2013
posted by Brian Kelly
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thesoundoffreedom/2013/07/19/the-sound-of-freedom-w-gwen-caldwell-and-miles
This is one of the most informative interviews I have heard to date, as far
as knowing your rights are concerned. Miles is a close personal friend and
contact of Heather Ann Tucci-Jarraf. He is getting ready to face his 41st
hearing in two years. Every time he goes up against the court it's the same
story, they refuse to answer his questions, which puts the cou... more »
Rahm the Raptor and the TFA Solution: No Retirement, No Retirement Problem
Jim Horn at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 14 hours ago
Since 1995, the City of Chicago has been on holiday during most of those
years. On holiday, that is, from putting in the annual payments to keep
the Chicago Teacher Retirement Fund solvent. The dwindling fund has been
no secret to anyone for a long time, but after the CTU showed the small,
vicious Mayor […]
helen thomas, 1920-2013
laura k at wmtc - 15 hours ago
A journalist, a pioneer, a feminist. An asker of questions. *New York Times*obituary here.
brandon toy: i have come to believe that the true insanity is doing nothing
laura k at wmtc - 15 hours ago
Brandon Toy, writing in Common Dreams.
I hereby resign in protest effective immediately.
I have served the post-911 Military Industrial complex for 10 years, first
as a soldier in Baghdad, and now as a defense contractor.
At the time of my enlistment, I believed in the cause. I was ignorant,
naïve, and misled. The narrative, professed by the state, and echoed by the
mainstream press, has proven false and criminal. We have become what I
thought we were fighting against.
Recent revelations by fearless journalists of war crimes including
counterinsurgency "dirty" wars, drone terrorism... more »
History of Red-Brown Journalism
Roberto Rodriguez at Dr Cintli - 15 hours ago
In the fall, I will teach a class at the University of Arizona on the
History of Red-Brown Journalism and Communications. As a result of teaching
it in the past, the UA Main Library created a special collections titled:
Historic Mexican & Mexican American Press. It is an [evolving] website open
and available to the public:
http://www.library.arizona.edu/contentdm/mmap/index.html If you have
questions or suggestions, after going to the special collections, please
feel free to contact me at: XColumn@gmail.com
Conrad Black on America
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 15 hours ago
"The U.S. is a great country and the fact that it persecuted me half to
death does not mean it ceased to be a great country," Black told CNBC's
"Closing Bell" on Wednesday. "But there are things that need to be fixed."
- Justin Menza, *"The US Is Great, but Needs Some Fixing: Conrad Black,"*CNBC, June 5, 2013.
Jimmy Carter gets it right! The mainstream media remains mum.
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 16 hours ago
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Thursday, Jul 18, 2013 02:03 PM -0700
Jimmy Carter: US “has no functioning democracy”
The former president weighs in on NSA and the future of Internet platforms
like Google and Facebook
*By Alberto Riva*
Jimmy Carter (Credit: AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
*This article originally appeared on International Business Times. *
[image: International Business Times] Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter is
so concerned about the NSA spying scandal that he thinks it has essentially
resulted in a suspension of American democracy.
“America does not at the moment have... more »
US and EU apply pressure in another attempt to get Israel and the Palestinian Authority talking - whether or not both sides even agree as to the basis of talks , whether the talks will begin with or without preconditions and what the preconditions might be in any case , that is a different story altogether..... Seems like John Kerry told both sides what they wanted to hear or both parties heard what they wanted to hear ( whether said or not )
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-says-pa-dropped-preconditions-but-palestinians-claim-kerry-promised-talks-on-basis-of-pre-67-lines/
Amid
conflicting accounts of the basis on which Israel and the Palestinians
are set to renew negotiations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on
Saturday night hailed the resumption of the talks, announced Friday by
Secretary of State John Kerry, as fulfilling Israel’s “vital strategic
interests.”
Israeli ministers said the government had held firm to its insistence on
there being no preconditions for resuming the negotiations, while
Palestinian Auth... more »
Do teachers wonder why @michellerhee …?
Timothy D. Slekar at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 16 hours ago
Watch video #1 and then video #2. Any connections between the two? Video
#1 Video #2 Follow Tim Slekar on Twitter: @slekar
Venezuela announces end to talks with US ( rapprochement negotiations ) ....US perceived meddling in human rights issues in Venezuela by UN Nominee Samantha Power the reason given - commentary on Edward Snowden and the Trayvon Martin / George Zimmerman shooting case tossed in for good measure ......... Joe Biden calls Brzail's President Roussef to try to smooth over ruffled brazilian feathers over NSA spying tensions....
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
http://rt.com/news/venezuela-ends-dialogue-us-relations-352/
Venezuela ends rapprochement talks with Washington over US ‘meddling’
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Caracas brought talks with the US to an abrupt end over statements made by
Samantha Power, the nominee for UN ambassador. Venezuela blasted Washington
for backi... more »
TV Watch: In Season 2 of "The Newsroom," the American Taliban take their revenge on Will McEvoy
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
*Creator-writer-producer Aaron Sorkin talks about Episode 1 of the Season 2
of The Newsroom.*
*"What's more frightening than the perversion of our great history is that
sensible, smart, strong Republicans, the very men and women who should be
standing up to radical fundamentalism, are so frightened of losing primary
battles to religious zealots that they've thrown in the towel on sanity."*
*-- News Night anchor and managing editor Will McEvoy
(Jeff Daniels), in the Season 1 finale of The Newsroom*
*by Ken*
Very Sorkinesque -- how better to describe the way that
creator-writer-produ... more »
A Positive Coup: Egypt Restores Ties With Syria After Morsi's Dismissal
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 18 hours ago
Related:
*Morsi's Decision To Cut Off Relations With Syria Crossed Egyptian
Military's Red Line*.
*Tarpley On Why The Muslim Brotherhood Failed In Egypt - Part II*.
"Egypt's new foreign minister has said that Cairo is re-evaluating
its relationship with Syria following the military's ouster of
President Mohamed Morsi.
In his first public comments since becoming Egypt's top diplomat, Nabil
Fahmy said on Saturday that the country continues to support the
Syrian uprising but that Cairo has no intention of waging jihad, or holy
war, in Syria.
"There is no intention of jihad in Syr... more »
JOIN GANGJEONG MARCH
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 18 hours ago
나는 강정간다... from DH song on Vimeo.
Director Song Dong-Hyo's latest short film "I'm Going to Gangjeong" (Jeju
Island) showing the Grand March for Peace and Life 2012. The march this
year will be from July 29 to August 3.Noted filmmaker Oliver Stone will
meet the march on August 3.
Mohawk Nation News 'Motor City Syndrome'
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 18 hours ago
MOTOR CITY SYNDROME
July 20, 2013
Mohawk Nation News
MNN. July 19, 2013. Detroit is on stolen
Rotino’shonni:onwe Indigenous land and is bankrupt. The rulers have no
more use for this pile of polluted steel, glass and cement called a
metropolis. Nothing can be sold without our consent at it is illegally
built on our land.
Glass, steel, cement must be cleaned up.
DISCUSSING THE PIVOT
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 18 hours ago
I did three talks yesterday to just over 50 people in three separate groups
in Manila and Quezon City. They were students, teachers, labor organizers,
and from women’s groups. It about wore me out but I enjoyed the day very
much.
It was so reassuring to find that these folks were interested in hearing
about space issues and my take on the Pentagon “pivot” into the
Asia-Pacific.
At each meeting I handed out information about Keep Space for Peace Week
(October 5-12) and was happy to hear real interest in organizing some
events in Manila during that time.
This morning Corazon tak... more »
FEMA's New Flood Plain Designations Has Errors
2old2care at Because I Can - 19 hours ago
From Pro-Publica
This info is important to know - cause flood insurance is REALLY expensive.
*Using Outdated Data, FEMA Is Wrongly Placing Homeowners in Flood Zones*
When Donna Edgar found out that new flood maps from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency would place her house in a high-risk flood zone, she
couldn’t believe it.
“Her house is on a hill,” said Herb Darling, the director of environmental
services for Burnet County, where Edgar lives. “There’s no way it’s going
to flood.”
Homeowners in such areas are often required, and always encouraged, to buy
federal flood insu... more »
Yet another review...
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
As promised, here's a review into how the BBC covered the Keogh report into
NHS care on Tuesday.
The question, as ever, remains 'Is the BBC biased?'
How can we tell though? How can we guard against seeing the BBC as biased
even if it's actually us, ourselves, who are the ones who are really being
biased (an easy trap to fall into)?
One way might be to look back over last week and list the main talking
points of the Labour Party and the Conservative Party over the story and
try to see if the BBC trod an impartial course between the two sides of the
story. This is for those of us ... more »
Saturday Night...
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
Saturday night is always followed by Sunday morning, so here are this
week's predictions for stories that will and won't appear on Radio 4's *Sunday
*tomorrow.
I'm still hoping for that chat with Melvyn Bragg, who spoke out last week,
saying that Christianity should be respected for its history and its
contribution to mankind.
The new Catholic Bishop of East Anglia, Alan Hopes, used his installationthis Tuesday to say,
*"Our faith seems under attack; Christian morals and values which have been
the bedrock of western society have been all but rejected and we are often
portrayed at... more »
NSA defense appears to be - NSA spying is in the public interest , constitutional in their opinion and by the way , we are above the law ! Additional items of note on the NSA spy capers......
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 19 hours ago
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/07/spygate-snooping-standing/
NSA Phone Snooping Cannot Be Challenged in Court, Feds Say
- BY DAVID KRAVETS
- 07.19.13
- 1:25 PM
-
National Security Agency headquarters, Fort Meade, Maryland. Photo:
Wikipedia
The Obama administration for the first time responded to a Spygate lawsuit,
telling a federal judge the wholesale vacuuming up of all phone-call
metadata in the United States is in the “public interest,” does not breach
the constitutional rights of Americans and cannot be challenged in a court
of law.
Thursday’s response mar... more »
Oil Spill Site Off Limits To The Public And Media, By Order of Government
Grant G at The Straight Goods - 19 hours ago
* *Grant G--- Canada is now owned by Oil Companies, Canada`s new legi*
slative* *Government is....CAPP....Canadian Association of Petroleum
Producers.*
http://powellriverpersuader.blogspot.ca/2013/07/canadas-cold-blank-stare.html
*
**____________ **Nobody understands’ spills at Alberta oil sands operation**
*
*"Oil spills at an oil sands operation in Cold Lake, Alberta have been
going on for weeks with no end in sight, according to a government scientist
** ** *
*Oil spills at a major oil sands operation in Alberta have been ongoing for
at least six weeks and have cast doubts on the sa... more »
'Ni Una Mas' Migrants fast to end brutal US immigration policies
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 20 hours ago
By
Brenda Norrell
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
TUCSON -- Speaking out against brutal US policies that are destroying
families and lives, a group of community members ended their five-day
fast today with these words: "Not one more deportation, not one more
detention, not one more death on the border."
Speakers said that the act of fasting has amplified the
Edgar Snowden: Traitor or Hero? Ask Judge Andrew Napolitano.
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 20 hours ago
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http://youtu.be/Zr9Iubvv93E
Judge Napolitano: I Still Think Snowden's An American Hero
Cherchez la Verite
Don't allow the center of our country to be irretrievably polluted in order to further enrich the already filty rich.
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 21 hours ago
------------------------------
Please watch this video by Julia Louis-Dreyfus about the dangers of the
Keystone XL pipeline, and then take action to stop it. President Obama has
vowed not to approve this tar sands pipeline if it significantly increases
global warming pollution. Send a message telling him that the Keystone XL
fails his climate test and he needs to keep his promise by rejecting it.
http://youtu.be/DSeurl2vo80
To add your name to the appeal, *go here.*
Cherchez la Verite
Standing Your Ground
theozarker at The Conflicted Doomer - 21 hours ago
July 20, 2013 One thing that bothers me about the so called “stand your
ground” laws, the only person who really has the right to stand his ground
is the guy with the gun. Whether he’s right in his perception that you are
dangerous or not, whether he really is a “creepy cracker” following you […]
How To Work The Defense Bill-- Buck McKeon And Alan Grayson
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 21 hours ago
Thursday we saw how Buck McKeon, the Military Industrial Complex's single
most bribed politician in American history, forced the Pentagon to waste
$2.5 billion on overpriced drones the U.S. military neither needs nor
wants. The manufacturer, Northrup Grumman, gives McKeon immense sums of
money directly and has promised to keep the McKeon family rolling in cash
when ole Buck retires from Congress next year and takes over the armaments
lobbying firm his brother and nephews just started. Boehner appointed
McKeon to be Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, precisely
because ... more »
what i'm reading: two youth novels
laura k at wmtc - 21 hours ago
There is so much truly excellent youth fiction out these days, and it's not
all vampires and zombies. Here are two wonderful teen novels in two totally
different veins.
*There Is No Dog*, Meg Rossoff, 2011
Like many excellent novels, Meg Rosoff's *There Is No Dog* defies easy
classification. It's a comedy, but it's heartbreaking. It's a fantasy
involving gods and goddesses with power over life and fate, but it pokes
holes in the peculiar fiction known as religion. It's about the mysteries
of falling in love, and also about the mystery of being alive.
*There Is No Dog* imagines God ... more »
Offline
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 21 hours ago
My little laptop finally died. Too complicated to explain why, but I'll
probably be offline for a few days.
(Helen Thomas Lives Forever!) How They Spy On US: U.S., British Intelligence Mining Data from Nine U.S. Internet Companies in Broad Secret Program and (Interview With a Whistleblower)
Cirze at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 22 hours ago
In honor of the great and glorious Helen Thomas, who passed away this
morning at 92 after a long illness, I would like to help recall her
powerful presence in American journalism by running one of her columns that
even though it was written three years ago is as current today as it was
then. But, first . . . watch her grill Bushy torture spokesbimbo: I met
Bella Abzug once in D.C. when I
Colorado Education Association President Promotes inBloom – without the Facts
peggyrobertson at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 22 hours ago
Yesterday I read an opinion piece in the Denver Post by Kerrie Dallman,
teacher and president of the Colorado Education Association, the state
affiliate of the NEA. I am a Colorado public school teacher, a parent with
a child in the public schools and finally, I am a member of the NEA. Ms.
Dallman is […]
Ponzi scheme expert ( no - not Bernie Madoff , it's Judge Steven Rhodes ) to oversee Detroit unraveling of its classic ponzi scheme....
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 22 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-07-20/ponzi-scheme-expert-oversee-detroit-bankruptcy
No , not Bernie .....
Ponzi-Scheme Expert To Oversee Detroit Bankruptcy
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/20/2013 11:57 -0400
- Chrysler
- Creditors
- Detroit
- General Motors
- Michigan
- New Normal
- None
- Steven Rattner
- University Of Michigan
It's good to see that as more of the US spirals into chaos, someone still
has a sarcastic sense of humo... more »
Doug Noland Friday essay " Inflationphobia " ...... Adam Taggert irrational markets giving investors all that they wish - right up until they don't .....
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 22 hours ago
http://www.prudentbear.com/2013/07/inflationphobia.html
DOUG NOLAND
[image: Print Friendly and PDF]InflationphobiaJuly 19, 2013 posted by Doug
Noland
The melt-up continues.
Chairman Bernanke last week buttressed global markets with his “If
financial conditions were to tighten to the extent that they jeopardized
the achievement of our inflation and employment objectives, then we would
have to push back against that” comment. In this week’s Congressional
testimony, he followed up his market-pleasing ways with a notably dovish
spin on the inflation outlook. Bernanke is now signaling t... more »
Rallies for Saint Skittles across the nation..
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 22 hours ago
*Let's meet the new slave masters. Sharpton and Jackson are the present
day equivalent to the black slave traders of the past. They have no qualms
about enslaving their fellow men in order to add to their bank accounts and
power. *
*Let's look at some comments from the Yahoo news article, shall we?*
*Doesn't look like the American people are buying into this witch hunt. *
*"The biggest threat to young black males IS young black males!"*
*
*
*"Report responsibly! Quit using the misleading photos of baby-faced Martin
and scruffy-faced Zimmerman. Even the mainstream media now conced... more »
THE POPE'S FRIEND; RENT BOY; SPOOKS
Anon at aangirfan - 23 hours ago
*Monsignor Battista Ricca and Pope Francis*
Monsignor Battista Ricca is a close friend of Pope Francis.
Monsignor Battista Ricca was recently given the job of cleaning up, or
pretending to clean up, the Mafia-linked Vatican bank.
Monsignor Battista Ricca would appear to be a typical monsignor in that he
has been linked to various gay scandals.
Pope's bank clean-up man 'found stuck in lift with rent boy'
*Pope Francis*
*Reportedly:*
*1.* In 1999, Ricca was working for the Vatican in Uruguay.
In Uruguay, Ricca lived with his lover, Patrick Haari, a Swiss army captain.
*2.* In 199... more »
Mel Smith R.I.P.
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 23 hours ago
"...When I caught Gerald in '68, he was completely wild"
"Wild I was absolutely livid"
Mel Smith you will be much missed...
A couple more sketches, the first from Alas Smith and Jones that is a good
ensemble piece - One too many Nazi Generals?
This one is the famous kissing sketch with Griff Rhys Jones
And of course the Grave Sketch...
Mel Smith R.I.P. you will be missed but your work will live on.
Martin Smith Resigns from the SWP
Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 23 hours ago
That's it. He's gone. The "indispensable comrade", Martin Smith has -
according to a slew of internet rumour and gossip - bit the bullet and
resigned from the SWP. His resignation letter is yet to do the rounds, but
you don't need to borrow Ted Grant's science of perspectives to predict
what it's going to say. A lengthy preamble extolling the virtues of the SWP
as the only successor to Lenin's heritage. The wonderful work it has
carried in the anti-fascist movement, the unions and in anti-cuts campaigns
will merit a mention. If he's really cheeky a line or two will celebrate
the SW... more »
BP loses attempt to scuttle Gulf of Mexico compensation payouts.....
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 23 hours ago
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/10191739/BP-loses-bid-to-suspend-Gulf-of-Mexico-compensation-payouts.html
By
Katherine Rushton
6:57PM BST 19 Jul 2013
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The British oil giant struck a deal to pay damages to victims of the oil
spill after the Deepwater Horizon oil platform exploded in 2010, killing
11
men and wreaking billions of dollars worth of damage to fishing and
tourism
businesses along the Louisiana coastline.
However, the deal opened the floodgates to 10,000 compensation claims a
month, costing BP far more than the $7.8... more »
Did Bill Gates KNOW His Polio Vaccination Push Would Paralyze Children?
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 23 hours ago
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*At least he certainly OUGHT to have known that oral polio vaccines were
discontinued in the U.S. due to their known contribution to vaccine-derived
paralysis.*
Aaron Dykes
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation created the GAVI alliance to push
vaccinations on the poorest parts of the developing world in the name of
“saving lives” and stopping disease.
In particular, Bill Gates expects to take credit for wiping out polio
worldwide by making it one of his primary issues. But at what cost?
In April 2012, I reported on a d... more »
The Economy: "Detroit: The Shape Of Things To Come"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
* *
*"Detroit: The Shape Of Things To Come"*
by Karl Denninger
"Listen up folks, after you read the bankruptcy filing for Detroit.
*1.* Right now, the City cannot meet its basic obligations to its citizens.*
*
*2.* Right now, the City cannot meet its basic obligations to its creditors.
* *
*3.* The failure of the City to meet its obligations to its citizens is the
primary cause of its inability to meet its obligations to its creditors.* *
*4. *The only feasible path to ensuring the City will be able to meet
obligations in the future is to have a successful restructuring via the
b... more »
“The Shape of Things To Come”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Max Frost And The Troopers, “The Shape of Things To Come”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g17OT7_YzLM
More Answers To Your Noncompete Questions
Donna Ballman at Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 1 day ago
I'm still getting lots of questions on noncompete agreements. Here are some
of your questions, and my answers:
*Bounced Checks, Unpaid Overtime, and Selling Company*
Hi Donna
I work in jackson Wyoming in decorative concrete work I signed a non
compete with my employer and he has been dropping the ball by bouncing
payroll checks not only to me but to vendors and so on. I just found out he
is trying to sell the company and a lot of his clients are asking me to do
their future jobs what do i do or can i do to be out of this mess. Oh and
he has decided to not pay overtime and bank our ... more »
Dokku Umarov threatens Russia & the Olympics with terror - VIDEO
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
Recall just the other day, in this post, Irish Infantry to Golan. Israel
everywhere. Samantha Power grovels & more
I stated:
" *Oh and heads up! Russia and the Winter Olympics!*
*Keep that one at the back of your mind..... *"
*As if on cue! *
Dokku Umarov threatens Russia with terror-
Baku – APA. Caucasus Emirate Emir Dokku Abu Usman ceased moratorium on
operations in heartland Russia and urged to prevent Olympic games in Sochi,
APA reports quoting *kavkazcenter.com. *
He pointed out that the peace initiative of the Caucasus Emirate to halt
military operations in heartland Ru... more »
What Mattered This Week?
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 day ago
Well, yes, I do think the Senate showdown mattered quite a bit. To begin
with, just the confirmations that have already happened are a big deal.
Assuming that the NLRB picks also go through (and I'll be very surprised if
it doesn't hold through that point), it's even a bigger deal.
Then, if the deal holds through the 113th Congress, that means plenty of
other exec branch nominations going through.
That Harry Reid was able to line up 53 Senators for a nuclear threat may
also mean that Republicans will be even more selective about blocking
judicial nominations. Note that they haven't ... more »
"7 'Future' Methods of Mind Control"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
* *
*"7 'Future' Methods of Mind Control"*
By Nicholas West
"The mission of a small “elite” group to control the masses is nothing new.
It has always been a tool implemented in the form of propaganda used to
alter perception and thus steer the direction of large populations. With
the advent of television, a whole new world was opened up for would-be
controllers, as news media was easily corporatized and made uniform enough
to translate core messages, while encouraging passivity, and also
presenting the illusion of choice. Simultaneously, choice has been reduced
in fundamental are... more »
SOCIETY DOWN: It’s time for Ben Jealous (and Crowley) to go!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*SATURDAY, JULY 20, 2013*
*Interlude—CNN fails to perform:* Geoffrey Canada is a very bright person.
Yesterday, we mentioned a comment he made on CNN about the Zimmerman
verdict. “In my world, everybody saw this as open and shut,” he said,
referring to the case against Zimmerman.
That was a rather strange comment. Plainly, the legal case against George
Zimmerman was *never* open-and-shut. If Canada was right, why did so many
people think otherwise?
Last night, we saw part of the answer. We watched CNN’s State of the Union
program from last Sunday, the morning after the verdict.
Ca... more »
Doubting Thomas
jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 1 day ago
(By *American Zen*'s Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari.)
*thanks for your kind words; think Bush was afraid I would attack in a
final question; probably would have. He is leaving two unnecessary wars,
an economy in the tank and a nation shamed for abuse of prisoners-helent* - Helen
Thomas to the author, January 14, 2009
Helen Thomas could be a sweetheart, provided you weren't the Leader of
the Free World or one of the endless dozens of human countermeasures (aka
press secretaries) sent out as sacrificial lambs to where Helen Thomas sat
in the front row of the White House brie... more »
News from the Jews
John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 1 day ago
*Jewish reaction to Zimmerman acquittal, staging "anti-Semitic" incidents,
& Jewish promotion of transgenderism*
The unhinged, irrational, and extremely dangerous reaction to George
Zimmerman's acquittal on display in the mainstream Jewish owned mass media
is truly astounding. The shooting death of Trayvon Martin was a clear cut
case of self defense on the part of George Zimmerman. Trayvon Martin was
not a "frightened, innocent child" as the mainstream mass media has been
telling you; he was a violent thug who was *likely on drugs* the night he
brutally attacked and assaulted Georg... more »
Gaia Portal: Synchronizing of All Participants on All Dimensional Levels Occurs
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
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* *Synchronizing of All Participants on All Dimensional Levels Occurs*
by ÉirePort
Synchronizing of all participants on all dimensional levels occurs, as
participant group consciousness has risen sufficiently to support such
synchronization.
Transformational energetics are fully activated for those requiring such in
the next few days of the time domain.
All Hue Beings are currently aligned with Gaia ascension transformation
pathways.
Ready to proceed...
ÉirePort | July 20, 2013 at 04:28
URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-n4
Boston: This is an obviously fake photo.
Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 day ago
This is an obviously fake photo.
It looks nothing like him and was clearly taken in studio on a set.
BOSTON (CBS) – A State Police photographer has released new images of the
arrest of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Sgt. Sean Murphy, a tactical photographer with the State Police, gave the
photos to Boston Magazine on Thursday. Sgt. Murphy says he was furious with
Rolling Stone’s decision to “glamorize” an accused terrorist on its cover,
so he wanted to offer up the new photos as an alternative.
In a statement, a State Police spokesman said, “the dissemina... more »
Bernhard Riemann: an anniversary
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago
Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann was born in a village in the Kingdom of
Hanover on September 17th, 1826 and died in Selasca (Verbania), Northern
Italy, on July 20th, 1866, i.e. 147 years ago. As you can see, he was 2
months short of 40 years when he died.
His father was a poor Lutheran pastor and a Napoleonic war veteran. His
mother died when he was a kid. He was the second (oldest) among six
children. Bernhard was shy, timid, afraid of speaking in public, and
suffered from psychological problems and breakdowns. His math skills were
obvious early on. However, he started to study a ... more »
In 1960 Detroit had the highest per capita income in America
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago
And a population of two million.
Now with 700,000, half functionally illiterate, the city is bankrupt.
But the suburbs are fine. Troy is fantastically wealthy and Auburn Hills is
nice.
But if you live in Troy you don't go to Detroit.
What happened was the city died and the donut ring survived.
Now that seems impossible in Canada but is it? Industrial cities like
Hamilton can go downhill while Dundas and Ancaster grow. Even proud Toronto
could (especially if the current municipal politics continues) be overtaken
by Markham and Pickering and Oakville.
Don't think Detroit has n... more »
“US Navy Vet A Real-life Jason Bourne?”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
* “US Navy Vet A Real-life Jason Bourne?”*
Wakes Up With No Memory But Speaks Perfect Swedish
by Mike Adams
“The fictional character Jason Bourne is a covert intelligence operative
who survives an intense mind control "reprogramming" process to become a
government assassin. After being shot while on an assassination mission, he
forgets his identity and tries to rediscover his true past. That's the
storyline of the Bourne series of motion pictures.
Last week, a possible real-life Jason Bourne awoke in a motel room. While
his I.D. revealed he was a U.S. Navy veteran named Michael ... more »
Oddly we find Barry Soetoro registered to vote in Dc as of October 15 , 2012 1 is this an election year prank or any indication of electoral hijinks ?
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://dcclothesline.com/2013/07/20/bombshell-barry-soetoro-is-registered-to-vote-in-washington-d-c-and-barack-obama-still-votes-in-illinois/
Did
President Barack Obama find a way to vote twice in the 2012 elections?
I honestly have no idea but we do have some incredible new evidence that
raises serious questions. First let’s start with what we know about
Barack
Obama. Let’s go back to a November 6th article on Slate.com:
President Obama will be able to spend as much time campaigning on
Election
Day as he wants to because he voted in Illinois on Oct. 25. An Explainer
reader points o... more »
Bad Solutions-- Whether Bipartisan Or Not-- Are Still Just Bad Solutions
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
THE PROBLEM SOLVERS (pretty painting by Attila Richard Lukacs)
Obama pressured Democrats into a putrid deal with Republicans (and through
them, Wall Street) on the student loan debacle. Jenna Johnson reports for
the *Washington Post* that "the deal was brokered by a bipartisan group of
senators who have been negotiating for weeks, with the help of Department
of Education staffers who have been camped out in their offices. On
Tuesday, the senators ventured to the White House to meet with President
Obama, who urged them to make a decision."
Under this new deal, finalized Thursday morn... more »
Krugman Warns of China's Unstable Economy. Will Ottawa Listen?
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 day ago
Maybe Steve Harper picked a bad moment to bind Canada's economic future to
China's. The way Paul Krugman sees it, China has a structural time bombwithin its economy and it's ready to blow:
*China ...seems to invest only to expand its future ability to invest even
more. America, admittedly on the high side, devotes 70 percent of its gross
domestic product to consumption; for China, the number is only half that
high, while almost half of G.D.P. is invested. *
*How is that even possible? What keeps consumption so low, and how have the
Chinese been able to invest so much without (unti... more »
Legendary White House Correspondent, Helen Thomas, Dead at 92
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 day ago
She covered every administration from Kennedy to Obama and ruffled a few
feathers along the way.
*Helen Thomas, whose bottomless curiosity and unquenchable drive made her a
prominent White House reporter at a time when men dominated the profession,
died Saturday at her apartment in Washington. She was 92. *
*Her blunt questions and sharp tone made her a familiar personality not
only in the sometimes parochial universe inside the Beltway but also to
nationwide television audiences. *
*Presidents grew to respect, even to like, Ms. Thomas for her
forthrightness and energy, which sus... more »
The End of Growth
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 day ago
It's not the custom of people my age to go back and re-educate themselves
on economics and I know why - ugh! I thought I understood economics from
three or four Econ courses I did in undergrad (psst, I did really, really
well on them too). I was wrong.
Here's the thing. In universities around the developed world they're
still teaching the same orthodoxy they taught me - and it's wrong. We
didn't see it in my student days but you have to work hard *not* to see the
contradictions, omissions and outright fallacies in classical economics in
the context of today's reality.
Tra... more »
Vindication: A Requirement, Not an Option
Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 1 day ago
*I know that Eric Holder is reviewing what happened down there, but* *I
think it's* *important for people to have some clear expectations here.
Traditionally, these are issues of state and local government, the criminal
code. And law enforcement is traditionally done at the state and local
levels, not at the federal levels. That doesn't mean, though, that as a
nation we can't do some things that I think would be productive. So let me
just give a couple of specifics that I'm still bouncing around with my
staff, so we're not rolling out some five-point plan, but some areas where
I t... more »
Dubai sentences Norwegian woman who reported rape
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
A woman is raped and yet found found guilty under sharia law. Yet the BBC
don't condemn Dubai except for being 'conservative'.
'Dubai has undergone a rapid transformation in recent years, emerging as a
five-star trade and tourism destination with its tax-free salaries and
year-round sunshine.
It is now one of the world's most cosmopolitan cities with foreign workers
and visitors greatly outnumbering the local population.
But it remains a deeply conservative region, and its strict laws have
caught out foreigners in the past. Public displays of affection and
drunkenness are frowned u... more »
GASLAND 2
Barbara Levy at WPB/NYC and Anything Else; A Curated Green Rights Collection - 1 day ago
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